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Hey, everyone! Today I want to talk to you about a very cute new superstar. 今天要跟你介紹一個新的明星。 Thousands of people have already been to see this superstar at a farm in Bangladesh. 好幾千人已經跑去孟加拉這個農場追星。 What kind of superstar lives on a farm? 是什麼樣的明星會住在農場？ Well, a cow superstar, of course! 就是一頭牛明星！ The cow is getting famous because of its size! It's tiny, and also really cute! 這頭牛會出名，因為牠體型超小，又很可愛。 The cow's name is Rani, and she is 2 years old. 這隻牛叫 Rani, 牠2歲了。 The farmer says Rani is just 51 centimeters high. That's about the size of a dog! 農夫說 Rani 才51公分高，跟一隻狗狗差不多！ If it's true, 51 centimeters would be a new world record. 如果 Rani 真的 51公分高，牠會破世界紀錄！ The current record is held by a cow in India, who measured 61 centimeters high in 2014. 目前保持紀錄的是一頭61公分高的印度牛。 Soon people will go to Rani's farm in Bangladesh to measure her and see if she really is that small. 很快的會有人去量Rani是否真的那麼小。 I can't wait to find out Rani has broken the world record! ________________________________ Vocabulary 孟加拉的這頭牛，體型小到可能創下世界紀錄。 1. Cow 牛。 I was scared of cows when I was young. 我小時候很怕牛。 I'm very afraid of cows even now! 我到現在也很怕牛！ 2. Small 小的。 So you prefer small animals like cats and dogs? 所以你比較喜歡像貓狗這種小動物嗎？ They are not small enough. 牠們不夠小。 I prefer birds. 我比較喜歡鳥類。 3. World record 世界紀錄。 We're going to set a world record tomorrow! 我們明天要創世界紀錄！ Great! But a world record for what? 真棒! 但是什麼世界紀錄呢？ For eating the most mango ice cream. 吃最多芒果冰淇淋的紀錄。 4. Farm 農場。 Let's visit the Yilan flower farm tomorrow. 我們明天去逛逛宜蘭花卉農場吧。 Okay, I love that farm! 好啊，我很喜歡那個農場。 我們來讀讀單字。 cow 牛 small 小的 world record 世界紀錄 farm 農場 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is getting famous? a. A chicken b. A pig c. A cow 2. Where does the animal live? a. Bangladesh b. Brazil c. Japan 3. Why is the animal getting famous? a. She is really big b. She is really small c. She is really fast Answers 1: C 2: A 3: B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I'm hungry! Oh no… but it's raining outside! 我很呃，但是在下雨！ I guess I'll order some food and have it delivered to my house. 我想吃一點東西，最好送到家裡來。What do I feel like eating? Hmm… pizza might be a good idea! 吃披薩應該不錯吧！ Wouldn't it be great if restaurants knew exactly what you wanted to eat before you even knew? In fact, that is what one pizza restaurant is trying to do. They're trying to gather information on customers to guess what people feel like eating before they even order anything! 你還沒有點餐，餐廳已經知道你想吃甚麼了。 For example, if people usually drink a lot of cola on sunny days, this pizza restaurant will know they need to have a lot of cola ready when the weather is nice outside. And if the restaurant learns that I like to order pepperoni pizza on rainy days, then when it rains in the future, the restaurant might offer me pepperoni pizza… before I even ask! 以後每次碰到下雨，那家餐廳就知道我要點披薩了，我都不用講。 How cool is that? 很酷吧？ If more restaurants do this, I won't have to think about what I want in the future, they can just tell me! ________________________________ Vocabulary 顧客還沒有開口，餐廳已經知道他想點什麼，這是不是很神奇？ 1. Restaurant 餐廳。 Have you been to any Michelin restaurants? 你去過任何一家米其林餐廳嗎？ No, but I'd love to. 沒有，不過我很想去。 Yeah, me too. But those restaurants can be expensive. 我也是，不過那些餐廳可能很貴。 2. Order 點(餐)。 So what would you like to order? 你想點什麼？ Uh… Grilled fish looks nice. 烤魚看起來很不錯。 3. Information 資訊。 Where can I find information about pizza? 我到哪裡可以找到有關披薩的資訊？ Do you want information on how to make it? 你想要怎麼做披薩的資料嗎？ No. On where to eat it. 不，是要去哪裡吃。 4. Rain 下雨。 Is it raining outside? 外面在下雨嗎？ Oh, yes. It's raining hard. 是的，下得很大。 Please read after me. Restaurant 餐廳 order 點餐 information 資訊 rain 下雨 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of restaurant is mentioned in this story? a. A hot dog restaurant b. A pizza restaurant c. A hamburger restaurant 2. What does the restaurant want to do? a. Guess what food customers want b. Put more cheese on pizza c. Serve more Coke 3. What does the narrator decide to order in this story? a. Hamburgers b. Thai food c. Pizza Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Can you think of some things that eat bugs? Well, frogs eat bugs. Spiders eat bugs. Lizards also eat bugs. But did you know that there are certain plants that also eat bugs? 你知道植物也能吃昆蟲嗎？ In fact, there are a lot of different plants that eat bugs, and scientists just discovered a new one! 科學家又找到了一種會吃昆蟲的植物! Don't worry, this plant doesn't have legs, so it can't chase you. 不用擔心，它沒辦法追你。It also does not have a mouth, so it doesn't bite. 它也沒有嘴巴，所以沒辦法咬你。 This new plant actually has sticky hairs on its stems. Plant stems are the long part connected to the flower. These sticky hairs on the stems help trap small bugs and insects. After the plant traps the bugs, it eats them. Then the bugs become part of the plant. 被黏住之後，蟲蟲就被植物"吃"掉了! Isn't that amazing? By eating bugs, the plant can get extra special food that it can't get from water or the dirt. Yum! What do you think? Would you ever eat a bug? ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家發現的這種植物，是用黏黏的莖來黏住昆蟲。 1. Plant 植物。 I don't like bug-eating plants. 我不喜歡吃昆蟲的植物。 I think they're weird. 我覺得它們怪怪的。 I agree. They look scary. 我同意。它們看起來很可怕。 2. Flower 花朵。 Look at those beautiful flowers! 你看那些漂亮的花！ Wow, I didn't know there was a flower garden here. 哇，我不知道這裡有個花園！ 3. Eat 吃。 Did you know that rabbits eat flowers? 你知道兔子會吃花朵嗎？ Really? I thought they only eat carrots. 真的嗎？ 我還以為牠們只吃胡蘿蔔。 4. Insect 昆蟲。 Ryan, which is your favorite insect? 萊恩，你最喜歡的昆蟲是什麼？ I liked beetles when I was a boy. 我小時候喜歡甲蟲。 How about you? 你呢? I like butterflies. 我喜歡蝴蝶。 這些單字多唸兩次就會記住。 plant 植物 flower 花朵 eat 吃 insect 昆蟲 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is eating bugs in this story? A. People B. Dogs C. Plants 2. How does this plant trap bugs? A. With sticky hairs B. By biting them C. By using a net 3. What does the plant get from eating bugs? A. Extra powers B. Extra nutrients C. Extra sunlight Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

I'm so tired. That was a very long walk! I think I walked 10 kilometers! But guess what? That distance is very short compared to the journey some elephants went on in China. In China, there is a group of Asian elephants who became famous for going on a very, very long walk! 中國有一群大象很紅喔。 There are a total of 14 elephants in the group. 總共有十四頭。There are older, bigger elephants, and smaller, younger elephants. 牠們老少都有，體型也有大有小。 And they all went on a long walk together across China for 17 months! 這些大象在雲南省漫遊了十七個月！ That is a very long time. More than a year! Their journey was so famous that newspapers all over the world wrote about it. 世界各地的新聞都報導了這群大象的旅程。 Some people tracked -- or followed -- the elephants to make sure they stayed safe. The people say when the elephants finish their walk and go back home, the total distance of their journey would be 500 kilometers. 五百公里! That is a lot more than my 10 kilometers! What is the longest distance you have ever walked? 你走過最長的路有多遠？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群大象在中國大陸走了遙遠的路，引起全球的注意。 1. Elephant 大象。 Do you think elephants enjoy walking? 你覺得大象喜歡走路嗎？ They walk to find food, so I think they do. 牠們走去尋找食物，所以我想喜歡。 2. Famous 著名的。 Those elephants are now famous! 那些大象現在很出名呢！ Yeah, I've heard of them. 是啊，我有聽過牠們。 3. Walk 走路。 What do you do when you're angry? 你生氣時都做什麼？ I take long walks. 我走很長的路。 Does it help? 有幫助嗎？ Not really. 其實沒什麼用。 4. Kilometer 公里。 How long do you usually walk? 你通常走多長？ About one kilometer. 大約一公里。 Only one kilometer? That's not long at all ! 只有一公里嗎！那根本不長啊！ Let's try to remember these words. elephant 大象 famous 著名的 walk 走路 kilometer 公里 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animals are being talked about in this story? A. Elephants B. Mice C. Monkeys 2. What are these animals famous for? A. Flying B. Going on a long walk C. Eating a lot 3. Where does this story take place? A. China B. Taiwan C. USA Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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