壹蘋派生活美語　最後的北極熊

　　April and her father are going to live on Bear Island for six months for scientific research. Bear Island is a small, remote island in the Arctic Circle. Despite its name, there are no polar bears left on the island, according to her father. One summer night, April unexpectedly encounters a real polar bear when no one else is around. Although polar bears are usually massive and frightening, this one is weak, starving, and separated from its family.

　　艾波和她的父親將在熊島生活六個月以進行科學研究。熊島是一座位於北極圈內的偏遠小島。根據她父親的說法，儘管島名如此，島上早已沒有北極熊的蹤跡。一個夏夜，當周遭沒有其他人時，艾波意外地遇到了一隻真正的北極熊。雖然北極熊通常體型巨大、令人恐懼，但這隻北極熊卻虛弱不堪、飢腸轆轆，並且與家人失散。

生活必備字詞：

scientific　a. 科學的

encounter　vt. 偶然遇見

starving　a. 飢餓的

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