Killer Frog Cancelled in North Carolina

06/29/23 • 5 min

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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! ________________________________ 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 ________________________________ 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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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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! ________________________________ 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 ________________________________ 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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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Superhero Kids Are Saving the Earth

Superhero Kids Are Saving the Earth The Earth needs a lot of help. Who can help? One man says kids can help the Earth! 有個人說小朋友可以幫助地球! The man made a game for kids. The game helps them save the Earth! In this game, kids are superheroes. 他為小朋友設計了一個救地球的遊戲,在遊戲裡,他們都是超級英雄。 How do kids play the game? First, they make a superhero group. Superheroes are stronger together. 這個遊戲該怎麼玩呢? 首先小朋友們要組成超級英雄聯盟。 Then they look at their neighborhood. Can they help the Earth there? Are the parks dirty? Are there no trees or gardens? 他們找找看家裡附近有沒有可以幫助地球的,公園乾不乾淨,是不是沒有樹或花園。 The superheroes talk to people in their neighborhood. They learn a lot. Some people give them more help. 超級英雄們和鄰居聊過,他們學到很多,有一些鄰居還給他們很多幫助。 The superheroes have many ideas. They make a plan and then ... the superheroes have fun! 孩子們有很多的想法。他們訂了一個計劃。 The superheroes make parks clean and green! They plant trees! They make neighborhood gardens! They have fun together and help save the Earth! 孩子們綠化了公園,也把它變乾淨! 他們玩得很開心還幫助了地球! The Earth needs many superheroes. You and your friends can be superheroes too! Play the game together. 地球需要更多的超級英雄。你跟你的朋友也一起參加遊戲吧! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 一個好玩的遊戲,讓兒童幫地球的忙。 1. dirty 髒的。 Wow, this beach is really dirty! 哇,這個海灘真是髒! Yeah... It was not like this when I was little. 是啊,我小時候不是這樣的。 2. look at 看,注視。 Look at all these bottles and bags! 你看這些瓶子袋子。 Should we help clean this beach? 我們應該幫忙清理這個海灘嗎? 3. neighborhood 鄰近的區域。 No! What we should do is get everyone in this neighborhood to help out. 不,我們應該做的,是讓這個地方每個人都來幫忙清理。 That's too hard. 那太難了。 4. together 一起。 I know. But it's the only way. 我知道,不過這是唯一的辦法。And it can be fun when people do it together. 而且大家一起做,還會很好玩呢! 一起來讀今天的單字。 dirty髒的 look at注視 neighborhood鄰近的區域 together一起 ************************************************************************************************ Quiz 1. What did one man make to help save the Earth? a. a park b. a game c. a lot of money 2. Why do the kids make a superhero group? a. to clean parks b. to plant trees c. to be stronger together 3. Where do the superheroes help the Earth? a. the supermarket b. their neighborhood c. their friends' homes Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn