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Dancing with Frogs Five, six, seven, eight! Let’s dance! Today is International Dance Day! 今天是世界舞蹈日，來一起跳舞吧! Let’s dance with some poison dart frogs! Poison?! 我們一起跟箭毒蛙跳舞! 什麼?! Yes. Don't touch them, but dance with them! These colorful frogs are very good at tap dancing! 沒有錯，記得不要碰牠們喔! 這些顏色鮮豔的青蛙很會跳踢踏舞。 Poison dart frogs have four toes on their feet. They can tap their long middle toes very fast. How fast? They can tap them about 500 times… in one minute! 箭毒蛙一隻腳有四個腳趾，牠們會用長的中間的腳趾快速敲擊地面，有多快呢?一分鐘可以敲500次。 Our eyes can't see their tapping toes! They're too fast! Watch out! These frogs are going to win all the tap dancing contests! 牠的速度快到我們看不清楚，這些青蛙可以成為踢踏舞比賽冠軍! Scientists in three countries are studying why poison dart frogs tap their toes. Some scientists found that the frogs may tap dance to find food. 來自三個國家的科學家研究為什麼箭毒蛙要用腳趾敲擊地面，他們發現有可能是為了覓食。 What do these frogs eat? They eat moving insects. When these frogs tap dance, insects nearby move. When insects move, it's easier for the frogs to see… and catch them! 原來箭毒蛙專吃活動的昆蟲。敲打地面會讓附近的昆蟲動起來，箭毒蛙就更容易看到獵物。 Maybe poison dart frogs tap dance for food. Can we dance for our dinner too? Then we won't need money to pay for it! Quick! Let's dance to find out! Happy International Dance Day! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 箭毒蛙跳踢踏舞，可能是為了找食物。 1. find 尋找 Look! A dancing bird. 你看，一隻跳舞的鳥。 Wow, you’re right! 哇，你說得對。 It IS dancing.牠確實在跳舞。 I think it’s trying to find a mate.我想牠在努力找伴侶。 2. nearby 附近 But I can’t see another bird. 但我看不到另外一隻鳥。 She must be nearby. 牠一定在附近。 How do you know it’s a “she”? 你怎麼知道另一隻是母鳥? Usually the male bird does the mating dance. 通常是公鳥跳求偶舞。 3. win 贏得 To win her heart? 好贏得牠的芳心? Yeah, you could put it that way. 對，可以這麼說。 4. move 移動 He’s moving his feet so fast! 牠的腳動得有夠快! Right, and it’s working. See, there she is. 對，很有用喔。看，牠出現了。 今天的單字你記得嗎? find尋找 nearby附近 win贏得 move移動 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do poison dart frogs tap? a. Arms b. Nose c. Toes 2. How many times can poison dart frogs tap in one minute? a. 50 b. 500 c. 5,000 3. What kind of food do poison dart frogs eat? a. Dry b. Moving c. Cooked Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

From Cow Poop to Clear Water In India, many communities need to clean their dirty water. It's not easy. Many cleaning systems use chemicals and energy. They need workers. 印度有很多人需要淨化髒水，這個工作可不容易。汙水處理系統需要化學物質跟電力，也需要人手。 A man wanted to make a new system. But he didn't want his system to use chemicals, energy, or workers. 有一名男子想要研發新的系統，但是他不希望用到化學物質、能源跟人力。 The man had an idea. A cow's stomach has four parts. Each part has a special job. His system has four parts. Each part has a special job. 他想到讓系統跟牛的胃一樣，有四個部分而且每一個部分都有特殊功能。 Cow poop is in part one. Yes, smelly cow poop! This is smart. Brown water goes in. The poop's bacteria clean the water. Next, in part two, other bacteria clean it. 第一個部分要用到牛的糞便，因為裡面的細菌可以淨化水質。第二部分有其他的細菌來處理。 Then in part three, sand and small stones clean it. Last, in part four, plants clean the water! And clear water comes out! 第三部分需要沙子跟石頭，最後一個部分用植物來淨化水質，於是清水就出來了! The man's cleaning system works! People can use this water for plants and toilets. More than three hundred communities use this system now. It has cleaned two billion liters of water. That's a lot of water! 他成功了!淨化出來的水可以澆花或當作馬桶水。目前有超過300個社群團體用這個系統，一共清了20億公升的水。 The man's system is easy, and it's good for the Earth. Now many communities can clean their dirty water! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個淨化水質的系統，大大節省人力和電力。 1. bacteria 細菌 My God! I'm so tired! 天哪，我累死了! Oh, there's cool spring water here,這裡有很涼的泉水。 Hey, you can't drink that! 你不可以喝泉水! There are lots of bacteria in the water.水裡有很多細菌。 2. clear 清澈的 Really? But it looks so clear.真的嗎?可是它看起來很清澈。 No, you have to boil it first. 不，你一定要先煮沸。 3. idea 主意 But I can't do that now! 但是我現在沒辦法煮啊! I know. I have an idea. 我知道，我有個主意。 4. need 需要 I'll tell those climbers we need water. 我去告訴那些登山客我們需要水。 What if they ignore you? 要是他們不理你呢? They won't. I'll beg. 不會的。我會哀求。 來跟我一起讀單字。 bacteria細菌 clear清澈的 idea主意 need需要 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What needs to be cleaned? a. Air b. Water c. Bacteria 2. What animal stomach gave the man the idea for his cleaning system? a. Cow b. Horse c. Sheep 3. What does the man's cleaning system use? a. Energy b. Chemicals c. Plants Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

Protecting the Moon from Garbage Over fifty years ago, the USA sent a rocket to the moon. An astronaut got out and walked! Whoa! How exciting! But after that, not many rockets went there. 五十多年前，美國發射火箭登陸月球，太空人還在月球上漫步。但是在這之後，登上月球的火箭沒那麼多。 Now many countries and companies want to go to the moon. They want to do many things. The USA wants to build houses on the moon! 很多國家跟公司現在都想要登陸月球，美國甚至想要在月球上蓋房子。 Some people are worried. Why? Well, soon, many people will go to the moon. Maybe they will take bad things there. And people make garbage too, right? Then they leave it. 有一些人擔心之後太多人登陸月球，會帶有害的東西過去，還會留下垃圾。 Look at the Earth. We have lots of garbage everywhere. We have garbage on the land and in the ocean. Yuck! We have garbage in space too! 看看現在的地球，我們在陸地上或是海洋中製造了大批垃圾，就連太空裡也有太空垃圾。 A space lawyer says countries need to make a law together. This law can protect the moon. People won’t be able to take bad things to the moon. People will be more careful about making and leaving garbage there too. 有一位太空律師說要一起制定法律來保護月球，這樣人們去月球旅行就必須小心，不會攜帶有害物質，也不會留下垃圾。 The space lawyer wants to protect the moon from garbage. The moon doesn't have much garbage now. It’s a great time to make this new law! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人類汙染地球，現在有人擔心也會污染月球。 1. exciting 讓人興奮的 We’re going to land on the moon again! 我們又要登陸月球了! I can’t see why you find it exciting. 我不懂你為什麼那麼興奮。 People did it ages ago! 人類好久以前就去過了! 2. build 建造 This time it’s different. 這次不一樣。 They’re going to build houses up there. 他們要在上面蓋房子。 Just like in the movies! 就跟電影裡一樣! 3. astronaut 太空人。 Houses for whom? 替誰蓋房子? For the astronauts, of course. 當然是替太空人啦。 Why would astronauts want to live on the moon? 太空人為什麼要住在月球上? 4. protect 保護 To protect us from alien attacks? 好來保護我們不受外星人攻擊? You watch too many movies, Paz! 你看太多電影啦! Will you go to the moon someday? 來一起讀單字。 exciting讓人興奮的 build建造 astronaut太空人 protect保護 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When was the first time someone walked on the moon? a. Last week b. 10 years ago c. Over fifty years ago 2. Who wants to go to the moon now? a. Many countries b. The lawyer c. Some worried people 3. What does the lawyer want to protect the moon from? a. Houses b. Garbage c. Laws Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Spider Webs with DNA Ahhh! What's that little monster with eight legs? Oh, it's a spider! Spiders can help scientists. They make spider webs. Spider webs are sticky! That’s how they trap flies, mosquitoes, and… DNA! 蜘蛛可以助科學家一臂之力，蜘蛛網很黏，抓得住蒼蠅、蚊子還有…基因! Maybe you know "DNA" from the K-pop song by BTS. All living things have DNA. It's the code that makes living things look and work in one way. 你大概有聽過DNA這首歌，生物都有DNA，它決定生物的模樣跟行為。 Getting DNA is important for learning about living things. Getting it from cats, dogs, and zoo animals is easy. But getting it from wild animals is hard! 要研究生物，取得它的DNA很重要。從貓狗或動物園裡的動物身上取得很容易，但是野生動物就有困難。 Hmmmm… spider webs are everywhere. And wild animals walk by spider webs! Their DNA may be on them. How? 野外到處都是蜘蛛網，野生動物經過，牠們的DNA遺傳密碼可能會黏在上面。 Well, DNA from the animals' skin, hair, or breath goes into the air. When the wind blows, sticky spider webs may trap it. Also, if animals touch spider webs, they may leave their DNA. 動物的皮膚、毛髮跟牠們呼出的氣體，都可能隨著風黏到蜘蛛網上，動物碰到蜘蛛網也會留下基因的資訊。 Scientists find and take spider webs. Then they study the trapped DNA. 科學家尋找蜘蛛網，並且研究黏在上面的生物分子。 With spider webs, scientists can get wild animals' DNA. It helps us learn more about these animals. The more we know about animals, the more we can understand them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 蜘蛛網能夠協助科學家研究各種生物的遺傳基因。 1. spider 蜘蛛 Yikes, a spider web! 蜘蛛網! I hate spiders! 我討厭蜘蛛! Spiders are good. 蜘蛛很好啊。 They eat mosquitoes.牠們吃蚊子。 I don’t care what they eat.我不在乎牠們吃什麼。 2. sticky 黏黏的 Why are you so afraid of them? 你為什麼那麼怕蜘蛛? Because spider webs are sticky. 因為蜘蛛網黏黏的。 And they are just ugly.而且牠們就是好醜。 3. trap 抓住 But look at these scientists' work. 但是你看看這些科學家的工作。 Isn't it amazing? 不是很了不起嗎? Studying the skin trapped by the webs? 研究被蜘蛛網黏住的皮膚嗎? It’s gross! 很恐怖! 4. scientist 科學家 You could never be a scientist. 你永遠當不成科學家。 No, and I don’t want to be. 沒錯，我也不想當。 你怕不怕蜘蛛? spider蜘蛛 sticky黏黏的 trap抓住 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why can spider webs trap things? a. They're sticky. b. They're important. c. They're easy. 2. What is DNA? a. Baseball b. Code c. Monsters 3. What do scientists want from spider webs? a. Wild animals b. Wild animals' DNA c. Spiders' DNA Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

Microplastics Are Everywhere Plastic makes our lives easy. We use plastic bottles for drinks and plastic bags for food. When we’re done with them, we throw them away! 塑膠製品像是塑膠瓶、塑膠袋讓我們的生活更便利。通常使用之後就把它扔掉。 Lots of plastic trash goes into the ocean. After some years, it breaks down into microplastics. Microplastics are very small. How small? They're smaller than 5 millimeters. 很多塑膠垃圾流入海裡。幾年後，就會被分解成塑膠微粒，微粒有多小呢? 小於5毫米。 Fish and other animals eat and drink microplastics. Sometimes microplastics are in our food and water. Microplastics can be everywhere! 塑膠微粒無所不在。魚類跟其他的海洋生物會把塑膠微粒吃下肚。還會出現在我們的食物跟水中。 Microplastics can be everywhere because we use too much plastic. This isn’t good. Some scientists think microplastics can make us sick! 我們用了太多塑膠製品，科學家擔心塑膠微粒會讓人生病! Microplastics are a big problem. But we can fix it together! How? We can use less plastic. We can use reusable water bottles and bags. We can recycle. We can put plastic trash into the bins for plastic! 塑膠微粒是個大問題，但是我們可以一起來解決。我們可以減少使用塑膠，改用環保杯跟環保袋，也可以做塑膠回收。 We can also stop plastic from going into the ocean. We can pick up trash on a beach. Then the plastic in the trash won’t become microplastics! 清理海灘上的垃圾，也會阻止塑膠流進大海，它們就不會變成塑膠微粒。 We can do these small things to make a big change. Let’s stop more microplastics from being in the ocean! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 海洋中的塑膠會分解成微小粒子，跑進食物鏈裡面。 • done 完成 Are you done drinking? 你喝完了嗎? Yeah. You want some water, too? 對啊，你也要喝點水嗎? No, I just want your bottle. 不，我只要你的瓶子。 • recycle 回收 Hey, you threw it away! 你把它扔掉了! No, I’m just having it recycled. 沒有，我只是回收它。 By tossing it in the trash? 扔進垃圾裡回收? • trash 垃圾 That’s not a trash bin. 那不是垃圾桶。 It’s a bag for empty bottles. 是放空瓶子的袋子。 But I may get thirsty later on.可是我等一下也許會口渴。 • change 改變 You should bring your own water bottle.你應該自己帶水。 So you want to fix the Earth’s problems now? 所以你現在要解決地球的問題啦? Just to make a small change. 只是做一點小小改變。 這些單字很常用。 done完成 recycle回收 trash垃圾 change改變 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz • Where does lots of plastic trash go into? • The ocean • Space • Forests • How small are microplastics? • 5 milligrams • 5 milliliters • 5 millimeters • How can we help fix the microplastics problem? • Recycle plastic • Use plastic bags • Throw away plastic Answers: • a • c • a

A Garbage Warning System for Taiwan's Beaches Yuck! Nobody likes garbage on the beach. Where does it come from? 沒有人喜歡海灘上的垃圾，這些垃圾到底從哪裡來的呢? Some garbage comes from people at the beach. They drink soda. Then they leave the cans on the beach. Or they eat a bag of chips. Then they leave the bag. 有一些垃圾是去海灘玩的人留下來的。他們喝完汽水、吃完洋芋片，就隨手丟在海灘上。 Lots of the garbage comes from the ocean. Waves push garbage from other places onto the beach. 很多海洋垃圾也會被海浪推到海灘上。 Environmental groups try to help the Earth in some way. Some environmental groups in Taiwan clean up beaches. But sometimes these beaches have lots of ocean garbage a few days later! 環保團體都在想辦法如何幫助地球。台灣有一些環保團體會淨灘。但是淨灘後又會出現很多垃圾。 Soon, a warning system can help environmental groups here. It uses cameras to watch ocean garbage. It will warn environmental groups about where and when ocean garbage will come to beaches. When it's coming, the groups can wait for the garbage and then clean it up. 不久後會有一個系統可以協助環保團體。它用攝影機觀察海洋垃圾，提醒他們海洋垃圾沖上海灘的時間跟地點，就可以去把垃圾清理乾淨。 The system uses three colors. Green means no garbage is near the beach. Yellow means some garbage is nearby. Red means garbage is at the beach! 系統用三種顏色示警。綠色是指沒有垃圾靠近海灘，黃色代表附近有垃圾，紅色是垃圾已經沖上海灘了! This warning system helps people help the Earth. That's something to be happy about today. It's Earth Day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 海灘垃圾有多種來源，環保人士希望更有系統的清除垃圾。 1. clean up 清理 Will you take out the garbage tonight? 你今晚會去倒垃圾吧? Me? Isn't it your turn? 我? 不是輪到你了嗎? Well, I'm the one who cleaned up the kitchen.這個嘛，是我把廚房清理乾淨的。 2. come from 來自 But most of the garbage came from you and your friends! 但是大部分垃圾是你跟你的朋友製造的。 You ate lots of things here last night.你們昨晚在這裡吃了一堆東西。 3. leave 留下 That's why I cleaned it up.那是為什麼我有清理。 Please, don't leave the garbage to me. 拜託不要把垃圾留給我。 4. when 當 Okay. But next time when you have a party, invite me! 好吧，但是下次當你辦派對，要邀請我! It's a deal. 就這麼說定了。 請注意，要讀單字了。 clean up清理 come from來自 leave留下 when當 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What will the warning system do? a. Stop garbage b. Watch garbage c. Push garbage 2. What will the warning system use? a. Cameras b. Boats c. Bags 3. What does green mean in the warning system? a. Lots of garbage b. Some garbage c. No garbage Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams **Narrator: **One, two, three, say cheese! Do you like taking photos? You can take photos of people, places, food … anything you want! People who take photos are photographers. 你喜歡拍照嗎?不論是人、物或地方都可以拍，專業拍照的人叫做攝影師。 A young photographer loves taking photos of soccer games. She’s from the Gambia.* *Her dream is to be a sports photographer for the Gambia. 一位甘比亞的年輕攝影師很喜歡拍足球比賽。她的夢想是成為甘比亞的運動攝影師。 One day, she got a big chance. There was a men's soccer competition in another country. Teams from many African countries were playing. The Gambian team wanted her to work at the competition. For a short time, she was a sports photographer for the Gambia! 有一天，她的機會來了。有一場男子足球賽在另一個國家舉行，非洲有很多隊伍會參賽。甘比亞球隊請她當隨隊攝影師。 A few women photographers and many men photographers were there too. But she was easy to see. Photographer: I need my light pink headscarf and all of my brightest clothes. **Narrator: **場邊有很多男性攝影師，也有一些女性攝影師，但是她穿鮮豔的衣服，綁粉紅色頭巾，很容易就看到她。 She worked hard. She took amazing photos. Everyone loved them! 她努力工作，拍出很多精彩的照片，大家都很喜歡。 Now she has a bigger dream. She wants to go to the world's biggest soccer competition! She wants to be the Gambia's sports photographer there! 她現在有更大的夢想，她希望可以到全世界規模最大的足球比賽，為甘比亞球隊當攝影師。 This young photographer works hard to make her dreams come true. If you work hard, you can make your dreams come true too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位甘比亞女孩，夢想總有一天會實現。 1. come true 實現 What’s your dream, Paz? 你的夢想是什麼? Opening up a bakery! 開一家麵包店! Wow, that sounds great! 聽起來真棒! When do you think it will come true? 你覺得什麼時候會實現? 2. hard 辛苦地 Maybe in five years.也許五年之內。 You’ll have to work hard. 你得努力工作。 Yeah, I’ll need to get up early every day. 是啊，我需要每天早起。 3. bright 鮮豔的 But you’ll make bright, beautiful and delicious cakes.但是你會做鮮艷漂亮又好吃的蛋糕。 I’ll make nice and soft bread too.我還會做柔軟的麵包。 4. biggest 最大的 My biggest dream is to have my own big room. 我最大的夢想是有自己的大房間。 With books, plants, and a big globe! 裡面有書，植物跟一個大地球儀。 What’s your dream, everyone? come true實現 hard辛苦地 bright鮮豔的 biggest最大的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the young photographer like taking photos of? a. Food b. Clothes c. Soccer 2. Where is the Gambia? a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe 3. What does the photographer wear that makes her easy to see? a. Green shoes b. A pink headscarf c. A yellow hat Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Flight Attendant Saves Flamingo Eggs Have you been on a plane? Flight attendants work on planes. They bring food and drinks to people. They help people. One day, a flight attendant helped six… flamingo eggs!?! 你坐過飛機嗎?飛機上的空服員會給乘客食物跟飲料，也協助乘客。有一次空服員救了六顆紅鶴的蛋。 Flamingos are big pink birds with long, thin legs. A zoo needed flamingos. So a zookeeper was taking the eggs to the zoo. 紅鶴是一種腳又細又長、粉紅色的大鳥。有一個動物園需要紅鶴，於是飼養員帶了六顆蛋準備送到動物園。 The eggs were in a special machine. It kept them warm. But the machine stopped working… Oh, no! The eggs needed to be warm! The zookeeper asked the flight attendant for help. 這些蛋裝在一個特殊的孵蛋器裡面，讓他們保持溫暖。但是糟糕，機器突然壞了，飼養員請求空服員幫忙。 How did the flight attendant save the eggs? She had a smart idea. She put warm water in rubber gloves. Then she tied the gloves. The gloves kept the eggs warm. 空服員怎麼辦呢?她想到一個聰明主意，把橡膠手套裝滿熱水，綁起來，放在紅鶴蛋的周圍。 People around the zookeeper worried about the eggs. They put their coats on the eggs. 周圍的乘客也很緊張，紛紛用外套蓋住這些蛋。 After the plane landed, the zookeeper took the eggs to the zoo. One month later, six baby flamingos came out of the eggs! And the flight attendant went to see them! 飛機降落後，飼養員趕緊把蛋送到動物園。一個月後，成功孵出六隻紅鶴寶寶，那位空服員還去探望牠們。 The flight attendant's smart idea saved the eggs. Maybe your smart ideas will help something or somebody someday! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明的空服員，讓六枚紅鶴蛋安然無恙。 1. drink 飲料 Hi, welcome aboard! 歡迎登機! Hi, Miss, could I have some food and drinks? 小姐，可以給我一些食物跟飲料嗎? We will bring food and drinks to you shortly. 我們馬上就會送食物飲料給你。 After we take off. 在起飛之後。 2. need 需要 But I really need to eat now. 但是我真的需要現在就吃。 I'm very hungry! 我肚子好餓! Can you please help me? 你可以幫我嗎? 3. save 拯救 I'll see what I can do.我看看能怎麼辦。 Here is a special meal for you. 這是特別給你的一餐。 Thank you! You saved me! 謝謝，你救了我! 4. ask 請求 Now can I ask for a glass of champagne? 現在我可以要一杯香檳嗎? No, I'm sorry. No champagne. 不，很抱歉。沒有香檳。 今天你學到哪些單字? drink飲料 need需要 save拯救 ask請求 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who saved the eggs? a. A zookeeper b. Flamingos c. A flight attendant 2. How were the eggs saved? a. Hot air in bags b. Ice in cups c. Warm water in gloves 3. What came out of the eggs? a. A machine b. Baby flamingos c. An idea Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

This Guide Is a Penguin At a zoo in England, a young penguin cannot see well. It was hard for her to do things. Sometimes she bumped into walls or other penguins. Oops! And sometimes she fell over rocks. Ouch! 英國動物園有一隻企鵝的眼睛狀況不佳，行動很不方便。有時候她會撞到同伴或牆壁，也會被石頭絆倒。 Getting food was scary. When it was time to eat, lots of hungry penguins ran to the food! They got food with their long, sharp beaks. 餵食的時候也很危險，很多企鵝會衝到食物前，用牠們長長、尖銳的嘴巴吃東西。 But she couldn't see their beaks! She didn't want to get hurt. She needed help! 但是這隻企鵝看不到同伴的尖嘴。她需要幫忙讓她不受傷。 Another penguin was shy. He didn't join the other penguins. But one day, this shy penguin became her friend. 另外一隻害羞的企鵝沒有加入其他的企鵝，反而跟她成為朋友。 Now he's her guide. He helps her walk around. He makes sure she doesn't bump into walls or other penguins. He helps her get food. 他會帶著她走，不會讓她撞到牆或其他的企鵝，也會幫忙拿食物。 With his help, she isn't scared anymore. This young penguin knows she can do things now, so she's more confident! From helping her, he isn't shy anymore. He knows he can do things now too, so he's more confident! 有了朋友的幫助，這隻企鵝不再害怕，也更有自信。幫助她的企鵝也不再害羞，同樣也增強了信心。 These good friends help each other! Do you help your friends? Do they help you? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 眼睛不好的企鵝有了朋友，生活大不同。 1. run 跑 Don't run so fast, Lisa! 不要跑這麼快，麗莎! You may fall. 你會跌倒。 But I'm going to be late. 但是我要遲到了。 You fell the other day and it hurt, remember? 你前幾天跌倒，很痛，記得嗎? 2. hurt 痛、受傷 Yeah, I remember. 記得。 I don't want to get hurt again. 我不想再受傷了。 Right, and it's still early. 對啊，而且現在還早。 3. make sure 確定 I just want to make sure I won't be late. 我只是想要確定我不會遲到。 I can't wait to see my friend. 我等不及要跟朋友見面。 4. friend 朋友 Who's this friend? 這個朋友是誰? It's Kate. We like to do things together. 是凱特。我們喜歡一起做事情。 來一起讀單字。 run跑 hurt痛、受傷 make sure確定 friend朋友 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where do these penguins live? a. England b. China c. Antarctica 2. What can't the young penguin do well? a. Hear b. See c. Smell 3. What does the shy penguin help the young penguin do? a. Bump into walls b. Fall over rocks c. Get food Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

No Phones in England's Schools Are mobile phones the most important thing kids have? 手機對小朋友來說很重要嗎? England's government doesn't think they are. With phones at school, many kids can't study well. They don't talk very much to others. They sit and use their phones. 英國很多小孩帶手機上學，讓他們沒辦法專心上課。他們也不怎麼一起聊天，都坐著滑手機。 So England's government will have a new rule: kids cannot use phones at school! They cannot use phones in class! They cannot use them during breaks! This means no phones between classes and no phones at lunchtime! 英國政府有了新規定，小朋友不可以在學校用手機，上課、下課跟吃飯時間都不可以用。 Schools can decide what to do with phones. They can tell kids to leave their phones at home. Or they can take kids' phones every day. Or they can let kids have their phones. But kids cannot use them. And they cannot let their phones ring! 學校可以決定怎麼處理手機。他們可以沒收，也可以要求學生把手機留在家裡。有的學校讓學生留著手機，但是不可以用，手機也要靜音。 Can this new rule help kids study better? Some teachers say no. Many schools have rules about phones now. And teachers say kids use their phones when they are not at school. 現在很多學校都有手機規定。這個新規定可以讓兒童更認真上學嗎? 有一些老師不這麼認為，覺得小朋友還是會在學校以外的地方用手機。 Soon kids in England won't be using their phones at school. What do you think? Can this rule help you study better? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的學校對於手機有新的規定。 1. use 使用 Ms. Lee, can I use my cell phone now? 李老師，現在可以用手機嗎? Why do you need it, Lisa? 為什麼你需要用呢，麗莎? 2. well 好好的 Because my mom is not feeling well. 因為我媽媽身體不舒服。 I want to check on her.我想要問問看她的情況。 3. tell 告訴 Okay, tell me how she is after you call her. 好，你打過電話之後告訴我她怎麼樣。 Ms. Lee, my mom said she's much better. 老師，我媽媽說她好很多了。 That's good news! 那是好消息呢! 4. cannot 不能 But she also said she cannot go to work tomorrow. 但是她也說她明天不能上班。Can I stay at home too? 我也可以待在家裡嗎? 今天的單字都很簡單好記。 use使用 well好好的 tell告訴 cannot不能 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can't kids use phones at school? a. England b. Ireland c. Scotland 2. What happens when kids use phones at school? a. They can't study well. b. They go home. c. They eat lunch. 3. What can schools tell kids to do with their phones? a. Throw them away b. Sell them c. Leave them at home Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c

This Cat Loves Salad A woman wanted a cat. She went to an animal shelter to get one. Animal shelters take care of animals with no homes. People can get a pet and take it home. 有一位女士想要養貓，於是她去動物收容所想要領養一隻。 The animal shelter had many cats. The woman saw a cute black cat. She liked him very much. He went home with her. 收容所有很多貓，她看到一隻可愛的黑色貓咪，非常喜歡就帶牠回家。 At home, she learned something about the cat. He ate a lot! And he wanted to eat more than cat food! 這隻貓進家門之後，女士發現牠很會吃，而且想吃的還不只是貓食。 One day, she ate a sandwich. The cat smelled the sandwich. He meowed and meowed loudly. 有一天她在吃三明治，貓咪聞到了味道，大聲的喵喵叫。 The woman cut up vegetables for a salad every day. The cat started to steal some. He took lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and avocados. 每天女士切蔬菜做沙拉。她的貓咪就會偷走像是生菜、番茄、胡蘿蔔跟酪梨。 Since then, the cat wants salad with his cat food! He loves vegetables and fruit. They make him very healthy! 之後這隻貓除了貓食之外，還一定要吃沙拉，牠很喜歡蔬果，這些食物也讓牠身體健康。 But sometimes the cat eats other food. He likes bread, hamburgers, cheese, and potato chips too! Uh-oh! Does the woman give these to him? Nope! He steals them from her! 這隻貓偶爾也吃其他的食物，牠也喜歡吃麵包、漢堡、起司跟洋芋片!是牠主人給牠的嗎? 當然不是喔，牠偷偷叼走的! The woman shares her salad with her cat. Every day, they eat healthy food together! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這隻貓喜歡吃主人吃的食物。 1. sandwich 三明治 Hey, Jane, what's up? 過得如何? Not much, Paz. I just got myself a sandwich. 沒事，我剛買了一個三明治。 Want a bite? 要吃一口嗎? No, I ate a big hamburger half an hour ago.不了，我半個鐘頭前才吃了一個大漢堡。 2. hamburger 漢堡 A good hamburger? 好吃的漢堡嗎? Yeah, very good. 很好吃的。 It has tomatoes, cheese and beef. 有番茄，起司和牛肉。 3. vegetable 蔬菜 I thought you prefer vegetables and fruit.我以為你比較愛青菜水果。 I do. But I can't eat those things every day.我是啊，但是不能天天吃那些。 4. bread 麵包 I know what you mean. 我懂你的意思。 I like bread, and I have a different kind of bread every week. 我喜歡麵包，每個星期換吃不同的麵包。 今天的單字都是食物。 sandwich三明治 hamburger漢堡 vegetable蔬菜 bread麵包 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the woman get the cat from? a. The street b. An animal shelter c. Her home 2. What does the cat like to eat? a. Soup b. Chocolate c. Salad 3. What did the cat steal? a. A sandwich b. Vegetables c. Cat food Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b

From a Backyard Rocket to a Space Mission Narrator: Space is so big. There's always something new to learn. 外太空很大，還有很多新知可以去探索。 In 2020, a girl from the UK was six years old. On TV, she saw a rocket launch to Mars. Astronaut Liz, or Astro Liz, fell in love with space then. 2020年，英國一位六歲女孩在電視上看到火箭發射到火星，從此之後愛上外太空。 Astro Liz loves learning about space. She makes videos about space. She posts them online. She shares her learning and excitement with everyone! Liz 喜歡學習太空知識，也製作太空影片放到網路上，分享給大家。 Astro Liz made a cool rocket in her backyard. She made it with cardboard. The rocket was about two meters tall. Then … Astro Liz: THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFT OFF! Narrator: Yes, the rocket was real! It flew nine meters up in the air! Everyone was surprised! Liz用紙板在後院打造了一個兩公尺高的火箭。還可以發射，火箭飛了9公尺高。 Astro Liz was seven years old. Space experts saw her rocket video. They liked it very much! 太空專家看到她的火箭影片，他們非常喜歡。 They asked Astro Liz to join a real space mission! A rocket is taking twenty boxes to the moon. One box is hers. She put an Astro Liz sticker in it. 還邀請Liz參加真的太空任務。有一支火箭要帶二十個箱子到月球，其中一個是 Liz 的，她把自己的貼紙放進箱子裡。 Learning can take us to wonderful places. Astro Liz's love of learning took her to a space mission! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這個小女孩不但喜歡太空，還會製作火箭。 1. space 太空 I'm going to Florida next month. 我下個月要去佛羅里達州。 Cool! Do you plan to see the Space Center? 酷喔。你打算去參觀太空中心嗎? 2. launch 發射 Yeah, isn't it exciting? 對啊，好讓人興奮! I'll get to see them launch a rocket.我要去看他們發射火箭。 Really? Where will the rocket go? 真的嗎? 火箭要飛去哪裡? It's going to the Moon! 要去月球。 3. mission 任務 It's an unmanned space mission.那是一次無人的太空任務。 To prepare for traveling to Mars? 去準備火星之旅嗎? 4. surprised 驚訝的 Right, I'm surprised that you know about it. 對，我很驚訝你知道。 Oh, I know a lot of things! 我知道的才多呢! 你對太空著迷嗎? space太空 launch發射 mission任務 surprised驚訝的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was Astro Liz's rocket made of? a. Cardboard b. Plastic c. Wood 2. Who asked Astro Liz to join the space mission? a. Teachers b. Space experts c. Everyone 3. What did Astro Liz put in a box? a. Chocolate b. A sticker c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

The Thai Ghost Hunters Do you believe in ghosts? Here in Taiwan, we have Ghost Month. It's when all ghosts can walk the earth and visit the living … 你相信世界上有鬼嗎? 在台灣，我們有鬼月，鬼在這個時候都會出來走走。 Some ghosts are mean. They live in spooky places. They do scary things. That makes many people scared of ghosts. 有一些鬼住在陰森的地方，它們很兇又會做出可怕的事情，讓很多人怕鬼。 Spooky old castles may be haunted. That means they might have ghosts in them. Some newer places may be haunted too. Imagine being scared of ghosts and living in a haunted house! You'd be scared all the time! 陰森的舊城堡有可能鬧鬼，比較新的地方也有可能喔。想想看你如果住在鬧鬼的房子裡，一定會感覺很害怕! In Thailand, two students started a ghost-hunting business. Do you have a spooky place? You can ask them to sleep there. When they don't see ghosts, they give you a special paper. The paper says the place is ghost-free! 泰國有兩位學生開啟了找鬼公司，你有陰森的地方嗎? 你可以請他們睡在那裡，如果他們沒有遇到鬼就會給你一張紙，證明沒有鬧鬼。 One of the students doesn't believe in ghosts. But the other student does! He's very scared of them! 其中一位學生不相信世界上有鬼，另一位不但相信，而且非常怕鬼。 They haven't seen any ghosts … yet! But they always bring some helpful tools to scare ghosts away! 他們到目前為止沒有看到鬼，但總是帶著嚇鬼的工具。 Do you want to be a ghost hunter too? You'll get money for scary nights in spooky places! No, thanks! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有人怕鬼，有人專門想找鬼。 1. scared 害怕的 Are you scared of ghosts? 你怕鬼嗎? I don't know.我不知道。 I've never seen a real ghost. 我從來沒有見過真正的鬼。 How about you? 你呢? 2. haunted house 鬼屋 I'm more scared of the living.我比較怕活人。 But I don't want to sleep in a haunted house. 但是我可不要在鬼屋裡睡覺。 Me either. 我也不要。 3. place 地方 But I don't mind seeing one during the daytime.不過我不介意白天時去看看鬼屋。 I know a place like that! 我知道那樣的地方! 4. spooky 恐怖陰森的 Where? 在哪裡? The house above me. 我家樓上的房子。 It's empty but there are sounds. 它是空的，但是有聲音。 That's spooky! 真恐怖! So do you believe in ghosts? 來讀單字。 scared害怕的 haunted house鬼屋 place地方 spooky恐怖陰森的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the ghost-hunting business? a. Iceland b. Thailand c. Taiwan 2. How many of the students are scared of ghosts? a. 1 b. 2 c. 7 3. What is a house with ghosts in it called? a. A ghost-free house b. A scared house c. A haunted house Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

AI Opens 2,000-Year-Old Secrets Two thousand years ago, a volcano erupted in Italy. Towns were destroyed. Many people and things were lost. Scrolls were also lost. 兩千多年前，義大利火山爆發，摧毀了附近的城鎮，很多人跟東西都遭到掩埋，有很多卷軸也不見了。 People wrote important thoughts and information on these long papers. Then they rolled the scrolls. 卷軸是一張長長的紙，人們在紙上寫下重要的想法跟訊息，再把它捲起來。 Three hundred years ago, many scrolls were found. They were in a house destroyed by the volcano. 300年前，一棟被火山摧毀的房屋裡面，發現了很多卷軸。 But the scrolls were burned black. Unrolling the scrolls destroys them. Scientists have tried many ways to read them. What secrets are written on the scrolls? 但是那些卷軸都被燒得焦黑，攤開來會破壞卷軸。科學家試了很多方法來讀上面的文字。卷軸裡面有什麼祕密呢? Last year, some people had a contest. Who could find a way to read one scroll? 去年有人舉辦了比賽，看誰能找到讀卷軸的方法。 This year, three students won the contest together. They made an AI program. 今年有三位學生贏得這場比賽，他們開發了一個人工智慧 AI程式。 It worked! AI read a small part of the scroll. This part is great! It's about enjoying life, music, and food! And the writer thought about a question: When there isn't much of something, do we enjoy it more? 那個AI程式成功讀到了卷軸上的一小部分，上面寫到要享受人生、音樂跟食物。作者還想到一個問題，東西越少，我們是不是越欣賞它們? For 300 years, scientists tried to find a way to read the scrolls. Now AI is opening the 2,000-year-old secrets of the scrolls! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 人工智慧也許可以解開兩千年前，手寫紀錄的秘密。 1. secret 秘密 Hey, Jane, would you like to join a secret contest? 你想參加秘密比賽嗎? Sounds exciting! 聽起來很有趣! What’s it about? 什麼樣的比賽? It’s a treasure hunt. 尋寶大賽。 2. house 房子 We need to find things hidden in a house. 我們得找到藏在房子裡的東西。 Where is this house? 這個房子在哪兒? In Tamsui, New Taipei. 在新北市的淡水。 3. win 贏得 And how do we win? 我們要怎麼贏呢? Simple. We work together. 很簡單，我們合作。 4. information 資訊 You read all the information.你讀所有的資訊。 And what will you do? 你做什麼呢? I’ll see what other people have found. 我去看看別人發現了什麼。 今天我們學到哪些單字? secret秘密 house房子 win贏得 information資訊 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why are the scrolls hard to read? a. They were burned. b. They have secrets. c. They were lost. 2. What did the students use to read the scrolls? a. Glasses b. AI c. Lasers 3. What did someone write about on a scroll? a. Music b. Dance c. Money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a

A Fan Referees a Game One day, a man went to a big soccer game in the UK. A team named the Wolves was playing. The man was a big Wolves fan! The game was very exciting! 有一天，一個男人去看了一場在英國的大型足球比賽。一支名叫狼隊的球隊正在比賽。這個人是狼隊的超級球迷！ Then a referee got hurt! Referees are important for soccer games. They make sure the players are following the rules. Now the teams needed another referee. 裁判對於足球賽非常重要，他們確保球員遵守規則。現在有一位裁判受傷了，需要有人來接手。 This Wolves fan raised his hand and said, "I can help!" They gave him a special referee job. 這位超級球迷舉手說他可以幫忙，於是當了臨時裁判。 The man was happy to help. Then the Wolves scored a goal! This Wolves fan was excited! He wanted to cheer! But referees don't cheer for any team. They must be fair. 這個男子非常高興能夠幫上忙，但是他不能為狼隊加油，因為當裁判一定要公平。 In the end, the Wolves won the big game! The man was very happy and very excited. But he stayed quiet. He said he was the only quiet Wolves fan there! 狼隊最後贏了比賽!男子非常開心，但是他保持安靜，他說他是球場上唯一一個沉默的狼隊球迷。 After the game, the man went home with a big smile. He didn't cheer, but he was a part of the game. And he learned that referees are important. They keep the game fair and fun for everyone! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 超級足球迷變成臨時裁判，是超級難得的經驗。 • cheer for 加油 Hey, why are you cheering for the Guardians? 你怎麼替悍將加油? Why not? That’s a great home run! 怎麼不行? 那是精彩的全壘打! • fan 迷 But you’re a fan of the Brothers! 可是你是兄弟隊的球迷! I am. And I’m also a big fan of home runs! 我是啊，我也是全壘打迷! • team 隊伍 You should stick to one team. 你應該忠於一個隊伍。 But I like all the teams! 但是那些隊我都喜歡! That’s why I bought the seasonal ticket. 這是為什麼我買季票。 • game 比賽 I always feel so happy watching these games. 我看這些比賽都好開心! Yeah, I agree. They are a lot of fun. 我同意。是很好玩。 Do you cheer for the team you like? 來讀單字。 cheer for加油 fan迷 team隊伍 game比賽 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz • What kind of game was played? • Basketball • Baseball • Soccer • What team does the man like? • The Bears • The Wolves • The Lions • What do referees do? • Keep the game fair • Cheer for a team • Play in the game Answers: • c • b • a

Hungry Hikers Call Fire Department Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Oh, there's a fire! Call the fire department! 天啊，失火了!趕快叫消防車。 Fire departments help when there's a fire. They also help in other emergencies. The fire department in Nantou County helps with emergencies on mountains. 除了滅火，消防員也會緊急救援。南投縣消防局也會上山救援。 Some hikers were hiking on mountains in Nantou County. The weather was very cold. There was ice on the hiking trails. The hikers walked very slowly to stay safe. It took a lot of time. They ate all their food! 有一群登山客去南投縣爬山。天氣冷，路上又結冰，他們為了安全走得很慢。但是花了太多時間，把東西都吃完了。 The hungry hikers called the fire department. They wanted firefighters to bring them food. What?! 肚子餓的登山客打電話給消防局，希望可以送食物給他們。 Did firefighters bring them food? No! They are NOT a food delivery service! The hikers were safe. There was no emergency! 消防員真的送了食物嗎?沒有，消防局又不是外送。而且登山客很安全，沒有緊急事件。 But don't worry! The hikers called a mountain guide service. A mountain guide took food up the mountain to them! 別擔心! 後來登山客聯絡高山協作公司，有一位高山嚮導送食物上山。 The fire department talked to the hikers again. Did the hikers get food? Yes. Were they safe? Yes. They told the hikers to bring more food and water next time! 消防局後來再聯絡登山客，問他們有沒有拿到食物。有。安全嗎? 是的。也告訴他們下次要多帶一點食物跟水。 If you go hiking, bring lots of food and water! And if you eat all your food, remember, firefighters don't deliver food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 消防人員的任務是緊急救難，可不能請他們外送。 1. hiker 登山客 Spring is really here.春天真的來了。 Let's go hiking up on Daxueshan. 我們去大雪山健行吧。 That's a high mountain! 那是高山呢! I'm not much of a hiker, you know. 你要知道我是不高明的登山客。 2. trail 步道 I know that, but no worries. 我知道，不過別擔心。 The hiking trail I chose is easy. 我選的登山步道很簡單的。 3. take 攜帶 We have to take a pot up there. 我們得帶個鍋子上去。 What? Do you plan to cook on the mountain? 什麼? 你要在山上煮東西? 4. hungry 飢餓的 Sure. It's cold there. 當然啊，那裡很冷啊。 I get hungry very fast when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我餓得很快。 Do you enjoy hiking on the mountain? hiker登山客 trail步道 take攜帶 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What was on the hiking trail? a. Fire b. Bears c. Ice 2. What did the hikers want the fire department to do? a. Take them home b. Bring them food c. Fight fires 3. Why didn't the fire department help the hikers? a. They were safe. b. They had no money. c. It was cold. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Rocking Confidence Do you want to be a rock star? Imagine… you're on a stage. The lights are bright. You're playing a guitar. How scary! But how exciting! 你想成為搖滾明星嗎? 想像一下你站在台上彈吉他，燈光又很刺眼，感覺好嚇人但又讓人好興奮! That's what happened to some women. They joined a women's rock camp. People join camps to learn things. At this camp, the women learned how to play rock music and sing rock songs! 有一群女性就遇到這樣的事。因為她們參加女子搖滾營，學習如何彈搖滾樂、唱搖滾歌! Some women were shy. But they tried many new things! They became brave! 她們有的很害羞，但是嘗試新的東西後，就變得很勇敢! They did these things again and again. They helped each other. They became good at these things. They became confident! 她們互相幫忙，不斷地練習。她們越來越厲害，變得很有自信。 On the last day, they gave a big concert! One woman was a little scared at first. But she knew she was good. She was confident! She went on the stage. She sang very well! 搖滾營最後一天會舉辦盛大的演唱會。有一個女子一開始有點害怕，但是她知道自己很厲害，自信地走上台，還唱得非常好! The camp taught the women how to play music and sing. They did new things and became brave and confident! You can do new things too! Be brave! Be confident! And one day, you can be a rock star… or anything you want! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想玩搖滾樂嗎?沒有那麼困難喔! 1. play 彈奏 Do you know how to play music? 你會彈奏音樂嗎? Like playing the piano? 比如說彈鋼琴? No, I don't.我不會。 2. sing 唱歌 Do you sing? 你唱歌嗎? Sometimes.有時候。 Good, I need you to join our concert. 很好，我需要你加入我們的音樂會。 Me? I sing like a frog! 我?我唱歌像青蛙叫! 3. learn 學習 That's okay. Just move your mouth. 沒關係，你只要動動嘴巴。 You can learn that, right? 那你學得會吧? Yeah, but why me? 可以，但是為什麼找我? 4. brave 勇敢的 I need someone that's brave enough.我需要夠勇敢的人。 To stand on the stage? 好站在舞台上? To sing and dance with us.好跟我們一起唱歌跳舞。 But I can't dance! 可是我不會跳舞! Do you play the guitar or drums? 我們來讀單字。 play彈奏 sing唱歌 learn學習 brave勇敢的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What kind of camp did the women join? a. Rock b. Star c. Dance 2. What did the women become at the camp? a. Shy b. Scary c. Confident 3. What did they do on the last day? a. Play with rocks b. Study stars c. Give a concert Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c

A Happy Day for Kids! Yea! Are you a kid? Congratulations! Today is Children's Day! It's your day! Make sure to tell your parents that it's Children's Day! 你是兒童嗎?那恭喜你! 今天是兒童節，是你的節日喔! So what do you want for Children's Day? Do you want a new toy? How about a new video game? 兒童節你想要什麼樣的禮物呢，想要新玩具還是新的電玩? Well, a new toy or a new video game is cool. It will make you happy… for about two months. That's right! Scientists say something new makes us happy for about two or three months. After that, it's nothing special. 新玩具或電玩的確會讓你感到快樂。但是科學家說新的東西只會讓我們快樂兩到三個月，之後就沒有什麼特別了。 If you want something to make you happier every day, there's a way. 如果你想要每一天都更快樂的話，有一個方法可以做到! Take a bath in the forest. No, no, no … you don't need a bathtub or a towel or soap. "Forest bathing" is just looking at trees and nature. Scientists say just a few minutes of forest bathing can make you happier. 洗個森林浴吧! 你不需要浴缸、毛巾或肥皂。Forest bathing 森林浴是看看樹跟大自然。科學家說幾分鐘的森林浴就可以讓你更快樂。 And don't worry if you live in a city. Find a park with some trees and look at them. Look at nature. Take a deep breath… 如果你住在都市裡，找一個公園看看大樹、看看大自然，然後深呼吸。 Try it! You might like it! Have a happy day every day with forest bathing! ______________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 多看看天空花草樹木，會讓人覺得很開心。 1. bathe 洗澡 I'm so tired! Life is tough! 我好累，人生好苦喔! I know the answer for you-forest bathing. 我給你的答案是，森林浴。 I'm in Taipei! Where can I find a forest? 我在台北耶，到哪裡找森林? 2. tree 樹木 That's easy. 這很容易。 How about Da-an Forest Park? 大安森林公園怎麼樣? It has many flowering trees.它有很多會開花的樹。 Like what? 比如說什麼樹? Like Yulan magnolia.比如說玉蘭花。 3. take a deep breath 深呼吸 It's the right season for it.現在就是季節。 Take deep breaths when you're there.你在那裏要深呼吸。 So it smells good? 所以它很好聞? It smells very good! 很好聞。 Have you ever walked in a forest? 來一起讀單字。 bathe洗澡 tree樹木 take a deep breath深呼吸 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. How long do new things make us happy? a. Two or three minutes b. Two or three months c. Two or three years 2. What is "forest bathing"? a. Bathing outside b. Looking at nature c. Washing trees 3. How does "forest bathing" make people feel? a. Hungry b. Tired c. Happy Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c

Dolls Made for All Kids Playing with dolls is fun. You can make dolls dance, jump, and fly! One girl loves dolls. And she has a dream. When she was younger, she was sick. She was in the hospital a lot. She met kids with disabilities there. 有一個女孩喜歡玩娃娃，她小時候常常生病跑醫院，在醫院遇到很多有身心障礙的小朋友。 Some kids used wheelchairs. Some had arms without hands. Some had a new leg. But they didn't have dolls that looked like them. 有一些小孩需要坐輪椅。有一些孩子沒有手，有一些有義肢。但是他們都沒有一個像自己一樣的娃娃。 She wants kids to have dolls that look like them… and move like them! She wants dolls with disabilities and without disabilities! She thinks they can help all kids play together. 這個女孩想要那些兒童能玩到像自己模樣的娃娃。她覺得身障娃娃跟普通娃娃可以讓所有的孩子玩在一起。 Well, meet Evie and Max. They're dolls! Evie and Max can move in many ways. Their elbows and knees can bend. Their fingers and toes can move! 新推出的娃娃 Evie 跟Max可以做各種動作。他們可以彎曲手肘跟膝蓋，也可以動手指跟腳趾頭。 Because of the girl's dream, a company makes dolls with and without disabilities! Every kid is different, so every doll is different. 因為這個小女孩的夢想，有一家做普通娃娃的公司，也推出身障娃娃。每個小孩都不一樣，每個娃娃也都不一樣。 The company uses 3D printers to make many different dolls. 3D printers turn the girl's dream into real dolls! 這間公司使用 3D 列印製作不同的娃娃，實現女孩的夢想。 Now all kids can play together with dolls that look and move like them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這家公司做出各種各樣的娃娃，讓小孩選擇。 1. jump 跳 Why are you jumping around like that? 你做什麼跳來跳去? I'm trying out new dance moves. 我在試跳新的舞步。 without 沒有 It's all about using my knees and toes. 主要是用膝蓋跟腳趾。 Ha, you look like you're trying to fly without wings! 你看起來在做沒有翅膀的飛行! knee 膝蓋 You've got to use your imagination! 你得用一點想像力 ! Come join me. 來跟我一起跳吧! No, no, no, I can't bend my knees like that. 不不不，我不能那樣彎膝蓋。 dance 跳舞 Yes, you can! 你可以的。 Anyone can dance.任何人都可以跳舞。 Let's do it together. 我們來一起跳。 Okay, but don't laugh if I look funny.好吧，但是如果我看起來很可笑，你不可以笑。 Do you dance? jump跳 without沒有 knee膝蓋 dance跳舞 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does the girl love? a. Dancing b. Dolls c. Elbows 2. What can Evie and Max do? a. Sing short songs b. Drink milk c. Bend their knees 3. What is the girl's dream for all kids to do? a. Play together b. Use 3D printers c. Move in many ways Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

Tea Leaves Can Clean Water Black tea! Green tea! Bubble tea! Tea shops are everywhere in Taiwan! Many of us drink a lot of tea. Do you? 紅茶、綠茶、珍珠奶茶! 台灣到處都有飲料店，我們喝掉很多茶。 We buy about one billion cups of bubble tea every year in Taiwan. We use lots of tea leaves! What happens to them? 台灣每一年喝掉超過十億杯的珍珠奶茶，用過的茶葉會怎麼處理呢? Almost all tea shops throw away tea leaves. Thousands of kilograms go to landfills every day. 幾乎所有的飲料店都會把茶葉渣丟掉。每天有好幾千公斤的茶葉渣被倒進垃圾掩埋場。 The leaves rot and make a gas. The gas makes the Earth hotter. 茶葉渣腐爛後排放的氣體還會讓地球暖化。 In Northern Ireland, a part of the UK, people drink a lot of tea too. A researcher there found a way to reuse tea leaves. He makes them into a product that cleans dirty water! 北愛爾蘭的人也喝很多茶。有人研究發現，用茶葉渣做成的產品可以淨化髒水。 This tea leaf product takes out heavy metals from water. Heavy metals are bad for health. Some can cause cancer. Cleaner water helps people and animals be healthier. 重金屬對人的身體有害，有的還可能引發癌症。這個產品可以帶走水裡的重金屬物質。 After the tea leaf product is used, it can be reused to make batteries! That's reusing after reusing! 產品用過之後，還可以再拿來製作電池，又一次重覆再利用! Used tea leaves can help clean water and make batteries. Let's find more ways to reuse things and have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 泡過茶的茶葉，還有很多用處。 1. shop 商店 I'm hot and thirsty. Let's find a tea shop. 我又熱又渴。我們找一家飲料店吧。 You can have some of my water. 你可以喝一點兒我的水。 2. water 水 No, I prefer bubble tea. 不了，我喜歡珍珠奶茶。 You do know water is healthier, right? 你知道開水比較健康吧? Yeah, healthy and boring. 對，健康而且無趣。 3. drink 喝 No, water is refreshing! 不會，水很清爽! The best for thirsty people. 口渴的人喝最好了。 Alright, but I only want to drink a little.好吧，但是我只要喝一點點。 4. lots of 很多 Ah, this IS good! 這真的很棒! Right? And water has lots of benefits…對吧，而且水還有很多好處… Please, can I just have my bubble tea now? 拜託，我現在可以喝珍珠奶茶了嗎? 來一起讀單字。 shop商店 water水 drink喝 lots of很多 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most tea shops do with used tea leaves? a. Eat them b. Throw them away c. Clean water 2. Where was the researcher? a. Taiwan b. Northern Ireland c. Turkey 3. What can the tea leaf product take out of water? a. Heavy metals b. Bugs c. Oil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

Scarves Warm Hearts Something wonderful happens in cities in Canada and the U.S. every year. It started long ago with a surprise! On a very cold day in a Canadian city, fourteen statues of great heroes… wore scarves?! 每一年冬天，加拿大跟美國很多城市都會發生美妙的事。最開始是很多年前一個寒冷的冬日，加拿大城市的14座偉人雕像，脖子上都圍了圍巾。 The colorful scarves were handmade. Each scarf had a message that warmed people's hearts. And the scarves were free! 這些色彩繽紛，手工做的圍巾都可以免費拿取，上面還有溫馨的小紙條。 Some people took pictures of the statues that day. They posted the pictures online. Many people liked the idea of leaving scarves for anyone to take! They called it "scarf bombing." 有人拍了雕像的照片並放到網路上。很多人喜歡用這樣的方式送愛心圍巾! So who scarf bombed the statues? Some kind students did! The kindness didn't stop. Lots of people need scarves. So scarf bombers in many cities make scarves all year. They're making hats, gloves, jackets, and blankets right now! Other people help by giving the scarf bombers yarn. 很多人需要圍巾，於是很多不同城市的人一整年都在做圍巾，搞不好現在正在做帽子、手套、外套跟被子。也有人提供他們的毛線，讓善意一直傳下去。 When cold weather comes, they make scarf bombs. They put the things they made on fences, benches, and many other places. 天氣很冷的時候，他們會把圍巾跟其他做的物品綁在欄杆、長椅跟其他的地方。 Small acts of kindness are important. Leaving warm scarves for people makes them happy. And it brings people together! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 雕像圍上圍巾，目的是提醒大家，有溫暖的圍巾可以自由取用。 1. jacket 夾克 It's freezing today! 今天冷死了! Where's your jacket? 你的夾克呢? I didn't bring one. 我沒帶。 I didn't know it'd be so cold! 我不知道會這麼冷! 2. kind 好心的 Here, let me at least offer you my scarf. 來，至少讓我借你我的圍巾。 Thank you. You're so kind! 謝謝，你人真好! 3. wear 穿戴 How did you know to wear a heavy coat? 你怎麼知道要穿厚外套? Yesterday was so warm.昨天那麼溫暖。 4. online 上網 I just happened to see an online weather forecast. 我只是剛好在網上看到氣象預報。 Don't worry. It'll warm up tomorrow. 別擔心，明天就會變溫暖。 That's good to know. 這是好消息。 我們來讀單字。 jacket夾克 kind好心的 wear穿戴 online上網 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does scarf bombing happen? a. Taiwan b. Canada c. Japan 2. Where can people find these scarves? a. Fences b. Desks c. Libraries 3. What do people give to help scarf bombers? a. Money b. Yarn c. Food Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Best Friend Saves Man from Icy Lake Narrator: One snowy winter day, a man and his dog Ruby hiked to a lake. The weather was so cold that the lake water was frozen! They walked on the ice. 一個下雪的日子，一位男子跟他的狗狗Ruby爬山去了一個湖。天氣冷到湖面都結冰了，他們直接走在湖面上。 But then the ice broke! The man fell into the icy water! He couldn't get out! Man: Help! Hello? Help! Please, someone help! Narrator: Ruby stayed by him. Someone called the police. 但是湖面的冰突然碎裂，男子掉進水裡出不來。Ruby待在他身邊，目擊者趕緊報警。 The police officer was worried. The ice might break more! So he tried to throw a rope to the man … Police: I'm going to try to send this out to you, OK? Narrator: But the man was too far! 警察擔心湖面的冰會有更多裂痕，於是把繩子扔給男子，但距離實在太遠了。 The officer called the man's dog … Police: Ruby! Ruby, come here! Come here, Ruby … That's it. Narrator: Ruby ran to the officer. He gave her one end of the rope. The officer told the man to call Ruby … Police: Call her! Call her! Narrator: The man called Ruby … Man: Ruby! Good girl, come here! Narrator: She ran back to the man with the rope … Man: Ruby! That's it! Yes, well done! Good girl. Narrator: Then the officer pulled the rope. He got the man out of the icy water! 警察叫Ruby過來，把繩子的一頭交給狗狗。接著主人就叫Ruby回來，他抓住Ruby帶過來的繩子，然後警察從另一邊拉，終於把人救了出來。 The man went to the hospital. He was okay! Ruby saved the man. This dog is truly this man's best friend! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明又忠實的狗狗，是人類最好的朋友。 1. winter 冬季 I want to live in a place that has a real winter. 我想要住在有真的冬天的地方。 What's wrong with the winter here? 這裡的冬天有什麼不對? It's too warm. 太溫暖了。 2. ice 冰 There's no snow. 都沒有雪。 But with snow comes a lot of ice.但是下雪就會結很多冰。 Icy roads and houses are not fun. 結冰的馬路跟房子都不好玩。 3. frozen 冰凍的 Oh, but I want to see white, snowy mountains. 可是我要看蓋滿白雪的山脈。 And I'd like to skate on a frozen lake. 也想在冰凍湖面上溜冰。 4. hike 健行 And go hiking on mountain trails too? 也要走山路健行嗎? Well, I'd prefer taking a gondola up there. 這個嘛，我比較想坐纜車上去。 今天的單字都跟冬天有關。 winter冬季 ice冰 frozen冰凍的 hike健行 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Ruby? a. A cat b. A dog c. A horse 2. Who came to help the man? a. A police officer b. A hiker c. A friend 3. What did Ruby take to the man? a. A drink b. A rope c. Ice Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Out of Gas But Unstoppable  People love ordering food online*. *Food delivery drivers are busy! In India, one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it needed gas. He went to the gas station. 人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。 At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long! 當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠，所以都去買油，讓加油站大排長龍。 The man waited… three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed gas. 這位外送員一等就是三個小時，但是他有了新訂單，不能讓客人等。 The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the customer's order. 他有個主意，他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。 The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly. 街道非常吵雜又擁擠，但是馬冷靜地向前走。 People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous! 路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單，有一些人上傳照片到網路上，讓他一炮而紅。 His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do his job! Giddyap, horsey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 騎馬送餐去，真是使命必達。 1. famous 著名的 What’s that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼? Don’t you know? That’s the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。 2. wait 等待 People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?! Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there. 對啊，我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。 3. amazed 驚訝的 I’m amazed you’d do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。 Well, you’ve never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。 4. deliver 運送 No, I'm amazed you didn’t have it delivered to you. 不，我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。 For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。 今天學到哪些單字? famous著名的 wait等待 amazed驚訝的 deliver運送 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is the man's job? a. Camera operator b. Horse trainer c. Food delivery driver 2. How long did the man wait for gas? a. 3 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 3 hours 3. What was the man's idea? a. Order food b. Ride a horse c. Become famous Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Hermit Crabs Reuse Our Trash Why is that plastic bottle cap moving? Oh! A hermit crab is using it as a shell! 怎麼有塑膠瓶蓋在移動呢? 原來有寄居蟹把它當作外殼! Hermit crabs don't have their own shells. But they need one to live. Most hermit crabs use sea snail shells. But people are seeing hermit crabs using our plastic trash as their shells! They're seeing this all over the world! 寄居蟹沒有自己的外殼，但是牠們需要殼才能活下去。通常牠們用海螺的殼。可是現在到處都有人看到寄居蟹用塑膠垃圾當作外殼。 Is plastic good or bad for hermit crabs? Some plastic is lighter than shells. It can make walking around easier for these crabs. But some plastic may be bad for their health. 塑膠對寄居蟹是好還是壞呢? 有一些塑膠比貝殼還輕，但是有的卻可能會傷害牠們的健康。 Using our trash as their shells can be both good and bad for hermit crabs. Researchers are looking for more answers. 用塑膠垃圾當作寄居蟹的外殼有好有壞，研究員還在找答案。 While we're waiting for answers, we can help the Earth. Hermit crabs reuse things, so we can too! We can reuse plastic bottles to save coins. We can reuse plastic cups to grow flowers. There are many useful and interesting ways to reuse plastic! 寄居蟹回收再利用東西，我們也可以。我們重複使用塑膠瓶，可以拿來存零錢或種花。還有很多實用又有趣的方法回收再利用。 Let's learn from hermit crabs and reuse things! Hermit crabs turn trash into something useful. Let's do the same to help the Earth. Go, go, go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 寄居蟹跟人類的關係似乎越來越緊密， 因為牠撿垃圾來用。 1. crab 螃蟹 Look at this cute little thing! 你看這個可愛的小東西! It's a hermit crab.牠是一隻寄居蟹。 Yeah, and it's using a seashell.對，而且牠在用貝殼。 2. way 方式 Hello there, you little guy! 哈囉，小東西。 Do you like your house? 你喜歡你的房子嗎? Walking around with its house 揹著房子走來走去… What a way of life! 真奇特的生活方式。 3. useful 有用的 I think the house is useful. 我覺得房子很有用。 You don't need to worry about the enemies out there. 你不需要擔心外面的敵人。 4. bad 壞的 I think it's a bad idea. 我覺得滿糟糕的。 A seashell is heavy. 貝殼很重呢。 It's only heavy on land. 只有在陸地上才重。 It's okay in the water. 在水裡就沒關係了。 你有看過寄居蟹嗎? crab螃蟹 way方式 useful有用的 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do most hermit crabs use as shells? a. Glass bottles b. Sea snail shells c. Coins 2. What are some hermit crabs using as shells? a. Plastic b. Pearl c. Paper 3. What can we learn from hermit crabs? a. Reuse things b. Walk around c. Save money Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a

Dog Smells Gas, Saves Owner A dog in the USA saved the lives of his owner and other people. How? He went outside his owner's house. He dug and dug the ground. The dog dug for hours and hours in one place. He made a big hole! 美國有一隻狗救了牠的主人跟其他人的性命。怎麼做到的呢?牠跑到屋外，一直在同一個地方挖洞。 His owner thought that was strange. Her dog didn't dig big holes. Something was wrong! So she checked the hole with a special machine. 牠的主人覺得很奇怪，她的狗平常不會這樣挖洞。她感覺事情不對勁，於是用特殊儀器偵測洞口。 The machine showed a lot of dangerous gas there! What? Where was the gas from? It was from old gas pipes in the ground. 儀器顯示洞口有大量危險的氣體，原來是瓦斯從地下管線外洩。 That gas can make people and animals very sick. And it can cause a big explosion! 瓦斯會危害人跟動物，還可能引發爆炸。 The owner and the people who lived near her were lucky. Explosions are very dangerous! But her dog smelled the gas. He dug the hole to find it. 發生爆炸非常危險，但是狗主人跟鄰居非常幸運。因為狗狗聞到瓦斯味並且挖洞，找到了源頭。 Gas company workers came quickly! They turned off the gas. They worked for three days! They fixed the pipes. 瓦斯公司立刻派人來關掉瓦斯，花了三天的時間修理管線。 The dog's digging told his owner something was wrong. That’s why no one got hurt. He saved lives! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 嗅覺靈敏的狗狗，讓瓦斯爆炸沒有發生。 1. Turn off 關掉 Hey, turn that off! 嘿，把那個關掉。 I know, I’m on it. 我知道，正在關。 There we go. 好了。 You forgot you were boiling water, right? 你忘了在燒水? I did. 對。 2. dangerous 危險的 It could be very dangerous! 可能會很危險呢! Imagine what would happen if we weren’t at home. 想想看要是我們不在家會怎麼樣。 3. hurt 受傷 The house would burn and neighbors would get hurt.房子會燒了，鄰居會受傷。Exactly! 正是那樣! 4. quickly 很快地 We should have a fire alarm in the kitchen. 我們廚房裡應該有火災警報器。 A dog would be better. 狗狗比較好。 Dogs smell smoke very quickly.狗很快就聞到煙味。 這些單字你記得嗎? turn off關掉 dangerous危險的 hurt受傷 quickly很快的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the owner think about the dog’s digging? a. It was bad. b. It was cute. c. It was strange. 2. For how long did the dog dig? a. Hours and hours b. Days and days c. Years and years 3. What made the dog dig? a. A toy b. A smell c. A bone Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Teenager Becomes Lawyer Last year, a teenager became famous. Why? He became the youngest lawyer in California. He was seventeen years old! 去年有一位青少年爆紅了，因為他成為加州最年輕的律師，他才十七歲! Lawyers help people with problems about laws. Laws say what we can and cannot do. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy. There are a lot of laws to study! 律師幫人處理法律問題。要成為一名律師很不容易，要讀很多法律方面的知識。 This lawyer says he isn't smarter than other teenagers. But from when he was a child, he studied a lot. Studying was important in his family. He had to study for one hour first when he wanted to play for one hour. 這名律師說他並沒有比別人聰明，但是從小就念很多書。他的家庭很看重讀書，必需用功一個小時才能夠玩一個小時。 He played with cube puzzles. He became very good at them. He played so much that his hands hurt! In eighth grade, he wrote a book to help other players. 他也很會玩魔術方塊，還寫過一本魔術方塊指南指點其他玩家。 He likes helping people. He wanted a job that lets him do that. Doctors help people, but he doesn't like blood! He wanted to be a lawyer. So in ninth grade, he also went to law school! 他很喜歡幫助別人，希望可以找到幫助人的工作。當醫生雖然可以做到，但是他不喜歡看到血。他想成為一名律師，所以他九年級的時候也進了法學院。 Now this young man is a lawyer for his city. He does good things for the city and its people. He loves his job! ******************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 十七歲的少年，已經展開他想要的律師工作。 1. become 成為 I can never understand why people want to study law. 我永遠搞不懂為什麼有人想要讀法律。 To become a rich lawyer? 好變成有錢的律師? 2. smart 聰明的 There are many other ways to become rich. 有好多別的方法可以變有錢。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like making smart investments.比如說聰明投資。 3. study 研究、用功 How would you know if it’s smart? 你怎麼知道那是不是聰明? I would study it, of course. 當然我會先研究。 4. easy 容易的 Law is boring. 法律很無聊耶。 Making investments can be boring, too. 投資可能也很無聊。 No, it would be easy. 不會，它很簡單。 You stop when you lose money. 你損失錢就停止。 Let’s read the vocabulary. become成為 smart聰明的 study研究、用功 easy容易的 Quiz 1. What job does this teenager have? a. Lawyer b. Doctor c. Student 2. What was important in his family? a. Being famous b. Studying c. Writing 3. What does he like to do? a. Read books b. Help people c. Go to law school Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

Helping Kids Sleep Better Sleep is important. People need comfortable beds to sleep well. But some people don't have beds. They don't sleep well. 睡眠很重要。人們需要舒服的床才能睡得好。 Two or three percent of kids in the USA don't have beds. Are you shocked? 美國有百分之二到百分之三的兒童沒有床，是不是讓人嚇一跳! One man in the USA was very shocked. Sleep helps kids do well in school. He wanted to help these kids sleep well. First, he built a bed for one kid. Then he asked a good friend to help him. They built more beds for more kids. 有個美國人非常驚訝，他想要幫助兒童睡好，讓他們在學校有更好的表現。所以他跟朋友一起為兒童製作床。 The man started a group to make beds. Families can help build their own beds. Sometimes young kids help build the beds. 他也成立團隊，孩子們的家人可以來做自己的床。有時候也有兒童會來幫忙。 The group has made beds for more than one hundred forty thousand families. That's a lot of beds! But many more kids need beds. There's a lot of work to do! 這個團隊幫助14萬個家庭，但是仍然有很多兒童需要床。 Why does this man help kids have beds? He doesn't do it to make money. It's because he likes to help people. This makes him feel good. 為什麼這個人要幫助小孩有床呢?他並不是為了賺錢，而是因為他喜歡伸出援手，這樣讓他覺得很開心。 This man helps kids have beds. Now they can sleep well! Sweet dreams, everyone! ____________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 故事裡這個人，希望每個小孩都可以躺在自己的床上睡覺。 1. feel 感覺 You look a bit pale. 你看起來有點蒼白。 Don't feel well? 不大舒服嗎? No, didn't sleep well. 不是，沒睡好。 2. family 家人 Yesterday my sister and her family came to visit. 昨天我妹妹和她的家人來看我。 I love my nieces, but they wanted to sleep with me! 我很愛我的外甥女，但是她們要跟我一起睡! 3. ask 請求 You could ask them to sleep on the sofa.你可以要她們睡沙發啊。 Well, I gave them my bed. 結果我給她們睡床。 I slept on the floor. 我睡地上。 That's tough! 這有點麻煩。 4. thousand 千 And then they asked me to tell them stories. 然後她們要我講故事。 From One Thousand and One Nights. 一千零一夜的故事! That's a lot of stories! 那是很多故事呢! Exactly. 就是啊。 今天這些單字很好記喔。 feel感覺 family家人 ask請求 thousand千 ____________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What percentage of kids in the USA don't have beds? a. 2 or 3 b. 12 or 13 c. 20 or 30 2. Who did the man first ask to help him? a. A group b. A family c. A friend 3. Why does the man make beds for kids? a. To be shocked b. To help people c. To make money Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

The Tail of a Whale Tells All Whales are big, beautiful animals. Some of them are as long as three buses! 鯨魚是龐大又美麗的動物，有一些鯨魚跟三輛公車一樣長。 Many people want to see whales. Some of us go on boats to watch them. But nobody knows where and when we can see them. And many times, we see the tail or a very small part. 很多人會坐船賞鯨，但是沒有人知道在哪裡或是什麼時候能見到鯨魚。很多時候只能看到尾巴或一小部分。 We try to take pictures. But whales don't stop moving! It's hard to take pictures! But they let us feel a little closer to the whales we see. What's another way to feel closer? 我們都希望拍到鯨魚照片，讓我們覺得我們離鯨魚更近。還有什麼其他的方法呢? Some scientists found a smart way. They use Artificial Intelligence, or AI, in an app. It knows the tails of 70,000 whales! Every tail is different. 科學家找到一個聰明的方法，他們用人工智慧AI在新發明的應用軟體上，這個軟體記錄了7萬頭鯨魚的尾巴，每個尾巴都不同。 We upload a picture of our whale's tail. The app finds whose tail it is. 上傳鯨魚尾巴的照片，系統就會幫你找到是哪一隻鯨魚。 The app shows the whale's name if it has one. We can see where people saw it. When it has no name, we can name it! 應用軟體還會告訴你鯨魚的名字，在哪裡看過牠。如果牠沒有名字，我們可以幫牠取名。 AI helps us learn more about the whales we see. It uses our pictures of their tails. Now we can feel closer to these big, beautiful animals! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用AI來尋找特定的鯨魚，賞鯨不再是大海撈針。 1. take pictures 拍照 This is so nice! To be out here on the sea! 出來在大海上真好! It's very nice, but I'm here to take pictures of whales. 確實很棒，但是我還是希望拍到鯨魚。 2. feel 感覺 They will come. You'll see. 牠們會來，你會看到的。 I can feel them close by. 我感覺牠們就在附近。 You can FEEL they're close? 你可以感覺到牠們在附近? 3. when 什麼時候 Nobody knows when a whale will show up! 沒有人知道鯨魚什麼時候會出現。 Oh but I do.我就可以。 4. know 知道 There they are! 就在那裏。 More than one! 不只一頭! I told you.我就跟你說啊。 How did you know? 你是怎麼知道的? I have no idea. I just did. 我也不知，我就是知道。 Try to use these words. take pictures拍照 feel感覺 when什麼時候 know知道 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many whales' tails does the app know? a. 7,000 b. 17,000 c. 70,000 2. What do we upload to the app? a. Movies b. Pictures c. Sounds 3. What can we do when a whale doesn't have a name? a. Name it b. Take pictures c. Go on a boat Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Telling Stories Again and Again and Again Narrator: Everyone has a favorite story. Some people love The Three Little Pigs … Big Bad Wolf: Little pig … I'll blow your house down!!! Little Pig: Oh no! Ahhhh! Narrator: … Some people love the Chinese story about the Monkey King. 大家都有喜歡的故事。有一些人喜歡三隻小豬，也有人喜歡西遊記。 Other people love Cinderella … Prince Charming: Whose shoe is this? Narrator: … Snow White … Evil Witch: Yessss! Eat the apple! Narrator: … or Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty: I'm an egg, and I fell off a wall! Oh no! 也有人喜歡灰姑娘，白雪公主或是蛋頭先生。 Narrator: These wonderful stories are with us because people told them again and again and again. Many years later, people put these stories in books. Then more people told these stories! 這些故事還存在的原因是人們口耳相傳。之後又有人把故事寫下來，讓更多人說故事! Some of our favorite stories are very, very old. Today's Cinderella story is more than 300 years old! It came from France. But people in China told a Cinderella story too - more than 1,000 years ago! And people in Greece told a Cinderella story - more than 2,000 years ago! 現今的灰姑娘版本源自於法國，有三百年的歷史。但是一千多年前，中國就有像灰姑娘的故事。 兩千多年前的希臘也有。 People told Cinderella's story again and again and again and again. Maybe it went from Greece to China to France and then to us! 人們不斷地說灰姑娘的故事，說不定這是一路從希臘、中國、法國傳到現在。 Today is World Storytelling Day! Tell someone your favorite story! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 大人小孩都喜歡聽故事，很多故事源遠流長。 1. tell story 講故事 Tell me a story, Paz. 講故事給我聽。 Okay, what would you like to hear? 好，你想聽什麼? A story about your childhood? 你童年時候的故事? 2. come from 來自 Okay. I have this uncle who loved to take us out to sea. 我有個叔叔，喜歡帶我們坐船出海。 Where does he come from? 他是哪裡人? He's from DR, a fisherman. 多明尼加人，是個漁夫。 3. wonderful 奇妙的 And one time he took us out fishing for lobsters. 有一次他帶我們去抓龍蝦。 Wow!! 哇! Yeah, it was a wonderful experience! 對啊，很奇妙的經驗。 We caught more than 10 lobsters.我們抓到10多隻龍蝦。 4. put 放置 Did you cook them right away? 有沒有馬上煮熟? No, we put them in a bag, 沒有，我們把牠放在袋子裡，and cooked and ate them on the beach. 在沙灘上煮了吃。 來看今天的單字。 tell story講故事 come from來自 wonderful奇妙的 put放置 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the Monkey King story from? a. Chile b. Chad c. China 2. What country has a Cinderella story? a. Greece b. The USA c. Canada 3. What day is today? a. World Cinderella Day b. World Storytelling Day c. Wonderful Story Day Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Gachapon's Words from Sounds Gacha gacha! That's fun to say! The sound of the crank on a gachapon machine is called gacha gacha! Gachapon machines are full of small toys. You put money in, you twist the crank, and a plastic pod falls onto the tray. The toy is in the pod! 扭蛋機裡有很多小玩具，只要投幣，轉一下旋轉鈕。一顆塑膠扭蛋就會掉出來，裡面有個玩具。 Gachapon toys are part of a set. There are anime sets, manga sets, wacky cartoon sets, and more. Most people aren't happy with one toy. They want the whole set! 扭蛋玩具都是一整套。大部分的人都會想要一整組漫畫或是卡通玩具，而不是只有一個。 You never know which toy you'll get. And the toy you want almost never comes out! To get the whole set, you have to put money in again and again and again. It's easy to spend lots of money on gachapon toys! 你永遠不知道會拿到哪一個玩具，也總是拿不到想要的。要拿到一整組就要一直投幣，很容易一下子就花了很多錢。 The world's biggest gachapon store is in Tokyo, Japan. It has more than 3,000 machines and millions of toys! 全世界最大的扭蛋機商店在日本東京，它有超過3000個扭蛋機跟上百萬個玩具。 Gacha gacha … What a great word! It cranks and clanks, and winds and grinds! What else is named for the sound it makes? Hey! That was a "pon." Ohhhh! Gachapon! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 很多人喜歡扭蛋機裡面的玩具，並且收集一整套。 1. full of 充滿的 Hey, I've been watching this anime series. 我最近都在看動漫影集。 It's full of adventure! 它裡面有好多冒險! Cool! Which one? 真酷，是哪一部? It's called Detective Conan. 叫做《名偵探柯南》。 2. Again and again 一次又一次 I've watched it again and again. 我看了一遍又一遍。 Is it really that good? 真的有那麼好? It's great! I really enjoy it. 它很棒，我看得很開心。 3. have to 一定要 But I usually just read manga. 不過我通常只看漫畫。 No, you have to give this one a try. 不，你一定要試著看這一部。 4. know 知道 I don't know.我不知道。 I guess I'll watch it after I finish reading One Piece. 我想我會在讀完《海賊王》之後去看吧。 Do you like manga or anime? 來讀單字。 full of充滿的 again and again一次又一次 have to一定要 know知道 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are gachapon machines full of? a. Toys b. Books c. Games 2. Where is the world's biggest gachapon store? a. Tokyo b. Kyoto c. Osaka 3. What is the sound of the crank on a gachapon machine called? a. Crank clank b. Wind grind c. Gacha gacha Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c

Sunshine Kettle It's spring! The sun is shining. It makes flowers bloom. It makes the weather warmer. Electricity makes TVs and lights work. Fuel makes planes and cars move. What makes the sun shine? 電視跟電燈靠電力運作，飛機跟汽車則依賴燃油推動。那太陽靠著什麼發光呢? The sun is made of many very small things called atoms. These atoms like to bounce around very fast. Sometimes, they hit each other hard and stick together! When this happens, the atoms become one bigger thing! 太陽由很小的原子組成。這些原子會互相碰撞融合，成為更大的東西。 Lots of energy comes out. It makes the sun shine! This is nuclear fusion! 這就是核融合，這個過程會釋放很多能量，讓太陽發光。 We need this kind of energy. It's good energy. It won't make the environment dirty. So scientists are trying to copy the sun. But it's hard! 我們需要這種能源，因為它不會汙染環境。 Scientists used many strong lights called lasers. They used lasers to shoot at atoms. This made the atoms bounce around very fast and hit each other - just like a mini sun! 科學家對著原子發出雷射光，讓原子產生反應互相碰撞，就像一顆迷你的太陽。 Some energy came out. The electricity from this energy can boil water in a kettle. Scientists are trying to make better mini suns. The world needs lots of energy! 釋放的能源還可以燒開水。科學家努力製造更好的迷你太陽，因為世界需要很多能源。 Scientists are working on nuclear fusion so we can have a better world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家努力模仿太陽的作用，希望產生更多能源。 1. each other 彼此 Do you see that boy and girl? 你看到那個男孩跟女孩嗎? Do you see how they look at each other? 你有看到他們怎麼看彼此嗎? 2. happen 發生 Yeah, what about it? 看到了，又怎樣呢? Their eyes are shining. 他們的眼睛發亮。 So they're in love. 所以他們在談戀愛。 No, that's not what's happening. 不對，不是那樣。 3. energy 能源、能量 Then what do you think is happening? 那你覺得發生了什麼事? There's this energy between them. 他們之間有一種能量。 4. light 光線 Right, the energy of love. 對，愛的能量。 No, it's the energy of light. 不對，是光的能量。 You're weird, you know that? 你是個怪人，你知道嗎? 這些單字很好用。 each other彼此 happen發生 energy能源、能量 light光線 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What makes planes and cars move? a. Electricity b. Fuel c. Wind 2. What are the scientists trying to copy? a. Lasers b. Electricity c. The sun 3. What can the mini sun do now? a. Light rooms b. Cool food c. Boil water Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

The Mystery Cleaner in the Workshop Kid: I wish … I wish someone would clean my room! Narrator: Some kids dream of never needing to clean their room again. Can this dream come true? 有一些小孩夢想永遠不用清理房間，這夢想有可能實現嗎? Well, a man in Wales is living this dream. He has a workshop. It's a place where he makes or fixes things. His workshop has many small things in it: nuts, bolts, nails, and more. 有一個住在威爾斯的人就活在這種夢想裡! 他有一間工作室，裡面有很多小東西，像是螺帽、螺栓、釘子等等。 He puts the small things here, there, and everywhere. But every morning, his workshop is cleaned up! All of the small things are in a box. 這些東西散在各處。但是每天早上，有人會收拾他的工作室，所有的小東西都收進盒子裡。 The man thought "Who is doing this for me?" It was a big mystery. He put a video camera in his workshop. Then he watched the video. The cleaner wasn't a person! It was a mouse! Can you imagine a mouse cleaning up for you? That's amazing! 他放了一台攝影機在工作室裡，發現是一隻老鼠在幫他收拾東西。太不可思議了! Was the mouse strong? The man wanted to find out. He gave the mouse some challenges. He put out heavier things. And guess what? This mouse can lift! 他好奇這隻老鼠夠不夠強壯，故意放一些比較重的東西。結果老鼠還是可以把物品舉起來。 This man in Wales never worries about cleaning up now. It's all thanks to the mouse! Do you dream of having a mouse too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 老鼠會收拾零碎東西，你聽過這種事嗎? 1. never 從不 Cleaning up is never a problem for me. 打掃清潔對我從來不是問題。 Never ever? 從來不是嗎? Right, because my younger sister does it for me. 對，因為我妹妹會幫我做。 2. imagine 想像 Such a nice sister! 這麼好的妹妹! I can't imagine any of my sisters doing that. 我不能想像我的姐妹會那樣。 3. workshop 工作室 So you've got a problem. 所以你有個難題。 No, I don't. 我沒有。 Because I sleep in my workshop. 因為我睡在工作室。 4. worry 擔心 It only has a bed, a desk and a chair. 那裏只有一張床，桌子和椅子。 Very simple.非常簡單。 And you don't worry about dust? 你不擔心灰塵? Not at all.一點也不。 你今天學到哪些單字? never從不 imagine想像 workshop工作室 worry擔心 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Who is cleaning up the workshop? a. A person b. A nut c. A mouse 2. In the morning, what are all the things in? a. A bag b. A bowl c. A box 3. What does the man use to find out who is cleaning up? a. A video camera b. A bolt c. A mystery Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

Cats Are Okay to Have Again in Singapore Cats are great! They have cute meows and quiet purrs. They're small. They can stay indoors 24 hours a day. Cats are good pets! 貓咪不論喵喵叫或是發出呼嚕聲都很可愛，又可以24小時都待在室內。 Lots of people like having cats. But in Singapore, having cats was a problem for many people. These people live in government apartments. Singapore's government makes these apartments. About 80% of Singaporeans live in them. 很多人喜歡養貓，但是養貓在新加坡，可能會帶給很多人麻煩。這些人住在政府興建的社會住宅。新加坡有百分之80的人住社會住宅裡。 But there was a law for people in these apartments. The law was made more than 30 years ago. It was a law against having cats! 30多年前，法律規定住在社會住宅的人不可以養貓。 Why? Well, the government thought cats caused problems. Some cats ran out of apartments. Some people didn't like cat hair in shared places. 政府認為貓會造成麻煩，牠們會從公寓跑出去，也有一些人不喜歡公共空間有貓毛。 But people in these apartments could have dogs! That didn't seem fair. Cats are quieter than dogs. Cats also don't bite people as much. 但是社會住宅可以養狗。這好像不公平，貓比狗安靜也比較不會咬人。 But now there's good news! The government changed the law! Having cats is okay again! 現在有好消息! 政府修改了法律，住戶又可以養貓了。 Cat lovers in Singapore's government apartments are happy. They can have one or two cats now. That's great for these cat lovers, and for the cats! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 新加坡放鬆了貓咪管制，讓愛貓人很開心。 1. bite 咬 Will you look after my dog when I'm away? 我不在的時候你可以照顧我的狗嗎? Does he bite? 牠會不會咬人? No, Bruno won't bite my friends.不會，布魯諾不會咬我的朋友。 2. cause 造成 But he's never met me. 但是牠從來沒見過我。 Yeah, you're right.對，你說得對。 That may cause some problems for you. 那對你可能會造成問題。 3. apartment 公寓 Tell you what. 我跟你說。 Come to my apartment for dinner tonight. 今晚來我的公寓吃晚飯吧。 It will give you two a chance to meet each other. 讓你們兩個有機會見見面。 4. quiet 安靜的 Free dinner is always welcome. 免費的晚飯是很受歡迎的。 I hope you'll think Bruno is a nice and quiet dog. 我希望你覺得布魯諾是安靜的乖 狗。 你有養小狗或是小貓嗎? 來讀單字。 bite咬 cause造成 apartment公寓 quiet安靜的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What percentage of Singaporeans live in government apartments? a. 24 b. 30 c. 80 2. What was the law against having? a. Cat hair b. Cats c. Problems 3. What did the government change? a. A law b. Dogs c. An apartment Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Very Big Goldfish in Lakes Worry Scientists Goldfish are sooooo cute! People see them and want them! Goldfish are good pets. They're small. They can live in a small fishbowl. They're easy to take care of. 金魚是很好養的寵物，牠們小小的，可以養在小魚缸裡。 But goldfish aren't always small. They can get very big. Now fishermen are finding big goldfish in the Great Lakes in the USA and Canada. 但是金魚也可以變得很大隻，漁民位於在加拿大和美國的五大湖找到大金魚。 These fish are forty centimeters long! *gasp* They're as big as American footballs! Can you imagine a football in a fishbowl? 這些魚居然有40公分長! 跟美式足球一樣大! Scientists say pet goldfish don't belong in lakes. They belong in fishbowls. But some people don't want their goldfish anymore. They put their fish in lakes. 科學家說金魚不應該在湖裡，應該在魚缸裡。但是有一些人不想養了，就把魚野放到湖裡。 One scientist says goldfish eat "anything and everything." But not many animals eat goldfish. And these fish have many baby fish every year! 一位科學家還說金魚什麼都吃，但是沒有什麼動物會吃牠們，而且每一年又生很多金魚寶寶。 Now there are millions of very big goldfish in the Great Lakes. Scientists are very worried. The fish aren't good for lake water. They aren't good for the plants and animals there. 五大湖現在有數百萬隻超大金魚，牠們對湖泊的水質、動植物都有害，讓科學家很擔心。 Small, cute goldfish eat everything in lakes and get very big. Let's help keep lakes free from gol… ________________________________________ Vocabulary 超大金魚有可能破壞自然環境。 1. small 小的 What a lovely fishbowl! 好可愛的魚缸! And you have five goldfish there! 你有五條金魚! Yeah, I used to have 8, but maybe my fishbowl is too small. 對，我以前有八條魚，但我的金魚缸可能太小了。 2. belong 屬於 Maybe they belong in a pond. 也可能牠們屬於池塘。 No, my fishbowl is a nice place. 不會，我的金魚缸是個好地方。 3. everything 所有東西 See how happy these five goldfish are! 你看這五條魚多快樂! What do they eat? 牠們吃什麼呢? They eat everything. 什麼都吃。 4. centimeter 公分 I sometimes feed them cooked rice. 我有時候餵牠們吃飯。 Will they grow bigger? 牠們會不會長更大? Yeah, to at least 10 centimeters. 會，至少長到十公分長。 Do you like goldfish? 來讀一遍單字。 small小的 belong屬於 everything所有東西 centimeter公分 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many centimeters long can goldfish get? a. Four b. Fourteen c. Forty 2. Where do scientists say pet goldfish belong? a. Lakes b. The sea c. Fishbowls 3. Where are the goldfish in this story? a. The USA b. Japan c. Taiwan Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

The TreeHugging World Championships There's a sport for everyone! If you're fast, you can run. If you're strong, you can lift weights. If you're creative and love nature, you can hug a tree! 如果你速度夠快，可以去賽跑。力氣夠大，可以去舉重。現在有個適合大家的運動，如果你很有創意又熱愛大自然，你可以去抱樹。 Finland is a country in northern Europe. It's full of trees. More than 70% of Finland is forest! Every year, people from everywhere go to a forest there. They take part in … the TreeHugging World Championships! 芬蘭是一個北歐國家，而且超過七成的領土是森林。每年世界各地的人都會到芬蘭的森林參加擁抱大樹世界錦標賽。 These people do three tasks in this contest. First, they give hugs to as many trees as they can for one minute! 參賽者需要做三個項目。首先他們要比誰在一分鐘內抱最多的樹。 Second, they hug their favorite tree as hard as they can for one minute! The hug needs to show love for the tree. 第二個是他們要緊緊抱住他們喜歡的樹，表達對樹的喜愛。 Third, they give a tree a very special hug for one minute. The hug can be as creative as they like! They can stand on their hands and hug a tree upside down! 最後他們要用創意的方式擁抱大樹一分鐘，像是倒立擁抱大樹。 This contest was made to get people everywhere to love and care for trees. 這個比賽讓世界各地的人愛護樹木。 Today is Arbor Day, a special day about trees! If you love trees, today's a good day to hug one! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 你真得是一個熱愛樹木的人，才能參加這種比賽。 1. forest 森林 Don't you just love seeing so many trees? 你喜歡看到這麼多樹吧! Yeah, it's almost like a forest. 對啊，幾乎像個森林。 It IS a forest. 它是一座森林啊。 2. full of 充滿 Not quite yet, but it's getting there.還沒有到那個程度，不過快了。 What I like about this place is that it's full of flowers. 我喜歡這個地方有好多花。 Yeah, so many azaleas. 對，好多杜鵑花。 3. everywhere 到處 They have different flowers in different seasons. 不同季節有不同的花。 And you can see them everywhere in the park.公園裡到處都看得到。 4. run 跑步 You know this park well. 你對這座公園很熟。 I should. I run around the park every morning.我應該熟，我每天早上都在這裡跑步。 Are you a tree lover? forest森林 full of充滿 everywhere到處 run跑步 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people hug in the contest? a. Heads b. Tasks c. Trees 2. Where is Finland? a. Africa b. Europe c. South America 3. When does this contest happen? a. Every month b. Every year c. Every five years Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

Check-Ins at the Seahorse Hotel A special fish called a seahorse lives in the ocean. Its head looks like a horse's head. But it's much smaller than a horse! 住在海裡的海馬，頭都看起來像馬，但比馬小非常多。 Seahorses live under rocks and inside corals. But sometimes boats bump into their homes. Sometimes big storms blow their homes away! Then hungry ocean animals can find them. 海馬住在石頭底下或珊瑚礁中。但有時候船隻會撞到牠們的家，暴風雨也會把家吹走，其他飢餓的海洋動物就很容易找到牠們。 An aquarium is a zoo for fish. In Australia, an aquarium and a group of scientists both take care of baby seahorses. Later, they take them to the ocean. The scientists make seahorse hotels. These hotels are old nets and cages. Corals and ocean plants grow on them. 澳洲有一間水族館跟一群科學家照顧海馬寶寶，再把牠們放回大海。科學家利用舊漁網跟籠子讓珊瑚跟海生植物生長，打造了海馬旅館。 These hotels are safe from boats and storms. They keep those hungry ocean animals out! And they help more seahorses live and have babies in the ocean. People swimming near these hotels can see these fish now! 這些旅館不會被船或暴風雨破壞，也防止海馬被其他的動物吃掉，讓海馬可以生存繁衍後代。 Aquariums, scientists, and seahorse hotels are helping these special fish have a new start in Australia! Go, fish! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家做了海底旅館給海馬住。 1. aquarium 水族館 I love zoos, but I love aquariums more. 我喜歡動物園，不過更喜歡水族館。 Because they are more colorful? 因為顏色比較繽紛? Because I don't need to walk a lot in an aquarium. 因為水族館裡不需要走很多路。 2. animal 動物 That's true. And ocean animals are so cute! 那是真的。而且海洋動物好可愛! Yeah, all those tropical fish, oysters, shrimp…對啊，那些熱帶魚，牡蠣，蝦子… 3. take 帶領 I'm sure there are no oysters in an aquarium. 我確定水族館裡沒有牡蠣。 There are. Let me take you to Keelung tomorrow. 有的，我明天帶你去基隆看。 4. hungry 飢餓的 The truth is I'm hungry for seafood. 其實我是很想吃海鮮。 Me too! 我也是! 請跟我一起讀單字。 aquarium水族館 animal動物 take帶領 hungry飢餓的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do seahorses live? a. On top of corals b. Inside corals c. Outside corals 2. What are seahorse hotels made from? a. Nets b. Plastic c. Rocks 3. What is true about seahorses? a. They're fish. b. They're big. c. They're horses. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. a

Company Thanks Dead Pests **Voice: *Ewww, gross! *gasp** What did I do?! I’M SORRY, COCKROACH!!! Narrator: Most people aren't sad about killing these big brown bugs! Cockroaches are pests. Mosquitoes, flies, and other bugs are pests too. Pests carry lots of germs and diseases. Pests can make you very sick. 蟑螂、蚊子跟蒼蠅等等都是害蟲。牠們身上有很多細菌跟病毒讓人生病。 Pesticides are special sprays, gels, and smells that kill pests. Big companies have their own bugs for testing. They want to make sure their pesticides kill bugs. 殺蟲劑是特殊的噴霧、凝膠跟氣味。大公司會養害蟲測試殺蟲的功效。 In Japan, one pesticide company has around one million cockroaches and more than one hundred million ticks! 日本有一間殺蟲劑公司需要大約100萬隻蟑螂跟超過一億隻的壁蝨。 This company kills millions of bugs. It kills them to keep people safe from disease. But killing bugs makes the company’s workers very sad. 這間公司殺了數百萬隻蟲，雖然是為了預防疾病，但是殺蟲還是讓員工很難過。 Every year, this company has a ceremony at a temple. The ceremony is to thank the dead bugs. A priest prays in front of many pictures of dead bugs. It’s very sad and very serious … 每一年公司都會在寺廟設祭壇，感謝這些死掉的蟲子，場面嚴肅而哀傷。 Goodbye, dead pests! The next time you see a bug, why not … Yuck! Whoops … Vocabulary 日本這家殺蟲劑公司，每年紀念犧牲的昆蟲。 1. mosquito 蚊子 There! Got you! 打到你了! Another mosquito? 又一隻蚊子? Why do we have so many mosquitoes this year? 今年我們怎麼這麼多蚊子? 2. fly 蒼蠅 Look at your broken window. 看看你破掉的窗戶。 That’s why.那就是原因。 You’re right. Just yesterday 3 flies came in. 你說對了，昨天三隻蒼蠅跑進來。 3. make sure 確保 They didn’t stop on my bread, did they? 他們沒有停在我的麵包上吧? No, I made sure they were dead. 沒有，我確保牠們死了。 That’s really something! 這個就厲害了! 4. pesticide 殺蟲劑 How did you do it? 你是怎麼辦到的? Easy. I used pesticide. 很簡單，我用了殺蟲劑。 Uh…That’s actually not a good idea. 那其實不是個好主意。 今天你學到那些單字? mosquito蚊子 fly蒼蠅 make sure確保 pesticide殺蟲劑 Quiz 1. What do pests carry? a. Flies b. Germs c. Gels 2. Which of these are not pests? a. Cockroaches b. Mosquitoes c. Pesticides 3. How many ticks does the pesticide company have? a. More than one hundred million b. Around one million c. One Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Scientists found a new kind of giant worm. They were thirty centimeters long! They swam in the ocean more than five hundred million years ago. Many ocean animals were small then. These giant worms ate lots and lots of them! 科學家找到一種新的巨大蠕蟲。牠們長30公分，生活在5億多年前的大海，當時的海生動物都很小，這些巨大蠕蟲掠食其他動物。 But today isn't World Worm Day. It's World Book Day! It's a day for bookworms! What are bookworms? Are they worms that eat books? No! Bookworms are people who love reading. Bookworms read lots and lots of books! 但是今天不是世界蠕蟲日，是世界閱讀日! 是書蟲的日子，不是啃書的蛀書蟲，而是指愛看書的人，他們讀很多很多書。 This funny name wasn't nice. People said, "Oh, she's a bookworm." But now, bookworms are cool! Reading helps us know about things. When scientists find something new, they write about it. 閱讀幫助我們學習新知。當科學家有新發現的時候，他們就會紀錄下來。 Now we know about those giant worms. Why? It's because a bookworm scientist wrote about them. 現在我們能知道這些巨大蠕蟲，就是因為有一位書蟲科學家把牠寫了下來。 World Book Day is a special day for bookworms! You can be a bookworm too! 世界閱讀日對書蟲來說是特別的日子! 你也可以成為書蟲! Today is World Worm Day!! Uh… Wait… That's not right. It's World Book Day! Read more books! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 世界閱讀日鼓勵大家多看書。 1. read 閱讀 Are you reading again? 你又在看書了? Did you go to the Book Fair? 你有去書展嗎? Of course I did. How could I miss it? 當然有啦，我怎麼可能錯過? 2. interesting 有趣的 So you found something interesting? 所以你找到一些有趣的東西? Oh yes, I found lots of fun books. 有，我找到很多好玩的書。 Like this one.比如說這一本。 3. learn 學習 Let me see. 我看看。 "How to Learn More without Trying?" 《如何不費力卻學更多》? Do you really believe this? 你真的相信這個喔? Don't know. I haven't finished reading it yet. 不知道。我還沒看完。 4. kind 種類 But it's my kind of book. 不過這種書很適合我。 Learning without trying. 不用努力就學會。 一起來讀單字。 read閱讀 interesting有趣的 learn學習 kind種類 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What are people who love reading called? a. Earthworms b. Book hippos c. Bookworms 2. What kind of new worm did scientists find? a. A very small worm b. A giant worm c. A worm that eats books 3. What is today? a. World Water Day! b. World Book Day! c. World Worm Day! Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

A Fight About Pineapple Pizza in Italy Something's in the oven. Let's guess what it is. It's round. The bottom is bread. On top, there's cheese, olive oil, basil… 烤箱裡是什麼? 我們來猜猜看，圓的，下面是麵包，有起司、橄欖油跟羅勒。 It's a pizza! What!? There are a lot of pineapple slices on the pizza too!? But there's no tomato sauce or ham! This isn't a Hawaiian pizza. It's a new kind of pineapple pizza! 居然還有很多的鳳梨，但是沒有番茄醬跟火腿。這不是夏威夷披薩，這是新的口味。 Pizza has a long history in Naples, the pizza city of Italy. There are even food laws to keep the traditional ways of making pizzas in Italy. This pineapple pizza isn't a traditional pizza. It's new! 義大利拿坡里有長遠的披薩歷史，甚至對披薩的傳統做法有法律規定。但是這個鳳梨披薩是新的披薩。 People love this new pineapple pizza… or they hate it. Some people like to try new pizzas. They hold a slice of the pizza and say "Yum!" Other people want to eat only traditional pizzas. They shake their heads and say "Nooo!" Uh oh! There's a food fight! It's on the TV news in Italy. 這種新的鳳梨披薩有人喜歡、有人討厭。有人願意嘗試，也有人只想吃傳統披薩。這掀起一場美食大戰，甚至上了義大利電視新聞。 Eating a pizza is all about sharing the many slices. Let's not fight. An order for the new pineapple pizza is coming right up! Do you want to try a bite? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 披薩口味越來越多元，每個人都有自己喜歡的披薩。 1. make 做 I'm hungry. How about we make a pizza together? 我餓了。我們一起做個披薩如何? Great idea; I love pizza! 好主意，我愛披薩。 2. tomato 番茄 I like olives, seafood and basil. 我喜歡橄欖，海鮮和羅勒。 And I like tomato sauce and lots of cheese. 我喜歡番茄醬，還有很多起司。 Okay, let's put those on our pizza.好，通通放在披薩上。 3. share 分享 Let's make a big one to share it with others. 我們做個大的，好跟別人分享。 4. oven 烤箱 Yeah, pizza is all about sharing. 對，披薩就是要分享。 Oh, no! I forgot my oven is broken. 糟了，我忘了我的烤箱壞了! Where's the phone number of that pizza place nearby? 附近那家披薩店的電話是多少? 來一起讀單字。 make做 tomato番茄 share分享 oven烤箱 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What pizza topping is on the new pizza? a. Pepperoni b. Mushroom c. Pineapple 2. What is on the TV news in this story? a. Food laws b. A food fight c. A pizza order 3. Which country has the new pizza? a. Iceland b. India c. Italy Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

Christmas Leftovers at the Zoo There's exciting news at the zoo! Guess what happened after Christmas! The holiday fun didn't end! In Germany, the Berlin Zoo had a special treat for their animals. The treat was… Christmas trees! 聖誕節過後，德國柏林動物園有特別的禮物要給園區的動物，那就是聖誕樹! The elephants stepped on the trees. Then they pulled off the tree branches with their long trunks. They enjoyed munching on the branches. They ate their trees quickly. 大象會踏在樹幹上，用牠們長長的象鼻把樹枝扯下來，吃得津津有味。 The bison used the trees for fluffy pillows. Then they ate the trees. Reindeer, Santa Claus' special pets, used the trees for massages and body scrubs. 野牛會把樹當作枕頭，然後把它吃掉。馴鹿則是用樹幹來抓癢跟按摩。 The animals were very happy with their Christmas tree snacks and toys! But here's the surprise. Not all trees are good for the animals. The zookeepers only used fresh trees. They got them from Christmas tree sellers. These trees weren't sold. They were leftovers! 但不是所有的樹都適合動物，只能是新的樹。保育員從聖誕樹商店取得剩下的聖誕樹，送給動物。 The zookeepers never use trees from people's homes. These trees might not be clean for the animals to eat. 保育員從來不拿家裡用過的聖誕樹當作動物的食物，因為可能不衛生。 Every year, after Christmas Day, the zoo gives these special trees to their animals. This turns leftover Christmas trees into tasty treats and toys for cute zoo animals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 柏林動物園把沒有用過的聖誕樹，當成送給動物的禮物。 1. zookeeper 保育員 I took my son to the zoo on the weekend. 我周末帶我兒子去動物園。 Did you have lots of fun? 玩得開心嗎? Oh yes, the zookeeper let him pet a pony。開心，保育員讓他拍小馬。 2. enjoy 喜歡 He couldn't stop talking about it. 他一直講這件事，停不下來。 I guess he enjoyed it a lot! 我猜他很喜歡。 3. quickly 快速地 Yeah, so I quickly bought a stuffed toy horse for him. 所以我趕快去買了一個玩具馬給他。 And he loved that too! 他也很喜歡那個玩具。 4. cute 可愛的 My favorite animal in the zoo is the elephant. 我最喜歡的動物園動物是大象。 It's big, but very cute. 牠很大，但是很可愛。 What's your favorite animal in the zoo? 來一起讀單字。 zookeeper保育員 enjoy喜歡 quickly快速地 cute可愛的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did the reindeer do with the Christmas trees? a. Scrub their bodies b. Sleep on them c. Step on them 2. Where did the zoo get Christmas trees? a. Christmas tree sellers b. People's houses c. Forests 3. What do leftover Christmas trees turn into at this zoo? a. Special days b. Bison c. Tasty treats Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c

Stolen and Found Bikes In a city in Iceland, many people love cycling. But something bad was happening. Some people were stealing bikes! This worried bicycle owners. Some people stopped using their bikes. 冰島有個城市，居民都愛騎單車，但是單車容易失竊，一些人就不再騎單車了。 One man loves biking. He wanted more people to love it too. So he was very angry. He looked for the stolen bicycles. They were hard to find. But he didn't give up. 有個人很喜歡騎車，也希望更多人會喜歡。單車被偷走令他很生氣，他會到處找失竊的單車。 Sometimes he found stolen bikes where a group of people lived. He talked to them. He didn't like them because they stole things. But now they're his friends. They stopped stealing. Some help him find bikes now! 他找到失竊的車之後，也會跟小偷聊聊，請他們不要再偷車了。他們現在成為朋友，還會幫忙一起找失竊的單車。 The man returns bicycles to their owners. Now, after four years, he's famous. People call him the "bike whisperer." He's very good at finding bicycles! 這個人會把單車歸還給失主。他很會找失竊的單車，大家都稱他為「單車救星」。 He uses social media to help people. 他會用社群媒體來幫助人家。 Are you in Iceland? Did someone steal your bicycle? Ask the bike whisperer for help. Sometimes he finds bikes in two days! 你在冰島嗎?有人偷了你的單車嗎? 趕快找單車救星幫忙，有時候只要兩天就可以找到。 This man wants more people to love bicycling. He finds stolen bikes and he stops people from stealing them. He makes having a bicycle safer. He's the bike whisperer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 冰島這位單車救星，喜歡幫人尋找腳踏車。 1. bike 腳踏車 My friend just told me he stole a bike yesterday. 我朋友剛剛告訴我他偷了一輛腳踏車。 What did you say? 你怎麼說呢? I asked him why he did it.我問他為什麼要那樣。 2. steal 偷竊 He said it's because he loves biking. 他說因為他喜歡騎車。 So he decided to steal it? 所以就決定用偷的? Yeah, I know it's a bad reason. 對，我知道這是個糟糕的理由。 3. angry 生氣的 Did you get angry? 你有生氣嗎? No, why would I get angry? 沒有，我怎麼會生氣? He didn't steal my bike. 他又不是偷我的車。 4. return 歸還 I did tell him to return it to the owner.我有告訴他把車子還給主人。 But he didn't know who the owner was. 但是他不知道主人是誰。 He said he'll put the bike back where he found it. 他說會把車子放回原先的地方。 今天你學到哪些單字? bike腳踏車 steal偷竊 angry生氣的 return歸還 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where does the man live? a. Iceland b. Finland c. England 2. What do people call the man? a. The bicycling whistle b. The bike whisperer c. The bicycle wheel 3. What is the man good at? a. Selling bikes b. Fixing bikes c. Finding bikes Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

A Red Panda for Taipei Zoo  Taipei Zoo has a new animal from Japan! He's small. He's a fire-colored ball of fur. He's very cute and fluffy! 台北市動物園迎接日本來的新動物。牠很可愛還有蓬鬆的火紅色的毛。 His name is Mirai. He's a red panda! Mirai is four years old. A four-year-old human is a child, but Mirai is not a child. Red pandas live about ten to twelve years. Mirai is a young adult. He’s here to be a dad! 牠的名字叫未來，是一隻4歲的小熊貓。小熊貓的壽命大約10到12歲。牠還很年輕，來台灣當小熊貓爸爸。 Mirai is full of energy. He's excited to meet you! Fan meetings with Mirai start in April. Bring your camera… but no flash, please! Maybe you can see Mirai do something cute! Or maybe you can see him climbing or having a snack. 從四月開始未來就會公開亮相，你可能會看到牠爬樹或吃點心。別忘囉! 拍照不要有閃光燈喔! Every year, Mirai has fewer red panda friends in the world. There are less than ten thousand! Their tree homes are cut down. The places they live are getting hotter. And hotter weather is bad for them. 全世界的小熊貓每年越來越少，現在已經不到1萬隻了。牠們棲息的樹被砍掉，家園也越來越熱。 You can help by doing good things for the Earth. And when you visit Mirai, be nice to him! 你可以做環保幫助地球。記得去看未來的時候，要對牠好一點喔! Mirai, Taiwan's new red panda, is waiting for you at the Taipei Zoo! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台北動物園的小熊貓，四月就可以去拜訪了。 1. small 小的 Look at that poor thing! 你看那個可憐的小東西! Oh my, it’s so small. 天哪，牠好小。 Of course it’s small. It’s a baby bird. 當然小，牠是一隻鳥寶寶。 2. adult 成鳥 I wonder where the adults are. 不知道成鳥在哪裡。 You mean its parents? 你是說牠的爸媽? I think they’re out looking for food.我想出去找食物了。 3. bring 帶來 I do hope they bring back enough food. 我希望牠們帶足夠的食物回來。 That shouldn’t be too hard. 那應該不會太難。 4. something 一些東西 Birds can always find something to eat. 鳥兒總會找到東西吃。 Let’s come back and visit that baby bird again. 我們再回來看那隻小鳥吧。 Yeah, maybe we can see it grow up and fly. 好啊，也許能看到牠長大飛翔。 今天單字很簡短又好用。 small小的 adult成鳥 bring帶來 something一些東西 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Mirai from? a. China b. India c. Japan 2. How old is Mirai? a. Four b. Ten c. Twelve 3. Which zoo is Mirai at? a. Hsinchu Zoo b. Taipei Zoo c. Shousan Zoo Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

A Festival for People Born on Leap Day Twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine… Wait, there are twenty-nine days this February! Today is a leap day! 今年二月有二十九天，今天是閏日。 Can you wait to have your birthday once every four years? Well, about five million people around the world were born on a leap day. These people are called leaplings. 你能等四年才過一次生日嗎? 全世界差不多有500萬人在閏日出生。 After a birthday, leaplings wait for four years for the next one! And they finally have their birthday this year! They're jumping for joy! 這些人今年終於可以過生日了，過完這一次他們需要等四年才能過下一次生日。 Anthony, a small town in Texas, is the Leap Year Capital of the World. This American town is having a three-day Leap Year Festival! It starts tonight! Leaplings from all around the world are going to this big birthday party. 德州安東尼小鎮舉辦為期三天的閏日慶典。從今晚開始，來自全世界的壽星會前往這個盛大的生日派對。 Imagine the sight of fun attractions, the smell and taste of delicious foods, and the sound of cheerful music. At the Leap Year Festival, there will be games, food, and live music for everyone! 閏日慶典會有遊戲、食物還有現場的音樂表演。 Today is a very special day, especially in the Leap Year Capital of the World! Happy Birthday, leaplings! Have a slice or four of birthday cake and have a fabulous, leap-tastic day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 美國德州有一個小鎮，喜歡替二月29號出生的人舉辦派對。 1. delicious 美味的 Wow, what smells so good? 什麼東西這麼香? It's my roast chicken.是我的烤雞。 Oh, it must be delicious! 一定很好吃! 2. special 特別的 Yes, it's for a special party tonight. 是為了今晚的特別派對。 You're having the party at home? 在家裡辦派對嗎? No, at the town hall.不是，是在里民中心。 3. live music 現場音樂 We'll have live music, food and drinks. 我們有現場音樂，食物和飲料。 What is it for? 是為什麼呢? 4. born 出生 For all the people born before 1950. 為了1950年之前出生的人。 I didn't know old people love parties. 我不知道老年人也喜歡派對。 Everyone loves parties.每個人都喜歡派對。 Do you like parties? Let's read the words. delicious美味的 special特別的 live music現場音樂 born出生 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How long do leaplings wait for their birthdays? a. One year b. Four years c. Eight years 2. Where is the Leap Year Capital of the World? a. Taipei b. Tokyo c. Texas 3. How many days is the Leap Year Festival? a. One b. Two c. Three Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

Every Day Is a Radio Day Long ago, people had no cellphones. There was no social media. There was no Internet! In Taiwan, there were no TV stations! 很久以前，人們沒有手機、網路跟社交媒體。那時候，台灣也沒有電視台。 How did news travel to people far away? There was radio then. And there's radio now! 那要怎麼讓在很遠地方的人知道新聞呢？當時就是用收音機，現在也是！ Radio is free! It's on every day, 24 hours a day. Radio stations broadcast news, talk shows, music, stories, and more. 廣播不僅免費而且每天24小時都有。廣播電台播送新聞、談話節目、音樂、故事等等。 We hear voices and sounds on the radio. We imagine how people, places, and things look or what people are doing. That's why radio is called the "theater of the mind." 我們聽收音機，想像人、事、物的畫面或者人們在做什麼。 Radio broadcasts big news because radios are reliable. No Internet? No electricity? No problem! Radios can still work! In emergencies, we hear about what's happening and learn what to do. 即使缺電、沒有網路，廣播還是可以運作，所以利用它播送重大新聞。緊急的時候，我們還是可以知道發生了什麼事以及該如何應對。 Radio brings us all kinds of music. Listening to many songs lets us find out what we like. Some songs become part of our memories! 我們也可以從收音機聽到各種音樂，找到自己喜歡的歌曲。有一些歌曲還會成為我們的回憶！ World Radio Day was this month. But every day is a radio day! Radio broadcasts all the news. Radio gives music to our daily lives. Radio is for all of us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 廣播曾經是生活重要的一部份。 1. music 音樂 What's that music? 那是什麼音樂? "A Summer Place," from the 1970s.〈夏日地方〉，1970年代的。 It's very nice. 很好聽。 Yeah, we used to listen to music on the radio.對，我們以前都從收音機聽音樂。 2. song 歌曲 Not vinyl records? 不是黑膠唱片? Those came later.那些以後才出現。 Radio was the thing for Western pop songs. 收音機才有西洋流行歌曲。 3. talk show 談話節目 Were there talk shows? 有談話節目嗎? No, but there were radio dramas of ghost stories. 沒有，不過有鬼故事話劇。 4. every day 每天 I was glued to my radio every day. 我每天都黏著我的收音機。 For the ghost stories? 聽鬼故事? For those and more.聽那些跟其他的。 Have you ever listened to music on the radio? Music音樂 song歌曲 talk show談話節目 every day每天 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do radio stations broadcast? a. Internet b. News c. Places 2. How much does it cost to listen to the radio? a. It's free! b. Four dollars c. Twenty dollars 3. What is radio called? a. Words in our minds b. Songs in the wind c. Theater of the mind Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

Clean-Air Heroes on Wheels Narrator: Around the world, millions of buses make lots of smoke. The smoke makes air pollution. Countries are trying to make their air cleaner. How is China fighting air pollution? 世界各地的公車排放很多廢氣。很多國家想要更乾淨的空氣，中國是如何對抗空氣污染呢? China's cities are using many electric buses, or e-buses. E-buses don't make smoke! They charge their batteries at their bus garage. Then they all drive to their bus stops. They drive about two hundred kilometers a day! 中國用很多電動公車。他們先充電，再前往各個車站，每天大約行駛200公里。 China has the most e-buses in the world. Voices: REALLY?! Narrator: Shenzhen, a big city there, is the first city in the world to have all e-buses! 中國有全世界最多的電動公車。深圳是第一個全面使用電動公車的城市。 E-buses are easy to use in China. They are everywhere! And in L?li?ng, a small city, e-bus rides are free! 中國到處都是電動公車。在呂梁市還可以免費搭乘。 But e-buses also have problems. Making batteries and buses also makes pollution. And batteries don't work well in cold weather. 但是電動公車也有缺點。製造電池跟公車會造成汙染。天氣冷的時候，電池也沒辦法運作。 China is working on these problems. Other countries are watching and learning. 中國正在改善這些問題，其他的國家都很注意，同時也在學習。 Here in Taiwan, all buses will be electric by 2030. Will Taiwan be the first country to have all e-buses? 2030年所有本地公車都會變成電動，這會不會讓台灣成為世上第一個完全使用電動公車的國家? Electric buses help us fight air pollution. Let's ride these clean-air heroes on wheels! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 越來越多城市，打算擴大使用電動公車。 1. electric 電動的 Oh, my, I can hardly breathe! 天啊，我幾乎沒辦法呼吸! Yeah, it really smells bad. 對啊，好難聞喔。 They should switch to electric buses. 他們應該換成電動公車。 2. air 空氣 I agree. 我同意。 It would be so much quieter.會安靜好多。 And much cleaner air. 空氣也乾淨得多。 3. smoke 煙霧 Nowadays I don't take the bus any more.現在我都不搭公車了。 Because of the smoke from traffic? 因為汽車排出來的煙霧嗎? Exactly! 正是! 4. drive 駕駛 Also because I've learned to drive. 也是因為我學會了開車。 Oh no, more pollution. 糟糕，更多污染了。 請跟我讀單字。 electric電動的 air空氣 smoke煙霧 drive駕駛 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Why is China using e-buses? a. For more smoke b. For free rides c. For cleaner air 2. Where do the e-buses charge? a. Any charging place b. Their bus garage c. A big city park 3. When will Taiwan have all e-buses? a. 2030 b. 2040 c. 2050 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Big Sea Monster Found in the UK There's a big sea monster in the UK. It looks very scary. It's twelve meters long. That's as big as a house! 英國發現一隻巨大的海怪，牠長達12公尺，跟一棟房子一樣大。 It has a lizard's head. But its skull is two meters long! And its mouth has one hundred thirty sharp teeth. This monster might eat you in one bite! 牠的頭部像蜥蜴，光是頭骨就長達兩公尺，還有130顆牙齒。 Ahhh! Thinking about it makes me scared. But do we need to be afraid of this sea monster? Don't worry. It's okay. This animal is NOT alive. Scientists found its skull. 我們需要擔心這頭海怪嗎? 完全不用，因為牠早就死了。科學家找到牠的頭骨。 This animal lived 150 million years ago. That was the time of dinosaurs. This big sea monster is a pliosaur. Pliosaur means "more lizard"! 牠生活在1億5千萬年前恐龍的時代，這頭巨大的海怪是「上龍」。 Long, long ago, it was the king of the ocean. The pliosaur used its four strong flippers to swim very fast. Any other fish or ocean animal was its food. 很久以前，上龍是海洋的掠食者，牠強壯的四肢讓牠游得非常快。 But now it's a fossil. Its teeth and bones are now stones. Scientists want to study this pliosaur. They hope to learn more about this real-world sea monster. 但牠現在變成了化石。科學家想要研究上龍，希望對這頭真的海怪了解更多。 What? You see a big sea monster? Don't worry, it's not a pliosa … ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 上龍可不是童話故事裡的海怪，牠真的在地球上生活過。 1. skull 頭骨 Hey, I just came back from an adventure! 我剛剛探險回來。 Really? What happened? 真的嗎?發生了什麼事? I was at this dinosaur museum, and saw a giant T-Rex skull. 我去恐龍博物館，看到一個巨大的暴龍頭骨。 2. as big as 一樣大 It's as big as my body! 跟我的身體一樣大! No way! 不可能! But it's true. 是真的。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 It's very scary. 它很嚇人。 Okay, what else did you see? 好吧，你還看到什麼? A fish fossil that has hundreds of teeth! 一個魚的化石，有好幾百顆牙齒! 4. teeth 牙齒 Why so many teeth? 為什麼有那麼多牙齒? To eat other monsters? 好來吃別的怪物? 請跟我一起讀單字。 skull頭骨 as big as一樣大 scary讓人害怕的 teeth牙齒 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where was the sea monster found? a. The USA b. The UK c. The UAE 2. How many meters long is the sea monster? a. two b. twelve c. twenty 3. What is the sea monster called? a. Pliosaur b. Lizardsaur c. Dinosaur Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

Moos to the Moon What's this smelly thing? Ewww! It's cow poop! Scientists call it cow dung. Most people want to throw it away. It smells bad! But guess what? It can be very useful! 科學家把牛糞叫做 cow dung，牛糞雖然很臭，但其實非常有用! In Japan, a space company wants to use cow dung fuel to make rockets fly! Whoa! 日本有一家太空公司想把牛糞當作火箭的燃料。 Rockets need to fly very high and very fast. They need special fuel. Now a gas company makes this fuel with cow dung! 火箭飛得又高又快， 所以需要特殊的燃料。有一間汽油公司就把牛糞做成了火箭燃料。 The space company tested the rocket fuel. Its rocket shot out blue and orange fire! Everyone was very happy. The rocket can work with the cow dung fuel! 太空公司測試這種燃料，成功點燃了火箭，噴出藍色、橘色的火焰。 Using cow dung for fuel is good. Cow dung is cheap. Farmers have lots of it… and every day, there's mooooo-re! And using it instead of oil helps the Earth. 牛糞燃料是個好主意，農夫每天都可以提供很多牛糞，而且它很便宜，用來取代燃油也很環保。 For Japan, using cow dung is important. Japan doesn't have its own oil. But they can make energy from cow dung. They can make gas to heat homes and make trucks go. And now they make the special rocket fuel! 日本沒有石油，但是可以用牛糞產生動力，用在暖氣、貨車，現在也可以用在火箭上。 Maybe one day, cow poop will fly a rocket to the moooooo-n! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 牛糞居然可以做火箭燃料，想不到吧? 1. orange 橘子、橘色的 Are you making a lantern? 你在做燈籠嗎? I wish. 我希望是。 No, I'm making a kite.不過我是在做風箏。 An orange and blue kite? 橘色跟藍色的風箏? Yeah, bright colors look pretty in the sky.對啊，鮮豔的顏色在天上很好看。 2. can 可以、能 When do you plan to fly it? 你準備什麼時候去放? Right after I'm done.就在做好之後。 Wow, can I go with you? 哇，我可以跟你一起去嗎? Sure.當然。 3. use 使用 How do you know what materials to use? 你怎麼知道用什麼材料? Well, I googled. 我查了谷歌。 4. cheap 便宜的 I like kites. 我喜歡風箏。 They are cheap and lots of fun. 又便宜又好玩。 Let's read today's words. orange橘子、橘色的 can可以、能 use使用 cheap便宜的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do scientists call "cow poop"? a. Cow dung b. Cow fuel c. Cow smell 2. Where is cow poop used for rockets? a. South Korea b. Japan c. Taiwan 3. Why is using cow poop good? a. It helps the Earth. b. It smells funny. c. It's colorful. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a

Chinstrap Penguins Are the Best Nap Masters Hey! Wake up! Why are you napping? Are you a chinstrap penguin? They love to nap! These penguins have a black line under their chin. They look like they're wearing motorcycle helmets with chin straps. They're chinstrap penguins. 這些企鵝的下巴有一條黑色的紋路，看起像戴了安全帽一樣，他們是帽帶企鵝。 Scientists are studying chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. And you know what? They found out something new! 科學家研究南極的帽帶企鵝，他們有新的發現。 Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 naps a day! Each nap is about four seconds long. That's very short! One minute is 60 seconds long! These penguins don't need alarm clocks! 帽帶企鵝一天打瞌睡超過1萬次，一次大約只有4秒。 All those four-second naps give chinstrap penguins 11 hours of sleep a day. That's a lot! But they have work to do too. They take care of their eggs. They keep their eggs safe from other animals. And they find food in the ocean. 每4秒累積下來，帽帶企鵝一天可以睡11個小時。牠們還要孵蛋、保護企鵝蛋跟覓食。 Chinstrap penguins sleep, work, and repeat. Sleep is important for them… and us! We also need to sleep for the energy to do great things! 帽帶企鵝不停地睡覺跟工作，睡眠對牠們很重要。我們也需要睡眠才有活力做事。 Scientists are finding out more about sleep from the best nap masters. Let's take a four-second nap… Voice: Hey! Wake up! Narrator: Oh … OK! I'm awake, I'm awake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 帽帶企鵝喜歡睡覺，但是他們每次睡眠的時間非常短。 1. wake up 醒來 I'm so tired! 我好累。 Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好? Right, I woke up at least 3 times. 對啊，我醒來三次。 2. motorcycle 摩托車 The motorcycles outside were so noisy! 外面的摩托車吵得要命! That's really annoying. 那真的很討厭。 3. minute 分鐘 Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。 Go take a nap. 去睡一下吧。 You'll feel a lot better after just 10 minutes of sleep. 睡個十分鐘你也會覺得好很多。 4. hour 小時 No, 10 minutes is too short. 不，十分鐘太短了。 I need hours of sleep now. 我現在需要睡好幾個鐘頭。 Then what are you waiting for? 那你還在等什麼? Just go. 就去吧。 你每天睡得夠嗎? 來讀單字。 wake up醒來 motorcycle摩托車 minute分鐘 hour小時 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do chinstrap penguins live? a. Africa b. Antarctica c. Asia 2. How many naps do chinstrap penguins take a day? a. Less than 10,000 b. 10,000 c. More than 10,000 3. Where do chinstrap penguins find food? a. Ocean b. Forests c. Mountains Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

The "Mite-iest" Cheese in the World Do you know what people say about stinky tofu? The worse it smells, the better it tastes! 大家都說臭豆腐越臭越好吃。 In Europe, people say the same about cheese. They have lots of cheeses over there. What's the weirdest one? Mite cheese. 歐洲人也說起司越臭越好吃，他們有各種起司，最奇怪的是?起司。 No, no, no! It's not MICE cheese! It's MITE cheese! Mites are very small spiders. They make cheese using their poop! Mite?很像小的蜘蛛，牠們的排泄物可以用來做起司。 Mr. P?schel was a biology teacher. Now he farms mites. He has lots of dark, cool, moist boxes. They're full of millions of mites! He needs them to make mite cheese. P?schel先生以前是生物老師。他現在養?，把牠們養在潮濕陰暗的箱子來做起司。 Mr. P?schel puts soft cheese into the boxes. Then the hungry mites get to work! They climb all over it! Eating and pooping, pooping and eating. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. Eat. Poop. They're making mite cheese! P?schel先生把軟質乳酪放進箱子裡，?會爬到起司上，邊吃邊排泄。 Mr. P?schel waits for the mite cheese to get hard. Then he takes it out of the boxes. He's very careful. These mites eat fingernails too! 等到起司變硬了，就可以從箱子裡拿出來。他很小心，這些?也會吃指甲。 His mite cheese is ready to eat. Some say it's tasty. Others want to try it. Spider poop cheese? No, thanks or yes, please? ________________________________________ Vocabulary ?起司的做法真特別，有點兒異想天開。 1. smell 聞起來 What's that you're eating? 你在吃什麼呢? Seafood soup. 海鮮湯。 It smells very strong.聞起來味道很重。 Yeah, I added fish sauce.對，我加了魚露。 2. taste 嚐起來 This actually tastes really good. 它其實很好吃。 You made it yourself? 你自己做的? Right, I learned it from a Thai teacher. 對，我從一個泰國老師學來的。 3. lots of 很多的 I know fish sauce is used in lots of Thai dishes.我知道很多泰國菜都用魚露。 Come, have some. 來吧，吃一點。 Wow! Delicious! 哇，真好吃! I knew you'd like it.我就知道你會喜歡。 4. full of 充滿的 This soup is full of flavor! 這個湯味道濃郁。 Yeah, it's better than other kinds of soup. 它比別的湯都好。 Because it's easy to make.因為它很容易做。 Do you like cheese or Thai food? 來複習一遍單字。 smell聞起來 taste嚐起來 lots of很多的 full of充滿的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cheese is made from spider poop? a. Mite cheese b. Mice cheese c. My cheese 2. What does Mr. P?schel keep in dark, cool, moist boxes? a. Stinky tofu b. Millions of mice c. Millions of mites 3. What eats fingernails? a. Mites b. Cows c. Mr. P?schel Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a

