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Groups Move “In Time” to Music Narrator: How do soldiers march? They march together. **Sergeant Major: **“Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! …” *(cont.)* Narrator: They’re moving “in time”. Together, they step with their left foot.* *Together, they step with their right foot. Then their left, then their right, then … ah! You get the idea! 他們同時做一樣的動作，一起同時踏出左腳，然後右腳。 When people walk with friends, sometimes they walk in time. “Left! Right! Left! Right!” No one tells them to move in time! They don’t think about it! It’s natural. 當人們跟朋友走在一起，有時候會很自然地踏出相同步伐。 When you dance, you move in time to the music. That’s natural too. You don’t think about it … you dance, baby! 跳舞的時候，你也會自然地跟著音樂的旋律跳。 Scientists in Switzerland had some questions. How does music make people in big groups move? Does music make these people move together, in time? 瑞士科學家想知道，為甚麼音樂會讓一群人動作同步呢? They did a study. But they didn’t want to study people dancing! They wanted to look for smaller natural movements. So they used classical music. 他們做了研究，為了捕捉到更小的動作，他們使用古典音樂。 They found some amazing things! Groups moved together, in time, without thinking about it!Their hearts beat in time!They breathed in time! 他們發現音樂會讓一群人下意識同步動作，連心跳跟呼吸頻率也一樣! Music moves us! We move together, in time! We do this naturally! How cool is that?! Vocabulary 人在走路或是舞蹈時，很自然地會跟同行的人或是音樂同樣節奏。 1. group 團體 Are you going to the party tomorrow? 你去不去明天的派對? No, it’s my line dancing group’s night. 不了，明天是我的排舞團體之夜。 2. dance 跳舞 When did you join that group? 你幾時參加那個團體的? A month ago. 一個月前。 I need to exercise more, and I like dancing.我需要運動，又喜歡跳舞。 3. music 音樂 But what’s line dancing? 但是排舞是什麼? Well, people dance to music facing the same direction. 大家跟著音樂跳，面對同一個方向。 4. want 想要 I want to learn it, too.我也要學。 Come with me tomorrow. 明天跟我一起來。 It’s a lot of fun.很好玩的。 Do you love dancing? 一起來讀單字。 group團體 dance跳舞 music音樂 want想要 Quiz 1. What is moving “in time”? a. Moving fast b. Moving clocks c. Moving together 2. Where was this study done? a. Switzerland b. Scotland c. Sweden 3. What did this study look for? a. Dance movements b. Walking in time c. Small natural movements Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Katalin Kariko is a scientist. Some people say she saved the world. Maybe she saved your life! Katalin Kariko是一位科學家。有人說她拯救了世界，也許她還救了你一命。 Vaccines help stop people from getting sick. Dr. Kariko had an idea to make better vaccines. She worked on her idea for many years. 疫苗可以防止人類生病。 Kariko博士想出辦法，讓疫苗更加有效。 Then Dr. Kariko worked with Dr. Drew Weissman. They worked in different ways. He said, "from A to B you zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag! I [go]… straight." Kariko 博士跟Drew Weissman博士合作。他說Kariko會來來回回的思考，而他是直線前進。 Here, "zigzag" means she studied many kinds of new ideas and information. And she had questions: What's this? How does this work? What's that? What does that do? Can it help my idea? Can we try this? Kariko研究很多新的想法跟資訊，也提出一大堆問題。 Maybe zigzagging helped! Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman found how to make better vaccines using her ideas. 或許這種Z型的思考方式，讓他們找出更好的疫苗。 COVID-19 came. The world needed vaccines! Their work helped scientists make two vaccines fast! It can make other vaccines too. 新冠肺炎的到來，讓全世界都需要疫苗，而這兩人的研究加快了疫苗的生產。 Every year, some people get a Nobel Prize. They did great things for the world. This year, Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman got the Nobel Prize for Medicine! They made her idea work and saved the world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這兩位博士發明了新型的肺炎疫苗，榮獲今年的諾貝爾醫學獎。 1. sick 生病的 When I was a child, I really wanted to be a scientist.我小時候很想當科學家。 Yeah? Because you liked the sound of it? 因為科學家這個詞很好聽? Because scientists can help sick people. 因為他們可以幫助生病的人。 2. can 能夠 And they understand space and stars. 他們還能懂太空和星星。 They can do so many things. 他們可以做好多事。 3. then 然後 But then you decided to study literature. 但是之後你決定讀文學。 Yeah, I found literature much more interesting.對，我覺得文學有趣多了。 4. life 生命、人生 It deals with life.它跟人生有關。 Science deals with life, too. 科學也跟人生有關。 來一起讀今天的單字。 sick生病的 can能夠 then然後 life生命、人生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Dr. Kariko do for many years? a. Saved the world b. Worked on her idea c. Kept getting sick 2. What did Dr. Kariko do when she zigzagged? a. Studied many things b. Went straight c. Took medicine 3. When COVID-19 came, what did the world need fast? a. A Nobel Prize b. Vaccines c. Questions Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Snails are small animals with a shell. They crawl very slowly. Snails leave silver lines on the ground. They eat fruit, vegetables, and many other things. Gardeners and farmers don't like snails. 蝸牛是個很小的動物，牠們吃水果、蔬菜等等，所以園丁跟農夫都不喜歡蝸牛。 But many people around the world like snails. They like to eat them.*** ***Some people pay a lot of money to eat snails! Where are these snails from? Sometimes they're from gardens. Many are from snail farms! 但是還是有人喜歡蝸牛，也喜歡吃牠們。那這些蝸牛來自哪裡呢? 這些蝸牛有時候是來自花園，很多是來自養殖場。 Mr. Chang was a vegetable farmer in Taitung. He grew vegetables for many years.It was hard work. And maybe snails made his work harder. 張先生曾經是台東的菜農，種菜很辛苦，菜田裡的蝸牛讓他更辛苦。 He was getting older. He wanted an easier job. Now Mr. Chang is a snail farmer. He has more than 80,000 snails! The snails need a lot of care. Small changes can kill them! But for Mr. Chang, snail farming is easier than vegetable farming. 現在張先生改養蝸牛。蝸牛需要呵護照顧，一點點的改變都會造成牠們的死亡。但是對張先生來說，養蝸牛比種菜簡單多了。 Mr. Chang also sells snails in cans. He sells sausages made of pork and snails too. He sells them in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. 張先生也賣蝸牛罐頭跟蝸牛香腸。除了國內，他還賣到香港跟澳門。 Snails changed this vegetable farmer's life. Hmmm….I'm hungry for snails now! Are you too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 不種水稻而去養蝸牛，賺的錢還更多。 1. garden 花園 What a beautiful garden! 好漂亮的花園! It reminds me of my days as a gardener. 讓我想起以前我當園丁的日子。 2. grow 種植 What did you grow? 妳種什麼呢? I grew a lot of tulips.我種很多鬱金香。 Just flowers? No fruit or vegetables? 只有花嗎? 沒有青菜水果? No, tulips were trouble enough.沒有，鬱金香就夠麻煩了。 3. vegetable 蔬菜 Yeah, vegetables can be harder. 也對，蔬菜可能更難。 There would be snails and insects.會有蝸牛和昆蟲。 4. older 比較老的 I may grow cherry trees when I get older. 我年紀比較大時也許會種櫻桃樹。Cherries are delicious.櫻桃很好吃。 Let’s review these words. garden花園 grow種植 vegetable蔬菜 older比較老的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where does Mr. Chang live? a. Taitung b. Hualien c. Yilan 2. Why did Mr. Chang start farming snails? a. They need a lot of care. b. He loves to eat them. c. They’re easier than vegetables. 3. Where does Mr. Chang sell his snails? a. France b. Macau c. Italy Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We live on Earth. Some people call it the “Blue Planet”. From far away, the earth looks blue. That’s because the earth has so much water. 地球有很多水，遠看地球是藍色的，因此有人把地球叫做藍色星球。 Most of the earth’s water is in the oceans. Oceans are very big! Many things live in them. There are animals and plants we don't know about. 大部分地球上的水都在海洋，廣闊的海洋有很多我們還不知道的生物。 Some scientists get into submarines. The submarines take the scientists down to the ocean floor. The scientists explore, looking for new animals and plants to study. 科學家坐潛水艇到海底，探索新的動植物。 Scientists in a submarine were exploring the ocean near Alaska. They found something very strange … 他們在阿拉斯加的海域到處探索，發現一個奇怪的東西。 It's smooth, gold, and shiny. And it has a hole. Maybe something came out of it. Is it an egg? But it's soft, like people's skin! And it's very big … 這個金黃色的生物又滑又亮，還有一個洞，也許有東西跑出來了，是個蛋嗎? 但是它很軟，像人類的皮膚一樣。 Scientists don’t know what it is! Is it a new kind of egg? Then what kind of animal was inside? How big is it? Is it dangerous? And where is it now …?! Watch out! 科學家不知道是什麼東西。是新物種的卵嗎? 那又是什麼樣的新物種呢? 牠多大? 很危險嗎? 牠現在在哪裡? There’s a lot we don’t know about the Earth’s animals and plants. We need to keep exploring! Who knows what we’ll find … Vocabulary 這個新發現的海底物種讓科學家十分困惑。 1. blue 藍色的 Where can I go diving in Taiwan? 台灣哪裡可以潛水? Green Island is my favorite spot. 綠島是我最喜歡的地方。 The water is blue and clean, with lots of sea animals.海水又藍又乾淨，還有很多海洋動物。 2. find 找到 Can I find sea turtles there? 在那裏可以找到海龜嗎? I’ve found lots of fish, but no turtles.我有找到很多魚，不過沒有海龜。 3. far away 很遠 Is Green Island far away? 綠島很遠嗎? It’s not far away from Taitung. 它離台東不遠。 A ferry ride takes about 40 minutes. 搭渡輪大約四十分鐘。 4. look for 尋找 I’m going to look for turtles and sharks.我要去找海龜和鯊魚。 Good luck on that! 祝你好運囉! 這些英文字簡單好用。 blue藍色的 find找到 far away很遠 look for尋找 Quiz 1. What do some people call the “Blue Planet”? a. The ocean b. Earth c. Alaska 2. What were the scientists doing in the submarine? a. Exploring b. Flying c. Climbing 3. What color was the strange thing in the ocean? a. Blue b. Green c. Gold Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A small town has a big art project called the Time Pyramid. 一座小鎮有個很盛大的藝術計畫，它叫做時間金字塔。 Pyramids take a long time to make. In Egypt, the Great Pyramid took 20 years. In Germany, the Time Pyramid is taking about 1,200 years!? 建金字塔要花很長的時間，埃及吉薩大金字塔花了20年，德國的時間金字塔居然要花1200年才能完成。 But this pyramid will be about 7 meters tall. That's small! Why is it taking so much time? 這個金字塔只有7公尺高，那為什麼需要這麼長的時間呢? It's because the pyramid marks the town's 1,200th birthday. And the artist wanted people to think about time long from now - 10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years! So one block goes on this pyramid every 10 years. 這麼做是為了慶祝小鎮建立1200周年。藝術家希望人們可以思考遙遠的未來。每十年才會放一塊混擬土。 The project started 30 years ago. This year, the pyramid has 4 blocks. It needs 116 more blocks! 這個計畫從30年前開始，今年時間金字塔擺放了4塊混擬土，離完工還需要116塊。 Some people like this long art project. Some think it's crazy. But every 10 years, people go to see one new block go on the Time Pyramid. Maybe they think about time too. 有一些人喜歡這個長遠的藝術計畫，也有一些人覺得很瘋狂，但是每十年還是有人去見證擺放新的混擬土塊。 In 1,200 years, how will the world change? How will people change? How will the Time Pyramid change? Nobody knows. What do you think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個金字塔，還要一千多年才能完成。 1. artist 藝術家 Why are you still up? 你怎麼還醒著? I'm working on this art project.我正在做這個藝術作品。 I didn't know you're an artist.我都不知道你是藝術家。 2. make 做 I'm not. That's the problem.我不是，這就是問題所在。 What do you plan to make? 你打算做什麼? A time machine. 時光機器。 3. time 時間 For people to travel back in time? 是讓人回到過去的時間? No, for them to travel to the year 3000. 不對，是讓他們去西元三千年。 4. crazy 瘋狂的 That sounds….crazy. 這聽起來有點…瘋狂。 That's what art is all about! 藝術就是這樣啊! Use your imagination! 用一點妳的想像力! I am, and your machine looks like a puppy. 我是在用，妳的機器看起來像小狗狗。 Do you like making art? artist藝術家 make做 time時間 crazy瘋狂的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is the art project's pyramid? a. Egypt b. Germany c. Mexico 2. How many years ago did the project start? a. 4 b. 30 c. 116 3. What did the artist want people to think about? a. Time b. Blocks c. Pyramids Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The School With Two Students How big is your school? Some schools are small. They are far from cities. They have two or three hundred students. 你的學校有多大呢? 有一些離城市遠的學校，有大概兩、三百位的學生。 And some schools are very small. They are on a mountain, in a forest, or on an island. They have twenty or thirty students. 還有一些在山上、森林或離島更小的學校，有二、三十位學生。 But there are smaller schools! Do you know about the school with two students? That’s right! It has two students. 但你知道還有更小的學校嗎? 只有兩位學生。 Where is it? It’s on Hujing Island in Penghu. Few families live on this small island. 這間學校在澎湖虎井嶼，住在島上的家庭沒剩多少。 The two students are in sixth grade. They will finish elementary school next year. What happens when there are no students? The school closes. 學校的兩位學生都是六年級生，明年就要畢業，到時學校就得關閉。 The principal is sad about this. He knows the five teachers work hard. He wants to get new students. 校長很難過，他知道學校的五位老師認真教學，他希望能有更多的新學生。 So the school will give free breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day of the school year to new students. It will also give them five plane tickets! 所以學校每年將會提供新生免費早餐、中餐、晚餐，也會提供五張返台機票。 Now there are no new students. But how about you? Do you want to go to school on a small island? Yes? How about the elementary school on Hujing Island? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 小小學校為了吸引學生，不但贈送三餐，還有機票。 1. breakfast 早餐 This school offers students breakfast, lunch and dinner. 這個學校提供早餐，中飯和晚飯。 Every day? 每天嗎? Every day. 每天。 That’s so generous! 真慷慨! 2. finish 完成 I know. Think about how much time it can save you. 我知道，想想看這可以節省你多少時間。 But my youngest kid is about to finish school! 但是我最小的孩子就快畢業了。 3. how 如何 How could he grow so fast? 他怎麼長那麼快? I thought he’s still 10 years old. 我以為他還是十歲。 Yeah, kids grow much faster than you think.是啊，小孩遠比你想的長得快。 4. happen 發生 So what will happen next? 所以接下來會怎樣? I’ll be free. 我就自由了。 你今天學到哪些單字? breakfast早餐 finish完成 how如何 happen發生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Hujing Island? a. Matsu b. Kinmen c. Penghu 2. How many students go to the elementary school on Hujing Island now? a. 2 b. 12 c. 20 3. What does the principal want? a. More teachers b. New students c. Plane tickets Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scientists Want to Build Moon Homes Do you want to live on the moon? It’s very different from here. 你想要住在月球嗎? 這跟在地球生活很不一樣喔。 Here, the air is safe to breathe. On the moon, there is lots of dust. Breathing moondust is very dangerous. It’s very sharp! It can kill you! 地球的空氣很安全，但月球上有很多的灰塵。吸入這些灰塵很危險，可能會要了你的命。 Do you still want to live on the moon? Well, maybe you can! Some scientists in the USA think we can live there by 2040. That’s 17 years from now! 這樣你還想住在月球上嗎? 美國科學家覺得17年後，也就是2040年我們就可以在月球生活。 These scientists say we can make moon homes from moondust. Moondust and water make moon cement! The moon cement goes into 3-D printers. Then these printers print moon homes! 科學家說我們可以用月亮的灰塵做月球住宅。月球的灰塵加水可以混和成月球水泥，再用3D列印機打造月球住宅。 This is very smart. We don’t need to take heavy cement to the moon. That saves a lot of money. One kilogram of anything costs 32 million Taiwan dollars to take to the moon! 這樣我們就不需要把笨重的水泥送到月球，還可以省下很多錢。 Scientists say we can live on Mars next. It’s a long way there. But we can go to the moon first and then go to Mars! In 17 years, we can live in moon homes made of moondust! Let’s get ready to go! Vocabulary 建造月球房屋可以就地取材，不必遠從地球運過去。 1. live 居住 Would you like to live in a moon house? 你想住進月球屋裡面嗎? You want to send me there? 你想把我送去? I can’t send you anywhere even if I want to. 就算我想也沒辦法把你送去任何地方。 2. dangerous 危險的 True. But living on the moon? 那是真的。不過住在月球上嗎? No, too dangerous. 不去，太危險了。 3. Mars 火星 I could be hit by meteors any time.我可能隨時會被流星打到。 But from there you can travel to Mars! 但是你從那兒可以去火星旅行。 4. breathe 呼吸 Nothing on Mars attracts me. 火星沒有吸引我的東西。 I can’t even breathe there. 我在那兒甚至不能呼吸。 你想住在月球嗎? live居住 dangerous危險的 Mars火星 breathe呼吸 __________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What on the moon is sharp? a. Moondust b. Moon cement c. Moon homes 2. When do scientists think we can live on the moon? a. 2020 b. 2030 c. 2040 3. After the moon, where do scientists say we can live? a. The air b. Mars c. The USA Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Bears Have Breakfast in Van Do you know that bears like sweet food? Bears like fruit and honey. What other sweet foods do bears like? They like donuts! 你知道熊喜歡吃甜食嗎?牠們喜歡吃水果跟蜂蜜，還有甜甜圈! One morning, a mother bear and a baby bear were looking for food. They saw a van. The van was by a store. The van doors were open. No one was in the van. That’s because the driver was taking donuts to the store. 有一天早上，一隻熊媽媽帶著小熊覓食。牠們看到一台裝著甜甜圈的貨車，不僅車門沒關也沒有人在車上，那是因為司機正在把甜甜圈拿進店裡。 There were more donuts in the van. The hungry bears smelled the sweet donuts. What happened next? That’s right – the bears went into the van. They saw the donuts! The bears opened the donut boxes. They started to eat. 熊媽媽跟小熊爬進了貨車，打開盒子，開始吃甜甜圈。 Some people tried to make the bears go away. These people hit the van. But the bears didn’t go. They ate more donuts! How many did they eat? 有一些人敲打貨車，試著趕走牠們，但是牠們沒有離開繼續吃甜甜圈。牠們吃了多少呢? In 20 minutes, they ate about 100 small donuts and 36 big donuts! They had a big, sweet breakfast. 短短的20分鐘，牠們吃了100個小甜甜圈跟36個大甜甜圈，牠們吃了一頓大大的甜早餐。 The mother bear and the baby bear ate many donuts in the van. Will they go back for more sweet donuts? What do you think? Vocabulary 飢餓的媽媽熊和寶寶，吃掉了一百多個甜甜圈。 1. breakfast 早餐 Oh, I’m so hungry now! 我現在好餓! I need something sweet for breakfast. 我需要吃點甜食當早餐。 2. store 商店 I know just the place. 我知道恰好的地方。 This food store has delicious donuts.這家食品店有好吃的甜甜圈。 Donuts! That’s exactly what I want! 甜甜圈! 正是我想要的。 3. box 盒子 It also has boxes of cupcakes.它也有盒裝的杯子蛋糕。 No, cupcakes are too sweet.不，杯子蛋糕太甜了。 I prefer donuts. 我比較喜歡甜甜圈。 4. go 去 There are honey, or chocolate, or strawberry donuts… 有蜂蜜，巧克力或是草莓甜甜圈… Stop! What are we waiting for? 停，我們在等什麼? Let’s go! 走吧! Do you have breakfast every day? breakfast早餐 store商店 box盒子 go去 Quiz 1. What did the bears eat in the van? a. Berries b. Donuts c. Honey 2. How many minutes did the bears eat? a. 20 b. 40 c. 60 3. How did some people try to make the bears go away? a. They went into the van. b. They ate donuts. c. They hit the van. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Lazy Game from a Silly Saying Do you hear people say “all Taiwanese like stinky tofu”? Saying this is silly, right?! 你聽過別人說: 「所有台灣人都喜歡吃臭豆腐」嗎? 這聽起來很傻，對吧? It’s silly because it’s wrong. Do all Taiwanese like stinky tofu? Of course not! Everyone, in every country, is different. And everyone likes different things. 因為這是錯誤的說法，不管哪個國家，每一個人都不一樣，喜歡的東西也不同。 Montenegro is a country in Europe. Some people say “all Montenegrins are lazy”. This is wrong too. And it’s very silly. 蒙特內哥羅是個歐洲的國家，有人說: 「蒙特內哥羅人都很懶惰。」 這樣也是不對喔! Most Montenegrins know this is silly. They think it’s so silly that it’s funny! So they made a lazy game from this silly saying! 這個國家大部分的人知道這聽起來很傻，但他們也覺得好笑，就舉辦了懶惰比賽。 What’s the aim of this lazy game? It’s to stay in bed the longest. The last player in bed wins lots of money! 誰躺在床上越久，就可以贏得獎金。 One year, a player worked hard to win. She stayed in bed for 117 hours! 有一年，有一位參賽者躺在床上117個小時! The rules are easy. Players can’t sit or stand! They have to lie down the whole time. Players can go to the bathroom one time every 8 hours! 規則很簡單，參賽者不可以坐或站! 他們需要躺著一整天，每八小時可以上一次廁所。 Now people around the world are talking about this game! Sometimes it’s best to take something silly and make something great! Vocabulary 懶惰比賽的規則也許很簡單，但是不容易遵守。 1. stay 停留 Are you up yet? 你起床了嗎? It’s a beautiful day outside! 今天外面天氣很棒呢! Nope, I’m going to stay in bed the whole day. 沒有，我準備待在床上一整天。 2. lazy 懶惰的 Seriously? You don’t want to be lazy on such a day! 真的嗎? 這麼好的一天你不會想要偷懶。 But I really don’t feel like working today. 但是我今天真的不想工作。 3. hard 辛苦地 You know, you need to work hard to win in life. 你需要努力工作才能在人生贏得勝利。 What if I don’t want to win? 要是我不想要勝利呢? 4. funny 好笑的 That’s a funny thing to say. 這話好笑了。 Everybody wants to win. 每個人都想贏。 No, not everybody. 不，不是每個人。 Would you like to be lazy all the time? stay停留 lazy懶惰的 hard辛苦地 funny好笑的 Quiz 1. Where is Montenegro? a. Africa b. South America c. Europe 2. How many hours did a winner stay in bed one year? a. 170 b. 117 c. 70 3. What can players do once every 8 hours? a. Sit b. Stand c. Go to the bathroom Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dolphins Saved Near Tainan Look! There’s a dolphin! Look at it jump! Dolphins are beautiful, aren’t they? And they love to swim and play all day in the ocean! 你看，那裏有海豚! 牠們很漂亮對吧! 牠們喜歡在海裡游一整天。 But dolphins need help when they leave the ocean. How can people help? 但海豚離開海洋就需要幫助，我們可以怎麼幫忙呢? Near Tainan, strong waves pushed two dolphins onto a beach. The dolphins were scared. They didn’t know what was happening. People saw the dolphins and did something very smart. They called the coast guard and firefighters for help! 在台南有兩隻海豚被強浪推上岸，人們看到趕緊打電話給海巡人員跟消防隊。 The coast guard and firefighters know how to save dolphins. First, they made the dolphins calm. How? They stayed next to the dolphins. 海巡人員和消防隊員在海豚身邊安撫牠們。 Next, they kept the dolphins safe on the beach. They stopped water from going into the dolphins’ blowholes. This let the dolphins breathe. They put wet towels on the dolphins.* *The towels kept the dolphins safe from the wind and the sun. 他們讓海豚安全地待在沙灘，防止牠們的噴氣孔進水，還把濕毛巾放在牠們身上以免風吹日曬。 Finally, they took the dolphins to a safer place. So how can people help dolphins on a beach?Calling 118 for the coast guard is the best way! That's how the people near Tainan saved the dolphins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台灣外海有很多可愛的海豚，我們要保護牠們。 1. ocean 海洋 I’m taking 3 days off next month.我下個月放三天的假。 Let’s go sailing in the ocean. 我們去大海玩帆船吧。 That sounds exciting! 聽起來真讓人興奮! 2. beach 海灘 In Keelung or Hualien? 基隆還是花蓮？ Hualien. We can also go swimming at the beach. 花蓮，我們也可以去海灘游泳。And go whale watching. 還有去賞鯨。 3. sun 太陽 I’m already feeling the sun on my face. 我已經可以感覺到陽光在我的臉上了。 And the wind and the blue skies…還有微風和藍天… 4. leave 離開 When should we leave? 我們什麼時候出發? How about November 19th? 十一月十九號如何? Sounds good. 聽起來很不錯。 I’ll need to buy new swimsuits. 我需要買新的泳裝。 Do you like swimming in the ocean? ocean海洋 beach海灘 sun太陽 leave離開 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where were the dolphins? a. Taipei b. Tainan c. Taitung 2. How many dolphins were there? a. Two b. Three c. Four 3. What did the coast guard and firefighters put on the dolphins? a. Some toys b. Blowholes c. Wet towels Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Water is Life, Water is Food Today is World Food Day. This year, it's all about water. 今天是世界糧食日。今年的重點是水。 But, wait … we don't eat water, we drink it! Why are we talking about water on World Food Day? 但……我們不吃水、我們喝水! 為什麼要在世界糧食日講到水呢? Every living thing on Earth needs water. Animals need it to live. Plants need water too. They need it to grow and to make their own food. 地球上所有生物都需要水。動植物都需要水才能生長。 Think about all the food you eat. Meat comes from animals. Animals need water. Fruit and vegetables come from plants. Plants need water too! So without water, there is no food. 想想看所有吃過的食物。我們吃的肉跟蔬果，都是來自動物跟植物。所以沒有水，我們就沒有食物。 Don't worry. Everyone knows that water isn't REALLY food! It's a drink, … right? There's a new street snack in China. It's called "grilled ice" … That's what I said! Grilled ice! 在中國有個新的路邊小吃，叫烤冰塊，沒有錯! 真的叫做烤冰塊! The ice is cooked over a hot flame. It's not cooked for long. It doesn't all melt away! It's cooked with lots of tasty sauces and flavors. 把冰塊放到烤爐上烤，但是不會烤太久，再撒上很多醬料。 It was made as a joke. But people really like it, especially on hot days! Maybe it's tasty, but we all cannot eat ice! We need water for food, so let's protect it! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 水是重要資源，沒有水就沒有生物。 1. grill 火烤 Kevin and Bob are coming tomorrow. 凱文和鮑勃明天來。 So you're planning for dinner? 所以你在計畫晚餐? Yeah, I'm thinking of grilled pork chops. 對，我想做烤豬排。 2. meat 肉類 That's a lot of meat, don't you think? 好多肉，你不覺得嗎? They love meat. 他們喜歡吃肉。 You're right. But fruit and vegetables would be nice.你說得對，不過蔬菜水果也很好。 3. flavor 味道 Okay, then I'll make some apple salad too. 好吧，那我也做個蘋果沙拉。 I'll add a special sauce on it. 加上特別的醬料。 It'll be full of flavors. 會有豐富的滋味。 4. eat 吃 I can't wait to eat it. 我等不及要吃了。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. grill火烤 meat肉類 flavor味道 eat吃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? a. World Fruit Day b. World Food Day c. World Water Day 2. What is China's new street snack called? a. Grilled water b. Grilled ice c. Grilled plants 3. What does every living thing on Earth need? a. Meat b. Vegetables c. Water Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

More Important Old Places Protected People are amazing. We live all over the world, in hot jungles, snowy mountains, and* *busy cities… 人類生活在世界各地，有的在熱帶叢林、下雪的高山和繁忙的城市。 It’s easy to see where people lived. We always leave something there.In Egypt, we left pyramids. In Europe, we left castles. 我們可以看出哪裡有人生活過，因為人類都會留下痕跡。埃及有金字塔，歐洲則是有城堡。 Here in Taiwan, people left many kinds of things: temples, forts, hiking trails and more! 台灣也有留下廟宇、堡壘、登山步道等等。 Very old places are important. They tell us stories. They tell us how people lived. We need to protect these places. Then people can see and enjoy them many years from now. 古老遺產告訴我們前人如何生活，我們需要保護這些地方，讓人們在很多年後還可以欣賞它們。 UNESCO is a group. They help countries to protect important places. They help over 1,000 places around the world! And now they’re protecting more! 聯合國教科文組織幫助國家保護超過1000個重要遺產。 One new place is in Canada. Around 100,000 people went there once, digging for gold! Another place is in Denmark. It’s an old Viking fort! 加拿大有個地方，曾經有10萬人一同去那裡挖金。丹麥則有個古老的維京人堡壘。 There are many more new places. There’s an old tea forest in China anda Roman temple in France! 還有很多新的重要遺產，有中國的古茶林和法國的羅馬神殿。 Let’s protect all our old, important places and their stories. Let's do it for all of us, now and many years from now! Vocabulary 很多國家都有著名的古蹟，值得去參觀。 1. old 古老的 When I travel, I like to see old things. 我旅行時喜歡看看老東西。 What kind of old things? 什麼樣的老東西? 2. story 故事 Like temples and castles. 比如說廟宇或是城堡。 Things that have stories. 有故事的東西。 I see what you mean.我懂你的意思。 3. forest 森林 I once went to this forest in France.我有一次去到法國的森林。 We had to walk down a long hiking trail first. 我們必須先走一條很長的步道。 4. live 居住 Then what did you see? 然後你們看到什麼? We saw a cave where people used to live. 我們看到以前的人住的山洞。 It was really amazing! 真的很精彩! 這些單字很簡單喔。 old老的 story故事 forest森林 live居住 Quiz 1. What are some important places in Taiwan? a. Pyramids b. Forts c. Denmark 2. What group helps to protect important places? a. UNESCO b. Vikings c. Cities 3. What important place in China is now protected? a. A Roman temple b. An old tea forest c. A castle Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Millions of Bees Fall Off Truck Do you like bees? I think you said "no!" What about five million bees? That's a lot of bees! 你喜歡蜜蜂嗎? 那五百萬隻蜜蜂呢? These bees were in wooden boxes. The boxes were on a big truck. But the boxes fell off the truck and onto the road! The bees flew out of the boxes! One man said the bees made the sky black. 那些蜜蜂都裝在木箱裡，放在一輛大卡車上。但是卡車開到半路，木箱掉出車外，裡面的蜜蜂通通都飛了出來，甚至遮蔽了天空。 The police didn't know how to help! They sat in their cars to stay safe. They called beekeepers for help. 警察不知道該怎麼辦，他們躲在車子裡，打電話請養蜂人幫忙。 Many beekeepers came. They put on beekeeper clothing. It helps to stop bee stings. Then they fixed the wooden boxes. The boxes were the bees' homes. The bees saw their homes again. The beekeepers helped five million bees fly into the boxes. 養蜂人穿上防護衣，把木箱修好，那是蜜蜂的家。在養蜂人幫忙之下，蜜蜂通通飛回了木箱裡。 No one was badly hurt. But one beekeeper got sixty bee stings! Ouch! Some people don't like bees. They think bees are scary. But bees are important. Honey bees are very important. These bees were honeybees. Honey bees help flowers and other plants grow. And they make honey for us! 有一些人不喜歡蜜蜂，但蜜蜂很重要，牠們幫忙傳播花粉，也會做蜂蜜。 Five million bees fell off a truck. Beekeepers saved them! Sweet! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 五百萬隻蜜蜂在空中飛舞，這個景象一定很壯觀! 1. honey 蜂蜜 Look at those bees… They're collecting nectar! 你看那些蜜蜂，牠們正在吸花蜜! And they'll turn nectar into honey. 牠們會把花蜜變成蜂蜜。 How very clever! 真是聰明! 2. scary 讓人害怕的 Oh, they're coming my way. 牠們往我這裡來了。 I'd better stay away.我最好躲開。 Bees are a little scary to me. 蜜蜂有點兒讓我害怕。 3. sting 叮咬 You've gotten bee stings before? 你有被蜂螫過嗎? Yeah, I got stung when I was little. 有，我小時候被蜜蜂叮過。 I cried and cried. 我哭了又哭。 4. sweet 甜的 Then you should eat more honey now. 那你現在應該多吃蜂蜜。 Oh, yes, my favorite sweet stuff is honey cake. 沒錯，我最愛的甜食就是蜂蜜蛋糕。 Do you like honey? honey蜂蜜 scary讓人害怕的 sting叮咬 sweet甜的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many millions of bees were on the truck? a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 2. What did the bees do? a. Sat in cars b. Made the sky dark c. Called beekeepers 3. What did the beekeepers do first? a. Fixed the boxes b. Put on beekeeper clothing c. Helped the bees fly home Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A New Logo for Double Ten Day One … Two … Three … Four … Oh hi, everyone! Happy Double Ten Day! Today is for Taiwan and Taiwan's people! So… we're doing something new! First, let's stand! Yep, everybody stand up! 雙十節快樂! 今天是台灣重要的日子! 我們要做點不一樣的，請大家站起來! Put your arms out to the left and right. This is "ten" in Chinese! Now stand next to someone. Work in pairs. Put your arms out to the left and right again. Look! You made the old Double Ten Day logo! 兩個人一起張開雙臂，互相站在對方的旁邊，這樣是兩個中文字「十」，是雙十節舊的標誌。 This year, Double Ten Day has a new logo. So let's change your pose. 今年雙十節有新的標誌，讓我們來換個動作。 Stand on your left foot. Point your right leg out to the right. Point your left arm out to the left. Raise your right arm! Can you stand? Yes! You made the new logo! Don't move! 用你的左腳單腳站立，右腳往右邊伸，左手向左邊伸，右手舉起來。不要動，這就是新的標誌。 The logo is blue, red, and white. Where are these colors from? They're from Taiwan's flag! 標誌有藍色、紅色和白色。這些就是台灣國旗上的顏色! Hey, you're still standing! You're strong! This logo shows Taiwan's people are strong! You are strong when change comes. You don't give up. You try to make things good again. 欸，你還站在那裡，你很強喔! 這個標誌也代表台灣人很堅強，就算面對改變，也不會放棄。 Stand strong with your friends and family. Stand strong for Taiwan. Make today a great Double Ten Day! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 新的雙十節標誌用動作來表示，你學會了嗎? 1. left and right 左邊和右邊 No, Jane, put your left arm out! 不對，你要伸出左手臂。 Not your right arm. 不是右手臂。 Left and right… How can I get it right? 左邊右邊，我要怎樣才能搞對? 2. stand 站立 Stand still and let me show you. 站著別動，我來教你。 You see, the hand you use for chopsticks is the right hand. 你看，拿筷子的手就是右手。 So this is the right arm. 所以這就是右手臂。 3. move 動作 Yes, you got it. 對，你說對了。 Jane, you're moving the wrong arm again! 你又動了錯的那隻手! Oh no, I thought I finally got this move right.糟糕，我以為我終於做對了。 I give up on this dance, Nancy. 我放棄這支舞，Nancy。 Do you know right and left? Let's read the words. left左邊 right右邊 stand站立 move動作 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Double Ten Day for? a. Taiwan and Taiwan's people b. Logos c. Taiwan's flag 2. What does the new logo show about Taiwan's people? a. They give up. b. They are standing. c. They are strong. 3. What color is not on Taiwan's flag? a. Blue b. Brown c. Red Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What One USA School Is Like for Kids from Taiwan Lots of families from Taiwan go to live in the USA. The father or mother works there. And their kids go to school there. 很多台灣家庭搬到美國生活。父母親在那邊工作，他們的小孩在那裡上學。 Arizona is a state in the USA. A Taiwanese company is building a big factory there. Many people from Taiwan work at the factory. Their children go to local schools. 美國亞利桑那州有一個台灣工廠。很多台灣人在那裡上班，他們的小孩就在當地上學。 One school has one hundred new students from Taiwan. How is the school? One student says the kids in her class are very friendly. She says her teachers are nice. 有一間學校來了一百位台灣學生，新學校怎麼樣呢? 有一位學生說同學跟老師都很友善。 All the new students' classes are in English. It's not easy for them. But the school has two English teachers. They help the new students learn English. They help the students understand what to do. 所有的課程都是用英語授課，所以學校的兩位英文老師會幫助新學生學習英文。 The new students learn a lot. But the other students learn too. They learn about Taiwan's culture. They saw lion dancers at school for the Lunar New Year! 新學生學到了很多，但是其他學生也能學到台灣的文化。 The students from Taiwan are making new friends. Nice teachers help them. The new students are part of the school now. They love their new school in Arizona! And their school loves them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台積電到美國設廠，台灣員工的孩子們就上當地的學校。 1. children 兒童 Do children like going to school in Taiwan? 台灣的小孩喜歡上學嗎? I don't know. You'd have to ask them. 我不知道，你得問他們。 I myself loved it when I was young. 我自己小時候很喜歡上學。 2. friendly 友善的 Was your teacher friendly? 你的老師友善嗎? Not at all. She was mean. 一點也不，她很壞。 We were afraid of her. 我們都怕她。 3. friend 朋友 But I enjoyed being with my friends. 但我喜歡跟朋友一起。 We played so much that we forgot about class. 我們玩到忘記要上課。 4. student 學生 Were you a good student? 你是不是好學生? I guess I was okay. 我覺得還好。 We can use these words every day. children兒童 friendly友善的 friend朋友 student學生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do kids' parents go to the USA? a. To work b. To see friends c. To build a school 2. What state did the kids move to? a. California b. Arizona c. New York 3. How are the kids in the new student's class? a. Boring b. Angry c. Friendly Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Boy Gives Back Big Catch Hi everyone! Do you like fishing?你喜歡釣魚嗎? Connor likes fishing. He’s 13 years old. This summer, Connor and his dad went to a big lake. They fished from a boat. Connor caught something. But he didn’t catch a fish. He caught a wallet. It had a lot of money in it! 這個夏天，13歲的Connor跟他的爸爸去釣魚，但是他沒有釣到魚，卻釣到了一個錢包。 How much money was in the wallet? There was about 2,000 US dollars. That’s almost 65,000 Taiwan dollars! 錢包裡面有多少錢呢? 居然有將近6萬5千塊台幣。 What did Connor do with the money? Did he keep it? Did he buy something big? No. Connor is honest. Connor found a card in the wallet. The card had a man’s name and phone number on it. The man’s name was Jim. Connor phoned Jim. Connor很誠實，他在錢包裡找到主人的名字跟電話，並且打電話給他。 Jim was happy. One year ago, he went fishing and lost the wallet. Jim wanted to give Connor money to thank him. 錢包的主人Jim很開心，一年前他去釣魚的時候弄丟了。他想要拿錢給Connor表示感謝。 But Connor said no. He didn’t want any money. Wow! Connor is a very nice boy. Jim thinks that too. 但是Connor不想要錢。他真是一個好孩子。 Connor found a lot of money. He gave it back to Jim. If you find money, what will you do? Vocabulary 沒有釣到魚，卻釣到錢包的男孩，找到了錢包主人。 1. find 找到 Uh oh, where’s my wallet? 糟糕，我的錢包呢? It must be in your bag. 一定在你的袋子裡。 No, I can’t find it now. 不在，我現在找不到。 2. buy 買 Did you buy anything on your way here? 你來的路上有沒有買東西? Yeah, I bought a cup of tea. 有，買了一杯茶。 3. give 給 No wait. I also gave some money to Santa Claus. 不對，等一等。我也給了耶誕老公公一些錢。 Santa in October? 十月就有耶誕老公公? That’s so weird! 這可奇怪了! 4. think 思想、認為 Do you think Santa took my wallet? 你覺得他拿了我的錢包? No, no. I think you dropped the wallet somewhere near him. 不，我覺得你在他附近掉了錢包。 這些字都是很常用的動詞。 find找到 buy買 give給 think思考、認為 Quiz 1. What was Connor doing when he found the wallet? a. Phoning Jim b. Buying something big c. Fishing 2. Where was Connor when he found the wallet? a. On a beach b. On a boat c. In the mountains 3. How much money was in the wallet? a. $20 b. $200 c. $2000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Town Stops Clock Bell After 500 Years Do you like going to see people and places? I do! I try to be a good visitor. Sometimes it's not easy, but I keep trying. 你喜歡到處走走、看看風景嗎? 我想當一個好旅客，但是並不容易。 In Italy, many visitors go to a beautiful town. It has a 500-year old clock. All visitors see and hear it. The clock bell rang every hour. All morning, afternoon, and evening, visitors liked hearing the bell. 很多旅客喜歡到義大利一個漂亮的小鎮，那裡有一座500多年歷史的時鐘，每一個整點都會敲響一次。 But late at night, they didn't like hearing the bell. Visitors: "Mmph. What's that?!" "Don't cry, shhhh! Go to sleep!" "Uggghhh. What time is it?" "Uh! Again?!?" "Oooohhh! Please! Let me sleep!" Many visitors were tired in the morning. Some were angry too. They said, "The bell is too loud! Stop ringing it at night!" 但是到了晚上，遊客都被吵得無法睡覺，生氣的說要讓鐘響停下來。 So this summer, the town stopped ringing the bell at night. But now the local people can't sleep! The bell rang at night for 500 years! Now the night is too quiet… 從這個夏天開始，晚上不會再有鐘響。但是當地的居民覺得太安靜了，他們反而睡不著。 Those angry visitors didn't think about the local people and the town. Those visitors went home. They don't think about the clock now. 這些旅客都沒有顧慮到城鎮和當地的居民。 Do you think they were good visitors? I don't! Let's be good visitors everywhere we go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 遊客跟當地居民，經常想要不同的東西。 1. stop 停止 Will you stop that? 可以讓它停嗎? It's too loud! 太大聲了! Do you have to use an alarm clock? 你一定要用鬧鐘? 2. morning 早上 Just this morning. 只有今天早上。 I won't do it tomorrow.明天不會了。 3. night 夜晚 Didn't you go to bed early last night? 你昨晚不是很早睡? I did, but it's not enough. 是，但是不夠。 I'm still tired. 我還是好累。 4. afternoon 下午 I was too busy yesterday afternoon.我昨天下午太忙了。 Now I'm going back to sleep.現在我要回去睡覺了。 Hey, you should get up now! 嘿，你應該起床了! Do you use an alarm clock? Let's read the vocabulary. stop停止 morning早上 night夜晚 afternoon下午 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When did the visitors like to hear the bell? a. All morning, afternoon, and evening b. All morning and night c. All night 2. What made some visitors angry? a. Loud people b. A loud bell c. Local people 3. Why can't the local people sleep now? a. It's loud. b. It's quiet. c. They're angry. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nuts About Planes What's an allergy? It's when your body touches something and your body doesn’t like it. Your body tries to fight it. People can have allergies to many things - plants, animals, and more. 什麼是過敏? 當你的身體接觸到不喜歡的東西時，它會反抗，產生過敏反應。 Some allergies are not bad. They make you itch.* *They make you sneeze. But they won’t kill you! Some allergies can be very dangerous! People with bad allergies need to be very careful! 有一些過敏反應會讓你皮膚癢、打噴嚏，但是嚴重的過敏反應有一些人要很小心，會很危險。 Many people have nut allergies. That’s why many foods have a special stamp.It says “May Contain Nuts”. It's very easy for nuts to get into food. People with nut allergies need to be very, very careful! 有一些食物都有標示含有堅果，對堅果過敏的人要特別小心。 A woman was on a plane. She had a very bad nut allergy. The crew was selling snacks. Then she saw WHAT the snacks were … peanuts!!! 飛機上有一位女士對堅果嚴重過敏，她發現空服員販賣的點心都是花生。 The woman was scared. Her allergy was very bad. She didn’t want people on the plane to have peanuts. So she bought all of them! She bought every peanut on the plane! 這個女士很害怕，她不要飛機上的乘客吃到花生，所以把它們全部買下來。 The woman spent 6,000 Taiwan dollars on peanuts! But she was safe. If you have allergies, be careful! Vocabulary 對花生過敏的女士，買了飛機上所有的花生。 1. sneeze 打噴嚏 Oh, my, this is really bad! 這真是糟糕! I just can’t stop sneezing. 我打噴嚏打個不停。 Is it because of the cold air? 是因為冷空氣嗎? Probably.可能是。 2. itch 癢 My nose itches and I’ve got red eyes. 我鼻子癢，還有紅眼睛。 You need to take some medicine. 你需要吃一點藥。 3. spend 花費。 I did. I just spent 600 NT on allergy medicines. 我吃了，剛剛才花了六百塊買過敏藥。 That should take care of it. 那應該可以對付了。 4. fight 對抗。 I wish I could fight it without medicine. 我希望不吃藥就可以對抗。 Get more sleep. That usually helps. 多睡一點，通常很有幫助。 These are useful words. sneeze打噴嚏 itch癢 spend花費 fight對抗 Quiz 1. What does the special stamp on food say? a. “May Contain Nuts” b. “Every Peanut” c. “Be Very Careful” 2. What was the crew selling? a. Plants. b. Animals c. Snacks 3. How much did the woman spend on peanuts? a. 6,000 dollars b. 66,000 dollars c. 666,000 dollars Answers 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Wow, this park is nice. What's that?! And that?! Oh no, it's trash … Yuck. Hey, did you hear what five friends in Indonesia did? They saw lots of trash. So they cleaned it up! They cleaned up a river, but we can clean up this park! 你聽說過印尼一群朋友他們的事蹟嗎? 他們看到河裡有很多垃圾，就把河川清理乾淨。 The trash in this park is not very bad. But the trash in the river was a big problem. It was dirty. It smelled bad. There were plastic bags, water bottles, and old clothes. The trash stopped the river! 河川裡的垃圾很多，而且又髒又臭，還有塑膠袋、寶特瓶還有舊衣服阻塞了整條河! The friends wanted to help the river. So they made a group. The group cleaned up the river. They took away many bags of trash. Then they cleaned up more rivers! They cleaned up beaches! 這群朋友組成的小組清理出很多袋的垃圾，他們也繼續清理別的河流跟海灘。 The group made many videos of their work. They shared their videos online. 他們把整個過程拍成影片，上傳到網路上。 Millions of people saw the videos! Now many people help the group. They clean up rivers and beaches all over Indonesia! 很多人看到他們的影片，也加入他們一起清理印尼的河川跟海攤。 Five friends cleaned up one river. Now they clean up many rivers and beaches with their new friends. Oh, look! Our park is clean. What's next? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這群朋友不但清理家附近的河川，也擴大到其他地方。 1. trash 垃圾 What smells so awful? 什麼東西這麼難聞? Sorry, I forgot to take out the trash. 真抱歉，我忘了倒垃圾。 2. bag 袋子 You have 5 bags of trash? 你有五袋垃圾? That's a lot for one person! 一個人有這麼多垃圾! I know. I can't wait to get rid of them. 我知道，我也等不及要把它們扔掉了。 3. friend 朋友 Some of my friends came here on the weekend.一些朋友周末來這裡。 They brought lots of food. 他們帶了一堆吃的。 4. share 分享 We shared 6 pizzas, 3 bottles of coke and lots of fruit.我們分享六個披薩，三瓶可樂還有好多水果。 Hmmm, why was I not invited? 怎麼沒有邀請我? 你今天學到哪些單字? trash垃圾 bag袋子 friend朋友 share分享 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do the friends clean up rivers? a. Indonesia b. India c. Japan 2. Where did the friends share their videos? a. At school b. In a river c. Online 3. How many people saw the videos? a. Hundreds b. Millions c. Billions Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Forests Are Very Small Forests are great. They have many trees. The air is clean. You can hear birds. And forests are very big, right? 森林有很多樹，空氣也很新鮮，還能聽到鳥叫聲，而且森林都很大對吧? Well, many forests are big. But some are small. How small? Some are the size of a basketball court! They're very small! 很多森林都很大一片。但也有迷你的小森林。有多小呢? 居然只有一個籃球場這麼大。 The idea of very small forests is from Japan. Japan has thousands of these forests! People in many countries like this idea. Now there are many of these forests in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America – hey, that's almost everywhere! 迷你森林的概念來自日本。其他國家的人也喜歡這個想法，現在世界各地都有迷你森林。 These forests are great for cities. They make places cooler in the summer. They make the air cleaner. That’s important in cities. Some of the forests are also nice to walk in. 這種森林很重要，它可以讓都市在夏天的時候涼快一點，也能讓空氣更新鮮。 The forests are very small, but they're full of life. All of them have many local trees and plants. Geckos, frogs, and other small animals live in the forests. There are butterflies and other insects too! 雖然迷你森林面積很小，卻充滿生機。不但有原生的樹木花草，也有動物跟昆蟲棲息。 These very small forests help cities, people, animals, and insects. Does Taiwan have any of these forests? I want one near my home. Do you? Vocabulary 迷你森林對於動物植物和人類，都很有貢獻。 1. hear 聽到 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎? Yeah, some kind of bird? 有啊，是某種鳥類嗎? No, they’re squirrels. 不是，是松鼠。 I see them in this park all the time. 我經常在這公園裡看到牠們。 2. tree 樹木 So they like this park? 所以牠們喜歡這個公園? Very much. 很喜歡。 There, can you see one in that tree? 在那裡，你看到有一隻在樹上嗎? Yeah, so cute! 有啊，好可愛! 3. city 城市 Squirrels are very common in Taipei City, right? 松鼠在台北市很常見吧? They are. In parks big and small. 沒錯，大小公園裡都有。 4. bird 鳥類 But I like birds better. 不過我比較喜歡鳥類。 Like sparrows? 比如說麻雀? Sparrows and Japanese white-eyes. 麻雀和綠繡眼。 一起來讀單字。 hear聽到 tree樹木 city城市 bird鳥類 Quiz 1. Where is the idea for very small forests from? a. Europe b. Japan c. Africa 2. Where are these forests? a. Many countries b. Two or three countries c. Only one country 3. How do these forests help cities? a. They’re warm in the winter. b. They use basketball courts. c. They make the air cleaner. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There are different kinds of bears. There are brown bears, polar bears, panda bears, and more. 熊有很多不同的種類。有棕熊、北極熊、熊貓等等。 Brown bears are brown. Polar bears are white. Panda bears are black and white. Different bears look different. But all bears share some things. 不同的熊，外觀上有不同的顏色。但是所有的熊還是有共通點。 Bears have short, thick hair called fur. They are furry! Bears have long noses and small, round ears. They have short tails. Bears have four paws. Most bears have short, wide legs. 熊身上有厚厚的短毛，也有長長的鼻子，圓圓的小耳朵跟短短的尾巴。熊有四個熊掌，牠們的腿多半又粗又短。 People have long, thin legs. We have two feet. We can stand up. Bears can stand up too. But they can only stand for a very short time. In China, there’s a zoo. This zoo has a kind of bear. They're sun bears. They stand. Okay, sometimes bears do that. But their legs look long and thin! Are they bears? Or… are they people? 中國一座動物園裡面有馬來熊。牠們的腿看起來長又細，也會站起來。牠們是熊，還是人類? What? Yes, some people think these bears are people. That's strange… Do they think they see furry people? No, they think they see people dressed as bears! 沒有錯，有一些人覺得這些熊是人類扮演的。 The zoo says sun bears look different from other bears. They aren't people. They're bears! They are! They are! Vocabulary 熊和人類應該不像吧，但是馬來熊卻不一樣。 1. look 看起來 Nancy, come here. 南西，你來一下。 What’s that strange-looking cat on the roof? 屋頂上看起來很奇怪的貓是什麼? That doesn’t look like a cat to me. 我看不像貓。 2. fur 毛 It looks more like a bear to me. 我看像一頭熊。 You’re kidding, right? 你開玩笑吧? No, look at its fur. 不，你看牠的毛。 3. stand up 站起來 A bear in Taipei city? Come on! Nancy. 一頭熊跑來台北? 別鬧了! Oh my God, now it’s standing up! 老天爺，牠站起來了! Should we call the police? 我們應該打電話給警察吧? 4. dress 穿衣服 Wait, it’s a man! 等一下，那是個人! A man dressed like a bear! 那人穿衣服像熊。 Let me call the police. 我來叫警察。 今天的單字有哪些? look看起來 fur毛 stand up站起來 dress穿衣服 Quiz 1. Which bears are white? a. Brown bears b. Polar bears c. Sun bears 2. What do all bears have? a. Big ears b. Long tails c. Short legs 3. What do some people think the zoo’s bears are? a. Furry people b. Baby polar bears c. People dressed as bears Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, guess what?! Today is Teachers’ Day! 你知道嗎?今天是教師節! I know … You love this day! Because you love your teacher sooooo much, right? 我知道今天是教師節，大家都很愛你們的老師，對不對? Let’s give teachers everywhere a great big clap! 請為世界各地的老師用力鼓掌。 Wow! That was loud! You must love your teacher very much! In Taiwan, Teachers’ Day is on September 28th. Other countries have Teachers’ Days too. But they're on different days. 台灣的教師節在9月28號。其他的國家也有教師節，但是慶祝的日期不同。 In India, Teachers’ Day is on September 5th. This year, India's president gave awards to 75 teachers. These teachers worked hard for their students. They did amazing things! 印度的教師節在9月5號。今年印度總統頒獎給75位老師，讚賞他們的努力。 One teacher made an online drama. It helps kids learn. They have fun watching it at home! 其中一位老師在線上演戲，幫助小朋友學習，讓他們在家也看得開心。 Another teacher loves his job. He comes to school every day. He hasn’t missed a day of school… for eleven years! 有一位老師很愛他的工作，他每天都到學校，11年都沒有缺席。 One teacher loves his school so much, he cleans it every day! He cleans the toilets too! He even uses his own money to help the school! 另外一位老師也非常愛護他的學校。他每天打掃學校以及廁所，還捐錢幫助學校。 The 75 teachers in India help their students in many ways. Maybe your teacher does too. What can you give your teacher an award for? Vocabulary 老師們辛苦了! 1. award 獎項 I can’t believe it! 真不敢相信! They gave me an award! 他們給了我一個獎 ! Congratulations! What is the award for? 恭喜你，是什麼獎呢? 2. job 工作 For being a wonderful teacher! 因為我是很棒的老師。 Oh wow. But you don’t even like your job! 哇，可是你甚至不喜歡你的工作。 3. every day 每天 I’m beginning to like it now. 我現在開始喜歡了。 It’s a good job, you know. 這是個好工作。 Sure, you get to help children every day. 當然了，每天都可以幫助小朋友。 4. learn 學習 And I’m learning something new every day. 我每天也在學習新東西。 Like how to have fun when working. 比如說怎麼在工作時玩樂。 Let’s learn something new every day! 一起來讀單字。 award獎項 job工作 every day每天 learn學習 Quiz 1. When is Teachers’ Day in Taiwan? a. September 28th b. September 5th c. Every day 2. Who gave teachers in India their awards this year? a. The President b. The Prime Minister c. The kids 3. How many teachers in India were given awards this year? a. 28 b. 5 c. 75 Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Can you teach birds where to fly? One man in Europe does that. But why does he do that? 你能教鳥類往哪裡飛嗎? 歐洲有個人就這麼做，為什麼呢? Mr. Fritz worries about one kind of bird. There are not many of them. They live in Europe in the spring and summer. But the winter is cold there. So the birds fly to warm countries in the fall. Fritz先生很擔心一種數量不多的鳥類。這種鳥在春天跟夏天住在歐洲，秋天會飛往溫暖的國家避冬。 But Europe is getting hotter. The birds stay one month longer. Then they fly to warm countries. They fly over tall mountains. 但歐洲現在越來越熱。那些鳥會多待一個月才會越過高山，飛往溫暖的國家。 But winter is coming. There’s snow on the mountains. The birds can’t find much food in the snow. 但冬天就快到了。高山上都是雪，牠們沒辦法找到足夠的食物。 The birds need to fly to warm countries. But they need to eat too! So Mr. Fritz teaches them where to fly. How does he do that? He flies a very small plane. The birds fly after him. But why do they do that? 牠們需要到溫暖的國家，但也需要食物! 所以Fritz先生開著一台小飛機，讓這些鳥跟著他。 Well, these birds know Mr. Fritz. They think he’s their dad! The new way is long. But it doesn’t go over mountains. The birds can find food! 這些鳥把Fritz先生當作鳥爸爸。雖然新的飛行路線很長，但不需要飛過高山。牠們就可以找到食物了! Mr. Fritz flies to teach birds where to fly! Good job! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary Fritz先生當鳥爸爸，帶領稀有鳥類飛越不同的路線。 1. winter 冬天 Winter is the best season for traveling! 冬天是旅行最好的季節。 That’s true if you’re going to warm countries. 真的，假如你是去溫暖國家的話。 Like Thailand. 比如說泰國。 2. snow 雪 Why? I like to see snow up on the mountains. 為什麼? 我喜歡在山上賞雪。 It’s fun to dress in warm clothes in cold weather. 在冷天氣穿厚衣服很好玩。 3. Europe 歐洲 So you’re thinking about Europe? 所以你在考慮歐洲? Maybe. I’ve always wanted to see Iceland. 也許吧，我一直想去看看冰島。 4. cold 寒冷的 Iceland is too cold! 冰島太冷了! It would be a good place to be in summertime. 它夏天時會是個好地方。 Do you like winter? Let’s read the words. winter冬天 snow雪 Europe歐洲 cold寒冷的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does Mr. Fritz teach the birds? a. How to fly b. Where to fly c. When to fly 2. Which is true about Mr. Fritz? a. He doesn’t like birds. b. He lives in the U.S.A. c. He flies a small plane. 3. What is true about the new way? a. It is long. b. It goes over mountains. c. It has no food for birds to find. Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi everyone. Do you know what an octopus is? It's an animal. It has a big head and eight long arms. It lives in the ocean. Scientists say octopuses are smart. 你知道章魚嗎? 這是一種住在海裡的動物，科學家說牠們很聰明。 A scientist wanted to study other animals. She went to the ocean near California. But she got a big surprise. There were thousands of octopuses there. It was the biggest octopus group in the world! Many were keeping their eggs safe. 有一位科學家在加州附近的海域，發現世界最大群的章魚! 這些章魚正在保護牠們的卵。 Another scientist saw the octopuses later. He had a question. Why were so many octopuses there? Scientists studied the octopuses. They studied the eggs. They studied the water. They found the answer! 科學家疑惑那裡為什麼有那麼多章魚? 他們研究章魚、章魚卵和海水，他們找到了答案! Hot springs are there! They're small openings in the earth. Warm water comes out. So… are the octopuses looking for food? Are they relaxing? Nope! They're using the warm water to help their eggs! 那裡有溫泉從海底冒出來，章魚利用這些溫泉的水幫助牠們孵化卵。 Oceans are cold … *brrrrr*! Octopus eggs take five to ten years to open in cold water. But they take about two years to open in warm water! Wow! That's fast! 章魚卵在寒冷的海水中需要五到十年才會孵化。但是在溫暖的海水裡，只需要兩年! These octopuses use hot springs for their eggs. See? Octopuses are very smart! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 聰明的章魚，懂得利用海底溫泉來孵蛋。 1. octopus 章魚 Who will win the next World Cup? 下次世界盃足球賽誰會贏? I have no idea. 這我不知道。 You can ask an octopus. 你可以問問章魚。 They usually have the right answer. 牠們通常有正確答案。 2. surprise 驚奇 An octopus is for eating, not for answering questions. 章魚是拿來吃的，不會回答問題。 You're right. But they are full of surprises. 你說的對，但是牠們會讓人很驚訝。 3. arm 手臂 They can use tools, you know. 牠們會用工具呢。 I know they can use their arms to open a jar. 我知道牠們會用觸手打開罐子。 4. use 使用 They also use coconut shells as their home. 牠們還會用椰子殼當作自己家。 I prefer cooking them with soy sauce. 我比較喜歡用醬油來煮章魚。 你喜歡吃章魚嗎? octopus章魚 surprise驚奇 arm手臂 use使用 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What did the first scientist see in the ocean? a. Big animals b. A big octopus group c. Big octopus eggs 2. What are the octopuses doing at the hot springs? a. Looking for food b. Relaxing in hot water c. Helping their eggs 3. What takes about two years to open? a. Openings in the earth b. Octopuses at hot springs c. Octopus eggs in warm water Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taichung Man Gets Lots of Money Back Where are my keys? Did I lose them again?* *Do you lose things? Sometimes people lose important things. That feels bad! 你有弄丟過東西嗎？有時候人們搞丟重要的東西。那種感覺很糟糕！ How does it feel when you find the thing you lost? Ask Mr. Li. He was on a scooter. Mr. Li was bringing money to someone in Taichung. But when he got there, the money was gone! (SFX: Mr. Li: “Oh no! My money!”) It was somewhere on the road! 那麼…當你找回遺失的東西的時候，感覺怎麼樣？問李先生就知道了。李先生帶著錢去台中，但他發現錢掉在路上。 How much money did Mr. Li lose? He lost 180,000 NT$! That’s a lot of money! 李先生損失了多少錢呢？ 答案是18萬台幣！ Mr. Li looked for the money. But he could not find it. So he went to the police. He said he lost a bag of money. Then the police said something amazing! 李先生找不到錢，只好去報警，但是警察說的話讓他大吃一驚！ Two people found the bag! And they did not keep the money! They gave it to the police! The police made sure the money was Mr. Li’s. Then they gave it back to him. *(SFX: Mr. Li: “Thank you! Thank you!”) *Mr. Li said “thank you” to the two people and the police. 有兩個人發現了這一袋錢，不但沒有自己留著，還交給了警方。李先生向他們兩個人以及警察道謝。 He felt thankful to get it back! Mr. Li was lucky! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 搞丟了18萬，最後卻失而復得，這不是太高興了? again 再一次。 Oh no, I lost my money again! 糟糕，我又搞丟錢了! Didn’t you say it won’t happen again? 你不是說不會再這樣? how much 多少。 I know. But I keep losing more. 我知道，但是我繼續搞丟。 How much did you lose this time? 你這次損失了多少? Five hundred, I think.我想是五百塊。 lose 遺失。 That’s not a lot. 不算多。 Maybe not for you, but it’s a lot for me. 對你也許不多，對我很多。 But how did you lose it? 但是你怎麼丟的? What happened? 出了什麼事? look for 尋找。 I don’t know. But now I must look for it. 我也不知道，但是現在我得去找了。 Make sure you check every pocket. 你要確定每個口袋都看看。 今天你學到哪些單字? again再一次 how much多少 lose遺失 look for尋找 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz Where did Mr. Li lose the money? A: At the park B: On the road C: At the police station 2. How much money did Mr. Li lose? A: 180,000 NT B: 18,000 NT C: 800,000 NT 3. How did Mr. Li feel when he got the money back? A: Angry B: Scared C: Thankful Answers B A C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Has 5 Gold Medals Dan is a powerlifter. Powerlifting is a sport. Powerlifters lift very heavy weights. In competitions, the lifter of the heaviest weight wins. 舉重是一項運動，比賽中能夠舉起最重的就是贏家。 Dan is a very good powerlifter. He wins competitions all over the world. This summer, Dan won a gold medal in France. But becoming a powerlifter was not easy for him. Dan has Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome 是唐氏症。Dan是一個厲害的舉重選手，贏得很多場比賽。但這對他來說很不容易，因為Dan有唐氏症。 Because of Down Syndrome, Dan can't hear in one ear. And because of Down Syndrome, when Dan was very young, he had a heart problem. He even had heart surgery … two times! 因為唐氏症的關係，Dan有一邊的耳朵聽不見，他小時候還有心臟問題。 For a short time, Dan did not walk well. He used a wheelchair. But then he started to lift weights. He wanted to be healthy and strong. 有一段時間，Dan需要坐輪椅。但是他希望能夠變得健康強壯，所以開始練習舉重。 Dan lifted weights every day. He worked very hard. He became healthy and very strong! The weights were heavier and heavier: seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred kilograms and more! Dan was a powerlifter! Then he tried a powerlifting competition. Dan每天努力練習，舉重的功力一直增加，他也嘗試參加比賽。 Now, Dan is one of the best powerlifters in the world! He has 5 gold medals. Maybe he can win more! Good luck, Dan! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有先天性疾病的Dan,在舉重這項運動表現卓越。 1. lift 舉起 Hey, have you been lifting weights? 嘿，你都在練舉重嗎? You've got a six-pack! 你有六塊肌耶! Really? I'm so happy to hear that! 真的嗎，太高興了! It's hard work. 很辛苦呢。 2. because 因為。 So you go to the gym every day? 所以你每天上健身房? Yeah, but not because I want a six-pack.對，不過不是為了要六塊肌。 My doctor told me to work out. 我的醫生叫我做運動。 3. heart 心臟。 He says I have heart problems and need to get stronger. 他說我有心臟問題，需要變強壯一點。 What kind of heart problems? 哪一種心臟問題? 4. surgery 手術。 The kind that might need surgery. 可能需要動手術的那種。 Gee, that's tough. 這可麻煩了。 Do you do weightlifting? lift舉起 because因為 heart心臟 surgery手術 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is powerlifting? a. A wheelchair b. A weight c. A sport 2. How many gold medals does Dan have? a. 1 b. 5 c. 8 3. Why can't Dan hear in one ear? a. He has Down Syndrome. b. The weights are heavy. c. He is a powerlifter. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Australia, there's a race. It's very tough. 澳洲有一場艱難的比賽。 The drivers drive 3,000 kilometers. They cross a hot desert. Not all cars can do it. Only the toughest cars try. 賽車手要開3000公里跨越炎熱的沙漠，只有最堅固的汽車才有辦法。 A Taiwanese team is racing this year. They're National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology students! 台灣有一支團隊會參加今年的比賽。他們是國立高雄科技大學的學生。 These students want to help change the world. They built a special car. It's called Apollo IX. ("nine") 這些學生想要改變世界。他們打造一台特別的車子，叫做阿波羅九號。 It's an electric car. That's nothing special, right? Most cars run on gas, but some cars run on electricity. Well, this car has solar panels. It runs on sunlight! 這是一台電動車，並不特別，對不對? 但它可是一台用太陽能發動的車子。 Apollo IX's hood and roof have solar panels. In sunny weather, they take in sunlight. The solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. The electricity fills the car's battery. 這台車的車頂跟前面的引擎蓋有太陽能板。晴天的時候，它可以吸收陽光轉化成電力。 The race is a big test for Apollo IX. It can go 518 kilometers with a full battery. But it needs sunlight. 這個比賽是阿波羅九號的大挑戰。它充飽電可以跑518公里，但是它需要陽光。 The car needs to go 3,000 kilometers! In bad weather, can Apollo IX win the race? 如果天氣不好，阿波羅九號能贏得比賽嗎? These students are doing important work. Cars that run on sunlight can change the world. Let's hope they win! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣學生製造的賽車，是否經得起澳洲沙漠的考驗? 1. desert 沙漠 Why would anyone want to drive a car across the desert? 為什麼有人會想開車橫越沙漠? Why not? 為什麼不呢? Didn't you want to challenge yourself when you were younger? 難道你年少時沒想過挑戰自己? 2. sunlight 陽光 I did try to stay in bed for 24 hours.我有嘗試躺在床上24小時。 Away from the sunlight.並且遠離陽光。 Wow. That's…uh, that's really something. 那真不簡單。 3. change 改變 It didn't change the world, I know.我知道那沒有改變世界。 But it helped me win a race. 不過有幫我贏得比賽。 4. race 比賽 The race of who can sleep longer? 看誰睡得比較久的比賽? Yes! How did you know? 對啊，你怎麼知道的? Let's read today's vocabulary. desert沙漠 sunlight陽光 change改變 race比賽 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many kilometers in this race? a. 9 b. 518 c. 3,000 2. What did the students name their car? a. Sunny IX b. Solar IX c. Apollo IX 3. What does the car run on? a. Gas b. Sunlight c. Australia Answers: 1. c 2. c d. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It’s fun to go to a lake. You can swim or ride in a boat. Some people use kayaks. A kayak is a very small boat. Only one person can use it. 去湖邊玩可以游泳、坐船。有一些人會划獨木舟，kayak這種獨木舟，只能容納一個人。 Do kayaks go far? No, they usually don’t. Most people use them for a few hours. 獨木舟可以划得很遠嗎？ 不會，大多數人只會划幾個小時。 But one young man likes to go to new places. Zane and his kayak went very, very, VERY far. He used his kayak for many, many, MANY hours. What?!? Zane had a big idea. He wanted to ride his kayak around a lake. He went to one of the biggest lakes in the world, Lake Superior! Zane有個很棒的想法，他想要划著獨木舟繞湖一圈，他去了蘇必略湖，是世界最大湖之一。 Zane used a paddle to move the kayak. It was hard work. His kayak moved slowly around the lake. 他用槳來划獨木舟，慢慢地繞湖一圈。 He saw many beautiful things. He saw islands, trees, and many birds and fish. 一路上他看到很多漂亮的風景，島嶼、樹木、還有許多鳥跟魚。 Zane came back two months later. How far did his kayak go? It went 1,900 kilometers! How many hours did he use his kayak? Hmmm … 63 days is… about 1,500 hours! Zane兩個月後回來了，Zane坐獨木舟划了多遠呢? 一共划了一千九百公里!一千五百個小時! Zane was happy. He went a long way in a little kayak! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary Zane喜歡划船，他花了兩個月的時間划獨木舟。 1.month 月。 What’s our plan for tomorrow? 我們明天的計劃是什麼? For your first free day in one month? 你一個月來的第一天自由日嗎? 2.kayak 獨木舟。 Let’s go kayaking on Sun Moon Lake. 我們去日月潭划獨木舟吧。What a wonderful idea! 真棒的主意! That lake is beautiful! 那個湖很美呢! 3.hour 小時。 So we’ll kayak for about 3 hours in the morning, and then….所以我們上午划獨木舟三個鐘頭，然後…. Wait, 3 HOURS? 等一下，三個鐘頭嗎? 4.long 長的。 Why? Is that too long for you? 為什麼? 太長了嗎? Yeah, I was thinking half an hour. 對啊，我想的是半個鐘頭。You can’t go anywhere in half an hour. 半個鐘頭你哪裡都去不了。 我們一起讀今天的單字。month月 kayak獨木舟 hour小時 long長的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is a kayak? A: A boat B: A car C: A lake 2. How far did Zane’s kayak go? A: 1,000 kilometers B: 1,500 kilometers C: 1,900 kilometers 3. How many days did Zane use his kayak? A: 16 days B: 63 days C: 630 days Answers A C B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Robot Sweats to Help People Oh, it’s hot! Hot weather makes us sweat. Sweat comes out on our faces, under our arms, and on our backs. Sweat helps us to cool down. But in very hot weather, we need more help to cool down. 天氣熱的時候，我們會流汗來讓身體降溫。 But many people don’t have air conditioners. Many don’t have electric fans. They can’t cool down. When they’re too hot, they can get very sick. 可是很多人沒有冷氣，也沒有電風扇。他們的身體無法降溫，就會容易生病。 How do people feel heat in very hot weather? Scientists are studying this. But it’s dangerous for people to be too hot. So the scientists made a robot. It breathes! It sweats! 人們天氣熱的時候會感到多熱呢? 科學家也在做研究，他們做了一個機器人，它會呼吸，還會流汗。 When the weather is hot and dry, hot and wet, or hot and windy, how does the robot feel heat? The scientists can change the robot’s settings. Young, older, sick, or healthy - how does it feel heat? 這個機器人還可以切換不同設定，來感受天氣多熱，是不是很乾燥、有沒有風。 What can we learn from this robot's sweat? We can learn what to do in very hot weather. We can make clothes that keep us cooler.* *Our cities can learn how to keep people safe. 這個機器人能讓我們知道天氣很熱的時候應該要怎麼做。 One sweaty robot can help us live safely in a hotter world! Cool! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 能夠感覺到天氣變化的機器人，可以教我們怎麼克服炎熱。 1. sweat 流汗 Wow, you’re sweating all over! 哇，你滿身大汗! I am. I walk too fast. 確實，我走太快了。 It’s so hot out there! 外面好熱! 2. heat 熱度 Let me turn on the fan for you. 我來替你開電扇。 Thank you! Exactly what I need. 謝謝，正是我需要的。 This heat is killing me! 這種熱氣真要命! 3. change 改變 It’s about to change. 天氣就要變了。 Change? A typhoon is coming? 變了? 有颱風要來嗎? Yeah, the CWB says it will hit Taiwan soon.對，氣象局說很快就會侵襲台灣。 4. dangerous 危險的 But I’m traveling to Taipingshan tomorrow. 但是我明天要上太平山。 Driving on the mountain road will be dangerous. 在山路上開車會危險。 Can you remember these words? sweat流汗 heat熱氣 change改變 dangerous危險的 ************************************************************************************************ Quiz 1. What kind of weather makes us sweat? a. Cold weather. b. Hot weather. c. Wet weather. 2. What can help people cool down? a. Heat. b. Danger. c. An electric fan. 3. What can the robot do? a. Eat. b. Sweat. c. Sleep. Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh, hello, everyone! Do you like to sing? Do you sing in a group at school? That group is a choir. Taiwan has many great choirs! 你喜歡唱歌嗎？你知道台灣有很多很棒的合唱團嗎？ The Bao Lai Junior High School Choir is from Kaohsiung. The choir has many indigenous Bunun children. It has students from Jianshan and Laonong Elementary Schools and the Nibun Chorus. There are one hundred twenty students in the choir! 高雄的寶來國中合唱團有120個團員，有尼布恩合唱團的團員，還有建山國小跟荖濃國小的小朋友，他們很多都來自布農族。 This year, the singers sang one song again and again. They danced that one song again and again. They sang and danced on Saturdays and Sundays. They sang and danced on holidays and hot days. 週末和假日他們都沒有休息，一直練習。 They sang Pasibutbut. It's a very important Bunun song. It's beautiful. But it's not easy. It's a long song with eight parts. Why did the choir want this song? 布農族的八部合音很優美但不好唱。 They wanted the world to see a beautiful part of Taiwan! 他們想讓世界看到台灣美麗的一面。 The choir got on a plane. They went to the World Choir Games. Choirs from forty-six countries came. The Bao Lai Choir sang and danced Pasibutbut there. 他們坐上飛機參加世界合唱大會，準備表演八部合音。 The world saw Taiwan. And the choir won a gold medal! 他們獲得金牌! Great job, Bao Lai Choir! **************************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 寶來國中合唱團把悅耳的原住民歌聲，帶到世界各地。 1. again and again. 一遍又一遍 Why are you singing the song again and again? 為什麼你一再地唱那首歌? Oh, was I too loud? 歐，我太大聲嗎? 2. song 歌曲 No, I just wondered why you love the song so much. 不會，我只是想知道為什麼你那麼愛那首歌。 Because I'll be joining a singing contest on Sunday. 因為我星期日要參加歌唱比賽。 3. sing 唱歌 So you'll sing in front of people? 所以你在大家面前唱? Yes, a LOT of people! 對，很多人。 Wow, I can't do that. I'll be so nervous. 哇，我沒辦法，我會很緊張。 4. win 贏得 I believe you will win. 我相信你會贏。 You sing beautifully! 你唱得真美! Thank you! I hope so. 謝謝，我也希望。 我們來讀單字。 again再一次 song歌曲 sing唱歌 win贏得 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Where is the Bao Lai Junior High School Choir from? a. Keelung b. Taichung c. Kaohsiung 2. What did the choir do on Saturdays? a. saw Taiwan b. sang Pasibutbut c. went to the World Choir Games 3. How many countries' choirs were at the World Choir Games? a. 8 b. 46 c. 120 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Barbershops Stop Boredom with Books Barbers cut people's hair. They work in barbershops. Many people like barbershops. They talk with the barber. They see their friends. They relax and have fun. Oh, and they get a haircut! 很多人喜歡理髮店，可以跟師傅聊天，見見朋友，當然也是為了剪頭髮。 One day, a teacher went to his barbershop. One of his students came in. But his student didn't have fun. He had nothing to do. He was very bored. He wanted to go! 有一天，一位老師去剪頭髮。他的學生也在那裡。但是這個學生覺得很無聊，想要離開。 The teacher knew his student. He needed a good book to stop his boredom. Then the teacher had a great idea! 老師知道他的學生需要看書才不會無聊。他想到一個好點子! The teacher gave his barbershop many good kids' books. The books were free - and fun! He wanted kids to read at the barbershop. He wanted kids to like reading. And great news! His idea worked very well! 他捐了很多童書給理髮店，希望小朋友可以在理髮店看書，也從此喜歡看書。 Now he helps over two hundred barbershops! He gives them fun kids' books. The barbers talk with kids about reading too. They ask "Do you like to read?" and "How is that book?" Kids like reading and talking about books there! 這個老師捐書給兩百多家理髮店。理髮師也會問小朋友們喜不喜歡看書。 That's thousands of kids' reading books, getting a haircut, and having fun! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 到理髮店剪頭髮，順便看故事書，很棒的主意! 1. haircut 剪頭髮 Hey, you got a new haircut! 嘿，你剪了新髮型! Looks great on you! 很好看呢! Really? I did it yesterday. 真的喔? 我昨天剪的。 I'm still not sure if I like it. 我還不確定喜不喜歡。 2. bored 厭煩 So you were just bored with your old look? 所以你就是厭煩了老樣子? Yeah, I got all sweaty with my long hair. 對啊，長頭髮讓我流好多汗。 3. free 免費的 But the best thing is my haircut was free! 最棒的是，我剪頭髮是免費的。 How is that possible? 怎麼可能? A free haircut in Taipei? 在台北免費剪頭髮? 4. great 很棒的 It's true! 真的啊。Isn't it great? 不是很棒嗎? I won a gift voucher in a lucky draw.我在幸運抽獎時抽中了禮券。 還記得今天學到哪些單字嗎? haircut剪頭髮 bored厭煩 free免費的 great很棒的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who works in a barbershop? a. Teachers b. Students c. Barbers 2. What did the student need to stop his boredom? a. Nothing b. A haircut c. A good book 3. How many barbershops is the teacher helping? a. Under 200 b. Around 200 c. Over 200 Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In the UK, there's an elephant called Anne. She worked in a circus. She did circus tricks there. 英國有一頭大象叫做Anne，牠之前在馬戲團表演特技。 The tricks are not good for elephants. They make the elephants' bodies hurt. 但是這種表演會傷害大象的身體。 Now Anne lives in a safari park. People drive their cars in safari parks. They look at the animals there. Anne doesn't do circus tricks in this park. Her knees and hips hurt from the circus. Anne現在住在野生動物園裡面，不用再表演特技了。牠的膝蓋跟臀部都會痛。 A doctor wants Anne to feel better. So every month, he comes to see her. He gives Anne a massage! 有個醫生希望Anne可以好起來，所以他每個月來動物園幫牠按摩。 This doctor is very good at massages. But elephants are very big and strong! Massaging an elephant is hard work! 這個醫生很會按摩，但大象又大又強壯，幫大象按摩很不容易。 The massages help Anne. But many other elephants need massages. So now the doctor is a teacher too. He teaches massage - elephant massage! He goes all over the world to teach. 按摩讓Anne好起來，但是還有很多大象也需要幫助。所以這名醫生到世界各地教大家怎麼幫大象按摩。 His students massage their elephants. After one week, the elephants stand taller. They walk better! The massages help the elephants move! 他的學生也幫他們的大象按摩。按摩讓大象站得更直，也走得更穩! The doctor began helping one elephant. Now his massage helps elephants all over the world! What a smart and kind doctor! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這位充滿愛心的醫生，替大象按摩好減輕牠們的痛苦。 1. hurt 痛 Gosh, my knees hurt so much! 老天爺，我的膝蓋痛死了! From all that running, right? 你跑了很久，對吧? I only ran 10 kilometers. 我只跑了十公里。 It shouldn't be that bad. 不該那麼糟糕的。 2. walk 走路 I guess it's because I also walked three hours.我猜是因為我也走了三個鐘頭。 Walking after running? 跑完之後再走? That's not smart.不聰明喲! 3. feel 感覺 I didn't feel tired at the time. 當時我不覺得累。 But now my knees are killing me! 但是現在我的膝蓋真要命! 4. better 比較好 Maybe you'd feel better lying down. 也許你躺下來會覺得好一點。 Maybe I'd feel better skipping school. 也許我翹課會比較好。 今天的單字你記住了嗎? hurt痛 walk走路 feel感覺 better比較好 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Anne live now? a. A circus b. A safari park c. All over the world 2. Where does Anne hurt? a. Her nose and ears b. Her knees and hips c. Her tail and feet 3. What is the doctor very good at? a. Massages b. Driving c. Tricks Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Many turtles live in a pond. There’s a busy street next to the pond. Every summer, female turtles cross the street. 池塘裡住著很多烏龜，旁邊有一條繁忙的馬路。每年夏天，母龜都會穿越這條馬路。 There’s a shop across the street. Some turtles walk into the shop. What?! Why? 街道對面有一間店，這些烏龜會爬進店裡。 They want to go to a wet, grassy marsh. It's great for turtle nests. It's behind the shop. 因為那間店的後方有一片沼澤，適合烏龜棲息。 The shop workers are kind. They open the front door and back door all day. The shop turns into a turtle tunnel! The turtles in the shop can walk to the marsh. 店員會把前後門打開，讓這些烏龜能夠直接走到沼澤。 Every fall, baby turtles come from the marsh. Some walk into the shop. They're the size of NT$10 coins. The workers walk very carefully! They pick up the turtles. 每年秋天，烏龜寶寶會從沼澤裡爬出來。牠們只有十元硬幣大，店員都會注意不要踩到。 The turtles want to go to the pond. But the busy street is bad for baby turtles. Drivers cannot see them. So the workers take them across the street. They put the baby turtles down by the pond. 烏龜寶寶想要穿越馬路，但是這非常危險，所以店員會直接送牠們到池塘旁邊。 Pond to marsh, marsh to pond: that's what the turtles want. The kind workers help the turtles safely go where they want. Great job, workers! Go, turtles! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 烏龜過馬路，人類來幫忙。 1. pond 池塘 Isn’t this a perfect spot for a summer picnic? 這可不是夏日野餐的完美地點? The pond, the grass, and it’s all so quiet. 有池塘，草地，而且這麼安靜。 2. carefully 小心的 Yeah, but what about mosquitoes and the heat? 是沒錯，但是蚊子跟熱氣呢? It couldn’t be that bad. 不會那麼糟的。 I’ll plan carefully. 我會有縝密計畫。 3. next to 在旁邊 We can come here in the late afternoon. 我們可以下午晚一點來。 I’ll bring bug spray. 我會帶防蚊噴液。 And we can sit next to this big tree.我們可以坐在這棵大樹旁邊。 4. want 想要 Yeah. 對啊! Oh, I’m so excited! 我好興奮。 I want to invite everyone in my family to the picnic! 我要邀請所有家人來野餐! 這些單字很好用，你記住了嗎? pond池塘 carefully小心的 next to在旁邊 want想要 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Where do the female turtles want to go? a. the pond b. the shop c. the marsh 2. Where do the baby turtles want to go? a. the pond b. the shop c. the marsh 3. Why is the street bad for baby turtles? a. Drivers pick them up. b. Drivers cannot see them. c. Drivers can see them. Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Scientists say climate change is making this year hot. This July was the planet's hottest month in 120,000 years! 科學家說氣候改變讓今年變得很熱，今年七月是地球12萬年來最熱的月份! Cactuses like hot weather. They don't need much water. They live in deserts. Deserts are hot and dry. 仙人掌喜歡熱的天氣，也不需要很多水分，它們長在沙漠裡。 Phoenix is a city in a desert. This July, Phoenix was the hottest city in the USA. Phoenix was very hot in August and it's hot now in September too. 今年七月鳳凰城是美國最熱的城市，八月和九月的天氣也非常炎熱。 Phoenix has many saguaro cactuses. Some are 12 meters tall! They have branches called arms. These cactuses can live for 200 years! 鳳凰城有很多巨人柱，這種仙人掌可以長到12公尺高，它們還可以活兩百年! But in Phoenix, saguaro cactuses are getting sick! They're turning yellow. Their arms are falling off! Some cactuses are falling down! 但是鳳凰城的巨人柱生病了! 它們開始變黃，也開始倒塌。 People worry about their sick saguaro cactuses. What do these cactuses need? They need water! The cactuses can't stand the heat! 連仙人掌都熱得受不了! 它們需要水! Heavy rain comes to Phoenix every year. People hope the rain can save the cactuses. But can it? 鳳凰城每一年都會下大雨，人們希望這些雨可以拯救仙人掌。 It's too hot for cactuses! Now we need to do more than hope. We need to fight climate change together. We need to save the planet! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 天氣太熱，連沙漠植物仙人掌都快活不下去了。 1. fall 掉落 I'm going to try riding a unicycle tomorrow. 我明天要試著騎獨輪車。 What? You'll fall off and hurt yourself.什麼啊，你會掉下來受傷。 2. arm 手臂 No, I won't. I'm good at riding a bike. 才不會，我很會騎腳踏車的。 A unicycle is different. 獨輪車不一樣。 You need to stretch out your arms. 你的手臂要伸出去。 3. hottest 最熱的 Wouldn't that be fun? 那不是很好玩? You just like to do crazy things. 你就是喜歡瘋狂的事。Remember when you ate chili in the hottest weather? 你記得你在天氣最熱的時候吃辣椒吧? 4. water 水 Yeah, my tongue felt like it was burning! 記得，我的舌頭好像燒起來了。 I had to drink tons of water. 不得不喝大量的水。 我們來讀今天的單字。 fall掉落 arm手臂 hottest最熱的 water水 ________________________________________ Quiz When was the planet's hottest month in 120,000 years? a. This July b. This August c. This September What is Phoenix? a. A kind of cactus b. A city in a desert c. Heavy rain What do the sick cactuses need? a. Arms b. Water c. Climate change Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Bird Spikes Help Birds Make More Birds Birds are beautiful in the sky! They have beautiful colors! They make beautiful songs! 天上的鳥很漂亮! 牠們的叫聲也很優美! Many birds live in cities. And every year, they make a nest. But some people don't like birds. Why? 很多鳥類都會在城市築巢，但有一些人不喜歡牠們。為甚麼呢? Well, birds are loud in the morning and at night. And they make places dirty. People keep birds away with bird spikes. A spike is long and thin. The spike end is sharp. OUCH! 人們用長而細的防鳥刺趕走鳥類，哎喔! 那些刺很尖銳。 People put bird spikes on top of walls and buildings. Birds can't sit on spikes. They can't make nests on them. 人們在牆壁和屋頂上放防鳥刺，鳥類就不會在上面築巢。 Crows and magpies are strong birds. Some of these birds take spikes! They like shiny things. Metal spikes are shiny. 烏鴉和喜鵲是強壯的鳥類。牠們有一些會叼走防鳥刺，牠們喜歡發亮的金屬。 But, that's not why they take them. Crows and magpies are smart. Scientists say the birds use the spikes. They put the sharp ends outside their nests. These bird spikes stop other birds and animals. 但是這不是烏鴉和喜鵲叼走的原因。牠們很聰明，會用防鳥刺築巢，阻止其他鳥類和動物靠近。 Taiwan has crows and magpies. They're strong and smart. Maybe you'll see a nest with spikes one day! **************************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 這些喜鵲自己不怕尖刺，有夠神奇! 1. in the morning 在早上 I really need a vacation! 我真的需要度假! I'd like to hear birds in the morning, and frogs at night. 我想要早上聽到鳥鳴，晚上聽到青蛙叫。 2. on top of 在上面。 Where can you find a place like that? 你哪裡可以找到那種地方? A homestay in Taitung, perhaps. 也許台東的一家民宿吧? I stayed one before. Next to the caf?, on top of the hill. 我以前住過一家。在小山丘上面，一家咖啡館旁邊。 3. smart 聰明的 You can just sit in a cafe here and listen to birds and frogs on your cell phone. 你可以就坐在這裡的咖啡館，聽手機上的鳥叫青蛙叫。 That's a smart idea, you know. 真是聰明主意呢。 今天的單字和片語都很好用喔。 In the morning在早上 on top of在上面。 smart聰明的 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Why don't some people like birds? a. They're loud. b. They're strong. c. They're smart. 2. Why do some people use bird spikes? a. They're shiny. b. They keep birds away. c. They keep nests safe. 3. What birds use bird spikes? a. Ducks and magpies b. Crows and geese c. Crows and magpies Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you take a short nap. Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body control your blood sugar. 醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。 When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or cake. -Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right? Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions! 不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！ Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But, too much sugar can be bad for our blood. 我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。 Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes. "Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。 Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will help control their blood sugar. Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2 minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy. 醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！ I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish my lunch today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。 1. control 控制。 I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。 But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。 I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。 2. minute 分鐘。 Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。 Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。 3. blood 血液。 What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說? He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。 And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。 4. healthy 健康的。 Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。 I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain. 我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。 So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。 control控制 minute分鐘 blood血液 healthy健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a good idea after eating? A: Jumping on the bed B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake C: Talking a short walk 2. What does sugar do for our body? A: It gives us energy B: It makes us cry C: It makes us hungry. 3. How long do you need to walk after eating? A: Maybe just 2-minutes! B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours C: About 90 minutes Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Summers in Taiwan can be very hot! When the sun comes out, everyone feels warm. And sometimes, it's too dry. Isn't there any way to make it rain?! 台灣的夏天很熱，有時候也很乾！有沒有甚麼方法可以讓天空下雨呢？ In the past, we could not change the weather. But scientists have had an idea. They have found a way to make it rain, using electricity. 現在，科學家發現一種用電讓天空下雨的方法。 We know where rain comes from. It falls from clouds in the sky. 我們知道雨水是從天上的雲落下來。 Clouds are made of water. When the water gets too heavy, the clouds start to rain. 雲是水構成的，當這些水太重，就會開始下雨。 Sometimes there is not enough rain. That is not good. When the rain is too little, people have no water to drink, and plants become too dry. So how can we make it rain more? 如果雨水太少，我們就會沒有水喝，植物也會乾枯。 Recently, scientists did a test. They used a little robot to zap a cloud with electricity. (SFX: electric zap) The electricity made the drops of water stick together. 科學家做了一個實驗，他們電擊一朵雲，讓雲層中的水滴黏在一起。 When the drops of water come together, they get heavier. Then they fall to earth. So when the cloud is zapped with electricity, it turns into rain. 水結成大水滴之後會變得更重，然後變成雨，落到地面。 What a useful idea. Scientists think it can help people. When the weather is too hot or dry, people can use this technology to make rain. (SFX: heavy rain) All it takes is a cloud and a little electricity. _________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 給雲層通上電，就有可能製造出雨水。 1. cloud 雲。 How's the weather? 天氣怎麼樣? A gray sky with lots of thick clouds. 灰色天空，有很多厚厚的雲。 Uh oh, that doesn't sound good. 糟糕，聽起來很不好。 No. I think it's going to rain very soon. 是不好，我想很快就會下雨。 2. rain 下雨。 It rained all day yesterday. 昨天就下了一整天的雨。 But it's better than a hot and dry day. 但是總比又熱又乾好。 I prefer a dry day. 我比較喜歡乾燥的天氣。 3. electricity 電力。 What's happening? 怎麼回事? The light won't come on. 電燈不亮。 Because there's no electricity. 因為停電了。 4. in the past 從前。 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦? In the past we would light candles. 以前我們會點蠟燭。 No, I don't want to stay here. 不了，我不要待在這裡。 一起來讀讀單字吧。 cloud雲 rain下雨 electricity電力 in the past從前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does rain come from? A: The sun B: The moon C: The clouds 2. How can we make clouds rain? A: Burn them with fire B: Tell them "more rain please" C: Zap them with electricity 3. When do clouds become rain? A: When they get too heavy B: When they get too light C: When they get too sad Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sports Make You Tough Hi, students! Do you play sports like basketball? ….Or maybe you like to play baseball***, ***tennis, or bowling. 你喜歡打籃球、棒球、網球，或保齡球嗎？ If you do like to play sports, I have good news for you! Playing sports makes people tougher. It also makes them try harder. And it makes them braver. 運動可以讓人更堅強、更勇敢！ How do I know that? Well, some scientists at an American university told us. First, they asked people about themselves. They asked them some questions to see if they are hard workers. They also asked them if they are brave and if they easily give up. 美國科學家問了一些人覺得自己有多用功、有多勇敢、多不容易放棄。 Then, the scientists looked at the answers to see which people were tough. After that, they asked them if they play sports. They found that people who play sports are tougher than those who don’t play sports. 他們發現有在運動的人比沒有運動的人還更堅強。 Some people think sports aren’t important. But, now you know they are! Sure, sports help you to be healthy. But they also help you to be tougher and braver. And they make you more hard-working. If you play sports, you won’t give up easily. All of that is important in life. 運動不只讓你更健康，也讓你更勇敢、認真，這些在生活中都很重要。 So, I think sports could help you be more successful in life, too! ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 運動，特別是比賽型的運動，好處多多! 1. work hard 努力工作。 It’s late.很晚了。 I know, but I have to get this done. 我知道，但是我一定要把這個做完。 You work too hard. 你太用力工作了。 2. give up 放棄。 No, I just don’t want to give up. 不是，我只是不想放棄。 But you’ve got to know when to stop. 但是你得知道什麼時候要叫停 3. Brave 勇敢的，braver 更勇敢。 Playing basketball makes me braver.打籃球讓我更勇敢。 How so? 為什麼呢? I can push and shove other people. 我可以推擠別人。 That’s not being brave! 那不是勇敢。 4. ask 詢問。 Where are we now? 我們現在在哪裡? I have no idea.我不知道。 Let’s ask that woman.我們來問問那位女士。 So what kind of sports do you like? 來讀讀單字。Brave勇敢的 braver更勇敢 work hard努力工作 give up放棄 ask詢問 Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: The hardest sport to play B: How sports make people tough C: Why people like to play sports 2. Where did the scientists work? A: A German restaurant B: An American university C: A Nigerian café 3. What does give up mean? A: To quit B: To be generous C: To work harder Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Leather from Mushrooms Mushrooms are part of a group of amazing living things that are not really an animal and not really a plant. 香菇不是動物也不是植物，它們是菇類！ You can eat some mushrooms, and they’re super yummy. But you can also make leather from them. 它們不只很好吃，還可以做成皮革！ We use leather for many things. I have a leather belt and leather shoes. 皮革可以做成很多東西，像是我自己有皮帶或跟皮鞋。 But some people say we should try to stop making things with leather. 有人說我們不應該再用皮革做東西。 Why? Well, two big reasons … One, to make leather you need a lot of chemicals. Those chemicals can be bad for people, and they are bad for the earth – they cause pollution. 第一個原因是，做皮革要用很多化學藥劑，對人跟地球都不好。 And number two: Leather comes from animals - mostly cows. Many people think we need to stop eating so much meat and stop using things made from animals. 第二個原因是，很多皮革都是用牛做的。有人覺得我們不要再吃這麼多肉，也不要再用動物做東西！ That’s why scientists are making leather from mushrooms! It looks almost exactly like leather from animals, and it’s strong too. 所以科學家要用菇類做皮革！它很像用動物做的皮革，也是很堅固！ Many companies are interested in this new mushroom leather. Using mushroom leather means we can say goodbye to bad chemicals, and it means we don’t need to use animals. 這樣子我們可以遠離化學藥劑，也不用動物做東西。 _______________________________ Vocabulary 生活中有哪些東西是皮革做的，你可知道? 1. leather 皮革。 I don’t wear leather shoes any more.我不再穿皮鞋了。 Why not? 為什麼不呢? Because I’m wearing cotton shoes now. 因為我現在都穿棉布鞋。 They are light and comfortable. 它們很輕，又很舒服。 2. strong 堅固耐用。 But they are not as strong as leather. 但是它們沒有皮革堅固。 That’s true. So I don’t wear them on rainy days. 這是真的，所以我雨天不穿。 3. use 使用。 You use cotton for your bags too? 你也用棉布做包包嗎? Yeah, look at my book bag. 對啊，你看我的書包。 Very cute! 很可愛呢! Yeah, I use cotton for many things. 我用棉布做很多東西。 4. company 公司。 A lot of companies are making these products. 很多公司也在做這些產品 I know. But I prefer to do it myself. 我知道，不過我喜歡自己動手。 這些字簡單好用，來一起讀一遍。 leather皮革 strong堅固耐用 use使用 company公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does animal leather hurt the earth? A: Making it uses bad chemicals. B: Making it takes 100 years C: Making it means bigger typhoons 2. What are scientists using to make new leather? A: Mushrooms B: Fried rice C: Frogs 3. Where does leather come from? A: Mostly cows. B: Mostly clouds. C: Mostly clowns. Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Teaching Robots How to Laugh Hi students! Today I’m gonna start with a joke … are you ready? Why can’t elephants use computers? Because they are afraid of the mouse! Do you get it? 你懂嗎？ “Mouse” has two meanings. It can mean a small animal, but it also means a computer mouse! Mouse 有兩個意思，老鼠跟滑鼠！ If you are a human, you should be able to understand that joke. But for a robot, a joke like that is super hard to understand! 我們人類聽得懂笑話，但是機器人可能很難聽懂。 In the future, scientists say people will use robots for many things. Robots will even be our friends and help take care of us. So, scientists are teaching robots how to laugh – at the right things! 現在，科學家在教機器人怎麼笑，還有甚麼時候可以笑！ This isn't easy! But scientists say that one-day robots will be able to learn to laugh at the right time and that robots will be able to have fun, funny, and interesting conversations with people. 但是科學家說，有一天機器人會學會笑，也可以跟人類聊有趣、好玩的東西！ Ok, before we go: one last joke: What kind of witch likes to go to the beach? A SAND-wich!! Get it? Witches and sandwiches are completely different, but they both have the same sound at the end – so that’s why the joke is funny. A ‘sand’ witch! Do you think a robot could understand the Sand-wich joke? Hmmm…maybe not now…but one day they will! ________________________________ Vocabulary 能夠聽懂笑話並且還會講笑話，這樣的機器人可有趣了。 1. joke 笑話。 I want a robot that can tell jokes. 我想要個會講笑話的機器人。 Then I won’t feel bored all the time.這樣我就不會總是覺得無聊。 I can tell you jokes. 我可以講給你聽。 2. understand 了解。 I also want my robot to understand my jokes. 我也想要機器人聽懂我的笑話。 That would be hard.這就有點難了。 Even I don’t get your jokes sometimes. 連我有時候都聽不懂你的笑話 3. laugh 笑。 You don't have to. 你不用懂啊。 You just laugh.你只要笑就好了。 Yeah, maybe I’ll laugh at you. 好，也許我就嘲笑你。 4. take care of 照顧。 Could you take care of my dogs for one day? 你能幫我照顧狗狗一天嗎? Sure. 當然。 Do you like to tell jokes? joke笑話 understand了解 laugh笑 take care of照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are scientists teaching robots? A: How to laugh at the right things B: How to eat elephants C: How to do your homework 2. Why is it hard to understand jokes? A: Because words have many different meanings B: Because sandwiches are yummy C: Because the chicken crossed the road 3. What will robots be in the future? A: Our food B: Our friends and helpers C: They will be witches Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Bees Like to Play Hi, students! Have you ever heard of the phrase, "Busy as a bee?" If someone is "Busy as a Bee," it means he or she is really busy. 你們有聽過「跟蜜蜂一樣忙」這種講法嗎？意思是這個人非常忙。 Bees are busy insects. They go to many flowers and collect pollen. That's good for flowers. Bees also build hives. The hives are their homes. And, of course, bees make honey. That's good for us. 蜜蜂是很忙碌的昆蟲。他們要蒐集花粉，要蓋蜂窩，也就是他們的家。蜜蜂還會做蜂蜜！ Here's something you probably didn't know about bees. They like to play! Some people at a university in London proved that. They taught bees to roll small balls. How did the researchers teach the bees to roll little balls? They gave them food when they rolled the balls. 但你可能不知道，蜜蜂也喜歡玩耍！倫敦一所大學的研究人員教蜜蜂滾小球，只要蜜蜂滾動小球，就給牠們食物。 But the researchers found something else really interesting. They saw the bees playing with balls even when they didn't get food. 但是研究人員發現，就算沒有食物，蜜蜂還是會去玩球。 Researchers also found that younger bees played with the balls more than adult bees. Hey, that's just like humans. Kids like to play more than their parents, right? 他們還發現年輕的蜜蜂更愛玩球。跟人類很像，小孩也比大人愛玩！ One young bee played with a ball a 117 times. Wow - a 117 times! I guess that bee was having a ball. "Having a ball" means to have a good time. I hope you kids are having a ball, too, today! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂不是應該整天辛勤工作嗎? 但是有機會時牠們也會玩。 1. hear 聽到。 I've never heard such a thing! 我從來沒有聽過這種事! What? 什麼事? Bees playing with balls? 蜜蜂會玩球嗎? Yeah, bees are insects. 對啊，蜜蜂是昆蟲。 They make honey. 牠們製造蜂蜜。 They don't play. 牠們不玩耍。 2. mean 意思。 You mean insects don't know how to have fun? 你的意思是昆蟲不懂怎麼玩? Right. They must think the ball is food. 對。牠們一定以為球是吃的東西。 3. food 食物。 No, their food is pollen.不對，牠們的食物是花粉。 Well, to a young bee, balls probably look like pollen. 對小蜜蜂來說，球可能看起來像花粉。 4. prove 證明。 You can't prove that. 你沒辦法證明。 You're right. I can't. 你說對了，我沒辦法。 I wish I were a bee. 我希望我是一隻蜜蜂。 來讀讀今天的單字。 hear聽到 mean意思 food食物 prove證明 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the bees play with? A: Flowers B: Balls C: People 2. What is true about young bees? A: They like to play more than adults. B: They don't like to play much. C: They like to play as much as adults do. 3. What does the phrase, "Having a ball," mean? A: Being busy B: Throwing a ball C: Having fun Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yangmingshan Has Music! Yangmingshan National Park is in Taipei and New Taipei City. It's beautiful! It has many mountains. There are waterfalls and hot springs. 陽明山國家公園位於台北和新北市。這個公園很漂亮，有山、有瀑布，還有溫泉。 There are flowers in the spring and summer. There's a musical flower clock. It has many kinds of flowers! Trees are everywhere. In autumn, some have red and gold leaves. 春季和夏季，公園繁花盛開。到了秋天，有紅色跟金色的落葉。 There are many things to do. You can hike. You can see great views! You can smell sulfur's bad egg smell! 你可以在公園裡健行，欣賞風景，還會聞到硫磺的味道。 You can visit the USA! You-- What? Oh, yeah! There's an American village in Yangmingshan! It has many old American houses. Some are now restaurants or cafes. And something fun is happening there now! It's a music festival called "Unplugged"! 在陽明山有個美國村，裡面有很多美式的老房子。大部分都變成餐廳或咖啡廳。而且現在正在舉辦音樂節! The festival started with a traditional African drum show! And now you can listen to local bands and singers! You can sing in a contest! You can take dance classes! 這個音樂節從非洲傳統鼓開始。你可以聽到本地樂團和歌手的表演，也可以參加歌唱比賽或是上舞蹈課。 You can--oops, time's up! Hey! They're going to unplug my mic! Hey! Unplugged ends on September 10th. Go and listen to some great music. Have fun in the American village in Yangmingshan National Par- ________________________________________ Vocabulary 陽明山不插電音樂會每個周末都有，持續到九月十號。 1. flower 花朵 I love flower festivals! They're so pretty. 我好喜歡花季，真漂亮! Like the one on Yangmingshan? 就像陽明山花季嗎? Exactly! There are azaleas and cherry blossoms.正是。他們有杜鵑跟櫻花。 2. mountain 山 I think Yangmingshan is a perfect mountain. 我覺得陽明山是一座完美的山。 Right, a very friendly mountain.沒錯，它很友善。 3. restaurant 餐廳 And there are many fine restaurants up there. 上面還有很多家好餐館。 Free-range chicken and bamboo soup, so nice! 放山雞跟竹筍湯，真好! 4. hot spring 溫泉 I especially enjoy the hot springs. 我尤其喜歡溫泉。 Oh, yes, how could I forget it? 對喔，我怎麼會忘了它? 來讀單字。 flower花朵 mountain山 restaurant餐廳 hot spring溫泉 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Yangmingshan National Park? a. Taipei and New Taipei b. Taitung and Pingtung c. Taichung and Changhua 2. What are some of the old American houses now? a. flower clocks b. restaurants and cafes c. local bands 3. What is Unplugged? a. music festival b. An American village c. An African drum show Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scientist Studies Hippie Monkeys for 40 Years Do you like animals? Cats? Dogs? How about… monkeys? One scientist likes northern muriqui monkeys. She likes their cinnamon smell too! She likes to study these monkeys. 有一位科學家喜歡北絨毛蛛猴，也喜歡研究牠們。 Northern muriquis are the biggest monkeys in North and South America. They're about 150 centimeters tall. They're about 15 kilograms. Their tails are long and very strong. Their tails help them go from tree to tree. 這種猴子是美洲最大的猴子。身高150公分、體重15公斤。長長的尾巴讓牠們可以從一棵樹盪到另外一棵樹。 Most monkeys fight. But northern muriquis are very peaceful. They don't fight. They hug each other a lot! People call them "hippie monkeys". 這種猴子非常溫和。牠們不會吵架，會互相抱抱。 The scientist studies these muriquis. But she is trying to save them too. They're in very big danger! (SFX: sound of danger warning) 這位科學家也努力拯救牠們，因為牠們現在瀕臨絕種。 One million northern muriquis lived in forests a long time ago. But people cut down many trees. They wanted to make farms. The forests became smaller and smaller. There are only 1,000 northern muriquis now. People still cut down trees. 很久以前，森林裡有 100萬隻北絨毛蛛猴。但人類砍了很多樹，森林變得越來越小，現在只剩下1,000隻。 When forests are too small, there can be no northern muriquis. 森林變太小就會沒有牠們了。 The scientist has been helping the northern muriquis for 40 years now. She doesn't want to stop. There is a lot to do. Good luck! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 美洲最大的猴子，因為棲息地縮小而面臨絕種。 1. small 小的，smaller 更小的 What a cute monkey! 好可愛的猴子! Yeah, it's a cotton-top tamarin. 對啊，牠叫做棉頭絹猴。 They're so small! Even smaller than a cat. 牠們好小喔，比貓咪還小。 2. hug 擁抱 Don't you just want to hug them? 你不覺得很想抱抱牠們嗎? No! I would never hug a monkey. 不，我一點也不想抱猴子。 3. fight 打架 Hey, look, they're about to fight! 你看，牠們快要打架了! Wow, this should be interesting to watch. 哇，這應該很好看。 4. peaceful 和平的 I thought monkeys were peaceful animals. 我以為猴子是很和平的動物。Obviously these two are not. 顯然這兩隻不是。 我們來讀今天的單字。 smaller更小的 hug擁抱 fight打架 peaceful和平的 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. What do people call the northern muriquis? a. Happy monkeys b. Hoppy monkeys c. Hippie monkeys 2. How many northern muriquis are there now? a. One million b. One thousand c. One hundred fifty 3. What do the northern muriquis' tails help them to do? a. go from tree to tree b. hug each other c. fight other monkeys Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Superhero Kids Are Saving the Earth The Earth needs a lot of help. Who can help? One man says kids can help the Earth! 有個人說小朋友可以幫助地球! The man made a game for kids. The game helps them save the Earth! In this game, kids are superheroes. 他為小朋友設計了一個救地球的遊戲，在遊戲裡，他們都是超級英雄。 How do kids play the game? First, they make a superhero group. Superheroes are stronger together. 這個遊戲該怎麼玩呢? 首先小朋友們要組成超級英雄聯盟。 Then they look at their neighborhood. Can they help the Earth there? Are the parks dirty? Are there no trees or gardens? 他們找找看家裡附近有沒有可以幫助地球的，公園乾不乾淨，是不是沒有樹或花園。 The superheroes talk to people in their neighborhood. They learn a lot. Some people give them more help. 超級英雄們和鄰居聊過，他們學到很多，有一些鄰居還給他們很多幫助。 The superheroes have many ideas. They make a plan and then … the superheroes have fun! 孩子們有很多的想法。他們訂了一個計劃。 The superheroes make parks clean and green! They plant trees! They make neighborhood gardens! They have fun together and help save the Earth! 孩子們綠化了公園，也把它變乾淨! 他們玩得很開心還幫助了地球! The Earth needs many superheroes. You and your friends can be superheroes too! Play the game together. 地球需要更多的超級英雄。你跟你的朋友也一起參加遊戲吧! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 一個好玩的遊戲，讓兒童幫地球的忙。 1. dirty 髒的。 Wow, this beach is really dirty! 哇，這個海灘真是髒! Yeah… It was not like this when I was little. 是啊，我小時候不是這樣的。 2. look at 看，注視。 Look at all these bottles and bags! 你看這些瓶子袋子。 Should we help clean this beach? 我們應該幫忙清理這個海灘嗎? 3. neighborhood 鄰近的區域。 No! What we should do is get everyone in this neighborhood to help out. 不，我們應該做的，是讓這個地方每個人都來幫忙清理。 That's too hard. 那太難了。 4. together 一起。 I know. But it's the only way. 我知道，不過這是唯一的辦法。And it can be fun when people do it together. 而且大家一起做，還會很好玩呢! 一起來讀今天的單字。 dirty髒的 look at注視 neighborhood鄰近的區域 together一起 ************************************************************************************************ Quiz 1. What did one man make to help save the Earth? a. a park b. a game c. a lot of money 2. Why do the kids make a superhero group? a. to clean parks b. to plant trees c. to be stronger together 3. Where do the superheroes help the Earth? a. the supermarket b. their neighborhood c. their friends' homes Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Guys! Be careful… That's an African clawed frog! That thing's a killer! RUN!!! Phew! Those frogs are very scary! They eat any animal they can. ANY animal! 這是非洲爪蛙，牠們很恐怖，什麼動物都吃。 Listen to this scientist… Scientist: "I haven't found anything they won't eat… bugs and snails, tadpoles, other frogs, small fish… anything! Left alone… they would kill everything until you'd only find the clawed frog left. Then they'd begin eating each other." 科學家說，非洲爪蛙什麼都吃，包括昆蟲、蝸牛、蝌蚪、其他的青蛙、小魚等等。如果你把非洲爪蛙放在一起，牠們會把所有的動物殺光，然後開始吃同類！ African clawed frogs have long, sharp claws.They use them to rip up other animals! 非洲爪蛙有又長又尖銳的爪子，可以撕開獵物的身體。 In just 4 months this killer frog can lay thousands of eggs. The eggs turn into tadpoles. Some tadpoles become frog food… 這種青蛙四個月之內就可以生下好幾千顆卵，這些卵會孵化成蝌蚪，再變成更多非洲爪蛙！ These frogs smell very bad! They taste bad too.So no other animals eat them. 牠們又難聞又難吃，所以沒有動物會吃。 They're hard to catch. They're really fast swimmers.They can hold their breath for a loooong time. And they can swim backwards! 牠們游得很快，憋氣可以憋很久，還會倒退游，所以很難抓！ North Carolina is a state in the USA. It thinks this frog is very, very scary. It's illegal to have an African clawed frog in North Carolina. 美國的北卡羅萊納州覺得這種青蛙太恐怖了，決定立法禁止人們養這種青蛙。 So if you live in North Carolina, or anywhere, stay away from African clawed frogs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種青蛙侵略性太強，已經成為禍害。 1) African 非洲的 Africa… I've only read about it in books. 非洲，我只在書本裡面讀過。 Yeah? There are many African countries worth a visit. 是嗎？有很多非洲國家值得一遊。 2) animal 動物 How many have you been to? 你去過幾個？ Just three. 只有三個。 And I think I saw hundreds of animals. 我想我看到了好幾百個動物。 3) careful 小心的 That's amazing! 真驚人！ Yeah, but you have to be very careful. 對，不過要很小心。 Wild animals can be dangerous. 野生動物會危險。 4) swimmer 游泳者 Did you know that tigers are good swimmers? 你可知老虎很會游泳？ No, I didn't. 我不知。 They are. 真的。 A tiger once almost caught me in the river. 有一次一頭老虎差點在河裡抓到我。 這些英文字你記住了嗎？ African 非洲的 animal 動物 careful 小心的 swimmer 游泳者 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What will African clawed frogs eat? A: Eggs B: Swimmers C: Anything! 2.What do these frogs use their claws for? A: Ripping B: Breathing C: Tasting 3. How many eggs can these frogs lay? A: Hundreds B: Thousands C: Millions Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan is a tropical country. Tropical countries are where the sun is the hottest. Southeast Asia is tropical too. 台灣跟東南亞都是熱帶地區。熱帶國家太陽又大又熱，還很潮濕。潮濕的天氣很悶。 Tropical countries are perfect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love wet places! They live on water. They love hot, humid weather too. It makes people sweat. Mosquitoes like sweaty people. They smell very tasty to mosquitoes! 熱帶國家是蚊子生活的完美環境。蚊子喜歡又熱又潮濕的天氣，這種天氣會讓人流汗，蚊子喜歡流汗的人，對牠們來說這是美味的氣味！ Mosquitoes bite people all day. They drink lots of blood. Mosquitoes carry many diseases. People can get very sick from a mosquito bite. 蚊子整天叮人吸血，還會帶來傳染病，被蚊子咬到有可能會生重病！ Scientists want to stop mosquitoes from making people sick. They made a new kind of fabric. Clothes are made of fabric. Mosquitoes can bite through most clothes. But they can't bite through this fabric! 科學家想要阻止蚊子傳染疾病。蚊子可以隔著大部分的衣服叮人，所以他們製造了一種特殊布料，讓蚊子沒有辦法叮！ This new fabric is made with a hi-tech knitting machine. The machine knits the fabric very tightly! A mosquito's very thin mouth can't get through! 他們用高科技的紡織機做了這種非常細密的布料，讓蚊子細長的口器沒有辦法穿過去。 This new fabric is perfect for tropical countries. It's light and comfortable in hot weather. And it stops mosquito bites! Not as many people will get sick! Hooray for science! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家想出了好辦法對付愛吸血蚊子。 1) humid 潮濕的 Come over tonight for my barbecue. 今晚過來吃烤肉吧。 On a hot and humid day like this? 在這麼濕熱的天氣吃？ Yeah, why not? 對啊，有何不可？ 2) bite 叮咬 There'll be lots of mosquitos! 會有很多蚊子耶！ I'm not afraid of them. 我不怕牠們。 Of course you're not. They never bite you! 你當然不怕，蚊子從不叮你！ 3) tasty 美味的 You mean they'll bite you? 你是說牠們會咬你？ Oh yeah, apparently I'm very tasty. 會，顯然我很好吃。 4) comfortable 舒服的 Okay, no barbecue. 好吧，不要烤肉了。 A light and comfortable dinner inside the house. 待在室內吃一頓清淡舒服的晚飯。 Hurray! 好耶！ 你常被蚊子叮嗎? 來讀單字。 humid 潮濕的 bite 叮咬 tasty 美味的 comfortable 舒服的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the weather in tropical countries? A: Sunny and cold B: Sunny and wet C: Cold and wet 2. What do mosquitoes drink? A: Water B: Blood C: Sweat 3. What are clothes made of? A: Plants B: Animals C: Fabric Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In today's news, nine American high school students visited Taiwan! What did these students learn in one week? 有九個美國高中生來到台灣！他們在這一個禮拜中學到了什麼呢？ One: Taiwan's cities like nature! A student saw a big tree at her hotel window. It was growing freely. 第一，台灣的城市喜歡大自然。學生從飯店窗戶看到外面自由生長的大樹。 She said this kind of tree is cut down in their city. She says Taiwan lets nature be. Their city has trees and trees and grass. But they're in parks, gardens, and along streets. 她說在他們的城市，樹都砍掉了，只有公園、花園，跟道路兩邊才有樹木。 Two: Taiwanese people do big things in small spaces! The students learned motorcycle repair shops and many other businesses don't need big spaces. 第二，台灣人在小小的空間裡做很多事！這些學生看到摩托車修理廠，還有很多小小的店家。 The students' city has a lot of space. So people use lots of space! 這些學生的家鄉有很大的空間，所以人們就使用很多空間。 Three: Taiwanese people are kind! They shared their homes and their daily lives. They talked with the students in Chinese. Everyone helped them. 第三，台灣人很友善！他們招待學生住進自己家，跟他們一起生活，還跟學生講中文。大家都會幫他們忙。 The students said Taiwan was very interesting. They learned about nature, spaces, and Taiwanese people. And they feel stronger speaking Chinese now! ________________________________ Vocabulary 小小的空間裡可以做很多事！ 1) hotel 旅館 Now this is really a small room! 這真是個小房間。 It's a small hotel. 這是一家小旅館。 2) space 空間 Can I put my bag here? 我可以把行李箱放在這裡嗎？ No, this is my personal space. 不行，這是我的個人空間。 Your personal space? 你的個人空間？ It's one meter away from your bed! 這離你的床有一公尺呢！ 3) a lot of 很多 I know, I just need a lot of space. 我知道，我就是需要很多空間。 Next time let's stay at a big hotel. 我們下次住大旅館。 4) share 分享 Or we can have two rooms. 或者我們可以要兩間房。 Then we don't need to share. 那樣就不用分享。 No, that would be too lonely. 不要，那太寂寞了。 你今天學到哪些英文字？ hotel 旅館 space 空間 a lot of 許多 share 分享 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many American students came to Taiwan? A: 9 B: 19 C: 90 2. What made the students think Taiwan's cities like nature? A: Tall buildings B: Trees growing freely C: Parks 3. What did people do when a student made a mistake in Chinese? A: Got angry B: Helped the student C: Said it wasn't okay Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know where volcano lava comes from? 你知道火山的岩漿從哪裡來嗎？ It comes from the earth's mantle. The mantle is the earth's middle layer. It has lots of very hot rock. 岩漿在地函裡面。地函在地殼底下，是地球的中間層，裡面有很多滾燙的岩石。 What's in this mantle rock? What can we learn from it? Scientists say we can learn more about volcanoes and earthquakes. We can learn more about how life started on earth and many other things too! 這些岩石裡面有甚麼呢？我們又可以從這些岩石學到甚麼？科學家說，我們可以更了解火山跟地震，還有生命的起源！ But mantle rock is deep in the earth. It is not easy to get. Scientists first tried 62 years ago! 但是地函很深，這些石頭不容易取得，科學家 62 年前就試過了！ Mantle rock is closest to the ocean floor. So scientists are working on a ship. They have a big drill. 離地函岩石層最近的地方是海床，於是科學家在船上工作，他們有一台巨大鑽頭！ The drill is making a very deep hole. The drill takes the rock from the hole. Now scientists have one kilometer of mantle rock! 這個鑽頭鑽了一個很深很深的洞，把裡面的石頭取出來，現在科學家有超過一公里這麼多的地函岩石層！ This is great news for scientists everywhere. It's the deepest mantle rock we have! And every day, the drill goes deeper and gets more mantle rock! 這是目前能夠拿到的，地球最深處的岩石！而且這個鑽頭每一天都在繼續往下鑽！ We can learn more about the earth and life from this mantle rock. The earth's mantle has a lot to teach us! Keep drilling! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家從海床鑽洞，把地殼下面的岩石取出來研究。 1) deep 很深的 The earth seems to keep a lot of secrets. 地球好像藏著很多秘密。 That's deep. 很深奧呢。 No, I mean it.不，我是說真的。 2) volcano 火山 We see volcanoes erupt. 我們看到火山爆發。 But we don't really know why. 卻並不懂為什麼。 Yeah, and we never know when earthquakes will happen. 對啊，而且我們完全不知道什麼時候會地震。 3) learn 學習 Exactly. 正是這樣。 Luckily, scientists are learning new things every day. 幸運的是，科學家每天都在學新東西。 4) easy 容易的 But there are no easy answers. 但是沒有簡單的答案。 Maybe your questions are too hard! 也許你的問題太難了！ 來一起讀讀單字吧！ deep 很深的 volcano 火山 learn 學習 easy 容易的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does a drill make? A: Fire B: Rock C: Holes 2. What is mantle rock closest to? A: Mountains B: The moon C: The ocean floor 3. What can we learn more about from mantle rocks? A: Ships B: Big drills C: The earth Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn