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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Apr 13, 2025 • 5min
Black Soldier Fly Babies Help the Earth
Baby flies are called larvae. They have no legs or wings. They are very small. One kind of larvae is black soldier fly larvae. These larvae can make something good!蒼蠅的小寶寶叫做蛆，牠們沒有腳或翅膀，有一種蛆叫黑水虻，牠們可以做厲害的事情!Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 10, 2025 • 5min
A New Way to Wash Your Helmet
Scooters are fun, let's go for a ride! But, hey, the most important thing is to be safe. Put on a helmet!搭機車兜風很好玩，但不要忘記戴安全帽哦!Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 9, 2025 • 5min
Toilet Shows Where A King Lived
What do archaeologists do? They find out about the lives of people long ago. They go to very old places.考古學家做什麼呢? 他們到古老的地方探索，嘗試了解古時候的人如何生活！Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 8, 2025 • 5min
Glasses Help Deaf People
A ten-year-old girl can't hear anything at all. She is deaf. She talks with her hands, using sign language. Many people don't know sign language. It was hard for her to talk with them.有個十歲的女孩耳朵聽不見，她用手語跟人溝通，但遇到不懂手語的人，就十分困擾。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 7, 2025 • 5min
Turning Driftwood into Useful Things
Hualien has been hit by some big earthquakes and typhoons since last April. They made trees fall down! They also made trees break into smaller pieces of wood. The wind pushed the wood into the ocean. There, it became driftwood!去年四月到現在，花蓮很多的樹，都因為大地震跟颱風倒下，被雨水或是風帶到海裡，成了漂流木!Click HERE for the full transcript
Apr 6, 2025 • 5min
Golden Bricks You Can Eat
Many things give people ideas for new foods. The full moon gave someone the idea for mooncakes. An old story gave someone the idea for cute Christmas gingerbread houses.有些食物的靈感，從意想不到的地方得來，像是月餅造型從滿月而來，薑餅屋的由來則是從一篇老故事！Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 2, 2025 • 5min
Taiwan's Hotels Cut Plastic Use
April is a great time to travel in Taiwan. You can stay at a hotel. Put some clothes in a bag and you're ready!四月最適合旅行，趕快打包行李吧！Click HERE for the full transcript!
Apr 1, 2025 • 6min
The World's Longest Limo
Whoa … that car is so long! Is someone famous inside? Everyone is taking photos!哇！大家怎麼都在拍這台好長的車子？裡面載著什麼人呢？Click HERE for the full transcript!
Mar 31, 2025 • 6min
The Biggest April Fools' Day Prank
Happy April Fools' Day! Today is a fun day of pranks and laughs! 愚人節快樂! 今天很好玩，可以盡情整人。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Mar 30, 2025 • 5min
Scientists Say Some Whales Can Live Long, Long Lives
Last week, we learned that bigmouth buffalo fish can live for more than one hundred years. Now scientists say that some kinds of whales can too! 之前我們學到胭脂魚可以長命百歲，科學家說有一些鯨魚也非常長壽。Click HERE for the full transcript!
