The surveillance(监控) cameras(摄像头) at one elementary school(小学) in eastern China have spotted a new(新的) group(群) of youngsters(小孩子), but these are not students!

Swallows(燕子) have nested(筑巢) on a camera at the school in Hangzhou. Then three baby birds have hatched(孵化). Students at the school have all taken an interest(兴趣) in the adorable family of swallows.

词汇 Words:

[jiān kòng] 监控 surveillance

[shè xiàng tóu] 摄像头 camera

[xiǎo xué] 小学 elementary school

[qún] 群 group

[xiǎo hái zi] 小孩子 youngsters

[yàn zi] 燕子 swallow

[xìng qù] 兴趣 interest

[zhù cháo] 筑巢 nest

[fū huà] 孵化 hatch

重点词汇 Key Word:

监

<动词 v.=""> supervise; inspect; watch  

E.g. Léi dá jiān shì fēi jī qǐ fēi。

雷达监视飞机起飞。

Radar monitors the plane's takeoff.

<名词 n.=""> prison; jail; gaol  

E.g. Tā yīn fàn zuì ér jìn le jiān yù。

他因犯罪而进了监狱。

He went to jail for his crime.

<动词 v.=""> put into prison  

E.g. Tā bèi pàn zhōng shēn jiān jìn。

他被判终身监禁。

He was imprisoned for life.