Dangerous Animals in North America
北美的危險動物
Introduction
Two stories show problems between people and wild animals in Canada and the USA.
兩個故事描述了加拿大與美國在人類與野生動物之間所面臨的問題。
Main Body
A woman and her dog saw a big bear in Canada. The bear ran at them. The woman did not run away. She stayed still and spoke loudly. The bear did not hurt her.
一名女子和她的狗在加拿大看到一隻大熊。大熊向他們衝來。該女子沒有逃跑，她保持靜止並大聲說話。大熊沒有傷害她。
In the USA, a 12-year-old child saw a bison in Yellowstone Park. The bison hurt the child. The park is now checking what happened.
在美國，一名12歲的兒童在黃石公園看到一隻美洲野牛。該野牛傷了這名兒童。公園目前正在調查事件經過。
Bison are very fast and dangerous. People must stay far away from animals. Stay 25 yards away from bison. Stay 100 yards away from bears.
美洲野牛速度很快且非常危險。人們必須與動物保持距離。與美洲野牛保持25碼距離。與熊保持100碼距離。
Conclusion
Wild animals are dangerous. People must follow the safety rules.
野生動物很危險。人們必須遵守安全規則。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 The Power of 'MUST'
When something is a rule or very important, we use must.
- Rule: People must stay far away.
- Rule: People must follow the safety rules.
How it works:
MUST → ACTION (No 'to', no 'ing')
🕒 Talking about the Past
Look at how the words change when the story already happened:
- See Saw
- Run Ran
- Stay Stayed
- Speak Spoke
Pro Tip: To say "no" in the past, use did not + the normal word:
- Incorrect: She did not stayed.
- Correct: She did not run away.
📏 Distance Words
In English, we use yards to measure space between people and animals.
- Bison 25 yards
- Bears 100 yards