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Hey, everyone! Look at the people around you. Some people are tall. Some are short. Some are thin. Some have big bellies. Some people think big bellies aren't healthy. But some think big bellies are great. 我們身邊的人，高矮胖瘦都有。有一些人覺得大肚子不健康，但有一些人就欣賞大肚子。 The Bodi people live in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country in Africa. The Bodi people like men with big bellies. They have a contest every year. The man with the biggest belly wins! 博迪人住在非洲的衣索比亞，他們喜歡大肚子的男生，每一年還會舉辦比賽，肚子最大的人勝利！ A big belly isn't easy to get. It can take six months. The men eat and drink all day. Do they eat hamburgers and pizza? No. They eat honey. What do they drink? They drink a lot of milk and cow blood. The men want to have the biggest belly very much. The men don't exercise. They sit all day. 要有大肚子其實不簡單，每天要吃蜂蜜，喝牛奶跟牛血，而且整天坐著不運動。 The contest day comes. The men walk around. They show their big bellies. What does the winner get? Money? A car? No. He wins respect. That means everyone thinks the winner is great! 比賽當天，男士們會走秀，展示自己的腹圍，贏的人得到什麼呢? 沒有獎品，但是會得到大家的尊重！ After the contest, the men get thin. Next year, they'll try to get the biggest belly again! 比賽後呢？他們會開始減肥，直到隔年再次養大肚子！ Big or small, you are great! Let's celebrate "Eat What You Want Day" today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 衣索匹亞這項比賽，是選出肚子最大的男士，認為這是榮譽。 1. exercise 運動 I really need to exercise during summer vacation. 我真的得在暑假時運動。 Why wait until summertime? 為什麼要等到暑假? It's still one month away. 還有一個月呢。 2. month 月份 Summer vacation is 2 months long. 暑假有兩個月。 I know that. 我知道啊。 So I can try to walk two hours every morning. 所以我可以試著每天早上走兩個鐘頭。 3. walk 走路 You can walk 20 minutes every day now. 你可以現在每天走二十分鐘。 That's different. 那不一樣。 I need to walk off my belly fat. 我需要走路甩腹部脂肪。 4. fat 脂肪 Belly fat is tough. 腹部脂肪很麻煩。 And I have loads of it. 而我有一大堆呢。 你有沒有每天運動的習慣？ exercise 運動 month 月份 walk 走路 fat 脂肪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the Bodi men eat to get big bellies? A: Hamburgers B: Honey C: Pizza 2. Why do the men walk around on the contest day? A: To get bigger bellies B: To get smaller bellies C: To show their bellies 3. What do the Bodi people think of the winner? A: He's great B: He's tall C: He's hungry Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ah, that tastes good! Hey! Do you like soda? How about some cold milk tea? Drinks are great on a hot day! 你們喜歡喝甚麼飲料呢？汽水嗎？還是冰奶茶？ But there is a problem. Many drink shops use plastic cups. People use these plastic cups just once. Then they throw the cups away. Plastic is very bad for the earth. Lots of plastic gets into the ocean. It hurts the animals there. 很多飲料店都用塑膠杯，用一次之後就會丟掉。塑膠對環境有害，流進海裡也會傷害到海洋動物。 That's why New Taipei City has a new rule. It started on May 1st. Drink shops can't sell drinks in plastic cups! This is a big change! There are 2,700 drink shops in New Taipei City. Now 368 million plastic cups won't be used there every year! 所以，新北市政府規定從五月一日開始，飲料店禁止用塑膠杯。新北市有 2700 間飲料店，這樣每一年會少用三億六千多萬個塑膠杯！ New Taipei City is the second city in Taiwan to have this rule. Which city was the first? Taipei. Yes, Taipei was the first to ban selling drinks in plastic cups. 新北市是第二個推行這個規定的城市，第一個是台北市。 What do drink shops in New Taipei City and Taipei use now? They use paper cups. Paper is better for the earth. 現在新北跟台北的飲料店都用紙杯，紙杯對環境的危害比較少。 I'm happy to drink from paper cups. I hope you are too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了環保，許多飲料店都已經停用塑膠杯。 1. drink shop 飲料店 Time to go, Paz. 該走了。 Okay, let me get my water bottle.好，我來拿水壺。 Why bother? 幹嘛那麼麻煩？ There are drink shops everywhere.到處都有飲料店。 2. better than 比別的好 No, I prefer water. 不，我比較喜歡水。 Water tastes better than most soft drinks.水比大部分飲料好喝。 Does it? I like tea.會嗎? 我喜歡茶。 3. first 第一 First, some tea drinks have too much sugar. 首先，有些茶放太多糖。 Second, it now costs some 50 NT a cup. 第二，現在一杯茶要五十塊。 4. cup 杯子 That's not a lot. 那沒多少。 No, but you will save one cup. 對，但你省下一個杯子。 That's just one in a billion. 那只是十億個裡面的一個。 You're hopeless, Jane. 你沒救了。 你常喝飲料嗎？來讀單字。 drink shop 飲料店 better than 比別的好 first 第一 cup 杯子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cups are very bad for the earth? A: Paper cups B: Glass cups C: Plastic cups 2. How many drink shops are in New Taipei City? A: 368 B: 2,700 C: 368 million 3. What will drink shops in New Taipei use now? A: Plastic cups B: Glass cups C: Paper cups Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like cell phones? I think they're great. We can use them anywhere! We can do many things with cell phones. We can call people. We can text our friends. We can take pictures. 手機可以幫我們打電話，傳簡訊，還有拍照。 The first cell phone was super big. It was heavy. It weighed one kilogram! People could only talk for 25 minutes. That is very short! 史上第一台手機有一公斤重，超級大又超級重！而且只能講25分鐘的電話。 Martin Cooper is called the 'father of the cell phone.' He made the world's first cell phone. He made it in 1973. That was 50 years ago! Martin Cooper 在 1973 年，也就是 50 年前，發明了世界上第一支手機，所以又被叫做「手機之父」。 Mr Cooper's cell phone was about 5,000 US dollars. That's over 150,000 NT dollars. 當時他製造的手機要賣5000美元左右，超過15萬台幣！ Mr. Cooper is 94 years old now. He has a brand new cell phone. He is happy that people use cell phones. Mr. Cooper likes them. He uses lots of APPS! But he thinks people look at their cell phones way too much! Cooper 今年已經94歲了，他有一支新的手機，他很開心大家都在用手機，但他覺得大家用太久了！ Some people eat dinner and look at their cell phones. They cross the street and look at their cell phones. That isn't good. A car can hit them. 有些人連吃飯跟過馬路的時候都在看手機，這樣很危險。 What do you think? Do people look at their cell phones too much? ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機已經有很多年的歷史，現代手機跟以前的大不一樣。 1. brand new 嶄新的 Come see my brand new bike. 你來看我全新的腳踏車。 Wow, it looks great! 哇，看起來很棒呢！ 2. pay for 付錢 How much did you pay for it? 你花了多少錢買？ About 40,000 NT. 大約四萬塊。 That's a lot of money for a bike. 以腳踏車來說很貴。 I know, but I'll make the most out of it. 我知道，不過我會儘量多用。 3. anywhere 任何地方 I'll take it anywhere I go. 我不管去哪裡都會騎。 Anywhere? It's quite heavy! 不管去哪裡? 它很重呢！ But it's super easy to ride. 不過超好騎的。 4. think 想 I'm thinking of riding it up Yangmingshan. 我想騎上陽明山。 I'll go with you. In my car. 我跟你去。坐我的車去。 我們來讀單字。 brand new 嶄新的 pay for 付錢 anywhere 任何地方 think 想 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Mr. Cooper called? A: "Brother of the cell phone" B: "Father of the cell phone" C: "Uncle of the cell phone" 2. How many kilograms was the first cell phone? A: 1 B: 25 C: 50 3. What did Mr. Cooper say about cell phones? A: People look at them too much B: He doesn't have one C: People like them Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

That's the sound of a fire truck. Someone needs help! Firefighters are going to help! 這是消防車的聲音，有人需要幫忙囉！ Firefighters help in emergencies. It can be a fire or a car crash. It's when something bad happens. 消防隊員會幫助有緊急狀況的人，像是火災或是車禍。 Five boys had an emergency. They needed help from firefighters. It wasn't because of a fire… They were in a sewer! Sewers are under roads. They are for dirty water. Sewers have many tunnels. The boys walked in the tunnels. They walked for 400 meters. Then they were lost! Boys: Where are we?! HELP! 有五個男孩困在下水道裡面。他們跑進下水道，走了400公尺，卻在裡面迷路了！ One boy had a cell phone. He called for help. Firefighter: Hello? This is the fire department… Boy: Help! Firefighter: Where are you boys? Boy: We don't know where we are right now! Firefighter: Okay, don't worry boys, we're on our way… Boy: Please hurry! 其中一個人有手機，他打電話給消防隊員，但是他們都不知道自己在哪裡。 The firefighters drove very fast! Then they went down into the sewer. The firefighters needed help. They did not see the boys. 消防隊員飛快地趕到下水道之後，找不到這些小男孩。 Firefighter: Call for help guys! We're looking for you. We want you to scream and yell! It worked! The firefighters found the boys! The boys were lucky. No one was hurt. And the cell phone worked in the tunnel! 結果成功了！消防隊員找到了這些小男孩，沒有人受傷，而且很幸運的是，下水道裡面還可以用手機！ Do you know the emergency phone number in Taiwan? It's 1-1-9. Stay safe out there! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在下水道裡面迷路的五個小男孩，靠著手機通訊獲救。 1. lost 迷路的 Hey, didn't we pass this store just 10 minutes ago? 我們不是十分鐘前才經過這家店？ We did! Now I'm sure we're lost. 沒錯，現在我確定我們迷路了。 2. help 幫助 We need to get help. 我們得找人幫忙。 Don't look at me. 你別看我。 I didn't want to come.我本來就不想來。 3. emergency 緊急狀況 Let me call the emergency number. 我來打緊急電話號碼。 But this is not an emergency! 可是我們現在並不緊急！ We're not in danger. 我們又沒有危險。 4. go down 往下走 Then any smart ideas? 那你有什麼聰明主意？ Let's just go down there. 我們就從那裏走下去吧。 Maybe it's a subway station. 也許是個地鐵站。 Hurray, it is! 萬歲，真的是耶！ 你有迷路過嗎？ lost 迷路的 help 幫助 emergency 緊急情況 go down 往下走 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do firefighters do? A: Help people B: Make fires C: Fight people with fire 2. Where were the boys? A: A car B: A sewer C: A fire truck 3. What is the emergency phone number in Taiwan? A: 911 B: 191 C: 119 Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi! Today, I… Oh, excuse me… "Hello. Sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm very busy. Bye." Sorry, I just had a phone call. Speaking of phone calls, let me tell you all about the world's first "drone call". 不好意思，我剛剛在講電話。說到電話，讓我告訴你世界上第一個用無人機打電話的故事。 Drones are small machines that fly. Some drones have cameras. A man called Casey lives in Oregon. It snows there in the winter. One day, he drove his car into the mountains. There was so much snow, his car couldn't move. Casey: Oh no! Casey 住在奧勒岡州，那裏冬天會下雪。有一天，他在山上開車的時候，被積雪困住了。 Casey tried to use his cellphone. He wanted to send a text message. But his cellphone wouldn't work! There was too much snow! Casey 想要用手機傳簡訊，但是發不出去。 Casey is a photographer. His job is taking pictures. This means he has a camera drone in his car. He tied his cellphone to the drone. Casey 是專業攝影師，他的車上有一台空拍機。他把手機綁在空拍機上。 His drone flew high into the sky! Casey's plan worked! His cellphone was sending texts again! 結果成功了！他的空拍機飛上天空，發出了簡訊。 People quickly came to help him. Casey was saved. 不久後就有人來幫忙了，Casey 就得救了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機簡訊被積雪擋住發不出去，把手機送上天就解決了這個問題。 1. message 訊息 Did you read my message? 你有看我的簡訊嗎？ No, I don't think I got any messages from you. 沒有，我好像沒收到你的簡訊。 2. send 發送 But I sent it to you last night. 但是我昨晚發送的。 It should be in your cellphone.應該在你的手機裡。 My cellphone was out of power for a while. 我的手機有一段時間沒電。 3. tell 告訴 What did you want to tell me, anyway? 不管怎樣，你想跟我講什麼？ Don't drive up the mountain. 不要開車上山。 There'll be snow on the road. 路上會有積雪。 4. snow 下雪 I'd love to see the snow! 我很想看到雪！ Don't worry, I'll drive carefully. 別擔心，我會小心開車。 今天學到哪些單字？ message 訊息 send 發送 tell 告訴 snow 下雪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a drone? A: A new cellphone B: A kind of car C: A machine that can fly 2. Where does Casey live? A: Origin B: Oregon C: Oregano 3. What is Casey's job? A: Mountain climber B: Driver C: Photographer Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love ketchup. I put it on everything I eat. I eat it on hot dogs, hamburgers, rice. That's right. I sometimes put it on rice. Yum! 我好愛番茄醬，我會把它放在熱狗或是漢堡上，有時候還會配白飯吃！ I love ketchup very much. But I don't eat only ketchup. I need some food to eat it with. Ketchup on French fries, on pizza, on… Oh, now I'm hungry! 但是我不會光吃番茄醬，得要跟其他東西一起吃，像是薯條，披薩等等。講一講我又餓了！ But, did you hear the news? A man ate only ketchup for many days! 但是有一個人光吃番茄醬吃了好多天！ This man was working on a boat. It was not his boat. No one was with him. The boat went out to sea. Then it was too late. He was lost at sea! 這名男子在船上工作，身邊沒有人，結果船飄到外海去。 The engine didn't work. The radio didn't work. He looked for food. He found a bottle of ketchup. 引擎發動不了，無線電也不能用，他到處找食物，只找到一瓶番茄醬。 He was lost at sea for 24 days. He had ketchup to eat. He had some dirty water to drink. He had no other food! He made soup with ketchup and water. He ate it every day. 他在海上漂流了 24 天，只有番茄醬可以吃，另外還有一點骯髒的水。他用番茄醬跟水做成湯，每天都喝。 One day he had no more ketchup. But a ship found him that day! Whew, that's good news! 番茄醬用完的那天，剛好有一艘船找到他了！真是好險。 I love ketchup. But can I eat it for 24 days? I'm not sure. How about you? ________________________________ Vocabulary 靠著番茄醬，這名男子撿回一條命。 1. hungry 飢餓的 I'm so hungry! 我餓死了！ Did you eat everything in the fridge again? 你又把冰箱裡的東西都吃了？ No, I didn't. There's some leftover pizza from yesterday. 沒有，還有昨天剩下的披薩。 2. work 有用 Ugh, I guess that will have to work. 好吧，只好那樣。 Can you make me a sandwich, too? 你也可以幫我做個三明治嗎？ Sure, I'll make you one. 當然，我來幫你做一個。 3. soup 湯 Since I'm already on it, let me make a soup, too. 既然我已經在做，來煮個湯好了。 Oh, you're the best! 你最好了！ 4. for days 好幾天 Wow, you look like you haven't eaten for days. 哇，你看起來好幾天沒吃飯了。 Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。 Are you hungry right now? hungry 飢餓的 work 有用 soup 湯 for days 好幾天 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was the man lost? A: In a desert B: At sea C: In a jungle 2. What did he have to eat? A: Ketchup B: Rice C: Hamburgers 3. How long was he lost? A: 24 days B: 4 days C: 20 days Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Bye, buddy! Be good! See you later! I want to be with my dog all day. But I can't take him everywhere. Is he okay at home all day? He can't have fun. He can't go for a walk. Is he bored? Does he want to play with other dogs? 我不能每天都把狗狗帶在身邊，牠在家會不會很無聊？牠會想跟其他狗狗玩嗎？ Many people are busy. They can't walk their dogs. What do they do? They get a dog walker. Mo is a dog walker. She loves her job. Mo walks many dogs. 很多人太忙，沒有空遛狗，他們會請「遛狗人」幫忙。Mo 就是一位遛狗人。 Mo has a bus. Kids don't ride it. Dogs ride Mo's bus! Mo picks up the dogs. The dogs sit on their own seats. They wear seat belts. Are the dogs good in the bus? I think all the dogs are good! Why? It's because good dogs get dog treats. Dogs love to eat treats! Mo 還有一台狗狗專用的巴士！牠們上車坐好，還要繫安全帶。表現好的狗狗有零嘴可以吃，所以牠們在車上都很乖！ The bus goes to a walking trail. The dogs get off the bus. Mo takes them on a long walk. They play. They have so much fun! 巴士會把狗狗送到步道，Mo 就帶著牠們走好長一段路。牠們會在路上玩耍！ These dogs are happy! They aren't at home all day. They aren't bored. They ride a bus! Do you love dogs? I do! Hmm… maybe I can be a dog walker too! Then I can play with dogs all day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這名專業遛狗人要照顧的狗太多，需要一輛小巴士來裝載。 1. pick up 接起來 I've got to go. 我得走了。 I need to pick up my dog. 我得去接我的狗。 Just like picking up a child. 就跟接小孩一樣。 2. seat belt 安全帶 Yeah, only a child would wear a seat belt. 對，但是小孩會扣上安全帶。 But not your dog? 你的狗不用嗎？ No, he likes to play with a ball in the back seat. 不用，他喜歡在後座玩球。 Just take away the ball. 把球拿走啊。 3. bored 無聊的 I can't. He'll be bored and bark at me all the way home. 不行，他會覺得無聊，回家路上對著我叫。 4. all day 一整天 Maybe you should just walk him home. 也許你應該就跟他走路回家。 That will take all day. 那要花一整天。 同學們，來一起讀單字。 pick up 接起來 seat belt 安全帶 bored 無聊的 all day 一整天 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Mo's job? A: dog talker B: dog washer C: dog walker 2. What do the dogs do on the bus? A: Sit with a kid B: Sit on their own seats C: Sit under the seats 3. Why do the dogs go to the trail? A: To be bored B: To wear a seat belt C: To go on a walk Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love tuna! My favorite food is tuna sushi. Tuna tastes good. It's a healthy food too. Many of us eat tuna. Fishermen catch the tuna we eat. They catch seven billion kilograms every year! That's a lot of tuna! 我喜歡吃鮪魚壽司。鮪魚好吃又健康。很多人都吃鮪魚，漁民每一年捕撈70億公斤的鮪魚！ But that's too much tuna. The number of tuna fish is smaller every year. That's not good. What happens when the number is too small? The number of fish cannot get big again. Restaurants and supermarkets won't have much tuna. Then one day there will be no tuna fish. 鮪魚的數量每一年都在減少，假如太少，鮪魚將沒有辦法再恢復到從前。未來世界上就沒有鮪魚了。 A new company wants to help tuna fish. How does it help? It makes tuna! How does it make tuna? The company uses plants! It uses peas, algae, and other food from plants. It doesn't use fish. It is plant-based tuna. 有一家公司想要幫助鮪魚，他們決定製作鮪魚肉！他們用豌豆、藻類，還有其他植物來製造素的鮪魚肉。 Maybe many of us can eat plant-based tuna. Then we can stop eating tuna fish. The number of tuna fish can get big again. Do you want to try this plant-based tuna? You can help save tuna fish too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鮪魚過度捕撈，有可能再也無法恢復。 1. eat 吃 Are you eating potato chips again? 你又在吃洋芋片？ Just a couple of pieces. 只吃兩片。 You know better than that. 你應該知道不該吃的。 2. healthy 健康的 Well, I don't like healthy snacks. 我就不愛健康零食。 Are you kidding? 開什麼玩笑? A lot of healthy food tastes great. 很多健康食物很好吃的。 3. supermarket 超市 Yeah, like what? 是嘛，比如說什麼？ Like pineapple. 比如說鳳梨。 I don't see any pineapple here. 我在這兒沒看到鳳梨。 The supermarket is right next door! 隔壁超市就有啊！ 4. try 嘗試 It's raining. I'll try going tomorrow. 現在下雨，我明天去試試看。 Okay. Can I have some of your chips? 好吧。我可以吃一點你的洋芋片嗎？ 你喜歡吃什麼零食呢？ eat 吃 healthy 健康的 supermarket 超市 try 嘗試 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much tuna do fishermen catch every year? A: Seven billion kilograms B: Seven billion tuna fish C: Seven billion grams 2. What happens when the number of tuna fish gets too small? A: It is healthy B: It can't get big again C: We can eat more tuna 3. What kind of tuna does the new company make? A: Fish-based B: Plant-based C: Tuna-based Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today is Mother Goose Day in the USA. 今天是美國的鵝媽媽節。 Blossom is a goose. She lives on a pond. Blossom 是一隻住在池塘裡的鵝。 Animals don't have wives or husbands. They have mates. Geese have the same mate all their lives. Blossom's mate was Bud. But Bud died last year. 動物沒有所謂的老婆或老公，動物的夫妻叫做配偶，鵝一生只會有一個配偶。Blossom 的配偶 Bud 去年過世了。 Blossom went to an office near the pond. She went many times. She looked at the office windows. But Blossom didn't see the office. What did she see? She saw a goose in the windows. Was it Bud? No, it wasn't. Blossom was looking at… Blossom. Blossom was sad without Bud. She was lonely. Blossom 常常去附近一間辦公室的門口，看著窗戶反射的自己。沒有 Bud，Blossom 好難過又好寂寞。 Dorie worked in the office. She saw Blossom at the windows. Then Dorie had an idea. She sent a letter to a newspaper. The letter said Blossom wanted a new mate. 在辦公室工作的 Dorie 看到了 Blossom，然後寄了一封信給報社，說 Blossom 想要一個新配偶。 Two people read about Blossom in the newspaper. They had a pet named Frankie. Frankie was lonely. His mate was dead. And… he was a goose! 有兩個人在報紙上讀到 Blossom 的故事。他們有一隻叫做 Frankie 的鵝，他的配偶也過世了。 Now Blossom and Frankie are mates. They go to the pond together. 現在 Blossom 跟 Frankie 變成配偶了。他們會一起去池塘划水！ Happy Mother Goose Day, Blossom and Frankie! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鵝假如失去終身伴侶，是很大的打擊。這個故事裡的鵝，找到了第二春。 1. sad 悲傷的 Why does your dog look so sad? 你的狗怎麼看起來這麼悲傷？ Buddy just lost his mate. 巴弟才剛剛失去牠的伴侶。 Oh, no, poor Buddy! 糟糕了，可憐的巴弟！ 2. lonely 寂寞的 Yeah, he's sad and lonely. 對啊，他好難過，又很寂寞。 How did his mate die? 牠的伴怎麼死的？ She got hit by a truck.被卡車撞的。 That's terrible! 真可怕！ 3. die 死亡 No dog should die that way. 狗狗不該那樣完蛋。 I know. But trucks and cars drive very fast here. 我知道，但是這裡的卡車汽車都開很快。 4. look at 看著 Now Buddy just sits there and looks at the door. 現在巴弟就坐在那裏看著門。 He's waiting for his mate to come back? 他在等他的伴侶回來嗎？ Yup. 是的。 今天的單字你可記住了？ sad 悲傷的 lonely 寂寞的 die 死亡 look at 看著 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Blossom live? A: On a pond B: In an office C: At a window 2. Who sent a letter to a newspaper? A: Blossom B: Dorie C: Frankie 3. Who is Frankie? A: Blossom's new wife B: Blossom's new husband C: Blossom's new mate Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tomorrow is International Dance Day! Dancing is cool. We can feel good, have fun, and listen to great music! 明天是世界舞蹈日！跳舞很好玩，還可以聽音樂！ A university in the USA has a marathon. 美國有一所大學，都會辦馬拉松比賽。 There are marathons all over the world. In many marathons, people run a long, long way. They run for 42 kilometers. Most run to get money for others. They give the money to people who need help. 全世界都有馬拉松，參賽者要跑42公里。很多人跑那麼累是為了募款，好捐獻給需要的人。 At Penn State University's marathon, students don't run. They dance! It's a dance marathon! Students dance for a long, long time. Penn State University has the world's biggest dance marathon. 賓州大學辦的這場馬拉松，不用跑步，而是要跳舞！這是全世界最大的跳舞馬拉松！ Students dance for 46 hours. That's nearly two days! No-one can sit or sleep! There is live music. There are DJs and dance crews. These help tired students to dance, dance, dance! 學生們連續跳舞46 個小時，不能坐下，也不能睡覺。現場 DJ 會放音樂，讓大家不停地跳！ This year over 707 students danced. They got 15 million US dollars! That's 458 million NT dollars! The money is helping very sick kids. 今年，有707個學生一起跳舞，募到一千五百萬美元，相當於四億五千八百萬台幣！這些錢捐助給生病的兒童。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群大學生連續跳舞將近兩天兩夜，替罹患重病的兒童募款。 1. tired 疲倦的 Oh, My God! I'm so tired! 天哪，我好累！ Uh hm, you've danced for three hours! 對啊，你跳了三個鐘頭了！ Really? That long? 真的？有那麼久喔？ 2. sit 坐著 Now I must sit for a while. 現在我得坐一下了。 How come you're not dancing? 你怎麼沒有跳舞？ I was, but I'm listening to the music now. 我剛剛有跳，現在我在聽音樂。 3. music 音樂 Oh no, this is salsa, my favorite dance! 糟糕，這是騷沙，我最喜歡的舞曲！ I'd have to do this one! 這我一定要跳！ 4. help 幫忙 Come on, let's dance together! 來吧，我們一起跳！ Alright, but you have to help me. 好吧，但是你得幫我。 來讀讀單字。 tired 疲倦的 sit 坐 music 音樂 help 幫忙 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Penn State University? A: The UK B: The UAE C: The USA 2. How many hours is the world's biggest dance marathon? A: 426 hours B: 4 to 6 hours C: 46 hours 3. How much money did the students get this year? A: 15 million US dollars B: 707 million US dollars C: 458 million US dollars Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn