Learning to Climb Trees Like a Monkey

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What does your gym teacher teach you? How to jump? How to run?

But, does your gym teacher teach you how to climb trees like a monkey?
你們的體育老師會教你像猴子一樣爬樹嗎？

Maybe this idea sounds silly to you, but there are people in a city in Spain who go to a monkey tree-climbing class!
你也許覺得這個很傻，但是在西班牙一個城市，有人跑去上猴子爬樹課！

The teacher shows the students how to climb trees like monkeys!

People and monkeys are part of the same animal family, but we are not monkeys, we are a kind of ape.

And the human ape is not very good at climbing trees.

But monkeys and other apes are very good at climbing trees.
人類跟猴子是同一個動物家族，但我們是人猿，不太會爬樹。其他猿跟猴子很會爬樹。

The teacher in Spain says people can learn to climb trees like monkeys, but we have to learn to move and climb in a new way.
那個老師說，我們可以跟猴子一樣學會爬樹，但是要學習新的移動方式跟爬樹。

This climb-like-a-monkey teacher is now famous!

People call him "Tarzan."
這個老師現在變得很有名，大家叫他「泰山」！

That's a good name for him, right? Tarzan, the teacher who helps you learn to be a monkey!

But of course, climbing trees can be dangerous. Don't try to climb a tree unless your mommy or daddy says it's OK.

Falling out of a tree would hurt! Ouch!
爬樹很危險，如果掉下來會很痛喔！

Umm… Maybe I'll just go hiking instead…

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Vocabulary
人類不擅長爬樹，猴子在這方面可高明多了。

1. climb 攀爬
   Would you like to learn how to climb trees? 你想學怎麼爬樹嗎？
   Why do I want to learn that? 為什麼我要學？
   Maybe you want to pick mangoes someday. 也許你有一天會想摘芒果。

2. famous 著名的
   Taiwan is famous for its mangoes, you know. 台灣的芒果很有名喔。
   I know, but I won't climb trees for a famous fruit. 我知道，但是我可不會為了有名的水果去爬樹。

3. silly 笨笨的
   It's a silly idea. 那是個笨主意。
   No, mango is not silly. 芒果並不笨。

4. teach 教導
   I can teach you how to make mango pudding. 我可以教你怎麼做芒果布丁。
   You'll teach me that? 你會教我呦？
   Hurray! I love mango pudding! 太棒了，我喜歡芒果布丁。

Let's read today's vocabulary.
climb 攀爬
famous 有名的
silly 笨笨的
teach 教導

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Quiz

1. Where are people learning to climb trees like monkeys?
   A: Kaohsiung
   B: South Africa
   C: Spain

2. Are people monkeys?
   A: No, we are fish!
   B: No, we are a kind of ape!
   C: No, we are trees!

3. What do people call the climb-like-a-monkey teacher?
   A: Tarzan
   B: Zoltan
   C: He-Man

Answers

1. C
2. B
3. A