News For Kids

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

Scientists Studying Small Human Bones on Island Twenty years ago, scientists found bones on an island in Indonesia. The bones are from sixty thousand to one hundred thousand years old!二十年前，科學家在印尼一座小島上，發現一些人骨化石，大約有六萬到十萬年的歷史!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, include a vocabulary list and quiz!

Flying Robots to Clean Up Mount EverestMount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Every year, many people climb it. But they leave a lot of trash. It makes the mountain dirty and dangerous.聖母峰是世界最高峰，每年都有很多人去攀登，但是他們留下很多垃圾，讓聖母峰變得又髒又危險。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Man Saves License Plates After TyphoonA man in a yellow raincoat got off his scooter. He was holding a plastic bag. He walked into a police station. What was he doing there?穿著黃色雨衣的男人，下了機車，提著一袋塑膠袋走進警察局。他在做甚麼呢?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including the vocabulary list and a quiz to test your understanding!

South Korea Doesn't Waste FoodOh no! The kids didn't eat all their lunch! Did you know that food that is not eaten is called "food waste"?糟了，這些孩子們沒有把午餐吃完，你知道剩下的食物就會變成廚餘了嗎!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including vocabulary and quiz!

Did you watch the Summer Olympics a few months ago? Paris was very hot. The hottest days were more than thirty-five degrees! That is hot for Paris!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.