Have you ever found something in the ground? Maybe you have found some cool rocks, or some coins. What if you found an animal from thousands of years ago?
如果你在地底下發現了幾千年前的動物，怎麼辦呢？
That's what happened in Canada. A worker was digging a hole in the ground. He was looking for gold. Instead, he found some kind of animal! In fact, it was a baby mammoth.
加拿大就有一個工人，挖洞想要找黃金，結果發現了一頭小長毛象！
A mammoth is like an elephant, with lots and lots of fur. They lived in really cold places, so they needed lots of fur to help them keep warm, like they were wearing a big sweater!
長毛象長得像大象，因為住在很冷的地方，所以全身長滿毛來保暖，像是穿了一件毛衣。
The worker saw that this animal still had fur. Later, he found it had lived thirty thousand years ago.
這個工人看到他所發現的動物有毛，而且是三萬年前的生物！
Scientists came to study this animal. It is very interesting, because there are no mammoths alive today. The scientists found the mammoth was a baby girl.
因為現今已經沒有長毛象活著。科學家發現那隻長毛象是母的。
Now the worker is digging for gold again, but he will always remember the mammoth he found.
這個工人現在又回去挖黃金了，但他永遠不會忘記他找到的長毛象。
He thinks one day he may even find the baby mammoth's momma.
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Vocabulary
想要挖金礦，卻找到長毛象！
1. gold 黃金
Would you like to visit the Gold Museum this weekend? 這周末想不想去黃金博物館？
Gold? I love gold! 黃金？我愛黃金！
I know you do. 我知道你愛。
2. find 找到
You will find lots of shining gold there. 你會在那裏找到好多亮晶晶的黃金。
Really? Is it in the ground? 真的嗎? 它在地底下嗎？
No, it's right on a table. 不，就在桌子上。
3. dig 挖掘
People in Jinguashi used to dig for gold. 以前金瓜石的人會挖黃金。
Can I dig for it now? 我現在可以去挖嗎？
No, you're too late. 不行了，你太遲了。
4. coin 硬幣
My mother had a set of gold coins. 我媽媽以前有一套金幣。
Did she give them to you? 她有給你嗎？
No, she sold them a long time ago. 沒有，她好久以前就把它賣掉了。
你喜愛黃金嗎？來讀讀單字。
gold 黃金
find 找到
dig 挖掘
coin 硬幣
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Quiz
1. What did the worker find?
A: A cow
B: A mammoth
C: A dinosaur
2. How old was the animal?
A: Ten thousand years old
B: Thirty thousand years old
C: A million years old
3. What did scientists learn about the animal?
A: It was a baby girl
B: It was a momma
C: It was a teenager
Answers
1. B
2. B
3. A
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