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Ahh! That's better… now I need to wash my hands! Toilets are great! They take our germs away. That helps us to be healthy. Without toilets, people can get very sick. But toilets cost money. Some people don't have money for a toilet. 抽水馬桶可以帶走細菌，讓我們保持健康。但有一些人買不起抽水馬桶。 In Cambodia, there's a big lake. It's called the Tonle Sap. It's the biggest fishing lake in the world! 柬埔寨的洞里薩湖，是全世界最大的漁業湖泊。 About 100,000 people live on the Tonle Sap. They live in floating villages. They have houses and schools. But they do not have toilets. The lake water is very dirty. 洞里薩湖上住了大約十萬人，他們住在漂浮村落，村子裡有房屋跟學校，但是沒有抽水馬桶，所以湖水很髒。 The people there are very poor. They use the lake water for everything. They use it for cleaning.They use it for cooking.Some use it for drinking. That can make them very sick. 當地居民十分窮困，他們用湖水洗衣服、煮飯，有一些人還會喝，這讓他們很容易生病。 A company wants to help these people. It wants them to use floating toilets! These floating toilets are called "HandyPods". HandyPods clean the dirty toilet water. They help make the lake water safe. 有一家公司想要幫助這些人，製造出「方便飄浮馬桶」。這種馬桶可以處理排泄物，讓湖水比較安全。 Now there are 100 HandyPods on the Tonle Sap. The company wants 200 more HandyPods there by 2025. That's 300 HandyPods! 現在洞里薩湖上面有100個方便漂浮馬桶，公司希望2025年以前再多設置200個。 Floating toilets for floating villages, to help people stay healthy! What a great idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 柬埔寨的水上房屋現在有了更好的廁所。 1. floating 漂浮的 Have you heard of a floating house? 你有聽過漂浮房屋嗎？ Yes, I have. They are homes that float on the water. 有啊，就是浮在水面上的家。 2. in the world 世界上 That's right. 沒錯。 There are many floating houses in the world. 世界上有很多漂浮房屋。 Like in the Netherlands. 就像荷蘭。 Exactly. 正是。 3. people 人們 I can imagine why the Dutch people like them. 我可以想像為什麼荷蘭人喜歡它。 Oh, why? 為什麼呢？ They can just float away if they don't like their neighbors. 要是他們不喜歡鄰居，就可以漂走。 4. fish 釣魚 Or it's because they can go fishing anytime they want. 或者也是因為可以隨時釣魚。 That too. 也是。 今天的單字很有趣。 floating 漂浮的 in the world 世界上 people 人們 fish 釣魚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the world's biggest fishing lake? A: The Tonle Pod B: The Tonle Sap C: The Toilet Sap 2. Where are these floating villages? A: On the water B: In the sky C: In trees 3. How many HandyPods are on the lake now? A: 100 B: 200 C: 300 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is the start of the traditional New Year in Thailand! The Thai New Year is called Songkran. It is in April every year. It's Thailand's most famous festival. There's a lot of music and dancing! 今天是泰國傳統新年--潑水節！潑水節在每一年四月，是泰國最有名的慶典，大家會在這一天唱唱跳跳。 There's a lot of water too. Water is very important for Songkran. There are lots of big water fights! People throw water at each other. They shoot water guns! Everyone has fun. And everyone gets very, very wet! 潑水節大家還會打水仗！他們會互相潑水、射水槍，全身都會溼答答。 There are lots of competitions at Songkran. There are cool drum competitions. The drums are very big! The drummers can use any part of their body. They use their hands, their feet, their elbows… or their heads! 潑水節還有很多不同的比賽。有個很酷的打鼓比賽，參賽者可以用身體的任何部位去打一面大鼓！ In Thailand, Songkran is very important for Buddhists. They go to a temple. They pour water on images of the Buddha. They also pour water on the hands of Buddhist monks. This is a sign of respect. 潑水節對泰國的佛教徒來說也很重要。他們會去寺廟，澆水在釋迦摩尼佛的神像上，也會澆水在和尚的手上。這是他們表達尊重的方式。 Thailand wants Songkran to be more famous. They want everyone to know about Songkran. They want more people to visit Thailand. 泰國希望大家認識他們的潑水節，也希望更多人來泰國玩。 Today is an exciting day in Thailand. There is music, dancing, competitions, and lots and lots of water! Songkran ends on Saturday. Happy Songkran, everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 名聞遐邇的泰國潑水節，充滿熱帶國家風情。 1. wet 潮濕的 Songkran in Thailand sounds so much fun! 泰國潑水節聽起來真有趣！ Yeah, I'd sure like to go. 對啊，我好想去。 I've heard that you get wet from head to toe. 我聽說你會從頭到腳濕透透。 2. everyone 每個人 And people carry big water guns for a nice water fight. 大家會拿著水槍打水仗。 With strangers on the street? 跟路上的陌生人打？ With everyone on the street! 跟路上每個人打！ 3. fight 搏鬥 That's so cool! 太酷了！ I would pick children to fight with. 我會找小孩子來打水仗。 They may be much better than you. 他們可能比你強得多呢。 4. April 四月 So we're going next April? 所以我們明年四月去？ Absolutely! 一定要的。 我們來讀今天的單字。 wet 潮濕的 everyone 每個人 fight 搏鬥 April 四月 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Songkran? A. A Thai song B. A Thai dance C. The Thai New Year 2. What do people throw at Songkran? A: Water guns B: Big drums C: Lots of water 3. Where do Buddhists go for Songkran? A: A mosque B: A church C: A temple Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A marathon is a long running race. It is 42 kilometers long! 一場馬拉松要跑 42 公里。 What about an ultramarathon? An ultramarathon is hundreds of kilometers long. 超級馬拉松怎麼樣呢？ 要跑好幾百公里！ What about an ultramarathon in the cold, icy Arctic? 如果是辦在冰天雪地的北極超級馬拉松呢？ The Yukon Arctic Ultra is in the cold, icy Arctic. It’s an ultramarathon in Canada. It’s 700 kilometers long. Tommy Chen ran this ultramarathon. Tommy is from Taiwan! 加拿大的育空極地超馬賽有 700 公里，來自台灣的陳彥博是參賽選手之一！ At the start of the race, Tommy had lots of energy. He was confident. This was his second Yukon Arctic Ultra. He knew the way. 比賽一開始，陳彥博精力充沛。這是他第二次參加這場比賽，對路很熟，他很有信心。 Tommy wore a heavy jacket and warm pants. He did not feel very cold. At night, he slept in a tent. 他穿著厚重衣褲保暖，晚上就睡在帳篷裡。 For ten days, Tommy ran… and ran… and ran some more… He got tired. The winter sky was dark. He was lonely. Near the end of the race, he almost got lost. 他一跑就是十天，跑得好累。冬天黑暗的天空也讓他覺得寂寞。快結束的時候，還差一點迷路。 Then Tommy was on the trail again. And…he finished the race! He was in fourth place! He did a celebration dance! 但是陳彥博最後找到了路，以第四名的成績完成了比賽。他還跳了慶功舞。 Nothing can stop him! Good job, Tommy Chen. Vocabulary 台灣選手參加北極超級馬拉松比賽，挑戰自己的極限。 1. run 跑步 Do you run, Nancy? 你跑步嗎? Not every day. 不是每天跑。 I run three or four times a week. 我一個星期跑三四次。 Do you? 你呢? No, not really. 我不大跑。 2. cold 冷的 Running is not fun, and it’s often too cold outside. 跑步不好玩，而且外面經常太冷。 You’ll get warm when you run. 你跑就會覺得暖和。 I’ll get tired too.我會累。 3. lost 迷路 And I may get lost. 而且還可能迷路。 How can you get lost? 你怎麼會迷路? You’re just running near your house! 你只是在家附近跑。 4. night 夜晚 I can only run at night. 我只能晚上跑。 That’s why. 這是理由。 I’ll join you next time.下次我跟你一起跑。 慢跑是非常好的運動。 run跑步 cold冷的 lost迷路 night夜晚 ________________________________ Quiz At the start of the race, how did Tommy feel? A: Confident B: Scared C: Tired How far did Tommy run? A: 42 kilometers B: 300 kilometers C: 700 kilometers At the end of the race, what did Tommy do? A: Cry B: Sing C: Dance Answers A C C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Today is International Pet Day. I'm at my local pet store. I want a new pet! Let's see… They have dogs… cats… and birds… Hi! Oh, and they have… crocodiles? 今天是國際寵物日，我在寵物店裡面，這裡有狗狗、貓咪、小鳥，還有… 鱷魚？ A man named Jonathan has a pet crocodile! Jonathan lives in Mexico. He went to a pet store there. He bought a small, green, and angry crocodile! Jonathan named her Gamora. Gamora is the angry alien in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies! Jonathan 住在墨西哥，他去寵物店買了一隻小小、綠綠，還很兇的鱷魚！Jonathan 叫牠 Gamora，Gamora 就是星際異攻隊裡面那個生氣的外星人。 Crocodiles can be very scary! They have the strongest bite in the world. A crocodile bite might be stronger than a T. rex bite! 鱷魚的咬合力是世界上最強的，有可能比暴龍還強，很恐怖！ Jonathan is lucky. Gamora isn't scary. She loves cuddles. Gamora acts like a dog! She sleeps in Jonathan's bed. She poses for photos too! 不過 Jonathan 很幸運，因為 Gamora 不恐怖，牠喜歡抱抱，就像狗狗一樣！牠還睡在 Jonathan 的床上，還會擺姿勢拍照！ Gamora swims in a pool. She has a nice, dry place too. She sunbathes there. Gamora 可以在池子裡游泳，也可以在外面做日光浴。 Gamora eats lots of meat. Jonathan has two pet Chihuahuas too. They are lucky. Gamora hasn't eaten them! Yet… Gamora 吃很多肉， Jonathan 還有兩隻吉娃娃，幸好 Gamora 還沒有把他們吃掉… Hmm… Maybe I'll get a goldfish instead! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鱷魚真的能當寵物嗎? 墨西哥這隻小鱷魚好像可以。 1. swim 游泳 I often feel lonely. 我常常覺得寂寞。 I think you need a pet. 我覺得你需要養寵物。 What can it do? 寵物能做什麼？ It'll love you and swim with you. 牠會愛你，跟你一起游泳。 You mean a dolphin? 你是說海豚嗎？ 2. bite 咬 Don't be silly; you can't buy a dolphin. 別傻了，你買不到海豚。 Most dogs can swim. 大部分狗狗都會游泳。 But I don't want a pet that bites. 但是我不要會咬人的寵物。 3. scary 讓人害怕 Then maybe you'd like rabbits. 那你也許會喜歡兔子。 Rabbits are not scary. 兔子不會讓人害怕。 4. pet store 寵物店 No, no rabbits. 不要兔子。 How about goldfish? 金魚怎麼樣？ Let's go to a pet store first. 我們先去寵物店吧。 你有沒有寵物呢？ swim 游泳 bite 咬 scary 讓人害怕 pet store 寵物店 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Jonathan's pet crocodile's name? A: Galaxy B: Gamora C: Guardian 2. Where does Jonathan live? A: Mexico B: Monaco C: Morocco 3. What other pets does Jonathan have? A: Cheetahs B: Chihuahuas C: Chimpanzees Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We celebrate mothers on Mother's Day, and fathers on Father's Day. So, we celebrate brothers and sisters on Siblings Day. Siblings Day is on April 10th, which is today! 你有兄弟姊妹嗎？我們會慶祝父親節跟母親節，今天，我們要慶祝兄弟姐妹節。 Most people know their siblings. But some people don't! 我們都知道自己的兄弟姊妹是誰，但有人可能不知道喔。 Dacina and Traian are a sister and brother. They are from Romania. They did not have a mother or father. One family took Dacina. She was their new baby daughter. Another family took Traian. He was their new baby son. Dacina did not know Traian, and Traian did not know Dacina. Dacina 跟 Traian 是一對羅馬尼亞的姊弟，他們是孤兒，被不同的家庭領養，所以不認識彼此。 That was fifty years ago. This year, Dacina took a DNA test. Traian took a DNA test too. Their tests said "You have a sibling"! 50 多年後，他們兩個人剛好做了一次DNA測試，發現自己原來有兄弟姊妹。 Traian wrote Dacina a message. It said, "I think you're my sister!" Traian 傳訊息給 Dacina 說：「你好像是我姊姊！」 They are excited. Some things are the same! Dacina lives in Canada. Traian lives in Canada too! Dacina has a son. Traian has a son too! Dacina's son's name is Victor. And… Traian's son's name is Victor too! 他們之間有好多巧合，兩個人都在加拿大，兩個人也各有一個兒子，而且兩個兒子都叫做 Victor！ They are happy. Dacina has a new brother. Traian has a new sister. They are siblings! Happy Siblings Day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有的人因為從小就分開，並不認識自己的兄弟姊妹。 1. family 家庭 Do you come from a big family, Jane? 你來自大家庭嗎？ Yes, I think so. My mom had four children. 我想是，我媽媽有四個孩子。 2. sister 姊妹 My older sister and brother went to the U.S. years ago. 我姊姊和哥哥很多年前就去了美國。 So you don't know them well. 所以你跟他們不太熟。 Indeed I don't. 確實不熟。 3. father 父親 Come to think of it, I didn't know my father well either. 仔細想來，我跟我爸爸也不熟。 Even though you lived together? 即使你們住在一起？ Even though I had lived with him for 25 years. 即使我跟他住了25年。 4. say 說 I have to say some fathers are hard to get close to. 我必須說有的爸爸很難親近。 Mine was like that. 我爸就是那樣。 今天的單字很常用。 family 家庭 sister 姊妹 father 父親 say 說 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are siblings? A: Parents and children B: Mothers and fathers C: Brothers and sisters 2. Where do Dacina and Traian live now? A: Romania B: Canada C: Colombia 3. How do Dacina and Traian know they are siblings? A: They took a DNA test B: They are from Romania C: Their sons told them Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, students! Do you want to fly in a rocket? You can do that! 你們想要搭火箭嗎？ There is a new way to fly high. A Japanese company is making a balloon. The balloon can take people very high. 有一家日本公司製造了可以飛很高的氣球。 Some rockets go up to 400 kilometers. The balloon doesn't go up 400 kilometers. Space is 100 kilometers up, but the balloon doesn't go up 100 kilometers. 火箭可以飛到距離地球四百公里的高空，而超過一百公里就已經進入太空。不過這顆氣球飛不到那麼高。 So… how high can the balloon fly? It can fly up to 22 kilometers. That's higher than jets fly. Twenty-two kilometers up… People can see the Earth! 它只能飛到 22 公里，但這樣已經比噴射機還要高，可以看到地球！ The balloon takes two hours to fly up 22 kilometers. It flies high for one hour. It takes one hour to come down. 這顆氣球上升到 22 公里的高度需要兩個小時。一小時之後，還要花一個鐘頭降落。 Two people can sit in the balloon. One person is the pilot. The other person is the passenger. The balloon ride is $175,000 US dollars, about 5 million NT dollars. 它可以搭載一位駕駛跟一位乘客，飛一趟大概要五百萬台幣。 The first trip is in October. That's very soon! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這枚特殊的氣球，可以讓人滿足太空夢。 1. high 高的 Have you ever flown in a hot air balloon? 你有坐過熱氣球嗎？ No. How high do they go up? 沒有。 它可以飛多高？ 2. kilometer 公里 Some can go up to a few kilometers. 有的可以飛到好幾公里高。 Wow, that's pretty high! 哇，那很高呢！ How many kilometers can a rocket go up? 火箭可以飛幾公里高呢？ A rocket can fly much higher. 火箭就高得多了。 3. Earth 地球 Some rockets can go up to thousands of kilometers. 有的火箭可以飛到好幾千公里高。 That's crazy! 好狂喔！ 4. trip 旅行 It would be amazing to see the Earth from there. 從那裏看地球會很棒！ Yeah, that'd be a real space trip. 對，那是真正的太空旅行。 你今天學到哪些單字？ high 高的 kilometer 公里 earth 地球 trip 旅行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How high will the balloon fly? A: 22 kilometers B: 100 kilometers C: 400 kilometers 2. How long will the balloon take to fly up? A: 1 hour B: 2 hours C: 4 hours 3. Who can ride in the balloon? A: One pilot and two passengers B: Three passengers C: One pilot and one passenger Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

How do you spell the word "Taiwan"? 你知道「台灣」用英文要怎麼拼嗎？ One girl spelled Taiwan, and… she won a spelling bee! What's a spelling bee? It's a contest in American schools. Many students like it. Winners can go to state and national spelling bees. 拼字比賽在美國很受歡迎，學校比賽的冠軍可以參加全國拼字比賽。有一個女生因為拼出台灣，得到了冠軍！ In this contest, students try to spell words. They say the letters. But some English words are hard to spell. 參賽的學生需要說出單字的正確拼法，但有一些英語單字很難拼。 Kayla is an 8th grader. She is from Idaho. She went to a big spelling bee in Idaho. Kayla is a very good speller. But she didn't think she would win. 愛達荷州的國二學生 Kayla 參加了這項比賽，她覺得自己不會贏。 The words got harder and harder. One by one, students made spelling mistakes. Finally, there was only Kayla… and one more student. Kayla had one more word to spell. If she spelled it right, she would win. 但是單字越來越難，競爭對手一個一個被淘汰，剩下 Kayla 跟另外一個學生，Kayla 只要拼對最後一個字就會獲勝。 Kayla took a deep breath and said three letters: "T-A-I"… Then she said three more letters: "W-A-N". It was Taiwan! Kayla 深呼吸，然後開始拼出 T-A-I-W-A-N。 She was right! Kayla was the winner! She won $1000 dollars. And now she can go to the national spelling bee. 她答對了！Kayla 獲得冠軍，有一千美元獎金！現在她可以參加全國拼字大賽了。 Good luck at the national spelling bee, Kayla! ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣這個字的英文其實很簡單，而Kayla拼對了。 1. hard 困難的 I find these math problems really hard. 我發現這些數學題真的好難。 Don't look at me. I can't help you there. 別看我。我幫不上忙。 I didn't even ask. 我都還沒問呢。 I know. I'm just saying. 我知道，我只是說說。 2. harder 更困難 But it feels like it's getting harder and harder every day. 但是我覺得它一天比一天難。 That's because you're learning something new. 那是因為你在學新的東西。 3. mistake 錯誤 But I keep making mistakes. 但是我一直犯錯。 Of course. How else can you learn? 當然啦，要不然怎麼學？ 4. contest 比賽 You sound like you've won math contests before. 你聽起來以前贏過數學比賽。 Not at all. 完全沒有。 拼字比較難還是數學？ hard 困難的 harder 更困難 mistake 錯誤 contest 比賽 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which U.S. state is Kayla from? A: Iowa B: Texas C: Idaho 2. Where can Kayla go next? A: The Iowa State Spelling Bee B: The National Spelling Bee C: The World Spelling Bee 3. At spelling bees, how do students spell words? A: They write letters B: They say letters C: They read letters Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Did you watch the Oscars? They're the biggest movie awards in the world! This year's Oscars were great! There was a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once". It won seven awards! 你會看奧斯卡頒獎典禮嗎？這是全世界最大的電影獎項，今年有一部電影叫做「媽的多重宇宙」贏了七項大獎！ An actress called Michelle Yeoh is in the movie. She plays a laundromat owner who gets superpowers! 這部片的女主角是楊紫瓊，她飾演一個有超能力的洗衣店老闆娘。 Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia. This year, she won the Oscar for Best Actress. She's the first actor from Asia to win the Best Actress award. 楊紫瓊來自馬來西亞，她今年榮獲最佳女主角獎，是第一個得到這個獎的亞洲演員。 Michelle Yeoh said thank you to her mother for her Oscar. She said "all moms in the world" were the real superheroes! 楊紫瓊感謝她的媽媽，她說全世界的每一個媽媽都是超級英雄。 In Malaysia, her mother watched Michelle Yeoh on TV. Her mother cried with happiness for her "little princess"! 她的母親在馬來西亞看電視轉播的時候喜極而泣。 The same movie had an actor from Vietnam in it. He also won an Oscar. He said thank you to his mother too. 這部電影另一個越南演員也獲得奧斯卡最佳男配角，他也向媽媽道謝。 One of the people who made the movie is from Taiwan. He won an Oscar too. Who do you think he thanked? That's right, his mother! 這部電影其中一個導演，母親是台灣人。他和夥伴得到最佳導演獎，所以他感謝誰呢? 你答對了！是他的媽媽 。 If I won an Oscar, I'd thank my mom too. Who would you thank? ________________________________ Vocabulary 榮獲今年奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，是在講一位擁有超能力的媽媽。 1. cry 哭泣 Do you sometimes cry when watching a movie? 你看電影時會不會哭？ Oh, I cry so loud I have to stop myself. 會，我哭得太大聲，還要自己克制。 2. actor 演員 Me too. Usually it's not because of the actors. 我也是。通常都不是因為演員的關係。 Then why do you cry? 那你為什麼哭？ It's the story. 是故事。 3. biggest 最大的 I know. Some films have the biggest stars but no real power. 我知道，有些電影有最大咖，但是沒有真正的力量。 Like Batman v. Superman. 比如說蝙蝠俠對超人。 4. movie 電影 But I love that movie! 可是我很愛那部電影！ Oh, so much for liking a good story. 講了半天只喜歡好故事… 來讀單字。 cry 哭泣 actor 演員 biggest 最大的 movie 電影 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which movie won seven Oscars this year? A: Avatar: The Way of Water B: Everything Everywhere All at Once C: Top Gun: Maverick 2. Which Oscar did Michelle Yeoh win? A: Best Actor B: Best Actress C: Best Supporting Actress 3. Where is Michelle Yeoh from? A: Malaysia B: Mongolia C: Myanmar Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Japan is great for art, food, science… and sports too! There's a town in Japan called Tsuruta. It's very small. Only about 10,000 people live there. That's not very many. About two and a half million people live in Taipei City! 日本有一個小鎮叫做鶴田，居民很少，只有一萬人。台北市有兩百五十萬人喔！ Every year before the COVID pandemic, Tsuruta hosted a very special sports tournament: the National Sucker Tug of War Tournament. It was only for men who have no hair or not much hair: bald men! 在疫情之前，鶴田都會舉辦很特別的比賽，叫做全國吸盤拔河大賽。 Maybe you play Tug of War too. You need a rope. There are two teams. Each team pulls on one end of the rope. This tournament is the same. But it is also not the same. To play, you need a string, two bald men… and two suction cups! 拔河需要一條繩子，兩支隊伍各拉一邊。吸盤拔河跟那種拔河有一點像，又有一點不像，它需要一條線，兩名光頭男子，跟兩個吸盤。 The suction cups are at the ends of the string. Each bald man sticks a suction cup on his head. The men are face-to-face. Then both men pull back as much as they can! They want to pull off the other man's suction cup first! 參賽選手要把吸盤黏在頭上，面對面往後拉，誰先把對方的吸盤拉下來，誰就贏了！ This year, the tournament returned! People came from all over Japan for it. Would you go to a sports tournament for bald men? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個日本小鎮的光頭拔河活動，是不是很有趣呢？ 1. team 隊伍 Come on! It's time for Tug-of-War! 快來，拔河時間到了！ Can we play? 我們可以玩嗎？ No, you have to join the team first. 不行，你得先加入一個隊。 It takes a lot of practice. 需要很多練習呢。 2. pull 拉 I thought you just need to pull the rope. 我以為你只要拉繩子就好了。 Of course, everyone has to pull hard. 每個人當然都要用力拉。 3. sport 運動 But it's also a special sport. 不過它也是很特別的運動。 Skills are important. 技巧很重要。 4. man 男人 Hey, it looks the women's team will win! 嘿，看起來女子隊會贏！ Woohoo! They did win! 她們真的贏了！ What's going on with the men's team? 男生隊是怎麼回事？ 你有參加過拔河比賽嗎？ team 隊伍 pull 拉 sport 運動 man 男人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do bald men have? A: No hair B: Lots of hair C: Long hair 2. Where is the bald men's tournament held? A: Tokyo B: Tsuruta C: Tsuruga 3. What do bald men need to play this sport? A: Hair B: Two teams and a rope C: Two suction cups and string Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever seen a lightning storm? It's weather that can be very scary. 你看過雷暴嗎？這種天氣感覺很恐怖。 First, you see dark clouds in the sky and lots of rain. Then the clouds make loud noises. This noise is thunder. 你會先看到烏雲密布、然後下起大雨，雲裡面還會有轟隆隆的雷聲。 Before you hear the thunder, you see a very fast white light. It comes down from the sky to the earth. This light is lightning. 在聽到雷聲之前，你會先看到閃電。 Lightning is electricity. In your home, you need electricity. It is safe. As lightning, it's dangerous. It can hit trees, buildings, or even people. 閃電是一種電，就像家裡用的電，不過閃電很危險，可能會打到樹、房屋，或是人。 Is there a way to control lightning? We don't want it to hurt anybody. Scientists in Europe found how to control it. They use lasers! 歐洲的科學家找到了一種可以控制閃電的方法，那就是雷射！ They went to a mountain in Switzerland. When a storm came, the scientists shot a laser into the clouds. 他們跑到瑞士的山上，暴風雨來的時候，他們對著烏雲發射雷射。 The lightning did not hit any buildings or people. It followed the laser. 結果閃電跟著雷射跑，沒有打到任何房屋或是人。 The scientists are happy. Their test went so well! Lasers can control lightning. They hope lasers will make the world safer. In the future, we won't fear dangerous lightning. When a lightning storm comes, we can use a laser to control lightning! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用雷射做實驗，引導閃電避開地面。 1. sky 天空 Where are we going this weekend? 我們這周末去哪裡？ To the beach, to swim under the blue sky. 去海灘，在藍天下游泳。 2. weather 天氣 Are you sure we'll get a blue sky? 你確定會有藍天嗎？ That's what the weatherman said. 氣象員是這麼說的。 Sunny skies and high temperatures. 艷陽天，高溫。 3. cloud 雲層 We're getting nothing but rain and clouds, Jane! 什麼都沒有，只有雨跟雲！ And thunder! 還有打雷！ 4. safe 安全的 At least we're safe here in this beachside cafe. 至少我們在海邊咖啡館很安全。 But what about our swim? 那我們的游泳呢？ The storm should pass in no time. 風暴很快就過去的。 下次閃電時你要注意看看喔！ sky 天空 weather 天氣 cloud 雲層 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the loud noise in a storm? A: Thor B: Thunder C: Thursday 2. What will scientists use to control lightning? A: A laser B: A fan C: A tree 3. Where did scientists try to control lightning? A: On a mountain B: In a forest C: On the ocean Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Do you have a teddy bear? Teddy bears are really cute. Maybe you don't have a teddy bear. Maybe you have a stuffed animal like a rabbit or dog. Maybe it makes a sound when you touch it. 你有泰迪熊嗎？也許你沒有，也許你有其他的動物玩偶，像兔子或是狗狗？有的動物玩偶按下去還會發出聲音。 Teddy bears and other stuffed animals make kids feel happy. They make kids feel safe, too. 泰迪熊或是動物玩偶可以讓孩子們高興，也給他們安全感。 There is a country named Turkey. In February, many people went to a soccer game there. These people did something very, very nice. They threw teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the soccer field. They also threw toys on the field. There were so many! It looked like it was raining teddy bears and toys. 今年二月，在土耳其的一場足球比賽，好多人把泰迪熊跟動物玩偶丟到球場上，好像在下娃娃雨一樣！ Why did people do that? They did it to help kids in Turkey. The teddy bears and other toys were given to many kids. 為甚麼要這樣做呢？因為那些觀眾想要幫助土耳其的兒童。 Why did these kids get teddy bears and toys? There was a very big earthquake in Turkey on February 6th. Many people died. Many homes were destroyed too. 二月六日當天，土耳其發生強烈大地震，好多人罹難，也有很多房屋倒塌。 This made many kids feel sad. The stuffed animals made these kids feel a little happy. That is so nice! ________________________________ Vocabulary 土耳其人捐贈大量玩具，給地震受災的兒童。 1. toy 玩具 What a cute giraffe! 好可愛的長頸鹿。 Yeah, I had it since I was a kid. 對，我小時候就有它了。 So it's very old now. 所以它很老了。 Not that old! 也沒有那麼老！ I saved it from my mom. 我從我媽手裡救了它。 2. throw 扔掉 From your mom? 從你媽媽那裏？ Exactly. My mom threw away a lot of my toys. 正是。我媽丟掉了我好多玩具。 I moved away, and she didn't want them. 我搬走了，而她不要那些玩具。 3. sad 悲傷的 That's too bad. 這有點糟糕。 It made me sad. 讓我很難過呢。 I felt part of my childhood was destroyed. 我覺得童年的一部份都毀了。 4. give 給予 Gee, let me give you some of my toys. 我給你一些我的玩具吧。 這些單字我們每天都用得到。 toy 玩具 throw 扔掉 sad 悲傷的 give 給予 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did people throw teddy bears? A: At a soccer game B: At a baseball game C: At home 2. Why did people throw the teddy bears? A: To exercise B: To help kids C: To make a new game 3. What else did people throw? A: Food B: Money C: Toys Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Let's pretend… It is 50,000 years ago. You are in Europe. You are a hunter! You are looking for food. You want to catch a deer. You need meat for your family. 想像一下你是五萬年前的歐洲獵人，想要獵一頭鹿來餵飽家人。 But deer are fast! What can you do? Throw a rock? No, that wouldn't work. 但是鹿跑得飛快，丟石頭也沒用，怎麼辦呢？ Ah! How about a bow and arrow? That would work, right? 用弓箭怎麼樣？ Bows and arrows are amazing. They are strong! You can shoot arrows super far! Bows and arrows are perfect for hunters. Scientists think bows and arrows were used a long, long time ago. But how long ago? 科學家認為人類很久以前就在用弓箭。到底是多久以前呢？ Well, some arrowheads in Europe are older than 50,000 years old! 歐洲找到有五萬年歷史的箭頭。 That was a long time ago! But wait! Scientists also think bows and arrows are even older. People used them in Africa first! Scientists think people from Africa took bows and arrows to Europe. 科學家認為弓箭在更早以前就有了，是非洲人先開始用，再帶到歐洲去的。 And yes, people used bows and arrows to fight too. All over the world, they used bows and arrows for hundreds and hundreds of years… until there were guns. But the first use for bows and arrows was hunting food. 人類發明槍之前，打仗也是使用弓箭，但是弓箭最一開始是打獵用的。 And now we know bows and arrows are super old! Older than 50,000 years old! Wow! ________________________________ Vocabulary 弓箭最早用於打獵，後來也用來格鬥或是打仗。 1 hunter 獵人 I think hunters today should use bows and arrows. 我覺得現在的獵人應該用弓箭。 To catch what? 抓什麼呢？ Fish, maybe. 也許去抓魚。 2. shoot 發射 Shooting an arrow at fish? 對著魚射箭？ That would be too hard. 那太難了。 If the hunter is strong and fast, it should work. 假如獵人很強壯又動作快，應該可以。 3. hundreds of 好幾百 Perhaps for big animals like a whale. 也許對付像鯨魚那樣的大動物可以。 People hunted whales for hundreds of years. 人類獵捕鯨魚好幾百年了。 4. want 想要 True. But why bows and arrows now? 確實是，但為什麼現在要弓箭呢？ Well, we want to protect the ocean, right? 我們不是要保護海洋？ 你有見過獵人打獵嗎？ hunter 獵人 shoot 發射 hundreds of 好幾百 want 想要 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was perfect for deer hunters long ago? A: Rocks B: Cats C: Bows and arrows 2. Why were bows and arrows perfect for hunters? A: They were powerful B: Deer liked them C: They looked cool 3. Where were bows and arrows used first? A: Asia B: Africa C: Europe Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hm… think… think… think! I'm trying to think of some ways I can do something positive for the planet. After all, Earth Hour is tonight. Do you know about Earth Hour? 今天晚上是「關燈一小時」活動，你們有聽過嗎？ Every year, many people around the world celebrate Earth Hour. Today, Earth Hour will happen from eight-thirty to nine-thirty p.m. A lot of people turn off their lights during this time. This saves electricity. 今年這項活動會從八點半到九點半，很多人會把燈關掉來省電。 But we don't have to wait for Earth Hour to do nice things for the planet. There are a lot of other ways we can help the environment. 還有很多其他的方法可以幫助地球。 For example, there is a town in Penghu called Nanliao. There has always been a lot of fishing in Nanliao. But there is a problem. A lot of fishing means a lot of old fishing equipment turns into garbage. 澎湖有一個小村落叫南寮。以前這裡很多人是漁夫，但是舊的捕魚設備現在成了垃圾。 The people of Nanliao had a creative idea. They reuse old fishing floats as decorations for the town. They turned the floats into lanterns. They also cut the floats up to make other beautiful decorations. These are fun ways to reuse old things in new ways. The decorations look very nice. Now more people visit Nanliao. 南寮的居民有個好點子，他們把捕魚浮標變成村子裡的燈籠，也把浮標切開做成其他的美麗裝飾。現在有更多人去南寮玩了。 What a fun idea! What are some ways you can help your community and the planet? Earth Hour tonight is a great time to think about ideas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動動腦筋，舊的東西也可以改頭換面，帶來新氣象。 1. tonight 今晚 Let's meet at 9 tonight. 我們今晚九點見。 We can't. 沒辦法。 What do you mean we can't? 沒辦法是什麼意思？ It'll be dark everywhere. 到處都會是黑黑的。 What? 什麼？ 2. turn off 關掉 Haven't you heard? 你沒聽說嗎？ Many stores are turning off the lights for an hour. 很多商店都會關燈一個鐘頭。 Oh, that's annoying! 有點煩呢！ 3. planet 地球 What's the point? 有什麼意義？ The planet won't get better. 地球又不會變好。 It's for saving electricity. 是為了省電。 4. electricity 電力 Electricity should be used. 電就是要用的。 Or how about we meet tomorrow morning? 那我們明天早上碰面如何？ Alright. 好啦。 跟我一起讀讀單字吧。 tonight 今晚 turn off 關掉 planet 地球；行星 electricity 電力 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When is Earth Hour today? A: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. B: 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. C: It doesn't happen today 2. How long does Earth Hour last? A: 1 hour B: 1 day C: 1 minute 3. What does the Nanliao Community reuse as decorations? A: Fishing poles B: Fishing floats C: Fishing bait Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, students! I want to ask you a question. Do you know about pollution? Pollution means things like air or water are dirty. We get air pollution from many things, like cars. Pollution 就是汙染。很多東西都會汙染空氣，像是汽車。 Pollution is bad. It causes a lot of problems. One problem is big: air pollution hurts the ozone layer. The ozone layer is above the earth and the clouds. You can't see it, but it helps us a lot. 空氣汙染會破壞臭氧層。臭氧層是在比雲還要高的地方，我們看不到它，但是它幫了我們很大的忙。 The ozone layer keeps us safe from the sun. We would be in big trouble without the ozone layer! We would have more problems with our skin. We would have more problems with our eyes too. 臭氧層幫我們抵擋太陽，沒有它，我們的皮膚跟眼睛都會受到傷害。 Air pollution made a hole in the ozone layer. That is very bad. But there is some good news. The ozone layer is getting better! 空氣汙染讓臭氧層破了一個洞，不過好消息是，它的情況正在好轉！ Think of it like this. You fall down. You get a cut on your skin. Then your skin gets better. It heals. The cut goes away. 有的時候你跌倒，皮膚會擦傷。然後它會慢慢地復原，傷口也就不見了。 Like your skin, the ozone layer is healing. The hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller. 臭氧層的狀況就像人類的皮膚，它的洞也在慢慢地變小。 That is great news! It's healing because the air is cleaner. Maybe one day, the hole in the ozone layer will go away. 會這樣是因為空氣變得更乾淨，也許有一天，臭氧層的破洞會完全消失。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 大氣的臭氧層可以阻擋部分紫外線，保護地球上的生物。 1. heal 癒合 Your wound is healing. 你的傷口正在癒合。 It looks smaller now. 它現在看起來比較小了。 Yeah, it hurt like crazy yesterday. 是啊，昨天還痛得要命。 But now it's getting better. 現在就好些了。 2. fall 跌倒 I still can't believe you fell down the stairs. 我還是不相信你會從樓梯摔下來。 I know, and hit my head on the cabinet. 我知道，並且還撞到櫃子。 3. help 幫忙 I'm lucky to still have two eyes. 我很幸運還有兩隻眼睛。 You're lucky to have me help you with cooking. 你很幸運有我幫你做飯。 4. safe 安全的 How can I stay safe? 我怎樣才能保持安全？ By staying upstairs…? 就待在樓上嗎？ 今天學到哪些單字？ heal 癒合 fall 跌倒 help 幫忙 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the ozone layer do? A: It makes the air dirty B: It makes problems with our skin C: It keeps us safe from the sun 2. What made the hole in the ozone layer? A: Pollution B: The sun C: Clouds 3. What is the great news about the ozone layer? A: It is getting bigger B: It is not changing C: It is healing Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you been to Thailand? It's a great place to visit. Thailand has spicy food, hot weather, and beautiful beaches. 你有去過泰國嗎？泰國有辛辣的料理、炎熱天氣，還有美麗的海灘，很適合度假。 Everywhere in Thailand, there are lots of tuk-tuks. What's a tuk-tuk? It's a little car with only three wheels. 泰國到處都有嘟嘟車。嘟嘟車是一種只有三個輪子的小車。 They're an easy way to go anywhere fast. It's easy to find a tuk-tuk, and the driver will take you anywhere you want. 嘟嘟車讓旅客來去方便快速，它很好找，而且司機會帶你去任何你想去的地方。 Tuk-tuks are super useful. But they have two big problems… 嘟嘟車很有用，但它們有兩個大問題。 One, they're loud! They always make a loud noise, like "tuk tuk tuk tuk". That's why they're called "tuk-tuks". 第一，他們很吵！它們會發出「嘟嘟嘟」的噪音，所以才叫嘟嘟車。 Two, they make a lot of pollution. The tuk-tuk's gas engines cause these two problems. These engines are noisy and dirty. 它們會污染環境。 因為嘟嘟車的引擎又吵又髒，才會有這些問題。 But now, tuk-tuks are going green. These tuk-tuks use electricity, not gas. 但現在嘟嘟車變環保了，它們不再用汽油，而是電動的！ The green tuk-tuks are cleaner and quieter. Now people enjoy cleaner, fresher air, and they can enjoy the quieter sounds of Thailand, too. 有了新的環保嘟嘟車，大家現在可以在泰國享受更新鮮的空氣，以及更安靜的環境了！ More and more tuk-tuks are going green. If you visit Thailand, give one of their new green tuk-tuks a try! ________________________________ Vocabulary 泰國的嘟嘟車是當地特色，改換電動引擎之後更大幅減少汙染。 1. beach 海灘 Wow, sandy beaches, spicy food, parks everywhere… 哇，沙灘，辛辣的美食，到處都有公園… Are you talking about Vietnam? 你在講越南嗎？ 2. problem 問題 No, Thailand. I'm looking at this ad about Phuket. 不，泰國。我在看普吉島的廣告。 Just go! 你就去吧！ The problem is I'm too busy to take time off. 問題是我太忙了，沒時間休假。 3. air 空氣 You're not always busy. 你又不是一直忙。 That's true. 這是真的。 So go and enjoy the sea air. 所以去享受海風吧。 4. anywhere 任何地方 But I can go anywhere in Taiwan for that. 不過我在台灣可以去任何地方追海風。 Hey, you're right, I'll go with you! 說得對，我跟你一起去。 你想度假嗎？先來記住單字。 beach 海灘 problem 問題 air 空氣 anywhere 任何地方 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many wheels does a tuk-tuk have? A: Two wheels B: Three wheels C: Four wheels 2. What are the new green tuk-tuks like? A: Clean and quiet B: Dirty and loud C: Big and slow 3. What do the new green tuk-tuks use instead of gas? A: Pollution B: Spicy food C: Electricity Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is World Water Day! What does that mean? Does it mean we should all go take a bath and splash water everywhere? 今天是世界水資源日！這是甚麼意思？叫我們去泡澡、到處潑水嗎？ Not really! In fact, World Water Day is about taking care of our fresh water. 不是喔！世界水資源日要我們好好珍惜淡水資源。 Where does freshwater come from? It can come from the ground, or it can fall from the sky. 淡水從哪裡來？它可以來自地下，也可以是從天上。 How can we take care of our fresh water? To answer that question, let's talk about California. Recently, California has had two big problems with water. 我們如何保護我們的淡水？最近，加州碰到了兩個水資源的問題。 One problem is drought. That means it's too dry. For many years, there has not been enough fresh water in California! 一個問題是乾旱。 加州好幾年以來，一直沒有足夠的淡水！ But this winter, California had the opposite problem. There were huge rainstorms. The water came down too fast, and flooded many places. 但今年冬天，加州碰到了相反的問題。今年下了大豪雨，很多地方都淹水了。 Some Californians looked at these two problems, and had an idea. If they can save the water from the rainstorms, they can use it again later when it gets too dry. 加州有一些人想到，如果可以把豪雨的水存起來，以後就可以在乾旱時候用了。 So, they collected all the water they could. They keep it in barrels and in cans. Later, when the weather is dry again, they can use it to water trees and gardens. 他們盡可能把水蒐集起來，存在桶子裡面。當天氣又變乾時，那些水就可以用來澆花。 Taiwan sometimes has droughts too. Today, on World Water Day, let's remember to use our water well! ________________________________ Vocabulary 水是珍貴資源，需要人類思考如何做最佳利用。 1. bath 洗澡 I'm going to take a bath. 我要洗個澡。 Two baths in one day? 一天洗兩次？ Why not? I'll sleep better. 為什麼不呢?我會睡得比較好。 2. drought 乾旱 We're going through a drought, you know. 你知道我們正在鬧旱災。 I do, and I've already stopped watering my trees. 我知道，我已經停止給樹澆水了。 3. save 儲存 You can save some of the bath water for that. 你可以存一些洗澡水去澆水。 That's too much trouble. 太麻煩了。 And the water may kill my trees. 那些水有可能弄死我的樹。 4. dry 乾掉 No, it won't. 不會的。 And it'll be better than just letting them dry up. 比讓那些樹乾枯好。 想想看，我們可以如何節省用水？來一起讀單字。 bath 洗澡 drought 乾旱 save 儲存 dry 乾掉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Whale Day B: World Wind Day C: World Water Day 2. What happened in California this winter? A: Rainstorms B: Hurricanes C: Tsunamis 3. What did Californians do with all the water that fell? A: Take a bath B: Save it for later C: Splash it everywhere Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is World Poetry Day! It's a great day to read your favorite poetry. 今天是世界詩歌日！ What is poetry? It's a special way of speaking. It is like a song, but you don't need to sing it. You can just say it. That's why poetry is kind of like music. 詩歌是一種特別的說話方式。它像一首歌，但你不用唱，只要念就好了。 In the USA, there's a big award for music. It's called a Grammy. Every year, the people who make the best music get a Grammy. 美國有一個音樂大獎，叫做葛萊美獎。每一年，創作最佳音樂的人都會獲得一座葛萊美獎。 So, can poetry get a Grammy Award? For a long time, it could not. Many people said poetry was not music. 詩歌可以得葛萊美獎嗎？以前不行，因為很多人說詩歌不算是音樂。 But this year, it's different. Now there is a Grammy Award for poetry. The winner was a poet named J. Ivy. 但是今年不一樣了，葛萊美頒發了詩歌獎，今年的贏家名叫 J. Ivy。 J. Ivy felt proud when he won the award. He thanked his high school English teacher, and then he told a story. J. Ivy 覺得很自豪。 他謝謝他的高中英語老師，還說了一個故事。 When J. Ivy was in high school, he was shy. Still, the teacher saw he was talented. She told him to write a poem and read it to his class. J. Ivy 高中的時候很害羞，但是老師仍然看出他的才華，請他寫一首詩，朗讀給全班聽。 At first, he was nervous. But when he read his poem, everyone loved it. That was years ago. Now, his poetry has won a Grammy! 他原本很緊張，但大家都很喜歡他的詩。現在他的作品獲得了葛萊美獎。 J. Ivy has shown everyone that poetry is music. ________________________________ Vocabulary 葛萊美獎是音樂獎，卻增加了給詩人的獎項。 1. poem 詩歌 What a beautiful day today! 今天真是美好！ I must write a poem for it. 我一定得來寫一首詩。 Great, let's hear it. 太棒了，我們來聽聽。 2. proud 驕傲的 "A shining sunrise and a new day, good morning for today." 燦爛的日出，嶄新的一天，大家早安。 That sounds almost like music! 聽起來幾乎像音樂！ I know, right? I'm so proud of myself. 我知道，我很自豪呢。 3. win 贏得 Have you written poetry before? 你以前有寫過詩嗎？ In fact I have. I've even won prizes for it. 確實寫過。我甚至贏過獎品！ 4. ago 以前 But that was many years ago. 不過那是很多年前了。 It's never too late to begin again. 重新開始從不嫌晚。 來跟我一起讀讀單字吧！ poem 詩歌 proud 驕傲的 win 贏得 ago 以前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Pirate Day B: World Poetry Day C: World Pancake Day 2. What award did J. Ivy win? A: A Grammy B: A Tony C: An Emmy 3. Who did J. Ivy thank? A: His brother B: His son C: His teacher Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is World Storytelling Day. It's a great day to get out your favorite book and read a story. Where do you keep your favorite books? Most people keep them on a bookshelf at home. 今天是世界說故事日，趕快拿一本最愛的書來讀吧。你最愛的書放在哪裡呢？大部分人放在家裡的書架上。 There's a man in Germany who collected 70,000 books! Where would you keep that many books? No bookshelf is that big! 有一個德國人擁有七萬本書！這麼多書要放哪裡？ Bruno was an engineer who lived in a small village. He was a quiet guy who loved one thing. He loved collecting books. Every day, Bruno would buy a few more. Bruno 是工程師，喜歡收藏書本，每天都會買幾本新書。 Soon there were too many books. They were everywhere, filling up his whole house! His wife told him to do something. 家裡很快就推滿了書，他的太太叫他想想辦法。 So Bruno used his engineering skills. He built bookshelves everywhere in his home. From down in the basement to up in the attic, every room had books. 於是 Bruno 用他的工程師專業，把家裡從地下室到閣樓都做了書架。 Now there are books on the walls and books on the doors, books by the windows and books on the floor. Bruno even made special shelves. Why? There are books on the ceiling too! His home is like a library! 牆上，門上，窗戶邊，地上都有書，Bruno 甚至在天花板上製作了特別的書架來放書！他的家就像一個圖書館。 Sadly, Bruno has now died. Where should his books go? His wife doesn't want them. He had no kids. Nobody knows what to do with them. 可惜Bruno 已經過世了。 他的書要怎麼辦？妻子不想要，他也沒有孩子。沒有人知道怎麼辦。 Do you know anyone who wants 70,000 books? ________________________________ Vocabulary Bruno家裡書本堆積如山，造成很大的問題。 1. library 圖書館 Where are you going? 你要去哪兒？ I'm gonna get a book. 我要去弄一本書。 From a library? 從圖書館嗎？ No, library books are used. 不是，圖書館的書都用過了。 2. bookshelf 書架 What's wrong with that? 那有什麼不對？ Nothing, but I like the smell of new books. 沒有不對，不過我喜歡新書的香味。 Your bookshelves are all filled up. 你的書架都滿了。 3. room 房間 I know. I'll get a new shelf tonight. 我知道，我今晚會買個新的。 You'll put it in your room, right? 放在你房間，對吧？ 4. wall 牆壁 No, by the wall over there. 不，靠著那邊牆壁。 Then I can buy another 50 new books. 然後我就可以再買50本新書。 You can't read so many! 你看不了那麼多！ 你喜歡看書嗎？來一起讀單字。 library 圖書館 bookshelf 書架 room 房間 wall 牆壁 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Engineering Day B: St. Patrick's Day C: World Storytelling Day 2. Where did Bruno live? A: Germany B: Japan C: Jamaica 3. Where did Bruno keep his books? A: His office B: His home C: His school Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Top o' the mornin'! It's St. Patrick's Day! Today is a very special day for Ireland. Ireland is a small country in Europe. 今天是愛爾蘭的大日子，愛爾蘭是歐洲一個小國家。 Many Americans have Irish grandparents or great-grandparents. Every year, all over America, Irish Americans like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with big parades and fun parties! 很多美國人的祖先來自愛爾蘭。他們每一年都會慶祝聖派翠克節，舉辦盛大的遊行和好玩的派對！ At some St. Patrick's Day parties, everything is dyed green! All the food is green, all the drinks are green… and in the city of Chicago, even the river is green! 在一些聖派翠克節的派對，所有東西都染成綠色。所有食物、飲料，甚至在芝加哥還有一整條河都會變成綠色！ New York City has America's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade has big bands playing traditional folk music. 紐約有全美國最大型的聖派翠克節遊行。隊伍中有樂隊演奏傳統民間音樂。 The New York City St. Patrick's Day event is America's oldest parade. It started 261 years ago, in 1762! 這是美國最古老的遊行，它在1762年就開始了，已經 261 歲了！ This year they're putting the whole parade online. For the first time, people all over the world can watch the party and join in! 今年的遊行在線上直播，所以全世界可以一起看！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 愛爾蘭的節慶，以聖派翠克節最著名，是大家都喜歡參加的節日。 1. celebrate 慶祝 Wow, you're all green today! 哇，你今天全身綠。 Green hat, green shirt, even green shoes. 綠色帽子，綠襯衫，綠鞋子。 Because I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day! 因為我在慶祝聖派翠克節。 2. grandparents 祖父母 My grandparents lived in Ireland once. 我的阿公阿嬤住過愛爾蘭。 They did? 是嗎？ Yeah, my grandpa studied there. 對，我阿公在那裡讀書。 3. music 音樂 He was a student? 他在當學生？ Right, he studied music. 對，他學音樂。 He was a musician. 他是音樂家。 4. parade 遊行 So will you go to a party? 所以你要參加派對嗎？ No, I'll watch New York's parade on TV and dance. 不，我要看電視紐約遊行並且跳舞。 歡迎參加聖派翠克節！ celebrate 慶祝 grandparents 祖父母 music 音樂 parade 遊行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Irish people come from? A: America B: Ireland C: Iceland 2. Which American city dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day? A: Chicago B: New York C: Europe 3. In what year did America's oldest parade start? A: 1772 B: 1762 C: 1672 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yes! I'm such a big basketball fan! My favorite basketball player is a man named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You might not know who he is… He stopped playing basketball 34 years ago! 我好愛看籃球！我最愛的NBA球員是賈霸，你可能不認識他，因為他已經34年沒有打球了。 For a long time, Abdul-Jabbar had the NBA all-time scoring record. He scored more points than any other NBA basketball player! Until now… 賈霸一直是NBA得分紀錄的保持人，但現在不一樣囉。 There's another basketball player I like too. He's called LeBron James. He plays for the LA Lakers. This year, James beat Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record. Now he is the new highest scoring NBA basketball player! 另外一個我也很喜歡的球員是洛杉磯湖人隊的詹皇，他今年破了賈霸的紀錄！ When James beat the record, he was so happy! The whole game stopped. Everyone stood up and clapped their hands! And guess who was watching him play, and clapping the most? You guessed it… Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! 詹皇破紀錄的那一刻，整場比賽暫停，大家為他起立鼓掌。而拍手最用力的，就是賈霸。 Many people now call LeBron James the best basketball player ever! Do you agree? Which player do you think is the best? ________________________________ Vocabulary 賈霸在退出籃壇多年之後，高興看到詹皇終於破了他的紀錄。 1. game 比賽 Let's watch a Lakers' game tonight. 我們今晚來看湖人隊比賽。 Lakers, I love them! 我喜歡湖人隊！ Who will they play against? 他們要對誰？ Golden State Warriors. 金州勇士隊。 2. player 球員 Oh, Stephen Curry, he's a great player! 有史蒂芬·柯瑞，他是很棒的球員。 Not as great as James, but good enough. 沒有詹皇那麼棒，不過也夠好了。 3. beat 打敗 I bet Curry will beat James by scoring 50 points. 我賭柯瑞得50分，打敗詹皇。 You're on! I'll buy you a hamburger and drinks if you win. 好啊，我買漢堡飲料，要是你贏的話。 4. score 得分 He did it! He scored 53! 他做到了，得 53 分！ I want my hamburger! 我要漢堡！ Just a little one. 只能一個小的。 你學到哪些單字？ game 比賽 player 球員 beat 打敗 score 得分 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stop playing basketball? A: 54 years ago B: 44 years ago C: 34 years ago 2. Which NBA record did LeBron James beat this year? A: The all-time snoring record B: The all-time scoring record C: The all-time storing record 3. Which NBA team does LeBron James play for now? A: The Cleveland Cavaliers B: The Miami Heat C: The LA Lakers Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you live in a big city? If you do, you know it is crowded. 你住在大城市嗎？如果是，你應該知道它很擁擠。 More families are moving, and leaving the country for the city all the time. They come from the countryside and from small towns. 越來越多家庭移動前往城市， 他們來自鄉下跟小鎮。 These families are looking for good jobs and good schools. They hope to find these opportunities in big cities. 這些家庭希望有更多機會找到好工作跟好學校。 What's the biggest city in the world? It's Tokyo, Japan. 世界上最大的城市在哪裡？在日本東京。 Tokyo, in Japan, has almost 40 million people. 東京擁有近 4000 萬人口。 This is a problem for Japan. Nobody wants to live in the countryside. But Tokyo is too crowded. 沒有人想留在鄉下，但是東京太擁擠了，這已經成為日本的難題。 Now the Japanese government is paying families to leave Tokyo. Each family will be given one million yen for every child when they move to the countryside. 現在日本政府要付錢讓更多家庭離開東京。他們會給每個家庭每個孩子一百萬日元讓他們搬走，相當於22萬台幣。 Families take that money and move to the countryside. The money is nice, but families understand the countryside has good things too. 領到錢的家庭會搬到鄉下，當然除了金錢之外，他們也明白鄉村地區的優點。 There is more space to live. Plus, children can be closer to their families who never left the countryside. 不但有更多的居住空間，孩子們也可以更親近還住在老家的家人。 Now, more and more families take the money and leave Tokyo. Would you? ________________________________ Vocabulary 日本政府為了紓解大都市的人口壓力，付錢讓人搬回鄉下。 1. leave for 前往 I'm leaving for Japan next week. 我下星期去日本。 Where in Japan? 日本哪裡？ Gifu, a little place in the countryside. 岐阜，在鄉下的一個小地方。 2. crowded 擁擠的 Taipei is too crowded for you? 台北對你來說太擠了？ Yes, I need space and Gifu has some cute small towns. 對，我需要空間，岐阜有一些可愛的小鎮。 3. town 鎮 We have many cute small towns here. 這裡也有可愛小鎮啊。 There's no such thing here. 這裡沒有那種東西。 Yes, there is! 有啊！ 4. understand 了解 I understand you're trying to keep me here. 我明白你想讓我留在這裡。 But I won't stay. Not for a million NT. 但是就算給我一百萬我也不會留在這裡。 來一起讀單字。 leave for 前往 crowded 擁擠的 town 鎮 understand 了解 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the biggest city in the world? A: Russia B: America C: Japan 2. How many people live in Tokyo? A: 40 thousand B: 40 million C: 40 billion 3. Where is there more space to live? A: The city B: The countryside C: The schools Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This is my favorite show! I can watch it on my TV, my computer, my phone, my tablet… *gasp* The battery's run out! 我可以用電視、電腦、手機，或是我的平板電腦??電池沒電，我就不能看我最愛的節目了！ Okay, I need to calm down. I know, I know. It's only a TV show. It's not a big deal. I have very bad self-control with electronic devices. I spend too much time on them. Do you too? It's really hard to put them down! 我花太多時間在電子產品上，但就是忍不住。 I need to try harder though. Did you know that spending too much time on electronic devices isn't very good for your brain? It's especially bad if you're a kid. 你知道用太多電子產品對大腦不好嗎？對兒童的腦袋來說特別不好。 Some scientists did some research. It showed that when little kids spend too much time staring at screens, it is bad for their brains. The kids that used devices too much had a hard time. They couldn't stay focused, remember things, follow instructions, or control themselves well. 科學家發現，看太多螢光幕的小孩很難專心、很健忘、不聽指示，也不太會控制自己。 They were also less alert. That means they weren't very good at noticing things around them. 他們對周圍環境也沒有甚麼警覺心。 Well, that isn't good! I like using all of my devices. But staring at screens too long is bad for my brain. I should probably think of other things to do. 我應該要找其他的事情來做了。 Hm… maybe I should go outside or read a book instead! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家的研究證明，盯著電腦或是手機太久，對腦子不好！ 1. stare at 盯著 You've been staring at your cellphone for a long time. 你盯著手機好久了。 I know. But this show is so much fun! 我知道。不過這個表演很好玩！ 2. watch 注意看 Maybe you should watch it on TV. 也許在電視上看比較好。 My TV is not connected to the internet. 我的電視不能上網。 3. spend 花費 I think I've spent 10 hours on it. 我想我花了十個鐘頭看這個節目。 Your brain must be fried. 你的腦袋一定累壞了。 4. brain 腦袋 Yeah, and it becomes harder to put the phone down. 對啊，而且越來越難放下手機。 I understand. 我懂。 For a fried brain, we have to have fried chicken. 壞掉的腦袋一定要吃炸雞！ Good idea! 好主意！ What words have you learned? stare at 盯著 watch 注意看 spend 花費 brain 腦袋 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does it mean if someone is "less alert"? A: They don't like devices B: They are very good at focusing C: They don't notice things around them 2. What is too much screen time bad for? A: Your devices B: Your brain C: Your hair 3. Which activity does not use a device? A: Watching TV B: Playing a video game C: Swimming in a pool Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Who's a good boy? You're a good boy! This dog looks happy. He is wagging his tail. But I wonder… Why do dogs have a tail? What does the tail do? 這隻狗狗正在搖尾巴，牠看起來很開心。 但為什麼狗狗有尾巴呢？ 尾巴有什麼功能？ Recently, some scientists in Germany asked the same question. They wanted to know what a dog's tail is for. They saw how other animals use their tails. Lizards use their tails to jump. Cats use their tails to turn quickly. 德國科學家最近也在問這個問題。他們看到蜥蜴用尾巴來跳躍，貓用尾巴快速轉身。 In other words, many animals use their tails to help them move. 換句話說，很多動物用它們的尾巴來幫助它們移動。 After that, the scientists came up with an idea. The scientists thought dogs may also use their tails this way. 科學家們認為狗狗也是這樣。 Next, they had to see if their idea was right. To do this, the scientists studied many dogs to see how they move. Then they used what they learned to make a computer model of a dog. 然後，他們研究了許多狗狗的移動方式，用那些資訊做出狗狗的電腦模擬。 They studied the computer model, and in the end they had an answer… Their idea was wrong! Dogs' tails do not help dogs move. 結果科學家發現他們的假設錯了！狗尾巴不是用來協助牠們動作。 So why do dogs have tails? Maybe dogs use their tails to show their feelings. 可能是狗狗用來表達牠們的心情。 The scientists are still not sure, but now they are closer to finding out! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗尾巴應該有多重用途，科學家正在研究。 1. question 問題 A student of mine asked me a question. 我一個學生問了我一個問題。 She said, "What are jokes for?" 她說，笑話是做什麼用的？ 2. come up with 提出，想出來 That's a very good question! 那是個很好的問題！ So what answer did you come up with? 所以你提出什麼答案呢？ 3. find out 尋找 Well, I said to her, "Let's find out." 我跟她說，我們來找答案。 Then I told her a joke. 然後我講了一個笑話。 And she laughed so hard that in the end she needed to sit down. 她笑得太厲害最後必須坐下來。 4. happy 快樂的 Now she knows what jokes are for. 現在她知道笑話的功用了。 She does. She said it's for making people happy. 對，她說笑話是讓大家高興的。 Do you like jokes? 來讀單字。 question 問題 come up with 提出 find out 尋找 happy 快樂的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where were the scientists? A: Japan B: Taiwan C: Germany 2. What did the scientists do first? A: They asked a question B: They studied dogs C: They made a computer model 3. Was the scientists' idea right? A: Yes B: No C: Maybe Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today I'd like to tell you all about someone very special. She's called Dinkie Flowers. Dinkie lives in a sleepy town in the south of England. All her life, Dinkie has loved to dance. She started dancing when she was just 3 years old, and hasn't stopped! Dinkie Flowers住在英國南方一個純樸的村莊，她很喜歡跳舞，從3歲就開始，到現在仍然樂此不疲。 When she grew up, she became a professional dancer. As long as Dinkie was dancing, she was happy. 她後來成為職業舞者。她跳舞的時候很快樂！ She even opened her own school. She teaches people all her best dance moves! She calls it "The Dinkie Flowers Stage School". 她甚至創辦了自己的學校來教跳舞，叫做 Dinkie Flowers 表演學校。 A few years ago, Dinkie was on TV! She was in a competition called "The Greatest Dancer". 幾年前，Dinkie 參加了一個叫做「最偉大的舞者」的電視比賽。 Incredibly, Dinkie is 101 years old! She's one of the oldest people in the UK! When she was on TV, she was 98! 不可思議地，Dinkie 上電視的時候，她是 98 歲，今年已經101歲了！她是英國人瑞的其中一位。 Her friends and family all say she still looks super young! What's her secret?! She says it's because she loves dancing so much! 她說她長壽的祕密就是愛跳舞。 Her favorite dance is ballet. She practices every day. She believes that as long as you keep on moving, you can live forever! Keep on dancing, Dinkie! ________________________________ Vocabulary 很多人都說健康長壽的祕訣是多活動，Dinkie證明了這一點。 1. best 最好的 A dance teacher came to our school today. 今天有一位跳舞老師來我們學校。 What did she do? 她做了什麼呢？ It's he. 他是男生。 He's one of the best hip hop dancers in Taiwan. 他是台灣最棒的嘻哈舞者。 2. move 動作 Wow ! So he showed you his dance moves? 所以他表演舞步給你們看？ Yeah, and the kids loved him so much! 對啊，孩子們超喜歡他！ 3. keep on 持續 They kept on dancing and moving. 他們一直蹦蹦跳跳。 I wish he could come back and teach us more. 我希望他能再回來教我們更多。 4. become 變成 And you'll all become cool hip hop dancers! 這樣你們都會變成很酷的嘻哈舞群！ We may stage a show someday! 我們有一天還會登台演出呢！ So what words have you learned today? best 最好的 move 動作 keep on 持續 become 變成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where in the south of England does Dinkie Flowers live? A: A sleepy town B: A spooky town C: A silly town 2. What is Dinkie Flowers' school called? A: The Dinkie Flowers Music School B: The Dinkie Flowers Dance School C: The Dinkie Flowers Stage School 3. How old was Dinkie Flowers when she was on TV? A: 96 B: 97 C: 98 Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Whoa! Is that a cat? It looks like a cat. It has a lot more fur, though… And it looks really angry! It looks like a grumpy old man! 這個動物長得好像貓，但是毛比較多，而且看起來在生氣，好像一個生氣的老頭子。 Maybe we would be grumpy too if we lived in the same places as these wildcats… These wildcats are called Pallas's cats. They live in dry, cold, and windy places. But guess what? We now know these cats also live on the tallest mountain in the world! Yep! Scientists found that Pallas's cats live on Mount Everest! 這種野貓叫做兔猻，牠們住在很乾燥寒冷、風很大的地方。而且科學家在世界最高峰--聖母峰上也發現牠們的蹤跡！ The scientists found that the cats live on a part of Mount Everest that's even higher than Taiwan's Jade Mountain! That's amazing! It's very, very cold on Mount Everest, but these cats have found a way to live there! 聖母峰比玉山還要高，上面超級寒冷，但是這些野貓卻有辦法活下去！ Pallas's cats are about the same size as a pet cat, but they look more like leopards. They are very good hunters. Their fur is thick to keep them warm, and it's the perfect color to help them hide in the rocky, snowy mountains. 兔猻跟家貓差不多一樣大，但是長得比較像獵豹。牠們很會打獵，還有厚厚的毛可以保暖。毛的顏色也讓他們可以在山上躲起來。 Wildcats are some of my favorite animals! Now that I know they can live on the tallest mountain in the world, I like them even more! Where does your favorite animal live? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種厲害的野貓可以在世界最寒冷的地方存活。 1. look like 看起來像 Oh boy, that cat looks like a grumpy old man. 天哪，那隻貓看起來像個壞脾氣的老頭。 It's a stray cat. 那是一隻流浪貓。 It lives a hard life. 牠的生活很不容易呢。 2. windy 多風的 Yeah? It doesn't need to work. 是嗎？牠又不需要工作。 No, but it lives on a cold and windy street. 是不需要，但是牠住在又冷又風大的街上。 3. warm 溫暖的 You feed it every night. 你每天晚上都餵牠。 Not every night.沒有每晚。 And you also try to keep it warm. 而且你還想辦法讓牠保持溫暖。 4. maybe 也許 What can I say? 我能說什麼？ I just love animals. 我就是喜歡動物。 Maybe you should take it home. 也許你應該把牠帶回家。 這些單字每天都用得到。 look like 看起來像 windy 多風的 warm 溫暖的 maybe 也許 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are these wildcats called? A: Pet cats B: Leopards C: Pallas's cats 2. Where did scientists find the cats living? A: At the bottom of the ocean B: At the South Pole C: On Mount Everest 3. Why do these cats need such thick fur? A: To keep cool B: To keep warm C: To hunt Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is International Women's Day: a day for women and girls everywhere, from your mother, to your sister, to the President of Taiwan! 今天是世界婦女節，是給全世界女性的節日！ So we're going to look at one very special woman. Her name is Dr. Peggy Whitson, and she's an astronaut. 今天我們要聊聊 Peggy Whitson 博士，她是一位太空人。 Did you know only a quarter of all science jobs in the world are done by women right now? That's not very many… 目前全球在科學界工作的人，只有四分之一是女性。 There's a place up in space called the International Space Station. It always needs a "commander": a big boss in charge of keeping everyone safe. 太空中有個地方叫做國際太空站，這裡需要一位指揮官，確保大家的安全。 In 2007, Dr. Whitson became the International Space Station's first ever female commander! Whitson 博士在 2007 年成為了國際太空站的第一位女性指揮官！ So far, she's spent nearly 666 days in space. That's longer than any other woman ever! 她在太空中待了 666 天，是待在太空中最久的女性。 Dr. Whitson wants to help women and girls aim for the moon and reach for the stars! Now, thanks to her hard work, more girls might want to work in science, and maybe even fly to space! Whitson 博士想要幫助女性追求太空夢。也許現在會有更多女生也想要進入科學界工作，甚至上太空去！ Here's to Dr. Peggy Whitson. Happy International Women's Day, everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位女博士不光是太空人，還是太空站的指揮官。 1. science 科學 People seem to believe that boys are better at natural science. 大家好像都認為男生比較擅長自然科學。 I don't think that's true. 我覺得不見得。 2. sister 姊妹 Both of my sisters excel in math and science. 我的兩個妹妹數理科都很棒。 Do they plan to be scientists? 她們想當科學家嗎？ 3. space 太空 One of them wants to be an astronaut. 其中一個想當太空人。 Flying to space? 飛到太空嗎？ That's so cool! 很酷呢！ 4. moon 月球 Yeah, she'd like to visit the Moon someday. 對啊，她希望有一天去月球。 Will she invite us? 她會邀請我們嗎？ No, not you. 不會邀請你。 Me, perhaps. 也許會找我。 我們來讀讀今天的單字。 science 科學 sister 姊妹 space 太空 moon 月球 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is International Women's Day for? A: Female astronauts B: Women and girls everywhere C: The President of Taiwan 2. What did the International Space Station finally get in 2007? A: Its first hospital B: Its first tooth C: Its first female commander 3. So far, how long has Dr. Whitson spent in space? A: 600 days B: 666 days C: 606 days Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

India is a HUGE country. Many people there live in a state called Uttar Pradesh, and lots of those people are Hindu. 印度很大，有很多人住在一個叫做「北方邦」的地方，裡面不少人都是印度教徒。 Today is the start of an ancient Hindu celebration, called "Holi". It's a festival that's famous for having lots of color. People run around throwing paint at each other, it's really fun! 今天是印度教侯麗節開始的日子，這是一個色彩繽紛的節日，大家會到處在別人身上潑顏料！ Today, lots of Hindus use special eco-friendly paint, so they won't harm the planet. 現在很多人會用環保顏料，比較不會傷害地球。 The night before Holi people always light huge fires. They used to burn wood, which meant they had to cut down lots of trees, but that was really bad for the environment. 侯麗節的前一個晚上，大家還會升營火，人們以前會砍樹燒柴，但這樣對環境不好。 This year, in Uttar Pradesh, they're trying something new. They want to burn "cow wood" instead. What is cow wood? Don't worry, it isn't made out of cows! Actually, it's made from their poop! 今年，他們不燒木柴，改燒「牛柴」。你放心，牛柴不是用牛做的啦！它們其實是牛便便。 To make cow wood, farmers take some cow poop, shape it into a brick, and let it dry. 農夫會把牛便便收集起來，弄成磚塊的形狀，然後晾乾。 The Uttar Pradesh government wants to have 300 tons of cow wood ready for the huge fires… 300 tons?! That's as heavy as 3 blue whales! That's a lot of poop… 政府說，他們想要準備三百噸的牛柴來慶祝侯麗節，有三頭鯨魚這麼重！ This great idea is helping Hindus in Uttar Pradesh be good to the planet and enjoy their famous festival at the same time! Happy eco-friendly Holi, everybody! ________________________________ Vocabulary 不再砍樹，改用牛柴，可以減少對環境的影響。 1. celebration 慶祝 Oh no, is Saturday School Day? 糟糕，星期六是學校日嗎？ Yeah, why? 是啊，為什麼？ Don't you like celebrations? 你不喜歡慶祝嗎？ No, I just don't like the same thing every year. 不是，我只是不喜歡每年都一樣。 2. color 顏色 I'm going to try something new this time. 這次我準備試一點新花樣。 Like what? 比如說什麼？ I'll prepare lots of color paper and cut it into small pieces. 我要準備很多彩色紙，剪成小塊。 3. throw 扔 And throw it at each other? 然後互相扔？ Yeah, we'll play a game first, and then throw it. 對，我們先玩遊戲，然後扔。 Sounds great ! Can I join your class? 聽起來真不錯。我可以加入你班上嗎？ 你喜歡參加慶典嗎？來讀讀單字。 celebration 慶祝 color 顏色 throw 扔 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Holi famous for? A: Wood B: Color C: Farmers 2. What do people throw at each other during Holi? A: Money B: Paint C: Paper 3. What is 300 tons of cow poop as heavy as? A: 33 blue whales B: 303 blue whales C: 3 blue whales Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The beach is a great place to relax. You can sit on the sand and enjoy the warm sun, or go for a swim in the sea. 海灘是放鬆的地方。你可以坐在沙灘上曬太陽，或者去海裡游泳。 You can also find cool things on the beach. There are animals like crabs and starfish. You can even find seashells. But what would you do if you found an ancient shark tooth? 海灘上還可以找到很酷的東西，比如說螃蟹，海星，還有貝殼。但如果你發現了一顆古老的鯊魚牙齒，你會怎麼辦？ That's what happened to a girl named Molly. She's nine years old, and her family has a special hobby. They like to look for shark teeth on the beach near their home in the USA. Molly 是一位九歲的美國女孩，她們家喜歡在家裡附近的海灘上找鯊魚牙齒。 On most days, Molly can find a few small teeth. She uses them to make necklaces. But recently, she found a very big tooth. It was special because it was more than three million years old. Molly 平常都能找到幾顆小牙齒，她會把它們做成項鍊。但最近，她找到了一顆超大的牙齒，超過三百萬年。 When Molly found the tooth, she was excited. Molly loves to study ancient animals, so she knew the tooth was from a Megalodon. A long time ago, that was the biggest shark in the world! Molly 很興奮，她喜歡研究古生物，所以她知道這是巨齒鯊的牙齒。以前，這個鯊魚是世界上最大的鯊魚！ There are no Megalodons alive today, so it is very unusual to find one of their teeth. 現在巨齒鯊已經絕種了，所以不容易找到牠們的牙齒。 That's why Molly was so happy, and why everyone was surprised by the tooth she found! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巨齒鯊曾經在地球上漫遊，從牠們留下的牙齒就知道。 1. find 找到 Look, a shell! 你看，一枚貝殼！ This one is cool. 這個很酷呢！ You're lucky to find it. 你很幸運找到它。 2. tooth 牙齒 I'm actually hoping to find a fish tooth. 我其實希望找到魚的牙齒。 Fish tooth? 魚的牙齒？ Then it has to be a big fish. 那一定得是大魚。 Yeah, like a great white shark. 對，比如說大白鯊。 3. sea 海洋 I hope there are no sharks in the sea here. 我希望這個海域沒有鯊魚。 I don't think so, but you never know. 我想沒有，不過這很難說。 4. swim 游泳 So can we still swim here? 所以我們還能在這裡游泳嗎？ Why not? 為什麼不？ We're so skinny. 我們這麼瘦。 你喜歡收集貝殼嗎？ Let's read the words. find 找到 tooth 牙齒 sea 海洋 swim 游泳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Molly's home? A: Ukraine B: The USA C: Uruguay 2. Where did Molly find the tooth? A: On the beach B: At the park C: In the river 3. What animal did the tooth come from? A: A big elephant B: A small fish C: An ancient shark Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is World Wildlife Day! Let's talk about a wild animal that lives in a cold, icy place… the emperor penguin. 今天是世界野生動物日。我們來談談生活在冷冰冰地方的野生動物… 皇帝企鵝。 Emperor penguins live in Antarctica. It is their home, but it is too cold for people. How can we learn more about these wild animals? 皇帝企鵝生活在南極洲。這是他們的家，那裡對人類來說太冷了。我們要怎麼樣做才能更了解這些野生動物呢？ We can use a satellite. A satellite flies high in the sky. It can take photos of Earth. 我們可以使用衛星。衛星高飛在天空中，可以拍攝地球的照片。 Recently, scientists were looking at satellite photos of Antarctica, when they saw something strange. They saw a little dot on the ice. What was it? 科學家最近在查看南極洲的衛星照片時，看到一些奇怪的東西。他們在冰上看到一個小黑點，到底是什麼？ They looked closer, and saw the little dot was actually a big group of penguins. There were a thousand penguins in the group. They were living on the ice together, catching fish to feed their babies. 仔細看過之後，發現那個小點其實是一大群企鵝，大約有一千隻。 他們一起生活在冰上，捕魚餵養企鵝寶寶。 The scientists are happy. There are fewer and fewer emperor penguins every year, so it's good news to find more. 科學家很高興。皇帝企鵝的數量一年比一年少，所以能找到更多是個好消息。 Now scientists can study this wildlife, all thanks to the satellite photos! 現在科學家可以研究這種野生動物，這都要感謝衛星照片！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 靠著衛星照片，科學家更了解企鵝生態。 1. mountain 山 The TV says it's snowing up on Hehuanshan! 電視說合歡山正在下雪！ Can we go up there now, please? 我們可以現在上去嗎，拜託？ Now? It's an icy mountain road! 現在？那可是結冰的山路！ I have to get ready. 我得要準備。 2. mean 意思 You mean we can't go up now? 你的意思是我們現在不能上山？ I mean we can't do that today. 我意思是我們今天沒辦法上山。 3. ice 冰 There's so much ice on the road! 馬路上好多地方結冰了。 I know. I told you it's not easy. 我知道。我就跟你說這不容易。 4. take photos 拍照 But it's so beautiful! 但是風景真好！ I want to take photos of this snow! 我要拍這些雪景！ 你今天學了哪些單字？ mountain 山 mean 意思 ice 冰 take photos 拍照 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do emperor penguins live? A: Australia B: Antarctica C: America 2. What did scientists use to find the penguins? A: A satellite B: A submarine C: A soccer ball 3. What day is today? A: Icy Cold Day B: Happy Penguin Day C: World Wildlife Day Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh, hey there! Let me get out of here first so I don't bother anybody. 我先離開這裡，才不會吵到人家。 Okay, now I can speak more loudly. I was just in the library reading a book. Reading is one of my favorite things to do to pass the time. It's my favorite hobby. 我剛剛在圖書館看書，這是我最大的嗜好。 I love reading fantasy stories and imagining the characters' adventures in my head. 奇幻故事是我最喜歡的。 I have always wanted to write my own book, but writing is hard! 我也想自己寫書，但是寫作好難喔！ It's not so hard for a talented little boy named Jayce though. Jayce was only three years old when he started writing. That's impressive! 不過對於 Jayce 來說，寫作不難，他三歲就開始寫了。 Now, Jayce is four years old, and he has already written two books! 現在他才四歲，已經寫了兩本書耶！ These books are being published this March. They are called "A Beach With No Sea" and "Jayce's Sweet Tooth". The stories are about Jayce's trips to the park, museum and zoo. 這兩本書叫做「沒有海的海灘」跟「Jayce 愛吃糖」，講的是他去公園、博物館，跟動物園的故事，三月會出版。 Those sound like fun books to read! I don't think I have ever read a book written by a four year old boy before. 聽起來很有趣！我以前從來沒有看過四歲小孩寫的書。 And, great news: today is World Book Day! So grab a book and start reading! Or maybe you could write one yourself! ________________________________ Vocabulary 四歲小孩已經是兩本書的作者，夠厲害了！ 1. adventure 探險 I want to write a book for children. 我要寫一本童書。 Really? What's it about? 真的喔，講什麼呢？ About a crocodile going on an adventure in Paris. 講一隻鱷魚在巴黎探險。 2. fun 好玩的 Hmmm, that sounds like a lot of fun! 聽起來很好玩！ It is. It's a fun book. 是很好玩。是一本好玩的書。 But I feel I've read it before. 可是我覺得我以前看過。 3. start 開始 Impossible. 不可能。 I haven't started writing it. 我還沒開始寫呢。 Perhaps someone else has? 也許別人寫過了？ 4. story 故事 Anyway, the story was called "Mr. Crocodile in Paris." 不管怎樣，那個故事叫做「鱷魚先生遊巴黎」。 Wow, that should be my story. 哇，那應該是我的故事。 It's already written. 已經寫出來了。 請注意，要讀單字了。 adventure 探險 fun 好玩的 start 開始 story 故事 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the boy in this story? A. Three B. Four C. Five 2. What does he like to do? A. Write B. Sing C. Run 3. How many books has he written? A. Two B. Three C. None Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Let me tell you about the smallest rabbit in the world. It can actually fit in the palms of your mom or dad's hands! 你知道全世界最小的兔子，比你爸爸媽媽的手掌還要小！ Scientists say the smallest rabbit in the world lives in just one part of America, and about 20 years ago, scientists thought they were all gone. Yeah! They thought the tiny rabbit was extinct… Like the dinosaurs! Gone, forever! 科學家說，美國只有一個地區有這種兔子，而且二十年前，他們就以為這種兔子像恐龍一樣絕種了！ But, they found 14 of these tiny rabbits, and they took them to a special zoo. The scientists worked very hard, and now these tiny rabbits are back in the wild. Cool, right? 後來他們找到14隻這種迷你兔，送到一個特別的動物園。現在這些兔子已經重返野外。 Some people see this super tiny rabbit and they want to get one, they think it would be a great pet. But actually, this cute little bunny is not a good pet. It is very small, so it gets scared very easily. To this rabbit, a human must look like a scary giant! 有一些人想要這種兔子當做寵物，但是牠們太小隻了，很容易被嚇到。對牠們來說，人類就像恐怖的巨人。 So, no. We shouldn't have them as pets, but we can be very happy that scientists found a way to save them. I hope these little bunnies have a happy life in the wild, and that we can see them on earth for a long, long time! Good luck, tiny rabbit! ________________________________ Vocabulary 全世界最小的兔子並沒有絕種，不過需要保護。 1. actually 實際上 How's the zoo? 動物園如何啊？ It's big and has lots of animals. 很大，有很多動物。 Are they cute? 動物可愛嗎？ Actually most of them are not.其實大部分都不可愛。 2. tiny 很小的 But I love those tiny rabbits. 但是我很喜歡那些小兔子。 They are even smaller than a mouse. 牠們甚至比老鼠還小。 It's just amazing! 滿驚人的。 3. pet 寵物 They could be good pets, too. 牠們也可以當好寵物。 No, I'm done keeping pets. 不了，我不養寵物了。 4. fit 適合 They don't fit my lifestyle. 牠們不適合我的生活方式。 You're right. Your house is too small. 說得對，你的房子太小了。 今天的單字簡短好用。 actually 實際上 tiny 很小的 pet 寵物 fit 適合 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's smallest scientist B: The world's biggest rabbit C: The world's smallest rabbit 2. What almost happened to the tiny rabbits? A: They almost went extinct B: They almost went to the moon C: They almost got much bigger 3. Why are tiny rabbits NOT good pets? A: They eat too much B: They will bite you C: They get scared very easily Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like to fly in planes? They're a great way to travel. Planes can fly in the sky and go much faster than cars or trains. 你喜歡坐飛機嗎？飛機比汽車或火車快得多。 The person who flies the plane is called the pilot. They need to keep everyone on the plane safe. 駕駛飛機的人叫做飛行員。他們需要確保每一個旅客的安全。 Brock is a new pilot from California. He's 18 years old. Recently, Brock had the scare of his life. 來自加州的 Brock 只有 18 歲，是一位新手飛行員。最近他經歷了人生的一場驚嚇。 When his plane had a problem, he had to think fast. 當他的飛機發生問題的時候，他必須趕快想辦法解決。 That morning, Brock took his family up in a small plane. He only finished pilot's school a few months before. 那天早上，Brock帶著家人飛上天。他幾個月前才從飛行學校畢業。 At first, everything was fine. Then, Brock heard a loud noise. The plane's engine had stopped! Brock knew there was big trouble. 一開始都很順利，但是 Brock 突然聽到一聲巨響，然後飛機的引擎停了！ He was scared. Then, he remembered his teacher's words: "If there is a problem, don't panic." Brock stayed calm, and looked for a place to land. 他嚇壞了，可是他想起老師說過，碰到問題時不要驚慌，於是他保持冷靜，開始尋找降落地點。 He saw a road below. It was the only hope. Brock took the plane down, slowly… Finally, they landed. Everybody was okay! 他看到下面有一條路，是他們唯一的希望。Brock 讓飛機慢慢地降落，最後大家都安全。 Brock's landing was amazing! It's not easy to land a plane on a road, but Brock stayed calm and saved the day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 男孩駕駛飛機遇上大麻煩，但是他保持冷靜，救了自己和家人。 1. scared 害怕的 How was the flight? 這趟航班怎麼樣？ I was so scared! 我好害怕！ First, the engine made this strange noise. 先是引擎發出奇怪的聲音。 2. engine 引擎 That shouldn't be a big problem. 那應該不是大問題。 Yes, the plane has four engines, right? 沒錯，飛機有四個引擎，對吧？ But then the pilot began talking to us. 但是後來機長開始講話。 3. in the sky 在天上 He said there were too many birds in the sky. 他說天上有太多鳥了。 He wanted to land in Kaohsiung! 他要降落在高雄。 4. safe 安全的 Kaohsiung is a nice place. 高雄是個好地方。 But I didn't want to go there. 但是我不要去那裏。 And birds scared me! 而且鳥讓我害怕！ It's okay. You're safe now. 沒關係，你現在安全了。 我們來讀讀單字。 scared 害怕的 engine 引擎 in the sky 在天上 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who flies a plane? A: A pilot B: A doctor C: A driver 2. Where did Brock come from? A: Canada B: California C: China 3. Where did Brock land the plane? A: At an airport B: On a lake C: On a road Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Fore! I love playing golf! It lets you walk outside and enjoy nature while you play. 我喜歡打高爾夫球。它讓我可以走出去享受大自然。 Golf courses are big outdoor spaces, with lots of grass and trees. But only golfers can use them. 高爾夫球場在寬廣的戶外，有很多花草樹木，但是只有去打球的人可以用這個場地。 Frodsham Golf Course in England used to be for golfers only. The golfers had to pay money to play there. 英國的 Frodsham 高爾夫球場就是這樣，球員要付錢才能進場。 Some people think that's not fair. Such a big place should be for everyone to share. So Frodsham Golf Course is now a public park! 有一些人覺得這樣子不公平。這麼大的地方應該讓大家共享。後來，Frodsham 球場就變成了一座公園！ Because of COVID-19 many people had to stay away from the busy city. They started coming to this golf course to relax, walk their dogs, and be in nature. 因為疫情，很多人要避開熱門的市區，就來到這個球場放鬆、遛狗、親近大自然。 It's the perfect place for a park. There are already lots of old trees, and people want to plant more of them. They will also plant wildflowers. 這裡原本就有很多樹，這是公園的理想地點。但是大家還要種更多的樹跟花草。 Around the world, more and more golf courses are becoming public parks. This way, everyone can enjoy these beautiful places. ________________________________ Vocabulary 高爾夫球場變成公園，讓更多人分享。 1. enjoy 享受 I'm all stressed out. 我壓力好大！ I can't seem to enjoy anything. 我好像什麼都沒辦法享受。 You really need to relax. 你一定要放輕鬆。 2. park 公園 Let's walk the dog tonight at the park.我們今晚去公園裡遛狗吧。 How will that help me? 那對我有什麼好處？ 3. grass 草地 You'll get to see the stars, feel the breeze, and… 你可以看星星，感覺到涼風，還有… And fall asleep? 還有睡著嗎？ No, I won't let you sleep on the grass. 不，我不會讓你睡在草地上。 4. nature 自然 That's very kind of you. 你人真好。 But I'm staying away from nature. 但是我要遠離大自然。 Why?! 為什麼啊？！ Because there's no TV out there. 因為那裏沒有電視。 你喜歡在公園裡玩嗎？ enjoy 享受 park 公園 grass 草地 nature 自然 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Frodsham Golf Course? A: Ireland B: Scotland C: England 2. What will the golf course become? A: A swimming pool B: A public park C: A busy city 3. Who can enjoy a public park? A: Everyone B: Only golfers C: Only dogs Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Almost got it… Oh no! Better luck next time. Do you like video games? Online games are my favorite. 我最喜歡玩線上遊戲。 With online games, you can play against gamers from around the world. Some gamers even play on professional e-sports teams. 線上遊戲的玩家可以跟世界各地的玩家對戰，有一些玩家甚至加入職業電競隊伍。 Most e-sports gamers are young. But recently, a new e-sports team was formed in Taiwan. This team is special, because all of its players are over sixty years old. 大多數的電競選手都很年輕，但最近，台灣有一支新成立的電競隊很特別，所有的隊員都超過六十歲。 Mrs. Chiang is one of them. She lives in New Taipei City, and she's 65 years old. A year ago, she knew nothing about computers. She decided to try gaming, and she loved it. 其中一個隊員是蔣太太。她住在新北市，今年六十五歲。一年前，她對電腦一無所知。 她決定試試看打電動，結果她很喜歡。 Now, Mrs. Chiang practices for five hours every week. She says gaming is good for her brain, and especially for the use of her hands. She must think and move quickly to control the game. 現在，蔣太太每一星期練習五個小時。她說玩遊戲對大腦很好，也讓雙手更加靈活。 Recently, she played her first E-sports tournament. Her team did not win, but Mrs. Chiang still didn't give up. 最近她參加了第一場電競比賽。雖然她的隊伍輸了，但是蔣太太不會放棄。 For Mrs. Chiang, gaming is a way to learn about technology and keep her mind sharp. As long as she looks after her eyes and hands, she'll be playing video games for years! ________________________________ Vocabulary 打電動可不是年輕人的專利，只要學習，一樣可以成為電競玩家。 1. team 隊伍 Hey, you're playing League of Legends! 嘿，你在玩英雄聯盟！ Yeah, now please stop talking. 沒錯，現在不要講話。 My team has to win this game! 我們隊一定要贏這一場！ 2. practice 練習 Oh, no no no ! 不要啊！ So you've lost? 所以你們輸掉了？ We did. 沒錯。 We didn't practice enough. 我們練習得不夠。 3. world 世界 But we were up against the best players in the world. 不過我們是對抗全世界最棒的玩家。 In the world? 全世界嗎？ Of course. 當然啦。 4. hand 手 Those players moved their hands much more quickly. 那些玩家的手動作快很多。 But you guys have a better brain. 但是你們的腦袋比較好。 Probably not. 可能沒有。 你可以試試看用這些單字造句。 team 隊伍 practice 練習 world 世界 hand 手 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name for professional online gaming? A: E-sports B: Game sports C: Net sports 2. How much time does Mrs. Chiang practice each week? A: 1 hour B: 5 hours C: 10 hours 3. What does Mrs. Chiang think gaming is good for? A: Her heart B: Her brain C: Her mood Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Today I want to talk about an invention. There have been some great inventions. Almost everything was an invention at one time, like the telephone and the car and the airplane. 今天我們來聊聊發明。世界上有很多大發明，像是電話、汽車，還有飛機。 Most inventions are made by adults. But today, I want to talk about a cool invention made by some kids in Canada. Their names are Liam and Fraser. 很多東西都是大人發明的，但是今天我要講兩個加拿大的小孩發明家，叫做 Liam 跟 Fraser。 One day, Liam was taking sailing lessons and fell into the sea. Luckily, he was wearing a life-jacket. He was safe because of the life jacket, but Liam was really cold in the water. Liam 在帆船課的時候掉進海裡，幸好他有穿救生衣，但是水裡好冷！ That freezing cold water gave Liam a great idea. He worked with his friend Fraser on an invention. What was their invention? They invented a heated life jacket. 這給了 Liam 一個好點子，他跟他的朋友 Fraser 發明了一個發熱救生衣。 They put a special chemical in the life jacket. When the chemical touches water, it gets hot. 救生衣裡面有化學物質，碰到水就會加熱。 To test their new life jacket, they jumped into the ocean. But they used too much of the chemical the first time, so they got a bit too hot. 為了測試他們的發明，他們跳進海裡面，結果因為化學物質太多，衣服變得太燙了。 So, now they don't use as much of the chemical in their life jackets. And they won a science award for their great invention! 他們減少了化學物質的用量，後來贏得了一個發明獎！ Maybe some of you smart kids will invent something great, too! Good luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 十四歲的加拿大少年，發明了可以加熱的救生衣。 1. freezing 冷凍的 It's freezing here! 這裡冷死了！ Don't you feel cold, Jane? 你不覺得冷嗎？ Just a little. Here, wear this jacket. 我只有一點冷。來，你穿這件夾克。 2. jacket 夾克 I don't want to wear your jacket! 我不要穿你的夾克。 They've invented a thing called a "heater", okay? 有人已經發明了「暖氣機」這種東西，好不好？ My heater broke down last week. 我的暖氣上星期壞了。 3. hot 熱的 Let me make some hot tea for you. 我來泡熱茶給你喝。 I have this teapot that doesn't use gas or fire. 我有個茶壺既不需要瓦斯也不用火。 4. invention 發明的東西 Now that's a great invention! 那倒是個很棒的發明。 你想發明什麼東西嗎？ Let's read these words. freezing 冷凍的 jacket 夾克 hot 熱的 invention 發明的東西 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How did Liam get the idea for his invention? A: His friend Fraser told him about it B: He read about it in a science book C: He fell into the ocean 2. What happened when Liam and Fraser first tried their invention? A: It got too hot B: It didn't work at all C: It worked perfectly 3. What did Liam and Fraser win? A: Some money B: An award C: Some new life jackets Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi everyone! You guys know that pollution is a big problem around the world, right? It's in the air. It's on land, and it's in the water. That's bad! 環境污染到處都是，空氣、土地、河流都會被污染，很糟糕！ But, there is also some good news. Many people are working hard to clean up the environment. In England, scientists are helping to make a river called the River Mersey much cleaner. 但也有人努力清理環境。英國的科學家想讓一條叫做梅西河的河流變乾淨。 That river was famous for being one of the most polluted rivers in Europe. Scientists even said the river was "dead", because it had so much pollution. 梅西河是全歐洲最骯髒的河流之一，科學家甚至說這條河流已經死了。 Why was the River Mersey so polluted? For a long time, factories put dangerous chemicals into the River Mersey. 為什麼它污染這麼嚴重呢？因為工廠一直把廢棄化學物排進河裡。 Also, the river had a lot of sewage. So, it smelled really, really bad. Yuck! 很多下水道也把汙水排進去，所以很臭，很噁心！ Since 1985, the government has spent lots of money to make the River Mersey cleaner. And it is working! 英國政府從 1985 年以來，花了大錢清理梅西河，結果奏效了！ About 20 years ago, in 2002, there were only 15 kinds of fish in the river. But last year, there were 37! That's a lot more fish! 20 年前河裡只有 15 種魚，去年已經有 37 種了！ That's great, but the scientists aren't finished yet. They want to keep working to make the River Mersey even cleaner. Let's all wish those scientists good luck, it sounds like they are doing a great job! ________________________________ Vocabulary 汙染嚴重的梅西河經過一番努力，已經脫胎換骨。 1. dangerous 危險的 Hmmm, I didn't know that there's a beach nearby. 我不知道這附近有海灘。 That's because nobody goes there. 那是因為沒有人去。 Because it's dangerous? 因為它很危險嗎？ 2. polluted 受到污染的 Yeah, it's very polluted.對，它汙染得很厲害。 Yuck, that's bad. 好噁喔，真糟糕。 It is. 是很糟。 3. clean up 清理 Why didn't anyone try to clean it up? 為什麼沒有人試著清理它？ Are you kidding? That's a lot of work! 開玩笑，那是多大的工作！ I don't even want to clean my room! 我甚至不想清我的房間！ 4. year 年 You're right, it'll take at least half a year to clean it. 說得對，打掃你的房間至少需要半年。 I'd say a year. 我會說要一年。 我們一起來讀單字。 dangerous 危險的 polluted 污染的 clean up 清理 year 年 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the River Mersey? A: America B: England C: Germany 2. Why did scientists call the River Mersey "dead"? A: It had too much pollution B: It was too dry C: It had no fish 3. How many kinds of fish were in the River Mersey last year? A: 15 B: 37 C: 55 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

People like to visit a mountain temple because it is peaceful. But to reach that place, they need to climb the mountain first. It's not easy. 因為氣氛寧靜，人們喜歡拜訪山上的寺廟，但是要到那裡需要先爬山，這可不容易。 That was the problem for a village in India. That village had a mountain with a Hindu temple on top. The temple was famous, and many people wanted to visit. 印度一個村莊有一座山，山頂上有一座著名的印度教寺廟，很多人想去參觀。 The problem was, there were no stairs! It took people many hours to climb. Plus, old people and children could not do it. The temple was too hard to reach. 問題是這座山沒有階梯，人們要花好幾個小時才能爬上去。 老人跟小朋友根本沒辦法到達那座廟。 A local man named Mr. Paswan wanted to change this. He saw that he could use simple tools to make stone stairs for the people to climb. 當地有一位名叫 Paswan 的先生想解決這個問題，他用簡單的工具來製作石頭階梯。 Mr. Paswan worked every day, cutting the stone into hundreds of stairs. Sometimes he got tired, but he kept thinking of all the people he could help. He never gave up. Paswan 每天都在把石頭切割成數百個台階。他也會累，但是想到能幫助許多人，他就沒有放棄。 He started this work eight years ago. Now, he has finally finished! Many people have come to thank Mr. Paswan for his hard work. Thanks Mr. Paswan! 八年前開始的工作，現在終於完成了！ 大家都來感謝Paswan先生的辛勤工作。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 親手製造石頭階梯的巴斯萬先生，幫了別人大忙。 1. climb 爬 Cherry blossoms on Xiangshan are in full bloom. 象山的櫻花全開了。 Let's go up Xiangshan on Sunday. 我們星期天去爬象山吧。 Bad idea. I don't like climbing stairs. 壞主意。我不愛爬樓梯。 2. easy 容易的 But the flowers are beautiful! 但是那些花很漂亮！ And the mountain itself is easy. 象山本身也容易爬。 3. hundreds of 數百個 No, it's not. 不容易。 There are hundreds of stairs. 它有好幾百個階梯。 That shouldn't be a problem. 那應該不是問題。 4. give up 放棄 You can rest on the way. 你途中可以休息。 No, I will just give up. 不，我就會放棄。 Oh, come on! You're not 90! 少來了! 你又不是九十歲。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ climb 爬 easy 容易的 hundreds of 數百個 give up 放棄 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Mr. Paswan make the stairs? A: Italy B: India C: Indonesia 2. What place did Mr. Paswan want to help people reach? A: A temple B: A school C: A shop 3. How long did it take to make the stairs? A: Two years B: Four years C: Eight years Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There's a big party in Brazil this week! Called the Rio Carnival. It happens every year, in a city called Rio de Janeiro. 里約嘉年華來了！它每年會在里約熱內盧這個城市舉辦。 The biggest dance in Brazil is the samba. So, at the Rio Carnival, everyone is samba dancing! 巴西最熱門的舞蹈是森巴舞，嘉年華的時候大家都在跳森巴！ Samba is all about the lower body. The legs move really fast, while the upper body stays still. Soccer, or "football", is the same. It's mostly played with the feet. Lots of Brazilian players say samba dancing helps them play better soccer! 跳森巴舞的時候，下半身跟腿動得很快，但是上半身不動，跟踢足球有一點像！很多巴西的足球員都說，跳森巴舞讓他們的球技更好！ Brazil's soccer team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, that's more than anyone else. When one of their team scores, Brazilians celebrate with some smooth samba steps! 巴西足球隊曾經獲得五次的世界盃冠軍，比其他所有國家還多。只要巴西球隊進球，球迷們就會跳森巴來慶祝！ What do you think? Could dancing make you better at sports? It's great for keeping you fit and healthy… Could "Baby Shark" make you a basketball superstar!? "Baby Shark, do doo do do dodo…" Okay, maybe not… Why not watch some of the Rio Carnival this week, and learn some smooth samba steps? Who knows, maybe you could be a big soccer star someday! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巴西的森巴舞，對足球員大有幫助。 1. dance 跳舞 I love dancing. 我喜歡跳舞。 Do you do the samba, Nancy? 你跳森巴舞嗎？ I can if you play the music. 你放音樂的話我會跳。 You're a wonderful samba dancer! 你的森巴舞跳得很棒呢！ 2. healthy 健康的 Dancing keeps me fit and healthy. 跳舞讓我保持身材和健康。 And you can join me. 你可以來加入我。 3. body 身體 Well, I'm better at line dancing. 我比較會跳排舞。 It's slower. 它比較慢。 I also get to move my whole body. 而且我可以動全身。 4. learn 學習 I have an idea. 我有個主意。 Let's learn belly dancing! 我們來學肚皮舞！ We can't. We don't have big bellies. 沒辦法，我們沒有大肚皮。 來跳舞吧，不過要先讀單字。 dance 跳舞 healthy 健康的 body 身體 learn 學習 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which city hosts the Rio Carnival every year? A: Rio Verde B: Rio Branco C: Rio de Janeiro 2. What is the biggest dance in Brazil? A: Salsa B: Samba C: Rhumba 3. How many times has Brazil won the FIFA World Cup? A: 3 B: 4 C: 5 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey students! Do you have a pet? Maybe you have a dog. Or maybe you have a cat. Or maybe a bird. Or maybe you have a unicorn? What? Unicorns aren't real? Shhh! I know that, and you know that. But don't tell an American girl named Madeline. 你們有養寵物嗎？狗狗、貓咪、小鳥，還是獨角獸呢？我們都知道獨角獸不是真的，但可別跟 Madeline 講喔！ Madeline lives in California. She really wants a unicorn. But she wants to make sure she can own a unicorn if she finds one. So, she wanted to first get a license. Madeline 住在加州，她很想要養一隻獨角獸。為了確定她找到獨角獸之後可以養牠，Madeline 想要先申請一個證照。 She asked the Los Angeles animal control people to give her a license, and they did! They sent her a license. The license is in the shape of a heart. They also sent her a small stuffed toy unicorn. Ahh, so cute! 她跟洛杉磯動物管理局申請，他們也真的給了她證照！證照是愛心形狀的，他們還給了她一個獨角獸娃娃！ Madeline was really happy to get the license. But, the animal control people said there are some things she must do. Madeline has to take it out of her house sometimes so it can see the sun and the moon and rainbows. Also, she must polish its horn once a month with a soft cloth. Oh, and she has to feed it watermelon once a week. 動物管理局人員說 Madeline 必須好好照顧獨角獸，要帶牠出門看看太陽、月亮，跟彩虹。還要每個月一次保養牠的角，並且每星期要餵牠吃西瓜！ I hope you find your unicorn, Madeline. Good luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 洛杉磯動物管理局，滿足了一個小女孩對獨角獸的想望。 1. toy 玩具 I used to have many stuffed animal toys. 我以前有很多絨毛動物玩具。 Me too. My favorite one was a giraffe. 我也是，我最喜歡的是長頸鹿。 2. find 找到 Did you find it at a store? 你在商店裡找到的？ No, my dad gave it to me. 不，是我爸爸給我的。 That's one reason I loved it so much. 這是我愛它的理由之一。 3. cute 可愛的 It's soft and cute and has a long neck. 它又軟又可愛，還有長脖子。 Do you still have it? 你還擁有它嗎？ No. 沒有了。 4. send 送出 But I made sure that it has a good home. 不過我確定它有個溫暖的家。 How? 你怎麼做的？ I sent it back to my dad. 我把它送回去給我爸。 You sent it back? 送回去了？ Yeah, my dad loved it, too! 對，我爸也喜歡它。 今天的單字好玩又簡單。 toy 玩具 find 找到 cute 可愛的 send 送出 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Madeline live? A: Australia B: Canada C: The United States 2. What shape is the license Madeline got? A: A heart B: A unicorn C: A watermelon 3. What must Madeline do if she finds a unicorn? A: Give it fruit sometimes B: Keep it locked in her house C: Take it for a walk on Sundays Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 117 times. Wow… 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: The 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

Today is Valentine's Day! A day for love. Some people love chocolate, they want to eat it all the time! Some people love their pets… but they don't want to eat them! 愛有很多種，有人愛巧克力，有人愛寵物。 Some people love helping others. A great way to do that is to donate. That means giving your stuff away for free. 還有人愛幫助別人。這些人會去捐東西。 Charity shops are where you can donate your stuff. They sell it, and use the money to help good causes. 你可以把東西捐給慈善商店。他們會把東西賣掉，用賺來的錢幫助其他人。 In the UK, someone donated an old bag full of stuff to a charity shop. They found a mystery Valentine's Day card! 在英國，有一個人捐了滿滿一袋東西給慈善商店，結果他們找到一個神秘的情人節卡片！ In the card was a beautiful poem, and a photo of a woman and her three children. The end of the poem says: "From the person that loves you more than anything else in the world". Awwww! 卡片上面有一首詩，還有一個媽媽跟三個小孩的一張照片。詩的結尾寫說：「愛你勝過一切的人敬上」。 The card was written for the woman in the photo, but no-one knows who she is! 這張卡是給照片裡面的媽媽的，但沒有人認識他。 The photo is black and white, so they know the card must be very old. It will be hard to find the woman, or her family. But it will make her so happy to see the card again! 因為照片是黑白的，所以一定是很久以前的，要找到人應該很難，但如果她真的收到了，一定會很開心！ The things we do for love… ________________________________ Vocabulary 一張表達深刻愛情的卡片，讓人想追尋它的故事。 1. woman 女子 There's an old woman standing there with a bag in her hand. 有一個老婦人站在那兒，手裡拿著個包包。 Hmmm, do you think she needs help? 你覺得她需要幫忙嗎？ 2. donate 捐獻 I don't know. 不知道。 Maybe we can donate some food to her. 也許我們可以捐一點食物給她。 Donating food? 捐食物嗎？ What if she's not hungry? 要是她不餓怎麼辦？ 3. give 給予 Then we can give her something else. 那我們就給她別的東西。 Well, you'd better ask her what she needs. 你最好問問她需要什麼。 4. sell 賣 She's just hoping to sell the bag! 她只是想把包包賣掉。 She made many different ones. 她做了很多個不同的包。 Wow, silly us! 哇，我們真傻。 你有捐獻過什麼東西嗎？ woman 女子 donate 捐獻 give 給予 sell 賣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What word means to give your stuff away for free to help people? A: Donut B: Donate C: Debate 2. Where can you go to give away your old stuff? A: Clarity stops B: Hilarity pops C: Charity shops 3. What color was the photo in the card? A: Black and blue B: Black and white C: Blue and white Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is World Radio Day! The first radios were made over 100 years ago! 今天是世界收音機日！世界上第一個收音機出現在一百多年前！ Radios meant that, for the first time, people could sit in their homes and listen to someone talk miles away. We're used to it now with TV and the internet, but at the time it was all cool and new! 有收音機代表大家可以坐在家，就可以聽到遠方的人們在講話，這在當時是很新奇的發明。 In the old days radio shows were kept on "tapes": long, thin lines of plastic. When they broke, the shows were gone forever. Today radio shows are kept on computers, so they can be kept safe. 以前的收音機節目都保存在錄音磁帶上，如果壞掉，節目就永遠不見了。現在的收音機節目都好好地存在電腦裡面。 In New Mexico, USA, they've been working super hard, taking old radio shows from tapes and putting them on computers. 美國的新墨西哥州，有人努力把以前存在磁帶上的節目轉存到電腦裡面。 They're special shows, because they tell us about how people in New Mexico used to live. We can hear all about what they liked, where they went… all kinds of things! They help us learn the history of New Mexico. 這些節目很特別，可以讓我們知道當地人以前都怎麼樣過生活，也可以學習當地的歷史。 They also tell us about who lived there. Not just American folk, but people from other countries too. They've put so many great shows online, full of old music, stories, funny jokes, cool chats, and lots, lots more! 節目還有音樂、故事、笑話、聊天等有趣的內容。 Why not check some out for yourself, and hear the history of New Mexico! ________________________________ Vocabulary 富有歷史價值的廣播節目，現在可以轉存進電腦裡。 1. listen 聆聽 Are you listening to podcasts? 你在聽播客嗎？ No, I'm listening to the radio. 不是，我在聽廣播。 Wow, I didn't know people still do that. 哇，我不知道現在還有人聽廣播。 2. joke 笑話 I do. 我聽。 And this show is great! 而且這個節目很棒。 The host tells all kinds of jokes. 主持人會講各種笑話。 Hmmm, I love jokes. 我很喜歡笑話。 3. check out 試試看 I'll tell you one I just heard. 我說一個剛剛聽到的。 What's my dog's favorite radio station? 我的狗狗最喜歡哪一家廣播電台？ W-A-L-K. 散步。 See? You have to check it out. 你一定要聽聽看。 4. computer 電腦 Okay, I'll find it on my computer. 好，我會在我的電腦上找到它。 你現在聽的，就是廣播喔。 listen 聆聽 joke 笑話 check out 試試看 computer 電腦 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When were the first radios made? A: Over 100 years ago B: Under 100 years ago C: Around 100 years ago 2. Where were radio shows kept in the old days? A: On computers B: On TV C: On tapes 3. Which U.S. state has been saving old radio shows? A: New Mexico B: New York C: New Jersey Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Happy New Year everyone! Next week will be the start of the Year of the Rabbit! 新年快樂！下星期就是兔年的開始。 Last year was the Year of the Tiger. Tigers are big, strong and brave! Rabbits are small, cute and fluffy! 老虎高大強壯而勇敢，兔子則嬌小可愛，還毛茸茸的。 In old Chinese stories, the tiger was the king of all the animals! So, in the Year of the Tiger, people are really brave! They make big choices in their lives. Their choices don't always go super well, but a tiger is never afraid to try! 中國傳統故事裡，老虎是百獸之王。所以大家在虎年的時候會很勇敢地做出重大的選擇，不見得是最好的，但是老虎不怕嘗試。 Just like in real life, the rabbit in those stories was very different from the tiger. It was the gentlest, most thoughtful animal. So, in the Year of the Rabbit, people like to help each other. 跟現實生活一樣，那些故事中的兔子跟老虎大不相同。兔子是最溫和、最體貼的動物。所以，在兔年，人們喜歡互相幫助。 The rabbit's gentle nature calms the tiger's crazy ups and downs! 兔子溫柔的天性平息了老虎瘋狂的起伏！ Even though rabbits are kind and gentle, they are also fast and clever! So this year should be lucky for everyone! 雖然兔子生性和善，但牠們動作可快了，並且很聰明，這就是為什麼兔子是最幸運的動物！因此，今年對每一個人來說應該是幸運的一年！ We'll all be lucky in our lives: at school, at work, and with our friends and family… So, let's all say goodbye to the roaring tiger, and hello to the lucky rabbit! See you next year! ________________________________ Vocabulary 我們即將邁入兔年，這跟虎年應該大不一樣。 1. cute 可愛的 The Year of the Rabbit is about to start. 兔年就要開始了。 Yeah, I love rabbits! 我喜歡兔子！ Why? 為什麼？ Because they're cute and gentle. 因為牠們很可愛又很溫和。 2. fast 快速的 And they don't need to work hard. 而且還不用努力工作。 But if a tiger comes after them, they have to run hard! 但是假如有老虎來追牠們，就得拼命跑。 That's okay. They're fast runners. 那又沒關係，牠們跑很快。 3. crazy 瘋狂的 I'm thinking of keeping two rabbits. 我在想養兩隻兔子。 At home? You're crazy! 養在家裡嗎？你瘋了！ 4. animal 動物 You're too busy to care for the animals. 你那麼忙，沒辦法照顧動物的。 I'll take them to work. 我會帶牠們上班。 這些都是很常用到的英文字。 cute 可愛的 fast 快速的 crazy 瘋狂的 animal 動物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What New Year starts in a few days? A: The Year of the Tiger B: The Year of the Rabbit C: The Year of the Pigeon 2. In old Chinese stories, what was the tiger? A: King of the jungle B: King of the animals C: King of the world 3. What do people like to do in the Year of the Rabbit? A: Help each other B: Make big choices C: Eat carrots Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you have a goal? Most people have goals in life. That means they know what they want. 你有目標嗎？大部分的人都會有一些人生的目標。這意味著他們對自己想要的東西有想法。 The best goal is a clear goal. If you know exactly what you want, it is easier to get. 最好的目標就是清楚地知道你想要什麼，就更容易得到。 Recently, all the countries in the world had a big meeting called COP15 ("cop fifteen"). Their goal was to solve a problem. 一百多個國家的代表最近聚集在一起，參加 COP15聯合國生物多樣性大會。 他們的目標是解決一個問題。 Every year, more kinds of plants and animals are lost forever. It is one of Earth's biggest problems. We need to act soon. 每一年都有更多種類的植物跟動物永遠消失。這是地球上最大的問題之一。我們需要盡快採取行動。 To deal with this problem, the countries set a clearer goal. They call it "Thirty by Thirty". That means they want to protect 30% of Earth's nature by the year 2030. 為了解決這個問題，各國設定更清楚的目標。他們稱之為「三十乘三十」。 意思是他們希望2030年之前保護地球30%的自然環境。 That sounds like something we can really do! Now we only have a few years to reach the goal, so all the countries on Earth must work together. 這聽起來是我們真的可以做的事情！ 現在我們只有幾年的時間來實現這個目標，所以地球上的所有國家都必須共同努力。 They have a clear goal… do you have one? ________________________________ Vocabulary 保護動植物，也是愛護地球的方法。 1. life 人生 Do you know what you want in life? 你知道你的人生想要什麼嗎？ Yes, very clearly. 知道，很清楚。 2. want 想要 I want to always eat good food, live in a nice house and have lots of clothes. 我想要總是吃美食，住好房子，有很多衣服。 You're right. 你說對了。 You do know what you want. 你確實知道想要什麼。 3. easier 比較容易的 How about you? 你呢？ Well, I'd like to have an easier job. 我想要有個比較輕鬆的工作。 That sounds like a good idea. 聽起來是個好主意。 4. together 一起 But what kind of job? 但是哪種工作呢？ A job like watching TV together with my family. 比如說家人一起看電視。 What?! 什麼啊？！ You can't make money that way! 這樣賺不到錢！ 你的人生想做什麼呢？ life 人生 want 想要 easier 比較容易的 together 一起 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of goal is best? A: A big goal B: A clear goal C: A fast goal 2. What did the countries in COP15 want to protect? A: Cops B: Money C: Nature 3. How much of Earth did they set a goal to protect? A: 15% B: 30% C: 60% Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love eating popcorn! It's so delicious when I add some salt and butter. 我喜歡吃爆米花！加一點鹽跟奶油，真是美味。 I always eat popcorn at the movies. 我總是在看電影的時候吃爆米花。 When my family goes to the movie theater, we get a big bowl of popcorn to share together. 我們全家去電影院的時候，總會買一大桶的爆米花來分享。 In fact, did you hear what happened recently in Kaohsiung? 你有聽到最近在高雄發生的事嗎？ Some young people went to a new movie theater. There, they filled a huge bucket with popcorn. 1600 liters of popcorn! That bucket is so big, you could swim in it. 幾個年輕人去一家新開張的電影院，用爆米花裝滿了一個1600 公升的水桶。 那個水桶大到可以在裡面游泳。 How could they get so much popcorn? Since the movie theater was new, they had a special deal. The theater would fill any bowl with popcorn for only 50 NT dollars, no matter how big. 他們怎麼能弄到這麼多爆米花呢？ 因為電影院有開幕特價，只要50元，觀眾拿來的碗不管多大都可以裝滿爆米花。 The theater did not expect anyone to bring a 1600 liter bucket. But they filled it anyway. The bucket was so huge, they needed a truck to carry it away. 電影院沒想到有人會帶1600公升的水桶來， 不過還是把它裝滿了，年輕人必須用卡車才能把爆米花運走。 Did the young people eat all the popcorn? Actually, they shared it with the people of Kaohsiung. They handed out the popcorn to homeless people on the street. 最後，年輕人把爆米花分發給街上無家可歸的人。 Those young people took the chance to help others. As a result, lots of people shared the tasty popcorn! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群年輕人拿到超大桶的爆米花，讓街上遊民共享。 1. salt 鹽 Let me get the tickets. 我去買票。 And I will get popcorn and drinks. 我去買爆米花跟飲料。 A bucket of popcorn for you, right? 你要一桶爆米花對吧？ Right, with salt and butter. 對，要加鹽跟奶油。 2. huge 巨大的 Wow, this is a huge bucket! 哇，好大一桶！ I know. Are you sure you're not eating too much popcorn? 我知道。你確定你不會吃太多爆米花嗎？ 3. share 分享 Not if you're sharing it with me. 假如你跟我一起吃就不會。 That's the response I'm waiting for. 我就在等妳這句話。 4. tasty 好吃的 Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真的很好吃呢！ Now who's eating too much popcorn? 現在是誰吃太多爆米花？ 一起來讀讀看。 salt 鹽 huge 巨大的 share 分享 tasty 好吃的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much popcorn did the young people get? A: 6100 liters B: 16000 liters C: 1600 liters 2. How did they carry the popcorn bucket away? A: With their hands B: With a truck C: With a helicopter 3. Who did the young people give the popcorn to? A: Their family B: Their classmates C: Homeless people Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever seen a statue? It can be made of stone, or metal, or all kinds of things! 你看過雕像嗎？你可以用各種材料製作雕像。 Yesterday, In Boston, Massachusetts, they got a brand new very special statue. It's 20 feet tall and 40 feet wide. And it's made of a beautiful shiny metal called bronze. 昨天，有一座新雕像在波士頓落成了。這座雕像是用青銅做的，高 20 呎，寬 40 呎！ It was made for a famous person from history, called Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day! He believed it was wrong to treat someone differently because of how they looked, or what they believed, or where they came from. 這座雕像為了紀念馬丁路德金恩博士而製作。其實，今天正好是馬丁路德金恩日！金恩博士認為人們因為外表、信仰，或是生長地而遭到歧視，是錯誤的。 Lots of people agreed with King. One time, 250,000 people marched with him all the way to Washington DC, the USA's capital city. There he gave a very famous speech, called "I Have a Dream". 很多人贊同金恩博士的看法。有一次在美國首都華府，總共有25萬人跟他一起遊行。當天金恩博士發表了知名的演說，叫做「我有一個夢」。 The next year, King was given the 'Nobel Peace Prize' for helping so many people. 60 years later people still celebrate him. 隔年，金恩博士獲得了諾貝爾和平獎。60年之後，大家還在紀念他。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 波士頓有一座新的銅像，紀念美國民權運動的領袖金恩博士。 1. famous 著名的 Michelangelo's David is the most famous statue in the world. 米蓋朗基羅的大衛像是全世界最有名的雕像。 Really? I thought it's the Statue of Liberty. 真的嗎？我以為是自由女神像。 2. metal 金屬 They are different. 它們不一樣。 David is made of stone. 大衛像是石頭做的。 And the Statue of Liberty? 自由女神像呢？ It's made of metal. 它是金屬做的。 3. agree 同意 I think David is more beautiful. 我覺得大衛像比較美。 I agree. 我同意。 It looks very much like a real man. 它看起來很像真人。 4. history 歷史 And it has a long history of 500 years. 而且它有五百年的歷史了。 A 500-year-old man? Still very handsome. 五百歲的人？還是很帥呢！ 我們來讀讀單字。 famous 著名的 metal 金屬 agree 同意 history 歷史 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Martin Luther King Jr.'s new statue? A: Boston, Massachusetts B: Boston, Ontario C: Boston, Lincolnshire 2. How big is the new statue? A: 30 feet tall, 20 feet wide B: 20 feet tall, 40 feet wide C: 40 feet tall, 30 feet wide 3. How many people marched with King to Washington DC? A: 250,000 B: 10,050 C: 50,200 Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is Public Radio Broadcasting Day. 今天是世界無線電日！ The radio has many programs: music, news, and education. 收音機會播放音樂、新聞，還有教育節目。 So, let's talk about some radio programs which do an important job in Afghanistan. 我們來聊聊阿富汗的廣播節目！ Afghanistan is a big country in Asia. Recently, that country got a new law. The law says girls can't go to school. 最近，阿富汗的新法律規定女孩不能上學。 Girls want to change this law, but for now they must stay home. If they can't go to school, how can they keep learning? 女孩子們想推翻這項法律，但是現在她們必須待在家裡，但如果不去上學，要怎麼學習呢？ The answer is radio. Some radio stations in Afghanistan now give lessons every day. Students can listen to the radio at home to learn math, science and other subjects. 答案是收音機廣播！有一些阿富汗的電台開始每天開課，只要打開收音機就可以學數學、科學等等的科目。 Sometimes they read books out loud, to teach reading skills. Girls can even call in to the stations to talk about their problems. 有時候會在節目中讀課文，教大家閱讀。這些女孩子們還可以打電話到電台問問題。 The women who run the stations say the future of girls is the future of Afghanistan. 管理電台的女士們說，想要給女孩子們一個機會，因為她們的未來就是阿富汗的未來。 Today, on Public Radio Broadcasting Day, let's remember that radio can make a difference. ________________________________ Vocabulary 阿富汗的女子不准上學，還好有一些收音機教學節目，讓她們繼續學習。 1. school 學校 Aren't you going to school today? 你今天不去上學？ No, I'm staying at home. 對，我待在家。 2. math 數學 What about your math lessons? 那你的數學課怎麼辦？ I can learn math myself. 我可以自己學數學。 How? By listening to yourself talk? 怎麼學? 你就自言自語嗎？ No, I listen to the radio. 不，我會聽收音機。 3. program 節目 There's no way you can learn math through radio programs! 你不可能從廣播節目學數學。 Are you kidding? Of course I can. 開玩笑，當然可以。 4. learn 學習 I think it's a bad idea to miss school. 我覺得錯過上學很糟糕。 Don't worry. I can learn anywhere, anytime. 別擔心，我不論何時何地都可以學習。 Let's read today's vocabulary. school 學校 math 數學 program 節目 learn 學習 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country does not let girls go to school? A: Australia B: Argentina C: Afghanistan 2. What do these radio stations want to give girls? A: A house B: An education C: A rest 3. What day is today? A: Public Radio Broadcasting Day B: World Computer Day C: Valentine's Day Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We get most of our heat and light from electricity. The problem is, electricity can be expensive! 我們的熱能以及光都是靠電力。但是電費很貴喔！ Thousands of years ago, in England, owning an oven was expensive too. Most people didn't have one in their home. 好幾千年以前，大多數的英國人家裡沒有窯，因為窯太貴了。 Instead of lots of little ovens, most villages had just one that was really big. They called it the "village oven". The baker would use it first. Then, while the oven was still warm, everyone else could use it too! 當時村莊裡面會有一座共用的窯。烘焙師傅先用，他烤完之後，其他的村民也趁熱去使用。 Last year, a baker in England decided to bring the village oven back! He wanted to help people pay their electric bills, so he opened up his huge kitchen for everyone to use, and even offered to cook some things for free! 去年有一個英國的烘焙師傅，他想幫大家省電費，所以恢復了這個傳統。他讓大家用他的廚房，還免費烤東西給大家吃！ They call him Baker Ed. He's helped people in his town lots of times before. He's held free cookery classes and free kid's clubs. And when it's cold he lets people use the heat of his oven to keep warm! 大家叫他 Ed 師傅。他以前也常常幫助他的村莊。他會開免費的烘焙課，還有小孩的社團！很冷的時候，他也會讓大家在他的烤箱旁邊取暖！ His neighbors and friends think he is doing an amazing thing, helping people to eat and keep warm while electricity is so expensive. Bravo, Baker Ed! ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的麵包師傅，把自己的大烤箱開放給他人使用，暖胃又暖心。 1. cook 烹飪 It's so cold here! 這裡好冷喔！ You have to cook something, Paz! Anything. 你一定得煮一點兒東西，派絲，什麼都好。 2. oven 烤箱 Okay, let me bake some cookies and bread in the oven. 好吧，我來用烤箱烤一些餅乾和麵包。 Great idea! 好主意！ Let's fire up the oven now. 我們現在就把烤箱熱起來。 3. kitchen 廚房 Not so fast! 不要這麼快！ I need to prepare the stuff first. 我需要先準備材料。 Would you like to help me in the kitchen? 你可以來廚房幫我嗎？ I'd be happy to. 我很樂意。 4. warm 溫暖的 Finally, I'm feeling warm! 我終於覺得暖和了。 Can you smell that? It's our bread baking. 你聞得出來嗎?我們的麵包正在烤。 I love warm bread! 我愛熱麵包！ 記得多多使用這些單字！ cook 烹飪 oven 烤箱 kitchen 廚房 warm 溫暖的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What can fire not do? A: Light our homes B: Keep us tall C: Cook our food 2. Where did they use village ovens thousands of years ago? A: England B: Finland C: Legoland 3. What do they call the kind baker in this story? A: Baker Jed B: Baker Ed C: Baker Ted Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ohhh… I hear an owl. 我聽到貓頭鷹的聲音。 Shhh… let's listen… Owls live in the forest, right? But did you know they can fly super far? Sometimes owls fly very far away from their home in the forest. But, one owl in Scotland flew too far! 貓頭鷹住在森林裡面，牠們有時候還會飛得離家很遠。但有一隻蘇格蘭的貓頭鷹不小心飛太遠了！ This owl flew far, far out over the sea. The poor owl was being attacked by seagulls, so it landed on a fishing boat. 牠飛過大海，被海鷗攻擊，最後停在一艘漁船上。 The people on the fishing boat saw the owl and helped it. They took it inside the boat, gave it some meat, and found a warm place for it to rest. 漁夫把牠帶進船艙裡面，餵牠吃肉，還給牠溫暖的地方休息。 The owl quickly became friendly. It sat on the fishermen's arms and almost looked like a pet! 貓頭鷹很快變得很親近人，還會坐在漁民的手臂上，像寵物一樣！ The fishing boat finally took the owl back to Scotland, and now it is back flying and hunting in the forest. 這艘船後來把貓頭鷹帶回蘇格蘭，現在牠又回到森林裡面打獵了。 Owls fly far sometimes, but maybe this owl got caught in some strong wind and couldn't fly home. 貓頭鷹有時候飛得很遠，但這一隻貓頭鷹有可能是被大風吹走，才回不了家。 Wow. This owl was pretty lucky! It got away from the seagulls and found a boat. Now it's back in the forest in Scotland! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一隻離家太遠的貓頭鷹，被漁民搭救，撿回一條命。 1. fish 釣魚 I'm going fishing with Tom tomorrow night. 我明天晚上跟湯姆去釣魚。 Fishing at night? 晚上釣魚？ Yeah, Tom will take his boat out, and we'll hunt for squid. 對，湯姆會把船開出去，我們要去抓小管。 2. boat 船 So you'll be on his boat? 所以你要搭他的船？ Right. Why do you sound so alarmed? 對，為什麼你聽起來那麼緊張？ Didn't you know that he has a boat? 你不知道他有船？ 3. fisherman 漁夫 No. And I didn't know you're a fisherman. 不知道。而且我也不知道你是漁夫。 I'm not. 我不是。 And you'll be far away from land. 而且你會距離陸地很遠。 4. far away 很遠 Not that far away. Only around Badouzi. 沒有那麼遠，就在八斗子附近。 你喜歡釣魚嗎？ fish 釣魚 boat 船 fisherman 漁夫 far away 很遠 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this owl live? A: In Tainan B: In South Africa C: In Scotland 2. What happened to the owl in this story? A: It flew too far B: It ate too much C: It slept too long 3. Who saved the owl? A: Some seagulls B: A dolphin C: Some fishermen Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like to eat guava? It's a green fruit that grows on a tree. I'm eating some right now. Delicious! Guava is popular in Taiwan, but people in India also eat it. 你喜歡吃芭樂嗎？芭樂不只在台灣很有名，印度人也吃芭樂。 In fact, an Indian farmer named Kapil is thankful for Taiwanese guava. This fruit has made his farm successful. 有一位叫 Kapil 的印度農夫很感謝台灣的芭樂，因為芭樂讓他的農場大獲成功。 Kapil used to work at a big city bank. When COVID-19 came to India, Kapil lost his job. He had to go home to his family's village. Kapil 本來在銀行工作，但是在疫情時丟掉了工作，只好回到家鄉。 He could not find another job, so he decided to grow fruit. Some people said he couldn't grow fruit, because the weather was too dry. But Kapil wanted to try anyway. 他找不到工作，所以決定去種水果。有人說那裡的天氣太乾燥了，沒辦法種水果，但是他還是想試試看。 He found a company that sold baby guava trees from Taiwan. He learned this kind of fruit tree does not need much water, so it can grow in dry places. It was the perfect choice for Kapil. 他找到一間賣台灣芭樂樹苗的公司。他發現這種水果不需要很多水，很適合乾燥的地方。 He planted the baby trees and watched them grow. Finally, he harvested the guava. His fruit was super tasty! He sold the fruit and made good money. 他把樹苗種在土裡，看著它們長大。結果他收成的芭樂超級好吃！他賣掉芭樂，賺了很多錢。 These days, Kapil is a successful farmer. His guava fruit are popular in that part of India. He says Taiwan guavas changed his life. ________________________________ Vocabulary 芭樂是一種美味又營養的水果，在印度也能生長。 1. fruit 水果 I need some green plants in my room. 我房間裡需要一些綠色植物。 Have you tried fruit trees? 你有試過放果樹嗎？ 2. grow 種植 No, are they easy to grow? 沒有，它們好種嗎？ Some of them are. 有些很好種。 They can grow well even in dry places. 就算在乾燥的地方也長得很好。 3. successful 成功的 We're in Taipei. It's usually wet. 我們在台北，經常很潮濕。 You're right. 你是對的。 Then you should be successful in growing them. 那你種果樹應該會成功。 4. try 嘗試 Hmmm, what should I grow? 種什麼好呢？ I suggest you try blueberries. 我建議你試試看藍莓。 Because you love them. 因為你喜歡藍莓。 Of course. 當然。 Do you like eating fruit? fruit 水果 grow 種植 successful 成功的 try 嘗試 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Kapil live? A: Vietnam B: Taiwan C: India 2. What caused Kapil to lose his bank job? A: Dry weather B: COVID-19 C: His boss 3. Why did Kapil choose to grow Taiwanese guava? A: They grow faster B: They are greener C: They need less water Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn