

News For Kids
ICRT
News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan!
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
Episodes
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Oct 29, 2025 • 5min
Taiwan's High-Speed Rail Trains Get Quieter
Taiwan's high-speed rail trains are great. They are very fast. And now, these trains are better! Why? They are quieter.台灣高鐵變得更好、更安靜了!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 28, 2025 • 5min
Boy Makes People Happy
Narrator: When we hear "You did a great job" or "You look nice," that feels good! It can make us smile all day!每個人受到稱讚時,心情都會變好!Click HERE for the full transcript.

Oct 27, 2025 • 5min
Man Travels Around the World-Again!
Traveling is fun. You can travel by plane. You can travel by train or boat. And you can travel around the world! One man travels a lot. He traveled around the world two times! 旅行的方式有很多種,每一種都很有趣!有一名男子已經環遊世界兩次了!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 26, 2025 • 5min
A Cool New Aquarium Opens in Taiwan
Do you like to see fish and other ocean animals? Well, there's a great new aquarium in Taichung!台中現在有一座新的水族館! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Oct 23, 2025 • 5min
Old Trains at New Museum
There's something old and new in Taipei! It's the new National Railway Museum. You can learn about Taiwan's old trains. Go and see it with your family!國家鐵道博物館要開幕囉!你可以在那邊看到早期的火車。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 22, 2025 • 5min
Farmer Says Goodbye to Buffalo, Hello to Machines
In sunny Taitung, a farmer is working. He loves to work on his farm!The farmer grows rice. It is called "Ugly Beauty." Well, this kind of rice is not pretty! But he likes it a lot. It tastes good!有一個農夫在台東種植稻米,他種的米叫做「醜美人」。這種米不好看,但很好吃!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 21, 2025 • 5min
Wild Mushrooms Can Make You Sick
Mushrooms love rainy and humid weather. Taiwan is often rainy and humid. Wild mushrooms grow everywhere here! You might see them in the mountains, on farms or fields, at school, or in your backyard.台灣氣候潮濕,非常適合野生菇類的生長。這些菇類會長在山上、農場上、也可能從你家後院的泥土中冒出來!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 20, 2025 • 6min
Ducks Walk to Town for Bed Time
Every night near a small town in the U.K., some mama ducks and baby ducks go for a walk.在英國的一個小鎮,每晚都有鴨媽媽帶著一群寶寶出來散步。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Oct 19, 2025 • 5min
Play in Nature and Learn
Nature is everywhere! There are oceans, mountains, forests, animals, and much, much more. When you learn about nature, you can help keep it safe.大自然無所不在,你要是對海洋,山脈或是動物有更多了解,就可以保護它們。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oct 16, 2025 • 5min
Taipei Is Making Buses Safer to Ride
Do you ride the bus? Many people ride the bus. Some ride every day. But, sometimes, bus riders get a surprise.你平常會搭公車嗎? 有些人天天搭公車,但車上偶爾會發生意外!Click HERE for the full transcript!


