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베타 키우기

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반려 베타 물고기를 위한 물, 먹이, 함께 키울 수 있는 물고기에 관한 실용적인 조언이 담긴 VOA Learning English 기사의 발췌문을 읽어 보세요.

How to Keep a Betta Fish

Pet stores sell dechlorinating chemicals and they are easy to use. Just follow the instructions on the container. Stores also sell home water testing products. But many fish stores are happy to test your water if you bring in a small amount. They can also provide advice on keeping fish in your area’s water.

Betta fish care

After setting up your tank, there are a few more things to consider. You will need to feed your fish and change its water.

There are many choices for food. There are pellets, frozen whole foods, freeze-dried foods, and live food. Pet stores will carry many of these. Feed your fish once to twice a day. Whatever food you choose, make sure it contains meat or insects because that is what bettas eat in the wild.

It is suggested to change one fourth of your tank's water once every week or two. Remove the old water and add fresh water. Your filter also may require some additional cleaning every month or so.

Tank friends

Male betta fish are kept alone because they are aggressive fish. Another name for bettas is Siamese fighting fish. Males should never be kept with other betta males. If you have a larger tank with other fish, they might live together peacefully. But know that male betta fish often attack other fish and may have to live separately.

Female betta fish can live with other fish peacefully. A group of females can be kept too. Make sure they have a tank that is large enough and a filter designed for the tank’s size.

글 이해하기

글을 읽고 알맞은 답을 고르세요.

Where can you get your water tested?
- a) Only at a laboratory
- b) At many fish stores
- c) At the post office
How often should you feed a betta fish?
- a) Once or twice a day
- b) Once a week
- c) Every two hours
Betta fish food should contain ...
- a) only plants
- b) bread or rice
- c) meat or insects
How much of the tank's water should you change, and how often?
- a) All of it, every day
- b) One fourth, every week or two
- c) Half, every month
Two male betta fish can safely live in the same tank.
- a) True
- b) False
What is another name for betta fish?
- a) Tank fish
- b) Siamese fighting fish
- c) Asian gold fish
Female betta fish can be kept in a group.
- a) True
- b) False
What may need extra cleaning every month or so?
- a) The fish
- b) The food container
- c) The filter

단어와 세부 내용

가장 알맞은 답을 고르거나, 글에서 단어를 하나 입력하세요.

Food choices include pellets, frozen whole foods, freeze-dried foods and ___ food.
Remove the old water and add ___ water.
Bettas are aggressive fish. This means they ...
- a) often attack other fish
- b) are very shy
- c) are very colourful
"They might live together peacefully." This means ...
- a) in the dark
- b) without fighting
- c) very quickly
"Your filter also may require some additional cleaning." Require means ...
- a) break
- b) prevent
- c) need
Make sure the tank is large ___.

정답

글 이해하기

b) At many fish stores많은 수족관 가게에서는 물을 조금 가져가면 기꺼이 검사해 줍니다.
a) Once or twice a day본문에 따르면 물고기에게는 하루에 한두 번 먹이를 주어야 합니다.
c) meat or insects베타는 야생에서 고기나 곤충을 먹기 때문에 먹이에 고기나 곤충이 들어 있는지 확인하세요.
b) One fourth, every week or two한두 주에 한 번 물의 4분의 1을 갈아 주라고 권합니다.
b) False본문에 따르면 수컷은 다른 수컷 베타와 절대 함께 키우면 안 됩니다.
b) Siamese fighting fish베타의 다른 이름은 Siamese fighting fish입니다.
a) True본문에 따르면 암컷 여러 마리를 함께 키울 수도 있습니다.
c) The filter여과기도 한 달에 한 번 정도 추가 청소가 필요할 수 있습니다.

단어와 세부 내용

live본문에는 알갱이 사료, 냉동 생먹이, 동결 건조 먹이, 살아 있는 먹이가 나열되어 있습니다.
freshchange the water는 오래된 물을 새 물로 바꾼다는 뜻입니다.
a) often attack other fishAggressive한 동물은 공격할 가능성이 높습니다. 본문에 따르면 수컷 베타는 다른 물고기를 자주 공격합니다.
b) without fightingPeacefully는 “차분하게, 싸우지 않고”라는 뜻입니다.
c) needrequire something은 무언가를 필요로 한다는 뜻입니다.
enough본문에 따르면 어항이 충분히 큰지 확인해야 합니다.