《小胖流浪记》看图作文比赛（雪隆区）得奖名单

恭喜以下获奖的小朋友！！

第一名：林洁心　　首邦市力行华小
第二名：陈思棋　　吉隆坡南强华小
第三名：吴思慧　　巴生中华华小
优秀奖：潘毓颖
　　　　彭依佥
　　　　姚韵怡
　　　　陈楷哲　
　　　　谢露仪
　　　　曾嬖譞
　　　　陈昕悦
　　　　梁齐家
　　　　朱家恩
　　　　陈欣怡
安慰奖：陈筱宣
　　　　郑凯佳
　　　　姚颖怡
　　　　陈雪妮
　　　　沈钰炜
　　　　陈姵颖
　　　　郑晓萱
　　　　郑秋强
　　　　郑朝元
　　　　郑靖缘

“小胖流浪记”小学高年级看图作文比赛

亲爱的《彩虹科学家》、《KK小超人》以及《活力少年》的读者：

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　　主办单位希望这项高年级看图作文比赛能启发4至6年级学生的创意及作文技巧。如有兴趣参加的4至6年级学生可以根据“小胖流浪记”的剧照（图1，2& 4）再加上自己的构思把它写成一篇文章，字数介于80-120个字之间。

　　“小胖流浪记”这部儿童教育喜剧是以小学生离家出走的课题为出发点，描述主角小胖离家出走，经历一连串遭遇后，才明白家里其实是最温暖的地方。它結合了教育性，知识性和趣味性，影片带出了许多启发性情节，如公路安全、语文发音、怪叔叔、绑匪、道德、礼仪、环保等等课题，让小朋友能在快乐中学习，达到寓教育于娛乐的效果。

　　这项看图作文比赛的奖品丰富，包括现金奖RM200、彩虹书籍礼篮总值RM750、23本“小胖流浪记”电影原创小说以及奖状待赢取。除此之外，这项比赛公开给雪隆区的4至6年级华小学生参加。所有参赛作品需于2009年11月15日前邮寄至彩虹出版有限公司“小胖流浪记”看图作文比赛,Lot 8, Jalan P10/10, Kawasan Perusahaan Bangi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43650 Bangi Selangor或电邮至tracychan@pelangibooks.com并在稿末附上详细的个人资料（作者姓名,学校，班级，学校地址，住家地址，联络电话，电邮地址）。

　　“小胖流浪记”看图作文比赛颁奖典礼定于2009年11月27日，下午3时假第11届书香国际中文书展正舞台举行。除了颁奖典礼，主办单位也会同时举行“小胖流浪记”电影交流会。主办单位诚意邀请有兴趣获取更多有关这部儿童教育喜剧详情的观众们出席这场电影交流会暨看图作文比赛颁奖典礼。

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Winners Galore 科学竞技场优胜者

So many winners—so little time. And yes, that’s GOOD news. No, that’s BETTERRRR news. Um, no… that’s the BESTTT news. We have more Science Arena winner piling up month after month, and they all come from different states around our nation. It shows that SCIENCE still rules in this planet! Your interest and passion for science is what keeps our magazine running, and up, up and away.

Encourage all your friends to participate in Science Arena, and believe me, it’s gonna be a great experience! And you don’t need any swords to battle in this ‘arena’.

PS32 Science Arena CHAMPIONS (note the word ‘champions’? Everyone is more than a winner. They’re C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S!):

有许多得奖者哦，这真是好消息。不，应该是相当好的消息。更确切来说......那是非常好的消息。许多“科学竞技场”的得奖者常常报名参加哦！他们都是来自全国各地的小朋友。这表示，科学仍遍布在我们的星球上哦！你对科学的兴趣和热情使我们的杂志能继续顺利运作，不断向上提升。

我们非常鼓励所有朋友参加“科学竞技场”，请相信我，这会是一个很棒的经验，而且你也不需要准备任何刀剑就能上“竞技场”哦！

第32期科学竞技场冠军名单（有注意到“冠军”这个词吗？每个人都是冠军呢！）：

Champion No. 1: Chong Kah Chun SJK(C) Sg. Chua
第一位冠军：张嘉俊　锡米山华小



















Champion No. 2: Koay Zhi Long SJK(C) Peng Min
第二位冠军：郭智隆　平民小学



















Champion No. 3: Kow Tin Keat SJK(C) Tsun Jin
第三位冠军：高定国　循人华小



















Champion No. 4: Lau Su Chin SJK(C) Ek Thei
第四位冠军：刘思琴　益智小学



















Champion No. 5: Loh Yi Chean SJK(C) Kwang Hwa
第五位冠军：罗伊倩　北海光华



















Champion No. 6: Phuan Hong Won SJK(C) Lai Chee
第六位冠军：陈乐文　励志华小



















Champion No. 7: Sim Sheng Yii SJK(C) Chung Hua
第七位冠军：沉圣益　诗巫中华小学



















These are the photos we manage to capture so far. The other CHAMPIONS for PS32 are:

8. Tan Yi Jing SJK(C) Sin Hua
9. Tan You Leei SJK(C) Foon Yew 1
10.Yap Yike May SJK(C) Sungai Way
11. Foo Shi Hong SJK(C) Pin Hwa 1
12. Chan Sheng Yao SJK(C) San Min 2
13. Lee Xue Fen SJK(C) Kuo Kang 2
14. Eng Zhe Heng SJK(C) Pei Hwa
15. Lui Jia Hui SJK(C) Kuo Min, Nilai

我们已尽力刊登一些得奖者的照片。其他第32期的冠军名单有：

8.陈奕晶　新华小学
9.陈宥睿　新山宽柔一小
10.叶郁渼　双溪威华小
11.符式弘　雪州巴生滨华（一）校
12.陈升耀　三民二校
13.李雪芬　国光二校
14.翁誌亨　培华华小
15.刘嘉辉　汝来国民华小

OK, here are other pics we owed for the previous PS champions!!!
这里还有一些前期的冠军名单哦！


PS31: Caleb Thian Jia Le SJK(C) Chung Hua Batyu 4 ½
第31期：田家乐　四哩半中华公学


















PS29: Thor Yuan Zhong SJK(C) Sin Min
第29期：涂沅忠　新民学校


















PS28: Neo Tzyy Zheng SJK(C) Peng Min
第28期：梁子钲　平民小学


















Keep up the good work, guys!!!!
各位小朋友，继续保持良好的表现吧！

2009年《彩虹科学家》一日营及第二届绿野《彩虹科学家》科学问答比赛

《彩虹科学家》一日营暨第二届绿野《彩虹科学家》科学问答比赛

第11届书香国际中文书展
日期：2009年11月20日至11月29日
彩虹摊位号码：D11 – D22

《彩虹科学家》一日营
日期：24/11/09 (Tuesday)
时间：11.30am - 5.00pm
地点：活动区域

第二届绿野《彩虹科学家》科学问答比赛
日期：28/11/09 (Saturday)
时间：2.00pm - 4.00pm
地点：主舞台

《彩虹科学家》一日营暨第二届绿野《彩虹科学家》科学问答比赛（参赛简章与细则、报名表格）

Science Arena 30 Winners 第30期科学竞技场的优胜者

The Pelangi Scientist team paid a visit to SJK(C) Han Ming...
《彩虹科学家》小组风尘仆仆前往参访蒲种汉民华小... ...



... and guess who they met?
你猜猜他们遇见了谁？


Yup, they met Mr. Kew Ding Kang, who is actually one of the winners for Science Arena 30.
是的，他们遇见了邱定康，他就是第30期科学竞技场的其中一位得奖者哦。



Guess one shot wasn't enough. Here's another snapshot of Mr. Kew, with his book hamper prize!
猜对一题还不够哦。我们还瞧见了他手中的书本礼物呢！

Here were other winners we managed to catch up with!
以下是我们想尽办法寻获的其他得奖者呢！


Mr. Yee Hong Hui SJK(C) Chung Kuok (6 Jasmine)
余洪辉　中国公学（6 Jasmine）

Ms. Yap Share Loh SJK(C) Batu 11 Cheras(6A)

叶雪柔　蕉赖十一哩华小（6A）

Watch out for new photo updates in the future!

我们还会在未来更新许多新照片哦,敬请期待!

PS 29's Science Arena "Warriors"! 第29期科学竞技场的“勇士们”！

Here are the winner photos for Science Arena PS29!!!! Wow, really impressive. All these kids dare to take up the challenge in this arena, where only ONE skill is required: SCIENCE! Yup. Month after month, kids continue "battling" in this arena with their science wits and skills, and really, the Pelangi Scientist team is blown away by your perseverance! Good job, kids!


For those of you who haven't gone for the Science Arena "battle", we're actually waiting for you to show off your great science skills, and intelligence! Don't worry. You won't lose blood in this "battle". All you need to bring is your BRAIN, and no swords required, seriously.


All these winners below (and previous winners as well) span across many states in Malaysia. Wow. This "battle" has gone national!


We (the Pelangi Scientist team) is REALLY proud of you. Don't stop there, okay?


All of those winners are officially inducted in our Pelangi Scientist Science Arena HALL OF FAME:


以下是第29期科学竞技场的得奖者照片！哇，真令人印象深刻。所有这些孩子勇于接受这个挑战，在我们的竞技舞台上，只需要一种技能：即科学！即使彩虹科学家小组不断摧毁孩子们坚忍不拔的毅力，他们仍然运用他们在科学上的智慧和技能，继续在竞技场上“战斗”！做得好，孩子们！

如果你还未挑战科学竞技场，我们正等着你前来展现你优秀的科学知识和技能！你不须担心会在这场“战斗”中发生流血事件。你不须准备任何武器，我们需要的是你精明的脑袋。

以下所有得奖者（以及之前的得奖者）都分布在马来西亚各州。哇，这真是全国性的竞技游戏呢！

我们的彩虹科学家小组真的以你为傲。请不要停止，并继续加油，好吗？

所有得奖者正式挤进我们《彩虹科学家》的科学竞技场名人堂中：


1) Anuar Zaki B. Salleh (Year 4)四年级, SRI Abim, Sg. Ramal



2) Choo Siew Ching, SJK(C) Puay Chai,6L
朱笑倩，培才华小(一)，六年级L班



3)Tan Wei Xian, SJK(C) On Pong,4J
陈伟贤，安邦华小，四年级J班



4)Chen Yao Hong, SJK(C) Kampung Baru Semenyih,6K
陈耀鸿，士毛月新村华小，六年级K班

5)Chen Huey Sin, SJK(C) Jalan Imbi,3M
曾慧欣，燕美华小，三年级M班

6)Kok Herng, SJK(C) Desa Jaya,4A
郭恒，帝沙再也华小，四年级A班

7)Lai Jie Thong, SJK(C) Confucian,5R
黎洁彤，尊孔小学，五年级R班

8)Sim Sheng Yii, SJK(C) Chung Hua,6 Merah

沈圣益，诗巫中华小学，六年级红班

9)Leang Shan Heng SJK(C) Wan Hwa 1,2M2

梁善恒，万华一校，二年级M2班

10)Peng Chee Wei SJK(C) Naam Kheung,6N

彭子湋，南强华小，六年级N班

11)Khoo Wan Ching SJK(C) Kwang Hwa,6-

邱婉婧，光华小学，六年级

12)Thor Yuan Zhong SJK(C) Sin Min,3

涂沅忠，新民学校，三年级

13)Soong Kee Feng SJK(C) Sin Hua,5H

宋其峰，新华小学，五年级H班

14)Low Yu Xuan SJK(C) Yu Hua,2B

刘宇轩，加影育华小学，二年级B班

15)Kew Ding Kang SJK(C) Han Ming,6E

邱定康，蒲种汉民华小，六年级E班

Congratulations again! Don't forget to participate in the Science Arena quiz every month! Way to go, warriors!

恭喜了！别忘了参加每个月的科学竞技场！出发吧，勇士们！

All Ears for the Big-Eared Fish 长出大耳朵的鱼

Watch our for the fish with the big ears—because there may be high concentrations of carbon dioxide!



It’s really weird to hear about fish having big ears because of carbon dioxide. But it is true. This is like hearing that we get a bloated stomach after inhaling too much carbon dioxide gas.

Recent new findings have shown that the ears of fish get bigger and bigger due to acidic sea waters. Sea waters become acidic after absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide.



Yes, carbon dioxide has an effect on fish ears, which are actually structured inside their bodies. Ever heard of ‘otolith’? It is actually the name of the fish’s ear structure.

So why does a fish’ ears grow bigger after inhaling a fair amount of carbon dioxide? Well, for one thing, no one knows for sure. But scientists are not saying that BIG ears are bad for the fish, really.

Our humankind went through an evolutionary process since millions and millions of years ago. We really look different back then. Our ancestors may have facial features which look extremely different than we have today.

I wonder how I got that huge bump on my ankle (which has been there for ages). It must have been genetically passed down from my big-bump-ankle ancestor.

And even animals went through evolution. Remember Charles Dawrin? He was responsible for coming up with the theory that living things change physically to adapt to their new environment.

Such as short-necked tortoises which went through evolution to have longer necks to reach for food from tall plants.

And snakes actually descended from a line of the lizard species. They somehow lost their limbs so they were able to glide easily to hunt for food or to move around.

The same thing goes for this fishes with BIG ears. Maybe they need to evolve at some point in response to the threat of carbon dioxide.

I seriously don’t know how BIG ears can work in that case, but they’re definitely there for some reason.

Let’s leave it to the scientists to uncover this intriguing mystery of the fish with the big ears.



When the truth has been unveiled, we’re definitely all EARS for that.



For more news on the mystery of the big-eared fish, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_sc/us_sci_size_matters;_ylt=AorwXJOSrTh6R2AuX6bpZ2EPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJraXExbHY1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNjI1L3VzX3NjaV9zaXplX21hdHRlcnMEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3N1cnByaXNlZmlzaA--


我们发现鱼儿也拥有大耳朵，有可能是因为高浓度含量的二氧化碳所致！

你一定觉得奇怪吧!鱼类因为二氧化碳的缘故而有了一双大耳朵。但这是真的。这就好比我们可能吸入了太多二氧化碳的气体，而使肚子膨胀起来。

最近有新发现显示，鱼的耳朵越来越大是由于酸性的海水导致的。海水吸收了过多的二氧化碳，就会产生酸性。

是的，二氧化碳影响着鱼类的耳朵，这实际上是它们身体内部的结构。你可曾听说过“内耳石”？这确实是鱼的内耳结构的名字。

为什么鱼儿吸入大量的二氧化碳后，它的耳朵会变大呢？关于这一点，没有人能完全解答它。但科学家们并没有表明大耳朵对鱼类是不好的。

我们人类自千百万年前就经历了一个演化过程。我们已经和前人有所不同。我们祖先的容貌特征和我们现今的样子非常不同。

我不知道我脚踝上的大肿块何时就存在了，它必定是遗传自和我同样拥有大肿块的脚踝的祖先。

甚至连动物也经历了演化过程。你还记得查尔斯•达尔文吗？他提出物竞天择的理论，生物的物种会转变以适应新的环境。

比如短颈龟，在经历了演化过程后，会转变成长脖子，以便能从高大的植物获取食物。

而蛇类实际上是源自于蜥蜴物种。它们由于某种未知的原因失去了四肢，却也能轻松地滑行以寻找食物或四处走动。

同样的事情也发生在这类拥有大耳朵的鱼身上。也许它们因为受到二氧化碳的威胁而需要进化形成这些特点。

我真的不知道大耳朵会引起那样的情况，但它们肯定存在着某种原因。

我们就将这个问题交给科学家，让他们去解开大耳鱼的神秘谜团吧。

当真相被揭开时，我们将会清楚地了解所有耳朵的秘密。

欲了解更多有关神秘的大耳鱼的消息，可以浏览以下的网址： http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090625/ap_on_sc/us_sci_size_matters;_ylt=AorwXJOSrTh6R2AuX6bpZ2EPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJraXExbHY1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNjI1L3VzX3NjaV9zaXplX21hdHRlcnMEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3N1cnByaXNlZmlzaA--

A Bang of Revelation 大爆炸启示录

Ok. What I am going to say is going to make you reel—with a certain shock.That is, if you haven’t known that our universe used to be just one tiny dot!



Yes, it is.

Our large, humongous universe used to be the size of a dot! How can this be, you may ask? I mean, how can we all live in one tiny dot? That just sounds like a tall tale, like something out of a science fiction. Whether if you want to believe or not, it’s real!

At least, billions and billions of years ago.Yup, that’s right.

Got a ‘bang’ of surprise?

The big bang theory assumes that our universe expanded 10 to 20 billion years ago from just a tiny dot. That tiny dot is actually a condensed form of matter, which exploded and slowly expanded…..


…to what we have today—a big, BIG universe!


When the explosion happened, matters move rapidly outwards, causing the universe to expand. Even right now, the universe is expanding.It took 20 billion years for our universe to be this size it is today!



If only we can just simply create our own new Utopian world, with just one tiny dot from scratch.


请注意听了，我接下来要说的事，将会令你感到很大的震撼。你知道吗？我们的宇宙曾经只不过是个微小的点！

是的，这千真万确。

我们巨大无比的宇宙只有斑点般的大小！你或许会觉得这怎么可能啊？我的意思是，我们如何生活在这样一个微小的点上呢？这简直就是天方夜谭的事，像科幻小说想像出来的情节般。不论你相信与否，它确实是真的！

至少，在数百亿年前，我们的宇宙的确是如此。

是否很震惊呢？

根据大爆炸理论，我们的宇宙在100至200亿年前从一个小点扩大膨胀到现在巨大的状态。科学家认为，这微小的点实际上是一个引力奇点，即“大爆炸”的起始点，一经爆炸后，就慢慢扩大……

直到今天，就形成了一个非常巨大的宇宙！

当大爆炸发生时，这一引力奇点迅速向外膨胀，造成宇宙不断扩大。即使是现在，宇宙仍然持续变大。我们的宇宙经过了两百亿年后才形成现今的模样！

但愿我们也可从一个小点，就能轻易地创造属于自己的新乌托邦世界。

"Invincible" Woodpeckers “无敌”啄木鸟

Try crushing your nose onto the wall a few times (strongly not recommended!).

Okay. There’s high probability that your nose would go flat or the bridge of your nose would be crushed.

So you really do not want to do that, seriously. But God is really (and I mean REALLY) good to woodpeckers. Wanna know why?

When a woodpecker slams its nose onto a tree trunk repeatedly at 7 meters per second, you would the woodpecker to drop dead due to blunt force trauma. Especially when that kind of slamming is over 1000 times the force of gravity. But no … the woodpecker is still okay! Amazing, isn’t it?

Now why on earth makes woodpecker’s beak so “invincible”? Well, for one thing, woodpeckers have small brains. Now that doesn’t mean that they are stupid. No, it doesn’t mean that. Because their brains are relatively small inside their skull, this prevents them from moving too much inside the skull. So their brains are sort of “intact” and safe.

If you’ve ever seen a human brain (from a chart or some science reference), you would see that our brains have those folds and they look like tangled strings of noodles. In other words, we have “unsmooth” brains. But woodpeckers’ brains have smooth surfaces. With a high surface area, the impact force exerted on the area can reduced, thus, preventing injuries.

And it helps to have cerebrospinal fluid in your brain. Woodpeckers have just that! This special fluid helps reduce shock waves to the brain!

If your trees need pecking, you’ll know WHO to look for.


你可以尝试用鼻子撞击墙壁（但最好还是不要这么做哦！）。

你的鼻子将很有可能会被撞扁或碎裂。

因此，你还是不要这样做比较好。但是，啄木鸟却是受上帝眷顾的。你想知道为什么吗？

啄木鸟每秒７公尺重复用鼻子撞上树干，如果你是啄木鸟，这种猛烈的创伤将会使人致死。尤其这种撞击方式还超过了1000倍的重力。可是，啄木鸟却仍然完好无恙！非常惊人呢，是不是？

为什么啄木鸟的喙如此“无敌”？那是因为啄木鸟拥有一个小脑袋，但这并不表示它们是愚笨的。因为它们的大脑比头骨小，海绵状的厚头骨能保护大脑不受撞击。因此，它们的大脑是“完整无损”和安全的。

如果你曾在图表或一些科学参考书看过人脑，你会发现我们的大脑是有皱褶的，而且看起来像是缠绕的面条。这也就是说，我们具有“不平滑”的大脑。但是啄木鸟的大脑却具有光滑的表面。由于具有高的表面积，所以能减少许多撞击力，可以防止受伤。

我们大脑中的脑脊液，啄木鸟也有！这特殊的透明流体有助于减少大脑受到冲击！

如果你需要啄树，你会知道要找谁帮忙。

Flat "Pancakes" 珊瑚礁变成“薄饼”了

While we are shamelessly grabbing snacks from CFC-producing refrigerators, or riding in a carbon monoxide-emitting cars, coral reefs are dying somewhere out there in our world.

And it’s all because of climate change.


Yup. Due to climate change, a multi-layered structure of Caribbean coral reefs are flattened like pancakes (ok, not really, but you get the idea) on the seabed. That’s how horrible it is.

Coral reefs are really important. Sure, they look beautiful and stuff, but they actually DO more than that! Coral reefs provide homes to fish, and act as a barrier against hurricanes and storms. Coastal villages can be protected from tidal surges and storm waves.

And the really sad thing is that if you were to dive in the Caribbean seas, you would see about THREE QUARTERS of flattened coral reefs scattered on the reef area! That would seriously be a horrible sight for scuba divers who want to relish the beauty of undersea beauty!

Fishing communities will be badly affected as marine creatures of commercial importance such as lobsters cannot find refuge in coral reefs anymore. This is because coral reefs also provide hunting areas for fishermen to catch large fish.

However, not all the “destruction” of coral reefs are attributed to climate change. Coral reefs get sick too, you know. Yup, diseases can also kill coral reefs.

And even tiny organisms have STRESS! Can you believe that? Stress is one of the factors that make coral reefs join the coffin team. That is because tiny organisms which are responsible for building coral reefs will abandon their colonies if they get STRESSED! Yup, it could be the uncomfortable climate change. This kind of damage is known as “coral bleaching”.

But we can’t blame that. It’s not like these organisms are getting their paycheck.

The only way we can SAVE coral reefs now is to change the way we do things as humans and strive to find ways to reduce pollution which contribute to climate change. As individuals, we can start by carpooling, which reduces car use. Which in turn reduces the emission of carbon monoxide.

Recycling is also IMPORTANT. Remember, the more you recycle (especially paper), trees will thank you for preventing chainsaws from rapidly cutting them for paper manufacturing. The more trees we have, the air will be cleaner and healthier.

These are several SMALL things we can do which can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Yeah, I know. Big industrial factories emit toxic gases into the air every few seconds. I don’t expect you to run to the factory and start a mass picket.

No, I don’t.

Just do those small things. Every little effort helps. Read up more on ways to conserve to environment. Go to the library. Have a group talk with friends about the environment (and WAYS to save them of course).

And when you dive into the Caribbean one day, you won’t have to see ugly flat “pancakes”.

You can read more on the Caribbean coral reefs at: http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre55872w-us-climate-reefs/


当我们从产生氟氯化碳的冰箱拿取点心来吃，或坐在排放一氧化碳的汽车里的时候，珊瑚礁正在世界的某处慢慢死亡。

这都是因为气候变化的影响。

由于气候改变，一个多层次结构的加勒比海珊瑚礁，就在海底像薄饼一样被夷为平地（这当然不是真的，但你可以想像得到）。这是多么可怕。

珊瑚礁是非常重要的。它们是美丽的海洋生物栖息地，但它们的作用还不只如此！珊瑚礁提供鱼儿一个家，并且还能防止飓风和暴风雨伤害海洋生物。沿海村庄可以受到保护，免受潮汐和风浪的破坏。

使人伤心的是，如果你在加勒比海潜水，你将会看到约有四分之三平坦的珊瑚礁分布于珊瑚礁区！如果潜水员想要欣赏美丽的海底世界，他将会看到一个可怕的景象！

像龙虾这种具有重要经济利益的海洋生物，如果找不到珊瑚礁作为避难所，将会对渔业社群造成严重的影响。这是因为珊瑚礁也是渔民捕捞大型鱼类的捕猎区。

然而，不是全部的珊瑚礁都是被气候变化破坏的。珊瑚礁本身病了。疾病也可以杀死珊瑚礁。

共生藻类也有“压力”哦！你相信吗？“压力”是使珊瑚礁加入“死亡队伍”的其中一个原因。珊瑚体内的共生海藻会提供能量给珊瑚。但当它们有了“压力”而离开珊瑚时，就会使珊瑚白化，最终因失去营养供应而死；也有可能是全球暖化导致水温升高造成的。这种损害称为“珊瑚白化” 。

但这又不是它的错。它并没有得到什么回报。

我们现在唯一能救珊瑚礁的方式就是改变人们的行为，并努力寻找解决的方法，减少污染有助于改善气候变化。作为个人，我们可以开始共同乘车，减少使用汽车，就能减低排放一氧化碳。

回收也很重要。请记住，你越是回收（特别是纸），树木就会避免被砍伐来造纸，它们会感谢你的。我们拥有了更多的树木，空气就会更清新和健康。

这些都是我们可以做到的很多小事情，但却能有很大的改变。

大型工厂每隔几秒钟就排放有毒气体到空气中。我没有要你离开工厂，并开始大规模罢工。

不，我没有。

只需做好这些小事情。每一份小小的努力都有帮助。想了解更多关于保护环境的方法，可以去图书馆；也可以和朋友谈论生态环境的话题，以及如何拯救它们。

那么，当你有一天在加勒比海潜水时，你再也不会看见又丑又平的“薄饼”了。

如果你想阅读更多关于加勒比海珊瑚礁的资讯，请点选以下网址：
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre55872w-us-climate-reefs/

Science Arena 28 Winners 第28期科学竞技场的优胜者

Congratulations to those winners! For those who didn't make it, DON'T give up. You were ALL great, seriously.

恭喜这些得奖者！没能成功的朋友们，请不要放弃。你们都是很棒的。


Wow, where did all the flowers come from? Koh Wai Chuen (SJK(C) Kwang Chien) must be one lucky guy! You got to hand it to us to shower you with LOTS and LOTS of..... flowers? (Even an average Valentine couple don't GET that much flowers! You're seriously LUCKY!)

哇，这些花从哪来的呢？高伟全小朋友（广建小学）一定是幸运儿！你是想向我们展示这些美丽的花吗？ （即使是情人节也不会拿到这么多鲜花吧！你真是幸运！）

Cheng Zhang Yi (SJK(C) Bt. 11 Cheras) is one enthusiastic-looking winner! Glad to know you're happy and excited! I mean, you got LOTS of books to read! Great, exciting books, to be exact. To keep you occupied and happy!

See? Isn't it great that we actually pay a 'royal' visit to the winners' school? Come let us pamper you!

Don't forget to participate in the Science Arena challenge in the Pelangi Scientist magazine every month and stand a chance to win amazing prizes!

More photos coming up!

曾长义（蕉赖十一哩华文小学）是一位很踊跃参加的得奖者哦！很高兴看到你如此开心和兴奋！现在你将有许多很棒的书可以阅读了！请继续保有这份喜悦吧！

看吧?我们是否履行承诺,一一拜访了得奖者的学校呢？来吧，让我们亲自祝贺你！

千万不要忘了参加《彩虹科学家》每个月的科学竞技场的挑战，你就有机会赢取丰富的奖品哦！

还有更多的照片会放上来！敬请期待!

Science Arena 27 Winners 第27期科学竞技场的优胜者

What happens when you walk into this school? (Notice that the weather was very dark, and we needed to find SHELTER fast!)

当你走进这所学校时，究竟发生了什么事？
（请仔细留意，当时天气阴暗，我们需要很快找到目标！）


You find a smart kid! And one with a REALLY cool cap. You look awesome! Congratulations to Yeoh E-Chng from SJK(C) Kim Sen! We seriously love that tie. It complements your cap!

So for those of you who want us to visit your school (and SURPRISE you, of course), make sure you enter Science Arena contests every month! But you’ll HAVE to answer the quiz correctly! So what are you waiting for? Join and win!

And we promise that the next time we visit your school, it won’t be because there’s a thunderstorm.

Here are more photos! (And it's a slideshow, so you can sit back and relax!)


你找到了一个聪明的孩子！他戴了一顶非常酷的帽子哦。来瞧瞧看！我们祝贺金星小学的杨以正小朋友得奖了！我们非常喜欢那条红色的领带，与他的帽子挺相配呢！

因此，如果你也希望我们拜访你的学校，并给你意外的惊喜，那请别忘了参加每个月的科学竞技场哦！但是，你必须先答对所有问题哦！那你还在等什么呢？快参赛并赢取丰富的奖品吧！

我们承诺，下一次访问你的学校时，将不会遇上大雷雨哦。

这里还有更多的照片可以观看！（这是幻灯片，你可以坐着慢慢欣赏，放轻松一下吧！）

2009年«彩虹科学家»校际科学问答比赛

华小高年级华文和国文作文训练营

彩虹科学家DIY学科学暨KK小超人面具制作比赛（绿野国际展览中心，7/6/09）

彩虹科学家DIY学科学暨KK小超人面具制作比赛（怡保育才华小礼堂，30/5/09）

UnbeLEECHable! 神奇的水蛭!

Why do leeches have MANY brains???

And by many, I don’t mean 4, 5, 7 or 10.

I MEAN 32 brains!!!!!!

Yes, be stupefied. Be shocked. Leeches REALLY have 32 brains! And we humans have only 1 brain.

And we’re SMARTER.

Actually, even though leeches have that many brains, they don’t function exactly like a human brain. So don’t expect leeches to construct an atomic bomb anytime soon. Which is a good thing, by the way.

Leeches not have only 32 brains, but they have 3 JAWS!!! And each has 115-120 teeth.

No wonder leeches can suck a lot of blood. They can gorge themselves up to five times their own body weight in pure, red blood! Sounds vampire-scary, doesn’t it?

However, have no fear. Leeches aren’t really bad creatures. They really aren’t. In fact, they can help save your limb. Or even your head (probably). But they can save your LIFE (more importantly!).

Leeches were first used in medicine about 1000 B.C.. And now leeches are used for biosurgery. Biosurgery is a surgery in which biological agents (such as leeches) are used. They are used as a research tool too nowadays.

So how can a leech save your life, you ask? Well, let’s say that you sort of tore your arm off (not recommended), and you need surgery to reattach your arm back. During the surgery, blood is carried through your arteries to your wound area.

And if your veins haven’t healed, a bad congestion can happen. And this puts you in a risk.

So the leech comes and sucks every drop of blood to prevent that congestion! And the best part is … you DON’T feel pain!!!!!! Great, isn’t it? That is because leeches have their own natural anesthetic.

Isn’t that miraculous, considering that the scary leech has 32 brains and 3 jaws?

We really have to salute leeches.They CAN save a LIFE!

Not bad for a creature whose 32 brains are useless.


为什么水蛭有很多颗脑袋？？？

不只是4颗、5颗、7颗或10颗脑袋而已。

而是有32颗脑袋！！

不要太震惊哦。水蛭真的有32颗脑袋呢！而我们人类只有1颗脑袋。

但我们比较聪明。

其实，虽然水蛭有很多颗脑袋，但它们脑袋的功能却不像人类的脑袋那么好。因此，不必期待水蛭能在短时间内建造出一颗原子弹哦。这或许也是一件好事。

水蛭不只有32颗脑袋，还拥有3个颌骨！！！而且每个颌骨各有115至120颗牙齿。

水蛭如此特殊的构造，使它可以吸食很多人类的血液，也就不足为奇了。它们可以吸食自己体内充足的血液达五次！听起来像吸血鬼似的，可怕吧?

然而，我们不需感到害怕。水蛭其实不是有害的动物。它们真的不是。事实上，它们可以帮助救你的肢体，甚至你的头。更重要的是，它们可以救你的性命。

大约公元前1000年，水蛭首先被用于医学上。现在水蛭则适用于生物外科医学方面。生物外科医学是一种使用生物制剂（如水蛭）的手术。如今，水蛭被用来作为一项研究工具。

那么，你是否想知道水蛭如何拯救你的生命呢？我当然不建议你撕断自己的手臂，只是假设你的手臂受伤了，需要动手术来重新接驳回它。在外科手术中，血液是通过你的动脉流向你的伤口部分。

如果当时你的静脉还没有完全愈合，或许就有可能使血管发生不良的挤塞情况，而这可能会让你拥有生命危险。

因此，水蛭就会被用来吸食血液，以防止继续出现挤塞的情况！而你可能并不觉得痛！！难以想像吧？这是因为水蛭本身拥有天然麻醉剂。

想像一下惊人的水蛭竟有32颗脑袋和3个颌骨，这难道不是奇迹吗？

我们真的要向水蛭致敬.它们足以拯救一条人命！

水蛭拥有32颗无用的脑袋，似乎也是不错的。

TALL tale? 关于增高的传说？

If you think you’re too short (and you want to be tall), there’s always an option.

Go to space!

Yes, it’s true. People grow taller by two inches in space! It may be hard to believe, but there’s a science explanation for this.

Astronauts in space need space suits which are inches taller than they are. That is because they grow two inches taller while in space. If the suits are not made slightly bigger, then their head will squeeze against the suit!

Ok. So why do astronauts grow taller in space? Well, it’s all about gravity, I tell you. Due to the loss of gravity in space, there is no force to compress your spine. Think of your spine as a spring.

Release your grip on a spring, and it will bounce back to full shape. That’s the way it works with your spine.

As there’s gravity on earth, this force of gravity compresses or pushes down our spine. But in space, our spines will elongate as there is to force to push the spines back down.

However, astronauts will return back to their normal height again when they are back on earth!

So you can’t be taller (than you are now) forever.

Unless you decide to live in space for a long, long time.


如果你觉得自己太矮（而你想长高），那还有一种选择。

前进太空吧！

这是千真万确的。人们置身在太空会增高两英吋！这或许难以相信，但是这是有科学根据的。

身在太空中的太空人需要穿着比他们的身高高出两英吋的太空制服。这是因为他们在太空时将会长高两英吋。如果太空制服不制作稍大一些，他们的头将塞不进制服！

为什么太空人在太空会增高呢？这都是地心吸力的关系。由于太空丧失地心吸力，所以没有任何力量压缩你的脊椎。你的脊椎像是遇见了春天。

在春天释放你紧蹦的身体吧!它将恢复回你原本饱满完整的体型。这全是地心吸力在你的脊椎上发挥了作用。

由于地球具有地心吸力，这股重力压缩或推挤着我们的脊椎。但是，在太空，我们的脊椎却因为没有地心吸力挤压而伸长。

然而，当太空人返回地球时,他们将恢复回原本正常的高度！

所以你永远都不可能比现在还高。

除非你打算一直住在太空。

ETernally EThanol (Hopefully) 希望的燃料--乙醇

Cars are dangerous. Sort of.

You hear about road accidents. Or maybe a man who rammed his car into a pole.

But that is not the ‘dangerous’ I’m talking about. No.

I’m talking about gasoline. The petrol we used in our cars to keep them moving. So what’s so dangerous about gasoline?

Well, for one thing, gasoline is dangerous to the environment indirectly. Gasoline produces greenhouse gases, and this leads to global warming. But of course, we still have to depend on gasoline. If not, then how are our cars going to move?

I don’t think you’re going to want to push your car with your bare hands. Or employ a horse to pull your car.

I don’t think so. We want our cars to be moved by an energy source (which gasoline produces).

So is there an alternative to gasoline?

Ok. Don’t celebrate yet. But there’s some GOOD news here!

The answer is ….. ethanol!!!! Yes. We can actually use ethanol as an alternative fuel because it produces cleaner emissions than your typical gasoline.

But first, what is ethanol? Ok, ethanol is actually an alcohol-based fuel, which is derived from crops such as corn and sugarcane. There are few types of ethanol, such as E85 and E10.

E85 ethanol consists of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. E10 is a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline.

So if you like blend ethanol with gasoline, emissions produced are cleaner (as ethanol percentage increases, that is).

But there’s a drawback to ethanol. We know that ethanol is a contributory factor to cleaner emissions, but some BAD news too!

Currently, there are more gasoline fuel stations than ethanol stations! And to accommodate the consumption of ethanol, a whole pipeline network would have to be built for ethanol itself!!! That would consume a LOT of money, time, and energy!

Even large-scale bio-refineries have to be constructed if we’re to completely switch to ethanol fuels! And do you know that ethanol is more EXPENSIVE that gasoline? You also get fewer miles with ethanol than with gasoline.

Sigh. But hopefully one day, the whole world will be AWARE of global environmental concerns and support the use of ethanol!

Don’t we ALL want a better world? Really.

To learn about recent issues concerning ethanol as an alternative fuel, read this piece of interesting news at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090503/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_ethanol_climate;_ylt=Auj1MUubEbob7yNX9pUJsHMPLBIF


汽车多少是有点危险的。

你有听说过道路交通事故吧。或许有人就驾着汽车撞向柱子。

但是，这并不是我想谈论的“危险”事件。

我说的是汽油。我们使用的汽油可以让汽车行驶。那么，汽油会有什么危险呢？

我们要记住一点，汽油会对环境造成间接的危险。汽油产生能引起温室效应的气体，这会导致全球暖化。当然，我们仍然需要汽油。如果没有汽油，我们的汽车如何行驶？

我不认为你会想要用双手来推动汽车，或雇用马来拉车。

我不这么认为。我们希望汽车可以藉由能源来发动（所以就生产出汽油）。

那么，是否有汽油的替代品？

大家先不要庆祝。不过已经有一些好消息了！

答案就是......乙醇！是的。实际上我们可以使用乙醇作为替代燃料，因为它能产生比一般汽油更不受污染的排放量。

但是首先，你知道什么是乙醇吗？乙醇是一种酒精燃料，它来自农作物如玉米和甘蔗。它可分为几种类型的酒精，如E85和E10。

E85乙醇燃料含有百分之八十五的乙醇和百分之十五的汽油。E10乙醇燃料则混合了百分之十的乙醇和百分之九十的汽油。

因此，如果你喜欢将乙醇和汽油混合在一起，且乙醇的比例增加时，排放量会更不受污染。

但是乙醇有一个缺点。我们知道乙醇能产生较不受污染的排放量，它在这方面具有有利的因素，但也有一些不好的消息！

目前，汽油加油站比乙醇燃料站多！乙醇需要建立整个输油管系统，才有能力供应乙醇燃料的消费！这就需要花费大量的金钱、时间和能量！

如果我们要完全将汽油转换成乙醇燃料，甚至需要建造大规模的生物炼油厂！你知道乙醇比汽油还昂贵吗？而且使用乙醇发动汽车所行驶的路程还比使用汽油的来得少。

希望有一天，全世界都能知道整个环境关注的问题，并支持乙醇的使用！

我们不是都希望能真正拥有一个更美好的世界吗？

想了解近期有关乙醇作为替代燃料的事件，可以阅读以下这则有趣的新闻：http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090503/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_ethanol_climate;_ylt=Auj1MUubEbob7yNX9pUJsHMPLBIF

Swine flu attack! 猪流感来袭!

Are you feverish? Lost of appetite? Or feeling tired all the time?

Beware! You may have swine flu!!!

Ok, I do not want to cause panic, really. Chances are, you may not have swine flu, but recently, swine flu cases have been on the rise, especially in Mexico!

Extra precaution should be taken to ensure that people like you and me do not contract this swine flu virus!

So what is actually swine flu?

Swine flu is actually a respiratory disease of pigs! So actually, the disease starts in pigs first! The viruses spread among the pigs which are in contact with each other. Now, the virus will only be transmitted only if the virus is really there! So not all pigs have swine flu if the virus is absent!

And somehow, humans may have come in contact with those infected pigs, and they carry the disease around. Humans spread the disease to other humans through contact.

Now, this disease has been raised to pandemic level worldwide! There are even travel bans to Mexico, where swine flu cases are the highest. So if you’re going to Mexico, you may want to rethink for the moment.

So what can you do to ensure you’re in the pink of health?

First, if you cough, cough into a tissue. Germs can spread into the air, you know.

Always, always, always wash your hands, and make sure you’re clean.

Do all these simple things while the World Health Organization (WHO) takes steps to combat this infectious disease.

To learn more about the swine flu case, read about the recent news at this website:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_he_me/eu_swine_flu_drastic_measures


你有发烧吗？没有食欲？或经常觉得疲倦吗？

当心！你可能已经感染猪流感！

我不是想制造恐慌，真的。你可能没有感染猪流感，但是最近，猪流感病例持续增加中，特别是在墨西哥！

我们需要采取额外的预防措施，以确保没有患上猪流感病毒！

那么，猪流感是什么呢？

猪流感实际上是指猪患上呼吸系统方面的疾病！因此，这种疾病最初是由猪引起的！病毒在猪群之间散播、传染。如果猪群之间没有存在流感病毒，就不会被传染。因此，并非所有的猪都患有流感！

或是人类可能接触到感染了流感的猪，那他们将会携带流感病毒，且通过接触也会把疾病传染给其他人。

现在，这个疾病已在全世界流行！甚至开始禁止人们到墨西哥旅行，因为那里是猪流感病例最高的国家。因此，如果你想要去墨西哥，或许需要重新考虑。

所以你可以怎么做，以确保你的健康是良好的？

首先，如果你有咳嗽，可以咳在面纸上，因为细菌会随时散播到空气中。

你需要时常清洗你的双手，并保持清洁。

我们只需做好这些简单的事情，而世界卫生组织（WHO）将会采取有效的措施来消灭这种传染病。

若想了解更多关于猪流感的病例，你可以在以下的网址阅读相关的最新消息：

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_he_me/eu_swine_flu_drastic_measures

What an EYE-opener! 大开眼界!

No wonder scallops have more than 100 eyes!!!!

They are prey to many animals such as crab, starfish and octopus.

And even us human beings, who catch them for food!

They really need to ‘see’ who’s gonna catch them so they can make a run for it.

Unfortunately, amazing as it sounds, scallops CANNOT see! So their eyes are practically useless. So why do they have that MANY eyes???

Their eyes ACTUALLY work to detect motion and light. Let’s say that if some octopus comes near them, their eyes sense the signals of the movement and the scallops will shut immediately. This ACTUALLY helps to protect the scallops.

Ok, scallops are a little like mutants. If you were to damage their eyes in some ways, their eyes WILL regenerate within two months! Amazing, isn’t it?

Besides having a weird range of 100 eyes, scallops travel around by flapping the halves of their shells together.

There are around 360 species of scallops in the world, and they can be found in coastal waters.

Scallops are indeed ‘eye-catching’ creatures, if you know what I mean.


扇贝拥有超过100只眼睛!!!!你是否觉得很不可思议呢？

它们往往成为许多动物捕食的对象，如螃蟹、海星和章鱼，甚至是被我们当作食物！

因此，它们真的需要“瞧瞧”是谁想捕食它们，以便可以迅速逃跑。

不幸的是，我们惊讶地发现扇贝其实是看不见的！因此，它们的眼睛几乎毫无用处。那么，为什么他们会有很多只眼睛???

它们的眼睛确实是用来察觉动作和光的。如果一些章鱼靠近它们的身边时，它们的眼睛可以感觉到敌人的行踪，扇贝接收到信号后将迅速闭合。这种方式实际上有助于保护扇贝。

扇贝有一点像突变的生物。如果你损伤了它们的眼睛，它们会在两个月内再生！是不是非常惊人？

除了拥有100只眼睛的奇特区域，扇贝还会拍动它们半张开的贝壳到处游动。

世界上大约有360种扇贝，他们可以在沿海水域找得到。

总而言之，扇贝确实是“引人注目”的海洋生物。

Let's Say No to Turtle Eggs! 向海龟蛋说不!

Have you ever eaten a turtle egg? Or are you going to eat a turtle egg? If you do, DON’T eat it!

Well, it’s not because it’s poisonous or the egg will turn you into a mutant if you eat it. NO. That is not the reason.

It’s BECAUSE marine turtles are facing the threat of extinction! That is why our good friend, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), is doing whatever it takes to stop man from poaching turtle eggs!

Turtle eggs are sold openly in Malaysia due to steady demands. And people continue buying them, oblivious to the fact that the number of marine turtle species is on an alarming decline.

In the 1950s, there were 10,000 leatherback Turtles in Terengganu. But now, it’s just only 10 a year! How scary is that? Imagine that you’d won RM10,000. And suddenly, you go on a crazy spree and end up with RM10.

That’s a MAJOR change, I tell you!

And by EATING turtle eggs, you’re killing the turtle species with one swallow of your mouth. Imagine the turtle egg lying RIP in the hollows of your stomach. How horrible is that?

Turtles are such beautiful creatures, and it would be sad to see them literally GONE one day. Do we really want that to happen?

No, we don’t.

So if you’re presented with a turtle egg, or you have friends who are going to eat a turtle egg, SAY NO!

If you want eggs, there are LOTS of chicken eggs around the world. Why pick turtle eggs when marine turtles are dying faster than the chickens of the world?

Be smart. Make a wise move. Save our loving turtles.

Your TINY action can make a HUGE difference!

Read more on WWF’s action to save marine turtles here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090422/sc_afp/malaysiawildlifeturtles_20090422090741;_ylt=Asy4SVRJn8HOVcNMz7aE2Y8PLBIF


你曾经吃过海龟蛋吗？或者你想过要吃海龟蛋？如果你有此意，请不要吃了！

不是因為它是有毒的，或你吃了它身体会出现什么变化。不，这些都不是真正的理由。

主要是因为海龟正面临灭绝的威胁！这就是为什么我们的好朋友--世界自然基金会（WWF），正在尽一切力量阻止人们私自窃取海龟蛋！

由于海龟蛋在马来西亚有固定的需求，所以在本国是公开售卖的。人们无视于海龟种类的数量正以惊人的速度减少着，仍然继续购买它们。

在1950年代，丁加奴共有10000只棱龟。但是到了现在，一年只有十只棱龟！多么令人感到可怕！试想想如果你赢了一笔RM10,000的钱，突然，你一时太开心了，没有节制地狂欢作乐，最后身上只剩下RM10。那些迅速减少的棱龟就是这样的感觉。

我可以告诉你，这是一个重大的改变！

如果你吃了海龟蛋，就像是用你的一张嘴亲手杀死了海龟一样。想像海龟蛋躺在你空洞的胃中安息的画面，是多么可怕啊！

海龟是美丽的动物，眼看着它们慢慢地消失将会让人感到无比悲伤。难道我们真的希望这样的事情发生？

不，我们不会。

因此，如果你有一颗海龟蛋，或者你有朋友正在吃海龟蛋，请向他们说不！

如果你想要蛋，世界上有很多粒鸡蛋。当海龟的灭亡速度超过鸡的情况时，为什么还要选择海龟蛋呢？

学得聪明些。作出明智的举动。拯救我们亲爱的海龟。

你小小的举动可以有很大的改变哦！

如果你想阅读更多关于世界自然基金会拯救海龟的行动，请看这里：
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090422/sc_afp/malaysiawildlifeturtles_20090422090741;_ylt=Asy4SVRJn8HOVcNMz7aE2Y8PLBIF

'HEART' to believe!!!! 難以置信!!!!

You may be freaked out when you hear this; an octopus has THREE hearts!!!!

Really (no kidding). That’s the mystery of nature. You keep wondering why God gives an octopus three hearts. You’d think that octopuses are loving and kind because they have a BIG heart!

Don’t get me wrong. I wouldn’t try to hug an octopus in case it tries to strangle me with its slimy and slick tentacles. And probably ooze some ink at me for disturbing it.

So WHY do octopuses have that many hearts? Two smaller hearts are actually used to pump blood to the gills. The blood loads up on oxygen here, and then goes to the main heart. This oxygen-rich blood will then be pumped out through the octopus’ body.

And guess what? The blood is not red, like us human’s. An octopus’ blood colour is ACTUALLY blue!!!! That’s because octopuses have a protein called hemocyanin, which causes their blood to be BLUE! Ours is RED because we have a protein called hemoglobin.

THREE hearts? BLUE blood? (They could be royal descendents. Who knows?)

That’s ‘HEART’ to believe.


如果我告诉你章鱼有三颗心脏，你可能会吓了一跳!!!!

真的（我没骗你）。这就是大自然的神秘之处。你可能觉得奇怪为何上帝给了章鱼三颗心脏。你可能以為章鱼是具有爱心又善良的，因为他们有颗很大的心！

千万別误解我的意思。我沒有想拥抱章鱼，免得它用粘液和光滑的触角扼住我，使我动弹不得。也许还会朝我喷墨水呢！

那为什么章鱼有许多颗心？两颗较小的心脏可以将血液输送至鳃。血液装载了氧气后，就输送至主要的心脏。充满氧气的血液将会通过章鱼的身体被输送到体外。

你猜到了嗎？章魚的血液不像人类是红色的，而是蓝色的！这是因为章鱼的体內有一种蛋白质称为血蓝蛋白，导致他们的血液是蓝色的！而我们的血液却是红色的，这是因为我们的体內有一种蛋白质称为血红素。

三颗心脏？蓝色的血液？（他们有可能是王室的后裔哦！谁知道呢？）

真是難以置信。

EARTH DAY! 世界地球日！

What day is it today? Is it my birthday? Ok, that’s not really important (unless you plan to surprise me with a ten-tiered birthday cake with chocolate toppings).

It is EARTH DAY today! Yes, it’s really a special day to remind us how important our earth is! So important that we just shouldn’t sit there and do nothing about it! So what can you do on your part to celebrate this event?

Well, for starters, you don’t have to REALLY do anything big. There are organizations around the world holding big workshops and activities to create awareness on environmental conservation and to encourage people to protect this beautiful earth of ours.

Maybe your school is doing some ‘green’ activity, such as planting trees, or asking students to recycle unwanted tin cans and stuffs. Or maybe your Nature Society is holding a trip to the forest park to learn about nature and ways to conserve the environment.

There are lots of things you can do on Earth Day. And it DOESN’T have to be big (unless you are volunteering for a big environmental association or organization, like Greenpeace).

Remember the 3Rs? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

You can start by maybe not wasting so much paper. In my line of work as an editor, I HAVE to save lots of paper! We try to reduce the use of paper BECAUSE editing requires lots of paper usage (for manuscripts, printing, etc.).

And the reason we don’t want to use LOTS of paper is because TREES have to be cut down to make paper! And the more trees are cut down, the lesser trees there will be. We don’t want to ‘hurt’ the trees if we can help it! Trees are important, really. They provide shade, they supply oxygen, and they just beautify the environment. But there’s more than that.

And we reuse papers. For example, we don’t take out new clean sheets of paper when doing editing. We reuse ‘one-sided’ printed papers! That’s right! We write on the other side of the paper which is BLANK. That’s called ‘reusing’! Imagine how many tonnes of paper can be saved!

How about recycling? Well, we can recycle things we don’t need anymore, such as old newspapers, magazines, books, etc..

So how are you going to celebrate Earth Day? It doesn’t have to be boring. You can invite your friends over for an ‘Earth Day’ party.

Ask each friend to bring over their old magazines or newspapers. Ask them to put them inside a ‘special’ box, which will be sent to the recycling centre. After all that is done, you and your friends must have been pretty weary sorting out books and newspapers and stuffs!

Then, it’s time for PARTY! Go buy tasty treats (maybe a BIG cake) for yourselves, and watch a movie about the EARTH. I recommend documentaries such as “An Inconvenient Truth” by Nobel Prize laureate Al Gore. You can also watch great cartoons such as “Open Season 2”, in which it focuses on the theme of the environment (like saving the forest, etc.).

See? Isn’t that fun? It’s simple as that! But maybe you can come up with more creative ideas than me! So why not give your ideas a try?!

Our EARTH will be so proud to have eco-warriors like you!


今天是什么日子呢？是我的生日？好吧，这并不重要（除非你打算给我惊喜，送给我巧克力口味的十层高生日蛋糕）。

今天是世界地球日！是的，这真是一个特別的日子，提醒我们地球是如此重要！因此，重要的是，我们不应该坐视不管！那你可以做些什么来庆祝这个日子呢？

首先，你不需要做任何大事情。有一些分布在世界各地的组织举办大型研讨会和活动，以促进人们对自然环境保护的认识和觉醒，并鼓励人们保护这美丽的地球。

也许你的学校正在做一些“绿色”活动，如植树，或要求学生回收废弃的铁罐和物品。或者是你的自然学会举行森林公园一日遊，让大家了解大自然和保护生态环境的方法。

你可以在地球日这一天做很多事情。比如一些随手可做的小事（除非你是一個大型环境协会或组织的志工，如绿色和平组织）。

记得３R嗎？减少、再使用、回收再利用。

或許你可以从今天开始不再浪费太多的紙。像我身为一位编辑，我必须节省大量的纸张！我们尽量减少使用它，因为编辑需要使用很多纸（如手稿，印刷等）。

我们不要使用大量的纸，是因为树木被砍伐后用來制造白纸！如果树木不断被砍伐，它就会越来越少。我们可以尽己所能地不“伤害”那些树木！树木真的很重要。它们可供遮荫，提供氧气，还能美化环境，甚至不止于此。

我们重复使用纸张。例如，我们不采用新的空白纸來进行编辑工作。我们重复使用“单面”的印刷品！没错！我们写的另一面纸是空白的。这就是所谓的“再使用”！试着想象有多少吨废纸可以节省！

要如何回收再利用呢？我们可以回收不需要的东西，如旧报纸、杂志、书籍等。

你会怎么庆祝地球日呢？这一天也可以是有趣的。你可以邀请朋友出席一場“地球日”的聚会。

要求每一位朋友带來旧杂志或报纸。请他们把回收物品放在一个“特別”的箱子里，再送往回收中心。完成这些任务后，你和你的朋友想必已经非常疲累了！

接着，就是精彩的派对时间了！去买美味可口的食物（也许是大蛋糕）奖赏自己，再看一部关于地球的电影。我推荐一些纪录片，如诺贝尔和平奖得主戈尔的《绝望真相》。你也可以观赏好看的卡通电影，如《丛林大反攻２》（也有译为《狩猎季节２》），主要是以生态环境為题材（如拯救森林等）。

有趣吧？就这么简单！但是，也许你可以想出比我更好的创意哦！那为何不试试你的想法呢？！

我们的地球因为有了你这位生态勇士而感到无比光荣！

Science Arena 26 WINNERS! 第26期科学竞技场的优胜者！

The best thing about being a Science Arena winner is that you'll be showered with PRIZES! The another best thing (which you'd have never anticipated) is to have our Pelangi Scientist team come to your school and give you the SURPRISE of a lifetime!

Yes, that's right! The Pelangi Scientist team pays a visit to the winner's school, and hands him/her prizes PERSONALLY (sounds royalty, doesn't it?). So a WINNER doesn't actually have to check the mailbox on a regular basis for his/her prize.

No. The Pelangi Scientist team wants to give you SPECIAL treatment. We want to SEE you. FEEL you (ok, not really... but you get the point). We really want to catch a glimpse of the face of that GENIUS who managed to GET all his answers right in Science Arena! It's an honour for us, really!

We really WANT to congratulate the Science Arena 26 winners! Good job! Keep up the good work!

Who knows, we may pay the next winners a visit in a helicopter.


科学竞技场的优胜者将会得到丰富的奖品和满满的祝福。还有另一件你从未料想过的事，那就是我们的彩虹科学家小组将前往你的学校，并给你毕生难忘的惊喜！

是的，一点儿也没错！彩虹科学家小组将拜访优胜者的学校，并亲自颁发奖品给你／妳（似乎很庄严吧，如何？）。因此，优胜者不须经常检查邮箱哦！

彩虹科学家小组想带给你特別待遇。我们希望能看到你、感受你（呵，这当然不是真的，但你懂我的意思吧）。我们真的想瞧瞧能答对科学竞技场所有題目的“天才”究竟是何方神圣！这对我们来说真是一份荣誉！

我们真心祝福第26期科学竞技場的所有优胜者！做得好！继续保持下去吧！

又有谁会知道，或许哪天我们将会坐着直升机来拜访下次的优胜者呢！

Save The Whales! 请救救鲸鱼！

It’s a cry for help! Are whales really hunted down for research? Or really for the ‘prized’ meat (which in turn becomes food)? I guess I don’t have the answers to that.

But 680 (no kidding) whales had been caught by ships since last November! 680 is really a huge number! That’s even more fish that you can eat in a year! If nothing is done to stop whaling, I have no doubt that whales will soon be an extinct clan. Just like the dinosaurs. At least whales do not have sharp, raging jaws like dinosaurs. They’re harmless, beautiful creatures! Why do people want to hunt them down? Just leave them be.

But the question really is ….. do scientists need to hunt down that many of a whale? There may be some corruptions there, as alleged. But we really don’t know for sure. There are always some chances that whale meat is “embezzled” for profitable means.

I’m glad that Greenpeace is doing something about this. The future existence of whales depends on our deep and full support. We really don’t want to see such creatures extinct from the face of the earth. If they really do, at least you can preserve their so-called existence through videos, or even your Moby Dick (remember the Blue Whale?).

But that’s just different! Getting to experience the presence of actual, real whales is much, much more awesome than seeing them on the TV. And the best part is that whales can be preserved for future generations to see!

How cool is that?

If you want to read more about the recent Japan whaling issue, visit this site:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/sc_afp/japanwhalingenvironmentgreenpeace;_ylt=At3tJafPRtTwtdAj2YeWhX8PLBIF


求救讯号！人们捕杀鲸鱼真的是为了研究吗？还是因为它是珍贵的海洋生物（也可变成美味的食物）？我没有答案。

然而，自去年十一月到現在，已经有680只（不骗你）鲸被捕鲸船捕获。680的确是一个大数目！这么多条鱼，甚至可以让你吃足一整年！如果再不采取任何行动阻止捕鲸的活动，我相信不久后鲸鱼將面临绝种的危机，就像恐龙一样。至少鲸鱼没有像凶猛的恐龙拥有尖锐的颌骨。它们是无害且美丽的生物！為什麼人們要追捕它们呢？放了它们吧！

但真正的问题是... ..科学家真的需要追捕大量的鲸鱼作为研究吗？这其中或许有问题。但是我们真的不知道。说不定鲸肉也有可能成为人们赚钱的工具。

我很高兴绿色和平组织重视这件事。鲸鱼的存活需要我们全力的支持。我们真的不希望看到鲸鱼从地球上消失。所以，如果人们继续捕杀鲸鱼，那你只能通過影片來保存它的影像，甚至是*白鲸哦（还记得**蓝鲸吗？）。

不过这是不同的！亲自体验真实的鲸鱼比从电视上看见来得惊人。最好的方式就是能将美丽的巨鲸留给我们的后代。

很棒吧!


如果你想阅读更多关于最近的日本捕鲸问题，请参考以下网址： http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/sc_afp/japanwhalingenvironmentgreenpeace;_ylt=At3tJafPRtTwtdAj2YeWhX8PLBIF

*《白鲸记》(Moby Dick)是十九世纪美国作家赫尔曼‧梅尔维尔(Herman. Mllville)写的著名代表作。此作品已被视为美国文学史上最伟大的小说之一。故事是说一位名叫亚哈（Ahab）的“裴庞德号”（Pequod）捕鲸船长帶领全体船员，追捕一条叫作“莫比·迪克”(Moby Dick)的大白鲸的历险过程。

**蓝鲸被认为是地球上曾经生存过体型最大的海洋哺乳动物，长可达３３公尺，重达１８１吨。

ANTI-ANTS!!!! 远离蚂蚁!!!!

Wouldn’t life be great if there weren’t any ants at all? You do not have to worry about a colony of ants swarming whenever you leave sugary food on the table for too, too long. Well, in fact, there are NO ants at all in Iceland, Antarctica and Greenland! No kidding! Those places have no ants! But if you seriously have the tendency to leave sugary things around, then migrating there wouldn’t be so bad.

如果没有蚂蚁，你就不用担心你喜欢的甜食会被蜂拥而来的蚂蚁搬走，这不是很好吗？其实，冰岛、南极和格陵兰都没有蚂蚁哦！这不是骗你的！这些地方真没有蚂蚁！所以，如果你不喜欢与蚂蚁分享你的食物，可以考虑搬迁到冰岛、南极或格陵兰去哦！

Issue 28 Wonderful Water 食水得来不易

Practical Section — Water Pollution
Our seas, rivers and lakes are the source of water. Without water, we cannot survive. However, human activities have created water pollution. What are the causes of pollution? What effects does pollution have on living things in the water? Find out in this section.

实践专辑－水质污染
来自原始部落的爱因狮子和顿牛一直对文明世界的科技赞叹不已，怎知它们却发现人类竟然让重要的水资源遭受到前所未有的大污染！到底发生了什么事？


DIY Science — Sinking Under Water: Mini Submarine
Create your own mini submarine! This experiment will help you to understand about how a submarine works. How does it sink or float? What does density have to do with it? Dive into the depths of scientific discovery!

科学DIY －迷你潜艇
在水世界的深处，除了有品种繁多的海洋生物，还有一艘神秘的舰艇在活动，它就是潜艇。潜艇明明是一艘船，为什么却能潜入海底，又能浮在水面呢？让我们先来做一艘彩虹号潜艇，然后一起来研究并学习潜艇的原理吧！


Sports Review — Racing against Time under Water
Do you love swimming? If you do, then you'll be interested to learn about its origin. You'll be introduced to the different styles of swimming. Immerse yourself in this exciting section.

体育大考察－水中争分夺秒
马来西亚长年是夏，游泳是大多数人都喜爱的户外活动之一。炎炎夏日，能泡在水里运动，既能消暑又能减肥，一举两得！游泳是一种适合男女老少的运动，也是各运动项目中最受瞩目的赛事之一。这期的《彩虹科学家》就带你去认识关于游泳的一些事情吧！


Famous Scientist Comic — A Dream Come True
What happens when we sleep? Can we really enter a person's dream? Join James and Tommy in an exciting, dreamy adventure as they unravel the myteries of the sleeping human brain. Come and join the fun in Dreamland!

科学漫画－梦境成真
小钢收到一个从未来寄来的包裹，里面装着“入梦机”，是一个可以进入别人的梦境的机器！于是小健、小钢与博士就一起去找小康，想要进入小康的梦境！他们能否成功呢？


Mysteries of Earth — Earthquakes (4)
Earthquakes can be devastating. How can we determine the direction of an earthquake? Is there a device for this? And just what is an epicentre? Get all the details here!

地球的奧秘－地震篇（四）
每当传媒报道有关发生地震的新闻时，人们最关心的问题便是“地震在哪里发生”或“震中在哪里”。地震学家身在千里之外，他们是如何在最短的时间内计算出发生地震的地方呢？


Science Lab — Let us Play the Paper Game!
Paper is something which we can write on. But do you know that you can do lots of interesting stuff with paper? You'll discover fun facts about paper and its properties as you play exciting paper games!

科学实验室－一起来玩纸游戏
这一期的“科字实验室”要做的实验与中国四大发明有关。对了，就是纸张。纸张除了可以用来书写，还有哪些特点？在这一期里，一位神秘嘉宾会来陪大家一起用纸张来做实验哦！


Eco Paradise — The Magic of Vitamin C
Have you ever eaten oranges? Do you know that they contain Vitamin C? Just what does Vitamin C do to your body? Understand about the 'magic' of Vitamin C for your health! And find out what other fruits contain Vitamin C!

生态乐园－水果的维生素C魔法
我们知道水果里含有大量的维生素C，只要摄取足够，就能保持身体健康。什么是维生素C？它又如何在人体内施展魔法，使我们远离医生？小朋友，与《彩虹科学家》一起来认识维生素C吧！

Issue 27 The Skeleton 骨骼知多少

Hands-On Science — The Secret of the Skeleton Martial Arts
What makes the human body skeleton so special? Do you know that you have a skeleton inside your body? What do the bones actually do? Explore skeleton parts and understand about bones. Learn how to protect your bones from damage. And answer an interesting quiz about the skeleton! Without a skeleton, you cannot perform many activities that you do today!

实践专辑（一）－骷髅人再现
亚龟米德老师、爱因狮子与居兔夫人为了要了解人体骨骼的结构，特意上山寻找传说中的骷髅人，谁知道竟然遇上牛魔头来袭！看看在骷髅人的带领下，大家怎样用强壮的骨骼来打败牛魔头吧！
实践专辑（二）－骨骼结构
牛魔头为了一洗被打败的耻辱，竟然偷了一本内功心法，还发现了骷髅人的弱点！就在这危险的关头，亚龟米德老师居然有破解的方法？


DIY Science — Recreating Röntgen's X-Ray Images
If you have a broken bone, the doctor will need to perform an X-ray on you. You'll be able to see your broken bone! Wouldn't it be wonderful if you can create your own X-ray machine? Yes, you can! Learn more about the X-ray as you perform your own X-ray experiment!

科学DIY－模拟伦琴的X光片
X光是辐射？X光对人体有害？X光有透视功能？肉眼难以看见的神秘X光真的能让骨骼无所遁形？让我们制作一个X光模拟拍摄现场，瞧瞧化验者顿牛“骨子里”的真面目吧！


Famous Scientist Comic — Darwin's Great Voyage
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who discovered the theory of evolution. Do you know that animals and humans have evolved through the centuries to look the way they are now? Join James and Tommy as they travel back in time to learn about Darwin and how he has made an revolutionary breakthrough in the science of evolution.

科学漫画－达尔文航海大冒险
小康与小健去动物园参观，居然为了达尔文的进化论而争执不休。为了更加了解达尔文的进化论，他们再一次的时空穿梭，拜访了达尔文。让我们也跟随他们来一场时空穿梭吧！


Science Magnified — Toothbrush Science
Do you know that humans first started cleaning their teeth using tree barks? How lucky we are today to be using the toothbrush we have today! Learn about the history of toothbrush and how it had evolved through many centuries. Remember, brushing your teeth is important to prevent cavities and periodontitis. Periodontitis? Well, you'll know more when you read this section!

生活放大镜－牙刷的科学
牙刷是我们的好朋友。我们必须每天早晚刷牙，才能拥有洁白健康的牙齿。这一期就带大家认识这位每天为你服务的好朋友，揭开它的出生之谜吧！


Eco-Paradise — Demon of the Microscopic World - Bacteria
When explorers dug out the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt, they died mysteriously! Finally, the truth was uncovered. The cause of death was BACTERIA! Explore the different types of bacteria and whether all bacteria are harmful or not.

生态乐园－微观世界的恶魔—细菌
你知道什么是细菌吗？很多病症都与细菌脱不了关系，可是世上所有细菌都是有害的吗？


Sports Review — Active Bicycles
Do you know that there are different type of cycling races? Understand about the structure of the biycle and how it works! If you love bicyling, why not give it a shot? You may become a sports cyclist in the future!

体育大考察－轻巧灵活的脚踏车
脚踏车是最简单的交通公具，可是你有没有想过为什么你在骑脚踏车的时候不会倒，可是一停下来就会跌倒呢？脚踏车是怎样运作的呢？看完了这期的《彩虹科学家》，你就会更加了解脚踏车了！


Mysteries of Earth — Earthquakes (3)
Earthquakes are caused by spreading vibrations known as seismic waves. These waves are created when rocks berak apart due to the earth's crust movement. Increase your geological knowledge as you understand about the four types of seismic waves in this section. Who knows that one day you may be a geologist?

地球的奧秘－地震篇（三）
这期的内容会告诉你地震主要的破坏力是来自地震波，也会告诉你地震波的种类及其破坏力。

Issue 26 Riddle of Sound 声音之迷

Hands-On Science — Pandora's Box
Try to knock on a door. Or drop a coin onto the floor. Do you hear any sounds? Just why do these objects create sounds? Where do sounds come from? Explore the science of sounds and how sound waves work.

实践专辑－声波的潘朵拉之盒
三只坏蛋牛找到了传说中的“声波潘朵拉之盒”，并想占为己有，却遭到宝盒特务的阻挡。究竟“声波潘朵拉之盒”中装有什么“宝物”呢？


DIY Science — Voice changer telephone
Create your own DIY Science telephone which can make your voice sound different! You can even talk to your friends with it!

科学DIY－千里传音变声小电话
电话是发明家贝尔的一项重要发明，这一期的《彩虹科学家》就要教你如何利用纸杯制作小电话，让你也体验一下发明电话的乐趣吧


Famous Scientist Comic — The Electrical "King Kong"
When the Professor inserts an 'artifical intelligence' chip on a washing machine, hell breaks loose! The washing machine merges with other electrical appliances to form the ultimate 'electrical' monster! It's up to the Professor, James and Tommy to stop this "King Kong" before it creates a deadly chaos!

科学漫画－变形电器金刚
博士发明了一片“人工智能晶片”，谁知道博士把晶片放入电器后，电器竟然爆走了！小康与小健会怎样收拾这个居面呢？


Eco-Paradise — Unveiling the secrets behind carnivores and herbivores
Why do carnivores eat meat? And why do herbivores eat plants? How do the structures of these animals affect their diet? Secrets will be unveiled in this section.

生态乐园－肉食草食生态大揭秘
爱因狮子与顿牛分别是肉食及草食动物的代表，两人会在这期的《彩虹科学家》里为大家介绍自己的同类，让大家可以更加了解肉食与草食动物的分别。

Mysteries of Earth — Earthquakes (2)
Do you know that faults are created after an earthquake? Just what is a fault? There are several types of faults. And do you also know that earthquakes happen at the moon as well? Read more on the interesting phenomenon of earthquakes!

地球的奧秘－地震篇（二）
我们知道我们居住的地球会发生地震，那么月球会不会也发生地震呢？地震后常常会产生断层，你知道什么是“断层”与其种类吗？我们又可以在哪里看见这些断层呢？


Sports Review — A Graceful Horse Riding Experience
Horses are creatures which have been on this planet formany centuries. The creatures of beauty, horses had been used as a mode of transport and for the purpose of ... sports. Equestrianism involves riding horses in a competition. Find out about the history of equestrianism and the function of equestrian equipment.

体育大考察－优雅的马术运动
马是人类最早被用来驯养的动物之一，为了要操控马儿来代步和搬运货物，马术就自然而然的产生了。到现在，马术也成为了奥运会的其中一个项目。这一期，就让《彩虹科学家》为你介绍关于马术的种种吧！


Science Lab — The sound trap
Marie Rabbit and Lionstein are trying to capture Robber Cow by using the help of ... sounds! By knowing about the characteristics of sounds, they apply this knowledge in helping them to catch Robber Cow. Learn about the interesting world of sounds and their properties!

科学实验室－声音擒贼事件
声波特务接到一项任务，要逮捕作恶多端的巨牛大盗。情报指他正在一个派对中，是捉拿他的好时机。看看声波特务怎样运用声波的原理把巨牛大盗逮捕归案吧！