Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests

Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests Women in one part of Ecuador love blue crabs. The crabs' top shell is blue. But their bottom shell is orange. Eight legs are red. Their claws are white! How colorful! 厄瓜多的女性喜歡藍螃蟹。這種螃蟹有藍色的殼，橘色的腹部，牠們的八隻腳是紅色的，螯是白色的。 The delicious blue crabs are food for the women's families. Selling crabs gives the women jobs. Blue crabs are very important to them. They sing about the crabs! 這種美味的螃蟹對這些女性很重要。不僅是她們家庭的食物，還以賣這種螃蟹維生。 The crabs live in mangrove forests. They eat mangrove leaves. But many mangrove trees were cut down. Their home became much smaller. Then there weren't many crabs. 這些螃蟹住在紅樹林，吃紅樹林的樹葉。但是有太多樹被砍伐，讓牠們的數量越來越少。 The crabs help the women. Now the women help the crabs. The women follow strict rules. 這些螃蟹對當地婦女大有幫助，現在換她們遵守嚴格的規定來幫螃蟹的忙。 One rule says don't catch crabs during two important times every year. During the first time, the crabs find mates. During the second time, the crabs move into bigger shells. 首先，不可以在每年交配期跟換殼期抓藍螃蟹。 Another rule says don't cut down mangrove trees. The women are planting mangrove trees too. Now there are more blue crabs! 另一個規定是不可以砍紅樹林。她們也培植紅樹林，現在才有了更多藍螃蟹。 The women are saving the blue crabs. They're saving the mangrove forests for the crabs too. Now their children and grandchildren will enjoy both! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在厄瓜多，藍螃蟹跟人類可說是互相幫忙。 1. colorful 多色彩的 We're having crabs for dinner. 我們晚飯吃螃蟹。 Crabs! I love crabs! 螃蟹! 我很愛螃蟹! Yeah, I know. 是啊，我知道。 Look at these little creatures. 看看這些小東西。 They're so colorful! 好多顏色! 2. catch 捕捉 I've never seen them before. 我從沒看過這種。 They don't come from here, right? 他們不是本地產的吧? No. Fishermen in South America catch them and sell them here. 對。是南美洲的漁夫抓到運來這裡的。 3. delicious 美味的 Wow, they must be delicious and expensive! 哇，一定很好吃，也很貴。 You're right. 你說對了。 4. enjoy 享受 Ummm, this tastes really good! 這味道真好! Don't you want one? 你不要一個嗎? No, I enjoy watching you eat. 不了，我喜歡看你吃。 這些單字你記住了嗎? colorful多色彩的 catch捕捉 delicious美味的 enjoy享受 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do the blue crabs live? a. Leaves b. Forests c. Claws 2. What happened to the mangrove trees? a. They were eaten. b. They were burned. c. They were cut down. 3. What do the women do to save the blue crabs? a. Follow rules b. Build roads c. Catch more crabs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a