VIP Class Notes (Vicki)
Reading
Scientists think they have found an answer to the problem of food shortages. One solution could be for us to eat jellyfish. This could also help to protect fish and other sea life that are endangered. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia conducted a study of fishing around the world. They discovered that fishing nets caught 92 endangered species of seafood and 11 species of marine life classed as “critically endangered”. The researchers said this was not illegal as the creatures were not protected. Researcher Dr Leslie Robertson said: “Despite national and international commitments to protect threatened species, we actively fish for many of these threatened species.”
The researchers warned we are eating species of fish and other sea life that are on the brink of extinction. They suggested that eating jellyfish could help protect fish that are in danger of disappearing from our seas and oceans. Jellyfish could become a common sight on menus, and we could ask for jellyfish and chips instead of fish and chips. The researchers said jellyfish could be a sustainable alternative at seafood restaurants and fish shops. Dr Robertson said seafood is “not as sustainable as consumers would like to think”. She added: “It is possible to manage our fisheries sustainably and eat species that can survive the fishing pressure. We just have to care about weird-looking squishy things like sea cucumbers.”
Vocabulary
jellyfish – shui mu
marine – related to sea
commitment – the promise to do or not do sth.
brink – edge
sustainable – being able to last for a long time
squishy – wet and soft
Grammar
they will give some chemistry medicine to the food -> they will put some chemical additives in the food
this is not good to human’s health -> this is not good for human’s health
you don’t be worried about the polluted these kind of food -> you aren’t worried about the polluted food / you don’t need to worry about the polluted food.
meet vs. see
meet -> first time and you get to know this person
see -> simply catching someone with your eyes
Homework
Write about an interesting news you’ve read or watched
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