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B*News Bites 文字檔 (國中)
Hi everyone, it's time for a new episode of News Bites…
I'm Paz Bueno.
And I'm Brody Halverson.
In today's news: Helping turtles too much might not be good for the environment, and an old book becomes valuable treasure.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…can you imagine standing for 12 years?
Let's check it out.
海龜麻煩：幫助一個可能傷害另一個 Turtle Trouble: Helping One Can Harm Another
Nature is like a finely tuned orchestra (合作無間的管弦樂團), where each animal plays an important role.
Each one has a special job that helps everything live together in peace (和平共處).
But sometimes, when people try to help, they can accidentally cause problems (意外地造成問題).
Scientists have discovered something interesting about sea turtles and their eggs on Orchid Island (蘭嶼).
For many years, people have been trying to protect these turtles and their eggs from being eaten by other animals. 多年來，人們努力保護這些海龜和牠們的蛋不要被其他動物吃掉。
They did this to help more baby turtles reach (爬到) the ocean.
However, a new study shows this might not be the best idea (這可能不是最好的主意).
Sea turtles are very important to Orchid Island.
They lay their eggs on the beach (在沙灘上產蛋), which helps bring food from the ocean to the land.
This food is not just for the baby turtles, but for other animals too. But because people wanted to save the turtles, they put up fences (圍籬) to keep other animals away from the eggs.
This made it hard for some animals, like snakes, to find food.
These snakes used to eat turtle eggs, but with the fences up, they started eating lizard eggs instead. 這些蛇過去吃海龜蛋，但圍籬設立之後，蛇開始吃蜥蜴蛋。
This change has made it difficult for lizards to survive (生存) on the island.
The number of lizards has gone down a lot because there are not enough eggs for the snakes to eat. 由於蛇沒有足夠的蛋吃，蜥蜴的數量大大減少。
The scientists think we need to find a better way to help sea turtles without hurting other animals.
They suggest that letting some of the turtle eggs be eaten by other animals might actually be good. 他們說讓其他動物吃掉一些海龜蛋，實際上可能有好處。
This way, the food from the ocean can still help the land, and all animals can have enough to eat.
Helping one animal might cause problems for another if we're not careful.
舊書換來千金 Old Book Turns Pennies into Thousands
Imagine finding a treasure in a place you least expect. 想像一下在最不可能的地方找到寶藏。
Sometimes, things that don't look special at first can turn out to be very valuable (很有價值).
Once upon a time, almost 30 years ago, someone found a very special book in a second-hand shop (二手店) in south London.
It was a rare version (稀有版本) of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first book about a famous young wizard named Harry Potter.
This wasn't just any book, but a "proof copy," (校對本) which means it was made before the final version to check for mistakes.
The best part?
It was bought for just a few coins (只花了幾枚硬幣就買到), along with two other books for only 40 British pence.
That's about 15NT for three books!
For years, the person who bought the book didn't think it was anything special.
It was just another book on the shelf. 它只是書架上的另一本書。
But then, they learned that some Harry Potter books were selling for a lot of money.
So, they decided to sell this special book at an auction (拍賣會).
And guess what?
This old book that cost pennies was sold for 11,000 British pounds! 這本僅花幾毛錢買到的舊書賣了一萬一千英鎊！
With extra charges (額外的費用), the total came to 14,432 pounds. That's just over 578,000 NT.
A private buyer (私人買家) in the U.K. decided to buy it.
The book even had a little mistake inside. 書內甚至有一個小錯誤。
It says the author is "J. A. Rowling" instead of "J.K. Rowling."
This mistake makes the book even more unique.
This proof copy started the whole Harry Potter magic for people all around the world.
So, in today's News Bites…
Scientists have discovered that overprotecting sea turtles and their eggs on Orchid Island might not be a good idea.
Because people wanted to save the turtles, they put up fences to make it hard for some animals to eat them.
But now, these animals started eating lizard eggs instead.
This change has made it difficult for lizards to survive on the island.
And,
Almost 30 years ago, someone found a rare version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in a second-hand shop in south London.
It was originally bought for about 15NT, along with two other books.
Recently, the book was sold at an auction for just over 578-thousand NT in total.
趣味小點 Tasty Tidbit
Did you know there are people called standing babas in Indian culture?
They make a promise to never sit, lay down, or squat for twelve years!
They do this to reach a special kind of spiritual understanding that you can't get if you sit down.
During the day, they rest their arms on a small hammock, and at night, they rest their torso…but always keep one leg on the ground.
I wouldn't be able to stand it!
If you have a fun fact, a joke, or interesting news you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty Tidbit to [email protected], and you might hear it at the end of an episode!
We'll see you next time for an exciting new episode of News Bites!