This Island Floats We live on an island.* *Islands have water all around them. Oceans, seas, and many lakes and rivers have islands in them. 我們住在島上，島嶼四面環繞著海水。很多的海洋、湖泊跟河流上都有島嶼。 Do islands float like a boat? Most islands are connected to the earth. They don’t float. Does Taiwan float? No, it doesn’t. But some small islands float. And some of them float too much! 島嶼會跟船一樣浮在水面上嗎？大多數的島嶼都連著地殼，不會浮在水上。台灣島也不會。但是一些小島確實會浮在水面上，還漂浮得很厲害。 There's a big floating island in a small lake. It's in Wisconsin, a state in the USA. It has trees. The wind in the trees makes the island move. This is a problem. 美國威斯康辛州的一座小湖泊有個很大的漂浮島。島上的樹跟風會讓它移動，造成問題。 Almost every year, the island floats too close to a bridge. Then boats can’t go under the bridge. They can't go to the other side of the lake. There isn't another way! 幾乎每一年這座島都會太靠近橋，堵住了船隻從橋底下通過的通道。又沒有其他的路線可以到湖的另一邊。 So about 25 boats come at one time. They push the island away from the bridge! 於是25艘船會一起開過來，把漂浮島推開。 Why don't people make the island into smaller islands? Well, many kinds of animals live there. So Wisconsin says people cannot do this. 那為什麼不把這座島弄成多個小島呢？因為島上有很多動物棲息，所以不可以這麼做喔！ It's a good thing Taiwan doesn't float! We don't have enough boats to push it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一座會漂浮的小島，對當地居民造成了困擾。 1. lake 湖 Could you imagine living on an island? 你能想像住在島上嗎? We are living on an island! 我們是住在島上。 No, a small island in a lake. 不，是湖上的小島。 2. live 居住 Oh, like Lalu Island in Sun Moon Lake? 像是日月潭的拉魯島嗎? Yeah, you could live there and go swimming whenever you want. 對啊，你可以住在那裏，想游泳隨時都可以。 3. boat 船 So you have an island for sale? 所以你有一座島要賣? No, I only have a boat.不是，我只有一艘船。 4. every year 每年。 And you plan to visit me on this island by boat? 而你打算坐船來島上看我? Yeah, but I can only do it once every year. 但是我每年只能看你一次。 來跟我一起讀單字。 lake湖 live居住 boat船 every year每年 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Does Taiwan float like a boat? a. No b. Yes c. Sometimes 2. What does the floating island go too close to? a. Other islands b. A lake c. A bridge 3. Why do boats push the island? a. To have fun b. To make trees tall and strong c. To let boats go to the lake’s other side Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn