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K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Millions of Bees Fall Off Truck Do you like bees? I think you said "no!" What about five million bees? That's a lot of bees! 你喜歡蜜蜂嗎? 那五百萬隻蜜蜂呢? These bees were in wooden boxes. The boxes were on a big truck. But the boxes fell off the truck and onto the road! The bees flew out of the boxes! One man said the bees made the sky black. 那些蜜蜂都裝在木箱裡，放在一輛大卡車上。但是卡車開到半路，木箱掉出車外，裡面的蜜蜂通通都飛了出來，甚至遮蔽了天空。 The police didn't know how to help! They sat in their cars to stay safe. They called beekeepers for help. 警察不知道該怎麼辦，他們躲在車子裡，打電話請養蜂人幫忙。 Many beekeepers came. They put on beekeeper clothing. It helps to stop bee stings. Then they fixed the wooden boxes. The boxes were the bees' homes. The bees saw their homes again. The beekeepers helped five million bees fly into the boxes. 養蜂人穿上防護衣，把木箱修好，那是蜜蜂的家。在養蜂人幫忙之下，蜜蜂通通飛回了木箱裡。 No one was badly hurt. But one beekeeper got sixty bee stings! Ouch! Some people don't like bees. They think bees are scary. But bees are important. Honey bees are very important. These bees were honeybees. Honey bees help flowers and other plants grow. And they make honey for us! 有一些人不喜歡蜜蜂，但蜜蜂很重要，牠們幫忙傳播花粉，也會做蜂蜜。 Five million bees fell off a truck. Beekeepers saved them! Sweet! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 五百萬隻蜜蜂在空中飛舞，這個景象一定很壯觀! 1. honey 蜂蜜 Look at those bees… They're collecting nectar! 你看那些蜜蜂，牠們正在吸花蜜! And they'll turn nectar into honey. 牠們會把花蜜變成蜂蜜。 How very clever! 真是聰明! 2. scary 讓人害怕的 Oh, they're coming my way. 牠們往我這裡來了。 I'd better stay away.我最好躲開。 Bees are a little scary to me. 蜜蜂有點兒讓我害怕。 3. sting 叮咬 You've gotten bee stings before? 你有被蜂螫過嗎? Yeah, I got stung when I was little. 有，我小時候被蜜蜂叮過。 I cried and cried. 我哭了又哭。 4. sweet 甜的 Then you should eat more honey now. 那你現在應該多吃蜂蜜。 Oh, yes, my favorite sweet stuff is honey cake. 沒錯，我最愛的甜食就是蜂蜜蛋糕。 Do you like honey? honey蜂蜜 scary讓人害怕的 sting叮咬 sweet甜的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many millions of bees were on the truck? a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 2. What did the bees do? a. Sat in cars b. Made the sky dark c. Called beekeepers 3. What did the beekeepers do first? a. Fixed the boxes b. Put on beekeeper clothing c. Helped the bees fly home Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A New Logo for Double Ten Day One … Two … Three … Four … Oh hi, everyone! Happy Double Ten Day! Today is for Taiwan and Taiwan's people! So… we're doing something new! First, let's stand! Yep, everybody stand up! 雙十節快樂! 今天是台灣重要的日子! 我們要做點不一樣的，請大家站起來! Put your arms out to the left and right. This is "ten" in Chinese! Now stand next to someone. Work in pairs. Put your arms out to the left and right again. Look! You made the old Double Ten Day logo! 兩個人一起張開雙臂，互相站在對方的旁邊，這樣是兩個中文字「十」，是雙十節舊的標誌。 This year, Double Ten Day has a new logo. So let's change your pose. 今年雙十節有新的標誌，讓我們來換個動作。 Stand on your left foot. Point your right leg out to the right. Point your left arm out to the left. Raise your right arm! Can you stand? Yes! You made the new logo! Don't move! 用你的左腳單腳站立，右腳往右邊伸，左手向左邊伸，右手舉起來。不要動，這就是新的標誌。 The logo is blue, red, and white. Where are these colors from? They're from Taiwan's flag! 標誌有藍色、紅色和白色。這些就是台灣國旗上的顏色! Hey, you're still standing! You're strong! This logo shows Taiwan's people are strong! You are strong when change comes. You don't give up. You try to make things good again. 欸，你還站在那裡，你很強喔! 這個標誌也代表台灣人很堅強，就算面對改變，也不會放棄。 Stand strong with your friends and family. Stand strong for Taiwan. Make today a great Double Ten Day! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 新的雙十節標誌用動作來表示，你學會了嗎? 1. left and right 左邊和右邊 No, Jane, put your left arm out! 不對，你要伸出左手臂。 Not your right arm. 不是右手臂。 Left and right… How can I get it right? 左邊右邊，我要怎樣才能搞對? 2. stand 站立 Stand still and let me show you. 站著別動，我來教你。 You see, the hand you use for chopsticks is the right hand. 你看，拿筷子的手就是右手。 So this is the right arm. 所以這就是右手臂。 3. move 動作 Yes, you got it. 對，你說對了。 Jane, you're moving the wrong arm again! 你又動了錯的那隻手! Oh no, I thought I finally got this move right.糟糕，我以為我終於做對了。 I give up on this dance, Nancy. 我放棄這支舞，Nancy。 Do you know right and left? Let's read the words. left左邊 right右邊 stand站立 move動作 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Double Ten Day for? a. Taiwan and Taiwan's people b. Logos c. Taiwan's flag 2. What does the new logo show about Taiwan's people? a. They give up. b. They are standing. c. They are strong. 3. What color is not on Taiwan's flag? a. Blue b. Brown c. Red Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

What One USA School Is Like for Kids from Taiwan Lots of families from Taiwan go to live in the USA. The father or mother works there. And their kids go to school there. 很多台灣家庭搬到美國生活。父母親在那邊工作，他們的小孩在那裡上學。 Arizona is a state in the USA. A Taiwanese company is building a big factory there. Many people from Taiwan work at the factory. Their children go to local schools. 美國亞利桑那州有一個台灣工廠。很多台灣人在那裡上班，他們的小孩就在當地上學。 One school has one hundred new students from Taiwan. How is the school? One student says the kids in her class are very friendly. She says her teachers are nice. 有一間學校來了一百位台灣學生，新學校怎麼樣呢? 有一位學生說同學跟老師都很友善。 All the new students' classes are in English. It's not easy for them. But the school has two English teachers. They help the new students learn English. They help the students understand what to do. 所有的課程都是用英語授課，所以學校的兩位英文老師會幫助新學生學習英文。 The new students learn a lot. But the other students learn too. They learn about Taiwan's culture. They saw lion dancers at school for the Lunar New Year! 新學生學到了很多，但是其他學生也能學到台灣的文化。 The students from Taiwan are making new friends. Nice teachers help them. The new students are part of the school now. They love their new school in Arizona! And their school loves them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台積電到美國設廠，台灣員工的孩子們就上當地的學校。 1. children 兒童 Do children like going to school in Taiwan? 台灣的小孩喜歡上學嗎? I don't know. You'd have to ask them. 我不知道，你得問他們。 I myself loved it when I was young. 我自己小時候很喜歡上學。 2. friendly 友善的 Was your teacher friendly? 你的老師友善嗎? Not at all. She was mean. 一點也不，她很壞。 We were afraid of her. 我們都怕她。 3. friend 朋友 But I enjoyed being with my friends. 但我喜歡跟朋友一起。 We played so much that we forgot about class. 我們玩到忘記要上課。 4. student 學生 Were you a good student? 你是不是好學生? I guess I was okay. 我覺得還好。 We can use these words every day. children兒童 friendly友善的 friend朋友 student學生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do kids' parents go to the USA? a. To work b. To see friends c. To build a school 2. What state did the kids move to? a. California b. Arizona c. New York 3. How are the kids in the new student's class? a. Boring b. Angry c. Friendly Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Boy Gives Back Big Catch Hi everyone! Do you like fishing?你喜歡釣魚嗎? Connor likes fishing. He’s 13 years old. This summer, Connor and his dad went to a big lake. They fished from a boat. Connor caught something. But he didn’t catch a fish. He caught a wallet. It had a lot of money in it! 這個夏天，13歲的Connor跟他的爸爸去釣魚，但是他沒有釣到魚，卻釣到了一個錢包。 How much money was in the wallet? There was about 2,000 US dollars. That’s almost 65,000 Taiwan dollars! 錢包裡面有多少錢呢? 居然有將近6萬5千塊台幣。 What did Connor do with the money? Did he keep it? Did he buy something big? No. Connor is honest. Connor found a card in the wallet. The card had a man’s name and phone number on it. The man’s name was Jim. Connor phoned Jim. Connor很誠實，他在錢包裡找到主人的名字跟電話，並且打電話給他。 Jim was happy. One year ago, he went fishing and lost the wallet. Jim wanted to give Connor money to thank him. 錢包的主人Jim很開心，一年前他去釣魚的時候弄丟了。他想要拿錢給Connor表示感謝。 But Connor said no. He didn’t want any money. Wow! Connor is a very nice boy. Jim thinks that too. 但是Connor不想要錢。他真是一個好孩子。 Connor found a lot of money. He gave it back to Jim. If you find money, what will you do? Vocabulary 沒有釣到魚，卻釣到錢包的男孩，找到了錢包主人。 1. find 找到 Uh oh, where’s my wallet? 糟糕，我的錢包呢? It must be in your bag. 一定在你的袋子裡。 No, I can’t find it now. 不在，我現在找不到。 2. buy 買 Did you buy anything on your way here? 你來的路上有沒有買東西? Yeah, I bought a cup of tea. 有，買了一杯茶。 3. give 給 No wait. I also gave some money to Santa Claus. 不對，等一等。我也給了耶誕老公公一些錢。 Santa in October? 十月就有耶誕老公公? That’s so weird! 這可奇怪了! 4. think 思想、認為 Do you think Santa took my wallet? 你覺得他拿了我的錢包? No, no. I think you dropped the wallet somewhere near him. 不，我覺得你在他附近掉了錢包。 這些字都是很常用的動詞。 find找到 buy買 give給 think思考、認為 Quiz 1. What was Connor doing when he found the wallet? a. Phoning Jim b. Buying something big c. Fishing 2. Where was Connor when he found the wallet? a. On a beach b. On a boat c. In the mountains 3. How much money was in the wallet? a. $20 b. $200 c. $2000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Town Stops Clock Bell After 500 Years Do you like going to see people and places? I do! I try to be a good visitor. Sometimes it's not easy, but I keep trying. 你喜歡到處走走、看看風景嗎? 我想當一個好旅客，但是並不容易。 In Italy, many visitors go to a beautiful town. It has a 500-year old clock. All visitors see and hear it. The clock bell rang every hour. All morning, afternoon, and evening, visitors liked hearing the bell. 很多旅客喜歡到義大利一個漂亮的小鎮，那裡有一座500多年歷史的時鐘，每一個整點都會敲響一次。 But late at night, they didn't like hearing the bell. Visitors: "Mmph. What's that?!" "Don't cry, shhhh! Go to sleep!" "Uggghhh. What time is it?" "Uh! Again?!?" "Oooohhh! Please! Let me sleep!" Many visitors were tired in the morning. Some were angry too. They said, "The bell is too loud! Stop ringing it at night!" 但是到了晚上，遊客都被吵得無法睡覺，生氣的說要讓鐘響停下來。 So this summer, the town stopped ringing the bell at night. But now the local people can't sleep! The bell rang at night for 500 years! Now the night is too quiet… 從這個夏天開始，晚上不會再有鐘響。但是當地的居民覺得太安靜了，他們反而睡不著。 Those angry visitors didn't think about the local people and the town. Those visitors went home. They don't think about the clock now. 這些旅客都沒有顧慮到城鎮和當地的居民。 Do you think they were good visitors? I don't! Let's be good visitors everywhere we go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 遊客跟當地居民，經常想要不同的東西。 1. stop 停止 Will you stop that? 可以讓它停嗎? It's too loud! 太大聲了! Do you have to use an alarm clock? 你一定要用鬧鐘? 2. morning 早上 Just this morning. 只有今天早上。 I won't do it tomorrow.明天不會了。 3. night 夜晚 Didn't you go to bed early last night? 你昨晚不是很早睡? I did, but it's not enough. 是，但是不夠。 I'm still tired. 我還是好累。 4. afternoon 下午 I was too busy yesterday afternoon.我昨天下午太忙了。 Now I'm going back to sleep.現在我要回去睡覺了。 Hey, you should get up now! 嘿，你應該起床了! Do you use an alarm clock? Let's read the vocabulary. stop停止 morning早上 night夜晚 afternoon下午 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When did the visitors like to hear the bell? a. All morning, afternoon, and evening b. All morning and night c. All night 2. What made some visitors angry? a. Loud people b. A loud bell c. Local people 3. Why can't the local people sleep now? a. It's loud. b. It's quiet. c. They're angry. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nuts About Planes What's an allergy? It's when your body touches something and your body doesn’t like it. Your body tries to fight it. People can have allergies to many things - plants, animals, and more. 什麼是過敏? 當你的身體接觸到不喜歡的東西時，它會反抗，產生過敏反應。 Some allergies are not bad. They make you itch.* *They make you sneeze. But they won’t kill you! Some allergies can be very dangerous! People with bad allergies need to be very careful! 有一些過敏反應會讓你皮膚癢、打噴嚏，但是嚴重的過敏反應有一些人要很小心，會很危險。 Many people have nut allergies. That’s why many foods have a special stamp.It says “May Contain Nuts”. It's very easy for nuts to get into food. People with nut allergies need to be very, very careful! 有一些食物都有標示含有堅果，對堅果過敏的人要特別小心。 A woman was on a plane. She had a very bad nut allergy. The crew was selling snacks. Then she saw WHAT the snacks were … peanuts!!! 飛機上有一位女士對堅果嚴重過敏，她發現空服員販賣的點心都是花生。 The woman was scared. Her allergy was very bad. She didn’t want people on the plane to have peanuts. So she bought all of them! She bought every peanut on the plane! 這個女士很害怕，她不要飛機上的乘客吃到花生，所以把它們全部買下來。 The woman spent 6,000 Taiwan dollars on peanuts! But she was safe. If you have allergies, be careful! Vocabulary 對花生過敏的女士，買了飛機上所有的花生。 1. sneeze 打噴嚏 Oh, my, this is really bad! 這真是糟糕! I just can’t stop sneezing. 我打噴嚏打個不停。 Is it because of the cold air? 是因為冷空氣嗎? Probably.可能是。 2. itch 癢 My nose itches and I’ve got red eyes. 我鼻子癢，還有紅眼睛。 You need to take some medicine. 你需要吃一點藥。 3. spend 花費。 I did. I just spent 600 NT on allergy medicines. 我吃了，剛剛才花了六百塊買過敏藥。 That should take care of it. 那應該可以對付了。 4. fight 對抗。 I wish I could fight it without medicine. 我希望不吃藥就可以對抗。 Get more sleep. That usually helps. 多睡一點，通常很有幫助。 These are useful words. sneeze打噴嚏 itch癢 spend花費 fight對抗 Quiz 1. What does the special stamp on food say? a. “May Contain Nuts” b. “Every Peanut” c. “Be Very Careful” 2. What was the crew selling? a. Plants. b. Animals c. Snacks 3. How much did the woman spend on peanuts? a. 6,000 dollars b. 66,000 dollars c. 666,000 dollars Answers  1. a 2. c 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Wow, this park is nice. What's that?! And that?! Oh no, it's trash … Yuck. Hey, did you hear what five friends in Indonesia did? They saw lots of trash. So they cleaned it up! They cleaned up a river, but we can clean up this park! 你聽說過印尼一群朋友他們的事蹟嗎? 他們看到河裡有很多垃圾，就把河川清理乾淨。 The trash in this park is not very bad. But the trash in the river was a big problem. It was dirty. It smelled bad. There were plastic bags, water bottles, and old clothes. The trash stopped the river! 河川裡的垃圾很多，而且又髒又臭，還有塑膠袋、寶特瓶還有舊衣服阻塞了整條河! The friends wanted to help the river. So they made a group. The group cleaned up the river. They took away many bags of trash. Then they cleaned up more rivers! They cleaned up beaches! 這群朋友組成的小組清理出很多袋的垃圾，他們也繼續清理別的河流跟海灘。 The group made many videos of their work. They shared their videos online. 他們把整個過程拍成影片，上傳到網路上。 Millions of people saw the videos! Now many people help the group. They clean up rivers and beaches all over Indonesia! 很多人看到他們的影片，也加入他們一起清理印尼的河川跟海攤。 Five friends cleaned up one river. Now they clean up many rivers and beaches with their new friends. Oh, look! Our park is clean. What's next? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這群朋友不但清理家附近的河川，也擴大到其他地方。 1. trash 垃圾 What smells so awful? 什麼東西這麼難聞? Sorry, I forgot to take out the trash. 真抱歉，我忘了倒垃圾。 2. bag 袋子 You have 5 bags of trash? 你有五袋垃圾? That's a lot for one person! 一個人有這麼多垃圾! I know. I can't wait to get rid of them. 我知道，我也等不及要把它們扔掉了。 3. friend 朋友 Some of my friends came here on the weekend.一些朋友周末來這裡。 They brought lots of food. 他們帶了一堆吃的。 4. share 分享 We shared 6 pizzas, 3 bottles of coke and lots of fruit.我們分享六個披薩，三瓶可樂還有好多水果。 Hmmm, why was I not invited? 怎麼沒有邀請我? 你今天學到哪些單字? trash垃圾 bag袋子 friend朋友 share分享 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do the friends clean up rivers? a. Indonesia b. India c. Japan 2. Where did the friends share their videos? a. At school b. In a river c. Online 3. How many people saw the videos? a. Hundreds b. Millions c. Billions Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

These Forests Are Very Small Forests are great. They have many trees. The air is clean. You can hear birds. And forests are very big, right? 森林有很多樹，空氣也很新鮮，還能聽到鳥叫聲，而且森林都很大對吧? Well, many forests are big. But some are small. How small? Some are the size of a basketball court! They're very small! 很多森林都很大一片。但也有迷你的小森林。有多小呢? 居然只有一個籃球場這麼大。 The idea of very small forests is from Japan. Japan has thousands of these forests! People in many countries like this idea. Now there are many of these forests in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America – hey, that's almost everywhere! 迷你森林的概念來自日本。其他國家的人也喜歡這個想法，現在世界各地都有迷你森林。 These forests are great for cities. They make places cooler in the summer. They make the air cleaner. That’s important in cities. Some of the forests are also nice to walk in. 這種森林很重要，它可以讓都市在夏天的時候涼快一點，也能讓空氣更新鮮。 The forests are very small, but they're full of life. All of them have many local trees and plants. Geckos, frogs, and other small animals live in the forests. There are butterflies and other insects too! 雖然迷你森林面積很小，卻充滿生機。不但有原生的樹木花草，也有動物跟昆蟲棲息。 These very small forests help cities, people, animals, and insects. Does Taiwan have any of these forests? I want one near my home. Do you? Vocabulary 迷你森林對於動物植物和人類，都很有貢獻。 1. hear 聽到 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎? Yeah, some kind of bird? 有啊，是某種鳥類嗎? No, they’re squirrels. 不是，是松鼠。 I see them in this park all the time. 我經常在這公園裡看到牠們。 2. tree 樹木 So they like this park? 所以牠們喜歡這個公園? Very much. 很喜歡。 There, can you see one in that tree? 在那裡，你看到有一隻在樹上嗎? Yeah, so cute! 有啊，好可愛! 3. city 城市 Squirrels are very common in Taipei City, right? 松鼠在台北市很常見吧? They are. In parks big and small. 沒錯，大小公園裡都有。 4. bird 鳥類 But I like birds better. 不過我比較喜歡鳥類。 Like sparrows? 比如說麻雀? Sparrows and Japanese white-eyes. 麻雀和綠繡眼。 一起來讀單字。 hear聽到 tree樹木 city城市 bird鳥類 Quiz 1. Where is the idea for very small forests from? a. Europe b. Japan c. Africa 2. Where are these forests? a. Many countries b. Two or three countries c. Only one country 3. How do these forests help cities? a. They’re warm in the winter. b. They use basketball courts. c. They make the air cleaner. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c -- Hosting provided by SoundOn