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Hey! Did any of you watch the Olympics this summer? 你們有沒有看奧運？ The Olympics has many different events and many of the world's most amazing athletes go to compete for medals. 世界上最強的運動員，都想參加奧運比賽，爭取獎牌。 People that win events get gold medals. People that come second get silver medals. And people that come third get bronze medals. 第一名會得到金牌, 第二名銀牌, 第三名銅牌。 Winning an Olympic medal must be an amazing feeling. And guess what? This summer's Olympics was the best ever for athletes from Taiwan! 本屆奧運，是台灣得到最多獎牌的一次！ They won two gold medals, four silver medals and six bronze medals. 我們榮獲兩面金牌, 四面銀牌, 還有六面銅牌！ They won medals in 贏得獎牌的項目有 taekwondo 跆拳道 and karate 空手道, gymnastics 體操, and table tennis 桌球, judo 柔道 and boxing 拳擊, weightlifting 舉重, and badminton 羽球, and in archery 射箭, and golf 高爾夫球！ Well done to everyone involved in the Olympics! I already can't wait until the next Olympics in Paris in 2024! 我已經等不及想看2024年巴黎奧運了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 很多台灣運動員在本屆東京奧運表現傑出，總共獲得12面獎牌！ 1. Gold 黃金，金色的。 I want to win a gold medal at the Olympics! 我想要在奧運贏得一面金牌！ Sounds great! In what sporting event? 聽起來很棒喔！ 在哪個運動項目呢？ Boxing. 拳擊。 2. Silver 白銀，銀色的。 Isn't Dai Ziying great? 戴資穎很棒吧？ Yeah, she won a silver medal, didn't she? 她獲得銀牌，不是嗎？ 3. Win 贏得。 I win, I win…This is my second win! 我贏了，我贏了。 Okay, Ryan, you're just lucky! 好啦，萊恩，你只是運氣好。 4. Olympics 奧運。 Did you know that the Olympics are very old? 你知道奧運很古老嗎？ The ancient Olympics began 2,800 years ago! 古時候的奧運是兩千八百年前開始的。 我們來讀一遍單字。 gold 黃金 silver 白銀 win 贏得 Olympics 奧運 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What medal do you get for finishing second in an Olympic event? A. A gold medal B. A silver medal C. A bronze medal 2. In which of these events did an athlete from Taiwan win a medal? A. Swimming B. Badminton C. Cycling 3. Where will the next Olympics be held? A. Paris B. New York C. Sydney Answers 1: B 2: B 3: A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We live on the planet Earth. And Earth goes around the sun with other planets. This is our solar system. 太陽系中的行星都繞著太陽轉。 Earth can support life because the conditions are just right. 地球上有生命，因為各種條件都剛剛好。 But why don't the other planets have life? Some are too close to the sun, making them too hot. Some are too far from the sun, making them too cold. Things need to be just right. Earth also has water which is really important for life. 水也很重要！ We haven't found any other places in our solar system that have life. 我們目前在太陽系其他地方還沒找到生物。 But, there are other solar systems really, really far away, where different planets go around different suns. 但是距離我們很遠很遠的地方，還有別的太陽系，也有行星圍繞著那些太陽。 Some of them could have conditions a bit like Earth. They could be not too cold, and not too hot, they could also have water! 有的行星可能跟地球很像，既不會太冷也不會太熱，也許還有水呢！ We don't know if they have life or not. But, they might! And that's pretty exciting! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地球人常常想要知道，別的星球會不會也有生物。 1. Earth 地球。 When we say Earth has water, what does it mean? 當我們說地球上有水，是什麼意思？ It means there are seas and rivers on Earth. 意思是說地球上有大海，有河流。 2. Planet 行星。 Planets go around the sun, 行星繞著太陽轉， and moons go around the planet. 月亮則繞著行星轉。 It's too bad that planet earth only has one moon! 真可惜地球這個行星只有一個月亮。 3. Solar 太陽的。 I'm using a solar watch. 我在用太陽能手錶。 So it can't run when there's no sun? 所以沒有太陽時它就動不了？ No, it keeps going at night. 不會，它晚上還是會走。 4. Solar System 太陽系。 Our earth is a planet of the solar system. 我們的地球是太陽系的一顆行星。 Let's read them out loud. Earth 地球 planet 行星 solar 太陽的 solar system 太陽系 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is our planet called? A. Mars B. The Sun C. Earth 2. Why does our planet have life? A. Because it's big B. Because the conditions are just right C. Because it's hot 3. What else is really important for life? A. Water B. Bicycles C. Cheese Answers 1: C 2: B 3: A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn