Snake on a Train

Are you afraid of snakes? I think a snake is a cool animal… but I don't really want to get close to one! 我覺得蛇很酷，但是我可不想靠近牠！ And I definitely don't want to be on a train with a snake! 更不希望在火車上碰到蛇！ But that's what happened to some people on a train here in Taiwan! 但是在台灣就發生這種事！ Someone looked up and said, "Hey! What's that? Is it a snake?" Then some other people looked too. They said, "Yes, it is!! It's a snake! Quick! Call for help! There's a snake on the train!" The train conductor called the fire department and stopped the train in Yilan. He told everyone "Quick! Get off the train! The firefighters are coming to catch the snake." 列車長打電話給消防隊，並且在宜蘭停車。他請大家下車，讓消防員抓蛇。 The firefighters came into the train and caught the snake. It was a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is not a poisonous snake… but that kind of snake doesn't live in Taiwan. 牠是一條紅尾蚺，雖然沒有毒，但牠不是台灣本地的蛇。 The firefighters said they think it was someone's pet! 消防隊員認為是某人飼養的寵物！ They think the pet snake got away, climbed up to the place above the seats… and hid behind the bags. 牠跑出來之後，爬到座位上面的地方，而且躲在包包後面。 If I was the one who saw the snake, I'm sure I would have screamed… "AAAHH!! Snake!! On the train! And it doesn't have a ticket!" 我如果看到蛇，應該也會尖叫。 I'm happy no people or animals were hurt… but if the snake was a pet, its owner should be more careful. Nobody wants to ride a train with a snake! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有人帶寵物蛇搭火車，卻讓牠跑了出來。 1) train 火車 Should we take the train or bus? 我們應該坐火車還是巴士？ Train is better. 火車比較好。 I can walk around on a train. 我可以在火車上走來走去。 2) fire department 消防隊 I think we're totally lost. 我覺得我們完全迷路了。 Let me call the fire department. 我來打電話給消防隊。 No, you need to call the police. 不對，你得打給警察。 3) firefighter 救火員 Firefighters catch snakes. 救火員抓蛇。 I think they save people too. 我想他們也救人。 4) catch 捕捉 They do. 他們是會救人。 But they often catch snakes or bees. 不過他們經常抓蛇或是蜜蜂。 Bees? They don't catch bees. 蜜蜂？他們不會捉蜜蜂。 They just remove the beehive. 他們只是把蜂巢摘掉。 These are useful words to learn. train 火車 fire department 消防隊 firefighter 消防員 catch 捕捉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of snake was on the train? A: A green snake B: A cobra C: A boa constrictor 2. What did the conductor do? A: Called the firefighters and stopped the train B: Called for some pizza and ice cream C: Called the zoo and asked them what to do 3. What did the firefighters say? A: They said they think the snake was someone's pet B: They said, "That's not a snake! That's a cat!" C: They said, "Call someone else! We're afraid of snakes." Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn