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A Fan Referees a Game One day, a man went to a big soccer game in the UK. A team named the Wolves was playing. The man was a big Wolves fan! The game was very exciting! 有一天，一個男人去看了一場在英國的大型足球比賽。一支名叫狼隊的球隊正在比賽。這個人是狼隊的超級球迷！ Then a referee got hurt! Referees are important for soccer games. They make sure the players are following the rules. Now the teams needed another referee. 裁判對於足球賽非常重要，他們確保球員遵守規則。現在有一位裁判受傷了，需要有人來接手。 This Wolves fan raised his hand and said, "I can help!" They gave him a special referee job. 這位超級球迷舉手說他可以幫忙，於是當了臨時裁判。 The man was happy to help. Then the Wolves scored a goal! This Wolves fan was excited! He wanted to cheer! But referees don't cheer for any team. They must be fair. 這個男子非常高興能夠幫上忙，但是他不能為狼隊加油，因為當裁判一定要公平。 In the end, the Wolves won the big game! The man was very happy and very excited. But he stayed quiet. He said he was the only quiet Wolves fan there! 狼隊最後贏了比賽!男子非常開心，但是他保持安靜，他說他是球場上唯一一個沉默的狼隊球迷。 After the game, the man went home with a big smile. He didn't cheer, but he was a part of the game. And he learned that referees are important. They keep the game fair and fun for everyone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 超級足球迷變成臨時裁判，是超級難得的經驗。 • cheer for 加油 Hey, why are you cheering for the Guardians? 你怎麼替悍將加油? Why not? That’s a great home run! 怎麼不行? 那是精彩的全壘打! • fan 迷 But you’re a fan of the Brothers! 可是你是兄弟隊的球迷! I am. And I’m also a big fan of home runs! 我是啊，我也是全壘打迷! • team 隊伍 You should stick to one team. 你應該忠於一個隊伍。 But I like all the teams! 但是那些隊我都喜歡! That’s why I bought the seasonal ticket. 這是為什麼我買季票。 • game 比賽 I always feel so happy watching these games. 我看這些比賽都好開心! Yeah, I agree. They are a lot of fun. 我同意。是很好玩。 Do you cheer for the team you like? 來讀單字。 cheer for加油 fan迷 team隊伍 game比賽 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz • What kind of game was played? • Basketball • Baseball • Soccer • What team does the man like? • The Bears • The Wolves • The Lions • What do referees do? • Keep the game fair • Cheer for a team • Play in the game Answers: • c • b • a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Rocking Confidence Do you want to be a rock star? Imagine… you're on a stage. The lights are bright. You're playing a guitar. How scary! But how exciting! 你想成為搖滾明星嗎? 想像一下你站在台上彈吉他，燈光又很刺眼，感覺好嚇人但又讓人好興奮! That's what happened to some women. They joined a women's rock camp. People join camps to learn things. At this camp, the women learned how to play rock music and sing rock songs! 有一群女性就遇到這樣的事。因為她們參加女子搖滾營，學習如何彈搖滾樂、唱搖滾歌! Some women were shy. But they tried many new things! They became brave! 她們有的很害羞，但是嘗試新的東西後，就變得很勇敢! They did these things again and again. They helped each other. They became good at these things. They became confident! 她們互相幫忙，不斷地練習。她們越來越厲害，變得很有自信。 On the last day, they gave a big concert! One woman was a little scared at first. But she knew she was good. She was confident! She went on the stage. She sang very well! 搖滾營最後一天會舉辦盛大的演唱會。有一個女子一開始有點害怕，但是她知道自己很厲害，自信地走上台，還唱得非常好! The camp taught the women how to play music and sing. They did new things and became brave and confident! You can do new things too! Be brave! Be confident! And one day, you can be a rock star… or anything you want! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想玩搖滾樂嗎?沒有那麼困難喔! 1. play 彈奏 Do you know how to play music? 你會彈奏音樂嗎? Like playing the piano? 比如說彈鋼琴? No, I don't.我不會。 2. sing 唱歌 Do you sing? 你唱歌嗎? Sometimes.有時候。 Good, I need you to join our concert. 很好，我需要你加入我們的音樂會。 Me? I sing like a frog! 我?我唱歌像青蛙叫! 3. learn 學習 That's okay. Just move your mouth. 沒關係，你只要動動嘴巴。 You can learn that, right? 那你學得會吧? Yeah, but why me? 可以，但是為什麼找我? 4. brave 勇敢的 I need someone that's brave enough.我需要夠勇敢的人。 To stand on the stage? 好站在舞台上? To sing and dance with us.好跟我們一起唱歌跳舞。 But I can't dance! 可是我不會跳舞! Do you play the guitar or drums? 我們來讀單字。 play彈奏 sing唱歌 learn學習 brave勇敢的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What kind of camp did the women join? a. Rock b. Star c. Dance 2. What did the women become at the camp? a. Shy b. Scary c. Confident 3. What did they do on the last day? a. Play with rocks b. Study stars c. Give a concert Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Happy Day for Kids! Yea! Are you a kid? Congratulations! Today is Children's Day! It's your day! Make sure to tell your parents that it's Children's Day! 你是兒童嗎?那恭喜你! 今天是兒童節，是你的節日喔! So what do you want for Children's Day? Do you want a new toy? How about a new video game? 兒童節你想要什麼樣的禮物呢，想要新玩具還是新的電玩? Well, a new toy or a new video game is cool. It will make you happy… for about two months. That's right! Scientists say something new makes us happy for about two or three months. After that, it's nothing special. 新玩具或電玩的確會讓你感到快樂。但是科學家說新的東西只會讓我們快樂兩到三個月，之後就沒有什麼特別了。 If you want something to make you happier every day, there's a way. 如果你想要每一天都更快樂的話，有一個方法可以做到! Take a bath in the forest. No, no, no … you don't need a bathtub or a towel or soap. "Forest bathing" is just looking at trees and nature. Scientists say just a few minutes of forest bathing can make you happier. 洗個森林浴吧! 你不需要浴缸、毛巾或肥皂。Forest bathing 森林浴是看看樹跟大自然。科學家說幾分鐘的森林浴就可以讓你更快樂。 And don't worry if you live in a city. Find a park with some trees and look at them. Look at nature. Take a deep breath… 如果你住在都市裡，找一個公園看看大樹、看看大自然，然後深呼吸。 Try it! You might like it! Have a happy day every day with forest bathing! ______________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 多看看天空花草樹木，會讓人覺得很開心。 1. bathe 洗澡 I'm so tired! Life is tough! 我好累，人生好苦喔! I know the answer for you-forest bathing. 我給你的答案是，森林浴。 I'm in Taipei! Where can I find a forest? 我在台北耶，到哪裡找森林? 2. tree 樹木 That's easy. 這很容易。 How about Da-an Forest Park? 大安森林公園怎麼樣? It has many flowering trees.它有很多會開花的樹。 Like what? 比如說什麼樹? Like Yulan magnolia.比如說玉蘭花。 3. take a deep breath 深呼吸 It's the right season for it.現在就是季節。 Take deep breaths when you're there.你在那裏要深呼吸。 So it smells good? 所以它很好聞? It smells very good! 很好聞。 Have you ever walked in a forest? 來一起讀單字。 bathe洗澡 tree樹木 take a deep breath深呼吸 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. How long do new things make us happy? a. Two or three minutes b. Two or three months c. Two or three years 2. What is "forest bathing"? a. Bathing outside b. Looking at nature c. Washing trees 3. How does "forest bathing" make people feel? a. Hungry b. Tired c. Happy Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dolls Made for All Kids Playing with dolls is fun. You can make dolls dance, jump, and fly! One girl loves dolls. And she has a dream. When she was younger, she was sick. She was in the hospital a lot. She met kids with disabilities there. 有一個女孩喜歡玩娃娃，她小時候常常生病跑醫院，在醫院遇到很多有身心障礙的小朋友。 Some kids used wheelchairs. Some had arms without hands. Some had a new leg. But they didn't have dolls that looked like them. 有一些小孩需要坐輪椅。有一些孩子沒有手，有一些有義肢。但是他們都沒有一個像自己一樣的娃娃。 She wants kids to have dolls that look like them… and move like them! She wants dolls with disabilities and without disabilities! She thinks they can help all kids play together. 這個女孩想要那些兒童能玩到像自己模樣的娃娃。她覺得身障娃娃跟普通娃娃可以讓所有的孩子玩在一起。 Well, meet Evie and Max. They're dolls! Evie and Max can move in many ways. Their elbows and knees can bend. Their fingers and toes can move! 新推出的娃娃 Evie 跟Max可以做各種動作。他們可以彎曲手肘跟膝蓋，也可以動手指跟腳趾頭。 Because of the girl's dream, a company makes dolls with and without disabilities! Every kid is different, so every doll is different. 因為這個小女孩的夢想，有一家做普通娃娃的公司，也推出身障娃娃。每個小孩都不一樣，每個娃娃也都不一樣。 The company uses 3D printers to make many different dolls. 3D printers turn the girl's dream into real dolls! 這間公司使用 3D 列印製作不同的娃娃，實現女孩的夢想。 Now all kids can play together with dolls that look and move like them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這家公司做出各種各樣的娃娃，讓小孩選擇。 1. jump 跳 Why are you jumping around like that? 你做什麼跳來跳去? I'm trying out new dance moves. 我在試跳新的舞步。 without 沒有 It's all about using my knees and toes. 主要是用膝蓋跟腳趾。 Ha, you look like you're trying to fly without wings! 你看起來在做沒有翅膀的飛行! knee 膝蓋 You've got to use your imagination! 你得用一點想像力 ! Come join me. 來跟我一起跳吧! No, no, no, I can't bend my knees like that. 不不不，我不能那樣彎膝蓋。 dance 跳舞 Yes, you can! 你可以的。 Anyone can dance.任何人都可以跳舞。 Let's do it together. 我們來一起跳。 Okay, but don't laugh if I look funny.好吧，但是如果我看起來很可笑，你不可以笑。 Do you dance? jump跳 without沒有 knee膝蓋 dance跳舞 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does the girl love? a. Dancing b. Dolls c. Elbows 2. What can Evie and Max do? a. Sing short songs b. Drink milk c. Bend their knees 3. What is the girl's dream for all kids to do? a. Play together b. Use 3D printers c. Move in many ways Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tea Leaves Can Clean Water Black tea! Green tea! Bubble tea! Tea shops are everywhere in Taiwan! Many of us drink a lot of tea. Do you? 紅茶、綠茶、珍珠奶茶! 台灣到處都有飲料店，我們喝掉很多茶。 We buy about one billion cups of bubble tea every year in Taiwan. We use lots of tea leaves! What happens to them? 台灣每一年喝掉超過十億杯的珍珠奶茶，用過的茶葉會怎麼處理呢? Almost all tea shops throw away tea leaves. Thousands of kilograms go to landfills every day. 幾乎所有的飲料店都會把茶葉渣丟掉。每天有好幾千公斤的茶葉渣被倒進垃圾掩埋場。 The leaves rot and make a gas. The gas makes the Earth hotter. 茶葉渣腐爛後排放的氣體還會讓地球暖化。 In Northern Ireland, a part of the UK, people drink a lot of tea too. A researcher there found a way to reuse tea leaves. He makes them into a product that cleans dirty water! 北愛爾蘭的人也喝很多茶。有人研究發現，用茶葉渣做成的產品可以淨化髒水。 This tea leaf product takes out heavy metals from water. Heavy metals are bad for health. Some can cause cancer. Cleaner water helps people and animals be healthier. 重金屬對人的身體有害，有的還可能引發癌症。這個產品可以帶走水裡的重金屬物質。 After the tea leaf product is used, it can be reused to make batteries! That's reusing after reusing! 產品用過之後，還可以再拿來製作電池，又一次重覆再利用! Used tea leaves can help clean water and make batteries. Let's find more ways to reuse things and have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 泡過茶的茶葉，還有很多用處。 1. shop 商店 I'm hot and thirsty. Let's find a tea shop. 我又熱又渴。我們找一家飲料店吧。 You can have some of my water. 你可以喝一點兒我的水。 2. water 水 No, I prefer bubble tea. 不了，我喜歡珍珠奶茶。 You do know water is healthier, right? 你知道開水比較健康吧? Yeah, healthy and boring. 對，健康而且無趣。 3. drink 喝 No, water is refreshing! 不會，水很清爽! The best for thirsty people. 口渴的人喝最好了。 Alright, but I only want to drink a little.好吧，但是我只要喝一點點。 4. lots of 很多 Ah, this IS good! 這真的很棒! Right? And water has lots of benefits…對吧，而且水還有很多好處… Please, can I just have my bubble tea now? 拜託，我現在可以喝珍珠奶茶了嗎? 來一起讀單字。 shop商店 water水 drink喝 lots of很多 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most tea shops do with used tea leaves? a. Eat them b. Throw them away c. Clean water 2. Where was the researcher? a. Taiwan b. Northern Ireland c. Turkey 3. What can the tea leaf product take out of water? a. Heavy metals b. Bugs c. Oil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Scarves Warm Hearts Something wonderful happens in cities in Canada and the U.S. every year. It started long ago with a surprise! On a very cold day in a Canadian city, fourteen statues of great heroes… wore scarves?! 每一年冬天，加拿大跟美國很多城市都會發生美妙的事。最開始是很多年前一個寒冷的冬日，加拿大城市的14座偉人雕像，脖子上都圍了圍巾。 The colorful scarves were handmade. Each scarf had a message that warmed people's hearts. And the scarves were free! 這些色彩繽紛，手工做的圍巾都可以免費拿取，上面還有溫馨的小紙條。 Some people took pictures of the statues that day. They posted the pictures online. Many people liked the idea of leaving scarves for anyone to take! They called it "scarf bombing." 有人拍了雕像的照片並放到網路上。很多人喜歡用這樣的方式送愛心圍巾! So who scarf bombed the statues? Some kind students did! The kindness didn't stop. Lots of people need scarves. So scarf bombers in many cities make scarves all year. They're making hats, gloves, jackets, and blankets right now! Other people help by giving the scarf bombers yarn. 很多人需要圍巾，於是很多不同城市的人一整年都在做圍巾，搞不好現在正在做帽子、手套、外套跟被子。也有人提供他們的毛線，讓善意一直傳下去。 When cold weather comes, they make scarf bombs. They put the things they made on fences, benches, and many other places. 天氣很冷的時候，他們會把圍巾跟其他做的物品綁在欄杆、長椅跟其他的地方。 Small acts of kindness are important. Leaving warm scarves for people makes them happy. And it brings people together! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 雕像圍上圍巾，目的是提醒大家，有溫暖的圍巾可以自由取用。 1. jacket 夾克 It's freezing today! 今天冷死了! Where's your jacket? 你的夾克呢? I didn't bring one. 我沒帶。 I didn't know it'd be so cold! 我不知道會這麼冷! 2. kind 好心的 Here, let me at least offer you my scarf. 來，至少讓我借你我的圍巾。 Thank you. You're so kind! 謝謝，你人真好! 3. wear 穿戴 How did you know to wear a heavy coat? 你怎麼知道要穿厚外套? Yesterday was so warm.昨天那麼溫暖。 4. online 上網 I just happened to see an online weather forecast. 我只是剛好在網上看到氣象預報。 Don't worry. It'll warm up tomorrow. 別擔心，明天就會變溫暖。 That's good to know. 這是好消息。 我們來讀單字。 jacket夾克 kind好心的 wear穿戴 online上網 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does scarf bombing happen? a. Taiwan b. Canada c. Japan 2. Where can people find these scarves? a. Fences b. Desks c. Libraries 3. What do people give to help scarf bombers? a. Money b. Yarn c. Food Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Best Friend Saves Man from Icy Lake Narrator: One snowy winter day, a man and his dog Ruby hiked to a lake. The weather was so cold that the lake water was frozen! They walked on the ice. 一個下雪的日子，一位男子跟他的狗狗Ruby爬山去了一個湖。天氣冷到湖面都結冰了，他們直接走在湖面上。 But then the ice broke! The man fell into the icy water! He couldn't get out! Man: Help! Hello? Help! Please, someone help! Narrator: Ruby stayed by him. Someone called the police. 但是湖面的冰突然碎裂，男子掉進水裡出不來。Ruby待在他身邊，目擊者趕緊報警。 The police officer was worried. The ice might break more! So he tried to throw a rope to the man … Police: I'm going to try to send this out to you, OK? Narrator: But the man was too far! 警察擔心湖面的冰會有更多裂痕，於是把繩子扔給男子，但距離實在太遠了。 The officer called the man's dog … Police: Ruby! Ruby, come here! Come here, Ruby … That's it. Narrator: Ruby ran to the officer. He gave her one end of the rope. The officer told the man to call Ruby … Police: Call her! Call her! Narrator: The man called Ruby … Man: Ruby! Good girl, come here! Narrator: She ran back to the man with the rope … Man: Ruby! That's it! Yes, well done! Good girl. Narrator: Then the officer pulled the rope. He got the man out of the icy water! 警察叫Ruby過來，把繩子的一頭交給狗狗。接著主人就叫Ruby回來，他抓住Ruby帶過來的繩子，然後警察從另一邊拉，終於把人救了出來。 The man went to the hospital. He was okay! Ruby saved the man. This dog is truly this man's best friend! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明又忠實的狗狗，是人類最好的朋友。 1. winter 冬季 I want to live in a place that has a real winter. 我想要住在有真的冬天的地方。 What's wrong with the winter here? 這裡的冬天有什麼不對? It's too warm. 太溫暖了。 2. ice 冰 There's no snow. 都沒有雪。 But with snow comes a lot of ice.但是下雪就會結很多冰。 Icy roads and houses are not fun. 結冰的馬路跟房子都不好玩。 3. frozen 冰凍的 Oh, but I want to see white, snowy mountains. 可是我要看蓋滿白雪的山脈。 And I'd like to skate on a frozen lake. 也想在冰凍湖面上溜冰。 4. hike 健行 And go hiking on mountain trails too? 也要走山路健行嗎? Well, I'd prefer taking a gondola up there. 這個嘛，我比較想坐纜車上去。 今天的單字都跟冬天有關。 winter冬季 ice冰 frozen冰凍的 hike健行 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Ruby? a. A cat b. A dog c. A horse 2. Who came to help the man? a. A police officer b. A hiker c. A friend 3. What did Ruby take to the man? a. A drink b. A rope c. Ice Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Out of Gas But Unstoppable  People love ordering food online*. *Food delivery drivers are busy! In India, one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it needed gas. He went to the gas station. 人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。 At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long! 當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠，所以都去買油，讓加油站大排長龍。 The man waited… three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed gas. 這位外送員一等就是三個小時，但是他有了新訂單，不能讓客人等。 The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the customer's order. 他有個主意，他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。 The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly. 街道非常吵雜又擁擠，但是馬冷靜地向前走。 People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous! 路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單，有一些人上傳照片到網路上，讓他一炮而紅。 His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do his job! Giddyap, horsey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 騎馬送餐去，真是使命必達。 1. famous 著名的 What’s that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼? Don’t you know? That’s the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。 2. wait 等待 People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?! Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there. 對啊，我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。 3. amazed 驚訝的 I’m amazed you’d do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。 Well, you’ve never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。 4. deliver 運送 No, I'm amazed you didn’t have it delivered to you. 不，我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。 For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。 今天學到哪些單字? famous著名的 wait等待 amazed驚訝的 deliver運送 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is the man's job? a. Camera operator b. Horse trainer c. Food delivery driver 2. How long did the man wait for gas? a. 3 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 3 hours 3. What was the man's idea? a. Order food b. Ride a horse c. Become famous Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn