News For Kids
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.
Latest episodes
Dec 4, 2024 • 5min
Turkeys and Little Green Men Make Crossing Streets Safer
When you walk across the street, you look at the traffic light, right? It tells you when it's safe to cross.過馬路時，我們都會看交通號誌，它會告訴我們甚麼時候可以安全過馬路。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Dec 3, 2024 • 5min
Fish See Themselves in the Mirror
When you look in a mirror, you see yourself. You know it's you. Do fish know themselves? Knowing themselves means fish are smart. Scientists wanted to find out. So they gave some fish the mirror test.照鏡子的時候，你知道鏡子裡的人是自己，魚可以認出鏡子裡的自己嗎？認的出，就代表魚很聰明，所以科學家做了實驗。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Dec 2, 2024 • 5min
Looking for the Golden Owl
Looking for something special is exciting! A very special thing can be a treasure. Looking for it is a treasure hunt.尋找非常特別又稀有的東西，叫做尋寶!Click HERE for full transcript!
Dec 1, 2024 • 5min
Transgender Teacher Wins Excellent Teacher Award
Transgender Teacher Wins Excellent Teacher AwardA math teacher from Chiayi has won an excellent teacher award. She is the first transgender person to win!嘉義一位數學老師得到最佳教師獎，她是第一個得獎的跨性別老師。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!
Nov 28, 2024 • 5min
Electric YouBikes Are Here!
YouBikes are shared bicycles. They are great! They are cheap and easy to use. They are easy to find!YouBike 是共享腳踏車，它們不只便宜又超方便，是大家的最愛!Click HERE for full transcript!
Nov 27, 2024 • 5min
Train Ticket Prices May Go Up
In Taiwan, many people use trains every day. They are easy and cheap. Trains are a great way to go to school or work. They are a fun way to go to see family and friends!在台灣，每天都有很多人搭車上班、上課，或是見朋友跟家人，搭火車很便宜又方便!Click HERE for full transcript!
Nov 26, 2024 • 5min
Taiwan to Stop Dolphin Shows
Do you like to watch dolphin shows? Dolphins jump together! They play with balls! They walk on water! Yes, they walk on water... with their tails! Dolphins do many tricks in shows!你喜歡看海豚表演特技嗎?牠們會玩球、跳躍，甚至用尾巴在水面上走!Click HERE for the full transcript!
Nov 25, 2024 • 5min
Boy Breaks Vase and Gets Lesson
One day, a family went to a museum. They looked at many old things. The family has a four-year-old boy. He saw a vase. It was three thousand five hundred years old!一個四歲的小男孩跟他家人到博物館，他看到一個三千五百年前的古老瓶子。Click HERE for full transcript!
Nov 24, 2024 • 5min
Scientists Think Mars Has Lots of Water
Water is important for life. On Earth, there is no life with no water. That is the same for other planets too, like Mars.水非常重要，沒有水就沒有生命，在火星上也是。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Nov 21, 2024 • 5min
Scientists Studying Lobster Color
Lobsters live at the bottom of the ocean. They have long bodies and ten legs. Their big front legs have big claws! Watch out! 龍蝦住在海底，牠們有長長的身體跟十隻腳，小心哦! 牠們的兩隻前腳有巨大的鉗子!Click HERE for full transcript.
