News For Kids

Wow! There are so many trees here! Look to your left! Trees! Look to your right! There are more trees! We are in a forest, right?哇！這裡有好多樹木！左看右看都是高大的樹，我們走在森林裡，對吧?Click HERE for the full transcript.

Do you live near fire ants? Be careful! These ants are worse than other ants. They bite! Then they sting! Three to seven times! OUCH! That hurts a lot! 你住的地方附近有紅火蟻嗎? 這種可怕的螞蟻會叮咬人三到七次，非常痛!Click ⁠HERE ⁠for the full transcript!

The Maori are New Zealand's Indigenous people. Whales are important to them. These very big ocean animals gave the Maori meat, milk, oil, and more.毛利人是紐西蘭原住民，座頭鯨對他們很重要，它提供了鯨魚肉、奶、魚油等資源。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Yesterday was about New Year’s celebrations. Today, we’re talking about food!昨天介紹的慶祝方式都很有趣，那不同國家會吃什麼食物來迎接新年呢?Click HERE for the full transcript.

Yesterday was about calendars. Today, we’re talking about celebrations! 昨天大家認識了各國的月曆，今天來聊聊不同的慶祝方式! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

It's 2025! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to our three-part New Year’s Special!There are many days for the new year all overthe world. Why? Well, different cultures use different calendars.你知道世界新年的日子很不一樣嗎? 因為每一個文化有自己特別的月曆。Click HERE for the full transcript!

More Electric Scooters Deliver MailElectric scooters are great. They are better than gas scooters. Gas scooters are loud. Electric scooters are quiet. Ah, that sounds so nice!電動機車比一般燃油車好多了，它們不會發出很大的噪音。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Japanese Satellite Surprise Manmade satellites go around the Earth. Some take pictures of things in space. Some take pictures of the Earth. Some help us know how to go somewhere. Some help us know about the weather. Some send phone calls to different places. Satellites are important!人造衛星繞著地球轉，它們有很多任務！像是拍攝太空跟地球的照片、把電話轉接到世界各地、幫助我們做天氣預報等等。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

Taiwan Has the World's Biggest Swim EventIn Taiwan, more than twenty thousand swimmers went to Sun Moon Lake. Mostswimmers were from Taiwan. There were swimmers from thirty eight othercountries too!超過 2 萬個游泳者湧進日月潭，他們不只來自台灣各地，還有其他 38 個國家的選手!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Australia Saves Island Sea TurtlesDeer are cute. But on one island in Australia, they caused problems. 鹿是一種很可愛的動物，但牠們在澳洲的小島造成麻煩!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

Who Starts Christmas in September?Santa: Happy holidays! Ho, ho, ho!Narrator: You may love Christmas. But people in the Philippines love Christmas more! Filipinos start Christmas from … huh? … September!?大家都愛耶誕節，但菲律賓人絕對是耶誕節最大的粉絲!他們從九月就開始準備了!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

Taiwanese Wins the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This means when you want something very much, keep going! Never give up!「如果失敗了，就要一直試到成功!」意思是如果你想要完成一件事的話，就要努力堅持下去!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Getting Close to Gray Whales in MexicoOnce upon a time, gray whales were almost gone because people hunted them. But today, in Laguna San Ignacio in Mexico, these whales are not just safe, they're super friendly!灰鯨以前差一點絕種，但是現在在墨西哥聖伊格納西奧潟湖，牠們不僅很安全，還可以跟人近距離接觸!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

It's Tangyuan Time for Taiwan TomorrowWhere is Taiwan? It's in the northern half of the world. And, tomorrow is a special day for this half of the world! Tomorrow the sun shines for the shortest time this year. And the night is the longest this year.台灣在地球的北半球，而明天是很重要的日子! 是北半球白天最短，夜晚最長的一天。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

What Will Be the Toys of the Year?Making a new toy sounds fun. But it's hard to do. Inventors think about the toy. They think about the kids who will play with it. Is the toy too easy or too hard for the kids?發明新的玩具聽起來很有趣，但其實不簡單。發明家要思考玩具會不會太難?小朋友會喜歡嗎?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Saving BeansThe seeds for the food we grow are important. A seed bank in Norway keeps seeds safe for the world. This year, Taiwan sent one hundred and seventy kinds of millet seeds there!種子對我們的食物很重要。挪威有個種子銀行，保存世界各地的種子。今年，台灣送了一百七十種小米種子到那裡。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Taipei Zoo Makes Typhoon Wood FurnitureWoah! Typhoons are dangerous! They damage houses, mountains, trees, and more. But sometimes a good thing can come from typhoons!大家都知道颱風很危險，會摧毀房子跟山林，但是偶爾颱風會帶來好事!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

The Lucky $120,000 Sea SnailDo you want to pay $120,000 Taiwan dollars for something... and then let it go?你願意花 12 萬元買個東西，然後馬上放棄它嗎?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

3D printers can make small plastic things. They can print key rings, whistles, and many other things. But some 3D printers can print big things!3D 列印大部分用來做小東西，像是塑膠鑰匙圈或是哨子，但其實也可以列印出巨大的東西!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan has a new kind of train. It's the orange and black E500! It made its first trip from Qidu Station in Keelung. It's the fourth kind of new train in ten years.台灣新的火車出現囉! 橘色跟黑色相間的 E500，在基隆七堵站正式啟程。它是十年來的第四種新火車。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Kangaroos live in Australia. They have strongback legs. They can jump!澳洲住著很多袋鼠，牠們有強壯的後腿，很會跳!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan does well in weightlifting. Women weightlifters are very strong here. They won ten Olympic weightlifting medals. Taiwan has eleven. And now Taiwan has a new weightlifting whiz!台灣的舉重女選手特別厲害，我們十一面的舉重奧運獎牌中，十面是由女選手贏得。現在又有一位新的舉重天才!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Someone left these empty cans in the elevator! Aargh! Who leaves their trash on the floor? Well, these cans are going into the trash can.「 怎麼會有人把鋁罐留在電梯裡? 我把它們丟到垃圾桶吧!」Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some people live in big houses. Other people live in small apartments. Some people live on boats! There are many kinds of homes!世界上有各式各樣的家，像是豪宅或是小公寓，有一些人甚至住在船上!Click HERE for the full transcript!

When you walk across the street, you look at the traffic light, right? It tells you when it's safe to cross.過馬路時，我們都會看交通號誌，它會告訴我們甚麼時候可以安全過馬路。Click HERE for the full transcript!

When you look in a mirror, you see yourself. You know it's you. Do fish know themselves? Knowing themselves means fish are smart. Scientists wanted to find out. So they gave some fish the mirror test.照鏡子的時候，你知道鏡子裡的人是自己，魚可以認出鏡子裡的自己嗎？認的出，就代表魚很聰明，所以科學家做了實驗。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Looking for something special is exciting! A very special thing can be a treasure. Looking for it is a treasure hunt.尋找非常特別又稀有的東西，叫做尋寶!Click HERE for full transcript!

Transgender Teacher Wins Excellent Teacher AwardA math teacher from Chiayi has won an excellent teacher award. She is the first transgender person to win!嘉義一位數學老師得到最佳教師獎，她是第一個得獎的跨性別老師。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

YouBikes are shared bicycles. They are great! They are cheap and easy to use. They are easy to find!YouBike 是共享腳踏車，它們不只便宜又超方便，是大家的最愛!Click HERE for full transcript!

In Taiwan, many people use trains every day. They are easy and cheap. Trains are a great way to go to school or work. They are a fun way to go to see family and friends!在台灣，每天都有很多人搭車上班、上課，或是見朋友跟家人，搭火車很便宜又方便!Click HERE for full transcript!

Do you like to watch dolphin shows? Dolphins jump together! They play with balls! They walk on water! Yes, they walk on water... with their tails! Dolphins do many tricks in shows!你喜歡看海豚表演特技嗎?牠們會玩球、跳躍，甚至用尾巴在水面上走!Click HERE for the full transcript!

One day, a family went to a museum. They looked at many old things. The family has a four-year-old boy. He saw a vase. It was three thousand five hundred years old!一個四歲的小男孩跟他家人到博物館，他看到一個三千五百年前的古老瓶子。Click HERE for full transcript!

Water is important for life. On Earth, there is no life with no water. That is the same for other planets too, like Mars.水非常重要，沒有水就沒有生命，在火星上也是。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Lobsters live at the bottom of the ocean. They have long bodies and ten legs. Their big front legs have big claws! Watch out! 龍蝦住在海底，牠們有長長的身體跟十隻腳，小心哦! 牠們的兩隻前腳有巨大的鉗子!Click HERE for full transcript.

In Greenland, big, slow ice rivers are melting. These are glaciers. Climate change is melting them.在冰島，因為氣候快速變遷，巨大的冰川正在融化。Click HERE for full transcript.

Something very exciting happened in Taichung. Afast race car raced on Shizheng Road! Sixty thousand people came to watch! It was a fun, noisy day!台中有一件刺激的事情！一輛超快的賽車在市政路上飆車，吸引六萬人來觀看，是熱鬧的一天！...Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

A Big Social Media Change for TeensMany teenagers are on social media. Some of their accounts are changing …有很多青少年用社群媒體，有一些帳號將會有很大的改變。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Many People Want to Be Flight AttendantsWhat do you want to be when you grow up? Maybe you want to be a firefighter or a police officer. You can help people. Maybe you want to be a race car driver. You can drive fast!你長大之後想做什麼呢? 也許你想當消防員或警察幫助別人，或是當賽車手開快車!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

The Saisiyat are one of the Indigenous Taiwanese Peoples. Long ago, there were many Saisiyat people. Today, there are around six thousand Saisiyat in Taiwan.賽夏族是台灣的原住民族，原本人口很多的他們，現在只有大約 6 千人。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Saving Lost Little BirdsOn a small island in Iceland, families join the "Puffin Patrol." They have boxes and flashlights. They search the streets at night. They look for lost pufflings!在冰島，有一些家庭會加入海鸚鵡巡邏隊。他們會在晚上帶著箱子跟手電筒，到街上尋找走失的小海鸚鵡！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Mushroom Mycelia Move RobotsRobots can do many things. But they need to moveto do those things. Scientists are looking for new ways to make robots move.With no batteries or wires, robots could do many more things.機器人可以做很多事，科學家正在找出不用電池或電線就能移動的方法，這樣機器人就可以做更多事!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Taiwan Sends Two Satellites into SpaceDid you know Taiwan has a space agency? It's called TASA. It does cool things!你知道台灣有太空總署 TASA 嗎? 他們會做些很酷的事情。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

In the Olympics, pole vaulters run with a long pole. They hold the pole and jump high! They let go of the pole! They go over a high bar! They come down on a MAT so they don't get hurt. The pole vaulter with the highest jump wins! 奧運有撐竿跳項目，運動員握著長長的竿子快跑，然後撐在地上讓自己跳起來，越過欄杆，落在軟墊上，跳最高的就能獲勝!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Taiwan's Giant Trees Need HelpOn a mountain in Taiwan, a scientist climbs a giant tree. It is 67 meters tall. That's as tall as a 20-story building! 在台灣的山上，科學家正在攀爬一棵巨大的樹。這棵樹有 67 公尺高，就像 20 層樓那麼高!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Guardian of the Gas StationNarrator: There's a brave dog in Peru. He is a hero at a gas station! 祕魯的一個加油站裡，有一隻勇敢的狗狗英雄! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Telling the Taroko People's PastHave you been to Taroko Gorge? It's in Hualien. It's very beautiful.你去過花蓮的太魯閣峽谷嗎? 那裏很漂亮。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Scientists Find Way to Make Tap Water GoodVery small pieces of plastic are in our tap water. These pieces are called microplastics. They are so small we can’t see them. And they are in our bodies too. This is NOT good for us!我們喝的水裡，有一些小到看不見的塑膠微粒，跑到身體裡對我們很不好喔！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Trick or Treat in TaiwanToday is an exciting day in Taiwan! Halloween is here!大家期待的萬聖節就是今天!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Scientist Saving StarfishThe Earth has had starfish for a very long time. There were starfish before dinosaurs! 海星在地球生活很久，牠們在恐龍之前就存在了。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and the quiz!

A New Pasta Italians Are Mad AboutA big U.S. company is selling new spaghetti. But guess what? Italians, who love pasta, are mad about this! 一家美國大公司推出了新款義大利麵，但是熱愛義大利麵的義大利人很生氣，這是為甚麼呢?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!