The U.S. has a national bird, the bald eagle. A national tree, the oak. A national anthem, a National Mall.

美国的国鸟是秃鹰;国树是橡树;还有国歌和美国国家广场。

Lawmakers in Congress are pushing for a national mammal, and they want that to be the bison, aka, the buffalo.

国会议员正在争取一个国家性的哺乳动物，他们希望这个动物是野牛，也叫做水牛。

A bipartisan bill passed the House this week. If it`s passed by the Senate and then signed by President Obama, it will be official. Supporters from politicians to wildlife conservation society praised the animal`s history, strength and inextricable connection to the American west.

本周众议院通过了一个两党议案。如果该法案得到议会批准，并经美国总统奥巴马签名的话，则法案将会正式生效。来自政客以及野生动物保护协会的支持者们称赞了水牛的历史、力量以及对于美国西部不可割舍的联系。

There`s a complicated history of the North American bison. There used to be millions of them in the plains. But during America`s westward expansion, hunting took their numbers down to around a thousand.

北美野牛拥有复杂的历史。过去在平原地区，约有上百万头野牛。但是由于美国的西进运动，人们的狩猎行为导致野牛的数量下降到1000只左右。

Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt led conservation efforts to preserve the mammal. And now today, there are an estimated half million bison in the U.S. and you can find them in every state.

美国总统泰德·罗斯福采取措施保护哺乳动物。截止到现在，据估计美国约有50万只野牛，并且遍布美国每个州。

We spend a lot of time focused on time, and I don`t just mean the clock, I mean the word. Time is the most commonly noun in the English language. Others in the top 10 include day, year, and life -- also measures of time. So, from time to time, if you feel you don`t have the time or don`t want to take the time, the time out time in a timely manner, it could be just because we spend so much time talking about it.

我们花费很多时间来关注时间，我指的不是钟表，我的意思是时间这个单词。时间是英语中最一般的一个单词。排行前10的单词还包括天、年、生命、以及时间的度量方式。所有，有时候，你感觉自己没有时间或者是不想浪费时间，有时候时间刚好。这可能是因为我们花费了太多的时间来谈论时间。

Now, that`s random!

但，这并不是必然性的。

The U.S. has a national bird, the bald eagle. A national tree, the oak. A national anthem, a National Mall.

Lawmakers in Congress are pushing for a national mammal, and they want that to be the bison, aka, the buffalo.

A bipartisan bill passed the House this week. If it`s passed by the Senate and then signed by President Obama, it will be official. Supporters from politicians to wildlife conservation society praised the animal`s history, strength and inextricable connection to the American west.

There`s a complicated history of the North American bison. There used to be millions of them in the plains. But during America`s westward expansion, hunting took their numbers down to around a thousand.

Former U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt led conservation efforts to preserve the mammal. And now today, there are an estimated half million bison in the U.S. and you can find them in every state.

AZUZ: We spend a lot of time focused on time, and I don`t just mean the clock, I mean the word. Time is the most commonly noun in the English language. Others in the top 10 include day, year, and life -- also measures of time. So, from time to time, if you feel you don`t have the time or don`t want to take the time, the time out time in a timely manner, it could be just because we spend so much time talking about it.

Now, that`s random!