Big Search Fails to Find Monster

Big Search Fails to Find Monster

Are monsters real? There's Nian during the Lunar New Year. Nian has a lion's face with sharp teeth. People say this monster eats people and animals! But don't worry, Nian isn't real.
真的有怪獸嗎? 農曆新年有年獸。牠有?獅子的臉跟尖牙。大家都說年獸會吃人跟動物，但別擔心，年獸不是真的。

How about the Loch Ness Monster? Many people think it's real. They think it lives in Scotland, in Loch Ness. "Loch" means lake.
那尼斯湖水怪呢? 很多人覺得牠是真的，住在蘇格蘭尼斯湖。"Loch"是指湖。

People think the Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur. Some say it has humps.
大家覺得尼斯湖水怪看起來像一隻恐龍，說牠有背部隆起的身形。

Camels have humps, too. Camels are real. Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Nobody knows. But people have tried to find Nessie for a long time. Nessie? That's the monster's nickname.
駱駝背部也有駝峰，駱駝是真的。但尼湖水怪是真的嗎？沒有人知道，大家試著找Nessie好久了。Nessie是牠的小名。

In 2023, more than 300 people searched for Nessie in the loch. They looked together for two days. People put cameras and microphones in the water. They used drones. It was the biggest search for Nessie in 50 years!
2023年，有超過300人一起尋找尼斯湖水怪。他們在水下放攝影機跟麥克風，還用到無人機。這是50年來最大的搜索。

Some people took pictures of a big shadow in the water. Some people said they saw humps in the water. But no one found Nessie. What do you think? Is the Loch Ness Monster a real monster?
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Vocabulary
一大群人費盡力氣，希望解開尼斯湖水怪的謎。

1. nobody 沒有人
I've never seen a monster. 我從來沒看過怪物。
Me neither. Nobody has, I believe. 我也沒有。我相信沒有人看過。
Monsters only exist in stories. 怪物只存在故事裡面。

2. look for 尋找
Really? Then why are people looking for them? 真的嗎? 那為什麼大家要找怪物?
Like in Loch Ness? 像尼斯湖那樣嗎?
They must be scientists. 他們一定是科學家。

3. microphone 麥克風
No, they were ordinary people. 不是，他們是普通人。
One dropped a microphone into the water to collect sounds. 有一個人還把麥克風放進水裡收集聲音。

4. find 發現、找到
Did he find anything? 他有什麼發現嗎?
No. I think the monster is gone. 沒有，我覺得怪物已經走了。

你今天學到哪些單字?
nobody沒有人
look for尋找
microphone麥克風
find發現、找到

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Quiz

1. How many people looked for the Loch Ness Monster in 2023?
a. Less than 100
b. Between 100 and 300
c. More than 300

2. What is the Loch Ness Monster's nickname?
a. Lochy
b. Betsy
c. Nessie

3. What did people see in Loch Ness in 2023?
a. A real dinosaur
b. A big shadow
c. Many strange fish

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b

Big Search Fails to Find Monster

Are monsters real? There's Nian during the Lunar New Year. Nian has a lion's face with sharp teeth. People say this monster eats people and animals! But don't worry, Nian isn't real.

真的有怪獸嗎? 農曆新年有年獸。牠有?獅子的臉跟尖牙。大家都說年獸會吃人跟動物，但別擔心，年獸不是真的。

How about the Loch Ness Monster? Many people think it's real. They think it lives in Scotland, in Loch Ness. "Loch" means lake.

那尼斯湖水怪呢? 很多人覺得牠是真的，住在蘇格蘭尼斯湖。"Loch"是指湖。

People think the Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur. Some say it has humps.

大家覺得尼斯湖水怪看起來像一隻恐龍，說牠有背部隆起的身形。

Camels have humps, too. Camels are real. Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Nobody knows. But people have tried to find Nessie for a long time. Nessie? That's the monster's nickname.

駱駝背部也有駝峰，駱駝是真的。但尼湖水怪是真的嗎？沒有人知道，大家試著找Nessie好久了。Nessie是牠的小名。

In 2023, more than 300 people searched for Nessie in the loch. They looked together for two days. People put cameras and microphones in the water. They used drones. It was the biggest search for Nessie in 50 years!

2023年，有超過300人一起尋找尼斯湖水怪。他們在水下放攝影機跟麥克風，還用到無人機。這是50年來最大的搜索。

Some people took pictures of a big shadow in the water. Some people said they saw humps in the water. But no one found Nessie. What do you think? Is the Loch Ness Monster a real monster?

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Vocabulary

一大群人費盡力氣，希望解開尼斯湖水怪的謎。

1. nobody 沒有人

I've never seen a monster. 我從來沒看過怪物。

Me neither. Nobody has, I believe. 我也沒有。我相信沒有人看過。

Monsters only exist in stories. 怪物只存在故事裡面。

2. look for 尋找

Really? Then why are people looking for them? 真的嗎? 那為什麼大家要找怪物?

Like in Loch Ness? 像尼斯湖那樣嗎?

They must be scientists. 他們一定是科學家。

3. microphone 麥克風

No, they were ordinary people. 不是，他們是普通人。

One dropped a microphone into the water to collect sounds. 有一個人還把麥克風放進水裡收集聲音。

4. find 發現、找到

Did he find anything? 他有什麼發現嗎?

No. I think the monster is gone. 沒有，我覺得怪物已經走了。

你今天學到哪些單字?

nobody沒有人

look for尋找

microphone麥克風

find發現、找到

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Quiz

1. How many people looked for the Loch Ness Monster in 2023?

a. Less than 100

b. Between 100 and 300

c. More than 300

2. What is the Loch Ness Monster's nickname?

a. Lochy

b. Betsy

c. Nessie

3. What did people see in Loch Ness in 2023?

a. A real dinosaur

b. A big shadow

c. Many strange fish

Answers:

1. c

2. c

3. b