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A nature lover found a new species of orchid in Japan. Scientists studied the neworchid. They said it grows all over Japan. It is pink and white. Its thin petals3 look likethey are made from glass. A professor4 said we should look for more new species ineveryday places.

There are 28，000 orchid species. The new orchid belongs to a class found allover Japan. Finding the orchid is good news. But orchids are in danger. We need tosave them.

一位熱愛大自然的人在日本發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種新的蘭花?？茖W(xué)家們研究了這種新蘭花。他們說它生長在日本各地，有粉紅色和白色。它的薄花瓣看起來像是玻璃做的。一位教授說，我們應(yīng)該在日常生活中尋找更多的新物種。

蘭花有28000 種。這種新蘭花屬于在日本各地都能找到的一個種類。找到這種蘭花是個好消息，但是蘭花是瀕危植物，我們需要拯救它們。

Notes

1. orchid 蘭科植物；蘭花

2. species 動植物的種；物種；種類

3. petal 花瓣

4. professor 教授

Discussion 議一議：

1. Are you interested in flowers？ 你對花感興趣嗎？

2. What should we do to save flowers in danger？ 我們需要做些什么來拯救瀕?；ǘ?？