Whales Die in Germany and Canada
德國與加拿大鯨魚死亡
Introduction
A humpback whale died in Germany. Other whales have problems with fishing ropes in Canada.
德國有一頭座頭鯨死亡。加拿大則有其他鯨魚因漁繩問題而陷入困境。
Main Body
People tried to save a female humpback whale in Germany. They used a boat to move her. The whale swam 215 kilometers but she died on May 6. Doctors looked at the body. She had no injuries.
人們試圖在德國救助一頭雌性座頭鯨。他們使用船隻將牠移走。這頭鯨魚游了 215 公里，但在 5 月 6 日死亡。醫生檢查了屍體，發現牠沒有受傷。
In Canada, a young humpback whale died. It had ropes around its body. The whale washed onto a beach. Now, the city must decide where to put the body.
在加拿大，一頭年輕的座頭鯨死亡。牠的身體被繩索纏住。這頭鯨魚被沖上海灘。現在市政府必須決定將屍體安置在何處。
Another whale is in trouble in Canada. It is a male right whale. It has fishing gear on its body. The weather was bad, so people could not help it yet.
加拿大另一頭鯨魚也陷入困境。那是一頭雄性北右鯨，身體上纏繞著漁具。由於天氣惡劣，人們暫時無法救援。
Conclusion
The whale in Germany died. In Canada, people are still trying to help whales and clean the beaches.
德國的鯨魚死亡了。在加拿大，人們仍在嘗試救助鯨魚並清理海灘。
Vocabulary Learning
🐋 Talking about the past
To tell a story about something that already happened, we often change the action word. Look at these changes from the text:
- Die → Died (The whale died)
- Try → Tried (People tried to save her)
- Use → Used (They used a boat)
- Swim → Swam (She swam 215 km)
Quick Tip: Most words just need -ed at the end. Some words are "rebels" and change completely, like swim becoming swam.
📍 Where is it?
We use In for countries and cities:
- In Germany
- In Canada
We use Onto when something moves from the water to the land:
- Washed onto a beach