News For Kids

What's that sound? Oh, it's my robot vacuum cleaner! It got stuck! Okay, that's better. Robots can do so many things! They can vacuum floors and help build cars! 機器人可以幫忙掃地，也可以製造汽車。 But, can you imagine a robot so small, that it can walk on the edge of a 10 NT coin? Well, scientists now have one! It's called a "micro-robot." 科學家做了一個迷你機器人，可以在十元硬幣的邊邊上走路！ "Micro" means super, super small. Scientists have made a micro robot that looks like a crab. And, it is so small, it can walk on the edge of a coin! 這個迷你機器人有一點像螃蟹。 This micro robot crab is the smallest walking robot ever made! It's almost too hard to see with your eyes. You have to look really closely! 它是史上最小的機器人，甚至很難用肉眼看見！ Why did they make this super, super mini robot? Tiny robots can do things people can't, like go into your body and help doctors fix something that's too small for the doctors to reach. 迷你機器人可以進入人的身體，幫醫生治療病人。 Micro-robots could soon be saving lives! Or, a micro robot could help astronauts. It could crawl inside a tiny part of a spaceship engine and help fix something. 它也可以幫太空人進引擎裡面修太空船。 The next time you have a coin in your hand, imagine a tiny crab robot crawling on the edge. Amazing, right? Scientists say one day, micro robots will be so small, you won't be able to see them without a microscope! 未來的機器人會小到要用顯微鏡才看得到！ Wow! That means one day we could have robots inside of almost anything! ________________________________ Vocabulary 機器人小到要用顯微鏡才能看見，很神奇吧? 1. vacuum cleaner 吸塵器 Your vacuum cleaner can run by itself! 你的吸塵器可以自己跑。 Of course. I don't need to do anything. 當然。我什麼都不用做。 I want to get one for my house! 我家也要買一台。 2. look like 看起來像 Does my hair look like a pineapple? 我的頭髮像不像鳳梨？ It looks more like a bird. 更像一隻鳥。 No wonder I feel like flying. 難怪我覺得想飛。 3. fix 修理 Can you fix this mini robot? 你會修這個迷你機器人嗎？ No, it's too small! 不會，它太小了。 4. coin 硬幣 I have too many coins in my pocket. 我口袋裡太多硬幣了。 Give them to me. 都給我吧。 I don't mind. 我不介意。 Let's read these words together. vacuum cleaner 吸塵器 look like 看起來像 fix 修理 coin 硬幣 ________________________________ Quiz 1.What do we call super small robots? A: Whale robots B: Master robots C: Micro robots 2. What does this robot look like? A: A giraffe B: A crab C: A fish 3. What could micro robots soon be saving? A: Lives B: Money C: Time Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Woof! It is so hot today! I need some water… Ahh! That's better… You know, the world is getting hotter and hotter every year. And it's important for all of us to stay healthy and drink lots of water. 地球越來越熱，我們要保持健康，也要多喝水！ It's getting hotter because of something called "climate change". "Climate" means weather. The weather is changing because of all the pollution people have been making for many, many years. Climate 就是氣候，人類製造太多汙染造成氣候變遷。 There are lots of kinds of pollution, and all of them are very bad. One kind is "plastic waste". 其中一種汙染是塑膠垃圾。 If someone buys a bottle of water, drinks it, and throws it in the trash, that plastic is now waste. BUT, if someone uses that bottle again, it is no longer waste! And the plastic won't pollute our planet. 假如有人買瓶裝水，喝完之後亂丟就是一種浪費，但如果能重複利用，它就不是垃圾了！ And, guess what?! Taiwan has a free mobile app, to help you find over 8000 spots to refill your water bottles! 台灣現在有一款免費的App，能帶你找到八千多個裝水的地方！ Folks in Taiwan used to leave tea pots filled with water outside for thirsty passers-by to drink, so that everyone could be safe in the heat. 奉茶是從前大家會在路邊放水壺，讓路過的人喝水解渴。 Which is why the app is called 【奉茶行動】. In English this means "Tea Service". The app has already saved more than 450,000 plastic bottles! 這個叫做奉茶行動的App，已經省下四十五萬個寶特瓶！ With everyone working together, we can all help to stop climate change. ________________________________ Vocabulary 想減少塑膠汙染，最簡單的辦法就是自己帶水壺。 1. water 水 It's so hot! I need water. 好熱喔，我需要喝水。 But I didn't bring any. 可是我沒帶水。 Here, you can eat this. 來，你吃這個吧。 Watermelon? 吃西瓜喔？ Yeah, it should work. 沒錯，這應該有用。 2. drink 喝 I can drink a whole bottle of this. 這我可以喝一整瓶。 Drink as much as you like. 你要喝多少都可以。 We have more. 我們還有。 3. bottle 瓶子 You can save 5 NT if you bring your own bottle. 要是你自己帶水瓶，可以省五塊錢。 Good! I always have a bottle in my bag. 真好，我的袋子裡永遠有個瓶子。 4. pollute 汙染 We really need to stop polluting the ocean. 我們真的需要停止汙染海洋。 So I shouldn't throw my bad sandwich into the sea? 所以我不該把難吃的三明治扔進海裡？ 一起來讀單字。 water 水 drink 喝 bottle 瓶子 pollute 汙染 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What should you do to stay healthy in the heat? A: Run up a big mountain B: Drink lots of water C: Fall asleep in the sunshine 2. What is it called when pollution changes the weather? A: Tea service B: Climate change C: Dave 3. How many plastic bottles has this app saved so far? A: More than 450,000 B: Less than 450,000 C: Exactly 450,000 Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, I want to tell you about a place where you can hear a lot of bees buzzing. Over a million bees! 有一個地方可以讓你一直聽蜜蜂的嗡嗡聲，有超過一百萬隻蜜蜂！ A man in Italy made a special house. This man is a beekeeper. His special house has a big beehive. 有一個義大利的養蜂人蓋了一間特別的房子，裡面有個大蜂窩。 The hive has more than a million bees in it. People can pay money to stay in the house he made. 蜂窩裡面有一百萬多隻蜜蜂，人們還可以付費住在裡面。 Why would people do that? Do they want to get stung? Don't worry. The bees can't get into the room, but people can safely watch them buzz above their heads! 別擔心，你不會被蜜蜂叮，因為牠們進不來你的房間，但你可以看牠們在頭上飛來飛去。 The beekeeper wants to let people know how important bees are. They help flowers and give us honey. He thinks it's important for people to like bees and treat them nicely. 這個養蜂人想讓大家知道蜜蜂有多重要。蜜蜂會幫花授粉，也會給我們蜂蜜，要好好地對牠們。 Would you stay in a house with a million bees? They say the sound of bees is soothing. It helps you to sleep better. 你會想在一個有一百多萬隻蜜蜂的地方住嗎？有人說蜜蜂的聲音讓人感到很平靜，可以讓你好好地睡覺。 I think I would be too afraid to get any sleep! But I still think bees are great. ________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂房屋，拉近人類和這種小昆蟲的距離。 1. buzz 嗡嗡聲 This buzzing sound is so noisy! 這個嗡嗡聲好吵！ Well, we're in a bee house. 我們住在蜜蜂屋裡啊。 Buzzing is what bees do. 蜜蜂就是會嗡嗡嗡。 2. house 房屋 Tell me again why we're in a bee house. 再說一次為什麼我們住蜜蜂房子。 You said you want to stay in a special place. 你自己說你要住很特別的地方。 3. special 特別的 I guess this is as special as it can get. 這真是最特別的地方了。 Cheer up! You can make friends with a million bees. 高興一點，你可以跟百萬隻蜜蜂做朋友。 4. million 百萬 Give me a million NT and I can build a much better house. 給我一百萬，我可以蓋更好的房子。 You can't build anything with one million NT. 一百萬什麼也蓋不了。 Have some honey during your summer vacation! 我們來讀單字。 buzz 嗡嗡聲 house 房屋 special 特別的 million 百萬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do bees help the environment? A: They help flowers and give us honey B: They recycle old plastic bottles C: They help save polar bears 2. What is the man's job? A: He builds houses B: He takes care of bees C: He is a hotel manager 3. Why did the man build the special house? A: To teach people about bees B: To make people scared of bees C: To help people to sleep better Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, I want to tell you about a cool thing scientists have done. They grew plants in moon dust, on Earth! 科學家在地球上，用月球的土種植物！ They used dust that was taken from the moon many years ago. 他們用的是很久以前帶回來的土。 It took the scientists 11 years to get the moon dust! That's a long time. But they only got a very small amount, just a few teaspoons. 科學家花了十一年才拿到幾茶匙的土！ That's because there's not much moon dust on Earth, which makes it really precious. 因為地球上這種土不多，所以很珍貴。 The scientists didn't know if plants could grow in moon dust. Moon dust is very different from soil on Earth. It doesn't have many nutrients, which plants need to grow big and strong. 科學家不確定月球的土能不能種植物，因為它跟地球的土不一樣，裡面的養分不多。 But the plants still grew! 結果植物還是長大了！ This is really exciting! Why? Well, some day, people may live on the moon. They will need food to eat. This shows that people can grow plants in moon dust. 這代表如果我們移民月球，也可以種植物！ Would you like to live on the moon someday? Maybe you could have a garden full of flowers outside your moon house! All thanks to moon dust. ________________________________ Vocabulary 月球土也可以種植物，讓人類對月亮又多了幾分想像。 1. dust 灰塵 I wonder what plants scientists grew in moon dust. 我想知道科學家在月球土裡種什麼。 It's a kind of vegetable. 是一種蔬菜。 2. soil 泥土 Wow, so people can really grow food on the moon! 哇，所以人類真的可以在月球上種糧食！ I guess so. But soil on the moon is not as rich. 我想是。不過月球上的泥土沒有那麼多養分。 3. grow 生長，種植 Plants would grow more slowly. 植物會長得比較慢。 Okay, so we can't grow watermelon. 對，所以沒辦法種大西瓜。 Probably not. 可能不行。 4. precious 珍貴的 What's your most precious memories of summer vacation? 你最珍貴的暑假回憶是什麼？ Traveling to Kenting Park with my children. 跟我的小孩去墾丁公園旅行。 我們來讀一遍。 dust 灰塵 soil 泥土 grow 生長，種植 precious 珍貴的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the scientists grow the plants? A: On Earth B: On the moon C: In a rocket 2. Why couldn't the scientists use much moon dust? A: They lost some of the moon dust B: The moon dust is so old C: There is not much moon dust on Earth 3. Why did scientists want to grow plants in moon dust? A: They taste better than plants on Earth B: People may live on the moon one day C: Plants grown in moon dust grow better Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I'm exhausted! Running is very tiring. I can't run longer than ten minutes. I get too tired. 跑步好累！我只能跑十分鐘左右。 I don't know how people run marathons! A marathon is a kind of long-distance race where the runners have to run about forty-two kilometers to finish the race. 馬拉松通常要跑42公里。 That is a lot of running. But do you know what's really impressive? Running one hundred and four marathons… in one hundred and four days! 那你覺得什麼會令人覺得很厲害呢？那就是連續104天，跑104場馬拉松！ A woman named Jacky Hunt-Broersma did that. She ran one hundred and four marathons in one hundred and four days. And she did it with only one leg! 這位跑者叫做 Jacky Hunt-Broersma，是一位女士，而且她只有一條腿！ Jacky only has one leg because she had cancer, so doctors had to remove one leg. 她因為癌症需要截肢。 But obviously, this did not slow her down! 但她沒有被打敗！ She decided she was still going to run, so she did. And she beat the world record for most marathons run in a row! 她打破了連續跑最多馬拉松的世界紀錄！ So even though Jacky only had one leg, she was still able to run, and she ran more marathons in a row than any other person in the world. I guess I shouldn't complain about running for just ten minutes. Okay, I can do this, I'm going to run some more! See ya! ________________________________ Vocabulary 單腿女跑者，連續104天跑了104場馬拉松，一天一場。 1. race 比賽 The 10-kilometer race is starting. 十公里賽跑開始了。 I can't believe there are so many people. 真不相信有這麼多人。 Are you kidding? People pay for a race like this! 開玩笑，人們還付錢來參賽呢。 2. run 跑 Running isn't fun. 跑步不好玩。 It's so tiring! 讓人好累！ You feel good after a good run. 痛快地跑一跑感覺很好。 And you stay fit. 還可以維持健康。 3. leg 腿 That one-legged runner won again! 那個一條腿的跑者又贏了！ She actually has two legs. 她其實有兩條腿。 4. woman 女士 Who's that beautiful woman? 那位美女是誰？ She's my mom. 是我媽媽。 Oh wow! 哇！ I know. I wish I looked like her. 我知道。真希望我像她。 Do you like running? 來讀讀單字。 race 比賽 run 跑步 leg 腿 woman 女士 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many marathons did Jacky run? A: Four marathons B: 14 marathons C: 104 marathons 2. In how many days did she accomplish this? A: Four days B: 14 days C: 104 days 3. How many legs does Jacky have? A: Two B: One C: None Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Does your mommy or daddy snore when they sleep? No? Well, some people snore really loudly. 有一些人打呼的聲音非常大。 Last winter, a family in California heard some strange noises. 去年加州有一戶人家聽到怪聲音。 Later, they asked their neighbors. "Have you heard any strange sounds? It's a deep rumbling sound. It kind of sounds like snoring." 他們跑去問鄰居：「你們有聽到類似打呼的聲音嗎？」 But the neighbors said, "No, we haven't heard anything. It's probably nothing. People sometimes think they hear things, but it's just the wind or something. Don't worry about it." 但是鄰居說：「沒聽到。可能只是風聲吧，別擔心！」 Then one day the family noticed something under their house. Bears! Yep! A bear family was sleeping under their house! 這家人後來發現有熊睡在他們的房子下面。 Many kinds of bears sleep in the winter. These bears saw a home with some space underneath. 很多種熊都會冬眠。剛好這些熊也找到一個好睡覺的地方。 The people called a special team that knows how to take care of bears. The special bear team helped lead the bears to the forest and away from people. 這家人請來專家，把熊帶進森林，遠離人群。 So maybe the noise was snoring! -Not from people; from bears! 所以他們之前聽到的，可能是熊的打呼聲！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 自家房屋的底下住著熊，恐怕睡不安穩。 1) snore 打鼾，sleep 睡覺 Do you snore, Paz? 你會打鼾嗎？ I hope I don't. 我希望不會。 But I'm not sure. 但是我不確定。 Do you? 你呢？ I do. I snore like a bear. 我會。我打呼聲像一頭熊。 Oh my, we can't sleep in the same room then. 那我們不能睡同一間房。 I also talk in my sleep. 我睡覺時也會講夢話。 2) space 空間 Hmmm, this space is too small. 這個空間太小。 It can only take about 20 people. 只夠容納約莫20個人。 And we need a space for 50. 而我們需要可以容納50個人的空間。 3) strange 奇怪的 Today's clouds look strange. 今天的雲看起來很奇怪。 Yeah, the color is so red. 對，顏色太紅了。 Could the forest be on fire? 可能是森林起火了嗎？ I hope it's not a forest fire! Let's read the words. snore 打鼾 sleep 睡覺 space 空間 strange 奇怪的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do many bears do in the winter? A: Drink hot soup B: Wear warm clothes C: Sleep 2. What did the family think the noise was? A: Screaming B: Snoring C: Singing 3. What did the neighbors say the noise was? A: "It's nothing. Maybe it's just the wind." B: "That sounds like a train." C: "Maybe it's a baby or a cat." Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ew! What is that smell? 那是什麼臭味？ There is something rotten in my refrigerator. I must have left some food in there for too long. Now the food has gone bad. Gross. 食物在冰箱放太久都腐敗了，好噁心。 Have you ever left food out for too long? It's pretty disgusting, isn't it? Well, have you ever left food out for years? 食物放太久會腐壞，你是否曾經把食物放在外面好幾年呢？ Something like that happened to a couple named Rob and Grace in the United States. They were redecorating their home when they found something interesting in the wall. Worker: "What is that?!" It was a few bags of fast food! 美國一對夫妻整修房子的時候，在牆壁裡面發現一包速食！ It was probably left there by construction workers when the house was built. Which means the food was about sixty years old! Ewwwww! 有可能是在蓋房子的時候，工人留下來，放了60年！ However, Rob said there were fries in the meal, and the fries were "still perfectly crispy". He also said that it didn't smell at all. 不過裡面的薯條還脆脆的，也沒有發臭。 There weren't any mice or other animals that tried to eat it either. 也沒有老鼠或是其它的動物吃過。 Isn't that crazy? Greasy fast food lasts a really long time. I wonder what they put in it?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 封在牆壁裡面六十年的速食，似乎還保存得不錯呢！ 1. wall 牆壁 Someone left food inside a wall. 有人把食物留在牆壁裡面。 That's not good. 這可不妙。 And the food didn't go bad after years! 好多年之後它都沒有變壞！ I guess there's no air in the wall. 我猜是牆壁裡沒有空氣。 2. fast 快速的 Are you a fast walker, Paz? 你走得很快嗎，派絲？ I am. Why? 我是啊，為什麼呢？ Because we need to move fast! The bus is coming. 因為我們得動作快！公車要來了。 3. smell 聞，氣味 There's a strong smell of garbage here. 這裡有好重的垃圾味。 I don't smell anything. 我什麼都沒聞到。 4. year 年歲 Our teacher is 22 years old. 我們的老師22歲。 That's very young! 好年輕！ Almost 30 years younger than me. 比我幾乎小30歲。 Would you read these words with me? wall 牆壁 fast 快速的 smell 聞，氣味 year 年歲 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the couple find in their wall? A: Fast food B: Buried treasure C: A frog 2. How long was the food there? A: About 6 years B: About 60 years C: About 66 years 3. What did Rob say about the food? A: The burger was still juicy B: The Coke was still fresh C: The fries were still crispy Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, everyone! I want to tell you about a really cool type of energy. You guys know about clean energy from the sun and wind, right? But do you know about energy from algae? 你有聽說過藻類也可以發電嗎？ Algae are those green things you see in water sometimes. You can find them in all kinds of water, like lakes and the ocean. 你常常可以在湖面上或是海面上看到綠色的藻類。 It is kind of yucky if you swim in algae, it's so slimy! But, algae can also be used to make clean energy. 藻類黏糊糊的，在裡面游泳很噁心。不過它們可以提供乾淨的能源！ Algae are plants. All plants use photosynthesis. 藻類是植物，會行光合作用。 Plants use photosynthesis to make energy, which helps them grow. Now people are using this energy to make electricity. Wow! It's like a battery that keeps making power! 植物經由光合作用產生能量，幫助生長。現在人們可以用這種能量來發電！ The scientists have used this algae battery for more than a year. And it's still making enough energy to power a small computer! 科學家用藻類發電已經一年多了，電力足夠供應一台小電腦。 This is so exciting! Why? Well, algae doesn't cost anything, you can get it almost everywhere! 而且藻類到處都有！ We use a lot of energy every day. This algae battery can help us a lot. It can help make the world a cleaner place! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用藻類來發電，有點兒不可思議吧？ 1. energy 能源 I'm so tired today, no energy whatsoever. 我今天好累，完全沒有勁兒。 You need a little time to recharge. 你需要一點時間充電。 Let me get you some chocolate ice cream. 我去給你弄點巧克力冰淇淋。 2. use 使用 So we're using ice cream as energy? 所以我們現在用冰淇淋當作能源？ Why not? It's the best one we can use right now. 為什麼不？它是我們現在能用的最佳能源。 3. cost 花費 And it doesn't cost much. 而且它花不了多少錢。 No, it only costs 200 NT. 對，只花了兩百塊。 4. battery 電池 My cell phone's battery is dead. 我的手機電池完蛋了。 That's not fun. 那不好玩。 This store should have the battery you need. 這家店應該有你需要的電池。 這些單字常常用到，我們來讀一遍。 energy 能源 use 使用 cost 花費 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find algae? A: Only in lakes B: Only in oceans C: In all kinds of water 2. What did scientists use algae to do? A: Build a small computer B: Give power to a small computer C: Clean the ocean 3. Why is energy from algae like energy from the wind and sun? A: They are all clean energy B: They are all easy to use C: They all use photosynthesis Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

GASP! That was so fun! I love snorkeling! Have you been snorkeling? 你會浮潛嗎？ Snorkeling is when you swim around on the surface of the ocean, and you look at things under the water. 浮潛就是在海面上游泳，看海裡的景觀。 There are so many interesting things to see in the ocean! Such as fish, turtles, jellyfish, coral, and sometimes even sharks! 海裡面有魚、海龜、水母、珊瑚，有時候還有鯊魚！ But the ocean is in trouble. There is too much pollution, and this is hurting the oceans. It is hurting the sea animals too. We need to protect the ocean. 但是現在海洋有太多污染，會傷害海洋跟海洋生物。我們要保護海洋。 One way that Australia is protecting the ocean is by making two marine parks. A marine park is a "sea park", so it is like a park in the ocean! 澳洲為了保護海洋，蓋了兩座海洋公園。 And these parks are very, very big. They are seven hundred and forty-four thousand square kilometers large! Do you know how big that is? That is the size of about twenty Taiwans! 它們有74萬4千平方公里，大概有20個台灣大！ These parks are protected. That means there are rules that help make sure the water stays clean, and the animals stay safe. 海洋公園有規定保持海水乾淨，也保護動物的安全。 This is important, because if we don't protect the animals, one day they might be gone forever. 如果我們不保護動物，牠們有一天會消失。 So remember to protect the environment, and keep garbage out of the oceans! ________________________________ Vocabulary 澳洲的海洋公園,是指受到保護的海洋區域。 1. swim 游泳 Swimming is the best thing to do in summer. 夏天最棒的事就是游泳。 I agree. Especially if you can swim in the ocean. 我同意，尤其假如你能在海裡游泳的話。 2. under the water 在水下 It's so nice to be under the water. 在水底下真好！ Yeah, sometimes you get to see fish too. 是啊,有的時候還可以看到魚。 3. size 尺寸 The size of this swimming pool is amazing! 這個游泳池的尺寸真驚人！ I think it's an Olympic-size pool. 我想這是個奧運大小的游泳池。 4. forever 永遠 Kate is moving to the U.K. 凱特要搬去英國了。 I know. She'll be gone forever. 我知道,她會永遠離開了。 Forever? So she's not coming back? 永遠嗎？所以她不回來了？ Nope. 不了。 Would you like to visit a marine park? Let's read today's vocabulary. swim 游泳 under the water 在水下 size 尺寸 forever 永遠 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country created marine parks in this story? A: Australia B: Taiwan C: USA 2. How big is the total size of the marine parks? A: About the size of 20 Pacific Oceans B: About the size of 20 Taiwans C: The size of Australia 3. What is a marine park? A: A park in the forest B: A park in the sky C: A park in the ocean Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Uh oh, there's a bee! No need to be afraid though, if you don't bother a bee, they will not usually sting you. 有蜜蜂！但不用怕，只要你不要惹蜜蜂，牠就不會叮你。 I like bees, they help the environment. They do this by helping more flowers and plants grow. 蜜蜂對環境很好，牠們會幫助花草生長。 This helps people because we need more flowers and plants to grow, so we have more vegetables to eat. 這樣我們才有更多蔬菜可以吃。 Some people are afraid of bees, because they are afraid the bee will sting them. 有一些人很害怕蜜蜂，因為他們覺得蜜蜂會叮人。 There is a kind of bee that does not sting. They are called "stingless bees." 有一種蜜蜂叫做「無刺蜜蜂」，不會叮人。 These bees live in Peru. Peru is a country in South America. Some people in Peru use these bees for food. They also use these bees to make money, by selling their honey. 這種蜜蜂住在南美洲的祕魯。有些祕魯人會吃蜜蜂，也會賣蜂蜜賺錢。 And they can do all of this without worrying about getting stung! Scientists are learning a lot about these bees in Peru… like how the honey these bees make is different from honey made by other bees around the world. 科學家在研究這種蜜蜂的蜂蜜，跟一般的蜂蜜有什麼差別。 They are also learning that the people in Peru use honey as medicine to treat many different problems. They use it to treat things like colds, cuts, burns, and other illnesses. 他們發現，這些人把蜂蜜當做藥，治療感冒、刮傷、燙傷等等。 I can't believe honey can do all of those things! Bees really are amazing. ________________________________ Vocabulary 秘魯這些不會叮人的蜜蜂,讓科學家很著迷。 1. honey 蜂蜜 Would you like some honey in your juice? 你的果汁要不要加一點蜂蜜？ Good idea! I love honey. 好主意！我很喜歡蜂蜜。 2. a kind of 一種 What kind of food is honey? 蜂蜜是一種什麼食物？ It's a healthy food. 它是一種健康食品。 But it's still a kind of sugar. 但它仍然是一種糖。 Right. 對。 3. bother 打擾 This mosquito keeps bothering me! 這隻蚊子一直煩我！ Kill it and it will bother you no more. 把牠打死,就再也不會吵你了。 There, I got it. 打到了！ 4. plant 植物 We could grow some plants in the living room. 我們可以在客廳裡種一些植物。 Yeah, plants like tomatoes? 可以啊，像蕃茄一類的植物？ No, no vegetables. 不行，不要蔬菜。 Have you ever been stung by bees? It hurts! 來一起讀單字。 honey 蜂蜜 a kind of 一種 bother 打擾 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is mentioned in this story? A: Ants B: Flies C: Bees 2. What is special about this animal in Peru? A: They don't sting B: They don't sing C: They don't fly 3. What do people in Peru use honey for? A: Food and medicine B: To power their cars C: To wash their hair Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn