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Ew! What is that smell? 那是什麼臭味？ There is something rotten in my refrigerator. I must have left some food in there for too long. Now the food has gone bad. Gross. 食物在冰箱放太久都腐敗了，好噁心。 Have you ever left food out for too long? It's pretty disgusting, isn't it? Well, have you ever left food out for years? 食物放太久會腐壞，你是否曾經把食物放在外面好幾年呢？ Something like that happened to a couple named Rob and Grace in the United States. They were redecorating their home when they found something interesting in the wall. Worker: "What is that?!" It was a few bags of fast food! 美國一對夫妻整修房子的時候，在牆壁裡面發現一包速食！ It was probably left there by construction workers when the house was built. Which means the food was about sixty years old! Ewwwww! 有可能是在蓋房子的時候，工人留下來，放了60年！ However, Rob said there were fries in the meal, and the fries were "still perfectly crispy". He also said that it didn't smell at all. 不過裡面的薯條還脆脆的，也沒有發臭。 There weren't any mice or other animals that tried to eat it either. 也沒有老鼠或是其它的動物吃過。 Isn't that crazy? Greasy fast food lasts a really long time. I wonder what they put in it?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 封在牆壁裡面六十年的速食，似乎還保存得不錯呢！ 1. wall 牆壁 Someone left food inside a wall. 有人把食物留在牆壁裡面。 That's not good. 這可不妙。 And the food didn't go bad after years! 好多年之後它都沒有變壞！ I guess there's no air in the wall. 我猜是牆壁裡沒有空氣。 2. fast 快速的 Are you a fast walker, Paz? 你走得很快嗎，派絲？ I am. Why? 我是啊，為什麼呢？ Because we need to move fast! The bus is coming. 因為我們得動作快！公車要來了。 3. smell 聞，氣味 There's a strong smell of garbage here. 這裡有好重的垃圾味。 I don't smell anything. 我什麼都沒聞到。 4. year 年歲 Our teacher is 22 years old. 我們的老師22歲。 That's very young! 好年輕！ Almost 30 years younger than me. 比我幾乎小30歲。 Would you read these words with me? wall 牆壁 fast 快速的 smell 聞，氣味 year 年歲 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the couple find in their wall? A: Fast food B: Buried treasure C: A frog 2. How long was the food there? A: About 6 years B: About 60 years C: About 66 years 3. What did Rob say about the food? A: The burger was still juicy B: The Coke was still fresh C: The fries were still crispy Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, everyone! I want to tell you about a really cool type of energy. You guys know about clean energy from the sun and wind, right? But do you know about energy from algae? 你有聽說過藻類也可以發電嗎？ Algae are those green things you see in water sometimes. You can find them in all kinds of water, like lakes and the ocean. 你常常可以在湖面上或是海面上看到綠色的藻類。 It is kind of yucky if you swim in algae, it's so slimy! But, algae can also be used to make clean energy. 藻類黏糊糊的，在裡面游泳很噁心。不過它們可以提供乾淨的能源！ Algae are plants. All plants use photosynthesis. 藻類是植物，會行光合作用。 Plants use photosynthesis to make energy, which helps them grow. Now people are using this energy to make electricity. Wow! It's like a battery that keeps making power! 植物經由光合作用產生能量，幫助生長。現在人們可以用這種能量來發電！ The scientists have used this algae battery for more than a year. And it's still making enough energy to power a small computer! 科學家用藻類發電已經一年多了，電力足夠供應一台小電腦。 This is so exciting! Why? Well, algae doesn't cost anything, you can get it almost everywhere! 而且藻類到處都有！ We use a lot of energy every day. This algae battery can help us a lot. It can help make the world a cleaner place! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用藻類來發電，有點兒不可思議吧？ 1. energy 能源 I'm so tired today, no energy whatsoever. 我今天好累，完全沒有勁兒。 You need a little time to recharge. 你需要一點時間充電。 Let me get you some chocolate ice cream. 我去給你弄點巧克力冰淇淋。 2. use 使用 So we're using ice cream as energy? 所以我們現在用冰淇淋當作能源？ Why not? It's the best one we can use right now. 為什麼不？它是我們現在能用的最佳能源。 3. cost 花費 And it doesn't cost much. 而且它花不了多少錢。 No, it only costs 200 NT. 對，只花了兩百塊。 4. battery 電池 My cell phone's battery is dead. 我的手機電池完蛋了。 That's not fun. 那不好玩。 This store should have the battery you need. 這家店應該有你需要的電池。 這些單字常常用到，我們來讀一遍。 energy 能源 use 使用 cost 花費 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find algae? A: Only in lakes B: Only in oceans C: In all kinds of water 2. What did scientists use algae to do? A: Build a small computer B: Give power to a small computer C: Clean the ocean 3. Why is energy from algae like energy from the wind and sun? A: They are all clean energy B: They are all easy to use C: They all use photosynthesis Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

GASP! That was so fun! I love snorkeling! Have you been snorkeling? 你會浮潛嗎？ Snorkeling is when you swim around on the surface of the ocean, and you look at things under the water. 浮潛就是在海面上游泳，看海裡的景觀。 There are so many interesting things to see in the ocean! Such as fish, turtles, jellyfish, coral, and sometimes even sharks! 海裡面有魚、海龜、水母、珊瑚，有時候還有鯊魚！ But the ocean is in trouble. There is too much pollution, and this is hurting the oceans. It is hurting the sea animals too. We need to protect the ocean. 但是現在海洋有太多污染，會傷害海洋跟海洋生物。我們要保護海洋。 One way that Australia is protecting the ocean is by making two marine parks. A marine park is a "sea park", so it is like a park in the ocean! 澳洲為了保護海洋，蓋了兩座海洋公園。 And these parks are very, very big. They are seven hundred and forty-four thousand square kilometers large! Do you know how big that is? That is the size of about twenty Taiwans! 它們有74萬4千平方公里，大概有20個台灣大！ These parks are protected. That means there are rules that help make sure the water stays clean, and the animals stay safe. 海洋公園有規定保持海水乾淨，也保護動物的安全。 This is important, because if we don't protect the animals, one day they might be gone forever. 如果我們不保護動物，牠們有一天會消失。 So remember to protect the environment, and keep garbage out of the oceans! ________________________________ Vocabulary 澳洲的海洋公園,是指受到保護的海洋區域。 1. swim 游泳 Swimming is the best thing to do in summer. 夏天最棒的事就是游泳。 I agree. Especially if you can swim in the ocean. 我同意，尤其假如你能在海裡游泳的話。 2. under the water 在水下 It's so nice to be under the water. 在水底下真好！ Yeah, sometimes you get to see fish too. 是啊,有的時候還可以看到魚。 3. size 尺寸 The size of this swimming pool is amazing! 這個游泳池的尺寸真驚人！ I think it's an Olympic-size pool. 我想這是個奧運大小的游泳池。 4. forever 永遠 Kate is moving to the U.K. 凱特要搬去英國了。 I know. She'll be gone forever. 我知道,她會永遠離開了。 Forever? So she's not coming back? 永遠嗎？所以她不回來了？ Nope. 不了。 Would you like to visit a marine park? Let's read today's vocabulary. swim 游泳 under the water 在水下 size 尺寸 forever 永遠 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country created marine parks in this story? A: Australia B: Taiwan C: USA 2. How big is the total size of the marine parks? A: About the size of 20 Pacific Oceans B: About the size of 20 Taiwans C: The size of Australia 3. What is a marine park? A: A park in the forest B: A park in the sky C: A park in the ocean Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Uh oh, there's a bee! No need to be afraid though, if you don't bother a bee, they will not usually sting you. 有蜜蜂！但不用怕，只要你不要惹蜜蜂，牠就不會叮你。 I like bees, they help the environment. They do this by helping more flowers and plants grow. 蜜蜂對環境很好，牠們會幫助花草生長。 This helps people because we need more flowers and plants to grow, so we have more vegetables to eat. 這樣我們才有更多蔬菜可以吃。 Some people are afraid of bees, because they are afraid the bee will sting them. 有一些人很害怕蜜蜂，因為他們覺得蜜蜂會叮人。 There is a kind of bee that does not sting. They are called "stingless bees." 有一種蜜蜂叫做「無刺蜜蜂」，不會叮人。 These bees live in Peru. Peru is a country in South America. Some people in Peru use these bees for food. They also use these bees to make money, by selling their honey. 這種蜜蜂住在南美洲的祕魯。有些祕魯人會吃蜜蜂，也會賣蜂蜜賺錢。 And they can do all of this without worrying about getting stung! Scientists are learning a lot about these bees in Peru… like how the honey these bees make is different from honey made by other bees around the world. 科學家在研究這種蜜蜂的蜂蜜，跟一般的蜂蜜有什麼差別。 They are also learning that the people in Peru use honey as medicine to treat many different problems. They use it to treat things like colds, cuts, burns, and other illnesses. 他們發現，這些人把蜂蜜當做藥，治療感冒、刮傷、燙傷等等。 I can't believe honey can do all of those things! Bees really are amazing. ________________________________ Vocabulary 秘魯這些不會叮人的蜜蜂,讓科學家很著迷。 1. honey 蜂蜜 Would you like some honey in your juice? 你的果汁要不要加一點蜂蜜？ Good idea! I love honey. 好主意！我很喜歡蜂蜜。 2. a kind of 一種 What kind of food is honey? 蜂蜜是一種什麼食物？ It's a healthy food. 它是一種健康食品。 But it's still a kind of sugar. 但它仍然是一種糖。 Right. 對。 3. bother 打擾 This mosquito keeps bothering me! 這隻蚊子一直煩我！ Kill it and it will bother you no more. 把牠打死,就再也不會吵你了。 There, I got it. 打到了！ 4. plant 植物 We could grow some plants in the living room. 我們可以在客廳裡種一些植物。 Yeah, plants like tomatoes? 可以啊，像蕃茄一類的植物？ No, no vegetables. 不行，不要蔬菜。 Have you ever been stung by bees? It hurts! 來一起讀單字。 honey 蜂蜜 a kind of 一種 bother 打擾 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is mentioned in this story? A: Ants B: Flies C: Bees 2. What is special about this animal in Peru? A: They don't sting B: They don't sing C: They don't fly 3. What do people in Peru use honey for? A: Food and medicine B: To power their cars C: To wash their hair Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh no! I can't find my notebook. Where is it? 我找不到我的筆記本。 I wrote down so many good ideas in that notebook! I hope somebody finds it and returns it to me. Some of the ideas I wrote down could change the world! Like Charles Darwin did! 我希望有人找到後可以還給我，裡面有很多的點子，可以像達爾文一樣改變世界！ Do you know who Charles Darwin is? Darwin was a very famous scientist who was known for figuring out a lot of things about animals and other living things. 查爾斯‧達爾文是一個著名的科學家，對許多動植物有深入研究。 Even though he lived a long time ago, a lot of his ideas are still important today. 他的很多想法到今天都還很重要。 He wrote down a lot of his ideas in notebooks. These notebooks were kept in a library in England, until one day, they were stolen! 他的想法都寫在筆記本裡面，被保存在英國的圖書館，但是有一天被偷走了！ But guess what? Twenty-two years later, the notebooks were returned! Somebody put them in a pink bag and left them outside the library's office. 二十二年之後，有人把筆記本放在一個粉紅色的袋子裡面，還給圖書館。 The books are now being kept at the library … in a much safer place, of course, in case someone tries to steal them again. 筆記本現在被保存在圖書館裡面更安全的地方。 But it is still a mystery who took them, and who gave them back. 但是我們仍然不知道是誰拿走的，也不知道是誰還給他們的。 I guess we will never know! ________________________________ Vocabulary 達爾文手寫的筆記本十分珍貴，被偷走多年之後重新出現。 1. notebook 筆記本 Can I borrow your math notebook? 可以借我你的數學筆記本嗎？ Why? Didn't you take notes? 為什麼？你沒有抄筆記嗎? I did. But I missed two classes. 我有，但是有兩堂課我沒上。 2. return 歸還 Did you return my notebook? 我的筆記本你還了嗎？ Not yet. I'll give it back tonight. 還沒有，今晚還給你。 3. steal 偷竊 Oh no, I can't find my hat. 糟糕，找不到我的帽子。 It must be stolen. 一定被偷了。 Who wants to steal an old and ugly hat? 誰要偷一頂又舊又醜的帽子？ You never know. 那可不一定。 4. safe 安全的。 There should be a safe place for hats. 應該有放帽子的安全地方。 Like… on your head? 比如說，你頭上嗎？ Have you ever heard of Charles Darwin? Let's read the words. notebook 筆記本 return 歸還 steal 偷竊 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who was Charles Darwin? A: A famous scientist B: A friend of the storyteller's C: A thief 2. What was stolen from the library? A: History books B: Library cards C: Darwin's notebooks 3. When was the stolen thing returned? A: 22 years later B: It was never returned C: 2 years later Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Humans are a kind of ape. 人類是猩猩的一種。 Can you think of some other apes? Chimpanzees, orangutans, and my favorite, gorillas! 其他猩猩還有黑猩猩、紅毛猩猩、跟大猩猩！ Gorillas in the wild usually only live for about 40 years. But the world's oldest gorilla just had a birthday. 野生大猩猩只能活40年左右。但是世界上最老的猩猩才剛過生日！ Fatou the gorilla lives in a zoo in Germany and she is now the world's oldest gorilla. Fatou the gorilla is 65 years old! 名叫 Fatou 的母猩猩今年65歲了！她住在德國的動物園裡面。 Happy birthday, Fatou! Fatou ate a cake for her birthday. The cake was made of rice, vegetables, and berries! The zookeepers in Germany said Fatou loved the cake! 她的生日蛋糕是用米、蔬菜，跟莓果做的，她很喜歡！ Gorillas are the biggest kind of ape. But there are not very many left in the wild! 大猩猩是體型最大的猩猩，不過現在數量不多了。 Big apes like gorillas need a lot of space and a lot of food. But people are cutting down too many trees in the rainforest in Africa. That's the gorillas' home. No trees, no space, no food… no gorillas! 人類砍伐雨林中的樹木，破壞大猩猩的家，這樣牠們可能會絕種！ It's not too late to save the gorillas. We need to stop cutting down trees in the rainforest! ________________________________ Vocabulary 大猩猩可以活到六十幾歲，但是牠們的數量越來越少。 1) in the wild 在野外 Let's go camping next week. 我們下星期去露營吧。 What? Living in the wild? 什麼，住在野外？ No, I can't do it. I'm a city girl. 我不行。我是都市女郎。 2) rainforest 雨林 It's not in the rainforest or anything like that. 又不是在雨林裡面或是類似的地方。 And you like wild animals! 而且你喜歡野生動物啊！ I only want to see them on TV. 我只想在電視上看牠們。 3) birthday cake 生日蛋糕 What's a tiger's birthday cake made of? 老虎的生日蛋糕要用什麼做？ Let me think. Beef and pork? 我想想，牛肉和豬肉嗎？ Maybe we can put in an apple too. 也許可以放一個蘋果進去。 4) food 食物 Apples are good food, but tigers may not like them. 蘋果是好食物，但是老虎可能不喜歡。 Okay, let's read today's words. in the wild 在野外 rainforest 雨林 birthday cake 生日蛋糕 food 食物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest gorilla? A: 25 years old B: 600 years old C: 65 years old 2. Where does the oldest gorilla live? A: At a zoo in Germany B: At a zoo in Malaysia C: At a zoo in South Africa 3. How can people help save wild gorillas? A: Stop cutting down trees in the rainforest B: Stop eating candy C: Stop doing your homework Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I have a funny question for you: Have you ever heard a cow burp? 你有聽過牛打嗝嗎？ Yes, cows burp. They burp a lot! A cow burp probably sounds like this… Oh, wait. That's a moo. Here's a burp… Maybe you've heard a cow burp. But have you ever seen a picture of a burp? 你可能聽過牛的打嗝，但是你有看過牛打出來的嗝的照片嗎？ Yes, you can take a picture of a burp. But, you need a special camera. Scientists in America used a special camera to take pictures of cow burps. The camera was in space! 美國科學家用外太空的相機，拍到牛打出來的嗝。 Why did the scientists take pictures of cow burps from space? 為什麼要拍這種照片呢？ When cows burp, they make a gas. This gas is called methane. 因為當牛打嗝的時候，會產生一種氣體，名叫甲烷。 Too much methane makes the world hotter. So, too much methane is not good for the world. 太多甲烷會造成全球暖化。 The scientists want to find out where the methane is. They can see where the methane is in the pictures from the satellite. This can help them understand how much methane there is in the world. 科學家用人造衛星拍照，可以看出來什麼地方有很多甲烷。 What does a picture of cow burps look like? In the pictures from space, they look blue. That's right! A cow burp looks blue in a photo! 所以牛打嗝長什麼樣子呢？在照片中，這些嗝是藍色的！ What about farts? I wonder what a fart looks like? 我很好奇放屁會是什麼樣子？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 牛打嗝放屁的氣體都有甲烷，而這種氣體是全球暖化的重要原因。 1. burp 打嗝 Cows burp, and we burp too. 牛打嗝，我們也打嗝。 So we also make methane. 所以我們也製造甲烷。 We make more CO2. 我們製造比較多的二氧化碳。 It's another kind of gas. 它是另外一種氣體。 2. take picture 拍照 Would you take a picture of me? 幫我拍一張照片好嗎？ Of you eating watermelon? 拍你吃西瓜喔？ Yeah, I want to post the picture on my Facebook. 對，我要把照片po在臉書上。 3. photo 照片 What's so special about the photo? 這張照片有什麼特別？ It can cool people down. 可以讓人覺得涼快一點。 4. camera 照相機 My camera takes 4 photos in one second. 我的相機每秒拍四張照片。 That's an amazing camera! 真驚人的相機！ 你經常拍照嗎? 來讀讀單字。 burp 打嗝 take picture 照相 photo 照片 camera 相機 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where were the special cameras? A: On farms B: In space C: In America 2. Why are cow burps bad for the world? A: They make a bad smell. B: They hurt other animals. C: They make the world hotter. 3. What color is a cow burp? A: Blue B: Brown C: Purple Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey students! Have you ever been to Qingjin Farm? It's in Nantou County. 你們去過南投清境農場嗎？ It's a great place to see sheep. You can watch the sheep run. And you can watch the sheep getting sheared. 在那裡你可以看到很多綿羊，也可以看剪羊毛秀。 Do you know what the hair of sheep is called? No, it's not called hair. It isn't called fur, either. It's called fleece. Sheep have a lot of fleece. Fleece 就是羊毛。 Today, I want to talk about a special sheep named Shrekapo in New Zealand. New Zealand has a lot of sheep. Shrekapo had a lot of fleece. I mean really a lot. Most sheep have about five kilograms of fleece. But Shrekapo had almost 20 kilograms of fleece! 一般的綿羊大概有五公斤的羊毛。但在紐西蘭，有一隻叫做 Shrekapo 的綿羊有快二十公斤的羊毛！ Why did that sheep have so much fleece? It's because it ran away from a farm. It was missing for a few years. That means no one sheared that sheep for three years! That's why it had nearly 20 kilograms of fleece. 為什麼牠有這麼多羊毛？因為牠失蹤了好幾年，沒有人幫牠剪羊毛。 Shrekapo had so much fleece it couldn't see. Its fleece was covering its eyes. 牠的羊毛多到都擋住牠的眼睛了。 They found Shrekapo near a lake in New Zealand in April. Then, they sheared the animal. I think Shrekapo feels a lot better now. And he can see now, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 迷途3年的綿羊 剪下來的羊毛多達20公斤。 1) kilogram 公斤 Losing 20 kilograms is a lot for a sheep. 失掉20公斤 對一頭羊來說很多呢。 Yeah, a sheep usually weighs just 45 kilograms. 一頭綿羊通常只有45公斤重。 2) hair 毛髮 Imagine having 20 kilograms of hair. 想像一下擁有重20公斤的頭髮。 The hair must be very long! 那頭髮一定很長！ I prefer short hair. 我比較喜歡短頭髮。 3) cover 遮住 Why are you covering your eye? 你為什麼遮住一隻眼睛？ Because I was hit by a ball. 因為我被球打到。 It hurts a lot. 很痛呢！ 4) better 比較好 Are you feeling better now? 你現在覺得好些了嗎？ I am. Much better. 好多了。 Luckily my left eye works just fine. 幸運的是我的左眼很管用. 今天的單字你背起來了嗎？ kilogram 公斤 hair 毛髮 cover 遮住 better 比較好 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why was Shrekapo a special sheep? A: It was such a fat sheep B: It had so much fleece C: It had fur, not fleece 2. What problem did Shrekapo have? A: It couldn't walk B: It couldn't hear C: It couldn't see 3. How much fleece do most sheep have? A: About 2 kilograms B: About 5 kilograms C: About 20 kilograms Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Here are a few questions for you: What grows outside in the forest, but is not a plant? What is alive, but is not an animal? What is not an animal, and not a plant, but you can eat them? 什麼東西是長在森林裡面，卻不是植物？有生命，卻不是動物？但是卻可以吃？ The answer is mushrooms! Mushrooms are part of a special family of living things… not animals and not plants. 蕈菇類是一種特別的生物，不是動物也不是植物。 And, scientists say mushrooms can "talk" with electricity. 科學家說它們用電來講話！ Mushrooms look small, but underground there is a huge mushroom world, and they are talking to each other. It's almost like they have a mushroom internet! 蕈菇小小的，但是在它們的地底下卻有一個大型的菇菇世界在交談，就像個菇類的網路！ Mushrooms use electricity to talk. And, scientists now think they might have their own language. 科學家認為菇類很有可能有自己的語言。 Scientists think they've discovered at least 50 electric messages that are mushroom words! 他們發現了至少50種電訊。 They think one electric message is a word that means "danger!" and another means "there is food nearby!" 有一些訊號的意思是「危險」，有一些是「附近有食物」。 This is really cool, but it's a little hard for people to understand, because we use sounds to make words, but they use electricity! 我們很難理解，因為我們用聲音來溝通，而蕈菇用電來發出訊號。 Scientists are going to keep studying mushrooms and keep discovering amazing things about them and how they talk. Who knows? One day, we might be able to talk to mushrooms! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蕈菇的菌絲錯綜複雜，還能用微弱的電力來傳遞訊息。 1) underground 地下的 What animals live underground? 什麼動物住在地下？ I do. I live in the basement. 是我。我住在地下室。 I wouldn't count you as an animal. 你不算動物。 2) language 語言 Animals use a lot of body language. 動物用很多身體語言。 I know. 我知道。 My dog bares his teeth when angry. 我的狗生氣時會露出牙齒。 3) word 字 So he uses his teeth like we use words. 所以他用牙齒就像我們用文字。 I guess so. 大概是吧。 And the word means "angry". 而那個字的意思是生氣。 4) message 訊息 That's a clear message. 那是很清楚的訊息。 It is. My dog can send many other messages too. 是啊。我的狗也可以傳遞很多別的訊息。 Okay, let's read the words. underground 地下的 language 語言 word 字 message 訊息 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is not an animal or a plant, but is alive? A: Pizza B: Mushrooms C: Computers 2. How do mushrooms talk? A: By screaming really loudly B: They use electric messages C: They use cell phones 3. What do scientists think they found? A: They think they found a mushroom language B: They think they found some jelly beans C: They think they found a dancing dog Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Do you know what a flamingo is? 你們知道 Flamingo 是什麼嗎？Flamingo 就是紅鶴。 Flamingoes are cool birds. They are pink, and they have really long legs. They sound like this. That sounds like a goose or a duck. But those are flamingoes. 紅鶴是粉紅色的，有長長的腿，叫聲像鵝或鴨子。 Today, I want to talk about one flamingo. This flamingo's name is Pink Floyd. About 17 years ago, Pink Floyd was living in a zoo in America. But Pink Floyd and another flamingo didn't want to stay in a zoo. So, they escaped. 17年以前，有一隻叫做 Pink Floyd 的紅鶴跟牠的夥伴逃出了動物園！ The zoo thinks Pink Floyd was about three years old when it escaped in 2005. So, today, that flamingo is about 20 years old. 牠逃跑的時候大約三歲，所以現在大概有二十歲了。 Nobody knew where Pink Floyd went. But, recently, somebody saw it in Texas, which is a state in the US. Wow! They finally found Pink Floyd, 17 years after it escaped. 不過最近有人在美國德州發現了 Pink Floyd。 Does this mean Pink Floyd is going back to the zoo? No. The zoo says Pink Floyd can be free. They are not going to try to catch the bird. The zoo people think they might hurt Pink Floyd if they try to catch it. 動物園決定不要把牠帶回去，讓牠自由。他們擔心如果嘗試抓牠會害牠受傷。 Pink Floyd, I hope you have a happy life! Enjoy your freedom in Texas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紅鶴飛向自由十七年，讓動物學家驚嘆。 1. free 自由的 This flamingo has been free for a long time. 這隻紅鶴自由了好長一段時間！ Yeah, and I'm happy that he will stay free. 對啊，我很高興牠會一直保持自由。 2. sound like 聽起來像 What does a duck's call sound like? 鴨子叫聽起來像什麼？ It sounds like this, quack quack. 聽起來就像這樣，嘎嘎。 3. about 大約 I have about 300 NT dollars. 我有差不多三百塊。 How much do you have? 你有多少錢？ I have about 1,000. 大概一千塊。 4. escape 逃離 Why do animals want to escape from the zoo? 動物為什麼要從動物園逃走？ Why not? 為什麼不呢？ Who wants to live in a cage? 有誰想住在籠子裡？ I know some do. 我知道有些動物會想。 Okay, these are fun words to learn. free 自由的 sound like 聽起來像 about 大約 escape 逃離 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Pink Floyd live 17 years ago? A: In a zoo B: In a park C: In someone's home 2. What is true about a flamingo? A: It is a big duck B: It can only live a few years C: It has long legs 3. What will happen to Pink Floyd? A: It will go back to a zoo B: It will be free C: It will escape from a zoo Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I want to ask you a fun question. What would you do if you won the lottery? I mean a really big, big lottery. No, more money than that. Yes, lots and lots and lots of money. 如果你中大樂透，你會想做什麼？ Would you buy a really cool sports car? Or maybe an airplane? Or a big house with a big swimming pool? 你會買跑車嗎？買飛機、或是有游泳池的大房子？ Or would you use the money to help save our planet. That's what one man from France did. 有一個法國人決定捐錢來幫助拯救地球。 He won nearly $220 million U.S. dollars in a lottery. Wow, 220 million?! Then he decided to give almost all of that money away! He wants to use the money to help protect forests and plant trees, especially in France. 他中了兩億兩千萬美元的樂透，決定把大部分捐出去保護森林，栽種樹木。 The French guy is worried about the Earth. He knows the world has a lot of environmental problems, like pollution and climate change. He thinks planting trees and protecting forests can really help the world. 這個法國人覺得地球有很多問題，比如說空氣汙染還有氣候變遷，他相信種樹跟保護森林會大有幫助。 So, I guess he's not going to buy an airplane. Or a cool sports car. What a great guy! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個突然發大財的法國人，決定要做大事。 1. win 贏得 I can't imagine winning 2 million NT. 我不能想像贏兩百萬。 I once won 200 NT. 我有一次贏了兩百塊。 I just put it in my pocket. 我就只把它放進口袋裡。 2. million 百萬 If I win 20 million, maybe I'll buy something. 如果我贏了兩千萬，也許會買些什麼。 Yeah, like what? 是嗎，比如說什麼？ Like a burger store. 比如買一家漢堡店。 3. give away 送出去 You like hamburgers that much? 你那麼喜歡漢堡喔？ I do. But I want to give away some burgers too. 對，但是我也要送一些漢堡給人。 4. buy 購買 What else will you buy? 你還會買什麼？ A trip to Iceland. 去冰島旅行。 I'd like to see the volcanoes there. 我想看看那兒的火山。 What will you buy if you have lots of money? 來讀一讀單字。 win 贏得 million 百萬 give away 送出去 buy 購買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much money did the man win? A: Almost $2 million dollars B: Almost $20 million dollars C: Almost $220 million dollars 2. What did the man do with the money? A: He bought an airplane B: He bought a sports car C: He gave it away 3. Where does the man live? A: In the United States B: In France C: In Spain Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Are you afraid of snakes? I think a snake is a cool animal… but I don't really want to get close to one! 我覺得蛇很酷，但是我可不想靠近牠！ And I definitely don't want to be on a train with a snake! 更不希望在火車上碰到蛇！ But that's what happened to some people on a train here in Taiwan! 但是在台灣就發生這種事！ Someone looked up and said, "Hey! What's that? Is it a snake?" Then some other people looked too. They said, "Yes, it is!! It's a snake! Quick! Call for help! There's a snake on the train!" The train conductor called the fire department and stopped the train in Yilan. He told everyone "Quick! Get off the train! The firefighters are coming to catch the snake." 列車長打電話給消防隊，並且在宜蘭停車。他請大家下車，讓消防員抓蛇。 The firefighters came into the train and caught the snake. It was a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is not a poisonous snake… but that kind of snake doesn't live in Taiwan. 牠是一條紅尾蚺，雖然沒有毒，但牠不是台灣本地的蛇。 The firefighters said they think it was someone's pet! 消防隊員認為是某人飼養的寵物！ They think the pet snake got away, climbed up to the place above the seats… and hid behind the bags. 牠跑出來之後，爬到座位上面的地方，而且躲在包包後面。 If I was the one who saw the snake, I'm sure I would have screamed… "AAAHH!! Snake!! On the train! And it doesn't have a ticket!" 我如果看到蛇，應該也會尖叫。 I'm happy no people or animals were hurt… but if the snake was a pet, its owner should be more careful. Nobody wants to ride a train with a snake! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有人帶寵物蛇搭火車，卻讓牠跑了出來。 1) train 火車 Should we take the train or bus? 我們應該坐火車還是巴士？ Train is better. 火車比較好。 I can walk around on a train. 我可以在火車上走來走去。 2) fire department 消防隊 I think we're totally lost. 我覺得我們完全迷路了。 Let me call the fire department. 我來打電話給消防隊。 No, you need to call the police. 不對，你得打給警察。 3) firefighter 救火員 Firefighters catch snakes. 救火員抓蛇。 I think they save people too. 我想他們也救人。 4) catch 捕捉 They do. 他們是會救人。 But they often catch snakes or bees. 不過他們經常抓蛇或是蜜蜂。 Bees? They don't catch bees. 蜜蜂？他們不會捉蜜蜂。 They just remove the beehive. 他們只是把蜂巢摘掉。 These are useful words to learn. train 火車 fire department 消防隊 firefighter 消防員 catch 捕捉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of snake was on the train? A: A green snake B: A cobra C: A boa constrictor 2. What did the conductor do? A: Called the firefighters and stopped the train B: Called for some pizza and ice cream C: Called the zoo and asked them what to do 3. What did the firefighters say? A: They said they think the snake was someone's pet B: They said, "That's not a snake! That's a cat!" C: They said, "Call someone else! We're afraid of snakes." Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yes! The Dragon Boat Festival is here! I like this holiday. 端午節要到囉！ I like to eat sticky rice dumplings, and it's fun to watch people racing in those long boats with a dragon at the front. 我很喜歡吃粽子，也喜歡看划龍舟比賽。 Sometimes they have a drum on the boat and everyone rows to the sound of the drum… dum, dum, dum… 有時候船上會有鼓，大家會跟著打鼓的節奏划船。 Did you know that the Dragon Boat Festival and dragon boat racing are getting popular all over the world? It's true! There are dragon boat races in 68 countries! 划龍舟比賽越來越受歡迎，現在68個國家都有比賽！ People saw the dragon boat races in Taiwan and they said "That looks like fun! We want to have dragon boat races, too!" Last year, dragon boat races in Taiwan were canceled because of COVID, and this year, we still have problems with COVID! Aiyah! 去年划龍舟比賽因為疫情停辦了，結果今年還是有疫情。 Some doctors say Covid will stop being such a big problem in Taiwan after a few more months. I hope they are right. 希望他們是對的。 This year, we should still be careful during the Dragon Boat Festival. It's probably not a good idea to go to places with a lot of people. And we should remember to wear a mask and wash our hands, before we eat those yummy sticky rice dumplings. 要記得戴口罩，吃粽子前也要洗手喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 端午節最重要的活動莫過於划龍舟，吃粽子了。 1) race 比賽 Let's go watch the dragon boat race tomorrow. 我們明天去看龍舟賽吧。 That sounds exciting! Where will it be? 聽起來很棒！在哪裡？ On Keelung River. 基隆河上。 We can watch it at the Riverside Park. 我們可以在河濱公園看。 2) boat 船 I love those long boats. 我很喜歡那些長船。 Yeah, they look like they're gliding on water. 它們看起來像在水面上滑行。 3) problem 問題 But there's a problem with my plan. 不過我的計畫有個問題。 What problem? 什麼問題？ It will rain tomorrow. 明天會下雨。 You don't know that for sure. 這你不能確定。 4) drum 鼓 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎？ You mean the sounds of a drum? 你是說鼓聲嗎？ Right, it's coming closer now. 對，越來越近了。 Please read the words with me. race 比賽 boat 船 problem 問題 drum 鼓 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people eat at the Dragon Boat Festival? A: Popcorn B: Fried rice C: Sticky rice dumplings 2. How many countries have dragon boat races now? A: 62 B: 680 C: 68 3. Why did Taiwan cancel dragon boat races in 2021? A: People didn't want to race B: It was raining C: Because of COVID-19 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Can you throw a baseball really far? I can't. 打棒球的時候，你可以把球投得很遠嗎？我不行。 But, when I spin my arm around and around and then throw a baseball, the ball flies farther. 如果我先旋轉我的手臂，再把球丟出去，球會飛得比較遠。 Spinning around and around gives the ball more energy. This is called "momentum". 這叫做【動力】。 When something has a lot of momentum, it can be thrown really far! NASA is the American space agency. They want to try using lots of momentum to send rockets to space using no fuel! 現在美國太空總署想要用同樣的原理來發射火箭進入太空！ A machine with an "arm" will hold the rocket and start spinning. It will keep spinning and spinning and spinning, until it gets up to 5,000 kilometers per hour! Then… whoosh! The arm of the machine will let go! And the rocket will fly straight up from the earth. It will fly up into the sky and all the way into space! 太空總署的發射器有一隻機器手臂，會旋轉火箭，直到它的時速高達五千公里。手臂鬆開之後，火箭就會一飛沖天，一路飛進太空。 It's a really cool idea because it doesn't need any fuel. So it saves money and it doesn't cause any pollution. 這不需要用到燃料，很省錢也不會汙染環境。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 用甩球的方式把火箭甩進太空，真是神奇！ 1. rocket 火箭 How does a spaceship go into space? 太空船是怎麼進太空的？ The rocket pushes it into space. 火箭把它推進太空。 2. throw 扔 Come on, throw the ball to me. 來把球扔給我。 That's too high! 太高了！ Sorry about that. I'll throw better this time. 真抱歉，這次我會投好一點。 3. machine 機器 Name a machine that changed the world. 你說一個改變世界的機器。 An elevator? 升降機如何？ Yeah, without it we wouldn't have tall buildings. 對，沒有它我們就沒有高樓。 4. arm 手臂 That man has robot arms. 那個人有機器手臂。 Wow, he must be very strong! 哇，那他一定很強壯！ And he can get pizza right from the oven. 他也可以直接從烤箱裡拿披薩。 Let's read the words together. rocket 火箭 throw 扔 machine 機器 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How will this new rocket get into space? A: By spinning really fast on earth and then shooting up into the sky B: By using a new, super big engine C: By going underwater and then shooting up in the sky 2. How fast will the machine "arm" spin before letting the rocket go? A: 5,000 kilometers per hour B: 50 kilometers per hour C: 450,000 kilometers per hour 3. What does spinning really fast do? A: It gives things more energy B: It makes you happy C: It makes things go slower Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We use energy every day. We use energy for cars and scooters and for machines. 我們每天都會用到能源。 We get most of our energy from coal and oil. But coal and oil make a lot of pollution. Yuck! 這些能源大多來自煤炭跟石油，造成很多污染。 You guys know about solar energy and wind energy. But do you know about geothermal energy? 你聽過太陽能跟風力發電，但你知道地熱嗎？ Geothermal energy comes from the earth. The earth is really hot inside. When you go to a hot spring, you feel the earth's heat. 地球內部溫度很高。你去泡溫泉的時候，感受到的就是地熱。 People have to drill deep into the earth to get geothermal energy, which is expensive! 要使用地熱，就必須挖到地球深處，這樣很貴！ But now a university in America is saving money by using old oil wells, which already go deep into the earth. There is no more oil in them, so Scientists can use them to bring up the heat from the earth. 美國一所大學找到便宜的方法，他們要用乾掉的油井取得地熱。 Wow! That's a great idea! That will make geothermal energy much cheaper. This is exciting! Why? Well, because geothermal energy is like solar and wind energy. It's clean. Plus, you can get geothermal energy even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. That's because the earth is always hot inside! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地熱取之不盡用之不竭，是優良的能源。 1) coal 煤 We use coal to produce power. 我們用煤發電。 But that's not a good idea, right? 那不是個好主意，對吧？ Coal brings pollution. 煤會帶來汙染。 2) hot spring 溫泉 Hey, there are fish in the hot spring! 溫泉裡有魚！ I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！ Yeah, how can they live in a hot spring? 對啊，牠們怎麼有辦法住在溫泉裡？ 3) inside 在裡面 Scientists say it's always hot inside the earth. 科學家說地球裡面一直很熱。 That's why we have volcanoes? 這是為什麼我們有火山嗎？ Maybe.也許吧。 4) oil well 油井 Think about that. An oil well in the backyard! 想想看，後院裡有一口油井！ You have an oil well in your backyard? 你家後院有油井？ No, I don't even have a backyard. 沒有，我連後院都沒有。 Let's read today's vocabulary. coal 煤 hot spring 溫泉 inside 在裡面 oil well 油井 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does most of our energy come from? A: Sun and wind energy B: Geothermal energy C: Coal and oil 2. Which is an example of geothermal energy? A: Heat from the earth B: Heat from the sun C: Energy from the wind 3. What is true about the dry oil wells? A: They are not deep in the earth B: They don't have oil in them C: They are still making oil Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Be careful! Don't swallow your toothbrush! 不要吞掉你的牙刷！ What? You can't swallow a toothbrush! Well, one woman in Pingtung did! 屏東有一位婦人吞了一支牙刷！ The doctors at the hospital were very surprised. They said they never heard of someone swallowing a toothbrush before. 醫生從來沒聽過有人吞下牙刷。 She told the doctors, "Oh… I was super tired when I woke up and when I was brushing my teeth… I swallowed my toothbrush! It was an accident!" 那名婦女說，她刷牙的時候太累了，不小心把牙刷吞進肚子裡。 The doctors asked the woman the same question two or three times: "Toothbrush? Did you say toothbrush? You swallowed a toothbrush?" Then the doctors took an X-ray. And… yep! They saw the toothbrush inside the woman. 醫生問了好幾次確認，後來照X光，發現牙刷果真在她肚子裡。 They helped her and took the toothbrush out of her body. 他們幫婦人把牙刷拿出來。 The woman was very happy and said swallowing a toothbrush is no fun! It hurt a lot! It's important to remember to brush your teeth… but we should be careful! We shouldn't run or play when we are holding a toothbrush… because we might fall and get hurt. 刷牙的時候不要跑跳或玩耍，因為可能會跌倒而受傷。 And… if you feel really tired in the morning… maybe splash some water on your face and wake up a bit before you brush your teeth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 把牙刷吞進肚裡，這麻煩大了。 1) tooth 牙齒，teeth 牙齒 Why do we have to brush our teeth every day? 我們為什麼必須每天刷牙？ Tigers never do. 老虎從來不刷。 Well, tigers don't have a sweet tooth. 老虎不愛吃甜食。 2) accident 意外 My friend had an accident yesterday. 我的朋友昨天出了意外。 What happened? 發生了什麼事？ He fell from his bike and broke his leg. 他從腳踏車摔下來，折斷了腿。 3) tired 疲倦的 Was he hit by a car? 他是被車子撞到嗎？ No. I think he was too tired. 不是，我想他是太累了。 4) hospital 醫院。 So I sent him to the hospital. 所以我把他送到醫院。 He'll be there for a long time. 他要住院很久。 所以不要太累喔。來一起讀單字。 tooth, teeth 牙齒 accident 意外 tired 疲倦的 hospital 醫院 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did the woman swallow her toothbrush? A: She said it was an accident B: Because toothbrushes are yummy C: She said she forgot why she did it 2. Where did this story happen? A: Taitung B: Taichung C: Pingtung 3. What did the doctors do? A: They told her to go away B: They took an X-ray and helped the woman C: They swallowed their toothbrushes Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hello! Sorry about all this water, my house is flooded! 我家淹水了！ A flood happens when there is too much water! So the water starts rising higher and higher, and going everywhere! Even inside people's houses, like mine… Don't worry, I'm safe! But floods can be very dangerous. If they are big they can really hurt people, or buildings, or crops, or all sorts of things. 洪水對人、建築物，或是農作物都很危險。 Floods are very hard to stop. And, as the planet gets hotter, scientists say there will be many more. 隨著全球暖化，洪水也會更常發生。 But, some students in the UK have now found a fun way to fight floods: with a new game called 'Rivercraft'! 現在英國的一些學生找到了有趣的抗洪方法：那就是用一種叫做"Rivercraft"的新遊戲。 Have you played it? In this game you live in a world made of boxes. You can use these boxes to build anything you like! Like Taipei 101, or your teacher! 這一款遊戲中，你住在方塊世界裡，你可以用這些方塊做出任何東西！ The students in the UK have to build things to help stop the river from flooding! Like a dam, or a ditch, or a big lake, or anything at all! 英國學生在遊戲中，必須要建造東西來阻擋洪水。 They say the game is really fun, they like all the crazy things they can build! And they like learning how to help us save the planet as it gets hotter. 這些學生說這個遊戲真的很有趣，他們喜歡學習怎麼拯救地球。 I hope they learn fast, this flood has made my house so wet! I think I need a bucket… ________________________________ Vocabulary 如何阻擋洪水，電玩可以提供靈感。 1. build 建造 We can build a bridge here. 我們可以在這裡蓋一座橋。 A bridge for cars? 給汽車走的橋嗎？ No, we can build a small bridge for bikes. 不，我們可以蓋一座給腳踏車的小橋。 2. river 河流 This is a beautiful river. 這是一條美麗的河。 Yeah, I love coming here to see the sunset. 是，我喜歡來這裡看夕陽。 Sunlight on the river is magic ! 陽光灑在河面上很魔幻！ 3. flood 洪水，淹水 Rivers are not always friendly.河流不見得都很友善。 Right, they can flood roads and houses. 沒錯，它們會淹沒道路和房屋。 4. fight 對抗 How can we fight floods? 我們要如何對抗洪水？ By stopping typhoons from coming here. 讓颱風不要來這裡。 That would be hard. 這有點難。 Okay, 我們來讀讀單字。 build 建造 river 河流 flood 洪水，淹水 fight 對抗 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'flood'? A: Lots and lots of lollipops B: Lots and lots of water C: Lots and lots of panda bears 2. When do scientists think there will be more floods? A: When the planet gets bigger B: When the planet gets colder C: When the planet gets hotter 3. What video game are UK students playing to help them fight floods? A: Mountaincraft B: Rivercraft C: Skycraft Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you guys like fishing? Lots of people like to go fishing for fun. And they like to eat the fish they catch. Some people earn money from fishing, too. They sell the fish to other people. Some people can earn a lot of money from just one big fish! 你們喜歡釣魚嗎？有一些人可以靠著釣魚賺大錢！ In Pingtung County, a fisherman made more than 2 million NT from one big fish. Wow, that's a lot of money! 屏東有個漁夫，因為一條大魚賺了兩百多萬台幣！ What kind of fish was it? It was a bluefin tuna. It was big, and very heavy. How heavy was it? It was 210 kilograms! 他釣到一條兩百一十公斤的黑鮪魚。 The fisherman took the fish to an auction. There, people made bids. As people bid on the huge fish, the price went higher and higher. In the end, someone bid more than 2 million NT for the fish. 在拍賣市場，買家喊價越喊越高，最後以兩百多萬成交。 That is a record. A record means it is the first time something is done. It is the first time a bluefin tuna has ever sold for so much money! 它的價格破了紀錄！ Who paid so much money for that fish? It was the owner of a seafood restaurant in Pingtung County. 一位屏東的海鮮餐廳老闆買下了這條魚。 I guess his customers really like to eat bluefin tuna! ________________________________ Vocabulary 漁夫釣到今年屏東黑鮪魚季的第一尾，賺到了大錢。 1. go fishing 去釣魚 Let's go fishing when bluefin tuna comes around. 黑鮪魚來時我們去釣魚吧。 What?! You don't know a thing about fishing! 什麼啊，你對釣魚一無所知！ 2. catch 抓到 Fishermen can make big money if they catch bluefin tuna. 漁夫要是抓到黑鮪魚，可以賺大錢。 Right, but you're not a fisherman. 對，但是你不是漁夫。 3. earn 賺錢 We can have somebody else do it. 我們可以請別人做。 Think of the money we can earn! 想想看我們可以賺到的錢！ We're already earning a lot by selling ice cream. 我們賣冰淇淋已經賺很多了。 4. price 價錢 No, that's not enough. 不夠的。 Our prices are too low. 我們的定價太低了。 You sell nothing if the price is too high. 價錢太高你什麼都賣不掉。 Do you like eating fish? Let's read the words. go fishing 去釣魚 catch 抓到 earn 賺錢 price 價錢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much did the fish weigh? A: 220 kilograms B: 210 kilograms C: 230 kilograms 2. Who bought the big fish? A: A fisherman B: A salesman C: A restaurant owner 3. What did the man probably do with the big fish? A: Eat it all himself B: Serve it to customers C: Keep it as a pet Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you want to live to be 100? Or 120? Or 200? 你想要活到幾歲呢？ Did you know there was a person from France who lived to be 122 years old? It's true! We know for sure that a woman in France really lived for 122 years and 164 days! 法國有一個老奶奶活了122歲！ Amazing, huh? Most people, and most animals, don't live that long. Most dogs live for about 10 years. 10 years for a little dog is about 55 human years. 10 years for a big dog is about 65 human years. 大多數的狗可以活10年左右，10歲的小狗可以換算成人類的55歲，10歲的大狗可以換算成65歲。 Some dogs can live longer… like, maybe 15 years. 有一些狗可能可以活15年。 But, there is a dog in America that's now the oldest dog in the world! And, it's a chihuahua! 美國有一隻吉娃娃，是目前世界上最老的狗！ This chihuahua has a funny name… TobyKeith… and he was born in January 2001. That means TobyKeith the chihuahua is now 21 years old! Wow! 牠名叫TobyKeith，2001年出生，所以現在已經21歲了。 It's hard to say exactly, but if this chihuahua was a human, he would be about 100 years old! 他換算成人類的年齡，大概有100歲！ Wow! I hope I'm still full of energy if I live to be 100… I don't think I will be barking though! ________________________________ Vocabulary 世界最老的狗，高齡21歲，相當於人類的100歲。 1) live 活 My mom lived for a very long time. 我媽媽活了很長的時間。 Over one hundred years? 超過一百年嗎？ One hundred and 9 years. 一百零九年。 That's how long she lived. 她活了那麼久。 2) true 真實的 That's amazing! 真驚人！ I know, but it's true. 我知道，不過是真的。 It's also true that she was not happy. 她不開心也是真的。 3) oldest 最老的 Do you know Susan well? 你跟蘇珊很熟嗎？ Yeah, she's one of my oldest friends. 是，她是我最老的朋友之一。 4) born 出生 Do you know when she was born? 你知道她是哪一年生的嗎？ I do. She was born in 1999 in Yilan. 知道，她1999年出生在宜蘭。 Would you like to live to be very very old? live 活 true 真實的 oldest 最老的 born 出生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest dog? A: 250 years old B: 75 years old C: 21 years old 2. What kind of dog is the world's oldest dog? A: A chihuahua B: A Taiwan black dog C: A poodle 3. In the story, it says a woman in France lived for how many years? A: 122 B: 1035 C: 102 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Some people love going to museums… but other people think art museums are… um… a little boring. 有人喜歡，也有人覺得美術館有一點無聊。 What do you think? Do you like looking at art? Well, there's one art museum in Sweden I think almost everyone would want to go to. At this museum in Sweden, there is no art hanging on the walls. In fact, this museum has nothing on the walls! 瑞典有一座美術館，牆壁上什麼都沒有掛！ This museum has rooms filled with giant balls, huge pillows, and other cool things… like a room full of pink washing machines! 裡面每一個房間有不同東西，有大球，或是大枕頭。還有一間，它裡面都是粉紅色的洗衣機！ Why? Well, the museum wants you to take photos, or videos, or selfies in the rooms. The museum wants you to be the art. 這座美術館希望你照相、錄影，或是自拍，成為藝術的一部份。 You take pictures. And then, your selfie or video becomes art… your art. Art made by you…for you! 這些照片跟影片就變成你自己的藝術作品！ I think this sounds super fun. I like art museums… but, I have to say, sometimes they can be a little boring. 感覺很有趣！普通的美術館有時候真的有一點無聊。 It's a pretty interesting idea. Don't look at art… BE the art! 不要只敬佩藝術，要成為藝術的一部份。 What do you think? Should we build this kind of museum in Taiwan? Would you like to make art and BE art? ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞典這座美術館，讓觀眾參與藝術。 1) art 藝術 Let's go to the art museum tomorrow. 我們明天去藝術博物館吧。 What kind of art is there? 它有哪一種藝術？ The best kind, movies. 最好的一種，電影。 2) museum 博物館 A museum about movies? 電影博物館？ That sounds interesting! 聽起來很有趣！ So we're going to watch a movie? 所以我們要看一場電影嗎？ We're going to watch many movies. 我們要看很多電影。 3) take photo 照相 Hey, we should take a photo here. 我們應該在這裡照一張相。 On the street? 在街上？ Yeah, we can take it right here. 對，我們可以就在這裡拍。 4) full of 充滿 But the street is full of people. 但是街上都是人呢！ That's okay. I don't mind. 沒關係，我不在意。 所以你喜歡逛美術館或是博物館? 來讀讀單字。 art 藝術 museum 博物館 take photo 照相 full of 充滿 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in the story? A: Switzerland B: South Korea C: Sweden 2. What is hanging on the walls of this museum? A: Old art from China and Japan B: Pictures of monkeys and pizza C: Nothing! 3. What does this museum want you to do? A: Take pictures, selfies, or videos in the museum B: Be quiet! C: Look at art for 10 hours Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, everybody! Have you ever seen a volcano erupt? 你看過火山爆發嗎？ When a volcano erupts, it spits out very hot lava. 火山爆發，會噴出滾燙的岩漿。 But, there are lots of different kinds of volcanoes. One strange kind is a mud volcano. 火山有很多種，有一種奇怪的火山叫做泥火山。 They spit out… mud! 這種火山不會噴出岩漿，而是噴泥巴！ In April, a mud volcano erupted in Pingtung County. It happened at a temple. A lot of mud and water came out of the ground. The mud and water flew up as high as the second floor of the temple! 四月份，屏東有一座寺廟有泥火山爆發。水跟泥巴噴了兩層樓高。 Don't worry. Nobody was hurt. But there was a lot of mud and water around the temple and on the road! 沒有人受傷，不過寺廟的周圍跟路上，到處都是泥巴。 How does a mud volcano happen? It happens when gas meets water under the ground. They make big muddy bubbles that float up, and pop! 泥火山怎麼爆發的？天然氣跟水在地底下接觸後，會形成泥巴泡泡浮上來，然後爆開！ Sometimes people will light the gas in the mud to burn it. But, they didn't light the mud this time in Pingtung. They didn't want the temple to burn! 平常人們會在泥巴上點火，但是這次他們害怕波及到寺廟，沒有點火。 OK, kids. If you want to check out pictures or video from the mud volcano, just google "Pingtung mud volcano," and I'm sure you'll find it. ________________________________ Vocabulary 屏東泥火山再度爆發，噴出許多泥漿。 1. volcano 火山 Japan has 400 volcanoes. 日本有四百座火山。 That's amazing! 滿驚人的！ Yeah, but only 111 of them are active. 沒錯，不過其中只有一百一十一座是活火山。 2. mud 泥巴 We have mud volcanoes in Pingtung. 屏東有泥火山。 So they spit out mud? 所以它們噴出泥巴？ Right, no fire or lava. 對，沒有火也沒有熔岩。 3. gas 天然氣 But there's gas in the mud. 不過泥巴裡有天然氣。 Is it dangerous? 會不會危險？ A little. But farmers just burn it. 有一點，不過農夫就把它燒掉。 4. burn 燃燒 That's a smart idea. 這是個聰明辦法。 Gas burns quickly. 天然氣燃燒很快。 這些單字很容易記，你記住了嗎？ volcano 火山 mud 泥巴 gas 天然氣 burn 燃燒 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does a mud volcano happen? A: An earthquake opens up the ground B: People dig too deep into the ground C: Gas and water meet under the ground 2. Where did the volcano erupt? A: On a mountain B: In the sea C: At a temple 3. What is NOT inside the mud of a mud volcano? A: Lava B: Gas C: Water Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What color are flamingos? Pink, right? Well, actually, when they are born, flamingos are gray. The food they eat changes the color of their feathers to pink. 紅鶴剛出生的時候其實是灰色的，牠們吃的食物讓牠們有粉紅色的羽毛。 Another bird that changes color because of what they eat is called the Crossbill. It eats red berries and so its feathers also turn red. 交嘴雀吃的紅莓也會讓牠們的羽毛變紅。 But scientists in Spain looked at some crossbills and said, "Hey, why is that bird more red than that other Crossbill bird?" 但是，西班牙的科學家發現，有一些交嘴雀比其他同伴更紅。 So, they studied the birds and found out that only the male Crossbills got redder. 只有公的交嘴雀會變比較紅。 Then… the scientists saw that the male Crossbills that were flying the most… got redder than the other male Crossbills. 而且最常飛的公雀比其他的還要紅。 That means that the male Crossbills that exercise the most, become the most red! It's not only the food they eat that makes them red, but also how much exercise they do! 這代表最常運動的交嘴雀會變得最紅。 The male Crossbill shows how strong it is by flying more, and that exercise makes them redder. That's how they show they could be a good daddy! 越常飛的交嘴雀就越強壯，所以變紅代表他們會成為好爸爸。 Cool! Hmm… maybe I'm like a Crossbill! I turn red when I exercise too! 我運動的時候也會全身發紅！ Birds need exercise to stay strong… and so do we! Even if it also makes you turn a little red. ________________________________ Vocabulary 食物和運動，可以改變某些鳥類羽毛的顏色。 1) color 顏色 Pink and red are beautiful colors. 粉紅色跟紅色都是漂亮的顏色。 Are you going to change your hair color again? 你又要變頭髮顏色了嗎？ Yeah, how do you like red hair? 對啊，你覺得紅色頭髮怎麼樣？ 2) feather 羽毛 The bird has bright yellow feathers. 那隻鳥有亮黃色的羽毛。 It really looks amazing! 看起來真搶眼！ But it's only for this season. 但是只有這個季節才有。 3) most 最 The bird that flies the most is the strongest. 飛最多的鳥最強壯。 I don't fly, but I run. 我不飛，但是我跑步。 4) turn 變成 Shrimps are turning red! 蝦子變成紅色了。 That's because you're cooking them. 這是因為你在煮牠。 I know, but they're changing so fast. 我知道，但是牠們變得好快！ Let's read these words together. color 顏色 feather 羽毛 most 最 turn 變成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the bird in the story? A: The Crossfit B: The Crosseye C: The Crossbill 2. Why are these birds red? A: They eat red things, and their food turns their feathers red B: They paint themselves red C: They eat red birds, so they turn red too 3. Why are some of the male birds more red? A: They eat more red food B: They sleep more C: They exercise more Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oooof! That looked like it really hurt! I'm watching a game of rugby, have you ever seen one before? They are crazy, but they look fun! You have to be very strong to play! 你看過橄欖球比賽嗎？你要很強壯才可以玩！ Every year there are two very big rugby games in Europe, called the Six Nations. One is for women to play, and one is for men. 歐洲每年都會有兩場大型的六國橄欖球錦標賽，分成男子跟女子組。 The women's Six Nations is only 20 years old, but the men's Six Nations is nearly 140 years old! Isn't that silly?! 女子組六國錦標賽只有20年歷史，男子組卻有140年！ It is because some people used to think that women should not play rugby. A long time ago in England there were even some big fights about it. 因為過去人們覺得女生不能玩橄欖球。 But now things are very different. Lots of women now love playing rugby all over the world! And in England the women's teams are now much better than the men's! 現在全世界很多女生都喜歡玩橄欖球，英國的女子組甚至比男子組還要厲害！ In 2014 England won the Women's Rugby World Cup! And this year they won the Women's Six Nations! England has now won it 12 times! 女子隊曾經贏得2014年女子世界盃冠軍，今年又在六國錦標賽女子組稱霸。英國已經拿過12次冠軍了！ So all those silly people were wrong: women can play rugby, really really well! The Women's Rugby World Cup is in November this year… I can't wait! ________________________________ Vocabulary 女生打橄欖球，這樣的比賽一定很好看。 1. game 遊戲，比賽 There's a baseball game this weekend. 這周末有棒球賽。 That sounds fun! 聽起來很有趣！ Are you going to the game? 你會去看那場比賽嗎？ I am. I'm a big fan. 我會，我是大球迷。 2. win 贏 Which team would you like to win? 你希望哪一隊贏？ The CTBC Brothers, of course. 當然是中信兄弟。 They won the title last year, didn't they? 他們贏得去年冠軍，對嗎？ Yeah. 對。 3. play 玩 Do you play baseball? 你打棒球嗎？ Only when I was little. 只有在我小時候。 I don't enjoy playing it now. 我現在不喜歡打了。 4. better 比較好 It's better to just watch it. 光是看比較好。 Because it's much easier. 因為容易多了。 Exactly. 正是這樣。 今天的單字有用又好記，我們來讀一遍。 game 遊戲，比賽 win 贏 play 玩 better 比較好 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the Women's Six Nations? A: 20 years B: 2 years C: 200 years 2. How many times has England won the Women's Six Nations? A: Sometimes B: One time C: 12 times 3. When is the Women's Rugby World Cup this year? A: August B: June C: November Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I used to have two dogs. Their names are Cheeto and Sandy. Sandy was very old though, then she became very sick, and she passed away. 我本來有兩隻狗：Cheeto跟Sandy。Sandy 後來生病過世了。 This made me very sad, but I think Cheeto is very sad as well. I think Cheeto misses Sandy. 我覺得Cheeto也很想念Sandy。 Some people think dogs do not feel sadness the same way people do. But I think they do. 我自己認為，狗跟人類一樣也會感到傷心。 In fact, there is a study that shows dogs probably do feel sadness like people do when a friend dies or goes away. 有研究發現，當狗的朋友去世或離開，牠們跟人一樣可能會感到難過。 And they might need a little help getting through it. In the study, eighty-six percent of dog owners said they saw their dogs act differently when their doggy friends died. 研究說，有百分之八十六的主人發現，他們的狗在牠們的狗朋友過世後，行為改變了。 Sometimes the dogs would want more attention. Sometimes they ate less and played less. In general, they were less active, which means they just did not want to do anything very much. 牠們會想要更多的關心，或者不太想吃飯，也不太愛玩遊戲。牠們變得什麼都不想做。 Doctors say dog owners can help their dogs feel less sad by continuing to do the things they usually do together. Owners should also try to spend more time with their sad dogs. 醫生說，主人在這個時候最好多陪陪他們的狗。 That's a good idea. In fact, I'm going to go spend time with Cheeto now! Come on, Cheeto, go fetch! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗失去朋友時也會悲傷，跟人很像。 1) sad 悲傷的 My dog Buddy died last week. 我的狗狗巴弟上星期死了。 Oh, that's so sad! 好傷心啊！ It really is.真的是。 It's like losing a family member. 就好像失去了家人。 2) sick 生病的 Was Buddy sick? 巴弟是生病嗎？ He was. He got very sick and just died. 是的，病得很重，然後就走了。 3) miss 想念 I miss him so much. 我真想念牠。 Sure you do. Even I miss him. 當然啦，連我都想念牠。 He's quite a dog. 牠是隻好狗。 4) less 比較少 Maybe you can get another dog. 也許你可以再養一條狗。 No, I'm afraid I'll love him less than Buddy. 不了，我怕我會愛他比巴弟少。 Have you ever lost a pet? Let's read the words together. sad 悲傷的 sick 生病的 miss 想念 less 較少的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animal is mentioned in this story? A: Cats B: Dogs C: Gerbils 2. What does the study in this story say? A: Dogs probably feel sad like people do B: Dogs have no emotions C: Dogs are smarter than cats 3. What should people do to help dogs feel better? A: Spend more time with them B: Leave them alone C: People can't make them feel better Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ahhh! Cockroach!! 有蟑螂！！ I hate cockroaches! But they're so hard to kill! I have tried every kind of bug spray, but they keep coming back! 蟑螂怎麼樣都殺不死！ That's because cockroaches are very good survivors. 蟑螂是很厲害的生存專家。 Dinosaurs lived on Earth 66 million years ago, but they all died when a giant asteroid crashed into our planet. 六千六百萬年前，恐龍住在地球上，直到一顆小行星撞到地球，讓牠們毀滅了。 Well, guess who survived that crash? That's right, cockroaches! 但是蟑螂活了下來！ Cockroaches are very good at staying alive. If you look closely at a cockroach, you can see their bodies are very flat. This means they can squeeze into smaller, tighter places. 蟑螂的身體很扁，可以擠進很小的地方。 This helps cockroaches hide almost everywhere, and protects them from things like asteroids… and my slippers! 牠們可以躲在任何地方，小行星沒有讓牠完蛋，我的拖鞋也沒有！ Cockroaches are also able to eat many different things. This includes plants, animal parts, even cardboard, clothing, and poop! Ewww! That's gross, but it helps them stay alive. 牠們會吃植物、動物遺體、厚紙板、衣服，甚至大便都吃，很噁心！但是這樣可以讓牠們活下來。 And this is how cockroaches are such great survivors, and it is how they lived even when all the dinosaurs died. Oh no, I see a cockroach now! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蟑螂雖然不討喜，卻是生存大師。 1. million 百萬 There are millions of ants in the world. 世界上有好幾百萬隻螞蟻。 I believe it's more than that. 我相信比好幾百萬多。 2. alive 活著 How do ants stay alive? 螞蟻如何維持生存？ By eating my bread? 靠吃我的麵包嗎？ No, they stay alive by eating almost everything. 不是，牠們幾乎什麼都吃來保持活著。 3. hide 躲藏 A fat cockroach is hiding in my coffee maker! 一隻胖蟑螂躲在我的咖啡壺裡！ Why is it hiding there?! 牠為什麼要躲那裏？！ Maybe it's a coffee drinker? 也許牠習慣喝咖啡？ 4. protect 保護 Protect your head during an earthquake. 地震時要保護你的頭。 Just my head? 只有頭嗎？ Okay, protect your neck too. 好吧，也要保護脖子。 我們來讀今天的單字。 million 百萬 alive 活著 hide 躲藏 protect 保護 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What killed the dinosaurs on Earth? A: Aliens B: An asteroid C: Cockroaches 2. Why can cockroaches hide in small spaces? A: They are very flat B: They are very fat C: They are very shy 3. Why are cockroaches good survivors? A: They will eat anything B: They can see the future and avoid problems C: They are stronger than dinosaurs Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Today it is so easy to travel far away. We can go around the world very fast, using airplanes! But that's not how people have always traveled… A long time ago, people used wind power to cross the oceans. Those old ships had sails to catch the wind and push the ship forward. 以前的人靠著風力，開著帆船橫越海洋。 Now they're doing the same thing with ships in outer space! 現在，科學家做了太空帆船！ But… there isn't any wind in outer space. 可是，太空沒有風，太空帆船要怎麼動呢？ Space sails use sunlight! Sun power pushes the sails… 答案是太陽的力量！ The sun is a star. A huge, burning ball of fire! And the sun is always sending out waves of heat and light… sunlight! It takes about 8 minutes for the waves of sunlight from the sun to reach the earth. 太陽的光線傳到地球大約要八分鐘。 And… those waves of sunlight can push a space sail. 陽光可以推動太空帆船。 A spaceship from Japan used a small sun sail to go all the way to Venus in 2010! 日本的太空帆船在2010年到過金星。 Now, a French company wants to test a super big sun sail… it will sail around the earth… high up in outer space! 現在，法國有一家公司準備讓太空帆船環繞地球。 This test is really cool because it will help scientists learn more about sun sails. Maybe one day super huge sun sails will push spaceships with people far into space… then we could vacation on Mars! 未來有機會去火星度假囉！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空帆船運用陽光當作動力，在太空中旅行。 1) push 推動 Sunlight can push spaceships forward. 陽光可以推動太空船前進。 I find it hard to understand. 我覺得有點難懂。 I think it's possible only in space. 我想只有在太空中才能吧。 2) spaceship 太空船 Look, a spaceship! 你看，太空船！ That's not a spaceship, Jane. 那不是太空船。 That's a kite. 那是風箏。 3) sail 帆，航行 Sailing around the world must be fun! 航行全世界一定很好玩！ Yeah, if you have 3 to 5 years. 是，要是你有三年到五年的時間。 4) wind 風 Is it because the wind is slow? 這是因為風很慢嗎？ Well, it's because the world is big. 這是因為世界很大。 Let's read today's vocabulary. push 推動 spaceship 太空船 sail 帆，航行 wind 風 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How can the sun push a spaceship's sun sails? A: Waves of light and heat push the sun sails B: Waves of ice and water push the sun sails C: Waves of wind push the sun sails 2. What is the sun? A: A planet B: A star C: A moon 3. In 2010, where did a spaceship go using sun sails? A: Japan B: Venus C: Jupiter Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Have you ever wondered how to make a cartoon? 你知道卡通要怎麼做呢？ First, you need an idea for a story… 卡通要先有個點子… Next you need to draw your cartoon, which takes a loooong time! 接著開始畫畫，非常花時間。 And then you need to add some sounds, like this… And then you need some music, like this… And THEN you need to make the whole thing move! 還要加上聲音，最後讓畫面動起來。 Wow! That is a lot of work! Now, imagine doing all of that without being able to see anything! 你能想像在看不見的情況下做卡通嗎？ Well, there's a girl in Northern Ireland who can do that! 11 year-old Elodie has been blind ever since she was born, but that doesn't stop her from making great cartoons! 北愛爾蘭有個11歲女孩Elodie天生就看不見，但是她能製作卡通片！ Elodie loves computers. She has a special computer that speaks to her while she draws. It tells her what she is drawing, so she knows what her pictures look like without having to see them. Elodie有一台特別的電腦，會告訴她畫了什麼，所以就算看不到，她也可以畫畫。 Her first cartoon was of a ball bouncing up and down. Since then she has made lots of cartoons! 她的第一部卡通作品是一顆上下彈跳的球。從這個作品之後，他還做了更多卡通片。 What an amazing girl! I want to make a cartoon now, just like Elodie! I hope you make one too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一個雙眼全盲的小女孩，卻能畫出卡通影片。 1. draw 畫圖 Do you enjoy drawing? 你喜歡畫畫嗎？ Not really. I'm not good at drawing. 不算喜歡，我畫得不好。 Me either, but I like doing it. 我也是，不過我喜歡畫。 2. move 移動 It's very hard to draw moving things. 移動的東西很難畫。 You mean like people dancing? 你是說像跳舞的人嗎？ Yeah, I don't know how to draw them. 對，我不知道怎麼畫。 3. music 音樂 I've heard this music before. 我聽過這個音樂。 Of course you have. 你當然聽過。 It's the music from the 007 movies. 這是007電影音樂。 4. sound 聲音 What's that strange sound? 那是什麼奇怪聲音？ What sound? I didn't hear anything. 什麼聲音？我都沒聽到。 Do you know how cartoons are made? 我們來讀單字。 draw 畫畫 move 移動 music 音樂 sound 聲音 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the first thing you need when making a cartoon? A: A hot dog B: Lots of money C: An idea for a story 2. Why does Elodie find it hard to make cartoons? A: She is very busy B: She is scared of pencils C: She is blind 3. What was Elodie's first cartoon about? A: A cat chasing a mouse B: A ball bouncing up and down C: A fat dinosaur called Lawrence wearing yellow boots and a pink hat who loves eating blueberry ice-cream Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yeah! I love this song! When the music is as good as this I just have to get up and dance, I can't stop myself! 我好愛這首歌，它讓我忍不住跳起舞來！ Some music is so good, it makes you want to jump up and down! But too many people jumping at the same time can be a big problem. It can even cause tremors. Tremors happen when the ground shakes, like an earthquake! 不過，如果太多人同時跳起來，會造成小地震。 This happened last month at an A-mei concert. A-mei sold all the tickets to her show very quickly, her fans really love her! So the Taipei Arena was full of people. 上個月，流行天后阿妹的小巨蛋演唱會門票全部賣完。 They were all having so much fun! They couldn't help it! At the end of her show they all started jumping up and down! 演唱會快結束的時候，大家隨著阿妹的歌開始站起來跳。 But everyone jumping at the same time made the ground shake, and all the people living nearby could feel the tremors in their homes! 大家一起同時跳躍會讓地面震動，附近的居民在家都可以感覺到。 A lot of people were very angry. Maybe they didn't like their houses shaking around, or maybe they just didn't like A-mei's songs! 有一些人對這樣的情形很不開心。 Now there are signs up in the Taipei Arena asking people not to jump up and down anymore… hopefully that will stop the tremors. 現在小巨蛋已經公告，希望大家不要蹦蹦跳。 Do you think the signs would stop you from jumping up and down at a concert? ________________________________ Vocabulary 張惠妹的表演會讓觀眾想隨歌起舞，但是有時候別人受不了。 1. dance 跳舞 Oh, I love this music! 我真喜歡這個音樂！ Come dance with me.來跟我跳舞吧。 No, I can't dance now. I'm too full. 我現在不能跳舞。我吃太飽了。 2. jump 跳 See, everybody is jumping around. 你看，大家都在蹦來蹦去。 They can jump all they want, but not me. 他們怎麼蹦跳都可以，但是我不跳。 3. up and down 上上下下 This jumping up and down is too loud for me. 這樣跳上跳下對我太吵了。 And the floor is shaking too. 而且地板也在震動。 4. earthquake 地震 Yeah, it's like an earthquake! 對啊，這跟地震一樣！ I hope this building doesn't fall. 我希望這棟建築不會垮掉。 So do you like dancing? Let's read today's vocabulary. dance 跳舞 jump 跳 up and down 上上下下 earthquake 地震 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was A-mei performing her concert? A: In her kitchen B: In a 7-11 C: At The Taipei Arena 2. What happens when there are 'tremors'? A: The air gets really hot B: The ground shakes C: The clouds go red 3. How many tickets did A-mei sell for her show? A: None of the tickets B: All of the tickets C: 2 of the tickets Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Would you like to try a tiger steak? How about a lion burger? Or maybe you'd like a yummy bowl of elephant meat noodles! What? Eating tigers and lions and elephants? That's crazy! 吃老虎、獅子、大象？！太瘋狂了吧？ We need to save those animals… not eat them! 我們要保護這些動物，而不是吃掉牠們。 No tiger or lion or elephant is REALLY going to be eaten… but, with a special kind of science… we could eat animals without hurting them! 其實不用傷害動物，也可以吃到牠們的肉。 You see, every living thing is made of tiny 'cells'. There are dog cells, cockroach cells, flower cells… You have cells too! We are made from over 75 trillion cells! 生物是由細胞組成的，人也是。人身上有75兆個細胞。 So, scientists just take a few cells, copy them, and make meat! This isn't a crazy idea. Scientists have already done it with cow and pig cells without any animals getting hurt! 科學家已經試過用乳牛跟豬的細胞來製造牛肉和豬肉了。 So, one day someone said, "Hey! Maybe people would like to know what an elephant tastes like!" 有一家公司想到，人們可能會想吃大象、長頸鹿，或是其他野生動物。 What do you think? You could try lion, or tiger, or… any animal! Anyone want some Gorilla McNuggets? 想吃吃看嗎？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 生物科技日新月異，用細胞培養出動物的肉已經不是難事。 1) science 科學, scientist 科學家 Scientists can grow meat from a few cells ! 科學家可以用幾個細胞就種出肉來！ That's not new science. 這不是新的科學了。 They already made ears out of cells. 他們已經用細胞做出耳朵。 2) tiger 老虎。 I sure don't want a tiger steak. 我可不要吃老虎肉排。 Maybe it tastes great! 也許味道很棒呢! 3) lion 獅子。 Or you may want to try some lion meatballs? 也許你想嚐嚐獅子肉丸？ No, yew, that sounds terrible! 不了，聽起來真難吃！ 4) made of 組成，製成 Ice cream is made of milk, butter, and sugar. 冰淇淋是牛奶，奶油和糖做的。 These are fun words to learn. science 科學 scientist 科學家 tiger 老虎 lion 獅子 made of 組成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How can scientists make meat without hurting an animal? A: Take cells from the animal, copy them, and grow them B: They ask them nicely C: They take hair from the animal and copy it 2. What does one company want to do? A: They want to eat vegetables B: They want to copy lions C: They want to make meat without hurting animals. 3. Is the idea of making meat with cells possible? A: Yes. Scientists have already done it! B: No, but it's a cool idea C: Maybe, but we can only make hippo hamburgers Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There are lots of rainforests in South America… not only the famous Amazon rainforest in Brazil. 除了亞馬遜叢林之外，南美洲還有很多雨林。 And scientists keep finding new animals in these rainforests! 科學家常常在雨林找到新的動物。 Usually, they don't find new big animals… usually they find amazing small animals that live in these rainforests. And recently, they found a new frog. 最近他們找到一種新的青蛙。 It's called a 'glass frog.' Can you guess why? Yep! You can see through parts of its body… just like glass! You can see its red heart beating! 牠叫做玻璃蛙，因為我們可以看透牠的身體，還可以看到牠的心跳！ There are many kinds of glass frogs, and this new one is tiny… but it can jump more than 3 meters! 這種玻璃蛙很小，但是可以跳三公尺高。 And, these newly-found glass frogs do something very different. Unlike most frogs … for these kinds of glass frogs… it's the daddy glass frog who watches the eggs and waits for them to hatch into tadpoles, not the mommy! 這種玻璃蛙，是由青蛙爸爸照顧蛙卵孵化成為蝌蚪，而不是媽媽。 We call a group of one kind of animals a 'species'. So far, scientists have found more than 150 different species of glass frogs in the South American rainforest! "Species" 就是物種。科學家已經在南美洲雨林發現超過150種的玻璃蛙。 Nature is so cool! And it keeps giving us new surprises! ________________________________ Vocabulary 玻璃蛙的肚子半透明，可以看到牠的器官。 1) animal 動物 The glass frog is an amazing animal! 玻璃蛙是很驚人的動物。 It really is. 真的是。 It's the only land animal with see-through skin. 牠是唯一有透明皮膚的陸地動物。 2) forest 森林, rainforest 雨林 Why does it live in rainforests? 為什麼牠住在雨林？ I think all frogs love rain. 我想所有青蛙都喜歡下雨。 And it lives in trees. 而且牠住在樹裡面。 3) frog 青蛙 I'm afraid of frogs. 我害怕青蛙。 Because of how they look? 因為牠們的長相嗎？ Yeah, they are ugly. 對啊，牠們好難看。 4) jump 跳 But frogs can jump very high. 不過青蛙可以跳好高。 And some people think they're cute. 有的人覺得牠們可愛。 I guess you're right. 我想你是對的。 今天的單字很有趣喔。 animal 動物 rainforest 雨林 frog 青蛙 jump 跳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why is this new frog called a 'glass frog'? A: Because it will break if you drop it B: Because it wears glasses C: Because you can see through parts of its body 2. Can this glass frog jump far? A: Yes! It can jump over 3 meters! B: Yes! It can jump from North to South America C: No. It can only walk slowly 3. What's something special about this glass frog? A: It's black and hides under the mud B: The daddy frog watches the eggs - not the mommy C: The daddy frog reads stories to the eggs every night Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, kids. Today, I have a crazy story to tell you! It might seem like a movie, but it's a true story! This is about a pilot in California. In January this year, he took off. But while he was flying his plane, he had a problem. A big problem! His plane crashed! 今年一月份有一位加州的飛行員開著飛機，結果飛機意外墜機了！ But he had another very big problem: The pilot crashed right onto some train tracks. And there was a train coming right at him! 他受傷不嚴重，但是飛機墜毀在火車軌道上，而火車就要來了。 Luckily there were some police near where the pilot crashed his plane. 幸好附近有警察，立刻趕來幫忙。 They pulled the pilot out of his plane. They pulled him out just before the train hit the plane! 就在火車撞上飛機之前，警察把飛行員拖出來了。 He was taken to the hospital. But he only had some cuts and bruises, and he was bleeding. That guy was so lucky! 他被送到醫院，他身上只有一些割傷跟瘀青。 But he was basically OK. Wow! He could have been killed when his plane crashed. And he would have been killed if that train hit him! 他有可能死在墜機的時候，或是被火車撞上就必死無疑。 They should make a movie about this lucky guy. I would go see it. It would be so exciting! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個人實在太幸運，墜機沒有要了他的命，火車也沒有。 1. movie 電影 This guy's story is better than a movie! 這個人的故事比電影還精采！ And movies are fake, but this is real. 而且電影都是假的，這個卻是真的。 2. plane 飛機 Why did the plane go down? 那架飛機為什麼掉下來？ Maybe it lost power. 也許它失去了動力。 Or maybe it hit a bird. 也許它撞上了鳥。 3. crash 碰撞 A plane crash can kill many people. 飛機墜毀可以奪走很多條人命。 Oh yes, it's much worse than a car crash. 是的，比撞車多很多。 4. pull 拖拉 Would you pull me up? 你可以拉我起來嗎？ I'm so tired. 我好累。 You lazybones. 你這個懶骨頭。 Thank you! 謝謝！ Now let's read today's vocabulary. movie 電影 plane 飛機 crash 碰撞 pull 拖拉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about the story? A: It comes from a movie B: It is a true story. C: It happened many years ago. 2. Where did the plane crash? A: Near a train station B: On some train tracks C: On top of a train 3. How badly was the pilot hurt in the accident? A: He was killed B: He was hurt very badly C: He was hurt only a little Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A judge is a very important person. A judge makes decisions about important things, like new laws. 法官要做出很多判決。 But there is one group of 9 judges in America called the 'Supreme Court'. They make all the final decisions. 美國最高法院有九位大法官，負責做最終的判決。 They are the top judges in America. For a long time, only men were Supreme Court judges. But that's not fair, right? Women should be judges too! 有很長一段時間，大法官都是男性。這樣不公平，女性應該也可以擔任這個職位才對。 And, for a long time, most of the men were white people. But that's not fair either! 而且這些法官都是白人，也不公平！ America has white people, black people, Asian people, Native American people… and lots of different people. So, the top court should have lots of different kinds of judges, right? Not just men… and DEFINITELY not just white men! 所以，最高法院也應該要有不同族群跟性別的法官。 Luckily, things are changing. In 2021, there were three women on the Supreme Court… but in 2022, a new woman judge joined the court. 去年最高法院有三位女性大法官。今年將有一位新的女性大法官加入。 And she is a black woman! Her name is Kentanji Brown Jackson, the first black woman Supreme Court judge! 她名字是Kentanji Brown Jackson，是第一位黑人女性大法官！ That's so cool! I think it's great that the court now has Kentanji Brown Jackson… the court needs all kinds of people… all colors of people… and both men and women! Welcome, Supreme Court Judge Jackson! ________________________________ Vocabulary 美國最高法院即將創造歷史，迎接第一位黑人女性大法官。 1) important 重要的 Come to the party tonight, Paz! 今晚來參加派對吧！ I can't. I have something important to do. 不行，我有重要事情要做。 2) fair 公平的 It's not fair! 真不公平！ What's not fair? 什麼東西不公平？ We did the same work, but he got 200 NT, and I only got 100. 我們做同樣的工作，但是他拿到兩百塊，我只拿到一百。 3) man 男人，woman 女人 That woman is walking a dog… 那個女的在遛狗… But the man is walking a cat. 而那個男人在遛貓咪。 What? Let me take a look. 什麼? 我來看看。 4) final 最後的 When is our final test? 我們的期末考什麼時候？ It's on Friday. 星期五。 Don't worry, your final test is not on Friday. important 重要的 fair 公平的 man 男人 woman 女人 final 最後的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the Supreme Court? A: America's top court B: A place to play basketball C: A police station 2. How many judges are on the Supreme Court? A: 9 B: 6 C: 906 3. Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson is the________? A: The first black woman Supreme Court judge B: The first child Supreme Court judge C: The first white man Supreme Court judge Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aw… what a mess. I'm so bad with cards! I try to keep them ordered, but it's so hard. There are so many cards! I always drop them on the floor! 我根本不會洗撲克牌，每一次都撒了滿地。 Did you know there is a dog who is really good at keeping cards in order? 有一隻狗很會按照次序排撲克牌。 This dog lives in the USA. His name is Parks. He is very smart. His owner taught him many, many tricks! And he understands all of them. Parks住在美國，牠學會了很多主人教牠的把戲。 He knows easy commands. When his owner tells him to "sit" he sits. When his owner tells him to "stay" he stays. But he also knows how to turn on lights, open doors, and help with laundry! 牠也會開燈、開門，也會幫忙洗衣服。 But what is really cool is that he knows how to deal cards! 牠還會發撲克牌！ Well, he knows how to pick cards and give them to other people. This is very difficult for a dog, because dogs don't have fingers! So, he has to use his mouth! 牠會發牌給玩家，聽起來很簡單，但不要忘記，狗沒有手指，所以牠是用嘴！ Parks works in a hospital. He helps make sick children feel better by cuddling them, and walks with them around the hospital. Parks在醫院工作，牠會陪小朋友玩，跟他們一起散步。 Maybe he could help teach me how to keep my cards in order too! 也許牠可以教我洗牌！ OK, here I go… Arrgh! Hey, where's that dog?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 聰明的狗狗，會玩耍也會工作。 1. help 幫忙 Could you turn on the light? 請把燈打開好嗎？ Here, Buddy can help you. 來，巴蒂可以幫你忙。 Wow, what a dog! 哇，好棒的狗！ How did he learn to do that? 牠怎麼學會的？ I taught him. 我教牠的。 2. owner 主人 So you're the proud owner of Buddy. 所以你是芭蒂驕傲的主人。 I am, and I'm also the owner of three cats. 我是，並且我還是三隻貓的主人。 3. trick 把戲 Did you teach Buddy other tricks? 你有教巴蒂別的把戲嗎？ Yeah, he gets me my bag every day. 有，牠每天把我的包包拿給我。 4. hospital 醫院 He also helps out in a hospital. 牠也在醫院裡幫忙。 What does he do? 做什麼呢？ He plays with children. 牠陪小孩玩耍。 Would you like to have such a smart dog? 一起來讀單字。 help 幫忙 owner 主人 trick 把戲 hospital 醫院 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Parks? A: A dog B: A bird C: A monkey 2. Where does Parks work? A: At a veterinarian's office B: At an animal shelter C: At a hospital 3. What can Parks do with cards? A: Choose cards to give to players B: Make a mess C: Count cards Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, kids! Do you think it's healthier to live in a loud, busy city. Or is it healthier to live near a nice, quiet park? 你覺得住在城市裡面跟公園旁邊，哪裡比較健康？ If you guessed a park, you are right! Scientists in Spain say that people who live close to parks are healthier. 西班牙的科學家發現，住在公園附近的人比較健康。 They found that people are 16 percent less likely to have a stroke if they live close to a park. 他們中風的機率大大地降低。 What is a stroke? It is a very serious thing that happens to someone when they don't get enough oxygen in their brain. 當腦中氧氣不夠的時候，就可能中風。 Oxygen is in the air, so if you live somewhere where the air is clean you will have more oxygen. 如果住在空氣好的地方，氧氣就會充足。 How close to a park do you need to live? Yes, the scientists know that, too! The number is 300 meters. 需要住多近才可以呢？科學家說要在三百公尺以內。 So, people who live 300 meters or less from a park are healthier. They are less likely to have a stroke! It's healthier because the air is cleaner around a park. There are no cars in a park, and there are lots of trees around to help clean the air. 因為車子少，還有很多樹，公園附近的空氣比較乾淨。 I wish I could live in a park. Thinking about parks makes me feel so relaxed. 我好希望可以住在公園裡面。 Well, you don't have to live in a park to be healthy. But living near a park sure helps! 不用住在公園裡面，只要住在公園附近就很棒了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 公園空氣清新，對健康大有幫助。 1. near 靠近 I run in the park every day. 我每天都在公園裡跑步。 You live near a park? Lucky you! 你住在公園附近? 真幸運！ 2. clean 乾淨的 Yeah, I love the clean air and beautiful trees. 是啊，我喜歡乾淨的空氣和美麗的樹。 Everybody loves that but we don't have enough parks. 每個人都喜歡，可是我們的公園不夠。 That's true. 這是真的。 3. tree 樹木 So what beautiful trees does your park have? 所以你的公園有哪些美麗的樹？ My favorite one is the cherry tree. 我最喜歡的樹是櫻花樹。 4. healthy 健康的 Come run with me! 來跟我一起跑吧。 Running in the park will keep you healthy. 在公園裡跑步會讓你維持健康。 You sound like my dad. 你聽起來像我老爸。 讀一遍單字，能不能記住？ near 靠近 clean 乾淨的 tree 樹木 healthy 健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the scientists do their research? A: England B: Spain C: Canada 2. How close must people live to a park to be healthier? A: 3 meters B: 30 meters C: 300 meters 3. Why is living near a park probably healthier? A: It is quieter B: It is cleaner C: It is prettier Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love looking up at the sky! When you look at the sky, what can you see? 看天空的時候，你們會看到什麼呢？ You might see an airplane, or a bird. What else can you see? Can you see the Sun? Or the Moon? Or the stars? Well, scientists can see a lot more than you and me! 科學家比我們可以看到更多東西！ When they are looking at the sky, scientists use a special tool called a 'telescope'. This helps them to see things that are really far away. The bigger the telescope, the more they can see! 科學家會用天文望遠鏡觀察外太空，望遠鏡越大就可以看得越遠。 The universe is super big, and it is made of lots of places. We call these places 'galaxies'. Our planet is in a galaxy too, called The Milky Way. We share our galaxy with the Sun, and the Moon. 太陽、月亮跟我們都在銀河系裡。 Using their very big telescope, scientists have looked far out into space. And now, they have found a new galaxy! They think it is the oldest and biggest galaxy they have ever seen! 科學家相信他們的新發現，是目前已知的最大、最古老的星系。 Isn't that cool?! But wait… if this galaxy is so big, how come no-one has ever seen it before? 為什麼以前沒有人看過這個大星系呢？ Well, because it is so far away it looks really tiny! We can only see it with a very big telescope. 因為這個星系太遠了，之前的望遠鏡根本看不到。 If the universe is that big, what else do you think they might find…? ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用天文望遠鏡，在太空裡尋找宇宙的秘密。 1. far away 遙遠的 Will stars far away have planets like ours? 遙遠的恆星會不會有我們這樣的行星？ That's what scientists want to know. 這是科學家想知道的。 2. oldest 最老的 Is Earth the oldest planet? 地球是不是最老的行星？ No, I think Earth is still young. 不是，地球還很年輕呢。 3. biggest 最大的 Is our Sun the biggest star? 我們的太陽是不是最大的恆星？ No! There are many big stars in the universe. 不是，宇宙有好多很大的恆星。 4. find 找到 I've found them! 我找到了！ What did you find? 找到了什麼？ The two moons of Mars. 火星的兩個月亮。 Try to use these words more. far away 遙遠的 oldest 最老的 biggest 最大的 find 找到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How did scientists find a new galaxy in the universe? A: With a new pair of sunglasses B: With a very big telescope C: With a very small video camera 2. What is the name of our own galaxy? A: The Milky Way B: The Buttery Path C: The Creamy Road 3. What is exciting about this new galaxy? A: It is full of cake and ice-cream B: It is bigger and older than any other galaxy C: It is made of cheese and dreams Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan gets very hot in the summer. I like the summer, but it is so hot! Sometimes after just a short walk… I'm dripping with sweat! 台灣的夏天非常熱，走路幾分鐘就滿頭大汗！ Most of us use air conditioners at home in the summer. But what about when you go out for a walk? You could carry a small fan, or a bottle of water… but… I want an "air con", or air conditioner, I can wear! 在家有冷氣可以吹，在外面怎麼辦呢？ Does that sound silly? Well, guess what? A company has just made the world's first air conditioner you can wear! 有一家公司做出來世界第一個可以穿戴的冷氣機！ It looks a little like a dog collar. You wear it around your neck, and it blows cold air up to your head! 它長得像狗項圈，戴在脖子上，它會朝著你的頭吹冷風。 So when you are walking in the hot sun you can keep nice and cool… Ahhh! It is much smaller and lighter than the air-conditioner in your home… phew! That would be too heavy to carry on your neck! 當然，它比家裡的冷氣輕巧許多。 This air-con has a very strong, very tiny fan… but it's not just a fan. It really blows out cold air… it's a real air conditioner! And, it's a smart air conditioner too! 它不只是電風扇，它真的會吹出冷風！ The wearable air con has a small computer inside it. This computer knows how hot it is… so, it will blow out cold air on hot days… not-so-cold air on not-so-hot days… and super cold air on super hot days! 這台冷氣裡有一部小電腦，會根據氣溫調整風的溫度。 What do you think? Is a wearable air-con a good idea? Would you want to wear one? I think I like this idea! I want to wear it and go to the beach! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以戴在脖子上的冷氣機，很有創意吧？ 1) air 空氣 Can you feel the cold air? 你能感覺到冷空氣嗎？ Yes, I can! 有感覺到。 Did you turn on the air conditioner? 你開了冷氣機嗎？ Yeah, I'm testing it. 對，我在測試。 2) neck 脖子 What's that around your neck? 你圍在脖子上的東西是啥？ It's a fan. 是一台電扇。 A fan for your neck? 給脖子吹電扇？ Yeah, it's very hot. 對啊，天氣非常熱。 3) wear 穿戴 I would never wear a machine. 我絕不會穿戴機器。 But you are wearing a watch. 但是你戴著手錶。 That's totally different. 那完全不一樣。 4) blow 吹氣 The wind is blowing hard! 風好大! Yeah, I think it will rain soon. 就快下雨了。 I'm so glad I'm home now. 我真高興我到家了。 今天的單字很短卻很常用。 air 空氣 neck 脖子 wear 穿戴 blow 吹氣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's first fan for dogs B: The world's first wearable air conditioner C: The world's first computer you can eat 2. What does this new air-con look like? A: A dog collar B: A monkey tail C: A pencil case 3. What does 'wearable' mean? A: You can wash it B: You can see it C: You can wear it Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, I want to talk about frogs and toads. 今天的主題是青蛙跟蟾蜍。 Do you know the difference between a frog and a toad? 你知道牠們的差別嗎？ Well, frogs have smooth skin, like a tomato. Also, they look a bit slimy! Toads look dry. Their skin is not smooth, it is rough, like a melon! They look like they have many warts. 青蛙的皮膚很光滑，看起來有一點黏黏的。蟾蜍的皮膚又乾又粗糙，上面有小小的凸起。 Frogs have long legs, and like to jump. Toads have short legs, and they like to crawl. 青蛙的腿比蟾蜍長，所以青蛙會跳，蟾蜍比較喜歡爬。 Because their legs are short, toads move very slowly, so it is really difficult for toads to cross a busy road! 蟾蜍走得很慢，過馬路時很危險！ In England there is a town that helps toads cross the road safely every year. They close a whole road just for the toads! Cars have to stop to let the toads get to the other side! No cars can drive on this road for a long time. That's because many, many toads cross this road. It takes them all about a month to get across! 英國有個小鎮，每年都會封路，讓全部的蟾蜍過完馬路大概要一個月。 If the road weren't closed, the cars would kill a lot of toads Yew! Luckily, the people who live on the road are happy to help the toads. They don't want the toads to get killed by cars! I'm glad people in England are helping these toads! 如果沒有封路，車子很容易撞上蟾蜍！幸好這些居民很樂意幫忙。 And remember, toads are not the same as frogs. Their skin looks different, and they move differently. Anyway, see you guys later! And watch out for toads on the roads! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蟾蜍走得慢吞吞，只有封閉道路才能安全過街。 1. cross 穿越 Should we cross the road here? 我們應該在這裡過馬路嗎？ No, it's too dangerous! 不行，太危險了！ The cars are driving very fast. 車子開得非常快。 2. road 道路 But the toads were crossing the road here yesterday. 但是昨天蟾蜍就是從這裡過馬路。 That's because the police closed the road. 那是因為警察把路給封閉了。 3. close 關閉 I hope somebody will close it now. 我希望現在有人封路。 Just for the two of us? I don't think so. 就為了我們兩個人嗎？我想不會。 4. skin 皮膚 Babies have such nice skin! 嬰兒的皮膚真好！ I know. It's so smooth! 我知道，好光滑喔。 These are fun words to learn! cross 穿越 road 道路 close 關閉 skin 皮膚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why do toads move so slowly? A: They are unfit B: They are lazy C: They have short legs 2. How long is the road closed for toads? A: A week B: A month C: About half a year 3. What is a frog's skin like? A: It is smooth, like a tomato B: It is rough, like a melon C: It is made of plastic, like a coca cola bottle Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever tried VR? VR means 'virtual reality.' You put a special mask over your eyes, and you can see a new world. A 3D virtual world! 你有嘗試過虛擬實境嗎？只要戴上特別的頭盔，就可以看到一個立體的新世界。 VR looks so real! You can play many different VR games… and you feel like you are inside the game! VR games can be really fun! VR感覺就像真的在遊戲裡面！ But, I don't like a new idea from one VR company. One VR company now has an armband that lets you feel pain! Ouch! 有一家VR公司發明了會讓你感覺到痛的手臂套。 So, if you are playing a VR game like VR baseball, if the VR ball hits you, the armband will give you a small electric shock, so that it feels like you got hit by a ball. 假如你在玩VR棒球賽的時候，一顆球打到你，手臂套就會放電，感覺就像被真的球打到一樣。 Hmmm, maybe that feels more real, but I don't like electric shocks! I like another idea. You wear special gloves, and the gloves make you feel like you are holding something or touching something. 另外也有一種手套，會讓你覺得握著東西或是碰到什麼。 The gloves are cool, but electric shocks? No, thank you! But, maybe other people will like the new armband VR idea. Maybe some people will like it because they want to make the VR game feel super real. 也許有人會喜歡手臂套，因為這樣遊戲就更真實。 But me? I'm going to say 'no' to electric shocks, how about you? ________________________________ Vocabulary VR遊戲用各種辦法讓人身歷其境。 1) real 真實的 This game is too real! 這個遊戲太真實了！ What happened? 發生了什麼事？ A woman was coming after me. 一個女的追殺我。 And? 然後呢？ And she hit me and it hurt! 然後她打我，很痛呢！ 2) inside 在裡面 So both of you were inside the game? 所以你們兩個人都在遊戲裡？ Yeah, and I wanted to get out. 是啊，我想要出來。 3) game 遊戲 That sounds like a fun game! 聽起來是很好玩的遊戲。 No, it's scary! 不，它很嚇人！ I had to run and run. 我得拼命跑。 4) glove 手套 If you wear these gloves… 要是你戴著這雙手套… You can hit her back. 你就可以反擊。 The gloves can do that? 手套可以那樣？ Let me wear them. 讓我戴吧。 Would you read the words with me? real 真實的 inside 在裡面 game 遊戲 glove 手套 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does 'VR' mean? A: Virtual Reality B: Violin Robot C: Very Rabbit 2. What is one VR company making now? A: An armband that lets you go underwater B: An armband that lets you feel pain C: A headband that lets you feel happy 3. Why do people like VR games? A: Because you feel like you are inside the game B: Because they like to feel pain C: Because they want to wear a mask on their eyes Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, kids? Are you Harry Potter fans? He's a pretty cool character. 你們喜歡哈利波特嗎？ If you are a fan of Harry Potter, then you know about his cloak of invisibility. He wears this to become invisible. 如果你喜歡，一定會知道隱形斗篷。 It would be great if there really were a cloak of invisibility. You could do so many interesting things with it. It would be good for a game of hide-and-seek! 如果真的有隱形斗篷，捉迷藏就贏定了。 Well, one company in London, England, has made something that can make you invisible. It's not a cloak. It's a shield. But this shield is not made from metal, and it is not heavy. It's easy to carry. 倫敦有一家公司發明了隱形盾牌，但不是用鐵做的，而且重量很輕。 The way it works is a bit hard to understand. But it is all about the way it reflects light. The shield reflects light in a special way. It reflects light so that things behind it can't be seen. So, if people stand behind it, you can't see them. 這個盾牌會用特別的方式反射光線，讓我們看不到後面的東西。 The shield works best when there is a lot of light. So, it works best when the sun is shining brightly. 這個盾牌在晴天時效果最好。 It comes in two different sizes. The bigger one is almost a meter high. The other one is about 30 centimeters. 它有兩個尺寸，大的有一公尺高，小的有30公分。 There are so many ways you could use this. You could have fun hiding from your friends with it. But there are a lot of other ways people could use it, especially if they could make bigger shields. You could hide your car, or even your house! 如果盾牌夠大，還可以藏車子，甚至房子！ If you had an invisible shield, what would you hide with it? ________________________________ Vocabulary 隱形盾牌用反光的原理，讓人看不見它後面的東西。 1. hide 躲藏 Where did you hide my cell phone? 你把我的手機藏到哪了？ I didn't hide anything. 我沒有藏任何東西。 Then where is it? 那它在哪裡？ Right behind your books. 就在你那堆書後面。 2. behind 在之後 Here it is! 在這裡！ How did you know it was behind the books? 你怎麼知道在書後面？ It's easy to see if you're standing. 要是你站著，很容易看到。 3. easy 容易的 I love my phone. It's so easy to use. 我喜歡我的手機，它很好用。 Mine is not easy at all. 我的一點兒也不好用。 4. heavy 重的 That's because it's too heavy. 那是因為它太重。 Yeah, what can I say? It was a gift. 我能怎麼說？它是個贈品。 今天的字很容易，你記住了嗎？ hide 躲藏 behind 在之後 easy 容易的 heavy 重的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about the shield? A: It is made of metal. B: It is very heavy. C: It easy to carry. 2. How many sizes does the shield come in? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 3. When does the shield work the best? A: When it is sunny B: On cloudy days C: At night Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There's a new 'super skyscraper' in New York City! 紐約有一座新的超級摩天大樓！ A 'super skyscraper' is a building that's between 300 and 600 meters tall. Taipei 101 is about 508 meters tall… so Taipei 101 is a 'super skyscraper.' 超級摩天大樓300到600公尺高，像台北101就有五百零八公尺。 Many cities around the world are building super skyscrapers because there isn't any more room! The only place to build is up! 很多城市因為空間不夠，都在蓋摩天大樓。 There are about 8 million people in New York City, but New York City is quite small. So, what to do? Yeah! Build super skyscrapers! 紐約市不大，但是有八百萬居民，怎麼辦呢? 答案是超級摩天大樓。 And, they just finished building a new super skyscraper in New York… it's about 435 meters tall… so it's not as tall as Taipei 101. 這棟最新建築高度435公尺，比台北101矮一點點。 But, this new building in New York City is the skinniest super skyscraper in the world! Skinny is another way to say 'thin.' And yeah! This new super skyscraper is super skinny! When you look at it, you think, "Wow… is that going to fall over?" 但它是全世界最瘦的摩天大樓！看起來真的是弱不禁風。 The reason it's so skinny is there just isn't any more land in downtown New York City. 它會這麼窄，是因為紐約市區土地不夠了。 Wow! This new super skyscraper is really super! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在擁擠的城市，想要增加空間只能往上走。 1) sky 天空 Look, Taipei 101 is really touching the sky! 你看，台北101真的碰到天空了！ That's because of the thick clouds, Jane. 那是因為雲層很厚。 To me it's the sky. 在我看就是天空。 2) building 建築物 I don't like super tall buildings. 我不喜歡超高建築。 Me either. They're blocking the sun. 我也不喜歡。它們擋住陽光了。 3) land 土地 I'm buying this land. 我要買這塊地。 What do you want it for? 你買它做什麼？ To build a windmill. 來建一個風車。 For your children? 給你的小孩？ For all children. 給所有小孩。 4) skinny 纖瘦的 That's one skinny puppy! 真是一隻瘦巴巴的小狗！ I think it's going to fall down. 我想牠會倒地。 No, it's walking well. 不會呀，牠走得很好。 Let's read these words. sky 天空 building 建築物 land 土地 skinny 纖瘦的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How tall is the Taipei 101 building? A: About 1000 meters tall B: About 508 meters tall C: About 20 meters tall 2. What does 'skinny' mean? A: Tired B: Hungry C: Thin 3. Where is the world's skinniest new super skyscraper? A: Tokyo B: London C: New York Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

When you get your haircut, what do you do with the hair clippings? Your hair clippings are the pieces of hair that you have cut off. 剪完頭髮之後，你要如何處理剪下來的頭髮？ Well, most of the time, all that chopped off hair goes into the garbage. But leftover hair can actually be very useful! 這些被剪掉的頭髮通常進垃圾桶，但其實它很有用。 Did you know that hair can help clean up oil spills? 你知道頭髮可以清理海上的油汙嗎？ Oil spills happen when something goes wrong with big ships on the ocean. Sometimes these ships are carrying a lot of oil, and the oil leaks out into the water. This is an oil spill. 船隻如果在海上發生意外，就有可能會漏油。 Oil spills are very bad for animals. This is because oil makes everything dirty, and pollutes the water and makes sand on the beach slimy and dirty. Oil is also very, very difficult to clean up. 漏油不但傷害海洋生物，還會把沙灘弄得又黏又髒，並且很難清理乾淨。 But hair makes cleaning up oil a lot easier! Hair can be made into special material that can soak up oil, and this makes it easier for people to get oil out of the ocean. 頭髮可以做成可以吸附油汙的特殊材料，用來清除海面漏油很有效。 That's amazing! I didn't know the hair on my head was so useful. Hm … my cat has a lot of hair too, and he leaves a lot of furballs everywhere. I wonder if I can use that to help clean up the ocean too? 我家裡到處都是貓咪的毛球，也許那些毛球也可以派上用場？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 頭髮可以清理油汙，沒想到吧？ 1. Useful 有用的 Hair can be very useful. 頭髮可能會很有用。 Are you trying to tell me to get a haircut? 你是不是想叫我去剪頭髮？ No, of course not. 當然不是啦。 2. Oil 油 I dropped some oil on my shirt. 我襯衫上滴了一些油。 You can clean it up by using water and soap. 你可以用水跟肥皂把它清掉。 3. Difficult 困難的 It's difficult, you know. 有點難呢。 See, there's still a mark. 你看，還是有個汙點。 It'll come off after you wash it more. 你洗更多次它就沒了。 4. Beach 海灘 The weather is so nice. Let's go to the beach! 天氣真好，我們去海灘玩吧！ Sounds great. We can go to Bai-sha Bay in New Taipei. 真棒，我們可以去新北市的白沙灣。 Today's words are very useful! useful 有用的 oil 油 difficult 困難的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an oil spill? A: When we spill oil on the table. B: When we use oil while cooking. C: When oil spills into the ocean. 2. What does oil do to the environment? A: It makes everything dirty. B: It cleans everything up. C: It disappears on its own. 3. What is mentioned in this story to clean up oil spills? A: Hair. B: Towels. C: Soap. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, kids! Has your mom or dad ever run out of gas? I hate running out of gas! 車子沒油了很討厭！ This is also a problem for electric vehicles, or EVs. But electric vehicles don't use gas. They use electricity. So, EVs don't run out of gas. They run out of power. 電動車也會有沒電的問題。 This can be a big problem for electric cars and scooters because they must often be recharged. 電動車常常會需要重新充電。 What happens when your EV runs out of power? One company called ZipCharge has the answer. They made a charger. This charger can recharge EV batteries. They call this charger the ZipCharge Go. 有一間叫做 ZipCharge 的公司做出了一個給電動車用的充電器。 The ZipCharge Go is heavy, about 22 kilograms. It looks like a small suitcase, with wheels! 這個充電器很重，它看起來像一個有輪子的小行李箱。 So, the charger is portable. People can put it in their car's trunk. So, if their car's battery runs out of power, they can charge it. 所以它可以帶著走，放在後車廂，當車子沒電的時候，它就會派上用場。 It takes just 30 minutes to one hour to charge the battery. Then, the car can travel about 50 kilometers. So, drivers won't have to worry so much about their car battery losing power. 用它來充電只要30分鐘，然後車子就可以跑50公里。 EVs are very quiet, and they are also better for the environment. They don't pollute the air like regular cars or scooters do. 電動車安靜又環保，不會汙染空氣。 I think EVs are great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 電動車需要充電，最新款的電池非常輕便耐用。 1. run out of 用完 We're running out of toilet paper. 我們的衛生紙就快用光了。 Let's go to the supermarket. 我們去超市一趟。 I'll get the car. 我去開車。 2. gas 汽油 But we're running out of gas too. 但是我們的汽油也快沒了。 Luckily, we still have the scooter. 我們很幸運，還有摩托車。 3. scooter 摩托車 What's wrong? 怎麼了？ I can't seem to start this scooter. 我好像發動不了這台摩托車。 Did you charge it yesterday? 你昨天有充電嗎？ No, I forgot. 沒有，我忘了。 4. battery 電池 Now what should we do? 現在我們怎麼辦？ That's okay. It only takes an hour to charge the battery. 沒關係，充飽電池只要一小時。 These are useful words. run out of 用完 gas 汽油 scooter 摩托車 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the company called ZipCharge make? A: A small electric vehicle B: A battery that lasts a long time C: A charger for EVs 2. What does "portable" mean? A: Something is easy to carry. B: Something is easy to use. C: Something is very quick. 3. Which is NOT true about ZipCharge Go? A: It is very light. B: It is convenient. C: It looks like a small suitcase. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Name some fruits and vegetables that are the color purple! Well, there are grapes, eggplants… And I've also seen some purple carrots… But have you ever seen a purple tomato? 葡萄、茄子、還有某一些胡蘿蔔都是紫色的，但你看過紫色的番茄嗎？ Probably not. 大概沒有吧？ That's because there is no such thing as a purple tomato, right? Well, you're wrong! A very smart farmer in the U.S. invented a purple tomato. This farmer did something special during the process of growing tomatoes, and ended up inventing a new kind of tomato! A purple tomato! 美國有個聰明的農夫發明了紫色番茄！ Don't worry, purple tomatoes don't taste any different. They taste just as delicious as regular red tomatoes. 它們吃起來跟普通番茄一樣。 The other thing that makes this purple tomato special is that it seems to stay fresh twice as long as regular red tomatoes. 但紫色番茄的保鮮時間是普通紅番茄的兩倍。 That's great! That means it won't go bad as easily as regular tomatoes. What's also really cool is that this special kind of purple tomato might be sold in the future. Which means you might be able to buy a purple tomato and eat it! 未來我們也許買得到這些紫色番茄。 I hope I will be able to buy these purple tomatoes in the future! I would like to make tomato sauce for pasta with it. 我想要做一道紫色番茄義大利麵！ Just think about it, purple pasta sauce! That would be fun to eat! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紫色番茄是新發明，想吃還吃不到呢。 1. invent 發明 What new food would you like to invent? 你會想發明什麼新的食物？ Crabs that are easy to eat. 容易入口的螃蟹。 You must love crabs a lot. 你一定很愛吃螃蟹。 2. purple 紫色的 I don't eat eggplants. 我不吃茄子。 Because you don't like the taste? 因為你不喜歡它的味道嗎？ No, because they're purple. 不，是因為它是紫色的。 3. delicious 美味的 How about grapes? 那葡萄呢？ They're purple but delicious. 它是紫色不過很好吃。 Grapes are fine. 葡萄可以。 4. buy 購買 Where can I buy carrots? 我在哪裡可以買胡蘿蔔？ At any supermarket. 任何超市都可以。 So would you like to taste purple tomatoes? Let's read today's vocabulary. invent 發明 purple 紫色的 delicious 美味的 buy 購買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the new kind of vegetable mentioned in this story? A: Grapes B: Eggplants C: Tomatoes 2. What color is the new vegetable? A: Purple B: Yellow C: Pink 3. What else is special about this vegetable? A: It stays fresh longer B: It does not stay fresh as long C: There's nothing else special about it Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Not very many places in the world still have a king or a queen… but the United Kingdom, or the U.K. for short, has a queen. And guess what? She's been queen for 70 years! 英國女王已經在位70年！ Her name is Queen Elizabeth the Second… and today, April 21st, is her birthday! She's now 95 years old! WOW! Happy Birthday, your Majesty! 女王伊莉莎白二世今天生日，她95歲了。 Queen Elizabeth the Second became queen in 1952. 女王伊莉莎白二世1952年登基，也就是民國四十一年。 No king or queen in the history of the UK has ever been king or queen for 70 years before! 英國歷史上從來沒有國王或女王在位這麼久。 That's a really long time… and in June this year, they will have a big party in the U.K. to celebrate the Queen's 70 years… and to celebrate her birthday. It will be a 4-day holiday! 今年六月，英國會大肆慶祝，還會放四天假！ It's really cool that she's been Queen for so long! Queen Elizabeth the Second is very popular in the U.K…. Many people there say she has helped the country stay strong,even in bad times, like during a big war. 英國女王很受民眾愛戴，她帶領國家度過許多難關。 Of course, one day she will pass away, and her son will become the new king… but the people of the U.K. will always remember Queen Elizabeth the Second… a wonderful person, and a wonderful queen. ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國將在六月，慶祝伊莉莎白女王登基七十年。 1. celebrate 慶祝 British people celebrate the Queen's birthday every year. 英國人每年都慶祝女王的生日。 Of course, she's the Queen. 當然啦，她是女王啊。 2. queen 女王 She became a queen at the age of 25! 她25歲就成了女王。 That's very young. 很年輕呢。 That's too young. 太年輕了。 3. remember 記得 I remember when I was 25. 我還記得我25歲的時候。 Did you want to be a queen? 你那時候想當女王嗎？ Not at all! I wanted to see the world. 一點也不。我想看看世界。 4. wonderful 很棒的 Was it wonderful, seeing the world? 去看世界很棒嗎？ It was. I saw a lot of amazing things! 很棒，我看到好多驚人的東西。 Did you remember these words? celebrate 慶祝 queen 女王 remember 記得 wonderful 很棒的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What's the name of the Queen of the U.K.? A: Queen Elsa B: Queen Elizabeth the First C: Queen Elizabeth the Second 2. How long has she been the queen? A: 700 years B: 95 years C: 70 years 3. Why is the queen popular with many people? A: They think she helped the U.K. stay strong, even in bad times B: Because she is young and beautiful C: They think she has a nice son Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you hear that? That is the sound of monkeys. These kinds of monkeys are called Formosan macaques. 這是台灣獼猴的叫聲。 And there are a lot of them in Taiwan. Especially in the mountains. Formosan macaques have gray and light brown fur, and pink faces, and they're usually not afraid of people! This is why you need to be very careful if you ever see one close by. 台灣獼猴有灰色、棕色的毛，還有粉紅色的臉。而且牠們大多不怕人！ Because even though these monkeys might look cute, they can be a little dangerous! 也許牠們看起來很可愛，但是可能會有危險喔！ Especially when there is food. Monkeys love to take food from people! For example, a group of these Formosan macaques attacked a neighborhood in Yunlin County last month! 牠們喜歡搶人們的食物，還攻擊過雲林的居民。 About thirty monkeys broke into houses to take peoples' vegetables and fruits from their gardens. 三十多隻猴子偷了居民的蔬菜水果。 People were very scared! They were so scared that they protected themselves using sticks and bats. 居民只能用棍子跟球棒保護自己。 Some people even shot B-B guns to scare the monkeys away. But these monkeys were very tough, and they weren't scared at all! 還有人拿BB槍，想嚇跑猴子，但是猴子完全不怕！ Luckily, no people nor monkeys were hurt. But it must have been very scary to see monkeys attacking your neighborhood. 幸好沒有人受傷。 So be careful if you ever bring snacks with you while you're hiking in Taiwan. A monkey might try to take them from you! ________________________________ Vocabulary 獼猴搶食物的時候很兇，最好敬而遠之。 1. Attack 攻擊 Will that monkey attack us? 那隻猴子會不會攻擊我們？ Only if you take out your sandwich. 只有你拿出三明治才會。 2. Even though 雖然 Even though I'm going to eat it up in 3 seconds? 就算我三秒鐘吃完也會嗎？ Probably not. But let's just keep away from it. 也許不會，但我們和牠保持距離。 3. Scare 害怕 Now I'm scared. 現在我有點怕了。 No, monkeys are not that scary. 不用怕，猴子沒有那麼可怕。 You just need to be careful.你只需要小心一點。 4. Careful 小心的 You can eat your sandwich now. 你現在可以吃你的三明治了。 But you said I need to be careful. 但是你說我必須小心。 There are no monkeys here! 這裡沒有猴子啊！ 這些單字你記住了嗎？ attack 攻擊 even though 雖然 scare 害怕 careful 小心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal attacked people in this story? A: Monkeys B: Dogs C: Elephants 2. Where did this attack take place? A: Pingtung B: Yunlin C: Kinmen 3. How many were there? A: Two B: Three C: Thirty Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, everyone. Do you like riding a bike for fun? I do. I really enjoy cycling. That's another name for bike riding… "cycling". "Cycling"也是騎腳踏車，我很喜歡騎車！ Lots of people like cycling. But some people can't do it. Some people are too old to ride a bike anymore. Some old people are very weak. Also, some people are not old, but they are disabled. 有一些人太老，也有一些人身體有障礙，騎不動腳踏車了。 It is hard for them to go anywhere. They might get lonely and sad. 很多老人跟行動不便的人因為出門困難，常常覺得寂寞難過。 There is a group that can help all these people. It's called Cycling Without Age. Cycling Without Age has many volunteers. These volunteers give old people and disabled people rides on bikes. 一個名叫「騎車無年齡」的團體有許多志工，會騎車載人去兜風。 This is a great, free service. 這個服務是免費的。 The volunteers can take them to a park. Or they can take them to a beautiful forest. 志工可以帶他們去公園或是森林逛逛。 The bikes they use are special. They have three wheels. They are like a "sofa bike." Two people can sit on chairs in front of the bike. They don't have to pedal. They just sit and relax. Another person sits behind them and does all the work. That is the volunteer. 他們用的腳踏車很特別，有三個輪子，前面的座椅可以坐兩個人，志工在後面負責騎車。 There is a Cycling Without Age group in about 50 countries around the world. 現在50個國家有這個團體！ Maybe Taiwan will have one someday. That would be great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 多麼可愛的團體，帶給人許多快樂！ 1. Group 團體 This group helps people go outdoors. 這個團體幫助人走出戶外。 It's a wonderful idea, isn't it? 真是個好主意，不是嗎？ 2. Enjoy 喜歡 I don't enjoy cycling when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我不喜歡騎車。 Really? I enjoy it a lot! 真的？我很喜歡呢！ I just put on warm clothes. 我就穿上暖和的衣服。 3. Disabled 身體有障礙的 This hotel is very friendly for the disabled. 這家旅館對身體障礙人士很友善。 How so? 怎麼說？ It uses sign language for room numbers. 它用手語來表示房間號碼。 4. Volunteer 志工 Would you like to be a volunteer at the Taipei Zoo? 你想當台北動物園的志工嗎？ Can I? That would be great! 我可以嗎？那太棒了！ 我們來讀一遍單字。 group 團體 enjoy 喜歡 disabled 身體有障礙 volunteer 志工 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is Cycling Without Age for? A: People who are old and weak. B: People who have problems with their body. C: Both A & B. 2. Who does all the work with a Cycling Without Age bike? A: People who sit in the front seats. B: Family members of old people. C: The person sitting in the back. 3. How many countries have Cycling Without Age? A: 15 B: 50 C: 150 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Argh! Exercise is so tiring! I'm exhausted. 我快累死了！ I don't like working out. 我不喜歡運動。 It takes so much time, and I'm always so tired afterward. I wish there was an easier way I could get stronger, without spending all this time at the gym. 真希望有更簡單的方法變得更壯，而不用上健身房。 Actually, have you heard? There is new research that says if people flex their biceps as hard as they can, for just three seconds a day, they can get stronger. 你聽說了嗎？每天用力縮緊肱二頭肌三秒鐘，就可以更強壯。 Flexing is when you make your muscles tight. "Flex"就是收縮肌肉的意思。 And biceps are the round muscle in your upper arm. 上手臂圓圓的肌肉就是肱二頭肌。 This research showed that people who did this three seconds a day got stronger by as much as twelve percent after one month! Three seconds seems like such a short time to "exercise," but according to the research, it really works! 但是研究人員說，動動你的肱二頭肌真的有用！ That doesn't sound so bad! It's easier than going to the gym every day, and exercising for hours and hours! 比每天去健身房鍛鍊好幾個鐘頭要簡單多了！ All you have to do is spend at least three seconds every day flexing your muscles as hard as you can. And that's it! That's all you have to do. I'm going to try this, and I will find out after one month if my muscles are stronger! Wish me luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你想不想照著做做看，每天收縮上手臂的肌肉？ 1. Muscle 肌肉 Eating meat will help you build your muscles. 吃肉可以幫你增加肌肉。 I eat a lot of eggs and fish.我吃很多雞蛋跟魚。 Will that help my muscles grow? 那會幫助肌肉生長嗎？ Yeah. 會。 2. Work out 運動 I really need to work out. 我真需要運動。 I've eaten too much. 我吃太多了。 I know. The cheesecake is just too good! 我知道，那個起司蛋糕太美味了！ 3. Gym 健身房 I hate going to the gym. 我討厭去健身房。 Exercising there is not fun. 在那裡運動不好玩。 I don't like the gym either.我也不喜歡健身房。 4. Stronger 更強壯 But it can make you stronger. 但是它可以讓你更強壯。 I'm already strong. 我已經很壯了。 我們一起來讀單字。 meat 肉 work out 運動 gym 健身房 stronger 更強壯 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does "flexing" mean in this story? A. Tightening your muscles B. Loosening your muscles C. Massaging your muscles 2. How long should you flex your biceps every day to get stronger? A. 3 seconds B. 3 minutes C. 3 hours 3. How much stronger did people who did this get? A. 12% stronger B. 20% stronger C. They didn't get stronger Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, there! You students probably know a lot about Christmas. There are presents, Christmas trees, lots of songs, and Santa Claus. But how much do you know about Easter? It's another big holiday in the West. It happens in March or April. This year, it is on April 17th. 今年的復活節在四月十七號。 Let me tell you a few things about Easter. First, you need to know about the Easter Bunny. Some kids eat Easter bunnies on Easter. 有一些小孩在復活節當天吃兔寶寶。 Oh, don't worry! These aren't real rabbits. They are made of chocolate. They are chocolate Easter Bunnies. Yummy! 不用擔心！不是真的兔子啦，是巧克力做成的復活節兔寶寶。 A fun thing people do around Easter time is paint Easter eggs. These are real eggs that are hard-boiled. After the eggs cool down, people paint them. 人們也會彩繪雞蛋，都是真正的喔！煮熟之後在上面作畫。 They can be really, really pretty. You can find pictures online of beautiful Easter eggs from all over the world. 你可以在網路上找到來自世界各地的復活節彩蛋的照片。 Easter is a religious holiday. The holiday is about Jesus Christ. 復活節是一個有關耶穌基督的宗教節日。 But you don't have to be religious to love Easter. You just need to love chocolate bunnies and pretty eggs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 想到復活節這個節日，就想到兔寶寶和彩蛋。 1. Holiday 假日，節日 Is the Dragon Boat Festival a big holiday? 端午節是大節日嗎？ It is for me because I love zongzi. 對我來說是，因為我很喜歡粽子。 2. March 三月 March has some cool holidays. 三月有一些很酷的節日。 Yeah, like what? 比如說什麼？ Like Women's Day. 比如說婦女節。 3. April 四月 I prefer April. 我比較喜歡四月。 Because of Easter? 是因為復活節嗎？ No, because it has days off like Children's Day. 不，是因為它有像兒童節那樣真正的假日。 4. Boil 煮 I'm boiling eggs for my salad. 我正在煮蛋準備做沙拉。 Would you like one? 你要吃一個嗎？ Sure. I love boiled eggs. 當然，我很喜歡煮蛋。 我們常常用到這些字。 holiday 假日，節日 March 三月 April 四月 boil 煮 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When does Easter happen? A: March B: April C: March or April 2. What do some parents buy for their kids for Easter? A: Chocolate bunnies B: Real rabbits C: Colorful baskets 3. What special thing do people do with Easter eggs? A: Throw the eggs at each other B: Paint the eggs C: Step on the eggs Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever gotten lost? Have you ever been in a place where you did not know how to get home? Well, let me tell you, it is a very scary feeling. It is even scarier if you're all alone. 迷路很可怕，尤其是只有你一個人的時候。 This is what happened to a three-year-old boy named Casey in the United States. He was playing outside his grandmother's house, when he went a little bit too far into the woods. 美國有個叫做Casey的三歲男孩，在外婆家外面玩，結果他跑進了森林裡面。 And he was lost for two whole days! That's a long time to be away from home. Casey's family was very worried about him. 他在森林裡走失了整整兩天！他的家人非常擔心。 Thankfully, somebody was there to protect Casey … a wild bear! 幸好，有一頭熊保護了Casey！ Casey met a wild bear while he was lost. Bears are usually very dangerous, and people should not go near wild bears if they see them. But this bear kept Casey warm and safe until people found him. 一般來說，野生的熊很危險，不可以靠近，不過這頭熊一直保護著Casey。 The bear did not hurt Casey. And even though Casey was very cold and very hungry, he was healthy when he returned home. Casey回到家時，雖然又冷又餓，但是沒有受傷。 I'm glad for Casey, but remember, even though his story turned out okay, you still shouldn't try to make friends with wild bears! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這真像個童話故事，一頭熊救了迷途的小男孩。 1. Lost 迷路 I think we're lost. 我覺得我們迷路了。 No, we're not lost. I know exactly where we are. 沒有迷路。我完全知道我們在哪裡。 Okay, so turn right or left? 好吧，那右轉還是左轉？ Uh…I'm not sure. 我不確定。 2. Bear 熊 I heard there are bears here. 我聽說這裡有熊。 I'm so scared! 我怕死了！ Don't be scared. I know how to handle bears. 別怕，我知道怎麼對付熊。 3. Dangerous 危險的 Bears are dangerous animals! 熊是危險動物！ They are not dangerous if we stay away from them. 只要我們保持距離就不危險。 4. Return 回到 I want to return to camp. 我要回露營區。 There's no way to return now. 現在回不去了。 These are fun words to remember. lost 迷路 bear 熊 dangerous 危險的 return 回到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the boy who got lost? a. Casey b. Cady c. Candy 2. What kind of animal protected him while he was lost? a. A bear b. A deer c. A gorilla 3. How long was he lost for? a. 2 hours b. 2 days c. 2 weeks Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Did you know Sweden has ice hotels? 你聽說過瑞典有冰旅館嗎？ It's now been 32 years since the first one was made. 它已經有32年歷史了。 Of course, what happens to ice in the summer? Umm hmm… it melts. So, every year… they build a new one. 夏天的時候，旅館會融化，所以他們每一年都會蓋一座新的冰旅館。 The ice hotel idea started after someone in Sweden showed some art in a huge igloo. That was back in 1989, when your mom and dad were young people. 冰旅館的點子開始在1989年，當時有人在很大的冰屋裡開展覽。 Some people then asked if they could sleep in the igloo. The artist said, "Um, yeah… but it's going to be cold!" The people said, "No problem! Sounds like fun!" 後來，有一些不怕冷的人，想要睡在冰屋裡。 And so, that's how they got the idea for an ice hotel. The ice hotel in Sweden is not cheap. A simple room costs more than $11,000 Taiwan dollars for one night. And a fancy room can cost more than $25,000 Taiwan dollars for one night! 不過這間旅館不便宜，普通的房間一晚要一萬一千塊台幣，高級豪華的房間要兩萬五千塊！ Plus, the rooms are cold, really cold! They never get warmer than minus 5 degrees! You have to snuggle up in special sleeping bags and wear warm clothes when you sleep. 而且，房間的溫度低於零下五度！你需要穿厚衣服，還要睡在睡袋裡面。 What do you think? Does an ice hotel sound fun, or would you rather go stay at the beach hotel in Kenting? ________________________________ Vocabulary 住在零下五度的冰屋裡，恐怕很難入睡呢。 1.Sweden 瑞典 Would you like to visit Sweden some day? 你想不想有一天去瑞典玩？ Sweden? It's in northern Europe. 瑞典? 在歐洲北部。 The weather there must be very cold.那兒的天氣一定很冷。 2) Melt 融化 We can go in spring time. 我們可以春天去。 The snow will have melted. 那時候雪已經融了。 You really want to do it? 你真的要這麼做？ 3) Sleeping bag 睡袋 I do. We can take sleeping bags. 真的，我們可以帶睡袋去。 No, I'm staying in a hotel. I'm not going camping. 不了，我要住旅館。我不去露營。 4) Cost 花費 But camping only costs 600 NT a night. 但是露營一個晚上只要六百台幣。 That cheap? Okay. 那麼便宜喔? 好吧。 Would you like to visit Sweden some day? Sweden 瑞典 melt 融化 sleeping bag 睡袋 cost 花費 ________________________________ Quiz 1.Where is the ice hotel in the story? A: Switzerland B: Somalia C: Sweden 2.How much does it cost to stay there for one night? A: $11,000 - $25,000 NT B: It's free! C: $500 - $5000 NT 3.How cold are the rooms at the ice hotel? A: Not bad… about 25 C. B: Cold! -5C! C: A little cold… about 10 degrees. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn