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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.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 5min
Man Lives on Soda for 17 Years
That tastes sooooo good! But one glass is all I want.
A 58-year-old man from Iran likes soda a lot. He drinks three large bottles of soda every day!
我喜歡汽水,不過喝一小杯就夠了。但是在伊朗,有一個 58 歲的男子很愛喝汽水。他每天喝三大罐汽水!
How much does the man like soda? He likes it so much, he doesn't eat food! He only drinks soda. He says that's all he needs.
他有多愛喝汽水呢?他喜歡到只喝汽水不吃飯!
The man stopped eating food in 2006.
這個男子從 2006 年之後就沒有吃過飯了。
He woke up one night with a very strange feeling in his mouth. He went to many doctors. Why did he have that strange feeling? The doctors did not know.
他某一天半夜起床,覺得嘴巴裡面有一種怪怪的感覺,看了好多醫生都沒有用。
Going to the doctors did not help the man. And looking at food made him feel sick. So he stopped eating. That was 17 years ago!
他去看醫生也沒有什麼幫助,他只要看到食物就全身不舒服,於是停止吃飯,那是 17 年前的事了。
The man says soda gives him energy. He does not feel hungry. His family does not eat in front of him now. They know looking at food makes him feel sick.
這個男子說,汽水讓他有精神,不覺得餓,他的家人現在也不在他面前吃飯了,他們知道看著食物會讓他感到噁心。
It's not a good idea to stop eating food! Most doctors say we should eat three meals a day. That's breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
但是不吃飯對身體不好,醫生建議一天應該要吃三餐。
Just soda? And no food? For 17 years?! No, thanks… Uh-oh, now I'm hungry!
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Vocabulary
有人沒辦法吃東西,只能喝汽水維生。
1. drink 喝
Why do we have to eat and drink every day? 我們為什麼每天都得吃吃喝喝?
Because we like to stay alive? 因為我們想要活著?
2. sick 生病的
No. 不對。
So what's your answer? 那你的答案是什麼?
We need food because we don't want to be sick. 我們需要食物因為我們不想要生病。
3. strange 奇怪的
That's a strange thing to say. 這是很奇怪的說法。
I mean it. 真的啊。
4. doctor 醫生
I tried to stop eating for 2 days. 我試著兩天不吃飯。
I had to see a doctor. 就得去看醫生。
Then why did you do it? 那你為什麼不吃?
I just wanted to see how it felt. 我只是想看看是什麼感覺。
你每天吃三餐嗎? 來一起讀單字。
drink 喝
sick 生病的
strange 奇怪的
doctor 醫生
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Quiz
1. Where is the 58-year-old man from?
A: Pakistan
B: Iran
C: Iraq
2. When did the man stop eating food?
A: 2006
B: 2007
C: 2017
3. How many meals should we eat every day?
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
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Jun 13, 2023 • 5min
Student Fails to Hide Bad Grades
The mail's here! A lot of important mail comes to your house. Like birthday cards, or report cards from your school.
Report cards show how you're doing at school. They show all of your grades. ALL of them! The good ones and the bad.
信箱裡有各種郵件,包括成績單。它上面有你所有好的壞的成績,寄到你家信箱。
A high school student in Taiwan was getting good grades at school. Until her boyfriend broke her heart. Then her grades got very, very bad…
台灣有一個高中生原本成績很好,但在一次失戀後,她的成績跌到谷底。
Her mother was waiting at home for the report card. She was going to be very angry! The student wanted to hide her report card from her mother. She didn't want anyone to know. So she hired… a detective!
她媽媽在家裡等成績單,但是高中生想要把成績單藏起來,所以雇用了一個偵探!
Detectives can do things in secret, without anyone knowing. But they cost a lot of money! The student paid the detective. The detective hid the report card.
學生給了偵探很多錢,請他幫忙把成績單藏起來,他也照辦了。
But then, the story got in the news! Her mother saw her bad grades in the paper!
結果這件事情上了新聞,她的媽媽也在新聞上看到了她的成績!
The student lost lots of money. And she failed to hide her bad grades! Don't do what she did! It's better to tell the truth and study hard.
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Vocabulary
這名高中生不想讓爸媽看成績單,於是用了很特別的辦法。
1. hide 隱藏
Have you ever tried to hide your report card? 你有試過把成績單藏起來嗎?
That would be useless. 沒有用。
Why? 為什麼?
Because we have to get our parents to sign it. 因為我們得讓爸媽簽名。
2. grade 分數
And return it to your teacher? 然後要還給你的老師?
Right. 對。
Even when you get bad grades? 就算成績很爛也要?
Especially when we get bad grades. 尤其是成績很爛時更要。
3. angry 生氣的
So your mom would get angry with you? 所以你媽媽會對你生氣?
No, not really. 不會。
But she would be worried. 但是她會擔心。
4. hire 雇用
She would also hire a tutor for me. 她也會幫我雇一個家教。
你會擔心成績單不好看嗎? 來讀單字。
hide 隱藏
grade 分數
angry 生氣的
hire 雇用
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Quiz
1. Who sends report cards in the mail?
A: Your family
B: A detective
C: Your school
2. What kind of grades are shown on a report card?
A: Bad grades
B: Good grades
C: All grades
3. How much do detectives cost?
A: Not much
B: Nothing
C: A lot
Answers
1. C
2. C
3. C
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Jun 12, 2023 • 5min
This Machine Sells Eggs
Hi there! Today's news is about a vending machine. Vending means selling. So a vending machine is a 'selling machine'.
"Vending" 的意思就是賣。今天的新聞跟自動販賣機有關。
You put money in the vending machine. You push the number of the thing you want to buy. Then it drops down. You can buy candy, chips, or drinks from vending machines. You can buy other things too.
你只要投錢,按按鈕選你要的商品,它就會掉下來。你可以在販賣機買到糖果、洋芋片、飲料,還有很多其他的東西。
There is a special vending machine in Tainan. It doesn't sell candy, chips, or drinks. It just sells one thing: eggs! People love to see this egg vending machine. They love to take pictures of it.
台南有一台特別的販賣機,只賣一種東西,那就是雞蛋!這台販賣機吸引了很多人來參觀跟拍照。
How much are the eggs? One egg is 25 NT. That's a lot of money!
裡面一顆雞蛋要賣 25 塊錢,好貴!
Do eggs break in the vending machine? No, they don't break. That's good. No one wants to buy a broken egg.
But some eggs get stuck. They don't come out of the vending machine. That's because the eggs are different sizes. But this can be fixed.
販賣機裡面的雞蛋不會破掉,但因為雞蛋的大小不同,有可能會卡在機器裡面,不過這個問題很好處理。
Do you want to buy eggs from a vending machine? I think I'll save my money and go to a supermarket!
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Vocabulary
自動販賣機的商品五花八門,甚至還有雞蛋。
1. candy 糖果
A vending machine? Wow, I'm saved! 自動販賣機? 哇,我得救了!
There are only candy bars and chips here. 這裡只有糖果棒跟洋芋片。
2. how much 多少
Are you sure you want to eat this? 你確定你要吃這些?
Let me see how much they cost first. 我先來看看它們要多少錢。
3. machine 機器
Hmmmm, everything costs 30 NT in the machine. 這個機器裡面每樣東西都要30塊。
That's more money than at the supermarket. 這比超市裡面賣的要貴。
4. buy 買
So do you still want to buy them? 所以你還是要買嗎?
Yeah, I'm too hungry to wait. 要買,我太餓了,不能等。
今天的單字你記住了幾個?
candy 糖果
how much 多少
machine 機器
buy 買
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Quiz
1. What is a vending machine?
A: A washing machine
B: A selling machine
C: A computer
2. How many dollars is one egg?
A: 5
B: 15
C: 25
3. Why do some eggs get stuck?
A: They're different sizes
B: They're too heavy
C: They break
Answers
1. B
2. C
3. A
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Jun 11, 2023 • 5min
Boy Gets Stuck in Claw Machine
I'm at an arcade!
They have lots of driving games! But they make me carsick.
我人在遊樂場,這裡有好多賽車遊戲,但我會暈車。
Look! Over there! They have fighting games! Ugh… they're too scary for me!
還有槍戰遊戲,但我覺得有一點恐怖。
I know! I'm going over there to the claw machines!
Do you know what a claw machine is? Taiwan has lots!
A claw machine looks like a big glass box. There's always a prize in it! The prize can be a toy, candy, or sometimes something expensive! Players can win a cell phone from some claw machines!
我要去玩夾娃娃機。它像個大玻璃櫃,獎品有玩具、糖果,還可能有很貴的東西,像是手機!
To win a prize, a player picks it up with a claw. The claw is a metal robot hand. Picking up the prize sounds easy doesn't it? But it's very hard!
你需要控制金屬爪子去夾獎品,聽起來很簡單,其實很不容易。
A boy played a claw machine. But he didn't win. What did he do then? He climbed inside it. He wanted to take the prize!
But then the boy got stuck in the claw machine!
有一個男孩夾不到獎品,就爬進娃娃機裡面,結果卡在裡面出不來!
Some people got him out safely. But now he cannot play that claw machine for one whole year!
後來大家把他安全救出來,但是他一整年不能再玩夾娃娃機了。
Hmm… I want a prize too. But I won't climb inside! I'll play the right way… wish me luck!
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Vocabulary
夾不到獎品的小男孩,乾脆爬進夾娃娃機的玻璃櫃裡。
1. prize 獎品
Wait, I want to play this one. 等一下,我要玩這個。
You're such a child, Paz. 你真是個小孩。
Look at all these prizes. 你看這些獎品。
They are so much fun! 都很好玩呢。
2. toy 玩具
They are just cheap toys. 它們都只是些便宜玩具。
You're not still playing with toys, are you? 你沒有在玩玩具了吧?
3. pick up 撿起來
I am. And I like cheap toys. 我有,我喜歡便宜玩具。
Now I have to pick up this car. 現在我一定要夾這個汽車。
4. over there 在那裏
Oh no! Why is it so hard? 糟糕,怎麼這麼難?
Come on. Let me buy you ice cream at the store over there. 來吧,我請你到那邊店裡吃冰淇淋。
你喜歡玩夾娃娃機嗎?
prize 獎品
toy 玩具
pick up 撿起來
over there 在那裏
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Quiz
1. What does a claw machine look like?
A: A driving game
B: Some candy
C: A big glass box
2. What is always inside a claw machine?
A: A boy
B: A prize
C: An arcade
3. When can the boy play the claw machine again?
A: One week
B: One month
C: One year
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
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Jun 8, 2023 • 5min
Making Houses from Seaweed
I love the beach! Let's swim! Wait! What's all that brown stuff? It smells like bad eggs!
我喜歡海邊,我們去游泳吧!等一下,海灘上那個咖啡色的東西是甚麼?它聞起來好像臭掉的雞蛋。
That brown stuff is seaweed. Seaweed grows in the ocean. Ocean waves push it to the beach.
原來是海帶。海帶生長在海裡,被海浪推到沙灘上。
Some beaches have a lot of smelly seaweed! People don't want to go to those beaches.
有的海灘會有很多臭臭的海帶,讓人根本不想去。
What can we do with this seaweed? Well, we can make houses!
這些海帶可以拿來做什麼呢?可以用來蓋房子!
A gardener in Mexico is making houses from seaweed. His company cleans the seaweed from the beach. He mixes the seaweed with other materials.He makes the blocks. He dries them under Mexico's hot sun. Then the gardener builds houses with the blocks. He makes a little money by selling some of the houses. He gave 14 houses to people in need.
墨西哥的一個園丁用海帶來建造房屋。他的公司清理海灘上的海帶,然後把海帶混合其他的材料,製造成磚塊,用這些磚塊來蓋房子,賣掉這些房子可以賺一點錢。他也曾經把十四棟房子送給需要的人。
Are the seaweed blocks safe? Researchers say they are good for 120 years.
這些海帶磚安全嗎?研究人員說它們還可以維持一百二十年。
Lots of seaweed on beaches is a problem. Making houses from this seaweed is a great idea!
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Vocabulary
海帶可以用來當作房屋的建材,沒有想到吧?
1. make 做
Let's have some sushi tonight. 我們今晚來吃壽司。
I'll make them myself. 我自己來做。
Good. Then I'll make seaweed pork rib soup. 好啊,那我做個海帶排骨湯。
2. smelly 有臭味
Why is sushi so delicious? 為什麼壽司這麼好吃?
Because I'm a good cook? 因為我是很棒的廚師?
Of course. But I sometimes find sushi a little smelly. 當然啦,不過我有時候覺得它有點臭。
3. egg 蛋
But it's just rice and some fish. 但它只是米飯加一點魚。
And some eggs. 還有一些蛋。
4. mix with 混合
You like eggs, right? 你喜歡蛋,對吧?
Yeah, especially when they're mixed with onions. 對,特別是它混搭洋蔥的時候。
請注意,來一起讀單字。
make 做
smelly 有臭味
egg 蛋
mix with 混和
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Quiz
1. Where does the gardener live?
A: America
B: Canada
C: Mexico
2. What's bad about seaweed on the beach?
A: It's clean
B: It's smelly
C: It looks good
3. How many years are the seaweed blocks good?
A: 20
B: 120
C: 220
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
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Jun 7, 2023 • 5min
Greece 'Ramps Up' Its Beaches
Hello from sunny Greece! I'm here on vacation. Today is World Oceans Day, so I'm relaxing at the beach!
今天是世界海洋日,而我正在希臘的海邊逍遙!
The beaches in this country are great. The sand is soft and the sea is beautiful! For me, swimming at the beach is easy. I can just stand up and walk into the sea!
只要站起來,走進海裡,就可以游泳。
But how about people who can't move easily? Sand makes walking hard for them. And some people can't walk. They use wheelchairs. But wheels don't work well on sand…
但是對於有行動障礙的人,沙子很不好走,輪椅在沙灘上也難行動。
Greece has the answer: special ramps to the sea! Greece is putting these ramps on 287 beaches!
The ramps are free and easy to use. People press a button. The ramp carries them into the water. Then they can swim!
希臘想出了辦法! 他們在 287 座海灘搭建了坡道,只要坐上坡道的椅子,按一下按鈕,椅子往下到海邊,就可以游泳了!
What happens when they get tired? No problem! The ramp carries them from the sea to the beach! Now people who can't move easily can go in and out of the water!
玩累了怎麼辦呢?很簡單,爬上坡道的椅子,電動椅會把他們送回岸上。這樣行動不便的人也可以盡情玩水了!
These special ramps make swimming in the sea easy for everyone. Great job, Greece!
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Vocabulary
希臘的海灘坡道,讓身體有障礙的人也能享受海泳的樂趣。
1. sand 沙子
It feels so good to walk on sand barefoot. 打光腳走在沙灘上真舒服。
Such cool and soft sand! 這麼涼快柔軟的沙子!
2. relax 放鬆
We should come here every weekend. 我們應該每個周末都來。
It'll make me more relaxed. 會讓我放鬆得多。
3. hard 困難的
You don't have a hard life, Nancy. 你的生活並不難啊。
Oh, but I do. 很難的。
I have to get up every day. 我得每天起床。
And feed three cats and one dog. 餵三隻貓和一隻狗。
4. vacation 假期
Don't tell me you need a vacation. 別跟我說你需要度假。
That's what I was about to say! 我正要說呢!
今天的單字你記住了幾個?
sand 沙子
relax 放鬆
hard 困難的
vacation 假期
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Quiz
1. What special day is today?
A: World Problem Day
B: World Open Day
C: World Oceans Day
2. How many beaches in Greece will have these ramps?
A: 287
B: 200
C: 87
3. What does it cost to use the special ramp?
A: They're free
B: €1 euro
C: $1 dollar
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. A
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Jun 6, 2023 • 5min
Reading Books Is a Sport
Some people like to exercise on their own. Maybe they like jogging, or going to the gym. Some people like to play team sports, like baseball or basketball. They play with their friends on a team.
There's a fun new team sport! It's reading!
有一些人喜歡自己去運動,像是慢跑或去健身房。有一些人喜歡團隊運動,像是棒球或籃球。但現在有一種新的團隊運動,就是閱讀!
At some schools, students can make teams. The teams read 10 books to get ready for a game. They talk about the books. Who are the writers? What are the names of the books? What are the books about? Who are the people in the books? Students study the books. Then the teams are ready.
學生可以組隊,一起閱讀十本書。然後討論作者、書名、書的內容、角色等等。
The teams play against other teams at their school. The winners play against teams from other schools.
One team played against another school's team. Their families, friends, and other students were watching. The teams answered 20 questions. But there was no winner yet!
校內比賽的贏家會跟其他的學校比賽,家人朋友都來看比賽!但是回答了 20 題,贏家還沒有出爐。
The teams answered eight more questions. They gave good answers again and again! Which team was going to win the game?
比賽隊伍又回答了 8 題,通通答對了,到底最後會獎落誰家?
Then… there was a winner!
Reading on a team and playing against other teams is fun! Could reading be a sport in Taiwan?
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Vocabulary
閱讀這種靜態活動,也可以當成團隊運動項目來比賽呢。
1. gym 健身房
Heading out for the gym? 去健身房嗎?
Right, I really need to work out. 對,我真的需要運動。
I've been lazy for two weeks. 我已經偷懶兩個星期。
2. jog 慢跑
Gym is boring. 健身房很無聊。
You can try some outdoor sports. 你可以試試看戶外運動。
Like jogging or biking? 像是跑步或是騎車嗎?
No, thank you. 不,謝了。
3. exercise 運動
I'd rather exercise indoors. 我寧願在室內運動。
It's no fun when you're alone.自己一個人不好玩。
4. talk about 說到
You can talk about things when you jog with someone. 你跟別人一起跑可以聊天。
No, I don't want to wait for others. 不,我不想等別人。
Let's read the vocabulary.
gym 健身房
jog 慢跑
exercise 運動
talk about 說到
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Quiz
1. Which of these is not a team sport?
A: Basketball
B: Jogging
C: Baseball
2. How do students get ready to read as a sport?
A: Throw books
B: Study books
C: Kick books
3. How many books did the teams have to read?
A: 8
B: 20
C: 10
Answers
1. B
2. B
3. C
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Jun 5, 2023 • 5min
Dog Walked 250 Kilometers Across Sea Ice
Ugh… I'm tired of walking. Why did I want to walk home? My legs are very tired.
How many kilometers can you walk? One kilometer? Five kilometers? Ten kilometers?
走路回家好累人,我的腳好酸。你們可以連續走幾公里呢?一公里、五公里、還是十公里呢?
How about more than two hundred fifty kilometers? That's a very long walk. But somebody did it. Oh wait! Not somebody… some dog did it. His name is Nanuq.
如果要走兩百五十公里呢?有一隻狗狗做到了!牠叫做 Nanuq。
Nanuq went out with some other dogs one day. The other dogs came back. But he didn't come back. His family could not find him. They were very worried. Was Nanuq okay?
Nanuq 有一天跟一群狗狗出去玩,但是其他的狗狗都回來了,Nanuq 卻沒有回來。牠的主人找不到牠,非常擔心。
Nanuq was gone for more than a month! Then his family found him. Nanuq was in a place across the sea! The place was two hundred fifty kilometers away! How did Nanuq walk across that many kilometers of seawater? 牠失蹤了一個多月,結果在海的另一邊被找到了。牠走了兩百五十公里!牠是怎麼越過大海的呢?
Nanuq and his family live in a very, very cold place. The sea is icy. Nanuq's family thinks he walked on sea ice.
Nanuq was very lucky. He was okay! And he was home!
Nanuq 跟牠的主人住在很冷的地方,海面都結冰了。Nanuq 的家人認為牠是走在冰上面過去的。Nanuq 非常地幸運,牠現在終於回家了!
No one knows how Nanuq crossed two hundred fifty kilometers of seawater! What do you think?
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Vocabulary
一隻牧羊犬是如何越過白令海峽? 牠的主人很好奇。
1. tired of 厭倦
I'm looking forward to winter. 我很期待冬天。
I'm tired of summer. 我厭倦夏天了。
Too bad. 糟糕了。
Summer is just beginning. 夏天才剛開始呢。
2. gone 離開,消失
I wish it was already gone. 我希望它已經走了。
Why do you hate summer so much? 你為什麼那麼討厭夏天?
It's too hot. I miss the cold days. 太熱了。我想念冷天氣。
3. cold 冷的
Winter in Taipei is too cold for me. 台北的冬天對我來說太冷了。
In Canada, it's icy everywhere in winter. 加拿大的冬天,到處都結冰。
4. worried 擔心的
People would be worried about too much snow. 大家會擔心雪太多了。
Are you tired of summer?
tired of 厭倦
gone 離開,消失
cold 冷的
worried 擔心的
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Quiz
1. Where does this story take place?
A: A very hot place
B: A very dry place
C: A very cold place
2. What is Nanuq?
A: A cat
B: A dog
C: A bird
3. What does Nanuq's family think he walked across?
A: Fire
B: Air
C: Ice
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
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Jun 4, 2023 • 5min
Robots Find Salt Water on Mars
What does "environment" mean?
Go outside. Look around. Lie on the grass. Look at the sky.
Our environment is the natural things around us. It is the air, plants, animals, the clouds in the sky…
什麼是環境呢?出去走走,到處看看,躺在草皮上,望向天空。我們的環境就是空氣、植物、動物跟天空中的雲。
The Earth's environment keeps us alive. We have air to breathe. We have water to drink and food to eat.
地球的環境讓我們有空氣可以呼吸,我們有水可以喝,有食物可以吃。
But our planet has 8 billion people! It needs help.
但地球有八十億人口!它需要幫助。
We can help. But can another planet help too? Can people live there one day?
Hmmm…which planet? Some planets are too hot or too cold. Some are okay. But do they have water?
我們幫得上忙。但另一個星球也可以幫忙嗎? 有一些星球太熱,有一些星球太冷。有一些星球還可以的,但它們有水嗎?
The planet Mars is not too hot or too cold. Scientists are learning more about its environment. They sent robots to look around.
火星不會太熱或太冷。科學家派機器人去了解。
Guess what one robot found?! Salt water! Mars had salt water a long time ago. Maybe Mars has water now!
他們找到了甚麼呢?一台機器人找到鹽水。火星很久以前有鹽水,或許現在有淡水了!
Can people live on Mars one day? Scientists need to find out more. For now, let's help our environment here on Earth!
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Vocabulary
有水的地方可能就有生命,科學家很想知道別的行星是否有水。
1. sky 天空
Hey, you're back! 你回來了!
How's Hehuanshan? 合歡山如何啊?
It was great! The air was fresh and the sky seemed bigger. 很棒,空氣新鮮,天空好像變大了。
2. cloud 雲
There were no clouds at night so we watched the stars. 晚上沒有雲,所以我們看星星。
That's wonderful! 太棒了!
3. grass 草地
So you just laid on the ground outside? 所以你們就躺在外面地上?
Yeah, we laid on the grass until midnight. 對,躺在草地上到半夜。
4. long time ago 很久以前
I love stargazing. 我喜歡觀星。
I saw many shooting stars on Taipingshan a long time ago. 我很久以前在太平山看到好多流星。
今天的單字很好記。
sky 天空
cloud 雲
grass 草地
long time ago 很久以前
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Quiz
1. What does the Earth's environment do?
A: Makes us special
B: Keeps us alive
C: Learns about Mars
2. What did scientists send to Mars?
A: Air
B: Robots
C: Clouds
3. What did Mars have a long time ago?
A: Animals
B: Salt water
C: Plants
Answers
1. B
2. B
3. B
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Jun 1, 2023 • 5min
Kids in Jail in the USA
Narrator: Guys! Listen up! Two kids were arrested! The police put them in jail!
The kids were fighting in the street. They were running into each other. They were fighting with their heads!
有兩個小孩在路上用頭互撞的方式打架,被警察逮捕了!
Some people saw the fight. One person said the kids had "been fighting all weekend".
有人說那兩個小孩整個周末都在打架。
Some people were worried. They didn't want the kids to get hurt. So they called the police.
有人很擔心他們受傷,所以叫了警察。
The police came and pulled the kids apart.
Police: Come on, you two!
Narrator: The kids were very angry! They wanted to keep fighting!
警察把他們拉開,但他們還是很生氣,想要繼續打架!
The police took them to the police station. The kids spent a night in jail.
他們被帶到警察局,在監獄裡面待了一個晚上。
The next day, their owner came and took them home.
Wait! Their owner?! Kids don't have owners, do they? They have mothers and fathers and teachers… but no one owns them. Right?!
隔天主人來把他們帶走。等等,主人?小孩只有爸媽,沒有主人吧?
Well, these kids have an owner. You see, they aren't people like you and me. These kids are goats!
其實,他們跟你們不一樣,他們是小山羊!
Yep! A 'kid' is a young goat…like a puppy is a young dog, and a kitten is a young cat!
"Kid" 除了是小孩,也是小山羊的意思。就像 puppy 是小狗,kitten 是小貓。
So, two young goats went to jail for fighting. Those are some baaaaaaad kids!
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Vocabulary
兩隻小山羊被關起來了,免得繼續打架。
1. get hurt 受傷
Come on, boys, knock it off! 好啦,孩子們,該停止了!
You may get hurt! 你們可能會受傷。
2. fight 打架
Why do boys like fighting? 為什麼男生喜歡打架?
I don't know. 我不知道。
Girls fight too, but not with their fists. 女生也會,只是不用拳頭。
Yeah, girls fight with words. 對,女生用語言。
3. listen 注意聽
They say things to hurt each other. 她們說一些話傷害對方。
Sometimes people just need to listen. 有時候大家只要聆聽就好了。
4.angry 生氣的
They can't if they're very angry. 假如他們很生氣就做不到。
Right, I can't when I'm angry. 對,我生氣的時候就沒辦法。
大家一起來讀單字。
get hurt 受傷
fight 打架
listen 注意聽
angry 生氣的
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Quiz
1. What do we call a young goat?
A: A puppy
B: A kitten
C: A kid
2. How long did the goats spend in jail?
A: A weekend
B: A night
C: A month
3. What were the goats fighting with?
A: Their heads
B: Their hands
C: Their teachers
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. A
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