How Cockroaches Survived the Asteroid that Killed Dinosaurs

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Ahhh! Cockroach!!
有蟑螂！！

I hate cockroaches! But they're so hard to kill! I have tried every kind of bug spray, but they keep coming back!
蟑螂怎麼樣都殺不死！

That's because cockroaches are very good survivors.
蟑螂是很厲害的生存專家。

Dinosaurs lived on Earth 66 million years ago, but they all died when a giant asteroid crashed into our planet.
六千六百萬年前，恐龍住在地球上，直到一顆小行星撞到地球，讓牠們毀滅了。

Well, guess who survived that crash? That's right, cockroaches!
但是蟑螂活了下來！

Cockroaches are very good at staying alive. If you look closely at a cockroach, you can see their bodies are very flat. This means they can squeeze into smaller, tighter places.
蟑螂的身體很扁，可以擠進很小的地方。

This helps cockroaches hide almost everywhere, and protects them from things like asteroids… and my slippers!
牠們可以躲在任何地方，小行星沒有讓牠完蛋，我的拖鞋也沒有！

Cockroaches are also able to eat many different things. This includes plants, animal parts, even cardboard, clothing, and poop!

Ewww! That's gross, but it helps them stay alive.
牠們會吃植物、動物遺體、厚紙板、衣服，甚至大便都吃，很噁心！但是這樣可以讓牠們活下來。

And this is how cockroaches are such great survivors, and it is how they lived even when all the dinosaurs died.

Oh no, I see a cockroach now!

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Vocabulary
蟑螂雖然不討喜，卻是生存大師。

1. million 百萬
   There are millions of ants in the world. 世界上有好幾百萬隻螞蟻。
   I believe it's more than that. 我相信比好幾百萬多。

2. alive 活著
   How do ants stay alive? 螞蟻如何維持生存？
   By eating my bread? 靠吃我的麵包嗎？
   No, they stay alive by eating almost everything. 不是，牠們幾乎什麼都吃來保持活著。

3. hide 躲藏
   A fat cockroach is hiding in my coffee maker! 一隻胖蟑螂躲在我的咖啡壺裡！
   Why is it hiding there?! 牠為什麼要躲那裏？！
   Maybe it's a coffee drinker? 也許牠習慣喝咖啡？

4. protect 保護
   Protect your head during an earthquake. 地震時要保護你的頭。
   Just my head? 只有頭嗎？
   Okay, protect your neck too. 好吧，也要保護脖子。

我們來讀今天的單字。
million 百萬
alive 活著
hide 躲藏
protect 保護

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Quiz

1. What killed the dinosaurs on Earth?
   A: Aliens
   B: An asteroid
   C: Cockroaches

2. Why can cockroaches hide in small spaces?
   A: They are very flat
   B: They are very fat
   C: They are very shy

3. Why are cockroaches good survivors?
   A: They will eat anything
   B: They can see the future and avoid problems
   C: They are stronger than dinosaurs

Answers

1. B
2. A
3. A