Dead Duck in the Lincoln Memorial Pool
林肯紀念館水池出現死鴨
Introduction
A baby duck died in the Lincoln Memorial pool. Now, people are checking the pool's new $14 million repair.
一隻小鴨在林肯紀念館的水池中死亡。目前，人們正在檢查該水池耗資1,400萬美元的新維修工程。
Main Body
The pool has new blue paint. The paint is peeling. The water turned green because of small plants called algae. Workers put a chemical called hydrogen peroxide in the water to clean it.
水池重新漆了藍色油漆，但油漆正逐漸剝落。由於一種稱為藻類的小型植物，水質變成了綠色。工人向水中加入了過氧化氫這種化學物質來進行清理。
Some people say the chemical is safe. Other people say it is dangerous. The chemical can make animals sick if they drink it.
有些人認為這種化學物質是安全的，而另一些人則認為它很危險。如果動物飲用這種化學物質，可能會生病。
Experts from a university are not sure why the duck died. Maybe the water was bad. Maybe the duck was too cold or hungry. Maybe the duck could not climb out of the pool because the walls are too steep.
來自大學的專家並不確定小鴨死亡的原因。可能是水質不佳，也可能是小鴨太冷或太飢餓。或者是因為池壁太陡，小鴨無法爬出水池。
Conclusion
Doctors are checking the duck's body. Other birds in the pool are okay.
醫生正在檢查小鴨的屍體。水池中的其他鳥類目前平安無事。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 The 'Maybe' Pattern
When we aren't sure about something, we use Maybe. It is a simple way to guess.
- Maybe the water was bad.
- Maybe the duck was cold.
- Maybe the duck was hungry.
How it works:
Maybe + Sentence → Your guess.
🎨 Describing Changes
Look at how the story describes the pool:
- Blue paint (The color) Peeling (The problem)
- Water (The thing) Turned green (The change)
A2 Tip: Use "Turned + [Color]" to show a change in appearance.
- Example: The leaf turned yellow.