🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| current | The movement of water in a certain direction. | 洋流 |
| ocean | A very large area of salt water. | 海洋 |
| scientist | A person who studies how the world works. | 科学家 |
| weather | The temperature and conditions outside, like sun or rain. | 天气 |
| planet | A large round object like Earth in space. | 行星 |
| safe | Not in danger or not hurt. | 安全 |
| weaker | Not as strong or fast as before. | 更虚弱/更慢 |
| carefully | Paying a lot of attention to what you are doing. | 仔细地 |
📖 Read the story
The ocean is very big and its water is always moving. These movements are called “currents.” They are like large rivers in the sea. One important current is in the Atlantic Ocean. This current brings warm water from hot places to cold countries in Europe. This makes the weather in Europe nice and warm. But now, scientists have some news. This current is moving more slowly than before. Scientists are worried because it is getting weaker. In about seventy-five years, it might be even slower. If the warm water stops moving, some parts of the world will become very cold. It might feel like living on a giant snowball! Scientists are watching the ocean water carefully today. They want to understand why this is happening. They want to keep our planet safe and warm for everyone. We need to look after our oceans and our world.
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What is an ocean current like?
- A.A large mountain
- B.A big river in the sea
- C.A small lake
- D.A fast car
2. Where does the Atlantic current take warm water?
- A.To the moon
- B.To hot deserts
- C.To Europe
- D.To the stars
3. Why are scientists worried about the current?
- A.It is moving too fast
- B.It is getting slower
- C.It is full of fish
- D.It is changing color
4. What might happen if the warm water stops moving?
- A.The world will be very hot
- B.It will rain more
- C.Some places will be very cold
- D.The ocean will disappear
5. Why are scientists watching the water carefully?
- A.To find gold
- B.To learn how to swim
- C.To keep the planet safe
- D.To build a boat