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Check-Ins at the Seahorse Hotel

A special fish called a seahorse lives in the ocean. Its head looks like a
horse's head. But it's much smaller than a horse!
住在海裡的海馬，頭都看起來像馬，但比馬小非常多。

Seahorses live under rocks and inside corals. But sometimes boats bump into
their homes. Sometimes big storms blow their homes away! Then hungry ocean
animals can find them.
海馬住在石頭底下或珊瑚礁中。但有時候船隻會撞到牠們的家，暴風雨也會把家吹走，其他飢餓的海洋動物就很容易找到牠們。

An aquarium is a zoo for fish. In Australia, an aquarium and a group of
scientists both take care of baby seahorses. Later, they take them to the
ocean. The scientists make seahorse hotels. These hotels are old nets and
cages. Corals and ocean plants grow on them.
澳洲有一間水族館跟一群科學家照顧海馬寶寶，再把牠們放回大海。科學家利用舊漁網跟籠子讓珊瑚跟海生植物生長，打造了海馬旅館。

These hotels are safe from boats and storms. They keep those hungry ocean
animals out! And they help more seahorses live and have babies in the ocean.
People swimming near these hotels can see these fish now!
這些旅館不會被船或暴風雨破壞，也防止海馬被其他的動物吃掉，讓海馬可以生存繁衍後代。

Aquariums, scientists, and seahorse hotels are helping these special fish
have a new start in Australia! Go, fish!

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Vocabulary
科學家做了海底旅館給海馬住。

1. aquarium 水族館
I love zoos, but I love aquariums more. 我喜歡動物園，不過更喜歡水族館。
Because they are more colorful? 因為顏色比較繽紛?
Because I don't need to walk a lot in an aquarium.
因為水族館裡不需要走很多路。

2. animal 動物
That's true. And ocean animals are so cute! 那是真的。而且海洋動物好可愛!
Yeah, all those tropical fish, oysters,
shrimp…對啊，那些熱帶魚，牡蠣，蝦子...

3. take 帶領
I'm sure there are no oysters in an aquarium. 我確定水族館裡沒有牡蠣。
There are. Let me take you to Keelung tomorrow. 有的，我明天帶你去基隆看。

4. hungry 飢餓的
The truth is I'm hungry for seafood. 其實我是很想吃海鮮。
Me too! 我也是!

請跟我一起讀單字。
aquarium水族館
animal動物
take帶領
hungry飢餓的

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Quiz
1. Where do seahorses live?
a. On top of corals
b. Inside corals
c. Outside corals

2. What are seahorse hotels made from?
a. Nets
b. Plastic
c. Rocks

3. What is true about seahorses?
a. They're fish.
b. They're big.
c. They're horses.

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. a

 

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The TreeHugging World Championships

There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong,
you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree!
如果你速度夠快，可以去賽跑。力氣夠大，可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動，如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然，你可以去抱樹。

Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of
Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there.
They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships!
芬蘭是一個北歐國家，而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。

These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many
trees as they can for one minute!
參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。

Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The
hug needs to show love for the tree.
第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹，表達對樹的喜愛。

Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as
creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside
down!
最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘，像是倒立擁抱大樹。

This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees.
這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。

Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a
good day to hug one!
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Vocabulary
你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人，才能參加這種比賽。

1. forest 森林
Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧!
Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊，幾乎像個森林。
It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。

2. full of 充滿
Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度，不過快了。
What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers.
我喜歡這個地方有好多花。
Yeah, so many azaleas. 對，好多杜鵑花。

3. everywhere 到處
They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。
And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。

4. run 跑步
You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。
I should. I run around the park every
morning.我應該熟，我每天早上都在這裡跑步。
Are you a tree lover?
forest森林
full of充滿
everywhere到處
run跑步
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Quiz
1. What do people hug in the contest?
a. Heads
b. Tasks
c. Trees

2. Where is Finland?
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. South America

3. When does this contest happen?
a. Every month
b. Every year
c. Every five years

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b

 

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Very Big Goldfish in Lakes Worry Scientists

Goldfish are sooooo cute! People see them and want them!

Goldfish are good pets. They're small. They can live in a small fishbowl.
They're easy to take care of.
金魚是很好養的寵物，牠們小小的，可以養在小魚缸裡。

But goldfish aren't always small. They can get very big. Now fishermen are
finding big goldfish in the Great Lakes in the USA and Canada.
但是金魚也可以變得很大隻，漁民位於在加拿大和美國的五大湖找到大金魚。

These fish are forty centimeters long! *gasp* They're as big as American
footballs! Can you imagine a football in a fishbowl?
這些魚居然有40公分長! 跟美式足球一樣大!

Scientists say pet goldfish don't belong in lakes. They belong in fishbowls.
But some people don't want their goldfish anymore. They put their fish in
lakes.
科學家說金魚不應該在湖裡，應該在魚缸裡。但是有一些人不想養了，就把魚野放到湖裡。

One scientist says goldfish eat "anything and everything." But not many
animals eat goldfish. And these fish have many baby fish every year!
一位科學家還說金魚什麼都吃，但是沒有什麼動物會吃牠們，而且每一年又生很多金魚寶寶。

Now there are millions of very big goldfish in the Great Lakes. Scientists
are very worried. The fish aren't good for lake water. They aren't good for
the plants and animals there.
五大湖現在有數百萬隻超大金魚，牠們對湖泊的水質、動植物都有害，讓科學家很擔心。

Small, cute goldfish eat everything in lakes and get very big. Let's help
keep lakes free from gol…
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Vocabulary
超大金魚有可能破壞自然環境。

1. small 小的
What a lovely fishbowl! 好可愛的魚缸!
And you have five goldfish there! 你有五條金魚!
Yeah, I used to have 8, but maybe my fishbowl is too small.
對，我以前有八條魚，但我的金魚缸可能太小了。

2. belong 屬於
Maybe they belong in a pond. 也可能牠們屬於池塘。
No, my fishbowl is a nice place. 不會，我的金魚缸是個好地方。

3. everything 所有東西
See how happy these five goldfish are! 你看這五條魚多快樂!
What do they eat? 牠們吃什麼呢?
They eat everything. 什麼都吃。

4. centimeter 公分
I sometimes feed them cooked rice. 我有時候餵牠們吃飯。
Will they grow bigger? 牠們會不會長更大?
Yeah, to at least 10 centimeters. 會，至少長到十公分長。

Do you like goldfish? 來讀一遍單字。
small小的
belong屬於
everything所有東西
centimeter公分
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Quiz
1. How many centimeters long can goldfish get?
a. Four
b. Fourteen
c. Forty

2. Where do scientists say pet goldfish belong?
a. Lakes
b. The sea
c. Fishbowls

3. Where are the goldfish in this story?
a. The USA
b. Japan
c. Taiwan

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. a

 

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The Tail of a Whale Tells All

Whales are big, beautiful animals. Some of them are as long as three buses!
鯨魚是龐大又美麗的動物，有一些鯨魚跟三輛公車一樣長。

Many people want to see whales. Some of us go on boats to watch them. But
nobody knows where and when we can see them. And many times, we see the tail
or a very small part.
很多人會坐船賞鯨，但是沒有人知道在哪裡或是什麼時候能見到鯨魚。很多時候只能看到尾巴或一小部分。

We try to take pictures. But whales don't stop moving! It's hard to take
pictures! But they let us feel a little closer to the whales we see. What's
another way to feel closer?
我們都希望拍到鯨魚照片，讓我們覺得我們離鯨魚更近。還有什麼其他的方法呢?

Some scientists found a smart way. They use Artificial Intelligence, or AI,
in an app. It knows the tails of 70,000 whales! Every tail is different.
科學家找到一個聰明的方法，他們用人工智慧AI在新發明的應用軟體上，這個軟體記錄了7萬頭鯨魚的尾巴，每個尾巴都不同。

We upload a picture of our whale's tail. The app finds whose tail it is.
上傳鯨魚尾巴的照片，系統就會幫你找到是哪一隻鯨魚。

The app shows the whale's name if it has one. We can see where people saw it.
When it has no name, we can name it!
應用軟體還會告訴你鯨魚的名字，在哪裡看過牠。如果牠沒有名字，我們可以幫牠取名。

AI helps us learn more about the whales we see. It uses our pictures of their
tails. Now we can feel closer to these big, beautiful animals!

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Vocabulary
用AI來尋找特定的鯨魚，賞鯨不再是大海撈針。

1. take pictures 拍照
This is so nice! To be out here on the sea! 出來在大海上真好!
It's very nice, but I'm here to take pictures of whales.
確實很棒，但是我還是希望拍到鯨魚。

2. feel 感覺
They will come. You'll see. 牠們會來，你會看到的。
I can feel them close by. 我感覺牠們就在附近。
You can FEEL they're close? 你可以感覺到牠們在附近?

3. when 什麼時候
Nobody knows when a whale will show up! 沒有人知道鯨魚什麼時候會出現。
Oh but I do.我就可以。

4. know 知道
There they are! 就在那裏。
More than one! 不只一頭!
I told you.我就跟你說啊。
How did you know? 你是怎麼知道的?
I have no idea. I just did. 我也不知，我就是知道。

Try to use these words.
take pictures拍照
feel感覺
when什麼時候
know知道

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Quiz
1. How many whales' tails does the app know?
a. 7,000
b. 17,000
c. 70,000

2. What do we upload to the app?
a. Movies
b. Pictures
c. Sounds

3. What can we do when a whale doesn't have a name?
a. Name it
b. Take pictures
c. Go on a boat

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a

 

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Hermit Crabs Reuse Our Trash

Why is that plastic bottle cap moving? Oh! A hermit crab is using it as a
shell!
怎麼有塑膠瓶蓋在移動呢? 原來有寄居蟹把它當作外殼!

Hermit crabs don't have their own shells. But they need one to live. Most
hermit crabs use sea snail shells. But people are seeing hermit crabs using
our plastic trash as their shells! They're seeing this all over the world!
寄居蟹沒有自己的外殼，但是牠們需要殼才能活下去。通常牠們用海螺的殼。可是現在到處都有人看到寄居蟹用塑膠垃圾當作外殼。

Is plastic good or bad for hermit crabs? Some plastic is lighter than shells.
It can make walking around easier for these crabs. But some plastic may be
bad for their health.
塑膠對寄居蟹是好還是壞呢?
有一些塑膠比貝殼還輕，但是有的卻可能會傷害牠們的健康。

Using our trash as their shells can be both good and bad for hermit crabs.
Researchers are looking for more answers.
用塑膠垃圾當作寄居蟹的外殼有好有壞，研究員還在找答案。

While we're waiting for answers, we can help the Earth. Hermit crabs reuse
things, so we can too! We can reuse plastic bottles to save coins. We can
reuse plastic cups to grow flowers. There are many useful and interesting
ways to reuse plastic!
寄居蟹回收再利用東西，我們也可以。我們重複使用塑膠瓶，可以拿來存零錢或種花。還有很多實用又有趣的方法回收再利用。

Let's learn from hermit crabs and reuse things! Hermit crabs turn trash into
something useful. Let's do the same to help the Earth. Go, go, go!

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Vocabulary
寄居蟹跟人類的關係似乎越來越緊密， 因為牠撿垃圾來用。

1. crab 螃蟹
Look at this cute little thing! 你看這個可愛的小東西!
It's a hermit crab.牠是一隻寄居蟹。
Yeah, and it's using a seashell.對，而且牠在用貝殼。

2. way 方式
Hello there, you little guy! 哈囉，小東西。
Do you like your house? 你喜歡你的房子嗎?
Walking around with its house 揹著房子走來走去…
What a way of life! 真奇特的生活方式。

3. useful 有用的
I think the house is useful. 我覺得房子很有用。
You don't need to worry about the enemies out there. 你不需要擔心外面的敵人。

4. bad 壞的
I think it's a bad idea. 我覺得滿糟糕的。
A seashell is heavy. 貝殼很重呢。
It's only heavy on land. 只有在陸地上才重。
It's okay in the water. 在水裡就沒關係了。

你有看過寄居蟹嗎?
crab螃蟹
way方式
useful有用的
bad壞的

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Quiz

1. What do most hermit crabs use as shells?
a. Glass bottles
b. Sea snail shells
c. Coins

2. What are some hermit crabs using as shells?
a. Plastic
b. Pearl
c. Paper

3. What can we learn from hermit crabs?
a. Reuse things
b. Walk around
c. Save money

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. a