The National Zoo is getting its giant pandas. The zoo has received a federal permit to import two young giant pandas from China for 10 years, The Washington Post reported today.
The animals could be in the nation's capital by next month and on display early next year. Officials at the Smithsonian Institution plan to provide more details on Mei Xiang, a 2 1/2-year-old female, and Tian Tian a 3 1/2-year-old male, Tuesday at the zoo. .
federal permit： 联邦许可；在美国，进口大熊猫这类珍贵动物是要得到国家批准的，注意我们的“梅香”和“田田”只在美国待十年哦。
Zoo officials hope to bring the pandas from China next month and move them into a $2 million renovated Panda House. Once in Washington, the pandas will be quarantined for about a month in their new quarters and will not be able to be seen by the public. .
renovate：革新，刷新，修复；美国人竟然花了200万美元给我们的大熊猫建造了一个“家”，看来真是把它们当成了贵宾。
quarantine：检疫；大熊猫在正式露面前还要先检疫一下才放心哦。