Bird Flu in Australia
澳洲的禽流感
Introduction
Wild birds in Australia have a sick virus called H5N1. The government wants to protect farm birds and wild animals.
澳洲的野生鳥類感染了一種稱為 H5N1 的病毒。政府希望保護家禽與野生動物。
Main Body
The virus started in Western Australia and South Australia. The government is spending a lot of money to find the virus and stop it.
該病毒始於西澳洲與南澳洲。政府正投入大量資金以偵測並阻止該病毒傳播。
Farm owners in Tasmania are worried. Wild birds can bring the virus to farm chickens. If the chickens get sick, the farmers must kill all the birds. This will cost a lot of money.
塔斯曼尼亞的農場主感到憂心。野生鳥類可能會將病毒帶入農場的雞群中。如果雞隻染病，農民必須撲殺所有鳥類，這將導致巨大的經濟損失。
Many wild birds are in danger. The black swan can get very sick. Sea lions are also at risk because this virus killed many sea lions in South America.
許多野生鳥類處於危險之中。黑天鵝可能會病得很嚴重。海獅也面臨風險，因為這種病毒曾在南美洲導致大量海獅死亡。
Conclusion
Australia is watching the birds carefully. The government and farmers want to stop the virus from spreading.
澳洲正密切關注鳥類情況。政府與農民希望阻止病毒傳播。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Action' Word
Look at how the text uses can. It tells us about a possibility (something that might happen).
- "Wild birds can bring the virus" Maybe they will, maybe they won't.
- "The black swan can get very sick" It is possible for the swan to be sick.
🌍 Place Words
When we talk about locations, we use in:
- In Australia
- In Western Australia
- In South America
Rule: Use "in" for countries, states, and cities.
💰 Money Talk
Notice these two phrases:
- "Spending a lot of money" Giving money to pay for something.
- "Cost a lot of money" The price of something is high.