Animals in Maine and Yellowstone

緬因州與黃石公園的動物


Introduction

There are two stories about wild animals in the USA.

有兩個關於美國野生動物的故事。

Main Body

In Maine, a black bear tried to eat a baby moose. A man named Todd Malcolm saw this. He drove his car between the bear and the baby moose. The bear stopped. The baby moose went back to its mother.

在緬因州,一隻黑熊試圖吃掉一隻小麋鹿。一名叫 Todd Malcolm 的男子看到了這一幕。他將車開到黑熊和小麋鹿之間。黑熊停止了行動。小麋鹿回到了牠母親身邊。

In Yellowstone Park, a wolf and a grizzly bear found a dead bison. The wolf wanted to eat the meat. The grizzly bear was much bigger than the wolf. The bear fought the wolf. The wolf ran away.

在黃石公園,一隻狼和一隻灰熊發現了一隻死掉的美洲野牛。狼想要吃肉。灰熊比狼大得多。熊與狼打了起来。狼隨後逃跑了。

Conclusion

These stories show how animals fight and how people can help.

這些故事展示了動物如何競爭以及人類可以如何提供幫助。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'PAST ACTION' KEY

To tell a story in English, we often add -ed to the end of a word. This tells us the action is finished.

Look at these changes:

  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped*
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted*
  • Drive \rightarrow Drove (Special word!)
  • Run \rightarrow Ran (Special word!)

Quick Patterns:

  • The bear stopped.
  • The wolf wanted the meat.

Pro Tip: Some words are 'rebels' and don't use -ed. You must learn them separately, like Drove and Ran.

Vocabulary Learning

wild (adj.)
Living in nature, not with people
Example:Lions are wild animals.
between (prep.)
In the middle of two things
Example:The ball is between the two boxes.
fought (v.)
Past tense of fight; to use force against someone
Example:The two dogs fought over the toy.
ran away (v.)
To leave quickly to escape
Example:The cat ran away when it saw the dog.
Practice A2 words in a crossword