Comic：Jane Goodall's life in the jungle
【明報專訊】Eason embarked on an adventure to a jungle.
“ Eason: What a relaxing moment! Nice weather, nice trees, nice animals, no Smarties! ”
“ Granny: Why is he wearing something strange? ”
“ Granny: Hey, Monkey. ”
“ Eason: Hey, Granny. ”
“ Granny: Are... are you talking? New discovery after all these years! ”
“ Granny: Hey, Monkey! Don't run! ”
“ Dr Panda: He is my friend... ”
◆Know more
Jane Goodall (1934— ) is an English primatologist and animal rights activist who is best known for her study of wild chimpanzees. The world's leading primatologist, she loved animals at a young age. When she was one, she carried her toy chimpanzee with her everywhere. Her dream was to observe and write about wild animals in Africa. In order to obtain the funds for her trip to Africa, she worked very hard after studying in high school.
In Africa, she met scientist Louis Leakey who hired her as his assistant. In 1960, He sent her to live among chimpanzees in the jungle. The research project turned out to be the world's longest one as she lived there almost full-time until 1975.
In the past, scientists believed that only humans could make tools and chimpanzees were vegetarians. However, Jane saw the opposite—chimpanzees made tools and ate meat.
Throughout the years, she has published a lot of articles and books. She also founded a charity which researches on chimpanzees and promotes environmental awareness.
■English highway﹕Turn out
is a phrasal verb which means 'to have a particular result' or 'to be discovered finally and surprisingly'.
e.g. Our performance turned out to be a great success.
■Glossary
primatologist (n) 靈長類動物學家
chimpanzee (n) 黑猩猩
fund (n) 資金
awareness (n) 意識
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[Smarties' Power English 第347期]
