New Crab Species Discovered in Taiwan
台灣發現新品種螃蟹

本新聞影音出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
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【新聞關鍵字】
1. obvious : adj. 明顯
2. impact: n. 影響
3. shipwreck: n. 沉船
4. economic: adj. 經濟的
5. appreciation: n. 觀賞
6. preserve: v. 保存

Taiwan biologist Ho Ping-ho wants his newly discovered crab to be called the “strawberry crab” for obvious reasons.
台灣生物學家何平和希望他新發現的螃蟹命名為「草莓螃蟹」，理由明顯。

He and his students found the crab on a beach in southern Taiwan last year while they were investigating the environmental impact of a recent shipwreck.
他和學生去年在南台灣海邊發現這種螃蟹，當時他們正在研究最近沉船對環境的影響。

[Ho Ping-ho, Asst. Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University]:
“The strawberry crab is very small and has little economic value, because it’s too small to eat. But some people may want to keep them as appreciation pets. I think there would be a problem if people are capturing them without control, or keep on looking for them at the shore. That is absolutely harmful to them.”
國立台灣海洋大學助理教授何平和說：「草莓螃蟹非常小，經濟價值不高，太小隻不能吃，但是有人想養來當觀賞寵物，我想人們如果濫捕，或繼續在海邊尋找，就會造成問題，絕對會對它們造成傷害。」

What they found were two female crabs. One was dead. The other was dying, probably from exposure to oil in the water.
他們發現的是兩隻母蟹，一隻死了、另一隻也在垂死邊緣，可能因為泡在水中的油裡。

Six months later, Professor Ho says he’s confident their accidental discovery is in fact, a new species that should be protected.
六個月後，何教授說他相信他們意外的發現，實際上是新物種必須保護。

The crabs are being preserved at the National Taiwan Ocean University.
這兩隻螃蟹被保存在台灣海洋大學。
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