The Ocean Cleanup's Latest Test a Success

Ah, what a beautiful day to be at the beach.

Ew! Why is there so much garbage?
海邊的垃圾怎麼這麼多？

Many beaches have a lot of garbage buried in the sand.
很多垃圾都被埋在沙裡面。

There is also a lot of garbage floating in the oceans.
海裡的垃圾也很多。

There is so much trash in the ocean that a lot of it has become a giant pile
of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. People call it The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch.
太平洋上有一堆垃圾聚集，叫做太平洋垃圾帶。

Scientists think this garbage patch is 1.6 million square kilometers in size.
That is about three times the size of France!
它的面積比法國大三倍！

Luckily, there is an organization called the Ocean Cleanup Project that is
trying to fix the problem. This organization invented a kind of net that can
scoop garbage out of the water.
還好有一個海洋清潔團體發明了打撈垃圾的網子。

They weren't sure if they could do it, but their latest experiments show the
net is working!

And the best part is, the net doesn't hurt any sea animals. The net is
designed so that sea animals don't get trapped in it.
海洋動物也不會被困在網子裡。

That's great, but do you know what the best way is to protect the oceans?
Don't put garbage in it in the first place!
最能夠保護海洋的方法，就是不要把垃圾丟進海裡！
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Vocabulary
想要用網子清除百萬平方公里的垃圾，恐怕很難。

1. Net 網子。
My poor cat is trapped in the net! 我可憐的貓被網子困住了。
This is one big net! 這個網子超大的！
Yeah, it's a mosquito net. 對，這是個蚊帳。

2. The best way 最好的方法。
The best way to get your cat out is to cut the net open.
把你的貓弄出來最好的辦法是把網子剪開。
I guess that's the only way. 我想那是唯一的辦法。

3. Protect 保護。
We need to protect the ocean from pollution. 我們需要保護海洋不受汙染。
It's already polluted. 它已經被汙染了。
That means we must protect it more. 這表示我們必須更保護它。

4. Problem 問題。
Garbage is a big problem. 垃圾是個大問題。
It sure is. 確實是。

Let's read the words together.
net 網子
the best way 最好的方法
protect 保護
problem 問題
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Quiz

1. What is the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean called?
a. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
b. The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch
c. Garbage Mountain

2. How big is it?
a. Three times the size of Taiwan
b. Three times the size of the U.S.
c. Three times the size of France

3. What is the organization mentioned in this story called?
a. The Ocean Cleanup Project
b. The Ocean Avengers
c. Aquaman's Super Cleanup Crew

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
 

Fish with 555 Teeth

Did you know, we have two sets of teeth over our lives? We sometimes call the
first teeth: 'baby teeth.'
人的一生有兩組牙齒，第一組叫做乳牙。

Kids have 20 baby teeth.

As you grow up, you lose your baby teeth and get new 'adult' teeth.
成長過程中，牙齒會慢慢掉光，長出來的新牙齒叫做恆齒。

Do you have all your adult teeth yet? Adults have 32 teeth… well, most of
the time. Some animals have many teeth, some have a few, and some have none.

But I know about a fish that has 555 teeth!
有一種魚有555顆牙齒！

Yeah! Really! 555!

This fish is about 50 centimeters long, and it lives in the North Pacific
Ocean.
這種魚長50公分，生活在北太平洋。

It can catch and eat lots of other big fish. Scientists wanted to learn more
about this fish… so they caught some and looked inside their scary mouths...
and found 555 teeth!

But that's not all! Scientists found that the fish is always growing new
teeth!
科學家還發現，這種魚會一直長新牙齒！

Every day, the fish loses 20 teeth and starts to grow new teeth. And… they
can grow new teeth in just about one day!
牠們每天會掉20顆牙齒，一天之內新牙齒就長出來了！

The scientists were quite surprised… one day is really fast!

It takes us years to grow all our adult teeth!
我們長出所有恆齒要好幾年呢！

But this fish is losing and growing teeth every day! Cool, yeah?
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Vocabulary
有五百多顆牙齒的魚，真是驚人！

1. Teeth 牙齒。
Doctors say teeth help us smile and speak. 醫生說牙齒幫助我們微笑和講話。
Really? I thought they only help me chew food.
真的喔？我以為牙齒只幫我咀嚼食物。

2. Hundred 百。
This strange fish has hundreds of teeth! 這種奇怪的魚有數百顆牙齒！
Hundreds of teeth? 數百顆嗎？
It must have a big mouth! 它一定有很大的嘴巴！

