🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| joy | A feeling of great happiness. | 快乐 |
| scientist | A person who studies how the world works. | 科学家 |
| tickle | To touch someone lightly to make them laugh. | 挠痒痒 |
| measure | To find out the size or amount of something. | 测量 |
| tool | Something you use to help you do a job. | 工具 |
| zoo | A place where people go to see wild animals. | 动物园 |
| feeling | An emotion like love, joy, or fear. | 感觉 |
| sound | Something that you can hear. | 声音 |
📖 Read the story
Do animals feel happy like people? Many scientists now believe they do. Joy is another word for being very happy. In the past, scientists only looked at animals when they were sad or scared. Now, they want to see what makes animals feel good. For example, rats make a special sound when someone tickles them. It sounds like they are laughing! Rats also like to play games, such as hide and seek. It is difficult to study these feelings because animals cannot speak to us. However, scientists are making new tools to measure joy. They call this a ‘joy-o-meter.’ Measuring joy helps us take better care of animals in zoos and at home. If we know what makes a pet happy, we can help them have a better life. It is very exciting to learn about how animals feel. Does your pet look happy when you play together?
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What is another word for ‘joy’?
- A.Feeling sad
- B.Being scared
- C.Great happiness
- D.Being angry
2. What did scientists study in the past?
- A.If animals were happy
- B.If animals were sad or scared
- C.What animals like to eat
- D.How animals sleep
3. What do rats do when someone tickles them?
- A.They run away
- B.They play hide and seek
- C.They make a laughing sound
- D.They fall asleep
4. Why is it hard for scientists to study animal feelings?
- A.Animals cannot speak
- B.Animals are too fast
- C.Animals do not have feelings
- D.Scientists do not have pets
5. How does the ‘joy-o-meter’ help animals?
- A.It gives them food
- B.It helps people take better care of them
- C.It teaches them how to speak
- D.It helps them find their friends