Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters

Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters

Hey! Wake up! Why are you napping? Are you a chinstrap penguin? They love to nap!

These penguins have a black line under their chin. They look like they're wearing motorcycle helmets with chin straps. They're chinstrap penguins.
這些企鵝的下巴有一條黑色的紋路，看起像戴了安全帽一樣，他們是帽帶企鵝。

Scientists are studying chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. And you know what? They found out something new!
科學家研究南極的帽帶企鵝，他們有新的發現。

Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 naps a day! Each nap is about four seconds long. That's very short! One minute is 60 seconds long! These penguins don't need alarm clocks!
帽帶企鵝一天打瞌睡超過1萬次，一次大約只有4秒。

All those four-second naps give chinstrap penguins 11 hours of sleep a day. That's a lot! But they have work to do too. They take care of their eggs. They keep their eggs safe from other animals. And they find food in the ocean.
每4秒累積下來，帽帶企鵝一天可以睡11個小時。牠們還要孵蛋、保護企鵝蛋跟覓食。

Chinstrap penguins sleep, work, and repeat. Sleep is important for them… and us! We also need to sleep for the energy to do great things!
帽帶企鵝不停地睡覺跟工作，睡眠對牠們很重要。我們也需要睡眠才有活力做事。

Scientists are finding out more about sleep from the best nap masters. Let's take a four-second nap…

Voice: Hey! Wake up!

Narrator: Oh … OK! I'm awake, I'm awake!
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Vocabulary
帽帶企鵝喜歡睡覺，但是他們每次睡眠的時間非常短。

1. wake up 醒來
I'm so tired! 我好累。
Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好?
Right, I woke up at least 3 times. 對啊，我醒來三次。

2. motorcycle 摩托車
The motorcycles outside were so noisy! 外面的摩托車吵得要命!
That's really annoying. 那真的很討厭。

3. minute 分鐘
Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。
Go take a nap. 去睡一下吧。
You'll feel a lot better after just 10 minutes of sleep. 睡個十分鐘你也會覺得好很多。

4. hour 小時
No, 10 minutes is too short. 不，十分鐘太短了。
I need hours of sleep now. 我現在需要睡好幾個鐘頭。
Then what are you waiting for? 那你還在等什麼?
Just go. 就去吧。

你每天睡得夠嗎? 來讀單字。
wake up醒來
motorcycle摩托車
minute分鐘
hour小時

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Quiz

1. Where do chinstrap penguins live?
a. Africa
b. Antarctica
c. Asia

2. How many naps do chinstrap penguins take a day?
a. Less than 10,000
b. 10,000
c. More than 10,000

3. Where do chinstrap penguins find food?
a. Ocean
b. Forests
c. Mountains

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a

Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters

Hey! Wake up! Why are you napping? Are you a chinstrap penguin? They love to nap!

These penguins have a black line under their chin. They look like they're wearing motorcycle helmets with chin straps. They're chinstrap penguins.

這些企鵝的下巴有一條黑色的紋路，看起像戴了安全帽一樣，他們是帽帶企鵝。

Scientists are studying chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. And you know what? They found out something new!

科學家研究南極的帽帶企鵝，他們有新的發現。

Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 naps a day! Each nap is about four seconds long. That's very short! One minute is 60 seconds long! These penguins don't need alarm clocks!

帽帶企鵝一天打瞌睡超過1萬次，一次大約只有4秒。

All those four-second naps give chinstrap penguins 11 hours of sleep a day. That's a lot! But they have work to do too. They take care of their eggs. They keep their eggs safe from other animals. And they find food in the ocean.

每4秒累積下來，帽帶企鵝一天可以睡11個小時。牠們還要孵蛋、保護企鵝蛋跟覓食。

Chinstrap penguins sleep, work, and repeat. Sleep is important for them… and us! We also need to sleep for the energy to do great things!

帽帶企鵝不停地睡覺跟工作，睡眠對牠們很重要。我們也需要睡眠才有活力做事。

Scientists are finding out more about sleep from the best nap masters. Let's take a four-second nap…

Voice: Hey! Wake up!

Narrator: Oh … OK! I'm awake, I'm awake!

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Vocabulary

帽帶企鵝喜歡睡覺，但是他們每次睡眠的時間非常短。

1. wake up 醒來

I'm so tired! 我好累。

Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好?

Right, I woke up at least 3 times. 對啊，我醒來三次。

2. motorcycle 摩托車

The motorcycles outside were so noisy! 外面的摩托車吵得要命!

That's really annoying. 那真的很討厭。

3. minute 分鐘

Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。

Go take a nap. 去睡一下吧。

You'll feel a lot better after just 10 minutes of sleep. 睡個十分鐘你也會覺得好很多。

4. hour 小時

No, 10 minutes is too short. 不，十分鐘太短了。

I need hours of sleep now. 我現在需要睡好幾個鐘頭。

Then what are you waiting for? 那你還在等什麼?

Just go. 就去吧。

你每天睡得夠嗎? 來讀單字。

wake up醒來

motorcycle摩托車

minute分鐘

hour小時

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Quiz

1. Where do chinstrap penguins live?

a. Africa

b. Antarctica

c. Asia

2. How many naps do chinstrap penguins take a day?

a. Less than 10,000

b. 10,000

c. More than 10,000

3. Where do chinstrap penguins find food?

a. Ocean

b. Forests

c. Mountains

Answers:

1. b

2. c

3. a