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This Election King Loses But Wins This is the world's biggest election year! But what's an election? 今年是全球選舉年。那什麼是選舉呢? An election is when a group of people say who they want for their leaders. Maybe the leaders are for their city or country. 選舉就是一群人選出他們想要的領導者，像是一個城市或是國家的領導者。 People vote to say who they want. The person who gets the most votes is the winner. 民眾投票表達他們想要什麼樣的人，得到最多票的人就是贏家。 This year, Taiwan had a big election. Some people wanted to be leaders. They ran for election. People voted. Now we have a new president, President Lai! 想要成為領導者的人就會參選，再由人民投票。今年台灣也有大選，我們新選出賴總統。 India had a big election too. Many people ran for election! They wanted to win! But one man didn't want to win… 印度也有大選，很多人參選，想要贏得選舉，但是有一個人不想贏。 A repairman has run for election 239 times. In India, people pay to run in an election. This man has paid more than $3 million Taiwan dollars! 有一位修理工已經參選239次。在印度需要付錢才能參選，他已經付了超過300萬台幣。 He hasn't won. But that's okay! He wants people to see that anyone can run for election. And he wants people to see that it's okay to lose. 他從來沒有贏過，但是沒有關係，他想要讓大家知道任何人都可以參選，而且輸了也不會怎麼樣。 People call this man the "Election King." Maybe he's the real winner! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 選舉在許多國家都是一件重大的事。 1. vote 投票。 Have you made up your mind? 你拿定主意了嗎? About whom to vote for? 要投給誰嗎? Yes. 對。 Of course I have.我當然決定好了。I'll be voting for the youngest people. 我要投給最年輕的候選人。 2. election 選舉。 Not many young people run for elections. 年輕人競選的不多。 You're wrong. 你錯了。Many of them are interested in politics.他們很多都對政治有興趣。 3. leader 領袖。 But look at those world leaders. 但是你看看那些世界領袖。Many are older, even beyond 70。很多都老老的，甚至超過七十歲。 Wrong again. 你又錯了。 4. win 贏得。 Canada's Justin Trudeau is young and handsome. 加拿大總理杜魯道年輕又帥氣。 That's different! 那不一樣! His family was in politics.他來自政治家庭。 我們一起來讀單字。vote投票 election選舉 leader領袖 win贏得 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How do people say who they want in elections? a. They vote. b. They run. c. They win. 2. Who is President Lai? a. An Indian repairman b. India's new president c. Taiwan's new president 3. What does the Election King want to show people? a. Anybody can run. b. Losing is bad. c. He has money. Answers 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A New Kind of New Teacher There's a new teacher at a school in the UK. She has short dark hair and kind eyes. She helps the headmaster. But she's different from the other teachers there. She's a chatbot, not a person! 英國有一所學校來了一位新老師，她有一頭短髮跟一雙和善的眼睛。她是來幫校長的忙，但是她不是真人，而是聊天機器人。 A chatbot thinks and acts like a person. But it doesn't have a body. It's not a robot. It's a computer program. It uses AI. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence. 聊天機器人的行為和思考方式像真人，它利用 AI 人工智慧的電腦程式，但是沒有人類的身體構造。 This chatbot was made to help the headmaster. The headmaster can ask her questions. He can ask her how to help teachers and students. She looks at LOTS and LOTS of information VERY quickly. She answers his questions very quickly too. 這個聊天機器人是為了校長而開發的，校長可以問她問題，她會很快搜尋大量資訊，做出回答。 The students at this school are four to thirteen years old. They have teachers AND they have their own chatbots! The students can ask their chatbots questions. The chatbots always know the answer! 這所學校的學生是4到13歲，他們有老師也有自己的聊天機器人，讓他們問問題，並且很快就能得到答案。 The headmaster's chatbot and the students' chatbots are important at this school. They help the headmaster, the teachers, and the students. These chatbots show how AI can help make learning easier and faster! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 聊天機器人是學校裡的好幫手。 1. computer 電腦 Hey there, I see you're working on the computer. 我看到你在用電腦。 Need any help? 需要幫忙嗎? Yes, could you teach me how to make this robot move faster? 要。可不可以教我怎麼讓這個機器人動作快一點? 2. information 資訊 Sure! 當然可以。 You need to change its program.你得變更它的程式。 Here, let me show you some information first. 來，我先給你看一些資訊。 3. question 問題 This is cool! Now can I ask my robot questions? 真酷! 現在我可以問機器人問題嗎? So you want it to talk? 所以你要它會講話? Yeah.對。 4. can 能夠 I don't think you can make it do that.我覺得你沒辦法讓它做到。 But it's moving faster now! 但是它現在動作快多了! 今天的單字很重要喔。 computer電腦 information資訊 question問題 can能夠 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does AI stand for? a. Artificial Imagination b. Artificial Intelligence c. Advanced Intelligence 2. What is AI? a. A student's computer b. A way to teach c. A computer program 3. What do the chatbots do at the school? a. Answer questions b. Teach classes c. Watch the students Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Keeping Quiet in Schools In our big oceans, there's lots of space. But fish swim together in groups! 魚都會成群結伴在大海裡游泳。 Do you know what a group of fish is called? It's called a school! Being in a school helps fish stay safe from bigger fish. 那你知道魚群英文怎麼說嗎? 就是school。魚群結伴同行可以預防其他大魚靠近。 Fish move together in schools. They turn and swim the same way. Some scientists studied more about how fish move in schools. 魚群移動的時候，牠們會游相同的方向。有一些科學家研究魚在魚群中怎麼移動。 Scientists learned some amazing things! We know one fish swims very quietly. But they learned that schools of fish swim very quietly too! One school sounds like one fish! 我們知道一隻魚可以靜靜地在海裡游，但是科學家發現魚群也可以跟單獨移動的時候一樣安靜。 How do fish swim quietly together? When the tails of all the fish move the same way, the school is loud. But when the tails DON'T move the same way, the school is quiet. 魚怎麼安靜地一起游呢? 如果所有的魚都用同樣的頻率、方向擺動尾巴就會很吵，反而用不同的頻率、方向擺動比較安靜。 Something else also happens. The water around the fish moves more strongly. That makes them swim faster! They use less energy, but they go faster! 而且魚群周圍的水流比較大的時候，可以讓牠們游得又快又省力。 Being in a school makes fish safer. Scientists found that schools make fish quieter and faster too! That makes fish safer! School is the best place to be for fish! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 魚類喜歡成群結隊在海裡游，不但安全也節省體力。 1. quietly 安靜地 We need to move quietly if we want to see the fish up close. 要是我們想靠近欣賞魚，動作就得安靜。 I'm not a good swimmer. I'll just follow you. 我游得不是很好，我就跟著你。 2. safer 比較安全 Just remember, the quieter we are, the safer the fish feel. 你只要記住，我們越安靜，魚兒就越覺得安全。 Okay, that makes sense. 好，有道理。 3. loud 大聲的 But what if I make a loud noise? 可是如果我弄出噪音來呢? Then all the fish will be gone! 那所有的魚就全跑了。 4. stay 保持 But they'll come back, so don't panic.但是牠們會回來的，所以別恐慌。 Stay quiet and they'll be back.你保持安靜牠們就回來了。 今天的單字請你來複習。 quietly安靜地 safer比較安全 loud大聲的 stay保持 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is a group of fish called? a. An aquarium b. A school c. A pack 2. Why do fish swim in a group? a. To be safe b. To eat c. To play 3. What makes a group of fish swim quietly? a. Tails don't move b. Tails move the same c. Tails don't move the same Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan's Little Hero Finds People Dogs are good friends to people. Some dogs also do important work for us. For one job, they work at airports. They use their noses! They sniff for drugs. 狗狗是人類的好朋友，有一些狗狗也會為人類工作，像是在機場工作的狗狗會用鼻子聞有沒有毒品。 The Kaohsiung police tried to teach a dog to sniff for drugs. But he wasn't good at it. He had too much energy! He's too friendly! Down, boy! 高雄的警察試著教一隻狗狗成為緝毒犬，但是牠太有活力而且又太親近人。 But having energy and being friendly are very good for another very important job. This dog became a rescue dog! 有活力又親近人也可以做一項很重要的工作，這隻狗可以成為搜救犬。 Rescue dogs look for people after earthquakes or other bad things happen. This dog's first job was six years ago. Taiwan had a big earthquake. 地震或是類似的事情發生後，就會出動搜救犬找人，六年前台灣發生大地震的時候，這隻狗首次執行任務。 This year, Taiwan had a bigger earthquake on April 3. That earthquake made some buildings fall down. It made rocks on mountains fall down. This dog looked for people on a mountain. He found one person. 今年4月3號台灣發生更大的地震，造成山崩、建築物倒塌，這隻搜救犬成功在山上找到一個人。 This dog is Taiwan's little hero now. He has too much energy to sniff in airports. Now he uses his energy to find people. Good boy! Oh! Down, boy! Hey! That's my microphone! Come back here! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 狗是人類重要的幫手，可以做各種工作。 1. sniff 聞 What a cute dog! 好可愛的狗! No, don't play with him! 不要跟牠玩! Why not? 為什麼不要? It's a sniffer dog. 那是偵探犬! It's sniffing your suitcase! 牠在聞你的行李箱! 2. happen 發生 Ma'am, please open your suitcase. 這位女士，請打開你的行李箱。 What's happening? 發生了什麼事? What did I do? 我做了什麼? Sorry, ma'am, you have to throw away your pork pies. 真抱歉，女士，你得扔掉豬肉派。 3. nose 鼻子 That dog's nose is really amazing! 那隻狗的鼻子真驚人! I hate his nose! 我討厭牠的鼻子! 4. job 工作 He's just doing his job. 牠只是在做牠的工作。 But that's my favorite pork pie! 可是那是我最喜歡的豬肉派! What words have you learned today? sniff聞 happen發生 nose鼻子 job工作 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why isn't the dog good at sniffing for drugs? a. He has too much energy. b. He can't smell well. c. He is too tired. 2. When was the dog's first job as a rescue dog? a. Two years ago b. Six years ago c. Ten years ago 3. What is the dog good at? a. Moving rocks b. Finding people c. Having earthquakes Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Swimming in the Seine River Summer is here! It's the best time to swim! Where do most people swim? That's right! They go to swimming pools or beaches. 夏天來了!夏天最適合游泳，大家通常去游泳池或海邊游泳。 But some swimmers are going to a river. At the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, athletes are going to swim in the Seine River! 有一些人也會去河邊游泳。這一次參加奧運跟帕奧的選手就要在塞納河游泳。 Paris is getting the Seine River ready for the athletes. People are cleaning it right now. What?! Well, for 100 years, it was too dirty for people to swim in. It was too dirty for a lot of fish too… 巴黎政府派人清理塞納河，好讓選手在河裡比賽。因為100年來，塞納河的水質太髒了，不適合游泳也不適合魚類生存。 Cleaning the river has taken lots of work and money. It cost almost forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars! A billion has nine zeroes! 清理塞納河花了很多人力，還有將近490億台幣的錢。 But now more fish swim in the river. And Olympic and Paralympic swimmers will swim in it for the first time. How cool is that? 現在塞納河裡的魚越來越多。之後奧運跟帕運的游泳選手也會首次在塞納河游泳。 Olympic marathon swimmers and triathlon swimmers will swim in the Seine in July and August. Paralympic triathlon swimmers will swim there in September. 奧運馬拉松游泳跟鐵人三項的選手七、八月會在塞納河比賽，帕運鐵人三項的選手會在九月比賽。 Get ready to watch great athletes swim in the Seine! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 塞納河現在可以讓奧運選手在裡面游泳。 1. dirty 骯髒的 Someone is swimming in the river! 有人在河裡游泳! Yew! Isn't it dirty? 不是很髒嗎? All that rainwater washing into it? 所有雨水都流到河裡? I guess so. 也許吧。 2. clean 清理 But the city is cleaning it up.不過市政府正在清理。 I do hope they do a good job. 真希望他們把事情做好。 3. best 最好的 A clean river where people can have a picnic by the riverside 一條乾淨的河，人們可以在河邊野餐 …and go swimming in it under the sun. 豔陽下去河裡游泳。 That would be the best place to be! 那會是最好的地方! 4. time 時間 Yeah, having a good time by the river, just like in the movies! 對啊，就跟電影裡面一樣，在河邊享受美好時光! 你喜歡游泳嗎? 來讀單字。 