大熊猫贝贝离开国家动物园前往中国

Bon voyage Bei Bei!

一路顺风，贝贝!

The giant, beloved 4-year-old panda departed his home at Smithsonian’s National Zoo Tuesday for a new life in China.

周二，这只4岁的大熊猫离开了史密森尼国家动物园的家，开始了它在中国的新生活。

Bei Bei – after chomping down on his last American breakfast of bamboo and biscuits – left the zoo where he has spent his entire life at 9:30 a.m. for Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

贝贝在吃完最后一顿美国早餐——竹子和饼干之后，于上午9点30分离开了它出生的动物园，前往维吉尼亚州的杜勒斯国际机场。

From there the animal will board the “FedEx Panda Express” – a custom-decaled FedEx 777F plane for a 16-hour flight to Chengdu, China.

从那里，熊猫将登上“联邦快递熊猫快运”——一架联邦快递777F飞机，经过16个小时的飞行到达中国成都。

“Today is bittersweet,” said Steve Monfort, the director of Smithsonian’s National Zoo, which held a send-off for the animal before his departure. “We’ve cared for Bei Bei, and along with millions, watched him grow into a true ambassador for his species.”

“今天真是苦乐参半，”史密森尼国家动物园主任史蒂夫·蒙福特说。“我们关心贝贝，和数百万人一起，看着他成长为一个真正的物种大使。”

Zoo officials will make the 8,508-mile trip with Bei Bei and have a supply of his favorite treats on hand, including 66 pounds of bamboo, two pounds of apples and pears, and two pounds of cooked sweet potatoes.

动物园的工作人员将和贝贝一起进行这次长达8508英里的旅行，并准备好他最喜欢的食物，包括66磅的竹子、2磅的苹果和梨，以及2磅的熟红薯。

Bei Bei will spend the next chapter of his life in a breeding program in China.

贝贝将在中国的育种计划中，度过他生命的下一个篇章。