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Taiwan’s First Medal in Paris This year, the world came together for the Summer Olympics. It was in Paris. 全世界都在上個月為了巴黎奧運聚在一起 ! Many countries compete in many sports. Some sports are swimming and running. Other sports use guns.* *Skeet uses guns. 許多國家都會參與各項比賽。有些運動是游泳和跑步，也有些運動要使用到槍。定向飛靶射擊比賽就需要用到槍。 In skeet, an athlete shoots two flying discs. They're eleven centimeters wide. That's small! 定向飛靶射擊比賽，選手必須射中兩個飛靶，都只有 11 公分寬，非常的小 ! The athlete says "Pull!" Then the discs fly out very fast! One flies from the left! One flies from the right! Then… Bang! Bang! The athlete shoots two times. He tries to hit both discs. That's hard! 當選手說:「pull ! 放飛靶」時，兩片飛靶會很快地從左右兩邊飛出來，然後…選手發射兩次，要試著打中兩片飛靶，真困難! Lee Meng-yuan is the first Taiwanese skeet athlete at the Olympics. He's 29 years old. He began shooting when he was six. 李孟遠是第一個參加奧運的台灣定向飛靶選手，他今年二十九歲，他從六歲就開始射擊。 Lee competed against 29 athletes first. He did very well! Then he competed against five. He won a bronze medal! 李孟遠一開始和其他二十九個選手比賽，他表現得非常好，一路晉級，最後和五個選手競爭，他贏得了銅牌! It's Taiwan's first shooting medal. And it's Taiwan's first Paris Olympics medal! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 定向飛靶射擊難度很高，而李孟遠奪得奧運銅牌。 1. sports 運動。 Of all those Olympic sports, which one would you choose? 所有那些奧運項目，你會選哪一種? If I were to join the Games?假如我要參加的話嗎? 2. swim 游泳。 Definitely not badminton. 絕對不是羽球。I’ll lose every game.每場比賽我都會輸。I can’t swim either. 我也不會游泳。 3. run 跑。 Maybe pole vault. 也許撐竿跳。Yeah, I can do that. 那個我可以。 You want to be a pole vault athlete? 你要當撐竿跳運動員? Yeah, I like running and jumping.我喜歡跑和跳。 4. win 贏得。 And when I win, when I receive the gold medal, everyone will come to congratulate me… 我贏的時候，拿金牌，大家都會來恭喜我。 Oh, cut it out, Nancy! 好啦，南西! 來一起讀單字。 sports運動 swim游泳 run跑 win贏得 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What sport does Lee Meng-yuan do? a. Swimming b. Skeet c. Running 2. Which medal did Lee Meng-yuan win? a. Bronze b. Silver c. Gold 3. How many athletes did Lee Meng-yuan compete against first? a. 5 athletes b. 6 athletes c. 29 athletes Answers 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan's Kids Get Free Milk Ahhhh! Milk is good for you. Most of the milk people drink comes from cows. This milk helps your bones and teeth become stronger. 牛奶對身體好，喝牛奶可以幫助骨頭跟牙齒強壯。 Last year, people in Taiwan drank 20 liters of milk each. But that's much less than people in Europe and Australia. Europeans drank 53 liters each. Australians drank 92 liters each! 台灣去年每人平均喝20公升的牛奶，比歐洲跟澳洲人少很多。歐洲每個人一年喝掉53公升，澳洲每人喝92公升。 Taiwan knows that milk is good for kids. So kids from three years old to twelve years old are getting free milk! They're getting it at school. More than one million kids in Taiwan are getting free milk. That's a lot of milk! 台灣知道牛奶對兒童的身體好，所以3到12歲，一共超過100萬個兒童可以在學校免費拿牛奶。 All that milk isn't cheap. Taiwan will pay more than one billion Taiwan dollars every year! 這麼多的牛奶並不便宜，每年需要多花超過十億台幣。 Some kids can't drink milk. But that's okay! They don't have to drink it. They are getting a kind of soy milk. It can also help their bones and teeth become stronger. 有一些兒童沒辦法喝牛奶，他們可以得到豆漿，一樣可以強化骨頭跟牙齒。 Milk helps kids to be strong and healthy. Now kids in Taiwan can drink more milk, for free! Kids here will be stronger and healthier. That's great! Let's drink some milk together. Cheers! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 全台灣的小學生，從這學期開始每星期可以喝兩次免費鮮奶。 1. have to 必需。 Wait, will you drink your milk? 等一下，你要喝牛奶吧? Do I have to? I'm already full! 一定要喝嗎?我已經飽了。 2. drink 喝。 Then just drink half a glass. 那就喝半杯。It'll make you grow taller.會讓你長更高。 I'm already tall. 我已經很高了。 That's true.那倒是真的。 3. bone 骨頭。 It'll give you healthy bones too. 牛奶也會給你健康的骨頭。 And healthy bones let me jump high and run fast. 健康骨頭讓我跳得高，跑得快。 Exactly! 完全正確! 4. soy milk 豆漿。 I'm happy you know that! 我真高興你知道。 How about soy milk? Is it good too? 那豆漿呢，也很好嗎? Yeah, as good as milk.對，跟牛奶一樣好。 Let's all drink more milk and soy milk. 一起來讀單字。have to必需 drink喝 bone骨頭 soy milk豆漿 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does milk help become stronger? a. Bones and teeth b. Eyes and nose c. Hands and feet 2. Who will pay for the milk? a. Parents b. Kids c. Taiwan 3. How many kids will get free milk? a. About 1,000 b. More than one million c. About one billion Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good Health for Back to School It's back to school for you! But! It's also back to catching colds… More sneezing and coughing are around you! But there are many ways to stay healthy. 嘿!該是你們回學校上課的時後囉! 但是隨著開學，越來越多身邊的人咳嗽和打噴嚏，你們也更加容易感冒，不過，有很多保持健康的好方法哦。 Listen up! What's the first thing to do before you eat? Well, you wash your hands! Using soap is important. You can't see the germs and viruses on your hands. But germs and viruses can make you sick. Water doesn't kill them… Soap kills them! When there's no soap and water, find some hand sanitizer. 聽著，吃飯前該做的第一件事情是什麼呢? 就是用肥皂洗手! 你看不到讓你生病的細菌和病毒，所以要用肥皂或是乾洗手消滅他們! Next, eat healthy foods! Vegetables, fruits, and whole grains are good for you. Don't be picky! Take a bite of broccoli. One bite is better than no broccoli! 下一步就是要吃健康的食物啦! 蔬菜、水果還有全榖根莖類都會幫助你，不要挑剔! 咬一口花椰菜吧! 總比都沒有吃花椰菜來的好。 Finally, at the end of the day, it's bedtime. Thirty minutes before bedtime, turn off your TV and your computer. Put away your phone. That can help you sleep better. Get lots of sleep. Your body needs to rest and get ready for a new day! 最後，到了睡覺時間! 睡前 30 分鐘要關上電視、電腦，還有把手機拿開，這可以幫助你睡得更好，讓身體休息並為隔天做準備。 Wash your hands, eat healthy foods, and get lots of sleep, okay? Stay healthy out there, kids! Now, with clean hands, eat lunch! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 開學了，正是培養健康生活習慣的好時機。 1. bite 咬。 Wow, what's this? 哇，這是什麼? Shrimp cooked with peas.蝦仁炒豌豆。 Here, take a bite. 來吃一口。 Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真好吃! Yeah? You like it? 是嗎? 你很喜歡? 2. healthy 健康的。 I sure do.我很喜歡。 Good! It's easy to cook, and very healthy too. 真好，它很容易做，又很健康。 Low in calories.熱量又低。 3. better than 比什麼好。 Can I have more? 我可以再多吃一點嗎? Of course, you can have half of it.當然，你可以吃一半。 This is definitely better than hamburgers. 這絕對比漢堡好。 4. picky 挑剔的。 You're not picky, are you? 你不挑剔，對吧? Not at all. I'll eat whatever dishes you make. 一點也不，你做什麼我都吃。 Do you eat vegetables every day? 來一起讀單字。 bite咬 healthy健康的 better than比什麼好 picky挑剔的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. When is washing your hands the first thing to do? a. Before you eat b. When you eat c. After you eat 2. What is good for you to eat? a. Hand sanitizer b. Vegetables c. Viruses 3. What is good to do thirty minutes before bedtime? a. Put away your phone b. Eat lots of fruit c. Wash your hands Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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