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Woman Eats Hundreds of Hotpots Hotpot is great fun. Everyone cooks together! And hotpot is traditional. Taiwanese families eat hotpot on Lunar New Year's Eve for good luck. 吃火鍋很有趣，也是一種傳統。台灣家庭會在農曆新年圍爐吃火鍋。 Hotpot changes everywhere you go. Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, and Laos have their own kinds of hotpot. Switzerland has a kind of hotpot too, made with cheese! And China has two kinds of hotpot, one from the north and one from the south. 各地的火鍋都不一樣。泰國、日本、柬埔寨跟寮國都有自己的特色火鍋。瑞士有起司鍋。中國也分南方火鍋跟北方火鍋。 Ms. Kong lives in China. She doesn't like hotpot… She loves it! Ms. Kong loves hotpot very much. She likes to eat hotpot at one hotpot restaurant. She went 627 times in nine years! 孔小姐很愛在同一間火鍋餐廳吃火鍋，九年她一共去了627次。 Eating hotpot is Ms. Kong's hobby. She doesn't have any other hobbies. She doesn't like to cook. She likes to eat! And she likes to eat hotpot the most. 吃火鍋是她唯一的嗜好，她不喜歡煮但很喜歡吃，也最喜歡吃火鍋。 Eating so much hotpot is not healthy. And hotpot cost Ms. Kong a lot of money. She spent 270,000 yuan on hotpot. That's more than a million Taiwan dollars! 吃太多火鍋對身體不好，而孔小姐總共花了27萬人民幣吃火鍋，超過台幣100萬。 No more hotpot, Ms. Kong! Take care of your health and your money! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這名女士會不會吃太多火鍋了? 1. traditional 傳統的 Let's eat traditional hotpot tonight. 我們今晚吃個傳統火鍋吧。 What's that? 那是什麼呢? It's a brass pot with a chimney. 就是有個煙囪的黃銅火鍋。 2. healthy 健康的 Oh, I know that one. 我知道那種。 But what's so special about it? 但是有什麼特別的? I heard it's healthier. 聽說比較健康。 That's not true.不是真的吧。 3. spend 花費 Cooking it ourselves would be healthier.自己煮才會比較健康。 Okay, I'll buy vegetables and meat this afternoon. 好吧，那我今天下午去買菜跟肉。 Don't spend too much money, though.但是不要花太多錢。 4. more than 比較多 I won't spend more than 1,000 NT. 我不會花超過一千塊。 I'm running out of money! 我快沒錢了。 你喜歡火鍋嗎?來一起讀單字。 traditional傳統的 healthy健康的 spend花費 more than比較多 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is hotpot made with in Switzerland? a. Cheese b. Milk c. Butter 2. Where did Ms. Kong eat hotpot 627 times? a. At home b. At a restaurant c. In Japan 3. How much is 270,000 yuan in Taiwan dollars? a. Under a million b. More than a million c. More than two million Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Happy New Year! There are many New Year's traditions. You know some of them. There's fireworks and kissing someone at midnight on New Year's Eve. There are many more. Some of them are surprising! 新年快樂! 新年有很多不同的習俗，像是放煙火或是在跨年的時候互相親吻。 In Europe, some people throw out sofas or other furniture at midnight on New Year's Eve. Watch out!! They throw the furniture out of their windows! Why do they do this? It's a way to throw away old things and welcome new things. 歐洲有很多人會在跨年夜丟掉家具除舊布新，注意喔! 是直接丟出窗外。 In some places, people leave their doors and windows open. Again, this is to let old things out and welcome the New Year. Doing this can be cold, especially when it's windy! 有一些地方人們會打開門窗歡迎新年的到來。 In Spain, some people walk around with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. They think it helps them travel more. Maybe they will go on trips to fun places! 西班牙有人會在跨年夜拿著空行李箱到處走，他們相信這樣也許會旅行到好玩的地方。 In the Philippines, people jump into the air at midnight on New Year's Eve. They think this helps them grow taller! 菲律賓人覺得跨年的時候跳得越高，可以長得越高。 There are many interesting New Year's traditions. Do you want to try some of these traditions? What are your traditions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 過新年的習俗百百種，每個地方不同。 1. jump 跳 What are you doing, Jacob? 你在做什麼，傑可? Can't you see that I'm jumping? 你看不出來我在跳嗎? Yeah, but what for? 看得出，但是幹嘛要跳? 2. taller 比較高的 For helping me to grow taller. 可以幫我再長高一點兒。 You are too old to grow taller! 你太老，不會再長了。 Ouch, that hurts. 很傷人喔。 3. windy 颳風的 And it's windy outside. 而且外面風好大。 You should come into the house. 你應該進屋子裡來。 4. window 窗戶 It IS windy! 風真的很大! Let me close the windows. 讓我把窗子關起來。 There, much better. 好了，好多了。 Now I need to sit down. All that jumping is tiring! 現在我得坐下。那樣蹦蹦跳很累喔! Let's learn more English in 2024! 來讀單字吧。 jump跳 taller比較高的 windy颳風的 window窗戶 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do people throw furniture out the window? a. For friends b. For good luck c. For welcoming new things 2. In Spain, what do some people walk around with? a. A suitcase b. A sofa c. Old things 3. Where do people jump in the air to grow taller? a. Japan b. The Philippines c. Thailand Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Taiwan, people love staying up late on New Year's Eve and watching fireworks. People countdown to midnight and then… kaboom! 在台灣，我們很喜歡熬夜跨年看煙火秀。 Most fireworks shows are not long. Kaohsiung City's 2023 fireworks show was three minutes long. 煙火秀通常不會維持很長的時間。高雄2023年煙火秀只有三分鐘長。 This time, Kaohsiung City is making their fireworks show one minute longer. People will see four minutes of fireworks. Four minutes is short. But in those four minutes, more than 7,000 fireworks will go off! 這一次高雄的煙火秀會多一分鐘，大家可以看到四分鐘的煙火秀，會發射超過7000支煙火。 The Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel's colorful lights will make the show more beautiful! The fireworks will make the Port of Kaohsiung's waters sparkle! 高雄之眼摩天輪的燈光讓整個表演更漂亮。煙火將照亮整個高雄港。 Kaohsiung's mayor is excited. His city will shine! Big stars will be at the New Year's Eve countdown party before the fireworks! 高雄市長很期待他的城市發光。眾多明星也會在跨年倒數派對上表演。 Another fireworks show in Kaohsiung will be 999 seconds long. Kaohsiung's midnight sky will be bright! People are going to have a blast! 高雄另一個煙火秀長達999秒。高雄的跨年夜會很明亮，絕對可以享受跨年。 The New Year's Eve countdown is in two days. I can't wait to see the firework shows. Happy New Year everybody! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄的跨年晚會很精彩，會有燦爛的煙火和各種表演。 1. party 派對 What's your plan for New Year's Eve? 你跨年夜有什麼計畫? I'm going to a friend's party. 我要去朋友的派對。 2. minute 分鐘 We can see the Taipei 101 fireworks from her house. 我們可以從她家看台北101煙火。 But that show only lasts three minutes! 但是那場秀只有三分鐘! 3. watch 看 That's good enough for me. 對我來說夠好了。 I've never been so close to it before.我從來沒有那麼靠近過。 I always watch it on YouTube, if at all. 我要是要看，都在YouTube上面看。 4. count down 倒數 It's totally different! 那完全不同! You get to count down to the New Year with a lot of people! 你跟一大群人一起倒數迎新年! But New Year's Day is just like any other day. 但是元旦就跟任何一天一樣。 一起來讀單字。 party派對 minute分鐘 watch看 count down倒數 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many fireworks will go off in four minutes in Kaohsiung City's show? a. 10 b. 999 c. 7,000 2. What does the Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel have? a. Colorful fireworks b. Colorful lights c. A midnight sky 3. What will make the Port of Kaohsiung's water sparkle? a. The party b. The fireworks c. The city Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What can you see in the sky? You can see the moon and the stars. But now, with binoculars, you can also see a bag. 抬頭看天空可以看到月亮跟星星，但現在用雙筒望遠鏡你也可以看到一個包包。 What? A bag in the sky? How did that get there? It started with two astronauts in space. They were fixing a space station. They wore space suits and worked with special tools. They kept their tools in a tool bag. Then one of the astronauts lost her tool bag. 起因是有兩個太空人穿著太空衣，拿著工具包，修理太空站。但是其中一人沒有抓緊她的工具包。 You know, everything floats in space. The big white bag floated away. The astronaut could not catch it! The bag is floating up there now. 在太空中所有的東西都會飄浮，那個白色大工具包就這樣飄走了。 Another astronaut in space saw the bag. It was floating over Japan. People on Earth can see the bag too. The bag is big and white, so it is very bright. 另一個太空人看到工具包飄過日本，它很大，因為是白色的，所以也很亮，人們從地球上都看得到。 Scientists say the bag will stay up in the sky for a few months. Then it will start falling to Earth. 科學家說這個包包會飄在太空中幾個月才會掉到地球。 Can you see something white in the sky? Maybe it's a star. Or maybe it's the lost tool bag! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一個昂貴的工具包，現在正環繞地球軌道飛行。 1. float 飄浮 Have you heard about this bag floating in the sky? 你聽說了那個飄在天上的包包嗎? Yeah, I'd really love to see it.有，我真想看。 2. star 星星 Me too! Do you think it will fly by very fast? 我也是! 你想它會不會飛得很快? Like a shooting star? 像流星那樣嗎? No, I don't think so. 我覺得不會。 3. binoculars 望遠鏡 It should go by slowly like a satellite.它應該像衛星一樣慢慢走。 Then I'll bring my binoculars with me. 那我要帶著望遠鏡。 4. stay 停留 To get a better look at the bag? 好把工具包看得更清楚嗎? Of course. 當然。 When should we go? 我們應該什麼時候去看? Don't worry. It will stay up there for months. 別擔心，它會待在天上好幾個月呢。 你平常會觀看星象嗎? float飄浮 star星星 binoculars望遠鏡 stay停留 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What color is the lost bag? a. White b. Red c. Green 2. Where is the bag now? a. In Japan b. On the moon c. In the sky 3. When will the bag start to fall? a. In a few weeks b. In a few months c. In a few years Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Are you generous? A generous person gives money or help in a kind way. Maybe you're generous. But are you as generous as Geoffrey Holt was? 你是一個慷慨的人嗎? 你能像Geoffrey Holt一樣慷慨嗎? Who was Geoffrey Holt? Geoffrey was a nice, quiet man. People liked him. He lived in a small town in America called Hinsdale. 他是誰呢? Geoffrey是個安靜又友善的人，他住在美國一個叫 Hinsdale的小鎮。 Geoffrey knew a lot about cars. But he didn't drive a car. He rode a bicycle around town. That's because Geoffrey didn't like to spend much money. Geoffrey很了解車，但是他沒有開車。Geoffrey不喜歡花很多錢，他都在小鎮裡騎腳踏車。 When he was 82, he died. But Geoffrey had a big secret. He kept the secret for a long time. 但是Geoffrey有個秘密，大家一直到他在82歲過世的時候才發現。 Geoffrey was rich! He had about four million dollars. Wow! That's more than 125 million Taiwan dollars! 他其實很有錢，他有大約400萬美金，超過1億2500萬台幣。 Geoffrey gave all his money to Hinsdale when he died. He wanted to help his town. Geoffrey死後把他所有的錢留給這個小鎮，希望可以有所幫助。 The people of Hinsdale are very happy about the money. They will use Geoffrey's money to help their town. Their schools and other things in their town will be better. Hinsdale的人非常高興，他們打算讓小鎮裡的學校跟其他的設備變得更好。 Geoffrey Holt was a very generous guy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位低調的富翁，把他所有的財富都留給他所住的地方。 1. die 死亡 How do you want to be remembered when you die? 你死的時候希望人們記得你什麼? That's a very big question! 好大的問題! 2. kind 仁慈的 No, I'm serious.我是認真的。 Okay, I'd like people to say I love my friends. 好吧，我想要大家說我愛朋友。That I'm nice and kind.人很好很和善。 3. happy 快樂的 What about you? 你呢? I'd like to be remembered as a happy person.我想要別人記得我是個快樂的人。 4. better 更好的 Are you happy now? 你現在快樂嗎? I try to be.我在努力。 I believe I can do better.我相信可以做得更好。 I'll help you. 我會幫你。 Thank you! You are nice and kind. 謝謝，你真的是又好又和善。 你今天學到哪些字? die死亡 kind仁慈的 happy快樂的 better更好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quiz 1. Which one did Geoffrey do? a. Spent a lot of money b. Drove a car c. Rode a bicycle 2. How old was Geoffrey when he died? a. 62 b. 82 c. 102 3. How much of Geoffrey's money did Hinsdale get? a. Half of it b. Most of it c. All of it Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

(Reading) “… The end. …. Whoa… What a great book! Books are adventures! When you read one, you can visit new places, meet cool people, and do amazing things! In a book club, everyone reads the same book. Friends talk about the places, people, things, and more in the book. 讀書會是讓每一個人都讀一樣的書，討論書裡的人事物。 Some book clubs read one book every week. Many read one book every month. One book club read one book…* *for 28 years! 有一些讀書會一周看一本書，或者是一個月一本。但是有個讀書會花了28年才讀完一本書。 The book is “Finnegan’s Wake.” People around the world love it! But it’s very difficult. 這本書叫做《芬尼根的守靈夜》。很多人喜歡這本書，但是這本書不好讀。 The writer used about 80 languages. He wrote many strange sentences. And he made new words! That's why this book is very difficult! 作家用了80種語言，寫了很多奇怪的句子，又創了很多新詞，所以困難重重。 How difficult is "Finnegan’s Wake”? Well, the people in the book club read two pages every month! But that was too fast! So they read one page every month! “Finnegan’s Wake” has more than 600 pages… 這本書有多難呢? 這個讀書會每個月只看一頁，這本書超過600頁。 The people finished "Finnegan’s Wake." Then they went back to… page one! 他們終於讀完這本書，但是要回到第一頁再看一次。 A book club read one book for 28 years. And they're reading it again! They’re on a great adventure! Vocabulary 一本書讀了28年，這個讀書會的會員很認真。 1. amazing 讓人讚嘆的 What are you reading? 你在讀什麼? Lord of the Rings. 魔戒。 That’s an amazing book! 那是一本很棒的書! I know. It really is.我知道，真的很棒。 2. place 地方 The writer created different languages for different places. 作者給不同地方創造了不同的語言。 Yeah, and the actors in the movie talked in those languages! 沒錯，那部電影的演員也用那些語言講話。 3. year 年 But didn’t you read the book last year? 但你不是去年就看過那本書了? I did. And I’m re-reading it. 對，我現在再看一遍。 4. same 同樣的 Why read the same book? 為什麼要讀同一本書? Why watch the same movie? 為什麼要看同一部電影? Because you love it! 因為你就是喜歡它啊! Do you enjoy reading? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. amazing讓人讚嘆的 place地方 year年 same同樣的 Quiz 1. What are book clubs for? a. Running with friends b. Writing with friends c. Reading with friends 2. Which book took one book club 28 years to finish? a. Finnegan’s Cake b. Finnegan’s Wake c. Finnegan’s Snake 3. How many books do many book clubs read every month? a. 1 b. 28 c. 52 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ At Christmastime, big street markets open in many countries. They're Christmas markets! 聖誕節的時候，有很多國家都會辦聖誕市集。 Every Christmas market has a big, beautiful Christmas tree with twinkling lights. Bright lights are everywhere you look! The lights can give you a happy holiday feeling! 每一個聖誕市集都有一顆很大、很漂亮、閃閃發光的聖誕樹。 You can buy lots of things at Christmas markets! There are delicious Christmas drinks, cookies, and breads. 你可以在市集買很多東西! 像是美味的聖誕餅乾、麵包跟飲料。 There are colorful puzzles, spinning tops, cute dolls, or other toys! There are Christmas stockings, Christmas tree decorations, and …! Whoa, that's a lot of shopping! 還有拼圖、陀螺、娃娃等玩具。也有聖誕襪、聖誕樹裝飾，有好多東西可以逛! Christmas markets have other fun things to do! At some markets, you can go up high in a Ferris wheel. Or you can go around and around in a merry-go-round! 聖誕市集也有好玩的設施，你可以坐摩天輪或是旋轉木馬。 At one market in Hungary, you can go ice-skating around a twinkling Christmas tree. At another market in Singapore, you can visit a very big gingerbread house! At a market in Taiwan and at many other Christmas markets, you can visit Santa Claus! 匈牙利的市集還可以繞著聖誕樹溜冰。新加坡的則是有一個巨大的薑餅屋。台灣跟很多國家的市集還可以遇到聖誕老人。 Christmas markets are happy places. You can eat, shop, and have a Merry Christmas! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕市集世界各地都有，花樣很多。 1. fun 有趣的、好玩的 Don't you just love Christmas markets? 你很喜歡耶誕市集吧? Yeah, so many fun things to do. 對啊，可以做好多有趣的事。 And so much food to eat! 好多食物可以吃。 2. bread 麵包 I love apple cinnamon bread.我喜歡蘋果肉桂麵包。 It smells so wonderful! 它好香! 3. colorful 色彩繽紛的 And look at those colorful lights! 妳看那些五顏六色的小燈! I could stay on the merry-go-round all night.我可以在旋轉木馬上待整晚。 4. decoration 裝飾 Wow, that's a huge Christmas tree! 哇，好大一棵耶誕樹! The decorations are just beautiful! 上面的裝飾真漂亮! I wish everyday was Christmas Day.我希望每天都是耶誕節。 你有去過任何一種市集嗎? fun有趣的、好玩的 bread麵包 colorful色彩繽紛的 decoration裝飾 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can you see at Christmas markets? a. Bright lights b. Movies c. A happy feeling 2. What can you buy at Christmas markets? a. Toys b. Ferris wheels c. Merry-go-rounds 3. Who can you visit at many Christmas markets? a. Cute dolls b. Santa Claus c. Gingerbread men Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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