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A New Kind of New Teacher There's a new teacher at a school in the UK. She has short dark hair and kind eyes. She helps the headmaster. But she's different from the other teachers there. She's a chatbot, not a person! 英國有一所學校來了一位新老師，她有一頭短髮跟一雙和善的眼睛。她是來幫校長的忙，但是她不是真人，而是聊天機器人。 A chatbot thinks and acts like a person. But it doesn't have a body. It's not a robot. It's a computer program. It uses AI. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. 聊天機器人的行為和思考方式像真人，它利用 AI 人工智慧的電腦程式，但是沒有人類的身體構造。 This chatbot was made to help the headmaster. The headmaster can ask her questions. He can ask her how to help teachers and students. She looks at LOTS and LOTS of information VERY quickly. She answers his questions very quickly too. 這個聊天機器人是為了校長而開發的，校長可以問她問題，她會很快搜尋大量資訊，做出回答。 The students at this school are four to thirteen years old. They have teachers AND they have their own chatbots! The students can ask their chatbots questions. The chatbots always know the answer! 這所學校的學生是4到13歲，他們有老師也有自己的聊天機器人，讓他們問問題，並且很快就能得到答案。 The headmaster's chatbot and the students' chatbots are important at this school. They help the headmaster, the teachers, and the students. These chatbots show how AI can help make learning easier and faster! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 聊天機器人是學校裡的好幫手。 1. computer 電腦 Hey there, I see you're working on the computer. 我看到你在用電腦。 Need any help? 需要幫忙嗎? Yes, could you teach me how to make this robot move faster? 要。可不可以教我怎麼讓這個機器人動作快一點? 2. information 資訊 Sure! 當然可以。 You need to change its program.你得變更它的程式。 Here, let me show you some information first. 來，我先給你看一些資訊。 3. question 問題 This is cool! Now can I ask my robot questions? 真酷! 現在我可以問機器人問題嗎? So you want it to talk? 所以你要它會講話? Yeah.對。 4. can 能夠 I don't think you can make it do that.我覺得你沒辦法讓它做到。 But it's moving faster now! 但是它現在動作快多了! 今天的單字很重要喔。 computer電腦 information資訊 question問題 can能夠 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does AI stand for? a. Artificial Imagination b. Artificial Intelligence c. Advanced Intelligence 2. What is AI? a. A student's computer b. A way to teach c. A computer program 3. What do the chatbots do at the school? a. Answer questions b. Teach classes c. Watch the students Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Keeping Quiet in Schools In our big oceans, there's lots of space. But fish swim together in groups! 魚都會成群結伴在大海裡游泳。 Do you know what a group of fish is called? It's called a school! Being in a school helps fish stay safe from bigger fish. 那你知道魚群英文怎麼說嗎? 就是school。魚群結伴同行可以預防其他大魚靠近。 Fish move together in schools. They turn and swim the same way. Some scientists studied more about how fish move in schools. 魚群移動的時候，牠們會游相同的方向。有一些科學家研究魚在魚群中怎麼移動。 Scientists learned some amazing things! We know one fish swims very quietly. But they learned that schools of fish swim very quietly too! One school sounds like one fish! 我們知道一隻魚可以靜靜地在海裡游，但是科學家發現魚群也可以跟單獨移動的時候一樣安靜。 How do fish swim quietly together? When the tails of all the fish move the same way, the school is loud. But when the tails DON'T move the same way, the school is quiet. 魚怎麼安靜地一起游呢? 如果所有的魚都用同樣的頻率、方向擺動尾巴就會很吵，反而用不同的頻率、方向擺動比較安靜。 Something else also happens. The water around the fish moves more strongly. That makes them swim faster! They use less energy, but they go faster! 而且魚群周圍的水流比較大的時候，可以讓牠們游得又快又省力。 Being in a school makes fish safer. Scientists found that schools make fish quieter and faster too! That makes fish safer! School is the best place to be for fish! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 魚類喜歡成群結隊在海裡游，不但安全也節省體力。 1. quietly 安靜地 We need to move quietly if we want to see the fish up close. 要是我們想靠近欣賞魚，動作就得安靜。 I'm not a good swimmer. I'll just follow you. 我游得不是很好，我就跟著你。 2. safer 比較安全 Just remember, the quieter we are, the safer the fish feel. 你只要記住，我們越安靜，魚兒就越覺得安全。 Okay, that makes sense. 好，有道理。 3. loud 大聲的 But what if I make a loud noise? 可是如果我弄出噪音來呢? Then all the fish will be gone! 那所有的魚就全跑了。 4. stay 保持 But they'll come back, so don't panic.但是牠們會回來的，所以別恐慌。 Stay quiet and they'll be back.你保持安靜牠們就回來了。 今天的單字請你來複習。 quietly安靜地 safer比較安全 loud大聲的 stay保持 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is a group of fish called? a. An aquarium b. A school c. A pack 2. Why do fish swim in a group? a. To be safe b. To eat c. To play 3. What makes a group of fish swim quietly? a. Tails don't move b. Tails move the same c. Tails don't move the same Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan's Little Hero Finds People Dogs are good friends to people. Some dogs also do important work for us. For one job, they work at airports. They use their noses! They sniff for drugs. 狗狗是人類的好朋友，有一些狗狗也會為人類工作，像是在機場工作的狗狗會用鼻子聞有沒有毒品。 The Kaohsiung police tried to teach a dog to sniff for drugs. But he wasn't good at it. He had too much energy! He's too friendly! Down, boy! 高雄的警察試著教一隻狗狗成為緝毒犬，但是牠太有活力而且又太親近人。 But having energy and being friendly are very good for another very important job. This dog became a rescue dog! 有活力又親近人也可以做一項很重要的工作，這隻狗可以成為搜救犬。 Rescue dogs look for people after earthquakes or other bad things happen. This dog's first job was six years ago. Taiwan had a big earthquake. 地震或是類似的事情發生後，就會出動搜救犬找人，六年前台灣發生大地震的時候，這隻狗首次執行任務。 This year, Taiwan had a bigger earthquake on April 3. That earthquake made some buildings fall down. It made rocks on mountains fall down. This dog looked for people on a mountain. He found one person. 今年4月3號台灣發生更大的地震，造成山崩、建築物倒塌，這隻搜救犬成功在山上找到一個人。 This dog is Taiwan's little hero now. He has too much energy to sniff in airports. Now he uses his energy to find people. Good boy! Oh! Down, boy! Hey! That's my microphone! Come back here! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 狗是人類重要的幫手，可以做各種工作。 1. sniff 聞 What a cute dog! 好可愛的狗! No, don't play with him! 不要跟牠玩! Why not? 為什麼不要? It's a sniffer dog. 那是偵探犬! It's sniffing your suitcase! 牠在聞你的行李箱! 2. happen 發生 Ma'am, please open your suitcase. 這位女士，請打開你的行李箱。 What's happening? 發生了什麼事? What did I do? 我做了什麼? Sorry, ma'am, you have to throw away your pork pies. 真抱歉，女士，你得扔掉豬肉派。 3. nose 鼻子 That dog's nose is really amazing! 那隻狗的鼻子真驚人! I hate his nose! 我討厭牠的鼻子! 4. job 工作 He's just doing his job. 牠只是在做牠的工作。 But that's my favorite pork pie! 可是那是我最喜歡的豬肉派! What words have you learned today? sniff聞 happen發生 nose鼻子 job工作 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why isn't the dog good at sniffing for drugs? a. He has too much energy. b. He can't smell well. c. He is too tired. 2. When was the dog's first job as a rescue dog? a. Two years ago b. Six years ago c. Ten years ago 3. What is the dog good at? a. Moving rocks b. Finding people c. Having earthquakes Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Swimming in the Seine River Summer is here! It's the best time to swim! Where do most people swim? That's right! They go to swimming pools or beaches. 夏天來了!夏天最適合游泳，大家通常去游泳池或海邊游泳。 But some swimmers are going to a river. At the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, athletes are going to swim in the Seine River! 有一些人也會去河邊游泳。這一次參加奧運跟帕奧的選手就要在塞納河游泳。 Paris is getting the Seine River ready for the athletes. People are cleaning it right now. What?! Well, for 100 years, it was too dirty for people to swim in. It was too dirty for a lot of fish too… 巴黎政府派人清理塞納河，好讓選手在河裡比賽。因為100年來，塞納河的水質太髒了，不適合游泳也不適合魚類生存。 Cleaning the river has taken lots of work and money. It cost almost forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars! A billion has nine zeroes! 清理塞納河花了很多人力，還有將近490億台幣的錢。 But now more fish swim in the river. And Olympic and Paralympic swimmers will swim in it for the first time. How cool is that? 現在塞納河裡的魚越來越多。之後奧運跟帕運的游泳選手也會首次在塞納河游泳。 Olympic marathon swimmers and triathlon swimmers will swim in the Seine in July and August. Paralympic triathlon swimmers will swim there in September. 奧運馬拉松游泳跟鐵人三項的選手七、八月會在塞納河比賽，帕運鐵人三項的選手會在九月比賽。 Get ready to watch great athletes swim in the Seine! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 塞納河現在可以讓奧運選手在裡面游泳。 1. dirty 骯髒的 Someone is swimming in the river! 有人在河裡游泳! Yew! Isn't it dirty? 不是很髒嗎? All that rainwater washing into it? 所有雨水都流到河裡? I guess so. 也許吧。 2. clean 清理 But the city is cleaning it up.不過市政府正在清理。 I do hope they do a good job. 真希望他們把事情做好。 3. best 最好的 A clean river where people can have a picnic by the riverside 一條乾淨的河，人們可以在河邊野餐 …and go swimming in it under the sun. 豔陽下去河裡游泳。 That would be the best place to be! 那會是最好的地方! 4. time 時間 Yeah, having a good time by the river, just like in the movies! 對啊，就跟電影裡面一樣，在河邊享受美好時光! 你喜歡游泳嗎? 來讀單字。 dirty骯髒的 clean清理 best最好的 time時間 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is the Seine River? a. Prague b. Phuket c. Paris 2. How much did it cost to clean the river? a. Nine billion Taiwan dollars b. Forty billion Taiwan dollars c. Forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars 3. When will the Paralympic athletes swim in the river? a. July b. August c. September Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Boy Works Hard to Make Money Shredders cut paper into lots of very small pieces. Paper goes in and shredded paper comes out! 碎紙機會把紙切成很多小碎片，把紙張放進去，碎片就會出來。 In Japan, a man shredded some papers. He shredded an envelope. Then … oh, no! He remembered the envelope had a ?10,000 yen bill in it! That's about $2,000 Taiwan dollars… 日本有一位男子在用碎紙機的時候，不小心把裝了一張1萬日圓的信封放進碎紙機，1萬日圓大約等於兩千塊台幣。 The man told his son about the shredded bill. If the boy put the bill back together, it was his! But first, he had to find the pieces of the bill… There was lots of shredded paper! 男子告訴他兒子，如果他可以把鈔票拼回去，那張鈔票就是他的。但他要先找出那一張日幣的碎片。 It was very hard! Some pieces of the bill were the same color as other shredded paper! 這非常困難，因為鈔票碎片跟機器裡面的一些別的碎紙顏色一樣。 The boy had another ?10,000 yen bill. He matched the little pieces to the new bill. He didn't find all of the pieces. But he found most of them! It took him three weeks! 男孩拿出另一張1萬日圓的鈔票，用來比對碎片，雖然他沒有找到全部，但他花了三個星期找回了大部分。 He took the shredded bill to a bank. They looked at it carefully. Did they give him a new ?10,000 yen bill? Yes!! 他拿著拚回去的鈔票去銀行，銀行仔細檢查後，給了他一張新的鈔票。 Was $2,000 Taiwan dollars worth all that work? For this boy, yes, it was! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 被碎紙機絞碎的鈔票，小男孩卻有辦法把它們拼回去。 1. piece 片、塊 I found an amazing puzzle! 我找到一個很棒的拼圖! Oh no, how many pieces? 糟糕了，有幾片? Three thousand! 三千片! 2. hard 困難的 That's a bit hard, don't you think? 那有點難，你不覺得嗎? The last time you did a 2-thousand-piece one, 上次你拼兩千片的拼圖，it took you two months! 花了兩個月! 3. have to 必須 That's because one piece was missing. 那是因為有一片不見了。 I had to find it. 我得把它找出來。 Well, at least you found it. 至少你找到了。 Yeah.是的。 4. carefully 小心 This time I'll do it much more carefully.這回我會小心得多。 And spend another three months on it? 再花三個月嗎? I hope not! 我希望不會。 請跟我念今天的單字。 piece片、塊 hard困難的 have to必須 carefully小心 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does a shredder do? a. Finds paper b. Cuts paper c. Colors paper 2. How much money was in the envelope? a. ?2000 yen b. ?10,000 yen c. ?3 yen 3. Who put the ?10,000 yen bill back together? a. The man b. The man's daughter c. The man's son Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Fish Taxi Accident In Oregon, lots of salmon are NOT born in rivers. These baby fish are born in hatcheries. Workers help them grow. Young fish are safe there. 奧勒岡州有很多鮭魚不是在河裡出生，而是在魚卵孵化場。工作人員把牠們安全的養大。 When salmon are about a year and a half old, they leave their hatchery. They take a fish taxi! 到了一歲半，這些小魚就會搭計程車，離開孵化場。 Fish taxis are trucks with a big tank. Hatchery workers put salmon and water in the tank. 鮭魚計程車是裝載巨大魚缸的卡車，工作人員把魚缸裝滿水，把小魚放進去。 The truck drives the fish to a river. The salmon swim down the river to the ocean. There, they become big and strong. 卡車載小魚到河邊，放進河裡，讓牠們從河流游進大海，長成強壯的大魚。 One day, a truck was driving near a river. The tank had more than 100,000 salmon in it. The fish were going to a big river. 有一天，一輛裝了十萬條魚苗的卡車要開到河邊。 But the road was wet. The truck turned and ---oh, no! There was a bad accident! 結果路面濕滑，讓卡車轉彎時出了車禍! The driver was okay! But the tank rolled down by the river. Water and many, many salmon came out of the tank! 還好駕駛沒事，但車上的水缸滾到了河邊！裡面的魚苗幾乎都流出來了。 Some did not live… But 77,000 salmon were very lucky! They fell into the river and swam away! 有的鮭魚沒有活下來，但還是有7萬7千隻的鮭魚很幸運地掉進河裡游走了。 Go, fish! Swim to the ocean! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 鮭魚計程車出了車禍，讓它的乘客通通掉進了河裡。 1. fish 魚。 Let's get a pet. 我們養個寵物吧。 Good idea! A dog or a cat? 好主意，養狗還是養貓? I think we should get some fish.我覺得應該養魚。 2. swim 游泳。 Fish? You can't cuddle a fish! 魚?你沒辦法跟魚抱抱。 But I enjoy watching them swim. 但是我喜歡看牠們游泳。It's so relaxing.讓人很放鬆。 3. water 水。 Okay, so how should we start? 好吧，該怎麼開始? Buy a fish tank and put water in it. 買一個魚缸，放水進去。 4. lucky 幸運的。 Yeah, and I'll find two pairs of colorful fish.對，我去找兩對彩色的魚。 If we're lucky, we'll get baby fish! 我們幸運的話，還會有小貝比魚! Do you like fish as pets? fish魚 swim游泳 water水 lucky幸運的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. In Oregon, where do workers help fish grow? a. The ocean b. Hatcheries c. Rivers 2. What is a "fish taxi"? a. A boat b. A truck c. A car 3. When the accident happened, where did the salmon come out? a. By a river b. On the road c. In a hatchery Answers 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Kid Teacher A young girl was inspired by her older brother and sister. They were doing very well in school. She became excited about doing well in school too! 有一個小女孩她的哥哥姊姊在學校成績優異，她受到啟發，也很希望在學校有所表現。 The girl became the youngest student at her university. Her classmates didn't know she was 13. She felt like a secret superhero! She studied hard to be a teacher. She finished university when she was 15! 她後來成為大學裡最年輕的學生，同學都沒有發現她才13歲，她覺得自己像個隱藏版的超級英雄。她很用功，希望以後當老師，15歲就從大學畢業。 But… she wanted to teach. She didn't want her parents to drive her to work. She wanted to drive. But she had to be 16 to get a driver's license. 她雖然想當老師，可是又不願意讓父母開車送她，只能等到16歲拿到駕照。 The girl got her driver's license and started teaching. At 16, she's the youngest teacher in the U.S.! 女孩拿到駕照後就開始教書，成為美國最年輕的老師。 She teaches Grade 3. She makes her classes fun! She asks her students to try new things. She tells them to think about what they can do, not what they can't do. 她教小學三年級的學生，她的課很好玩。她也鼓勵學生嘗試新的事物，告訴他們要想想，他們能做什麼，而不是不能做什麼。 Her students don't think she's a kid. They see her talking with other teachers. They see her driving. 她的學生不覺得她是個小孩，因為他們看到她跟其他老師聊天，也看到她開車。 This young teacher inspires her students. They try to do and be the best they can. Who inspires you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個女孩從讀書到當老師，都是最年輕的。 1. student 學生 I told my students a joke. 我跟學生講了一個笑話。 But they didn't laugh. 可是他們都沒笑。 What was the joke? 什麼笑話? "How does the ocean say hello? It waves." 海洋如何說哈囉? 它揮揮手。 2. teach 教學 Maybe you need to teach the word "wave" first. 也許你得先教「海浪」這個字。 I think so, too. 我也覺得。 3. youngest 最年輕 But Annie, my youngest student, asked me to explain. 不過我的年紀最小的學生安妮，有要我解釋。 She's only 9. 她只有九歲。 4. class 班級 A 9-year-old in your grade-6 class? 九歲上你六年級的班? Yeah, and she's doing very well. 對，而且她表現很好。 今天學到的單字你還記得嗎? student學生 teach教學 youngest最年輕 class班級 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Who inspired the girl? a. Her older brother b. Her best friend c. A superhero 2. How old was the girl when she became a teacher? a. Thirteen b. Fifteen c. Sixteen 3. What does the teacher tell her students to think about? a. What they can do b. What they can't do c. How to have fun Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From Wild Goats to Pet Goats? A small Italian island has about 100 people. It also has about 600 wild goats! 義大利的一座小島有差不多100位居民跟600多隻的野生山羊。 That's too many wild goats! They are a ‘biiiig’ problem. There isn't enough food for them! Now they go into people's gardens.* *They eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner there! Goodbye, beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables… 野生山羊真的太多了，島上沒有足夠的食物，牠們只好跑進居民的後院吃三餐，漂亮的花、蔬菜水果都沒了。 The mayor is asking for help! He wants people to take 500 goats from the island. Maybe these wild goats can become their pet goats! 市長希望大家可以幫助他把500隻山羊帶離這座島，或許這些山羊可以成為他們的寵物。 Getting a goat is easy.People email the mayor. They say they want a goat. The mayor says okay. Then they go and catch a goat! 要領養山羊很簡單，寄電子郵件給市長說想要一隻，市長同意就可以去抓山羊。 Wait a minute… The island is one tall mountain. It has no roads! It has no cars! It has many, MANY steps. Donkeys carry things up and down. And… goats are VERY good at running up and down mountains. 等等，這座島是一座高山，山上沒有路也沒有車，只有很多的階梯。驢子可以載物品上下樓梯，山羊也很會爬山。 The mayor gives people fifteen days to catch a wild goat.Why? Hmmm… Maybe getting a pet goat here isn't easy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 想要山羊當寵物，看起來困難重重。 1. breakfast 早餐 What’s for breakfast tomorrow? 明天早飯吃什麼? Let’s see…Toast, milk and fruit.我想想，吐司、牛奶跟水果。 Sounds good. 聽起來不錯。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 And what’s for lunch? Just curious. 那中飯呢? 只是好奇。 Maybe some pasta with vegetables. 也許煮點麵條加蔬菜。 Vegetables from our garden? That’ll be great! 我們菜園裡的蔬菜嗎? 那很棒! 3. dinner 晚飯 I won’t be home for dinner, though. 不過我不會在家吃晚飯。 I’m going hiking on Xiangshan.我要去象山健行。 4. up and down 上上下下 What’s the fun of going up and down that hill? 爬上爬下那座山有什麼好玩的? The weather is so hot.天氣又這麼熱。 The night view is beautiful! 夜景很漂亮! 這些都是常用的單字。 breakfast早餐 vegetable蔬菜 dinner晚飯 up and down上上下下 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many wild goats are there on the island? a. Fifty b. One hundred c. Six hundred 2. What do the wild goats eat? a. Pet food b. Vegetables c. Seafood 3. What do you need to do first to get a goat from the island? a. Feed the goat b. Ride a donkey c. Email the mayor Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Space Junk Zooms Over California Do you look at the sky at night? Well, one night in California, people saw a big, bright light. It zoomed across the sky. Maybe it was a plane or a shooting star. But… it was falling to the Earth! 你會抬頭看晚上的天空嗎? 加州有一天晚上，民眾看到一道很亮的光，劃過天空。那可能是飛機或是流星。但是它卻掉到了地球上! Later, scientists said it was a piece of a rocket. Pieces of broken or old rockets and satellites are space junk. 後來科學家說那是火箭的碎片。舊的火箭、衛星的碎片都是太空垃圾。 Millions of pieces of space junk zoom around the Earth. The pieces can zoom 28,000 kilometers an hour! They're a big problem! Space junk can hit satellites or spaceships. 數以百萬計的太空垃圾碎片繞著地球轉，它們移動的速度可以高達每一小時2萬8千公里，可能會打到衛星或太空船。 Sometimes space junk falls to the Earth. Scientists said the space junk falling over California was about 1,500 kilograms! But no one found it. Metal becomes very, very hot when it falls to the Earth. Maybe the space junk burned up! 科學家說掉在加州的太空垃圾重達1500公斤，但是沒有人找到。可能它掉落的時候，金屬過熱，整個燒掉了。 Scientists are finding ways to clean up space junk. They want to keep everyone safe from it. 科學家也在想辦法清理太空垃圾，保護大家安全。 Maybe you'll see a bright light zooming across the night sky too. Maybe it will be a plane or a shooting star. Or maybe it'll be space junk! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 劃過夜空的亮光，可能是太空垃圾進入地球大氣層燃燒的火花。 1. junk 垃圾 Did you see that? 你看到了嗎? I sure did! It's amazing, isn't it? 看到了，很精彩吧? My guess is that it's space junk.我猜是太空垃圾。 2. piece 碎片 Why? 為什麼呢? Because it seems to have many pieces. 因為似乎有很多片。 Maybe they are parts of a big rocket. 也許是一枚大火箭的零件。 That would be so cool! 那很酷呢! 3. fall 掉落 The pieces may fall on us. 可能會掉在我們頭上呢. That would be big news! 那會是大新聞! 4. hit 打擊 You're not worried? 你不擔心? Not at all. 一點也不。 I'm sure they won't hit me.肯定不會打到我。 Look, another one is coming! 你看，又來了一個! Help! 救命啊! Have you ever seen space junk? junk垃圾 piece碎片 fall掉落 hit打擊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What was in the sky over California? a. A piece of a rocket b. A shooting star c. A plane 2. What is space junk? a. New spaceships b. Pieces of satellites c. Space travel snacks 3. Why is space junk a problem? a. It's not healthy. b. It's old. c. It can hit satellites. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Marathons are very long runs. They're about 42 kilometers long! Many people never run a marathon. But one British man ran 385 marathons in less than a year! 馬拉松是一種長跑的運動，全程差不多42公里。很多人從來沒有跑過馬拉松，但有一個人一年內跑了385場馬拉松! This British man ran in Africa. He ran from the most southern place to the most northern place. He ran through 16 countries. 這位英國男子從非洲的最南端跑到最北部，一共經過16個國家。 He had some problems during the run. Somebody stole his money and phone. He got very sick from eating some bad food. In the Sahara desert, he ran in sandstorms and… snowstorms! 跑步的過程遇到許多困難，有人偷了他的錢包跟手機，他也曾經吃壞肚子。在撒哈拉沙漠，他還遇到沙塵暴跟暴風雪。 The man ran for two charities. One charity helps young people who have no homes. The other helps Indigenous people in the Sahara desert. People around the world gave them money because he ran. They gave over one million British pounds. That's over $42 million Taiwan dollars! 全世界的人都因為他捐款給兩家慈善機構，一家幫助無家可歸的青少年，另一家幫助撒哈拉沙漠的原住民，募款金額超過100萬英鎊，相當於4200多萬台幣。 This man ran across Africa to help people. What a great guy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 長跑一萬六千多公里，不只是挑戰自我，也是為了做善事募款。 1. sick 生病 Hey, there's a marathon in Taipei next month! 台北下個月有馬拉松! Last time you ran a marathon, you came back on the MRT. 上次你跑馬拉松，是坐捷運回來的。 That's because I got sick.那是因為我生病了。 2. kilometer 公里 From running too hard.因為你跑太用力。 From eating too much. 因為我吃太多。 This time I'll join the beginner's group. 這回我要加入初學者那一組。 That's still 10 kilometers. 那還是有十公里。 3. less than 少於 No, it's less than that. It's 5 kilometers.不到那麼多，只有五公里。 Five?! You might as well walk. 五公里?乾脆用走的好了。 4. never 絕不 I'd never do that. I'd run all the way. 我絕不會那麼做。我會全部用跑的。 你還記得今天的單字嗎? sick生病 kilometer公里 less than少於 never絕不 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the man do? a. Ran in South America b. Ran in different marathons c. Ran through 16 countries 2. Why did the man run? a. To become rich b. To write a book about running c. To help people 3. What happened to the man? a. He got lost. b. He ran in snowstorms. c. He broke his leg. Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dragon Boat Racing in Alabama, USA! Huh? What's that sound? That's right. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival! 那是什麼聲音?今天是端午節! That sound is a drum. The drum helps the people racing in a dragon boat. Those people are paddlers. They use paddles to move the boat. They paddle by listening to the drum on their boat. 那是龍舟上的鼓聲，龍舟上的鼓可以幫助選手比賽，他們會跟著鼓聲節奏划手裡的槳。 But this isn't in Taipei. Taichung? Nope. Kaohsiung? Nope. Yilan, Hualien, Pingtung, Hsinchu, or Penghu? Nope, nope, nope, nope, and nope! 但這裡不是台北，台中呢?高雄，不是。宜蘭，花蓮，屏東，新竹還是澎湖。不! 都不是，不是台灣任何一個地方。 This is in the USA! This state is Alabama. People in Alabama are racing dragon boats! That's really cool. 這是在美國阿拉巴馬州舉行的龍舟競賽。 Now many people in Alabama think racing dragon boats is fun and cool! That's great, right? People all around the world are enjoying the dragon boat festival like we do in Taiwan. 因為越來越多在阿拉巴馬州的人覺得划龍舟比賽很好玩又很酷。世界各地的人都像我們一樣慶祝端午節。 Today, people everywhere will be watching dragon boat races, balancing eggs for luck, and eating tasty zongzi! … Oof, I think I've eaten enough zongzi for one day … Happy Dragon Boat Festival, everyone! 端午節快樂! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 遠在天邊的美國阿拉巴馬州，也會舉行划龍舟大賽。 1. people 人們 Somebody is playing drums.有人在打鼓。 Not somebody. It's a whole bunch of people playing.不是一個人，是一群人在打。 2. sound 聲音 The sound is coming from the school next door. 這個聲音是從隔壁學校傳來的。 Oh, so it's probably a class. 所以那些人也許在上課。 3. drum 鼓 Yeah, they are playing African drums. 沒錯，他們在打非洲鼓。 You know how to play? 你也會嗎? Yeah, I took classes for a while.對，我以前上過一陣子課。 4. fun 樂趣 Did you have fun? 覺得好玩嗎? I did. I had lots of fun. 好玩，很好玩。 The best thing was I played drums on a boat! 最好的是我在船上打鼓。 想想看怎麼用這些單字? people人們 sound聲音 drum鼓 fun樂趣 __________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is this dragon boat race? a. Penghu b. China c. Alabama 2. What moves the boats? a. Paddles b. Dragons c. Aliens 3. What do the paddlers listen to? a. People in Alabama b. Elephants at the festival c. The drum on their boat Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey kids, the storyteller is here! It's story time! In Pakistan, many poor kids can't read. Many don't go to school. There’s nothing to do. Some kids get into trouble… 巴基斯坦很多家境貧窮的小朋友不會認字，也不去學校。平常沒有事情可以做，有一些小朋友就會闖禍。 In one city, some people want these kids to love reading. 其中有一個城市，有一群人想要讓小朋友愛上閱讀。 These people wrote fun picture books.* *They also got some old ice cream bikes. These bikes have a big, strong box to hold ice cream. But now they hold lots of books. The bikes are cute, colorful little libraries! 這些人寫了有趣的繪本，還找了用來賣冰淇淋的腳踏車，這種車都有堅固的大箱子可以裝很多書，變成小型圖書館。 Storytellers ride the bikes. They go to poor parts of the city. They find a good place for reading. They put colorful little mats on the ground. They put orange safety cones around the mats. 說書人騎著單車，到貧窮的區域，找個好地方，在地上鋪小地毯，周圍放橘色的三角錐，開始說故事。 Every time, lots of kids come. They sit on the mats.The storyteller reads. He holds the book high. The kids listen to every word! They look at every picture! Their eyes shine! They smile and laugh! 每次都有很多小朋友過來坐在地毯上聽故事，說故事的人都會把書舉高，讓小朋友看到圖片。小朋友的眼神都閃閃發光，也笑得很開心。 Some of these kids go to school now. They want to learn how to read. Storytelling can change lives! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 巴基斯坦有一群人，想出辦法鼓勵小孩閱讀。 1. poor 貧窮的 Once upon a time, there was a poor boy… 從前有一個窮小子… Wait, are you telling me a story? 等一等，你在跟我講故事嗎? Yeah, this is a story I wrote. 是啊，這是我自己寫的故事。 2. listen to 聆聽 Do I have to listen to it? 我一定得聽嗎? Do you have anything better to do? 你有更好的事要做嗎? Well, not really.倒也沒有。 In that case, please let me go on. 既然那樣，拜託讓我繼續。 3. read 閱讀 But I prefer reading it myself. 但是我比較想要自己看。 It’s not done yet. 我還沒寫完。 4. word 字 How many words have you got? 你寫了幾個字了? About 20. 大概20個。 That’s just 3 or 4 sentences! 那才三四個句子。 Like I said, it’s not done. 我說了還沒寫完嘛。 請注意，讀單字時間。 poor貧窮的 listen to聆聽 read閱讀 word字 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What did the ice cream bikes become? a. Little libraries b. Small schools c. Strong boxes 2. What's in the big boxes now? a. Ice cream b. Books c. Storytellers 3. Why do some of these kids go to school now? a. To ride a bike b. To get orange cones c. To learn how to read ** ** Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Working at the Penguin Post Office Five people from the U.K. got amazing summer jobs. From November to March, they're going to work in Antarctica! 五個英國人得到一份很棒的暑期工作。從十一月到明年三月，他們要在南極洲工作。 The jobs are at the Penguin Post Office! It's the farthest post office to the south! One thousand five hundred penguins live outside it! 他們會在南極企鵝郵局工作，這間是全世界最南邊的郵局，還有1500隻企鵝在周圍生活。 About 18,000 people visit every summer! They're cruise ship passengers. They send 80,000 letters and postcards! 每年夏天，大約有1萬8千名搭郵輪的遊客會拜訪南極，寄出大約8萬封的信件跟明信片。 Life at the post office is an adventure. It snows every day so they shovel lots of snow! There's no running water. They empty the toilet every day. 在這個郵局生活本身就是一場冒險。員工每天都需要剷雪。那裡沒有水，所以每天都要清理馬桶。 Cruise ships come a few times a week. They give the workers drinking water. The workers take showers on the ships! Ahhhhh… 郵輪每周會來幾次提供飲用水，郵局員工也可以到郵輪上洗澡。 The penguins are the best part of the job. The workers count them! The worst part is smelling penguin poop day and night! Peeeyuuuu! 這份工作最棒的地方是企鵝，員工每天都會數企鵝，但最糟糕的是白天晚上都會聞到企鵝的大便。 The five new Penguin Post Office workers are going to have an amazing Antarctic adventure! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在企鵝郵局工作，可能沒有想像中那麼好玩。 1. visit 拜訪 I'm so ready for my summer vacation! 我完全準備好過暑假了! Do you plan to visit friends? 你計畫去拜訪朋友嗎? Friends in Penghu.澎湖的朋友。 2. amazing 驚人的 The ocean is very beautiful there. 那裡的海非常美麗。 Sounds amazing! 聽起來真棒! It really is. 確實是。 3. day and night 白天夜晚 And I'd like to swim there day and night. 我白天晚上都要在那裡游泳。 Sleeping outside under the moon. 睡在外面月光底下。 4. outside 外面 Sleeping outside by the sea? 睡在外面的海邊? Yeah, the sea will be shining, and you'll hear the waves. 對啊，海面閃閃發光，還聽到海浪聲。 Wow! 你暑假想去哪裡? visit拜訪 amazing驚人的 day and night白天夜晚 outside外面 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is this post office? a. The U.K b. Antarctica c. The Arctic 2. How many people visit the post office every summer? a. 8,000 b. 18,000 c. 80,000 3. What is the best part of working at this post office? a. The toilet b. The smell c. The penguins Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taipei 101 Stayed Strong During Earthquake In some places, earthquakes happen a lot. In these places, it's important for buildings to be safe during earthquakes. Engineers need to build strong and steady buildings. 有一些地區常常發生地震，所以這些地區的建築物必須堅固、穩定。 Taiwan had a strong earthquake on April third. Most buildings were fine! 台灣在4月3號發生大地震，但大部分的建築物都沒事。 Taipei 101 was fine too. It's one of the tallest buildings in the world! It was built to be very strong, even during earthquakes. 世界最高建築物之一的台北101也沒事，發生地震的時候，101還是很堅固。 Engineers made Taipei 101 flexible. That means the building can move from side to side. This is important during earthquakes. 工程師建造台北101的時候，確保它有韌性，這在地震的時候很重要。 Taipei 101 has a very big, shiny ball. This ball is 660 tons! It's inside the building! And it's near the top! It can move from side to side. When the building moves to the left, the ball moves to the right. This helps keep the building safe and steady during an earthquake! 台北101靠近頂樓的位置有一顆很大的球，重達660噸。它會移動，當台北101向左邊晃的時候，這顆球就會向右移動，讓這棟摩天大樓穩定下來。 During the earthquake, Taipei 101 moved from side to side. But it stayed strong! 地震發生的時候，台北101會搖晃，但是還是很堅固。 Engineers can make buildings that are safe even when the earth shakes. Hmmm… can they stop the earth from shaking?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 台北101大樓的阻尼器，讓它在地震中屹立不搖。 1. building 建築物 Oh no, what's this? 糟糕，這是什麼? It's an earthquake! Get down! 地震，蹲下來! Oh my God! Is the building going to fall? 老天爺啊，這棟樓會不會垮啊? 2. safe 安全的 No, we should be safe.不會，我們應該很安全。 There, it has stopped. 好了，停了。 It was so scary! 太可怕了! My heart is beating like crazy! 我的心臟還在狂跳! 3. shake 搖晃 I know. It was a big one. 我知道，好大的地震。 The ground was shaking from side to side. 地板先是左右晃。 4. happen 發生 Right, and then up and down.對，然後上下搖。 Let's turn on the TV and see what happened.我們來開電視看看是怎麼回事。 Please read these words with me. building建築物 safe安全的 shake搖晃 happen發生 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How heavy is Taipei 101's ball? a. 6 tons b. 60 tons c. 660 tons 2. What does Taipei 101's ball do during an earthquake? a. Drop to the floor b. Move from side to side c. Get heavier 3. During April's earthquake, what did Taipei 101 do? a. Became taller b. Moved up and down c. Moved from side to side Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ PA System: "Attention shoppers. One hundred dogs are running everywhere in the mall! We're very sorry. We're catching them as fast as we can!" Narrator: Huh? Where did the dogs come from? Well, in this shopping mall in China, there's a pet cafe?. That's where one hundred friendly huskies work. But one day, someone forgot to close the door! 這些狗從哪裡來的呢?這座中國的購物中心有一間寵物咖啡廳，裡面有100隻喜歡跟人親近的哈士奇。但是有一天，咖啡廳的門忘了關。 The dogs left their jobs! They ran out of the pet cafe?! 那些狗狗居然就翹班了，跑出咖啡廳。 The huskies were very happy! They wagged their fluffy tails! They woofed. They jumped! Some of them got snacks… without paying! 哈士奇非常開心，牠們搖著尾巴、跳來跳去，有的還免費拿到零食。 The mall became a doggy playground. The shoppers were surprised! Some shoppers were happy to see the huskies. But other shoppers were scared of them. 購物中心變成狗狗的遊樂場。民眾都嚇了一跳，有一些人很開心看到這些狗狗，但有人會害怕。 The huskies played and played! The pet cafe? workers tried to catch them. Kind shoppers helped too. But the dogs ran here and there. It took one hour to catch them! 咖啡廳的員工試著把牠們抓回去，也有熱心的民眾幫忙，花了一個小時才抓完。 Phew! Good doggie. PA System: "Good afternoon shoppers, you can enjoy shopping again. The dogs had fun, but now they're all back at work! Hey! Aaaaahhhhh!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 購物商場裡面有許多哈士奇亂跑，是不是很有趣的景象? 1. friendly 友善的 I think huskies are the most beautiful dogs! 我覺得哈士奇是最漂亮的狗狗! I find their eyes not so friendly. 牠們的眼睛不那麼友善。 2. scared 害怕 Are you kidding? Their eyes are pretty! 你在開玩笑吧? 牠們的眼睛很美! They are icy blue, and I'm scared of them.牠們的眼睛是冰冷的藍色，我很害怕。 3. fluffy 蓬鬆的 But look at their fluffy coats and white legs. 但是你看牠蓬鬆的皮毛跟雪白的腿。Don't you think they are cute? 你不覺得牠們很可愛嗎? 4. jump 跳 I do like their puppies.我是喜歡小狗。 I enjoy seeing them jumping around. 我喜歡看牠們跳來跳去。 Do you like huskies? Let's read today's vocabulary. friendly友善的 scared害怕 fluffy蓬鬆的 jump跳 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where were the huskies? a. A shopping mall b. A restaurant c. A dog park 2. How did the huskies get out? a. Open windows b. A big hole c. An open door 3. How long did it take to catch the huskies? a. One hour b. One day c. One hundred hours Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Astronauts Will Make History The universe is big. It's very, very big. And every day, every hour, every second, it gets bigger! 宇宙非常大，而且每天、每小時、每秒鐘一直在變大。 There's a lot to learn about the universe. There are millions and billions of places in it! Scientists are learning more about it all the time! 宇宙還有很多我們不知道的事，科學家一直學到新的宇宙知識。 Some scientists explore the universe with telescopes. Others use robots that take photos. And some brave scientists travel to space! These brave scientists are astronauts. 有一些科學家用望遠鏡探索宇宙，也有科學家用機器人拍照，還有勇敢的科學家上太空成為太空人。 Only American astronauts have walked on the moon. But that's going to change! Space travel includes more people now. 目前只有美國太空人在月球漫步，但很快會有越來越多人參與太空飛行。 In a few years, a Japanese astronaut will walk on the moon! This will be an important moment in our history. It will be the first time a non-American astronaut walks on the moon! 再過幾年，日本的太空人就會在月球漫步。這會是人類歷史的重要時刻，他會是第一位非美國太空人在月球漫步。 That's not all! Next year, an American spaceship will fly around the moon. The astronauts include the first Black man, the first woman, and the first non-American to fly around the moon. 明年還有一艘美國的太空船會環繞月球，這項任務將讓大家看到第一位繞月球的黑人太空人、女性太空人跟非美國籍的太空人。 More astronauts are included in space travel now. This is an important time for our world and the universe! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家的太空知識越來越豐富，太空探險也在增加。 1. astronaut 太空人 Listen to this. 你聽這個。 Why couldn't the astronaut book a room on the moon? 為什麼太空人訂不到月球上的房間? I don't know. Why? 我不知道。為什麼? 2. travel 旅行 Because it was full! 因為是滿月! Okay, that's a good one. 好吧，很好笑。 But isn't it cool? 不是很酷嗎? Traveling to the moon? 去月球旅行? 3. brave 勇敢的 Probably. But it's really too far away. 也許吧，不過那真的太遠了。 I'm not that brave. 我沒有那麼勇敢。 4. space 太空 I'm afraid I'll die of loneliness.我恐怕會死於寂寞。 Why are you worried about that? 你怎麼會擔心那個? Because I'll be in empty space! 因為我會在空空的太空裡! 你今天學到哪些單字? astronaut太空人 travel旅行 brave勇敢的 space太空 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens to the universe every second? a. It gets smaller. b. It gets bigger. c. It gets braver. 2. What do scientists use to take photos of the universe? a. Aliens b. Robots c. Rabbits 3. Which country's astronaut will walk on the moon? a. Jordan b. Japan c. Jamaica Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Saving Bananas How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes! 全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔，是1000億! Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive. 農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉，但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。 Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it! 有一種疾病會讓香蕉死亡，這讓農夫很擔心，他們努力保護他們的香蕉，但如果香蕉感染疾病，他們也無法阻止。 Scientists are trying different ways to save these bananas. In Australia, scientists looked at the DNA of these bananas. DNA tells plants and animals how to grow. The scientists changed one part of the DNA. This made a new kind of banana. The disease can't kill it! 科學家用各種方法保護香蕉。澳洲的科學家改變香蕉一部份的基因，種出的新品種可以抵抗疾病。 Australian farmers aren't growing this new banana now. They're waiting to see if the disease comes… 澳洲蕉農還沒開始種新品種的香蕉，他們還在看香蕉會不會又感染。 In Taiwan, the disease came long ago. Taiwanese scientists look for bananas the disease doesn't kill. Their DNA is a little different. These scientists help farmers grow these bananas here and in other countries. 台灣很久以前就流行過這種疾病。台灣科學家找到可以抵抗的香蕉品種，發現它們的基因不太一樣，這些科學家幫助台灣跟外國的農夫種植。 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 台灣出產很多香蕉，對香蕉的疾病也有深入研究。 1. different 不同的 A banana plantation here! 這裡有個香蕉園! What a surprise! 真讓人驚訝! This is a different kind of banana. 這是不同品種的香蕉。 2. farmer 農夫 They are Japanese bananas. 它們是芭蕉。 How can you tell? 你怎麼看出來的? Oh, my father was a farmer. 我爸爸曾經是農夫。 3. grow 種植 He grew bananas? 他種香蕉? All kinds of fruit.各種水果。 Bananas, tomatoes, mangoes, papayas, and more. 香蕉番茄芒果木瓜，還有別的。 4. work 工作 Did you learn how to grow them? 你有沒有學會怎麼種? Yeah, I worked for my father during my vacations. 有，我放假時都替我爸爸做事。 Do you like bananas? 來一起讀單字。 different不同的 farmer農夫 grow種植 work工作 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How many bananas are eaten every year? a. 100,000 b. 100,000,000 c. 100,000,000,000 2. What is worrying banana farmers? a. A banana disease b. Banana DNA c. New bananas 3. What did Australian scientists do? a. Found bananas the disease didn't kill b. Made a new banana c. Helped farmers in other countries Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows! 今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨，但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣，而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨! Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it! 這個位在美國密西根的公園裡有很多小朋友。現在有一台直升機飛過，機上的大袋子掉出了很多的棉花糖。 That's the marshmallow rain! Fifteen thousand marshmallows are dropping! 天空下起了棉花糖雨，1萬5千個棉花糖從空中掉下來。 This is the Great Marshmallow Drop! It happens every year. And you know what? It's for all kids up to twelve years old! And it's for people of all ages with disabilities! 這場棉花糖雨每一年舉辦一次，開放給12歲以下的小朋友以及各種年齡的身障人士。 Marshmallows are yummy. But don't eat these marshmallows! They fell onto the ground! They're dirty! 棉花糖很好吃，但不要吃地上的棉花糖，它已經髒了。 Now every kid is picking up one marshmallow. They're very excited! They need one marshmallow to get a prize! They get candy, a coloring book, AND a water park ticket. 現在每個小孩都在撿地上的棉花糖來換獎品，他們可以拿到糖果、著色本還有水上樂園的門票。 Come and see the marshmallow rain at the park! Then pick up a marshmallow and get your prize! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 棉花糖日是大人小孩都喜愛的節日。 1. weather forecast 天氣預報 The sky looks so dark! 天空看起來好陰沉! What did the weather forecast say? 天氣預報怎麼說? It said heavy rain this afternoon. 它說今天下午會下大雨。 2. believe 相信 I can't believe it! 真不敢相信! We had bright sunshine all morning! 我們整個早上都陽光燦爛呢! I know.我知道。 3. candy 糖果 So should we still go out? 所以我們還是應該出門? I suggest we stay at home. 我建議我們留在家。 I did bring marshmallows and candy.我帶了棉花糖跟糖果。 4. yummy 好吃的 And I can make popcorn and pizza.我可以做爆米花跟披薩。 Yummy stuff! 好吃的東西。 Please read the words with me. weather forecast天氣預報 believe相信 candy糖果 yummy好吃的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is the Great Marshmallow Drop? a. A park b. A supermarket c. A school 2. What are the marshmallows falling from? a. A helicopter b. A tall building c. Fluffy clouds 3. What prize can you get with one marshmallow? a. A teddy bear b. A coloring book c. An ice cream cone Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river. 你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過，準備找地方產卵，但是這條河有個閘門。 The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them. 有船要通過的時候，閘門就會打開，魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船，牠們就要一直等，中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。 So a scientist made a fish doorbell! But fish don’t ring the doorbell. People do! 於是科學家做了魚群專用的門鈴，魚當然不會按門鈴，人才會! An underwater camera lets people see the gate. When people see fish there, they ring the doorbell. A worker opens the gate. 河裡還有水下攝影機讓大家看到閘門。只要有人看到魚在等，就可以按門鈴讓管理員開門。 Where's the doorbell?It's on the Internet! It's very popular. It lets people help fish. It teaches people about underwater life. They see many kinds of fish. 在哪按門鈴呢? 門鈴就在網路上，大家可以幫助魚又可以認識水生動物，還可以看到各種魚類。 Early morning and early evening are the best times to see fish. There aren't many hungry birds then… 每天清晨跟黃昏是看魚的最佳時機，這個時候也不會有太多飢餓的鳥類。 The fish doorbell is a fun way to help fish. Some people in Taiwan have helped! Do you want to help too? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 只要有人看到魚兒在水中游，就會打開門讓牠通過。 1. lay eggs 產卵 Hey, there are fish in the river! 嘿，這條河裡有魚! Yeah, they are salmon. 對啊，是鮭魚。 They swim upstream to lay eggs. 他們游到上游去產卵。 2. underwater 在水下 They swim all the way here to do that? 大老遠游過來生蛋? Yup! It’s a big underwater trip.沒錯，是很長的水下旅行。 They are fish, after all. 他們畢竟是魚。 3. hungry 飢餓的 So what happens to the eggs? 所以那些卵會怎麼樣? They hatch and grow. 牠們會孵出來，然後長大。 What do they eat when they’re hungry? 肚子餓的時候吃什麼呢? 4. life 生命 You can ask Google. 你可以問谷歌。 I’m sure it has the whole life cycle of salmon.一定有鮭魚的完整生命週期說明。 來一起讀單字。 lay eggs產卵 underwater在水下 hungry飢餓的 life生命 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do fish do in the river from May to June? a. Exercise b. Find birds c. Lay eggs 2. What do people do when they see fish at the gate? a. Feed them b. Ring a doorbell c. Say hello 3. What's the best time to see fish on the underwater camera? a. Early morning b. Late morning c. Afternoon Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Take a Train, Help the Earth Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains? 坐火車真舒服，那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎? In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth. 在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上，很好玩、很有趣，又很環保。 Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train! People are sleeping on sleeper trains in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some have dining cars too. 歐洲很多人都會睡臥舖列車，這種夜間火車有很多小房間，房間裡有床鋪，有的還有廁所。臥鋪列車就像有輪子的飯店，有的甚至還有餐車。 Sleeper trains in Europe cost more than planes*. *So why do people ride these trains? It's because they don't want to fly. Planes are bad for the environment. They use lots of fossil fuels. This makes the Earth warmer! 在歐洲搭臥鋪列車比搭飛機還貴，那為什麼還是有人要搭呢?因為飛機要用到很多燃油，會讓地球暖化。 Trains are much better for the environment. They're also good for sightseeing. We can see nature. We can see towns and cities too. 搭火車比較環保，也適合看風景，我們會看到大自然、城鎮跟城市。 Now, we have to go to another country to ride on a sleeper train. But in 2027, maybe Taiwan will have its own Formosa Sleep Express! 現在我們想要搭臥鋪列車，就只能到別的國家。但是到2027年也許台灣會有福爾摩沙寢台列車。 Would you like to try sleeping on a sleeper train? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在火車上過夜，是另外一種旅行的方式。 1. relaxing 讓人放鬆 I love traveling by train! 我真喜歡火車旅行! Yeah, look at those green fields. 對啊，看那些綠色田野! It’s so relaxing! 讓人好放鬆。 2. ride 搭乘 I wish I could ride a train to many other places. 我希望能搭火車去很多別的地方。 3. Europe 歐洲 You can easily do so in Europe.去歐洲就可以很容易做到。 It has extensive rail networks. 它的鐵道網路很完整。 You can travel from Rome to Berlin, or from Paris to Vienna by train.你可以坐火車從羅馬到柏林，從巴黎到維也納。 4. lots of 很多 Have you been there lots of times? 你去過那裏很多次? Oh, yes, more than I can count. 多到我都數不清了。 大家多坐火車吧! relaxing讓人放鬆的 ride搭乘 Europe歐洲 lots of很多 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where are more people sleeping on trains? a. Europe b. Taiwan c. Formosa 2. Why are these people taking sleeper trains instead of planes? a. Trains cost more. b. Trains are better for the environment. c. Trains have dining cars. 3. What do planes use? a. Small rooms b. Hotels on wheels c. Fossil fuels Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Adventures Can Help Us Heal Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures! 你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡，他以前在當兵的時候，經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方，他很喜歡這些冒險。 But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair. 但是也在當兵的時候，他的雙腿失去知覺，現在需要坐輪椅。 Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy. 離開軍隊讓他很難過，他想要再次去冒險，所以他嘗試冒險治療。 Bandages help cuts heal. Medicine heals a fever. Therapy helps our minds heal. 繃帶治療傷口，藥物控制發燒，治療可以幫助我們恢復健康。 Thanks to his therapy, the man found a new adventure! Now he gets in a plane. He flies high in the sky. And then he jumps out! He's skydiving! 接受這種治療讓他找到新的冒險，他搭飛機到高空跳傘。 The man loves skydiving! It makes him feel happier! But something very surprising happens then! 他很喜歡跳傘，這讓他更快樂，但神奇的事情發生了! He falls at one hundred ninety kilometers an hour. And he can feel his legs again! He feels them a little… But he says that little feeling, for a few seconds, is enough for him! 他以時速190公里下墜，他的腳居然又有知覺，雖然只有幾秒中微微感覺到，但對他來說夠了。 Adventure therapy healed the man's mind. It helped his body too! Adventures can help us heal! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 冒險帶來的刺激感受，可能有治療的效果。 1. fly 飛行 What kind of adventures would you really like to try? 你會真的很想嘗試哪一種探險? Flying in a hot-air balloon! 坐熱氣球飛行。 Over the Hua-dong Rift Valley? 在花東縱谷上面? Anywhere would be fine. 哪裡都可以。 2. in the sky 在天上 Just to be high in the sky is exciting enough.高掛在天上已經夠讓人興奮了。 Hmmmm, that does sound like a big adventure.聽起來確實是一個大冒險。 3. jump 跳 What about you? 你呢? I dream about jumping from a high cliff into the crystal clear sea water! 我夢想從高高的懸崖跳進清澈的海裡! Wow, and you can't even swim! 而你甚至不會游泳。 4. do 做 That's what makes it an adventure! 那才叫做冒險! You do new things! 你做新的事情! 你想做什麼新的事情呢? fly飛行 in the sky在天上 jump跳 do做 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the man use to heal his mind? a. Bandages b. A fever c. Therapy 2. What new adventure did the man find? a. Healing b. Surprising c. Skydiving 3. How fast does the man fall through the air? a. 190 miles an hour b. 190 kilometers an hour c. 190 meters a minute Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities! 狐狸是野生動物，牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。 In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now. 美國一個城市，有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。 The wildlife center's workers don't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes. 野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類，這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。 But foxes aren't good pets. They need lots of space… and fresh raw meat! It's better for baby foxes to stay wild. 狐狸不適合當寵物，因為牠們需要很多空間跟新鮮的生肉，最好還是讓狐狸寶寶待在野外。 But the workers are around this baby fox all the time. So… they wear fox masks! The workers want her to think they are foxes too! 但是工作人員整天跟這隻狐狸寶寶在一起，於是他們戴上狐狸面具，讓牠覺得他們也是狐狸。 A stuffed fox toy is her mother. When the workers feed her, she lies on the toy. It makes her feel safe. 牠的媽媽是狐狸外形的填充玩具。工作人員在餵牠時，都把牠放在媽媽身上，讓牠安心。 Soon she'll live with three other wild baby foxes. She'll learn how to find food. She'll learn how to stay away from danger. She'll learn how to be with other wild animals. 過不久牠就會和另外三隻野生狐狸寶寶住在一起。牠會學習如何覓食、如何遠離危險、如何跟其他野生動物一起生活。 One day, she'll live in a forest or grassland. That's where she belongs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 動物保育人員想出各種辦法，讓小狐狸以後能適應野外生活。 1. street 街道 Did you hear they found a fox on the street? 你有沒有聽說他們在街上發現一隻狐狸? On the street? 在街上? Foxes should be out in the wild! 狐狸應該在野外! 2. feed 餵食 Anyway, they're feeding him milk. 不管怎樣，他們在餵牠喝奶。 So it's a baby. 所以是幼獸。 Yeah, a baby that looks more like a kitten.對，看起來比較像小貓。 3. pet 寵物 I wonder if someone can keep it as a pet. 不知道會不會有人養牠當寵物。 I doubt it.我懷疑。 4. belong 屬於 I think it belongs to the wild. 我想牠屬於野外。 And yet it's here.然而牠卻在這裡。 Yeah. 是啊。 今天這些單字很簡單。 street街道 feed餵食 pet寵物 belong屬於 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where was the baby fox found? a. A forest b. A street c. A grassland 2. What do the wildlife center workers wear? a. Fox masks b. Stuffed fox toys c. Fresh raw meat 3. Why is it important for a wild animal not to get used to people? a. It will be a good pet. b. It will be easy to catch. c. It will stay wild. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Library Wants Cat Pictures Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books! 你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。 It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no! 準時歸還書籍很重要，也要保管好。如果弄丟了，有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。 During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again. 疫情期間很多人把書弄丟了，借書證也被沒收。但美國一個城市的圖書館希望這些人可以回來借書。 Do people have to pay for their lost books? No! They can bring a picture of a cat. A cat? Yep! Then they get their library card back! 他們需要賠錢嗎?不用!他們只要拿一張貓咪的照片就可以拿回借書證。 Many people brought cute cat pictures. But one boy didn't have a cat. So he drew a cat! He got his library card back! 很多人帶了可愛的貓咪照片。但有個男孩沒有養貓，他就畫了一隻，也拿回借書證。 This library is kind. Some people don't have money for lost books. But they want to go to the library. So the cat pictures are making everyone happy! 這間圖書館非常有愛心，因為有一些人沒有錢賠償遺失的書籍，但他們還是想去圖書館，所以帶貓咪照片的方法讓大家都很開心。 The library is welcoming everyone back. It's showing that making mistakes is okay. It's also showing there's always a way to start over, especially when cute cats help! Let's go borrow some books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 只要有貓咪圖片，就可以拿回借書證。 1. borrow 借 That book you borrowed from me…? 你跟我借的那本書… Yeah, "Everyone Poops 大家來大便," we're not done yet. 我們還沒有看完。 2. back 回來 It's from the library. 它是圖書館的書。 It's a fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot。它是好玩的書，我兒子很喜歡看。 Would you bring it back to me tomorrow? 可以明天帶回來給我嗎? 3. return 歸還 I need to return it. 我需要歸還。 Of course. we've learned a lot from it.當然，我們已經學到很多了。 4. some 一些 What have you learned? I'm curious. 你們學到什麼? 我很好奇。 That some animals poop on the move. 有的動物一邊走一邊大。 Do you have a library card? 一起來讀單字。 borrow借 back回來 return歸還 some一些 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do libraries take some people's library cards? a. People lost books. b. People sold books. c. People bought books. 2. What did one boy draw? a. A book b. A cat c. A library 3. What is the library showing? a. Making mistakes is okay. b. Books are okay. c. Losing books is okay. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Exercise helps our bodies become stronger and healthier. It’s important to exercise! 運動可以讓我們的身體更健康、更強壯，所以運動很重要! One gym owner believes in the power of exercise.* *He loves helping people exercise. 有一位健身房老闆相信運動帶來的力量，他很喜歡鼓勵別人運動。 Every week, this man helps about thirty people exercise at his gym. He helps them for free. They are all older people and people with disabilities. Many have health problems. 他每星期都會讓30多人免費在他的健身房裡運動。這些人都是年長者跟身障者，大部分都有健康問題。 They can't move easily. But they try very hard. And he never gives up on them. 他們可能行動不便，但是非常努力。而且這位老闆從不放棄。 A young woman uses a wheelchair. With the man's help, she started exercising. Now she's stronger. She's happier and more confident too. 有個坐輪椅的年輕女士藉由老闆的幫助開始運動。現在她更強壯、更快樂也更有自信。 The man has a big heart. He’s helped people since he was young. His parents taught him to be kind and help others. 這個男人非常有愛心，他從小時候就開始幫助別人。他的父母教他要善良並且樂於助人。 This gym owner shows us exercise does more than make our bodies strong. Exercise also makes our minds strong. He believes anyone can get stronger with a positive attitude and hard work. 他也讓我們知道運動不只讓身體強壯，也鍛鍊心智。他覺得任何積極、努力的人都可以更強壯。 Let’s go exercise! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 喜歡助人的健身房老闆，相信運動可以促進身心健康。 1. exercise 做運動 I hate going to the gym! 我討厭去健身房! Why? Too many people? 為什麼?人太多了嗎? No. Too much hard work.不是，太辛苦了。 You don’t have to exercise that hard. 你不用那麼努力運動啊。 2. stronger 更強壯 I know. But I want to get stronger.我知道，但是我想要強壯一點。 3. become 變得 So did you become stronger? 那你有沒有變強壯呢? I think so. I eat and sleep well. 我想有，我吃得好睡得飽。 4. problem 問題 The problem is I often feel very tired. 問題是我常覺得非常疲倦。 Maybe you should cut back a bit. 也許你應該減少一點運動。 來一起讀單字。 exercise做運動 stronger更強壯 become變得 problem問題 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does exercise help our bodies become? a. Old b. Important c. Strong 2. Who does the man help for free? a. Healthy young people b. Very strong people c. People with disabilities 3. Who taught the man to be kind and help others? a. A young woman b. His parents c. A gym owner ** ** Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事，做 個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間，需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work! 法國邀請知名的藝術家跟漫畫家製作和巴黎奧運相關的藝術作品。他們花了三年的時間才完成，將近是運動員準備奧運的時間。 The colorful artwork has three panels. They are like panels in a graphic novel! The panels show athletes playing sports by the Eiffel Tower. 這個色彩豐富的作品分別掛在三個看板上，就像是漫畫裡的分格。作品呈現運動員在艾菲爾鐵塔旁運動。 On the middle panel, a man and woman are running to each other! They're touching the Olympic flame! 中間的看板是一男一女朝向對方跑去，他們的手觸碰奧運聖火。 On the left panel, a woman is throwing a javelin! The moon and stars are shining! 左邊是有一個丟標槍的女子，作品上方的星星跟月亮閃閃發光。 On the right panel, a skateboarder is doing a trick! A breakdancer is breaking! And a big yellow sun is shining on the Paris skyline! 右邊的看板有個滑板玩家在表演特技，也有個霹靂舞選手在跳舞，還有一顆太陽在天際照耀巴黎。 In this artwork, we can see the joy that hard work can bring. Let's watch the Paris Olympics! Vocabulary 巴黎奧運這幅藝術作品，結合了運動和美感。 Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 I'll be very busy this summer. 我這個夏天會很忙。 Oh, with your work? 忙著工作嗎? No. I'll be watching the Olympics every day. 不是，我要每天看奧運。 sports 運動 Wow! So you're going to Paris!? 哇，所有你要去巴黎!? I wish. 我真希望是。 No, I'll just watch it on TV. 不，我只會看電視。 I didn't know you're a sports fan. 我不知道你是運動迷。 run 奔跑 You didn't know I can run, swim, breakdance, and box? 你不知道我會跑會游泳，跳霹靂舞跟拳擊? That's real news to me! 這可真是新聞了。 athlete 運動員 Oh yes, I'm quite an athlete. 沒錯，我可是厲害的運動員。 You're full of hot air! 你是吹牛大王! Will you watch the Olympics in July? Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 sports運動 run奔跑 athlete運動員 Quiz 1. How many years do athletes take to get ready for the Olympics? a. 1 b. 2 to 3 c. 4 to 8 2. Where will the Olympics be? a. Paris b. London c. Beijing 3. What is on the middle panel? a. The Olympic flame b. A graphic novel c. A big sun Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大，我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到，但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步，玩得正開心的時候，看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮，因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints are very soft. These footprints are not soft. Dinosaurs made these footprints millions of years ago. The footprints became very hard. Now they're as hard as rocks. 我們在海灘上留下的腳印是軟的，但這些幾千萬年前的腳印，現在硬的跟石頭一樣。 These hard footprints were under the sand. But heavy rain and waves took the sand away. That's why the family found them. 原本這些腳印被埋在沙子底下，但是海浪跟大雨把砂礫沖走了，才會被發現。 The rocks under the beach are 140 million years old. Lots of dinosaurs used to walk there. In 2018, people found about 85 dinosaur footprints near that beach. They were from seven kinds of dinosaurs! 這些化石有1400萬年的歷史。很多恐龍曾經走過當地。2018年民眾發現的腳印就有85個，來自7種不同的恐龍。 The next time you go to a beach, look down! You might find something interesting too! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在沙灘上走一走，居然發現恐龍的腳印! 1. beach 海灘 Somebody found dinosaur footprints on a beach.有人在海灘找到恐龍腳印。 Yeah, I heard.我有聽說。 For me, I'd like to find dinosaur fossils. 我的話想找到恐龍化石。 2. museum 博物館 You know you can see fossils at the National Taiwan Museum, right? 你知道國家台灣博物館可以看到化石吧? But museums are boring! 但是博物館很無聊耶! 3. million 百萬 No, there are animal fossils from millions of years ago. 不會，那裏有好幾百萬年前的動物化石。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like turtles and birds.比如說烏龜和鳥。 4. interesting 有趣的 That doesn't sound interesting. 聽起來很沒趣。 Okay, let's go to the beach this weekend and start digging. 好吧，我們這周末去海灘開始挖掘。 YEAH!! 你今天學的單字記住了嗎? beach海灘 museum博物館 million百萬 interesting有趣的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the family find the dinosaur footprints? a. A natural history museum b. Their garden c. A beach 2. How many footprints did the family find? a. eight b. eighteen c. eighty five 3. How did the family feel when they found the dinosaur footprints? a. Excited b. Soft c. Hard Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists Have you heard of solar eclipses? The moon goes between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short time. 你聽過日蝕嗎? 當月球運行到太陽跟地球中間，太陽會被月球的陰影遮住一段時間。 During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks all of the sun. But we can see the sun’s corona. It's the fuzzy white circle around the dark moon. 日全蝕是月亮完全遮蔽太陽。但我們還是可以看到日冕，是暗黑的月球周圍一圈白白、模糊的光。 The sun’s wind, the solar wind, comes out of the corona. The solar wind is very strong. It affects the Earth! 太陽風從日冕射出，它是個很強的能量會影響地球。 There was a total solar eclipse on April 8th. People saw the eclipse in a line from Mexico to Canada. It was four minutes in each place on the line. 4月8號在橫跨墨西哥到加拿大一條線上的民眾可以看到4分鐘的日全蝕。 Scientists wanted to get pictures of the corona from many places on the line. But how? 科學家想要拿到從不同地方拍攝的日冕照片，怎麼做呢? They got help from citizen scientists. These people aren't scientists. But they get information for scientists. They took many pictures of the corona. 他們從公民科學家得到幫助，這些人不是科學家，但他們會提供資訊給科學家，他們拍了很多日冕的照片。 The scientists made a ninety-minute movie with these pictures. The movie shows them changes in the corona and the solar wind! 科學家用這些照片製作了一部長達90分鐘的電影，可以看到日冕跟太陽風的變化。 Thanks to citizen scientists, scientists are learning more about the sun's corona and the solar wind! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 碰到日全蝕這樣的天文奇觀，世界各地的人都可以幫科學家的忙。 1. dark 黑暗的 Hey, did you catch the solar eclipse yesterday? 你有看到昨天的日蝕嗎? How could I miss it? 我怎麼可能錯過? The sky was dark.天空都是黑的。 2. citizen 公民 I took lots of pictures.我拍了好多照片。 That’s great! You can be a citizen scientist helping NASA out. 真棒，你可以當幫忙太空總署的公民科學家。 Oh, I didn’t know NASA studied children.我不知道太空總署研究小孩。 3. picture 照片、圖片 What? I thought you took pictures of the sun. 什麼啊?我以為你是拍太陽的照片。 Where’s the fun in that? 那有什麼好玩的? 4. strong 強烈的 Children are the best. 小孩才是最好的。 They have a strong interest in the eclipse.他們對日蝕有強烈的興趣。 來一起讀單字。 dark黑暗的 citizen公民 picture照片、圖片 strong強烈的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is blocked during a solar eclipse? a. The moon b. The Earth c. The sun 2. What comes out of the corona? a. Fuzzy circles b. Solar winds c. Moon winds 3. How did citizen scientists help scientists on April 8th? a. Took pictures b. Saw changes c. Made a movie Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Pet Food on the Move Do you like to go grocery shopping? It's easy for many people to do this. Then they go home and cook. 你喜歡去超市買東西嗎？很多人可以很容易做到，然後回家煮飯。 But some older people and people with disabilities need help. It's hard for them to shop. Some of them don't have much money. Some can't leave their homes. It's hard for them to cook, too. 但是有一些老人跟身障者需要幫助。他們不方便去購物，有一些沒那麼多錢或者沒辦法離開家，煮飯也有困難。 In many places in the U.S., a program makes food for them. Volunteers take the food to them. 美國有個送餐計畫在很多地方為老人、身障者做飯，志工再帶去給他們。 Some of these people also have cats or dogs. They love their pets very much. Their pets make them less lonely. But pet food costs a lot of money. Bags of pet food are heavy! 這些人也有陪伴他們的寵物，讓他們不那麼寂寞。但是寵物飼料很花錢又很重。 In one city, some programs are working together. They're getting pet food for these people! Now volunteers take food AND pet food to them. This helps the people and their pets be healthy and happy. 在一個城市有些不同的計畫互相合作，除了食物，志工也會帶寵物飼料給老人家跟身障者，讓他們跟寵物都健康、開心。 Thanks to these programs and volunteers, older people, people with disabilities, and their pets aren't hungry. Hello! Here's your food! And here's YOUR food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 送食物的計畫可以幫助許多人和寵物。 1. shop 購買 Summer sales are next week.下星期有夏季大減價. I have to go shopping. 我得去買東西。 Shopping for what? 買什麼呢? Sundresses, swimsuits…夏天洋裝，游泳衣… 2. older 比較老的 You can borrow my dresses.你可以跟我借夏天洋裝。 Thank you, but your dresses are…for older people. 謝謝，但是你的洋裝是給年紀比較大的人穿的。 3. money 金錢 Ouch! 好痛喔! Don't get me wrong.別搞錯。 Your dresses look nice on you. 你的洋裝你穿很好看。 How much money do you need? 你需要多少錢? 4. cost 花費 Well, my stuff won't cost a lot. 我的東西花不了多少錢。 How about 20,000? 兩萬塊如何? TWENTY THOUSAND! 兩萬! No, two thousand would be fine. 兩千就可以了。 Do you go shopping by yourself? shop購買 older比較老的 money金錢 cost花費 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who does the program help with food? a. Working people b. Older people c. Students 2. Who takes the food to people? a. Workers b. Grocery stores c. Volunteers 3. What did some people also need? a. Clothing b. Books c. Pet food Answers 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Vroom! Toy cars are great! There are many kinds. There are wind-up cars. You turn the knob …one, two, three times… and they zip away! 發條玩具車，只要發條轉幾圈，車子就會跑。 There are remote-controlled cars. You can make them go far away! 還有遙控車，你可以讓他們走很遠。 How about ride-on cars? Some ride-on cars help very young kids walk. They sit on the cars. They move the cars with their legs. 那兒童滑步車呢？幼兒坐在車上，用腳滑動，幫助他們學習走路。 Ride-on cars are bigger toy cars. Older kids can ride them, too! They race down hills! They wear helmets and knee pads. 這種滑步車是一種更大的玩具車。大孩子們會比賽誰先從坡上滑下來，他們戴著安全帽跟護膝。 Some grown-ups race ride-on cars too. They put engines in their cars. Now they're fast! One grown-up's ride-on car goes 148 kilometers an hour! Wow, that's fast! 大人也參加滑步車比賽，他們會裝引擎，讓車子跑得很快。有的時速還高達一個小時148公里，速度好快! Announcer voice: He's putting on his helmet and knee pads. He's starting the engine. He's holding the steering wheel. Off the car gooooeesss! He's on the world's fastest ride-on car! Now he's stopping the car… with his shoes! Kids, don't try this at home! Whew! That was fun! 很好玩! What kind of toy cars do you like? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 玩具車有很多種，有的可以跑得飛快。 1. helmet 安全帽 Going out? 要出門? Yeah, I'm going bike riding down Parkway. 對，我要去公園路騎車。 Don't you want to put on your helmet? 你不戴安全帽嗎? I'm thinking about that.我正在想。 2. fast 快的 But it's so hot out there. 可是外面好熱。 True. But you often go fast. 那是真的，不過你經常騎很快。 A helmet makes it safer. 戴安全帽比較安全。 You think I'm a fast rider? 你覺得我騎很快? Not faster than me. 沒有我快。 3. race 衝 Really? Come ride with me. 真的嗎?來跟我一起騎。 I like racing downhill. 我喜歡衝下山坡。 4. wear 穿戴 You're on. 就這麼辦! I'll wear my knee pads, gloves and everything. 我要戴護膝，手套，所有的。 這些單字簡單好用。 helmet安全帽 fast快的 race衝 wear穿戴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What toy car has a knob? a. Wooden b. Wind-up c. Remote-controlled 2. What do ride-on cars help very young kids do? a. Walk b. Work c. Race 3. How does the grown-up stop the world's fastest ride-on car? a. Goes down hills b. Uses his shoes c. Moves it with his legs Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean Whoa, what a splash! At 27,000 kilograms and 15 meters long, gray whales are big! 灰鯨的體型很大，牠們重達2萬7千公斤，長15公尺。 Gray whales swim more than 16,000 kilometers a year! That's more than other whales. Why do they swim so far? It's to look for food and have babies! 灰鯨一年游超過1萬6千公里，比其他鯨魚還要多，因為牠們需要覓食跟繁衍後代。 There aren't many gray whales today. They live in the North Pacific Ocean. Gray whales also lived in the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago. But fishermen there caught too many… 灰鯨住在北太平洋，200年前也住在大西洋，但是過度的捕鯨導致現在沒有多少灰鯨。 So some scientists were very surprised this winter. They were flying in a plane over the Atlantic Ocean. They saw a whale below. Was that a gray whale?? 所以今年的冬天，科學家很驚訝在大西洋居然看到一隻好像是灰鯨的身影。 They took pictures to check. Yes! It was! Where did it come from? They say it came from the Pacific Ocean! 科學家照相確認，沒錯! 牠是灰鯨，是從太平洋游過來的。 The whale swam through the Northwest Passage. That's not easy. The passage is sixteen thousand kilometers long! 這頭灰鯨從西北航道通過，很不簡單! 因為這條航道長達1萬6千公里。 It's usually full of ice most of the year. But the world is getting warmer. Some of the ice melted. So this whale swam to the Atlantic Ocean! 這條航道大部分的時間都會結冰，但氣候暖化讓這頭鯨魚可以通過。 What other ocean animals will come through this passage? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 一頭太平洋的灰鯨，游過西北航道，進入大西洋。 1. kilogram公斤 The biggest animal on Earth is not a dinosaur.地球上最大的動物不是恐龍。 I know that. It's blue whales. 我知道，是藍鯨。 Yes, but do you know how big it is? 沒錯，但你知道牠多大嗎? One thousand kilograms? 一千公斤? 2. thousand千 No, guess again. 不對，再猜。 Ten thousand? 一萬? Okay, a blue whale can weigh up to 180-thousand kilograms! 一頭藍鯨可以重達十八萬公斤。 That's many times heavier than an elephant! 那比大象重好多倍! 3. swim 游泳 I'd really like to see blue whales. 我真想看到藍鯨。 I want to swim with them.我想要跟牠們一起游泳。 4. ocean 海洋 Where do you think we can do that? 去哪裡可以做到? In the Pacific Ocean. 太平洋。 今天學到哪些單字? kilogram公斤 thousand千 swim游泳 ocean海洋 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whales swim more than other whales? a. Blue whales b. Killer whales c. Gray whales 2. What ocean do most gray whales live in now? a. North Pacific Ocean b. South Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean 3. What passage did the gray whale swim through? a. Northwest Passage b. Southwest Passage c. West-East Passage Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Finding the French Fry Friend In a small town in the U.S., there's a barbecue restaurant. It has delicious French fries. One day, a little kid called. The kid wanted fries. But… the kid didn't give a name. 美國小鎮有一間烤肉餐廳接到一位小朋友的電話說要吃薯條，但是她沒有留下名字。 The kid called many times. But the kid never gave a name! The restaurant owners wanted to give the kid some fries! But who was their French Fry Friend? 這位小朋友打了很多通，餐廳主人很想給她薯條，但她沒有講名字，到底是誰呢? Hmmmm. Maybe a friend – or a friend’s friend – knew the kid. So they told their story on social media. 周圍的朋友可能認識，於是餐廳主人把這件事分享到社群媒體。 They were surprised! People in Australia, Canada, the U.K., Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Kenya, and other places saw the story! Everyone wanted the little French Fry Friend to get fries! 澳洲、加拿大、英國、葡萄牙、西班牙、墨西哥、肯亞以及其他地方的人居然都有看到這篇貼文，大家都想讓這個小朋友吃到薯條。 The kid called and called for a week. Then the owners found out that their French Fry Friend was… THREE little girls! They talked to the girls' mom. They met their French Fry Friends. The owners were happy. And the French Fry Friends finally had fries! 這個小孩打電話打了一個星期。後來餐廳主人發現，其實是三個小女孩打的電話! 於是找到了她們的媽媽，讓孩子們終於吃到薯條。 These three little girls wanted fries VERY much. They got fries… and new friends. And they made many people around the world smile! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想吃薯條的小孩，終於如願以償。 1. restaurant 餐廳 I’m having lunch with some friends on Saturday. 我星期六要跟朋友吃中飯。 Oh, at a fancy restaurant? 在很貴的餐廳嗎? At a barbecue restaurant.在一家烤肉餐廳。 2. call 打電話 Hmmm, I love barbecues.我喜歡烤肉。 Would you like to join us? 你想加入我們嗎? I can call the restaurant. 我可以打電話給餐廳。 3. very much 非常 I’d like that very much! Thank you! 我很想去，謝謝你! Do I know your friends? 我認識你的朋友嗎? 4. meet 見面 Yes, you met them before. 認識，你以前見過他們。 Ken, Kevin and Kelly. They are very friendly people. 肯恩，凱文和凱莉。他們都是很友善的人。 Good, I remember them. 真好，我記得他們。 Do you like going to a restaurant? 我們來讀單字。 restaurant餐廳 call打電話 very much非常 meet見面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Which food did the restaurant have? a. Pizza b. French fries c. Hamburgers 2. How did the kid try to get food? a. Calling b. Ordering online c. Going to restaurants 3. Who was the kid? a. A teenager b. A little boy c. Three little girls Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sunday is Mother’s Day! Let's talk about moms… and kids! 這星期日是母親節! 我們來談談媽媽跟小孩! A movie star in the U.S. has three kids. When her kids have problems, she doesn't always help them. 美國有一位電影明星有三個孩子。當他們遇到困難，她不會每次都幫忙。 Kid: Mommy, I dropped my toy! Waaaah! **Mom: **Honey, pick that up by yourself. Kid: Mommy, I can’t find my pencil! Waaaah! **Mom: **Sweetie, look for it yourself. 玩具掉了，她就叫孩子把玩具撿起來。找不到鉛筆，就讓他們去找出來。 Is this movie star a good mom? Scientists say*** ***yes, she is! If you're not a baby, you can learn how to do some things by yourself! 這位電影明星是不是好媽媽?科學家覺得是的! 只要你不是小寶寶，就可以學習自己怎麼動手做。 Moms usually run to help when kids have problems. But scientists say moms can let kids take care of some problems by themselves. 通常媽媽都會解決小孩的問題。但科學家說媽媽們可以讓小孩自己處理某一些事情。 You don't always need to say, “Mommy!!!! Help me!!!” You’re not a baby, right? 你不用一直喊媽媽，你已經不是小娃娃了。 Moms work so hard every day. That’s why they have a special day: Mother’s Day! You can show your mom how much you love her. How? You can do more things by yourself! 媽媽每天辛苦地工作，這就是為什麼有母親節，你可以自己多動手做，表達你有多愛媽媽。 On Sunday, you can say "Happy Mother's Day" to your mom by yourself! Let's all try now. Are you ready? One, two, three… Happy Mother's Day! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家認為媽媽應該多多鼓勵孩子自己做事情。 1. look for 尋找 Did you buy these? 這些是你買的? Yeah, anything wrong? 對，有什麼不對嗎? There’s too much sugar in them. 這些含有太多糖了。 You need to look for better snacks. 你需要找比較健康的點心。 2. always總是 I can’t do that by myself. 我自己沒辦法那樣。 Why not? 怎麼沒辦法? Because I’m always attracted to sweet stuff. 因為我總是被甜食吸引。 3. yourself你自己 It’s not that hard. 沒有那麼難。 Just tell yourself, “I can do this. Yes, I can!” 只要告訴自己，「我可以的! 是的，我可以!」 4. try 嘗試 Come to the store with me next time.下次跟我一起去店裡。 No, no. Try to do it yourself. 不了，你試試看自己做。 請注意，讀單字時間。 look for尋找 always總是 yourself你自己 try嘗試 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who helps when you're doing things by yourself? a. Nobody b. Mom c. Dad 2. How often do kids need to ask for help? a. Always b. Sometimes c. Never 3. What day is Sunday? a. Kids' Day b. A sunny day c. Mother’s Day Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Bus Brings Banned Books To All Books are magical. They tell us new stories. They teach us new things. They open our minds and hearts. Books bring people together. With books, we can learn from different people from different places! 書籍告訴我們新的故事，教我們新的事物，也打開我們的心胸，讓我們可以從書裡學習不同地方的人。 But sometimes some people don't like the stories in some books. So they ban the books. That means no one can read them! 但有時候不是每一個人都喜歡書裡的故事，有人就會禁止這些書，不讓人閱讀。 LGBTQ+ stories are banned in some places. This makes some kids feel sad. 像是有一些地方禁止關於同性戀、雙性戀、跨性別跟酷兒相關的書，讓有一些小朋友感到難過。 RuPaul is a famous drag queen. His friends made the Rainbow Book Bus. It holds many banned books. 魯保羅是知名的變裝皇后。他的朋友打造了一輛彩虹書巴士，車上有很多禁書。 RuPaul helped the bus go to places where the books are banned. Everywhere it went, people came to get banned books for free. RuPaul helped his friends give away seven thousand books! These books help some kids feel less alone. 這輛巴士會到書籍被禁止的地方，讓大家免費拿取。魯保羅幫他朋友送出7000本書，陪伴一些小朋友。 RuPaul says reading books helped him learn about the world. 魯保羅說看書能讓他更了解世界。 Now he's sharing his love of learning with people everywhere. The Rainbow Book Bus is more than a bus full of books. It's a place full of caring and joy for everyone! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 魯保羅希望讓更多人看到有關性別平等的書。 1. read 閱讀 You've been reading for a long time.你看書看了好久了。 Yeah, reading is not my thing, 對，我不愛看書的， but this book is different. 不過這本不一樣。 2. give away 贈送 Different how? 怎麼個不一樣? Well, the library was giving them away and I just took one. 圖書館在送這本書，所以我就拿了一本。 3. for free 免費的 Okay, so you got it for free.所以你得到免費的書。 Right, and after I began reading it, I couldn't stop. 對，然後我一開始看就停不下來。 Let me guess. It's a book about food. 我猜它是講食物的書。 4. full of 充滿的 Yes, how did you know that? 對，你怎麼知道的? It's full of stories about strange foods. 它裡面都是奇怪食物的故事。 Do you like reading? read閱讀 give away贈送 for free免費的 full of充滿的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do RuPaul and his friends do with banned books? a. Sell them b. Buy them c. Give them away 2. How many free books were given? a. Seven hundred b. Seven thousand c. Seventy thousand 3. How did RuPaul learn about the world? a. Read books b. Drove buses c. Banned books Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids Do you love screen time? There are screens on computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs… Maybe you watch videos! Maybe you play games! Screen time is fun! 你喜歡看螢幕嗎?像是用電腦、手機、平板跟電視看影片或打電玩。 But is it good for young kids? They don't know many words. Most kids need to learn how to talk. They learn how to talk from their families. 但這對幼兒好嗎? 他們還不知道很多字，他們需要從家人身上學習如何說話。 In Australia, scientists studied 220 families with a one-year-old kid. The parents recorded sounds around their kid. They recorded every six months. 澳洲的科學家研究220個有一歲幼兒的家庭。家長每六個月錄下小孩周圍的聲音。 Scientists found three-year-old kids had about three hours of screen time a day. When they had screen time, their parents didn't talk much with them. The kids also didn't talk much. When kids weren't using screens, the parents and kids talked more. 科學家發現3歲的幼兒每天有差不多3小時盯著螢幕。這段時間，家長跟小朋友都很少講話。但小朋友沒有在看螢幕的時候，家長跟小孩就會多說話。 The scientists counted words… They learned parents say about 1,000 fewer words to their kids every day… because of screen time! 科學家發現，因為小朋友常盯著螢幕，所以家長每天跟他們少說大約1000個字。 Young kids need to hear and use many words. That's how they learn to talk! Do you have younger brothers or sisters? Talk with them, even when they're using a screen! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 父母或是兒童在電腦或是手機上花的時間越多，彼此之間交談的機會就越少。 1. smart 聰明的 How many steps now? 現在走了幾步了? Four thousand.四千步。 I thought it's already 8 thousand! 我以為已經走了八千步! Maybe your smartwatch is not that smart. 也許你的聰明手錶沒有那麼聰明。 2. watch 注意看 Are you kidding? I've been watching it. 開玩笑，我有一直在注意看。 Now it's 4,020.現在是四千零二十步。 This is more than a watch, you know. 你要知道這比一般手錶能幹。 3. record 記錄 It can record sounds, like the sounds from birds. 它可以錄音，比如說鳥的聲音。 4. when什麼時候 When did you buy it? 你什麼時候買的? Last week. I found it very useful. 上星期。我發現它非常有用。 Do you use a smartphone? smart聰明的 watch注意看 record記錄 when什麼時候 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most young kids need to learn to do? a. Speak b. Use screens c. Count 2. How many families did scientists study? a. 22 b. 200 c. 220 3. What happens when young kids use screens? a. Kids speak more. b. Parents speak less. c. Parents speak more. Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests Women in one part of Ecuador love blue crabs. The crabs' top shell is blue. But their bottom shell is orange. Eight legs are red. Their claws are white! How colorful! 厄瓜多的女性喜歡藍螃蟹。這種螃蟹有藍色的殼，橘色的腹部，牠們的八隻腳是紅色的，螯是白色的。 The delicious blue crabs are food for the women's families. Selling crabs gives the women jobs. Blue crabs are very important to them. They sing about the crabs! 這種美味的螃蟹對這些女性很重要。不僅是她們家庭的食物，還以賣這種螃蟹維生。 The crabs live in mangrove forests. They eat mangrove leaves. But many mangrove trees were cut down. Their home became much smaller. Then there weren't many crabs. 這些螃蟹住在紅樹林，吃紅樹林的樹葉。但是有太多樹被砍伐，讓牠們的數量越來越少。 The crabs help the women. Now the women help the crabs. The women follow strict rules. 這些螃蟹對當地婦女大有幫助，現在換她們遵守嚴格的規定來幫螃蟹的忙。 One rule says don't catch crabs during two important times every year. During the first time, the crabs find mates. During the second time, the crabs move into bigger shells. 首先，不可以在每年交配期跟換殼期抓藍螃蟹。 Another rule says don't cut down mangrove trees. The women are planting mangrove trees too. Now there are more blue crabs! 另一個規定是不可以砍紅樹林。她們也培植紅樹林，現在才有了更多藍螃蟹。 The women are saving the blue crabs. They're saving the mangrove forests for the crabs too. Now their children and grandchildren will enjoy both! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在厄瓜多，藍螃蟹跟人類可說是互相幫忙。 1. colorful 多色彩的 We're having crabs for dinner. 我們晚飯吃螃蟹。 Crabs! I love crabs! 螃蟹! 我很愛螃蟹! Yeah, I know. 是啊，我知道。 Look at these little creatures. 看看這些小東西。 They're so colorful! 好多顏色! 2. catch 捕捉 I've never seen them before. 我從沒看過這種。 They don't come from here, right? 他們不是本地產的吧? No. Fishermen in South America catch them and sell them here. 對。是南美洲的漁夫抓到運來這裡的。 3. delicious 美味的 Wow, they must be delicious and expensive! 哇，一定很好吃，也很貴。 You're right. 你說對了。 4. enjoy 享受 Ummm, this tastes really good! 這味道真好! Don't you want one? 你不要一個嗎? No, I enjoy watching you eat. 不了，我喜歡看你吃。 這些單字你記住了嗎? colorful多色彩的 catch捕捉 delicious美味的 enjoy享受 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do the blue crabs live? a. Leaves b. Forests c. Claws 2. What happened to the mangrove trees? a. They were eaten. b. They were burned. c. They were cut down. 3. What do the women do to save the blue crabs? a. Follow rules b. Build roads c. Catch more crabs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Emotions That Feel Bad Can Be Good Hulk: "Hulk Smash!!!" Narrator: That's Bruce Banner. When he's happy, he's a person like us. 那是班納博士，當他開心的時候，他就像我們一樣是個人類。 But sometimes he feels another emotion: anger. He doesn't like it. It feels bad. He becomes a big green monster. He's the Incredible Hulk! He fights bad guys! He uses anger to protect people and save the world! 但他憤怒的時候，他就變成綠巨人浩克打擊犯罪，維護和平。 We want to protect the people and things we care about. But when something is stopping us, we get angry! 我們都想保護我們在乎的人跟事物。但是當有東西阻攔我們，我們就會感到憤怒。 Being angry feels bad. But anger makes us stronger. We can fight better against what's stopping us. Anger can help us protect things. 雖然憤怒的感覺不好，但憤怒可以讓我們更強大，也會幫助我們守護事物。 Being anxious feels bad too. We are anxious when we see danger coming. But being anxious can be useful. It helps us get ready for the danger. Then when the danger is here, we are okay! 當我們覺得危機來臨，就會焦慮。雖然焦慮的感覺也不好，但這個情緒可以讓我們準備好面對危機。 A big test at school can make us anxious. So we study hard. Then when the test day comes, we're ready for it! 比如說學校的考試會讓我們焦慮，所以我們會努力念書面對考試。 Some emotions feel bad. But they can be useful for us too. What emotions feel bad to you? Think about how they can help you! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有時候負面的情緒會讓我們學習，給我們力量。 1. anxious 焦慮的 What's wrong? 怎麼了? Why do you look so anxious? 你為什麼看起來這麼憂慮? I'm about to take a big test.我馬上就有一個大考試。 2. angry 生氣的 I'd be very angry at myself if I fail.要是沒過我會對自己很生氣。 Hey, stop thinking that way! 不要這麼想! I know you. You study hard.我知道你，你很用功的。 3. study 讀書 You'll ace this one.這次你也會表現很棒。 No, this time I didn't study at all. 不，這回我根本沒讀書。 4. feel 感覺 A big test is coming and you didn't study at all? 大考試要來，而你完全沒有讀? What were you thinking? 你在想什麼? Now I really feel sick. 現在我真的覺得要吐了。 今天的單字你還記得嗎? anxious焦慮的 angry生氣的 study讀書 feel感覺 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Bruce Banner when he's angry? a. A man b. A test c. A monster 2. Which feeling can help us protect things? a. Happiness b. Anger c. Anxiety 3. Which feeling can help us get ready for danger? a. Happiness b. Anger c. Anxiety Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Telescope Finds An Old, Old Galaxy Tomorrow is Star Wars Day! So here’s a story about a galaxy far, far away… 明天是星際大戰日! Telescopes let us see things that are very far away. We can see the moon, stars, and planets. The bigger the telescope is, the more we can see. 望遠鏡可以讓我們看到很遠的東西，像是月球、恆星、還有行星。望遠鏡越大，看得越遠。 The James Webb Telescope is the biggest telescope in space today. It goes around and around the sun. It takes pictures. Then it sends them to Earth. Scientists study the pictures. 詹姆士．韋伯望遠鏡是現今最大的太空望遠鏡。它環繞太陽拍照，再傳回地球給科學家研究。 This telescope takes many cool pictures! It took pictures that show how stars are made. It also took pictures of a small galaxy. Scientists say this galaxy is the oldest we have seen. They say it made between one hundred million stars… and one billion stars! 它拍了很多很酷的照片，讓人看到星星是怎麼形成的，也拍到人類到現在為止看過的最古老的銀河，這個銀河產生了有高達一億到十億個星星。 This galaxy died thirteen billion years ago! That means it stopped making stars then. 但這個銀河在130億年前就不再形成新的星球了。 Telescopes let us see new things far, far away in space! Who knows what pictures the Webb Telescope will send next? Have a great Star Wars Day tomorrow… Tomorrow is May the fourth. It’s a good day to say “May the force be with you!” Vocabulary 韋伯太空望遠鏡拍攝的照片，大大增加科學家對太空的了解。 1. million 百萬 Wow, check out this cluster of stars! 哇，你看這一群星星! It’s like they’re having a party there! 他們好像在那兒開派對! Let me see it. 讓我看看。 Yeah, there must be millions of stars there! 對啊，那裏一定有好幾百萬顆星星。 2. billion 十億 No, way more than that. 不對，比那個多很多。 I would say billions of them. 我想有好幾十億顆。 3. go around 環繞 Do you think they all go around one center? 你覺得星星都繞著一個中心轉嗎? That’s a good question. 好問題。 picture 照片、圖片 Google says they do. 谷歌說是那樣沒錯。 We can find some pictures to prove that. 我們可以找到一些照片來證明這一點。 我們一起讀單字。 million百萬 billion十億 go around環繞 picture照片、圖片 Quiz 1. What day is tomorrow? a. Star Wars Day b. Star Force Day c. Star Tours Day 2. What does the Webb Telescope go around? a. The sun b. The moon c. The Earth 3. How many years ago did this galaxy stop making stars? a. Ninety million b. One billion c. Thirteen billion Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Corpse Flower Blooms and Stinks Whoa! What's that smell?! Is there a dead fish somewhere?! Are there dirty socks? Is there stinky cheese? Is there… poop?!? 這是什麼氣味?是死掉的魚、臭襪子、臭起司，還是糞便的氣味呢? This year, a corpse flower bloomed.* *It’s at a museum in California. That bad smell came from this very big, beautiful, dark red flower. 今年加州一座博物館裡有一株巨花魔芋開花了，它又叫做屍花。花朵本身暗紅色，又大又漂亮，但是很難聞。 It doesn’t have a nice name! But the name tells us the smell is VERY bad. "Corpse" means dead body…! 它沒有一個好名字，Corpse就是屍體，從名字我們就可以知道它有多難聞。 These flowers smell when they bloom. Smelling bad helps them! Some insects eat dead animals. These insects love this flower's smell! They help the flowers make seeds. 它開花的時候會散發臭味。有一些吃動物屍體的昆蟲喜歡這種氣味，會來拜訪，幫忙授粉。 There aren't many corpse flowers. They don't bloom often. They bloom for a very short time - one or two days! 屍花很稀有，而且它們不常開花，花期也只維持短短的一到兩天。 So when one blooms, it's in the news! It’s on TV! It's a star! People get excited! One man drove fourteen hours to see one! 所以只要屍花開花都會上新聞，大家都很期待，有人甚至開車開了14個鐘頭，就為了親眼見到。 This beautiful flower smells bad. But the smell does something good! Nature is cool, isn't it?! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這種特殊而巨大的花，花形漂亮，氣味卻難聞。 1. stinky 臭的 What’s this bad smell? 這個難聞氣味是什麼? I think it’s coming from those lilies. 我想是那些百合發出來的。 They become stinky after being in the vase for several days. 它們在花瓶裡待了幾天之後就會變臭。 2. bloom 開花 I love lilies when they begin blooming. 我很喜歡百合剛剛開花的時候。 Me too. They are beautiful flowers. 我也是，確實是漂亮的花。 3. red 紅色的 Did you know there are red lilies? 你知道有紅百合嗎? No, I didn’t. 我不知道呢。 They are very nice. Good for Mother’s Day! 很好看，很適合母親節。 4. this year 今年 My mom loves red flowers. 我媽媽喜歡紅花. Then you know what to give her this year. 那你就知道今年要送她什麼了。 今天的單字很好玩。 stinky臭的 bloom開花 red紅色的 this year今年 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What happens when corpse flowers bloom? a. They eat insects. b. Insects eat them. c. They smell bad. 2. How long do corpse flowers bloom? a. One or two days b. One or two weeks c. One or two years 3. How many hours did a man drive to see a corpse flower? a. four b. fourteen c. forty Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kaohsiung Harbor Duck Race Kaohsiung Harbor has many things to see. It has big ships! They carry many things to and from Taiwan. It has ferryboats! They take visitors around the harbor. And sometimes it has races!* * 高雄港有很多船隻運送貨物，也有渡輪可以帶遊客繞港口，有時候還會辦比賽! Many people came to watch one race. They watched from the harbor. And they watched from the Great Harbor Bridge! People wore yellow hats with… duck faces? Huh! 很多人為了看一場比賽，擠滿高雄港跟大港橋，而且大家都戴著黃色小鴨的帽子。 The race was three hundred fifty meters long! Who was in the race? Fifteen thousand yellow rubber ducks were! 這場比賽全長350公尺，是誰要比賽呢? 是1萬5千隻的橡皮小鴨。 Do you like rubber ducks? They're small and cute. They float on water. So these fifteen thousand yellow rubber ducks floated. They didn't race. 你喜歡橡皮小鴨嗎?它們又小又可愛。它們會浮在水上但不會比賽。 Some people got on boats! They sprayed the ducks with water! The ducks moved! People cheered! Go, duckies, go! 船上有一些人對著小鴨灑水，讓它們往前移動。 Each duck had a number on it. People also had a number. Fifty ducks won big prizes! Fifty people with those ducks' numbers got the prizes! 小鴨身上有號碼，民眾手上也有號碼。對應到前50名小鴨的號碼就可以得到獎品。 Then the ducks were cleaned. Fifteen thousand lucky kids got a duck! Maybe they'll play with their ducks in the bath! Go, duckie, go! Vocabulary 小黃鴨的比賽，其實是人用噴水的方式讓它們前進。 1. yellow 黃色的 I’m going to Kaohsiung this weekend. 我這周末要去高雄。 To see the yellow duck in the harbor, right? 去看港口的黃色鴨鴨，對吧? I wish.我真希望是。 2. float 漂浮 But it’s not there anymore. 但是它已經不在那裏了。 Oh, no! I haven’t seen it yet.糟糕，我還沒看呢! I sure like the sight of a giant yellow duck floating on water. 我真喜歡胖大黃鴨鴨浮在水上的樣子。 3. cute 可愛的 I know. Isn’t it cute? 我懂啊，可不是很可愛嘛? That duck always makes me smile. 那隻鴨子總會讓我微笑。 4. bath 洗澡 I think it reminds people of taking a bath. 我猜它讓人想到洗澡。 Yeah, my son loves playing with the ducks in the bathtub. 我兒子就很喜歡在澡盆裡跟小鴨鴨玩。 來一起讀單字。 yellow黃色的 float漂浮 cute可愛的 bath洗澡 Quiz 1. Where was the race? a. Tamsui River b. Kaohsiung Harbor c. Sun Moon Lake 2. How many ducks were in the race? a. 10,000 b. 15,000 c. 20,000 3. Who got the cleaned ducks? a. Kids b. Prizes c. People on boats Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Snow for Kids Have you seen snow? Every year, in winter, many places around the world get cold. Some places get so cold, it doesn't rain. It snows. Cold white fluffy snow falls. It makes everything white! 你看過雪嗎?很多地方每年冬天都會下雪，白雪讓所有的東西都變成白色。 In the north of China, winter gets very, very cold. Everything is white with snow. But in the south, it doesn't get cold. Kids don't see snow there. 中國北方冬天非常寒冷都會下雪，但是在南方就沒有那麼冷，南方的小朋友都看不到雪。 Some nice people in the north wanted to take snow to a school in the south. The school is for kids with disabilities. Many kids there have a hard time learning or moving. 有些北方人想要把雪送到南方一間特別學校，那裏的小朋友有學習障礙。 The people put snow into three big trucks. These trucks keep things very cold. Then they drove for three days! 這些北方人用三個大貨車把雪裝起來，他們足足開了三天。 Three thousand three hundred kilometers later, they opened the trucks. The kids were very excited! It was the first time they saw snow! 他們一路開了3300公里到南方，把貨車後門打開。小朋友非常興奮，這是他們第一次看到雪! They touched the snow. It was fluffy and very cold! They played with the snow! They made snowmen and snowballs! The kids were very happy! 雪又軟又冰，小朋友堆雪人又打雪仗，非常開心! The snow melted, but the kids will remember it. They had a fun and exciting snow day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 從北方千里迢迢運白雪到南邊，只為了讓兒童看看雪。 1. north 北方 It's snowing in Hokkaido! 北海道在下雪! Can you believe that? 你相信嗎? Now? It's almost summer! 現在喔? 馬上就要到夏天了! It's in the far north, so… 那裏在遙遠的北方，所以… 2. white 白色的 I'd love to see it, 我好想看看雪，to lie down on the white and fluffy snow. 躺在白色鬆軟的雪地上。 No, you wouldn't want that. 你不會想要那樣。 3. cold 冷的 It's very cold when it snows. 下雪時很冷的。 I can wear a heavy coat and gloves. 我可以穿厚外套，戴手套。 4. the first time 第一次 Yeah, I guess so. 我想也是。 The first time I saw snow, I was very excited, too. 我第一次看到雪也好興奮。 我們來讀單字吧。 north北方 white白色的 cold冷的 the first time第一次 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What part of China was the snow from? a. North b. South c. West 2. How did the people deliver the snow? a. By train b. By car c. By truck 3. What did the kids do with the snow? a. Took it home b. Cleaned it c. Made snowmen Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dancing with Frogs Five, six, seven, eight! Let’s dance! Today is International Dance Day! 今天是世界舞蹈日，來一起跳舞吧! Let’s dance with some poison dart frogs! Poison?! 我們一起跟箭毒蛙跳舞! 什麼?! Yes. Don't touch them, but dance with them! These colorful frogs are very good at tap dancing! 沒有錯，記得不要碰牠們喔! 這些顏色鮮豔的青蛙很會跳踢踏舞。 Poison dart frogs have four toes on their feet. They can tap their long middle toes very fast. How fast? They can tap them about 500 times… in one minute! 箭毒蛙一隻腳有四個腳趾，牠們會用長的中間的腳趾快速敲擊地面，有多快呢?一分鐘可以敲500次。 Our eyes can't see their tapping toes! They're too fast! Watch out! These frogs are going to win all the tap dancing contests! 牠的速度快到我們看不清楚，這些青蛙可以成為踢踏舞比賽冠軍! Scientists in three countries are studying why poison dart frogs tap their toes. Some scientists found that the frogs may tap dance to find food. 來自三個國家的科學家研究為什麼箭毒蛙要用腳趾敲擊地面，他們發現有可能是為了覓食。 What do these frogs eat? They eat moving insects. When these frogs tap dance, insects nearby move. When insects move, it's easier for the frogs to see… and catch them! 原來箭毒蛙專吃活動的昆蟲。敲打地面會讓附近的昆蟲動起來，箭毒蛙就更容易看到獵物。 Maybe poison dart frogs tap dance for food. Can we dance for our dinner too? Then we won't need money to pay for it! Quick! Let's dance to find out! Happy International Dance Day! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 箭毒蛙跳踢踏舞，可能是為了找食物。 1. find 尋找 Look! A dancing bird. 你看，一隻跳舞的鳥。 Wow, you’re right! 哇，你說得對。 It IS dancing.牠確實在跳舞。 I think it’s trying to find a mate.我想牠在努力找伴侶。 2. nearby 附近 But I can’t see another bird. 但我看不到另外一隻鳥。 She must be nearby. 牠一定在附近。 How do you know it’s a “she”? 你怎麼知道另一隻是母鳥? Usually the male bird does the mating dance. 通常是公鳥跳求偶舞。 3. win 贏得 To win her heart? 好贏得牠的芳心? Yeah, you could put it that way. 對，可以這麼說。 4. move 移動 He’s moving his feet so fast! 牠的腳動得有夠快! Right, and it’s working. See, there she is. 對，很有用喔。看，牠出現了。 今天的單字你記得嗎? find尋找 nearby附近 win贏得 move移動 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do poison dart frogs tap? a. Arms b. Nose c. Toes 2. How many times can poison dart frogs tap in one minute? a. 50 b. 500 c. 5,000 3. What kind of food do poison dart frogs eat? a. Dry b. Moving c. Cooked Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From Cow Poop to Clear Water In India, many communities need to clean their dirty water. It's not easy. Many cleaning systems use chemicals and energy. They need workers. 印度有很多人需要淨化髒水，這個工作可不容易。汙水處理系統需要化學物質跟電力，也需要人手。 A man wanted to make a new system. But he didn't want his system to use chemicals, energy, or workers. 有一名男子想要研發新的系統，但是他不希望用到化學物質、能源跟人力。 The man had an idea. A cow's stomach has four parts. Each part has a special job. His system has four parts. Each part has a special job. 他想到讓系統跟牛的胃一樣，有四個部分而且每一個部分都有特殊功能。 Cow poop is in part one. Yes, smelly cow poop! This is smart. Brown water goes in. The poop's bacteria clean the water. Next, in part two, other bacteria clean it. 第一個部分要用到牛的糞便，因為裡面的細菌可以淨化水質。第二部分有其他的細菌來處理。 Then in part three, sand and small stones clean it. Last, in part four, plants clean the water! And clear water comes out! 第三部分需要沙子跟石頭，最後一個部分用植物來淨化水質，於是清水就出來了! The man's cleaning system works! People can use this water for plants and toilets. More than three hundred communities use this system now. It has cleaned two billion liters of water. That's a lot of water! 他成功了!淨化出來的水可以澆花或當作馬桶水。目前有超過300個社群團體用這個系統，一共清了20億公升的水。 The man's system is easy, and it's good for the Earth. Now many communities can clean their dirty water! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個淨化水質的系統，大大節省人力和電力。 1. bacteria 細菌 My God! I'm so tired! 天哪，我累死了! Oh, there's cool spring water here,這裡有很涼的泉水。 Hey, you can't drink that! 你不可以喝泉水! There are lots of bacteria in the water.水裡有很多細菌。 2. clear 清澈的 Really? But it looks so clear.真的嗎?可是它看起來很清澈。 No, you have to boil it first. 不，你一定要先煮沸。 3. idea 主意 But I can't do that now! 但是我現在沒辦法煮啊! I know. I have an idea. 我知道，我有個主意。 4. need 需要 I'll tell those climbers we need water. 我去告訴那些登山客我們需要水。 What if they ignore you? 要是他們不理你呢? They won't. I'll beg. 不會的。我會哀求。 來跟我一起讀單字。 bacteria細菌 clear清澈的 idea主意 need需要 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What needs to be cleaned? a. Air b. Water c. Bacteria 2. What animal stomach gave the man the idea for his cleaning system? a. Cow b. Horse c. Sheep 3. What does the man's cleaning system use? a. Energy b. Chemicals c. Plants Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Protecting the Moon from Garbage Over fifty years ago, the USA sent a rocket to the moon. An astronaut got out and walked! Whoa! How exciting! But after that, not many rockets went there. 五十多年前，美國發射火箭登陸月球，太空人還在月球上漫步。但是在這之後，登上月球的火箭沒那麼多。 Now many countries and companies want to go to the moon. They want to do many things. The USA wants to build houses on the moon! 很多國家跟公司現在都想要登陸月球，美國甚至想要在月球上蓋房子。 Some people are worried. Why? Well, soon, many people will go to the moon. Maybe they will take bad things there. And people make garbage too, right? Then they leave it. 有一些人擔心之後太多人登陸月球，會帶有害的東西過去，還會留下垃圾。 Look at the Earth. We have lots of garbage everywhere. We have garbage on the land and in the ocean. Yuck! We have garbage in space too! 看看現在的地球，我們在陸地上或是海洋中製造了大批垃圾，就連太空裡也有太空垃圾。 A space lawyer says countries need to make a law together. This law can protect the moon. People won’t be able to take bad things to the moon. People will be more careful about making and leaving garbage there too. 有一位太空律師說要一起制定法律來保護月球，這樣人們去月球旅行就必須小心，不會攜帶有害物質，也不會留下垃圾。 The space lawyer wants to protect the moon from garbage. The moon doesn't have much garbage now. It’s a great time to make this new law! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人類汙染地球，現在有人擔心也會污染月球。 1. exciting 讓人興奮的 We’re going to land on the moon again! 我們又要登陸月球了! I can’t see why you find it exciting. 我不懂你為什麼那麼興奮。 People did it ages ago! 人類好久以前就去過了! 2. build 建造 This time it’s different. 這次不一樣。 They’re going to build houses up there. 他們要在上面蓋房子。 Just like in the movies! 就跟電影裡一樣! 3. astronaut 太空人。 Houses for whom? 替誰蓋房子? For the astronauts, of course. 當然是替太空人啦。 Why would astronauts want to live on the moon? 太空人為什麼要住在月球上? 4. protect 保護 To protect us from alien attacks? 好來保護我們不受外星人攻擊? You watch too many movies, Paz! 你看太多電影啦! Will you go to the moon someday? 來一起讀單字。 exciting讓人興奮的 build建造 astronaut太空人 protect保護 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When was the first time someone walked on the moon? a. Last week b. 10 years ago c. Over fifty years ago 2. Who wants to go to the moon now? a. Many countries b. The lawyer c. Some worried people 3. What does the lawyer want to protect the moon from? a. Houses b. Garbage c. Laws Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Spider Webs with DNA Ahhh! What's that little monster with eight legs? Oh, it's a spider! Spiders can help scientists. They make spider webs. Spider webs are sticky! That’s how they trap flies, mosquitoes, and… DNA! 蜘蛛可以助科學家一臂之力，蜘蛛網很黏，抓得住蒼蠅、蚊子還有…基因! Maybe you know "DNA" from the K-pop song by BTS. All living things have DNA. It's the code that makes living things look and work in one way. 你大概有聽過DNA這首歌，生物都有DNA，它決定生物的模樣跟行為。 Getting DNA is important for learning about living things. Getting it from cats, dogs, and zoo animals is easy. But getting it from wild animals is hard! 要研究生物，取得它的DNA很重要。從貓狗或動物園裡的動物身上取得很容易，但是野生動物就有困難。 Hmmmm… spider webs are everywhere. And wild animals walk by spider webs! Their DNA may be on them. How? 野外到處都是蜘蛛網，野生動物經過，牠們的DNA遺傳密碼可能會黏在上面。 Well, DNA from the animals' skin, hair, or breath goes into the air. When the wind blows, sticky spider webs may trap it. Also, if animals touch spider webs, they may leave their DNA. 動物的皮膚、毛髮跟牠們呼出的氣體，都可能隨著風黏到蜘蛛網上，動物碰到蜘蛛網也會留下基因的資訊。 Scientists find and take spider webs. Then they study the trapped DNA. 科學家尋找蜘蛛網，並且研究黏在上面的生物分子。 With spider webs, scientists can get wild animals' DNA. It helps us learn more about these animals. The more we know about animals, the more we can understand them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 蜘蛛網能夠協助科學家研究各種生物的遺傳基因。 1. spider 蜘蛛 Yikes, a spider web! 蜘蛛網! I hate spiders! 我討厭蜘蛛! Spiders are good. 蜘蛛很好啊。 They eat mosquitoes.牠們吃蚊子。 I don’t care what they eat.我不在乎牠們吃什麼。 2. sticky 黏黏的 Why are you so afraid of them? 你為什麼那麼怕蜘蛛? Because spider webs are sticky. 因為蜘蛛網黏黏的。 And they are just ugly.而且牠們就是好醜。 3. trap 抓住 But look at these scientists' work. 但是你看看這些科學家的工作。 Isn't it amazing? 不是很了不起嗎? Studying the skin trapped by the webs? 研究被蜘蛛網黏住的皮膚嗎? It’s gross! 很恐怖! 4. scientist 科學家 You could never be a scientist. 你永遠當不成科學家。 No, and I don’t want to be. 沒錯，我也不想當。 你怕不怕蜘蛛? spider蜘蛛 sticky黏黏的 trap抓住 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why can spider webs trap things? a. They're sticky. b. They're important. c. They're easy. 2. What is DNA? a. Baseball b. Code c. Monsters 3. What do scientists want from spider webs? a. Wild animals b. Wild animals' DNA c. Spiders' DNA Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Microplastics Are Everywhere Plastic makes our lives easy. We use plastic bottles for drinks and plastic bags for food. When we’re done with them, we throw them away! 塑膠製品像是塑膠瓶、塑膠袋讓我們的生活更便利。通常使用之後就把它扔掉。 Lots of plastic trash goes into the ocean. After some years, it breaks down into microplastics. Microplastics are very small. How small? They're smaller than 5 millimeters. 很多塑膠垃圾流入海裡。幾年後，就會被分解成塑膠微粒，微粒有多小呢? 小於5毫米。 Fish and other animals eat and drink microplastics. Sometimes microplastics are in our food and water. Microplastics can be everywhere! 塑膠微粒無所不在。魚類跟其他的海洋生物會把塑膠微粒吃下肚。還會出現在我們的食物跟水中。 Microplastics can be everywhere because we use too much plastic. This isn’t good. Some scientists think microplastics can make us sick! 我們用了太多塑膠製品，科學家擔心塑膠微粒會讓人生病! Microplastics are a big problem. But we can fix it together! How? We can use less plastic. We can use reusable water bottles and bags. We can recycle. We can put plastic trash into the bins for plastic! 塑膠微粒是個大問題，但是我們可以一起來解決。我們可以減少使用塑膠，改用環保杯跟環保袋，也可以做塑膠回收。 We can also stop plastic from going into the ocean. We can pick up trash on a beach. Then the plastic in the trash won’t become microplastics! 清理海灘上的垃圾，也會阻止塑膠流進大海，它們就不會變成塑膠微粒。 We can do these small things to make a big change. Let’s stop more microplastics from being in the ocean! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 海洋中的塑膠會分解成微小粒子，跑進食物鏈裡面。 • done 完成 Are you done drinking? 你喝完了嗎? Yeah. You want some water, too? 對啊，你也要喝點水嗎? No, I just want your bottle. 不，我只要你的瓶子。 • recycle 回收 Hey, you threw it away! 你把它扔掉了! No, I’m just having it recycled. 沒有，我只是回收它。 By tossing it in the trash? 扔進垃圾裡回收? • trash 垃圾 That’s not a trash bin. 那不是垃圾桶。 It’s a bag for empty bottles. 是放空瓶子的袋子。 But I may get thirsty later on.可是我等一下也許會口渴。 • change 改變 You should bring your own water bottle.你應該自己帶水。 So you want to fix the Earth’s problems now? 所以你現在要解決地球的問題啦? Just to make a small change. 只是做一點小小改變。 這些單字很常用。 done完成 recycle回收 trash垃圾 change改變 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz • Where does lots of plastic trash go into? • The ocean • Space • Forests • How small are microplastics? • 5 milligrams • 5 milliliters • 5 millimeters • How can we help fix the microplastics problem? • Recycle plastic • Use plastic bags • Throw away plastic Answers: • a • c • a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches Yuck! Nobody likes garbage on the beach. Where does it come from? 沒有人喜歡海灘上的垃圾，這些垃圾到底從哪裡來的呢? Some garbage comes from people at the beach. They drink soda. Then they leave the cans on the beach. Or they eat a bag of chips. Then they leave the bag. 有一些垃圾是去海灘玩的人留下來的。他們喝完汽水、吃完洋芋片，就隨手丟在海灘上。 Lots of the garbage comes from the ocean. Waves push garbage from other places onto the beach. 很多海洋垃圾也會被海浪推到海灘上。 Environmental groups try to help the Earth in some way. Some environmental groups in Taiwan clean up beaches. But sometimes these beaches have lots of ocean garbage a few days later! 環保團體都在想辦法如何幫助地球。台灣有一些環保團體會淨灘。但是淨灘後又會出現很多垃圾。 Soon, a warning system can help environmental groups here. It uses cameras to watch ocean garbage. It will warn environmental groups about where and when ocean garbage will come to beaches. When it's coming, the groups can wait for the garbage and then clean it up. 不久後會有一個系統可以協助環保團體。它用攝影機觀察海洋垃圾，提醒他們海洋垃圾沖上海灘的時間跟地點，就可以去把垃圾清理乾淨。 The system uses three colors. Green means no garbage is near the beach. Yellow means some garbage is nearby. Red means garbage is at the beach! 系統用三種顏色示警。綠色是指沒有垃圾靠近海灘，黃色代表附近有垃圾，紅色是垃圾已經沖上海灘了! This warning system helps people help the Earth. That's something to be happy about today. It's Earth Day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 海灘垃圾有多種來源，環保人士希望更有系統的清除垃圾。 1. clean up 清理 Will you take out the garbage tonight? 你今晚會去倒垃圾吧? Me? Isn't it your turn? 我? 不是輪到你了嗎? Well, I'm the one who cleaned up the kitchen.這個嘛，是我把廚房清理乾淨的。 2. come from 來自 But most of the garbage came from you and your friends! 但是大部分垃圾是你跟你的朋友製造的。 You ate lots of things here last night.你們昨晚在這裡吃了一堆東西。 3. leave 留下 That's why I cleaned it up.那是為什麼我有清理。 Please, don't leave the garbage to me. 拜託不要把垃圾留給我。 4. when 當 Okay. But next time when you have a party, invite me! 好吧，但是下次當你辦派對，要邀請我! It's a deal. 就這麼說定了。 請注意，要讀單字了。 clean up清理 come from來自 leave留下 when當 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What will the warning system do? a. Stop garbage b. Watch garbage c. Push garbage 2. What will the warning system use? a. Cameras b. Boats c. Bags 3. What does green mean in the warning system? a. Lots of garbage b. Some garbage c. No garbage Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams **Narrator: **One, two, three, say cheese! Do you like taking photos? You can take photos of people, places, food … anything you want! People who take photos are photographers. 你喜歡拍照嗎?不論是人、物或地方都可以拍，專業拍照的人叫做攝影師。 A young photographer loves taking photos of soccer games. She’s from the Gambia.* *Her dream is to be a sports photographer for the Gambia. 一位甘比亞的年輕攝影師很喜歡拍足球比賽。她的夢想是成為甘比亞的運動攝影師。 One day, she got a big chance. There was a men's soccer competition in another country. Teams from many African countries were playing. The Gambian team wanted her to work at the competition. For a short time, she was a sports photographer for the Gambia! 有一天，她的機會來了。有一場男子足球賽在另一個國家舉行，非洲有很多隊伍會參賽。甘比亞球隊請她當隨隊攝影師。 A few women photographers and many men photographers were there too. But she was easy to see. Photographer: I need my light pink headscarf and all of my brightest clothes. **Narrator: **場邊有很多男性攝影師，也有一些女性攝影師，但是她穿鮮豔的衣服，綁粉紅色頭巾，很容易就看到她。 She worked hard. She took amazing photos. Everyone loved them! 她努力工作，拍出很多精彩的照片，大家都很喜歡。 Now she has a bigger dream. She wants to go to the world's biggest soccer competition! She wants to be the Gambia's sports photographer there! 她現在有更大的夢想，她希望可以到全世界規模最大的足球比賽，為甘比亞球隊當攝影師。 This young photographer works hard to make her dreams come true. If you work hard, you can make your dreams come true too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位甘比亞女孩，夢想總有一天會實現。 1. come true 實現 What’s your dream, Paz? 你的夢想是什麼? Opening up a bakery! 開一家麵包店! Wow, that sounds great! 聽起來真棒! When do you think it will come true? 你覺得什麼時候會實現? 2. hard 辛苦地 Maybe in five years.也許五年之內。 You’ll have to work hard. 你得努力工作。 Yeah, I’ll need to get up early every day. 是啊，我需要每天早起。 3. bright 鮮豔的 But you’ll make bright, beautiful and delicious cakes.但是你會做鮮艷漂亮又好吃的蛋糕。 I’ll make nice and soft bread too.我還會做柔軟的麵包。 4. biggest 最大的 My biggest dream is to have my own big room. 我最大的夢想是有自己的大房間。 With books, plants, and a big globe! 裡面有書，植物跟一個大地球儀。 What’s your dream, everyone? come true實現 hard辛苦地 bright鮮豔的 biggest最大的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the young photographer like taking photos of? a. Food b. Clothes c. Soccer 2. Where is the Gambia? a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe 3. What does the photographer wear that makes her easy to see? a. Green shoes b. A pink headscarf c. A yellow hat Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs Have you been on a plane? Flight attendants work on planes. They bring food and drinks to people. They help people. One day, a flight attendant helped six… flamingo eggs!?! 你坐過飛機嗎?飛機上的空服員會給乘客食物跟飲料，也協助乘客。有一次空服員救了六顆紅鶴的蛋。 Flamingos are big pink birds with long, thin legs. A zoo needed flamingos. So a zookeeper was taking the eggs to the zoo. 紅鶴是一種腳又細又長、粉紅色的大鳥。有一個動物園需要紅鶴，於是飼養員帶了六顆蛋準備送到動物園。 The eggs were in a special machine. It kept them warm. But the machine stopped working… Oh, no! The eggs needed to be warm! The zookeeper asked the flight attendant for help. 這些蛋裝在一個特殊的孵蛋器裡面，讓他們保持溫暖。但是糟糕，機器突然壞了，飼養員請求空服員幫忙。 How did the flight attendant save the eggs? She had a smart idea. She put warm water in rubber gloves. Then she tied the gloves. The gloves kept the eggs warm. 空服員怎麼辦呢?她想到一個聰明主意，把橡膠手套裝滿熱水，綁起來，放在紅鶴蛋的周圍。 People around the zookeeper worried about the eggs. They put their coats on the eggs. 周圍的乘客也很緊張，紛紛用外套蓋住這些蛋。 After the plane landed, the zookeeper took the eggs to the zoo. One month later, six baby flamingos came out of the eggs! And the flight attendant went to see them! 飛機降落後，飼養員趕緊把蛋送到動物園。一個月後，成功孵出六隻紅鶴寶寶，那位空服員還去探望牠們。 The flight attendant's smart idea saved the eggs. Maybe your smart ideas will help something or somebody someday! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明的空服員，讓六枚紅鶴蛋安然無恙。 1. drink 飲料 Hi, welcome aboard! 歡迎登機! Hi, Miss, could I have some food and drinks? 小姐，可以給我一些食物跟飲料嗎? We will bring food and drinks to you shortly. 我們馬上就會送食物飲料給你。 After we take off. 在起飛之後。 2. need 需要 But I really need to eat now. 但是我真的需要現在就吃。 I'm very hungry! 我肚子好餓! Can you please help me? 你可以幫我嗎? 3. save 拯救 I'll see what I can do.我看看能怎麼辦。 Here is a special meal for you. 這是特別給你的一餐。 Thank you! You saved me! 謝謝，你救了我! 4. ask 請求 Now can I ask for a glass of champagne? 現在我可以要一杯香檳嗎? No, I'm sorry. No champagne. 不，很抱歉。沒有香檳。 今天你學到哪些單字? drink飲料 need需要 save拯救 ask請求 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who saved the eggs? a. A zookeeper b. Flamingos c. A flight attendant 2. How were the eggs saved? a. Hot air in bags b. Ice in cups c. Warm water in gloves 3. What came out of the eggs? a. A machine b. Baby flamingos c. An idea Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Guide Is a Penguin At a zoo in England, a young penguin cannot see well. It was hard for her to do things. Sometimes she bumped into walls or other penguins. Oops! And sometimes she fell over rocks. Ouch! 英國動物園有一隻企鵝的眼睛狀況不佳，行動很不方便。有時候她會撞到同伴或牆壁，也會被石頭絆倒。 Getting food was scary. When it was time to eat, lots of hungry penguins ran to the food! They got food with their long, sharp beaks. 餵食的時候也很危險，很多企鵝會衝到食物前，用牠們長長、尖銳的嘴巴吃東西。 But she couldn't see their beaks! She didn't want to get hurt. She needed help! 但是這隻企鵝看不到同伴的尖嘴。她需要幫忙讓她不受傷。 Another penguin was shy. He didn't join the other penguins. But one day, this shy penguin became her friend. 另外一隻害羞的企鵝沒有加入其他的企鵝，反而跟她成為朋友。 Now he's her guide. He helps her walk around. He makes sure she doesn't bump into walls or other penguins. He helps her get food. 他會帶著她走，不會讓她撞到牆或其他的企鵝，也會幫忙拿食物。 With his help, she isn't scared anymore. This young penguin knows she can do things now, so she's more confident! From helping her, he isn't shy anymore. He knows he can do things now too, so he's more confident! 有了朋友的幫助，這隻企鵝不再害怕，也更有自信。幫助她的企鵝也不再害羞，同樣也增強了信心。 These good friends help each other! Do you help your friends? Do they help you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 眼睛不好的企鵝有了朋友，生活大不同。 1. run 跑 Don't run so fast, Lisa! 不要跑這麼快，麗莎! You may fall. 你會跌倒。 But I'm going to be late. 但是我要遲到了。 You fell the other day and it hurt, remember? 你前幾天跌倒，很痛，記得嗎? 2. hurt 痛、受傷 Yeah, I remember. 記得。 I don't want to get hurt again. 我不想再受傷了。 Right, and it's still early. 對啊，而且現在還早。 3. make sure 確定 I just want to make sure I won't be late. 我只是想要確定我不會遲到。 I can't wait to see my friend. 我等不及要跟朋友見面。 4. friend 朋友 Who's this friend? 這個朋友是誰? It's Kate. We like to do things together. 是凱特。我們喜歡一起做事情。 來一起讀單字。 run跑 hurt痛、受傷 make sure確定 friend朋友 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do these penguins live? a. England b. China c. Antarctica 2. What can't the young penguin do well? a. Hear b. See c. Smell 3. What does the shy penguin help the young penguin do? a. Bump into walls b. Fall over rocks c. Get food Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

No Phones in England's Schools Are mobile phones the most important thing kids have? 手機對小朋友來說很重要嗎? England's government doesn't think they are. With phones at school, many kids can't study well. They don't talk very much to others. They sit and use their phones. 英國很多小孩帶手機上學，讓他們沒辦法專心上課。他們也不怎麼一起聊天，都坐著滑手機。 So England's government will have a new rule: kids cannot use phones at school! They cannot use phones in class! They cannot use them during breaks! This means no phones between classes and no phones at lunchtime! 英國政府有了新規定，小朋友不可以在學校用手機，上課、下課跟吃飯時間都不可以用。 Schools can decide what to do with phones. They can tell kids to leave their phones at home. Or they can take kids' phones every day. Or they can let kids have their phones. But kids cannot use them. And they cannot let their phones ring! 學校可以決定怎麼處理手機。他們可以沒收，也可以要求學生把手機留在家裡。有的學校讓學生留著手機，但是不可以用，手機也要靜音。 Can this new rule help kids study better? Some teachers say no. Many schools have rules about phones now. And teachers say kids use their phones when they are not at school. 現在很多學校都有手機規定。這個新規定可以讓兒童更認真上學嗎? 有一些老師不這麼認為，覺得小朋友還是會在學校以外的地方用手機。 Soon kids in England won't be using their phones at school. What do you think? Can this rule help you study better? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的學校對於手機有新的規定。 1. use 使用 Ms. Lee, can I use my cell phone now? 李老師，現在可以用手機嗎? Why do you need it, Lisa? 為什麼你需要用呢，麗莎? 2. well 好好的 Because my mom is not feeling well. 因為我媽媽身體不舒服。 I want to check on her.我想要問問看她的情況。 3. tell 告訴 Okay, tell me how she is after you call her. 好，你打過電話之後告訴我她怎麼樣。 Ms. Lee, my mom said she's much better. 老師，我媽媽說她好很多了。 That's good news! 那是好消息呢! 4. cannot 不能 But she also said she cannot go to work tomorrow. 但是她也說她明天不能上班。Can I stay at home too? 我也可以待在家裡嗎? 今天的單字都很簡單好記。 use使用 well好好的 tell告訴 cannot不能 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can't kids use phones at school? a. England b. Ireland c. Scotland 2. What happens when kids use phones at school? a. They can't study well. b. They go home. c. They eat lunch. 3. What can schools tell kids to do with their phones? a. Throw them away b. Sell them c. Leave them at home Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn