Dolphins Saved Near Tainan

Dolphins Saved Near Tainan

Look! There’s a dolphin! Look at it jump! Dolphins are beautiful, aren’t they? And they love to swim and play all day in the ocean!
你看，那裏有海豚! 牠們很漂亮對吧! 牠們喜歡在海裡游一整天。
But dolphins need help when they leave the ocean. How can people help?
但海豚離開海洋就需要幫助，我們可以怎麼幫忙呢?
Near Tainan, strong waves pushed two dolphins onto a beach. The dolphins were scared. They didn’t know what was happening. People saw the dolphins and did something very smart. They called the coast guard and firefighters for help!
在台南有兩隻海豚被強浪推上岸，人們看到趕緊打電話給海巡人員跟消防隊。
The coast guard and firefighters know how to save dolphins. First, they made the dolphins calm. How? They stayed next to the dolphins.
海巡人員和消防隊員在海豚身邊安撫牠們。

Next, they kept the dolphins safe on the beach. They stopped water from going into the dolphins’ blowholes. This let the dolphins breathe. They put wet towels on the dolphins.* *The towels kept the dolphins safe from the wind and the sun.
他們讓海豚安全地待在沙灘，防止牠們的噴氣孔進水，還把濕毛巾放在牠們身上以免風吹日曬。

Finally, they took the dolphins to a safer place.

So how can people help dolphins on a beach?Calling 118 for the coast guard is the best way! That's how the people near Tainan saved the dolphins.
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Vocabulary
台灣外海有很多可愛的海豚，我們要保護牠們。
1. ocean 海洋
I’m taking 3 days off next month.我下個月放三天的假。
Let’s go sailing in the ocean. 我們去大海玩帆船吧。
That sounds exciting! 聽起來真讓人興奮!
2. beach 海灘
In Keelung or Hualien? 基隆還是花蓮？
Hualien. We can also go swimming at the beach. 花蓮，我們也可以去海灘游泳。And go whale watching. 還有去賞鯨。
3. sun 太陽
I’m already feeling the sun on my face. 我已經可以感覺到陽光在我的臉上了。
And the wind and the blue skies…還有微風和藍天…
4. leave 離開
When should we leave? 我們什麼時候出發?
How about November 19th? 十一月十九號如何?
Sounds good. 聽起來很不錯。
I’ll need to buy new swimsuits. 我需要買新的泳裝。
Do you like swimming in the ocean?
ocean海洋
beach海灘
sun太陽
leave離開
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Quiz
1. Where were the dolphins?
a. Taipei
b. Tainan
c. Taitung
2. How many dolphins were there?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
3. What did the coast guard and firefighters put on the dolphins?
a. Some toys
b. Blowholes
c. Wet towels

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c

Dolphins Saved Near Tainan

Look! There’s a dolphin! Look at it jump! Dolphins are beautiful, aren’t they? And they love to swim and play all day in the ocean!

你看，那裏有海豚! 牠們很漂亮對吧! 牠們喜歡在海裡游一整天。

But dolphins need help when they leave the ocean. How can people help?

但海豚離開海洋就需要幫助，我們可以怎麼幫忙呢?

Near Tainan, strong waves pushed two dolphins onto a beach. The dolphins were scared. They didn’t know what was happening. People saw the dolphins and did something very smart. They called the coast guard and firefighters for help!

在台南有兩隻海豚被強浪推上岸，人們看到趕緊打電話給海巡人員跟消防隊。

The coast guard and firefighters know how to save dolphins. First, they made the dolphins calm. How? They stayed next to the dolphins.

海巡人員和消防隊員在海豚身邊安撫牠們。

Next, they kept the dolphins safe on the beach. They stopped water from going into the dolphins’ blowholes. This let the dolphins breathe. They put wet towels on the dolphins.* *The towels kept the dolphins safe from the wind and the sun.

他們讓海豚安全地待在沙灘，防止牠們的噴氣孔進水，還把濕毛巾放在牠們身上以免風吹日曬。

Finally, they took the dolphins to a safer place.

So how can people help dolphins on a beach?Calling 118 for the coast guard is the best way! That's how the people near Tainan saved the dolphins.

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Vocabulary

台灣外海有很多可愛的海豚，我們要保護牠們。

1. ocean 海洋

I’m taking 3 days off next month.我下個月放三天的假。

Let’s go sailing in the ocean. 我們去大海玩帆船吧。

That sounds exciting! 聽起來真讓人興奮!

2. beach 海灘

In Keelung or Hualien? 基隆還是花蓮？

Hualien. We can also go swimming at the beach. 花蓮，我們也可以去海灘游泳。And go whale watching. 還有去賞鯨。

3. sun 太陽

I’m already feeling the sun on my face. 我已經可以感覺到陽光在我的臉上了。

And the wind and the blue skies…還有微風和藍天…

4. leave 離開

When should we leave? 我們什麼時候出發?

How about November 19th? 十一月十九號如何?

Sounds good. 聽起來很不錯。

I’ll need to buy new swimsuits. 我需要買新的泳裝。

Do you like swimming in the ocean?

ocean海洋

beach海灘

sun太陽

leave離開

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Quiz

1. Where were the dolphins?

a. Taipei

b. Tainan

c. Taitung

2. How many dolphins were there?

a. Two

b. Three

c. Four

3. What did the coast guard and firefighters put on the dolphins?

a. Some toys

b. Blowholes

c. Wet towels

Answers:

1. b

2. a

3. c