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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

People all over the world like comics. In the USA, they like superhero comics. Some of these comics are now big Hollywood movies! 你喜歡看漫畫嗎？美國人喜歡超級英雄漫畫，有一些漫畫還被改編成電影。 In Europe they like comics too. Belgium has streets named after famous comic artists. Art schools in Belgium even teach comic art! 歐洲人也喜歡漫畫，比利時還有一些街道以漫畫家命名，藝術學校還會教畫漫畫！ The most famous comics in Asia are from Japan and Korea. But Taiwanese artists have been making comics for 100 years. 亞洲最有名的漫畫是日本跟韓國漫畫，但是台灣的漫畫已經有超過100年的歷史。 Taiwan's government wants people all over the world to like Taiwanese comics too. So they're making a national comics museum! 政府希望大家認識台灣漫畫，所以設立了台灣漫畫博物館！ The museum will be in a big arts space in Taichung. They do lots of art there. They do painting and tea-making. They do martial arts too, like kendo! 這個博物館設在台中的一個藝文空間，還提供茶道、劍道等活動！ The Taichung arts space is in an old Japanese building. Long ago, it was a prison! People were sent there for breaking the law. Now it's a happy place. People learn how to draw and paint there! 這個藝文空間是以前的日式建築，曾經是一座監獄，但現在是個有趣的地方。 Taiwan's national comics museum will open soon in Taichung. I can't wait! ________________________________ Vocabulary 漫畫博物館讓人可以進一步認識台灣的漫畫作品。 1. comic book 漫畫書。 Reading Japanese manga, Paz? 在看日本漫畫嗎？ Yeah, this one is really good. 這本真的很好看。 Better than the comic book you read yesterday? 比你昨天看的漫畫書還好？ 2. artist 藝術家 They are very different. 他們很不一樣。 But both artists draw very well. 但是兩個藝術家都畫得很好。 3. art 藝術 Oh, I've never thought about it as art. 我從沒想過漫畫是藝術。 I just read the story. 我只讀故事。 You should. Don't you find the drawings attractive? 你應該想想。你不覺得這些圖畫很吸引人？ 4. draw 畫圖 I don't draw. That's probably why. 我不畫圖。這也許是原因。 你喜歡漫畫嗎? 我們來讀今天的單字。 comic book 漫畫書 artist 藝術家 art 藝術 draw 畫圖 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which country teaches comic art in art schools? A: Japan B: The USA C: Belgium 2. How long have Taiwanese artists been making comics? A: 100 years B: 100 months C: 100 days 3. What are people sent to prison for? A: Learning to draw B: Breaking the law C: Making tea Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever been to Delhi? Delhi is in India. Lots and lots of people live in Delhi! 你有去過印度的德里嗎？很多人住在那裡。 Many years ago, there were lots of sparrows in Delhi too. Rakesh Khatri gave food to sparrows. He was a kid then. 德里很久以前有很多麻雀，Rakesh Khatri 小時候常常餵麻雀。 Sparrows are little brown birds. They like to live in cities. But sparrows are leaving Delhi. They don't have many places to live. People are not making space for sparrows in the city. 麻雀喜歡在城市裡生活，但是很多都飛走了，因為德里人口增加，留給麻雀的空間也一直縮水。 Rakesh Khatri wants to help sparrows live in Delhi. He has been making nests for a long time. A nest is a bird's home. Sparrows live in nests. He puts the nests all over the city. People call him the 'Nest Man of India'. Rakesh Khatri 想要幫助麻雀，他特別為麻雀做鳥巢，放在城市每一個角落，人們都叫他「印度鳥巢人」。 He makes nests from coconut shells, cotton, or other natural things. He recycles too. Sometimes he makes nests from old juice boxes. 他會用椰子殼、棉花等等的自然界物品做鳥巢。他也回收，有時候他用舊的果汁盒來做。 Rakesh Khatri has made 250,000 nests! He made them with no help! Now he teaches students how to make nests too. He has been to 3,500 schools! Now 100,000 students can make nests! 他一個人做了 25 萬個鳥巢！他還拜訪過 3500 間學校，教學生怎麼做鳥巢，已經有十萬個學生學會了這個技巧。 Today is a day for helping animals. So thanks, Rakesh Khatri, the Nest Man of India! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了讓更多麻雀留在德里，這位印度人做了25萬個鳥巢。 1. little 小的 Look at those birds! 你看那些鳥！ Yeah, aren't they beautiful? 可不是，很美吧？ They're little egrets. 牠們是小白鷺。 2. nest 鳥巢 They come here in the spring, build a nest and breed. 他們春天來築巢繁殖。 And then they fly away? 然後就飛走了？ 3. leave 離開 Right, they often leave in the summer or autumn. 對，通常在夏天或是秋天就走了。 Where do they go? 去了哪裡呢？ I'm not sure. 我不確定。 4. place 地方 A place that's cooler than Taipei, I guess. 我想是去比台北涼快的地方。 So you've watched them for a long time? 所以你觀察牠們很久了？ Yeah, I come here once a month. 對，我每個月來一次。 今天你學到哪些單字？ little 小的 nest 鳥巢 leave 離開 place 地方 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What color are sparrows? A: Blue B: Brown C: Black 2. What is the Nest Man of India's name? A: Rakesh Khatri B: Delhi C: Nest Man 3. How many students can make nests now? A: 250,000 B: 3,500 C: 100,000 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi everyone! Do you know what that sound is? I think you do. It's the dragon dance. This dance is great! It's one of Taiwan's traditions. 你知道這是甚麼聲音嗎？這是舞龍表演，是台灣的傳統之一。 Dragon dancing is very old. It started a long time ago in China. You can see the dragon dance in many countries now. People do dragon dances during special times like Chinese New Year. 舞龍表演起源於古時候的中國，現在很多國家都可以看到，有一些人會用舞龍來慶祝新年。 There is an interesting dragon dance in Taiwan. Kids at a school in Taoyuan do a different dragon dance. What's different? They do the dance on skates! Yes, on roller skates. That is a fast dragon dance! 桃園一所國小的學生，一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍！ The kids make their dragon. It is 40 meters long! It is red, white, blue, yellow, and black. It has many teeth. It looks fierce! 他們自己做了 一條長40 公尺的龍，有紅色、白色、藍色、黃色、黑色，還有很多牙齒，看起來很兇惡！ The kids are proud of their dragon. They are proud of their dance. They carry the dragon over their heads. They make it move. And they do this on skates! Cool! 他們對這條龍，還有他們的舞龍表演很自豪。 People love this interesting dragon dance. The kids go to different places to do their dragon dance. They go to temples. They go to festivals. The kids have fun dancing! People have fun watching! Let's go and watch them! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍，這個表演可不簡單！ 1. festival 節日 There's a flower festival next week. 下星期有個花卉節。 I love flower festivals, but is it in Taipei? 我喜歡花卉節，不過在台北嗎？ No, in Miaoli. 不是，在苗栗。 2. long 長的 That's a long drive from here. 從這裡要開很長一段路呢。 No, it's okay, I'll do the driving. 還好啦，我來開車。 3. white 白色，blue 藍色 They have your favorite flowers-white, pink, and blue hydrangea. 他們有你最喜歡的花，白色粉紅色跟藍色的繡球花。 Oh, those are pretty! 那是很漂亮的花！ 4. fun 樂趣 Yeah, we can see the flowers and eat delicious Hakka food. 我們可以賞花，吃客家美食。 That does sound like a lot of fun. 聽起來確實很好玩。 你喜歡各種節日嗎？ festival 節日 long 長的 white 白色 blue 藍色 fun 樂趣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the dragon dance start? A: China B: Taiwan C: Japan 2. Why is the dragon dance in Taoyuan different? A: Kids use different animals B: Kids do it on skates C: Kids ride bicycles 3. Who made the dragon at the Taoyuan school? A: The teachers B: The parents C: The kids Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Can you hear me? Am I on the Internet? We are very lucky in Taiwan. The Internet is easy to get for many people. We can get it at home, at school, and in convenience stores! Plus, it's cheap! 台灣很幸運，在台灣要上網很容易，家裡、學校，還有便利商店都有便宜的網路！ Some countries are not so lucky. The Internet is hard to get for many people. And it isn't cheap. 有一些國家就沒有這麼幸運了。網路又貴又不容易取得。 The Internet has social networks. People talk on these social networks. They talk with family and friends. This is great! But people with no Internet cannot join and talk. Life with no Internet is hard. 網路上有社群網站，可以讓我們跟家人朋友聊天，但是沒有網路就不能這樣做了。 Even animals talk! They talked 500 million years ago! Animals called 'rangeomorphs' lived in the ocean then. They looked like tree leaves! 不只我們會聊天，動物也會！有一種叫做「葉狀型態生物」的古老動物，存活在五億多年前的海裡，長得橡樹葉！ Rangeomorphs had no mouths, arms, or legs. How did they talk with their family and friends? They talked with a kind of string. 這種動物沒有嘴巴，也沒有手腳。這樣牠們怎麼聊天呢？牠們用一種特殊的線。 Some strings were four meters long! The strings joined them with other rangeomorphs. They talked to each other with these strings. The strings were their Internet! 這些動物被這些線連在一起，有一些線甚至有四公尺長！牠們用這種線溝通，就像牠們的網路一樣！ Today is a special day. It's about making the Internet easy to get for everyone! Let's make a new social network! Let's get the whole world talking! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類喜歡交談，科學家發現五億年前有一種古生物也是這樣。 1. each other 彼此 Hey, Paz, how are you? 你好嗎？ I'm fine. It's been a while since we last saw each other! 我很好，我們有一段時間沒見面了。 2. talk 談話 Right, we only talked via Line. 你說得對，我們只有用賴說話。 That's not real talking. 那不是真正的交談。 No, it's not. If you want, we can chat using Line, too. 確實不是。你要的話我們也可以用賴聊天。 Okay. 好啊。 3. friend 朋友 Speaking of Line, did you see any messages from Kevin? 說到賴,你有沒有看到凱文的訊息？ No, he's not my friend. 沒有，他不是我的朋友。 4. arm 手臂 Oh, I thought he was. 我以為他是。 He broke his arms in a crash. 他在車禍中手臂骨折。 Oh no! 真糟糕。 來一起讀單字。 each other 彼此 talk 談話 friend 朋友 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you get the Internet in Taiwan? A: Strings B: Social networks C: Schools 2. What did a 'rangeomorph' look like? A: A mouth B: A tree C: A leaf 3. What joined all the rangeomorphs together? A: The Internet in Taiwan B: A kind of string C: Arms and legs Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Guess what?! I have a new bike! I love it! It's shiny and new, and purple and blue! I can't wait to go ride my bike! 我有了一輛新的腳踏車，我等不及要去騎騎看了！ Taiwan has many beautiful cycle routes. They let you see mountains and forests and the ocean… They have made Taiwan famous all over the world for cycling! Route 是路線的意思，你也可以唸做 route。台灣有很多美麗的自行車道，可以看到高山、森林，或是大海。這讓台灣的自行車旅遊世界聞名！ New Taipei City has lots of cycle routes. Many of them are by a river. People in the city can go cycling and feel healthy! But cycling can be dangerous too. Some people cycle very fast and crash. They sometimes get badly injured. Also, many cycle routes are far from big roads. It isn't easy for ambulances to get there. 新北市有很多河邊的自行車道，但是騎車是有風險的，有人騎太快而撞車受傷。而且很多自行車道距離馬路很遠，救護車很難到達。 New Taipei City had a great idea. They made a special team of cyclists. These cyclists help people! 新北市有個好點子，他們組織了特別的自行車隊伍來幫助人！ These cyclists have first aid kits on their bikes. The kits have everything they need to help injured people. The team rides up and down the cycle routes. The cyclists look for people who need help. They can get to people faster than an ambulance. And they're eco-friendly too! 這個隊伍的自行車上有急救箱，還在自行車道上巡邏，幫助有需要的人。這樣不只可以比救護車快，也更環保！ Taiwan's newest rescue team, cycling for safety! ________________________________ Vocabulary 腳踏車急救隊，可以及時幫助受傷的人。 1. ride 騎車 Let's go for a bike ride today. 我們今天去騎車吧。 On a rainy day like this? Are you sure? 在下雨天喔？你確定嗎？ 2. injure 受傷 For a good cyclist like you, it shouldn't be a problem. 對你這樣很會騎的人，應該不是問題。 I am good at biking, but I don't like getting injured. 我確實很行，但是我不喜歡受傷。 3. up and down 上上下下 Let's just ride in the Jing-mei Riverside Park. 我們就只在景美河濱公園騎好了。 That way we don't need to go up and down. 這樣就不用上下坡。 4. route 路線 Yeah, they have a nice bike route along the little river. 好，那裏沿著小河有很好的自行車道。 And the rain seems to have stopped. 而且雨似乎停了。 你會騎腳踏車嗎？我們來讀單字。 ride 騎車 injure 受傷 up and down 上上下下 route 路線 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Why are Taiwan's cycle routes famous? A: They're shiny B: They're beautiful C: They're new 2. Where is the special team of cyclists? A: Taipei B: New Taipei City C: Taoyuan 3. Where are many of New Taipei City's cycle routes? A: In the mountains B: On the ocean C: By a river Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Look at that beautiful dog! All that long, gold hair… I think it's a Golden Retriever! That dog is great! I want to say hello! But I can't. That dog is a guide dog. 那裏有一隻好漂亮的狗狗，我想是黃金獵犬，真希望摸摸牠說哈囉，但是不行，因為牠是導盲犬。 Guide dogs are working dogs. Their job is to help blind people or anyone who cannot see very well. Guide dogs keep them safe. 導盲犬有工作要做，負責保護視障人士的安全。 Most sidewalks in Taiwan are busy! There are people and steps and signs and scooters… Close your eyes. Imagine you are blind! You can get hurt on a busy sidewalk. 台灣的人行道人很多，還有階梯、招牌，跟機車。想像你是個盲人，在忙碌的人行道上會容易受傷。 A blind person can be safe with a guide dog. A guide dog will stop them from getting hurt. In Taiwan, 60,000 people are blind or cannot see very well. But there are only 42 working guide dogs in this country! Most other countries have more guide dogs. 全台灣大約有六萬名視障人士，但是只有 42 隻導盲犬，比其他的國家都少！ It is not easy to get a guide dog. A dog needs training for 2 to 3 years. There are not many trainers in Taiwan. And one dog costs more than 32,000 NT$! 一隻狗狗要經過兩三年的訓練，才可以成為導盲犬，而且國內的訓練師不多，一隻導盲犬的訓練費用可能要花三萬兩千台幣！ Taiwan needs lots more guide dogs. So come on! Let's train those doggies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 導盲犬對於視障人士有極大的幫助，卻不容易得到。 1. beautiful 美麗的 What a beautiful dog! 好漂亮的狗！ What's his name? 他叫什麼名字？ Her name is Tracy. 她的名字是崔西。 Hi, Tracy! 嗨，崔西。 2. can 能夠 Can I pet her? 我可以摸摸她嗎？ Sure, go ahead. 當然，你摸吧。 Oh, you're a nice dog, aren't you? 你真是一條好狗，是吧? 3. train 訓練 Yeah, she's well-trained. 對，她受過良好的訓練。 Did you send her to a dog school? 你是送她去狗學校嗎? No, a dog trainer helped me out. 不是，有一位狗訓練師來幫我忙。 4. safe 安全的 Tracy keeps me safe on the sidewalk. 崔西會在人行道上保護我的安全。 Wow, how does she do that? 哇，她怎麼做? She stops bikers from hitting me. 她不讓腳踏車撞到我。 我們來一起讀單字。 beautiful 美麗的 can 能夠 train 訓練 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of dog has long, gold hair? A: Golden Bell B: Golden Horse C: Golden Retriever 2. Who do guide dogs keep safe? A: Working people B: Blind people C: Beautiful people 3. How many people in Taiwan are blind or can't see very well? A: 33 B: 32,000 C: 60,000 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I'm eating lunch at the beach! Now, where are my sandwiches? …Hey! That seabird took my lunch! It's very smart! Now scientists want to see just how smart seabirds are, to keep them safe. 海鳥偷走了我的午餐，牠們好聰明。科學家想要知道海鳥到底有多聰明，好保護牠們。 Scientists want to keep seabirds safe from wind farms. Wind farms make electricity from the wind. They have big machines called "turbines". Turbines have three blades. The wind spins the blades around and around. There's lots of wind at sea. Turbines make the most electricity there. So companies put wind farms there. 海邊風很強，所以風力發電渦輪機都蓋在海邊，上面有三片葉片，風會吹動扇葉來發電。 Scientists are worried about seabirds. Seabirds might fly into a turbine's blades and die. So scientists studied seabird safety at a wind farm. 科學家擔心海鳥會飛進發電機轉動的扇葉而死亡，於是開始研究風力發電場的海鳥安全。 The study took two years. They watched 10,000 videos of the turbines. They saw four kinds of seabirds come and go. And they found… nothing! Zero seabirds flew into the turbine blades. Zero seabirds died! They all flew far away from the spinning blades. Scientists don't know why. But those seabirds are very smart indeed! 科學家研究了兩年，看了一萬多支發電機的監視器影片，發現有四種海鳥來來去去，但是這些海鳥就是很聰明，沒有一隻海鳥被撞死，科學家也不知道為甚麼。 Scientists need to study other kinds of seabirds. Maybe now they will find how to save thousands of other seabirds too! Bravo, birdies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海鳥跟風力發電渦輪機相安無事，讓科學家有些意外。 1. fly 飛翔 Fly, kite, fly! 飛呀，風箏，飛吧。 Look how high it is! 你看它飛得多高! Yeah, it's beautiful against the blue sky. 對啊，襯著藍天真好看。 2. spin 轉圈 Oh no, it's spinning around. 糟了，它在轉圈圈。 It's just the wind. 只是風的關係。 It'll steady once the wind weakens. 風變小就穩定了。 3. far away 很遠的 Now it's flying too far away. 現在它飛得太遠了。 It'll take an hour to bring it back. 要一個鐘頭才收得回來。 That's okay. We have a lot of time. 沒關係，我們有的是時間。 4. beach 海灘 This is really a nice beach. 這真是個美好的海灘。 It is. We should come back more often. 真的，我們應該常回來。 你有在海邊放風箏過嗎？ fly 飛翔 spin 轉圈 far away 很遠的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are wind farms for? A: Studying seabirds B: Watching videos C: Making electricity 2. What machines have three spinning blades? A: Videos B: Scientists C: Turbines 3. How many seabirds flew into the machines? A: Zero B: Two C: Four Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn