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Hi everyone! Do you know what that sound is? I think you do. It's the dragon dance. This dance is great! It's one of Taiwan's traditions. 你知道這是甚麼聲音嗎？這是舞龍表演，是台灣的傳統之一。 Dragon dancing is very old. It started a long time ago in China. You can see the dragon dance in many countries now. People do dragon dances during special times like Chinese New Year. 舞龍表演起源於古時候的中國，現在很多國家都可以看到，有一些人會用舞龍來慶祝新年。 There is an interesting dragon dance in Taiwan. Kids at a school in Taoyuan do a different dragon dance. What's different? They do the dance on skates! Yes, on roller skates. That is a fast dragon dance! 桃園一所國小的學生，一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍！ The kids make their dragon. It is 40 meters long! It is red, white, blue, yellow, and black. It has many teeth. It looks fierce! 他們自己做了 一條長40 公尺的龍，有紅色、白色、藍色、黃色、黑色，還有很多牙齒，看起來很兇惡！ The kids are proud of their dragon. They are proud of their dance. They carry the dragon over their heads. They make it move. And they do this on skates! Cool! 他們對這條龍，還有他們的舞龍表演很自豪。 People love this interesting dragon dance. The kids go to different places to do their dragon dance. They go to temples. They go to festivals. The kids have fun dancing! People have fun watching! Let's go and watch them! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍，這個表演可不簡單！ 1. festival 節日 There's a flower festival next week. 下星期有個花卉節。 I love flower festivals, but is it in Taipei? 我喜歡花卉節，不過在台北嗎？ No, in Miaoli. 不是，在苗栗。 2. long 長的 That's a long drive from here. 從這裡要開很長一段路呢。 No, it's okay, I'll do the driving. 還好啦，我來開車。 3. white 白色，blue 藍色 They have your favorite flowers-white, pink, and blue hydrangea. 他們有你最喜歡的花，白色粉紅色跟藍色的繡球花。 Oh, those are pretty! 那是很漂亮的花！ 4. fun 樂趣 Yeah, we can see the flowers and eat delicious Hakka food. 我們可以賞花，吃客家美食。 That does sound like a lot of fun. 聽起來確實很好玩。 你喜歡各種節日嗎？ festival 節日 long 長的 white 白色 blue 藍色 fun 樂趣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the dragon dance start? A: China B: Taiwan C: Japan 2. Why is the dragon dance in Taoyuan different? A: Kids use different animals B: Kids do it on skates C: Kids ride bicycles 3. Who made the dragon at the Taoyuan school? A: The teachers B: The parents C: The kids Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Can you hear me? Am I on the Internet? We are very lucky in Taiwan. The Internet is easy to get for many people. We can get it at home, at school, and in convenience stores! Plus, it's cheap! 台灣很幸運，在台灣要上網很容易，家裡、學校，還有便利商店都有便宜的網路！ Some countries are not so lucky. The Internet is hard to get for many people. And it isn't cheap. 有一些國家就沒有這麼幸運了。網路又貴又不容易取得。 The Internet has social networks. People talk on these social networks. They talk with family and friends. This is great! But people with no Internet cannot join and talk. Life with no Internet is hard. 網路上有社群網站，可以讓我們跟家人朋友聊天，但是沒有網路就不能這樣做了。 Even animals talk! They talked 500 million years ago! Animals called 'rangeomorphs' lived in the ocean then. They looked like tree leaves! 不只我們會聊天，動物也會！有一種叫做「葉狀型態生物」的古老動物，存活在五億多年前的海裡，長得橡樹葉！ Rangeomorphs had no mouths, arms, or legs. How did they talk with their family and friends? They talked with a kind of string. 這種動物沒有嘴巴，也沒有手腳。這樣牠們怎麼聊天呢？牠們用一種特殊的線。 Some strings were four meters long! The strings joined them with other rangeomorphs. They talked to each other with these strings. The strings were their Internet! 這些動物被這些線連在一起，有一些線甚至有四公尺長！牠們用這種線溝通，就像牠們的網路一樣！ Today is a special day. It's about making the Internet easy to get for everyone! Let's make a new social network! Let's get the whole world talking! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類喜歡交談，科學家發現五億年前有一種古生物也是這樣。 1. each other 彼此 Hey, Paz, how are you? 你好嗎？ I'm fine. It's been a while since we last saw each other! 我很好，我們有一段時間沒見面了。 2. talk 談話 Right, we only talked via Line. 你說得對，我們只有用賴說話。 That's not real talking. 那不是真正的交談。 No, it's not. If you want, we can chat using Line, too. 確實不是。你要的話我們也可以用賴聊天。 Okay. 好啊。 3. friend 朋友 Speaking of Line, did you see any messages from Kevin? 說到賴,你有沒有看到凱文的訊息？ No, he's not my friend. 沒有，他不是我的朋友。 4. arm 手臂 Oh, I thought he was. 我以為他是。 He broke his arms in a crash. 他在車禍中手臂骨折。 Oh no! 真糟糕。 來一起讀單字。 each other 彼此 talk 談話 friend 朋友 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you get the Internet in Taiwan? A: Strings B: Social networks C: Schools 2. What did a 'rangeomorph' look like? A: A mouth B: A tree C: A leaf 3. What joined all the rangeomorphs together? A: The Internet in Taiwan B: A kind of string C: Arms and legs Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Guess what?! I have a new bike! I love it! It's shiny and new, and purple and blue! I can't wait to go ride my bike! 我有了一輛新的腳踏車，我等不及要去騎騎看了！ Taiwan has many beautiful cycle routes. They let you see mountains and forests and the ocean… They have made Taiwan famous all over the world for cycling! Route 是路線的意思，你也可以唸做 route。台灣有很多美麗的自行車道，可以看到高山、森林，或是大海。這讓台灣的自行車旅遊世界聞名！ New Taipei City has lots of cycle routes. Many of them are by a river. People in the city can go cycling and feel healthy! But cycling can be dangerous too. Some people cycle very fast and crash. They sometimes get badly injured. Also, many cycle routes are far from big roads. It isn't easy for ambulances to get there. 新北市有很多河邊的自行車道，但是騎車是有風險的，有人騎太快而撞車受傷。而且很多自行車道距離馬路很遠，救護車很難到達。 New Taipei City had a great idea. They made a special team of cyclists. These cyclists help people! 新北市有個好點子，他們組織了特別的自行車隊伍來幫助人！ These cyclists have first aid kits on their bikes. The kits have everything they need to help injured people. The team rides up and down the cycle routes. The cyclists look for people who need help. They can get to people faster than an ambulance. And they're eco-friendly too! 這個隊伍的自行車上有急救箱，還在自行車道上巡邏，幫助有需要的人。這樣不只可以比救護車快，也更環保！ Taiwan's newest rescue team, cycling for safety! ________________________________ Vocabulary 腳踏車急救隊，可以及時幫助受傷的人。 1. ride 騎車 Let's go for a bike ride today. 我們今天去騎車吧。 On a rainy day like this? Are you sure? 在下雨天喔？你確定嗎？ 2. injure 受傷 For a good cyclist like you, it shouldn't be a problem. 對你這樣很會騎的人，應該不是問題。 I am good at biking, but I don't like getting injured. 我確實很行，但是我不喜歡受傷。 3. up and down 上上下下 Let's just ride in the Jing-mei Riverside Park. 我們就只在景美河濱公園騎好了。 That way we don't need to go up and down. 這樣就不用上下坡。 4. route 路線 Yeah, they have a nice bike route along the little river. 好，那裏沿著小河有很好的自行車道。 And the rain seems to have stopped. 而且雨似乎停了。 你會騎腳踏車嗎？我們來讀單字。 ride 騎車 injure 受傷 up and down 上上下下 route 路線 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Why are Taiwan's cycle routes famous? A: They're shiny B: They're beautiful C: They're new 2. Where is the special team of cyclists? A: Taipei B: New Taipei City C: Taoyuan 3. Where are many of New Taipei City's cycle routes? A: In the mountains B: On the ocean C: By a river Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Look at that beautiful dog! All that long, gold hair… I think it's a Golden Retriever! That dog is great! I want to say hello! But I can't. That dog is a guide dog. 那裏有一隻好漂亮的狗狗，我想是黃金獵犬，真希望摸摸牠說哈囉，但是不行，因為牠是導盲犬。 Guide dogs are working dogs. Their job is to help blind people or anyone who cannot see very well. Guide dogs keep them safe. 導盲犬有工作要做，負責保護視障人士的安全。 Most sidewalks in Taiwan are busy! There are people and steps and signs and scooters… Close your eyes. Imagine you are blind! You can get hurt on a busy sidewalk. 台灣的人行道人很多，還有階梯、招牌，跟機車。想像你是個盲人，在忙碌的人行道上會容易受傷。 A blind person can be safe with a guide dog. A guide dog will stop them from getting hurt. In Taiwan, 60,000 people are blind or cannot see very well. But there are only 42 working guide dogs in this country! Most other countries have more guide dogs. 全台灣大約有六萬名視障人士，但是只有 42 隻導盲犬，比其他的國家都少！ It is not easy to get a guide dog. A dog needs training for 2 to 3 years. There are not many trainers in Taiwan. And one dog costs more than 32,000 NT$! 一隻狗狗要經過兩三年的訓練，才可以成為導盲犬，而且國內的訓練師不多，一隻導盲犬的訓練費用可能要花三萬兩千台幣！ Taiwan needs lots more guide dogs. So come on! Let's train those doggies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 導盲犬對於視障人士有極大的幫助，卻不容易得到。 1. beautiful 美麗的 What a beautiful dog! 好漂亮的狗！ What's his name? 他叫什麼名字？ Her name is Tracy. 她的名字是崔西。 Hi, Tracy! 嗨，崔西。 2. can 能夠 Can I pet her? 我可以摸摸她嗎？ Sure, go ahead. 當然，你摸吧。 Oh, you're a nice dog, aren't you? 你真是一條好狗，是吧? 3. train 訓練 Yeah, she's well-trained. 對，她受過良好的訓練。 Did you send her to a dog school? 你是送她去狗學校嗎? No, a dog trainer helped me out. 不是，有一位狗訓練師來幫我忙。 4. safe 安全的 Tracy keeps me safe on the sidewalk. 崔西會在人行道上保護我的安全。 Wow, how does she do that? 哇，她怎麼做? She stops bikers from hitting me. 她不讓腳踏車撞到我。 我們來一起讀單字。 beautiful 美麗的 can 能夠 train 訓練 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of dog has long, gold hair? A: Golden Bell B: Golden Horse C: Golden Retriever 2. Who do guide dogs keep safe? A: Working people B: Blind people C: Beautiful people 3. How many people in Taiwan are blind or can't see very well? A: 33 B: 32,000 C: 60,000 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I'm eating lunch at the beach! Now, where are my sandwiches? …Hey! That seabird took my lunch! It's very smart! Now scientists want to see just how smart seabirds are, to keep them safe. 海鳥偷走了我的午餐，牠們好聰明。科學家想要知道海鳥到底有多聰明，好保護牠們。 Scientists want to keep seabirds safe from wind farms. Wind farms make electricity from the wind. They have big machines called "turbines". Turbines have three blades. The wind spins the blades around and around. There's lots of wind at sea. Turbines make the most electricity there. So companies put wind farms there. 海邊風很強，所以風力發電渦輪機都蓋在海邊，上面有三片葉片，風會吹動扇葉來發電。 Scientists are worried about seabirds. Seabirds might fly into a turbine's blades and die. So scientists studied seabird safety at a wind farm. 科學家擔心海鳥會飛進發電機轉動的扇葉而死亡，於是開始研究風力發電場的海鳥安全。 The study took two years. They watched 10,000 videos of the turbines. They saw four kinds of seabirds come and go. And they found… nothing! Zero seabirds flew into the turbine blades. Zero seabirds died! They all flew far away from the spinning blades. Scientists don't know why. But those seabirds are very smart indeed! 科學家研究了兩年，看了一萬多支發電機的監視器影片，發現有四種海鳥來來去去，但是這些海鳥就是很聰明，沒有一隻海鳥被撞死，科學家也不知道為甚麼。 Scientists need to study other kinds of seabirds. Maybe now they will find how to save thousands of other seabirds too! Bravo, birdies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海鳥跟風力發電渦輪機相安無事，讓科學家有些意外。 1. fly 飛翔 Fly, kite, fly! 飛呀，風箏，飛吧。 Look how high it is! 你看它飛得多高! Yeah, it's beautiful against the blue sky. 對啊，襯著藍天真好看。 2. spin 轉圈 Oh no, it's spinning around. 糟了，它在轉圈圈。 It's just the wind. 只是風的關係。 It'll steady once the wind weakens. 風變小就穩定了。 3. far away 很遠的 Now it's flying too far away. 現在它飛得太遠了。 It'll take an hour to bring it back. 要一個鐘頭才收得回來。 That's okay. We have a lot of time. 沒關係，我們有的是時間。 4. beach 海灘 This is really a nice beach. 這真是個美好的海灘。 It is. We should come back more often. 真的，我們應該常回來。 你有在海邊放風箏過嗎？ fly 飛翔 spin 轉圈 far away 很遠的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are wind farms for? A: Studying seabirds B: Watching videos C: Making electricity 2. What machines have three spinning blades? A: Videos B: Scientists C: Turbines 3. How many seabirds flew into the machines? A: Zero B: Two C: Four Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, everyone! Look at the people around you. Some people are tall. Some are short. Some are thin. Some have big bellies. Some people think big bellies aren't healthy. But some think big bellies are great. 我們身邊的人，高矮胖瘦都有。有一些人覺得大肚子不健康，但有一些人就欣賞大肚子。 The Bodi people live in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country in Africa. The Bodi people like men with big bellies. They have a contest every year. The man with the biggest belly wins! 博迪人住在非洲的衣索比亞，他們喜歡大肚子的男生，每一年還會舉辦比賽，肚子最大的人勝利！ A big belly isn't easy to get. It can take six months. The men eat and drink all day. Do they eat hamburgers and pizza? No. They eat honey. What do they drink? They drink a lot of milk and cow blood. The men want to have the biggest belly very much. The men don't exercise. They sit all day. 要有大肚子其實不簡單，每天要吃蜂蜜，喝牛奶跟牛血，而且整天坐著不運動。 The contest day comes. The men walk around. They show their big bellies. What does the winner get? Money? A car? No. He wins respect. That means everyone thinks the winner is great! 比賽當天，男士們會走秀，展示自己的腹圍，贏的人得到什麼呢? 沒有獎品，但是會得到大家的尊重！ After the contest, the men get thin. Next year, they'll try to get the biggest belly again! 比賽後呢？他們會開始減肥，直到隔年再次養大肚子！ Big or small, you are great! Let's celebrate "Eat What You Want Day" today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 衣索匹亞這項比賽，是選出肚子最大的男士，認為這是榮譽。 1. exercise 運動 I really need to exercise during summer vacation. 我真的得在暑假時運動。 Why wait until summertime? 為什麼要等到暑假? It's still one month away. 還有一個月呢。 2. month 月份 Summer vacation is 2 months long. 暑假有兩個月。 I know that. 我知道啊。 So I can try to walk two hours every morning. 所以我可以試著每天早上走兩個鐘頭。 3. walk 走路 You can walk 20 minutes every day now. 你可以現在每天走二十分鐘。 That's different. 那不一樣。 I need to walk off my belly fat. 我需要走路甩腹部脂肪。 4. fat 脂肪 Belly fat is tough. 腹部脂肪很麻煩。 And I have loads of it. 而我有一大堆呢。 你有沒有每天運動的習慣？ exercise 運動 month 月份 walk 走路 fat 脂肪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the Bodi men eat to get big bellies? A: Hamburgers B: Honey C: Pizza 2. Why do the men walk around on the contest day? A: To get bigger bellies B: To get smaller bellies C: To show their bellies 3. What do the Bodi people think of the winner? A: He's great B: He's tall C: He's hungry Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ah, that tastes good! Hey! Do you like soda? How about some cold milk tea? Drinks are great on a hot day! 你們喜歡喝甚麼飲料呢？汽水嗎？還是冰奶茶？ But there is a problem. Many drink shops use plastic cups. People use these plastic cups just once. Then they throw the cups away. Plastic is very bad for the earth. Lots of plastic gets into the ocean. It hurts the animals there. 很多飲料店都用塑膠杯，用一次之後就會丟掉。塑膠對環境有害，流進海裡也會傷害到海洋動物。 That's why New Taipei City has a new rule. It started on May 1st. Drink shops can't sell drinks in plastic cups! This is a big change! There are 2,700 drink shops in New Taipei City. Now 368 million plastic cups won't be used there every year! 所以，新北市政府規定從五月一日開始，飲料店禁止用塑膠杯。新北市有 2700 間飲料店，這樣每一年會少用三億六千多萬個塑膠杯！ New Taipei City is the second city in Taiwan to have this rule. Which city was the first? Taipei. Yes, Taipei was the first to ban selling drinks in plastic cups. 新北市是第二個推行這個規定的城市，第一個是台北市。 What do drink shops in New Taipei City and Taipei use now? They use paper cups. Paper is better for the earth. 現在新北跟台北的飲料店都用紙杯，紙杯對環境的危害比較少。 I'm happy to drink from paper cups. I hope you are too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了環保，許多飲料店都已經停用塑膠杯。 1. drink shop 飲料店 Time to go, Paz. 該走了。 Okay, let me get my water bottle.好，我來拿水壺。 Why bother? 幹嘛那麼麻煩？ There are drink shops everywhere.到處都有飲料店。 2. better than 比別的好 No, I prefer water. 不，我比較喜歡水。 Water tastes better than most soft drinks.水比大部分飲料好喝。 Does it? I like tea.會嗎? 我喜歡茶。 3. first 第一 First, some tea drinks have too much sugar. 首先，有些茶放太多糖。 Second, it now costs some 50 NT a cup. 第二，現在一杯茶要五十塊。 4. cup 杯子 That's not a lot. 那沒多少。 No, but you will save one cup. 對，但你省下一個杯子。 That's just one in a billion. 那只是十億個裡面的一個。 You're hopeless, Jane. 你沒救了。 你常喝飲料嗎？來讀單字。 drink shop 飲料店 better than 比別的好 first 第一 cup 杯子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cups are very bad for the earth? A: Paper cups B: Glass cups C: Plastic cups 2. How many drink shops are in New Taipei City? A: 368 B: 2,700 C: 368 million 3. What will drink shops in New Taipei use now? A: Plastic cups B: Glass cups C: Paper cups Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like cell phones? I think they're great. We can use them anywhere! We can do many things with cell phones. We can call people. We can text our friends. We can take pictures. 手機可以幫我們打電話，傳簡訊，還有拍照。 The first cell phone was super big. It was heavy. It weighed one kilogram! People could only talk for 25 minutes. That is very short! 史上第一台手機有一公斤重，超級大又超級重！而且只能講25分鐘的電話。 Martin Cooper is called the 'father of the cell phone.' He made the world's first cell phone. He made it in 1973. That was 50 years ago! Martin Cooper 在 1973 年，也就是 50 年前，發明了世界上第一支手機，所以又被叫做「手機之父」。 Mr Cooper's cell phone was about 5,000 US dollars. That's over 150,000 NT dollars. 當時他製造的手機要賣5000美元左右，超過15萬台幣！ Mr. Cooper is 94 years old now. He has a brand new cell phone. He is happy that people use cell phones. Mr. Cooper likes them. He uses lots of APPS! But he thinks people look at their cell phones way too much! Cooper 今年已經94歲了，他有一支新的手機，他很開心大家都在用手機，但他覺得大家用太久了！ Some people eat dinner and look at their cell phones. They cross the street and look at their cell phones. That isn't good. A car can hit them. 有些人連吃飯跟過馬路的時候都在看手機，這樣很危險。 What do you think? Do people look at their cell phones too much? ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機已經有很多年的歷史，現代手機跟以前的大不一樣。 1. brand new 嶄新的 Come see my brand new bike. 你來看我全新的腳踏車。 Wow, it looks great! 哇，看起來很棒呢！ 2. pay for 付錢 How much did you pay for it? 你花了多少錢買？ About 40,000 NT. 大約四萬塊。 That's a lot of money for a bike. 以腳踏車來說很貴。 I know, but I'll make the most out of it. 我知道，不過我會儘量多用。 3. anywhere 任何地方 I'll take it anywhere I go. 我不管去哪裡都會騎。 Anywhere? It's quite heavy! 不管去哪裡? 它很重呢！ But it's super easy to ride. 不過超好騎的。 4. think 想 I'm thinking of riding it up Yangmingshan. 我想騎上陽明山。 I'll go with you. In my car. 我跟你去。坐我的車去。 我們來讀單字。 brand new 嶄新的 pay for 付錢 anywhere 任何地方 think 想 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Mr. Cooper called? A: "Brother of the cell phone" B: "Father of the cell phone" C: "Uncle of the cell phone" 2. How many kilograms was the first cell phone? A: 1 B: 25 C: 50 3. What did Mr. Cooper say about cell phones? A: People look at them too much B: He doesn't have one C: People like them Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

That's the sound of a fire truck. Someone needs help! Firefighters are going to help! 這是消防車的聲音，有人需要幫忙囉！ Firefighters help in emergencies. It can be a fire or a car crash. It's when something bad happens. 消防隊員會幫助有緊急狀況的人，像是火災或是車禍。 Five boys had an emergency. They needed help from firefighters. It wasn't because of a fire… They were in a sewer! Sewers are under roads. They are for dirty water. Sewers have many tunnels. The boys walked in the tunnels. They walked for 400 meters. Then they were lost! Boys: Where are we?! HELP! 有五個男孩困在下水道裡面。他們跑進下水道，走了400公尺，卻在裡面迷路了！ One boy had a cell phone. He called for help. Firefighter: Hello? This is the fire department… Boy: Help! Firefighter: Where are you boys? Boy: We don't know where we are right now! Firefighter: Okay, don't worry boys, we're on our way… Boy: Please hurry! 其中一個人有手機，他打電話給消防隊員，但是他們都不知道自己在哪裡。 The firefighters drove very fast! Then they went down into the sewer. The firefighters needed help. They did not see the boys. 消防隊員飛快地趕到下水道之後，找不到這些小男孩。 Firefighter: Call for help guys! We're looking for you. We want you to scream and yell! It worked! The firefighters found the boys! The boys were lucky. No one was hurt. And the cell phone worked in the tunnel! 結果成功了！消防隊員找到了這些小男孩，沒有人受傷，而且很幸運的是，下水道裡面還可以用手機！ Do you know the emergency phone number in Taiwan? It's 1-1-9. Stay safe out there! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在下水道裡面迷路的五個小男孩，靠著手機通訊獲救。 1. lost 迷路的 Hey, didn't we pass this store just 10 minutes ago? 我們不是十分鐘前才經過這家店？ We did! Now I'm sure we're lost. 沒錯，現在我確定我們迷路了。 2. help 幫助 We need to get help. 我們得找人幫忙。 Don't look at me. 你別看我。 I didn't want to come.我本來就不想來。 3. emergency 緊急狀況 Let me call the emergency number. 我來打緊急電話號碼。 But this is not an emergency! 可是我們現在並不緊急！ We're not in danger. 我們又沒有危險。 4. go down 往下走 Then any smart ideas? 那你有什麼聰明主意？ Let's just go down there. 我們就從那裏走下去吧。 Maybe it's a subway station. 也許是個地鐵站。 Hurray, it is! 萬歲，真的是耶！ 你有迷路過嗎？ lost 迷路的 help 幫助 emergency 緊急情況 go down 往下走 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do firefighters do? A: Help people B: Make fires C: Fight people with fire 2. Where were the boys? A: A car B: A sewer C: A fire truck 3. What is the emergency phone number in Taiwan? A: 911 B: 191 C: 119 Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi! Today, I… Oh, excuse me… "Hello. Sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm very busy. Bye." Sorry, I just had a phone call. Speaking of phone calls, let me tell you all about the world's first "drone call". 不好意思，我剛剛在講電話。說到電話，讓我告訴你世界上第一個用無人機打電話的故事。 Drones are small machines that fly. Some drones have cameras. A man called Casey lives in Oregon. It snows there in the winter. One day, he drove his car into the mountains. There was so much snow, his car couldn't move. Casey: Oh no! Casey 住在奧勒岡州，那裏冬天會下雪。有一天，他在山上開車的時候，被積雪困住了。 Casey tried to use his cellphone. He wanted to send a text message. But his cellphone wouldn't work! There was too much snow! Casey 想要用手機傳簡訊，但是發不出去。 Casey is a photographer. His job is taking pictures. This means he has a camera drone in his car. He tied his cellphone to the drone. Casey 是專業攝影師，他的車上有一台空拍機。他把手機綁在空拍機上。 His drone flew high into the sky! Casey's plan worked! His cellphone was sending texts again! 結果成功了！他的空拍機飛上天空，發出了簡訊。 People quickly came to help him. Casey was saved. 不久後就有人來幫忙了，Casey 就得救了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機簡訊被積雪擋住發不出去，把手機送上天就解決了這個問題。 1. message 訊息 Did you read my message? 你有看我的簡訊嗎？ No, I don't think I got any messages from you. 沒有，我好像沒收到你的簡訊。 2. send 發送 But I sent it to you last night. 但是我昨晚發送的。 It should be in your cellphone.應該在你的手機裡。 My cellphone was out of power for a while. 我的手機有一段時間沒電。 3. tell 告訴 What did you want to tell me, anyway? 不管怎樣，你想跟我講什麼？ Don't drive up the mountain. 不要開車上山。 There'll be snow on the road. 路上會有積雪。 4. snow 下雪 I'd love to see the snow! 我很想看到雪！ Don't worry, I'll drive carefully. 別擔心，我會小心開車。 今天學到哪些單字？ message 訊息 send 發送 tell 告訴 snow 下雪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a drone? A: A new cellphone B: A kind of car C: A machine that can fly 2. Where does Casey live? A: Origin B: Oregon C: Oregano 3. What is Casey's job? A: Mountain climber B: Driver C: Photographer Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn