NortheastChina.Itisthesummerhomeofmanyred-crownedcranes.Thecranesstarttheirfamiliesthere.
XuXiujuan'sfamilycaredforcranesintheZhalongNatureReserveforalongtime.
Theworkerstriedtoincreasethenumberofred-crownedcranesbecausethesebirdsareveryrare.In
thereserveXuXiujuanhelpedtheworkerscareforthecraneswhenhadbabies.
XuXiujuan,atwenty-two-year-oldgirl,cametoworkintheYanchengReserveinJiangsuin1986.
Sheenjoyedherworkverymuch.Shelovedcranesandshelovednature.Whenshewalkedinthe
countryside,shealwaysforgottheunhappinessinherlife.
On16thSeptember,1987,twolittlecranesfromtheYanchengReserveflewintothewildanddidnot
comeback.XuXiujuanwasworriedandwenttolookforthemintheevening.Someonetoldherthata
farmercaughtthebirds.Shetriedtogettothefarmer'shomeasquicklyaspossible.Soshedecidedto
takeashortcut,butshehadtocrossariver.Sadly,theriverwasmuchdeeperthanshethought.While
crossingtheriver,thegirldownedandnevercameout.
XuXiujuandonatedheryounglifetothelovelyred-crownedcranes.
C.Shelookedafterthemothercranesthere.
D.Shewenttolookforthelostcranesthere.
B.Theywantedtostarttheirfamiliesthere.
C.Theywantedtohavemorebabycranes.
D.TheywantedXuXiujuantolookafterthetwolittlecranes.
B.Fortwenty-threeyears.
C.Formorethanayear.
D.Thepassagedoesn'ttellus.
B.抄近路
C.乘短途车
D.作短暂休息