Smart Monkey Tries to
Save Water
(sfx: sound of water being drunk). Oh, excuse me.
I was just drinking a glass
of water. Water is good for you.
1.They say you should drink
at least eightcups of water
every day to stay healthy.
有的醫生說每天需要喝至少八杯水。
That means water is really important.
But not everyone remembers that.
Many people waste water.
很多人會浪費水。
They take really long showers
(sfx: sound of shower).
Or they let the water run a long time
while they are brushing their teeth
(sfx: teeth being brushed and water running).
They really shouldn’t do that.
Sometimes,
I don’t think people are very smart.
2.Well, people
who waste a lot of water
aren’t very smart.
愛浪費水的人不聰明。
Maybe animals are smarter.
There’s a monkey in India
that might be smarter than
people who waste water.
這隻猴子可能比人還聰明。
Yes, I said a monkey might be
smarter than some people.
Someone in India
took an interesting video of a monkey.
The video shows a pipe
with a lot of water leaking out of it.
有一個水管一直漏水。
3.The monkey then
takes many leaves from the
ground to try to
stop the water from coming out.
這隻猴子想把水管堵起來。
The animal tries really hard to put the leaves
in the pipe to make the water stop.
He looks worried, too. It’s a very short
video, and I don’t know
if the monkey was successful.
But even if he failed,
he tried really hard.
When people saw the video of the monkey,
they were happy.
They also said the monkey is
smarter than people who waste water.
Everybody should try to save
water like that monkey did.
大家都應該要學那隻猴子不要浪費水。
Remember –
if a monkey can do it, so can you!
Bye for now, and don’t forget to drink
more water every day. Just don’t waste it.
Vocabulary
Don’t you just love the monkey in the story?
It tries hard to stop the water from leaking!
小猴子努力想要擋住漏水。
1. Try hard努力。
Emily tried hard to finish her homework
before Monday.
艾蜜莉努力在星期一之前做完功課。
2. Waste浪費。
I wasted so much time on my Facebook!
我在臉書上浪費了好多時間!
Why do you waste money on sweet drinks?
Water is best for you.
你為什麼浪費錢買甜飲料?
水才是最好的。
3. Shower淋浴。
I’m going to take a shower.
我要去沖個澡。
There will be rain showers tomorrow.
明天會有陣雨。
4. Animal動物。
Wild animals can carry disease.
野生動物可能帶來疾病。
5. Show顯示。
Show me your hands, please.
請給我看你的雙手。
Would you like to show us your painting?
可以讓我們看看你畫的圖畫嗎?
今天學到這些字。Try hard努力
waste浪費 shower淋浴 animal動物 show顯示
Quiz
1) What is one way people waste water?
A: By giving animals water
B: By drinking 8 cups of water a day
C: By taking long showers
2) What did the monkey in the video try to do?
A: Stop leaking water
B: Drink water
C: Take a video
3) Was the monkey successful?
A: Yes, he was
B: No, he wasn’t
C: We don’t know
Answers
1. C 2.A 3.C