Angelababy成美國野生救援組織最年輕的公益大使

Chinese actress Yang Ying, better known by her stage name Angelababy, has become the youngest ambassador for WildAid, an environmental organization that focuses on reducing the demand for wildlife products.

中國女演員楊穎--更爲人知的是其藝名Angelababy，近日成爲美國野生救援組織最年輕的公益大使。該協會是一個重點關注減少野生動物產品需求的環保組織。

While lending a hand to the official launch of the "Protecting Pangolins" campaign in China, Angelababy explains why she thinks this is a worthy cause.

Angelababy參加了在中國開展的“保護穿山甲項目”的新聞發佈會，並解釋了她爲何認爲這是一個很有意義的行動。

"Many years ago, people had no idea consuming tusk products and shark fins would actually kill elephants and sharks. With the awareness campaigns over the years, people gained more knowledge and gradually stopped eating and buying those things. At least the people around me mostly know right from wrong now. So I think raising awareness is hugely important."

“很多年以前，人們並不知道消費象牙製品和魚翅實際上會使大象和鯊魚死亡。隨着近年來人們這方面的意識的提高，對這類知識瞭解的更多，慢慢地人們不再吃魚翅、買象牙製品了。至少我周圍的人大多都能明辨是非了。所以我認爲提高意識是極爲重要的。”

Angelababy also admits that prior to her involvement in this campaign, she did not know too much about pangolins, also known as scaly ant-eaters. Four species of the mammal live in Asia, with two in Africa.

Angelababy還透露，在她參加這個活動以前，對穿山甲並沒多少了解，也不知道它有個別名叫“食蟻獸”。目前共有四種穿山甲生活在亞洲，另有兩種生活在非洲。

"Like you said, pangolins are both familiar and strange to us. I never saw a pangolin with my own eyes, I just knew the name. With this campaign, I got to learn some basic facts about the animal. For example, their scales are not magic medicine that can cure all kinds of diseases. Also, their meat contains parasites, and eating it can actually harm our health."

“正如你們所說的那樣，穿山甲對我們來講，即熟悉又陌生。我從來沒有親眼看到過穿山甲，只是知道這個名字。通過這個活動，我開始瞭解到關於這種動物的一些基本知識。比如，它的鱗片並不是包治百病的神藥，並且，它的肉裏含寄生蟲，吃穿山甲對身體是有害的。”

Angelababy says it is a great honor to take on the role as the ambassador and give voice to an animal that needs more protection. She calls on all her fans to stop consuming pangolin-related products and help spread the word.

Angelababy表示，自己非常榮幸能擔當這一公益大使，併爲需要保護的動物代言。此外，她還呼籲粉絲們停止消費與穿山甲相關的產品，並幫助她將這些擴散出去。