Clean-Up Crows

Crows are super smart birds! I mean… really, really smart! Scientists say crows are about as smart as 7-year-old children! 烏鴉超級聰明，智商大概跟7歲小孩一樣！ Crows love to play games and they can make tools! 牠們喜歡玩遊戲，也會製作工具！ And crows can be a little naughty, too - just like 7 year-old kids! They sometimes take things and fly away… and they sometimes find a way to get into garbage cans and they make a big mess! 他們喜歡偷東西然後飛走，有時候，烏鴉也會想辦法進到垃圾桶，然後弄得一團亂。 So, some people in Sweden had an interesting idea. They said, "Hey! Crows are super smart. They like to pick things up. Maybe we can teach them to pick up litter!" 瑞典有人想到，可以教烏鴉去撿垃圾。 "Litter" is the English word for garbage people throw on the ground."Litter" 和 "garbage" 中文的意思都是垃圾，但 "Litter" 是特別指丟在地上的垃圾。 It's not nice to litter, but… (sigh) people still do it… and there is too much garbage on the ground. So people in Sweden taught the crows to pick up litter and the idea worked! For the crows… picking up the litter is like a fun game! When the crow drops a piece of litter into the clean-up box… a little snack comes out. Yeah! 烏鴉只要把垃圾撿起來丟進盒子，就會有零食掉出來。 The crows love the game… and the streets are getting cleaner. The crows are really good at finding litter! 烏鴉很喜歡這個遊戲，而且街道也因為這樣變得更乾淨。 The idea is working so well, now other countries want to follow Sweden's example. Hmm… Maybe we should try that in Taiwan, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類製造垃圾，烏鴉幫忙撿。 1) Pick up 撿起來。 We should pick up the litter. 我們應該把垃圾撿起來。 No, I'm not doing that. 不，我不做。 Why not? 為什麼不呢？ I hate picking things up from the ground. 我討厭從地上撿東西。 2) Game 遊戲。 Just think of it as a game. 你就把它當作遊戲。 I can't, I'm not a crow. 我沒辦法，我不是烏鴉。 And besides, there's no snack. 而且也沒有零食。 3) Street 街道。 This street is so clean! 這條街道好乾淨！ Yeah, and there are lovely coffee shops on the sides of the street. 街道兩邊還有可愛的咖啡館。 4) Children 兒童。 Pigs are as smart as 4-year-old children. 豬跟四歲小孩一樣聰明。 Crows are even smarter! 烏鴉更聰明！ 今天學了哪些單字？ pick up 撿起來 game 遊戲 street 街道 children 兒童 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "litter"? A: Something to send to Santa Claus B: A kind of bird C: Garbage people throw on the ground 2. Where are they teaching crows to clean-up the streets? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Swaziland 3. How smart are crows? A: As smart as a dog! B: As smart as the American president! C: As smart as a 7-year-old child Answers 1: C 2: A 3: C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn