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Hi everyone, today I want to talk to you about an animal called a walrus… Walrus… 海象。 They have long teeth called tusks, a bit like an elephant. 海象有長長的牙齒，有點兒像大象。 They love the water and swimming, and they can grow really big! 牠們非常的愛玩水，游泳，而且身體會長很大ㄛ！ One walrus called Wally the Walrus, likes to visit a harbor in Ireland. 有一頭名叫Wally的海象，喜歡去愛爾蘭的海港。 But big Wally is causing big problems. 但是大Wally造成大問題。 When Wally wants to take a rest, he sometimes crawls up onto peoples' boats. But Wally is really heavy! Sometimes Wally breaks things and even sinks the boats! Wally 累了想要休息，會爬上一艘船，但是牠太重了，有時候會把船弄破，甚至把船弄沉！ The people want to help Wally the Walrus but they don't want him to sink their boats! So next time Wally comes to the harbor, they will give him a special sofa that floats on the water! Wally下次再來海港，要給牠會漂浮的沙發！ Next time Wally gets tired he can just get on his floating sofa and take a little nap. I think I'll take a little nap. ________________________________ Vocabulary 喜歡親近人的海象Wally, 下次有漂浮沙發可以睡覺了。 1. Sofa 沙發。 A floating sofa for a walrus! 給海象坐漂浮沙發！ What a lovely idea! 真是個可愛的主意！ I want to sit on a floating sofa in a swimming pool. 我想要坐在游泳池裡的漂浮沙發上。 2. Rest 休息。 I'm tired. Let's take a rest. 我累了，我們休息一會兒吧。 Okay, we can rest here with a nice view of the sea. 好啊，就在這裡有海景的地方休息吧。 3. Boat 船。 Look at that fishing boat. 你看那艘漁船。 It looks like a very old boat. 看起來是一艘很舊的船。 Indeed. 確實是。 I hope it doesn't sink. 希望它不要沉下去。 4. Take a nap 小睡一下。 Can I take a nap? 我可以睡一下嗎？ No problem. I'll just keep driving. 沒問題，我就繼續開車。 這些單字你會了嗎？ sofa 沙發 rest 休息 boat 船 take a nap 小睡一下 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animal is talked about in the story? a. An elephant b. A walrus c. A whale 2. What is the animal's name? a. Wally b. William c. Lucy 3. What are people giving the animal? a. A flying chair b.A floating sofa c. A soft bed Answers 1: B 2: A 3: B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I like hiking… but I don't think I could hike for seven months! One young boy in America hiked on a mountain trail with his mom and dad… for 209 days! That's about seven months! 一個小男孩跟著父母在山上走了209天！ The boy's name is Harvey. When Harvey first started hiking on the trail, he was only four years old! His birthday came when they were hiking. And now he's five years old! 小Harvey開始登山健行時才四歲，現在五歲了。 Harvey and his family went hiking on a long trail in America. The trail is in the mountains and it's more than 3,500 kilometers long! Harvey跟他家人走過的山路一共3500多公里。 Wow! That's a long way! Harvey and his family slept in a tent every night and they had to carry all the food and water they needed. That's a lot of work! 他們每天晚上睡在帳篷裡，白天要自己揹食物跟水走山路，很辛苦吧！ Now, the hike is finished and Harvey is going to kindergarten. But he says he still wants to keep hiking! 現在Harvey開始上幼稚園了，不過他還是想繼續登山健行。 Do you like hiking? Do you think that you could hike for seven months! No? Wow! Harvey and his parents are really cool people! ________________________________ Vocabulary 五歲小男生跟著父母在山上走了七個月，這可不是一般的旅行。 1. Mountain trail 山路。 I went hiking on a mountain trail yesterday. 我昨天去走山上的步道。 On Jade Mountain? 在玉山上嗎？ No, on Big Snow Mountain. 不是，是在大雪山。 2. Month 月。 Again? Didn't you just go there last month? 你又去喔? 你不是上個月才去過？ I did. I want to hike there every month. 沒錯，我想每個月都去那兒健行。 3. Family 家人。 I enjoy traveling with my family. 我喜歡跟家人一起旅行。 Me too. It's more fun to visit a new place with family. 我也是。去新的地方跟家人一起比較好玩。 4. Carry 攜帶。 Do we need to carry water? 我們需要帶水嗎？ Yes, water and food. 是的，帶水和食物。 這些是很有用的字。 mountain trail 山路 month 月 family 家人 carry 攜帶 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How long did Harvey and his family go hiking for? A: About seven days B: About seven years C: About seven months 2. How long was their hike? A: More than 3,500 kilometers B: More than 500 meters C: More than 10,000 kilometers 3. How old was Harvey when they started hiking? A: 40 years old B: Four years old C: Six years old Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Everybody knows that a person has two legs, a cat has four legs, and an octopus has eight legs, right? 章魚有8隻腳對吧？ Well, yeah, usually. But in Japan, a family got a little surprise before dinner one night. Their octopus had nine legs! 日本的一家人正在準備享用章魚，卻發現那隻章魚有9隻腳！ Instead of thinking "Mmmm… more dinner." They thought "Hmmm… This should go to a museum!" So they sent the octopus away. 他們決定送章魚到博物館。 An expert from the museum said the octopus can help people learn about the ocean. But why did the octopus have an extra leg? The expert said that when an octopus loses a leg, it can usually grow a new leg to replace the lost one! 博物館的專家說，如果章魚失去一隻腳，牠會再生一隻新的！ Amazing! The octopus with 9 legs may have hurt one leg and grew a new one by accident! It never lost the leg though, so it had eight legs… plus the new one! That's nine legs! 那隻章魚可能有一隻腳受了傷，就再生一隻，可是原先的也沒有掉，所以才會變9隻腳！ It would be pretty cool if we could do that, right? Unfortunately we can't, so remember to take care of yourselves! 如果我們也有這種再生的能力，可就太酷了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 章魚可以再生出一隻腳，這是個了不起的本領。 1. Grow 生長。 Can you imagine growing a new hand? 你能想像生出一隻新的手嗎？ Then I'd have 3 hands. 那我就有三隻手了。 That's not good. 這可不妙。 2. Amazing 驚人的。 Isn't the octopus an amazing animal? 章魚可不是好驚人的動物？ It is. The most amazing thing is that it can change color. 是的，牠最驚人的地方是可以變顏色。 3. Replace 取代。 You should buy a new phone to replace the old one. 你應該買支新手機取代舊的。 No, I love my old phone. I don't want to replace it. 不要，我喜歡舊手機，我不想換掉它。 4. Take care of 照顧。 Please take care of my pet when I'm away. 我不在家的時候請照顧我的寵物。 I will, don't worry. 我會，別擔心。 Let's read the words together. grow 生長 amazing 驚人的 replace 取代 take care of 照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which one of these animals is in the story? a. A pig b. A shrimp c. An octopus 2. How many legs did the animal in the story have? a. Three b. Nine c. Fourteen 3. What amazing thing can this animal do? a. It can grow new legs b. It can jump over a bus c. It can drive a bus Answers 1: C 2: B 3: A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Many people have pets. Some people have dogs… Others have cats… Some people even have snakes… There is a girl in England with a really strange pet. It's a bee… It's true! 英國有個女孩的寵物是蜜蜂！ In August, a girl named Lacey found a big bee on the road. It had a broken wing. Lacey picked it up and tried to help it. She put the bee in a safe place. She put it on some flowers in a park. Lacey 發現的這隻蜜蜂一邊的翅膀斷裂，她小心地把蜜蜂撿起來放在花上面。 But the bee crawled back on Lacey and wouldn't leave her. So Lacey decided to take the bee home and keep it as a pet. She gave the insect a name, too: Betty. 結果蜜蜂爬回她身上，於是Lacey 決定把蜜蜂帶回家，把牠取名為Betty. Betty the bee is really like a pet. She goes with Lacy to many places. Betty likes to climb in Lacey's hair. They share snacks together. Lacey even took Betty bowling. Betty 真的很像個寵物，牠跟著主人到處跑，還一起吃點心，打保齡球。 At night, Betty stays in a jar next to Lacey's bed. Most people are afraid of bees. But Betty sounds like a nice bee. Probably the nicest bee in the world! 很多人害怕蜜蜂，但是像Betty這樣的蜜蜂很討人喜歡吧？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂Betty的行為就像個寵物，主人也對牠有感情。 1. Pet 寵物。 Do you have a pet, Jane? 你養寵物嗎？ I have a fish tank with several fish in it. 我有個金魚缸，裡面有幾條魚。 Cool! Fish are very nice pets. 真酷! 魚是很好的寵物。 That's right. They are quiet. 沒錯，牠們很安靜。 2. Share 分享。 Let's share this pizza. 我們來分這個披薩。 Looks delicious! 看起來很好吃。 I'll also share my fries with you. 我也跟你分薯條。 Thank you! 謝謝！ 3. Afraid of 害怕。 Are you afraid of bees? 你怕蜜蜂嗎？ Well, I don't like them, but I'm not afraid of them. 我不喜歡牠們，但是我不會怕。 4. Sleep 睡覺。 Young people should sleep 8 to 9 hours a day. 年輕人ㄧ天應該睡八到九個小時。 I only sleep 5 hours a day. 我每天只睡五個小時。 這些單字你記住了嗎？ pet 寵物 share 分享 afraid of 害怕 sleep 睡覺 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: Where did Lacey find the bee? A: In a park B: On some flowers C: On the road Q2: What does the bee like to do? A: Fly into Lacey's shoe B: Jump on Lacey's hand C: Climb in Lacey's hair Q3: Where does the bee stay at night? A: In a jar near Lacey B: In Lacey's bed C: In Lacey's garden Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Pollution is a big problem around the world. It's really bad for your health. It can make you cough. Oh, excuse me. In some parts of India, the pollution is really, really bad. But India is trying to make its air cleaner. It built a tower that eats pollution. 印度空氣汙染嚴重，為了淨化空氣，他們建了一座可以大口吞下髒空氣的塔樓。 Well, it doesn't eat the pollution like that. It sounds more like this. The top of the tower has 40 huge fans. These 40 fans suck in the dirty air. The air is cleaned in the tower. Then, the tower blows the clean air out. 塔樓最上面有四十座巨大的電扇，會吸入髒空氣，在塔樓裡面淨化，然後把乾淨空氣吹出來。 Like this: the dirty air comes in… And the clean air comes out. Again… Whew! That's making me tired. But the fans never get tired. They keep working and working. If the tower works well, India will make more of these smog towers. Oh, sorry, smog is a kind of pollution. So, a smog tower is a pollution tower. I hope it works! Maybe they can build a smog tower in Taiwan, too! 如果這個塔樓很有用，還會建造更多。也許台灣也需要這樣的建築。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 印度這座超大的空氣清淨機，是不是很有創意？ 1) Air pollution 空氣汙染。 There's so much air pollution today! 今天的空氣汙染好嚴重！ Yeah, even the sky is grey. 對啊，連天空都是灰的。 2) Fan 電扇。 Here, this fan should blow away the bad air. 來，這座電扇應該可以吹走髒空氣。 One fan is not enough. 一座電扇不夠。 3) Tired 很累。 You look tired. 你看起來很累。 I feel tired. 我覺得很累。 Maybe you should go to bed earlier. 也許你應該早一點上床。 No, I've got work to do. 不行，我還有工作要做。 4) Work 工作。 You're working too hard! 你工作太辛苦了！ You're not a robot, you know. 你要知道你不是機器人。 I know. 我知道。 Let's read the words together. air pollution 空氣汙染 fan 電扇 tired 很累 work 工作 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: Where is the pollution tower? A: In India B: In Canada C: In America Q2: How many fans does the tower have? A: 14 B: 40 C: 400 Q3: What will India do if the tower works well? A: Build more towers B: Put more fans in the towers C: Sell towers to other countries Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Motorcycles are cool! But I'm going to tell you about something even cooler… flying motorcycles. 飛天摩托車也太酷了吧！ Yep, I said FLYING motorcycles! A company in America has built one already. They tested the flying motorcycle in February… and it works. You can ride it on the road, and you can ride it in the sky. It's called The Speeder. 創造這種摩托車的美國公司，今年二月已經讓它試飛過，它可以在街上跑，也可以飛上青天。 The company is making three kinds of flying motorcycles. All three types of flying motorcycles will be called The Speeder. 這家公司推出三種型式的摩托車，這三種飛天摩托車都叫做 The Speeder。 One will fly very, very fast… over 240 kilometers per hour. But you need a lot of training to fly that one. You need to have a pilot's license to fly it. 其中一種飛行時速可以超過240公里，但是需要特別執照才能駕駛。 The Speeder is expensive, though. It costs about $380,000 U.S. dollars. That's over $10 million NT! 這個 Speeder 的價錢很貴喔！一輛要價38萬美金，那是一千萬台幣！ I guess I'll have to watch other people riding them in the sky. ________________________________ Vocabulary 昂貴的飛天摩托車，究竟要給誰來騎呢？ 1. Ride 騎車。 Can you imagine riding a flying scooter? 你能想像騎著飛天摩托車嗎？ Yes, I can. But I prefer riding a scooter on the ground. 我可以，但是我寧願騎車在地上跑。 2. Fly 飛翔。 I'm flying to Taitung next week. 我下星期飛去台東。 Why not take a train? 為什麼不搭火車？ Flying is not much faster. 搭飛機沒有快很多。 3. Expensive 貴的。 An airplane ticket is more expensive, too. 而且飛機票比較貴。 Well, I enjoy looking at the mountains from above. 我喜歡從天上看高山。 4. In the sky 在天上。 It's a great feeling to be in the sky! 在天空中的感覺很棒。 Yeah, you can almost touch the clouds. 是啊，幾乎可以摸得到白雲。 These are fun words to remember. ride 騎車 fly 飛翔 expensive 昂貴的 in the sky 在天上 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: What is the name of the flying motorcycle? A: The Scooter B: The Flyer C: The Speeder Q2: How many types of flying motorcycles will be made? A: One B: Two C: Three Q3: How fast will the fastest flying motorcycle fly? A: 100 kilometers per hour B: 240 kilometers per hour C: 380 kilometers per hour Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a lot about pizza here on News for Kids. We can't help it, it's one of our favorite foods! 大家都很喜歡吃披薩吧！ Pizza tastes so good! But the bad part about ordering pizza… is waiting half an hour for it to arrive! 披薩超好吃，但每次都要等上半小時,太久了！ But what if you could get pizza whenever you want? Maybe with a vending machine! Someone has done that in Italy! The machine sells small pizzas for pretty cheap. And it only takes about 3 minutes! 義大利有人發明了披薩販賣機，只要三分鍾就可以吃到披薩！ And of course, you can choose what toppings you want! Plus, there's a window in the machine, so you can see your pizza being made! 可以選你要的口味！販賣機也有玻璃窗，讓你看它做披薩！ Not everyone in Italy likes the machine, though. They think the pizza it makes isn't very good. 有些義大利人不喜歡這個販賣機，覺得它做的披薩不好吃。 Would you eat pizza from a vending machine? Maybe someone will make a machine like that in Taiwan! 你願意吃販賣機做的披薩嗎？或許有一天台灣也開始賣！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 披薩自動販賣機，讓你只要等三分鐘就可以吃到披薩。 1. Minute 分鐘。 Are you hungry? 肚子餓了嗎？ Yeah, very much so. 很餓了。 This will only take 5 minutes. 這只需要五分鐘。 Five minutes is too long. 五分鐘太久了。 2. Whenever 不論何時。 You can have pizza whenever you want! 你什麼時候想吃披薩就可以吃！ How about now? 現在可以嗎？ I want a seafood pizza. 我想要一個海鮮披薩。 3. Choose 選擇。 Sure, and choose one more. 當然，你還可以再選一個。 I'll choose a Margherita. 我選瑪格麗特披薩。 4. Everyone 每個人。 Everyone likes ice cream.每個人都喜歡冰淇淋。 That's not true. I don't. 不對，我就不喜歡。 Why not? 為什麼呢？ I'm allergic to milk. 我對牛奶過敏。 Would you read the words with me? minute 分鐘 whenever 不論何時 choose 選擇 everyone 每個人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What food are we talking about? A. Hamburgers B. Hotdogs C. Pizza 2. Where is the pizza vending machine? A. In Taiwan B. In Italy C. In Japan 3. What do Italians think about the vending machine pizza? A. They don't think it's very good. B. They love it! C. They wish they had popsicles instead. Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan has many zoos. One of our bigger zoos is in Taipei… the Taipei Zoo, 台北木柵動物園。 A smaller zoo is in Kaohsiung, 壽山動物園。 The Kaohsiung Zoo is almost 40 years old. Some of the places for the animals are too small… but… I have good news! 高雄的動物園已經有四十年了，一些動物的家太小了，但是我有好消息！ People in Kaohsiung City are fixing the old zoo. They will work for about one year. After one year, the old Kaohsiung Zoo will look very new … all the cages and spaces for animals will be bigger and nicer! 高雄壽山動物園開始整修了，一年之後它會改頭換面！動物住的地方都會變大變好。 I'm really excited to see the new zoo! The animals will have a lot more space and… this is really cool… there will be a restaurant at the zoo that's in a big monkey cage! You can eat your lunch in a big monkey cage! 還會有一家餐廳，就在超大的獼猴籠子裡面，你就可以在裡面吃飯了。 I'm happy the animals will have more space. I think the animals will be much happier in the new Kaohsiung Zoo. It's coming in September 2022. 整修過後的壽山動物園，明年九月開放喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄壽山動物園開始整修，完工之後動物的新家都會變大。 1. Fix 修理，整修。 I need to fix my house. 我需要修理房子。 What's wrong with it? 它有什麼問題？ The roof is leaking. 屋頂在漏水。 That really needs fixing. 那真的需要修。 2. Space 空間。 Children should have more space as they grow bigger. 小孩越長越大，應該有更多空間。 I agree. But the school's space is limited. 我同意，但是學校的空間有限。 3. Cage 籠子。 Why do they put birds in cages? 為什麼他們把鳥關在籠子裡？ So they don't fly away. 牠們才不會飛走。 4. Happy快樂的，happier 更快樂。 But they are not happy in a cage. 但是牠們在籠子裡不開心。 You're right. They would be happier outside. 你說得對。牠們在外面應該更快樂。 Okay, let's read the words. fix 修理 space 空間 cage 籠子 happy 快樂的 happier 更快樂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where are the two big zoos in Taiwan? A: Jinmen and Tainan B: Changhua and Pingtung C: Taipei and Kaohsiung 2. Why are they fixing the Kaohsiung Zoo? A: Because it's too old and the animals need more space B: Because the zoo is too big C: Because the zoo has too many elephants 3. Where will a restaurant be at the Kaohsiung Zoo? A: Next to the lions B: In a big monkey cage C: In the trees Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Good boy… good boy! We all know that dogs are people's best friends. They keep us company, help us with all sorts of jobs, and, well, just make us happy! 狗狗是人類最好的朋友，牠會讓我們開心！ Every dog owner says their dog is the smartest. And every dog owner says their dog really understands what they say. They say dogs know when you're happy or sad, and will respond. 養狗的人都認為他們的狗很聰明，聽得懂他們說的話。 A new study shows that this is actually true. Dogs can actually understand people's actions, much more than other animals can. 新研究發現，狗狗真的懂人類的動作。 For example, dogs understand pointing. If you point at something, a dog will know you are pointing at that thing. Wild wolves don't have this ability. Even chimpanzees can't do this, and they are humans' closest relative. 假如你用手指指一樣東西，狗狗會知道你指的是那一樣東西。這種事野狼不會，連最接近人類的黑猩猩都不會。 The researchers who did the study think this ability may be genetic. That means it is passed down from generation to generation. It's not just something dogs learn from their owners. 研究人員認為這個能力是遺傳的，不是學來的。 Dogs really are our best friends! If you have a dog, tell them you love them! They do understand you! 狗狗真的是我們最好的朋友！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗跟人類一起生活，對人的了解，超過別的動物。 1. Understand 了解。 Sometimes I feel my dog is the only one that understands me. 我有時候覺得我的狗是唯一了解我的。 Yeah, I know what you mean. 是啊，我懂你的意思。 2. Animal 動物。 Dogs are smart animals. 狗狗是聰明的動物。 They really are. 真的是。 They can tell if you're angry or happy. 你是在生氣還是高興，牠們都看得出來。 3. Learn 學習。 Where did they learn all that? 牠們從哪裡學來的呢？ Their parents didn't teach them. 牠們的爸爸媽媽可沒有教。 I think my dog learned it from me. 我想我的狗是跟我學的。 4. Friend 朋友。 So am I your best friend or is it your dog? 所以我還是你的狗，是你最好的朋友？ I'm afraid it's my dog, Jane. 恐怕是我的狗。 We've learned some useful words today. understand 了解 animal 動物 learn 學習 friend 朋友 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animal is talked about in this story? A. Dogs B. Cats C. Bananas 2. What did research discover about them? A. Dogs really understand humans. B. Dogs really love sniffing things. C. Dogs are not as smart as we thought. 3. What do people call dogs? A. Very very smelly B. Man's best friend C. Worse than cats Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Some people call them "bugs"… but another word is "insects." Insects have six legs. Insects usually have wings. Do you like insects? 你喜歡昆蟲嗎？昆蟲有六條腿和翅膀。 And insects are really yummy… Huh? What?! Yeah! Many people think that some insects taste good! 有很多人覺得昆蟲吃起來的味道很好。 Lots of people all around the world eat insects… even here in Taiwan! Some people think insects are yummy snacks! There is a new vending machine in Japan. 日本現在有一種新型販賣機。 You can get drinks or food from regular vending machines… but the new vending machine has snacks made from insects. 新的販賣機賣昆蟲做的點心。 What do you think? Feeling hungry? Want a snack? Would you like a grasshopper snack? Or maybe a beetle? 想吃蚱蜢或是甲蟲點心嗎？ No? Ha. I do! I want to try them all. Maybe insect snacks are really yummy. Maybe one day we can have an insect vending machine in Taiwan! 也許有一天，昆蟲自動販賣機會在台灣出現！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 日本現在有自動販賣機，專門賣昆蟲點心。 1. Machine 機器。 I love vending machines! 我好喜歡自動販賣機。 They are so convenient. 它們好方便。 I want a machine that sells hamburgers. 我想要賣漢堡的機器。 2. Snack 點心。 It's snack time! 點心時間到！ Hurray! What do we have? 太棒了! 我們有哪些點心？ Sandwiches, popcorn and apples. 三明治，爆米花和蘋果。 3. Taste 品嘗。 This sandwich tastes awful, yuk! 這個三明治真難吃！ Is it really that bad? 真的有那麼糟糕嗎？ Yeah, taste it yourself. 真的，你自己嚐嚐看。 4. Try 試一試。 I will certainly try it later. 我等下一定會試吃。 Here, try this one. 你吃吃看這個。 Let's read these fun words. machine 機器 snack 點心 taste 品嘗 try 試一試 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is another word that means a "bug?" A: A giraffe B: A spider C: An insect 2. What is in a new vending machine in Japan? A: Soda and cookies. B: Pizza and hot dogs. C: Snacks made out of insects 3. What do insects have? A: Six legs and usually wings B: Eight legs and four arms C: Two legs and eight wings Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn