Green Iguanas Invade Pingtung

I'm in Pingtung today! It's sunny and… Wow! What is that? It's a Green Iguana! 是一隻綠鬣蜥耶！ Wow! It's huge! It looks like a little dinosaur! Listen, I like iguanas, but they are not supposed to live in Taiwan. These kinds of iguanas live in South America, and it's never a good idea to take animals to a place where they don't come from. 綠鬣蜥是南美洲的動物，不應該帶進來台灣。 These iguanas in Taiwan are invaders! 牠們是入侵者！ It's true! Someone probably brought baby iguanas to Taiwan to be pets, but then the iguanas grew up and became super big lizards! 一開始應該有人把牠當寵物養，但是牠長大以後變成太大隻了！ Some owners said "Aiyah! This iguana is huge! It's scary!" So they let them go out into the wild. 然後牠的主人有可能覺得「怎麼這麼大！好可怕！」，就把牠丟到野外。 The iguanas like Pingtung because it's hot and sunny. But the iguanas are bad for the environment in Pingtung. They are hungry eaters! 但是綠鬣蜥對環境很不好。 The farmers won't be able to make money if iguanas keep eating their fruit and veggies. 牠們會吃農夫種的蔬菜跟水果！這樣農夫都賺不到錢。 So, now in Pingtung, people are trying to catch these invaders and take them out of Taiwan. Sorry, iguanas. You're cool, but you don't belong in Taiwan. ________________________________ Vocabulary 綠鬣蜥是外來物種，對本土農業造成很大的損害。 1. live 居住 Where do iguanas usually live? 綠鬣蜥平常住在哪裡？ They usually live in South America. 牠們通常住在南美洲。 But some of them live in Pingtung now. 但是有些現在住在屏東。 2. invader 入侵者 Scientists say they are invaders. 科學家說牠們是入侵者。 That means they shouldn't be here. 那表示說牠們不應該來這裡。 No, they shouldn't. 是不應該。 3. eat 吃 They eat too much stuff. 牠們吃太多東西了。 Yeah, like what? 是嗎？比如說什麼？ Like a lot of leafy veggies. 比如說大量的葉菜。 4. bad idea 糟糕的主意 So it's really a bad idea to set the iguanas free. 所以把這些蜥蜴放生是個壞主意。 Very bad. 很壞。 一起來讀讀單字。 live 居住 invader 入侵者 eat 吃 bad idea 糟糕的主意 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why are iguanas "invaders"? A: Because Taiwan is not their home B: Because iguanas like fighting C: Because of the weather in Pingtung 2. Why is it bad to bring animals to a place they don't belong? A: Because the animals will miss their mommy B: Because these animals can hurt the environment C: Because they look like little dinosaurs 3. Where do iguanas come from? A: China B: India C: South America Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn