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Description
Many places have forest fires… but in Australia, they have bush fires.
很多地方有森林大火，但澳洲是叢林大火。
In 2020 there were some terrible bush fires in Australia. The bushland caught fire and it burned for many weeks!
2020年，澳洲發生叢林大火，連續燒了好幾個星期。
The firefighters in Australia tried to put out the fires. They even used airplanes and dropped water on the fires… but the fires were too big.
消防員從飛機上灑水滅火，但是火實在太大了。
Many koalas were trapped in the fires. But… 100 koalas were saved… by a hero dog!
有一隻英雄狗狗，救出了一百隻無尾熊！
The dog's name is Bear.
牠的名字叫小熊。
Bear has lots of energy and loves to play… so he became a koala rescue dog.
A koala rescue dog goes into the bushland after the fire stops and finds koalas that need help.
搜救犬小熊會在火被撲滅以後進到叢林裡，尋找需要幫忙的無尾熊。
The ground is still very hot after a fire, so Bear wears special dog shoes to protect his feet.
地面還是很燙，所以小熊會穿特別的鞋子來保護腳。
Bear found 100 koalas that needed help. That's a lot!
Firefighters gave Bear a medal because they say Bear is a hero.
消防隊頒發勳章給英勇的小熊。
Saving 100 koalas is amazing… What a good dog!
Vocabulary
救難犬能夠幫忙救出上百隻的無尾熊，真是了不起！
Koala 無尾熊。
Koalas are so cute! 無尾熊好可愛！
They are, but you have to go to Australia to see them. 是很可愛，但是你要去澳洲才看得到。
I saw koalas yesterday, at Taipei Zoo! 我昨天才看到無尾熊，在台北動物園！Firefighter 救火員，消防員。
Finally, firefighters are here! 消防隊終於來了！
Yeah, they need to put out this fire fast! 他們得趕快把火撲滅！Rescue 搶救。
Can they rescue the trees? 他們能搶救那些樹嗎？
I think they should rescue the animals first. 我想他們應該先救動物。Forest 森林。
Animals can run, but the forest can't move. 動物會自己跑，但是森林動不了。
I guess you're right. 我想你是對的。
今天的單字很有趣喔。
koala 無尾熊
firefighter 消防員
rescue 搶救
forest 森林
Quiz
Where did the big bush fires happen in 2020?
A: Australia
B: Taichung
C: EnglandWhat is the hero dog's name?
A: Monkey
B: Giraffe
C: BearHow many koalas did the hero dog save?
A: 1,000
B: 100
C: 10
Answers
- A
- C
- B