

News For Kids
ICRT
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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Mar 24, 2025 • 6min
These Very Old, Strong, Healthy Fish May Die Out
Did you know some kinds of fish can live for more than 100 years? One is the bigmouth buffalo. They're very big. Some are 120 centimeters long. Some weigh 36 kilograms!你知道有一些魚可以活超過百歲嗎?小鯉牛胭脂魚很巨大,有的有 120 公分長,有的可以重達 36 公斤! 牠們非常長壽。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 23, 2025 • 5min
Watch Out for Sugary Drinks
How much sugar is in your drinks? You might be surprised!你知道裡面有多少糖嗎? 很驚人哦!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 20, 2025 • 5min
Fisherman Catches a Woman
Swimming in the ocean can be fun. But you have to be very careful. It's not like swimming in a swimming pool or a lake. It can be dangerous. The waves can be very strong. They can push you out far from the beach!在海裡游泳聽起來很好玩,但比游泳池危險很多,一不小心,海浪可能把你推到離岸很遠的地方!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 19, 2025 • 5min
Teaching Taiwanese with Stories
Today is World Storytelling Day! 今天是個特別的日子... 世界說故事日!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 18, 2025 • 6min
Taiwan to Be Green Fuel Station for Planes
Planes need fuel to fly. Now planes use fuel that makes the air dirty. It's a fossil fuel. But did you know planes can use new, cleaner fuel? It makes less dirty air!飛機需要燃料才能起飛,這些燃料產生很多空氣污染。但是你知道嗎? 現在飛機也可以選擇更乾淨的環保燃料!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 17, 2025 • 5min
A Sense for Music
Our world is full of cool things! To find new things, we use our senses …我們會用感官到處探索世界,發現許多很酷的事物!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 16, 2025 • 5min
Stinky Tofu for 100%
When you study hard, good things can happen!認真讀書可能會有好事降臨哦!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 13, 2025 • 5min
Police Look for Who Took Peanuts
"Hello? Hmm... no one's at home. I'll leave these peanuts at the door."哈囉! 有人在嗎? 沒人在家的話我就把花生留在門口吧。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 12, 2025 • 5min
A Train Turned Into a Bakery!
In Kaohsiung, a baker sold bread online. Many people liked her bread. But she wanted to try something new. Now, she has a bakery and cafe on an old train! 在高雄,有一位麵包師傅在網路上賣麵包,很受歡迎,但她想試試新的東西,現在,她在老火車上開了自己的麵包店!Click HERE for the full transcript

Mar 11, 2025 • 5min
Planting Cloud Trees in the Andes
The Andes are the world's longest mountain range. They're over 9,000 kilometers long. That's longer than the Great Wall of China!安地斯是世界最長的山脈,它全長超過 9000 公里,比中國長城還要長!Click HERE for the full transcript!