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What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you take a short nap. Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body control your blood sugar. 醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。 When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or cake. Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right? Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions! 不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！ Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But too much sugar can be bad for our blood. 我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。 Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes. "Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。 Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will help control their blood sugar. Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2 minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy. 醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！ I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish my lunch today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。 1. control 控制 I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。 But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。 I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。 2. minute 分鐘 Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。 Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。 3. blood 血液 What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說？ He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。 And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。 4. healthy 健康的 Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。 I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain. 我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。 So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。 control 控制 minute 分鐘 blood 血液 healthy 健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a good idea after eating? A: Jumping on the bed B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake C: Talking a short walk 2. What does sugar do for our body? A: It gives us energy B: It makes us cry C: It makes us hungry 3. How long do you need to walk after eating? A: Maybe just 2 minutes B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours C: About 90 minutes Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The last time I was at this beach, it was covered in garbage! There was so much garbage I couldn't even walk along the water. 上ㄧ次來海邊，有好多垃圾！這一次好多了。 There were glass bottles, old boxes, and a lot of plastic garbage. Those are not things that should be on a beach. 上一次來這裡，有玻璃瓶、舊的箱子，還有很多塑膠垃圾。 Some experts say as much as 150,000 bags of garbage can be found on Taiwan's coastlines every year. That is about 650 tons worth of garbage. Do you know how much 650 tons weighs? That's the weight of about 160 full grown Asian elephants! 每一年在台灣的海邊會找出十五萬袋的垃圾，有六百五十噸。 That's why it is so important for people to volunteer to clean all the garbage up! If we don't help keep our coastlines clean, we won't be able to go to the beach and play in the water. 大家要保持海邊乾淨，不然就不能在海邊玩水了。 Tomorrow, September 17th, is Coastal Cleanup Day. 明天是國際淨灘日。 And I am going to spend the day volunteering to pick up garbage that I see on the beach! 我要去海邊幫忙撿垃圾！ If everyone helps out a little, it shouldn't be too hard for all of us to keep Taiwan's coastlines clean. ________________________________ Vocabulary 白白淨淨的沙灘，讓人嚮往。 1. beach 海灘 Let's go to the beach on Sunday. 我們星期天去海灘吧。 No, it's too hot. 不去，太熱。 Let's leave at 5 PM. 我們五點出發。 And watch the sunset on the beach. 然後到海灘看夕陽。 2. clean 乾淨的 The beach is often dirty. 海灘常常很髒。 No, it's clean now. 不，現在很乾淨。 People picked up the garbage last weekend, remember? 大家上周末去撿垃圾，你記得嗎？ 3. pick up 撿起來 See, it's so nice here! 看吧，這裡很舒服吧！ Yeah, if you pick up all these bottles. 是啊，要是你把這些瓶子都撿起來的話。 4. garbage 垃圾 I can't believe there's already so much garbage. 真不敢相信又這麼多垃圾了。 你有參加過淨灘活動嗎？ beach 海灘 clean 乾淨的 pick up 撿起來 garbage 垃圾 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much garbage ends up on Taiwan's coastline every year? A: 150,000 bags worth B: 1,500 bags worth C: 150 bags worth 2. About how much does all that garbage weigh? A: 650 kilograms B: 650 grams C: 650 tons 3. When is Coastal Cleanup Day? A: Tomorrow B: Today C: It passed this year already Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nature is so beautiful. I love hiking through the mountains of Taiwan. Ew! But it is not nice when I see garbage in nature. 在大自然中看到垃圾好噁心。 According to Greenpeace, who are a very large environmental organization, all this plastic is ending up inside animals' bodies! 綠色和平組織說，有很多塑膠到最後進了動物身體裡！ Greenpeace knows this because they are finding microplastics in animal poop! 他們在動物的便便裡面找到微塑膠！ Microplastics are very, very, very tiny pieces of plastic. When experts from Greenpeace studied some wild animals in Taiwan, they found a lot of microplastics in their poop! This means animals are eating the plastic, or they are eating other animals that ate the plastic. 微塑膠是超級超級小的塑膠。動物吃掉塑膠後，便便裡面就會有微塑膠。 This is not healthy for the animals. Plastic in their bodies can cause all sorts of health problems. It can even kill them! 這個對動物的健康不好，牠們可能會死掉！ So we really need to stop throwing plastic garbage into the environment. And everyone can help cut down on plastic. 大家都要一起減少使用塑膠。 Just remember to use as little plastic as possible, reuse as much as you can, and of course, recycle! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動物會吃下塑膠製品，對牠們造成傷害。 1. eat 吃 Don't eat so much ice cream, Jane. 別吃那麼多冰淇淋。 But I only eat two ice creams a day! 但是我一天只吃兩個！ 2. body 身體 Look, when ice cream goes into your body… 聽著，當冰淇淋進入體內之後… It becomes sugar and fat, I know. 它就變成了糖分跟脂肪，我知道。 Too much sugar is not good for your body. 太多糖對妳身體不好。 3. find 發現，找到 Did you find your glasses? 你找到眼鏡了嗎？ Yeah, I did. 找到了。 Where did you find them? 哪裡找到的？ On my head. 在我頭上。 4. very 非常。 Hang the glasses on your neck.把眼鏡掛在脖子上。 They'll be very easy to find. 要找到它就容易了。 That's very smart of you. 你真聰明！ 今天的單字很好用喔。 eat 吃 body 身體 find 發現，找到 very 非常 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Greenpeace? A: A very large environmental organization B: A very large park C: A very green piece of space 2. What are microplastics? A: Very large pieces of plastic B: Very tiny pieces of plastic C: Brand new pieces of plastic 3. Where did Greenpeace find microplastics? A: Inside trees B: Inside birds' nests C: In animal poop Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students, have you guys ever been to a farm? If you have, you know there are many animals on a farm. Cows moo… pigs oink… dogs bark… And the noisiest are roosters. 你有去過農場嗎？農場有牛、豬、狗，還有很吵的公雞。 Have you ever heard a rooster? The sound a rooster makes is called a "crow". A rooster crows. Roosters are OK on farms. But they aren't good in cities. How would you feel if your neighbor had a rooster? You would probably be mad, right? This is what happened in Germany. In Germany, a man and a woman are really mad at their neighbor. Their neighbor has a very noisy rooster. 德國有一對夫妻，他們的鄰居養了一隻很吵的公雞。 The couple said the rooster crows 200 times a day! The rooster starts to crow at 8 a.m. It keeps crowing until sunset, when the sun goes down. 那隻公雞從日出叫到日落，一天可以叫 200 次！ No wonder they are mad! The man and woman said they talked to the neighbor about the rooster. But the neighbor didn't do anything about the noise. 那對夫妻跟鄰居抱怨，但是鄰居什麼都不做。 So, the man and woman sued him. They want the rooster to be taken away. 所以他們告了鄰居，希望把公雞趕走。 They say a rooster belongs on a farm… not in a city, where people live close to each other. What do you think? Do you think the man and woman will win? ________________________________ Vocabulary 公雞啼叫的聲音，確實響亮。 1. farm 農場 Wow! Do you hear that? 你聽到了嗎？ Yeah, I smell it too. 也聞到了。 There must be a chicken farm nearby. 附近一定有養雞場。 Right, you grew up on a farm. 對，你是在農場長大的。 2. city 城市 So do you prefer the city now? 所以現在你比較喜歡城市嗎？ No, but I work in a city now. 不喜歡，不過我現在在市區工作。 3. bark 吠 Hey, stop barking like that! 不要那樣叫！ It's no use talking to a dog. 跟狗狗講話沒有用的。 You need to do this. 你要這樣做！ 4. mad 生氣的 I think it's mad at me. 我覺得牠在跟我生氣。 Why? You didn't do anything. 為什麼，你又沒做什麼。 Do prefer a farm or a city? farm 農場 city 城市 bark 吠叫 mad 生氣的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do the man and woman live? A: In a city B: On a farm C: In America 2. Why are the man and woman mad at their neighbor? A: He hurt their rooster B: He has too many animals C: His rooster is very noisy 3. How many times a day does the rooster crow? A: 100 B: 200 C: 300 Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, students! Today might be the best holiday ever… it's International Chocolate Day! 今天是國際巧克力日！ And, if you want to try some of the best chocolate in the world, you don't need to go very far. You don't even have to leave Taiwan! In the UK there is a very special group of chocolate pros, called "The Academy of Chocolate". An "academy" is a kind of school. This is their name because they want to help people learn all about chocolate! 英國有個巧克力學院！ Every year The Academy has a big competition, called The Golden Bean Awards. They only give their awards to people they think have made the best chocolaty treats in the whole wide world! And this year, Taiwan's chocolate was the best! 他們每一年都會辦巧克力比賽，今年台灣得到金牌！ Everything about this chocolate is from Taiwan! It starts out as a bean on a cocoa tree in Pingtung. 使用的可可豆來自屏東。 Later they add some great local Taiwan tastes: like mango leaves, or oolong tea. Even pink shrimp! 後來再加上芒果葉、烏龍茶，甚至甜蝦！ What crazy tastes would you like to try in your chocolate? Pork floss? Mash potato? Super spicy peppers?! 你覺得還能發明什麼新口味呢？ People all over the world will be enjoying their favorite sweet treat all day today! And, if they're lucky, they could be enjoying some of the world's best chocolate. All the way from Taiwan! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巧克力可以添加各種新奇的口味。 1. taste 味道 Have a taste of this green chocolate. 你嚐嚐這個綠色巧克力。 Hm, there's tea in it. 嗯，這裡面有茶。 Do you like the taste? 你喜歡這個味道嗎？ No, not really. 不大喜歡。 2. award 獎項 I hope I win a big award for it. 我希望它贏得大獎。 A big award for this tea chocolate? 給這個茶葉巧克力的大獎？ Yes. Do you think it'll win? 是的，你覺得會贏嗎？ 3. international 國際的 Is it an international award? 是國際獎項嗎？ Yeah, many nations take part. 對，很多國家參加。 Then you will win. 那你會贏。 4. far 遙遠的 How do you know? 你怎麼知道？ Because people like things from far away. 因為人們喜歡來自遙遠地方的東西。 Tea is not from far away. 茶葉並不遠。 Let's read the vocabulary. taste 味道 award 獎項 international 國際的 far 遙遠的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an "academy"? A: A kind of school B: A kind of chocolate C: A kind of pepper 2. What is the U.K. Academy's big competition called? A: Food Fight B: Choccy Pros C: The Golden Bean Awards 3. Where do they grow cocoa trees in Taiwan? A: Pingtung B: Taipei C: Hsinchu Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I love monkeys. And we have a special monkey here in Taiwan. They are called "Formosan macaques", but let's just call them Taiwan monkeys. 台灣有一種特別的猴子，叫做台灣獼猴。 Taiwan monkeys are different from monkeys anywhere else in the world! But Taiwan's monkeys are wild animals. And wild animals are not pets. Some people take baby Taiwan monkeys, and make them pets! 有一些人把野生的台灣獼猴當成寵物來養。 It might sound like fun to have a monkey for a pet… but they are not pets. They are wild animals and they should be free. So, now there is a new rule! From this year, no Taiwan monkey can be a pet! 從今年開始，不可以把台灣獼猴當寵物養，應該要讓他們自由！ But we can't just take pet monkeys to the mountains and say, "Go free! Have a good life!" Those pet monkeys don't know how to live in the wild. 但是已經變成寵物的獼猴不可以直接放生，牠們不知道怎麼在野外生活。 So, the new rule says people who already have pet monkeys need to get a special paper. They can keep those pets, but they can't do it again. 所以獼猴的主人可以繼續養，但是不可以再養更多獼猴了。 And from this year, no one can take any more wild monkeys and keep them as pets. Do you like this new rule? I do… 這個規定可以保護台灣獼猴！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣獼猴是野生動物，不能養來當寵物。 1. pet 寵物 How many pets do you keep? 你養幾個寵物？ Just a cat. 就一隻貓。 You? 你呢？ I have a pet rabbit. 我養一隻兔子。 2. free 自由的 I always think rabbits should be wild and free. 我總覺得兔子應該是野生的，自由的。 Oh, it's free. It's free in my room. 牠是自由的，在我房間裡是。 3. wild 野外的，野生的 Do wild rabbits eat grass? 野生兔子吃草嗎？ I think so. 我想是。 But mine eats hay and apples. 不過我家的吃乾草和蘋果。 4. call 叫 What is it called? 牠叫什麼名字？ I call it Sweetie. 我叫牠蘇迪。 She's really cute. 她很可愛呢。 你也有寵物嗎？來讀英文單字。 pet 寵物 free 自由的 wild 野外的，野生的 call 叫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the real name of Taiwan's wild monkeys? A: American Snake Monkeys B: Japanese Yellow Hair Monkeys C: Formosan Macaques 2. Should wild animals be pets? A: No, they should be free B: Yes, they are cute C: No, they are smelly 3. What does this new rule do? A: Teaches wild monkeys B: Protects wild monkeys C: Feeds wild monkeys Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everybody! Do you know why we eat mooncakes today? It all comes from the old story of Chang'e, Goddess of the Moon… Chang'e was married to Hou Yi, a famous hero. 中秋節吃月餅的習俗來自嫦娥的故事。嫦娥是后羿的太太。 Back then there were ten suns in the sky, which made the earth way too hot! So Hou Yi shot nine of them down with his arrows. 以前天上有十個太陽，太熱了！所以后羿射下了九個太陽。 The gods gave Hou Yi a magic drink, which could make him live forever! But he didn't want to live forever without his wife, so he did not drink it. But Chang'e drank the whole thing! Then she flew up to the moon, to live there. 神仙給了后羿長生不老藥，可是后羿沒有喝，嫦娥喝掉了！之後，她飄起來，一路飛到月亮上住了下來。 Every night Hou Yi would put all of Chang'e's favorite desserts outside for her to see. She really liked mooncakes! Which is why we still have them at Mid-Autumn festival today. 后羿在屋外放了一些嫦娥最喜歡吃的點心，其中一種就是月餅。 Everyone tells this story a little differently… In some stories Chang'e has a rabbit, who is her best friend. In others the gods change Chang'e into a big fat ugly toad for stealing! 這個故事有很多版本，有一些人說嫦娥有一個兔子朋友，也有人說嫦娥被懲罰，變成又胖又醜的蟾蜍。 Which story do you know? Ask your family about it, it'll be fun to tell stories together for Mid-Autumn Festival! ________________________________ Vocabulary 嫦娥奔月是流傳久遠，膾炙人口的故事。 1. forever 永遠 Do you believe Chang'e lives there forever? 你相信嫦娥永遠住在那裏嗎？ No. Do you? 不相信。你呢？ I'd like to. 我想要相信。 2. drink 飲料 Then maybe that magic drink can help you. 那也許長生不老藥可以幫上忙。 So that I can visit Chang'e some day? 好讓我有一天去看嫦娥嗎？ Yeah. 是啊。 3. angry 生氣的 You look angry. 你看起來在生氣。 I am angry. 我是生氣。 They killed my hero in that movie! 他們把電影裡我的英雄弄死了！ 4. hero 英雄 That man is your hero? 那個男子是你的英雄？ He's like a toad! 他像癩蛤蟆！ No, he's nice and kind! 才不呢，他人很好很和善。 來讀單字。 forever 永遠 drink 飲料 angry 生氣的 hero 英雄 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who was the Goddess of the Moon's husband? A: Hou Yi B: A rabbit C: A big fat ugly toad 2. Who drank the magical drink? A: Chang'e B: The gods C: The moon 3. Why did Chang'e fly to the moon? A: For a vacation B: To live there C: To make mooncakes Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi students, have you ever seen a dinosaur? Probably not. Because dinosaurs are extinct. "Extinct" means they are all gone or all dead. Lots of animals are extinct. 恐龍跟很多動物都已經絕種了。 Have you ever seen a Tasmanian tiger? 你有聽過塔斯馬尼亞虎嗎？ No, right? That's because they are all extinct. Tasmanian tigers used to live in Australia. They are not really tigers; people called them "tigers" because they had stripes on their backs. 他們其實不是老虎，牠們被叫做老虎，是因為背上有條紋。 They kind of looked like wild dogs, but they carried their babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo! 他們看起來像野狗，但他們把寶寶裝在袋子裡，跟袋鼠一樣！ The last Tasmanian tiger died in a zoo about 100 years ago. But now, scientists say they might be able to bring the Tasmanian tiger back! 牠們100年前就絕種了，不過現在科學家說有可能可以讓牠們復活！ It's not going to be easy, but scientists think they might have found a way! If it works, maybe the scientists can make a baby Tasmanian tiger! Scientists say that after 10 years, there may be lots of these new animals and they could put them back into the wild in Australia! 科學家說，10年後有可能可以讓更多動物復活！ Hmmm… maybe we should try to bring dinosaurs back to life, too? Yeah… that might not be such a good idea… ________________________________ Vocabulary 讓已經絕種的動物重新出現，是很多科學家的夢想。 1. extinct 絕種的 Think about it! 想想看! Bringing back an extinct animal! 把絕種的動物弄回來！ Yeah? Which animal do you like to see? 是嗎？你想看哪一種動物？ Those big elephants, for sure. 當然是那些好大的大象。 2. die 死亡 They died 4,000 years ago. 牠們死了四千多年了。 I know. That's why I'd like to see them. 我知道，這是為什麼我想看。 3. bring back 帶回來 You can see them in movies. 你可以在電影裡看到。 Movies can bring back many things. 電影可以找回來很多東西。 You're right. 你說對了。 4. maybe 也許 But maybe scientists should try other animals. 但是科學家也許應該試試別的動物。 Maybe they should try smaller ones. 也許他們應該試試比較小的動物。 今天學到哪些單字？ extinct 絕種的 die 死亡 bring back 帶回來 maybe 也許 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was different about the Tasmanian tiger? A: It carried babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo B: It only ate vegetables C: It looked like a giraffe 2. What does "extinct" mean? A: All gone or dead B: We have too many of them C: hungry and tired 3. When did the Tasmanian tiger become extinct? A: About 100 years ago B: Yesterday C: 40,000 years ago Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey there! Today we're walking along a beautiful mountain path. Exercising like this is called 'hiking'. It's such a fun way to get outside and get active with your friends! There are great places for hiking all over the world. In the USA they have over 200,000 miles of hiking paths! That's the same as walking all the way around the world 8 times! 美國的健行步道連起來，可以繞地球八圈！ When you are hiking it is very important to stay on the path at all times. If you leave a hiking path you could step on a wildflower, or an animal's house! 如果你偏離步道，可能會踩到花草或是動物的家！ You wouldn't want a giant foot stepping on YOUR house, would you?! Me neither… Even big plants and animals can be hurt by bad hikers. 就連大樹跟動物也可能遭殃！ Did you know the world's tallest tree is in the States? It's called 'Hyperion', and scientists think it could be 800 years old! 全世界最高的樹在美國，叫做 Hyperion，已經八百歲了！ To see Hyperion, though, people have to get off the hiking path. They leave lots of garbage everywhere, and hurt nature very badly. Plus they stand on the tree for photos and selfies, which hurts it too! 但是遊客會在附近丟垃圾，還會站到樹上拍照。 Now the area around Hyperion has been made 'off-limits'. That means that, if anyone tries to walk to Hyperion, they could be fined a lot of money. They might even go to jail! 那邊現在已經禁止進入，如果闖進去會被罰錢，或是被關！ If you don't look after nature properly it will not survive. It is up to all of us to respect it, and treat it with kindness. 大自然需要我們大家好好對待。 That way everyone can enjoy hiking, and all life on the planet will be safe and healthy. ________________________________ Vocabulary 到野外去走步道是很有趣的活動，你走過嗎？ 1. go hiking 健行 Would you like to go hiking with me this weekend? 這周末要不要跟我去健行？ Go hiking where? 去哪裡呢？ To Cao-ling Path. 去草嶺古道。 2. mountain path 山徑 It's a mountain path. 它是一條山徑。 But it leads to the sea. 不過通到大海。 I know. It's a beautiful path. 我知道，它是很美的一條路。 3. step on 踩踏 I stepped on a snake there. 我在那裡踩到一條蛇。 A snake? So you hurt nature? 一條蛇? 所以你傷害了大自然？ No, the snake was fine. 沒有，那條蛇沒事。 4. fun 好玩的 We can still go. 我們還是可以去。 It's fun to see the birds there. 去那裡賞鳥很好玩。 Great! I can't wait. 太好了，我等不及了。 So will you go hiking someday? 來讀讀單字。 go hiking 健行 mountain path 山徑 step on 踩踏 fun 好玩的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many miles of hiking paths are there in the USA? A: Exactly 200,000 miles B: Under 200,000 miles C: Over 200,000 miles 2. What is the name of the world's tallest tree? A: Wildflower B: Hyperion C: Garbage 3. How are people hurting the world's tallest tree? A: Standing on it for selfies B: Hitting it with a hammer C: Pushing it off a cliff Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know the name of the tallest mountain in the world? In English it's called "Mount Everest". 世界最高的山叫做聖母峰。 Many people go to Nepal to see it, and many climb all the way to the top. But one man has jumped off of Mt. Everest! 很多人都想爬上去，但有個人卻從上面跳下來！ No, don't worry, he didn't die! Pierre Carter is a man from South Africa who likes to use a paraglider and jump off the world's tallest mountains! 來自南非的 Pierre Carter 喜歡用滑翔翼從世界上的高山跳下去。 A paraglider is like a parachute, but a paraglider is designed to help the person fly slower to the ground. And you can use your arms to control a paraglider so you can fly around by catching the wind! For a short time, you can fly like a bird with a paraglider. 你可以控制滑翔翼隨著風，慢慢飛回地上。 If you want to climb to the top of Mt. Everest, it can take about two months. But it only took Mr. Carter about 20 minutes to fly down to the bottom with his paraglider! 攀登聖母峰頂可能需要兩個月，但是用滑翔翼只花了 20 分鐘就滑下來了！ Mr. Carter made sure that his jump off of Mount Everest with his paraglider was safe. He isn't just some crazy guy who likes to do crazy stuff. Mr. Carter thinks safety is very important, so he did everything the right way. 他有確認過跳下去是安全的。 Doing amazing things like jumping off mountains with a paraglider is cool, but I'm happy Mr. Carter did it safely. ________________________________ Vocabulary 從世界最高峰用滑翔翼飛到地面，真是太酷了。 1. jump 跳 You can jump off the Luye Highlands to the valley. 你可以從鹿野高台跳下山谷。 Why do I want to do that? 我為什麼要那樣？ Well, you like adventure, don't you? 你喜歡冒險，不是嗎？ 2. climb 爬 I like climbing up mountains. Not jumping down. 我喜歡爬上山，不是跳下來。 Climbing is tiring. 往上爬好累。 3. fly 飛 You can always try flying. 你可以試試看用飛的。 Flying from a mountain? 飛下山嗎? How? 怎麼做？ By using a glider, of course. 當然是用滑翔機囉。 4. control 控制 I don't know how to control a glider. 我不知道怎麼控制滑翔機。 It's easy. You just need some practice. 很容易的，只需要一些練習。 今天的單字都很短，你記住了嗎？ jump 跳 climb 爬 fly 飛 control 控制 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a paraglider like? A: A parachute B: A scooter C: A candy bar 2. How long did it take to fly down the mountain? A: About two months B: About 20 seconds C: About 20 minutes 3. What does Mr. Carter think about safety? A: It is very important B: It is very boring C: It is very stupid Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn