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Theaircrackledwithexcitement(excite)onasunnyafternoonatNanningGardenExpoPark,southChina’sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Aneagercrowdgatheredaroundasemiaquaticenclosure,visiblyenthralledbytheserenecharmofitsstarresidents.

在中国南部广西壮族自治区的南宁园博园，一个阳光明媚的下午，空气中弥漫着兴奋的气息。一群热切的游客聚集在一个半水生动物展区周围，显然被里面那些明星般的动物所散发出的宁静魅力所吸引。

Originally(original)hailingfromthelushlandscapeofSouthAmerica,capybaras,affectionatelycalled“Capy”bytheirdiehardfans,boastbrownish-yellowfurandtinytriangle-shapedearsthatlooklikelittlespreadwings.Withtwohalf-liddedeyesperchedatoptheirlargeheads,complementedbyabarrel-shapedtorso,theyareoftenfoundsquattinginarelaxedandzen-likestate,exudinganunusualsenseofserenityandcomfort.Butit’snotjusttheiraffablelooksthathavepropelledcapybarastostardom.

水豚，又被它们的忠实粉丝亲昵地称为“卡皮巴拉”，来自南美洲的葱郁地带，拥有棕黄色的皮毛和三角形的小耳朵，看起来就像张开的小翅膀。它们的大脑袋上长着两只半眯着的眼睛，配上圆桶形的身体，经常以一种悠闲、禅意的状态蹲坐着，散发出一种不同寻常的宁静和舒适感。不过，让“卡皮巴拉”一举成名的不仅仅是它们那和善的外表。

“Thecutenessofthenamegivescapybaraauniversalappealthattranscendslanguagebarriers.Ihaveevenselectedsomeonlinearticlesabouttheanimalformystudentstoenjoyaslightreading,”saidLiXin,anEnglishteacheratalocalmiddleschool.“Onadeeperlevel,thefanfarearoundCapycanboildowntothefactthattheyepitomizesomethingweareallstrivingforinlife—alaid-backapproachtowhateverthefutureholds,”Liadded.

当地一所中学的英语老师李欣（音译）说，“‘卡皮巴拉’这个可爱的名字赋予了它们超越语言障碍的吸引力。我甚至在网上挑选了一些关于‘卡皮巴拉’的文章，让学生们作为轻松的阅读材料来欣赏。从更深层次上来说，‘卡皮巴拉’受到的追捧可以归结为这样一个事实，即它们是我们每个人在生活中努力追求的一种缩影——以一种悠闲的态度面对未来。”

LastOctober,NanningGardenExpoParkwelcomedsixoftheserodents.Tohelpthesecuddlygiantsadapttotheirnewurbanlife,theparkcreated(create)aspecially-designedenvironmentthatcloselymimicstheirnaturalhabitat,completewithlushgreeneryandadesignatedpoolarea.“Capybarasthriveinasemia