Bus Stops For Bees and Butterflies

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Hi students! You guys know that bees are important, right?

They help plants grow. Butterflies also help plants grow. If we didn't have bees and butterflies, we wouldn't grow as much food. The world would be in big trouble then.
蝴蝶跟蜜蜂會幫忙授粉，沒有牠們，就種不出足夠的食物。這樣世界就糟糕了！

But there are fewer bees and butterflies now. One reason is that cities are growing.
但蜜蜂跟蝴蝶越來越少了，其中一個原因是城市變大了。

When cities get bigger, there are fewer places for bees and butterflies to visit flowers and other plants safely.
城市變大後，越來越少地方可以讓蜜蜂跟蝴蝶安全地授粉。

Now, people are helping these insects by building special bus shelters. They have little gardens on top of them.
現在，有人蓋了特別的公車亭，上面有一個小花園。

The Netherlands was the first place to have these special bus stops. England also has them. England wants to have more than 1,000 of them soon. There are some in France and Belgium also.
荷蘭是第一個有這種公車亭的國家，另外，英國、法國、比利時也有。

These bus shelters need to be stronger than regular bus shelters because the dirt and water on top of them is heavy.
這種公車亭必須要很堅固，因為上面的泥土跟水都很重。

This is a great idea! Taiwan should build bus stops for bees and butterflies to visit. Or, maybe I should call them BUZZ-shelters.

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Vocabulary
在公車站的屋頂上種花種草，好吸引蜜蜂蝴蝶。

1. butterfly 蝴蝶
   What a beautiful butterfly! 好漂亮的蝴蝶！
   Yeah, and it's a big one. 對啊，而且好大一隻。
   It's so nice to have butterflies waiting with me! 有蝴蝶跟我一起等車真棒！

2. grow 種植
   People should grow more flowers everywhere. 大家應該到處多種一點花。
   Right, the city would look so much better. 對啊，城市會好看很多。

3. plant 植物
   What plant should I grow indoors? 我在室內應該種什麼植物？
   I've heard that devil's vine is the best. 我聽說黃金葛最好了。
   It's very eco-friendly. 它對環境很友善。

4. the Netherlands 荷蘭
   People in the Netherlands built special bus stops for bees. 荷蘭人建了特別的公車站給蜜蜂。
   So the bees there take buses? 所以那裏的蜜蜂會搭公車 ?
   No, they fly. 不會，牠們用飛的。

今天學到哪些單字？
butterfly 蝴蝶
grow 種植
plant 植物
the Netherlands 荷蘭

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Quiz

1. Why did people build the bus shelters?
   A:So people could see more bees and butterflies
   B: So bees and butterflies wouldn't bother people
   C: So bees and butterflies could visit more places

2. Why are there fewer bees and butterflies?
   A: They have moved away from cities
   B: They can't visit as many places
   C: They are getting killed by buses

3. Which place first made the special bus shelters?
   A: England
   B: France
   C: The Netherlands

Answers

1. C
2. B
3. C