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Building a house is a lot of work. There are a lot of materials you need to use. You need heavy materials like wood, bricks, and steel! All of these things help make a house sturdy and strong. But they're so heavy! 蓋房子要用到木頭、磚塊，還有鋼鐵。這些材料可以讓房子更堅固，但是它們很重！ But if these materials were too thin and too light, they probably would not be very strong. Then, the house would fall down. 如果材料太薄或太輕，房子就很容易倒。 But hey, did you know that some really smart scientists invented a new material that is super strong, but also very light? These scientists say this new material they invented is as strong as steel, but as light as plastic. Isn't that amazing? 科學家發明了一種材料，跟鋼鐵一樣堅固，但是像塑膠一樣輕。 It can also be used for a lot of different things. It can be used in cars, to help make them strong and safe to ride in. It can also be used to build strong bridges. 它可以用來做車子或是造橋。 I can't believe something as light as plastic could be used to build a strong and sturdy bridge, but these scientists say it is possible! In fact, they say this material is so strong, it is actually stronger than bulletproof glass! 科學家說這種材料比防彈玻璃還要堅固！ Wow, I hope people start using more of this material soon. That would make building houses so much easier! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這究竟是什麼新材料，真讓人好奇! 1. Material 材料。 I'm going to buy materials for the tree house. 我要去買樹屋的材料。 A tree house? That's great! 樹屋？太棒了！ So what will you get? 所以你要買什麼？ Wood and nails. 木頭和釘子。 2. Build 建造。 Will you build the house up on the tree? 你要在樹上蓋樹屋嗎？ I'll build part of it on the ground first. 我會先在地上蓋一部分。 3. Steel 鋼鐵。 Are all cars made of steel? 汽車都是鋼鐵做的嗎？ Yeah, steel is the most common material in a car. 對，鋼鐵是汽車最普遍的材料。 4. heavy 沉重的。 But it's heavy too. 但是它也很重。 That's true. 這是真的。 But it's safer for people inside. 不過對坐在車子裡的人來說比較安全。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. material 材料 build 建造 steel 鋼鐵 heavy 沉重的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did scientists invent in this story? a. A new material b. A new color c. A new chemical 2. What is special about this material? a. It is very light but as strong as steel b. It is very heavy but very weak c. It is very heavy but it is very strong 3. What can this material be used for? a. Building bridges b. Making rope c. Cleaning the air Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I haven't been on a vacation in a long time. How about you? Well, how would you like to stay at a brand new place in Switzerland for free!? 你想去瑞士免費住全新的房子嗎？ Sounds pretty sweet, right? But wait, there's a catch. The trip is free, the place is new, but… it's a jail. And you'll be an inmate. 聽起來很不錯，不用旅費、住的地方是新的，但是那是一座監獄，而且你要當犯人！ That's right. The Swiss jail wants volunteers to help them test out the jail before it opens for real in April. 這座在瑞士的監獄要在四月開始用，他們想先找人自願住看看。 The volunteers will even be treated like inmates in some ways. They'll enter the jail like inmates, eat the food that the jail serves and they'll be given exercise time. Oh, and they can't bring in any cell phones or other electronic devices either. 自願去住監獄的人，要吃監獄的食物，也會像犯人一樣有運動時間。他們也不能帶手機或其他的電子用品。 The stay will only last a couple of days and volunteers have a safe word that they can use to leave the jail if they've had enough of being locked up. 他們只需要住幾天，但是如果受不了，也可以說出密碼要求離開。 But who would want to do this? Well, lots of people. Over 800 people applied for this free stay in jail! 有誰會想要這麼做呢？其實還蠻多人的! 超過800個人已經提出申請，希望入住監獄！ Huh, I guess those people must REALLY need a vacation! ________________________________ Vocabulary 坐牢的滋味，有人迫不及待想嘗試。 1) Jail 監獄。 I can't believe people want to stay in jail! 我不相信有人願意待在監獄裡！ Why not? There's food, a bed and nobody can find you. 為什麼不？有吃的，有床，而且沒有人找得到你。 2) free 免費的。 And it's free! 還是免費的！ You're right, and it's free. 你說對了，並且是免費的。 I would see it as a vacation. 我會把它當作去度假。 3) Volunteer 志願人員。 They won't get any volunteers. 他們不會找到志願者的。 I've already applied for it. 我已經申請了。 Wow, you are serious about it! 哇，你很認真呢！ 4) Swiss 瑞士的。 Also, this is a Swiss jail. 而且，這是一所瑞士監獄。 So what? 所以呢？ So I'll get to eat Swiss chocolate. 所以我可以吃瑞士巧克力。 今天的單字比較特別。 jail 監獄 free 免費的 volunteer 志願者 Swiss 瑞士的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country is mentioned in the story? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Italy 2. What kind of place will people be staying in? A: A school B: A hotel C: A jail 3. How much does the stay cost? A: 900 NT B: It's free C: They pay you 5000 NT Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever put on a shirt and the collar was just way too tight? Eugh! My neck! It's pretty uncomfortable, isn't it? Now imagine wearing that shirt for six years! 穿著衣領很緊的衣服應該很不舒服吧！你能想像這樣穿六年嗎？ Oh, man! That would really put you in a bad mood! Well, that's what happened to an unlucky crocodile! Well, it wasn't wearing a shirt, but its neck was trapped, for six years! 有一隻很倒楣的鱷魚，牠的脖子被卡住長達六年。 Nobody knows how it happened, but in Indonesia, people first noticed the crocodile with a tire around its neck back in 2016! 在2016年，有人在印尼發現一隻鱷魚，牠的脖子被輪胎卡住了。 Why didn't anyone help the croc? Well, they tried, but it wasn't easy! You try to pull a tire off the neck of a four-and-a-half meter-long crocodile! 這隻鱷魚有四公尺半這麼長，要把輪胎從牠的脖子上拿下來非常困難！ Finally, an animal expert called Tili, and his two friends set up traps for the croc and eventually caught it. They pulled the huge croc out of the river and used a saw to cut the tire off. 最後，有一位叫做Tili的動物專家跟朋友抓住這隻鱷魚，用鋸子把輪胎切開。 Afterwards they let the croc go back into the river. It must have been very happy to finally have the tire off its neck. 之後，他們把這隻鱷魚放回河裡。這隻鱷魚一定很開心！ Well done Tili and friends, you are very kind, and brave too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 脖子被卡住，不管是誰都很痛苦吧。 1) Neck 脖子。 I have a neck pain. 我脖子痛。 What happened? 怎麼了？ I guess I slept too long. 我猜我睡太久了。 2) Crocodile 鱷魚。 There's a crocodile in the pond! 池塘裡有鱷魚！ Did you really see it? 你真的看見了嗎？ I did. It's a crocodile! 看見了，是鱷魚！ Let's call 1999. 我們來打熱線1999。 3) River 河流。 Crocodiles should live in rivers. 鱷魚應該住在河裡。 They can live in the sea too. 牠們也可以住在海中。 They are called saltwater crocs. 牠們叫做鹹水鱷魚。 4) Catch 抓住。 Can we catch the one in the pond? 我們可不可以抓住那隻在池塘裡的鱷魚？ Yeah, we can catch it with a net. 我們可以用網子抓住牠。 Let's read these interesting words together! neck 脖子 crocodile 鱷魚 river 河流 catch 抓住 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal had a problem? A: An alligator B: A chicken C: A crocodile 2. What was the animal's problem? A: Its foot was stuck in the mud B: Its neck was stuck in a tire C: It couldn't find its mom 3. How long did the problem last? A: Six weeks B: Six years C: Nine days Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

You would think mostly everybody knows that you shouldn't touch things at museums. And you especially should never, ever draw on the paintings! 大家都知道不可以碰美術館裡面的東西，更不該在藝術品上畫畫！ But somebody did that at a museum in Russia. And it wasn't a visitor to the museum, or a thief, it was… a guard at the museum who did it! Apparently, a guard decided to use a pen to draw on a painting that was hanging in the museum. 在俄羅斯，有一間美術館的警衛，用原子筆在藝術品上畫畫。 This painting was painted in the 1930s, which means it is very old, and it is worth about one-million U.S. dollars! 這幅畫價值大約一百萬美金。 That is a very, very expensive painting to draw on! According to some newspapers, they say the guard did it because he was… bored. 這個警衛會畫畫，竟然是因為太無聊！ I know that museums aren't always that interesting, and sometimes it can even be really boring… but that is still not a good reason to draw on any of the paintings! Thankfully, the experts at the museum say the pen marks are light enough that they can probably fix the problem. Fixing the painting will cost them about three thousand four hundred dollars though. 幸好，專家說畫的痕跡不明顯，還可以修復，大概要花3400塊美金。 Ouch, that's a very expensive pen mark to erase! Remember, no matter how bored you are at a museum, you are not allowed to draw on any of the artwork! 不可以唷！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 無聊的時候會想畫圖嗎？ 1. Bored 無聊的。 What do you do when you're bored? 你無聊的時候做什麼？ I go to the gym. And you? 我上健身房。你呢？ I open the refrigerator. 我打開冰箱。 2. Draw 畫圖。 What are you drawing? 你在畫什麼？ The sky. 天空。 But the sky should be blue. 但是天空應該是藍色。 I'm drawing the sky over a forest fire. 我在畫森林大火的天空。 3. Problem 問題。 We have a problem. 我們有問題了。 What? 什麼問題？ We forgot the key. 我們忘了鑰匙。 That is a big problem! 確實是個大問題！ 4. Painting 油畫。 This is a beautiful painting! 這幅畫真美！ Indeed. It's worth 200 thousand. 的確是。價值二十萬元。 這些單字很常用，我們來讀一遍。 bored 無聊的 draw 畫圖 problem 問題 painting 油畫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in this story? a. Taiwan b. South Africa c. Russia 2. What happened to one of the paintings? a. Someone drew on it b. Someone stole it c. Someone bought it 3. Who drew on the painting? a. A guard b. A visitor c. A thief Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh no, I've run out of doggie poop bags! I hate it when that happens. Whenever I walk my dog, I always forget to bring enough bags to pick up his poop! 我每一次遛狗，都忘記多帶一些塑膠袋裝狗的便便！ It's important to clean up after your dogs when you take them for a walk, otherwise there would be doggie poop everywhere outside! 遛狗的時候要幫牠們撿便便，不然會到處都會是。 A woman in Japan named Akari Tanaka actually had a great idea to fix this problem. 有個叫做Akari的日本人想到一個辦法。 Akari set up "poop posts" all over her neighborhood. The poop posts come with plastic bags. People can use these bags to clean up their dog's poop. 她在社區裡設了很多"便便站"，每一站都有塑膠袋讓狗主人使用。 There is also a trash can where they throw away the used bags. 那裡也有垃圾桶可以丟掉這些袋子。 That is so thoughtful and convenient! Akari hopes when people are walking their dogs, they will take bags from these posts to clean up after their pets, and this will help keep the neighborhood clean. Akari 希望遛狗的人可以多多利用便便站，讓社區變乾淨。 What a great idea! I have seen posts like these in dog parks in Taiwan. 我在台灣的公園裡面也有看過類似的便便站。 But it would be a great idea if we had something like this all over the cities in Taiwan too! 真希望全台灣都可以有這種站！ That will really help us keep the streets clean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 替狗主人準備的便便站，真是方便！ 1. Walk 走路。 Do you walk your dog every day? 你每天都去遛狗嗎？ No, I do it on Saturday only. 不，只有星期六才這樣。 2. Take a walk 散步。 Would you like to take a walk in the park? 你想在公園散散步嗎？ What a lovely idea! 真棒的主意！ Let me get my hat and coat. 我去拿我的帽子和外套。 3. Clean up 清理。 How's the dinner? 晚飯如何啊？ It's delicious! Thank you! 很好吃，謝謝！ Good, now can you please clean up the kitchen? 真好，現在可以請你清理廚房嗎？ I'm on it. 我就來做。 4. Convenient 方便的。 We should buy a dishwasher. 我們應該買個洗碗機。 I agree. It'll be very convenient. 我同意。會很方便的。 We use these words every day. walk 走路 take a walk 散步 clean up 清理 convenient 方便的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of posts is this story talking about? a. Poop posts b. Traffic posts c. Light posts 2. What do these posts come with? a. Bags b. Leashes c. Pet treats 3. In which country were these posts put up? a. The U.S. b. South Korea c. Japan Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hey kids! Today I want to talk about a very important topic… sleep! Sleep is really important. Many people don't get enough sleep. 睡眠很重要，但是很多人都睡太少。 How much sleep is enough? Adults should get about eight hours of sleep. What about kids? Babies need a lot of sleep. They need 12 to 16 hours of sleep. Wow! That's a lot of sleep. 大人需要睡八個小時，嬰兒要睡12到16個小時。 What about you guys? Well, if you are 6 to 12 years old, you should get between 9 and 12 hours. If you are a teenager, you should get from 8 to 10 hours of sleep. 6到12歲，應該要睡9到12小時。青少年應該要睡8到10個小時。 So, do you get enough sleep? If you don't, you should go to bed earlier. I know you guys have to wake up early for school. 我當然知道你們要早起去上學。 There are many reasons why you should get enough sleep. First, it helps you to stay healthy. Second, it helps you to think well. 充足的睡眠會讓你更健康，想事情也可以更清楚。 It's hard to think if you are tired, right? There's also another interesting reason. People who don't get enough sleep eat more food. That's because people who don't sleep long enough are hungrier. 另外，睡不夠的人會吃得更多，因為他們更容易覺得餓。 So, if you sleep longer, you won't eat as much food. If you don't want to feel so hungry all the time, you should sleep more. Well, I think it's time for me to go. It's time for me to take a nap! ________________________________ Vocabulary 睡眠有益身心，你每天睡幾個鐘頭？ 1. Hour 小時。 I usually sleep 6 to 7 hours a day. 我一天通常睡六七個小時。 Lucky you! 你真幸運！ I can only sleep 4 hours. 我只能睡四個鐘頭。 2. Tired 疲倦。 Don't you feel tired? 你不覺得累嗎？ Of course I do. 當然會。 But I'm never too tired to have a good lunch. 不過從來不會累到沒辦法吃中飯。 3. Sleep 睡覺。 Why can't you sleep more? 你為什麼不能多睡一點兒？ I have too much work to do. 我有太多工作要做。 4. hungry 飢餓的。 And all this talk is making me hungry. 而且這些談話讓我肚子餓了。 Me too. Let's go out and eat. 我也是。我們出去吃吧。 Let's all get more sleep! 一起來讀單字。 hour 小時 tired 疲倦的 sleep 睡眠 hungry 飢餓的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story mainly about? A: Why people don't get enough sleep B: Why sleep is important C: Why people eat so much food 2. If you are between 6 and 12 years, how much sleep do you need? A: 6 to 8 hours B: 8 to 10 hours C: 9 to 12 hours 3. What happens if you don't get enough sleep? A: You don't eat as much food. B You don't eat healthy food. C: You are hungrier. Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Crows are super smart birds! I mean… really, really smart! Scientists say crows are about as smart as 7-year-old children! 烏鴉超級聰明，智商大概跟7歲小孩一樣！ Crows love to play games and they can make tools! 牠們喜歡玩遊戲，也會製作工具！ And crows can be a little naughty, too - just like 7 year-old kids! They sometimes take things and fly away… and they sometimes find a way to get into garbage cans and they make a big mess! 他們喜歡偷東西然後飛走，有時候，烏鴉也會想辦法進到垃圾桶，然後弄得一團亂。 So, some people in Sweden had an interesting idea. They said, "Hey! Crows are super smart. They like to pick things up. Maybe we can teach them to pick up litter!" 瑞典有人想到，可以教烏鴉去撿垃圾。 "Litter" is the English word for garbage people throw on the ground."Litter" 和 "garbage" 中文的意思都是垃圾，但 "Litter" 是特別指丟在地上的垃圾。 It's not nice to litter, but… (sigh) people still do it… and there is too much garbage on the ground. So people in Sweden taught the crows to pick up litter and the idea worked! For the crows… picking up the litter is like a fun game! When the crow drops a piece of litter into the clean-up box… a little snack comes out. Yeah! 烏鴉只要把垃圾撿起來丟進盒子，就會有零食掉出來。 The crows love the game… and the streets are getting cleaner. The crows are really good at finding litter! 烏鴉很喜歡這個遊戲，而且街道也因為這樣變得更乾淨。 The idea is working so well, now other countries want to follow Sweden's example. Hmm… Maybe we should try that in Taiwan, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類製造垃圾，烏鴉幫忙撿。 1) Pick up 撿起來。 We should pick up the litter. 我們應該把垃圾撿起來。 No, I'm not doing that. 不，我不做。 Why not? 為什麼不呢？ I hate picking things up from the ground. 我討厭從地上撿東西。 2) Game 遊戲。 Just think of it as a game. 你就把它當作遊戲。 I can't, I'm not a crow. 我沒辦法，我不是烏鴉。 And besides, there's no snack. 而且也沒有零食。 3) Street 街道。 This street is so clean! 這條街道好乾淨！ Yeah, and there are lovely coffee shops on the sides of the street. 街道兩邊還有可愛的咖啡館。 4) Children 兒童。 Pigs are as smart as 4-year-old children. 豬跟四歲小孩一樣聰明。 Crows are even smarter! 烏鴉更聰明！ 今天學了哪些單字？ pick up 撿起來 game 遊戲 street 街道 children 兒童 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "litter"? A: Something to send to Santa Claus B: A kind of bird C: Garbage people throw on the ground 2. Where are they teaching crows to clean-up the streets? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Swaziland 3. How smart are crows? A: As smart as a dog! B: As smart as the American president! C: As smart as a 7-year-old child Answers 1: C 2: A 3: C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the machines that people have sent into space? 你有沒有想過，人類送上外太空的東西，用完之後去了哪裡？ For example, the International Space Station, or ISS, is like a giant "building" in outer space that astronauts use. 太空人使用的國際太空站就像一棟很大的建築物。 But NASA, the U.S.'s space agency, say they need to shut it down soon. 美國太空總署說，需要盡快關閉它。 So what will they do? Leave it in space? Nope, they're going to let the station… crash back to Earth. 被關掉的太空站會被留在太空嗎？不會，它會墜毀到地球上。 But don't worry, it's not as dangerous as it sounds. Really smart space scientists know how to control the International Space Station as it comes back to Earth, and they will make it land in a spot far away from any people. 科學家會讓太空站落在無人地區。 The spot is about three-thousand miles from the coast of New Zealand in the ocean. This spot is called Point Nemo. 這個地方叫做尼莫點，在距離紐西蘭五千公里的大海中。 In fact, a lot of space junk has been dumped in this spot over the years. Over two hundred and sixty-three pieces of space junk has fallen back to Earth in this area since the year 1971. 從1971年開始，已經有260多個太空垃圾掉在那裡。 That's a lot of space garbage in the ocean. But until scientists can figure out a better way to bring things back to Earth, that's where they will all go. ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空垃圾不會永遠留在太空中。 1. Space junk 太空垃圾。 There's so much space junk up there! 天上有好多太空垃圾！ Really? How much? 真的喔? 有多少？ NASA says over 27,000 pieces! 太空總署說超過兩萬七千件！ 2. Dangerous 危險的。 Is it dangerous for Earth? 對地球來說那些垃圾會危險嗎？ It can be dangerous for satellites. 對人造衛星可能會危險。 3. Land 降落。 The spaceship will land in a desert. 太空船會降落在沙漠中。 When will it land? 它什麼時候降落？ At 7 tonight. 今晚七點。 4. Go 去。 Where are you going? 你要去哪裡？ To Yilan. 去宜蘭。 Didn't you go there last week? 你不是上星期去過了嗎？ I did. But I'd like to go again. 是去過了，但是還想再去。 These are fun words to learn. space junk 太空垃圾 dangerous 危險的 land 降落 go 去 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is NASA planning to shut down? a. The moon b. The International Space Station c. The Tiangong Space Station 2. Where is this thing from outer space going to land? a. In Taiwan b. At Point Nemo c. In New Zealand 3. How many pieces of space junk have fallen in this place? a. Over 200 pieces b. Over 2,000 pieces c. Over 2 million pieces Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hi there! Excuse me; I was just eating some chicken nuggets. A lot of restaurants sell fried chicken nuggets… it's a very popular food! 很多餐廳都有賣雞塊。 But these days, lots of people don't want to eat meat. So one fried chicken restaurant tried something different. They made special chicken nuggets. 現在有很多人不吃肉，所以有炸雞餐廳做了特別的雞塊。 They took the chicken out of the nuggets. What?! That's right. They made chicken nuggets without chicken. Instead, they used plant-based ingredients. I think it's like tofu. But, I don't know if it is tofu for sure, because the chicken restaurant keeps the exact ingredients secret. They just say the nuggets are made from plants, and not animals. 這個餐廳不用雞肉，而是用植物類的食材來做雞塊。 People who ate the nuggets said they tasted similar to regular chicken nuggets. They also said they were similar to regular nuggets in texture. 大家說這種雞塊的口感跟味道跟一般的雞塊差不多。 But this was only a trial. The restaurant wanted to see if people like them. Maybe they will try it again sometime. Maybe other restaurants will try this, too. 餐廳還在測試，看看大家喜不喜歡吃，之後其他餐廳也有可能也會賣這種雞塊。 Would you eat plant-based chicken nuggets? I think I might. They say the flavor is close to real chicken nuggets. 你會想吃用植物做的雞塊嗎？ I think it might be a good idea. What do you think? 也許是個好主意，你認為呢？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 炸雞塊卻沒有雞，聽起來好像牛肉麵沒有牛肉。 1. Chicken 雞肉。 Do you like chicken nuggets? 你喜歡吃炸雞塊嗎？ Oh yes, last week I ate a lot of fried chicken too. 喜歡，我上星期也吃了好多炸雞。 2. Popular 受歡迎的。 They are popular among young people. 它在年輕人之間很受歡迎。 Well, the most popular snack is still French fries. 最受歡迎的還是炸薯條。 3. Plant 植物。 Tofu is made from plants. 豆腐是用植物做的。 From soybeans, right? 用黃豆，對嗎？ Exactly. 正是。 4. Similar 相似的。 Tofu and soybeans don't look similar at all. 豆腐跟黃豆看起來一點都不像。 No, they don't. They look very different. 是不像，它們看起來大不同。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ chicken 雞肉 popular 受歡迎的 plant 植物 similar 相似的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did a fried chicken restaurant do? A: Stop selling all chicken B: Change its name C: Introduce some new food 2. What did people say about the new chicken nuggets? A: They tasted like regular nuggets. B: They were very different from regular chicken. C: They didn't taste very good. 3. Which is true about the new chicken nuggets? A: This restaurant will sell them forever. B: They are not very healthy. C: The restaurant only sold them for a short time. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you like soy milk? I do! I drink soy milk almost every morning! 我喜歡豆漿，幾乎每天早上都會喝。 But, there are now lots of other kinds of milk, too! There is oat milk… and almond milk… but here's a new one: potato milk! 現在有燕麥奶、杏仁奶，甚至還有馬鈴薯奶！ Really?? Potato milk? Sounds weird, right? But people who have tried it say it is delicious! Potato milk doesn't have as much protein as soy milk or almond mil … but potatoes are very easy to grow and don't need much water or land. 雖然馬鈴薯奶沒有很多蛋白質，但是種馬鈴薯很容易，不需要太多水和農地。 It's what we call a "sustainable" product… it means you don't need to use so much energy or water or land to get it. 這種農產品叫做「永續產品」，表示它消耗的能源、水跟土地都比較少。 Oat milk or soy milk is not as sustainable as potato milk… and these days, people are looking for sustainable food ideas. There are now almost 8 billion people living on this earth! 8 billion! That's a lot of people! It's already hard to grow enough food to feed all the world's people… so sustainable ideas for growing food are becoming very important. 地球現在有八十億人，要種這麼多食物給全世界的人吃很困難，所以糧食永續的概念越來越重要。 Hmm… potato milk… what do you think? Does it sound yummy? Yeah. I think I'd like to try some! ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 馬鈴薯奶聽起來不好喝，但是它對環境比較友善。 1. Potato 馬鈴薯。 I'm growing potatoes. 我在種馬鈴薯。 So that you can make French fries? 好來做薯條嗎？ No, I'm trying to make potato milk. 不，我要試做馬鈴薯奶。 2. A lot of 很多。 That doesn't sound delicious. 聽起來不好喝。 I know. But I heard that a lot of people like potato milk. 我知道，但我聽說很多人喜歡馬鈴薯奶。 3. People 人們。 Those people may be allergic to cow's milk. 那些人可能對牛奶過敏。 Or some people just want to try something new. 也有人只想試試新東西。 4. Look for 尋找。 I'm often looking for new places for my dinner. 我經常找新的地方吃晚飯。 What have you found? 你找到了什麼呢？ A noodle shop nearby. 附近一家麵館。 We use these words all the time. potato 馬鈴薯 a lot of 很多 people 人們 look for 尋找 ________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: Things cows like to eat B: A new kind of milk C: Ice cream made from flowers 2. What does 'sustainable' food mean? A: It doesn't need too much water or land to grow B: It comes from a cow or a horse C: It's a kind of food for tigers 3. How many people are there on earth today? A: Almost 8 billion! B: Almost 80 million! C: 5 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn