姫路セントラルパークで35年ぶりにゾウの赤ちゃんが誕生

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is August twenty-seventh. At a big safari park in western Japan, a baby elephant has been born — the first one there in thirty-five years. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

There is a big zoo called Himeji Central Park in the city of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture.

It means zoo. This one is a safari park, where animals walk around in wide open spaces.

Early in the morning on August twenty-second, a baby Asian elephant was born at this zoo. It is a girl.

It means elephant — the biggest animal that lives on land.

The mother's name is Shuti. She came to Japan from India in July last year.

It means last year — the year before this one.

A baby elephant stays inside its mother's belly for about twenty-two months.

It means belly, or stomach — the front part of the body.

When Shuti came to Japan, she already had the baby in her belly.

It means baby — a very young child or animal.

This is the first time in thirty-five years that a baby elephant has been born at this zoo.

It means to be born — to come into the world.

The zoo says: please look forward to watching the baby grow.

It means growth — becoming bigger and stronger.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

Early in the morning on August twenty-second, at Himeji Central Park.

She came from India, in July last year.

About twenty-two months — almost two years.

That's all for today. The baby elephant cannot meet visitors yet, but I hope we can all see her soon. See you next time!