News For Kids

Narrator: A four-year-old boy wanted to know about soccer and swimming. But he didn't go to his family or friends. He called the police!有一個四歲的小男孩想問關於足球和游泳的問題，但他沒有問他的家人或是朋友，而是打電話給警察！ Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

In Sweden, a town is moving to a new place. The land under the town is getting weak. The people are leaving most buildings. But some buildings will go to the new town. 一個瑞典的小鎮要搬家了！這個小鎮下面的土地很脆弱，所以很多建築物都要被移去新的地方。Click HERE for the full transcript!

What do you do at the beach? Some kids play in the water. Some make sand castles. Some pick up seashells. And some dig for clams!你都在海邊做什麼呢？你可以玩水，還可以在沙灘上堆沙堡、撿貝殼、挖蛤蜊！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Australia has many cool animals. One is new to us. It is very cool!澳洲有很多有趣的生物。現在，有人發現了新的物種！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Long ago, Keelung needed shelters for its people. Shelters keep people safe when there is danger. When there is no more danger, people go home.以前打仗的時候，基隆需要可以讓人暫時避難的地方。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Skateboarding is cool. Did you know some surfers started it? About seventy years ago, they put roller skate wheels on short surfboards. They surfed the streets!玩滑板很酷！七十年前，一群喜歡衝浪的人把輪子裝到衝浪板上，就變成了滑板。他們在地面上衝浪！Click HERE for the full transcript!

TAXI!Have you taken a taxi in Taiwan? Many taxi drivers here know great places to eat!你有在台灣搭過計程車嗎？很多計程車司機都會知道當地好吃的餐廳在哪裡！Click HERE for the full transcript!

I want to have a drink at this cafe. But people are sitting … and sitting. Many are using their phones or laptop computers. Some are working. Some are studying. Some are watching videos. Hey, there's a seat! Ahhhh…這間咖啡廳客滿了。店裡的人都在用手機或電腦工作或是讀書。他們在咖啡廳的時間很長很長！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Mmmmmm! Taiwan loves pork belly! It is the meat in lu rou fan, gua bao, and other dishes. It is delicious! Pork belly looks delicious too. Under the pork skin, you can see fat, meat, fat, and meat. Ooohh!台灣人超愛五花肉，滷肉飯、刈包裡面都有！豬皮下面可以看到一層瘦一層肥的肉！Click HERE for the full transcript!

It is raining very hard. Streets and homes are flooded. The water is one meter high!下暴雨了！很多街道跟住宅都淹水了！Click HERE for the full transcript!