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Baby wombat becomes tourism ambassador
小袋熊成为澳洲旅游形象大使
导读:在澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚岛上，一只小袋熊通过网络投票成为了“完美爱人”。可爱的外表引起了各方关注，并成为了当地的旅游形象大使。
An online competition to become the "chief cuddler" of a baby wombat in
Tasmania, has made the tiny marsupial an online celebrity.
澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚举行了一场网络投票，以选出民众最喜欢的“完美爱人”。最终，一只小袋熊获得了胜利。来自各方的关注使得这只可爱的小东西迅速成为了澳洲的新晋网红。
Eight-month-old Derek was rescued from his mother’s pouch after she was hit
by a car.
小袋熊Derek曾和它的妈妈一起遭遇了车祸，它的妈妈不幸去世，而它被救助活了下来，那时它才8个月大。
He is being cared for by wombat experts on Flinders Island, between
Tasmania and mainland Australia, and will eventually be returned to the
wild.
自那以后，它就一直生活在塔斯马尼亚和澳大利亚之间的佛林德斯岛上，受到袋熊专家的悉心照顾。人们最终会把Derek放回大自然中去。
The contest was created by Tourism Tasmania, which promotes the region.
旅游业一直是塔斯马尼亚的重要支柱产业，而这次的网络投票正是由当地旅游局发起的。
Derek is being looked after by Kate Mooney, known as the "Wombat Lady of
Flinders Island", who has cared for the island’s orphaned wombat joeys for two
decades.
Derek一直受到袋熊专家凯蒂·穆尼的照顾。凯蒂被称为“佛林德斯岛的袋熊妈妈”，在此前的20年里，一直是由她来照顾岛上失去父母的袋熊小宝宝。
Despite the promise of being "chief wombat cuddler", Tourism Tasmania’s
Phil Souter told the BBC that access to Derek would be entirely "at the
discretion of the handler" and would be "very carefully monitored by his handler
and carer".
Derek成为“完美袋熊爱人”后，将会与游客进行亲密接触。塔斯马尼亚旅游局的菲尔·苏特告诉BBC，说游客和Derek的接触必须“是经过饲养员的慎重考虑后才被允许”而且必须在“饲养员和护理人员的指导下、小心翼翼地”进行。
As "potentially rambunctious little creatures", much would also depend on
Derek’s mood, he said.
他还说道，考虑到Derek可能会有一点“小脾气”，所以游客能否和它亲密接触还要看Derek的心情。
"He’s still fundamentally a wild wombat."
“它是一只野生袋熊，有一点凶是正常的。”
But whether Derek feels like playing or not, the eventual competition
winner will still get three days on Flinders Island - an area known for its
natural beauty.
但不论是否喜欢和游客玩耍，Derek都还要继续在以自然美景而闻名的佛林德斯岛上待上三天，之后才能与游客见面。
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