3. Adult 成年的。
Most people have 32 adult teeth. 大部分人有32顆恆齒。
When do children's adult teeth come in? 兒童什麼時候長恆齒？
Around 6 or 7. 大約六,七歲的時候。

4. Lose 失去。
Kevin is losing his baby teeth! 凱文在掉乳齒！
My mom is beginning to lose her adult teeth. 我老媽開始掉恆齒了。

When did you lose all your baby teeth? 一起來讀單字。
teeth 牙齒
hundred 百
adult 成年的
lose 失去
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Quiz

1. How many teeth does the fish in the story have?
A: 5,555
B: 2
C: 555

2. What is special about these fish teeth?
A: About 20 fall out every day
B: The teeth are blue and yellow
C: The tooth fairy really likes these teeth

3. About how many teeth do kids and adults have?
A: Kids have 9 and adults have 50
B: Kids have 20 and adults have 32
C: Kids have 234 and adults have 555

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
 

Dog Patrol Stops Seagulls

I love the sound of the sea.
我喜歡海的聲音。

But I don't really like the sound of seagulls!

They are very noisy birds!
可是海鷗真的很吵！

Sydney Harbour in Australia has a lot of seagulls.
澳洲的雪梨港有很多海鷗。

Sydney Harbour is very famous.

Many people visit to see the Opera House, take pictures, go to restaurants
and have fun.
很多人會去雪梨港看歌劇院跟觀光。

So lots of people, and lots of seagulls, right?

The problem is that seagulls steal food!
海鷗會搶人的食物！

That's right!

You could be standing on the harbor, enjoying the nice view and eating an ice
cream or some fries when suddenly… A seagull could swoop down and take your
food!

This has been a problem for years.

But now some people have finally had an idea to stop the seagulls from
stealing food.
海鷗搶食物的問題，現在終於有人想出了解決的方法。

That's right! Dogs!
就是狗！

Trained dogs now walk around the harbor and if they see seagulls getting too
close.

They chase the seagulls away!
受過訓練的狗看到海鷗太靠近，會把海鷗趕走。

It's working really well!

The dogs stop the seagulls from stealing food and everybody loves the dogs
too!

Now they are another one of Sydney Harbour's big attractions!
現在這些狗狗變成了雪梨港的新景點！
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Vocabulary

狗狗果然是人類最好的朋友！

1) Steal 偷竊。
The bird is stealing my food! 那隻鳥在偷我的食物！
I can't believe it! 真不敢相信。
We need to put the food away, or it'll steal again.
我們得把食物收起來，不然牠們會再來偷。

2) Problem 問題。
But my lunch is gone! 但是我的中飯沒了！
That's not a problem. 那不是問題。
Here, we can share my sandwich. 來，我們可以分享我的三明治。

3) Train 訓練。
I think those birds are trained by their mothers.
我想那些鳥是被媽媽訓練出來的。
Trained to steal food? 得到偷食物的訓練？
Yeah, they are so good at it. 對啊，牠們很厲害呢。

4) Chase away 趕走。
Look, the dog is chasing the birds away! 你看，狗狗把鳥都趕走了！
What a wonderful dog! 真棒的狗！

Please read the vocabulary with me.
steal 偷竊
problem 問題
train 訓練
chase away 趕走
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Quiz

1. What kind of birds are talked about in the story?
A: Parrots
B: Seagulls
C: Pigeons

2. Where are these birds causing problems?
A: Sydney Harbour
B: Taipei 101
C: The North Pole

3. What are they using to scare the birds away?
A: Loud music
B: Big spiders
C: Trained dogs

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
 

Climate Change is Creating 'Sea Snot'

The ocean is beautiful, but there can be a lot of gross things in it.
大海很美，但裡面可能有髒東西。

Things like plastic, garbage, and… sea snot?

Sea snot is what it sounds like: a gooey, slimy thing that is in the sea.
Sea snot 是海裡黏糊糊的東西, 跟鼻涕一樣。

It's growing because of climate change. Climate change is causing a lot of
areas in the ocean to become warmer. When this happens, tiny, little
organisms that live in the water start growing out of control.
氣候變遷讓海水的溫度升高，有一些區域的有機體就大量生長。

Organisms are very, very, very small living creatures that you need a
microscope to see.
有機體是很小很小的生物，用顯微鏡才看得到。

And sometimes these little organisms let out a sticky goo that gets all stuck
together and this creates… sea snot.
這些微小生物有時候會分泌黏黏的液體，形成海洋鼻涕。

Even worse, sea snot traps all the garbage and gross things in the ocean in
all of its stickiness.
海洋鼻涕還會黏住垃圾，變成更噁心的汙染物。

Right now, sea snot hasn't polluted all the seawater around the world, but
that might change if we don't protect our planet.
目前海洋鼻涕還沒有汙染全部大海，但是不保護地球，遲早就會發生。

We need to work together to make sure we keep our Earth clean.
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Vocabulary
海洋鼻涕聽起來有點恐怖，怎麼游泳呢？

1. Sea 海。
Seas are smaller than oceans. 海比海洋小。
For example, there's the South China Sea and the Java Sea.
比如說南海和爪哇海。

2. Ocean 大洋。
Right, and they are both part of the Pacific Ocean.
對，而它們都是太平洋的一部份。
I love the Pacific Ocean。我喜歡太平洋。
Taiwan is a big island in the Pacific. 台灣就是太平洋中的一個大島。

3. Sticky 黏黏的。
I need to take a shower. 我得去淋浴一下。
I'm all sticky. 我全身都黏黏的。
You were playing basketball? 你去打籃球了嗎？
No, I went swimming. 不，我去游泳了。

4. Garbage 垃圾。
In the river? 在河裡嗎？
There's so much garbage in the river! 河裡有好多垃圾！
I know, so I was swimming in the sea. 我知道，所以我去海裡游。

Can you use these words in your conversation?
sea 海
ocean 大洋
sticky 黏黏的
garbage 垃圾
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Quiz

1. What is the sticky thing in this story called?
a. Sea snot
b. Sea boogers
c. Sticky snot

2. Where is this sticky thing found?
a. On land
b. In the air
c. In the ocean

3. What is one cause of this sticky thing?
a. Climate change
b. People putting boogers in the ocean
c. Stealing seashells from the beach

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
 

Croc Rescued from Tire

Have you ever put on a shirt and the collar was just way too tight? Eugh! My
neck! It's pretty uncomfortable, isn't it? Now imagine wearing that shirt for
six years!
穿著衣領很緊的衣服應該很不舒服吧！你能想像這樣穿六年嗎？

Oh, man! That would really put you in a bad mood! Well, that's what happened
to an unlucky crocodile! Well, it wasn't wearing a shirt, but its neck was
trapped, for six years!
有一隻很倒楣的鱷魚，牠的脖子被卡住長達六年。

Nobody knows how it happened, but in Indonesia, people first noticed the
crocodile with a tire around its neck back in 2016!
在2016年，有人在印尼發現一隻鱷魚，牠的脖子被輪胎卡住了。

Why didn't anyone help the croc? Well, they tried, but it wasn't easy! You
try to pull a tire off the neck of a four-and-a-half meter-long crocodile!
這隻鱷魚有四公尺半這麼長，要把輪胎從牠的脖子上拿下來非常困難！

Finally, an animal expert called Tili, and his two friends set up traps for
the croc and eventually caught it. They pulled the huge croc out of the river
and used a saw to cut the tire off.
最後，有一位叫做Tili的動物專家跟朋友抓住這隻鱷魚，用鋸子把輪胎切開。

Afterwards they let the croc go back into the river. It must have been very
happy to finally have the tire off its neck.
之後，他們把這隻鱷魚放回河裡。這隻鱷魚一定很開心！

Well done Tili and friends, you are very kind, and brave too!
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Vocabulary
脖子被卡住，不管是誰都很痛苦吧。

1) Neck 脖子。
I have a neck pain. 我脖子痛。
What happened? 怎麼了？
I guess I slept too long. 我猜我睡太久了。

2) Crocodile 鱷魚。
There's a crocodile in the pond! 池塘裡有鱷魚！
Did you really see it? 你真的看見了嗎？
I did. It's a crocodile! 看見了，是鱷魚！
Let's call 1999. 我們來打熱線1999。

3) River 河流。
Crocodiles should live in rivers. 鱷魚應該住在河裡。
They can live in the sea too. 牠們也可以住在海中。
They are called saltwater crocs. 牠們叫做鹹水鱷魚。

4) Catch 抓住。
Can we catch the one in the pond? 我們可不可以抓住那隻在池塘裡的鱷魚？
Yeah, we can catch it with a net. 我們可以用網子抓住牠。

Let's read these interesting words together!
neck 脖子
crocodile 鱷魚
river 河流
catch 抓住
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Quiz

1. What kind of animal had a problem?
A: An alligator
B: A chicken
C: A crocodile

2. What was the animal's problem?
A: Its foot was stuck in the mud
B: Its neck was stuck in a tire
C: It couldn't find its mom

3. How long did the problem last?
A: Six weeks
B: Six years
C: Nine days

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B