Humpback Whales Share Songs

Wow! I love this new song. I've got to tell my friends about it. I'm sure they'll love it too! 我好喜歡這首歌，我要分享給我朋友！ My friends and I like to share new songs with each other. If I hear a song I like, I always let my friends know about it. And, did you know, humpback whales do the same thing! 你知道嗎？座頭鯨也會這樣！ Scientists found that if one humpback whale starts singing a new song, and other humpback whales like it, the whales will sing it to their friends. 科學家發現，如果座頭鯨喜歡另外一隻座頭鯨唱的歌，牠就會跟著唱給朋友聽。 They found two humpback whales, who were very far away from each other, singing the same song! They were super far away, more than 10,000 kilometers away! 有兩隻座頭鯨，距離一萬公里遠，但是會唱同一首歌耶！ There's no way the whale's song could be heard under the water so far away, so the scientists did more work and found that humpback whales pass on new songs to each other. 聽到這麼遠的聲音是不可能的，後來科學家發現，歌是傳唱過去的！ And pretty soon, whales all over the ocean learn the new song and start singing it. 很快，整個海洋的每一隻座頭鯨就會唱這首歌了。 That's so cool! Maybe I can make a popular humpback whale song. Let me try… okay… maybe not! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你會不會希望有一天能潛到海裡，聆聽鯨魚唱歌？ 1. sing 唱 Listen! The birds are singing to each other. 你聽，鳥兒在互相唱和！ Is that how they talk? 牠們是在交談嗎？ Yeah, that's how they share ideas. 對，那是牠們交換意見的辦法。 2. song 歌曲 Their songs are really beautiful! 牠們的歌真好聽！ Indeed. It's the song of autumn. 沒錯，那是秋天的歌聲。 3. share 分享 Are you hungry? You can share my sandwich. 你肚子餓嗎？可以分享我的三明治。 Oh no, I can't do that. It's such a small sandwich. 我不能，你的三明治好小一個。 4. friend 朋友 Hey, you're my friend. 你是我的朋友。 Friends share food. 朋友一起分享食物。 Okay, then I want the bigger half. 好，那我要大的那一半。 你愛唱歌嗎？ sing 唱 song 歌曲 share 分享 friend 朋友 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whale is this story about? A: Happyback whales B: Monkeyback whales C: Humpback whales 2. What do whales do when they like a new song? A: They dance to it B: They stay really quiet C: They share it with their friends 3. How far away can new whale songs spread? A: More than 10,000 kilometers B: More than 5 centimeters C: To the moon and back Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn