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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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

(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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

New York City’s Flying Taxis Nobody likes sitting in traffic! Cars, buses, and trucks move very slowly. They make lots of bad smells, dirty air, and noise! People get angry. They honk their horns. 沒有人喜歡塞車。塞車的時候，車輛很緩慢地移動。這樣會製造很多噪音、廢氣。駕駛也容易生氣，一直按喇叭。 How can we get away from all that slow, stinky, noisy traffic? 我們如何避免慢吞吞，臭烘烘，而且吵鬧的塞車呢? There's great news! New taxis are coming to New York City. They’re electric, so they don’t make bad smells or dirty air. And they never sit in traffic… Why? Because these taxis can fly! 好消息! 紐約有新的電動計程車，沒有廢氣，還不會塞車。為什麼呢?因為這些計程車會飛ㄟ! Electric air taxis look like very big drones with car seats! They fly with six small propellers.* *These make flying easier. 空中計程車看起來像大型的無人機， 裡面有汽車座椅，還有六個螺旋槳。 Electric air taxis can fly in all directions. They can go up and down,left and right,to the front and to the back! 空中計程車可以飛上下、左右、往前、還往後。 Electric air taxis can carry a pilot and four passengers. These air taxis are fast. They take seven minutes to fly from the airport to the middle of the city. That's much, much faster than driving! 空中計程車可以搭載一名駕駛跟四位乘客。從機場到市中心只需要7分鐘，比汽車快得多。 Do you want to fly an electric air taxi in New York City one day? It will be love at first flight! Vocabulary 空中計程車可能成為未來最受歡迎的交通工具。 1. fly 飛 I can’t wait for these taxis to come here! 我簡直等不及這些計程車來這裡了。 Yeah, imagine seeing them flying outside the office window. 對啊，想像一下它們就在辦公室外面飛。 2. electric 電力的 They look just like helicopters. 它們很像直升機。 But they’re electric, so very quiet. 不過是用電力，所以很安靜。 3. up and down 上上下下 There will be traffic jams in the air! 會發生空中塞車! No, because they can go up and down, left and right. 不會，因為它們可以上上下下，左左右右。 4. easier 比較容易的 You really like to take a flying taxi, don’t you? 你真的會很想搭空中計程車，對吧? I do. It will make my life so much easier! 對啊，會讓我的生活輕鬆得多。 Do you like the idea of flying taxis? Fly飛 electric 電力的 up and down上上下下 easier 比較容易的 Quiz 1. What’s slow, stinky, and noisy? a. Traffic b. The new taxis c. Car seats 2. Why don’t these taxis sit in traffic? a. They drive fast. b. They fly. c. They go left and right. 3. How many passengers can these taxis carry? a. Four b. Five c. Seven Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Animal Video Surprises Scientists Sir David's echidnas lived when dinosaurs lived. That was two hundred million years ago! These animals were living sixty years ago. After that, scientists didn't see any alive. They thought these echidnas were extinct… 艾登堡針鼴鼠從2億年前恐龍還沒滅絕的時候就存在。牠們消失了 60年。科學家以為牠們絕種了。 But last month, scientists found a Sir David's echidna! It was on a mountain in Indonesia. They weren't looking for it. They put video cameras outside. The cameras took videos of animals. The scientists looked at the videos later. Then they saw the echidna! They were very surprised! 但是在上個月，科學家在印尼山上拍到艾登堡針鼴鼠。他們非常驚訝! Sir David's echidnas are cool. Their nose is twenty centimeters long! These echidnas blow bubbles from their nose to cool down. 艾登堡針鼴鼠很特別。牠們的鼻子長達20公分，還會從鼻子噴泡泡來降溫。 They make holes in soft dirt with their nose. They make holes to find food. 牠們還會在土裡挖洞覓食。 Sir David's echidnas don't have teeth. Their long, sticky tongue gets food fast! They eat ants and earthworms. 牠們沒有牙齒，但是有又長又黏的舌頭吃螞蟻跟蚯蚓。 These echidnas have quills. Quills are sharp and spiky. When an echidna is scared, it rolls into a spiky ball! No animals want to touch a spiky ball! 這些針鼴鼠身上也有尖銳的刺。如果牠們受到驚嚇，身體會縮成一顆球，防止其他的動物靠近。 These cool Sir David's echidnas aren't extinct. They're living! That's great for them - and us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這種奇特的動物原本以為已經絕種，不料卻重新露面。 1. look at 注視 Hey, look at what I found! 你看我找到的東西! Wow, so cool! 哇，真酷! But are they bones? 但這些是骨頭嗎? Maybe, I'm not sure. 也許吧，我不確定。 2. teeth 牙齒 They look like teeth, right? 它們看起來像牙齒，對不對? They could be, but you should show them to scientists. 有可能，不過你應該拿給科學家看。 3. ago 以前 Yeah, scientists should be able to answer my questions. 對，科學家應該可以回答我的問題。 They can tell you how long ago these animals lived.他們會告訴你這些動物生活在多久以前。 4. look for 尋找 Let's look for more bones here. 我們在這裡多找找骨頭。 Right, we may find a big dinosaur! 對啊，我們可能找到一隻大恐龍! 今天的單字你記住了嗎? look at注視 teeth牙齒 ago以前 look for尋找 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animals are extinct? a. Sir David's echidnas b. Dinosaurs c. Earthworms 2. What kind of tongue does the animal in the story have? a. Long and sticky b. Short and fast c. Thin and strong 3. What does the animal in the story have? a. Long hair b. A long nose c. Teeth Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer Dancing is an art. It’s creative. It’s beautiful. And it’s very, very difficult! 跳舞是一種藝術。它很優美但是也很難。 Liu Ziqing is from a small village in northern China. As a boy, he watched a movie about ballet. He loved it. So he watched it again and again and again… He watched the same movie more than ten times! 劉子青來自中國北方的小村落。他小時候看了一部關於芭蕾的電影，他非常喜歡，看了很多次。 Ziqing had a dream. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. But his family was very poor. They had no money for ballet lessons. So Ziqing forgot about his dream. 他夢想成為芭蕾舞者，但是他家太窮了，沒有錢負擔芭蕾舞課。 Ziqing grew up. He fell in love and got married. He had a family. He became a farmer. He also worked as a street cleaner. 劉子青長大成家，而他的工作是農夫跟清道夫。 Years went by. Then Ziqing was 53 years old. He saw a TV program.* *It was for ballet lessons! 很多年之後，53歲的劉子青看到電視上有芭蕾舞課程。 That was ten years ago. Ziqing is 63 years old now. And he’s living his dream! 十年過去了。劉子青現在63歲，他實現了他的夢想! Ziqing is now a professional ballet dancer! He’s very popular. His story has gone viral online! 他現在是專業的芭蕾舞者，非常受大家歡迎。 他的故事也在網路上流傳。 It took Ziqing many, many years to follow his dream. Now he’s very happy! Do you have a dream? Vocabulary 63歲的芭蕾爺爺，非常高興終於能夠實現夢想。 1. dream 夢想 My dream is to write a book. 我夢想寫一本書。 I didn’t know you’re a writer.我不知道你是作家。 2. difficult 困難的 I’m not, and that’s why I need time to practice. 我不是，這是為什麼我需要時間練習。 Writing is a difficult art. 寫作是一門困難的藝術。 3. creative 創造性的 It’s a creative art. 它是創作的藝術。 I need to think of something that nobody has written before. 我得想一些沒有人寫過的東西。 4. online 在網路上 What about runaway lions? 逃走的獅子怎麼樣? But I know nothing about lions! 但是我對獅子一無所知! That’s okay. I’m sure it’ll go viral online. 沒關係。我敢說一定會在網路上爆紅。 So what’s your dream? dream夢想 difficult困難的 creative創造性的 online在網路上 Quiz 1. Where is the small village Ziqing is from? a. Southern China b. Central China c. Northern China 2. Where did Ziqing watch ballet lessons? a. In a movie b. On TV c. On a bus 3. How old is Ziqing now? a. 43 b. 53 c. 63 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Japan has special days for kids. There's Girls' Day. There's Children's Day. There's Shichi-Go-San. Kids think New Year's Day is their day too! 日本有很多兒童的特殊節日，像是女兒節、兒童節、七五三節，甚至是新年兒童也覺得是他們的節日。 On some special days, families go to a shrine. They pray for their kids' health and happiness. 在特殊節日，父母會帶孩子去神社，祈求孩子健康幸福。 But Japan doesn't have many kids. Every year, fewer and fewer kids go to shrines. 但是日本少子化，去神社參拜的兒童越來越少。 Many people have dogs and cats. More and more people take their pets to a shrine. They pray for their pet's health and happiness. But Japan has no special days for pets. 很多人養寵物貓或是狗，帶寵物去神社的人日漸增多，祈求牠們健康平安。 但是日本沒有寵物的特殊節日。 Now there's a special day at the Dog-Cat Shrine near Tokyo! It's Shichi-Go-San for pets. This shrine makes human mommies and daddies of dogs and cats happy. 鄰近東京的神社現在舉辦寵物的七五三節，讓毛小孩主人很開心。 Kids wear special clothes called kimonos for Shichi-Go-San. So pets wear kimonos too! 兒童會在七五三節穿上和服，貓狗也會在這天穿上和服。 Kids have to be three, five, or seven years old for Shichi-Go-San. So pets have to be three, five, or seven years old too. 兒童到了三歲、五歲或七歲就會在七五三節去神社參拜。寵物也是一樣。 For many people, their pets are their family. Now their pets share in a special kids' day at the Dog-Cat Shrine! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 寵物很像家人，也有屬於牠們的節日。 1. fewer and fewer 越來越少 There are fewer and fewer people keeping birds as pets. 養鳥當寵物的人越來越少了。 You may be right.也許你是對的。 I guess birds are too noisy. 我猜是鳥太吵鬧了。 2. clothes 衣服 When I was little, my mom loved to have birds at home. 我小時候我媽媽喜歡在家裡養鳥。 On cold days, she even put little clothes on them! 天氣冷時她甚至幫鳥穿上小衣服。 3. children 兒童 And we the children were responsible for feeding the birds.我們這些小孩負責餵鳥。 Did they sing? 牠們會唱歌嗎? Oh, yes, their sounds were sweet. 會啊，牠們的歌聲很好聽。 They made my family very happy. 讓我的家人很開心。 來一起讀一遍今天的單字。 fewer and fewer越來越少 clothes衣服 children兒童 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are more and more people taking to shrines? a. Their kids b. Their pets c. Their mommies and their daddies 2. Where can people take their pets on Shichi-Go-San? a. The Family Shrine b. The Dog-Cat Shrine c. The Pet Shrine 3. Which pet can wear special clothes on Shichi-Go-San? a. A six-year-old dog b. A seven-year-old cat c. An eight-year-old rabbit Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Museum to Give Back Important Headdress Indigenous people are the first to live in a place. Taiwan has many Indigenous groups: Amis people, Paiwan people, Atayal people, and others. 原住民指的是最開始定居在一個地方的族群。台灣有很多原住民族，像是阿美族、排灣族、泰雅族等等。 Indigenous groups live all over the world. They have sacred traditions and beliefs. These are very, very important things the groups do and think. 世界各地都有原住民。他們有神聖的傳統跟信仰，這對他們做事情或是思考的方式非常重要。 They have sacred things. Some are headdresses. These are beautiful head coverings. They have important meanings. 他們有神聖的東西，例如頭飾，也就是戴在頭上的美麗裝飾，這些都有重要的意義。 The Siksika Nation is an Indigenous group in Canada. About one hundred thirty years ago, a man from the UK took a sacred headdress from them. Then he took it back to the UK. It was in a museum there for more than one hundred years. 西格西卡人是加拿大原住民。130年前，一名英國男子拿走族人的頭飾，帶回英國，收藏在博物館裡超過100年。 The Siksika headdress has eagle and hawk feathers. It has buffalo horns and porcupine quills. Long ago, an important woman wore it to important religious events. 這個頭飾有老鷹羽毛、水牛角跟豪豬的刺。很久以前，只有身分重要的女性才能穿戴去宗教場合。 Now the Siksika Nation wants it back! 現在西格西卡人想把它拿回來。 The museum is sorry they had the headdress. They know it's very important. They’re giving it back to the Siksika Nation next year. 博物館覺得很抱歉擁有這個頭飾，他們明白它的重要性，也會在明年歸還給西格西卡人。 Museums everywhere have sacred things. Let's hope these sacred things go home to their people! Vocabulary 英國的博物館對這個原住民族群很抱歉，準備歸還多年前取得的頭飾。 1. tradition 傳統 Do Taiwanese women wear a white gown…台灣女子穿不穿白色禮服… when they get married? 結婚時嗎? Yeah, they do. It’s a tradition.穿啊，那是傳統。 2. wear 穿著 People here love the color red, too. 這兒的人也喜歡紅色。 They do.是沒錯。 Brides often wear red dresses at the wedding feast.新娘經常在喜宴上穿紅色洋裝。 3. long ago 很久以前。 Long ago my grandma told me red meant celebration. 很久以前阿嬤告訴我紅色表示慶祝。 That’s right. 對。 4. hope 希望 Everybody hopes to get red envelopes on New Year’s Day. 每個人都希望新年拿紅包。 I certainly hope so! 我當然這麼希望。 請來一起讀單字。 tradition傳統 wear穿著 long ago很久以前 hope希望 Quiz 1. Where is the Siksika Nation? a. The UK b. Canada c. Taiwan 2. What things are on the Siksika Nation’s headdress? a. Buffalo horns b. Eagle quills c. Porcupine feathers 3. When is the museum giving back the headdress? a. This year b. Next year c. In one hundred years Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Planet Has Clouds Made of Sand Scientists study planets, stars, and more in space. Space is cool. It has many surprises! 科學家研究太空中的行星跟恆星，還有其他很多現象。外太空總是帶給我們各種驚喜。 WASP-107b is a planet. It’s much bigger than Earth. It's much hotter. It's about 500 degrees!* *It's close to its sun, so one year is six days! 行星WASP-107b比地球大很多，也比地球熱。它距離它的太陽很近，所以它一年只有6天。 WASP-107b is strange*. *Winds blow 36,000 kilometers per hour.And the planet is very light and fluffy! Some scientists call it a "cotton candy" planet. 這顆行星很奇怪。它又輕又蓬鬆，風速還高達6000公里，科學家把它叫做「棉花糖行星」。 WASP-107b’s clouds are very strange. They're made of… sand?!?Scientists think the rocks in the sand are very small. They're smaller than the rocks in Earth’s sand. 它的雲層也很奇怪，是由細沙組成。科學家認為沙子中的顆粒非常小，比地球的沙粒小很多。 These sand clouds make sand rain! The sand goes down to the planet. It turns into a gas. The gas goes up to the clouds. Water does the same on Earth. 這些沙雲會下沙雨! 落到行星的表面就會變成氣體，這些氣體又會上升變成雲，就像地球的水一樣。 How do scientists know about these sand clouds? A special space telescope showed them. It's helping scientists find out more about space. 科學家透過韋伯太空望遠鏡觀察到這些沙雲。這種望遠鏡幫助科學家更了解太空。 Clouds rain sand onto a cotton candy planet. What a surprise! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個太陽系外的行星，非常特別。 1. cotton candy 棉花糖 Hey, look, there’s a cotton candy stand! 你看，那裏有賣棉花糖的攤子。 Cotton candy! 棉花糖! I haven’t had it for years. 我好多年沒吃了。 I loved it when I was little.我小時候好喜歡。 2. cloud 雲朵 Yeah, it’s so fluffy it’s like eating clouds. 對啊，它好鬆軟，吃起來像在吃雲朵。We’d like 2 cotton candies. 我們要兩支棉花糖。 Sure, that’s 60 NT. 好，共六十塊。 3. made of 做成 What is this made of, do you think? 你覺得這是什麼做的呢? Sugar, of course. 當然就是糖囉。 Just sugar? 只有糖嗎? 4. water 水 Why? You think there’s something else? 為什麼? 你覺得還有別的嗎? I think there’s water. 我覺得還有水。 Do you like cotton candy? 來跟我一起讀單字。 cotton candy棉花糖 cloud雲朵 made of做成 water水 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Which is true about WASP-107b? a. It’s smaller than Earth b. It’s colder than Earth. c. It’s bigger than Earth. 2. How many degrees is it on WASP-107b? a. About 15 b. About 50 c. About 500 3. What kind of rain comes from WASP-107b’s clouds? a. Sand b. Water c. Fire Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sleeping Seal Stops Woman from Working What's that sound? Oh, there's a seal in the water! What a cute animal! 原來是有一隻海豹在水裡，牠好可愛! Seals swim in the ocean to find fish to eat. They don't have arms or feet. They have flippers. They use their front flippers to come onto land to rest. 海豹在海裡游泳尋找魚類。牠們沒有手跟腳，但是有鰭。牠們用前鰭爬上岸休息。 Amber lives near a beach in Australia. One morning, a loud noise woke her up. Was someone taking her car? Amber住在澳洲海邊附近，有一天早上，很大的噪音把她吵醒，是有人要偷走她的車子嗎? Amber went to a window. She looked outside. A big seal was sleeping next to her car! Amber到窗邊往外看，一頭很大的海豹睡在她的車子旁邊。 Amber knew about this seal. The people in her town call him Neil. They see Neil on beaches. But this was the first time Neil visited someone's house! Amber認得這頭海豹，這附近的人都叫這隻海豹Neil。他們在海灘上看過牠，但是這是第一次看到Neil造訪別人家。 Amber had to go to work. But Neil was too close to her car. There was no way to move him. Neil weighs six hundred kilograms! So Amber waited for Neil to wake up and move. She called her boss. Amber得去上班，但是Neil太靠近她的車子。牠重達600公斤，根本沒有辦法移動牠。Amber 要等到Neil睡醒之後才能離開，她只好打電話給老闆。 Amber's boss laughed about the sleeping seal. Amber sent pictures to show her story was real. A sleeping seal named Neil stopped Amber from going to work. What a cute story! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一頭海豹擋住了車子，讓Amber沒辦法開車上班。 1. cute 可愛的 A litter of kittens are under my car! 我的車子底下有一窩小貓! Wow, they are so cute! 哇，好可愛! That's not the point! 那不是重點。 How can I drive now? 現在我怎麼開車? 2. eat 吃 Don't drive! You'll hurt them. 不要開，你會傷害牠們。 So how do I get to work? 那我怎麼上班? You can give them something to eat. 你可以給牠們一點吃的。 3. fish 魚 Using food to lure them out? 用食物吸引牠們出來? Good idea! I have a can of fish at home.好主意。我家裡有魚罐頭。 4. car 汽車 There you are. Nice kittens. 好了，好乖的小貓。 Now you can move your car. 現在你可以移車了。 Yeah, I certainly don't want to be a cat killer. 是啊，我可不想當貓咪殺手。 今天的單字很好記。 cute可愛的 eat吃 fish魚 car汽車 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do seals do on land? a. Eat fish b. Rest c. Laugh 2. How many kilograms does this seal weigh? a. Two hundred b. Six hundred c. One thousand 3. What is this seal's name? a. Nelly b. Ned c. Neil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

12-Year-Old Engineer Finds Fires Faster Engineering is about inventing things. Thanks to engineers, we have all kinds of inventions: trains, computers, ovens, radios, light bulbs…! 工程這種專業跟發明有關。多虧有工程師，我們才有火車、電腦、烤箱、廣播、燈泡! There's a contest in the USA. It's for middle school students who love science, technology, engineering, and math. 美國有一個競賽，讓喜歡科學、科技、工程和數學的學生參加。 This year's winner is Shanya Gill. She's a 12-year-old engineer! Shanya won 25,000 US dollars. That's about 800,000 Taiwan dollars! 今年的冠軍是Shanya Gill，她是一位年僅12歲的工程師! Shanya贏得2萬5美金，相當於80萬台幣。 A restaurant by Shanya's house had a big fire. Nobody was hurt. But it gave Shanya a great idea… Shanya家附近的餐廳之前發生火災。沒有人受傷，但是這給了Shanya一個靈感。 Most fire alarms find smoke in the air. Then these smoke alarms make a very loud sound. People know there's danger after a fire starts. 大多的煙霧警報器偵測到煙才會發出聲音。人們要等到火燒起來後才知道有危險。 Shanya's fire alarm has a special camera. The camera sees heat. People know there's danger before a fire starts. Shanya的警報器則是找出熱源。它有個特別的攝影機。攝影機拍到熱源就會在火燒起來之前警告大家。 Shanya says her fire alarm is faster, cheaper, and better than smoke alarms. And she's making it better! Shanya說她的火災警報器更快、更便宜、也比煙霧警報好，而且她還在繼續改善它。 Shanya's invention can save lives, houses, and more. Bravo, Engineer Shanya! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 12歲的女孩，發明了可以拯救性命的預防火災裝置。 1. invent 發明 I wish a robot could do grocery shopping for me.我希望有機器人幫我買菜。 It's already been invented. 那已經發明了。 It's called "delivery service".叫做「外送」。 2. restaurant 餐廳 I wish the robot could cook for me. 我希望機器人替我煮飯。 For that you can call a restaurant. 你可以打電話給餐廳叫菜。 3. why 為什麼 I also wish I had talking glasses. 我也希望有會講話的眼鏡。 Now why do you want your glasses to talk? 為什麼你要眼鏡講話呢? To tell me where they are.好告訴我它在哪裡。 4. alarm 警報 Your glasses are right there by the alarm clock. 你的眼鏡就在鬧鐘旁邊。 What would I do without you? 沒有你我怎麼辦? 這些單字每天都用得到。 invent發明 restaurant餐廳 why為什麼 alarm警報 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is engineering about? a. Winning b. Inventing c. Saving trees 2. How many US dollars did Shanya win? a. 12,000 b. 25,000 c. 800,000 3. What do most fire alarms find? a. Heat b. Smoke c. Sounds Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Man Will Ride Bike Across the South Pole What is the loneliest place in the world? It's somewhere very few people live. Maybe it’s Antarctica! That’s the cold, snowy place around the South Pole. 這世界上最寂寞的地方在哪裡呢? 應該是南極洲，那裡很冷、而且滿地都是雪。 Omar Di Felice wants to ride his bike all the way across Antarctica. He tried to do this last year. But he stopped after one week.* *He felt too lonely. His family needed him too. Omar Di Felice 想騎著單車跨越南極洲。他去年試過一次，但一個星期後就放棄了。他當時覺得太孤單寂寞，他的家人也需要他。 Now Omar wants to try again. He will start at one side. He will cross the South Pole. Then he will finish at the other side. He will ride two thousand kilometers! Omar 現在想再試一次。他要從南極洲的一端騎車2000公里到另一邊。 Omar has a special bike.It's called a fatbike. It has wide tires. Omar can ride on snow and ice with this bike. He can carry his tent, clothes, and food on this bike. Omar有一個特別的單車，叫做粗輪自行車。這種腳踏車有很寬的輪胎，可以騎在冰雪地面，也可以搭載帳篷、衣服跟食物。 Riding a bike across Antarctica will not be easy. It will be very cold and very windy. The bike will be heavy.But Omar wants to do this. 騎單車橫越南極洲可不容易，又冷又颳著風。單車也很笨重，但是Omar還是要這麼做。 Omar will be the first to ride a bike all the way across Antarctica. He knows he will be lonely. But this time, he’s ready! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在南極洲騎單車雖然困難重重，Omar仍然決定再接再厲。 1. snowy 下雪的 It snowed on Datunshan last night! 昨天晚上大屯山下雪了! Oh my God! We must go up there! 天哪，我們一定得趕去! Now? It could still be snowy and cold. 現在? 可能還在下雪，並且很冷。 2. ride 騎 No worries. 不擔心。 See the sun? The snow has stopped. 看到太陽了嗎? 雪已經停了。 We can even ride my motorbike up there. 我們甚至可以騎摩托車上去。 3. across 橫越 It’ll be faster than driving a car. 會比開車快。 You can count me out. 別把我算進去了。 I don’t want to ride a motorbike across the mountain.我可不想騎摩托車橫越山區。 4. lonely 寂寞孤單的 Come on, Jane! 好啦，珍! I would feel too lonely without you. 沒有你我會覺得很寂寞。 Have you ever seen snow? Let’s read these words. snowy下雪的 ride騎 across橫越 lonely寂寞孤單的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where will Omar ride his bike? a. Australia b. Antarctica c. Alaska 2. How many kilometers will Omar ride? a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 3. What kind of bike will Omar use? a. A fatbike b. A fast bike c. An electric bike Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Who are the Beatles? They're a band from the UK. Many people think the Beatles are the best band in the world! 你知道披頭四嗎? 那是一個英國樂團。很多人覺得披頭四是世界上最棒的樂團。 The Beatles had four people: John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But they stopped being a band in nineteen seventy. Sadly, John died ten years later… 披頭四有四位成員，約翰、保羅、喬治跟林哥，他們在1970就解散了。十年後約翰不幸地去世。 But now the Beatles have a new song. What? How can they have a new song? Well, John wrote a song many years ago. It's called "Now and Then". He recorded it on a cassette tape. 但現在披頭四要發行一首新歌 「這時候那時候」。他們怎麼會有新歌呢? 原來約翰很多年前寫了這首歌，並且錄在卡帶上。 But the recording was very bad. John's voice was hard to hear. 但是錄音品質很糟糕，聽不清楚約翰的聲音。 After John died, Paul, George, and Ringo took this old song and made it better. But it needed more work. Then George died… 約翰死後，保羅、喬治跟林哥拿到這首老歌，提升了它的品質，但還需要修改。喬治後來也過世了。 This year, the Beatles made John's voice easy to hear. How did they do that? They used AI. 今年他們用AI人工智慧，讓約翰的聲音更清楚地呈現。 All four Beatles worked on this song. Paul and Ringo finished it. "Now and Then" is on the radio a lot now. Many people like the song. Many think "Now and Then" is a sad song. But they also think it's a beautiful song. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 所有披頭四的成員先後都參與了這首歌的製作，人工智慧也幫了忙。 1. best 最好的 July Sky is coming to town! 七月的天空要來這兒! July Sky? What's that? 七月的天空? 那是什麼? You've never heard of them? 你沒聽過他們嗎? I think they're the best band in Taiwan. 我認為他們是台灣最好的樂團。 2. how 如何 How do you know they're coming? 你怎麼知道他們要來? My friend told me. 我朋友告訴我的。 He works in a record company.他在一家唱片公司工作。 3. hard 困難的 Can he get tickets for you? 他可以幫你弄到票嗎? He said it'll be hard. 他說有困難。 Do you want to go to their show? 你想去看他們表演? 4. song 歌曲 Sure, I'd like to hear their songs. 當然，我想去聽他們的歌。 You like joining in on the fun, don't you? 你滿喜歡湊熱鬧的嘛。 來跟我一起讀單字。 best最好的 how如何 hard困難的 song歌曲 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What country are the Beatles from? a. The UK b. Canada c. The USA 2. What is the name of the new Beatles song? a. "Here and There" b. "Today and Yesterday" c. "Now and Then" 3. How many of the Beatles worked on this song? a. Four b. Three c. Two Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Man With No Arms Can Shoot Bow ** ** Can you shoot a bow? It’s easy. Put the arrow on the string of the bow. Pull the string. Where do you want the arrow to go? That's your target. Point at your target. Let go of the string. Watch the arrow fly! 你會射箭嗎? 很簡單，把箭放在弓弦上，然後拉弓。你希望弓箭往哪裡射呢? 瞄準你的目標，然後放箭。 Shooting a bow for sport is fun! But do we need arms to do it? 射箭運動很好玩! 但我們需要手臂才能射箭嗎? Ask Matt Stutzman. He was born with no arms. He shoots a bow. 問問看Matt Stutzman，他天生沒有手臂，但他會射箭。 How does Matt do this? He holds his bow with his foot. He pulls the string with his chin. 他怎麼做到的呢? 他用腳拿弓，用下巴拉弓。 Matt can hit any target. He shoots very well. He won a silver medal for the USA at the Paralympics. This big competition is for athletes with disabilities. Matt很會射箭，他代表美國在帕運會拿下銀牌。帕運會是為身障運動員舉辦的比賽。 Matt wants everyone to know he can do anything. His disability doesn’t stop him. Matt wants to win a gold medal at next year's Paralympics. Matt希望每一個人都知道身體的缺陷無法限制他，他可以做任何事。他希望能在明年帕運會上贏得金牌。 This Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Let's learn about Matt and other people with disabilities. Let's learn what they can do! 這個禮拜天是國際身心障礙者日。我們可以從Matt跟其他的身心障礙者身上學習他們可以做到的事。 Matt uses what he has… and he hits his target! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用腳也可以射箭，真是了不起的本領! 1. shoot 射擊 Check this out, Nancy. 你看，南西。 I’m going to shoot the bullseye this time. 我這次要射中紅心。 Sure, just like last time when you hit the teacher’s hat. 當然，就跟你上次射中老師的帽子一樣。 2. point 指著 I wasn’t pointing at her hat! 我並沒有瞄準她的帽子! Oh no, I can’t believe I missed it! 我不敢相信我沒射中! 3. target 箭靶 You still hit the target. 你還是射中箭靶啦。 But not the center. 但是不是中心。 4. let go of 放手 I think I let go of the arrow too late. 我覺得我放箭的時間太晚了。 No worries. You’ll get better. 別擔心，你會進步的。 Now let me give it a try.現在讓我來試試。 你有看過奧運的射箭比賽嗎? shoot射擊 point指出 target箭靶 let go of放手 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is the place where you want your arrow to go? a. Target b. String c. Bow 2. What does Matt hold his bow with? a. His chin b. His foot c. His mouth 3. What does Matt want to win next year? a. A silver medal b. A gold medal c. Lots of money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cat Records World’s Loudest Purr Sometimes when I’m happy, I like to whistle! 我開心的時候，喜歡吹口哨。 Dogs make many different sounds when they’re happy. They pant, bark, or grunt. 狗狗開心的時候會發出不同的聲音。牠們會叫、會喘氣、會發出嗚嗚聲。 Cats purr when they’re happy. But they purr at other times too. Some cats purr when they’re hungry! 貓咪不只是在開心的時候才發出呼嚕聲，有一些貓肚子餓的時候也會。 Kittens purr when they’re a few days old. Then their mom knows they’re okay. Some cats purr when they’re in pain. Purring makes them feel better! 小貓出生沒有幾天就會發出呼嚕聲，貓媽媽就會知道牠們的狀況是好的。有一些貓感到痛的時候也是會發出呼嚕聲，這樣會讓牠們感覺舒服一點。 Bella is a 14-year-old cat in the UK. She lives with the Spink family. Bella’s purrs are very, very loud! Mr. Spink says Bella's purrs are too loud all the time. She's louder than the TV! 英國有一隻14歲的貓Bella，牠的呼嚕聲非常大。主人Spink先生說，牠的聲音有時候比電視還大聲。 The Spinks thought Bella had the loudest purr in the world. They wanted to measure her purr. How loud was it? Someone came to their house with a machine. The machine measured how loud Bella purred. Spink一家覺得Bella的呼嚕聲是全世界最響亮的，他們想要測量牠的聲音，所以請人帶著機器來家裡。 The Spinks were right! Bella has the loudest purr of all living cats. Her purr measures at almost 55 decibels. That’s the same as a boiling kettle! Bella的呼嚕聲接近55分貝，跟水煮開的時候一樣大聲。的確是所有貓咪當中最大聲的。 Bella is a happy cat with the loudest purr of all. What a "purrrrrr-fect" puss! Vocabulary 英國這隻貓呼嚕聲超級大，牠的主人覺得很有趣。 1. loud大聲的、 louder 更大聲 Hey, Kitty, Kitty, I know you’re hungry. 貓咪貓咪，我知道你餓了。 Does she often make loud sounds like that? 她常常叫那麼大聲嗎? Yeah, and that’s not loud. 對，而且那不算大聲。 Really? 真的喔? She can make much louder sounds. 她可以叫得大聲得多。 2. family 家人、家庭 My family doesn’t like it. 我的家人不喜歡。 But I find it fun. 不過我覺得滿好玩的。 3. house 房屋 How much do you understand your cat? 你有多了解你的貓? I can tell if she’s in pain.我可以知道她是不是哪裡痛。 She’ll make faces.她會有表情。 And she likes to walk around the whole house. 而且她喜歡在家裡到處走。 Do you like cats? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. loud大聲的 louder更大聲 family家人、家庭 house房屋 Quiz 1. Why do some cats purr when they’re in pain? a. To feel better b. To feel worse c. To feel warm 2. What family does Bella live with? a. The Swinks b. The Spinks c. The Shinks 3. Which sound measures at almost 55 decibels? a. A whistling man b. A boiling kettle c. A panting dog Answers: 1. a. 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Moving Stairs for Mountain Views Walking for thirty minutes every day is good for you. It can help you be strong and healthy. It’s cheap too. All you need are comfortable shoes. Then you can walk anywhere! 每天走30分鐘有益身心健康。而且你只需要一雙舒適的鞋子，就可以到處走走! Many people like walking a long way on mountains, in forests, and other natural places. This is called "hiking". Taiwan has many beautiful hiking trails. Many of them go up mountains. 很多人喜歡爬山，也會在森林或是其他自然景點走路。這叫做健行，台灣有很多健行步道，大多都通往山上。 But hiking is harder than walking. Some people can’t hike. So they can't see beautiful mountain views. 但是健行比走路困難，無法健行就看不到美麗的山景。 Tianyu Mountain in China is beautiful. But it’s very hard to hike. Hikers hike three mountains to get there! 中國的天嶼山很漂亮，但是它非常難爬。登山客需要翻越三座山才能到達。 A tour company put long escalators on Tianyu Mountain. These moving stairs take people up the mountain. People stand on them and enjoy the view! These escalators are great for older people, families, and people with disabilities. 有一家旅遊公司在天嶼山蓋了一座電動手扶梯，可以直接載人到山上。人們可以搭手扶梯享受美景，對老人、兒童跟身障人士很有幫助。 But some people don’t like them. They say the escalators are ugly. They say enjoying the mountain is not only about the views. It’s also about moving your body and feeling healthy. 但是也有人不喜歡，他們覺得這個手扶梯很難看。還說爬山不只是享受美景，還包括運動，讓人身體健康。 Escalators on mountains are good for some visitors, but bad for others! Vocabulary 到野外健行，除了賞景，也是讓身體強健。 1. feel 感覺 I can’t sleep well these days.我這幾天都睡不好。 I feel tired all the time.我總是覺得累。 2. enjoy 喜歡 Maybe it’s because you watch too much TV? 也許你看太多電視了? But I enjoy watching TV! 可是我很喜歡看電視! Well, come hiking with me in the mountains in Keelung Saturday. 好吧，星期六跟我去走基隆的山。 3. mountain 山 Is it a high mountain? 是高山嗎? No, but it does take some climbing. 不是，但確實需要爬山。 I don’t like climbing. 我不喜歡爬山。 It’ll help you sleep better.會讓你睡得比較好。 4. view 景觀 And the view is beautiful! 而且景觀很棒! Do we get to see the ocean? 看得到大海嗎? The ocean and vast grasslands. 大海，還有大片綠草。 今天的單字你記住了幾個? feel感覺 enjoy喜歡 mountain山 view景觀 Quiz 1. What is “hiking"? a. Walking every day b. Walking a long way c. Walking in Taiwan 2. Where is Tianyu Mountain? a. Chad b. Chile c. China 3. What are “escalators"? a. Comfortable shoes b. Mountains c. Moving stairs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Teacher Sets Social Studies Record Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the best in the world. 你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。 Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for teaching social studies the longest. Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。 What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures. 什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。 And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see… 76 minus 23 is 53! Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書，他現在76歲了。一共教了53年! Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has been at one school for all these years! 他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年! Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II. 為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢? 因為他很喜歡歷史，在他小的時候，他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。 So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too! 所以在他11歲的時候，就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師! Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history, and he loves teaching! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位社會科老師教同一門學科，教了五十多年，樂此不疲。 1. war 戰爭。 When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的? Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎? 2. history 歷史。 No! Too early. 不對，太早了。 Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了，我的歷史不好。But history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了! 3. most 最。 I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。 That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。 4. grow up 長大。 What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼? 我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。 來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does "set a record" mean? A: Do something the most or best B: Teach social studies well C: Study history and cultures 2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher? A: 23 B: 53 C: 76 3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history? A: His teacher B: His old student C: His father Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wearable Robot Helps Runners Go Faster We use machines all the time. Here are some ways. We drive cars. We send texts on phones. We watch videos on TVs, computers, and tablets. 我們隨時都在使用機器。例如說我們開車；我們也用手機傳送簡訊；在電視、電腦跟平板看影片。 Some machines copy what people do. These machines are called "robots". 有一些機器可以模仿人類的動作，它們叫做機器人。 Robots in movies look like people. But most robots look very different! An automatic vacuum cleaner is a robot. It copies how people clean floors. A self-checkout machine in a supermarket is a robot. It copies everything a cashier does. 電影裡的機器人看起來很像人類，但是大多數的機器人看起來不像。像是掃地機器人模仿人類清理地板。超級市場的自助收銀台模仿收銀員會做的事。 Do you know about wearable robots? They help people move. Some wearable robots are for people with disabilities. These robots make their lives easier. Other wearable robots make people's arms or backs stronger. These robots help people lift very heavy things. 那你知道穿戴式機器人嗎? 它們幫助人類行動。有一些幫助身障人士，讓他們的生活更輕鬆。也有一些讓人類的手臂跟背更強壯，幫助他們提起重物。 Scientists in South Korea invented a new wearable robot. It helps people run faster! 南韓的科學家發明新的穿戴式機器人，讓人跑得更快! Runners wear this robot on their back, hips, and legs. When they take a step, the robot pulls their back leg forward. That makes runners go faster! 把它穿在背上、臀部跟腿上。當人跨出步伐的時候，這個機器人會拉著後腳向前動，讓人跑得更快。 Robots are everywhere! They're in our homes and on our streets. And now they can be on our legs too! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 現在的機器人，有各種各樣的形式，出現在許多不同的地方。 1. different 不同的。 Hey, check out this robot I've just got. 你看我剛才買的這個機器人。 You call this a robot? 你把這叫做機器人? It sure looks different.看起來真不一樣。 2. do 做。 I know, but it's very smart.我知道，不過它很聰明。 Smarter than your computer? 比你的電腦還聰明? Yeah, it can do a lot of things.對，它可以做很多事。 3. faster 比較快的。 Like what?比如說什麼? Like telling me when an earthquake will happen.比如說告訴我地震什麼時候來，faster than anyone else. 比其他人都快。 4. clean 清掃。 Wow, what else can it do? 哇，它還會做什麼? With its two arms, it can clean up the kitchen for me. 它還可以用兩隻手臂幫我清理廚房。 What do you want your robots to do? different不同的 do做 faster比較快的 clean清掃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Which machines copy people? A: Cars B: TVs C: Robots 2. What do wearable robots help us do? A: To think B: To move C: To send texts 3. Where was the new wearable robot invented? A: Japan B: North Korea C: South Korea Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Hospital for Seals What animal do you hear? Is it a dog? No, it’s not a dog. It’s a seal. 這是什麼動物的叫聲呢?是狗嗎?不是喔!是海豹的聲音。 Seals are cool animals. They swim very well. Some can make human sounds! 海豹是一種很酷的動物。牠們很會游泳，有一些還會發出人類的聲音。 But some seals get hurt. Sometimes boat motors cut them… Sometimes fishing nets catch them. Poor seals! 不過海豹有時候會被漁船的馬達割傷，也會被漁網困住。 Lizzi lives in the UK. She loves seals. She helps seals that are hurt. She made a hospital for seals… in her house! Two seals were in a room and four seals were in her garage! 住在英國的Lizzi 很喜歡海豹。 她甚至把自己家改成海豹醫院，幫助受傷的海豹。 But many seals get hurt. She needed a bigger hospital to help more seals. So she, her husband, and others built a seal hospital! When these seals are better, people take them back to the ocean. 但是還是有很多受傷的海豹，她需要更大的醫院。所以她跟其他人一起打造了海豹醫院。當海豹身體狀況比較好的時候，就會被送回大海。 Baby seals are called pups. Sometimes pups can't find their mothers. They can't get food. They get weak. Lizzi helps them for a while. 海豹寶寶叫做 pups。那些找不到媽媽的小海豹，會因為沒有食物而變得很虛弱。Lizzi也幫助牠們。 Then she takes them to a bigger place that takes care of pups. When these seals are older, people take them back to the ocean too. 她把海豹寶寶帶到更大的地方照顧，等到牠們長大一點就會被送回海裡。 Lizzi got an award for helping seals. Thank you, Lizzi! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary Lizzi盡一切力量來幫助受傷的海豹，讓牠們重返大海。 1. catch 捕捉 I wonder if I can raise a pet seal.我在想能不能養海豹當寵物。 In your bathtub like in some movies? 養在你的浴缸裡，像有些電影那樣嗎? Where would you catch one in the first place? 你首先要怎麼抓一隻海豹呢? 2. take care of 照顧 Yeah, that would be a problem.對，那確實是個問題。 And how do you plan to take care of a baby seal? 而且你要怎麼照顧海豹寶寶? I have no answer to any of your questions.你的問題我都答不出來。 3. better 比較好的 Maybe I should just call Taipei Zoo and ask them. 也許我應該打電話問台北動物園。 I have a better idea. 我有更好的主意。 Let’s go to the zoo tomorrow. 我們明天就去動物園。 To see the seals? Wonderful! 去看海豹嗎? 太好了! 請跟我一起讀這些單字。 catch捕捉 take care of照顧 better比較好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Lizzi use her home for? a. A seal playground b. A seal school c. A seal hospital 2. What are baby seals called? a. Cubs b. Dogs c. Pups 3. What did Lizzi get for helping seals? a. An award b. Lots of money c. A free boat Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cats Can Make Many Faces Do you like cats?* *Many people like them. Lots of people have a pet cat. 你喜歡貓嗎?很多人喜歡貓也把牠們當寵物。 But when people look at their cat's face, do they know what it's feeling? Is their cat making a happy face? Is it making a sad face? Who knows? 但是人們看著貓咪的臉的時候，他們會知道貓有什麼樣的情緒嗎? 牠是在做開心的表情，還是悲傷的表情呢? People are still learning how to understand the faces cats make. But now scientists know cats make many kinds of faces. 人們還在學習如何了解貓咪的表情，但是現在科學家知道牠們可以做很多種表情。 How do they know that? Scientists studied 53 cats in a cat cafe. They saw the cats make many faces. The scientists studied the faces the cats made when they were near other cats. 他們是怎麼知道的呢?科學家在一間貓咪咖啡廳研究店裡的53隻貓，觀察這些貓互相靠近的時候，有什麼表情。 Cats can move their eyes, ears and whiskers. They can open their mouths and lick their noses. There are about 20 more ways cats can move the muscles in their faces. 貓咪可以動牠們的眼睛、耳朵跟鬍鬚，可以張開嘴巴跟舔鼻子。除了這些之外，貓咪還有快20種的方式動牠們的臉部肌肉。 Scientists learned cats use these ways to make almost three hundred faces! Most of the faces are friendly. Cats can smile! But cats also make some angry faces. And they make some faces that scientists cannot understand at all. 用這些方式科學家發現貓咪可以做出幾乎300種的表情。大多是友善的表情，也有生氣的表情，還有很多科學家還不了解的表情。 Cats make many faces. Can you understand all of them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家說貓咪表情豐富，但是人類多半不了解那些表情是什麼意思。 1. nose鼻子 Look at that cat. What’s it doing? 你看那隻貓在做什麼? I think it’s laughing at us. 我覺得牠在嘲笑我們。 Why? 為什麼? Look at its mouth and nose. 你看牠的嘴跟鼻子。 2. move 移動 See how they move? 你看到牠的嘴跟鼻子怎麼動嗎? That doesn’t mean it’s laughing.那並不表示牠在笑。 3. angry 生氣的 You’re right. Maybe it’s angry. 說得對，也許牠在生氣。 No, when a cat is angry, it would hiss. 不對，貓生氣的時候會發嘶嘶聲。 Since when do you know so much about cats? 你什麼時候這麼懂貓? 4. feel 感覺 I don’t. 我其實不懂。 Cats make me feel uneasy. 貓讓我覺得不安。 They seem to be watching me. 牠們好像在監視我。 Do you have a pet cat? nose鼻子 move移動 angry生氣的 feel感覺 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did scientists study the cats? a. A cat cafe b. A pet store c. A street 2. What can cats lick? a. Their eyes b. Their ears c. Their noses 3. How many faces can cats make? a. Almost 20 b. Almost 100 c. Almost 300 Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ NASA is the USA's space agency. Its job is to learn about space. But space is very big! It has millions and billions of planets, stars, moons, and many other things! 美國太空總署NASA的職責是了解外太空。廣闊的太空有億萬顆行星、恆星、衛星，還有很多其他的東西! NASA sends people into space. These people are called "astronauts". Astronauts help us learn about living in space. NASA會派人到外太空。這些人叫做「太空人」，幫助我們了解太空生活。 Dr. Rubio is an astronaut. NASA sent him into space for six months. But then … a space rock hit his spaceship! Rubio博士是一名太空人。NASA派他到國際太空站6個月。但是有一顆太空岩石打到了他的太空船。 After that, his spaceship didn't work well. So Dr. Rubio had no spaceship to fly home in! He had to wait for a new spaceship from NASA. But NASA didn't have a spaceship ready yet. Dr. Rubio had to wait six more months to go home. 他的太空船沒有辦法正常運作，無法回到地球。Rubio博士必須等待新的太空船，但是NASA沒有預備好的太空船，他要再多等6個多月才能回家。 Dr. Rubio said being stuck in space was hard. He wanted to see his family and friends. He was stuck in space for 371 days. That's longer than other US astronauts! He set a new record by accident! Rubio 博士說因為在外太空很辛苦。他想見到家人跟朋友。他被困在外太空371天，比其他的美國太空人都還要久，意外地破了紀錄。 Dr. Rubio was stuck in space for more than a year! He's back on Earth now. He's safe. Phew! Welcome home, Dr. Rubio! ________________________________________ Vocabulary Rubio原本六個月就可以回家，卻在太空站待了一年。 1. job 工作 This poor guy! 可憐的傢伙! Can you imagine living in space for so many days? 你能想像住在太空那麼多天嗎? Well, that's his job.那是他的工作。 And there were other astronauts. 而且還有別的太空人。 2. star 恆星 If I were him, I would go out and spacewalk every day. 如果我是他，我會每天都出去太空漫步。 And watch the stars and moon? 看著星星月亮嗎? It would be boring after just one week. 一個星期之後你就會厭煩了。 3. rock 石頭 And there are space rocks, too.而且還有太空碎石。 They may hit you and hurt you. 可能會打到你，讓你受傷。 4. planet 行星 Come to think of it, planet Earth is the best place to live. 這麼想來，我們的行星地球還是最好的地方。 No doubt about that. 毫無疑問是那樣。 這些單字很好用。 job工作 star恆星 rock石頭 planet行星 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the USA's space agency? a. Astronauts b. Space rock c. NASA 2. How many days was Dr. Rubio stuck in space? a. 173 b. 371 c. 731 3. Where is Dr. Rubio now? a. The moon b. A new spaceship c. Earth Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Man Goes to Every Country without Flying Thor, a man from Denmark, went on a long trip. He went to every country in the world! That's 203 countries! Other people who did this used planes. But Thor didn't use planes. He wanted to do something new. 來自丹麥的索爾造訪過世界上每一個國家，一共有203個。通常大家是坐飛機環遊世界，但索爾並沒有這麼做。 Thor had 650 Taiwan dollars to use every day. This money was for a place to sleep, food, and taxis, buses, trains, and boats! 索爾每天有650塊台幣，花在住宿、食物、計程車、公車、火車跟船。 Thor made new friends everywhere. He learned what people eat, what they do, where they go, what they think, and more. 索爾到處交朋友，學習不同地方的人吃什麼、做什麼、想什麼、去哪一些地方。 Thor had some hard times. Because of COVID, he was in Hong Kong for two years! He was on ships in bad weather. Another time, he got very sick. Sometimes he slept outside. But he didn't go home. 但是索爾也有困頓的時候。因為疫情，他被困在香港兩年。也曾經在惡劣的天氣下坐船。也有生病的時候，有時候還睡在戶外，但是他都沒有回家。 Taiwan was Thor's 179th country! He learned how Taiwan cares for both its people and other countries. He said Taiwan has a big heart. 台灣是他造訪的第179個國家! 他學到台灣如何照顧人民跟其他的國家，他說台灣很有愛心。 Thor's trip took ten years. He went 420,000 kilometers. Wow! Going to the moon is shorter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 索爾環遊全世界，什麼交通工具都用了，就是不曾搭飛機。 1. trip 旅行 I'm planning a great trip next year! 我正在計畫明年偉大的旅行。 What wild ideas do you have this time? 你這回有什麼異想天開的主意? I'll be going to Iraq, Iran and Jordan. 我要去伊拉克，伊朗和約旦。 2. country 國家 They are all Muslim countries. 那些都是回教國家。 And they're also countries with ancient histories. 也是有古老歷史的國家。 3. train 火車 So you'll travel alone? 所以你一個人去? Because I'm certainly not going. 因為我是一定不會去的。 No problem.沒問題。 I'll fly there, and take the train.我會飛去，然後坐火車。 4. bad 壞的 You may end up riding a camel. 結果你可能騎駱駝。 Come on! It won't be that bad.好啦，不會那麼糟的。 Do you like taking a trip abroad? trip旅行 country國家 train火車 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many countries did Thor visit? a. 203 b. 420 c. 650 2. Why was Thor in Hong Kong for two years? a. New friends b. COVID c. Bad weather 3. What was Thor's 179th country? a. Thailand b. Tanzania c. Taiwan Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Stuck on Eiffel Tower, Man Says Marry Me Do you know what the Eiffel Tower is? It’s a very tall tower in Paris, France. Millions of people visit it every year. Many visitors take the glass elevators to the top floor. It is 276 meters up! Visitors can see beautiful views of Paris. 你知道什麼是艾菲爾鐵塔嗎? 它是在法國巴黎的一座高塔。每一年都有上百萬人參觀，遊客會搭玻璃電梯到高達276公尺的觀景台，俯瞰巴黎的景色。 One day, a man named Amir and a woman named Kat were on the top floor. 有一天，一對情侶Amir跟Kat在鐵塔上的觀景台。 On the outside of the tower, another man started climbing up! That’s very dangerous! Climbers can fall! 有另外一個人在鐵塔外攀爬，這非常危險，他很有可能會掉下去! This climber did not fall. But people were very worried. So the Eiffel Tower closed until the climber was safe. The elevators stopped. 幸好攀爬的人沒有掉下去，但是很擔心，所以艾菲爾鐵塔關閉， 電梯也停了，直到攀爬的人安全。 Amir and Kat and the other visitors were stuck on the top floor! They waited for the elevators to start. Then Amir had an idea. Amir跟 Kat 還有其他的旅客被困在觀景台。在等待電梯恢復使用的時候，Amir有一個想法。 He asked Kat to marry him. And she said yes! That’s so romantic! Amir向 Kat 求婚，Kat也答應了！ 真是太浪漫了！ And what happened to the climber? Firefighters came. They made him stop climbing. The police took him away. 那攀爬的人後來怎麼樣呢? 消防員阻止他繼續攀爬，而警察把他帶走。 It’s a bad idea to climb the outside of the Eiffel Tower. But being stuck at the top gave Amir a good idea! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在舉世聞名的艾菲爾鐵塔上求婚，真是太浪漫了! elevator 電梯。 Oh, no, what’s happening? 糟了，出了什麼事? Why isn’t the elevator moving? 為什麼電梯不動了? Let me press some buttons. 我來按一些按鈕。No, that didn’t work. 沒有用。 fall 掉落。 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦? Just wait, I think.我想就等等吧。 What if nobody comes to rescue us? 要是沒人來救我們呢? What if we fall? 要是我們掉下去呢? people 人們。 Don’t panic. People will come. 別慌張，會有人來的。 But we’re stuck here now. 但是我們現在被困在這裡了。 idea 主意。 I have an idea. Let’s call 119. 我有個主意，我們來打119。 Right! Why didn’t I think of that earlier? 對啊，我怎麼剛剛沒有想到? 這些單字很好記。elevator電梯 fall掉落 people人們 idea主意 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is true about the Eiffel Tower? A: It’s short. B: It has many visitors. C: It’s in China. 2. What did Amir do at the tower? A: Asked Kat to marry him B: Climbed the tower C: Said yes to Kat 3. What made the tower close? A: Elevators B: Too many people C: A climber Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Christmas is here in New Taipei City! From today until New Year's Day, you can go to Christmasland! At this festival, see Santa Bear and his friends: a snowman, a gingerbread man, a rabbit, and … macarons! 新北市要來迎接聖誕節! 從今天起到元旦，你可以去新北耶誕城喔! 這個活動我們可以看到桑塔熊跟他的夥伴雪人、薑餅人、兔子，還有馬卡龍! People love Christmasland's lights. There are sooooo many! The lights go on at 5:30 p.m. Many lights are cute! Many are beautiful! 大家都喜歡耶誕城的多種燈飾，很多燈都很可愛也很漂亮，燈飾亮燈的時間從五點半開始。 New Taipei City Hall Square's lights are about a "Sweet Xmas Party". There's a Christmas tree light. It turns into a matcha tea cake! It has a 5-minute light show. The show is every 30 minutes. 新北市民廣場燈光主題是⸢甜蜜耶誕派對⸥， 將耶誕樹打造成抹茶蛋糕。每30分鐘就有5分鐘的燈光秀。 Banqiao Railway Station's lights are about sweets too. "Sweets Town" has a candy house and a big pink donut! There are many cute desserts! 板橋車站站前廣場也很甜蜜。主題⸢甜點小鎮⸥有一個粉紅色的大甜甜圈，還有其他的可愛的甜點。 In Wanping Park, there's a famous cat and his friends. They have a fun Christmas party every night. 萬坪公園每一個晚上有知名的卡通貓跟他的朋友一起開派對! The biggest gingerbread man in Taiwan lights up Fuzhong Plaza's "Gingerbread World"! Some streets and footbridges have many, many beautiful lights too! 府中廣場的⸢薑餅樂園⸥ 有全台灣最大的薑餅人燈飾，有一些街道跟橋也有很多漂亮燈飾。 There's so much to see! Let Christmasland in New Taipei City light up your holidays! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 今年的新北市歡樂耶誕城，耶誕燈飾跟以往都不一樣。 1. dessert 甜點 Have you tried the macarons at that dessert shop? 你有吃過那家甜點店的馬卡龍嗎? No. I often find macarons too sweet. 沒有，我經常覺得馬卡龍太甜了。 2. cake 蛋糕 That’s true.那是真的。 Well, then you should try their bitter chocolate cake. 那你應該嚐嚐他們的苦巧克力蛋糕。 It’s wonderful! 很棒的。 3. tea 茶 So you’ve had that too? 那你也吃過了? Yeah, I have a weakness for dessert.對，我就是愛甜點。 I like to have it with tea.我喜歡吃甜點配茶。 4. candy 糖果 I’d rather just have some simple candies. 我寧願只吃一點簡單的糖果。 你喜歡吃甜點嗎? dessert甜點 cake蛋糕 tea茶 candy糖果 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Christmasland? a. Taipei City b. New Taipei City c. Tainan City 2. What do people love at Christmasland? a. The lights b. Christmas presents c. Santa Claus 3. What’s at Wanping Park? a. A macaron b. A cat c. A gingerbread man Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Island Floats We live on an island.* *Islands have water all around them. Oceans, seas, and many lakes and rivers have islands in them. 我們住在島上，島嶼四面環繞著海水。很多的海洋、湖泊跟河流上都有島嶼。 Do islands float like a boat? Most islands are connected to the earth. They don’t float. Does Taiwan float? No, it doesn’t. But some small islands float. And some of them float too much! 島嶼會跟船一樣浮在水面上嗎？大多數的島嶼都連著地殼，不會浮在水上。台灣島也不會。但是一些小島確實會浮在水面上，還漂浮得很厲害。 There's a big floating island in a small lake. It's in Wisconsin, a state in the USA. It has trees. The wind in the trees makes the island move. This is a problem. 美國威斯康辛州的一座小湖泊有個很大的漂浮島。島上的樹跟風會讓它移動，造成問題。 Almost every year, the island floats too close to a bridge. Then boats can’t go under the bridge. They can't go to the other side of the lake. There isn't another way! 幾乎每一年這座島都會太靠近橋，堵住了船隻從橋底下通過的通道。又沒有其他的路線可以到湖的另一邊。 So about 25 boats come at one time. They push the island away from the bridge! 於是25艘船會一起開過來，把漂浮島推開。 Why don't people make the island into smaller islands? Well, many kinds of animals live there. So Wisconsin says people cannot do this. 那為什麼不把這座島弄成多個小島呢？因為島上有很多動物棲息，所以不可以這麼做喔！ It's a good thing Taiwan doesn't float! We don't have enough boats to push it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一座會漂浮的小島，對當地居民造成了困擾。 1. lake 湖 Could you imagine living on an island? 你能想像住在島上嗎? We are living on an island! 我們是住在島上。 No, a small island in a lake. 不，是湖上的小島。 2. live 居住 Oh, like Lalu Island in Sun Moon Lake? 像是日月潭的拉魯島嗎? Yeah, you could live there and go swimming whenever you want. 對啊，你可以住在那裏，想游泳隨時都可以。 3. boat 船 So you have an island for sale? 所以你有一座島要賣? No, I only have a boat.不是，我只有一艘船。 4. every year 每年。 And you plan to visit me on this island by boat? 而你打算坐船來島上看我? Yeah, but I can only do it once every year. 但是我每年只能看你一次。 來跟我一起讀單字。 lake湖 live居住 boat船 every year每年 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Does Taiwan float like a boat? a. No b. Yes c. Sometimes 2. What does the floating island go too close to? a. Other islands b. A lake c. A bridge 3. Why do boats push the island? a. To have fun b. To make trees tall and strong c. To let boats go to the lake’s other side Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Chickens Like Classical Music What kind of music is this? It's classical music. Many people like classical music. Some dogs like it too. Do you know what other animals like classical music? Chickens! 很多人喜歡古典音樂，有一些狗狗也喜歡。但你知道還有哪一些動物喜歡古典音樂嗎？就是雞！ New Zealand has a famous group of musicians. They play music in very nice places. Some of these musicians played at a chicken farm! They played classical music outside. They played for thousands of chickens! 紐西蘭有一群有名的音樂家。他們多半在富麗堂皇的地方表演，他們之中有一些人在養雞場，對著成千上萬隻的雞演奏古典音樂。 Did the chickens like classical music? Yes! The musicians started playing. And the chickens came closer to the musicians! They didn't run away! Playing music for them made the musicians happy. 雞喜歡聽古典音樂嗎？是的，音樂家開始演奏的時候，雞沒有跑走，還會靠近，音樂家也很開心為牠們演奏。 This music was written for chickens. They don't like music with loud bangs. They don't like drums. So this music is peaceful. 雞不喜歡大聲的音樂，也不喜歡鼓。所以這首為雞寫的曲子很平和。 Why did the musicians play classical music for these chickens? Well, the farmers wanted their chickens to have a good life. These farmers care about them. Now these farmers will keep playing classical music for them! 這些音樂家為什麼要為雞演奏呢？因為雞農希望這些動物過得好，現在雞農會繼續播放音樂給牠們聽。 Playing classical music is nice for chickens. They like it. How about playing jazz for giraffes … or rock and roll for rabbits? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 動物也喜歡音樂，而這群紐西蘭音樂家，喜歡演奏音樂給雞聽。 1. peaceful 和平的 Hmmmm, very nice music! 真好聽的音樂。 Yes, it makes me feel peaceful every time I listen to it. 對，我每次聽都覺得很安寧。 2. like 喜歡 So you like classical music? 所以你喜歡古典音樂? I like some of it, not all. 有一些我喜歡，不是全部。 Violin solos make me sleepy. 小提琴獨奏就讓我想睡覺。 3. kind 種類 How about you? What kind of music do you enjoy? 你呢，你喜歡哪種音樂? I enjoy pop music, like Lady Gaga or Beyonce's songs. 我喜歡流行音樂，比如說女神卡卡或是碧昂絲的歌。 4. play 播放 I like them, too. 我也喜歡。 Sometimes I play pop songs on YouTube when I'm doing house chores. 有時候我做家事會播YouTube的流行歌曲。 今天你學到哪些單字? peaceful和平的 like喜歡 kind種類 play播放 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of music do chickens like? a. Peaceful music b. Music with loud bangs c. Music with drums 2. What did the chickens do when they heard the music? a. Ran away b. Laid eggs c. Came closer 3. How did the musicians feel about playing music for chickens? a. Sad b. Happy c. Angry Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hide and Seek with Taiwan’s Big Cats Let’s play hide and seek! I’ll count. You hide. Find somewhere I can't see you. Ready? Go! 我們一起玩捉迷藏吧！我來當鬼，你去找個我看不到你的地方。 3 … 2 … 1! Ready or not, here I come! … Hey! Where did you go?! Hmm … I found you! I win! Hide and seek is so fun! How about playing hide and seek with an elephant? That's too easy, right? How about playing with a mouse? That's too hard! 跟大象一起玩捉迷藏太容易了，但是跟一隻老鼠玩就很困難。 How about playing hide and seek with a cat? Cats move quietly. They’re very good climbers. And their fur helps them hide. 那跟貓一起玩躲貓貓呢？牠們很會爬，還有保護色。 Taiwan has a big cat called the Formosan clouded leopard. It’s very good at hiding. People have looked for it for 150 years! 台灣有一種大型貓科動物叫做台灣雲豹。牠們很會躲，人們已經花了150年找牠們。 The National Taiwan Museum made a kids’ book. It’s about the Formosan clouded leopard. It’s written in Taiwanese and Mandarin. Guess what it’s called … “Hide and Seek”! 國立臺灣博物館分別以中文跟台語，製作了一本關於台灣雲豹的繪本，書名就叫做「捉迷藏」。 Now it's on an important kids’ booklist, the “White Ravens 2023 List”. People around the world use it to find books for kids. 這本書入選2023年的白烏鴉獎，很多人都從得獎名單裡面幫小孩找適合的童書。 Now more kids everywhere will read about Taiwan's Formosan clouded leopard! I can’t wait to read this book! Vocabulary 台灣雲豹行蹤隱密，讓人類怎麼也找不到牠。 1. hide 躲藏 I didn’t like playing hide and seek when I was little. 我小時候不喜歡玩捉迷藏。Neither did I. 我也不喜歡。 I never knew where to hide. 我都不知道要躲去哪裡。 2. find 找到 Me too.我也是。 We lived in an old house. 我們住在老房子。 All the hiding places were dark. 所有躲藏的地方都很黑。 But I didn’t want to be found. 但是我不想被找到。 3. hard 困難的 Once I even climbed up a tree. 我有一次甚至爬到樹上。 That’s hard for a little kid! 對小孩來說太難了! It was okay. 還好。 4. look for 尋找 Everybody was looking for me, but I stayed on the tree. 每個人都在找我，但是我就待在樹上。 For a long time? 待了很久嗎? Yes, because I didn’t know how to come down. 對，因為我不知道怎麼爬下樹。 Have you ever played hide and seek? hide躲藏 find找到 hard困難的 look for尋找 Quiz 1. What has been hiding for 150 years? a. The Formosan clouded elephant b. The Formosan clouded leopard c. The Formosan clouded mouse 2. Who made the book “Hide and Seek”? a. White Ravens b. Taiwan c. A museum 3. What language is the book “Hide and Seek” written in? a. Taiwanese and Mandarin b. Mandarin and English c. English and German Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dog Saves Boy Are dogs people’s best friends? There's a great dog named Axel. He lives with a boy named Gabriel and Gabriel’s mom and dad. 狗狗是人類的好朋友嗎? 有一隻狗叫Axel，牠跟一個叫Gabriel的小男孩，還有Gabriel的爸爸媽媽住在一起。 One morning, Axel woke up Gabriel’s mom and dad with his paws. Pat, pat, pat, pat! He pawed and pawed them. 有一天早上，Axel用腳掌不停地拍Gabriel的爸爸媽媽，要搖醒他們。 It was five o’clock in the morning! They thought he wanted to go outside. But he didn’t want to go out of the house. 那時候才早上五點，他們以為Axel 想出去玩，但是牠並不是要出門。 Axel ran to Gabriel’s bedroom. He pawed and pawed Gabriel’s bedroom door. He did not leave Gabriel's door. Axel跑到Gabriel的房門前，不肯走。 Gabriel’s mom and dad went into Gabriel’s bedroom. Oh, no! Something was the matter with Gabriel! He needed to go to the hospital. Gabriel 的父母進到他的房間，發現兒子不對勁，需要趕緊送醫院。 Gabriel’s parents called the emergency number. They asked for an ambulance. The ambulance took Gabriel to the hospital. Doctors found out what was the matter with Gabriel. They saved his life. But they said Axel also helped save Gabriel’s life! 醫生找到了原因，把他救了回來。Gabriel 的父母說，Axel幫忙救他們的兒子一命! Now Gabriel is getting better every day. And Axel is with Gabriel all the time. So are dogs people's best friends? Well, Axel is Gabriel's best friend! Good boy, Axel! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明的狗狗，懂得如何替小主人求救。 1. run 跑 What’s the matter? 怎麼了? You look so pale! 你看起來臉色蒼白! I ran a full marathon this morning. 我今天早上跑了全馬拉松。 What? Why did you do that? 什麼? 你為什麼要那樣? 2. need 需要 I needed to exercise. 我需要運動。 Not that much! 不能運動那麼多! Anyway, you should go see a doctor now. 無論如何，你現在應該去看醫生。 3. hospital 醫院 No, no, no. I don’t want to go to the hospital. 不要不要，我不要去醫院。 I’ll take you there. 我帶你去。 4. emergency 緊急 You need emergency care.你需要緊急醫療。 No, I don’t. 我不需要。 And I hate the emergency room! 而且我討厭急診室! All I need is to go to my bedroom and sleep. 我需要的只是去臥室睡覺。 今天的單字很有用喔! run跑 need需要 hospital醫院 emergency緊急 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What time did Axel wake up Gabriel’s mom and dad one morning? a. 3 o’clock b. 5 o’clock c. 7 o’clock 2. Why did Axel wake up Gabriel’s mom and dad? a. To go outside b. To help Gabriel c. To play 3. What did Axel do at Gabriel’s bedroom door? a. Pawed it b. Opened it c. Sat down Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scientists Make a Strong and Weak Glue What’s glue? It’s sticky stuff. It holds things together. Glue is useful. When we make something, sometimes we glue things together. When we break something, sometimes we can glue the parts together again. 膠水很實用。我們做東西用得到，或是打破東西要黏起來，都用得到。 But there’s one bad thing about glue. It’s hard to take things apart again. 但是膠水有個缺點，一旦把東西黏在一起就很難再分開。 Scientists in Japan made a new glue. It’s strong.* *AND it lets us take things apart! We can use it again and again too. 日本科學家發明了一種新的膠水。它很黏，但是要拆開也可以，就能反複使用。 This glue uses two lights*. *One light makes it strong. Then it holds things together very well.The other light makes it weak. Then we can take things apart. 這個膠水利用兩種光，一種可以讓膠水變黏，另一種可以讓它失去黏性。 Sometimes we can use these things again. Sometimes our city can recycle them! This glue helps us waste less. 這樣我們就能重複利用東西，也可以回收，減少浪費。 This glue makes changes easy too. Maybe you glued your favorite singer’s picture onto a wall. But now you have a new favorite! Use one light. Goodbye, old favorite! Use the other light. Hello, new favorite! 這種黏膠讓人容易變來變去。你之前可能在牆上貼了某一位歌星的照片，但現在喜歡別的歌手。那就用光照射。再見，舊照片。然後用另外一種光照射，新照片，你好。 We can change this glue from strong to weak and weak to strong. This helps us to waste less. That’s great for the earth! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 神奇的黏膠，該黏的時候黏，也可以讓它不黏。 1. take apart (金屬聲)拆開 Are you taking that old toy apart? 你在拆那個舊玩具? Yeah, I’d like to see if I can make something new. 我想看能不能做成新東西。 2. together 一起 But I like that plane very much! 但是我很喜歡那架飛機! I’m sorry. I didn’t know that. 真抱歉，我不知道。 I can put it back together again. 我可以再把它黏回去。 3. glue 膠水、黏 No, you can’t! It won’t be the same. 你做不到，它就是不一樣了。 Yes it will. 是一樣的。 All I need to do is glue the wings back.我只需要把翅膀黏回去。 4. strong 堅固的 You see, this glue is strong. 你看，這個膠水很牢。 I don’t think it can hold the wings for long. 我覺得它沒有辦法黏住翅膀多久。 Do you like to take things apart? take apart拆開 together一起 glue膠水 strong堅固的 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quiz 1. What does glue do? a. Holds things together b. Takes things apart c. Recycles things 2. Who made the new glue in Japan? a. Teachers b. Glue companies c. Scientists 3. What makes the new glue strong? a. A light b. Water c. A picture Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wedding Picture Is Full of Garbage I am looking at a wedding picture in the newspaper. The bride is so beautiful! Her wedding dress is beautiful too! The groom is so handsome! But - hey! Where are they? 我正在看報紙上的結婚照，照片裡的新娘很漂亮、新郎也很帥氣，可是這張照片是在哪裡拍的呢? In many wedding pictures, the bride and groom are somewhere nice. Maybe they're at a lake, a park, or a garden. But this bride and groom went to … a dump!? 很多新人會在美美的地方拍婚紗照，但是這張照片居然是在一座垃圾場拍的！ What’s a dump? It’s where a lot of garbage goes. What’s garbage? It’s what we throw away: old food, old clothes, and many other things we don’t want. Dump 是垃圾場，也就是垃圾garbage集中的地方。 The bride and groom went to a dump in Nantou. It has a very big mountain of garbage! It gets fifty thousand kilograms of new garbage every day! It's dirty and smells bad! 這對新人去南投垃圾場拍照，那裡有一座很大的垃圾山。每天有5萬公斤的垃圾倒入這個垃圾場。 Taiwan has too much garbage.* *There is nowhere good to take it. The bride wanted to show their friends this. She wanted them to make less garbage at her wedding. 台灣有太多的垃圾，都沒有什麼好地方可以拿去丟。新娘想給她朋友看，讓他們知道她要在她的婚禮上減少垃圾。 Now a picture of the bride, the groom, and the garbage mountain is on the Internet. Everyone can see it! Now the bride wants everyone to make less garbage. Let's try for Taiwan! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這對新人不惜在垃圾堆上拍結婚照，好提醒大家減少垃圾。 1. garbage 垃圾 Wow, that’s quite a lot of garbage! 哇，好多垃圾。 I know. I don’t understand how we can produce so much trash. 我知道，我也搞不懂我們怎麼會製造這麼多的垃圾。 You must cook every day? 你一定每天做菜? I do cook a lot. 我是做很多吃的。 2. throw away 丟掉 People often throw away a lot of things when cooking. 做飯時常常會扔掉一堆東西。 That’s true! Plastic wrapping, egg shells, old vegetable leaves… 是真的，塑膠包裝啦，蛋殼啦，老掉的蔬菜葉…. 3. food 食物 I throw away food, too. 我也會扔食物。 Especially leftover dishes. 特別是剩菜。 Yeah, fresh things are better. 是啊，新鮮的東西比較好。 Do you throw away many things? 跟我一起讀單字。 garbage垃圾 throw away扔掉 food食物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the bride and groom go? a. A lake b. A park c. A dump 2. What is garbage? a. Things we throw away b. Things we want c. Things we eat 3. What does the bride want everyone to do? a. See Nantou’s mountains b. Make less garbage c. Take wedding pictures Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like beaches? They're fun! You can swim in the ocean. You can relax on the sand. You can watch the sun go down. But be careful! Don't park your car by the ocean! 你喜歡海邊嗎?你可以游泳、在沙灘上放鬆、看夕陽。但是要注意喔! 不要把車停在海邊! That's what a family did. They drove to Waipu Beach in Miaoli around five p.m. one day. They parked their two cars on the beach. Then they went and had fun! 有一天有一個家庭開車到苗栗外埔海灘，他們把兩台車停在海邊，就去玩了! They forgot about the ocean tides! At high tide, the ocean's water goes up three or four meters in Miaoli. At low tide, it goes down. A dry place on the beach can be underwater a few hours later. 他們忘記海水會漲潮。外埔海攤漲潮的時候會上升3或4公尺。退潮的時候會下降。在短短的幾個小時內，海邊乾燥的地方就會被海水淹沒。 The family had fun … and the water went up! Then the cars were IN the ocean! 這個家庭玩得很開心，但是不久後海水漲潮，他們的車就泡在海裡。 The family and other people pushed and pushed the cars. They saved one car. But it was too late for the other car. 他們和其他的人一起推車子，但是只來得及救一台車。 The water didn't go down until the next morning. The family waited to get their car. But it doesn't work now… 隔天早上海水才退潮。他們等到退潮後才去牽車，但是車子發不動了。 So when you go to the beach, be careful about high tide - and your car! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 汽車停得離大海太近，漲潮時就被海水吞沒了。 1. have 有 I really miss our time at the beach last week. 我真想念我們上星期在海灘的時光。 Yeah, we had lots of fun, didn't we? 對啊，我們玩得可開心了。 2. go down 往下 I laughed so hard when Tom's car went down in the ocean! 湯姆的車子掉進海裡時我笑死了! And he had to go underwater to push it. 他還得到水下面去推車。 3. forget 忘記 He totally forgot about the ocean tides. 他完全忘記了海潮。 Yeah, none of us saw the water coming. 對啊，我們也沒有人看到海水來了。 4. relax 放鬆 I'm thinking of going back there next week. 我想下個星期舊地重遊。 Good idea. We can relax on the sand and watch the sunset. 好主意。我們可以在沙灘上徜徉看夕陽。 我們一起來讀單字。 have有 go down往下 forget忘記 relax放鬆 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Waipu Beach? a. Hualien b. Tainan c. Miaoli 2. What made the ocean water go up? a. The wind b. The tide c. A typhoon 3. Why did the family push the cars? a. To save them b. To park them c. To have fun Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Helping Kids Make Friends Sammie helps lonely kids. They feel sad… They need a friend. Sammie helps them find friends! Sammie幫助孤單的孩子交朋友。 How does Sammie help? She gives buddy benches to schools. What are they? Well, buddy means friend. And benches are long seats for two or three people. Buddy benches are seats for friends! Sammie 怎麼幫助他們呢? 她捐好朋友長板凳給學校。Buddy的意思是朋友，Bench 是兩到三個人可以坐的板凳。好朋友板凳就是用來交朋友的。 How do buddy benches work? When a kid feels lonely, she sits on one. Other kids know she needs a friend. They can sit with her or play with her. They can be friends! 小朋友感到孤單的時候，可以坐在好朋友長板凳上，其他的小朋友就會知道她需要朋友，會跟她坐在一起、跟她玩，成為朋友。 Sammie learned about buddy benches when she was eight years old. She wanted a bench for her school. She wanted one that was kind to the Earth. Sammie八歲的時候知道好朋友長板凳，她希望她的學校也有，她也希望能夠對地球友善。 A company takes plastic bottle caps to make plastic benches. So Sammie asked everyone for bottle caps. She got 725 kilograms of caps! That made three buddy benches! 有一家公司把塑膠瓶蓋做成長板凳，所以Sammie跟人家要瓶蓋，收集多達725公斤，然後做了三個長板凳。 Sammie is 14 now. She didn't stop at three benches. She gave more than 200 benches in the USA and one in Africa! And she's still helping! Sammie現在14歲，她收集的瓶蓋在美國做了超過200個這樣的椅子，還有一個在非洲。 Let's have buddy benches in Taiwan and help lonely kids find friends! Vocabulary 坐在好朋友長板凳上，可以讓人知道你需要朋友。 1. sad 悲傷的 Good morning! 早安 ! Hi! What’s the matter? 怎麼了? You look so sad. 你看起來很難過。 Yeah, I do feel a little down today. 對啊，我今天有點心情不好。 2. sit 坐 I can't find anyone to play with. 我找不到人跟我玩。 I need to go to work in 20 minutes. 我二十分鐘後要去上班了。 But I can sit with you for a while. 但我可以跟你坐一會兒。 3. kind 和善的 That’s very kind of you! 你人真好。 So you wanted to play football? 所以你是想玩美式足球? Yeah. 對啊。 4. want 想要 It’s hard to play it all by myself. 很難自己一個人玩。 You’re right. I’d want to play football with a friend too. 你說得對，我也會想跟朋友一起打球。 你記得今天的單字嗎? sad悲傷的 sit坐 kind和善的 want想要 Quiz 1. What is a buddy? a. A chair b. A friend c. A cap 2. What are Sammie’s buddy benches made of? a. Plastic b. Wood c. Metal 3. How many buddy benches did Sammie give to schools? a. Less than 14 b. More than 200 c. 725 Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Artist Fights to Save Art on Old Chewing Gum Do you like chewing gum? Some sugar-free chewing gums can be healthy! They make your teeth whiter, calm you, and stop bad breath. 你喜歡嚼口香糖嗎? 有一些無糖口香糖很健康。它們可以美白牙齒、防止口臭，也可以安撫情緒。 When you finish chewing your gum, do you eat it? Don't do that! It's CHEWING gum! It isn't EATING gum! It goes in the trash, not in you! 嚼完口香糖，你會吞下去嗎? 不可以喔! 你是嚼口香糖，不是吃它! 它應該要進垃圾桶，而不是進到你的身體。 Some people spit their chewing gum onto the ground. It becomes litter. Old chewing gum is sticky, ugly, and bad for the environment. 有一些人把口香糖吐在地上，成了垃圾。嚼過的口香糖又黏又難看，而且破壞環境。 Ben Wilson is an artist from the UK. He paints old chewing gum! He uses bright colors. His pictures are very small. Some have fun messages. Many people ask for special chewing gum pictures. 英國藝術家Ben Wilson 用鮮艷的顏色在口香糖上作畫! 他的作品很小，也很有趣。很多人都跟他要他的藝術作品。 The Millennium Bridge is in London. Thousands of people use this bridge every day. Hundreds of Wilson's bright chewing gum pictures are on the bridge! Kids like to jump from picture to picture! 每天有上萬人走倫敦的千禧橋。橋上有上百件Wilson的作品。 But the bridge needs cleaning. Many of Wilson's chewing gum pictures will go in the trash! He's fighting to keep them safe. 但是千禧橋需要清理，許多Wilson的作品都會被丟進垃圾桶，所以他正在爭取保留。 Wilson takes ugly litter and makes pictures people love. Let's hope he can save them! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 藝術家用吃過的口香糖，黏在橋面上，然後塗上顏色，變成一幅幅小小的畫作。 1. picture 圖畫 You have so many pictures at home! 你家裡有好多畫! Believe it or not, I painted all of them. 信不信由你，它們都是我畫的。 That IS hard to believe! 真難以置信。 2. artist 藝術家 I never knew you were an artist. 我從不知道你是藝術家。 No, I only tried to be one. 沒有啦，我試著做個藝術家而已。 3. color 顏色 So you like bright colors, don't you? 所以你喜歡鮮豔的顏色，對吧? Yeah, yellow and orange are my favorite colors. 對，黃色跟橘色是我最喜歡的。 4. every day 每天 Do you paint every day? 你每天都畫畫嗎? No, I paint when I feel bad. 不，心情不好的時候才畫。 Do you like painting? Let's read the words. picture圖畫 artist藝術家 color顏色 every day每天 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where should old chewing gum go? a. In you b. In the trash c. On the ground 2. What is the chewing gum painter's name? a. Bright Wilson b. Art Wilson c. Ben Wilson 3. What needs cleaning in this story? a. London Bridge b. The Litter Bridge c. The Millennium Bridge Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Capybaras Run Away Do you have a pet? Many people have cats or dogs. These animals are cute and friendly. What other animals are cute and friendly? 你有養寵物嗎? 很多人養貓跟狗，牠們很可愛也很友善。還有哪些動物又可愛又友善呢? Capybaras are! Do you know about capybaras? They look like small pigs. They're fast runners. They can run up to fifty kilometers an hour! 你知道水豚嗎? 牠們看起來像小豬，牠們跑得很快，時速可以到50公里。 Capybaras like water and wet places. They like to swim. They're peaceful too. So some people have pet capybaras. 水豚喜歡水跟濕濕的地方，也喜歡游泳。牠們很溫和，因此很多人養水豚當寵物。 A man in Nantou had two capybaras. They lived outside in a pen. A fence kept the capybaras in the pen. People used a gate to go in and out of the pen. One day, the gate was open. The two capybaras ran away very fast! 南投有個人養了兩隻水豚。他把牠們養在室外的圍欄裡。有一天，圍欄的門沒關，那兩隻水豚飛快地跑走了! The man looked for his pets. But he didn't find them. Where did they run to? 那個人找不到他的寵物，牠們跑去哪裡呢? The man asked people online for help. They helped him find one capybara. She was near a river.* *Maybe she wanted to swim!But the man cannot find the other capybara. 主人在網路上求助，他們在河的附近找到一隻，但是找不到另外一隻水豚。 Capybaras are cute, friendly, and peaceful. But they're very fast too. So be careful! Don't let them run awayyyyyyyy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 人類熱愛自由，動物似乎也一樣。 1. cute 可愛的 Your dog is so cute! 你的狗好可愛! Yeah, Buddy is a nice dog. 對啊，巴弟是好狗。 Right, Buddy? 對不對，巴弟? 2. run away 逃走、跑掉 He likes all my friends.我的朋友牠都喜歡。 And he never runs away. 而且牠從來不跑掉。 Yeah, I remember your last dog, what’s its name…Bennie! Bennie, ran away. 對，我記得你上一隻狗…叫什麼名字，班尼就跑了。 3. fast 快速地 Bennie ran away 3 times.班尼逃走三次。 And I finally lost him.最後我失去了牠。 Did you try to find him? 你有試著去找牠嗎? Yes, but he ran too fast. 有，但是牠跑太快了。 4. pet 寵物 For me, if I want a pet, I’d like to have fish. 我的話，假如我要養寵物，我會養魚。 They don’t run. 牠們不會跑。 一起來讀單字。 cute可愛的 run away逃走、跑掉 fast快速地 pet寵物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where does the man live? a. Taipei b. Nantou c. Yilan 2. What can capybaras do? a. Run fast b. Jump high c. Climb trees 3. How many capybaras did the man lose? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Moon Shakes! What happens in an earthquake? Under our feet, the ground shakes - on the Earth! What about moonquakes? Yup, the ground shakes on the moon! 發生地震的時候，我們腳下的地球震動。那月震呢? 沒錯，就是月球的地面發生震動! Why do moonquakes happen? The moon gets VERY hot during the day. This means it get a little bigger.* *The moon gets VERY cold at night. It gets a little smaller. The moon changes from hot to cold every afternoon. Moonquakes happen then! 為什麼會發生月震呢? 月球白天非常炎熱，月球會稍微膨脹。而夜晚非常寒冷，月球會因此收縮。每到下午，月球的氣溫從熱到冷，就會發生月震。 Scientists studied these moonquakes. They found very small moonquakes too. Why do these happen? Well, many years ago, the USA left a big rocket part there… 科學家研究發現月球也會發生一些微小的月震。為什麼會發生呢? 很多年前，美國在月球留下了一大塊的火箭零件。 It's made of metal. When metal gets very cold, it gets a little smaller.When metal gets very hot, it gets a little bigger.The rocket part changes from cold to hot every morning.Very small moonquakes happen then! 它是金屬做的，金屬會熱脹冷縮。每到早上，火箭零件由冷轉熱，就會發生微小的月震。 Scientists will take many things to the moon. When the heat and cold change there, what will happen to these things? Scientists will study this. 科學家將帶很多東西到月球去研究。他們會研究當月球的溫度發生變化的時候，這些東西會發生什麼事呢? On the moon, big heat and cold changes can make things a little bigger or a little smaller. And they shake the moon! Vocabulary 地球有地震，月球也有月震，而且是熱脹冷縮造成的。 1. earthquake 地震 What’s that? 那是什麼? Oh no, it’s an earthquake! 糟糕，是地震! Should we run? 我們應該跑嗎? No, let’s hide under the table. 不，來躲到桌子底下。 2. bigger 更大的 Wow, this one is big! 哇，這個地震好大! And it’s getting bigger! 還更大了。 I wonder what’s happening. 我想知道發生了什麼事。 3. year 年 The TV says it’s the biggest earthquake in ten years. 電視上說這是十年來最大的地震。 It’s certainly very scary. 真的很嚇人。 4. shake 震動 My books are all on the floor! 我的書都掉到地上了。 It must be because of the shaking.一定是因為震動的關係。 I was shaking for sure.我剛剛是真的在發抖。 Let’s read the vocabulary together. earthquake地震 bigger更大的 year年 shake震動 Quiz 1. What happens when the moon gets very hot? a. It gets bigger. b. It gets smaller. c. It shakes. 2. When is the moon very cold? a. In the morning b. All day c. At night 3. What makes the very small moonquakes happen? a. Earthquakes b. A rocket part c. Our feet Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Blind Farmers Help With Your Rice and Noodles Do you like grains? Some grains are rice, corn, and wheat. 你喜歡穀物嗎? 譬如說米飯、玉米跟小麥。 In Taiwan, we use rice to make braised pork rice. We use cornstarch to make egg crepes, sauces, and fried chicken. We use wheat flour to make noodles for beef noodle soup and buns for pork belly buns. 在台灣，我們用米飯做滷肉飯，用玉米粉做蛋餅、醬料跟炸雞，還用麵粉做牛肉麵跟割包。 Scientists say there's a big group of farmers. The farmers help grow 140 BILLION kilograms of grain every year.* *The biggest grain growers in the world are China, the US, India, and these farmers! 科學家說有一大群農夫，每年幫助種植1400億公斤的穀物。種最多糧食的是中國、美國、印度跟這一群農夫。 Grains grow well in good dirt. 穀物需要在肥沃的土壤才能長得好。 These farmers make holes in dirt. The holes let air and water go into it. They break down leaves and other things in dirt. And they put their poop there! 牠們在土壤鑽洞，讓水跟空氣進到土裡。牠們分解樹葉跟其他的東西，也會將牠們的排泄物混入土裡。 You know WHAT these farmers are, right? They're NOT people. They're earthworms! 你知道這些農夫是什麼，對吧? 牠們不是人類喔，是蚯蚓! Earthworms live all over the world. They’re helping to grow our food and they do everything with no arms or legs. And they do everything with no eyes. They're blind farmers! 蚯蚓生活在世界各地，牠們幫助種植糧食，而且牠們沒有手跟腳，也看不到! Now let's eat some of the grain these hardworking earthworms helped grow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 住在泥土裡面的蚯蚓，對於農作物有非常大的幫助。 1. flour 麵粉 Flour is amazing stuff. 麵粉很神奇呢。 Because it feeds so many people? 因為它可以餵飽很多人? That too, but think about the different ways people use it. 是沒錯，但是想想看，有好多種用它的方式。 2. noodle 麵條 Yeah, like noodles and bread. 沒錯，比如說麵條、麵包。 I love noodles.我愛吃麵。 Me too! And birthday cakes and pizzas. 我也是! 還有生日蛋糕和披薩。 3. egg 蛋 You’re right. Cakes are made of flour, eggs and sugar. 你說得對，蛋糕是用麵粉，雞蛋和糖做的。 4. pork 豬肉 And when you wrap pork inside flour skin. 而當你把豬肉包進麵皮裡… You get dumplings! 就得到了水餃! Exactly. 正是。 今天的單字你可記住了? flour麵粉 noodle麵條 egg蛋 pork豬肉 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What are some grains? a. Corn and pork b. Eggs and flour c. Rice and wheat 2. How many kilograms of grain do these farmers help grow every year? a. 40 billion b. 100 billion c. 140 billion 3. What are these farmers? a. People b. Earthworms c. Scientists Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Halloween Saved for Dog Lovers Hi everyone, Happy Halloween! Halloween is fun. People wear costumes. They are ghosts, witches, monsters, or anything else they want. 萬聖節快樂! 萬聖節很好玩，大家裝扮成巫師、巫婆或是怪物，或其他模樣。 Many kids knock on doors. They say "trick or treat!" Some people have Halloween parties and wear costumes. 小朋友敲門說:「不給糖就搗蛋」! 也有人會舉辦萬聖節派對跟化裝舞會。 In New York City, a park has a Halloween Dog Parade every year. People and their dogs line up. Then they walk slowly so everyone can see them. That's a parade! 紐約有一個公園每一年都會舉辦萬聖節狗狗變裝遊行，主人可以帶著狗慢慢走，讓大家欣賞。 People and their dogs wear costumes! Some dogs are dressed like cats, or kings and queens … even hot dogs! 人跟狗都精心打扮，有的狗打扮起來像貓咪，有的是狗國王、狗王后，甚至有的打扮成熱狗。 Last year, 8,000 people came! 去年有8000個人參加。 This parade is 33 years old. But this year, the Halloween Dog Parade almost stopped. The park is too small for 8,000 people. Moving the parade to some streets costs a lot of money. 今年第33屆的遊行差一點點被取消，因為公園太小無法容納8000個人。移動到街上遊行很花錢的。 But many people wanted to see the Halloween Dog Parade. So the parade will be on some streets. And a dog food company is paying for the parade! 但是很多人還是想看萬聖節狗狗大遊行，幸好有寵物食品公司提供資金讓他們上街。 Dog lovers and dogs in the city are happy again. Happy Halloween Dog Parade! Vocabulary 今天是萬聖節，大家都準備過節。 1. parade 遊行 A Halloween Parade! 萬聖節遊行! This should be fun. 這應該很好玩! I knew you’d like it. 我就知道你會喜歡。 2. queen 女王、王后 So what will you go as? 你要變裝成什麼呢? How about a zombie? 殭屍如何? Too common.太普通了。 Queen Elizabeth? 伊莉莎白女王呢? You’re way too young for that. 你太年輕了啦。 3. wear 穿著 I know. 我知道了。 I’ll wear a black pointed hat, a black cape and black boots. 我會戴尖尖的黑帽子，穿黑披風和黑靴子。 Can you guess what I’ll be? 你猜得到我是什麼嗎? 4. monster 怪物 You’ll be a monster! 你會是怪物! What? No, I’m a witch! 什麼？不是，是女巫! 請注意，來讀單字。 parade遊行 queen女王 wear穿著 monster怪物 Quiz 1. How many years ago did the dog parade start? a. 3 b. 23 c. 33 2. Where is this year’s parade? a. Nowhere b. The park c. Some streets 3. Who is paying for the parade this year? a. The people of New York b. A dog food company c. A hot dog company Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn