Do you like walking in the forest? It's so peaceful. Today, I'm going to tell you about a very special forest. It's special because it is really old. It is so old that it is ancient.
有一個很特別的森林，超級古老！
But that is not the only reason the forest is special. It's special because it is at the bottom of a sinkhole.
他特別的是，在一個天坑底部被發現！"Sinkhole" 就是天坑。
A sinkhole is a big hole in the ground. This big hole happens when the ground is weak. The ground quickly falls down. This hole is called a sinkhole.
如果土地很脆弱，地面就會塌下去，變成天坑。
People found a sinkhole in China with an ancient forest in it. They had to climb down hundreds of meters. Once they got to the bottom of the sinkhole, they found the forest.
中國有一群人在一個天坑底部找到這一座古老的森林。他們爬了好幾百公尺才到達底部。
It was hard for them to go through the forest because there were so many plants and trees there. Some trees were 40 meters tall! Forty meters… that's really tall.
在這個森林裡，有一些樹有四十公尺高！
Experts think they may find some animals in that forest that have never been discovered before.
專家說，有可能在這個森林裡會找到從來沒被發現過的動物。
Wow! Nature is so cool!
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Vocabulary
地面有天坑，天坑底下有森林，世界真奇妙！
1. hole 坑洞
Hey, there's a big hole in the road! 嘿，路上有個大洞！
Let me drive around it. 我來開車繞過去。
2. climb down 往下爬
It reminds me of a deep sinkhole in China. 這讓我想起中國很深的天坑。
How deep? 有多深？
Very deep. People have to climb down to the bottom. 很深，人們必須爬下去才能到它的底部。
3. bottom 底部
What's at the bottom? 底部有什麼呢？
Trees. A lot of trees. 有樹，很多很多棵樹。
Trees? That's not fun. 樹？那不好玩。
4. ancient 古老的
They should find an ancient kingdom there. 應該在那裏找到古老的王國。
You read too many novels. 你看太多小說啦。
你想看看這個天坑嗎? 先來讀單字。
hole 坑洞
climb down 往下爬
bottom 底部
ancient 古老的
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Quiz
1. Where did people find the forest?
A: They dug a hole deep in the ground
B: They went hiking in the mountains
C: They climbed down into a hole
2. What does ancient mean?
A: Really interesting
B: Very old
C: Quite difficult to find
3. How tall are the trees in the sinkhole?
A: 4 meters
B: 14 meters
C: 40 meters
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
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