螃蟹對生態系統的重要性
Charles and Tina are friends. They are chatting.
查爾斯和蒂娜是朋友，他們正在聊天。
Charles: Hey Tina, how was your weekend?
查爾斯：嘿，蒂娜，你週末過得如何？
Tina: Hey Charles! It was awesome. I went scuba diving in Xiaoliuqiu.
蒂娜：嘿，查爾斯！很棒，我去小琉球潛水。
scuba自給式水下呼吸器(self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)dive(v.)(n.)潛水
Charles: Nice! Did you see any crabs while you were there?
查爾斯：太好了！你在那裡看到螃蟹了嗎？
Tina: Yeah, tons of them. It’s their spawning season now.
蒂娜：是的，看到了很多。現在是牠們的產卵季節。
tons of大量的spawn(v.)產卵season(n.)季節
Charles: Oh, cool! But isn’t that when a lot of them get run over?
查爾斯：喔，太酷了！但這時候牠們會不會有很多被車輾過？
run over輾壓
Tina: Sadly, yes. It’s pretty bad. So many end up as roadkill.
蒂娜：很遺憾，是的。情況相當嚴重，很多螃蟹最終成為了路殺。
end up as最終成為某種結果或狀態
Charles: I heard there are signs saying, “Crab crossing. Please slow down.”
查爾斯：我聽說有標語上寫著「螃蟹出沒，減速慢行」。
sign(n.)標示、標語sign(v.)簽名、示意
Tina: Yeah. People are also told to drive slowly at night and watch out for them.
蒂娜：是的，人們也被告知晚上開車要放慢速度，小心牠們。
watch out for注意、小心留意～
Charles: Good idea. Protecting those crabs is important for the ecosystem.
查爾斯：好主意。保護那些螃蟹對生態系統很重要。
protect(v.)保護ecosystem(n.)生態系統forest ecosystems森林生態系統ocean ecosystems海洋生態系統
Tina: Totally agree. Let’s help by spreading the word among our friends.
蒂娜：完全同意。讓我們向朋友們宣傳這件事，幫一點忙。
spread the word散佈消息
Charles: Let’s do it. And hey, we should plan another dive trip soon. Maybe we can even volunteer with the local crab protection group.
查爾斯：就這麼辦。還有，嘿，我們應該盡快規劃另一次潛水之旅。也許我們還可以去當地的螃蟹保護組織當志工。
volunteer(v.)志願volunteer(n.)志工
Tina: That’s a great idea! Let’s do it.
蒂娜：那是個很棒的主意！就這麼辦吧。