Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean

Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean

What is A23a? It's two times bigger than New Taipei City. It's almost as tall as Taipei 101!
什麼是A23a? 它比新北市還大兩倍，跟台北101一樣高。

A23a is an iceberg! That's a mountain of ice. Most of it is underwater. It's very heavy. But it floats in the ocean, the same as an ice cube in your milk tea!
A23a是一座冰山。冰山有一大部分沉在水裡，而且很重。但是它可以漂在海面上。

A23a is the biggest iceberg in the world now. Ocean waves push it and it moves… very, very slowly…
A23a是現今世界上最大的冰山。它隨著洋流緩慢地移動。

As years go by, the iceberg slowly melts and gives nutrients to the ocean.
幾年過去了，這座冰山的養分慢慢溶到海裡。

The nutrients help very, very small plants grow. Small ocean animals eat these plants and grow! Then bigger ocean animals eat the smaller ones. Then… this goes on and on!
這些養分幫助很小的植物生長，小型的海生動物吃這些植物，再被大一點的動物吃掉，以此類推。

Waves are pushing A23a to Iceberg Alley, an ocean path where many icebergs are. Then it will melt away in the Atlantic Ocean…
洋流把A23a推到冰山巷，很多冰山都被推向那裡，之後會在大西洋慢慢地融化。

Icebergs make the ocean healthy, yes… But now, there are more and more icebergs. They're melting faster. This shows our Earth is too hot. Let's cool the Earth!

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Vocabulary
世界最大的冰山慢慢融解，同時也滋養著海洋生物。

1. melt 融化
Are you staring at your drink? 你是在瞪著你的飲料嗎?
Yes, I want to see how the ice melts. 對，我要看冰塊怎麼融化。

2. slowly 慢慢地
Why are you interested in that? 為什麼你對那個有興趣呢?
Because it's getting smaller very slowly now. 因為它現在很慢地變小。Sometimes it melts very fast. 有時候它很快就融了。

3. ocean 海洋
It melts fast if the drink is hot. 要是飲料是熱的，它很快就會融化。
Just like an iceberg. 就像冰山一樣。
If the ocean water is warm, it'll disappear quickly. 要是海水溫暖，它很快就會不見。

4. milk tea 奶茶
All this talk about ice makes me want a milk tea. 這個冰塊話題讓我想喝奶茶。
I love milk tea! 我很喜歡奶茶!

讀單字時間到了。
melt融化
slowly慢慢地
ocean海洋
milk tea奶茶

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Quiz

1. What does A23a give as it melts?
a. Pollution
b. Plants
c. Nutrients

2. What is NOT true about A23a?
a. It's heavy.
b. It's big.
c. It's fast.

3. What pushes A23a?
a. Waves
b. Fish
c. People

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. a

Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean

What is A23a? It's two times bigger than New Taipei City. It's almost as tall as Taipei 101!

什麼是A23a? 它比新北市還大兩倍，跟台北101一樣高。

A23a is an iceberg! That's a mountain of ice. Most of it is underwater. It's very heavy. But it floats in the ocean, the same as an ice cube in your milk tea!

A23a是一座冰山。冰山有一大部分沉在水裡，而且很重。但是它可以漂在海面上。

A23a is the biggest iceberg in the world now. Ocean waves push it and it moves… very, very slowly…

A23a是現今世界上最大的冰山。它隨著洋流緩慢地移動。

As years go by, the iceberg slowly melts and gives nutrients to the ocean.

幾年過去了，這座冰山的養分慢慢溶到海裡。

The nutrients help very, very small plants grow. Small ocean animals eat these plants and grow! Then bigger ocean animals eat the smaller ones. Then… this goes on and on!

這些養分幫助很小的植物生長，小型的海生動物吃這些植物，再被大一點的動物吃掉，以此類推。

Waves are pushing A23a to Iceberg Alley, an ocean path where many icebergs are. Then it will melt away in the Atlantic Ocean…

洋流把A23a推到冰山巷，很多冰山都被推向那裡，之後會在大西洋慢慢地融化。

Icebergs make the ocean healthy, yes… But now, there are more and more icebergs. They're melting faster. This shows our Earth is too hot. Let's cool the Earth!

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Vocabulary

世界最大的冰山慢慢融解，同時也滋養著海洋生物。

1. melt 融化

Are you staring at your drink? 你是在瞪著你的飲料嗎?

Yes, I want to see how the ice melts. 對，我要看冰塊怎麼融化。

2. slowly 慢慢地

Why are you interested in that? 為什麼你對那個有興趣呢?

Because it's getting smaller very slowly now. 因為它現在很慢地變小。Sometimes it melts very fast. 有時候它很快就融了。

3. ocean 海洋

It melts fast if the drink is hot. 要是飲料是熱的，它很快就會融化。

Just like an iceberg. 就像冰山一樣。

If the ocean water is warm, it'll disappear quickly. 要是海水溫暖，它很快就會不見。

4. milk tea 奶茶

All this talk about ice makes me want a milk tea. 這個冰塊話題讓我想喝奶茶。

I love milk tea! 我很喜歡奶茶!

讀單字時間到了。

melt融化

slowly慢慢地

ocean海洋

milk tea奶茶

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Quiz

1. What does A23a give as it melts?

a. Pollution

b. Plants

c. Nutrients

2. What is NOT true about A23a?

a. It's heavy.

b. It's big.

c. It's fast.

3. What pushes A23a?

a. Waves

b. Fish

c. People

Answers:

1. c

2. c

3. a