What Killed the Dinosaurs? Once upon a time, there were big dinosaurs living on Earth. Why did they go away? 很久以前，恐龍還活在地球上，那牠們為什麼消失了呢? Some people say a very big space rock hit the Earth in Mexico. The "kaboom" was so big that it hit all the dinosaurs. Did this happen? 據說是一顆超大的隕石墜落在墨西哥，讓所有的恐龍滅亡。真的是這樣嗎? Some smart scientists have another idea. They say the dinosaurs are gone because of volcanoes in India. 也有科學家覺得恐龍是因為印度的火山爆發而絕種。 Volcanoes are special mountains. They have holes on top! Volcanoes rumble and grumble. And they shoot out fire! 火山會隆隆作響，還會噴出火焰。 At the time of the dinosaurs, volcanoes shot out lots of fire and smoke. This happened for a very long time. This made the air very smelly. 當時有一段時間火山噴出大量火焰跟濃煙，讓空氣品質惡化。 After many years, the volcanoes changed the weather. The world got very cold. These scientists think this is why the dinosaurs are gone. 多年之後，火山爆發導致氣候變得很冷，科學家覺得這才是恐龍絕種的原因。 So, what made the dinosaurs go? Was it the volcanoes, the big space rock… or both? Scientists are not sure now, but their ideas are very interesting! 究竟是什麼原因讓恐龍消失呢? 是火山，是隕石，還是兩個都有? 科學家還不確定，但是他們的想法很有趣！ Today, scientists look for rocks and dinosaur bones in the ground. This helps them learn more about what happened to the dinosaurs! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 有一個理論說火山爆發導致氣候改變，恐龍也因此滅絕。 1. shoot 噴發 Can you imagine Datun Mountain erupting one day? 你能想像有一天大屯山爆發嗎? And shooting out fire and ash? 然後噴出火焰和灰塵? That would be so cool! 那好酷喔! No, it wouldn't. 才不呢。 2. because 因為 Our weather may change because the ash would block the sun.我們的天氣可能改變，因為火山灰會遮住太陽。 3. for a long time 長時間 But Datun Mountain has slept for a very long time. 但是大屯山已經沉睡很久了。 With volcanoes, you never know. 火山是說不準的。 4. scientist 科學家 I'm not worried. We have good scientists. 我不擔心，我們有很好的科學家。 Yeah, let's hope they don't fall asleep.對啊，希望他們不會睡著。 請跟我讀今天的單字。 shoot噴發 because因為 for a long time長時間 scientist科學家 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Where did the big space rock hit the Earth? a. Canada b. Mexico c. India 2. What shoots out of volcanoes? a. Cold air b. Holes c. Fire 3. What do scientists look for to learn about dinosaurs? a. Rocks and bones b. Rumbles and grumbles c. Cold smelly air Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

Science Helps Man Walk Again Science is great! Science finds ways to help people. It's helping Mr. Oskam. Twelve years ago, he had a bad motorcycle accident. After the accident, his legs didn't work. He wasn't able to walk. He used a wheelchair for a long time. 12年前 Oskam先生遭遇車禍，雙腿無法行走，有很長一段時間需要依靠輪椅。 Then scientists put implants in Mr. Oskam's body. These implants are very small computers. He has two implants in his brain and one around his spine. 科學家在 Oskam 先生的腦袋跟脊椎植入訊號發射器。 Mr. Oskam also wears a special helmet. The implants, helmet, and a computer work together. Mr. Oskam carries the computer in a backpack on his back. 他也需要戴上特殊的頭盔，揹著裝有電腦的背包。 To move his legs, first Mr. Oskam thinks about moving them. His brain implants send a signal to the helmet. The helmet sends a signal to his spine implant. That implant sends a signal to his legs. Then his legs move! Oskam先生要先想著移動雙腿，他腦袋裡的發射器把訊號送到頭盔。再從頭盔送到脊椎，接著到他的雙腿，然後雙腿就可以移動了! Mr. Oskam can walk slowly. He can stand and climb stairs too. And he can move more without help! He's very happy. Being able to move is very cool! 現在Oskam先生可以慢慢地走，也能站起來爬樓梯，不需要其他人幫忙，他真是開心極了! Every day, scientists find new ways to help people. Helping people to walk again is great! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 醫學科技讓這位受傷的人再度行走，是了不起的成就。 1. leg 腿 Hey there! How are you holding up today? 嗨，你今天怎麼樣? My legs are hurting after a long walk yesterday. 我現在腿痛，昨天走了太長的路。 2. walk 走路 Yeah? How long did you walk? 是嗎? 你走了多久? About 10 minutes.大概十分鐘。 Only 10? 只有十分鐘? 3. brain 腦袋 Then I have to tell you, my brain hurts too. 那我得告訴你，我的腦袋也痛。 And the reason? 理由呢? I had to climb that mountain of paperwork at the office. 我在辦公室爬了堆積如山的文件。 4. able 能夠的 So your brain worked overtime? 所以你的腦袋超時工作? Indeed.確實是。 Well, at least we are still able to move around. 至少我們都還能活動。 That's true. 你說對了。 Let's read the vocabulary. leg腿 walk走路 brain腦袋 able能夠的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of accident did Mr. Oskam have? a. Motorcycle b. Work c. Science 2. How many implants does Mr. Oskam have? a. One b. Two c. Three 3. What does Mr. Oskam carry in a backpack? a. A helmet b. A computer c. An implant Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

AI Makes Crunchy Chips Quiet Do you like potato chips, corn chips, or other crunchy food? Many gamers like crunchy food. They crunch on chips. They play games on their computers and crunch. 你喜歡吃酥脆的零食嗎? 很多遊戲玩家喜歡邊打電玩邊吃洋芋片。 Using a microphone, they talk to other gamers. Some gamers crunch and talk to other gamers… at the same time! 玩家會用麥克風跟其他的玩家對話，有一些玩家也會邊吃邊講話。 But many people don't like to hear crunching! It's annoying! But now Artificial Intelligence, or AI, can help. It erases crunching!* *How? 可是很多人不喜歡聽到這種討人厭的喀滋聲! 現在人工智慧 AI 可以幫忙消除噪音，怎麼做到的呢? Five hundred people crunched chips in front of a microphone. They did this ten times. AI learned these 5,000 crunching sounds. 500個人在麥克風前吃洋芋片，每個人吃十次，讓 AI 學習這種噪音。 It also learned talking sounds. It learned that crunching and talking sounds are different. AI learned to erase crunching sounds but keep talking sounds. 它也學習分辨咀嚼聲跟說話的聲音，就可以消除噪音。 A company made an app that uses this AI. People can use this app with microphones on a computer. They hear themselves crunching. People in the same room hear them crunching. But… the people they're talking to on the computer don't hear crunching! 有公司利用這項 AI 技術研發出應用軟體，玩家把這個軟體用在電腦的麥克風上，就可以大快朵頤洋芋片，對方都聽不到。 With this app, you can crunch, crunch, crunch and talk to people on the computer. And you won't be annoying! Vocabulary 人工智慧應用軟體，可以消除吃東西的聲音! 1. potato 馬鈴薯 Potato chips! 洋芋片! Yeah, would you like some? 沒錯，你要吃一點嗎? No. Potato chips are not good.不了，洋芋片不大好。 2. make 讓 They are too salty. 它太鹹了。 They make me thirsty. 會讓我口渴。 You’re very careful with what you eat. 你對吃的東西真小心。 Are you sure you don’t want some? 你確定不要來幾片? 3. corn 玉米 No, thank you. I prefer corn chips. 不了，多謝，我比較喜歡玉米片。 The ones without salt. 沒有鹽的那種。 Oh, I like those too. 我也喜歡那種。 4. in front of 在前面 I love sitting in front of the TV and eating corn chips and salsa. 我最愛坐在電視前面吃玉米片配莎莎醬。 Let’s do it tonight.我們今晚就來吃。 我們來讀今天的單字。 potato馬鈴薯 make讓 corn玉米 in front of在前面 Quiz 1. How many crunching sounds did AI learn? a. 500 b. 5,000 c. 5 million 2. What did AI learn to do with crunching sounds? a. Erase them b. Talk to them c. Chew them 3. What is ‘AI’ short for? a. Alien Intelligence b. American Intelligence c. Artificial Intelligence Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

New Zealand's Wacky Bird of the Century New Zealand's Bird of the Century is famous around the world. Do you know what kind of bird it is? No? The Bird of the Century is the puteketeke! It's a beautiful bird that looks and acts wacky. 你知道紐西蘭票選的「世紀鳥」是什麼鳥嗎? 是冠鷿鵜喔! 牠是一種外表跟行為都很奇怪的一種鳥。 The puteketeke's head has black feathers on top. They stand up! Orange feathers and black feathers circle its face. Imagine a hair dryer at the back of its head. It's blowing these feathers up and out! That's the wacky puteketeke! 牠頭上有黑色的羽毛，臉部周圍長滿橘色跟黑色的羽毛。 The puteketeke gives water weeds to the bird it likes. Then the two p?teketekes do chest bumps. 牠會咬著雜草求偶，再跟伴侶互相撞擊胸部。 The puteketeke carries its chicks on its back in the water. And… it eats its own feathers! The feathers make everything in its stomach come back up! Yep, it throws up! This gets rid of sharp fish bones and parasites. 牠還會吃自己的羽毛，接著把胃裡的東西全吐出來，用這個辦法吐出魚骨頭跟寄生蟲。 The puteketeke is the "Bird of the Century." A century is one hundred years. New Zealand has about one thousand p?teketekes. That's not many! Will p?teketekes be here a century from now? 一個世紀是100年，冠??被票選為世紀鳥，紐西蘭目前只剩下大約1000隻。 Maybe being the Bird of the Century will save the wacky puteketeke! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 美麗而特別的冠鷿鵜，深受紐西蘭人的喜愛。 1. face 臉 I went bird watching on Sunday. 我星期天跑去賞鳥。 Did you see anything special? 有看到什麼特別的嗎? Yeah, I saw this bird with a narrow face and purple feathers. 有，看到一隻臉窄窄的，紫色羽毛的鳥。 2. stand 站立 It was absolutely beautiful! 漂亮極了! What's its name? 名字叫什麼? Purple heron.紫鷺。 It was just standing there in the water. 牠就站在水裡。 3. fish 魚 Trying to catch fish? 想要抓魚嗎? I believe so.我相信是。 Anyway, it's a rare bird. 不管怎樣，牠是稀有鳥類。 4. here 這裡 Some of them come here from Siberia in winter. 有的是冬天從西伯利亞來到這裡。 Do they go back? 會回去嗎? Some do. 有的會。 今天的單字都很短。 face臉 stand站立 fish魚 here這裡 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the puteketeke carry its chicks on? a. Its wings b. Its beak c. Its back 2. Why does the puteketeke eat its feathers? a. To make a nest b. To get rid of parasites c. To do chest bumps 3. How many puteketekes are there in New Zealand? a. 100 b. 1,000 c. 10,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

Who’s That Chicken in the Mirror? Humans are very smart. When we look in a mirror, we don’t see someone else! We know we’re looking at ourselves. 人類非常聰明，當我們看鏡子的時候，我們知道鏡子裡面的是我們自己。 Elephants can also see themselves in a mirror. They’re smart too. So can dolphins. How about… chickens?? 大象、海豚都認得鏡子裡的自己，那雞呢? Roosters are boy chickens. Last year, scientists tested some roosters… They wanted to know how smart they are. Roosters是公雞。去年科學家做了實驗測試牠們有多聰明。 First, they put the roosters in with lots of other chickens. Then,* *they flew a dangerous bird high above their heads. The roosters made a big sound! They were warning the other chickens. 首先科學家把公雞跟其他的雞放在一起。再讓猛禽飛過，發現公雞會出聲音警告同類。 Next, they took the other chickens away. The roosters were alone. Again,they flew the dangerous bird high above their heads. This time, the roosters stayed quiet. 接著科學家讓公雞單獨留下來，這一次牠們就保持安靜。 Finally, they gave the roosters a mirror. If the roosters stayed quiet this time, it would prove chickens were smart. 最後科學家放了一面鏡子。如果公雞保持安靜，就可以證明牠們很聰明。 Once more,they flew the dangerous bird high above the rooster’s heads. And … most of the roosters stayed quiet! 科學家再一次放出猛禽，結果…大部分的公雞都保持安靜。 Maybe roosters really can see themselves! Are chickens smarter than we think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 公雞看到鏡子裡面的公雞，似乎明白那是牠自己。 1. mirror 鏡子 When you look in the mirror 你照鏡子的時候… Wait, is this some ghost story? 等等，這是鬼故事嗎? No no, I’m just asking what you see.不是，我只是問你看到什麼。 I see myself, of course.當然是我自己囉。 2. themselves 他們自己 My two babies see themselves, too.我的兩個幼兒也看到自己。 Why do you sound so surprised? 為什麼你這麼驚訝? Because they’re just one year old! 因為他們才一歲。 3. other 別的 They smile and wave. 他們會笑，還揮手。 So you’re saying they know? 所以你是說他們知道? They know it’s them. 他們知道那是他們。 Not other people.不是別人。 4. smart 聰明的 Maybe they’re smart? 也許他們很聰明? Yeah, as smart as dolphins! 對啊，跟海豚一樣聰明。 來一起讀單字。 mirror鏡子 themselves他們自己 other 別的 smart聰明的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animal can see itself in a mirror? a. A dog b. An elephant c. A rabbit 2. How do roosters warn other chickens of danger? a. Make a big sound b. Run away c. Fall asleep 3. What was flown over the rooster’s heads? a. An airplane b. Ironman c. A dangerous bird Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

These Superhero Fish Lizards Need Our Help! Do you know what axolotls are? They're fishy lizards with cute little faces. They have big eyes. And their smiles are funny! 你知道什麼是住在水裡的蠑螈嗎? 他們有一些像蜥蜴，長得很可愛，有著大大的眼睛。 Some say axolotls are "water monsters"! Why?! It's because they stay in the water all the time. Axolotls have superhero superpowers. When they lose an arm or tail, they can grow it back! 有人說牠們是「水怪」! 因為牠們都待在水裡，還有再生能力。手臂或是尾巴斷掉了，可以再長回來。 One kind of axolotl lives in waterways in Mexico City. Sadly, the waterways are dirty from icky, yucky pollution. The pollution makes axolotls sick. There are fewer and fewer axolotls. 有一種水棲蠑螈住在墨西哥市的水道裡面，但是這些水道遭到汙染，讓這種蠑螈越來越少。 Scientists are trying to help these axolotls. They say people can help too! But how? 科學家想要幫助這些小動物，他們說大家也可以來幫忙，那怎麼幫呢? The scientists say people can "adopt" the axolotls. When people adopt a pet, they take it home. But people don't take these axolotls home! 科學家說大家可以「領養」蠑螈，但不是真的要帶牠們回家。 People give the scientists a little money. This helps the scientists take care of the axolotls. They give the axolotls food. And they keep the axolotls' home safe! 科學家希望大眾捐錢，讓科學家有資源照顧蠑螈，也可以保護蠑螈的棲息地。 The scientists tell people about their axolotl online. That way, people know how their axolotl is doing! 科學家會在網頁上告訴大家，他們收養的小傢伙狀況如何、在做什麼。 These superhero fish lizards need our help! Can we save them? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 水棲蠑螈因為居住的地方遭到破壞，數目越來越少。 1. waterway 水道 Look what I've found.你看我找到的。 Tadpoles! 蝌蚪! I haven't seen tadpoles in years! 我好多年沒看到蝌蚪了。 Where did you find them? 在哪裡找到的? In the waterways under the bridge.橋下面的水道。 2. dirty 骯髒的 Yuck! Isn't the water dirty? 好噁喔，那水不是很髒嗎? No, if there are tadpoles, it's not dirty. 不，有蝌蚪水就不髒。 3. adopt 收養 Now what are you going to do with them? 你要拿牠們怎麼辦? I'll adopt them. 我要收養牠們。 You're kidding, right? 你在開玩笑吧? No, I'll help them grow. 不是，我要幫牠們長大。 4. food 食物 They will grow on their own! 牠們會自己長大! And you don't know what food to feed them! 而且你不知道要餵牠們什麼! Fish food. 魚飼料。 你有養過蝌蚪嗎? waterway水道 dirty骯髒的 adopt收養 food食物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can axolotls grow? a. A new face b. A new arm c. A new eye 2. What makes the axolotls sick? a. Pollution b. Scientists c. Water monsters 3. How can people help scientists save axolotls? a. Check online b. Adopt axolotls c. Take one home Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊，叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子，職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等，都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友，希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校，他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油，還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇，好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察，記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不，我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c Dozens of Dads Clap for Kids There's a cool team of dads in the USA: The Flash Dads! 美國有一群很酷的爸爸團隊，叫做快閃爸爸。 They're tall dads, short dads, young dads, and granddads! They're thin dads, strong dads, dads with glasses, and dads with beards! There are lots of different Flash Dads, with lots of different jobs. There are firefighter dads, police officer dads, teacher dads, mailman dads, and doctor dads! 這群爸爸有老的、有年輕的、有的戴眼鏡、有的留鬍子，職業包括警察、老師、郵差等等，都不一樣。 They're dads who care about kids. They're fun, friendly, and full of smiles! And, they want to help all kids start their day right: feeling great! 但是他們都很關心小朋友，希望小朋友有好心情展開新的一天。 Dozens of Flash Dads go to a different school every month. Their visit is a surprise! They get to the school early in the morning. As students arrive, the Flash Dads cheer, clap, and high-five them all the way into class! They make the kids feel so happy! 這群快閃爸爸每個月到不同的學校，他們一起歡呼、拍手、擊掌歡迎學生進教室上課。 It's such a fun way to start the day! The Flash Dads cheer for every kid. They show up for all kids, not just their own. 快閃爸爸們不只是為自己的孩子加油，還替所有的小朋友加油。 The Flash Dads want every student to start the day full of energy and feeling great! Good job, Flash Dads! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 快閃爸爸會到學校裡替小朋友加油。 1. cheer 歡呼加油 I'm going to join the Taipei Marathon next year. 我明年要參加台北馬拉松。 Wow! Good for you! 哇，好樣的! Will you come and cheer for me? 你會來幫我加油嗎? 2. strong 強壯的 I'll be happy to! 我很樂意。 I didn't know you're so strong. 我不知道你那麼強壯。 You don't need to be strong to run in a marathon. 跑馬拉松並不需要很壯。 3. full of 充滿 But you do need a lot of energy. 但是你需要很多力氣。 I am full of energy. 我是精力充沛。 4. police 警察 I used to be traffic police, remember? 我以前是交通警察，記得嗎? So you needed to chase bad guys? 所以你要追壞人? No, I needed to blow the whistle. 不，我需要吹哨子。 Let's cheer each other every day! cheer歡呼加油 strong強壯的 full of充滿 police警察 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who goes to a different school every month? a. The Flash Dads b. The Fast Dads c. The Flat Dads 2. What does the team do? a. Go to school late b. Clap and high-five c. Study in class 3. Who does the team show up for? a. Teachers b. Their own kids c. Every kid Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

These Kids Take the School Boat How do you go to school? Do you take the bus? Do you go by scooter or car? 你每天怎麼上學?你是搭公車、機車還是汽車? What happens when it rains very hard? Maybe you put on a raincoat. You open your umbrella. Then you go to school. When the rain stops, everything's fine. But some kids' lives are changed by rain. 如果下大雨，你會穿雨衣、撐雨傘去上學，雨停了就沒事了。但是有一些地方的小朋友，生活受到大雨的影響。 Last October, it rained very, very hard for two days in Scotland. In one town, roads and bridges broke. Going to school became very tough for the kids there. Now they ride a boat to school early in the morning! 去年十月蘇格蘭連續下了兩天大雨，造成一個小鎮的道路跟橋樑都受到破壞，小朋友必須一早搭船上學。 The kids are waiting for work on the roads and bridges to finish. Then they won't need to ride a boat to school! 小朋友都在等路跟橋修好，才可以不用坐船去學校。 Scotland got too much rain because of climate change.* *Climate change makes the weather very strange. Storms get bigger. Hot times get hotter. Cold times get colder. 因為氣候變遷，蘇格蘭下了太多雨。天氣也變得很奇怪，暴風雨越來越強，夏天越來越熱、冬天越來越冷。 The kids in the town know climate change is real. It's making a big change in their lives every day. Everybody needs to take care of the Earth. Then we can be safe and happy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 氣候變遷的影響無遠弗屆，連上學方式都可能要改變。 1. wait for 等待 Hey, are you waiting for the bus? 你在等公車嗎? Yeah, why else would I be standing here? 是，要不然我怎麼會站在這裡? 2. take 搭乘 But why are you taking a bus? 但是你為什麼要搭公車? Riding a bike is much faster. 騎腳踏車快多了。 No, it’s too cold now. 不要，現在太冷。 3. rain 下雨 Also, it could rain anytime. 而且隨時都可能下雨。 You may be right. 你可能講對了。 I want to get back home in time. 我要及時趕回家。 4. weather 天氣 Yeah, before the weather gets you. 對啊，在壞天氣追上你之前。 Oh, here’s your bus.你的公車來了。 I’ll see you tomorrow. 明天見。 Yeah, bye bye! 拜拜! 你已經記住今天的單字了嗎? wait for等待 take搭乘 rain下雨 weather天氣 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did it rain very hard for two days in October? a. The USA b. Germany c. Scotland 2. What is making kids in the town ride a boat to school? a. Broken roads b. No umbrellas c. Tough school 3. What makes the weather very strange? a. The Earth b. Climate change c. Storms Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Doctors Give Man New Eye Doctors are always finding new ways to help people. Now, for the first time ever, they’ve given someone a new eye! His name is Aaron … 醫生有史以來第一次成功移植一顆新的眼球給一個叫作Aaron的人。 Aaron works with electricity. Electricity is full of power. It’s made in power stations. Power lines take electricity to our homes. Aaron在電力公司上班。發電廠生產電，電線再將電傳送到家庭。 One power line takes electricity to many homes. Touching a power line is very dangerous! So power lines are high above the ground. This keeps people safe. 電線傳送電力到不同的家庭。碰觸電線很危險，所以電線都在高處防止人家不小心被電到。 Aaron's job was fixing power lines. One day, he touched a power line. It was an accident. Aaron got a big, bad shock! Seven thousand two hundred volts hit his body. That’s electricity for 30 houses! Aaron 有一天修理電線的時候，遭到7200伏特的高壓電擊中，相當於30間房屋的用電量。 Aaron almost died! Half of his face was gone! One of Aaron's eyes was gone too. Aaron took a selfie. He saw inside his skull! Aaron 差一點死掉，他不僅半張臉毀容，也失去了一隻眼睛。 One hundred forty doctors and nurses worked 21 hours in one day to help Aaron. They saved his life! And, they gave him a new eye too! 140位醫生跟護士花了21個小時，救了他的性命，也給他一顆新的眼球。 A team of over 100 doctors and nurses saved Aaron’s life, and his eye! Vocabulary Aaron雖然身受重傷，在醫護人員全力搶救之下撿回一條命。 1. power 電力 Oh no, the power’s out! 糟糕，停電了! Get the candles! 快去拿蠟燭。 No, you have your cell phone, remember? 不用啦，你記得你有手機吧? But without electricity, my cell phone won’t last long.但是停電，我的手機也維持不了多久。 2. fix 修理 Maybe they can fix the power line fast. 也許他們很快就會把電線修好。 No, I don’t want people to go out in this weather. 不，我不想要人們在這種天氣出門。 3. dangerous 危險的 It’s too dangerous. 太危險了。 That’s true. 那是真的。 You’re right. 你說得對。 We don’t want accidents.我們不想要出什麼事。 4. help 幫忙 I’ll get the candles then. 我去拿蠟燭。 And I can help cook dinner. 我可以幫忙做晚飯。 你的家裡有停電過嗎? power電力 fix修理 dangerous危險的 help幫忙 Quiz 1. Where is electricity made? a. Power lines b. Power points c. Power stations 2. How big was Aaron’s electric shock? a. 30 volts b. 140 volts c. 7,200 volts 3. What did Aaron see in his selfie? a. Inside his skull b. Inside his eye c. Inside his home Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

This Ferryboat Flies People in Sweden made a flying ferryboat! Wait… what's a ferryboat? Ferryboats are buses on water. They carry many people. People use them to go to work or school. Some ferries carry cars too. Ferryboat渡輪就像水上的公車，載人上班、上學，也可以載車子。 Ferries need to push lots of water so they can move. That takes a lot of energy. All that water makes ferries slow.* *It also makes ferries move side to side and up and down. Many people feel seasick. 渡輪需要很大的動力才能往前走。水流會讓渡輪的速度變慢，也會搖晃。很多人會因此暈船。 The flying ferry from Sweden can carry thirty people. It doesn’t carry cars. It starts in the water. Then it flies close above the water! 瑞典的飛行渡輪可以搭載30個人，它不載車子。它從海上起飛並在海面上飛行。 This flying ferry doesn’t need to push water to move, so it doesn't use a lot of energy. It's very fast. And it doesn't move side to side or up and down. People don't get seasick. 這艘飛行渡輪速度非常快，而且不需要消耗很多的動力，也不會搖晃。 And this ferry is electric! That helps the Earth. Electricity costs ninety percent less than the fuel for other ferries. What a huge saving! That helps ferry companies. 這艘渡輪是電動的! 電力的花費比燃油便宜九成，所以電動飛行渡輪幫助地球也幫助渡輪公司。 Electric flying ferries are good for people, ferry companies, and the Earth! Can we have them in Taiwan? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 瑞典的飛行渡輪解決了許多問題。 1. seasick 暈船 A flying ferryboat. 一艘飛行渡輪。 What a good idea! 好棒的主意! Yeah, I’ve never liked taking boats. 對啊，我從來就不愛搭船。 They make me feel seasick. 會讓我暈船。 2. carry 搭載 But this one seems different. 但是這艘好像不一樣。 I just hope it can carry my bike, too. 我只希望它也能載腳踏車。 3. need 需要 Why do you need your bike? 為什麼需要腳踏車? I need it to go to school. 我需要騎車上學啊。 4. water 水 It lands on water… 它降落在水上… So how do you ride your bike? 所以你要怎麼騎車? It should get close to a dock. 它應該會靠碼頭。 Then I can ride it down the ramp. 然後我就可以騎車下坡道。 你有搭過渡輪嗎? 來讀單字。 seasick暈船 carry搭載 need需要 water水 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does the flying ferry carry? a. Cars and people b. Cars c. People 2. What is good about the flying ferry? a. It’s very fast. b. It moves side to side. c. It makes people seasick. 3. What makes the flying ferry fly? a. Water b. Electricity c. Wind Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Red Hot Seat Surprises Man Narrator: Let's go jogging. We're so full of energy! Electricity is full of energy too. It moves. Think of water flowing in a river. That's how electricity moves. 電力充滿能量，電力流動的方式就像水在河裡流動一樣。 Circuits start and end in the same place. Running tracks are circuits. Hey … let's jog on a circuit! We can jog around and around and around… Circuits help electricity flow safely around and around. Circuit指的是環形的路線，像是操場跑道。Electric circuits則是電路，讓電流穩定流動。 Electric particles: Oh, there's a shorter way to go! Let's take it! Narrator: When electricity finds a shorter way to go, it takes it. This is called a short circuit. Short circuits can be very dangerous. They make electricity flow faster! This makes lots of heat. Too much heat can start a fire! 當電力找到更短的路線的時候，就會發生短路，導致過熱而電線走火。 Anything electric can short circuit… Smart toilets can! 任何電器都有可能短路，智慧馬桶也會喔! Thanks to electricity, smart toilets have nice, warm seats. Smart toilets wash your bottom. Some dry it too. Some can play your favorite songs! 智慧馬桶因為電力可以暖座、沖洗、烘乾，甚至可以播放你喜歡的歌。 In China, a smart toilet short-circuited. It started a big fire! A man was surprised… but not hurt. 在中國，有個智慧馬桶因為短路而燒了起來，幸好沒有人受傷。 But don't worry. Short circuits in smart toilets almost never happen. This toilet wasn't so smart, was it! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 電力對現代人來說太重要了，但是也會有出錯的時候。 1. go jogging 去慢跑 I'm going jogging tonight. 我今晚要去慢跑。 At the stadium? 在體育場嗎? Yeah, would you like to come along? 對，你想一起來嗎? No, too many people. 不了，人太多。 2. around 環繞 Besides, it's not fun. 而且不好玩。 You're just running around and around. 你就是一圈又一圈地跑。 You can listen to music when running.你可以在跑步的時候聽音樂啊。 3. short 短的 Even a short run of 15 minutes would be good for you, you know. 即使只跑短短15分鐘也對你有益，你知道嗎。 4. energy 精力 No, it takes too much energy. 不要，太花力氣了。 I just want to stay nice and warm at home.我只想舒舒服服又暖和的待在家。 請注意，來讀今天的單字。 go jogging去慢跑 around環繞 short短的 energy精力 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What helps electricity flow safely? a. A running track b. An electric circuit c. Your favorite song 2. What can too much heat start? a. A river b. Electricity c. A fire 3. What can short-circuit? a. Anything short b. Anything electric c. Anything smart Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b

Big Iceberg Floats and Feeds the Ocean What is A23a? It's two times bigger than New Taipei City. It's almost as tall as Taipei 101! 什麼是A23a? 它比新北市還大兩倍，跟台北101一樣高。 A23a is an iceberg! That's a mountain of ice. Most of it is underwater. It's very heavy. But it floats in the ocean, the same as an ice cube in your milk tea! A23a是一座冰山。冰山有一大部分沉在水裡，而且很重。但是它可以漂在海面上。 A23a is the biggest iceberg in the world now. Ocean waves push it and it moves… very, very slowly… A23a是現今世界上最大的冰山。它隨著洋流緩慢地移動。 As years go by, the iceberg slowly melts and gives nutrients to the ocean. 幾年過去了，這座冰山的養分慢慢溶到海裡。 The nutrients help very, very small plants grow. Small ocean animals eat these plants and grow! Then bigger ocean animals eat the smaller ones. Then… this goes on and on! 這些養分幫助很小的植物生長，小型的海生動物吃這些植物，再被大一點的動物吃掉，以此類推。 Waves are pushing A23a to Iceberg Alley, an ocean path where many icebergs are. Then it will melt away in the Atlantic Ocean… 洋流把A23a推到冰山巷，很多冰山都被推向那裡，之後會在大西洋慢慢地融化。 Icebergs make the ocean healthy, yes… But now, there are more and more icebergs. They're melting faster. This shows our Earth is too hot. Let's cool the Earth! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 世界最大的冰山慢慢融解，同時也滋養著海洋生物。 1. melt 融化 Are you staring at your drink? 你是在瞪著你的飲料嗎? Yes, I want to see how the ice melts. 對，我要看冰塊怎麼融化。 2. slowly 慢慢地 Why are you interested in that? 為什麼你對那個有興趣呢? Because it's getting smaller very slowly now. 因為它現在很慢地變小。Sometimes it melts very fast. 有時候它很快就融了。 3. ocean 海洋 It melts fast if the drink is hot. 要是飲料是熱的，它很快就會融化。 Just like an iceberg. 就像冰山一樣。 If the ocean water is warm, it'll disappear quickly. 要是海水溫暖，它很快就會不見。 4. milk tea 奶茶 All this talk about ice makes me want a milk tea. 這個冰塊話題讓我想喝奶茶。 I love milk tea! 我很喜歡奶茶! 讀單字時間到了。 melt融化 slowly慢慢地 ocean海洋 milk tea奶茶 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does A23a give as it melts? a. Pollution b. Plants c. Nutrients 2. What is NOT true about A23a? a. It's heavy. b. It's big. c. It's fast. 3. What pushes A23a? a. Waves b. Fish c. People Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

NASA's Super-Quiet Supersonic Jet Let's have a quick quiz! Listen: what's this? This sound is a sonic boom. It happens when something moves faster than the speed of sound! 這是聲爆，當物體移動的速度比聲音快就會發生聲爆。 Sound moves very fast through the air. Airplanes do too. The fastest airplanes are jets. Some jets fly faster than sound! They're supersonic jets. 聲音在空氣中傳得很快，飛機也是這樣。最快的飛機是噴射機，超音速噴射機比聲音還要快。 One of the most famous supersonic jets was the Concorde. Most airplanes take seven hours to fly from London to New York. The Concorde did it in three and a half hours! 最有名的超音速噴射機是協和號客機，協和號只需要花三個半小時就可以從倫敦飛到紐約，是普通噴射機的一半。 One problem with the Concorde was the sonic boom. It was too loud! People didn't like it. 協和號其中的一個問題是聲爆太吵了，大家不喜歡。 NASA is the space agency of the USA. Now, NASA is making a new, very quiet supersonic jet! It's called the X-59. 美國太空總署正在製造新型的超音速噴射機，聲音很小，叫做 X-59。 NASA says the X-59 can fly from New York to London in one and a half hours! That's much faster than the Concorde! And the sonic boom is now a little sonic thump. 太空總署說這款飛機從紐約到倫敦只需要一個半小時! 比協和號更快! The X-59 is a new start for much faster, much quieter flights! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 超音速噴射機的聲音太吵，美國太空總署正在改善。 1. fast 快的 Wow, that was fast! 哇，飛得好快! Yeah, so cool! 對啊，好酷 ! What kind of fighter jets are they? 那是哪一種噴射戰機? I think they're F-16. 我想是F-16. 2. airplane 飛機 They're so much faster than an airplane. 它們比飛機快多了。 It's because they're much smaller. 因為它小很多。 3. supersonic 超音速 They can go supersonic as well.它們也可以超音速飛行。 I hope they do that now. 我希望它們現在就那樣飛。 I can't wait for the sonic boom. 我等不及要聽聲爆了。 4. loud 大聲的 It'll be so loud that you have to cover your ears. 那聲音會大到你得遮住耳朵。 Really? How exciting! 真的嗎? 好興奮! 今天的單字很有趣。 fast快的 airplane飛機 supersonic超音速 loud大聲的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens when something moves faster than sound? a. Thunder b. An explosion c. A sonic boom 2. What kind of airplane was the Concorde? a. A super-quiet jet b. A superhero jet c. A supersonic jet 3. In how many hours can the X-59 fly from New York to London? a. Seven hours b. Three and a half hours c. One and a half hours Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c

Big Search Fails to Find Monster Are monsters real? There's Nian during the Lunar New Year. Nian has a lion's face with sharp teeth. People say this monster eats people and animals! But don't worry, Nian isn't real. 真的有怪獸嗎? 農曆新年有年獸。牠有?獅子的臉跟尖牙。大家都說年獸會吃人跟動物，但別擔心，年獸不是真的。 How about the Loch Ness Monster? Many people think it's real. They think it lives in Scotland, in Loch Ness. "Loch" means lake. 那尼斯湖水怪呢? 很多人覺得牠是真的，住在蘇格蘭尼斯湖。"Loch"是指湖。 People think the Loch Ness Monster looks like a dinosaur. Some say it has humps. 大家覺得尼斯湖水怪看起來像一隻恐龍，說牠有背部隆起的身形。 Camels have humps, too. Camels are real. Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Nobody knows. But people have tried to find Nessie for a long time. Nessie? That's the monster's nickname. 駱駝背部也有駝峰，駱駝是真的。但尼湖水怪是真的嗎？沒有人知道，大家試著找Nessie好久了。Nessie是牠的小名。 In 2023, more than 300 people searched for Nessie in the loch. They looked together for two days. People put cameras and microphones in the water. They used drones. It was the biggest search for Nessie in 50 years! 2023年，有超過300人一起尋找尼斯湖水怪。他們在水下放攝影機跟麥克風，還用到無人機。這是50年來最大的搜索。 Some people took pictures of a big shadow in the water. Some people said they saw humps in the water. But no one found Nessie. What do you think? Is the Loch Ness Monster a real monster? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一大群人費盡力氣，希望解開尼斯湖水怪的謎。 1. nobody 沒有人 I've never seen a monster. 我從來沒看過怪物。 Me neither. Nobody has, I believe. 我也沒有。我相信沒有人看過。 Monsters only exist in stories. 怪物只存在故事裡面。 2. look for 尋找 Really? Then why are people looking for them? 真的嗎? 那為什麼大家要找怪物? Like in Loch Ness? 像尼斯湖那樣嗎? They must be scientists. 他們一定是科學家。 3. microphone 麥克風 No, they were ordinary people. 不是，他們是普通人。 One dropped a microphone into the water to collect sounds. 有一個人還把麥克風放進水裡收集聲音。 4. find 發現、找到 Did he find anything? 他有什麼發現嗎? No. I think the monster is gone. 沒有，我覺得怪物已經走了。 你今天學到哪些單字? nobody沒有人 look for尋找 microphone麥克風 find發現、找到 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many people looked for the Loch Ness Monster in 2023? a. Less than 100 b. Between 100 and 300 c. More than 300 2. What is the Loch Ness Monster's nickname? a. Lochy b. Betsy c. Nessie 3. What did people see in Loch Ness in 2023? a. A real dinosaur b. A big shadow c. Many strange fish Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Woman Eats Hundreds of Hotpots Hotpot is great fun. Everyone cooks together! And hotpot is traditional. Taiwanese families eat hotpot on Lunar New Year's Eve for good luck. 吃火鍋很有趣，也是一種傳統。台灣家庭會在農曆新年圍爐吃火鍋。 Hotpot changes everywhere you go. Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, and Laos have their own kinds of hotpot. Switzerland has a kind of hotpot too, made with cheese! And China has two kinds of hotpot, one from the north and one from the south. 各地的火鍋都不一樣。泰國、日本、柬埔寨跟寮國都有自己的特色火鍋。瑞士有起司鍋。中國也分南方火鍋跟北方火鍋。 Ms. Kong lives in China. She doesn't like hotpot… She loves it! Ms. Kong loves hotpot very much. She likes to eat hotpot at one hotpot restaurant. She went 627 times in nine years! 孔小姐很愛在同一間火鍋餐廳吃火鍋，九年她一共去了627次。 Eating hotpot is Ms. Kong's hobby. She doesn't have any other hobbies. She doesn't like to cook. She likes to eat! And she likes to eat hotpot the most. 吃火鍋是她唯一的嗜好，她不喜歡煮但很喜歡吃，也最喜歡吃火鍋。 Eating so much hotpot is not healthy. And hotpot cost Ms. Kong a lot of money. She spent 270,000 yuan on hotpot. That's more than a million Taiwan dollars! 吃太多火鍋對身體不好，而孔小姐總共花了27萬人民幣吃火鍋，超過台幣100萬。 No more hotpot, Ms. Kong! Take care of your health and your money! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這名女士會不會吃太多火鍋了? 1. traditional 傳統的 Let's eat traditional hotpot tonight. 我們今晚吃個傳統火鍋吧。 What's that? 那是什麼呢? It's a brass pot with a chimney. 就是有個煙囪的黃銅火鍋。 2. healthy 健康的 Oh, I know that one. 我知道那種。 But what's so special about it? 但是有什麼特別的? I heard it's healthier. 聽說比較健康。 That's not true.不是真的吧。 3. spend 花費 Cooking it ourselves would be healthier.自己煮才會比較健康。 Okay, I'll buy vegetables and meat this afternoon. 好吧，那我今天下午去買菜跟肉。 Don't spend too much money, though.但是不要花太多錢。 4. more than 比較多 I won't spend more than 1,000 NT. 我不會花超過一千塊。 I'm running out of money! 我快沒錢了。 你喜歡火鍋嗎?來一起讀單字。 traditional傳統的 healthy健康的 spend花費 more than比較多 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is hotpot made with in Switzerland? a. Cheese b. Milk c. Butter 2. Where did Ms. Kong eat hotpot 627 times? a. At home b. At a restaurant c. In Japan 3. How much is 270,000 yuan in Taiwan dollars? a. Under a million b. More than a million c. More than two million Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

Happy New Year! There are many New Year's traditions. You know some of them. There's fireworks and kissing someone at midnight on New Year's Eve. There are many more. Some of them are surprising! 新年快樂! 新年有很多不同的習俗，像是放煙火或是在跨年的時候互相親吻。 In Europe, some people throw out sofas or other furniture at midnight on New Year's Eve. Watch out!! They throw the furniture out of their windows! Why do they do this? It's a way to throw away old things and welcome new things. 歐洲有很多人會在跨年夜丟掉家具除舊布新，注意喔! 是直接丟出窗外。 In some places, people leave their doors and windows open. Again, this is to let old things out and welcome the New Year. Doing this can be cold, especially when it's windy! 有一些地方人們會打開門窗歡迎新年的到來。 In Spain, some people walk around with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. They think it helps them travel more. Maybe they will go on trips to fun places! 西班牙有人會在跨年夜拿著空行李箱到處走，他們相信這樣也許會旅行到好玩的地方。 In the Philippines, people jump into the air at midnight on New Year's Eve. They think this helps them grow taller! 菲律賓人覺得跨年的時候跳得越高，可以長得越高。 There are many interesting New Year's traditions. Do you want to try some of these traditions? What are your traditions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 過新年的習俗百百種，每個地方不同。 1. jump 跳 What are you doing, Jacob? 你在做什麼，傑可? Can't you see that I'm jumping? 你看不出來我在跳嗎? Yeah, but what for? 看得出，但是幹嘛要跳? 2. taller 比較高的 For helping me to grow taller. 可以幫我再長高一點兒。 You are too old to grow taller! 你太老，不會再長了。 Ouch, that hurts. 很傷人喔。 3. windy 颳風的 And it's windy outside. 而且外面風好大。 You should come into the house. 你應該進屋子裡來。 4. window 窗戶 It IS windy! 風真的很大! Let me close the windows. 讓我把窗子關起來。 There, much better. 好了，好多了。 Now I need to sit down. All that jumping is tiring! 現在我得坐下。那樣蹦蹦跳很累喔! Let's learn more English in 2024! 來讀單字吧。 jump跳 taller比較高的 windy颳風的 window窗戶 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do people throw furniture out the window? a. For friends b. For good luck c. For welcoming new things 2. In Spain, what do some people walk around with? a. A suitcase b. A sofa c. Old things 3. Where do people jump in the air to grow taller? a. Japan b. The Philippines c. Thailand Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Taiwan, people love staying up late on New Year's Eve and watching fireworks. People countdown to midnight and then… kaboom! 在台灣，我們很喜歡熬夜跨年看煙火秀。 Most fireworks shows are not long. Kaohsiung City's 2023 fireworks show was three minutes long. 煙火秀通常不會維持很長的時間。高雄2023年煙火秀只有三分鐘長。 This time, Kaohsiung City is making their fireworks show one minute longer. People will see four minutes of fireworks. Four minutes is short. But in those four minutes, more than 7,000 fireworks will go off! 這一次高雄的煙火秀會多一分鐘，大家可以看到四分鐘的煙火秀，會發射超過7000支煙火。 The Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel's colorful lights will make the show more beautiful! The fireworks will make the Port of Kaohsiung's waters sparkle! 高雄之眼摩天輪的燈光讓整個表演更漂亮。煙火將照亮整個高雄港。 Kaohsiung's mayor is excited. His city will shine! Big stars will be at the New Year's Eve countdown party before the fireworks! 高雄市長很期待他的城市發光。眾多明星也會在跨年倒數派對上表演。 Another fireworks show in Kaohsiung will be 999 seconds long. Kaohsiung's midnight sky will be bright! People are going to have a blast! 高雄另一個煙火秀長達999秒。高雄的跨年夜會很明亮，絕對可以享受跨年。 The New Year's Eve countdown is in two days. I can't wait to see the firework shows. Happy New Year everybody! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄的跨年晚會很精彩，會有燦爛的煙火和各種表演。 1. party 派對 What's your plan for New Year's Eve? 你跨年夜有什麼計畫? I'm going to a friend's party. 我要去朋友的派對。 2. minute 分鐘 We can see the Taipei 101 fireworks from her house. 我們可以從她家看台北101煙火。 But that show only lasts three minutes! 但是那場秀只有三分鐘! 3. watch 看 That's good enough for me. 對我來說夠好了。 I've never been so close to it before.我從來沒有那麼靠近過。 I always watch it on YouTube, if at all. 我要是要看，都在YouTube上面看。 4. count down 倒數 It's totally different! 那完全不同! You get to count down to the New Year with a lot of people! 你跟一大群人一起倒數迎新年! But New Year's Day is just like any other day. 但是元旦就跟任何一天一樣。 一起來讀單字。 party派對 minute分鐘 watch看 count down倒數 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many fireworks will go off in four minutes in Kaohsiung City's show? a. 10 b. 999 c. 7,000 2. What does the Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel have? a. Colorful fireworks b. Colorful lights c. A midnight sky 3. What will make the Port of Kaohsiung's water sparkle? a. The party b. The fireworks c. The city Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

What can you see in the sky? You can see the moon and the stars. But now, with binoculars, you can also see a bag. 抬頭看天空可以看到月亮跟星星，但現在用雙筒望遠鏡你也可以看到一個包包。 What? A bag in the sky? How did that get there? It started with two astronauts in space. They were fixing a space station. They wore space suits and worked with special tools. They kept their tools in a tool bag. Then one of the astronauts lost her tool bag. 起因是有兩個太空人穿著太空衣，拿著工具包，修理太空站。但是其中一人沒有抓緊她的工具包。 You know, everything floats in space. The big white bag floated away. The astronaut could not catch it! The bag is floating up there now. 在太空中所有的東西都會飄浮，那個白色大工具包就這樣飄走了。 Another astronaut in space saw the bag. It was floating over Japan. People on Earth can see the bag too. The bag is big and white, so it is very bright. 另一個太空人看到工具包飄過日本，它很大，因為是白色的，所以也很亮，人們從地球上都看得到。 Scientists say the bag will stay up in the sky for a few months. Then it will start falling to Earth. 科學家說這個包包會飄在太空中幾個月才會掉到地球。 Can you see something white in the sky? Maybe it's a star. Or maybe it's the lost tool bag! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一個昂貴的工具包，現在正環繞地球軌道飛行。 1. float 飄浮 Have you heard about this bag floating in the sky? 你聽說了那個飄在天上的包包嗎? Yeah, I'd really love to see it.有，我真想看。 2. star 星星 Me too! Do you think it will fly by very fast? 我也是! 你想它會不會飛得很快? Like a shooting star? 像流星那樣嗎? No, I don't think so. 我覺得不會。 3. binoculars 望遠鏡 It should go by slowly like a satellite.它應該像衛星一樣慢慢走。 Then I'll bring my binoculars with me. 那我要帶著望遠鏡。 4. stay 停留 To get a better look at the bag? 好把工具包看得更清楚嗎? Of course. 當然。 When should we go? 我們應該什麼時候去看? Don't worry. It will stay up there for months. 別擔心，它會待在天上好幾個月呢。 你平常會觀看星象嗎? float飄浮 star星星 binoculars望遠鏡 stay停留 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What color is the lost bag? a. White b. Red c. Green 2. Where is the bag now? a. In Japan b. On the moon c. In the sky 3. When will the bag start to fall? a. In a few weeks b. In a few months c. In a few years Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

Are you generous? A generous person gives money or help in a kind way. Maybe you're generous. But are you as generous as Geoffrey Holt was? 你是一個慷慨的人嗎? 你能像Geoffrey Holt一樣慷慨嗎? Who was Geoffrey Holt? Geoffrey was a nice, quiet man. People liked him. He lived in a small town in America called Hinsdale. 他是誰呢? Geoffrey是個安靜又友善的人，他住在美國一個叫 Hinsdale的小鎮。 Geoffrey knew a lot about cars. But he didn't drive a car. He rode a bicycle around town. That's because Geoffrey didn't like to spend much money. Geoffrey很了解車，但是他沒有開車。Geoffrey不喜歡花很多錢，他都在小鎮裡騎腳踏車。 When he was 82, he died. But Geoffrey had a big secret. He kept the secret for a long time. 但是Geoffrey有個秘密，大家一直到他在82歲過世的時候才發現。 Geoffrey was rich! He had about four million dollars. Wow! That's more than 125 million Taiwan dollars! 他其實很有錢，他有大約400萬美金，超過1億2500萬台幣。 Geoffrey gave all his money to Hinsdale when he died. He wanted to help his town. Geoffrey死後把他所有的錢留給這個小鎮，希望可以有所幫助。 The people of Hinsdale are very happy about the money. They will use Geoffrey's money to help their town. Their schools and other things in their town will be better. Hinsdale的人非常高興，他們打算讓小鎮裡的學校跟其他的設備變得更好。 Geoffrey Holt was a very generous guy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位低調的富翁，把他所有的財富都留給他所住的地方。 1. die 死亡 How do you want to be remembered when you die? 你死的時候希望人們記得你什麼? That's a very big question! 好大的問題! 2. kind 仁慈的 No, I'm serious.我是認真的。 Okay, I'd like people to say I love my friends. 好吧，我想要大家說我愛朋友。That I'm nice and kind.人很好很和善。 3. happy 快樂的 What about you? 你呢? I'd like to be remembered as a happy person.我想要別人記得我是個快樂的人。 4. better 更好的 Are you happy now? 你現在快樂嗎? I try to be.我在努力。 I believe I can do better.我相信可以做得更好。 I'll help you. 我會幫你。 Thank you! You are nice and kind. 謝謝，你真的是又好又和善。 你今天學到哪些字? die死亡 kind仁慈的 happy快樂的 better更好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quiz 1. Which one did Geoffrey do? a. Spent a lot of money b. Drove a car c. Rode a bicycle 2. How old was Geoffrey when he died? a. 62 b. 82 c. 102 3. How much of Geoffrey's money did Hinsdale get? a. Half of it b. Most of it c. All of it Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

(Reading) “… The end. …. Whoa… What a great book! Books are adventures! When you read one, you can visit new places, meet cool people, and do amazing things! In a book club, everyone reads the same book. Friends talk about the places, people, things, and more in the book. 讀書會是讓每一個人都讀一樣的書，討論書裡的人事物。 Some book clubs read one book every week. Many read one book every month. One book club read one book…* *for 28 years! 有一些讀書會一周看一本書，或者是一個月一本。但是有個讀書會花了28年才讀完一本書。 The book is “Finnegan’s Wake.” People around the world love it! But it’s very difficult. 這本書叫做《芬尼根的守靈夜》。很多人喜歡這本書，但是這本書不好讀。 The writer used about 80 languages. He wrote many strange sentences. And he made new words! That's why this book is very difficult! 作家用了80種語言，寫了很多奇怪的句子，又創了很多新詞，所以困難重重。 How difficult is "Finnegan’s Wake”? Well, the people in the book club read two pages every month! But that was too fast! So they read one page every month! “Finnegan’s Wake” has more than 600 pages… 這本書有多難呢? 這個讀書會每個月只看一頁，這本書超過600頁。 The people finished "Finnegan’s Wake." Then they went back to… page one! 他們終於讀完這本書，但是要回到第一頁再看一次。 A book club read one book for 28 years. And they're reading it again! They’re on a great adventure! Vocabulary 一本書讀了28年，這個讀書會的會員很認真。 1. amazing 讓人讚嘆的 What are you reading? 你在讀什麼? Lord of the Rings. 魔戒。 That’s an amazing book! 那是一本很棒的書! I know. It really is.我知道，真的很棒。 2. place 地方 The writer created different languages for different places. 作者給不同地方創造了不同的語言。 Yeah, and the actors in the movie talked in those languages! 沒錯，那部電影的演員也用那些語言講話。 3. year 年 But didn’t you read the book last year? 但你不是去年就看過那本書了? I did. And I’m re-reading it. 對，我現在再看一遍。 4. same 同樣的 Why read the same book? 為什麼要讀同一本書? Why watch the same movie? 為什麼要看同一部電影? Because you love it! 因為你就是喜歡它啊! Do you enjoy reading? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. amazing讓人讚嘆的 place地方 year年 same同樣的 Quiz 1. What are book clubs for? a. Running with friends b. Writing with friends c. Reading with friends 2. Which book took one book club 28 years to finish? a. Finnegan’s Cake b. Finnegan’s Wake c. Finnegan’s Snake 3. How many books do many book clubs read every month? a. 1 b. 28 c. 52 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ At Christmastime, big street markets open in many countries. They're Christmas markets! 聖誕節的時候，有很多國家都會辦聖誕市集。 Every Christmas market has a big, beautiful Christmas tree with twinkling lights. Bright lights are everywhere you look! The lights can give you a happy holiday feeling! 每一個聖誕市集都有一顆很大、很漂亮、閃閃發光的聖誕樹。 You can buy lots of things at Christmas markets! There are delicious Christmas drinks, cookies, and breads. 你可以在市集買很多東西! 像是美味的聖誕餅乾、麵包跟飲料。 There are colorful puzzles, spinning tops, cute dolls, or other toys! There are Christmas stockings, Christmas tree decorations, and …! Whoa, that's a lot of shopping! 還有拼圖、陀螺、娃娃等玩具。也有聖誕襪、聖誕樹裝飾，有好多東西可以逛! Christmas markets have other fun things to do! At some markets, you can go up high in a Ferris wheel. Or you can go around and around in a merry-go-round! 聖誕市集也有好玩的設施，你可以坐摩天輪或是旋轉木馬。 At one market in Hungary, you can go ice-skating around a twinkling Christmas tree. At another market in Singapore, you can visit a very big gingerbread house! At a market in Taiwan and at many other Christmas markets, you can visit Santa Claus! 匈牙利的市集還可以繞著聖誕樹溜冰。新加坡的則是有一個巨大的薑餅屋。台灣跟很多國家的市集還可以遇到聖誕老人。 Christmas markets are happy places. You can eat, shop, and have a Merry Christmas! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕市集世界各地都有，花樣很多。 1. fun 有趣的、好玩的 Don't you just love Christmas markets? 你很喜歡耶誕市集吧? Yeah, so many fun things to do. 對啊，可以做好多有趣的事。 And so much food to eat! 好多食物可以吃。 2. bread 麵包 I love apple cinnamon bread.我喜歡蘋果肉桂麵包。 It smells so wonderful! 它好香! 3. colorful 色彩繽紛的 And look at those colorful lights! 妳看那些五顏六色的小燈! I could stay on the merry-go-round all night.我可以在旋轉木馬上待整晚。 4. decoration 裝飾 Wow, that's a huge Christmas tree! 哇，好大一棵耶誕樹! The decorations are just beautiful! 上面的裝飾真漂亮! I wish everyday was Christmas Day.我希望每天都是耶誕節。 你有去過任何一種市集嗎? fun有趣的、好玩的 bread麵包 colorful色彩繽紛的 decoration裝飾 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What can you see at Christmas markets? a. Bright lights b. Movies c. A happy feeling 2. What can you buy at Christmas markets? a. Toys b. Ferris wheels c. Merry-go-rounds 3. Who can you visit at many Christmas markets? a. Cute dolls b. Santa Claus c. Gingerbread men Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Christmas is coming in a few days! Are you excited? 再過幾天就是耶誕節了!你很期待嗎? Some people eat special food for Christmas. In the UK, people eat roasted goose, chicken, or turkey. Some people in Ethiopia eat wat with flatbread. Wat is a thick, spicy chicken soup. It's delicious! 耶誕節有些人會準備特別的料理，像是英國人吃烤雞、烤鵝肉或火雞。伊索比亞人吃沃特配薄餅。沃特是一種濃郁辛辣的雞湯，十分美味。 Some people put up Christmas decorations at home. In the USA and South Korea, people put up Christmas trees, lights, and garlands. Garlands are long, thick lines of leaves. They're beautiful! 美國跟南韓也有人會在家裡擺放耶誕裝飾。像是耶誕樹、燈、跟耶誕花環。 Some people do things outside. In Australia, Christmas Eve is for Christmas songs. That night, people hold candles and sing. It's hot there, so some people have Christmas at the beach! It's great! 有一些人是在戶外過聖誕節。澳洲在耶誕之夜會唱耶誕歌曲，這天晚上大家拿著蠟燭唱歌。因為天氣熱，有些人會在海邊慶祝。 Some people go to festivals. In Mexico, a nine-day festival has a pi?ata every night. The pi?ata is star-shaped. There's something inside! Kids hit the pi?ata with a stick. It opens! Candy falls out! It's fun! 也有人參加慶典。墨西哥有個長達9天的耶誕節慶，在那9個晚上都會敲打皮娜塔。小朋友拿著棍子敲打皮娜塔，裡面就會掉出糖果。 People around the world enjoy Christmas in many ways. Now Santa's on his way. The holiday fun is starting! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 耶誕節有無窮的魅力，世界各地的人都喜歡慶祝這個節日。 1. in many ways 在很多方面 Santa Claus is a fun person in many ways. 耶誕老公公是個有趣的人。 For one thing, he drives a sleigh. 舉例說吧，他駕駛雪撬。 2. excited 興奮高興的 Yeah, that's true. 對啊，確實是。 And everyone is excited to see him. 而且大家都高興看到他。 3. toy 玩具 He gives away toys and other gifts. 他會送玩具和其他的禮物。 People and parents buy those things, too. 爸爸媽媽或是一般人也會買那些。 4. inside, outside 裡面外面 And he doesn't stay inside.而且他不待在屋子裡。 He's always running around outside.他總是在外面跑來跑去。 That's because it's his job! 因為他的工作就是那樣。 來一起讀單字。 in many ways在很多方面 excited高興的 toy玩具 inside, outside 裡面外面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What decorations do people in South Korea put up? a. Garlands b. Candles c. Pi?atas 2. What is a special food in the UK? a. Wat with flatbread b. A roasted goose c. Candy 3. Where do some people in Australia go on Christmas Day? a. The beach b. Santa's home c. The UK Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a

Dangerous Dragons Seen in Ocean Near Keelung Villager: DRAGON! Narrator: In some stories, dragons are very scary. They're huge lizards with wings! They blow fire from their mouths! They eat people! They tear down buildings! 龍在一些故事裡是很可怕的動物。牠們很像長翅膀的大蜥蜴，會噴火、吃人，還會推倒建築物。 Dragons aren't so bad. Look at dragonflies. They fly, but they don't blow fire! And they're too small to tear down buildings… 但也不是所有的龍都很可怕。像是dragonfly…蜻蜓…會飛但是不會噴火。 Blue sea dragons sometimes come to the ocean around Taiwan. They're smaller than dragonflies. The biggest are three centimeters long! 海底有一種生物叫「藍龍」有時候會靠近台灣附近海域，牠們只有3公分長。 They're bright blue on one side and gray on the other. This hides them from birds and fish. They have long, flat bodies with… dragon wings! These are small parts with many long fingers. 牠們長長的身體一邊是亮藍色，另一邊是灰色，還有觸角，看起來就像龍的翅膀。 Blue sea dragons are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean." That's because they're very poisonous! If you see a blue sea dragon, stay far, far away! 藍龍被稱為「大海最美的殺手」。因為牠們有毒，要記得離牠們遠一點。 Seven blue sea dragons were seen in the ocean near Keelung. It's rare to see so many at one time! 在基隆附近海域看到七隻藍龍，很少能一次看到這麼多隻! Seven poisonous blue sea dragons are near Keelung… Why are we here?! RUN!!! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 住在海裡的藍龍不是童話故事裡的龍，而是真正的有毒生物。 1. lizard 蜥蜴 Dragons are lizards, right? 龍是蜥蜴，對嗎? No, well, yes. 不對，也對。 I mean, dragons are not real.我的意思是龍不是真的。 2. scary 嚇人的 I want my dragons to fly and fight.我要我的龍會飛會戰鬥。 In the story you're writing? 在你寫的故事裡嗎? Yeah, my dragons will be very scary.對，我的龍會很可怕。 3. hide 躲藏 If I see your dragon, I'll run and hide. 假如我看到你的龍，要趕快跑去躲起來。 That will be useless because my dragon can find you. 沒有用，因為我的龍會找到你。 4. tear down 破壞、拆掉 It will tear down your hiding place and eat you! 牠會毀掉你躲的地方，把你吃掉! 今天的單字很好玩喔！ lizard蜥蜴 scary嚇人的 hide躲藏 tear down破壞、拆掉 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What do dragonflies do? a. Fly b. Blow fire c. Tear down buildings 2. What are called "the most beautiful killers in the ocean"? a. Dragons b. Dragonflies c. Blue sea dragons 3. How long are the biggest blue sea dragons? a. 1 centimeter b. 3 centimeters c. 7 centimeters Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

Chick Makes Zoo Happy There are many kinds of penguins. Some of them live in a very cold place called Antarctica. The Emperor penguin lives there. 世界上有很多種不同的企鵝。南極洲就有皇帝企鵝。 Mother Emperor penguins lay an egg once a year. They give the egg to the father. The father emperor penguin sits on it. He keeps it warm 24 hours a day… for 65 days! This helps the penguin chick grow inside the egg. 每一年皇帝企鵝媽媽只下一顆蛋。然後交給企鵝爸爸孵蛋65天，讓企鵝寶寶長大。 Some Emperor penguins live in a zoo. One day, workers found an egg. A baby Emperor penguin was coming! This egg was special! 動物園裡也有皇帝企鵝。有一天，工作人員找到一顆皇帝企鵝蛋，有一隻企鵝寶寶要誕生了。 The workers kept the egg warm. The chick grew safely inside the egg. Then it was ready to come out! 工作人員讓蛋保持溫暖，企鵝寶寶才能在蛋裡平安長大，準備孵化。 But the egg was too hard for the chick! The workers made a small hole in the egg. For two days, they helped the chick come out! 但是蛋殼對企鵝寶寶來說太硬了! 工作人員在蛋上鑽了一個小洞。花了兩天的時間幫助企鵝寶寶鑽出來。 The workers were very happy. Almost no Emperor penguins are born in zoos. This zoo waited 13 years for this Emperor penguin chick! 工作人員很高興，動物園整整等了13年才第一次迎接皇帝企鵝寶寶的誕生! The zoo asked everyone to pick the new baby chick's name. They picked the name "Pearl." Pearl's a special chick! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這座動物園歡喜迎接一隻皇帝企鵝寶寶。 1. name 名字 What's a good name for an anteater? 食蟻獸叫什麼名字好? Anteaters? 食蟻獸? The new baby anteater born in the zoo? 那隻生在動物園的食蟻獸寶寶? Right, that's the one.對，就是那隻。 2. ask 問、請求 How about "Snuffle?" "聞聞看"怎麼樣? Oh, that's a good one! 很棒的名字! The zoo asks people to offer names? 動物園要大家提供名字嗎? Yeah, isn't it fun? 對，不是很好玩嗎? 3. come out 出來 I'd like to see the animal.我想看看那隻動物。 Do you think it will come out? 你覺得牠會出來嗎? That I don't know.這我就不知了。 4. warm 溫暖的 Tomorrow is a very warm day.明天天氣很溫暖。 It'll be a nice day to visit the zoo. 是去動物園玩的好天氣。 這些單字很常用到。 name名字 ask問，請求 come out出來 warm溫暖的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Emperor penguins live? a. The USA b. China c. Antarctica 2. How many days do father Emperor penguins sit on an egg? a. 2 b. 24 c. 65 3. How many years did the zoo wait for a new chick? a. 3 years b. 13 years c. 30 years Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Mysteries of 100,000 Old Coins Found in Japan Scientists found 100,000 very old coins in Japan! Now they have many mysteries to solve! 科學家在日本找到10萬個古老硬幣! 現在他們有很多謎團要解開! The owner of the coins is a mystery. But the person who put the coins in the ground is a mystery too. Maybe the owner buried the coins. Or… maybe thieves buried them! 這些硬幣的主人是誰，又是誰把它們埋進了土裡? 可能是硬幣的主人，也可能是小偷。 The reason the coins were buried is a mystery. Maybe the owner was worried about a war or was hiding them from a king. Maybe the coins were too heavy for thieves! 為甚麼要埋這些錢呢? 硬幣主人可能擔心戰爭，或是被國王搶走。還是小偷覺得太重了! The coins are a mystery. The oldest are 2,000 years old! Why did the owner have these very old coins? Maybe the owner liked old coins. Maybe in the owner's family, the coins went from parent to child many, many, many times! 這些硬幣有的可以追溯到2000年前，也許這個人就喜歡收集古錢，也有可能傳了好幾代。 Many of the coins are Chinese. Maybe Chinese traders came here many times. Maybe Japanese traders went to China. 很多硬幣來自中國。也許中國貿易商來過日本很多次，或是日本商人去過中國。 Can scientists solve all the mysteries about these 100,000 old coins? What do you think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在日本出土的古老錢幣，讓專家非常好奇。 1. thief 竊賊 Why would a thief want to steal coins? 小偷為什麼想偷硬幣? They are heavy and worthless! 它又重又不值錢。 Maybe he can't find gold.也許他找不黃金? 2. maybe 也許 Or maybe he likes the sound of coins. 也或許他喜歡錢幣的聲音。 That's a good reason.那是很好的理由。 I like the sound too. 我也喜歡那個聲音。 3. old 古老的 There's something about old coins. 古老錢幣很特別。 You feel you're touching history.你覺得好像在觸摸歷史。 Really? 真的嗎? 4. king 君王 Yeah, think about it. 對啊，你想想看。 Kings, traders and common people would all use them. 君王、貿易商和一般人都會用。 Do you collect coins? Let's read these words. thief竊賊 maybe也許 old古老的 king君王 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many coins were found? a. 100 b. 1,100 c. 100,000 2. How old are the oldest coins found? a. 800 years old b. 1,000 years old c. 2,000 years old 3. Where did many of the coins come from? a. South Korea b. China c. India Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Horse Makes Plane Go Back to Airport  Do you dream about traveling with your pet? In Taiwan, you can travel by plane with your dog, cat, or rabbit. But in the plane, animals don't sit with people. 你有想過跟寵物一起旅行嗎? 在台灣，你可以跟寵物貓、狗或兔子一起坐飛機旅行，但是寵物不會跟人坐在一起。 Animals are in the cargo hold. That's where the suitcases are. Dogs, cats, and other animals are safe in cages there. But sometimes, an animal gets out! 寵物會關在籠子裡，待在堆放行李的貨艙。但有時候，寵物會跑出來。 A plane was taking horses from New York to Europe. A strong wind blew. The plane shook! 一架載著馬的飛機要從紐約飛往歐洲。突然颳大風，讓飛機發生震動。 A horse got out of its cage! No one knows how it got out. But the horse did not go back into its cage! 結果有一匹馬跑出了籠子，沒有人知道牠是怎麼出來的，但是也沒有辦法讓牠回到籠子裡。 The pilot needed help! He turned the plane around. He wanted to go back to New York for help. But the plane was too heavy! It was dangerous to land! 飛機的駕駛想要掉頭回紐約尋求幫助，但是飛機的燃油還滿載，太重了，降落的時候會有危險。 So the pilot let fifty six thousand liters of gas go into the air outside. Then the plane landed safely. An animal doctor helped the horse. 所以飛機駕駛在空中放掉5萬6千公升的油，讓飛機安全的降落。獸醫也來檢查馬的狀況。 This horse got out of his cage. But most animals are safe in planes. When you take your pet on a plane, make sure your pet can stay in its cage! Vocabulary 這匹逃出來的馬讓飛機駕駛緊張，只好回頭降落紐約機場。 1. plane 飛機 Why are you packing your cat’s stuff? 妳為什麼在打包貓的東西? Because I’m taking him on board a plane.因為我要帶牠搭飛機。 2. travel 旅行 What?! Are you kidding? 什麼啊，你在開玩笑吧? They won’t let you travel with Charlie.他們不會讓你跟查理一起旅行的。 I know that. He’ll be in cargo. 我知道，牠會待在貨艙。 3. shake 震動 He’ll be scared when the plane shakes.飛機震動時牠會害怕。 It shouldn’t be that bad.不會那麼糟糕。 Charlie is a strong cat. 查理是很堅強的貓。 4. sometimes 有時候 Sometimes I really don’t understand you. 有時候我真搞不懂你。 Well, I just don’t want to leave Charlie. 我就是不想離開查理。 Please read the vocabulary with me. plane飛機 travel旅行 shake震動 sometimes有時候 Quiz 1. Which animal can you not take on a plane in Taiwan? a. A dog b. A cat c. A snake 2. Which animal got out of its cage? a. A rabbit b. A horse c. A cat 3. How many liters of gas went into the air? a. 560 b. 5,600 c. 56,000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

New York City’s Flying Taxis Nobody likes sitting in traffic! Cars, buses, and trucks move very slowly. They make lots of bad smells, dirty air, and noise! People get angry. They honk their horns. 沒有人喜歡塞車。塞車的時候，車輛很緩慢地移動。這樣會製造很多噪音、廢氣。駕駛也容易生氣，一直按喇叭。 How can we get away from all that slow, stinky, noisy traffic? 我們如何避免慢吞吞，臭烘烘，而且吵鬧的塞車呢? There's great news! New taxis are coming to New York City. They’re electric, so they don’t make bad smells or dirty air. And they never sit in traffic… Why? Because these taxis can fly! 好消息! 紐約有新的電動計程車，沒有廢氣，還不會塞車。為什麼呢?因為這些計程車會飛ㄟ! Electric air taxis look like very big drones with car seats! They fly with six small propellers.* *These make flying easier. 空中計程車看起來像大型的無人機， 裡面有汽車座椅，還有六個螺旋槳。 Electric air taxis can fly in all directions. They can go up and down,left and right,to the front and to the back! 空中計程車可以飛上下、左右、往前、還往後。 Electric air taxis can carry a pilot and four passengers. These air taxis are fast. They take seven minutes to fly from the airport to the middle of the city. That's much, much faster than driving! 空中計程車可以搭載一名駕駛跟四位乘客。從機場到市中心只需要7分鐘，比汽車快得多。 Do you want to fly an electric air taxi in New York City one day? It will be love at first flight! Vocabulary 空中計程車可能成為未來最受歡迎的交通工具。 1. fly 飛 I can’t wait for these taxis to come here! 我簡直等不及這些計程車來這裡了。 Yeah, imagine seeing them flying outside the office window. 對啊，想像一下它們就在辦公室外面飛。 2. electric 電力的 They look just like helicopters. 它們很像直升機。 But they’re electric, so very quiet. 不過是用電力，所以很安靜。 3. up and down 上上下下 There will be traffic jams in the air! 會發生空中塞車! No, because they can go up and down, left and right. 不會，因為它們可以上上下下，左左右右。 4. easier 比較容易的 You really like to take a flying taxi, don’t you? 你真的會很想搭空中計程車，對吧? I do. It will make my life so much easier! 對啊，會讓我的生活輕鬆得多。 Do you like the idea of flying taxis? Fly飛 electric 電力的 up and down上上下下 easier 比較容易的 Quiz 1. What’s slow, stinky, and noisy? a. Traffic b. The new taxis c. Car seats 2. Why don’t these taxis sit in traffic? a. They drive fast. b. They fly. c. They go left and right. 3. How many passengers can these taxis carry? a. Four b. Five c. Seven Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a

Animal Video Surprises Scientists Sir David's echidnas lived when dinosaurs lived. That was two hundred million years ago! These animals were living sixty years ago. After that, scientists didn't see any alive. They thought these echidnas were extinct… 艾登堡針鼴鼠從2億年前恐龍還沒滅絕的時候就存在。牠們消失了 60年。科學家以為牠們絕種了。 But last month, scientists found a Sir David's echidna! It was on a mountain in Indonesia. They weren't looking for it. They put video cameras outside. The cameras took videos of animals. The scientists looked at the videos later. Then they saw the echidna! They were very surprised! 但是在上個月，科學家在印尼山上拍到艾登堡針鼴鼠。他們非常驚訝! Sir David's echidnas are cool. Their nose is twenty centimeters long! These echidnas blow bubbles from their nose to cool down. 艾登堡針鼴鼠很特別。牠們的鼻子長達20公分，還會從鼻子噴泡泡來降溫。 They make holes in soft dirt with their nose. They make holes to find food. 牠們還會在土裡挖洞覓食。 Sir David's echidnas don't have teeth. Their long, sticky tongue gets food fast! They eat ants and earthworms. 牠們沒有牙齒，但是有又長又黏的舌頭吃螞蟻跟蚯蚓。 These echidnas have quills. Quills are sharp and spiky. When an echidna is scared, it rolls into a spiky ball! No animals want to touch a spiky ball! 這些針鼴鼠身上也有尖銳的刺。如果牠們受到驚嚇，身體會縮成一顆球，防止其他的動物靠近。 These cool Sir David's echidnas aren't extinct. They're living! That's great for them - and us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這種奇特的動物原本以為已經絕種，不料卻重新露面。 1. look at 注視 Hey, look at what I found! 你看我找到的東西! Wow, so cool! 哇，真酷! But are they bones? 但這些是骨頭嗎? Maybe, I'm not sure. 也許吧，我不確定。 2. teeth 牙齒 They look like teeth, right? 它們看起來像牙齒，對不對? They could be, but you should show them to scientists. 有可能，不過你應該拿給科學家看。 3. ago 以前 Yeah, scientists should be able to answer my questions. 對，科學家應該可以回答我的問題。 They can tell you how long ago these animals lived.他們會告訴你這些動物生活在多久以前。 4. look for 尋找 Let's look for more bones here. 我們在這裡多找找骨頭。 Right, we may find a big dinosaur! 對啊，我們可能找到一隻大恐龍! 今天的單字你記住了嗎? look at注視 teeth牙齒 ago以前 look for尋找 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What animals are extinct? a. Sir David's echidnas b. Dinosaurs c. Earthworms 2. What kind of tongue does the animal in the story have? a. Long and sticky b. Short and fast c. Thin and strong 3. What does the animal in the story have? a. Long hair b. A long nose c. Teeth Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer Dancing is an art. It’s creative. It’s beautiful. And it’s very, very difficult! 跳舞是一種藝術。它很優美但是也很難。 Liu Ziqing is from a small village in northern China. As a boy, he watched a movie about ballet. He loved it. So he watched it again and again and again… He watched the same movie more than ten times! 劉子青來自中國北方的小村落。他小時候看了一部關於芭蕾的電影，他非常喜歡，看了很多次。 Ziqing had a dream. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. But his family was very poor. They had no money for ballet lessons. So Ziqing forgot about his dream. 他夢想成為芭蕾舞者，但是他家太窮了，沒有錢負擔芭蕾舞課。 Ziqing grew up. He fell in love and got married. He had a family. He became a farmer. He also worked as a street cleaner. 劉子青長大成家，而他的工作是農夫跟清道夫。 Years went by. Then Ziqing was 53 years old. He saw a TV program.* *It was for ballet lessons! 很多年之後，53歲的劉子青看到電視上有芭蕾舞課程。 That was ten years ago. Ziqing is 63 years old now. And he’s living his dream! 十年過去了。劉子青現在63歲，他實現了他的夢想! Ziqing is now a professional ballet dancer! He’s very popular. His story has gone viral online! 他現在是專業的芭蕾舞者，非常受大家歡迎。 他的故事也在網路上流傳。 It took Ziqing many, many years to follow his dream. Now he’s very happy! Do you have a dream? Vocabulary 63歲的芭蕾爺爺，非常高興終於能夠實現夢想。 1. dream 夢想 My dream is to write a book. 我夢想寫一本書。 I didn’t know you’re a writer.我不知道你是作家。 2. difficult 困難的 I’m not, and that’s why I need time to practice. 我不是，這是為什麼我需要時間練習。 Writing is a difficult art. 寫作是一門困難的藝術。 3. creative 創造性的 It’s a creative art. 它是創作的藝術。 I need to think of something that nobody has written before. 我得想一些沒有人寫過的東西。 4. online 在網路上 What about runaway lions? 逃走的獅子怎麼樣? But I know nothing about lions! 但是我對獅子一無所知! That’s okay. I’m sure it’ll go viral online. 沒關係。我敢說一定會在網路上爆紅。 So what’s your dream? dream夢想 difficult困難的 creative創造性的 online在網路上 Quiz 1. Where is the small village Ziqing is from? a. Southern China b. Central China c. Northern China 2. Where did Ziqing watch ballet lessons? a. In a movie b. On TV c. On a bus 3. How old is Ziqing now? a. 43 b. 53 c. 63 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Japan has special days for kids. There's Girls' Day. There's Children's Day. There's Shichi-Go-San. Kids think New Year's Day is their day too! 日本有很多兒童的特殊節日，像是女兒節、兒童節、七五三節，甚至是新年兒童也覺得是他們的節日。 On some special days, families go to a shrine. They pray for their kids' health and happiness. 在特殊節日，父母會帶孩子去神社，祈求孩子健康幸福。 But Japan doesn't have many kids. Every year, fewer and fewer kids go to shrines. 但是日本少子化，去神社參拜的兒童越來越少。 Many people have dogs and cats. More and more people take their pets to a shrine. They pray for their pet's health and happiness. But Japan has no special days for pets. 很多人養寵物貓或是狗，帶寵物去神社的人日漸增多，祈求牠們健康平安。 但是日本沒有寵物的特殊節日。 Now there's a special day at the Dog-Cat Shrine near Tokyo! It's Shichi-Go-San for pets. This shrine makes human mommies and daddies of dogs and cats happy. 鄰近東京的神社現在舉辦寵物的七五三節，讓毛小孩主人很開心。 Kids wear special clothes called kimonos for Shichi-Go-San. So pets wear kimonos too! 兒童會在七五三節穿上和服，貓狗也會在這天穿上和服。 Kids have to be three, five, or seven years old for Shichi-Go-San. So pets have to be three, five, or seven years old too. 兒童到了三歲、五歲或七歲就會在七五三節去神社參拜。寵物也是一樣。 For many people, their pets are their family. Now their pets share in a special kids' day at the Dog-Cat Shrine! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 寵物很像家人，也有屬於牠們的節日。 1. fewer and fewer 越來越少 There are fewer and fewer people keeping birds as pets. 養鳥當寵物的人越來越少了。 You may be right.也許你是對的。 I guess birds are too noisy. 我猜是鳥太吵鬧了。 2. clothes 衣服 When I was little, my mom loved to have birds at home. 我小時候我媽媽喜歡在家裡養鳥。 On cold days, she even put little clothes on them! 天氣冷時她甚至幫鳥穿上小衣服。 3. children 兒童 And we the children were responsible for feeding the birds.我們這些小孩負責餵鳥。 Did they sing? 牠們會唱歌嗎? Oh, yes, their sounds were sweet. 會啊，牠們的歌聲很好聽。 They made my family very happy. 讓我的家人很開心。 來一起讀一遍今天的單字。 fewer and fewer越來越少 clothes衣服 children兒童 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What are more and more people taking to shrines? a. Their kids b. Their pets c. Their mommies and their daddies 2. Where can people take their pets on Shichi-Go-San? a. The Family Shrine b. The Dog-Cat Shrine c. The Pet Shrine 3. Which pet can wear special clothes on Shichi-Go-San? a. A six-year-old dog b. A seven-year-old cat c. An eight-year-old rabbit Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b

Museum to Give Back Important Headdress Indigenous people are the first to live in a place. Taiwan has many Indigenous groups: Amis people, Paiwan people, Atayal people, and others. 原住民指的是最開始定居在一個地方的族群。台灣有很多原住民族，像是阿美族、排灣族、泰雅族等等。 Indigenous groups live all over the world. They have sacred traditions and beliefs. These are very, very important things the groups do and think. 世界各地都有原住民。他們有神聖的傳統跟信仰，這對他們做事情或是思考的方式非常重要。 They have sacred things. Some are headdresses. These are beautiful head coverings. They have important meanings. 他們有神聖的東西，例如頭飾，也就是戴在頭上的美麗裝飾，這些都有重要的意義。 The Siksika Nation is an Indigenous group in Canada. About one hundred thirty years ago, a man from the UK took a sacred headdress from them. Then he took it back to the UK. It was in a museum there for more than one hundred years. 西格西卡人是加拿大原住民。130年前，一名英國男子拿走族人的頭飾，帶回英國，收藏在博物館裡超過100年。 The Siksika headdress has eagle and hawk feathers. It has buffalo horns and porcupine quills. Long ago, an important woman wore it to important religious events. 這個頭飾有老鷹羽毛、水牛角跟豪豬的刺。很久以前，只有身分重要的女性才能穿戴去宗教場合。 Now the Siksika Nation wants it back! 現在西格西卡人想把它拿回來。 The museum is sorry they had the headdress. They know it's very important. They’re giving it back to the Siksika Nation next year. 博物館覺得很抱歉擁有這個頭飾，他們明白它的重要性，也會在明年歸還給西格西卡人。 Museums everywhere have sacred things. Let's hope these sacred things go home to their people! Vocabulary 英國的博物館對這個原住民族群很抱歉，準備歸還多年前取得的頭飾。 1. tradition 傳統 Do Taiwanese women wear a white gown…台灣女子穿不穿白色禮服… when they get married? 結婚時嗎? Yeah, they do. It’s a tradition.穿啊，那是傳統。 2. wear 穿著 People here love the color red, too. 這兒的人也喜歡紅色。 They do.是沒錯。 Brides often wear red dresses at the wedding feast.新娘經常在喜宴上穿紅色洋裝。 3. long ago 很久以前。 Long ago my grandma told me red meant celebration. 很久以前阿嬤告訴我紅色表示慶祝。 That’s right. 對。 4. hope 希望 Everybody hopes to get red envelopes on New Year’s Day. 每個人都希望新年拿紅包。 I certainly hope so! 我當然這麼希望。 請來一起讀單字。 tradition傳統 wear穿著 long ago很久以前 hope希望 Quiz 1. Where is the Siksika Nation? a. The UK b. Canada c. Taiwan 2. What things are on the Siksika Nation’s headdress? a. Buffalo horns b. Eagle quills c. Porcupine feathers 3. When is the museum giving back the headdress? a. This year b. Next year c. In one hundred years Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

This Planet Has Clouds Made of Sand Scientists study planets, stars, and more in space. Space is cool. It has many surprises! 科學家研究太空中的行星跟恆星，還有其他很多現象。外太空總是帶給我們各種驚喜。 WASP-107b is a planet. It’s much bigger than Earth. It's much hotter. It's about 500 degrees!* *It's close to its sun, so one year is six days! 行星WASP-107b比地球大很多，也比地球熱。它距離它的太陽很近，所以它一年只有6天。 WASP-107b is strange*. *Winds blow 36,000 kilometers per hour.And the planet is very light and fluffy! Some scientists call it a "cotton candy" planet. 這顆行星很奇怪。它又輕又蓬鬆，風速還高達6000公里，科學家把它叫做「棉花糖行星」。 WASP-107b’s clouds are very strange. They're made of… sand?!?Scientists think the rocks in the sand are very small. They're smaller than the rocks in Earth’s sand. 它的雲層也很奇怪，是由細沙組成。科學家認為沙子中的顆粒非常小，比地球的沙粒小很多。 These sand clouds make sand rain! The sand goes down to the planet. It turns into a gas. The gas goes up to the clouds. Water does the same on Earth. 這些沙雲會下沙雨! 落到行星的表面就會變成氣體，這些氣體又會上升變成雲，就像地球的水一樣。 How do scientists know about these sand clouds? A special space telescope showed them. It's helping scientists find out more about space. 科學家透過韋伯太空望遠鏡觀察到這些沙雲。這種望遠鏡幫助科學家更了解太空。 Clouds rain sand onto a cotton candy planet. What a surprise! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個太陽系外的行星，非常特別。 1. cotton candy 棉花糖 Hey, look, there’s a cotton candy stand! 你看，那裏有賣棉花糖的攤子。 Cotton candy! 棉花糖! I haven’t had it for years. 我好多年沒吃了。 I loved it when I was little.我小時候好喜歡。 2. cloud 雲朵 Yeah, it’s so fluffy it’s like eating clouds. 對啊，它好鬆軟，吃起來像在吃雲朵。We’d like 2 cotton candies. 我們要兩支棉花糖。 Sure, that’s 60 NT. 好，共六十塊。 3. made of 做成 What is this made of, do you think? 你覺得這是什麼做的呢? Sugar, of course. 當然就是糖囉。 Just sugar? 只有糖嗎? 4. water 水 Why? You think there’s something else? 為什麼? 你覺得還有別的嗎? I think there’s water. 我覺得還有水。 Do you like cotton candy? 來跟我一起讀單字。 cotton candy棉花糖 cloud雲朵 made of做成 water水 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Which is true about WASP-107b? a. It’s smaller than Earth b. It’s colder than Earth. c. It’s bigger than Earth. 2. How many degrees is it on WASP-107b? a. About 15 b. About 50 c. About 500 3. What kind of rain comes from WASP-107b’s clouds? a. Sand b. Water c. Fire Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

Sleeping Seal Stops Woman from Working What's that sound? Oh, there's a seal in the water! What a cute animal! 原來是有一隻海豹在水裡，牠好可愛! Seals swim in the ocean to find fish to eat. They don't have arms or feet. They have flippers. They use their front flippers to come onto land to rest. 海豹在海裡游泳尋找魚類。牠們沒有手跟腳，但是有鰭。牠們用前鰭爬上岸休息。 Amber lives near a beach in Australia. One morning, a loud noise woke her up. Was someone taking her car? Amber住在澳洲海邊附近，有一天早上，很大的噪音把她吵醒，是有人要偷走她的車子嗎? Amber went to a window. She looked outside. A big seal was sleeping next to her car! Amber到窗邊往外看，一頭很大的海豹睡在她的車子旁邊。 Amber knew about this seal. The people in her town call him Neil. They see Neil on beaches. But this was the first time Neil visited someone's house! Amber認得這頭海豹，這附近的人都叫這隻海豹Neil。他們在海灘上看過牠，但是這是第一次看到Neil造訪別人家。 Amber had to go to work. But Neil was too close to her car. There was no way to move him. Neil weighs six hundred kilograms! So Amber waited for Neil to wake up and move. She called her boss. Amber得去上班，但是Neil太靠近她的車子。牠重達600公斤，根本沒有辦法移動牠。Amber 要等到Neil睡醒之後才能離開，她只好打電話給老闆。 Amber's boss laughed about the sleeping seal. Amber sent pictures to show her story was real. A sleeping seal named Neil stopped Amber from going to work. What a cute story! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一頭海豹擋住了車子，讓Amber沒辦法開車上班。 1. cute 可愛的 A litter of kittens are under my car! 我的車子底下有一窩小貓! Wow, they are so cute! 哇，好可愛! That's not the point! 那不是重點。 How can I drive now? 現在我怎麼開車? 2. eat 吃 Don't drive! You'll hurt them. 不要開，你會傷害牠們。 So how do I get to work? 那我怎麼上班? You can give them something to eat. 你可以給牠們一點吃的。 3. fish 魚 Using food to lure them out? 用食物吸引牠們出來? Good idea! I have a can of fish at home.好主意。我家裡有魚罐頭。 4. car 汽車 There you are. Nice kittens. 好了，好乖的小貓。 Now you can move your car. 現在你可以移車了。 Yeah, I certainly don't want to be a cat killer. 是啊，我可不想當貓咪殺手。 今天的單字很好記。 cute可愛的 eat吃 fish魚 car汽車 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What do seals do on land? a. Eat fish b. Rest c. Laugh 2. How many kilograms does this seal weigh? a. Two hundred b. Six hundred c. One thousand 3. What is this seal's name? a. Nelly b. Ned c. Neil Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c

12-Year-Old Engineer Finds Fires Faster Engineering is about inventing things. Thanks to engineers, we have all kinds of inventions: trains, computers, ovens, radios, light bulbs…! 工程這種專業跟發明有關。多虧有工程師，我們才有火車、電腦、烤箱、廣播、燈泡! There's a contest in the USA. It's for middle school students who love science, technology, engineering, and math. 美國有一個競賽，讓喜歡科學、科技、工程和數學的學生參加。 This year's winner is Shanya Gill. She's a 12-year-old engineer! Shanya won 25,000 US dollars. That's about 800,000 Taiwan dollars! 今年的冠軍是Shanya Gill，她是一位年僅12歲的工程師! Shanya贏得2萬5美金，相當於80萬台幣。 A restaurant by Shanya's house had a big fire. Nobody was hurt. But it gave Shanya a great idea… Shanya家附近的餐廳之前發生火災。沒有人受傷，但是這給了Shanya一個靈感。 Most fire alarms find smoke in the air. Then these smoke alarms make a very loud sound. People know there's danger after a fire starts. 大多的煙霧警報器偵測到煙才會發出聲音。人們要等到火燒起來後才知道有危險。 Shanya's fire alarm has a special camera. The camera sees heat. People know there's danger before a fire starts. Shanya的警報器則是找出熱源。它有個特別的攝影機。攝影機拍到熱源就會在火燒起來之前警告大家。 Shanya says her fire alarm is faster, cheaper, and better than smoke alarms. And she's making it better! Shanya說她的火災警報器更快、更便宜、也比煙霧警報好，而且她還在繼續改善它。 Shanya's invention can save lives, houses, and more. Bravo, Engineer Shanya! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 12歲的女孩，發明了可以拯救性命的預防火災裝置。 1. invent 發明 I wish a robot could do grocery shopping for me.我希望有機器人幫我買菜。 It's already been invented. 那已經發明了。 It's called "delivery service".叫做「外送」。 2. restaurant 餐廳 I wish the robot could cook for me. 我希望機器人替我煮飯。 For that you can call a restaurant. 你可以打電話給餐廳叫菜。 3. why 為什麼 I also wish I had talking glasses. 我也希望有會講話的眼鏡。 Now why do you want your glasses to talk? 為什麼你要眼鏡講話呢? To tell me where they are.好告訴我它在哪裡。 4. alarm 警報 Your glasses are right there by the alarm clock. 你的眼鏡就在鬧鐘旁邊。 What would I do without you? 沒有你我怎麼辦? 這些單字每天都用得到。 invent發明 restaurant餐廳 why為什麼 alarm警報 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is engineering about? a. Winning b. Inventing c. Saving trees 2. How many US dollars did Shanya win? a. 12,000 b. 25,000 c. 800,000 3. What do most fire alarms find? a. Heat b. Smoke c. Sounds Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b

Man Will Ride Bike Across the South Pole What is the loneliest place in the world? It's somewhere very few people live. Maybe it’s Antarctica! That’s the cold, snowy place around the South Pole. 這世界上最寂寞的地方在哪裡呢? 應該是南極洲，那裡很冷、而且滿地都是雪。 Omar Di Felice wants to ride his bike all the way across Antarctica. He tried to do this last year. But he stopped after one week.* *He felt too lonely. His family needed him too. Omar Di Felice 想騎著單車跨越南極洲。他去年試過一次，但一個星期後就放棄了。他當時覺得太孤單寂寞，他的家人也需要他。 Now Omar wants to try again. He will start at one side. He will cross the South Pole. Then he will finish at the other side. He will ride two thousand kilometers! Omar 現在想再試一次。他要從南極洲的一端騎車2000公里到另一邊。 Omar has a special bike.It's called a fatbike. It has wide tires. Omar can ride on snow and ice with this bike. He can carry his tent, clothes, and food on this bike. Omar有一個特別的單車，叫做粗輪自行車。這種腳踏車有很寬的輪胎，可以騎在冰雪地面，也可以搭載帳篷、衣服跟食物。 Riding a bike across Antarctica will not be easy. It will be very cold and very windy. The bike will be heavy.But Omar wants to do this. 騎單車橫越南極洲可不容易，又冷又颳著風。單車也很笨重，但是Omar還是要這麼做。 Omar will be the first to ride a bike all the way across Antarctica. He knows he will be lonely. But this time, he’s ready! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 在南極洲騎單車雖然困難重重，Omar仍然決定再接再厲。 1. snowy 下雪的 It snowed on Datunshan last night! 昨天晚上大屯山下雪了! Oh my God! We must go up there! 天哪，我們一定得趕去! Now? It could still be snowy and cold. 現在? 可能還在下雪，並且很冷。 2. ride 騎 No worries. 不擔心。 See the sun? The snow has stopped. 看到太陽了嗎? 雪已經停了。 We can even ride my motorbike up there. 我們甚至可以騎摩托車上去。 3. across 橫越 It’ll be faster than driving a car. 會比開車快。 You can count me out. 別把我算進去了。 I don’t want to ride a motorbike across the mountain.我可不想騎摩托車橫越山區。 4. lonely 寂寞孤單的 Come on, Jane! 好啦，珍! I would feel too lonely without you. 沒有你我會覺得很寂寞。 Have you ever seen snow? Let’s read these words. snowy下雪的 ride騎 across橫越 lonely寂寞孤單的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where will Omar ride his bike? a. Australia b. Antarctica c. Alaska 2. How many kilometers will Omar ride? a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 3. What kind of bike will Omar use? a. A fatbike b. A fast bike c. An electric bike Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

Moving Stairs for Mountain Views Walking for thirty minutes every day is good for you. It can help you be strong and healthy. It’s cheap too. All you need are comfortable shoes. Then you can walk anywhere! 每天走30分鐘有益身心健康。而且你只需要一雙舒適的鞋子，就可以到處走走! Many people like walking a long way on mountains, in forests, and other natural places. This is called "hiking". Taiwan has many beautiful hiking trails. Many of them go up mountains. 很多人喜歡爬山，也會在森林或是其他自然景點走路。這叫做健行，台灣有很多健行步道，大多都通往山上。 But hiking is harder than walking. Some people can’t hike. So they can't see beautiful mountain views. 但是健行比走路困難，無法健行就看不到美麗的山景。 Tianyu Mountain in China is beautiful. But it’s very hard to hike. Hikers hike three mountains to get there! 中國的天嶼山很漂亮，但是它非常難爬。登山客需要翻越三座山才能到達。 A tour company put long escalators on Tianyu Mountain. These moving stairs take people up the mountain. People stand on them and enjoy the view! These escalators are great for older people, families, and people with disabilities. 有一家旅遊公司在天嶼山蓋了一座電動手扶梯，可以直接載人到山上。人們可以搭手扶梯享受美景，對老人、兒童跟身障人士很有幫助。 But some people don’t like them. They say the escalators are ugly. They say enjoying the mountain is not only about the views. It’s also about moving your body and feeling healthy. 但是也有人不喜歡，他們覺得這個手扶梯很難看。還說爬山不只是享受美景，還包括運動，讓人身體健康。 Escalators on mountains are good for some visitors, but bad for others! Vocabulary 到野外健行，除了賞景，也是讓身體強健。 1. feel 感覺 I can’t sleep well these days.我這幾天都睡不好。 I feel tired all the time.我總是覺得累。 2. enjoy 喜歡 Maybe it’s because you watch too much TV? 也許你看太多電視了? But I enjoy watching TV! 可是我很喜歡看電視! Well, come hiking with me in the mountains in Keelung Saturday. 好吧，星期六跟我去走基隆的山。 3. mountain 山 Is it a high mountain? 是高山嗎? No, but it does take some climbing. 不是，但確實需要爬山。 I don’t like climbing. 我不喜歡爬山。 It’ll help you sleep better.會讓你睡得比較好。 4. view 景觀 And the view is beautiful! 而且景觀很棒! Do we get to see the ocean? 看得到大海嗎? The ocean and vast grasslands. 大海，還有大片綠草。 今天的單字你記住了幾個? feel感覺 enjoy喜歡 mountain山 view景觀 Quiz 1. What is “hiking"? a. Walking every day b. Walking a long way c. Walking in Taiwan 2. Where is Tianyu Mountain? a. Chad b. Chile c. China 3. What are “escalators"? a. Comfortable shoes b. Mountains c. Moving stairs Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

Who are the Beatles? They're a band from the UK. Many people think the Beatles are the best band in the world! 你知道披頭四嗎? 那是一個英國樂團。很多人覺得披頭四是世界上最棒的樂團。 The Beatles had four people: John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But they stopped being a band in nineteen seventy. Sadly, John died ten years later… 披頭四有四位成員，約翰、保羅、喬治跟林哥，他們在1970就解散了。十年後約翰不幸地去世。 But now the Beatles have a new song. What? How can they have a new song? Well, John wrote a song many years ago. It's called "Now and Then". He recorded it on a cassette tape. 但現在披頭四要發行一首新歌 「這時候那時候」。他們怎麼會有新歌呢? 原來約翰很多年前寫了這首歌，並且錄在卡帶上。 But the recording was very bad. John's voice was hard to hear. 但是錄音品質很糟糕，聽不清楚約翰的聲音。 After John died, Paul, George, and Ringo took this old song and made it better. But it needed more work. Then George died… 約翰死後，保羅、喬治跟林哥拿到這首老歌，提升了它的品質，但還需要修改。喬治後來也過世了。 This year, the Beatles made John's voice easy to hear. How did they do that? They used AI. 今年他們用AI人工智慧，讓約翰的聲音更清楚地呈現。 All four Beatles worked on this song. Paul and Ringo finished it. "Now and Then" is on the radio a lot now. Many people like the song. Many think "Now and Then" is a sad song. But they also think it's a beautiful song. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 所有披頭四的成員先後都參與了這首歌的製作，人工智慧也幫了忙。 1. best 最好的 July Sky is coming to town! 七月的天空要來這兒! July Sky? What's that? 七月的天空? 那是什麼? You've never heard of them? 你沒聽過他們嗎? I think they're the best band in Taiwan. 我認為他們是台灣最好的樂團。 2. how 如何 How do you know they're coming? 你怎麼知道他們要來? My friend told me. 我朋友告訴我的。 He works in a record company.他在一家唱片公司工作。 3. hard 困難的 Can he get tickets for you? 他可以幫你弄到票嗎? He said it'll be hard. 他說有困難。 Do you want to go to their show? 你想去看他們表演? 4. song 歌曲 Sure, I'd like to hear their songs. 當然，我想去聽他們的歌。 You like joining in on the fun, don't you? 你滿喜歡湊熱鬧的嘛。 來跟我一起讀單字。 best最好的 how如何 hard困難的 song歌曲 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What country are the Beatles from? a. The UK b. Canada c. The USA 2. What is the name of the new Beatles song? a. "Here and There" b. "Today and Yesterday" c. "Now and Then" 3. How many of the Beatles worked on this song? a. Four b. Three c. Two Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a

Man With No Arms Can Shoot Bow ** ** Can you shoot a bow? It’s easy. Put the arrow on the string of the bow. Pull the string. Where do you want the arrow to go? That's your target. Point at your target. Let go of the string. Watch the arrow fly! 你會射箭嗎? 很簡單，把箭放在弓弦上，然後拉弓。你希望弓箭往哪裡射呢? 瞄準你的目標，然後放箭。 Shooting a bow for sport is fun! But do we need arms to do it? 射箭運動很好玩! 但我們需要手臂才能射箭嗎? Ask Matt Stutzman. He was born with no arms. He shoots a bow. 問問看Matt Stutzman，他天生沒有手臂，但他會射箭。 How does Matt do this? He holds his bow with his foot. He pulls the string with his chin. 他怎麼做到的呢? 他用腳拿弓，用下巴拉弓。 Matt can hit any target. He shoots very well. He won a silver medal for the USA at the Paralympics. This big competition is for athletes with disabilities. Matt很會射箭，他代表美國在帕運會拿下銀牌。帕運會是為身障運動員舉辦的比賽。 Matt wants everyone to know he can do anything. His disability doesn’t stop him. Matt wants to win a gold medal at next year's Paralympics. Matt希望每一個人都知道身體的缺陷無法限制他，他可以做任何事。他希望能在明年帕運會上贏得金牌。 This Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Let's learn about Matt and other people with disabilities. Let's learn what they can do! 這個禮拜天是國際身心障礙者日。我們可以從Matt跟其他的身心障礙者身上學習他們可以做到的事。 Matt uses what he has… and he hits his target! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 用腳也可以射箭，真是了不起的本領! 1. shoot 射擊 Check this out, Nancy. 你看，南西。 I’m going to shoot the bullseye this time. 我這次要射中紅心。 Sure, just like last time when you hit the teacher’s hat. 當然，就跟你上次射中老師的帽子一樣。 2. point 指著 I wasn’t pointing at her hat! 我並沒有瞄準她的帽子! Oh no, I can’t believe I missed it! 我不敢相信我沒射中! 3. target 箭靶 You still hit the target. 你還是射中箭靶啦。 But not the center. 但是不是中心。 4. let go of 放手 I think I let go of the arrow too late. 我覺得我放箭的時間太晚了。 No worries. You’ll get better. 別擔心，你會進步的。 Now let me give it a try.現在讓我來試試。 你有看過奧運的射箭比賽嗎? shoot射擊 point指出 target箭靶 let go of放手 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is the place where you want your arrow to go? a. Target b. String c. Bow 2. What does Matt hold his bow with? a. His chin b. His foot c. His mouth 3. What does Matt want to win next year? a. A silver medal b. A gold medal c. Lots of money Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

Cat Records World’s Loudest Purr Sometimes when I’m happy, I like to whistle! 我開心的時候，喜歡吹口哨。 Dogs make many different sounds when they’re happy. They pant, bark, or grunt. 狗狗開心的時候會發出不同的聲音。牠們會叫、會喘氣、會發出嗚嗚聲。 Cats purr when they’re happy. But they purr at other times too. Some cats purr when they’re hungry! 貓咪不只是在開心的時候才發出呼嚕聲，有一些貓肚子餓的時候也會。 Kittens purr when they’re a few days old. Then their mom knows they’re okay. Some cats purr when they’re in pain. Purring makes them feel better! 小貓出生沒有幾天就會發出呼嚕聲，貓媽媽就會知道牠們的狀況是好的。有一些貓感到痛的時候也是會發出呼嚕聲，這樣會讓牠們感覺舒服一點。 Bella is a 14-year-old cat in the UK. She lives with the Spink family. Bella’s purrs are very, very loud! Mr. Spink says Bella's purrs are too loud all the time. She's louder than the TV! 英國有一隻14歲的貓Bella，牠的呼嚕聲非常大。主人Spink先生說，牠的聲音有時候比電視還大聲。 The Spinks thought Bella had the loudest purr in the world. They wanted to measure her purr. How loud was it? Someone came to their house with a machine. The machine measured how loud Bella purred. Spink一家覺得Bella的呼嚕聲是全世界最響亮的，他們想要測量牠的聲音，所以請人帶著機器來家裡。 The Spinks were right! Bella has the loudest purr of all living cats. Her purr measures at almost 55 decibels. That’s the same as a boiling kettle! Bella的呼嚕聲接近55分貝，跟水煮開的時候一樣大聲。的確是所有貓咪當中最大聲的。 Bella is a happy cat with the loudest purr of all. What a "purrrrrr-fect" puss! Vocabulary 英國這隻貓呼嚕聲超級大，牠的主人覺得很有趣。 1. loud大聲的、 louder 更大聲 Hey, Kitty, Kitty, I know you’re hungry. 貓咪貓咪，我知道你餓了。 Does she often make loud sounds like that? 她常常叫那麼大聲嗎? Yeah, and that’s not loud. 對，而且那不算大聲。 Really? 真的喔? She can make much louder sounds. 她可以叫得大聲得多。 2. family 家人、家庭 My family doesn’t like it. 我的家人不喜歡。 But I find it fun. 不過我覺得滿好玩的。 3. house 房屋 How much do you understand your cat? 你有多了解你的貓? I can tell if she’s in pain.我可以知道她是不是哪裡痛。 She’ll make faces.她會有表情。 And she likes to walk around the whole house. 而且她喜歡在家裡到處走。 Do you like cats? Let’s read today’s vocabulary. loud大聲的 louder更大聲 family家人、家庭 house房屋 Quiz 1. Why do some cats purr when they’re in pain? a. To feel better b. To feel worse c. To feel warm 2. What family does Bella live with? a. The Swinks b. The Spinks c. The Shinks 3. Which sound measures at almost 55 decibels? a. A whistling man b. A boiling kettle c. A panting dog Answers: 1. a. 2. b 3. b

Teacher Sets Social Studies Record Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the best in the world. 你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。 Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for teaching social studies the longest. Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。 What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures. 什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。 And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see… 76 minus 23 is 53! Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書，他現在76歲了。一共教了53年! Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has been at one school for all these years! 他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年! Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II. 為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢? 因為他很喜歡歷史，在他小的時候，他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。 So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too! 所以在他11歲的時候，就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師! Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history, and he loves teaching! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這位社會科老師教同一門學科，教了五十多年，樂此不疲。 1. war 戰爭。 When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的? Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎? 2. history 歷史。 No! Too early. 不對，太早了。 Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了，我的歷史不好。But history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了! 3. most 最。 I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。 That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。 4. grow up 長大。 What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼? 我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。 來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What does "set a record" mean? A: Do something the most or best B: Teach social studies well C: Study history and cultures 2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher? A: 23 B: 53 C: 76 3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history? A: His teacher B: His old student C: His father Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Wearable Robot Helps Runners Go Faster We use machines all the time. Here are some ways. We drive cars. We send texts on phones. We watch videos on TVs, computers, and tablets. 我們隨時都在使用機器。例如說我們開車；我們也用手機傳送簡訊；在電視、電腦跟平板看影片。 Some machines copy what people do. These machines are called "robots". 有一些機器可以模仿人類的動作，它們叫做機器人。 Robots in movies look like people. But most robots look very different! An automatic vacuum cleaner is a robot. It copies how people clean floors. A self-checkout machine in a supermarket is a robot. It copies everything a cashier does. 電影裡的機器人看起來很像人類，但是大多數的機器人看起來不像。像是掃地機器人模仿人類清理地板。超級市場的自助收銀台模仿收銀員會做的事。 Do you know about wearable robots? They help people move. Some wearable robots are for people with disabilities. These robots make their lives easier. Other wearable robots make people's arms or backs stronger. These robots help people lift very heavy things. 那你知道穿戴式機器人嗎? 它們幫助人類行動。有一些幫助身障人士，讓他們的生活更輕鬆。也有一些讓人類的手臂跟背更強壯，幫助他們提起重物。 Scientists in South Korea invented a new wearable robot. It helps people run faster! 南韓的科學家發明新的穿戴式機器人，讓人跑得更快! Runners wear this robot on their back, hips, and legs. When they take a step, the robot pulls their back leg forward. That makes runners go faster! 把它穿在背上、臀部跟腿上。當人跨出步伐的時候，這個機器人會拉著後腳向前動，讓人跑得更快。 Robots are everywhere! They're in our homes and on our streets. And now they can be on our legs too! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 現在的機器人，有各種各樣的形式，出現在許多不同的地方。 1. different 不同的。 Hey, check out this robot I've just got. 你看我剛才買的這個機器人。 You call this a robot? 你把這叫做機器人? It sure looks different.看起來真不一樣。 2. do 做。 I know, but it's very smart.我知道，不過它很聰明。 Smarter than your computer? 比你的電腦還聰明? Yeah, it can do a lot of things.對，它可以做很多事。 3. faster 比較快的。 Like what?比如說什麼? Like telling me when an earthquake will happen.比如說告訴我地震什麼時候來，faster than anyone else. 比其他人都快。 4. clean 清掃。 Wow, what else can it do? 哇，它還會做什麼? With its two arms, it can clean up the kitchen for me. 它還可以用兩隻手臂幫我清理廚房。 What do you want your robots to do? different不同的 do做 faster比較快的 clean清掃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Which machines copy people? A: Cars B: TVs C: Robots 2. What do wearable robots help us do? A: To think B: To move C: To send texts 3. Where was the new wearable robot invented? A: Japan B: North Korea C: South Korea Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

A Hospital for Seals What animal do you hear? Is it a dog? No, it’s not a dog. It’s a seal. 這是什麼動物的叫聲呢?是狗嗎?不是喔!是海豹的聲音。 Seals are cool animals. They swim very well. Some can make human sounds! 海豹是一種很酷的動物。牠們很會游泳，有一些還會發出人類的聲音。 But some seals get hurt. Sometimes boat motors cut them… Sometimes fishing nets catch them. Poor seals! 不過海豹有時候會被漁船的馬達割傷，也會被漁網困住。 Lizzi lives in the UK. She loves seals. She helps seals that are hurt. She made a hospital for seals… in her house! Two seals were in a room and four seals were in her garage! 住在英國的Lizzi 很喜歡海豹。 她甚至把自己家改成海豹醫院，幫助受傷的海豹。 But many seals get hurt. She needed a bigger hospital to help more seals. So she, her husband, and others built a seal hospital! When these seals are better, people take them back to the ocean. 但是還是有很多受傷的海豹，她需要更大的醫院。所以她跟其他人一起打造了海豹醫院。當海豹身體狀況比較好的時候，就會被送回大海。 Baby seals are called pups. Sometimes pups can't find their mothers. They can't get food. They get weak. Lizzi helps them for a while. 海豹寶寶叫做 pups。那些找不到媽媽的小海豹，會因為沒有食物而變得很虛弱。Lizzi也幫助牠們。 Then she takes them to a bigger place that takes care of pups. When these seals are older, people take them back to the ocean too. 她把海豹寶寶帶到更大的地方照顧，等到牠們長大一點就會被送回海裡。 Lizzi got an award for helping seals. Thank you, Lizzi! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary Lizzi盡一切力量來幫助受傷的海豹，讓牠們重返大海。 1. catch 捕捉 I wonder if I can raise a pet seal.我在想能不能養海豹當寵物。 In your bathtub like in some movies? 養在你的浴缸裡，像有些電影那樣嗎? Where would you catch one in the first place? 你首先要怎麼抓一隻海豹呢? 2. take care of 照顧 Yeah, that would be a problem.對，那確實是個問題。 And how do you plan to take care of a baby seal? 而且你要怎麼照顧海豹寶寶? I have no answer to any of your questions.你的問題我都答不出來。 3. better 比較好的 Maybe I should just call Taipei Zoo and ask them. 也許我應該打電話問台北動物園。 I have a better idea. 我有更好的主意。 Let’s go to the zoo tomorrow. 我們明天就去動物園。 To see the seals? Wonderful! 去看海豹嗎? 太好了! 請跟我一起讀這些單字。 catch捕捉 take care of照顧 better比較好的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Lizzi use her home for? a. A seal playground b. A seal school c. A seal hospital 2. What are baby seals called? a. Cubs b. Dogs c. Pups 3. What did Lizzi get for helping seals? a. An award b. Lots of money c. A free boat Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a

Cats Can Make Many Faces Do you like cats?* *Many people like them. Lots of people have a pet cat. 你喜歡貓嗎?很多人喜歡貓也把牠們當寵物。 But when people look at their cat's face, do they know what it's feeling? Is their cat making a happy face? Is it making a sad face? Who knows? 但是人們看著貓咪的臉的時候，他們會知道貓有什麼樣的情緒嗎? 牠是在做開心的表情，還是悲傷的表情呢? People are still learning how to understand the faces cats make. But now scientists know cats make many kinds of faces. 人們還在學習如何了解貓咪的表情，但是現在科學家知道牠們可以做很多種表情。 How do they know that? Scientists studied 53 cats in a cat cafe. They saw the cats make many faces. The scientists studied the faces the cats made when they were near other cats. 他們是怎麼知道的呢?科學家在一間貓咪咖啡廳研究店裡的53隻貓，觀察這些貓互相靠近的時候，有什麼表情。 Cats can move their eyes, ears and whiskers. They can open their mouths and lick their noses. There are about 20 more ways cats can move the muscles in their faces. 貓咪可以動牠們的眼睛、耳朵跟鬍鬚，可以張開嘴巴跟舔鼻子。除了這些之外，貓咪還有快20種的方式動牠們的臉部肌肉。 Scientists learned cats use these ways to make almost three hundred faces! Most of the faces are friendly. Cats can smile! But cats also make some angry faces. And they make some faces that scientists cannot understand at all. 用這些方式科學家發現貓咪可以做出幾乎300種的表情。大多是友善的表情，也有生氣的表情，還有很多科學家還不了解的表情。 Cats make many faces. Can you understand all of them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 科學家說貓咪表情豐富，但是人類多半不了解那些表情是什麼意思。 1. nose鼻子 Look at that cat. What’s it doing? 你看那隻貓在做什麼? I think it’s laughing at us. 我覺得牠在嘲笑我們。 Why? 為什麼? Look at its mouth and nose. 你看牠的嘴跟鼻子。 2. move 移動 See how they move? 你看到牠的嘴跟鼻子怎麼動嗎? That doesn’t mean it’s laughing.那並不表示牠在笑。 3. angry 生氣的 You’re right. Maybe it’s angry. 說得對，也許牠在生氣。 No, when a cat is angry, it would hiss. 不對，貓生氣的時候會發嘶嘶聲。 Since when do you know so much about cats? 你什麼時候這麼懂貓? 4. feel 感覺 I don’t. 我其實不懂。 Cats make me feel uneasy. 貓讓我覺得不安。 They seem to be watching me. 牠們好像在監視我。 Do you have a pet cat? nose鼻子 move移動 angry生氣的 feel感覺 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did scientists study the cats? a. A cat cafe b. A pet store c. A street 2. What can cats lick? a. Their eyes b. Their ears c. Their noses 3. How many faces can cats make? a. Almost 20 b. Almost 100 c. Almost 300 Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ NASA is the USA's space agency. Its job is to learn about space. But space is very big! It has millions and billions of planets, stars, moons, and many other things! 美國太空總署NASA的職責是了解外太空。廣闊的太空有億萬顆行星、恆星、衛星，還有很多其他的東西! NASA sends people into space. These people are called "astronauts". Astronauts help us learn about living in space. NASA會派人到外太空。這些人叫做「太空人」，幫助我們了解太空生活。 Dr. Rubio is an astronaut. NASA sent him into space for six months. But then … a space rock hit his spaceship! Rubio博士是一名太空人。NASA派他到國際太空站6個月。但是有一顆太空岩石打到了他的太空船。 After that, his spaceship didn't work well. So Dr. Rubio had no spaceship to fly home in! He had to wait for a new spaceship from NASA. But NASA didn't have a spaceship ready yet. Dr. Rubio had to wait six more months to go home. 他的太空船沒有辦法正常運作，無法回到地球。Rubio博士必須等待新的太空船，但是NASA沒有預備好的太空船，他要再多等6個多月才能回家。 Dr. Rubio said being stuck in space was hard. He wanted to see his family and friends. He was stuck in space for 371 days. That's longer than other US astronauts! He set a new record by accident! Rubio 博士說因為在外太空很辛苦。他想見到家人跟朋友。他被困在外太空371天，比其他的美國太空人都還要久，意外地破了紀錄。 Dr. Rubio was stuck in space for more than a year! He's back on Earth now. He's safe. Phew! Welcome home, Dr. Rubio! ________________________________________ Vocabulary Rubio原本六個月就可以回家，卻在太空站待了一年。 1. job 工作 This poor guy! 可憐的傢伙! Can you imagine living in space for so many days? 你能想像住在太空那麼多天嗎? Well, that's his job.那是他的工作。 And there were other astronauts. 而且還有別的太空人。 2. star 恆星 If I were him, I would go out and spacewalk every day. 如果我是他，我會每天都出去太空漫步。 And watch the stars and moon? 看著星星月亮嗎? It would be boring after just one week. 一個星期之後你就會厭煩了。 3. rock 石頭 And there are space rocks, too.而且還有太空碎石。 They may hit you and hurt you. 可能會打到你，讓你受傷。 4. planet 行星 Come to think of it, planet Earth is the best place to live. 這麼想來，我們的行星地球還是最好的地方。 No doubt about that. 毫無疑問是那樣。 這些單字很好用。 job工作 star恆星 rock石頭 planet行星 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the USA's space agency? a. Astronauts b. Space rock c. NASA 2. How many days was Dr. Rubio stuck in space? a. 173 b. 371 c. 731 3. Where is Dr. Rubio now? a. The moon b. A new spaceship c. Earth Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

Man Goes to Every Country without Flying Thor, a man from Denmark, went on a long trip. He went to every country in the world! That's 203 countries! Other people who did this used planes. But Thor didn't use planes. He wanted to do something new. 來自丹麥的索爾造訪過世界上每一個國家，一共有203個。通常大家是坐飛機環遊世界，但索爾並沒有這麼做。 Thor had 650 Taiwan dollars to use every day. This money was for a place to sleep, food, and taxis, buses, trains, and boats! 索爾每天有650塊台幣，花在住宿、食物、計程車、公車、火車跟船。 Thor made new friends everywhere. He learned what people eat, what they do, where they go, what they think, and more. 索爾到處交朋友，學習不同地方的人吃什麼、做什麼、想什麼、去哪一些地方。 Thor had some hard times. Because of COVID, he was in Hong Kong for two years! He was on ships in bad weather. Another time, he got very sick. Sometimes he slept outside. But he didn't go home. 但是索爾也有困頓的時候。因為疫情，他被困在香港兩年。也曾經在惡劣的天氣下坐船。也有生病的時候，有時候還睡在戶外，但是他都沒有回家。 Taiwan was Thor's 179th country! He learned how Taiwan cares for both its people and other countries. He said Taiwan has a big heart. 台灣是他造訪的第179個國家! 他學到台灣如何照顧人民跟其他的國家，他說台灣很有愛心。 Thor's trip took ten years. He went 420,000 kilometers. Wow! Going to the moon is shorter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 索爾環遊全世界，什麼交通工具都用了，就是不曾搭飛機。 1. trip 旅行 I'm planning a great trip next year! 我正在計畫明年偉大的旅行。 What wild ideas do you have this time? 你這回有什麼異想天開的主意? I'll be going to Iraq, Iran and Jordan. 我要去伊拉克，伊朗和約旦。 2. country 國家 They are all Muslim countries. 那些都是回教國家。 And they're also countries with ancient histories. 也是有古老歷史的國家。 3. train 火車 So you'll travel alone? 所以你一個人去? Because I'm certainly not going. 因為我是一定不會去的。 No problem.沒問題。 I'll fly there, and take the train.我會飛去，然後坐火車。 4. bad 壞的 You may end up riding a camel. 結果你可能騎駱駝。 Come on! It won't be that bad.好啦，不會那麼糟的。 Do you like taking a trip abroad? trip旅行 country國家 train火車 bad壞的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. How many countries did Thor visit? a. 203 b. 420 c. 650 2. Why was Thor in Hong Kong for two years? a. New friends b. COVID c. Bad weather 3. What was Thor's 179th country? a. Thailand b. Tanzania c. Taiwan Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

Stuck on Eiffel Tower, Man Says Marry Me Do you know what the Eiffel Tower is? It’s a very tall tower in Paris, France. Millions of people visit it every year. Many visitors take the glass elevators to the top floor. It is 276 meters up! Visitors can see beautiful views of Paris. 你知道什麼是艾菲爾鐵塔嗎? 它是在法國巴黎的一座高塔。每一年都有上百萬人參觀，遊客會搭玻璃電梯到高達276公尺的觀景台，俯瞰巴黎的景色。 One day, a man named Amir and a woman named Kat were on the top floor. 有一天，一對情侶Amir跟Kat在鐵塔上的觀景台。 On the outside of the tower, another man started climbing up! That’s very dangerous! Climbers can fall! 有另外一個人在鐵塔外攀爬，這非常危險，他很有可能會掉下去! This climber did not fall. But people were very worried. So the Eiffel Tower closed until the climber was safe. The elevators stopped. 幸好攀爬的人沒有掉下去，但是很擔心，所以艾菲爾鐵塔關閉， 電梯也停了，直到攀爬的人安全。 Amir and Kat and the other visitors were stuck on the top floor! They waited for the elevators to start. Then Amir had an idea. Amir跟 Kat 還有其他的旅客被困在觀景台。在等待電梯恢復使用的時候，Amir有一個想法。 He asked Kat to marry him. And she said yes! That’s so romantic! Amir向 Kat 求婚，Kat也答應了！ 真是太浪漫了！ And what happened to the climber? Firefighters came. They made him stop climbing. The police took him away. 那攀爬的人後來怎麼樣呢? 消防員阻止他繼續攀爬，而警察把他帶走。 It’s a bad idea to climb the outside of the Eiffel Tower. But being stuck at the top gave Amir a good idea! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在舉世聞名的艾菲爾鐵塔上求婚，真是太浪漫了! elevator 電梯。 Oh, no, what’s happening? 糟了，出了什麼事? Why isn’t the elevator moving? 為什麼電梯不動了? Let me press some buttons. 我來按一些按鈕。No, that didn’t work. 沒有用。 fall 掉落。 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦? Just wait, I think.我想就等等吧。 What if nobody comes to rescue us? 要是沒人來救我們呢? What if we fall? 要是我們掉下去呢? people 人們。 Don’t panic. People will come. 別慌張，會有人來的。 But we’re stuck here now. 但是我們現在被困在這裡了。 idea 主意。 I have an idea. Let’s call 119. 我有個主意，我們來打119。 Right! Why didn’t I think of that earlier? 對啊，我怎麼剛剛沒有想到? 這些單字很好記。elevator電梯 fall掉落 people人們 idea主意 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is true about the Eiffel Tower? A: It’s short. B: It has many visitors. C: It’s in China. 2. What did Amir do at the tower? A: Asked Kat to marry him B: Climbed the tower C: Said yes to Kat 3. What made the tower close? A: Elevators B: Too many people C: A climber Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Christmas is here in New Taipei City! From today until New Year's Day, you can go to Christmasland! At this festival, see Santa Bear and his friends: a snowman, a gingerbread man, a rabbit, and … macarons! 新北市要來迎接聖誕節! 從今天起到元旦，你可以去新北耶誕城喔! 這個活動我們可以看到桑塔熊跟他的夥伴雪人、薑餅人、兔子，還有馬卡龍! People love Christmasland's lights. There are sooooo many! The lights go on at 5:30 p.m. Many lights are cute! Many are beautiful! 大家都喜歡耶誕城的多種燈飾，很多燈都很可愛也很漂亮，燈飾亮燈的時間從五點半開始。 New Taipei City Hall Square's lights are about a "Sweet Xmas Party". There's a Christmas tree light. It turns into a matcha tea cake! It has a 5-minute light show. The show is every 30 minutes. 新北市民廣場燈光主題是⸢甜蜜耶誕派對⸥， 將耶誕樹打造成抹茶蛋糕。每30分鐘就有5分鐘的燈光秀。 Banqiao Railway Station's lights are about sweets too. "Sweets Town" has a candy house and a big pink donut! There are many cute desserts! 板橋車站站前廣場也很甜蜜。主題⸢甜點小鎮⸥有一個粉紅色的大甜甜圈，還有其他的可愛的甜點。 In Wanping Park, there's a famous cat and his friends. They have a fun Christmas party every night. 萬坪公園每一個晚上有知名的卡通貓跟他的朋友一起開派對! The biggest gingerbread man in Taiwan lights up Fuzhong Plaza's "Gingerbread World"! Some streets and footbridges have many, many beautiful lights too! 府中廣場的⸢薑餅樂園⸥ 有全台灣最大的薑餅人燈飾，有一些街道跟橋也有很多漂亮燈飾。 There's so much to see! Let Christmasland in New Taipei City light up your holidays! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 今年的新北市歡樂耶誕城，耶誕燈飾跟以往都不一樣。 1. dessert 甜點 Have you tried the macarons at that dessert shop? 你有吃過那家甜點店的馬卡龍嗎? No. I often find macarons too sweet. 沒有，我經常覺得馬卡龍太甜了。 2. cake 蛋糕 That’s true.那是真的。 Well, then you should try their bitter chocolate cake. 那你應該嚐嚐他們的苦巧克力蛋糕。 It’s wonderful! 很棒的。 3. tea 茶 So you’ve had that too? 那你也吃過了? Yeah, I have a weakness for dessert.對，我就是愛甜點。 I like to have it with tea.我喜歡吃甜點配茶。 4. candy 糖果 I’d rather just have some simple candies. 我寧願只吃一點簡單的糖果。 你喜歡吃甜點嗎? dessert甜點 cake蛋糕 tea茶 candy糖果 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Christmasland? a. Taipei City b. New Taipei City c. Tainan City 2. What do people love at Christmasland? a. The lights b. Christmas presents c. Santa Claus 3. What’s at Wanping Park? a. A macaron b. A cat c. A gingerbread man Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

This Island Floats We live on an island.* *Islands have water all around them. Oceans, seas, and many lakes and rivers have islands in them. 我們住在島上，島嶼四面環繞著海水。很多的海洋、湖泊跟河流上都有島嶼。 Do islands float like a boat? Most islands are connected to the earth. They don’t float. Does Taiwan float? No, it doesn’t. But some small islands float. And some of them float too much! 島嶼會跟船一樣浮在水面上嗎？大多數的島嶼都連著地殼，不會浮在水上。台灣島也不會。但是一些小島確實會浮在水面上，還漂浮得很厲害。 There's a big floating island in a small lake. It's in Wisconsin, a state in the USA. It has trees. The wind in the trees makes the island move. This is a problem. 美國威斯康辛州的一座小湖泊有個很大的漂浮島。島上的樹跟風會讓它移動，造成問題。 Almost every year, the island floats too close to a bridge. Then boats can’t go under the bridge. They can't go to the other side of the lake. There isn't another way! 幾乎每一年這座島都會太靠近橋，堵住了船隻從橋底下通過的通道。又沒有其他的路線可以到湖的另一邊。 So about 25 boats come at one time. They push the island away from the bridge! 於是25艘船會一起開過來，把漂浮島推開。 Why don't people make the island into smaller islands? Well, many kinds of animals live there. So Wisconsin says people cannot do this. 那為什麼不把這座島弄成多個小島呢？因為島上有很多動物棲息，所以不可以這麼做喔！ It's a good thing Taiwan doesn't float! We don't have enough boats to push it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 一座會漂浮的小島，對當地居民造成了困擾。 1. lake 湖 Could you imagine living on an island? 你能想像住在島上嗎? We are living on an island! 我們是住在島上。 No, a small island in a lake. 不，是湖上的小島。 2. live 居住 Oh, like Lalu Island in Sun Moon Lake? 像是日月潭的拉魯島嗎? Yeah, you could live there and go swimming whenever you want. 對啊，你可以住在那裏，想游泳隨時都可以。 3. boat 船 So you have an island for sale? 所以你有一座島要賣? No, I only have a boat.不是，我只有一艘船。 4. every year 每年。 And you plan to visit me on this island by boat? 而你打算坐船來島上看我? Yeah, but I can only do it once every year. 但是我每年只能看你一次。 來跟我一起讀單字。 lake湖 live居住 boat船 every year每年 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Does Taiwan float like a boat? a. No b. Yes c. Sometimes 2. What does the floating island go too close to? a. Other islands b. A lake c. A bridge 3. Why do boats push the island? a. To have fun b. To make trees tall and strong c. To let boats go to the lake’s other side Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. c

Chickens Like Classical Music What kind of music is this? It's classical music. Many people like classical music. Some dogs like it too. Do you know what other animals like classical music? Chickens! 很多人喜歡古典音樂，有一些狗狗也喜歡。但你知道還有哪一些動物喜歡古典音樂嗎？就是雞！ New Zealand has a famous group of musicians. They play music in very nice places. Some of these musicians played at a chicken farm! They played classical music outside. They played for thousands of chickens! 紐西蘭有一群有名的音樂家。他們多半在富麗堂皇的地方表演，他們之中有一些人在養雞場，對著成千上萬隻的雞演奏古典音樂。 Did the chickens like classical music? Yes! The musicians started playing. And the chickens came closer to the musicians! They didn't run away! Playing music for them made the musicians happy. 雞喜歡聽古典音樂嗎？是的，音樂家開始演奏的時候，雞沒有跑走，還會靠近，音樂家也很開心為牠們演奏。 This music was written for chickens. They don't like music with loud bangs. They don't like drums. So this music is peaceful. 雞不喜歡大聲的音樂，也不喜歡鼓。所以這首為雞寫的曲子很平和。 Why did the musicians play classical music for these chickens? Well, the farmers wanted their chickens to have a good life. These farmers care about them. Now these farmers will keep playing classical music for them! 這些音樂家為什麼要為雞演奏呢？因為雞農希望這些動物過得好，現在雞農會繼續播放音樂給牠們聽。 Playing classical music is nice for chickens. They like it. How about playing jazz for giraffes … or rock and roll for rabbits? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 動物也喜歡音樂，而這群紐西蘭音樂家，喜歡演奏音樂給雞聽。 1. peaceful 和平的 Hmmmm, very nice music! 真好聽的音樂。 Yes, it makes me feel peaceful every time I listen to it. 對，我每次聽都覺得很安寧。 2. like 喜歡 So you like classical music? 所以你喜歡古典音樂? I like some of it, not all. 有一些我喜歡，不是全部。 Violin solos make me sleepy. 小提琴獨奏就讓我想睡覺。 3. kind 種類 How about you? What kind of music do you enjoy? 你呢，你喜歡哪種音樂? I enjoy pop music, like Lady Gaga or Beyonce's songs. 我喜歡流行音樂，比如說女神卡卡或是碧昂絲的歌。 4. play 播放 I like them, too. 我也喜歡。 Sometimes I play pop songs on YouTube when I'm doing house chores. 有時候我做家事會播YouTube的流行歌曲。 今天你學到哪些單字? peaceful和平的 like喜歡 kind種類 play播放 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What kind of music do chickens like? a. Peaceful music b. Music with loud bangs c. Music with drums 2. What did the chickens do when they heard the music? a. Ran away b. Laid eggs c. Came closer 3. How did the musicians feel about playing music for chickens? a. Sad b. Happy c. Angry Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b