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Saving Bananas How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes! 全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔，是1000億! Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive. 農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉，但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。 Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it! 有一種疾病會讓香蕉死亡，這讓農夫很擔心，他們努力保護他們的香蕉，但如果香蕉感染疾病，他們也無法阻止。 Scientists are trying different ways to save these bananas. In Australia, scientists looked at the DNA of these bananas. DNA tells plants and animals how to grow. The scientists changed one part of the DNA. This made a new kind of banana. The disease can't kill it! 科學家用各種方法保護香蕉。澳洲的科學家改變香蕉一部份的基因，種出的新品種可以抵抗疾病。 Australian farmers aren't growing this new banana now. They're waiting to see if the disease comes… 澳洲蕉農還沒開始種新品種的香蕉，他們還在看香蕉會不會又感染。 In Taiwan, the disease came long ago. Taiwanese scientists look for bananas the disease doesn't kill. Their DNA is a little different. These scientists help farmers grow these bananas here and in other countries. 台灣很久以前就流行過這種疾病。台灣科學家找到可以抵抗的香蕉品種，發現它們的基因不太一樣，這些科學家幫助台灣跟外國的農夫種植。 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 台灣出產很多香蕉，對香蕉的疾病也有深入研究。 1. different 不同的 A banana plantation here! 這裡有個香蕉園! What a surprise! 真讓人驚訝! This is a different kind of banana. 這是不同品種的香蕉。 2. farmer 農夫 They are Japanese bananas. 它們是芭蕉。 How can you tell? 你怎麼看出來的? Oh, my father was a farmer. 我爸爸曾經是農夫。 3. grow 種植 He grew bananas? 他種香蕉? All kinds of fruit.各種水果。 Bananas, tomatoes, mangoes, papayas, and more. 香蕉番茄芒果木瓜，還有別的。 4. work 工作 Did you learn how to grow them? 你有沒有學會怎麼種? Yeah, I worked for my father during my vacations. 有，我放假時都替我爸爸做事。 Do you like bananas? 來一起讀單字。 different不同的 farmer農夫 grow種植 work工作 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How many bananas are eaten every year? a. 100,000 b. 100,000,000 c. 100,000,000,000 2. What is worrying banana farmers? a. A banana disease b. Banana DNA c. New bananas 3. What did Australian scientists do? a. Found bananas the disease didn't kill b. Made a new banana c. Helped farmers in other countries Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows! 今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨，但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣，而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨! Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it! 這個位在美國密西根的公園裡有很多小朋友。現在有一台直升機飛過，機上的大袋子掉出了很多的棉花糖。 That's the marshmallow rain! Fifteen thousand marshmallows are dropping! 天空下起了棉花糖雨，1萬5千個棉花糖從空中掉下來。 This is the Great Marshmallow Drop! It happens every year. And you know what? It's for all kids up to twelve years old! And it's for people of all ages with disabilities! 這場棉花糖雨每一年舉辦一次，開放給12歲以下的小朋友以及各種年齡的身障人士。 Marshmallows are yummy. But don't eat these marshmallows! They fell onto the ground! They're dirty! 棉花糖很好吃，但不要吃地上的棉花糖，它已經髒了。 Now every kid is picking up one marshmallow. They're very excited! They need one marshmallow to get a prize! They get candy, a coloring book, AND a water park ticket. 現在每個小孩都在撿地上的棉花糖來換獎品，他們可以拿到糖果、著色本還有水上樂園的門票。 Come and see the marshmallow rain at the park! Then pick up a marshmallow and get your prize! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 棉花糖日是大人小孩都喜愛的節日。 1. weather forecast 天氣預報 The sky looks so dark! 天空看起來好陰沉! What did the weather forecast say? 天氣預報怎麼說? It said heavy rain this afternoon. 它說今天下午會下大雨。 2. believe 相信 I can't believe it! 真不敢相信! We had bright sunshine all morning! 我們整個早上都陽光燦爛呢! I know.我知道。 3. candy 糖果 So should we still go out? 所以我們還是應該出門? I suggest we stay at home. 我建議我們留在家。 I did bring marshmallows and candy.我帶了棉花糖跟糖果。 4. yummy 好吃的 And I can make popcorn and pizza.我可以做爆米花跟披薩。 Yummy stuff! 好吃的東西。 Please read the words with me. weather forecast天氣預報 believe相信 candy糖果 yummy好吃的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is the Great Marshmallow Drop? a. A park b. A supermarket c. A school 2. What are the marshmallows falling from? a. A helicopter b. A tall building c. Fluffy clouds 3. What prize can you get with one marshmallow? a. A teddy bear b. A coloring book c. An ice cream cone Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river. 你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過，準備找地方產卵，但是這條河有個閘門。 The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them. 有船要通過的時候，閘門就會打開，魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船，牠們就要一直等，中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。 So a scientist made a fish doorbell! But fish don’t ring the doorbell. People do! 於是科學家做了魚群專用的門鈴，魚當然不會按門鈴，人才會! An underwater camera lets people see the gate. When people see fish there, they ring the doorbell. A worker opens the gate. 河裡還有水下攝影機讓大家看到閘門。只要有人看到魚在等，就可以按門鈴讓管理員開門。 Where's the doorbell?It's on the Internet! It's very popular. It lets people help fish. It teaches people about underwater life. They see many kinds of fish. 在哪按門鈴呢? 門鈴就在網路上，大家可以幫助魚又可以認識水生動物，還可以看到各種魚類。 Early morning and early evening are the best times to see fish. There aren't many hungry birds then… 每天清晨跟黃昏是看魚的最佳時機，這個時候也不會有太多飢餓的鳥類。 The fish doorbell is a fun way to help fish. Some people in Taiwan have helped! Do you want to help too? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 只要有人看到魚兒在水中游，就會打開門讓牠通過。 1. lay eggs 產卵 Hey, there are fish in the river! 嘿，這條河裡有魚! Yeah, they are salmon. 對啊，是鮭魚。 They swim upstream to lay eggs. 他們游到上游去產卵。 2. underwater 在水下 They swim all the way here to do that? 大老遠游過來生蛋? Yup! It’s a big underwater trip.沒錯，是很長的水下旅行。 They are fish, after all. 他們畢竟是魚。 3. hungry 飢餓的 So what happens to the eggs? 所以那些卵會怎麼樣? They hatch and grow. 牠們會孵出來，然後長大。 What do they eat when they’re hungry? 肚子餓的時候吃什麼呢? 4. life 生命 You can ask Google. 你可以問谷歌。 I’m sure it has the whole life cycle of salmon.一定有鮭魚的完整生命週期說明。 來一起讀單字。 lay eggs產卵 underwater在水下 hungry飢餓的 life生命 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do fish do in the river from May to June? a. Exercise b. Find birds c. Lay eggs 2. What do people do when they see fish at the gate? a. Feed them b. Ring a doorbell c. Say hello 3. What's the best time to see fish on the underwater camera? a. Early morning b. Late morning c. Afternoon Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Take a Train, Help the Earth Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains? 坐火車真舒服，那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎? In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth. 在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上，很好玩、很有趣，又很環保。 Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train! People are sleeping on sleeper trains in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some have dining cars too. 歐洲很多人都會睡臥舖列車，這種夜間火車有很多小房間，房間裡有床鋪，有的還有廁所。臥鋪列車就像有輪子的飯店，有的甚至還有餐車。 Sleeper trains in Europe cost more than planes*. *So why do people ride these trains? It's because they don't want to fly. Planes are bad for the environment. They use lots of fossil fuels. This makes the Earth warmer! 在歐洲搭臥鋪列車比搭飛機還貴，那為什麼還是有人要搭呢?因為飛機要用到很多燃油，會讓地球暖化。 Trains are much better for the environment. They're also good for sightseeing. We can see nature. We can see towns and cities too. 搭火車比較環保，也適合看風景，我們會看到大自然、城鎮跟城市。 Now, we have to go to another country to ride on a sleeper train. But in 2027, maybe Taiwan will have its own Formosa Sleep Express! 現在我們想要搭臥鋪列車，就只能到別的國家。但是到2027年也許台灣會有福爾摩沙寢台列車。 Would you like to try sleeping on a sleeper train? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在火車上過夜，是另外一種旅行的方式。 1. relaxing 讓人放鬆 I love traveling by train! 我真喜歡火車旅行! Yeah, look at those green fields. 對啊，看那些綠色田野! It’s so relaxing! 讓人好放鬆。 2. ride 搭乘 I wish I could ride a train to many other places. 我希望能搭火車去很多別的地方。 3. Europe 歐洲 You can easily do so in Europe.去歐洲就可以很容易做到。 It has extensive rail networks. 它的鐵道網路很完整。 You can travel from Rome to Berlin, or from Paris to Vienna by train.你可以坐火車從羅馬到柏林，從巴黎到維也納。 4. lots of 很多 Have you been there lots of times? 你去過那裏很多次? Oh, yes, more than I can count. 多到我都數不清了。 大家多坐火車吧! relaxing讓人放鬆的 ride搭乘 Europe歐洲 lots of很多 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where are more people sleeping on trains? a. Europe b. Taiwan c. Formosa 2. Why are these people taking sleeper trains instead of planes? a. Trains cost more. b. Trains are better for the environment. c. Trains have dining cars. 3. What do planes use? a. Small rooms b. Hotels on wheels c. Fossil fuels Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Adventures Can Help Us Heal Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures! 你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡，他以前在當兵的時候，經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方，他很喜歡這些冒險。 But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair. 但是也在當兵的時候，他的雙腿失去知覺，現在需要坐輪椅。 Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy. 離開軍隊讓他很難過，他想要再次去冒險，所以他嘗試冒險治療。 Bandages help cuts heal. Medicine heals a fever. Therapy helps our minds heal. 繃帶治療傷口，藥物控制發燒，治療可以幫助我們恢復健康。 Thanks to his therapy, the man found a new adventure! Now he gets in a plane. He flies high in the sky. And then he jumps out! He's skydiving! 接受這種治療讓他找到新的冒險，他搭飛機到高空跳傘。 The man loves skydiving! It makes him feel happier! But something very surprising happens then! 他很喜歡跳傘，這讓他更快樂，但神奇的事情發生了! He falls at one hundred ninety kilometers an hour. And he can feel his legs again! He feels them a little… But he says that little feeling, for a few seconds, is enough for him! 他以時速190公里下墜，他的腳居然又有知覺，雖然只有幾秒中微微感覺到，但對他來說夠了。 Adventure therapy healed the man's mind. It helped his body too! Adventures can help us heal! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 冒險帶來的刺激感受，可能有治療的效果。 1. fly 飛行 What kind of adventures would you really like to try? 你會真的很想嘗試哪一種探險? Flying in a hot-air balloon! 坐熱氣球飛行。 Over the Hua-dong Rift Valley? 在花東縱谷上面? Anywhere would be fine. 哪裡都可以。 2. in the sky 在天上 Just to be high in the sky is exciting enough.高掛在天上已經夠讓人興奮了。 Hmmmm, that does sound like a big adventure.聽起來確實是一個大冒險。 3. jump 跳 What about you? 你呢? I dream about jumping from a high cliff into the crystal clear sea water! 我夢想從高高的懸崖跳進清澈的海裡! Wow, and you can't even swim! 而你甚至不會游泳。 4. do 做 That's what makes it an adventure! 那才叫做冒險! You do new things! 你做新的事情! 你想做什麼新的事情呢? fly飛行 in the sky在天上 jump跳 do做 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the man use to heal his mind? a. Bandages b. A fever c. Therapy 2. What new adventure did the man find? a. Healing b. Surprising c. Skydiving 3. How fast does the man fall through the air? a. 190 miles an hour b. 190 kilometers an hour c. 190 meters a minute Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities! 狐狸是野生動物，牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。 In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now. 美國一個城市，有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。 The wildlife center's workers don't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes. 野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類，這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。 But foxes aren't good pets. They need lots of space… and fresh raw meat! It's better for baby foxes to stay wild. 狐狸不適合當寵物，因為牠們需要很多空間跟新鮮的生肉，最好還是讓狐狸寶寶待在野外。 But the workers are around this baby fox all the time. So… they wear fox masks! The workers want her to think they are foxes too! 但是工作人員整天跟這隻狐狸寶寶在一起，於是他們戴上狐狸面具，讓牠覺得他們也是狐狸。 A stuffed fox toy is her mother. When the workers feed her, she lies on the toy. It makes her feel safe. 牠的媽媽是狐狸外形的填充玩具。工作人員在餵牠時，都把牠放在媽媽身上，讓牠安心。 Soon she'll live with three other wild baby foxes. She'll learn how to find food. She'll learn how to stay away from danger. She'll learn how to be with other wild animals. 過不久牠就會和另外三隻野生狐狸寶寶住在一起。牠會學習如何覓食、如何遠離危險、如何跟其他野生動物一起生活。 One day, she'll live in a forest or grassland. That's where she belongs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 動物保育人員想出各種辦法，讓小狐狸以後能適應野外生活。 1. street 街道 Did you hear they found a fox on the street? 你有沒有聽說他們在街上發現一隻狐狸? On the street? 在街上? Foxes should be out in the wild! 狐狸應該在野外! 2. feed 餵食 Anyway, they're feeding him milk. 不管怎樣，他們在餵牠喝奶。 So it's a baby. 所以是幼獸。 Yeah, a baby that looks more like a kitten.對，看起來比較像小貓。 3. pet 寵物 I wonder if someone can keep it as a pet. 不知道會不會有人養牠當寵物。 I doubt it.我懷疑。 4. belong 屬於 I think it belongs to the wild. 我想牠屬於野外。 And yet it's here.然而牠卻在這裡。 Yeah. 是啊。 今天這些單字很簡單。 street街道 feed餵食 pet寵物 belong屬於 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where was the baby fox found? a. A forest b. A street c. A grassland 2. What do the wildlife center workers wear? a. Fox masks b. Stuffed fox toys c. Fresh raw meat 3. Why is it important for a wild animal not to get used to people? a. It will be a good pet. b. It will be easy to catch. c. It will stay wild. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This Library Wants Cat Pictures Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books! 你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。 It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no! 準時歸還書籍很重要，也要保管好。如果弄丟了，有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。 During the pandemic, many people lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again. 疫情期間很多人把書弄丟了，借書證也被沒收。但美國一個城市的圖書館希望這些人可以回來借書。 Do people have to pay for their lost books? No! They can bring a picture of a cat. A cat? Yep! Then they get their library card back! 他們需要賠錢嗎?不用!他們只要拿一張貓咪的照片就可以拿回借書證。 Many people brought cute cat pictures. But one boy didn't have a cat. So he drew a cat! He got his library card back! 很多人帶了可愛的貓咪照片。但有個男孩沒有養貓，他就畫了一隻，也拿回借書證。 This library is kind. Some people don't have money for lost books. But they want to go to the library. So the cat pictures are making everyone happy! 這間圖書館非常有愛心，因為有一些人沒有錢賠償遺失的書籍，但他們還是想去圖書館，所以帶貓咪照片的方法讓大家都很開心。 The library is welcoming everyone back. It's showing that making mistakes is okay. It's also showing there's always a way to start over, especially when cute cats help! Let's go borrow some books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 只要有貓咪圖片，就可以拿回借書證。 1. borrow 借 That book you borrowed from me…? 你跟我借的那本書… Yeah, "Everyone Poops 大家來大便," we're not done yet. 我們還沒有看完。 2. back 回來 It's from the library. 它是圖書館的書。 It's a fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot。它是好玩的書，我兒子很喜歡看。 Would you bring it back to me tomorrow? 可以明天帶回來給我嗎? 3. return 歸還 I need to return it. 我需要歸還。 Of course. we've learned a lot from it.當然，我們已經學到很多了。 4. some 一些 What have you learned? I'm curious. 你們學到什麼? 我很好奇。 That some animals poop on the move. 有的動物一邊走一邊大。 Do you have a library card? 一起來讀單字。 borrow借 back回來 return歸還 some一些 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do libraries take some people's library cards? a. People lost books. b. People sold books. c. People bought books. 2. What did one boy draw? a. A book b. A cat c. A library 3. What is the library showing? a. Making mistakes is okay. b. Books are okay. c. Losing books is okay. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Exercise helps our bodies become stronger and healthier. It’s important to exercise! 運動可以讓我們的身體更健康、更強壯，所以運動很重要! One gym owner believes in the power of exercise.* *He loves helping people exercise. 有一位健身房老闆相信運動帶來的力量，他很喜歡鼓勵別人運動。 Every week, this man helps about thirty people exercise at his gym. He helps them for free. They are all older people and people with disabilities. Many have health problems. 他每星期都會讓30多人免費在他的健身房裡運動。這些人都是年長者跟身障者，大部分都有健康問題。 They can't move easily. But they try very hard. And he never gives up on them. 他們可能行動不便，但是非常努力。而且這位老闆從不放棄。 A young woman uses a wheelchair. With the man's help, she started exercising. Now she's stronger. She's happier and more confident too. 有個坐輪椅的年輕女士藉由老闆的幫助開始運動。現在她更強壯、更快樂也更有自信。 The man has a big heart. He’s helped people since he was young. His parents taught him to be kind and help others. 這個男人非常有愛心，他從小時候就開始幫助別人。他的父母教他要善良並且樂於助人。 This gym owner shows us exercise does more than make our bodies strong. Exercise also makes our minds strong. He believes anyone can get stronger with a positive attitude and hard work. 他也讓我們知道運動不只讓身體強壯，也鍛鍊心智。他覺得任何積極、努力的人都可以更強壯。 Let’s go exercise! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 喜歡助人的健身房老闆，相信運動可以促進身心健康。 1. exercise 做運動 I hate going to the gym! 我討厭去健身房! Why? Too many people? 為什麼?人太多了嗎? No. Too much hard work.不是，太辛苦了。 You don’t have to exercise that hard. 你不用那麼努力運動啊。 2. stronger 更強壯 I know. But I want to get stronger.我知道，但是我想要強壯一點。 3. become 變得 So did you become stronger? 那你有沒有變強壯呢? I think so. I eat and sleep well. 我想有，我吃得好睡得飽。 4. problem 問題 The problem is I often feel very tired. 問題是我常覺得非常疲倦。 Maybe you should cut back a bit. 也許你應該減少一點運動。 來一起讀單字。 exercise做運動 stronger更強壯 become變得 problem問題 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does exercise help our bodies become? a. Old b. Important c. Strong 2. Who does the man help for free? a. Healthy young people b. Very strong people c. People with disabilities 3. Who taught the man to be kind and help others? a. A young woman b. His parents c. A gym owner ** ** Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事，做 個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間，需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work! 法國邀請知名的藝術家跟漫畫家製作和巴黎奧運相關的藝術作品。他們花了三年的時間才完成，將近是運動員準備奧運的時間。 The colorful artwork has three panels. They are like panels in a graphic novel! The panels show athletes playing sports by the Eiffel Tower. 這個色彩豐富的作品分別掛在三個看板上，就像是漫畫裡的分格。作品呈現運動員在艾菲爾鐵塔旁運動。 On the middle panel, a man and woman are running to each other! They're touching the Olympic flame! 中間的看板是一男一女朝向對方跑去，他們的手觸碰奧運聖火。 On the left panel, a woman is throwing a javelin! The moon and stars are shining! 左邊是有一個丟標槍的女子，作品上方的星星跟月亮閃閃發光。 On the right panel, a skateboarder is doing a trick! A breakdancer is breaking! And a big yellow sun is shining on the Paris skyline! 右邊的看板有個滑板玩家在表演特技，也有個霹靂舞選手在跳舞，還有一顆太陽在天際照耀巴黎。 In this artwork, we can see the joy that hard work can bring. Let's watch the Paris Olympics! Vocabulary 巴黎奧運這幅藝術作品，結合了運動和美感。 Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 I'll be very busy this summer. 我這個夏天會很忙。 Oh, with your work? 忙著工作嗎? No. I'll be watching the Olympics every day. 不是，我要每天看奧運。 sports 運動 Wow! So you're going to Paris!? 哇，所有你要去巴黎!? I wish. 我真希望是。 No, I'll just watch it on TV. 不，我只會看電視。 I didn't know you're a sports fan. 我不知道你是運動迷。 run 奔跑 You didn't know I can run, swim, breakdance, and box? 你不知道我會跑會游泳，跳霹靂舞跟拳擊? That's real news to me! 這可真是新聞了。 athlete 運動員 Oh yes, I'm quite an athlete. 沒錯，我可是厲害的運動員。 You're full of hot air! 你是吹牛大王! Will you watch the Olympics in July? Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 sports運動 run奔跑 athlete運動員 Quiz 1. How many years do athletes take to get ready for the Olympics? a. 1 b. 2 to 3 c. 4 to 8 2. Where will the Olympics be? a. Paris b. London c. Beijing 3. What is on the middle panel? a. The Olympic flame b. A graphic novel c. A big sun Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大，我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到，但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步，玩得正開心的時候，看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮，因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints are very soft. These footprints are not soft. Dinosaurs made these footprints millions of years ago. The footprints became very hard. Now they're as hard as rocks. 我們在海灘上留下的腳印是軟的，但這些幾千萬年前的腳印，現在硬的跟石頭一樣。 These hard footprints were under the sand. But heavy rain and waves took the sand away. That's why the family found them. 原本這些腳印被埋在沙子底下，但是海浪跟大雨把砂礫沖走了，才會被發現。 The rocks under the beach are 140 million years old. Lots of dinosaurs used to walk there. In 2018, people found about 85 dinosaur footprints near that beach. They were from seven kinds of dinosaurs! 這些化石有1400萬年的歷史。很多恐龍曾經走過當地。2018年民眾發現的腳印就有85個，來自7種不同的恐龍。 The next time you go to a beach, look down! You might find something interesting too! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在沙灘上走一走，居然發現恐龍的腳印! 1. beach 海灘 Somebody found dinosaur footprints on a beach.有人在海灘找到恐龍腳印。 Yeah, I heard.我有聽說。 For me, I'd like to find dinosaur fossils. 我的話想找到恐龍化石。 2. museum 博物館 You know you can see fossils at the National Taiwan Museum, right? 你知道國家台灣博物館可以看到化石吧? But museums are boring! 但是博物館很無聊耶! 3. million 百萬 No, there are animal fossils from millions of years ago. 不會，那裏有好幾百萬年前的動物化石。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like turtles and birds.比如說烏龜和鳥。 4. interesting 有趣的 That doesn't sound interesting. 聽起來很沒趣。 Okay, let's go to the beach this weekend and start digging. 好吧，我們這周末去海灘開始挖掘。 YEAH!! 你今天學的單字記住了嗎? beach海灘 museum博物館 million百萬 interesting有趣的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the family find the dinosaur footprints? a. A natural history museum b. Their garden c. A beach 2. How many footprints did the family find? a. eight b. eighteen c. eighty five 3. How did the family feel when they found the dinosaur footprints? a. Excited b. Soft c. Hard Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn