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From Wild Goats to Pet Goats? A small Italian island has about 100 people. It also has about 600 wild goats! 義大利的一座小島有差不多100位居民跟600多隻的野生山羊。 That's too many wild goats! They are a ‘biiiig’ problem. There isn't enough food for them! Now they go into people's gardens.* *They eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner there! Goodbye, beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables… 野生山羊真的太多了，島上沒有足夠的食物，牠們只好跑進居民的後院吃三餐，漂亮的花、蔬菜水果都沒了。 The mayor is asking for help! He wants people to take 500 goats from the island. Maybe these wild goats can become their pet goats! 市長希望大家可以幫助他把500隻山羊帶離這座島，或許這些山羊可以成為他們的寵物。 Getting a goat is easy.People email the mayor. They say they want a goat. The mayor says okay. Then they go and catch a goat! 要領養山羊很簡單，寄電子郵件給市長說想要一隻，市長同意就可以去抓山羊。 Wait a minute… The island is one tall mountain. It has no roads! It has no cars! It has many, MANY steps. Donkeys carry things up and down. And… goats are VERY good at running up and down mountains. 等等，這座島是一座高山，山上沒有路也沒有車，只有很多的階梯。驢子可以載物品上下樓梯，山羊也很會爬山。 The mayor gives people fifteen days to catch a wild goat.Why? Hmmm… Maybe getting a pet goat here isn't easy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 想要山羊當寵物，看起來困難重重。 1. breakfast 早餐 What’s for breakfast tomorrow? 明天早飯吃什麼? Let’s see…Toast, milk and fruit.我想想，吐司、牛奶跟水果。 Sounds good. 聽起來不錯。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 And what’s for lunch? Just curious. 那中飯呢? 只是好奇。 Maybe some pasta with vegetables. 也許煮點麵條加蔬菜。 Vegetables from our garden? That’ll be great! 我們菜園裡的蔬菜嗎? 那很棒! 3. dinner 晚飯 I won’t be home for dinner, though. 不過我不會在家吃晚飯。 I’m going hiking on Xiangshan.我要去象山健行。 4. up and down 上上下下 What’s the fun of going up and down that hill? 爬上爬下那座山有什麼好玩的? The weather is so hot.天氣又這麼熱。 The night view is beautiful! 夜景很漂亮! 這些都是常用的單字。 breakfast早餐 vegetable蔬菜 dinner晚飯 up and down上上下下 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many wild goats are there on the island? a. Fifty b. One hundred c. Six hundred 2. What do the wild goats eat? a. Pet food b. Vegetables c. Seafood 3. What do you need to do first to get a goat from the island? a. Feed the goat b. Ride a donkey c. Email the mayor Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Space Junk Zooms Over California Do you look at the sky at night? Well, one night in California, people saw a big, bright light. It zoomed across the sky. Maybe it was a plane or a shooting star. But… it was falling to the Earth! 你會抬頭看晚上的天空嗎? 加州有一天晚上，民眾看到一道很亮的光，劃過天空。那可能是飛機或是流星。但是它卻掉到了地球上! Later, scientists said it was a piece of a rocket. Pieces of broken or old rockets and satellites are space junk. 後來科學家說那是火箭的碎片。舊的火箭、衛星的碎片都是太空垃圾。 Millions of pieces of space junk zoom around the Earth. The pieces can zoom 28,000 kilometers an hour! They're a big problem! Space junk can hit satellites or spaceships. 數以百萬計的太空垃圾碎片繞著地球轉，它們移動的速度可以高達每一小時2萬8千公里，可能會打到衛星或太空船。 Sometimes space junk falls to the Earth. Scientists said the space junk falling over California was about 1,500 kilograms! But no one found it. Metal becomes very, very hot when it falls to the Earth. Maybe the space junk burned up! 科學家說掉在加州的太空垃圾重達1500公斤，但是沒有人找到。可能它掉落的時候，金屬過熱，整個燒掉了。 Scientists are finding ways to clean up space junk. They want to keep everyone safe from it. 科學家也在想辦法清理太空垃圾，保護大家安全。 Maybe you'll see a bright light zooming across the night sky too. Maybe it will be a plane or a shooting star. Or maybe it'll be space junk! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 劃過夜空的亮光，可能是太空垃圾進入地球大氣層燃燒的火花。 1. junk 垃圾 Did you see that? 你看到了嗎? I sure did! It's amazing, isn't it? 看到了，很精彩吧? My guess is that it's space junk.我猜是太空垃圾。 2. piece 碎片 Why? 為什麼呢? Because it seems to have many pieces. 因為似乎有很多片。 Maybe they are parts of a big rocket. 也許是一枚大火箭的零件。 That would be so cool! 那很酷呢! 3. fall 掉落 The pieces may fall on us. 可能會掉在我們頭上呢. That would be big news! 那會是大新聞! 4. hit 打擊 You're not worried? 你不擔心? Not at all. 一點也不。 I'm sure they won't hit me.肯定不會打到我。 Look, another one is coming! 你看，又來了一個! Help! 救命啊! Have you ever seen space junk? junk垃圾 piece碎片 fall掉落 hit打擊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What was in the sky over California? a. A piece of a rocket b. A shooting star c. A plane 2. What is space junk? a. New spaceships b. Pieces of satellites c. Space travel snacks 3. Why is space junk a problem? a. It's not healthy. b. It's old. c. It can hit satellites. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Marathons are very long runs. They're about 42 kilometers long! Many people never run a marathon. But one British man ran 385 marathons in less than a year! 馬拉松是一種長跑的運動，全程差不多42公里。很多人從來沒有跑過馬拉松，但有一個人一年內跑了385場馬拉松! This British man ran in Africa. He ran from the most southern place to the most northern place. He ran through 16 countries. 這位英國男子從非洲的最南端跑到最北部，一共經過16個國家。 He had some problems during the run. Somebody stole his money and phone. He got very sick from eating some bad food. In the Sahara desert, he ran in sandstorms and… snowstorms! 跑步的過程遇到許多困難，有人偷了他的錢包跟手機，他也曾經吃壞肚子。在撒哈拉沙漠，他還遇到沙塵暴跟暴風雪。 The man ran for two charities. One charity helps young people who have no homes. The other helps Indigenous people in the Sahara desert. People around the world gave them money because he ran. They gave over one million British pounds. That's over $42 million Taiwan dollars! 全世界的人都因為他捐款給兩家慈善機構，一家幫助無家可歸的青少年，另一家幫助撒哈拉沙漠的原住民，募款金額超過100萬英鎊，相當於4200多萬台幣。 This man ran across Africa to help people. What a great guy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 長跑一萬六千多公里，不只是挑戰自我，也是為了做善事募款。 1. sick 生病 Hey, there's a marathon in Taipei next month! 台北下個月有馬拉松! Last time you ran a marathon, you came back on the MRT. 上次你跑馬拉松，是坐捷運回來的。 That's because I got sick.那是因為我生病了。 2. kilometer 公里 From running too hard.因為你跑太用力。 From eating too much. 因為我吃太多。 This time I'll join the beginner's group. 這回我要加入初學者那一組。 That's still 10 kilometers. 那還是有十公里。 3. less than 少於 No, it's less than that. It's 5 kilometers.不到那麼多，只有五公里。 Five?! You might as well walk. 五公里?乾脆用走的好了。 4. never 絕不 I'd never do that. I'd run all the way. 我絕不會那麼做。我會全部用跑的。 你還記得今天的單字嗎? sick生病 kilometer公里 less than少於 never絕不 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the man do? a. Ran in South America b. Ran in different marathons c. Ran through 16 countries 2. Why did the man run? a. To become rich b. To write a book about running c. To help people 3. What happened to the man? a. He got lost. b. He ran in snowstorms. c. He broke his leg. Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dragon Boat Racing in Alabama, USA! Huh? What's that sound? That's right. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival! 那是什麼聲音?今天是端午節! That sound is a drum. The drum helps the people racing in a dragon boat. Those people are paddlers. They use paddles to move the boat. They paddle by listening to the drum on their boat. 那是龍舟上的鼓聲，龍舟上的鼓可以幫助選手比賽，他們會跟著鼓聲節奏划手裡的槳。 But this isn't in Taipei. Taichung? Nope. Kaohsiung? Nope. Yilan, Hualien, Pingtung, Hsinchu, or Penghu? Nope, nope, nope, nope, and nope! 但這裡不是台北，台中呢?高雄，不是。宜蘭，花蓮，屏東，新竹還是澎湖。不! 都不是，不是台灣任何一個地方。 This is in the USA! This state is Alabama. People in Alabama are racing dragon boats! That's really cool. 這是在美國阿拉巴馬州舉行的龍舟競賽。 Now many people in Alabama think racing dragon boats is fun and cool! That's great, right? People all around the world are enjoying the dragon boat festival like we do in Taiwan. 因為越來越多在阿拉巴馬州的人覺得划龍舟比賽很好玩又很酷。世界各地的人都像我們一樣慶祝端午節。 Today, people everywhere will be watching dragon boat races, balancing eggs for luck, and eating tasty zongzi! … Oof, I think I've eaten enough zongzi for one day … Happy Dragon Boat Festival, everyone! 端午節快樂! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 遠在天邊的美國阿拉巴馬州，也會舉行划龍舟大賽。 1. people 人們 Somebody is playing drums.有人在打鼓。 Not somebody. It's a whole bunch of people playing.不是一個人，是一群人在打。 2. sound 聲音 The sound is coming from the school next door. 這個聲音是從隔壁學校傳來的。 Oh, so it's probably a class. 所以那些人也許在上課。 3. drum 鼓 Yeah, they are playing African drums. 沒錯，他們在打非洲鼓。 You know how to play? 你也會嗎? Yeah, I took classes for a while.對，我以前上過一陣子課。 4. fun 樂趣 Did you have fun? 覺得好玩嗎? I did. I had lots of fun. 好玩，很好玩。 The best thing was I played drums on a boat! 最好的是我在船上打鼓。 想想看怎麼用這些單字? people人們 sound聲音 drum鼓 fun樂趣 __________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is this dragon boat race? a. Penghu b. China c. Alabama 2. What moves the boats? a. Paddles b. Dragons c. Aliens 3. What do the paddlers listen to? a. People in Alabama b. Elephants at the festival c. The drum on their boat Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey kids, the storyteller is here! It's story time! In Pakistan, many poor kids can't read. Many don't go to school. There’s nothing to do. Some kids get into trouble… 巴基斯坦很多家境貧窮的小朋友不會認字，也不去學校。平常沒有事情可以做，有一些小朋友就會闖禍。 In one city, some people want these kids to love reading. 其中有一個城市，有一群人想要讓小朋友愛上閱讀。 These people wrote fun picture books.* *They also got some old ice cream bikes. These bikes have a big, strong box to hold ice cream. But now they hold lots of books. The bikes are cute, colorful little libraries! 這些人寫了有趣的繪本，還找了用來賣冰淇淋的腳踏車，這種車都有堅固的大箱子可以裝很多書，變成小型圖書館。 Storytellers ride the bikes. They go to poor parts of the city. They find a good place for reading. They put colorful little mats on the ground. They put orange safety cones around the mats. 說書人騎著單車，到貧窮的區域，找個好地方，在地上鋪小地毯，周圍放橘色的三角錐，開始說故事。 Every time, lots of kids come. They sit on the mats.The storyteller reads. He holds the book high. The kids listen to every word! They look at every picture! Their eyes shine! They smile and laugh! 每次都有很多小朋友過來坐在地毯上聽故事，說故事的人都會把書舉高，讓小朋友看到圖片。小朋友的眼神都閃閃發光，也笑得很開心。 Some of these kids go to school now. They want to learn how to read. Storytelling can change lives! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 巴基斯坦有一群人，想出辦法鼓勵小孩閱讀。 1. poor 貧窮的 Once upon a time, there was a poor boy… 從前有一個窮小子… Wait, are you telling me a story? 等一等，你在跟我講故事嗎? Yeah, this is a story I wrote. 是啊，這是我自己寫的故事。 2. listen to 聆聽 Do I have to listen to it? 我一定得聽嗎? Do you have anything better to do? 你有更好的事要做嗎? Well, not really.倒也沒有。 In that case, please let me go on. 既然那樣，拜託讓我繼續。 3. read 閱讀 But I prefer reading it myself. 但是我比較想要自己看。 It’s not done yet. 我還沒寫完。 4. word 字 How many words have you got? 你寫了幾個字了? About 20. 大概20個。 That’s just 3 or 4 sentences! 那才三四個句子。 Like I said, it’s not done. 我說了還沒寫完嘛。 請注意，讀單字時間。 poor貧窮的 listen to聆聽 read閱讀 word字 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What did the ice cream bikes become? a. Little libraries b. Small schools c. Strong boxes 2. What's in the big boxes now? a. Ice cream b. Books c. Storytellers 3. Why do some of these kids go to school now? a. To ride a bike b. To get orange cones c. To learn how to read ** ** Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Working at the Penguin Post Office Five people from the U.K. got amazing summer jobs. From November to March, they're going to work in Antarctica! 五個英國人得到一份很棒的暑期工作。從十一月到明年三月，他們要在南極洲工作。 The jobs are at the Penguin Post Office! It's the farthest post office to the south! One thousand five hundred penguins live outside it! 他們會在南極企鵝郵局工作，這間是全世界最南邊的郵局，還有1500隻企鵝在周圍生活。 About 18,000 people visit every summer! They're cruise ship passengers. They send 80,000 letters and postcards! 每年夏天，大約有1萬8千名搭郵輪的遊客會拜訪南極，寄出大約8萬封的信件跟明信片。 Life at the post office is an adventure. It snows every day so they shovel lots of snow! There's no running water. They empty the toilet every day. 在這個郵局生活本身就是一場冒險。員工每天都需要剷雪。那裡沒有水，所以每天都要清理馬桶。 Cruise ships come a few times a week. They give the workers drinking water. The workers take showers on the ships! Ahhhhh… 郵輪每周會來幾次提供飲用水，郵局員工也可以到郵輪上洗澡。 The penguins are the best part of the job. The workers count them! The worst part is smelling penguin poop day and night! Peeeyuuuu! 這份工作最棒的地方是企鵝，員工每天都會數企鵝，但最糟糕的是白天晚上都會聞到企鵝的大便。 The five new Penguin Post Office workers are going to have an amazing Antarctic adventure! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在企鵝郵局工作，可能沒有想像中那麼好玩。 1. visit 拜訪 I'm so ready for my summer vacation! 我完全準備好過暑假了! Do you plan to visit friends? 你計畫去拜訪朋友嗎? Friends in Penghu.澎湖的朋友。 2. amazing 驚人的 The ocean is very beautiful there. 那裡的海非常美麗。 Sounds amazing! 聽起來真棒! It really is. 確實是。 3. day and night 白天夜晚 And I'd like to swim there day and night. 我白天晚上都要在那裡游泳。 Sleeping outside under the moon. 睡在外面月光底下。 4. outside 外面 Sleeping outside by the sea? 睡在外面的海邊? Yeah, the sea will be shining, and you'll hear the waves. 對啊，海面閃閃發光，還聽到海浪聲。 Wow! 你暑假想去哪裡? visit拜訪 amazing驚人的 day and night白天夜晚 outside外面 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where is this post office? a. The U.K b. Antarctica c. The Arctic 2. How many people visit the post office every summer? a. 8,000 b. 18,000 c. 80,000 3. What is the best part of working at this post office? a. The toilet b. The smell c. The penguins Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taipei 101 Stayed Strong During Earthquake In some places, earthquakes happen a lot. In these places, it's important for buildings to be safe during earthquakes. Engineers need to build strong and steady buildings. 有一些地區常常發生地震，所以這些地區的建築物必須堅固、穩定。 Taiwan had a strong earthquake on April third. Most buildings were fine! 台灣在4月3號發生大地震，但大部分的建築物都沒事。 Taipei 101 was fine too. It's one of the tallest buildings in the world! It was built to be very strong, even during earthquakes. 世界最高建築物之一的台北101也沒事，發生地震的時候，101還是很堅固。 Engineers made Taipei 101 flexible. That means the building can move from side to side. This is important during earthquakes. 工程師建造台北101的時候，確保它有韌性，這在地震的時候很重要。 Taipei 101 has a very big, shiny ball. This ball is 660 tons! It's inside the building! And it's near the top! It can move from side to side. When the building moves to the left, the ball moves to the right. This helps keep the building safe and steady during an earthquake! 台北101靠近頂樓的位置有一顆很大的球，重達660噸。它會移動，當台北101向左邊晃的時候，這顆球就會向右移動，讓這棟摩天大樓穩定下來。 During the earthquake, Taipei 101 moved from side to side. But it stayed strong! 地震發生的時候，台北101會搖晃，但是還是很堅固。 Engineers can make buildings that are safe even when the earth shakes. Hmmm… can they stop the earth from shaking?! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 台北101大樓的阻尼器，讓它在地震中屹立不搖。 1. building 建築物 Oh no, what's this? 糟糕，這是什麼? It's an earthquake! Get down! 地震，蹲下來! Oh my God! Is the building going to fall? 老天爺啊，這棟樓會不會垮啊? 2. safe 安全的 No, we should be safe.不會，我們應該很安全。 There, it has stopped. 好了，停了。 It was so scary! 太可怕了! My heart is beating like crazy! 我的心臟還在狂跳! 3. shake 搖晃 I know. It was a big one. 我知道，好大的地震。 The ground was shaking from side to side. 地板先是左右晃。 4. happen 發生 Right, and then up and down.對，然後上下搖。 Let's turn on the TV and see what happened.我們來開電視看看是怎麼回事。 Please read these words with me. building建築物 safe安全的 shake搖晃 happen發生 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How heavy is Taipei 101's ball? a. 6 tons b. 60 tons c. 660 tons 2. What does Taipei 101's ball do during an earthquake? a. Drop to the floor b. Move from side to side c. Get heavier 3. During April's earthquake, what did Taipei 101 do? a. Became taller b. Moved up and down c. Moved from side to side Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ PA System: "Attention shoppers. One hundred dogs are running everywhere in the mall! We're very sorry. We're catching them as fast as we can!" Narrator: Huh? Where did the dogs come from? Well, in this shopping mall in China, there's a pet cafe?. That's where one hundred friendly huskies work. But one day, someone forgot to close the door! 這些狗從哪裡來的呢?這座中國的購物中心有一間寵物咖啡廳，裡面有100隻喜歡跟人親近的哈士奇。但是有一天，咖啡廳的門忘了關。 The dogs left their jobs! They ran out of the pet cafe?! 那些狗狗居然就翹班了，跑出咖啡廳。 The huskies were very happy! They wagged their fluffy tails! They woofed. They jumped! Some of them got snacks… without paying! 哈士奇非常開心，牠們搖著尾巴、跳來跳去，有的還免費拿到零食。 The mall became a doggy playground. The shoppers were surprised! Some shoppers were happy to see the huskies. But other shoppers were scared of them. 購物中心變成狗狗的遊樂場。民眾都嚇了一跳，有一些人很開心看到這些狗狗，但有人會害怕。 The huskies played and played! The pet cafe? workers tried to catch them. Kind shoppers helped too. But the dogs ran here and there. It took one hour to catch them! 咖啡廳的員工試著把牠們抓回去，也有熱心的民眾幫忙，花了一個小時才抓完。 Phew! Good doggie. PA System: "Good afternoon shoppers, you can enjoy shopping again. The dogs had fun, but now they're all back at work! Hey! Aaaaahhhhh!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 購物商場裡面有許多哈士奇亂跑，是不是很有趣的景象? 1. friendly 友善的 I think huskies are the most beautiful dogs! 我覺得哈士奇是最漂亮的狗狗! I find their eyes not so friendly. 牠們的眼睛不那麼友善。 2. scared 害怕 Are you kidding? Their eyes are pretty! 你在開玩笑吧? 牠們的眼睛很美! They are icy blue, and I'm scared of them.牠們的眼睛是冰冷的藍色，我很害怕。 3. fluffy 蓬鬆的 But look at their fluffy coats and white legs. 但是你看牠蓬鬆的皮毛跟雪白的腿。Don't you think they are cute? 你不覺得牠們很可愛嗎? 4. jump 跳 I do like their puppies.我是喜歡小狗。 I enjoy seeing them jumping around. 我喜歡看牠們跳來跳去。 Do you like huskies? Let's read today's vocabulary. friendly友善的 scared害怕 fluffy蓬鬆的 jump跳 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where were the huskies? a. A shopping mall b. A restaurant c. A dog park 2. How did the huskies get out? a. Open windows b. A big hole c. An open door 3. How long did it take to catch the huskies? a. One hour b. One day c. One hundred hours Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Astronauts Will Make History The universe is big. It's very, very big. And every day, every hour, every second, it gets bigger! 宇宙非常大，而且每天、每小時、每秒鐘一直在變大。 There's a lot to learn about the universe. There are millions and billions of places in it! Scientists are learning more about it all the time! 宇宙還有很多我們不知道的事，科學家一直學到新的宇宙知識。 Some scientists explore the universe with telescopes. Others use robots that take photos. And some brave scientists travel to space! These brave scientists are astronauts. 有一些科學家用望遠鏡探索宇宙，也有科學家用機器人拍照，還有勇敢的科學家上太空成為太空人。 Only American astronauts have walked on the moon. But that's going to change! Space travel includes more people now. 目前只有美國太空人在月球漫步，但很快會有越來越多人參與太空飛行。 In a few years, a Japanese astronaut will walk on the moon! This will be an important moment in our history. It will be the first time a non-American astronaut walks on the moon! 再過幾年，日本的太空人就會在月球漫步。這會是人類歷史的重要時刻，他會是第一位非美國太空人在月球漫步。 That's not all! Next year, an American spaceship will fly around the moon. The astronauts include the first Black man, the first woman, and the first non-American to fly around the moon. 明年還有一艘美國的太空船會環繞月球，這項任務將讓大家看到第一位繞月球的黑人太空人、女性太空人跟非美國籍的太空人。 More astronauts are included in space travel now. This is an important time for our world and the universe! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家的太空知識越來越豐富，太空探險也在增加。 1. astronaut 太空人 Listen to this. 你聽這個。 Why couldn't the astronaut book a room on the moon? 為什麼太空人訂不到月球上的房間? I don't know. Why? 我不知道。為什麼? 2. travel 旅行 Because it was full! 因為是滿月! Okay, that's a good one. 好吧，很好笑。 But isn't it cool? 不是很酷嗎? Traveling to the moon? 去月球旅行? 3. brave 勇敢的 Probably. But it's really too far away. 也許吧，不過那真的太遠了。 I'm not that brave. 我沒有那麼勇敢。 4. space 太空 I'm afraid I'll die of loneliness.我恐怕會死於寂寞。 Why are you worried about that? 你怎麼會擔心那個? Because I'll be in empty space! 因為我會在空空的太空裡! 你今天學到哪些單字? astronaut太空人 travel旅行 brave勇敢的 space太空 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens to the universe every second? a. It gets smaller. b. It gets bigger. c. It gets braver. 2. What do scientists use to take photos of the universe? a. Aliens b. Robots c. Rabbits 3. Which country's astronaut will walk on the moon? a. Jordan b. Japan c. Jamaica Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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