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
Nov 5, 2024 • 5min
Guardian of the Gas Station
Guardian of the Gas StationNarrator: There's a brave dog in Peru. He is a hero at a gas station! 祕魯的一個加油站裡，有一隻勇敢的狗狗英雄! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Nov 3, 2024 • 5min
Telling the Taroko People's Past
Telling the Taroko People's PastHave you been to Taroko Gorge? It's in Hualien. It's very beautiful.你去過花蓮的太魯閣峽谷嗎? 那裏很漂亮。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Nov 1, 2024 • 5min
Scientists Find Way to Make Tap Water Good
Scientists Find Way to Make Tap Water GoodVery small pieces of plastic are in our tap water. These pieces are called microplastics. They are so small we can’t see them. And they are in our bodies too. This is NOT good for us!我們喝的水裡，有一些小到看不見的塑膠微粒，跑到身體裡對我們很不好喔！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Oct 30, 2024 • 5min
Trick or Treat in Taiwan
Trick or Treat in TaiwanToday is an exciting day in Taiwan! Halloween is here!大家期待的萬聖節就是今天!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Oct 29, 2024 • 5min
Scientist Saving Starfish
Scientist Saving StarfishThe Earth has had starfish for a very long time. There were starfish before dinosaurs! 海星在地球生活很久，牠們在恐龍之前就存在了。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and the quiz!
Oct 28, 2024 • 5min
A New Pasta Italians Are Mad About
A New Pasta Italians Are Mad AboutA big U.S. company is selling new spaghetti. But guess what? Italians, who love pasta, are mad about this! 一家美國大公司推出了新款義大利麵，但是熱愛義大利麵的義大利人很生氣，這是為甚麼呢?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Oct 27, 2024 • 5min
Typhoon Holidays
Typhoon HolidaysTyphoons can be very strong. Their fast winds and heavy rain cause lots of damage. Typhoons can kill people.颱風有很強的威力，它帶來的強風跟豪雨可能造成很多破壞，甚至奪走人的生命。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Oct 25, 2024 • 5min
Finding Formosan Black Bears
Finding Formosan Black BearsFormosan black bears are Taiwan's bear. They have a white "V" on their chests. We see cute Formosan black bear toys and pictures everywhere. But there are few real bears. There are only 200 to 600 of them. 台灣黑熊的胸前有白色的 V 字形，非常可愛。我們常看到牠們的照片或玩具，但真正的台灣黑熊非常少，只有 200 到 600 隻。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
Oct 24, 2024 • 5min
New Hakka Eight-Tone Music
New Hakka Eight-Tone MusicTaiwan is home to lots of cultures. The Hakka culture is one.台灣有非常豐富、多元的文化，客家文化是其中之一。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.
Oct 22, 2024 • 5min
Socktober Helps People Stay Warm
Socktober Helps People Stay Warm One October, some kids in the U.S. learned about people with no homes. The kids wanted to help them very much. They talked to their teacher about helping. 有一年的十月，美國幾位兒童得知有人無家可歸，就問老師怎麼幫助那些人。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!
