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This Cat Loves Salad A woman wanted a cat. She went to an animal shelter to get one. Animal shelters take care of animals with no homes. People can get a pet and take it home. 有一位女士想要養貓，於是她去動物收容所想要領養一隻。 The animal shelter had many cats. The woman saw a cute black cat. She liked him very much. He went home with her. 收容所有很多貓，她看到一隻可愛的黑色貓咪，非常喜歡就帶牠回家。 At home, she learned something about the cat. He ate a lot! And he wanted to eat more than cat food! 這隻貓進家門之後，女士發現牠很會吃，而且想吃的還不只是貓食。 One day, she ate a sandwich. The cat smelled the sandwich. He meowed and meowed loudly. 有一天她在吃三明治，貓咪聞到了味道，大聲的喵喵叫。 The woman cut up vegetables for a salad every day. The cat started to steal some. He took lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and avocados. 每天女士切蔬菜做沙拉。她的貓咪就會偷走像是生菜、番茄、胡蘿蔔跟酪梨。 Since then, the cat wants salad with his cat food! He loves vegetables and fruit. They make him very healthy! 之後這隻貓除了貓食之外，還一定要吃沙拉，牠很喜歡蔬果，這些食物也讓牠身體健康。 But sometimes the cat eats other food. He likes bread, hamburgers, cheese, and potato chips too! Uh-oh! Does the woman give these to him? Nope! He steals them from her! 這隻貓偶爾也吃其他的食物，牠也喜歡吃麵包、漢堡、起司跟洋芋片!是牠主人給牠的嗎? 當然不是喔，牠偷偷叼走的! The woman shares her salad with her cat. Every day, they eat healthy food together! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這隻貓喜歡吃主人吃的食物。 1. sandwich 三明治 Hey, Jane, what's up? 過得如何? Not much, Paz. I just got myself a sandwich. 沒事，我剛買了一個三明治。 Want a bite? 要吃一口嗎? No, I ate a big hamburger half an hour ago.不了，我半個鐘頭前才吃了一個大漢堡。 2. hamburger 漢堡 A good hamburger? 好吃的漢堡嗎? Yeah, very good. 很好吃的。 It has tomatoes, cheese and beef. 有番茄，起司和牛肉。 3. vegetable 蔬菜 I thought you prefer vegetables and fruit.我以為你比較愛青菜水果。 I do. But I can't eat those things every day.我是啊，但是不能天天吃那些。 4. bread 麵包 I know what you mean. 我懂你的意思。 I like bread, and I have a different kind of bread every week. 我喜歡麵包，每個星期換吃不同的麵包。 今天的單字都是食物。 sandwich三明治 hamburger漢堡 vegetable蔬菜 bread麵包 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the woman get the cat from? a. The street b. An animal shelter c. Her home 2. What does the cat like to eat? a. Soup b. Chocolate c. Salad 3. What did the cat steal? a. A sandwich b. Vegetables c. Cat food Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission Narrator: Space is so big. There's always something new to learn. 外太空很大，還有很多新知可以去探索。 In 2020, a girl from the UK was six years old. On TV, she saw a rocket launch to Mars. Astronaut Liz, or Astro Liz, fell in love with space then. 2020年，英國一位六歲女孩在電視上看到火箭發射到火星，從此之後愛上外太空。 Astro Liz loves learning about space. She makes videos about space. She posts them online. She shares her learning and excitement with everyone! Liz 喜歡學習太空知識，也製作太空影片放到網路上，分享給大家。 Astro Liz made a cool rocket in her backyard. She made it with cardboard. The rocket was about two meters tall. Then … Astro Liz: THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFT OFF! Narrator: Yes, the rocket was real! It flew nine meters up in the air! Everyone was surprised! Liz用紙板在後院打造了一個兩公尺高的火箭。還可以發射，火箭飛了9公尺高。 Astro Liz was seven years old. Space experts saw her rocket video. They liked it very much! 太空專家看到她的火箭影片，他們非常喜歡。 They asked Astro Liz to join a real space mission! A rocket is taking twenty boxes to the moon. One box is hers. She put an Astro Liz sticker in it. 還邀請Liz參加真的太空任務。有一支火箭要帶二十個箱子到月球，其中一個是 Liz 的，她把自己的貼紙放進箱子裡。 Learning can take us to wonderful places. Astro Liz's love of learning took her to a space mission! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這個小女孩不但喜歡太空，還會製作火箭。 1. space 太空 I'm going to Florida next month. 我下個月要去佛羅里達州。 Cool! Do you plan to see the Space Center? 酷喔。你打算去參觀太空中心嗎? 2. launch 發射 Yeah, isn't it exciting? 對啊，好讓人興奮! I'll get to see them launch a rocket.我要去看他們發射火箭。 Really? Where will the rocket go? 真的嗎? 火箭要飛去哪裡? It's going to the Moon! 要去月球。 3. mission 任務 It's an unmanned space mission.那是一次無人的太空任務。 To prepare for traveling to Mars? 去準備火星之旅嗎? 4. surprised 驚訝的 Right, I'm surprised that you know about it. 對，我很驚訝你知道。 Oh, I know a lot of things! 我知道的才多呢! 你對太空著迷嗎? space太空 launch發射 mission任務 surprised驚訝的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was Astro Liz's rocket made of? a. Cardboard b. Plastic c. Wood 2. Who asked Astro Liz to join the space mission? a. Teachers b. Space experts c. Everyone 3. What did Astro Liz put in a box? a. Chocolate b. A sticker c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Thai Ghost Hunters Do you believe in ghosts? Here in Taiwan, we have Ghost Month. It's when all ghosts can walk the earth and visit the living … 你相信世界上有鬼嗎? 在台灣，我們有鬼月，鬼在這個時候都會出來走走。 Some ghosts are mean. They live in spooky places. They do scary things. That makes many people scared of ghosts. 有一些鬼住在陰森的地方，它們很兇又會做出可怕的事情，讓很多人怕鬼。 Spooky old castles may be haunted. That means they might have ghosts in them. Some newer places may be haunted too. Imagine being scared of ghosts and living in a haunted house! You'd be scared all the time! 陰森的舊城堡有可能鬧鬼，比較新的地方也有可能喔。想想看你如果住在鬧鬼的房子裡，一定會感覺很害怕! In Thailand, two students started a ghost-hunting business. Do you have a spooky place? You can ask them to sleep there. When they don't see ghosts, they give you a special paper. The paper says the place is ghost-free! 泰國有兩位學生開啟了找鬼公司，你有陰森的地方嗎? 你可以請他們睡在那裡，如果他們沒有遇到鬼就會給你一張紙，證明沒有鬧鬼。 One of the students doesn't believe in ghosts. But the other student does! He's very scared of them! 其中一位學生不相信世界上有鬼，另一位不但相信，而且非常怕鬼。 They haven't seen any ghosts … yet! But they always bring some helpful tools to scare ghosts away! 他們到目前為止沒有看到鬼，但總是帶著嚇鬼的工具。 Do you want to be a ghost hunter too? You'll get money for scary nights in spooky places! No, thanks! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有人怕鬼，有人專門想找鬼。 1. scared 害怕的 Are you scared of ghosts? 你怕鬼嗎? I don't know.我不知道。 I've never seen a real ghost. 我從來沒有見過真正的鬼。 How about you? 你呢? 2. haunted house 鬼屋 I'm more scared of the living.我比較怕活人。 But I don't want to sleep in a haunted house. 但是我可不要在鬼屋裡睡覺。 Me either. 我也不要。 3. place 地方 But I don't mind seeing one during the daytime.不過我不介意白天時去看看鬼屋。 I know a place like that! 我知道那樣的地方! 4. spooky 恐怖陰森的 Where? 在哪裡? The house above me. 我家樓上的房子。 It's empty but there are sounds. 它是空的，但是有聲音。 That's spooky! 真恐怖! So do you believe in ghosts? 來讀單字。 scared害怕的 haunted house鬼屋 place地方 spooky恐怖陰森的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the ghost-hunting business? a. Iceland b. Thailand c. Taiwan 2. How many of the students are scared of ghosts? a. 1 b. 2 c. 7 3. What is a house with ghosts in it called? a. A ghost-free house b. A scared house c. A haunted house Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets Two thousand years ago, a volcano erupted in Italy. Towns were destroyed. Many people and things were lost. Scrolls were also lost. 兩千多年前，義大利火山爆發，摧毀了附近的城鎮，很多人跟東西都遭到掩埋，有很多卷軸也不見了。 People wrote important thoughts and information on these long papers. Then they rolled the scrolls. 卷軸是一張長長的紙，人們在紙上寫下重要的想法跟訊息，再把它捲起來。 Three hundred years ago, many scrolls were found. They were in a house destroyed by the volcano. 300年前，一棟被火山摧毀的房屋裡面，發現了很多卷軸。 But the scrolls were burned black. Unrolling the scrolls destroys them. Scientists have tried many ways to read them. What secrets are written on the scrolls? 但是那些卷軸都被燒得焦黑，攤開來會破壞卷軸。科學家試了很多方法來讀上面的文字。卷軸裡面有什麼祕密呢? Last year, some people had a contest. Who could find a way to read one scroll? 去年有人舉辦了比賽，看誰能找到讀卷軸的方法。 This year, three students won the contest together. They made an AI program. 今年有三位學生贏得這場比賽，他們開發了一個人工智慧 AI程式。 It worked! AI read a small part of the scroll. This part is great! It's about enjoying life, music, and food! And the writer thought about a question: When there isn't much of something, do we enjoy it more? 那個AI程式成功讀到了卷軸上的一小部分，上面寫到要享受人生、音樂跟食物。作者還想到一個問題，東西越少，我們是不是越欣賞它們? For 300 years, scientists tried to find a way to read the scrolls. Now AI is opening the 2,000-year-old secrets of the scrolls! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人工智慧也許可以解開兩千年前，手寫紀錄的秘密。 1. secret 秘密 Hey, Jane, would you like to join a secret contest? 你想參加秘密比賽嗎? Sounds exciting! 聽起來很有趣! What’s it about? 什麼樣的比賽? It’s a treasure hunt. 尋寶大賽。 2. house 房子 We need to find things hidden in a house. 我們得找到藏在房子裡的東西。 Where is this house? 這個房子在哪兒? In Tamsui, New Taipei. 在新北市的淡水。 3. win 贏得 And how do we win? 我們要怎麼贏呢? Simple. We work together. 很簡單，我們合作。 4. information 資訊 You read all the information.你讀所有的資訊。 And what will you do? 你做什麼呢? I’ll see what other people have found. 我去看看別人發現了什麼。 今天我們學到哪些單字? secret秘密 house房子 win贏得 information資訊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why are the scrolls hard to read? a. They were burned. b. They have secrets. c. They were lost. 2. What did the students use to read the scrolls? a. Glasses b. AI c. Lasers 3. What did someone write about on a scroll? a. Music b. Dance c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Fan Referees a Game One day, a man went to a big soccer game in the UK. A team named the Wolves was playing. The man was a big Wolves fan! The game was very exciting! 有一天，一個男人去看了一場在英國的大型足球比賽。一支名叫狼隊的球隊正在比賽。這個人是狼隊的超級球迷！ Then a referee got hurt! Referees are important for soccer games. They make sure the players are following the rules. Now the teams needed another referee. 裁判對於足球賽非常重要，他們確保球員遵守規則。現在有一位裁判受傷了，需要有人來接手。 This Wolves fan raised his hand and said, "I can help!" They gave him a special referee job. 這位超級球迷舉手說他可以幫忙，於是當了臨時裁判。 The man was happy to help. Then the Wolves scored a goal! This Wolves fan was excited! He wanted to cheer! But referees don't cheer for any team. They must be fair. 這個男子非常高興能夠幫上忙，但是他不能為狼隊加油，因為當裁判一定要公平。 In the end, the Wolves won the big game! The man was very happy and very excited. But he stayed quiet. He said he was the only quiet Wolves fan there! 狼隊最後贏了比賽!男子非常開心，但是他保持安靜，他說他是球場上唯一一個沉默的狼隊球迷。 After the game, the man went home with a big smile. He didn't cheer, but he was a part of the game. And he learned that referees are important. They keep the game fair and fun for everyone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 超級足球迷變成臨時裁判，是超級難得的經驗。 • cheer for 加油 Hey, why are you cheering for the Guardians? 你怎麼替悍將加油? Why not? That’s a great home run! 怎麼不行? 那是精彩的全壘打! • fan 迷 But you’re a fan of the Brothers! 可是你是兄弟隊的球迷! I am. And I’m also a big fan of home runs! 我是啊，我也是全壘打迷! • team 隊伍 You should stick to one team. 你應該忠於一個隊伍。 But I like all the teams! 但是那些隊我都喜歡! That’s why I bought the seasonal ticket. 這是為什麼我買季票。 • game 比賽 I always feel so happy watching these games. 我看這些比賽都好開心! Yeah, I agree. They are a lot of fun. 我同意。是很好玩。 Do you cheer for the team you like? 來讀單字。 cheer for加油 fan迷 team隊伍 game比賽 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz • What kind of game was played? • Basketball • Baseball • Soccer • What team does the man like? • The Bears • The Wolves • The Lions • What do referees do? • Keep the game fair • Cheer for a team • Play in the game Answers: • c • b • a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Rocking Confidence Do you want to be a rock star? Imagine… you're on a stage. The lights are bright. You're playing a guitar. How scary! But how exciting! 你想成為搖滾明星嗎? 想像一下你站在台上彈吉他，燈光又很刺眼，感覺好嚇人但又讓人好興奮! That's what happened to some women. They joined a women's rock camp. People join camps to learn things. At this camp, the women learned how to play rock music and sing rock songs! 有一群女性就遇到這樣的事。因為她們參加女子搖滾營，學習如何彈搖滾樂、唱搖滾歌! Some women were shy. But they tried many new things! They became brave! 她們有的很害羞，但是嘗試新的東西後，就變得很勇敢! They did these things again and again. They helped each other. They became good at these things. They became confident! 她們互相幫忙，不斷地練習。她們越來越厲害，變得很有自信。 On the last day, they gave a big concert! One woman was a little scared at first. But she knew she was good. She was confident! She went on the stage. She sang very well! 搖滾營最後一天會舉辦盛大的演唱會。有一個女子一開始有點害怕，但是她知道自己很厲害，自信地走上台，還唱得非常好! The camp taught the women how to play music and sing. They did new things and became brave and confident! You can do new things too! Be brave! Be confident! And one day, you can be a rock star… or anything you want! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想玩搖滾樂嗎?沒有那麼困難喔! 1. play 彈奏 Do you know how to play music? 你會彈奏音樂嗎? Like playing the piano? 比如說彈鋼琴? No, I don't.我不會。 2. sing 唱歌 Do you sing? 你唱歌嗎? Sometimes.有時候。 Good, I need you to join our concert. 很好，我需要你加入我們的音樂會。 Me? I sing like a frog! 我?我唱歌像青蛙叫! 3. learn 學習 That's okay. Just move your mouth. 沒關係，你只要動動嘴巴。 You can learn that, right? 那你學得會吧? Yeah, but why me? 可以，但是為什麼找我? 4. brave 勇敢的 I need someone that's brave enough.我需要夠勇敢的人。 To stand on the stage? 好站在舞台上? To sing and dance with us.好跟我們一起唱歌跳舞。 But I can't dance! 可是我不會跳舞! Do you play the guitar or drums? 我們來讀單字。 play彈奏 sing唱歌 learn學習 brave勇敢的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What kind of camp did the women join? a. Rock b. Star c. Dance 2. What did the women become at the camp? a. Shy b. Scary c. Confident 3. What did they do on the last day? a. Play with rocks b. Study stars c. Give a concert Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Happy Day for Kids! Yea! Are you a kid? Congratulations! Today is Children's Day! It's your day! Make sure to tell your parents that it's Children's Day! 你是兒童嗎?那恭喜你! 今天是兒童節，是你的節日喔! So what do you want for Children's Day? Do you want a new toy? How about a new video game? 兒童節你想要什麼樣的禮物呢，想要新玩具還是新的電玩? Well, a new toy or a new video game is cool. It will make you happy… for about two months. That's right! Scientists say something new makes us happy for about two or three months. After that, it's nothing special. 新玩具或電玩的確會讓你感到快樂。但是科學家說新的東西只會讓我們快樂兩到三個月，之後就沒有什麼特別了。 If you want something to make you happier every day, there's a way. 如果你想要每一天都更快樂的話，有一個方法可以做到! Take a bath in the forest. No, no, no … you don't need a bathtub or a towel or soap. "Forest bathing" is just looking at trees and nature. Scientists say just a few minutes of forest bathing can make you happier. 洗個森林浴吧! 你不需要浴缸、毛巾或肥皂。Forest bathing 森林浴是看看樹跟大自然。科學家說幾分鐘的森林浴就可以讓你更快樂。 And don't worry if you live in a city. Find a park with some trees and look at them. Look at nature. Take a deep breath… 如果你住在都市裡，找一個公園看看大樹、看看大自然，然後深呼吸。 Try it! You might like it! Have a happy day every day with forest bathing! ______________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 多看看天空花草樹木，會讓人覺得很開心。 1. bathe 洗澡 I'm so tired! Life is tough! 我好累，人生好苦喔! I know the answer for you-forest bathing. 我給你的答案是，森林浴。 I'm in Taipei! Where can I find a forest? 我在台北耶，到哪裡找森林? 2. tree 樹木 That's easy. 這很容易。 How about Da-an Forest Park? 大安森林公園怎麼樣? It has many flowering trees.它有很多會開花的樹。 Like what? 比如說什麼樹? Like Yulan magnolia.比如說玉蘭花。 3. take a deep breath 深呼吸 It's the right season for it.現在就是季節。 Take deep breaths when you're there.你在那裏要深呼吸。 So it smells good? 所以它很好聞? It smells very good! 很好聞。 Have you ever walked in a forest? 來一起讀單字。 bathe洗澡 tree樹木 take a deep breath深呼吸 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. How long do new things make us happy? a. Two or three minutes b. Two or three months c. Two or three years 2. What is "forest bathing"? a. Bathing outside b. Looking at nature c. Washing trees 3. How does "forest bathing" make people feel? a. Hungry b. Tired c. Happy Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dolls Made for All Kids Playing with dolls is fun. You can make dolls dance, jump, and fly! One girl loves dolls. And she has a dream. When she was younger, she was sick. She was in the hospital a lot. She met kids with disabilities there. 有一個女孩喜歡玩娃娃，她小時候常常生病跑醫院，在醫院遇到很多有身心障礙的小朋友。 Some kids used wheelchairs. Some had arms without hands. Some had a new leg. But they didn't have dolls that looked like them. 有一些小孩需要坐輪椅。有一些孩子沒有手，有一些有義肢。但是他們都沒有一個像自己一樣的娃娃。 She wants kids to have dolls that look like them… and move like them! She wants dolls with disabilities and without disabilities! She thinks they can help all kids play together. 這個女孩想要那些兒童能玩到像自己模樣的娃娃。她覺得身障娃娃跟普通娃娃可以讓所有的孩子玩在一起。 Well, meet Evie and Max. They're dolls! Evie and Max can move in many ways. Their elbows and knees can bend. Their fingers and toes can move! 新推出的娃娃 Evie 跟Max可以做各種動作。他們可以彎曲手肘跟膝蓋，也可以動手指跟腳趾頭。 Because of the girl's dream, a company makes dolls with and without disabilities! Every kid is different, so every doll is different. 因為這個小女孩的夢想，有一家做普通娃娃的公司，也推出身障娃娃。每個小孩都不一樣，每個娃娃也都不一樣。 The company uses 3D printers to make many different dolls. 3D printers turn the girl's dream into real dolls! 這間公司使用 3D 列印製作不同的娃娃，實現女孩的夢想。 Now all kids can play together with dolls that look and move like them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這家公司做出各種各樣的娃娃，讓小孩選擇。 1. jump 跳 Why are you jumping around like that? 你做什麼跳來跳去? I'm trying out new dance moves. 我在試跳新的舞步。 without 沒有 It's all about using my knees and toes. 主要是用膝蓋跟腳趾。 Ha, you look like you're trying to fly without wings! 你看起來在做沒有翅膀的飛行! knee 膝蓋 You've got to use your imagination! 你得用一點想像力 ! Come join me. 來跟我一起跳吧! No, no, no, I can't bend my knees like that. 不不不，我不能那樣彎膝蓋。 dance 跳舞 Yes, you can! 你可以的。 Anyone can dance.任何人都可以跳舞。 Let's do it together. 我們來一起跳。 Okay, but don't laugh if I look funny.好吧，但是如果我看起來很可笑，你不可以笑。 Do you dance? jump跳 without沒有 knee膝蓋 dance跳舞 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does the girl love? a. Dancing b. Dolls c. Elbows 2. What can Evie and Max do? a. Sing short songs b. Drink milk c. Bend their knees 3. What is the girl's dream for all kids to do? a. Play together b. Use 3D printers c. Move in many ways Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tea Leaves Can Clean Water Black tea! Green tea! Bubble tea! Tea shops are everywhere in Taiwan! Many of us drink a lot of tea. Do you? 紅茶、綠茶、珍珠奶茶! 台灣到處都有飲料店，我們喝掉很多茶。 We buy about one billion cups of bubble tea every year in Taiwan. We use lots of tea leaves! What happens to them? 台灣每一年喝掉超過十億杯的珍珠奶茶，用過的茶葉會怎麼處理呢? Almost all tea shops throw away tea leaves. Thousands of kilograms go to landfills every day. 幾乎所有的飲料店都會把茶葉渣丟掉。每天有好幾千公斤的茶葉渣被倒進垃圾掩埋場。 The leaves rot and make a gas. The gas makes the Earth hotter. 茶葉渣腐爛後排放的氣體還會讓地球暖化。 In Northern Ireland, a part of the UK, people drink a lot of tea too. A researcher there found a way to reuse tea leaves. He makes them into a product that cleans dirty water! 北愛爾蘭的人也喝很多茶。有人研究發現，用茶葉渣做成的產品可以淨化髒水。 This tea leaf product takes out heavy metals from water. Heavy metals are bad for health. Some can cause cancer. Cleaner water helps people and animals be healthier. 重金屬對人的身體有害，有的還可能引發癌症。這個產品可以帶走水裡的重金屬物質。 After the tea leaf product is used, it can be reused to make batteries! That's reusing after reusing! 產品用過之後，還可以再拿來製作電池，又一次重覆再利用! Used tea leaves can help clean water and make batteries. Let's find more ways to reuse things and have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 泡過茶的茶葉，還有很多用處。 1. shop 商店 I'm hot and thirsty. Let's find a tea shop. 我又熱又渴。我們找一家飲料店吧。 You can have some of my water. 你可以喝一點兒我的水。 2. water 水 No, I prefer bubble tea. 不了，我喜歡珍珠奶茶。 You do know water is healthier, right? 你知道開水比較健康吧? Yeah, healthy and boring. 對，健康而且無趣。 3. drink 喝 No, water is refreshing! 不會，水很清爽! The best for thirsty people. 口渴的人喝最好了。 Alright, but I only want to drink a little.好吧，但是我只要喝一點點。 4. lots of 很多 Ah, this IS good! 這真的很棒! Right? And water has lots of benefits…對吧，而且水還有很多好處… Please, can I just have my bubble tea now? 拜託，我現在可以喝珍珠奶茶了嗎? 來一起讀單字。 shop商店 water水 drink喝 lots of很多 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most tea shops do with used tea leaves? a. Eat them b. Throw them away c. Clean water 2. Where was the researcher? a. Taiwan b. Northern Ireland c. Turkey 3. What can the tea leaf product take out of water? a. Heavy metals b. Bugs c. Oil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scarves Warm Hearts Something wonderful happens in cities in Canada and the U.S. every year. It started long ago with a surprise! On a very cold day in a Canadian city, fourteen statues of great heroes… wore scarves?! 每一年冬天，加拿大跟美國很多城市都會發生美妙的事。最開始是很多年前一個寒冷的冬日，加拿大城市的14座偉人雕像，脖子上都圍了圍巾。 The colorful scarves were handmade. Each scarf had a message that warmed people's hearts. And the scarves were free! 這些色彩繽紛，手工做的圍巾都可以免費拿取，上面還有溫馨的小紙條。 Some people took pictures of the statues that day. They posted the pictures online. Many people liked the idea of leaving scarves for anyone to take! They called it "scarf bombing." 有人拍了雕像的照片並放到網路上。很多人喜歡用這樣的方式送愛心圍巾! So who scarf bombed the statues? Some kind students did! The kindness didn't stop. Lots of people need scarves. So scarf bombers in many cities make scarves all year. They're making hats, gloves, jackets, and blankets right now! Other people help by giving the scarf bombers yarn. 很多人需要圍巾，於是很多不同城市的人一整年都在做圍巾，搞不好現在正在做帽子、手套、外套跟被子。也有人提供他們的毛線，讓善意一直傳下去。 When cold weather comes, they make scarf bombs. They put the things they made on fences, benches, and many other places. 天氣很冷的時候，他們會把圍巾跟其他做的物品綁在欄杆、長椅跟其他的地方。 Small acts of kindness are important. Leaving warm scarves for people makes them happy. And it brings people together! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 雕像圍上圍巾，目的是提醒大家，有溫暖的圍巾可以自由取用。 1. jacket 夾克 It's freezing today! 今天冷死了! Where's your jacket? 你的夾克呢? I didn't bring one. 我沒帶。 I didn't know it'd be so cold! 我不知道會這麼冷! 2. kind 好心的 Here, let me at least offer you my scarf. 來，至少讓我借你我的圍巾。 Thank you. You're so kind! 謝謝，你人真好! 3. wear 穿戴 How did you know to wear a heavy coat? 你怎麼知道要穿厚外套? Yesterday was so warm.昨天那麼溫暖。 4. online 上網 I just happened to see an online weather forecast. 我只是剛好在網上看到氣象預報。 Don't worry. It'll warm up tomorrow. 別擔心，明天就會變溫暖。 That's good to know. 這是好消息。 我們來讀單字。 jacket夾克 kind好心的 wear穿戴 online上網 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does scarf bombing happen? a. Taiwan b. Canada c. Japan 2. Where can people find these scarves? a. Fences b. Desks c. Libraries 3. What do people give to help scarf bombers? a. Money b. Yarn c. Food Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Best Friend Saves Man from Icy Lake Narrator: One snowy winter day, a man and his dog Ruby hiked to a lake. The weather was so cold that the lake water was frozen! They walked on the ice. 一個下雪的日子，一位男子跟他的狗狗Ruby爬山去了一個湖。天氣冷到湖面都結冰了，他們直接走在湖面上。 But then the ice broke! The man fell into the icy water! He couldn't get out! Man: Help! Hello? Help! Please, someone help! Narrator: Ruby stayed by him. Someone called the police. 但是湖面的冰突然碎裂，男子掉進水裡出不來。Ruby待在他身邊，目擊者趕緊報警。 The police officer was worried. The ice might break more! So he tried to throw a rope to the man … Police: I'm going to try to send this out to you, OK? Narrator: But the man was too far! 警察擔心湖面的冰會有更多裂痕，於是把繩子扔給男子，但距離實在太遠了。 The officer called the man's dog … Police: Ruby! Ruby, come here! Come here, Ruby … That's it. Narrator: Ruby ran to the officer. He gave her one end of the rope. The officer told the man to call Ruby … Police: Call her! Call her! Narrator: The man called Ruby … Man: Ruby! Good girl, come here! Narrator: She ran back to the man with the rope … Man: Ruby! That's it! Yes, well done! Good girl. Narrator: Then the officer pulled the rope. He got the man out of the icy water! 警察叫Ruby過來，把繩子的一頭交給狗狗。接著主人就叫Ruby回來，他抓住Ruby帶過來的繩子，然後警察從另一邊拉，終於把人救了出來。 The man went to the hospital. He was okay! Ruby saved the man. This dog is truly this man's best friend! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明又忠實的狗狗，是人類最好的朋友。 1. winter 冬季 I want to live in a place that has a real winter. 我想要住在有真的冬天的地方。 What's wrong with the winter here? 這裡的冬天有什麼不對? It's too warm. 太溫暖了。 2. ice 冰 There's no snow. 都沒有雪。 But with snow comes a lot of ice.但是下雪就會結很多冰。 Icy roads and houses are not fun. 結冰的馬路跟房子都不好玩。 3. frozen 冰凍的 Oh, but I want to see white, snowy mountains. 可是我要看蓋滿白雪的山脈。 And I'd like to skate on a frozen lake. 也想在冰凍湖面上溜冰。 4. hike 健行 And go hiking on mountain trails too? 也要走山路健行嗎? Well, I'd prefer taking a gondola up there. 這個嘛，我比較想坐纜車上去。 今天的單字都跟冬天有關。 winter冬季 ice冰 frozen冰凍的 hike健行 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Ruby? a. A cat b. A dog c. A horse 2. Who came to help the man? a. A police officer b. A hiker c. A friend 3. What did Ruby take to the man? a. A drink b. A rope c. Ice Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Out of Gas But Unstoppable People love ordering food online*. *Food delivery drivers are busy! In India, one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it needed gas. He went to the gas station. 人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。 At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long! 當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠，所以都去買油，讓加油站大排長龍。 The man waited… three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed gas. 這位外送員一等就是三個小時，但是他有了新訂單，不能讓客人等。 The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the customer's order. 他有個主意，他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。 The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly. 街道非常吵雜又擁擠，但是馬冷靜地向前走。 People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous! 路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單，有一些人上傳照片到網路上，讓他一炮而紅。 His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do his job! Giddyap, horsey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 騎馬送餐去，真是使命必達。 1. famous 著名的 What’s that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼? Don’t you know? That’s the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。 2. wait 等待 People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?! Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there. 對啊，我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。 3. amazed 驚訝的 I’m amazed you’d do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。 Well, you’ve never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。 4. deliver 運送 No, I'm amazed you didn’t have it delivered to you. 不，我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。 For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。 今天學到哪些單字? famous著名的 wait等待 amazed驚訝的 deliver運送 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is the man's job? a. Camera operator b. Horse trainer c. Food delivery driver 2. How long did the man wait for gas? a. 3 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 3 hours 3. What was the man's idea? a. Order food b. Ride a horse c. Become famous Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hermit Crabs Reuse Our Trash Why is that plastic bottle cap moving? Oh! A hermit crab is using it as a shell! 怎麼有塑膠瓶蓋在移動呢? 原來有寄居蟹把它當作外殼! Hermit crabs don't have their own shells. But they need one to live. Most hermit crabs use sea snail shells. But people are seeing hermit crabs using our plastic trash as their shells! They're seeing this all over the world! 寄居蟹沒有自己的外殼，但是牠們需要殼才能活下去。通常牠們用海螺的殼。可是現在到處都有人看到寄居蟹用塑膠垃圾當作外殼。 Is plastic good or bad for hermit crabs? Some plastic is lighter than shells. It can make walking around easier for these crabs. But some plastic may be bad for their health. 塑膠對寄居蟹是好還是壞呢? 有一些塑膠比貝殼還輕，但是有的卻可能會傷害牠們的健康。 Using our trash as their shells can be both good and bad for hermit crabs. Researchers are looking for more answers. 用塑膠垃圾當作寄居蟹的外殼有好有壞，研究員還在找答案。 While we're waiting for answers, we can help the Earth. Hermit crabs reuse things, so we can too! We can reuse plastic bottles to save coins. We can reuse plastic cups to grow flowers. There are many useful and interesting ways to reuse plastic! 寄居蟹回收再利用東西，我們也可以。我們重複使用塑膠瓶，可以拿來存零錢或種花。還有很多實用又有趣的方法回收再利用。 Let's learn from hermit crabs and reuse things! Hermit crabs turn trash into something useful. Let's do the same to help the Earth. Go, go, go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 寄居蟹跟人類的關係似乎越來越緊密， 因為牠撿垃圾來用。 1. crab 螃蟹 Look at this cute little thing! 你看這個可愛的小東西! It's a hermit crab.牠是一隻寄居蟹。 Yeah, and it's using a seashell.對，而且牠在用貝殼。 2. way 方式 Hello there, you little guy! 哈囉，小東西。 Do you like your house? 你喜歡你的房子嗎? Walking around with its house 揹著房子走來走去… What a way of life! 真奇特的生活方式。 3. useful 有用的 I think the house is useful. 我覺得房子很有用。 You don't need to worry about the enemies out there. 你不需要擔心外面的敵人。 4. bad 壞的 I think it's a bad idea. 我覺得滿糟糕的。 A seashell is heavy. 貝殼很重呢。 It's only heavy on land. 只有在陸地上才重。 It's okay in the water. 在水裡就沒關係了。 你有看過寄居蟹嗎? crab螃蟹 way方式 useful有用的 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do most hermit crabs use as shells? a. Glass bottles b. Sea snail shells c. Coins 2. What are some hermit crabs using as shells? a. Plastic b. Pearl c. Paper 3. What can we learn from hermit crabs? a. Reuse things b. Walk around c. Save money Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dog Smells Gas, Saves Owner A dog in the USA saved the lives of his owner and other people. How? He went outside his owner's house. He dug and dug the ground. The dog dug for hours and hours in one place. He made a big hole! 美國有一隻狗救了牠的主人跟其他人的性命。怎麼做到的呢?牠跑到屋外，一直在同一個地方挖洞。 His owner thought that was strange. Her dog didn't dig big holes. Something was wrong! So she checked the hole with a special machine. 牠的主人覺得很奇怪，她的狗平常不會這樣挖洞。她感覺事情不對勁，於是用特殊儀器偵測洞口。 The machine showed a lot of dangerous gas there! What? Where was the gas from? It was from old gas pipes in the ground. 儀器顯示洞口有大量危險的氣體，原來是瓦斯從地下管線外洩。 That gas can make people and animals very sick. And it can cause a big explosion! 瓦斯會危害人跟動物，還可能引發爆炸。 The owner and the people who lived near her were lucky. Explosions are very dangerous! But her dog smelled the gas. He dug the hole to find it. 發生爆炸非常危險，但是狗主人跟鄰居非常幸運。因為狗狗聞到瓦斯味並且挖洞，找到了源頭。 Gas company workers came quickly! They turned off the gas. They worked for three days! They fixed the pipes. 瓦斯公司立刻派人來關掉瓦斯，花了三天的時間修理管線。 The dog's digging told his owner something was wrong. That’s why no one got hurt. He saved lives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 嗅覺靈敏的狗狗，讓瓦斯爆炸沒有發生。 1. Turn off 關掉 Hey, turn that off! 嘿，把那個關掉。 I know, I’m on it. 我知道，正在關。 There we go. 好了。 You forgot you were boiling water, right? 你忘了在燒水? I did. 對。 2. dangerous 危險的 It could be very dangerous! 可能會很危險呢! Imagine what would happen if we weren’t at home. 想想看要是我們不在家會怎麼樣。 3. hurt 受傷 The house would burn and neighbors would get hurt.房子會燒了，鄰居會受傷。Exactly! 正是那樣! 4. quickly 很快地 We should have a fire alarm in the kitchen. 我們廚房裡應該有火災警報器。 A dog would be better. 狗狗比較好。 Dogs smell smoke very quickly.狗很快就聞到煙味。 這些單字你記得嗎? turn off關掉 dangerous危險的 hurt受傷 quickly很快的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the owner think about the dog’s digging? a. It was bad. b. It was cute. c. It was strange. 2. For how long did the dog dig? a. Hours and hours b. Days and days c. Years and years 3. What made the dog dig? a. A toy b. A smell c. A bone Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Teenager Becomes Lawyer Last year, a teenager became famous. Why? He became the youngest lawyer in California. He was seventeen years old! 去年有一位青少年爆紅了，因為他成為加州最年輕的律師，他才十七歲! Lawyers help people with problems about laws. Laws say what we can and cannot do. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy. There are a lot of laws to study! 律師幫人處理法律問題。要成為一名律師很不容易，要讀很多法律方面的知識。 This lawyer says he isn't smarter than other teenagers. But from when he was a child, he studied a lot. Studying was important in his family. He had to study for one hour first when he wanted to play for one hour. 這名律師說他並沒有比別人聰明，但是從小就念很多書。他的家庭很看重讀書，必需用功一個小時才能夠玩一個小時。 He played with cube puzzles. He became very good at them. He played so much that his hands hurt! In eighth grade, he wrote a book to help other players. 他也很會玩魔術方塊，還寫過一本魔術方塊指南指點其他玩家。 He likes helping people. He wanted a job that lets him do that. Doctors help people, but he doesn't like blood! He wanted to be a lawyer. So in ninth grade, he also went to law school! 他很喜歡幫助別人，希望可以找到幫助人的工作。當醫生雖然可以做到，但是他不喜歡看到血。他想成為一名律師，所以他九年級的時候也進了法學院。 Now this young man is a lawyer for his city. He does good things for the city and its people. He loves his job! ******************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 十七歲的少年，已經展開他想要的律師工作。 1. become 成為 I can never understand why people want to study law. 我永遠搞不懂為什麼有人想要讀法律。 To become a rich lawyer? 好變成有錢的律師? 2. smart 聰明的 There are many other ways to become rich. 有好多別的方法可以變有錢。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like making smart investments.比如說聰明投資。 3. study 研究、用功 How would you know if it’s smart? 你怎麼知道那是不是聰明? I would study it, of course. 當然我會先研究。 4. easy 容易的 Law is boring. 法律很無聊耶。 Making investments can be boring, too. 投資可能也很無聊。 No, it would be easy. 不會，它很簡單。 You stop when you lose money. 你損失錢就停止。 Let’s read the vocabulary. become成為 smart聰明的 study研究、用功 easy容易的 Quiz 1. What job does this teenager have? a. Lawyer b. Doctor c. Student 2. What was important in his family? a. Being famous b. Studying c. Writing 3. What does he like to do? a. Read books b. Help people c. Go to law school Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Helping Kids Sleep Better Sleep is important. People need comfortable beds to sleep well. But some people don't have beds. They don't sleep well. 睡眠很重要。人們需要舒服的床才能睡得好。 Two or three percent of kids in the USA don't have beds. Are you shocked? 美國有百分之二到百分之三的兒童沒有床，是不是讓人嚇一跳! One man in the USA was very shocked. Sleep helps kids do well in school. He wanted to help these kids sleep well. First, he built a bed for one kid. Then he asked a good friend to help him. They built more beds for more kids. 有個美國人非常驚訝，他想要幫助兒童睡好，讓他們在學校有更好的表現。所以他跟朋友一起為兒童製作床。 The man started a group to make beds. Families can help build their own beds. Sometimes young kids help build the beds. 他也成立團隊，孩子們的家人可以來做自己的床。有時候也有兒童會來幫忙。 The group has made beds for more than one hundred forty thousand families. That's a lot of beds! But many more kids need beds. There's a lot of work to do! 這個團隊幫助14萬個家庭，但是仍然有很多兒童需要床。 Why does this man help kids have beds? He doesn't do it to make money. It's because he likes to help people. This makes him feel good. 為什麼這個人要幫助小孩有床呢?他並不是為了賺錢，而是因為他喜歡伸出援手，這樣讓他覺得很開心。 This man helps kids have beds. Now they can sleep well! Sweet dreams, everyone! ____________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 故事裡這個人，希望每個小孩都可以躺在自己的床上睡覺。 1. feel 感覺 You look a bit pale. 你看起來有點蒼白。 Don't feel well? 不大舒服嗎? No, didn't sleep well. 不是，沒睡好。 2. family 家人 Yesterday my sister and her family came to visit. 昨天我妹妹和她的家人來看我。 I love my nieces, but they wanted to sleep with me! 我很愛我的外甥女，但是她們要跟我一起睡! 3. ask 請求 You could ask them to sleep on the sofa.你可以要她們睡沙發啊。 Well, I gave them my bed. 結果我給她們睡床。 I slept on the floor. 我睡地上。 That's tough! 這有點麻煩。 4. thousand 千 And then they asked me to tell them stories. 然後她們要我講故事。 From One Thousand and One Nights. 一千零一夜的故事! That's a lot of stories! 那是很多故事呢! Exactly. 就是啊。 今天這些單字很好記喔。 feel感覺 family家人 ask請求 thousand千 ____________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What percentage of kids in the USA don't have beds? a. 2 or 3 b. 12 or 13 c. 20 or 30 2. Who did the man first ask to help him? a. A group b. A family c. A friend 3. Why does the man make beds for kids? a. To be shocked b. To help people c. To make money Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Tail of a Whale Tells All Whales are big, beautiful animals. Some of them are as long as three buses! 鯨魚是龐大又美麗的動物，有一些鯨魚跟三輛公車一樣長。 Many people want to see whales. Some of us go on boats to watch them. But nobody knows where and when we can see them. And many times, we see the tail or a very small part. 很多人會坐船賞鯨，但是沒有人知道在哪裡或是什麼時候能見到鯨魚。很多時候只能看到尾巴或一小部分。 We try to take pictures. But whales don't stop moving! It's hard to take pictures! But they let us feel a little closer to the whales we see. What's another way to feel closer? 我們都希望拍到鯨魚照片，讓我們覺得我們離鯨魚更近。還有什麼其他的方法呢? Some scientists found a smart way. They use Artificial Intelligence, or AI, in an app. It knows the tails of 70,000 whales! Every tail is different. 科學家找到一個聰明的方法，他們用人工智慧AI在新發明的應用軟體上，這個軟體記錄了7萬頭鯨魚的尾巴，每個尾巴都不同。 We upload a picture of our whale's tail. The app finds whose tail it is. 上傳鯨魚尾巴的照片，系統就會幫你找到是哪一隻鯨魚。 The app shows the whale's name if it has one. We can see where people saw it. When it has no name, we can name it! 應用軟體還會告訴你鯨魚的名字，在哪裡看過牠。如果牠沒有名字，我們可以幫牠取名。 AI helps us learn more about the whales we see. It uses our pictures of their tails. Now we can feel closer to these big, beautiful animals! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用AI來尋找特定的鯨魚，賞鯨不再是大海撈針。 1. take pictures 拍照 This is so nice! To be out here on the sea! 出來在大海上真好! It's very nice, but I'm here to take pictures of whales. 確實很棒，但是我還是希望拍到鯨魚。 2. feel 感覺 They will come. You'll see. 牠們會來，你會看到的。 I can feel them close by. 我感覺牠們就在附近。 You can FEEL they're close? 你可以感覺到牠們在附近? 3. when 什麼時候 Nobody knows when a whale will show up! 沒有人知道鯨魚什麼時候會出現。 Oh but I do.我就可以。 4. know 知道 There they are! 就在那裏。 More than one! 不只一頭! I told you.我就跟你說啊。 How did you know? 你是怎麼知道的? I have no idea. I just did. 我也不知，我就是知道。 Try to use these words. take pictures拍照 feel感覺 when什麼時候 know知道 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many whales' tails does the app know? a. 7,000 b. 17,000 c. 70,000 2. What do we upload to the app? a. Movies b. Pictures c. Sounds 3. What can we do when a whale doesn't have a name? a. Name it b. Take pictures c. Go on a boat Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Telling Stories Again and Again and Again Narrator: Everyone has a favorite story. Some people love The Three Little Pigs … Big Bad Wolf: Little pig … I'll blow your house down!!! Little Pig: Oh no! Ahhhh! Narrator: … Some people love the Chinese story about the Monkey King. 大家都有喜歡的故事。有一些人喜歡三隻小豬，也有人喜歡西遊記。 Other people love Cinderella … Prince Charming: Whose shoe is this? Narrator: … Snow White … Evil Witch: Yessss! Eat the apple! Narrator: … or Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty: I'm an egg, and I fell off a wall! Oh no! 也有人喜歡灰姑娘，白雪公主或是蛋頭先生。 Narrator: These wonderful stories are with us because people told them again and again and again. Many years later, people put these stories in books. Then more people told these stories! 這些故事還存在的原因是人們口耳相傳。之後又有人把故事寫下來，讓更多人說故事! Some of our favorite stories are very, very old. Today's Cinderella story is more than 300 years old! It came from France. But people in China told a Cinderella story too - more than 1,000 years ago! And people in Greece told a Cinderella story - more than 2,000 years ago! 現今的灰姑娘版本源自於法國，有三百年的歷史。但是一千多年前，中國就有像灰姑娘的故事。 兩千多年前的希臘也有。 People told Cinderella's story again and again and again and again. Maybe it went from Greece to China to France and then to us! 人們不斷地說灰姑娘的故事，說不定這是一路從希臘、中國、法國傳到現在。 Today is World Storytelling Day! Tell someone your favorite story! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 大人小孩都喜歡聽故事，很多故事源遠流長。 1. tell story 講故事 Tell me a story, Paz. 講故事給我聽。 Okay, what would you like to hear? 好，你想聽什麼? A story about your childhood? 你童年時候的故事? 2. come from 來自 Okay. I have this uncle who loved to take us out to sea. 我有個叔叔，喜歡帶我們坐船出海。 Where does he come from? 他是哪裡人? He's from DR, a fisherman. 多明尼加人，是個漁夫。 3. wonderful 奇妙的 And one time he took us out fishing for lobsters. 有一次他帶我們去抓龍蝦。 Wow!! 哇! Yeah, it was a wonderful experience! 對啊，很奇妙的經驗。 We caught more than 10 lobsters.我們抓到10多隻龍蝦。 4. put 放置 Did you cook them right away? 有沒有馬上煮熟? No, we put them in a bag, 沒有，我們把牠放在袋子裡，and cooked and ate them on the beach. 在沙灘上煮了吃。 來看今天的單字。 tell story講故事 come from來自 wonderful奇妙的 put放置 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the Monkey King story from? a. Chile b. Chad c. China 2. What country has a Cinderella story? a. Greece b. The USA c. Canada 3. What day is today? a. World Cinderella Day b. World Storytelling Day c. Wonderful Story Day Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Gachapon's Words from Sounds Gacha gacha! That's fun to say! The sound of the crank on a gachapon machine is called gacha gacha! Gachapon machines are full of small toys. You put money in, you twist the crank, and a plastic pod falls onto the tray. The toy is in the pod! 扭蛋機裡有很多小玩具，只要投幣，轉一下旋轉鈕。一顆塑膠扭蛋就會掉出來，裡面有個玩具。 Gachapon toys are part of a set. There are anime sets, manga sets, wacky cartoon sets, and more. Most people aren't happy with one toy. They want the whole set! 扭蛋玩具都是一整套。大部分的人都會想要一整組漫畫或是卡通玩具，而不是只有一個。 You never know which toy you'll get. And the toy you want almost never comes out! To get the whole set, you have to put money in again and again and again. It's easy to spend lots of money on gachapon toys! 你永遠不知道會拿到哪一個玩具，也總是拿不到想要的。要拿到一整組就要一直投幣，很容易一下子就花了很多錢。 The world's biggest gachapon store is in Tokyo, Japan. It has more than 3,000 machines and millions of toys! 全世界最大的扭蛋機商店在日本東京，它有超過3000個扭蛋機跟上百萬個玩具。 Gacha gacha … What a great word! It cranks and clanks, and winds and grinds! What else is named for the sound it makes? Hey! That was a "pon." Ohhhh! Gachapon! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 很多人喜歡扭蛋機裡面的玩具，並且收集一整套。 1. full of 充滿的 Hey, I've been watching this anime series. 我最近都在看動漫影集。 It's full of adventure! 它裡面有好多冒險! Cool! Which one? 真酷，是哪一部? It's called Detective Conan. 叫做《名偵探柯南》。 2. Again and again 一次又一次 I've watched it again and again. 我看了一遍又一遍。 Is it really that good? 真的有那麼好? It's great! I really enjoy it. 它很棒，我看得很開心。 3. have to 一定要 But I usually just read manga. 不過我通常只看漫畫。 No, you have to give this one a try. 不，你一定要試著看這一部。 4. know 知道 I don't know.我不知道。 I guess I'll watch it after I finish reading One Piece. 我想我會在讀完《海賊王》之後去看吧。 Do you like manga or anime? 來讀單字。 full of充滿的 again and again一次又一次 have to一定要 know知道 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are gachapon machines full of? a. Toys b. Books c. Games 2. Where is the world's biggest gachapon store? a. Tokyo b. Kyoto c. Osaka 3. What is the sound of the crank on a gachapon machine called? a. Crank clank b. Wind grind c. Gacha gacha Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sunshine Kettle It's spring! The sun is shining. It makes flowers bloom. It makes the weather warmer. Electricity makes TVs and lights work. Fuel makes planes and cars move. What makes the sun shine? 電視跟電燈靠電力運作，飛機跟汽車則依賴燃油推動。那太陽靠著什麼發光呢? The sun is made of many very small things called atoms. These atoms like to bounce around very fast. Sometimes, they hit each other hard and stick together! When this happens, the atoms become one bigger thing! 太陽由很小的原子組成。這些原子會互相碰撞融合，成為更大的東西。 Lots of energy comes out. It makes the sun shine! This is nuclear fusion! 這就是核融合，這個過程會釋放很多能量，讓太陽發光。 We need this kind of energy. It's good energy. It won't make the environment dirty. So scientists are trying to copy the sun. But it's hard! 我們需要這種能源，因為它不會汙染環境。 Scientists used many strong lights called lasers. They used lasers to shoot at atoms. This made the atoms bounce around very fast and hit each other - just like a mini sun! 科學家對著原子發出雷射光，讓原子產生反應互相碰撞，就像一顆迷你的太陽。 Some energy came out. The electricity from this energy can boil water in a kettle. Scientists are trying to make better mini suns. The world needs lots of energy! 釋放的能源還可以燒開水。科學家努力製造更好的迷你太陽，因為世界需要很多能源。 Scientists are working on nuclear fusion so we can have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家努力模仿太陽的作用，希望產生更多能源。 1. each other 彼此 Do you see that boy and girl? 你看到那個男孩跟女孩嗎? Do you see how they look at each other? 你有看到他們怎麼看彼此嗎? 2. happen 發生 Yeah, what about it? 看到了，又怎樣呢? Their eyes are shining. 他們的眼睛發亮。 So they're in love. 所以他們在談戀愛。 No, that's not what's happening. 不對，不是那樣。 3. energy 能源、能量 Then what do you think is happening? 那你覺得發生了什麼事? There's this energy between them. 他們之間有一種能量。 4. light 光線 Right, the energy of love. 對，愛的能量。 No, it's the energy of light. 不對，是光的能量。 You're weird, you know that? 你是個怪人，你知道嗎? 這些單字很好用。 each other彼此 happen發生 energy能源、能量 light光線 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What makes planes and cars move? a. Electricity b. Fuel c. Wind 2. What are the scientists trying to copy? a. Lasers b. Electricity c. The sun 3. What can the mini sun do now? a. Light rooms b. Cool food c. Boil water Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop Kid: I wish … I wish someone would clean my room! Narrator: Some kids dream of never needing to clean their room again. Can this dream come true? 有一些小孩夢想永遠不用清理房間，這夢想有可能實現嗎? Well, a man in Wales is living this dream. He has a workshop. It's a place where he makes or fixes things. His workshop has many small things in it: nuts, bolts, nails, and more. 有一個住在威爾斯的人就活在這種夢想裡! 他有一間工作室，裡面有很多小東西，像是螺帽、螺栓、釘子等等。 He puts the small things here, there, and everywhere. But every morning, his workshop is cleaned up! All of the small things are in a box. 這些東西散在各處。但是每天早上，有人會收拾他的工作室，所有的小東西都收進盒子裡。 The man thought "Who is doing this for me?" It was a big mystery. He put a video camera in his workshop. Then he watched the video. The cleaner wasn't a person! It was a mouse! Can you imagine a mouse cleaning up for you? That's amazing! 他放了一台攝影機在工作室裡，發現是一隻老鼠在幫他收拾東西。太不可思議了! Was the mouse strong? The man wanted to find out. He gave the mouse some challenges. He put out heavier things. And guess what? This mouse can lift! 他好奇這隻老鼠夠不夠強壯，故意放一些比較重的東西。結果老鼠還是可以把物品舉起來。 This man in Wales never worries about cleaning up now. It's all thanks to the mouse! Do you dream of having a mouse too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 老鼠會收拾零碎東西，你聽過這種事嗎? 1. never 從不 Cleaning up is never a problem for me. 打掃清潔對我從來不是問題。 Never ever? 從來不是嗎? Right, because my younger sister does it for me. 對，因為我妹妹會幫我做。 2. imagine 想像 Such a nice sister! 這麼好的妹妹! I can't imagine any of my sisters doing that. 我不能想像我的姐妹會那樣。 3. workshop 工作室 So you've got a problem. 所以你有個難題。 No, I don't. 我沒有。 Because I sleep in my workshop. 因為我睡在工作室。 4. worry 擔心 It only has a bed, a desk and a chair. 那裏只有一張床，桌子和椅子。 Very simple.非常簡單。 And you don't worry about dust? 你不擔心灰塵? Not at all.一點也不。 你今天學到哪些單字? never從不 imagine想像 workshop工作室 worry擔心 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Who is cleaning up the workshop? a. A person b. A nut c. A mouse 2. In the morning, what are all the things in? a. A bag b. A bowl c. A box 3. What does the man use to find out who is cleaning up? a. A video camera b. A bolt c. A mystery Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cats Are Okay to Have Again in Singapore Cats are great! They have cute meows and quiet purrs. They're small. They can stay indoors 24 hours a day. Cats are good pets! 貓咪不論喵喵叫或是發出呼嚕聲都很可愛，又可以24小時都待在室內。 Lots of people like having cats. But in Singapore, having cats was a problem for many people. These people live in government apartments. Singapore's government makes these apartments. About 80% of Singaporeans live in them. 很多人喜歡養貓，但是養貓在新加坡，可能會帶給很多人麻煩。這些人住在政府興建的社會住宅。新加坡有百分之80的人住社會住宅裡。 But there was a law for people in these apartments. The law was made more than 30 years ago. It was a law against having cats! 30多年前，法律規定住在社會住宅的人不可以養貓。 Why? Well, the government thought cats caused problems. Some cats ran out of apartments. Some people didn't like cat hair in shared places. 政府認為貓會造成麻煩，牠們會從公寓跑出去，也有一些人不喜歡公共空間有貓毛。 But people in these apartments could have dogs! That didn't seem fair. Cats are quieter than dogs. Cats also don't bite people as much. 但是社會住宅可以養狗。這好像不公平，貓比狗安靜也比較不會咬人。 But now there's good news! The government changed the law! Having cats is okay again! 現在有好消息! 政府修改了法律，住戶又可以養貓了。 Cat lovers in Singapore's government apartments are happy. They can have one or two cats now. That's great for these cat lovers, and for the cats! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 新加坡放鬆了貓咪管制，讓愛貓人很開心。 1. bite 咬 Will you look after my dog when I'm away? 我不在的時候你可以照顧我的狗嗎? Does he bite? 牠會不會咬人? No, Bruno won't bite my friends.不會，布魯諾不會咬我的朋友。 2. cause 造成 But he's never met me. 但是牠從來沒見過我。 Yeah, you're right.對，你說得對。 That may cause some problems for you. 那對你可能會造成問題。 3. apartment 公寓 Tell you what. 我跟你說。 Come to my apartment for dinner tonight. 今晚來我的公寓吃晚飯吧。 It will give you two a chance to meet each other. 讓你們兩個有機會見見面。 4. quiet 安靜的 Free dinner is always welcome. 免費的晚飯是很受歡迎的。 I hope you'll think Bruno is a nice and quiet dog. 我希望你覺得布魯諾是安靜的乖 狗。 你有養小狗或是小貓嗎? 來讀單字。 bite咬 cause造成 apartment公寓 quiet安靜的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What percentage of Singaporeans live in government apartments? a. 24 b. 30 c. 80 2. What was the law against having? a. Cat hair b. Cats c. Problems 3. What did the government change? a. A law b. Dogs c. An apartment Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Very Big Goldfish in Lakes Worry Scientists Goldfish are sooooo cute! People see them and want them! Goldfish are good pets. They're small. They can live in a small fishbowl. They're easy to take care of. 金魚是很好養的寵物，牠們小小的，可以養在小魚缸裡。 But goldfish aren't always small. They can get very big. Now fishermen are finding big goldfish in the Great Lakes in the USA and Canada. 但是金魚也可以變得很大隻，漁民位於在加拿大和美國的五大湖找到大金魚。 These fish are forty centimeters long! *gasp* They're as big as American footballs! Can you imagine a football in a fishbowl? 這些魚居然有40公分長! 跟美式足球一樣大! Scientists say pet goldfish don't belong in lakes. They belong in fishbowls. But some people don't want their goldfish anymore. They put their fish in lakes. 科學家說金魚不應該在湖裡，應該在魚缸裡。但是有一些人不想養了，就把魚野放到湖裡。 One scientist says goldfish eat "anything and everything." But not many animals eat goldfish. And these fish have many baby fish every year! 一位科學家還說金魚什麼都吃，但是沒有什麼動物會吃牠們，而且每一年又生很多金魚寶寶。 Now there are millions of very big goldfish in the Great Lakes. Scientists are very worried. The fish aren't good for lake water. They aren't good for the plants and animals there. 五大湖現在有數百萬隻超大金魚，牠們對湖泊的水質、動植物都有害，讓科學家很擔心。 Small, cute goldfish eat everything in lakes and get very big. Let's help keep lakes free from gol… ________________________________________ Vocabulary 超大金魚有可能破壞自然環境。 1. small 小的 What a lovely fishbowl! 好可愛的魚缸! And you have five goldfish there! 你有五條金魚! Yeah, I used to have 8, but maybe my fishbowl is too small. 對，我以前有八條魚，但我的金魚缸可能太小了。 2. belong 屬於 Maybe they belong in a pond. 也可能牠們屬於池塘。 No, my fishbowl is a nice place. 不會，我的金魚缸是個好地方。 3. everything 所有東西 See how happy these five goldfish are! 你看這五條魚多快樂! What do they eat? 牠們吃什麼呢? They eat everything. 什麼都吃。 4. centimeter 公分 I sometimes feed them cooked rice. 我有時候餵牠們吃飯。 Will they grow bigger? 牠們會不會長更大? Yeah, to at least 10 centimeters. 會，至少長到十公分長。 Do you like goldfish? 來讀一遍單字。 small小的 belong屬於 everything所有東西 centimeter公分 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many centimeters long can goldfish get? a. Four b. Fourteen c. Forty 2. Where do scientists say pet goldfish belong? a. Lakes b. The sea c. Fishbowls 3. Where are the goldfish in this story? a. The USA b. Japan c. Taiwan Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The TreeHugging World Championships There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong, you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree! 如果你速度夠快，可以去賽跑。力氣夠大，可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動，如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然，你可以去抱樹。 Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there. They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships! 芬蘭是一個北歐國家，而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。 These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many trees as they can for one minute! 參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。 Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The hug needs to show love for the tree. 第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹，表達對樹的喜愛。 Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside down! 最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘，像是倒立擁抱大樹。 This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees. 這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。 Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a good day to hug one! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人，才能參加這種比賽。 1. forest 森林 Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧! Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊，幾乎像個森林。 It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。 2. full of 充滿 Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度，不過快了。 What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers. 我喜歡這個地方有好多花。 Yeah, so many azaleas. 對，好多杜鵑花。 3. everywhere 到處 They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。 And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。 4. run 跑步 You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。 I should. I run around the park every morning.我應該熟，我每天早上都在這裡跑步。 Are you a tree lover? forest森林 full of充滿 everywhere到處 run跑步 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people hug in the contest? a. Heads b. Tasks c. Trees 2. Where is Finland? a. Africa b. Europe c. South America 3. When does this contest happen? a. Every month b. Every year c. Every five years Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Check-Ins at the Seahorse Hotel A special fish called a seahorse lives in the ocean. Its head looks like a horse's head. But it's much smaller than a horse! 住在海裡的海馬，頭都看起來像馬，但比馬小非常多。 Seahorses live under rocks and inside corals. But sometimes boats bump into their homes. Sometimes big storms blow their homes away! Then hungry ocean animals can find them. 海馬住在石頭底下或珊瑚礁中。但有時候船隻會撞到牠們的家，暴風雨也會把家吹走，其他飢餓的海洋動物就很容易找到牠們。 An aquarium is a zoo for fish. In Australia, an aquarium and a group of scientists both take care of baby seahorses. Later, they take them to the ocean. The scientists make seahorse hotels. These hotels are old nets and cages. Corals and ocean plants grow on them. 澳洲有一間水族館跟一群科學家照顧海馬寶寶，再把牠們放回大海。科學家利用舊漁網跟籠子讓珊瑚跟海生植物生長，打造了海馬旅館。 These hotels are safe from boats and storms. They keep those hungry ocean animals out! And they help more seahorses live and have babies in the ocean. People swimming near these hotels can see these fish now! 這些旅館不會被船或暴風雨破壞，也防止海馬被其他的動物吃掉，讓海馬可以生存繁衍後代。 Aquariums, scientists, and seahorse hotels are helping these special fish have a new start in Australia! Go, fish! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家做了海底旅館給海馬住。 1. aquarium 水族館 I love zoos, but I love aquariums more. 我喜歡動物園，不過更喜歡水族館。 Because they are more colorful? 因為顏色比較繽紛? Because I don't need to walk a lot in an aquarium. 因為水族館裡不需要走很多路。 2. animal 動物 That's true. And ocean animals are so cute! 那是真的。而且海洋動物好可愛! Yeah, all those tropical fish, oysters, shrimp…對啊，那些熱帶魚，牡蠣，蝦子… 3. take 帶領 I'm sure there are no oysters in an aquarium. 我確定水族館裡沒有牡蠣。 There are. Let me take you to Keelung tomorrow. 有的，我明天帶你去基隆看。 4. hungry 飢餓的 The truth is I'm hungry for seafood. 其實我是很想吃海鮮。 Me too! 我也是! 請跟我一起讀單字。 aquarium水族館 animal動物 take帶領 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do seahorses live? a. On top of corals b. Inside corals c. Outside corals 2. What are seahorse hotels made from? a. Nets b. Plastic c. Rocks 3. What is true about seahorses? a. They're fish. b. They're big. c. They're horses. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Company Thanks Dead Pests **Voice: *Ewww, gross! *gasp** What did I do?! I’M SORRY, COCKROACH!!! Narrator: Most people aren't sad about killing these big brown bugs! Cockroaches are pests. Mosquitoes, flies, and other bugs are pests too. Pests carry lots of germs and diseases. Pests can make you very sick. 蟑螂、蚊子跟蒼蠅等等都是害蟲。牠們身上有很多細菌跟病毒讓人生病。 Pesticides are special sprays, gels, and smells that kill pests. Big companies have their own bugs for testing. They want to make sure their pesticides kill bugs. 殺蟲劑是特殊的噴霧、凝膠跟氣味。大公司會養害蟲測試殺蟲的功效。 In Japan, one pesticide company has around one million cockroaches and more than one hundred million ticks! 日本有一間殺蟲劑公司需要大約100萬隻蟑螂跟超過一億隻的壁蝨。 This company kills millions of bugs. It kills them to keep people safe from disease. But killing bugs makes the company’s workers very sad. 這間公司殺了數百萬隻蟲，雖然是為了預防疾病，但是殺蟲還是讓員工很難過。 Every year, this company has a ceremony at a temple. The ceremony is to thank the dead bugs. A priest prays in front of many pictures of dead bugs. It’s very sad and very serious … 每一年公司都會在寺廟設祭壇，感謝這些死掉的蟲子，場面嚴肅而哀傷。 Goodbye, dead pests! The next time you see a bug, why not … Yuck! Whoops … Vocabulary 日本這家殺蟲劑公司，每年紀念犧牲的昆蟲。 1. mosquito 蚊子 There! Got you! 打到你了! Another mosquito? 又一隻蚊子? Why do we have so many mosquitoes this year? 今年我們怎麼這麼多蚊子? 2. fly 蒼蠅 Look at your broken window. 看看你破掉的窗戶。 That’s why.那就是原因。 You’re right. Just yesterday 3 flies came in. 你說對了，昨天三隻蒼蠅跑進來。 3. make sure 確保 They didn’t stop on my bread, did they? 他們沒有停在我的麵包上吧? No, I made sure they were dead. 沒有，我確保牠們死了。 That’s really something! 這個就厲害了! 4. pesticide 殺蟲劑 How did you do it? 你是怎麼辦到的? Easy. I used pesticide. 很簡單，我用了殺蟲劑。 Uh…That’s actually not a good idea. 那其實不是個好主意。 今天你學到那些單字? mosquito蚊子 fly蒼蠅 make sure確保 pesticide殺蟲劑 Quiz 1. What do pests carry? a. Flies b. Germs c. Gels 2. Which of these are not pests? a. Cockroaches b. Mosquitoes c. Pesticides 3. How many ticks does the pesticide company have? a. More than one hundred million b. Around one million c. One Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Scientists found a new kind of giant worm. They were thirty centimeters long! They swam in the ocean more than five hundred million years ago. Many ocean animals were small then. These giant worms ate lots and lots of them! 科學家找到一種新的巨大蠕蟲。牠們長30公分，生活在5億多年前的大海，當時的海生動物都很小，這些巨大蠕蟲掠食其他動物。 But today isn't World Worm Day. It's World Book Day! It's a day for bookworms! What are bookworms? Are they worms that eat books? No! Bookworms are people who love reading. Bookworms read lots and lots of books! 但是今天不是世界蠕蟲日，是世界閱讀日! 是書蟲的日子，不是啃書的蛀書蟲，而是指愛看書的人，他們讀很多很多書。 This funny name wasn't nice. People said, "Oh, she's a bookworm." But now, bookworms are cool! Reading helps us know about things. When scientists find something new, they write about it. 閱讀幫助我們學習新知。當科學家有新發現的時候，他們就會紀錄下來。 Now we know about those giant worms. Why? It's because a bookworm scientist wrote about them. 現在我們能知道這些巨大蠕蟲，就是因為有一位書蟲科學家把牠寫了下來。 World Book Day is a special day for bookworms! You can be a bookworm too! 世界閱讀日對書蟲來說是特別的日子! 你也可以成為書蟲! Today is World Worm Day!! Uh… Wait… That's not right. It's World Book Day! Read more books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 世界閱讀日鼓勵大家多看書。 1. read 閱讀 Are you reading again? 你又在看書了? Did you go to the Book Fair? 你有去書展嗎? Of course I did. How could I miss it? 當然有啦，我怎麼可能錯過? 2. interesting 有趣的 So you found something interesting? 所以你找到一些有趣的東西? Oh yes, I found lots of fun books. 有，我找到很多好玩的書。 Like this one.比如說這一本。 3. learn 學習 Let me see. 我看看。 "How to Learn More without Trying?" 《如何不費力卻學更多》? Do you really believe this? 你真的相信這個喔? Don't know. I haven't finished reading it yet. 不知道。我還沒看完。 4. kind 種類 But it's my kind of book. 不過這種書很適合我。 Learning without trying. 不用努力就學會。 一起來讀單字。 read閱讀 interesting有趣的 learn學習 kind種類 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What are people who love reading called? a. Earthworms b. Book hippos c. Bookworms 2. What kind of new worm did scientists find? a. A very small worm b. A giant worm c. A worm that eats books 3. What is today? a. World Water Day! b. World Book Day! c. World Worm Day! Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Fight About Pineapple Pizza in Italy Something's in the oven. Let's guess what it is. It's round. The bottom is bread. On top, there's cheese, olive oil, basil… 烤箱裡是什麼? 我們來猜猜看，圓的，下面是麵包，有起司、橄欖油跟羅勒。 It's a pizza! What!? There are a lot of pineapple slices on the pizza too!? But there's no tomato sauce or ham! This isn't a Hawaiian pizza. It's a new kind of pineapple pizza! 居然還有很多的鳳梨，但是沒有番茄醬跟火腿。這不是夏威夷披薩，這是新的口味。 Pizza has a long history in Naples, the pizza city of Italy. There are even food laws to keep the traditional ways of making pizzas in Italy. This pineapple pizza isn't a traditional pizza. It's new! 義大利拿坡里有長遠的披薩歷史，甚至對披薩的傳統做法有法律規定。但是這個鳳梨披薩是新的披薩。 People love this new pineapple pizza… or they hate it. Some people like to try new pizzas. They hold a slice of the pizza and say "Yum!" Other people want to eat only traditional pizzas. They shake their heads and say "Nooo!" Uh oh! There's a food fight! It's on the TV news in Italy. 這種新的鳳梨披薩有人喜歡、有人討厭。有人願意嘗試，也有人只想吃傳統披薩。這掀起一場美食大戰，甚至上了義大利電視新聞。 Eating a pizza is all about sharing the many slices. Let's not fight. An order for the new pineapple pizza is coming right up! Do you want to try a bite? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 披薩口味越來越多元，每個人都有自己喜歡的披薩。 1. make 做 I'm hungry. How about we make a pizza together? 我餓了。我們一起做個披薩如何? Great idea; I love pizza! 好主意，我愛披薩。 2. tomato 番茄 I like olives, seafood and basil. 我喜歡橄欖，海鮮和羅勒。 And I like tomato sauce and lots of cheese. 我喜歡番茄醬，還有很多起司。 Okay, let's put those on our pizza.好，通通放在披薩上。 3. share 分享 Let's make a big one to share it with others. 我們做個大的，好跟別人分享。 4. oven 烤箱 Yeah, pizza is all about sharing. 對，披薩就是要分享。 Oh, no! I forgot my oven is broken. 糟了，我忘了我的烤箱壞了! Where's the phone number of that pizza place nearby? 附近那家披薩店的電話是多少? 來一起讀單字。 make做 tomato番茄 share分享 oven烤箱 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What pizza topping is on the new pizza? a. Pepperoni b. Mushroom c. Pineapple 2. What is on the TV news in this story? a. Food laws b. A food fight c. A pizza order 3. Which country has the new pizza? a. Iceland b. India c. Italy Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Christmas Leftovers at the Zoo There's exciting news at the zoo! Guess what happened after Christmas! The holiday fun didn't end! In Germany, the Berlin Zoo had a special treat for their animals. The treat was… Christmas trees! 聖誕節過後，德國柏林動物園有特別的禮物要給園區的動物，那就是聖誕樹! The elephants stepped on the trees. Then they pulled off the tree branches with their long trunks. They enjoyed munching on the branches. They ate their trees quickly. 大象會踏在樹幹上，用牠們長長的象鼻把樹枝扯下來，吃得津津有味。 The bison used the trees for fluffy pillows. Then they ate the trees. Reindeer, Santa Claus' special pets, used the trees for massages and body scrubs. 野牛會把樹當作枕頭，然後把它吃掉。馴鹿則是用樹幹來抓癢跟按摩。 The animals were very happy with their Christmas tree snacks and toys! But here's the surprise. Not all trees are good for the animals. The zookeepers only used fresh trees. They got them from Christmas tree sellers. These trees weren't sold. They were leftovers! 但不是所有的樹都適合動物，只能是新的樹。保育員從聖誕樹商店取得剩下的聖誕樹，送給動物。 The zookeepers never use trees from people's homes. These trees might not be clean for the animals to eat. 保育員從來不拿家裡用過的聖誕樹當作動物的食物，因為可能不衛生。 Every year, after Christmas Day, the zoo gives these special trees to their animals. This turns leftover Christmas trees into tasty treats and toys for cute zoo animals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 柏林動物園把沒有用過的聖誕樹，當成送給動物的禮物。 1. zookeeper 保育員 I took my son to the zoo on the weekend. 我周末帶我兒子去動物園。 Did you have lots of fun? 玩得開心嗎? Oh yes, the zookeeper let him pet a pony。開心，保育員讓他拍小馬。 2. enjoy 喜歡 He couldn't stop talking about it. 他一直講這件事，停不下來。 I guess he enjoyed it a lot! 我猜他很喜歡。 3. quickly 快速地 Yeah, so I quickly bought a stuffed toy horse for him. 所以我趕快去買了一個玩具馬給他。 And he loved that too! 他也很喜歡那個玩具。 4. cute 可愛的 My favorite animal in the zoo is the elephant. 我最喜歡的動物園動物是大象。 It's big, but very cute. 牠很大，但是很可愛。 What's your favorite animal in the zoo? 來一起讀單字。 zookeeper保育員 enjoy喜歡 quickly快速地 cute可愛的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the reindeer do with the Christmas trees? a. Scrub their bodies b. Sleep on them c. Step on them 2. Where did the zoo get Christmas trees? a. Christmas tree sellers b. People's houses c. Forests 3. What do leftover Christmas trees turn into at this zoo? a. Special days b. Bison c. Tasty treats Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Stolen and Found Bikes In a city in Iceland, many people love cycling. But something bad was happening. Some people were stealing bikes! This worried bicycle owners. Some people stopped using their bikes. 冰島有個城市，居民都愛騎單車，但是單車容易失竊，一些人就不再騎單車了。 One man loves biking. He wanted more people to love it too. So he was very angry. He looked for the stolen bicycles. They were hard to find. But he didn't give up. 有個人很喜歡騎車，也希望更多人會喜歡。單車被偷走令他很生氣，他會到處找失竊的單車。 Sometimes he found stolen bikes where a group of people lived. He talked to them. He didn't like them because they stole things. But now they're his friends. They stopped stealing. Some help him find bikes now! 他找到失竊的車之後，也會跟小偷聊聊，請他們不要再偷車了。他們現在成為朋友，還會幫忙一起找失竊的單車。 The man returns bicycles to their owners. Now, after four years, he's famous. People call him the "bike whisperer." He's very good at finding bicycles! 這個人會把單車歸還給失主。他很會找失竊的單車，大家都稱他為「單車救星」。 He uses social media to help people. 他會用社群媒體來幫助人家。 Are you in Iceland? Did someone steal your bicycle? Ask the bike whisperer for help. Sometimes he finds bikes in two days! 你在冰島嗎?有人偷了你的單車嗎? 趕快找單車救星幫忙，有時候只要兩天就可以找到。 This man wants more people to love bicycling. He finds stolen bikes and he stops people from stealing them. He makes having a bicycle safer. He's the bike whisperer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 冰島這位單車救星，喜歡幫人尋找腳踏車。 1. bike 腳踏車 My friend just told me he stole a bike yesterday. 我朋友剛剛告訴我他偷了一輛腳踏車。 What did you say? 你怎麼說呢? I asked him why he did it.我問他為什麼要那樣。 2. steal 偷竊 He said it's because he loves biking. 他說因為他喜歡騎車。 So he decided to steal it? 所以就決定用偷的? Yeah, I know it's a bad reason. 對，我知道這是個糟糕的理由。 3. angry 生氣的 Did you get angry? 你有生氣嗎? No, why would I get angry? 沒有，我怎麼會生氣? He didn't steal my bike. 他又不是偷我的車。 4. return 歸還 I did tell him to return it to the owner.我有告訴他把車子還給主人。 But he didn't know who the owner was. 但是他不知道主人是誰。 He said he'll put the bike back where he found it. 他說會把車子放回原先的地方。 今天你學到哪些單字? bike腳踏車 steal偷竊 angry生氣的 return歸還 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does the man live? a. Iceland b. Finland c. England 2. What do people call the man? a. The bicycling whistle b. The bike whisperer c. The bicycle wheel 3. What is the man good at? a. Selling bikes b. Fixing bikes c. Finding bikes Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Red Panda for Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo has a new animal from Japan! He's small. He's a fire-colored ball of fur. He's very cute and fluffy! 台北市動物園迎接日本來的新動物。牠很可愛還有蓬鬆的火紅色的毛。 His name is Mirai. He's a red panda! Mirai is four years old. A four-year-old human is a child, but Mirai is not a child. Red pandas live about ten to twelve years. Mirai is a young adult. He’s here to be a dad! 牠的名字叫未來，是一隻4歲的小熊貓。小熊貓的壽命大約10到12歲。牠還很年輕，來台灣當小熊貓爸爸。 Mirai is full of energy. He's excited to meet you! Fan meetings with Mirai start in April. Bring your camera… but no flash, please! Maybe you can see Mirai do something cute! Or maybe you can see him climbing or having a snack. 從四月開始未來就會公開亮相，你可能會看到牠爬樹或吃點心。別忘囉! 拍照不要有閃光燈喔! Every year, Mirai has fewer red panda friends in the world. There are less than ten thousand! Their tree homes are cut down. The places they live are getting hotter. And hotter weather is bad for them. 全世界的小熊貓每年越來越少，現在已經不到1萬隻了。牠們棲息的樹被砍掉，家園也越來越熱。 You can help by doing good things for the Earth. And when you visit Mirai, be nice to him! 你可以做環保幫助地球。記得去看未來的時候，要對牠好一點喔! Mirai, Taiwan's new red panda, is waiting for you at the Taipei Zoo! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台北動物園的小熊貓，四月就可以去拜訪了。 1. small 小的 Look at that poor thing! 你看那個可憐的小東西! Oh my, it’s so small. 天哪，牠好小。 Of course it’s small. It’s a baby bird. 當然小，牠是一隻鳥寶寶。 2. adult 成鳥 I wonder where the adults are. 不知道成鳥在哪裡。 You mean its parents? 你是說牠的爸媽? I think they’re out looking for food.我想出去找食物了。 3. bring 帶來 I do hope they bring back enough food. 我希望牠們帶足夠的食物回來。 That shouldn’t be too hard. 那應該不會太難。 4. something 一些東西 Birds can always find something to eat. 鳥兒總會找到東西吃。 Let’s come back and visit that baby bird again. 我們再回來看那隻小鳥吧。 Yeah, maybe we can see it grow up and fly. 好啊，也許能看到牠長大飛翔。 今天單字很簡短又好用。 small小的 adult成鳥 bring帶來 something一些東西 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Mirai from? a. China b. India c. Japan 2. How old is Mirai? a. Four b. Ten c. Twelve 3. Which zoo is Mirai at? a. Hsinchu Zoo b. Taipei Zoo c. Shousan Zoo Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Festival for People Born on Leap Day Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine… Wait, there are twenty-nine days this February! Today is a leap day! 今年二月有二十九天，今天是閏日。 Can you wait to have your birthday once every four years? Well, about five million people around the world were born on a leap day. These people are called leaplings. 你能等四年才過一次生日嗎? 全世界差不多有500萬人在閏日出生。 After a birthday, leaplings wait for four years for the next one! And they finally have their birthday this year! They're jumping for joy! 這些人今年終於可以過生日了，過完這一次他們需要等四年才能過下一次生日。 Anthony, a small town in Texas, is the Leap Year Capital of the World. This American town is having a three-day Leap Year Festival! It starts tonight! Leaplings from all around the world are going to this big birthday party. 德州安東尼小鎮舉辦為期三天的閏日慶典。從今晚開始，來自全世界的壽星會前往這個盛大的生日派對。 Imagine the sight of fun attractions, the smell and taste of delicious foods, and the sound of cheerful music. At the Leap Year Festival, there will be games, food, and live music for everyone! 閏日慶典會有遊戲、食物還有現場的音樂表演。 Today is a very special day, especially in the Leap Year Capital of the World! Happy Birthday, leaplings! Have a slice or four of birthday cake and have a fabulous, leap-tastic day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 美國德州有一個小鎮，喜歡替二月29號出生的人舉辦派對。 1. delicious 美味的 Wow, what smells so good? 什麼東西這麼香? It's my roast chicken.是我的烤雞。 Oh, it must be delicious! 一定很好吃! 2. special 特別的 Yes, it's for a special party tonight. 是為了今晚的特別派對。 You're having the party at home? 在家裡辦派對嗎? No, at the town hall.不是，是在里民中心。 3. live music 現場音樂 We'll have live music, food and drinks. 我們有現場音樂，食物和飲料。 What is it for? 是為什麼呢? 4. born 出生 For all the people born before 1950. 為了1950年之前出生的人。 I didn't know old people love parties. 我不知道老年人也喜歡派對。 Everyone loves parties.每個人都喜歡派對。 Do you like parties? Let's read the words. delicious美味的 special特別的 live music現場音樂 born出生 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How long do leaplings wait for their birthdays? a. One year b. Four years c. Eight years 2. Where is the Leap Year Capital of the World? a. Taipei b. Tokyo c. Texas 3. How many days is the Leap Year Festival? a. One b. Two c. Three Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Every Day Is a Radio Day Long ago, people had no cellphones. There was no social media. There was no Internet! In Taiwan, there were no TV stations! 很久以前，人們沒有手機、網路跟社交媒體。那時候，台灣也沒有電視台。 How did news travel to people far away? There was radio then. And there's radio now! 那要怎麼讓在很遠地方的人知道新聞呢？當時就是用收音機，現在也是！ Radio is free! It's on every day, 24 hours a day. Radio stations broadcast news, talk shows, music, stories, and more. 廣播不僅免費而且每天24小時都有。廣播電台播送新聞、談話節目、音樂、故事等等。 We hear voices and sounds on the radio. We imagine how people, places, and things look or what people are doing. That's why radio is called the "theater of the mind." 我們聽收音機，想像人、事、物的畫面或者人們在做什麼。 Radio broadcasts big news because radios are reliable. No Internet? No electricity? No problem! Radios can still work! In emergencies, we hear about what's happening and learn what to do. 即使缺電、沒有網路，廣播還是可以運作，所以利用它播送重大新聞。緊急的時候，我們還是可以知道發生了什麼事以及該如何應對。 Radio brings us all kinds of music. Listening to many songs lets us find out what we like. Some songs become part of our memories! 我們也可以從收音機聽到各種音樂，找到自己喜歡的歌曲。有一些歌曲還會成為我們的回憶！ World Radio Day was this month. But every day is a radio day! Radio broadcasts all the news. Radio gives music to our daily lives. Radio is for all of us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 廣播曾經是生活重要的一部份。 1. music 音樂 What's that music? 那是什麼音樂? "A Summer Place," from the 1970s.〈夏日地方〉，1970年代的。 It's very nice. 很好聽。 Yeah, we used to listen to music on the radio.對，我們以前都從收音機聽音樂。 2. song 歌曲 Not vinyl records? 不是黑膠唱片? Those came later.那些以後才出現。 Radio was the thing for Western pop songs. 收音機才有西洋流行歌曲。 3. talk show 談話節目 Were there talk shows? 有談話節目嗎? No, but there were radio dramas of ghost stories. 沒有，不過有鬼故事話劇。 4. every day 每天 I was glued to my radio every day. 我每天都黏著我的收音機。 For the ghost stories? 聽鬼故事? For those and more.聽那些跟其他的。 Have you ever listened to music on the radio? Music音樂 song歌曲 talk show談話節目 every day每天 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do radio stations broadcast? a. Internet b. News c. Places 2. How much does it cost to listen to the radio? a. It's free! b. Four dollars c. Twenty dollars 3. What is radio called? a. Words in our minds b. Songs in the wind c. Theater of the mind Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Clean-Air Heroes on Wheels Narrator: Around the world, millions of buses make lots of smoke. The smoke makes air pollution. Countries are trying to make their air cleaner. How is China fighting air pollution? 世界各地的公車排放很多廢氣。很多國家想要更乾淨的空氣，中國是如何對抗空氣污染呢? China's cities are using many electric buses, or e-buses. E-buses don't make smoke! They charge their batteries at their bus garage. Then they all drive to their bus stops. They drive about two hundred kilometers a day! 中國用很多電動公車。他們先充電，再前往各個車站，每天大約行駛200公里。 China has the most e-buses in the world. Voices: REALLY?! Narrator: Shenzhen, a big city there, is the first city in the world to have all e-buses! 中國有全世界最多的電動公車。深圳是第一個全面使用電動公車的城市。 E-buses are easy to use in China. They are everywhere! And in L?li?ng, a small city, e-bus rides are free! 中國到處都是電動公車。在呂梁市還可以免費搭乘。 But e-buses also have problems. Making batteries and buses also makes pollution. And batteries don't work well in cold weather. 但是電動公車也有缺點。製造電池跟公車會造成汙染。天氣冷的時候，電池也沒辦法運作。 China is working on these problems. Other countries are watching and learning. 中國正在改善這些問題，其他的國家都很注意，同時也在學習。 Here in Taiwan, all buses will be electric by 2030. Will Taiwan be the first country to have all e-buses? 2030年所有本地公車都會變成電動，這會不會讓台灣成為世上第一個完全使用電動公車的國家? Electric buses help us fight air pollution. Let's ride these clean-air heroes on wheels! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 越來越多城市，打算擴大使用電動公車。 1. electric 電動的 Oh, my, I can hardly breathe! 天啊，我幾乎沒辦法呼吸! Yeah, it really smells bad. 對啊，好難聞喔。 They should switch to electric buses. 他們應該換成電動公車。 2. air 空氣 I agree. 我同意。 It would be so much quieter.會安靜好多。 And much cleaner air. 空氣也乾淨得多。 3. smoke 煙霧 Nowadays I don't take the bus any more.現在我都不搭公車了。 Because of the smoke from traffic? 因為汽車排出來的煙霧嗎? Exactly! 正是! 4. drive 駕駛 Also because I've learned to drive. 也是因為我學會了開車。 Oh no, more pollution. 糟糕，更多污染了。 請跟我讀單字。 electric電動的 air空氣 smoke煙霧 drive駕駛 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why is China using e-buses? a. For more smoke b. For free rides c. For cleaner air 2. Where do the e-buses charge? a. Any charging place b. Their bus garage c. A big city park 3. When will Taiwan have all e-buses? a. 2030 b. 2040 c. 2050 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Big Sea Monster Found in the UK There's a big sea monster in the UK. It looks very scary. It's twelve meters long. That's as big as a house! 英國發現一隻巨大的海怪，牠長達12公尺，跟一棟房子一樣大。 It has a lizard's head. But its skull is two meters long! And its mouth has one hundred thirty sharp teeth. This monster might eat you in one bite! 牠的頭部像蜥蜴，光是頭骨就長達兩公尺，還有130顆牙齒。 Ahhh! Thinking about it makes me scared. But do we need to be afraid of this sea monster? Don't worry. It's okay. This animal is NOT alive. Scientists found its skull. 我們需要擔心這頭海怪嗎? 完全不用，因為牠早就死了。科學家找到牠的頭骨。 This animal lived 150 million years ago. That was the time of dinosaurs. This big sea monster is a pliosaur. Pliosaur means "more lizard"! 牠生活在1億5千萬年前恐龍的時代，這頭巨大的海怪是「上龍」。 Long, long ago, it was the king of the ocean. The pliosaur used its four strong flippers to swim very fast. Any other fish or ocean animal was its food. 很久以前，上龍是海洋的掠食者，牠強壯的四肢讓牠游得非常快。 But now it's a fossil. Its teeth and bones are now stones. Scientists want to study this pliosaur. They hope to learn more about this real-world sea monster. 但牠現在變成了化石。科學家想要研究上龍，希望對這頭真的海怪了解更多。 What? You see a big sea monster? Don't worry, it's not a pliosa … ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 上龍可不是童話故事裡的海怪，牠真的在地球上生活過。 1. skull 頭骨 Hey, I just came back from an adventure! 我剛剛探險回來。 Really? What happened? 真的嗎?發生了什麼事? I was at this dinosaur museum, and saw a giant T-Rex skull. 我去恐龍博物館，看到一個巨大的暴龍頭骨。 2. as big as 一樣大 It's as big as my body! 跟我的身體一樣大! No way! 不可能! But it's true. 是真的。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 It's very scary. 它很嚇人。 Okay, what else did you see? 好吧，你還看到什麼? A fish fossil that has hundreds of teeth! 一個魚的化石，有好幾百顆牙齒! 4. teeth 牙齒 Why so many teeth? 為什麼有那麼多牙齒? To eat other monsters? 好來吃別的怪物? 請跟我一起讀單字。 skull頭骨 as big as一樣大 scary讓人害怕的 teeth牙齒 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where was the sea monster found? a. The USA b. The UK c. The UAE 2. How many meters long is the sea monster? a. two b. twelve c. twenty 3. What is the sea monster called? a. Pliosaur b. Lizardsaur c. Dinosaur Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Moos to the Moon What's this smelly thing? Ewww! It's cow poop! Scientists call it cow dung. Most people want to throw it away. It smells bad! But guess what? It can be very useful! 科學家把牛糞叫做 cow dung，牛糞雖然很臭，但其實非常有用! In Japan, a space company wants to use cow dung fuel to make rockets fly! Whoa! 日本有一家太空公司想把牛糞當作火箭的燃料。 Rockets need to fly very high and very fast. They need special fuel. Now a gas company makes this fuel with cow dung! 火箭飛得又高又快， 所以需要特殊的燃料。有一間汽油公司就把牛糞做成了火箭燃料。 The space company tested the rocket fuel. Its rocket shot out blue and orange fire! Everyone was very happy. The rocket can work with the cow dung fuel! 太空公司測試這種燃料，成功點燃了火箭，噴出藍色、橘色的火焰。 Using cow dung for fuel is good. Cow dung is cheap. Farmers have lots of it… and every day, there's mooooo-re! And using it instead of oil helps the Earth. 牛糞燃料是個好主意，農夫每天都可以提供很多牛糞，而且它很便宜，用來取代燃油也很環保。 For Japan, using cow dung is important. Japan doesn't have its own oil. But they can make energy from cow dung. They can make gas to heat homes and make trucks go. And now they make the special rocket fuel! 日本沒有石油，但是可以用牛糞產生動力，用在暖氣、貨車，現在也可以用在火箭上。 Maybe one day, cow poop will fly a rocket to the moooooo-n! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 牛糞居然可以做火箭燃料，想不到吧? 1. orange 橘子、橘色的 Are you making a lantern? 你在做燈籠嗎? I wish. 我希望是。 No, I'm making a kite.不過我是在做風箏。 An orange and blue kite? 橘色跟藍色的風箏? Yeah, bright colors look pretty in the sky.對啊，鮮豔的顏色在天上很好看。 2. can 可以、能 When do you plan to fly it? 你準備什麼時候去放? Right after I'm done.就在做好之後。 Wow, can I go with you? 哇，我可以跟你一起去嗎? Sure.當然。 3. use 使用 How do you know what materials to use? 你怎麼知道用什麼材料? Well, I googled. 我查了谷歌。 4. cheap 便宜的 I like kites. 我喜歡風箏。 They are cheap and lots of fun. 又便宜又好玩。 Let's read today's words. orange橘子、橘色的 can可以、能 use使用 cheap便宜的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do scientists call "cow poop"? a. Cow dung b. Cow fuel c. Cow smell 2. Where is cow poop used for rockets? a. South Korea b. Japan c. Taiwan 3. Why is using cow poop good? a. It helps the Earth. b. It smells funny. c. It's colorful. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters Hey! Wake up! Why are you napping? Are you a chinstrap penguin? They love to nap! These penguins have a black line under their chin. They look like they're wearing motorcycle helmets with chin straps. They're chinstrap penguins. 這些企鵝的下巴有一條黑色的紋路，看起像戴了安全帽一樣，他們是帽帶企鵝。 Scientists are studying chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. And you know what? They found out something new! 科學家研究南極的帽帶企鵝，他們有新的發現。 Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 naps a day! Each nap is about four seconds long. That's very short! One minute is 60 seconds long! These penguins don't need alarm clocks! 帽帶企鵝一天打瞌睡超過1萬次，一次大約只有4秒。 All those four-second naps give chinstrap penguins 11 hours of sleep a day. That's a lot! But they have work to do too. They take care of their eggs. They keep their eggs safe from other animals. And they find food in the ocean. 每4秒累積下來，帽帶企鵝一天可以睡11個小時。牠們還要孵蛋、保護企鵝蛋跟覓食。 Chinstrap penguins sleep, work, and repeat. Sleep is important for them… and us! We also need to sleep for the energy to do great things! 帽帶企鵝不停地睡覺跟工作，睡眠對牠們很重要。我們也需要睡眠才有活力做事。 Scientists are finding out more about sleep from the best nap masters. Let's take a four-second nap… Voice: Hey! Wake up! Narrator: Oh … OK! I'm awake, I'm awake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 帽帶企鵝喜歡睡覺，但是他們每次睡眠的時間非常短。 1. wake up 醒來 I'm so tired! 我好累。 Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好? Right, I woke up at least 3 times. 對啊，我醒來三次。 2. motorcycle 摩托車 The motorcycles outside were so noisy! 外面的摩托車吵得要命! That's really annoying. 那真的很討厭。 3. minute 分鐘 Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。 Go take a nap. 去睡一下吧。 You'll feel a lot better after just 10 minutes of sleep. 睡個十分鐘你也會覺得好很多。 4. hour 小時 No, 10 minutes is too short. 不，十分鐘太短了。 I need hours of sleep now. 我現在需要睡好幾個鐘頭。 Then what are you waiting for? 那你還在等什麼? Just go. 就去吧。 你每天睡得夠嗎? 來讀單字。 wake up醒來 motorcycle摩托車 minute分鐘 hour小時 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do chinstrap penguins live? a. Africa b. Antarctica c. Asia 2. How many naps do chinstrap penguins take a day? a. Less than 10,000 b. 10,000 c. More than 10,000 3. Where do chinstrap penguins find food? a. Ocean b. Forests c. Mountains Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World Do you know what people say about stinky tofu? The worse it smells, the better it tastes! 大家都說臭豆腐越臭越好吃。 In Europe, people say the same about cheese. They have lots of cheeses over there. What's the weirdest one? Mite cheese. 歐洲人也說起司越臭越好吃，他們有各種起司，最奇怪的是?起司。 No, no, no! It's not MICE cheese! It's MITE cheese! Mites are very small spiders. They make cheese using their poop! Mite?很像小的蜘蛛，牠們的排泄物可以用來做起司。 Mr. P?schel was a biology teacher. Now he farms mites. He has lots of dark, cool, moist boxes. They're full of millions of mites! He needs them to make mite cheese. P?schel先生以前是生物老師。他現在養?，把牠們養在潮濕陰暗的箱子來做起司。 Mr. P?schel puts soft cheese into the boxes. Then the hungry mites get to work! They climb all over it! Eating and pooping, pooping and eating. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. They're making mite cheese! P?schel先生把軟質乳酪放進箱子裡，?會爬到起司上，邊吃邊排泄。 Mr. P?schel waits for the mite cheese to get hard. Then he takes it out of the boxes. He's very careful. These mites eat fingernails too! 等到起司變硬了，就可以從箱子裡拿出來。他很小心，這些?也會吃指甲。 His mite cheese is ready to eat. Some say it's tasty. Others want to try it. Spider poop cheese? No, thanks or yes, please? ________________________________________ Vocabulary ?起司的做法真特別，有點兒異想天開。 1. smell 聞起來 What's that you're eating? 你在吃什麼呢? Seafood soup. 海鮮湯。 It smells very strong.聞起來味道很重。 Yeah, I added fish sauce.對，我加了魚露。 2. taste 嚐起來 This actually tastes really good. 它其實很好吃。 You made it yourself? 你自己做的? Right, I learned it from a Thai teacher. 對，我從一個泰國老師學來的。 3. lots of 很多的 I know fish sauce is used in lots of Thai dishes.我知道很多泰國菜都用魚露。 Come, have some. 來吧，吃一點。 Wow! Delicious! 哇，真好吃! I knew you'd like it.我就知道你會喜歡。 4. full of 充滿的 This soup is full of flavor! 這個湯味道濃郁。 Yeah, it's better than other kinds of soup. 它比別的湯都好。 Because it's easy to make.因為它很容易做。 Do you like cheese or Thai food? 來複習一遍單字。 smell聞起來 taste嚐起來 lots of很多的 full of充滿的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cheese is made from spider poop? a. Mite cheese b. Mice cheese c. My cheese 2. What does Mr. P?schel keep in dark, cool, moist boxes? a. Stinky tofu b. Millions of mice c. Millions of mites 3. What eats fingernails? a. Mites b. Cows c. Mr. P?schel Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What Killed the Dinosaurs? Once upon a time, there were big dinosaurs living on Earth. Why did they go away? 很久以前，恐龍還活在地球上，那牠們為什麼消失了呢? Some people say a very big space rock hit the Earth in Mexico. The "kaboom" was so big that it hit all the dinosaurs. Did this happen? 據說是一顆超大的隕石墜落在墨西哥，讓所有的恐龍滅亡。真的是這樣嗎? Some smart scientists have another idea. They say the dinosaurs are gone because of volcanoes in India. 也有科學家覺得恐龍是因為印度的火山爆發而絕種。 Volcanoes are special mountains. They have holes on top! Volcanoes rumble and grumble. And they shoot out fire! 火山會隆隆作響，還會噴出火焰。 At the time of the dinosaurs, volcanoes shot out lots of fire and smoke. This happened for a very long time. This made the air very smelly. 當時有一段時間火山噴出大量火焰跟濃煙，讓空氣品質惡化。 After many years, the volcanoes changed the weather. The world got very cold. These scientists think this is why the dinosaurs are gone. 多年之後，火山爆發導致氣候變得很冷，科學家覺得這才是恐龍絕種的原因。 So, what made the dinosaurs go? Was it the volcanoes, the big space rock… or both? Scientists are not sure now, but their ideas are very interesting! 究竟是什麼原因讓恐龍消失呢? 是火山，是隕石，還是兩個都有? 科學家還不確定，但是他們的想法很有趣！ Today, scientists look for rocks and dinosaur bones in the ground. This helps them learn more about what happened to the dinosaurs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 有一個理論說火山爆發導致氣候改變，恐龍也因此滅絕。 1. shoot 噴發 Can you imagine Datun Mountain erupting one day? 你能想像有一天大屯山爆發嗎? And shooting out fire and ash? 然後噴出火焰和灰塵? That would be so cool! 那好酷喔! No, it wouldn't. 才不呢。 2. because 因為 Our weather may change because the ash would block the sun.我們的天氣可能改變，因為火山灰會遮住太陽。 3. for a long time 長時間 But Datun Mountain has slept for a very long time. 但是大屯山已經沉睡很久了。 With volcanoes, you never know. 火山是說不準的。 4. scientist 科學家 I'm not worried. We have good scientists. 我不擔心，我們有很好的科學家。 Yeah, let's hope they don't fall asleep.對啊，希望他們不會睡著。 請跟我讀今天的單字。 shoot噴發 because因為 for a long time長時間 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where did the big space rock hit the Earth? a. Canada b. Mexico c. India 2. What shoots out of volcanoes? a. Cold air b. Holes c. Fire 3. What do scientists look for to learn about dinosaurs? a. Rocks and bones b. Rumbles and grumbles c. Cold smelly air Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Science Helps Man Walk Again Science is great! Science finds ways to help people. It's helping Mr. Oskam. Twelve years ago, he had a bad motorcycle accident. After the accident, his legs didn't work. He wasn't able to walk. He used a wheelchair for a long time. 12年前 Oskam先生遭遇車禍，雙腿無法行走，有很長一段時間需要依靠輪椅。 Then scientists put implants in Mr. Oskam's body. These implants are very small computers. He has two implants in his brain and one around his spine. 科學家在 Oskam 先生的腦袋跟脊椎植入訊號發射器。 Mr. Oskam also wears a special helmet. The implants, helmet, and a computer work together. Mr. Oskam carries the computer in a backpack on his back. 他也需要戴上特殊的頭盔，揹著裝有電腦的背包。 To move his legs, first Mr. Oskam thinks about moving them. His brain implants send a signal to the helmet. The helmet sends a signal to his spine implant. That implant sends a signal to his legs. Then his legs move! Oskam先生要先想著移動雙腿，他腦袋裡的發射器把訊號送到頭盔。再從頭盔送到脊椎，接著到他的雙腿，然後雙腿就可以移動了! Mr. Oskam can walk slowly. He can stand and climb stairs too. And he can move more without help! He's very happy. Being able to move is very cool! 現在Oskam先生可以慢慢地走，也能站起來爬樓梯，不需要其他人幫忙，他真是開心極了! Every day, scientists find new ways to help people. Helping people to walk again is great! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 醫學科技讓這位受傷的人再度行走，是了不起的成就。 1. leg 腿 Hey there! How are you holding up today? 嗨，你今天怎麼樣? My legs are hurting after a long walk yesterday. 我現在腿痛，昨天走了太長的路。 2. walk 走路 Yeah? How long did you walk? 是嗎? 你走了多久? About 10 minutes.大概十分鐘。 Only 10? 只有十分鐘? 3. brain 腦袋 Then I have to tell you, my brain hurts too. 那我得告訴你，我的腦袋也痛。 And the reason? 理由呢? I had to climb that mountain of paperwork at the office. 我在辦公室爬了堆積如山的文件。 4. able 能夠的 So your brain worked overtime? 所以你的腦袋超時工作? Indeed.確實是。 Well, at least we are still able to move around. 至少我們都還能活動。 That's true. 你說對了。 Let's read the vocabulary. leg腿 walk走路 brain腦袋 able能夠的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of accident did Mr. Oskam have? a. Motorcycle b. Work c. Science 2. How many implants does Mr. Oskam have? a. One b. Two c. Three 3. What does Mr. Oskam carry in a backpack? a. A helmet b. A computer c. An implant Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

AI Makes Crunchy Chips Quiet Do you like potato chips, corn chips, or other crunchy food? Many gamers like crunchy food. They crunch on chips. They play games on their computers and crunch. 你喜歡吃酥脆的零食嗎? 很多遊戲玩家喜歡邊打電玩邊吃洋芋片。 Using a microphone, they talk to other gamers. Some gamers crunch and talk to other gamers… at the same time! 玩家會用麥克風跟其他的玩家對話，有一些玩家也會邊吃邊講話。 But many people don't like to hear crunching! It's annoying! But now Artificial Intelligence, or AI, can help. It erases crunching!* *How? 可是很多人不喜歡聽到這種討人厭的喀滋聲! 現在人工智慧 AI 可以幫忙消除噪音，怎麼做到的呢? Five hundred people crunched chips in front of a microphone. They did this ten times. AI learned these 5,000 crunching sounds. 500個人在麥克風前吃洋芋片，每個人吃十次，讓 AI 學習這種噪音。 It also learned talking sounds. It learned that crunching and talking sounds are different. AI learned to erase crunching sounds but keep talking sounds. 它也學習分辨咀嚼聲跟說話的聲音，就可以消除噪音。 A company made an app that uses this AI. People can use this app with microphones on a computer. They hear themselves crunching. People in the same room hear them crunching. But… the people they're talking to on the computer don't hear crunching! 有公司利用這項 AI 技術研發出應用軟體，玩家把這個軟體用在電腦的麥克風上，就可以大快朵頤洋芋片，對方都聽不到。 With this app, you can crunch, crunch, crunch and talk to people on the computer. And you won't be annoying! Vocabulary 人工智慧應用軟體，可以消除吃東西的聲音! 1. potato 馬鈴薯 Potato chips! 洋芋片! Yeah, would you like some? 沒錯，你要吃一點嗎? No. Potato chips are not good.不了，洋芋片不大好。 2. make 讓 They are too salty. 它太鹹了。 They make me thirsty. 會讓我口渴。 You’re very careful with what you eat. 你對吃的東西真小心。 Are you sure you don’t want some? 你確定不要來幾片? 3. corn 玉米 No, thank you. I prefer corn chips. 不了，多謝，我比較喜歡玉米片。 The ones without salt. 沒有鹽的那種。 Oh, I like those too. 我也喜歡那種。 4. in front of 在前面 I love sitting in front of the TV and eating corn chips and salsa. 我最愛坐在電視前面吃玉米片配莎莎醬。 Let’s do it tonight.我們今晚就來吃。 我們來讀今天的單字。 potato馬鈴薯 make讓 corn玉米 in front of在前面 Quiz 1. How many crunching sounds did AI learn? a. 500 b. 5,000 c. 5 million 2. What did AI learn to do with crunching sounds? a. Erase them b. Talk to them c. Chew them 3. What is ‘AI’ short for? a. Alien Intelligence b. American Intelligence c. Artificial Intelligence Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

New Zealand's Wacky Bird of the Century New Zealand's Bird of the Century is famous around the world. Do you know what kind of bird it is? No? The Bird of the Century is the puteketeke! It's a beautiful bird that looks and acts wacky. 你知道紐西蘭票選的「世紀鳥」是什麼鳥嗎? 是冠鷿鵜喔! 牠是一種外表跟行為都很奇怪的一種鳥。 The puteketeke's head has black feathers on top. They stand up! Orange feathers and black feathers circle its face. Imagine a hair dryer at the back of its head. It's blowing these feathers up and out! That's the wacky puteketeke! 牠頭上有黑色的羽毛，臉部周圍長滿橘色跟黑色的羽毛。 The puteketeke gives water weeds to the bird it likes. Then the two p?teketekes do chest bumps. 牠會咬著雜草求偶，再跟伴侶互相撞擊胸部。 The puteketeke carries its chicks on its back in the water. And… it eats its own feathers! The feathers make everything in its stomach come back up! Yep, it throws up! This gets rid of sharp fish bones and parasites. 牠還會吃自己的羽毛，接著把胃裡的東西全吐出來，用這個辦法吐出魚骨頭跟寄生蟲。 The puteketeke is the "Bird of the Century." A century is one hundred years. New Zealand has about one thousand p?teketekes. That's not many! Will p?teketekes be here a century from now? 一個世紀是100年，冠??被票選為世紀鳥，紐西蘭目前只剩下大約1000隻。 Maybe being the Bird of the Century will save the wacky puteketeke! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 美麗而特別的冠鷿鵜，深受紐西蘭人的喜愛。 1. face 臉 I went bird watching on Sunday. 我星期天跑去賞鳥。 Did you see anything special? 有看到什麼特別的嗎? Yeah, I saw this bird with a narrow face and purple feathers. 有，看到一隻臉窄窄的，紫色羽毛的鳥。 2. stand 站立 It was absolutely beautiful! 漂亮極了! What's its name? 名字叫什麼? Purple heron.紫鷺。 It was just standing there in the water. 牠就站在水裡。 3. fish 魚 Trying to catch fish? 想要抓魚嗎? I believe so.我相信是。 Anyway, it's a rare bird. 不管怎樣，牠是稀有鳥類。 4. here 這裡 Some of them come here from Siberia in winter. 有的是冬天從西伯利亞來到這裡。 Do they go back? 會回去嗎? Some do. 有的會。 今天的單字都很短。 face臉 stand站立 fish魚 here這裡 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the puteketeke carry its chicks on? a. Its wings b. Its beak c. Its back 2. Why does the puteketeke eat its feathers? a. To make a nest b. To get rid of parasites c. To do chest bumps 3. How many puteketekes are there in New Zealand? a. 100 b. 1,000 c. 10,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Who’s That Chicken in the Mirror? Humans are very smart. When we look in a mirror, we don’t see someone else! We know we’re looking at ourselves. 人類非常聰明，當我們看鏡子的時候，我們知道鏡子裡面的是我們自己。 Elephants can also see themselves in a mirror. They’re smart too. So can dolphins. How about… chickens?? 大象、海豚都認得鏡子裡的自己，那雞呢? Roosters are boy chickens. Last year, scientists tested some roosters… They wanted to know how smart they are. Roosters是公雞。去年科學家做了實驗測試牠們有多聰明。 First, they put the roosters in with lots of other chickens. Then,* *they flew a dangerous bird high above their heads. The roosters made a big sound! They were warning the other chickens. 首先科學家把公雞跟其他的雞放在一起。再讓猛禽飛過，發現公雞會出聲音警告同類。 Next, they took the other chickens away. The roosters were alone. Again,they flew the dangerous bird high above their heads. This time, the roosters stayed quiet. 接著科學家讓公雞單獨留下來，這一次牠們就保持安靜。 Finally, they gave the roosters a mirror. If the roosters stayed quiet this time, it would prove chickens were smart. 最後科學家放了一面鏡子。如果公雞保持安靜，就可以證明牠們很聰明。 Once more,they flew the dangerous bird high above the rooster’s heads. And … most of the roosters stayed quiet! 科學家再一次放出猛禽，結果…大部分的公雞都保持安靜。 Maybe roosters really can see themselves! Are chickens smarter than we think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 公雞看到鏡子裡面的公雞，似乎明白那是牠自己。 1. mirror 鏡子 When you look in the mirror 你照鏡子的時候… Wait, is this some ghost story? 等等，這是鬼故事嗎? No no, I’m just asking what you see.不是，我只是問你看到什麼。 I see myself, of course.當然是我自己囉。 2. themselves 他們自己 My two babies see themselves, too.我的兩個幼兒也看到自己。 Why do you sound so surprised? 為什麼你這麼驚訝? Because they’re just one year old! 因為他們才一歲。 3. other 別的 They smile and wave. 他們會笑，還揮手。 So you’re saying they know? 所以你是說他們知道? They know it’s them. 他們知道那是他們。 Not other people.不是別人。 4. smart 聰明的 Maybe they’re smart? 也許他們很聰明? Yeah, as smart as dolphins! 對啊，跟海豚一樣聰明。 來一起讀單字。 mirror鏡子 themselves他們自己 other 別的 smart聰明的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animal can see itself in a mirror? a. A dog b. An elephant c. A rabbit 2. How do roosters warn other chickens of danger? a. Make a big sound b. Run away c. Fall asleep 3. What was flown over the rooster’s heads? a. An airplane b. Ironman c. A dangerous bird Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Superhero Fish Lizards Need Our Help! Do you know what axolotls are? They're fishy lizards with cute little faces. They have big eyes. And their smiles are funny! 你知道什麼是住在水裡的蠑螈嗎? 他們有一些像蜥蜴，長得很可愛，有著大大的眼睛。 Some say axolotls are "water monsters"! Why?! It's because they stay in the water all the time. Axolotls have superhero superpowers. When they lose an arm or tail, they can grow it back! 有人說牠們是「水怪」! 因為牠們都待在水裡，還有再生能力。手臂或是尾巴斷掉了，可以再長回來。 One kind of axolotl lives in waterways in Mexico City. Sadly, the waterways are dirty from icky, yucky pollution. The pollution makes axolotls sick. There are fewer and fewer axolotls. 有一種水棲蠑螈住在墨西哥市的水道裡面，但是這些水道遭到汙染，讓這種蠑螈越來越少。 Scientists are trying to help these axolotls. They say people can help too! But how? 科學家想要幫助這些小動物，他們說大家也可以來幫忙，那怎麼幫呢? The scientists say people can "adopt" the axolotls. When people adopt a pet, they take it home. But people don't take these axolotls home! 科學家說大家可以「領養」蠑螈，但不是真的要帶牠們回家。 People give the scientists a little money. This helps the scientists take care of the axolotls. They give the axolotls food. And they keep the axolotls' home safe! 科學家希望大眾捐錢，讓科學家有資源照顧蠑螈，也可以保護蠑螈的棲息地。 The scientists tell people about their axolotl online. That way, people know how their axolotl is doing! 科學家會在網頁上告訴大家，他們收養的小傢伙狀況如何、在做什麼。 These superhero fish lizards need our help! Can we save them? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 水棲蠑螈因為居住的地方遭到破壞，數目越來越少。 1. waterway 水道 Look what I've found.你看我找到的。 Tadpoles! 蝌蚪! I haven't seen tadpoles in years! 我好多年沒看到蝌蚪了。 Where did you find them? 在哪裡找到的? In the waterways under the bridge.橋下面的水道。 2. dirty 骯髒的 Yuck! Isn't the water dirty? 好噁喔，那水不是很髒嗎? No, if there are tadpoles, it's not dirty. 不，有蝌蚪水就不髒。 3. adopt 收養 Now what are you going to do with them? 你要拿牠們怎麼辦? I'll adopt them. 我要收養牠們。 You're kidding, right? 你在開玩笑吧? No, I'll help them grow. 不是，我要幫牠們長大。 4. food 食物 They will grow on their own! 牠們會自己長大! And you don't know what food to feed them! 而且你不知道要餵牠們什麼! Fish food. 魚飼料。 你有養過蝌蚪嗎? waterway水道 dirty骯髒的 adopt收養 food食物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can axolotls grow? a. A new face b. A new arm c. A new eye 2. What makes the axolotls sick? a. Pollution b. Scientists c. Water monsters 3. How can people help scientists save axolotls? a. Check online b. Adopt axolotls c. Take one home Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊，叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子，職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等，都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友，希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校，他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油，還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇，好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察，記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不，我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊，叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子，職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等，都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友，希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校，他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油，還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇，好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察，記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不，我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Kids Take the School Boat How do you go to school? Do you take the bus? Do you go by scooter or car? 你每天怎麼上學?你是搭公車、機車還是汽車? What happens when it rains very hard? Maybe you put on a raincoat. You open your umbrella. Then you go to school. When the rain stops, everything's fine. But some kids' lives are changed by rain. 如果下大雨，你會穿雨衣、撐雨傘去上學，雨停了就沒事了。但是有一些地方的小朋友，生活受到大雨的影響。 Last October, it rained very, very hard for two days in Scotland. In one town, roads and bridges broke. Going to school became very tough for the kids there. Now they ride a boat to school early in the morning! 去年十月蘇格蘭連續下了兩天大雨，造成一個小鎮的道路跟橋樑都受到破壞，小朋友必須一早搭船上學。 The kids are waiting for work on the roads and bridges to finish. Then they won't need to ride a boat to school! 小朋友都在等路跟橋修好，才可以不用坐船去學校。 Scotland got too much rain because of climate change.* *Climate change makes the weather very strange. Storms get bigger. Hot times get hotter. Cold times get colder. 因為氣候變遷，蘇格蘭下了太多雨。天氣也變得很奇怪，暴風雨越來越強，夏天越來越熱、冬天越來越冷。 The kids in the town know climate change is real. It's making a big change in their lives every day. Everybody needs to take care of the Earth. Then we can be safe and happy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 氣候變遷的影響無遠弗屆，連上學方式都可能要改變。 1. wait for 等待 Hey, are you waiting for the bus? 你在等公車嗎? Yeah, why else would I be standing here? 是，要不然我怎麼會站在這裡? 2. take 搭乘 But why are you taking a bus? 但是你為什麼要搭公車? Riding a bike is much faster. 騎腳踏車快多了。 No, it’s too cold now. 不要，現在太冷。 3. rain 下雨 Also, it could rain anytime. 而且隨時都可能下雨。 You may be right. 你可能講對了。 I want to get back home in time. 我要及時趕回家。 4. weather 天氣 Yeah, before the weather gets you. 對啊，在壞天氣追上你之前。 Oh, here’s your bus.你的公車來了。 I’ll see you tomorrow. 明天見。 Yeah, bye bye! 拜拜! 你已經記住今天的單字了嗎? wait for等待 take搭乘 rain下雨 weather天氣 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did it rain very hard for two days in October? a. The USA b. Germany c. Scotland 2. What is making kids in the town ride a boat to school? a. Broken roads b. No umbrellas c. Tough school 3. What makes the weather very strange? a. The Earth b. Climate change c. Storms Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Doctors Give Man New Eye Doctors are always finding new ways to help people. Now, for the first time ever, they’ve given someone a new eye! His name is Aaron … 醫生有史以來第一次成功移植一顆新的眼球給一個叫作Aaron的人。 Aaron works with electricity. Electricity is full of power. It’s made in power stations. Power lines take electricity to our homes. Aaron在電力公司上班。發電廠生產電，電線再將電傳送到家庭。 One power line takes electricity to many homes. Touching a power line is very dangerous! So power lines are high above the ground. This keeps people safe. 電線傳送電力到不同的家庭。碰觸電線很危險，所以電線都在高處防止人家不小心被電到。 Aaron's job was fixing power lines. One day, he touched a power line. It was an accident. Aaron got a big, bad shock! Seven thousand two hundred volts hit his body. That’s electricity for 30 houses! Aaron 有一天修理電線的時候，遭到7200伏特的高壓電擊中，相當於30間房屋的用電量。 Aaron almost died! Half of his face was gone! One of Aaron's eyes was gone too. Aaron took a selfie. He saw inside his skull! Aaron 差一點死掉，他不僅半張臉毀容，也失去了一隻眼睛。 One hundred forty doctors and nurses worked 21 hours in one day to help Aaron. They saved his life! And, they gave him a new eye too! 140位醫生跟護士花了21個小時，救了他的性命，也給他一顆新的眼球。 A team of over 100 doctors and nurses saved Aaron’s life, and his eye! Vocabulary Aaron雖然身受重傷，在醫護人員全力搶救之下撿回一條命。 1. power 電力 Oh no, the power’s out! 糟糕，停電了! Get the candles! 快去拿蠟燭。 No, you have your cell phone, remember? 不用啦，你記得你有手機吧? But without electricity, my cell phone won’t last long.但是停電，我的手機也維持不了多久。 2. fix 修理 Maybe they can fix the power line fast. 也許他們很快就會把電線修好。 No, I don’t want people to go out in this weather. 不，我不想要人們在這種天氣出門。 3. dangerous 危險的 It’s too dangerous. 太危險了。 That’s true. 那是真的。 You’re right. 你說得對。 We don’t want accidents.我們不想要出什麼事。 4. help 幫忙 I’ll get the candles then. 我去拿蠟燭。 And I can help cook dinner. 我可以幫忙做晚飯。 你的家裡有停電過嗎? power電力 fix修理 dangerous危險的 help幫忙 Quiz 1. Where is electricity made? a. Power lines b. Power points c. Power stations 2. How big was Aaron’s electric shock? a. 30 volts b. 140 volts c. 7,200 volts 3. What did Aaron see in his selfie? a. Inside his skull b. Inside his eye c. Inside his home Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Ferryboat Flies People in Sweden made a flying ferryboat! Wait… what's a ferryboat? Ferryboats are buses on water. They carry many people. People use them to go to work or school. Some ferries carry cars too. Ferryboat渡輪就像水上的公車，載人上班、上學，也可以載車子。 Ferries need to push lots of water so they can move. That takes a lot of energy. All that water makes ferries slow.* *It also makes ferries move side to side and up and down. Many people feel seasick. 渡輪需要很大的動力才能往前走。水流會讓渡輪的速度變慢，也會搖晃。很多人會因此暈船。 The flying ferry from Sweden can carry thirty people. It doesn’t carry cars. It starts in the water. Then it flies close above the water! 瑞典的飛行渡輪可以搭載30個人，它不載車子。它從海上起飛並在海面上飛行。 This flying ferry doesn’t need to push water to move, so it doesn't use a lot of energy. It's very fast. And it doesn't move side to side or up and down. People don't get seasick. 這艘飛行渡輪速度非常快，而且不需要消耗很多的動力，也不會搖晃。 And this ferry is electric! That helps the Earth. Electricity costs ninety percent less than the fuel for other ferries. What a huge saving! That helps ferry companies. 這艘渡輪是電動的! 電力的花費比燃油便宜九成，所以電動飛行渡輪幫助地球也幫助渡輪公司。 Electric flying ferries are good for people, ferry companies, and the Earth! Can we have them in Taiwan? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 瑞典的飛行渡輪解決了許多問題。 1. seasick 暈船 A flying ferryboat. 一艘飛行渡輪。 What a good idea! 好棒的主意! Yeah, I’ve never liked taking boats. 對啊，我從來就不愛搭船。 They make me feel seasick. 會讓我暈船。 2. carry 搭載 But this one seems different. 但是這艘好像不一樣。 I just hope it can carry my bike, too. 我只希望它也能載腳踏車。 3. need 需要 Why do you need your bike? 為什麼需要腳踏車? I need it to go to school. 我需要騎車上學啊。 4. water 水 It lands on water… 它降落在水上… So how do you ride your bike? 所以你要怎麼騎車? It should get close to a dock. 它應該會靠碼頭。 Then I can ride it down the ramp. 然後我就可以騎車下坡道。 你有搭過渡輪嗎? 來讀單字。 seasick暈船 carry搭載 need需要 water水 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the flying ferry carry? a. Cars and people b. Cars c. People 2. What is good about the flying ferry? a. It’s very fast. b. It moves side to side. c. It makes people seasick. 3. What makes the flying ferry fly? a. Water b. Electricity c. Wind Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn