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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.
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
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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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Oct 11, 2022 • 6min
Leather from Mushrooms
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。
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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
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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
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Oct 10, 2022 • 6min
More Tigers in Nepal
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!
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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
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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
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Oct 9, 2022 • 6min
Taiwan Celebrates Its National Day
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!
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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
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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
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Oct 6, 2022 • 5min
Glasses Help Deaf People See Words
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!
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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
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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
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Oct 5, 2022 • 6min
Humpback Whales Share Songs
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!
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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
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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
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Oct 4, 2022 • 6min
Teen Makes New Electric Motor
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!
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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
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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
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Oct 3, 2022 • 6min
Woman Helps Save Tortoise
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!
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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
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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
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