Bears on the Mount Si Trail

Mount Si 登山步道出現黑熊

Jun 17, 2026, 19:24
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Introduction

Two teenagers got hurt by a black bear on a trail in Washington on Tuesday.

週二在華盛頓州的一條登山步道上，兩名青少年被黑熊弄傷。

Main Body

Three students walked on the Mount Si trail. A mother bear and her babies ran at them. One student got small cuts. Another student hurt their ankle while running away. Rescue workers helped them go to the hospital.

三名學生在 Mount Si 登山步道行走。一隻母熊帶著幼崽向他們衝來。一名學生被劃傷輕微傷口。另一名學生在逃跑時扭傷了腳踝。救援人員協助他們前往醫院。

Other hikers saw bears too. The government closed the trails for a short time. They looked for the bears but did not find them. Now the trails are open again. There are new warning signs.

其他登山客也看到了熊。政府短暫關閉了步道。他們尋找熊但未能發現。現在步道已重新開放，並設置了新的警告標誌。

There are 22,000 black bears in the state. Bears rarely hurt people. Only one person died since 1974. To stay safe, people should carry bear spray. They should make noise and not look at the bear's eyes.

該州共有 22,000 隻黑熊。熊很少傷害人類。自 1974 年以來僅有一人死亡。為了安全，人們應攜帶驅熊噴霧。他們應該製造噪音，且不要直視熊的眼睛。

Conclusion

The trails are open again because the workers did not find the bears.

因為救援人員沒有找到熊，所以登山步道現在已重新開放。

Vocabulary Learning

🐻 Moving from Now to Then

In this story, we see a pattern: Action happened → Result happened.

To reach A2, you must change 'today words' into 'yesterday words'. Look at how the story changes the verbs:

  • Walk →\rightarrow Walked
  • Run →\rightarrow Ran
  • Close →\rightarrow Closed
  • Look →\rightarrow Looked

The Secret Trick: Most of these just need an -ed at the end. This tells the listener the story is over. But some are 'rebels' and change completely (like run becoming ran).

⚠️ Advice Words

When the text says people should carry spray, it is not a fact; it is a suggestion.

Pattern: Person + should + action

Example: You should make noise.\text{Example: You should make noise.}

Vocabulary Learning

trail (n.)
A path through the woods or mountains
Example:We walked on a narrow trail in the forest.
ankle (n.)
The joint between the foot and the leg
Example:I hurt my ankle when I fell down.
rescue (n./v.)
Saving someone from a dangerous place
Example:The rescue workers helped the lost hiker.
government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country or state
Example:The government made a new law about safety.
warning (n.)
A sign or message that tells you about a danger
Example:There is a warning sign near the deep water.
rarely (adv.)
Not very often
Example:It rarely rains in the desert.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→