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Big Dogs Save Little Penguins

Australia has some very cool animals. It has the world's smallest penguins!
They're called little penguins. They're 35 centimeters tall!
澳洲有世界上最小的企鵝，叫做小企鵝，牠只有 35 公分高！

Foxes were eating the little penguins. So they moved to small islands near
Australia. The water around the islands kept the foxes away.
狐狸會獵捕小企鵝，後來小企鵝遷移到澳洲附近的小島，狐狸過不來。

One island had 600 little penguins. But foxes found a way to the island! The
foxes ate and ate the little penguins. Then there were only 10 little
penguins left.
原本島上有 600
隻小企鵝，結果狐狸找到方法登陸，吃掉了好多小企鵝，後來島上只剩下 10
隻小企鵝了。

Local people worried about saving these little penguins. Then a local farmer
had an idea…

His farm has thousands of chickens. The farmer's dogs keep his chickens safe
from foxes. The dogs are big. They have a very deep bark. They bark to keep
the foxes away. But the dogs are kind to the chickens. So the farmer wanted
his dogs to keep the little penguins safe too!
當地居民想要拯救小企鵝。有一個農夫養了好幾千隻雞，也養了狗來保護牠們。要是狐狸靠近，狗會狂吠，把狐狸嚇走。這位農夫希望狗狗也可以保護小企鵝的安全！

The farmer's idea worked! The dogs kept the foxes away. The dogs are kind to
the penguins too. And there are more little penguins every year.
結果成功了！狗狗嚇走了狐狸，現在島上的小企鵝越來越多了。

Now the island has hundreds of little penguins. Thanks to the farmer's great
idea, big dogs are saving little penguins!
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Vocabulary
友善的狗既保護養雞場，也保護小企鵝。

1. keep away 離遠一點
Is that your dog? 那是你的狗嗎？
Keep it away from me! 讓牠離我遠點！
Sorry, but Buddy doesn't bite. Don't worry. 抱歉，不過巴弟不會咬人，別擔心。

2. safe 安全的
No, I don't feel safe when it barks like that. 牠那樣叫我覺得不安全。
There, you're safe now. 好了，你現在安全了。

3. big 大的
Why do you keep such a big dog? 你為什麼養那麼大的狗？
Buddy is not that big。巴弟沒有那麼大。
And he's cool.而且牠很酷。

4. island 島嶼
He can swim fast. 牠可以游泳游很快。
We sometimes swim to that island together. 我們有時候一起游到那個小島。
Wow, that's far away! 哇，很遠呢！

我們來讀單字。
keep away 離遠一點
safe 安全的
big 大的
island 島嶼
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Quiz

1. What was eating the little penguins?
A: Farmers
B: Local people
C: Foxes

2. What do the dogs do to keep the penguins safe?
A: Bite
B: Bark
C: Eat

3. What does the farm have?
A: An idea
B: Chickens
C: Little penguins

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
 

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Scientists Drill Into the Earth for Answers

Do you know where volcano lava comes from? 你知道火山的岩漿從哪裡來嗎？

It comes from the earth's mantle.

The mantle is the earth's middle layer.

It has lots of very hot rock.
岩漿在地函裡面。地函位在地殼的下面，是地球的中間層，裡面有很多滾燙的岩石。

What's in this mantle rock? What can we learn from it?

Scientists say we can learn more about volcanoes and earthquakes.

We can learn more about how life started on earth and many other things too!
這些岩石裡面有甚麼呢？我們又可以從這些岩石學到甚麼？科學家說，我們可以更了解火山跟地震，還有生命的起源！

But mantle rock is deep in the earth. It is not easy to get.

Scientists first tried 62 years ago!
但是地函很深，這些石頭不容易取得，科學家 62 年前就試過了！

Mantle rock is closest to the ocean floor.

So scientists are working on a ship.

They have a big drill.
離地函岩石層最近的地方是海床，於是科學家在船上工作，他們有一台巨大鑽頭！

The drill is making a very deep hole.

The drill takes the rock from the hole. Now scientists have one kilometer of
mantle rock!
這個鑽頭鑽了一個很深很深的洞，把裡面的石頭取出來，現在科學家有超過一公里這麼多的地函岩石層！

This is great news for scientists everywhere.

It's the deepest mantle rock we have!

And every day, the drill goes deeper and gets more mantle rock!
這是目前能夠拿到的，地球最深處的岩石！而且這個鑽頭每一天都在繼續往下鑽！

We can learn more about the earth and life from this mantle rock. The earth's
mantle has a lot to teach us! Keep drilling!
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Vocabulary

科學家從海床鑽洞，把地殼下面的岩石取出來研究。

1) deep 很深的。The earth seems to keep a lot of secrets.
地球好像藏著很多秘密。That's deep. 很深奧呢。No, I mean it.不，我是說真的。

2) volcano 火山。We see volcanoes erupt. 我們看到火山爆發。But we don't
really know why. 卻並不懂為什麼。Yeah, and we never know when earthquakes
will happen. 對啊，而且我們完全不知道什麼時候會地震。

3) learn 學習。Exactly. 正是這樣。Luckily, scientists are learning new things
every day. 幸運的是，科學家每天都在學新東西。

4) easy 容易的。But there are no easy answers.但是沒有簡單的答案。Maybe your
questions are too hard! 也許你的問題太難了。


來一起讀讀單字吧

deep很深的 volcano火山 learn學習 easy容易的


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Quiz

1. What does a drill make?

A: Fire

B: Rock

C: Holes




2. What is mantle rock closest to?

A: Mountains

B: The moon

C: The ocean floor




3. What can we learn more about from mantle rocks?

A: Ships

B: Big drills

C: The earth









Answers
1. C 2. C 3. C
 

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Hi-tech Knitting Stops Mosquitoes

Taiwan is a tropical country. Tropical countries are where the sun is the
hottest. Southeast Asia is tropical too.
台灣跟東南亞都是熱帶地區。熱帶國家太陽又大又熱，還很潮濕。潮濕的天氣很悶。

Tropical countries are perfect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love wet places!
They live on water. They love hot, humid weather too. It makes people sweat.
Mosquitoes like sweaty people. They smell very tasty to mosquitoes!
熱帶國家是蚊子生活的完美環境。蚊子喜歡又熱又潮濕的天氣，這種天氣會讓人流汗，蚊子喜歡流汗的人，對牠們來說這是美味的氣味！

Mosquitoes bite people all day. They drink lots of blood. Mosquitoes carry
many diseases. People can get very sick from a mosquito bite.
蚊子整天叮人吸血，還會帶來傳染病，被蚊子咬到有可能會生重病！

Scientists want to stop mosquitoes from making people sick. They made a new
kind of fabric. Clothes are made of fabric. Mosquitoes can bite through most
clothes. But they can't bite through this fabric!
科學家想要阻止蚊子傳染疾病。蚊子可以隔著大部分的衣服叮人，所以他們製造了一種特殊布料，讓蚊子沒有辦法叮！

This new fabric is made with a hi-tech knitting machine. The machine knits
the fabric very tightly! A mosquito's very thin mouth can't get through!
他們用高科技的紡織機做了這種非常細密的布料，讓蚊子細長的口器沒有辦法穿過去。

This new fabric is perfect for tropical countries. It's light and comfortable
in hot weather. And it stops mosquito bites! Not as many people will get
sick! Hooray for science!
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Vocabulary
科學家想出了好辦法對付愛吸血蚊子。

1) humid 潮濕的
Come over tonight for my barbecue. 今晚過來吃烤肉吧。
On a hot and humid day like this? 在這麼濕熱的天氣吃？
Yeah, why not? 對啊，有何不可？

2) bite 叮咬
There'll be lots of mosquitos! 會有很多蚊子耶！
I'm not afraid of them. 我不怕牠們。
Of course you're not. They never bite you! 你當然不怕，蚊子從不叮你！

3) tasty 美味的
You mean they'll bite you? 你是說牠們會咬你？
Oh yeah, apparently I'm very tasty. 會，顯然我很好吃。

4) comfortable 舒服的
Okay, no barbecue. 好吧，不要烤肉了。
A light and comfortable dinner inside the house.
待在室內吃一頓清淡舒服的晚飯。
Hurray! 好耶！

你常被蚊子叮嗎? 來讀單字。
humid 潮濕的
bite 叮咬
tasty 美味的
comfortable 舒服的
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Quiz

1. What is the weather in tropical countries?
A: Sunny and cold
B: Sunny and wet
C: Cold and wet

2. What do mosquitoes drink?
A: Water
B: Blood
C: Sweat

3. What are clothes made of?
A: Plants
B: Animals
C: Fabric

Answers
1. B
2. B
3. C
 

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Killer Frog Cancelled in North Carolina

Guys! Be careful… That's an African clawed frog! That thing's a killer!
RUN!!!

Phew! Those frogs are very scary! They eat any animal they can. ANY animal!
這是非洲爪蛙，牠們很恐怖，什麼動物都吃。

Listen to this scientist…

Scientist: "I haven't found anything they won't eat… bugs and snails,
tadpoles, other frogs, small fish… anything! Left alone… they would kill
everything until you'd only find the clawed frog left. Then they'd begin
eating each other."
科學家說，非洲爪蛙什麼都吃，包括昆蟲、蝸牛、蝌蚪、其他的青蛙、小魚等等。如果你把非洲爪蛙放在一起，牠們會把所有的動物殺光，然後開始吃同類！

African clawed frogs have long, sharp claws.They use them to rip up other
animals!
非洲爪蛙有又長又尖銳的爪子，可以撕開獵物的身體。

In just 4 months this killer frog can lay thousands of eggs. The eggs turn
into tadpoles. Some tadpoles become frog food…
這種青蛙四個月之內就可以生下好幾千顆卵，這些卵會孵化成蝌蚪，再變成更多非洲爪蛙！

These frogs smell very bad! They taste bad too. So no other animals eat them.
牠們又難聞又難吃，所以沒有動物會吃。

They're hard to catch. They're really fast swimmers.They can hold their
breath for a loooong time. And they can swim backwards!
牠們游得很快，憋氣可以憋很久，還會倒退游，所以很難抓！

North Carolina is a state in the USA. It thinks this frog is very, very
scary. It's illegal to have an African clawed frog in North Carolina.
美國的北卡羅萊納州覺得這種青蛙太恐怖了，決定立法禁止人們養這種青蛙。

So if you live in North Carolina, or anywhere, stay away from African clawed
frogs!
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Vocabulary
這種青蛙侵略性太強，已經成為禍害。

1) African 非洲的
Africa… I've only read about it in books. 非洲，我只在書本裡面讀過。
Yeah? There are many African countries worth a visit.
是嗎？有很多非洲國家值得一遊。

2) animal 動物
How many have you been to? 你去過幾個？
Just three. 只有三個。
And I think I saw hundreds of animals. 我想我看到了好幾百個動物。

3) careful 小心的
That's amazing! 真驚人！
Yeah, but you have to be very careful. 對，不過要很小心。
Wild animals can be dangerous. 野生動物會危險。

4) swimmer 游泳者
Did you know that tigers are good swimmers? 你可知老虎很會游泳？
No, I didn't. 我不知。
They are. 真的。
A tiger once almost caught me in the river. 有一次一頭老虎差點在河裡抓到我。

這些英文字你記住了嗎？
African 非洲的
animal 動物
careful 小心的
swimmer 游泳者
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Quiz

1. What will African clawed frogs eat?
A: Eggs
B: Swimmers
C: Anything!

2.What do these frogs use their claws for?
A: Ripping
B: Breathing
C: Tasting

3. How many eggs can these frogs lay?
A: Hundreds
B: Thousands
C: Millions

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
 

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Scientist Studies Hippie Monkeys for 40 Years

Do you like animals? Cats? Dogs? How about... monkeys?

One scientist likes northern muriqui monkeys. She likes their cinnamon smell
too! She likes to study these monkeys.
有一位科學家喜歡北絨毛蛛猴，也喜歡研究牠們。

Northern muriquis are the biggest monkeys in North and South America. They're
about 150 centimeters tall. They're about 15 kilograms. Their tails are long
and very strong. Their tails help them go from tree to tree.
這種猴子是美洲最大的猴子。身高150公分、體重15公斤。長長的尾巴讓牠們可以從一棵樹盪到另外一棵樹。

Most monkeys fight. But northern muriquis are very peaceful. They don't
fight. They hug each other a lot! People call them "hippie monkeys".
這種猴子非常溫和。牠們不會吵架，會互相抱抱。

The scientist studies these muriquis. But she is trying to save them too.
They're in very big danger!
這位科學家也努力拯救牠們，因為牠們現在瀕臨絕種。

One million northern muriquis lived in forests a long time ago. But people
cut down many trees. They wanted to make farms. The forests became smaller
and smaller. There are only 1,000 northern muriquis now. People still cut
down trees.
很久以前，森林裡有
100萬隻北絨毛蛛猴。但人類砍了很多樹，森林變得越來越小，現在只剩下1,000隻。

When forests are too small, there can be no northern muriquis.
森林變太小就會沒有牠們了。
The scientist has been helping the northern muriquis for 40 years now. She
doesn't want to stop. There is a lot to do. Good luck!

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Vocabulary
美洲最大的猴子，因為棲息地縮小而面臨絕種。

1. small 小的，smaller 更小的
What a cute monkey! 好可愛的猴子!
Yeah, it's a cotton-top tamarin. 對啊，牠叫做棉頭絹猴。
They're so small! Even smaller than a cat. 牠們好小喔，比貓咪還小。

2. hug 擁抱
Don't you just want to hug them? 你不覺得很想抱抱牠們嗎?
No! I would never hug a monkey. 不，我一點也不想抱猴子。

3. fight 打架
Hey, look, they're about to fight! 你看，牠們快要打架了!
Wow, this should be interesting to watch. 哇，這應該很好看。

4. peaceful 和平的
I thought monkeys were peaceful animals. 我以為猴子是很和平的動物。Obviously
these two are not. 顯然這兩隻不是。

我們來讀今天的單字。
smaller更小的
hug擁抱
fight打架
peaceful和平的

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Quiz

1. What do people call the northern muriquis?
a. Happy monkeys
b. Hoppy monkeys
c. Hippie monkeys

2. How many northern muriquis are there now?
a. One million
b. One thousand
c. One hundred fifty

3. What do the northern muriquis' tails help them to do?
a. go from tree to tree
b. hug each other
c. fight other monkeys

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a