They're endangered because a lot of their habitat has been paved over or turned into supermarkets and farmland.

它们之所以濒临灭绝，是因为它们的很多栖息地已经被铺平，或者变成了超市和农田。

Today she's operating a small business on the edge of the empty paved lot where the union has its offices in temporary quarters provided by the municipal government.

今天，她经营着一个小型企业，在空地边，那里，工会用临时宿舍搭建了办公室，而这些宿舍是由市政府提供的。