The TreeHugging World Championships

The TreeHugging World Championships

There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong, you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree!
如果你速度夠快，可以去賽跑。力氣夠大，可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動，如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然，你可以去抱樹。

Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there. They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships!
芬蘭是一個北歐國家，而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。

These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many trees as they can for one minute!
參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。

Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The hug needs to show love for the tree.
第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹，表達對樹的喜愛。

Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside down!
最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘，像是倒立擁抱大樹。

This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees.
這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。

Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a good day to hug one!
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Vocabulary
你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人，才能參加這種比賽。

1. forest 森林
Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧!
Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊，幾乎像個森林。
It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。

2. full of 充滿
Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度，不過快了。
What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers. 我喜歡這個地方有好多花。
Yeah, so many azaleas. 對，好多杜鵑花。

3. everywhere 到處
They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。
And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。

4. run 跑步
You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。
I should. I run around the park every morning.我應該熟，我每天早上都在這裡跑步。
Are you a tree lover?
forest森林
full of充滿
everywhere到處
run跑步
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Quiz
1. What do people hug in the contest?
a. Heads
b. Tasks
c. Trees

2. Where is Finland?
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. South America

3. When does this contest happen?
a. Every month
b. Every year
c. Every five years

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b

The TreeHugging World Championships

There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong, you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree!

如果你速度夠快，可以去賽跑。力氣夠大，可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動，如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然，你可以去抱樹。

Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there. They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships!

芬蘭是一個北歐國家，而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。

These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many trees as they can for one minute!

參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。

Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The hug needs to show love for the tree.

第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹，表達對樹的喜愛。

Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside down!

最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘，像是倒立擁抱大樹。

This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees.

這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。

Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a good day to hug one!

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Vocabulary

你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人，才能參加這種比賽。

1. forest 森林

Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧!

Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊，幾乎像個森林。

It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。

2. full of 充滿

Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度，不過快了。

What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers. 我喜歡這個地方有好多花。

Yeah, so many azaleas. 對，好多杜鵑花。

3. everywhere 到處

They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。

And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。

4. run 跑步

You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。

I should. I run around the park every morning.我應該熟，我每天早上都在這裡跑步。

Are you a tree lover?

forest森林

full of充滿

everywhere到處

run跑步

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Quiz

1. What do people hug in the contest?

a. Heads

b. Tasks

c. Trees

2. Where is Finland?

a. Africa

b. Europe

c. South America

3. When does this contest happen?

a. Every month

b. Every year

c. Every five years

Answers:

1. c

2. b

3. b