What Will Be the Toys of the Year? Making a new toy sounds fun. But it's hard to do. Inventors think about the toy. They think about the kids who will play with it. Is the toy too easy or too hard for the kids? 發明新的玩具聽起來很有趣，但其實不簡單。發明家要思考玩具會不會太難?小朋友會喜歡嗎? Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Saving Beans The seeds for the food we grow are important. A seed bank in Norway keeps seeds safe for the world. This year, Taiwan sent one hundred and seventy kinds of millet seeds there! 種子對我們的食物很重要。挪威有個種子銀行，保存世界各地的種子。今年，台灣送了一百七十種小米種子到那裡。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Taipei Zoo Makes Typhoon Wood Furniture Woah! Typhoons are dangerous! They damage houses, mountains, trees, and more. But sometimes a good thing can come from typhoons! 大家都知道颱風很危險，會摧毀房子跟山林，但是偶爾颱風會帶來好事! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript!

The Lucky $120,000 Sea Snail Do you want to pay $120,000 Taiwan dollars for something... and then let it go? 你願意花 12 萬元買個東西，然後馬上放棄它嗎? Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

3D printers can make small plastic things. They can print key rings, whistles, and many other things. But some 3D printers can print big things! 3D 列印大部分用來做小東西，像是塑膠鑰匙圈或是哨子，但其實也可以列印出巨大的東西! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan has a new kind of train. It's the orange and black E500! It made its first trip from Qidu Station in Keelung. It's the fourth kind of new train in ten years. 台灣新的火車出現囉! 橘色跟黑色相間的 E500，在基隆七堵站正式啟程。它是十年來的第四種新火車。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Kangaroos live in Australia. They have strong back legs. They can jump! 澳洲住著很多袋鼠，牠們有強壯的後腿，很會跳! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan does well in weightlifting. Women weightlifters are very strong here. They won ten Olympic weightlifting medals. Taiwan has eleven. And now Taiwan has a new weightlifting whiz! 台灣的舉重女選手特別厲害，我們十一面的舉重奧運獎牌中，十面是由女選手贏得。現在又有一位新的舉重天才! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Someone left these empty cans in the elevator! Aargh! Who leaves their trash on the floor? Well, these cans are going into the trash can. 「 怎麼會有人把鋁罐留在電梯裡? 我把它們丟到垃圾桶吧!」 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some people live in big houses. Other people live in small apartments. Some people live on boats! There are many kinds of homes! 世界上有各式各樣的家，像是豪宅或是小公寓，有一些人甚至住在船上! Click HERE for the full transcript!