lěng dòng
冷冻
shān hú
珊瑚
yòu chóng
幼虫
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bǎo hù
保护
hǎi yáng
海洋
jiā yuán
家园
Freezing Coral Larvae to Protect Our Ocean Home
fēi lǜ bīn菲律宾de的kē xué jiā科学家zhèng zài正在yòng用yī zhǒng一种xīn新fāng fǎ方法lái来bǎo hù保护měi lì美丽de的shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁 。
Scientists in the Philippines are using a new method to protect beautiful coral reefs.
tā men他们bǎ把shān hú珊瑚de的yòu chóng幼虫lěng dòng冷冻qǐ lái起来 ，zhè yàng这样kě yǐ可以zài在jiāng lái将来bāng zhù帮助shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁huī fù恢复 。
They freeze coral larvae, which can help restore coral reefs in the future.
shān hú珊瑚qí shí其实shì是dòng wù动物 ，bú shì不是zhí wù植物 。
Corals are actually animals, not plants.
tā men它们shēng huó生活zài在hǎi lǐ海里 ，xiàng像xiǎo小fáng zi房子yī yàng一样wèi为hěn duō很多yú鱼hé和qí tā其他hǎi yáng海洋dòng wù动物tí gōng提供jiā家 。
They live in the sea and act like small houses, providing homes for many fish and other marine animals.
suī rán虽然shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁hěn很měi lì美丽 ，yě也hěn很zhòng yào重要 ，dàn但tā men它们hěn很róng yì容易shòu dào受到shāng hài伤害 。
Although coral reefs are beautiful and important, they are easily damaged.
qì hòu气候biàn nuǎn变暖 、wū rǎn污染hé和guò dù过度bǔ yú捕鱼dōu都huì会ràng让shān hú珊瑚shēng bìng生病shèn zhì甚至sǐ wáng死亡 。
Climate warming, pollution, and overfishing can make corals sick or even kill them.
shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁zhǐ只zhàn占hǎi yáng海洋de的yī xiǎo bù fèn一小部分 ，què却yǒu有hěn很duō zhǒng多种yú鱼hé和shēng wù生物zhù住zài在zhè lǐ这里 。
Coral reefs cover only a small part of the ocean, but many fish and creatures live there.
shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁hái还néng能bāng zhù帮助rén men人们dǎng zhù挡住dà大fēng làng风浪 ，bǎo hù保护hǎi biān海边de的cūn zhuāng村庄 。
Coral reefs also help people by blocking strong waves and protecting coastal villages.
xiàn zài现在 ，fēi lǜ bīn菲律宾hé和qí tā其他yà zhōu亚洲guó jiā国家de的kē xué jiā科学家yì qǐ一起hé zuò合作 ，jiàn lì建立le了yí gè一个lěng dòng冷冻shān hú珊瑚yòu chóng幼虫de的yín háng银行 。
Now, scientists from the Philippines and other Asian countries are working together to create a bank of frozen coral larvae.
zhè yàng这样 ，wèi lái未来rú guǒ如果shān hú jiāo珊瑚礁yǒu有wèn tí问题 ，wǒ men我们jiù就kě yǐ可以yòng用zhè xiē这些yòu chóng幼虫lái来bāng zhù帮助tā men它们huī fù恢复 。
This way, if coral reefs have problems in the future, we can use these larvae to help restore them.
kē xué jiā科学家men们xī wàng希望yòng用zhè ge这个fāng fǎ方法 ，ràng让wǒ men我们de的hǎi yáng海洋jiā yuán家园biàn dé变得gèng更jiàn kāng健康 ，yě也néng能ràng让gèng更duō多rén人liǎo jiě了解bǎo hù保护hǎi yáng海洋de的zhòng yào xìng重要性 。
Scientists hope this method will make our ocean home healthier and help more people understand the importance of protecting the ocean.