News For Kids

Ground control: All systems are ready... Ten... nine... eight ...Narrator: Taiwan is getting its first rocket launch site! Rockets going to space will be launched from there.台灣將要蓋第一座火箭發射場，之後可以從這裡發射火箭到太空。Click HERE for the full transcript!

No one knows when an earthquake might happen. But there are three things we must do when an earthquake happens: drop, cover, and hold on. Dropping to the floor can keep us safe.地震不能預測，但我們知道怎麼應對，要趕快蹲到地上，找東西掩護並抓緊!Click HERE for the full transcript!

What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a chef, a police officer, or an artist? Or do you want to be a teacher, a musician, or a doctor?你長大想做什麼? 廚師、警察、藝術家嗎?或是老師、音樂家跟醫生呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you have a backbone? Yes! People have backbones. Birds, fish, and some other kinds of animals have backbones too. Backbones make us vertebrates. Without backbones, we'd be like jelly!你有脊椎嗎?當然啦! 人類、鳥類跟許多動物都有脊椎，不然我們會像果凍一樣!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taipei knows milk is good for kids. It makes bones and teeth strong and healthy.牛奶對小朋友很重要，能讓骨頭跟牙齒更強壯。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Have you seen big groups eat beautiful meals on a road? These are roadside banquets. People have them for new babies, weddings, and other events.你看過一群人在路邊吃大餐嗎?台灣慶祝新生兒或喜宴時會舉辦，那叫做辦桌。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Seagrass grows in the ocean. It grows where the bottom of the ocean gets some sunlight. That's up to fifty meters deep. Seagrass fields can grow in the middle of the ocean!海草長在照得到陽光的海底，可能是有 50 公尺深的海中央!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan has its own butterfly. It's the purple crow butterfly. In sunlight, its color changes all the time. Japanese scientists call its changing color "magic light." 紫斑蝶是台灣特有的蝴蝶，翅膀會在陽光下變色，日本科學家稱這個現象為幻色。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In South America, a tree's roots grow above the ground. They look like octopus legs. Some people say the tree walks! Is that true?南美洲有一棵樹的樹根突出地面，像是章魚腳，甚至有人說它會走路!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Today is World Bicycle Day. What's that sound? That's right. It's a YouBike! It's a bike people can rent.世界腳踏車日就是今天! 一起租 YouBike 來騎吧 !Click HERE for the full transcript!