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Lost King Found on Social Media Do you look at pictures of your family and friends on social media? Or do you look at funny pictures and animal videos? 你會在社群媒體上瀏覽朋友的照片嗎?還是看好笑的照片或動物影片呢? Some people who like art look at art on social media. Maybe they're looking at a picture of a family. But if there's art in the picture too, the art lover sees the art! 藝術愛好者會在社群媒體瀏覽藝術，可能也會看家庭合照，但是假如藝術品出現在照片裡，他們一定會注意到。 That's how one man found a painting of a king. It is more than 400 years old. It was part of a set. Twenty-two paintings were in the set. But no one knew where the king's painting was. People thought it was lost. 有人就這樣找到一張國王的畫像。這張畫像有4百年的歷史，是一組22張畫像中的一張。沒有人知道這張畫像在哪裡，大家都以為這張畫早已失蹤。 But the painting wasn't lost! It was in a place where people have events. People take pictures at these events. Someone put one of these pictures on social media. 其實這張畫就掛在一個常辦活動的地方。活動當中常有人拍照，還會把照片上傳到社群媒體。 In the picture, the painting is on a wall behind some people. The painting is arched on top. The man remembered the paintings in the set. They had the same arched top! Was this the lost painting? Yes! 照片裡這張畫像就掛在人群後方的牆壁上。它有獨特的拱形畫框，這名男子記得這一組畫像都有一樣的畫框，所以就是遺失的畫像。 The man is excited and happy. He found the lost king! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 只因為看到一張照片，就找到了消失多年的畫像，真神奇! 1. art 藝術。 There's a Taipei Art Expo going on now. 台北藝術博覽會正在進行。 An Art Expo? 藝術博覽會? Yeah, you get to see a lot of paintings.對，你可以看到很多畫作。 2. painting 油畫。 I used to be very good at that. 我以前很擅長的。 At making paintings? 很擅長畫油畫嗎? Then you should go and see. 那你應該去看看。 3. art lover 藝術愛好者。 Many art lovers are ready to pay big money for the work.很多藝術愛好者都準備花大錢買作品。 I bet they are.一定是的。I wish I knew what people like…我希望知道他們喜歡什麼… 4. maybe 也許。 Maybe they'd like pictures of themselves. 也許他們會喜歡自己的畫像。You're right! People like to see their own faces! 說得對! 人們喜歡看自己的臉。 請跟我讀單字。art藝術 painting油畫 art lover藝術愛好者 maybe也許 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do art lovers look at on social media? a. Love b. Art c. Families 2. Who was in the painting that the man found? a. A king b. A queen c. A prince 3. What part of the painting is arched? a. The bottom b. The top c. The back Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Green Electricity in Taitung Deep in the earth, it's very, very hot. In Taiwan, under Taitung, it's very, very, very hot! The water there is hot too. It's so hot that it makes lots of steam! 台東地底下的溫度非常高，地下水也很燙，會產生很多的蒸氣。 The hot water and steam come out of the earth. The hot water makes hot springs. Many people go to Taitung's hot springs. They sit and relax … ahh! Clouds of steam go up and away. 熱水跟蒸氣從地底下冒出來就變成溫泉。很多人會到台東泡溫泉放鬆。 Some companies had a big idea. They helped the Bunun people with a hot spring park. The companies will also use the steam in the earth. They will make green electricity. Green electricity means it's good for the earth! 有一些公司想到不錯的主意，他們幫布農族建了溫泉園區。這些公司也利用地熱發展綠能，對環境友善。 First, they made a deep hole. They are testing it now. The steam will try to get out. You can see this with a kettle at home. 首先他們鑽了一個很深的洞，試著讓蒸汽冒出來，就像是在燒開水。 In Taitung, when the steam gets out, it will spin a big wheel. The spinning wheel will make electricity. It can make electricity for 2,500 houses! 冒出來的蒸氣會讓渦輪轉動產生電能，可以讓 2500個家庭使用。 The heat deep in the earth can make lots of good things happen in Taiwan! Go, steam, go! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地熱可以發電，也會產生溫泉。 1. relax 放鬆。 Ah, it's so nice to soak in the hot spring! 泡溫泉真好! Yeah, what a way to relax! 對啊，讓人放鬆的好辦法! 2. deep 很深的。 Does all this water come from deep underground? 這些熱水都從地底深處來的嗎? I believe so.我相信是。 You can smell the sulfur. 你可以聞到硫磺味。 3. house 房屋。 I hope to live in a house with a hot spring. 我希望住在有溫泉的房子裡。That would be wonderful! 那太好了! Can I go and visit? 我可以去拜訪嗎? 4. at home 在家。 I may not be at home. 我可能會不在家。 Why not? 為什麼呢? Because it'll be too hot there. 因為那裡太熱了。 你喜歡泡湯嗎?來一起讀單字。 relax放鬆 deep很深的 house房屋 at home在家 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where will the companies make electricity? a. Taichung b. Taitung c. Taipei 2. Where does the water from the hot spring come from? a. The moon b. The ocean c. The earth 3. What will the companies use to make electricity? a. Green water b. Steam c. Clouds Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Saying Goodbye With Fantasy Coffins Ghost Month is done. 農曆鬼月已經結束囉。 When a person's life is done, they might be put in a coffin. Then their family and friends say goodbye to them. 人的生命結束的時候，他可能會被放進棺材裏面。他的親友會再跟他道別。 Most coffins are long boxes.* *Most are made of wood. But sometimes the person has a very different coffin! 多數棺材是長長的木製箱子。不過有時候還是有特殊的棺材。 In Africa, Ghana makes fantasy coffins. They can look like something the person loved: a superhero lunch box, a golden lion*, *or a cool sports car! Or they can be about the person's job: a red pen for a teacher or bread for a baker! 西非國家迦納很會製作一些特殊的、是這個人會喜歡的棺材。像是超級英雄的便當盒、金色的獅子、很酷的跑車，或是跟職業有關，比如說老師用的紅筆、麵包師傅的麵包。 A UK company makes fantasy coffins too.Some look like skateboards or ballet shoes!Some look like trains, guitars, or cellphones! 英國有一家公司也會做特殊的棺材。有的像滑板、芭蕾舞鞋、火車、吉他甚至手機。 One man got an airplane coffin… before he needed it. He liked it very much. He wanted his friends to see it. So he had a big party! Ten years later, when his life was done, everyone remembered that happy party. 有個男子在他需要之前就拿到飛機棺材。他非常喜歡，也希望他的朋友都可以看到，所以舉辦了一場盛大的派對。十年後，他離開了，大家都還記得那個開心的派對。 Fantasy coffins make family and friends smile. People remember happy times with the person. For some, they're a great way to say goodbye. Vocabulary 特殊形狀的棺木，可以彰顯往生者最大的特色。 look like 看起來像。 I think it’s a great idea! 我覺得這真的是很棒的主意! What? 什麼呢? Coffins that look like animals, trains or sports cars. 模仿動物，火車或是跑車的棺木。 like 喜歡。 Sports cars, hmmm, that sounds a lot of fun! 跑車，聽起來真好玩! Well, I like the idea too.我也喜歡這個主意。 Imagine having an elephant coffin! 想想看，一個大象棺木! remember 記得。 Wouldn’t it be great? 可不是很棒嗎? It’s a nice way to remember the people you love. 用這好方式來紀念你所愛的人。 4. say goodbye 道別。 And it can make saying goodbye less painful. 也可以讓道別比較不痛苦。Yeah, it will make family and friends feel better. 對，會讓親友感覺好一些。 來一起讀單字。 look like看起來像 like喜歡 remember記得 say goodbye道別 Quiz 1. What are most coffins made of? a. Wood b. Bread c. Gold 2. What kind of coffins are there in Ghana? a. Fancy Coffins b. Fantasy Coffins c. Fun Coffins 3. Where is the company that makes fantasy coffins? a. Ukraine b. UK c. Uganda Answers  1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

An Inside Look at Mascots Mascot: T-E-A-M! Goooooo team! Narrator: That's a mascot cheering at a baseball game. The mascot is the cute animal or the cool superhero dancing around. Mascots make fans loud and excited! 那個吉祥物正在為棒球比賽加油! 吉祥物可以是可愛的動物或是大英雄，他們會跳舞逗粉絲開心。 Being a mascot actor looks easy and fun. They dance, cheer, and do funny things. 當吉祥物的演員看起來很容易也很有趣。他們會跳舞、歡呼還會搞笑。 But the job can be hard. Mascot costumes are hot inside. During Taiwan's hot summer, the actors get very hot! 但這個工作很辛苦，吉祥物服裝裡面溫度很高，特別是台灣的夏天，演員會覺得非常熱! But the costumes are expensive! The actors can't make them dirty. So they wear pants, shirts with long sleeves, and gloves. 這些服裝很貴，演員不能弄髒，所以他們還會穿褲子、長袖跟手套。 Mascot: You can do it! You can do it! Go, go, go!!! T-E-A-M! Goooooo team! Narrator: The actors dance and cheer for thirty minutes. Then they need to rest and cool down … Mascot: Go team! Go team! Yeah! T-E-A-M! Goooooo team! Go team! Go team! Yeah! Narrator: … and then they dance and cheer again! 吉祥物演員會蹦蹦跳跳歡呼30分鐘，然後就得休息，涼快一下，再繼續賣力表演。 Mascots make sports games more fun. And happy fans buy lots of cups, baseball caps, and more… with the mascot on it! 吉祥物讓運動更有趣，粉絲就會買很多吉祥物的周邊的商品，像是杯子、棒球帽等等。 Mascot actors give fans a great time. They help the team make money too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 吉祥物演員必須吃苦耐勞，還得讓觀眾高興! 1. game 比賽 The Tigers are having a game tonight! 老虎隊今晚要比賽! Where? 在哪裡? Taipei Dome.台北大巨蛋。 Great! I've never watched a baseball game there.太棒了，我沒有在那裏看過棒球賽。 2. shirt 襯衫 (開關抽屜聲音) What are you looking for? 你在找什麼? My T-shirt that says "Tigers." 我的圓領衫，上面寫著老虎隊。 I didn't know you're a true fan. 我不知道你是真正的粉絲。 3. expensive 昂貴的 But wait, let me check the tickets. 等等，讓我看一下票。 Oh no, only the most expensive ones are left. 糟糕，只剩下最貴的。 4. cheer 歡呼加油。 How much? 多少錢? $1,000 NT a piece.一千塊。 Woah! Let's cheer for them at home. 哇，我們在家裡替他們加油吧。 Yeah, with hotdogs and popcorn! 對，還要熱狗跟爆米花! Do you like baseball games? game比賽 shirt襯衫 expensive昂貴的 cheer歡呼加油 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do mascots do? a. Play sports b. Make people excited c. Spend lots of money 2. How long can the actors dance and cheer before they need to rest? a. About ten minutes b. About thirty minutes c. About an hour 3. What makes the job hard in the summer? a. Hot costumes b. Dirty costumes c. Cute costumes Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

No Cows Needed for This Butter Mmm … Toast and butter, yum! Most butter is made from cow's milk. But a company has a new way to make butter. 烤土司加奶油真好吃! 大多數的奶油是用牛奶做的，現在有一間公司有新的方式做奶油。 It uses carbon dioxide and other gases that come from the air. It heats the gases. That makes the fat for the butter. No cows are needed! 這間公司加熱空氣中的二氧化碳跟其他氣體，做出奶油中的脂肪，完全不需要乳牛。 But why are they making butter this way? Well, cows create a lot of pollution. They belch methane. Methane is a bad gas. It makes the Earth warmer. Cows also need lots of land to live on and water to drink. Using cow's milk for butter is bad for the Earth. 為什麼要這麼做呢?因為牛會排出甲烷 ，讓地球暖化。養牛也需要很多的土地跟水。用牛奶做奶油並不環保。 The company says its butter is a much better butter for the Earth. It doesn't make bad gases. It doesn't need land. It uses very little water. 這間公司說他們的奶油不需要土地，也不會排出不好的氣體，只需要少量的水，是環保的奶油。 This new butter tastes like… butter! But is it safe to eat? The butter is being checked now. If it's safe, the company can start selling it in 2025. 這款新的奶油吃起來就像奶油，但是它吃下肚不會有問題嗎? 這種奶油還在檢驗中，如果通過檢驗，公司就可以在2025年開始販售。 So…. when you put butter on your toast, remember: soon it might be made from air! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這家公司是先合成人造脂肪，再用脂肪做出味道跟奶油很像的產品。 1. made from 用什麼做的 Ummm, this shrimp tastes good! 這蝦真好吃! I'm glad you like it. 我很高興你喜歡。 It's made from algae.它是海藻做的。 What? This is not real shrimp? 什麼啊?這不是真的蝦子? Nope.不是。 2. way 方式 But it looks and tastes like real shrimp! 但是它看起來跟味道都像真的。 I know. 我知道。 They used a new way to make it. 他們用一種新方法做的。 3. better更好的 I have to say they did a good job.我得說他們做得很好。 Better than the real one? 比真的還好? 4. create 創造 Probably not. But good enough. 也許沒有，但是夠好了。 Still, I hope they stop creating fake food. 不過我還是希望他們停止做假的食物。 這些單字你記住了嗎? made from 用什麼做的 way方式 better更好的 create創造 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is butter usually made from? a. Toast b. Cow's milk c. Chicken eggs 2. What do cows produce that is bad for the Earth? a. Oxygen b. Air c. Methane 3. If the new butter is safe, when can the company sell it? a. 2025 b. 2026 c. 2027 Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kids in Taiwan Need More Exercise Narrator: In Taiwan, many kids from eleven to thirteen years old took a survey. Seventy percent said they needed more exercise. Kids: What?/Huh?!/No way! Narrator: You know what? They're right! 台灣很多11歲到13歲的小朋友填問卷調查，有百分之70的說他們需要運動。他們說的沒錯! Kids from five to seventeen years old need one hour of exercise a day. That's seven hours of exercise a week! 5到17歲的孩童需要每天運動1小時，一周要7個小時。 Kids have PE. But at most schools, PE is eighty to ninety minutes a week. 雖然學校有體育課，但大多數一周只上80到90分鐘。 Exercise can help kids be healthier. We can get exercise by doing things to move more. We can take the stairs, walk the dog, or ride a bike. 運動可以讓兒童更健康。我們可以多動動，像是走樓梯、遛狗或騎腳踏車。 Right now, it's too hot outside. The summer heat is strong. But - there are many ways to exercise inside! We can dance, swim, jump rope, play badminton, do taekwondo, or hula hoop! 外面現在真的太熱了，還是有很多方法可以在室內運動，例如跳舞、游泳、跳繩、打羽毛球、打跆拳道或搖呼拉圈。 Neighbor: Hey! Quiet down! Narrator: We need some space! We want to be safe, and we don't want to make people angry when we exercise at home! 我們需要安全的空間做運動。我們也不想在家做運動的時候，惹怒其他人。 Do you exercise one hour a day? No? Why are you sitting? If your teacher says okay, go and move! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 一個星期兩三堂的體育課，對兒童和青少年是不夠的。 1. exercise 運動 Wendy, let's go rollerblading at the park this afternoon. 溫蒂，我們今天下午去公園溜直排輪吧。 No, it's too hot.不要，太熱了。 Please, you need exercise. 拜託啦，你需要運動。 2. healthier 更健康 No, I need to study. 不了，我要讀書。 Rollerblading will make you healthier. 直排輪會讓你更健康。 I'm already very healthy, thanks to you.我已經很健康了，都是你的功勞。 3. hour 鐘頭 Still, experts say you need to work out for one hour every day. 還是一樣，專家說你需要每天動一個鐘頭。 Leave me alone, mom! 媽媽不要再吵我了! 4. swim 游泳 Alright, I'll go swimming all by myself! 好吧，我就自己去游泳吧。 What kind of exercise do you like? exercise運動 healthier更健康 hour鐘頭 swim游泳 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How old were the kids who took the survey? a. Five to seventeen b. Eleven to thirteen c. Eighty to ninety 2. How much exercise do children need every day? a. One hour b. Five hours c. Seven hours 3. What can exercise help kids to be? a. Angrier b. Healthier c. Safer Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scientists Say It's Raining More… And Less Do your mom and dad say it's raining more? Because of climate change, it is. Air holds more water in our warmer world. 你爸媽有說過雨越下越多嗎?沒有錯，因為氣候變遷的關係， 氣候暖化讓空氣中有更多的水分。 Scientists say it's raining much more during wet times, and much less during dry times. And these changes are causing problems. 科學家說雨季的雨水越來越多，乾季越來越乾燥，這些變化都會造成問題。 Too much rain can cause floods. There's too much water everywhere. Heavy rain and floods damage farmers' crops. They damage homes, roads, and bridges. Floods keep us from leaving our homes or schools. Flood water is dirty and can make us sick! 雨太大會造成水災，會破壞農作物、家園、道路跟橋梁，我們只能待在家裡或學校。水災的髒水還會讓人生病。 Too little rain can cause droughts. There's too little water for everything. Droughts hurt farmers. They need lots of water to grow crops. In Taiwan, droughts hurt some technology companies. They need lots of water to make their products. And droughts hurt us! We need water for a healthy life! 雨太少會引起乾旱。乾旱讓農作物無法生長，也影響科技公司製作產品，還會影響我們的健康。 We can't stop floods or droughts. But we can all help Taiwan have a little more water every day. We can take shorter showers. We can turn off the water when we brush our teeth or wash dishes. 我們沒辦法阻止水災或乾旱，但我們可以每天為台灣省多一點水，洗澡洗快一點，刷牙、洗碗的時候把水關掉。 Can you think of more ways? ------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 雨水太多會造成水災，不夠的話又變成旱災。 1. too much 太多 It's raining like crazy out there! 外面的雨下得真瘋狂! Yeah, just yesterday I was worried about my tomatoes getting too much sun. 對啊，我昨天還在擔心我的番茄曬太多太陽。 2. too little 太少 Now it's too much water.現在是水太多了。 But when there's too little rain 但是雨水太少的時候… I would be worried too.我又會擔心。 3. farmer 農夫 I really don't want to grow anything anymore. 我真的什麼都不想種了。 I'm not a good farmer. 我就不是好農夫。 4. problem 問題。 Hey, blame it on climate change. 要怪氣候改變吧。 It's the weather that's causing problems, not you. 是天氣造成問題，不是你。 Do you like rain? 一起來讀單字。 too much太多 too little太少 farmer農夫 problem問題 ------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can too much rain cause? a. Snow b. Floods c. Hot weather 2. What can too little rain cause? a. Droughts b. Typhoons c. More rain 3. What can we do to save water? a. Take longer showers b. Take hotter showers c. Take shorter showers Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What's Your Name, Mr. Elephant? Scientists say elephants have names! How do they know this? 科學家說大象有自己的名字! 他們怎麼知道的呢? We can hear some elephant sounds. Here's a loud sound. They make low sounds too. Here's a low sound. 我們可以聽到大象的叫聲，牠們可以叫很大聲，也可以發出低沉的聲音。 Elephants also make VERY low sounds. Our ears can't hear them! With these very low sounds, they call each other. They use a different sound for each elephant. That different sound is the elephant's name! 大象還會發出我們聽不到、非常低沉的聲音來稱呼彼此，不同的聲音就是不同大象的名字。 This is very cool. Many people think only humans use names to call others. That's wrong! 很多人以為只有人類才會用名字呼叫對方。 How do people know we are talking to them? Many times, we use their names. When we see our friends, we say "Hi, Johnny" or "Hello, Emma." 人們怎麼知道我們在跟他們說話呢? 因為我們會稱呼他們的名字。 An elephant has about fifty friends. It uses names for them too! An elephant can also call a friend from six kilometers away. Many elephants can hear that call. Using a name is important then. 一隻大象差不多有50個朋友，牠還會用不同的名字呼叫。大象可以從6公里外呼叫朋友，很多同伴都聽得到，所以知道在叫誰很重要。 Scientists are going to keep studying elephant sounds. Maybe we will learn that elephants talk to each other! And who knows? Maybe one day, we can call their names and talk to them! ________________________________ Vocabulary 大象不但記憶力驚人，還會互相呼叫名字。 1. call 叫做 What's that new guy's name? 新來的那人叫什麼名字? I don't know. I just call him Chief. 我不知道。我都叫他酋長。 Why "Chief?" 為什麼是酋長? He said he's a fan of the Kansas Chiefs.他說他是堪薩斯酋長隊的粉絲。 2. talk 交談 So when you talk to him, you say, "Hey, Chief." 所以你跟他講話時就說，「嗨，酋長」。 Yeah, it's easy to remember. 對，很容易記。 3. friend 朋友 Then what does he call you? 那他怎麼叫你? "Hey, My Friend." 就是「我的朋友」。 That's quite friendly. 倒是很友善。 4. use 使用 But I want him to use my name. 不過我想要他用我的名字。 Maybe you need to use his first. 也許你得先用他的。 一起來讀單字。 call叫做 talk交談 friend朋友 use使用 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did scientists find out about elephants? a. They can fly! b. They call humans! c. They have names! 2. What sounds do elephants make that we can't hear? a. Very low sounds b. Very high sounds c. Singing sounds 3. How many friends do elephants have? a. About two b. About six c. About fifty Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feeding Ghosts in Toucheng The Toucheng Ghost Grappling Competition is in Yilan. It's in the seventh month of the lunar year. 頭城搶孤儀式會在農曆七月的時候，在宜蘭舉行。 In Taiwan, the seventh month of the lunar year is Ghost Month. During Ghost Month, ghosts can come and visit. This old ghost grappling competition feeds the ghosts and shows them respect. 在台灣，農曆七月就是鬼月。鬼魂在這個期間來人間拜訪。這個古老的搶孤儀式會提供鬼魂食物並表示尊敬。 Teams of five people climb a tall tower. There's lots of food on it for the ghosts. The teams want to get the flag and the gold medal at the top. But it's not easy… 五個人一組的隊伍會努力爬上棚架，在棚台上有很多給鬼魂的食物。隊伍要爬到頂端拿到旗子跟金牌，不過這可不簡單…… The poles at the bottom of the tower are 33 meters tall. There's lots of grease on them! They're super slippery! 棚架的柱子大概有33公尺高 ! 而且上面塗滿了油，所以超級滑! This competition is at night. The tower has beautiful lights. The climb is very exciting! Many people come to watch! 這場比賽會在晚上舉辦。棚架上會有漂亮的燈光，再加上整個比賽非常刺激，吸引很多人來看 ! The teams climb as fast as they can. Teammates climb on top of each other. They slip and slide! The poles are so greasy! 參加隊伍必須用最快的速度向上爬，隊員要爬到隊友的頭上，他們可能會滑倒，甚至滑下來，因為柱子真的太滑了 ! The first team to get the flag and the gold medal wins! 第一個爬到頂端拿到旗子跟金牌的隊伍，就能贏得比賽! Soon the ghosts will be full and happy. They can go home! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 搶孤很不容易，參賽的隊伍必須全力以赴! 1. watch 觀看 This competition looks like a lot of fun. 這個比賽看起來很好玩。 Thinking about going there to watch? 你想去那裏看嗎? 2. exciting 精彩的、讓人興奮的 I'd really like to! 我很想去! It's an exciting event! 那是很精彩的活動。 But it's at midnight next Monday. 可是它在下星期一的午夜。 3. as fast as一樣快 That's even better. 那更好。 We can go after work. 我們可以下班之後去。 Then you'd have to drive as fast as you can.那你得儘量開快車。 No, Toucheng is not that far away.頭城沒有那麼遠。 4. slip and slide 滑倒摔跤 You really like to see people slip and slide, don't you? 你就是喜歡看人滑倒摔跤，對吧? I sure do. 真的。 一起來讀單字。 watch觀看 exciting精彩的 as fast as一樣快 slip and slide滑倒摔跤 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. In the lunar year, when is Ghost Month? a. The fifth month b. The seventh month c. The 45th month 2. Where is Toucheng? a. Yuanlin b. Yilan c. Yingge 3. What makes Toucheng's tall tower so slippery? a. Grease b. Food c. Ghosts Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I want to buy a new sweater. But I don’t want to buy a cotton one. Cotton needs chemicals to grow faster. It needs chemicals that kill bugs. These chemicals are bad for the Earth. 我想買新的毛衣，但我不要棉花做的。棉花需要化學物質才能除蟲、長得快，可是化學物質對地球有害。 Should I buy one made from polyester? No, thanks! Polyester makes microplastics. They're bad for the Earth… and us. 那要買聚酯纖維做的嗎？也不行! 因為聚酯纖維會製造塑膠微粒，對地球跟我們也有害。 How about a sweater made of … human hair!? It sounds gross, but I heard it feels very soft! 那用人類頭髮做的毛衣呢？感覺有一點噁心，但是聽說摸起來好柔軟。 We take care of our hair every day. Some of us spend lots of money on our hair. But when we get haircuts, we don't want the hair that's cut off. Thousands of tons of hair become waste! But now, one company wants this hair! 我們每天都會保養頭髮，有一些人還會花很多錢保養。但是當我們把頭髮剪了，就不會想留下來。上千噸的頭髮變成垃圾，現在有一間公司卻想要這些頭髮。 A Dutch woman's company makes cloth from human hair. Her company gets hair from hair salons and washes it. The company makes yarn from the hair. It can color the yarn almost any color. It makes cloth from the yarn. 一位荷蘭女士開了一間用頭髮做衣服的公司。她的公司從髮廊收集頭髮，並且清洗乾淨做成各種顏色的毛線，再織成布料。 Hair doesn't need water, land, or chemicals. Using it cuts waste. 頭髮不需要水、土壤或化學物質，使用它可以減少垃圾做環保。 Maybe one day we'll be wearing clothes made from our own hair! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 用人類頭髮來做衣服，原料取之不盡用之不竭。 1. haircut 剪髮 I really need to get a haircut. 我真的得去剪頭髮。 It looks fine to me. Soft and shiny. 我看它很好啊。又軟又亮。 2. take care of 照顧 But taking care of it every day is too much trouble.但是每天照顧頭髮好麻煩。 I get it. So you want to cut it short? 我懂，所以你想剪短? 3. grow 生長 Yeah, much shorter.對，短很多。 My hair grows fast. 我的頭髮長很快。 Pretty soon it’ll become long again. 沒多久又變長了。 4. company 公司 You can sell your hair to a fashion company, you know. 你可以把頭髮賣給時尚公司，你知道吧。 And a wig company, too! 還有假髮公司呢。 Great idea. 好主意! How often do you get a haircut? haircut剪髮 take care of照顧 grow生長 company公司 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How does the sweater made of human hair feel? a. Rough b. Soft c. Bad 2. Where does the company get human hair? a. Hair salons b. Fashion companies c. Yarn shops 3. What is true about clothes made of human hair? a. They’re bad for the Earth. b. They can be almost any color. c. They make lots of waste. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn