Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests.

许多年前，中国有很多的竹林和熊猫，但后来人类开始砍伐这些竹林。

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But then humans started to cut down the forests, and there was less bamboo for the pandas.

但是后来人类开始砍伐森林，导致可供熊猫吃的竹子越来越少。

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People cut down the forests, so we had nothing to eat.

人们砍伐森林，所以我们没有东西吃。

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