dirty骯髒的 clean清理 best最好的 time時間 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is the Seine River? a. Prague b. Phuket c. Paris 2. How much did it cost to clean the river? a. Nine billion Taiwan dollars b. Forty billion Taiwan dollars c. Forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars 3. When will the Paralympic athletes swim in the river? a. July b. August c. September Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Boy Works Hard to Make Money Shredders cut paper into lots of very small pieces. Paper goes in and shredded paper comes out! 碎紙機會把紙切成很多小碎片，把紙張放進去，碎片就會出來。 In Japan, a man shredded some papers. He shredded an envelope. Then … oh, no! He remembered the envelope had a ?10,000 yen bill in it! That's about $2,000 Taiwan dollars… 日本有一位男子在用碎紙機的時候，不小心把裝了一張1萬日圓的信封放進碎紙機，1萬日圓大約等於兩千塊台幣。 The man told his son about the shredded bill. If the boy put the bill back together, it was his! But first, he had to find the pieces of the bill… There was lots of shredded paper! 男子告訴他兒子，如果他可以把鈔票拼回去，那張鈔票就是他的。但他要先找出那一張日幣的碎片。 It was very hard! Some pieces of the bill were the same color as other shredded paper! 這非常困難，因為鈔票碎片跟機器裡面的一些別的碎紙顏色一樣。 The boy had another ?10,000 yen bill. He matched the little pieces to the new bill. He didn't find all of the pieces. But he found most of them! It took him three weeks! 男孩拿出另一張1萬日圓的鈔票，用來比對碎片，雖然他沒有找到全部，但他花了三個星期找回了大部分。 He took the shredded bill to a bank. They looked at it carefully. Did they give him a new ?10,000 yen bill? Yes!! 他拿著拚回去的鈔票去銀行，銀行仔細檢查後，給了他一張新的鈔票。 Was $2,000 Taiwan dollars worth all that work? For this boy, yes, it was! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 被碎紙機絞碎的鈔票，小男孩卻有辦法把它們拼回去。 1. piece 片、塊 I found an amazing puzzle! 我找到一個很棒的拼圖! Oh no, how many pieces? 糟糕了，有幾片? Three thousand! 三千片! 2. hard 困難的 That's a bit hard, don't you think? 那有點難，你不覺得嗎? The last time you did a 2-thousand-piece one, 上次你拼兩千片的拼圖，it took you two months! 花了兩個月! 3. have to 必須 That's because one piece was missing. 那是因為有一片不見了。 I had to find it. 我得把它找出來。 Well, at least you found it. 至少你找到了。 Yeah.是的。 4. carefully 小心 This time I'll do it much more carefully.這回我會小心得多。 And spend another three months on it? 再花三個月嗎? I hope not! 我希望不會。 請跟我念今天的單字。 piece片、塊 hard困難的 have to必須 carefully小心 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does a shredder do? a. Finds paper b. Cuts paper c. Colors paper 2. How much money was in the envelope? a. ?2000 yen b. ?10,000 yen c. ?3 yen 3. Who put the ?10,000 yen bill back together? a. The man b. The man's daughter c. The man's son Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Fish Taxi Accident In Oregon, lots of salmon are NOT born in rivers. These baby fish are born in hatcheries. Workers help them grow. Young fish are safe there. 奧勒岡州有很多鮭魚不是在河裡出生，而是在魚卵孵化場。工作人員把牠們安全的養大。 When salmon are about a year and a half old, they leave their hatchery. They take a fish taxi! 到了一歲半，這些小魚就會搭計程車，離開孵化場。 Fish taxis are trucks with a big tank. Hatchery workers put salmon and water in the tank. 鮭魚計程車是裝載巨大魚缸的卡車，工作人員把魚缸裝滿水，把小魚放進去。 The truck drives the fish to a river. The salmon swim down the river to the ocean. There, they become big and strong. 卡車載小魚到河邊，放進河裡，讓牠們從河流游進大海，長成強壯的大魚。 One day, a truck was driving near a river. The tank had more than 100,000 salmon in it. The fish were going to a big river. 有一天，一輛裝了十萬條魚苗的卡車要開到河邊。 But the road was wet. The truck turned and ---oh, no! There was a bad accident! 結果路面濕滑，讓卡車轉彎時出了車禍! The driver was okay! But the tank rolled down by the river. Water and many, many salmon came out of the tank! 還好駕駛沒事，但車上的水缸滾到了河邊！裡面的魚苗幾乎都流出來了。 Some did not live… But 77,000 salmon were very lucky! They fell into the river and swam away! 有的鮭魚沒有活下來，但還是有7萬7千隻的鮭魚很幸運地掉進河裡游走了。 Go, fish! Swim to the ocean! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 鮭魚計程車出了車禍，讓它的乘客通通掉進了河裡。 1. fish 魚。 Let's get a pet. 我們養個寵物吧。 Good idea! A dog or a cat? 好主意，養狗還是養貓? I think we should get some fish.我覺得應該養魚。 2. swim 游泳。 Fish? You can't cuddle a fish! 魚?你沒辦法跟魚抱抱。 But I enjoy watching them swim. 但是我喜歡看牠們游泳。It's so relaxing.讓人很放鬆。 3. water 水。 Okay, so how should we start? 好吧，該怎麼開始? Buy a fish tank and put water in it. 買一個魚缸，放水進去。 4. lucky 幸運的。 Yeah, and I'll find two pairs of colorful fish.對，我去找兩對彩色的魚。 If we're lucky, we'll get baby fish! 我們幸運的話，還會有小貝比魚! Do you like fish as pets? fish魚 swim游泳 water水 lucky幸運的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. In Oregon, where do workers help fish grow? a. The ocean b. Hatcheries c. Rivers 2. What is a "fish taxi"? a. A boat b. A truck c. A car 3. When the accident happened, where did the salmon come out? a. By a river b. On the road c. In a hatchery Answers 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Kid Teacher A young girl was inspired by her older brother and sister. They were doing very well in school. She became excited about doing well in school too! 有一個小女孩她的哥哥姊姊在學校成績優異，她受到啟發，也很希望在學校有所表現。 The girl became the youngest student at her university. Her classmates didn't know she was 13. She felt like a secret superhero! She studied hard to be a teacher. She finished university when she was 15! 她後來成為大學裡最年輕的學生，同學都沒有發現她才13歲，她覺得自己像個隱藏版的超級英雄。她很用功，希望以後當老師，15歲就從大學畢業。 But… she wanted to teach. She didn't want her parents to drive her to work. She wanted to drive. But she had to be 16 to get a driver's license. 她雖然想當老師，可是又不願意讓父母開車送她，只能等到16歲拿到駕照。 The girl got her driver's license and started teaching. At 16, she's the youngest teacher in the U.S.! 女孩拿到駕照後就開始教書，成為美國最年輕的老師。 She teaches Grade 3. She makes her classes fun! She asks her students to try new things. She tells them to think about what they can do, not what they can't do. 她教小學三年級的學生，她的課很好玩。她也鼓勵學生嘗試新的事物，告訴他們要想想，他們能做什麼，而不是不能做什麼。 Her students don't think she's a kid. They see her talking with other teachers. They see her driving. 她的學生不覺得她是個小孩，因為他們看到她跟其他老師聊天，也看到她開車。 This young teacher inspires her students. They try to do and be the best they can. Who inspires you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個女孩從讀書到當老師，都是最年輕的。 1. student 學生 I told my students a joke. 我跟學生講了一個笑話。 But they didn't laugh. 可是他們都沒笑。 What was the joke? 什麼笑話? "How does the ocean say hello? It waves." 海洋如何說哈囉? 它揮揮手。 2. teach 教學 Maybe you need to teach the word "wave" first. 也許你得先教「海浪」這個字。 I think so, too. 我也覺得。 3. youngest 最年輕 But Annie, my youngest student, asked me to explain. 不過我的年紀最小的學生安妮，有要我解釋。 She's only 9. 她只有九歲。 4. class 班級 A 9-year-old in your grade-6 class? 九歲上你六年級的班? Yeah, and she's doing very well. 對，而且她表現很好。 今天學到的單字你還記得嗎? student學生 teach教學 youngest最年輕 class班級 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Who inspired the girl? a. Her older brother b. Her best friend c. A superhero 2. How old was the girl when she became a teacher? a. Thirteen b. Fifteen c. Sixteen 3. What does the teacher tell her students to think about? a. What they can do b. What they can't do c. How to have fun Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From Wild Goats to Pet Goats? A small Italian island has about 100 people. It also has about 600 wild goats! 義大利的一座小島有差不多100位居民跟600多隻的野生山羊。 That's too many wild goats! They are a ‘biiiig’ problem. There isn't enough food for them! Now they go into people's gardens.* *They eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner there! Goodbye, beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables… 野生山羊真的太多了，島上沒有足夠的食物，牠們只好跑進居民的後院吃三餐，漂亮的花、蔬菜水果都沒了。 The mayor is asking for help! He wants people to take 500 goats from the island. Maybe these wild goats can become their pet goats! 市長希望大家可以幫助他把500隻山羊帶離這座島，或許這些山羊可以成為他們的寵物。 Getting a goat is easy.People email the mayor. They say they want a goat. The mayor says okay. Then they go and catch a goat! 要領養山羊很簡單，寄電子郵件給市長說想要一隻，市長同意就可以去抓山羊。 Wait a minute… The island is one tall mountain. It has no roads! It has no cars! It has many, MANY steps. Donkeys carry things up and down. And… goats are VERY good at running up and down mountains. 等等，這座島是一座高山，山上沒有路也沒有車，只有很多的階梯。驢子可以載物品上下樓梯，山羊也很會爬山。 The mayor gives people fifteen days to catch a wild goat.Why? Hmmm… Maybe getting a pet goat here isn't easy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 想要山羊當寵物，看起來困難重重。 1. breakfast 早餐 What’s for breakfast tomorrow? 明天早飯吃什麼? Let’s see…Toast, milk and fruit.我想想，吐司、牛奶跟水果。 Sounds good. 聽起來不錯。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 And what’s for lunch? Just curious. 那中飯呢? 只是好奇。 Maybe some pasta with vegetables. 也許煮點麵條加蔬菜。 Vegetables from our garden? That’ll be great! 我們菜園裡的蔬菜嗎? 那很棒! 3. dinner 晚飯 I won’t be home for dinner, though. 不過我不會在家吃晚飯。 I’m going hiking on Xiangshan.我要去象山健行。 4. up and down 上上下下 What’s the fun of going up and down that hill? 爬上爬下那座山有什麼好玩的? The weather is so hot.天氣又這麼熱。 The night view is beautiful! 夜景很漂亮! 這些都是常用的單字。 breakfast早餐 vegetable蔬菜 dinner晚飯 up and down上上下下 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many wild goats are there on the island? a. Fifty b. One hundred c. Six hundred 2. What do the wild goats eat? a. Pet food b. Vegetables c. Seafood 3. What do you need to do first to get a goat from the island? a. Feed the goat b. Ride a donkey c. Email the mayor Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Space Junk Zooms Over California Do you look at the sky at night? Well, one night in California, people saw a big, bright light. It zoomed across the sky. Maybe it was a plane or a shooting star. But… it was falling to the Earth! 你會抬頭看晚上的天空嗎? 加州有一天晚上，民眾看到一道很亮的光，劃過天空。那可能是飛機或是流星。但是它卻掉到了地球上! Later, scientists said it was a piece of a rocket. Pieces of broken or old rockets and satellites are space junk. 後來科學家說那是火箭的碎片。舊的火箭、衛星的碎片都是太空垃圾。 Millions of pieces of space junk zoom around the Earth. The pieces can zoom 28,000 kilometers an hour! They're a big problem! Space junk can hit satellites or spaceships. 數以百萬計的太空垃圾碎片繞著地球轉，它們移動的速度可以高達每一小時2萬8千公里，可能會打到衛星或太空船。 Sometimes space junk falls to the Earth. Scientists said the space junk falling over California was about 1,500 kilograms! But no one found it. Metal becomes very, very hot when it falls to the Earth. Maybe the space junk burned up! 科學家說掉在加州的太空垃圾重達1500公斤，但是沒有人找到。可能它掉落的時候，金屬過熱，整個燒掉了。 Scientists are finding ways to clean up space junk. They want to keep everyone safe from it. 科學家也在想辦法清理太空垃圾，保護大家安全。 Maybe you'll see a bright light zooming across the night sky too. Maybe it will be a plane or a shooting star. Or maybe it'll be space junk! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 劃過夜空的亮光，可能是太空垃圾進入地球大氣層燃燒的火花。 1. junk 垃圾 Did you see that? 你看到了嗎? I sure did! It's amazing, isn't it? 看到了，很精彩吧? My guess is that it's space junk.我猜是太空垃圾。 2. piece 碎片 Why? 為什麼呢? Because it seems to have many pieces. 因為似乎有很多片。 Maybe they are parts of a big rocket. 也許是一枚大火箭的零件。 That would be so cool! 那很酷呢! 3. fall 掉落 The pieces may fall on us. 可能會掉在我們頭上呢. That would be big news! 那會是大新聞! 4. hit 打擊 You're not worried? 你不擔心? Not at all. 一點也不。 I'm sure they won't hit me.肯定不會打到我。 Look, another one is coming! 你看，又來了一個! Help! 救命啊! Have you ever seen space junk? junk垃圾 piece碎片 fall掉落 hit打擊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What was in the sky over California? a. A piece of a rocket b. A shooting star c. A plane 2. What is space junk? a. New spaceships b. Pieces of satellites c. Space travel snacks 3. Why is space junk a problem? a. It's not healthy. b. It's old. c. It can hit satellites. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn