
News For Kids
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.
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Dec 21, 2021 • 6min
Fish with 555 Teeth
Did you know, we have two sets of teeth over our lives? We sometimes call the first teeth: 'baby teeth.'
人的一生有兩組牙齒,第一組叫做乳牙。
Kids have 20 baby teeth.
As you grow up, you lose your baby teeth and get new 'adult' teeth.
成長過程中,牙齒會慢慢掉光,長出來的新牙齒叫做恆齒。
Do you have all your adult teeth yet? Adults have 32 teeth… well, most of the time. Some animals have many teeth, some have a few, and some have none.
But I know about a fish that has 555 teeth!
有一種魚有555顆牙齒!
Yeah! Really! 555!
This fish is about 50 centimeters long, and it lives in the North Pacific Ocean.
這種魚長50公分,生活在北太平洋。
It can catch and eat lots of other big fish. Scientists wanted to learn more about this fish… so they caught some and looked inside their scary mouths… and found 555 teeth!
But that's not all! Scientists found that the fish is always growing new teeth!
科學家還發現,這種魚會一直長新牙齒!
Every day, the fish loses 20 teeth and starts to grow new teeth. And… they can grow new teeth in just about one day!
牠們每天會掉20顆牙齒,一天之內新牙齒就長出來了!
The scientists were quite surprised… one day is really fast!
It takes us years to grow all our adult teeth!
我們長出所有恆齒要好幾年呢!
But this fish is losing and growing teeth every day! Cool, yeah?
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Vocabulary
有五百多顆牙齒的魚,真是驚人!
1. Teeth 牙齒。
Doctors say teeth help us smile and speak. 醫生說牙齒幫助我們微笑和講話。
Really? I thought they only help me chew food. 真的喔?我以為牙齒只幫我咀嚼食物。
2. Hundred 百。
This strange fish has hundreds of teeth! 這種奇怪的魚有數百顆牙齒!
Hundreds of teeth? 數百顆嗎?
It must have a big mouth! 它一定有很大的嘴巴!
3. Adult 成年的。
Most people have 32 adult teeth. 大部分人有32顆恆齒。
When do children's adult teeth come in? 兒童什麼時候長恆齒?
Around 6 or 7. 大約六,七歲的時候。
4. Lose 失去。
Kevin is losing his baby teeth! 凱文在掉乳齒!
My mom is beginning to lose her adult teeth. 我老媽開始掉恆齒了。
When did you lose all your baby teeth? 一起來讀單字。
teeth 牙齒
hundred 百
adult 成年的
lose 失去
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Quiz
1. How many teeth does the fish in the story have?
A: 5,555
B: 2
C: 555
2. What is special about these fish teeth?
A: About 20 fall out every day
B: The teeth are blue and yellow
C: The tooth fairy really likes these teeth
3. About how many teeth do kids and adults have?
A: Kids have 9 and adults have 50
B: Kids have 20 and adults have 32
C: Kids have 234 and adults have 555
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
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Dec 20, 2021 • 6min
The Speed of a Finger Snap
What's the fastest thing you can do with your body? Run? Ehhhh, you can run fast, I guess.
你的身體最快的動作是甚麼呢?跑步嗎?
What about blinking?
眨眼呢?
Yeah! The blink of an eye happens really fast!
眨眼睛的動作很快。
But there's something many people can do that's even faster than blinking! Twenty times faster!
有一個動作比眨眼睛快20倍。
It's something you can do… just like that!
Have you got it? Yep. it's a finger snap!
就是彈指頭。
Learning to snap your fingers can take a little practice.
不會的話需要練習。
First push your middle finger into your thumb; this is where the energy of the snap comes from.
先把中指和拇指壓在一起 產生力量。
Then slide your thumb away, and let your middle finger slap against your hand.
把拇指滑開後 讓中指彈到手上。
Scientists have tried to make the finger snap even faster. They put material between the fingers to add or take away friction. But both experiments just slowed down the finger snap.
為了讓彈指頭速度更快,科學家把東西放在手指之間來增加或是減少摩擦.,但是這兩個實驗只會讓速度慢了下來。
The finger snap has just the right amount of friction and energy!
我們彈指的時候產生的摩擦力跟能量恰恰好。
And if you practice… it's easy!
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Vocabulary
科學家說人體能做的最快的動作就是彈指。
1) Finger 手指。
There are so many things our fingers can do. 我們的手指可以做好多事。
My fingers are for using my cell phone only. 我的手指只用在手機。
2) Fast 很快, faster 更快。
Do you think you can walk faster? 你可以再走快一點嗎?
We're late. 我們遲到了。
I'm going as fast as I can. 我已經盡可能的快了。
3) Energy 能量,力量。
You need an energy drink. 你需要機能飲。
No, I don't need more energy. 不,我不需要更多能量。
I only need to sit down. 我只需要坐下來。
4) Practice 練習。
I'm going to practice playing golf. 我要練習打高爾夫。
Golf? Where will you practice? 高爾夫?你去哪兒練習?
In the classroom. 在教室裡。
So can you snap your fingers while reading the words?
finger 手指
fast 快的
faster 更快的
energy 能量
practice 練習
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Quiz
1. What is the fastest action the human body can do?
A: Jump
B: Blink
C: A finger snap
2. What effect did the scientists' experiments have on the action?
A: They made it slower
B: They made it faster
C: They had no effect
3. The action has just the right amount of what?
A: Snap power
B: Energy and friction
C: Salt and pepper
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
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Dec 19, 2021 • 6min
New Yilan Hot Springs
Brrrrrrrurrr! Winter is here!
冬天到了!
Some people don't like winter, but I do… because that's my favorite time to go to hot springs!
我喜歡冬天,因為很適合去泡溫泉!
And, I have good news. A new hot spring area has opened in a park in Yilan.
宜蘭一座公園的溫泉區新開幕了!
Yilan is famous for hot springs. This hot spring area is really nice! It's called the Qing Shui Springs or in Chinese.
清水泉湯屋。
The Qing Shui Springs has 8 pools, 4 for boys and men, and 4 for girls and women… and each pool can fit 100 people!
一共有8個大池,每個池子可以容納100個人!
There is also a hot spring pool you can cook food in… and another you can soak your feet in. Ahhh… nice!
有的池子可以煮東西,還有可以泡腳的。
Hot springs use hot water that comes from deep underground. The water has minerals in it that can be good for your health.
溫泉是來自地底下的熱水,水裡的礦物質對身體很好。
Hot spring water is special. You can only find it in some places in Taiwan, and Yilan is one of the best spots!
What's better than a nice, hot bath on a cold day? Ha… Nothing!
在冷冷的天氣,泡溫泉最棒了!
Sit back, relax, soak in the water, cook a few eggs, and feel happy and healthy! Ohhh yeahhh!
I think I'll go to Qing Shui Springs this weekend!
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Vocabulary
宜蘭的溫泉讓人喜歡冬天。
1. Winter 冬天。
Winter in Taipei is not much different from other seasons. 冬天的台北跟其他季節沒什麼不同。
Because there's no snow. 因為不下雪。
Right. Snow in winter changes everything. 對,冬天下雪會改變一切。
2. Hot spring 溫泉。
Don't you just want to soak in a hot spring? 你不會很想泡湯嗎?
I do. Let's go to Yangmingshan. 想啊,我們上陽明山吧。
They have nice hot springs there. 那兒有很好的溫泉。
3. Spot 地點。
Yangmingshan is a good spot. 陽明山是個好地點。
It's also close to Taipei city. 距離台北市也很近。
4. Soak 浸泡。
I got chocolate on my dress! 我把巧克力弄到洋裝上了。
Just soak it in water. 就把它浸泡在水裡。
Then use some soap. 然後用一點肥皂。
Do you like soaking in hot water? 來一起讀單字。
winter 冬天
hot spring 溫泉
spot 地點
soak 浸泡
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Quiz
1. What place in the story is famous for hot springs?
A: Pingtung
B: Italy
C: Yilan
2. What's the name of the park's hot spring area?
A: Qing Shui Springs (清水地熱公園)
B: The Taipei Zoo Hot Spring Park (臺北動物園地熱公園)
C: The Hakka Hot Spring Park (客家文化地熱公園)
3. What can you do at the hot spring park?
A: See fish and play on jet skis!
B: Take a bath and cook food in hot spring water!
C: Go roller-skating and rock climbing!
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
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Dec 16, 2021 • 5min
The Racehorse With a Super Long Name
Go number 7! Come on lucky number 7! Yeah! My horse won!
In some countries, people enjoy watching horse races.
有些國家的人喜歡看賽馬。
In Japan, horse racing is super popular!
One horse in Japan is getting very famous… and yes, the horse is a winner…
But it is famous because it has a super long name… I mean… super long!
這匹馬有一個超長的名字!
The horse's name is … Sumomomomomomomomo! It's a great name, right?
Come on Sumomomomomomomomo… you can do it Sumomomomomomomomo!"
The name comes from a Japanese 'tongue twister'.
這個名字的由來是日本的繞口令。
A tongue twister is something hard to say… like 吃葡萄要吐葡萄皮。
The Japanese tongue twister means, "plums and peaches are both peaches."
Sumomomomomomomomo, easy, yeah? Ha!
Some people on the radio or TV are having a hard time saying the horse's name.
轉播賽馬的主播,唸牠的名字唸得很辛苦。
Can you imagine having to say the name many times in a row?
Okay, one more time…
Sumomomomomomomomo…
Sumomomomomomomomo, coming around the track…
Sumomo…
真難欸…
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Vocabulary
日本賽馬冠軍的名字非常有趣。
1. Race 比賽。
Have you ever been to a horse race? 你有沒有去看過賽馬?
Yes I have! The Kentucky Derby many years ago. 有,很多年前有看過肯塔基州賽馬。
Wow, that's one of the biggest horse races in the U.S.! 那是美國最大的賽馬之一!
2. Horse 馬。
You can see many beautiful horses at a horse race. 你在賽馬時會看到很多漂亮的馬。Nice. I like horses. 真好,我喜歡馬。
3. Peach 水蜜桃。
Japanese people love peaches. 日本人很喜歡水蜜桃。
So do I. 我也喜歡。
Peaches are pretty and delicious. 桃子好看又美味。
4. Have a hard time 有困難。
I had a hard time learning chess. 我學西洋棋學得好累。
I have a hard time with it even now. 我到現在都覺得它很難。
我們一起來讀單字。
race 比賽
horse 馬
peach 水蜜桃
have a hard time 有困難
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Quiz
1. What is a tongue twister?
A: A sentence or sounds that are hard to say
B: A kind of tornado
C: A kind of horse race
2. What country is mentioned in the story?
A: Thailand
B: Indonesia
C: Japan
3. What's the name of the horse in the story?
A: Sumomomomomomomomo
B: Sumeeeetooobooomoomooo
C: Superhorse
Answers
1: A
2: C
3: A
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Dec 15, 2021 • 6min
New Playgrounds in Kaohsiung
Playgrounds are fun!
遊樂場真好玩!
Everyone loves slides, swings, and monkey bars.
But in Kaohsiung, some of the playgrounds are very old… The swings are broken… the slides are broken… and the monkey bars are broken.
高雄有些遊樂場很老舊,設備都壞了。
But… good news! Kaohsiung will soon open new parks… with new playgrounds!
不過馬上就有新的公園和遊樂場了!
All the swings, slides, tunnels and monkey bars are new… and they look like fun!
One big new playground park is now open in the Auzidi Park.
新的遊樂場在凹子底公園。
The Auozidi Playground looks really cool!
There are some small slides and one really big slide!
有小溜滑梯,也有超大的溜滑梯!
You have to climb up a tower of ropes to get to the big, tall slide!
And there are swings… 還有鞦韆… and tunnels for children to play in.
And of course, lots of monkey bars and other things for exercise and play!
有好多遊樂器材可以玩!
Kids in Kaohsiung will soon have many new places to play! And all the playground equipment is new!
高雄的小朋友,未來有好多新的地方可以玩,設備也都是新的。
I'm so happy for Kaohsiung! Maybe I'll go visit!
It's wet and cold in Taipei in the winter, but it's usually warm and sunny in Kaohsiung!
台北的冬天濕冷,但高雄溫暖又晴朗。
Perfect weather for going to the park!
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Vocabulary
高雄凹子底公園,會成為孩子們的新樂園。
1. Park 公園。
What's your favorite park in Taipei, Ryan? 台北你最喜歡哪個公園?
It would be the Riverside Park. 是河濱公園。
I can go biking there, 我可以去那裡騎車, and the view is wonderful. 而且景觀很棒。
2. Broken 損壞的。
What's going on? 這是怎麼回事?
All the slides and swings are broken! 所有的溜滑梯跟鞦韆都壞了!
Yeah, why didn't they fix these broken things? 對啊,他們怎麼沒有修這些壞掉的東西?
3. Sunny 有太陽的。
It'll be a sunny day tomorrow. 明天是晴天。
Let's go out and have some fun! 我們出去玩兒吧!
4. Open 打開,開幕。
Great idea. 好主意。
A new water park has opened in Nantou. 南投有一家水上樂園新開幕。
Then what are we waiting for? 那我們還在等什麼?
Shall we read the words?
park 公園
broken 壞的
sunny 有太陽的
open 打開
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Quiz
1. What is a 'playground'?
A: A videogame
B: A place to park your car
C: A place to play on swings, slides, and monkey bars!
2. Why are they opening new playgrounds in Kaohsiung?
A: Things in the old parks are broken
B: It's wet and cold in Kaohsiung
C: The city wants children to stay home
3. What was one park in the story?
A: Auozidi Park
B: Monkey Park
C: Lala Park
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. A
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Dec 14, 2021 • 6min
Elephants Use Their Trunks for Many Things
Hey, kids. Today, I'm going to talk about the biggest animal on land. Yup, it's the elephant.
The coolest thing about an elephant is its trunk.
大象最酷的地方,就是牠的長鼻子。
Elephants use their trunks for a lot of things. They use them to smell, of course. But they also use them to lift heavy things. And, they use them to suck water.
不但能聞東西,還能搬重物跟吸水!
But their trunks are not like straws. They don't drink the water through their trunks. They put the water from their trunks into their mouths.
可是牠們的長鼻子不像吸管喔!牠們是用鼻子把水放進嘴巴裡喝。
Some scientists in America are really interested in elephant trunks. They studied an elephant named Kelly to find out more about her trunk.
One thing they found was that Kelly uses her trunk to suck up food, not just water.
Kelly還會用鼻子吸食物。
She sucks up the food with her trunk and then puts it into her mouth. Kelly can even pick up a chip without breaking it!
Kelly還可以吸起整片的洋芋片,都不會弄破!
Why do scientists want to study elephant trunks? One reason is they think it can help them make robots better. Maybe they can make robots suck things like elephants can. This could help robots do more things.
也許科學家希望機器人也能吸東西,就跟大象一樣,這樣就可以做更多事情。
Elephants are great, aren't they?
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Vocabulary
大象長長的鼻子不但有特色,並且用處無窮。
1. Pick up 撿起來。
Elephants can use their trunks to pick up chips. 大象能用長鼻子把洋芋片撿起來。
Well, I can use my fingers to pick up an ant. 我可以用手指捏起螞蟻。
2. Mouth 嘴巴。
The baby is putting something in his mouth. 嬰兒把什麼東西放進了嘴裡。
I think it's a grape. 我想是一顆葡萄。
I'll get it out of his mouth. 我來把它拿出來。
3. Find out 發現,知道。
He wants to find out how grapes taste. 他想知道葡萄的滋味。
He can find that out when he has teeth. 他可以等有牙齒之後再去發現。
4. Interested in 有興趣。
Babies are very interested in things around them. 嬰兒對周圍的東西很有興趣。
Yeah, they like to learn. 對,他們想要學習。
這些單字每天都用得到。
pick up 撿起來
mouth 嘴巴
find out 發現,知道
interested in 有興趣
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Quiz
1. How do elephants drink water?
A: They drink it through their trunk like a straw.
B: They suck it into their trunk and put it in their mouth.
C: They blow into the water and catch it with their mouth.
2. What is the name of the elephant that scientists studied?
A: Kelly
B: Sally
C: Betty
3. Why are scientists interested in elephant trunks?
A: To make elephants more healthy
B: To make better robots
C: To help elephants drink water better
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
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Dec 13, 2021 • 6min
Shoes Made Out of Coffee Grounds
I love a good cup of coffee.
我好喜歡喝咖啡。
It smells delicious, tastes delicious, and it helps me wake up in the morning.
But every time I make a pot of coffee, I have a bunch of coffee grounds that I have to throw away afterward.
但每次煮咖啡後都留很多咖啡渣。
Well, guess what? There is a Taiwanese company that has come up with a great way to reuse coffee grounds, so they don't go to waste.
This company turns coffee grounds into shoes!
有一家公司把咖啡渣變成鞋子!
Experts at this company studied for many, many years to come up with a way to reuse the waste that comes from making coffee.
專家花了很多年研究再利用咖啡渣的方法。
And they realized coffee waste is a good material to put into different kinds of shoes!
Five cups of coffee grounds can be put into a pair of sneakers.
五杯的咖啡渣可以做一雙球鞋。
Two cups of coffee grounds can be used to make slippers.
兩杯可以做拖鞋。
And waste from fifteen cups of coffee can make a pair of rain boots!
煮十五杯咖啡剩下的咖啡渣可以做雨鞋!
That's so cool. It would be so great if all the grounds that come from the coffee I drink could be turned into something useful.
不浪費咖啡渣,真的很棒。
I wonder if these shoes smell like coffee, too.
這種鞋子會不會有咖啡香味呢?
Would you like a pair?
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Vocabulary
廢物再利用,是最環保的辦法。
1. Come up with 想出來。
I've got to come up with a plan. 我一定要想出辦法。
For what? 要做甚麼呢?
For winning the race. 贏得賽跑勝利。
Just get up and practice every day. 你就每天早起練習啊。
2. Useful 有用的。
Old newspapers can be useful. 舊報紙可以很有用。
Yeah, I often use them to clean my oven. 對啊,我經常用它們來清理烤箱。
3. Shoes 鞋子。
Would you wear shoes that are made of waste? 你會穿用廢物做的鞋子嗎?
Probably not. Would you? 大概不會。你會嗎?
I'm already wearing eco-friendly shoes. 我已經在穿環保鞋。
4. Reuse 再利用。
I think it's great to reuse things. 我覺得把東西重複利用很棒。
I agree. 我同意。
I'm using your water bottle as my vase. 我正在用你的水瓶當花瓶。
Please read the words with me.
come up with 想出來
useful 有用的
shoes 鞋子
reuse 再利用
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Quiz
1. What kind of waste is mentioned in this story?
a. Coffee grounds
b. Disposable cups
c. Plastic straws
2. What is made out of the waste in this story?
a. Shoes
b. Shirts
c. Pants
3. Where is the company mentioned in this story based?
a. Taiwan
b. Japan
c. South Korea
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. A
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Dec 12, 2021 • 6min
World's Largest Chocolate Box Opens in Belgium
World's Largest Chocolate Box Opens in Belgium
Mmmm… I love chocolate. It tastes so good. Chocolate might be my favorite kind of candy.
巧克力大概是我最喜歡吃的糖果。
I wish I could visit a chocolate factory and see how people make chocolate. That would be so much fun!
我很想去參觀巧克力工廠,一定很好玩!
The chocolate factory I really want to visit is called The Barry Callebaut Chocolate Box in Belgium. Belgium 就是比利時, and it is a country in Europe.
And this chocolate factory is very special because it is the largest chocolate factory in the world.
比利時這家工廠是全世界最大的巧克力工廠。
It's as big as 12 soccer fields!
有十二個足球場那麼大!
That is huge! If you had to run from one end of the factory to the other that would take you a long time. And you would be very, very tired!
This factory also makes a lot of chocolate. They make so much chocolate because they send it to 140 countries around the world.
這一家工廠的產品送到世界各地的140個國家。
The building even looks like a box of chocolate!
I would love to visit this chocolate factory in Belgium. Maybe I'll become a chocolate maker, and I can go there to learn how to make chocolate.
或許我可以成為巧克力師傅。
Then I can eat all the chocolate that I want, all the time! Yum!
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Vocabulary
世界最大的巧克力工廠在比利時。
1. Largest 最大的。
What is the largest city in the world? 世界最大的城市是哪個? Let me guess. 我來猜一猜。New York? 紐約? No. 不是。 Shanghai? 上海? No. It's Tokyo! 不對, 是東京。Tokyo is the largest city. 東京最大。
2. World 世界。
The world will be watching the 2022 World Cup. 全世界明年都會看世界盃比賽。So will I. 我也會。I love World Cup games. 我喜歡世界盃足球賽。
3. Factory 工廠。
They have a coke factory here. 這裡有個可樂工廠。 But I want to see a toy factory. 可是我想看玩具工廠。
4. Visit 訪問。
So would you like to visit this place? 所以你想看看這個地方嗎? No, not now. 現在不想。Maybe I'll visit next year. 我也許明年來拜訪吧。
Have you ever seen a factory? 我們來讀今天的單字。
largest 最大的
world 世界
factory 工廠
visit 訪問
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Quiz
1. What kind of candy is this story about?
a. Gummy candy
b. Bubble gum
c. Chocolate
2. Where is the biggest chocolate factory in the world?
a. The Bahamas
b. Belgium
c. Botswana
3. How big is the factory?
a. As big as 12 soccer fields
b. As big as 12 ping pong tables
c. As big as 12 swimming pools
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. A
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Dec 9, 2021 • 6min
First Movie Shot in Space
Hi, everyone! You guys know Tom Cruise, right? You've seen him in the Mission Impossible movies. You know that movie, right?
大家知道阿湯哥吧? 他是電影[不可能任務]的男主角。
Tom Cruise wants to make a movie in space. That's right. He wants to take a rocket into space and make a movie. Tom Cruise wants to be the first person to make a movie in space.
他想要成為第一個在太空拍電影的人。
But, guess what? The Russians are going to do it first.
但是俄羅斯人搶先了一步。
The Russians have already shot a movie in space. When we talk about a movie being made, we say the movie was shot.
A Russian actor and a director went into space to shoot a movie. They blasted off in October.
十月份有俄羅斯的演員跟導演已經飛到太空拍電影。
The Russian actor and director spent 12 days in space in October. They spent 12 days on the International Space Station. Then they came back to Earth.
他們在國際太空站待了十二天才回到地球。
The movie is about a doctor who saves an astronaut in space.
電影是有關一個醫生在外太空救了一個太空人。
Usually, movies about space aren't really shot in space. But this movie really was!
太空電影通常在地球拍,但這部電影真的是上太空了!
This is so cool! I hope I can see that Russian movie. But I hope Tom Cruise makes a movie in space, too!
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Vocabulary
俄國人搶先在太空拍了電影。
1. Space 太空。
Have you ever dreamed about traveling to space? 你有夢想過上太空嗎?
No, I prefer staying on earth. 沒有,我想待在地球。
But I love space movies. 不過我很愛看太空電影。
2. Rocket 火箭。
I enjoy seeing rockets blasting off. 我喜歡看火箭發射升空。
Rockets can be used as weapons too. 火箭也可以用來當武器。
3. Shoot a movie 拍電影。
Tom Cruise wants to shoot a movie in space. 阿湯哥想要在太空拍電影。
He has shot many movies in strange places. 他在很多奇怪地方都拍過電影。
4. Russia 俄國,Russian 俄國人。
Russia is a very big country. 俄國是個好大的國家!
Yeah, but you don't often meet Russians here. 對,但是你在這裡很少遇到俄國人。
Let's read the vocabulary.
space 太空
rocket 火箭
shoot a movie 拍電影
Russia 俄國
Russian 俄國人
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Quiz
1. What is this story mostly about?
A: Mission Impossible
B: A station in space
C: A movie shot in space
2. When did the actor and director go into space?
A: In September
B: In October
C: In November
3. How long did they spend in space?
A: One week
B: 12 days
C: 20 days
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
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Dec 8, 2021 • 5min
Oldest Known Animal Cave Art Found in Indonesia
Done! I finally finished my drawing.
終於畫完了。
I think it's pretty good!
I drew a picture of a dog because I like dogs.
我畫了一隻狗。
But I like drawing pictures of all kinds of other animals too…
我也喜歡畫別種動物, like cats, elephants, donkeys, or bears.
Did you know that humans have been drawing pictures of animals for a very long time? And by that I mean, a very long time.
When people first started drawing things, they drew a lot of animals. And humans from a very long time ago would often draw their pictures on cave walls.
人類很久以前,就開始在山洞裏面的牆壁畫畫。
Whenever experts find art on cave walls made by people, we call them "cave paintings".
這叫作石洞壁畫。
And guess what? Experts have found what they think is the world's oldest known cave paintings made by humans. They found them in Indonesia.
專家在印尼找到最古老的壁畫。
And the picture they found is a picture of a wild pig.
畫的是一頭野豬。
These experts think this picture of a wild pig was drawn 45,500 years ago.
這可能是四萬五千五百年前畫的壁畫。
Wow! That is a very, very old painting.
I wonder if anyone will find the picture I drew of a dog 45,500 years from now. That would be pretty cool!
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Vocabulary
最古老的洞穴壁畫,可以追溯到四萬五千多年前。
1. Painting 油畫,圖畫。
This painting was done a long time ago. 這幅畫是很久以前畫的。
It still looks new. 看起來還很新。
Yeah, I kept all my paintings in the basement. 是的,我把所有的畫都放在地下室。
2. Draw 畫。
Did you draw this one yourself? 你自己畫的這幅畫嗎?
I wish. 我希望是我。
A friend of mine drew it for my birthday. 是我一個朋友為了我的生日畫的。
3. Wild 野生的。
Cave painting is often about wild animals. 洞穴壁畫經常都是畫野生動物。
I guess wild animals were the easiest to draw. 我猜野生動物是最容易畫的。
4. Indonesia 印尼。
Many workers here are from Indonesia. 這裡很多勞工來自印尼。
My mom comes from Indonesia, too. 我媽媽也來自印尼。
So did you draw any picture today?
painting 油畫,圖畫
draw 畫
wild 野生的
Indonesia 印尼
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Quiz
1. What is artwork found on cave walls called?
a. Cave paintings
b. Caveman language
c. Cave doodles
2. In what country did experts find a very old cave painting?
a. Taiwan
b. The U.S.
c. Indonesia
3. What was the cave painting a picture of?
a. A dog
b. An elephant
c. A wild pig
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. C
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