
News For Kids
News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan!
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 6min
Too Much Space Junk
3… 2… 1… Lift off!
Yep! Another rocket is going into space!
Did you know that humans have been putting rockets into space for about 65 years?
We send rockets into space, but many times, after they go up, pieces of them never come back down! We call these things "space junk."
很多火箭飛出去後,火箭的某一些部份永遠不會回來,變成了太空垃圾。
Space junk is a big problem - one of these pieces could hit a spaceship!
太空垃圾可能會撞到太空船。
And, in space, everything moves super, super fast. So when one piece of space junk hits another piece of space junk… it's a huge crash!
太空中,東西移動的速度都很快。當太空垃圾撞到別的太空垃圾,形成巨大的碰撞。
And the crash makes even more space junk! The pieces get even smaller! And then they keep flying around the earth.
它們撞成碎片後,繼續繞著地球飛行!
Wow! People are sometimes really messy! We even make messes in space!
Maybe someday special robots can go into space and help clean up space junk.
也許有一天,機器人能去外太空幫忙清這些垃圾。
It's not going to be easy, but if the whole world works together, we can find a way to do it. But, the first thing we should do is stop putting any more junk into space, right?
但還是要先停止讓更多垃圾到太空去!
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Vocabulary
太空垃圾過多,對未來的太空旅行可能會造成危險。
1. spaceship 太空船
Look, a spaceship! 你看,太空船 !
I think that's a satellite, Paz. 我覺得那是一顆人造衛星。
It could be a spaceship. 也有可能是太空船。
2. junk 垃圾
You may be right. 你也許說對了。
But even if it's a spaceship, it could become space junk someday. 不過就算是太空船,有一天它也會變成太空垃圾。
Is there a lot of junk in space? 太空裡有很多垃圾嗎?
Yeah, a lot. 是,有很多。
3. mess 混亂
What a mess you have here! 你這裡真是一團亂!
Sorry. We had a party last night. 真抱歉,我們昨天開派對。
Let me clean it up. 讓我來清理一下。
4. messy 凌亂的
How could you sleep in this messy room? 你怎麼能睡在這個亂七八糟的房間?
Easy. I didn't sleep. 很簡單,我沒睡。
We talked, laughed and danced all night. 我們整晚聊天說笑,還跳舞。
今天的單字你可記住了?
spaceship 太空船
junk 垃圾
mess 混亂
messy 凌亂的
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Quiz
1. What is "space junk?"
A: Pieces of rockets
B: Kitchen garbage
C: Dirty socks and shoes
2. What happens when space junk crashes?
A: It eats ice cream
B: It gets smaller
C: Nothing
3. How fast does space junk fly around the earth?
A: As fast as a running horse
B: Not very fast
C: Super fast
Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
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Oct 24, 2022 • 6min
Spiders Might Dream Like People Do!
Oh… hi there. I was just sleeping. I must have been sleeping very deeply. Could you tell?
Sometimes you can see if a person is sleeping deeply just by how their eyes move. If a person is asleep, and their eyes are moving quickly behind their eyelids, that means they are sleeping very deeply.
如果有人睡得很熟,他的眼睛就會在眼皮下動得很快。
This is called REM sleep, which stands for "rapid eye movement". "Rapid" means fast, so rapid eye movement means your eyes are moving quickly.
這個叫做快速動眼期。"Rapid" 就是快速的意思。
Usually when that happens to a person who is asleep, they are sleeping very deeply.
If you have a pet dog or cat, maybe you have seen them do this when they were sleeping deeply.
But humans, dogs, and cats aren't the only animals who can get REM sleep. Do you know what other animal does this? Jumping spiders!
但是除了人類、狗狗,跟貓咪,還有誰會有這樣的情況呢?答案是跳蜘蛛!
Scientists have found that jumping spiders' eyes make movements like people when they sleep deeply. This means they get REM sleep, which means they might also have dreams.
科學家發現跳蜘蛛睡覺的時候,眼睛也會動。這代表他們可能跟人類一樣會做夢!
I wonder what spiders dream about? Maybe they dream about catching flies. And I wonder how many other animals also dream like people do?
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Vocabulary
你睡得好嗎?會做夢嗎?
1. sleep 睡眠
I'm so tired! 我好累!
Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好嗎?
No. I fell asleep quickly, but then woke up early. 對。我很快就睡著,但是很早醒來。
2. deeply 深沉地
I envy those who can sleep deeply. 我羨慕那些可以睡得很熟的人。
Maybe you should do some exercise. 也許你應該做一些運動。
That always helps. 運動總是有幫助。
3. dream 作夢
I sometimes dream about falling. 我有時候會夢到往下墜。
From high places? 從高的地方嗎?
From very high places. 從很高的地方。
That's scary! 那會讓人害怕!
4. dream 夢
I had a dream of being lost. 我做了一個迷路的夢。
I didn't know where I was. 我不知道我在哪裡。
Oh, that's a bad dream. 那是個惡夢。
今天的單字簡單而常用。
sleep 睡眠
deeply 深沉地
dream 作夢,夢
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Quiz
1. What does REM mean?
A: Real energetic memory
B: Random entertaining mind
C: Rapid eye movement
2. What happens during REM sleep?
A: Deep sleep
B: Shallow sleep
C: The person is awake
3. What animal did scientists find out get REM sleep?
A: Ants
B: Flies
C: Spiders
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. C
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Oct 23, 2022 • 6min
Teenage Pilot on Last Leg of World Record Flying Attempt
I finally did it! After many, many tries, I finally flew my toy plane all around the park. And I did it all by myself!
我讓我的玩具飛機在公園飛了一圈!
It can be very difficult to control a toy airplane, especially when there is wind! When the wind blowing too hard, I crash the toy plane a lot!
玩具飛機很難控制,風太大的時候常常墜機!
But you know what's even harder than flying a toy airplane around a big park? Flying a real airplane around the world!
你知道甚麼比這個還難嗎?飛一架真正的飛機環遊世界!
The youngest person to do this was a 17-year-old boy named Mack Rutherford. He flew a real airplane around the world all by himself.
Mack才17歲,是獨自開飛機環遊世界最年輕的飛行員!
He started flying earlier this year in March. He took off from Bulgaria, which is a country in Europe. And he has flown to Africa, Asia, and North America. In total, he flew to fifty-two countries around the world! That's amazing!
他三月份從歐洲的保加利亞起飛,中間經過非洲、亞洲,跟北美洲。他總共飛到五十二個國家。
After about five months traveling around the world, Mack finally landed the plane in August of this year.
經歷五個月的飛行後,Mack終於在八月中回到家了。
His adventure must have been very dangerous and exciting.
Maybe one day I will fly real planes instead of toy planes, and try to fly across oceans to other countries. That will take a lot more practice though!
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Vocabulary
你有想過親自駕駛飛機環繞地球嗎?
1. fly 駕飛機
I'd like to fly a plane someday. 我想要有一天駕駛飛機。
I prefer to stay here and watch them. 我比較想留在地上欣賞。
2. take off 起飛
But think about it. 但是你想想看。
You can take off from a big city and see all the lights. 你可以從大城市起飛,看到所有的燈光。
And then fly over the ocean for a long time? 然後在海洋上空飛很久?
That sounds boring to me! 那聽起來很無聊耶!
3. world 世界
So you don't want to travel around the world? 所以你不想環遊世界?
I do. But not as a pilot. 我想啊,但是不是當飛行員。
4. land 降落
You can land in a place you like. 你可以降落在你喜歡的地方。
Yeah, like in Paris? 比如說巴黎嗎?
Absolutely! 絕對可以!
我們來讀單字。
fly 駕飛機
take off 起飛
world 世界
land 降落
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Quiz
1. How old was the boy who flew alone in this story?
A: 7 years old
B: 70 years old
C: 17 years old
2. Where did he take off from?
A: Bulgaria
B: Bavaria
C: Belgium
3. How many countries did he visit?
A: 52
B: 152
C: 5
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. A
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Oct 20, 2022 • 5min
Teaching Robots How to Laugh
Hi students! Today I'm gonna start with a joke… are you ready?
Why can't elephants use computers?
Because they are afraid of the mouse!
Do you get it?
你懂嗎?
"Mouse" has two meanings. It can mean a small animal, but it also means a computer mouse!
Mouse 有兩個意思,老鼠跟滑鼠!
If you are a human, you should be able to understand that joke. But for a robot, a joke like that is super hard to understand!
我們人類聽得懂笑話,但是機器人可能很難聽懂。
In the future, scientists say people will use robots for many things. Robots will even be our friends and help take care of us.
So, scientists are teaching robots how to laugh… at the right things!
現在,科學家在教機器人怎麼笑,還有甚麼時候可以笑!
This isn't easy! But scientists say that one-day robots will be able to learn to laugh at the right time and that robots will be able to have fun, funny, and interesting conversations with people.
但是科學家說,有一天機器人會學會笑,也可以跟人類聊有趣、好玩的東西!
Okay, before we go, one last joke: What kind of witch likes to go to the beach?
A SAND-wich!
Get it? Witches and sandwiches are completely different, but they both have the same sound at the end… so that's why the joke is funny.
A "sand" witch!
Do you think a robot could understand the sand-wich joke? Hmmm… maybe not now… but one day they will!
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Vocabulary
能夠聽懂笑話並且還會講笑話,這樣的機器人可有趣了。
1. joke 笑話
I want a robot that can tell jokes. 我想要個會講笑話的機器人。
Then I won't feel bored all the time.這樣我就不會總是覺得無聊。
I can tell you jokes. 我可以講給你聽。
2. understand 了解
I also want my robot to understand my jokes. 我也想要機器人聽懂我的笑話。
That would be hard. 這就有點難了。
Even I don't get your jokes sometimes. 連我有時候都聽不懂你的笑話。
3. laugh 笑
You don't have to. 你不用懂啊。
You just laugh. 你只要笑就好了。
Yeah, maybe I'll laugh at you. 好,也許我就嘲笑你。
4. take care of 照顧
Could you take care of my dogs for one day? 你能幫我照顧狗狗一天嗎?
Sure. 當然。
Do you like to tell jokes?
joke 笑話
understand 了解
laugh 笑
take care of 照顧
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Quiz
1. What are scientists teaching robots?
A: How to laugh at the right things
B: How to eat elephants
C: How to do your homework
2. Why is it hard to understand jokes?
A: Because words have many different meanings
B: Because sandwiches are yummy
C: Because the chicken crossed the road
3. What will robots be in the future?
A: Our food
B: Our friends and helpers
C: They will be witches
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. B
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Oct 19, 2022 • 6min
Bus Stops For Bees and Butterflies
Hi students! You guys know that bees are important, right?
They help plants grow. Butterflies also help plants grow. If we didn't have bees and butterflies, we wouldn't grow as much food. The world would be in big trouble then.
蝴蝶跟蜜蜂會幫忙授粉,沒有牠們,就種不出足夠的食物。這樣世界就糟糕了!
But there are fewer bees and butterflies now. One reason is that cities are growing.
但蜜蜂跟蝴蝶越來越少了,其中一個原因是城市變大了。
When cities get bigger, there are fewer places for bees and butterflies to visit flowers and other plants safely.
城市變大後,越來越少地方可以讓蜜蜂跟蝴蝶安全地授粉。
Now, people are helping these insects by building special bus shelters. They have little gardens on top of them.
現在,有人蓋了特別的公車亭,上面有一個小花園。
The Netherlands was the first place to have these special bus stops. England also has them. England wants to have more than 1,000 of them soon. There are some in France and Belgium also.
荷蘭是第一個有這種公車亭的國家,另外,英國、法國、比利時也有。
These bus shelters need to be stronger than regular bus shelters because the dirt and water on top of them is heavy.
這種公車亭必須要很堅固,因為上面的泥土跟水都很重。
This is a great idea! Taiwan should build bus stops for bees and butterflies to visit. Or, maybe I should call them BUZZ-shelters.
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Vocabulary
在公車站的屋頂上種花種草,好吸引蜜蜂蝴蝶。
1. butterfly 蝴蝶
What a beautiful butterfly! 好漂亮的蝴蝶!
Yeah, and it's a big one. 對啊,而且好大一隻。
It's so nice to have butterflies waiting with me! 有蝴蝶跟我一起等車真棒!
2. grow 種植
People should grow more flowers everywhere. 大家應該到處多種一點花。
Right, the city would look so much better. 對啊,城市會好看很多。
3. plant 植物
What plant should I grow indoors? 我在室內應該種什麼植物?
I've heard that devil's vine is the best. 我聽說黃金葛最好了。
It's very eco-friendly. 它對環境很友善。
4. the Netherlands 荷蘭
People in the Netherlands built special bus stops for bees. 荷蘭人建了特別的公車站給蜜蜂。
So the bees there take buses? 所以那裏的蜜蜂會搭公車 ?
No, they fly. 不會,牠們用飛的。
今天學到哪些單字?
butterfly 蝴蝶
grow 種植
plant 植物
the Netherlands 荷蘭
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Quiz
1. Why did people build the bus shelters?
A:So people could see more bees and butterflies
B: So bees and butterflies wouldn't bother people
C: So bees and butterflies could visit more places
2. Why are there fewer bees and butterflies?
A: They have moved away from cities
B: They can't visit as many places
C: They are getting killed by buses
3. Which place first made the special bus shelters?
A: England
B: France
C: The Netherlands
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
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Oct 18, 2022 • 6min
Electric Airplanes Tested in America
Hi students! Today we're talking about electric vehicles.
我們今天要講的是電動交通工具。
There are electric bicycles, electric cars, and even electric buses! The world is changing: now, there is even an electric airplane!
現在有電動腳踏車、電動車、電動巴士,甚至還有電動飛機!
No way! That's amazing! A new electric airplane!
They are testing the electric airplane in America. This electric airplane is small. It can carry just 11 people.
現在美國在測試電動飛機。這台飛機很小,只能載11個人。
And after testing, if everything is safe, some companies will start using small electric airplanes for short trips with only a few people.
經過測試,如果一切安全,有一些公司就會用來進行短程旅行!
But in just a few years, electric airplanes will get bigger and stronger!
One day very soon, airplane companies are going to make big electric airplanes.
Maybe one day you'll fly to Europe or America in an electric plane!
也許有一天,我們就可以搭電動飛機去歐洲或美國了!
Ahh, that would be so nice. It would be so quiet! And it would be much, much better for the environment!
它們很安靜,而且對環境也很好!
I can hardly believe it, but electric airplanes are here!
Soon, maybe every kind of vehicle in the world will use electric power!
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Vocabulary
為了環保,現在很多交通工具都變成電動的。
1. plane 飛機
Hey, what's that? 嘿,那是什麼?
I can't believe it! It's a plane! 真不敢相信!是一架飛機!
2. electric 電動的
Why isn't it making any sounds? 為什麼它都沒有聲音?
I think it's an electric plane. 我想它是電動飛機。
Really? Even my electric bike makes more noise. 真的嗎? 我的電動腳踏車聲音比它還大。
3. safe 安全的
Do you think it's safe? 你覺得它安全嗎?
My bike is very safe. 我的腳踏車很安全。
No, I mean the plane. 不,我是說飛機。
4. company 公司
It should be. 應該安全。
The company making the plane would make sure it's safe. 製造那架飛機的公司會確保它是安全的。
Let's read today's vocabulary together.
plane 飛機
electric 電動的
safe 安全的
company 公司
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Quiz
1. What are they testing in America?
A: An electric garbage truck
B: An electric airplane
C: An electric monkey
2. How big is the airplane in the story?
A: Small. It can carry 11 people
B: Small. It can only carry 2 people
C: Super big! It can carry 500 people
3. Electric cars, buses, and airplanes are…
A: …quiet, and good for the environment
B: …noisy and ugly
C: …funny and stinky
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. A
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Oct 17, 2022 • 6min
Solar-Powered Computer Cockroaches
What's that? A cockroach?! Ahhh!
I don't like cockroaches, how about you? You don't like them either, right?
我不喜歡蟑螂!你也是,對吧?
You know, some animals can help people. Dogs can help find lost people or help the police catch bad guys.
Now scientists have found a way for cockroaches to help people too! Thanks to a super tiny computer.
科學家找到讓蟑螂幫助人的方法!他們用一個超級小電腦。
This little computer is like a mini backpack. It controls the cockroach's legs. They also put a tiny solar panel on the cockroach's back to power the computer!
那個電腦長得像一個小背包。它會控制蟑螂的腿,上面還有太陽能板可以充電。
Cockroaches are very good at getting into small places, and if scientists can control them, they can use them to go into super small spaces.
蟑螂很會鑽,所以科學家可以利用牠們進去很窄的空間裡面。
Soon, scientists might put a mini camera on the cockroach too. Then they could send the cockroaches to small spaces, and with the camera, they could see things in places humans can't reach.
他們以後會在蟑螂上放迷你相機,就可以看到人類看不到的地方。
Maybe these special cockroaches could help see inside a building after an earthquake or go into a place that's too dangerous for people.
如果有地震發生,也許這些蟑螂可以幫我們進去建築物裡面看看,或是進到對人類來說太危險的地方。
Hmmm… maybe one day we will think of cockroaches as helpful little heroes!
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Vocabulary
用超級小電腦來控制蟑螂,這可是聞所未聞!
1. control 控制
Look, this little thing can control my beetle! 你看,這個小東西可以控制我的金龜子。
Wow, how did it do that? 哇,它是怎麼做到的?
Easy, by making sounds. 很簡單,它會發出聲音。
2. power 供應電力
How do you power this little thing? 你怎麼供電給這個小東西?
It has a tiny battery. 它有個小電池。
3. camera 相機
But what do you have your beetle do? 但是你要金龜子做什麼呢?
I want it to carry a camera. 我要牠帶個相機。
To take photos of its home? 給牠的家照相哦?
4. small 小的
Maybe. Isn't that fun? 也許吧,那不是很好玩嗎?
Yeah, it can go into very small places… 牠可以進入非常小的地方…
Where we can't go. 我們不能去的地方。
你有想過控制昆蟲嗎?
control 控制
power 供應電力
camera 相機
small 小的
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Quiz
1. What did the scientists do?
A: They put a tiny computer on a cockroach
B: They saw a cockroach and ran away
C: They put a cockroach on a dog
2. What does the little computer look like?
A: A fish
B: A sandwich
C: A backpack
3. How could this special cockroach help people?
A: It could go places humans can't go
B: It could sing and dance
C: It could be a good pet
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
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Oct 16, 2022 • 6min
Dogs Can Cry Happy Tears
Do you like dogs? I do! I love my dog! She is so sweet! Every day when I come home she is so happy to see me!
Who's a good dog?! Yes you are!
She waits by the door and then starts barking happily when she hears me coming back home!
我很喜歡我的狗狗!她每天都會等我回家。
It makes me feel happy to know she loves me.
And guess what? Scientists say some dogs cry when their human comes home!
科學家說,主人回家的時候,有一些狗狗會喜極而泣!
Yeah! They cry because they are so happy - just like people sometimes do!
Have you ever missed your mommy and daddy and then, when they finally come home, you feel so happy you feel like crying? That's what some dogs feel, too!
Scientists say, so far, dogs are the only animal they found that can cry "happy tears"… like humans!
科學家說,狗狗是目前發現,唯一會開心到哭的動物。
Other animals might cry when they are sad, but dogs are special animals.
Dogs have lived with people for more than 10,000 years.
狗狗已經跟人類相處超過一萬年了!
Actually, I think my dog thinks she is a human.
It's cool to know that our dogs love us so much. But that also means we should remember to give them lots of love too! Dogs need to run, they need to play, and they need their human to pet them and talk to them.
Dogs are like little furry children!
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Vocabulary
人類最好的朋友狗狗,行為也跟人很像呢!
1. cry 哭泣
Paz, you have dogs. 派絲,你有養狗。
Have you ever seen them cry? 你有看過牠們哭嗎?
No. 沒有。
I don't think they cry with tears. 我想牠們不會哭出眼淚。
But they do make sad sounds. 不過牠們確實會發出悲傷的聲音。
2. tear 眼淚
Scientists say dogs can shed happy tears. 科學家說狗會流高興的眼淚。
My dogs run around when they're happy. 我的狗高興時會跑來跑去。
3. talk 談話
Do you talk to them every day? 你每天跟牠們講話嗎?
Oh, yes, every day. 是啊,每天都講。
And they don't talk back. 而且牠們不會頂嘴。
4. love 喜愛
Do you love your dogs? 你愛你的狗嗎?
I love them very much. 很愛呢!
They're my good friends. 牠們是我的好朋友。
今天的單字很常用喔。
cry 哭
tear 眼淚
talk 談話
love 喜愛
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Quiz
1. What can dogs do?
A: Cry "happy tears," like people
B: Sing sad songs
C: Play the piano
2. What do dogs need?
A: Food, water, exercise and love!
B: A new iPhone
C: Shoes and socks
3. How long have dogs lived with people?
A: About 10 years
B: About 10,000 years
C: About 3 million years
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. B
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Oct 13, 2022 • 6min
Store Uses Robots to Deliver Coffee
Hi, students! Let's talk about robots. Lots of companies use robots.
There is even a convenience store in Taiwan that uses robots. It's in Kaohsiung. The store in Kaohsiung is testing robots to deliver coffee.
高雄有一間便利商店,用機器人送咖啡!
This robot doesn't look like a person. It looks like a cart. It is a cart with wheels that can travel inside and outside to deliver coffee to people.
它看起來不像人,像手推車,下面還有輪子。
Why is this cart a robot? It can move on its own. It doesn't need people to push it. The robot cart can even take an elevator by itself!
這個機器人會自己動,不用人家推,還可以自己搭電梯!
This robot can deliver up to 24 orders at once. To deliver that many coffees with a human would cost a lot of money, but this store in Kaohsiung thinks using robots will be much cheaper. Which means food and drink could be cheaper too!
這個機器人一次可以送24份餐, 店家說在人力成本上能夠省下很多錢!
That's pretty cool. There is also a convenience store in Hsinchu that is testing a different kind of robot. This one is a flying robot. This flying robot is called a drone.
新竹也有一間便利商店,是用機器人,但這個機器人是無人機。
The store wants to use drones to deliver things to people who live in rural areas. Do you know what another name for "rural" is? It's the countryside. The drones could help people living in the countryside a lot.
他們希望用無人機,送東西到鄉下地區去。
What a great idea!
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Vocabulary
機器人越來越多元,對我們的幫助也與日俱增。
1. deliver 運送
I'm so hungry! What's for dinner? 我好餓!晚飯吃什麼?
How about beef noodles? 牛肉麵怎麼樣?
Good idea! Let's get it delivered. 好主意,我們叫外送吧。
2. by oneself 靠自己
Why is our food so late? 為什麼我們的食物這麼慢?
I hope someday the food comes by itself. 我希望有一天食物自己送上門。
That's not going to happen. 不會發生那種事的。
3. drone 無人機
Why not? There are drones, right? 為什麼不會?有無人機了,對吧?
A drone flies into our home with beef noodles? Wow! 帶著牛肉麵的無人機飛進我們家?哇!
4. help 幫助
Yeah, a drone could really help us. 對啊,無人機真的可以幫上忙。
Here comes the delivery man! 送貨員到了!
來跟我一起讀單字。
deliver 運送
by oneself 靠自己
drone 無人機
help 幫助
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Quiz
1. What will the robot in Kaohsiung look like?
A: A cart
B: A person
C: A coffee cup
2. What is a flying robot called?
A: A store
B: An elevator
C: A drone
3. Where will the flying robots in Hsinchu deliver things to?
A: To other convenience stores
B: To people in the countryside
C: To people in big cities
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
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Oct 12, 2022 • 5min
Dog Surfing Champion of the World
Surf's up! I love surfing in the ocean.
我好愛衝浪!
But what's that? A surfing dog?
That's right! Dogs can surf too. They just stand on the surfboard and ride the waves.
狗狗也可以衝浪,它們可以站在衝浪板上。
At first, a person surfs together with them. The person can teach them how to surf. After the dog learns, it can surf by itself.
一開始,狗狗跟主人一起衝浪,狗狗學會後,就可以自己衝浪了。
Every summer, the best surfing dogs in the world come together. They go to the World Dog Surfing Championship in California. At this contest, everybody can see which dogs are best at riding the waves.
每一年夏天,加州都會有狗狗衝浪比賽,看哪一隻狗狗最會衝浪!
This year, the best dog was a 10-year-old dog named Faith.
Her owner said that when she was a little puppy, she was scared of many things.
今年的冠軍狗狗是十歲的 Faith,她的主人說,這隻狗狗小時候很膽小。
But then she learned how to surf. Now, she is the dog surfing champion of the world.
No matter who wins, everybody has fun. These dogs can teach us an important lesson. With lots of help, and lots of practice, anybody can learn something new.
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Vocabulary
只要耐心教導,狗狗也能學會衝浪。
1. learn 學習
Would you like to learn how to surf? 你想學衝浪嗎?
I think I should learn how to swim first. 我想我應該先學游泳。
I can teach you that too. 那我也可以教你。
2. teach 教學
Are you sure you want to teach me? 你確定要教我嗎?
Of course, surfing is a lot of fun! 當然啦,衝浪很好玩的!
Okay. When can we begin? 好啊,什麼時候開始?
3. fun 好玩
Let's have some fun in the swimming pool tomorrow. 明天我們先在游泳池裡面玩。
Then we can move to the beach. 然後我們可以去海灘。
4. champion 冠軍
Hurray, I'll be a champion in surfing! 真棒,我會成為衝浪冠軍。
Not so fast! 別這麼快!
You must learn how to swim first, remember? 你得先學會游泳,記得嗎?
今天的單字你學會了嗎?
learn 學習
teach 教導
fun 好玩
champion 冠軍
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Quiz
1. How do dogs learn to surf?
A: Other dogs teach them
B: They go to surfing school
C: People surf together with them
2. Where is the World Dog Surfing Championship?
A: California
B: Australia
C: Hawaii
3. This year, which dog was the best surfer?
A: A 5-year-old dog named Kiss
B: A 7-year-old dog named Momo
C: A 10-year-old dog named Faith
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. C
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