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I love looking up at the sky! When you look at the sky, what can you see? 看天空的時候，你們會看到什麼呢？ You might see an airplane, or a bird. What else can you see? Can you see the Sun? Or the Moon? Or the stars? Well, scientists can see a lot more than you and me! 科學家比我們可以看到更多東西！ When they are looking at the sky, scientists use a special tool called a 'telescope'. This helps them to see things that are really far away. The bigger the telescope, the more they can see! 科學家會用天文望遠鏡觀察外太空，望遠鏡越大就可以看得越遠。 The universe is super big, and it is made of lots of places. We call these places 'galaxies'. Our planet is in a galaxy too, called The Milky Way. We share our galaxy with the Sun, and the Moon. 太陽、月亮跟我們都在銀河系裡。 Using their very big telescope, scientists have looked far out into space. And now, they have found a new galaxy! They think it is the oldest and biggest galaxy they have ever seen! 科學家相信他們的新發現，是目前已知的最大、最古老的星系。 Isn't that cool?! But wait… if this galaxy is so big, how come no-one has ever seen it before? 為什麼以前沒有人看過這個大星系呢？ Well, because it is so far away it looks really tiny! We can only see it with a very big telescope. 因為這個星系太遠了，之前的望遠鏡根本看不到。 If the universe is that big, what else do you think they might find…? ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用天文望遠鏡，在太空裡尋找宇宙的秘密。 1. far away 遙遠的 Will stars far away have planets like ours? 遙遠的恆星會不會有我們這樣的行星？ That's what scientists want to know. 這是科學家想知道的。 2. oldest 最老的 Is Earth the oldest planet? 地球是不是最老的行星？ No, I think Earth is still young. 不是，地球還很年輕呢。 3. biggest 最大的 Is our Sun the biggest star? 我們的太陽是不是最大的恆星？ No! There are many big stars in the universe. 不是，宇宙有好多很大的恆星。 4. find 找到 I've found them! 我找到了！ What did you find? 找到了什麼？ The two moons of Mars. 火星的兩個月亮。 Try to use these words more. far away 遙遠的 oldest 最老的 biggest 最大的 find 找到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How did scientists find a new galaxy in the universe? A: With a new pair of sunglasses B: With a very big telescope C: With a very small video camera 2. What is the name of our own galaxy? A: The Milky Way B: The Buttery Path C: The Creamy Road 3. What is exciting about this new galaxy? A: It is full of cake and ice-cream B: It is bigger and older than any other galaxy C: It is made of cheese and dreams Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan gets very hot in the summer. I like the summer, but it is so hot! Sometimes after just a short walk… I'm dripping with sweat! 台灣的夏天非常熱，走路幾分鐘就滿頭大汗！ Most of us use air conditioners at home in the summer. But what about when you go out for a walk? You could carry a small fan, or a bottle of water… but… I want an "air con", or air conditioner, I can wear! 在家有冷氣可以吹，在外面怎麼辦呢？ Does that sound silly? Well, guess what? A company has just made the world's first air conditioner you can wear! 有一家公司做出來世界第一個可以穿戴的冷氣機！ It looks a little like a dog collar. You wear it around your neck, and it blows cold air up to your head! 它長得像狗項圈，戴在脖子上，它會朝著你的頭吹冷風。 So when you are walking in the hot sun you can keep nice and cool… Ahhh! It is much smaller and lighter than the air-conditioner in your home… phew! That would be too heavy to carry on your neck! 當然，它比家裡的冷氣輕巧許多。 This air-con has a very strong, very tiny fan… but it's not just a fan. It really blows out cold air… it's a real air conditioner! And, it's a smart air conditioner too! 它不只是電風扇，它真的會吹出冷風！ The wearable air con has a small computer inside it. This computer knows how hot it is… so, it will blow out cold air on hot days… not-so-cold air on not-so-hot days… and super cold air on super hot days! 這台冷氣裡有一部小電腦，會根據氣溫調整風的溫度。 What do you think? Is a wearable air-con a good idea? Would you want to wear one? I think I like this idea! I want to wear it and go to the beach! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以戴在脖子上的冷氣機，很有創意吧？ 1) air 空氣 Can you feel the cold air? 你能感覺到冷空氣嗎？ Yes, I can! 有感覺到。 Did you turn on the air conditioner? 你開了冷氣機嗎？ Yeah, I'm testing it. 對，我在測試。 2) neck 脖子 What's that around your neck? 你圍在脖子上的東西是啥？ It's a fan. 是一台電扇。 A fan for your neck? 給脖子吹電扇？ Yeah, it's very hot. 對啊，天氣非常熱。 3) wear 穿戴 I would never wear a machine. 我絕不會穿戴機器。 But you are wearing a watch. 但是你戴著手錶。 That's totally different. 那完全不一樣。 4) blow 吹氣 The wind is blowing hard! 風好大! Yeah, I think it will rain soon. 就快下雨了。 I'm so glad I'm home now. 我真高興我到家了。 今天的單字很短卻很常用。 air 空氣 neck 脖子 wear 穿戴 blow 吹氣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's first fan for dogs B: The world's first wearable air conditioner C: The world's first computer you can eat 2. What does this new air-con look like? A: A dog collar B: A monkey tail C: A pencil case 3. What does 'wearable' mean? A: You can wash it B: You can see it C: You can wear it Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Today, I want to talk about frogs and toads. 今天的主題是青蛙跟蟾蜍。 Do you know the difference between a frog and a toad? 你知道牠們的差別嗎？ Well, frogs have smooth skin, like a tomato. Also, they look a bit slimy! Toads look dry. Their skin is not smooth, it is rough, like a melon! They look like they have many warts. 青蛙的皮膚很光滑，看起來有一點黏黏的。蟾蜍的皮膚又乾又粗糙，上面有小小的凸起。 Frogs have long legs, and like to jump. Toads have short legs, and they like to crawl. 青蛙的腿比蟾蜍長，所以青蛙會跳，蟾蜍比較喜歡爬。 Because their legs are short, toads move very slowly, so it is really difficult for toads to cross a busy road! 蟾蜍走得很慢，過馬路時很危險！ In England there is a town that helps toads cross the road safely every year. They close a whole road just for the toads! Cars have to stop to let the toads get to the other side! No cars can drive on this road for a long time. That's because many, many toads cross this road. It takes them all about a month to get across! 英國有個小鎮，每年都會封路，讓全部的蟾蜍過完馬路大概要一個月。 If the road weren't closed, the cars would kill a lot of toads Yew! Luckily, the people who live on the road are happy to help the toads. They don't want the toads to get killed by cars! I'm glad people in England are helping these toads! 如果沒有封路，車子很容易撞上蟾蜍！幸好這些居民很樂意幫忙。 And remember, toads are not the same as frogs. Their skin looks different, and they move differently. Anyway, see you guys later! And watch out for toads on the roads! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蟾蜍走得慢吞吞，只有封閉道路才能安全過街。 1. cross 穿越 Should we cross the road here? 我們應該在這裡過馬路嗎？ No, it's too dangerous! 不行，太危險了！ The cars are driving very fast. 車子開得非常快。 2. road 道路 But the toads were crossing the road here yesterday. 但是昨天蟾蜍就是從這裡過馬路。 That's because the police closed the road. 那是因為警察把路給封閉了。 3. close 關閉 I hope somebody will close it now. 我希望現在有人封路。 Just for the two of us? I don't think so. 就為了我們兩個人嗎？我想不會。 4. skin 皮膚 Babies have such nice skin! 嬰兒的皮膚真好！ I know. It's so smooth! 我知道，好光滑喔。 These are fun words to learn! cross 穿越 road 道路 close 關閉 skin 皮膚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why do toads move so slowly? A: They are unfit B: They are lazy C: They have short legs 2. How long is the road closed for toads? A: A week B: A month C: About half a year 3. What is a frog's skin like? A: It is smooth, like a tomato B: It is rough, like a melon C: It is made of plastic, like a coca cola bottle Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever tried VR? VR means 'virtual reality.' You put a special mask over your eyes, and you can see a new world. A 3D virtual world! 你有嘗試過虛擬實境嗎？只要戴上特別的頭盔，就可以看到一個立體的新世界。 VR looks so real! You can play many different VR games… and you feel like you are inside the game! VR games can be really fun! VR感覺就像真的在遊戲裡面！ But, I don't like a new idea from one VR company. One VR company now has an armband that lets you feel pain! Ouch! 有一家VR公司發明了會讓你感覺到痛的手臂套。 So, if you are playing a VR game like VR baseball, if the VR ball hits you, the armband will give you a small electric shock, so that it feels like you got hit by a ball. 假如你在玩VR棒球賽的時候，一顆球打到你，手臂套就會放電，感覺就像被真的球打到一樣。 Hmmm, maybe that feels more real, but I don't like electric shocks! I like another idea. You wear special gloves, and the gloves make you feel like you are holding something or touching something. 另外也有一種手套，會讓你覺得握著東西或是碰到什麼。 The gloves are cool, but electric shocks? No, thank you! But, maybe other people will like the new armband VR idea. Maybe some people will like it because they want to make the VR game feel super real. 也許有人會喜歡手臂套，因為這樣遊戲就更真實。 But me? I'm going to say 'no' to electric shocks, how about you? ________________________________ Vocabulary VR遊戲用各種辦法讓人身歷其境。 1) real 真實的 This game is too real! 這個遊戲太真實了！ What happened? 發生了什麼事？ A woman was coming after me. 一個女的追殺我。 And? 然後呢？ And she hit me and it hurt! 然後她打我，很痛呢！ 2) inside 在裡面 So both of you were inside the game? 所以你們兩個人都在遊戲裡？ Yeah, and I wanted to get out. 是啊，我想要出來。 3) game 遊戲 That sounds like a fun game! 聽起來是很好玩的遊戲。 No, it's scary! 不，它很嚇人！ I had to run and run. 我得拼命跑。 4) glove 手套 If you wear these gloves… 要是你戴著這雙手套… You can hit her back. 你就可以反擊。 The gloves can do that? 手套可以那樣？ Let me wear them. 讓我戴吧。 Would you read the words with me? real 真實的 inside 在裡面 game 遊戲 glove 手套 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does 'VR' mean? A: Virtual Reality B: Violin Robot C: Very Rabbit 2. What is one VR company making now? A: An armband that lets you go underwater B: An armband that lets you feel pain C: A headband that lets you feel happy 3. Why do people like VR games? A: Because you feel like you are inside the game B: Because they like to feel pain C: Because they want to wear a mask on their eyes Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, kids? Are you Harry Potter fans? He's a pretty cool character. 你們喜歡哈利波特嗎？ If you are a fan of Harry Potter, then you know about his cloak of invisibility. He wears this to become invisible. 如果你喜歡，一定會知道隱形斗篷。 It would be great if there really were a cloak of invisibility. You could do so many interesting things with it. It would be good for a game of hide-and-seek! 如果真的有隱形斗篷，捉迷藏就贏定了。 Well, one company in London, England, has made something that can make you invisible. It's not a cloak. It's a shield. But this shield is not made from metal, and it is not heavy. It's easy to carry. 倫敦有一家公司發明了隱形盾牌，但不是用鐵做的，而且重量很輕。 The way it works is a bit hard to understand. But it is all about the way it reflects light. The shield reflects light in a special way. It reflects light so that things behind it can't be seen. So, if people stand behind it, you can't see them. 這個盾牌會用特別的方式反射光線，讓我們看不到後面的東西。 The shield works best when there is a lot of light. So, it works best when the sun is shining brightly. 這個盾牌在晴天時效果最好。 It comes in two different sizes. The bigger one is almost a meter high. The other one is about 30 centimeters. 它有兩個尺寸，大的有一公尺高，小的有30公分。 There are so many ways you could use this. You could have fun hiding from your friends with it. But there are a lot of other ways people could use it, especially if they could make bigger shields. You could hide your car, or even your house! 如果盾牌夠大，還可以藏車子，甚至房子！ If you had an invisible shield, what would you hide with it? ________________________________ Vocabulary 隱形盾牌用反光的原理，讓人看不見它後面的東西。 1. hide 躲藏 Where did you hide my cell phone? 你把我的手機藏到哪了？ I didn't hide anything. 我沒有藏任何東西。 Then where is it? 那它在哪裡？ Right behind your books. 就在你那堆書後面。 2. behind 在之後 Here it is! 在這裡！ How did you know it was behind the books? 你怎麼知道在書後面？ It's easy to see if you're standing. 要是你站著，很容易看到。 3. easy 容易的 I love my phone. It's so easy to use. 我喜歡我的手機，它很好用。 Mine is not easy at all. 我的一點兒也不好用。 4. heavy 重的 That's because it's too heavy. 那是因為它太重。 Yeah, what can I say? It was a gift. 我能怎麼說？它是個贈品。 今天的字很容易，你記住了嗎？ hide 躲藏 behind 在之後 easy 容易的 heavy 重的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about the shield? A: It is made of metal. B: It is very heavy. C: It easy to carry. 2. How many sizes does the shield come in? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 3. When does the shield work the best? A: When it is sunny B: On cloudy days C: At night Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There's a new 'super skyscraper' in New York City! 紐約有一座新的超級摩天大樓！ A 'super skyscraper' is a building that's between 300 and 600 meters tall. Taipei 101 is about 508 meters tall… so Taipei 101 is a 'super skyscraper.' 超級摩天大樓300到600公尺高，像台北101就有五百零八公尺。 Many cities around the world are building super skyscrapers because there isn't any more room! The only place to build is up! 很多城市因為空間不夠，都在蓋摩天大樓。 There are about 8 million people in New York City, but New York City is quite small. So, what to do? Yeah! Build super skyscrapers! 紐約市不大，但是有八百萬居民，怎麼辦呢? 答案是超級摩天大樓。 And, they just finished building a new super skyscraper in New York… it's about 435 meters tall… so it's not as tall as Taipei 101. 這棟最新建築高度435公尺，比台北101矮一點點。 But, this new building in New York City is the skinniest super skyscraper in the world! Skinny is another way to say 'thin.' And yeah! This new super skyscraper is super skinny! When you look at it, you think, "Wow… is that going to fall over?" 但它是全世界最瘦的摩天大樓！看起來真的是弱不禁風。 The reason it's so skinny is there just isn't any more land in downtown New York City. 它會這麼窄，是因為紐約市區土地不夠了。 Wow! This new super skyscraper is really super! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在擁擠的城市，想要增加空間只能往上走。 1) sky 天空 Look, Taipei 101 is really touching the sky! 你看，台北101真的碰到天空了！ That's because of the thick clouds, Jane. 那是因為雲層很厚。 To me it's the sky. 在我看就是天空。 2) building 建築物 I don't like super tall buildings. 我不喜歡超高建築。 Me either. They're blocking the sun. 我也不喜歡。它們擋住陽光了。 3) land 土地 I'm buying this land. 我要買這塊地。 What do you want it for? 你買它做什麼？ To build a windmill. 來建一個風車。 For your children? 給你的小孩？ For all children. 給所有小孩。 4) skinny 纖瘦的 That's one skinny puppy! 真是一隻瘦巴巴的小狗！ I think it's going to fall down. 我想牠會倒地。 No, it's walking well. 不會呀，牠走得很好。 Let's read these words. sky 天空 building 建築物 land 土地 skinny 纖瘦的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How tall is the Taipei 101 building? A: About 1000 meters tall B: About 508 meters tall C: About 20 meters tall 2. What does 'skinny' mean? A: Tired B: Hungry C: Thin 3. Where is the world's skinniest new super skyscraper? A: Tokyo B: London C: New York Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

When you get your haircut, what do you do with the hair clippings? Your hair clippings are the pieces of hair that you have cut off. 剪完頭髮之後，你要如何處理剪下來的頭髮？ Well, most of the time, all that chopped off hair goes into the garbage. But leftover hair can actually be very useful! 這些被剪掉的頭髮通常進垃圾桶，但其實它很有用。 Did you know that hair can help clean up oil spills? 你知道頭髮可以清理海上的油汙嗎？ Oil spills happen when something goes wrong with big ships on the ocean. Sometimes these ships are carrying a lot of oil, and the oil leaks out into the water. This is an oil spill. 船隻如果在海上發生意外，就有可能會漏油。 Oil spills are very bad for animals. This is because oil makes everything dirty, and pollutes the water and makes sand on the beach slimy and dirty. Oil is also very, very difficult to clean up. 漏油不但傷害海洋生物，還會把沙灘弄得又黏又髒，並且很難清理乾淨。 But hair makes cleaning up oil a lot easier! Hair can be made into special material that can soak up oil, and this makes it easier for people to get oil out of the ocean. 頭髮可以做成可以吸附油汙的特殊材料，用來清除海面漏油很有效。 That's amazing! I didn't know the hair on my head was so useful. Hm … my cat has a lot of hair too, and he leaves a lot of furballs everywhere. I wonder if I can use that to help clean up the ocean too? 我家裡到處都是貓咪的毛球，也許那些毛球也可以派上用場？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 頭髮可以清理油汙，沒想到吧？ 1. Useful 有用的 Hair can be very useful. 頭髮可能會很有用。 Are you trying to tell me to get a haircut? 你是不是想叫我去剪頭髮？ No, of course not. 當然不是啦。 2. Oil 油 I dropped some oil on my shirt. 我襯衫上滴了一些油。 You can clean it up by using water and soap. 你可以用水跟肥皂把它清掉。 3. Difficult 困難的 It's difficult, you know. 有點難呢。 See, there's still a mark. 你看，還是有個汙點。 It'll come off after you wash it more. 你洗更多次它就沒了。 4. Beach 海灘 The weather is so nice. Let's go to the beach! 天氣真好，我們去海灘玩吧！ Sounds great. We can go to Bai-sha Bay in New Taipei. 真棒，我們可以去新北市的白沙灣。 Today's words are very useful! useful 有用的 oil 油 difficult 困難的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an oil spill? A: When we spill oil on the table. B: When we use oil while cooking. C: When oil spills into the ocean. 2. What does oil do to the environment? A: It makes everything dirty. B: It cleans everything up. C: It disappears on its own. 3. What is mentioned in this story to clean up oil spills? A: Hair. B: Towels. C: Soap. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey, kids! Has your mom or dad ever run out of gas? I hate running out of gas! 車子沒油了很討厭！ This is also a problem for electric vehicles, or EVs. But electric vehicles don't use gas. They use electricity. So, EVs don't run out of gas. They run out of power. 電動車也會有沒電的問題。 This can be a big problem for electric cars and scooters because they must often be recharged. 電動車常常會需要重新充電。 What happens when your EV runs out of power? One company called ZipCharge has the answer. They made a charger. This charger can recharge EV batteries. They call this charger the ZipCharge Go. 有一間叫做 ZipCharge 的公司做出了一個給電動車用的充電器。 The ZipCharge Go is heavy, about 22 kilograms. It looks like a small suitcase, with wheels! 這個充電器很重，它看起來像一個有輪子的小行李箱。 So, the charger is portable. People can put it in their car's trunk. So, if their car's battery runs out of power, they can charge it. 所以它可以帶著走，放在後車廂，當車子沒電的時候，它就會派上用場。 It takes just 30 minutes to one hour to charge the battery. Then, the car can travel about 50 kilometers. So, drivers won't have to worry so much about their car battery losing power. 用它來充電只要30分鐘，然後車子就可以跑50公里。 EVs are very quiet, and they are also better for the environment. They don't pollute the air like regular cars or scooters do. 電動車安靜又環保，不會汙染空氣。 I think EVs are great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 電動車需要充電，最新款的電池非常輕便耐用。 1. run out of 用完 We're running out of toilet paper. 我們的衛生紙就快用光了。 Let's go to the supermarket. 我們去超市一趟。 I'll get the car. 我去開車。 2. gas 汽油 But we're running out of gas too. 但是我們的汽油也快沒了。 Luckily, we still have the scooter. 我們很幸運，還有摩托車。 3. scooter 摩托車 What's wrong? 怎麼了？ I can't seem to start this scooter. 我好像發動不了這台摩托車。 Did you charge it yesterday? 你昨天有充電嗎？ No, I forgot. 沒有，我忘了。 4. battery 電池 Now what should we do? 現在我們怎麼辦？ That's okay. It only takes an hour to charge the battery. 沒關係，充飽電池只要一小時。 These are useful words. run out of 用完 gas 汽油 scooter 摩托車 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the company called ZipCharge make? A: A small electric vehicle B: A battery that lasts a long time C: A charger for EVs 2. What does "portable" mean? A: Something is easy to carry. B: Something is easy to use. C: Something is very quick. 3. Which is NOT true about ZipCharge Go? A: It is very light. B: It is convenient. C: It looks like a small suitcase. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Name some fruits and vegetables that are the color purple! Well, there are grapes, eggplants… And I've also seen some purple carrots… But have you ever seen a purple tomato? 葡萄、茄子、還有某一些胡蘿蔔都是紫色的，但你看過紫色的番茄嗎？ Probably not. 大概沒有吧？ That's because there is no such thing as a purple tomato, right? Well, you're wrong! A very smart farmer in the U.S. invented a purple tomato. This farmer did something special during the process of growing tomatoes, and ended up inventing a new kind of tomato! A purple tomato! 美國有個聰明的農夫發明了紫色番茄！ Don't worry, purple tomatoes don't taste any different. They taste just as delicious as regular red tomatoes. 它們吃起來跟普通番茄一樣。 The other thing that makes this purple tomato special is that it seems to stay fresh twice as long as regular red tomatoes. 但紫色番茄的保鮮時間是普通紅番茄的兩倍。 That's great! That means it won't go bad as easily as regular tomatoes. What's also really cool is that this special kind of purple tomato might be sold in the future. Which means you might be able to buy a purple tomato and eat it! 未來我們也許買得到這些紫色番茄。 I hope I will be able to buy these purple tomatoes in the future! I would like to make tomato sauce for pasta with it. 我想要做一道紫色番茄義大利麵！ Just think about it, purple pasta sauce! That would be fun to eat! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紫色番茄是新發明，想吃還吃不到呢。 1. invent 發明 What new food would you like to invent? 你會想發明什麼新的食物？ Crabs that are easy to eat. 容易入口的螃蟹。 You must love crabs a lot. 你一定很愛吃螃蟹。 2. purple 紫色的 I don't eat eggplants. 我不吃茄子。 Because you don't like the taste? 因為你不喜歡它的味道嗎？ No, because they're purple. 不，是因為它是紫色的。 3. delicious 美味的 How about grapes? 那葡萄呢？ They're purple but delicious. 它是紫色不過很好吃。 Grapes are fine. 葡萄可以。 4. buy 購買 Where can I buy carrots? 我在哪裡可以買胡蘿蔔？ At any supermarket. 任何超市都可以。 So would you like to taste purple tomatoes? Let's read today's vocabulary. invent 發明 purple 紫色的 delicious 美味的 buy 購買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the new kind of vegetable mentioned in this story? A: Grapes B: Eggplants C: Tomatoes 2. What color is the new vegetable? A: Purple B: Yellow C: Pink 3. What else is special about this vegetable? A: It stays fresh longer B: It does not stay fresh as long C: There's nothing else special about it Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Not very many places in the world still have a king or a queen… but the United Kingdom, or the U.K. for short, has a queen. And guess what? She's been queen for 70 years! 英國女王已經在位70年！ Her name is Queen Elizabeth the Second… and today, April 21st, is her birthday! She's now 95 years old! WOW! Happy Birthday, your Majesty! 女王伊莉莎白二世今天生日，她95歲了。 Queen Elizabeth the Second became queen in 1952. 女王伊莉莎白二世1952年登基，也就是民國四十一年。 No king or queen in the history of the UK has ever been king or queen for 70 years before! 英國歷史上從來沒有國王或女王在位這麼久。 That's a really long time… and in June this year, they will have a big party in the U.K. to celebrate the Queen's 70 years… and to celebrate her birthday. It will be a 4-day holiday! 今年六月，英國會大肆慶祝，還會放四天假！ It's really cool that she's been Queen for so long! Queen Elizabeth the Second is very popular in the U.K…. Many people there say she has helped the country stay strong,even in bad times, like during a big war. 英國女王很受民眾愛戴，她帶領國家度過許多難關。 Of course, one day she will pass away, and her son will become the new king… but the people of the U.K. will always remember Queen Elizabeth the Second… a wonderful person, and a wonderful queen. ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國將在六月，慶祝伊莉莎白女王登基七十年。 1. celebrate 慶祝 British people celebrate the Queen's birthday every year. 英國人每年都慶祝女王的生日。 Of course, she's the Queen. 當然啦，她是女王啊。 2. queen 女王 She became a queen at the age of 25! 她25歲就成了女王。 That's very young. 很年輕呢。 That's too young. 太年輕了。 3. remember 記得 I remember when I was 25. 我還記得我25歲的時候。 Did you want to be a queen? 你那時候想當女王嗎？ Not at all! I wanted to see the world. 一點也不。我想看看世界。 4. wonderful 很棒的 Was it wonderful, seeing the world? 去看世界很棒嗎？ It was. I saw a lot of amazing things! 很棒，我看到好多驚人的東西。 Did you remember these words? celebrate 慶祝 queen 女王 remember 記得 wonderful 很棒的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What's the name of the Queen of the U.K.? A: Queen Elsa B: Queen Elizabeth the First C: Queen Elizabeth the Second 2. How long has she been the queen? A: 700 years B: 95 years C: 70 years 3. Why is the queen popular with many people? A: They think she helped the U.K. stay strong, even in bad times B: Because she is young and beautiful C: They think she has a nice son Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn