Oysters
牡蠣
Oysters live in salty water, so they are usually found in the sea.
牡蠣生活在咸水中,所以它們通常在海里。
Some oysters hate dirt or dust.
一些牡蠣討厭塵土。
When a bit of sand goes into an oyster shell,
一粒沙子進到牡蠣殼時,
the oyster gets angry and tries to protect itself.
它們會很生氣,想要自衛(wèi)。
What happens next?
那么接下來會發(fā)生什么呢?
The dirt becomes a pearl.
灰塵變成了珍珠。
Did you know that Roman emperors loved oysters?
你知道羅馬皇帝喜歡牡蠣嗎?
They loved oysters so much that they thought oysters were as valuable as gold.
他們非常喜歡牡蠣,認為它們珍貴如金。
In a Greek myth, the goddess of Beauty Aphrodite comes out of an oyster shell.
在希臘神話里,美麗女神阿佛洛狄忒就源于牡蠣殼。
These facts show how much the Greeks loved oysters.
這些事實說明了希臘人是多么喜歡牡蠣。