World's First Poisonous Bird Discovered

Hey students! Let me ask you a question. Have you ever heard of a poisonous bird? 你們有聽過有毒的鳥嗎？ It's a small orange and black bird. It lives in a country called Papua New Guinea. 這種鳥小小的，有黑色跟橘色的毛，住在一個叫做巴布亞紐幾內亞的國家。 Papua New Guinea is on a big island, near Australia. But it's still much bigger than Taiwan. There's an interesting story about how the bird was discovered. A scientist was trying to catch another kind of bird. He put nets in trees to catch the bird. But he got the poisonous orange and black bird instead. 這一隻鳥是怎麼被發現的呢？科學家本來要抓另外一種鳥，結果抓到這一隻有毒的鳥。 How did he know the bird was poisonous? He tried to get the bird out of the net. When he did that, it bit and scratched his fingers. Ouch! 當他要把這一隻鳥從網子抓出來時，他被咬又被抓傷。 Then, the scientist put his fingers to his mouth to lick his hand-the same hand that he had just grab the bird with. Later, his mouth burned and felt numb. That's how he found out the bird was poisonous. 科學家把受了傷的手放進嘴巴舔，結果嘴巴變得麻麻燙燙的。 Luckily, the bird wasn't very poisonous, so he wasn't hurt badly. 幸好這隻鳥沒有很毒，他才沒有怎樣。 Remember, if you go to Papua New Guinea, don't touch that orange and black bird! ________________________________ Vocabulary 我們知道有毒蛇毒蜘蛛，比較不認識有毒的鳥類。 1. island 島嶼 Can you name 3 island countries? 你能說出三個島嶼國家嗎？ Sure. Iceland, Singapore and Cuba. 當然。冰島，新加坡跟古巴。 Very good! 很棒喔！ 2. poisonous 有毒的 Does Iceland have poisonous frogs? 冰島有毒青蛙嗎？ I don't think so. 我想沒有。It's too cold there! 那裏太冷了！ You're right again! 你又答對了！ 3. catch 捕捉 Do you know how to catch snakes? 你知道怎麼抓蛇嗎？ No no, I don't even want to know. 不知道，我甚至不想知道。 I can catch mosquitos. 我會抓蚊子。 4. net 網子 I enjoy catching them in the mosquito net. 我喜歡在蚊帳裡抓蚊子。 That's too easy for you! 太容易了吧！ That's why I like it. 那是為什麼我喜歡。 來讀讀單字。 island 島嶼 poisonous 有毒的 catch 捕捉 net 網子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was the poisonous bird caught? A: In a nest B: In a tree C: In the mountains 2. In which country was the poisonous bird found? A: Taiwan B: Papua New Guinea C: Canada 3. How did the scientist know the bird was poisonous? A: It bit his fingers B: It bit his mouth C: It licked his hand Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn