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Are you afraid of snakes? I think a snake is a cool animal… but I don't really want to get close to one! 我覺得蛇很酷，但是我可不想靠近牠！ And I definitely don't want to be on a train with a snake! 更不希望在火車上碰到蛇！ But that's what happened to some people on a train here in Taiwan! 但是在台灣就發生這種事！ Someone looked up and said, "Hey! What's that? Is it a snake?" Then some other people looked too. They said, "Yes, it is!! It's a snake! Quick! Call for help! There's a snake on the train!" The train conductor called the fire department and stopped the train in Yilan. He told everyone "Quick! Get off the train! The firefighters are coming to catch the snake." 列車長打電話給消防隊，並且在宜蘭停車。他請大家下車，讓消防員抓蛇。 The firefighters came into the train and caught the snake. It was a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is not a poisonous snake… but that kind of snake doesn't live in Taiwan. 牠是一條紅尾蚺，雖然沒有毒，但牠不是台灣本地的蛇。 The firefighters said they think it was someone's pet! 消防隊員認為是某人飼養的寵物！ They think the pet snake got away, climbed up to the place above the seats… and hid behind the bags. 牠跑出來之後，爬到座位上面的地方，而且躲在包包後面。 If I was the one who saw the snake, I'm sure I would have screamed… "AAAHH!! Snake!! On the train! And it doesn't have a ticket!" 我如果看到蛇，應該也會尖叫。 I'm happy no people or animals were hurt… but if the snake was a pet, its owner should be more careful. Nobody wants to ride a train with a snake! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有人帶寵物蛇搭火車，卻讓牠跑了出來。 1) train 火車 Should we take the train or bus? 我們應該坐火車還是巴士？ Train is better. 火車比較好。 I can walk around on a train. 我可以在火車上走來走去。 2) fire department 消防隊 I think we're totally lost. 我覺得我們完全迷路了。 Let me call the fire department. 我來打電話給消防隊。 No, you need to call the police. 不對，你得打給警察。 3) firefighter 救火員 Firefighters catch snakes. 救火員抓蛇。 I think they save people too. 我想他們也救人。 4) catch 捕捉 They do. 他們是會救人。 But they often catch snakes or bees. 不過他們經常抓蛇或是蜜蜂。 Bees? They don't catch bees. 蜜蜂？他們不會捉蜜蜂。 They just remove the beehive. 他們只是把蜂巢摘掉。 These are useful words to learn. train 火車 fire department 消防隊 firefighter 消防員 catch 捕捉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of snake was on the train? A: A green snake B: A cobra C: A boa constrictor 2. What did the conductor do? A: Called the firefighters and stopped the train B: Called for some pizza and ice cream C: Called the zoo and asked them what to do 3. What did the firefighters say? A: They said they think the snake was someone's pet B: They said, "That's not a snake! That's a cat!" C: They said, "Call someone else! We're afraid of snakes." Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yes! The Dragon Boat Festival is here! I like this holiday. 端午節要到囉！ I like to eat sticky rice dumplings, and it's fun to watch people racing in those long boats with a dragon at the front. 我很喜歡吃粽子，也喜歡看划龍舟比賽。 Sometimes they have a drum on the boat and everyone rows to the sound of the drum… dum, dum, dum… 有時候船上會有鼓，大家會跟著打鼓的節奏划船。 Did you know that the Dragon Boat Festival and dragon boat racing are getting popular all over the world? It's true! There are dragon boat races in 68 countries! 划龍舟比賽越來越受歡迎，現在68個國家都有比賽！ People saw the dragon boat races in Taiwan and they said "That looks like fun! We want to have dragon boat races, too!" Last year, dragon boat races in Taiwan were canceled because of COVID, and this year, we still have problems with COVID! Aiyah! 去年划龍舟比賽因為疫情停辦了，結果今年還是有疫情。 Some doctors say Covid will stop being such a big problem in Taiwan after a few more months. I hope they are right. 希望他們是對的。 This year, we should still be careful during the Dragon Boat Festival. It's probably not a good idea to go to places with a lot of people. And we should remember to wear a mask and wash our hands, before we eat those yummy sticky rice dumplings. 要記得戴口罩，吃粽子前也要洗手喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 端午節最重要的活動莫過於划龍舟，吃粽子了。 1) race 比賽 Let's go watch the dragon boat race tomorrow. 我們明天去看龍舟賽吧。 That sounds exciting! Where will it be? 聽起來很棒！在哪裡？ On Keelung River. 基隆河上。 We can watch it at the Riverside Park. 我們可以在河濱公園看。 2) boat 船 I love those long boats. 我很喜歡那些長船。 Yeah, they look like they're gliding on water. 它們看起來像在水面上滑行。 3) problem 問題 But there's a problem with my plan. 不過我的計畫有個問題。 What problem? 什麼問題？ It will rain tomorrow. 明天會下雨。 You don't know that for sure. 這你不能確定。 4) drum 鼓 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎？ You mean the sounds of a drum? 你是說鼓聲嗎？ Right, it's coming closer now. 對，越來越近了。 Please read the words with me. race 比賽 boat 船 problem 問題 drum 鼓 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people eat at the Dragon Boat Festival? A: Popcorn B: Fried rice C: Sticky rice dumplings 2. How many countries have dragon boat races now? A: 62 B: 680 C: 68 3. Why did Taiwan cancel dragon boat races in 2021? A: People didn't want to race B: It was raining C: Because of COVID-19 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Can you throw a baseball really far? I can't. 打棒球的時候，你可以把球投得很遠嗎？我不行。 But, when I spin my arm around and around and then throw a baseball, the ball flies farther. 如果我先旋轉我的手臂，再把球丟出去，球會飛得比較遠。 Spinning around and around gives the ball more energy. This is called "momentum". 這叫做【動力】。 When something has a lot of momentum, it can be thrown really far! NASA is the American space agency. They want to try using lots of momentum to send rockets to space using no fuel! 現在美國太空總署想要用同樣的原理來發射火箭進入太空！ A machine with an "arm" will hold the rocket and start spinning. It will keep spinning and spinning and spinning, until it gets up to 5,000 kilometers per hour! Then… whoosh! The arm of the machine will let go! And the rocket will fly straight up from the earth. It will fly up into the sky and all the way into space! 太空總署的發射器有一隻機器手臂，會旋轉火箭，直到它的時速高達五千公里。手臂鬆開之後，火箭就會一飛沖天，一路飛進太空。 It's a really cool idea because it doesn't need any fuel. So it saves money and it doesn't cause any pollution. 這不需要用到燃料，很省錢也不會汙染環境。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 用甩球的方式把火箭甩進太空，真是神奇！ 1. rocket 火箭 How does a spaceship go into space? 太空船是怎麼進太空的？ The rocket pushes it into space. 火箭把它推進太空。 2. throw 扔 Come on, throw the ball to me. 來把球扔給我。 That's too high! 太高了！ Sorry about that. I'll throw better this time. 真抱歉，這次我會投好一點。 3. machine 機器 Name a machine that changed the world. 你說一個改變世界的機器。 An elevator? 升降機如何？ Yeah, without it we wouldn't have tall buildings. 對，沒有它我們就沒有高樓。 4. arm 手臂 That man has robot arms. 那個人有機器手臂。 Wow, he must be very strong! 哇，那他一定很強壯！ And he can get pizza right from the oven. 他也可以直接從烤箱裡拿披薩。 Let's read the words together. rocket 火箭 throw 扔 machine 機器 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How will this new rocket get into space? A: By spinning really fast on earth and then shooting up into the sky B: By using a new, super big engine C: By going underwater and then shooting up in the sky 2. How fast will the machine "arm" spin before letting the rocket go? A: 5,000 kilometers per hour B: 50 kilometers per hour C: 450,000 kilometers per hour 3. What does spinning really fast do? A: It gives things more energy B: It makes you happy C: It makes things go slower Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We use energy every day. We use energy for cars and scooters and for machines. 我們每天都會用到能源。 We get most of our energy from coal and oil. But coal and oil make a lot of pollution. Yuck! 這些能源大多來自煤炭跟石油，造成很多污染。 You guys know about solar energy and wind energy. But do you know about geothermal energy? 你聽過太陽能跟風力發電，但你知道地熱嗎？ Geothermal energy comes from the earth. The earth is really hot inside. When you go to a hot spring, you feel the earth's heat. 地球內部溫度很高。你去泡溫泉的時候，感受到的就是地熱。 People have to drill deep into the earth to get geothermal energy, which is expensive! 要使用地熱，就必須挖到地球深處，這樣很貴！ But now a university in America is saving money by using old oil wells, which already go deep into the earth. There is no more oil in them, so Scientists can use them to bring up the heat from the earth. 美國一所大學找到便宜的方法，他們要用乾掉的油井取得地熱。 Wow! That's a great idea! That will make geothermal energy much cheaper. This is exciting! Why? Well, because geothermal energy is like solar and wind energy. It's clean. Plus, you can get geothermal energy even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. That's because the earth is always hot inside! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地熱取之不盡用之不竭，是優良的能源。 1) coal 煤 We use coal to produce power. 我們用煤發電。 But that's not a good idea, right? 那不是個好主意，對吧？ Coal brings pollution. 煤會帶來汙染。 2) hot spring 溫泉 Hey, there are fish in the hot spring! 溫泉裡有魚！ I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！ Yeah, how can they live in a hot spring? 對啊，牠們怎麼有辦法住在溫泉裡？ 3) inside 在裡面 Scientists say it's always hot inside the earth. 科學家說地球裡面一直很熱。 That's why we have volcanoes? 這是為什麼我們有火山嗎？ Maybe.也許吧。 4) oil well 油井 Think about that. An oil well in the backyard! 想想看，後院裡有一口油井！ You have an oil well in your backyard? 你家後院有油井？ No, I don't even have a backyard. 沒有，我連後院都沒有。 Let's read today's vocabulary. coal 煤 hot spring 溫泉 inside 在裡面 oil well 油井 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does most of our energy come from? A: Sun and wind energy B: Geothermal energy C: Coal and oil 2. Which is an example of geothermal energy? A: Heat from the earth B: Heat from the sun C: Energy from the wind 3. What is true about the dry oil wells? A: They are not deep in the earth B: They don't have oil in them C: They are still making oil Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Be careful! Don't swallow your toothbrush! 不要吞掉你的牙刷！ What? You can't swallow a toothbrush! Well, one woman in Pingtung did! 屏東有一位婦人吞了一支牙刷！ The doctors at the hospital were very surprised. They said they never heard of someone swallowing a toothbrush before. 醫生從來沒聽過有人吞下牙刷。 She told the doctors, "Oh… I was super tired when I woke up and when I was brushing my teeth… I swallowed my toothbrush! It was an accident!" 那名婦女說，她刷牙的時候太累了，不小心把牙刷吞進肚子裡。 The doctors asked the woman the same question two or three times: "Toothbrush? Did you say toothbrush? You swallowed a toothbrush?" Then the doctors took an X-ray. And… yep! They saw the toothbrush inside the woman. 醫生問了好幾次確認，後來照X光，發現牙刷果真在她肚子裡。 They helped her and took the toothbrush out of her body. 他們幫婦人把牙刷拿出來。 The woman was very happy and said swallowing a toothbrush is no fun! It hurt a lot! It's important to remember to brush your teeth… but we should be careful! We shouldn't run or play when we are holding a toothbrush… because we might fall and get hurt. 刷牙的時候不要跑跳或玩耍，因為可能會跌倒而受傷。 And… if you feel really tired in the morning… maybe splash some water on your face and wake up a bit before you brush your teeth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 把牙刷吞進肚裡，這麻煩大了。 1) tooth 牙齒，teeth 牙齒 Why do we have to brush our teeth every day? 我們為什麼必須每天刷牙？ Tigers never do. 老虎從來不刷。 Well, tigers don't have a sweet tooth. 老虎不愛吃甜食。 2) accident 意外 My friend had an accident yesterday. 我的朋友昨天出了意外。 What happened? 發生了什麼事？ He fell from his bike and broke his leg. 他從腳踏車摔下來，折斷了腿。 3) tired 疲倦的 Was he hit by a car? 他是被車子撞到嗎？ No. I think he was too tired. 不是，我想他是太累了。 4) hospital 醫院。 So I sent him to the hospital. 所以我把他送到醫院。 He'll be there for a long time. 他要住院很久。 所以不要太累喔。來一起讀單字。 tooth, teeth 牙齒 accident 意外 tired 疲倦的 hospital 醫院 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did the woman swallow her toothbrush? A: She said it was an accident B: Because toothbrushes are yummy C: She said she forgot why she did it 2. Where did this story happen? A: Taitung B: Taichung C: Pingtung 3. What did the doctors do? A: They told her to go away B: They took an X-ray and helped the woman C: They swallowed their toothbrushes Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hello! Sorry about all this water, my house is flooded! 我家淹水了！ A flood happens when there is too much water! So the water starts rising higher and higher, and going everywhere! Even inside people's houses, like mine… Don't worry, I'm safe! But floods can be very dangerous. If they are big they can really hurt people, or buildings, or crops, or all sorts of things. 洪水對人、建築物，或是農作物都很危險。 Floods are very hard to stop. And, as the planet gets hotter, scientists say there will be many more. 隨著全球暖化，洪水也會更常發生。 But, some students in the UK have now found a fun way to fight floods: with a new game called 'Rivercraft'! 現在英國的一些學生找到了有趣的抗洪方法：那就是用一種叫做"Rivercraft"的新遊戲。 Have you played it? In this game you live in a world made of boxes. You can use these boxes to build anything you like! Like Taipei 101, or your teacher! 這一款遊戲中，你住在方塊世界裡，你可以用這些方塊做出任何東西！ The students in the UK have to build things to help stop the river from flooding! Like a dam, or a ditch, or a big lake, or anything at all! 英國學生在遊戲中，必須要建造東西來阻擋洪水。 They say the game is really fun, they like all the crazy things they can build! And they like learning how to help us save the planet as it gets hotter. 這些學生說這個遊戲真的很有趣，他們喜歡學習怎麼拯救地球。 I hope they learn fast, this flood has made my house so wet! I think I need a bucket… ________________________________ Vocabulary 如何阻擋洪水，電玩可以提供靈感。 1. build 建造 We can build a bridge here. 我們可以在這裡蓋一座橋。 A bridge for cars? 給汽車走的橋嗎？ No, we can build a small bridge for bikes. 不，我們可以蓋一座給腳踏車的小橋。 2. river 河流 This is a beautiful river. 這是一條美麗的河。 Yeah, I love coming here to see the sunset. 是，我喜歡來這裡看夕陽。 Sunlight on the river is magic ! 陽光灑在河面上很魔幻！ 3. flood 洪水，淹水 Rivers are not always friendly.河流不見得都很友善。 Right, they can flood roads and houses. 沒錯，它們會淹沒道路和房屋。 4. fight 對抗 How can we fight floods? 我們要如何對抗洪水？ By stopping typhoons from coming here. 讓颱風不要來這裡。 That would be hard. 這有點難。 Okay, 我們來讀讀單字。 build 建造 river 河流 flood 洪水，淹水 fight 對抗 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'flood'? A: Lots and lots of lollipops B: Lots and lots of water C: Lots and lots of panda bears 2. When do scientists think there will be more floods? A: When the planet gets bigger B: When the planet gets colder C: When the planet gets hotter 3. What video game are UK students playing to help them fight floods? A: Mountaincraft B: Rivercraft C: Skycraft Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you guys like fishing? Lots of people like to go fishing for fun. And they like to eat the fish they catch. Some people earn money from fishing, too. They sell the fish to other people. Some people can earn a lot of money from just one big fish! 你們喜歡釣魚嗎？有一些人可以靠著釣魚賺大錢！ In Pingtung County, a fisherman made more than 2 million NT from one big fish. Wow, that's a lot of money! 屏東有個漁夫，因為一條大魚賺了兩百多萬台幣！ What kind of fish was it? It was a bluefin tuna. It was big, and very heavy. How heavy was it? It was 210 kilograms! 他釣到一條兩百一十公斤的黑鮪魚。 The fisherman took the fish to an auction. There, people made bids. As people bid on the huge fish, the price went higher and higher. In the end, someone bid more than 2 million NT for the fish. 在拍賣市場，買家喊價越喊越高，最後以兩百多萬成交。 That is a record. A record means it is the first time something is done. It is the first time a bluefin tuna has ever sold for so much money! 它的價格破了紀錄！ Who paid so much money for that fish? It was the owner of a seafood restaurant in Pingtung County. 一位屏東的海鮮餐廳老闆買下了這條魚。 I guess his customers really like to eat bluefin tuna! ________________________________ Vocabulary 漁夫釣到今年屏東黑鮪魚季的第一尾，賺到了大錢。 1. go fishing 去釣魚 Let's go fishing when bluefin tuna comes around. 黑鮪魚來時我們去釣魚吧。 What?! You don't know a thing about fishing! 什麼啊，你對釣魚一無所知！ 2. catch 抓到 Fishermen can make big money if they catch bluefin tuna. 漁夫要是抓到黑鮪魚，可以賺大錢。 Right, but you're not a fisherman. 對，但是你不是漁夫。 3. earn 賺錢 We can have somebody else do it. 我們可以請別人做。 Think of the money we can earn! 想想看我們可以賺到的錢！ We're already earning a lot by selling ice cream. 我們賣冰淇淋已經賺很多了。 4. price 價錢 No, that's not enough. 不夠的。 Our prices are too low. 我們的定價太低了。 You sell nothing if the price is too high. 價錢太高你什麼都賣不掉。 Do you like eating fish? Let's read the words. go fishing 去釣魚 catch 抓到 earn 賺錢 price 價錢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much did the fish weigh? A: 220 kilograms B: 210 kilograms C: 230 kilograms 2. Who bought the big fish? A: A fisherman B: A salesman C: A restaurant owner 3. What did the man probably do with the big fish? A: Eat it all himself B: Serve it to customers C: Keep it as a pet Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you want to live to be 100? Or 120? Or 200? 你想要活到幾歲呢？ Did you know there was a person from France who lived to be 122 years old? It's true! We know for sure that a woman in France really lived for 122 years and 164 days! 法國有一個老奶奶活了122歲！ Amazing, huh? Most people, and most animals, don't live that long. Most dogs live for about 10 years. 10 years for a little dog is about 55 human years. 10 years for a big dog is about 65 human years. 大多數的狗可以活10年左右，10歲的小狗可以換算成人類的55歲，10歲的大狗可以換算成65歲。 Some dogs can live longer… like, maybe 15 years. 有一些狗可能可以活15年。 But, there is a dog in America that's now the oldest dog in the world! And, it's a chihuahua! 美國有一隻吉娃娃，是目前世界上最老的狗！ This chihuahua has a funny name… TobyKeith… and he was born in January 2001. That means TobyKeith the chihuahua is now 21 years old! Wow! 牠名叫TobyKeith，2001年出生，所以現在已經21歲了。 It's hard to say exactly, but if this chihuahua was a human, he would be about 100 years old! 他換算成人類的年齡，大概有100歲！ Wow! I hope I'm still full of energy if I live to be 100… I don't think I will be barking though! ________________________________ Vocabulary 世界最老的狗，高齡21歲，相當於人類的100歲。 1) live 活 My mom lived for a very long time. 我媽媽活了很長的時間。 Over one hundred years? 超過一百年嗎？ One hundred and 9 years. 一百零九年。 That's how long she lived. 她活了那麼久。 2) true 真實的 That's amazing! 真驚人！ I know, but it's true. 我知道，不過是真的。 It's also true that she was not happy. 她不開心也是真的。 3) oldest 最老的 Do you know Susan well? 你跟蘇珊很熟嗎？ Yeah, she's one of my oldest friends. 是，她是我最老的朋友之一。 4) born 出生 Do you know when she was born? 你知道她是哪一年生的嗎？ I do. She was born in 1999 in Yilan. 知道，她1999年出生在宜蘭。 Would you like to live to be very very old? live 活 true 真實的 oldest 最老的 born 出生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest dog? A: 250 years old B: 75 years old C: 21 years old 2. What kind of dog is the world's oldest dog? A: A chihuahua B: A Taiwan black dog C: A poodle 3. In the story, it says a woman in France lived for how many years? A: 122 B: 1035 C: 102 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Some people love going to museums… but other people think art museums are… um… a little boring. 有人喜歡，也有人覺得美術館有一點無聊。 What do you think? Do you like looking at art? Well, there's one art museum in Sweden I think almost everyone would want to go to. At this museum in Sweden, there is no art hanging on the walls. In fact, this museum has nothing on the walls! 瑞典有一座美術館，牆壁上什麼都沒有掛！ This museum has rooms filled with giant balls, huge pillows, and other cool things… like a room full of pink washing machines! 裡面每一個房間有不同東西，有大球，或是大枕頭。還有一間，它裡面都是粉紅色的洗衣機！ Why? Well, the museum wants you to take photos, or videos, or selfies in the rooms. The museum wants you to be the art. 這座美術館希望你照相、錄影，或是自拍，成為藝術的一部份。 You take pictures. And then, your selfie or video becomes art… your art. Art made by you…for you! 這些照片跟影片就變成你自己的藝術作品！ I think this sounds super fun. I like art museums… but, I have to say, sometimes they can be a little boring. 感覺很有趣！普通的美術館有時候真的有一點無聊。 It's a pretty interesting idea. Don't look at art… BE the art! 不要只敬佩藝術，要成為藝術的一部份。 What do you think? Should we build this kind of museum in Taiwan? Would you like to make art and BE art? ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞典這座美術館，讓觀眾參與藝術。 1) art 藝術 Let's go to the art museum tomorrow. 我們明天去藝術博物館吧。 What kind of art is there? 它有哪一種藝術？ The best kind, movies. 最好的一種，電影。 2) museum 博物館 A museum about movies? 電影博物館？ That sounds interesting! 聽起來很有趣！ So we're going to watch a movie? 所以我們要看一場電影嗎？ We're going to watch many movies. 我們要看很多電影。 3) take photo 照相 Hey, we should take a photo here. 我們應該在這裡照一張相。 On the street? 在街上？ Yeah, we can take it right here. 對，我們可以就在這裡拍。 4) full of 充滿 But the street is full of people. 但是街上都是人呢！ That's okay. I don't mind. 沒關係，我不在意。 所以你喜歡逛美術館或是博物館? 來讀讀單字。 art 藝術 museum 博物館 take photo 照相 full of 充滿 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in the story? A: Switzerland B: South Korea C: Sweden 2. What is hanging on the walls of this museum? A: Old art from China and Japan B: Pictures of monkeys and pizza C: Nothing! 3. What does this museum want you to do? A: Take pictures, selfies, or videos in the museum B: Be quiet! C: Look at art for 10 hours Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi, everybody! Have you ever seen a volcano erupt? 你看過火山爆發嗎？ When a volcano erupts, it spits out very hot lava. 火山爆發，會噴出滾燙的岩漿。 But, there are lots of different kinds of volcanoes. One strange kind is a mud volcano. 火山有很多種，有一種奇怪的火山叫做泥火山。 They spit out… mud! 這種火山不會噴出岩漿，而是噴泥巴！ In April, a mud volcano erupted in Pingtung County. It happened at a temple. A lot of mud and water came out of the ground. The mud and water flew up as high as the second floor of the temple! 四月份，屏東有一座寺廟有泥火山爆發。水跟泥巴噴了兩層樓高。 Don't worry. Nobody was hurt. But there was a lot of mud and water around the temple and on the road! 沒有人受傷，不過寺廟的周圍跟路上，到處都是泥巴。 How does a mud volcano happen? It happens when gas meets water under the ground. They make big muddy bubbles that float up, and pop! 泥火山怎麼爆發的？天然氣跟水在地底下接觸後，會形成泥巴泡泡浮上來，然後爆開！ Sometimes people will light the gas in the mud to burn it. But, they didn't light the mud this time in Pingtung. They didn't want the temple to burn! 平常人們會在泥巴上點火，但是這次他們害怕波及到寺廟，沒有點火。 OK, kids. If you want to check out pictures or video from the mud volcano, just google "Pingtung mud volcano," and I'm sure you'll find it. ________________________________ Vocabulary 屏東泥火山再度爆發，噴出許多泥漿。 1. volcano 火山 Japan has 400 volcanoes. 日本有四百座火山。 That's amazing! 滿驚人的！ Yeah, but only 111 of them are active. 沒錯，不過其中只有一百一十一座是活火山。 2. mud 泥巴 We have mud volcanoes in Pingtung. 屏東有泥火山。 So they spit out mud? 所以它們噴出泥巴？ Right, no fire or lava. 對，沒有火也沒有熔岩。 3. gas 天然氣 But there's gas in the mud. 不過泥巴裡有天然氣。 Is it dangerous? 會不會危險？ A little. But farmers just burn it. 有一點，不過農夫就把它燒掉。 4. burn 燃燒 That's a smart idea. 這是個聰明辦法。 Gas burns quickly. 天然氣燃燒很快。 這些單字很容易記，你記住了嗎？ volcano 火山 mud 泥巴 gas 天然氣 burn 燃燒 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does a mud volcano happen? A: An earthquake opens up the ground B: People dig too deep into the ground C: Gas and water meet under the ground 2. Where did the volcano erupt? A: On a mountain B: In the sea C: At a temple 3. What is NOT inside the mud of a mud volcano? A: Lava B: Gas C: Water Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn