Bat Nail Painting
Hey there, everyone!
Did you all hear the interesting news story about a really rare bat?
這是一種稀有的蝙蝠喔!
Batman: The Dark Knight!
No, not Batman! A bat!
This type of bat is very special, 剩下幾百隻而已. And that’s sad, right?
These bats are so rare, that many people thought they were already gone
forever.
But then, a few years ago, the bats were found again!
Now the bats only live in one place, in one cave! 牠只住在一個洞穴裡!
Batman: The Batcave!
No! Not the Batcave!
This cave is in a country called Cuba. And the cave is nice, and comfortable,
and warm, just how the bats like it.
But because there are so few of the bats left, scientists want to keep an eye
on them, they want to check how many there are and track them.
科學家想知道到底還有幾隻這種蝙蝠.
“How do you track hundreds of bats? 追蹤蝙蝠很難吧！”
Batman: The Batsignal!
No!
Batman: The Batmobile!
No!
It’s none of those things! The scientists are tracking the bats by painting
their nails! 塗指甲油!
Batman: In black?
No!
They’re painting the nails lots of different colors! 這樣才分的情趣阿。
And the best part, is that the paint doesn’t hurt the bats!
這種指甲油並不影響蝙蝠的生活. They just look cool!
Hopefully, one day, there will be lots more of these bats!
希望以後會有更多這種蝙蝠. And they can move to other caves, and have little
bat babies, and…
Batman: And fight crime!
(sighs) Ugh.. Sure. 也許可以幫你抓壞人.
Vocabulary
Bats live in warm and comfortable caves.
1) Comfortable舒服的。It’s a comfortable day today, not cold or
hot.今天不冷也不熱，很舒服.
2) Rare稀有的。Pandas are rare animals熊貓是稀有動物。They are so rare that
you can only see them in the zoo牠們如此稀少，只有在動物園才看得到.
3) Forever永遠。Do you want to be forever young你想要永遠年輕嗎? Oh, yes, I
certainly do當然想啦!
4) Track追蹤。Can police track my cell phone警察能追蹤我的手機嗎? I think
they can我想可以。
5) Check查看。How big is Taiwan台灣有多大? I don’t know; let me
check不知道，我來看看。
Okay, boys and girls, let’s read the words one more time. Comfortable舒服的
rare稀有的 forever永遠 track追蹤 check檢查，查看
Quiz
1 .What kind of animal is in the story?
A: Birds B: Bats C: Spiders
- Where do they live?
A: In a cave B: At the beach C: In a castle - What do scientists do to track them?
A: Paint their nails B: Give them hats C: Use the Batsignal
Answers
1:B 2:A 3:A