News For Kids

Did you know that horses wear shoes? They're not shoes like the ones you and I wear. Our shoes are soft and light, and are made of things like leather or rubber. A horse's shoes are hard and heavy. They're made of metal! 馬也會穿鞋子，只是跟我們的不太一樣。我們的鞋子是用皮革跟橡膠做的，又輕又軟，馬的鞋子是用金屬做的，很硬又很重！ We keep shoes on our feet by tying them with shoelaces. But we keep shoes on a horse with metal nails! 我們用鞋帶固定鞋子，馬卻是用鐵釘！ That sounds really painful, right? Don't worry, they don't hurt! Horses don't have feet like we do. They have hooves. Hooves are very thick and hard. 聽起來很痛，但是馬不會痛，因為牠們有很厚很硬的馬蹄。 Hooves need to be kept safe, just like our feet. Which is why horses wear shoes. Now there's an artist who's helping horses wear the coolest shoes! He's made special sneakers just for horses! They look exactly like human sneakers! 現在，有一個藝術家幫馬做了超酷的球鞋，長得跟人的鞋一模一樣！ These sneakers are very expensive: one costs about $40,000 NT, and horses have four hooves! That's almost $160,000 NT! 但是這種球鞋超貴，大概要四萬新台幣，而且一隻馬有四個蹄，這樣要花十六萬！ But good news! All the money will go to charity. And who knows, maybe soon horses will have cooler shoes than people! ________________________________ Vocabulary 馬蹄鐵做得像人類穿的鞋子，這很有趣。 1. light 輕的 Your boots look so cool! 你的靴子好酷！ Are they real leather? 是真皮的嗎？ Yeah, soft and light lambskin. 是又輕又軟的羊皮。 2. heavy 重的 I prefer hard and heavy boots. 我比較喜歡又硬又重的靴子。 So you can wear them on rainy days? 那樣你就可以雨天穿？ So I can wear them any day. 就可以天天穿。 3. rubber 橡膠 Do you have rubber bands? 你有橡皮筋嗎？ Here you are. 這兒有。 Good, I need them to tie my hair. 真好，我需要用它綁頭髮。 4. cost 花費 Rubber bands are useful. 橡皮筋真有用。 Yeah, and they cost so little! 對啊，並且花不了什麼錢。 今天你學到哪些單字？一起來讀一讀。 light 輕的 heavy 重的 rubber 橡膠 cost 花費 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are horse's shoes made from? A: Metal B: Rubber C: Leather 2. What do horses have instead of feet? A: Hands B: Wheels C: Hooves 3. How much does one horse sneaker cost? A: $40,000 NT B: $160,000 NT C: $60,000 NT Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aiyah! Go away, mosquitoes! I've only been outside for 5 minutes and I already have 5 mosquito bites! 才五分鐘，我就被蚊子叮了五個包！ I always tell people that mosquitoes like to bite me more than other people, and people don't believe me. But, it's true! Scientists found out mosquitoes do like some people more than others. 科學家說，蚊子真的特別喜歡叮某一些人。 Mosquitoes can actually see the air we breathe out. That's how they can find us and bite us! 牠們可以看到我們呼出去的氣來找到我們，然後進攻咬我們。 But now, scientists say mosquitoes also have another way to find people… Smell! 科學家說，蚊子還可以聞到人在哪裡。 All human bodies have a smell. 人的身體都有一個味道。 But some people's smell is a bit different. We can't smell it, but the mosquitoes can! And when they smell that special smell, it's like chocolate and candy for them! 我們聞不出來，但是蚊子可以。有一些味道對牠們來說就像是巧克力跟糖果！ There's nothing we can do to change our smell, but maybe we can find new ways to cover the smell, to make mosquitoes stay away. 我們不能改變我們的味道，但也許可以遮掉一些。 Ah, that would be so nice! What? Another bite? These mosquitoes love me, but I don't love them! 這些蚊子真的很愛我，但我並不是很愛牠們。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 蚊子雖小，感覺器官卻十分靈敏。 1. go away 走開 It's so nice and quiet here. 這裡真好真安靜。 Until mosquitoes come! 蚊子一來就不是了。 Why don't they just go away? 牠們怎麼就是不走開？ 2. human body 人體 Are you kidding? Their night has just begun. 開玩笑，牠們的夜晚才剛開始。 And they like us, two warm human bodies. 而且蚊子喜歡我們，兩具溫暖的人體。 3. smell 聞，氣味 Let me cover my smell with perfume. 我來擦點香水遮掉氣味。 No, you don't want to do that. 你可別那麼做。 They'll smell you even faster. 牠們會更快聞到你。 4. bite 叮咬 I've got another bite! 我又被叮了一口！ Let's go inside. 我們進屋子裡吧。 Let's read the vocabulary. go away 走開 human body 人體 smell 聞，氣味 bite 叮咬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What can mosquitoes do? A: Eat pizza B: See and smell people C: Read books 2. What did scientists learn about mosquitoes? A: They like some people's smell B: They like some people's hair C: They like some people's shoes 3. What are scientists trying to do? A: Cover people's smell B: See people in the dark C: Talk to mosquitoes Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students, do you know what most students at school are thinking about in the morning? Of course, it's lunchtime! 你知道學生早上到學校之後，都在想甚麼呢？當然是午餐要吃甚麼呢！ Every day, hungry students need to eat. Who makes your lunch? Maybe your family makes it, or maybe the school's cook. 肚子餓的學生每天都得吃飯，可是是誰做他們的午餐？ In some elementary schools, children only eat fast food, like hamburgers and french fries. 有一些學校的學生只吃速食，比如不健康的漢堡跟薯條。 Yuck! That's not good for you! In other schools, students can make lunch by themselves, and eat healthy. They are helped by a new program called "Chefs in Schools". 在其他的學校，有一個新社團幫學生自己做午餐，吃得健康。 The program helps elementary students plant vegetable gardens. The students take care of their garden every day. 這個社團就是幫這些學生們自己種菜，每天照顧菜園。 After lots of sunlight, water, love and care, their vegetables are ready to eat! Students cook them into delicious meals. They even grow wheat, and use it to bake bread. It makes the students happy and strong. 學生們把蔬菜煮成可口的飯菜。他們還種麥子，用它來做自己的麵包。 What they don't use, they give to others in the neighborhood. 學生也會把蔬菜給附近的鄰居。 When those children grow up, they will know how to feed themselves, their families, and their friends. 孩子們長大以後，就知道如何養活自己、家人，還有朋友！ If children learn to make healthy food, they will also learn to help themselves and others. ________________________________ Vocabulary 小學生吃自己種、自己烹調的食物，午餐變得更有趣。 1. garden 花園 My elementary school has a vegetable garden. 我的小學有一座菜園。 What do you grow? 你種什麼呢？ Tomato and green pepper. 番茄和青椒。 2. take care of 照顧 Do you know how to take care of the plants? 你知道怎麼照顧那些植物嗎？ Of course, they just need sunlight and water. 當然，它們只需要陽光和水。 3. hungry 飢餓的 All this talk is making me hungry. 所有這些話讓我餓了。 What should we have? 我們吃什麼好？ Hamburgers and fries? 漢堡薯條？ No! Let's have something healthy. 不行，我們要吃得健康。 4. meal 餐食 I can cook a meal of fish. 我可以做魚料理。 That sounds great! 聽起來很棒！ 這些單字每天都用得上。 garden 花園 take care of 照顧 hungry 飢餓的 meal 餐食 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "fast food"? A: Hamburgers and french fries B: Bread and water C: Fruits and vegetables 2. How does the "Chefs in Schools" program help students? A: It helps them make fast food B: It helps them grow vegetables C: It helps them get books 3. What do students do with the vegetables? A: Sell them for money B: Feed them to animals C: Feed themselves and their community Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love fresh vegetables. Especially lettuce, it's so crunchy and green. 我喜歡新鮮蔬菜，尤其是萵苣。 Fresh lettuce is best. We all want newly picked lettuce. 新鮮的萵苣最棒了。 That means the lettuce farm should be close to the market. In fact, the freshest lettuce is the kind you pick with your own hands. 所以萵苣農場最好要靠近超市。如果能親手摘就更新鮮了。 So what if the lettuce grew right inside the supermarket? That's what one supermarket in Egypt is doing. They plant lettuce in a fridge and use a special light to make it grow. 在埃及，有一家超市在店裡面種萵苣！萵苣在冰箱裡面，用特殊的燈照它們，讓它們成長。 When people go shopping, they can pick the lettuce themselves. "Ooo! So fresh!" 客人可以買自己摘的菜。 But won't growing vegetables in the store be dirty? Actually, the supermarket doesn't use any dirt to grow this lettuce. They plant it directly in the water. That's called "hydroponics". 但是在超市種菜不會髒嗎？其實他們不用泥土，他們直接把萵苣種在水裡。這叫做水耕。 The water is very healthy, and the plants like it. What's more, this way can save lots of water. Hydroponics uses 90% less water. 而且水耕用到的水減少了百分之九十。 Next time you go to the store, you might be able to pick fresh lettuce by yourself. ________________________________ Vocabulary 在超市裡採摘蔬菜帶回家，沒有比這更新鮮的了。 1. sandwich 三明治 What would you like for lunch? 你中飯想吃什麼？ I'm not hungry. I'll just have a salad. 我不餓，就吃個沙拉。 Then I'll get a sandwich. 那我買個三明治。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 Let's buy our food here. 我們在這裡買食物吧。 They use very fresh vegetables in their salad. 他們的沙拉用很新鮮的蔬菜。 You're right. The veggies look so green and clean! 你說對了，這些菜看起來又綠又乾淨！ 3. grow 種植 I think this store grows its lettuce in water. 我想這家店用水種生菜。 What a good idea! 真是個好主意！ 4. dirt 泥土 I still grow my tomatoes in dirt. 我仍然在泥土裡種番茄。 It's okay. Your tomatoes taste wonderful! 那沒關係。你種的番茄很好吃。 來讀讀單字吧。 sandwich 三明治 vegetable 蔬菜 grow 種植 dirt 泥土 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this supermarket get their lettuce? A: It grows in a garden. B: It grows on a farm. C: It grows inside the supermarket. 2. What is it called when plants grow with no soil, only water? A: Hydroponics B: Supersonic C: Electronic 3. What is good about hydroponics? A: It can make light. B: It can save water. C: It's more dirty. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love walking in the fresh open air. One day I want to go hiking in Mexico! Last month, Mexico opened their first cross-county hiking trail. 有一天，我想要去墨西哥，因為上個月，他們開放了第一條越野步道。 The trail has many things to see. It starts in Merida. That's a hot city. The walk goes on for more than one hundred kilometers! 步道的起點在梅里達，全程要走超過一百多公里！ The trail then goes into the jungle. The forest there is wet, and there are huge plants all around. They have some beautiful birds. I've heard they have toucan birds! Their faces are red, yellow, and green. So colorful! 從步道進入叢林以後，裡面濕搭搭，還有很多大型植物跟鳥兒。我聽說還可以看到多彩的大嘴鳥！ The trail goes past many small towns, where local people live. These people are called the Mayan people. 這條步道經過許多小村莊，村民是馬雅人。 They welcome the new trail, because it brings tourists like me! Not just hikers, but cyclists too! 村民很喜歡這個步道，因為它帶來很多健行的旅客，以及騎腳踏車的人！ They also have restaurants to serve their traditional food. Mmmm! I bet it tastes good! 村裡還有賣傳統美食的餐廳。 Mexico's new hiking trail takes five days to finish, so I'll need to train hard! 因為全程走完要花五天，所以我要認真練習了！ That's a long hike! ________________________________ Vocabulary 墨西哥這條步道有夠長，還有豐富的景觀。 1. hike 走步道，健行 Let's go hiking this weekend. 我們這周末去走步道吧。 Hiking? Where do you have in mind? 走步道？你想去哪裡？ Yangmingshan. There's a great hiking trail along the Bailaka Road. 陽明山。巴拉卡公路旁邊有一條很棒的步道。 2. fresh 新鮮的 But I'm really tired this week. 但是我這星期真的好累。 Well, think about the fresh air, flowers, trees and birds… 想想看，新鮮空氣，花草樹木和鳥兒… 3. pass 經過 Will we pass good restaurants? 我們會經過好的餐館嗎？ No, but we will pass many when we come down from Yangmingshan. 不會，不過下山時會經過很多。 4. tourist 遊客 We're such tourists! 我們真是遊客心態！ Sure, we want to have a good time. 當然，我們想要玩得開心。 你喜歡走步道嗎？ hike 走步道，健行 fresh 新鮮的 pass 經過 tourist 遊客 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animals can you see in the jungle? A: Black bears B: Toucan birds C: African elephants 2. What people live along the trail? A: French people B: Korean people C: Mayan people 3. How many days does the trail take to finish? A: One day B: Three days C: Five days Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, we are congratulating Nicole Mann, the first Native American to go to space! 恭喜 Nicole 成為第一個去外太空的美國原住民！ "Native Americans'" are the first people who ever lived in North America. We have native people here in Taiwan too! In English, they are called "indigenous". In Chinese, they are called "Yuan Zhu Min." A long time ago, there were many, many indigenous people here, but today, only about 2% of Taiwan's people are indigenous. 台灣以前很多原住民，但現在剩下2%的人口了。 And you know, that's the same as America! 美國現在也是這樣。 America had many, many indigenous people before too, but today, only about 2% of Americans are Native Americans. 他們以前也有很多、很多原住民，但現在大約只有2%的人口是美國原住民。 And now, a Native American has gone into space! 現在，一位美國原住民去了外太空。 Her name is Nicole. Nicole is the commander of the spaceship! She's the boss! 她叫Nicole，是這一艘太空船的指揮官！ It's really great, because it helps other Native Americans know that, one day, they might be able to go into space too! 這件事情讓其他的原住民知道，有一天他們也會有機會去外太空！ Maybe an indigenous Taiwanese person will also go into space one day! That would be cool, right? Good luck Nicole! The first Native American in space! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位女性原住民太空人，現在住在國際太空站裡面，要住到明年三月。 1. space 太空 Living in space must be a lot of fun. 住在太空中一定很好玩。 You can watch Earth from up there. 你可以從上面觀看地球。 2. spaceship 太空船 I don't want to live there. 我不想住在那裡。 But I'd like to travel around in a spaceship. 但是我想搭太空船旅行。 3. native 本地的，土生土長的 Listen! It's so beautiful! 你聽，好美的歌聲！ Yeah, they are native Taiwanese children. 對啊，他們是原住民小孩。 They're wonderful singers, aren't they? 他們是很棒的歌手，不是嗎？ 4. people 人們 Why do native Taiwanese people sing so well? 為什麼台灣原住民都唱得那麼好？ I can sing, too. 我也會唱。 Would you like to hear it? 你想聽嗎？ 你想去太空嗎？ space 太空 spaceship 太空船 native 本地的 people 人們 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who are Native Americans? A: The first people to live in space B: The first people to live in Taiwan C: The first people to live in North America 2. What do we call Native Taiwanese people? A: Indigestion B: Indigenous C: Indecision 3. What is Nicole's job on the spaceship? A: The boss B: The doctor C: The cook Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, I want to talk about dogs. Dogs can smell really well. They can smell at least 10,000 times better than people! 狗狗的嗅覺比人類好一千倍！ Dogs can smell lots of things that humans can't. There are dogs at airports. They use their noses to smell things that people shouldn't be carrying onto airplanes, which helps to keep everyone safe. 機場就會有狗狗去聞聞看，有沒有人帶違法的東西上飛機。 There is a new study by a university in the UK. It says dogs can also smell when people feel stress. 現在一個英國的大學說，狗狗可以聞到人類的壓力！ In the study, there were 36 people and four dogs. The people did a stressful activity. These people had to count backwards. They had to count backwards from 9,000. Wow, that's hard! 有36個人跟4隻狗參加這個研究。這些人要做一件壓力很大的事情，他們要從九千倒數回去。 The dogs smelled the people's breath and sweat before the people counted backwards. Then they also smelled the people's breath after they had counted, so the scientists could test the dog's noses. 狗狗在人們數數的前後都去聞他們的呼吸跟汗味。然後科學家會去檢查狗狗的鼻子。 And guess what? The dogs could smell the stress! They knew from their breath and sweat who was stressed and who was not! 結果他們發現，狗狗可以透過聞呼吸跟汗味，知道誰有壓力誰沒有！ Wow! Dogs are really great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗的鼻子遠比人類靈敏，可以幫我們做很多事。 1. smell 聞 Hey, your dog can smell the dumplings in my bag! 你的狗狗可以聞到我袋子裡的包子。 Of course he can. 當然可以。 He can smell everything in your bag. 他可以聞到你袋子裡所有東西。 2. nose 鼻子 I wish human noses were that good. 我希望人類的鼻子也那麼棒。 I think my nose is good enough. 我覺得我的鼻子夠好了。 3. stress 壓力 I'm so stressed out! 我壓力好大！ My boss wants to read my report tomorrow. 我的老闆明天就要看我的報告。 That really sounds stressful. 聽起來真的很有壓力。 4. at least 至少 I've written 3 pages. 我寫了三頁了。 How many pages do you need? 你需要幾頁？ At least 30. 至少三十頁。 Oh no! 糟糕了！ 這些字很常用。 smell 聞 nose 鼻子 stress 壓力 at least 至少 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the dogs smell in the test? A: People's blood B: People's sweat C: People's feet 2. How did the people become stressed? A: They counted backwards B: They ran very fast C: They got bitten by a dog 3. What did the experiment show? A: Dogs feel stress like people do B: Dogs like people who don't feel stress C: Dogs can smell stress Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It's World Kindness Day today! Happy World Kindness Day everyone! Yes, there is a day that celebrates being kind. It's important to be kind to others. 今天是世界慈善日！對別人友善很重要。 I want to tell you about a very kind boy. His name is Isaac Winfield, and he lives in England. Isaac has a nice life in England. But he worries about people who don't have much money. Some families don't have enough money to buy food. 英國有一個小男孩叫做 Isaac Winfield，他擔心沒有足夠的錢可以買食物的家庭。 These people need to use a food bank. 這些人會用食物銀行。 People don't put money in a food bank. 人們不會在食物銀行存錢。 A food bank gives food to people who don't have much money. 食物銀行送食物給沒有錢的人。 Isaac wanted to do something to help poor people. So, he started a food bank at his family's home. He gets food from other nice people. These kind people donate food to Isaac. Isaac then gives this food to people who need it. Isaac 成立了一個食物銀行，很多好心人會捐食物給他，他再把食物給有需要的人。 Isaac has a page on Facebook so people can learn about what he does. They can contact Isaac through his Facebook page, and send him food, or money, so he can help more people eat well this winter. Isaac 有一個粉絲專頁，大家可以看到他做的事，也可以連絡他，捐錢或是食物。 It's great that there are so many kind people in the world. What about you guys? Is there a way you can be kinder to others? I'm sure there is! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個十一歲的男孩，在社群團體上募捐食物，送給需要的人。 1. food 食物 I'm starting a food bank. 我要成立一家食物銀行。 Why? The supermarket is right next door. 為什麼? 超市就在隔壁。 No, the food bank is not for me. 不，食物銀行不是為了我。 It's for people in need. 是為了有需要的人。 2. worry 擔心 Why do you worry about them? 你怎麼會擔心他們? I've been hungry before. 我自己挨餓過。 3. donate 捐贈 Okay, I'll donate my instant noodles. 好吧，我可以捐泡麵。 Thank you, but I'll take donated food through my Facebook. 謝謝你，不過我要從臉書接受捐贈的食物。 4. contact 聯絡 So should I contact you on Facebook? 所以我應該聯絡你的臉書? Yes, please. 對，拜託你。 These are very useful words. food 食物 worry 擔心 donate 捐贈 contact 聯絡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about Isaac? A: He gives food to poor people. B: He works at a bank. C: His family is very poor. 2. Where does Isaac get the food? A: Other people give it to him. B: His parents give it to him. C: He buys it from a supermarket. 3. According to the story, how do people contact Isaac? A: By calling him on the phone B: By using Facebook C: By talking to his parents Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A ring is a special gift. You can wear it on your hand, where you will always see it. Then, you will always remember the person who gave it to you. You will know that they care about you. 看著戴在手上的戒指，你永遠都會記得是誰送你的。 How would you feel if you lost your ring? You would be sad. 但如果戒指不見了呢？應該很難過吧！ That's how Dave felt when he lost his ring. Dave lives in England. Fifty years ago, his mom gave him a gold ring for his birthday. 住在英國的 Dave 就搞丟了戒指，那是他媽媽50年前送他的生日禮物。 At the time, the ring was too big for him, but he still loved to wear it. 那時候戒指太大了，但他還是很喜歡戴著。 Dave wore it as he worked on his friend's farm. One day, he was picking strawberries. He saw the ring was gone from his hand! He looked everywhere, but he could not find it. 有一天，在摘草莓的時候，戒指不見了！他到處都找不到。 The ring was lost for many years. 這個戒指不見了好多年。 A few weeks ago, Dave's friend called him with good news. He had found Dave's gold ring! The ring had been on the ground the whole time. 幾個禮拜前，Dave的朋友打電話跟他說，戒指找到了！其實，戒指一直都在農場的地上。 What's more, the ring now fit Dave's finger. 現在戒指很合他的手指！ Fifty years later, he still remembers his mom and her special gift. ________________________________ Vocabulary 遺失多年的戒指，居然再度出現! 1. wear 穿戴 That's a beautiful ring you're wearing! 你戴的戒指好漂亮! Thank you! It's a gift from my boyfriend. 謝謝，這是我男朋友送我的禮物。 I gave him a ring, too. 我也有送他戒指。 2. remember 記得 Does this mean you're engaged? 這表示你們訂婚了嗎? No, we just want to remember each other. 不，我們只是想記得對方。 3. lose 失去 I'd better not lose it. 我最好別把它搞丟。 Because if you lose it, it means you'll forget him? 如果你搞丟了，表示你會忘了他嗎? No, I won't forget him. 不會，我不會忘記他。 4. everywhere 到處 I'll look everywhere for the ring. 我會到處找那個戒指。 And I'm sure I'll find it. 一定會找到的。 Or someone will find it for you. 別人也有可能替你找到。 我們一起讀單字。 wear 穿戴 remember 記得 lose 失去 everywhere 到處 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who gave Dave his ring? A: His wife B: His dad C: His mom 2. Where did Dave lose his ring? A: In the sea B: On a farm C: At a shop 3. What was Dave's ring made of? A: Gold B: Silver C: Strawberries Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ahhh, the beach is so nice. The sun, the ocean, the shoes… What? Shoes? Why are there shoes floating in the water? 海裡怎麼會有鞋子飄著呢？ How can they be floating in the ocean for so long, and still look almost new??! 鞋子為甚麼能在海上漂這麼久，看起來還這麼新？ It's because they are not biodegradable! "Biodegradable" means something that turns back into nature after time. 因為它不能被生物分解！生物分解就是東西會隨著時間回歸大自然。 So, wood is biodegradable, many clothes are biodegradable, and even some kinds of metal are biodegradable. 木頭是會被分解的，有一些衣服也是，甚至有一些金屬也會被分解的。 Things that are not biodegradable can take hundreds and hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces, and that's bad for the earth! 過了好幾百年都不會被分解的東西，對環境不好！ But now you can buy a new kind of shoe that is 100% biodegradable! When you throw them away, they become part of the earth again in just one year! 但現在你能買得到百分百可以被生物分解的鞋子，他們被丟掉後，一年就會被分解！ We all need to think about what we buy and ask, "Is this biodegradable?" Okay, let me get those shoes out of the ocean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以生物分解的鞋子，能減少垃圾量。 1. shoes 鞋子 I need a pair of sports shoes. 我需要一雙運動鞋。 There's this shoe store that sells biodegradable shoes. 有一家鞋店賣可以生物分解的鞋子。 2. break down 分解 I've heard about them. 我有聽說過。 But they break down easily, right? 但是它們很容易分解，對嗎？ Yeah, they usually break down in a year. 對，通常一年之內就會分解。 3. throw away 扔掉 You can then just throw them away. 然後你就可以把它扔掉。 But I don't want that to happen when I'm climbing mountains. 但是我可不想在爬山時發生那種事。 4. earth 地球 Well, look at the bright side. 要看好的一面。 Your shoes will become part of the earth again. 你的鞋子又變回地球的一部份了。 你今天學到哪些英文單字？ shoes 鞋子 break down 分解 throw away 扔掉 earth 地球 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "biodegradable"? A: Something that becomes part of nature B: Something that lives for 400 years C: Something for dogs 2. What can you buy now? A: 100% biodegradable shoes! B: Shoes for fish! C: 100% plastic shoes! 3. When do biodegradable shoes go back to nature? A: In one year B: In 500 years C: In ten years Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn