Sharks Help Scientists Discover Forest

Have you ever seen a shark? It's a scary fish with lots of sharp teeth. 你看過鯊魚嗎？他們有讓人害怕的尖銳牙齒。 Recently, sharks have helped scientists find a forest on the ocean floor. 但是最近，鯊魚幫助科學家找到一個海底森林！ Scientists were looking for seagrass in the ocean. Seagrass is a plant that grows deep underwater. That means it's not easy to study. 科學家當時在尋找海草，海草長在深海中，要研究它很不容易。 But the scientists had an idea. They caught some sharks and put cameras on them, so they could see what the sharks saw. Then they let the sharks go in the ocean. 他們在鯊魚身上裝上攝影機，這樣子他們就可以看到鯊魚看到的東西，然後把鯊魚放回海中。 When the scientists watched the videos, they were amazed. They saw a huge forest of seagrass on the ocean floor, the largest seagrass forest in the world. 結果，他們在海底找到了一個全世界最大的海草森林！ Seagrass is important because it can absorb lots of CO2. Too much CO2 in the air and water is the main cause of global warming. 海草很重要，因為他們可以吸收二氧化碳。太多二氧化碳會讓地球暖化。 If we can learn more about seagrass, we can better understand how to fight climate change. Now that we have found this seagrass forest, we can learn a lot, all thanks to those helpful sharks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鯊魚能夠潛入深海，在鯊魚身上裝上攝影設備，可以幫助科學家探索海洋。 1. shark 鯊魚 I'd sure like to swim. 我真想游泳。 There are no sharks in this part of the ocean, right? 這邊的海裡沒有鯊魚，對吧？ Right. At least I've never heard of it. 對，至少我沒有聽說過。 Okay, I'm going in. 那我下水了。 2. ocean 海洋 So how's the water? 海水怎麼樣？ It's good, but there's something on the ocean floor. 很好，但是海床上有東西。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 You mean like shells? 你是說貝殼之類的嗎？ No, it's big and moving around. 不是，它很大，會動來動去。 Sounds scary. 聽起來有點可怕。 4. plant 植物 But it could be a plant. 但是有可能是植物。 I'm pretty sure it's an animal. 我很確定是動物。 鯊魚也可以做科學家的嚮導。 shark 鯊魚 ocean 海洋 scary 讓人害怕的 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does seagrass grow? A: In the ocean B: On mountains C: On trees 2. Why is seagrass important to study? A: It's interesting B: It's delicious C: It absorbs CO2 3. What does CO2 cause? A: Seagrass B: Global warming C: Sharp teeth Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn