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Argh! My arms are so tired from carrying all these heavy boxes! I am moving into a new apartment today. 我今天要搬到新的公寓。 I have packed up all my belongings into boxes, and I have been moving all of my things into my new home. Carrying heavy things all day has made me so tired. 整天搬重重的東西好累。 But you know what could be worse? If I had to carry heavy things for two years! That's what happened to an elk in the U.S. 這個狀況就發生在一頭麋鹿的身上。 An elk is a kind of deer with large horns. This elk carried a very heavy car tire around its neck for two years! 這頭麋鹿脖子上掛著一個大輪胎已經兩年了！ The tire must have accidentally gotten around its neck a long time ago. And as the elk grew bigger and its horns grew larger, the tire got stuck around its neck, and he couldn't get the tire off. 輪胎一定是以前，意外地套在麋鹿的脖子，隨著牠長大頭上的角變大，就卡住了。 Luckily, some nice people finally caught the elk and helped take the tire off. They did this by cutting the elk's horns. Don't worry! Cutting off the elk's horns did not hurt it. This way, they could pull the tire off the elk's neck. 終於有人抓到這一隻麋鹿，把牠的角割掉，然後把輪胎拿掉。不要擔心! 這樣做鹿不會受傷。 Experts say the tire weighed about 16 kilograms. I'm glad they were able to help the elk. He must have felt so much better after getting that tire off his neck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這頭可憐的麋鹿，揹著重重的汽車輪胎兩年。 1. Carry 揹，拿著。 Why are you carrying so many things? 你為什麼拿著這麼多東西？ I'm going camping tomorrow. 我明天要去露營。 That's why I need to carry these to my car. 這是為什麼我得把這些拿上車。 2. Neck 脖子。 You will hurt your neck with that bag hanging around it. 你的脖子掛那個袋子會受傷的。 Don't worry. My neck should be fine. 別擔心，我的脖子應該還好。 3. Heavy 沉重的。 This is so heavy! 這好重！ What did you put in this bag? 你這個袋子裡放了什麼？ Just five books and water. 只有五本書和水。 It's not heavy for me. 對我來說不重。 4. Cut off 切斷。 My phone line is cut off. 我的電話線被切斷了。 Because you didn't pay your bill? 因為你沒有付電話費嗎？ I think so. 我想是。 Please read the words after me. carry 揹，拿著 neck 脖子 heavy 沉重的 cut off 切斷 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animal is mentioned in this story? a. An elk b. A moose c. An elephant 2. What did the elk have around its neck? a. A tire b. A hoolahoop c. A collar 3. How did people help the elk? a. They cut off the thing around its neck b. They cut off its horns c. They gave it instructions Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Yeah… A little more… All right! Oh, hi. Sorry! I'm just putting a little tomato ketchup on my hot dog. Wait, you didn't think… no! Eww! It was ketchup! I love ketchup! 我愛番茄醬！ You know who else usually loves ketchup? Astronauts! 太空人也愛番茄醬。 A lot of the food they bring to space is dried and flavorless, so ketchup and other sauces can help make it taste better. 太空食物乾乾的，沒什麼味道，加一些醬會好吃一點。 Maybe one day they'll even be able to make ketchup in space, on Mars. Yep! Scientists have created a special type of ketchup called Marz Ketchup. 科學家做出火星番茄醬！ They made it using tomatoes grown here on earth. But they used conditions like those on Mars! The conditions on Mars are very different to Earth. The soil, temperature, and water conditions are all different. 因為火星的泥土、溫度跟水，都跟地球不一樣，所以科學家在地球上模擬了火星的環境來種番茄。 But they could still grow tomatoes, they could still make ketchup, and it still tasted good! 做出來的番茄醬，一樣很好吃！ Cool! Maybe one day, when people do go to Mars, the one thing they won't have to pack is ketchup! ________________________________ Vocabulary 模擬火星的自然環境來做番茄醬，結果味道沒有什麼不同。 1. Flavor 味道。 I don't like the flavor of this ketchup. 我不喜歡這個蕃茄醬的味道。 What's wrong with it? 它有什麼問題？ It has an artificial flavor. 它有一股人工的味道。 2. Grow 種植。 Can we grow tomatoes on Mars? 我們可以在火星上種番茄嗎？ I don't know. 我不知道。 But the movie "The Martian" says we can grow potatoes on Mars. 不過電影[絕地救援]說我們可以在火星上種馬鈴薯。 3. Mars 火星。 Did you know that Mars is smaller than Earth? 你知道火星比地球小嗎？ I do. Earth is twice the size of Mars. 我知道，地球是火星兩倍大。 4. Different 不同的。 The two planets are very different. 這兩個行星很不一樣。 Right, as different as oranges and bananas. 就像橘子跟香蕉那樣不同。 Would you like to taste Marz ketchup? flavor 味道 grow 種植 Mars 火星 different 不同的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What sauce is the story about? A: Mustard B: Mayonnaise C: Ketchup 2. Which of these ingredients are used to make this sauce? A: Bananas B: Tomatoes C: Potatoes 3. What planet's conditions were used to grow this ingredient? A: Conditions like those on Earth B: Conditions like those on Mars C: Conditions like those on Jupiter Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Argh! Okay, okay, stop! That is not a pleasant way to wake up. But do you know an even worse way to wake up? A giant rock falling into your bed! 有人睡覺時被砸下來的石頭嚇醒！ Yep, that is something that has really happened! A woman named Ruth in Canada was woken up one day when a large rock fell through her roof, and landed right in her bed. 事情發生在加拿大，一塊大石頭穿過屋頂，掉到一位女士的床上。 Ruth didn't know right away what happened. She woke up and saw there was a hole in her ceiling, and a lot of dust on her face. 她醒來發現臉上都是灰塵，還有天花板破了一個大洞。 But when she looked around, she saw there was a rock between her pillows. The rock weighed 2.8 pounds, and was about the size of a small cabbage. 石頭的大小像一顆高麗菜。 And guess what else? It came from space! 它是從外太空來的! A smart scientist found out that the rock was part of a meteor shower that had passed by. 有一位科學家發現石頭是流星雨的一部分。 Ruth is keeping the rock for now. And experts say if she wants to sell it in the future, she could probably make a lot of money! Wow, that sounds great. But I think I would still rather not have space rocks falling into my home! 聽起來不錯，但是還是不要有石頭砸到我家比較好！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 醒來發現床上有大石頭，這可不好玩！ 1. Rock 石頭。 A rock fell into the woman's bed! 一顆石頭掉在那個女子的床上！ Isn't that the strangest thing? 這真是最奇怪的事了。 There must be an earthquake. 一定是有地震。 2. Wake up 醒來。 There's no earthquake. 沒有地震。 The woman woke up when the rock hit her bed. 女子在石頭砸到床上的時候醒來。 That's a bad way to wake up! 那樣子驚醒真糟糕。 3. Look around 看一看四周。 Look around and tell me what you see. 你四周看看，然後告訴我你看到什麼。 Lots of trees and rocks? 很多樹木跟石頭嗎？ No, look again. 不對，你再看。 4. Fall 落下。 Something is falling from the sky! 有東西從天上掉下來！ It's snow! Ha ha, it's snow! 是雪，是在下雪！ So how do you like to wake up in the morning? rock 石頭 wake up 醒來 look around 看一看四周 fall 掉下來 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What fell through Ruth's roof? a. An apple b. A rock c. A bird 2. Where did the rock land? a. In Ruth's bed b. In Ruth's toilet c. In Ruth's kitchen sink 3. Where did the rock come from? a. The neighbor's house b. Outer space c. Her attic Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know what 'buskers' are? You see them performing on the street in cities all over the world. 世界各地都會看到在街上表演的人。 Sometimes they play the guitar and sing… other times they do magic tricks… or they might do a cool show with a yo-yo! 有一些表演者會自彈自唱，或表演魔術，甚至耍溜溜球特技！ In Chinese, we call them 'jie tou yi ren'. In English, they are called "buskers" or "street performers." Recently in Taipei, there was a festival where lots of different buskers did all kinds of shows! It was so interesting. 最近在台北有一場街頭藝術嘉年華，很多街頭藝人都去表演，非常有趣！ Many buskers play music or do magic… but some buskers stand super still, and pretend to be a statue! 有一些街頭藝人會假裝自己是雕像。 Buskers are working, and workers need to make money, right? If you see a busker and you like their music or their show, you can give them a little money. 如果喜歡他們的表演，你可以拿錢給他們。 There is usually a box to put money in. It doesn't have to be a lot …. you could give them 50 NT, or 100 NT, or whatever you choose… then the busker can keep doing their shows! 一點點錢就可以支持街頭藝人繼續表演喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 街頭藝人是都市裡面常見的風景。 1. Perform 表演。 Look, a clown on the street! 你看，小丑在街上！ Yeah, I think he's performing for the kids. 我想他在表演給小孩看。 He's good. He should perform on TV. 他真不錯! 應該上電視表演。 2. Make money 賺錢。 I hope he can make some money on the street. 我希望他在街上表演能賺錢。 I believe he can. 我相信他可以。 3. All kinds of 各種各樣的。 There are all kinds of vendors at a festival. 節慶時有各式各樣的攤販。 Like the one selling fried chicken? 比如說賣炸雞排的嗎？ Yeah, that and many others. 對，還有很多其他的。 4. Festival 節慶。 There will be a Street Performers' Festival this weekend. 這周末有街頭藝人節。 Sounds interesting! Where is it? 聽起來很有趣! 在哪裡？ At Ximending in Taipei. 在台北西門町。 今天的單字和片語很有用。 perform 表演 make money 賺錢 all kinds of 各種各樣的 festival 節慶 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'busker'? A: A bus driver B: A person who plays music at home C: A person who does a show on the street 2. What kind of shows can you see on the street? A: Music shows, magic shows, and human statues! B: Dancing elephants C: Swimming and scuba diving 3. How do buskers make money? A: If people like the show, they give the busker money B: Their mommy and daddy give them money C: The city government gives them money Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Ah, what a beautiful day to be at the beach. Ew! Why is there so much garbage? 海邊的垃圾怎麼這麼多？ Many beaches have a lot of garbage buried in the sand. 很多垃圾都被埋在沙裡面。 There is also a lot of garbage floating in the oceans. 海裡的垃圾也很多。 There is so much trash in the ocean that a lot of it has become a giant pile of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. People call it The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 太平洋上有一堆垃圾聚集，叫做太平洋垃圾帶。 Scientists think this garbage patch is 1.6 million square kilometers in size. That is about three times the size of France! 它的面積比法國大三倍！ Luckily, there is an organization called the Ocean Cleanup Project that is trying to fix the problem. This organization invented a kind of net that can scoop garbage out of the water. 還好有一個海洋清潔團體發明了打撈垃圾的網子。 They weren't sure if they could do it, but their latest experiments show the net is working! And the best part is, the net doesn't hurt any sea animals. The net is designed so that sea animals don't get trapped in it. 海洋動物也不會被困在網子裡。 That's great, but do you know what the best way is to protect the oceans? Don't put garbage in it in the first place! 最能夠保護海洋的方法，就是不要把垃圾丟進海裡！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 想要用網子清除百萬平方公里的垃圾，恐怕很難。 1. Net 網子。 My poor cat is trapped in the net! 我可憐的貓被網子困住了。 This is one big net! 這個網子超大的！ Yeah, it's a mosquito net. 對，這是個蚊帳。 2. The best way 最好的方法。 The best way to get your cat out is to cut the net open. 把你的貓弄出來最好的辦法是把網子剪開。 I guess that's the only way. 我想那是唯一的辦法。 3. Protect 保護。 We need to protect the ocean from pollution. 我們需要保護海洋不受汙染。 It's already polluted. 它已經被汙染了。 That means we must protect it more. 這表示我們必須更保護它。 4. Problem 問題。 Garbage is a big problem. 垃圾是個大問題。 It sure is. 確實是。 Let's read the words together. net 網子 the best way 最好的方法 protect 保護 problem 問題 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean called? a. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch b. The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch c. Garbage Mountain 2. How big is it? a. Three times the size of Taiwan b. Three times the size of the U.S. c. Three times the size of France 3. What is the organization mentioned in this story called? a. The Ocean Cleanup Project b. The Ocean Avengers c. Aquaman's Super Cleanup Crew Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oh, excuse me! Do you ever feel sleepy during the day, but then not sleepy that night? Actually, a lot of people have that problem! 你會不會有時候白天想睡覺，但是到了晚上就不睏了? 其實很多人都有這個問題。 Do you also ever feel sleepy when sitting on the bus or the train? 你搭公車或是火車時也昏昏欲睡嗎？ Guess what? A lot of people feel like that too! You must have seen many people fall fast asleep on their way to school, or work, or on the way home when riding public transport. 你一定看過別人在公車上熟睡。 Well, in Hong Kong, a company that does bus tours decided to give these people what they want. They started a new tour. A five-hour bus ride that just… drives around. Passengers buy tickets to this tour… to get some sleep! 一家香港旅行社決定來幫忙。他們推出五小時繞來繞去的巴士行程，客人買票上車就可以睡覺了 ! That's pretty weird! The tour bus also gives passengers an eye mask and ear plugs! Some passengers even bring their own blanket, pillow, and slippers! 旅行社提供眼罩跟耳塞. 有的客人還會帶自己的棉被枕頭跟拖鞋！ If you really can't sleep, maybe a long sleepy bus tour could help you. But I still think I'd prefer getting a good night's sleep in my own comfortable bed! ________________________________ Vocabulary 搭乘這種巴士哪裡也不去，只在車上睡覺。 1. People 人們。 Many people feel tired on their way to work. 很多人在上班途中覺得好累。 I'm one of those people. 我就是那些人中間的一個。 2. Sleep 睡眠，Sleepy 睏倦的。 Do you sleep well at night? 你晚上睡得好嗎？ No, I can only get 5 to 6 hours of sleep every night. 不好，我每天晚上只能睡五六個鐘頭。 That's why I'm always sleepy. 這是為什麼我總是好睏。 3. On their way 在途中。 Can you buy breakfast on your way to school? 你可以在上學路上買早餐嗎？ Sure, no problem. 可以，沒問題。 4. Tour 旅程。 We're going on a tour tomorrow. 我們明天要去旅行。 Tour? A tour to where? 旅行？到哪裡旅行？ To the Land of Sleep. 去睡眠之鄉旅行。 Would you join me to read the words? people 人們 sleep 睡眠 on their way 在途中 tour 旅行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the tour from the story happening? A: Hong Kong B: Australia C: Vietnam 2. What will the passengers ride on the tour? A: A train B: A bus C: A boat 3. What kind of tour is it? A: A party tour B: A history tour C: A sleepy tour Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There's a new music center in Kaohsiung City! The building is really cool… it looks like it was made by aliens! 新的高雄流行音樂中心，看起來好像外星人蓋的建築！ There is one big indoor place for concerts and one big outdoor place for concerts. 5,000 people can fit inside… and 8,000 people can fit outside. 室內可以容納五千人，室外則可以有八千人。 The new Kaohsiung Music Center is near the port and the Love River. At nighttime, beautiful colorful lights shine on the building. It makes the area look cool. 流行音樂中心位在港口和愛河邊，晚上會有彩色燈光照射，看起來很酷！ The Kaohsiung Music Center is for concerts, that means maybe a rock music show, or maybe pop music, or any kind of music! Maybe some famous DJ will have a show there! 搖滾樂團、流行歌手或各種音樂表演，未來都可能會在那裡登場。 The new music center is very exciting for people in Kaohsiung. It is going to be a really cool place for all kinds of music shows in the city! ________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄流行音樂中心已經在上個月開幕。 1. Music 音樂。 What kind of music do you like? 你喜歡哪種音樂？ I prefer jazz. It's my favorite kind of music. 我比較喜歡爵士。它是我最愛的音樂種類。 2. Indoor 室內， outdoor 室外。 I enjoy jazz more when I'm in an outdoor space. 我在戶外空間時更能欣賞爵士。 Me too. 我也是。 But sometimes an indoor place, like a restaurant, is also fine. 不過有時候室內的地方，比如說餐廳也不錯。 3. Show 表演。 There's a jazz show tomorrow night. 明天晚上有爵士表演。 Where? 在哪裡？ At the new music center. 在新的音樂中心。 4. Building 建築物。 You mean that big building by the Love River? 你是說愛河旁邊的那座大建築嗎？ Yes, the show will be there. 對，表演就在那裏。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ music 音樂 indoor 室內 outdoor 室外 show 表演 building 建築物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the new music center? A: In Korea B: In Kaohsiung C: In Cambodia 2. What kind of music shows will people be able to hear? A: Rock concerts, pop concerts, and DJ shows B: Dolphin and whale singing C: Alien music 3. How many people can fit in the music center? A: 5,000 inside and 8,000 outside B: 40 inside and 6 outside C: 100 inside and 100,000 outside Answers 1: B 2: A 3: A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Here's a question for you. What animal is big, green, ugly, and sounds like this? Wow! That's scary! Did you guess what it is? It's an alligator. Did you know that there are more than a million alligators in Florida? That's right - there are over a million alligators in the U.S. state of Florida. 美國佛州，有超過一百萬隻鱷魚。 What would you do if you saw an alligator? I would run as fast as I could to get away. But alligators are really fast. Some can run about 50 kilometers an hour. 鱷魚跑起來的速度很快，時速可以高達50公里！ A man in Florida named Eugene Bozzi saw an alligator in his neighbor's yard. It was two-meters long. 在 Florida，有一個人發現他鄰居的院子，有一隻兩公尺長的鱷魚！ But Eugene didn't run away. He used a garbage can to catch the alligator. 但是Eugene 沒有逃跑，而是用大垃圾桶把鱷魚抓起來。 Eugene is a strong guy. But the alligator was strong, too. It made a big noise in the trash can. But Eugene didn't run away. He trapped the animal in the garbage can and shut the lid. Then he rolled the garbage can to a pond and let the alligator go in the water. Eugene 把鱷魚弄進垃圾桶裡，蓋上蓋子，然後把桶子推到水池邊，讓鱷魚回到水裡。 I'm glad Taiwan doesn't have any alligators! ________________________________ Vocabulary 垃圾桶可以用來對付鱷魚，想不到吧？ 1. Trash 垃圾。 Let's clear away the trash. 我們來把這些垃圾清走。 This is not trash. 這不是垃圾。 It's my art project. 這是我的藝術作品。 Okay, gee, I'm sorry. 真抱歉。 2. Fast 很快地。 Alligators can run very fast. 鱷魚可以跑很快。 Of course, they have four legs. 當然，牠們有四條腿。 But I can run fast too. 但是我也可以跑很快。 Faster than alligators? 比鱷魚快嗎？ That I'm not sure. 這我不確定。 3. Catch 抓住。 What did you catch today? 你今天抓到什麼？ Two fish and a turtle. 兩條魚和一隻烏龜。 4. Strong 強壯的。 How strong is a turtle shell? 烏龜殼有多強？ Very strong. 很強。 You can't break it with stones. 你沒辦法用石頭打破它。 來一起讀單字。 trash 垃圾 fast 很快地 catch 抓住 strong 強壯的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Eugene see the alligator? A: In some water near his home B: In a garbage can C: Around his neighbor's home 2. How fast can alligators run? A: About 5 kilometers an hour B: About 15 kilometers an hour C: About 50 kilometers an hour 3. What did Eugene do with the alligator? A: He let it go in a pond. B: He took it to a zoo. C: He gave it to his neighbor. Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Buy! Buy! Buy! Quick! Hurry! On sale! Cheap! Cheap! Cheap! Buy more… yes… more and more! It's BLACK FRIDAY! 趕快買啦！黑色星期五到了！ Hmmm… Black Friday? That sounds scary. Is Black Friday like Halloween? Well, no, but it can be a bit scary when people get too crazy. Black Friday, in America, is the Friday after Thanksgiving… at the end of November. But now many places around the world have a Black Friday. 在美國，黑色星期五指的是感恩節之後的星期五。 On that Friday, lots of stores and shops have big sales. Some people start buying presents for Christmas on Black Friday. At many, many shops and stores… and also online… you can find good deals and cheap prices. 在那一天很多商店會大減價，大家也會開始採買耶誕節禮物。 But… it's getting a bit too crazy. In some places in America, people sometimes fight in stores to grab the last cheap toy or whatever… it's really very silly and not very kind. 可是有的地方，有人為了搶最便宜的東西而打架，實在有點誇張，也很不友善。 Everyone likes to save money. Everyone likes to find a good sale. But pushing and yelling and fighting… that's just too much! Some Black Friday shoppers go a little crazy and start acting like wild animals! 大家都喜歡省錢，但為了省錢變得像野獸一樣，就太瘋狂了吧！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 黑色星期五不是恐怖的節日，而是指商店大減價。 1. Sale 打折賣。 Are you ready for the big winter sales? 冬季大減價你準備好了嗎？ Oh yes, and I'm also thinking about the New Year's Day sales. 好了，我也在思考元旦的折扣。 2. Price 價錢。 Are the prices a lot cheaper? 價錢會便宜很多嗎？ The prices are much cheaper for children's clothes. 兒童的衣服便宜很多。 3. Cheap 便宜的。 I found a really cheap scooter yesterday. 我昨天找到一輛很便宜的摩托車。 Really? How much? 真的，多少錢？ 4,500NT. 四千五百塊。 That's really cheap! 那真的很便宜！ 4. Shopper 購物者。 Shoppers sometimes go crazy for good deals. 購物的人有時候會瘋狂搶好康。 Of course. Saving money feels good. 當然啦，省錢感覺很好。 Let's read the vocabulary. sale 打折賣 price 價錢 cheap 便宜的 shopper 購物者 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Black Friday? A: A Halloween Party B: A Friday where the sun never comes up C: A shopping day with super sales 2. What do people do on Black Friday? A: Go shopping at stores or online to find cheap deals! B: Stay at home and prepare for Thanksgiving C: Dress up like pirates and ghosts 3. What's one problem with Black Friday? A: It's too dark B: Some people get too crazy when they go shopping! C: It's on the same day as Thanksgiving Answers 1: C 2: A 3: B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Do you know anybody who doesn't eat meat? Or maybe you don't eat meat. 你認識吃素的人嗎? 還是你自己就不吃肉？ A person who doesn't eat meat is a vegetarian. Many restaurants have vegetarian dishes. There are also some restaurants that only serve vegetarian dishes. 很多餐廳提供蔬食，也有素菜餐廳。 But did you know there's also a whole city that's vegetarian? 但是你知道有個吃素的城市嗎？ A whole city that only serves vegetarian dishes! No meat at all! Wow! The city is in India and it's called Varanasi. 這個城市在印度，名叫瓦拉納西。 Varanasi is a very special place. It's one of the oldest cities in the whole world. 它是全世界最古老的城市之一。 People have lived there for thousands of years and people still live there now! It's also where the oldest religion in the world Hinduism started! 世界最古老的印度教，也是從這裡開始。 Many people visit Varanasi because of its history. So restaurants used to serve dishes with meat to the visitors. 它吸引很多觀光客, 所以餐廳以前的菜單當然包含肉類。 But many of the people who live in Varanasi do not eat meat. Then a couple of years ago they made it a rule not to serve or eat meat in their city anymore. Now it's a vegetarian city! It's another reason why Varanasi really is a special place! 因為當地住居民大多吃素，所以當地政府兩年前規定，餐廳不再提供肉類，現在他們真的是一個吃素的城市。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 整個城市都吃素，這可就特別了。 1. Vegetarian 素食者。 I could never be a vegetarian. 我永遠做不成吃素的人。 Because you love meat too much? 因為你太喜歡吃肉嗎？ Exactly. Meat tastes so much better! 正是，肉美味得多了。 2. Meat 肉類。 So what's your favorite meat dish? 所以你最喜歡的肉類菜色是什麼？ That's a hard one. 這有點難。 Maybe sweet and sour pork and beef noodles. 也許是甜酸肉跟牛肉麵。 3. Religion 宗教。 Many people don't eat meat because of their religion. 很多人不吃肉是因為宗教信仰。 That's true. 這是真的。 4. Serve 供應食物。 This looks like a nice place. 這家看起來不錯。 I hope they serve good food. 我希望他們供應好吃的東西。 Let's read the words together. vegetarian 素食者 meat 肉 religion 宗教 serve 供應食物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What city is the story about? A: Varanasi B: Mexico City C: Beijing 2. What country is this city in? A: Japan B: Russia C: India 3. What can you not eat in this city? A: Potatoes B: Sweetcorn C: Chicken Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn