Bird Flu in Australia
澳洲的禽流感
Introduction
Australia has a bird flu problem. The government and animal groups are trying to stop the virus.
澳洲目前面臨禽流感問題。政府與動物組織正努力阻止病毒傳播。
Main Body
Thirteen wild birds have the virus. Seven birds are in Western Australia. Five birds are in South Australia. One bird is in New South Wales.
共有十三隻野鳥感染了該病毒。西澳大利亞有七隻，南澳大利亞有五隻，而新南威爾斯則有一隻。
One sick bird is in Queensland. Doctors are testing this bird now. Workers wore special clothes and cleaned their cars to stay safe.
昆士蘭州有一隻病鳥，醫生目前正在對該鳥進行檢測。工作人員穿著特殊服裝並清潔車輛以確保安全。
One rescue center got $30,000 to help more birds. The government has a plan to stop the virus. Many people call a special phone line to report sick birds.
一家救援中心獲得了 30,000 美元用以救助更多鳥類。政府已制定計劃以阻止病毒擴散。許多人撥打專用電話線報告病鳥情況。
Conclusion
Doctors are waiting for test results from Queensland. They continue to watch the birds.
醫生正在等待昆士蘭的檢測結果。他們將繼續監測鳥類的情況。
Vocabulary Learning
📍 Where is it?
Look at these sentences from the text:
- "Seven birds are in Western Australia."
- "One sick bird is in Queensland."
The Simple Rule: Use in when talking about a city, a state, or a country. It is like a big box. You are inside the area.
Examples for you:
- I am in London.
- She is in Australia.
- The cat is in the room.
🛠️ Action Words (Present Continuous)
Some things are happening right now in the story:
- "Doctors are testing this bird."
- "They continue to watch the birds."
When you see am/is/are + word with -ing, it means the action is moving forward at this moment.
Easy Pattern: Person be (am/is/are) Action-ing
Example: I am learning English.