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Do you like to eat leftovers? 你喜歡吃剩菜嗎？ Maybe your dad made dinner yesterday and put it in the fridge. Or maybe you have eaten a meal from two days ago, or even three days ago. 你可能吃過冰箱裡面昨天的晚餐，甚至兩三天前的飯菜。 What about a meal from seventy thousand years ago? 但你吃過七萬年前的飯菜嗎？ In fact, scientists recently found a meal like that. They discovered it in a cave in Iraq, and they say it's the oldest cooked meal they've ever found. 科學家最近在伊拉克的洞穴裡面找到全世界最古老的餐食。 The scientists studied the meal, to learn what food people cooked so long ago. They found the meal was made of seeds. 他們研究了這頓飯，發現是用植物的種子做的。 How was it cooked? The people who made it used rocks to mash the seeds. Then, they boiled the seeds in water to make a pancake. 怎麼做的呢？古人用石頭把種子碾碎，再拿去煮，做成煎餅。 Was that pancake good? To find out, the scientists tried to make the same meal. They took seeds from near the cave and used the same recipe. 那個煎餅好吃嗎？科學家用洞穴附近的種子做了一樣的料理。 In the end, their meal was delicious! It tasted like nuts. The only problem? It was hard to chew! 結果很好吃！味道像是堅果，但是很難咬！ Before this discovery, we had no idea the art of cooking was so old. Now that we've found the oldest meal ever, we have to ask… what else did people know seventy thousand years ago? ________________________________ Vocabulary 七萬年前的人吃什麼？科學家發現，他們已經知道吃熟食。 1. dinner 晚餐 What's for dinner? 晚飯吃什麼？ Uh, I don't feel like cooking tonight. 我今晚不想煮飯。 I'll just have yogurt with nuts. 我就吃優格配堅果。 Yuck! I can't eat that. 真難吃，我不能吃那些。 2. leftover 剩下的 There's some leftover pizza in the fridge. 冰箱裡還有剩下的披薩。 Pizza is good. Pizza could make a nice meal with a salad. 披薩好，加上沙拉就是很好的一餐。 I'm sure there's no salad. 我確定沒有沙拉。 3. pancake 煎餅，鬆餅 Let me check. 我來看看。 Here's a pancake! 這裡有個鬆餅！ Yeah, I forgot the pancake. 對耶，我都忘了有鬆餅。 4. recipe 食譜 And you promised to give me the recipe. 你還答應要給我食譜的。 I did, didn't I? 可不是嗎？ 你今晚吃什麼呢？ dinner 晚餐 leftover 剩下的，剩菜 pancake 煎餅，鬆餅 recipe 食譜 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was the oldest meal ever? A: a salad B: a sandwich C: a pancake 2. How old was that meal? A: 700 years B: 70,000 years C: 7,000,000 years 3. Where did scientists find that meal? A: Iraq B: China C: India Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Only two days left till Christmas! Are you ready? 再兩天就是耶誕節了！ In Europe, some people like to open Christmas crackers while eating Christmas dinner. 在歐洲，有一些人會在吃聖誕大餐的時候玩 Christmas crackers! Huh?! What's a Christmas cracker?! Christmas crackers are colorful gift boxes. Inside there's always three things: a toy, a paper hat, and a joke! Christmas Cracker 就是耶誕拉炮，是小小的耶誕禮物盒，裡面會有一個玩具、一頂紙帽子，跟一則笑話！ Two people hold a cracker, and pull as hard as they can, then, it rips open with a loud "BANG"! Whoever gets the bigger half wins! 開禮炮是兩個人會一人一邊，用力拉，拉炮會「碰」一聲爆開，拿到比較大的那邊的人就贏了！ There's a school in Ireland where they really, REALLY love Christmas crackers! Last month, they pulled open 1703 crackers all at once! 愛爾蘭有一間學校在上個月，同時一起拉開 1703 個耶誕拉炮！ The students wanted to break the record for the most crackers pulled at the same time in one line. 他們想要破一次同時拉開最多拉炮的紀錄。 And guess what… they did it! The students made the all crackers by themselves! They worked hard for half an hour every morning, for two weeks! They said it was really fun, and it made everyone very excited for Christmas! 這些拉炮都是學生自己做的，他們連續兩個禮拜，每一天早上都花半個小時來製作！ Now I'm all excited for Christmas too! Have a cracking Christmas everybody! ________________________________ Vocabulary 好玩的拉炮可以製造熱鬧氣氛，愛爾蘭一所學校更創了新紀錄。 1. Ireland 愛爾蘭 Have you ever been to Ireland? 你有去過愛爾蘭嗎？ No, I hope to visit someday. 沒有，我希望有一天能去。 Irish people seem to love having lots of fun. 愛爾蘭人看起來很喜歡玩耍。 2. break 打破 I also heard that they like beer a lot. 我聽說他們很喜歡啤酒。 They've tried to break the world record for drinking beer. 他們有試過打破喝啤酒的世界紀錄。 3. hold 拿著 Could you hold this bottle for me? 你可以幫我握著瓶子嗎？ I want to pull the cork out. 我要把軟木塞拔起來。 4. excited 興奮的 What is it? 這是什麼？ It's a very expensive wine. 是很貴的酒。 I won it at a party. 我在派對上贏的。 You must be very excited to try it! 你一定很興奮想喝。 I am. 確實是。 你今天學了哪幾個單字？ Ireland 愛爾蘭 break 打破 hold 拿著 excited 興奮的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many days are left till Christmas? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 2. What are Christmas crackers? A: Cheesy biscuits B: Colourful gift boxes C: Roasted chestnuts 3. Where in the world is this cracker-crazy school? A: Greenland B: Iceland C: Ireland Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students! Do you guys know much about Switzerland? People in Switzerland make things really well, like Swiss watches. Swiss watches are really good. 你們知道瑞士這個國家嗎？瑞士的手錶品質很好，很有名。 Switzerland also makes good trains. Switzerland made the longest train in the world. That train is two kilometers long. 瑞士人也很會製造火車！他們做了一列全世界最長的火車，有兩公里長。 Why did Switzerland make such a long train? 他們要這麼長的火車做甚麼呢？ To carry a lot of elephants? No. To carry the world's longest snake? No. They did it to celebrate a special anniversary. It was the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's first railway. So, Switzerland built the world's longest train. 他們想要慶祝瑞士第一條鐵路 175 周年紀念日！ I should say something else about Switzerland. It has a lot of mountains. That made the trip in the long train dangerous. That's because the train had to make a lot of turns. It also had to go through 22 tunnels and almost 50 bridges. 瑞士有很多山，搭這麼長火車旅行，變得會有危險。因為火車要一直轉彎，中間還要經過22個隧道跟將近50座橋。 It wasn't easy for the seven drivers of the train. That's right - the train was so long it needed seven drivers! 這列火車長到需要七位司機一起開！ The trip was a little dangerous because the train was so long. But nothing bad happened. That's great, because there were 3,000 people on the train. Wow… 3,000! That's a lot of passengers! ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞士用最長的火車來慶祝火車軌道175歲生日。 1. celebrate 慶祝 We're having a hotpot? 我們吃火鍋喔？ Great! What are we celebrating?真棒，是慶祝什麼呢？ My longest time playing Super Mario Party. 我玩超級馬利歐派對最久的時間。 2. mountain 山 How long did you play? 你玩了多久？ Twelve hours, I think. 我想十二個鐘頭吧。 That's crazy! 真瘋狂！ I know. And I have to go mountain climbing in Hualien tomorrow. 我知道。而且我明天還得去花蓮爬山。 3. tunnel 隧道 You'll be taking the train, right? 你要搭火車，對吧？ Yeah. 對。 Then you can get all the sleep you need. 那你可以睡個夠。 The train will go through lots of tunnels. 火車會穿過很多個隧道。 4. long 長的 I love those long tunnels. 我很喜歡那些長長的隧道。 Really? I don't. 真的喔?我可不喜歡。 你喜歡搭火車嗎？ celebrate 慶祝 mountain 山 tunnel 隧道 long 長的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did Switzerland make a long train? A: To carry many animals B: To sell more train tickets C: To celebrate an anniversary 2. Why was the trip in the train dangerous? A: They went through mountains B: There was a long snake C: There were a lot of elephants 3. How many people were on the train? A: 1,000 B: 2,000 C: 3,000 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Xiao Hei! Put that down! Xiao Hei! Be good! No… no… Xiao Hei… you broke my favorite cup! Ahhhh. 小黑，你把我最愛的杯子打破了！ Sometimes my dog can be naughty, just like a little kid! 我的狗狗有時候很頑皮，就像小孩一樣。 Xiao Hei is usually a good dog. She doesn't bark, and she's very friendly. And she never eats my money. 小黑平常很乖，不太會叫、很友善，而且不會吃我的錢。 Eat money? What? Yeah. I'm thinking about a story from America. Last month, a woman in America made a video. In the video she was very sad because her dog chewed up and ate about 2,000 U.S. dollars… that's over 60,000 NT !上個月，美國有一個女生拍了一支影片，因為她的狗狗吃了她的兩千塊美金，這樣換算成台幣有六萬多塊！ The money was on a table. The woman and her husband went to go do something, and when they came back just a few minutes later… Oh my! The dog had chewed and eaten most of the money! 錢原本放在桌上，當他們夫妻倆出門一陣子回家以後，發現狗狗把很多錢都吃掉了！ She said she was sad, but of course, she understands it wasn't the dog's fault. 她說她很難過，但是她知道這不是狗狗的錯。 And, there's a happy ending: they saved some of their cash! The man and woman used sticky tape to put their money back together, and took it to the bank to swap the ripped money for new money. 幸好，他們有救回一些錢。他們用膠帶把一些鈔票黏起來，拿去銀行換了新鈔。 So remember, be kind to animals, even when they are naughty… and, if you have a dog, don't leave money on the table! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗把鈔票吃掉了，這可真是傷腦筋。 1. friendly 友善的 Nice dog! 真是好狗！ Yeah, Charlie is super friendly. 沒錯，查理非常友善。 He likes all my friends. 他喜歡我所有的朋友。 2. chew 咀嚼 Has he ever caused trouble for you? 他有給你惹過麻煩嗎？ Just once. 只有一次。 He chewed up my mother's bag.他啃我媽媽的皮包。 Did he find it delicious? 他覺得包包很好吃？ I guess so. He chewed it to pieces.我想是，他把皮包啃得破破爛爛的。 3. sad 悲傷的 Was your mom angry? 你媽媽有沒有生氣？ No, but she was a little sad. 沒有，但是她有點傷心。 She loved that bag.她很愛那個包。 4. money 金錢 So you bought her a new one? 所以你買了新的給她？ Well, I gave her the money, and she bought another dog. 我給了她錢，結果她買了另一條狗。 今天的單字很常用。 friendly 友善的 chew 咀嚼 sad 悲傷的 money 金錢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When was the woman's video made? A: Last year B: Last month C: Last Christmas 2. How much money did the dog eat? A: 2000 U.S. Dollars B: 2 U.S. Dollars C: 200,000 U.S. Dollars 3. How did they fix some of the cash? A: Glue B: Safety pins C: Sticky tape Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Whoa! Hey, look out! Ouch! Boxing looks like it really hurts! 拳擊比賽看起來好痛！ Have you ever seen a boxing match? It's a sport where two people fight with their fists. 你看過拳擊比賽嗎？兩個很強壯的人，會在擂台上用拳頭打架！ They're always very fit, strong, healthy people, who are really REALLY well trained! Taiwan's Chen Nien-Chin is a boxer from Hualien. Because she has trained so well, and has won so many times, people now call her "Taiwan's Boxing Queen"! 陳念琴是一個來自花蓮的拳擊手。她很強、贏過很多比賽，被大家叫做「拳擊女王」。 In 2016 she won a bronze medal at the Olympics, when she was only 19 years old! 2016年，她在奧運得到銅牌，當時她才19歲！ Then in 2018, when she was 21, she won the Women's World Boxing Championship, making her one of the best female boxers in the whole world! 2018年，她21歲的時候，贏得全世界女子拳擊錦標賽的金牌，成為世界最頂尖的女拳擊手！ Last month she won yet another gold medal! This time it was at the Asian Elite Boxing Championship. Chen beat a boxer from Thailand, and is now one of the best boxers in all of Asia! 她在這一次的亞洲拳擊錦標賽，打敗泰國的拳擊手，又拿到了一面金牌，成為全亞洲最厲害的拳擊手之一！ Today is Games Day, a holiday for sports of all kinds! So let's all cheer for Chen Nien-Chin, Taiwan's Boxing Queen! ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣拳擊好手陳念琴過關斬將，一路贏得世界冠軍頭銜。 1. boxing 拳擊 My father doesn't want me to learn boxing. 我爸爸不要我學拳擊。 Because he thinks it's not for girls? 因為他覺得不適合女孩子？ He thinks there's no money to be made. 他覺得沒有錢賺。 2. medal 獎牌 If you win an Olympic gold medal, you can get 20 million NT! 你要是贏得奧運金牌，可以獲得兩千萬！ I know. There's even 5 million for a bronze medal. 我知道，就算銅牌也有五百萬獎金。 3. train 訓練 So will you box? 所以你會去打拳嗎？ No, I'm thinking of golf. 不會，我在考慮高爾夫。 Training for golf is not that hard. 高爾夫球訓練沒那麼難。 4. win 贏得 And you may win the U.S. Open! 你有可能贏得美國公開賽！ Yeah, wouldn't that be great? 對，那不是棒呆了？ 我們一起來讀單字。 boxing 拳擊 medal 獎牌 train 訓練 win 贏得 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is Chen Nien-Chin? A: Taiwan's Skipping King B: Taiwan's Hopping Prince C: Taiwan's Boxing Queen 2. What did Chen Nien-Chin win in 2018? A: The Women's World Boxing Championship B: The Asian Elite Boxing Championship C: The Olympics 3. Who did Chen Nien-Chin beat last month? A: A beagle from Swaziland B: A bulldog from Ireland C: A boxer from Thailand Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Christmas is almost here! For many people, it is the best time of year. It's a bit like Chinese New Year in Taiwan. Christmas in Western countries is a time to visit with your family and friends. 聖誕節要到囉！西方國家在聖誕節的時候，會跟家人還有朋友團聚，有一點像台灣的過年。 You also get to eat tasty food - like roast turkey, and lots of great desserts! And, of course, there are presents! Everyone loves getting presents, right? It makes you feel good. 還會有烤火雞跟很多好吃的甜點！當然還有禮物！ Do you know what else makes people feel good? Buying presents for other people. 收禮物的感覺很好，但是買禮物給別人，感覺也很棒！ Experts have done some research, and found that buying Christmas presents is really good for your health. That's because it makes you feel happy. 有專家做了研究，發現買聖誕禮物給別人對健康很好，因為它讓你很開心。 You feel happy when you get a good deal. When you get a good deal, you feel like you've won something. I love winning! 買到很划算的東西也會覺得很開心，好像贏了比賽一樣。 When people feel happier, they are healthier. 一個人心情好，就會更健康。 Shopping for Christmas presents helps people in other ways, too. It can make them forget about their problems. And seeing someone enjoying your gift feels great! 買聖誕禮物也會讓人忘記煩惱，而且看別人開心，我們也會開心！ Some experts say that going Christmas shopping is like taking a vacation! 有的專家說，去大採購一番，就像是去度假一樣！ So, if you want to feel good, and be healthy, go Christmas shopping. I think I'd better go now, too. I still have to buy some Christmas presents for people! Yay! ________________________________ Vocabulary 現在我們有更好的理由去買禮物，因為可以促進身心健康。 1. gift 禮物 What gifts are you planning to give your daughter? 你打算送妳女兒什麼禮物？ For Christmas? 為了耶誕節嗎？ She's 12, so maybe a pair of sunglasses. 她十二歲了，所以也許送她一副太陽眼鏡。 That's cool. 很酷。 2. happy 高興的 How about you? 你呢？ Hmmm, I'll just give my son a simple set of tools. 我就給我兒子一套簡單的工具。 Oh, he will be very happy about that! 他會很開心的。 3. family 家人 Isn't it great to buy gifts for family? 給家人買禮物很棒吧？ It's great, but it also takes a lot of time. 是很棒，不過也很花時間。 4. deal 交易 There are a lot of good deals online. 網站上有很多好東西。 I know. But they often sell out fast. 我知道，不過它們經常很快賣完。 你想好要送家人什麼禮物了嗎？ gift 禮物 happy 高興的 family 家人 deal 交易 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What "tasty food" can you eat at Christmas? A: Oolong tea B: Beef jerky C: Roast turkey 2. Why is Christmas shopping good for your health? A: It makes you happy B: It gets you friends C: It gives you exercise 3. What is a "good deal"? A: A great present B: A healthy feeling C: A low price Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

At this time of year, people like to send special cards to their family and friends! There are "Happy New Year" cards, 'Merry Christmas' cards… and there are "Happy Hanukkah" cards, too! 過節的時候，很多人會送卡片！有新年賀卡、有聖誕賀卡，還有光明節賀卡！ Hanukkah is an 8 day Jewish holiday, based on a story from long ago… 光明節是一個八天的猶太節日。這個節日源自於一個古老的故事… After a big fight, the Jewish people had to rebuild a temple. Inside the temple was a lamp, with only enough oil to burn for one evening, but it stayed lit for 8 whole nights! 在一場大戰後，猶太人要重建他們的聖殿。聖殿裡面的油燈原本只能燒一天，但最後竟然燒了整整八天！ Jewish people believe that God must have helped keep the lamp lit. That's why they light candles during Hanukkah, using a special candlestick called a "menorah". It has 8 branches for all the candles to go in, one for every night. 在光明節的時候，他們會用一種特殊的燭台【menorah】，上面可以插8支蠟燭。他們每一晚都會點一支蠟燭。 This year, a new stamp has been made to celebrate Hanukkah in the U.S. On it is a picture of a beautiful, colorful menorah. They're printing over 10 million Hanukkah stamps, and one of them will even be hung in a museum! 今年美國為了慶祝光明節，做了一款新的郵票！上面的圖案就是光明節燭台。他們做了一千萬張郵票，其中有一張郵票會掛在博物館！ Hanukkah starts this weekend, so why not send your friends and family a lovely holiday card this winter! Happy Hanukkah everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 猶太人的光明節，起源自古老的傳說。 1. temple 聖殿，寺廟 This is a very cool temple. 這座廟好酷！ Yeah, I think it was built 200 years ago. 對，我想是兩百年前建的。 2. lamp 燈 And look at all those little lamps. 你看那些小燈。 Every one of them has a name. 每一盞都有名字。 Those are for peace and a bright future. 那些是為了祈求平安和光明未來。 3. stamp 郵票 I'm going to Family Mart. 我要去全家。 Do you need anything? 你需要什麼嗎？ Please buy stamps for me. 請幫我買郵票。 Stamps? Nobody uses stamps now. 郵票?現在沒有人用郵票了。 I do. 我用。 4. card 卡片 What for? 為什麼呢？ For sending Christmas cards, of course. 當然是為了寄耶誕卡。 You can always send e-cards. 你可以寄電子卡啊。 今天的單字很有趣。 temple 聖殿，寺廟 lamp 燈 stamp 郵票 card 卡片 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How long is Hanukkah? A: 88 days B: 8 days C: 18 days 2. What is a menorah? A: An oil lamp B: A Happy New Year card C: A special candlestick 3. How many Hanukkah stamps will be printed? A: Over 10 million B: Over 10 billion C: Over 10 trillion Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh yeah! I love dancing! Feel the beat, woo! Do you like to dance? It's a lot of fun, but you use a lot of energy, too. 跳舞很好玩，但也是很花體力。 When we dance, our bodies make more heat. If lots of people dance together, the dance floor will also warm up! 我們跳舞的時候，身體會變熱。如果大家一起跳舞，地板的溫度會升高！ Now, a dance club in Scotland wants to use all that heat. They have invented a dance floor that turns body heat into energy. 蘇格蘭的一家舞廳發明了一種地板，可以把身體的熱變成能量。 How does it work? Under the dance floor there are pipes to suck up the heat. Those pipes send the heat deep down into the earth. There, they put the heat into a battery. 怎麼做到的呢？地板下面會有管子可以吸熱，然後把熱送到地下的電池裡面。 Later, the dance club can use that heat to warm up on a cold day. They can even use it to heat water. 這個舞廳會用這些熱當作暖氣，或是把水加熱。 This technology helps the dance club save money. They don't need to buy heat, because they have this battery. What's more, it is good for the environment. 這樣可以幫舞廳省錢！他們就不用去買瓦斯了。而且，這樣對環境很好。 That's great news. It makes me want to dance some more. If we keep dancing, we can make more heat, and this technology can use that heat energy. Everybody get onto the dance floor! ________________________________ Vocabulary 跳舞可以發電，你可知道？所以來跳舞吧！ 1. dance 跳舞 Listen to that music! 你聽這個音樂！ It just makes me want to stand up and dance. 讓我真想站起來跳舞！ 2. heat 加熱 That's a good idea. 好主意。 Dancing can heat up this place. 跳舞可以讓這裡熱起來。 It's so cold here. 這兒好冷。 Now I feel hot! 現在我覺得好熱！ It's a lot of fun, isn't it? 很好玩吧？ 3. energy 能源 Scientists can even turn this heat into energy. 科學家甚至可以把這些熱氣變成能源。 Energy that powers our heater? 可以供應我們暖氣機的能源嗎？ I think so. 我想是的。 4. club 俱樂部 Then let's invite more people to dance here. 那我們邀請更多人來跳舞。 We can even turn our house into a club! 我們甚至可以把房子改裝成俱樂部！ 今天我們學到哪些單字？ dance 跳舞 heat 加熱 energy 能源 club 俱樂部 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do we call the place where people dance? A: Dance door B: Dance floor C: Dance wall 2. Where in the world is this dance club? A: Scotland B: Sweden C: Singapore 3. How can the dance club use the heat? A: To sell to other clubs B: To make people dance more C: To warm up on a cold day Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Phew! I made it! I live on the fifth floor, and there's no elevator! I have to walk up the stairs every day! 我住在沒有電梯的五樓，每天都要爬樓梯。 But at least my building is not very tall, and it's not getting any taller! 至少我這個公寓大樓沒有很高，也不會再更高。 Did you know there's a building in Taoyuan that's been slowly growing taller for 33 years?! 你知道桃園有一棟樓，已經連續長高33年了嗎？ Some call it "Taiwan's Weird Building". Locals say they've been watching it grow since they were kids. 有人叫他「龍潭怪怪屋」。當地的居民說，這棟樓從他們小時候就在蓋了。 It has crazy stairs and big tall towers … One man said it looked so spooky, he thought it was haunted! 裡面還有怪怪的樓梯跟高塔，有人以為它是鬼屋。 Some people on the internet have started calling it "Howl's Moving Castle". They say it looks really crazy, like it could just stand up and walk away! 網路上有人叫它「霍爾的移動城堡」，覺得它好像可以站起來走動！ The owner saved his money. And, when he was 35, he finally had enough to begin building his "dream castle in the sky", like he always wanted. 35 歲的時候，他終於存到足夠的錢讓房子開工！ 33 years later, he's still building! Every year he adds something new, and every year it gets taller and taller! 33 年過去，房子還在蓋！每一年他都在上面蓋新的東西，越蓋越高！ Right now it's 9 floors high, but it could one day become 19 floors, or 90 floors! Who knows if it will ever be finished! Taiwan's Weird Building, the castle that keeps on growing! ________________________________ Vocabulary 怪怪屋越蓋越高，現在已經有九層樓那麼高。 1. castle 城堡 I enjoy visiting castles when travelling in Europe. 我在歐洲旅行時喜歡拜訪城堡。 They have high towers and many stairs. 它們有高塔，還有很多樓梯。 2. haunted 鬧鬼的 And many of them are haunted. 很多還鬧鬼呢。 Exactly! I like that spooky feeling. 沒錯，我就喜歡那種詭異的感覺。 You are weird, you know. 你很奇怪耶，你知道嗎。 3. crazy 瘋狂的 Yeah, sometimes I feel I'm crazy. 我有時候也覺得我瘋了。 You are not crazy. 你不是瘋。 You just need a friend like me. 你只是需要我這種朋友。 A friend that calls me weird. 一個說我很奇怪的朋友。 你有什麼樣的夢想？來讀讀今天的單字。 castle 城堡 haunted 鬧鬼的 crazy 瘋狂的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Taiwan's "Weird Building"? A: Tainan B: Taoyuan C: Taipei 2. How old was the owner when he began building? A: 33 B: 34 C: 35 3. Right now, how tall is the building? A: 19 floors B: 90 floors C: 9 floors Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever seen a shark? It's a scary fish with lots of sharp teeth. 你看過鯊魚嗎？他們有讓人害怕的尖銳牙齒。 Recently, sharks have helped scientists find a forest on the ocean floor. 但是最近，鯊魚幫助科學家找到一個海底森林！ Scientists were looking for seagrass in the ocean. Seagrass is a plant that grows deep underwater. That means it's not easy to study. 科學家當時在尋找海草，海草長在深海中，要研究它很不容易。 But the scientists had an idea. They caught some sharks and put cameras on them, so they could see what the sharks saw. Then they let the sharks go in the ocean. 他們在鯊魚身上裝上攝影機，這樣子他們就可以看到鯊魚看到的東西，然後把鯊魚放回海中。 When the scientists watched the videos, they were amazed. They saw a huge forest of seagrass on the ocean floor, the largest seagrass forest in the world. 結果，他們在海底找到了一個全世界最大的海草森林！ Seagrass is important because it can absorb lots of CO2. Too much CO2 in the air and water is the main cause of global warming. 海草很重要，因為他們可以吸收二氧化碳。太多二氧化碳會讓地球暖化。 If we can learn more about seagrass, we can better understand how to fight climate change. Now that we have found this seagrass forest, we can learn a lot, all thanks to those helpful sharks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鯊魚能夠潛入深海，在鯊魚身上裝上攝影設備，可以幫助科學家探索海洋。 1. shark 鯊魚 I'd sure like to swim. 我真想游泳。 There are no sharks in this part of the ocean, right? 這邊的海裡沒有鯊魚，對吧？ Right. At least I've never heard of it. 對，至少我沒有聽說過。 Okay, I'm going in. 那我下水了。 2. ocean 海洋 So how's the water? 海水怎麼樣？ It's good, but there's something on the ocean floor. 很好，但是海床上有東西。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 You mean like shells? 你是說貝殼之類的嗎？ No, it's big and moving around. 不是，它很大，會動來動去。 Sounds scary. 聽起來有點可怕。 4. plant 植物 But it could be a plant. 但是有可能是植物。 I'm pretty sure it's an animal. 我很確定是動物。 鯊魚也可以做科學家的嚮導。 shark 鯊魚 ocean 海洋 scary 讓人害怕的 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does seagrass grow? A: In the ocean B: On mountains C: On trees 2. Why is seagrass important to study? A: It's interesting B: It's delicious C: It absorbs CO2 3. What does CO2 cause? A: Seagrass B: Global warming C: Sharp teeth Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn