
News For Kids
News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan!
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
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Apr 22, 2024 • 6min
Microplastics Are Everywhere
Microplastics Are Everywhere
Plastic makes our lives easy. We use plastic bottles for drinks and plastic bags for food. When we’re done with them, we throw them away!
塑膠製品像是塑膠瓶、塑膠袋讓我們的生活更便利。通常使用之後就把它扔掉。
Lots of plastic trash goes into the ocean. After some years, it breaks down into microplastics. Microplastics are very small. How small? They're smaller than 5 millimeters.
很多塑膠垃圾流入海裡。幾年後,就會被分解成塑膠微粒,微粒有多小呢? 小於5毫米。
Fish and other animals eat and drink microplastics. Sometimes microplastics are in our food and water. Microplastics can be everywhere!
塑膠微粒無所不在。魚類跟其他的海洋生物會把塑膠微粒吃下肚。還會出現在我們的食物跟水中。
Microplastics can be everywhere because we use too much plastic. This isn’t good. Some scientists think microplastics can make us sick!
我們用了太多塑膠製品,科學家擔心塑膠微粒會讓人生病!
Microplastics are a big problem. But we can fix it together! How? We can use less plastic. We can use reusable water bottles and bags. We can recycle. We can put plastic trash into the bins for plastic!
塑膠微粒是個大問題,但是我們可以一起來解決。我們可以減少使用塑膠,改用環保杯跟環保袋,也可以做塑膠回收。
We can also stop plastic from going into the ocean. We can pick up trash on a beach. Then the plastic in the trash won’t become microplastics!
清理海灘上的垃圾,也會阻止塑膠流進大海,它們就不會變成塑膠微粒。
We can do these small things to make a big change. Let’s stop more microplastics from being in the ocean!
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Vocabulary
海洋中的塑膠會分解成微小粒子,跑進食物鏈裡面。
• done 完成
Are you done drinking? 你喝完了嗎?
Yeah. You want some water, too? 對啊,你也要喝點水嗎?
No, I just want your bottle. 不,我只要你的瓶子。
• recycle 回收
Hey, you threw it away! 你把它扔掉了!
No, I’m just having it recycled. 沒有,我只是回收它。
By tossing it in the trash? 扔進垃圾裡回收?
• trash 垃圾
That’s not a trash bin. 那不是垃圾桶。
It’s a bag for empty bottles. 是放空瓶子的袋子。
But I may get thirsty later on.可是我等一下也許會口渴。
• change 改變
You should bring your own water bottle.你應該自己帶水。
So you want to fix the Earth’s problems now? 所以你現在要解決地球的問題啦?
Just to make a small change. 只是做一點小小改變。
這些單字很常用。
done完成
recycle回收
trash垃圾
change改變
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Quiz
• Where does lots of plastic trash go into?
• The ocean
• Space
• Forests
• How small are microplastics?
• 5 milligrams
• 5 milliliters
• 5 millimeters
• How can we help fix the microplastics problem?
• Recycle plastic
• Use plastic bags
• Throw away plastic
Answers:
• a
• c
• a
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Apr 21, 2024 • 5min
A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches
A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches
Yuck! Nobody likes garbage on the beach. Where does it come from?
沒有人喜歡海灘上的垃圾,這些垃圾到底從哪裡來的呢?
Some garbage comes from people at the beach. They drink soda. Then they leave the cans on the beach. Or they eat a bag of chips. Then they leave the bag.
有一些垃圾是去海灘玩的人留下來的。他們喝完汽水、吃完洋芋片,就隨手丟在海灘上。
Lots of the garbage comes from the ocean. Waves push garbage from other places onto the beach.
很多海洋垃圾也會被海浪推到海灘上。
Environmental groups try to help the Earth in some way. Some environmental groups in Taiwan clean up beaches. But sometimes these beaches have lots of ocean garbage a few days later!
環保團體都在想辦法如何幫助地球。台灣有一些環保團體會淨灘。但是淨灘後又會出現很多垃圾。
Soon, a warning system can help environmental groups here. It uses cameras to watch ocean garbage. It will warn environmental groups about where and when ocean garbage will come to beaches. When it's coming, the groups can wait for the garbage and then clean it up.
不久後會有一個系統可以協助環保團體。它用攝影機觀察海洋垃圾,提醒他們海洋垃圾沖上海灘的時間跟地點,就可以去把垃圾清理乾淨。
The system uses three colors. Green means no garbage is near the beach. Yellow means some garbage is nearby. Red means garbage is at the beach!
系統用三種顏色示警。綠色是指沒有垃圾靠近海灘,黃色代表附近有垃圾,紅色是垃圾已經沖上海灘了!
This warning system helps people help the Earth. That's something to be happy about today. It's Earth Day!
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Vocabulary
海灘垃圾有多種來源,環保人士希望更有系統的清除垃圾。
1. clean up 清理
Will you take out the garbage tonight? 你今晚會去倒垃圾吧?
Me? Isn't it your turn? 我? 不是輪到你了嗎?
Well, I'm the one who cleaned up the kitchen.這個嘛,是我把廚房清理乾淨的。
2. come from 來自
But most of the garbage came from you and your friends! 但是大部分垃圾是你跟你的朋友製造的。
You ate lots of things here last night.你們昨晚在這裡吃了一堆東西。
3. leave 留下
That's why I cleaned it up.那是為什麼我有清理。
Please, don't leave the garbage to me. 拜託不要把垃圾留給我。
4. when 當
Okay. But next time when you have a party, invite me! 好吧,但是下次當你辦派對,要邀請我!
It's a deal. 就這麼說定了。
請注意,要讀單字了。
clean up清理
come from來自
leave留下
when當
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Quiz
1. What will the warning system do?
a. Stop garbage
b. Watch garbage
c. Push garbage
2. What will the warning system use?
a. Cameras
b. Boats
c. Bags
3. What does green mean in the warning system?
a. Lots of garbage
b. Some garbage
c. No garbage
Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c
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Apr 18, 2024 • 5min
Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams
Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams
**Narrator: **One, two, three, say cheese! Do you like taking photos? You can take photos of people, places, food … anything you want! People who take photos are photographers.
你喜歡拍照嗎?不論是人、物或地方都可以拍,專業拍照的人叫做攝影師。
A young photographer loves taking photos of soccer games. She’s from the Gambia.* *Her dream is to be a sports photographer for the Gambia.
一位甘比亞的年輕攝影師很喜歡拍足球比賽。她的夢想是成為甘比亞的運動攝影師。
One day, she got a big chance. There was a men's soccer competition in another country. Teams from many African countries were playing. The Gambian team wanted her to work at the competition. For a short time, she was a sports photographer for the Gambia!
有一天,她的機會來了。有一場男子足球賽在另一個國家舉行,非洲有很多隊伍會參賽。甘比亞球隊請她當隨隊攝影師。
A few women photographers and many men photographers were there too. But she was easy to see.
Photographer: I need my light pink headscarf and all of my brightest clothes.
**Narrator: **場邊有很多男性攝影師,也有一些女性攝影師,但是她穿鮮豔的衣服,綁粉紅色頭巾,很容易就看到她。
She worked hard. She took amazing photos. Everyone loved them!
她努力工作,拍出很多精彩的照片,大家都很喜歡。
Now she has a bigger dream. She wants to go to the world's biggest soccer competition! She wants to be the Gambia's sports photographer there!
她現在有更大的夢想,她希望可以到全世界規模最大的足球比賽,為甘比亞球隊當攝影師。
This young photographer works hard to make her dreams come true. If you work hard, you can make your dreams come true too!
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Vocabulary
這位甘比亞女孩,夢想總有一天會實現。
1. come true 實現
What’s your dream, Paz? 你的夢想是什麼?
Opening up a bakery! 開一家麵包店!
Wow, that sounds great! 聽起來真棒!
When do you think it will come true? 你覺得什麼時候會實現?
2. hard 辛苦地
Maybe in five years.也許五年之內。
You’ll have to work hard. 你得努力工作。
Yeah, I’ll need to get up early every day. 是啊,我需要每天早起。
3. bright 鮮豔的
But you’ll make bright, beautiful and delicious cakes.但是你會做鮮艷漂亮又好吃的蛋糕。
I’ll make nice and soft bread too.我還會做柔軟的麵包。
4. biggest 最大的
My biggest dream is to have my own big room. 我最大的夢想是有自己的大房間。
With books, plants, and a big globe! 裡面有書,植物跟一個大地球儀。
What’s your dream, everyone?
come true實現
hard辛苦地
bright鮮豔的
biggest最大的
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Quiz
1. What does the young photographer like taking photos of?
a. Food
b. Clothes
c. Soccer
2. Where is the Gambia?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe
3. What does the photographer wear that makes her easy to see?
a. Green shoes
b. A pink headscarf
c. A yellow hat
Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b
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Apr 17, 2024 • 5min
Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs
Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs
Have you been on a plane? Flight attendants work on planes. They bring food and drinks to people. They help people. One day, a flight attendant helped six… flamingo eggs!?!
你坐過飛機嗎?飛機上的空服員會給乘客食物跟飲料,也協助乘客。有一次空服員救了六顆紅鶴的蛋。
Flamingos are big pink birds with long, thin legs. A zoo needed flamingos. So a zookeeper was taking the eggs to the zoo.
紅鶴是一種腳又細又長、粉紅色的大鳥。有一個動物園需要紅鶴,於是飼養員帶了六顆蛋準備送到動物園。
The eggs were in a special machine. It kept them warm. But the machine stopped working… Oh, no! The eggs needed to be warm! The zookeeper asked the flight attendant for help.
這些蛋裝在一個特殊的孵蛋器裡面,讓他們保持溫暖。但是糟糕,機器突然壞了,飼養員請求空服員幫忙。
How did the flight attendant save the eggs? She had a smart idea. She put warm water in rubber gloves. Then she tied the gloves. The gloves kept the eggs warm.
空服員怎麼辦呢?她想到一個聰明主意,把橡膠手套裝滿熱水,綁起來,放在紅鶴蛋的周圍。
People around the zookeeper worried about the eggs. They put their coats on the eggs.
周圍的乘客也很緊張,紛紛用外套蓋住這些蛋。
After the plane landed, the zookeeper took the eggs to the zoo. One month later, six baby flamingos came out of the eggs! And the flight attendant went to see them!
飛機降落後,飼養員趕緊把蛋送到動物園。一個月後,成功孵出六隻紅鶴寶寶,那位空服員還去探望牠們。
The flight attendant's smart idea saved the eggs. Maybe your smart ideas will help something or somebody someday!
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Vocabulary
聰明的空服員,讓六枚紅鶴蛋安然無恙。
1. drink 飲料
Hi, welcome aboard! 歡迎登機!
Hi, Miss, could I have some food and drinks? 小姐,可以給我一些食物跟飲料嗎?
We will bring food and drinks to you shortly. 我們馬上就會送食物飲料給你。
After we take off. 在起飛之後。
2. need 需要
But I really need to eat now. 但是我真的需要現在就吃。
I'm very hungry! 我肚子好餓!
Can you please help me? 你可以幫我嗎?
3. save 拯救
I'll see what I can do.我看看能怎麼辦。
Here is a special meal for you. 這是特別給你的一餐。
Thank you! You saved me! 謝謝,你救了我!
4. ask 請求
Now can I ask for a glass of champagne? 現在我可以要一杯香檳嗎?
No, I'm sorry. No champagne. 不,很抱歉。沒有香檳。
今天你學到哪些單字?
drink飲料
need需要
save拯救
ask請求
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Quiz
1. Who saved the eggs?
a. A zookeeper
b. Flamingos
c. A flight attendant
2. How were the eggs saved?
a. Hot air in bags
b. Ice in cups
c. Warm water in gloves
3. What came out of the eggs?
a. A machine
b. Baby flamingos
c. An idea
Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b
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Apr 16, 2024 • 5min
This Guide Is a Penguin
A young penguin with poor eyesight in an English zoo finds a helpful friend in Shai. Together, they navigate obstacles and build confidence. Illustrating the importance of companionship and assistance, this heartwarming tale shows how friends can help each other grow and overcome challenges.

Apr 15, 2024 • 5min
No Phones in England's Schools
No Phones in England's Schools
Are mobile phones the most important thing kids have?
手機對小朋友來說很重要嗎?
England's government doesn't think they are. With phones at school, many kids can't study well. They don't talk very much to others. They sit and use their phones.
英國很多小孩帶手機上學,讓他們沒辦法專心上課。他們也不怎麼一起聊天,都坐著滑手機。
So England's government will have a new rule: kids cannot use phones at school! They cannot use phones in class! They cannot use them during breaks! This means no phones between classes and no phones at lunchtime!
英國政府有了新規定,小朋友不可以在學校用手機,上課、下課跟吃飯時間都不可以用。
Schools can decide what to do with phones. They can tell kids to leave their phones at home. Or they can take kids' phones every day. Or they can let kids have their phones. But kids cannot use them. And they cannot let their phones ring!
學校可以決定怎麼處理手機。他們可以沒收,也可以要求學生把手機留在家裡。有的學校讓學生留著手機,但是不可以用,手機也要靜音。
Can this new rule help kids study better? Some teachers say no. Many schools have rules about phones now. And teachers say kids use their phones when they are not at school.
現在很多學校都有手機規定。這個新規定可以讓兒童更認真上學嗎? 有一些老師不這麼認為,覺得小朋友還是會在學校以外的地方用手機。
Soon kids in England won't be using their phones at school. What do you think? Can this rule help you study better?
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Vocabulary
英國的學校對於手機有新的規定。
1. use 使用
Ms. Lee, can I use my cell phone now? 李老師,現在可以用手機嗎?
Why do you need it, Lisa? 為什麼你需要用呢,麗莎?
2. well 好好的
Because my mom is not feeling well. 因為我媽媽身體不舒服。
I want to check on her.我想要問問看她的情況。
3. tell 告訴
Okay, tell me how she is after you call her. 好,你打過電話之後告訴我她怎麼樣。
Ms. Lee, my mom said she's much better. 老師,我媽媽說她好很多了。
That's good news! 那是好消息呢!
4. cannot 不能
But she also said she cannot go to work tomorrow. 但是她也說她明天不能上班。Can I stay at home too? 我也可以待在家裡嗎?
今天的單字都很簡單好記。
use使用
well好好的
tell告訴
cannot不能
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Quiz
1. Where can't kids use phones at school?
a. England
b. Ireland
c. Scotland
2. What happens when kids use phones at school?
a. They can't study well.
b. They go home.
c. They eat lunch.
3. What can schools tell kids to do with their phones?
a. Throw them away
b. Sell them
c. Leave them at home
Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. c
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Apr 14, 2024 • 5min
This Cat Loves Salad
This Cat Loves Salad
A woman wanted a cat. She went to an animal shelter to get one. Animal shelters take care of animals with no homes. People can get a pet and take it home.
有一位女士想要養貓,於是她去動物收容所想要領養一隻。
The animal shelter had many cats. The woman saw a cute black cat. She liked him very much. He went home with her.
收容所有很多貓,她看到一隻可愛的黑色貓咪,非常喜歡就帶牠回家。
At home, she learned something about the cat. He ate a lot! And he wanted to eat more than cat food!
這隻貓進家門之後,女士發現牠很會吃,而且想吃的還不只是貓食。
One day, she ate a sandwich. The cat smelled the sandwich. He meowed and meowed loudly.
有一天她在吃三明治,貓咪聞到了味道,大聲的喵喵叫。
The woman cut up vegetables for a salad every day. The cat started to steal some. He took lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and avocados.
每天女士切蔬菜做沙拉。她的貓咪就會偷走像是生菜、番茄、胡蘿蔔跟酪梨。
Since then, the cat wants salad with his cat food! He loves vegetables and fruit. They make him very healthy!
之後這隻貓除了貓食之外,還一定要吃沙拉,牠很喜歡蔬果,這些食物也讓牠身體健康。
But sometimes the cat eats other food. He likes bread, hamburgers, cheese, and potato chips too! Uh-oh! Does the woman give these to him? Nope! He steals them from her!
這隻貓偶爾也吃其他的食物,牠也喜歡吃麵包、漢堡、起司跟洋芋片!是牠主人給牠的嗎? 當然不是喔,牠偷偷叼走的!
The woman shares her salad with her cat. Every day, they eat healthy food together!
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Vocabulary
這隻貓喜歡吃主人吃的食物。
1. sandwich 三明治
Hey, Jane, what's up? 過得如何?
Not much, Paz. I just got myself a sandwich. 沒事,我剛買了一個三明治。
Want a bite? 要吃一口嗎?
No, I ate a big hamburger half an hour ago.不了,我半個鐘頭前才吃了一個大漢堡。
2. hamburger 漢堡
A good hamburger? 好吃的漢堡嗎?
Yeah, very good. 很好吃的。
It has tomatoes, cheese and beef. 有番茄,起司和牛肉。
3. vegetable 蔬菜
I thought you prefer vegetables and fruit.我以為你比較愛青菜水果。
I do. But I can't eat those things every day.我是啊,但是不能天天吃那些。
4. bread 麵包
I know what you mean. 我懂你的意思。
I like bread, and I have a different kind of bread every week. 我喜歡麵包,每個星期換吃不同的麵包。
今天的單字都是食物。
sandwich三明治
hamburger漢堡
vegetable蔬菜
bread麵包
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Quiz
1. Where did the woman get the cat from?
a. The street
b. An animal shelter
c. Her home
2. What does the cat like to eat?
a. Soup
b. Chocolate
c. Salad
3. What did the cat steal?
a. A sandwich
b. Vegetables
c. Cat food
Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b
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Apr 11, 2024 • 5min
From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission
From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission
Narrator: Space is so big. There's always something new to learn.
外太空很大,還有很多新知可以去探索。
In 2020, a girl from the UK was six years old. On TV, she saw a rocket launch to Mars. Astronaut Liz, or Astro Liz, fell in love with space then.
2020年,英國一位六歲女孩在電視上看到火箭發射到火星,從此之後愛上外太空。
Astro Liz loves learning about space. She makes videos about space. She posts them online. She shares her learning and excitement with everyone!
Liz 喜歡學習太空知識,也製作太空影片放到網路上,分享給大家。
Astro Liz made a cool rocket in her backyard. She made it with cardboard. The rocket was about two meters tall. Then …
Astro Liz: THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFT OFF!
Narrator: Yes, the rocket was real! It flew nine meters up in the air! Everyone was surprised!
Liz用紙板在後院打造了一個兩公尺高的火箭。還可以發射,火箭飛了9公尺高。
Astro Liz was seven years old. Space experts saw her rocket video. They liked it very much!
太空專家看到她的火箭影片,他們非常喜歡。
They asked Astro Liz to join a real space mission! A rocket is taking twenty boxes to the moon. One box is hers. She put an Astro Liz sticker in it.
還邀請Liz參加真的太空任務。有一支火箭要帶二十個箱子到月球,其中一個是 Liz 的,她把自己的貼紙放進箱子裡。
Learning can take us to wonderful places. Astro Liz's love of learning took her to a space mission!
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Vocabulary
這個小女孩不但喜歡太空,還會製作火箭。
1. space 太空
I'm going to Florida next month. 我下個月要去佛羅里達州。
Cool! Do you plan to see the Space Center? 酷喔。你打算去參觀太空中心嗎?
2. launch 發射
Yeah, isn't it exciting? 對啊,好讓人興奮!
I'll get to see them launch a rocket.我要去看他們發射火箭。
Really? Where will the rocket go? 真的嗎? 火箭要飛去哪裡?
It's going to the Moon! 要去月球。
3. mission 任務
It's an unmanned space mission.那是一次無人的太空任務。
To prepare for traveling to Mars? 去準備火星之旅嗎?
4. surprised 驚訝的
Right, I'm surprised that you know about it. 對,我很驚訝你知道。
Oh, I know a lot of things! 我知道的才多呢!
你對太空著迷嗎?
space太空
launch發射
mission任務
surprised驚訝的
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Quiz
1. What was Astro Liz's rocket made of?
a. Cardboard
b. Plastic
c. Wood
2. Who asked Astro Liz to join the space mission?
a. Teachers
b. Space experts
c. Everyone
3. What did Astro Liz put in a box?
a. Chocolate
b. A sticker
c. Money
Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b
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Apr 10, 2024 • 5min
The Thai Ghost Hunters
The Thai Ghost Hunters
Do you believe in ghosts? Here in Taiwan, we have Ghost Month. It's when all ghosts can walk the earth and visit the living …
你相信世界上有鬼嗎? 在台灣,我們有鬼月,鬼在這個時候都會出來走走。
Some ghosts are mean. They live in spooky places. They do scary things. That makes many people scared of ghosts.
有一些鬼住在陰森的地方,它們很兇又會做出可怕的事情,讓很多人怕鬼。
Spooky old castles may be haunted. That means they might have ghosts in them. Some newer places may be haunted too. Imagine being scared of ghosts and living in a haunted house! You'd be scared all the time!
陰森的舊城堡有可能鬧鬼,比較新的地方也有可能喔。想想看你如果住在鬧鬼的房子裡,一定會感覺很害怕!
In Thailand, two students started a ghost-hunting business. Do you have a spooky place? You can ask them to sleep there. When they don't see ghosts, they give you a special paper. The paper says the place is ghost-free!
泰國有兩位學生開啟了找鬼公司,你有陰森的地方嗎? 你可以請他們睡在那裡,如果他們沒有遇到鬼就會給你一張紙,證明沒有鬧鬼。
One of the students doesn't believe in ghosts. But the other student does! He's very scared of them!
其中一位學生不相信世界上有鬼,另一位不但相信,而且非常怕鬼。
They haven't seen any ghosts … yet! But they always bring some helpful tools to scare ghosts away!
他們到目前為止沒有看到鬼,但總是帶著嚇鬼的工具。
Do you want to be a ghost hunter too? You'll get money for scary nights in spooky places! No, thanks!
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Vocabulary
有人怕鬼,有人專門想找鬼。
1. scared 害怕的
Are you scared of ghosts? 你怕鬼嗎?
I don't know.我不知道。
I've never seen a real ghost. 我從來沒有見過真正的鬼。
How about you? 你呢?
2. haunted house 鬼屋
I'm more scared of the living.我比較怕活人。
But I don't want to sleep in a haunted house. 但是我可不要在鬼屋裡睡覺。
Me either. 我也不要。
3. place 地方
But I don't mind seeing one during the daytime.不過我不介意白天時去看看鬼屋。
I know a place like that! 我知道那樣的地方!
4. spooky 恐怖陰森的
Where? 在哪裡?
The house above me. 我家樓上的房子。
It's empty but there are sounds. 它是空的,但是有聲音。
That's spooky! 真恐怖!
So do you believe in ghosts? 來讀單字。
scared害怕的
haunted house鬼屋
place地方
spooky恐怖陰森的
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Quiz
1. Where is the ghost-hunting business?
a. Iceland
b. Thailand
c. Taiwan
2. How many of the students are scared of ghosts?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 7
3. What is a house with ghosts in it called?
a. A ghost-free house
b. A scared house
c. A haunted house
Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c
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Apr 9, 2024 • 5min
AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets
AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets
Two thousand years ago, a volcano erupted in Italy. Towns were destroyed. Many people and things were lost. Scrolls were also lost.
兩千多年前,義大利火山爆發,摧毀了附近的城鎮,很多人跟東西都遭到掩埋,有很多卷軸也不見了。
People wrote important thoughts and information on these long papers. Then they rolled the scrolls.
卷軸是一張長長的紙,人們在紙上寫下重要的想法跟訊息,再把它捲起來。
Three hundred years ago, many scrolls were found. They were in a house destroyed by the volcano.
300年前,一棟被火山摧毀的房屋裡面,發現了很多卷軸。
But the scrolls were burned black. Unrolling the scrolls destroys them. Scientists have tried many ways to read them. What secrets are written on the scrolls?
但是那些卷軸都被燒得焦黑,攤開來會破壞卷軸。科學家試了很多方法來讀上面的文字。卷軸裡面有什麼祕密呢?
Last year, some people had a contest. Who could find a way to read one scroll?
去年有人舉辦了比賽,看誰能找到讀卷軸的方法。
This year, three students won the contest together. They made an AI program.
今年有三位學生贏得這場比賽,他們開發了一個人工智慧 AI程式。
It worked! AI read a small part of the scroll. This part is great! It's about enjoying life, music, and food! And the writer thought about a question: When there isn't much of something, do we enjoy it more?
那個AI程式成功讀到了卷軸上的一小部分,上面寫到要享受人生、音樂跟食物。作者還想到一個問題,東西越少,我們是不是越欣賞它們?
For 300 years, scientists tried to find a way to read the scrolls. Now AI is opening the 2,000-year-old secrets of the scrolls!
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Vocabulary
人工智慧也許可以解開兩千年前,手寫紀錄的秘密。
1. secret 秘密
Hey, Jane, would you like to join a secret contest? 你想參加秘密比賽嗎?
Sounds exciting! 聽起來很有趣!
What’s it about? 什麼樣的比賽?
It’s a treasure hunt. 尋寶大賽。
2. house 房子
We need to find things hidden in a house. 我們得找到藏在房子裡的東西。
Where is this house? 這個房子在哪兒?
In Tamsui, New Taipei. 在新北市的淡水。
3. win 贏得
And how do we win? 我們要怎麼贏呢?
Simple. We work together. 很簡單,我們合作。
4. information 資訊
You read all the information.你讀所有的資訊。
And what will you do? 你做什麼呢?
I’ll see what other people have found. 我去看看別人發現了什麼。
今天我們學到哪些單字?
secret秘密
house房子
win贏得
information資訊
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Quiz
1. Why are the scrolls hard to read?
a. They were burned.
b. They have secrets.
c. They were lost.
2. What did the students use to read the scrolls?
a. Glasses
b. AI
c. Lasers
3. What did someone write about on a scroll?
a. Music
b. Dance
c. Money
Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. a
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