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Hi students, have you ever seen a dinosaur? Probably not.
Because dinosaurs are extinct. "Extinct" means they are all gone or all dead. Lots of animals are extinct.
恐龍跟很多動物都已經絕種了。
Have you ever seen a Tasmanian tiger?
你有聽過塔斯馬尼亞虎嗎？
No, right? That's because they are all extinct.
Tasmanian tigers used to live in Australia. They are not really tigers; people called them "tigers" because they had stripes on their backs.
他們其實不是老虎，牠們被叫做老虎，是因為背上有條紋。
They kind of looked like wild dogs, but they carried their babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo!
他們看起來像野狗，但他們把寶寶裝在袋子裡，跟袋鼠一樣！
The last Tasmanian tiger died in a zoo about 100 years ago.
But now, scientists say they might be able to bring the Tasmanian tiger back!
牠們100年前就絕種了，不過現在科學家說有可能可以讓牠們復活！
It's not going to be easy, but scientists think they might have found a way!
If it works, maybe the scientists can make a baby Tasmanian tiger!
Scientists say that after 10 years, there may be lots of these new animals and they could put them back into the wild in Australia!
科學家說，10年後有可能可以讓更多動物復活！
Hmmm… maybe we should try to bring dinosaurs back to life, too?
Yeah… that might not be such a good idea…
Vocabulary
讓已經絕種的動物重新出現，是很多科學家的夢想。
extinct 絕種的
Think about it! 想想看! Bringing back an extinct animal! 把絕種的動物弄回來！
Yeah? Which animal do you like to see? 是嗎？你想看哪一種動物？
Those big elephants, for sure. 當然是那些好大的大象。die 死亡
They died 4,000 years ago. 牠們死了四千多年了。
I know. That's why I'd like to see them. 我知道，這是為什麼我想看。bring back 帶回來
You can see them in movies. 你可以在電影裡看到。
Movies can bring back many things. 電影可以找回來很多東西。
You're right. 你說對了。maybe 也許
But maybe scientists should try other animals. 但是科學家也許應該試試別的動物。
Maybe they should try smaller ones. 也許他們應該試試比較小的動物。
今天學到哪些單字？
extinct 絕種的
die 死亡
bring back 帶回來
maybe 也許
Quiz
What was different about the Tasmanian tiger?
A: It carried babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo
B: It only ate vegetables
C: It looked like a giraffeWhat does "extinct" mean?
A: All gone or dead
B: We have too many of them
C: hungry and tiredWhen did the Tasmanian tiger become extinct?
A: About 100 years ago
B: Yesterday
C: 40,000 years ago
Answers
- A
- A
- A