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Mushrooms are part of a group of amazing living things that are not really an animal and not really a plant. 香菇不是動物也不是植物，它們是菇類！ You can eat some mushrooms, and they're super yummy. But you can also make leather from them. 它們不只很好吃，還可以做成皮革！ We use leather for many things. I have a leather belt and leather shoes. 皮革可以做成很多東西，像是我自己有皮帶或跟皮鞋。 But some people say we should try to stop making things with leather. 有人說我們不應該再用皮革做東西。 Why? Well, two big reasons… One, to make leather you need a lot of chemicals. Those chemicals can be bad for people, and they are bad for the earth. They cause pollution. 第一個原因是，做皮革要用很多化學藥劑，對人跟地球都不好。 And number two: Leather comes from animals, mostly cows. Many people think we need to stop eating so much meat and stop using things made from animals. 第二個原因是，很多皮革都是用牛做的。有人覺得我們不要再吃這麼多肉，也不要再用動物做東西！ That's why scientists are making leather from mushrooms! It looks almost exactly like leather from animals, and it's strong too. 所以科學家要用菇類做皮革！它很像用動物做的皮革，也是很堅固！ Many companies are interested in this new mushroom leather. Using mushroom leather means we can say goodbye to bad chemicals, and it means we don't need to use animals. 這樣子我們可以遠離化學藥劑，也不用動物做東西。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 生活中有哪些東西是皮革做的，你可知道？ 1. leather 皮革 I don't wear leather shoes any more.我不再穿皮鞋了。 Why not? 為什麼不呢？ Because I'm wearing cotton shoes now. 因為我現在都穿棉布鞋。 They are light and comfortable. 它們很輕，又很舒服。 2. strong 堅固耐用 But they are not as strong as leather. 但是它們沒有皮革堅固。 That's true. So I don't wear them on rainy days. 這是真的，所以我雨天不穿。 3. use 使用 You use cotton for your bags too? 你也用棉布做包包嗎？ Yeah, look at my book bag. 對啊，你看我的書包。 Very cute! 很可愛呢！ Yeah, I use cotton for many things. 我用棉布做很多東西。 4. company 公司 A lot of companies are making these products. 很多公司也在做這些產品。 I know. But I prefer to do it myself. 我知道，不過我喜歡自己動手。 這些字簡單好用，來一起讀一遍。 leather 皮革 strong 堅固耐用 use 使用 company 公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does animal leather hurt the earth? A: Making it uses bad chemicals B: Making it takes 100 years C: Making it means bigger typhoons 2. What are scientists using to make new leather? A: Mushrooms B: Fried rice C: Frogs 3. Where does leather come from? A: Mostly cows B: Mostly clouds C: Mostly clowns Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Do you know what year it is? Sure, it's 2022. But it's also another year. Let me give you a hint. Yep, it's the Year of the Tiger. Tigers are special animals. 今年是虎年！ They are the biggest of the big cats. Lions are also big cats. So are leopards… But tigers are endangered. That means tigers are in danger of becoming extinct. 老虎、獅子、豹都是大貓咪，但是現在老虎快要絕種了。 Why are tigers endangered? One reason is that some people hunt these big cats. It's illegal to hunt tigers, but some bad people still do it. 為甚麼會快要絕種呢？因為有一些人會去獵老虎，這是不合法的！ About 100 years ago, there used to be about 100,000 tigers in Asia. But today, there are fewer than 4,000. 一百年前，亞洲還有十萬隻老虎，現在剩下不到四千隻了！ Because tigers are endangered, some people are trying to save them. In Nepal, there is some good news for tigers. Nepal is a country in Asia. In 2009, there were only about 120 tigers in Nepal. Today, Nepal has 355 tigers. Wow! That's almost three times as many tigers! 有一些人想要保護老虎。像在尼泊爾，2009年的時候，只有120隻老虎，現在已經有355隻了！ How did Nepal increase the number of tigers? They worked harder to stop people from hunting and killing them. They also protected the places tigers live. 尼泊爾怎麼讓老虎數量增加呢？他們禁止大家獵老虎，也保護老虎住的地方。 Good job, Nepal! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你有近距離看過老虎嗎？牠們是非常壯觀的動物。 1. animal 動物 Many animals live around us. 很多動物住在我們的周圍。 You mean cats, dogs and birds? 你是指貓和狗，還有鳥嗎？ Yeah, and rats, ants and spiders. 對啊，還有老鼠，螞蟻和蜘蛛。 2. in danger of 有危險 Those animals are not in danger of extinction. 那些動物都沒有絕種的危險。 No, they are not. 是沒有。 3. extinct 絕種的 Why do some animals go extinct? 為什麼有的動物會絕種？ Sometimes it's because the environment changed. 有時候是因為環境改變了。 4. hunt 狩獵 And sometimes people hunt them. 有時候是人類獵殺牠們。 Right, people love the animal's meat or skin too much. 對，人類太喜歡某種動物的肉或是皮毛。 你最喜歡哪種動物呢？ animal 動物 in danger of 有危險 extinct 絕種的 hunt 狩獵 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are tigers, lions, and leopards called? A: Asian cats B: Danger cats C: Big cats 2. If an animal is "endangered" what does that mean? A: It could die out B: It is a dangerous animal C: It has a disease 3. Why are there more tigers in Nepal now? A: More tigers moved there B: Nepal helped to protect them C: Some new zoos opened in Nepal Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Today is a special day for Taiwan. It's Double 10 Day, also called Taiwan's National Day. 今天是雙十國慶！ October 10th in Taiwan is a day of parades. Military jets fly over people's heads. And at night, people get to see great fireworks. 今天會有遊行、戰鬥機表演，還有煙火秀！ Almost every country in the world has a national day. There are only two countries that don't have a national day. One of those countries is Denmark. The other is Great Britain. 全世界只有丹麥跟英國沒有國慶日。 Some countries even have more than one national day each year. 有些國家還不只有一個國慶日！ Ukraine has 3 national days: in January, July, and August! 烏克蘭有三個國慶日，一月、七月，跟八月都有！ What are some other national days? For Americans, it's July 4th. July 4th celebrates when America became independent. Before that, America was part of England. July 4th is also called Independence Day. 美國的國慶日是七月四號，又叫做獨立紀念日。這一天是美國從英國獨立出來的日子。 July 1st is Canada's national day. This national day is called Canada Day. It celebrates the date that Canada became a country, on July 1, 1867. 加拿大的國慶日在七月一號，也是國家成立的日子。 Taiwan's national day is different from America's or Canada's. But they all have fireworks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你都怎麼慶祝雙十節，會出去玩嗎？ 1. national 國家的 What do Americans do on their National Day? 美國人在國慶日都做什麼？ They usually get together and barbecue. 他們通常會聚會烤肉。 2. country 國家 Every country should celebrate its birthday. 每個國家都應該慶祝生日。 I think most countries do. 我想大部分國家都會的。 3. fireworks show 煙火秀 My favorite National Day event is the fireworks show. 我最喜歡的國慶活動是煙火秀。 Me too! The show is magical. 我也是。煙火秀很神奇的。 4. October 十月。 I love October. 我喜歡十月。 Because of the Double Ten Day? 因為雙十節嗎？ No, because the weather is the best in October. 不是，是因為十月天氣最好。 你喜不喜歡十月呢？來讀單字。 national 國家的 country 國家 fireworks show 煙火秀 October 十月 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which is true? A: All countries have national days B: Some countries have more than one national day C: No countries have national days 2. Why is Denmark mentioned? A: It has two national days B: It does not have a national day C: It has the same national day as America 3. Which country's national day is July 1st? A: Canada B: The United States C: Denmark Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Can you imagine being deaf? Talking to people would be really hard if you couldn't hear anything. 聽不見的時候，應該很難了解別人在說甚麼。 Some people can talk to deaf people using their hands. This is called sign language. But not many people know how to sign. 有一些人可以用手語溝通，但不是很多人會。 Now, to help deaf people, someone has made some very special glasses. They let you read what other people are saying! These glasses are great, they're like watching a movie with subtitles! 現在有人發明一副眼鏡，可以讓你像看電影的時候的字幕一樣，看到別人說的話。 The glasses work because of smartphones. Smartphones hear the words people are saying. Then they write the words down, and send them to the glasses for people to read. 手機聽到別人說話的時候，就會把字打出來，再傳到眼鏡上。 A man from England called Dan got the idea while watching his grandfather on Christmas Day. Dan's grandfather was lonely because he couldn't hear what people were saying. 有一個叫做 Dan 的人發明了這個眼鏡，因為有一年的聖誕節，他看到爺爺因為聽不見，沒有辦法了解別人在說甚麼，而感到很寂寞。 But now, thanks to these glasses, his grandfather won't feel lonely anymore! 現在呢，有了這個眼鏡，爺爺就不再感覺到寂寞了！ Now, all deaf people need are these new glasses, and they can talk to lots of people! What a cool idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 眼鏡可以跟電視一樣打出字幕，這真是造福人類！ 1. glasses 眼鏡 Are you looking at me? 你在看我嗎？ No, I'm looking at my glasses. 不是，我在看我的眼鏡。 You see, my glasses show me what you've said. 你看，我的眼鏡告訴我你說的話。 2. hear 聽見 Wow! How do your glasses do that? 哇，你的眼鏡怎麼做到的？ I have a cell phone here. 我這兒有手機。 It hears you, and sends the words to me. 手機聽到你說話，把你的話傳給我。 3. read 閱讀 And you can read the words. 然後你可以看到我說的話。 Right, I can read them and then answer. 對，我可以讀那些字，然後回答。 4. thank 道謝 I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！ Yeah, I have to thank the inventor. 對啊，我一定要謝謝這個發明人。 我們來讀讀單字。 glasses 眼鏡 hear 聽見 read 閱讀 thank 謝謝 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the special glasses do? A: Let people hear sounds B: Let people read spoken words C: Let people speak louder 2. What are the words seen in a movie called? A: Titles B: Conversations C: Subtitles 3. What must the glasses be connected to? A: A TV set B: A smartphone C: Some speakers Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wow! I love this new song. I've got to tell my friends about it. I'm sure they'll love it too! 我好喜歡這首歌，我要分享給我朋友！ My friends and I like to share new songs with each other. If I hear a song I like, I always let my friends know about it. And, did you know, humpback whales do the same thing! 你知道嗎？座頭鯨也會這樣！ Scientists found that if one humpback whale starts singing a new song, and other humpback whales like it, the whales will sing it to their friends. 科學家發現，如果座頭鯨喜歡另外一隻座頭鯨唱的歌，牠就會跟著唱給朋友聽。 They found two humpback whales, who were very far away from each other, singing the same song! They were super far away, more than 10,000 kilometers away! 有兩隻座頭鯨，距離一萬公里遠，但是會唱同一首歌耶！ There's no way the whale's song could be heard under the water so far away, so the scientists did more work and found that humpback whales pass on new songs to each other. 聽到這麼遠的聲音是不可能的，後來科學家發現，歌是傳唱過去的！ And pretty soon, whales all over the ocean learn the new song and start singing it. 很快，整個海洋的每一隻座頭鯨就會唱這首歌了。 That's so cool! Maybe I can make a popular humpback whale song. Let me try… okay… maybe not! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你會不會希望有一天能潛到海裡，聆聽鯨魚唱歌？ 1. sing 唱 Listen! The birds are singing to each other. 你聽，鳥兒在互相唱和！ Is that how they talk? 牠們是在交談嗎？ Yeah, that's how they share ideas. 對，那是牠們交換意見的辦法。 2. song 歌曲 Their songs are really beautiful! 牠們的歌真好聽！ Indeed. It's the song of autumn. 沒錯，那是秋天的歌聲。 3. share 分享 Are you hungry? You can share my sandwich. 你肚子餓嗎？可以分享我的三明治。 Oh no, I can't do that. It's such a small sandwich. 我不能，你的三明治好小一個。 4. friend 朋友 Hey, you're my friend. 你是我的朋友。 Friends share food. 朋友一起分享食物。 Okay, then I want the bigger half. 好，那我要大的那一半。 你愛唱歌嗎？ sing 唱 song 歌曲 share 分享 friend 朋友 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whale is this story about? A: Happyback whales B: Monkeyback whales C: Humpback whales 2. What do whales do when they like a new song? A: They dance to it B: They stay really quiet C: They share it with their friends 3. How far away can new whale songs spread? A: More than 10,000 kilometers B: More than 5 centimeters C: To the moon and back Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Look at that bus! It looks really cool! And it's so quiet! Do you know why it's so quiet? It's an electric bus. It uses an electric motor! 你知道為甚麼這麼安靜嗎？因為它是電動巴士。 Electric motors are great! They don't make all that smelly smoke that's bad for the air… and bad for people, too. 電動馬達不會產生髒空氣。 But, there is one problem with electric motors. An electric motor needs some very special things inside it to make it work. Electric motors need special metals, and other things that you can only find by digging in the ground. 要做電動馬達，需要很特別的金屬，以及很多在地底下才找得到的東西。 And, there isn't enough of those things in the ground for the future… one day they will all be gone, and then how will we make electric motors? 而且這些東西總有一天會用完！ Well, guess what? A 17-year-old student in America may have found the answer. His name is Robert. Robert is working on a new way to make electric motors that don't need any special metals! And scientists say his idea could work! 美國一個叫做 Robert 的學生，在研究一種不用特別的金屬，就可以做電動馬達的方法！ That's amazing! Robert is only 17 years-old, but he's already changing the world! What would you like to make? Maybe one day you will have an idea that can change the world too! You could build an even better motor, or a cool new spaceship! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你想發明什麼嗎？也許可以改變世界喔！ 1. world 世界 Can you name 2 things that changed the world? 你能說出兩種改變世界的東西嗎？ Sure, computers and cellphones. 當然，電腦和手機。 That's true. We used pen and paper before. Not anymore. 這是真的，我們以前用筆和紙。現在不用了。 2. work 工作 What if your computer doesn't work? 要是你的電腦不中用怎麼辦？ I'll just have to go to bed. You? 那我只好上床睡覺了。你呢？ I'll get it fixed right away. 我會馬上找人修理。 3. special 特別的 I know someone special who can fix computers. 我認識很特別的人會修電腦。 Lucky you! I don't have such a special friend. 你運氣不錯。我沒有這麼特別的朋友。 4. electric 電動的 Yes, he knows a lot about electric things. 他對電器懂很多。 這些單字你記住了嗎？ world 世界 work 工作 special 特別的 electric 電動的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is Robert? A: 170 years-old B: 17 years-old C: 70 years-old 2. What did Robert make? A: A new kind of electric motor B: A new spaceship C: A new flying motorcycle 3. Why are electric motors better? A: They don't make bad smoke B: They are super heavy C: They are delicious Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like riding on trains? You can see lots of things while on trains, like mountains and forests. Sometimes, you can see animals. 你們喜歡搭火車嗎？搭火車可以看到山、森林，有時候還有動物。 In England, one woman even saw a tortoise. A tortoise is a kind of turtle. 在英國，有人搭火車的時候看到一隻陸龜！ A woman in England named Diane Akers saw a tortoise while she was on a train. The turtle was walking along the train tracks. Oh, oh! You know what would happen if a train hits a tortoise? 這個人叫 Diane Akers，她搭火車的時候，看到一隻陸龜在鐵軌上。 Don't worry! This tortoise didn't get killed! He was saved, thanks to Diane Akers. 別擔心，因為Diane，陸龜沒事！ When Akers saw the turtle, she took a picture of it. Then, she put the picture on Twitter. When she got off the train, she talked to some railway workers. 當她看到陸龜的時候，把牠拍照發上推特，下車以後也跟鐵路員工說了這件事。 Then, some workers found the turtle walking on the tracks. Its shell was hurt a bit. A piece was missing. 後來他們在鐵軌上找到陸龜，牠的龜殼缺了一塊，有一點受傷。 The workers found out that the tortoise has a name… Clyde! Clyde usually lives in a pet shop. But Clyde got out of the pet shop and went for a walk on the train tracks. 後來他們發現這一隻陸龜叫做 Clyde，從寵物店逃走跑來這裡。 I'm glad Clyde was saved! I bet Clyde is glad too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 好心人救了差點被火車輾過的陸龜。 1. pet shop 寵物店 What do you want for your birthday, Paz? 你想要什麼生日禮物？ I'd like a pet. 我想要個寵物。 Good idea! Let's go to a pet shop tonight. 好主意，我們今晚就去寵物店吧。 2. save 拯救 Look at that little kitty. 你看那隻小貓。 It looks so scared. 牠看起來好害怕。 Should we save it from this shop? 我們應該把牠從這家店救出來嗎？ Absolutely! 一定要的！ 3. train 火車 Where is the train to Yilan? 去宜蘭的火車在哪裡？ You can look at the signs. 你可以看標誌。 It tells you which platform to go to. 它會告訴你去哪個月台。 4. get off 下車 I'm going to Luodong. 我要去羅東。 Should I get off here? 我應該在這裡下車嗎？ No, you should get off at the next stop. 不，你應該在下一站下車。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ pet shop 寵物店 save 拯救 train 火車 get off 下車 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who first saw the tortoise named Clyde? A: A woman on a train B: A man working for the railway C: A woman in an animal hospital 2. Where was the tortoise? A: On train tracks B: On a train C: In a forest 3. Where does Clyde usually live? A: In the mountains B: In a railway station C: In a store that sells pets Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know what a "milestone" is? In Chinese, it's 【里程碑】. There are many kinds of milestones. When you become 18 years old, that's a milestone. When you get your first job, that's a milestone. And, if you get married or have a baby, those are milestones, too. 18歲成年、第一份工作、或是結婚生小孩，每一個都是一種里程碑。 Today, I want to talk about a different kind of milestone. This one is about plastic. The milestone is about cleaning up a lot of plastic in the ocean. 現在，有一個清理海洋塑膠垃圾的里程碑！ First, I need to tell you about something called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a really big pile of plastic floating in the ocean. Most of that plastic is in very small pieces. It can hurt fish and other animals in the ocean. 太平洋垃圾島是一堆在海上飄的垃圾推起來的，這些垃圾會害魚跟其他的動物受傷。 Some people are trying very hard to clean up the plastic from the ocean. One of these people is a man named Boyan Slat. He made a special type of machine to clean up plastic from the ocean. 一個叫做 Boyan Slat 做了一台清理塑膠的機器。 This year, his machine hit a milestone. It cleaned up 220,000 pounds of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That's almost the same weight as a blue whale, the biggest animal on earth! 今年這台機器達到了一個里程碑，清了好多垃圾，重量幾乎跟一頭藍鯨一樣重！ Wow! Congratulations! ________________________________ Vocabulary 環保人士清除了大量海洋垃圾，達成新的里程碑。 1. get married 結婚 Tom says he's getting married when he's 21. 湯姆說他要21歲時結婚。 But he's only 10 now! 但是他現在才十歲！ 2. try 努力 Well, he says he'll try hard to save money. 他說他要努力存錢。 How much has he saved? 他存了多少了？ About one hundred NT. 大約一百塊吧。 He has to try harder. 他得再努力一點。 3. milestone 里程碑 I think for him, 1,000 NT would be a milestone. 我想對他來說，一千塊就是個里程碑。 That shouldn't be too hard. 那應該沒那麼困難。 4. job 工作 Maybe he can get a job. 也許他可以找個工作。 He's too young to have a real job. 他太小了，不能真的去工作。 He can water my plants. 他可以幫我的植物澆水。 These are very useful words. get married 結婚 try 努力 milestone 里程碑 job 工作 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a milestone? A: An important day B: A heavy rock C: A kind of shoe 2. What is 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch'? A: A small pile of floating trash B: A breed of dog C: A big pile of floating trash 3. What did Boyan Slat do? A: Made a machine to clean the ocean B: Named 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch' C: Weighed a Blue Whale Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, students! Let's talk about art. There are paintings, and drawings… There is sculpting… Even photography can be art! 畫畫、雕刻、攝影，都可以變成藝術！ Almost anything can be art, even a vegetable! 就連蔬菜也是可以！ In New Zealand, a man named Matthew Griffin made art with a pickle! 有一個紐西蘭藝術家，用酸黃瓜做藝術品！ He put a pickle on the ceiling of an art gallery in New Zealand. It's a little dirty because it has sauce from a hamburger on it. The sauce makes the pickle stay on the ceiling. 他用漢堡的醬料，把一片漢堡裡用的酸黃瓜黏在美術館的天花板上。 People can buy this art. It costs 187,000 NT dollars. What? I can't believe it… 187,000 NT dollars for a dirty pickle! 竟然要賣十八萬七千元新台幣！ Do you think anyone will buy it? Well, a few years ago someone taped a banana to a wall. That was art too, and someone paid more than $3 million NT dollars for it! 之前還有人把香蕉黏在牆壁上，賣了三百萬元台幣！ I should do something like that. Maybe I can put a carrot on a wall! I will only charge $30 million NT for it. Would you like to buy my carrot? 下一次我也要把紅蘿蔔黏在牆壁上！我只賣… 三千萬台幣好了！ Well, I'm going to the store right now to buy some more fruit and vegetables! I love art! ________________________________ Vocabulary 每個人對藝術作品的看法都不同，很難說出它的價值。 1. painting 畫 Wow, you did this painting yourself? 哇，你自己畫的這幅畫嗎？ Yeah, I'm an artist, you know. 是啊，你要知道我是藝術家。 2. hamburger 漢堡 You call this… hamburger art? 你把這個漢堡叫做藝術？ What's wrong? 有什麼不對？ You don't like hamburgers? 你不喜歡漢堡？ Not when it's on the wall. 它在牆上的時候我不喜歡。 3. buy 買 I'm selling it for 10,000 NT. 我要出價一萬元把它賣掉。 Are you kidding? Nobody will buy it. 你開玩笑嗎? 沒有人要買的。 4. someone 有人 You're quite wrong. 你錯了。 Someone has asked about it. 已經有人來問了。 It must be your mother. 一定是你媽媽。 Let's read the vocabulary. painting 畫 hamburger 漢堡 buy 買 someone 有人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can people see this pickle art? A: France B: New Zealand C: The USA 2. How did the pickle stick to the ceiling? A: With tape B: With a hammer and nail C: With sauce 3. How much did someone pay for the banana art? A: More than 30 million NT B: More than 13 million NT C: More than 3 million NT Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey students! Do you know what's cool? Flying cars! They can drive on roads like regular cars. But they have wings that let them fly in the air, too! 飛天汽車很酷吧！這台車在陸地跟一般的車子一樣，但它也有翅膀，可以讓它飛起來！ Today, I want to talk about a company called Samson. Samson wants to make a flying car called the Switchblade. When the car flies, the wings swing out from under the car. They fold back when it is on the road, so the wings are hidden. 有一家叫做Samson的公司做了一台叫飛天車，名字叫做「彈簧刀」。它的翅膀可以折疊收起來。 The Switchblade has just three wheels, not four. But it can go really fast, like a sports car. On land, it can travel 200 kilometers an hour. In the air, it can go even faster… 305 kilometers an hour! 他只有三個輪子，但是可以跟跑車一樣快！在陸地上可以跑到時速200公里，飛起來可以達到時速305公里。 The Switchblade also comes with a parachute. If the motor stops in the air, the parachute will come out. Then the car can just float down to the ground. 這一台車還有降落傘，如果車子突然壞了也可以安全降落。 It would be great to have a flying car! I would no longer get stuck in traffic jams. 有了飛天車，我就不會塞到車了！ But it would be expensive, more than $4 million NT! 但是它要四百萬台幣，好貴！ I don't think I can pay for that. I guess I'll just have to keep taking the MRT. ________________________________ Vocabulary 如果汽車都可以飛上天，還需要飛機嗎？ 1. wing 翅膀 My God! That's not a plane in the air. 天哪，那架在空中的不是飛機。 It's a car! 是汽車！ And it has two wings! 它並且還有兩隻翅膀！ 2. fold 折疊 It's folding back the wings now. 它現在把翅膀收起來了。 How amazing! 真驚人！ Wings that can come out and fold back. 翅膀可以打開，收起來。 3. ground 地面 Now it's touching the ground. 現在它碰到地面了。 Let's go take a look. 我們過去瞧瞧。 Hey, I can't run so fast! 我沒辦法跑那麼快！ 4. wheel 車輪 See, it's only got 3 wheels. 你看，它只有三個輪子。 Yeah, one wheel under the nose, and 2 in the back. 對，一個在鼻子下面，兩個在後面。 It really looks like a toy! 真像個玩具呢！ 你想搭乘飛天汽車嗎？一起來讀單字。 wing 翅膀 fold 摺疊 ground 地面 wheel 車輪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where are the wings of the Switchblade hidden? A: On top of the car B: On the sides of the car C: Under the car 2. How fast can the Switchblade travel on land? A: 305 kilometers an hour B: 400 kilometers an hour C: 200 kilometers an hour 3. How many wheels will the Switchblade have? A: 2 B: 3 C: 4 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn