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We celebrate mothers on Mother's Day, and fathers on Father's Day. So, we celebrate brothers and sisters on Siblings Day. Siblings Day is on April 10th, which is today! 你有兄弟姊妹嗎？我們會慶祝父親節跟母親節，今天，我們要慶祝兄弟姐妹節。 Most people know their siblings. But some people don't! 我們都知道自己的兄弟姊妹是誰，但有人可能不知道喔。 Dacina and Traian are a sister and brother. They are from Romania. They did not have a mother or father. One family took Dacina. She was their new baby daughter. Another family took Traian. He was their new baby son. Dacina did not know Traian, and Traian did not know Dacina. Dacina 跟 Traian 是一對羅馬尼亞的姊弟，他們是孤兒，被不同的家庭領養，所以不認識彼此。 That was fifty years ago. This year, Dacina took a DNA test. Traian took a DNA test too. Their tests said "You have a sibling"! 50 多年後，他們兩個人剛好做了一次DNA測試，發現自己原來有兄弟姊妹。 Traian wrote Dacina a message. It said, "I think you're my sister!" Traian 傳訊息給 Dacina 說：「你好像是我姊姊！」 They are excited. Some things are the same! Dacina lives in Canada. Traian lives in Canada too! Dacina has a son. Traian has a son too! Dacina's son's name is Victor. And… Traian's son's name is Victor too! 他們之間有好多巧合，兩個人都在加拿大，兩個人也各有一個兒子，而且兩個兒子都叫做 Victor！ They are happy. Dacina has a new brother. Traian has a new sister. They are siblings! Happy Siblings Day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有的人因為從小就分開，並不認識自己的兄弟姊妹。 1. family 家庭 Do you come from a big family, Jane? 你來自大家庭嗎？ Yes, I think so. My mom had four children. 我想是，我媽媽有四個孩子。 2. sister 姊妹 My older sister and brother went to the U.S. years ago. 我姊姊和哥哥很多年前就去了美國。 So you don't know them well. 所以你跟他們不太熟。 Indeed I don't. 確實不熟。 3. father 父親 Come to think of it, I didn't know my father well either. 仔細想來，我跟我爸爸也不熟。 Even though you lived together? 即使你們住在一起？ Even though I had lived with him for 25 years. 即使我跟他住了25年。 4. say 說 I have to say some fathers are hard to get close to. 我必須說有的爸爸很難親近。 Mine was like that. 我爸就是那樣。 今天的單字很常用。 family 家庭 sister 姊妹 father 父親 say 說 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are siblings? A: Parents and children B: Mothers and fathers C: Brothers and sisters 2. Where do Dacina and Traian live now? A: Romania B: Canada C: Colombia 3. How do Dacina and Traian know they are siblings? A: They took a DNA test B: They are from Romania C: Their sons told them Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, students! Do you want to fly in a rocket? You can do that! 你們想要搭火箭嗎？ There is a new way to fly high. A Japanese company is making a balloon. The balloon can take people very high. 有一家日本公司製造了可以飛很高的氣球。 Some rockets go up to 400 kilometers. The balloon doesn't go up 400 kilometers. Space is 100 kilometers up, but the balloon doesn't go up 100 kilometers. 火箭可以飛到距離地球四百公里的高空，而超過一百公里就已經進入太空。不過這顆氣球飛不到那麼高。 So… how high can the balloon fly? It can fly up to 22 kilometers. That's higher than jets fly. Twenty-two kilometers up… People can see the Earth! 它只能飛到 22 公里，但這樣已經比噴射機還要高，可以看到地球！ The balloon takes two hours to fly up 22 kilometers. It flies high for one hour. It takes one hour to come down. 這顆氣球上升到 22 公里的高度需要兩個小時。一小時之後，還要花一個鐘頭降落。 Two people can sit in the balloon. One person is the pilot. The other person is the passenger. The balloon ride is $175,000 US dollars, about 5 million NT dollars. 它可以搭載一位駕駛跟一位乘客，飛一趟大概要五百萬台幣。 The first trip is in October. That's very soon! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這枚特殊的氣球，可以讓人滿足太空夢。 1. high 高的 Have you ever flown in a hot air balloon? 你有坐過熱氣球嗎？ No. How high do they go up? 沒有。 它可以飛多高？ 2. kilometer 公里 Some can go up to a few kilometers. 有的可以飛到好幾公里高。 Wow, that's pretty high! 哇，那很高呢！ How many kilometers can a rocket go up? 火箭可以飛幾公里高呢？ A rocket can fly much higher. 火箭就高得多了。 3. Earth 地球 Some rockets can go up to thousands of kilometers. 有的火箭可以飛到好幾千公里高。 That's crazy! 好狂喔！ 4. trip 旅行 It would be amazing to see the Earth from there. 從那裏看地球會很棒！ Yeah, that'd be a real space trip. 對，那是真正的太空旅行。 你今天學到哪些單字？ high 高的 kilometer 公里 earth 地球 trip 旅行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How high will the balloon fly? A: 22 kilometers B: 100 kilometers C: 400 kilometers 2. How long will the balloon take to fly up? A: 1 hour B: 2 hours C: 4 hours 3. Who can ride in the balloon? A: One pilot and two passengers B: Three passengers C: One pilot and one passenger Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

How do you spell the word "Taiwan"? 你知道「台灣」用英文要怎麼拼嗎？ One girl spelled Taiwan, and… she won a spelling bee! What's a spelling bee? It's a contest in American schools. Many students like it. Winners can go to state and national spelling bees. 拼字比賽在美國很受歡迎，學校比賽的冠軍可以參加全國拼字比賽。有一個女生因為拼出台灣，得到了冠軍！ In this contest, students try to spell words. They say the letters. But some English words are hard to spell. 參賽的學生需要說出單字的正確拼法，但有一些英語單字很難拼。 Kayla is an 8th grader. She is from Idaho. She went to a big spelling bee in Idaho. Kayla is a very good speller. But she didn't think she would win. 愛達荷州的國二學生 Kayla 參加了這項比賽，她覺得自己不會贏。 The words got harder and harder. One by one, students made spelling mistakes. Finally, there was only Kayla… and one more student. Kayla had one more word to spell. If she spelled it right, she would win. 但是單字越來越難，競爭對手一個一個被淘汰，剩下 Kayla 跟另外一個學生，Kayla 只要拼對最後一個字就會獲勝。 Kayla took a deep breath and said three letters: "T-A-I"… Then she said three more letters: "W-A-N". It was Taiwan! Kayla 深呼吸，然後開始拼出 T-A-I-W-A-N。 She was right! Kayla was the winner! She won $1000 dollars. And now she can go to the national spelling bee. 她答對了！Kayla 獲得冠軍，有一千美元獎金！現在她可以參加全國拼字大賽了。 Good luck at the national spelling bee, Kayla! ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣這個字的英文其實很簡單，而Kayla拼對了。 1. hard 困難的 I find these math problems really hard. 我發現這些數學題真的好難。 Don't look at me. I can't help you there. 別看我。我幫不上忙。 I didn't even ask. 我都還沒問呢。 I know. I'm just saying. 我知道，我只是說說。 2. harder 更困難 But it feels like it's getting harder and harder every day. 但是我覺得它一天比一天難。 That's because you're learning something new. 那是因為你在學新的東西。 3. mistake 錯誤 But I keep making mistakes. 但是我一直犯錯。 Of course. How else can you learn? 當然啦，要不然怎麼學？ 4. contest 比賽 You sound like you've won math contests before. 你聽起來以前贏過數學比賽。 Not at all. 完全沒有。 拼字比較難還是數學？ hard 困難的 harder 更困難 mistake 錯誤 contest 比賽 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which U.S. state is Kayla from? A: Iowa B: Texas C: Idaho 2. Where can Kayla go next? A: The Iowa State Spelling Bee B: The National Spelling Bee C: The World Spelling Bee 3. At spelling bees, how do students spell words? A: They write letters B: They say letters C: They read letters Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Did you watch the Oscars? They're the biggest movie awards in the world! This year's Oscars were great! There was a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once". It won seven awards! 你會看奧斯卡頒獎典禮嗎？這是全世界最大的電影獎項，今年有一部電影叫做「媽的多重宇宙」贏了七項大獎！ An actress called Michelle Yeoh is in the movie. She plays a laundromat owner who gets superpowers! 這部片的女主角是楊紫瓊，她飾演一個有超能力的洗衣店老闆娘。 Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia. This year, she won the Oscar for Best Actress. She's the first actor from Asia to win the Best Actress award. 楊紫瓊來自馬來西亞，她今年榮獲最佳女主角獎，是第一個得到這個獎的亞洲演員。 Michelle Yeoh said thank you to her mother for her Oscar. She said "all moms in the world" were the real superheroes! 楊紫瓊感謝她的媽媽，她說全世界的每一個媽媽都是超級英雄。 In Malaysia, her mother watched Michelle Yeoh on TV. Her mother cried with happiness for her "little princess"! 她的母親在馬來西亞看電視轉播的時候喜極而泣。 The same movie had an actor from Vietnam in it. He also won an Oscar. He said thank you to his mother too. 這部電影另一個越南演員也獲得奧斯卡最佳男配角，他也向媽媽道謝。 One of the people who made the movie is from Taiwan. He won an Oscar too. Who do you think he thanked? That's right, his mother! 這部電影其中一個導演，母親是台灣人。他和夥伴得到最佳導演獎，所以他感謝誰呢? 你答對了！是他的媽媽 。 If I won an Oscar, I'd thank my mom too. Who would you thank? ________________________________ Vocabulary 榮獲今年奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，是在講一位擁有超能力的媽媽。 1. cry 哭泣 Do you sometimes cry when watching a movie? 你看電影時會不會哭？ Oh, I cry so loud I have to stop myself. 會，我哭得太大聲，還要自己克制。 2. actor 演員 Me too. Usually it's not because of the actors. 我也是。通常都不是因為演員的關係。 Then why do you cry? 那你為什麼哭？ It's the story. 是故事。 3. biggest 最大的 I know. Some films have the biggest stars but no real power. 我知道，有些電影有最大咖，但是沒有真正的力量。 Like Batman v. Superman. 比如說蝙蝠俠對超人。 4. movie 電影 But I love that movie! 可是我很愛那部電影！ Oh, so much for liking a good story. 講了半天只喜歡好故事… 來讀單字。 cry 哭泣 actor 演員 biggest 最大的 movie 電影 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which movie won seven Oscars this year? A: Avatar: The Way of Water B: Everything Everywhere All at Once C: Top Gun: Maverick 2. Which Oscar did Michelle Yeoh win? A: Best Actor B: Best Actress C: Best Supporting Actress 3. Where is Michelle Yeoh from? A: Malaysia B: Mongolia C: Myanmar Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Japan is great for art, food, science… and sports too! There's a town in Japan called Tsuruta. It's very small. Only about 10,000 people live there. That's not very many. About two and a half million people live in Taipei City! 日本有一個小鎮叫做鶴田，居民很少，只有一萬人。台北市有兩百五十萬人喔！ Every year before the COVID pandemic, Tsuruta hosted a very special sports tournament: the National Sucker Tug of War Tournament. It was only for men who have no hair or not much hair: bald men! 在疫情之前，鶴田都會舉辦很特別的比賽，叫做全國吸盤拔河大賽。 Maybe you play Tug of War too. You need a rope. There are two teams. Each team pulls on one end of the rope. This tournament is the same. But it is also not the same. To play, you need a string, two bald men… and two suction cups! 拔河需要一條繩子，兩支隊伍各拉一邊。吸盤拔河跟那種拔河有一點像，又有一點不像，它需要一條線，兩名光頭男子，跟兩個吸盤。 The suction cups are at the ends of the string. Each bald man sticks a suction cup on his head. The men are face-to-face. Then both men pull back as much as they can! They want to pull off the other man's suction cup first! 參賽選手要把吸盤黏在頭上，面對面往後拉，誰先把對方的吸盤拉下來，誰就贏了！ This year, the tournament returned! People came from all over Japan for it. Would you go to a sports tournament for bald men? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個日本小鎮的光頭拔河活動，是不是很有趣呢？ 1. team 隊伍 Come on! It's time for Tug-of-War! 快來，拔河時間到了！ Can we play? 我們可以玩嗎？ No, you have to join the team first. 不行，你得先加入一個隊。 It takes a lot of practice. 需要很多練習呢。 2. pull 拉 I thought you just need to pull the rope. 我以為你只要拉繩子就好了。 Of course, everyone has to pull hard. 每個人當然都要用力拉。 3. sport 運動 But it's also a special sport. 不過它也是很特別的運動。 Skills are important. 技巧很重要。 4. man 男人 Hey, it looks the women's team will win! 嘿，看起來女子隊會贏！ Woohoo! They did win! 她們真的贏了！ What's going on with the men's team? 男生隊是怎麼回事？ 你有參加過拔河比賽嗎？ team 隊伍 pull 拉 sport 運動 man 男人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do bald men have? A: No hair B: Lots of hair C: Long hair 2. Where is the bald men's tournament held? A: Tokyo B: Tsuruta C: Tsuruga 3. What do bald men need to play this sport? A: Hair B: Two teams and a rope C: Two suction cups and string Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever seen a lightning storm? It's weather that can be very scary. 你看過雷暴嗎？這種天氣感覺很恐怖。 First, you see dark clouds in the sky and lots of rain. Then the clouds make loud noises. This noise is thunder. 你會先看到烏雲密布、然後下起大雨，雲裡面還會有轟隆隆的雷聲。 Before you hear the thunder, you see a very fast white light. It comes down from the sky to the earth. This light is lightning. 在聽到雷聲之前，你會先看到閃電。 Lightning is electricity. In your home, you need electricity. It is safe. As lightning, it's dangerous. It can hit trees, buildings, or even people. 閃電是一種電，就像家裡用的電，不過閃電很危險，可能會打到樹、房屋，或是人。 Is there a way to control lightning? We don't want it to hurt anybody. Scientists in Europe found how to control it. They use lasers! 歐洲的科學家找到了一種可以控制閃電的方法，那就是雷射！ They went to a mountain in Switzerland. When a storm came, the scientists shot a laser into the clouds. 他們跑到瑞士的山上，暴風雨來的時候，他們對著烏雲發射雷射。 The lightning did not hit any buildings or people. It followed the laser. 結果閃電跟著雷射跑，沒有打到任何房屋或是人。 The scientists are happy. Their test went so well! Lasers can control lightning. They hope lasers will make the world safer. In the future, we won't fear dangerous lightning. When a lightning storm comes, we can use a laser to control lightning! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用雷射做實驗，引導閃電避開地面。 1. sky 天空 Where are we going this weekend? 我們這周末去哪裡？ To the beach, to swim under the blue sky. 去海灘，在藍天下游泳。 2. weather 天氣 Are you sure we'll get a blue sky? 你確定會有藍天嗎？ That's what the weatherman said. 氣象員是這麼說的。 Sunny skies and high temperatures. 艷陽天，高溫。 3. cloud 雲層 We're getting nothing but rain and clouds, Jane! 什麼都沒有，只有雨跟雲！ And thunder! 還有打雷！ 4. safe 安全的 At least we're safe here in this beachside cafe. 至少我們在海邊咖啡館很安全。 But what about our swim? 那我們的游泳呢？ The storm should pass in no time. 風暴很快就過去的。 下次閃電時你要注意看看喔！ sky 天空 weather 天氣 cloud 雲層 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the loud noise in a storm? A: Thor B: Thunder C: Thursday 2. What will scientists use to control lightning? A: A laser B: A fan C: A tree 3. Where did scientists try to control lightning? A: On a mountain B: In a forest C: On the ocean Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Do you have a teddy bear? Teddy bears are really cute. Maybe you don't have a teddy bear. Maybe you have a stuffed animal like a rabbit or dog. Maybe it makes a sound when you touch it. 你有泰迪熊嗎？也許你沒有，也許你有其他的動物玩偶，像兔子或是狗狗？有的動物玩偶按下去還會發出聲音。 Teddy bears and other stuffed animals make kids feel happy. They make kids feel safe, too. 泰迪熊或是動物玩偶可以讓孩子們高興，也給他們安全感。 There is a country named Turkey. In February, many people went to a soccer game there. These people did something very, very nice. They threw teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the soccer field. They also threw toys on the field. There were so many! It looked like it was raining teddy bears and toys. 今年二月，在土耳其的一場足球比賽，好多人把泰迪熊跟動物玩偶丟到球場上，好像在下娃娃雨一樣！ Why did people do that? They did it to help kids in Turkey. The teddy bears and other toys were given to many kids. 為甚麼要這樣做呢？因為那些觀眾想要幫助土耳其的兒童。 Why did these kids get teddy bears and toys? There was a very big earthquake in Turkey on February 6th. Many people died. Many homes were destroyed too. 二月六日當天，土耳其發生強烈大地震，好多人罹難，也有很多房屋倒塌。 This made many kids feel sad. The stuffed animals made these kids feel a little happy. That is so nice! ________________________________ Vocabulary 土耳其人捐贈大量玩具，給地震受災的兒童。 1. toy 玩具 What a cute giraffe! 好可愛的長頸鹿。 Yeah, I had it since I was a kid. 對，我小時候就有它了。 So it's very old now. 所以它很老了。 Not that old! 也沒有那麼老！ I saved it from my mom. 我從我媽手裡救了它。 2. throw 扔掉 From your mom? 從你媽媽那裏？ Exactly. My mom threw away a lot of my toys. 正是。我媽丟掉了我好多玩具。 I moved away, and she didn't want them. 我搬走了，而她不要那些玩具。 3. sad 悲傷的 That's too bad. 這有點糟糕。 It made me sad. 讓我很難過呢。 I felt part of my childhood was destroyed. 我覺得童年的一部份都毀了。 4. give 給予 Gee, let me give you some of my toys. 我給你一些我的玩具吧。 這些單字我們每天都用得到。 toy 玩具 throw 扔掉 sad 悲傷的 give 給予 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did people throw teddy bears? A: At a soccer game B: At a baseball game C: At home 2. Why did people throw the teddy bears? A: To exercise B: To help kids C: To make a new game 3. What else did people throw? A: Food B: Money C: Toys Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Let's pretend… It is 50,000 years ago. You are in Europe. You are a hunter! You are looking for food. You want to catch a deer. You need meat for your family. 想像一下你是五萬年前的歐洲獵人，想要獵一頭鹿來餵飽家人。 But deer are fast! What can you do? Throw a rock? No, that wouldn't work. 但是鹿跑得飛快，丟石頭也沒用，怎麼辦呢？ Ah! How about a bow and arrow? That would work, right? 用弓箭怎麼樣？ Bows and arrows are amazing. They are strong! You can shoot arrows super far! Bows and arrows are perfect for hunters. Scientists think bows and arrows were used a long, long time ago. But how long ago? 科學家認為人類很久以前就在用弓箭。到底是多久以前呢？ Well, some arrowheads in Europe are older than 50,000 years old! 歐洲找到有五萬年歷史的箭頭。 That was a long time ago! But wait! Scientists also think bows and arrows are even older. People used them in Africa first! Scientists think people from Africa took bows and arrows to Europe. 科學家認為弓箭在更早以前就有了，是非洲人先開始用，再帶到歐洲去的。 And yes, people used bows and arrows to fight too. All over the world, they used bows and arrows for hundreds and hundreds of years… until there were guns. But the first use for bows and arrows was hunting food. 人類發明槍之前，打仗也是使用弓箭，但是弓箭最一開始是打獵用的。 And now we know bows and arrows are super old! Older than 50,000 years old! Wow! ________________________________ Vocabulary 弓箭最早用於打獵，後來也用來格鬥或是打仗。 1 hunter 獵人 I think hunters today should use bows and arrows. 我覺得現在的獵人應該用弓箭。 To catch what? 抓什麼呢？ Fish, maybe. 也許去抓魚。 2. shoot 發射 Shooting an arrow at fish? 對著魚射箭？ That would be too hard. 那太難了。 If the hunter is strong and fast, it should work. 假如獵人很強壯又動作快，應該可以。 3. hundreds of 好幾百 Perhaps for big animals like a whale. 也許對付像鯨魚那樣的大動物可以。 People hunted whales for hundreds of years. 人類獵捕鯨魚好幾百年了。 4. want 想要 True. But why bows and arrows now? 確實是，但為什麼現在要弓箭呢？ Well, we want to protect the ocean, right? 我們不是要保護海洋？ 你有見過獵人打獵嗎？ hunter 獵人 shoot 發射 hundreds of 好幾百 want 想要 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was perfect for deer hunters long ago? A: Rocks B: Cats C: Bows and arrows 2. Why were bows and arrows perfect for hunters? A: They were powerful B: Deer liked them C: They looked cool 3. Where were bows and arrows used first? A: Asia B: Africa C: Europe Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hm… think… think… think! I'm trying to think of some ways I can do something positive for the planet. After all, Earth Hour is tonight. Do you know about Earth Hour? 今天晚上是「關燈一小時」活動，你們有聽過嗎？ Every year, many people around the world celebrate Earth Hour. Today, Earth Hour will happen from eight-thirty to nine-thirty p.m. A lot of people turn off their lights during this time. This saves electricity. 今年這項活動會從八點半到九點半，很多人會把燈關掉來省電。 But we don't have to wait for Earth Hour to do nice things for the planet. There are a lot of other ways we can help the environment. 還有很多其他的方法可以幫助地球。 For example, there is a town in Penghu called Nanliao. There has always been a lot of fishing in Nanliao. But there is a problem. A lot of fishing means a lot of old fishing equipment turns into garbage. 澎湖有一個小村落叫南寮。以前這裡很多人是漁夫，但是舊的捕魚設備現在成了垃圾。 The people of Nanliao had a creative idea. They reuse old fishing floats as decorations for the town. They turned the floats into lanterns. They also cut the floats up to make other beautiful decorations. These are fun ways to reuse old things in new ways. The decorations look very nice. Now more people visit Nanliao. 南寮的居民有個好點子，他們把捕魚浮標變成村子裡的燈籠，也把浮標切開做成其他的美麗裝飾。現在有更多人去南寮玩了。 What a fun idea! What are some ways you can help your community and the planet? Earth Hour tonight is a great time to think about ideas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動動腦筋，舊的東西也可以改頭換面，帶來新氣象。 1. tonight 今晚 Let's meet at 9 tonight. 我們今晚九點見。 We can't. 沒辦法。 What do you mean we can't? 沒辦法是什麼意思？ It'll be dark everywhere. 到處都會是黑黑的。 What? 什麼？ 2. turn off 關掉 Haven't you heard? 你沒聽說嗎？ Many stores are turning off the lights for an hour. 很多商店都會關燈一個鐘頭。 Oh, that's annoying! 有點煩呢！ 3. planet 地球 What's the point? 有什麼意義？ The planet won't get better. 地球又不會變好。 It's for saving electricity. 是為了省電。 4. electricity 電力 Electricity should be used. 電就是要用的。 Or how about we meet tomorrow morning? 那我們明天早上碰面如何？ Alright. 好啦。 跟我一起讀讀單字吧。 tonight 今晚 turn off 關掉 planet 地球；行星 electricity 電力 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When is Earth Hour today? A: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. B: 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. C: It doesn't happen today 2. How long does Earth Hour last? A: 1 hour B: 1 day C: 1 minute 3. What does the Nanliao Community reuse as decorations? A: Fishing poles B: Fishing floats C: Fishing bait Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, students! I want to ask you a question. Do you know about pollution? Pollution means things like air or water are dirty. We get air pollution from many things, like cars. Pollution 就是汙染。很多東西都會汙染空氣，像是汽車。 Pollution is bad. It causes a lot of problems. One problem is big: air pollution hurts the ozone layer. The ozone layer is above the earth and the clouds. You can't see it, but it helps us a lot. 空氣汙染會破壞臭氧層。臭氧層是在比雲還要高的地方，我們看不到它，但是它幫了我們很大的忙。 The ozone layer keeps us safe from the sun. We would be in big trouble without the ozone layer! We would have more problems with our skin. We would have more problems with our eyes too. 臭氧層幫我們抵擋太陽，沒有它，我們的皮膚跟眼睛都會受到傷害。 Air pollution made a hole in the ozone layer. That is very bad. But there is some good news. The ozone layer is getting better! 空氣汙染讓臭氧層破了一個洞，不過好消息是，它的情況正在好轉！ Think of it like this. You fall down. You get a cut on your skin. Then your skin gets better. It heals. The cut goes away. 有的時候你跌倒，皮膚會擦傷。然後它會慢慢地復原，傷口也就不見了。 Like your skin, the ozone layer is healing. The hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller. 臭氧層的狀況就像人類的皮膚，它的洞也在慢慢地變小。 That is great news! It's healing because the air is cleaner. Maybe one day, the hole in the ozone layer will go away. 會這樣是因為空氣變得更乾淨，也許有一天，臭氧層的破洞會完全消失。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 大氣的臭氧層可以阻擋部分紫外線，保護地球上的生物。 1. heal 癒合 Your wound is healing. 你的傷口正在癒合。 It looks smaller now. 它現在看起來比較小了。 Yeah, it hurt like crazy yesterday. 是啊，昨天還痛得要命。 But now it's getting better. 現在就好些了。 2. fall 跌倒 I still can't believe you fell down the stairs. 我還是不相信你會從樓梯摔下來。 I know, and hit my head on the cabinet. 我知道，並且還撞到櫃子。 3. help 幫忙 I'm lucky to still have two eyes. 我很幸運還有兩隻眼睛。 You're lucky to have me help you with cooking. 你很幸運有我幫你做飯。 4. safe 安全的 How can I stay safe? 我怎樣才能保持安全？ By staying upstairs…? 就待在樓上嗎？ 今天學到哪些單字？ heal 癒合 fall 跌倒 help 幫忙 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the ozone layer do? A: It makes the air dirty B: It makes problems with our skin C: It keeps us safe from the sun 2. What made the hole in the ozone layer? A: Pollution B: The sun C: Clouds 3. What is the great news about the ozone layer? A: It is getting bigger B: It is not changing C: It is healing Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn