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At Britain's London Zoo recently, caregivers raced three female giant tortoises.
最近，在英国伦敦动物园，饲养员们让三只雌性巨龟赛跑。
Entice
诱惑
The "race" was a way to move the reptiles to a new home 200 meters away.
“赛跑”是一种将爬行动物转移到200米外的新家的方法。
Caregivers offered the 26-year-old animals their favorite foods to entice them to move.
饲养员们向这些26岁的动物们提供它们最喜欢的食物，以吸引它们移动。
Entice means to offer or suggest something pleasurable to someone—in this example, turtles—in order to get them to act in a desired way.
“entice”的意思是向某人——在本例中指的是乌龟——提供或建议一些令人愉快的东西，以便让他们按照期望的方式行动。
Enticement is the noun form.
“enticement”是名词形式。
Promises of money, love and fame are commonly used enticements.
金钱、爱情和名誉的承诺是常用的诱惑手段。
