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What does "environment" mean? Go outside. Look around. Lie on the grass. Look at the sky. Our environment is the natural things around us. It is the air, plants, animals, the clouds in the sky… 什麼是環境呢？出去走走，到處看看，躺在草皮上，望向天空。我們的環境就是空氣、植物、動物跟天空中的雲。 The Earth's environment keeps us alive. We have air to breathe. We have water to drink and food to eat. 地球的環境讓我們有空氣可以呼吸，我們有水可以喝，有食物可以吃。 But our planet has 8 billion people! It needs help. 但地球有八十億人口！它需要幫助。 We can help. But can another planet help too? Can people live there one day? Hmmm…which planet? Some planets are too hot or too cold. Some are okay. But do they have water? 我們幫得上忙。但另一個星球也可以幫忙嗎? 有一些星球太熱，有一些星球太冷。有一些星球還可以的，但它們有水嗎？ The planet Mars is not too hot or too cold. Scientists are learning more about its environment. They sent robots to look around. 火星不會太熱或太冷。科學家派機器人去了解。 Guess what one robot found?! Salt water! Mars had salt water a long time ago. Maybe Mars has water now! 他們找到了甚麼呢？一台機器人找到鹽水。火星很久以前有鹽水，或許現在有淡水了！ Can people live on Mars one day? Scientists need to find out more. For now, let's help our environment here on Earth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有水的地方可能就有生命，科學家很想知道別的行星是否有水。 1. sky 天空 Hey, you're back! 你回來了！ How's Hehuanshan? 合歡山如何啊？ It was great! The air was fresh and the sky seemed bigger. 很棒，空氣新鮮，天空好像變大了。 2. cloud 雲 There were no clouds at night so we watched the stars. 晚上沒有雲，所以我們看星星。 That's wonderful! 太棒了！ 3. grass 草地 So you just laid on the ground outside? 所以你們就躺在外面地上？ Yeah, we laid on the grass until midnight. 對，躺在草地上到半夜。 4. long time ago 很久以前 I love stargazing. 我喜歡觀星。 I saw many shooting stars on Taipingshan a long time ago. 我很久以前在太平山看到好多流星。 今天的單字很好記。 sky 天空 cloud 雲 grass 草地 long time ago 很久以前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the Earth's environment do? A: Makes us special B: Keeps us alive C: Learns about Mars 2. What did scientists send to Mars? A: Air B: Robots C: Clouds 3. What did Mars have a long time ago? A: Animals B: Salt water C: Plants Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Narrator: Guys! Listen up! Two kids were arrested! The police put them in jail! The kids were fighting in the street. They were running into each other. They were fighting with their heads! 有兩個小孩在路上用頭互撞的方式打架，被警察逮捕了！ Some people saw the fight. One person said the kids had "been fighting all weekend". 有人說那兩個小孩整個周末都在打架。 Some people were worried. They didn't want the kids to get hurt. So they called the police. 有人很擔心他們受傷，所以叫了警察。 The police came and pulled the kids apart. Police: Come on, you two! Narrator: The kids were very angry! They wanted to keep fighting! 警察把他們拉開，但他們還是很生氣，想要繼續打架！ The police took them to the police station. The kids spent a night in jail. 他們被帶到警察局，在監獄裡面待了一個晚上。 The next day, their owner came and took them home. Wait! Their owner?! Kids don't have owners, do they? They have mothers and fathers and teachers… but no one owns them. Right?! 隔天主人來把他們帶走。等等，主人？小孩只有爸媽，沒有主人吧？ Well, these kids have an owner. You see, they aren't people like you and me. These kids are goats! 其實，他們跟你們不一樣，他們是小山羊！ Yep! A 'kid' is a young goat…like a puppy is a young dog, and a kitten is a young cat! "Kid" 除了是小孩，也是小山羊的意思。就像 puppy 是小狗，kitten 是小貓。 So, two young goats went to jail for fighting. Those are some baaaaaaad kids! ________________________________ Vocabulary 兩隻小山羊被關起來了，免得繼續打架。 1. get hurt 受傷 Come on, boys, knock it off! 好啦，孩子們，該停止了！ You may get hurt! 你們可能會受傷。 2. fight 打架 Why do boys like fighting? 為什麼男生喜歡打架？ I don't know. 我不知道。 Girls fight too, but not with their fists. 女生也會，只是不用拳頭。 Yeah, girls fight with words. 對，女生用語言。 3. listen 注意聽 They say things to hurt each other. 她們說一些話傷害對方。 Sometimes people just need to listen. 有時候大家只要聆聽就好了。 4.angry 生氣的 They can't if they're very angry. 假如他們很生氣就做不到。 Right, I can't when I'm angry. 對，我生氣的時候就沒辦法。 大家一起來讀單字。 get hurt 受傷 fight 打架 listen 注意聽 angry 生氣的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do we call a young goat? A: A puppy B: A kitten C: A kid 2. How long did the goats spend in jail? A: A weekend B: A night C: A month 3. What were the goats fighting with? A: Their heads B: Their hands C: Their teachers Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Happy World Reef Day! The world's most famous coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It's the world's biggest reef too. 全世界最大的珊瑚礁在澳洲的大堡礁。 Coral reefs are very important for life underwater. Many kinds of fish live in them. They're like apartment buildings for fish! Some people fish there. They sell or eat the fish. 很多魚類住在珊瑚礁裡面，牠們就像魚的公寓。有一些人會捕魚來自己吃或拿去賣。 Taiwan's biggest coral reef is by Lamay Island. But more than half of Lamay Island's reef died in 2020. This is because the ocean is getting warmer. It's sometimes too warm for coral reefs. 台灣最大的珊瑚礁在小琉球，但是 2020 年，小琉球的珊瑚死了一半以上。因為海洋溫度升高。 Coral reefs are made of millions of very small coral animals. Reefs take thousands of years to grow. But we need them now. 珊瑚礁是由數百萬極小的珊瑚蟲組成，要好幾千年才形成。 Scientists are working to save coral reefs. Last year, they tried a new idea. They planted new coral on reefs. These scientists are underwater gardeners! 科學家正在努力拯救珊瑚礁，他們在珊瑚礁上種新的珊瑚，他們是海底的園藝師！ The idea worked! The new coral grew. More fish came every day! 這個計畫成功了！新的珊瑚長了出來，更多魚來到珊瑚礁附近！ Scientists gardening underwater, saving reefs and protecting ocean life! Far out, dude! ________________________________ Vocabulary 氣候暖化造成很多地方的珊瑚礁大量死亡，科學家忙著搶救。 1. underwater 在水下 It's so hot today! 今天好熱喔！ Yeah, I wish I could go diving underwater. 對啊，真希望潛到水裡。 2. ocean 海洋 In the ocean? 潛到海裡？ In the ocean, with colorful fish, turtles and coral reefs around me. 在海裡，四周都是繽紛的魚、烏龜和珊瑚礁。 Where can you find such a place? 哪裡可以找到這種地方？ Xiao-liu-qiu. 小琉球。 3. warmer 更溫暖的 But it's in Pingtung. 不過那在屏東。 It maybe even warmer there. 那裡可能更熱。 4. die 死亡 You're right. 你說得對。 But I'd die if I didn't go swimming somewhere. 但是假如我不去哪裡游泳我就會熱死。 今天的單字你可記住了？ underwater 在水下 ocean 海洋 warmer 更溫暖的 die 死亡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the world's most famous coral reef? A: The Belize Barrier Reef B: The Great Florida Reef C: The Great Barrier Reef 2. Where is Taiwan's biggest coral reef? A: Orchid Island B: Green Island C: Lamay Island 3. What is making coral reefs die? A: Warmer oceans B: Too many fish C: New coral Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

My grandpa watches soccer on TV. But some grandpas in Japan play soccer! 我的阿公會在家裡看足球比賽。但在日本，有一些阿公卻出門踢足球！ Japan has a new soccer league. It's called Soccer For Life. The league has three teams. They are called White Bears, Red Star, and Blue Hawaii. All of the players are 80 years old… and older! 日本有一個新的足球聯盟，叫做「終身足球隊」，聯盟有三支球隊，分別叫做白熊、紅星，還有藍色夏威夷，裡面的球員年紀都超過80歲！ Mr. Shiozawa is the oldest player. He's 93! Mr. Shiozawa loves to play soccer. He's the goalkeeper for White Bears. 最老的球員是Shiozawa先生，已經93歲了！他是白熊隊的守門員。 Mr. Shiozawa has a big job! He tries to stop the ball from going into the goal. He uses his body to stop the ball. He can use his hands to stop it too! When he stops the ball, the other team cannot get a point! Shiozawa 是用身體或是手阻擋球踢進球門，阻止對手得分。 Mr. Shiozawa needs a lot of energy for soccer. Energy lets him run, play, and kick. Mr. Shiozawa wanted more energy. How did he get it? He stopped smoking! Now Mr. Shiozawa runs in his office and he runs on the soccer field. He plays practice matches. He plays matches with the other teams. He has a lot of energy! 當守門員需要很多體力，為此他決定戒菸，在自己的辦公室跟球場練跑，還會參加練習賽！ Mr. Shiozawa plays soccer at 93 years old! Good for you, Mr. Shiozawa! Soccer for life! ________________________________ Vocabulary 銀髮族踢足球，一樣玩得很開心！ 1. soccer match 足球賽 I can't wait for the next World Cup. 我等不及下一屆世界盃了。 It's more than 3 years away, Paz! 要等三年多呢！ I know. Don't you miss those fun soccer matches? 我知道，你不會想念那些好玩的足球賽嗎？ 2. player 球員 I miss all the handsome players. 我想念那些帥哥球員。 Jane, you have to see how they play the game. 你得看他們怎麼打球。 I did! 我有啊！ 3. goalkeeper 守門員 I like watching the goalkeeper doing his job. 我喜歡看守門員守球門。 4. star 明星 Right, and he's often the team's star. 對，而且他通常是全隊的明星。 That's why I like him. 這是為什麼我喜歡他。 你喜歡看足球比賽嗎？ soccer match 足球賽 player 球員 goalkeeper 守門員 star 明星 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What team is Mr. Shiozawa on? A: White Bears B: Red Star C: Blue Hawaii 2. How old are the soccer players on these teams? A: 20 to 25 B: 80 and older C: 90 to 140 3. How did Mr. Shiozawa get more energy? A: He stopped smoking B: He used his hands C: He watched TV Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi everyone. Do you know what eagles are? They're very big and strong birds. Murphy is an eagle. He is 31 years old. He can't fly, so he lives in a place for injured animals. Murphy 是一隻 31 歲的老鷹。牠飛不起來，住在受傷動物收留所。 Murphy wanted to be a dad. He made a nice nest for an egg. He sat on the egg every day. No one could come close. Murphy didn't want the egg to break. Murphy 想要當爸爸，牠築了一個巢天天孵蛋。牠害怕蛋破掉，不讓任何人靠近。 Murphy waited for his egg to open. He waited to see his baby… But there was one problem. Murphy's egg wasn't an egg. It was a rock! People felt sad for Murphy. Murphy 每一天都在期待蛋孵化，但是那枚蛋其實是一顆石頭！ Then a storm came. A baby eagle fell out of its nest. Some people found the baby eagle. They had an idea to help the baby eagle and Murphy at the same time! 一場暴風雨過後，有一隻老鷹寶寶掉出鳥巢外被人發現。他們想到一個主意，可以同時幫助老鷹寶寶跟 Murphy！ They took Murphy's rock away. Then they put the baby eagle in Murphy's nest. Now Murphy is the baby eagle's dad! Murphy takes care of the baby. He gives food to the baby eagle. Murphy is a good dad! 他們把石頭拿走，把孵出來不久的老鷹放進 Murphy 的巢裡面。現在 Murphy 當爸爸了！牠細心照顧寶寶，餵牠食物。Murphy 是個好爸爸！ Murphy and his baby are very lucky. They have a new family! ________________________________ Vocabulary 幸運的 Murphy，終於成為老鷹爸爸。 1. fall 掉落 What's that on the road? 在路上那個是什麼？ My God, it's a bird! 天哪，是一隻鳥。 I think it fell from above. 我想是從上面掉下來的。 See the nest? 你看到鳥巢了嗎？ 2. put 放 Poor little bird! 可憐的小鳥！ What should we do about it? 我們拿牠怎麼辦呢？ I think we need to put it back.我想得把牠放回去。 3. take 帶走 Back in its nest? 放回鳥巢裡？ Are you kidding? 開玩笑。 You're right, the tree is too tall. 你說得對，樹太高了。 Maybe we should take it to the place for injured wild birds. 我們也許應該把牠帶去野鳥救傷中心。 4. fly 飛 Can the little bird fly? 這隻小鳥會飛嗎？ Yes, it will. 牠以後會的。 But not now. 但是現在沒辦法。 今天學到四個動詞。 fall 掉落 put 放 take 帶走 fly 飛 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Murphy think was his egg? A: A nest B: A toy C: A rock 2. What did Murphy want to be? A: Injured B: Big and strong C: A dad 3. What made the baby eagle fall out of its nest? A: An idea B: A storm C: An egg Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi there! Have you ever been to a water festival? People throw lots of water. Everyone gets very wet! It sounds like fun! 你參加過潑水節嗎？大家都會全身濕淋淋的，很好玩！ There is a water festival in a country called Myanmar. The festival is called Thingyan. It celebrates Myanmar's New Year. Their New Year is in April. 緬甸的潑水節在四月舉辦，叫做 Thingyan，是緬甸的新年。 Many people from Myanmar live in Taiwan. Many of them live in New Taipei City. New Taipei City has a "Little Myanmar". Little Myanmar has many shops and restaurants. 很多緬甸僑胞住在台灣的新北市，新北有個地區綽號叫做小緬甸，有很多商店跟餐廳。 Every year, people from Myanmar have a big water festival there. But this year, there was a problem. There wasn't much rain. And now it is important to save water in Taiwan. What happened to the water festival this year? 每一年，緬甸人都會在小緬甸舉辦潑水節，但今年台灣的雨太少了，需要節約用水，怎麼辦呢？ They still had the festival. They celebrated their culture and traditions. They shared them with festival visitors too. But they used very little water! They sprinkled some drops of water on people. Their tradition says this water washes away bad luck. 他們還是舉辦了潑水節，慶祝傳統文化，不過只撒一點點水在身上。他們相信潑水可以洗去厄運。 People from Myanmar had their water festival with very little water! Let's help Taiwan save water too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 新北市的小緬甸，每年都會慶祝潑水節。 1. celebrate 慶祝 My friend has just returned from Thailand. 我的朋友剛從泰國回來。 He says he had the best time celebrating the Water Festival there. 他說他在那裏的潑水節玩得非常開心。 2. everyone 每個人 What did they do? 他們做了什麼？ He and his friends bought big water guns… 他跟他的朋友買了大水槍… And they shot water at each other? 然後互相射擊？ Yeah, and everyone they saw on the street. 對，並且也針對路上看到的每個人。 3. year 年 That does sound like a lot of fun! 聽起來真好玩！ Yeah, I want to go, but it's too late now. 我很想去，但是現在太遲了。 You can go next year. 你可以明年去啊。 They have this festival every year. 他們每年都有這個節日。 你想慶祝潑水節嗎？ celebrate 慶祝 everyone 每個人 year 年 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When is Myanmar's water festival? A: January B: April C: August 2. What do people do at water festivals? A: Make other people wet B: Swim C: Drink a lot of water 3. How much water did this year's water festival use? A: A lot B: Very little C: No water Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey! Do you hear that? That's the sound of too many rats! Wild rats are mean! They fight other animals. They eat trash. They run in very dirty water… which means they carry lots of germs and diseases. They're dangerous, they can make you very sick. Stay away from wild rats! 野生老鼠會咬垃圾，在下水道亂鑽，身上細菌很多，可能讓人生病！ New York City has many, many rats. They're everywhere! The mayor of New York City says that everyone who knows him knows one thing: he hates rats! Now the mayor wants to fight the rats. He wants them out of his city! 紐約到處都有老鼠，紐約市長決心跟老鼠宣戰，把牠們趕出城市！ The mayor gave Kathleen Corradi a new job. Her job is to get rid of rats. Kathleen Corradi has helped nearly 120 schools get rid of rats before. Can she help a big city now? 市長找來專家 Kathleen Corradi，她之前成功幫助120 所學校除掉老鼠。 First, Kathleen Corradi is taking away the rats' food. She's getting garbage trucks to pick up people's trash earlier. Then the rats can't eat it all. 首先，Kathleen Corradi 請垃圾車早一點去收垃圾，讓老鼠沒有東西吃。 She also wants people to fix all the holes and cracks in their homes. That stops the rats from getting inside. No food and no homes mean no rats! 她也請民眾把家中屋頂或是牆壁破洞修補好，老鼠就不能亂鑽。沒有食物、沒有地方住，就不會有老鼠了！ So, it's New York City versus the rats! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紐約市長下定決心，要把老鼠趕出紐約市。 1. get rid of 除掉 Mosquitos! I hate mosquitos! 蚊子，我討厭蚊子！ I'll get rid of them. 我來消滅牠們。 You missed, I can't believe it! 你沒打到，真不敢相信！ No, I got one. 不，我打死了一隻。 2. fight 對抗 There are two more. 還有兩隻。 How can we sleep tonight? 今晚怎麼睡啊？ We have to keep fighting them. 我們只有繼續跟牠們大戰。 3. stop from 阻止 Let's put up a mosquito net. 來把蚊帳掛起來。 Yeah, that should stop them from coming at us. 對，讓牠們沒辦法咬我們。 4. hole 破洞 Hey, how come I still got three mosquito bites? 為什麼我還是有三個蚊子包？ Maybe there's a hole in the net? 也許蚊帳有破洞？ 一起來讀讀單字跟片語吧。 get rid of 除掉 fight 對抗 stop from 阻止 hole 破洞 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Does the mayor of New York City like rats? A: Yes B: No C: Maybe 2. Who has the job of getting rid of rats in New York City? A: The mayor B: Kathleen Corradi C: Wild rats 3. What should you do if you see a wild rat? A: Kiss it B: Fight it C: Stay away Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like to look at buildings? There are many interesting buildings in the world. Taipei 101 is interesting. It is so tall! One small town in Spain has some very cool buildings. This small town is called Setenil de las Bodegas. It is home to 3000 people. They have houses built in caves! And some houses have been built under very, very big rocks. Why did people build them? 西班牙有一個有三千個人的小鎮，那裏的建築很特別，鎮上有一些房子蓋在洞穴裡面，而且有一些房子蓋在很大很大的石頭下面。為甚麼他們要這麼做呢？ First, the houses did not take much money to build. Rock is a big part of each house, it's the walls and the roof! People didn't need to buy much wood and other material. They made the caves bigger. They made some walls for new rooms. 首先，這種房子的屋頂跟牆壁都已經是石頭，不用買太多的木材或其他的材料，所以很便宜，不需要花太多的錢。如果要增加房間，只要建隔間牆。 Second, rock makes the houses comfortable. Comfortable?! Yes! It makes the houses cool in the summer… and warm in the winter. 第二，石頭讓房子冬暖夏涼，住起來很舒服！ Third, rock makes the houses safe. Rock doesn't catch on fire. It is also very strong. The houses won't fall down in an earthquake. 第三，石頭不會著火，地震的時候也不會倒塌，石頭房很安全！ What do you think? These houses don't cost a lot of money to build. They're not too hot. They're not too cold. They're safe. And they're very interesting! Do you want to live in a house built in a cave? ________________________________ Vocabulary 西班牙這些石頭房屋有各種優點，而且很便宜呢。 1. rock 石頭 We went on an outing yesterday and walked through this lovely rock tunnel. 我們昨天去郊遊，走過一條可愛的石頭隧道。 Rock tunnel? Where? 石頭隧道? 在哪裡？ 2. roof 屋頂 It's in Rui-fang, New Taipei. 在新北市的瑞芳。 It's an old railway tunnel. 它是個舊的鐵路隧道。 The roof and walls are all stone. 屋頂跟牆壁都是石頭。 3. warm 溫暖的 They give such a warm and cozy feeling! 它們有種很溫暖舒服的感覺。 Is it long? 很長嗎？ Yeah, about 3,000 meters long. 很長，大約三千公尺。 4. cool 涼爽的 It was hot under the sun, but cool inside the tunnel. 外面太陽底下很熱，但是隧道裡面很涼快。 Sounds really nice! 聽起來真不錯！ 今天你學到哪些單字？ rock 石頭 roof 屋頂 warm 溫暖的 cool 涼爽的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: Some cool buildings B: Taipei 101 C: Earthquakes and fires 2. What is true about the houses in the summer? A: They're hot B: They're cool C: They're not comfortable 3. What happens to the houses in an earthquake? A: They fall down B: They are safe C: They catch on fire Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi everyone! Do you… I'm at… Hey, guys! QUIET!!! …Thank you! All those animals are so noisy! Every different animal makes a different sound. Even turtles! Many people think turtles don't make sounds. But they do! How do I know? A scientist named Gabriel found out. 很多人以為烏龜不會發出聲音，但有一位叫 Gabriel 的科學家發現牠們其實會叫。 Gabriel was doing a study. It was not about turtles. The study was in the Amazon rainforest. He heard turtles make sounds there! He wanted to know more. Why? Well, science says turtles do not make sounds. Gabriel 原本在亞馬遜雨林做其他的研究，他聽到那裡的烏龜會叫！ Gabriel went home. He listened to his pet turtle. He heard his turtle make some sounds! Then he did a new study. He listened to 50 kinds of turtles. That's a lot of turtles! All 50 kinds of turtles made sounds! So why didn't scientists know about turtle sounds? 他回家後聽自己養的寵物烏龜，發現牠也會叫。Gabriel 決定展開研究，聽了50種不同種類的烏龜，發現他們都會叫！為什麼科學家之前都不知道呢？ Gabriel first heard turtles in the Amazon rainforest. Indigenous people have lived there for a very long time. Do they know about turtle sounds? Scientists have not asked them. Maybe they can ask. Maybe they can learn from indigenous people. 亞馬遜雨林的原住民在那裏住了很長時間。他們知道烏龜會叫嗎？科學家或許可以去問問。 Gabriel found out something new. You can too. Go outside. Listen. What animals can you hear? ________________________________ Vocabulary 烏龜行動緩慢，讓人誤以為牠們沒有聲音，其實不是。 1. loud 大聲的 Guess which animal is the loudest in the world. 猜猜看哪種動物是世界最大聲的。 The loudest, hmmm… Lions? Elephants? 最大聲的，獅子嗎? 大象？ No, it's the whale! 不，是鯨魚！ 2. hear 聽到 But they are in the sea! 但是牠們在海裡！ You don't need to hear them. 你不需要聽到牠們。 But their family does. 但是牠們的家人需要。 3. kind 種類 What kind of whales? 哪一種鯨魚？ The sperm whale. 抹香鯨。 Their sounds can travel a long way. 牠們的聲音可以傳很遠。 4. know 知道 I know that blue whales sing. 我知道藍鯨會唱歌。 They do. They sing all day long. 會，牠們會唱一整天。 你聽過烏龜的聲音嗎？來讀讀單字。 loud 大聲的 hear 聽到 kind 種類 know 知道 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal did Gabriel listen to? A: Dogs B: Turtles C: Frogs 2. Where did Gabriel first hear these animals? A: In a rainforest B: At home C: At a pet store 3. Who has lived in the Amazon for a long time? A: Gabriel B: Gabriel's pet C: Indigenous people Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Athlete Spends 500 Days Alone There's an athlete from Spain who really likes to be alone… 西班牙有個運動員喜歡自己一個人。 The athlete's name is Beatriz Flamini. She's a mountain climber. Beatriz had a question. What does being alone for a long time do to someone? 她叫做 Beatriz Flamini，是一位登山家。她想知道長時間一個人會有什麼影響。 She spent almost a year and a half by herself! Underground! In a cave! 她獨自在地下洞穴裡面住了將近一年半！ Beatriz went underground in November 2021. She was all alone. But Beatriz had lots to do in the cave. She exercised. She read books, drew pictures, and… she knitted lots of woolly hats! Beatriz 在 2021 年 11 月開始單 獨住在地洞裡面，她做運動、讀書、畫畫，還織了很多毛線帽！ Far, far away, some scientists were watching Beatriz. They could not talk to her. And she could not talk to them. They were watching Beatriz to make sure she was safe. 科學家在外面監測 Beatriz，確保 Beatriz 的安危。但是 Beatriz 沒辦法跟他們溝通，他們也沒有辦法跟她溝通。 Beatriz came out of her cave last month. She had been alone for 500 days! She said she really needed a shower. She had not washed for nearly a year and a half! Eww… 500 days is a very long time. But Beatriz loved it! She said she didn't want to leave! Beatriz 在上個月離開洞穴，她在裡面待了 500 天！她說她想好好洗個澡，因為她已經 500 天都沒洗過，也說喜歡單獨一個人的生活，不想要離開。 Could you be alone for 500 days? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這名女子獨自在洞穴裡過了一年半。 1. spend 花費 Can you imagine being alone for such a long time? 你能想像自己一人那麼久嗎？ Spending time with yourself only? 只有跟自己消磨時間? I have no problem talking to myself. 自言自語對我不是問題。 2. question 問題，answer 回答 Uhm, I've heard you asking and answering questions all by yourself. 我有聽過你自問自答。 That's not crazy, right? 那不算瘋狂，對吧? 3. find 認為 Not if it makes sense. 只要聽得懂就不算。 Really, why do people find living alone strange? 說真的，為什麼大家覺得獨居很奇怪? 4. read 閱讀 Not me. 我不會。 I enjoy reading and drawing. 我愛閱讀，畫畫。 I prefer to be alone. 我喜歡獨處。 今天的單字你記住了幾個？ spend 花費 question 問題 answer 回答 find 認為 read 閱讀 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Beatriz's job? A: Mountain climber B: Picture drawer C: Book reader 2. In what month did Beatriz go underground? A: October B: November C: December 3. What did Beatriz need when she left the cave? A: A scientist B: A woolly hat C: A shower Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn