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Octopuses Use Hot Water For Eggs

Hi everyone. Do you know what an octopus is? It's an animal. It has a big
head and eight long arms. It lives in the ocean. Scientists say octopuses are
smart.
你知道章魚嗎? 這是一種住在海裡的動物，科學家說牠們很聰明。

A scientist wanted to study other animals. She went to the ocean near
California. But she got a big surprise. There were thousands of octopuses
there. It was the biggest octopus group in the world! Many were keeping their
eggs safe.
有一位科學家在加州附近的海域，發現世界最大群的章魚! 這些章魚正在保護牠們的卵。

Another scientist saw the octopuses later. He had a question. Why were so
many octopuses there? Scientists studied the octopuses. They studied the
eggs. They studied the water. They found the answer!
科學家疑惑那裡為什麼有那麼多章魚? 他們研究章魚、章魚卵和海水，他們找到了答案!

Hot springs are there! They're small openings in the earth. Warm water comes
out. So... are the octopuses looking for food? Are they relaxing? Nope!
They're using the warm water to help their eggs!
那裡有溫泉從海底冒出來，章魚利用這些溫泉的水幫助牠們孵化卵。

Oceans are cold … *brrrrr*! Octopus eggs take five to ten years to open in
cold water. But they take about two years to open in warm water! Wow! That's
fast!
章魚卵在寒冷的海水中需要五到十年才會孵化。但是在溫暖的海水裡，只需要兩年!

These octopuses use hot springs for their eggs. See? Octopuses are very smart!

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Vocabulary

聰明的章魚，懂得利用海底溫泉來孵蛋。

1. octopus 章魚
Who will win the next World Cup? 下次世界盃足球賽誰會贏?
I have no idea. 這我不知道。
You can ask an octopus. 你可以問問章魚。
They usually have the right answer. 牠們通常有正確答案。

2. surprise 驚奇
An octopus is for eating, not for answering questions.
章魚是拿來吃的，不會回答問題。
You're right. But they are full of surprises. 你說的對，但是牠們會讓人很驚訝。

3. arm 手臂
They can use tools, you know. 牠們會用工具呢。
I know they can use their arms to open a jar. 我知道牠們會用觸手打開罐子。

4. use 使用
They also use coconut shells as their home. 牠們還會用椰子殼當作自己家。
I prefer cooking them with soy sauce. 我比較喜歡用醬油來煮章魚。


你喜歡吃章魚嗎?
octopus章魚
surprise驚奇
arm手臂
use使用

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Quiz

1. What did the first scientist see in the ocean?
a. Big animals
b. A big octopus group
c. Big octopus eggs

2. What are the octopuses doing at the hot springs?
a. Looking for food
b. Relaxing in hot water
c. Helping their eggs

3. What takes about two years to open?
a. Openings in the earth
b. Octopuses at hot springs
c. Octopus eggs in warm water











Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c
 

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Mr. Fritz Flies to Teach Birds

Can you teach birds where to fly? One man in Europe does that. But why does
he do that? 你能教鳥類往哪裡飛嗎? 歐洲有個人就這麼做，為什麼呢?

Mr. Fritz worries about one kind of bird. There are not many of them. They
live in Europe in the spring and summer. But the winter is cold there. So the
birds fly to warm countries in the fall.
Fritz先生很擔心一種數量不多的鳥類。這種鳥在春天跟夏天住在歐洲，秋天會飛往溫暖的國家避冬。

But Europe is getting hotter. The birds stay one month longer. Then they fly
to warm countries. They fly over tall mountains.
但歐洲現在越來越熱。那些鳥會多待一個月才會越過高山，飛往溫暖的國家。

But winter is coming. There's snow on the mountains. The birds can't find
much food in the snow.
但冬天就快到了。高山上都是雪，牠們沒辦法找到足夠的食物。

The birds need to fly to warm countries. But they need to eat too! So Mr.
Fritz teaches them where to fly. How does he do that? He flies a very small
plane. The birds fly after him. But why do they do that?
牠們需要到溫暖的國家，但也需要食物!
所以Fritz先生開著一台小飛機，讓這些鳥跟著他。

Well, these birds know Mr. Fritz. They think he's their dad! The new way is
long. But it doesn't go over mountains. The birds can find food!
這些鳥把Fritz先生當作鳥爸爸。雖然新的飛行路線很長，但不需要飛過高山。牠們就可以找到食物了!

Mr. Fritz flies to teach birds where to fly! Good job!
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Vocabulary

Fritz先生當鳥爸爸，帶領稀有鳥類飛越不同的路線。
1. winter 冬天
Winter is the best season for traveling! 冬天是旅行最好的季節。
That's true if you're going to warm countries. 真的，假如你是去溫暖國家的話。
Like Thailand. 比如說泰國。

2. snow 雪
Why? I like to see snow up on the mountains. 為什麼? 我喜歡在山上賞雪。
It's fun to dress in warm clothes in cold weather. 在冷天氣穿厚衣服很好玩。

3. Europe 歐洲
So you're thinking about Europe? 所以你在考慮歐洲?
Maybe. I've always wanted to see Iceland. 也許吧，我一直想去看看冰島。

4. cold 寒冷的
Iceland is too cold! 冰島太冷了!
It would be a good place to be in summertime. 它夏天時會是個好地方。

Do you like winter? Let's read the words.
winter冬天
snow雪
Europe歐洲
cold寒冷的

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Quiz

1. What does Mr. Fritz teach the birds?
a. How to fly
b. Where to fly
c. When to fly

2. Which is true about Mr. Fritz?
a. He doesn't like birds.
b. He lives in the U.S.A.
c. He flies a small plane.

3. What is true about the new way?
a. It is long.
b. It goes over mountains.
c. It has no food for birds to find.












Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a
 

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These Forests Are Very Small

Forests are great. They have many trees. The air is clean. You can hear
birds. And forests are very big, right?
森林有很多樹，空氣也很新鮮，還能聽到鳥叫聲，而且森林都很大對吧?

Well, many forests are big. But some are small. How small? Some are the size
of a basketball court! They're very small!
很多森林都很大一片。但也有迷你的小森林。有多小呢? 居然只有一個籃球場這麼大。

The idea of very small forests is from Japan. Japan has thousands of these
forests! People in many countries like this idea. Now there are many of these
forests in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America - hey, that's almost
everywhere!
迷你森林的概念來自日本。其他國家的人也喜歡這個想法，現在世界各地都有迷你森林。

These forests are great for cities. They make places cooler in the summer.
They make the air cleaner. That's important in cities. Some of the forests
are also nice to walk in.
這種森林很重要，它可以讓都市在夏天的時候涼快一點，也能讓空氣更新鮮。

The forests are very small, but they're full of life. All of them have many
local trees and plants. Geckos, frogs, and other small animals live in the
forests. There are butterflies and other insects too!
雖然迷你森林面積很小，卻充滿生機。不但有原生的樹木花草，也有動物跟昆蟲棲息。

These very small forests help cities, people, animals, and insects. Does
Taiwan have any of these forests? I want one near my home. Do you?
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Vocabulary
迷你森林對於動物植物和人類，都很有貢獻。

1. hear 聽到
Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎?
Yeah, some kind of bird? 有啊，是某種鳥類嗎?
No, they're squirrels. 不是，是松鼠。
I see them in this park all the time. 我經常在這公園裡看到牠們。

2. tree 樹木
So they like this park? 所以牠們喜歡這個公園?
Very much. 很喜歡。
There, can you see one in that tree? 在那裡，你看到有一隻在樹上嗎?
Yeah, so cute! 有啊，好可愛!

3. city 城市
Squirrels are very common in Taipei City, right? 松鼠在台北市很常見吧?
They are. In parks big and small. 沒錯，大小公園裡都有。

4. bird 鳥類
But I like birds better. 不過我比較喜歡鳥類。
Like sparrows? 比如說麻雀?
Sparrows and Japanese white-eyes. 麻雀和綠繡眼。

一起來讀單字。
hear聽到
tree樹木
city城市
bird鳥類

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Quiz

1. Where is the idea for very small forests from?
a. Europe
b. Japan
c. Africa

2. Where are these forests?
a. Many countries
b. Two or three countries
c. Only one country

3. How do these forests help cities?
a. They're warm in the winter.
b. They use basketball courts.
c. They make the air cleaner.

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c
 

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Friends Clean Up Rivers

Wow, this park is nice. What's that?! And that?! Oh no, it's trash ... Yuck.

Hey, did you hear what five friends in Indonesia did?

They saw lots of trash. So they cleaned it up!

They cleaned up a river, but we can clean up this park!
你聽說過印尼一群朋友他們的事蹟嗎? 他們看到河裡有很多垃圾，就把河川清理乾淨。

The trash in this park is not very bad.

But the trash in the river was a big problem. It was dirty. It smelled bad.

There were plastic bags, water bottles, and old clothes. The trash stopped
the river!
河川裡的垃圾很多，而且又髒又臭，還有塑膠袋、寶特瓶還有舊衣服阻塞了整條河!

The friends wanted to help the river.

So they made a group. The group cleaned up the river.

They took away many bags of trash.

Then they cleaned up more rivers! They cleaned up beaches!
這群朋友組成的小組清理出很多袋的垃圾，他們也繼續清理別的河流跟海灘。

The group made many videos of their work. They shared their videos online.
他們把整個過程拍成影片，上傳到網路上。

Millions of people saw the videos!

Now many people help the group.

They clean up rivers and beaches all over Indonesia!
很多人看到他們的影片，也加入他們一起清理印尼的河川跟海攤。

Five friends cleaned up one river. Now they clean up many rivers and beaches
with their new friends.

Oh, look! Our park is clean. What's next?

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Vocabulary
這群朋友不但清理家附近的河川，也擴大到其他地方。

1. trash 垃圾
What smells so awful? 什麼東西這麼難聞?
Sorry, I forgot to take out the trash. 真抱歉，我忘了倒垃圾。

2. bag 袋子
You have 5 bags of trash? 你有五袋垃圾?
That's a lot for one person! 一個人有這麼多垃圾!
I know. I can't wait to get rid of them. 我知道，我也等不及要把它們扔掉了。

3. friend 朋友
Some of my friends came here on the weekend.一些朋友周末來這裡。
They brought lots of food. 他們帶了一堆吃的。

4. share 分享
We shared 6 pizzas, 3 bottles of coke and lots of
fruit.我們分享六個披薩，三瓶可樂還有好多水果。
Hmmm, why was I not invited? 怎麼沒有邀請我?

你今天學到哪些單字?
trash垃圾
bag袋子
friend朋友
share分享

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Quiz
1. Where do the friends clean up rivers?
a. Indonesia
b. India
c. Japan

2. Where did the friends share their videos?
a. At school
b. In a river
c. Online

3. How many people saw the videos?
a. Hundreds
b. Millions
c. Billions









Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b

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Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean

What is A23a? It’s two times bigger than New Taipei City. It's almost as tall as Taipei 101!

什麼是A23a? 它比新北市還大兩倍，跟台北101一樣高。

 

A23a is an iceberg! That's a mountain of ice. Most of it is underwater. It's very heavy. But it floats in the ocean, the same as an ice cube in your milk tea!

A23a是一座冰山。冰山有一大部分沉在水裡，而且很重。但是它可以漂在海面上。

 

A23a is the biggest iceberg in the world now. Ocean waves push it and it moves... very, very slowly...

A23a是現今世界上最大的冰山。它隨著洋流緩慢地移動。

 

As years go by, the iceberg slowly melts and gives nutrients to the ocean.

幾年過去了，這座冰山的養分慢慢溶到海裡。

 

The nutrients help very, very small plants grow. Small ocean animals eat these plants and grow! Then bigger ocean animals eat the smaller ones. Then... this goes on and on!

這些養分幫助很小的植物生長，小型的海生動物吃這些植物，再被大一點的動物吃掉，以此類推。

 

Waves are pushing A23a to Iceberg Alley, an ocean path where many icebergs are. Then it will melt away in the Atlantic Ocean…

洋流把A23a推到冰山巷，很多冰山都被推向那裡，之後會在大西洋慢慢地融化。

 

Icebergs make the ocean healthy, yes... But now, there are more and more icebergs. They're melting faster. This shows our Earth is too hot. Let's cool the Earth! 

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Vocabulary

世界最大的冰山慢慢融解，同時也滋養著海洋生物。

 

1. melt 融化

Are you staring at your drink? 你是在瞪著你的飲料嗎?

Yes, I want to see how the ice melts. 對，我要看冰塊怎麼融化。

 

1. slowly 慢慢地

Why are you interested in that? 為什麼你對那個有興趣呢?

Because it’s getting smaller very slowly now. 因為它現在很慢地變小。Sometimes it melts very fast. 有時候它很快就融了。

 

1. ocean 海洋

It melts fast if the drink is hot. 要是飲料是熱的，它很快就會融化。

Just like an iceberg. 就像冰山一樣。

If the ocean water is warm, it’ll disappear quickly. 要是海水溫暖，它很快就會不見。

 

1. milk tea 奶茶

All this talk about ice makes me want a milk tea. 這個冰塊話題讓我想喝奶茶。

I love milk tea! 我很喜歡奶茶!

 

讀單字時間到了。

melt融化

slowly慢慢地

ocean海洋

milk tea奶茶

 

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Quiz

 

1. What does A23a give as it melts?
2. Pollution
3. Plants
4. Nutrients

 

1. What is NOT true about A23a?
2. It’s heavy.
3. It’s big.
4. It’s fast.

 

1. What pushes A23a?
2. Waves
3. Fish
4. People

 

Answers:

1. c
2. c
3. a