Helping Rare Animals

幫助稀有動物

Jul 12, 2026, 21:43

Introduction

Some groups are helping rare turtles in Washington and lemurs in New Jersey.

一些團體正在幫助華盛頓的稀有烏龜和紐澤西的狐猴。

Main Body

People help western pond turtles in Washington. They take eggs from the wild. They keep the baby turtles safe until they are big. Now, 800 turtles live in the wild. But many turtles have a sick shell. Doctors are studying this problem.

人們在華盛頓幫助西方池龜。他們從野外採取蛋，將幼龜妥善照顧直到長大。現在有 800 隻烏龜生活在野外。但許多烏龜的龜殼有病，醫生正在研究這個問題。

A zoo in New Jersey built a new home for lemurs. It cost 4.9 million dollars. This home is like a jungle. It has tortoises and three types of lemurs.

紐澤西的一家動物園為狐猴建造了一個新家，耗資 490 萬美元。這個家就像一座叢林，裡面有陸龜和三種狐猴。

Lemurs are in danger. Most lemurs will die in 20 years because people destroy their homes in Madagascar. The zoo wants to help these animals.

狐猴正處於危險之中。因為人類破壞了他們在馬達加斯加的家園，大多數狐猴將在 20 年內滅絕。因此，動物園希望幫助這些動物。

Conclusion

Experts are watching the turtles in Washington. The zoo in New Jersey teaches people about lemurs.

專家正在觀察華盛頓的烏龜，而紐澤西的動物園則教導人們認識狐猴。

Vocabulary Learning

🐾 The 'Who does what' Pattern

Look at how the story tells us about actions. To speak English at an A2 level, you just need this simple order:

Person/Thing $\rightarrow$ Action $\rightarrow$ Object

People $\rightarrow$ help $\rightarrow$ turtles.
Doctors $\rightarrow$ study $\rightarrow$ this problem.
The zoo $\rightarrow$ teaches $\rightarrow$ people.

💡 Quick Tip: Adding 'S'

When only one person or thing does the action, add an -s to the verb:

One zoo $\rightarrow$ teaches
One doctor $\rightarrow$ studies
Many people (more than one) $\rightarrow$ help (no 's')

🌍 Useful Words from the Story

Wild: Nature (not in a house or zoo).
Destroy: To break something completely.
Rare: Not many exist in the world.

Vocabulary Learning

rare (adj.)

Not common; very few exist

Example:This is a rare bird; you do not see it often.

wild (n./adj.)

A place where animals live in nature, not in a zoo

Example:Turtles live in the wild.

shell (n.)

The hard outer cover of an animal like a turtle

Example:The turtle has a hard shell to protect its body.

destroy (v.)

To damage something so badly that it cannot be used

Example:People destroy the forest to build houses.

experts (n.)

People who know a lot about a specific subject

Example:The experts are studying how to save the animals.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→