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- 583 - Saving Bananas
Saving Bananas How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes! 全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔,是1000億! Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive. 農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉,但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。 Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it! 有一種疾病會讓香蕉死亡,這讓農夫很擔心,他們努力保護他們的香蕉,但如果香蕉感染疾病,他們也無法阻止。 Scientists are trying different ways to save these bananas. In Australia, scientists looked at the DNA of these bananas. DNA tells plants and animals how to grow. The scientists changed one part of the DNA. This made a new kind of banana. The disease can't kill it! 科學家用各種方法保護香蕉。澳洲的科學家改變香蕉一部份的基因,種出的新品種可以抵抗疾病。 Australian farmers aren't growing this new banana now. They're waiting to see if the disease comes… 澳洲蕉農還沒開始種新品種的香蕉,他們還在看香蕉會不會又感染。 In Taiwan, the disease came long ago. Taiwanese scientists look for bananas the disease doesn't kill. Their DNA is a little different. These scientists help farmers grow these bananas here and in other countries. 台灣很久以前就流行過這種疾病。台灣科學家找到可以抵抗的香蕉品種,發現它們的基因不太一樣,這些科學家幫助台灣跟外國的農夫種植。 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 台灣出產很多香蕉,對香蕉的疾病也有深入研究。 1. different 不同的 A banana plantation here! 這裡有個香蕉園! What a surprise! 真讓人驚訝! This is a different kind of banana. 這是不同品種的香蕉。 2. farmer 農夫 They are Japanese bananas. 它們是芭蕉。 How can you tell? 你怎麼看出來的? Oh, my father was a farmer. 我爸爸曾經是農夫。 3. grow 種植 He grew bananas? 他種香蕉? All kinds of fruit.各種水果。 Bananas, tomatoes, mangoes, papayas, and more. 香蕉番茄芒果木瓜,還有別的。 4. work 工作 Did you learn how to grow them? 你有沒有學會怎麼種? Yeah, I worked for my father during my vacations. 有,我放假時都替我爸爸做事。 Do you like bananas? 來一起讀單字。 different不同的 farmer農夫 grow種植 work工作 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How many bananas are eaten every year? a. 100,000 b. 100,000,000 c. 100,000,000,000 2. What is worrying banana farmers? a. A banana disease b. Banana DNA c. New bananas 3. What did Australian scientists do? a. Found bananas the disease didn't kill b. Made a new banana c. Helped farmers in other countries Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Thu, 30 May 2024 - 582 - It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids
It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows! 今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨,但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣,而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨! Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it! 這個位在美國密西根的公園裡有很多小朋友。現在有一台直升機飛過,機上的大袋子掉出了很多的棉花糖。 That's the marshmallow rain! Fifteen thousand marshmallows are dropping! 天空下起了棉花糖雨,1萬5千個棉花糖從空中掉下來。 This is the Great Marshmallow Drop! It happens every year. And you know what? It's for all kids up to twelve years old! And it's for people of all ages with disabilities! 這場棉花糖雨每一年舉辦一次,開放給12歲以下的小朋友以及各種年齡的身障人士。 Marshmallows are yummy. But don't eat these marshmallows! They fell onto the ground! They're dirty! 棉花糖很好吃,但不要吃地上的棉花糖,它已經髒了。 Now every kid is picking up one marshmallow. They're very excited! They need one marshmallow to get a prize! They get candy, a coloring book, AND a water park ticket. 現在每個小孩都在撿地上的棉花糖來換獎品,他們可以拿到糖果、著色本還有水上樂園的門票。 Come and see the marshmallow rain at the park! Then pick up a marshmallow and get your prize! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 棉花糖日是大人小孩都喜愛的節日。 1. weather forecast 天氣預報 The sky looks so dark! 天空看起來好陰沉! What did the weather forecast say? 天氣預報怎麼說? It said heavy rain this afternoon. 它說今天下午會下大雨。 2. believe 相信 I can't believe it! 真不敢相信! We had bright sunshine all morning! 我們整個早上都陽光燦爛呢! I know.我知道。 3. candy 糖果 So should we still go out? 所以我們還是應該出門? I suggest we stay at home. 我建議我們留在家。 I did bring marshmallows and candy.我帶了棉花糖跟糖果。 4. yummy 好吃的 And I can make popcorn and pizza.我可以做爆米花跟披薩。 Yummy stuff! 好吃的東西。 Please read the words with me. weather forecast天氣預報 believe相信 candy糖果 yummy好吃的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is the Great Marshmallow Drop? a. A park b. A supermarket c. A school 2. What are the marshmallows falling from? a. A helicopter b. A tall building c. Fluffy clouds 3. What prize can you get with one marshmallow? a. A teddy bear b. A coloring book c. An ice cream cone Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b
Wed, 29 May 2024 - 581 - Ring the Fish Doorbell
Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river. 你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過,準備找地方產卵,但是這條河有個閘門。 The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them. 有船要通過的時候,閘門就會打開,魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船,牠們就要一直等,中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。 So a scientist made a fish doorbell! But fish don’t ring the doorbell. People do! 於是科學家做了魚群專用的門鈴,魚當然不會按門鈴,人才會! An underwater camera lets people see the gate. When people see fish there, they ring the doorbell. A worker opens the gate. 河裡還有水下攝影機讓大家看到閘門。只要有人看到魚在等,就可以按門鈴讓管理員開門。 Where's the doorbell?It's on the Internet! It's very popular. It lets people help fish. It teaches people about underwater life. They see many kinds of fish. 在哪按門鈴呢? 門鈴就在網路上,大家可以幫助魚又可以認識水生動物,還可以看到各種魚類。 Early morning and early evening are the best times to see fish. There aren't many hungry birds then… 每天清晨跟黃昏是看魚的最佳時機,這個時候也不會有太多飢餓的鳥類。 The fish doorbell is a fun way to help fish. Some people in Taiwan have helped! Do you want to help too? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 只要有人看到魚兒在水中游,就會打開門讓牠通過。 1. lay eggs 產卵 Hey, there are fish in the river! 嘿,這條河裡有魚! Yeah, they are salmon. 對啊,是鮭魚。 They swim upstream to lay eggs. 他們游到上游去產卵。 2. underwater 在水下 They swim all the way here to do that? 大老遠游過來生蛋? Yup! It’s a big underwater trip.沒錯,是很長的水下旅行。 They are fish, after all. 他們畢竟是魚。 3. hungry 飢餓的 So what happens to the eggs? 所以那些卵會怎麼樣? They hatch and grow. 牠們會孵出來,然後長大。 What do they eat when they’re hungry? 肚子餓的時候吃什麼呢? 4. life 生命 You can ask Google. 你可以問谷歌。 I’m sure it has the whole life cycle of salmon.一定有鮭魚的完整生命週期說明。 來一起讀單字。 lay eggs產卵 underwater在水下 hungry飢餓的 life生命 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do fish do in the river from May to June? a. Exercise b. Find birds c. Lay eggs 2. What do people do when they see fish at the gate? a. Feed them b. Ring a doorbell c. Say hello 3. What's the best time to see fish on the underwater camera? a. Early morning b. Late morning c. Afternoon Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Wed, 29 May 2024 - 580 - Take a Train, Help the Earth
Take a Train, Help the Earth Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains? 坐火車真舒服,那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎? In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth. 在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上,很好玩、很有趣,又很環保。 Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train! People are sleeping on sleeper trains in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some have dining cars too. 歐洲很多人都會睡臥舖列車,這種夜間火車有很多小房間,房間裡有床鋪,有的還有廁所。臥鋪列車就像有輪子的飯店,有的甚至還有餐車。 Sleeper trains in Europe cost more than planes*. *So why do people ride these trains? It's because they don't want to fly. Planes are bad for the environment. They use lots of fossil fuels. This makes the Earth warmer! 在歐洲搭臥鋪列車比搭飛機還貴,那為什麼還是有人要搭呢?因為飛機要用到很多燃油,會讓地球暖化。 Trains are much better for the environment. They're also good for sightseeing. We can see nature. We can see towns and cities too. 搭火車比較環保,也適合看風景,我們會看到大自然、城鎮跟城市。 Now, we have to go to another country to ride on a sleeper train. But in 2027, maybe Taiwan will have its own Formosa Sleep Express! 現在我們想要搭臥鋪列車,就只能到別的國家。但是到2027年也許台灣會有福爾摩沙寢台列車。 Would you like to try sleeping on a sleeper train? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在火車上過夜,是另外一種旅行的方式。 1. relaxing 讓人放鬆 I love traveling by train! 我真喜歡火車旅行! Yeah, look at those green fields. 對啊,看那些綠色田野! It’s so relaxing! 讓人好放鬆。 2. ride 搭乘 I wish I could ride a train to many other places. 我希望能搭火車去很多別的地方。 3. Europe 歐洲 You can easily do so in Europe.去歐洲就可以很容易做到。 It has extensive rail networks. 它的鐵道網路很完整。 You can travel from Rome to Berlin, or from Paris to Vienna by train.你可以坐火車從羅馬到柏林,從巴黎到維也納。 4. lots of 很多 Have you been there lots of times? 你去過那裏很多次? Oh, yes, more than I can count. 多到我都數不清了。 大家多坐火車吧! relaxing讓人放鬆的 ride搭乘 Europe歐洲 lots of很多 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where are more people sleeping on trains? a. Europe b. Taiwan c. Formosa 2. Why are these people taking sleeper trains instead of planes? a. Trains cost more. b. Trains are better for the environment. c. Trains have dining cars. 3. What do planes use? a. Small rooms b. Hotels on wheels c. Fossil fuels Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c
Mon, 27 May 2024 - 579 - Adventures Can Help Us Heal
Adventures Can Help Us Heal Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures! 你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡,他以前在當兵的時候,經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方,他很喜歡這些冒險。 But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair. 但是也在當兵的時候,他的雙腿失去知覺,現在需要坐輪椅。 Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy. 離開軍隊讓他很難過,他想要再次去冒險,所以他嘗試冒險治療。 Bandages help cuts heal. Medicine heals a fever. Therapy helps our minds heal. 繃帶治療傷口,藥物控制發燒,治療可以幫助我們恢復健康。 Thanks to his therapy, the man found a new adventure! Now he gets in a plane. He flies high in the sky. And then he jumps out! He's skydiving! 接受這種治療讓他找到新的冒險,他搭飛機到高空跳傘。 The man loves skydiving! It makes him feel happier! But something very surprising happens then! 他很喜歡跳傘,這讓他更快樂,但神奇的事情發生了! He falls at one hundred ninety kilometers an hour. And he can feel his legs again! He feels them a little… But he says that little feeling, for a few seconds, is enough for him! 他以時速190公里下墜,他的腳居然又有知覺,雖然只有幾秒中微微感覺到,但對他來說夠了。 Adventure therapy healed the man's mind. It helped his body too! Adventures can help us heal! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 冒險帶來的刺激感受,可能有治療的效果。 1. fly 飛行 What kind of adventures would you really like to try? 你會真的很想嘗試哪一種探險? Flying in a hot-air balloon! 坐熱氣球飛行。 Over the Hua-dong Rift Valley? 在花東縱谷上面? Anywhere would be fine. 哪裡都可以。 2. in the sky 在天上 Just to be high in the sky is exciting enough.高掛在天上已經夠讓人興奮了。 Hmmmm, that does sound like a big adventure.聽起來確實是一個大冒險。 3. jump 跳 What about you? 你呢? I dream about jumping from a high cliff into the crystal clear sea water! 我夢想從高高的懸崖跳進清澈的海裡! Wow, and you can't even swim! 而你甚至不會游泳。 4. do 做 That's what makes it an adventure! 那才叫做冒險! You do new things! 你做新的事情! 你想做什麼新的事情呢? fly飛行 in the sky在天上 jump跳 do做 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the man use to heal his mind? a. Bandages b. A fever c. Therapy 2. What new adventure did the man find? a. Healing b. Surprising c. Skydiving 3. How fast does the man fall through the air? a. 190 miles an hour b. 190 kilometers an hour c. 190 meters a minute Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Sun, 26 May 2024 - 578 - Keeping a Fox in the City Wild
Keeping a Fox in the City Wild Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities! 狐狸是野生動物,牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。 In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now. 美國一個城市,有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。 The wildlife center's workers don't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes. 野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類,這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。 But foxes aren't good pets. They need lots of space… and fresh raw meat! It's better for baby foxes to stay wild. 狐狸不適合當寵物,因為牠們需要很多空間跟新鮮的生肉,最好還是讓狐狸寶寶待在野外。 But the workers are around this baby fox all the time. So… they wear fox masks! The workers want her to think they are foxes too! 但是工作人員整天跟這隻狐狸寶寶在一起,於是他們戴上狐狸面具,讓牠覺得他們也是狐狸。 A stuffed fox toy is her mother. When the workers feed her, she lies on the toy. It makes her feel safe. 牠的媽媽是狐狸外形的填充玩具。工作人員在餵牠時,都把牠放在媽媽身上,讓牠安心。 Soon she'll live with three other wild baby foxes. She'll learn how to find food. She'll learn how to stay away from danger. She'll learn how to be with other wild animals. 過不久牠就會和另外三隻野生狐狸寶寶住在一起。牠會學習如何覓食、如何遠離危險、如何跟其他野生動物一起生活。 One day, she'll live in a forest or grassland. That's where she belongs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 動物保育人員想出各種辦法,讓小狐狸以後能適應野外生活。 1. street 街道 Did you hear they found a fox on the street? 你有沒有聽說他們在街上發現一隻狐狸? On the street? 在街上? Foxes should be out in the wild! 狐狸應該在野外! 2. feed 餵食 Anyway, they're feeding him milk. 不管怎樣,他們在餵牠喝奶。 So it's a baby. 所以是幼獸。 Yeah, a baby that looks more like a kitten.對,看起來比較像小貓。 3. pet 寵物 I wonder if someone can keep it as a pet. 不知道會不會有人養牠當寵物。 I doubt it.我懷疑。 4. belong 屬於 I think it belongs to the wild. 我想牠屬於野外。 And yet it's here.然而牠卻在這裡。 Yeah. 是啊。 今天這些單字很簡單。 street街道 feed餵食 pet寵物 belong屬於 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where was the baby fox found? a. A forest b. A street c. A grassland 2. What do the wildlife center workers wear? a. Fox masks b. Stuffed fox toys c. Fresh raw meat 3. Why is it important for a wild animal not to get used to people? a. It will be a good pet. b. It will be easy to catch. c. It will stay wild. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Thu, 23 May 2024 - 577 - This Library Wants Cat Pictures
This Library Wants Cat Pictures Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books! 你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。 It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no! 準時歸還書籍很重要,也要保管好。如果弄丟了,有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。 During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again. 疫情期間很多人把書弄丟了,借書證也被沒收。但美國一個城市的圖書館希望這些人可以回來借書。 Do people have to pay for their lost books? No! They can bring a picture of a cat. A cat? Yep! Then they get their library card back! 他們需要賠錢嗎?不用!他們只要拿一張貓咪的照片就可以拿回借書證。 Many people brought cute cat pictures. But one boy didn't have a cat. So he drew a cat! He got his library card back! 很多人帶了可愛的貓咪照片。但有個男孩沒有養貓,他就畫了一隻,也拿回借書證。 This library is kind. Some people don't have money for lost books. But they want to go to the library. So the cat pictures are making everyone happy! 這間圖書館非常有愛心,因為有一些人沒有錢賠償遺失的書籍,但他們還是想去圖書館,所以帶貓咪照片的方法讓大家都很開心。 The library is welcoming everyone back. It's showing that making mistakes is okay. It's also showing there's always a way to start over, especially when cute cats help! Let's go borrow some books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 只要有貓咪圖片,就可以拿回借書證。 1. borrow 借 That book you borrowed from me…? 你跟我借的那本書… Yeah, "Everyone Poops 大家來大便," we're not done yet. 我們還沒有看完。 2. back 回來 It's from the library. 它是圖書館的書。 It's a fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot。它是好玩的書,我兒子很喜歡看。 Would you bring it back to me tomorrow? 可以明天帶回來給我嗎? 3. return 歸還 I need to return it. 我需要歸還。 Of course. we've learned a lot from it.當然,我們已經學到很多了。 4. some 一些 What have you learned? I'm curious. 你們學到什麼? 我很好奇。 That some animals poop on the move. 有的動物一邊走一邊大。 Do you have a library card? 一起來讀單字。 borrow借 back回來 return歸還 some一些 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do libraries take some people's library cards? a. People lost books. b. People sold books. c. People bought books. 2. What did one boy draw? a. A book b. A cat c. A library 3. What is the library showing? a. Making mistakes is okay. b. Books are okay. c. Losing books is okay. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a
Wed, 22 May 2024 - 576 - Helping People Exercise from the Heart
Exercise helps our bodies become stronger and healthier. It’s important to exercise! 運動可以讓我們的身體更健康、更強壯,所以運動很重要! One gym owner believes in the power of exercise.* *He loves helping people exercise. 有一位健身房老闆相信運動帶來的力量,他很喜歡鼓勵別人運動。 Every week, this man helps about thirty people exercise at his gym. He helps them for free. They are all older people and people with disabilities. Many have health problems. 他每星期都會讓30多人免費在他的健身房裡運動。這些人都是年長者跟身障者,大部分都有健康問題。 They can't move easily. But they try very hard. And he never gives up on them. 他們可能行動不便,但是非常努力。而且這位老闆從不放棄。 A young woman uses a wheelchair. With the man's help, she started exercising. Now she's stronger. She's happier and more confident too. 有個坐輪椅的年輕女士藉由老闆的幫助開始運動。現在她更強壯、更快樂也更有自信。 The man has a big heart. He’s helped people since he was young. His parents taught him to be kind and help others. 這個男人非常有愛心,他從小時候就開始幫助別人。他的父母教他要善良並且樂於助人。 This gym owner shows us exercise does more than make our bodies strong. Exercise also makes our minds strong. He believes anyone can get stronger with a positive attitude and hard work. 他也讓我們知道運動不只讓身體強壯,也鍛鍊心智。他覺得任何積極、努力的人都可以更強壯。 Let’s go exercise! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 喜歡助人的健身房老闆,相信運動可以促進身心健康。 1. exercise 做運動 I hate going to the gym! 我討厭去健身房! Why? Too many people? 為什麼?人太多了嗎? No. Too much hard work.不是,太辛苦了。 You don’t have to exercise that hard. 你不用那麼努力運動啊。 2. stronger 更強壯 I know. But I want to get stronger.我知道,但是我想要強壯一點。 3. become 變得 So did you become stronger? 那你有沒有變強壯呢? I think so. I eat and sleep well. 我想有,我吃得好睡得飽。 4. problem 問題 The problem is I often feel very tired. 問題是我常覺得非常疲倦。 Maybe you should cut back a bit. 也許你應該減少一點運動。 來一起讀單字。 exercise做運動 stronger更強壯 become變得 problem問題 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does exercise help our bodies become? a. Old b. Important c. Strong 2. Who does the man help for free? a. Healthy young people b. Very strong people c. People with disabilities 3. Who taught the man to be kind and help others? a. A young woman b. His parents c. A gym owner ** ** Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Tue, 21 May 2024 - 575 - Art for the Paris Olympics
Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事,做 個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間,需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work! 法國邀請知名的藝術家跟漫畫家製作和巴黎奧運相關的藝術作品。他們花了三年的時間才完成,將近是運動員準備奧運的時間。 The colorful artwork has three panels. They are like panels in a graphic novel! The panels show athletes playing sports by the Eiffel Tower. 這個色彩豐富的作品分別掛在三個看板上,就像是漫畫裡的分格。作品呈現運動員在艾菲爾鐵塔旁運動。 On the middle panel, a man and woman are running to each other! They're touching the Olympic flame! 中間的看板是一男一女朝向對方跑去,他們的手觸碰奧運聖火。 On the left panel, a woman is throwing a javelin! The moon and stars are shining! 左邊是有一個丟標槍的女子,作品上方的星星跟月亮閃閃發光。 On the right panel, a skateboarder is doing a trick! A breakdancer is breaking! And a big yellow sun is shining on the Paris skyline! 右邊的看板有個滑板玩家在表演特技,也有個霹靂舞選手在跳舞,還有一顆太陽在天際照耀巴黎。 In this artwork, we can see the joy that hard work can bring. Let's watch the Paris Olympics! Vocabulary 巴黎奧運這幅藝術作品,結合了運動和美感。 Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 I'll be very busy this summer. 我這個夏天會很忙。 Oh, with your work? 忙著工作嗎? No. I'll be watching the Olympics every day. 不是,我要每天看奧運。 sports 運動 Wow! So you're going to Paris!? 哇,所有你要去巴黎!? I wish. 我真希望是。 No, I'll just watch it on TV. 不,我只會看電視。 I didn't know you're a sports fan. 我不知道你是運動迷。 run 奔跑 You didn't know I can run, swim, breakdance, and box? 你不知道我會跑會游泳,跳霹靂舞跟拳擊? That's real news to me! 這可真是新聞了。 athlete 運動員 Oh yes, I'm quite an athlete. 沒錯,我可是厲害的運動員。 You're full of hot air! 你是吹牛大王! Will you watch the Olympics in July? Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 sports運動 run奔跑 athlete運動員 Quiz 1. How many years do athletes take to get ready for the Olympics? a. 1 b. 2 to 3 c. 4 to 8 2. Where will the Olympics be? a. Paris b. London c. Beijing 3. What is on the middle panel? a. The Olympic flame b. A graphic novel c. A big sun Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a
Mon, 20 May 2024 - 574 - Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints
Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大,我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到,但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步,玩得正開心的時候,看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮,因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints are very soft. These footprints are not soft. Dinosaurs made these footprints millions of years ago. The footprints became very hard. Now they're as hard as rocks. 我們在海灘上留下的腳印是軟的,但這些幾千萬年前的腳印,現在硬的跟石頭一樣。 These hard footprints were under the sand. But heavy rain and waves took the sand away. That's why the family found them. 原本這些腳印被埋在沙子底下,但是海浪跟大雨把砂礫沖走了,才會被發現。 The rocks under the beach are 140 million years old. Lots of dinosaurs used to walk there. In 2018, people found about 85 dinosaur footprints near that beach. They were from seven kinds of dinosaurs! 這些化石有1400萬年的歷史。很多恐龍曾經走過當地。2018年民眾發現的腳印就有85個,來自7種不同的恐龍。 The next time you go to a beach, look down! You might find something interesting too! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在沙灘上走一走,居然發現恐龍的腳印! 1. beach 海灘 Somebody found dinosaur footprints on a beach.有人在海灘找到恐龍腳印。 Yeah, I heard.我有聽說。 For me, I'd like to find dinosaur fossils. 我的話想找到恐龍化石。 2. museum 博物館 You know you can see fossils at the National Taiwan Museum, right? 你知道國家台灣博物館可以看到化石吧? But museums are boring! 但是博物館很無聊耶! 3. million 百萬 No, there are animal fossils from millions of years ago. 不會,那裏有好幾百萬年前的動物化石。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like turtles and birds.比如說烏龜和鳥。 4. interesting 有趣的 That doesn't sound interesting. 聽起來很沒趣。 Okay, let's go to the beach this weekend and start digging. 好吧,我們這周末去海灘開始挖掘。 YEAH!! 你今天學的單字記住了嗎? beach海灘 museum博物館 million百萬 interesting有趣的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the family find the dinosaur footprints? a. A natural history museum b. Their garden c. A beach 2. How many footprints did the family find? a. eight b. eighteen c. eighty five 3. How did the family feel when they found the dinosaur footprints? a. Excited b. Soft c. Hard Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a
Sun, 19 May 2024 - 573 - The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists
The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists Have you heard of solar eclipses? The moon goes between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short time. 你聽過日蝕嗎? 當月球運行到太陽跟地球中間,太陽會被月球的陰影遮住一段時間。 During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks all of the sun. But we can see the sun’s corona. It's the fuzzy white circle around the dark moon. 日全蝕是月亮完全遮蔽太陽。但我們還是可以看到日冕,是暗黑的月球周圍一圈白白、模糊的光。 The sun’s wind, the solar wind, comes out of the corona. The solar wind is very strong. It affects the Earth! 太陽風從日冕射出,它是個很強的能量會影響地球。 There was a total solar eclipse on April 8th. People saw the eclipse in a line from Mexico to Canada. It was four minutes in each place on the line. 4月8號在橫跨墨西哥到加拿大一條線上的民眾可以看到4分鐘的日全蝕。 Scientists wanted to get pictures of the corona from many places on the line. But how? 科學家想要拿到從不同地方拍攝的日冕照片,怎麼做呢? They got help from citizen scientists. These people aren't scientists. But they get information for scientists. They took many pictures of the corona. 他們從公民科學家得到幫助,這些人不是科學家,但他們會提供資訊給科學家,他們拍了很多日冕的照片。 The scientists made a ninety-minute movie with these pictures. The movie shows them changes in the corona and the solar wind! 科學家用這些照片製作了一部長達90分鐘的電影,可以看到日冕跟太陽風的變化。 Thanks to citizen scientists, scientists are learning more about the sun's corona and the solar wind! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 碰到日全蝕這樣的天文奇觀,世界各地的人都可以幫科學家的忙。 1. dark 黑暗的 Hey, did you catch the solar eclipse yesterday? 你有看到昨天的日蝕嗎? How could I miss it? 我怎麼可能錯過? The sky was dark.天空都是黑的。 2. citizen 公民 I took lots of pictures.我拍了好多照片。 That’s great! You can be a citizen scientist helping NASA out. 真棒,你可以當幫忙太空總署的公民科學家。 Oh, I didn’t know NASA studied children.我不知道太空總署研究小孩。 3. picture 照片、圖片 What? I thought you took pictures of the sun. 什麼啊?我以為你是拍太陽的照片。 Where’s the fun in that? 那有什麼好玩的? 4. strong 強烈的 Children are the best. 小孩才是最好的。 They have a strong interest in the eclipse.他們對日蝕有強烈的興趣。 來一起讀單字。 dark黑暗的 citizen公民 picture照片、圖片 strong強烈的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is blocked during a solar eclipse? a. The moon b. The Earth c. The sun 2. What comes out of the corona? a. Fuzzy circles b. Solar winds c. Moon winds 3. How did citizen scientists help scientists on April 8th? a. Took pictures b. Saw changes c. Made a movie Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Thu, 16 May 2024 - 572 - Pet Food on the Move
Pet Food on the Move Do you like to go grocery shopping? It's easy for many people to do this. Then they go home and cook. 你喜歡去超市買東西嗎?很多人可以很容易做到,然後回家煮飯。 But some older people and people with disabilities need help. It's hard for them to shop. Some of them don't have much money. Some can't leave their homes. It's hard for them to cook, too. 但是有一些老人跟身障者需要幫助。他們不方便去購物,有一些沒那麼多錢或者沒辦法離開家,煮飯也有困難。 In many places in the U.S., a program makes food for them. Volunteers take the food to them. 美國有個送餐計畫在很多地方為老人、身障者做飯,志工再帶去給他們。 Some of these people also have cats or dogs. They love their pets very much. Their pets make them less lonely. But pet food costs a lot of money. Bags of pet food are heavy! 這些人也有陪伴他們的寵物,讓他們不那麼寂寞。但是寵物飼料很花錢又很重。 In one city, some programs are working together. They're getting pet food for these people! Now volunteers take food AND pet food to them. This helps the people and their pets be healthy and happy. 在一個城市有些不同的計畫互相合作,除了食物,志工也會帶寵物飼料給老人家跟身障者,讓他們跟寵物都健康、開心。 Thanks to these programs and volunteers, older people, people with disabilities, and their pets aren't hungry. Hello! Here's your food! And here's YOUR food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 送食物的計畫可以幫助許多人和寵物。 1. shop 購買 Summer sales are next week.下星期有夏季大減價. I have to go shopping. 我得去買東西。 Shopping for what? 買什麼呢? Sundresses, swimsuits…夏天洋裝,游泳衣… 2. older 比較老的 You can borrow my dresses.你可以跟我借夏天洋裝。 Thank you, but your dresses are…for older people. 謝謝,但是你的洋裝是給年紀比較大的人穿的。 3. money 金錢 Ouch! 好痛喔! Don't get me wrong.別搞錯。 Your dresses look nice on you. 你的洋裝你穿很好看。 How much money do you need? 你需要多少錢? 4. cost 花費 Well, my stuff won't cost a lot. 我的東西花不了多少錢。 How about 20,000? 兩萬塊如何? TWENTY THOUSAND! 兩萬! No, two thousand would be fine. 兩千就可以了。 Do you go shopping by yourself? shop購買 older比較老的 money金錢 cost花費 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who does the program help with food? a. Working people b. Older people c. Students 2. Who takes the food to people? a. Workers b. Grocery stores c. Volunteers 3. What did some people also need? a. Clothing b. Books c. Pet food Answers 1. b 2. c 3. c
Wed, 15 May 2024 - 571 - The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car
The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Vroom! Toy cars are great! There are many kinds. There are wind-up cars. You turn the knob …one, two, three times… and they zip away! 發條玩具車,只要發條轉幾圈,車子就會跑。 There are remote-controlled cars. You can make them go far away! 還有遙控車,你可以讓他們走很遠。 How about ride-on cars? Some ride-on cars help very young kids walk. They sit on the cars. They move the cars with their legs. 那兒童滑步車呢?幼兒坐在車上,用腳滑動,幫助他們學習走路。 Ride-on cars are bigger toy cars. Older kids can ride them, too! They race down hills! They wear helmets and knee pads. 這種滑步車是一種更大的玩具車。大孩子們會比賽誰先從坡上滑下來,他們戴著安全帽跟護膝。 Some grown-ups race ride-on cars too. They put engines in their cars. Now they're fast! One grown-up's ride-on car goes 148 kilometers an hour! Wow, that's fast! 大人也參加滑步車比賽,他們會裝引擎,讓車子跑得很快。有的時速還高達一個小時148公里,速度好快! Announcer voice: He's putting on his helmet and knee pads. He's starting the engine. He's holding the steering wheel. Off the car gooooeesss! He's on the world's fastest ride-on car! Now he's stopping the car… with his shoes! Kids, don't try this at home! Whew! That was fun! 很好玩! What kind of toy cars do you like? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 玩具車有很多種,有的可以跑得飛快。 1. helmet 安全帽 Going out? 要出門? Yeah, I'm going bike riding down Parkway. 對,我要去公園路騎車。 Don't you want to put on your helmet? 你不戴安全帽嗎? I'm thinking about that.我正在想。 2. fast 快的 But it's so hot out there. 可是外面好熱。 True. But you often go fast. 那是真的,不過你經常騎很快。 A helmet makes it safer. 戴安全帽比較安全。 You think I'm a fast rider? 你覺得我騎很快? Not faster than me. 沒有我快。 3. race 衝 Really? Come ride with me. 真的嗎?來跟我一起騎。 I like racing downhill. 我喜歡衝下山坡。 4. wear 穿戴 You're on. 就這麼辦! I'll wear my knee pads, gloves and everything. 我要戴護膝,手套,所有的。 這些單字簡單好用。 helmet安全帽 fast快的 race衝 wear穿戴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What toy car has a knob? a. Wooden b. Wind-up c. Remote-controlled 2. What do ride-on cars help very young kids do? a. Walk b. Work c. Race 3. How does the grown-up stop the world's fastest ride-on car? a. Goes down hills b. Uses his shoes c. Moves it with his legs Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b
Tue, 14 May 2024 - 570 - Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean
Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean Whoa, what a splash! At 27,000 kilograms and 15 meters long, gray whales are big! 灰鯨的體型很大,牠們重達2萬7千公斤,長15公尺。 Gray whales swim more than 16,000 kilometers a year! That's more than other whales. Why do they swim so far? It's to look for food and have babies! 灰鯨一年游超過1萬6千公里,比其他鯨魚還要多,因為牠們需要覓食跟繁衍後代。 There aren't many gray whales today. They live in the North Pacific Ocean. Gray whales also lived in the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago. But fishermen there caught too many… 灰鯨住在北太平洋,200年前也住在大西洋,但是過度的捕鯨導致現在沒有多少灰鯨。 So some scientists were very surprised this winter. They were flying in a plane over the Atlantic Ocean. They saw a whale below. Was that a gray whale?? 所以今年的冬天,科學家很驚訝在大西洋居然看到一隻好像是灰鯨的身影。 They took pictures to check. Yes! It was! Where did it come from? They say it came from the Pacific Ocean! 科學家照相確認,沒錯! 牠是灰鯨,是從太平洋游過來的。 The whale swam through the Northwest Passage. That's not easy. The passage is sixteen thousand kilometers long! 這頭灰鯨從西北航道通過,很不簡單! 因為這條航道長達1萬6千公里。 It's usually full of ice most of the year. But the world is getting warmer. Some of the ice melted. So this whale swam to the Atlantic Ocean! 這條航道大部分的時間都會結冰,但氣候暖化讓這頭鯨魚可以通過。 What other ocean animals will come through this passage? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 一頭太平洋的灰鯨,游過西北航道,進入大西洋。 1. kilogram公斤 The biggest animal on Earth is not a dinosaur.地球上最大的動物不是恐龍。 I know that. It's blue whales. 我知道,是藍鯨。 Yes, but do you know how big it is? 沒錯,但你知道牠多大嗎? One thousand kilograms? 一千公斤? 2. thousand千 No, guess again. 不對,再猜。 Ten thousand? 一萬? Okay, a blue whale can weigh up to 180-thousand kilograms! 一頭藍鯨可以重達十八萬公斤。 That's many times heavier than an elephant! 那比大象重好多倍! 3. swim 游泳 I'd really like to see blue whales. 我真想看到藍鯨。 I want to swim with them.我想要跟牠們一起游泳。 4. ocean 海洋 Where do you think we can do that? 去哪裡可以做到? In the Pacific Ocean. 太平洋。 今天學到哪些單字? kilogram公斤 thousand千 swim游泳 ocean海洋 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whales swim more than other whales? a. Blue whales b. Killer whales c. Gray whales 2. What ocean do most gray whales live in now? a. North Pacific Ocean b. South Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean 3. What passage did the gray whale swim through? a. Northwest Passage b. Southwest Passage c. West-East Passage Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a
Mon, 13 May 2024 - 569 - Finding the French Fry Friend
Finding the French Fry Friend In a small town in the U.S., there's a barbecue restaurant. It has delicious French fries. One day, a little kid called. The kid wanted fries. But… the kid didn't give a name. 美國小鎮有一間烤肉餐廳接到一位小朋友的電話說要吃薯條,但是她沒有留下名字。 The kid called many times. But the kid never gave a name! The restaurant owners wanted to give the kid some fries! But who was their French Fry Friend? 這位小朋友打了很多通,餐廳主人很想給她薯條,但她沒有講名字,到底是誰呢? Hmmmm. Maybe a friend – or a friend’s friend – knew the kid. So they told their story on social media. 周圍的朋友可能認識,於是餐廳主人把這件事分享到社群媒體。 They were surprised! People in Australia, Canada, the U.K., Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Kenya, and other places saw the story! Everyone wanted the little French Fry Friend to get fries! 澳洲、加拿大、英國、葡萄牙、西班牙、墨西哥、肯亞以及其他地方的人居然都有看到這篇貼文,大家都想讓這個小朋友吃到薯條。 The kid called and called for a week. Then the owners found out that their French Fry Friend was… THREE little girls! They talked to the girls' mom. They met their French Fry Friends. The owners were happy. And the French Fry Friends finally had fries! 這個小孩打電話打了一個星期。後來餐廳主人發現,其實是三個小女孩打的電話! 於是找到了她們的媽媽,讓孩子們終於吃到薯條。 These three little girls wanted fries VERY much. They got fries… and new friends. And they made many people around the world smile! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想吃薯條的小孩,終於如願以償。 1. restaurant 餐廳 I’m having lunch with some friends on Saturday. 我星期六要跟朋友吃中飯。 Oh, at a fancy restaurant? 在很貴的餐廳嗎? At a barbecue restaurant.在一家烤肉餐廳。 2. call 打電話 Hmmm, I love barbecues.我喜歡烤肉。 Would you like to join us? 你想加入我們嗎? I can call the restaurant. 我可以打電話給餐廳。 3. very much 非常 I’d like that very much! Thank you! 我很想去,謝謝你! Do I know your friends? 我認識你的朋友嗎? 4. meet 見面 Yes, you met them before. 認識,你以前見過他們。 Ken, Kevin and Kelly. They are very friendly people. 肯恩,凱文和凱莉。他們都是很友善的人。 Good, I remember them. 真好,我記得他們。 Do you like going to a restaurant? 我們來讀單字。 restaurant餐廳 call打電話 very much非常 meet見面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Which food did the restaurant have? a. Pizza b. French fries c. Hamburgers 2. How did the kid try to get food? a. Calling b. Ordering online c. Going to restaurants 3. Who was the kid? a. A teenager b. A little boy c. Three little girls Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Sun, 12 May 2024 - 568 - Do More Things by Yourself!
Sunday is Mother’s Day! Let's talk about moms… and kids! 這星期日是母親節! 我們來談談媽媽跟小孩! A movie star in the U.S. has three kids. When her kids have problems, she doesn't always help them. 美國有一位電影明星有三個孩子。當他們遇到困難,她不會每次都幫忙。 Kid: Mommy, I dropped my toy! Waaaah! **Mom: **Honey, pick that up by yourself. Kid: Mommy, I can’t find my pencil! Waaaah! **Mom: **Sweetie, look for it yourself. 玩具掉了,她就叫孩子把玩具撿起來。找不到鉛筆,就讓他們去找出來。 Is this movie star a good mom? Scientists say*** ***yes, she is! If you're not a baby, you can learn how to do some things by yourself! 這位電影明星是不是好媽媽?科學家覺得是的! 只要你不是小寶寶,就可以學習自己怎麼動手做。 Moms usually run to help when kids have problems. But scientists say moms can let kids take care of some problems by themselves. 通常媽媽都會解決小孩的問題。但科學家說媽媽們可以讓小孩自己處理某一些事情。 You don't always need to say, “Mommy!!!! Help me!!!” You’re not a baby, right? 你不用一直喊媽媽,你已經不是小娃娃了。 Moms work so hard every day. That’s why they have a special day: Mother’s Day! You can show your mom how much you love her. How? You can do more things by yourself! 媽媽每天辛苦地工作,這就是為什麼有母親節,你可以自己多動手做,表達你有多愛媽媽。 On Sunday, you can say "Happy Mother's Day" to your mom by yourself! Let's all try now. Are you ready? One, two, three… Happy Mother's Day! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家認為媽媽應該多多鼓勵孩子自己做事情。 1. look for 尋找 Did you buy these? 這些是你買的? Yeah, anything wrong? 對,有什麼不對嗎? There’s too much sugar in them. 這些含有太多糖了。 You need to look for better snacks. 你需要找比較健康的點心。 2. always總是 I can’t do that by myself. 我自己沒辦法那樣。 Why not? 怎麼沒辦法? Because I’m always attracted to sweet stuff. 因為我總是被甜食吸引。 3. yourself你自己 It’s not that hard. 沒有那麼難。 Just tell yourself, “I can do this. Yes, I can!” 只要告訴自己,「我可以的! 是的,我可以!」 4. try 嘗試 Come to the store with me next time.下次跟我一起去店裡。 No, no. Try to do it yourself. 不了,你試試看自己做。 請注意,讀單字時間。 look for尋找 always總是 yourself你自己 try嘗試 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who helps when you're doing things by yourself? a. Nobody b. Mom c. Dad 2. How often do kids need to ask for help? a. Always b. Sometimes c. Never 3. What day is Sunday? a. Kids' Day b. A sunny day c. Mother’s Day Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c
Thu, 09 May 2024 - 567 - Bus Brings Banned Books To All
Bus Brings Banned Books To All Books are magical. They tell us new stories. They teach us new things. They open our minds and hearts. Books bring people together. With books, we can learn from different people from different places! 書籍告訴我們新的故事,教我們新的事物,也打開我們的心胸,讓我們可以從書裡學習不同地方的人。 But sometimes some people don't like the stories in some books. So they ban the books. That means no one can read them! 但有時候不是每一個人都喜歡書裡的故事,有人就會禁止這些書,不讓人閱讀。 LGBTQ+ stories are banned in some places. This makes some kids feel sad. 像是有一些地方禁止關於同性戀、雙性戀、跨性別跟酷兒相關的書,讓有一些小朋友感到難過。 RuPaul is a famous drag queen. His friends made the Rainbow Book Bus. It holds many banned books. 魯保羅是知名的變裝皇后。他的朋友打造了一輛彩虹書巴士,車上有很多禁書。 RuPaul helped the bus go to places where the books are banned. Everywhere it went, people came to get banned books for free. RuPaul helped his friends give away seven thousand books! These books help some kids feel less alone. 這輛巴士會到書籍被禁止的地方,讓大家免費拿取。魯保羅幫他朋友送出7000本書,陪伴一些小朋友。 RuPaul says reading books helped him learn about the world. 魯保羅說看書能讓他更了解世界。 Now he's sharing his love of learning with people everywhere. The Rainbow Book Bus is more than a bus full of books. It's a place full of caring and joy for everyone! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 魯保羅希望讓更多人看到有關性別平等的書。 1. read 閱讀 You've been reading for a long time.你看書看了好久了。 Yeah, reading is not my thing, 對,我不愛看書的, but this book is different. 不過這本不一樣。 2. give away 贈送 Different how? 怎麼個不一樣? Well, the library was giving them away and I just took one. 圖書館在送這本書,所以我就拿了一本。 3. for free 免費的 Okay, so you got it for free.所以你得到免費的書。 Right, and after I began reading it, I couldn't stop. 對,然後我一開始看就停不下來。 Let me guess. It's a book about food. 我猜它是講食物的書。 4. full of 充滿的 Yes, how did you know that? 對,你怎麼知道的? It's full of stories about strange foods. 它裡面都是奇怪食物的故事。 Do you like reading? read閱讀 give away贈送 for free免費的 full of充滿的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do RuPaul and his friends do with banned books? a. Sell them b. Buy them c. Give them away 2. How many free books were given? a. Seven hundred b. Seven thousand c. Seventy thousand 3. How did RuPaul learn about the world? a. Read books b. Drove buses c. Banned books Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Wed, 08 May 2024 - 566 - Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids
Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids Do you love screen time? There are screens on computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs… Maybe you watch videos! Maybe you play games! Screen time is fun! 你喜歡看螢幕嗎?像是用電腦、手機、平板跟電視看影片或打電玩。 But is it good for young kids? They don't know many words. Most kids need to learn how to talk. They learn how to talk from their families. 但這對幼兒好嗎? 他們還不知道很多字,他們需要從家人身上學習如何說話。 In Australia, scientists studied 220 families with a one-year-old kid. The parents recorded sounds around their kid. They recorded every six months. 澳洲的科學家研究220個有一歲幼兒的家庭。家長每六個月錄下小孩周圍的聲音。 Scientists found three-year-old kids had about three hours of screen time a day. When they had screen time, their parents didn't talk much with them. The kids also didn't talk much. When kids weren't using screens, the parents and kids talked more. 科學家發現3歲的幼兒每天有差不多3小時盯著螢幕。這段時間,家長跟小朋友都很少講話。但小朋友沒有在看螢幕的時候,家長跟小孩就會多說話。 The scientists counted words… They learned parents say about 1,000 fewer words to their kids every day… because of screen time! 科學家發現,因為小朋友常盯著螢幕,所以家長每天跟他們少說大約1000個字。 Young kids need to hear and use many words. That's how they learn to talk! Do you have younger brothers or sisters? Talk with them, even when they're using a screen! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 父母或是兒童在電腦或是手機上花的時間越多,彼此之間交談的機會就越少。 1. smart 聰明的 How many steps now? 現在走了幾步了? Four thousand.四千步。 I thought it's already 8 thousand! 我以為已經走了八千步! Maybe your smartwatch is not that smart. 也許你的聰明手錶沒有那麼聰明。 2. watch 注意看 Are you kidding? I've been watching it. 開玩笑,我有一直在注意看。 Now it's 4,020.現在是四千零二十步。 This is more than a watch, you know. 你要知道這比一般手錶能幹。 3. record 記錄 It can record sounds, like the sounds from birds. 它可以錄音,比如說鳥的聲音。 4. when什麼時候 When did you buy it? 你什麼時候買的? Last week. I found it very useful. 上星期。我發現它非常有用。 Do you use a smartphone? smart聰明的 watch注意看 record記錄 when什麼時候 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most young kids need to learn to do? a. Speak b. Use screens c. Count 2. How many families did scientists study? a. 22 b. 200 c. 220 3. What happens when young kids use screens? a. Kids speak more. b. Parents speak less. c. Parents speak more. Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b
Tue, 07 May 2024 - 565 - Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests
Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests Women in one part of Ecuador love blue crabs. The crabs' top shell is blue. But their bottom shell is orange. Eight legs are red. Their claws are white! How colorful! 厄瓜多的女性喜歡藍螃蟹。這種螃蟹有藍色的殼,橘色的腹部,牠們的八隻腳是紅色的,螯是白色的。 The delicious blue crabs are food for the women's families. Selling crabs gives the women jobs. Blue crabs are very important to them. They sing about the crabs! 這種美味的螃蟹對這些女性很重要。不僅是她們家庭的食物,還以賣這種螃蟹維生。 The crabs live in mangrove forests. They eat mangrove leaves. But many mangrove trees were cut down. Their home became much smaller. Then there weren't many crabs. 這些螃蟹住在紅樹林,吃紅樹林的樹葉。但是有太多樹被砍伐,讓牠們的數量越來越少。 The crabs help the women. Now the women help the crabs. The women follow strict rules. 這些螃蟹對當地婦女大有幫助,現在換她們遵守嚴格的規定來幫螃蟹的忙。 One rule says don't catch crabs during two important times every year. During the first time, the crabs find mates. During the second time, the crabs move into bigger shells. 首先,不可以在每年交配期跟換殼期抓藍螃蟹。 Another rule says don't cut down mangrove trees. The women are planting mangrove trees too. Now there are more blue crabs! 另一個規定是不可以砍紅樹林。她們也培植紅樹林,現在才有了更多藍螃蟹。 The women are saving the blue crabs. They're saving the mangrove forests for the crabs too. Now their children and grandchildren will enjoy both! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在厄瓜多,藍螃蟹跟人類可說是互相幫忙。 1. colorful 多色彩的 We're having crabs for dinner. 我們晚飯吃螃蟹。 Crabs! I love crabs! 螃蟹! 我很愛螃蟹! Yeah, I know. 是啊,我知道。 Look at these little creatures. 看看這些小東西。 They're so colorful! 好多顏色! 2. catch 捕捉 I've never seen them before. 我從沒看過這種。 They don't come from here, right? 他們不是本地產的吧? No. Fishermen in South America catch them and sell them here. 對。是南美洲的漁夫抓到運來這裡的。 3. delicious 美味的 Wow, they must be delicious and expensive! 哇,一定很好吃,也很貴。 You're right. 你說對了。 4. enjoy 享受 Ummm, this tastes really good! 這味道真好! Don't you want one? 你不要一個嗎? No, I enjoy watching you eat. 不了,我喜歡看你吃。 這些單字你記住了嗎? colorful多色彩的 catch捕捉 delicious美味的 enjoy享受 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do the blue crabs live? a. Leaves b. Forests c. Claws 2. What happened to the mangrove trees? a. They were eaten. b. They were burned. c. They were cut down. 3. What do the women do to save the blue crabs? a. Follow rules b. Build roads c. Catch more crabs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a
Mon, 06 May 2024 - 564 - Emotions That Feel Bad Can Be Good
Emotions That Feel Bad Can Be Good Hulk: "Hulk Smash!!!" Narrator: That's Bruce Banner. When he's happy, he's a person like us. 那是班納博士,當他開心的時候,他就像我們一樣是個人類。 But sometimes he feels another emotion: anger. He doesn't like it. It feels bad. He becomes a big green monster. He's the Incredible Hulk! He fights bad guys! He uses anger to protect people and save the world! 但他憤怒的時候,他就變成綠巨人浩克打擊犯罪,維護和平。 We want to protect the people and things we care about. But when something is stopping us, we get angry! 我們都想保護我們在乎的人跟事物。但是當有東西阻攔我們,我們就會感到憤怒。 Being angry feels bad. But anger makes us stronger. We can fight better against what's stopping us. Anger can help us protect things. 雖然憤怒的感覺不好,但憤怒可以讓我們更強大,也會幫助我們守護事物。 Being anxious feels bad too. We are anxious when we see danger coming. But being anxious can be useful. It helps us get ready for the danger. Then when the danger is here, we are okay! 當我們覺得危機來臨,就會焦慮。雖然焦慮的感覺也不好,但這個情緒可以讓我們準備好面對危機。 A big test at school can make us anxious. So we study hard. Then when the test day comes, we're ready for it! 比如說學校的考試會讓我們焦慮,所以我們會努力念書面對考試。 Some emotions feel bad. But they can be useful for us too. What emotions feel bad to you? Think about how they can help you! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有時候負面的情緒會讓我們學習,給我們力量。 1. anxious 焦慮的 What's wrong? 怎麼了? Why do you look so anxious? 你為什麼看起來這麼憂慮? I'm about to take a big test.我馬上就有一個大考試。 2. angry 生氣的 I'd be very angry at myself if I fail.要是沒過我會對自己很生氣。 Hey, stop thinking that way! 不要這麼想! I know you. You study hard.我知道你,你很用功的。 3. study 讀書 You'll ace this one.這次你也會表現很棒。 No, this time I didn't study at all. 不,這回我根本沒讀書。 4. feel 感覺 A big test is coming and you didn't study at all? 大考試要來,而你完全沒有讀? What were you thinking? 你在想什麼? Now I really feel sick. 現在我真的覺得要吐了。 今天的單字你還記得嗎? anxious焦慮的 angry生氣的 study讀書 feel感覺 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Bruce Banner when he's angry? a. A man b. A test c. A monster 2. Which feeling can help us protect things? a. Happiness b. Anger c. Anxiety 3. Which feeling can help us get ready for danger? a. Happiness b. Anger c. Anxiety Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c
Sun, 05 May 2024 - 563 - Telescope Finds An Old, Old Galaxy
Telescope Finds An Old, Old Galaxy Tomorrow is Star Wars Day! So here’s a story about a galaxy far, far away… 明天是星際大戰日! Telescopes let us see things that are very far away. We can see the moon, stars, and planets. The bigger the telescope is, the more we can see. 望遠鏡可以讓我們看到很遠的東西,像是月球、恆星、還有行星。望遠鏡越大,看得越遠。 The James Webb Telescope is the biggest telescope in space today. It goes around and around the sun. It takes pictures. Then it sends them to Earth. Scientists study the pictures. 詹姆士.韋伯望遠鏡是現今最大的太空望遠鏡。它環繞太陽拍照,再傳回地球給科學家研究。 This telescope takes many cool pictures! It took pictures that show how stars are made. It also took pictures of a small galaxy. Scientists say this galaxy is the oldest we have seen. They say it made between one hundred million stars… and one billion stars! 它拍了很多很酷的照片,讓人看到星星是怎麼形成的,也拍到人類到現在為止看過的最古老的銀河,這個銀河產生了有高達一億到十億個星星。 This galaxy died thirteen billion years ago! That means it stopped making stars then. 但這個銀河在130億年前就不再形成新的星球了。 Telescopes let us see new things far, far away in space! Who knows what pictures the Webb Telescope will send next? Have a great Star Wars Day tomorrow… Tomorrow is May the fourth. It’s a good day to say “May the force be with you!” Vocabulary 韋伯太空望遠鏡拍攝的照片,大大增加科學家對太空的了解。 1. million 百萬 Wow, check out this cluster of stars! 哇,你看這一群星星! It’s like they’re having a party there! 他們好像在那兒開派對! Let me see it. 讓我看看。 Yeah, there must be millions of stars there! 對啊,那裏一定有好幾百萬顆星星。 2. billion 十億 No, way more than that. 不對,比那個多很多。 I would say billions of them. 我想有好幾十億顆。 3. go around 環繞 Do you think they all go around one center? 你覺得星星都繞著一個中心轉嗎? That’s a good question. 好問題。 picture 照片、圖片 Google says they do. 谷歌說是那樣沒錯。 We can find some pictures to prove that. 我們可以找到一些照片來證明這一點。 我們一起讀單字。 million百萬 billion十億 go around環繞 picture照片、圖片 Quiz 1. What day is tomorrow? a. Star Wars Day b. Star Force Day c. Star Tours Day 2. What does the Webb Telescope go around? a. The sun b. The moon c. The Earth 3. How many years ago did this galaxy stop making stars? a. Ninety million b. One billion c. Thirteen billion Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c
Thu, 02 May 2024 - 562 - A Corpse Flower Blooms and Stinks
A Corpse Flower Blooms and Stinks Whoa! What's that smell?! Is there a dead fish somewhere?! Are there dirty socks? Is there stinky cheese? Is there… poop?!? 這是什麼氣味?是死掉的魚、臭襪子、臭起司,還是糞便的氣味呢? This year, a corpse flower bloomed.* *It’s at a museum in California. That bad smell came from this very big, beautiful, dark red flower. 今年加州一座博物館裡有一株巨花魔芋開花了,它又叫做屍花。花朵本身暗紅色,又大又漂亮,但是很難聞。 It doesn’t have a nice name! But the name tells us the smell is VERY bad. "Corpse" means dead body…! 它沒有一個好名字,Corpse就是屍體,從名字我們就可以知道它有多難聞。 These flowers smell when they bloom. Smelling bad helps them! Some insects eat dead animals. These insects love this flower's smell! They help the flowers make seeds. 它開花的時候會散發臭味。有一些吃動物屍體的昆蟲喜歡這種氣味,會來拜訪,幫忙授粉。 There aren't many corpse flowers. They don't bloom often. They bloom for a very short time - one or two days! 屍花很稀有,而且它們不常開花,花期也只維持短短的一到兩天。 So when one blooms, it's in the news! It’s on TV! It's a star! People get excited! One man drove fourteen hours to see one! 所以只要屍花開花都會上新聞,大家都很期待,有人甚至開車開了14個鐘頭,就為了親眼見到。 This beautiful flower smells bad. But the smell does something good! Nature is cool, isn't it?! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這種特殊而巨大的花,花形漂亮,氣味卻難聞。 1. stinky 臭的 What’s this bad smell? 這個難聞氣味是什麼? I think it’s coming from those lilies. 我想是那些百合發出來的。 They become stinky after being in the vase for several days. 它們在花瓶裡待了幾天之後就會變臭。 2. bloom 開花 I love lilies when they begin blooming. 我很喜歡百合剛剛開花的時候。 Me too. They are beautiful flowers. 我也是,確實是漂亮的花。 3. red 紅色的 Did you know there are red lilies? 你知道有紅百合嗎? No, I didn’t. 我不知道呢。 They are very nice. Good for Mother’s Day! 很好看,很適合母親節。 4. this year 今年 My mom loves red flowers. 我媽媽喜歡紅花. Then you know what to give her this year. 那你就知道今年要送她什麼了。 今天的單字很好玩。 stinky臭的 bloom開花 red紅色的 this year今年 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What happens when corpse flowers bloom? a. They eat insects. b. Insects eat them. c. They smell bad. 2. How long do corpse flowers bloom? a. One or two days b. One or two weeks c. One or two years 3. How many hours did a man drive to see a corpse flower? a. four b. fourteen c. forty Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Wed, 01 May 2024 - 561 - Kaohsiung Harbor Duck Race
Kaohsiung Harbor Duck Race Kaohsiung Harbor has many things to see. It has big ships! They carry many things to and from Taiwan. It has ferryboats! They take visitors around the harbor. And sometimes it has races!* * 高雄港有很多船隻運送貨物,也有渡輪可以帶遊客繞港口,有時候還會辦比賽! Many people came to watch one race. They watched from the harbor. And they watched from the Great Harbor Bridge! People wore yellow hats with… duck faces? Huh! 很多人為了看一場比賽,擠滿高雄港跟大港橋,而且大家都戴著黃色小鴨的帽子。 The race was three hundred fifty meters long! Who was in the race? Fifteen thousand yellow rubber ducks were! 這場比賽全長350公尺,是誰要比賽呢? 是1萬5千隻的橡皮小鴨。 Do you like rubber ducks? They're small and cute. They float on water. So these fifteen thousand yellow rubber ducks floated. They didn't race. 你喜歡橡皮小鴨嗎?它們又小又可愛。它們會浮在水上但不會比賽。 Some people got on boats! They sprayed the ducks with water! The ducks moved! People cheered! Go, duckies, go! 船上有一些人對著小鴨灑水,讓它們往前移動。 Each duck had a number on it. People also had a number. Fifty ducks won big prizes! Fifty people with those ducks' numbers got the prizes! 小鴨身上有號碼,民眾手上也有號碼。對應到前50名小鴨的號碼就可以得到獎品。 Then the ducks were cleaned. Fifteen thousand lucky kids got a duck! Maybe they'll play with their ducks in the bath! Go, duckie, go! Vocabulary 小黃鴨的比賽,其實是人用噴水的方式讓它們前進。 1. yellow 黃色的 I’m going to Kaohsiung this weekend. 我這周末要去高雄。 To see the yellow duck in the harbor, right? 去看港口的黃色鴨鴨,對吧? I wish.我真希望是。 2. float 漂浮 But it’s not there anymore. 但是它已經不在那裏了。 Oh, no! I haven’t seen it yet.糟糕,我還沒看呢! I sure like the sight of a giant yellow duck floating on water. 我真喜歡胖大黃鴨鴨浮在水上的樣子。 3. cute 可愛的 I know. Isn’t it cute? 我懂啊,可不是很可愛嘛? That duck always makes me smile. 那隻鴨子總會讓我微笑。 4. bath 洗澡 I think it reminds people of taking a bath. 我猜它讓人想到洗澡。 Yeah, my son loves playing with the ducks in the bathtub. 我兒子就很喜歡在澡盆裡跟小鴨鴨玩。 來一起讀單字。 yellow黃色的 float漂浮 cute可愛的 bath洗澡 Quiz 1. Where was the race? a. Tamsui River b. Kaohsiung Harbor c. Sun Moon Lake 2. How many ducks were in the race? a. 10,000 b. 15,000 c. 20,000 3. Who got the cleaned ducks? a. Kids b. Prizes c. People on boats Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 560 - Snow for Kids
Snow for Kids Have you seen snow? Every year, in winter, many places around the world get cold. Some places get so cold, it doesn't rain. It snows. Cold white fluffy snow falls. It makes everything white! 你看過雪嗎?很多地方每年冬天都會下雪,白雪讓所有的東西都變成白色。 In the north of China, winter gets very, very cold. Everything is white with snow. But in the south, it doesn't get cold. Kids don't see snow there. 中國北方冬天非常寒冷都會下雪,但是在南方就沒有那麼冷,南方的小朋友都看不到雪。 Some nice people in the north wanted to take snow to a school in the south. The school is for kids with disabilities. Many kids there have a hard time learning or moving. 有些北方人想要把雪送到南方一間特別學校,那裏的小朋友有學習障礙。 The people put snow into three big trucks. These trucks keep things very cold. Then they drove for three days! 這些北方人用三個大貨車把雪裝起來,他們足足開了三天。 Three thousand three hundred kilometers later, they opened the trucks. The kids were very excited! It was the first time they saw snow! 他們一路開了3300公里到南方,把貨車後門打開。小朋友非常興奮,這是他們第一次看到雪! They touched the snow. It was fluffy and very cold! They played with the snow! They made snowmen and snowballs! The kids were very happy! 雪又軟又冰,小朋友堆雪人又打雪仗,非常開心! The snow melted, but the kids will remember it. They had a fun and exciting snow day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 從北方千里迢迢運白雪到南邊,只為了讓兒童看看雪。 1. north 北方 It's snowing in Hokkaido! 北海道在下雪! Can you believe that? 你相信嗎? Now? It's almost summer! 現在喔? 馬上就要到夏天了! It's in the far north, so… 那裏在遙遠的北方,所以… 2. white 白色的 I'd love to see it, 我好想看看雪,to lie down on the white and fluffy snow. 躺在白色鬆軟的雪地上。 No, you wouldn't want that. 你不會想要那樣。 3. cold 冷的 It's very cold when it snows. 下雪時很冷的。 I can wear a heavy coat and gloves. 我可以穿厚外套,戴手套。 4. the first time 第一次 Yeah, I guess so. 我想也是。 The first time I saw snow, I was very excited, too. 我第一次看到雪也好興奮。 我們來讀單字吧。 north北方 white白色的 cold冷的 the first time第一次 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What part of China was the snow from? a. North b. South c. West 2. How did the people deliver the snow? a. By train b. By car c. By truck 3. What did the kids do with the snow? a. Took it home b. Cleaned it c. Made snowmen Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 559 - Dancing with Frogs
Dancing with Frogs Five, six, seven, eight! Let’s dance! Today is International Dance Day! 今天是世界舞蹈日,來一起跳舞吧! Let’s dance with some poison dart frogs! Poison?! 我們一起跟箭毒蛙跳舞! 什麼?! Yes. Don't touch them, but dance with them! These colorful frogs are very good at tap dancing! 沒有錯,記得不要碰牠們喔! 這些顏色鮮豔的青蛙很會跳踢踏舞。 Poison dart frogs have four toes on their feet. They can tap their long middle toes very fast. How fast? They can tap them about 500 times… in one minute! 箭毒蛙一隻腳有四個腳趾,牠們會用長的中間的腳趾快速敲擊地面,有多快呢?一分鐘可以敲500次。 Our eyes can't see their tapping toes! They're too fast! Watch out! These frogs are going to win all the tap dancing contests! 牠的速度快到我們看不清楚,這些青蛙可以成為踢踏舞比賽冠軍! Scientists in three countries are studying why poison dart frogs tap their toes. Some scientists found that the frogs may tap dance to find food. 來自三個國家的科學家研究為什麼箭毒蛙要用腳趾敲擊地面,他們發現有可能是為了覓食。 What do these frogs eat? They eat moving insects. When these frogs tap dance, insects nearby move. When insects move, it's easier for the frogs to see… and catch them! 原來箭毒蛙專吃活動的昆蟲。敲打地面會讓附近的昆蟲動起來,箭毒蛙就更容易看到獵物。 Maybe poison dart frogs tap dance for food. Can we dance for our dinner too? Then we won't need money to pay for it! Quick! Let's dance to find out! Happy International Dance Day! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 箭毒蛙跳踢踏舞,可能是為了找食物。 1. find 尋找 Look! A dancing bird. 你看,一隻跳舞的鳥。 Wow, you’re right! 哇,你說得對。 It IS dancing.牠確實在跳舞。 I think it’s trying to find a mate.我想牠在努力找伴侶。 2. nearby 附近 But I can’t see another bird. 但我看不到另外一隻鳥。 She must be nearby. 牠一定在附近。 How do you know it’s a “she”? 你怎麼知道另一隻是母鳥? Usually the male bird does the mating dance. 通常是公鳥跳求偶舞。 3. win 贏得 To win her heart? 好贏得牠的芳心? Yeah, you could put it that way. 對,可以這麼說。 4. move 移動 He’s moving his feet so fast! 牠的腳動得有夠快! Right, and it’s working. See, there she is. 對,很有用喔。看,牠出現了。 今天的單字你記得嗎? find尋找 nearby附近 win贏得 move移動 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do poison dart frogs tap? a. Arms b. Nose c. Toes 2. How many times can poison dart frogs tap in one minute? a. 50 b. 500 c. 5,000 3. What kind of food do poison dart frogs eat? a. Dry b. Moving c. Cooked Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 - 558 - From Cow Poop to Clear Water
From Cow Poop to Clear Water In India, many communities need to clean their dirty water. It's not easy. Many cleaning systems use chemicals and energy. They need workers. 印度有很多人需要淨化髒水,這個工作可不容易。汙水處理系統需要化學物質跟電力,也需要人手。 A man wanted to make a new system. But he didn't want his system to use chemicals, energy, or workers. 有一名男子想要研發新的系統,但是他不希望用到化學物質、能源跟人力。 The man had an idea. A cow's stomach has four parts. Each part has a special job. His system has four parts. Each part has a special job. 他想到讓系統跟牛的胃一樣,有四個部分而且每一個部分都有特殊功能。 Cow poop is in part one. Yes, smelly cow poop! This is smart. Brown water goes in. The poop's bacteria clean the water. Next, in part two, other bacteria clean it. 第一個部分要用到牛的糞便,因為裡面的細菌可以淨化水質。第二部分有其他的細菌來處理。 Then in part three, sand and small stones clean it. Last, in part four, plants clean the water! And clear water comes out! 第三部分需要沙子跟石頭,最後一個部分用植物來淨化水質,於是清水就出來了! The man's cleaning system works! People can use this water for plants and toilets. More than three hundred communities use this system now. It has cleaned two billion liters of water. That's a lot of water! 他成功了!淨化出來的水可以澆花或當作馬桶水。目前有超過300個社群團體用這個系統,一共清了20億公升的水。 The man's system is easy, and it's good for the Earth. Now many communities can clean their dirty water! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個淨化水質的系統,大大節省人力和電力。 1. bacteria 細菌 My God! I'm so tired! 天哪,我累死了! Oh, there's cool spring water here,這裡有很涼的泉水。 Hey, you can't drink that! 你不可以喝泉水! There are lots of bacteria in the water.水裡有很多細菌。 2. clear 清澈的 Really? But it looks so clear.真的嗎?可是它看起來很清澈。 No, you have to boil it first. 不,你一定要先煮沸。 3. idea 主意 But I can't do that now! 但是我現在沒辦法煮啊! I know. I have an idea. 我知道,我有個主意。 4. need 需要 I'll tell those climbers we need water. 我去告訴那些登山客我們需要水。 What if they ignore you? 要是他們不理你呢? They won't. I'll beg. 不會的。我會哀求。 來跟我一起讀單字。 bacteria細菌 clear清澈的 idea主意 need需要 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What needs to be cleaned? a. Air b. Water c. Bacteria 2. What animal stomach gave the man the idea for his cleaning system? a. Cow b. Horse c. Sheep 3. What does the man's cleaning system use? a. Energy b. Chemicals c. Plants Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 557 - Protecting the Moon from Garbage
Protecting the Moon from Garbage Over fifty years ago, the USA sent a rocket to the moon. An astronaut got out and walked! Whoa! How exciting! But after that, not many rockets went there. 五十多年前,美國發射火箭登陸月球,太空人還在月球上漫步。但是在這之後,登上月球的火箭沒那麼多。 Now many countries and companies want to go to the moon. They want to do many things. The USA wants to build houses on the moon! 很多國家跟公司現在都想要登陸月球,美國甚至想要在月球上蓋房子。 Some people are worried. Why? Well, soon, many people will go to the moon. Maybe they will take bad things there. And people make garbage too, right? Then they leave it. 有一些人擔心之後太多人登陸月球,會帶有害的東西過去,還會留下垃圾。 Look at the Earth. We have lots of garbage everywhere. We have garbage on the land and in the ocean. Yuck! We have garbage in space too! 看看現在的地球,我們在陸地上或是海洋中製造了大批垃圾,就連太空裡也有太空垃圾。 A space lawyer says countries need to make a law together. This law can protect the moon. People won’t be able to take bad things to the moon. People will be more careful about making and leaving garbage there too. 有一位太空律師說要一起制定法律來保護月球,這樣人們去月球旅行就必須小心,不會攜帶有害物質,也不會留下垃圾。 The space lawyer wants to protect the moon from garbage. The moon doesn't have much garbage now. It’s a great time to make this new law! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人類汙染地球,現在有人擔心也會污染月球。 1. exciting 讓人興奮的 We’re going to land on the moon again! 我們又要登陸月球了! I can’t see why you find it exciting. 我不懂你為什麼那麼興奮。 People did it ages ago! 人類好久以前就去過了! 2. build 建造 This time it’s different. 這次不一樣。 They’re going to build houses up there. 他們要在上面蓋房子。 Just like in the movies! 就跟電影裡一樣! 3. astronaut 太空人。 Houses for whom? 替誰蓋房子? For the astronauts, of course. 當然是替太空人啦。 Why would astronauts want to live on the moon? 太空人為什麼要住在月球上? 4. protect 保護 To protect us from alien attacks? 好來保護我們不受外星人攻擊? You watch too many movies, Paz! 你看太多電影啦! Will you go to the moon someday? 來一起讀單字。 exciting讓人興奮的 build建造 astronaut太空人 protect保護 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When was the first time someone walked on the moon? a. Last week b. 10 years ago c. Over fifty years ago 2. Who wants to go to the moon now? a. Many countries b. The lawyer c. Some worried people 3. What does the lawyer want to protect the moon from? a. Houses b. Garbage c. Laws Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 556 - Spider Webs with DNA
Spider Webs with DNA Ahhh! What's that little monster with eight legs? Oh, it's a spider! Spiders can help scientists. They make spider webs. Spider webs are sticky! That’s how they trap flies, mosquitoes, and… DNA! 蜘蛛可以助科學家一臂之力,蜘蛛網很黏,抓得住蒼蠅、蚊子還有…基因! Maybe you know "DNA" from the K-pop song by BTS. All living things have DNA. It's the code that makes living things look and work in one way. 你大概有聽過DNA這首歌,生物都有DNA,它決定生物的模樣跟行為。 Getting DNA is important for learning about living things. Getting it from cats, dogs, and zoo animals is easy. But getting it from wild animals is hard! 要研究生物,取得它的DNA很重要。從貓狗或動物園裡的動物身上取得很容易,但是野生動物就有困難。 Hmmmm… spider webs are everywhere. And wild animals walk by spider webs! Their DNA may be on them. How? 野外到處都是蜘蛛網,野生動物經過,牠們的DNA遺傳密碼可能會黏在上面。 Well, DNA from the animals' skin, hair, or breath goes into the air. When the wind blows, sticky spider webs may trap it. Also, if animals touch spider webs, they may leave their DNA. 動物的皮膚、毛髮跟牠們呼出的氣體,都可能隨著風黏到蜘蛛網上,動物碰到蜘蛛網也會留下基因的資訊。 Scientists find and take spider webs. Then they study the trapped DNA. 科學家尋找蜘蛛網,並且研究黏在上面的生物分子。 With spider webs, scientists can get wild animals' DNA. It helps us learn more about these animals. The more we know about animals, the more we can understand them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 蜘蛛網能夠協助科學家研究各種生物的遺傳基因。 1. spider 蜘蛛 Yikes, a spider web! 蜘蛛網! I hate spiders! 我討厭蜘蛛! Spiders are good. 蜘蛛很好啊。 They eat mosquitoes.牠們吃蚊子。 I don’t care what they eat.我不在乎牠們吃什麼。 2. sticky 黏黏的 Why are you so afraid of them? 你為什麼那麼怕蜘蛛? Because spider webs are sticky. 因為蜘蛛網黏黏的。 And they are just ugly.而且牠們就是好醜。 3. trap 抓住 But look at these scientists' work. 但是你看看這些科學家的工作。 Isn't it amazing? 不是很了不起嗎? Studying the skin trapped by the webs? 研究被蜘蛛網黏住的皮膚嗎? It’s gross! 很恐怖! 4. scientist 科學家 You could never be a scientist. 你永遠當不成科學家。 No, and I don’t want to be. 沒錯,我也不想當。 你怕不怕蜘蛛? spider蜘蛛 sticky黏黏的 trap抓住 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why can spider webs trap things? a. They're sticky. b. They're important. c. They're easy. 2. What is DNA? a. Baseball b. Code c. Monsters 3. What do scientists want from spider webs? a. Wild animals b. Wild animals' DNA c. Spiders' DNA Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 555 - Microplastics Are Everywhere
Microplastics Are Everywhere Plastic makes our lives easy. We use plastic bottles for drinks and plastic bags for food. When we’re done with them, we throw them away! 塑膠製品像是塑膠瓶、塑膠袋讓我們的生活更便利。通常使用之後就把它扔掉。 Lots of plastic trash goes into the ocean. After some years, it breaks down into microplastics. Microplastics are very small. How small? They're smaller than 5 millimeters. 很多塑膠垃圾流入海裡。幾年後,就會被分解成塑膠微粒,微粒有多小呢? 小於5毫米。 Fish and other animals eat and drink microplastics. Sometimes microplastics are in our food and water. Microplastics can be everywhere! 塑膠微粒無所不在。魚類跟其他的海洋生物會把塑膠微粒吃下肚。還會出現在我們的食物跟水中。 Microplastics can be everywhere because we use too much plastic. This isn’t good. Some scientists think microplastics can make us sick! 我們用了太多塑膠製品,科學家擔心塑膠微粒會讓人生病! Microplastics are a big problem. But we can fix it together! How? We can use less plastic. We can use reusable water bottles and bags. We can recycle. We can put plastic trash into the bins for plastic! 塑膠微粒是個大問題,但是我們可以一起來解決。我們可以減少使用塑膠,改用環保杯跟環保袋,也可以做塑膠回收。 We can also stop plastic from going into the ocean. We can pick up trash on a beach. Then the plastic in the trash won’t become microplastics! 清理海灘上的垃圾,也會阻止塑膠流進大海,它們就不會變成塑膠微粒。 We can do these small things to make a big change. Let’s stop more microplastics from being in the ocean! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 海洋中的塑膠會分解成微小粒子,跑進食物鏈裡面。 • done 完成 Are you done drinking? 你喝完了嗎? Yeah. You want some water, too? 對啊,你也要喝點水嗎? No, I just want your bottle. 不,我只要你的瓶子。 • recycle 回收 Hey, you threw it away! 你把它扔掉了! No, I’m just having it recycled. 沒有,我只是回收它。 By tossing it in the trash? 扔進垃圾裡回收? • trash 垃圾 That’s not a trash bin. 那不是垃圾桶。 It’s a bag for empty bottles. 是放空瓶子的袋子。 But I may get thirsty later on.可是我等一下也許會口渴。 • change 改變 You should bring your own water bottle.你應該自己帶水。 So you want to fix the Earth’s problems now? 所以你現在要解決地球的問題啦? Just to make a small change. 只是做一點小小改變。 這些單字很常用。 done完成 recycle回收 trash垃圾 change改變 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz • Where does lots of plastic trash go into? • The ocean • Space • Forests • How small are microplastics? • 5 milligrams • 5 milliliters • 5 millimeters • How can we help fix the microplastics problem? • Recycle plastic • Use plastic bags • Throw away plastic Answers: • a • c • a
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 554 - A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches
A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches Yuck! Nobody likes garbage on the beach. Where does it come from? 沒有人喜歡海灘上的垃圾,這些垃圾到底從哪裡來的呢? Some garbage comes from people at the beach. They drink soda. Then they leave the cans on the beach. Or they eat a bag of chips. Then they leave the bag. 有一些垃圾是去海灘玩的人留下來的。他們喝完汽水、吃完洋芋片,就隨手丟在海灘上。 Lots of the garbage comes from the ocean. Waves push garbage from other places onto the beach. 很多海洋垃圾也會被海浪推到海灘上。 Environmental groups try to help the Earth in some way. Some environmental groups in Taiwan clean up beaches. But sometimes these beaches have lots of ocean garbage a few days later! 環保團體都在想辦法如何幫助地球。台灣有一些環保團體會淨灘。但是淨灘後又會出現很多垃圾。 Soon, a warning system can help environmental groups here. It uses cameras to watch ocean garbage. It will warn environmental groups about where and when ocean garbage will come to beaches. When it's coming, the groups can wait for the garbage and then clean it up. 不久後會有一個系統可以協助環保團體。它用攝影機觀察海洋垃圾,提醒他們海洋垃圾沖上海灘的時間跟地點,就可以去把垃圾清理乾淨。 The system uses three colors. Green means no garbage is near the beach. Yellow means some garbage is nearby. Red means garbage is at the beach! 系統用三種顏色示警。綠色是指沒有垃圾靠近海灘,黃色代表附近有垃圾,紅色是垃圾已經沖上海灘了! This warning system helps people help the Earth. That's something to be happy about today. It's Earth Day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 海灘垃圾有多種來源,環保人士希望更有系統的清除垃圾。 1. clean up 清理 Will you take out the garbage tonight? 你今晚會去倒垃圾吧? Me? Isn't it your turn? 我? 不是輪到你了嗎? Well, I'm the one who cleaned up the kitchen.這個嘛,是我把廚房清理乾淨的。 2. come from 來自 But most of the garbage came from you and your friends! 但是大部分垃圾是你跟你的朋友製造的。 You ate lots of things here last night.你們昨晚在這裡吃了一堆東西。 3. leave 留下 That's why I cleaned it up.那是為什麼我有清理。 Please, don't leave the garbage to me. 拜託不要把垃圾留給我。 4. when 當 Okay. But next time when you have a party, invite me! 好吧,但是下次當你辦派對,要邀請我! It's a deal. 就這麼說定了。 請注意,要讀單字了。 clean up清理 come from來自 leave留下 when當 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What will the warning system do? a. Stop garbage b. Watch garbage c. Push garbage 2. What will the warning system use? a. Cameras b. Boats c. Bags 3. What does green mean in the warning system? a. Lots of garbage b. Some garbage c. No garbage Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 - 553 - Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams
Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams **Narrator: **One, two, three, say cheese! Do you like taking photos? You can take photos of people, places, food … anything you want! People who take photos are photographers. 你喜歡拍照嗎?不論是人、物或地方都可以拍,專業拍照的人叫做攝影師。 A young photographer loves taking photos of soccer games. She’s from the Gambia.* *Her dream is to be a sports photographer for the Gambia. 一位甘比亞的年輕攝影師很喜歡拍足球比賽。她的夢想是成為甘比亞的運動攝影師。 One day, she got a big chance. There was a men's soccer competition in another country. Teams from many African countries were playing. The Gambian team wanted her to work at the competition. For a short time, she was a sports photographer for the Gambia! 有一天,她的機會來了。有一場男子足球賽在另一個國家舉行,非洲有很多隊伍會參賽。甘比亞球隊請她當隨隊攝影師。 A few women photographers and many men photographers were there too. But she was easy to see. Photographer: I need my light pink headscarf and all of my brightest clothes. **Narrator: **場邊有很多男性攝影師,也有一些女性攝影師,但是她穿鮮豔的衣服,綁粉紅色頭巾,很容易就看到她。 She worked hard. She took amazing photos. Everyone loved them! 她努力工作,拍出很多精彩的照片,大家都很喜歡。 Now she has a bigger dream. She wants to go to the world's biggest soccer competition! She wants to be the Gambia's sports photographer there! 她現在有更大的夢想,她希望可以到全世界規模最大的足球比賽,為甘比亞球隊當攝影師。 This young photographer works hard to make her dreams come true. If you work hard, you can make your dreams come true too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位甘比亞女孩,夢想總有一天會實現。 1. come true 實現 What’s your dream, Paz? 你的夢想是什麼? Opening up a bakery! 開一家麵包店! Wow, that sounds great! 聽起來真棒! When do you think it will come true? 你覺得什麼時候會實現? 2. hard 辛苦地 Maybe in five years.也許五年之內。 You’ll have to work hard. 你得努力工作。 Yeah, I’ll need to get up early every day. 是啊,我需要每天早起。 3. bright 鮮豔的 But you’ll make bright, beautiful and delicious cakes.但是你會做鮮艷漂亮又好吃的蛋糕。 I’ll make nice and soft bread too.我還會做柔軟的麵包。 4. biggest 最大的 My biggest dream is to have my own big room. 我最大的夢想是有自己的大房間。 With books, plants, and a big globe! 裡面有書,植物跟一個大地球儀。 What’s your dream, everyone? come true實現 hard辛苦地 bright鮮豔的 biggest最大的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the young photographer like taking photos of? a. Food b. Clothes c. Soccer 2. Where is the Gambia? a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe 3. What does the photographer wear that makes her easy to see? a. Green shoes b. A pink headscarf c. A yellow hat Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 552 - Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs
Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs Have you been on a plane? Flight attendants work on planes. They bring food and drinks to people. They help people. One day, a flight attendant helped six… flamingo eggs!?! 你坐過飛機嗎?飛機上的空服員會給乘客食物跟飲料,也協助乘客。有一次空服員救了六顆紅鶴的蛋。 Flamingos are big pink birds with long, thin legs. A zoo needed flamingos. So a zookeeper was taking the eggs to the zoo. 紅鶴是一種腳又細又長、粉紅色的大鳥。有一個動物園需要紅鶴,於是飼養員帶了六顆蛋準備送到動物園。 The eggs were in a special machine. It kept them warm. But the machine stopped working… Oh, no! The eggs needed to be warm! The zookeeper asked the flight attendant for help. 這些蛋裝在一個特殊的孵蛋器裡面,讓他們保持溫暖。但是糟糕,機器突然壞了,飼養員請求空服員幫忙。 How did the flight attendant save the eggs? She had a smart idea. She put warm water in rubber gloves. Then she tied the gloves. The gloves kept the eggs warm. 空服員怎麼辦呢?她想到一個聰明主意,把橡膠手套裝滿熱水,綁起來,放在紅鶴蛋的周圍。 People around the zookeeper worried about the eggs. They put their coats on the eggs. 周圍的乘客也很緊張,紛紛用外套蓋住這些蛋。 After the plane landed, the zookeeper took the eggs to the zoo. One month later, six baby flamingos came out of the eggs! And the flight attendant went to see them! 飛機降落後,飼養員趕緊把蛋送到動物園。一個月後,成功孵出六隻紅鶴寶寶,那位空服員還去探望牠們。 The flight attendant's smart idea saved the eggs. Maybe your smart ideas will help something or somebody someday! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明的空服員,讓六枚紅鶴蛋安然無恙。 1. drink 飲料 Hi, welcome aboard! 歡迎登機! Hi, Miss, could I have some food and drinks? 小姐,可以給我一些食物跟飲料嗎? We will bring food and drinks to you shortly. 我們馬上就會送食物飲料給你。 After we take off. 在起飛之後。 2. need 需要 But I really need to eat now. 但是我真的需要現在就吃。 I'm very hungry! 我肚子好餓! Can you please help me? 你可以幫我嗎? 3. save 拯救 I'll see what I can do.我看看能怎麼辦。 Here is a special meal for you. 這是特別給你的一餐。 Thank you! You saved me! 謝謝,你救了我! 4. ask 請求 Now can I ask for a glass of champagne? 現在我可以要一杯香檳嗎? No, I'm sorry. No champagne. 不,很抱歉。沒有香檳。 今天你學到哪些單字? drink飲料 need需要 save拯救 ask請求 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who saved the eggs? a. A zookeeper b. Flamingos c. A flight attendant 2. How were the eggs saved? a. Hot air in bags b. Ice in cups c. Warm water in gloves 3. What came out of the eggs? a. A machine b. Baby flamingos c. An idea Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 551 - This Guide Is a Penguin
This Guide Is a Penguin At a zoo in England, a young penguin cannot see well. It was hard for her to do things. Sometimes she bumped into walls or other penguins. Oops! And sometimes she fell over rocks. Ouch! 英國動物園有一隻企鵝的眼睛狀況不佳,行動很不方便。有時候她會撞到同伴或牆壁,也會被石頭絆倒。 Getting food was scary. When it was time to eat, lots of hungry penguins ran to the food! They got food with their long, sharp beaks. 餵食的時候也很危險,很多企鵝會衝到食物前,用牠們長長、尖銳的嘴巴吃東西。 But she couldn't see their beaks! She didn't want to get hurt. She needed help! 但是這隻企鵝看不到同伴的尖嘴。她需要幫忙讓她不受傷。 Another penguin was shy. He didn't join the other penguins. But one day, this shy penguin became her friend. 另外一隻害羞的企鵝沒有加入其他的企鵝,反而跟她成為朋友。 Now he's her guide. He helps her walk around. He makes sure she doesn't bump into walls or other penguins. He helps her get food. 他會帶著她走,不會讓她撞到牆或其他的企鵝,也會幫忙拿食物。 With his help, she isn't scared anymore. This young penguin knows she can do things now, so she's more confident! From helping her, he isn't shy anymore. He knows he can do things now too, so he's more confident! 有了朋友的幫助,這隻企鵝不再害怕,也更有自信。幫助她的企鵝也不再害羞,同樣也增強了信心。 These good friends help each other! Do you help your friends? Do they help you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 眼睛不好的企鵝有了朋友,生活大不同。 1. run 跑 Don't run so fast, Lisa! 不要跑這麼快,麗莎! You may fall. 你會跌倒。 But I'm going to be late. 但是我要遲到了。 You fell the other day and it hurt, remember? 你前幾天跌倒,很痛,記得嗎? 2. hurt 痛、受傷 Yeah, I remember. 記得。 I don't want to get hurt again. 我不想再受傷了。 Right, and it's still early. 對啊,而且現在還早。 3. make sure 確定 I just want to make sure I won't be late. 我只是想要確定我不會遲到。 I can't wait to see my friend. 我等不及要跟朋友見面。 4. friend 朋友 Who's this friend? 這個朋友是誰? It's Kate. We like to do things together. 是凱特。我們喜歡一起做事情。 來一起讀單字。 run跑 hurt痛、受傷 make sure確定 friend朋友 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do these penguins live? a. England b. China c. Antarctica 2. What can't the young penguin do well? a. Hear b. See c. Smell 3. What does the shy penguin help the young penguin do? a. Bump into walls b. Fall over rocks c. Get food Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 550 - No Phones in England's Schools
No Phones in England's Schools Are mobile phones the most important thing kids have? 手機對小朋友來說很重要嗎? England's government doesn't think they are. With phones at school, many kids can't study well. They don't talk very much to others. They sit and use their phones. 英國很多小孩帶手機上學,讓他們沒辦法專心上課。他們也不怎麼一起聊天,都坐著滑手機。 So England's government will have a new rule: kids cannot use phones at school! They cannot use phones in class! They cannot use them during breaks! This means no phones between classes and no phones at lunchtime! 英國政府有了新規定,小朋友不可以在學校用手機,上課、下課跟吃飯時間都不可以用。 Schools can decide what to do with phones. They can tell kids to leave their phones at home. Or they can take kids' phones every day. Or they can let kids have their phones. But kids cannot use them. And they cannot let their phones ring! 學校可以決定怎麼處理手機。他們可以沒收,也可以要求學生把手機留在家裡。有的學校讓學生留著手機,但是不可以用,手機也要靜音。 Can this new rule help kids study better? Some teachers say no. Many schools have rules about phones now. And teachers say kids use their phones when they are not at school. 現在很多學校都有手機規定。這個新規定可以讓兒童更認真上學嗎? 有一些老師不這麼認為,覺得小朋友還是會在學校以外的地方用手機。 Soon kids in England won't be using their phones at school. What do you think? Can this rule help you study better? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的學校對於手機有新的規定。 1. use 使用 Ms. Lee, can I use my cell phone now? 李老師,現在可以用手機嗎? Why do you need it, Lisa? 為什麼你需要用呢,麗莎? 2. well 好好的 Because my mom is not feeling well. 因為我媽媽身體不舒服。 I want to check on her.我想要問問看她的情況。 3. tell 告訴 Okay, tell me how she is after you call her. 好,你打過電話之後告訴我她怎麼樣。 Ms. Lee, my mom said she's much better. 老師,我媽媽說她好很多了。 That's good news! 那是好消息呢! 4. cannot 不能 But she also said she cannot go to work tomorrow. 但是她也說她明天不能上班。Can I stay at home too? 我也可以待在家裡嗎? 今天的單字都很簡單好記。 use使用 well好好的 tell告訴 cannot不能 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can't kids use phones at school? a. England b. Ireland c. Scotland 2. What happens when kids use phones at school? a. They can't study well. b. They go home. c. They eat lunch. 3. What can schools tell kids to do with their phones? a. Throw them away b. Sell them c. Leave them at home Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 549 - This Cat Loves Salad
This Cat Loves Salad A woman wanted a cat. She went to an animal shelter to get one. Animal shelters take care of animals with no homes. People can get a pet and take it home. 有一位女士想要養貓,於是她去動物收容所想要領養一隻。 The animal shelter had many cats. The woman saw a cute black cat. She liked him very much. He went home with her. 收容所有很多貓,她看到一隻可愛的黑色貓咪,非常喜歡就帶牠回家。 At home, she learned something about the cat. He ate a lot! And he wanted to eat more than cat food! 這隻貓進家門之後,女士發現牠很會吃,而且想吃的還不只是貓食。 One day, she ate a sandwich. The cat smelled the sandwich. He meowed and meowed loudly. 有一天她在吃三明治,貓咪聞到了味道,大聲的喵喵叫。 The woman cut up vegetables for a salad every day. The cat started to steal some. He took lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and avocados. 每天女士切蔬菜做沙拉。她的貓咪就會偷走像是生菜、番茄、胡蘿蔔跟酪梨。 Since then, the cat wants salad with his cat food! He loves vegetables and fruit. They make him very healthy! 之後這隻貓除了貓食之外,還一定要吃沙拉,牠很喜歡蔬果,這些食物也讓牠身體健康。 But sometimes the cat eats other food. He likes bread, hamburgers, cheese, and potato chips too! Uh-oh! Does the woman give these to him? Nope! He steals them from her! 這隻貓偶爾也吃其他的食物,牠也喜歡吃麵包、漢堡、起司跟洋芋片!是牠主人給牠的嗎? 當然不是喔,牠偷偷叼走的! The woman shares her salad with her cat. Every day, they eat healthy food together! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這隻貓喜歡吃主人吃的食物。 1. sandwich 三明治 Hey, Jane, what's up? 過得如何? Not much, Paz. I just got myself a sandwich. 沒事,我剛買了一個三明治。 Want a bite? 要吃一口嗎? No, I ate a big hamburger half an hour ago.不了,我半個鐘頭前才吃了一個大漢堡。 2. hamburger 漢堡 A good hamburger? 好吃的漢堡嗎? Yeah, very good. 很好吃的。 It has tomatoes, cheese and beef. 有番茄,起司和牛肉。 3. vegetable 蔬菜 I thought you prefer vegetables and fruit.我以為你比較愛青菜水果。 I do. But I can't eat those things every day.我是啊,但是不能天天吃那些。 4. bread 麵包 I know what you mean. 我懂你的意思。 I like bread, and I have a different kind of bread every week. 我喜歡麵包,每個星期換吃不同的麵包。 今天的單字都是食物。 sandwich三明治 hamburger漢堡 vegetable蔬菜 bread麵包 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the woman get the cat from? a. The street b. An animal shelter c. Her home 2. What does the cat like to eat? a. Soup b. Chocolate c. Salad 3. What did the cat steal? a. A sandwich b. Vegetables c. Cat food Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b
Sun, 14 Apr 2024 - 548 - From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission
From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission Narrator: Space is so big. There's always something new to learn. 外太空很大,還有很多新知可以去探索。 In 2020, a girl from the UK was six years old. On TV, she saw a rocket launch to Mars. Astronaut Liz, or Astro Liz, fell in love with space then. 2020年,英國一位六歲女孩在電視上看到火箭發射到火星,從此之後愛上外太空。 Astro Liz loves learning about space. She makes videos about space. She posts them online. She shares her learning and excitement with everyone! Liz 喜歡學習太空知識,也製作太空影片放到網路上,分享給大家。 Astro Liz made a cool rocket in her backyard. She made it with cardboard. The rocket was about two meters tall. Then … Astro Liz: THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFT OFF! Narrator: Yes, the rocket was real! It flew nine meters up in the air! Everyone was surprised! Liz用紙板在後院打造了一個兩公尺高的火箭。還可以發射,火箭飛了9公尺高。 Astro Liz was seven years old. Space experts saw her rocket video. They liked it very much! 太空專家看到她的火箭影片,他們非常喜歡。 They asked Astro Liz to join a real space mission! A rocket is taking twenty boxes to the moon. One box is hers. She put an Astro Liz sticker in it. 還邀請Liz參加真的太空任務。有一支火箭要帶二十個箱子到月球,其中一個是 Liz 的,她把自己的貼紙放進箱子裡。 Learning can take us to wonderful places. Astro Liz's love of learning took her to a space mission! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這個小女孩不但喜歡太空,還會製作火箭。 1. space 太空 I'm going to Florida next month. 我下個月要去佛羅里達州。 Cool! Do you plan to see the Space Center? 酷喔。你打算去參觀太空中心嗎? 2. launch 發射 Yeah, isn't it exciting? 對啊,好讓人興奮! I'll get to see them launch a rocket.我要去看他們發射火箭。 Really? Where will the rocket go? 真的嗎? 火箭要飛去哪裡? It's going to the Moon! 要去月球。 3. mission 任務 It's an unmanned space mission.那是一次無人的太空任務。 To prepare for traveling to Mars? 去準備火星之旅嗎? 4. surprised 驚訝的 Right, I'm surprised that you know about it. 對,我很驚訝你知道。 Oh, I know a lot of things! 我知道的才多呢! 你對太空著迷嗎? space太空 launch發射 mission任務 surprised驚訝的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was Astro Liz's rocket made of? a. Cardboard b. Plastic c. Wood 2. Who asked Astro Liz to join the space mission? a. Teachers b. Space experts c. Everyone 3. What did Astro Liz put in a box? a. Chocolate b. A sticker c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 547 - The Thai Ghost Hunters
The Thai Ghost Hunters Do you believe in ghosts? Here in Taiwan, we have Ghost Month. It's when all ghosts can walk the earth and visit the living … 你相信世界上有鬼嗎? 在台灣,我們有鬼月,鬼在這個時候都會出來走走。 Some ghosts are mean. They live in spooky places. They do scary things. That makes many people scared of ghosts. 有一些鬼住在陰森的地方,它們很兇又會做出可怕的事情,讓很多人怕鬼。 Spooky old castles may be haunted. That means they might have ghosts in them. Some newer places may be haunted too. Imagine being scared of ghosts and living in a haunted house! You'd be scared all the time! 陰森的舊城堡有可能鬧鬼,比較新的地方也有可能喔。想想看你如果住在鬧鬼的房子裡,一定會感覺很害怕! In Thailand, two students started a ghost-hunting business. Do you have a spooky place? You can ask them to sleep there. When they don't see ghosts, they give you a special paper. The paper says the place is ghost-free! 泰國有兩位學生開啟了找鬼公司,你有陰森的地方嗎? 你可以請他們睡在那裡,如果他們沒有遇到鬼就會給你一張紙,證明沒有鬧鬼。 One of the students doesn't believe in ghosts. But the other student does! He's very scared of them! 其中一位學生不相信世界上有鬼,另一位不但相信,而且非常怕鬼。 They haven't seen any ghosts … yet! But they always bring some helpful tools to scare ghosts away! 他們到目前為止沒有看到鬼,但總是帶著嚇鬼的工具。 Do you want to be a ghost hunter too? You'll get money for scary nights in spooky places! No, thanks! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有人怕鬼,有人專門想找鬼。 1. scared 害怕的 Are you scared of ghosts? 你怕鬼嗎? I don't know.我不知道。 I've never seen a real ghost. 我從來沒有見過真正的鬼。 How about you? 你呢? 2. haunted house 鬼屋 I'm more scared of the living.我比較怕活人。 But I don't want to sleep in a haunted house. 但是我可不要在鬼屋裡睡覺。 Me either. 我也不要。 3. place 地方 But I don't mind seeing one during the daytime.不過我不介意白天時去看看鬼屋。 I know a place like that! 我知道那樣的地方! 4. spooky 恐怖陰森的 Where? 在哪裡? The house above me. 我家樓上的房子。 It's empty but there are sounds. 它是空的,但是有聲音。 That's spooky! 真恐怖! So do you believe in ghosts? 來讀單字。 scared害怕的 haunted house鬼屋 place地方 spooky恐怖陰森的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the ghost-hunting business? a. Iceland b. Thailand c. Taiwan 2. How many of the students are scared of ghosts? a. 1 b. 2 c. 7 3. What is a house with ghosts in it called? a. A ghost-free house b. A scared house c. A haunted house Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 546 - AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets
AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets Two thousand years ago, a volcano erupted in Italy. Towns were destroyed. Many people and things were lost. Scrolls were also lost. 兩千多年前,義大利火山爆發,摧毀了附近的城鎮,很多人跟東西都遭到掩埋,有很多卷軸也不見了。 People wrote important thoughts and information on these long papers. Then they rolled the scrolls. 卷軸是一張長長的紙,人們在紙上寫下重要的想法跟訊息,再把它捲起來。 Three hundred years ago, many scrolls were found. They were in a house destroyed by the volcano. 300年前,一棟被火山摧毀的房屋裡面,發現了很多卷軸。 But the scrolls were burned black. Unrolling the scrolls destroys them. Scientists have tried many ways to read them. What secrets are written on the scrolls? 但是那些卷軸都被燒得焦黑,攤開來會破壞卷軸。科學家試了很多方法來讀上面的文字。卷軸裡面有什麼祕密呢? Last year, some people had a contest. Who could find a way to read one scroll? 去年有人舉辦了比賽,看誰能找到讀卷軸的方法。 This year, three students won the contest together. They made an AI program. 今年有三位學生贏得這場比賽,他們開發了一個人工智慧 AI程式。 It worked! AI read a small part of the scroll. This part is great! It's about enjoying life, music, and food! And the writer thought about a question: When there isn't much of something, do we enjoy it more? 那個AI程式成功讀到了卷軸上的一小部分,上面寫到要享受人生、音樂跟食物。作者還想到一個問題,東西越少,我們是不是越欣賞它們? For 300 years, scientists tried to find a way to read the scrolls. Now AI is opening the 2,000-year-old secrets of the scrolls! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人工智慧也許可以解開兩千年前,手寫紀錄的秘密。 1. secret 秘密 Hey, Jane, would you like to join a secret contest? 你想參加秘密比賽嗎? Sounds exciting! 聽起來很有趣! What’s it about? 什麼樣的比賽? It’s a treasure hunt. 尋寶大賽。 2. house 房子 We need to find things hidden in a house. 我們得找到藏在房子裡的東西。 Where is this house? 這個房子在哪兒? In Tamsui, New Taipei. 在新北市的淡水。 3. win 贏得 And how do we win? 我們要怎麼贏呢? Simple. We work together. 很簡單,我們合作。 4. information 資訊 You read all the information.你讀所有的資訊。 And what will you do? 你做什麼呢? I’ll see what other people have found. 我去看看別人發現了什麼。 今天我們學到哪些單字? secret秘密 house房子 win贏得 information資訊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why are the scrolls hard to read? a. They were burned. b. They have secrets. c. They were lost. 2. What did the students use to read the scrolls? a. Glasses b. AI c. Lasers 3. What did someone write about on a scroll? a. Music b. Dance c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 545 - A Fan Referees a Game
A Fan Referees a Game One day, a man went to a big soccer game in the UK. A team named the Wolves was playing. The man was a big Wolves fan! The game was very exciting! 有一天,一個男人去看了一場在英國的大型足球比賽。一支名叫狼隊的球隊正在比賽。這個人是狼隊的超級球迷! Then a referee got hurt! Referees are important for soccer games. They make sure the players are following the rules. Now the teams needed another referee. 裁判對於足球賽非常重要,他們確保球員遵守規則。現在有一位裁判受傷了,需要有人來接手。 This Wolves fan raised his hand and said, "I can help!" They gave him a special referee job. 這位超級球迷舉手說他可以幫忙,於是當了臨時裁判。 The man was happy to help. Then the Wolves scored a goal! This Wolves fan was excited! He wanted to cheer! But referees don't cheer for any team. They must be fair. 這個男子非常高興能夠幫上忙,但是他不能為狼隊加油,因為當裁判一定要公平。 In the end, the Wolves won the big game! The man was very happy and very excited. But he stayed quiet. He said he was the only quiet Wolves fan there! 狼隊最後贏了比賽!男子非常開心,但是他保持安靜,他說他是球場上唯一一個沉默的狼隊球迷。 After the game, the man went home with a big smile. He didn't cheer, but he was a part of the game. And he learned that referees are important. They keep the game fair and fun for everyone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 超級足球迷變成臨時裁判,是超級難得的經驗。 • cheer for 加油 Hey, why are you cheering for the Guardians? 你怎麼替悍將加油? Why not? That’s a great home run! 怎麼不行? 那是精彩的全壘打! • fan 迷 But you’re a fan of the Brothers! 可是你是兄弟隊的球迷! I am. And I’m also a big fan of home runs! 我是啊,我也是全壘打迷! • team 隊伍 You should stick to one team. 你應該忠於一個隊伍。 But I like all the teams! 但是那些隊我都喜歡! That’s why I bought the seasonal ticket. 這是為什麼我買季票。 • game 比賽 I always feel so happy watching these games. 我看這些比賽都好開心! Yeah, I agree. They are a lot of fun. 我同意。是很好玩。 Do you cheer for the team you like? 來讀單字。 cheer for加油 fan迷 team隊伍 game比賽 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz • What kind of game was played? • Basketball • Baseball • Soccer • What team does the man like? • The Bears • The Wolves • The Lions • What do referees do? • Keep the game fair • Cheer for a team • Play in the game Answers: • c • b • a
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 544 - Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department
Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊,失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火,消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷,路上又結冰,他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間,把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局,希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有,消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全,沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司,有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客,問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難,可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道,不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊,那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 - 543 - Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department
K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊,失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火,消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷,路上又結冰,他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間,把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局,希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有,消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全,沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司,有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客,問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難,可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道,不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊,那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 542 - Rocking Confidence
Rocking Confidence Do you want to be a rock star? Imagine… you're on a stage. The lights are bright. You're playing a guitar. How scary! But how exciting! 你想成為搖滾明星嗎? 想像一下你站在台上彈吉他,燈光又很刺眼,感覺好嚇人但又讓人好興奮! That's what happened to some women. They joined a women's rock camp. People join camps to learn things. At this camp, the women learned how to play rock music and sing rock songs! 有一群女性就遇到這樣的事。因為她們參加女子搖滾營,學習如何彈搖滾樂、唱搖滾歌! Some women were shy. But they tried many new things! They became brave! 她們有的很害羞,但是嘗試新的東西後,就變得很勇敢! They did these things again and again. They helped each other. They became good at these things. They became confident! 她們互相幫忙,不斷地練習。她們越來越厲害,變得很有自信。 On the last day, they gave a big concert! One woman was a little scared at first. But she knew she was good. She was confident! She went on the stage. She sang very well! 搖滾營最後一天會舉辦盛大的演唱會。有一個女子一開始有點害怕,但是她知道自己很厲害,自信地走上台,還唱得非常好! The camp taught the women how to play music and sing. They did new things and became brave and confident! You can do new things too! Be brave! Be confident! And one day, you can be a rock star… or anything you want! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想玩搖滾樂嗎?沒有那麼困難喔! 1. play 彈奏 Do you know how to play music? 你會彈奏音樂嗎? Like playing the piano? 比如說彈鋼琴? No, I don't.我不會。 2. sing 唱歌 Do you sing? 你唱歌嗎? Sometimes.有時候。 Good, I need you to join our concert. 很好,我需要你加入我們的音樂會。 Me? I sing like a frog! 我?我唱歌像青蛙叫! 3. learn 學習 That's okay. Just move your mouth. 沒關係,你只要動動嘴巴。 You can learn that, right? 那你學得會吧? Yeah, but why me? 可以,但是為什麼找我? 4. brave 勇敢的 I need someone that's brave enough.我需要夠勇敢的人。 To stand on the stage? 好站在舞台上? To sing and dance with us.好跟我們一起唱歌跳舞。 But I can't dance! 可是我不會跳舞! Do you play the guitar or drums? 我們來讀單字。 play彈奏 sing唱歌 learn學習 brave勇敢的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What kind of camp did the women join? a. Rock b. Star c. Dance 2. What did the women become at the camp? a. Shy b. Scary c. Confident 3. What did they do on the last day? a. Play with rocks b. Study stars c. Give a concert Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 541 - A Happy Day for Kids! Yea!
A Happy Day for Kids! Yea! Are you a kid? Congratulations! Today is Children's Day! It's your day! Make sure to tell your parents that it's Children's Day! 你是兒童嗎?那恭喜你! 今天是兒童節,是你的節日喔! So what do you want for Children's Day? Do you want a new toy? How about a new video game? 兒童節你想要什麼樣的禮物呢,想要新玩具還是新的電玩? Well, a new toy or a new video game is cool. It will make you happy… for about two months. That's right! Scientists say something new makes us happy for about two or three months. After that, it's nothing special. 新玩具或電玩的確會讓你感到快樂。但是科學家說新的東西只會讓我們快樂兩到三個月,之後就沒有什麼特別了。 If you want something to make you happier every day, there's a way. 如果你想要每一天都更快樂的話,有一個方法可以做到! Take a bath in the forest. No, no, no … you don't need a bathtub or a towel or soap. "Forest bathing" is just looking at trees and nature. Scientists say just a few minutes of forest bathing can make you happier. 洗個森林浴吧! 你不需要浴缸、毛巾或肥皂。Forest bathing 森林浴是看看樹跟大自然。科學家說幾分鐘的森林浴就可以讓你更快樂。 And don't worry if you live in a city. Find a park with some trees and look at them. Look at nature. Take a deep breath… 如果你住在都市裡,找一個公園看看大樹、看看大自然,然後深呼吸。 Try it! You might like it! Have a happy day every day with forest bathing! ______________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 多看看天空花草樹木,會讓人覺得很開心。 1. bathe 洗澡 I'm so tired! Life is tough! 我好累,人生好苦喔! I know the answer for you-forest bathing. 我給你的答案是,森林浴。 I'm in Taipei! Where can I find a forest? 我在台北耶,到哪裡找森林? 2. tree 樹木 That's easy. 這很容易。 How about Da-an Forest Park? 大安森林公園怎麼樣? It has many flowering trees.它有很多會開花的樹。 Like what? 比如說什麼樹? Like Yulan magnolia.比如說玉蘭花。 3. take a deep breath 深呼吸 It's the right season for it.現在就是季節。 Take deep breaths when you're there.你在那裏要深呼吸。 So it smells good? 所以它很好聞? It smells very good! 很好聞。 Have you ever walked in a forest? 來一起讀單字。 bathe洗澡 tree樹木 take a deep breath深呼吸 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. How long do new things make us happy? a. Two or three minutes b. Two or three months c. Two or three years 2. What is "forest bathing"? a. Bathing outside b. Looking at nature c. Washing trees 3. How does "forest bathing" make people feel? a. Hungry b. Tired c. Happy Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 540 - Dolls Made for All Kids
Dolls Made for All Kids Playing with dolls is fun. You can make dolls dance, jump, and fly! One girl loves dolls. And she has a dream. When she was younger, she was sick. She was in the hospital a lot. She met kids with disabilities there. 有一個女孩喜歡玩娃娃,她小時候常常生病跑醫院,在醫院遇到很多有身心障礙的小朋友。 Some kids used wheelchairs. Some had arms without hands. Some had a new leg. But they didn't have dolls that looked like them. 有一些小孩需要坐輪椅。有一些孩子沒有手,有一些有義肢。但是他們都沒有一個像自己一樣的娃娃。 She wants kids to have dolls that look like them… and move like them! She wants dolls with disabilities and without disabilities! She thinks they can help all kids play together. 這個女孩想要那些兒童能玩到像自己模樣的娃娃。她覺得身障娃娃跟普通娃娃可以讓所有的孩子玩在一起。 Well, meet Evie and Max. They're dolls! Evie and Max can move in many ways. Their elbows and knees can bend. Their fingers and toes can move! 新推出的娃娃 Evie 跟Max可以做各種動作。他們可以彎曲手肘跟膝蓋,也可以動手指跟腳趾頭。 Because of the girl's dream, a company makes dolls with and without disabilities! Every kid is different, so every doll is different. 因為這個小女孩的夢想,有一家做普通娃娃的公司,也推出身障娃娃。每個小孩都不一樣,每個娃娃也都不一樣。 The company uses 3D printers to make many different dolls. 3D printers turn the girl's dream into real dolls! 這間公司使用 3D 列印製作不同的娃娃,實現女孩的夢想。 Now all kids can play together with dolls that look and move like them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這家公司做出各種各樣的娃娃,讓小孩選擇。 1. jump 跳 Why are you jumping around like that? 你做什麼跳來跳去? I'm trying out new dance moves. 我在試跳新的舞步。 without 沒有 It's all about using my knees and toes. 主要是用膝蓋跟腳趾。 Ha, you look like you're trying to fly without wings! 你看起來在做沒有翅膀的飛行! knee 膝蓋 You've got to use your imagination! 你得用一點想像力 ! Come join me. 來跟我一起跳吧! No, no, no, I can't bend my knees like that. 不不不,我不能那樣彎膝蓋。 dance 跳舞 Yes, you can! 你可以的。 Anyone can dance.任何人都可以跳舞。 Let's do it together. 我們來一起跳。 Okay, but don't laugh if I look funny.好吧,但是如果我看起來很可笑,你不可以笑。 Do you dance? jump跳 without沒有 knee膝蓋 dance跳舞 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does the girl love? a. Dancing b. Dolls c. Elbows 2. What can Evie and Max do? a. Sing short songs b. Drink milk c. Bend their knees 3. What is the girl's dream for all kids to do? a. Play together b. Use 3D printers c. Move in many ways Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 539 - Tea Leaves Can Clean Water
Tea Leaves Can Clean Water Black tea! Green tea! Bubble tea! Tea shops are everywhere in Taiwan! Many of us drink a lot of tea. Do you? 紅茶、綠茶、珍珠奶茶! 台灣到處都有飲料店,我們喝掉很多茶。 We buy about one billion cups of bubble tea every year in Taiwan. We use lots of tea leaves! What happens to them? 台灣每一年喝掉超過十億杯的珍珠奶茶,用過的茶葉會怎麼處理呢? Almost all tea shops throw away tea leaves. Thousands of kilograms go to landfills every day. 幾乎所有的飲料店都會把茶葉渣丟掉。每天有好幾千公斤的茶葉渣被倒進垃圾掩埋場。 The leaves rot and make a gas. The gas makes the Earth hotter. 茶葉渣腐爛後排放的氣體還會讓地球暖化。 In Northern Ireland, a part of the UK, people drink a lot of tea too. A researcher there found a way to reuse tea leaves. He makes them into a product that cleans dirty water! 北愛爾蘭的人也喝很多茶。有人研究發現,用茶葉渣做成的產品可以淨化髒水。 This tea leaf product takes out heavy metals from water. Heavy metals are bad for health. Some can cause cancer. Cleaner water helps people and animals be healthier. 重金屬對人的身體有害,有的還可能引發癌症。這個產品可以帶走水裡的重金屬物質。 After the tea leaf product is used, it can be reused to make batteries! That's reusing after reusing! 產品用過之後,還可以再拿來製作電池,又一次重覆再利用! Used tea leaves can help clean water and make batteries. Let's find more ways to reuse things and have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 泡過茶的茶葉,還有很多用處。 1. shop 商店 I'm hot and thirsty. Let's find a tea shop. 我又熱又渴。我們找一家飲料店吧。 You can have some of my water. 你可以喝一點兒我的水。 2. water 水 No, I prefer bubble tea. 不了,我喜歡珍珠奶茶。 You do know water is healthier, right? 你知道開水比較健康吧? Yeah, healthy and boring. 對,健康而且無趣。 3. drink 喝 No, water is refreshing! 不會,水很清爽! The best for thirsty people. 口渴的人喝最好了。 Alright, but I only want to drink a little.好吧,但是我只要喝一點點。 4. lots of 很多 Ah, this IS good! 這真的很棒! Right? And water has lots of benefits…對吧,而且水還有很多好處… Please, can I just have my bubble tea now? 拜託,我現在可以喝珍珠奶茶了嗎? 來一起讀單字。 shop商店 water水 drink喝 lots of很多 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most tea shops do with used tea leaves? a. Eat them b. Throw them away c. Clean water 2. Where was the researcher? a. Taiwan b. Northern Ireland c. Turkey 3. What can the tea leaf product take out of water? a. Heavy metals b. Bugs c. Oil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 538 - Scarves Warm Hearts
Scarves Warm Hearts Something wonderful happens in cities in Canada and the U.S. every year. It started long ago with a surprise! On a very cold day in a Canadian city, fourteen statues of great heroes… wore scarves?! 每一年冬天,加拿大跟美國很多城市都會發生美妙的事。最開始是很多年前一個寒冷的冬日,加拿大城市的14座偉人雕像,脖子上都圍了圍巾。 The colorful scarves were handmade. Each scarf had a message that warmed people's hearts. And the scarves were free! 這些色彩繽紛,手工做的圍巾都可以免費拿取,上面還有溫馨的小紙條。 Some people took pictures of the statues that day. They posted the pictures online. Many people liked the idea of leaving scarves for anyone to take! They called it "scarf bombing." 有人拍了雕像的照片並放到網路上。很多人喜歡用這樣的方式送愛心圍巾! So who scarf bombed the statues? Some kind students did! The kindness didn't stop. Lots of people need scarves. So scarf bombers in many cities make scarves all year. They're making hats, gloves, jackets, and blankets right now! Other people help by giving the scarf bombers yarn. 很多人需要圍巾,於是很多不同城市的人一整年都在做圍巾,搞不好現在正在做帽子、手套、外套跟被子。也有人提供他們的毛線,讓善意一直傳下去。 When cold weather comes, they make scarf bombs. They put the things they made on fences, benches, and many other places. 天氣很冷的時候,他們會把圍巾跟其他做的物品綁在欄杆、長椅跟其他的地方。 Small acts of kindness are important. Leaving warm scarves for people makes them happy. And it brings people together! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 雕像圍上圍巾,目的是提醒大家,有溫暖的圍巾可以自由取用。 1. jacket 夾克 It's freezing today! 今天冷死了! Where's your jacket? 你的夾克呢? I didn't bring one. 我沒帶。 I didn't know it'd be so cold! 我不知道會這麼冷! 2. kind 好心的 Here, let me at least offer you my scarf. 來,至少讓我借你我的圍巾。 Thank you. You're so kind! 謝謝,你人真好! 3. wear 穿戴 How did you know to wear a heavy coat? 你怎麼知道要穿厚外套? Yesterday was so warm.昨天那麼溫暖。 4. online 上網 I just happened to see an online weather forecast. 我只是剛好在網上看到氣象預報。 Don't worry. It'll warm up tomorrow. 別擔心,明天就會變溫暖。 That's good to know. 這是好消息。 我們來讀單字。 jacket夾克 kind好心的 wear穿戴 online上網 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does scarf bombing happen? a. Taiwan b. Canada c. Japan 2. Where can people find these scarves? a. Fences b. Desks c. Libraries 3. What do people give to help scarf bombers? a. Money b. Yarn c. Food Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 - 537 - Best Friend Saves Man from Icy Lake
Best Friend Saves Man from Icy Lake Narrator: One snowy winter day, a man and his dog Ruby hiked to a lake. The weather was so cold that the lake water was frozen! They walked on the ice. 一個下雪的日子,一位男子跟他的狗狗Ruby爬山去了一個湖。天氣冷到湖面都結冰了,他們直接走在湖面上。 But then the ice broke! The man fell into the icy water! He couldn't get out! Man: Help! Hello? Help! Please, someone help! Narrator: Ruby stayed by him. Someone called the police. 但是湖面的冰突然碎裂,男子掉進水裡出不來。Ruby待在他身邊,目擊者趕緊報警。 The police officer was worried. The ice might break more! So he tried to throw a rope to the man … Police: I'm going to try to send this out to you, OK? Narrator: But the man was too far! 警察擔心湖面的冰會有更多裂痕,於是把繩子扔給男子,但距離實在太遠了。 The officer called the man's dog … Police: Ruby! Ruby, come here! Come here, Ruby … That's it. Narrator: Ruby ran to the officer. He gave her one end of the rope. The officer told the man to call Ruby … Police: Call her! Call her! Narrator: The man called Ruby … Man: Ruby! Good girl, come here! Narrator: She ran back to the man with the rope … Man: Ruby! That's it! Yes, well done! Good girl. Narrator: Then the officer pulled the rope. He got the man out of the icy water! 警察叫Ruby過來,把繩子的一頭交給狗狗。接著主人就叫Ruby回來,他抓住Ruby帶過來的繩子,然後警察從另一邊拉,終於把人救了出來。 The man went to the hospital. He was okay! Ruby saved the man. This dog is truly this man's best friend! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明又忠實的狗狗,是人類最好的朋友。 1. winter 冬季 I want to live in a place that has a real winter. 我想要住在有真的冬天的地方。 What's wrong with the winter here? 這裡的冬天有什麼不對? It's too warm. 太溫暖了。 2. ice 冰 There's no snow. 都沒有雪。 But with snow comes a lot of ice.但是下雪就會結很多冰。 Icy roads and houses are not fun. 結冰的馬路跟房子都不好玩。 3. frozen 冰凍的 Oh, but I want to see white, snowy mountains. 可是我要看蓋滿白雪的山脈。 And I'd like to skate on a frozen lake. 也想在冰凍湖面上溜冰。 4. hike 健行 And go hiking on mountain trails too? 也要走山路健行嗎? Well, I'd prefer taking a gondola up there. 這個嘛,我比較想坐纜車上去。 今天的單字都跟冬天有關。 winter冬季 ice冰 frozen冰凍的 hike健行 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Ruby? a. A cat b. A dog c. A horse 2. Who came to help the man? a. A police officer b. A hiker c. A friend 3. What did Ruby take to the man? a. A drink b. A rope c. Ice Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 536 - Out of Gas But Unstoppable
Out of Gas But Unstoppable People love ordering food online*. *Food delivery drivers are busy! In India, one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it needed gas. He went to the gas station. 人們喜歡線上點餐,讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油,就去了加油站。 At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long! 當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠,所以都去買油,讓加油站大排長龍。 The man waited… three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed gas. 這位外送員一等就是三個小時,但是他有了新訂單,不能讓客人等。 The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the customer's order. 他有個主意,他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。 The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly. 街道非常吵雜又擁擠,但是馬冷靜地向前走。 People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous! 路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單,有一些人上傳照片到網路上,讓他一炮而紅。 His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do his job! Giddyap, horsey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 騎馬送餐去,真是使命必達。 1. famous 著名的 What’s that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼? Don’t you know? That’s the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。 2. wait 等待 People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?! Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there. 對啊,我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。 3. amazed 驚訝的 I’m amazed you’d do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。 Well, you’ve never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。 4. deliver 運送 No, I'm amazed you didn’t have it delivered to you. 不,我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。 For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。 今天學到哪些單字? famous著名的 wait等待 amazed驚訝的 deliver運送 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is the man's job? a. Camera operator b. Horse trainer c. Food delivery driver 2. How long did the man wait for gas? a. 3 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 3 hours 3. What was the man's idea? a. Order food b. Ride a horse c. Become famous Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 535 - Hermit Crabs Reuse Our Trash
Hermit Crabs Reuse Our Trash Why is that plastic bottle cap moving? Oh! A hermit crab is using it as a shell! 怎麼有塑膠瓶蓋在移動呢? 原來有寄居蟹把它當作外殼! Hermit crabs don't have their own shells. But they need one to live. Most hermit crabs use sea snail shells. But people are seeing hermit crabs using our plastic trash as their shells! They're seeing this all over the world! 寄居蟹沒有自己的外殼,但是牠們需要殼才能活下去。通常牠們用海螺的殼。可是現在到處都有人看到寄居蟹用塑膠垃圾當作外殼。 Is plastic good or bad for hermit crabs? Some plastic is lighter than shells. It can make walking around easier for these crabs. But some plastic may be bad for their health. 塑膠對寄居蟹是好還是壞呢? 有一些塑膠比貝殼還輕,但是有的卻可能會傷害牠們的健康。 Using our trash as their shells can be both good and bad for hermit crabs. Researchers are looking for more answers. 用塑膠垃圾當作寄居蟹的外殼有好有壞,研究員還在找答案。 While we're waiting for answers, we can help the Earth. Hermit crabs reuse things, so we can too! We can reuse plastic bottles to save coins. We can reuse plastic cups to grow flowers. There are many useful and interesting ways to reuse plastic! 寄居蟹回收再利用東西,我們也可以。我們重複使用塑膠瓶,可以拿來存零錢或種花。還有很多實用又有趣的方法回收再利用。 Let's learn from hermit crabs and reuse things! Hermit crabs turn trash into something useful. Let's do the same to help the Earth. Go, go, go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 寄居蟹跟人類的關係似乎越來越緊密, 因為牠撿垃圾來用。 1. crab 螃蟹 Look at this cute little thing! 你看這個可愛的小東西! It's a hermit crab.牠是一隻寄居蟹。 Yeah, and it's using a seashell.對,而且牠在用貝殼。 2. way 方式 Hello there, you little guy! 哈囉,小東西。 Do you like your house? 你喜歡你的房子嗎? Walking around with its house 揹著房子走來走去… What a way of life! 真奇特的生活方式。 3. useful 有用的 I think the house is useful. 我覺得房子很有用。 You don't need to worry about the enemies out there. 你不需要擔心外面的敵人。 4. bad 壞的 I think it's a bad idea. 我覺得滿糟糕的。 A seashell is heavy. 貝殼很重呢。 It's only heavy on land. 只有在陸地上才重。 It's okay in the water. 在水裡就沒關係了。 你有看過寄居蟹嗎? crab螃蟹 way方式 useful有用的 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do most hermit crabs use as shells? a. Glass bottles b. Sea snail shells c. Coins 2. What are some hermit crabs using as shells? a. Plastic b. Pearl c. Paper 3. What can we learn from hermit crabs? a. Reuse things b. Walk around c. Save money Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 534 - Dog Smells Gas, Saves Owner
Dog Smells Gas, Saves Owner A dog in the USA saved the lives of his owner and other people. How? He went outside his owner's house. He dug and dug the ground. The dog dug for hours and hours in one place. He made a big hole! 美國有一隻狗救了牠的主人跟其他人的性命。怎麼做到的呢?牠跑到屋外,一直在同一個地方挖洞。 His owner thought that was strange. Her dog didn't dig big holes. Something was wrong! So she checked the hole with a special machine. 牠的主人覺得很奇怪,她的狗平常不會這樣挖洞。她感覺事情不對勁,於是用特殊儀器偵測洞口。 The machine showed a lot of dangerous gas there! What? Where was the gas from? It was from old gas pipes in the ground. 儀器顯示洞口有大量危險的氣體,原來是瓦斯從地下管線外洩。 That gas can make people and animals very sick. And it can cause a big explosion! 瓦斯會危害人跟動物,還可能引發爆炸。 The owner and the people who lived near her were lucky. Explosions are very dangerous! But her dog smelled the gas. He dug the hole to find it. 發生爆炸非常危險,但是狗主人跟鄰居非常幸運。因為狗狗聞到瓦斯味並且挖洞,找到了源頭。 Gas company workers came quickly! They turned off the gas. They worked for three days! They fixed the pipes. 瓦斯公司立刻派人來關掉瓦斯,花了三天的時間修理管線。 The dog's digging told his owner something was wrong. That’s why no one got hurt. He saved lives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 嗅覺靈敏的狗狗,讓瓦斯爆炸沒有發生。 1. Turn off 關掉 Hey, turn that off! 嘿,把那個關掉。 I know, I’m on it. 我知道,正在關。 There we go. 好了。 You forgot you were boiling water, right? 你忘了在燒水? I did. 對。 2. dangerous 危險的 It could be very dangerous! 可能會很危險呢! Imagine what would happen if we weren’t at home. 想想看要是我們不在家會怎麼樣。 3. hurt 受傷 The house would burn and neighbors would get hurt.房子會燒了,鄰居會受傷。Exactly! 正是那樣! 4. quickly 很快地 We should have a fire alarm in the kitchen. 我們廚房裡應該有火災警報器。 A dog would be better. 狗狗比較好。 Dogs smell smoke very quickly.狗很快就聞到煙味。 這些單字你記得嗎? turn off關掉 dangerous危險的 hurt受傷 quickly很快的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the owner think about the dog’s digging? a. It was bad. b. It was cute. c. It was strange. 2. For how long did the dog dig? a. Hours and hours b. Days and days c. Years and years 3. What made the dog dig? a. A toy b. A smell c. A bone Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 533 - Teenager Becomes Lawyer
Teenager Becomes Lawyer Last year, a teenager became famous. Why? He became the youngest lawyer in California. He was seventeen years old! 去年有一位青少年爆紅了,因為他成為加州最年輕的律師,他才十七歲! Lawyers help people with problems about laws. Laws say what we can and cannot do. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy. There are a lot of laws to study! 律師幫人處理法律問題。要成為一名律師很不容易,要讀很多法律方面的知識。 This lawyer says he isn't smarter than other teenagers. But from when he was a child, he studied a lot. Studying was important in his family. He had to study for one hour first when he wanted to play for one hour. 這名律師說他並沒有比別人聰明,但是從小就念很多書。他的家庭很看重讀書,必需用功一個小時才能夠玩一個小時。 He played with cube puzzles. He became very good at them. He played so much that his hands hurt! In eighth grade, he wrote a book to help other players. 他也很會玩魔術方塊,還寫過一本魔術方塊指南指點其他玩家。 He likes helping people. He wanted a job that lets him do that. Doctors help people, but he doesn't like blood! He wanted to be a lawyer. So in ninth grade, he also went to law school! 他很喜歡幫助別人,希望可以找到幫助人的工作。當醫生雖然可以做到,但是他不喜歡看到血。他想成為一名律師,所以他九年級的時候也進了法學院。 Now this young man is a lawyer for his city. He does good things for the city and its people. He loves his job! ******************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 十七歲的少年,已經展開他想要的律師工作。 1. become 成為 I can never understand why people want to study law. 我永遠搞不懂為什麼有人想要讀法律。 To become a rich lawyer? 好變成有錢的律師? 2. smart 聰明的 There are many other ways to become rich. 有好多別的方法可以變有錢。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like making smart investments.比如說聰明投資。 3. study 研究、用功 How would you know if it’s smart? 你怎麼知道那是不是聰明? I would study it, of course. 當然我會先研究。 4. easy 容易的 Law is boring. 法律很無聊耶。 Making investments can be boring, too. 投資可能也很無聊。 No, it would be easy. 不會,它很簡單。 You stop when you lose money. 你損失錢就停止。 Let’s read the vocabulary. become成為 smart聰明的 study研究、用功 easy容易的 Quiz 1. What job does this teenager have? a. Lawyer b. Doctor c. Student 2. What was important in his family? a. Being famous b. Studying c. Writing 3. What does he like to do? a. Read books b. Help people c. Go to law school Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b
Sun, 24 Mar 2024 - 532 - Helping Kids Sleep Better
Helping Kids Sleep Better Sleep is important. People need comfortable beds to sleep well. But some people don't have beds. They don't sleep well. 睡眠很重要。人們需要舒服的床才能睡得好。 Two or three percent of kids in the USA don't have beds. Are you shocked? 美國有百分之二到百分之三的兒童沒有床,是不是讓人嚇一跳! One man in the USA was very shocked. Sleep helps kids do well in school. He wanted to help these kids sleep well. First, he built a bed for one kid. Then he asked a good friend to help him. They built more beds for more kids. 有個美國人非常驚訝,他想要幫助兒童睡好,讓他們在學校有更好的表現。所以他跟朋友一起為兒童製作床。 The man started a group to make beds. Families can help build their own beds. Sometimes young kids help build the beds. 他也成立團隊,孩子們的家人可以來做自己的床。有時候也有兒童會來幫忙。 The group has made beds for more than one hundred forty thousand families. That's a lot of beds! But many more kids need beds. There's a lot of work to do! 這個團隊幫助14萬個家庭,但是仍然有很多兒童需要床。 Why does this man help kids have beds? He doesn't do it to make money. It's because he likes to help people. This makes him feel good. 為什麼這個人要幫助小孩有床呢?他並不是為了賺錢,而是因為他喜歡伸出援手,這樣讓他覺得很開心。 This man helps kids have beds. Now they can sleep well! Sweet dreams, everyone! ____________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 故事裡這個人,希望每個小孩都可以躺在自己的床上睡覺。 1. feel 感覺 You look a bit pale. 你看起來有點蒼白。 Don't feel well? 不大舒服嗎? No, didn't sleep well. 不是,沒睡好。 2. family 家人 Yesterday my sister and her family came to visit. 昨天我妹妹和她的家人來看我。 I love my nieces, but they wanted to sleep with me! 我很愛我的外甥女,但是她們要跟我一起睡! 3. ask 請求 You could ask them to sleep on the sofa.你可以要她們睡沙發啊。 Well, I gave them my bed. 結果我給她們睡床。 I slept on the floor. 我睡地上。 That's tough! 這有點麻煩。 4. thousand 千 And then they asked me to tell them stories. 然後她們要我講故事。 From One Thousand and One Nights. 一千零一夜的故事! That's a lot of stories! 那是很多故事呢! Exactly. 就是啊。 今天這些單字很好記喔。 feel感覺 family家人 ask請求 thousand千 ____________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What percentage of kids in the USA don't have beds? a. 2 or 3 b. 12 or 13 c. 20 or 30 2. Who did the man first ask to help him? a. A group b. A family c. A friend 3. Why does the man make beds for kids? a. To be shocked b. To help people c. To make money Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 531 - The Tail of a Whale Tells All
The Tail of a Whale Tells All Whales are big, beautiful animals. Some of them are as long as three buses! 鯨魚是龐大又美麗的動物,有一些鯨魚跟三輛公車一樣長。 Many people want to see whales. Some of us go on boats to watch them. But nobody knows where and when we can see them. And many times, we see the tail or a very small part. 很多人會坐船賞鯨,但是沒有人知道在哪裡或是什麼時候能見到鯨魚。很多時候只能看到尾巴或一小部分。 We try to take pictures. But whales don't stop moving! It's hard to take pictures! But they let us feel a little closer to the whales we see. What's another way to feel closer? 我們都希望拍到鯨魚照片,讓我們覺得我們離鯨魚更近。還有什麼其他的方法呢? Some scientists found a smart way. They use Artificial Intelligence, or AI, in an app. It knows the tails of 70,000 whales! Every tail is different. 科學家找到一個聰明的方法,他們用人工智慧AI在新發明的應用軟體上,這個軟體記錄了7萬頭鯨魚的尾巴,每個尾巴都不同。 We upload a picture of our whale's tail. The app finds whose tail it is. 上傳鯨魚尾巴的照片,系統就會幫你找到是哪一隻鯨魚。 The app shows the whale's name if it has one. We can see where people saw it. When it has no name, we can name it! 應用軟體還會告訴你鯨魚的名字,在哪裡看過牠。如果牠沒有名字,我們可以幫牠取名。 AI helps us learn more about the whales we see. It uses our pictures of their tails. Now we can feel closer to these big, beautiful animals! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用AI來尋找特定的鯨魚,賞鯨不再是大海撈針。 1. take pictures 拍照 This is so nice! To be out here on the sea! 出來在大海上真好! It's very nice, but I'm here to take pictures of whales. 確實很棒,但是我還是希望拍到鯨魚。 2. feel 感覺 They will come. You'll see. 牠們會來,你會看到的。 I can feel them close by. 我感覺牠們就在附近。 You can FEEL they're close? 你可以感覺到牠們在附近? 3. when 什麼時候 Nobody knows when a whale will show up! 沒有人知道鯨魚什麼時候會出現。 Oh but I do.我就可以。 4. know 知道 There they are! 就在那裏。 More than one! 不只一頭! I told you.我就跟你說啊。 How did you know? 你是怎麼知道的? I have no idea. I just did. 我也不知,我就是知道。 Try to use these words. take pictures拍照 feel感覺 when什麼時候 know知道 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many whales' tails does the app know? a. 7,000 b. 17,000 c. 70,000 2. What do we upload to the app? a. Movies b. Pictures c. Sounds 3. What can we do when a whale doesn't have a name? a. Name it b. Take pictures c. Go on a boat Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 530 - Telling Stories Again and Again and Again
Telling Stories Again and Again and Again Narrator: Everyone has a favorite story. Some people love The Three Little Pigs … Big Bad Wolf: Little pig … I'll blow your house down!!! Little Pig: Oh no! Ahhhh! Narrator: … Some people love the Chinese story about the Monkey King. 大家都有喜歡的故事。有一些人喜歡三隻小豬,也有人喜歡西遊記。 Other people love Cinderella … Prince Charming: Whose shoe is this? Narrator: … Snow White … Evil Witch: Yessss! Eat the apple! Narrator: … or Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty: I'm an egg, and I fell off a wall! Oh no! 也有人喜歡灰姑娘,白雪公主或是蛋頭先生。 Narrator: These wonderful stories are with us because people told them again and again and again. Many years later, people put these stories in books. Then more people told these stories! 這些故事還存在的原因是人們口耳相傳。之後又有人把故事寫下來,讓更多人說故事! Some of our favorite stories are very, very old. Today's Cinderella story is more than 300 years old! It came from France. But people in China told a Cinderella story too - more than 1,000 years ago! And people in Greece told a Cinderella story - more than 2,000 years ago! 現今的灰姑娘版本源自於法國,有三百年的歷史。但是一千多年前,中國就有像灰姑娘的故事。 兩千多年前的希臘也有。 People told Cinderella's story again and again and again and again. Maybe it went from Greece to China to France and then to us! 人們不斷地說灰姑娘的故事,說不定這是一路從希臘、中國、法國傳到現在。 Today is World Storytelling Day! Tell someone your favorite story! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 大人小孩都喜歡聽故事,很多故事源遠流長。 1. tell story 講故事 Tell me a story, Paz. 講故事給我聽。 Okay, what would you like to hear? 好,你想聽什麼? A story about your childhood? 你童年時候的故事? 2. come from 來自 Okay. I have this uncle who loved to take us out to sea. 我有個叔叔,喜歡帶我們坐船出海。 Where does he come from? 他是哪裡人? He's from DR, a fisherman. 多明尼加人,是個漁夫。 3. wonderful 奇妙的 And one time he took us out fishing for lobsters. 有一次他帶我們去抓龍蝦。 Wow!! 哇! Yeah, it was a wonderful experience! 對啊,很奇妙的經驗。 We caught more than 10 lobsters.我們抓到10多隻龍蝦。 4. put 放置 Did you cook them right away? 有沒有馬上煮熟? No, we put them in a bag, 沒有,我們把牠放在袋子裡,and cooked and ate them on the beach. 在沙灘上煮了吃。 來看今天的單字。 tell story講故事 come from來自 wonderful奇妙的 put放置 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the Monkey King story from? a. Chile b. Chad c. China 2. What country has a Cinderella story? a. Greece b. The USA c. Canada 3. What day is today? a. World Cinderella Day b. World Storytelling Day c. Wonderful Story Day Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 529 - Gachapon's Words from Sounds
Gachapon's Words from Sounds Gacha gacha! That's fun to say! The sound of the crank on a gachapon machine is called gacha gacha! Gachapon machines are full of small toys. You put money in, you twist the crank, and a plastic pod falls onto the tray. The toy is in the pod! 扭蛋機裡有很多小玩具,只要投幣,轉一下旋轉鈕。一顆塑膠扭蛋就會掉出來,裡面有個玩具。 Gachapon toys are part of a set. There are anime sets, manga sets, wacky cartoon sets, and more. Most people aren't happy with one toy. They want the whole set! 扭蛋玩具都是一整套。大部分的人都會想要一整組漫畫或是卡通玩具,而不是只有一個。 You never know which toy you'll get. And the toy you want almost never comes out! To get the whole set, you have to put money in again and again and again. It's easy to spend lots of money on gachapon toys! 你永遠不知道會拿到哪一個玩具,也總是拿不到想要的。要拿到一整組就要一直投幣,很容易一下子就花了很多錢。 The world's biggest gachapon store is in Tokyo, Japan. It has more than 3,000 machines and millions of toys! 全世界最大的扭蛋機商店在日本東京,它有超過3000個扭蛋機跟上百萬個玩具。 Gacha gacha … What a great word! It cranks and clanks, and winds and grinds! What else is named for the sound it makes? Hey! That was a "pon." Ohhhh! Gachapon! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 很多人喜歡扭蛋機裡面的玩具,並且收集一整套。 1. full of 充滿的 Hey, I've been watching this anime series. 我最近都在看動漫影集。 It's full of adventure! 它裡面有好多冒險! Cool! Which one? 真酷,是哪一部? It's called Detective Conan. 叫做《名偵探柯南》。 2. Again and again 一次又一次 I've watched it again and again. 我看了一遍又一遍。 Is it really that good? 真的有那麼好? It's great! I really enjoy it. 它很棒,我看得很開心。 3. have to 一定要 But I usually just read manga. 不過我通常只看漫畫。 No, you have to give this one a try. 不,你一定要試著看這一部。 4. know 知道 I don't know.我不知道。 I guess I'll watch it after I finish reading One Piece. 我想我會在讀完《海賊王》之後去看吧。 Do you like manga or anime? 來讀單字。 full of充滿的 again and again一次又一次 have to一定要 know知道 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are gachapon machines full of? a. Toys b. Books c. Games 2. Where is the world's biggest gachapon store? a. Tokyo b. Kyoto c. Osaka 3. What is the sound of the crank on a gachapon machine called? a. Crank clank b. Wind grind c. Gacha gacha Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 528 - Sunshine Kettle
Sunshine Kettle It's spring! The sun is shining. It makes flowers bloom. It makes the weather warmer. Electricity makes TVs and lights work. Fuel makes planes and cars move. What makes the sun shine? 電視跟電燈靠電力運作,飛機跟汽車則依賴燃油推動。那太陽靠著什麼發光呢? The sun is made of many very small things called atoms. These atoms like to bounce around very fast. Sometimes, they hit each other hard and stick together! When this happens, the atoms become one bigger thing! 太陽由很小的原子組成。這些原子會互相碰撞融合,成為更大的東西。 Lots of energy comes out. It makes the sun shine! This is nuclear fusion! 這就是核融合,這個過程會釋放很多能量,讓太陽發光。 We need this kind of energy. It's good energy. It won't make the environment dirty. So scientists are trying to copy the sun. But it's hard! 我們需要這種能源,因為它不會汙染環境。 Scientists used many strong lights called lasers. They used lasers to shoot at atoms. This made the atoms bounce around very fast and hit each other - just like a mini sun! 科學家對著原子發出雷射光,讓原子產生反應互相碰撞,就像一顆迷你的太陽。 Some energy came out. The electricity from this energy can boil water in a kettle. Scientists are trying to make better mini suns. The world needs lots of energy! 釋放的能源還可以燒開水。科學家努力製造更好的迷你太陽,因為世界需要很多能源。 Scientists are working on nuclear fusion so we can have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家努力模仿太陽的作用,希望產生更多能源。 1. each other 彼此 Do you see that boy and girl? 你看到那個男孩跟女孩嗎? Do you see how they look at each other? 你有看到他們怎麼看彼此嗎? 2. happen 發生 Yeah, what about it? 看到了,又怎樣呢? Their eyes are shining. 他們的眼睛發亮。 So they're in love. 所以他們在談戀愛。 No, that's not what's happening. 不對,不是那樣。 3. energy 能源、能量 Then what do you think is happening? 那你覺得發生了什麼事? There's this energy between them. 他們之間有一種能量。 4. light 光線 Right, the energy of love. 對,愛的能量。 No, it's the energy of light. 不對,是光的能量。 You're weird, you know that? 你是個怪人,你知道嗎? 這些單字很好用。 each other彼此 happen發生 energy能源、能量 light光線 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What makes planes and cars move? a. Electricity b. Fuel c. Wind 2. What are the scientists trying to copy? a. Lasers b. Electricity c. The sun 3. What can the mini sun do now? a. Light rooms b. Cool food c. Boil water Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 - 527 - The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop
The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop Kid: I wish … I wish someone would clean my room! Narrator: Some kids dream of never needing to clean their room again. Can this dream come true? 有一些小孩夢想永遠不用清理房間,這夢想有可能實現嗎? Well, a man in Wales is living this dream. He has a workshop. It's a place where he makes or fixes things. His workshop has many small things in it: nuts, bolts, nails, and more. 有一個住在威爾斯的人就活在這種夢想裡! 他有一間工作室,裡面有很多小東西,像是螺帽、螺栓、釘子等等。 He puts the small things here, there, and everywhere. But every morning, his workshop is cleaned up! All of the small things are in a box. 這些東西散在各處。但是每天早上,有人會收拾他的工作室,所有的小東西都收進盒子裡。 The man thought "Who is doing this for me?" It was a big mystery. He put a video camera in his workshop. Then he watched the video. The cleaner wasn't a person! It was a mouse! Can you imagine a mouse cleaning up for you? That's amazing! 他放了一台攝影機在工作室裡,發現是一隻老鼠在幫他收拾東西。太不可思議了! Was the mouse strong? The man wanted to find out. He gave the mouse some challenges. He put out heavier things. And guess what? This mouse can lift! 他好奇這隻老鼠夠不夠強壯,故意放一些比較重的東西。結果老鼠還是可以把物品舉起來。 This man in Wales never worries about cleaning up now. It's all thanks to the mouse! Do you dream of having a mouse too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 老鼠會收拾零碎東西,你聽過這種事嗎? 1. never 從不 Cleaning up is never a problem for me. 打掃清潔對我從來不是問題。 Never ever? 從來不是嗎? Right, because my younger sister does it for me. 對,因為我妹妹會幫我做。 2. imagine 想像 Such a nice sister! 這麼好的妹妹! I can't imagine any of my sisters doing that. 我不能想像我的姐妹會那樣。 3. workshop 工作室 So you've got a problem. 所以你有個難題。 No, I don't. 我沒有。 Because I sleep in my workshop. 因為我睡在工作室。 4. worry 擔心 It only has a bed, a desk and a chair. 那裏只有一張床,桌子和椅子。 Very simple.非常簡單。 And you don't worry about dust? 你不擔心灰塵? Not at all.一點也不。 你今天學到哪些單字? never從不 imagine想像 workshop工作室 worry擔心 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Who is cleaning up the workshop? a. A person b. A nut c. A mouse 2. In the morning, what are all the things in? a. A bag b. A bowl c. A box 3. What does the man use to find out who is cleaning up? a. A video camera b. A bolt c. A mystery Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 526 - Cats Are Okay to Have Again in Singapore
Cats Are Okay to Have Again in Singapore Cats are great! They have cute meows and quiet purrs. They're small. They can stay indoors 24 hours a day. Cats are good pets! 貓咪不論喵喵叫或是發出呼嚕聲都很可愛,又可以24小時都待在室內。 Lots of people like having cats. But in Singapore, having cats was a problem for many people. These people live in government apartments. Singapore's government makes these apartments. About 80% of Singaporeans live in them. 很多人喜歡養貓,但是養貓在新加坡,可能會帶給很多人麻煩。這些人住在政府興建的社會住宅。新加坡有百分之80的人住社會住宅裡。 But there was a law for people in these apartments. The law was made more than 30 years ago. It was a law against having cats! 30多年前,法律規定住在社會住宅的人不可以養貓。 Why? Well, the government thought cats caused problems. Some cats ran out of apartments. Some people didn't like cat hair in shared places. 政府認為貓會造成麻煩,牠們會從公寓跑出去,也有一些人不喜歡公共空間有貓毛。 But people in these apartments could have dogs! That didn't seem fair. Cats are quieter than dogs. Cats also don't bite people as much. 但是社會住宅可以養狗。這好像不公平,貓比狗安靜也比較不會咬人。 But now there's good news! The government changed the law! Having cats is okay again! 現在有好消息! 政府修改了法律,住戶又可以養貓了。 Cat lovers in Singapore's government apartments are happy. They can have one or two cats now. That's great for these cat lovers, and for the cats! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 新加坡放鬆了貓咪管制,讓愛貓人很開心。 1. bite 咬 Will you look after my dog when I'm away? 我不在的時候你可以照顧我的狗嗎? Does he bite? 牠會不會咬人? No, Bruno won't bite my friends.不會,布魯諾不會咬我的朋友。 2. cause 造成 But he's never met me. 但是牠從來沒見過我。 Yeah, you're right.對,你說得對。 That may cause some problems for you. 那對你可能會造成問題。 3. apartment 公寓 Tell you what. 我跟你說。 Come to my apartment for dinner tonight. 今晚來我的公寓吃晚飯吧。 It will give you two a chance to meet each other. 讓你們兩個有機會見見面。 4. quiet 安靜的 Free dinner is always welcome. 免費的晚飯是很受歡迎的。 I hope you'll think Bruno is a nice and quiet dog. 我希望你覺得布魯諾是安靜的乖 狗。 你有養小狗或是小貓嗎? 來讀單字。 bite咬 cause造成 apartment公寓 quiet安靜的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What percentage of Singaporeans live in government apartments? a. 24 b. 30 c. 80 2. What was the law against having? a. Cat hair b. Cats c. Problems 3. What did the government change? a. A law b. Dogs c. An apartment Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 525 - Very Big Goldfish in Lakes Worry Scientists
Very Big Goldfish in Lakes Worry Scientists Goldfish are sooooo cute! People see them and want them! Goldfish are good pets. They're small. They can live in a small fishbowl. They're easy to take care of. 金魚是很好養的寵物,牠們小小的,可以養在小魚缸裡。 But goldfish aren't always small. They can get very big. Now fishermen are finding big goldfish in the Great Lakes in the USA and Canada. 但是金魚也可以變得很大隻,漁民位於在加拿大和美國的五大湖找到大金魚。 These fish are forty centimeters long! *gasp* They're as big as American footballs! Can you imagine a football in a fishbowl? 這些魚居然有40公分長! 跟美式足球一樣大! Scientists say pet goldfish don't belong in lakes. They belong in fishbowls. But some people don't want their goldfish anymore. They put their fish in lakes. 科學家說金魚不應該在湖裡,應該在魚缸裡。但是有一些人不想養了,就把魚野放到湖裡。 One scientist says goldfish eat "anything and everything." But not many animals eat goldfish. And these fish have many baby fish every year! 一位科學家還說金魚什麼都吃,但是沒有什麼動物會吃牠們,而且每一年又生很多金魚寶寶。 Now there are millions of very big goldfish in the Great Lakes. Scientists are very worried. The fish aren't good for lake water. They aren't good for the plants and animals there. 五大湖現在有數百萬隻超大金魚,牠們對湖泊的水質、動植物都有害,讓科學家很擔心。 Small, cute goldfish eat everything in lakes and get very big. Let's help keep lakes free from gol… ________________________________________ Vocabulary 超大金魚有可能破壞自然環境。 1. small 小的 What a lovely fishbowl! 好可愛的魚缸! And you have five goldfish there! 你有五條金魚! Yeah, I used to have 8, but maybe my fishbowl is too small. 對,我以前有八條魚,但我的金魚缸可能太小了。 2. belong 屬於 Maybe they belong in a pond. 也可能牠們屬於池塘。 No, my fishbowl is a nice place. 不會,我的金魚缸是個好地方。 3. everything 所有東西 See how happy these five goldfish are! 你看這五條魚多快樂! What do they eat? 牠們吃什麼呢? They eat everything. 什麼都吃。 4. centimeter 公分 I sometimes feed them cooked rice. 我有時候餵牠們吃飯。 Will they grow bigger? 牠們會不會長更大? Yeah, to at least 10 centimeters. 會,至少長到十公分長。 Do you like goldfish? 來讀一遍單字。 small小的 belong屬於 everything所有東西 centimeter公分 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many centimeters long can goldfish get? a. Four b. Fourteen c. Forty 2. Where do scientists say pet goldfish belong? a. Lakes b. The sea c. Fishbowls 3. Where are the goldfish in this story? a. The USA b. Japan c. Taiwan Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 524 - The TreeHugging World Championships
The TreeHugging World Championships There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong, you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree! 如果你速度夠快,可以去賽跑。力氣夠大,可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動,如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然,你可以去抱樹。 Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there. They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships! 芬蘭是一個北歐國家,而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。 These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many trees as they can for one minute! 參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。 Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The hug needs to show love for the tree. 第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹,表達對樹的喜愛。 Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside down! 最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘,像是倒立擁抱大樹。 This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees. 這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。 Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a good day to hug one! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人,才能參加這種比賽。 1. forest 森林 Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧! Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊,幾乎像個森林。 It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。 2. full of 充滿 Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度,不過快了。 What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers. 我喜歡這個地方有好多花。 Yeah, so many azaleas. 對,好多杜鵑花。 3. everywhere 到處 They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。 And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。 4. run 跑步 You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。 I should. I run around the park every morning.我應該熟,我每天早上都在這裡跑步。 Are you a tree lover? forest森林 full of充滿 everywhere到處 run跑步 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people hug in the contest? a. Heads b. Tasks c. Trees 2. Where is Finland? a. Africa b. Europe c. South America 3. When does this contest happen? a. Every month b. Every year c. Every five years Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 523 - Check-Ins at the Seahorse Hotel
Check-Ins at the Seahorse Hotel A special fish called a seahorse lives in the ocean. Its head looks like a horse's head. But it's much smaller than a horse! 住在海裡的海馬,頭都看起來像馬,但比馬小非常多。 Seahorses live under rocks and inside corals. But sometimes boats bump into their homes. Sometimes big storms blow their homes away! Then hungry ocean animals can find them. 海馬住在石頭底下或珊瑚礁中。但有時候船隻會撞到牠們的家,暴風雨也會把家吹走,其他飢餓的海洋動物就很容易找到牠們。 An aquarium is a zoo for fish. In Australia, an aquarium and a group of scientists both take care of baby seahorses. Later, they take them to the ocean. The scientists make seahorse hotels. These hotels are old nets and cages. Corals and ocean plants grow on them. 澳洲有一間水族館跟一群科學家照顧海馬寶寶,再把牠們放回大海。科學家利用舊漁網跟籠子讓珊瑚跟海生植物生長,打造了海馬旅館。 These hotels are safe from boats and storms. They keep those hungry ocean animals out! And they help more seahorses live and have babies in the ocean. People swimming near these hotels can see these fish now! 這些旅館不會被船或暴風雨破壞,也防止海馬被其他的動物吃掉,讓海馬可以生存繁衍後代。 Aquariums, scientists, and seahorse hotels are helping these special fish have a new start in Australia! Go, fish! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家做了海底旅館給海馬住。 1. aquarium 水族館 I love zoos, but I love aquariums more. 我喜歡動物園,不過更喜歡水族館。 Because they are more colorful? 因為顏色比較繽紛? Because I don't need to walk a lot in an aquarium. 因為水族館裡不需要走很多路。 2. animal 動物 That's true. And ocean animals are so cute! 那是真的。而且海洋動物好可愛! Yeah, all those tropical fish, oysters, shrimp…對啊,那些熱帶魚,牡蠣,蝦子… 3. take 帶領 I'm sure there are no oysters in an aquarium. 我確定水族館裡沒有牡蠣。 There are. Let me take you to Keelung tomorrow. 有的,我明天帶你去基隆看。 4. hungry 飢餓的 The truth is I'm hungry for seafood. 其實我是很想吃海鮮。 Me too! 我也是! 請跟我一起讀單字。 aquarium水族館 animal動物 take帶領 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do seahorses live? a. On top of corals b. Inside corals c. Outside corals 2. What are seahorse hotels made from? a. Nets b. Plastic c. Rocks 3. What is true about seahorses? a. They're fish. b. They're big. c. They're horses. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - 522 - Company Thanks Dead Pests
Company Thanks Dead Pests **Voice: *Ewww, gross! *gasp** What did I do?! I’M SORRY, COCKROACH!!! Narrator: Most people aren't sad about killing these big brown bugs! Cockroaches are pests. Mosquitoes, flies, and other bugs are pests too. Pests carry lots of germs and diseases. Pests can make you very sick. 蟑螂、蚊子跟蒼蠅等等都是害蟲。牠們身上有很多細菌跟病毒讓人生病。 Pesticides are special sprays, gels, and smells that kill pests. Big companies have their own bugs for testing. They want to make sure their pesticides kill bugs. 殺蟲劑是特殊的噴霧、凝膠跟氣味。大公司會養害蟲測試殺蟲的功效。 In Japan, one pesticide company has around one million cockroaches and more than one hundred million ticks! 日本有一間殺蟲劑公司需要大約100萬隻蟑螂跟超過一億隻的壁蝨。 This company kills millions of bugs. It kills them to keep people safe from disease. But killing bugs makes the company’s workers very sad. 這間公司殺了數百萬隻蟲,雖然是為了預防疾病,但是殺蟲還是讓員工很難過。 Every year, this company has a ceremony at a temple. The ceremony is to thank the dead bugs. A priest prays in front of many pictures of dead bugs. It’s very sad and very serious … 每一年公司都會在寺廟設祭壇,感謝這些死掉的蟲子,場面嚴肅而哀傷。 Goodbye, dead pests! The next time you see a bug, why not … Yuck! Whoops … Vocabulary 日本這家殺蟲劑公司,每年紀念犧牲的昆蟲。 1. mosquito 蚊子 There! Got you! 打到你了! Another mosquito? 又一隻蚊子? Why do we have so many mosquitoes this year? 今年我們怎麼這麼多蚊子? 2. fly 蒼蠅 Look at your broken window. 看看你破掉的窗戶。 That’s why.那就是原因。 You’re right. Just yesterday 3 flies came in. 你說對了,昨天三隻蒼蠅跑進來。 3. make sure 確保 They didn’t stop on my bread, did they? 他們沒有停在我的麵包上吧? No, I made sure they were dead. 沒有,我確保牠們死了。 That’s really something! 這個就厲害了! 4. pesticide 殺蟲劑 How did you do it? 你是怎麼辦到的? Easy. I used pesticide. 很簡單,我用了殺蟲劑。 Uh…That’s actually not a good idea. 那其實不是個好主意。 今天你學到那些單字? mosquito蚊子 fly蒼蠅 make sure確保 pesticide殺蟲劑 Quiz 1. What do pests carry? a. Flies b. Germs c. Gels 2. Which of these are not pests? a. Cockroaches b. Mosquitoes c. Pesticides 3. How many ticks does the pesticide company have? a. More than one hundred million b. Around one million c. One Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 521 - A Day for the World's Readers
K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Scientists found a new kind of giant worm. They were thirty centimeters long! They swam in the ocean more than five hundred million years ago. Many ocean animals were small then. These giant worms ate lots and lots of them! 科學家找到一種新的巨大蠕蟲。牠們長30公分,生活在5億多年前的大海,當時的海生動物都很小,這些巨大蠕蟲掠食其他動物。 But today isn't World Worm Day. It's World Book Day! It's a day for bookworms! What are bookworms? Are they worms that eat books? No! Bookworms are people who love reading. Bookworms read lots and lots of books! 但是今天不是世界蠕蟲日,是世界閱讀日! 是書蟲的日子,不是啃書的蛀書蟲,而是指愛看書的人,他們讀很多很多書。 This funny name wasn't nice. People said, "Oh, she's a bookworm." But now, bookworms are cool! Reading helps us know about things. When scientists find something new, they write about it. 閱讀幫助我們學習新知。當科學家有新發現的時候,他們就會紀錄下來。 Now we know about those giant worms. Why? It's because a bookworm scientist wrote about them. 現在我們能知道這些巨大蠕蟲,就是因為有一位書蟲科學家把牠寫了下來。 World Book Day is a special day for bookworms! You can be a bookworm too! 世界閱讀日對書蟲來說是特別的日子! 你也可以成為書蟲! Today is World Worm Day!! Uh… Wait… That's not right. It's World Book Day! Read more books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 世界閱讀日鼓勵大家多看書。 1. read 閱讀 Are you reading again? 你又在看書了? Did you go to the Book Fair? 你有去書展嗎? Of course I did. How could I miss it? 當然有啦,我怎麼可能錯過? 2. interesting 有趣的 So you found something interesting? 所以你找到一些有趣的東西? Oh yes, I found lots of fun books. 有,我找到很多好玩的書。 Like this one.比如說這一本。 3. learn 學習 Let me see. 我看看。 "How to Learn More without Trying?" 《如何不費力卻學更多》? Do you really believe this? 你真的相信這個喔? Don't know. I haven't finished reading it yet. 不知道。我還沒看完。 4. kind 種類 But it's my kind of book. 不過這種書很適合我。 Learning without trying. 不用努力就學會。 一起來讀單字。 read閱讀 interesting有趣的 learn學習 kind種類 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What are people who love reading called? a. Earthworms b. Book hippos c. Bookworms 2. What kind of new worm did scientists find? a. A very small worm b. A giant worm c. A worm that eats books 3. What is today? a. World Water Day! b. World Book Day! c. World Worm Day! Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 520 - A Fight About Pineapple Pizza in Italy
A Fight About Pineapple Pizza in Italy Something's in the oven. Let's guess what it is. It's round. The bottom is bread. On top, there's cheese, olive oil, basil… 烤箱裡是什麼? 我們來猜猜看,圓的,下面是麵包,有起司、橄欖油跟羅勒。 It's a pizza! What!? There are a lot of pineapple slices on the pizza too!? But there's no tomato sauce or ham! This isn't a Hawaiian pizza. It's a new kind of pineapple pizza! 居然還有很多的鳳梨,但是沒有番茄醬跟火腿。這不是夏威夷披薩,這是新的口味。 Pizza has a long history in Naples, the pizza city of Italy. There are even food laws to keep the traditional ways of making pizzas in Italy. This pineapple pizza isn't a traditional pizza. It's new! 義大利拿坡里有長遠的披薩歷史,甚至對披薩的傳統做法有法律規定。但是這個鳳梨披薩是新的披薩。 People love this new pineapple pizza… or they hate it. Some people like to try new pizzas. They hold a slice of the pizza and say "Yum!" Other people want to eat only traditional pizzas. They shake their heads and say "Nooo!" Uh oh! There's a food fight! It's on the TV news in Italy. 這種新的鳳梨披薩有人喜歡、有人討厭。有人願意嘗試,也有人只想吃傳統披薩。這掀起一場美食大戰,甚至上了義大利電視新聞。 Eating a pizza is all about sharing the many slices. Let's not fight. An order for the new pineapple pizza is coming right up! Do you want to try a bite? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 披薩口味越來越多元,每個人都有自己喜歡的披薩。 1. make 做 I'm hungry. How about we make a pizza together? 我餓了。我們一起做個披薩如何? Great idea; I love pizza! 好主意,我愛披薩。 2. tomato 番茄 I like olives, seafood and basil. 我喜歡橄欖,海鮮和羅勒。 And I like tomato sauce and lots of cheese. 我喜歡番茄醬,還有很多起司。 Okay, let's put those on our pizza.好,通通放在披薩上。 3. share 分享 Let's make a big one to share it with others. 我們做個大的,好跟別人分享。 4. oven 烤箱 Yeah, pizza is all about sharing. 對,披薩就是要分享。 Oh, no! I forgot my oven is broken. 糟了,我忘了我的烤箱壞了! Where's the phone number of that pizza place nearby? 附近那家披薩店的電話是多少? 來一起讀單字。 make做 tomato番茄 share分享 oven烤箱 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What pizza topping is on the new pizza? a. Pepperoni b. Mushroom c. Pineapple 2. What is on the TV news in this story? a. Food laws b. A food fight c. A pizza order 3. Which country has the new pizza? a. Iceland b. India c. Italy Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 519 - Leftovers at the Zoo
Christmas Leftovers at the Zoo There's exciting news at the zoo! Guess what happened after Christmas! The holiday fun didn't end! In Germany, the Berlin Zoo had a special treat for their animals. The treat was… Christmas trees! 聖誕節過後,德國柏林動物園有特別的禮物要給園區的動物,那就是聖誕樹! The elephants stepped on the trees. Then they pulled off the tree branches with their long trunks. They enjoyed munching on the branches. They ate their trees quickly. 大象會踏在樹幹上,用牠們長長的象鼻把樹枝扯下來,吃得津津有味。 The bison used the trees for fluffy pillows. Then they ate the trees. Reindeer, Santa Claus' special pets, used the trees for massages and body scrubs. 野牛會把樹當作枕頭,然後把它吃掉。馴鹿則是用樹幹來抓癢跟按摩。 The animals were very happy with their Christmas tree snacks and toys! But here's the surprise. Not all trees are good for the animals. The zookeepers only used fresh trees. They got them from Christmas tree sellers. These trees weren't sold. They were leftovers! 但不是所有的樹都適合動物,只能是新的樹。保育員從聖誕樹商店取得剩下的聖誕樹,送給動物。 The zookeepers never use trees from people's homes. These trees might not be clean for the animals to eat. 保育員從來不拿家裡用過的聖誕樹當作動物的食物,因為可能不衛生。 Every year, after Christmas Day, the zoo gives these special trees to their animals. This turns leftover Christmas trees into tasty treats and toys for cute zoo animals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 柏林動物園把沒有用過的聖誕樹,當成送給動物的禮物。 1. zookeeper 保育員 I took my son to the zoo on the weekend. 我周末帶我兒子去動物園。 Did you have lots of fun? 玩得開心嗎? Oh yes, the zookeeper let him pet a pony。開心,保育員讓他拍小馬。 2. enjoy 喜歡 He couldn't stop talking about it. 他一直講這件事,停不下來。 I guess he enjoyed it a lot! 我猜他很喜歡。 3. quickly 快速地 Yeah, so I quickly bought a stuffed toy horse for him. 所以我趕快去買了一個玩具馬給他。 And he loved that too! 他也很喜歡那個玩具。 4. cute 可愛的 My favorite animal in the zoo is the elephant. 我最喜歡的動物園動物是大象。 It's big, but very cute. 牠很大,但是很可愛。 What's your favorite animal in the zoo? 來一起讀單字。 zookeeper保育員 enjoy喜歡 quickly快速地 cute可愛的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the reindeer do with the Christmas trees? a. Scrub their bodies b. Sleep on them c. Step on them 2. Where did the zoo get Christmas trees? a. Christmas tree sellers b. People's houses c. Forests 3. What do leftover Christmas trees turn into at this zoo? a. Special days b. Bison c. Tasty treats Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 518 - Stolen and Found Bikes
Stolen and Found Bikes In a city in Iceland, many people love cycling. But something bad was happening. Some people were stealing bikes! This worried bicycle owners. Some people stopped using their bikes. 冰島有個城市,居民都愛騎單車,但是單車容易失竊,一些人就不再騎單車了。 One man loves biking. He wanted more people to love it too. So he was very angry. He looked for the stolen bicycles. They were hard to find. But he didn't give up. 有個人很喜歡騎車,也希望更多人會喜歡。單車被偷走令他很生氣,他會到處找失竊的單車。 Sometimes he found stolen bikes where a group of people lived. He talked to them. He didn't like them because they stole things. But now they're his friends. They stopped stealing. Some help him find bikes now! 他找到失竊的車之後,也會跟小偷聊聊,請他們不要再偷車了。他們現在成為朋友,還會幫忙一起找失竊的單車。 The man returns bicycles to their owners. Now, after four years, he's famous. People call him the "bike whisperer." He's very good at finding bicycles! 這個人會把單車歸還給失主。他很會找失竊的單車,大家都稱他為「單車救星」。 He uses social media to help people. 他會用社群媒體來幫助人家。 Are you in Iceland? Did someone steal your bicycle? Ask the bike whisperer for help. Sometimes he finds bikes in two days! 你在冰島嗎?有人偷了你的單車嗎? 趕快找單車救星幫忙,有時候只要兩天就可以找到。 This man wants more people to love bicycling. He finds stolen bikes and he stops people from stealing them. He makes having a bicycle safer. He's the bike whisperer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 冰島這位單車救星,喜歡幫人尋找腳踏車。 1. bike 腳踏車 My friend just told me he stole a bike yesterday. 我朋友剛剛告訴我他偷了一輛腳踏車。 What did you say? 你怎麼說呢? I asked him why he did it.我問他為什麼要那樣。 2. steal 偷竊 He said it's because he loves biking. 他說因為他喜歡騎車。 So he decided to steal it? 所以就決定用偷的? Yeah, I know it's a bad reason. 對,我知道這是個糟糕的理由。 3. angry 生氣的 Did you get angry? 你有生氣嗎? No, why would I get angry? 沒有,我怎麼會生氣? He didn't steal my bike. 他又不是偷我的車。 4. return 歸還 I did tell him to return it to the owner.我有告訴他把車子還給主人。 But he didn't know who the owner was. 但是他不知道主人是誰。 He said he'll put the bike back where he found it. 他說會把車子放回原先的地方。 今天你學到哪些單字? bike腳踏車 steal偷竊 angry生氣的 return歸還 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does the man live? a. Iceland b. Finland c. England 2. What do people call the man? a. The bicycling whistle b. The bike whisperer c. The bicycle wheel 3. What is the man good at? a. Selling bikes b. Fixing bikes c. Finding bikes Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c
Sun, 03 Mar 2024 - 517 - A Red Panda for Taipei Zoo
A Red Panda for Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo has a new animal from Japan! He's small. He's a fire-colored ball of fur. He's very cute and fluffy! 台北市動物園迎接日本來的新動物。牠很可愛還有蓬鬆的火紅色的毛。 His name is Mirai. He's a red panda! Mirai is four years old. A four-year-old human is a child, but Mirai is not a child. Red pandas live about ten to twelve years. Mirai is a young adult. He’s here to be a dad! 牠的名字叫未來,是一隻4歲的小熊貓。小熊貓的壽命大約10到12歲。牠還很年輕,來台灣當小熊貓爸爸。 Mirai is full of energy. He's excited to meet you! Fan meetings with Mirai start in April. Bring your camera… but no flash, please! Maybe you can see Mirai do something cute! Or maybe you can see him climbing or having a snack. 從四月開始未來就會公開亮相,你可能會看到牠爬樹或吃點心。別忘囉! 拍照不要有閃光燈喔! Every year, Mirai has fewer red panda friends in the world. There are less than ten thousand! Their tree homes are cut down. The places they live are getting hotter. And hotter weather is bad for them. 全世界的小熊貓每年越來越少,現在已經不到1萬隻了。牠們棲息的樹被砍掉,家園也越來越熱。 You can help by doing good things for the Earth. And when you visit Mirai, be nice to him! 你可以做環保幫助地球。記得去看未來的時候,要對牠好一點喔! Mirai, Taiwan's new red panda, is waiting for you at the Taipei Zoo! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台北動物園的小熊貓,四月就可以去拜訪了。 1. small 小的 Look at that poor thing! 你看那個可憐的小東西! Oh my, it’s so small. 天哪,牠好小。 Of course it’s small. It’s a baby bird. 當然小,牠是一隻鳥寶寶。 2. adult 成鳥 I wonder where the adults are. 不知道成鳥在哪裡。 You mean its parents? 你是說牠的爸媽? I think they’re out looking for food.我想出去找食物了。 3. bring 帶來 I do hope they bring back enough food. 我希望牠們帶足夠的食物回來。 That shouldn’t be too hard. 那應該不會太難。 4. something 一些東西 Birds can always find something to eat. 鳥兒總會找到東西吃。 Let’s come back and visit that baby bird again. 我們再回來看那隻小鳥吧。 Yeah, maybe we can see it grow up and fly. 好啊,也許能看到牠長大飛翔。 今天單字很簡短又好用。 small小的 adult成鳥 bring帶來 something一些東西 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Mirai from? a. China b. India c. Japan 2. How old is Mirai? a. Four b. Ten c. Twelve 3. Which zoo is Mirai at? a. Hsinchu Zoo b. Taipei Zoo c. Shousan Zoo Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 516 - A Festival for People Born on Leap Day
A Festival for People Born on Leap Day Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine… Wait, there are twenty-nine days this February! Today is a leap day! 今年二月有二十九天,今天是閏日。 Can you wait to have your birthday once every four years? Well, about five million people around the world were born on a leap day. These people are called leaplings. 你能等四年才過一次生日嗎? 全世界差不多有500萬人在閏日出生。 After a birthday, leaplings wait for four years for the next one! And they finally have their birthday this year! They're jumping for joy! 這些人今年終於可以過生日了,過完這一次他們需要等四年才能過下一次生日。 Anthony, a small town in Texas, is the Leap Year Capital of the World. This American town is having a three-day Leap Year Festival! It starts tonight! Leaplings from all around the world are going to this big birthday party. 德州安東尼小鎮舉辦為期三天的閏日慶典。從今晚開始,來自全世界的壽星會前往這個盛大的生日派對。 Imagine the sight of fun attractions, the smell and taste of delicious foods, and the sound of cheerful music. At the Leap Year Festival, there will be games, food, and live music for everyone! 閏日慶典會有遊戲、食物還有現場的音樂表演。 Today is a very special day, especially in the Leap Year Capital of the World! Happy Birthday, leaplings! Have a slice or four of birthday cake and have a fabulous, leap-tastic day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 美國德州有一個小鎮,喜歡替二月29號出生的人舉辦派對。 1. delicious 美味的 Wow, what smells so good? 什麼東西這麼香? It's my roast chicken.是我的烤雞。 Oh, it must be delicious! 一定很好吃! 2. special 特別的 Yes, it's for a special party tonight. 是為了今晚的特別派對。 You're having the party at home? 在家裡辦派對嗎? No, at the town hall.不是,是在里民中心。 3. live music 現場音樂 We'll have live music, food and drinks. 我們有現場音樂,食物和飲料。 What is it for? 是為什麼呢? 4. born 出生 For all the people born before 1950. 為了1950年之前出生的人。 I didn't know old people love parties. 我不知道老年人也喜歡派對。 Everyone loves parties.每個人都喜歡派對。 Do you like parties? Let's read the words. delicious美味的 special特別的 live music現場音樂 born出生 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How long do leaplings wait for their birthdays? a. One year b. Four years c. Eight years 2. Where is the Leap Year Capital of the World? a. Taipei b. Tokyo c. Texas 3. How many days is the Leap Year Festival? a. One b. Two c. Three Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 515 - Every Day Is a Radio Day
Every Day Is a Radio Day Long ago, people had no cellphones. There was no social media. There was no Internet! In Taiwan, there were no TV stations! 很久以前,人們沒有手機、網路跟社交媒體。那時候,台灣也沒有電視台。 How did news travel to people far away? There was radio then. And there's radio now! 那要怎麼讓在很遠地方的人知道新聞呢?當時就是用收音機,現在也是! Radio is free! It's on every day, 24 hours a day. Radio stations broadcast news, talk shows, music, stories, and more. 廣播不僅免費而且每天24小時都有。廣播電台播送新聞、談話節目、音樂、故事等等。 We hear voices and sounds on the radio. We imagine how people, places, and things look or what people are doing. That's why radio is called the "theater of the mind." 我們聽收音機,想像人、事、物的畫面或者人們在做什麼。 Radio broadcasts big news because radios are reliable. No Internet? No electricity? No problem! Radios can still work! In emergencies, we hear about what's happening and learn what to do. 即使缺電、沒有網路,廣播還是可以運作,所以利用它播送重大新聞。緊急的時候,我們還是可以知道發生了什麼事以及該如何應對。 Radio brings us all kinds of music. Listening to many songs lets us find out what we like. Some songs become part of our memories! 我們也可以從收音機聽到各種音樂,找到自己喜歡的歌曲。有一些歌曲還會成為我們的回憶! World Radio Day was this month. But every day is a radio day! Radio broadcasts all the news. Radio gives music to our daily lives. Radio is for all of us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 廣播曾經是生活重要的一部份。 1. music 音樂 What's that music? 那是什麼音樂? "A Summer Place," from the 1970s.〈夏日地方〉,1970年代的。 It's very nice. 很好聽。 Yeah, we used to listen to music on the radio.對,我們以前都從收音機聽音樂。 2. song 歌曲 Not vinyl records? 不是黑膠唱片? Those came later.那些以後才出現。 Radio was the thing for Western pop songs. 收音機才有西洋流行歌曲。 3. talk show 談話節目 Were there talk shows? 有談話節目嗎? No, but there were radio dramas of ghost stories. 沒有,不過有鬼故事話劇。 4. every day 每天 I was glued to my radio every day. 我每天都黏著我的收音機。 For the ghost stories? 聽鬼故事? For those and more.聽那些跟其他的。 Have you ever listened to music on the radio? Music音樂 song歌曲 talk show談話節目 every day每天 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do radio stations broadcast? a. Internet b. News c. Places 2. How much does it cost to listen to the radio? a. It's free! b. Four dollars c. Twenty dollars 3. What is radio called? a. Words in our minds b. Songs in the wind c. Theater of the mind Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 514 - Clean-Air Heroes on Wheels
Clean-Air Heroes on Wheels Narrator: Around the world, millions of buses make lots of smoke. The smoke makes air pollution. Countries are trying to make their air cleaner. How is China fighting air pollution? 世界各地的公車排放很多廢氣。很多國家想要更乾淨的空氣,中國是如何對抗空氣污染呢? China's cities are using many electric buses, or e-buses. E-buses don't make smoke! They charge their batteries at their bus garage. Then they all drive to their bus stops. They drive about two hundred kilometers a day! 中國用很多電動公車。他們先充電,再前往各個車站,每天大約行駛200公里。 China has the most e-buses in the world. Voices: REALLY?! Narrator: Shenzhen, a big city there, is the first city in the world to have all e-buses! 中國有全世界最多的電動公車。深圳是第一個全面使用電動公車的城市。 E-buses are easy to use in China. They are everywhere! And in L?li?ng, a small city, e-bus rides are free! 中國到處都是電動公車。在呂梁市還可以免費搭乘。 But e-buses also have problems. Making batteries and buses also makes pollution. And batteries don't work well in cold weather. 但是電動公車也有缺點。製造電池跟公車會造成汙染。天氣冷的時候,電池也沒辦法運作。 China is working on these problems. Other countries are watching and learning. 中國正在改善這些問題,其他的國家都很注意,同時也在學習。 Here in Taiwan, all buses will be electric by 2030. Will Taiwan be the first country to have all e-buses? 2030年所有本地公車都會變成電動,這會不會讓台灣成為世上第一個完全使用電動公車的國家? Electric buses help us fight air pollution. Let's ride these clean-air heroes on wheels! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 越來越多城市,打算擴大使用電動公車。 1. electric 電動的 Oh, my, I can hardly breathe! 天啊,我幾乎沒辦法呼吸! Yeah, it really smells bad. 對啊,好難聞喔。 They should switch to electric buses. 他們應該換成電動公車。 2. air 空氣 I agree. 我同意。 It would be so much quieter.會安靜好多。 And much cleaner air. 空氣也乾淨得多。 3. smoke 煙霧 Nowadays I don't take the bus any more.現在我都不搭公車了。 Because of the smoke from traffic? 因為汽車排出來的煙霧嗎? Exactly! 正是! 4. drive 駕駛 Also because I've learned to drive. 也是因為我學會了開車。 Oh no, more pollution. 糟糕,更多污染了。 請跟我讀單字。 electric電動的 air空氣 smoke煙霧 drive駕駛 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why is China using e-buses? a. For more smoke b. For free rides c. For cleaner air 2. Where do the e-buses charge? a. Any charging place b. Their bus garage c. A big city park 3. When will Taiwan have all e-buses? a. 2030 b. 2040 c. 2050 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 513 - Big Sea Monster Found in the UK
Big Sea Monster Found in the UK There's a big sea monster in the UK. It looks very scary. It's twelve meters long. That's as big as a house! 英國發現一隻巨大的海怪,牠長達12公尺,跟一棟房子一樣大。 It has a lizard's head. But its skull is two meters long! And its mouth has one hundred thirty sharp teeth. This monster might eat you in one bite! 牠的頭部像蜥蜴,光是頭骨就長達兩公尺,還有130顆牙齒。 Ahhh! Thinking about it makes me scared. But do we need to be afraid of this sea monster? Don't worry. It's okay. This animal is NOT alive. Scientists found its skull. 我們需要擔心這頭海怪嗎? 完全不用,因為牠早就死了。科學家找到牠的頭骨。 This animal lived 150 million years ago. That was the time of dinosaurs. This big sea monster is a pliosaur. Pliosaur means "more lizard"! 牠生活在1億5千萬年前恐龍的時代,這頭巨大的海怪是「上龍」。 Long, long ago, it was the king of the ocean. The pliosaur used its four strong flippers to swim very fast. Any other fish or ocean animal was its food. 很久以前,上龍是海洋的掠食者,牠強壯的四肢讓牠游得非常快。 But now it's a fossil. Its teeth and bones are now stones. Scientists want to study this pliosaur. They hope to learn more about this real-world sea monster. 但牠現在變成了化石。科學家想要研究上龍,希望對這頭真的海怪了解更多。 What? You see a big sea monster? Don't worry, it's not a pliosa … ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 上龍可不是童話故事裡的海怪,牠真的在地球上生活過。 1. skull 頭骨 Hey, I just came back from an adventure! 我剛剛探險回來。 Really? What happened? 真的嗎?發生了什麼事? I was at this dinosaur museum, and saw a giant T-Rex skull. 我去恐龍博物館,看到一個巨大的暴龍頭骨。 2. as big as 一樣大 It's as big as my body! 跟我的身體一樣大! No way! 不可能! But it's true. 是真的。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 It's very scary. 它很嚇人。 Okay, what else did you see? 好吧,你還看到什麼? A fish fossil that has hundreds of teeth! 一個魚的化石,有好幾百顆牙齒! 4. teeth 牙齒 Why so many teeth? 為什麼有那麼多牙齒? To eat other monsters? 好來吃別的怪物? 請跟我一起讀單字。 skull頭骨 as big as一樣大 scary讓人害怕的 teeth牙齒 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where was the sea monster found? a. The USA b. The UK c. The UAE 2. How many meters long is the sea monster? a. two b. twelve c. twenty 3. What is the sea monster called? a. Pliosaur b. Lizardsaur c. Dinosaur Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a
Sun, 25 Feb 2024 - 512 - Moos to the Moon
Moos to the Moon What's this smelly thing? Ewww! It's cow poop! Scientists call it cow dung. Most people want to throw it away. It smells bad! But guess what? It can be very useful! 科學家把牛糞叫做 cow dung,牛糞雖然很臭,但其實非常有用! In Japan, a space company wants to use cow dung fuel to make rockets fly! Whoa! 日本有一家太空公司想把牛糞當作火箭的燃料。 Rockets need to fly very high and very fast. They need special fuel. Now a gas company makes this fuel with cow dung! 火箭飛得又高又快, 所以需要特殊的燃料。有一間汽油公司就把牛糞做成了火箭燃料。 The space company tested the rocket fuel. Its rocket shot out blue and orange fire! Everyone was very happy. The rocket can work with the cow dung fuel! 太空公司測試這種燃料,成功點燃了火箭,噴出藍色、橘色的火焰。 Using cow dung for fuel is good. Cow dung is cheap. Farmers have lots of it… and every day, there's mooooo-re! And using it instead of oil helps the Earth. 牛糞燃料是個好主意,農夫每天都可以提供很多牛糞,而且它很便宜,用來取代燃油也很環保。 For Japan, using cow dung is important. Japan doesn't have its own oil. But they can make energy from cow dung. They can make gas to heat homes and make trucks go. And now they make the special rocket fuel! 日本沒有石油,但是可以用牛糞產生動力,用在暖氣、貨車,現在也可以用在火箭上。 Maybe one day, cow poop will fly a rocket to the moooooo-n! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 牛糞居然可以做火箭燃料,想不到吧? 1. orange 橘子、橘色的 Are you making a lantern? 你在做燈籠嗎? I wish. 我希望是。 No, I'm making a kite.不過我是在做風箏。 An orange and blue kite? 橘色跟藍色的風箏? Yeah, bright colors look pretty in the sky.對啊,鮮豔的顏色在天上很好看。 2. can 可以、能 When do you plan to fly it? 你準備什麼時候去放? Right after I'm done.就在做好之後。 Wow, can I go with you? 哇,我可以跟你一起去嗎? Sure.當然。 3. use 使用 How do you know what materials to use? 你怎麼知道用什麼材料? Well, I googled. 我查了谷歌。 4. cheap 便宜的 I like kites. 我喜歡風箏。 They are cheap and lots of fun. 又便宜又好玩。 Let's read today's words. orange橘子、橘色的 can可以、能 use使用 cheap便宜的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do scientists call "cow poop"? a. Cow dung b. Cow fuel c. Cow smell 2. Where is cow poop used for rockets? a. South Korea b. Japan c. Taiwan 3. Why is using cow poop good? a. It helps the Earth. b. It smells funny. c. It's colorful. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 511 - Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters
Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters Hey! Wake up! Why are you napping? Are you a chinstrap penguin? They love to nap! These penguins have a black line under their chin. They look like they're wearing motorcycle helmets with chin straps. They're chinstrap penguins. 這些企鵝的下巴有一條黑色的紋路,看起像戴了安全帽一樣,他們是帽帶企鵝。 Scientists are studying chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. And you know what? They found out something new! 科學家研究南極的帽帶企鵝,他們有新的發現。 Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 naps a day! Each nap is about four seconds long. That's very short! One minute is 60 seconds long! These penguins don't need alarm clocks! 帽帶企鵝一天打瞌睡超過1萬次,一次大約只有4秒。 All those four-second naps give chinstrap penguins 11 hours of sleep a day. That's a lot! But they have work to do too. They take care of their eggs. They keep their eggs safe from other animals. And they find food in the ocean. 每4秒累積下來,帽帶企鵝一天可以睡11個小時。牠們還要孵蛋、保護企鵝蛋跟覓食。 Chinstrap penguins sleep, work, and repeat. Sleep is important for them… and us! We also need to sleep for the energy to do great things! 帽帶企鵝不停地睡覺跟工作,睡眠對牠們很重要。我們也需要睡眠才有活力做事。 Scientists are finding out more about sleep from the best nap masters. Let's take a four-second nap… Voice: Hey! Wake up! Narrator: Oh … OK! I'm awake, I'm awake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 帽帶企鵝喜歡睡覺,但是他們每次睡眠的時間非常短。 1. wake up 醒來 I'm so tired! 我好累。 Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好? Right, I woke up at least 3 times. 對啊,我醒來三次。 2. motorcycle 摩托車 The motorcycles outside were so noisy! 外面的摩托車吵得要命! That's really annoying. 那真的很討厭。 3. minute 分鐘 Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉,我忍不住。 Go take a nap. 去睡一下吧。 You'll feel a lot better after just 10 minutes of sleep. 睡個十分鐘你也會覺得好很多。 4. hour 小時 No, 10 minutes is too short. 不,十分鐘太短了。 I need hours of sleep now. 我現在需要睡好幾個鐘頭。 Then what are you waiting for? 那你還在等什麼? Just go. 就去吧。 你每天睡得夠嗎? 來讀單字。 wake up醒來 motorcycle摩托車 minute分鐘 hour小時 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do chinstrap penguins live? a. Africa b. Antarctica c. Asia 2. How many naps do chinstrap penguins take a day? a. Less than 10,000 b. 10,000 c. More than 10,000 3. Where do chinstrap penguins find food? a. Ocean b. Forests c. Mountains Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 510 - The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World
The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World Do you know what people say about stinky tofu? The worse it smells, the better it tastes! 大家都說臭豆腐越臭越好吃。 In Europe, people say the same about cheese. They have lots of cheeses over there. What's the weirdest one? Mite cheese. 歐洲人也說起司越臭越好吃,他們有各種起司,最奇怪的是?起司。 No, no, no! It's not MICE cheese! It's MITE cheese! Mites are very small spiders. They make cheese using their poop! Mite?很像小的蜘蛛,牠們的排泄物可以用來做起司。 Mr. P?schel was a biology teacher. Now he farms mites. He has lots of dark, cool, moist boxes. They're full of millions of mites! He needs them to make mite cheese. P?schel先生以前是生物老師。他現在養?,把牠們養在潮濕陰暗的箱子來做起司。 Mr. P?schel puts soft cheese into the boxes. Then the hungry mites get to work! They climb all over it! Eating and pooping, pooping and eating. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. They're making mite cheese! P?schel先生把軟質乳酪放進箱子裡,?會爬到起司上,邊吃邊排泄。 Mr. P?schel waits for the mite cheese to get hard. Then he takes it out of the boxes. He's very careful. These mites eat fingernails too! 等到起司變硬了,就可以從箱子裡拿出來。他很小心,這些?也會吃指甲。 His mite cheese is ready to eat. Some say it's tasty. Others want to try it. Spider poop cheese? No, thanks or yes, please? ________________________________________ Vocabulary ?起司的做法真特別,有點兒異想天開。 1. smell 聞起來 What's that you're eating? 你在吃什麼呢? Seafood soup. 海鮮湯。 It smells very strong.聞起來味道很重。 Yeah, I added fish sauce.對,我加了魚露。 2. taste 嚐起來 This actually tastes really good. 它其實很好吃。 You made it yourself? 你自己做的? Right, I learned it from a Thai teacher. 對,我從一個泰國老師學來的。 3. lots of 很多的 I know fish sauce is used in lots of Thai dishes.我知道很多泰國菜都用魚露。 Come, have some. 來吧,吃一點。 Wow! Delicious! 哇,真好吃! I knew you'd like it.我就知道你會喜歡。 4. full of 充滿的 This soup is full of flavor! 這個湯味道濃郁。 Yeah, it's better than other kinds of soup. 它比別的湯都好。 Because it's easy to make.因為它很容易做。 Do you like cheese or Thai food? 來複習一遍單字。 smell聞起來 taste嚐起來 lots of很多的 full of充滿的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cheese is made from spider poop? a. Mite cheese b. Mice cheese c. My cheese 2. What does Mr. P?schel keep in dark, cool, moist boxes? a. Stinky tofu b. Millions of mice c. Millions of mites 3. What eats fingernails? a. Mites b. Cows c. Mr. P?schel Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 509 - What Killed the Dinosaurs?
What Killed the Dinosaurs? Once upon a time, there were big dinosaurs living on Earth. Why did they go away? 很久以前,恐龍還活在地球上,那牠們為什麼消失了呢? Some people say a very big space rock hit the Earth in Mexico. The "kaboom" was so big that it hit all the dinosaurs. Did this happen? 據說是一顆超大的隕石墜落在墨西哥,讓所有的恐龍滅亡。真的是這樣嗎? Some smart scientists have another idea. They say the dinosaurs are gone because of volcanoes in India. 也有科學家覺得恐龍是因為印度的火山爆發而絕種。 Volcanoes are special mountains. They have holes on top! Volcanoes rumble and grumble. And they shoot out fire! 火山會隆隆作響,還會噴出火焰。 At the time of the dinosaurs, volcanoes shot out lots of fire and smoke. This happened for a very long time. This made the air very smelly. 當時有一段時間火山噴出大量火焰跟濃煙,讓空氣品質惡化。 After many years, the volcanoes changed the weather. The world got very cold. These scientists think this is why the dinosaurs are gone. 多年之後,火山爆發導致氣候變得很冷,科學家覺得這才是恐龍絕種的原因。 So, what made the dinosaurs go? Was it the volcanoes, the big space rock… or both? Scientists are not sure now, but their ideas are very interesting! 究竟是什麼原因讓恐龍消失呢? 是火山,是隕石,還是兩個都有? 科學家還不確定,但是他們的想法很有趣! Today, scientists look for rocks and dinosaur bones in the ground. This helps them learn more about what happened to the dinosaurs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 有一個理論說火山爆發導致氣候改變,恐龍也因此滅絕。 1. shoot 噴發 Can you imagine Datun Mountain erupting one day? 你能想像有一天大屯山爆發嗎? And shooting out fire and ash? 然後噴出火焰和灰塵? That would be so cool! 那好酷喔! No, it wouldn't. 才不呢。 2. because 因為 Our weather may change because the ash would block the sun.我們的天氣可能改變,因為火山灰會遮住太陽。 3. for a long time 長時間 But Datun Mountain has slept for a very long time. 但是大屯山已經沉睡很久了。 With volcanoes, you never know. 火山是說不準的。 4. scientist 科學家 I'm not worried. We have good scientists. 我不擔心,我們有很好的科學家。 Yeah, let's hope they don't fall asleep.對啊,希望他們不會睡著。 請跟我讀今天的單字。 shoot噴發 because因為 for a long time長時間 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where did the big space rock hit the Earth? a. Canada b. Mexico c. India 2. What shoots out of volcanoes? a. Cold air b. Holes c. Fire 3. What do scientists look for to learn about dinosaurs? a. Rocks and bones b. Rumbles and grumbles c. Cold smelly air Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 - 508 - Science Helps Man Walk Again
Science Helps Man Walk Again Science is great! Science finds ways to help people. It's helping Mr. Oskam. Twelve years ago, he had a bad motorcycle accident. After the accident, his legs didn't work. He wasn't able to walk. He used a wheelchair for a long time. 12年前 Oskam先生遭遇車禍,雙腿無法行走,有很長一段時間需要依靠輪椅。 Then scientists put implants in Mr. Oskam's body. These implants are very small computers. He has two implants in his brain and one around his spine. 科學家在 Oskam 先生的腦袋跟脊椎植入訊號發射器。 Mr. Oskam also wears a special helmet. The implants, helmet, and a computer work together. Mr. Oskam carries the computer in a backpack on his back. 他也需要戴上特殊的頭盔,揹著裝有電腦的背包。 To move his legs, first Mr. Oskam thinks about moving them. His brain implants send a signal to the helmet. The helmet sends a signal to his spine implant. That implant sends a signal to his legs. Then his legs move! Oskam先生要先想著移動雙腿,他腦袋裡的發射器把訊號送到頭盔。再從頭盔送到脊椎,接著到他的雙腿,然後雙腿就可以移動了! Mr. Oskam can walk slowly. He can stand and climb stairs too. And he can move more without help! He's very happy. Being able to move is very cool! 現在Oskam先生可以慢慢地走,也能站起來爬樓梯,不需要其他人幫忙,他真是開心極了! Every day, scientists find new ways to help people. Helping people to walk again is great! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 醫學科技讓這位受傷的人再度行走,是了不起的成就。 1. leg 腿 Hey there! How are you holding up today? 嗨,你今天怎麼樣? My legs are hurting after a long walk yesterday. 我現在腿痛,昨天走了太長的路。 2. walk 走路 Yeah? How long did you walk? 是嗎? 你走了多久? About 10 minutes.大概十分鐘。 Only 10? 只有十分鐘? 3. brain 腦袋 Then I have to tell you, my brain hurts too. 那我得告訴你,我的腦袋也痛。 And the reason? 理由呢? I had to climb that mountain of paperwork at the office. 我在辦公室爬了堆積如山的文件。 4. able 能夠的 So your brain worked overtime? 所以你的腦袋超時工作? Indeed.確實是。 Well, at least we are still able to move around. 至少我們都還能活動。 That's true. 你說對了。 Let's read the vocabulary. leg腿 walk走路 brain腦袋 able能夠的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of accident did Mr. Oskam have? a. Motorcycle b. Work c. Science 2. How many implants does Mr. Oskam have? a. One b. Two c. Three 3. What does Mr. Oskam carry in a backpack? a. A helmet b. A computer c. An implant Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 507 - AI Makes Crunchy Chips Quiet
AI Makes Crunchy Chips Quiet Do you like potato chips, corn chips, or other crunchy food? Many gamers like crunchy food. They crunch on chips. They play games on their computers and crunch. 你喜歡吃酥脆的零食嗎? 很多遊戲玩家喜歡邊打電玩邊吃洋芋片。 Using a microphone, they talk to other gamers. Some gamers crunch and talk to other gamers… at the same time! 玩家會用麥克風跟其他的玩家對話,有一些玩家也會邊吃邊講話。 But many people don't like to hear crunching! It's annoying! But now Artificial Intelligence, or AI, can help. It erases crunching!* *How? 可是很多人不喜歡聽到這種討人厭的喀滋聲! 現在人工智慧 AI 可以幫忙消除噪音,怎麼做到的呢? Five hundred people crunched chips in front of a microphone. They did this ten times. AI learned these 5,000 crunching sounds. 500個人在麥克風前吃洋芋片,每個人吃十次,讓 AI 學習這種噪音。 It also learned talking sounds. It learned that crunching and talking sounds are different. AI learned to erase crunching sounds but keep talking sounds. 它也學習分辨咀嚼聲跟說話的聲音,就可以消除噪音。 A company made an app that uses this AI. People can use this app with microphones on a computer. They hear themselves crunching. People in the same room hear them crunching. But… the people they're talking to on the computer don't hear crunching! 有公司利用這項 AI 技術研發出應用軟體,玩家把這個軟體用在電腦的麥克風上,就可以大快朵頤洋芋片,對方都聽不到。 With this app, you can crunch, crunch, crunch and talk to people on the computer. And you won't be annoying! Vocabulary 人工智慧應用軟體,可以消除吃東西的聲音! 1. potato 馬鈴薯 Potato chips! 洋芋片! Yeah, would you like some? 沒錯,你要吃一點嗎? No. Potato chips are not good.不了,洋芋片不大好。 2. make 讓 They are too salty. 它太鹹了。 They make me thirsty. 會讓我口渴。 You’re very careful with what you eat. 你對吃的東西真小心。 Are you sure you don’t want some? 你確定不要來幾片? 3. corn 玉米 No, thank you. I prefer corn chips. 不了,多謝,我比較喜歡玉米片。 The ones without salt. 沒有鹽的那種。 Oh, I like those too. 我也喜歡那種。 4. in front of 在前面 I love sitting in front of the TV and eating corn chips and salsa. 我最愛坐在電視前面吃玉米片配莎莎醬。 Let’s do it tonight.我們今晚就來吃。 我們來讀今天的單字。 potato馬鈴薯 make讓 corn玉米 in front of在前面 Quiz 1. How many crunching sounds did AI learn? a. 500 b. 5,000 c. 5 million 2. What did AI learn to do with crunching sounds? a. Erase them b. Talk to them c. Chew them 3. What is ‘AI’ short for? a. Alien Intelligence b. American Intelligence c. Artificial Intelligence Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 506 - New Zealand's Wacky Bird of the Century
New Zealand's Wacky Bird of the Century New Zealand's Bird of the Century is famous around the world. Do you know what kind of bird it is? No? The Bird of the Century is the puteketeke! It's a beautiful bird that looks and acts wacky. 你知道紐西蘭票選的「世紀鳥」是什麼鳥嗎? 是冠鷿鵜喔! 牠是一種外表跟行為都很奇怪的一種鳥。 The puteketeke's head has black feathers on top. They stand up! Orange feathers and black feathers circle its face. Imagine a hair dryer at the back of its head. It's blowing these feathers up and out! That's the wacky puteketeke! 牠頭上有黑色的羽毛,臉部周圍長滿橘色跟黑色的羽毛。 The puteketeke gives water weeds to the bird it likes. Then the two p?teketekes do chest bumps. 牠會咬著雜草求偶,再跟伴侶互相撞擊胸部。 The puteketeke carries its chicks on its back in the water. And… it eats its own feathers! The feathers make everything in its stomach come back up! Yep, it throws up! This gets rid of sharp fish bones and parasites. 牠還會吃自己的羽毛,接著把胃裡的東西全吐出來,用這個辦法吐出魚骨頭跟寄生蟲。 The puteketeke is the "Bird of the Century." A century is one hundred years. New Zealand has about one thousand p?teketekes. That's not many! Will p?teketekes be here a century from now? 一個世紀是100年,冠??被票選為世紀鳥,紐西蘭目前只剩下大約1000隻。 Maybe being the Bird of the Century will save the wacky puteketeke! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 美麗而特別的冠鷿鵜,深受紐西蘭人的喜愛。 1. face 臉 I went bird watching on Sunday. 我星期天跑去賞鳥。 Did you see anything special? 有看到什麼特別的嗎? Yeah, I saw this bird with a narrow face and purple feathers. 有,看到一隻臉窄窄的,紫色羽毛的鳥。 2. stand 站立 It was absolutely beautiful! 漂亮極了! What's its name? 名字叫什麼? Purple heron.紫鷺。 It was just standing there in the water. 牠就站在水裡。 3. fish 魚 Trying to catch fish? 想要抓魚嗎? I believe so.我相信是。 Anyway, it's a rare bird. 不管怎樣,牠是稀有鳥類。 4. here 這裡 Some of them come here from Siberia in winter. 有的是冬天從西伯利亞來到這裡。 Do they go back? 會回去嗎? Some do. 有的會。 今天的單字都很短。 face臉 stand站立 fish魚 here這裡 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the puteketeke carry its chicks on? a. Its wings b. Its beak c. Its back 2. Why does the puteketeke eat its feathers? a. To make a nest b. To get rid of parasites c. To do chest bumps 3. How many puteketekes are there in New Zealand? a. 100 b. 1,000 c. 10,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 - 505 - Who’s That Chicken in the Mirror?
Who’s That Chicken in the Mirror? Humans are very smart. When we look in a mirror, we don’t see someone else! We know we’re looking at ourselves. 人類非常聰明,當我們看鏡子的時候,我們知道鏡子裡面的是我們自己。 Elephants can also see themselves in a mirror. They’re smart too. So can dolphins. How about… chickens?? 大象、海豚都認得鏡子裡的自己,那雞呢? Roosters are boy chickens. Last year, scientists tested some roosters… They wanted to know how smart they are. Roosters是公雞。去年科學家做了實驗測試牠們有多聰明。 First, they put the roosters in with lots of other chickens. Then,* *they flew a dangerous bird high above their heads. The roosters made a big sound! They were warning the other chickens. 首先科學家把公雞跟其他的雞放在一起。再讓猛禽飛過,發現公雞會出聲音警告同類。 Next, they took the other chickens away. The roosters were alone. Again,they flew the dangerous bird high above their heads. This time, the roosters stayed quiet. 接著科學家讓公雞單獨留下來,這一次牠們就保持安靜。 Finally, they gave the roosters a mirror. If the roosters stayed quiet this time, it would prove chickens were smart. 最後科學家放了一面鏡子。如果公雞保持安靜,就可以證明牠們很聰明。 Once more,they flew the dangerous bird high above the rooster’s heads. And … most of the roosters stayed quiet! 科學家再一次放出猛禽,結果…大部分的公雞都保持安靜。 Maybe roosters really can see themselves! Are chickens smarter than we think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 公雞看到鏡子裡面的公雞,似乎明白那是牠自己。 1. mirror 鏡子 When you look in the mirror 你照鏡子的時候… Wait, is this some ghost story? 等等,這是鬼故事嗎? No no, I’m just asking what you see.不是,我只是問你看到什麼。 I see myself, of course.當然是我自己囉。 2. themselves 他們自己 My two babies see themselves, too.我的兩個幼兒也看到自己。 Why do you sound so surprised? 為什麼你這麼驚訝? Because they’re just one year old! 因為他們才一歲。 3. other 別的 They smile and wave. 他們會笑,還揮手。 So you’re saying they know? 所以你是說他們知道? They know it’s them. 他們知道那是他們。 Not other people.不是別人。 4. smart 聰明的 Maybe they’re smart? 也許他們很聰明? Yeah, as smart as dolphins! 對啊,跟海豚一樣聰明。 來一起讀單字。 mirror鏡子 themselves他們自己 other 別的 smart聰明的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animal can see itself in a mirror? a. A dog b. An elephant c. A rabbit 2. How do roosters warn other chickens of danger? a. Make a big sound b. Run away c. Fall asleep 3. What was flown over the rooster’s heads? a. An airplane b. Ironman c. A dangerous bird Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 504 - These Superhero Fish Lizards Need Our Help!
These Superhero Fish Lizards Need Our Help! Do you know what axolotls are? They're fishy lizards with cute little faces. They have big eyes. And their smiles are funny! 你知道什麼是住在水裡的蠑螈嗎? 他們有一些像蜥蜴,長得很可愛,有著大大的眼睛。 Some say axolotls are "water monsters"! Why?! It's because they stay in the water all the time. Axolotls have superhero superpowers. When they lose an arm or tail, they can grow it back! 有人說牠們是「水怪」! 因為牠們都待在水裡,還有再生能力。手臂或是尾巴斷掉了,可以再長回來。 One kind of axolotl lives in waterways in Mexico City. Sadly, the waterways are dirty from icky, yucky pollution. The pollution makes axolotls sick. There are fewer and fewer axolotls. 有一種水棲蠑螈住在墨西哥市的水道裡面,但是這些水道遭到汙染,讓這種蠑螈越來越少。 Scientists are trying to help these axolotls. They say people can help too! But how? 科學家想要幫助這些小動物,他們說大家也可以來幫忙,那怎麼幫呢? The scientists say people can "adopt" the axolotls. When people adopt a pet, they take it home. But people don't take these axolotls home! 科學家說大家可以「領養」蠑螈,但不是真的要帶牠們回家。 People give the scientists a little money. This helps the scientists take care of the axolotls. They give the axolotls food. And they keep the axolotls' home safe! 科學家希望大眾捐錢,讓科學家有資源照顧蠑螈,也可以保護蠑螈的棲息地。 The scientists tell people about their axolotl online. That way, people know how their axolotl is doing! 科學家會在網頁上告訴大家,他們收養的小傢伙狀況如何、在做什麼。 These superhero fish lizards need our help! Can we save them? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 水棲蠑螈因為居住的地方遭到破壞,數目越來越少。 1. waterway 水道 Look what I've found.你看我找到的。 Tadpoles! 蝌蚪! I haven't seen tadpoles in years! 我好多年沒看到蝌蚪了。 Where did you find them? 在哪裡找到的? In the waterways under the bridge.橋下面的水道。 2. dirty 骯髒的 Yuck! Isn't the water dirty? 好噁喔,那水不是很髒嗎? No, if there are tadpoles, it's not dirty. 不,有蝌蚪水就不髒。 3. adopt 收養 Now what are you going to do with them? 你要拿牠們怎麼辦? I'll adopt them. 我要收養牠們。 You're kidding, right? 你在開玩笑吧? No, I'll help them grow. 不是,我要幫牠們長大。 4. food 食物 They will grow on their own! 牠們會自己長大! And you don't know what food to feed them! 而且你不知道要餵牠們什麼! Fish food. 魚飼料。 你有養過蝌蚪嗎? waterway水道 dirty骯髒的 adopt收養 food食物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can axolotls grow? a. A new face b. A new arm c. A new eye 2. What makes the axolotls sick? a. Pollution b. Scientists c. Water monsters 3. How can people help scientists save axolotls? a. Check online b. Adopt axolotls c. Take one home Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b
Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 503 - Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids
Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊,叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子,職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等,都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友,希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校,他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油,還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇,好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察,記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不,我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊,叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子,職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等,都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友,希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校,他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油,還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇,好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察,記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不,我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 502 - These Kids Take the School Boat
These Kids Take the School Boat How do you go to school? Do you take the bus? Do you go by scooter or car? 你每天怎麼上學?你是搭公車、機車還是汽車? What happens when it rains very hard? Maybe you put on a raincoat. You open your umbrella. Then you go to school. When the rain stops, everything's fine. But some kids' lives are changed by rain. 如果下大雨,你會穿雨衣、撐雨傘去上學,雨停了就沒事了。但是有一些地方的小朋友,生活受到大雨的影響。 Last October, it rained very, very hard for two days in Scotland. In one town, roads and bridges broke. Going to school became very tough for the kids there. Now they ride a boat to school early in the morning! 去年十月蘇格蘭連續下了兩天大雨,造成一個小鎮的道路跟橋樑都受到破壞,小朋友必須一早搭船上學。 The kids are waiting for work on the roads and bridges to finish. Then they won't need to ride a boat to school! 小朋友都在等路跟橋修好,才可以不用坐船去學校。 Scotland got too much rain because of climate change.* *Climate change makes the weather very strange. Storms get bigger. Hot times get hotter. Cold times get colder. 因為氣候變遷,蘇格蘭下了太多雨。天氣也變得很奇怪,暴風雨越來越強,夏天越來越熱、冬天越來越冷。 The kids in the town know climate change is real. It's making a big change in their lives every day. Everybody needs to take care of the Earth. Then we can be safe and happy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 氣候變遷的影響無遠弗屆,連上學方式都可能要改變。 1. wait for 等待 Hey, are you waiting for the bus? 你在等公車嗎? Yeah, why else would I be standing here? 是,要不然我怎麼會站在這裡? 2. take 搭乘 But why are you taking a bus? 但是你為什麼要搭公車? Riding a bike is much faster. 騎腳踏車快多了。 No, it’s too cold now. 不要,現在太冷。 3. rain 下雨 Also, it could rain anytime. 而且隨時都可能下雨。 You may be right. 你可能講對了。 I want to get back home in time. 我要及時趕回家。 4. weather 天氣 Yeah, before the weather gets you. 對啊,在壞天氣追上你之前。 Oh, here’s your bus.你的公車來了。 I’ll see you tomorrow. 明天見。 Yeah, bye bye! 拜拜! 你已經記住今天的單字了嗎? wait for等待 take搭乘 rain下雨 weather天氣 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did it rain very hard for two days in October? a. The USA b. Germany c. Scotland 2. What is making kids in the town ride a boat to school? a. Broken roads b. No umbrellas c. Tough school 3. What makes the weather very strange? a. The Earth b. Climate change c. Storms Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Sun, 14 Jan 2024 - 501 - Doctors Give Man New Eye
Doctors Give Man New Eye Doctors are always finding new ways to help people. Now, for the first time ever, they’ve given someone a new eye! His name is Aaron … 醫生有史以來第一次成功移植一顆新的眼球給一個叫作Aaron的人。 Aaron works with electricity. Electricity is full of power. It’s made in power stations. Power lines take electricity to our homes. Aaron在電力公司上班。發電廠生產電,電線再將電傳送到家庭。 One power line takes electricity to many homes. Touching a power line is very dangerous! So power lines are high above the ground. This keeps people safe. 電線傳送電力到不同的家庭。碰觸電線很危險,所以電線都在高處防止人家不小心被電到。 Aaron's job was fixing power lines. One day, he touched a power line. It was an accident. Aaron got a big, bad shock! Seven thousand two hundred volts hit his body. That’s electricity for 30 houses! Aaron 有一天修理電線的時候,遭到7200伏特的高壓電擊中,相當於30間房屋的用電量。 Aaron almost died! Half of his face was gone! One of Aaron's eyes was gone too. Aaron took a selfie. He saw inside his skull! Aaron 差一點死掉,他不僅半張臉毀容,也失去了一隻眼睛。 One hundred forty doctors and nurses worked 21 hours in one day to help Aaron. They saved his life! And, they gave him a new eye too! 140位醫生跟護士花了21個小時,救了他的性命,也給他一顆新的眼球。 A team of over 100 doctors and nurses saved Aaron’s life, and his eye! Vocabulary Aaron雖然身受重傷,在醫護人員全力搶救之下撿回一條命。 1. power 電力 Oh no, the power’s out! 糟糕,停電了! Get the candles! 快去拿蠟燭。 No, you have your cell phone, remember? 不用啦,你記得你有手機吧? But without electricity, my cell phone won’t last long.但是停電,我的手機也維持不了多久。 2. fix 修理 Maybe they can fix the power line fast. 也許他們很快就會把電線修好。 No, I don’t want people to go out in this weather. 不,我不想要人們在這種天氣出門。 3. dangerous 危險的 It’s too dangerous. 太危險了。 That’s true. 那是真的。 You’re right. 你說得對。 We don’t want accidents.我們不想要出什麼事。 4. help 幫忙 I’ll get the candles then. 我去拿蠟燭。 And I can help cook dinner. 我可以幫忙做晚飯。 你的家裡有停電過嗎? power電力 fix修理 dangerous危險的 help幫忙 Quiz 1. Where is electricity made? a. Power lines b. Power points c. Power stations 2. How big was Aaron’s electric shock? a. 30 volts b. 140 volts c. 7,200 volts 3. What did Aaron see in his selfie? a. Inside his skull b. Inside his eye c. Inside his home Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 500 - This Ferryboat Flies
This Ferryboat Flies People in Sweden made a flying ferryboat! Wait… what's a ferryboat? Ferryboats are buses on water. They carry many people. People use them to go to work or school. Some ferries carry cars too. Ferryboat渡輪就像水上的公車,載人上班、上學,也可以載車子。 Ferries need to push lots of water so they can move. That takes a lot of energy. All that water makes ferries slow.* *It also makes ferries move side to side and up and down. Many people feel seasick. 渡輪需要很大的動力才能往前走。水流會讓渡輪的速度變慢,也會搖晃。很多人會因此暈船。 The flying ferry from Sweden can carry thirty people. It doesn’t carry cars. It starts in the water. Then it flies close above the water! 瑞典的飛行渡輪可以搭載30個人,它不載車子。它從海上起飛並在海面上飛行。 This flying ferry doesn’t need to push water to move, so it doesn't use a lot of energy. It's very fast. And it doesn't move side to side or up and down. People don't get seasick. 這艘飛行渡輪速度非常快,而且不需要消耗很多的動力,也不會搖晃。 And this ferry is electric! That helps the Earth. Electricity costs ninety percent less than the fuel for other ferries. What a huge saving! That helps ferry companies. 這艘渡輪是電動的! 電力的花費比燃油便宜九成,所以電動飛行渡輪幫助地球也幫助渡輪公司。 Electric flying ferries are good for people, ferry companies, and the Earth! Can we have them in Taiwan? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 瑞典的飛行渡輪解決了許多問題。 1. seasick 暈船 A flying ferryboat. 一艘飛行渡輪。 What a good idea! 好棒的主意! Yeah, I’ve never liked taking boats. 對啊,我從來就不愛搭船。 They make me feel seasick. 會讓我暈船。 2. carry 搭載 But this one seems different. 但是這艘好像不一樣。 I just hope it can carry my bike, too. 我只希望它也能載腳踏車。 3. need 需要 Why do you need your bike? 為什麼需要腳踏車? I need it to go to school. 我需要騎車上學啊。 4. water 水 It lands on water… 它降落在水上… So how do you ride your bike? 所以你要怎麼騎車? It should get close to a dock. 它應該會靠碼頭。 Then I can ride it down the ramp. 然後我就可以騎車下坡道。 你有搭過渡輪嗎? 來讀單字。 seasick暈船 carry搭載 need需要 water水 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the flying ferry carry? a. Cars and people b. Cars c. People 2. What is good about the flying ferry? a. It’s very fast. b. It moves side to side. c. It makes people seasick. 3. What makes the flying ferry fly? a. Water b. Electricity c. Wind Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 499 - Red Hot Seat Surprises Man
Red Hot Seat Surprises Man Narrator: Let's go jogging. We're so full of energy! Electricity is full of energy too. It moves. Think of water flowing in a river. That's how electricity moves. 電力充滿能量,電力流動的方式就像水在河裡流動一樣。 Circuits start and end in the same place. Running tracks are circuits. Hey … let's jog on a circuit! We can jog around and around and around… Circuits help electricity flow safely around and around. Circuit指的是環形的路線,像是操場跑道。Electric circuits則是電路,讓電流穩定流動。 Electric particles: Oh, there's a shorter way to go! Let's take it! Narrator: When electricity finds a shorter way to go, it takes it. This is called a short circuit. Short circuits can be very dangerous. They make electricity flow faster! This makes lots of heat. Too much heat can start a fire! 當電力找到更短的路線的時候,就會發生短路,導致過熱而電線走火。 Anything electric can short circuit… Smart toilets can! 任何電器都有可能短路,智慧馬桶也會喔! Thanks to electricity, smart toilets have nice, warm seats. Smart toilets wash your bottom. Some dry it too. Some can play your favorite songs! 智慧馬桶因為電力可以暖座、沖洗、烘乾,甚至可以播放你喜歡的歌。 In China, a smart toilet short-circuited. It started a big fire! A man was surprised… but not hurt. 在中國,有個智慧馬桶因為短路而燒了起來,幸好沒有人受傷。 But don't worry. Short circuits in smart toilets almost never happen. This toilet wasn't so smart, was it! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 電力對現代人來說太重要了,但是也會有出錯的時候。 1. go jogging 去慢跑 I'm going jogging tonight. 我今晚要去慢跑。 At the stadium? 在體育場嗎? Yeah, would you like to come along? 對,你想一起來嗎? No, too many people. 不了,人太多。 2. around 環繞 Besides, it's not fun. 而且不好玩。 You're just running around and around. 你就是一圈又一圈地跑。 You can listen to music when running.你可以在跑步的時候聽音樂啊。 3. short 短的 Even a short run of 15 minutes would be good for you, you know. 即使只跑短短15分鐘也對你有益,你知道嗎。 4. energy 精力 No, it takes too much energy. 不要,太花力氣了。 I just want to stay nice and warm at home.我只想舒舒服服又暖和的待在家。 請注意,來讀今天的單字。 go jogging去慢跑 around環繞 short短的 energy精力 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What helps electricity flow safely? a. A running track b. An electric circuit c. Your favorite song 2. What can too much heat start? a. A river b. Electricity c. A fire 3. What can short-circuit? a. Anything short b. Anything electric c. Anything smart Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b
Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 498 - Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean
Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean What is A23a? It's two times bigger than New Taipei City. It's almost as tall as Taipei 101! 什麼是A23a? 它比新北市還大兩倍,跟台北101一樣高。 A23a is an iceberg! That's a mountain of ice. Most of it is underwater. It's very heavy. But it floats in the ocean, the same as an ice cube in your milk tea! A23a是一座冰山。冰山有一大部分沉在水裡,而且很重。但是它可以漂在海面上。 A23a is the biggest iceberg in the world now. Ocean waves push it and it moves… very, very slowly… A23a是現今世界上最大的冰山。它隨著洋流緩慢地移動。 As years go by, the iceberg slowly melts and gives nutrients to the ocean. 幾年過去了,這座冰山的養分慢慢溶到海裡。 The nutrients help very, very small plants grow. Small ocean animals eat these plants and grow! Then bigger ocean animals eat the smaller ones. Then… this goes on and on! 這些養分幫助很小的植物生長,小型的海生動物吃這些植物,再被大一點的動物吃掉,以此類推。 Waves are pushing A23a to Iceberg Alley, an ocean path where many icebergs are. Then it will melt away in the Atlantic Ocean… 洋流把A23a推到冰山巷,很多冰山都被推向那裡,之後會在大西洋慢慢地融化。 Icebergs make the ocean healthy, yes… But now, there are more and more icebergs. They're melting faster. This shows our Earth is too hot. Let's cool the Earth! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 世界最大的冰山慢慢融解,同時也滋養著海洋生物。 1. melt 融化 Are you staring at your drink? 你是在瞪著你的飲料嗎? Yes, I want to see how the ice melts. 對,我要看冰塊怎麼融化。 2. slowly 慢慢地 Why are you interested in that? 為什麼你對那個有興趣呢? Because it's getting smaller very slowly now. 因為它現在很慢地變小。Sometimes it melts very fast. 有時候它很快就融了。 3. ocean 海洋 It melts fast if the drink is hot. 要是飲料是熱的,它很快就會融化。 Just like an iceberg. 就像冰山一樣。 If the ocean water is warm, it'll disappear quickly. 要是海水溫暖,它很快就會不見。 4. milk tea 奶茶 All this talk about ice makes me want a milk tea. 這個冰塊話題讓我想喝奶茶。 I love milk tea! 我很喜歡奶茶! 讀單字時間到了。 melt融化 slowly慢慢地 ocean海洋 milk tea奶茶 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does A23a give as it melts? a. Pollution b. Plants c. Nutrients 2. What is NOT true about A23a? a. It's heavy. b. It's big. c. It's fast. 3. What pushes A23a? a. Waves b. Fish c. People Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a
Sun, 07 Jan 2024 - 497 - NASA's Super-Quiet Supersonic Jet
NASA's Super-Quiet Supersonic Jet Let's have a quick quiz! Listen: what's this? This sound is a sonic boom. It happens when something moves faster than the speed of sound! 這是聲爆,當物體移動的速度比聲音快就會發生聲爆。 Sound moves very fast through the air. Airplanes do too. The fastest airplanes are jets. Some jets fly faster than sound! They're supersonic jets. 聲音在空氣中傳得很快,飛機也是這樣。最快的飛機是噴射機,超音速噴射機比聲音還要快。 One of the most famous supersonic jets was the Concorde. Most airplanes take seven hours to fly from London to New York. The Concorde did it in three and a half hours! 最有名的超音速噴射機是協和號客機,協和號只需要花三個半小時就可以從倫敦飛到紐約,是普通噴射機的一半。 One problem with the Concorde was the sonic boom. It was too loud! People didn't like it. 協和號其中的一個問題是聲爆太吵了,大家不喜歡。 NASA is the space agency of the USA. Now, NASA is making a new, very quiet supersonic jet! It's called the X-59. 美國太空總署正在製造新型的超音速噴射機,聲音很小,叫做 X-59。 NASA says the X-59 can fly from New York to London in one and a half hours! That's much faster than the Concorde! And the sonic boom is now a little sonic thump. 太空總署說這款飛機從紐約到倫敦只需要一個半小時! 比協和號更快! The X-59 is a new start for much faster, much quieter flights! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 超音速噴射機的聲音太吵,美國太空總署正在改善。 1. fast 快的 Wow, that was fast! 哇,飛得好快! Yeah, so cool! 對啊,好酷 ! What kind of fighter jets are they? 那是哪一種噴射戰機? I think they're F-16. 我想是F-16. 2. airplane 飛機 They're so much faster than an airplane. 它們比飛機快多了。 It's because they're much smaller. 因為它小很多。 3. supersonic 超音速 They can go supersonic as well.它們也可以超音速飛行。 I hope they do that now. 我希望它們現在就那樣飛。 I can't wait for the sonic boom. 我等不及要聽聲爆了。 4. loud 大聲的 It'll be so loud that you have to cover your ears. 那聲音會大到你得遮住耳朵。 Really? How exciting! 真的嗎? 好興奮! 今天的單字很有趣。 fast快的 airplane飛機 supersonic超音速 loud大聲的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens when something moves faster than sound? a. Thunder b. An explosion c. A sonic boom 2. What kind of airplane was the Concorde? a. A super-quiet jet b. A superhero jet c. A supersonic jet 3. In how many hours can the X-59 fly from New York to London? a. Seven hours b. Three and a half hours c. One and a half hours Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 - 496 - Big Search Fails to Find Monster
Big Search Fails to Find Monster Are monsters real? There's Nian during the Lunar New Year. Nian has a lion's face with sharp teeth. People say this monster eats people and animals! But don't worry, Nian isn't real. 真的有怪獸嗎? 農曆新年有年獸。牠有?獅子的臉跟尖牙。大家都說年獸會吃人跟動物,但別擔心,年獸不是真的。 How about the Loch Ness Monster? Many people think it's real. They think it lives in Scotland, in Loch Ness. "Loch" means lake. 那尼斯湖水怪呢? 很多人覺得牠是真的,住在蘇格蘭尼斯湖。"Loch"是指湖。 People think the Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur. Some say it has humps. 大家覺得尼斯湖水怪看起來像一隻恐龍,說牠有背部隆起的身形。 Camels have humps, too. Camels are real. Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Nobody knows. But people have tried to find Nessie for a long time. Nessie? That's the monster's nickname. 駱駝背部也有駝峰,駱駝是真的。但尼湖水怪是真的嗎?沒有人知道,大家試著找Nessie好久了。Nessie是牠的小名。 In 2023, more than 300 people searched for Nessie in the loch. They looked together for two days. People put cameras and microphones in the water. They used drones. It was the biggest search for Nessie in 50 years! 2023年,有超過300人一起尋找尼斯湖水怪。他們在水下放攝影機跟麥克風,還用到無人機。這是50年來最大的搜索。 Some people took pictures of a big shadow in the water. Some people said they saw humps in the water. But no one found Nessie. What do you think? Is the Loch Ness Monster a real monster? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一大群人費盡力氣,希望解開尼斯湖水怪的謎。 1. nobody 沒有人 I've never seen a monster. 我從來沒看過怪物。 Me neither. Nobody has, I believe. 我也沒有。我相信沒有人看過。 Monsters only exist in stories. 怪物只存在故事裡面。 2. look for 尋找 Really? Then why are people looking for them? 真的嗎? 那為什麼大家要找怪物? Like in Loch Ness? 像尼斯湖那樣嗎? They must be scientists. 他們一定是科學家。 3. microphone 麥克風 No, they were ordinary people. 不是,他們是普通人。 One dropped a microphone into the water to collect sounds. 有一個人還把麥克風放進水裡收集聲音。 4. find 發現、找到 Did he find anything? 他有什麼發現嗎? No. I think the monster is gone. 沒有,我覺得怪物已經走了。 你今天學到哪些單字? nobody沒有人 look for尋找 microphone麥克風 find發現、找到 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many people looked for the Loch Ness Monster in 2023? a. Less than 100 b. Between 100 and 300 c. More than 300 2. What is the Loch Ness Monster's nickname? a. Lochy b. Betsy c. Nessie 3. What did people see in Loch Ness in 2023? a. A real dinosaur b. A big shadow c. Many strange fish Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 495 - Woman Eats Hundreds of Hotpots
Woman Eats Hundreds of Hotpots Hotpot is great fun. Everyone cooks together! And hotpot is traditional. Taiwanese families eat hotpot on Lunar New Year's Eve for good luck. 吃火鍋很有趣,也是一種傳統。台灣家庭會在農曆新年圍爐吃火鍋。 Hotpot changes everywhere you go. Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, and Laos have their own kinds of hotpot. Switzerland has a kind of hotpot too, made with cheese! And China has two kinds of hotpot, one from the north and one from the south. 各地的火鍋都不一樣。泰國、日本、柬埔寨跟寮國都有自己的特色火鍋。瑞士有起司鍋。中國也分南方火鍋跟北方火鍋。 Ms. Kong lives in China. She doesn't like hotpot… She loves it! Ms. Kong loves hotpot very much. She likes to eat hotpot at one hotpot restaurant. She went 627 times in nine years! 孔小姐很愛在同一間火鍋餐廳吃火鍋,九年她一共去了627次。 Eating hotpot is Ms. Kong's hobby. She doesn't have any other hobbies. She doesn't like to cook. She likes to eat! And she likes to eat hotpot the most. 吃火鍋是她唯一的嗜好,她不喜歡煮但很喜歡吃,也最喜歡吃火鍋。 Eating so much hotpot is not healthy. And hotpot cost Ms. Kong a lot of money. She spent 270,000 yuan on hotpot. That's more than a million Taiwan dollars! 吃太多火鍋對身體不好,而孔小姐總共花了27萬人民幣吃火鍋,超過台幣100萬。 No more hotpot, Ms. Kong! Take care of your health and your money! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這名女士會不會吃太多火鍋了? 1. traditional 傳統的 Let's eat traditional hotpot tonight. 我們今晚吃個傳統火鍋吧。 What's that? 那是什麼呢? It's a brass pot with a chimney. 就是有個煙囪的黃銅火鍋。 2. healthy 健康的 Oh, I know that one. 我知道那種。 But what's so special about it? 但是有什麼特別的? I heard it's healthier. 聽說比較健康。 That's not true.不是真的吧。 3. spend 花費 Cooking it ourselves would be healthier.自己煮才會比較健康。 Okay, I'll buy vegetables and meat this afternoon. 好吧,那我今天下午去買菜跟肉。 Don't spend too much money, though.但是不要花太多錢。 4. more than 比較多 I won't spend more than 1,000 NT. 我不會花超過一千塊。 I'm running out of money! 我快沒錢了。 你喜歡火鍋嗎?來一起讀單字。 traditional傳統的 healthy健康的 spend花費 more than比較多 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is hotpot made with in Switzerland? a. Cheese b. Milk c. Butter 2. Where did Ms. Kong eat hotpot 627 times? a. At home b. At a restaurant c. In Japan 3. How much is 270,000 yuan in Taiwan dollars? a. Under a million b. More than a million c. More than two million Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b
Tue, 02 Jan 2024 - 494 - What People Do for a Happy New Year
Happy New Year! There are many New Year's traditions. You know some of them. There's fireworks and kissing someone at midnight on New Year's Eve. There are many more. Some of them are surprising! 新年快樂! 新年有很多不同的習俗,像是放煙火或是在跨年的時候互相親吻。 In Europe, some people throw out sofas or other furniture at midnight on New Year's Eve. Watch out!! They throw the furniture out of their windows! Why do they do this? It's a way to throw away old things and welcome new things. 歐洲有很多人會在跨年夜丟掉家具除舊布新,注意喔! 是直接丟出窗外。 In some places, people leave their doors and windows open. Again, this is to let old things out and welcome the New Year. Doing this can be cold, especially when it's windy! 有一些地方人們會打開門窗歡迎新年的到來。 In Spain, some people walk around with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. They think it helps them travel more. Maybe they will go on trips to fun places! 西班牙有人會在跨年夜拿著空行李箱到處走,他們相信這樣也許會旅行到好玩的地方。 In the Philippines, people jump into the air at midnight on New Year's Eve. They think this helps them grow taller! 菲律賓人覺得跨年的時候跳得越高,可以長得越高。 There are many interesting New Year's traditions. Do you want to try some of these traditions? What are your traditions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 過新年的習俗百百種,每個地方不同。 1. jump 跳 What are you doing, Jacob? 你在做什麼,傑可? Can't you see that I'm jumping? 你看不出來我在跳嗎? Yeah, but what for? 看得出,但是幹嘛要跳? 2. taller 比較高的 For helping me to grow taller. 可以幫我再長高一點兒。 You are too old to grow taller! 你太老,不會再長了。 Ouch, that hurts. 很傷人喔。 3. windy 颳風的 And it's windy outside. 而且外面風好大。 You should come into the house. 你應該進屋子裡來。 4. window 窗戶 It IS windy! 風真的很大! Let me close the windows. 讓我把窗子關起來。 There, much better. 好了,好多了。 Now I need to sit down. All that jumping is tiring! 現在我得坐下。那樣蹦蹦跳很累喔! Let's learn more English in 2024! 來讀單字吧。 jump跳 taller比較高的 windy颳風的 window窗戶 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do people throw furniture out the window? a. For friends b. For good luck c. For welcoming new things 2. In Spain, what do some people walk around with? a. A suitcase b. A sofa c. Old things 3. Where do people jump in the air to grow taller? a. Japan b. The Philippines c. Thailand Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b
Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 493 - Kaohsiung's Countdown Will Be a Blast!
K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Taiwan, people love staying up late on New Year's Eve and watching fireworks. People countdown to midnight and then… kaboom! 在台灣,我們很喜歡熬夜跨年看煙火秀。 Most fireworks shows are not long. Kaohsiung City's 2023 fireworks show was three minutes long. 煙火秀通常不會維持很長的時間。高雄2023年煙火秀只有三分鐘長。 This time, Kaohsiung City is making their fireworks show one minute longer. People will see four minutes of fireworks. Four minutes is short. But in those four minutes, more than 7,000 fireworks will go off! 這一次高雄的煙火秀會多一分鐘,大家可以看到四分鐘的煙火秀,會發射超過7000支煙火。 The Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel's colorful lights will make the show more beautiful! The fireworks will make the Port of Kaohsiung's waters sparkle! 高雄之眼摩天輪的燈光讓整個表演更漂亮。煙火將照亮整個高雄港。 Kaohsiung's mayor is excited. His city will shine! Big stars will be at the New Year's Eve countdown party before the fireworks! 高雄市長很期待他的城市發光。眾多明星也會在跨年倒數派對上表演。 Another fireworks show in Kaohsiung will be 999 seconds long. Kaohsiung's midnight sky will be bright! People are going to have a blast! 高雄另一個煙火秀長達999秒。高雄的跨年夜會很明亮,絕對可以享受跨年。 The New Year's Eve countdown is in two days. I can't wait to see the firework shows. Happy New Year everybody! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄的跨年晚會很精彩,會有燦爛的煙火和各種表演。 1. party 派對 What's your plan for New Year's Eve? 你跨年夜有什麼計畫? I'm going to a friend's party. 我要去朋友的派對。 2. minute 分鐘 We can see the Taipei 101 fireworks from her house. 我們可以從她家看台北101煙火。 But that show only lasts three minutes! 但是那場秀只有三分鐘! 3. watch 看 That's good enough for me. 對我來說夠好了。 I've never been so close to it before.我從來沒有那麼靠近過。 I always watch it on YouTube, if at all. 我要是要看,都在YouTube上面看。 4. count down 倒數 It's totally different! 那完全不同! You get to count down to the New Year with a lot of people! 你跟一大群人一起倒數迎新年! But New Year's Day is just like any other day. 但是元旦就跟任何一天一樣。 一起來讀單字。 party派對 minute分鐘 watch看 count down倒數 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many fireworks will go off in four minutes in Kaohsiung City's show? a. 10 b. 999 c. 7,000 2. What does the Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel have? a. Colorful fireworks b. Colorful lights c. A midnight sky 3. What will make the Port of Kaohsiung's water sparkle? a. The party b. The fireworks c. The city Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 492 - A Bag Is Floating in the Sky
What can you see in the sky? You can see the moon and the stars. But now, with binoculars, you can also see a bag. 抬頭看天空可以看到月亮跟星星,但現在用雙筒望遠鏡你也可以看到一個包包。 What? A bag in the sky? How did that get there? It started with two astronauts in space. They were fixing a space station. They wore space suits and worked with special tools. They kept their tools in a tool bag. Then one of the astronauts lost her tool bag. 起因是有兩個太空人穿著太空衣,拿著工具包,修理太空站。但是其中一人沒有抓緊她的工具包。 You know, everything floats in space. The big white bag floated away. The astronaut could not catch it! The bag is floating up there now. 在太空中所有的東西都會飄浮,那個白色大工具包就這樣飄走了。 Another astronaut in space saw the bag. It was floating over Japan. People on Earth can see the bag too. The bag is big and white, so it is very bright. 另一個太空人看到工具包飄過日本,它很大,因為是白色的,所以也很亮,人們從地球上都看得到。 Scientists say the bag will stay up in the sky for a few months. Then it will start falling to Earth. 科學家說這個包包會飄在太空中幾個月才會掉到地球。 Can you see something white in the sky? Maybe it's a star. Or maybe it's the lost tool bag! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一個昂貴的工具包,現在正環繞地球軌道飛行。 1. float 飄浮 Have you heard about this bag floating in the sky? 你聽說了那個飄在天上的包包嗎? Yeah, I'd really love to see it.有,我真想看。 2. star 星星 Me too! Do you think it will fly by very fast? 我也是! 你想它會不會飛得很快? Like a shooting star? 像流星那樣嗎? No, I don't think so. 我覺得不會。 3. binoculars 望遠鏡 It should go by slowly like a satellite.它應該像衛星一樣慢慢走。 Then I'll bring my binoculars with me. 那我要帶著望遠鏡。 4. stay 停留 To get a better look at the bag? 好把工具包看得更清楚嗎? Of course. 當然。 When should we go? 我們應該什麼時候去看? Don't worry. It will stay up there for months. 別擔心,它會待在天上好幾個月呢。 你平常會觀看星象嗎? float飄浮 star星星 binoculars望遠鏡 stay停留 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What color is the lost bag? a. White b. Red c. Green 2. Where is the bag now? a. In Japan b. On the moon c. In the sky 3. When will the bag start to fall? a. In a few weeks b. In a few months c. In a few years Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 491 - Town Gets Man’s Big Secret
Are you generous? A generous person gives money or help in a kind way. Maybe you're generous. But are you as generous as Geoffrey Holt was? 你是一個慷慨的人嗎? 你能像Geoffrey Holt一樣慷慨嗎? Who was Geoffrey Holt? Geoffrey was a nice, quiet man. People liked him. He lived in a small town in America called Hinsdale. 他是誰呢? Geoffrey是個安靜又友善的人,他住在美國一個叫 Hinsdale的小鎮。 Geoffrey knew a lot about cars. But he didn't drive a car. He rode a bicycle around town. That's because Geoffrey didn't like to spend much money. Geoffrey很了解車,但是他沒有開車。Geoffrey不喜歡花很多錢,他都在小鎮裡騎腳踏車。 When he was 82, he died. But Geoffrey had a big secret. He kept the secret for a long time. 但是Geoffrey有個秘密,大家一直到他在82歲過世的時候才發現。 Geoffrey was rich! He had about four million dollars. Wow! That's more than 125 million Taiwan dollars! 他其實很有錢,他有大約400萬美金,超過1億2500萬台幣。 Geoffrey gave all his money to Hinsdale when he died. He wanted to help his town. Geoffrey死後把他所有的錢留給這個小鎮,希望可以有所幫助。 The people of Hinsdale are very happy about the money. They will use Geoffrey's money to help their town. Their schools and other things in their town will be better. Hinsdale的人非常高興,他們打算讓小鎮裡的學校跟其他的設備變得更好。 Geoffrey Holt was a very generous guy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位低調的富翁,把他所有的財富都留給他所住的地方。 1. die 死亡 How do you want to be remembered when you die? 你死的時候希望人們記得你什麼? That's a very big question! 好大的問題! 2. kind 仁慈的 No, I'm serious.我是認真的。 Okay, I'd like people to say I love my friends. 好吧,我想要大家說我愛朋友。That I'm nice and kind.人很好很和善。 3. happy 快樂的 What about you? 你呢? I'd like to be remembered as a happy person.我想要別人記得我是個快樂的人。 4. better 更好的 Are you happy now? 你現在快樂嗎? I try to be.我在努力。 I believe I can do better.我相信可以做得更好。 I'll help you. 我會幫你。 Thank you! You are nice and kind. 謝謝,你真的是又好又和善。 你今天學到哪些字? die死亡 kind仁慈的 happy快樂的 better更好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quiz 1. Which one did Geoffrey do? a. Spent a lot of money b. Drove a car c. Rode a bicycle 2. How old was Geoffrey when he died? a. 62 b. 82 c. 102 3. How much of Geoffrey's money did Hinsdale get? a. Half of it b. Most of it c. All of it Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 490 - Club Reads One Book for 28 Years
(Reading) “… The end. …. Whoa… What a great book! Books are adventures! When you read one, you can visit new places, meet cool people, and do amazing things! In a book club, everyone reads the same book. Friends talk about the places, people, things, and more in the book. 讀書會是讓每一個人都讀一樣的書,討論書裡的人事物。 Some book clubs read one book every week. Many read one book every month. One book club read one book…* *for 28 years! 有一些讀書會一周看一本書,或者是一個月一本。但是有個讀書會花了28年才讀完一本書。 The book is “Finnegan’s Wake.” People around the world love it! But it’s very difficult. 這本書叫做《芬尼根的守靈夜》。很多人喜歡這本書,但是這本書不好讀。 The writer used about 80 languages. He wrote many strange sentences. And he made new words! That's why this book is very difficult! 作家用了80種語言,寫了很多奇怪的句子,又創了很多新詞,所以困難重重。 How difficult is "Finnegan’s Wake”? Well, the people in the book club read two pages every month! But that was too fast! So they read one page every month! “Finnegan’s Wake” has more than 600 pages… 這本書有多難呢? 這個讀書會每個月只看一頁,這本書超過600頁。 The people finished "Finnegan’s Wake." Then they went back to… page one! 他們終於讀完這本書,但是要回到第一頁再看一次。 A book club read one book for 28 years. And they're reading it again! They’re on a great adventure! Vocabulary 一本書讀了28年,這個讀書會的會員很認真。 1. amazing 讓人讚嘆的 What are you reading? 你在讀什麼? Lord of the Rings. 魔戒。 That’s an amazing book! 那是一本很棒的書! I know. It really is.我知道,真的很棒。 2. place 地方 The writer created different languages for different places. 作者給不同地方創造了不同的語言。 Yeah, and the actors in the movie talked in those languages! 沒錯,那部電影的演員也用那些語言講話。 3. year 年 But didn’t you read the book last year? 但你不是去年就看過那本書了? I did. And I’m re-reading it. 對,我現在再看一遍。 4. same 同樣的 Why read the same book? 為什麼要讀同一本書? Why watch the same movie? 為什麼要看同一部電影? Because you love it! 因為你就是喜歡它啊! Do you enjoy reading? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. amazing讓人讚嘆的 place地方 year年 same同樣的 Quiz 1. What are book clubs for? a. Running with friends b. Writing with friends c. Reading with friends 2. Which book took one book club 28 years to finish? a. Finnegan’s Cake b. Finnegan’s Wake c. Finnegan’s Snake 3. How many books do many book clubs read every month? a. 1 b. 28 c. 52 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a
Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 489 - Christmas Markets Make You Merry
K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ At Christmastime, big street markets open in many countries. They're Christmas markets! 聖誕節的時候,有很多國家都會辦聖誕市集。 Every Christmas market has a big, beautiful Christmas tree with twinkling lights. Bright lights are everywhere you look! The lights can give you a happy holiday feeling! 每一個聖誕市集都有一顆很大、很漂亮、閃閃發光的聖誕樹。 You can buy lots of things at Christmas markets! There are delicious Christmas drinks, cookies, and breads. 你可以在市集買很多東西! 像是美味的聖誕餅乾、麵包跟飲料。 There are colorful puzzles, spinning tops, cute dolls, or other toys! There are Christmas stockings, Christmas tree decorations, and …! Whoa, that's a lot of shopping! 還有拼圖、陀螺、娃娃等玩具。也有聖誕襪、聖誕樹裝飾,有好多東西可以逛! Christmas markets have other fun things to do! At some markets, you can go up high in a Ferris wheel. Or you can go around and around in a merry-go-round! 聖誕市集也有好玩的設施,你可以坐摩天輪或是旋轉木馬。 At one market in Hungary, you can go ice-skating around a twinkling Christmas tree. At another market in Singapore, you can visit a very big gingerbread house! At a market in Taiwan and at many other Christmas markets, you can visit Santa Claus! 匈牙利的市集還可以繞著聖誕樹溜冰。新加坡的則是有一個巨大的薑餅屋。台灣跟很多國家的市集還可以遇到聖誕老人。 Christmas markets are happy places. You can eat, shop, and have a Merry Christmas! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕市集世界各地都有,花樣很多。 1. fun 有趣的、好玩的 Don't you just love Christmas markets? 你很喜歡耶誕市集吧? Yeah, so many fun things to do. 對啊,可以做好多有趣的事。 And so much food to eat! 好多食物可以吃。 2. bread 麵包 I love apple cinnamon bread.我喜歡蘋果肉桂麵包。 It smells so wonderful! 它好香! 3. colorful 色彩繽紛的 And look at those colorful lights! 妳看那些五顏六色的小燈! I could stay on the merry-go-round all night.我可以在旋轉木馬上待整晚。 4. decoration 裝飾 Wow, that's a huge Christmas tree! 哇,好大一棵耶誕樹! The decorations are just beautiful! 上面的裝飾真漂亮! I wish everyday was Christmas Day.我希望每天都是耶誕節。 你有去過任何一種市集嗎? fun有趣的、好玩的 bread麵包 colorful色彩繽紛的 decoration裝飾 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can you see at Christmas markets? a. Bright lights b. Movies c. A happy feeling 2. What can you buy at Christmas markets? a. Toys b. Ferris wheels c. Merry-go-rounds 3. Who can you visit at many Christmas markets? a. Cute dolls b. Santa Claus c. Gingerbread men Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b
Sun, 24 Dec 2023 - 488 - Merry Christmases Around the World!
K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Christmas is coming in a few days! Are you excited? 再過幾天就是耶誕節了!你很期待嗎? Some people eat special food for Christmas. In the UK, people eat roasted goose, chicken, or turkey. Some people in Ethiopia eat wat with flatbread. Wat is a thick, spicy chicken soup. It's delicious! 耶誕節有些人會準備特別的料理,像是英國人吃烤雞、烤鵝肉或火雞。伊索比亞人吃沃特配薄餅。沃特是一種濃郁辛辣的雞湯,十分美味。 Some people put up Christmas decorations at home. In the USA and South Korea, people put up Christmas trees, lights, and garlands. Garlands are long, thick lines of leaves. They're beautiful! 美國跟南韓也有人會在家裡擺放耶誕裝飾。像是耶誕樹、燈、跟耶誕花環。 Some people do things outside. In Australia, Christmas Eve is for Christmas songs. That night, people hold candles and sing. It's hot there, so some people have Christmas at the beach! It's great! 有一些人是在戶外過聖誕節。澳洲在耶誕之夜會唱耶誕歌曲,這天晚上大家拿著蠟燭唱歌。因為天氣熱,有些人會在海邊慶祝。 Some people go to festivals. In Mexico, a nine-day festival has a pi?ata every night. The pi?ata is star-shaped. There's something inside! Kids hit the pi?ata with a stick. It opens! Candy falls out! It's fun! 也有人參加慶典。墨西哥有個長達9天的耶誕節慶,在那9個晚上都會敲打皮娜塔。小朋友拿著棍子敲打皮娜塔,裡面就會掉出糖果。 People around the world enjoy Christmas in many ways. Now Santa's on his way. The holiday fun is starting! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕節有無窮的魅力,世界各地的人都喜歡慶祝這個節日。 1. in many ways 在很多方面 Santa Claus is a fun person in many ways. 耶誕老公公是個有趣的人。 For one thing, he drives a sleigh. 舉例說吧,他駕駛雪撬。 2. excited 興奮高興的 Yeah, that's true. 對啊,確實是。 And everyone is excited to see him. 而且大家都高興看到他。 3. toy 玩具 He gives away toys and other gifts. 他會送玩具和其他的禮物。 People and parents buy those things, too. 爸爸媽媽或是一般人也會買那些。 4. inside, outside 裡面外面 And he doesn't stay inside.而且他不待在屋子裡。 He's always running around outside.他總是在外面跑來跑去。 That's because it's his job! 因為他的工作就是那樣。 來一起讀單字。 in many ways在很多方面 excited高興的 toy玩具 inside, outside 裡面外面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What decorations do people in South Korea put up? a. Garlands b. Candles c. Pi?atas 2. What is a special food in the UK? a. Wat with flatbread b. A roasted goose c. Candy 3. Where do some people in Australia go on Christmas Day? a. The beach b. Santa's home c. The UK Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a
Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 487 - Dangerous Dragons Seen in Ocean Near Keelung
Dangerous Dragons Seen in Ocean Near Keelung Villager: DRAGON! Narrator: In some stories, dragons are very scary. They're huge lizards with wings! They blow fire from their mouths! They eat people! They tear down buildings! 龍在一些故事裡是很可怕的動物。牠們很像長翅膀的大蜥蜴,會噴火、吃人,還會推倒建築物。 Dragons aren't so bad. Look at dragonflies. They fly, but they don't blow fire! And they're too small to tear down buildings… 但也不是所有的龍都很可怕。像是dragonfly…蜻蜓…會飛但是不會噴火。 Blue sea dragons sometimes come to the ocean around Taiwan. They're smaller than dragonflies. The biggest are three centimeters long! 海底有一種生物叫「藍龍」有時候會靠近台灣附近海域,牠們只有3公分長。 They're bright blue on one side and gray on the other. This hides them from birds and fish. They have long, flat bodies with… dragon wings! These are small parts with many long fingers. 牠們長長的身體一邊是亮藍色,另一邊是灰色,還有觸角,看起來就像龍的翅膀。 Blue sea dragons are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean." That's because they're very poisonous! If you see a blue sea dragon, stay far, far away! 藍龍被稱為「大海最美的殺手」。因為牠們有毒,要記得離牠們遠一點。 Seven blue sea dragons were seen in the ocean near Keelung. It's rare to see so many at one time! 在基隆附近海域看到七隻藍龍,很少能一次看到這麼多隻! Seven poisonous blue sea dragons are near Keelung… Why are we here?! RUN!!! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 住在海裡的藍龍不是童話故事裡的龍,而是真正的有毒生物。 1. lizard 蜥蜴 Dragons are lizards, right? 龍是蜥蜴,對嗎? No, well, yes. 不對,也對。 I mean, dragons are not real.我的意思是龍不是真的。 2. scary 嚇人的 I want my dragons to fly and fight.我要我的龍會飛會戰鬥。 In the story you're writing? 在你寫的故事裡嗎? Yeah, my dragons will be very scary.對,我的龍會很可怕。 3. hide 躲藏 If I see your dragon, I'll run and hide. 假如我看到你的龍,要趕快跑去躲起來。 That will be useless because my dragon can find you. 沒有用,因為我的龍會找到你。 4. tear down 破壞、拆掉 It will tear down your hiding place and eat you! 牠會毀掉你躲的地方,把你吃掉! 今天的單字很好玩喔! lizard蜥蜴 scary嚇人的 hide躲藏 tear down破壞、拆掉 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do dragonflies do? a. Fly b. Blow fire c. Tear down buildings 2. What are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean"? a. Dragons b. Dragonflies c. Blue sea dragons 3. How long are the biggest blue sea dragons? a. 1 centimeter b. 3 centimeters c. 7 centimeters Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 486 - Chick Makes Zoo Happy
Chick Makes Zoo Happy There are many kinds of penguins. Some of them live in a very cold place called Antarctica. The Emperor penguin lives there. 世界上有很多種不同的企鵝。南極洲就有皇帝企鵝。 Mother Emperor penguins lay an egg once a year. They give the egg to the father. The father emperor penguin sits on it. He keeps it warm 24 hours a day… for 65 days! This helps the penguin chick grow inside the egg. 每一年皇帝企鵝媽媽只下一顆蛋。然後交給企鵝爸爸孵蛋65天,讓企鵝寶寶長大。 Some Emperor penguins live in a zoo. One day, workers found an egg. A baby Emperor penguin was coming! This egg was special! 動物園裡也有皇帝企鵝。有一天,工作人員找到一顆皇帝企鵝蛋,有一隻企鵝寶寶要誕生了。 The workers kept the egg warm. The chick grew safely inside the egg. Then it was ready to come out! 工作人員讓蛋保持溫暖,企鵝寶寶才能在蛋裡平安長大,準備孵化。 But the egg was too hard for the chick! The workers made a small hole in the egg. For two days, they helped the chick come out! 但是蛋殼對企鵝寶寶來說太硬了! 工作人員在蛋上鑽了一個小洞。花了兩天的時間幫助企鵝寶寶鑽出來。 The workers were very happy. Almost no Emperor penguins are born in zoos. This zoo waited 13 years for this Emperor penguin chick! 工作人員很高興,動物園整整等了13年才第一次迎接皇帝企鵝寶寶的誕生! The zoo asked everyone to pick the new baby chick's name. They picked the name "Pearl." Pearl's a special chick! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這座動物園歡喜迎接一隻皇帝企鵝寶寶。 1. name 名字 What's a good name for an anteater? 食蟻獸叫什麼名字好? Anteaters? 食蟻獸? The new baby anteater born in the zoo? 那隻生在動物園的食蟻獸寶寶? Right, that's the one.對,就是那隻。 2. ask 問、請求 How about "Snuffle?" "聞聞看"怎麼樣? Oh, that's a good one! 很棒的名字! The zoo asks people to offer names? 動物園要大家提供名字嗎? Yeah, isn't it fun? 對,不是很好玩嗎? 3. come out 出來 I'd like to see the animal.我想看看那隻動物。 Do you think it will come out? 你覺得牠會出來嗎? That I don't know.這我就不知了。 4. warm 溫暖的 Tomorrow is a very warm day.明天天氣很溫暖。 It'll be a nice day to visit the zoo. 是去動物園玩的好天氣。 這些單字很常用到。 name名字 ask問,請求 come out出來 warm溫暖的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Emperor penguins live? a. The USA b. China c. Antarctica 2. How many days do father Emperor penguins sit on an egg? a. 2 b. 24 c. 65 3. How many years did the zoo wait for a new chick? a. 3 years b. 13 years c. 30 years Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 485 - Mysteries of 100,000 Old Coins Found in Japan
Mysteries of 100,000 Old Coins Found in Japan Scientists found 100,000 very old coins in Japan! Now they have many mysteries to solve! 科學家在日本找到10萬個古老硬幣! 現在他們有很多謎團要解開! The owner of the coins is a mystery. But the person who put the coins in the ground is a mystery too. Maybe the owner buried the coins. Or… maybe thieves buried them! 這些硬幣的主人是誰,又是誰把它們埋進了土裡? 可能是硬幣的主人,也可能是小偷。 The reason the coins were buried is a mystery. Maybe the owner was worried about a war or was hiding them from a king. Maybe the coins were too heavy for thieves! 為甚麼要埋這些錢呢? 硬幣主人可能擔心戰爭,或是被國王搶走。還是小偷覺得太重了! The coins are a mystery. The oldest are 2,000 years old! Why did the owner have these very old coins? Maybe the owner liked old coins. Maybe in the owner's family, the coins went from parent to child many, many, many times! 這些硬幣有的可以追溯到2000年前,也許這個人就喜歡收集古錢,也有可能傳了好幾代。 Many of the coins are Chinese. Maybe Chinese traders came here many times. Maybe Japanese traders went to China. 很多硬幣來自中國。也許中國貿易商來過日本很多次,或是日本商人去過中國。 Can scientists solve all the mysteries about these 100,000 old coins? What do you think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在日本出土的古老錢幣,讓專家非常好奇。 1. thief 竊賊 Why would a thief want to steal coins? 小偷為什麼想偷硬幣? They are heavy and worthless! 它又重又不值錢。 Maybe he can't find gold.也許他找不黃金? 2. maybe 也許 Or maybe he likes the sound of coins. 也或許他喜歡錢幣的聲音。 That's a good reason.那是很好的理由。 I like the sound too. 我也喜歡那個聲音。 3. old 古老的 There's something about old coins. 古老錢幣很特別。 You feel you're touching history.你覺得好像在觸摸歷史。 Really? 真的嗎? 4. king 君王 Yeah, think about it. 對啊,你想想看。 Kings, traders and common people would all use them. 君王、貿易商和一般人都會用。 Do you collect coins? Let's read these words. thief竊賊 maybe也許 old古老的 king君王 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many coins were found? a. 100 b. 1,100 c. 100,000 2. How old are the oldest coins found? a. 800 years old b. 1,000 years old c. 2,000 years old 3. Where did many of the coins come from? a. South Korea b. China c. India Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 484 - Horse Makes Plane Go Back to Airport
Horse Makes Plane Go Back to Airport Do you dream about traveling with your pet? In Taiwan, you can travel by plane with your dog, cat, or rabbit. But in the plane, animals don't sit with people. 你有想過跟寵物一起旅行嗎? 在台灣,你可以跟寵物貓、狗或兔子一起坐飛機旅行,但是寵物不會跟人坐在一起。 Animals are in the cargo hold. That's where the suitcases are. Dogs, cats, and other animals are safe in cages there. But sometimes, an animal gets out! 寵物會關在籠子裡,待在堆放行李的貨艙。但有時候,寵物會跑出來。 A plane was taking horses from New York to Europe. A strong wind blew. The plane shook! 一架載著馬的飛機要從紐約飛往歐洲。突然颳大風,讓飛機發生震動。 A horse got out of its cage! No one knows how it got out. But the horse did not go back into its cage! 結果有一匹馬跑出了籠子,沒有人知道牠是怎麼出來的,但是也沒有辦法讓牠回到籠子裡。 The pilot needed help! He turned the plane around. He wanted to go back to New York for help. But the plane was too heavy! It was dangerous to land! 飛機的駕駛想要掉頭回紐約尋求幫助,但是飛機的燃油還滿載,太重了,降落的時候會有危險。 So the pilot let fifty six thousand liters of gas go into the air outside. Then the plane landed safely. An animal doctor helped the horse. 所以飛機駕駛在空中放掉5萬6千公升的油,讓飛機安全的降落。獸醫也來檢查馬的狀況。 This horse got out of his cage. But most animals are safe in planes. When you take your pet on a plane, make sure your pet can stay in its cage! Vocabulary 這匹逃出來的馬讓飛機駕駛緊張,只好回頭降落紐約機場。 1. plane 飛機 Why are you packing your cat’s stuff? 妳為什麼在打包貓的東西? Because I’m taking him on board a plane.因為我要帶牠搭飛機。 2. travel 旅行 What?! Are you kidding? 什麼啊,你在開玩笑吧? They won’t let you travel with Charlie.他們不會讓你跟查理一起旅行的。 I know that. He’ll be in cargo. 我知道,牠會待在貨艙。 3. shake 震動 He’ll be scared when the plane shakes.飛機震動時牠會害怕。 It shouldn’t be that bad.不會那麼糟糕。 Charlie is a strong cat. 查理是很堅強的貓。 4. sometimes 有時候 Sometimes I really don’t understand you. 有時候我真搞不懂你。 Well, I just don’t want to leave Charlie. 我就是不想離開查理。 Please read the vocabulary with me. plane飛機 travel旅行 shake震動 sometimes有時候 Quiz 1. Which animal can you not take on a plane in Taiwan? a. A dog b. A cat c. A snake 2. Which animal got out of its cage? a. A rabbit b. A horse c. A cat 3. How many liters of gas went into the air? a. 560 b. 5,600 c. 56,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c
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