2022.12.13

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文字稿//Plastic Pyramid Protests Pollution

Egypt is a country in the north of Africa. It has sandy deserts, a big river
called the Nile, snappy crocodiles, and lots of huge pyramids!
埃及有沙漠、尼羅河、鱷魚，還有超大的金字塔！

Most of their pyramids were made long ago, in ancient times, out of big stone
bricks.
金字塔是古時候的埃及人用大石塊建造的。

But now, a new pyramid has been built in Egypt. One that is quite different…
現在，埃及蓋了一座新的，很特別的金字塔！

The bricks are big, but they're not made of stone. Instead, they're made of
trash! It's taller than a three-story building!
蓋這座金字塔的磚塊很大，但不是石頭，而是由垃圾做成的！高度比三層樓還高！

It weighs 20 tons… that's the same as three elephants!
它有 20 噸重，跟三頭大象差不多！

All the trash used to make these bricks was taken from the river Nile. Sadly,
the Nile is filled with trash. It's very polluted.
這些垃圾都是從尼羅河裡面撿來的。尼羅河現在污染很嚴重。

The pyramid's builders don't just want to clean the Nile, they want to clean
the whole planet…
蓋金字塔的人不只是想要把尼羅河清乾淨，還想要把全世界清乾淨！

They hope to put teams of cleaners all over the world. Their job will be to
clean the earth five days a week, every week, every year, for the next 100
years!
他們希望派清潔隊伍到世界各地，每一個星期花五天，持續一百年清理環境！

A huge pyramid made of trash, and cleaners for 100 years! I wonder if they'll
clean my bedroom for me too…
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Vocabulary
埃及蓋了寶特瓶金字塔，來提醒世人污染的嚴重。

1. trash 垃圾
I used to swim here. 我以前在這裡游泳。
But look how dirty it is now! 但是你看它現在多髒！
Yeah, it's filled with trash. 對啊，滿滿都是垃圾。

2. clean 清理
I wonder if anyone will come and clean it up. 不知道會不會有人來清理。
I doubt it. 我很懷疑。
Would you clean it? 你會清理嗎？
Me? No! I didn't grow up here. 我？不會。我又不是在這裡長大的。

3. building 建築物
Who built this house? 誰蓋了這棟房子？
I think Norman Foster did. 我想是 Norman Foster 蓋的。
He built many famous buildings. 他蓋了很多有名的建築。

4. made of 用某種材料做。
Is it made of steel? 是用鋼鐵做的嗎？
I believe so. 應該是的。

今天學到哪些單字？
trash 垃圾
clean 清理
building 建築物
made of 用某種材料做
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Quiz

1. What is Egypt's big river called?
A: The Vile
B: The Nile
C: The Style

2. How much does 20 tons weigh?
A: The same as three elephants
B: The same as three crocodiles
C: The same as three pyramids

3. How long do they want teams cleaning the earth?
A: 100 days
B: 100 months
C: 100 years