K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Christmas is coming in a few days! Are you excited? 再過幾天就是耶誕節了!你很期待嗎? Some people eat special food for Christmas. In the UK, people eat roasted goose, chicken, or turkey. Some people in Ethiopia eat wat with flatbread. Wat is a thick, spicy chicken soup. It's delicious! 耶誕節有些人會準備特別的料理，像是英國人吃烤雞、烤鵝肉或火雞。伊索比亞人吃沃特配薄餅。沃特是一種濃郁辛辣的雞湯，十分美味。 Some people put up Christmas decorations at home. In the USA and South Korea, people put up Christmas trees, lights, and garlands. Garlands are long, thick lines of leaves. They're beautiful! 美國跟南韓也有人會在家裡擺放耶誕裝飾。像是耶誕樹、燈、跟耶誕花環。 Some people do things outside. In Australia, Christmas Eve is for Christmas songs. That night, people hold candles and sing. It's hot there, so some people have Christmas at the beach! It's great! 有一些人是在戶外過聖誕節。澳洲在耶誕之夜會唱耶誕歌曲，這天晚上大家拿著蠟燭唱歌。因為天氣熱，有些人會在海邊慶祝。 Some people go to festivals. In Mexico, a nine-day festival has a pi?ata every night. The pi?ata is star-shaped. There's something inside! Kids hit the pi?ata with a stick. It opens! Candy falls out! It's fun! 也有人參加慶典。墨西哥有個長達9天的耶誕節慶，在那9個晚上都會敲打皮娜塔。小朋友拿著棍子敲打皮娜塔，裡面就會掉出糖果。 People around the world enjoy Christmas in many ways. Now Santa's on his way. The holiday fun is starting! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕節有無窮的魅力，世界各地的人都喜歡慶祝這個節日。 1. in many ways 在很多方面 Santa Claus is a fun person in many ways. 耶誕老公公是個有趣的人。 For one thing, he drives a sleigh. 舉例說吧，他駕駛雪撬。 2. excited 興奮高興的 Yeah, that's true. 對啊，確實是。 And everyone is excited to see him. 而且大家都高興看到他。 3. toy 玩具 He gives away toys and other gifts. 他會送玩具和其他的禮物。 People and parents buy those things, too. 爸爸媽媽或是一般人也會買那些。 4. inside, outside 裡面外面 And he doesn't stay inside.而且他不待在屋子裡。 He's always running around outside.他總是在外面跑來跑去。 That's because it's his job! 因為他的工作就是那樣。 來一起讀單字。 in many ways在很多方面 excited高興的 toy玩具 inside, outside 裡面外面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What decorations do people in South Korea put up? a. Garlands b. Candles c. Pi?atas 2. What is a special food in the UK? a. Wat with flatbread b. A roasted goose c. Candy 3. Where do some people in Australia go on Christmas Day? a. The beach b. Santa's home c. The UK Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dangerous Dragons Seen in Ocean Near Keelung Villager: DRAGON! Narrator: In some stories, dragons are very scary. They're huge lizards with wings! They blow fire from their mouths! They eat people! They tear down buildings! 龍在一些故事裡是很可怕的動物。牠們很像長翅膀的大蜥蜴，會噴火、吃人，還會推倒建築物。 Dragons aren't so bad. Look at dragonflies. They fly, but they don't blow fire! And they're too small to tear down buildings… 但也不是所有的龍都很可怕。像是dragonfly…蜻蜓…會飛但是不會噴火。 Blue sea dragons sometimes come to the ocean around Taiwan. They're smaller than dragonflies. The biggest are three centimeters long! 海底有一種生物叫「藍龍」有時候會靠近台灣附近海域，牠們只有3公分長。 They're bright blue on one side and gray on the other. This hides them from birds and fish. They have long, flat bodies with… dragon wings! These are small parts with many long fingers. 牠們長長的身體一邊是亮藍色，另一邊是灰色，還有觸角，看起來就像龍的翅膀。 Blue sea dragons are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean." That's because they're very poisonous! If you see a blue sea dragon, stay far, far away! 藍龍被稱為「大海最美的殺手」。因為牠們有毒，要記得離牠們遠一點。 Seven blue sea dragons were seen in the ocean near Keelung. It's rare to see so many at one time! 在基隆附近海域看到七隻藍龍，很少能一次看到這麼多隻! Seven poisonous blue sea dragons are near Keelung… Why are we here?! RUN!!! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 住在海裡的藍龍不是童話故事裡的龍，而是真正的有毒生物。 1. lizard 蜥蜴 Dragons are lizards, right? 龍是蜥蜴，對嗎? No, well, yes. 不對，也對。 I mean, dragons are not real.我的意思是龍不是真的。 2. scary 嚇人的 I want my dragons to fly and fight.我要我的龍會飛會戰鬥。 In the story you're writing? 在你寫的故事裡嗎? Yeah, my dragons will be very scary.對，我的龍會很可怕。 3. hide 躲藏 If I see your dragon, I'll run and hide. 假如我看到你的龍，要趕快跑去躲起來。 That will be useless because my dragon can find you. 沒有用，因為我的龍會找到你。 4. tear down 破壞、拆掉 It will tear down your hiding place and eat you! 牠會毀掉你躲的地方，把你吃掉! 今天的單字很好玩喔！ lizard蜥蜴 scary嚇人的 hide躲藏 tear down破壞、拆掉 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do dragonflies do? a. Fly b. Blow fire c. Tear down buildings 2. What are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean"? a. Dragons b. Dragonflies c. Blue sea dragons 3. How long are the biggest blue sea dragons? a. 1 centimeter b. 3 centimeters c. 7 centimeters Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Chick Makes Zoo Happy There are many kinds of penguins. Some of them live in a very cold place called Antarctica. The Emperor penguin lives there. 世界上有很多種不同的企鵝。南極洲就有皇帝企鵝。 Mother Emperor penguins lay an egg once a year. They give the egg to the father. The father emperor penguin sits on it. He keeps it warm 24 hours a day… for 65 days! This helps the penguin chick grow inside the egg. 每一年皇帝企鵝媽媽只下一顆蛋。然後交給企鵝爸爸孵蛋65天，讓企鵝寶寶長大。 Some Emperor penguins live in a zoo. One day, workers found an egg. A baby Emperor penguin was coming! This egg was special! 動物園裡也有皇帝企鵝。有一天，工作人員找到一顆皇帝企鵝蛋，有一隻企鵝寶寶要誕生了。 The workers kept the egg warm. The chick grew safely inside the egg. Then it was ready to come out! 工作人員讓蛋保持溫暖，企鵝寶寶才能在蛋裡平安長大，準備孵化。 But the egg was too hard for the chick! The workers made a small hole in the egg. For two days, they helped the chick come out! 但是蛋殼對企鵝寶寶來說太硬了! 工作人員在蛋上鑽了一個小洞。花了兩天的時間幫助企鵝寶寶鑽出來。 The workers were very happy. Almost no Emperor penguins are born in zoos. This zoo waited 13 years for this Emperor penguin chick! 工作人員很高興，動物園整整等了13年才第一次迎接皇帝企鵝寶寶的誕生! The zoo asked everyone to pick the new baby chick's name. They picked the name "Pearl." Pearl's a special chick! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這座動物園歡喜迎接一隻皇帝企鵝寶寶。 1. name 名字 What's a good name for an anteater? 食蟻獸叫什麼名字好? Anteaters? 食蟻獸? The new baby anteater born in the zoo? 那隻生在動物園的食蟻獸寶寶? Right, that's the one.對，就是那隻。 2. ask 問、請求 How about "Snuffle?" "聞聞看"怎麼樣? Oh, that's a good one! 很棒的名字! The zoo asks people to offer names? 動物園要大家提供名字嗎? Yeah, isn't it fun? 對，不是很好玩嗎? 3. come out 出來 I'd like to see the animal.我想看看那隻動物。 Do you think it will come out? 你覺得牠會出來嗎? That I don't know.這我就不知了。 4. warm 溫暖的 Tomorrow is a very warm day.明天天氣很溫暖。 It'll be a nice day to visit the zoo. 是去動物園玩的好天氣。 這些單字很常用到。 name名字 ask問，請求 come out出來 warm溫暖的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Emperor penguins live? a. The USA b. China c. Antarctica 2. How many days do father Emperor penguins sit on an egg? a. 2 b. 24 c. 65 3. How many years did the zoo wait for a new chick? a. 3 years b. 13 years c. 30 years Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mysteries of 100,000 Old Coins Found in Japan Scientists found 100,000 very old coins in Japan! Now they have many mysteries to solve! 科學家在日本找到10萬個古老硬幣! 現在他們有很多謎團要解開! The owner of the coins is a mystery. But the person who put the coins in the ground is a mystery too. Maybe the owner buried the coins. Or… maybe thieves buried them! 這些硬幣的主人是誰，又是誰把它們埋進了土裡? 可能是硬幣的主人，也可能是小偷。 The reason the coins were buried is a mystery. Maybe the owner was worried about a war or was hiding them from a king. Maybe the coins were too heavy for thieves! 為甚麼要埋這些錢呢? 硬幣主人可能擔心戰爭，或是被國王搶走。還是小偷覺得太重了! The coins are a mystery. The oldest are 2,000 years old! Why did the owner have these very old coins? Maybe the owner liked old coins. Maybe in the owner's family, the coins went from parent to child many, many, many times! 這些硬幣有的可以追溯到2000年前，也許這個人就喜歡收集古錢，也有可能傳了好幾代。 Many of the coins are Chinese. Maybe Chinese traders came here many times. Maybe Japanese traders went to China. 很多硬幣來自中國。也許中國貿易商來過日本很多次，或是日本商人去過中國。 Can scientists solve all the mysteries about these 100,000 old coins? What do you think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在日本出土的古老錢幣，讓專家非常好奇。 1. thief 竊賊 Why would a thief want to steal coins? 小偷為什麼想偷硬幣? They are heavy and worthless! 它又重又不值錢。 Maybe he can't find gold.也許他找不黃金? 2. maybe 也許 Or maybe he likes the sound of coins. 也或許他喜歡錢幣的聲音。 That's a good reason.那是很好的理由。 I like the sound too. 我也喜歡那個聲音。 3. old 古老的 There's something about old coins. 古老錢幣很特別。 You feel you're touching history.你覺得好像在觸摸歷史。 Really? 真的嗎? 4. king 君王 Yeah, think about it. 對啊，你想想看。 Kings, traders and common people would all use them. 君王、貿易商和一般人都會用。 Do you collect coins? Let's read these words. thief竊賊 maybe也許 old古老的 king君王 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many coins were found? a. 100 b. 1,100 c. 100,000 2. How old are the oldest coins found? a. 800 years old b. 1,000 years old c. 2,000 years old 3. Where did many of the coins come from? a. South Korea b. China c. India Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Horse Makes Plane Go Back to Airport  Do you dream about traveling with your pet? In Taiwan, you can travel by plane with your dog, cat, or rabbit. But in the plane, animals don't sit with people. 你有想過跟寵物一起旅行嗎? 在台灣，你可以跟寵物貓、狗或兔子一起坐飛機旅行，但是寵物不會跟人坐在一起。 Animals are in the cargo hold. That's where the suitcases are. Dogs, cats, and other animals are safe in cages there. But sometimes, an animal gets out! 寵物會關在籠子裡，待在堆放行李的貨艙。但有時候，寵物會跑出來。 A plane was taking horses from New York to Europe. A strong wind blew. The plane shook! 一架載著馬的飛機要從紐約飛往歐洲。突然颳大風，讓飛機發生震動。 A horse got out of its cage! No one knows how it got out. But the horse did not go back into its cage! 結果有一匹馬跑出了籠子，沒有人知道牠是怎麼出來的，但是也沒有辦法讓牠回到籠子裡。 The pilot needed help! He turned the plane around. He wanted to go back to New York for help. But the plane was too heavy! It was dangerous to land! 飛機的駕駛想要掉頭回紐約尋求幫助，但是飛機的燃油還滿載，太重了，降落的時候會有危險。 So the pilot let fifty six thousand liters of gas go into the air outside. Then the plane landed safely. An animal doctor helped the horse. 所以飛機駕駛在空中放掉5萬6千公升的油，讓飛機安全的降落。獸醫也來檢查馬的狀況。 This horse got out of his cage. But most animals are safe in planes. When you take your pet on a plane, make sure your pet can stay in its cage! Vocabulary 這匹逃出來的馬讓飛機駕駛緊張，只好回頭降落紐約機場。 1. plane 飛機 Why are you packing your cat’s stuff? 妳為什麼在打包貓的東西? Because I’m taking him on board a plane.因為我要帶牠搭飛機。 2. travel 旅行 What?! Are you kidding? 什麼啊，你在開玩笑吧? They won’t let you travel with Charlie.他們不會讓你跟查理一起旅行的。 I know that. He’ll be in cargo. 我知道，牠會待在貨艙。 3. shake 震動 He’ll be scared when the plane shakes.飛機震動時牠會害怕。 It shouldn’t be that bad.不會那麼糟糕。 Charlie is a strong cat. 查理是很堅強的貓。 4. sometimes 有時候 Sometimes I really don’t understand you. 有時候我真搞不懂你。 Well, I just don’t want to leave Charlie. 我就是不想離開查理。 Please read the vocabulary with me. plane飛機 travel旅行 shake震動 sometimes有時候 Quiz 1. Which animal can you not take on a plane in Taiwan? a. A dog b. A cat c. A snake 2. Which animal got out of its cage? a. A rabbit b. A horse c. A cat 3. How many liters of gas went into the air? a. 560 b. 5,600 c. 56,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

New York City’s Flying Taxis Nobody likes sitting in traffic! Cars, buses, and trucks move very slowly. They make lots of bad smells, dirty air, and noise! People get angry. They honk their horns. 沒有人喜歡塞車。塞車的時候，車輛很緩慢地移動。這樣會製造很多噪音、廢氣。駕駛也容易生氣，一直按喇叭。 How can we get away from all that slow, stinky, noisy traffic? 我們如何避免慢吞吞，臭烘烘，而且吵鬧的塞車呢? There's great news! New taxis are coming to New York City. They’re electric, so they don’t make bad smells or dirty air. And they never sit in traffic… Why? Because these taxis can fly! 好消息! 紐約有新的電動計程車，沒有廢氣，還不會塞車。為什麼呢?因為這些計程車會飛ㄟ! Electric air taxis look like very big drones with car seats! They fly with six small propellers.* *These make flying easier. 空中計程車看起來像大型的無人機， 裡面有汽車座椅，還有六個螺旋槳。 Electric air taxis can fly in all directions. They can go up and down,left and right,to the front and to the back! 空中計程車可以飛上下、左右、往前、還往後。 Electric air taxis can carry a pilot and four passengers. These air taxis are fast. They take seven minutes to fly from the airport to the middle of the city. That's much, much faster than driving! 空中計程車可以搭載一名駕駛跟四位乘客。從機場到市中心只需要7分鐘，比汽車快得多。 Do you want to fly an electric air taxi in New York City one day? It will be love at first flight! Vocabulary 空中計程車可能成為未來最受歡迎的交通工具。 1. fly 飛 I can’t wait for these taxis to come here! 我簡直等不及這些計程車來這裡了。 Yeah, imagine seeing them flying outside the office window. 對啊，想像一下它們就在辦公室外面飛。 2. electric 電力的 They look just like helicopters. 它們很像直升機。 But they’re electric, so very quiet. 不過是用電力，所以很安靜。 3. up and down 上上下下 There will be traffic jams in the air! 會發生空中塞車! No, because they can go up and down, left and right. 不會，因為它們可以上上下下，左左右右。 4. easier 比較容易的 You really like to take a flying taxi, don’t you? 你真的會很想搭空中計程車，對吧? I do. It will make my life so much easier! 對啊，會讓我的生活輕鬆得多。 Do you like the idea of flying taxis? Fly飛 electric 電力的 up and down上上下下 easier 比較容易的 Quiz 1. What’s slow, stinky, and noisy? a. Traffic b. The new taxis c. Car seats 2. Why don’t these taxis sit in traffic? a. They drive fast. b. They fly. c. They go left and right. 3. How many passengers can these taxis carry? a. Four b. Five c. Seven Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Animal Video Surprises Scientists Sir David's echidnas lived when dinosaurs lived. That was two hundred million years ago! These animals were living sixty years ago. After that, scientists didn't see any alive. They thought these echidnas were extinct… 艾登堡針鼴鼠從2億年前恐龍還沒滅絕的時候就存在。牠們消失了 60年。科學家以為牠們絕種了。 But last month, scientists found a Sir David's echidna! It was on a mountain in Indonesia. They weren't looking for it. They put video cameras outside. The cameras took videos of animals. The scientists looked at the videos later. Then they saw the echidna! They were very surprised! 但是在上個月，科學家在印尼山上拍到艾登堡針鼴鼠。他們非常驚訝! Sir David's echidnas are cool. Their nose is twenty centimeters long! These echidnas blow bubbles from their nose to cool down. 艾登堡針鼴鼠很特別。牠們的鼻子長達20公分，還會從鼻子噴泡泡來降溫。 They make holes in soft dirt with their nose. They make holes to find food. 牠們還會在土裡挖洞覓食。 Sir David's echidnas don't have teeth. Their long, sticky tongue gets food fast! They eat ants and earthworms. 牠們沒有牙齒，但是有又長又黏的舌頭吃螞蟻跟蚯蚓。 These echidnas have quills. Quills are sharp and spiky. When an echidna is scared, it rolls into a spiky ball! No animals want to touch a spiky ball! 這些針鼴鼠身上也有尖銳的刺。如果牠們受到驚嚇，身體會縮成一顆球，防止其他的動物靠近。 These cool Sir David's echidnas aren't extinct. They're living! That's great for them - and us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這種奇特的動物原本以為已經絕種，不料卻重新露面。 1. look at 注視 Hey, look at what I found! 你看我找到的東西! Wow, so cool! 哇，真酷! But are they bones? 但這些是骨頭嗎? Maybe, I'm not sure. 也許吧，我不確定。 2. teeth 牙齒 They look like teeth, right? 它們看起來像牙齒，對不對? They could be, but you should show them to scientists. 有可能，不過你應該拿給科學家看。 3. ago 以前 Yeah, scientists should be able to answer my questions. 對，科學家應該可以回答我的問題。 They can tell you how long ago these animals lived.他們會告訴你這些動物生活在多久以前。 4. look for 尋找 Let's look for more bones here. 我們在這裡多找找骨頭。 Right, we may find a big dinosaur! 對啊，我們可能找到一隻大恐龍! 今天的單字你記住了嗎? look at注視 teeth牙齒 ago以前 look for尋找 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animals are extinct? a. Sir David's echidnas b. Dinosaurs c. Earthworms 2. What kind of tongue does the animal in the story have? a. Long and sticky b. Short and fast c. Thin and strong 3. What does the animal in the story have? a. Long hair b. A long nose c. Teeth Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer Dancing is an art. It’s creative. It’s beautiful. And it’s very, very difficult! 跳舞是一種藝術。它很優美但是也很難。 Liu Ziqing is from a small village in northern China. As a boy, he watched a movie about ballet. He loved it. So he watched it again and again and again… He watched the same movie more than ten times! 劉子青來自中國北方的小村落。他小時候看了一部關於芭蕾的電影，他非常喜歡，看了很多次。 Ziqing had a dream. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. But his family was very poor. They had no money for ballet lessons. So Ziqing forgot about his dream. 他夢想成為芭蕾舞者，但是他家太窮了，沒有錢負擔芭蕾舞課。 Ziqing grew up. He fell in love and got married. He had a family. He became a farmer. He also worked as a street cleaner. 劉子青長大成家，而他的工作是農夫跟清道夫。 Years went by. Then Ziqing was 53 years old. He saw a TV program.* *It was for ballet lessons! 很多年之後，53歲的劉子青看到電視上有芭蕾舞課程。 That was ten years ago. Ziqing is 63 years old now. And he’s living his dream! 十年過去了。劉子青現在63歲，他實現了他的夢想! Ziqing is now a professional ballet dancer! He’s very popular. His story has gone viral online! 他現在是專業的芭蕾舞者，非常受大家歡迎。 他的故事也在網路上流傳。 It took Ziqing many, many years to follow his dream. Now he’s very happy! Do you have a dream? Vocabulary 63歲的芭蕾爺爺，非常高興終於能夠實現夢想。 1. dream 夢想 My dream is to write a book. 我夢想寫一本書。 I didn’t know you’re a writer.我不知道你是作家。 2. difficult 困難的 I’m not, and that’s why I need time to practice. 我不是，這是為什麼我需要時間練習。 Writing is a difficult art. 寫作是一門困難的藝術。 3. creative 創造性的 It’s a creative art. 它是創作的藝術。 I need to think of something that nobody has written before. 我得想一些沒有人寫過的東西。 4. online 在網路上 What about runaway lions? 逃走的獅子怎麼樣? But I know nothing about lions! 但是我對獅子一無所知! That’s okay. I’m sure it’ll go viral online. 沒關係。我敢說一定會在網路上爆紅。 So what’s your dream? dream夢想 difficult困難的 creative創造性的 online在網路上 Quiz 1. Where is the small village Ziqing is from? a. Southern China b. Central China c. Northern China 2. Where did Ziqing watch ballet lessons? a. In a movie b. On TV c. On a bus 3. How old is Ziqing now? a. 43 b. 53 c. 63 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Japan has special days for kids. There's Girls' Day. There's Children's Day. There's Shichi-Go-San. Kids think New Year's Day is their day too! 日本有很多兒童的特殊節日，像是女兒節、兒童節、七五三節，甚至是新年兒童也覺得是他們的節日。 On some special days, families go to a shrine. They pray for their kids' health and happiness. 在特殊節日，父母會帶孩子去神社，祈求孩子健康幸福。 But Japan doesn't have many kids. Every year, fewer and fewer kids go to shrines. 但是日本少子化，去神社參拜的兒童越來越少。 Many people have dogs and cats. More and more people take their pets to a shrine. They pray for their pet's health and happiness. But Japan has no special days for pets. 很多人養寵物貓或是狗，帶寵物去神社的人日漸增多，祈求牠們健康平安。 但是日本沒有寵物的特殊節日。 Now there's a special day at the Dog-Cat Shrine near Tokyo! It's Shichi-Go-San for pets. This shrine makes human mommies and daddies of dogs and cats happy. 鄰近東京的神社現在舉辦寵物的七五三節，讓毛小孩主人很開心。 Kids wear special clothes called kimonos for Shichi-Go-San. So pets wear kimonos too! 兒童會在七五三節穿上和服，貓狗也會在這天穿上和服。 Kids have to be three, five, or seven years old for Shichi-Go-San. So pets have to be three, five, or seven years old too. 兒童到了三歲、五歲或七歲就會在七五三節去神社參拜。寵物也是一樣。 For many people, their pets are their family. Now their pets share in a special kids' day at the Dog-Cat Shrine! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 寵物很像家人，也有屬於牠們的節日。 1. fewer and fewer 越來越少 There are fewer and fewer people keeping birds as pets. 養鳥當寵物的人越來越少了。 You may be right.也許你是對的。 I guess birds are too noisy. 我猜是鳥太吵鬧了。 2. clothes 衣服 When I was little, my mom loved to have birds at home. 我小時候我媽媽喜歡在家裡養鳥。 On cold days, she even put little clothes on them! 天氣冷時她甚至幫鳥穿上小衣服。 3. children 兒童 And we the children were responsible for feeding the birds.我們這些小孩負責餵鳥。 Did they sing? 牠們會唱歌嗎? Oh, yes, their sounds were sweet. 會啊，牠們的歌聲很好聽。 They made my family very happy. 讓我的家人很開心。 來一起讀一遍今天的單字。 fewer and fewer越來越少 clothes衣服 children兒童 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are more and more people taking to shrines? a. Their kids b. Their pets c. Their mommies and their daddies 2. Where can people take their pets on Shichi-Go-San? a. The Family Shrine b. The Dog-Cat Shrine c. The Pet Shrine 3. Which pet can wear special clothes on Shichi-Go-San? a. A six-year-old dog b. A seven-year-old cat c. An eight-year-old rabbit Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Museum to Give Back Important Headdress Indigenous people are the first to live in a place. Taiwan has many Indigenous groups: Amis people, Paiwan people, Atayal people, and others. 原住民指的是最開始定居在一個地方的族群。台灣有很多原住民族，像是阿美族、排灣族、泰雅族等等。 Indigenous groups live all over the world. They have sacred traditions and beliefs. These are very, very important things the groups do and think. 世界各地都有原住民。他們有神聖的傳統跟信仰，這對他們做事情或是思考的方式非常重要。 They have sacred things. Some are headdresses. These are beautiful head coverings. They have important meanings. 他們有神聖的東西，例如頭飾，也就是戴在頭上的美麗裝飾，這些都有重要的意義。 The Siksika Nation is an Indigenous group in Canada. About one hundred thirty years ago, a man from the UK took a sacred headdress from them. Then he took it back to the UK. It was in a museum there for more than one hundred years. 西格西卡人是加拿大原住民。130年前，一名英國男子拿走族人的頭飾，帶回英國，收藏在博物館裡超過100年。 The Siksika headdress has eagle and hawk feathers. It has buffalo horns and porcupine quills. Long ago, an important woman wore it to important religious events. 這個頭飾有老鷹羽毛、水牛角跟豪豬的刺。很久以前，只有身分重要的女性才能穿戴去宗教場合。 Now the Siksika Nation wants it back! 現在西格西卡人想把它拿回來。 The museum is sorry they had the headdress. They know it's very important. They’re giving it back to the Siksika Nation next year. 博物館覺得很抱歉擁有這個頭飾，他們明白它的重要性，也會在明年歸還給西格西卡人。 Museums everywhere have sacred things. Let's hope these sacred things go home to their people! Vocabulary 英國的博物館對這個原住民族群很抱歉，準備歸還多年前取得的頭飾。 1. tradition 傳統 Do Taiwanese women wear a white gown…台灣女子穿不穿白色禮服… when they get married? 結婚時嗎? Yeah, they do. It’s a tradition.穿啊，那是傳統。 2. wear 穿著 People here love the color red, too. 這兒的人也喜歡紅色。 They do.是沒錯。 Brides often wear red dresses at the wedding feast.新娘經常在喜宴上穿紅色洋裝。 3. long ago 很久以前。 Long ago my grandma told me red meant celebration. 很久以前阿嬤告訴我紅色表示慶祝。 That’s right. 對。 4. hope 希望 Everybody hopes to get red envelopes on New Year’s Day. 每個人都希望新年拿紅包。 I certainly hope so! 我當然這麼希望。 請來一起讀單字。 tradition傳統 wear穿著 long ago很久以前 hope希望 Quiz 1. Where is the Siksika Nation? a. The UK b. Canada c. Taiwan 2. What things are on the Siksika Nation’s headdress? a. Buffalo horns b. Eagle quills c. Porcupine feathers 3. When is the museum giving back the headdress? a. This year b. Next year c. In one hundred years Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn