Kaohsiung Students Build a Car That Runs on Sunlight

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Australia, there's a race. It's very tough. 澳洲有一場艱難的比賽。 The drivers drive 3,000 kilometers. They cross a hot desert. Not all cars can do it. Only the toughest cars try. 賽車手要開3000公里跨越炎熱的沙漠，只有最堅固的汽車才有辦法。 A Taiwanese team is racing this year. They're National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology students! 台灣有一支團隊會參加今年的比賽。他們是國立高雄科技大學的學生。 These students want to help change the world. They built a special car. It's called Apollo IX. ("nine") 這些學生想要改變世界。他們打造一台特別的車子，叫做阿波羅九號。 It's an electric car. That's nothing special, right? Most cars run on gas, but some cars run on electricity. Well, this car has solar panels. It runs on sunlight! 這是一台電動車，並不特別，對不對? 但它可是一台用太陽能發動的車子。 Apollo IX's hood and roof have solar panels. In sunny weather, they take in sunlight. The solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. The electricity fills the car's battery. 這台車的車頂跟前面的引擎蓋有太陽能板。晴天的時候，它可以吸收陽光轉化成電力。 The race is a big test for Apollo IX. It can go 518 kilometers with a full battery. But it needs sunlight. 這個比賽是阿波羅九號的大挑戰。它充飽電可以跑518公里，但是它需要陽光。 The car needs to go 3,000 kilometers! In bad weather, can Apollo IX win the race? 如果天氣不好，阿波羅九號能贏得比賽嗎? These students are doing important work. Cars that run on sunlight can change the world. Let's hope they win! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣學生製造的賽車，是否經得起澳洲沙漠的考驗? 1. desert 沙漠 Why would anyone want to drive a car across the desert? 為什麼有人會想開車橫越沙漠? Why not? 為什麼不呢? Didn't you want to challenge yourself when you were younger? 難道你年少時沒想過挑戰自己? 2. sunlight 陽光 I did try to stay in bed for 24 hours.我有嘗試躺在床上24小時。 Away from the sunlight.並且遠離陽光。 Wow. That's…uh, that's really something. 那真不簡單。 3. change 改變 It didn't change the world, I know.我知道那沒有改變世界。 But it helped me win a race. 不過有幫我贏得比賽。 4. race 比賽 The race of who can sleep longer? 看誰睡得比較久的比賽? Yes! How did you know? 對啊，你怎麼知道的? Let's read today's vocabulary. desert沙漠 sunlight陽光 change改變 race比賽 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many kilometers in this race? a. 9 b. 518 c. 3,000 2. What did the students name their car? a. Sunny IX b. Solar IX c. Apollo IX 3. What does the car run on? a. Gas b. Sunlight c. Australia Answers: 1. c 2. c d. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn