Woman Helps Save Tortoise

Do you like riding on trains? You can see lots of things while on trains, like mountains and forests. Sometimes, you can see animals. 你們喜歡搭火車嗎？搭火車可以看到山、森林，有時候還有動物。 In England, one woman even saw a tortoise. A tortoise is a kind of turtle. 在英國，有人搭火車的時候看到一隻陸龜！ A woman in England named Diane Akers saw a tortoise while she was on a train. The turtle was walking along the train tracks. Oh, oh! You know what would happen if a train hits a tortoise? 這個人叫 Diane Akers，她搭火車的時候，看到一隻陸龜在鐵軌上。 Don't worry! This tortoise didn't get killed! He was saved, thanks to Diane Akers. 別擔心，因為Diane，陸龜沒事！ When Akers saw the turtle, she took a picture of it. Then, she put the picture on Twitter. When she got off the train, she talked to some railway workers. 當她看到陸龜的時候，把牠拍照發上推特，下車以後也跟鐵路員工說了這件事。 Then, some workers found the turtle walking on the tracks. Its shell was hurt a bit. A piece was missing. 後來他們在鐵軌上找到陸龜，牠的龜殼缺了一塊，有一點受傷。 The workers found out that the tortoise has a name… Clyde! Clyde usually lives in a pet shop. But Clyde got out of the pet shop and went for a walk on the train tracks. 後來他們發現這一隻陸龜叫做 Clyde，從寵物店逃走跑來這裡。 I'm glad Clyde was saved! I bet Clyde is glad too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 好心人救了差點被火車輾過的陸龜。 1. pet shop 寵物店 What do you want for your birthday, Paz? 你想要什麼生日禮物？ I'd like a pet. 我想要個寵物。 Good idea! Let's go to a pet shop tonight. 好主意，我們今晚就去寵物店吧。 2. save 拯救 Look at that little kitty. 你看那隻小貓。 It looks so scared. 牠看起來好害怕。 Should we save it from this shop? 我們應該把牠從這家店救出來嗎？ Absolutely! 一定要的！ 3. train 火車 Where is the train to Yilan? 去宜蘭的火車在哪裡？ You can look at the signs. 你可以看標誌。 It tells you which platform to go to. 它會告訴你去哪個月台。 4. get off 下車 I'm going to Luodong. 我要去羅東。 Should I get off here? 我應該在這裡下車嗎？ No, you should get off at the next stop. 不，你應該在下一站下車。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ pet shop 寵物店 save 拯救 train 火車 get off 下車 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who first saw the tortoise named Clyde? A: A woman on a train B: A man working for the railway C: A woman in an animal hospital 2. Where was the tortoise? A: On train tracks B: On a train C: In a forest 3. Where does Clyde usually live? A: In the mountains B: In a railway station C: In a store that sells pets Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn