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Cat Records World’s Loudest Purr Sometimes when I’m happy, I like to whistle! 我開心的時候，喜歡吹口哨。 Dogs make many different sounds when they’re happy. They pant, bark, or grunt. 狗狗開心的時候會發出不同的聲音。牠們會叫、會喘氣、會發出嗚嗚聲。 Cats purr when they’re happy. But they purr at other times too. Some cats purr when they’re hungry! 貓咪不只是在開心的時候才發出呼嚕聲，有一些貓肚子餓的時候也會。 Kittens purr when they’re a few days old. Then their mom knows they’re okay. Some cats purr when they’re in pain. Purring makes them feel better! 小貓出生沒有幾天就會發出呼嚕聲，貓媽媽就會知道牠們的狀況是好的。有一些貓感到痛的時候也是會發出呼嚕聲，這樣會讓牠們感覺舒服一點。 Bella is a 14-year-old cat in the UK. She lives with the Spink family. Bella’s purrs are very, very loud! Mr. Spink says Bella's purrs are too loud all the time. She's louder than the TV! 英國有一隻14歲的貓Bella，牠的呼嚕聲非常大。主人Spink先生說，牠的聲音有時候比電視還大聲。 The Spinks thought Bella had the loudest purr in the world. They wanted to measure her purr. How loud was it? Someone came to their house with a machine. The machine measured how loud Bella purred. Spink一家覺得Bella的呼嚕聲是全世界最響亮的，他們想要測量牠的聲音，所以請人帶著機器來家裡。 The Spinks were right! Bella has the loudest purr of all living cats. Her purr measures at almost 55 decibels. That’s the same as a boiling kettle! Bella的呼嚕聲接近55分貝，跟水煮開的時候一樣大聲。的確是所有貓咪當中最大聲的。 Bella is a happy cat with the loudest purr of all. What a "purrrrrr-fect" puss! Vocabulary 英國這隻貓呼嚕聲超級大，牠的主人覺得很有趣。 1. loud大聲的、 louder 更大聲 Hey, Kitty, Kitty, I know you’re hungry. 貓咪貓咪，我知道你餓了。 Does she often make loud sounds like that? 她常常叫那麼大聲嗎? Yeah, and that’s not loud. 對，而且那不算大聲。 Really? 真的喔? She can make much louder sounds. 她可以叫得大聲得多。 2. family 家人、家庭 My family doesn’t like it. 我的家人不喜歡。 But I find it fun. 不過我覺得滿好玩的。 3. house 房屋 How much do you understand your cat? 你有多了解你的貓? I can tell if she’s in pain.我可以知道她是不是哪裡痛。 She’ll make faces.她會有表情。 And she likes to walk around the whole house. 而且她喜歡在家裡到處走。 Do you like cats? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. loud大聲的 louder更大聲 family家人、家庭 house房屋 Quiz 1. Why do some cats purr when they’re in pain? a. To feel better b. To feel worse c. To feel warm 2. What family does Bella live with? a. The Swinks b. The Spinks c. The Shinks 3. Which sound measures at almost 55 decibels? a. A whistling man b. A boiling kettle c. A panting dog Answers: 1. a. 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Moving Stairs for Mountain Views Walking for thirty minutes every day is good for you. It can help you be strong and healthy. It’s cheap too. All you need are comfortable shoes. Then you can walk anywhere! 每天走30分鐘有益身心健康。而且你只需要一雙舒適的鞋子，就可以到處走走! Many people like walking a long way on mountains, in forests, and other natural places. This is called "hiking". Taiwan has many beautiful hiking trails. Many of them go up mountains. 很多人喜歡爬山，也會在森林或是其他自然景點走路。這叫做健行，台灣有很多健行步道，大多都通往山上。 But hiking is harder than walking. Some people can’t hike. So they can't see beautiful mountain views. 但是健行比走路困難，無法健行就看不到美麗的山景。 Tianyu Mountain in China is beautiful. But it’s very hard to hike. Hikers hike three mountains to get there! 中國的天嶼山很漂亮，但是它非常難爬。登山客需要翻越三座山才能到達。 A tour company put long escalators on Tianyu Mountain. These moving stairs take people up the mountain. People stand on them and enjoy the view! These escalators are great for older people, families, and people with disabilities. 有一家旅遊公司在天嶼山蓋了一座電動手扶梯，可以直接載人到山上。人們可以搭手扶梯享受美景，對老人、兒童跟身障人士很有幫助。 But some people don’t like them. They say the escalators are ugly. They say enjoying the mountain is not only about the views. It’s also about moving your body and feeling healthy. 但是也有人不喜歡，他們覺得這個手扶梯很難看。還說爬山不只是享受美景，還包括運動，讓人身體健康。 Escalators on mountains are good for some visitors, but bad for others! Vocabulary 到野外健行，除了賞景，也是讓身體強健。 1. feel 感覺 I can’t sleep well these days.我這幾天都睡不好。 I feel tired all the time.我總是覺得累。 2. enjoy 喜歡 Maybe it’s because you watch too much TV? 也許你看太多電視了? But I enjoy watching TV! 可是我很喜歡看電視! Well, come hiking with me in the mountains in Keelung Saturday. 好吧，星期六跟我去走基隆的山。 3. mountain 山 Is it a high mountain? 是高山嗎? No, but it does take some climbing. 不是，但確實需要爬山。 I don’t like climbing. 我不喜歡爬山。 It’ll help you sleep better.會讓你睡得比較好。 4. view 景觀 And the view is beautiful! 而且景觀很棒! Do we get to see the ocean? 看得到大海嗎? The ocean and vast grasslands. 大海，還有大片綠草。 今天的單字你記住了幾個? feel感覺 enjoy喜歡 mountain山 view景觀 Quiz 1. What is “hiking"? a. Walking every day b. Walking a long way c. Walking in Taiwan 2. Where is Tianyu Mountain? a. Chad b. Chile c. China 3. What are “escalators"? a. Comfortable shoes b. Mountains c. Moving stairs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Teacher Sets Social Studies Record Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the best in the world. 你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。 Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for teaching social studies the longest. Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。 What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures. 什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。 And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see… 76 minus 23 is 53! Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書，他現在76歲了。一共教了53年! Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has been at one school for all these years! 他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年! Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II. 為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢? 因為他很喜歡歷史，在他小的時候，他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。 So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too! 所以在他11歲的時候，就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師! Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history, and he loves teaching! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位社會科老師教同一門學科，教了五十多年，樂此不疲。 1. war 戰爭。 When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的? Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎? 2. history 歷史。 No! Too early. 不對，太早了。 Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了，我的歷史不好。But history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了! 3. most 最。 I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。 That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。 4. grow up 長大。 What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼? 我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。 來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does "set a record" mean? A: Do something the most or best B: Teach social studies well C: Study history and cultures 2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher? A: 23 B: 53 C: 76 3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history? A: His teacher B: His old student C: His father Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wearable Robot Helps Runners Go Faster We use machines all the time. Here are some ways. We drive cars. We send texts on phones. We watch videos on TVs, computers, and tablets. 我們隨時都在使用機器。例如說我們開車；我們也用手機傳送簡訊；在電視、電腦跟平板看影片。 Some machines copy what people do. These machines are called "robots". 有一些機器可以模仿人類的動作，它們叫做機器人。 Robots in movies look like people. But most robots look very different! An automatic vacuum cleaner is a robot. It copies how people clean floors. A self-checkout machine in a supermarket is a robot. It copies everything a cashier does. 電影裡的機器人看起來很像人類，但是大多數的機器人看起來不像。像是掃地機器人模仿人類清理地板。超級市場的自助收銀台模仿收銀員會做的事。 Do you know about wearable robots? They help people move. Some wearable robots are for people with disabilities. These robots make their lives easier. Other wearable robots make people's arms or backs stronger. These robots help people lift very heavy things. 那你知道穿戴式機器人嗎? 它們幫助人類行動。有一些幫助身障人士，讓他們的生活更輕鬆。也有一些讓人類的手臂跟背更強壯，幫助他們提起重物。 Scientists in South Korea invented a new wearable robot. It helps people run faster! 南韓的科學家發明新的穿戴式機器人，讓人跑得更快! Runners wear this robot on their back, hips, and legs. When they take a step, the robot pulls their back leg forward. That makes runners go faster! 把它穿在背上、臀部跟腿上。當人跨出步伐的時候，這個機器人會拉著後腳向前動，讓人跑得更快。 Robots are everywhere! They're in our homes and on our streets. And now they can be on our legs too! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 現在的機器人，有各種各樣的形式，出現在許多不同的地方。 1. different 不同的。 Hey, check out this robot I've just got. 你看我剛才買的這個機器人。 You call this a robot? 你把這叫做機器人? It sure looks different.看起來真不一樣。 2. do 做。 I know, but it's very smart.我知道，不過它很聰明。 Smarter than your computer? 比你的電腦還聰明? Yeah, it can do a lot of things.對，它可以做很多事。 3. faster 比較快的。 Like what?比如說什麼? Like telling me when an earthquake will happen.比如說告訴我地震什麼時候來，faster than anyone else. 比其他人都快。 4. clean 清掃。 Wow, what else can it do? 哇，它還會做什麼? With its two arms, it can clean up the kitchen for me. 它還可以用兩隻手臂幫我清理廚房。 What do you want your robots to do? different不同的 do做 faster比較快的 clean清掃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Which machines copy people? A: Cars B: TVs C: Robots 2. What do wearable robots help us do? A: To think B: To move C: To send texts 3. Where was the new wearable robot invented? A: Japan B: North Korea C: South Korea Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Hospital for Seals What animal do you hear? Is it a dog? No, it’s not a dog. It’s a seal. 這是什麼動物的叫聲呢?是狗嗎?不是喔!是海豹的聲音。 Seals are cool animals. They swim very well. Some can make human sounds! 海豹是一種很酷的動物。牠們很會游泳，有一些還會發出人類的聲音。 But some seals get hurt. Sometimes boat motors cut them… Sometimes fishing nets catch them. Poor seals! 不過海豹有時候會被漁船的馬達割傷，也會被漁網困住。 Lizzi lives in the UK. She loves seals. She helps seals that are hurt. She made a hospital for seals… in her house! Two seals were in a room and four seals were in her garage! 住在英國的Lizzi 很喜歡海豹。 她甚至把自己家改成海豹醫院，幫助受傷的海豹。 But many seals get hurt. She needed a bigger hospital to help more seals. So she, her husband, and others built a seal hospital! When these seals are better, people take them back to the ocean. 但是還是有很多受傷的海豹，她需要更大的醫院。所以她跟其他人一起打造了海豹醫院。當海豹身體狀況比較好的時候，就會被送回大海。 Baby seals are called pups. Sometimes pups can't find their mothers. They can't get food. They get weak. Lizzi helps them for a while. 海豹寶寶叫做 pups。那些找不到媽媽的小海豹，會因為沒有食物而變得很虛弱。Lizzi也幫助牠們。 Then she takes them to a bigger place that takes care of pups. When these seals are older, people take them back to the ocean too. 她把海豹寶寶帶到更大的地方照顧，等到牠們長大一點就會被送回海裡。 Lizzi got an award for helping seals. Thank you, Lizzi! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary Lizzi盡一切力量來幫助受傷的海豹，讓牠們重返大海。 1. catch 捕捉 I wonder if I can raise a pet seal.我在想能不能養海豹當寵物。 In your bathtub like in some movies? 養在你的浴缸裡，像有些電影那樣嗎? Where would you catch one in the first place? 你首先要怎麼抓一隻海豹呢? 2. take care of 照顧 Yeah, that would be a problem.對，那確實是個問題。 And how do you plan to take care of a baby seal? 而且你要怎麼照顧海豹寶寶? I have no answer to any of your questions.你的問題我都答不出來。 3. better 比較好的 Maybe I should just call Taipei Zoo and ask them. 也許我應該打電話問台北動物園。 I have a better idea. 我有更好的主意。 Let’s go to the zoo tomorrow. 我們明天就去動物園。 To see the seals? Wonderful! 去看海豹嗎? 太好了! 請跟我一起讀這些單字。 catch捕捉 take care of照顧 better比較好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Lizzi use her home for? a. A seal playground b. A seal school c. A seal hospital 2. What are baby seals called? a. Cubs b. Dogs c. Pups 3. What did Lizzi get for helping seals? a. An award b. Lots of money c. A free boat Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cats Can Make Many Faces Do you like cats?* *Many people like them. Lots of people have a pet cat. 你喜歡貓嗎?很多人喜歡貓也把牠們當寵物。 But when people look at their cat's face, do they know what it's feeling? Is their cat making a happy face? Is it making a sad face? Who knows? 但是人們看著貓咪的臉的時候，他們會知道貓有什麼樣的情緒嗎? 牠是在做開心的表情，還是悲傷的表情呢? People are still learning how to understand the faces cats make. But now scientists know cats make many kinds of faces. 人們還在學習如何了解貓咪的表情，但是現在科學家知道牠們可以做很多種表情。 How do they know that? Scientists studied 53 cats in a cat cafe. They saw the cats make many faces. The scientists studied the faces the cats made when they were near other cats. 他們是怎麼知道的呢?科學家在一間貓咪咖啡廳研究店裡的53隻貓，觀察這些貓互相靠近的時候，有什麼表情。 Cats can move their eyes, ears and whiskers. They can open their mouths and lick their noses. There are about 20 more ways cats can move the muscles in their faces. 貓咪可以動牠們的眼睛、耳朵跟鬍鬚，可以張開嘴巴跟舔鼻子。除了這些之外，貓咪還有快20種的方式動牠們的臉部肌肉。 Scientists learned cats use these ways to make almost three hundred faces! Most of the faces are friendly. Cats can smile! But cats also make some angry faces. And they make some faces that scientists cannot understand at all. 用這些方式科學家發現貓咪可以做出幾乎300種的表情。大多是友善的表情，也有生氣的表情，還有很多科學家還不了解的表情。 Cats make many faces. Can you understand all of them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家說貓咪表情豐富，但是人類多半不了解那些表情是什麼意思。 1. nose鼻子 Look at that cat. What’s it doing? 你看那隻貓在做什麼? I think it’s laughing at us. 我覺得牠在嘲笑我們。 Why? 為什麼? Look at its mouth and nose. 你看牠的嘴跟鼻子。 2. move 移動 See how they move? 你看到牠的嘴跟鼻子怎麼動嗎? That doesn’t mean it’s laughing.那並不表示牠在笑。 3. angry 生氣的 You’re right. Maybe it’s angry. 說得對，也許牠在生氣。 No, when a cat is angry, it would hiss. 不對，貓生氣的時候會發嘶嘶聲。 Since when do you know so much about cats? 你什麼時候這麼懂貓? 4. feel 感覺 I don’t. 我其實不懂。 Cats make me feel uneasy. 貓讓我覺得不安。 They seem to be watching me. 牠們好像在監視我。 Do you have a pet cat? nose鼻子 move移動 angry生氣的 feel感覺 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did scientists study the cats? a. A cat cafe b. A pet store c. A street 2. What can cats lick? a. Their eyes b. Their ears c. Their noses 3. How many faces can cats make? a. Almost 20 b. Almost 100 c. Almost 300 Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ NASA is the USA's space agency. Its job is to learn about space. But space is very big! It has millions and billions of planets, stars, moons, and many other things! 美國太空總署NASA的職責是了解外太空。廣闊的太空有億萬顆行星、恆星、衛星，還有很多其他的東西! NASA sends people into space. These people are called "astronauts". Astronauts help us learn about living in space. NASA會派人到外太空。這些人叫做「太空人」，幫助我們了解太空生活。 Dr. Rubio is an astronaut. NASA sent him into space for six months. But then … a space rock hit his spaceship! Rubio博士是一名太空人。NASA派他到國際太空站6個月。但是有一顆太空岩石打到了他的太空船。 After that, his spaceship didn't work well. So Dr. Rubio had no spaceship to fly home in! He had to wait for a new spaceship from NASA. But NASA didn't have a spaceship ready yet. Dr. Rubio had to wait six more months to go home. 他的太空船沒有辦法正常運作，無法回到地球。Rubio博士必須等待新的太空船，但是NASA沒有預備好的太空船，他要再多等6個多月才能回家。 Dr. Rubio said being stuck in space was hard. He wanted to see his family and friends. He was stuck in space for 371 days. That's longer than other US astronauts! He set a new record by accident! Rubio 博士說因為在外太空很辛苦。他想見到家人跟朋友。他被困在外太空371天，比其他的美國太空人都還要久，意外地破了紀錄。 Dr. Rubio was stuck in space for more than a year! He's back on Earth now. He's safe. Phew! Welcome home, Dr. Rubio! ________________________________________ Vocabulary Rubio原本六個月就可以回家，卻在太空站待了一年。 1. job 工作 This poor guy! 可憐的傢伙! Can you imagine living in space for so many days? 你能想像住在太空那麼多天嗎? Well, that's his job.那是他的工作。 And there were other astronauts. 而且還有別的太空人。 2. star 恆星 If I were him, I would go out and spacewalk every day. 如果我是他，我會每天都出去太空漫步。 And watch the stars and moon? 看著星星月亮嗎? It would be boring after just one week. 一個星期之後你就會厭煩了。 3. rock 石頭 And there are space rocks, too.而且還有太空碎石。 They may hit you and hurt you. 可能會打到你，讓你受傷。 4. planet 行星 Come to think of it, planet Earth is the best place to live. 這麼想來，我們的行星地球還是最好的地方。 No doubt about that. 毫無疑問是那樣。 這些單字很好用。 job工作 star恆星 rock石頭 planet行星 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the USA's space agency? a. Astronauts b. Space rock c. NASA 2. How many days was Dr. Rubio stuck in space? a. 173 b. 371 c. 731 3. Where is Dr. Rubio now? a. The moon b. A new spaceship c. Earth Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Man Goes to Every Country without Flying Thor, a man from Denmark, went on a long trip. He went to every country in the world! That's 203 countries! Other people who did this used planes. But Thor didn't use planes. He wanted to do something new. 來自丹麥的索爾造訪過世界上每一個國家，一共有203個。通常大家是坐飛機環遊世界，但索爾並沒有這麼做。 Thor had 650 Taiwan dollars to use every day. This money was for a place to sleep, food, and taxis, buses, trains, and boats! 索爾每天有650塊台幣，花在住宿、食物、計程車、公車、火車跟船。 Thor made new friends everywhere. He learned what people eat, what they do, where they go, what they think, and more. 索爾到處交朋友，學習不同地方的人吃什麼、做什麼、想什麼、去哪一些地方。 Thor had some hard times. Because of COVID, he was in Hong Kong for two years! He was on ships in bad weather. Another time, he got very sick. Sometimes he slept outside. But he didn't go home. 但是索爾也有困頓的時候。因為疫情，他被困在香港兩年。也曾經在惡劣的天氣下坐船。也有生病的時候，有時候還睡在戶外，但是他都沒有回家。 Taiwan was Thor's 179th country! He learned how Taiwan cares for both its people and other countries. He said Taiwan has a big heart. 台灣是他造訪的第179個國家! 他學到台灣如何照顧人民跟其他的國家，他說台灣很有愛心。 Thor's trip took ten years. He went 420,000 kilometers. Wow! Going to the moon is shorter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 索爾環遊全世界，什麼交通工具都用了，就是不曾搭飛機。 1. trip 旅行 I'm planning a great trip next year! 我正在計畫明年偉大的旅行。 What wild ideas do you have this time? 你這回有什麼異想天開的主意? I'll be going to Iraq, Iran and Jordan. 我要去伊拉克，伊朗和約旦。 2. country 國家 They are all Muslim countries. 那些都是回教國家。 And they're also countries with ancient histories. 也是有古老歷史的國家。 3. train 火車 So you'll travel alone? 所以你一個人去? Because I'm certainly not going. 因為我是一定不會去的。 No problem.沒問題。 I'll fly there, and take the train.我會飛去，然後坐火車。 4. bad 壞的 You may end up riding a camel. 結果你可能騎駱駝。 Come on! It won't be that bad.好啦，不會那麼糟的。 Do you like taking a trip abroad? trip旅行 country國家 train火車 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many countries did Thor visit? a. 203 b. 420 c. 650 2. Why was Thor in Hong Kong for two years? a. New friends b. COVID c. Bad weather 3. What was Thor's 179th country? a. Thailand b. Tanzania c. Taiwan Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Stuck on Eiffel Tower, Man Says Marry Me Do you know what the Eiffel Tower is? It’s a very tall tower in Paris, France. Millions of people visit it every year. Many visitors take the glass elevators to the top floor. It is 276 meters up! Visitors can see beautiful views of Paris. 你知道什麼是艾菲爾鐵塔嗎? 它是在法國巴黎的一座高塔。每一年都有上百萬人參觀，遊客會搭玻璃電梯到高達276公尺的觀景台，俯瞰巴黎的景色。 One day, a man named Amir and a woman named Kat were on the top floor. 有一天，一對情侶Amir跟Kat在鐵塔上的觀景台。 On the outside of the tower, another man started climbing up! That’s very dangerous! Climbers can fall! 有另外一個人在鐵塔外攀爬，這非常危險，他很有可能會掉下去! This climber did not fall. But people were very worried. So the Eiffel Tower closed until the climber was safe. The elevators stopped. 幸好攀爬的人沒有掉下去，但是很擔心，所以艾菲爾鐵塔關閉， 電梯也停了，直到攀爬的人安全。 Amir and Kat and the other visitors were stuck on the top floor! They waited for the elevators to start. Then Amir had an idea. Amir跟 Kat 還有其他的旅客被困在觀景台。在等待電梯恢復使用的時候，Amir有一個想法。 He asked Kat to marry him. And she said yes! That’s so romantic! Amir向 Kat 求婚，Kat也答應了！ 真是太浪漫了！ And what happened to the climber? Firefighters came. They made him stop climbing. The police took him away. 那攀爬的人後來怎麼樣呢? 消防員阻止他繼續攀爬，而警察把他帶走。 It’s a bad idea to climb the outside of the Eiffel Tower. But being stuck at the top gave Amir a good idea! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在舉世聞名的艾菲爾鐵塔上求婚，真是太浪漫了! elevator 電梯。 Oh, no, what’s happening? 糟了，出了什麼事? Why isn’t the elevator moving? 為什麼電梯不動了? Let me press some buttons. 我來按一些按鈕。No, that didn’t work. 沒有用。 fall 掉落。 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦? Just wait, I think.我想就等等吧。 What if nobody comes to rescue us? 要是沒人來救我們呢? What if we fall? 要是我們掉下去呢? people 人們。 Don’t panic. People will come. 別慌張，會有人來的。 But we’re stuck here now. 但是我們現在被困在這裡了。 idea 主意。 I have an idea. Let’s call 119. 我有個主意，我們來打119。 Right! Why didn’t I think of that earlier? 對啊，我怎麼剛剛沒有想到? 這些單字很好記。elevator電梯 fall掉落 people人們 idea主意 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is true about the Eiffel Tower? A: It’s short. B: It has many visitors. C: It’s in China. 2. What did Amir do at the tower? A: Asked Kat to marry him B: Climbed the tower C: Said yes to Kat 3. What made the tower close? A: Elevators B: Too many people C: A climber Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Christmas is here in New Taipei City! From today until New Year's Day, you can go to Christmasland! At this festival, see Santa Bear and his friends: a snowman, a gingerbread man, a rabbit, and … macarons! 新北市要來迎接聖誕節! 從今天起到元旦，你可以去新北耶誕城喔! 這個活動我們可以看到桑塔熊跟他的夥伴雪人、薑餅人、兔子，還有馬卡龍! People love Christmasland's lights. There are sooooo many! The lights go on at 5:30 p.m. Many lights are cute! Many are beautiful! 大家都喜歡耶誕城的多種燈飾，很多燈都很可愛也很漂亮，燈飾亮燈的時間從五點半開始。 New Taipei City Hall Square's lights are about a "Sweet Xmas Party". There's a Christmas tree light. It turns into a matcha tea cake! It has a 5-minute light show. The show is every 30 minutes. 新北市民廣場燈光主題是⸢甜蜜耶誕派對⸥， 將耶誕樹打造成抹茶蛋糕。每30分鐘就有5分鐘的燈光秀。 Banqiao Railway Station's lights are about sweets too. "Sweets Town" has a candy house and a big pink donut! There are many cute desserts! 板橋車站站前廣場也很甜蜜。主題⸢甜點小鎮⸥有一個粉紅色的大甜甜圈，還有其他的可愛的甜點。 In Wanping Park, there's a famous cat and his friends. They have a fun Christmas party every night. 萬坪公園每一個晚上有知名的卡通貓跟他的朋友一起開派對! The biggest gingerbread man in Taiwan lights up Fuzhong Plaza's "Gingerbread World"! Some streets and footbridges have many, many beautiful lights too! 府中廣場的⸢薑餅樂園⸥ 有全台灣最大的薑餅人燈飾，有一些街道跟橋也有很多漂亮燈飾。 There's so much to see! Let Christmasland in New Taipei City light up your holidays! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 今年的新北市歡樂耶誕城，耶誕燈飾跟以往都不一樣。 1. dessert 甜點 Have you tried the macarons at that dessert shop? 你有吃過那家甜點店的馬卡龍嗎? No. I often find macarons too sweet. 沒有，我經常覺得馬卡龍太甜了。 2. cake 蛋糕 That’s true.那是真的。 Well, then you should try their bitter chocolate cake. 那你應該嚐嚐他們的苦巧克力蛋糕。 It’s wonderful! 很棒的。 3. tea 茶 So you’ve had that too? 那你也吃過了? Yeah, I have a weakness for dessert.對，我就是愛甜點。 I like to have it with tea.我喜歡吃甜點配茶。 4. candy 糖果 I’d rather just have some simple candies. 我寧願只吃一點簡單的糖果。 你喜歡吃甜點嗎? dessert甜點 cake蛋糕 tea茶 candy糖果 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Christmasland? a. Taipei City b. New Taipei City c. Tainan City 2. What do people love at Christmasland? a. The lights b. Christmas presents c. Santa Claus 3. What’s at Wanping Park? a. A macaron b. A cat c. A gingerbread man Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn