Blue Cows

Have you ever seen a blue cow? Sure… in a cartoon, maybe. But would you believe me if I told you that there really are blue cows? It's true! 你有看過藍色的牛嗎？ In Europe, there is a county called Latvia. In Latvia, they have a special kind of cow that is blue! Some of them are light blue and some are dark blue. 歐洲有一個國家叫拉脫維亞，那裡就有藍色的牛，而且有深有淺。 When the blue cows are babies, they have curly fur on their bodies… and the fur is blue, too! 牠們剛出生的時候，身上有一層捲毛，也是藍色的。 So, how did they become blue? Don't worry… no one painted them… they are naturally blue! Why? Who knows? The cows in that part of the world are just… blue. 這種牛怎麼會是藍色的呢？沒人知道為什麼。 20 years ago there were only a few blue cows left. But today, there are lots and lots of them in Latvia. Some people in Latvia say the blue cow is their country's special animal… just like the special Taiwan Black Bear we have here. 二十年前藍色的牛很少見，現在拉脫維亞有很多，當地人說那是他們國家的特色，就像台灣黑熊一樣。 Do people eat the blue cows? Yes… sometimes… but the meat also looks kind of blue, so some people don't want to eat them. Blue cows… wow, that's cool! Moooo… I'm bluuuue! ________________________________ Vocabulary 拉脫維亞有藍牛，不是蠻牛喔。 1. Latvia 拉脫維亞。 Where is Latvia? 拉脫維亞在哪裡？ It's in Europe, right by Russia. 它在歐洲，就在俄羅斯旁邊。 It's a small country. 它是個小國。 2. Country 國家。 Is the country smaller than Taiwan? 那個國家比台灣小嗎？ Nope, it's bigger than us. 不，它比我們大。 But it only has 2 million people. 但是它只有兩百萬人。 3. Cow 牛。 There are more cows than people in New Zealand. 紐西蘭的牛比人口多。 It's a nice place for cows. 它是個養牛的好地方。 4. Special 特別的。 I made a special cake for you. 我替你做了一個特別的蛋糕。 Thank you! But why is it blue? 謝謝，不過它怎麼是藍色的？ I used milk from blue cows. 我用了藍牛生產的牛奶。 Would you read the words with me? Latvia 拉脫維亞 country 國家 cow 牛 special 特別的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find blue cows? A: Los Angeles B: Latvia C: Greenland 2. Why are the cows blue? A: Who knows? Nature does interesting things B: People painted them C: They are sad 3. What's one special animal we have in Taiwan? A: The Taiwan hippo B: The Taiwanese elephant C: The Taiwan Black Bear Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn