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Man Will Ride Bike Across the South Pole What is the loneliest place in the world? It's somewhere very few people live. Maybe it’s Antarctica! That’s the cold, snowy place around the South Pole. 這世界上最寂寞的地方在哪裡呢? 應該是南極洲，那裡很冷、而且滿地都是雪。 Omar Di Felice wants to ride his bike all the way across Antarctica. He tried to do this last year. But he stopped after one week.* *He felt too lonely. His family needed him too. Omar Di Felice 想騎著單車跨越南極洲。他去年試過一次，但一個星期後就放棄了。他當時覺得太孤單寂寞，他的家人也需要他。 Now Omar wants to try again. He will start at one side. He will cross the South Pole. Then he will finish at the other side. He will ride two thousand kilometers! Omar 現在想再試一次。他要從南極洲的一端騎車2000公里到另一邊。 Omar has a special bike.It's called a fatbike. It has wide tires. Omar can ride on snow and ice with this bike. He can carry his tent, clothes, and food on this bike. Omar有一個特別的單車，叫做粗輪自行車。這種腳踏車有很寬的輪胎，可以騎在冰雪地面，也可以搭載帳篷、衣服跟食物。 Riding a bike across Antarctica will not be easy. It will be very cold and very windy. The bike will be heavy.But Omar wants to do this. 騎單車橫越南極洲可不容易，又冷又颳著風。單車也很笨重，但是Omar還是要這麼做。 Omar will be the first to ride a bike all the way across Antarctica. He knows he will be lonely. But this time, he’s ready! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在南極洲騎單車雖然困難重重，Omar仍然決定再接再厲。 1. snowy 下雪的 It snowed on Datunshan last night! 昨天晚上大屯山下雪了! Oh my God! We must go up there! 天哪，我們一定得趕去! Now? It could still be snowy and cold. 現在? 可能還在下雪，並且很冷。 2. ride 騎 No worries. 不擔心。 See the sun? The snow has stopped. 看到太陽了嗎? 雪已經停了。 We can even ride my motorbike up there. 我們甚至可以騎摩托車上去。 3. across 橫越 It’ll be faster than driving a car. 會比開車快。 You can count me out. 別把我算進去了。 I don’t want to ride a motorbike across the mountain.我可不想騎摩托車橫越山區。 4. lonely 寂寞孤單的 Come on, Jane! 好啦，珍! I would feel too lonely without you. 沒有你我會覺得很寂寞。 Have you ever seen snow? Let’s read these words. snowy下雪的 ride騎 across橫越 lonely寂寞孤單的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where will Omar ride his bike? a. Australia b. Antarctica c. Alaska 2. How many kilometers will Omar ride? a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 3. What kind of bike will Omar use? a. A fatbike b. A fast bike c. An electric bike Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Who are the Beatles? They're a band from the UK. Many people think the Beatles are the best band in the world! 你知道披頭四嗎? 那是一個英國樂團。很多人覺得披頭四是世界上最棒的樂團。 The Beatles had four people: John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But they stopped being a band in nineteen seventy. Sadly, John died ten years later… 披頭四有四位成員，約翰、保羅、喬治跟林哥，他們在1970就解散了。十年後約翰不幸地去世。 But now the Beatles have a new song. What? How can they have a new song? Well, John wrote a song many years ago. It's called "Now and Then". He recorded it on a cassette tape. 但現在披頭四要發行一首新歌 「這時候那時候」。他們怎麼會有新歌呢? 原來約翰很多年前寫了這首歌，並且錄在卡帶上。 But the recording was very bad. John's voice was hard to hear. 但是錄音品質很糟糕，聽不清楚約翰的聲音。 After John died, Paul, George, and Ringo took this old song and made it better. But it needed more work. Then George died… 約翰死後，保羅、喬治跟林哥拿到這首老歌，提升了它的品質，但還需要修改。喬治後來也過世了。 This year, the Beatles made John's voice easy to hear. How did they do that? They used AI. 今年他們用AI人工智慧，讓約翰的聲音更清楚地呈現。 All four Beatles worked on this song. Paul and Ringo finished it. "Now and Then" is on the radio a lot now. Many people like the song. Many think "Now and Then" is a sad song. But they also think it's a beautiful song. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 所有披頭四的成員先後都參與了這首歌的製作，人工智慧也幫了忙。 1. best 最好的 July Sky is coming to town! 七月的天空要來這兒! July Sky? What's that? 七月的天空? 那是什麼? You've never heard of them? 你沒聽過他們嗎? I think they're the best band in Taiwan. 我認為他們是台灣最好的樂團。 2. how 如何 How do you know they're coming? 你怎麼知道他們要來? My friend told me. 我朋友告訴我的。 He works in a record company.他在一家唱片公司工作。 3. hard 困難的 Can he get tickets for you? 他可以幫你弄到票嗎? He said it'll be hard. 他說有困難。 Do you want to go to their show? 你想去看他們表演? 4. song 歌曲 Sure, I'd like to hear their songs. 當然，我想去聽他們的歌。 You like joining in on the fun, don't you? 你滿喜歡湊熱鬧的嘛。 來跟我一起讀單字。 best最好的 how如何 hard困難的 song歌曲 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What country are the Beatles from? a. The UK b. Canada c. The USA 2. What is the name of the new Beatles song? a. "Here and There" b. "Today and Yesterday" c. "Now and Then" 3. How many of the Beatles worked on this song? a. Four b. Three c. Two Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Man With No Arms Can Shoot Bow ** ** Can you shoot a bow? It’s easy. Put the arrow on the string of the bow. Pull the string. Where do you want the arrow to go? That's your target. Point at your target. Let go of the string. Watch the arrow fly! 你會射箭嗎? 很簡單，把箭放在弓弦上，然後拉弓。你希望弓箭往哪裡射呢? 瞄準你的目標，然後放箭。 Shooting a bow for sport is fun! But do we need arms to do it? 射箭運動很好玩! 但我們需要手臂才能射箭嗎? Ask Matt Stutzman. He was born with no arms. He shoots a bow. 問問看Matt Stutzman，他天生沒有手臂，但他會射箭。 How does Matt do this? He holds his bow with his foot. He pulls the string with his chin. 他怎麼做到的呢? 他用腳拿弓，用下巴拉弓。 Matt can hit any target. He shoots very well. He won a silver medal for the USA at the Paralympics. This big competition is for athletes with disabilities. Matt很會射箭，他代表美國在帕運會拿下銀牌。帕運會是為身障運動員舉辦的比賽。 Matt wants everyone to know he can do anything. His disability doesn’t stop him. Matt wants to win a gold medal at next year's Paralympics. Matt希望每一個人都知道身體的缺陷無法限制他，他可以做任何事。他希望能在明年帕運會上贏得金牌。 This Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Let's learn about Matt and other people with disabilities. Let's learn what they can do! 這個禮拜天是國際身心障礙者日。我們可以從Matt跟其他的身心障礙者身上學習他們可以做到的事。 Matt uses what he has… and he hits his target! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用腳也可以射箭，真是了不起的本領! 1. shoot 射擊 Check this out, Nancy. 你看，南西。 I’m going to shoot the bullseye this time. 我這次要射中紅心。 Sure, just like last time when you hit the teacher’s hat. 當然，就跟你上次射中老師的帽子一樣。 2. point 指著 I wasn’t pointing at her hat! 我並沒有瞄準她的帽子! Oh no, I can’t believe I missed it! 我不敢相信我沒射中! 3. target 箭靶 You still hit the target. 你還是射中箭靶啦。 But not the center. 但是不是中心。 4. let go of 放手 I think I let go of the arrow too late. 我覺得我放箭的時間太晚了。 No worries. You’ll get better. 別擔心，你會進步的。 Now let me give it a try.現在讓我來試試。 你有看過奧運的射箭比賽嗎? shoot射擊 point指出 target箭靶 let go of放手 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is the place where you want your arrow to go? a. Target b. String c. Bow 2. What does Matt hold his bow with? a. His chin b. His foot c. His mouth 3. What does Matt want to win next year? a. A silver medal b. A gold medal c. Lots of money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cat Records World’s Loudest Purr Sometimes when I’m happy, I like to whistle! 我開心的時候，喜歡吹口哨。 Dogs make many different sounds when they’re happy. They pant, bark, or grunt. 狗狗開心的時候會發出不同的聲音。牠們會叫、會喘氣、會發出嗚嗚聲。 Cats purr when they’re happy. But they purr at other times too. Some cats purr when they’re hungry! 貓咪不只是在開心的時候才發出呼嚕聲，有一些貓肚子餓的時候也會。 Kittens purr when they’re a few days old. Then their mom knows they’re okay. Some cats purr when they’re in pain. Purring makes them feel better! 小貓出生沒有幾天就會發出呼嚕聲，貓媽媽就會知道牠們的狀況是好的。有一些貓感到痛的時候也是會發出呼嚕聲，這樣會讓牠們感覺舒服一點。 Bella is a 14-year-old cat in the UK. She lives with the Spink family. Bella’s purrs are very, very loud! Mr. Spink says Bella's purrs are too loud all the time. She's louder than the TV! 英國有一隻14歲的貓Bella，牠的呼嚕聲非常大。主人Spink先生說，牠的聲音有時候比電視還大聲。 The Spinks thought Bella had the loudest purr in the world. They wanted to measure her purr. How loud was it? Someone came to their house with a machine. The machine measured how loud Bella purred. Spink一家覺得Bella的呼嚕聲是全世界最響亮的，他們想要測量牠的聲音，所以請人帶著機器來家裡。 The Spinks were right! Bella has the loudest purr of all living cats. Her purr measures at almost 55 decibels. That’s the same as a boiling kettle! Bella的呼嚕聲接近55分貝，跟水煮開的時候一樣大聲。的確是所有貓咪當中最大聲的。 Bella is a happy cat with the loudest purr of all. What a "purrrrrr-fect" puss! Vocabulary 英國這隻貓呼嚕聲超級大，牠的主人覺得很有趣。 1. loud大聲的、 louder 更大聲 Hey, Kitty, Kitty, I know you’re hungry. 貓咪貓咪，我知道你餓了。 Does she often make loud sounds like that? 她常常叫那麼大聲嗎? Yeah, and that’s not loud. 對，而且那不算大聲。 Really? 真的喔? She can make much louder sounds. 她可以叫得大聲得多。 2. family 家人、家庭 My family doesn’t like it. 我的家人不喜歡。 But I find it fun. 不過我覺得滿好玩的。 3. house 房屋 How much do you understand your cat? 你有多了解你的貓? I can tell if she’s in pain.我可以知道她是不是哪裡痛。 She’ll make faces.她會有表情。 And she likes to walk around the whole house. 而且她喜歡在家裡到處走。 Do you like cats? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. loud大聲的 louder更大聲 family家人、家庭 house房屋 Quiz 1. Why do some cats purr when they’re in pain? a. To feel better b. To feel worse c. To feel warm 2. What family does Bella live with? a. The Swinks b. The Spinks c. The Shinks 3. Which sound measures at almost 55 decibels? a. A whistling man b. A boiling kettle c. A panting dog Answers: 1. a. 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Moving Stairs for Mountain Views Walking for thirty minutes every day is good for you. It can help you be strong and healthy. It’s cheap too. All you need are comfortable shoes. Then you can walk anywhere! 每天走30分鐘有益身心健康。而且你只需要一雙舒適的鞋子，就可以到處走走! Many people like walking a long way on mountains, in forests, and other natural places. This is called "hiking". Taiwan has many beautiful hiking trails. Many of them go up mountains. 很多人喜歡爬山，也會在森林或是其他自然景點走路。這叫做健行，台灣有很多健行步道，大多都通往山上。 But hiking is harder than walking. Some people can’t hike. So they can't see beautiful mountain views. 但是健行比走路困難，無法健行就看不到美麗的山景。 Tianyu Mountain in China is beautiful. But it’s very hard to hike. Hikers hike three mountains to get there! 中國的天嶼山很漂亮，但是它非常難爬。登山客需要翻越三座山才能到達。 A tour company put long escalators on Tianyu Mountain. These moving stairs take people up the mountain. People stand on them and enjoy the view! These escalators are great for older people, families, and people with disabilities. 有一家旅遊公司在天嶼山蓋了一座電動手扶梯，可以直接載人到山上。人們可以搭手扶梯享受美景，對老人、兒童跟身障人士很有幫助。 But some people don’t like them. They say the escalators are ugly. They say enjoying the mountain is not only about the views. It’s also about moving your body and feeling healthy. 但是也有人不喜歡，他們覺得這個手扶梯很難看。還說爬山不只是享受美景，還包括運動，讓人身體健康。 Escalators on mountains are good for some visitors, but bad for others! Vocabulary 到野外健行，除了賞景，也是讓身體強健。 1. feel 感覺 I can’t sleep well these days.我這幾天都睡不好。 I feel tired all the time.我總是覺得累。 2. enjoy 喜歡 Maybe it’s because you watch too much TV? 也許你看太多電視了? But I enjoy watching TV! 可是我很喜歡看電視! Well, come hiking with me in the mountains in Keelung Saturday. 好吧，星期六跟我去走基隆的山。 3. mountain 山 Is it a high mountain? 是高山嗎? No, but it does take some climbing. 不是，但確實需要爬山。 I don’t like climbing. 我不喜歡爬山。 It’ll help you sleep better.會讓你睡得比較好。 4. view 景觀 And the view is beautiful! 而且景觀很棒! Do we get to see the ocean? 看得到大海嗎? The ocean and vast grasslands. 大海，還有大片綠草。 今天的單字你記住了幾個? feel感覺 enjoy喜歡 mountain山 view景觀 Quiz 1. What is “hiking"? a. Walking every day b. Walking a long way c. Walking in Taiwan 2. Where is Tianyu Mountain? a. Chad b. Chile c. China 3. What are “escalators"? a. Comfortable shoes b. Mountains c. Moving stairs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Teacher Sets Social Studies Record Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the best in the world. 你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。 Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for teaching social studies the longest. Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。 What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures. 什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。 And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see… 76 minus 23 is 53! Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書，他現在76歲了。一共教了53年! Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has been at one school for all these years! 他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年! Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II. 為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢? 因為他很喜歡歷史，在他小的時候，他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。 So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too! 所以在他11歲的時候，就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師! Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history, and he loves teaching! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位社會科老師教同一門學科，教了五十多年，樂此不疲。 1. war 戰爭。 When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的? Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎? 2. history 歷史。 No! Too early. 不對，太早了。 Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了，我的歷史不好。But history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了! 3. most 最。 I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。 That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。 4. grow up 長大。 What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼? 我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。 來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does "set a record" mean? A: Do something the most or best B: Teach social studies well C: Study history and cultures 2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher? A: 23 B: 53 C: 76 3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history? A: His teacher B: His old student C: His father Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wearable Robot Helps Runners Go Faster We use machines all the time. Here are some ways. We drive cars. We send texts on phones. We watch videos on TVs, computers, and tablets. 我們隨時都在使用機器。例如說我們開車；我們也用手機傳送簡訊；在電視、電腦跟平板看影片。 Some machines copy what people do. These machines are called "robots". 有一些機器可以模仿人類的動作，它們叫做機器人。 Robots in movies look like people. But most robots look very different! An automatic vacuum cleaner is a robot. It copies how people clean floors. A self-checkout machine in a supermarket is a robot. It copies everything a cashier does. 電影裡的機器人看起來很像人類，但是大多數的機器人看起來不像。像是掃地機器人模仿人類清理地板。超級市場的自助收銀台模仿收銀員會做的事。 Do you know about wearable robots? They help people move. Some wearable robots are for people with disabilities. These robots make their lives easier. Other wearable robots make people's arms or backs stronger. These robots help people lift very heavy things. 那你知道穿戴式機器人嗎? 它們幫助人類行動。有一些幫助身障人士，讓他們的生活更輕鬆。也有一些讓人類的手臂跟背更強壯，幫助他們提起重物。 Scientists in South Korea invented a new wearable robot. It helps people run faster! 南韓的科學家發明新的穿戴式機器人，讓人跑得更快! Runners wear this robot on their back, hips, and legs. When they take a step, the robot pulls their back leg forward. That makes runners go faster! 把它穿在背上、臀部跟腿上。當人跨出步伐的時候，這個機器人會拉著後腳向前動，讓人跑得更快。 Robots are everywhere! They're in our homes and on our streets. And now they can be on our legs too! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 現在的機器人，有各種各樣的形式，出現在許多不同的地方。 1. different 不同的。 Hey, check out this robot I've just got. 你看我剛才買的這個機器人。 You call this a robot? 你把這叫做機器人? It sure looks different.看起來真不一樣。 2. do 做。 I know, but it's very smart.我知道，不過它很聰明。 Smarter than your computer? 比你的電腦還聰明? Yeah, it can do a lot of things.對，它可以做很多事。 3. faster 比較快的。 Like what?比如說什麼? Like telling me when an earthquake will happen.比如說告訴我地震什麼時候來，faster than anyone else. 比其他人都快。 4. clean 清掃。 Wow, what else can it do? 哇，它還會做什麼? With its two arms, it can clean up the kitchen for me. 它還可以用兩隻手臂幫我清理廚房。 What do you want your robots to do? different不同的 do做 faster比較快的 clean清掃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Which machines copy people? A: Cars B: TVs C: Robots 2. What do wearable robots help us do? A: To think B: To move C: To send texts 3. Where was the new wearable robot invented? A: Japan B: North Korea C: South Korea Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Hospital for Seals What animal do you hear? Is it a dog? No, it’s not a dog. It’s a seal. 這是什麼動物的叫聲呢?是狗嗎?不是喔!是海豹的聲音。 Seals are cool animals. They swim very well. Some can make human sounds! 海豹是一種很酷的動物。牠們很會游泳，有一些還會發出人類的聲音。 But some seals get hurt. Sometimes boat motors cut them… Sometimes fishing nets catch them. Poor seals! 不過海豹有時候會被漁船的馬達割傷，也會被漁網困住。 Lizzi lives in the UK. She loves seals. She helps seals that are hurt. She made a hospital for seals… in her house! Two seals were in a room and four seals were in her garage! 住在英國的Lizzi 很喜歡海豹。 她甚至把自己家改成海豹醫院，幫助受傷的海豹。 But many seals get hurt. She needed a bigger hospital to help more seals. So she, her husband, and others built a seal hospital! When these seals are better, people take them back to the ocean. 但是還是有很多受傷的海豹，她需要更大的醫院。所以她跟其他人一起打造了海豹醫院。當海豹身體狀況比較好的時候，就會被送回大海。 Baby seals are called pups. Sometimes pups can't find their mothers. They can't get food. They get weak. Lizzi helps them for a while. 海豹寶寶叫做 pups。那些找不到媽媽的小海豹，會因為沒有食物而變得很虛弱。Lizzi也幫助牠們。 Then she takes them to a bigger place that takes care of pups. When these seals are older, people take them back to the ocean too. 她把海豹寶寶帶到更大的地方照顧，等到牠們長大一點就會被送回海裡。 Lizzi got an award for helping seals. Thank you, Lizzi! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary Lizzi盡一切力量來幫助受傷的海豹，讓牠們重返大海。 1. catch 捕捉 I wonder if I can raise a pet seal.我在想能不能養海豹當寵物。 In your bathtub like in some movies? 養在你的浴缸裡，像有些電影那樣嗎? Where would you catch one in the first place? 你首先要怎麼抓一隻海豹呢? 2. take care of 照顧 Yeah, that would be a problem.對，那確實是個問題。 And how do you plan to take care of a baby seal? 而且你要怎麼照顧海豹寶寶? I have no answer to any of your questions.你的問題我都答不出來。 3. better 比較好的 Maybe I should just call Taipei Zoo and ask them. 也許我應該打電話問台北動物園。 I have a better idea. 我有更好的主意。 Let’s go to the zoo tomorrow. 我們明天就去動物園。 To see the seals? Wonderful! 去看海豹嗎? 太好了! 請跟我一起讀這些單字。 catch捕捉 take care of照顧 better比較好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Lizzi use her home for? a. A seal playground b. A seal school c. A seal hospital 2. What are baby seals called? a. Cubs b. Dogs c. Pups 3. What did Lizzi get for helping seals? a. An award b. Lots of money c. A free boat Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cats Can Make Many Faces Do you like cats?* *Many people like them. Lots of people have a pet cat. 你喜歡貓嗎?很多人喜歡貓也把牠們當寵物。 But when people look at their cat's face, do they know what it's feeling? Is their cat making a happy face? Is it making a sad face? Who knows? 但是人們看著貓咪的臉的時候，他們會知道貓有什麼樣的情緒嗎? 牠是在做開心的表情，還是悲傷的表情呢? People are still learning how to understand the faces cats make. But now scientists know cats make many kinds of faces. 人們還在學習如何了解貓咪的表情，但是現在科學家知道牠們可以做很多種表情。 How do they know that? Scientists studied 53 cats in a cat cafe. They saw the cats make many faces. The scientists studied the faces the cats made when they were near other cats. 他們是怎麼知道的呢?科學家在一間貓咪咖啡廳研究店裡的53隻貓，觀察這些貓互相靠近的時候，有什麼表情。 Cats can move their eyes, ears and whiskers. They can open their mouths and lick their noses. There are about 20 more ways cats can move the muscles in their faces. 貓咪可以動牠們的眼睛、耳朵跟鬍鬚，可以張開嘴巴跟舔鼻子。除了這些之外，貓咪還有快20種的方式動牠們的臉部肌肉。 Scientists learned cats use these ways to make almost three hundred faces! Most of the faces are friendly. Cats can smile! But cats also make some angry faces. And they make some faces that scientists cannot understand at all. 用這些方式科學家發現貓咪可以做出幾乎300種的表情。大多是友善的表情，也有生氣的表情，還有很多科學家還不了解的表情。 Cats make many faces. Can you understand all of them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家說貓咪表情豐富，但是人類多半不了解那些表情是什麼意思。 1. nose鼻子 Look at that cat. What’s it doing? 你看那隻貓在做什麼? I think it’s laughing at us. 我覺得牠在嘲笑我們。 Why? 為什麼? Look at its mouth and nose. 你看牠的嘴跟鼻子。 2. move 移動 See how they move? 你看到牠的嘴跟鼻子怎麼動嗎? That doesn’t mean it’s laughing.那並不表示牠在笑。 3. angry 生氣的 You’re right. Maybe it’s angry. 說得對，也許牠在生氣。 No, when a cat is angry, it would hiss. 不對，貓生氣的時候會發嘶嘶聲。 Since when do you know so much about cats? 你什麼時候這麼懂貓? 4. feel 感覺 I don’t. 我其實不懂。 Cats make me feel uneasy. 貓讓我覺得不安。 They seem to be watching me. 牠們好像在監視我。 Do you have a pet cat? nose鼻子 move移動 angry生氣的 feel感覺 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did scientists study the cats? a. A cat cafe b. A pet store c. A street 2. What can cats lick? a. Their eyes b. Their ears c. Their noses 3. How many faces can cats make? a. Almost 20 b. Almost 100 c. Almost 300 Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ NASA is the USA's space agency. Its job is to learn about space. But space is very big! It has millions and billions of planets, stars, moons, and many other things! 美國太空總署NASA的職責是了解外太空。廣闊的太空有億萬顆行星、恆星、衛星，還有很多其他的東西! NASA sends people into space. These people are called "astronauts". Astronauts help us learn about living in space. NASA會派人到外太空。這些人叫做「太空人」，幫助我們了解太空生活。 Dr. Rubio is an astronaut. NASA sent him into space for six months. But then … a space rock hit his spaceship! Rubio博士是一名太空人。NASA派他到國際太空站6個月。但是有一顆太空岩石打到了他的太空船。 After that, his spaceship didn't work well. So Dr. Rubio had no spaceship to fly home in! He had to wait for a new spaceship from NASA. But NASA didn't have a spaceship ready yet. Dr. Rubio had to wait six more months to go home. 他的太空船沒有辦法正常運作，無法回到地球。Rubio博士必須等待新的太空船，但是NASA沒有預備好的太空船，他要再多等6個多月才能回家。 Dr. Rubio said being stuck in space was hard. He wanted to see his family and friends. He was stuck in space for 371 days. That's longer than other US astronauts! He set a new record by accident! Rubio 博士說因為在外太空很辛苦。他想見到家人跟朋友。他被困在外太空371天，比其他的美國太空人都還要久，意外地破了紀錄。 Dr. Rubio was stuck in space for more than a year! He's back on Earth now. He's safe. Phew! Welcome home, Dr. Rubio! ________________________________________ Vocabulary Rubio原本六個月就可以回家，卻在太空站待了一年。 1. job 工作 This poor guy! 可憐的傢伙! Can you imagine living in space for so many days? 你能想像住在太空那麼多天嗎? Well, that's his job.那是他的工作。 And there were other astronauts. 而且還有別的太空人。 2. star 恆星 If I were him, I would go out and spacewalk every day. 如果我是他，我會每天都出去太空漫步。 And watch the stars and moon? 看著星星月亮嗎? It would be boring after just one week. 一個星期之後你就會厭煩了。 3. rock 石頭 And there are space rocks, too.而且還有太空碎石。 They may hit you and hurt you. 可能會打到你，讓你受傷。 4. planet 行星 Come to think of it, planet Earth is the best place to live. 這麼想來，我們的行星地球還是最好的地方。 No doubt about that. 毫無疑問是那樣。 這些單字很好用。 job工作 star恆星 rock石頭 planet行星 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the USA's space agency? a. Astronauts b. Space rock c. NASA 2. How many days was Dr. Rubio stuck in space? a. 173 b. 371 c. 731 3. Where is Dr. Rubio now? a. The moon b. A new spaceship c. Earth Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn