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

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

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

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

Hide and Seek with Taiwan’s Big Cats Let’s play hide and seek! I’ll count. You hide. Find somewhere I can't see you. Ready? Go! 我們一起玩捉迷藏吧！我來當鬼，你去找個我看不到你的地方。 3 … 2 … 1! Ready or not, here I come! … Hey! Where did you go?! Hmm … I found you! I win! Hide and seek is so fun! How about playing hide and seek with an elephant? That's too easy, right? How about playing with a mouse? That's too hard! 跟大象一起玩捉迷藏太容易了，但是跟一隻老鼠玩就很困難。 How about playing hide and seek with a cat? Cats move quietly. They’re very good climbers. And their fur helps them hide. 那跟貓一起玩躲貓貓呢？牠們很會爬，還有保護色。 Taiwan has a big cat called the Formosan clouded leopard. It’s very good at hiding. People have looked for it for 150 years! 台灣有一種大型貓科動物叫做台灣雲豹。牠們很會躲，人們已經花了150年找牠們。 The National Taiwan Museum made a kids’ book. It’s about the Formosan clouded leopard. It’s written in Taiwanese and Mandarin. Guess what it’s called … “Hide and Seek”! 國立臺灣博物館分別以中文跟台語，製作了一本關於台灣雲豹的繪本，書名就叫做「捉迷藏」。 Now it's on an important kids’ booklist, the “White Ravens 2023 List”. People around the world use it to find books for kids. 這本書入選2023年的白烏鴉獎，很多人都從得獎名單裡面幫小孩找適合的童書。 Now more kids everywhere will read about Taiwan's Formosan clouded leopard! I can’t wait to read this book! Vocabulary 台灣雲豹行蹤隱密，讓人類怎麼也找不到牠。 1. hide 躲藏 I didn’t like playing hide and seek when I was little. 我小時候不喜歡玩捉迷藏。Neither did I. 我也不喜歡。 I never knew where to hide. 我都不知道要躲去哪裡。 2. find 找到 Me too.我也是。 We lived in an old house. 我們住在老房子。 All the hiding places were dark. 所有躲藏的地方都很黑。 But I didn’t want to be found. 但是我不想被找到。 3. hard 困難的 Once I even climbed up a tree. 我有一次甚至爬到樹上。 That’s hard for a little kid! 對小孩來說太難了! It was okay. 還好。 4. look for 尋找 Everybody was looking for me, but I stayed on the tree. 每個人都在找我，但是我就待在樹上。 For a long time? 待了很久嗎? Yes, because I didn’t know how to come down. 對，因為我不知道怎麼爬下樹。 Have you ever played hide and seek? hide躲藏 find找到 hard困難的 look for尋找 Quiz 1. What has been hiding for 150 years? a. The Formosan clouded elephant b. The Formosan clouded leopard c. The Formosan clouded mouse 2. Who made the book “Hide and Seek”? a. White Ravens b. Taiwan c. A museum 3. What language is the book “Hide and Seek” written in? a. Taiwanese and Mandarin b. Mandarin and English c. English and German Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

Dog Saves Boy Are dogs people’s best friends? There's a great dog named Axel. He lives with a boy named Gabriel and Gabriel’s mom and dad. 狗狗是人類的好朋友嗎? 有一隻狗叫Axel，牠跟一個叫Gabriel的小男孩，還有Gabriel的爸爸媽媽住在一起。 One morning, Axel woke up Gabriel’s mom and dad with his paws. Pat, pat, pat, pat! He pawed and pawed them. 有一天早上，Axel用腳掌不停地拍Gabriel的爸爸媽媽，要搖醒他們。 It was five o’clock in the morning! They thought he wanted to go outside. But he didn’t want to go out of the house. 那時候才早上五點，他們以為Axel 想出去玩，但是牠並不是要出門。 Axel ran to Gabriel’s bedroom. He pawed and pawed Gabriel’s bedroom door. He did not leave Gabriel's door. Axel跑到Gabriel的房門前，不肯走。 Gabriel’s mom and dad went into Gabriel’s bedroom. Oh, no! Something was the matter with Gabriel! He needed to go to the hospital. Gabriel 的父母進到他的房間，發現兒子不對勁，需要趕緊送醫院。 Gabriel’s parents called the emergency number. They asked for an ambulance. The ambulance took Gabriel to the hospital. Doctors found out what was the matter with Gabriel. They saved his life. But they said Axel also helped save Gabriel’s life! 醫生找到了原因，把他救了回來。Gabriel 的父母說，Axel幫忙救他們的兒子一命! Now Gabriel is getting better every day. And Axel is with Gabriel all the time. So are dogs people's best friends? Well, Axel is Gabriel's best friend! Good boy, Axel! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 聰明的狗狗，懂得如何替小主人求救。 1. run 跑 What’s the matter? 怎麼了? You look so pale! 你看起來臉色蒼白! I ran a full marathon this morning. 我今天早上跑了全馬拉松。 What? Why did you do that? 什麼? 你為什麼要那樣? 2. need 需要 I needed to exercise. 我需要運動。 Not that much! 不能運動那麼多! Anyway, you should go see a doctor now. 無論如何，你現在應該去看醫生。 3. hospital 醫院 No, no, no. I don’t want to go to the hospital. 不要不要，我不要去醫院。 I’ll take you there. 我帶你去。 4. emergency 緊急 You need emergency care.你需要緊急醫療。 No, I don’t. 我不需要。 And I hate the emergency room! 而且我討厭急診室! All I need is to go to my bedroom and sleep. 我需要的只是去臥室睡覺。 今天的單字很有用喔! run跑 need需要 hospital醫院 emergency緊急 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What time did Axel wake up Gabriel’s mom and dad one morning? a. 3 o’clock b. 5 o’clock c. 7 o’clock 2. Why did Axel wake up Gabriel’s mom and dad? a. To go outside b. To help Gabriel c. To play 3. What did Axel do at Gabriel’s bedroom door? a. Pawed it b. Opened it c. Sat down Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

Scientists Make a Strong and Weak Glue What’s glue? It’s sticky stuff. It holds things together. Glue is useful. When we make something, sometimes we glue things together. When we break something, sometimes we can glue the parts together again. 膠水很實用。我們做東西用得到，或是打破東西要黏起來，都用得到。 But there’s one bad thing about glue. It’s hard to take things apart again. 但是膠水有個缺點，一旦把東西黏在一起就很難再分開。 Scientists in Japan made a new glue. It’s strong.* *AND it lets us take things apart! We can use it again and again too. 日本科學家發明了一種新的膠水。它很黏，但是要拆開也可以，就能反複使用。 This glue uses two lights*. *One light makes it strong. Then it holds things together very well.The other light makes it weak. Then we can take things apart. 這個膠水利用兩種光，一種可以讓膠水變黏，另一種可以讓它失去黏性。 Sometimes we can use these things again. Sometimes our city can recycle them! This glue helps us waste less. 這樣我們就能重複利用東西，也可以回收，減少浪費。 This glue makes changes easy too. Maybe you glued your favorite singer’s picture onto a wall. But now you have a new favorite! Use one light. Goodbye, old favorite! Use the other light. Hello, new favorite! 這種黏膠讓人容易變來變去。你之前可能在牆上貼了某一位歌星的照片，但現在喜歡別的歌手。那就用光照射。再見，舊照片。然後用另外一種光照射，新照片，你好。 We can change this glue from strong to weak and weak to strong. This helps us to waste less. That’s great for the earth! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 神奇的黏膠，該黏的時候黏，也可以讓它不黏。 1. take apart (金屬聲)拆開 Are you taking that old toy apart? 你在拆那個舊玩具? Yeah, I’d like to see if I can make something new. 我想看能不能做成新東西。 2. together 一起 But I like that plane very much! 但是我很喜歡那架飛機! I’m sorry. I didn’t know that. 真抱歉，我不知道。 I can put it back together again. 我可以再把它黏回去。 3. glue 膠水、黏 No, you can’t! It won’t be the same. 你做不到，它就是不一樣了。 Yes it will. 是一樣的。 All I need to do is glue the wings back.我只需要把翅膀黏回去。 4. strong 堅固的 You see, this glue is strong. 你看，這個膠水很牢。 I don’t think it can hold the wings for long. 我覺得它沒有辦法黏住翅膀多久。 Do you like to take things apart? take apart拆開 together一起 glue膠水 strong堅固的 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quiz 1. What does glue do? a. Holds things together b. Takes things apart c. Recycles things 2. Who made the new glue in Japan? a. Teachers b. Glue companies c. Scientists 3. What makes the new glue strong? a. A light b. Water c. A picture Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. a

Wedding Picture Is Full of Garbage I am looking at a wedding picture in the newspaper. The bride is so beautiful! Her wedding dress is beautiful too! The groom is so handsome! But - hey! Where are they? 我正在看報紙上的結婚照，照片裡的新娘很漂亮、新郎也很帥氣，可是這張照片是在哪裡拍的呢? In many wedding pictures, the bride and groom are somewhere nice. Maybe they're at a lake, a park, or a garden. But this bride and groom went to … a dump!? 很多新人會在美美的地方拍婚紗照，但是這張照片居然是在一座垃圾場拍的！ What’s a dump? It’s where a lot of garbage goes. What’s garbage? It’s what we throw away: old food, old clothes, and many other things we don’t want. Dump 是垃圾場，也就是垃圾garbage集中的地方。 The bride and groom went to a dump in Nantou. It has a very big mountain of garbage! It gets fifty thousand kilograms of new garbage every day! It's dirty and smells bad! 這對新人去南投垃圾場拍照，那裡有一座很大的垃圾山。每天有5萬公斤的垃圾倒入這個垃圾場。 Taiwan has too much garbage.* *There is nowhere good to take it. The bride wanted to show their friends this. She wanted them to make less garbage at her wedding. 台灣有太多的垃圾，都沒有什麼好地方可以拿去丟。新娘想給她朋友看，讓他們知道她要在她的婚禮上減少垃圾。 Now a picture of the bride, the groom, and the garbage mountain is on the Internet. Everyone can see it! Now the bride wants everyone to make less garbage. Let's try for Taiwan! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這對新人不惜在垃圾堆上拍結婚照，好提醒大家減少垃圾。 1. garbage 垃圾 Wow, that’s quite a lot of garbage! 哇，好多垃圾。 I know. I don’t understand how we can produce so much trash. 我知道，我也搞不懂我們怎麼會製造這麼多的垃圾。 You must cook every day? 你一定每天做菜? I do cook a lot. 我是做很多吃的。 2. throw away 丟掉 People often throw away a lot of things when cooking. 做飯時常常會扔掉一堆東西。 That’s true! Plastic wrapping, egg shells, old vegetable leaves… 是真的，塑膠包裝啦，蛋殼啦，老掉的蔬菜葉…. 3. food 食物 I throw away food, too. 我也會扔食物。 Especially leftover dishes. 特別是剩菜。 Yeah, fresh things are better. 是啊，新鮮的東西比較好。 Do you throw away many things? 跟我一起讀單字。 garbage垃圾 throw away扔掉 food食物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the bride and groom go? a. A lake b. A park c. A dump 2. What is garbage? a. Things we throw away b. Things we want c. Things we eat 3. What does the bride want everyone to do? a. See Nantou’s mountains b. Make less garbage c. Take wedding pictures Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Do you like beaches? They're fun! You can swim in the ocean. You can relax on the sand. You can watch the sun go down. But be careful! Don't park your car by the ocean! 你喜歡海邊嗎?你可以游泳、在沙灘上放鬆、看夕陽。但是要注意喔! 不要把車停在海邊! That's what a family did. They drove to Waipu Beach in Miaoli around five p.m. one day. They parked their two cars on the beach. Then they went and had fun! 有一天有一個家庭開車到苗栗外埔海灘，他們把兩台車停在海邊，就去玩了! They forgot about the ocean tides! At high tide, the ocean's water goes up three or four meters in Miaoli. At low tide, it goes down. A dry place on the beach can be underwater a few hours later. 他們忘記海水會漲潮。外埔海攤漲潮的時候會上升3或4公尺。退潮的時候會下降。在短短的幾個小時內，海邊乾燥的地方就會被海水淹沒。 The family had fun … and the water went up! Then the cars were IN the ocean! 這個家庭玩得很開心，但是不久後海水漲潮，他們的車就泡在海裡。 The family and other people pushed and pushed the cars. They saved one car. But it was too late for the other car. 他們和其他的人一起推車子，但是只來得及救一台車。 The water didn't go down until the next morning. The family waited to get their car. But it doesn't work now… 隔天早上海水才退潮。他們等到退潮後才去牽車，但是車子發不動了。 So when you go to the beach, be careful about high tide - and your car! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 汽車停得離大海太近，漲潮時就被海水吞沒了。 1. have 有 I really miss our time at the beach last week. 我真想念我們上星期在海灘的時光。 Yeah, we had lots of fun, didn't we? 對啊，我們玩得可開心了。 2. go down 往下 I laughed so hard when Tom's car went down in the ocean! 湯姆的車子掉進海裡時我笑死了! And he had to go underwater to push it. 他還得到水下面去推車。 3. forget 忘記 He totally forgot about the ocean tides. 他完全忘記了海潮。 Yeah, none of us saw the water coming. 對啊，我們也沒有人看到海水來了。 4. relax 放鬆 I'm thinking of going back there next week. 我想下個星期舊地重遊。 Good idea. We can relax on the sand and watch the sunset. 好主意。我們可以在沙灘上徜徉看夕陽。 我們一起來讀單字。 have有 go down往下 forget忘記 relax放鬆 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Waipu Beach? a. Hualien b. Tainan c. Miaoli 2. What made the ocean water go up? a. The wind b. The tide c. A typhoon 3. Why did the family push the cars? a. To save them b. To park them c. To have fun Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Helping Kids Make Friends Sammie helps lonely kids. They feel sad… They need a friend. Sammie helps them find friends! Sammie幫助孤單的孩子交朋友。 How does Sammie help? She gives buddy benches to schools. What are they? Well, buddy means friend. And benches are long seats for two or three people. Buddy benches are seats for friends! Sammie 怎麼幫助他們呢? 她捐好朋友長板凳給學校。Buddy的意思是朋友，Bench 是兩到三個人可以坐的板凳。好朋友板凳就是用來交朋友的。 How do buddy benches work? When a kid feels lonely, she sits on one. Other kids know she needs a friend. They can sit with her or play with her. They can be friends! 小朋友感到孤單的時候，可以坐在好朋友長板凳上，其他的小朋友就會知道她需要朋友，會跟她坐在一起、跟她玩，成為朋友。 Sammie learned about buddy benches when she was eight years old. She wanted a bench for her school. She wanted one that was kind to the Earth. Sammie八歲的時候知道好朋友長板凳，她希望她的學校也有，她也希望能夠對地球友善。 A company takes plastic bottle caps to make plastic benches. So Sammie asked everyone for bottle caps. She got 725 kilograms of caps! That made three buddy benches! 有一家公司把塑膠瓶蓋做成長板凳，所以Sammie跟人家要瓶蓋，收集多達725公斤，然後做了三個長板凳。 Sammie is 14 now. She didn't stop at three benches. She gave more than 200 benches in the USA and one in Africa! And she's still helping! Sammie現在14歲，她收集的瓶蓋在美國做了超過200個這樣的椅子，還有一個在非洲。 Let's have buddy benches in Taiwan and help lonely kids find friends! Vocabulary 坐在好朋友長板凳上，可以讓人知道你需要朋友。 1. sad 悲傷的 Good morning! 早安 ! Hi! What’s the matter? 怎麼了? You look so sad. 你看起來很難過。 Yeah, I do feel a little down today. 對啊，我今天有點心情不好。 2. sit 坐 I can't find anyone to play with. 我找不到人跟我玩。 I need to go to work in 20 minutes. 我二十分鐘後要去上班了。 But I can sit with you for a while. 但我可以跟你坐一會兒。 3. kind 和善的 That’s very kind of you! 你人真好。 So you wanted to play football? 所以你是想玩美式足球? Yeah. 對啊。 4. want 想要 It’s hard to play it all by myself. 很難自己一個人玩。 You’re right. I’d want to play football with a friend too. 你說得對，我也會想跟朋友一起打球。 你記得今天的單字嗎? sad悲傷的 sit坐 kind和善的 want想要 Quiz 1. What is a buddy? a. A chair b. A friend c. A cap 2. What are Sammie’s buddy benches made of? a. Plastic b. Wood c. Metal 3. How many buddy benches did Sammie give to schools? a. Less than 14 b. More than 200 c. 725 Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Artist Fights to Save Art on Old Chewing Gum Do you like chewing gum? Some sugar-free chewing gums can be healthy! They make your teeth whiter, calm you, and stop bad breath. 你喜歡嚼口香糖嗎? 有一些無糖口香糖很健康。它們可以美白牙齒、防止口臭，也可以安撫情緒。 When you finish chewing your gum, do you eat it? Don't do that! It's CHEWING gum! It isn't EATING gum! It goes in the trash, not in you! 嚼完口香糖，你會吞下去嗎? 不可以喔! 你是嚼口香糖，不是吃它! 它應該要進垃圾桶，而不是進到你的身體。 Some people spit their chewing gum onto the ground. It becomes litter. Old chewing gum is sticky, ugly, and bad for the environment. 有一些人把口香糖吐在地上，成了垃圾。嚼過的口香糖又黏又難看，而且破壞環境。 Ben Wilson is an artist from the UK. He paints old chewing gum! He uses bright colors. His pictures are very small. Some have fun messages. Many people ask for special chewing gum pictures. 英國藝術家Ben Wilson 用鮮艷的顏色在口香糖上作畫! 他的作品很小，也很有趣。很多人都跟他要他的藝術作品。 The Millennium Bridge is in London. Thousands of people use this bridge every day. Hundreds of Wilson's bright chewing gum pictures are on the bridge! Kids like to jump from picture to picture! 每天有上萬人走倫敦的千禧橋。橋上有上百件Wilson的作品。 But the bridge needs cleaning. Many of Wilson's chewing gum pictures will go in the trash! He's fighting to keep them safe. 但是千禧橋需要清理，許多Wilson的作品都會被丟進垃圾桶，所以他正在爭取保留。 Wilson takes ugly litter and makes pictures people love. Let's hope he can save them! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 藝術家用吃過的口香糖，黏在橋面上，然後塗上顏色，變成一幅幅小小的畫作。 1. picture 圖畫 You have so many pictures at home! 你家裡有好多畫! Believe it or not, I painted all of them. 信不信由你，它們都是我畫的。 That IS hard to believe! 真難以置信。 2. artist 藝術家 I never knew you were an artist. 我從不知道你是藝術家。 No, I only tried to be one. 沒有啦，我試著做個藝術家而已。 3. color 顏色 So you like bright colors, don't you? 所以你喜歡鮮豔的顏色，對吧? Yeah, yellow and orange are my favorite colors. 對，黃色跟橘色是我最喜歡的。 4. every day 每天 Do you paint every day? 你每天都畫畫嗎? No, I paint when I feel bad. 不，心情不好的時候才畫。 Do you like painting? Let's read the words. picture圖畫 artist藝術家 color顏色 every day每天 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where should old chewing gum go? a. In you b. In the trash c. On the ground 2. What is the chewing gum painter's name? a. Bright Wilson b. Art Wilson c. Ben Wilson 3. What needs cleaning in this story? a. London Bridge b. The Litter Bridge c. The Millennium Bridge Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

Capybaras Run Away Do you have a pet? Many people have cats or dogs. These animals are cute and friendly. What other animals are cute and friendly? 你有養寵物嗎? 很多人養貓跟狗，牠們很可愛也很友善。還有哪些動物又可愛又友善呢? Capybaras are! Do you know about capybaras? They look like small pigs. They're fast runners. They can run up to fifty kilometers an hour! 你知道水豚嗎? 牠們看起來像小豬，牠們跑得很快，時速可以到50公里。 Capybaras like water and wet places. They like to swim. They're peaceful too. So some people have pet capybaras. 水豚喜歡水跟濕濕的地方，也喜歡游泳。牠們很溫和，因此很多人養水豚當寵物。 A man in Nantou had two capybaras. They lived outside in a pen. A fence kept the capybaras in the pen. People used a gate to go in and out of the pen. One day, the gate was open. The two capybaras ran away very fast! 南投有個人養了兩隻水豚。他把牠們養在室外的圍欄裡。有一天，圍欄的門沒關，那兩隻水豚飛快地跑走了! The man looked for his pets. But he didn't find them. Where did they run to? 那個人找不到他的寵物，牠們跑去哪裡呢? The man asked people online for help. They helped him find one capybara. She was near a river.* *Maybe she wanted to swim!But the man cannot find the other capybara. 主人在網路上求助，他們在河的附近找到一隻，但是找不到另外一隻水豚。 Capybaras are cute, friendly, and peaceful. But they're very fast too. So be careful! Don't let them run awayyyyyyyy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 人類熱愛自由，動物似乎也一樣。 1. cute 可愛的 Your dog is so cute! 你的狗好可愛! Yeah, Buddy is a nice dog. 對啊，巴弟是好狗。 Right, Buddy? 對不對，巴弟? 2. run away 逃走、跑掉 He likes all my friends.我的朋友牠都喜歡。 And he never runs away. 而且牠從來不跑掉。 Yeah, I remember your last dog, what’s its name…Bennie! Bennie, ran away. 對，我記得你上一隻狗…叫什麼名字，班尼就跑了。 3. fast 快速地 Bennie ran away 3 times.班尼逃走三次。 And I finally lost him.最後我失去了牠。 Did you try to find him? 你有試著去找牠嗎? Yes, but he ran too fast. 有，但是牠跑太快了。 4. pet 寵物 For me, if I want a pet, I’d like to have fish. 我的話，假如我要養寵物，我會養魚。 They don’t run. 牠們不會跑。 一起來讀單字。 cute可愛的 run away逃走、跑掉 fast快速地 pet寵物 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where does the man live? a. Taipei b. Nantou c. Yilan 2. What can capybaras do? a. Run fast b. Jump high c. Climb trees 3. How many capybaras did the man lose? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

The Moon Shakes! What happens in an earthquake? Under our feet, the ground shakes - on the Earth! What about moonquakes? Yup, the ground shakes on the moon! 發生地震的時候，我們腳下的地球震動。那月震呢? 沒錯，就是月球的地面發生震動! Why do moonquakes happen? The moon gets VERY hot during the day. This means it get a little bigger.* *The moon gets VERY cold at night. It gets a little smaller. The moon changes from hot to cold every afternoon. Moonquakes happen then! 為什麼會發生月震呢? 月球白天非常炎熱，月球會稍微膨脹。而夜晚非常寒冷，月球會因此收縮。每到下午，月球的氣溫從熱到冷，就會發生月震。 Scientists studied these moonquakes. They found very small moonquakes too. Why do these happen? Well, many years ago, the USA left a big rocket part there… 科學家研究發現月球也會發生一些微小的月震。為什麼會發生呢? 很多年前，美國在月球留下了一大塊的火箭零件。 It's made of metal. When metal gets very cold, it gets a little smaller.When metal gets very hot, it gets a little bigger.The rocket part changes from cold to hot every morning.Very small moonquakes happen then! 它是金屬做的，金屬會熱脹冷縮。每到早上，火箭零件由冷轉熱，就會發生微小的月震。 Scientists will take many things to the moon. When the heat and cold change there, what will happen to these things? Scientists will study this. 科學家將帶很多東西到月球去研究。他們會研究當月球的溫度發生變化的時候，這些東西會發生什麼事呢? On the moon, big heat and cold changes can make things a little bigger or a little smaller. And they shake the moon! Vocabulary 地球有地震，月球也有月震，而且是熱脹冷縮造成的。 1. earthquake 地震 What’s that? 那是什麼? Oh no, it’s an earthquake! 糟糕，是地震! Should we run? 我們應該跑嗎? No, let’s hide under the table. 不，來躲到桌子底下。 2. bigger 更大的 Wow, this one is big! 哇，這個地震好大! And it’s getting bigger! 還更大了。 I wonder what’s happening. 我想知道發生了什麼事。 3. year 年 The TV says it’s the biggest earthquake in ten years. 電視上說這是十年來最大的地震。 It’s certainly very scary. 真的很嚇人。 4. shake 震動 My books are all on the floor! 我的書都掉到地上了。 It must be because of the shaking.一定是因為震動的關係。 I was shaking for sure.我剛剛是真的在發抖。 Let’s read the vocabulary together. earthquake地震 bigger更大的 year年 shake震動 Quiz 1. What happens when the moon gets very hot? a. It gets bigger. b. It gets smaller. c. It shakes. 2. When is the moon very cold? a. In the morning b. All day c. At night 3. What makes the very small moonquakes happen? a. Earthquakes b. A rocket part c. Our feet Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

These Blind Farmers Help With Your Rice and Noodles Do you like grains? Some grains are rice, corn, and wheat. 你喜歡穀物嗎? 譬如說米飯、玉米跟小麥。 In Taiwan, we use rice to make braised pork rice. We use cornstarch to make egg crepes, sauces, and fried chicken. We use wheat flour to make noodles for beef noodle soup and buns for pork belly buns. 在台灣，我們用米飯做滷肉飯，用玉米粉做蛋餅、醬料跟炸雞，還用麵粉做牛肉麵跟割包。 Scientists say there's a big group of farmers. The farmers help grow 140 BILLION kilograms of grain every year.* *The biggest grain growers in the world are China, the US, India, and these farmers! 科學家說有一大群農夫，每年幫助種植1400億公斤的穀物。種最多糧食的是中國、美國、印度跟這一群農夫。 Grains grow well in good dirt. 穀物需要在肥沃的土壤才能長得好。 These farmers make holes in dirt. The holes let air and water go into it. They break down leaves and other things in dirt. And they put their poop there! 牠們在土壤鑽洞，讓水跟空氣進到土裡。牠們分解樹葉跟其他的東西，也會將牠們的排泄物混入土裡。 You know WHAT these farmers are, right? They're NOT people. They're earthworms! 你知道這些農夫是什麼，對吧? 牠們不是人類喔，是蚯蚓! Earthworms live all over the world. They’re helping to grow our food and they do everything with no arms or legs. And they do everything with no eyes. They're blind farmers! 蚯蚓生活在世界各地，牠們幫助種植糧食，而且牠們沒有手跟腳，也看不到! Now let's eat some of the grain these hardworking earthworms helped grow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 住在泥土裡面的蚯蚓，對於農作物有非常大的幫助。 1. flour 麵粉 Flour is amazing stuff. 麵粉很神奇呢。 Because it feeds so many people? 因為它可以餵飽很多人? That too, but think about the different ways people use it. 是沒錯，但是想想看，有好多種用它的方式。 2. noodle 麵條 Yeah, like noodles and bread. 沒錯，比如說麵條、麵包。 I love noodles.我愛吃麵。 Me too! And birthday cakes and pizzas. 我也是! 還有生日蛋糕和披薩。 3. egg 蛋 You’re right. Cakes are made of flour, eggs and sugar. 你說得對，蛋糕是用麵粉，雞蛋和糖做的。 4. pork 豬肉 And when you wrap pork inside flour skin. 而當你把豬肉包進麵皮裡… You get dumplings! 就得到了水餃! Exactly. 正是。 今天的單字你可記住了? flour麵粉 noodle麵條 egg蛋 pork豬肉 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What are some grains? a. Corn and pork b. Eggs and flour c. Rice and wheat 2. How many kilograms of grain do these farmers help grow every year? a. 40 billion b. 100 billion c. 140 billion 3. What are these farmers? a. People b. Earthworms c. Scientists Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Halloween Saved for Dog Lovers Hi everyone, Happy Halloween! Halloween is fun. People wear costumes. They are ghosts, witches, monsters, or anything else they want. 萬聖節快樂! 萬聖節很好玩，大家裝扮成巫師、巫婆或是怪物，或其他模樣。 Many kids knock on doors. They say "trick or treat!" Some people have Halloween parties and wear costumes. 小朋友敲門說:「不給糖就搗蛋」! 也有人會舉辦萬聖節派對跟化裝舞會。 In New York City, a park has a Halloween Dog Parade every year. People and their dogs line up. Then they walk slowly so everyone can see them. That's a parade! 紐約有一個公園每一年都會舉辦萬聖節狗狗變裝遊行，主人可以帶著狗慢慢走，讓大家欣賞。 People and their dogs wear costumes! Some dogs are dressed like cats, or kings and queens … even hot dogs! 人跟狗都精心打扮，有的狗打扮起來像貓咪，有的是狗國王、狗王后，甚至有的打扮成熱狗。 Last year, 8,000 people came! 去年有8000個人參加。 This parade is 33 years old. But this year, the Halloween Dog Parade almost stopped. The park is too small for 8,000 people. Moving the parade to some streets costs a lot of money. 今年第33屆的遊行差一點點被取消，因為公園太小無法容納8000個人。移動到街上遊行很花錢的。 But many people wanted to see the Halloween Dog Parade. So the parade will be on some streets. And a dog food company is paying for the parade! 但是很多人還是想看萬聖節狗狗大遊行，幸好有寵物食品公司提供資金讓他們上街。 Dog lovers and dogs in the city are happy again. Happy Halloween Dog Parade! Vocabulary 今天是萬聖節，大家都準備過節。 1. parade 遊行 A Halloween Parade! 萬聖節遊行! This should be fun. 這應該很好玩! I knew you’d like it. 我就知道你會喜歡。 2. queen 女王、王后 So what will you go as? 你要變裝成什麼呢? How about a zombie? 殭屍如何? Too common.太普通了。 Queen Elizabeth? 伊莉莎白女王呢? You’re way too young for that. 你太年輕了啦。 3. wear 穿著 I know. 我知道了。 I’ll wear a black pointed hat, a black cape and black boots. 我會戴尖尖的黑帽子，穿黑披風和黑靴子。 Can you guess what I’ll be? 你猜得到我是什麼嗎? 4. monster 怪物 You’ll be a monster! 你會是怪物! What? No, I’m a witch! 什麼？不是，是女巫! 請注意，來讀單字。 parade遊行 queen女王 wear穿著 monster怪物 Quiz 1. How many years ago did the dog parade start? a. 3 b. 23 c. 33 2. Where is this year’s parade? a. Nowhere b. The park c. Some streets 3. Who is paying for the parade this year? a. The people of New York b. A dog food company c. A hot dog company Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. b

Groups Move “In Time” to Music Narrator: How do soldiers march? They march together. **Sergeant Major: **“Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right! …” *(cont.)* Narrator: They’re moving “in time”. Together, they step with their left foot.* *Together, they step with their right foot. Then their left, then their right, then … ah! You get the idea! 他們同時做一樣的動作，一起同時踏出左腳，然後右腳。 When people walk with friends, sometimes they walk in time. “Left! Right! Left! Right!” No one tells them to move in time! They don’t think about it! It’s natural. 當人們跟朋友走在一起，有時候會很自然地踏出相同步伐。 When you dance, you move in time to the music. That’s natural too. You don’t think about it … you dance, baby! 跳舞的時候，你也會自然地跟著音樂的旋律跳。 Scientists in Switzerland had some questions. How does music make people in big groups move? Does music make these people move together, in time? 瑞士科學家想知道，為甚麼音樂會讓一群人動作同步呢? They did a study. But they didn’t want to study people dancing! They wanted to look for smaller natural movements. So they used classical music. 他們做了研究，為了捕捉到更小的動作，他們使用古典音樂。 They found some amazing things! Groups moved together, in time, without thinking about it!Their hearts beat in time!They breathed in time! 他們發現音樂會讓一群人下意識同步動作，連心跳跟呼吸頻率也一樣! Music moves us! We move together, in time! We do this naturally! How cool is that?! Vocabulary 人在走路或是舞蹈時，很自然地會跟同行的人或是音樂同樣節奏。 1. group 團體 Are you going to the party tomorrow? 你去不去明天的派對? No, it’s my line dancing group’s night. 不了，明天是我的排舞團體之夜。 2. dance 跳舞 When did you join that group? 你幾時參加那個團體的? A month ago. 一個月前。 I need to exercise more, and I like dancing.我需要運動，又喜歡跳舞。 3. music 音樂 But what’s line dancing? 但是排舞是什麼? Well, people dance to music facing the same direction. 大家跟著音樂跳，面對同一個方向。 4. want 想要 I want to learn it, too.我也要學。 Come with me tomorrow. 明天跟我一起來。 It’s a lot of fun.很好玩的。 Do you love dancing? 一起來讀單字。 group團體 dance跳舞 music音樂 want想要 Quiz 1. What is moving “in time”? a. Moving fast b. Moving clocks c. Moving together 2. Where was this study done? a. Switzerland b. Scotland c. Sweden 3. What did this study look for? a. Dance movements b. Walking in time c. Small natural movements Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. c

Katalin Kariko is a scientist. Some people say she saved the world. Maybe she saved your life! Katalin Kariko是一位科學家。有人說她拯救了世界，也許她還救了你一命。 Vaccines help stop people from getting sick. Dr. Kariko had an idea to make better vaccines. She worked on her idea for many years. 疫苗可以防止人類生病。 Kariko博士想出辦法，讓疫苗更加有效。 Then Dr. Kariko worked with Dr. Drew Weissman. They worked in different ways. He said, "from A to B you zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag! I [go]… straight." Kariko 博士跟Drew Weissman博士合作。他說Kariko會來來回回的思考，而他是直線前進。 Here, "zigzag" means she studied many kinds of new ideas and information. And she had questions: What's this? How does this work? What's that? What does that do? Can it help my idea? Can we try this? Kariko研究很多新的想法跟資訊，也提出一大堆問題。 Maybe zigzagging helped! Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman found how to make better vaccines using her ideas. 或許這種Z型的思考方式，讓他們找出更好的疫苗。 COVID-19 came. The world needed vaccines! Their work helped scientists make two vaccines fast! It can make other vaccines too. 新冠肺炎的到來，讓全世界都需要疫苗，而這兩人的研究加快了疫苗的生產。 Every year, some people get a Nobel Prize. They did great things for the world. This year, Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman got the Nobel Prize for Medicine! They made her idea work and saved the world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這兩位博士發明了新型的肺炎疫苗，榮獲今年的諾貝爾醫學獎。 1. sick 生病的 When I was a child, I really wanted to be a scientist.我小時候很想當科學家。 Yeah? Because you liked the sound of it? 因為科學家這個詞很好聽? Because scientists can help sick people. 因為他們可以幫助生病的人。 2. can 能夠 And they understand space and stars. 他們還能懂太空和星星。 They can do so many things. 他們可以做好多事。 3. then 然後 But then you decided to study literature. 但是之後你決定讀文學。 Yeah, I found literature much more interesting.對，我覺得文學有趣多了。 4. life 生命、人生 It deals with life.它跟人生有關。 Science deals with life, too. 科學也跟人生有關。 來一起讀今天的單字。 sick生病的 can能夠 then然後 life生命、人生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What did Dr. Kariko do for many years? a. Saved the world b. Worked on her idea c. Kept getting sick 2. What did Dr. Kariko do when she zigzagged? a. Studied many things b. Went straight c. Took medicine 3. When COVID-19 came, what did the world need fast? a. A Nobel Prize b. Vaccines c. Questions Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Snails are small animals with a shell. They crawl very slowly. Snails leave silver lines on the ground. They eat fruit, vegetables, and many other things. Gardeners and farmers don't like snails. 蝸牛是個很小的動物，牠們吃水果、蔬菜等等，所以園丁跟農夫都不喜歡蝸牛。 But many people around the world like snails. They like to eat them.*** ***Some people pay a lot of money to eat snails! Where are these snails from? Sometimes they're from gardens. Many are from snail farms! 但是還是有人喜歡蝸牛，也喜歡吃牠們。那這些蝸牛來自哪裡呢? 這些蝸牛有時候是來自花園，很多是來自養殖場。 Mr. Chang was a vegetable farmer in Taitung. He grew vegetables for many years.It was hard work. And maybe snails made his work harder. 張先生曾經是台東的菜農，種菜很辛苦，菜田裡的蝸牛讓他更辛苦。 He was getting older. He wanted an easier job. Now Mr. Chang is a snail farmer. He has more than 80,000 snails! The snails need a lot of care. Small changes can kill them! But for Mr. Chang, snail farming is easier than vegetable farming. 現在張先生改養蝸牛。蝸牛需要呵護照顧，一點點的改變都會造成牠們的死亡。但是對張先生來說，養蝸牛比種菜簡單多了。 Mr. Chang also sells snails in cans. He sells sausages made of pork and snails too. He sells them in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. 張先生也賣蝸牛罐頭跟蝸牛香腸。除了國內，他還賣到香港跟澳門。 Snails changed this vegetable farmer's life. Hmmm….I'm hungry for snails now! Are you too? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 不種水稻而去養蝸牛，賺的錢還更多。 1. garden 花園 What a beautiful garden! 好漂亮的花園! It reminds me of my days as a gardener. 讓我想起以前我當園丁的日子。 2. grow 種植 What did you grow? 妳種什麼呢? I grew a lot of tulips.我種很多鬱金香。 Just flowers? No fruit or vegetables? 只有花嗎? 沒有青菜水果? No, tulips were trouble enough.沒有，鬱金香就夠麻煩了。 3. vegetable 蔬菜 Yeah, vegetables can be harder. 也對，蔬菜可能更難。 There would be snails and insects.會有蝸牛和昆蟲。 4. older 比較老的 I may grow cherry trees when I get older. 我年紀比較大時也許會種櫻桃樹。Cherries are delicious.櫻桃很好吃。 Let’s review these words. garden花園 grow種植 vegetable蔬菜 older比較老的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where does Mr. Chang live? a. Taitung b. Hualien c. Yilan 2. Why did Mr. Chang start farming snails? a. They need a lot of care. b. He loves to eat them. c. They’re easier than vegetables. 3. Where does Mr. Chang sell his snails? a. France b. Macau c. Italy Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

We live on Earth. Some people call it the “Blue Planet”. From far away, the earth looks blue. That’s because the earth has so much water. 地球有很多水，遠看地球是藍色的，因此有人把地球叫做藍色星球。 Most of the earth’s water is in the oceans. Oceans are very big! Many things live in them. There are animals and plants we don't know about. 大部分地球上的水都在海洋，廣闊的海洋有很多我們還不知道的生物。 Some scientists get into submarines. The submarines take the scientists down to the ocean floor. The scientists explore, looking for new animals and plants to study. 科學家坐潛水艇到海底，探索新的動植物。 Scientists in a submarine were exploring the ocean near Alaska. They found something very strange … 他們在阿拉斯加的海域到處探索，發現一個奇怪的東西。 It's smooth, gold, and shiny. And it has a hole. Maybe something came out of it. Is it an egg? But it's soft, like people's skin! And it's very big … 這個金黃色的生物又滑又亮，還有一個洞，也許有東西跑出來了，是個蛋嗎? 但是它很軟，像人類的皮膚一樣。 Scientists don’t know what it is! Is it a new kind of egg? Then what kind of animal was inside? How big is it? Is it dangerous? And where is it now …?! Watch out! 科學家不知道是什麼東西。是新物種的卵嗎? 那又是什麼樣的新物種呢? 牠多大? 很危險嗎? 牠現在在哪裡? There’s a lot we don’t know about the Earth’s animals and plants. We need to keep exploring! Who knows what we’ll find … Vocabulary 這個新發現的海底物種讓科學家十分困惑。 1. blue 藍色的 Where can I go diving in Taiwan? 台灣哪裡可以潛水? Green Island is my favorite spot. 綠島是我最喜歡的地方。 The water is blue and clean, with lots of sea animals.海水又藍又乾淨，還有很多海洋動物。 2. find 找到 Can I find sea turtles there? 在那裏可以找到海龜嗎? I’ve found lots of fish, but no turtles.我有找到很多魚，不過沒有海龜。 3. far away 很遠 Is Green Island far away? 綠島很遠嗎? It’s not far away from Taitung. 它離台東不遠。 A ferry ride takes about 40 minutes. 搭渡輪大約四十分鐘。 4. look for 尋找 I’m going to look for turtles and sharks.我要去找海龜和鯊魚。 Good luck on that! 祝你好運囉! 這些英文字簡單好用。 blue藍色的 find找到 far away很遠 look for尋找 Quiz 1. What do some people call the “Blue Planet”? a. The ocean b. Earth c. Alaska 2. What were the scientists doing in the submarine? a. Exploring b. Flying c. Climbing 3. What color was the strange thing in the ocean? a. Blue b. Green c. Gold Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

A small town has a big art project called the Time Pyramid. 一座小鎮有個很盛大的藝術計畫，它叫做時間金字塔。 Pyramids take a long time to make. In Egypt, the Great Pyramid took 20 years. In Germany, the Time Pyramid is taking about 1,200 years!? 建金字塔要花很長的時間，埃及吉薩大金字塔花了20年，德國的時間金字塔居然要花1200年才能完成。 But this pyramid will be about 7 meters tall. That's small! Why is it taking so much time? 這個金字塔只有7公尺高，那為什麼需要這麼長的時間呢? It's because the pyramid marks the town's 1,200th birthday. And the artist wanted people to think about time long from now - 10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years! So one block goes on this pyramid every 10 years. 這麼做是為了慶祝小鎮建立1200周年。藝術家希望人們可以思考遙遠的未來。每十年才會放一塊混擬土。 The project started 30 years ago. This year, the pyramid has 4 blocks. It needs 116 more blocks! 這個計畫從30年前開始，今年時間金字塔擺放了4塊混擬土，離完工還需要116塊。 Some people like this long art project. Some think it's crazy. But every 10 years, people go to see one new block go on the Time Pyramid. Maybe they think about time too. 有一些人喜歡這個長遠的藝術計畫，也有一些人覺得很瘋狂，但是每十年還是有人去見證擺放新的混擬土塊。 In 1,200 years, how will the world change? How will people change? How will the Time Pyramid change? Nobody knows. What do you think? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這個金字塔，還要一千多年才能完成。 1. artist 藝術家 Why are you still up? 你怎麼還醒著? I'm working on this art project.我正在做這個藝術作品。 I didn't know you're an artist.我都不知道你是藝術家。 2. make 做 I'm not. That's the problem.我不是，這就是問題所在。 What do you plan to make? 你打算做什麼? A time machine. 時光機器。 3. time 時間 For people to travel back in time? 是讓人回到過去的時間? No, for them to travel to the year 3000. 不對，是讓他們去西元三千年。 4. crazy 瘋狂的 That sounds….crazy. 這聽起來有點…瘋狂。 That's what art is all about! 藝術就是這樣啊! Use your imagination! 用一點妳的想像力! I am, and your machine looks like a puppy. 我是在用，妳的機器看起來像小狗狗。 Do you like making art? artist藝術家 make做 time時間 crazy瘋狂的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is the art project's pyramid? a. Egypt b. Germany c. Mexico 2. How many years ago did the project start? a. 4 b. 30 c. 116 3. What did the artist want people to think about? a. Time b. Blocks c. Pyramids Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

The School With Two Students How big is your school? Some schools are small. They are far from cities. They have two or three hundred students. 你的學校有多大呢? 有一些離城市遠的學校，有大概兩、三百位的學生。 And some schools are very small. They are on a mountain, in a forest, or on an island. They have twenty or thirty students. 還有一些在山上、森林或離島更小的學校，有二、三十位學生。 But there are smaller schools! Do you know about the school with two students? That’s right! It has two students. 但你知道還有更小的學校嗎? 只有兩位學生。 Where is it? It’s on Hujing Island in Penghu. Few families live on this small island. 這間學校在澎湖虎井嶼，住在島上的家庭沒剩多少。 The two students are in sixth grade. They will finish elementary school next year. What happens when there are no students? The school closes. 學校的兩位學生都是六年級生，明年就要畢業，到時學校就得關閉。 The principal is sad about this. He knows the five teachers work hard. He wants to get new students. 校長很難過，他知道學校的五位老師認真教學，他希望能有更多的新學生。 So the school will give free breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day of the school year to new students. It will also give them five plane tickets! 所以學校每年將會提供新生免費早餐、中餐、晚餐，也會提供五張返台機票。 Now there are no new students. But how about you? Do you want to go to school on a small island? Yes? How about the elementary school on Hujing Island? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 小小學校為了吸引學生，不但贈送三餐，還有機票。 1. breakfast 早餐 This school offers students breakfast, lunch and dinner. 這個學校提供早餐，中飯和晚飯。 Every day? 每天嗎? Every day. 每天。 That’s so generous! 真慷慨! 2. finish 完成 I know. Think about how much time it can save you. 我知道，想想看這可以節省你多少時間。 But my youngest kid is about to finish school! 但是我最小的孩子就快畢業了。 3. how 如何 How could he grow so fast? 他怎麼長那麼快? I thought he’s still 10 years old. 我以為他還是十歲。 Yeah, kids grow much faster than you think.是啊，小孩遠比你想的長得快。 4. happen 發生 So what will happen next? 所以接下來會怎樣? I’ll be free. 我就自由了。 你今天學到哪些單字? breakfast早餐 finish完成 how如何 happen發生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Hujing Island? a. Matsu b. Kinmen c. Penghu 2. How many students go to the elementary school on Hujing Island now? a. 2 b. 12 c. 20 3. What does the principal want? a. More teachers b. New students c. Plane tickets Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

Scientists Want to Build Moon Homes Do you want to live on the moon? It’s very different from here. 你想要住在月球嗎? 這跟在地球生活很不一樣喔。 Here, the air is safe to breathe. On the moon, there is lots of dust. Breathing moondust is very dangerous. It’s very sharp! It can kill you! 地球的空氣很安全，但月球上有很多的灰塵。吸入這些灰塵很危險，可能會要了你的命。 Do you still want to live on the moon? Well, maybe you can! Some scientists in the USA think we can live there by 2040. That’s 17 years from now! 這樣你還想住在月球上嗎? 美國科學家覺得17年後，也就是2040年我們就可以在月球生活。 These scientists say we can make moon homes from moondust. Moondust and water make moon cement! The moon cement goes into 3-D printers. Then these printers print moon homes! 科學家說我們可以用月亮的灰塵做月球住宅。月球的灰塵加水可以混和成月球水泥，再用3D列印機打造月球住宅。 This is very smart. We don’t need to take heavy cement to the moon. That saves a lot of money. One kilogram of anything costs 32 million Taiwan dollars to take to the moon! 這樣我們就不需要把笨重的水泥送到月球，還可以省下很多錢。 Scientists say we can live on Mars next. It’s a long way there. But we can go to the moon first and then go to Mars! In 17 years, we can live in moon homes made of moondust! Let’s get ready to go! Vocabulary 建造月球房屋可以就地取材，不必遠從地球運過去。 1. live 居住 Would you like to live in a moon house? 你想住進月球屋裡面嗎? You want to send me there? 你想把我送去? I can’t send you anywhere even if I want to. 就算我想也沒辦法把你送去任何地方。 2. dangerous 危險的 True. But living on the moon? 那是真的。不過住在月球上嗎? No, too dangerous. 不去，太危險了。 3. Mars 火星 I could be hit by meteors any time.我可能隨時會被流星打到。 But from there you can travel to Mars! 但是你從那兒可以去火星旅行。 4. breathe 呼吸 Nothing on Mars attracts me. 火星沒有吸引我的東西。 I can’t even breathe there. 我在那兒甚至不能呼吸。 你想住在月球嗎? live居住 dangerous危險的 Mars火星 breathe呼吸 __________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What on the moon is sharp? a. Moondust b. Moon cement c. Moon homes 2. When do scientists think we can live on the moon? a. 2020 b. 2030 c. 2040 3. After the moon, where do scientists say we can live? a. The air b. Mars c. The USA Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

Bears Have Breakfast in Van Do you know that bears like sweet food? Bears like fruit and honey. What other sweet foods do bears like? They like donuts! 你知道熊喜歡吃甜食嗎?牠們喜歡吃水果跟蜂蜜，還有甜甜圈! One morning, a mother bear and a baby bear were looking for food. They saw a van. The van was by a store. The van doors were open. No one was in the van. That’s because the driver was taking donuts to the store. 有一天早上，一隻熊媽媽帶著小熊覓食。牠們看到一台裝著甜甜圈的貨車，不僅車門沒關也沒有人在車上，那是因為司機正在把甜甜圈拿進店裡。 There were more donuts in the van. The hungry bears smelled the sweet donuts. What happened next? That’s right – the bears went into the van. They saw the donuts! The bears opened the donut boxes. They started to eat. 熊媽媽跟小熊爬進了貨車，打開盒子，開始吃甜甜圈。 Some people tried to make the bears go away. These people hit the van. But the bears didn’t go. They ate more donuts! How many did they eat? 有一些人敲打貨車，試著趕走牠們，但是牠們沒有離開繼續吃甜甜圈。牠們吃了多少呢? In 20 minutes, they ate about 100 small donuts and 36 big donuts! They had a big, sweet breakfast. 短短的20分鐘，牠們吃了100個小甜甜圈跟36個大甜甜圈，牠們吃了一頓大大的甜早餐。 The mother bear and the baby bear ate many donuts in the van. Will they go back for more sweet donuts? What do you think? Vocabulary 飢餓的媽媽熊和寶寶，吃掉了一百多個甜甜圈。 1. breakfast 早餐 Oh, I’m so hungry now! 我現在好餓! I need something sweet for breakfast. 我需要吃點甜食當早餐。 2. store 商店 I know just the place. 我知道恰好的地方。 This food store has delicious donuts.這家食品店有好吃的甜甜圈。 Donuts! That’s exactly what I want! 甜甜圈! 正是我想要的。 3. box 盒子 It also has boxes of cupcakes.它也有盒裝的杯子蛋糕。 No, cupcakes are too sweet.不，杯子蛋糕太甜了。 I prefer donuts. 我比較喜歡甜甜圈。 4. go 去 There are honey, or chocolate, or strawberry donuts… 有蜂蜜，巧克力或是草莓甜甜圈… Stop! What are we waiting for? 停，我們在等什麼? Let’s go! 走吧! Do you have breakfast every day? breakfast早餐 store商店 box盒子 go去 Quiz 1. What did the bears eat in the van? a. Berries b. Donuts c. Honey 2. How many minutes did the bears eat? a. 20 b. 40 c. 60 3. How did some people try to make the bears go away? a. They went into the van. b. They ate donuts. c. They hit the van. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

A Lazy Game from a Silly Saying Do you hear people say “all Taiwanese like stinky tofu”? Saying this is silly, right?! 你聽過別人說: 「所有台灣人都喜歡吃臭豆腐」嗎? 這聽起來很傻，對吧? It’s silly because it’s wrong. Do all Taiwanese like stinky tofu? Of course not! Everyone, in every country, is different. And everyone likes different things. 因為這是錯誤的說法，不管哪個國家，每一個人都不一樣，喜歡的東西也不同。 Montenegro is a country in Europe. Some people say “all Montenegrins are lazy”. This is wrong too. And it’s very silly. 蒙特內哥羅是個歐洲的國家，有人說: 「蒙特內哥羅人都很懶惰。」 這樣也是不對喔! Most Montenegrins know this is silly. They think it’s so silly that it’s funny! So they made a lazy game from this silly saying! 這個國家大部分的人知道這聽起來很傻，但他們也覺得好笑，就舉辦了懶惰比賽。 What’s the aim of this lazy game? It’s to stay in bed the longest. The last player in bed wins lots of money! 誰躺在床上越久，就可以贏得獎金。 One year, a player worked hard to win. She stayed in bed for 117 hours! 有一年，有一位參賽者躺在床上117個小時! The rules are easy. Players can’t sit or stand! They have to lie down the whole time. Players can go to the bathroom one time every 8 hours! 規則很簡單，參賽者不可以坐或站! 他們需要躺著一整天，每八小時可以上一次廁所。 Now people around the world are talking about this game! Sometimes it’s best to take something silly and make something great! Vocabulary 懶惰比賽的規則也許很簡單，但是不容易遵守。 1. stay 停留 Are you up yet? 你起床了嗎? It’s a beautiful day outside! 今天外面天氣很棒呢! Nope, I’m going to stay in bed the whole day. 沒有，我準備待在床上一整天。 2. lazy 懶惰的 Seriously? You don’t want to be lazy on such a day! 真的嗎? 這麼好的一天你不會想要偷懶。 But I really don’t feel like working today. 但是我今天真的不想工作。 3. hard 辛苦地 You know, you need to work hard to win in life. 你需要努力工作才能在人生贏得勝利。 What if I don’t want to win? 要是我不想要勝利呢? 4. funny 好笑的 That’s a funny thing to say. 這話好笑了。 Everybody wants to win. 每個人都想贏。 No, not everybody. 不，不是每個人。 Would you like to be lazy all the time? stay停留 lazy懶惰的 hard辛苦地 funny好笑的 Quiz 1. Where is Montenegro? a. Africa b. South America c. Europe 2. How many hours did a winner stay in bed one year? a. 170 b. 117 c. 70 3. What can players do once every 8 hours? a. Sit b. Stand c. Go to the bathroom Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

Dolphins Saved Near Tainan Look! There’s a dolphin! Look at it jump! Dolphins are beautiful, aren’t they? And they love to swim and play all day in the ocean! 你看，那裏有海豚! 牠們很漂亮對吧! 牠們喜歡在海裡游一整天。 But dolphins need help when they leave the ocean. How can people help? 但海豚離開海洋就需要幫助，我們可以怎麼幫忙呢? Near Tainan, strong waves pushed two dolphins onto a beach. The dolphins were scared. They didn’t know what was happening. People saw the dolphins and did something very smart. They called the coast guard and firefighters for help! 在台南有兩隻海豚被強浪推上岸，人們看到趕緊打電話給海巡人員跟消防隊。 The coast guard and firefighters know how to save dolphins. First, they made the dolphins calm. How? They stayed next to the dolphins. 海巡人員和消防隊員在海豚身邊安撫牠們。 Next, they kept the dolphins safe on the beach. They stopped water from going into the dolphins’ blowholes. This let the dolphins breathe. They put wet towels on the dolphins.* *The towels kept the dolphins safe from the wind and the sun. 他們讓海豚安全地待在沙灘，防止牠們的噴氣孔進水，還把濕毛巾放在牠們身上以免風吹日曬。 Finally, they took the dolphins to a safer place. So how can people help dolphins on a beach?Calling 118 for the coast guard is the best way! That's how the people near Tainan saved the dolphins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台灣外海有很多可愛的海豚，我們要保護牠們。 1. ocean 海洋 I’m taking 3 days off next month.我下個月放三天的假。 Let’s go sailing in the ocean. 我們去大海玩帆船吧。 That sounds exciting! 聽起來真讓人興奮! 2. beach 海灘 In Keelung or Hualien? 基隆還是花蓮？ Hualien. We can also go swimming at the beach. 花蓮，我們也可以去海灘游泳。And go whale watching. 還有去賞鯨。 3. sun 太陽 I’m already feeling the sun on my face. 我已經可以感覺到陽光在我的臉上了。 And the wind and the blue skies…還有微風和藍天… 4. leave 離開 When should we leave? 我們什麼時候出發? How about November 19th? 十一月十九號如何? Sounds good. 聽起來很不錯。 I’ll need to buy new swimsuits. 我需要買新的泳裝。 Do you like swimming in the ocean? ocean海洋 beach海灘 sun太陽 leave離開 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where were the dolphins? a. Taipei b. Tainan c. Taitung 2. How many dolphins were there? a. Two b. Three c. Four 3. What did the coast guard and firefighters put on the dolphins? a. Some toys b. Blowholes c. Wet towels Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

Water is Life, Water is Food Today is World Food Day. This year, it's all about water. 今天是世界糧食日。今年的重點是水。 But, wait … we don't eat water, we drink it! Why are we talking about water on World Food Day? 但……我們不吃水、我們喝水! 為什麼要在世界糧食日講到水呢? Every living thing on Earth needs water. Animals need it to live. Plants need water too. They need it to grow and to make their own food. 地球上所有生物都需要水。動植物都需要水才能生長。 Think about all the food you eat. Meat comes from animals. Animals need water. Fruit and vegetables come from plants. Plants need water too! So without water, there is no food. 想想看所有吃過的食物。我們吃的肉跟蔬果，都是來自動物跟植物。所以沒有水，我們就沒有食物。 Don't worry. Everyone knows that water isn't REALLY food! It's a drink, … right? There's a new street snack in China. It's called "grilled ice" … That's what I said! Grilled ice! 在中國有個新的路邊小吃，叫烤冰塊，沒有錯! 真的叫做烤冰塊! The ice is cooked over a hot flame. It's not cooked for long. It doesn't all melt away! It's cooked with lots of tasty sauces and flavors. 把冰塊放到烤爐上烤，但是不會烤太久，再撒上很多醬料。 It was made as a joke. But people really like it, especially on hot days! Maybe it's tasty, but we all cannot eat ice! We need water for food, so let's protect it! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 水是重要資源，沒有水就沒有生物。 1. grill 火烤 Kevin and Bob are coming tomorrow. 凱文和鮑勃明天來。 So you're planning for dinner? 所以你在計畫晚餐? Yeah, I'm thinking of grilled pork chops. 對，我想做烤豬排。 2. meat 肉類 That's a lot of meat, don't you think? 好多肉，你不覺得嗎? They love meat. 他們喜歡吃肉。 You're right. But fruit and vegetables would be nice.你說得對，不過蔬菜水果也很好。 3. flavor 味道 Okay, then I'll make some apple salad too. 好吧，那我也做個蘋果沙拉。 I'll add a special sauce on it. 加上特別的醬料。 It'll be full of flavors. 會有豐富的滋味。 4. eat 吃 I can't wait to eat it. 我等不及要吃了。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. grill火烤 meat肉類 flavor味道 eat吃 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? a. World Fruit Day b. World Food Day c. World Water Day 2. What is China's new street snack called? a. Grilled water b. Grilled ice c. Grilled plants 3. What does every living thing on Earth need? a. Meat b. Vegetables c. Water Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. c

More Important Old Places Protected People are amazing. We live all over the world, in hot jungles, snowy mountains, and* *busy cities… 人類生活在世界各地，有的在熱帶叢林、下雪的高山和繁忙的城市。 It’s easy to see where people lived. We always leave something there.In Egypt, we left pyramids. In Europe, we left castles. 我們可以看出哪裡有人生活過，因為人類都會留下痕跡。埃及有金字塔，歐洲則是有城堡。 Here in Taiwan, people left many kinds of things: temples, forts, hiking trails and more! 台灣也有留下廟宇、堡壘、登山步道等等。 Very old places are important. They tell us stories. They tell us how people lived. We need to protect these places. Then people can see and enjoy them many years from now. 古老遺產告訴我們前人如何生活，我們需要保護這些地方，讓人們在很多年後還可以欣賞它們。 UNESCO is a group. They help countries to protect important places. They help over 1,000 places around the world! And now they’re protecting more! 聯合國教科文組織幫助國家保護超過1000個重要遺產。 One new place is in Canada. Around 100,000 people went there once, digging for gold! Another place is in Denmark. It’s an old Viking fort! 加拿大有個地方，曾經有10萬人一同去那裡挖金。丹麥則有個古老的維京人堡壘。 There are many more new places. There’s an old tea forest in China anda Roman temple in France! 還有很多新的重要遺產，有中國的古茶林和法國的羅馬神殿。 Let’s protect all our old, important places and their stories. Let's do it for all of us, now and many years from now! Vocabulary 很多國家都有著名的古蹟，值得去參觀。 1. old 古老的 When I travel, I like to see old things. 我旅行時喜歡看看老東西。 What kind of old things? 什麼樣的老東西? 2. story 故事 Like temples and castles. 比如說廟宇或是城堡。 Things that have stories. 有故事的東西。 I see what you mean.我懂你的意思。 3. forest 森林 I once went to this forest in France.我有一次去到法國的森林。 We had to walk down a long hiking trail first. 我們必須先走一條很長的步道。 4. live 居住 Then what did you see? 然後你們看到什麼? We saw a cave where people used to live. 我們看到以前的人住的山洞。 It was really amazing! 真的很精彩! 這些單字很簡單喔。 old老的 story故事 forest森林 live居住 Quiz 1. What are some important places in Taiwan? a. Pyramids b. Forts c. Denmark 2. What group helps to protect important places? a. UNESCO b. Vikings c. Cities 3. What important place in China is now protected? a. A Roman temple b. An old tea forest c. A castle Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning. Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎? You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help … A museum asked Haaning to make art. It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work. Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。 People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art. He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money! 人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。 The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half million Taiwan dollars! Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣! Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed… nothing! Where was the money?! Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了? Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took the money and ran! Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做! The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too. This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back. Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art! 博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術! Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the museum's? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人? 1. art 藝術。 I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。 Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品? No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。 2. make money 賺錢。 That's nice. 真不錯。 Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money. 對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。 3. dollar 元。 I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。 I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。 Wow! 4. tell 告訴。 One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。 Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課? 一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Haaning want to make his art with? A: Paint B: Pencils C: Money 2. What did Haaning call his art? A: "Lots of Money" B: "Real Money" C: "Take the Money and Run" 3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back? A: News fans B: A judge C: An artist Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Millions of Bees Fall Off Truck Do you like bees? I think you said "no!" What about five million bees? That's a lot of bees! 你喜歡蜜蜂嗎? 那五百萬隻蜜蜂呢? These bees were in wooden boxes. The boxes were on a big truck. But the boxes fell off the truck and onto the road! The bees flew out of the boxes! One man said the bees made the sky black. 那些蜜蜂都裝在木箱裡，放在一輛大卡車上。但是卡車開到半路，木箱掉出車外，裡面的蜜蜂通通都飛了出來，甚至遮蔽了天空。 The police didn't know how to help! They sat in their cars to stay safe. They called beekeepers for help. 警察不知道該怎麼辦，他們躲在車子裡，打電話請養蜂人幫忙。 Many beekeepers came. They put on beekeeper clothing. It helps to stop bee stings. Then they fixed the wooden boxes. The boxes were the bees' homes. The bees saw their homes again. The beekeepers helped five million bees fly into the boxes. 養蜂人穿上防護衣，把木箱修好，那是蜜蜂的家。在養蜂人幫忙之下，蜜蜂通通飛回了木箱裡。 No one was badly hurt. But one beekeeper got sixty bee stings! Ouch! Some people don't like bees. They think bees are scary. But bees are important. Honey bees are very important. These bees were honeybees. Honey bees help flowers and other plants grow. And they make honey for us! 有一些人不喜歡蜜蜂，但蜜蜂很重要，牠們幫忙傳播花粉，也會做蜂蜜。 Five million bees fell off a truck. Beekeepers saved them! Sweet! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 五百萬隻蜜蜂在空中飛舞，這個景象一定很壯觀! 1. honey 蜂蜜 Look at those bees… They're collecting nectar! 你看那些蜜蜂，牠們正在吸花蜜! And they'll turn nectar into honey. 牠們會把花蜜變成蜂蜜。 How very clever! 真是聰明! 2. scary 讓人害怕的 Oh, they're coming my way. 牠們往我這裡來了。 I'd better stay away.我最好躲開。 Bees are a little scary to me. 蜜蜂有點兒讓我害怕。 3. sting 叮咬 You've gotten bee stings before? 你有被蜂螫過嗎? Yeah, I got stung when I was little. 有，我小時候被蜜蜂叮過。 I cried and cried. 我哭了又哭。 4. sweet 甜的 Then you should eat more honey now. 那你現在應該多吃蜂蜜。 Oh, yes, my favorite sweet stuff is honey cake. 沒錯，我最愛的甜食就是蜂蜜蛋糕。 Do you like honey? honey蜂蜜 scary讓人害怕的 sting叮咬 sweet甜的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many millions of bees were on the truck? a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 2. What did the bees do? a. Sat in cars b. Made the sky dark c. Called beekeepers 3. What did the beekeepers do first? a. Fixed the boxes b. Put on beekeeper clothing c. Helped the bees fly home Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. b

A New Logo for Double Ten Day One … Two … Three … Four … Oh hi, everyone! Happy Double Ten Day! Today is for Taiwan and Taiwan's people! So… we're doing something new! First, let's stand! Yep, everybody stand up! 雙十節快樂! 今天是台灣重要的日子! 我們要做點不一樣的，請大家站起來! Put your arms out to the left and right. This is "ten" in Chinese! Now stand next to someone. Work in pairs. Put your arms out to the left and right again. Look! You made the old Double Ten Day logo! 兩個人一起張開雙臂，互相站在對方的旁邊，這樣是兩個中文字「十」，是雙十節舊的標誌。 This year, Double Ten Day has a new logo. So let's change your pose. 今年雙十節有新的標誌，讓我們來換個動作。 Stand on your left foot. Point your right leg out to the right. Point your left arm out to the left. Raise your right arm! Can you stand? Yes! You made the new logo! Don't move! 用你的左腳單腳站立，右腳往右邊伸，左手向左邊伸，右手舉起來。不要動，這就是新的標誌。 The logo is blue, red, and white. Where are these colors from? They're from Taiwan's flag! 標誌有藍色、紅色和白色。這些就是台灣國旗上的顏色! Hey, you're still standing! You're strong! This logo shows Taiwan's people are strong! You are strong when change comes. You don't give up. You try to make things good again. 欸，你還站在那裡，你很強喔! 這個標誌也代表台灣人很堅強，就算面對改變，也不會放棄。 Stand strong with your friends and family. Stand strong for Taiwan. Make today a great Double Ten Day! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 新的雙十節標誌用動作來表示，你學會了嗎? 1. left and right 左邊和右邊 No, Jane, put your left arm out! 不對，你要伸出左手臂。 Not your right arm. 不是右手臂。 Left and right… How can I get it right? 左邊右邊，我要怎樣才能搞對? 2. stand 站立 Stand still and let me show you. 站著別動，我來教你。 You see, the hand you use for chopsticks is the right hand. 你看，拿筷子的手就是右手。 So this is the right arm. 所以這就是右手臂。 3. move 動作 Yes, you got it. 對，你說對了。 Jane, you're moving the wrong arm again! 你又動了錯的那隻手! Oh no, I thought I finally got this move right.糟糕，我以為我終於做對了。 I give up on this dance, Nancy. 我放棄這支舞，Nancy。 Do you know right and left? Let's read the words. left左邊 right右邊 stand站立 move動作 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Double Ten Day for? a. Taiwan and Taiwan's people b. Logos c. Taiwan's flag 2. What does the new logo show about Taiwan's people? a. They give up. b. They are standing. c. They are strong. 3. What color is not on Taiwan's flag? a. Blue b. Brown c. Red Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

What One USA School Is Like for Kids from Taiwan Lots of families from Taiwan go to live in the USA. The father or mother works there. And their kids go to school there. 很多台灣家庭搬到美國生活。父母親在那邊工作，他們的小孩在那裡上學。 Arizona is a state in the USA. A Taiwanese company is building a big factory there. Many people from Taiwan work at the factory. Their children go to local schools. 美國亞利桑那州有一個台灣工廠。很多台灣人在那裡上班，他們的小孩就在當地上學。 One school has one hundred new students from Taiwan. How is the school? One student says the kids in her class are very friendly. She says her teachers are nice. 有一間學校來了一百位台灣學生，新學校怎麼樣呢? 有一位學生說同學跟老師都很友善。 All the new students' classes are in English. It's not easy for them. But the school has two English teachers. They help the new students learn English. They help the students understand what to do. 所有的課程都是用英語授課，所以學校的兩位英文老師會幫助新學生學習英文。 The new students learn a lot. But the other students learn too. They learn about Taiwan's culture. They saw lion dancers at school for the Lunar New Year! 新學生學到了很多，但是其他學生也能學到台灣的文化。 The students from Taiwan are making new friends. Nice teachers help them. The new students are part of the school now. They love their new school in Arizona! And their school loves them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 台積電到美國設廠，台灣員工的孩子們就上當地的學校。 1. children 兒童 Do children like going to school in Taiwan? 台灣的小孩喜歡上學嗎? I don't know. You'd have to ask them. 我不知道，你得問他們。 I myself loved it when I was young. 我自己小時候很喜歡上學。 2. friendly 友善的 Was your teacher friendly? 你的老師友善嗎? Not at all. She was mean. 一點也不，她很壞。 We were afraid of her. 我們都怕她。 3. friend 朋友 But I enjoyed being with my friends. 但我喜歡跟朋友一起。 We played so much that we forgot about class. 我們玩到忘記要上課。 4. student 學生 Were you a good student? 你是不是好學生? I guess I was okay. 我覺得還好。 We can use these words every day. children兒童 friendly友善的 friend朋友 student學生 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Why do kids' parents go to the USA? a. To work b. To see friends c. To build a school 2. What state did the kids move to? a. California b. Arizona c. New York 3. How are the kids in the new student's class? a. Boring b. Angry c. Friendly Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

Boy Gives Back Big Catch Hi everyone! Do you like fishing?你喜歡釣魚嗎? Connor likes fishing. He’s 13 years old. This summer, Connor and his dad went to a big lake. They fished from a boat. Connor caught something. But he didn’t catch a fish. He caught a wallet. It had a lot of money in it! 這個夏天，13歲的Connor跟他的爸爸去釣魚，但是他沒有釣到魚，卻釣到了一個錢包。 How much money was in the wallet? There was about 2,000 US dollars. That’s almost 65,000 Taiwan dollars! 錢包裡面有多少錢呢? 居然有將近6萬5千塊台幣。 What did Connor do with the money? Did he keep it? Did he buy something big? No. Connor is honest. Connor found a card in the wallet. The card had a man’s name and phone number on it. The man’s name was Jim. Connor phoned Jim. Connor很誠實，他在錢包裡找到主人的名字跟電話，並且打電話給他。 Jim was happy. One year ago, he went fishing and lost the wallet. Jim wanted to give Connor money to thank him. 錢包的主人Jim很開心，一年前他去釣魚的時候弄丟了。他想要拿錢給Connor表示感謝。 But Connor said no. He didn’t want any money. Wow! Connor is a very nice boy. Jim thinks that too. 但是Connor不想要錢。他真是一個好孩子。 Connor found a lot of money. He gave it back to Jim. If you find money, what will you do? Vocabulary 沒有釣到魚，卻釣到錢包的男孩，找到了錢包主人。 1. find 找到 Uh oh, where’s my wallet? 糟糕，我的錢包呢? It must be in your bag. 一定在你的袋子裡。 No, I can’t find it now. 不在，我現在找不到。 2. buy 買 Did you buy anything on your way here? 你來的路上有沒有買東西? Yeah, I bought a cup of tea. 有，買了一杯茶。 3. give 給 No wait. I also gave some money to Santa Claus. 不對，等一等。我也給了耶誕老公公一些錢。 Santa in October? 十月就有耶誕老公公? That’s so weird! 這可奇怪了! 4. think 思想、認為 Do you think Santa took my wallet? 你覺得他拿了我的錢包? No, no. I think you dropped the wallet somewhere near him. 不，我覺得你在他附近掉了錢包。 這些字都是很常用的動詞。 find找到 buy買 give給 think思考、認為 Quiz 1. What was Connor doing when he found the wallet? a. Phoning Jim b. Buying something big c. Fishing 2. Where was Connor when he found the wallet? a. On a beach b. On a boat c. In the mountains 3. How much money was in the wallet? a. $20 b. $200 c. $2000 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. c

Town Stops Clock Bell After 500 Years Do you like going to see people and places? I do! I try to be a good visitor. Sometimes it's not easy, but I keep trying. 你喜歡到處走走、看看風景嗎? 我想當一個好旅客，但是並不容易。 In Italy, many visitors go to a beautiful town. It has a 500-year old clock. All visitors see and hear it. The clock bell rang every hour. All morning, afternoon, and evening, visitors liked hearing the bell. 很多旅客喜歡到義大利一個漂亮的小鎮，那裡有一座500多年歷史的時鐘，每一個整點都會敲響一次。 But late at night, they didn't like hearing the bell. Visitors: "Mmph. What's that?!" "Don't cry, shhhh! Go to sleep!" "Uggghhh. What time is it?" "Uh! Again?!?" "Oooohhh! Please! Let me sleep!" Many visitors were tired in the morning. Some were angry too. They said, "The bell is too loud! Stop ringing it at night!" 但是到了晚上，遊客都被吵得無法睡覺，生氣的說要讓鐘響停下來。 So this summer, the town stopped ringing the bell at night. But now the local people can't sleep! The bell rang at night for 500 years! Now the night is too quiet… 從這個夏天開始，晚上不會再有鐘響。但是當地的居民覺得太安靜了，他們反而睡不著。 Those angry visitors didn't think about the local people and the town. Those visitors went home. They don't think about the clock now. 這些旅客都沒有顧慮到城鎮和當地的居民。 Do you think they were good visitors? I don't! Let's be good visitors everywhere we go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 遊客跟當地居民，經常想要不同的東西。 1. stop 停止 Will you stop that? 可以讓它停嗎? It's too loud! 太大聲了! Do you have to use an alarm clock? 你一定要用鬧鐘? 2. morning 早上 Just this morning. 只有今天早上。 I won't do it tomorrow.明天不會了。 3. night 夜晚 Didn't you go to bed early last night? 你昨晚不是很早睡? I did, but it's not enough. 是，但是不夠。 I'm still tired. 我還是好累。 4. afternoon 下午 I was too busy yesterday afternoon.我昨天下午太忙了。 Now I'm going back to sleep.現在我要回去睡覺了。 Hey, you should get up now! 嘿，你應該起床了! Do you use an alarm clock? Let's read the vocabulary. stop停止 morning早上 night夜晚 afternoon下午 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. When did the visitors like to hear the bell? a. All morning, afternoon, and evening b. All morning and night c. All night 2. What made some visitors angry? a. Loud people b. A loud bell c. Local people 3. Why can't the local people sleep now? a. It's loud. b. It's quiet. c. They're angry. Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

Nuts About Planes What's an allergy? It's when your body touches something and your body doesn’t like it. Your body tries to fight it. People can have allergies to many things - plants, animals, and more. 什麼是過敏? 當你的身體接觸到不喜歡的東西時，它會反抗，產生過敏反應。 Some allergies are not bad. They make you itch.* *They make you sneeze. But they won’t kill you! Some allergies can be very dangerous! People with bad allergies need to be very careful! 有一些過敏反應會讓你皮膚癢、打噴嚏，但是嚴重的過敏反應有一些人要很小心，會很危險。 Many people have nut allergies. That’s why many foods have a special stamp.It says “May Contain Nuts”. It's very easy for nuts to get into food. People with nut allergies need to be very, very careful! 有一些食物都有標示含有堅果，對堅果過敏的人要特別小心。 A woman was on a plane. She had a very bad nut allergy. The crew was selling snacks. Then she saw WHAT the snacks were … peanuts!!! 飛機上有一位女士對堅果嚴重過敏，她發現空服員販賣的點心都是花生。 The woman was scared. Her allergy was very bad. She didn’t want people on the plane to have peanuts. So she bought all of them! She bought every peanut on the plane! 這個女士很害怕，她不要飛機上的乘客吃到花生，所以把它們全部買下來。 The woman spent 6,000 Taiwan dollars on peanuts! But she was safe. If you have allergies, be careful! Vocabulary 對花生過敏的女士，買了飛機上所有的花生。 1. sneeze 打噴嚏 Oh, my, this is really bad! 這真是糟糕! I just can’t stop sneezing. 我打噴嚏打個不停。 Is it because of the cold air? 是因為冷空氣嗎? Probably.可能是。 2. itch 癢 My nose itches and I’ve got red eyes. 我鼻子癢，還有紅眼睛。 You need to take some medicine. 你需要吃一點藥。 3. spend 花費。 I did. I just spent 600 NT on allergy medicines. 我吃了，剛剛才花了六百塊買過敏藥。 That should take care of it. 那應該可以對付了。 4. fight 對抗。 I wish I could fight it without medicine. 我希望不吃藥就可以對抗。 Get more sleep. That usually helps. 多睡一點，通常很有幫助。 These are useful words. sneeze打噴嚏 itch癢 spend花費 fight對抗 Quiz 1. What does the special stamp on food say? a. “May Contain Nuts” b. “Every Peanut” c. “Be Very Careful” 2. What was the crew selling? a. Plants. b. Animals c. Snacks 3. How much did the woman spend on peanuts? a. 6,000 dollars b. 66,000 dollars c. 666,000 dollars Answers  1. a 2. c 3. a

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Wow, this park is nice. What's that?! And that?! Oh no, it's trash … Yuck. Hey, did you hear what five friends in Indonesia did? They saw lots of trash. So they cleaned it up! They cleaned up a river, but we can clean up this park! 你聽說過印尼一群朋友他們的事蹟嗎? 他們看到河裡有很多垃圾，就把河川清理乾淨。 The trash in this park is not very bad. But the trash in the river was a big problem. It was dirty. It smelled bad. There were plastic bags, water bottles, and old clothes. The trash stopped the river! 河川裡的垃圾很多，而且又髒又臭，還有塑膠袋、寶特瓶還有舊衣服阻塞了整條河! The friends wanted to help the river. So they made a group. The group cleaned up the river. They took away many bags of trash. Then they cleaned up more rivers! They cleaned up beaches! 這群朋友組成的小組清理出很多袋的垃圾，他們也繼續清理別的河流跟海灘。 The group made many videos of their work. They shared their videos online. 他們把整個過程拍成影片，上傳到網路上。 Millions of people saw the videos! Now many people help the group. They clean up rivers and beaches all over Indonesia! 很多人看到他們的影片，也加入他們一起清理印尼的河川跟海攤。 Five friends cleaned up one river. Now they clean up many rivers and beaches with their new friends. Oh, look! Our park is clean. What's next? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 這群朋友不但清理家附近的河川，也擴大到其他地方。 1. trash 垃圾 What smells so awful? 什麼東西這麼難聞? Sorry, I forgot to take out the trash. 真抱歉，我忘了倒垃圾。 2. bag 袋子 You have 5 bags of trash? 你有五袋垃圾? That's a lot for one person! 一個人有這麼多垃圾! I know. I can't wait to get rid of them. 我知道，我也等不及要把它們扔掉了。 3. friend 朋友 Some of my friends came here on the weekend.一些朋友周末來這裡。 They brought lots of food. 他們帶了一堆吃的。 4. share 分享 We shared 6 pizzas, 3 bottles of coke and lots of fruit.我們分享六個披薩，三瓶可樂還有好多水果。 Hmmm, why was I not invited? 怎麼沒有邀請我? 你今天學到哪些單字? trash垃圾 bag袋子 friend朋友 share分享 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where do the friends clean up rivers? a. Indonesia b. India c. Japan 2. Where did the friends share their videos? a. At school b. In a river c. Online 3. How many people saw the videos? a. Hundreds b. Millions c. Billions Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b

These Forests Are Very Small Forests are great. They have many trees. The air is clean. You can hear birds. And forests are very big, right? 森林有很多樹，空氣也很新鮮，還能聽到鳥叫聲，而且森林都很大對吧? Well, many forests are big. But some are small. How small? Some are the size of a basketball court! They're very small! 很多森林都很大一片。但也有迷你的小森林。有多小呢? 居然只有一個籃球場這麼大。 The idea of very small forests is from Japan. Japan has thousands of these forests! People in many countries like this idea. Now there are many of these forests in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America – hey, that's almost everywhere! 迷你森林的概念來自日本。其他國家的人也喜歡這個想法，現在世界各地都有迷你森林。 These forests are great for cities. They make places cooler in the summer. They make the air cleaner. That’s important in cities. Some of the forests are also nice to walk in. 這種森林很重要，它可以讓都市在夏天的時候涼快一點，也能讓空氣更新鮮。 The forests are very small, but they're full of life. All of them have many local trees and plants. Geckos, frogs, and other small animals live in the forests. There are butterflies and other insects too! 雖然迷你森林面積很小，卻充滿生機。不但有原生的樹木花草，也有動物跟昆蟲棲息。 These very small forests help cities, people, animals, and insects. Does Taiwan have any of these forests? I want one near my home. Do you? Vocabulary 迷你森林對於動物植物和人類，都很有貢獻。 1. hear 聽到 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎? Yeah, some kind of bird? 有啊，是某種鳥類嗎? No, they’re squirrels. 不是，是松鼠。 I see them in this park all the time. 我經常在這公園裡看到牠們。 2. tree 樹木 So they like this park? 所以牠們喜歡這個公園? Very much. 很喜歡。 There, can you see one in that tree? 在那裡，你看到有一隻在樹上嗎? Yeah, so cute! 有啊，好可愛! 3. city 城市 Squirrels are very common in Taipei City, right? 松鼠在台北市很常見吧? They are. In parks big and small. 沒錯，大小公園裡都有。 4. bird 鳥類 But I like birds better. 不過我比較喜歡鳥類。 Like sparrows? 比如說麻雀? Sparrows and Japanese white-eyes. 麻雀和綠繡眼。 一起來讀單字。 hear聽到 tree樹木 city城市 bird鳥類 Quiz 1. Where is the idea for very small forests from? a. Europe b. Japan c. Africa 2. Where are these forests? a. Many countries b. Two or three countries c. Only one country 3. How do these forests help cities? a. They’re warm in the winter. b. They use basketball courts. c. They make the air cleaner. Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

There are different kinds of bears. There are brown bears, polar bears, panda bears, and more. 熊有很多不同的種類。有棕熊、北極熊、熊貓等等。 Brown bears are brown. Polar bears are white. Panda bears are black and white. Different bears look different. But all bears share some things. 不同的熊，外觀上有不同的顏色。但是所有的熊還是有共通點。 Bears have short, thick hair called fur. They are furry! Bears have long noses and small, round ears. They have short tails. Bears have four paws. Most bears have short, wide legs. 熊身上有厚厚的短毛，也有長長的鼻子，圓圓的小耳朵跟短短的尾巴。熊有四個熊掌，牠們的腿多半又粗又短。 People have long, thin legs. We have two feet. We can stand up. Bears can stand up too. But they can only stand for a very short time. In China, there’s a zoo. This zoo has a kind of bear. They're sun bears. They stand. Okay, sometimes bears do that. But their legs look long and thin! Are they bears? Or… are they people? 中國一座動物園裡面有馬來熊。牠們的腿看起來長又細，也會站起來。牠們是熊，還是人類? What? Yes, some people think these bears are people. That's strange… Do they think they see furry people? No, they think they see people dressed as bears! 沒有錯，有一些人覺得這些熊是人類扮演的。 The zoo says sun bears look different from other bears. They aren't people. They're bears! They are! They are! Vocabulary 熊和人類應該不像吧，但是馬來熊卻不一樣。 1. look 看起來 Nancy, come here. 南西，你來一下。 What’s that strange-looking cat on the roof? 屋頂上看起來很奇怪的貓是什麼? That doesn’t look like a cat to me. 我看不像貓。 2. fur 毛 It looks more like a bear to me. 我看像一頭熊。 You’re kidding, right? 你開玩笑吧? No, look at its fur. 不，你看牠的毛。 3. stand up 站起來 A bear in Taipei city? Come on! Nancy. 一頭熊跑來台北? 別鬧了! Oh my God, now it’s standing up! 老天爺，牠站起來了! Should we call the police? 我們應該打電話給警察吧? 4. dress 穿衣服 Wait, it’s a man! 等一下，那是個人! A man dressed like a bear! 那人穿衣服像熊。 Let me call the police. 我來叫警察。 今天的單字有哪些? look看起來 fur毛 stand up站起來 dress穿衣服 Quiz 1. Which bears are white? a. Brown bears b. Polar bears c. Sun bears 2. What do all bears have? a. Big ears b. Long tails c. Short legs 3. What do some people think the zoo’s bears are? a. Furry people b. Baby polar bears c. People dressed as bears Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

Hey, guess what?! Today is Teachers’ Day! 你知道嗎?今天是教師節! I know … You love this day! Because you love your teacher sooooo much, right? 我知道今天是教師節，大家都很愛你們的老師，對不對? Let’s give teachers everywhere a great big clap! 請為世界各地的老師用力鼓掌。 Wow! That was loud! You must love your teacher very much! In Taiwan, Teachers’ Day is on September 28th. Other countries have Teachers’ Days too. But they're on different days. 台灣的教師節在9月28號。其他的國家也有教師節，但是慶祝的日期不同。 In India, Teachers’ Day is on September 5th. This year, India's president gave awards to 75 teachers. These teachers worked hard for their students. They did amazing things! 印度的教師節在9月5號。今年印度總統頒獎給75位老師，讚賞他們的努力。 One teacher made an online drama. It helps kids learn. They have fun watching it at home! 其中一位老師在線上演戲，幫助小朋友學習，讓他們在家也看得開心。 Another teacher loves his job. He comes to school every day. He hasn’t missed a day of school… for eleven years! 有一位老師很愛他的工作，他每天都到學校，11年都沒有缺席。 One teacher loves his school so much, he cleans it every day! He cleans the toilets too! He even uses his own money to help the school! 另外一位老師也非常愛護他的學校。他每天打掃學校以及廁所，還捐錢幫助學校。 The 75 teachers in India help their students in many ways. Maybe your teacher does too. What can you give your teacher an award for? Vocabulary 老師們辛苦了! 1. award 獎項 I can’t believe it! 真不敢相信! They gave me an award! 他們給了我一個獎 ! Congratulations! What is the award for? 恭喜你，是什麼獎呢? 2. job 工作 For being a wonderful teacher! 因為我是很棒的老師。 Oh wow. But you don’t even like your job! 哇，可是你甚至不喜歡你的工作。 3. every day 每天 I’m beginning to like it now. 我現在開始喜歡了。 It’s a good job, you know. 這是個好工作。 Sure, you get to help children every day. 當然了，每天都可以幫助小朋友。 4. learn 學習 And I’m learning something new every day. 我每天也在學習新東西。 Like how to have fun when working. 比如說怎麼在工作時玩樂。 Let’s learn something new every day! 一起來讀單字。 award獎項 job工作 every day每天 learn學習 Quiz 1. When is Teachers’ Day in Taiwan? a. September 28th b. September 5th c. Every day 2. Who gave teachers in India their awards this year? a. The President b. The Prime Minister c. The kids 3. How many teachers in India were given awards this year? a. 28 b. 5 c. 75 Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. c

Can you teach birds where to fly? One man in Europe does that. But why does he do that? 你能教鳥類往哪裡飛嗎? 歐洲有個人就這麼做，為什麼呢? Mr. Fritz worries about one kind of bird. There are not many of them. They live in Europe in the spring and summer. But the winter is cold there. So the birds fly to warm countries in the fall. Fritz先生很擔心一種數量不多的鳥類。這種鳥在春天跟夏天住在歐洲，秋天會飛往溫暖的國家避冬。 But Europe is getting hotter. The birds stay one month longer. Then they fly to warm countries. They fly over tall mountains. 但歐洲現在越來越熱。那些鳥會多待一個月才會越過高山，飛往溫暖的國家。 But winter is coming. There’s snow on the mountains. The birds can’t find much food in the snow. 但冬天就快到了。高山上都是雪，牠們沒辦法找到足夠的食物。 The birds need to fly to warm countries. But they need to eat too! So Mr. Fritz teaches them where to fly. How does he do that? He flies a very small plane. The birds fly after him. But why do they do that? 牠們需要到溫暖的國家，但也需要食物! 所以Fritz先生開著一台小飛機，讓這些鳥跟著他。 Well, these birds know Mr. Fritz. They think he’s their dad! The new way is long. But it doesn’t go over mountains. The birds can find food! 這些鳥把Fritz先生當作鳥爸爸。雖然新的飛行路線很長，但不需要飛過高山。牠們就可以找到食物了! Mr. Fritz flies to teach birds where to fly! Good job! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary Fritz先生當鳥爸爸，帶領稀有鳥類飛越不同的路線。 1. winter 冬天 Winter is the best season for traveling! 冬天是旅行最好的季節。 That’s true if you’re going to warm countries. 真的，假如你是去溫暖國家的話。 Like Thailand. 比如說泰國。 2. snow 雪 Why? I like to see snow up on the mountains. 為什麼? 我喜歡在山上賞雪。 It’s fun to dress in warm clothes in cold weather. 在冷天氣穿厚衣服很好玩。 3. Europe 歐洲 So you’re thinking about Europe? 所以你在考慮歐洲? Maybe. I’ve always wanted to see Iceland. 也許吧，我一直想去看看冰島。 4. cold 寒冷的 Iceland is too cold! 冰島太冷了! It would be a good place to be in summertime. 它夏天時會是個好地方。 Do you like winter? Let’s read the words. winter冬天 snow雪 Europe歐洲 cold寒冷的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What does Mr. Fritz teach the birds? a. How to fly b. Where to fly c. When to fly 2. Which is true about Mr. Fritz? a. He doesn’t like birds. b. He lives in the U.S.A. c. He flies a small plane. 3. What is true about the new way? a. It is long. b. It goes over mountains. c. It has no food for birds to find. Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. a

Hi everyone. Do you know what an octopus is? It's an animal. It has a big head and eight long arms. It lives in the ocean. Scientists say octopuses are smart. 你知道章魚嗎? 這是一種住在海裡的動物，科學家說牠們很聰明。 A scientist wanted to study other animals. She went to the ocean near California. But she got a big surprise. There were thousands of octopuses there. It was the biggest octopus group in the world! Many were keeping their eggs safe. 有一位科學家在加州附近的海域，發現世界最大群的章魚! 這些章魚正在保護牠們的卵。 Another scientist saw the octopuses later. He had a question. Why were so many octopuses there? Scientists studied the octopuses. They studied the eggs. They studied the water. They found the answer! 科學家疑惑那裡為什麼有那麼多章魚? 他們研究章魚、章魚卵和海水，他們找到了答案! Hot springs are there! They're small openings in the earth. Warm water comes out. So… are the octopuses looking for food? Are they relaxing? Nope! They're using the warm water to help their eggs! 那裡有溫泉從海底冒出來，章魚利用這些溫泉的水幫助牠們孵化卵。 Oceans are cold … *brrrrr*! Octopus eggs take five to ten years to open in cold water. But they take about two years to open in warm water! Wow! That's fast! 章魚卵在寒冷的海水中需要五到十年才會孵化。但是在溫暖的海水裡，只需要兩年! These octopuses use hot springs for their eggs. See? Octopuses are very smart! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 聰明的章魚，懂得利用海底溫泉來孵蛋。 1. octopus 章魚 Who will win the next World Cup? 下次世界盃足球賽誰會贏? I have no idea. 這我不知道。 You can ask an octopus. 你可以問問章魚。 They usually have the right answer. 牠們通常有正確答案。 2. surprise 驚奇 An octopus is for eating, not for answering questions. 章魚是拿來吃的，不會回答問題。 You're right. But they are full of surprises. 你說的對，但是牠們會讓人很驚訝。 3. arm 手臂 They can use tools, you know. 牠們會用工具呢。 I know they can use their arms to open a jar. 我知道牠們會用觸手打開罐子。 4. use 使用 They also use coconut shells as their home. 牠們還會用椰子殼當作自己家。 I prefer cooking them with soy sauce. 我比較喜歡用醬油來煮章魚。 你喜歡吃章魚嗎? octopus章魚 surprise驚奇 arm手臂 use使用 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What did the first scientist see in the ocean? a. Big animals b. A big octopus group c. Big octopus eggs 2. What are the octopuses doing at the hot springs? a. Looking for food b. Relaxing in hot water c. Helping their eggs 3. What takes about two years to open? a. Openings in the earth b. Octopuses at hot springs c. Octopus eggs in warm water Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. c

Taichung Man Gets Lots of Money Back  Where are my keys? Did I lose them again?* *Do you lose things? Sometimes people lose important things. That feels bad! 你有弄丟過東西嗎？有時候人們搞丟重要的東西。那種感覺很糟糕！ How does it feel when you find the thing you lost? Ask Mr. Li. He was on a scooter. Mr. Li was bringing money to someone in Taichung. But when he got there, the money was gone! (SFX: Mr. Li: “Oh no! My money!”) It was somewhere on the road! 那麼…當你找回遺失的東西的時候，感覺怎麼樣？問李先生就知道了。李先生帶著錢去台中，但他發現錢掉在路上。 How much money did Mr. Li lose? He lost 180,000 NT$! That’s a lot of money! 李先生損失了多少錢呢？ 答案是18萬台幣！ Mr. Li looked for the money. But he could not find it. So he went to the police. He said he lost a bag of money. Then the police said something amazing! 李先生找不到錢，只好去報警，但是警察說的話讓他大吃一驚！ Two people found the bag! And they did not keep the money! They gave it to the police! The police made sure the money was Mr. Li’s. Then they gave it back to him. *(SFX: Mr. Li: “Thank you! Thank you!”) *Mr. Li said “thank you” to the two people and the police. 有兩個人發現了這一袋錢，不但沒有自己留著，還交給了警方。李先生向他們兩個人以及警察道謝。 He felt thankful to get it back! Mr. Li was lucky! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 搞丟了18萬，最後卻失而復得，這不是太高興了? again 再一次。 Oh no, I lost my money again! 糟糕，我又搞丟錢了! Didn’t you say it won’t happen again? 你不是說不會再這樣? how much 多少。 I know. But I keep losing more. 我知道，但是我繼續搞丟。 How much did you lose this time? 你這次損失了多少? Five hundred, I think.我想是五百塊。 lose 遺失。 That’s not a lot. 不算多。 Maybe not for you, but it’s a lot for me. 對你也許不多，對我很多。 But how did you lose it? 但是你怎麼丟的? What happened? 出了什麼事? look for 尋找。 I don’t know. But now I must look for it. 我也不知道，但是現在我得去找了。 Make sure you check every pocket. 你要確定每個口袋都看看。 今天你學到哪些單字? again再一次 how much多少 lose遺失 look for尋找 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz Where did Mr. Li lose the money? A: At the park B: On the road C: At the police station 2. How much money did Mr. Li lose? A: 180,000 NT B: 18,000 NT C: 800,000 NT 3. How did Mr. Li feel when he got the money back? A: Angry B: Scared C: Thankful Answers B A C

Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Has 5 Gold Medals Dan is a powerlifter. Powerlifting is a sport. Powerlifters lift very heavy weights. In competitions, the lifter of the heaviest weight wins. 舉重是一項運動，比賽中能夠舉起最重的就是贏家。 Dan is a very good powerlifter. He wins competitions all over the world. This summer, Dan won a gold medal in France. But becoming a powerlifter was not easy for him. Dan has Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome 是唐氏症。Dan是一個厲害的舉重選手，贏得很多場比賽。但這對他來說很不容易，因為Dan有唐氏症。 Because of Down Syndrome, Dan can't hear in one ear. And because of Down Syndrome, when Dan was very young, he had a heart problem. He even had heart surgery … two times! 因為唐氏症的關係，Dan有一邊的耳朵聽不見，他小時候還有心臟問題。 For a short time, Dan did not walk well. He used a wheelchair. But then he started to lift weights. He wanted to be healthy and strong. 有一段時間，Dan需要坐輪椅。但是他希望能夠變得健康強壯，所以開始練習舉重。 Dan lifted weights every day. He worked very hard. He became healthy and very strong! The weights were heavier and heavier: seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred kilograms and more! Dan was a powerlifter! Then he tried a powerlifting competition. Dan每天努力練習，舉重的功力一直增加，他也嘗試參加比賽。 Now, Dan is one of the best powerlifters in the world! He has 5 gold medals. Maybe he can win more! Good luck, Dan! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 有先天性疾病的Dan,在舉重這項運動表現卓越。 1. lift 舉起 Hey, have you been lifting weights? 嘿，你都在練舉重嗎? You've got a six-pack! 你有六塊肌耶! Really? I'm so happy to hear that! 真的嗎，太高興了! It's hard work. 很辛苦呢。 2. because 因為。 So you go to the gym every day? 所以你每天上健身房? Yeah, but not because I want a six-pack.對，不過不是為了要六塊肌。 My doctor told me to work out. 我的醫生叫我做運動。 3. heart 心臟。 He says I have heart problems and need to get stronger. 他說我有心臟問題，需要變強壯一點。 What kind of heart problems? 哪一種心臟問題? 4. surgery 手術。 The kind that might need surgery. 可能需要動手術的那種。 Gee, that's tough. 這可麻煩了。 Do you do weightlifting? lift舉起 because因為 heart心臟 surgery手術 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is powerlifting? a. A wheelchair b. A weight c. A sport 2. How many gold medals does Dan have? a. 1 b. 5 c. 8 3. Why can't Dan hear in one ear? a. He has Down Syndrome. b. The weights are heavy. c. He is a powerlifter. Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In Australia, there's a race. It's very tough. 澳洲有一場艱難的比賽。 The drivers drive 3,000 kilometers. They cross a hot desert. Not all cars can do it. Only the toughest cars try. 賽車手要開3000公里跨越炎熱的沙漠，只有最堅固的汽車才有辦法。 A Taiwanese team is racing this year. They're National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology students! 台灣有一支團隊會參加今年的比賽。他們是國立高雄科技大學的學生。 These students want to help change the world. They built a special car. It's called Apollo IX. ("nine") 這些學生想要改變世界。他們打造一台特別的車子，叫做阿波羅九號。 It's an electric car. That's nothing special, right? Most cars run on gas, but some cars run on electricity. Well, this car has solar panels. It runs on sunlight! 這是一台電動車，並不特別，對不對? 但它可是一台用太陽能發動的車子。 Apollo IX's hood and roof have solar panels. In sunny weather, they take in sunlight. The solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. The electricity fills the car's battery. 這台車的車頂跟前面的引擎蓋有太陽能板。晴天的時候，它可以吸收陽光轉化成電力。 The race is a big test for Apollo IX. It can go 518 kilometers with a full battery. But it needs sunlight. 這個比賽是阿波羅九號的大挑戰。它充飽電可以跑518公里，但是它需要陽光。 The car needs to go 3,000 kilometers! In bad weather, can Apollo IX win the race? 如果天氣不好，阿波羅九號能贏得比賽嗎? These students are doing important work. Cars that run on sunlight can change the world. Let's hope they win! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣學生製造的賽車，是否經得起澳洲沙漠的考驗? 1. desert 沙漠 Why would anyone want to drive a car across the desert? 為什麼有人會想開車橫越沙漠? Why not? 為什麼不呢? Didn't you want to challenge yourself when you were younger? 難道你年少時沒想過挑戰自己? 2. sunlight 陽光 I did try to stay in bed for 24 hours.我有嘗試躺在床上24小時。 Away from the sunlight.並且遠離陽光。 Wow. That's…uh, that's really something. 那真不簡單。 3. change 改變 It didn't change the world, I know.我知道那沒有改變世界。 But it helped me win a race. 不過有幫我贏得比賽。 4. race 比賽 The race of who can sleep longer? 看誰睡得比較久的比賽? Yes! How did you know? 對啊，你怎麼知道的? Let's read today's vocabulary. desert沙漠 sunlight陽光 change改變 race比賽 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How many kilometers in this race? a. 9 b. 518 c. 3,000 2. What did the students name their car? a. Sunny IX b. Solar IX c. Apollo IX 3. What does the car run on? a. Gas b. Sunlight c. Australia Answers: 1. c 2. c d. b

It’s fun to go to a lake. You can swim or ride in a boat. Some people use kayaks. A kayak is a very small boat. Only one person can use it. 去湖邊玩可以游泳、坐船。有一些人會划獨木舟，kayak這種獨木舟，只能容納一個人。 Do kayaks go far? No, they usually don’t. Most people use them for a few hours. 獨木舟可以划得很遠嗎？ 不會，大多數人只會划幾個小時。 But one young man likes to go to new places. Zane and his kayak went very, very, VERY far. He used his kayak for many, many, MANY hours. What?!? Zane had a big idea. He wanted to ride his kayak around a lake. He went to one of the biggest lakes in the world, Lake Superior! Zane有個很棒的想法，他想要划著獨木舟繞湖一圈，他去了蘇必略湖，是世界最大湖之一。 Zane used a paddle to move the kayak. It was hard work. His kayak moved slowly around the lake. 他用槳來划獨木舟，慢慢地繞湖一圈。 He saw many beautiful things. He saw islands, trees, and many birds and fish. 一路上他看到很多漂亮的風景，島嶼、樹木、還有許多鳥跟魚。 Zane came back two months later. How far did his kayak go? It went 1,900 kilometers! How many hours did he use his kayak? Hmmm … 63 days is… about 1,500 hours! Zane兩個月後回來了，Zane坐獨木舟划了多遠呢? 一共划了一千九百公里!一千五百個小時! Zane was happy. He went a long way in a little kayak! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary Zane喜歡划船，他花了兩個月的時間划獨木舟。 1.month 月。 What’s our plan for tomorrow? 我們明天的計劃是什麼? For your first free day in one month? 你一個月來的第一天自由日嗎? 2.kayak 獨木舟。 Let’s go kayaking on Sun Moon Lake. 我們去日月潭划獨木舟吧。What a wonderful idea! 真棒的主意! That lake is beautiful! 那個湖很美呢! 3.hour 小時。 So we’ll kayak for about 3 hours in the morning, and then….所以我們上午划獨木舟三個鐘頭，然後…. Wait, 3 HOURS? 等一下，三個鐘頭嗎? 4.long 長的。 Why? Is that too long for you? 為什麼? 太長了嗎? Yeah, I was thinking half an hour. 對啊，我想的是半個鐘頭。You can’t go anywhere in half an hour. 半個鐘頭你哪裡都去不了。 我們一起讀今天的單字。month月 kayak獨木舟 hour小時 long長的 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What is a kayak? A: A boat B: A car C: A lake 2. How far did Zane’s kayak go? A: 1,000 kilometers B: 1,500 kilometers C: 1,900 kilometers 3. How many days did Zane use his kayak? A: 16 days B: 63 days C: 630 days Answers A C B

A Robot Sweats to Help People Oh, it’s hot! Hot weather makes us sweat. Sweat comes out on our faces, under our arms, and on our backs. Sweat helps us to cool down. But in very hot weather, we need more help to cool down. 天氣熱的時候，我們會流汗來讓身體降溫。 But many people don’t have air conditioners. Many don’t have electric fans. They can’t cool down. When they’re too hot, they can get very sick. 可是很多人沒有冷氣，也沒有電風扇。他們的身體無法降溫，就會容易生病。 How do people feel heat in very hot weather? Scientists are studying this. But it’s dangerous for people to be too hot. So the scientists made a robot. It breathes! It sweats! 人們天氣熱的時候會感到多熱呢? 科學家也在做研究，他們做了一個機器人，它會呼吸，還會流汗。 When the weather is hot and dry, hot and wet, or hot and windy, how does the robot feel heat? The scientists can change the robot’s settings. Young, older, sick, or healthy - how does it feel heat? 這個機器人還可以切換不同設定，來感受天氣多熱，是不是很乾燥、有沒有風。 What can we learn from this robot's sweat? We can learn what to do in very hot weather. We can make clothes that keep us cooler.* *Our cities can learn how to keep people safe. 這個機器人能讓我們知道天氣很熱的時候應該要怎麼做。 One sweaty robot can help us live safely in a hotter world! Cool! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 能夠感覺到天氣變化的機器人，可以教我們怎麼克服炎熱。 1. sweat 流汗 Wow, you’re sweating all over! 哇，你滿身大汗! I am. I walk too fast. 確實，我走太快了。 It’s so hot out there! 外面好熱! 2. heat 熱度 Let me turn on the fan for you. 我來替你開電扇。 Thank you! Exactly what I need. 謝謝，正是我需要的。 This heat is killing me! 這種熱氣真要命! 3. change 改變 It’s about to change. 天氣就要變了。 Change? A typhoon is coming? 變了? 有颱風要來嗎? Yeah, the CWB says it will hit Taiwan soon.對，氣象局說很快就會侵襲台灣。 4. dangerous 危險的 But I’m traveling to Taipingshan tomorrow. 但是我明天要上太平山。 Driving on the mountain road will be dangerous. 在山路上開車會危險。 Can you remember these words? sweat流汗 heat熱氣 change改變 dangerous危險的 ************************************************************************************************ Quiz 1. What kind of weather makes us sweat? a. Cold weather. b. Hot weather. c. Wet weather. 2. What can help people cool down? a. Heat. b. Danger. c. An electric fan. 3. What can the robot do? a. Eat. b. Sweat. c. Sleep. Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b

Oh, hello, everyone! Do you like to sing? Do you sing in a group at school? That group is a choir. Taiwan has many great choirs! 你喜歡唱歌嗎？你知道台灣有很多很棒的合唱團嗎？ The Bao Lai Junior High School Choir is from Kaohsiung. The choir has many indigenous Bunun children. It has students from Jianshan and Laonong Elementary Schools and the Nibun Chorus. There are one hundred twenty students in the choir! 高雄的寶來國中合唱團有120個團員，有尼布恩合唱團的團員，還有建山國小跟荖濃國小的小朋友，他們很多都來自布農族。 This year, the singers sang one song again and again. They danced that one song again and again. They sang and danced on Saturdays and Sundays. They sang and danced on holidays and hot days. 週末和假日他們都沒有休息，一直練習。 They sang Pasibutbut. It's a very important Bunun song. It's beautiful. But it's not easy. It's a long song with eight parts. Why did the choir want this song? 布農族的八部合音很優美但不好唱。 They wanted the world to see a beautiful part of Taiwan! 他們想讓世界看到台灣美麗的一面。 The choir got on a plane. They went to the World Choir Games. Choirs from forty-six countries came. The Bao Lai Choir sang and danced Pasibutbut there. 他們坐上飛機參加世界合唱大會，準備表演八部合音。 The world saw Taiwan. And the choir won a gold medal! 他們獲得金牌! Great job, Bao Lai Choir! **************************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 寶來國中合唱團把悅耳的原住民歌聲，帶到世界各地。 1. again and again. 一遍又一遍 Why are you singing the song again and again? 為什麼你一再地唱那首歌? Oh, was I too loud? 歐，我太大聲嗎? 2. song 歌曲 No, I just wondered why you love the song so much. 不會，我只是想知道為什麼你那麼愛那首歌。 Because I'll be joining a singing contest on Sunday. 因為我星期日要參加歌唱比賽。 3. sing 唱歌 So you'll sing in front of people? 所以你在大家面前唱? Yes, a LOT of people! 對，很多人。 Wow, I can't do that. I'll be so nervous. 哇，我沒辦法，我會很緊張。 4. win 贏得 I believe you will win. 我相信你會贏。 You sing beautifully! 你唱得真美! Thank you! I hope so. 謝謝，我也希望。 我們來讀單字。 again再一次 song歌曲 sing唱歌 win贏得 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Where is the Bao Lai Junior High School Choir from? a. Keelung b. Taichung c. Kaohsiung 2. What did the choir do on Saturdays? a. saw Taiwan b. sang Pasibutbut c. went to the World Choir Games 3. How many countries' choirs were at the World Choir Games? a. 8 b. 46 c. 120 Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. b

Barbershops Stop Boredom with Books Barbers cut people's hair. They work in barbershops. Many people like barbershops. They talk with the barber. They see their friends. They relax and have fun. Oh, and they get a haircut! 很多人喜歡理髮店，可以跟師傅聊天，見見朋友，當然也是為了剪頭髮。 One day, a teacher went to his barbershop. One of his students came in. But his student didn't have fun. He had nothing to do. He was very bored. He wanted to go! 有一天，一位老師去剪頭髮。他的學生也在那裡。但是這個學生覺得很無聊，想要離開。 The teacher knew his student. He needed a good book to stop his boredom. Then the teacher had a great idea! 老師知道他的學生需要看書才不會無聊。他想到一個好點子! The teacher gave his barbershop many good kids' books. The books were free - and fun! He wanted kids to read at the barbershop. He wanted kids to like reading. And great news! His idea worked very well! 他捐了很多童書給理髮店，希望小朋友可以在理髮店看書，也從此喜歡看書。 Now he helps over two hundred barbershops! He gives them fun kids' books. The barbers talk with kids about reading too. They ask "Do you like to read?" and "How is that book?" Kids like reading and talking about books there! 這個老師捐書給兩百多家理髮店。理髮師也會問小朋友們喜不喜歡看書。 That's thousands of kids' reading books, getting a haircut, and having fun! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 到理髮店剪頭髮，順便看故事書，很棒的主意! 1. haircut 剪頭髮 Hey, you got a new haircut! 嘿，你剪了新髮型! Looks great on you! 很好看呢! Really? I did it yesterday. 真的喔? 我昨天剪的。 I'm still not sure if I like it. 我還不確定喜不喜歡。 2. bored 厭煩 So you were just bored with your old look? 所以你就是厭煩了老樣子? Yeah, I got all sweaty with my long hair. 對啊，長頭髮讓我流好多汗。 3. free 免費的 But the best thing is my haircut was free! 最棒的是，我剪頭髮是免費的。 How is that possible? 怎麼可能? A free haircut in Taipei? 在台北免費剪頭髮? 4. great 很棒的 It's true! 真的啊。Isn't it great? 不是很棒嗎? I won a gift voucher in a lucky draw.我在幸運抽獎時抽中了禮券。 還記得今天學到哪些單字嗎? haircut剪頭髮 bored厭煩 free免費的 great很棒的 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who works in a barbershop? a. Teachers b. Students c. Barbers 2. What did the student need to stop his boredom? a. Nothing b. A haircut c. A good book 3. How many barbershops is the teacher helping? a. Under 200 b. Around 200 c. Over 200 Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. c

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ In the UK, there's an elephant called Anne. She worked in a circus. She did circus tricks there. 英國有一頭大象叫做Anne，牠之前在馬戲團表演特技。 The tricks are not good for elephants. They make the elephants' bodies hurt. 但是這種表演會傷害大象的身體。 Now Anne lives in a safari park. People drive their cars in safari parks. They look at the animals there. Anne doesn't do circus tricks in this park. Her knees and hips hurt from the circus. Anne現在住在野生動物園裡面，不用再表演特技了。牠的膝蓋跟臀部都會痛。 A doctor wants Anne to feel better. So every month, he comes to see her. He gives Anne a massage! 有個醫生希望Anne可以好起來，所以他每個月來動物園幫牠按摩。 This doctor is very good at massages. But elephants are very big and strong! Massaging an elephant is hard work! 這個醫生很會按摩，但大象又大又強壯，幫大象按摩很不容易。 The massages help Anne. But many other elephants need massages. So now the doctor is a teacher too. He teaches massage - elephant massage! He goes all over the world to teach. 按摩讓Anne好起來，但是還有很多大象也需要幫助。所以這名醫生到世界各地教大家怎麼幫大象按摩。 His students massage their elephants. After one week, the elephants stand taller. They walk better! The massages help the elephants move! 他的學生也幫他們的大象按摩。按摩讓大象站得更直，也走得更穩! The doctor began helping one elephant. Now his massage helps elephants all over the world! What a smart and kind doctor! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 這位充滿愛心的醫生，替大象按摩好減輕牠們的痛苦。 1. hurt 痛 Gosh, my knees hurt so much! 老天爺，我的膝蓋痛死了! From all that running, right? 你跑了很久，對吧? I only ran 10 kilometers. 我只跑了十公里。 It shouldn't be that bad. 不該那麼糟糕的。 2. walk 走路 I guess it's because I also walked three hours.我猜是因為我也走了三個鐘頭。 Walking after running? 跑完之後再走? That's not smart.不聰明喲! 3. feel 感覺 I didn't feel tired at the time. 當時我不覺得累。 But now my knees are killing me! 但是現在我的膝蓋真要命! 4. better 比較好 Maybe you'd feel better lying down. 也許你躺下來會覺得好一點。 Maybe I'd feel better skipping school. 也許我翹課會比較好。 今天的單字你記住了嗎? hurt痛 walk走路 feel感覺 better比較好 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Anne live now? a. A circus b. A safari park c. All over the world 2. Where does Anne hurt? a. Her nose and ears b. Her knees and hips c. Her tail and feet 3. What is the doctor very good at? a. Massages b. Driving c. Tricks Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. a

Many turtles live in a pond. There’s a busy street next to the pond. Every summer, female turtles cross the street. 池塘裡住著很多烏龜，旁邊有一條繁忙的馬路。每年夏天，母龜都會穿越這條馬路。 There’s a shop across the street. Some turtles walk into the shop. What?! Why? 街道對面有一間店，這些烏龜會爬進店裡。 They want to go to a wet, grassy marsh. It's great for turtle nests. It's behind the shop. 因為那間店的後方有一片沼澤，適合烏龜棲息。 The shop workers are kind. They open the front door and back door all day. The shop turns into a turtle tunnel! The turtles in the shop can walk to the marsh. 店員會把前後門打開，讓這些烏龜能夠直接走到沼澤。 Every fall, baby turtles come from the marsh. Some walk into the shop. They're the size of NT$10 coins. The workers walk very carefully! They pick up the turtles. 每年秋天，烏龜寶寶會從沼澤裡爬出來。牠們只有十元硬幣大，店員都會注意不要踩到。 The turtles want to go to the pond. But the busy street is bad for baby turtles. Drivers cannot see them. So the workers take them across the street. They put the baby turtles down by the pond. 烏龜寶寶想要穿越馬路，但是這非常危險，所以店員會直接送牠們到池塘旁邊。 Pond to marsh, marsh to pond: that's what the turtles want. The kind workers help the turtles safely go where they want. Great job, workers! Go, turtles! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 烏龜過馬路，人類來幫忙。 1. pond 池塘 Isn’t this a perfect spot for a summer picnic? 這可不是夏日野餐的完美地點? The pond, the grass, and it’s all so quiet. 有池塘，草地，而且這麼安靜。 2. carefully 小心的 Yeah, but what about mosquitoes and the heat? 是沒錯，但是蚊子跟熱氣呢? It couldn’t be that bad. 不會那麼糟的。 I’ll plan carefully. 我會有縝密計畫。 3. next to 在旁邊 We can come here in the late afternoon. 我們可以下午晚一點來。 I’ll bring bug spray. 我會帶防蚊噴液。 And we can sit next to this big tree.我們可以坐在這棵大樹旁邊。 4. want 想要 Yeah. 對啊! Oh, I’m so excited! 我好興奮。 I want to invite everyone in my family to the picnic! 我要邀請所有家人來野餐! 這些單字很好用，你記住了嗎? pond池塘 carefully小心的 next to在旁邊 want想要 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Where do the female turtles want to go? a. the pond b. the shop c. the marsh 2. Where do the baby turtles want to go? a. the pond b. the shop c. the marsh 3. Why is the street bad for baby turtles? a. Drivers pick them up. b. Drivers cannot see them. c. Drivers can see them. Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. b

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Scientists say climate change is making this year hot. This July was the planet's hottest month in 120,000 years! 科學家說氣候改變讓今年變得很熱，今年七月是地球12萬年來最熱的月份! Cactuses like hot weather. They don't need much water. They live in deserts. Deserts are hot and dry. 仙人掌喜歡熱的天氣，也不需要很多水分，它們長在沙漠裡。 Phoenix is a city in a desert. This July, Phoenix was the hottest city in the USA. Phoenix was very hot in August and it's hot now in September too. 今年七月鳳凰城是美國最熱的城市，八月和九月的天氣也非常炎熱。 Phoenix has many saguaro cactuses. Some are 12 meters tall! They have branches called arms. These cactuses can live for 200 years! 鳳凰城有很多巨人柱，這種仙人掌可以長到12公尺高，它們還可以活兩百年! But in Phoenix, saguaro cactuses are getting sick! They're turning yellow. Their arms are falling off! Some cactuses are falling down! 但是鳳凰城的巨人柱生病了! 它們開始變黃，也開始倒塌。 People worry about their sick saguaro cactuses. What do these cactuses need? They need water! The cactuses can't stand the heat! 連仙人掌都熱得受不了! 它們需要水! Heavy rain comes to Phoenix every year. People hope the rain can save the cactuses. But can it? 鳳凰城每一年都會下大雨，人們希望這些雨可以拯救仙人掌。 It's too hot for cactuses! Now we need to do more than hope. We need to fight climate change together. We need to save the planet! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 天氣太熱，連沙漠植物仙人掌都快活不下去了。 1. fall 掉落 I'm going to try riding a unicycle tomorrow. 我明天要試著騎獨輪車。 What? You'll fall off and hurt yourself.什麼啊，你會掉下來受傷。 2. arm 手臂 No, I won't. I'm good at riding a bike. 才不會，我很會騎腳踏車的。 A unicycle is different. 獨輪車不一樣。 You need to stretch out your arms. 你的手臂要伸出去。 3. hottest 最熱的 Wouldn't that be fun? 那不是很好玩? You just like to do crazy things. 你就是喜歡瘋狂的事。Remember when you ate chili in the hottest weather? 你記得你在天氣最熱的時候吃辣椒吧? 4. water 水 Yeah, my tongue felt like it was burning! 記得，我的舌頭好像燒起來了。 I had to drink tons of water. 不得不喝大量的水。 我們來讀今天的單字。 fall掉落 arm手臂 hottest最熱的 water水 ________________________________________ Quiz When was the planet's hottest month in 120,000 years? a. This July b. This August c. This September What is Phoenix? a. A kind of cactus b. A city in a desert c. Heavy rain What do the sick cactuses need? a. Arms b. Water c. Climate change Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. b

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Bird Spikes Help Birds Make More Birds Birds are beautiful in the sky! They have beautiful colors! They make beautiful songs! 天上的鳥很漂亮! 牠們的叫聲也很優美! Many birds live in cities. And every year, they make a nest. But some people don't like birds. Why? 很多鳥類都會在城市築巢，但有一些人不喜歡牠們。為甚麼呢? Well, birds are loud in the morning and at night. And they make places dirty. People keep birds away with bird spikes. A spike is long and thin. The spike end is sharp. OUCH! 人們用長而細的防鳥刺趕走鳥類，哎喔! 那些刺很尖銳。 People put bird spikes on top of walls and buildings. Birds can't sit on spikes. They can't make nests on them. 人們在牆壁和屋頂上放防鳥刺，鳥類就不會在上面築巢。 Crows and magpies are strong birds. Some of these birds take spikes! They like shiny things. Metal spikes are shiny. 烏鴉和喜鵲是強壯的鳥類。牠們有一些會叼走防鳥刺，牠們喜歡發亮的金屬。 But, that's not why they take them. Crows and magpies are smart. Scientists say the birds use the spikes. They put the sharp ends outside their nests. These bird spikes stop other birds and animals. 但是這不是烏鴉和喜鵲叼走的原因。牠們很聰明，會用防鳥刺築巢，阻止其他鳥類和動物靠近。 Taiwan has crows and magpies. They're strong and smart. Maybe you'll see a nest with spikes one day! **************************************************************************************************** Vocabulary 這些喜鵲自己不怕尖刺，有夠神奇! 1. in the morning 在早上 I really need a vacation! 我真的需要度假! I'd like to hear birds in the morning, and frogs at night. 我想要早上聽到鳥鳴，晚上聽到青蛙叫。 2. on top of 在上面。 Where can you find a place like that? 你哪裡可以找到那種地方? A homestay in Taitung, perhaps. 也許台東的一家民宿吧? I stayed one before. Next to the caf?, on top of the hill. 我以前住過一家。在小山丘上面，一家咖啡館旁邊。 3. smart 聰明的 You can just sit in a cafe here and listen to birds and frogs on your cell phone. 你可以就坐在這裡的咖啡館，聽手機上的鳥叫青蛙叫。 That's a smart idea, you know. 真是聰明主意呢。 今天的單字和片語都很好用喔。 In the morning在早上 on top of在上面。 smart聰明的 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. Why don't some people like birds? a. They're loud. b. They're strong. c. They're smart. 2. Why do some people use bird spikes? a. They're shiny. b. They keep birds away. c. They keep nests safe. 3. What birds use bird spikes? a. Ducks and magpies b. Crows and geese c. Crows and magpies Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you take a short nap. Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body control your blood sugar. 醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。 When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or cake. -Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right? Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions! 不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！ Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But, too much sugar can be bad for our blood. 我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。 Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes. "Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。 Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will help control their blood sugar. Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2 minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy. 醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！ I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish my lunch today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。 1. control 控制。 I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。 But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。 I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。 2. minute 分鐘。 Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。 Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。 3. blood 血液。 What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說? He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。 And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。 4. healthy 健康的。 Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。 I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain. 我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。 So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。 control控制 minute分鐘 blood血液 healthy健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a good idea after eating? A: Jumping on the bed B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake C: Talking a short walk 2. What does sugar do for our body? A: It gives us energy B: It makes us cry C: It makes us hungry. 3. How long do you need to walk after eating? A: Maybe just 2-minutes! B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours C: About 90 minutes Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 加倍享受不必忍受，夜間代謝大躍進！ 全能天后楊丞琳連續3年強力推薦！ 只要睡前2顆【Simply新普利超級夜酵素】， 輕鬆幫助入睡、躺平照樣高代謝， 全台康是美販口碑熱銷中！ 線上買： https://bit.ly/47Xz8rD

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you take a short nap. Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body control your blood sugar. 醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。 When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or cake. -Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right? Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions! 不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！ Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But, too much sugar can be bad for our blood. 我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。 Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes. "Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。 Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will help control their blood sugar. Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2 minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy. 醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！ I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish my lunch today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。 1. control 控制。 I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。 But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。 I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。 2. minute 分鐘。 Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。 Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。 3. blood 血液。 What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說? He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。 And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。 4. healthy 健康的。 Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。 I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain. 我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。 So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。 control控制 minute分鐘 blood血液 healthy健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a good idea after eating? A: Jumping on the bed B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake C: Talking a short walk 2. What does sugar do for our body? A: It gives us energy B: It makes us cry C: It makes us hungry. 3. How long do you need to walk after eating? A: Maybe just 2-minutes! B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours C: About 90 minutes Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 加倍享受不必忍受，夜間代謝大躍進！ 全能天后楊丞琳連續3年強力推薦！ 只要睡前2顆【Simply新普利超級夜酵素】， 輕鬆幫助入睡、躺平照樣高代謝， 全台康是美販口碑熱銷中！ 線上買： https://bit.ly/47Xz8rD

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Summers in Taiwan can be very hot! When the sun comes out, everyone feels warm. And sometimes, it's too dry. Isn't there any way to make it rain?! 台灣的夏天很熱，有時候也很乾！有沒有甚麼方法可以讓天空下雨呢？ In the past, we could not change the weather. But scientists have had an idea. They have found a way to make it rain, using electricity. 現在，科學家發現一種用電讓天空下雨的方法。 We know where rain comes from. It falls from clouds in the sky. 我們知道雨水是從天上的雲落下來。 Clouds are made of water. When the water gets too heavy, the clouds start to rain. 雲是水構成的，當這些水太重，就會開始下雨。 Sometimes there is not enough rain. That is not good. When the rain is too little, people have no water to drink, and plants become too dry. So how can we make it rain more? 如果雨水太少，我們就會沒有水喝，植物也會乾枯。 Recently, scientists did a test. They used a little robot to zap a cloud with electricity. (SFX: electric zap) The electricity made the drops of water stick together. 科學家做了一個實驗，他們電擊一朵雲，讓雲層中的水滴黏在一起。 When the drops of water come together, they get heavier. Then they fall to earth. So when the cloud is zapped with electricity, it turns into rain. 水結成大水滴之後會變得更重，然後變成雨，落到地面。 What a useful idea. Scientists think it can help people. When the weather is too hot or dry, people can use this technology to make rain. (SFX: heavy rain) All it takes is a cloud and a little electricity. _________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 給雲層通上電，就有可能製造出雨水。 1. cloud 雲。 How's the weather? 天氣怎麼樣? A gray sky with lots of thick clouds. 灰色天空，有很多厚厚的雲。 Uh oh, that doesn't sound good. 糟糕，聽起來很不好。 No. I think it's going to rain very soon. 是不好，我想很快就會下雨。 2. rain 下雨。 It rained all day yesterday. 昨天就下了一整天的雨。 But it's better than a hot and dry day. 但是總比又熱又乾好。 I prefer a dry day. 我比較喜歡乾燥的天氣。 3. electricity 電力。 What's happening? 怎麼回事? The light won't come on. 電燈不亮。 Because there's no electricity. 因為停電了。 4. in the past 從前。 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦? In the past we would light candles. 以前我們會點蠟燭。 No, I don't want to stay here. 不了，我不要待在這裡。 一起來讀讀單字吧。 cloud雲 rain下雨 electricity電力 in the past從前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does rain come from? A: The sun B: The moon C: The clouds 2. How can we make clouds rain? A: Burn them with fire B: Tell them "more rain please" C: Zap them with electricity 3. When do clouds become rain? A: When they get too heavy B: When they get too light C: When they get too sad Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Sports Make You Tough Hi, students! Do you play sports like basketball? ….Or maybe you like to play baseball***, ***tennis, or bowling. 你喜歡打籃球、棒球、網球，或保齡球嗎？ If you do like to play sports, I have good news for you! Playing sports makes people tougher. It also makes them try harder. And it makes them braver. 運動可以讓人更堅強、更勇敢！ How do I know that? Well, some scientists at an American university told us. First, they asked people about themselves. They asked them some questions to see if they are hard workers. They also asked them if they are brave and if they easily give up. 美國科學家問了一些人覺得自己有多用功、有多勇敢、多不容易放棄。 Then, the scientists looked at the answers to see which people were tough. After that, they asked them if they play sports. They found that people who play sports are tougher than those who don’t play sports. 他們發現有在運動的人比沒有運動的人還更堅強。 Some people think sports aren’t important. But, now you know they are! Sure, sports help you to be healthy. But they also help you to be tougher and braver. And they make you more hard-working. If you play sports, you won’t give up easily. All of that is important in life. 運動不只讓你更健康，也讓你更勇敢、認真，這些在生活中都很重要。 So, I think sports could help you be more successful in life, too! ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 運動，特別是比賽型的運動，好處多多! 1. work hard 努力工作。 It’s late.很晚了。 I know, but I have to get this done. 我知道，但是我一定要把這個做完。 You work too hard. 你太用力工作了。 2. give up 放棄。 No, I just don’t want to give up. 不是，我只是不想放棄。 But you’ve got to know when to stop. 但是你得知道什麼時候要叫停 3. Brave 勇敢的，braver 更勇敢。 Playing basketball makes me braver.打籃球讓我更勇敢。 How so? 為什麼呢? I can push and shove other people. 我可以推擠別人。 That’s not being brave! 那不是勇敢。 4. ask 詢問。 Where are we now? 我們現在在哪裡? I have no idea.我不知道。 Let’s ask that woman.我們來問問那位女士。 So what kind of sports do you like? 來讀讀單字。Brave勇敢的 braver更勇敢 work hard努力工作 give up放棄 ask詢問 Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: The hardest sport to play B: How sports make people tough C: Why people like to play sports 2. Where did the scientists work? A: A German restaurant B: An American university C: A Nigerian café 3. What does give up mean? A: To quit B: To be generous C: To work harder Answers  1. B 2. B 3. A

Leather from Mushrooms Mushrooms are part of a group of amazing living things that are not really an animal and not really a plant. 香菇不是動物也不是植物，它們是菇類！ You can eat some mushrooms, and they’re super yummy. But you can also make leather from them. 它們不只很好吃，還可以做成皮革！ We use leather for many things. I have a leather belt and leather shoes. 皮革可以做成很多東西，像是我自己有皮帶或跟皮鞋。 But some people say we should try to stop making things with leather. 有人說我們不應該再用皮革做東西。 Why? Well, two big reasons … One, to make leather you need a lot of chemicals. Those chemicals can be bad for people, and they are bad for the earth – they cause pollution. 第一個原因是，做皮革要用很多化學藥劑，對人跟地球都不好。 And number two: Leather comes from animals - mostly cows. Many people think we need to stop eating so much meat and stop using things made from animals. 第二個原因是，很多皮革都是用牛做的。有人覺得我們不要再吃這麼多肉，也不要再用動物做東西！ That’s why scientists are making leather from mushrooms! It looks almost exactly like leather from animals, and it’s strong too. 所以科學家要用菇類做皮革！它很像用動物做的皮革，也是很堅固！ Many companies are interested in this new mushroom leather. Using mushroom leather means we can say goodbye to bad chemicals, and it means we don’t need to use animals. 這樣子我們可以遠離化學藥劑，也不用動物做東西。 _______________________________ Vocabulary 生活中有哪些東西是皮革做的，你可知道? 1. leather 皮革。 I don’t wear leather shoes any more.我不再穿皮鞋了。 Why not? 為什麼不呢? Because I’m wearing cotton shoes now. 因為我現在都穿棉布鞋。 They are light and comfortable. 它們很輕，又很舒服。 2. strong 堅固耐用。 But they are not as strong as leather. 但是它們沒有皮革堅固。 That’s true. So I don’t wear them on rainy days. 這是真的，所以我雨天不穿。 3. use 使用。 You use cotton for your bags too? 你也用棉布做包包嗎? Yeah, look at my book bag. 對啊，你看我的書包。 Very cute! 很可愛呢! Yeah, I use cotton for many things. 我用棉布做很多東西。 4. company 公司。 A lot of companies are making these products. 很多公司也在做這些產品 I know. But I prefer to do it myself. 我知道，不過我喜歡自己動手。 這些字簡單好用，來一起讀一遍。 leather皮革 strong堅固耐用 use使用 company公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does animal leather hurt the earth? A: Making it uses bad chemicals. B: Making it takes 100 years C: Making it means bigger typhoons 2. What are scientists using to make new leather? A: Mushrooms B: Fried rice C: Frogs 3. Where does leather come from? A: Mostly cows. B: Mostly clouds. C: Mostly clowns. Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Teaching Robots How to Laugh Hi students! Today I’m gonna start with a joke … are you ready? Why can’t elephants use computers? Because they are afraid of the mouse! Do you get it? 你懂嗎？ “Mouse” has two meanings. It can mean a small animal, but it also means a computer mouse! Mouse 有兩個意思，老鼠跟滑鼠！ If you are a human, you should be able to understand that joke. But for a robot, a joke like that is super hard to understand! 我們人類聽得懂笑話，但是機器人可能很難聽懂。 In the future, scientists say people will use robots for many things. Robots will even be our friends and help take care of us. So, scientists are teaching robots how to laugh – at the right things! 現在，科學家在教機器人怎麼笑，還有甚麼時候可以笑！ This isn't easy! But scientists say that one-day robots will be able to learn to laugh at the right time and that robots will be able to have fun, funny, and interesting conversations with people. 但是科學家說，有一天機器人會學會笑，也可以跟人類聊有趣、好玩的東西！ Ok, before we go: one last joke: What kind of witch likes to go to the beach? A SAND-wich!! Get it? Witches and sandwiches are completely different, but they both have the same sound at the end – so that’s why the joke is funny. A ‘sand’ witch! Do you think a robot could understand the Sand-wich joke? Hmmm…maybe not now…but one day they will! ________________________________ Vocabulary 能夠聽懂笑話並且還會講笑話，這樣的機器人可有趣了。 1. joke 笑話。 I want a robot that can tell jokes. 我想要個會講笑話的機器人。 Then I won’t feel bored all the time.這樣我就不會總是覺得無聊。 I can tell you jokes. 我可以講給你聽。 2. understand 了解。 I also want my robot to understand my jokes. 我也想要機器人聽懂我的笑話。 That would be hard.這就有點難了。 Even I don’t get your jokes sometimes. 連我有時候都聽不懂你的笑話 3. laugh 笑。 You don't have to. 你不用懂啊。 You just laugh.你只要笑就好了。 Yeah, maybe I’ll laugh at you. 好，也許我就嘲笑你。 4. take care of 照顧。 Could you take care of my dogs for one day? 你能幫我照顧狗狗一天嗎? Sure. 當然。 Do you like to tell jokes? joke笑話 understand了解 laugh笑 take care of照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are scientists teaching robots? A: How to laugh at the right things B: How to eat elephants C: How to do your homework 2. Why is it hard to understand jokes? A: Because words have many different meanings B: Because sandwiches are yummy C: Because the chicken crossed the road 3. What will robots be in the future? A: Our food B: Our friends and helpers C: They will be witches Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Bees Like to Play Hi, students! Have you ever heard of the phrase, "Busy as a bee?" If someone is "Busy as a Bee," it means he or she is really busy. 你們有聽過「跟蜜蜂一樣忙」這種講法嗎？意思是這個人非常忙。 Bees are busy insects. They go to many flowers and collect pollen. That's good for flowers. Bees also build hives. The hives are their homes. And, of course, bees make honey. That's good for us. 蜜蜂是很忙碌的昆蟲。他們要蒐集花粉，要蓋蜂窩，也就是他們的家。蜜蜂還會做蜂蜜！ Here's something you probably didn't know about bees. They like to play! Some people at a university in London proved that. They taught bees to roll small balls. How did the researchers teach the bees to roll little balls? They gave them food when they rolled the balls. 但你可能不知道，蜜蜂也喜歡玩耍！倫敦一所大學的研究人員教蜜蜂滾小球，只要蜜蜂滾動小球，就給牠們食物。 But the researchers found something else really interesting. They saw the bees playing with balls even when they didn't get food. 但是研究人員發現，就算沒有食物，蜜蜂還是會去玩球。 Researchers also found that younger bees played with the balls more than adult bees. Hey, that's just like humans. Kids like to play more than their parents, right? 他們還發現年輕的蜜蜂更愛玩球。跟人類很像，小孩也比大人愛玩！ One young bee played with a ball a 117 times. Wow - a 117 times! I guess that bee was having a ball. "Having a ball" means to have a good time. I hope you kids are having a ball, too, today! ________________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂不是應該整天辛勤工作嗎? 但是有機會時牠們也會玩。 1. hear 聽到。 I've never heard such a thing! 我從來沒有聽過這種事! What? 什麼事? Bees playing with balls? 蜜蜂會玩球嗎? Yeah, bees are insects. 對啊，蜜蜂是昆蟲。 They make honey. 牠們製造蜂蜜。 They don't play. 牠們不玩耍。 2. mean 意思。 You mean insects don't know how to have fun? 你的意思是昆蟲不懂怎麼玩? Right. They must think the ball is food. 對。牠們一定以為球是吃的東西。 3. food 食物。 No, their food is pollen.不對，牠們的食物是花粉。 Well, to a young bee, balls probably look like pollen. 對小蜜蜂來說，球可能看起來像花粉。 4. prove 證明。 You can't prove that. 你沒辦法證明。 You're right. I can't. 你說對了，我沒辦法。 I wish I were a bee. 我希望我是一隻蜜蜂。 來讀讀今天的單字。 hear聽到 mean意思 food食物 prove證明 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the bees play with? A: Flowers B: Balls C: People 2. What is true about young bees? A: They like to play more than adults. B: They don't like to play much. C: They like to play as much as adults do. 3. What does the phrase, "Having a ball," mean? A: Being busy B: Throwing a ball C: Having fun Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Yangmingshan Has Music! Yangmingshan National Park is in Taipei and New Taipei City. It's beautiful! It has many mountains. There are waterfalls and hot springs. 陽明山國家公園位於台北和新北市。這個公園很漂亮，有山、有瀑布，還有溫泉。 There are flowers in the spring and summer. There's a musical flower clock. It has many kinds of flowers! Trees are everywhere. In autumn, some have red and gold leaves. 春季和夏季，公園繁花盛開。到了秋天，有紅色跟金色的落葉。 There are many things to do. You can hike. You can see great views! You can smell sulfur's bad egg smell! 你可以在公園裡健行，欣賞風景，還會聞到硫磺的味道。 You can visit the USA! You-- What? Oh, yeah! There's an American village in Yangmingshan! It has many old American houses. Some are now restaurants or cafes. And something fun is happening there now! It's a music festival called "Unplugged"! 在陽明山有個美國村，裡面有很多美式的老房子。大部分都變成餐廳或咖啡廳。而且現在正在舉辦音樂節! The festival started with a traditional African drum show! And now you can listen to local bands and singers! You can sing in a contest! You can take dance classes! 這個音樂節從非洲傳統鼓開始。你可以聽到本地樂團和歌手的表演，也可以參加歌唱比賽或是上舞蹈課。 You can--oops, time's up! Hey! They're going to unplug my mic! Hey! Unplugged ends on September 10th. Go and listen to some great music. Have fun in the American village in Yangmingshan National Par- ________________________________________ Vocabulary 陽明山不插電音樂會每個周末都有，持續到九月十號。 1. flower 花朵 I love flower festivals! They're so pretty. 我好喜歡花季，真漂亮! Like the one on Yangmingshan? 就像陽明山花季嗎? Exactly! There are azaleas and cherry blossoms.正是。他們有杜鵑跟櫻花。 2. mountain 山 I think Yangmingshan is a perfect mountain. 我覺得陽明山是一座完美的山。 Right, a very friendly mountain.沒錯，它很友善。 3. restaurant 餐廳 And there are many fine restaurants up there. 上面還有很多家好餐館。 Free-range chicken and bamboo soup, so nice! 放山雞跟竹筍湯，真好! 4. hot spring 溫泉 I especially enjoy the hot springs. 我尤其喜歡溫泉。 Oh, yes, how could I forget it? 對喔，我怎麼會忘了它? 來讀單字。 flower花朵 mountain山 restaurant餐廳 hot spring溫泉 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Yangmingshan National Park? a. Taipei and New Taipei b. Taitung and Pingtung c. Taichung and Changhua 2. What are some of the old American houses now? a. flower clocks b. restaurants and cafes c. local bands 3. What is Unplugged? a. music festival b. An American village c. An African drum show Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a

Scientist Studies Hippie Monkeys for 40 Years Do you like animals? Cats? Dogs? How about… monkeys? One scientist likes northern muriqui monkeys. She likes their cinnamon smell too! She likes to study these monkeys. 有一位科學家喜歡北絨毛蛛猴，也喜歡研究牠們。 Northern muriquis are the biggest monkeys in North and South America. They're about 150 centimeters tall. They're about 15 kilograms. Their tails are long and very strong. Their tails help them go from tree to tree. 這種猴子是美洲最大的猴子。身高150公分、體重15公斤。長長的尾巴讓牠們可以從一棵樹盪到另外一棵樹。 Most monkeys fight. But northern muriquis are very peaceful. They don't fight. They hug each other a lot! People call them "hippie monkeys". 這種猴子非常溫和。牠們不會吵架，會互相抱抱。 The scientist studies these muriquis. But she is trying to save them too. They're in very big danger! (SFX: sound of danger warning) 這位科學家也努力拯救牠們，因為牠們現在瀕臨絕種。 One million northern muriquis lived in forests a long time ago. But people cut down many trees. They wanted to make farms. The forests became smaller and smaller. There are only 1,000 northern muriquis now. People still cut down trees. 很久以前，森林裡有 100萬隻北絨毛蛛猴。但人類砍了很多樹，森林變得越來越小，現在只剩下1,000隻。 When forests are too small, there can be no northern muriquis. 森林變太小就會沒有牠們了。 The scientist has been helping the northern muriquis for 40 years now. She doesn't want to stop. There is a lot to do. Good luck! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 美洲最大的猴子，因為棲息地縮小而面臨絕種。 1. small 小的，smaller 更小的 What a cute monkey! 好可愛的猴子! Yeah, it's a cotton-top tamarin. 對啊，牠叫做棉頭絹猴。 They're so small! Even smaller than a cat. 牠們好小喔，比貓咪還小。 2. hug 擁抱 Don't you just want to hug them? 你不覺得很想抱抱牠們嗎? No! I would never hug a monkey. 不，我一點也不想抱猴子。 3. fight 打架 Hey, look, they're about to fight! 你看，牠們快要打架了! Wow, this should be interesting to watch. 哇，這應該很好看。 4. peaceful 和平的 I thought monkeys were peaceful animals. 我以為猴子是很和平的動物。Obviously these two are not. 顯然這兩隻不是。 我們來讀今天的單字。 smaller更小的 hug擁抱 fight打架 peaceful和平的 **************************************************************************************************** Quiz 1. What do people call the northern muriquis? a. Happy monkeys b. Hoppy monkeys c. Hippie monkeys 2. How many northern muriquis are there now? a. One million b. One thousand c. One hundred fifty 3. What do the northern muriquis' tails help them to do? a. go from tree to tree b. hug each other c. fight other monkeys Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Superhero Kids Are Saving the Earth The Earth needs a lot of help. Who can help? One man says kids can help the Earth! 有個人說小朋友可以幫助地球! The man made a game for kids. The game helps them save the Earth! In this game, kids are superheroes. 他為小朋友設計了一個救地球的遊戲，在遊戲裡，他們都是超級英雄。 How do kids play the game? First, they make a superhero group. Superheroes are stronger together. 這個遊戲該怎麼玩呢? 首先小朋友們要組成超級英雄聯盟。 Then they look at their neighborhood. Can they help the Earth there? Are the parks dirty? Are there no trees or gardens? 他們找找看家裡附近有沒有可以幫助地球的，公園乾不乾淨，是不是沒有樹或花園。 The superheroes talk to people in their neighborhood. They learn a lot. Some people give them more help. 超級英雄們和鄰居聊過，他們學到很多，有一些鄰居還給他們很多幫助。 The superheroes have many ideas. They make a plan and then … the superheroes have fun! 孩子們有很多的想法。他們訂了一個計劃。 The superheroes make parks clean and green! They plant trees! They make neighborhood gardens! They have fun together and help save the Earth! 孩子們綠化了公園，也把它變乾淨! 他們玩得很開心還幫助了地球! The Earth needs many superheroes. You and your friends can be superheroes too! Play the game together. 地球需要更多的超級英雄。你跟你的朋友也一起參加遊戲吧! ************************************************************************************************ Vocabulary 一個好玩的遊戲，讓兒童幫地球的忙。 1. dirty 髒的。 Wow, this beach is really dirty! 哇，這個海灘真是髒! Yeah… It was not like this when I was little. 是啊，我小時候不是這樣的。 2. look at 看，注視。 Look at all these bottles and bags! 你看這些瓶子袋子。 Should we help clean this beach? 我們應該幫忙清理這個海灘嗎? 3. neighborhood 鄰近的區域。 No! What we should do is get everyone in this neighborhood to help out. 不，我們應該做的，是讓這個地方每個人都來幫忙清理。 That's too hard. 那太難了。 4. together 一起。 I know. But it's the only way. 我知道，不過這是唯一的辦法。And it can be fun when people do it together. 而且大家一起做，還會很好玩呢! 一起來讀今天的單字。 dirty髒的 look at注視 neighborhood鄰近的區域 together一起 ************************************************************************************************ Quiz 1. What did one man make to help save the Earth? a. a park b. a game c. a lot of money 2. Why do the kids make a superhero group? a. to clean parks b. to plant trees c. to be stronger together 3. Where do the superheroes help the Earth? a. the supermarket b. their neighborhood c. their friends' homes Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. b

Guys! Be careful… That's an African clawed frog! That thing's a killer! RUN!!! Phew! Those frogs are very scary! They eat any animal they can. ANY animal! 這是非洲爪蛙，牠們很恐怖，什麼動物都吃。 Listen to this scientist… Scientist: "I haven't found anything they won't eat… bugs and snails, tadpoles, other frogs, small fish… anything! Left alone… they would kill everything until you'd only find the clawed frog left. Then they'd begin eating each other." 科學家說，非洲爪蛙什麼都吃，包括昆蟲、蝸牛、蝌蚪、其他的青蛙、小魚等等。如果你把非洲爪蛙放在一起，牠們會把所有的動物殺光，然後開始吃同類！ African clawed frogs have long, sharp claws.They use them to rip up other animals! 非洲爪蛙有又長又尖銳的爪子，可以撕開獵物的身體。 In just 4 months this killer frog can lay thousands of eggs. The eggs turn into tadpoles. Some tadpoles become frog food… 這種青蛙四個月之內就可以生下好幾千顆卵，這些卵會孵化成蝌蚪，再變成更多非洲爪蛙！ These frogs smell very bad! They taste bad too.So no other animals eat them. 牠們又難聞又難吃，所以沒有動物會吃。 They're hard to catch. They're really fast swimmers.They can hold their breath for a loooong time. And they can swim backwards! 牠們游得很快，憋氣可以憋很久，還會倒退游，所以很難抓！ North Carolina is a state in the USA. It thinks this frog is very, very scary. It's illegal to have an African clawed frog in North Carolina. 美國的北卡羅萊納州覺得這種青蛙太恐怖了，決定立法禁止人們養這種青蛙。 So if you live in North Carolina, or anywhere, stay away from African clawed frogs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種青蛙侵略性太強，已經成為禍害。 1) African 非洲的 Africa… I've only read about it in books. 非洲，我只在書本裡面讀過。 Yeah? There are many African countries worth a visit. 是嗎？有很多非洲國家值得一遊。 2) animal 動物 How many have you been to? 你去過幾個？ Just three. 只有三個。 And I think I saw hundreds of animals. 我想我看到了好幾百個動物。 3) careful 小心的 That's amazing! 真驚人！ Yeah, but you have to be very careful. 對，不過要很小心。 Wild animals can be dangerous. 野生動物會危險。 4) swimmer 游泳者 Did you know that tigers are good swimmers? 你可知老虎很會游泳？ No, I didn't. 我不知。 They are. 真的。 A tiger once almost caught me in the river. 有一次一頭老虎差點在河裡抓到我。 這些英文字你記住了嗎？ African 非洲的 animal 動物 careful 小心的 swimmer 游泳者 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What will African clawed frogs eat? A: Eggs B: Swimmers C: Anything! 2.What do these frogs use their claws for? A: Ripping B: Breathing C: Tasting 3. How many eggs can these frogs lay? A: Hundreds B: Thousands C: Millions Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Taiwan is a tropical country. Tropical countries are where the sun is the hottest. Southeast Asia is tropical too. 台灣跟東南亞都是熱帶地區。熱帶國家太陽又大又熱，還很潮濕。潮濕的天氣很悶。 Tropical countries are perfect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love wet places! They live on water. They love hot, humid weather too. It makes people sweat. Mosquitoes like sweaty people. They smell very tasty to mosquitoes! 熱帶國家是蚊子生活的完美環境。蚊子喜歡又熱又潮濕的天氣，這種天氣會讓人流汗，蚊子喜歡流汗的人，對牠們來說這是美味的氣味！ Mosquitoes bite people all day. They drink lots of blood. Mosquitoes carry many diseases. People can get very sick from a mosquito bite. 蚊子整天叮人吸血，還會帶來傳染病，被蚊子咬到有可能會生重病！ Scientists want to stop mosquitoes from making people sick. They made a new kind of fabric. Clothes are made of fabric. Mosquitoes can bite through most clothes. But they can't bite through this fabric! 科學家想要阻止蚊子傳染疾病。蚊子可以隔著大部分的衣服叮人，所以他們製造了一種特殊布料，讓蚊子沒有辦法叮！ This new fabric is made with a hi-tech knitting machine. The machine knits the fabric very tightly! A mosquito's very thin mouth can't get through! 他們用高科技的紡織機做了這種非常細密的布料，讓蚊子細長的口器沒有辦法穿過去。 This new fabric is perfect for tropical countries. It's light and comfortable in hot weather. And it stops mosquito bites! Not as many people will get sick! Hooray for science! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家想出了好辦法對付愛吸血蚊子。 1) humid 潮濕的 Come over tonight for my barbecue. 今晚過來吃烤肉吧。 On a hot and humid day like this? 在這麼濕熱的天氣吃？ Yeah, why not? 對啊，有何不可？ 2) bite 叮咬 There'll be lots of mosquitos! 會有很多蚊子耶！ I'm not afraid of them. 我不怕牠們。 Of course you're not. They never bite you! 你當然不怕，蚊子從不叮你！ 3) tasty 美味的 You mean they'll bite you? 你是說牠們會咬你？ Oh yeah, apparently I'm very tasty. 會，顯然我很好吃。 4) comfortable 舒服的 Okay, no barbecue. 好吧，不要烤肉了。 A light and comfortable dinner inside the house. 待在室內吃一頓清淡舒服的晚飯。 Hurray! 好耶！ 你常被蚊子叮嗎? 來讀單字。 humid 潮濕的 bite 叮咬 tasty 美味的 comfortable 舒服的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the weather in tropical countries? A: Sunny and cold B: Sunny and wet C: Cold and wet 2. What do mosquitoes drink? A: Water B: Blood C: Sweat 3. What are clothes made of? A: Plants B: Animals C: Fabric Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

In today's news, nine American high school students visited Taiwan! What did these students learn in one week? 有九個美國高中生來到台灣！他們在這一個禮拜中學到了什麼呢？ One: Taiwan's cities like nature! A student saw a big tree at her hotel window. It was growing freely. 第一，台灣的城市喜歡大自然。學生從飯店窗戶看到外面自由生長的大樹。 She said this kind of tree is cut down in their city. She says Taiwan lets nature be. Their city has trees and trees and grass. But they're in parks, gardens, and along streets. 她說在他們的城市，樹都砍掉了，只有公園、花園，跟道路兩邊才有樹木。 Two: Taiwanese people do big things in small spaces! The students learned motorcycle repair shops and many other businesses don't need big spaces. 第二，台灣人在小小的空間裡做很多事！這些學生看到摩托車修理廠，還有很多小小的店家。 The students' city has a lot of space. So people use lots of space! 這些學生的家鄉有很大的空間，所以人們就使用很多空間。 Three: Taiwanese people are kind! They shared their homes and their daily lives. They talked with the students in Chinese. Everyone helped them. 第三，台灣人很友善！他們招待學生住進自己家，跟他們一起生活，還跟學生講中文。大家都會幫他們忙。 The students said Taiwan was very interesting. They learned about nature, spaces, and Taiwanese people. And they feel stronger speaking Chinese now! ________________________________ Vocabulary 小小的空間裡可以做很多事！ 1) hotel 旅館 Now this is really a small room! 這真是個小房間。 It's a small hotel. 這是一家小旅館。 2) space 空間 Can I put my bag here? 我可以把行李箱放在這裡嗎？ No, this is my personal space. 不行，這是我的個人空間。 Your personal space? 你的個人空間？ It's one meter away from your bed! 這離你的床有一公尺呢！ 3) a lot of 很多 I know, I just need a lot of space. 我知道，我就是需要很多空間。 Next time let's stay at a big hotel. 我們下次住大旅館。 4) share 分享 Or we can have two rooms. 或者我們可以要兩間房。 Then we don't need to share. 那樣就不用分享。 No, that would be too lonely. 不要，那太寂寞了。 你今天學到哪些英文字？ hotel 旅館 space 空間 a lot of 許多 share 分享 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many American students came to Taiwan? A: 9 B: 19 C: 90 2. What made the students think Taiwan's cities like nature? A: Tall buildings B: Trees growing freely C: Parks 3. What did people do when a student made a mistake in Chinese? A: Got angry B: Helped the student C: Said it wasn't okay Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

Do you know where volcano lava comes from? 你知道火山的岩漿從哪裡來嗎？ It comes from the earth's mantle. The mantle is the earth's middle layer. It has lots of very hot rock. 岩漿在地函裡面。地函在地殼底下，是地球的中間層，裡面有很多滾燙的岩石。 What's in this mantle rock? What can we learn from it? Scientists say we can learn more about volcanoes and earthquakes. We can learn more about how life started on earth and many other things too! 這些岩石裡面有甚麼呢？我們又可以從這些岩石學到甚麼？科學家說，我們可以更了解火山跟地震，還有生命的起源！ But mantle rock is deep in the earth. It is not easy to get. Scientists first tried 62 years ago! 但是地函很深，這些石頭不容易取得，科學家 62 年前就試過了！ Mantle rock is closest to the ocean floor. So scientists are working on a ship. They have a big drill. 離地函岩石層最近的地方是海床，於是科學家在船上工作，他們有一台巨大鑽頭！ The drill is making a very deep hole. The drill takes the rock from the hole. Now scientists have one kilometer of mantle rock! 這個鑽頭鑽了一個很深很深的洞，把裡面的石頭取出來，現在科學家有超過一公里這麼多的地函岩石層！ This is great news for scientists everywhere. It's the deepest mantle rock we have! And every day, the drill goes deeper and gets more mantle rock! 這是目前能夠拿到的，地球最深處的岩石！而且這個鑽頭每一天都在繼續往下鑽！ We can learn more about the earth and life from this mantle rock. The earth's mantle has a lot to teach us! Keep drilling! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家從海床鑽洞，把地殼下面的岩石取出來研究。 1) deep 很深的 The earth seems to keep a lot of secrets. 地球好像藏著很多秘密。 That's deep. 很深奧呢。 No, I mean it.不，我是說真的。 2) volcano 火山 We see volcanoes erupt. 我們看到火山爆發。 But we don't really know why. 卻並不懂為什麼。 Yeah, and we never know when earthquakes will happen. 對啊，而且我們完全不知道什麼時候會地震。 3) learn 學習 Exactly. 正是這樣。 Luckily, scientists are learning new things every day. 幸運的是，科學家每天都在學新東西。 4) easy 容易的 But there are no easy answers. 但是沒有簡單的答案。 Maybe your questions are too hard! 也許你的問題太難了！ 來一起讀讀單字吧！ deep 很深的 volcano 火山 learn 學習 easy 容易的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does a drill make? A: Fire B: Rock C: Holes 2. What is mantle rock closest to? A: Mountains B: The moon C: The ocean floor 3. What can we learn more about from mantle rocks? A: Ships B: Big drills C: The earth Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

Hi, everyone! Today's news is about a 10-year-old girl. Her name is Maya. Maya wants to help the world. She wants less plastic pollution in the world. 今天我們要來講一個十歲的小女孩 Maya 的故事。Maya 希望可以減少地球上的塑膠汙染。 How is Maya helping the world? She is in a group. The group helps the environment. It wants stores to stop using plastic stickers. The plastic stickers are on fruits and vegetables. Maya 要怎麼幫忙呢？她加入了一個環境保護團體，這個團體希望店家可以停止使用貼在蔬菜和水果上的塑膠貼紙。 Why do stores use these stickers? The stickers make it easy to find the price of a fruit or vegetable. Then customers can pay the right price. The stickers are small. But stores have lots and lots of fruits and vegetables! So the stickers make a lot of plastic pollution. Maya doesn't want stores to use plastic stickers. But stores don't want to stop using them. 這些貼紙讓客人可以找到蔬果的價格。雖然貼紙很小，但蔬菜水果那麼多！這些貼紙會造成塑膠污染，Maya 希望這些店家可以停止使用，但是店家不願意。 Can stores use paper stickers? Paper is better for the environment. But plastic is stronger. So stores like plastic stickers. 店家可以改用紙貼紙嗎？紙對環境比較好，但是塑膠比較堅固耐用。 Maya wants everyone to know about these plastic stickers. She wants everyone to know these small stickers make a lot of plastic pollution. Then maybe stores will stop using plastic stickers. Maya is great! She's 10. And she's trying to help the world! ________________________________ Vocabulary 減少塑膠汙染，可以從很小的地方開始。 1. customer 顧客 How's your first day of work at 7-11? 你第一天在Seven工作如何？ Well, a customer came up to me. 有一個顧客來找我。 2. help 幫忙 And? 然後呢? She said she wanted half a sandwich. 她說她要半個三明治。 So what did you say? 所以你怎麼說？ I said I couldn't help her.我說我幫不上忙。 3.girl 女孩 The girl came back later. 這個女孩後來又回來。 This time she asked another worker. 這次她問了另外一個店員。 For half a sandwich? 要買半個三明治？ Yeah. 是的。 4. want 要 He asked her, "Do you want the left or the right half?" 他問，你要左半邊還是右半邊？ She just left. 她就走了。 今天的單字很簡單。 customer 顧客 help 幫忙 girl 女孩 want 要 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does Maya's group help? A: Stores B: Plastic stickers C: The environment 2. What is true about the plastic stickers? A: They're big B: They're paper C: They're small 3. Why do stores like the plastic stickers? A: They're strong B: They're colorful C: They're pretty Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Summer's here! That means… it's music festival time! Music festivals are big events. Lots of musicians sing and play music. 夏天是音樂節的時候！很多歌手會在音樂節唱歌表演。 Are you a music fan? You can have lots of fun at a music festival! There are pop festivals, hip-hop festivals, jazz festivals, rock festivals, classical music festivals, folk festivals, blues festivals, reggae festivals… 音樂節有好多種，流行音樂、嘻哈、爵士樂、搖滾、古典音樂、民謠、藍調、雷鬼音樂節等等… There's a very special music festival this summer. It's called Ossyfest. Ossyfest is in Oswaldtwistle, a town in the UK. This year's festival will have forty musicians. The musicians play for free. But people pay to go to Ossyfest… 英國一個小鎮 Oswaldtwistle 舉辦了特別的音樂節，叫做 Ossyfest。今年有 40 個音樂家會表演。他們免費表演，但是觀眾要付費。 Where does the money from Ossyfest go? All the money pays for music classes for local kids! Last year, Ossyfest paid for music classes for 400 kids! Ossyfest saved their parents thousands of dollars. 這些錢去哪裡呢？都幫當地的孩子付了音樂課的學費，去年有 400 位小朋友免費上音樂課，幫爸爸媽媽省了好多錢！ Ossyfest and its musicians hope these local kids will make their own songs. Maybe the kids will play at Ossyfest someday! Ossyfest 的音樂家希望這些孩子以後也可以自己創作音樂，說不定還可以回來 Ossyfest 表演！ Today is Make Music Day. Ossyfest's musicians make music because they hope kids will make music someday. So how about making some music yourself? Maybe you'll play at a music festival someday too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國小鎮這個音樂節，門票收入讓兒童學音樂。 1. music 音樂 I've never been to a music festival. 我從來沒有去過音樂節。 Really? That's too bad. 真的喔，真可惜。 It's a lot of fun.它很好玩的。 2. musician 音樂家 What's it like? 它是什麼樣子？ A music festival? 音樂節嗎？ Lots of musicians would sing on different stages. 很多音樂家在不同的舞台上唱歌。 You can choose the one you like. 你可以選喜歡的。 3. pay 付錢 How much do I have to pay? 我需要付多少錢？ It depends. 不一定。 From about 500 to thousands of NT. 從五百塊左右到好幾千台幣。 4. someday 有一天 I want to go to a festival someday. 我有一天也要去音樂節。 Yeah, you should. 你是該去。 Do you like music? music 音樂 musician 音樂家 pay 付費 someday 有一天 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where in the UK is Ossyfest? A: Fizzel Wizzel B: Oswaldtwistle C: Lethal Bizzle 2. How many music classes did Ossyfest pay for last year? A: 40 B: 400 C: 440 3. What day is today? A: Make Music Day B: Christmas Day C: Monday Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Australia has some very cool animals. It has the world's smallest penguins! They're called little penguins. They're 35 centimeters tall! 澳洲有世界上最小的企鵝，叫做小企鵝，牠只有 35 公分高！ Foxes were eating the little penguins. So they moved to small islands near Australia. The water around the islands kept the foxes away. 狐狸會獵捕小企鵝，後來小企鵝遷移到澳洲附近的小島，狐狸過不來。 One island had 600 little penguins. But foxes found a way to the island! The foxes ate and ate the little penguins. Then there were only 10 little penguins left. 原本島上有 600 隻小企鵝，結果狐狸找到方法登陸，吃掉了好多小企鵝，後來島上只剩下 10 隻小企鵝了。 Local people worried about saving these little penguins. Then a local farmer had an idea… His farm has thousands of chickens. The farmer's dogs keep his chickens safe from foxes. The dogs are big. They have a very deep bark. They bark to keep the foxes away. But the dogs are kind to the chickens. So the farmer wanted his dogs to keep the little penguins safe too! 當地居民想要拯救小企鵝。有一個農夫養了好幾千隻雞，也養了狗來保護牠們。要是狐狸靠近，狗會狂吠，把狐狸嚇走。這位農夫希望狗狗也可以保護小企鵝的安全！ The farmer's idea worked! The dogs kept the foxes away. The dogs are kind to the penguins too. And there are more little penguins every year. 結果成功了！狗狗嚇走了狐狸，現在島上的小企鵝越來越多了。 Now the island has hundreds of little penguins. Thanks to the farmer's great idea, big dogs are saving little penguins! ________________________________ Vocabulary 友善的狗既保護養雞場，也保護小企鵝。 1. keep away 離遠一點 Is that your dog? 那是你的狗嗎？ Keep it away from me! 讓牠離我遠點！ Sorry, but Buddy doesn't bite. Don't worry. 抱歉，不過巴弟不會咬人，別擔心。 2. safe 安全的 No, I don't feel safe when it barks like that. 牠那樣叫我覺得不安全。 There, you're safe now. 好了，你現在安全了。 3. big 大的 Why do you keep such a big dog? 你為什麼養那麼大的狗？ Buddy is not that big。巴弟沒有那麼大。 And he's cool.而且牠很酷。 4. island 島嶼 He can swim fast. 牠可以游泳游很快。 We sometimes swim to that island together. 我們有時候一起游到那個小島。 Wow, that's far away! 哇，很遠呢！ 我們來讀單字。 keep away 離遠一點 safe 安全的 big 大的 island 島嶼 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was eating the little penguins? A: Farmers B: Local people C: Foxes 2. What do the dogs do to keep the penguins safe? A: Bite B: Bark C: Eat 3. What does the farm have? A: An idea B: Chickens C: Little penguins Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Mmm… I love wax apples. It’s my favorite fruit. I want wax apple trees in my garden. Then I can pick wax apples when I want them. I can eat them all the time! 我好愛吃蓮霧！好希望能夠在我的花園種一顆蓮霧樹，讓我想吃就可以摘。 Farmers in Taiwan grow a lot of wax apples. We can get them at fruit stands and supermarkets here. But sometimes we can’t get wax apples in other countries. 在台灣買到蓮霧很容易，不過在其他國家就不一定了。 A husband and wife from Taiwan live in the USA. He wanted to eat wax apples there. But he didn’t find any. Then someone gave him a wax apple tree. The pair made a tropical fruit farm… with that one tree! 有一對住在美國的台灣夫妻，老公想要吃蓮霧，但是在美國找不到。後來有人給了他們一棵蓮霧樹，這對夫妻就用一棵樹，種出了一整座熱帶水果園！ “Uncle Happy Farmer” and his wife made the farm 40 years ago. Now their farm has more than 40 kinds of tropical fruits and vegetables. His wife grows the fruit trees. Uncle Happy Farmer grows the vegetables. 「快樂農夫叔叔」跟他的老婆四十年前建了這座農場，現在農場裡面已經有四十多種蔬果。老婆種水果，老公種蔬菜。 A chicken helps them! Her name is Lucy. Her poop is good for the trees. 還有一隻雞 Lucy 會幫忙！牠的便便對樹木很好。 Maybe I can make a fruit farm too. And maybe I can get a chicken to help me! Then I’ll have all the wax apples I can eat! ________________________________ Vocabulary 快樂農夫叔叔農場有各種蔬菜水果。 1. fruit stand 水果攤 Don’t you just love fruit stands? 你會不會很喜歡水果攤？ They are so pretty to look at. 它們真好看。 2. farm 農場 You’re right. 你說得對。 Red apples, yellow bananas and green guavas. 紅蘋果，黃香蕉，綠芭樂。 My cousin owns a fruit farm in Taitung. 我表哥在台東有一個水果農場。 3. pick 採摘 We sometimes go there to pick the fruit. 我們有時候會去那裏採果子。 How nice! 真好！ Yeah, it’s wonderful! 對啊，是很棒。 4. chicken 雞 He raises chickens, too. 他也養雞。 So you would have chicken soup after the hard work. 所以你們辛苦工作之後就喝雞湯。 No! He never wanted to kill the chickens. 沒有，他從來不肯殺雞。 你最喜歡什麼水果呢？ fruit stand 水果攤 farm 農場 pick 採摘 chicken 雞 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the husband known as? A: Mr. Joy Planter B: Uncle Happy Farmer C: Grandpa Fun Rancher 2. Where do the husband and wife live? A: The USA B: Taiwan C: Malaysia 3. What did the pair start their fruit farm with? A: Wax apple seeds B: A wax apple tree C: Tropical vegetables Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Phew! It’s very dry! Are we in a desert? I need water… A desert is a place without water. It gets very little rain. It’s hard to find plants in a desert. Plants need water to grow. 沙漠裡面很少下雨，水很少，也沒有甚麼植物。 Good soil needs plants. Without plant roots, the soil can’t hold water. The soil gets hard and dry. No plants can grow. The place becomes a desert. 少了植物的根，土壤很難留住水分，很快就會變乾、變硬。最後這片土地就會變成沙漠。 Iraq has two big deserts. This country has long, hot, and dry summers. Now the earth is getting hotter. And Iraq is getting less water from rain and rivers. More places there are becoming desert. 伊拉克有兩個大沙漠。伊拉克的夏天又長又熱，現在因為全球暖化，伊拉克的水越來越少，更多地方變成了沙漠。 People want good soil again. So some people planted trees. Then more people planted trees! Now Iraq wants to plant 5 million trees! 伊拉克希望改善土壤品質，決定開始種樹。他們決心要種五百萬顆樹！ The tree roots will help the soil hold water. Then more plants can grow. Their roots will help the soil. Then more plants can grow. Their roots will help the soil. Then more… 樹根可以幫助土壤留住水分，這樣就可以種更多植物，留住更多水分，變成一個正向循環！ The earth needs our help! Can you plant a tree today? ________________________________ Vocabulary 伊拉克希望多種樹，把沙漠變成綠洲。 1. grow 種植 I’m trying to grow roses, but it’s a lot of work.我正在種玫瑰，但是它需要做好多事。 Roses? You can’t even grow cucumbers! 玫瑰? 你甚至不會種小黃瓜！ 2. soil 泥土 That’s why I’m using the soil for roses. 這是為什麼我用這些泥土來種玫瑰。 3. root 根部 But roses have deep roots. 但是玫瑰的根很深。 Your pots are not big enough. 你的花盆不夠大。 Since when did you know so much about roses? 你什麼時候開始這麼懂玫瑰？ 4. more 更多 I read about it. 我有看書。 But I learned more from my mom. 但是我從我媽媽那裏學到更多。 She plants roses every year. 她每年都種玫瑰。 你有種過任何植物嗎？一起來讀今天的單字。 grow 種植 soil 泥土 root 根部 more 更多 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a desert? A: A place without water B: A plant C: Good soil 2. What can grow when tree roots help the soil hold water? A: Strong winds B: No plants C: More plants 3. How many trees do they plan to plant in Iraq? A: 5 B: A million C: 5 million Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C

Guys! There's a butterfly on my nose! *giggle* It tickles! *sneeze* Aa… aa… AAA-CHOO! How many kinds of butterflies are there? Scientists say there are more than 19,000 kinds! Butterflies have lots of beautiful colors. 科學家說，世界上的蝴蝶種類超過一萬九千種！蝴蝶有各種繽紛的色彩。 Where did the first butterfly come from? Scientists wanted to know. They went back 100 million years. That's back to dinosaur times… 科學家想知道，世界上第一隻蝴蝶出現在甚麼時候？他們一路找回到一億年前，也就是恐龍的時代。 Many kinds of animals were not living yet. There were no dogs. There were no cats. And there were no butterflies. But there were lots and lots of moths. 那時候沒有狗狗、沒有貓咪，也沒有蝴蝶。不過有很多很多蛾。 Moths and butterflies are in the same family. But they are very different. Butterflies have lots of bright colors: yellow, blue, green, and more. Most moths do not. That's because moths fly at night. Many are black, brown, or gray. These dark colors help them keep safe. 蛾跟蝴蝶是親戚，但牠們其實大不相同。蝴蝶有很多鮮豔顏色，蛾沒有，這是因為蛾是夜行性的，暗沉的顏色比較安全。 Scientists think a moth didn't like the dark 100 million years ago. It liked the light! It wanted to fly in the bright sunlight! Flying in the sun made the moth's dark colors brighter. Now scientists think that's where the first butterfly came from! 科學家認為一億年前，有一隻蛾不喜歡晚上，牠喜歡光亮的地方！在陽光下飛讓這隻蛾的顏色變亮了，科學家認為這就是第一隻蝴蝶的起源！ A dark moth gave the world beautiful bright butterflies, thanks to the sun! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一億年前的陽光，讓蛾類開始演化成蝴蝶。 1. bright 光亮的 Wow, look at these paintings! 哇，你看這些畫。 The colors are so bright and beautiful! 顏色好鮮明，真好看！ 2. sunlight 陽光 Yeah, it's like they come alive under the sunlight. 對啊，在陽光下好像變成活的。 How many butterflies are there in this painting? 這幅畫裡有幾隻蝴蝶？ 3. dark 黑暗的 I guess at least one hundred. 我猜至少一百隻。 It would look good on a dark wall. 掛在黑暗的牆上可能不錯。 4. night 夜晚 The dark wall of our house? 我們家那面黑暗牆壁嗎？ Are you thinking of buying it? 你想買這幅畫？ Maybe. It would look even better at night. 也許。它晚上看起來可能更好。 來讀讀單字。 bright 光亮的 sunlight 陽光 dark 黑暗的 night 夜晚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many kinds of butterflies are there? A: 19 B: 1,000 C: 19,000 2. Which animals have lots of beautiful, bright colors? A: Moths B: Butterflies C: Dinosaurs 3. Why do most moths have dark colors? A: To keep safe B: To fly C: To look cool Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

That tastes sooooo good! But one glass is all I want. A 58-year-old man from Iran likes soda a lot. He drinks three large bottles of soda every day! 我喜歡汽水，不過喝一小杯就夠了。但是在伊朗，有一個 58 歲的男子很愛喝汽水。他每天喝三大罐汽水！ How much does the man like soda? He likes it so much, he doesn't eat food! He only drinks soda. He says that's all he needs. 他有多愛喝汽水呢？他喜歡到只喝汽水不吃飯！ The man stopped eating food in 2006. 這個男子從 2006 年之後就沒有吃過飯了。 He woke up one night with a very strange feeling in his mouth. He went to many doctors. Why did he have that strange feeling? The doctors did not know. 他某一天半夜起床，覺得嘴巴裡面有一種怪怪的感覺，看了好多醫生都沒有用。 Going to the doctors did not help the man. And looking at food made him feel sick. So he stopped eating. That was 17 years ago! 他去看醫生也沒有什麼幫助，他只要看到食物就全身不舒服，於是停止吃飯，那是 17 年前的事了。 The man says soda gives him energy. He does not feel hungry. His family does not eat in front of him now. They know looking at food makes him feel sick. 這個男子說，汽水讓他有精神，不覺得餓，他的家人現在也不在他面前吃飯了，他們知道看著食物會讓他感到噁心。 It's not a good idea to stop eating food! Most doctors say we should eat three meals a day. That's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 但是不吃飯對身體不好，醫生建議一天應該要吃三餐。 Just soda? And no food? For 17 years?! No, thanks… Uh-oh, now I'm hungry! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有人沒辦法吃東西，只能喝汽水維生。 1. drink 喝 Why do we have to eat and drink every day? 我們為什麼每天都得吃吃喝喝？ Because we like to stay alive? 因為我們想要活著？ 2. sick 生病的 No. 不對。 So what's your answer? 那你的答案是什麼？ We need food because we don't want to be sick. 我們需要食物因為我們不想要生病。 3. strange 奇怪的 That's a strange thing to say. 這是很奇怪的說法。 I mean it. 真的啊。 4. doctor 醫生 I tried to stop eating for 2 days. 我試著兩天不吃飯。 I had to see a doctor. 就得去看醫生。 Then why did you do it? 那你為什麼不吃？ I just wanted to see how it felt. 我只是想看看是什麼感覺。 你每天吃三餐嗎? 來一起讀單字。 drink 喝 sick 生病的 strange 奇怪的 doctor 醫生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the 58-year-old man from? A: Pakistan B: Iran C: Iraq 2. When did the man stop eating food? A: 2006 B: 2007 C: 2017 3. How many meals should we eat every day? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

The mail's here! A lot of important mail comes to your house. Like birthday cards, or report cards from your school. Report cards show how you're doing at school. They show all of your grades. ALL of them! The good ones and the bad. 信箱裡有各種郵件，包括成績單。它上面有你所有好的壞的成績，寄到你家信箱。 A high school student in Taiwan was getting good grades at school. Until her boyfriend broke her heart. Then her grades got very, very bad… 台灣有一個高中生原本成績很好，但在一次失戀後，她的成績跌到谷底。 Her mother was waiting at home for the report card. She was going to be very angry! The student wanted to hide her report card from her mother. She didn't want anyone to know. So she hired… a detective! 她媽媽在家裡等成績單，但是高中生想要把成績單藏起來，所以雇用了一個偵探！ Detectives can do things in secret, without anyone knowing. But they cost a lot of money! The student paid the detective. The detective hid the report card. 學生給了偵探很多錢，請他幫忙把成績單藏起來，他也照辦了。 But then, the story got in the news! Her mother saw her bad grades in the paper! 結果這件事情上了新聞，她的媽媽也在新聞上看到了她的成績！ The student lost lots of money. And she failed to hide her bad grades! Don't do what she did! It's better to tell the truth and study hard. ________________________________ Vocabulary 這名高中生不想讓爸媽看成績單，於是用了很特別的辦法。 1. hide 隱藏 Have you ever tried to hide your report card? 你有試過把成績單藏起來嗎？ That would be useless. 沒有用。 Why? 為什麼？ Because we have to get our parents to sign it. 因為我們得讓爸媽簽名。 2. grade 分數 And return it to your teacher? 然後要還給你的老師？ Right. 對。 Even when you get bad grades? 就算成績很爛也要？ Especially when we get bad grades. 尤其是成績很爛時更要。 3. angry 生氣的 So your mom would get angry with you? 所以你媽媽會對你生氣？ No, not really. 不會。 But she would be worried. 但是她會擔心。 4. hire 雇用 She would also hire a tutor for me. 她也會幫我雇一個家教。 你會擔心成績單不好看嗎? 來讀單字。 hide 隱藏 grade 分數 angry 生氣的 hire 雇用 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who sends report cards in the mail? A: Your family B: A detective C: Your school 2. What kind of grades are shown on a report card? A: Bad grades B: Good grades C: All grades 3. How much do detectives cost? A: Not much B: Nothing C: A lot Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

Hi there! Today's news is about a vending machine. Vending means selling. So a vending machine is a 'selling machine'. "Vending" 的意思就是賣。今天的新聞跟自動販賣機有關。 You put money in the vending machine. You push the number of the thing you want to buy. Then it drops down. You can buy candy, chips, or drinks from vending machines. You can buy other things too. 你只要投錢，按按鈕選你要的商品，它就會掉下來。你可以在販賣機買到糖果、洋芋片、飲料，還有很多其他的東西。 There is a special vending machine in Tainan. It doesn't sell candy, chips, or drinks. It just sells one thing: eggs! People love to see this egg vending machine. They love to take pictures of it. 台南有一台特別的販賣機，只賣一種東西，那就是雞蛋！這台販賣機吸引了很多人來參觀跟拍照。 How much are the eggs? One egg is 25 NT. That's a lot of money! 裡面一顆雞蛋要賣 25 塊錢，好貴！ Do eggs break in the vending machine? No, they don't break. That's good. No one wants to buy a broken egg. But some eggs get stuck. They don't come out of the vending machine. That's because the eggs are different sizes. But this can be fixed. 販賣機裡面的雞蛋不會破掉，但因為雞蛋的大小不同，有可能會卡在機器裡面，不過這個問題很好處理。 Do you want to buy eggs from a vending machine? I think I'll save my money and go to a supermarket! ________________________________ Vocabulary 自動販賣機的商品五花八門，甚至還有雞蛋。 1. candy 糖果 A vending machine? Wow, I'm saved! 自動販賣機? 哇，我得救了！ There are only candy bars and chips here. 這裡只有糖果棒跟洋芋片。 2. how much 多少 Are you sure you want to eat this? 你確定你要吃這些？ Let me see how much they cost first. 我先來看看它們要多少錢。 3. machine 機器 Hmmmm, everything costs 30 NT in the machine. 這個機器裡面每樣東西都要30塊。 That's more money than at the supermarket. 這比超市裡面賣的要貴。 4. buy 買 So do you still want to buy them? 所以你還是要買嗎？ Yeah, I'm too hungry to wait. 要買，我太餓了，不能等。 今天的單字你記住了幾個？ candy 糖果 how much 多少 machine 機器 buy 買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a vending machine? A: A washing machine B: A selling machine C: A computer 2. How many dollars is one egg? A: 5 B: 15 C: 25 3. Why do some eggs get stuck? A: They're different sizes B: They're too heavy C: They break Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

I'm at an arcade! They have lots of driving games! But they make me carsick. 我人在遊樂場，這裡有好多賽車遊戲，但我會暈車。 Look! Over there! They have fighting games! Ugh… they're too scary for me! 還有槍戰遊戲，但我覺得有一點恐怖。 I know! I'm going over there to the claw machines! Do you know what a claw machine is? Taiwan has lots! A claw machine looks like a big glass box. There's always a prize in it! The prize can be a toy, candy, or sometimes something expensive! Players can win a cell phone from some claw machines! 我要去玩夾娃娃機。它像個大玻璃櫃，獎品有玩具、糖果，還可能有很貴的東西，像是手機！ To win a prize, a player picks it up with a claw. The claw is a metal robot hand. Picking up the prize sounds easy doesn't it? But it's very hard! 你需要控制金屬爪子去夾獎品，聽起來很簡單，其實很不容易。 A boy played a claw machine. But he didn't win. What did he do then? He climbed inside it. He wanted to take the prize! But then the boy got stuck in the claw machine! 有一個男孩夾不到獎品，就爬進娃娃機裡面，結果卡在裡面出不來！ Some people got him out safely. But now he cannot play that claw machine for one whole year! 後來大家把他安全救出來，但是他一整年不能再玩夾娃娃機了。 Hmm… I want a prize too. But I won't climb inside! I'll play the right way… wish me luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 夾不到獎品的小男孩，乾脆爬進夾娃娃機的玻璃櫃裡。 1. prize 獎品 Wait, I want to play this one. 等一下，我要玩這個。 You're such a child, Paz. 你真是個小孩。 Look at all these prizes. 你看這些獎品。 They are so much fun! 都很好玩呢。 2. toy 玩具 They are just cheap toys. 它們都只是些便宜玩具。 You're not still playing with toys, are you? 你沒有在玩玩具了吧？ 3. pick up 撿起來 I am. And I like cheap toys. 我有，我喜歡便宜玩具。 Now I have to pick up this car. 現在我一定要夾這個汽車。 4. over there 在那裏 Oh no! Why is it so hard? 糟糕，怎麼這麼難？ Come on. Let me buy you ice cream at the store over there. 來吧，我請你到那邊店裡吃冰淇淋。 你喜歡玩夾娃娃機嗎？ prize 獎品 toy 玩具 pick up 撿起來 over there 在那裏 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does a claw machine look like? A: A driving game B: Some candy C: A big glass box 2. What is always inside a claw machine? A: A boy B: A prize C: An arcade 3. When can the boy play the claw machine again? A: One week B: One month C: One year Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

I love the beach! Let's swim! Wait! What's all that brown stuff? It smells like bad eggs! 我喜歡海邊，我們去游泳吧！等一下，海灘上那個咖啡色的東西是甚麼？它聞起來好像臭掉的雞蛋。 That brown stuff is seaweed. Seaweed grows in the ocean. Ocean waves push it to the beach. 原來是海帶。海帶生長在海裡，被海浪推到沙灘上。 Some beaches have a lot of smelly seaweed! People don't want to go to those beaches. 有的海灘會有很多臭臭的海帶，讓人根本不想去。 What can we do with this seaweed? Well, we can make houses! 這些海帶可以拿來做什麼呢？可以用來蓋房子！ A gardener in Mexico is making houses from seaweed. His company cleans the seaweed from the beach. He mixes the seaweed with other materials.He makes the blocks. He dries them under Mexico's hot sun. Then the gardener builds houses with the blocks. He makes a little money by selling some of the houses. He gave 14 houses to people in need. 墨西哥的一個園丁用海帶來建造房屋。他的公司清理海灘上的海帶，然後把海帶混合其他的材料，製造成磚塊，用這些磚塊來蓋房子，賣掉這些房子可以賺一點錢。他也曾經把十四棟房子送給需要的人。 Are the seaweed blocks safe? Researchers say they are good for 120 years. 這些海帶磚安全嗎？研究人員說它們還可以維持一百二十年。 Lots of seaweed on beaches is a problem. Making houses from this seaweed is a great idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海帶可以用來當作房屋的建材，沒有想到吧？ 1. make 做 Let's have some sushi tonight. 我們今晚來吃壽司。 I'll make them myself. 我自己來做。 Good. Then I'll make seaweed pork rib soup. 好啊，那我做個海帶排骨湯。 2. smelly 有臭味 Why is sushi so delicious? 為什麼壽司這麼好吃？ Because I'm a good cook? 因為我是很棒的廚師？ Of course. But I sometimes find sushi a little smelly. 當然啦，不過我有時候覺得它有點臭。 3. egg 蛋 But it's just rice and some fish. 但它只是米飯加一點魚。 And some eggs. 還有一些蛋。 4. mix with 混合 You like eggs, right? 你喜歡蛋，對吧？ Yeah, especially when they're mixed with onions. 對，特別是它混搭洋蔥的時候。 請注意，來一起讀單字。 make 做 smelly 有臭味 egg 蛋 mix with 混和 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does the gardener live? A: America B: Canada C: Mexico 2. What's bad about seaweed on the beach? A: It's clean B: It's smelly C: It looks good 3. How many years are the seaweed blocks good? A: 20 B: 120 C: 220 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Hello from sunny Greece! I'm here on vacation. Today is World Oceans Day, so I'm relaxing at the beach! 今天是世界海洋日，而我正在希臘的海邊逍遙！ The beaches in this country are great. The sand is soft and the sea is beautiful! For me, swimming at the beach is easy. I can just stand up and walk into the sea! 只要站起來，走進海裡，就可以游泳。 But how about people who can't move easily? Sand makes walking hard for them. And some people can't walk. They use wheelchairs. But wheels don't work well on sand… 但是對於有行動障礙的人，沙子很不好走，輪椅在沙灘上也難行動。 Greece has the answer: special ramps to the sea! Greece is putting these ramps on 287 beaches! The ramps are free and easy to use. People press a button. The ramp carries them into the water. Then they can swim! 希臘想出了辦法! 他們在 287 座海灘搭建了坡道，只要坐上坡道的椅子，按一下按鈕，椅子往下到海邊，就可以游泳了！ What happens when they get tired? No problem! The ramp carries them from the sea to the beach! Now people who can't move easily can go in and out of the water! 玩累了怎麼辦呢？很簡單，爬上坡道的椅子，電動椅會把他們送回岸上。這樣行動不便的人也可以盡情玩水了！ These special ramps make swimming in the sea easy for everyone. Great job, Greece! ________________________________ Vocabulary 希臘的海灘坡道，讓身體有障礙的人也能享受海泳的樂趣。 1. sand 沙子 It feels so good to walk on sand barefoot. 打光腳走在沙灘上真舒服。 Such cool and soft sand! 這麼涼快柔軟的沙子！ 2. relax 放鬆 We should come here every weekend. 我們應該每個周末都來。 It'll make me more relaxed. 會讓我放鬆得多。 3. hard 困難的 You don't have a hard life, Nancy. 你的生活並不難啊。 Oh, but I do. 很難的。 I have to get up every day. 我得每天起床。 And feed three cats and one dog. 餵三隻貓和一隻狗。 4. vacation 假期 Don't tell me you need a vacation. 別跟我說你需要度假。 That's what I was about to say! 我正要說呢！ 今天的單字你記住了幾個？ sand 沙子 relax 放鬆 hard 困難的 vacation 假期 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What special day is today? A: World Problem Day B: World Open Day C: World Oceans Day 2. How many beaches in Greece will have these ramps? A: 287 B: 200 C: 87 3. What does it cost to use the special ramp? A: They're free B: €1 euro C: $1 dollar Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Some people like to exercise on their own. Maybe they like jogging, or going to the gym. Some people like to play team sports, like baseball or basketball. They play with their friends on a team. There's a fun new team sport! It's reading! 有一些人喜歡自己去運動，像是慢跑或去健身房。有一些人喜歡團隊運動，像是棒球或籃球。但現在有一種新的團隊運動，就是閱讀！ At some schools, students can make teams. The teams read 10 books to get ready for a game. They talk about the books. Who are the writers? What are the names of the books? What are the books about? Who are the people in the books? Students study the books. Then the teams are ready. 學生可以組隊，一起閱讀十本書。然後討論作者、書名、書的內容、角色等等。 The teams play against other teams at their school. The winners play against teams from other schools. One team played against another school's team. Their families, friends, and other students were watching. The teams answered 20 questions. But there was no winner yet! 校內比賽的贏家會跟其他的學校比賽，家人朋友都來看比賽！但是回答了 20 題，贏家還沒有出爐。 The teams answered eight more questions. They gave good answers again and again! Which team was going to win the game? 比賽隊伍又回答了 8 題，通通答對了，到底最後會獎落誰家？ Then… there was a winner! Reading on a team and playing against other teams is fun! Could reading be a sport in Taiwan? ________________________________ Vocabulary 閱讀這種靜態活動，也可以當成團隊運動項目來比賽呢。 1. gym 健身房 Heading out for the gym? 去健身房嗎？ Right, I really need to work out. 對，我真的需要運動。 I've been lazy for two weeks. 我已經偷懶兩個星期。 2. jog 慢跑 Gym is boring. 健身房很無聊。 You can try some outdoor sports. 你可以試試看戶外運動。 Like jogging or biking? 像是跑步或是騎車嗎？ No, thank you. 不，謝了。 3. exercise 運動 I'd rather exercise indoors. 我寧願在室內運動。 It's no fun when you're alone.自己一個人不好玩。 4. talk about 說到 You can talk about things when you jog with someone. 你跟別人一起跑可以聊天。 No, I don't want to wait for others. 不，我不想等別人。 Let's read the vocabulary. gym 健身房 jog 慢跑 exercise 運動 talk about 說到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which of these is not a team sport? A: Basketball B: Jogging C: Baseball 2. How do students get ready to read as a sport? A: Throw books B: Study books C: Kick books 3. How many books did the teams have to read? A: 8 B: 20 C: 10 Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

Ugh… I'm tired of walking. Why did I want to walk home? My legs are very tired. How many kilometers can you walk? One kilometer? Five kilometers? Ten kilometers? 走路回家好累人，我的腳好酸。你們可以連續走幾公里呢？一公里、五公里、還是十公里呢？ How about more than two hundred fifty kilometers? That's a very long walk. But somebody did it. Oh wait! Not somebody… some dog did it. His name is Nanuq. 如果要走兩百五十公里呢？有一隻狗狗做到了！牠叫做 Nanuq。 Nanuq went out with some other dogs one day. The other dogs came back. But he didn't come back. His family could not find him. They were very worried. Was Nanuq okay? Nanuq 有一天跟一群狗狗出去玩，但是其他的狗狗都回來了，Nanuq 卻沒有回來。牠的主人找不到牠，非常擔心。 Nanuq was gone for more than a month! Then his family found him. Nanuq was in a place across the sea! The place was two hundred fifty kilometers away! How did Nanuq walk across that many kilometers of seawater? 牠失蹤了一個多月，結果在海的另一邊被找到了。牠走了兩百五十公里！牠是怎麼越過大海的呢？ Nanuq and his family live in a very, very cold place. The sea is icy. Nanuq's family thinks he walked on sea ice. Nanuq was very lucky. He was okay! And he was home! Nanuq 跟牠的主人住在很冷的地方，海面都結冰了。Nanuq 的家人認為牠是走在冰上面過去的。Nanuq 非常地幸運，牠現在終於回家了！ No one knows how Nanuq crossed two hundred fifty kilometers of seawater! What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 一隻牧羊犬是如何越過白令海峽? 牠的主人很好奇。 1. tired of 厭倦 I'm looking forward to winter. 我很期待冬天。 I'm tired of summer. 我厭倦夏天了。 Too bad. 糟糕了。 Summer is just beginning. 夏天才剛開始呢。 2. gone 離開，消失 I wish it was already gone. 我希望它已經走了。 Why do you hate summer so much? 你為什麼那麼討厭夏天? It's too hot. I miss the cold days. 太熱了。我想念冷天氣。 3. cold 冷的 Winter in Taipei is too cold for me. 台北的冬天對我來說太冷了。 In Canada, it's icy everywhere in winter. 加拿大的冬天，到處都結冰。 4. worried 擔心的 People would be worried about too much snow. 大家會擔心雪太多了。 Are you tired of summer? tired of 厭倦 gone 離開，消失 cold 冷的 worried 擔心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this story take place? A: A very hot place B: A very dry place C: A very cold place 2. What is Nanuq? A: A cat B: A dog C: A bird 3. What does Nanuq's family think he walked across? A: Fire B: Air C: Ice Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

What does "environment" mean? Go outside. Look around. Lie on the grass. Look at the sky. Our environment is the natural things around us. It is the air, plants, animals, the clouds in the sky… 什麼是環境呢？出去走走，到處看看，躺在草皮上，望向天空。我們的環境就是空氣、植物、動物跟天空中的雲。 The Earth's environment keeps us alive. We have air to breathe. We have water to drink and food to eat. 地球的環境讓我們有空氣可以呼吸，我們有水可以喝，有食物可以吃。 But our planet has 8 billion people! It needs help. 但地球有八十億人口！它需要幫助。 We can help. But can another planet help too? Can people live there one day? Hmmm…which planet? Some planets are too hot or too cold. Some are okay. But do they have water? 我們幫得上忙。但另一個星球也可以幫忙嗎? 有一些星球太熱，有一些星球太冷。有一些星球還可以的，但它們有水嗎？ The planet Mars is not too hot or too cold. Scientists are learning more about its environment. They sent robots to look around. 火星不會太熱或太冷。科學家派機器人去了解。 Guess what one robot found?! Salt water! Mars had salt water a long time ago. Maybe Mars has water now! 他們找到了甚麼呢？一台機器人找到鹽水。火星很久以前有鹽水，或許現在有淡水了！ Can people live on Mars one day? Scientists need to find out more. For now, let's help our environment here on Earth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有水的地方可能就有生命，科學家很想知道別的行星是否有水。 1. sky 天空 Hey, you're back! 你回來了！ How's Hehuanshan? 合歡山如何啊？ It was great! The air was fresh and the sky seemed bigger. 很棒，空氣新鮮，天空好像變大了。 2. cloud 雲 There were no clouds at night so we watched the stars. 晚上沒有雲，所以我們看星星。 That's wonderful! 太棒了！ 3. grass 草地 So you just laid on the ground outside? 所以你們就躺在外面地上？ Yeah, we laid on the grass until midnight. 對，躺在草地上到半夜。 4. long time ago 很久以前 I love stargazing. 我喜歡觀星。 I saw many shooting stars on Taipingshan a long time ago. 我很久以前在太平山看到好多流星。 今天的單字很好記。 sky 天空 cloud 雲 grass 草地 long time ago 很久以前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the Earth's environment do? A: Makes us special B: Keeps us alive C: Learns about Mars 2. What did scientists send to Mars? A: Air B: Robots C: Clouds 3. What did Mars have a long time ago? A: Animals B: Salt water C: Plants Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

Narrator: Guys! Listen up! Two kids were arrested! The police put them in jail! The kids were fighting in the street. They were running into each other. They were fighting with their heads! 有兩個小孩在路上用頭互撞的方式打架，被警察逮捕了！ Some people saw the fight. One person said the kids had "been fighting all weekend". 有人說那兩個小孩整個周末都在打架。 Some people were worried. They didn't want the kids to get hurt. So they called the police. 有人很擔心他們受傷，所以叫了警察。 The police came and pulled the kids apart. Police: Come on, you two! Narrator: The kids were very angry! They wanted to keep fighting! 警察把他們拉開，但他們還是很生氣，想要繼續打架！ The police took them to the police station. The kids spent a night in jail. 他們被帶到警察局，在監獄裡面待了一個晚上。 The next day, their owner came and took them home. Wait! Their owner?! Kids don't have owners, do they? They have mothers and fathers and teachers… but no one owns them. Right?! 隔天主人來把他們帶走。等等，主人？小孩只有爸媽，沒有主人吧？ Well, these kids have an owner. You see, they aren't people like you and me. These kids are goats! 其實，他們跟你們不一樣，他們是小山羊！ Yep! A 'kid' is a young goat…like a puppy is a young dog, and a kitten is a young cat! "Kid" 除了是小孩，也是小山羊的意思。就像 puppy 是小狗，kitten 是小貓。 So, two young goats went to jail for fighting. Those are some baaaaaaad kids! ________________________________ Vocabulary 兩隻小山羊被關起來了，免得繼續打架。 1. get hurt 受傷 Come on, boys, knock it off! 好啦，孩子們，該停止了！ You may get hurt! 你們可能會受傷。 2. fight 打架 Why do boys like fighting? 為什麼男生喜歡打架？ I don't know. 我不知道。 Girls fight too, but not with their fists. 女生也會，只是不用拳頭。 Yeah, girls fight with words. 對，女生用語言。 3. listen 注意聽 They say things to hurt each other. 她們說一些話傷害對方。 Sometimes people just need to listen. 有時候大家只要聆聽就好了。 4.angry 生氣的 They can't if they're very angry. 假如他們很生氣就做不到。 Right, I can't when I'm angry. 對，我生氣的時候就沒辦法。 大家一起來讀單字。 get hurt 受傷 fight 打架 listen 注意聽 angry 生氣的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do we call a young goat? A: A puppy B: A kitten C: A kid 2. How long did the goats spend in jail? A: A weekend B: A night C: A month 3. What were the goats fighting with? A: Their heads B: Their hands C: Their teachers Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Happy World Reef Day! The world's most famous coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It's the world's biggest reef too. 全世界最大的珊瑚礁在澳洲的大堡礁。 Coral reefs are very important for life underwater. Many kinds of fish live in them. They're like apartment buildings for fish! Some people fish there. They sell or eat the fish. 很多魚類住在珊瑚礁裡面，牠們就像魚的公寓。有一些人會捕魚來自己吃或拿去賣。 Taiwan's biggest coral reef is by Lamay Island. But more than half of Lamay Island's reef died in 2020. This is because the ocean is getting warmer. It's sometimes too warm for coral reefs. 台灣最大的珊瑚礁在小琉球，但是 2020 年，小琉球的珊瑚死了一半以上。因為海洋溫度升高。 Coral reefs are made of millions of very small coral animals. Reefs take thousands of years to grow. But we need them now. 珊瑚礁是由數百萬極小的珊瑚蟲組成，要好幾千年才形成。 Scientists are working to save coral reefs. Last year, they tried a new idea. They planted new coral on reefs. These scientists are underwater gardeners! 科學家正在努力拯救珊瑚礁，他們在珊瑚礁上種新的珊瑚，他們是海底的園藝師！ The idea worked! The new coral grew. More fish came every day! 這個計畫成功了！新的珊瑚長了出來，更多魚來到珊瑚礁附近！ Scientists gardening underwater, saving reefs and protecting ocean life! Far out, dude! ________________________________ Vocabulary 氣候暖化造成很多地方的珊瑚礁大量死亡，科學家忙著搶救。 1. underwater 在水下 It's so hot today! 今天好熱喔！ Yeah, I wish I could go diving underwater. 對啊，真希望潛到水裡。 2. ocean 海洋 In the ocean? 潛到海裡？ In the ocean, with colorful fish, turtles and coral reefs around me. 在海裡，四周都是繽紛的魚、烏龜和珊瑚礁。 Where can you find such a place? 哪裡可以找到這種地方？ Xiao-liu-qiu. 小琉球。 3. warmer 更溫暖的 But it's in Pingtung. 不過那在屏東。 It maybe even warmer there. 那裡可能更熱。 4. die 死亡 You're right. 你說得對。 But I'd die if I didn't go swimming somewhere. 但是假如我不去哪裡游泳我就會熱死。 今天的單字你可記住了？ underwater 在水下 ocean 海洋 warmer 更溫暖的 die 死亡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the world's most famous coral reef? A: The Belize Barrier Reef B: The Great Florida Reef C: The Great Barrier Reef 2. Where is Taiwan's biggest coral reef? A: Orchid Island B: Green Island C: Lamay Island 3. What is making coral reefs die? A: Warmer oceans B: Too many fish C: New coral Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

My grandpa watches soccer on TV. But some grandpas in Japan play soccer! 我的阿公會在家裡看足球比賽。但在日本，有一些阿公卻出門踢足球！ Japan has a new soccer league. It's called Soccer For Life. The league has three teams. They are called White Bears, Red Star, and Blue Hawaii. All of the players are 80 years old… and older! 日本有一個新的足球聯盟，叫做「終身足球隊」，聯盟有三支球隊，分別叫做白熊、紅星，還有藍色夏威夷，裡面的球員年紀都超過80歲！ Mr. Shiozawa is the oldest player. He's 93! Mr. Shiozawa loves to play soccer. He's the goalkeeper for White Bears. 最老的球員是Shiozawa先生，已經93歲了！他是白熊隊的守門員。 Mr. Shiozawa has a big job! He tries to stop the ball from going into the goal. He uses his body to stop the ball. He can use his hands to stop it too! When he stops the ball, the other team cannot get a point! Shiozawa 是用身體或是手阻擋球踢進球門，阻止對手得分。 Mr. Shiozawa needs a lot of energy for soccer. Energy lets him run, play, and kick. Mr. Shiozawa wanted more energy. How did he get it? He stopped smoking! Now Mr. Shiozawa runs in his office and he runs on the soccer field. He plays practice matches. He plays matches with the other teams. He has a lot of energy! 當守門員需要很多體力，為此他決定戒菸，在自己的辦公室跟球場練跑，還會參加練習賽！ Mr. Shiozawa plays soccer at 93 years old! Good for you, Mr. Shiozawa! Soccer for life! ________________________________ Vocabulary 銀髮族踢足球，一樣玩得很開心！ 1. soccer match 足球賽 I can't wait for the next World Cup. 我等不及下一屆世界盃了。 It's more than 3 years away, Paz! 要等三年多呢！ I know. Don't you miss those fun soccer matches? 我知道，你不會想念那些好玩的足球賽嗎？ 2. player 球員 I miss all the handsome players. 我想念那些帥哥球員。 Jane, you have to see how they play the game. 你得看他們怎麼打球。 I did! 我有啊！ 3. goalkeeper 守門員 I like watching the goalkeeper doing his job. 我喜歡看守門員守球門。 4. star 明星 Right, and he's often the team's star. 對，而且他通常是全隊的明星。 That's why I like him. 這是為什麼我喜歡他。 你喜歡看足球比賽嗎？ soccer match 足球賽 player 球員 goalkeeper 守門員 star 明星 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What team is Mr. Shiozawa on? A: White Bears B: Red Star C: Blue Hawaii 2. How old are the soccer players on these teams? A: 20 to 25 B: 80 and older C: 90 to 140 3. How did Mr. Shiozawa get more energy? A: He stopped smoking B: He used his hands C: He watched TV Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Hi everyone. Do you know what eagles are? They're very big and strong birds. Murphy is an eagle. He is 31 years old. He can't fly, so he lives in a place for injured animals. Murphy 是一隻 31 歲的老鷹。牠飛不起來，住在受傷動物收留所。 Murphy wanted to be a dad. He made a nice nest for an egg. He sat on the egg every day. No one could come close. Murphy didn't want the egg to break. Murphy 想要當爸爸，牠築了一個巢天天孵蛋。牠害怕蛋破掉，不讓任何人靠近。 Murphy waited for his egg to open. He waited to see his baby… But there was one problem. Murphy's egg wasn't an egg. It was a rock! People felt sad for Murphy. Murphy 每一天都在期待蛋孵化，但是那枚蛋其實是一顆石頭！ Then a storm came. A baby eagle fell out of its nest. Some people found the baby eagle. They had an idea to help the baby eagle and Murphy at the same time! 一場暴風雨過後，有一隻老鷹寶寶掉出鳥巢外被人發現。他們想到一個主意，可以同時幫助老鷹寶寶跟 Murphy！ They took Murphy's rock away. Then they put the baby eagle in Murphy's nest. Now Murphy is the baby eagle's dad! Murphy takes care of the baby. He gives food to the baby eagle. Murphy is a good dad! 他們把石頭拿走，把孵出來不久的老鷹放進 Murphy 的巢裡面。現在 Murphy 當爸爸了！牠細心照顧寶寶，餵牠食物。Murphy 是個好爸爸！ Murphy and his baby are very lucky. They have a new family! ________________________________ Vocabulary 幸運的 Murphy，終於成為老鷹爸爸。 1. fall 掉落 What's that on the road? 在路上那個是什麼？ My God, it's a bird! 天哪，是一隻鳥。 I think it fell from above. 我想是從上面掉下來的。 See the nest? 你看到鳥巢了嗎？ 2. put 放 Poor little bird! 可憐的小鳥！ What should we do about it? 我們拿牠怎麼辦呢？ I think we need to put it back.我想得把牠放回去。 3. take 帶走 Back in its nest? 放回鳥巢裡？ Are you kidding? 開玩笑。 You're right, the tree is too tall. 你說得對，樹太高了。 Maybe we should take it to the place for injured wild birds. 我們也許應該把牠帶去野鳥救傷中心。 4. fly 飛 Can the little bird fly? 這隻小鳥會飛嗎？ Yes, it will. 牠以後會的。 But not now. 但是現在沒辦法。 今天學到四個動詞。 fall 掉落 put 放 take 帶走 fly 飛 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Murphy think was his egg? A: A nest B: A toy C: A rock 2. What did Murphy want to be? A: Injured B: Big and strong C: A dad 3. What made the baby eagle fall out of its nest? A: An idea B: A storm C: An egg Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Hi there! Have you ever been to a water festival? People throw lots of water. Everyone gets very wet! It sounds like fun! 你參加過潑水節嗎？大家都會全身濕淋淋的，很好玩！ There is a water festival in a country called Myanmar. The festival is called Thingyan. It celebrates Myanmar's New Year. Their New Year is in April. 緬甸的潑水節在四月舉辦，叫做 Thingyan，是緬甸的新年。 Many people from Myanmar live in Taiwan. Many of them live in New Taipei City. New Taipei City has a "Little Myanmar". Little Myanmar has many shops and restaurants. 很多緬甸僑胞住在台灣的新北市，新北有個地區綽號叫做小緬甸，有很多商店跟餐廳。 Every year, people from Myanmar have a big water festival there. But this year, there was a problem. There wasn't much rain. And now it is important to save water in Taiwan. What happened to the water festival this year? 每一年，緬甸人都會在小緬甸舉辦潑水節，但今年台灣的雨太少了，需要節約用水，怎麼辦呢？ They still had the festival. They celebrated their culture and traditions. They shared them with festival visitors too. But they used very little water! They sprinkled some drops of water on people. Their tradition says this water washes away bad luck. 他們還是舉辦了潑水節，慶祝傳統文化，不過只撒一點點水在身上。他們相信潑水可以洗去厄運。 People from Myanmar had their water festival with very little water! Let's help Taiwan save water too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 新北市的小緬甸，每年都會慶祝潑水節。 1. celebrate 慶祝 My friend has just returned from Thailand. 我的朋友剛從泰國回來。 He says he had the best time celebrating the Water Festival there. 他說他在那裏的潑水節玩得非常開心。 2. everyone 每個人 What did they do? 他們做了什麼？ He and his friends bought big water guns… 他跟他的朋友買了大水槍… And they shot water at each other? 然後互相射擊？ Yeah, and everyone they saw on the street. 對，並且也針對路上看到的每個人。 3. year 年 That does sound like a lot of fun! 聽起來真好玩！ Yeah, I want to go, but it's too late now. 我很想去，但是現在太遲了。 You can go next year. 你可以明年去啊。 They have this festival every year. 他們每年都有這個節日。 你想慶祝潑水節嗎？ celebrate 慶祝 everyone 每個人 year 年 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When is Myanmar's water festival? A: January B: April C: August 2. What do people do at water festivals? A: Make other people wet B: Swim C: Drink a lot of water 3. How much water did this year's water festival use? A: A lot B: Very little C: No water Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Hey! Do you hear that? That's the sound of too many rats! Wild rats are mean! They fight other animals. They eat trash. They run in very dirty water… which means they carry lots of germs and diseases. They're dangerous, they can make you very sick. Stay away from wild rats! 野生老鼠會咬垃圾，在下水道亂鑽，身上細菌很多，可能讓人生病！ New York City has many, many rats. They're everywhere! The mayor of New York City says that everyone who knows him knows one thing: he hates rats! Now the mayor wants to fight the rats. He wants them out of his city! 紐約到處都有老鼠，紐約市長決心跟老鼠宣戰，把牠們趕出城市！ The mayor gave Kathleen Corradi a new job. Her job is to get rid of rats. Kathleen Corradi has helped nearly 120 schools get rid of rats before. Can she help a big city now? 市長找來專家 Kathleen Corradi，她之前成功幫助120 所學校除掉老鼠。 First, Kathleen Corradi is taking away the rats' food. She's getting garbage trucks to pick up people's trash earlier. Then the rats can't eat it all. 首先，Kathleen Corradi 請垃圾車早一點去收垃圾，讓老鼠沒有東西吃。 She also wants people to fix all the holes and cracks in their homes. That stops the rats from getting inside. No food and no homes mean no rats! 她也請民眾把家中屋頂或是牆壁破洞修補好，老鼠就不能亂鑽。沒有食物、沒有地方住，就不會有老鼠了！ So, it's New York City versus the rats! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紐約市長下定決心，要把老鼠趕出紐約市。 1. get rid of 除掉 Mosquitos! I hate mosquitos! 蚊子，我討厭蚊子！ I'll get rid of them. 我來消滅牠們。 You missed, I can't believe it! 你沒打到，真不敢相信！ No, I got one. 不，我打死了一隻。 2. fight 對抗 There are two more. 還有兩隻。 How can we sleep tonight? 今晚怎麼睡啊？ We have to keep fighting them. 我們只有繼續跟牠們大戰。 3. stop from 阻止 Let's put up a mosquito net. 來把蚊帳掛起來。 Yeah, that should stop them from coming at us. 對，讓牠們沒辦法咬我們。 4. hole 破洞 Hey, how come I still got three mosquito bites? 為什麼我還是有三個蚊子包？ Maybe there's a hole in the net? 也許蚊帳有破洞？ 一起來讀讀單字跟片語吧。 get rid of 除掉 fight 對抗 stop from 阻止 hole 破洞 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Does the mayor of New York City like rats? A: Yes B: No C: Maybe 2. Who has the job of getting rid of rats in New York City? A: The mayor B: Kathleen Corradi C: Wild rats 3. What should you do if you see a wild rat? A: Kiss it B: Fight it C: Stay away Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

Do you like to look at buildings? There are many interesting buildings in the world. Taipei 101 is interesting. It is so tall! One small town in Spain has some very cool buildings. This small town is called Setenil de las Bodegas. It is home to 3000 people. They have houses built in caves! And some houses have been built under very, very big rocks. Why did people build them? 西班牙有一個有三千個人的小鎮，那裏的建築很特別，鎮上有一些房子蓋在洞穴裡面，而且有一些房子蓋在很大很大的石頭下面。為甚麼他們要這麼做呢？ First, the houses did not take much money to build. Rock is a big part of each house, it's the walls and the roof! People didn't need to buy much wood and other material. They made the caves bigger. They made some walls for new rooms. 首先，這種房子的屋頂跟牆壁都已經是石頭，不用買太多的木材或其他的材料，所以很便宜，不需要花太多的錢。如果要增加房間，只要建隔間牆。 Second, rock makes the houses comfortable. Comfortable?! Yes! It makes the houses cool in the summer… and warm in the winter. 第二，石頭讓房子冬暖夏涼，住起來很舒服！ Third, rock makes the houses safe. Rock doesn't catch on fire. It is also very strong. The houses won't fall down in an earthquake. 第三，石頭不會著火，地震的時候也不會倒塌，石頭房很安全！ What do you think? These houses don't cost a lot of money to build. They're not too hot. They're not too cold. They're safe. And they're very interesting! Do you want to live in a house built in a cave? ________________________________ Vocabulary 西班牙這些石頭房屋有各種優點，而且很便宜呢。 1. rock 石頭 We went on an outing yesterday and walked through this lovely rock tunnel. 我們昨天去郊遊，走過一條可愛的石頭隧道。 Rock tunnel? Where? 石頭隧道? 在哪裡？ 2. roof 屋頂 It's in Rui-fang, New Taipei. 在新北市的瑞芳。 It's an old railway tunnel. 它是個舊的鐵路隧道。 The roof and walls are all stone. 屋頂跟牆壁都是石頭。 3. warm 溫暖的 They give such a warm and cozy feeling! 它們有種很溫暖舒服的感覺。 Is it long? 很長嗎？ Yeah, about 3,000 meters long. 很長，大約三千公尺。 4. cool 涼爽的 It was hot under the sun, but cool inside the tunnel. 外面太陽底下很熱，但是隧道裡面很涼快。 Sounds really nice! 聽起來真不錯！ 今天你學到哪些單字？ rock 石頭 roof 屋頂 warm 溫暖的 cool 涼爽的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: Some cool buildings B: Taipei 101 C: Earthquakes and fires 2. What is true about the houses in the summer? A: They're hot B: They're cool C: They're not comfortable 3. What happens to the houses in an earthquake? A: They fall down B: They are safe C: They catch on fire Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

Hi everyone! Do you… I'm at… Hey, guys! QUIET!!! …Thank you! All those animals are so noisy! Every different animal makes a different sound. Even turtles! Many people think turtles don't make sounds. But they do! How do I know? A scientist named Gabriel found out. 很多人以為烏龜不會發出聲音，但有一位叫 Gabriel 的科學家發現牠們其實會叫。 Gabriel was doing a study. It was not about turtles. The study was in the Amazon rainforest. He heard turtles make sounds there! He wanted to know more. Why? Well, science says turtles do not make sounds. Gabriel 原本在亞馬遜雨林做其他的研究，他聽到那裡的烏龜會叫！ Gabriel went home. He listened to his pet turtle. He heard his turtle make some sounds! Then he did a new study. He listened to 50 kinds of turtles. That's a lot of turtles! All 50 kinds of turtles made sounds! So why didn't scientists know about turtle sounds? 他回家後聽自己養的寵物烏龜，發現牠也會叫。Gabriel 決定展開研究，聽了50種不同種類的烏龜，發現他們都會叫！為什麼科學家之前都不知道呢？ Gabriel first heard turtles in the Amazon rainforest. Indigenous people have lived there for a very long time. Do they know about turtle sounds? Scientists have not asked them. Maybe they can ask. Maybe they can learn from indigenous people. 亞馬遜雨林的原住民在那裏住了很長時間。他們知道烏龜會叫嗎？科學家或許可以去問問。 Gabriel found out something new. You can too. Go outside. Listen. What animals can you hear? ________________________________ Vocabulary 烏龜行動緩慢，讓人誤以為牠們沒有聲音，其實不是。 1. loud 大聲的 Guess which animal is the loudest in the world. 猜猜看哪種動物是世界最大聲的。 The loudest, hmmm… Lions? Elephants? 最大聲的，獅子嗎? 大象？ No, it's the whale! 不，是鯨魚！ 2. hear 聽到 But they are in the sea! 但是牠們在海裡！ You don't need to hear them. 你不需要聽到牠們。 But their family does. 但是牠們的家人需要。 3. kind 種類 What kind of whales? 哪一種鯨魚？ The sperm whale. 抹香鯨。 Their sounds can travel a long way. 牠們的聲音可以傳很遠。 4. know 知道 I know that blue whales sing. 我知道藍鯨會唱歌。 They do. They sing all day long. 會，牠們會唱一整天。 你聽過烏龜的聲音嗎？來讀讀單字。 loud 大聲的 hear 聽到 kind 種類 know 知道 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal did Gabriel listen to? A: Dogs B: Turtles C: Frogs 2. Where did Gabriel first hear these animals? A: In a rainforest B: At home C: At a pet store 3. Who has lived in the Amazon for a long time? A: Gabriel B: Gabriel's pet C: Indigenous people Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Athlete Spends 500 Days Alone There's an athlete from Spain who really likes to be alone… 西班牙有個運動員喜歡自己一個人。 The athlete's name is Beatriz Flamini. She's a mountain climber. Beatriz had a question. What does being alone for a long time do to someone? 她叫做 Beatriz Flamini，是一位登山家。她想知道長時間一個人會有什麼影響。 She spent almost a year and a half by herself! Underground! In a cave! 她獨自在地下洞穴裡面住了將近一年半！ Beatriz went underground in November 2021. She was all alone. But Beatriz had lots to do in the cave. She exercised. She read books, drew pictures, and… she knitted lots of woolly hats! Beatriz 在 2021 年 11 月開始單 獨住在地洞裡面，她做運動、讀書、畫畫，還織了很多毛線帽！ Far, far away, some scientists were watching Beatriz. They could not talk to her. And she could not talk to them. They were watching Beatriz to make sure she was safe. 科學家在外面監測 Beatriz，確保 Beatriz 的安危。但是 Beatriz 沒辦法跟他們溝通，他們也沒有辦法跟她溝通。 Beatriz came out of her cave last month. She had been alone for 500 days! She said she really needed a shower. She had not washed for nearly a year and a half! Eww… 500 days is a very long time. But Beatriz loved it! She said she didn't want to leave! Beatriz 在上個月離開洞穴，她在裡面待了 500 天！她說她想好好洗個澡，因為她已經 500 天都沒洗過，也說喜歡單獨一個人的生活，不想要離開。 Could you be alone for 500 days? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這名女子獨自在洞穴裡過了一年半。 1. spend 花費 Can you imagine being alone for such a long time? 你能想像自己一人那麼久嗎？ Spending time with yourself only? 只有跟自己消磨時間? I have no problem talking to myself. 自言自語對我不是問題。 2. question 問題，answer 回答 Uhm, I've heard you asking and answering questions all by yourself. 我有聽過你自問自答。 That's not crazy, right? 那不算瘋狂，對吧? 3. find 認為 Not if it makes sense. 只要聽得懂就不算。 Really, why do people find living alone strange? 說真的，為什麼大家覺得獨居很奇怪? 4. read 閱讀 Not me. 我不會。 I enjoy reading and drawing. 我愛閱讀，畫畫。 I prefer to be alone. 我喜歡獨處。 今天的單字你記住了幾個？ spend 花費 question 問題 answer 回答 find 認為 read 閱讀 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Beatriz's job? A: Mountain climber B: Picture drawer C: Book reader 2. In what month did Beatriz go underground? A: October B: November C: December 3. What did Beatriz need when she left the cave? A: A scientist B: A woolly hat C: A shower Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

People all over the world like comics. In the USA, they like superhero comics. Some of these comics are now big Hollywood movies! 你喜歡看漫畫嗎？美國人喜歡超級英雄漫畫，有一些漫畫還被改編成電影。 In Europe they like comics too. Belgium has streets named after famous comic artists. Art schools in Belgium even teach comic art! 歐洲人也喜歡漫畫，比利時還有一些街道以漫畫家命名，藝術學校還會教畫漫畫！ The most famous comics in Asia are from Japan and Korea. But Taiwanese artists have been making comics for 100 years. 亞洲最有名的漫畫是日本跟韓國漫畫，但是台灣的漫畫已經有超過100年的歷史。 Taiwan's government wants people all over the world to like Taiwanese comics too. So they're making a national comics museum! 政府希望大家認識台灣漫畫，所以設立了台灣漫畫博物館！ The museum will be in a big arts space in Taichung. They do lots of art there. They do painting and tea-making. They do martial arts too, like kendo! 這個博物館設在台中的一個藝文空間，還提供茶道、劍道等活動！ The Taichung arts space is in an old Japanese building. Long ago, it was a prison! People were sent there for breaking the law. Now it's a happy place. People learn how to draw and paint there! 這個藝文空間是以前的日式建築，曾經是一座監獄，但現在是個有趣的地方。 Taiwan's national comics museum will open soon in Taichung. I can't wait! ________________________________ Vocabulary 漫畫博物館讓人可以進一步認識台灣的漫畫作品。 1. comic book 漫畫書。 Reading Japanese manga, Paz? 在看日本漫畫嗎？ Yeah, this one is really good. 這本真的很好看。 Better than the comic book you read yesterday? 比你昨天看的漫畫書還好？ 2. artist 藝術家 They are very different. 他們很不一樣。 But both artists draw very well. 但是兩個藝術家都畫得很好。 3. art 藝術 Oh, I've never thought about it as art. 我從沒想過漫畫是藝術。 I just read the story. 我只讀故事。 You should. Don't you find the drawings attractive? 你應該想想。你不覺得這些圖畫很吸引人？ 4. draw 畫圖 I don't draw. That's probably why. 我不畫圖。這也許是原因。 你喜歡漫畫嗎? 我們來讀今天的單字。 comic book 漫畫書 artist 藝術家 art 藝術 draw 畫圖 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which country teaches comic art in art schools? A: Japan B: The USA C: Belgium 2. How long have Taiwanese artists been making comics? A: 100 years B: 100 months C: 100 days 3. What are people sent to prison for? A: Learning to draw B: Breaking the law C: Making tea Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Have you ever been to Delhi? Delhi is in India. Lots and lots of people live in Delhi! 你有去過印度的德里嗎？很多人住在那裡。 Many years ago, there were lots of sparrows in Delhi too. Rakesh Khatri gave food to sparrows. He was a kid then. 德里很久以前有很多麻雀，Rakesh Khatri 小時候常常餵麻雀。 Sparrows are little brown birds. They like to live in cities. But sparrows are leaving Delhi. They don't have many places to live. People are not making space for sparrows in the city. 麻雀喜歡在城市裡生活，但是很多都飛走了，因為德里人口增加，留給麻雀的空間也一直縮水。 Rakesh Khatri wants to help sparrows live in Delhi. He has been making nests for a long time. A nest is a bird's home. Sparrows live in nests. He puts the nests all over the city. People call him the 'Nest Man of India'. Rakesh Khatri 想要幫助麻雀，他特別為麻雀做鳥巢，放在城市每一個角落，人們都叫他「印度鳥巢人」。 He makes nests from coconut shells, cotton, or other natural things. He recycles too. Sometimes he makes nests from old juice boxes. 他會用椰子殼、棉花等等的自然界物品做鳥巢。他也回收，有時候他用舊的果汁盒來做。 Rakesh Khatri has made 250,000 nests! He made them with no help! Now he teaches students how to make nests too. He has been to 3,500 schools! Now 100,000 students can make nests! 他一個人做了 25 萬個鳥巢！他還拜訪過 3500 間學校，教學生怎麼做鳥巢，已經有十萬個學生學會了這個技巧。 Today is a day for helping animals. So thanks, Rakesh Khatri, the Nest Man of India! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了讓更多麻雀留在德里，這位印度人做了25萬個鳥巢。 1. little 小的 Look at those birds! 你看那些鳥！ Yeah, aren't they beautiful? 可不是，很美吧？ They're little egrets. 牠們是小白鷺。 2. nest 鳥巢 They come here in the spring, build a nest and breed. 他們春天來築巢繁殖。 And then they fly away? 然後就飛走了？ 3. leave 離開 Right, they often leave in the summer or autumn. 對，通常在夏天或是秋天就走了。 Where do they go? 去了哪裡呢？ I'm not sure. 我不確定。 4. place 地方 A place that's cooler than Taipei, I guess. 我想是去比台北涼快的地方。 So you've watched them for a long time? 所以你觀察牠們很久了？ Yeah, I come here once a month. 對，我每個月來一次。 今天你學到哪些單字？ little 小的 nest 鳥巢 leave 離開 place 地方 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What color are sparrows? A: Blue B: Brown C: Black 2. What is the Nest Man of India's name? A: Rakesh Khatri B: Delhi C: Nest Man 3. How many students can make nests now? A: 250,000 B: 3,500 C: 100,000 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Hi everyone! Do you know what that sound is? I think you do. It's the dragon dance. This dance is great! It's one of Taiwan's traditions. 你知道這是甚麼聲音嗎？這是舞龍表演，是台灣的傳統之一。 Dragon dancing is very old. It started a long time ago in China. You can see the dragon dance in many countries now. People do dragon dances during special times like Chinese New Year. 舞龍表演起源於古時候的中國，現在很多國家都可以看到，有一些人會用舞龍來慶祝新年。 There is an interesting dragon dance in Taiwan. Kids at a school in Taoyuan do a different dragon dance. What's different? They do the dance on skates! Yes, on roller skates. That is a fast dragon dance! 桃園一所國小的學生，一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍！ The kids make their dragon. It is 40 meters long! It is red, white, blue, yellow, and black. It has many teeth. It looks fierce! 他們自己做了 一條長40 公尺的龍，有紅色、白色、藍色、黃色、黑色，還有很多牙齒，看起來很兇惡！ The kids are proud of their dragon. They are proud of their dance. They carry the dragon over their heads. They make it move. And they do this on skates! Cool! 他們對這條龍，還有他們的舞龍表演很自豪。 People love this interesting dragon dance. The kids go to different places to do their dragon dance. They go to temples. They go to festivals. The kids have fun dancing! People have fun watching! Let's go and watch them! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍，這個表演可不簡單！ 1. festival 節日 There's a flower festival next week. 下星期有個花卉節。 I love flower festivals, but is it in Taipei? 我喜歡花卉節，不過在台北嗎？ No, in Miaoli. 不是，在苗栗。 2. long 長的 That's a long drive from here. 從這裡要開很長一段路呢。 No, it's okay, I'll do the driving. 還好啦，我來開車。 3. white 白色，blue 藍色 They have your favorite flowers-white, pink, and blue hydrangea. 他們有你最喜歡的花，白色粉紅色跟藍色的繡球花。 Oh, those are pretty! 那是很漂亮的花！ 4. fun 樂趣 Yeah, we can see the flowers and eat delicious Hakka food. 我們可以賞花，吃客家美食。 That does sound like a lot of fun. 聽起來確實很好玩。 你喜歡各種節日嗎？ festival 節日 long 長的 white 白色 blue 藍色 fun 樂趣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the dragon dance start? A: China B: Taiwan C: Japan 2. Why is the dragon dance in Taoyuan different? A: Kids use different animals B: Kids do it on skates C: Kids ride bicycles 3. Who made the dragon at the Taoyuan school? A: The teachers B: The parents C: The kids Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Hey there! Can you hear me? Am I on the Internet? We are very lucky in Taiwan. The Internet is easy to get for many people. We can get it at home, at school, and in convenience stores! Plus, it's cheap! 台灣很幸運，在台灣要上網很容易，家裡、學校，還有便利商店都有便宜的網路！ Some countries are not so lucky. The Internet is hard to get for many people. And it isn't cheap. 有一些國家就沒有這麼幸運了。網路又貴又不容易取得。 The Internet has social networks. People talk on these social networks. They talk with family and friends. This is great! But people with no Internet cannot join and talk. Life with no Internet is hard. 網路上有社群網站，可以讓我們跟家人朋友聊天，但是沒有網路就不能這樣做了。 Even animals talk! They talked 500 million years ago! Animals called 'rangeomorphs' lived in the ocean then. They looked like tree leaves! 不只我們會聊天，動物也會！有一種叫做「葉狀型態生物」的古老動物，存活在五億多年前的海裡，長得橡樹葉！ Rangeomorphs had no mouths, arms, or legs. How did they talk with their family and friends? They talked with a kind of string. 這種動物沒有嘴巴，也沒有手腳。這樣牠們怎麼聊天呢？牠們用一種特殊的線。 Some strings were four meters long! The strings joined them with other rangeomorphs. They talked to each other with these strings. The strings were their Internet! 這些動物被這些線連在一起，有一些線甚至有四公尺長！牠們用這種線溝通，就像牠們的網路一樣！ Today is a special day. It's about making the Internet easy to get for everyone! Let's make a new social network! Let's get the whole world talking! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類喜歡交談，科學家發現五億年前有一種古生物也是這樣。 1. each other 彼此 Hey, Paz, how are you? 你好嗎？ I'm fine. It's been a while since we last saw each other! 我很好，我們有一段時間沒見面了。 2. talk 談話 Right, we only talked via Line. 你說得對，我們只有用賴說話。 That's not real talking. 那不是真正的交談。 No, it's not. If you want, we can chat using Line, too. 確實不是。你要的話我們也可以用賴聊天。 Okay. 好啊。 3. friend 朋友 Speaking of Line, did you see any messages from Kevin? 說到賴,你有沒有看到凱文的訊息？ No, he's not my friend. 沒有，他不是我的朋友。 4. arm 手臂 Oh, I thought he was. 我以為他是。 He broke his arms in a crash. 他在車禍中手臂骨折。 Oh no! 真糟糕。 來一起讀單字。 each other 彼此 talk 談話 friend 朋友 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you get the Internet in Taiwan? A: Strings B: Social networks C: Schools 2. What did a 'rangeomorph' look like? A: A mouth B: A tree C: A leaf 3. What joined all the rangeomorphs together? A: The Internet in Taiwan B: A kind of string C: Arms and legs Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Guess what?! I have a new bike! I love it! It's shiny and new, and purple and blue! I can't wait to go ride my bike! 我有了一輛新的腳踏車，我等不及要去騎騎看了！ Taiwan has many beautiful cycle routes. They let you see mountains and forests and the ocean… They have made Taiwan famous all over the world for cycling! Route 是路線的意思，你也可以唸做 route。台灣有很多美麗的自行車道，可以看到高山、森林，或是大海。這讓台灣的自行車旅遊世界聞名！ New Taipei City has lots of cycle routes. Many of them are by a river. People in the city can go cycling and feel healthy! But cycling can be dangerous too. Some people cycle very fast and crash. They sometimes get badly injured. Also, many cycle routes are far from big roads. It isn't easy for ambulances to get there. 新北市有很多河邊的自行車道，但是騎車是有風險的，有人騎太快而撞車受傷。而且很多自行車道距離馬路很遠，救護車很難到達。 New Taipei City had a great idea. They made a special team of cyclists. These cyclists help people! 新北市有個好點子，他們組織了特別的自行車隊伍來幫助人！ These cyclists have first aid kits on their bikes. The kits have everything they need to help injured people. The team rides up and down the cycle routes. The cyclists look for people who need help. They can get to people faster than an ambulance. And they're eco-friendly too! 這個隊伍的自行車上有急救箱，還在自行車道上巡邏，幫助有需要的人。這樣不只可以比救護車快，也更環保！ Taiwan's newest rescue team, cycling for safety! ________________________________ Vocabulary 腳踏車急救隊，可以及時幫助受傷的人。 1. ride 騎車 Let's go for a bike ride today. 我們今天去騎車吧。 On a rainy day like this? Are you sure? 在下雨天喔？你確定嗎？ 2. injure 受傷 For a good cyclist like you, it shouldn't be a problem. 對你這樣很會騎的人，應該不是問題。 I am good at biking, but I don't like getting injured. 我確實很行，但是我不喜歡受傷。 3. up and down 上上下下 Let's just ride in the Jing-mei Riverside Park. 我們就只在景美河濱公園騎好了。 That way we don't need to go up and down. 這樣就不用上下坡。 4. route 路線 Yeah, they have a nice bike route along the little river. 好，那裏沿著小河有很好的自行車道。 And the rain seems to have stopped. 而且雨似乎停了。 你會騎腳踏車嗎？我們來讀單字。 ride 騎車 injure 受傷 up and down 上上下下 route 路線 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. Why are Taiwan's cycle routes famous? A: They're shiny B: They're beautiful C: They're new 2. Where is the special team of cyclists? A: Taipei B: New Taipei City C: Taoyuan 3. Where are many of New Taipei City's cycle routes? A: In the mountains B: On the ocean C: By a river Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

Look at that beautiful dog! All that long, gold hair… I think it's a Golden Retriever! That dog is great! I want to say hello! But I can't. That dog is a guide dog. 那裏有一隻好漂亮的狗狗，我想是黃金獵犬，真希望摸摸牠說哈囉，但是不行，因為牠是導盲犬。 Guide dogs are working dogs. Their job is to help blind people or anyone who cannot see very well. Guide dogs keep them safe. 導盲犬有工作要做，負責保護視障人士的安全。 Most sidewalks in Taiwan are busy! There are people and steps and signs and scooters… Close your eyes. Imagine you are blind! You can get hurt on a busy sidewalk. 台灣的人行道人很多，還有階梯、招牌，跟機車。想像你是個盲人，在忙碌的人行道上會容易受傷。 A blind person can be safe with a guide dog. A guide dog will stop them from getting hurt. In Taiwan, 60,000 people are blind or cannot see very well. But there are only 42 working guide dogs in this country! Most other countries have more guide dogs. 全台灣大約有六萬名視障人士，但是只有 42 隻導盲犬，比其他的國家都少！ It is not easy to get a guide dog. A dog needs training for 2 to 3 years. There are not many trainers in Taiwan. And one dog costs more than 32,000 NT$! 一隻狗狗要經過兩三年的訓練，才可以成為導盲犬，而且國內的訓練師不多，一隻導盲犬的訓練費用可能要花三萬兩千台幣！ Taiwan needs lots more guide dogs. So come on! Let's train those doggies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 導盲犬對於視障人士有極大的幫助，卻不容易得到。 1. beautiful 美麗的 What a beautiful dog! 好漂亮的狗！ What's his name? 他叫什麼名字？ Her name is Tracy. 她的名字是崔西。 Hi, Tracy! 嗨，崔西。 2. can 能夠 Can I pet her? 我可以摸摸她嗎？ Sure, go ahead. 當然，你摸吧。 Oh, you're a nice dog, aren't you? 你真是一條好狗，是吧? 3. train 訓練 Yeah, she's well-trained. 對，她受過良好的訓練。 Did you send her to a dog school? 你是送她去狗學校嗎? No, a dog trainer helped me out. 不是，有一位狗訓練師來幫我忙。 4. safe 安全的 Tracy keeps me safe on the sidewalk. 崔西會在人行道上保護我的安全。 Wow, how does she do that? 哇，她怎麼做? She stops bikers from hitting me. 她不讓腳踏車撞到我。 我們來一起讀單字。 beautiful 美麗的 can 能夠 train 訓練 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of dog has long, gold hair? A: Golden Bell B: Golden Horse C: Golden Retriever 2. Who do guide dogs keep safe? A: Working people B: Blind people C: Beautiful people 3. How many people in Taiwan are blind or can't see very well? A: 33 B: 32,000 C: 60,000 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

I'm eating lunch at the beach! Now, where are my sandwiches? …Hey! That seabird took my lunch! It's very smart! Now scientists want to see just how smart seabirds are, to keep them safe. 海鳥偷走了我的午餐，牠們好聰明。科學家想要知道海鳥到底有多聰明，好保護牠們。 Scientists want to keep seabirds safe from wind farms. Wind farms make electricity from the wind. They have big machines called "turbines". Turbines have three blades. The wind spins the blades around and around. There's lots of wind at sea. Turbines make the most electricity there. So companies put wind farms there. 海邊風很強，所以風力發電渦輪機都蓋在海邊，上面有三片葉片，風會吹動扇葉來發電。 Scientists are worried about seabirds. Seabirds might fly into a turbine's blades and die. So scientists studied seabird safety at a wind farm. 科學家擔心海鳥會飛進發電機轉動的扇葉而死亡，於是開始研究風力發電場的海鳥安全。 The study took two years. They watched 10,000 videos of the turbines. They saw four kinds of seabirds come and go. And they found… nothing! Zero seabirds flew into the turbine blades. Zero seabirds died! They all flew far away from the spinning blades. Scientists don't know why. But those seabirds are very smart indeed! 科學家研究了兩年，看了一萬多支發電機的監視器影片，發現有四種海鳥來來去去，但是這些海鳥就是很聰明，沒有一隻海鳥被撞死，科學家也不知道為甚麼。 Scientists need to study other kinds of seabirds. Maybe now they will find how to save thousands of other seabirds too! Bravo, birdies! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海鳥跟風力發電渦輪機相安無事，讓科學家有些意外。 1. fly 飛翔 Fly, kite, fly! 飛呀，風箏，飛吧。 Look how high it is! 你看它飛得多高! Yeah, it's beautiful against the blue sky. 對啊，襯著藍天真好看。 2. spin 轉圈 Oh no, it's spinning around. 糟了，它在轉圈圈。 It's just the wind. 只是風的關係。 It'll steady once the wind weakens. 風變小就穩定了。 3. far away 很遠的 Now it's flying too far away. 現在它飛得太遠了。 It'll take an hour to bring it back. 要一個鐘頭才收得回來。 That's okay. We have a lot of time. 沒關係，我們有的是時間。 4. beach 海灘 This is really a nice beach. 這真是個美好的海灘。 It is. We should come back more often. 真的，我們應該常回來。 你有在海邊放風箏過嗎？ fly 飛翔 spin 轉圈 far away 很遠的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are wind farms for? A: Studying seabirds B: Watching videos C: Making electricity 2. What machines have three spinning blades? A: Videos B: Scientists C: Turbines 3. How many seabirds flew into the machines? A: Zero B: Two C: Four Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Hey, everyone! Look at the people around you. Some people are tall. Some are short. Some are thin. Some have big bellies. Some people think big bellies aren't healthy. But some think big bellies are great. 我們身邊的人，高矮胖瘦都有。有一些人覺得大肚子不健康，但有一些人就欣賞大肚子。 The Bodi people live in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country in Africa. The Bodi people like men with big bellies. They have a contest every year. The man with the biggest belly wins! 博迪人住在非洲的衣索比亞，他們喜歡大肚子的男生，每一年還會舉辦比賽，肚子最大的人勝利！ A big belly isn't easy to get. It can take six months. The men eat and drink all day. Do they eat hamburgers and pizza? No. They eat honey. What do they drink? They drink a lot of milk and cow blood. The men want to have the biggest belly very much. The men don't exercise. They sit all day. 要有大肚子其實不簡單，每天要吃蜂蜜，喝牛奶跟牛血，而且整天坐著不運動。 The contest day comes. The men walk around. They show their big bellies. What does the winner get? Money? A car? No. He wins respect. That means everyone thinks the winner is great! 比賽當天，男士們會走秀，展示自己的腹圍，贏的人得到什麼呢? 沒有獎品，但是會得到大家的尊重！ After the contest, the men get thin. Next year, they'll try to get the biggest belly again! 比賽後呢？他們會開始減肥，直到隔年再次養大肚子！ Big or small, you are great! Let's celebrate "Eat What You Want Day" today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 衣索匹亞這項比賽，是選出肚子最大的男士，認為這是榮譽。 1. exercise 運動 I really need to exercise during summer vacation. 我真的得在暑假時運動。 Why wait until summertime? 為什麼要等到暑假? It's still one month away. 還有一個月呢。 2. month 月份 Summer vacation is 2 months long. 暑假有兩個月。 I know that. 我知道啊。 So I can try to walk two hours every morning. 所以我可以試著每天早上走兩個鐘頭。 3. walk 走路 You can walk 20 minutes every day now. 你可以現在每天走二十分鐘。 That's different. 那不一樣。 I need to walk off my belly fat. 我需要走路甩腹部脂肪。 4. fat 脂肪 Belly fat is tough. 腹部脂肪很麻煩。 And I have loads of it. 而我有一大堆呢。 你有沒有每天運動的習慣？ exercise 運動 month 月份 walk 走路 fat 脂肪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the Bodi men eat to get big bellies? A: Hamburgers B: Honey C: Pizza 2. Why do the men walk around on the contest day? A: To get bigger bellies B: To get smaller bellies C: To show their bellies 3. What do the Bodi people think of the winner? A: He's great B: He's tall C: He's hungry Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Ah, that tastes good! Hey! Do you like soda? How about some cold milk tea? Drinks are great on a hot day! 你們喜歡喝甚麼飲料呢？汽水嗎？還是冰奶茶？ But there is a problem. Many drink shops use plastic cups. People use these plastic cups just once. Then they throw the cups away. Plastic is very bad for the earth. Lots of plastic gets into the ocean. It hurts the animals there. 很多飲料店都用塑膠杯，用一次之後就會丟掉。塑膠對環境有害，流進海裡也會傷害到海洋動物。 That's why New Taipei City has a new rule. It started on May 1st. Drink shops can't sell drinks in plastic cups! This is a big change! There are 2,700 drink shops in New Taipei City. Now 368 million plastic cups won't be used there every year! 所以，新北市政府規定從五月一日開始，飲料店禁止用塑膠杯。新北市有 2700 間飲料店，這樣每一年會少用三億六千多萬個塑膠杯！ New Taipei City is the second city in Taiwan to have this rule. Which city was the first? Taipei. Yes, Taipei was the first to ban selling drinks in plastic cups. 新北市是第二個推行這個規定的城市，第一個是台北市。 What do drink shops in New Taipei City and Taipei use now? They use paper cups. Paper is better for the earth. 現在新北跟台北的飲料店都用紙杯，紙杯對環境的危害比較少。 I'm happy to drink from paper cups. I hope you are too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了環保，許多飲料店都已經停用塑膠杯。 1. drink shop 飲料店 Time to go, Paz. 該走了。 Okay, let me get my water bottle.好，我來拿水壺。 Why bother? 幹嘛那麼麻煩？ There are drink shops everywhere.到處都有飲料店。 2. better than 比別的好 No, I prefer water. 不，我比較喜歡水。 Water tastes better than most soft drinks.水比大部分飲料好喝。 Does it? I like tea.會嗎? 我喜歡茶。 3. first 第一 First, some tea drinks have too much sugar. 首先，有些茶放太多糖。 Second, it now costs some 50 NT a cup. 第二，現在一杯茶要五十塊。 4. cup 杯子 That's not a lot. 那沒多少。 No, but you will save one cup. 對，但你省下一個杯子。 That's just one in a billion. 那只是十億個裡面的一個。 You're hopeless, Jane. 你沒救了。 你常喝飲料嗎？來讀單字。 drink shop 飲料店 better than 比別的好 first 第一 cup 杯子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of cups are very bad for the earth? A: Paper cups B: Glass cups C: Plastic cups 2. How many drink shops are in New Taipei City? A: 368 B: 2,700 C: 368 million 3. What will drink shops in New Taipei use now? A: Plastic cups B: Glass cups C: Paper cups Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Do you like cell phones? I think they're great. We can use them anywhere! We can do many things with cell phones. We can call people. We can text our friends. We can take pictures. 手機可以幫我們打電話，傳簡訊，還有拍照。 The first cell phone was super big. It was heavy. It weighed one kilogram! People could only talk for 25 minutes. That is very short! 史上第一台手機有一公斤重，超級大又超級重！而且只能講25分鐘的電話。 Martin Cooper is called the 'father of the cell phone.' He made the world's first cell phone. He made it in 1973. That was 50 years ago! Martin Cooper 在 1973 年，也就是 50 年前，發明了世界上第一支手機，所以又被叫做「手機之父」。 Mr Cooper's cell phone was about 5,000 US dollars. That's over 150,000 NT dollars. 當時他製造的手機要賣5000美元左右，超過15萬台幣！ Mr. Cooper is 94 years old now. He has a brand new cell phone. He is happy that people use cell phones. Mr. Cooper likes them. He uses lots of APPS! But he thinks people look at their cell phones way too much! Cooper 今年已經94歲了，他有一支新的手機，他很開心大家都在用手機，但他覺得大家用太久了！ Some people eat dinner and look at their cell phones. They cross the street and look at their cell phones. That isn't good. A car can hit them. 有些人連吃飯跟過馬路的時候都在看手機，這樣很危險。 What do you think? Do people look at their cell phones too much? ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機已經有很多年的歷史，現代手機跟以前的大不一樣。 1. brand new 嶄新的 Come see my brand new bike. 你來看我全新的腳踏車。 Wow, it looks great! 哇，看起來很棒呢！ 2. pay for 付錢 How much did you pay for it? 你花了多少錢買？ About 40,000 NT. 大約四萬塊。 That's a lot of money for a bike. 以腳踏車來說很貴。 I know, but I'll make the most out of it. 我知道，不過我會儘量多用。 3. anywhere 任何地方 I'll take it anywhere I go. 我不管去哪裡都會騎。 Anywhere? It's quite heavy! 不管去哪裡? 它很重呢！ But it's super easy to ride. 不過超好騎的。 4. think 想 I'm thinking of riding it up Yangmingshan. 我想騎上陽明山。 I'll go with you. In my car. 我跟你去。坐我的車去。 我們來讀單字。 brand new 嶄新的 pay for 付錢 anywhere 任何地方 think 想 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Mr. Cooper called? A: "Brother of the cell phone" B: "Father of the cell phone" C: "Uncle of the cell phone" 2. How many kilograms was the first cell phone? A: 1 B: 25 C: 50 3. What did Mr. Cooper say about cell phones? A: People look at them too much B: He doesn't have one C: People like them Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

That's the sound of a fire truck. Someone needs help! Firefighters are going to help! 這是消防車的聲音，有人需要幫忙囉！ Firefighters help in emergencies. It can be a fire or a car crash. It's when something bad happens. 消防隊員會幫助有緊急狀況的人，像是火災或是車禍。 Five boys had an emergency. They needed help from firefighters. It wasn't because of a fire… They were in a sewer! Sewers are under roads. They are for dirty water. Sewers have many tunnels. The boys walked in the tunnels. They walked for 400 meters. Then they were lost! Boys: Where are we?! HELP! 有五個男孩困在下水道裡面。他們跑進下水道，走了400公尺，卻在裡面迷路了！ One boy had a cell phone. He called for help. Firefighter: Hello? This is the fire department… Boy: Help! Firefighter: Where are you boys? Boy: We don't know where we are right now! Firefighter: Okay, don't worry boys, we're on our way… Boy: Please hurry! 其中一個人有手機，他打電話給消防隊員，但是他們都不知道自己在哪裡。 The firefighters drove very fast! Then they went down into the sewer. The firefighters needed help. They did not see the boys. 消防隊員飛快地趕到下水道之後，找不到這些小男孩。 Firefighter: Call for help guys! We're looking for you. We want you to scream and yell! It worked! The firefighters found the boys! The boys were lucky. No one was hurt. And the cell phone worked in the tunnel! 結果成功了！消防隊員找到了這些小男孩，沒有人受傷，而且很幸運的是，下水道裡面還可以用手機！ Do you know the emergency phone number in Taiwan? It's 1-1-9. Stay safe out there! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在下水道裡面迷路的五個小男孩，靠著手機通訊獲救。 1. lost 迷路的 Hey, didn't we pass this store just 10 minutes ago? 我們不是十分鐘前才經過這家店？ We did! Now I'm sure we're lost. 沒錯，現在我確定我們迷路了。 2. help 幫助 We need to get help. 我們得找人幫忙。 Don't look at me. 你別看我。 I didn't want to come.我本來就不想來。 3. emergency 緊急狀況 Let me call the emergency number. 我來打緊急電話號碼。 But this is not an emergency! 可是我們現在並不緊急！ We're not in danger. 我們又沒有危險。 4. go down 往下走 Then any smart ideas? 那你有什麼聰明主意？ Let's just go down there. 我們就從那裏走下去吧。 Maybe it's a subway station. 也許是個地鐵站。 Hurray, it is! 萬歲，真的是耶！ 你有迷路過嗎？ lost 迷路的 help 幫助 emergency 緊急情況 go down 往下走 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do firefighters do? A: Help people B: Make fires C: Fight people with fire 2. Where were the boys? A: A car B: A sewer C: A fire truck 3. What is the emergency phone number in Taiwan? A: 911 B: 191 C: 119 Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Hi! Today, I… Oh, excuse me… "Hello. Sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm very busy. Bye." Sorry, I just had a phone call. Speaking of phone calls, let me tell you all about the world's first "drone call". 不好意思，我剛剛在講電話。說到電話，讓我告訴你世界上第一個用無人機打電話的故事。 Drones are small machines that fly. Some drones have cameras. A man called Casey lives in Oregon. It snows there in the winter. One day, he drove his car into the mountains. There was so much snow, his car couldn't move. Casey: Oh no! Casey 住在奧勒岡州，那裏冬天會下雪。有一天，他在山上開車的時候，被積雪困住了。 Casey tried to use his cellphone. He wanted to send a text message. But his cellphone wouldn't work! There was too much snow! Casey 想要用手機傳簡訊，但是發不出去。 Casey is a photographer. His job is taking pictures. This means he has a camera drone in his car. He tied his cellphone to the drone. Casey 是專業攝影師，他的車上有一台空拍機。他把手機綁在空拍機上。 His drone flew high into the sky! Casey's plan worked! His cellphone was sending texts again! 結果成功了！他的空拍機飛上天空，發出了簡訊。 People quickly came to help him. Casey was saved. 不久後就有人來幫忙了，Casey 就得救了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 手機簡訊被積雪擋住發不出去，把手機送上天就解決了這個問題。 1. message 訊息 Did you read my message? 你有看我的簡訊嗎？ No, I don't think I got any messages from you. 沒有，我好像沒收到你的簡訊。 2. send 發送 But I sent it to you last night. 但是我昨晚發送的。 It should be in your cellphone.應該在你的手機裡。 My cellphone was out of power for a while. 我的手機有一段時間沒電。 3. tell 告訴 What did you want to tell me, anyway? 不管怎樣，你想跟我講什麼？ Don't drive up the mountain. 不要開車上山。 There'll be snow on the road. 路上會有積雪。 4. snow 下雪 I'd love to see the snow! 我很想看到雪！ Don't worry, I'll drive carefully. 別擔心，我會小心開車。 今天學到哪些單字？ message 訊息 send 發送 tell 告訴 snow 下雪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a drone? A: A new cellphone B: A kind of car C: A machine that can fly 2. Where does Casey live? A: Origin B: Oregon C: Oregano 3. What is Casey's job? A: Mountain climber B: Driver C: Photographer Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

I love ketchup. I put it on everything I eat. I eat it on hot dogs, hamburgers, rice. That's right. I sometimes put it on rice. Yum! 我好愛番茄醬，我會把它放在熱狗或是漢堡上，有時候還會配白飯吃！ I love ketchup very much. But I don't eat only ketchup. I need some food to eat it with. Ketchup on French fries, on pizza, on… Oh, now I'm hungry! 但是我不會光吃番茄醬，得要跟其他東西一起吃，像是薯條，披薩等等。講一講我又餓了！ But, did you hear the news? A man ate only ketchup for many days! 但是有一個人光吃番茄醬吃了好多天！ This man was working on a boat. It was not his boat. No one was with him. The boat went out to sea. Then it was too late. He was lost at sea! 這名男子在船上工作，身邊沒有人，結果船飄到外海去。 The engine didn't work. The radio didn't work. He looked for food. He found a bottle of ketchup. 引擎發動不了，無線電也不能用，他到處找食物，只找到一瓶番茄醬。 He was lost at sea for 24 days. He had ketchup to eat. He had some dirty water to drink. He had no other food! He made soup with ketchup and water. He ate it every day. 他在海上漂流了 24 天，只有番茄醬可以吃，另外還有一點骯髒的水。他用番茄醬跟水做成湯，每天都喝。 One day he had no more ketchup. But a ship found him that day! Whew, that's good news! 番茄醬用完的那天，剛好有一艘船找到他了！真是好險。 I love ketchup. But can I eat it for 24 days? I'm not sure. How about you? ________________________________ Vocabulary 靠著番茄醬，這名男子撿回一條命。 1. hungry 飢餓的 I'm so hungry! 我餓死了！ Did you eat everything in the fridge again? 你又把冰箱裡的東西都吃了？ No, I didn't. There's some leftover pizza from yesterday. 沒有，還有昨天剩下的披薩。 2. work 有用 Ugh, I guess that will have to work. 好吧，只好那樣。 Can you make me a sandwich, too? 你也可以幫我做個三明治嗎？ Sure, I'll make you one. 當然，我來幫你做一個。 3. soup 湯 Since I'm already on it, let me make a soup, too. 既然我已經在做，來煮個湯好了。 Oh, you're the best! 你最好了！ 4. for days 好幾天 Wow, you look like you haven't eaten for days. 哇，你看起來好幾天沒吃飯了。 Sorry, I can't help it. 真抱歉，我忍不住。 Are you hungry right now? hungry 飢餓的 work 有用 soup 湯 for days 好幾天 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was the man lost? A: In a desert B: At sea C: In a jungle 2. What did he have to eat? A: Ketchup B: Rice C: Hamburgers 3. How long was he lost? A: 24 days B: 4 days C: 20 days Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Bye, buddy! Be good! See you later! I want to be with my dog all day. But I can't take him everywhere. Is he okay at home all day? He can't have fun. He can't go for a walk. Is he bored? Does he want to play with other dogs? 我不能每天都把狗狗帶在身邊，牠在家會不會很無聊？牠會想跟其他狗狗玩嗎？ Many people are busy. They can't walk their dogs. What do they do? They get a dog walker. Mo is a dog walker. She loves her job. Mo walks many dogs. 很多人太忙，沒有空遛狗，他們會請「遛狗人」幫忙。Mo 就是一位遛狗人。 Mo has a bus. Kids don't ride it. Dogs ride Mo's bus! Mo picks up the dogs. The dogs sit on their own seats. They wear seat belts. Are the dogs good in the bus? I think all the dogs are good! Why? It's because good dogs get dog treats. Dogs love to eat treats! Mo 還有一台狗狗專用的巴士！牠們上車坐好，還要繫安全帶。表現好的狗狗有零嘴可以吃，所以牠們在車上都很乖！ The bus goes to a walking trail. The dogs get off the bus. Mo takes them on a long walk. They play. They have so much fun! 巴士會把狗狗送到步道，Mo 就帶著牠們走好長一段路。牠們會在路上玩耍！ These dogs are happy! They aren't at home all day. They aren't bored. They ride a bus! Do you love dogs? I do! Hmm… maybe I can be a dog walker too! Then I can play with dogs all day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這名專業遛狗人要照顧的狗太多，需要一輛小巴士來裝載。 1. pick up 接起來 I've got to go. 我得走了。 I need to pick up my dog. 我得去接我的狗。 Just like picking up a child. 就跟接小孩一樣。 2. seat belt 安全帶 Yeah, only a child would wear a seat belt. 對，但是小孩會扣上安全帶。 But not your dog? 你的狗不用嗎？ No, he likes to play with a ball in the back seat. 不用，他喜歡在後座玩球。 Just take away the ball. 把球拿走啊。 3. bored 無聊的 I can't. He'll be bored and bark at me all the way home. 不行，他會覺得無聊，回家路上對著我叫。 4. all day 一整天 Maybe you should just walk him home. 也許你應該就跟他走路回家。 That will take all day. 那要花一整天。 同學們，來一起讀單字。 pick up 接起來 seat belt 安全帶 bored 無聊的 all day 一整天 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Mo's job? A: dog talker B: dog washer C: dog walker 2. What do the dogs do on the bus? A: Sit with a kid B: Sit on their own seats C: Sit under the seats 3. Why do the dogs go to the trail? A: To be bored B: To wear a seat belt C: To go on a walk Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

I love tuna! My favorite food is tuna sushi. Tuna tastes good. It's a healthy food too. Many of us eat tuna. Fishermen catch the tuna we eat. They catch seven billion kilograms every year! That's a lot of tuna! 我喜歡吃鮪魚壽司。鮪魚好吃又健康。很多人都吃鮪魚，漁民每一年捕撈70億公斤的鮪魚！ But that's too much tuna. The number of tuna fish is smaller every year. That's not good. What happens when the number is too small? The number of fish cannot get big again. Restaurants and supermarkets won't have much tuna. Then one day there will be no tuna fish. 鮪魚的數量每一年都在減少，假如太少，鮪魚將沒有辦法再恢復到從前。未來世界上就沒有鮪魚了。 A new company wants to help tuna fish. How does it help? It makes tuna! How does it make tuna? The company uses plants! It uses peas, algae, and other food from plants. It doesn't use fish. It is plant-based tuna. 有一家公司想要幫助鮪魚，他們決定製作鮪魚肉！他們用豌豆、藻類，還有其他植物來製造素的鮪魚肉。 Maybe many of us can eat plant-based tuna. Then we can stop eating tuna fish. The number of tuna fish can get big again. Do you want to try this plant-based tuna? You can help save tuna fish too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鮪魚過度捕撈，有可能再也無法恢復。 1. eat 吃 Are you eating potato chips again? 你又在吃洋芋片？ Just a couple of pieces. 只吃兩片。 You know better than that. 你應該知道不該吃的。 2. healthy 健康的 Well, I don't like healthy snacks. 我就不愛健康零食。 Are you kidding? 開什麼玩笑? A lot of healthy food tastes great. 很多健康食物很好吃的。 3. supermarket 超市 Yeah, like what? 是嘛，比如說什麼？ Like pineapple. 比如說鳳梨。 I don't see any pineapple here. 我在這兒沒看到鳳梨。 The supermarket is right next door! 隔壁超市就有啊！ 4. try 嘗試 It's raining. I'll try going tomorrow. 現在下雨，我明天去試試看。 Okay. Can I have some of your chips? 好吧。我可以吃一點你的洋芋片嗎？ 你喜歡吃什麼零食呢？ eat 吃 healthy 健康的 supermarket 超市 try 嘗試 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much tuna do fishermen catch every year? A: Seven billion kilograms B: Seven billion tuna fish C: Seven billion grams 2. What happens when the number of tuna fish gets too small? A: It is healthy B: It can't get big again C: We can eat more tuna 3. What kind of tuna does the new company make? A: Fish-based B: Plant-based C: Tuna-based Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

Today is Mother Goose Day in the USA. 今天是美國的鵝媽媽節。 Blossom is a goose. She lives on a pond. Blossom 是一隻住在池塘裡的鵝。 Animals don't have wives or husbands. They have mates. Geese have the same mate all their lives. Blossom's mate was Bud. But Bud died last year. 動物沒有所謂的老婆或老公，動物的夫妻叫做配偶，鵝一生只會有一個配偶。Blossom 的配偶 Bud 去年過世了。 Blossom went to an office near the pond. She went many times. She looked at the office windows. But Blossom didn't see the office. What did she see? She saw a goose in the windows. Was it Bud? No, it wasn't. Blossom was looking at… Blossom. Blossom was sad without Bud. She was lonely. Blossom 常常去附近一間辦公室的門口，看著窗戶反射的自己。沒有 Bud，Blossom 好難過又好寂寞。 Dorie worked in the office. She saw Blossom at the windows. Then Dorie had an idea. She sent a letter to a newspaper. The letter said Blossom wanted a new mate. 在辦公室工作的 Dorie 看到了 Blossom，然後寄了一封信給報社，說 Blossom 想要一個新配偶。 Two people read about Blossom in the newspaper. They had a pet named Frankie. Frankie was lonely. His mate was dead. And… he was a goose! 有兩個人在報紙上讀到 Blossom 的故事。他們有一隻叫做 Frankie 的鵝，他的配偶也過世了。 Now Blossom and Frankie are mates. They go to the pond together. 現在 Blossom 跟 Frankie 變成配偶了。他們會一起去池塘划水！ Happy Mother Goose Day, Blossom and Frankie! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鵝假如失去終身伴侶，是很大的打擊。這個故事裡的鵝，找到了第二春。 1. sad 悲傷的 Why does your dog look so sad? 你的狗怎麼看起來這麼悲傷？ Buddy just lost his mate. 巴弟才剛剛失去牠的伴侶。 Oh, no, poor Buddy! 糟糕了，可憐的巴弟！ 2. lonely 寂寞的 Yeah, he's sad and lonely. 對啊，他好難過，又很寂寞。 How did his mate die? 牠的伴怎麼死的？ She got hit by a truck.被卡車撞的。 That's terrible! 真可怕！ 3. die 死亡 No dog should die that way. 狗狗不該那樣完蛋。 I know. But trucks and cars drive very fast here. 我知道，但是這裡的卡車汽車都開很快。 4. look at 看著 Now Buddy just sits there and looks at the door. 現在巴弟就坐在那裏看著門。 He's waiting for his mate to come back? 他在等他的伴侶回來嗎？ Yup. 是的。 今天的單字你可記住了？ sad 悲傷的 lonely 寂寞的 die 死亡 look at 看著 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Blossom live? A: On a pond B: In an office C: At a window 2. Who sent a letter to a newspaper? A: Blossom B: Dorie C: Frankie 3. Who is Frankie? A: Blossom's new wife B: Blossom's new husband C: Blossom's new mate Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Tomorrow is International Dance Day! Dancing is cool. We can feel good, have fun, and listen to great music! 明天是世界舞蹈日！跳舞很好玩，還可以聽音樂！ A university in the USA has a marathon. 美國有一所大學，都會辦馬拉松比賽。 There are marathons all over the world. In many marathons, people run a long, long way. They run for 42 kilometers. Most run to get money for others. They give the money to people who need help. 全世界都有馬拉松，參賽者要跑42公里。很多人跑那麼累是為了募款，好捐獻給需要的人。 At Penn State University's marathon, students don't run. They dance! It's a dance marathon! Students dance for a long, long time. Penn State University has the world's biggest dance marathon. 賓州大學辦的這場馬拉松，不用跑步，而是要跳舞！這是全世界最大的跳舞馬拉松！ Students dance for 46 hours. That's nearly two days! No-one can sit or sleep! There is live music. There are DJs and dance crews. These help tired students to dance, dance, dance! 學生們連續跳舞46 個小時，不能坐下，也不能睡覺。現場 DJ 會放音樂，讓大家不停地跳！ This year over 707 students danced. They got 15 million US dollars! That's 458 million NT dollars! The money is helping very sick kids. 今年，有707個學生一起跳舞，募到一千五百萬美元，相當於四億五千八百萬台幣！這些錢捐助給生病的兒童。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群大學生連續跳舞將近兩天兩夜，替罹患重病的兒童募款。 1. tired 疲倦的 Oh, My God! I'm so tired! 天哪，我好累！ Uh hm, you've danced for three hours! 對啊，你跳了三個鐘頭了！ Really? That long? 真的？有那麼久喔？ 2. sit 坐著 Now I must sit for a while. 現在我得坐一下了。 How come you're not dancing? 你怎麼沒有跳舞？ I was, but I'm listening to the music now. 我剛剛有跳，現在我在聽音樂。 3. music 音樂 Oh no, this is salsa, my favorite dance! 糟糕，這是騷沙，我最喜歡的舞曲！ I'd have to do this one! 這我一定要跳！ 4. help 幫忙 Come on, let's dance together! 來吧，我們一起跳！ Alright, but you have to help me. 好吧，但是你得幫我。 來讀讀單字。 tired 疲倦的 sit 坐 music 音樂 help 幫忙 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Penn State University? A: The UK B: The UAE C: The USA 2. How many hours is the world's biggest dance marathon? A: 426 hours B: 4 to 6 hours C: 46 hours 3. How much money did the students get this year? A: 15 million US dollars B: 707 million US dollars C: 458 million US dollars Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Yay! I'm finished studying! I went to college. I studied for two years. I got a degree in cooking! My degree shows I can cook well. 唸了兩年，我終於從廚藝學校畢業了！ Some people go to college or university. They want a degree. A degree shows they studied something. Some degrees take two years. Some take four or five years. But guess what? One man's degree took fifty-two years! That's a very long time! 有一些人去讀大學，想要拿學位。學位是他們學習的證明，有一些學位需要兩年時間，有些要四到五年。但有一個人花了五十二年！ Nick wanted a Ph.D. A Ph.D is one of the highest degrees. Ph.D. students think of new ideas. They study their new ideas. Nick studied his math idea. It was 1970. He was 23 years old. Nick 想要讀博士，是最高的學位。博士生需要構思新點子，並且做研究。Nick 在1970 年，也就是他 23 歲的時候，開始攻讀數學博士學位。 He studied for five years. But… he did not finish his degree! Nick did not study for a long time. His idea was big. He wanted to think about it. He did other things. He worked. He had a family. 過了五年，他仍然沒有獲得博士學位， 因為他的點子太龐大了，需要好好思考。所以他先去工作，也有了自己的家庭。 Then he went to university again. He was 69 years old! Some people stop studying. They do not study again. But Nick did. Nick finished studying his math idea. He got his Ph.D. He was 75 years old! 等到他重回大學，已經 69 歲了! 他繼續鑽研數學， 75 歲那年終於完成了研究，得到了博士學位！ Nick shows us we can study and learn at any time in our lives! ________________________________ Vocabulary 活到老學到老，尼克並沒有因為年齡而限制自己。 1. study 讀書 Join our party Friday night, Paz. 來參加我們星期五晚上的派對吧。 There will be barbecue and music.會有烤肉，還有音樂。 Oh, I wish I could! 我真希望我能去！ But I need to study. 但是我要讀書。 2. year 年 You've already studied for two years! 你已經讀了兩年了。 I know, and I still have two more years to go. 我知道，還要再讀兩年呢。 3. get 獲得 Before getting your doctorate degree? 之後就拿到博士學位嗎？ Yeah. It feels like a long time. 對，感覺還要好久。 4. finish 完成 But after you finish, you can get a good job. 但是完成之後，就可以找到好工作。 If I am lucky. 要是我運氣好的話。 這些單字簡單好用。 study 讀書 year 年 get 獲得 finish 完成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Nick study? A: English B: Math C: Chinese 2. How long did it take Nick to get a degree? A: 5 years B: 50 years C: 52 years 3. How old was Nick when he got his degree? A: 23 years old B: 69 years old C: 75 years old Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Narrator: Hi! I'm at a wedding. The bride… She's so beautiful! Voice: You may now kiss the bride… Narrator: What a beautiful wedding! Every couple wants something different for their wedding. Some couples want a small wedding. Some couples want a big wedding. And some couples want a very, very different wedding! 每一對新人都想要不一樣的婚禮，有人喜歡小型婚禮，有人期待盛大的結婚儀式，也有人希望有很特別的婚禮！ Rene and Max are a couple. First they wanted a small wedding. But then Rene had a crazy idea… Rene is a "Swiftie". A Swiftie is a Taylor Swift superfan! Is Taylor Swift your favorite singer? Do you love her more than all other singers? Yeah? Then you're a Swiftie too! Rene 跟 Max 原本只想舉辦小型婚禮，但 Rene 是一個 "Swiftie"，也就是泰勒絲的粉絲。 Rene and Max went to a Taylor Swift concert. Max was wearing a nice black suit. Rene was wearing a beautiful white dress. They waited and waited… Then Taylor Swift began to sing Rene's favorite song. Rene walked slowly to Max. They were in front of the stage. 新郎穿著西裝，新娘穿著婚紗參加泰勒絲的演唱會，當泰勒絲唱到 Rene 最愛的歌曲時，Rene 在舞台前面緩緩地走向 Max。 Rene and Max were having their wedding at a Taylor Swift concert! They kissed. Thousands of Swifties cheered! There's a video for their wedding. It's on the Internet. People have watched it over 6 million times! 兩個人在泰勒絲的演唱會完婚，在好幾千位 Swiftie 歡呼聲中接吻。這部影片在網路上點閱超過六百萬次！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 這對新人選擇在演唱會中結婚，是不是很浪漫？ 1. crazy 瘋狂的 Have you ever thought about your wedding? 你有想過你的婚禮嗎？ I have. 想過。 Will you do something crazy? 會不會做一些瘋狂的事？ Probably not. 大概不會。 2. favorite 最喜歡的 But I do want to get married outdoors. 不過我是想在戶外結婚。 Like in the mountains? 比如說在山上？ Yeah, one of my favorite places is Sun Moon Lake. 對，我最喜歡的地方之一是日月潭。 3. first 首先 First I'll invite all my friends there. 首先我會邀請所有的朋友去。 And then I'll have someone sing for us. 然後請人為我們唱歌。 4. wear 穿著 And wear a beautiful white dress. 然後穿上美麗的白色洋裝。 Sure, white is pretty. 當然，白色很好看。 你今天學到哪些單字？ crazy 瘋狂的 favorite 最喜歡的 first 首先 wear 穿著 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Rene and Max have their wedding? A: At home B: At a concert C: At a 7-11 2. How many times have people watched their wedding video? A: 6 million times B: 6 billion times C: 6 trillion times 3. What is a "Swiftie"? A: A nice black suit B: A beautiful white dress C: A Taylor Swift superfan Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Ouch! A cut! It's so small… It's tiny! But this tiny wound hurts so much! I need a bandage. 我割傷了！傷口好小，可是好痛！我需要一條 OK 繃。 Do you know about the new "smart bandages"? The smart bandages are stretchy. These stretchy bandages are easy to use. You can put one on any wound. 你有聽過「智慧繃帶」嗎？這種繃帶可以拉很長，包覆在各種傷口上。 These smart bandages have tiny computers. These tiny computers look for heat and germs. They look for changes too. Good changes mean the wound is healing. Bad changes mean it needs more help. The tiny computers send this information to a big computer. 這種繃帶具備細小的電腦，偵測傷口是否發熱、有細菌或是有變化。好的變化代表傷口正在癒合，如果變壞，代表需要更多治療。小電腦會把資料傳送到大電腦上。 Tiny bits of electricity help wounds heal faster. The tiny computers can give wounds tiny bits of electricity! Medicine is also in these smart bandages. Does a wound need more help? A smart bandage can put medicine on it! 小電腦還會釋放微量電流，讓傷口更快癒合，甚至可以幫傷口上藥！ My tiny wound doesn't need a smart bandage. It can heal quickly with no help. These smart bandages are for big wounds. Some people get big wounds from fires. These bandages can help big wounds a lot. 我的傷口很小，不用智慧繃帶，這種智慧繃帶是給燒傷的那種大傷口用的。 Scientists are testing these smart bandages now. The bandages are not ready yet. Many people have big wounds. These are the people who need smart bandages. The smart bandages are pretty cool. But I don't want to need one! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科技進步，簡單的繃帶現在能做許多事。 1. hurt 痛 Hey, what happened to you? 發生了什麼事？ It must hurt a lot! 一定很痛吧！ You're telling me. 還用你說。 2. look for 尋找 How did you get hurt? 你是怎麼受傷的？ I fell down the stairs looking for my glasses. 我找眼鏡時摔下樓梯。 You really need your glasses to see the stairs. 你真的需要眼鏡來看樓梯。 I know that! 我也知道！ 3. wound 傷口 Okay, okay, but you should cover the wound. 好啦，不過你應該把傷口蓋起來。 No, I'm fine. 不用，我很好。 Here, let me put this bandage on it. 來吧，我把這個OK繃貼上去。 4. heal 癒合 Will it help me heal? 它會讓我癒合嗎？ That's what the ad said. 廣告是這麼說的。 你今天學到哪些單字？ hurt 痛 look for 尋找 wound 傷口 heal 癒合 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the smart bandage's tiny computers look for? A: Heat and germs B: Scientists C: Some medicine 2. What can the smart bandage give a wound? A: Fire B: Tiny bits of electricity C: Tiny computers 3. What kind of wounds are the smart bandages for? A: Tiny wounds B: Big wounds C: Smart wounds Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

What time is it in New York? I know that's a hard question. 你知道現在紐約幾點嗎？ New York is 12 hours behind Taiwan. When it's noon here, it's midnight in New York. You're eating lunch. But kids in New York are sleeping. 紐約比台灣慢 12 個小時，現在這裡是中午，所以紐約那裡是半夜。你吃午餐的時候，紐約的小孩在睡覺。 Japan is one hour ahead of Taiwan. It's noon here. But it's 1 PM there. Kids in Japan are finished with lunch. 日本比台灣早一個小時，那裡現在是下午一點，日本的小孩已經吃完午餐了。 New York, Japan, and Taiwan are in different time zones. The world has 24 time zones. Here's a very hard question. What time is it on the moon? 紐約、日本跟台灣都在不同的時區，全球有24個時區。但你知道月球上現在幾點嗎？ Well, no one knows. Different countries say different times! Astronauts from different countries want to work together. But they need to use the same time. 不同國家的太空人要一起工作，但是他們需要一致的時間。 There is a problem. The moon's gravity and the earth's gravity are different. Clocks are faster there. 這是個大問題，因為月球上的重力跟地球不一樣，時鐘在月球上跑得比較快。 Scientists want to make a moon time zone. Then everyone will know what time it is on the moon. 科學家想要創造一個月球時區，這樣大家就知道月球上現在幾點了。 A moon time zone is a great idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 月球時間要怎麼計算? 科學家正在研究。 1. midnight 半夜 You should go to bed. 你應該上床了。 It's already midnight. 已經半夜三更了。 Midnight is still early, you know. 半夜其實很早，你知道。 2. finish 結束 Yeah, for people across the Pacific. 是啊，對太平洋那一頭的人來說。 I mean it. 真的啊。 Some people are just starting their day, but I have finished my work. 有的人才剛開始一天，我卻已經結束工作了。 3. work 工作 I want more time to sleep and less time at work. 我要的是多一點時間睡覺，少一點工作。 Same here. 我也一樣。 4. hard 困難的 But what about more money for more work? 但是多工作就多賺錢如何？ That's a hard one. 這個問題有點難。 來讀讀單字。 midnight 半夜 finish 結束 work 工作 hard 困難的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. It is 1:30 p.m. in Taiwan. What time is it in New York? A: 1:30 AM B: 1:30 PM C: 2:30 PM 2. What is the problem with time on the moon? A: Gravity B: Too many astronauts C: Slow clocks 3. What do scientists want to make? A: A moon time zone B: More gravity C: A new moon Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Tomorrow is Earth Day! I'm at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung. The museum has lots of stones, plants, animals, and insects. 明天就是世界地球日！我現在人在台中科博館，裡面有很多岩石、植物、動物，跟昆蟲。 There are bees, butterflies, crickets and many more insects… 這裡有蜜蜂、蝴蝶、蟋蟀等等。 Insects help make the earth healthy. We need them! But many insects are dying all over the earth. 昆蟲讓我們的地球更健康，但是世界上很多昆蟲正在慢慢地滅亡。 There's a natural science museum in the UK too. It's called the Natural History Museum. It has a big science project for Earth Day. Kids in the UK can help! 英國也有科博館，叫做自然史博物館。這間博物館有一個世界地球日的計畫，讓英國的小孩可以幫忙！ The project is about insects and noise. Are loud noises bad for insects? Scientists don't know. 科學家想知道噪音是不是對昆蟲不好。 The project is very easy… First, kids pick a road. Some roads are quiet. There's not much noise. Some roads are noisy. 要怎麼做呢？很簡單，小孩子可以先挑選一條路，有一些路很安靜，有一些很吵。 Kids record the noise on their road for five minutes. Next, kids look at 10 meters of their road. They record all the insects they see. Then they send everything to the museum. Scientists will study this information. 孩子們要先在路邊錄音五分鐘，然後在路旁十公尺紀錄所有他們看到的昆蟲，再把所有資料送到博物館裡面，然後科學家會負責研究。 What are you doing for Earth Day? ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的小學生，幫忙科學家研究昆蟲。 1. butterfly 蝴蝶 We're going on a field trip tomorrow. 我們明天要校外教學。 To see butterflies. 去看蝴蝶。 Are you going to the Taipei Zoo? 你們要去台北動物園嗎？ 2. insect 昆蟲 They have a good Insect Hall… 他們有很好的昆蟲館… With butterflies and other bugs. 有蝴蝶和其他昆蟲。 3. natural 自然的 No, we want a more natural environment. 不是，我們要更自然的環境。 We'll be going to Yangmingshan. 我們要上陽明山。 4. quiet 安靜的 That's a nice and quiet place. 那是很安靜的好地方。 No, it's never quiet on holidays. 不，陽明山假日的時候並不安靜。 你喜歡看蝴蝶嗎? 我們一起來讀今天的單字。 butterfly 蝴蝶 insect 昆蟲 natural 自然的 quiet 安靜的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the National Museum of Natural Science? A: Tainan B: Taichung C: Taipei 2. What are some insects? A: Stones and plants B: Bees and butterflies C: Cars and people 3. What do kids record for the project? A: Noise and insects on a road B: Museums and scientists C: Earth Day in the UK Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Oh, excuse me. I'm brushing my teeth. There! I'm finished. Sorry about that. It's important to take care of your teeth. It's easy. You need a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and… your teeth! 照顧牙齒很重要，也很簡單，你只需要一支牙刷、一條牙膏、一捲牙線，還有你的牙齒！ How many times do you brush your teeth every day? Do you brush them two times? Three times? But toothbrushes can't brush between your teeth. Floss can. Do you floss your teeth? 你每天刷幾次牙？牙刷刷不進的牙縫，可以用牙線，你會用牙線嗎？ It's important to take care of your gums too. Do you know what gums are? Open your mouth. Look! Your gums hold your teeth. Brushing and flossing make gums healthy too. 照顧牙齦也很重要，牙齦就是固定你的牙齒的部分。 Some people get gum disease. Their gums hurt. Ouch! What? No, chewing gum does not cause gum disease. Go ahead and chew gum. Not brushing or flossing causes gum disease. 有一些人會有牙周病，牙齦會很痛！不過嚼口香糖不會造成牙周病，不刷牙跟不用牙線才會。 Gum disease can make chewing hurt. It can make teeth fall out! Now scientists think gum disease can make other parts of the body hurt too. 牙周病讓牙齒咀嚼的時候很痛，還有可能會掉牙。科學家認為，牙周病也有可能會傷害身體的其他的部位。 Hmm… let's see. I brush and floss my teeth every day. And later, I won't get gum disease. Chewing won't hurt. My teeth won't fall out. Other parts of my body, like my hands and knees, won't hurt. Great! I take good care of my teeth. I hope you do, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 健康的牙齒，對身體有極大的幫助。 1. toothbrush 牙刷 For our trip this weekend… 我們這周的旅行… Yeah? 怎麼樣？ I'm thinking of just bringing a toothbrush. 我想只帶一隻牙刷。 2. time 次數 Bad idea. 這主意不好。 We're going to stay at a 5-star hotel. 我們會住五星級飯店。 They've got everything. 他們什麼都有。 How many times have you stayed at such a hotel? 你住過這種飯店幾次？ None. 一次也沒有。 3. need 需要 You'll still need a change of clothes. 你還是需要換洗衣服。 Okay, that's easy. 好吧，那很容易。 4. chew 咀嚼 What else? 還有什麼？ Body lotion, chewing gum… 身體乳液，口香糖… How do you know I need chewing gum? 你怎麼知道我需要口香糖？ Aren't you chewing it now? 你不是正在吃？ 請注意，讀單字時間。 toothbrush 牙刷 time 次數 need 需要 chew 咀嚼 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do you need to brush your teeth? A: Knees B: Scientists C: Toothpaste 2. What causes gum disease? A: Chewing gum B: Not brushing your teeth C: Flossing too much 3. What do scientists think gum disease can do? A: Make other parts of the body hurt B: Make chewing easy C: Make teeth healthy Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

I'm at an ice cream shop. I want one small scoop of ice cream. There are many flavors! There's chocolate… strawberry… vanilla… WAIT! What is that?! Crickets?! In ice cream?! 我在冰淇淋店裡面，有好多種口味可以選，有巧克力、草莓，還有… 蟋蟀？ That's right! That's a strange flavor. Thomas is a cook. He makes strange ice cream flavors. He made liver sausage and cheese ice cream! One time, Thomas put gold on ice cream! It was 130 NT dollars for one scoop! Thomas 是個廚師。他做過很多奇怪口味的冰淇淋，像是豬肝香腸口味跟起司口味。還有一次 Thomas 把黃金放在冰淇淋上，一球要 130 元台幣！ Now he makes cricket ice cream! How does Thomas make this strange ice cream? He uses cream, vanilla, honey, and flour. Flour is in cookies and noodles too. But this flour is cricket flour. You can't see these crickets. 這款冰淇淋是用奶油、香草、蜂蜜，跟麵粉做的。做餅乾跟麵條也會用到麵粉。但是這款冰淇淋用的麵粉是蟋蟀麵粉，你看不到裡面的蟋蟀。 Thomas also puts dried crickets on each scoop. You can see these crickets. Yummy… 但Thomas也會在每一球冰淇淋上放一隻蟋蟀乾，你可以吃掉牠！ Some people don't like his cricket ice cream. They think it looks nasty! But Thomas says most people love it! 有一些人不喜歡，不想吃蟋蟀冰淇淋，但 Thomas 說很多人都很愛。 What do you think? Would you eat cri… Ah! It's in my hair! Get it off me! ________________________________ Vocabulary 冰淇淋口味千變萬化，連蟋蟀都可以包括進去。 1. chocolate 巧克力 Have you tried the new ice cream place over there? 你去過那裡的冰淇淋店嗎？ No, is it good? 沒有，好吃嗎？ Yeah, their chocolate ice cream is unbelievable! 好吃，他們的巧克力冰淇淋好到讓人不敢置信！ 2. flavor 味道 But my favorite flavor is vanilla. 但是我最喜歡的味道是香草。 They have that, too. 他們也有。 Vanilla with honey. 香草加蜂蜜。 3. strange 奇怪的 That sounds a little strange. 聽起來有一點兒奇怪。 Maybe, but I heard it's very good. 也許吧，不過我聽說很好吃。 4. noodle 麵條 I'm in the mood for some noodles, though. 不過我現在想吃麵。 Great idea! Who wants ice cream on a rainy day? 好主意！誰要下雨天吃冰淇淋？ 你愛吃冰淇淋嗎？ chocolate 巧克力 flavor 味道 strange 奇怪的 noodle 麵條 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which strange ice cream was 130 NT dollars for a scoop? A: Liver sausage B: Gold C: Cheese 2. What does Thomas use for his new ice cream? A: Noodles B: Crickets C: Cookies 3. Why don't some people want to try Thomas' new ice cream? A: It looks nasty B: It looks tasty C: It looks cold Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Ah! Italy… Italy is a country. It's in Europe. It has a long history. It has a great culture. The Romans lived there two thousand years ago. They made beautiful statues, temples, and other things. 義大利是歐洲一個歷史悠久的國家。羅馬人兩千年前在義大利創造了美麗的雕像還有聖殿。 We can see many of these things in Italy today. They are very, very old! But Italy keeps them safe. They are important to Italian people. These things are part of their heritage. 現在到義大利還能看到這些東西，它們歷史悠久，對義大利人來說意義重大，所以要好好保存。這是他們的文化遺產。 We all have a heritage. It is important. Heritage comes from our family. It comes from the history and culture of our family's country. 我們都有遺產，有時候是家庭遺產，有時候是國家的歷史跟文化。 Where is your family from? Taiwan? Then you have Taiwanese heritage. Italians love their heritage. They share Italy's history and culture. It's important for countries to keep their heritage safe. So there is a list. 保存國家的文化遺產很重要，所以有人列了一張名單。 Some very famous things are on this list. The Taj Mahal in India and the Great Wall of China are on the list. 上面有印度的泰姬瑪哈陵，還有中國的萬里長城。 Now Italy wants to put something new on this list. It's not a statue or a temple… It's their food! 現在義大利想要在這個名單加上新的東西，不是雕像也不是聖殿，而是他們的食物。 Everyone loves Italian food! Pizza, pasta, ice cream… YUM! Italians want to keep their food safe. Then everyone can enjoy their heritage for many, many years! Today is World Heritage Day. What is your heritage? ________________________________ Vocabulary 義大利有豐富的文化遺產，還有美味的義大利菜。 1. culture 文化 I love Italian food! 我愛義大利菜！ Me too. 我也是。 Italian people must have a happy culture. 義大利人一定有快樂的文化。 Even their food is good for celebrations. 連他們的食物也很適合慶祝。 2. history 歷史 Like pizza? 比如說披薩嗎？ Like pizza. 比如說披薩。 You just have to share when eating it. 吃披薩一定要大家分享。 I agree. 我同意。 I also like reading about the history of the Romans. 我也喜歡讀羅馬人的歷史。 3. thousand 千 Two thousand years of history. 兩千年的歷史。 Right, isn't that amazing? 對，很驚人吧？ It's almost as long as Chinese history. 幾乎跟中國歷史一樣長。 4. old 老的 Both countries are old. 兩個國家都很老。 Very old. 非常老。 Please read the words with me. culture 文化 history 歷史 thousand 千 old 老的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does our heritage come from? A: Our family B: Our friends C: Our phone 2. Where did the ancient Romans live? A: India B: China C: Italy 3. What does Italy want to put on the list? A: A Roman statue B: Italian history C: Italian food Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C

Voice: 你好！ Narrator: Good morning! That woman is so happy! Hmmm… How happy is everyone in Taiwan? There is a big group of countries. It is called the United Nations. Some people call the United Nations "the UN". United Nations 聯合國，它是一個由很多國家組成的組織，英文縮寫是 "UN"。 The UN makes a list. It shows how happy countries are. This list is the "World Happiness Report". The UN makes the list every year. It takes a long time. The list is not easy to make. The UN has to be fair. 聯合國每一年都會製作一份「世界幸福報告」，看看每個國家的人有多幸福。 The UN looks at many things. Do people feel good? Do they have a family? Do they have friends? Do people have jobs? Do they have money? Do they feel free? Can people get help? Do they think their country is good? 這份報告是看人們開不開心、有沒有家庭或是朋友、有沒有工作和金錢、是否覺得很自由、能夠獲得協助，還有是否認為自己的國家很棒。 This year's World Happiness Report lists 137 countries. The report says Taiwan is the happiest country in East Asia! The three happiest countries in East Asia are Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. 137個國家排名下來，東亞第一名是台灣！前三名是台灣、日本，還有南韓。 Finland is the happiest country in the world. Finland has been the happiest country for six years! 芬蘭已經連續六年蟬聯全世界最幸福的國家！ The three happiest countries in the world are Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. They are in Europe. 世界前三名就是芬蘭、丹麥，還有冰島，這三個國家都在北歐。 Which country will be the happiest next year? Good luck, Taiwan! We can do it! ________________________________ Vocabulary 聯合國的報告說，台灣是個幸福國家。 1. feel 感覺 This is something I really don't understand. 這我就真的不懂了。 What? 是什麼？ Why do people in Finland feel happy? 為什麼芬蘭人會覺得快樂？ Why not? 為什麼不？ 2. country 國家 It's a northern country. 它是個北方國家。 It's so cold and dark there! 那兒又冷又陰暗！ Winter lasts five months in Finland. 芬蘭的冬季有五個月。 3. family 家人 Maybe it's because they have a loving family and many friends. 也許是因為他們有親愛的家人和很多朋友。 Family and friends are important, I know. 我知道家人朋友很重要。 4. look at 看著 But so is sunshine. 但是陽光也很重要。 I guess people can look at the sun online. 我想大家可以上網看太陽。 你的日子過得好不好呢？來讀單字。 feel 感覺 country 國家 family 家人 look at 看著 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is another name for "the UN"? A: The Unity Nations B: The Union Nations C: The United Nations 2. How many countries are in this year's report? A: 137 B: 37 C: 107 3. What is the happiest country in the world? A: Iceland B: Finland C: Taiwan Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Ahh! That's better… now I need to wash my hands! Toilets are great! They take our germs away. That helps us to be healthy. Without toilets, people can get very sick. But toilets cost money. Some people don't have money for a toilet. 抽水馬桶可以帶走細菌，讓我們保持健康。但有一些人買不起抽水馬桶。 In Cambodia, there's a big lake. It's called the Tonle Sap. It's the biggest fishing lake in the world! 柬埔寨的洞里薩湖，是全世界最大的漁業湖泊。 About 100,000 people live on the Tonle Sap. They live in floating villages. They have houses and schools. But they do not have toilets. The lake water is very dirty. 洞里薩湖上住了大約十萬人，他們住在漂浮村落，村子裡有房屋跟學校，但是沒有抽水馬桶，所以湖水很髒。 The people there are very poor. They use the lake water for everything. They use it for cleaning.They use it for cooking.Some use it for drinking. That can make them very sick. 當地居民十分窮困，他們用湖水洗衣服、煮飯，有一些人還會喝，這讓他們很容易生病。 A company wants to help these people. It wants them to use floating toilets! These floating toilets are called "HandyPods". HandyPods clean the dirty toilet water. They help make the lake water safe. 有一家公司想要幫助這些人，製造出「方便飄浮馬桶」。這種馬桶可以處理排泄物，讓湖水比較安全。 Now there are 100 HandyPods on the Tonle Sap. The company wants 200 more HandyPods there by 2025. That's 300 HandyPods! 現在洞里薩湖上面有100個方便漂浮馬桶，公司希望2025年以前再多設置200個。 Floating toilets for floating villages, to help people stay healthy! What a great idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 柬埔寨的水上房屋現在有了更好的廁所。 1. floating 漂浮的 Have you heard of a floating house? 你有聽過漂浮房屋嗎？ Yes, I have. They are homes that float on the water. 有啊，就是浮在水面上的家。 2. in the world 世界上 That's right. 沒錯。 There are many floating houses in the world. 世界上有很多漂浮房屋。 Like in the Netherlands. 就像荷蘭。 Exactly. 正是。 3. people 人們 I can imagine why the Dutch people like them. 我可以想像為什麼荷蘭人喜歡它。 Oh, why? 為什麼呢？ They can just float away if they don't like their neighbors. 要是他們不喜歡鄰居，就可以漂走。 4. fish 釣魚 Or it's because they can go fishing anytime they want. 或者也是因為可以隨時釣魚。 That too. 也是。 今天的單字很有趣。 floating 漂浮的 in the world 世界上 people 人們 fish 釣魚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the world's biggest fishing lake? A: The Tonle Pod B: The Tonle Sap C: The Toilet Sap 2. Where are these floating villages? A: On the water B: In the sky C: In trees 3. How many HandyPods are on the lake now? A: 100 B: 200 C: 300 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Today is the start of the traditional New Year in Thailand! The Thai New Year is called Songkran. It is in April every year. It's Thailand's most famous festival. There's a lot of music and dancing! 今天是泰國傳統新年--潑水節！潑水節在每一年四月，是泰國最有名的慶典，大家會在這一天唱唱跳跳。 There's a lot of water too. Water is very important for Songkran. There are lots of big water fights! People throw water at each other. They shoot water guns! Everyone has fun. And everyone gets very, very wet! 潑水節大家還會打水仗！他們會互相潑水、射水槍，全身都會溼答答。 There are lots of competitions at Songkran. There are cool drum competitions. The drums are very big! The drummers can use any part of their body. They use their hands, their feet, their elbows… or their heads! 潑水節還有很多不同的比賽。有個很酷的打鼓比賽，參賽者可以用身體的任何部位去打一面大鼓！ In Thailand, Songkran is very important for Buddhists. They go to a temple. They pour water on images of the Buddha. They also pour water on the hands of Buddhist monks. This is a sign of respect. 潑水節對泰國的佛教徒來說也很重要。他們會去寺廟，澆水在釋迦摩尼佛的神像上，也會澆水在和尚的手上。這是他們表達尊重的方式。 Thailand wants Songkran to be more famous. They want everyone to know about Songkran. They want more people to visit Thailand. 泰國希望大家認識他們的潑水節，也希望更多人來泰國玩。 Today is an exciting day in Thailand. There is music, dancing, competitions, and lots and lots of water! Songkran ends on Saturday. Happy Songkran, everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 名聞遐邇的泰國潑水節，充滿熱帶國家風情。 1. wet 潮濕的 Songkran in Thailand sounds so much fun! 泰國潑水節聽起來真有趣！ Yeah, I'd sure like to go. 對啊，我好想去。 I've heard that you get wet from head to toe. 我聽說你會從頭到腳濕透透。 2. everyone 每個人 And people carry big water guns for a nice water fight. 大家會拿著水槍打水仗。 With strangers on the street? 跟路上的陌生人打？ With everyone on the street! 跟路上每個人打！ 3. fight 搏鬥 That's so cool! 太酷了！ I would pick children to fight with. 我會找小孩子來打水仗。 They may be much better than you. 他們可能比你強得多呢。 4. April 四月 So we're going next April? 所以我們明年四月去？ Absolutely! 一定要的。 我們來讀今天的單字。 wet 潮濕的 everyone 每個人 fight 搏鬥 April 四月 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Songkran? A. A Thai song B. A Thai dance C. The Thai New Year 2. What do people throw at Songkran? A: Water guns B: Big drums C: Lots of water 3. Where do Buddhists go for Songkran? A: A mosque B: A church C: A temple Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

A marathon is a long running race. It is 42 kilometers long! 一場馬拉松要跑 42 公里。 What about an ultramarathon? An ultramarathon is hundreds of kilometers long. 超級馬拉松怎麼樣呢？ 要跑好幾百公里！ What about an ultramarathon in the cold, icy Arctic? 如果是辦在冰天雪地的北極超級馬拉松呢？ The Yukon Arctic Ultra is in the cold, icy Arctic. It’s an ultramarathon in Canada. It’s 700 kilometers long. Tommy Chen ran this ultramarathon. Tommy is from Taiwan! 加拿大的育空極地超馬賽有 700 公里，來自台灣的陳彥博是參賽選手之一！ At the start of the race, Tommy had lots of energy. He was confident. This was his second Yukon Arctic Ultra. He knew the way. 比賽一開始，陳彥博精力充沛。這是他第二次參加這場比賽，對路很熟，他很有信心。 Tommy wore a heavy jacket and warm pants. He did not feel very cold. At night, he slept in a tent. 他穿著厚重衣褲保暖，晚上就睡在帳篷裡。 For ten days, Tommy ran… and ran… and ran some more… He got tired. The winter sky was dark. He was lonely. Near the end of the race, he almost got lost. 他一跑就是十天，跑得好累。冬天黑暗的天空也讓他覺得寂寞。快結束的時候，還差一點迷路。 Then Tommy was on the trail again. And…he finished the race! He was in fourth place! He did a celebration dance! 但是陳彥博最後找到了路，以第四名的成績完成了比賽。他還跳了慶功舞。 Nothing can stop him! Good job, Tommy Chen. Vocabulary 台灣選手參加北極超級馬拉松比賽，挑戰自己的極限。 1. run 跑步 Do you run, Nancy? 你跑步嗎? Not every day. 不是每天跑。 I run three or four times a week. 我一個星期跑三四次。 Do you? 你呢? No, not really. 我不大跑。 2. cold 冷的 Running is not fun, and it’s often too cold outside. 跑步不好玩，而且外面經常太冷。 You’ll get warm when you run. 你跑就會覺得暖和。 I’ll get tired too.我會累。 3. lost 迷路 And I may get lost. 而且還可能迷路。 How can you get lost? 你怎麼會迷路? You’re just running near your house! 你只是在家附近跑。 4. night 夜晚 I can only run at night. 我只能晚上跑。 That’s why. 這是理由。 I’ll join you next time.下次我跟你一起跑。 慢跑是非常好的運動。 run跑步 cold冷的 lost迷路 night夜晚 ________________________________ Quiz At the start of the race, how did Tommy feel? A: Confident B: Scared C: Tired How far did Tommy run? A: 42 kilometers B: 300 kilometers C: 700 kilometers At the end of the race, what did Tommy do? A: Cry B: Sing C: Dance Answers  A C C

Hey there! Today is International Pet Day. I'm at my local pet store. I want a new pet! Let's see… They have dogs… cats… and birds… Hi! Oh, and they have… crocodiles? 今天是國際寵物日，我在寵物店裡面，這裡有狗狗、貓咪、小鳥，還有… 鱷魚？ A man named Jonathan has a pet crocodile! Jonathan lives in Mexico. He went to a pet store there. He bought a small, green, and angry crocodile! Jonathan named her Gamora. Gamora is the angry alien in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies! Jonathan 住在墨西哥，他去寵物店買了一隻小小、綠綠，還很兇的鱷魚！Jonathan 叫牠 Gamora，Gamora 就是星際異攻隊裡面那個生氣的外星人。 Crocodiles can be very scary! They have the strongest bite in the world. A crocodile bite might be stronger than a T. rex bite! 鱷魚的咬合力是世界上最強的，有可能比暴龍還強，很恐怖！ Jonathan is lucky. Gamora isn't scary. She loves cuddles. Gamora acts like a dog! She sleeps in Jonathan's bed. She poses for photos too! 不過 Jonathan 很幸運，因為 Gamora 不恐怖，牠喜歡抱抱，就像狗狗一樣！牠還睡在 Jonathan 的床上，還會擺姿勢拍照！ Gamora swims in a pool. She has a nice, dry place too. She sunbathes there. Gamora 可以在池子裡游泳，也可以在外面做日光浴。 Gamora eats lots of meat. Jonathan has two pet Chihuahuas too. They are lucky. Gamora hasn't eaten them! Yet… Gamora 吃很多肉， Jonathan 還有兩隻吉娃娃，幸好 Gamora 還沒有把他們吃掉… Hmm… Maybe I'll get a goldfish instead! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鱷魚真的能當寵物嗎? 墨西哥這隻小鱷魚好像可以。 1. swim 游泳 I often feel lonely. 我常常覺得寂寞。 I think you need a pet. 我覺得你需要養寵物。 What can it do? 寵物能做什麼？ It'll love you and swim with you. 牠會愛你，跟你一起游泳。 You mean a dolphin? 你是說海豚嗎？ 2. bite 咬 Don't be silly; you can't buy a dolphin. 別傻了，你買不到海豚。 Most dogs can swim. 大部分狗狗都會游泳。 But I don't want a pet that bites. 但是我不要會咬人的寵物。 3. scary 讓人害怕 Then maybe you'd like rabbits. 那你也許會喜歡兔子。 Rabbits are not scary. 兔子不會讓人害怕。 4. pet store 寵物店 No, no rabbits. 不要兔子。 How about goldfish? 金魚怎麼樣？ Let's go to a pet store first. 我們先去寵物店吧。 你有沒有寵物呢？ swim 游泳 bite 咬 scary 讓人害怕 pet store 寵物店 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Jonathan's pet crocodile's name? A: Galaxy B: Gamora C: Guardian 2. Where does Jonathan live? A: Mexico B: Monaco C: Morocco 3. What other pets does Jonathan have? A: Cheetahs B: Chihuahuas C: Chimpanzees Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

We celebrate mothers on Mother's Day, and fathers on Father's Day. So, we celebrate brothers and sisters on Siblings Day. Siblings Day is on April 10th, which is today! 你有兄弟姊妹嗎？我們會慶祝父親節跟母親節，今天，我們要慶祝兄弟姐妹節。 Most people know their siblings. But some people don't! 我們都知道自己的兄弟姊妹是誰，但有人可能不知道喔。 Dacina and Traian are a sister and brother. They are from Romania. They did not have a mother or father. One family took Dacina. She was their new baby daughter. Another family took Traian. He was their new baby son. Dacina did not know Traian, and Traian did not know Dacina. Dacina 跟 Traian 是一對羅馬尼亞的姊弟，他們是孤兒，被不同的家庭領養，所以不認識彼此。 That was fifty years ago. This year, Dacina took a DNA test. Traian took a DNA test too. Their tests said "You have a sibling"! 50 多年後，他們兩個人剛好做了一次DNA測試，發現自己原來有兄弟姊妹。 Traian wrote Dacina a message. It said, "I think you're my sister!" Traian 傳訊息給 Dacina 說：「你好像是我姊姊！」 They are excited. Some things are the same! Dacina lives in Canada. Traian lives in Canada too! Dacina has a son. Traian has a son too! Dacina's son's name is Victor. And… Traian's son's name is Victor too! 他們之間有好多巧合，兩個人都在加拿大，兩個人也各有一個兒子，而且兩個兒子都叫做 Victor！ They are happy. Dacina has a new brother. Traian has a new sister. They are siblings! Happy Siblings Day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有的人因為從小就分開，並不認識自己的兄弟姊妹。 1. family 家庭 Do you come from a big family, Jane? 你來自大家庭嗎？ Yes, I think so. My mom had four children. 我想是，我媽媽有四個孩子。 2. sister 姊妹 My older sister and brother went to the U.S. years ago. 我姊姊和哥哥很多年前就去了美國。 So you don't know them well. 所以你跟他們不太熟。 Indeed I don't. 確實不熟。 3. father 父親 Come to think of it, I didn't know my father well either. 仔細想來，我跟我爸爸也不熟。 Even though you lived together? 即使你們住在一起？ Even though I had lived with him for 25 years. 即使我跟他住了25年。 4. say 說 I have to say some fathers are hard to get close to. 我必須說有的爸爸很難親近。 Mine was like that. 我爸就是那樣。 今天的單字很常用。 family 家庭 sister 姊妹 father 父親 say 說 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are siblings? A: Parents and children B: Mothers and fathers C: Brothers and sisters 2. Where do Dacina and Traian live now? A: Romania B: Canada C: Colombia 3. How do Dacina and Traian know they are siblings? A: They took a DNA test B: They are from Romania C: Their sons told them Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Hey, students! Do you want to fly in a rocket? You can do that! 你們想要搭火箭嗎？ There is a new way to fly high. A Japanese company is making a balloon. The balloon can take people very high. 有一家日本公司製造了可以飛很高的氣球。 Some rockets go up to 400 kilometers. The balloon doesn't go up 400 kilometers. Space is 100 kilometers up, but the balloon doesn't go up 100 kilometers. 火箭可以飛到距離地球四百公里的高空，而超過一百公里就已經進入太空。不過這顆氣球飛不到那麼高。 So… how high can the balloon fly? It can fly up to 22 kilometers. That's higher than jets fly. Twenty-two kilometers up… People can see the Earth! 它只能飛到 22 公里，但這樣已經比噴射機還要高，可以看到地球！ The balloon takes two hours to fly up 22 kilometers. It flies high for one hour. It takes one hour to come down. 這顆氣球上升到 22 公里的高度需要兩個小時。一小時之後，還要花一個鐘頭降落。 Two people can sit in the balloon. One person is the pilot. The other person is the passenger. The balloon ride is $175,000 US dollars, about 5 million NT dollars. 它可以搭載一位駕駛跟一位乘客，飛一趟大概要五百萬台幣。 The first trip is in October. That's very soon! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這枚特殊的氣球，可以讓人滿足太空夢。 1. high 高的 Have you ever flown in a hot air balloon? 你有坐過熱氣球嗎？ No. How high do they go up? 沒有。 它可以飛多高？ 2. kilometer 公里 Some can go up to a few kilometers. 有的可以飛到好幾公里高。 Wow, that's pretty high! 哇，那很高呢！ How many kilometers can a rocket go up? 火箭可以飛幾公里高呢？ A rocket can fly much higher. 火箭就高得多了。 3. Earth 地球 Some rockets can go up to thousands of kilometers. 有的火箭可以飛到好幾千公里高。 That's crazy! 好狂喔！ 4. trip 旅行 It would be amazing to see the Earth from there. 從那裏看地球會很棒！ Yeah, that'd be a real space trip. 對，那是真正的太空旅行。 你今天學到哪些單字？ high 高的 kilometer 公里 earth 地球 trip 旅行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How high will the balloon fly? A: 22 kilometers B: 100 kilometers C: 400 kilometers 2. How long will the balloon take to fly up? A: 1 hour B: 2 hours C: 4 hours 3. Who can ride in the balloon? A: One pilot and two passengers B: Three passengers C: One pilot and one passenger Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

How do you spell the word "Taiwan"? 你知道「台灣」用英文要怎麼拼嗎？ One girl spelled Taiwan, and… she won a spelling bee! What's a spelling bee? It's a contest in American schools. Many students like it. Winners can go to state and national spelling bees. 拼字比賽在美國很受歡迎，學校比賽的冠軍可以參加全國拼字比賽。有一個女生因為拼出台灣，得到了冠軍！ In this contest, students try to spell words. They say the letters. But some English words are hard to spell. 參賽的學生需要說出單字的正確拼法，但有一些英語單字很難拼。 Kayla is an 8th grader. She is from Idaho. She went to a big spelling bee in Idaho. Kayla is a very good speller. But she didn't think she would win. 愛達荷州的國二學生 Kayla 參加了這項比賽，她覺得自己不會贏。 The words got harder and harder. One by one, students made spelling mistakes. Finally, there was only Kayla… and one more student. Kayla had one more word to spell. If she spelled it right, she would win. 但是單字越來越難，競爭對手一個一個被淘汰，剩下 Kayla 跟另外一個學生，Kayla 只要拼對最後一個字就會獲勝。 Kayla took a deep breath and said three letters: "T-A-I"… Then she said three more letters: "W-A-N". It was Taiwan! Kayla 深呼吸，然後開始拼出 T-A-I-W-A-N。 She was right! Kayla was the winner! She won $1000 dollars. And now she can go to the national spelling bee. 她答對了！Kayla 獲得冠軍，有一千美元獎金！現在她可以參加全國拼字大賽了。 Good luck at the national spelling bee, Kayla! ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣這個字的英文其實很簡單，而Kayla拼對了。 1. hard 困難的 I find these math problems really hard. 我發現這些數學題真的好難。 Don't look at me. I can't help you there. 別看我。我幫不上忙。 I didn't even ask. 我都還沒問呢。 I know. I'm just saying. 我知道，我只是說說。 2. harder 更困難 But it feels like it's getting harder and harder every day. 但是我覺得它一天比一天難。 That's because you're learning something new. 那是因為你在學新的東西。 3. mistake 錯誤 But I keep making mistakes. 但是我一直犯錯。 Of course. How else can you learn? 當然啦，要不然怎麼學？ 4. contest 比賽 You sound like you've won math contests before. 你聽起來以前贏過數學比賽。 Not at all. 完全沒有。 拼字比較難還是數學？ hard 困難的 harder 更困難 mistake 錯誤 contest 比賽 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which U.S. state is Kayla from? A: Iowa B: Texas C: Idaho 2. Where can Kayla go next? A: The Iowa State Spelling Bee B: The National Spelling Bee C: The World Spelling Bee 3. At spelling bees, how do students spell words? A: They write letters B: They say letters C: They read letters Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Did you watch the Oscars? They're the biggest movie awards in the world! This year's Oscars were great! There was a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once". It won seven awards! 你會看奧斯卡頒獎典禮嗎？這是全世界最大的電影獎項，今年有一部電影叫做「媽的多重宇宙」贏了七項大獎！ An actress called Michelle Yeoh is in the movie. She plays a laundromat owner who gets superpowers! 這部片的女主角是楊紫瓊，她飾演一個有超能力的洗衣店老闆娘。 Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia. This year, she won the Oscar for Best Actress. She's the first actor from Asia to win the Best Actress award. 楊紫瓊來自馬來西亞，她今年榮獲最佳女主角獎，是第一個得到這個獎的亞洲演員。 Michelle Yeoh said thank you to her mother for her Oscar. She said "all moms in the world" were the real superheroes! 楊紫瓊感謝她的媽媽，她說全世界的每一個媽媽都是超級英雄。 In Malaysia, her mother watched Michelle Yeoh on TV. Her mother cried with happiness for her "little princess"! 她的母親在馬來西亞看電視轉播的時候喜極而泣。 The same movie had an actor from Vietnam in it. He also won an Oscar. He said thank you to his mother too. 這部電影另一個越南演員也獲得奧斯卡最佳男配角，他也向媽媽道謝。 One of the people who made the movie is from Taiwan. He won an Oscar too. Who do you think he thanked? That's right, his mother! 這部電影其中一個導演，母親是台灣人。他和夥伴得到最佳導演獎，所以他感謝誰呢? 你答對了！是他的媽媽 。 If I won an Oscar, I'd thank my mom too. Who would you thank? ________________________________ Vocabulary 榮獲今年奧斯卡最佳影片的電影，是在講一位擁有超能力的媽媽。 1. cry 哭泣 Do you sometimes cry when watching a movie? 你看電影時會不會哭？ Oh, I cry so loud I have to stop myself. 會，我哭得太大聲，還要自己克制。 2. actor 演員 Me too. Usually it's not because of the actors. 我也是。通常都不是因為演員的關係。 Then why do you cry? 那你為什麼哭？ It's the story. 是故事。 3. biggest 最大的 I know. Some films have the biggest stars but no real power. 我知道，有些電影有最大咖，但是沒有真正的力量。 Like Batman v. Superman. 比如說蝙蝠俠對超人。 4. movie 電影 But I love that movie! 可是我很愛那部電影！ Oh, so much for liking a good story. 講了半天只喜歡好故事… 來讀單字。 cry 哭泣 actor 演員 biggest 最大的 movie 電影 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which movie won seven Oscars this year? A: Avatar: The Way of Water B: Everything Everywhere All at Once C: Top Gun: Maverick 2. Which Oscar did Michelle Yeoh win? A: Best Actor B: Best Actress C: Best Supporting Actress 3. Where is Michelle Yeoh from? A: Malaysia B: Mongolia C: Myanmar Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Japan is great for art, food, science… and sports too! There's a town in Japan called Tsuruta. It's very small. Only about 10,000 people live there. That's not very many. About two and a half million people live in Taipei City! 日本有一個小鎮叫做鶴田，居民很少，只有一萬人。台北市有兩百五十萬人喔！ Every year before the COVID pandemic, Tsuruta hosted a very special sports tournament: the National Sucker Tug of War Tournament. It was only for men who have no hair or not much hair: bald men! 在疫情之前，鶴田都會舉辦很特別的比賽，叫做全國吸盤拔河大賽。 Maybe you play Tug of War too. You need a rope. There are two teams. Each team pulls on one end of the rope. This tournament is the same. But it is also not the same. To play, you need a string, two bald men… and two suction cups! 拔河需要一條繩子，兩支隊伍各拉一邊。吸盤拔河跟那種拔河有一點像，又有一點不像，它需要一條線，兩名光頭男子，跟兩個吸盤。 The suction cups are at the ends of the string. Each bald man sticks a suction cup on his head. The men are face-to-face. Then both men pull back as much as they can! They want to pull off the other man's suction cup first! 參賽選手要把吸盤黏在頭上，面對面往後拉，誰先把對方的吸盤拉下來，誰就贏了！ This year, the tournament returned! People came from all over Japan for it. Would you go to a sports tournament for bald men? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個日本小鎮的光頭拔河活動，是不是很有趣呢？ 1. team 隊伍 Come on! It's time for Tug-of-War! 快來，拔河時間到了！ Can we play? 我們可以玩嗎？ No, you have to join the team first. 不行，你得先加入一個隊。 It takes a lot of practice. 需要很多練習呢。 2. pull 拉 I thought you just need to pull the rope. 我以為你只要拉繩子就好了。 Of course, everyone has to pull hard. 每個人當然都要用力拉。 3. sport 運動 But it's also a special sport. 不過它也是很特別的運動。 Skills are important. 技巧很重要。 4. man 男人 Hey, it looks the women's team will win! 嘿，看起來女子隊會贏！ Woohoo! They did win! 她們真的贏了！ What's going on with the men's team? 男生隊是怎麼回事？ 你有參加過拔河比賽嗎？ team 隊伍 pull 拉 sport 運動 man 男人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do bald men have? A: No hair B: Lots of hair C: Long hair 2. Where is the bald men's tournament held? A: Tokyo B: Tsuruta C: Tsuruga 3. What do bald men need to play this sport? A: Hair B: Two teams and a rope C: Two suction cups and string Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Have you ever seen a lightning storm? It's weather that can be very scary. 你看過雷暴嗎？這種天氣感覺很恐怖。 First, you see dark clouds in the sky and lots of rain. Then the clouds make loud noises. This noise is thunder. 你會先看到烏雲密布、然後下起大雨，雲裡面還會有轟隆隆的雷聲。 Before you hear the thunder, you see a very fast white light. It comes down from the sky to the earth. This light is lightning. 在聽到雷聲之前，你會先看到閃電。 Lightning is electricity. In your home, you need electricity. It is safe. As lightning, it's dangerous. It can hit trees, buildings, or even people. 閃電是一種電，就像家裡用的電，不過閃電很危險，可能會打到樹、房屋，或是人。 Is there a way to control lightning? We don't want it to hurt anybody. Scientists in Europe found how to control it. They use lasers! 歐洲的科學家找到了一種可以控制閃電的方法，那就是雷射！ They went to a mountain in Switzerland. When a storm came, the scientists shot a laser into the clouds. 他們跑到瑞士的山上，暴風雨來的時候，他們對著烏雲發射雷射。 The lightning did not hit any buildings or people. It followed the laser. 結果閃電跟著雷射跑，沒有打到任何房屋或是人。 The scientists are happy. Their test went so well! Lasers can control lightning. They hope lasers will make the world safer. In the future, we won't fear dangerous lightning. When a lightning storm comes, we can use a laser to control lightning! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用雷射做實驗，引導閃電避開地面。 1. sky 天空 Where are we going this weekend? 我們這周末去哪裡？ To the beach, to swim under the blue sky. 去海灘，在藍天下游泳。 2. weather 天氣 Are you sure we'll get a blue sky? 你確定會有藍天嗎？ That's what the weatherman said. 氣象員是這麼說的。 Sunny skies and high temperatures. 艷陽天，高溫。 3. cloud 雲層 We're getting nothing but rain and clouds, Jane! 什麼都沒有，只有雨跟雲！ And thunder! 還有打雷！ 4. safe 安全的 At least we're safe here in this beachside cafe. 至少我們在海邊咖啡館很安全。 But what about our swim? 那我們的游泳呢？ The storm should pass in no time. 風暴很快就過去的。 下次閃電時你要注意看看喔！ sky 天空 weather 天氣 cloud 雲層 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the loud noise in a storm? A: Thor B: Thunder C: Thursday 2. What will scientists use to control lightning? A: A laser B: A fan C: A tree 3. Where did scientists try to control lightning? A: On a mountain B: In a forest C: On the ocean Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Hi students! Do you have a teddy bear? Teddy bears are really cute. Maybe you don't have a teddy bear. Maybe you have a stuffed animal like a rabbit or dog. Maybe it makes a sound when you touch it. 你有泰迪熊嗎？也許你沒有，也許你有其他的動物玩偶，像兔子或是狗狗？有的動物玩偶按下去還會發出聲音。 Teddy bears and other stuffed animals make kids feel happy. They make kids feel safe, too. 泰迪熊或是動物玩偶可以讓孩子們高興，也給他們安全感。 There is a country named Turkey. In February, many people went to a soccer game there. These people did something very, very nice. They threw teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the soccer field. They also threw toys on the field. There were so many! It looked like it was raining teddy bears and toys. 今年二月，在土耳其的一場足球比賽，好多人把泰迪熊跟動物玩偶丟到球場上，好像在下娃娃雨一樣！ Why did people do that? They did it to help kids in Turkey. The teddy bears and other toys were given to many kids. 為甚麼要這樣做呢？因為那些觀眾想要幫助土耳其的兒童。 Why did these kids get teddy bears and toys? There was a very big earthquake in Turkey on February 6th. Many people died. Many homes were destroyed too. 二月六日當天，土耳其發生強烈大地震，好多人罹難，也有很多房屋倒塌。 This made many kids feel sad. The stuffed animals made these kids feel a little happy. That is so nice! ________________________________ Vocabulary 土耳其人捐贈大量玩具，給地震受災的兒童。 1. toy 玩具 What a cute giraffe! 好可愛的長頸鹿。 Yeah, I had it since I was a kid. 對，我小時候就有它了。 So it's very old now. 所以它很老了。 Not that old! 也沒有那麼老！ I saved it from my mom. 我從我媽手裡救了它。 2. throw 扔掉 From your mom? 從你媽媽那裏？ Exactly. My mom threw away a lot of my toys. 正是。我媽丟掉了我好多玩具。 I moved away, and she didn't want them. 我搬走了，而她不要那些玩具。 3. sad 悲傷的 That's too bad. 這有點糟糕。 It made me sad. 讓我很難過呢。 I felt part of my childhood was destroyed. 我覺得童年的一部份都毀了。 4. give 給予 Gee, let me give you some of my toys. 我給你一些我的玩具吧。 這些單字我們每天都用得到。 toy 玩具 throw 扔掉 sad 悲傷的 give 給予 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did people throw teddy bears? A: At a soccer game B: At a baseball game C: At home 2. Why did people throw the teddy bears? A: To exercise B: To help kids C: To make a new game 3. What else did people throw? A: Food B: Money C: Toys Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Let's pretend… It is 50,000 years ago. You are in Europe. You are a hunter! You are looking for food. You want to catch a deer. You need meat for your family. 想像一下你是五萬年前的歐洲獵人，想要獵一頭鹿來餵飽家人。 But deer are fast! What can you do? Throw a rock? No, that wouldn't work. 但是鹿跑得飛快，丟石頭也沒用，怎麼辦呢？ Ah! How about a bow and arrow? That would work, right? 用弓箭怎麼樣？ Bows and arrows are amazing. They are strong! You can shoot arrows super far! Bows and arrows are perfect for hunters. Scientists think bows and arrows were used a long, long time ago. But how long ago? 科學家認為人類很久以前就在用弓箭。到底是多久以前呢？ Well, some arrowheads in Europe are older than 50,000 years old! 歐洲找到有五萬年歷史的箭頭。 That was a long time ago! But wait! Scientists also think bows and arrows are even older. People used them in Africa first! Scientists think people from Africa took bows and arrows to Europe. 科學家認為弓箭在更早以前就有了，是非洲人先開始用，再帶到歐洲去的。 And yes, people used bows and arrows to fight too. All over the world, they used bows and arrows for hundreds and hundreds of years… until there were guns. But the first use for bows and arrows was hunting food. 人類發明槍之前，打仗也是使用弓箭，但是弓箭最一開始是打獵用的。 And now we know bows and arrows are super old! Older than 50,000 years old! Wow! ________________________________ Vocabulary 弓箭最早用於打獵，後來也用來格鬥或是打仗。 1 hunter 獵人 I think hunters today should use bows and arrows. 我覺得現在的獵人應該用弓箭。 To catch what? 抓什麼呢？ Fish, maybe. 也許去抓魚。 2. shoot 發射 Shooting an arrow at fish? 對著魚射箭？ That would be too hard. 那太難了。 If the hunter is strong and fast, it should work. 假如獵人很強壯又動作快，應該可以。 3. hundreds of 好幾百 Perhaps for big animals like a whale. 也許對付像鯨魚那樣的大動物可以。 People hunted whales for hundreds of years. 人類獵捕鯨魚好幾百年了。 4. want 想要 True. But why bows and arrows now? 確實是，但為什麼現在要弓箭呢？ Well, we want to protect the ocean, right? 我們不是要保護海洋？ 你有見過獵人打獵嗎？ hunter 獵人 shoot 發射 hundreds of 好幾百 want 想要 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was perfect for deer hunters long ago? A: Rocks B: Cats C: Bows and arrows 2. Why were bows and arrows perfect for hunters? A: They were powerful B: Deer liked them C: They looked cool 3. Where were bows and arrows used first? A: Asia B: Africa C: Europe Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Hm… think… think… think! I'm trying to think of some ways I can do something positive for the planet. After all, Earth Hour is tonight. Do you know about Earth Hour? 今天晚上是「關燈一小時」活動，你們有聽過嗎？ Every year, many people around the world celebrate Earth Hour. Today, Earth Hour will happen from eight-thirty to nine-thirty p.m. A lot of people turn off their lights during this time. This saves electricity. 今年這項活動會從八點半到九點半，很多人會把燈關掉來省電。 But we don't have to wait for Earth Hour to do nice things for the planet. There are a lot of other ways we can help the environment. 還有很多其他的方法可以幫助地球。 For example, there is a town in Penghu called Nanliao. There has always been a lot of fishing in Nanliao. But there is a problem. A lot of fishing means a lot of old fishing equipment turns into garbage. 澎湖有一個小村落叫南寮。以前這裡很多人是漁夫，但是舊的捕魚設備現在成了垃圾。 The people of Nanliao had a creative idea. They reuse old fishing floats as decorations for the town. They turned the floats into lanterns. They also cut the floats up to make other beautiful decorations. These are fun ways to reuse old things in new ways. The decorations look very nice. Now more people visit Nanliao. 南寮的居民有個好點子，他們把捕魚浮標變成村子裡的燈籠，也把浮標切開做成其他的美麗裝飾。現在有更多人去南寮玩了。 What a fun idea! What are some ways you can help your community and the planet? Earth Hour tonight is a great time to think about ideas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動動腦筋，舊的東西也可以改頭換面，帶來新氣象。 1. tonight 今晚 Let's meet at 9 tonight. 我們今晚九點見。 We can't. 沒辦法。 What do you mean we can't? 沒辦法是什麼意思？ It'll be dark everywhere. 到處都會是黑黑的。 What? 什麼？ 2. turn off 關掉 Haven't you heard? 你沒聽說嗎？ Many stores are turning off the lights for an hour. 很多商店都會關燈一個鐘頭。 Oh, that's annoying! 有點煩呢！ 3. planet 地球 What's the point? 有什麼意義？ The planet won't get better. 地球又不會變好。 It's for saving electricity. 是為了省電。 4. electricity 電力 Electricity should be used. 電就是要用的。 Or how about we meet tomorrow morning? 那我們明天早上碰面如何？ Alright. 好啦。 跟我一起讀讀單字吧。 tonight 今晚 turn off 關掉 planet 地球；行星 electricity 電力 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When is Earth Hour today? A: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. B: 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. C: It doesn't happen today 2. How long does Earth Hour last? A: 1 hour B: 1 day C: 1 minute 3. What does the Nanliao Community reuse as decorations? A: Fishing poles B: Fishing floats C: Fishing bait Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Hi, students! I want to ask you a question. Do you know about pollution? Pollution means things like air or water are dirty. We get air pollution from many things, like cars. Pollution 就是汙染。很多東西都會汙染空氣，像是汽車。 Pollution is bad. It causes a lot of problems. One problem is big: air pollution hurts the ozone layer. The ozone layer is above the earth and the clouds. You can't see it, but it helps us a lot. 空氣汙染會破壞臭氧層。臭氧層是在比雲還要高的地方，我們看不到它，但是它幫了我們很大的忙。 The ozone layer keeps us safe from the sun. We would be in big trouble without the ozone layer! We would have more problems with our skin. We would have more problems with our eyes too. 臭氧層幫我們抵擋太陽，沒有它，我們的皮膚跟眼睛都會受到傷害。 Air pollution made a hole in the ozone layer. That is very bad. But there is some good news. The ozone layer is getting better! 空氣汙染讓臭氧層破了一個洞，不過好消息是，它的情況正在好轉！ Think of it like this. You fall down. You get a cut on your skin. Then your skin gets better. It heals. The cut goes away. 有的時候你跌倒，皮膚會擦傷。然後它會慢慢地復原，傷口也就不見了。 Like your skin, the ozone layer is healing. The hole in the ozone layer is getting smaller. 臭氧層的狀況就像人類的皮膚，它的洞也在慢慢地變小。 That is great news! It's healing because the air is cleaner. Maybe one day, the hole in the ozone layer will go away. 會這樣是因為空氣變得更乾淨，也許有一天，臭氧層的破洞會完全消失。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 大氣的臭氧層可以阻擋部分紫外線，保護地球上的生物。 1. heal 癒合 Your wound is healing. 你的傷口正在癒合。 It looks smaller now. 它現在看起來比較小了。 Yeah, it hurt like crazy yesterday. 是啊，昨天還痛得要命。 But now it's getting better. 現在就好些了。 2. fall 跌倒 I still can't believe you fell down the stairs. 我還是不相信你會從樓梯摔下來。 I know, and hit my head on the cabinet. 我知道，並且還撞到櫃子。 3. help 幫忙 I'm lucky to still have two eyes. 我很幸運還有兩隻眼睛。 You're lucky to have me help you with cooking. 你很幸運有我幫你做飯。 4. safe 安全的 How can I stay safe? 我怎樣才能保持安全？ By staying upstairs…? 就待在樓上嗎？ 今天學到哪些單字？ heal 癒合 fall 跌倒 help 幫忙 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does the ozone layer do? A: It makes the air dirty B: It makes problems with our skin C: It keeps us safe from the sun 2. What made the hole in the ozone layer? A: Pollution B: The sun C: Clouds 3. What is the great news about the ozone layer? A: It is getting bigger B: It is not changing C: It is healing Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Have you been to Thailand? It's a great place to visit. Thailand has spicy food, hot weather, and beautiful beaches. 你有去過泰國嗎？泰國有辛辣的料理、炎熱天氣，還有美麗的海灘，很適合度假。 Everywhere in Thailand, there are lots of tuk-tuks. What's a tuk-tuk? It's a little car with only three wheels. 泰國到處都有嘟嘟車。嘟嘟車是一種只有三個輪子的小車。 They're an easy way to go anywhere fast. It's easy to find a tuk-tuk, and the driver will take you anywhere you want. 嘟嘟車讓旅客來去方便快速，它很好找，而且司機會帶你去任何你想去的地方。 Tuk-tuks are super useful. But they have two big problems… 嘟嘟車很有用，但它們有兩個大問題。 One, they're loud! They always make a loud noise, like "tuk tuk tuk tuk". That's why they're called "tuk-tuks". 第一，他們很吵！它們會發出「嘟嘟嘟」的噪音，所以才叫嘟嘟車。 Two, they make a lot of pollution. The tuk-tuk's gas engines cause these two problems. These engines are noisy and dirty. 它們會污染環境。 因為嘟嘟車的引擎又吵又髒，才會有這些問題。 But now, tuk-tuks are going green. These tuk-tuks use electricity, not gas. 但現在嘟嘟車變環保了，它們不再用汽油，而是電動的！ The green tuk-tuks are cleaner and quieter. Now people enjoy cleaner, fresher air, and they can enjoy the quieter sounds of Thailand, too. 有了新的環保嘟嘟車，大家現在可以在泰國享受更新鮮的空氣，以及更安靜的環境了！ More and more tuk-tuks are going green. If you visit Thailand, give one of their new green tuk-tuks a try! ________________________________ Vocabulary 泰國的嘟嘟車是當地特色，改換電動引擎之後更大幅減少汙染。 1. beach 海灘 Wow, sandy beaches, spicy food, parks everywhere… 哇，沙灘，辛辣的美食，到處都有公園… Are you talking about Vietnam? 你在講越南嗎？ 2. problem 問題 No, Thailand. I'm looking at this ad about Phuket. 不，泰國。我在看普吉島的廣告。 Just go! 你就去吧！ The problem is I'm too busy to take time off. 問題是我太忙了，沒時間休假。 3. air 空氣 You're not always busy. 你又不是一直忙。 That's true. 這是真的。 So go and enjoy the sea air. 所以去享受海風吧。 4. anywhere 任何地方 But I can go anywhere in Taiwan for that. 不過我在台灣可以去任何地方追海風。 Hey, you're right, I'll go with you! 說得對，我跟你一起去。 你想度假嗎？先來記住單字。 beach 海灘 problem 問題 air 空氣 anywhere 任何地方 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many wheels does a tuk-tuk have? A: Two wheels B: Three wheels C: Four wheels 2. What are the new green tuk-tuks like? A: Clean and quiet B: Dirty and loud C: Big and slow 3. What do the new green tuk-tuks use instead of gas? A: Pollution B: Spicy food C: Electricity Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Today is World Water Day! What does that mean? Does it mean we should all go take a bath and splash water everywhere? 今天是世界水資源日！這是甚麼意思？叫我們去泡澡、到處潑水嗎？ Not really! In fact, World Water Day is about taking care of our fresh water. 不是喔！世界水資源日要我們好好珍惜淡水資源。 Where does freshwater come from? It can come from the ground, or it can fall from the sky. 淡水從哪裡來？它可以來自地下，也可以是從天上。 How can we take care of our fresh water? To answer that question, let's talk about California. Recently, California has had two big problems with water. 我們如何保護我們的淡水？最近，加州碰到了兩個水資源的問題。 One problem is drought. That means it's too dry. For many years, there has not been enough fresh water in California! 一個問題是乾旱。 加州好幾年以來，一直沒有足夠的淡水！ But this winter, California had the opposite problem. There were huge rainstorms. The water came down too fast, and flooded many places. 但今年冬天，加州碰到了相反的問題。今年下了大豪雨，很多地方都淹水了。 Some Californians looked at these two problems, and had an idea. If they can save the water from the rainstorms, they can use it again later when it gets too dry. 加州有一些人想到，如果可以把豪雨的水存起來，以後就可以在乾旱時候用了。 So, they collected all the water they could. They keep it in barrels and in cans. Later, when the weather is dry again, they can use it to water trees and gardens. 他們盡可能把水蒐集起來，存在桶子裡面。當天氣又變乾時，那些水就可以用來澆花。 Taiwan sometimes has droughts too. Today, on World Water Day, let's remember to use our water well! ________________________________ Vocabulary 水是珍貴資源，需要人類思考如何做最佳利用。 1. bath 洗澡 I'm going to take a bath. 我要洗個澡。 Two baths in one day? 一天洗兩次？ Why not? I'll sleep better. 為什麼不呢?我會睡得比較好。 2. drought 乾旱 We're going through a drought, you know. 你知道我們正在鬧旱災。 I do, and I've already stopped watering my trees. 我知道，我已經停止給樹澆水了。 3. save 儲存 You can save some of the bath water for that. 你可以存一些洗澡水去澆水。 That's too much trouble. 太麻煩了。 And the water may kill my trees. 那些水有可能弄死我的樹。 4. dry 乾掉 No, it won't. 不會的。 And it'll be better than just letting them dry up. 比讓那些樹乾枯好。 想想看，我們可以如何節省用水？來一起讀單字。 bath 洗澡 drought 乾旱 save 儲存 dry 乾掉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Whale Day B: World Wind Day C: World Water Day 2. What happened in California this winter? A: Rainstorms B: Hurricanes C: Tsunamis 3. What did Californians do with all the water that fell? A: Take a bath B: Save it for later C: Splash it everywhere Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Today is World Poetry Day! It's a great day to read your favorite poetry. 今天是世界詩歌日！ What is poetry? It's a special way of speaking. It is like a song, but you don't need to sing it. You can just say it. That's why poetry is kind of like music. 詩歌是一種特別的說話方式。它像一首歌，但你不用唱，只要念就好了。 In the USA, there's a big award for music. It's called a Grammy. Every year, the people who make the best music get a Grammy. 美國有一個音樂大獎，叫做葛萊美獎。每一年，創作最佳音樂的人都會獲得一座葛萊美獎。 So, can poetry get a Grammy Award? For a long time, it could not. Many people said poetry was not music. 詩歌可以得葛萊美獎嗎？以前不行，因為很多人說詩歌不算是音樂。 But this year, it's different. Now there is a Grammy Award for poetry. The winner was a poet named J. Ivy. 但是今年不一樣了，葛萊美頒發了詩歌獎，今年的贏家名叫 J. Ivy。 J. Ivy felt proud when he won the award. He thanked his high school English teacher, and then he told a story. J. Ivy 覺得很自豪。 他謝謝他的高中英語老師，還說了一個故事。 When J. Ivy was in high school, he was shy. Still, the teacher saw he was talented. She told him to write a poem and read it to his class. J. Ivy 高中的時候很害羞，但是老師仍然看出他的才華，請他寫一首詩，朗讀給全班聽。 At first, he was nervous. But when he read his poem, everyone loved it. That was years ago. Now, his poetry has won a Grammy! 他原本很緊張，但大家都很喜歡他的詩。現在他的作品獲得了葛萊美獎。 J. Ivy has shown everyone that poetry is music. ________________________________ Vocabulary 葛萊美獎是音樂獎，卻增加了給詩人的獎項。 1. poem 詩歌 What a beautiful day today! 今天真是美好！ I must write a poem for it. 我一定得來寫一首詩。 Great, let's hear it. 太棒了，我們來聽聽。 2. proud 驕傲的 "A shining sunrise and a new day, good morning for today." 燦爛的日出，嶄新的一天，大家早安。 That sounds almost like music! 聽起來幾乎像音樂！ I know, right? I'm so proud of myself. 我知道，我很自豪呢。 3. win 贏得 Have you written poetry before? 你以前有寫過詩嗎？ In fact I have. I've even won prizes for it. 確實寫過。我甚至贏過獎品！ 4. ago 以前 But that was many years ago. 不過那是很多年前了。 It's never too late to begin again. 重新開始從不嫌晚。 來跟我一起讀讀單字吧！ poem 詩歌 proud 驕傲的 win 贏得 ago 以前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Pirate Day B: World Poetry Day C: World Pancake Day 2. What award did J. Ivy win? A: A Grammy B: A Tony C: An Emmy 3. Who did J. Ivy thank? A: His brother B: His son C: His teacher Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Today is World Storytelling Day. It's a great day to get out your favorite book and read a story. Where do you keep your favorite books? Most people keep them on a bookshelf at home. 今天是世界說故事日，趕快拿一本最愛的書來讀吧。你最愛的書放在哪裡呢？大部分人放在家裡的書架上。 There's a man in Germany who collected 70,000 books! Where would you keep that many books? No bookshelf is that big! 有一個德國人擁有七萬本書！這麼多書要放哪裡？ Bruno was an engineer who lived in a small village. He was a quiet guy who loved one thing. He loved collecting books. Every day, Bruno would buy a few more. Bruno 是工程師，喜歡收藏書本，每天都會買幾本新書。 Soon there were too many books. They were everywhere, filling up his whole house! His wife told him to do something. 家裡很快就推滿了書，他的太太叫他想想辦法。 So Bruno used his engineering skills. He built bookshelves everywhere in his home. From down in the basement to up in the attic, every room had books. 於是 Bruno 用他的工程師專業，把家裡從地下室到閣樓都做了書架。 Now there are books on the walls and books on the doors, books by the windows and books on the floor. Bruno even made special shelves. Why? There are books on the ceiling too! His home is like a library! 牆上，門上，窗戶邊，地上都有書，Bruno 甚至在天花板上製作了特別的書架來放書！他的家就像一個圖書館。 Sadly, Bruno has now died. Where should his books go? His wife doesn't want them. He had no kids. Nobody knows what to do with them. 可惜Bruno 已經過世了。 他的書要怎麼辦？妻子不想要，他也沒有孩子。沒有人知道怎麼辦。 Do you know anyone who wants 70,000 books? ________________________________ Vocabulary Bruno家裡書本堆積如山，造成很大的問題。 1. library 圖書館 Where are you going? 你要去哪兒？ I'm gonna get a book. 我要去弄一本書。 From a library? 從圖書館嗎？ No, library books are used. 不是，圖書館的書都用過了。 2. bookshelf 書架 What's wrong with that? 那有什麼不對？ Nothing, but I like the smell of new books. 沒有不對，不過我喜歡新書的香味。 Your bookshelves are all filled up. 你的書架都滿了。 3. room 房間 I know. I'll get a new shelf tonight. 我知道，我今晚會買個新的。 You'll put it in your room, right? 放在你房間，對吧？ 4. wall 牆壁 No, by the wall over there. 不，靠著那邊牆壁。 Then I can buy another 50 new books. 然後我就可以再買50本新書。 You can't read so many! 你看不了那麼多！ 你喜歡看書嗎？來一起讀單字。 library 圖書館 bookshelf 書架 room 房間 wall 牆壁 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: World Engineering Day B: St. Patrick's Day C: World Storytelling Day 2. Where did Bruno live? A: Germany B: Japan C: Jamaica 3. Where did Bruno keep his books? A: His office B: His home C: His school Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Top o' the mornin'! It's St. Patrick's Day! Today is a very special day for Ireland. Ireland is a small country in Europe. 今天是愛爾蘭的大日子，愛爾蘭是歐洲一個小國家。 Many Americans have Irish grandparents or great-grandparents. Every year, all over America, Irish Americans like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with big parades and fun parties! 很多美國人的祖先來自愛爾蘭。他們每一年都會慶祝聖派翠克節，舉辦盛大的遊行和好玩的派對！ At some St. Patrick's Day parties, everything is dyed green! All the food is green, all the drinks are green… and in the city of Chicago, even the river is green! 在一些聖派翠克節的派對，所有東西都染成綠色。所有食物、飲料，甚至在芝加哥還有一整條河都會變成綠色！ New York City has America's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade has big bands playing traditional folk music. 紐約有全美國最大型的聖派翠克節遊行。隊伍中有樂隊演奏傳統民間音樂。 The New York City St. Patrick's Day event is America's oldest parade. It started 261 years ago, in 1762! 這是美國最古老的遊行，它在1762年就開始了，已經 261 歲了！ This year they're putting the whole parade online. For the first time, people all over the world can watch the party and join in! 今年的遊行在線上直播，所以全世界可以一起看！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 愛爾蘭的節慶，以聖派翠克節最著名，是大家都喜歡參加的節日。 1. celebrate 慶祝 Wow, you're all green today! 哇，你今天全身綠。 Green hat, green shirt, even green shoes. 綠色帽子，綠襯衫，綠鞋子。 Because I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day! 因為我在慶祝聖派翠克節。 2. grandparents 祖父母 My grandparents lived in Ireland once. 我的阿公阿嬤住過愛爾蘭。 They did? 是嗎？ Yeah, my grandpa studied there. 對，我阿公在那裡讀書。 3. music 音樂 He was a student? 他在當學生？ Right, he studied music. 對，他學音樂。 He was a musician. 他是音樂家。 4. parade 遊行 So will you go to a party? 所以你要參加派對嗎？ No, I'll watch New York's parade on TV and dance. 不，我要看電視紐約遊行並且跳舞。 歡迎參加聖派翠克節！ celebrate 慶祝 grandparents 祖父母 music 音樂 parade 遊行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Irish people come from? A: America B: Ireland C: Iceland 2. Which American city dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day? A: Chicago B: New York C: Europe 3. In what year did America's oldest parade start? A: 1772 B: 1762 C: 1672 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Yes! I'm such a big basketball fan! My favorite basketball player is a man named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You might not know who he is… He stopped playing basketball 34 years ago! 我好愛看籃球！我最愛的NBA球員是賈霸，你可能不認識他，因為他已經34年沒有打球了。 For a long time, Abdul-Jabbar had the NBA all-time scoring record. He scored more points than any other NBA basketball player! Until now… 賈霸一直是NBA得分紀錄的保持人，但現在不一樣囉。 There's another basketball player I like too. He's called LeBron James. He plays for the LA Lakers. This year, James beat Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record. Now he is the new highest scoring NBA basketball player! 另外一個我也很喜歡的球員是洛杉磯湖人隊的詹皇，他今年破了賈霸的紀錄！ When James beat the record, he was so happy! The whole game stopped. Everyone stood up and clapped their hands! And guess who was watching him play, and clapping the most? You guessed it… Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! 詹皇破紀錄的那一刻，整場比賽暫停，大家為他起立鼓掌。而拍手最用力的，就是賈霸。 Many people now call LeBron James the best basketball player ever! Do you agree? Which player do you think is the best? ________________________________ Vocabulary 賈霸在退出籃壇多年之後，高興看到詹皇終於破了他的紀錄。 1. game 比賽 Let's watch a Lakers' game tonight. 我們今晚來看湖人隊比賽。 Lakers, I love them! 我喜歡湖人隊！ Who will they play against? 他們要對誰？ Golden State Warriors. 金州勇士隊。 2. player 球員 Oh, Stephen Curry, he's a great player! 有史蒂芬·柯瑞，他是很棒的球員。 Not as great as James, but good enough. 沒有詹皇那麼棒，不過也夠好了。 3. beat 打敗 I bet Curry will beat James by scoring 50 points. 我賭柯瑞得50分，打敗詹皇。 You're on! I'll buy you a hamburger and drinks if you win. 好啊，我買漢堡飲料，要是你贏的話。 4. score 得分 He did it! He scored 53! 他做到了，得 53 分！ I want my hamburger! 我要漢堡！ Just a little one. 只能一個小的。 你學到哪些單字？ game 比賽 player 球員 beat 打敗 score 得分 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stop playing basketball? A: 54 years ago B: 44 years ago C: 34 years ago 2. Which NBA record did LeBron James beat this year? A: The all-time snoring record B: The all-time scoring record C: The all-time storing record 3. Which NBA team does LeBron James play for now? A: The Cleveland Cavaliers B: The Miami Heat C: The LA Lakers Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Do you live in a big city? If you do, you know it is crowded. 你住在大城市嗎？如果是，你應該知道它很擁擠。 More families are moving, and leaving the country for the city all the time. They come from the countryside and from small towns. 越來越多家庭移動前往城市， 他們來自鄉下跟小鎮。 These families are looking for good jobs and good schools. They hope to find these opportunities in big cities. 這些家庭希望有更多機會找到好工作跟好學校。 What's the biggest city in the world? It's Tokyo, Japan. 世界上最大的城市在哪裡？在日本東京。 Tokyo, in Japan, has almost 40 million people. 東京擁有近 4000 萬人口。 This is a problem for Japan. Nobody wants to live in the countryside. But Tokyo is too crowded. 沒有人想留在鄉下，但是東京太擁擠了，這已經成為日本的難題。 Now the Japanese government is paying families to leave Tokyo. Each family will be given one million yen for every child when they move to the countryside. 現在日本政府要付錢讓更多家庭離開東京。他們會給每個家庭每個孩子一百萬日元讓他們搬走，相當於22萬台幣。 Families take that money and move to the countryside. The money is nice, but families understand the countryside has good things too. 領到錢的家庭會搬到鄉下，當然除了金錢之外，他們也明白鄉村地區的優點。 There is more space to live. Plus, children can be closer to their families who never left the countryside. 不但有更多的居住空間，孩子們也可以更親近還住在老家的家人。 Now, more and more families take the money and leave Tokyo. Would you? ________________________________ Vocabulary 日本政府為了紓解大都市的人口壓力，付錢讓人搬回鄉下。 1. leave for 前往 I'm leaving for Japan next week. 我下星期去日本。 Where in Japan? 日本哪裡？ Gifu, a little place in the countryside. 岐阜，在鄉下的一個小地方。 2. crowded 擁擠的 Taipei is too crowded for you? 台北對你來說太擠了？ Yes, I need space and Gifu has some cute small towns. 對，我需要空間，岐阜有一些可愛的小鎮。 3. town 鎮 We have many cute small towns here. 這裡也有可愛小鎮啊。 There's no such thing here. 這裡沒有那種東西。 Yes, there is! 有啊！ 4. understand 了解 I understand you're trying to keep me here. 我明白你想讓我留在這裡。 But I won't stay. Not for a million NT. 但是就算給我一百萬我也不會留在這裡。 來一起讀單字。 leave for 前往 crowded 擁擠的 town 鎮 understand 了解 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the biggest city in the world? A: Russia B: America C: Japan 2. How many people live in Tokyo? A: 40 thousand B: 40 million C: 40 billion 3. Where is there more space to live? A: The city B: The countryside C: The schools Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

This is my favorite show! I can watch it on my TV, my computer, my phone, my tablet… *gasp* The battery's run out! 我可以用電視、電腦、手機，或是我的平板電腦??電池沒電，我就不能看我最愛的節目了！ Okay, I need to calm down. I know, I know. It's only a TV show. It's not a big deal. I have very bad self-control with electronic devices. I spend too much time on them. Do you too? It's really hard to put them down! 我花太多時間在電子產品上，但就是忍不住。 I need to try harder though. Did you know that spending too much time on electronic devices isn't very good for your brain? It's especially bad if you're a kid. 你知道用太多電子產品對大腦不好嗎？對兒童的腦袋來說特別不好。 Some scientists did some research. It showed that when little kids spend too much time staring at screens, it is bad for their brains. The kids that used devices too much had a hard time. They couldn't stay focused, remember things, follow instructions, or control themselves well. 科學家發現，看太多螢光幕的小孩很難專心、很健忘、不聽指示，也不太會控制自己。 They were also less alert. That means they weren't very good at noticing things around them. 他們對周圍環境也沒有甚麼警覺心。 Well, that isn't good! I like using all of my devices. But staring at screens too long is bad for my brain. I should probably think of other things to do. 我應該要找其他的事情來做了。 Hm… maybe I should go outside or read a book instead! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家的研究證明，盯著電腦或是手機太久，對腦子不好！ 1. stare at 盯著 You've been staring at your cellphone for a long time. 你盯著手機好久了。 I know. But this show is so much fun! 我知道。不過這個表演很好玩！ 2. watch 注意看 Maybe you should watch it on TV. 也許在電視上看比較好。 My TV is not connected to the internet. 我的電視不能上網。 3. spend 花費 I think I've spent 10 hours on it. 我想我花了十個鐘頭看這個節目。 Your brain must be fried. 你的腦袋一定累壞了。 4. brain 腦袋 Yeah, and it becomes harder to put the phone down. 對啊，而且越來越難放下手機。 I understand. 我懂。 For a fried brain, we have to have fried chicken. 壞掉的腦袋一定要吃炸雞！ Good idea! 好主意！ What words have you learned? stare at 盯著 watch 注意看 spend 花費 brain 腦袋 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does it mean if someone is "less alert"? A: They don't like devices B: They are very good at focusing C: They don't notice things around them 2. What is too much screen time bad for? A: Your devices B: Your brain C: Your hair 3. Which activity does not use a device? A: Watching TV B: Playing a video game C: Swimming in a pool Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Who's a good boy? You're a good boy! This dog looks happy. He is wagging his tail. But I wonder… Why do dogs have a tail? What does the tail do? 這隻狗狗正在搖尾巴，牠看起來很開心。 但為什麼狗狗有尾巴呢？ 尾巴有什麼功能？ Recently, some scientists in Germany asked the same question. They wanted to know what a dog's tail is for. They saw how other animals use their tails. Lizards use their tails to jump. Cats use their tails to turn quickly. 德國科學家最近也在問這個問題。他們看到蜥蜴用尾巴來跳躍，貓用尾巴快速轉身。 In other words, many animals use their tails to help them move. 換句話說，很多動物用它們的尾巴來幫助它們移動。 After that, the scientists came up with an idea. The scientists thought dogs may also use their tails this way. 科學家們認為狗狗也是這樣。 Next, they had to see if their idea was right. To do this, the scientists studied many dogs to see how they move. Then they used what they learned to make a computer model of a dog. 然後，他們研究了許多狗狗的移動方式，用那些資訊做出狗狗的電腦模擬。 They studied the computer model, and in the end they had an answer… Their idea was wrong! Dogs' tails do not help dogs move. 結果科學家發現他們的假設錯了！狗尾巴不是用來協助牠們動作。 So why do dogs have tails? Maybe dogs use their tails to show their feelings. 可能是狗狗用來表達牠們的心情。 The scientists are still not sure, but now they are closer to finding out! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗尾巴應該有多重用途，科學家正在研究。 1. question 問題 A student of mine asked me a question. 我一個學生問了我一個問題。 She said, "What are jokes for?" 她說，笑話是做什麼用的？ 2. come up with 提出，想出來 That's a very good question! 那是個很好的問題！ So what answer did you come up with? 所以你提出什麼答案呢？ 3. find out 尋找 Well, I said to her, "Let's find out." 我跟她說，我們來找答案。 Then I told her a joke. 然後我講了一個笑話。 And she laughed so hard that in the end she needed to sit down. 她笑得太厲害最後必須坐下來。 4. happy 快樂的 Now she knows what jokes are for. 現在她知道笑話的功用了。 She does. She said it's for making people happy. 對，她說笑話是讓大家高興的。 Do you like jokes? 來讀單字。 question 問題 come up with 提出 find out 尋找 happy 快樂的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where were the scientists? A: Japan B: Taiwan C: Germany 2. What did the scientists do first? A: They asked a question B: They studied dogs C: They made a computer model 3. Was the scientists' idea right? A: Yes B: No C: Maybe Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Today I'd like to tell you all about someone very special. She's called Dinkie Flowers. Dinkie lives in a sleepy town in the south of England. All her life, Dinkie has loved to dance. She started dancing when she was just 3 years old, and hasn't stopped! Dinkie Flowers住在英國南方一個純樸的村莊，她很喜歡跳舞，從3歲就開始，到現在仍然樂此不疲。 When she grew up, she became a professional dancer. As long as Dinkie was dancing, she was happy. 她後來成為職業舞者。她跳舞的時候很快樂！ She even opened her own school. She teaches people all her best dance moves! She calls it "The Dinkie Flowers Stage School". 她甚至創辦了自己的學校來教跳舞，叫做 Dinkie Flowers 表演學校。 A few years ago, Dinkie was on TV! She was in a competition called "The Greatest Dancer". 幾年前，Dinkie 參加了一個叫做「最偉大的舞者」的電視比賽。 Incredibly, Dinkie is 101 years old! She's one of the oldest people in the UK! When she was on TV, she was 98! 不可思議地，Dinkie 上電視的時候，她是 98 歲，今年已經101歲了！她是英國人瑞的其中一位。 Her friends and family all say she still looks super young! What's her secret?! She says it's because she loves dancing so much! 她說她長壽的祕密就是愛跳舞。 Her favorite dance is ballet. She practices every day. She believes that as long as you keep on moving, you can live forever! Keep on dancing, Dinkie! ________________________________ Vocabulary 很多人都說健康長壽的祕訣是多活動，Dinkie證明了這一點。 1. best 最好的 A dance teacher came to our school today. 今天有一位跳舞老師來我們學校。 What did she do? 她做了什麼呢？ It's he. 他是男生。 He's one of the best hip hop dancers in Taiwan. 他是台灣最棒的嘻哈舞者。 2. move 動作 Wow ! So he showed you his dance moves? 所以他表演舞步給你們看？ Yeah, and the kids loved him so much! 對啊，孩子們超喜歡他！ 3. keep on 持續 They kept on dancing and moving. 他們一直蹦蹦跳跳。 I wish he could come back and teach us more. 我希望他能再回來教我們更多。 4. become 變成 And you'll all become cool hip hop dancers! 這樣你們都會變成很酷的嘻哈舞群！ We may stage a show someday! 我們有一天還會登台演出呢！ So what words have you learned today? best 最好的 move 動作 keep on 持續 become 變成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where in the south of England does Dinkie Flowers live? A: A sleepy town B: A spooky town C: A silly town 2. What is Dinkie Flowers' school called? A: The Dinkie Flowers Music School B: The Dinkie Flowers Dance School C: The Dinkie Flowers Stage School 3. How old was Dinkie Flowers when she was on TV? A: 96 B: 97 C: 98 Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C

Whoa! Is that a cat? It looks like a cat. It has a lot more fur, though… And it looks really angry! It looks like a grumpy old man! 這個動物長得好像貓，但是毛比較多，而且看起來在生氣，好像一個生氣的老頭子。 Maybe we would be grumpy too if we lived in the same places as these wildcats… These wildcats are called Pallas's cats. They live in dry, cold, and windy places. But guess what? We now know these cats also live on the tallest mountain in the world! Yep! Scientists found that Pallas's cats live on Mount Everest! 這種野貓叫做兔猻，牠們住在很乾燥寒冷、風很大的地方。而且科學家在世界最高峰--聖母峰上也發現牠們的蹤跡！ The scientists found that the cats live on a part of Mount Everest that's even higher than Taiwan's Jade Mountain! That's amazing! It's very, very cold on Mount Everest, but these cats have found a way to live there! 聖母峰比玉山還要高，上面超級寒冷，但是這些野貓卻有辦法活下去！ Pallas's cats are about the same size as a pet cat, but they look more like leopards. They are very good hunters. Their fur is thick to keep them warm, and it's the perfect color to help them hide in the rocky, snowy mountains. 兔猻跟家貓差不多一樣大，但是長得比較像獵豹。牠們很會打獵，還有厚厚的毛可以保暖。毛的顏色也讓他們可以在山上躲起來。 Wildcats are some of my favorite animals! Now that I know they can live on the tallest mountain in the world, I like them even more! Where does your favorite animal live? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種厲害的野貓可以在世界最寒冷的地方存活。 1. look like 看起來像 Oh boy, that cat looks like a grumpy old man. 天哪，那隻貓看起來像個壞脾氣的老頭。 It's a stray cat. 那是一隻流浪貓。 It lives a hard life. 牠的生活很不容易呢。 2. windy 多風的 Yeah? It doesn't need to work. 是嗎？牠又不需要工作。 No, but it lives on a cold and windy street. 是不需要，但是牠住在又冷又風大的街上。 3. warm 溫暖的 You feed it every night. 你每天晚上都餵牠。 Not every night.沒有每晚。 And you also try to keep it warm. 而且你還想辦法讓牠保持溫暖。 4. maybe 也許 What can I say? 我能說什麼？ I just love animals. 我就是喜歡動物。 Maybe you should take it home. 也許你應該把牠帶回家。 這些單字每天都用得到。 look like 看起來像 windy 多風的 warm 溫暖的 maybe 也許 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are these wildcats called? A: Pet cats B: Leopards C: Pallas's cats 2. Where did scientists find the cats living? A: At the bottom of the ocean B: At the South Pole C: On Mount Everest 3. Why do these cats need such thick fur? A: To keep cool B: To keep warm C: To hunt Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Today is International Women's Day: a day for women and girls everywhere, from your mother, to your sister, to the President of Taiwan! 今天是世界婦女節，是給全世界女性的節日！ So we're going to look at one very special woman. Her name is Dr. Peggy Whitson, and she's an astronaut. 今天我們要聊聊 Peggy Whitson 博士，她是一位太空人。 Did you know only a quarter of all science jobs in the world are done by women right now? That's not very many… 目前全球在科學界工作的人，只有四分之一是女性。 There's a place up in space called the International Space Station. It always needs a "commander": a big boss in charge of keeping everyone safe. 太空中有個地方叫做國際太空站，這裡需要一位指揮官，確保大家的安全。 In 2007, Dr. Whitson became the International Space Station's first ever female commander! Whitson 博士在 2007 年成為了國際太空站的第一位女性指揮官！ So far, she's spent nearly 666 days in space. That's longer than any other woman ever! 她在太空中待了 666 天，是待在太空中最久的女性。 Dr. Whitson wants to help women and girls aim for the moon and reach for the stars! Now, thanks to her hard work, more girls might want to work in science, and maybe even fly to space! Whitson 博士想要幫助女性追求太空夢。也許現在會有更多女生也想要進入科學界工作，甚至上太空去！ Here's to Dr. Peggy Whitson. Happy International Women's Day, everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位女博士不光是太空人，還是太空站的指揮官。 1. science 科學 People seem to believe that boys are better at natural science. 大家好像都認為男生比較擅長自然科學。 I don't think that's true. 我覺得不見得。 2. sister 姊妹 Both of my sisters excel in math and science. 我的兩個妹妹數理科都很棒。 Do they plan to be scientists? 她們想當科學家嗎？ 3. space 太空 One of them wants to be an astronaut. 其中一個想當太空人。 Flying to space? 飛到太空嗎？ That's so cool! 很酷呢！ 4. moon 月球 Yeah, she'd like to visit the Moon someday. 對啊，她希望有一天去月球。 Will she invite us? 她會邀請我們嗎？ No, not you. 不會邀請你。 Me, perhaps. 也許會找我。 我們來讀讀今天的單字。 science 科學 sister 姊妹 space 太空 moon 月球 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is International Women's Day for? A: Female astronauts B: Women and girls everywhere C: The President of Taiwan 2. What did the International Space Station finally get in 2007? A: Its first hospital B: Its first tooth C: Its first female commander 3. So far, how long has Dr. Whitson spent in space? A: 600 days B: 666 days C: 606 days Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

India is a HUGE country. Many people there live in a state called Uttar Pradesh, and lots of those people are Hindu. 印度很大，有很多人住在一個叫做「北方邦」的地方，裡面不少人都是印度教徒。 Today is the start of an ancient Hindu celebration, called "Holi". It's a festival that's famous for having lots of color. People run around throwing paint at each other, it's really fun! 今天是印度教侯麗節開始的日子，這是一個色彩繽紛的節日，大家會到處在別人身上潑顏料！ Today, lots of Hindus use special eco-friendly paint, so they won't harm the planet. 現在很多人會用環保顏料，比較不會傷害地球。 The night before Holi people always light huge fires. They used to burn wood, which meant they had to cut down lots of trees, but that was really bad for the environment. 侯麗節的前一個晚上，大家還會升營火，人們以前會砍樹燒柴，但這樣對環境不好。 This year, in Uttar Pradesh, they're trying something new. They want to burn "cow wood" instead. What is cow wood? Don't worry, it isn't made out of cows! Actually, it's made from their poop! 今年，他們不燒木柴，改燒「牛柴」。你放心，牛柴不是用牛做的啦！它們其實是牛便便。 To make cow wood, farmers take some cow poop, shape it into a brick, and let it dry. 農夫會把牛便便收集起來，弄成磚塊的形狀，然後晾乾。 The Uttar Pradesh government wants to have 300 tons of cow wood ready for the huge fires… 300 tons?! That's as heavy as 3 blue whales! That's a lot of poop… 政府說，他們想要準備三百噸的牛柴來慶祝侯麗節，有三頭鯨魚這麼重！ This great idea is helping Hindus in Uttar Pradesh be good to the planet and enjoy their famous festival at the same time! Happy eco-friendly Holi, everybody! ________________________________ Vocabulary 不再砍樹，改用牛柴，可以減少對環境的影響。 1. celebration 慶祝 Oh no, is Saturday School Day? 糟糕，星期六是學校日嗎？ Yeah, why? 是啊，為什麼？ Don't you like celebrations? 你不喜歡慶祝嗎？ No, I just don't like the same thing every year. 不是，我只是不喜歡每年都一樣。 2. color 顏色 I'm going to try something new this time. 這次我準備試一點新花樣。 Like what? 比如說什麼？ I'll prepare lots of color paper and cut it into small pieces. 我要準備很多彩色紙，剪成小塊。 3. throw 扔 And throw it at each other? 然後互相扔？ Yeah, we'll play a game first, and then throw it. 對，我們先玩遊戲，然後扔。 Sounds great ! Can I join your class? 聽起來真不錯。我可以加入你班上嗎？ 你喜歡參加慶典嗎？來讀讀單字。 celebration 慶祝 color 顏色 throw 扔 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Holi famous for? A: Wood B: Color C: Farmers 2. What do people throw at each other during Holi? A: Money B: Paint C: Paper 3. What is 300 tons of cow poop as heavy as? A: 33 blue whales B: 303 blue whales C: 3 blue whales Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

The beach is a great place to relax. You can sit on the sand and enjoy the warm sun, or go for a swim in the sea. 海灘是放鬆的地方。你可以坐在沙灘上曬太陽，或者去海裡游泳。 You can also find cool things on the beach. There are animals like crabs and starfish. You can even find seashells. But what would you do if you found an ancient shark tooth? 海灘上還可以找到很酷的東西，比如說螃蟹，海星，還有貝殼。但如果你發現了一顆古老的鯊魚牙齒，你會怎麼辦？ That's what happened to a girl named Molly. She's nine years old, and her family has a special hobby. They like to look for shark teeth on the beach near their home in the USA. Molly 是一位九歲的美國女孩，她們家喜歡在家裡附近的海灘上找鯊魚牙齒。 On most days, Molly can find a few small teeth. She uses them to make necklaces. But recently, she found a very big tooth. It was special because it was more than three million years old. Molly 平常都能找到幾顆小牙齒，她會把它們做成項鍊。但最近，她找到了一顆超大的牙齒，超過三百萬年。 When Molly found the tooth, she was excited. Molly loves to study ancient animals, so she knew the tooth was from a Megalodon. A long time ago, that was the biggest shark in the world! Molly 很興奮，她喜歡研究古生物，所以她知道這是巨齒鯊的牙齒。以前，這個鯊魚是世界上最大的鯊魚！ There are no Megalodons alive today, so it is very unusual to find one of their teeth. 現在巨齒鯊已經絕種了，所以不容易找到牠們的牙齒。 That's why Molly was so happy, and why everyone was surprised by the tooth she found! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巨齒鯊曾經在地球上漫遊，從牠們留下的牙齒就知道。 1. find 找到 Look, a shell! 你看，一枚貝殼！ This one is cool. 這個很酷呢！ You're lucky to find it. 你很幸運找到它。 2. tooth 牙齒 I'm actually hoping to find a fish tooth. 我其實希望找到魚的牙齒。 Fish tooth? 魚的牙齒？ Then it has to be a big fish. 那一定得是大魚。 Yeah, like a great white shark. 對，比如說大白鯊。 3. sea 海洋 I hope there are no sharks in the sea here. 我希望這個海域沒有鯊魚。 I don't think so, but you never know. 我想沒有，不過這很難說。 4. swim 游泳 So can we still swim here? 所以我們還能在這裡游泳嗎？ Why not? 為什麼不？ We're so skinny. 我們這麼瘦。 你喜歡收集貝殼嗎？ Let's read the words. find 找到 tooth 牙齒 sea 海洋 swim 游泳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Molly's home? A: Ukraine B: The USA C: Uruguay 2. Where did Molly find the tooth? A: On the beach B: At the park C: In the river 3. What animal did the tooth come from? A: A big elephant B: A small fish C: An ancient shark Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Today is World Wildlife Day! Let's talk about a wild animal that lives in a cold, icy place… the emperor penguin. 今天是世界野生動物日。我們來談談生活在冷冰冰地方的野生動物… 皇帝企鵝。 Emperor penguins live in Antarctica. It is their home, but it is too cold for people. How can we learn more about these wild animals? 皇帝企鵝生活在南極洲。這是他們的家，那裡對人類來說太冷了。我們要怎麼樣做才能更了解這些野生動物呢？ We can use a satellite. A satellite flies high in the sky. It can take photos of Earth. 我們可以使用衛星。衛星高飛在天空中，可以拍攝地球的照片。 Recently, scientists were looking at satellite photos of Antarctica, when they saw something strange. They saw a little dot on the ice. What was it? 科學家最近在查看南極洲的衛星照片時，看到一些奇怪的東西。他們在冰上看到一個小黑點，到底是什麼？ They looked closer, and saw the little dot was actually a big group of penguins. There were a thousand penguins in the group. They were living on the ice together, catching fish to feed their babies. 仔細看過之後，發現那個小點其實是一大群企鵝，大約有一千隻。 他們一起生活在冰上，捕魚餵養企鵝寶寶。 The scientists are happy. There are fewer and fewer emperor penguins every year, so it's good news to find more. 科學家很高興。皇帝企鵝的數量一年比一年少，所以能找到更多是個好消息。 Now scientists can study this wildlife, all thanks to the satellite photos! 現在科學家可以研究這種野生動物，這都要感謝衛星照片！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 靠著衛星照片，科學家更了解企鵝生態。 1. mountain 山 The TV says it's snowing up on Hehuanshan! 電視說合歡山正在下雪！ Can we go up there now, please? 我們可以現在上去嗎，拜託？ Now? It's an icy mountain road! 現在？那可是結冰的山路！ I have to get ready. 我得要準備。 2. mean 意思 You mean we can't go up now? 你的意思是我們現在不能上山？ I mean we can't do that today. 我意思是我們今天沒辦法上山。 3. ice 冰 There's so much ice on the road! 馬路上好多地方結冰了。 I know. I told you it's not easy. 我知道。我就跟你說這不容易。 4. take photos 拍照 But it's so beautiful! 但是風景真好！ I want to take photos of this snow! 我要拍這些雪景！ 你今天學了哪些單字？ mountain 山 mean 意思 ice 冰 take photos 拍照 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do emperor penguins live? A: Australia B: Antarctica C: America 2. What did scientists use to find the penguins? A: A satellite B: A submarine C: A soccer ball 3. What day is today? A: Icy Cold Day B: Happy Penguin Day C: World Wildlife Day Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Oh, hey there! Let me get out of here first so I don't bother anybody. 我先離開這裡，才不會吵到人家。 Okay, now I can speak more loudly. I was just in the library reading a book. Reading is one of my favorite things to do to pass the time. It's my favorite hobby. 我剛剛在圖書館看書，這是我最大的嗜好。 I love reading fantasy stories and imagining the characters' adventures in my head. 奇幻故事是我最喜歡的。 I have always wanted to write my own book, but writing is hard! 我也想自己寫書，但是寫作好難喔！ It's not so hard for a talented little boy named Jayce though. Jayce was only three years old when he started writing. That's impressive! 不過對於 Jayce 來說，寫作不難，他三歲就開始寫了。 Now, Jayce is four years old, and he has already written two books! 現在他才四歲，已經寫了兩本書耶！ These books are being published this March. They are called "A Beach With No Sea" and "Jayce's Sweet Tooth". The stories are about Jayce's trips to the park, museum and zoo. 這兩本書叫做「沒有海的海灘」跟「Jayce 愛吃糖」，講的是他去公園、博物館，跟動物園的故事，三月會出版。 Those sound like fun books to read! I don't think I have ever read a book written by a four year old boy before. 聽起來很有趣！我以前從來沒有看過四歲小孩寫的書。 And, great news: today is World Book Day! So grab a book and start reading! Or maybe you could write one yourself! ________________________________ Vocabulary 四歲小孩已經是兩本書的作者，夠厲害了！ 1. adventure 探險 I want to write a book for children. 我要寫一本童書。 Really? What's it about? 真的喔，講什麼呢？ About a crocodile going on an adventure in Paris. 講一隻鱷魚在巴黎探險。 2. fun 好玩的 Hmmm, that sounds like a lot of fun! 聽起來很好玩！ It is. It's a fun book. 是很好玩。是一本好玩的書。 But I feel I've read it before. 可是我覺得我以前看過。 3. start 開始 Impossible. 不可能。 I haven't started writing it. 我還沒開始寫呢。 Perhaps someone else has? 也許別人寫過了？ 4. story 故事 Anyway, the story was called "Mr. Crocodile in Paris." 不管怎樣，那個故事叫做「鱷魚先生遊巴黎」。 Wow, that should be my story. 哇，那應該是我的故事。 It's already written. 已經寫出來了。 請注意，要讀單字了。 adventure 探險 fun 好玩的 start 開始 story 故事 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the boy in this story? A. Three B. Four C. Five 2. What does he like to do? A. Write B. Sing C. Run 3. How many books has he written? A. Two B. Three C. None Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Let me tell you about the smallest rabbit in the world. It can actually fit in the palms of your mom or dad's hands! 你知道全世界最小的兔子，比你爸爸媽媽的手掌還要小！ Scientists say the smallest rabbit in the world lives in just one part of America, and about 20 years ago, scientists thought they were all gone. Yeah! They thought the tiny rabbit was extinct… Like the dinosaurs! Gone, forever! 科學家說，美國只有一個地區有這種兔子，而且二十年前，他們就以為這種兔子像恐龍一樣絕種了！ But, they found 14 of these tiny rabbits, and they took them to a special zoo. The scientists worked very hard, and now these tiny rabbits are back in the wild. Cool, right? 後來他們找到14隻這種迷你兔，送到一個特別的動物園。現在這些兔子已經重返野外。 Some people see this super tiny rabbit and they want to get one, they think it would be a great pet. But actually, this cute little bunny is not a good pet. It is very small, so it gets scared very easily. To this rabbit, a human must look like a scary giant! 有一些人想要這種兔子當做寵物，但是牠們太小隻了，很容易被嚇到。對牠們來說，人類就像恐怖的巨人。 So, no. We shouldn't have them as pets, but we can be very happy that scientists found a way to save them. I hope these little bunnies have a happy life in the wild, and that we can see them on earth for a long, long time! Good luck, tiny rabbit! ________________________________ Vocabulary 全世界最小的兔子並沒有絕種，不過需要保護。 1. actually 實際上 How's the zoo? 動物園如何啊？ It's big and has lots of animals. 很大，有很多動物。 Are they cute? 動物可愛嗎？ Actually most of them are not.其實大部分都不可愛。 2. tiny 很小的 But I love those tiny rabbits. 但是我很喜歡那些小兔子。 They are even smaller than a mouse. 牠們甚至比老鼠還小。 It's just amazing! 滿驚人的。 3. pet 寵物 They could be good pets, too. 牠們也可以當好寵物。 No, I'm done keeping pets. 不了，我不養寵物了。 4. fit 適合 They don't fit my lifestyle. 牠們不適合我的生活方式。 You're right. Your house is too small. 說得對，你的房子太小了。 今天的單字簡短好用。 actually 實際上 tiny 很小的 pet 寵物 fit 適合 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's smallest scientist B: The world's biggest rabbit C: The world's smallest rabbit 2. What almost happened to the tiny rabbits? A: They almost went extinct B: They almost went to the moon C: They almost got much bigger 3. Why are tiny rabbits NOT good pets? A: They eat too much B: They will bite you C: They get scared very easily Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Do you like to fly in planes? They're a great way to travel. Planes can fly in the sky and go much faster than cars or trains. 你喜歡坐飛機嗎？飛機比汽車或火車快得多。 The person who flies the plane is called the pilot. They need to keep everyone on the plane safe. 駕駛飛機的人叫做飛行員。他們需要確保每一個旅客的安全。 Brock is a new pilot from California. He's 18 years old. Recently, Brock had the scare of his life. 來自加州的 Brock 只有 18 歲，是一位新手飛行員。最近他經歷了人生的一場驚嚇。 When his plane had a problem, he had to think fast. 當他的飛機發生問題的時候，他必須趕快想辦法解決。 That morning, Brock took his family up in a small plane. He only finished pilot's school a few months before. 那天早上，Brock帶著家人飛上天。他幾個月前才從飛行學校畢業。 At first, everything was fine. Then, Brock heard a loud noise. The plane's engine had stopped! Brock knew there was big trouble. 一開始都很順利，但是 Brock 突然聽到一聲巨響，然後飛機的引擎停了！ He was scared. Then, he remembered his teacher's words: "If there is a problem, don't panic." Brock stayed calm, and looked for a place to land. 他嚇壞了，可是他想起老師說過，碰到問題時不要驚慌，於是他保持冷靜，開始尋找降落地點。 He saw a road below. It was the only hope. Brock took the plane down, slowly… Finally, they landed. Everybody was okay! 他看到下面有一條路，是他們唯一的希望。Brock 讓飛機慢慢地降落，最後大家都安全。 Brock's landing was amazing! It's not easy to land a plane on a road, but Brock stayed calm and saved the day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 男孩駕駛飛機遇上大麻煩，但是他保持冷靜，救了自己和家人。 1. scared 害怕的 How was the flight? 這趟航班怎麼樣？ I was so scared! 我好害怕！ First, the engine made this strange noise. 先是引擎發出奇怪的聲音。 2. engine 引擎 That shouldn't be a big problem. 那應該不是大問題。 Yes, the plane has four engines, right? 沒錯，飛機有四個引擎，對吧？ But then the pilot began talking to us. 但是後來機長開始講話。 3. in the sky 在天上 He said there were too many birds in the sky. 他說天上有太多鳥了。 He wanted to land in Kaohsiung! 他要降落在高雄。 4. safe 安全的 Kaohsiung is a nice place. 高雄是個好地方。 But I didn't want to go there. 但是我不要去那裏。 And birds scared me! 而且鳥讓我害怕！ It's okay. You're safe now. 沒關係，你現在安全了。 我們來讀讀單字。 scared 害怕的 engine 引擎 in the sky 在天上 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who flies a plane? A: A pilot B: A doctor C: A driver 2. Where did Brock come from? A: Canada B: California C: China 3. Where did Brock land the plane? A: At an airport B: On a lake C: On a road Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Fore! I love playing golf! It lets you walk outside and enjoy nature while you play. 我喜歡打高爾夫球。它讓我可以走出去享受大自然。 Golf courses are big outdoor spaces, with lots of grass and trees. But only golfers can use them. 高爾夫球場在寬廣的戶外，有很多花草樹木，但是只有去打球的人可以用這個場地。 Frodsham Golf Course in England used to be for golfers only. The golfers had to pay money to play there. 英國的 Frodsham 高爾夫球場就是這樣，球員要付錢才能進場。 Some people think that's not fair. Such a big place should be for everyone to share. So Frodsham Golf Course is now a public park! 有一些人覺得這樣子不公平。這麼大的地方應該讓大家共享。後來，Frodsham 球場就變成了一座公園！ Because of COVID-19 many people had to stay away from the busy city. They started coming to this golf course to relax, walk their dogs, and be in nature. 因為疫情，很多人要避開熱門的市區，就來到這個球場放鬆、遛狗、親近大自然。 It's the perfect place for a park. There are already lots of old trees, and people want to plant more of them. They will also plant wildflowers. 這裡原本就有很多樹，這是公園的理想地點。但是大家還要種更多的樹跟花草。 Around the world, more and more golf courses are becoming public parks. This way, everyone can enjoy these beautiful places. ________________________________ Vocabulary 高爾夫球場變成公園，讓更多人分享。 1. enjoy 享受 I'm all stressed out. 我壓力好大！ I can't seem to enjoy anything. 我好像什麼都沒辦法享受。 You really need to relax. 你一定要放輕鬆。 2. park 公園 Let's walk the dog tonight at the park.我們今晚去公園裡遛狗吧。 How will that help me? 那對我有什麼好處？ 3. grass 草地 You'll get to see the stars, feel the breeze, and… 你可以看星星，感覺到涼風，還有… And fall asleep? 還有睡著嗎？ No, I won't let you sleep on the grass. 不，我不會讓你睡在草地上。 4. nature 自然 That's very kind of you. 你人真好。 But I'm staying away from nature. 但是我要遠離大自然。 Why?! 為什麼啊？！ Because there's no TV out there. 因為那裏沒有電視。 你喜歡在公園裡玩嗎？ enjoy 享受 park 公園 grass 草地 nature 自然 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Frodsham Golf Course? A: Ireland B: Scotland C: England 2. What will the golf course become? A: A swimming pool B: A public park C: A busy city 3. Who can enjoy a public park? A: Everyone B: Only golfers C: Only dogs Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Almost got it… Oh no! Better luck next time. Do you like video games? Online games are my favorite. 我最喜歡玩線上遊戲。 With online games, you can play against gamers from around the world. Some gamers even play on professional e-sports teams. 線上遊戲的玩家可以跟世界各地的玩家對戰，有一些玩家甚至加入職業電競隊伍。 Most e-sports gamers are young. But recently, a new e-sports team was formed in Taiwan. This team is special, because all of its players are over sixty years old. 大多數的電競選手都很年輕，但最近，台灣有一支新成立的電競隊很特別，所有的隊員都超過六十歲。 Mrs. Chiang is one of them. She lives in New Taipei City, and she's 65 years old. A year ago, she knew nothing about computers. She decided to try gaming, and she loved it. 其中一個隊員是蔣太太。她住在新北市，今年六十五歲。一年前，她對電腦一無所知。 她決定試試看打電動，結果她很喜歡。 Now, Mrs. Chiang practices for five hours every week. She says gaming is good for her brain, and especially for the use of her hands. She must think and move quickly to control the game. 現在，蔣太太每一星期練習五個小時。她說玩遊戲對大腦很好，也讓雙手更加靈活。 Recently, she played her first E-sports tournament. Her team did not win, but Mrs. Chiang still didn't give up. 最近她參加了第一場電競比賽。雖然她的隊伍輸了，但是蔣太太不會放棄。 For Mrs. Chiang, gaming is a way to learn about technology and keep her mind sharp. As long as she looks after her eyes and hands, she'll be playing video games for years! ________________________________ Vocabulary 打電動可不是年輕人的專利，只要學習，一樣可以成為電競玩家。 1. team 隊伍 Hey, you're playing League of Legends! 嘿，你在玩英雄聯盟！ Yeah, now please stop talking. 沒錯，現在不要講話。 My team has to win this game! 我們隊一定要贏這一場！ 2. practice 練習 Oh, no no no ! 不要啊！ So you've lost? 所以你們輸掉了？ We did. 沒錯。 We didn't practice enough. 我們練習得不夠。 3. world 世界 But we were up against the best players in the world. 不過我們是對抗全世界最棒的玩家。 In the world? 全世界嗎？ Of course. 當然啦。 4. hand 手 Those players moved their hands much more quickly. 那些玩家的手動作快很多。 But you guys have a better brain. 但是你們的腦袋比較好。 Probably not. 可能沒有。 你可以試試看用這些單字造句。 team 隊伍 practice 練習 world 世界 hand 手 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name for professional online gaming? A: E-sports B: Game sports C: Net sports 2. How much time does Mrs. Chiang practice each week? A: 1 hour B: 5 hours C: 10 hours 3. What does Mrs. Chiang think gaming is good for? A: Her heart B: Her brain C: Her mood Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

Hi students! Today I want to talk about an invention. There have been some great inventions. Almost everything was an invention at one time, like the telephone and the car and the airplane. 今天我們來聊聊發明。世界上有很多大發明，像是電話、汽車，還有飛機。 Most inventions are made by adults. But today, I want to talk about a cool invention made by some kids in Canada. Their names are Liam and Fraser. 很多東西都是大人發明的，但是今天我要講兩個加拿大的小孩發明家，叫做 Liam 跟 Fraser。 One day, Liam was taking sailing lessons and fell into the sea. Luckily, he was wearing a life-jacket. He was safe because of the life jacket, but Liam was really cold in the water. Liam 在帆船課的時候掉進海裡，幸好他有穿救生衣，但是水裡好冷！ That freezing cold water gave Liam a great idea. He worked with his friend Fraser on an invention. What was their invention? They invented a heated life jacket. 這給了 Liam 一個好點子，他跟他的朋友 Fraser 發明了一個發熱救生衣。 They put a special chemical in the life jacket. When the chemical touches water, it gets hot. 救生衣裡面有化學物質，碰到水就會加熱。 To test their new life jacket, they jumped into the ocean. But they used too much of the chemical the first time, so they got a bit too hot. 為了測試他們的發明，他們跳進海裡面，結果因為化學物質太多，衣服變得太燙了。 So, now they don't use as much of the chemical in their life jackets. And they won a science award for their great invention! 他們減少了化學物質的用量，後來贏得了一個發明獎！ Maybe some of you smart kids will invent something great, too! Good luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 十四歲的加拿大少年，發明了可以加熱的救生衣。 1. freezing 冷凍的 It's freezing here! 這裡冷死了！ Don't you feel cold, Jane? 你不覺得冷嗎？ Just a little. Here, wear this jacket. 我只有一點冷。來，你穿這件夾克。 2. jacket 夾克 I don't want to wear your jacket! 我不要穿你的夾克。 They've invented a thing called a "heater", okay? 有人已經發明了「暖氣機」這種東西，好不好？ My heater broke down last week. 我的暖氣上星期壞了。 3. hot 熱的 Let me make some hot tea for you. 我來泡熱茶給你喝。 I have this teapot that doesn't use gas or fire. 我有個茶壺既不需要瓦斯也不用火。 4. invention 發明的東西 Now that's a great invention! 那倒是個很棒的發明。 你想發明什麼東西嗎？ Let's read these words. freezing 冷凍的 jacket 夾克 hot 熱的 invention 發明的東西 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How did Liam get the idea for his invention? A: His friend Fraser told him about it B: He read about it in a science book C: He fell into the ocean 2. What happened when Liam and Fraser first tried their invention? A: It got too hot B: It didn't work at all C: It worked perfectly 3. What did Liam and Fraser win? A: Some money B: An award C: Some new life jackets Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Hi everyone! You guys know that pollution is a big problem around the world, right? It's in the air. It's on land, and it's in the water. That's bad! 環境污染到處都是，空氣、土地、河流都會被污染，很糟糕！ But, there is also some good news. Many people are working hard to clean up the environment. In England, scientists are helping to make a river called the River Mersey much cleaner. 但也有人努力清理環境。英國的科學家想讓一條叫做梅西河的河流變乾淨。 That river was famous for being one of the most polluted rivers in Europe. Scientists even said the river was "dead", because it had so much pollution. 梅西河是全歐洲最骯髒的河流之一，科學家甚至說這條河流已經死了。 Why was the River Mersey so polluted? For a long time, factories put dangerous chemicals into the River Mersey. 為什麼它污染這麼嚴重呢？因為工廠一直把廢棄化學物排進河裡。 Also, the river had a lot of sewage. So, it smelled really, really bad. Yuck! 很多下水道也把汙水排進去，所以很臭，很噁心！ Since 1985, the government has spent lots of money to make the River Mersey cleaner. And it is working! 英國政府從 1985 年以來，花了大錢清理梅西河，結果奏效了！ About 20 years ago, in 2002, there were only 15 kinds of fish in the river. But last year, there were 37! That's a lot more fish! 20 年前河裡只有 15 種魚，去年已經有 37 種了！ That's great, but the scientists aren't finished yet. They want to keep working to make the River Mersey even cleaner. Let's all wish those scientists good luck, it sounds like they are doing a great job! ________________________________ Vocabulary 汙染嚴重的梅西河經過一番努力，已經脫胎換骨。 1. dangerous 危險的 Hmmm, I didn't know that there's a beach nearby. 我不知道這附近有海灘。 That's because nobody goes there. 那是因為沒有人去。 Because it's dangerous? 因為它很危險嗎？ 2. polluted 受到污染的 Yeah, it's very polluted.對，它汙染得很厲害。 Yuck, that's bad. 好噁喔，真糟糕。 It is. 是很糟。 3. clean up 清理 Why didn't anyone try to clean it up? 為什麼沒有人試著清理它？ Are you kidding? That's a lot of work! 開玩笑，那是多大的工作！ I don't even want to clean my room! 我甚至不想清我的房間！ 4. year 年 You're right, it'll take at least half a year to clean it. 說得對，打掃你的房間至少需要半年。 I'd say a year. 我會說要一年。 我們一起來讀單字。 dangerous 危險的 polluted 污染的 clean up 清理 year 年 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the River Mersey? A: America B: England C: Germany 2. Why did scientists call the River Mersey "dead"? A: It had too much pollution B: It was too dry C: It had no fish 3. How many kinds of fish were in the River Mersey last year? A: 15 B: 37 C: 55 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

People like to visit a mountain temple because it is peaceful. But to reach that place, they need to climb the mountain first. It's not easy. 因為氣氛寧靜，人們喜歡拜訪山上的寺廟，但是要到那裡需要先爬山，這可不容易。 That was the problem for a village in India. That village had a mountain with a Hindu temple on top. The temple was famous, and many people wanted to visit. 印度一個村莊有一座山，山頂上有一座著名的印度教寺廟，很多人想去參觀。 The problem was, there were no stairs! It took people many hours to climb. Plus, old people and children could not do it. The temple was too hard to reach. 問題是這座山沒有階梯，人們要花好幾個小時才能爬上去。 老人跟小朋友根本沒辦法到達那座廟。 A local man named Mr. Paswan wanted to change this. He saw that he could use simple tools to make stone stairs for the people to climb. 當地有一位名叫 Paswan 的先生想解決這個問題，他用簡單的工具來製作石頭階梯。 Mr. Paswan worked every day, cutting the stone into hundreds of stairs. Sometimes he got tired, but he kept thinking of all the people he could help. He never gave up. Paswan 每天都在把石頭切割成數百個台階。他也會累，但是想到能幫助許多人，他就沒有放棄。 He started this work eight years ago. Now, he has finally finished! Many people have come to thank Mr. Paswan for his hard work. Thanks Mr. Paswan! 八年前開始的工作，現在終於完成了！ 大家都來感謝Paswan先生的辛勤工作。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 親手製造石頭階梯的巴斯萬先生，幫了別人大忙。 1. climb 爬 Cherry blossoms on Xiangshan are in full bloom. 象山的櫻花全開了。 Let's go up Xiangshan on Sunday. 我們星期天去爬象山吧。 Bad idea. I don't like climbing stairs. 壞主意。我不愛爬樓梯。 2. easy 容易的 But the flowers are beautiful! 但是那些花很漂亮！ And the mountain itself is easy. 象山本身也容易爬。 3. hundreds of 數百個 No, it's not. 不容易。 There are hundreds of stairs. 它有好幾百個階梯。 That shouldn't be a problem. 那應該不是問題。 4. give up 放棄 You can rest on the way. 你途中可以休息。 No, I will just give up. 不，我就會放棄。 Oh, come on! You're not 90! 少來了! 你又不是九十歲。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ climb 爬 easy 容易的 hundreds of 數百個 give up 放棄 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Mr. Paswan make the stairs? A: Italy B: India C: Indonesia 2. What place did Mr. Paswan want to help people reach? A: A temple B: A school C: A shop 3. How long did it take to make the stairs? A: Two years B: Four years C: Eight years Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

There's a big party in Brazil this week! Called the Rio Carnival. It happens every year, in a city called Rio de Janeiro. 里約嘉年華來了！它每年會在里約熱內盧這個城市舉辦。 The biggest dance in Brazil is the samba. So, at the Rio Carnival, everyone is samba dancing! 巴西最熱門的舞蹈是森巴舞，嘉年華的時候大家都在跳森巴！ Samba is all about the lower body. The legs move really fast, while the upper body stays still. Soccer, or "football", is the same. It's mostly played with the feet. Lots of Brazilian players say samba dancing helps them play better soccer! 跳森巴舞的時候，下半身跟腿動得很快，但是上半身不動，跟踢足球有一點像！很多巴西的足球員都說，跳森巴舞讓他們的球技更好！ Brazil's soccer team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, that's more than anyone else. When one of their team scores, Brazilians celebrate with some smooth samba steps! 巴西足球隊曾經獲得五次的世界盃冠軍，比其他所有國家還多。只要巴西球隊進球，球迷們就會跳森巴來慶祝！ What do you think? Could dancing make you better at sports? It's great for keeping you fit and healthy… Could "Baby Shark" make you a basketball superstar!? "Baby Shark, do doo do do dodo…" Okay, maybe not… Why not watch some of the Rio Carnival this week, and learn some smooth samba steps? Who knows, maybe you could be a big soccer star someday! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巴西的森巴舞，對足球員大有幫助。 1. dance 跳舞 I love dancing. 我喜歡跳舞。 Do you do the samba, Nancy? 你跳森巴舞嗎？ I can if you play the music. 你放音樂的話我會跳。 You're a wonderful samba dancer! 你的森巴舞跳得很棒呢！ 2. healthy 健康的 Dancing keeps me fit and healthy. 跳舞讓我保持身材和健康。 And you can join me. 你可以來加入我。 3. body 身體 Well, I'm better at line dancing. 我比較會跳排舞。 It's slower. 它比較慢。 I also get to move my whole body. 而且我可以動全身。 4. learn 學習 I have an idea. 我有個主意。 Let's learn belly dancing! 我們來學肚皮舞！ We can't. We don't have big bellies. 沒辦法，我們沒有大肚皮。 來跳舞吧，不過要先讀單字。 dance 跳舞 healthy 健康的 body 身體 learn 學習 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which city hosts the Rio Carnival every year? A: Rio Verde B: Rio Branco C: Rio de Janeiro 2. What is the biggest dance in Brazil? A: Salsa B: Samba C: Rhumba 3. How many times has Brazil won the FIFA World Cup? A: 3 B: 4 C: 5 Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Hey students! Do you have a pet? Maybe you have a dog. Or maybe you have a cat. Or maybe a bird. Or maybe you have a unicorn? What? Unicorns aren't real? Shhh! I know that, and you know that. But don't tell an American girl named Madeline. 你們有養寵物嗎？狗狗、貓咪、小鳥，還是獨角獸呢？我們都知道獨角獸不是真的，但可別跟 Madeline 講喔！ Madeline lives in California. She really wants a unicorn. But she wants to make sure she can own a unicorn if she finds one. So, she wanted to first get a license. Madeline 住在加州，她很想要養一隻獨角獸。為了確定她找到獨角獸之後可以養牠，Madeline 想要先申請一個證照。 She asked the Los Angeles animal control people to give her a license, and they did! They sent her a license. The license is in the shape of a heart. They also sent her a small stuffed toy unicorn. Ahh, so cute! 她跟洛杉磯動物管理局申請，他們也真的給了她證照！證照是愛心形狀的，他們還給了她一個獨角獸娃娃！ Madeline was really happy to get the license. But, the animal control people said there are some things she must do. Madeline has to take it out of her house sometimes so it can see the sun and the moon and rainbows. Also, she must polish its horn once a month with a soft cloth. Oh, and she has to feed it watermelon once a week. 動物管理局人員說 Madeline 必須好好照顧獨角獸，要帶牠出門看看太陽、月亮，跟彩虹。還要每個月一次保養牠的角，並且每星期要餵牠吃西瓜！ I hope you find your unicorn, Madeline. Good luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 洛杉磯動物管理局，滿足了一個小女孩對獨角獸的想望。 1. toy 玩具 I used to have many stuffed animal toys. 我以前有很多絨毛動物玩具。 Me too. My favorite one was a giraffe. 我也是，我最喜歡的是長頸鹿。 2. find 找到 Did you find it at a store? 你在商店裡找到的？ No, my dad gave it to me. 不，是我爸爸給我的。 That's one reason I loved it so much. 這是我愛它的理由之一。 3. cute 可愛的 It's soft and cute and has a long neck. 它又軟又可愛，還有長脖子。 Do you still have it? 你還擁有它嗎？ No. 沒有了。 4. send 送出 But I made sure that it has a good home. 不過我確定它有個溫暖的家。 How? 你怎麼做的？ I sent it back to my dad. 我把它送回去給我爸。 You sent it back? 送回去了？ Yeah, my dad loved it, too! 對，我爸也喜歡它。 今天的單字好玩又簡單。 toy 玩具 find 找到 cute 可愛的 send 送出 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Madeline live? A: Australia B: Canada C: The United States 2. What shape is the license Madeline got? A: A heart B: A unicorn C: A watermelon 3. What must Madeline do if she finds a unicorn? A: Give it fruit sometimes B: Keep it locked in her house C: Take it for a walk on Sundays Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Hi, students! Have you ever heard of the phrase, "busy as a bee?" If someone is "busy as a bee", it means he or she is really busy. 你們有聽過「跟蜜蜂一樣忙」這種講法嗎？意思是這個人非常忙。 Bees are busy insects. They go to many flowers and collect pollen. That's good for flowers. Bees also build hives. The hives are their homes. And, of course, bees make honey. That's good for us. 蜜蜂是很忙碌的昆蟲。他們要蒐集花粉，要蓋蜂窩，也就是他們的家。蜜蜂還會做蜂蜜！ Here's something you probably didn't know about bees. They like to play! Some people at a university in London proved that. They taught bees to roll small balls. How did the researchers teach the bees to roll little balls? They gave them food when they rolled the balls. 但你可能不知道，蜜蜂也喜歡玩耍！倫敦一所大學的研究人員教蜜蜂滾小球，只要蜜蜂滾動小球，就給牠們食物。 But the researchers found something else really interesting. They saw the bees playing with balls even when they didn't get food. 但是研究人員發現，就算沒有食物，蜜蜂還是會去玩球。 Researchers also found that younger bees played with the balls more than adult bees. Hey, that's just like humans! Kids like to play more than their parents, right? 他們還發現年輕的蜜蜂更愛玩球。跟人類很像，小孩也比大人愛玩！ One young bee played with a ball 117 times. Wow… 117 times! I guess that bee was having a ball. "Having a ball" means to have a good time. I hope you kids are having a ball, too, today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂不是應該整天辛勤工作嗎? 但是有機會時牠們也會玩。 1. hear 聽到 I've never heard such a thing! 我從來沒有聽過這種事！ What? 什麼事？ Bees playing with balls? 蜜蜂會玩球嗎？ Yeah, bees are insects. 對啊，蜜蜂是昆蟲。 They make honey. 牠們製造蜂蜜。 They don't play. 牠們不玩耍。 2. mean 意思 You mean insects don't know how to have fun? 你的意思是昆蟲不懂怎麼玩？ Right. They must think the ball is food. 對。牠們一定以為球是吃的東西。 3. food 食物 No, their food is pollen. 不對，牠們的食物是花粉。 Well, to a young bee, balls probably look like pollen. 對小蜜蜂來說，球可能看起來像花粉。 4. prove 證明 You can't prove that. 你沒辦法證明。 You're right. I can't. 你說對了，我沒辦法。 I wish I were a bee. 我希望我是一隻蜜蜂。 來讀讀今天的單字。 hear 聽到 mean 意思 food 食物 prove 證明 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the bees play with? A: Flowers B: Balls C: People 2. What is true about young bees? A: The like to play more than adults. B: They don't like to play much. C: They like to play as much as adults do. 3. What does the phrase, "having a ball" mean? A: Being busy B: Throwing a ball C: Having fun Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Today is Valentine's Day! A day for love. Some people love chocolate, they want to eat it all the time! Some people love their pets… but they don't want to eat them! 愛有很多種，有人愛巧克力，有人愛寵物。 Some people love helping others. A great way to do that is to donate. That means giving your stuff away for free. 還有人愛幫助別人。這些人會去捐東西。 Charity shops are where you can donate your stuff. They sell it, and use the money to help good causes. 你可以把東西捐給慈善商店。他們會把東西賣掉，用賺來的錢幫助其他人。 In the UK, someone donated an old bag full of stuff to a charity shop. They found a mystery Valentine's Day card! 在英國，有一個人捐了滿滿一袋東西給慈善商店，結果他們找到一個神秘的情人節卡片！ In the card was a beautiful poem, and a photo of a woman and her three children. The end of the poem says: "From the person that loves you more than anything else in the world". Awwww! 卡片上面有一首詩，還有一個媽媽跟三個小孩的一張照片。詩的結尾寫說：「愛你勝過一切的人敬上」。 The card was written for the woman in the photo, but no-one knows who she is! 這張卡是給照片裡面的媽媽的，但沒有人認識他。 The photo is black and white, so they know the card must be very old. It will be hard to find the woman, or her family. But it will make her so happy to see the card again! 因為照片是黑白的，所以一定是很久以前的，要找到人應該很難，但如果她真的收到了，一定會很開心！ The things we do for love… ________________________________ Vocabulary 一張表達深刻愛情的卡片，讓人想追尋它的故事。 1. woman 女子 There's an old woman standing there with a bag in her hand. 有一個老婦人站在那兒，手裡拿著個包包。 Hmmm, do you think she needs help? 你覺得她需要幫忙嗎？ 2. donate 捐獻 I don't know. 不知道。 Maybe we can donate some food to her. 也許我們可以捐一點食物給她。 Donating food? 捐食物嗎？ What if she's not hungry? 要是她不餓怎麼辦？ 3. give 給予 Then we can give her something else. 那我們就給她別的東西。 Well, you'd better ask her what she needs. 你最好問問她需要什麼。 4. sell 賣 She's just hoping to sell the bag! 她只是想把包包賣掉。 She made many different ones. 她做了很多個不同的包。 Wow, silly us! 哇，我們真傻。 你有捐獻過什麼東西嗎？ woman 女子 donate 捐獻 give 給予 sell 賣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What word means to give your stuff away for free to help people? A: Donut B: Donate C: Debate 2. Where can you go to give away your old stuff? A: Clarity stops B: Hilarity pops C: Charity shops 3. What color was the photo in the card? A: Black and blue B: Black and white C: Blue and white Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Today is World Radio Day! The first radios were made over 100 years ago! 今天是世界收音機日！世界上第一個收音機出現在一百多年前！ Radios meant that, for the first time, people could sit in their homes and listen to someone talk miles away. We're used to it now with TV and the internet, but at the time it was all cool and new! 有收音機代表大家可以坐在家，就可以聽到遠方的人們在講話，這在當時是很新奇的發明。 In the old days radio shows were kept on "tapes": long, thin lines of plastic. When they broke, the shows were gone forever. Today radio shows are kept on computers, so they can be kept safe. 以前的收音機節目都保存在錄音磁帶上，如果壞掉，節目就永遠不見了。現在的收音機節目都好好地存在電腦裡面。 In New Mexico, USA, they've been working super hard, taking old radio shows from tapes and putting them on computers. 美國的新墨西哥州，有人努力把以前存在磁帶上的節目轉存到電腦裡面。 They're special shows, because they tell us about how people in New Mexico used to live. We can hear all about what they liked, where they went… all kinds of things! They help us learn the history of New Mexico. 這些節目很特別，可以讓我們知道當地人以前都怎麼樣過生活，也可以學習當地的歷史。 They also tell us about who lived there. Not just American folk, but people from other countries too. They've put so many great shows online, full of old music, stories, funny jokes, cool chats, and lots, lots more! 節目還有音樂、故事、笑話、聊天等有趣的內容。 Why not check some out for yourself, and hear the history of New Mexico! ________________________________ Vocabulary 富有歷史價值的廣播節目，現在可以轉存進電腦裡。 1. listen 聆聽 Are you listening to podcasts? 你在聽播客嗎？ No, I'm listening to the radio. 不是，我在聽廣播。 Wow, I didn't know people still do that. 哇，我不知道現在還有人聽廣播。 2. joke 笑話 I do. 我聽。 And this show is great! 而且這個節目很棒。 The host tells all kinds of jokes. 主持人會講各種笑話。 Hmmm, I love jokes. 我很喜歡笑話。 3. check out 試試看 I'll tell you one I just heard. 我說一個剛剛聽到的。 What's my dog's favorite radio station? 我的狗狗最喜歡哪一家廣播電台？ W-A-L-K. 散步。 See? You have to check it out. 你一定要聽聽看。 4. computer 電腦 Okay, I'll find it on my computer. 好，我會在我的電腦上找到它。 你現在聽的，就是廣播喔。 listen 聆聽 joke 笑話 check out 試試看 computer 電腦 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When were the first radios made? A: Over 100 years ago B: Under 100 years ago C: Around 100 years ago 2. Where were radio shows kept in the old days? A: On computers B: On TV C: On tapes 3. Which U.S. state has been saving old radio shows? A: New Mexico B: New York C: New Jersey Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Happy New Year everyone! Next week will be the start of the Year of the Rabbit! 新年快樂！下星期就是兔年的開始。 Last year was the Year of the Tiger. Tigers are big, strong and brave! Rabbits are small, cute and fluffy! 老虎高大強壯而勇敢，兔子則嬌小可愛，還毛茸茸的。 In old Chinese stories, the tiger was the king of all the animals! So, in the Year of the Tiger, people are really brave! They make big choices in their lives. Their choices don't always go super well, but a tiger is never afraid to try! 中國傳統故事裡，老虎是百獸之王。所以大家在虎年的時候會很勇敢地做出重大的選擇，不見得是最好的，但是老虎不怕嘗試。 Just like in real life, the rabbit in those stories was very different from the tiger. It was the gentlest, most thoughtful animal. So, in the Year of the Rabbit, people like to help each other. 跟現實生活一樣，那些故事中的兔子跟老虎大不相同。兔子是最溫和、最體貼的動物。所以，在兔年，人們喜歡互相幫助。 The rabbit's gentle nature calms the tiger's crazy ups and downs! 兔子溫柔的天性平息了老虎瘋狂的起伏！ Even though rabbits are kind and gentle, they are also fast and clever! So this year should be lucky for everyone! 雖然兔子生性和善，但牠們動作可快了，並且很聰明，這就是為什麼兔子是最幸運的動物！因此，今年對每一個人來說應該是幸運的一年！ We'll all be lucky in our lives: at school, at work, and with our friends and family… So, let's all say goodbye to the roaring tiger, and hello to the lucky rabbit! See you next year! ________________________________ Vocabulary 我們即將邁入兔年，這跟虎年應該大不一樣。 1. cute 可愛的 The Year of the Rabbit is about to start. 兔年就要開始了。 Yeah, I love rabbits! 我喜歡兔子！ Why? 為什麼？ Because they're cute and gentle. 因為牠們很可愛又很溫和。 2. fast 快速的 And they don't need to work hard. 而且還不用努力工作。 But if a tiger comes after them, they have to run hard! 但是假如有老虎來追牠們，就得拼命跑。 That's okay. They're fast runners. 那又沒關係，牠們跑很快。 3. crazy 瘋狂的 I'm thinking of keeping two rabbits. 我在想養兩隻兔子。 At home? You're crazy! 養在家裡嗎？你瘋了！ 4. animal 動物 You're too busy to care for the animals. 你那麼忙，沒辦法照顧動物的。 I'll take them to work. 我會帶牠們上班。 這些都是很常用到的英文字。 cute 可愛的 fast 快速的 crazy 瘋狂的 animal 動物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What New Year starts in a few days? A: The Year of the Tiger B: The Year of the Rabbit C: The Year of the Pigeon 2. In old Chinese stories, what was the tiger? A: King of the jungle B: King of the animals C: King of the world 3. What do people like to do in the Year of the Rabbit? A: Help each other B: Make big choices C: Eat carrots Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Do you have a goal? Most people have goals in life. That means they know what they want. 你有目標嗎？大部分的人都會有一些人生的目標。這意味著他們對自己想要的東西有想法。 The best goal is a clear goal. If you know exactly what you want, it is easier to get. 最好的目標就是清楚地知道你想要什麼，就更容易得到。 Recently, all the countries in the world had a big meeting called COP15 ("cop fifteen"). Their goal was to solve a problem. 一百多個國家的代表最近聚集在一起，參加 COP15聯合國生物多樣性大會。 他們的目標是解決一個問題。 Every year, more kinds of plants and animals are lost forever. It is one of Earth's biggest problems. We need to act soon. 每一年都有更多種類的植物跟動物永遠消失。這是地球上最大的問題之一。我們需要盡快採取行動。 To deal with this problem, the countries set a clearer goal. They call it "Thirty by Thirty". That means they want to protect 30% of Earth's nature by the year 2030. 為了解決這個問題，各國設定更清楚的目標。他們稱之為「三十乘三十」。 意思是他們希望2030年之前保護地球30%的自然環境。 That sounds like something we can really do! Now we only have a few years to reach the goal, so all the countries on Earth must work together. 這聽起來是我們真的可以做的事情！ 現在我們只有幾年的時間來實現這個目標，所以地球上的所有國家都必須共同努力。 They have a clear goal… do you have one? ________________________________ Vocabulary 保護動植物，也是愛護地球的方法。 1. life 人生 Do you know what you want in life? 你知道你的人生想要什麼嗎？ Yes, very clearly. 知道，很清楚。 2. want 想要 I want to always eat good food, live in a nice house and have lots of clothes. 我想要總是吃美食，住好房子，有很多衣服。 You're right. 你說對了。 You do know what you want. 你確實知道想要什麼。 3. easier 比較容易的 How about you? 你呢？ Well, I'd like to have an easier job. 我想要有個比較輕鬆的工作。 That sounds like a good idea. 聽起來是個好主意。 4. together 一起 But what kind of job? 但是哪種工作呢？ A job like watching TV together with my family. 比如說家人一起看電視。 What?! 什麼啊？！ You can't make money that way! 這樣賺不到錢！ 你的人生想做什麼呢？ life 人生 want 想要 easier 比較容易的 together 一起 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of goal is best? A: A big goal B: A clear goal C: A fast goal 2. What did the countries in COP15 want to protect? A: Cops B: Money C: Nature 3. How much of Earth did they set a goal to protect? A: 15% B: 30% C: 60% Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

I love eating popcorn! It's so delicious when I add some salt and butter. 我喜歡吃爆米花！加一點鹽跟奶油，真是美味。 I always eat popcorn at the movies. 我總是在看電影的時候吃爆米花。 When my family goes to the movie theater, we get a big bowl of popcorn to share together. 我們全家去電影院的時候，總會買一大桶的爆米花來分享。 In fact, did you hear what happened recently in Kaohsiung? 你有聽到最近在高雄發生的事嗎？ Some young people went to a new movie theater. There, they filled a huge bucket with popcorn. 1600 liters of popcorn! That bucket is so big, you could swim in it. 幾個年輕人去一家新開張的電影院，用爆米花裝滿了一個1600 公升的水桶。 那個水桶大到可以在裡面游泳。 How could they get so much popcorn? Since the movie theater was new, they had a special deal. The theater would fill any bowl with popcorn for only 50 NT dollars, no matter how big. 他們怎麼能弄到這麼多爆米花呢？ 因為電影院有開幕特價，只要50元，觀眾拿來的碗不管多大都可以裝滿爆米花。 The theater did not expect anyone to bring a 1600 liter bucket. But they filled it anyway. The bucket was so huge, they needed a truck to carry it away. 電影院沒想到有人會帶1600公升的水桶來， 不過還是把它裝滿了，年輕人必須用卡車才能把爆米花運走。 Did the young people eat all the popcorn? Actually, they shared it with the people of Kaohsiung. They handed out the popcorn to homeless people on the street. 最後，年輕人把爆米花分發給街上無家可歸的人。 Those young people took the chance to help others. As a result, lots of people shared the tasty popcorn! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群年輕人拿到超大桶的爆米花，讓街上遊民共享。 1. salt 鹽 Let me get the tickets. 我去買票。 And I will get popcorn and drinks. 我去買爆米花跟飲料。 A bucket of popcorn for you, right? 你要一桶爆米花對吧？ Right, with salt and butter. 對，要加鹽跟奶油。 2. huge 巨大的 Wow, this is a huge bucket! 哇，好大一桶！ I know. Are you sure you're not eating too much popcorn? 我知道。你確定你不會吃太多爆米花嗎？ 3. share 分享 Not if you're sharing it with me. 假如你跟我一起吃就不會。 That's the response I'm waiting for. 我就在等妳這句話。 4. tasty 好吃的 Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真的很好吃呢！ Now who's eating too much popcorn? 現在是誰吃太多爆米花？ 一起來讀讀看。 salt 鹽 huge 巨大的 share 分享 tasty 好吃的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much popcorn did the young people get? A: 6100 liters B: 16000 liters C: 1600 liters 2. How did they carry the popcorn bucket away? A: With their hands B: With a truck C: With a helicopter 3. Who did the young people give the popcorn to? A: Their family B: Their classmates C: Homeless people Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Have you ever seen a statue? It can be made of stone, or metal, or all kinds of things! 你看過雕像嗎？你可以用各種材料製作雕像。 Yesterday, In Boston, Massachusetts, they got a brand new very special statue. It's 20 feet tall and 40 feet wide. And it's made of a beautiful shiny metal called bronze. 昨天，有一座新雕像在波士頓落成了。這座雕像是用青銅做的，高 20 呎，寬 40 呎！ It was made for a famous person from history, called Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day! He believed it was wrong to treat someone differently because of how they looked, or what they believed, or where they came from. 這座雕像為了紀念馬丁路德金恩博士而製作。其實，今天正好是馬丁路德金恩日！金恩博士認為人們因為外表、信仰，或是生長地而遭到歧視，是錯誤的。 Lots of people agreed with King. One time, 250,000 people marched with him all the way to Washington DC, the USA's capital city. There he gave a very famous speech, called "I Have a Dream". 很多人贊同金恩博士的看法。有一次在美國首都華府，總共有25萬人跟他一起遊行。當天金恩博士發表了知名的演說，叫做「我有一個夢」。 The next year, King was given the 'Nobel Peace Prize' for helping so many people. 60 years later people still celebrate him. 隔年，金恩博士獲得了諾貝爾和平獎。60年之後，大家還在紀念他。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 波士頓有一座新的銅像，紀念美國民權運動的領袖金恩博士。 1. famous 著名的 Michelangelo's David is the most famous statue in the world. 米蓋朗基羅的大衛像是全世界最有名的雕像。 Really? I thought it's the Statue of Liberty. 真的嗎？我以為是自由女神像。 2. metal 金屬 They are different. 它們不一樣。 David is made of stone. 大衛像是石頭做的。 And the Statue of Liberty? 自由女神像呢？ It's made of metal. 它是金屬做的。 3. agree 同意 I think David is more beautiful. 我覺得大衛像比較美。 I agree. 我同意。 It looks very much like a real man. 它看起來很像真人。 4. history 歷史 And it has a long history of 500 years. 而且它有五百年的歷史了。 A 500-year-old man? Still very handsome. 五百歲的人？還是很帥呢！ 我們來讀讀單字。 famous 著名的 metal 金屬 agree 同意 history 歷史 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Martin Luther King Jr.'s new statue? A: Boston, Massachusetts B: Boston, Ontario C: Boston, Lincolnshire 2. How big is the new statue? A: 30 feet tall, 20 feet wide B: 20 feet tall, 40 feet wide C: 40 feet tall, 30 feet wide 3. How many people marched with King to Washington DC? A: 250,000 B: 10,050 C: 50,200 Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Today is Public Radio Broadcasting Day. 今天是世界無線電日！ The radio has many programs: music, news, and education. 收音機會播放音樂、新聞，還有教育節目。 So, let's talk about some radio programs which do an important job in Afghanistan. 我們來聊聊阿富汗的廣播節目！ Afghanistan is a big country in Asia. Recently, that country got a new law. The law says girls can't go to school. 最近，阿富汗的新法律規定女孩不能上學。 Girls want to change this law, but for now they must stay home. If they can't go to school, how can they keep learning? 女孩子們想推翻這項法律，但是現在她們必須待在家裡，但如果不去上學，要怎麼學習呢？ The answer is radio. Some radio stations in Afghanistan now give lessons every day. Students can listen to the radio at home to learn math, science and other subjects. 答案是收音機廣播！有一些阿富汗的電台開始每天開課，只要打開收音機就可以學數學、科學等等的科目。 Sometimes they read books out loud, to teach reading skills. Girls can even call in to the stations to talk about their problems. 有時候會在節目中讀課文，教大家閱讀。這些女孩子們還可以打電話到電台問問題。 The women who run the stations say the future of girls is the future of Afghanistan. 管理電台的女士們說，想要給女孩子們一個機會，因為她們的未來就是阿富汗的未來。 Today, on Public Radio Broadcasting Day, let's remember that radio can make a difference. ________________________________ Vocabulary 阿富汗的女子不准上學，還好有一些收音機教學節目，讓她們繼續學習。 1. school 學校 Aren't you going to school today? 你今天不去上學？ No, I'm staying at home. 對，我待在家。 2. math 數學 What about your math lessons? 那你的數學課怎麼辦？ I can learn math myself. 我可以自己學數學。 How? By listening to yourself talk? 怎麼學? 你就自言自語嗎？ No, I listen to the radio. 不，我會聽收音機。 3. program 節目 There's no way you can learn math through radio programs! 你不可能從廣播節目學數學。 Are you kidding? Of course I can. 開玩笑，當然可以。 4. learn 學習 I think it's a bad idea to miss school. 我覺得錯過上學很糟糕。 Don't worry. I can learn anywhere, anytime. 別擔心，我不論何時何地都可以學習。 Let's read today's vocabulary. school 學校 math 數學 program 節目 learn 學習 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country does not let girls go to school? A: Australia B: Argentina C: Afghanistan 2. What do these radio stations want to give girls? A: A house B: An education C: A rest 3. What day is today? A: Public Radio Broadcasting Day B: World Computer Day C: Valentine's Day Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

We get most of our heat and light from electricity. The problem is, electricity can be expensive! 我們的熱能以及光都是靠電力。但是電費很貴喔！ Thousands of years ago, in England, owning an oven was expensive too. Most people didn't have one in their home. 好幾千年以前，大多數的英國人家裡沒有窯，因為窯太貴了。 Instead of lots of little ovens, most villages had just one that was really big. They called it the "village oven". The baker would use it first. Then, while the oven was still warm, everyone else could use it too! 當時村莊裡面會有一座共用的窯。烘焙師傅先用，他烤完之後，其他的村民也趁熱去使用。 Last year, a baker in England decided to bring the village oven back! He wanted to help people pay their electric bills, so he opened up his huge kitchen for everyone to use, and even offered to cook some things for free! 去年有一個英國的烘焙師傅，他想幫大家省電費，所以恢復了這個傳統。他讓大家用他的廚房，還免費烤東西給大家吃！ They call him Baker Ed. He's helped people in his town lots of times before. He's held free cookery classes and free kid's clubs. And when it's cold he lets people use the heat of his oven to keep warm! 大家叫他 Ed 師傅。他以前也常常幫助他的村莊。他會開免費的烘焙課，還有小孩的社團！很冷的時候，他也會讓大家在他的烤箱旁邊取暖！ His neighbors and friends think he is doing an amazing thing, helping people to eat and keep warm while electricity is so expensive. Bravo, Baker Ed! ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國的麵包師傅，把自己的大烤箱開放給他人使用，暖胃又暖心。 1. cook 烹飪 It's so cold here! 這裡好冷喔！ You have to cook something, Paz! Anything. 你一定得煮一點兒東西，派絲，什麼都好。 2. oven 烤箱 Okay, let me bake some cookies and bread in the oven. 好吧，我來用烤箱烤一些餅乾和麵包。 Great idea! 好主意！ Let's fire up the oven now. 我們現在就把烤箱熱起來。 3. kitchen 廚房 Not so fast! 不要這麼快！ I need to prepare the stuff first. 我需要先準備材料。 Would you like to help me in the kitchen? 你可以來廚房幫我嗎？ I'd be happy to. 我很樂意。 4. warm 溫暖的 Finally, I'm feeling warm! 我終於覺得暖和了。 Can you smell that? It's our bread baking. 你聞得出來嗎?我們的麵包正在烤。 I love warm bread! 我愛熱麵包！ 記得多多使用這些單字！ cook 烹飪 oven 烤箱 kitchen 廚房 warm 溫暖的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What can fire not do? A: Light our homes B: Keep us tall C: Cook our food 2. Where did they use village ovens thousands of years ago? A: England B: Finland C: Legoland 3. What do they call the kind baker in this story? A: Baker Jed B: Baker Ed C: Baker Ted Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Ohhh… I hear an owl. 我聽到貓頭鷹的聲音。 Shhh… let's listen… Owls live in the forest, right? But did you know they can fly super far? Sometimes owls fly very far away from their home in the forest. But, one owl in Scotland flew too far! 貓頭鷹住在森林裡面，牠們有時候還會飛得離家很遠。但有一隻蘇格蘭的貓頭鷹不小心飛太遠了！ This owl flew far, far out over the sea. The poor owl was being attacked by seagulls, so it landed on a fishing boat. 牠飛過大海，被海鷗攻擊，最後停在一艘漁船上。 The people on the fishing boat saw the owl and helped it. They took it inside the boat, gave it some meat, and found a warm place for it to rest. 漁夫把牠帶進船艙裡面，餵牠吃肉，還給牠溫暖的地方休息。 The owl quickly became friendly. It sat on the fishermen's arms and almost looked like a pet! 貓頭鷹很快變得很親近人，還會坐在漁民的手臂上，像寵物一樣！ The fishing boat finally took the owl back to Scotland, and now it is back flying and hunting in the forest. 這艘船後來把貓頭鷹帶回蘇格蘭，現在牠又回到森林裡面打獵了。 Owls fly far sometimes, but maybe this owl got caught in some strong wind and couldn't fly home. 貓頭鷹有時候飛得很遠，但這一隻貓頭鷹有可能是被大風吹走，才回不了家。 Wow. This owl was pretty lucky! It got away from the seagulls and found a boat. Now it's back in the forest in Scotland! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一隻離家太遠的貓頭鷹，被漁民搭救，撿回一條命。 1. fish 釣魚 I'm going fishing with Tom tomorrow night. 我明天晚上跟湯姆去釣魚。 Fishing at night? 晚上釣魚？ Yeah, Tom will take his boat out, and we'll hunt for squid. 對，湯姆會把船開出去，我們要去抓小管。 2. boat 船 So you'll be on his boat? 所以你要搭他的船？ Right. Why do you sound so alarmed? 對，為什麼你聽起來那麼緊張？ Didn't you know that he has a boat? 你不知道他有船？ 3. fisherman 漁夫 No. And I didn't know you're a fisherman. 不知道。而且我也不知道你是漁夫。 I'm not. 我不是。 And you'll be far away from land. 而且你會距離陸地很遠。 4. far away 很遠 Not that far away. Only around Badouzi. 沒有那麼遠，就在八斗子附近。 你喜歡釣魚嗎？ fish 釣魚 boat 船 fisherman 漁夫 far away 很遠 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this owl live? A: In Tainan B: In South Africa C: In Scotland 2. What happened to the owl in this story? A: It flew too far B: It ate too much C: It slept too long 3. Who saved the owl? A: Some seagulls B: A dolphin C: Some fishermen Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Do you like to eat guava? It's a green fruit that grows on a tree. I'm eating some right now. Delicious! Guava is popular in Taiwan, but people in India also eat it. 你喜歡吃芭樂嗎？芭樂不只在台灣很有名，印度人也吃芭樂。 In fact, an Indian farmer named Kapil is thankful for Taiwanese guava. This fruit has made his farm successful. 有一位叫 Kapil 的印度農夫很感謝台灣的芭樂，因為芭樂讓他的農場大獲成功。 Kapil used to work at a big city bank. When COVID-19 came to India, Kapil lost his job. He had to go home to his family's village. Kapil 本來在銀行工作，但是在疫情時丟掉了工作，只好回到家鄉。 He could not find another job, so he decided to grow fruit. Some people said he couldn't grow fruit, because the weather was too dry. But Kapil wanted to try anyway. 他找不到工作，所以決定去種水果。有人說那裡的天氣太乾燥了，沒辦法種水果，但是他還是想試試看。 He found a company that sold baby guava trees from Taiwan. He learned this kind of fruit tree does not need much water, so it can grow in dry places. It was the perfect choice for Kapil. 他找到一間賣台灣芭樂樹苗的公司。他發現這種水果不需要很多水，很適合乾燥的地方。 He planted the baby trees and watched them grow. Finally, he harvested the guava. His fruit was super tasty! He sold the fruit and made good money. 他把樹苗種在土裡，看著它們長大。結果他收成的芭樂超級好吃！他賣掉芭樂，賺了很多錢。 These days, Kapil is a successful farmer. His guava fruit are popular in that part of India. He says Taiwan guavas changed his life. ________________________________ Vocabulary 芭樂是一種美味又營養的水果，在印度也能生長。 1. fruit 水果 I need some green plants in my room. 我房間裡需要一些綠色植物。 Have you tried fruit trees? 你有試過放果樹嗎？ 2. grow 種植 No, are they easy to grow? 沒有，它們好種嗎？ Some of them are. 有些很好種。 They can grow well even in dry places. 就算在乾燥的地方也長得很好。 3. successful 成功的 We're in Taipei. It's usually wet. 我們在台北，經常很潮濕。 You're right. 你是對的。 Then you should be successful in growing them. 那你種果樹應該會成功。 4. try 嘗試 Hmmm, what should I grow? 種什麼好呢？ I suggest you try blueberries. 我建議你試試看藍莓。 Because you love them. 因為你喜歡藍莓。 Of course. 當然。 Do you like eating fruit? fruit 水果 grow 種植 successful 成功的 try 嘗試 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Kapil live? A: Vietnam B: Taiwan C: India 2. What caused Kapil to lose his bank job? A: Dry weather B: COVID-19 C: His boss 3. Why did Kapil choose to grow Taiwanese guava? A: They grow faster B: They are greener C: They need less water Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

We can use the power of water to make clean energy, without any smelly smoke or dirty pollution. 我們可以用水力製造乾淨的能源，還不會製造汙染跟濃煙！ That's why, high in the mountains of Switzerland, they've just built the world's biggest water battery! 現在瑞士在一座高山上，蓋了世界最大的水電池！ It's made of two huge lakes, one high above, and one down below. To make electricity, water moves super-fast from the high lake down to the low lake, through big long tunnels! 這個電池由兩座湖構成。水會從比較高的湖，通過隧道流到比較低的湖裡面，這樣就可以發電！ Inside the tunnels are huge turbines. They look like the blades of a fan, but much, much bigger! 隧道裡面有很大很大的渦輪，長得很像電風扇的葉片。 The power of the rushing water makes the turbines spin really fast. As the turbines spin, they make electricity! 水沖過渦輪，渦輪會開始高速轉動，就可以產生電力！ This water battery is so big it took 14 years to build, and it can make enough electricity to power 900,000 homes! That's more than they need in Switzerland, so they want to share it with the rest of Europe. 蓋這個水電池一共花了14年，生產的電力可以供應九十萬個家庭使用。因為自己用不完，瑞士打算跟其他國家分享！ Lots of clean energy for folks all over Europe, for years, all thanks to the world's biggest water battery! ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞士的水電池，是利用水位的高低差來發電。 1. Switzerland 瑞士 Have you ever been to Switzerland? 你有沒有去過瑞士？ No, have you? 沒有，你去過嗎？ No, but I'd sure like to visit. 沒有，很想去看看。 2. lake 湖泊 They have lots of beautiful lakes and high mountains. 他們有很多漂亮的湖和高山。 Yeah, and lots of snow too. It must be very cold there. 對，還有很多雪。那裏一定很冷。 3. biggest 最大的 And Lake Geneva is the biggest high-mountain lake in Europe. 還有，日內瓦湖是歐洲最大的高山湖。 Bigger than Sun Moon Lake? 比日月潭大嗎？ Much bigger. 大多了。 4. clean 乾淨的 It uses clean energy too. 它也用乾淨能源。 It all sounds great. 聽起來都很不錯。 But I prefer a warm place. 可是我喜歡溫暖的地方。 今天學到哪些單字？ Switzerland 瑞士 lake 湖泊 biggest 最大的 clean 乾淨的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the world's biggest water battery? A: Sweden B: Swaziland C: Switzerland 2. What's inside the water battery's big long tunnels? A: Smelly smoke B: Huge paddles C: Dirty pollution 3. How long did this water battery take to build? A: 43 years B: 14 years C: 40 years Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Last month in America, an airline flight was cancelled. 上個月美國有一架班機被取消，不能飛。 Everyone thought they were going to be late! Until one very clever traveler, called Renee, had a very clever idea… 大家都以為他們將會晚到目的地，但名叫 Renee 的旅客想了一個好點子。 Instead of flying, Renee thought she and her daughter could drive home! Renee 覺得她跟她女兒可以開車回家！ Just then, Renee had another very clever idea! She knew there were lots of other people who wanted to fly too, but couldn't because the flight was cancelled. So Renee asked them all to drive with them! 她知道其他人也因為班機取消不能飛，於是邀請他們一起坐車！ Lots of people wanted to go, so they had to rent a huge van! One big enough for 15 people! 因為很多人要一起，所以他們最後租了一個可以坐15個人的超大廂型車！ So this big group of total strangers all agreed to travel together, from Orlando to Knoxville. 650 miles… or about one thousand kilometers! 他們從奧蘭多開到諾克斯維爾，一共650英里，將近1000公里！ It took them 10 hours, and they had fun the whole way, talking and laughing and playing silly games! By the time they'd arrived they were all best friends. 這趟旅程花了十個鐘頭，一路上玩遊戲聊天，到達目的地時他們都成了好朋友！ Everyone had a great drive, made lots of new friends, and they all got to Knoxville on time! All thanks to Renee, and her very clever idea. ________________________________ Vocabulary 這批乘客原本要從空中飛，卻變成在地上搭車，也順利達到了目的地。 1. cancel 取消 Oh, no! They canceled our flight! 糟糕，他們取消了我們的班機。 How could they do that? 他們怎麼可以那樣？ I can't believe it. 真不敢相信。 Now we won't make it to the final game. 現在我們趕不上決賽了。 2. game 比賽 But I want to see the final game! 可是我想看決賽！ I know. Let me ask if we can fly there early tomorrow. 我知道。我來問問能不能明天一早飛去。 3. agree 同意 Okay, they've agreed to let us fly tomorrow. 好了，他們同意讓我們明天飛。 Will we still be late for the game? 我們看比賽仍然會遲到嗎？ 4. late 遲到 Better late than never. 遲到比永遠不到好。 I guess you're right. 我想你是對的。 這些單字很簡單喔！ cancel 取消 game 比賽 agree 同意 late 遲到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of vehicle did the group rent? A: A cancelled airplane B: A tall ship C: A huge van 2. How far is the journey from Orlando to Knoxville? A: 640 miles B: 650 miles C: 1630 miles 3. How long did the journey take? A: 10 hours B: 2 hours C: 12 hours Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Ah! The violin. So beautiful, so peaceful, so… expensive! 小提琴聲音好好聽，可是好貴！ The most expensive violin ever made cost 20 million U.S. dollars, that's nearly 615 million NT dollars! A new violin for a beginner costs about 15,000 NT. But that's still a lot of money! 世界最貴的小提琴要兩千萬美金，將近六億一千五百萬台幣！ 初學者的小提琴大概一萬五千元台幣，但這樣還是很貴！ Do you know what that is? That's the sound of a 3D printer. 這個聲音是 3D 印表機。 They're so cool, they can make anything you like! Toys, tables, tennis rackets… you name it! 可以做出任何你想要的東西，像是玩具、桌子、網球拍都可以！ You type in what you want, and the 3D printer gets to work, shooting liquid plastic into the air! The plastic goes hard really fast, which means it can make lots of different shapes and sizes. 只要輸入想要的東西，3D印表機就會噴出液態塑膠，很快就會乾囉。這代表我們可以做出各種形狀、大小的東西！ Some clever musicians in America are now using 3D printers to make violins, so they're much cheaper! 美國有一些音樂家已經在用3D列印機製造小提琴，這樣便宜多了！ Other instruments have been 3D printed before too, like guitars and saxophones! 以前也有人用3D列印機做出吉他跟薩克斯風。 What instrument would you like to print and play? ________________________________ Vocabulary 3D印表機可以做出小提琴，而且聲音還跟真正的小提琴一樣！ 1. play 彈奏 I've never learned to play the guitar. 我從來沒學過彈吉他。 But you play so well! 你卻彈得這麼好！ Thank you. I'm still a beginner. 謝謝你，我還是初學者。 I taught myself how to play last year. 我去年才教我自己怎麼彈。 2. cost 花費 Maybe you should take a class. 也許你該去上個課。 No, that would cost too much. 不了，那花太多錢了。 3. clever 聰明的 How about letting me help you? 讓我幫你忙如何？ What, for guitar lessons? 什麼忙，上吉他課嗎？ Yeah, you're clever. You can learn it fast. 對啊，你很聰明的，可以學很快。 4. guitar 吉他 Then can I have a new guitar? 那我可以有一把新吉他嗎？ Not worried about the cost now? 現在你就不擔心花費了？ These are useful words to learn. play 彈奏 cost 花費 clever 聰明的 guitar 吉他 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much is 20 million U.S. dollars in NT dollars? A: Over 615 million NT B: Exactly 615 million NT C: Nearly 615 million NT 2. What does a 3D printer shoot into the air? A: Liquid plastic B: Solid water C: Gassy beans 3. What other instrument has been 3D printed before? A: A saxophone B: A piano C: A church organ Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Do you like to play with plastic bricks? They are fun toys we can use to build things. You can use plastic bricks to build cars, houses, even castles and spaceships. 你喜歡玩塑膠積木嗎？我們可以用它蓋很多東西，像是汽車、房屋、城堡，甚至是太空船。 Now, a man named David is using these toys to build arms. 現在，一個名叫 David 的男生用塑膠積木做了一條手臂！ When David was born, his right arm was much smaller than his left arm. At school, other kids would bully him about his smaller arm. Their words made him feel bad! David 出生的時候，右邊的手臂比左邊的小很多。他在學校常常被霸凌，讓他很難過。 David's parents wanted to buy him a fake arm, but they were too expensive. 他的爸爸媽媽想要幫他買義肢，可是太貴了。 At home, he loved to play with plastic bricks. One day, he had an idea. Could he use these toys to build an arm? David 喜歡玩塑膠積木。有一天他好奇，塑膠積木能不能做一條手臂？ First, David built a simple arm. It looked cool, but he knew he could do better. So he built another arm, with fingers that could grab things. His new arm was useful! 他一開始做出一條簡單的手臂，後來又做了一個，這一次可以用手指抓住東西。 People were surprised David used toys to build such a great arm. What's more, his new arm was not expensive. David 的新手臂讓大家都很驚訝。而且新手臂不貴。 David wants to help people like him. So now he builds arms for other people too! And they're not expensive. All thanks to a few tiny plastic bricks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 聰明的大衛利用玩具來改善他的狀況，還可以幫助別人！ 1. build 建造 You built a castle with Lego bricks! 你用樂高積木做了古堡！ Don't you know I'm good at building things? 你不知道我很會建造東西嗎？ 2. spaceship 太空船 I know you're good, but this is really something. 我知道你很會，但是這真的不簡單。 I can even build you a spaceship if you want. 假如你要，我甚至可以做一艘太空船給你。 3. house 房屋 I'd prefer a small house. 我更想要一棟小屋。 A house? Wow! 一棟房子? 哇！ Yes, with two bedrooms. 對，要有兩個房間。 4. plastic 塑膠的 So you plan to live in it? 所以你打算住在裡面？ No, I plan to have my two dogs live there. 不，我打算讓我的兩隻狗狗住。 Okay, a plastic brick dog house. 一棟塑膠積木狗屋。 Do you like building things? build 建造 spaceship 太空船 house 房屋 plastic 塑膠的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why didn't David's parents buy a fake arm? A: It was too expensive B: They couldn't find one C: David didn't want one 2. What did David use to make an arm? A: Paper toys B: Plastic toys C: Wooden toys 3. How did people feel about David's new arm? A: Sad B: Bored C: Surprised Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

A river is very strong. It takes water from the mountains to the ocean, and it's always pushing forward. A river is full of power! 河流的力量很強，可以把水從山上一路帶到海裡。 How can people use that power? On many rivers, people build a dam. A dam is a wall across the river. The dam can hold back the water, and use the river's power to make electricity for people. 人們會在河川上蓋水壩，把水攔住，用河流的力量發電。 More dams make more power, and more electricity for us to use. That sounds good… but actually, people have decided to remove the dams from a river in California. 越多水壩，就有越多電，聽起來不錯吧？但最近，加州的人決定把他們一條河上的水壩都拆掉。 That's because people are not the only ones who use the river. Fish also need to live there. 因為不只是人類需要河流，魚類也需要生活空間。 For the salmon, the river is like a road. Every year, the salmon swim up the river to lay their eggs. 對鮭魚來說，河流就像一條路。鮭魚每一年都會逆流而上去產卵。 When the eggs hatch, the baby salmon swim back down the river to reach the ocean. It's the circle of life. 卵孵化之後，鮭魚寶寶會順流而下游回大海。 But those fish can't swim up and down the river if there is a dam! To help the salmon live, people in California will take the dams away. 但如果有水壩擋路，那些魚就不能在河裡游上游下，所以人們決定把水壩拆掉。 Even though dams are useful, they also harm the environment. Let's respect the fish and take those dams down! ________________________________ Vocabulary 移除水壩，救了鮭魚，而人類最好節約用電。 1. lay eggs 產卵 My goldfish has laid many eggs! 我的金魚生了好多蛋！ Come take a look. 你來看看。 Wow, how wonderful! 哇，好神奇！ 2. hatch 孵化 What are you going to do with them? 你要拿這些蛋怎麼辦？ I'll just let them hatch. 就讓它們孵化。 No, you can't do that. The other goldfish will quickly eat them. 不能那樣，別的金魚很快就會把它們吃掉。 3. decide 決定 You need to decide if you want to see baby goldfish. 你得決定是不是想看到金魚寶寶。 And if I do? 要是我想呢？ Then you must take away the other fish. 那你得把別的魚拿走。 4. live 居住 They can live in your bathtub for a while. 它們可以在你的澡盆裡住一陣子。 What? No! 什麼啊，我才不要！ You have a fish tank, right? 你有水族箱，對吧？ 今天學到哪些單字？ lay eggs 產卵 hatch 孵化 decide 決定 live 居住 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a dam? A: A wall B: A boat C: A fish 2. Why are people removing dams? A: To build even bigger dams B: To make more power C: To help the fish 3. Where are people removing dams? A: Canada B: California C: Korea Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Do you sometimes not feel like taking a shower? Wouldn't it be nice if there was some kind of machine that could clean your body? 你會不會有時候懶得洗澡呢？如果這時候有機器可以幫你洗澡，該有多好！ Imagine this: You get into a machine that looks like a big bathtub. You turn it on, sit back and relax, and 15 minutes later, you're done. Oh, and the machine also dries your hair and your body. 想像你有一個像大浴缸的機器，啟動它、坐下去，然後好好地放鬆。15分鐘後，就洗好了！機器還會幫你弄乾身體跟頭髮。 You don't have to do anything! Doesn't that sound amazing? Well, here's the best part: it's real! A company in Japan is making washing machines for humans! 這個機器真的存在！日本有一家公司已經推出洗澡機！ It's going to be really high-tech! The human washing machine will have a super smart computer that knows how to heat water, so it's not too hot and not too cold… just perfect for you. 這個洗澡機很高科技，它有一個超級聰明的電腦，會把水加熱到不太冷也不太熱的溫度--對你來講就會剛剛好的溫度！ The company wants you to feel calm and relaxed when you are in the human washing machine, so it plays music while it cleans you! 這家公司希望你洗澡的時候可以放鬆，所以這台機器還會邊洗邊放音樂。 What do you think? Would you like a bath in a human washing machine? ________________________________ Vocabulary 想洗個澡嗎？現在也有幫人洗澡的機器囉。 1. machine 機器 I'm so tired today. 我今天好累。 If only I had a washing machine to wash me! 要是有機器來給我洗澡就好了！ There is such a machine, you know. 是有這種機器。 2. wash 洗 So I just step in the bathtub and do nothing? 所以我只要踏進澡盆，什麼都不用做？ Yeah, the machine can even wash your hair. 沒錯，機器甚至可以幫你洗頭髮。 3. dry 吹乾 And then it will dry your hair and body. 然後它會吹乾你的頭髮和身體。 Will it put on my pajamas for me? 它會幫我穿上睡衣嗎？ You're asking too much, Paz! 你要求太多了！ 4. perfect 完美的 No, I just want a perfect machine. 不，我只是想要個完美的機器。 All I need to do is lie down and sleep. 我就只需要躺下來睡覺。 你想買個洗澡機器嗎？來讀讀單字。 machine 機器 wash 洗 dry 吹乾 perfect 完美的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the human washing machine company based? A: Iran B: Kazakhstan C: Japan 2. How long will the machine take to wash a human? A: 50 minutes B: 115 minutes C: 15 minutes 3. What does the human washing machine look like? A: A big bicycle B: A big fishbowl C: A big bathtub Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

Birthdays are great! I can't wait until my birthday, when I will turn one year older. My birthday is in August. What month is your birthday? On that special day, you can add one year to your age. 每過一次生日，我們又大一歲了！我的生日在八月，你的呢？ Actually, there's one place where everybody gets older on the same day. That place is South Korea. How can this be? In South Korea, there is an old way to count a person's age. On January 1st, every person adds one year to their age. 在南韓傳統中，每個人在新年那天都會長一歲！ That means no matter what day their birthday is, they get one year older on New Year's Day. 所以不管他們生日在甚麼時候，每過一次新年就會大一歲。 Many South Koreans don't like this old way. For one thing, it's hard for the rest of the world to understand. South Koreans don't want to spend too much time explaining their age. 很多南韓人不喜歡他們的計算方式，而且因為其他國家的人不太懂，很多南韓人不想花太多時間解釋。 What's more, the old way makes South Koreans feel too old. They want to get older on their own birthday, not on New Year's Day. After all, everybody loves to celebrate their special birthday! 而且這樣感覺比較老！他們想要到自己生日那天才長一歲，而不是新年的那一天。這樣才可以慶祝生日！ Starting this year, the old way will change. From now on, South Koreans will get older on their birthday, just like the rest of the world. Plus, this new way will make everybody feel a little younger. ________________________________ Vocabulary 南韓人傳統上一過新年就長一歲，但是他們現在改成過完生日才增加一歲。 1. old 老的 My birthday is next week. 我下星期生日。 And you'll still be 25. 而你仍然是25歲。 Yes, I'll stay 25 years old for 10 years. 對，未來十年我都是25歲。 2. count 數數目 I'd say you can't count. 我說你不會數數目。 I'm perfectly able to count. 我完全會數數目。 I just don't want to get older. 我只是不想變老。 3. younger 比較年輕的 You are getting older whether you want to or not. 你會變老，不管你想不想。 I know that! I also know that I'm not getting any younger. 我知道，我也知道我不會變年輕。 4. age 年齡 Then why do you want to stay at the age of 25? 那你為什麼要停留在25歲？ So that I can remain young at heart. 這樣我才能保持內心年輕。 這些是很常用的單字。 old 老的 count 數數目 younger 比較年輕的 age 年齡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens on your birthday? A: You get older B: You get younger C: You get hungry 2. In the past, when did South Koreans get older? A: New Year's Day B: Christmas Day C: Saturday 3. How did the old way make South Koreans feel? A: Too cold B: Too bold C: Too old Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C

For many people around the world, tomorrow is the end of the year! So, it's "Bye Bye, 2022!", and a big "Hello!" to the year 2023! Tomorrow, December 31st, is called "New Year's Eve". Because it's the last day of the year, there's always a big party! Everyone counts in the New Year together… When the New Year begins, so do the fireworks! 明天是12月31號，大家都會一起倒數新年。新年一到，就會開始放煙火。 One of the most famous New Year's Eve fireworks shows in the world is right here in Taiwan! At Taipei 101. It's so tall that people for miles around can all watch and enjoy the fireworks together. 世界最有名的跨年煙火之一就在台灣的台北101！101很高，從很遠的地方也可以看到！ But some countries don't use fireworks for New Year's Eve anymore. In Hong Kong they haven't had any fireworks for 4 years. Instead, they have lasers! 但是有一些國家跨年不放煙火。香港已經四年沒有放煙火了，他們用雷射光！ This year they plan to have an awesome laser show for a full ten minutes! As well as a local drumming group, a crazy-cool skipping rope club, and world-famous pianist Niu Niu! 他們今年會有整整十分鐘的雷射光秀！還會有打擊樂團、跳繩會、跟鋼琴家牛牛的表演！ Maybe you'll be out watching the fireworks in Taipei tomorrow, or the lasers in Hong Kong, or maybe you'll be at home with your friends and family. Whatever you do, have fun! See you in 2023! ________________________________ Vocabulary 明天就是2023年除夕了，世界各大城市都有慶祝活動。 1. fireworks 煙火 We must go to this fireworks show! 我們一定要去看煙火秀！ I love fireworks. 我愛看放煙火。 When and where? 什麼時候，在哪裡？ It'll begin at 8 PM tonight at Riverside Park. 今晚八點開始，在河濱公園。 2. amazing 很棒的 Alright, we can make it. 好，我們趕得上。 The sky is so clear today. 今天天空這麼晴朗。 It'll be an amazing show! 煙火秀會很棒的！ 3. loud 大聲的 Wow, it's really loud! 哇，好大聲！ That's because it's right above us. 因為就在我們頭上。 4. together 在一起 Why are there so many people? 人怎麼這麼多？ They're just like you. 他們跟你一樣。 They like to watch the fireworks show together. 想跟大家一起看煙火。 你明天會去看煙火秀嗎？ fireworks 煙火 amazing 很棒的 loud 大聲的 together 在一起 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Taiwan's famous New Year's Eve fireworks show? A: Taipei Zoo B: Taroko Gorge C: Taipei 101 2. How long will Hong Kong's laser show be this year? A: 20 minutes B: 10 minutes C: 2 minutes 3. Which world-famous pianist will play in Hong Kong? A: Mewtwo B: Niu Niu C: Winnie the Pooh Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Have you ever played chess? It's a fun game. One person uses black pieces, and the other uses white pieces. Each person wants to take the other's pieces and win the game. 你有玩過西洋棋嗎？一個人拿黑棋，另一個拿白棋，兩邊會吃對方的棋子。 We can have a good time playing chess, but it can also improve our lives. Just ask Grace. She is a ten year old girl from Zimbabwe, and a star chess player. Grace 是一個辛巴威的西洋棋棋手，她只有十歲！ At first, Grace did not think she could play chess. Some people said the game was too hard for young girls. 一開始，Grace 不覺得自己會下棋。有人說西洋棋對年輕女孩來說太難了。 But Grace wanted to try anyway. She said she saw other girls playing chess in her village, and wanted to take up the challenge! 但她看見村子裡面其他的女生也在玩，所以她也想要挑戰看看！ Now, she has already won many games! She even travels around Africa with her chess team, who are all young girls from her village. Their team is called "The Queens". 她現在已經贏過很多場比賽了。她和她的隊友在非洲各地比賽，她們的隊名叫做「皇后」。 When Grace wins a big game, she can earn some money. That can pay for her school and books. Grace 只要打贏比賽，就可以賺錢。她就可以繳學費跟買書。 But she doesn't just play for money. Grace is thinking about her future. She says, "I want to be a nurse and a professional chess player". Grace 未來想要成為一個護士跟職業西洋棋棋士！ For Grace and her teammates, chess is a great way to learn, grow, and of course to have fun! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一群十歲左右的非洲小女孩，成為西洋棋的高手。 1. young 年輕的 My son is five years old. 我兒子五歲。 Do you think he's too young for soccer? 你覺得他踢足球會不會太小了？ No, children can begin playing soccer at any age. 不會，小孩什麼年紀都可以開始踢足球。 2. challenge 挑戰 Does he like to win? 他喜歡贏嗎？ Sure, who doesn't? 當然啦，誰會不喜歡？ Then he won't be afraid of the challenge. 那他就不會害怕挑戰。 3. player 選手 Maybe someday he'll become a famous player… 也許有一天他會成為有名的足球員… And travel around Europe. 在歐洲各地旅行。 4. team 隊伍 So you hope he'll join a team in Europe? 所以你希望他加入一個歐洲球隊？ Not really. I just hope he has fun. 倒也不會。我只希望他開心。 你玩西洋棋或是踢足球嗎? 來讀讀單字。 young 年輕的 challenge 挑戰 player 選手 team 隊伍 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does Grace come from? A: USA B: Zimbabwe C: India 2. Why did Grace start playing chess? A: Her teacher told her to B: She saw other girls playing C: She wanted to win money 3. What is Grace's goal for the future? A: To start a family B: To get rich C: To be a nurse and a chess player Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

Hi, students! Today, I want to talk about a special goldfish in France. What's so special about this goldfish? It's really, really big! 法國有一條金魚，體積超級大！ Usually, goldfish weigh about half a kilogram or less. They are pretty, small, and cute. Sometimes you see them in little fish bowls swimming around. But not this goldfish named Carrot. Carrot weighs 30 kilograms! 一般的金魚最多只有半公斤重，可以在小魚缸游來游去。但是有一條名叫胡蘿蔔的金魚，重達 30 公斤！ The fish was small when it was first put into a lake 20 years ago as a baby. In those 20 years, it grew and grew. A man named Andy Hackett caught the fish. I bet it was hard to catch! 這條金魚 20 年前被放進湖裡，然後就一直長大。後來被 Andy Hackett 抓到。 What did Andy do with the fish after he caught it? Did he chop Carrot up and give some to his friends. Did he put it on a big barbeque and eat it? Did he put Carrot in a zoo? Andy 怎麼處理這條魚？分給朋友吃嗎？烤來吃嗎？還是送進動物園？ No, he didn't do any of these things. So, what did Andy do with the giant fish? He put Carrot back in the lake. He just caught the fish for fun. 都不是。Andy把 Carrot放回湖裡，他抓魚只是為了好玩。 I wonder how big Carrot will be the next time someone catches it? ________________________________ Vocabulary 特大號的金魚，已經活了二十年。 1. bowl 碗 I'm going to get a fishbowl. 我要買個金魚缸。 Finally! I thought you'll use the bathtub forever. 終於！我以為你會永遠用澡缸。 2. swim 游泳 I do like seeing them swimming around in the bathtub. 我是很喜歡看牠們在澡缸裡游來游去。 But I'm tired of taking a bath in the kitchen. 但是我厭煩了在廚房裡洗澡。 3. catch 捕捉 How do you plan to catch all the fish? 你準備怎麼抓那些魚？ I'm not sure. 我不確定。 I caught one yesterday but put it back. 我昨天抓到一隻，但是放回去了。 4. special 特別的 Maybe you can use a special fishing net. 也許你可以用特別的漁網。 Is there such a thing? 有這種東西嗎？ Yeah, you can find it in any fishing store. 有啊，任何一家釣魚店都有。 我們來讀讀今天的單字。 bowl 碗 swim 游泳 catch 捕捉 special 特別的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was the name of the big fish? A: Goldie B: Carrot C: Orange 2. How old was the fish? A: 10 years old B: 20 years old C: 30 years old 3. What did the man do after he caught the fish? A: He had a barbeque B: He put it back in the lake C: He gave it to a zoo Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

December 27th is "Visit the Zoo Day", so today… I'm going to visit the zoo! Yeah! The Kaohsiung Zoo just opened again, and it looks great! The old zoo was too small for the animals, but the new one has lots of space, and it's cleaner and nicer too! 高雄壽山動物園重新開幕了！舊的動物園對動物來說太小了，新的大多了！ There are 'skywalks' at the new Kaohsiung Zoo. They are like bridges. People can see the animals much better now, but the skywalks also hide the people from the animals! 新的動物園裡面有空中步道，我們更容易看到動物，但動物看不到我們。 This is really good because it means the animals can feel happy at the zoo and not get scared by seeing so many people. 這樣很好，動物會比較開心，也不會被人嚇到。 One of my favorite things at the new Kaohsiung Zoo is the chimpanzee cage restaurant. 我最喜歡的還是新的黑猩猩籠子餐廳。 Chimpanzees are super smart and of course, they are our animal relatives! The old chimp cage wasn't very nice. It was kind of like a jail. 原本的黑猩猩籠子有一點像監獄，對黑猩猩不好。 But now that old cage is going to be a restaurant for visitors, and the chimps have a super big new area where they can live and play. 現在籠子變成遊客的餐廳，黑猩猩可以在外面的大空間生活了！ A zoo can be a wonderful place for people to see and learn about animals, but a zoo should always think about the animals first. 動物園可以讓我們欣賞跟認識動物，但是我們也要為動物著想。 I'm happy Kaohsiung's new zoo is a much better place for animals… and it's a lot more fun to visit too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 整修過的高雄壽山動物園，讓動物過得更舒適。 1. cage 牢籠 Would you like to eat at the new cage restaurant? 你想不想在那家鐵籠餐廳吃飯？ Sitting in a cage? 坐在籠子裡嗎？ What kind of food do they offer? 他們有什麼餐點？ Definitely no chimpanzee meat. 一定沒有黑猩猩肉。 2. smart 聰明的 But I think it's a smart idea. 不過我覺得那是聰明的主意。 To turn the old cage into a restaurant. 把舊的籠子變成餐館。 Indeed, I can't wait to see it. 確實是，我等不及想要看看了。 3. hide 躲藏 Why are you hiding here? 你怎麼躲在這裡？ I'm not hiding. 我沒有躲。 I just want to be alone. 我只是想一個人。 4. space 空間 This is a nice space. 這是個很好的空間。 It was. Until you came. 到你來之前是很好。 這些單字都很短很簡單。 cage 牢籠 smart 聰明的 hide 躲藏 space 空間 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did they fix the zoo in Kaohsiung? A: It was too big B: It was too small C: It was in Taipei 2. Why are there "skywalks" at the zoo? A: To see the animals better B: To help the chimps climb trees C: They just look pretty 3. What will they do with the old chimp cage? A: Use it as a farm B: Use it as a restaurant C: Use it as a bank Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Do you like to eat leftovers? 你喜歡吃剩菜嗎？ Maybe your dad made dinner yesterday and put it in the fridge. Or maybe you have eaten a meal from two days ago, or even three days ago. 你可能吃過冰箱裡面昨天的晚餐，甚至兩三天前的飯菜。 What about a meal from seventy thousand years ago? 但你吃過七萬年前的飯菜嗎？ In fact, scientists recently found a meal like that. They discovered it in a cave in Iraq, and they say it's the oldest cooked meal they've ever found. 科學家最近在伊拉克的洞穴裡面找到全世界最古老的餐食。 The scientists studied the meal, to learn what food people cooked so long ago. They found the meal was made of seeds. 他們研究了這頓飯，發現是用植物的種子做的。 How was it cooked? The people who made it used rocks to mash the seeds. Then, they boiled the seeds in water to make a pancake. 怎麼做的呢？古人用石頭把種子碾碎，再拿去煮，做成煎餅。 Was that pancake good? To find out, the scientists tried to make the same meal. They took seeds from near the cave and used the same recipe. 那個煎餅好吃嗎？科學家用洞穴附近的種子做了一樣的料理。 In the end, their meal was delicious! It tasted like nuts. The only problem? It was hard to chew! 結果很好吃！味道像是堅果，但是很難咬！ Before this discovery, we had no idea the art of cooking was so old. Now that we've found the oldest meal ever, we have to ask… what else did people know seventy thousand years ago? ________________________________ Vocabulary 七萬年前的人吃什麼？科學家發現，他們已經知道吃熟食。 1. dinner 晚餐 What's for dinner? 晚飯吃什麼？ Uh, I don't feel like cooking tonight. 我今晚不想煮飯。 I'll just have yogurt with nuts. 我就吃優格配堅果。 Yuck! I can't eat that. 真難吃，我不能吃那些。 2. leftover 剩下的 There's some leftover pizza in the fridge. 冰箱裡還有剩下的披薩。 Pizza is good. Pizza could make a nice meal with a salad. 披薩好，加上沙拉就是很好的一餐。 I'm sure there's no salad. 我確定沒有沙拉。 3. pancake 煎餅，鬆餅 Let me check. 我來看看。 Here's a pancake! 這裡有個鬆餅！ Yeah, I forgot the pancake. 對耶，我都忘了有鬆餅。 4. recipe 食譜 And you promised to give me the recipe. 你還答應要給我食譜的。 I did, didn't I? 可不是嗎？ 你今晚吃什麼呢？ dinner 晚餐 leftover 剩下的，剩菜 pancake 煎餅，鬆餅 recipe 食譜 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was the oldest meal ever? A: a salad B: a sandwich C: a pancake 2. How old was that meal? A: 700 years B: 70,000 years C: 7,000,000 years 3. Where did scientists find that meal? A: Iraq B: China C: India Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Only two days left till Christmas! Are you ready? 再兩天就是耶誕節了！ In Europe, some people like to open Christmas crackers while eating Christmas dinner. 在歐洲，有一些人會在吃聖誕大餐的時候玩 Christmas crackers! Huh?! What's a Christmas cracker?! Christmas crackers are colorful gift boxes. Inside there's always three things: a toy, a paper hat, and a joke! Christmas Cracker 就是耶誕拉炮，是小小的耶誕禮物盒，裡面會有一個玩具、一頂紙帽子，跟一則笑話！ Two people hold a cracker, and pull as hard as they can, then, it rips open with a loud "BANG"! Whoever gets the bigger half wins! 開禮炮是兩個人會一人一邊，用力拉，拉炮會「碰」一聲爆開，拿到比較大的那邊的人就贏了！ There's a school in Ireland where they really, REALLY love Christmas crackers! Last month, they pulled open 1703 crackers all at once! 愛爾蘭有一間學校在上個月，同時一起拉開 1703 個耶誕拉炮！ The students wanted to break the record for the most crackers pulled at the same time in one line. 他們想要破一次同時拉開最多拉炮的紀錄。 And guess what… they did it! The students made the all crackers by themselves! They worked hard for half an hour every morning, for two weeks! They said it was really fun, and it made everyone very excited for Christmas! 這些拉炮都是學生自己做的，他們連續兩個禮拜，每一天早上都花半個小時來製作！ Now I'm all excited for Christmas too! Have a cracking Christmas everybody! ________________________________ Vocabulary 好玩的拉炮可以製造熱鬧氣氛，愛爾蘭一所學校更創了新紀錄。 1. Ireland 愛爾蘭 Have you ever been to Ireland? 你有去過愛爾蘭嗎？ No, I hope to visit someday. 沒有，我希望有一天能去。 Irish people seem to love having lots of fun. 愛爾蘭人看起來很喜歡玩耍。 2. break 打破 I also heard that they like beer a lot. 我聽說他們很喜歡啤酒。 They've tried to break the world record for drinking beer. 他們有試過打破喝啤酒的世界紀錄。 3. hold 拿著 Could you hold this bottle for me? 你可以幫我握著瓶子嗎？ I want to pull the cork out. 我要把軟木塞拔起來。 4. excited 興奮的 What is it? 這是什麼？ It's a very expensive wine. 是很貴的酒。 I won it at a party. 我在派對上贏的。 You must be very excited to try it! 你一定很興奮想喝。 I am. 確實是。 你今天學了哪幾個單字？ Ireland 愛爾蘭 break 打破 hold 拿著 excited 興奮的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many days are left till Christmas? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 2. What are Christmas crackers? A: Cheesy biscuits B: Colourful gift boxes C: Roasted chestnuts 3. Where in the world is this cracker-crazy school? A: Greenland B: Iceland C: Ireland Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

Hi students! Do you guys know much about Switzerland? People in Switzerland make things really well, like Swiss watches. Swiss watches are really good. 你們知道瑞士這個國家嗎？瑞士的手錶品質很好，很有名。 Switzerland also makes good trains. Switzerland made the longest train in the world. That train is two kilometers long. 瑞士人也很會製造火車！他們做了一列全世界最長的火車，有兩公里長。 Why did Switzerland make such a long train? 他們要這麼長的火車做甚麼呢？ To carry a lot of elephants? No. To carry the world's longest snake? No. They did it to celebrate a special anniversary. It was the 175th anniversary of Switzerland's first railway. So, Switzerland built the world's longest train. 他們想要慶祝瑞士第一條鐵路 175 周年紀念日！ I should say something else about Switzerland. It has a lot of mountains. That made the trip in the long train dangerous. That's because the train had to make a lot of turns. It also had to go through 22 tunnels and almost 50 bridges. 瑞士有很多山，搭這麼長火車旅行，變得會有危險。因為火車要一直轉彎，中間還要經過22個隧道跟將近50座橋。 It wasn't easy for the seven drivers of the train. That's right - the train was so long it needed seven drivers! 這列火車長到需要七位司機一起開！ The trip was a little dangerous because the train was so long. But nothing bad happened. That's great, because there were 3,000 people on the train. Wow… 3,000! That's a lot of passengers! ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞士用最長的火車來慶祝火車軌道175歲生日。 1. celebrate 慶祝 We're having a hotpot? 我們吃火鍋喔？ Great! What are we celebrating?真棒，是慶祝什麼呢？ My longest time playing Super Mario Party. 我玩超級馬利歐派對最久的時間。 2. mountain 山 How long did you play? 你玩了多久？ Twelve hours, I think. 我想十二個鐘頭吧。 That's crazy! 真瘋狂！ I know. And I have to go mountain climbing in Hualien tomorrow. 我知道。而且我明天還得去花蓮爬山。 3. tunnel 隧道 You'll be taking the train, right? 你要搭火車，對吧？ Yeah. 對。 Then you can get all the sleep you need. 那你可以睡個夠。 The train will go through lots of tunnels. 火車會穿過很多個隧道。 4. long 長的 I love those long tunnels. 我很喜歡那些長長的隧道。 Really? I don't. 真的喔?我可不喜歡。 你喜歡搭火車嗎？ celebrate 慶祝 mountain 山 tunnel 隧道 long 長的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did Switzerland make a long train? A: To carry many animals B: To sell more train tickets C: To celebrate an anniversary 2. Why was the trip in the train dangerous? A: They went through mountains B: There was a long snake C: There were a lot of elephants 3. How many people were on the train? A: 1,000 B: 2,000 C: 3,000 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Xiao Hei! Put that down! Xiao Hei! Be good! No… no… Xiao Hei… you broke my favorite cup! Ahhhh. 小黑，你把我最愛的杯子打破了！ Sometimes my dog can be naughty, just like a little kid! 我的狗狗有時候很頑皮，就像小孩一樣。 Xiao Hei is usually a good dog. She doesn't bark, and she's very friendly. And she never eats my money. 小黑平常很乖，不太會叫、很友善，而且不會吃我的錢。 Eat money? What? Yeah. I'm thinking about a story from America. Last month, a woman in America made a video. In the video she was very sad because her dog chewed up and ate about 2,000 U.S. dollars… that's over 60,000 NT !上個月，美國有一個女生拍了一支影片，因為她的狗狗吃了她的兩千塊美金，這樣換算成台幣有六萬多塊！ The money was on a table. The woman and her husband went to go do something, and when they came back just a few minutes later… Oh my! The dog had chewed and eaten most of the money! 錢原本放在桌上，當他們夫妻倆出門一陣子回家以後，發現狗狗把很多錢都吃掉了！ She said she was sad, but of course, she understands it wasn't the dog's fault. 她說她很難過，但是她知道這不是狗狗的錯。 And, there's a happy ending: they saved some of their cash! The man and woman used sticky tape to put their money back together, and took it to the bank to swap the ripped money for new money. 幸好，他們有救回一些錢。他們用膠帶把一些鈔票黏起來，拿去銀行換了新鈔。 So remember, be kind to animals, even when they are naughty… and, if you have a dog, don't leave money on the table! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗把鈔票吃掉了，這可真是傷腦筋。 1. friendly 友善的 Nice dog! 真是好狗！ Yeah, Charlie is super friendly. 沒錯，查理非常友善。 He likes all my friends. 他喜歡我所有的朋友。 2. chew 咀嚼 Has he ever caused trouble for you? 他有給你惹過麻煩嗎？ Just once. 只有一次。 He chewed up my mother's bag.他啃我媽媽的皮包。 Did he find it delicious? 他覺得包包很好吃？ I guess so. He chewed it to pieces.我想是，他把皮包啃得破破爛爛的。 3. sad 悲傷的 Was your mom angry? 你媽媽有沒有生氣？ No, but she was a little sad. 沒有，但是她有點傷心。 She loved that bag.她很愛那個包。 4. money 金錢 So you bought her a new one? 所以你買了新的給她？ Well, I gave her the money, and she bought another dog. 我給了她錢，結果她買了另一條狗。 今天的單字很常用。 friendly 友善的 chew 咀嚼 sad 悲傷的 money 金錢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When was the woman's video made? A: Last year B: Last month C: Last Christmas 2. How much money did the dog eat? A: 2000 U.S. Dollars B: 2 U.S. Dollars C: 200,000 U.S. Dollars 3. How did they fix some of the cash? A: Glue B: Safety pins C: Sticky tape Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Whoa! Hey, look out! Ouch! Boxing looks like it really hurts! 拳擊比賽看起來好痛！ Have you ever seen a boxing match? It's a sport where two people fight with their fists. 你看過拳擊比賽嗎？兩個很強壯的人，會在擂台上用拳頭打架！ They're always very fit, strong, healthy people, who are really REALLY well trained! Taiwan's Chen Nien-Chin is a boxer from Hualien. Because she has trained so well, and has won so many times, people now call her "Taiwan's Boxing Queen"! 陳念琴是一個來自花蓮的拳擊手。她很強、贏過很多比賽，被大家叫做「拳擊女王」。 In 2016 she won a bronze medal at the Olympics, when she was only 19 years old! 2016年，她在奧運得到銅牌，當時她才19歲！ Then in 2018, when she was 21, she won the Women's World Boxing Championship, making her one of the best female boxers in the whole world! 2018年，她21歲的時候，贏得全世界女子拳擊錦標賽的金牌，成為世界最頂尖的女拳擊手！ Last month she won yet another gold medal! This time it was at the Asian Elite Boxing Championship. Chen beat a boxer from Thailand, and is now one of the best boxers in all of Asia! 她在這一次的亞洲拳擊錦標賽，打敗泰國的拳擊手，又拿到了一面金牌，成為全亞洲最厲害的拳擊手之一！ Today is Games Day, a holiday for sports of all kinds! So let's all cheer for Chen Nien-Chin, Taiwan's Boxing Queen! ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣拳擊好手陳念琴過關斬將，一路贏得世界冠軍頭銜。 1. boxing 拳擊 My father doesn't want me to learn boxing. 我爸爸不要我學拳擊。 Because he thinks it's not for girls? 因為他覺得不適合女孩子？ He thinks there's no money to be made. 他覺得沒有錢賺。 2. medal 獎牌 If you win an Olympic gold medal, you can get 20 million NT! 你要是贏得奧運金牌，可以獲得兩千萬！ I know. There's even 5 million for a bronze medal. 我知道，就算銅牌也有五百萬獎金。 3. train 訓練 So will you box? 所以你會去打拳嗎？ No, I'm thinking of golf. 不會，我在考慮高爾夫。 Training for golf is not that hard. 高爾夫球訓練沒那麼難。 4. win 贏得 And you may win the U.S. Open! 你有可能贏得美國公開賽！ Yeah, wouldn't that be great? 對，那不是棒呆了？ 我們一起來讀單字。 boxing 拳擊 medal 獎牌 train 訓練 win 贏得 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is Chen Nien-Chin? A: Taiwan's Skipping King B: Taiwan's Hopping Prince C: Taiwan's Boxing Queen 2. What did Chen Nien-Chin win in 2018? A: The Women's World Boxing Championship B: The Asian Elite Boxing Championship C: The Olympics 3. Who did Chen Nien-Chin beat last month? A: A beagle from Swaziland B: A bulldog from Ireland C: A boxer from Thailand Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Christmas is almost here! For many people, it is the best time of year. It's a bit like Chinese New Year in Taiwan. Christmas in Western countries is a time to visit with your family and friends. 聖誕節要到囉！西方國家在聖誕節的時候，會跟家人還有朋友團聚，有一點像台灣的過年。 You also get to eat tasty food - like roast turkey, and lots of great desserts! And, of course, there are presents! Everyone loves getting presents, right? It makes you feel good. 還會有烤火雞跟很多好吃的甜點！當然還有禮物！ Do you know what else makes people feel good? Buying presents for other people. 收禮物的感覺很好，但是買禮物給別人，感覺也很棒！ Experts have done some research, and found that buying Christmas presents is really good for your health. That's because it makes you feel happy. 有專家做了研究，發現買聖誕禮物給別人對健康很好，因為它讓你很開心。 You feel happy when you get a good deal. When you get a good deal, you feel like you've won something. I love winning! 買到很划算的東西也會覺得很開心，好像贏了比賽一樣。 When people feel happier, they are healthier. 一個人心情好，就會更健康。 Shopping for Christmas presents helps people in other ways, too. It can make them forget about their problems. And seeing someone enjoying your gift feels great! 買聖誕禮物也會讓人忘記煩惱，而且看別人開心，我們也會開心！ Some experts say that going Christmas shopping is like taking a vacation! 有的專家說，去大採購一番，就像是去度假一樣！ So, if you want to feel good, and be healthy, go Christmas shopping. I think I'd better go now, too. I still have to buy some Christmas presents for people! Yay! ________________________________ Vocabulary 現在我們有更好的理由去買禮物，因為可以促進身心健康。 1. gift 禮物 What gifts are you planning to give your daughter? 你打算送妳女兒什麼禮物？ For Christmas? 為了耶誕節嗎？ She's 12, so maybe a pair of sunglasses. 她十二歲了，所以也許送她一副太陽眼鏡。 That's cool. 很酷。 2. happy 高興的 How about you? 你呢？ Hmmm, I'll just give my son a simple set of tools. 我就給我兒子一套簡單的工具。 Oh, he will be very happy about that! 他會很開心的。 3. family 家人 Isn't it great to buy gifts for family? 給家人買禮物很棒吧？ It's great, but it also takes a lot of time. 是很棒，不過也很花時間。 4. deal 交易 There are a lot of good deals online. 網站上有很多好東西。 I know. But they often sell out fast. 我知道，不過它們經常很快賣完。 你想好要送家人什麼禮物了嗎？ gift 禮物 happy 高興的 family 家人 deal 交易 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What "tasty food" can you eat at Christmas? A: Oolong tea B: Beef jerky C: Roast turkey 2. Why is Christmas shopping good for your health? A: It makes you happy B: It gets you friends C: It gives you exercise 3. What is a "good deal"? A: A great present B: A healthy feeling C: A low price Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

At this time of year, people like to send special cards to their family and friends! There are "Happy New Year" cards, 'Merry Christmas' cards… and there are "Happy Hanukkah" cards, too! 過節的時候，很多人會送卡片！有新年賀卡、有聖誕賀卡，還有光明節賀卡！ Hanukkah is an 8 day Jewish holiday, based on a story from long ago… 光明節是一個八天的猶太節日。這個節日源自於一個古老的故事… After a big fight, the Jewish people had to rebuild a temple. Inside the temple was a lamp, with only enough oil to burn for one evening, but it stayed lit for 8 whole nights! 在一場大戰後，猶太人要重建他們的聖殿。聖殿裡面的油燈原本只能燒一天，但最後竟然燒了整整八天！ Jewish people believe that God must have helped keep the lamp lit. That's why they light candles during Hanukkah, using a special candlestick called a "menorah". It has 8 branches for all the candles to go in, one for every night. 在光明節的時候，他們會用一種特殊的燭台【menorah】，上面可以插8支蠟燭。他們每一晚都會點一支蠟燭。 This year, a new stamp has been made to celebrate Hanukkah in the U.S. On it is a picture of a beautiful, colorful menorah. They're printing over 10 million Hanukkah stamps, and one of them will even be hung in a museum! 今年美國為了慶祝光明節，做了一款新的郵票！上面的圖案就是光明節燭台。他們做了一千萬張郵票，其中有一張郵票會掛在博物館！ Hanukkah starts this weekend, so why not send your friends and family a lovely holiday card this winter! Happy Hanukkah everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 猶太人的光明節，起源自古老的傳說。 1. temple 聖殿，寺廟 This is a very cool temple. 這座廟好酷！ Yeah, I think it was built 200 years ago. 對，我想是兩百年前建的。 2. lamp 燈 And look at all those little lamps. 你看那些小燈。 Every one of them has a name. 每一盞都有名字。 Those are for peace and a bright future. 那些是為了祈求平安和光明未來。 3. stamp 郵票 I'm going to Family Mart. 我要去全家。 Do you need anything? 你需要什麼嗎？ Please buy stamps for me. 請幫我買郵票。 Stamps? Nobody uses stamps now. 郵票?現在沒有人用郵票了。 I do. 我用。 4. card 卡片 What for? 為什麼呢？ For sending Christmas cards, of course. 當然是為了寄耶誕卡。 You can always send e-cards. 你可以寄電子卡啊。 今天的單字很有趣。 temple 聖殿，寺廟 lamp 燈 stamp 郵票 card 卡片 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How long is Hanukkah? A: 88 days B: 8 days C: 18 days 2. What is a menorah? A: An oil lamp B: A Happy New Year card C: A special candlestick 3. How many Hanukkah stamps will be printed? A: Over 10 million B: Over 10 billion C: Over 10 trillion Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Oh yeah! I love dancing! Feel the beat, woo! Do you like to dance? It's a lot of fun, but you use a lot of energy, too. 跳舞很好玩，但也是很花體力。 When we dance, our bodies make more heat. If lots of people dance together, the dance floor will also warm up! 我們跳舞的時候，身體會變熱。如果大家一起跳舞，地板的溫度會升高！ Now, a dance club in Scotland wants to use all that heat. They have invented a dance floor that turns body heat into energy. 蘇格蘭的一家舞廳發明了一種地板，可以把身體的熱變成能量。 How does it work? Under the dance floor there are pipes to suck up the heat. Those pipes send the heat deep down into the earth. There, they put the heat into a battery. 怎麼做到的呢？地板下面會有管子可以吸熱，然後把熱送到地下的電池裡面。 Later, the dance club can use that heat to warm up on a cold day. They can even use it to heat water. 這個舞廳會用這些熱當作暖氣，或是把水加熱。 This technology helps the dance club save money. They don't need to buy heat, because they have this battery. What's more, it is good for the environment. 這樣可以幫舞廳省錢！他們就不用去買瓦斯了。而且，這樣對環境很好。 That's great news. It makes me want to dance some more. If we keep dancing, we can make more heat, and this technology can use that heat energy. Everybody get onto the dance floor! ________________________________ Vocabulary 跳舞可以發電，你可知道？所以來跳舞吧！ 1. dance 跳舞 Listen to that music! 你聽這個音樂！ It just makes me want to stand up and dance. 讓我真想站起來跳舞！ 2. heat 加熱 That's a good idea. 好主意。 Dancing can heat up this place. 跳舞可以讓這裡熱起來。 It's so cold here. 這兒好冷。 Now I feel hot! 現在我覺得好熱！ It's a lot of fun, isn't it? 很好玩吧？ 3. energy 能源 Scientists can even turn this heat into energy. 科學家甚至可以把這些熱氣變成能源。 Energy that powers our heater? 可以供應我們暖氣機的能源嗎？ I think so. 我想是的。 4. club 俱樂部 Then let's invite more people to dance here. 那我們邀請更多人來跳舞。 We can even turn our house into a club! 我們甚至可以把房子改裝成俱樂部！ 今天我們學到哪些單字？ dance 跳舞 heat 加熱 energy 能源 club 俱樂部 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do we call the place where people dance? A: Dance door B: Dance floor C: Dance wall 2. Where in the world is this dance club? A: Scotland B: Sweden C: Singapore 3. How can the dance club use the heat? A: To sell to other clubs B: To make people dance more C: To warm up on a cold day Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Phew! I made it! I live on the fifth floor, and there's no elevator! I have to walk up the stairs every day! 我住在沒有電梯的五樓，每天都要爬樓梯。 But at least my building is not very tall, and it's not getting any taller! 至少我這個公寓大樓沒有很高，也不會再更高。 Did you know there's a building in Taoyuan that's been slowly growing taller for 33 years?! 你知道桃園有一棟樓，已經連續長高33年了嗎？ Some call it "Taiwan's Weird Building". Locals say they've been watching it grow since they were kids. 有人叫他「龍潭怪怪屋」。當地的居民說，這棟樓從他們小時候就在蓋了。 It has crazy stairs and big tall towers … One man said it looked so spooky, he thought it was haunted! 裡面還有怪怪的樓梯跟高塔，有人以為它是鬼屋。 Some people on the internet have started calling it "Howl's Moving Castle". They say it looks really crazy, like it could just stand up and walk away! 網路上有人叫它「霍爾的移動城堡」，覺得它好像可以站起來走動！ The owner saved his money. And, when he was 35, he finally had enough to begin building his "dream castle in the sky", like he always wanted. 35 歲的時候，他終於存到足夠的錢讓房子開工！ 33 years later, he's still building! Every year he adds something new, and every year it gets taller and taller! 33 年過去，房子還在蓋！每一年他都在上面蓋新的東西，越蓋越高！ Right now it's 9 floors high, but it could one day become 19 floors, or 90 floors! Who knows if it will ever be finished! Taiwan's Weird Building, the castle that keeps on growing! ________________________________ Vocabulary 怪怪屋越蓋越高，現在已經有九層樓那麼高。 1. castle 城堡 I enjoy visiting castles when travelling in Europe. 我在歐洲旅行時喜歡拜訪城堡。 They have high towers and many stairs. 它們有高塔，還有很多樓梯。 2. haunted 鬧鬼的 And many of them are haunted. 很多還鬧鬼呢。 Exactly! I like that spooky feeling. 沒錯，我就喜歡那種詭異的感覺。 You are weird, you know. 你很奇怪耶，你知道嗎。 3. crazy 瘋狂的 Yeah, sometimes I feel I'm crazy. 我有時候也覺得我瘋了。 You are not crazy. 你不是瘋。 You just need a friend like me. 你只是需要我這種朋友。 A friend that calls me weird. 一個說我很奇怪的朋友。 你有什麼樣的夢想？來讀讀今天的單字。 castle 城堡 haunted 鬧鬼的 crazy 瘋狂的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is Taiwan's "Weird Building"? A: Tainan B: Taoyuan C: Taipei 2. How old was the owner when he began building? A: 33 B: 34 C: 35 3. Right now, how tall is the building? A: 19 floors B: 90 floors C: 9 floors Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Have you ever seen a shark? It's a scary fish with lots of sharp teeth. 你看過鯊魚嗎？他們有讓人害怕的尖銳牙齒。 Recently, sharks have helped scientists find a forest on the ocean floor. 但是最近，鯊魚幫助科學家找到一個海底森林！ Scientists were looking for seagrass in the ocean. Seagrass is a plant that grows deep underwater. That means it's not easy to study. 科學家當時在尋找海草，海草長在深海中，要研究它很不容易。 But the scientists had an idea. They caught some sharks and put cameras on them, so they could see what the sharks saw. Then they let the sharks go in the ocean. 他們在鯊魚身上裝上攝影機，這樣子他們就可以看到鯊魚看到的東西，然後把鯊魚放回海中。 When the scientists watched the videos, they were amazed. They saw a huge forest of seagrass on the ocean floor, the largest seagrass forest in the world. 結果，他們在海底找到了一個全世界最大的海草森林！ Seagrass is important because it can absorb lots of CO2. Too much CO2 in the air and water is the main cause of global warming. 海草很重要，因為他們可以吸收二氧化碳。太多二氧化碳會讓地球暖化。 If we can learn more about seagrass, we can better understand how to fight climate change. Now that we have found this seagrass forest, we can learn a lot, all thanks to those helpful sharks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 鯊魚能夠潛入深海，在鯊魚身上裝上攝影設備，可以幫助科學家探索海洋。 1. shark 鯊魚 I'd sure like to swim. 我真想游泳。 There are no sharks in this part of the ocean, right? 這邊的海裡沒有鯊魚，對吧？ Right. At least I've never heard of it. 對，至少我沒有聽說過。 Okay, I'm going in. 那我下水了。 2. ocean 海洋 So how's the water? 海水怎麼樣？ It's good, but there's something on the ocean floor. 很好，但是海床上有東西。 3. scary 讓人害怕的 You mean like shells? 你是說貝殼之類的嗎？ No, it's big and moving around. 不是，它很大，會動來動去。 Sounds scary. 聽起來有點可怕。 4. plant 植物 But it could be a plant. 但是有可能是植物。 I'm pretty sure it's an animal. 我很確定是動物。 鯊魚也可以做科學家的嚮導。 shark 鯊魚 ocean 海洋 scary 讓人害怕的 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does seagrass grow? A: In the ocean B: On mountains C: On trees 2. Why is seagrass important to study? A: It's interesting B: It's delicious C: It absorbs CO2 3. What does CO2 cause? A: Seagrass B: Global warming C: Sharp teeth Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Egypt is a country in the north of Africa. It has sandy deserts, a big river called the Nile, snappy crocodiles, and lots of huge pyramids! 埃及有沙漠、尼羅河、鱷魚，還有超大的金字塔！ Most of their pyramids were made long ago, in ancient times, out of big stone bricks. 金字塔是古時候的埃及人用大石塊建造的。 But now, a new pyramid has been built in Egypt. One that is quite different… 現在，埃及蓋了一座新的，很特別的金字塔！ The bricks are big, but they're not made of stone. Instead, they're made of trash! It's taller than a three-story building! 蓋這座金字塔的磚塊很大，但不是石頭，而是由垃圾做成的！高度比三層樓還高！ It weighs 20 tons… that's the same as three elephants! 它有 20 噸重，跟三頭大象差不多！ All the trash used to make these bricks was taken from the river Nile. Sadly, the Nile is filled with trash. It's very polluted. 這些垃圾都是從尼羅河裡面撿來的。尼羅河現在污染很嚴重。 The pyramid's builders don't just want to clean the Nile, they want to clean the whole planet… 蓋金字塔的人不只是想要把尼羅河清乾淨，還想要把全世界清乾淨！ They hope to put teams of cleaners all over the world. Their job will be to clean the earth five days a week, every week, every year, for the next 100 years! 他們希望派清潔隊伍到世界各地，每一個星期花五天，持續一百年清理環境！ A huge pyramid made of trash, and cleaners for 100 years! I wonder if they'll clean my bedroom for me too… ________________________________ Vocabulary 埃及蓋了寶特瓶金字塔，來提醒世人污染的嚴重。 1. trash 垃圾 I used to swim here. 我以前在這裡游泳。 But look how dirty it is now! 但是你看它現在多髒！ Yeah, it's filled with trash. 對啊，滿滿都是垃圾。 2. clean 清理 I wonder if anyone will come and clean it up. 不知道會不會有人來清理。 I doubt it. 我很懷疑。 Would you clean it? 你會清理嗎？ Me? No! I didn't grow up here. 我？不會。我又不是在這裡長大的。 3. building 建築物 Who built this house? 誰蓋了這棟房子？ I think Norman Foster did. 我想是 Norman Foster 蓋的。 He built many famous buildings. 他蓋了很多有名的建築。 4. made of 用某種材料做。 Is it made of steel? 是用鋼鐵做的嗎？ I believe so. 應該是的。 今天學到哪些單字？ trash 垃圾 clean 清理 building 建築物 made of 用某種材料做 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Egypt's big river called? A: The Vile B: The Nile C: The Style 2. How much does 20 tons weigh? A: The same as three elephants B: The same as three crocodiles C: The same as three pyramids 3. How long do they want teams cleaning the earth? A: 100 days B: 100 months C: 100 years Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Yep, this rocket is going to the moon. The rocket is called "Artemis 1". It is the most powerful rocket ever! 這個火箭叫做阿提米絲一號，是有史以來最強而有力的火箭。 Artemis 1 is so strong because it must go very far. It will take nearly a month to get to the moon and come back again. Even now, Artemis 1 is far from Earth, deep in outer space. 阿提米絲一號要夠強才能飛很遠，因為它要到月球再回來，需要將近一個月，所以它現在還在太空中。 This rocket has no people. The scientists will stay on Earth, while machines on Artemis 1 will study the Moon. 火箭上沒有載人，科學家待在地球上，阿提米絲一號上面的機器會研究月球。 If Artemis 1 is a success, they will send another rocket. The next rocket will carry people, and it will be called… Artemis 2! 如果這次成功了，下一次他們就會用火箭把人送上太空，這支火箭叫做阿提米絲二號。 Wow, what could people do on the moon? Could we work there? Could we even build a home, and live on the moon? The goal of the Artemis rockets is to answer these questions. 阿提米絲火箭任務的目標是要回答，人類能不能在月球居住的問題。 For now, we can only send a rocket to the moon. But in the future, you might live there. ________________________________ Vocabulary 美國太空總署的月球計畫，阿提米絲一號火箭11月16號發射升空。 1. rocket 火箭 There's something moving in the sky! 天上有東西在動！ Wait, that's Artemis 1! 等等，那是阿提米絲一號！ The rocket that goes to the moon! 那是去月球的那枚火箭。 How can you be so sure? 你怎麼那麼確定？ 2. scientist 科學家 I read a report about it yesterday. 我昨天看到報導。 Scientists want to know if people can live on the moon. 科學家想知道人類能不能住在月球上。 3. live 居住 Living on the moon, wow! 住在月球上，哇！ What would a moon house look like? 月球房屋會是什麼樣子？ 4. success 成功 It may look like a spaceship. 也許像一艘太空船。 That's so cool! 太酷了！ Yes, so let's hope this mission is a success. 對啊，希望這次任務成功。 你也想搭火箭去月球探險嗎？ rocket 火箭 scientist 科學家 live 居住 success 成功 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this new rocket called? A: Luna 1 B: Apollo 1 C: Artemis 1 2. How many people are on this rocket? A: Zero B: One C: Three 3. What do scientists want to do with the next rocket? A: Push the moon away B: Bring people to the moon C: Blow up the moon Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Have you ever seen a mermaid? Not in a movie, or a book. I mean a real mermaid! 你有看過真正的美人魚嗎？ Okay, let's be honest… mermaids aren't real. 好啦，美人魚不是真的！ But still, some people like to pretend to be mermaids with their friends. They wear big fake fish tails, and swim together in the ocean, learning cool mermaid moves! It keeps them strong and healthy. They call it "mermaiding". 但還是有很多人會穿上假的魚尾巴，扮成美人魚在海裡游泳！ Two months ago, a group of friends were mermaiding off the coast of California. Suddenly they heard a voice calling for help! The shouting was for a man called Pablo, who had been diving with his friends. He was not feeling well, and had fainted. His friends had tried to help him, but they weren't strong enough! 原來是一個叫做 Pablo 的人，在潛水的時候昏迷。他的朋友想幫忙，但是力氣不夠！ Three mermaids found Pablo and saved his life! One of them, Elaina, was a trained firefighter. She knew exactly how to help: she gave Pablo the kiss of life. 英文裡面有個笑話，人工呼吸也叫做kiss of life生命之吻！這群美人魚救了 Pablo！其中一位美人魚 Elaina 是個訓練有素的消防員，她幫 Pablo 做了人工呼吸！ Imagine waking up to a real mermaid kiss! Pablo must have thought he was in a dream! Pablo is still alive, and all the mermaids now have a cool, fun way of keeping fit and healthy with their friends, all thanks to mermaiding! ________________________________ Vocabulary 像美人魚一樣游泳，可以鍛鍊身體，甚至救人一命。 1. fish 魚 Is that a fish? 那是一條魚嗎？ No, it's a mermaid! 不是，是美人魚！ No, it's a girl wearing a fishtail. 錯了，是一個女生穿著魚的尾巴。 2. together 一起 She swims so well! 她游泳游得真棒！ Yeah, and she's swimming together with another mermaid. 沒錯，而且她在跟另外一條美人魚一起游。 3. swim 游泳 You are a good swimmer too. 你也很會游泳。 Would you like to dive in and swim with her? 想不想跳進水裡跟她一起游？ No, I'm fine here. 不要，我在這裡很好。 4. pretend 假裝 I don't want to pretend to be a mermaid. 我可不想假裝成美人魚。 You want to be a shark, right? 你想當鯊魚，對不對？ Exactly! 正是！ Would you read the words with me? fish 魚 together 一起 swim 游泳 pretend 假裝 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a mermaid? A: Half human, half cow B: Half cow, half fish C: Half fish, half human 2. Where was Pablo diving with his friends? A: California B: Corsica C: Krakatoa 3. Which mermaid was also a trained firefighter? A: Elaina B: Ariel C: Pablo Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Summers in Taiwan can be very hot! When the sun comes out, everyone feels warm. And sometimes, it's too dry. Isn't there any way to make it rain?! 台灣的夏天很熱，有時候也很乾！有沒有甚麼方法可以讓天空下雨呢？ In the past, we could not change the weather. But scientists have had an idea. They have found a way to make it rain, using electricity. 現在，科學家發現一種用電讓天空下雨的方法。 We know where rain comes from. It falls from clouds in the sky. 我們知道雨水是從天上的雲落下來。 Clouds are made of water. When the water gets too heavy, the clouds start to rain. 雲是水構成的，當這些水太重，就會開始下雨。 Sometimes there is not enough rain. That is not good. When the rain is too little, people have no water to drink, and plants become too dry. So how can we make it rain more? 如果雨水太少，我們就會沒有水喝，植物也會乾枯。 Recently, scientists did a test. They used a little robot to zap a cloud with electricity. The electricity made the drops of water stick together. 科學家做了一個實驗，他們電擊一朵雲，讓雲層中的水滴黏在一起。 When the drops of water come together, they get heavier. Then they fall to earth. So when the cloud is zapped with electricity, it turns into rain. 水結成大水滴之後會變得更重，然後變成雨，落到地面。 What a useful idea. Scientists think it can help people. When the weather is too hot or dry, people can use this technology to make rain. All it takes is a cloud and a little electricity! ________________________________ Vocabulary 給雲層通上電，就有可能製造出雨水。 1. cloud 雲 How's the weather? 天氣怎麼樣？ A gray sky with lots of thick clouds. 灰色天空，有很多厚厚的雲。 Uh oh, that doesn't sound good. 糟糕，聽起來很不好。 No. I think it's going to rain very soon. 是不好，我想很快就會下雨。 2. rain 下雨 It rained all day yesterday. 昨天就下了一整天的雨。 But it's better than a hot and dry day. 但是總比又熱又乾好。 I prefer a dry day. 我比較喜歡乾燥的天氣。 3. electricity 電力 What's happening? 怎麼回事？ The light won't come on. 電燈不亮。 Because there's no electricity. 因為停電了。 4. in the past 從前 What should we do? 我們怎麼辦？ In the past we would light candles. 以前我們會點蠟燭。 No, I don't want to stay here. 不了，我不要待在這裡。 一起來讀讀單字吧。 cloud 雲 rain 下雨 electricity 電力 in the past 從前 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does rain come from? A: The sun B: The moon C: The clouds 2. How can we make clouds rain? A: Burn them with fire B: Tell them "more rain please" C: Zap them with electricity 3. When do clouds become rain? A: When they get too heavy B: When they get too light C: When they get too sad Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Do you like to travel? It's fun to visit another country. You can eat different food and meet interesting people. You can even hear another language. 你喜歡旅遊嗎？去別的國家，會碰到不同的食物、人，還有語言！ It's great to travel and see new things, but it's also great to come home. Some people travel for a few days, or even a few weeks. What if you didn't come home for 40 years? 旅行後回家的感覺也很棒。但如果四十年回不了家，會怎麼樣？ That's what happened to a Taiwanese man named Mr Chen. He was a fisherman. When he was young, he worked on a boat catching fish. 台灣有一個陳先生，他年輕的時候在船上當漁夫。 Once, the boat went to an island near Spain. Mr Chen went into town to make friends with the island people. 他的船去了一個西班牙附近的小島，他進城去交朋友。 There, he fell asleep. When he woke up, his boat was gone. 後來在島上睡著了。當他醒來的時候，他的船已經離開了。 Mr Chen was sad, but he made the best of it. He learned to speak Spanish. Then he became a chef, and learned to cook the local food. He even got married and had seven kids. 他只好在那邊學西班牙文，後來成為了廚師，還結婚，有了七個小孩！ He stayed on that island for 40 years. 他在那邊生活了 40 年！ Recently, he met another Taiwanese person, who helped Mr Chen call his family. 最近他碰到了一個台灣人，終於幫他連絡到家人。 Now he wants to bring his wife and kids back to Taiwan. He knows it's never too late to come home! ________________________________ Vocabulary 不幸流落異鄉的陳先生，替自己創造了另外一種人生。 1. travel 旅行 You just came back from Mexico. 你才剛從墨西哥回來。 And now you're going to Malaysia? 現在你又要去馬來西亞？ Yeah, I love traveling. 對，我喜歡旅行。 I get to meet different people… 我可以碰到不同的人… And eat some delicious food. 並且享用美食。 Yes! 是的！ 2. food 食物 So how do you like Mexican food? 所以你覺得墨西哥食物怎麼樣？ It's spicy but tasty. 很辛辣但是很好吃。 3. chef 大廚 I also made friends with this chef. 我還跟一位大廚成了朋友。 He's been to Taiwan before. 他來過台灣。 4. interesting 有趣的 He says Taiwanese people are interesting. 他說台灣人很有趣。 I agree. 我同意。 I find many people here interesting, too. 我也覺得這裡很多人很有趣。 Do you remember these words? travel 旅行 food 食物 chef 大廚 interesting 有趣的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did Mr. Chen leave his boat? A: To go catch fish B: To go make friends C: To go eat dinner 2. Where did Mr. Chen spend 40 years? A: Japan B: Canada C: Spain 3. What does Mr. Chen want to do now? A: Come back to Taiwan B: Fall asleep C: Get married Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Today, I want to talk about animal conservation, or saving animals. Why? Well, today is World Wildlife Conservation Day. 今天是野生動物保育日，我們來聊聊保育動物！ Conservation means saving something. Water conservation means saving water. Energy conservation means saving energy. "Conservation" 就是節約，或是保育。我們可以節約用水，或是節約能源。 Did you know that there are fewer animals today than ever before? An organization called the World Wildlife Fund says there are 70% fewer animals today than in 1970! 你知道，現在的動物數量，比以前少嗎？世界自然基金會說，現在比1970年少了百分之70！ That's terrible. Why is this happening? One reason is because people are cutting down lots of trees, especially in the Amazon. 怎麼會這樣？原因之一是人類砍掉太多樹了，尤其是在亞馬遜雨林。 Animals that need the trees to live are in real trouble. 需要這個雨林才能生存的動物有麻煩了。 Another problem is pollution, and climate change. 其他的問題還有汙染跟氣候變遷。 Some animals have gone down even more than 70 percent. For example, the World Wildlife Fund talks about a type of gorilla from Brazil that's down by 80%! 有一些動物的數量減少了更多！巴西的一種猩猩少了百分之80！ The animals need our help! Soon, it could be too late… ________________________________ Vocabulary 保護樹木是保護動物的好辦法，可以讓很多種動物活下去。 1. water 水 Jane, you're wasting too much water. 你用太多水了。 I'm brushing my teeth. I need water. 我在刷牙，我需要水。 2. trouble 麻煩 With so much rain, our water supply is not in trouble. 下那麼多雨，我們的自來水供應又沒有問題。 That's not the point. 那不是重點。 The Earth is in trouble. 是地球有麻煩了。 3. cut down 砍掉 Did you cut down my orange tree? 你是不是把我的橘子樹砍掉了？ What?! No! 什麼? 我沒有！ Why would I do that? 我為什麼要那樣？ Because it's not there now. 因為它現在不在那裏了。 4. another 另一個 Let me check. 我來瞧瞧。 You've put the pot in another place. 你把花盆放在另外一個地方了。 See, it's right here! 你看，就在這兒。 Let's read these words. water 水 trouble 麻煩 cut down 砍掉 another 另一個 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does "conservation" mean? A: Using something B: Saving something C: Wasting something 2. How much have animal populations gone down? A: 7 percent B: 17 percent C: 70 percent 3. Which environmental problem is NOT mentioned? A: Pollution B: Cutting down trees C: Plastic in the ocean Answers 1.B 2. C 3. C

Did you brush your teeth today? Drink a glass of water? Easy, right? 你今天有刷牙嗎？有喝水嗎？這些事情都很容易做，對吧？ Some people find these things very hard. That might be because they are disabled. If your body finds things easy to do, you are "able". If it finds things harder to do, you could be less able, or "dis-abled". 有一些人要做這些事很不容易，可能是因為他們是身心障礙者。"disabled" 就是身心障礙。 People can be disabled for lots of reasons. 身心障礙有很多原因。 Blind people are disabled: they cannot see. For blind people who like to read, they made a book that you can feel instead of see! 對於看不見，但喜歡看書的人，他們做了一種點字書，用手摸就可以讀！ Other disabled people find moving their body really hard. They have to use big, heavy, metal things to move, which is not very easy, or comfortable! 也有一些身心障礙者不方便活動，要使用很大很重的輔助器具，很不舒服！ To help, scientists have made a new kind of arm-sleeve that is soft and comfortable. And it has a super-smart robot! 科學家現在做了一種新的袖套。這個袖套很軟很舒服，而且裡面還有機器人！ This sleeve uses small balloons that fill with air to help people move their arms comfortably and easily! 袖套裡面有很多超級小的氣球。氣球充氣後，就可以幫助他們移動手臂！ Tomorrow is the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities". So let's wish disabled people everywhere a great day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 穿上聰明袖套，就可以移動手臂，聽起來很神奇吧？ 1. hard 困難的 I find it hard to wash dishes. 我覺得洗碗很難。 How could it be hard? 怎麼會很難？ It's much easier than cooking. 它比做飯菜容易多了。 2. easy 容易的，easier 比較容易的 I enjoy cooking, but washing dishes is so tiring! 我喜歡作飯菜，但是洗碗好累人！ Maybe you should buy a dishwasher. It'll make your life easier. 也許你該買個洗碗機，會讓你的生活容易很多。 3. move 活動 No, it's too big. 不要，它太大了。 I won't be able to move around if I put it in my kitchen. 要是放進我的廚房，我就動彈不得。 Then you just have to move your hands to wash the dishes. 那你只能動動手來洗碗了。 今天的單字一點兒也不困難。 hard 困難的 easy 容易的 easier 比較容易的 move 活動 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How is a blind person disabled? A: They can't move B: They can't see C: They can't hear 2. What is inside the new, comfortable sleeve? A: A glass of water B: A new kind of book C: Lots of small balloons 3. What day is tomorrow? A: International Talk Like A Pirate Day B: International Day of Persons with Disabilities C: International Hot and Spicy Food Day Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

What can you see in the forest? The forest has flowers and grass, birds and animals, and lots and lots of… trees. 森林裡可以看到甚麼？有花、草、鳥兒、動物，還有很多很多樹。 Some trees are short, some are tall, and some are just enormous. In fact, scientists have just found the tallest tree in Taiwan. 科學家最近發現了全台灣最高的樹！ That's right! How did they find it? A team of tree hunters was looking for tall trees. They found one in a forest near Hsinchu. People call it the "Taoshan Sacred Tree". Right away, the tree hunters knew this tree was special. 科學家們在新竹附近發現了一棵超高的樹，它叫「桃山神木」。 They decided to climb the tree. They climbed for hours and hours. Finally, the climbers reached the top. 他們決定爬樹，爬著爬著，穿過了綠葉和霧氣，終於登上了樹頂。 From the top, they could measure the tree. It was nearly 80 meters tall. That means it is not only the tallest tree in Taiwan, but also the tallest tree in all of East Asia! 測量的結果，這棵樹幾乎有80公尺高，它不只是全台灣最高的樹，而且是全東亞最高的！ What's more, the tree is still growing taller every year. 並且還在繼續長高！ Will the tree hunters cut it down? No way! 這棵樹會被科學家砍下來嗎？不會！ They want to protect the tree and study it. In fact, they think there are even taller trees hidden in Taiwan's forests. 科學家會保護還要研究這棵樹，他們也認為台灣的森林裡面可能還有更高的樹。 Who knows what they will find? ________________________________ Vocabulary 全台最高的樹，位置在新竹的森林中。 1. tall 高的 Look at all these tall trees! 你看這些好高的樹！ It's amazing! I can't even see the top. 真驚人，我甚至看不到樹頂。 I wonder how many years it took them to grow this tall. 真不知道要幾年才長這麼高。 2. top 頂端 Would you like to try climbing this tree? 你想不想爬這棵樹？ No way! I could never reach the top. 不想，我根本爬不到最上面。 3. animal 動物 And there could be some animals up there. 而且上面可能有動物。 Like monkeys? 比如說猴子嗎？ Yeah, and bats and hawks. 對，還有蝙蝠跟老鷹。 4. tallest 最高的 Okay, then I'll do it myself. 那我自己爬。 I want to see if it's the tallest tree around. 我要看看它是不是這一帶最高的樹。 你記住這些單字了嗎？ tall 高的 top 頂端 animal 動物 tallest 最高的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did scientists find the tallest tree? A: Near Hsinchu B: Near Hualien C: Near Alishan 2. About how tall was the tree? A: 30 meters B: 50 meters C: 80 meters 3. What will they do with the tree? A: Study it B: Cut it down C: Build a tree house Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

At my grandma's house, there is a big garden, where she grows potatoes, tomatoes and greens. 我奶奶家有一個大菜園，她會種馬鈴薯、番茄，跟蔬菜！ But I live in the city. My house is very small, so I don't have a garden. What can I do? 但我住在城市，房子很小，家裡沒有菜園怎麼辦？ To solve this problem, let's look to Nairobi, a city in Africa. Every day, lots of people come from the countryside to live in that city. There are people everywhere. It's so busy, and there is not enough land to grow food. What can all of these people eat? 非洲有一個城市叫奈洛比，很多人從鄉下到這個城市生活，但人這麼多，很擁擠、土地很少，不夠種菜，那這些人要吃甚麼呢？ Recently, many people in Nairobi have planted small gardens in their homes! They might plant some potatoes on the balcony, or grow some tomatoes right by the kitchen window. 最近，奈洛比很多人在家裡種了小菜園！他們會在陽台種馬鈴薯，或是在廚房窗戶邊種番茄。 These small gardens are very helpful. People say it's convenient, because they don't have to go to the supermarket. They can save time and money. 這樣他們不用去超市了，很省錢又很方便！ What's more, growing food at home is cleaner. People with home gardens don't have to worry about harmful chemicals on their vegetables. 而且還不用擔心蔬菜上面有農藥！ Let's take a lesson from Nairobi. We don't need lots of space to make a garden. We can grow some healthy food right in our own homes. 其實不用很多空間，就可以在家裡種一些植物了。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 多動動腦筋，自己家也可以有菜園。 1. countryside 鄉下 I hope I can live in the countryside. 我希望能住在鄉下。 You'll have no 7-11 or bookstore. 你會沒有便利商店或是書店。 But I can grow my own food. 但是我可以自己種食物。 2. grow 種植 You're already growing tomatoes in your house! 你已經在自己家種番茄了！ That's not enough. 那不夠。 I want to grow more. 我想要種更多。 3. garden 花園 I'd like to have a big garden. 我想要有個大菜園。 There are vegetable gardens in the city, too. 城市裡也有菜園啊。 4. space 空間 You can rent a space in the garden. 你可以在菜園租一個空間。 It'll be a lot easier than living in the countryside. 那比住在鄉下容易多了。 你喜歡親手種菜嗎? 來讀讀單字。 countryside鄉下 grow種植 garden花園，菜園 space空間 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the city of Nairobi? A: Asia B: Africa C: Australia 2. Where are people planting small gardens? A: By the street B: At the market C: In their homes 3. Why are small gardens convenient? A: They can make your house bigger B: They can help you in school C: They save time and money Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Mr. Whiskers! There you are! I finally found you! Oh hey there! This is my cat… He went missing. I've been looking for him all day! I'm glad I found him. 這是我的貓咪，我找他找了一整天！ Have you ever lost a pet? It doesn't matter if you lose them for only a few minutes or a few hours, or a few days… it's still very scary! 你的寵物有失蹤過嗎？不見了幾分鐘或幾個小時可能還好，但是如果牠不見好幾天就很恐怖了！ Have you heard of this woman in the U.S., who lost her cat for nine years? Nine whole years! The owner must have been very scared. 美國有一位婦人，她的貓咪失蹤了整整九年！ This woman's cat went missing in California. After searching for a long time, the woman and her husband thought the cat was gone forever. 這隻貓咪在美國加州走失，他們找了好久都找不到，以為貓咪永遠不見了。 Then one day, nine years later, they received a phone call from a pet shelter… in Idaho! Idaho is two states away from California! I wonder how the cat got so far away? 九年後，他們接到一通來自愛達荷州的寵物收容所電話，愛達荷州離加州超級遠！ The people at the shelter checked the cat's microchip. That's how they found out who the owner was and who to call. 動物收容所的人查了那隻貓咪的寵物晶片，才找到主人。 And that's how the woman found out that her cat was okay, nine years later! So, if you have a pet, make sure you get them a microchip! ________________________________ Vocabulary 失而復得的寵物貓咪，讓主人欣喜若狂！ 1. lose 失去 Oh no, I think I lost my hat! 糟糕，我覺得帽子搞丟了。 It's certainly not on your head. 它確實不在你頭上。 What should I do? 我該怎麼辦？ 2. find 找到 Where did you lose it? 你在哪裡搞丟的？ I can't remember. 我不記得了。 Then let's go to the Lost and Found. 那我們去失物招領處吧。 3. look for 尋找 No, I should look for it myself. 不了，我應該自己來找。 I need the hat now. 我現在就需要帽子。 But you don't even know where to begin. 但是你甚至不知道從哪裡開始。 4. not matter 沒關係 It doesn't matter. 沒關係。 I'll just go back to the shopping mall. 我就回到購物中心去。 You're crazy! 你瘋了！ Let's read these words. lose 失去 find 找到 look for 尋找 not matter 沒關係 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal did the woman lose in this story? A: A dog B: A cat C: A bird 2. How long was the pet missing? A: Nine days B: Nine years C: Nine hours 3. Where was the pet found? A: In California B: In Idaho C: In Mexico Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

Everyone always talks about how bad plastic garbage is for the environment, but did you know glass is bad for the environment too? 你知道，除了塑膠之外，玻璃也對環境不好嗎？ Did you know that you can turn glass into sand? You can do this because… glass is made out of sand! 為什麼玻璃可以變成沙子？因為玻璃就是用沙子做的！ A company in Louisiana, called "Glass Half Full", is trying to help. They take old, used glass bottles and they grind them up into sand! 美國的路易斯安那州，有一間叫做 "Glass Half Full" 的公司，會把玻璃瓶磨碎變成沙子！ And Louisiana needs more sand. Louisiana is a state in the U.S. that has eroding coastlines. This means the sand by the ocean is slowly being washed away over a long, long time. 在路易斯安那州，因為海邊的沙子一直被沖走，海岸線正在退後。 This is bad because when too much sand is washed away, there is no more land. So the animals and people who were there before won't have any place to live. 太多土地被沖走，動物跟人就沒有地方可以住了！ Glass Half Full is trying to recycle old bottles to make more sand. Then, they can use this sand to fix Louisiana's eroding coastlines. 這間公司打算用這些玻璃磨成的沙子，減緩海岸線退後的速度。 So the next time you are walking on a beach, look down and think of all the bottles that could make all that sand! And remember to recycle! ________________________________ Vocabulary 玻璃瓶碾碎之後，有很多用途。 1. bottle 瓶子 Let me keep these beer bottles. 讓我留著這些啤酒瓶。 What do you need them for? 你需要它們做什麼？ I'll send them to a special factory. 我會把它送到一家特殊的工廠。 2. glass 玻璃 They can turn glass bottles into sand there. 他們會把這些玻璃瓶碾成沙粒。 You'll use the sand in your yard? 你會把這些沙子用在院子裡嗎？ 3. sand 沙子 Yeah, it makes good pavement. 對，它是很好鋪地的材料。 Glass sand doesn't get washed away by the rain. 玻璃砂不會被雨水沖走。 4. recycle 回收 Good. That means I don't need to recycle the bottles. 真好，這表示我不需要回收瓶子。 But it doesn't mean you can drink more beer. 可是並不表示你可以喝更多啤酒。 今天學到哪些單字？ bottle 瓶子 glass 玻璃 sand 沙子 recycle 回收 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What problem is Louisiana facing? A: Eroding coastlines B: Disappearing trees C: Disappearing oceans 2. What does the company Glass Half Full do? A: Recycle glass bottles B: Recycle plastic bottles C: Recycle sand 3. How does the company recycle? A: By grinding glass bottles into sand B: By turning sand into plastic C: By turning sand into glass Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Oh hey there! I'm just having a little party, hold on… That's better! I love hosting dance parties. When I do, I hang a disco ball from the ceiling. The light is reflected all over the room! It's so pretty! Everyone likes shiny things. 我超愛辦派對。我會在天花板掛那種迪斯可球。大家都喜歡這種閃閃亮亮的東西。 You know what other animal likes shiny things? Scallops! Scientists found out that scallops really like bright, shining light. And if lights are added to traps under the ocean, the scallops swim into the traps all by themselves! 科學家發現，扇貝也喜歡閃閃亮亮的光。如果在海底的陷阱裡加上燈光，扇貝就會自己游進去！ It makes fishing for scallops a lot easier! This is also a lot better for the environment, because fishermen don't need to use nets. 現在這樣就不需要網子了，對環境比較好。 Nets sometimes accidentally trap other fish and sea creatures that they don't want. 用網子有時候會意外抓到他們不要的魚以及海裡的生物。 According to one scientist, fishing for scallops with lights is like "a scallop disco." How fun! 有一個科學家說，這樣子好像扇貝的迪斯可派對！ If the scallops like bright lights like people do, maybe scientists should try playing some disco music underwater too. 如果扇貝像人一樣喜歡亮亮的東西，科學家也應該試試迪斯可音樂！ I wonder if that would attract even more scallops! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類會受到閃亮東西的吸引，有些動物也一樣。 1. party 派對 Wow, bright and shiny earrings! 哇，閃閃發光的耳環！ Going to a party tonight? 今天晚上要去參加派對嗎？ No, no partying. 不了，不去派對。 But I do like these earrings. 不過我真喜歡這對耳環。 2. sea 海洋 If you put them in the sea, you can catch scallops. 假如你把耳環放在海裡，可以捉到扇貝。 I love scallops. They're delicious. 我喜歡扇貝，很好吃。 But I'll buy them at the market. 但是我會在菜場買。 3. swim 游泳 Something is swimming underwater. 有東西在水裡游。 I think it's a crab. 我覺得是一隻螃蟹。 4. net 網子 How should I get it out? 要怎麼把牠弄出來？ I'm not a fisherman. 我不是漁夫。 Just use a net. 就用個網子吧。 今天的單字簡短好記。 party 派對 sea 海洋 swim 游泳 net 網子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of sea creature is in the story? A: Scallops B: Fish C: Sharks 2. What are these sea creatures attracted to? A: Bright lights B: Loud noises C: People 3. Why is fishing like this better? A: It's better for crabs B: It's better for the environment C: It's better for scallops Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. That means many families will come together to eat a big meal. 今天是美國的感恩節，大家會聚在一起吃大餐。 Do you know what people eat on Thanksgiving? 你知道大家在感恩節都吃甚麼嗎？ They eat mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and turkey! 會吃馬鈴薯泥、南瓜派，還有火雞！ What's a turkey? A turkey is a kind of bird. It's like a chicken, but bigger. A turkey has a huge tail, a red neck and a blue face. 火雞有很大的尾巴、紅紅的脖子，跟藍色的臉。 This year, one farm in the US is doing Thanksgiving their own way. They won't eat turkey. Instead, they let people come hug their pet turkeys! 今年，美國的一間農場不打算吃火雞，他們讓大家來抱抱他們的寵物火雞！ That's right! In the city of St. Louis, one farm helps animals that have been hurt. Animals can go to that farm to heal and be happy. 那個農場幫助受傷的動物，動物可以在農場裡面快樂健康。 The farm has many animals: pigs, ducks, cows. They even have two turkeys. The turkeys are named "Neptune" and "Smudge". 這間農場裡面有很多動物：有豬、鴨、牛、還有兩隻火雞，牠們叫做 Neptune 跟 Smudge。 Today everyone is invited to come to the farm and meet the turkeys. They love to let people hug them, and feed them, and talk to them. Listen carefully… they might even say something back! ________________________________ Vocabulary 美國有一處農場讓人抱抱火雞，而不是吃火雞大餐。 1. chicken 雞， duck 鴨子 Poor turkey! 可憐的火雞！ So many of them are eaten every year. 每年有那麼多被吃掉。 Same for pigs, chickens and ducks. 豬啊，雞啊，鴨子也都一樣呀。 2. pumpkin pie 南瓜派 I guess you're right. 你是對的。 But I only eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day. 不過我在感恩節只吃南瓜派。 3. feed 餵食 So you're vegetarian. 所以你吃素。 Not entirely. 不完全是。 When I was little, I enjoyed hugging and feeding animals. 我小時候喜歡抱抱動物，餵牠們吃東西。 4. animal 動物 I'd like to be a friend to animals. 我想要當動物的朋友。 You can eat fish. 你可以吃魚。 你喜歡動物嗎？ chicken 雞 duck 鴨子 pumpkin pie 南瓜派 feed 餵食 animal 動物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is a turkey A: Fish B: Bird C: Mammal 2. Where is the farm that lets people hug turkeys? A: New York B: Los Angeles C: St. Louis 3. On this farm, what can people do with turkeys? A: Hug them B: Dance with them C: Eat them Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Did you know that horses wear shoes? They're not shoes like the ones you and I wear. Our shoes are soft and light, and are made of things like leather or rubber. A horse's shoes are hard and heavy. They're made of metal! 馬也會穿鞋子，只是跟我們的不太一樣。我們的鞋子是用皮革跟橡膠做的，又輕又軟，馬的鞋子是用金屬做的，很硬又很重！ We keep shoes on our feet by tying them with shoelaces. But we keep shoes on a horse with metal nails! 我們用鞋帶固定鞋子，馬卻是用鐵釘！ That sounds really painful, right? Don't worry, they don't hurt! Horses don't have feet like we do. They have hooves. Hooves are very thick and hard. 聽起來很痛，但是馬不會痛，因為牠們有很厚很硬的馬蹄。 Hooves need to be kept safe, just like our feet. Which is why horses wear shoes. Now there's an artist who's helping horses wear the coolest shoes! He's made special sneakers just for horses! They look exactly like human sneakers! 現在，有一個藝術家幫馬做了超酷的球鞋，長得跟人的鞋一模一樣！ These sneakers are very expensive: one costs about $40,000 NT, and horses have four hooves! That's almost $160,000 NT! 但是這種球鞋超貴，大概要四萬新台幣，而且一隻馬有四個蹄，這樣要花十六萬！ But good news! All the money will go to charity. And who knows, maybe soon horses will have cooler shoes than people! ________________________________ Vocabulary 馬蹄鐵做得像人類穿的鞋子，這很有趣。 1. light 輕的 Your boots look so cool! 你的靴子好酷！ Are they real leather? 是真皮的嗎？ Yeah, soft and light lambskin. 是又輕又軟的羊皮。 2. heavy 重的 I prefer hard and heavy boots. 我比較喜歡又硬又重的靴子。 So you can wear them on rainy days? 那樣你就可以雨天穿？ So I can wear them any day. 就可以天天穿。 3. rubber 橡膠 Do you have rubber bands? 你有橡皮筋嗎？ Here you are. 這兒有。 Good, I need them to tie my hair. 真好，我需要用它綁頭髮。 4. cost 花費 Rubber bands are useful. 橡皮筋真有用。 Yeah, and they cost so little! 對啊，並且花不了什麼錢。 今天你學到哪些單字？一起來讀一讀。 light 輕的 heavy 重的 rubber 橡膠 cost 花費 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are horse's shoes made from? A: Metal B: Rubber C: Leather 2. What do horses have instead of feet? A: Hands B: Wheels C: Hooves 3. How much does one horse sneaker cost? A: $40,000 NT B: $160,000 NT C: $60,000 NT Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Aiyah! Go away, mosquitoes! I've only been outside for 5 minutes and I already have 5 mosquito bites! 才五分鐘，我就被蚊子叮了五個包！ I always tell people that mosquitoes like to bite me more than other people, and people don't believe me. But, it's true! Scientists found out mosquitoes do like some people more than others. 科學家說，蚊子真的特別喜歡叮某一些人。 Mosquitoes can actually see the air we breathe out. That's how they can find us and bite us! 牠們可以看到我們呼出去的氣來找到我們，然後進攻咬我們。 But now, scientists say mosquitoes also have another way to find people… Smell! 科學家說，蚊子還可以聞到人在哪裡。 All human bodies have a smell. 人的身體都有一個味道。 But some people's smell is a bit different. We can't smell it, but the mosquitoes can! And when they smell that special smell, it's like chocolate and candy for them! 我們聞不出來，但是蚊子可以。有一些味道對牠們來說就像是巧克力跟糖果！ There's nothing we can do to change our smell, but maybe we can find new ways to cover the smell, to make mosquitoes stay away. 我們不能改變我們的味道，但也許可以遮掉一些。 Ah, that would be so nice! What? Another bite? These mosquitoes love me, but I don't love them! 這些蚊子真的很愛我，但我並不是很愛牠們。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 蚊子雖小，感覺器官卻十分靈敏。 1. go away 走開 It's so nice and quiet here. 這裡真好真安靜。 Until mosquitoes come! 蚊子一來就不是了。 Why don't they just go away? 牠們怎麼就是不走開？ 2. human body 人體 Are you kidding? Their night has just begun. 開玩笑，牠們的夜晚才剛開始。 And they like us, two warm human bodies. 而且蚊子喜歡我們，兩具溫暖的人體。 3. smell 聞，氣味 Let me cover my smell with perfume. 我來擦點香水遮掉氣味。 No, you don't want to do that. 你可別那麼做。 They'll smell you even faster. 牠們會更快聞到你。 4. bite 叮咬 I've got another bite! 我又被叮了一口！ Let's go inside. 我們進屋子裡吧。 Let's read the vocabulary. go away 走開 human body 人體 smell 聞，氣味 bite 叮咬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What can mosquitoes do? A: Eat pizza B: See and smell people C: Read books 2. What did scientists learn about mosquitoes? A: They like some people's smell B: They like some people's hair C: They like some people's shoes 3. What are scientists trying to do? A: Cover people's smell B: See people in the dark C: Talk to mosquitoes Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Hi students, do you know what most students at school are thinking about in the morning? Of course, it's lunchtime! 你知道學生早上到學校之後，都在想甚麼呢？當然是午餐要吃甚麼呢！ Every day, hungry students need to eat. Who makes your lunch? Maybe your family makes it, or maybe the school's cook. 肚子餓的學生每天都得吃飯，可是是誰做他們的午餐？ In some elementary schools, children only eat fast food, like hamburgers and french fries. 有一些學校的學生只吃速食，比如不健康的漢堡跟薯條。 Yuck! That's not good for you! In other schools, students can make lunch by themselves, and eat healthy. They are helped by a new program called "Chefs in Schools". 在其他的學校，有一個新社團幫學生自己做午餐，吃得健康。 The program helps elementary students plant vegetable gardens. The students take care of their garden every day. 這個社團就是幫這些學生們自己種菜，每天照顧菜園。 After lots of sunlight, water, love and care, their vegetables are ready to eat! Students cook them into delicious meals. They even grow wheat, and use it to bake bread. It makes the students happy and strong. 學生們把蔬菜煮成可口的飯菜。他們還種麥子，用它來做自己的麵包。 What they don't use, they give to others in the neighborhood. 學生也會把蔬菜給附近的鄰居。 When those children grow up, they will know how to feed themselves, their families, and their friends. 孩子們長大以後，就知道如何養活自己、家人，還有朋友！ If children learn to make healthy food, they will also learn to help themselves and others. ________________________________ Vocabulary 小學生吃自己種、自己烹調的食物，午餐變得更有趣。 1. garden 花園 My elementary school has a vegetable garden. 我的小學有一座菜園。 What do you grow? 你種什麼呢？ Tomato and green pepper. 番茄和青椒。 2. take care of 照顧 Do you know how to take care of the plants? 你知道怎麼照顧那些植物嗎？ Of course, they just need sunlight and water. 當然，它們只需要陽光和水。 3. hungry 飢餓的 All this talk is making me hungry. 所有這些話讓我餓了。 What should we have? 我們吃什麼好？ Hamburgers and fries? 漢堡薯條？ No! Let's have something healthy. 不行，我們要吃得健康。 4. meal 餐食 I can cook a meal of fish. 我可以做魚料理。 That sounds great! 聽起來很棒！ 這些單字每天都用得上。 garden 花園 take care of 照顧 hungry 飢餓的 meal 餐食 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "fast food"? A: Hamburgers and french fries B: Bread and water C: Fruits and vegetables 2. How does the "Chefs in Schools" program help students? A: It helps them make fast food B: It helps them grow vegetables C: It helps them get books 3. What do students do with the vegetables? A: Sell them for money B: Feed them to animals C: Feed themselves and their community Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

I love fresh vegetables. Especially lettuce, it's so crunchy and green. 我喜歡新鮮蔬菜，尤其是萵苣。 Fresh lettuce is best. We all want newly picked lettuce. 新鮮的萵苣最棒了。 That means the lettuce farm should be close to the market. In fact, the freshest lettuce is the kind you pick with your own hands. 所以萵苣農場最好要靠近超市。如果能親手摘就更新鮮了。 So what if the lettuce grew right inside the supermarket? That's what one supermarket in Egypt is doing. They plant lettuce in a fridge and use a special light to make it grow. 在埃及，有一家超市在店裡面種萵苣！萵苣在冰箱裡面，用特殊的燈照它們，讓它們成長。 When people go shopping, they can pick the lettuce themselves. "Ooo! So fresh!" 客人可以買自己摘的菜。 But won't growing vegetables in the store be dirty? Actually, the supermarket doesn't use any dirt to grow this lettuce. They plant it directly in the water. That's called "hydroponics". 但是在超市種菜不會髒嗎？其實他們不用泥土，他們直接把萵苣種在水裡。這叫做水耕。 The water is very healthy, and the plants like it. What's more, this way can save lots of water. Hydroponics uses 90% less water. 而且水耕用到的水減少了百分之九十。 Next time you go to the store, you might be able to pick fresh lettuce by yourself. ________________________________ Vocabulary 在超市裡採摘蔬菜帶回家，沒有比這更新鮮的了。 1. sandwich 三明治 What would you like for lunch? 你中飯想吃什麼？ I'm not hungry. I'll just have a salad. 我不餓，就吃個沙拉。 Then I'll get a sandwich. 那我買個三明治。 2. vegetable 蔬菜 Let's buy our food here. 我們在這裡買食物吧。 They use very fresh vegetables in their salad. 他們的沙拉用很新鮮的蔬菜。 You're right. The veggies look so green and clean! 你說對了，這些菜看起來又綠又乾淨！ 3. grow 種植 I think this store grows its lettuce in water. 我想這家店用水種生菜。 What a good idea! 真是個好主意！ 4. dirt 泥土 I still grow my tomatoes in dirt. 我仍然在泥土裡種番茄。 It's okay. Your tomatoes taste wonderful! 那沒關係。你種的番茄很好吃。 來讀讀單字吧。 sandwich 三明治 vegetable 蔬菜 grow 種植 dirt 泥土 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this supermarket get their lettuce? A: It grows in a garden. B: It grows on a farm. C: It grows inside the supermarket. 2. What is it called when plants grow with no soil, only water? A: Hydroponics B: Supersonic C: Electronic 3. What is good about hydroponics? A: It can make light. B: It can save water. C: It's more dirty. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

I love walking in the fresh open air. One day I want to go hiking in Mexico! Last month, Mexico opened their first cross-county hiking trail. 有一天，我想要去墨西哥，因為上個月，他們開放了第一條越野步道。 The trail has many things to see. It starts in Merida. That's a hot city. The walk goes on for more than one hundred kilometers! 步道的起點在梅里達，全程要走超過一百多公里！ The trail then goes into the jungle. The forest there is wet, and there are huge plants all around. They have some beautiful birds. I've heard they have toucan birds! Their faces are red, yellow, and green. So colorful! 從步道進入叢林以後，裡面濕搭搭，還有很多大型植物跟鳥兒。我聽說還可以看到多彩的大嘴鳥！ The trail goes past many small towns, where local people live. These people are called the Mayan people. 這條步道經過許多小村莊，村民是馬雅人。 They welcome the new trail, because it brings tourists like me! Not just hikers, but cyclists too! 村民很喜歡這個步道，因為它帶來很多健行的旅客，以及騎腳踏車的人！ They also have restaurants to serve their traditional food. Mmmm! I bet it tastes good! 村裡還有賣傳統美食的餐廳。 Mexico's new hiking trail takes five days to finish, so I'll need to train hard! 因為全程走完要花五天，所以我要認真練習了！ That's a long hike! ________________________________ Vocabulary 墨西哥這條步道有夠長，還有豐富的景觀。 1. hike 走步道，健行 Let's go hiking this weekend. 我們這周末去走步道吧。 Hiking? Where do you have in mind? 走步道？你想去哪裡？ Yangmingshan. There's a great hiking trail along the Bailaka Road. 陽明山。巴拉卡公路旁邊有一條很棒的步道。 2. fresh 新鮮的 But I'm really tired this week. 但是我這星期真的好累。 Well, think about the fresh air, flowers, trees and birds… 想想看，新鮮空氣，花草樹木和鳥兒… 3. pass 經過 Will we pass good restaurants? 我們會經過好的餐館嗎？ No, but we will pass many when we come down from Yangmingshan. 不會，不過下山時會經過很多。 4. tourist 遊客 We're such tourists! 我們真是遊客心態！ Sure, we want to have a good time. 當然，我們想要玩得開心。 你喜歡走步道嗎？ hike 走步道，健行 fresh 新鮮的 pass 經過 tourist 遊客 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animals can you see in the jungle? A: Black bears B: Toucan birds C: African elephants 2. What people live along the trail? A: French people B: Korean people C: Mayan people 3. How many days does the trail take to finish? A: One day B: Three days C: Five days Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Today, we are congratulating Nicole Mann, the first Native American to go to space! 恭喜 Nicole 成為第一個去外太空的美國原住民！ "Native Americans'" are the first people who ever lived in North America. We have native people here in Taiwan too! In English, they are called "indigenous". In Chinese, they are called "Yuan Zhu Min." A long time ago, there were many, many indigenous people here, but today, only about 2% of Taiwan's people are indigenous. 台灣以前很多原住民，但現在剩下2%的人口了。 And you know, that's the same as America! 美國現在也是這樣。 America had many, many indigenous people before too, but today, only about 2% of Americans are Native Americans. 他們以前也有很多、很多原住民，但現在大約只有2%的人口是美國原住民。 And now, a Native American has gone into space! 現在，一位美國原住民去了外太空。 Her name is Nicole. Nicole is the commander of the spaceship! She's the boss! 她叫Nicole，是這一艘太空船的指揮官！ It's really great, because it helps other Native Americans know that, one day, they might be able to go into space too! 這件事情讓其他的原住民知道，有一天他們也會有機會去外太空！ Maybe an indigenous Taiwanese person will also go into space one day! That would be cool, right? Good luck Nicole! The first Native American in space! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位女性原住民太空人，現在住在國際太空站裡面，要住到明年三月。 1. space 太空 Living in space must be a lot of fun. 住在太空中一定很好玩。 You can watch Earth from up there. 你可以從上面觀看地球。 2. spaceship 太空船 I don't want to live there. 我不想住在那裡。 But I'd like to travel around in a spaceship. 但是我想搭太空船旅行。 3. native 本地的，土生土長的 Listen! It's so beautiful! 你聽，好美的歌聲！ Yeah, they are native Taiwanese children. 對啊，他們是原住民小孩。 They're wonderful singers, aren't they? 他們是很棒的歌手，不是嗎？ 4. people 人們 Why do native Taiwanese people sing so well? 為什麼台灣原住民都唱得那麼好？ I can sing, too. 我也會唱。 Would you like to hear it? 你想聽嗎？ 你想去太空嗎？ space 太空 spaceship 太空船 native 本地的 people 人們 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who are Native Americans? A: The first people to live in space B: The first people to live in Taiwan C: The first people to live in North America 2. What do we call Native Taiwanese people? A: Indigestion B: Indigenous C: Indecision 3. What is Nicole's job on the spaceship? A: The boss B: The doctor C: The cook Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Today, I want to talk about dogs. Dogs can smell really well. They can smell at least 10,000 times better than people! 狗狗的嗅覺比人類好一千倍！ Dogs can smell lots of things that humans can't. There are dogs at airports. They use their noses to smell things that people shouldn't be carrying onto airplanes, which helps to keep everyone safe. 機場就會有狗狗去聞聞看，有沒有人帶違法的東西上飛機。 There is a new study by a university in the UK. It says dogs can also smell when people feel stress. 現在一個英國的大學說，狗狗可以聞到人類的壓力！ In the study, there were 36 people and four dogs. The people did a stressful activity. These people had to count backwards. They had to count backwards from 9,000. Wow, that's hard! 有36個人跟4隻狗參加這個研究。這些人要做一件壓力很大的事情，他們要從九千倒數回去。 The dogs smelled the people's breath and sweat before the people counted backwards. Then they also smelled the people's breath after they had counted, so the scientists could test the dog's noses. 狗狗在人們數數的前後都去聞他們的呼吸跟汗味。然後科學家會去檢查狗狗的鼻子。 And guess what? The dogs could smell the stress! They knew from their breath and sweat who was stressed and who was not! 結果他們發現，狗狗可以透過聞呼吸跟汗味，知道誰有壓力誰沒有！ Wow! Dogs are really great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗的鼻子遠比人類靈敏，可以幫我們做很多事。 1. smell 聞 Hey, your dog can smell the dumplings in my bag! 你的狗狗可以聞到我袋子裡的包子。 Of course he can. 當然可以。 He can smell everything in your bag. 他可以聞到你袋子裡所有東西。 2. nose 鼻子 I wish human noses were that good. 我希望人類的鼻子也那麼棒。 I think my nose is good enough. 我覺得我的鼻子夠好了。 3. stress 壓力 I'm so stressed out! 我壓力好大！ My boss wants to read my report tomorrow. 我的老闆明天就要看我的報告。 That really sounds stressful. 聽起來真的很有壓力。 4. at least 至少 I've written 3 pages. 我寫了三頁了。 How many pages do you need? 你需要幾頁？ At least 30. 至少三十頁。 Oh no! 糟糕了！ 這些字很常用。 smell 聞 nose 鼻子 stress 壓力 at least 至少 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the dogs smell in the test? A: People's blood B: People's sweat C: People's feet 2. How did the people become stressed? A: They counted backwards B: They ran very fast C: They got bitten by a dog 3. What did the experiment show? A: Dogs feel stress like people do B: Dogs like people who don't feel stress C: Dogs can smell stress Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

It's World Kindness Day today! Happy World Kindness Day everyone! Yes, there is a day that celebrates being kind. It's important to be kind to others. 今天是世界慈善日！對別人友善很重要。 I want to tell you about a very kind boy. His name is Isaac Winfield, and he lives in England. Isaac has a nice life in England. But he worries about people who don't have much money. Some families don't have enough money to buy food. 英國有一個小男孩叫做 Isaac Winfield，他擔心沒有足夠的錢可以買食物的家庭。 These people need to use a food bank. 這些人會用食物銀行。 People don't put money in a food bank. 人們不會在食物銀行存錢。 A food bank gives food to people who don't have much money. 食物銀行送食物給沒有錢的人。 Isaac wanted to do something to help poor people. So, he started a food bank at his family's home. He gets food from other nice people. These kind people donate food to Isaac. Isaac then gives this food to people who need it. Isaac 成立了一個食物銀行，很多好心人會捐食物給他，他再把食物給有需要的人。 Isaac has a page on Facebook so people can learn about what he does. They can contact Isaac through his Facebook page, and send him food, or money, so he can help more people eat well this winter. Isaac 有一個粉絲專頁，大家可以看到他做的事，也可以連絡他，捐錢或是食物。 It's great that there are so many kind people in the world. What about you guys? Is there a way you can be kinder to others? I'm sure there is! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個十一歲的男孩，在社群團體上募捐食物，送給需要的人。 1. food 食物 I'm starting a food bank. 我要成立一家食物銀行。 Why? The supermarket is right next door. 為什麼? 超市就在隔壁。 No, the food bank is not for me. 不，食物銀行不是為了我。 It's for people in need. 是為了有需要的人。 2. worry 擔心 Why do you worry about them? 你怎麼會擔心他們? I've been hungry before. 我自己挨餓過。 3. donate 捐贈 Okay, I'll donate my instant noodles. 好吧，我可以捐泡麵。 Thank you, but I'll take donated food through my Facebook. 謝謝你，不過我要從臉書接受捐贈的食物。 4. contact 聯絡 So should I contact you on Facebook? 所以我應該聯絡你的臉書? Yes, please. 對，拜託你。 These are very useful words. food 食物 worry 擔心 donate 捐贈 contact 聯絡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about Isaac? A: He gives food to poor people. B: He works at a bank. C: His family is very poor. 2. Where does Isaac get the food? A: Other people give it to him. B: His parents give it to him. C: He buys it from a supermarket. 3. According to the story, how do people contact Isaac? A: By calling him on the phone B: By using Facebook C: By talking to his parents Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

A ring is a special gift. You can wear it on your hand, where you will always see it. Then, you will always remember the person who gave it to you. You will know that they care about you. 看著戴在手上的戒指，你永遠都會記得是誰送你的。 How would you feel if you lost your ring? You would be sad. 但如果戒指不見了呢？應該很難過吧！ That's how Dave felt when he lost his ring. Dave lives in England. Fifty years ago, his mom gave him a gold ring for his birthday. 住在英國的 Dave 就搞丟了戒指，那是他媽媽50年前送他的生日禮物。 At the time, the ring was too big for him, but he still loved to wear it. 那時候戒指太大了，但他還是很喜歡戴著。 Dave wore it as he worked on his friend's farm. One day, he was picking strawberries. He saw the ring was gone from his hand! He looked everywhere, but he could not find it. 有一天，在摘草莓的時候，戒指不見了！他到處都找不到。 The ring was lost for many years. 這個戒指不見了好多年。 A few weeks ago, Dave's friend called him with good news. He had found Dave's gold ring! The ring had been on the ground the whole time. 幾個禮拜前，Dave的朋友打電話跟他說，戒指找到了！其實，戒指一直都在農場的地上。 What's more, the ring now fit Dave's finger. 現在戒指很合他的手指！ Fifty years later, he still remembers his mom and her special gift. ________________________________ Vocabulary 遺失多年的戒指，居然再度出現! 1. wear 穿戴 That's a beautiful ring you're wearing! 你戴的戒指好漂亮! Thank you! It's a gift from my boyfriend. 謝謝，這是我男朋友送我的禮物。 I gave him a ring, too. 我也有送他戒指。 2. remember 記得 Does this mean you're engaged? 這表示你們訂婚了嗎? No, we just want to remember each other. 不，我們只是想記得對方。 3. lose 失去 I'd better not lose it. 我最好別把它搞丟。 Because if you lose it, it means you'll forget him? 如果你搞丟了，表示你會忘了他嗎? No, I won't forget him. 不會，我不會忘記他。 4. everywhere 到處 I'll look everywhere for the ring. 我會到處找那個戒指。 And I'm sure I'll find it. 一定會找到的。 Or someone will find it for you. 別人也有可能替你找到。 我們一起讀單字。 wear 穿戴 remember 記得 lose 失去 everywhere 到處 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who gave Dave his ring? A: His wife B: His dad C: His mom 2. Where did Dave lose his ring? A: In the sea B: On a farm C: At a shop 3. What was Dave's ring made of? A: Gold B: Silver C: Strawberries Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Ahhh, the beach is so nice. The sun, the ocean, the shoes… What? Shoes? Why are there shoes floating in the water? 海裡怎麼會有鞋子飄著呢？ How can they be floating in the ocean for so long, and still look almost new??! 鞋子為甚麼能在海上漂這麼久，看起來還這麼新？ It's because they are not biodegradable! "Biodegradable" means something that turns back into nature after time. 因為它不能被生物分解！生物分解就是東西會隨著時間回歸大自然。 So, wood is biodegradable, many clothes are biodegradable, and even some kinds of metal are biodegradable. 木頭是會被分解的，有一些衣服也是，甚至有一些金屬也會被分解的。 Things that are not biodegradable can take hundreds and hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces, and that's bad for the earth! 過了好幾百年都不會被分解的東西，對環境不好！ But now you can buy a new kind of shoe that is 100% biodegradable! When you throw them away, they become part of the earth again in just one year! 但現在你能買得到百分百可以被生物分解的鞋子，他們被丟掉後，一年就會被分解！ We all need to think about what we buy and ask, "Is this biodegradable?" Okay, let me get those shoes out of the ocean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以生物分解的鞋子，能減少垃圾量。 1. shoes 鞋子 I need a pair of sports shoes. 我需要一雙運動鞋。 There's this shoe store that sells biodegradable shoes. 有一家鞋店賣可以生物分解的鞋子。 2. break down 分解 I've heard about them. 我有聽說過。 But they break down easily, right? 但是它們很容易分解，對嗎？ Yeah, they usually break down in a year. 對，通常一年之內就會分解。 3. throw away 扔掉 You can then just throw them away. 然後你就可以把它扔掉。 But I don't want that to happen when I'm climbing mountains. 但是我可不想在爬山時發生那種事。 4. earth 地球 Well, look at the bright side. 要看好的一面。 Your shoes will become part of the earth again. 你的鞋子又變回地球的一部份了。 你今天學到哪些英文單字？ shoes 鞋子 break down 分解 throw away 扔掉 earth 地球 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "biodegradable"? A: Something that becomes part of nature B: Something that lives for 400 years C: Something for dogs 2. What can you buy now? A: 100% biodegradable shoes! B: Shoes for fish! C: 100% plastic shoes! 3. When do biodegradable shoes go back to nature? A: In one year B: In 500 years C: In ten years Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Hi students, do you like camping? I like camping. You can hear the sounds of nature. Sleeping outside in a tent can be fun. 你們喜歡露營嗎？露營很有趣，你可以聽到大自然的聲音。 But how long do people usually sleep in a tent? Maybe a night or two, or a week, right? How about a year? 通常你會在帳棚裡面睡一兩個晚上或是一個禮拜，但在帳篷裡面睡一年會是甚麼感覺呢？ Well, one kid named Ashley did that. Yep, he slept in a tent every night for more than a year! Is he crazy? No, he did it to help dogs. 有一個叫做 Ashley 的小朋友就這樣做，只為了幫助狗狗。 I know what you are thinking: "How can sleeping in a tent for over a year help dogs?" People give money to Ashley to sleep in the tent. They give Ashley the money because Ashley will use the money to help dogs. Ashley will give the money to a charity. This charity helps dogs. 大家捐錢給 Ashley ，然後Ashley再捐給幫助狗狗的慈善機構。 Ashley wants to raise more than $1 million NT. 他希望可以募到一百萬新台幣。 So where does Ashley sleep? He sleeps in a tent in his backyard in England! He says he likes it more than sleeping in his bed! Ashley 睡在家裡後院的帳篷裡面。他說比起睡床上，他比較喜歡睡帳篷 。 Sometimes he gets very cold. But his pet dog named Bertie helps keep him warm. Good dog, Bertie! 有時候會很冷，但是他的狗狗 Bertie 幫助他保暖。 Good luck Ashley! I hope you raise a lot of money for those dogs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 露營最大的樂趣之一，就是睡在帳篷裡。 1. tent 帳篷 So we're going to sleep here tonight? 所以我們今晚要睡在這裡? Yeah, under the stars, in a tent. 是的，在星空之下，帳篷裏面。 I don't know if I can fall asleep. 我不知道能不能睡著。 2. nature 自然 Sure you can. 當然可以。 You'll hear the sounds of nature. 你會聽到大自然的聲音。 Like birds chirping, crickets singing… 比如說鳥叫聲，蟋蟀唱歌… 3. backyard 後院 There are no birds or crickets here. 這裡沒有鳥兒或是蟋蟀。 This is my backyard, remember? 這是我家後院，記得吧? 4. camp 露營 Still, it's camping. 這仍然是露營。 Camping means not sleeping at home. 露營意思就是不睡在家裡。 你今天學到哪些單字？ tent 帳篷 nature 自然 backyard 後院 camp 露營 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did Ashley sleep in a tent for over a year? A: He doesn't like sleeping in a house B: He wants to play with his dog C: He wants to get money to help dogs 2. What will Ashley do with the money? A: Put it in the bank B: Give it to a charity C: Buy a bigger tent 3. Who or what is Bertie? A: Ashley's pet dog B: Ashley's school friend C: A charity that helps dogs Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Hi students, have you seen your mommy or daddy use an ATM? You put your bank card inside, then type in your code. Then, you can get money from the machine! 你有看過爸爸媽媽用提款機嗎？把卡片插進去，再打密碼，就可以把錢領出來！ ATMs are very convenient, and it's super easy to find an ATM in Taiwan. But I can think of some places in Taiwan where you probably can't find an ATM… like, on top of a mountain! I don't think you can find an ATM on Yushan or Alishan or Hehuanshan… 台灣到處都有提款機，但是山裡面應該沒有吧！ But in Pakistan, there is an ATM on top of a mountain! It's the world's highest ATM! This ATM in Pakistan is more than 4,500 meters up… up, up on the top of a mountain! 4,500 meters is higher than Yushan or Alishan… it's higher than any mountain in Taiwan. 可是在巴基斯坦的一座山上，有世界最高的提款機，它位在超過4500公尺高的地方！比台灣的所有山都還要高！ But, why do you need an ATM at the top of a mountain? To get money to buy some snow or some rocks? Actually, that ATM is for Pakistan's soldiers. 這種地方要提款機做甚麼呢？原來是給阿兵哥用的。 One side of the mountain is in Pakistan and the other side of the mountain is in China. 這座山一邊屬於巴基斯坦，一邊是中國的。 The soldiers from Pakistan have to stay on the mountain, so the ATM is for them to get paid for their job. 山上的阿兵哥，就用這台提款機領薪水。 The soldiers need an easy way to get paid, so they have an ATM way up on the top of a mountain! Cool! ________________________________ Vocabulary 高山上的存提款機，領了錢要用在哪裡？ 1. high 高的，higher 比較高的，highest 最高的 How high is He-huan-shan? 合歡山有多高？ I think it's around 3,420 meters high. 我想大約是3,420公尺。 That's much higher than A-li-shan. 那比阿里山高很多。 But of course, Jade Mountain is the highest. 不過當然玉山是最高的。 2. bank card 銀行卡 Do you have a bank card on you? 你身上有銀行卡嗎？ Yes, I do. Why? 有啊，為什麼？ I need to get some money. 我需要領一些錢。 You can use your bank card. 你可以用你的銀行卡。 But there's no money in my bank account. 可是我的銀行帳戶裡沒有錢。 That's okay. There's no ATM here either. 沒關係，這裡也沒有提款機。 今天的單字非常簡單。 high 高的 higher 比較高的 highest 最高的 bank card 銀行卡 ________________________________ Quiz 1.Where is the ATM in this story? A: On a mountain in Pakistan B: On a beach in China C: On a hill in Taichung 2.What can you get from an ATM? A: Soldiers B: Money C: Goats 3.How tall is the mountain in Pakistan? A: More than 4,500 meters B: Less than 4,500 meters C: Nearly 4,500 meters Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

What does your gym teacher teach you? How to jump? How to run? But, does your gym teacher teach you how to climb trees like a monkey? 你們的體育老師會教你像猴子一樣爬樹嗎？ Maybe this idea sounds silly to you, but there are people in a city in Spain who go to a monkey tree-climbing class! 你也許覺得這個很傻，但是在西班牙一個城市，有人跑去上猴子爬樹課！ The teacher shows the students how to climb trees like monkeys! People and monkeys are part of the same animal family, but we are not monkeys, we are a kind of ape. And the human ape is not very good at climbing trees. But monkeys and other apes are very good at climbing trees. 人類跟猴子是同一個動物家族，但我們是人猿，不太會爬樹。其他猿跟猴子很會爬樹。 The teacher in Spain says people can learn to climb trees like monkeys, but we have to learn to move and climb in a new way. 那個老師說，我們可以跟猴子一樣學會爬樹，但是要學習新的移動方式跟爬樹。 This climb-like-a-monkey teacher is now famous! People call him "Tarzan." 這個老師現在變得很有名，大家叫他「泰山」！ That's a good name for him, right? Tarzan, the teacher who helps you learn to be a monkey! But of course, climbing trees can be dangerous. Don't try to climb a tree unless your mommy or daddy says it's OK. Falling out of a tree would hurt! Ouch! 爬樹很危險，如果掉下來會很痛喔！ Umm… Maybe I'll just go hiking instead… ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類不擅長爬樹，猴子在這方面可高明多了。 1. climb 攀爬 Would you like to learn how to climb trees? 你想學怎麼爬樹嗎？ Why do I want to learn that? 為什麼我要學？ Maybe you want to pick mangoes someday. 也許你有一天會想摘芒果。 2. famous 著名的 Taiwan is famous for its mangoes, you know. 台灣的芒果很有名喔。 I know, but I won't climb trees for a famous fruit. 我知道，但是我可不會為了有名的水果去爬樹。 3. silly 笨笨的 It's a silly idea. 那是個笨主意。 No, mango is not silly. 芒果並不笨。 4. teach 教導 I can teach you how to make mango pudding. 我可以教你怎麼做芒果布丁。 You'll teach me that? 你會教我呦？ Hurray! I love mango pudding! 太棒了，我喜歡芒果布丁。 Let's read today's vocabulary. climb 攀爬 famous 有名的 silly 笨笨的 teach 教導 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where are people learning to climb trees like monkeys? A: Kaohsiung B: South Africa C: Spain 2. Are people monkeys? A: No, we are fish! B: No, we are a kind of ape! C: No, we are trees! 3. What do people call the climb-like-a-monkey teacher? A: Tarzan B: Zoltan C: He-Man Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Tomorrow is Guy Fawkes Night, it's a great holiday in the U.K. They have big fires and everyone sings and dances! Then, they watch awesome fireworks! It even has its own rhyme… 明天在英國是一個很重要的節日，會有營火、煙火秀，它還有一句俗語： "Remember, remember, The fifth of November." It all started long ago, when England had a king. Some people, who did not like the king, made a plot to kill him! A plot is a very bad plan. 這一切開始在很久以前，有一些人不喜歡當時的國王，打算要殺掉他！ Back then if you tried to kill a king they could chop off your head! 殺國王是違法的，會被砍頭！ Some very bad people asked a man called Guy Fawkes to kill the king for them… They wanted to blow him up! But the police stopped him, and everyone was safe. 一些壞人請 Guy Fawkes 幫他們去炸掉國王！但是警察及時阻止他，救了大家。 Now, every year in the UK, they celebrate because no-one was hurt. And they call this holiday Guy Fawkes Night. 因為沒有人受傷，所以現在每年都會慶祝，叫做Guy Fawkes之夜。 This year the UK has some new safety rules: Everyone has to use wood for their fires, not trash: trash makes dirty smoke. And, they have to check for animals before lighting any fires. 今年，英國有新規定，例如只能燒木頭，不能燒垃圾，並且確保動物的安全。 It's a great holiday. It teaches us about the past, and safety, and it's really fun! Stay safe this Guy Fawkes night everyone! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個特別的英國節日，希望大家慶祝之外，都能保持安全。 1. holiday 節日 What's your favorite holiday, Jane? 你最喜歡的節日是什麼？ Double Ten Day, for sure. 肯定是雙十節。 2. fireworks 煙火 Let me guess, because of the fireworks show? 讓我猜猜，是因為煙火秀嗎？ You're right! 你說對了！ I love fireworks. 我喜歡看煙火。 It's in a different city every year, and I've been there every time. 它每年在不同的城市，而我每一次都到場。 3. night 夜晚 Fireworks in the night sky are indeed magical. 夜空中的煙火確實有魔力。 Exactly. You would forget it's night time. 完全正確。你根本忘記那是晚上。 4. U.K. 英國 Have you ever been to the U.K.? 你有去過英國嗎？ Yes, I've been to London and Oxford. 有，我去過倫敦和牛津。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ holiday 假日 fireworks 煙火 night 夜晚 U.K. 英國 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'plot'? A: A very big fire B: A very bad plan C: A long time ago 2. What do people do on Guy Fawkes night? A: Light fires and fireworks B: Wear scary clothes C: Plant a big tree 3. What should people use to make fire? A: Books B: Trash C: Wood Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

There are seven continents in the world. Do you remember their names? 世界上有七大洲，你記得是哪一些嗎？ Hmmm… let me see… Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, South America… Oh! And the super cold one where penguins live is Antarctica! 有亞洲、非洲、大洋洲、歐洲、北美洲、南美洲… 還有… 有企鵝那個超冷的南極洲！ And, did you know the seven continents used to be one super big continent? 那你知道七大洲原本是一整塊的大陸地？ Do you have a map of the world? Go and take a look at Africa and South America. They almost look like puzzle pieces, they fit together! 你看看地圖，非洲跟南美洲正好可以拼在一起， 就像個拼圖一樣！ Millions of years ago, when the world was full of huge dinosaurs, there was only one super big continent! Very, very slowly, the continents moved away from each other. 幾百萬年前，在恐龍還活著的時候，只有一個超級大陸地！後來慢慢散開。 But now, they are moving back together! One day, all the continents will be one super big continent again! 現在它們又慢慢地靠近，有一天又會變回一個超級大陸地！ When will that happen? Well, don't worry about it, because it will take maybe 100 million years! 不過大概要一億年以後。 100 million years is a long time for you and me, but it's not a long time for the earth. Who knows? 對我們來說很久，但是對地球來說只是一下下。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 世界七大洲，有可能慢慢互相靠近。 1. penguin 企鵝 Let's go to Taipei Zoo this Sunday. 我們這星期天去台北動物園吧。 To see pandas? 去看大熊貓? No, to see penguins. 不是，去看企鵝。 What's so special about penguins? 企鵝有什麼特別嗎? They're super cute! 牠們超級可愛啊! 2. Antarctica 南極洲 Some penguins come from a very far-away place. 牠們有些來自很遙遠的地方。 I know, from Antarctica. 我知道，來自南極洲。 3. continent 洲 That's a very cold country. 那是個好冷的國家。 Yes, but it's a continent, not a country. 對，不過那是一個洲，不是國家。 4. million 百萬 There are millions of penguins in Antarctica. 南極洲有幾百萬隻企鵝 Millions? That's a lot! 幾百萬隻? 好多喔! 來一起讀單字。 penguin 企鵝 Antarctica 南極洲 continent 洲 million 百萬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many continents are there today? A: 17 B: 77 C: 7 2. What are the continents doing now? A: Moving closer together B: Moving away from each other C: Moving to Mars 3. When will the world be one supercontinent again? A: Next year B: In maybe 100 million years C: In about 25 years Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Guess what? Today is "Eating Healthy Day"! Yes, there is a day for eating healthy! 今天是健康飲食日！ There are lots of ways to eat healthy. Vegetables and fruits are great. 你可以多吃蔬菜水果。 Another good way is to drink less soda. Soda has a lot of sugar. Fruit juices, like orange juice and apple juice, also have lots and lots of sugar. 要少喝汽水或果汁，裡面都有很多糖。 And sugar is really bad for you. Too much sugar hurts your body, and it makes you fat. Water is much better for you. 太多糖對身體不好，會胖！喝水比較健康。 Many places try to make people drink less sugary drinks. How do they do that? By adding a tax. The tax makes the sugary drinks more expensive. People hate paying more money! Many countries have tried putting a tax on sugary drinks before. Mexico tried it, but it did not work. Instead of sodas, people just ate chocolate bars and candy instead! They tried it in France too, but it didn't work there either. 許多國家曾經試過對含糖飲料課稅。 像墨西哥就沒有成功，因為人開始用巧克力跟糖果代替蘇打水。 法國也曾經試過，也沒有用。 In September, a province in Canada put a tax on sugary drinks. We all have to try harder to eat healthier. 加拿大的一個省九月開始對含糖飲料課稅了。 Let's hope it works for them! 希望他們可以成功。 Maybe Taiwan should put a tax on sugary drinks too. What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 汽水好喝，卻對身體不好。 1. less 比較少的 There's a big bottle of coke in the refrigerator. 冰箱裡有一大瓶可樂。 Yeah, I bought it. 沒錯，我買的。 Shouldn't you drink less soda? 你不是應該少喝一點汽水？ I know, but I can't help it. 我知道，就是忍不住。 2. sugary 含糖的 Why do you like sugary stuff so much? 你為什麼那麼喜歡含糖的東西? Well, sugar makes me happy. 糖就是讓我開心。 3. expensive 昂貴的 If coke becomes more expensive… 要是可樂變得更貴… Would I still buy it? 我會不會還是買？ Yes, I would. 會，我會。 4. tax 稅 There should be a tax on sweet drinks. 甜飲料應該課稅。 I'm not worried about tax. 我不擔心稅。 I'm worried about my health. 我擔心健康。 你今天學到哪些單字？ less 比較少的 sugary 含糖的 expensive 昂貴的 tax 稅 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why should people drink less soda to be healthy? A: Soda hurts the environment. B: Soda is expensive. C: Soda has lots of sugar. 2. What is true about orange juice? A: It has a lot of sugar. B: It has very little sugar. C: It has no sugar. 3. What did a province in Canada do? A: Make a new kind of sugary drink B: Stop selling sugary drinks C: Charge people more for sugary drinks Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Hi students! Do you like to walk barefoot? It's nice to walk with no shoes and socks in your home. 你喜歡打赤腳走路嗎？在室內打赤腳很舒服！ But what about walking barefoot outside? Today, I want to tell you about a man who walks barefoot outside a lot. He walked with no shoes or socks for over a year! 有一個人，整整一年打赤腳上街！ George Woodville lives in England. One day, he threw all his shoes away. He had 20 pairs of shoes, and he threw them all away. George Woodville 住在英國，他有一天把他的20雙鞋子通通丟掉。 George really likes walking with no shoes and socks. Doctors say there are some good things about going barefoot. It can make your legs stronger. And it can improve your balance. 醫生說，赤腳走路可以讓腳更強壯，也可以訓練平衡感。 There is another good thing for George. He has become famous. He made videos about walking barefoot and put them on the internet. Now, he is making money from his videos. George 把赤腳走路的影片放上網路，變得很有名，還賺了錢。 But, there are also bad things about going barefoot outside. George said he stepped in dog poo … Yuck! He also stepped on some glass. Ouch! Also, some people didn't want him to go into their store. That's because his feet looked really dirty! 但是也有不好的。他有踩到狗便便過，也踩到玻璃過，也有一些店家不讓他進去，因為他的腳太髒了！ Do you guys think going barefoot is a good idea? I think I'll keep my shoes on outside. ________________________________ Vocabulary 打光腳趴趴走，現代人可能會覺得不自在。 1. step 踩到 Oh no! I think I just stepped on something! 糟了，我覺得我剛剛踩到東西! Not dog poo, I hope. 希望不是狗糞。 No, I stepped on a cockroach! 不，我踩到了蟑螂! 2. dirty 骯髒的 That's okay. You're not barefoot. 那沒關係呀，你又不是打赤腳。 But cockroaches are dirty! 可是蟑螂好髒喔! It's better than dog poo. 總比狗糞好。 3. make money 賺錢 I may need to change jobs. 我可能需要換工作。 Why? You're not making enough money? 為什麼? 賺的錢不夠嗎? Yes. 對啊。 4. walk 走路 But it's just a 5-minute walk to your office now. 但是你現在上班只要走五分鐘。 I don't mind taking the MRT if I can make more money. 要是能賺更多錢，我不介意搭捷運。 今天的單字很常用到喔！ step 踩到 dirty 骯髒的 make money 賺錢 walk 走路 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does "barefoot" mean? A: Wearing socks but no shoes B: Wearing nothing on the feet C: Wearing shoes but no socks 2. Why does George Woodville go barefoot? A: He likes it B: His doctor told him to do it C: He has no money for shoes 3. What bad thing happened to George? A: He stepped on some glass B: He lost his shoes C: He got really sick Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

BOO! It's Halloween… MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA! What do you think of when you hear the word "Halloween?" Maybe you think of ghosts. Or, maybe you think of bats, or witches. 聽到萬聖節，你想到甚麼呢？鬼、蝙蝠，還是巫婆？ Maybe you also think about pumpkins… Today, I want to tell you about a really interesting pumpkin. 我今天想要講一個南瓜的故事。 This is not an ordinary pumpkin. It is a huge pumpkin. It weighs 384 kilograms! If you cut a hole in that pumpkin, a person could sit in it. 這個南瓜超級大，有384公斤！裡面如果挖洞，可以坐一個人。 That's exactly what an American man named Duane Hansen did. First, he grew this huge pumpkin in his garden. Then, he cut a hole in the pumpkin and used it as a boat. He also used a plastic paddle. He traveled 11 hours down a river! 一個美國人 Duane Hansen把種出來的南瓜挖洞當成船，還用塑膠的槳，順著河流划了11個小時！ Why Did Duane Hansen paddle down a river in a big pumpkin? He wanted to set a record. How long did Mr. Hansen float in that pumpkin? He floated in that pumpkin for 61 kilometers! 他為什麼要這樣做呢？因為他想要打破世界紀錄。他坐在南瓜裏面漂了 61 公里！ Hansen beat another record that was set in 2016. In 2016, another American man paddled for about 40 kilometers down a river. 上一個世界紀錄在 2016 年，有一個人用南瓜划了 40 公里。 That's too difficult for me. I think I'll just eat pumpkin pie instead. ________________________________ Vocabulary 用大南瓜當小船，真是個異想天開的主意！ 1. pumpkin 南瓜 We're having fish, rice and pumpkin soup tonight. 我們今晚吃魚，米飯和南瓜湯。 Pumpkin soup, my favorite soup! 南瓜湯，我最喜歡的湯！ 2. use 使用 A big pumpkin can be used as a boat. 一個大南瓜可以用來當一艘船呢。 But I'd like to eat it, not to sit on it. 但是我想吃它，而不是坐在上面。 3. float 漂浮 There's something floating on the river. 有東西漂在河面上。 I can't believe it! It looks like a pumpkin! 我真不敢相信，看起來像南瓜！ And there's a person inside! 裡面還有一個人！ 4. river 河流 What a way to travel down the river! 好特別的一趟河流之旅！ That's it. I will buy a pumpkin tomorrow. 我決定了。明天就去買一個南瓜。 你有看過南瓜做成的船嗎? 來一起讀單字。 pumpkin 南瓜 use 使用 float 漂浮 river 河流 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the man get the pumpkin from? A: He bought it at a store B: He found it near a river C: He grew it in his garden 2. What record did he break? A: Growing the biggest pumpkin in America B: Traveling the farthest in a pumpkin boat C: Eating the most pumpkin pie 3. How far did he paddle in the pumpkin? A: About 40 kilometers B: About 60 kilometers C: Nearly 400 kilometers Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Hi students! Today I want to talk about asteroids. An asteroid is a big rock in space. 我們今天來聊聊小行星！ Scientists worry that an asteroid might hit Earth in the future. What would happen if an asteroid did hit Earth? If it were big enough, it would cause lots of trouble! 學家擔心小行星未來會撞到地球。如果小行星太大，我們就有麻煩了！ Remember the dinosaurs? Scientists think an asteroid hit the earth about 66 million years ago and killed them. 科學家認為有一顆小行星在六千六百萬年前撞到地球，把恐龍殺死了。 Right now, scientists don't think any asteroids will hit our planet soon. But what about in the future? 現在沒有小行星會撞到地球，但是以後呢？ I don't want to scare you guys, but an asteroid might hit us one day. But, here's the good news! NASA sent a rocket to hit an asteroid in space as a test. 不用擔心，美國太空總署 NASA 測試了用火箭撞擊小行星。 It took 10 months for the rocket to hit the asteroid. The rocket blew up, but the asteroid didn't. The purpose of the test was to hit the asteroid to change its direction. 花了 10 個月的時間火箭才擊中小行星，而且爆炸了，但小行星沒有。測試的目的是要撞擊小行星，改變他的方向。 NASA scientists wanted to see if they could hit the asteroid. That way, if an asteroid is coming right at Earth, we can hit it with a rocket. The rocket can make the asteroid miss Earth. Whew! Now, I feel safer! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個實驗很像電影吧？故意用火箭去碰撞小行星，好讓它不要跟地球相撞。 1. hit 打到，撞擊 One of those stars may hit us someday. 那些星星有一顆可能會撞到我們。 And you're worried? 你很擔心嗎？ Not really. But I hope I can see it. 不會，不過我希望能看到。 2. earth 地球 You want to see a star hit the earth, our Earth? 你想看到一顆星撞上地球，我們的地球？ Yeah, it would be interesting to watch. 對啊，會很有趣吧。 3. kill 殺死 The last time it happened, all the dinosaurs were killed. 上回發生這種事的時候，所有的恐龍都完蛋了。 I know. But we're not a dinosaurs. 我知道，不過我們不是恐龍。 We won't be killed. 我們不會完蛋。 4. future 未來 I'm not sure about that. 這我可不確定。 I hope scientists can save us in the future. 我希望未來科學家能救我們一命。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ hit 打到，撞擊 earth 地球 kill 殺死 future 未來 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an asteroid? A: A type of rocket B: A big rock in space C: A kind of bomb 2. How long did it take the rocket to hit the asteroid? A: 10 days B: 10 weeks C: 10 months 3. What happened when the rocket hit the asteroid? A: The rocket exploded B: The asteroid exploded C: The asteroid almost hit Earth Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Have you ever found something in the ground? Maybe you have found some cool rocks, or some coins. What if you found an animal from thousands of years ago? 如果你在地底下發現了幾千年前的動物，怎麼辦呢？ That's what happened in Canada. A worker was digging a hole in the ground. He was looking for gold. Instead, he found some kind of animal! In fact, it was a baby mammoth. 加拿大就有一個工人，挖洞想要找黃金，結果發現了一頭小長毛象！ A mammoth is like an elephant, with lots and lots of fur. They lived in really cold places, so they needed lots of fur to help them keep warm, like they were wearing a big sweater! 長毛象長得像大象，因為住在很冷的地方，所以全身長滿毛來保暖，像是穿了一件毛衣。 The worker saw that this animal still had fur. Later, he found it had lived thirty thousand years ago. 這個工人看到他所發現的動物有毛，而且是三萬年前的生物！ Scientists came to study this animal. It is very interesting, because there are no mammoths alive today. The scientists found the mammoth was a baby girl. 因為現今已經沒有長毛象活著。科學家發現那隻長毛象是母的。 Now the worker is digging for gold again, but he will always remember the mammoth he found. 這個工人現在又回去挖黃金了，但他永遠不會忘記他找到的長毛象。 He thinks one day he may even find the baby mammoth's momma. ________________________________ Vocabulary 想要挖金礦，卻找到長毛象！ 1. gold 黃金 Would you like to visit the Gold Museum this weekend? 這周末想不想去黃金博物館？ Gold? I love gold! 黃金？我愛黃金！ I know you do. 我知道你愛。 2. find 找到 You will find lots of shining gold there. 你會在那裏找到好多亮晶晶的黃金。 Really? Is it in the ground? 真的嗎? 它在地底下嗎？ No, it's right on a table. 不，就在桌子上。 3. dig 挖掘 People in Jinguashi used to dig for gold. 以前金瓜石的人會挖黃金。 Can I dig for it now? 我現在可以去挖嗎？ No, you're too late. 不行了，你太遲了。 4. coin 硬幣 My mother had a set of gold coins. 我媽媽以前有一套金幣。 Did she give them to you? 她有給你嗎？ No, she sold them a long time ago. 沒有，她好久以前就把它賣掉了。 你喜愛黃金嗎？來讀讀單字。 gold 黃金 find 找到 dig 挖掘 coin 硬幣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the worker find? A: A cow B: A mammoth C: A dinosaur 2. How old was the animal? A: Ten thousand years old B: Thirty thousand years old C: A million years old 3. What did scientists learn about the animal? A: It was a baby girl B: It was a momma C: It was a teenager Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

3… 2… 1… Lift off! Yep! Another rocket is going into space! Did you know that humans have been putting rockets into space for about 65 years? We send rockets into space, but many times, after they go up, pieces of them never come back down! We call these things "space junk." 很多火箭飛出去後，火箭的某一些部份永遠不會回來，變成了太空垃圾。 Space junk is a big problem - one of these pieces could hit a spaceship! 太空垃圾可能會撞到太空船。 And, in space, everything moves super, super fast. So when one piece of space junk hits another piece of space junk… it's a huge crash! 太空中，東西移動的速度都很快。當太空垃圾撞到別的太空垃圾，形成巨大的碰撞。 And the crash makes even more space junk! The pieces get even smaller! And then they keep flying around the earth. 它們撞成碎片後，繼續繞著地球飛行！ Wow! People are sometimes really messy! We even make messes in space! Maybe someday special robots can go into space and help clean up space junk. 也許有一天，機器人能去外太空幫忙清這些垃圾。 It's not going to be easy, but if the whole world works together, we can find a way to do it. But, the first thing we should do is stop putting any more junk into space, right? 但還是要先停止讓更多垃圾到太空去！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空垃圾過多，對未來的太空旅行可能會造成危險。 1. spaceship 太空船 Look, a spaceship! 你看，太空船 ! I think that's a satellite, Paz. 我覺得那是一顆人造衛星。 It could be a spaceship. 也有可能是太空船。 2. junk 垃圾 You may be right. 你也許說對了。 But even if it's a spaceship, it could become space junk someday. 不過就算是太空船，有一天它也會變成太空垃圾。 Is there a lot of junk in space? 太空裡有很多垃圾嗎？ Yeah, a lot. 是，有很多。 3. mess 混亂 What a mess you have here! 你這裡真是一團亂！ Sorry. We had a party last night. 真抱歉，我們昨天開派對。 Let me clean it up. 讓我來清理一下。 4. messy 凌亂的 How could you sleep in this messy room? 你怎麼能睡在這個亂七八糟的房間？ Easy. I didn't sleep. 很簡單，我沒睡。 We talked, laughed and danced all night. 我們整晚聊天說笑，還跳舞。 今天的單字你可記住了？ spaceship 太空船 junk 垃圾 mess 混亂 messy 凌亂的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "space junk?" A: Pieces of rockets B: Kitchen garbage C: Dirty socks and shoes 2. What happens when space junk crashes? A: It eats ice cream B: It gets smaller C: Nothing 3. How fast does space junk fly around the earth? A: As fast as a running horse B: Not very fast C: Super fast Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Oh… hi there. I was just sleeping. I must have been sleeping very deeply. Could you tell? Sometimes you can see if a person is sleeping deeply just by how their eyes move. If a person is asleep, and their eyes are moving quickly behind their eyelids, that means they are sleeping very deeply. 如果有人睡得很熟，他的眼睛就會在眼皮下動得很快。 This is called REM sleep, which stands for "rapid eye movement". "Rapid" means fast, so rapid eye movement means your eyes are moving quickly. 這個叫做快速動眼期。"Rapid" 就是快速的意思。 Usually when that happens to a person who is asleep, they are sleeping very deeply. If you have a pet dog or cat, maybe you have seen them do this when they were sleeping deeply. But humans, dogs, and cats aren't the only animals who can get REM sleep. Do you know what other animal does this? Jumping spiders! 但是除了人類、狗狗，跟貓咪，還有誰會有這樣的情況呢？答案是跳蜘蛛！ Scientists have found that jumping spiders' eyes make movements like people when they sleep deeply. This means they get REM sleep, which means they might also have dreams. 科學家發現跳蜘蛛睡覺的時候，眼睛也會動。這代表他們可能跟人類一樣會做夢！ I wonder what spiders dream about? Maybe they dream about catching flies. And I wonder how many other animals also dream like people do? ________________________________ Vocabulary 你睡得好嗎?會做夢嗎？ 1. sleep 睡眠 I'm so tired! 我好累！ Didn't sleep well last night? 昨晚沒睡好嗎？ No. I fell asleep quickly, but then woke up early. 對。我很快就睡著，但是很早醒來。 2. deeply 深沉地 I envy those who can sleep deeply. 我羨慕那些可以睡得很熟的人。 Maybe you should do some exercise. 也許你應該做一些運動。 That always helps. 運動總是有幫助。 3. dream 作夢 I sometimes dream about falling. 我有時候會夢到往下墜。 From high places? 從高的地方嗎？ From very high places. 從很高的地方。 That's scary! 那會讓人害怕！ 4. dream 夢 I had a dream of being lost. 我做了一個迷路的夢。 I didn't know where I was. 我不知道我在哪裡。 Oh, that's a bad dream. 那是個惡夢。 今天的單字簡單而常用。 sleep 睡眠 deeply 深沉地 dream 作夢，夢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does REM mean? A: Real energetic memory B: Random entertaining mind C: Rapid eye movement 2. What happens during REM sleep? A: Deep sleep B: Shallow sleep C: The person is awake 3. What animal did scientists find out get REM sleep? A: Ants B: Flies C: Spiders Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

I finally did it! After many, many tries, I finally flew my toy plane all around the park. And I did it all by myself! 我讓我的玩具飛機在公園飛了一圈！ It can be very difficult to control a toy airplane, especially when there is wind! When the wind blowing too hard, I crash the toy plane a lot! 玩具飛機很難控制，風太大的時候常常墜機！ But you know what's even harder than flying a toy airplane around a big park? Flying a real airplane around the world! 你知道甚麼比這個還難嗎？飛一架真正的飛機環遊世界！ The youngest person to do this was a 17-year-old boy named Mack Rutherford. He flew a real airplane around the world all by himself. Mack才17歲，是獨自開飛機環遊世界最年輕的飛行員！ He started flying earlier this year in March. He took off from Bulgaria, which is a country in Europe. And he has flown to Africa, Asia, and North America. In total, he flew to fifty-two countries around the world! That's amazing！ 他三月份從歐洲的保加利亞起飛，中間經過非洲、亞洲，跟北美洲。他總共飛到五十二個國家。 After about five months traveling around the world, Mack finally landed the plane in August of this year. 經歷五個月的飛行後，Mack終於在八月中回到家了。 His adventure must have been very dangerous and exciting. Maybe one day I will fly real planes instead of toy planes, and try to fly across oceans to other countries. That will take a lot more practice though! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你有想過親自駕駛飛機環繞地球嗎？ 1. fly 駕飛機 I'd like to fly a plane someday. 我想要有一天駕駛飛機。 I prefer to stay here and watch them. 我比較想留在地上欣賞。 2. take off 起飛 But think about it. 但是你想想看。 You can take off from a big city and see all the lights. 你可以從大城市起飛，看到所有的燈光。 And then fly over the ocean for a long time? 然後在海洋上空飛很久？ That sounds boring to me! 那聽起來很無聊耶！ 3. world 世界 So you don't want to travel around the world? 所以你不想環遊世界？ I do. But not as a pilot. 我想啊，但是不是當飛行員。 4. land 降落 You can land in a place you like. 你可以降落在你喜歡的地方。 Yeah, like in Paris? 比如說巴黎嗎？ Absolutely! 絕對可以！ 我們來讀單字。 fly 駕飛機 take off 起飛 world 世界 land 降落 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old was the boy who flew alone in this story? A: 7 years old B: 70 years old C: 17 years old 2. Where did he take off from? A: Bulgaria B: Bavaria C: Belgium 3. How many countries did he visit? A: 52 B: 152 C: 5 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Hi students! Today I'm gonna start with a joke… are you ready? Why can't elephants use computers? Because they are afraid of the mouse! Do you get it? 你懂嗎？ "Mouse" has two meanings. It can mean a small animal, but it also means a computer mouse! Mouse 有兩個意思，老鼠跟滑鼠！ If you are a human, you should be able to understand that joke. But for a robot, a joke like that is super hard to understand! 我們人類聽得懂笑話，但是機器人可能很難聽懂。 In the future, scientists say people will use robots for many things. Robots will even be our friends and help take care of us. So, scientists are teaching robots how to laugh… at the right things! 現在，科學家在教機器人怎麼笑，還有甚麼時候可以笑！ This isn't easy! But scientists say that one-day robots will be able to learn to laugh at the right time and that robots will be able to have fun, funny, and interesting conversations with people. 但是科學家說，有一天機器人會學會笑，也可以跟人類聊有趣、好玩的東西！ Okay, before we go, one last joke: What kind of witch likes to go to the beach? A SAND-wich! Get it? Witches and sandwiches are completely different, but they both have the same sound at the end… so that's why the joke is funny. A "sand" witch! Do you think a robot could understand the sand-wich joke? Hmmm… maybe not now… but one day they will! ________________________________ Vocabulary 能夠聽懂笑話並且還會講笑話，這樣的機器人可有趣了。 1. joke 笑話 I want a robot that can tell jokes. 我想要個會講笑話的機器人。 Then I won't feel bored all the time.這樣我就不會總是覺得無聊。 I can tell you jokes. 我可以講給你聽。 2. understand 了解 I also want my robot to understand my jokes. 我也想要機器人聽懂我的笑話。 That would be hard. 這就有點難了。 Even I don't get your jokes sometimes. 連我有時候都聽不懂你的笑話。 3. laugh 笑 You don't have to. 你不用懂啊。 You just laugh. 你只要笑就好了。 Yeah, maybe I'll laugh at you. 好，也許我就嘲笑你。 4. take care of 照顧 Could you take care of my dogs for one day? 你能幫我照顧狗狗一天嗎？ Sure. 當然。 Do you like to tell jokes? joke 笑話 understand 了解 laugh 笑 take care of 照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are scientists teaching robots? A: How to laugh at the right things B: How to eat elephants C: How to do your homework 2. Why is it hard to understand jokes? A: Because words have many different meanings B: Because sandwiches are yummy C: Because the chicken crossed the road 3. What will robots be in the future? A: Our food B: Our friends and helpers C: They will be witches Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Hi students! You guys know that bees are important, right? They help plants grow. Butterflies also help plants grow. If we didn't have bees and butterflies, we wouldn't grow as much food. The world would be in big trouble then. 蝴蝶跟蜜蜂會幫忙授粉，沒有牠們，就種不出足夠的食物。這樣世界就糟糕了！ But there are fewer bees and butterflies now. One reason is that cities are growing. 但蜜蜂跟蝴蝶越來越少了，其中一個原因是城市變大了。 When cities get bigger, there are fewer places for bees and butterflies to visit flowers and other plants safely. 城市變大後，越來越少地方可以讓蜜蜂跟蝴蝶安全地授粉。 Now, people are helping these insects by building special bus shelters. They have little gardens on top of them. 現在，有人蓋了特別的公車亭，上面有一個小花園。 The Netherlands was the first place to have these special bus stops. England also has them. England wants to have more than 1,000 of them soon. There are some in France and Belgium also. 荷蘭是第一個有這種公車亭的國家，另外，英國、法國、比利時也有。 These bus shelters need to be stronger than regular bus shelters because the dirt and water on top of them is heavy. 這種公車亭必須要很堅固，因為上面的泥土跟水都很重。 This is a great idea! Taiwan should build bus stops for bees and butterflies to visit. Or, maybe I should call them BUZZ-shelters. ________________________________ Vocabulary 在公車站的屋頂上種花種草，好吸引蜜蜂蝴蝶。 1. butterfly 蝴蝶 What a beautiful butterfly! 好漂亮的蝴蝶！ Yeah, and it's a big one. 對啊，而且好大一隻。 It's so nice to have butterflies waiting with me! 有蝴蝶跟我一起等車真棒！ 2. grow 種植 People should grow more flowers everywhere. 大家應該到處多種一點花。 Right, the city would look so much better. 對啊，城市會好看很多。 3. plant 植物 What plant should I grow indoors? 我在室內應該種什麼植物？ I've heard that devil's vine is the best. 我聽說黃金葛最好了。 It's very eco-friendly. 它對環境很友善。 4. the Netherlands 荷蘭 People in the Netherlands built special bus stops for bees. 荷蘭人建了特別的公車站給蜜蜂。 So the bees there take buses? 所以那裏的蜜蜂會搭公車 ? No, they fly. 不會，牠們用飛的。 今天學到哪些單字？ butterfly 蝴蝶 grow 種植 plant 植物 the Netherlands 荷蘭 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did people build the bus shelters? A:So people could see more bees and butterflies B: So bees and butterflies wouldn't bother people C: So bees and butterflies could visit more places 2. Why are there fewer bees and butterflies? A: They have moved away from cities B: They can't visit as many places C: They are getting killed by buses 3. Which place first made the special bus shelters? A: England B: France C: The Netherlands Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Hi students! Today we're talking about electric vehicles. 我們今天要講的是電動交通工具。 There are electric bicycles, electric cars, and even electric buses! The world is changing: now, there is even an electric airplane! 現在有電動腳踏車、電動車、電動巴士，甚至還有電動飛機！ No way! That's amazing! A new electric airplane! They are testing the electric airplane in America. This electric airplane is small. It can carry just 11 people. 現在美國在測試電動飛機。這台飛機很小，只能載11個人。 And after testing, if everything is safe, some companies will start using small electric airplanes for short trips with only a few people. 經過測試，如果一切安全，有一些公司就會用來進行短程旅行！ But in just a few years, electric airplanes will get bigger and stronger! One day very soon, airplane companies are going to make big electric airplanes. Maybe one day you'll fly to Europe or America in an electric plane! 也許有一天，我們就可以搭電動飛機去歐洲或美國了！ Ahh, that would be so nice. It would be so quiet! And it would be much, much better for the environment! 它們很安靜，而且對環境也很好！ I can hardly believe it, but electric airplanes are here! Soon, maybe every kind of vehicle in the world will use electric power! ________________________________ Vocabulary 為了環保，現在很多交通工具都變成電動的。 1. plane 飛機 Hey, what's that? 嘿，那是什麼？ I can't believe it! It's a plane! 真不敢相信！是一架飛機！ 2. electric 電動的 Why isn't it making any sounds? 為什麼它都沒有聲音？ I think it's an electric plane. 我想它是電動飛機。 Really? Even my electric bike makes more noise. 真的嗎? 我的電動腳踏車聲音比它還大。 3. safe 安全的 Do you think it's safe? 你覺得它安全嗎？ My bike is very safe. 我的腳踏車很安全。 No, I mean the plane. 不，我是說飛機。 4. company 公司 It should be. 應該安全。 The company making the plane would make sure it's safe. 製造那架飛機的公司會確保它是安全的。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. plane 飛機 electric 電動的 safe 安全的 company 公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are they testing in America? A: An electric garbage truck B: An electric airplane C: An electric monkey 2. How big is the airplane in the story? A: Small. It can carry 11 people B: Small. It can only carry 2 people C: Super big! It can carry 500 people 3. Electric cars, buses, and airplanes are… A: …quiet, and good for the environment B: …noisy and ugly C: …funny and stinky Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

What's that? A cockroach?! Ahhh! I don't like cockroaches, how about you? You don't like them either, right? 我不喜歡蟑螂！你也是，對吧？ You know, some animals can help people. Dogs can help find lost people or help the police catch bad guys. Now scientists have found a way for cockroaches to help people too! Thanks to a super tiny computer. 科學家找到讓蟑螂幫助人的方法！他們用一個超級小電腦。 This little computer is like a mini backpack. It controls the cockroach's legs. They also put a tiny solar panel on the cockroach's back to power the computer! 那個電腦長得像一個小背包。它會控制蟑螂的腿，上面還有太陽能板可以充電。 Cockroaches are very good at getting into small places, and if scientists can control them, they can use them to go into super small spaces. 蟑螂很會鑽，所以科學家可以利用牠們進去很窄的空間裡面。 Soon, scientists might put a mini camera on the cockroach too. Then they could send the cockroaches to small spaces, and with the camera, they could see things in places humans can't reach. 他們以後會在蟑螂上放迷你相機，就可以看到人類看不到的地方。 Maybe these special cockroaches could help see inside a building after an earthquake or go into a place that's too dangerous for people. 如果有地震發生，也許這些蟑螂可以幫我們進去建築物裡面看看，或是進到對人類來說太危險的地方。 Hmmm… maybe one day we will think of cockroaches as helpful little heroes! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用超級小電腦來控制蟑螂，這可是聞所未聞！ 1. control 控制 Look, this little thing can control my beetle! 你看，這個小東西可以控制我的金龜子。 Wow, how did it do that? 哇，它是怎麼做到的？ Easy, by making sounds. 很簡單，它會發出聲音。 2. power 供應電力 How do you power this little thing? 你怎麼供電給這個小東西？ It has a tiny battery. 它有個小電池。 3. camera 相機 But what do you have your beetle do? 但是你要金龜子做什麼呢？ I want it to carry a camera. 我要牠帶個相機。 To take photos of its home? 給牠的家照相哦？ 4. small 小的 Maybe. Isn't that fun? 也許吧，那不是很好玩嗎？ Yeah, it can go into very small places… 牠可以進入非常小的地方… Where we can't go. 我們不能去的地方。 你有想過控制昆蟲嗎？ control 控制 power 供應電力 camera 相機 small 小的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the scientists do? A: They put a tiny computer on a cockroach B: They saw a cockroach and ran away C: They put a cockroach on a dog 2. What does the little computer look like? A: A fish B: A sandwich C: A backpack 3. How could this special cockroach help people? A: It could go places humans can't go B: It could sing and dance C: It could be a good pet Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Do you like dogs? I do! I love my dog! She is so sweet! Every day when I come home she is so happy to see me! Who's a good dog?! Yes you are! She waits by the door and then starts barking happily when she hears me coming back home! 我很喜歡我的狗狗！她每天都會等我回家。 It makes me feel happy to know she loves me. And guess what? Scientists say some dogs cry when their human comes home! 科學家說，主人回家的時候，有一些狗狗會喜極而泣！ Yeah! They cry because they are so happy - just like people sometimes do! Have you ever missed your mommy and daddy and then, when they finally come home, you feel so happy you feel like crying? That's what some dogs feel, too! Scientists say, so far, dogs are the only animal they found that can cry "happy tears"… like humans! 科學家說，狗狗是目前發現，唯一會開心到哭的動物。 Other animals might cry when they are sad, but dogs are special animals. Dogs have lived with people for more than 10,000 years. 狗狗已經跟人類相處超過一萬年了！ Actually, I think my dog thinks she is a human. It's cool to know that our dogs love us so much. But that also means we should remember to give them lots of love too! Dogs need to run, they need to play, and they need their human to pet them and talk to them. Dogs are like little furry children! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類最好的朋友狗狗，行為也跟人很像呢！ 1. cry 哭泣 Paz, you have dogs. 派絲,你有養狗。 Have you ever seen them cry? 你有看過牠們哭嗎？ No. 沒有。 I don't think they cry with tears. 我想牠們不會哭出眼淚。 But they do make sad sounds. 不過牠們確實會發出悲傷的聲音。 2. tear 眼淚 Scientists say dogs can shed happy tears. 科學家說狗會流高興的眼淚。 My dogs run around when they're happy. 我的狗高興時會跑來跑去。 3. talk 談話 Do you talk to them every day? 你每天跟牠們講話嗎？ Oh, yes, every day. 是啊，每天都講。 And they don't talk back. 而且牠們不會頂嘴。 4. love 喜愛 Do you love your dogs? 你愛你的狗嗎？ I love them very much. 很愛呢！ They're my good friends. 牠們是我的好朋友。 今天的單字很常用喔。 cry 哭 tear 眼淚 talk 談話 love 喜愛 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What can dogs do? A: Cry "happy tears," like people B: Sing sad songs C: Play the piano 2. What do dogs need? A: Food, water, exercise and love! B: A new iPhone C: Shoes and socks 3. How long have dogs lived with people? A: About 10 years B: About 10,000 years C: About 3 million years Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Hi, students! Let's talk about robots. Lots of companies use robots. There is even a convenience store in Taiwan that uses robots. It's in Kaohsiung. The store in Kaohsiung is testing robots to deliver coffee. 高雄有一間便利商店，用機器人送咖啡！ This robot doesn't look like a person. It looks like a cart. It is a cart with wheels that can travel inside and outside to deliver coffee to people. 它看起來不像人，像手推車，下面還有輪子。 Why is this cart a robot? It can move on its own. It doesn't need people to push it. The robot cart can even take an elevator by itself! 這個機器人會自己動，不用人家推，還可以自己搭電梯！ This robot can deliver up to 24 orders at once. To deliver that many coffees with a human would cost a lot of money, but this store in Kaohsiung thinks using robots will be much cheaper. Which means food and drink could be cheaper too! 這個機器人一次可以送24份餐， 店家說在人力成本上能夠省下很多錢！ That's pretty cool. There is also a convenience store in Hsinchu that is testing a different kind of robot. This one is a flying robot. This flying robot is called a drone. 新竹也有一間便利商店，是用機器人，但這個機器人是無人機。 The store wants to use drones to deliver things to people who live in rural areas. Do you know what another name for "rural" is? It's the countryside. The drones could help people living in the countryside a lot. 他們希望用無人機，送東西到鄉下地區去。 What a great idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 機器人越來越多元，對我們的幫助也與日俱增。 1. deliver 運送 I'm so hungry! What's for dinner? 我好餓！晚飯吃什麼？ How about beef noodles? 牛肉麵怎麼樣？ Good idea! Let's get it delivered. 好主意，我們叫外送吧。 2. by oneself 靠自己 Why is our food so late? 為什麼我們的食物這麼慢？ I hope someday the food comes by itself. 我希望有一天食物自己送上門。 That's not going to happen. 不會發生那種事的。 3. drone 無人機 Why not? There are drones, right? 為什麼不會？有無人機了，對吧？ A drone flies into our home with beef noodles? Wow! 帶著牛肉麵的無人機飛進我們家？哇！ 4. help 幫助 Yeah, a drone could really help us. 對啊，無人機真的可以幫上忙。 Here comes the delivery man! 送貨員到了！ 來跟我一起讀單字。 deliver 運送 by oneself 靠自己 drone 無人機 help 幫助 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What will the robot in Kaohsiung look like? A: A cart B: A person C: A coffee cup 2. What is a flying robot called? A: A store B: An elevator C: A drone 3. Where will the flying robots in Hsinchu deliver things to? A: To other convenience stores B: To people in the countryside C: To people in big cities Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Surf's up! I love surfing in the ocean. 我好愛衝浪！ But what's that? A surfing dog? That's right! Dogs can surf too. They just stand on the surfboard and ride the waves. 狗狗也可以衝浪，它們可以站在衝浪板上。 At first, a person surfs together with them. The person can teach them how to surf. After the dog learns, it can surf by itself. 一開始，狗狗跟主人一起衝浪，狗狗學會後，就可以自己衝浪了。 Every summer, the best surfing dogs in the world come together. They go to the World Dog Surfing Championship in California. At this contest, everybody can see which dogs are best at riding the waves. 每一年夏天，加州都會有狗狗衝浪比賽，看哪一隻狗狗最會衝浪！ This year, the best dog was a 10-year-old dog named Faith. Her owner said that when she was a little puppy, she was scared of many things. 今年的冠軍狗狗是十歲的 Faith，她的主人說，這隻狗狗小時候很膽小。 But then she learned how to surf. Now, she is the dog surfing champion of the world. No matter who wins, everybody has fun. These dogs can teach us an important lesson. With lots of help, and lots of practice, anybody can learn something new. ________________________________ Vocabulary 只要耐心教導，狗狗也能學會衝浪。 1. learn 學習 Would you like to learn how to surf? 你想學衝浪嗎？ I think I should learn how to swim first. 我想我應該先學游泳。 I can teach you that too. 那我也可以教你。 2. teach 教學 Are you sure you want to teach me? 你確定要教我嗎？ Of course, surfing is a lot of fun! 當然啦，衝浪很好玩的！ Okay. When can we begin? 好啊，什麼時候開始？ 3. fun 好玩 Let's have some fun in the swimming pool tomorrow. 明天我們先在游泳池裡面玩。 Then we can move to the beach. 然後我們可以去海灘。 4. champion 冠軍 Hurray, I'll be a champion in surfing! 真棒，我會成為衝浪冠軍。 Not so fast! 別這麼快！ You must learn how to swim first, remember? 你得先學會游泳，記得嗎？ 今天的單字你學會了嗎？ learn 學習 teach 教導 fun 好玩 champion 冠軍 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do dogs learn to surf? A: Other dogs teach them B: They go to surfing school C: People surf together with them 2. Where is the World Dog Surfing Championship? A: California B: Australia C: Hawaii 3. This year, which dog was the best surfer? A: A 5-year-old dog named Kiss B: A 7-year-old dog named Momo C: A 10-year-old dog named Faith Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Mushrooms are part of a group of amazing living things that are not really an animal and not really a plant. 香菇不是動物也不是植物，它們是菇類！ You can eat some mushrooms, and they're super yummy. But you can also make leather from them. 它們不只很好吃，還可以做成皮革！ We use leather for many things. I have a leather belt and leather shoes. 皮革可以做成很多東西，像是我自己有皮帶或跟皮鞋。 But some people say we should try to stop making things with leather. 有人說我們不應該再用皮革做東西。 Why? Well, two big reasons… One, to make leather you need a lot of chemicals. Those chemicals can be bad for people, and they are bad for the earth. They cause pollution. 第一個原因是，做皮革要用很多化學藥劑，對人跟地球都不好。 And number two: Leather comes from animals, mostly cows. Many people think we need to stop eating so much meat and stop using things made from animals. 第二個原因是，很多皮革都是用牛做的。有人覺得我們不要再吃這麼多肉，也不要再用動物做東西！ That's why scientists are making leather from mushrooms! It looks almost exactly like leather from animals, and it's strong too. 所以科學家要用菇類做皮革！它很像用動物做的皮革，也是很堅固！ Many companies are interested in this new mushroom leather. Using mushroom leather means we can say goodbye to bad chemicals, and it means we don't need to use animals. 這樣子我們可以遠離化學藥劑，也不用動物做東西。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 生活中有哪些東西是皮革做的，你可知道？ 1. leather 皮革 I don't wear leather shoes any more.我不再穿皮鞋了。 Why not? 為什麼不呢？ Because I'm wearing cotton shoes now. 因為我現在都穿棉布鞋。 They are light and comfortable. 它們很輕，又很舒服。 2. strong 堅固耐用 But they are not as strong as leather. 但是它們沒有皮革堅固。 That's true. So I don't wear them on rainy days. 這是真的，所以我雨天不穿。 3. use 使用 You use cotton for your bags too? 你也用棉布做包包嗎？ Yeah, look at my book bag. 對啊，你看我的書包。 Very cute! 很可愛呢！ Yeah, I use cotton for many things. 我用棉布做很多東西。 4. company 公司 A lot of companies are making these products. 很多公司也在做這些產品。 I know. But I prefer to do it myself. 我知道，不過我喜歡自己動手。 這些字簡單好用，來一起讀一遍。 leather 皮革 strong 堅固耐用 use 使用 company 公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does animal leather hurt the earth? A: Making it uses bad chemicals B: Making it takes 100 years C: Making it means bigger typhoons 2. What are scientists using to make new leather? A: Mushrooms B: Fried rice C: Frogs 3. Where does leather come from? A: Mostly cows B: Mostly clouds C: Mostly clowns Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Hi students! Do you know what year it is? Sure, it's 2022. But it's also another year. Let me give you a hint. Yep, it's the Year of the Tiger. Tigers are special animals. 今年是虎年！ They are the biggest of the big cats. Lions are also big cats. So are leopards… But tigers are endangered. That means tigers are in danger of becoming extinct. 老虎、獅子、豹都是大貓咪，但是現在老虎快要絕種了。 Why are tigers endangered? One reason is that some people hunt these big cats. It's illegal to hunt tigers, but some bad people still do it. 為甚麼會快要絕種呢？因為有一些人會去獵老虎，這是不合法的！ About 100 years ago, there used to be about 100,000 tigers in Asia. But today, there are fewer than 4,000. 一百年前，亞洲還有十萬隻老虎，現在剩下不到四千隻了！ Because tigers are endangered, some people are trying to save them. In Nepal, there is some good news for tigers. Nepal is a country in Asia. In 2009, there were only about 120 tigers in Nepal. Today, Nepal has 355 tigers. Wow! That's almost three times as many tigers! 有一些人想要保護老虎。像在尼泊爾，2009年的時候，只有120隻老虎，現在已經有355隻了！ How did Nepal increase the number of tigers? They worked harder to stop people from hunting and killing them. They also protected the places tigers live. 尼泊爾怎麼讓老虎數量增加呢？他們禁止大家獵老虎，也保護老虎住的地方。 Good job, Nepal! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你有近距離看過老虎嗎？牠們是非常壯觀的動物。 1. animal 動物 Many animals live around us. 很多動物住在我們的周圍。 You mean cats, dogs and birds? 你是指貓和狗，還有鳥嗎？ Yeah, and rats, ants and spiders. 對啊，還有老鼠，螞蟻和蜘蛛。 2. in danger of 有危險 Those animals are not in danger of extinction. 那些動物都沒有絕種的危險。 No, they are not. 是沒有。 3. extinct 絕種的 Why do some animals go extinct? 為什麼有的動物會絕種？ Sometimes it's because the environment changed. 有時候是因為環境改變了。 4. hunt 狩獵 And sometimes people hunt them. 有時候是人類獵殺牠們。 Right, people love the animal's meat or skin too much. 對，人類太喜歡某種動物的肉或是皮毛。 你最喜歡哪種動物呢？ animal 動物 in danger of 有危險 extinct 絕種的 hunt 狩獵 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What are tigers, lions, and leopards called? A: Asian cats B: Danger cats C: Big cats 2. If an animal is "endangered" what does that mean? A: It could die out B: It is a dangerous animal C: It has a disease 3. Why are there more tigers in Nepal now? A: More tigers moved there B: Nepal helped to protect them C: Some new zoos opened in Nepal Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Hi students! Today is a special day for Taiwan. It's Double 10 Day, also called Taiwan's National Day. 今天是雙十國慶！ October 10th in Taiwan is a day of parades. Military jets fly over people's heads. And at night, people get to see great fireworks. 今天會有遊行、戰鬥機表演，還有煙火秀！ Almost every country in the world has a national day. There are only two countries that don't have a national day. One of those countries is Denmark. The other is Great Britain. 全世界只有丹麥跟英國沒有國慶日。 Some countries even have more than one national day each year. 有些國家還不只有一個國慶日！ Ukraine has 3 national days: in January, July, and August! 烏克蘭有三個國慶日，一月、七月，跟八月都有！ What are some other national days? For Americans, it's July 4th. July 4th celebrates when America became independent. Before that, America was part of England. July 4th is also called Independence Day. 美國的國慶日是七月四號，又叫做獨立紀念日。這一天是美國從英國獨立出來的日子。 July 1st is Canada's national day. This national day is called Canada Day. It celebrates the date that Canada became a country, on July 1, 1867. 加拿大的國慶日在七月一號，也是國家成立的日子。 Taiwan's national day is different from America's or Canada's. But they all have fireworks! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你都怎麼慶祝雙十節，會出去玩嗎？ 1. national 國家的 What do Americans do on their National Day? 美國人在國慶日都做什麼？ They usually get together and barbecue. 他們通常會聚會烤肉。 2. country 國家 Every country should celebrate its birthday. 每個國家都應該慶祝生日。 I think most countries do. 我想大部分國家都會的。 3. fireworks show 煙火秀 My favorite National Day event is the fireworks show. 我最喜歡的國慶活動是煙火秀。 Me too! The show is magical. 我也是。煙火秀很神奇的。 4. October 十月。 I love October. 我喜歡十月。 Because of the Double Ten Day? 因為雙十節嗎？ No, because the weather is the best in October. 不是，是因為十月天氣最好。 你喜不喜歡十月呢？來讀單字。 national 國家的 country 國家 fireworks show 煙火秀 October 十月 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which is true? A: All countries have national days B: Some countries have more than one national day C: No countries have national days 2. Why is Denmark mentioned? A: It has two national days B: It does not have a national day C: It has the same national day as America 3. Which country's national day is July 1st? A: Canada B: The United States C: Denmark Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Hi students! Can you imagine being deaf? Talking to people would be really hard if you couldn't hear anything. 聽不見的時候，應該很難了解別人在說甚麼。 Some people can talk to deaf people using their hands. This is called sign language. But not many people know how to sign. 有一些人可以用手語溝通，但不是很多人會。 Now, to help deaf people, someone has made some very special glasses. They let you read what other people are saying! These glasses are great, they're like watching a movie with subtitles! 現在有人發明一副眼鏡，可以讓你像看電影的時候的字幕一樣，看到別人說的話。 The glasses work because of smartphones. Smartphones hear the words people are saying. Then they write the words down, and send them to the glasses for people to read. 手機聽到別人說話的時候，就會把字打出來，再傳到眼鏡上。 A man from England called Dan got the idea while watching his grandfather on Christmas Day. Dan's grandfather was lonely because he couldn't hear what people were saying. 有一個叫做 Dan 的人發明了這個眼鏡，因為有一年的聖誕節，他看到爺爺因為聽不見，沒有辦法了解別人在說甚麼，而感到很寂寞。 But now, thanks to these glasses, his grandfather won't feel lonely anymore! 現在呢，有了這個眼鏡，爺爺就不再感覺到寂寞了！ Now, all deaf people need are these new glasses, and they can talk to lots of people! What a cool idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 眼鏡可以跟電視一樣打出字幕，這真是造福人類！ 1. glasses 眼鏡 Are you looking at me? 你在看我嗎？ No, I'm looking at my glasses. 不是，我在看我的眼鏡。 You see, my glasses show me what you've said. 你看，我的眼鏡告訴我你說的話。 2. hear 聽見 Wow! How do your glasses do that? 哇，你的眼鏡怎麼做到的？ I have a cell phone here. 我這兒有手機。 It hears you, and sends the words to me. 手機聽到你說話，把你的話傳給我。 3. read 閱讀 And you can read the words. 然後你可以看到我說的話。 Right, I can read them and then answer. 對，我可以讀那些字，然後回答。 4. thank 道謝 I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！ Yeah, I have to thank the inventor. 對啊，我一定要謝謝這個發明人。 我們來讀讀單字。 glasses 眼鏡 hear 聽見 read 閱讀 thank 謝謝 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do the special glasses do? A: Let people hear sounds B: Let people read spoken words C: Let people speak louder 2. What are the words seen in a movie called? A: Titles B: Conversations C: Subtitles 3. What must the glasses be connected to? A: A TV set B: A smartphone C: Some speakers Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Wow! I love this new song. I've got to tell my friends about it. I'm sure they'll love it too! 我好喜歡這首歌，我要分享給我朋友！ My friends and I like to share new songs with each other. If I hear a song I like, I always let my friends know about it. And, did you know, humpback whales do the same thing! 你知道嗎？座頭鯨也會這樣！ Scientists found that if one humpback whale starts singing a new song, and other humpback whales like it, the whales will sing it to their friends. 科學家發現，如果座頭鯨喜歡另外一隻座頭鯨唱的歌，牠就會跟著唱給朋友聽。 They found two humpback whales, who were very far away from each other, singing the same song! They were super far away, more than 10,000 kilometers away! 有兩隻座頭鯨，距離一萬公里遠，但是會唱同一首歌耶！ There's no way the whale's song could be heard under the water so far away, so the scientists did more work and found that humpback whales pass on new songs to each other. 聽到這麼遠的聲音是不可能的，後來科學家發現，歌是傳唱過去的！ And pretty soon, whales all over the ocean learn the new song and start singing it. 很快，整個海洋的每一隻座頭鯨就會唱這首歌了。 That's so cool! Maybe I can make a popular humpback whale song. Let me try… okay… maybe not! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你會不會希望有一天能潛到海裡，聆聽鯨魚唱歌？ 1. sing 唱 Listen! The birds are singing to each other. 你聽，鳥兒在互相唱和！ Is that how they talk? 牠們是在交談嗎？ Yeah, that's how they share ideas. 對，那是牠們交換意見的辦法。 2. song 歌曲 Their songs are really beautiful! 牠們的歌真好聽！ Indeed. It's the song of autumn. 沒錯，那是秋天的歌聲。 3. share 分享 Are you hungry? You can share my sandwich. 你肚子餓嗎？可以分享我的三明治。 Oh no, I can't do that. It's such a small sandwich. 我不能，你的三明治好小一個。 4. friend 朋友 Hey, you're my friend. 你是我的朋友。 Friends share food. 朋友一起分享食物。 Okay, then I want the bigger half. 好，那我要大的那一半。 你愛唱歌嗎？ sing 唱 song 歌曲 share 分享 friend 朋友 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whale is this story about? A: Happyback whales B: Monkeyback whales C: Humpback whales 2. What do whales do when they like a new song? A: They dance to it B: They stay really quiet C: They share it with their friends 3. How far away can new whale songs spread? A: More than 10,000 kilometers B: More than 5 centimeters C: To the moon and back Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Look at that bus! It looks really cool! And it's so quiet! Do you know why it's so quiet? It's an electric bus. It uses an electric motor! 你知道為甚麼這麼安靜嗎？因為它是電動巴士。 Electric motors are great! They don't make all that smelly smoke that's bad for the air… and bad for people, too. 電動馬達不會產生髒空氣。 But, there is one problem with electric motors. An electric motor needs some very special things inside it to make it work. Electric motors need special metals, and other things that you can only find by digging in the ground. 要做電動馬達，需要很特別的金屬，以及很多在地底下才找得到的東西。 And, there isn't enough of those things in the ground for the future… one day they will all be gone, and then how will we make electric motors? 而且這些東西總有一天會用完！ Well, guess what? A 17-year-old student in America may have found the answer. His name is Robert. Robert is working on a new way to make electric motors that don't need any special metals! And scientists say his idea could work! 美國一個叫做 Robert 的學生，在研究一種不用特別的金屬，就可以做電動馬達的方法！ That's amazing! Robert is only 17 years-old, but he's already changing the world! What would you like to make? Maybe one day you will have an idea that can change the world too! You could build an even better motor, or a cool new spaceship! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你想發明什麼嗎？也許可以改變世界喔！ 1. world 世界 Can you name 2 things that changed the world? 你能說出兩種改變世界的東西嗎？ Sure, computers and cellphones. 當然，電腦和手機。 That's true. We used pen and paper before. Not anymore. 這是真的，我們以前用筆和紙。現在不用了。 2. work 工作 What if your computer doesn't work? 要是你的電腦不中用怎麼辦？ I'll just have to go to bed. You? 那我只好上床睡覺了。你呢？ I'll get it fixed right away. 我會馬上找人修理。 3. special 特別的 I know someone special who can fix computers. 我認識很特別的人會修電腦。 Lucky you! I don't have such a special friend. 你運氣不錯。我沒有這麼特別的朋友。 4. electric 電動的 Yes, he knows a lot about electric things. 他對電器懂很多。 這些單字你記住了嗎？ world 世界 work 工作 special 特別的 electric 電動的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is Robert? A: 170 years-old B: 17 years-old C: 70 years-old 2. What did Robert make? A: A new kind of electric motor B: A new spaceship C: A new flying motorcycle 3. Why are electric motors better? A: They don't make bad smoke B: They are super heavy C: They are delicious Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Do you like riding on trains? You can see lots of things while on trains, like mountains and forests. Sometimes, you can see animals. 你們喜歡搭火車嗎？搭火車可以看到山、森林，有時候還有動物。 In England, one woman even saw a tortoise. A tortoise is a kind of turtle. 在英國，有人搭火車的時候看到一隻陸龜！ A woman in England named Diane Akers saw a tortoise while she was on a train. The turtle was walking along the train tracks. Oh, oh! You know what would happen if a train hits a tortoise? 這個人叫 Diane Akers，她搭火車的時候，看到一隻陸龜在鐵軌上。 Don't worry! This tortoise didn't get killed! He was saved, thanks to Diane Akers. 別擔心，因為Diane，陸龜沒事！ When Akers saw the turtle, she took a picture of it. Then, she put the picture on Twitter. When she got off the train, she talked to some railway workers. 當她看到陸龜的時候，把牠拍照發上推特，下車以後也跟鐵路員工說了這件事。 Then, some workers found the turtle walking on the tracks. Its shell was hurt a bit. A piece was missing. 後來他們在鐵軌上找到陸龜，牠的龜殼缺了一塊，有一點受傷。 The workers found out that the tortoise has a name… Clyde! Clyde usually lives in a pet shop. But Clyde got out of the pet shop and went for a walk on the train tracks. 後來他們發現這一隻陸龜叫做 Clyde，從寵物店逃走跑來這裡。 I'm glad Clyde was saved! I bet Clyde is glad too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 好心人救了差點被火車輾過的陸龜。 1. pet shop 寵物店 What do you want for your birthday, Paz? 你想要什麼生日禮物？ I'd like a pet. 我想要個寵物。 Good idea! Let's go to a pet shop tonight. 好主意，我們今晚就去寵物店吧。 2. save 拯救 Look at that little kitty. 你看那隻小貓。 It looks so scared. 牠看起來好害怕。 Should we save it from this shop? 我們應該把牠從這家店救出來嗎？ Absolutely! 一定要的！ 3. train 火車 Where is the train to Yilan? 去宜蘭的火車在哪裡？ You can look at the signs. 你可以看標誌。 It tells you which platform to go to. 它會告訴你去哪個月台。 4. get off 下車 I'm going to Luodong. 我要去羅東。 Should I get off here? 我應該在這裡下車嗎？ No, you should get off at the next stop. 不，你應該在下一站下車。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ pet shop 寵物店 save 拯救 train 火車 get off 下車 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who first saw the tortoise named Clyde? A: A woman on a train B: A man working for the railway C: A woman in an animal hospital 2. Where was the tortoise? A: On train tracks B: On a train C: In a forest 3. Where does Clyde usually live? A: In the mountains B: In a railway station C: In a store that sells pets Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C

Do you know what a "milestone" is? In Chinese, it's 【里程碑】. There are many kinds of milestones. When you become 18 years old, that's a milestone. When you get your first job, that's a milestone. And, if you get married or have a baby, those are milestones, too. 18歲成年、第一份工作、或是結婚生小孩，每一個都是一種里程碑。 Today, I want to talk about a different kind of milestone. This one is about plastic. The milestone is about cleaning up a lot of plastic in the ocean. 現在，有一個清理海洋塑膠垃圾的里程碑！ First, I need to tell you about something called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a really big pile of plastic floating in the ocean. Most of that plastic is in very small pieces. It can hurt fish and other animals in the ocean. 太平洋垃圾島是一堆在海上飄的垃圾推起來的，這些垃圾會害魚跟其他的動物受傷。 Some people are trying very hard to clean up the plastic from the ocean. One of these people is a man named Boyan Slat. He made a special type of machine to clean up plastic from the ocean. 一個叫做 Boyan Slat 做了一台清理塑膠的機器。 This year, his machine hit a milestone. It cleaned up 220,000 pounds of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That's almost the same weight as a blue whale, the biggest animal on earth! 今年這台機器達到了一個里程碑，清了好多垃圾，重量幾乎跟一頭藍鯨一樣重！ Wow! Congratulations! ________________________________ Vocabulary 環保人士清除了大量海洋垃圾，達成新的里程碑。 1. get married 結婚 Tom says he's getting married when he's 21. 湯姆說他要21歲時結婚。 But he's only 10 now! 但是他現在才十歲！ 2. try 努力 Well, he says he'll try hard to save money. 他說他要努力存錢。 How much has he saved? 他存了多少了？ About one hundred NT. 大約一百塊吧。 He has to try harder. 他得再努力一點。 3. milestone 里程碑 I think for him, 1,000 NT would be a milestone. 我想對他來說，一千塊就是個里程碑。 That shouldn't be too hard. 那應該沒那麼困難。 4. job 工作 Maybe he can get a job. 也許他可以找個工作。 He's too young to have a real job. 他太小了，不能真的去工作。 He can water my plants. 他可以幫我的植物澆水。 These are very useful words. get married 結婚 try 努力 milestone 里程碑 job 工作 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a milestone? A: An important day B: A heavy rock C: A kind of shoe 2. What is 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch'? A: A small pile of floating trash B: A breed of dog C: A big pile of floating trash 3. What did Boyan Slat do? A: Made a machine to clean the ocean B: Named 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch' C: Weighed a Blue Whale Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Hey, students! Let's talk about art. There are paintings, and drawings… There is sculpting… Even photography can be art! 畫畫、雕刻、攝影，都可以變成藝術！ Almost anything can be art, even a vegetable! 就連蔬菜也是可以！ In New Zealand, a man named Matthew Griffin made art with a pickle! 有一個紐西蘭藝術家，用酸黃瓜做藝術品！ He put a pickle on the ceiling of an art gallery in New Zealand. It's a little dirty because it has sauce from a hamburger on it. The sauce makes the pickle stay on the ceiling. 他用漢堡的醬料，把一片漢堡裡用的酸黃瓜黏在美術館的天花板上。 People can buy this art. It costs 187,000 NT dollars. What? I can't believe it… 187,000 NT dollars for a dirty pickle! 竟然要賣十八萬七千元新台幣！ Do you think anyone will buy it? Well, a few years ago someone taped a banana to a wall. That was art too, and someone paid more than $3 million NT dollars for it! 之前還有人把香蕉黏在牆壁上，賣了三百萬元台幣！ I should do something like that. Maybe I can put a carrot on a wall! I will only charge $30 million NT for it. Would you like to buy my carrot? 下一次我也要把紅蘿蔔黏在牆壁上！我只賣… 三千萬台幣好了！ Well, I'm going to the store right now to buy some more fruit and vegetables! I love art! ________________________________ Vocabulary 每個人對藝術作品的看法都不同，很難說出它的價值。 1. painting 畫 Wow, you did this painting yourself? 哇，你自己畫的這幅畫嗎？ Yeah, I'm an artist, you know. 是啊，你要知道我是藝術家。 2. hamburger 漢堡 You call this… hamburger art? 你把這個漢堡叫做藝術？ What's wrong? 有什麼不對？ You don't like hamburgers? 你不喜歡漢堡？ Not when it's on the wall. 它在牆上的時候我不喜歡。 3. buy 買 I'm selling it for 10,000 NT. 我要出價一萬元把它賣掉。 Are you kidding? Nobody will buy it. 你開玩笑嗎? 沒有人要買的。 4. someone 有人 You're quite wrong. 你錯了。 Someone has asked about it. 已經有人來問了。 It must be your mother. 一定是你媽媽。 Let's read the vocabulary. painting 畫 hamburger 漢堡 buy 買 someone 有人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can people see this pickle art? A: France B: New Zealand C: The USA 2. How did the pickle stick to the ceiling? A: With tape B: With a hammer and nail C: With sauce 3. How much did someone pay for the banana art? A: More than 30 million NT B: More than 13 million NT C: More than 3 million NT Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Hey students! Do you know what's cool? Flying cars! They can drive on roads like regular cars. But they have wings that let them fly in the air, too! 飛天汽車很酷吧！這台車在陸地跟一般的車子一樣，但它也有翅膀，可以讓它飛起來！ Today, I want to talk about a company called Samson. Samson wants to make a flying car called the Switchblade. When the car flies, the wings swing out from under the car. They fold back when it is on the road, so the wings are hidden. 有一家叫做Samson的公司做了一台叫飛天車，名字叫做「彈簧刀」。它的翅膀可以折疊收起來。 The Switchblade has just three wheels, not four. But it can go really fast, like a sports car. On land, it can travel 200 kilometers an hour. In the air, it can go even faster… 305 kilometers an hour! 他只有三個輪子，但是可以跟跑車一樣快！在陸地上可以跑到時速200公里，飛起來可以達到時速305公里。 The Switchblade also comes with a parachute. If the motor stops in the air, the parachute will come out. Then the car can just float down to the ground. 這一台車還有降落傘，如果車子突然壞了也可以安全降落。 It would be great to have a flying car! I would no longer get stuck in traffic jams. 有了飛天車，我就不會塞到車了！ But it would be expensive, more than $4 million NT! 但是它要四百萬台幣，好貴！ I don't think I can pay for that. I guess I'll just have to keep taking the MRT. ________________________________ Vocabulary 如果汽車都可以飛上天，還需要飛機嗎？ 1. wing 翅膀 My God! That's not a plane in the air. 天哪，那架在空中的不是飛機。 It's a car! 是汽車！ And it has two wings! 它並且還有兩隻翅膀！ 2. fold 折疊 It's folding back the wings now. 它現在把翅膀收起來了。 How amazing! 真驚人！ Wings that can come out and fold back. 翅膀可以打開，收起來。 3. ground 地面 Now it's touching the ground. 現在它碰到地面了。 Let's go take a look. 我們過去瞧瞧。 Hey, I can't run so fast! 我沒辦法跑那麼快！ 4. wheel 車輪 See, it's only got 3 wheels. 你看，它只有三個輪子。 Yeah, one wheel under the nose, and 2 in the back. 對，一個在鼻子下面，兩個在後面。 It really looks like a toy! 真像個玩具呢！ 你想搭乘飛天汽車嗎？一起來讀單字。 wing 翅膀 fold 摺疊 ground 地面 wheel 車輪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where are the wings of the Switchblade hidden? A: On top of the car B: On the sides of the car C: Under the car 2. How fast can the Switchblade travel on land? A: 305 kilometers an hour B: 400 kilometers an hour C: 200 kilometers an hour 3. How many wheels will the Switchblade have? A: 2 B: 3 C: 4 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Hey students, do you know what animal this is? 這是什麼動物呢？ Did you guess a pigeon? 你們猜到的是鴿子嗎？猜對了！ You see them a lot in parks. Some people like to feed them. Pigeons are okay on the ground. But the trouble with pigeons is that they fly. And when they fly… That's right, they poo! And sometimes that poo lands on people's heads. Yuck! 很噁心！鴿子邊飛邊大便，有時候會掉在人的頭上。 In San Francisco, pigeons poo a lot on people. That's why, in San Francisco, they decided to do something about it. They got a man to bring his hawk! The man and his hawk go to a subway station in San Francisco three days a week. 在舊金山，有一個人每一個禮拜有三天，會帶他的老鷹去地鐵站。 Pigeons are afraid of hawks. They think hawks will eat them. So, when they see a hawk, they get scared and fly away! 鴿子怕老鷹，就會飛走！ The hawk's name is Pac-Man. His owner gives Pac-Man lots of food and treats, so Pac-Man doesn't eat the pigeons, he just scares them away. 這隻老鷹叫 Pac-Man，牠的主人給牠很多食物，所以牠不會吃鴿子。 Because of that, he isn't hungry, so he doesn't need to eat the pigeons. But he still scares them away. Which is much better! Nobody likes to get pigeon poo on their head! ________________________________ Vocabulary 放出老鷹來嚇走鴿子，這究竟是不是個好主意？ 1. scare away 嚇走 Look, a hawk is coming this way. 你看，一隻老鷹飛過來了。 Uh oh, it's going to scare away the pigeons! 糟糕，牠會把鴿子嚇走！ I'm scared of hawks, too. 我也怕老鷹呢。 2. afraid of 害怕 Why are you so afraid of hawks? 你為什麼這麼怕老鷹？ Are you kidding? Hawks are hunters. 開什麼玩笑，老鷹會打獵。 3. fly away 飛走 Don't worry. It's flying away now. 別擔心，牠飛走了。 So are all the pigeons. 鴿子也都飛走了。 I hope they fly back. 我希望牠們再飛回來。 4. on the ground 在地上 I don't like so much pigeon poop on the ground. 我不喜歡這麼多鴿糞在地上。 Me either. 我也不喜歡。 These are useful phrases. scare away 嚇走 afraid of 害怕 fly away 飛走 on the ground 在地上 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did the subway system hire the man with a hawk? A: To keep people safe from pigeon poo B: To make people laugh C: To get more people to ride the subway 2. What does the hawk do? A: It eats pigeons B: It scares pigeons C: It eats food so pigeons can't get it 3. Why does the man feed the hawk lots of food and treats? A: So it works harder B: So it doesn't bite the man C: So it doesn't eat pigeons Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Do you kids like to sing? Some people can sing well. Others sing like this. For bad singers, there is now help! A company in Japan made a special device. This device can help people sing better. 日本的公司做了一個裝置，讓人唱歌更好聽。 It's small and you put it in your mouth. It looks like that thing parents give babies to suck on, to stop them from crying. 它要放在嘴巴裡面，有一點像奶嘴。 People who want to sing better use this device for three minutes every day. They just put it in their mouth and do other things for three minutes. 只要每天放在嘴巴裡三分鐘就可以了。 How does it work? Well, the top of your mouth has a hard part and a soft part. Try this: put your tongue at the top of your mouth. At the front, there is a hard part. At the back, there is a soft part. 怎麼做到的呢？我們的嘴巴上面有一個硬硬的跟一個軟軟的地方。 The soft part of your mouth naturally goes up when you sing or yawn. This device pushes the soft part of your mouth up. 唱歌或是打哈欠時，軟軟的那塊會往上跑。這個裝置會幫你把它推上去。 What do you think? Would you order one of these to help you sing better? If you do, your friends might thank you when you sing at a KTV! "Ow! My ears!" ________________________________ Vocabulary 想要做個好歌手，現在有秘密武器喔！ 1. sing 唱歌 Would you sing for me, Trevor? 你可以為我唱歌嗎？ No no, I'm a bad singer. 不，我唱得不好。 My friends always complain when I begin to sing. 我一開口唱歌我的朋友總是抱怨。 2. better 比較好的 Have you thought about singing better? 你有沒有想過要唱好一點？ Yeah, I have. But nothing seems to work. 有啊，可是好像沒什麼用。 3. device 小設備 Here, this device should help you sing better. 來，這個小設備可以讓你進步一點。 Wow, this is really helpful! 哇，真的有幫助耶！ 4. japan 日本 Where did you get it? 你從哪裡弄來的？ I think it's from Japan. 我想它來自日本。 Japanese people must love singing. 日本人一定很愛唱歌。 你喜歡唱歌嗎？先來讀讀單字吧。 sing 唱歌 better 比較好的 device 小設備 Japan 日本 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which is true about the device? A: It was made by a company in Japan B: It is made of gold C: It tastes like strawberries 2. How long should people use the special device? A: 3 minutes a day B: 13 minutes a week C: 30 minutes a month 3. What does the device do? A: It makes the mouth wider B: It lifts the top of the mouth C: It pushes people's tongues up Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

I'm in Pingtung today! It's sunny and… Wow! What is that? It's a Green Iguana! 是一隻綠鬣蜥耶！ Wow! It's huge! It looks like a little dinosaur! Listen, I like iguanas, but they are not supposed to live in Taiwan. These kinds of iguanas live in South America, and it's never a good idea to take animals to a place where they don't come from. 綠鬣蜥是南美洲的動物，不應該帶進來台灣。 These iguanas in Taiwan are invaders! 牠們是入侵者！ It's true! Someone probably brought baby iguanas to Taiwan to be pets, but then the iguanas grew up and became super big lizards! 一開始應該有人把牠當寵物養，但是牠長大以後變成太大隻了！ Some owners said "Aiyah! This iguana is huge! It's scary!" So they let them go out into the wild. 然後牠的主人有可能覺得「怎麼這麼大！好可怕！」，就把牠丟到野外。 The iguanas like Pingtung because it's hot and sunny. But the iguanas are bad for the environment in Pingtung. They are hungry eaters! 但是綠鬣蜥對環境很不好。 The farmers won't be able to make money if iguanas keep eating their fruit and veggies. 牠們會吃農夫種的蔬菜跟水果！這樣農夫都賺不到錢。 So, now in Pingtung, people are trying to catch these invaders and take them out of Taiwan. Sorry, iguanas. You're cool, but you don't belong in Taiwan. ________________________________ Vocabulary 綠鬣蜥是外來物種，對本土農業造成很大的損害。 1. live 居住 Where do iguanas usually live? 綠鬣蜥平常住在哪裡？ They usually live in South America. 牠們通常住在南美洲。 But some of them live in Pingtung now. 但是有些現在住在屏東。 2. invader 入侵者 Scientists say they are invaders. 科學家說牠們是入侵者。 That means they shouldn't be here. 那表示說牠們不應該來這裡。 No, they shouldn't. 是不應該。 3. eat 吃 They eat too much stuff. 牠們吃太多東西了。 Yeah, like what? 是嗎？比如說什麼？ Like a lot of leafy veggies. 比如說大量的葉菜。 4. bad idea 糟糕的主意 So it's really a bad idea to set the iguanas free. 所以把這些蜥蜴放生是個壞主意。 Very bad. 很壞。 一起來讀讀單字。 live 居住 invader 入侵者 eat 吃 bad idea 糟糕的主意 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why are iguanas "invaders"? A: Because Taiwan is not their home B: Because iguanas like fighting C: Because of the weather in Pingtung 2. Why is it bad to bring animals to a place they don't belong? A: Because the animals will miss their mommy B: Because these animals can hurt the environment C: Because they look like little dinosaurs 3. Where do iguanas come from? A: China B: India C: South America Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

We use our ears to hear many things, like music, animals, and of course, talking. But many people cannot hear. So how do they talk with other people? 耳朵聽不見的人，要怎麼跟別人溝通呢？ One way is with sign language. People can use their hands to talk! For example, they can touch their mouth to say thank you. They can wave their hand to say goodbye. This is called "sign language". 其中一種方法是用手語！譬如說，用手碰嘴巴代表謝謝，揮手可以代表再見。 In fact, today is International Day of Sign Languages! 今天是國際手語日！ You can try it too. Put your hands on your heart. Do you know what this means? This means "love". 把你的手放在心上，意思就是「愛」。 Another way people can hear is with a hearing aid. This is a machine people put in their ears to help them hear. Many people use one. 另一種方法是用助聽器。 Now there is even a doll with a hearing aid! This doll was made to show kids that it is okay to use a hearing aid. 現在有一個戴助聽器的娃娃，讓孩子們知道戴助聽器是很正常的。 Today is International Day of Sign Languages, so let's remember that people don't all talk or hear in the same way. Some use sign language, some use a hearing aid, but we all love to talk and be heard. ________________________________ Vocabulary 手語主要運用手和手指的動作，以及臉部表情來幫助人們了解。 1. mouth 嘴巴 Why are you touching your mouth like that? 為什麼你那樣碰你的嘴？ This means thank you. 這表示謝謝你。 2. language 語言 So you're learning sign language? 所以你在學手語？ Yeah, my mom is losing her hearing. 對，我媽媽的聽力快不行了。 We're all learning sign language now. 我們現在都在學。 3. ear 耳朵 It's easy and fun. 很容易的，也很好玩。 See, just put your hand behind your ear… 你看，把手放在耳朵後面… And it means "listen." 意思是「注意聽」。 4. wave 揮舞 You're right. 你說對了！ And if I wave like this… 假如我這樣揮手… It means you want me to leave. Good-bye. 意思是你要我離開。拜拜。 你有學過手語嗎？ Let's read today's vocabulary. mouth 嘴巴 language 語言 ear 耳朵 wave 揮舞 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is today? A: Christmas Day B: Valentine's Day C: International Sign Language Day 2. How do people use sign language? A: They use their feet B: They use their hands C: They use their voice 3. What is special about the new doll? A: It is a robot B: It can speak English C: It has a hearing aid Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Today is World Car Free Day! It's a time when some people stop driving their cars for a whole day. 今天是世界無車日！ Cars make a lot of pollution. There are lots of other ways to stop cars from making so much pollution. Like in California… they want to stop selling gas cars by 2035. 汽車製造了很多污染。美國加州想從2035年以後不賣燃油車了。 California won't stop selling all cars. They will just stop selling cars that use gas, which make lots of pollution. They will still sell cars that use electricity, of course. 不是所有車都不賣了，他們還會賣電動車。 Other states in America also want to ban the sale of gas cars. This means the air in these places will be cleaner. 美國有一些地方也想要不賣燃油車，這樣空氣會比較乾淨。 And now, Taiwan says it wants to ban the sale of gas cars too! Wow! That's great. Taiwan won't stop selling them as soon as California, though. Taiwan plans to stop selling gas cars by 2040. That's five years later than California. 現在台灣也想要這樣做，不過會從2040年開始，比加州慢五年。 Try walking home today, or taking the MRT! Have a happy and healthy World Car Free Day everybody! ________________________________ Vocabulary 把汽車改成使用電力而不用汽油，空氣會乾淨很多。 1. sell 賣 Do they sell electric bikes here? 他們這裡有賣電動腳踏車嗎？ I think so. 我想有吧。 They're also selling cute little bikes for children. 他們也賣小孩用的可愛小腳踏車。 2. stop 停止 People really should stop driving gas cars. 大家真的應該停止駕駛用汽油的車。 I'm driving a scooter. 我是用摩托車。 An electric one? 是電動的嗎？ Oh, yes. 是的。 3. drive 駕駛 Do you enjoy driving? 你喜歡開車嗎？ I do. 喜歡。 I feel free when driving. 我開車的時候覺得很自由。 4. ban 禁止 In Saudi Arabia, they ban women from driving. 沙烏地阿拉伯禁止女性開車。 Not anymore. 現在不會了。 The ban is over. 禁令結束了。 這些單字簡短好用。 sell 賣 stop 停止 drive 駕駛 ban 禁止 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What happens on World Car Free Day? A: Some people stop selling cars B: Some people stop buying cars C: Some people stop driving cars 2. Where do they want to stop selling gas cars? A: California B: France C: India 3. When do they want to stop selling gas cars? A: By next August B: By 2035 C: By 2040 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Do you like walking in the forest? It's so peaceful. Today, I'm going to tell you about a very special forest. It's special because it is really old. It is so old that it is ancient. 有一個很特別的森林，超級古老！ But that is not the only reason the forest is special. It's special because it is at the bottom of a sinkhole. 他特別的是，在一個天坑底部被發現！"Sinkhole" 就是天坑。 A sinkhole is a big hole in the ground. This big hole happens when the ground is weak. The ground quickly falls down. This hole is called a sinkhole. 如果土地很脆弱，地面就會塌下去，變成天坑。 People found a sinkhole in China with an ancient forest in it. They had to climb down hundreds of meters. Once they got to the bottom of the sinkhole, they found the forest. 中國有一群人在一個天坑底部找到這一座古老的森林。他們爬了好幾百公尺才到達底部。 It was hard for them to go through the forest because there were so many plants and trees there. Some trees were 40 meters tall! Forty meters… that's really tall. 在這個森林裡，有一些樹有四十公尺高！ Experts think they may find some animals in that forest that have never been discovered before. 專家說，有可能在這個森林裡會找到從來沒被發現過的動物。 Wow! Nature is so cool! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地面有天坑，天坑底下有森林，世界真奇妙！ 1. hole 坑洞 Hey, there's a big hole in the road! 嘿，路上有個大洞！ Let me drive around it. 我來開車繞過去。 2. climb down 往下爬 It reminds me of a deep sinkhole in China. 這讓我想起中國很深的天坑。 How deep? 有多深？ Very deep. People have to climb down to the bottom. 很深，人們必須爬下去才能到它的底部。 3. bottom 底部 What's at the bottom? 底部有什麼呢？ Trees. A lot of trees. 有樹，很多很多棵樹。 Trees? That's not fun. 樹？那不好玩。 4. ancient 古老的 They should find an ancient kingdom there. 應該在那裏找到古老的王國。 You read too many novels. 你看太多小說啦。 你想看看這個天坑嗎? 先來讀單字。 hole 坑洞 climb down 往下爬 bottom 底部 ancient 古老的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did people find the forest? A: They dug a hole deep in the ground B: They went hiking in the mountains C: They climbed down into a hole 2. What does ancient mean? A: Really interesting B: Very old C: Quite difficult to find 3. How tall are the trees in the sinkhole? A: 4 meters B: 14 meters C: 40 meters Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

Hey students! Let me ask you a question. Have you ever heard of a poisonous bird? 你們有聽過有毒的鳥嗎？ It's a small orange and black bird. It lives in a country called Papua New Guinea. 這種鳥小小的，有黑色跟橘色的毛，住在一個叫做巴布亞紐幾內亞的國家。 Papua New Guinea is on a big island, near Australia. But it's still much bigger than Taiwan. There's an interesting story about how the bird was discovered. A scientist was trying to catch another kind of bird. He put nets in trees to catch the bird. But he got the poisonous orange and black bird instead. 這一隻鳥是怎麼被發現的呢？科學家本來要抓另外一種鳥，結果抓到這一隻有毒的鳥。 How did he know the bird was poisonous? He tried to get the bird out of the net. When he did that, it bit and scratched his fingers. Ouch! 當他要把這一隻鳥從網子抓出來時，他被咬又被抓傷。 Then, the scientist put his fingers to his mouth to lick his hand-the same hand that he had just grab the bird with. Later, his mouth burned and felt numb. That's how he found out the bird was poisonous. 科學家把受了傷的手放進嘴巴舔，結果嘴巴變得麻麻燙燙的。 Luckily, the bird wasn't very poisonous, so he wasn't hurt badly. 幸好這隻鳥沒有很毒，他才沒有怎樣。 Remember, if you go to Papua New Guinea, don't touch that orange and black bird! ________________________________ Vocabulary 我們知道有毒蛇毒蜘蛛，比較不認識有毒的鳥類。 1. island 島嶼 Can you name 3 island countries? 你能說出三個島嶼國家嗎？ Sure. Iceland, Singapore and Cuba. 當然。冰島，新加坡跟古巴。 Very good! 很棒喔！ 2. poisonous 有毒的 Does Iceland have poisonous frogs? 冰島有毒青蛙嗎？ I don't think so. 我想沒有。It's too cold there! 那裏太冷了！ You're right again! 你又答對了！ 3. catch 捕捉 Do you know how to catch snakes? 你知道怎麼抓蛇嗎？ No no, I don't even want to know. 不知道，我甚至不想知道。 I can catch mosquitos. 我會抓蚊子。 4. net 網子 I enjoy catching them in the mosquito net. 我喜歡在蚊帳裡抓蚊子。 That's too easy for you! 太容易了吧！ That's why I like it. 那是為什麼我喜歡。 來讀讀單字。 island 島嶼 poisonous 有毒的 catch 捕捉 net 網子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was the poisonous bird caught? A: In a nest B: In a tree C: In the mountains 2. In which country was the poisonous bird found? A: Taiwan B: Papua New Guinea C: Canada 3. How did the scientist know the bird was poisonous? A: It bit his fingers B: It bit his mouth C: It licked his hand Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you take a short nap. Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body control your blood sugar. 醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。 When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or cake. Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right? Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions! 不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！ Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But too much sugar can be bad for our blood. 我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。 Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes. "Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。 Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will help control their blood sugar. Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2 minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy. 醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！ I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish my lunch today! ________________________________ Vocabulary 醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。 1. control 控制 I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。 But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。 I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。 2. minute 分鐘 Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。 Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。 3. blood 血液 What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說？ He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。 And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。 4. healthy 健康的 Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。 I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain. 我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。 So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。 control 控制 minute 分鐘 blood 血液 healthy 健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a good idea after eating? A: Jumping on the bed B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake C: Talking a short walk 2. What does sugar do for our body? A: It gives us energy B: It makes us cry C: It makes us hungry 3. How long do you need to walk after eating? A: Maybe just 2 minutes B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours C: About 90 minutes Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

The last time I was at this beach, it was covered in garbage! There was so much garbage I couldn't even walk along the water. 上ㄧ次來海邊，有好多垃圾！這一次好多了。 There were glass bottles, old boxes, and a lot of plastic garbage. Those are not things that should be on a beach. 上一次來這裡，有玻璃瓶、舊的箱子，還有很多塑膠垃圾。 Some experts say as much as 150,000 bags of garbage can be found on Taiwan's coastlines every year. That is about 650 tons worth of garbage. Do you know how much 650 tons weighs? That's the weight of about 160 full grown Asian elephants! 每一年在台灣的海邊會找出十五萬袋的垃圾，有六百五十噸。 That's why it is so important for people to volunteer to clean all the garbage up! If we don't help keep our coastlines clean, we won't be able to go to the beach and play in the water. 大家要保持海邊乾淨，不然就不能在海邊玩水了。 Tomorrow, September 17th, is Coastal Cleanup Day. 明天是國際淨灘日。 And I am going to spend the day volunteering to pick up garbage that I see on the beach! 我要去海邊幫忙撿垃圾！ If everyone helps out a little, it shouldn't be too hard for all of us to keep Taiwan's coastlines clean. ________________________________ Vocabulary 白白淨淨的沙灘，讓人嚮往。 1. beach 海灘 Let's go to the beach on Sunday. 我們星期天去海灘吧。 No, it's too hot. 不去，太熱。 Let's leave at 5 PM. 我們五點出發。 And watch the sunset on the beach. 然後到海灘看夕陽。 2. clean 乾淨的 The beach is often dirty. 海灘常常很髒。 No, it's clean now. 不，現在很乾淨。 People picked up the garbage last weekend, remember? 大家上周末去撿垃圾，你記得嗎？ 3. pick up 撿起來 See, it's so nice here! 看吧，這裡很舒服吧！ Yeah, if you pick up all these bottles. 是啊，要是你把這些瓶子都撿起來的話。 4. garbage 垃圾 I can't believe there's already so much garbage. 真不敢相信又這麼多垃圾了。 你有參加過淨灘活動嗎？ beach 海灘 clean 乾淨的 pick up 撿起來 garbage 垃圾 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much garbage ends up on Taiwan's coastline every year? A: 150,000 bags worth B: 1,500 bags worth C: 150 bags worth 2. About how much does all that garbage weigh? A: 650 kilograms B: 650 grams C: 650 tons 3. When is Coastal Cleanup Day? A: Tomorrow B: Today C: It passed this year already Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Nature is so beautiful. I love hiking through the mountains of Taiwan. Ew! But it is not nice when I see garbage in nature. 在大自然中看到垃圾好噁心。 According to Greenpeace, who are a very large environmental organization, all this plastic is ending up inside animals' bodies! 綠色和平組織說，有很多塑膠到最後進了動物身體裡！ Greenpeace knows this because they are finding microplastics in animal poop! 他們在動物的便便裡面找到微塑膠！ Microplastics are very, very, very tiny pieces of plastic. When experts from Greenpeace studied some wild animals in Taiwan, they found a lot of microplastics in their poop! This means animals are eating the plastic, or they are eating other animals that ate the plastic. 微塑膠是超級超級小的塑膠。動物吃掉塑膠後，便便裡面就會有微塑膠。 This is not healthy for the animals. Plastic in their bodies can cause all sorts of health problems. It can even kill them! 這個對動物的健康不好，牠們可能會死掉！ So we really need to stop throwing plastic garbage into the environment. And everyone can help cut down on plastic. 大家都要一起減少使用塑膠。 Just remember to use as little plastic as possible, reuse as much as you can, and of course, recycle! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動物會吃下塑膠製品，對牠們造成傷害。 1. eat 吃 Don't eat so much ice cream, Jane. 別吃那麼多冰淇淋。 But I only eat two ice creams a day! 但是我一天只吃兩個！ 2. body 身體 Look, when ice cream goes into your body… 聽著，當冰淇淋進入體內之後… It becomes sugar and fat, I know. 它就變成了糖分跟脂肪，我知道。 Too much sugar is not good for your body. 太多糖對妳身體不好。 3. find 發現，找到 Did you find your glasses? 你找到眼鏡了嗎？ Yeah, I did. 找到了。 Where did you find them? 哪裡找到的？ On my head. 在我頭上。 4. very 非常。 Hang the glasses on your neck.把眼鏡掛在脖子上。 They'll be very easy to find. 要找到它就容易了。 That's very smart of you. 你真聰明！ 今天的單字很好用喔。 eat 吃 body 身體 find 發現，找到 very 非常 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is Greenpeace? A: A very large environmental organization B: A very large park C: A very green piece of space 2. What are microplastics? A: Very large pieces of plastic B: Very tiny pieces of plastic C: Brand new pieces of plastic 3. Where did Greenpeace find microplastics? A: Inside trees B: Inside birds' nests C: In animal poop Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Hi students, have you guys ever been to a farm? If you have, you know there are many animals on a farm. Cows moo… pigs oink… dogs bark… And the noisiest are roosters. 你有去過農場嗎？農場有牛、豬、狗，還有很吵的公雞。 Have you ever heard a rooster? The sound a rooster makes is called a "crow". A rooster crows. Roosters are OK on farms. But they aren't good in cities. How would you feel if your neighbor had a rooster? You would probably be mad, right? This is what happened in Germany. In Germany, a man and a woman are really mad at their neighbor. Their neighbor has a very noisy rooster. 德國有一對夫妻，他們的鄰居養了一隻很吵的公雞。 The couple said the rooster crows 200 times a day! The rooster starts to crow at 8 a.m. It keeps crowing until sunset, when the sun goes down. 那隻公雞從日出叫到日落，一天可以叫 200 次！ No wonder they are mad! The man and woman said they talked to the neighbor about the rooster. But the neighbor didn't do anything about the noise. 那對夫妻跟鄰居抱怨，但是鄰居什麼都不做。 So, the man and woman sued him. They want the rooster to be taken away. 所以他們告了鄰居，希望把公雞趕走。 They say a rooster belongs on a farm… not in a city, where people live close to each other. What do you think? Do you think the man and woman will win? ________________________________ Vocabulary 公雞啼叫的聲音，確實響亮。 1. farm 農場 Wow! Do you hear that? 你聽到了嗎？ Yeah, I smell it too. 也聞到了。 There must be a chicken farm nearby. 附近一定有養雞場。 Right, you grew up on a farm. 對，你是在農場長大的。 2. city 城市 So do you prefer the city now? 所以現在你比較喜歡城市嗎？ No, but I work in a city now. 不喜歡，不過我現在在市區工作。 3. bark 吠 Hey, stop barking like that! 不要那樣叫！ It's no use talking to a dog. 跟狗狗講話沒有用的。 You need to do this. 你要這樣做！ 4. mad 生氣的 I think it's mad at me. 我覺得牠在跟我生氣。 Why? You didn't do anything. 為什麼，你又沒做什麼。 Do prefer a farm or a city? farm 農場 city 城市 bark 吠叫 mad 生氣的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do the man and woman live? A: In a city B: On a farm C: In America 2. Why are the man and woman mad at their neighbor? A: He hurt their rooster B: He has too many animals C: His rooster is very noisy 3. How many times a day does the rooster crow? A: 100 B: 200 C: 300 Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Hi, students! Today might be the best holiday ever… it's International Chocolate Day! 今天是國際巧克力日！ And, if you want to try some of the best chocolate in the world, you don't need to go very far. You don't even have to leave Taiwan! In the UK there is a very special group of chocolate pros, called "The Academy of Chocolate". An "academy" is a kind of school. This is their name because they want to help people learn all about chocolate! 英國有個巧克力學院！ Every year The Academy has a big competition, called The Golden Bean Awards. They only give their awards to people they think have made the best chocolaty treats in the whole wide world! And this year, Taiwan's chocolate was the best! 他們每一年都會辦巧克力比賽，今年台灣得到金牌！ Everything about this chocolate is from Taiwan! It starts out as a bean on a cocoa tree in Pingtung. 使用的可可豆來自屏東。 Later they add some great local Taiwan tastes: like mango leaves, or oolong tea. Even pink shrimp! 後來再加上芒果葉、烏龍茶，甚至甜蝦！ What crazy tastes would you like to try in your chocolate? Pork floss? Mash potato? Super spicy peppers?! 你覺得還能發明什麼新口味呢？ People all over the world will be enjoying their favorite sweet treat all day today! And, if they're lucky, they could be enjoying some of the world's best chocolate. All the way from Taiwan! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巧克力可以添加各種新奇的口味。 1. taste 味道 Have a taste of this green chocolate. 你嚐嚐這個綠色巧克力。 Hm, there's tea in it. 嗯，這裡面有茶。 Do you like the taste? 你喜歡這個味道嗎？ No, not really. 不大喜歡。 2. award 獎項 I hope I win a big award for it. 我希望它贏得大獎。 A big award for this tea chocolate? 給這個茶葉巧克力的大獎？ Yes. Do you think it'll win? 是的，你覺得會贏嗎？ 3. international 國際的 Is it an international award? 是國際獎項嗎？ Yeah, many nations take part. 對，很多國家參加。 Then you will win. 那你會贏。 4. far 遙遠的 How do you know? 你怎麼知道？ Because people like things from far away. 因為人們喜歡來自遙遠地方的東西。 Tea is not from far away. 茶葉並不遠。 Let's read the vocabulary. taste 味道 award 獎項 international 國際的 far 遙遠的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an "academy"? A: A kind of school B: A kind of chocolate C: A kind of pepper 2. What is the U.K. Academy's big competition called? A: Food Fight B: Choccy Pros C: The Golden Bean Awards 3. Where do they grow cocoa trees in Taiwan? A: Pingtung B: Taipei C: Hsinchu Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

I love monkeys. And we have a special monkey here in Taiwan. They are called "Formosan macaques", but let's just call them Taiwan monkeys. 台灣有一種特別的猴子，叫做台灣獼猴。 Taiwan monkeys are different from monkeys anywhere else in the world! But Taiwan's monkeys are wild animals. And wild animals are not pets. Some people take baby Taiwan monkeys, and make them pets! 有一些人把野生的台灣獼猴當成寵物來養。 It might sound like fun to have a monkey for a pet… but they are not pets. They are wild animals and they should be free. So, now there is a new rule! From this year, no Taiwan monkey can be a pet! 從今年開始，不可以把台灣獼猴當寵物養，應該要讓他們自由！ But we can't just take pet monkeys to the mountains and say, "Go free! Have a good life!" Those pet monkeys don't know how to live in the wild. 但是已經變成寵物的獼猴不可以直接放生，牠們不知道怎麼在野外生活。 So, the new rule says people who already have pet monkeys need to get a special paper. They can keep those pets, but they can't do it again. 所以獼猴的主人可以繼續養，但是不可以再養更多獼猴了。 And from this year, no one can take any more wild monkeys and keep them as pets. Do you like this new rule? I do… 這個規定可以保護台灣獼猴！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣獼猴是野生動物，不能養來當寵物。 1. pet 寵物 How many pets do you keep? 你養幾個寵物？ Just a cat. 就一隻貓。 You? 你呢？ I have a pet rabbit. 我養一隻兔子。 2. free 自由的 I always think rabbits should be wild and free. 我總覺得兔子應該是野生的，自由的。 Oh, it's free. It's free in my room. 牠是自由的，在我房間裡是。 3. wild 野外的，野生的 Do wild rabbits eat grass? 野生兔子吃草嗎？ I think so. 我想是。 But mine eats hay and apples. 不過我家的吃乾草和蘋果。 4. call 叫 What is it called? 牠叫什麼名字？ I call it Sweetie. 我叫牠蘇迪。 She's really cute. 她很可愛呢。 你也有寵物嗎？來讀英文單字。 pet 寵物 free 自由的 wild 野外的，野生的 call 叫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the real name of Taiwan's wild monkeys? A: American Snake Monkeys B: Japanese Yellow Hair Monkeys C: Formosan Macaques 2. Should wild animals be pets? A: No, they should be free B: Yes, they are cute C: No, they are smelly 3. What does this new rule do? A: Teaches wild monkeys B: Protects wild monkeys C: Feeds wild monkeys Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everybody! Do you know why we eat mooncakes today? It all comes from the old story of Chang'e, Goddess of the Moon… Chang'e was married to Hou Yi, a famous hero. 中秋節吃月餅的習俗來自嫦娥的故事。嫦娥是后羿的太太。 Back then there were ten suns in the sky, which made the earth way too hot! So Hou Yi shot nine of them down with his arrows. 以前天上有十個太陽，太熱了！所以后羿射下了九個太陽。 The gods gave Hou Yi a magic drink, which could make him live forever! But he didn't want to live forever without his wife, so he did not drink it. But Chang'e drank the whole thing! Then she flew up to the moon, to live there. 神仙給了后羿長生不老藥，可是后羿沒有喝，嫦娥喝掉了！之後，她飄起來，一路飛到月亮上住了下來。 Every night Hou Yi would put all of Chang'e's favorite desserts outside for her to see. She really liked mooncakes! Which is why we still have them at Mid-Autumn festival today. 后羿在屋外放了一些嫦娥最喜歡吃的點心，其中一種就是月餅。 Everyone tells this story a little differently… In some stories Chang'e has a rabbit, who is her best friend. In others the gods change Chang'e into a big fat ugly toad for stealing! 這個故事有很多版本，有一些人說嫦娥有一個兔子朋友，也有人說嫦娥被懲罰，變成又胖又醜的蟾蜍。 Which story do you know? Ask your family about it, it'll be fun to tell stories together for Mid-Autumn Festival! ________________________________ Vocabulary 嫦娥奔月是流傳久遠，膾炙人口的故事。 1. forever 永遠 Do you believe Chang'e lives there forever? 你相信嫦娥永遠住在那裏嗎？ No. Do you? 不相信。你呢？ I'd like to. 我想要相信。 2. drink 飲料 Then maybe that magic drink can help you. 那也許長生不老藥可以幫上忙。 So that I can visit Chang'e some day? 好讓我有一天去看嫦娥嗎？ Yeah. 是啊。 3. angry 生氣的 You look angry. 你看起來在生氣。 I am angry. 我是生氣。 They killed my hero in that movie! 他們把電影裡我的英雄弄死了！ 4. hero 英雄 That man is your hero? 那個男子是你的英雄？ He's like a toad! 他像癩蛤蟆！ No, he's nice and kind! 才不呢，他人很好很和善。 來讀單字。 forever 永遠 drink 飲料 angry 生氣的 hero 英雄 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who was the Goddess of the Moon's husband? A: Hou Yi B: A rabbit C: A big fat ugly toad 2. Who drank the magical drink? A: Chang'e B: The gods C: The moon 3. Why did Chang'e fly to the moon? A: For a vacation B: To live there C: To make mooncakes Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Hi students, have you ever seen a dinosaur? Probably not. Because dinosaurs are extinct. "Extinct" means they are all gone or all dead. Lots of animals are extinct. 恐龍跟很多動物都已經絕種了。 Have you ever seen a Tasmanian tiger? 你有聽過塔斯馬尼亞虎嗎？ No, right? That's because they are all extinct. Tasmanian tigers used to live in Australia. They are not really tigers; people called them "tigers" because they had stripes on their backs. 他們其實不是老虎，牠們被叫做老虎，是因為背上有條紋。 They kind of looked like wild dogs, but they carried their babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo! 他們看起來像野狗，但他們把寶寶裝在袋子裡，跟袋鼠一樣！ The last Tasmanian tiger died in a zoo about 100 years ago. But now, scientists say they might be able to bring the Tasmanian tiger back! 牠們100年前就絕種了，不過現在科學家說有可能可以讓牠們復活！ It's not going to be easy, but scientists think they might have found a way! If it works, maybe the scientists can make a baby Tasmanian tiger! Scientists say that after 10 years, there may be lots of these new animals and they could put them back into the wild in Australia! 科學家說，10年後有可能可以讓更多動物復活！ Hmmm… maybe we should try to bring dinosaurs back to life, too? Yeah… that might not be such a good idea… ________________________________ Vocabulary 讓已經絕種的動物重新出現，是很多科學家的夢想。 1. extinct 絕種的 Think about it! 想想看! Bringing back an extinct animal! 把絕種的動物弄回來！ Yeah? Which animal do you like to see? 是嗎？你想看哪一種動物？ Those big elephants, for sure. 當然是那些好大的大象。 2. die 死亡 They died 4,000 years ago. 牠們死了四千多年了。 I know. That's why I'd like to see them. 我知道，這是為什麼我想看。 3. bring back 帶回來 You can see them in movies. 你可以在電影裡看到。 Movies can bring back many things. 電影可以找回來很多東西。 You're right. 你說對了。 4. maybe 也許 But maybe scientists should try other animals. 但是科學家也許應該試試別的動物。 Maybe they should try smaller ones. 也許他們應該試試比較小的動物。 今天學到哪些單字？ extinct 絕種的 die 死亡 bring back 帶回來 maybe 也許 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was different about the Tasmanian tiger? A: It carried babies in a pouch, like a kangaroo B: It only ate vegetables C: It looked like a giraffe 2. What does "extinct" mean? A: All gone or dead B: We have too many of them C: hungry and tired 3. When did the Tasmanian tiger become extinct? A: About 100 years ago B: Yesterday C: 40,000 years ago Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Hey there! Today we're walking along a beautiful mountain path. Exercising like this is called 'hiking'. It's such a fun way to get outside and get active with your friends! There are great places for hiking all over the world. In the USA they have over 200,000 miles of hiking paths! That's the same as walking all the way around the world 8 times! 美國的健行步道連起來，可以繞地球八圈！ When you are hiking it is very important to stay on the path at all times. If you leave a hiking path you could step on a wildflower, or an animal's house! 如果你偏離步道，可能會踩到花草或是動物的家！ You wouldn't want a giant foot stepping on YOUR house, would you?! Me neither… Even big plants and animals can be hurt by bad hikers. 就連大樹跟動物也可能遭殃！ Did you know the world's tallest tree is in the States? It's called 'Hyperion', and scientists think it could be 800 years old! 全世界最高的樹在美國，叫做 Hyperion，已經八百歲了！ To see Hyperion, though, people have to get off the hiking path. They leave lots of garbage everywhere, and hurt nature very badly. Plus they stand on the tree for photos and selfies, which hurts it too! 但是遊客會在附近丟垃圾，還會站到樹上拍照。 Now the area around Hyperion has been made 'off-limits'. That means that, if anyone tries to walk to Hyperion, they could be fined a lot of money. They might even go to jail! 那邊現在已經禁止進入，如果闖進去會被罰錢，或是被關！ If you don't look after nature properly it will not survive. It is up to all of us to respect it, and treat it with kindness. 大自然需要我們大家好好對待。 That way everyone can enjoy hiking, and all life on the planet will be safe and healthy. ________________________________ Vocabulary 到野外去走步道是很有趣的活動，你走過嗎？ 1. go hiking 健行 Would you like to go hiking with me this weekend? 這周末要不要跟我去健行？ Go hiking where? 去哪裡呢？ To Cao-ling Path. 去草嶺古道。 2. mountain path 山徑 It's a mountain path. 它是一條山徑。 But it leads to the sea. 不過通到大海。 I know. It's a beautiful path. 我知道，它是很美的一條路。 3. step on 踩踏 I stepped on a snake there. 我在那裡踩到一條蛇。 A snake? So you hurt nature? 一條蛇? 所以你傷害了大自然？ No, the snake was fine. 沒有，那條蛇沒事。 4. fun 好玩的 We can still go. 我們還是可以去。 It's fun to see the birds there. 去那裡賞鳥很好玩。 Great! I can't wait. 太好了，我等不及了。 So will you go hiking someday? 來讀讀單字。 go hiking 健行 mountain path 山徑 step on 踩踏 fun 好玩的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many miles of hiking paths are there in the USA? A: Exactly 200,000 miles B: Under 200,000 miles C: Over 200,000 miles 2. What is the name of the world's tallest tree? A: Wildflower B: Hyperion C: Garbage 3. How are people hurting the world's tallest tree? A: Standing on it for selfies B: Hitting it with a hammer C: Pushing it off a cliff Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Do you know the name of the tallest mountain in the world? In English it's called "Mount Everest". 世界最高的山叫做聖母峰。 Many people go to Nepal to see it, and many climb all the way to the top. But one man has jumped off of Mt. Everest! 很多人都想爬上去，但有個人卻從上面跳下來！ No, don't worry, he didn't die! Pierre Carter is a man from South Africa who likes to use a paraglider and jump off the world's tallest mountains! 來自南非的 Pierre Carter 喜歡用滑翔翼從世界上的高山跳下去。 A paraglider is like a parachute, but a paraglider is designed to help the person fly slower to the ground. And you can use your arms to control a paraglider so you can fly around by catching the wind! For a short time, you can fly like a bird with a paraglider. 你可以控制滑翔翼隨著風，慢慢飛回地上。 If you want to climb to the top of Mt. Everest, it can take about two months. But it only took Mr. Carter about 20 minutes to fly down to the bottom with his paraglider! 攀登聖母峰頂可能需要兩個月，但是用滑翔翼只花了 20 分鐘就滑下來了！ Mr. Carter made sure that his jump off of Mount Everest with his paraglider was safe. He isn't just some crazy guy who likes to do crazy stuff. Mr. Carter thinks safety is very important, so he did everything the right way. 他有確認過跳下去是安全的。 Doing amazing things like jumping off mountains with a paraglider is cool, but I'm happy Mr. Carter did it safely. ________________________________ Vocabulary 從世界最高峰用滑翔翼飛到地面，真是太酷了。 1. jump 跳 You can jump off the Luye Highlands to the valley. 你可以從鹿野高台跳下山谷。 Why do I want to do that? 我為什麼要那樣？ Well, you like adventure, don't you? 你喜歡冒險，不是嗎？ 2. climb 爬 I like climbing up mountains. Not jumping down. 我喜歡爬上山，不是跳下來。 Climbing is tiring. 往上爬好累。 3. fly 飛 You can always try flying. 你可以試試看用飛的。 Flying from a mountain? 飛下山嗎? How? 怎麼做？ By using a glider, of course. 當然是用滑翔機囉。 4. control 控制 I don't know how to control a glider. 我不知道怎麼控制滑翔機。 It's easy. You just need some practice. 很容易的，只需要一些練習。 今天的單字都很短，你記住了嗎？ jump 跳 climb 爬 fly 飛 control 控制 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a paraglider like? A: A parachute B: A scooter C: A candy bar 2. How long did it take to fly down the mountain? A: About two months B: About 20 seconds C: About 20 minutes 3. What does Mr. Carter think about safety? A: It is very important B: It is very boring C: It is very stupid Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Hi there! Today is the International Day of Charity. 今天是國際慈善日！ Charity is when people do things to help the causes they care about. Maybe you want to look after sick people, or help stop global warming, or help save animals… Good causes around the world need all kinds of charity. Some people need help making money, to pay for things that help people. This is called "fundraising". Fundraising 就是募款，有一些人會募款幫助其他的人。 Last month there was a big charity fundraising event in the USA, called the "Chicago Ducky Derby"! 上個月，美國有一個大型募款活動。 Anyone who wanted to take part had to pay for a toy duck first. 參加比賽的人都要買一隻玩具鴨。 75,005 toy ducks were thrown into the river, and they made lots of money for charity! 七萬五千零五隻玩具鴨子下水比賽，募到好多錢！ They were raising money for a charity called the 'Special Olympics', which helps people with learning difficulties take part in sports. 這個活動是為特殊奧林匹克募款，幫助有學習障礙的人也可以參加運動會。 It's a great charity, because it helps people get active, feel good, and make lots of new friends! Would you like to help a charity too? Think about some causes that you care about, and have a look online. Charities always need help, and helping others makes you feel really great too! 你也可以上網找找慈善機構，幫助別人的感覺真的很棒！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 慈善機構很依賴捐款來幫助需要的人。 1. take part 參加 I want to take part in this race. 我要參加這個比賽。 What? A race of ducks? 什麼啊，鴨子比賽？ Yeah, I pay for the ducks. 對啊，我替鴨子付錢。 2. pay 付錢 So you don't run. 所以你不跑。 You pay for the ducks to run. 你給錢讓鴨子跑。 No, the ducks swim. 不是跑，鴨子游泳。 3. charity 慈善 They swim for charity. 牠們為了做善事而游泳。 What kind of charity? 哪一種善事？ A charity for protecting animals.是保護動物慈善團體。 4. raise money 募款 You raise money for animals by making ducks swim? 你們讓鴨子游泳來替動物募款？ Yeah, sort of. 算是吧。 They are good swimmers, you know. 牠們很會游泳呢。 一起來讀單字。 take part 參加 pay 付錢 charity 慈善 raise money 募款 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What holiday is today? A: Halloween B: New Year's Day C: The International Day of Charity 2. How many ducks were racing in the Chicago Ducky Derby? A: 5 B: 75,000 C: 75,005 3. What were all the ducks racing on? A: A road B: A river C: A giant's foot Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Hey there! Today, We're at an auction house! 我們今天在拍賣會場！ Auction houses are a bit like shopping malls… people go to them to buy things. Say you want to buy a new hat. In an auction house, they only have one very special hat, and lots of people want to buy it! 如果你想要買帽子，在拍賣會只會有一頂特別的，而且大家都搶著要！ The auction house has to decide who gets to buy it. They do this by asking everyone how much money they would like to spend. This is called "bidding". Whoever bids the most money gets the hat! 大家會競標，願意付最多錢的人就可以買到。 Now, let's say you don't want a hat. Instead you want… a dinosaur skeleton! You can't get that at the mall! 但如果你想買恐龍化石，大賣場就不會有了！ Well, a famous auction house in New York just sold a dinosaur skeleton for LOTS of money: nearly 6 million dollars! 紐約的一個拍賣會上，一個恐龍化石賣了將近六百萬元！ This type of dinosaur is called a Gorgosaurus. They think it is nearly 77 million years old! 這頭恐龍叫做蛇髮女怪龍，有七千七百萬年的歷史！ It's special, because all the other Gorgosaurus skeletons we have found are in museums, so people can study them and keep them safe. This is the first one ever to be sold to just one person! 這種恐龍化石是第一次賣給一般人！ Do you think it's better for a dinosaur skeleton to be in a museum, for lots of people to enjoy? Or do you think it would be fun to have one in your house just for you? 你覺得化石在博物館比較好，還是放在自己家收藏？ What would you do with it?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你會想出高價買恐龍化石嗎？ 1. buy 買 Let's go to the shopping mall on Saturday. 我們星期六去購物中心吧。 What do you want to buy? 你想買什麼？ I'd like to check out something. 我想去找些東西。 2. spend 花錢 Don't spend too much money on toys. 別花太多錢在玩具上。 Hats aren't toys. 帽子不是玩具。 I don't think they sell hats there. 我想那裏不賣帽子。 3. sell 賣 Sure they do. 當然有賣。 They sell all kinds of hats at the mall. 購物中心有賣各種帽子。 Yeah, I forgot there is a hat store. 對，我忘了有一家帽子店。 4. museum 博物館 But the hats you like belong in a museum. 不過你喜歡的帽子屬於博物館。 That's not true. 才不會呢。 Museums don't have my taste. 博物館沒有我的品味。 今天的單字簡單而常用。 buy 買 spend 花錢 sell 賣 museum 博物館 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do you buy things at an auction house? A: By bidding the least money B: By bidding the most money C: By baking a cake 2. What was a Gorgosaurus? A: A dinosaur B: A bowl of soup C: A big fat cat 3. How old do they think this Gorgosaurus skeleton is? A: 7 hundred years old B: 17 thousand years old C: 77 million years old Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Hi, students! Do you play sports like basketball? Or maybe you like to play baseball… tennis… or bowling! 你喜歡打籃球、棒球、網球，或保齡球嗎？ If you do like to play sports, I have good news for you! Playing sports makes people tougher. It also makes them try harder. And it makes them braver. 運動可以讓人更堅強、更勇敢！ How do I know that? Well, some scientists at an American university told us. First, they asked people about themselves. They asked them some questions to see if they are hard workers. They also asked them if they are brave and if they easily give up. 美國科學家問了一些人覺得自己有多用功、有多勇敢、多不容易放棄。 Then, the scientists looked at the answers to see which people were tough. After that, they asked them if they play sports. They found that people who play sports are tougher than those who don't play sports. 他們發現有在運動的人比沒有運動的人還更堅強。 Some people think sports aren't important. But, now you know they are! Sure, sports help you to be healthy. But they also help you to be tougher and braver. And they make you more hard-working. If you play sports, you won't give up easily. All of that is important in life. 運動不只讓你更健康，也讓你更勇敢、認真，這些在生活中都很重要。 So, I think sports could help you be more successful in life, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 運動，特別是比賽型的運動，好處多多！ 1. work hard 努力工作 It's late. 很晚了。 I know, but I have to get this done. 我知道，但是我一定要把這個做完。 You work too hard. 你太用力工作了。 2. give up 放棄 No, I just don't want to give up. 不是，我只是不想放棄。 But you've got to know when to stop. 但是你得知道什麼時候要叫停。 3. brave 勇敢的，braver 更勇敢 Playing basketball makes me braver. 打籃球讓我更勇敢。 How so? 為什麼呢？ I can push and shove other people. 我可以推擠別人。 That's not being brave! 那不是勇敢！ 4. ask 詢問 Where are we now? 我們現在在哪裡？ I have no idea. 我不知道。 Let's ask that woman. 我們來問問那位女士。 So what kind of sports do you like? 來讀讀單字。 brave 勇敢的 braver 更勇敢 work hard 努力工作 give up 放棄 ask 詢問 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: The hardest sport to play B: How sports make people tough C: Why people like to play sports 2. Where did the scientists work? A: A German restaurant B: An American university C: A Nigerian cafe 3. What does give up mean? A: To quit B: To be generous C: To work harder Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

What's that sound? Oh, it's my robot vacuum cleaner! It got stuck! Okay, that's better. Robots can do so many things! They can vacuum floors and help build cars! 機器人可以幫忙掃地，也可以製造汽車。 But, can you imagine a robot so small, that it can walk on the edge of a 10 NT coin? Well, scientists now have one! It's called a "micro-robot." 科學家做了一個迷你機器人，可以在十元硬幣的邊邊上走路！ "Micro" means super, super small. Scientists have made a micro robot that looks like a crab. And, it is so small, it can walk on the edge of a coin! 這個迷你機器人有一點像螃蟹。 This micro robot crab is the smallest walking robot ever made! It's almost too hard to see with your eyes. You have to look really closely! 它是史上最小的機器人，甚至很難用肉眼看見！ Why did they make this super, super mini robot? Tiny robots can do things people can't, like go into your body and help doctors fix something that's too small for the doctors to reach. 迷你機器人可以進入人的身體，幫醫生治療病人。 Micro-robots could soon be saving lives! Or, a micro robot could help astronauts. It could crawl inside a tiny part of a spaceship engine and help fix something. 它也可以幫太空人進引擎裡面修太空船。 The next time you have a coin in your hand, imagine a tiny crab robot crawling on the edge. Amazing, right? Scientists say one day, micro robots will be so small, you won't be able to see them without a microscope! 未來的機器人會小到要用顯微鏡才看得到！ Wow! That means one day we could have robots inside of almost anything! ________________________________ Vocabulary 機器人小到要用顯微鏡才能看見，很神奇吧? 1. vacuum cleaner 吸塵器 Your vacuum cleaner can run by itself! 你的吸塵器可以自己跑。 Of course. I don't need to do anything. 當然。我什麼都不用做。 I want to get one for my house! 我家也要買一台。 2. look like 看起來像 Does my hair look like a pineapple? 我的頭髮像不像鳳梨？ It looks more like a bird. 更像一隻鳥。 No wonder I feel like flying. 難怪我覺得想飛。 3. fix 修理 Can you fix this mini robot? 你會修這個迷你機器人嗎？ No, it's too small! 不會，它太小了。 4. coin 硬幣 I have too many coins in my pocket. 我口袋裡太多硬幣了。 Give them to me. 都給我吧。 I don't mind. 我不介意。 Let's read these words together. vacuum cleaner 吸塵器 look like 看起來像 fix 修理 coin 硬幣 ________________________________ Quiz 1.What do we call super small robots? A: Whale robots B: Master robots C: Micro robots 2. What does this robot look like? A: A giraffe B: A crab C: A fish 3. What could micro robots soon be saving? A: Lives B: Money C: Time Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Woof! It is so hot today! I need some water… Ahh! That's better… You know, the world is getting hotter and hotter every year. And it's important for all of us to stay healthy and drink lots of water. 地球越來越熱，我們要保持健康，也要多喝水！ It's getting hotter because of something called "climate change". "Climate" means weather. The weather is changing because of all the pollution people have been making for many, many years. Climate 就是氣候，人類製造太多汙染造成氣候變遷。 There are lots of kinds of pollution, and all of them are very bad. One kind is "plastic waste". 其中一種汙染是塑膠垃圾。 If someone buys a bottle of water, drinks it, and throws it in the trash, that plastic is now waste. BUT, if someone uses that bottle again, it is no longer waste! And the plastic won't pollute our planet. 假如有人買瓶裝水，喝完之後亂丟就是一種浪費，但如果能重複利用，它就不是垃圾了！ And, guess what?! Taiwan has a free mobile app, to help you find over 8000 spots to refill your water bottles! 台灣現在有一款免費的App，能帶你找到八千多個裝水的地方！ Folks in Taiwan used to leave tea pots filled with water outside for thirsty passers-by to drink, so that everyone could be safe in the heat. 奉茶是從前大家會在路邊放水壺，讓路過的人喝水解渴。 Which is why the app is called 【奉茶行動】. In English this means "Tea Service". The app has already saved more than 450,000 plastic bottles! 這個叫做奉茶行動的App，已經省下四十五萬個寶特瓶！ With everyone working together, we can all help to stop climate change. ________________________________ Vocabulary 想減少塑膠汙染，最簡單的辦法就是自己帶水壺。 1. water 水 It's so hot! I need water. 好熱喔，我需要喝水。 But I didn't bring any. 可是我沒帶水。 Here, you can eat this. 來，你吃這個吧。 Watermelon? 吃西瓜喔？ Yeah, it should work. 沒錯，這應該有用。 2. drink 喝 I can drink a whole bottle of this. 這我可以喝一整瓶。 Drink as much as you like. 你要喝多少都可以。 We have more. 我們還有。 3. bottle 瓶子 You can save 5 NT if you bring your own bottle. 要是你自己帶水瓶，可以省五塊錢。 Good! I always have a bottle in my bag. 真好，我的袋子裡永遠有個瓶子。 4. pollute 汙染 We really need to stop polluting the ocean. 我們真的需要停止汙染海洋。 So I shouldn't throw my bad sandwich into the sea? 所以我不該把難吃的三明治扔進海裡？ 一起來讀單字。 water 水 drink 喝 bottle 瓶子 pollute 汙染 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What should you do to stay healthy in the heat? A: Run up a big mountain B: Drink lots of water C: Fall asleep in the sunshine 2. What is it called when pollution changes the weather? A: Tea service B: Climate change C: Dave 3. How many plastic bottles has this app saved so far? A: More than 450,000 B: Less than 450,000 C: Exactly 450,000 Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Today, I want to tell you about a place where you can hear a lot of bees buzzing. Over a million bees! 有一個地方可以讓你一直聽蜜蜂的嗡嗡聲，有超過一百萬隻蜜蜂！ A man in Italy made a special house. This man is a beekeeper. His special house has a big beehive. 有一個義大利的養蜂人蓋了一間特別的房子，裡面有個大蜂窩。 The hive has more than a million bees in it. People can pay money to stay in the house he made. 蜂窩裡面有一百萬多隻蜜蜂，人們還可以付費住在裡面。 Why would people do that? Do they want to get stung? Don't worry. The bees can't get into the room, but people can safely watch them buzz above their heads! 別擔心，你不會被蜜蜂叮，因為牠們進不來你的房間，但你可以看牠們在頭上飛來飛去。 The beekeeper wants to let people know how important bees are. They help flowers and give us honey. He thinks it's important for people to like bees and treat them nicely. 這個養蜂人想讓大家知道蜜蜂有多重要。蜜蜂會幫花授粉，也會給我們蜂蜜，要好好地對牠們。 Would you stay in a house with a million bees? They say the sound of bees is soothing. It helps you to sleep better. 你會想在一個有一百多萬隻蜜蜂的地方住嗎？有人說蜜蜂的聲音讓人感到很平靜，可以讓你好好地睡覺。 I think I would be too afraid to get any sleep! But I still think bees are great. ________________________________ Vocabulary 蜜蜂房屋，拉近人類和這種小昆蟲的距離。 1. buzz 嗡嗡聲 This buzzing sound is so noisy! 這個嗡嗡聲好吵！ Well, we're in a bee house. 我們住在蜜蜂屋裡啊。 Buzzing is what bees do. 蜜蜂就是會嗡嗡嗡。 2. house 房屋 Tell me again why we're in a bee house. 再說一次為什麼我們住蜜蜂房子。 You said you want to stay in a special place. 你自己說你要住很特別的地方。 3. special 特別的 I guess this is as special as it can get. 這真是最特別的地方了。 Cheer up! You can make friends with a million bees. 高興一點，你可以跟百萬隻蜜蜂做朋友。 4. million 百萬 Give me a million NT and I can build a much better house. 給我一百萬，我可以蓋更好的房子。 You can't build anything with one million NT. 一百萬什麼也蓋不了。 Have some honey during your summer vacation! 我們來讀單字。 buzz 嗡嗡聲 house 房屋 special 特別的 million 百萬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do bees help the environment? A: They help flowers and give us honey B: They recycle old plastic bottles C: They help save polar bears 2. What is the man's job? A: He builds houses B: He takes care of bees C: He is a hotel manager 3. Why did the man build the special house? A: To teach people about bees B: To make people scared of bees C: To help people to sleep better Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Today, I want to tell you about a cool thing scientists have done. They grew plants in moon dust, on Earth! 科學家在地球上，用月球的土種植物！ They used dust that was taken from the moon many years ago. 他們用的是很久以前帶回來的土。 It took the scientists 11 years to get the moon dust! That's a long time. But they only got a very small amount, just a few teaspoons. 科學家花了十一年才拿到幾茶匙的土！ That's because there's not much moon dust on Earth, which makes it really precious. 因為地球上這種土不多，所以很珍貴。 The scientists didn't know if plants could grow in moon dust. Moon dust is very different from soil on Earth. It doesn't have many nutrients, which plants need to grow big and strong. 科學家不確定月球的土能不能種植物，因為它跟地球的土不一樣，裡面的養分不多。 But the plants still grew! 結果植物還是長大了！ This is really exciting! Why? Well, some day, people may live on the moon. They will need food to eat. This shows that people can grow plants in moon dust. 這代表如果我們移民月球，也可以種植物！ Would you like to live on the moon someday? Maybe you could have a garden full of flowers outside your moon house! All thanks to moon dust. ________________________________ Vocabulary 月球土也可以種植物，讓人類對月亮又多了幾分想像。 1. dust 灰塵 I wonder what plants scientists grew in moon dust. 我想知道科學家在月球土裡種什麼。 It's a kind of vegetable. 是一種蔬菜。 2. soil 泥土 Wow, so people can really grow food on the moon! 哇，所以人類真的可以在月球上種糧食！ I guess so. But soil on the moon is not as rich. 我想是。不過月球上的泥土沒有那麼多養分。 3. grow 生長，種植 Plants would grow more slowly. 植物會長得比較慢。 Okay, so we can't grow watermelon. 對，所以沒辦法種大西瓜。 Probably not. 可能不行。 4. precious 珍貴的 What's your most precious memories of summer vacation? 你最珍貴的暑假回憶是什麼？ Traveling to Kenting Park with my children. 跟我的小孩去墾丁公園旅行。 我們來讀一遍。 dust 灰塵 soil 泥土 grow 生長，種植 precious 珍貴的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the scientists grow the plants? A: On Earth B: On the moon C: In a rocket 2. Why couldn't the scientists use much moon dust? A: They lost some of the moon dust B: The moon dust is so old C: There is not much moon dust on Earth 3. Why did scientists want to grow plants in moon dust? A: They taste better than plants on Earth B: People may live on the moon one day C: Plants grown in moon dust grow better Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

I'm exhausted! Running is very tiring. I can't run longer than ten minutes. I get too tired. 跑步好累！我只能跑十分鐘左右。 I don't know how people run marathons! A marathon is a kind of long-distance race where the runners have to run about forty-two kilometers to finish the race. 馬拉松通常要跑42公里。 That is a lot of running. But do you know what's really impressive? Running one hundred and four marathons… in one hundred and four days! 那你覺得什麼會令人覺得很厲害呢？那就是連續104天，跑104場馬拉松！ A woman named Jacky Hunt-Broersma did that. She ran one hundred and four marathons in one hundred and four days. And she did it with only one leg! 這位跑者叫做 Jacky Hunt-Broersma，是一位女士，而且她只有一條腿！ Jacky only has one leg because she had cancer, so doctors had to remove one leg. 她因為癌症需要截肢。 But obviously, this did not slow her down! 但她沒有被打敗！ She decided she was still going to run, so she did. And she beat the world record for most marathons run in a row! 她打破了連續跑最多馬拉松的世界紀錄！ So even though Jacky only had one leg, she was still able to run, and she ran more marathons in a row than any other person in the world. I guess I shouldn't complain about running for just ten minutes. Okay, I can do this, I'm going to run some more! See ya! ________________________________ Vocabulary 單腿女跑者，連續104天跑了104場馬拉松，一天一場。 1. race 比賽 The 10-kilometer race is starting. 十公里賽跑開始了。 I can't believe there are so many people. 真不相信有這麼多人。 Are you kidding? People pay for a race like this! 開玩笑，人們還付錢來參賽呢。 2. run 跑 Running isn't fun. 跑步不好玩。 It's so tiring! 讓人好累！ You feel good after a good run. 痛快地跑一跑感覺很好。 And you stay fit. 還可以維持健康。 3. leg 腿 That one-legged runner won again! 那個一條腿的跑者又贏了！ She actually has two legs. 她其實有兩條腿。 4. woman 女士 Who's that beautiful woman? 那位美女是誰？ She's my mom. 是我媽媽。 Oh wow! 哇！ I know. I wish I looked like her. 我知道。真希望我像她。 Do you like running? 來讀讀單字。 race 比賽 run 跑步 leg 腿 woman 女士 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many marathons did Jacky run? A: Four marathons B: 14 marathons C: 104 marathons 2. In how many days did she accomplish this? A: Four days B: 14 days C: 104 days 3. How many legs does Jacky have? A: Two B: One C: None Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Does your mommy or daddy snore when they sleep? No? Well, some people snore really loudly. 有一些人打呼的聲音非常大。 Last winter, a family in California heard some strange noises. 去年加州有一戶人家聽到怪聲音。 Later, they asked their neighbors. "Have you heard any strange sounds? It's a deep rumbling sound. It kind of sounds like snoring." 他們跑去問鄰居：「你們有聽到類似打呼的聲音嗎？」 But the neighbors said, "No, we haven't heard anything. It's probably nothing. People sometimes think they hear things, but it's just the wind or something. Don't worry about it." 但是鄰居說：「沒聽到。可能只是風聲吧，別擔心！」 Then one day the family noticed something under their house. Bears! Yep! A bear family was sleeping under their house! 這家人後來發現有熊睡在他們的房子下面。 Many kinds of bears sleep in the winter. These bears saw a home with some space underneath. 很多種熊都會冬眠。剛好這些熊也找到一個好睡覺的地方。 The people called a special team that knows how to take care of bears. The special bear team helped lead the bears to the forest and away from people. 這家人請來專家，把熊帶進森林，遠離人群。 So maybe the noise was snoring! -Not from people; from bears! 所以他們之前聽到的，可能是熊的打呼聲！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 自家房屋的底下住著熊，恐怕睡不安穩。 1) snore 打鼾，sleep 睡覺 Do you snore, Paz? 你會打鼾嗎？ I hope I don't. 我希望不會。 But I'm not sure. 但是我不確定。 Do you? 你呢？ I do. I snore like a bear. 我會。我打呼聲像一頭熊。 Oh my, we can't sleep in the same room then. 那我們不能睡同一間房。 I also talk in my sleep. 我睡覺時也會講夢話。 2) space 空間 Hmmm, this space is too small. 這個空間太小。 It can only take about 20 people. 只夠容納約莫20個人。 And we need a space for 50. 而我們需要可以容納50個人的空間。 3) strange 奇怪的 Today's clouds look strange. 今天的雲看起來很奇怪。 Yeah, the color is so red. 對，顏色太紅了。 Could the forest be on fire? 可能是森林起火了嗎？ I hope it's not a forest fire! Let's read the words. snore 打鼾 sleep 睡覺 space 空間 strange 奇怪的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do many bears do in the winter? A: Drink hot soup B: Wear warm clothes C: Sleep 2. What did the family think the noise was? A: Screaming B: Snoring C: Singing 3. What did the neighbors say the noise was? A: "It's nothing. Maybe it's just the wind." B: "That sounds like a train." C: "Maybe it's a baby or a cat." Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Ew! What is that smell? 那是什麼臭味？ There is something rotten in my refrigerator. I must have left some food in there for too long. Now the food has gone bad. Gross. 食物在冰箱放太久都腐敗了，好噁心。 Have you ever left food out for too long? It's pretty disgusting, isn't it? Well, have you ever left food out for years? 食物放太久會腐壞，你是否曾經把食物放在外面好幾年呢？ Something like that happened to a couple named Rob and Grace in the United States. They were redecorating their home when they found something interesting in the wall. Worker: "What is that?!" It was a few bags of fast food! 美國一對夫妻整修房子的時候，在牆壁裡面發現一包速食！ It was probably left there by construction workers when the house was built. Which means the food was about sixty years old! Ewwwww! 有可能是在蓋房子的時候，工人留下來，放了60年！ However, Rob said there were fries in the meal, and the fries were "still perfectly crispy". He also said that it didn't smell at all. 不過裡面的薯條還脆脆的，也沒有發臭。 There weren't any mice or other animals that tried to eat it either. 也沒有老鼠或是其它的動物吃過。 Isn't that crazy? Greasy fast food lasts a really long time. I wonder what they put in it?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 封在牆壁裡面六十年的速食，似乎還保存得不錯呢！ 1. wall 牆壁 Someone left food inside a wall. 有人把食物留在牆壁裡面。 That's not good. 這可不妙。 And the food didn't go bad after years! 好多年之後它都沒有變壞！ I guess there's no air in the wall. 我猜是牆壁裡沒有空氣。 2. fast 快速的 Are you a fast walker, Paz? 你走得很快嗎，派絲？ I am. Why? 我是啊，為什麼呢？ Because we need to move fast! The bus is coming. 因為我們得動作快！公車要來了。 3. smell 聞，氣味 There's a strong smell of garbage here. 這裡有好重的垃圾味。 I don't smell anything. 我什麼都沒聞到。 4. year 年歲 Our teacher is 22 years old. 我們的老師22歲。 That's very young! 好年輕！ Almost 30 years younger than me. 比我幾乎小30歲。 Would you read these words with me? wall 牆壁 fast 快速的 smell 聞，氣味 year 年歲 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the couple find in their wall? A: Fast food B: Buried treasure C: A frog 2. How long was the food there? A: About 6 years B: About 60 years C: About 66 years 3. What did Rob say about the food? A: The burger was still juicy B: The Coke was still fresh C: The fries were still crispy Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Hi, everyone! I want to tell you about a really cool type of energy. You guys know about clean energy from the sun and wind, right? But do you know about energy from algae? 你有聽說過藻類也可以發電嗎？ Algae are those green things you see in water sometimes. You can find them in all kinds of water, like lakes and the ocean. 你常常可以在湖面上或是海面上看到綠色的藻類。 It is kind of yucky if you swim in algae, it's so slimy! But, algae can also be used to make clean energy. 藻類黏糊糊的，在裡面游泳很噁心。不過它們可以提供乾淨的能源！ Algae are plants. All plants use photosynthesis. 藻類是植物，會行光合作用。 Plants use photosynthesis to make energy, which helps them grow. Now people are using this energy to make electricity. Wow! It's like a battery that keeps making power! 植物經由光合作用產生能量，幫助生長。現在人們可以用這種能量來發電！ The scientists have used this algae battery for more than a year. And it's still making enough energy to power a small computer! 科學家用藻類發電已經一年多了，電力足夠供應一台小電腦。 This is so exciting! Why? Well, algae doesn't cost anything, you can get it almost everywhere! 而且藻類到處都有！ We use a lot of energy every day. This algae battery can help us a lot. It can help make the world a cleaner place! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用藻類來發電，有點兒不可思議吧？ 1. energy 能源 I'm so tired today, no energy whatsoever. 我今天好累，完全沒有勁兒。 You need a little time to recharge. 你需要一點時間充電。 Let me get you some chocolate ice cream. 我去給你弄點巧克力冰淇淋。 2. use 使用 So we're using ice cream as energy? 所以我們現在用冰淇淋當作能源？ Why not? It's the best one we can use right now. 為什麼不？它是我們現在能用的最佳能源。 3. cost 花費 And it doesn't cost much. 而且它花不了多少錢。 No, it only costs 200 NT. 對，只花了兩百塊。 4. battery 電池 My cell phone's battery is dead. 我的手機電池完蛋了。 That's not fun. 那不好玩。 This store should have the battery you need. 這家店應該有你需要的電池。 這些單字常常用到，我們來讀一遍。 energy 能源 use 使用 cost 花費 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find algae? A: Only in lakes B: Only in oceans C: In all kinds of water 2. What did scientists use algae to do? A: Build a small computer B: Give power to a small computer C: Clean the ocean 3. Why is energy from algae like energy from the wind and sun? A: They are all clean energy B: They are all easy to use C: They all use photosynthesis Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

GASP! That was so fun! I love snorkeling! Have you been snorkeling? 你會浮潛嗎？ Snorkeling is when you swim around on the surface of the ocean, and you look at things under the water. 浮潛就是在海面上游泳，看海裡的景觀。 There are so many interesting things to see in the ocean! Such as fish, turtles, jellyfish, coral, and sometimes even sharks! 海裡面有魚、海龜、水母、珊瑚，有時候還有鯊魚！ But the ocean is in trouble. There is too much pollution, and this is hurting the oceans. It is hurting the sea animals too. We need to protect the ocean. 但是現在海洋有太多污染，會傷害海洋跟海洋生物。我們要保護海洋。 One way that Australia is protecting the ocean is by making two marine parks. A marine park is a "sea park", so it is like a park in the ocean! 澳洲為了保護海洋，蓋了兩座海洋公園。 And these parks are very, very big. They are seven hundred and forty-four thousand square kilometers large! Do you know how big that is? That is the size of about twenty Taiwans! 它們有74萬4千平方公里，大概有20個台灣大！ These parks are protected. That means there are rules that help make sure the water stays clean, and the animals stay safe. 海洋公園有規定保持海水乾淨，也保護動物的安全。 This is important, because if we don't protect the animals, one day they might be gone forever. 如果我們不保護動物，牠們有一天會消失。 So remember to protect the environment, and keep garbage out of the oceans! ________________________________ Vocabulary 澳洲的海洋公園,是指受到保護的海洋區域。 1. swim 游泳 Swimming is the best thing to do in summer. 夏天最棒的事就是游泳。 I agree. Especially if you can swim in the ocean. 我同意，尤其假如你能在海裡游泳的話。 2. under the water 在水下 It's so nice to be under the water. 在水底下真好！ Yeah, sometimes you get to see fish too. 是啊,有的時候還可以看到魚。 3. size 尺寸 The size of this swimming pool is amazing! 這個游泳池的尺寸真驚人！ I think it's an Olympic-size pool. 我想這是個奧運大小的游泳池。 4. forever 永遠 Kate is moving to the U.K. 凱特要搬去英國了。 I know. She'll be gone forever. 我知道,她會永遠離開了。 Forever? So she's not coming back? 永遠嗎？所以她不回來了？ Nope. 不了。 Would you like to visit a marine park? Let's read today's vocabulary. swim 游泳 under the water 在水下 size 尺寸 forever 永遠 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country created marine parks in this story? A: Australia B: Taiwan C: USA 2. How big is the total size of the marine parks? A: About the size of 20 Pacific Oceans B: About the size of 20 Taiwans C: The size of Australia 3. What is a marine park? A: A park in the forest B: A park in the sky C: A park in the ocean Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Uh oh, there's a bee! No need to be afraid though, if you don't bother a bee, they will not usually sting you. 有蜜蜂！但不用怕，只要你不要惹蜜蜂，牠就不會叮你。 I like bees, they help the environment. They do this by helping more flowers and plants grow. 蜜蜂對環境很好，牠們會幫助花草生長。 This helps people because we need more flowers and plants to grow, so we have more vegetables to eat. 這樣我們才有更多蔬菜可以吃。 Some people are afraid of bees, because they are afraid the bee will sting them. 有一些人很害怕蜜蜂，因為他們覺得蜜蜂會叮人。 There is a kind of bee that does not sting. They are called "stingless bees." 有一種蜜蜂叫做「無刺蜜蜂」，不會叮人。 These bees live in Peru. Peru is a country in South America. Some people in Peru use these bees for food. They also use these bees to make money, by selling their honey. 這種蜜蜂住在南美洲的祕魯。有些祕魯人會吃蜜蜂，也會賣蜂蜜賺錢。 And they can do all of this without worrying about getting stung! Scientists are learning a lot about these bees in Peru… like how the honey these bees make is different from honey made by other bees around the world. 科學家在研究這種蜜蜂的蜂蜜，跟一般的蜂蜜有什麼差別。 They are also learning that the people in Peru use honey as medicine to treat many different problems. They use it to treat things like colds, cuts, burns, and other illnesses. 他們發現，這些人把蜂蜜當做藥，治療感冒、刮傷、燙傷等等。 I can't believe honey can do all of those things! Bees really are amazing. ________________________________ Vocabulary 秘魯這些不會叮人的蜜蜂,讓科學家很著迷。 1. honey 蜂蜜 Would you like some honey in your juice? 你的果汁要不要加一點蜂蜜？ Good idea! I love honey. 好主意！我很喜歡蜂蜜。 2. a kind of 一種 What kind of food is honey? 蜂蜜是一種什麼食物？ It's a healthy food. 它是一種健康食品。 But it's still a kind of sugar. 但它仍然是一種糖。 Right. 對。 3. bother 打擾 This mosquito keeps bothering me! 這隻蚊子一直煩我！ Kill it and it will bother you no more. 把牠打死,就再也不會吵你了。 There, I got it. 打到了！ 4. plant 植物 We could grow some plants in the living room. 我們可以在客廳裡種一些植物。 Yeah, plants like tomatoes? 可以啊，像蕃茄一類的植物？ No, no vegetables. 不行，不要蔬菜。 Have you ever been stung by bees? It hurts! 來一起讀單字。 honey 蜂蜜 a kind of 一種 bother 打擾 plant 植物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is mentioned in this story? A: Ants B: Flies C: Bees 2. What is special about this animal in Peru? A: They don't sting B: They don't sing C: They don't fly 3. What do people in Peru use honey for? A: Food and medicine B: To power their cars C: To wash their hair Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Oh no! I can't find my notebook. Where is it? 我找不到我的筆記本。 I wrote down so many good ideas in that notebook! I hope somebody finds it and returns it to me. Some of the ideas I wrote down could change the world! Like Charles Darwin did! 我希望有人找到後可以還給我，裡面有很多的點子，可以像達爾文一樣改變世界！ Do you know who Charles Darwin is? Darwin was a very famous scientist who was known for figuring out a lot of things about animals and other living things. 查爾斯‧達爾文是一個著名的科學家，對許多動植物有深入研究。 Even though he lived a long time ago, a lot of his ideas are still important today. 他的很多想法到今天都還很重要。 He wrote down a lot of his ideas in notebooks. These notebooks were kept in a library in England, until one day, they were stolen! 他的想法都寫在筆記本裡面，被保存在英國的圖書館，但是有一天被偷走了！ But guess what? Twenty-two years later, the notebooks were returned! Somebody put them in a pink bag and left them outside the library's office. 二十二年之後，有人把筆記本放在一個粉紅色的袋子裡面，還給圖書館。 The books are now being kept at the library … in a much safer place, of course, in case someone tries to steal them again. 筆記本現在被保存在圖書館裡面更安全的地方。 But it is still a mystery who took them, and who gave them back. 但是我們仍然不知道是誰拿走的，也不知道是誰還給他們的。 I guess we will never know! ________________________________ Vocabulary 達爾文手寫的筆記本十分珍貴，被偷走多年之後重新出現。 1. notebook 筆記本 Can I borrow your math notebook? 可以借我你的數學筆記本嗎？ Why? Didn't you take notes? 為什麼？你沒有抄筆記嗎? I did. But I missed two classes. 我有，但是有兩堂課我沒上。 2. return 歸還 Did you return my notebook? 我的筆記本你還了嗎？ Not yet. I'll give it back tonight. 還沒有，今晚還給你。 3. steal 偷竊 Oh no, I can't find my hat. 糟糕，找不到我的帽子。 It must be stolen. 一定被偷了。 Who wants to steal an old and ugly hat? 誰要偷一頂又舊又醜的帽子？ You never know. 那可不一定。 4. safe 安全的。 There should be a safe place for hats. 應該有放帽子的安全地方。 Like… on your head? 比如說，你頭上嗎？ Have you ever heard of Charles Darwin? Let's read the words. notebook 筆記本 return 歸還 steal 偷竊 safe 安全的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who was Charles Darwin? A: A famous scientist B: A friend of the storyteller's C: A thief 2. What was stolen from the library? A: History books B: Library cards C: Darwin's notebooks 3. When was the stolen thing returned? A: 22 years later B: It was never returned C: 2 years later Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Humans are a kind of ape. 人類是猩猩的一種。 Can you think of some other apes? Chimpanzees, orangutans, and my favorite, gorillas! 其他猩猩還有黑猩猩、紅毛猩猩、跟大猩猩！ Gorillas in the wild usually only live for about 40 years. But the world's oldest gorilla just had a birthday. 野生大猩猩只能活40年左右。但是世界上最老的猩猩才剛過生日！ Fatou the gorilla lives in a zoo in Germany and she is now the world's oldest gorilla. Fatou the gorilla is 65 years old! 名叫 Fatou 的母猩猩今年65歲了！她住在德國的動物園裡面。 Happy birthday, Fatou! Fatou ate a cake for her birthday. The cake was made of rice, vegetables, and berries! The zookeepers in Germany said Fatou loved the cake! 她的生日蛋糕是用米、蔬菜，跟莓果做的，她很喜歡！ Gorillas are the biggest kind of ape. But there are not very many left in the wild! 大猩猩是體型最大的猩猩，不過現在數量不多了。 Big apes like gorillas need a lot of space and a lot of food. But people are cutting down too many trees in the rainforest in Africa. That's the gorillas' home. No trees, no space, no food… no gorillas! 人類砍伐雨林中的樹木，破壞大猩猩的家，這樣牠們可能會絕種！ It's not too late to save the gorillas. We need to stop cutting down trees in the rainforest! ________________________________ Vocabulary 大猩猩可以活到六十幾歲，但是牠們的數量越來越少。 1) in the wild 在野外 Let's go camping next week. 我們下星期去露營吧。 What? Living in the wild? 什麼，住在野外？ No, I can't do it. I'm a city girl. 我不行。我是都市女郎。 2) rainforest 雨林 It's not in the rainforest or anything like that. 又不是在雨林裡面或是類似的地方。 And you like wild animals! 而且你喜歡野生動物啊！ I only want to see them on TV. 我只想在電視上看牠們。 3) birthday cake 生日蛋糕 What's a tiger's birthday cake made of? 老虎的生日蛋糕要用什麼做？ Let me think. Beef and pork? 我想想，牛肉和豬肉嗎？ Maybe we can put in an apple too. 也許可以放一個蘋果進去。 4) food 食物 Apples are good food, but tigers may not like them. 蘋果是好食物，但是老虎可能不喜歡。 Okay, let's read today's words. in the wild 在野外 rainforest 雨林 birthday cake 生日蛋糕 food 食物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest gorilla? A: 25 years old B: 600 years old C: 65 years old 2. Where does the oldest gorilla live? A: At a zoo in Germany B: At a zoo in Malaysia C: At a zoo in South Africa 3. How can people help save wild gorillas? A: Stop cutting down trees in the rainforest B: Stop eating candy C: Stop doing your homework Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

I have a funny question for you: Have you ever heard a cow burp? 你有聽過牛打嗝嗎？ Yes, cows burp. They burp a lot! A cow burp probably sounds like this… Oh, wait. That's a moo. Here's a burp… Maybe you've heard a cow burp. But have you ever seen a picture of a burp? 你可能聽過牛的打嗝，但是你有看過牛打出來的嗝的照片嗎？ Yes, you can take a picture of a burp. But, you need a special camera. Scientists in America used a special camera to take pictures of cow burps. The camera was in space! 美國科學家用外太空的相機，拍到牛打出來的嗝。 Why did the scientists take pictures of cow burps from space? 為什麼要拍這種照片呢？ When cows burp, they make a gas. This gas is called methane. 因為當牛打嗝的時候，會產生一種氣體，名叫甲烷。 Too much methane makes the world hotter. So, too much methane is not good for the world. 太多甲烷會造成全球暖化。 The scientists want to find out where the methane is. They can see where the methane is in the pictures from the satellite. This can help them understand how much methane there is in the world. 科學家用人造衛星拍照，可以看出來什麼地方有很多甲烷。 What does a picture of cow burps look like? In the pictures from space, they look blue. That's right! A cow burp looks blue in a photo! 所以牛打嗝長什麼樣子呢？在照片中，這些嗝是藍色的！ What about farts? I wonder what a fart looks like? 我很好奇放屁會是什麼樣子？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 牛打嗝放屁的氣體都有甲烷，而這種氣體是全球暖化的重要原因。 1. burp 打嗝 Cows burp, and we burp too. 牛打嗝，我們也打嗝。 So we also make methane. 所以我們也製造甲烷。 We make more CO2. 我們製造比較多的二氧化碳。 It's another kind of gas. 它是另外一種氣體。 2. take picture 拍照 Would you take a picture of me? 幫我拍一張照片好嗎？ Of you eating watermelon? 拍你吃西瓜喔？ Yeah, I want to post the picture on my Facebook. 對，我要把照片po在臉書上。 3. photo 照片 What's so special about the photo? 這張照片有什麼特別？ It can cool people down. 可以讓人覺得涼快一點。 4. camera 照相機 My camera takes 4 photos in one second. 我的相機每秒拍四張照片。 That's an amazing camera! 真驚人的相機！ 你經常拍照嗎? 來讀讀單字。 burp 打嗝 take picture 照相 photo 照片 camera 相機 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where were the special cameras? A: On farms B: In space C: In America 2. Why are cow burps bad for the world? A: They make a bad smell. B: They hurt other animals. C: They make the world hotter. 3. What color is a cow burp? A: Blue B: Brown C: Purple Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Hey students! Have you ever been to Qingjin Farm? It's in Nantou County. 你們去過南投清境農場嗎？ It's a great place to see sheep. You can watch the sheep run. And you can watch the sheep getting sheared. 在那裡你可以看到很多綿羊，也可以看剪羊毛秀。 Do you know what the hair of sheep is called? No, it's not called hair. It isn't called fur, either. It's called fleece. Sheep have a lot of fleece. Fleece 就是羊毛。 Today, I want to talk about a special sheep named Shrekapo in New Zealand. New Zealand has a lot of sheep. Shrekapo had a lot of fleece. I mean really a lot. Most sheep have about five kilograms of fleece. But Shrekapo had almost 20 kilograms of fleece! 一般的綿羊大概有五公斤的羊毛。但在紐西蘭，有一隻叫做 Shrekapo 的綿羊有快二十公斤的羊毛！ Why did that sheep have so much fleece? It's because it ran away from a farm. It was missing for a few years. That means no one sheared that sheep for three years! That's why it had nearly 20 kilograms of fleece. 為什麼牠有這麼多羊毛？因為牠失蹤了好幾年，沒有人幫牠剪羊毛。 Shrekapo had so much fleece it couldn't see. Its fleece was covering its eyes. 牠的羊毛多到都擋住牠的眼睛了。 They found Shrekapo near a lake in New Zealand in April. Then, they sheared the animal. I think Shrekapo feels a lot better now. And he can see now, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 迷途3年的綿羊 剪下來的羊毛多達20公斤。 1) kilogram 公斤 Losing 20 kilograms is a lot for a sheep. 失掉20公斤 對一頭羊來說很多呢。 Yeah, a sheep usually weighs just 45 kilograms. 一頭綿羊通常只有45公斤重。 2) hair 毛髮 Imagine having 20 kilograms of hair. 想像一下擁有重20公斤的頭髮。 The hair must be very long! 那頭髮一定很長！ I prefer short hair. 我比較喜歡短頭髮。 3) cover 遮住 Why are you covering your eye? 你為什麼遮住一隻眼睛？ Because I was hit by a ball. 因為我被球打到。 It hurts a lot. 很痛呢！ 4) better 比較好 Are you feeling better now? 你現在覺得好些了嗎？ I am. Much better. 好多了。 Luckily my left eye works just fine. 幸運的是我的左眼很管用. 今天的單字你背起來了嗎？ kilogram 公斤 hair 毛髮 cover 遮住 better 比較好 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why was Shrekapo a special sheep? A: It was such a fat sheep B: It had so much fleece C: It had fur, not fleece 2. What problem did Shrekapo have? A: It couldn't walk B: It couldn't hear C: It couldn't see 3. How much fleece do most sheep have? A: About 2 kilograms B: About 5 kilograms C: About 20 kilograms Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Here are a few questions for you: What grows outside in the forest, but is not a plant? What is alive, but is not an animal? What is not an animal, and not a plant, but you can eat them? 什麼東西是長在森林裡面，卻不是植物？有生命，卻不是動物？但是卻可以吃？ The answer is mushrooms! Mushrooms are part of a special family of living things… not animals and not plants. 蕈菇類是一種特別的生物，不是動物也不是植物。 And, scientists say mushrooms can "talk" with electricity. 科學家說它們用電來講話！ Mushrooms look small, but underground there is a huge mushroom world, and they are talking to each other. It's almost like they have a mushroom internet! 蕈菇小小的，但是在它們的地底下卻有一個大型的菇菇世界在交談，就像個菇類的網路！ Mushrooms use electricity to talk. And, scientists now think they might have their own language. 科學家認為菇類很有可能有自己的語言。 Scientists think they've discovered at least 50 electric messages that are mushroom words! 他們發現了至少50種電訊。 They think one electric message is a word that means "danger!" and another means "there is food nearby!" 有一些訊號的意思是「危險」，有一些是「附近有食物」。 This is really cool, but it's a little hard for people to understand, because we use sounds to make words, but they use electricity! 我們很難理解，因為我們用聲音來溝通，而蕈菇用電來發出訊號。 Scientists are going to keep studying mushrooms and keep discovering amazing things about them and how they talk. Who knows? One day, we might be able to talk to mushrooms! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蕈菇的菌絲錯綜複雜，還能用微弱的電力來傳遞訊息。 1) underground 地下的 What animals live underground? 什麼動物住在地下？ I do. I live in the basement. 是我。我住在地下室。 I wouldn't count you as an animal. 你不算動物。 2) language 語言 Animals use a lot of body language. 動物用很多身體語言。 I know. 我知道。 My dog bares his teeth when angry. 我的狗生氣時會露出牙齒。 3) word 字 So he uses his teeth like we use words. 所以他用牙齒就像我們用文字。 I guess so. 大概是吧。 And the word means "angry". 而那個字的意思是生氣。 4) message 訊息 That's a clear message. 那是很清楚的訊息。 It is. My dog can send many other messages too. 是啊。我的狗也可以傳遞很多別的訊息。 Okay, let's read the words. underground 地下的 language 語言 word 字 message 訊息 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is not an animal or a plant, but is alive? A: Pizza B: Mushrooms C: Computers 2. How do mushrooms talk? A: By screaming really loudly B: They use electric messages C: They use cell phones 3. What do scientists think they found? A: They think they found a mushroom language B: They think they found some jelly beans C: They think they found a dancing dog Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Hi students! Do you know what a flamingo is? 你們知道 Flamingo 是什麼嗎？Flamingo 就是紅鶴。 Flamingoes are cool birds. They are pink, and they have really long legs. They sound like this. That sounds like a goose or a duck. But those are flamingoes. 紅鶴是粉紅色的，有長長的腿，叫聲像鵝或鴨子。 Today, I want to talk about one flamingo. This flamingo's name is Pink Floyd. About 17 years ago, Pink Floyd was living in a zoo in America. But Pink Floyd and another flamingo didn't want to stay in a zoo. So, they escaped. 17年以前，有一隻叫做 Pink Floyd 的紅鶴跟牠的夥伴逃出了動物園！ The zoo thinks Pink Floyd was about three years old when it escaped in 2005. So, today, that flamingo is about 20 years old. 牠逃跑的時候大約三歲，所以現在大概有二十歲了。 Nobody knew where Pink Floyd went. But, recently, somebody saw it in Texas, which is a state in the US. Wow! They finally found Pink Floyd, 17 years after it escaped. 不過最近有人在美國德州發現了 Pink Floyd。 Does this mean Pink Floyd is going back to the zoo? No. The zoo says Pink Floyd can be free. They are not going to try to catch the bird. The zoo people think they might hurt Pink Floyd if they try to catch it. 動物園決定不要把牠帶回去，讓牠自由。他們擔心如果嘗試抓牠會害牠受傷。 Pink Floyd, I hope you have a happy life! Enjoy your freedom in Texas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紅鶴飛向自由十七年，讓動物學家驚嘆。 1. free 自由的 This flamingo has been free for a long time. 這隻紅鶴自由了好長一段時間！ Yeah, and I'm happy that he will stay free. 對啊，我很高興牠會一直保持自由。 2. sound like 聽起來像 What does a duck's call sound like? 鴨子叫聽起來像什麼？ It sounds like this, quack quack. 聽起來就像這樣，嘎嘎。 3. about 大約 I have about 300 NT dollars. 我有差不多三百塊。 How much do you have? 你有多少錢？ I have about 1,000. 大概一千塊。 4. escape 逃離 Why do animals want to escape from the zoo? 動物為什麼要從動物園逃走？ Why not? 為什麼不呢？ Who wants to live in a cage? 有誰想住在籠子裡？ I know some do. 我知道有些動物會想。 Okay, these are fun words to learn. free 自由的 sound like 聽起來像 about 大約 escape 逃離 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did Pink Floyd live 17 years ago? A: In a zoo B: In a park C: In someone's home 2. What is true about a flamingo? A: It is a big duck B: It can only live a few years C: It has long legs 3. What will happen to Pink Floyd? A: It will go back to a zoo B: It will be free C: It will escape from a zoo Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

I want to ask you a fun question. What would you do if you won the lottery? I mean a really big, big lottery. No, more money than that. Yes, lots and lots and lots of money. 如果你中大樂透，你會想做什麼？ Would you buy a really cool sports car? Or maybe an airplane? Or a big house with a big swimming pool? 你會買跑車嗎？買飛機、或是有游泳池的大房子？ Or would you use the money to help save our planet. That's what one man from France did. 有一個法國人決定捐錢來幫助拯救地球。 He won nearly $220 million U.S. dollars in a lottery. Wow, 220 million?! Then he decided to give almost all of that money away! He wants to use the money to help protect forests and plant trees, especially in France. 他中了兩億兩千萬美元的樂透，決定把大部分捐出去保護森林，栽種樹木。 The French guy is worried about the Earth. He knows the world has a lot of environmental problems, like pollution and climate change. He thinks planting trees and protecting forests can really help the world. 這個法國人覺得地球有很多問題，比如說空氣汙染還有氣候變遷，他相信種樹跟保護森林會大有幫助。 So, I guess he's not going to buy an airplane. Or a cool sports car. What a great guy! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個突然發大財的法國人，決定要做大事。 1. win 贏得 I can't imagine winning 2 million NT. 我不能想像贏兩百萬。 I once won 200 NT. 我有一次贏了兩百塊。 I just put it in my pocket. 我就只把它放進口袋裡。 2. million 百萬 If I win 20 million, maybe I'll buy something. 如果我贏了兩千萬，也許會買些什麼。 Yeah, like what? 是嗎，比如說什麼？ Like a burger store. 比如買一家漢堡店。 3. give away 送出去 You like hamburgers that much? 你那麼喜歡漢堡喔？ I do. But I want to give away some burgers too. 對，但是我也要送一些漢堡給人。 4. buy 購買 What else will you buy? 你還會買什麼？ A trip to Iceland. 去冰島旅行。 I'd like to see the volcanoes there. 我想看看那兒的火山。 What will you buy if you have lots of money? 來讀一讀單字。 win 贏得 million 百萬 give away 送出去 buy 購買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much money did the man win? A: Almost $2 million dollars B: Almost $20 million dollars C: Almost $220 million dollars 2. What did the man do with the money? A: He bought an airplane B: He bought a sports car C: He gave it away 3. Where does the man live? A: In the United States B: In France C: In Spain Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Are you afraid of snakes? I think a snake is a cool animal… but I don't really want to get close to one! 我覺得蛇很酷，但是我可不想靠近牠！ And I definitely don't want to be on a train with a snake! 更不希望在火車上碰到蛇！ But that's what happened to some people on a train here in Taiwan! 但是在台灣就發生這種事！ Someone looked up and said, "Hey! What's that? Is it a snake?" Then some other people looked too. They said, "Yes, it is!! It's a snake! Quick! Call for help! There's a snake on the train!" The train conductor called the fire department and stopped the train in Yilan. He told everyone "Quick! Get off the train! The firefighters are coming to catch the snake." 列車長打電話給消防隊，並且在宜蘭停車。他請大家下車，讓消防員抓蛇。 The firefighters came into the train and caught the snake. It was a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is not a poisonous snake… but that kind of snake doesn't live in Taiwan. 牠是一條紅尾蚺，雖然沒有毒，但牠不是台灣本地的蛇。 The firefighters said they think it was someone's pet! 消防隊員認為是某人飼養的寵物！ They think the pet snake got away, climbed up to the place above the seats… and hid behind the bags. 牠跑出來之後，爬到座位上面的地方，而且躲在包包後面。 If I was the one who saw the snake, I'm sure I would have screamed… "AAAHH!! Snake!! On the train! And it doesn't have a ticket!" 我如果看到蛇，應該也會尖叫。 I'm happy no people or animals were hurt… but if the snake was a pet, its owner should be more careful. Nobody wants to ride a train with a snake! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有人帶寵物蛇搭火車，卻讓牠跑了出來。 1) train 火車 Should we take the train or bus? 我們應該坐火車還是巴士？ Train is better. 火車比較好。 I can walk around on a train. 我可以在火車上走來走去。 2) fire department 消防隊 I think we're totally lost. 我覺得我們完全迷路了。 Let me call the fire department. 我來打電話給消防隊。 No, you need to call the police. 不對，你得打給警察。 3) firefighter 救火員 Firefighters catch snakes. 救火員抓蛇。 I think they save people too. 我想他們也救人。 4) catch 捕捉 They do. 他們是會救人。 But they often catch snakes or bees. 不過他們經常抓蛇或是蜜蜂。 Bees? They don't catch bees. 蜜蜂？他們不會捉蜜蜂。 They just remove the beehive. 他們只是把蜂巢摘掉。 These are useful words to learn. train 火車 fire department 消防隊 firefighter 消防員 catch 捕捉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of snake was on the train? A: A green snake B: A cobra C: A boa constrictor 2. What did the conductor do? A: Called the firefighters and stopped the train B: Called for some pizza and ice cream C: Called the zoo and asked them what to do 3. What did the firefighters say? A: They said they think the snake was someone's pet B: They said, "That's not a snake! That's a cat!" C: They said, "Call someone else! We're afraid of snakes." Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Yes! The Dragon Boat Festival is here! I like this holiday. 端午節要到囉！ I like to eat sticky rice dumplings, and it's fun to watch people racing in those long boats with a dragon at the front. 我很喜歡吃粽子，也喜歡看划龍舟比賽。 Sometimes they have a drum on the boat and everyone rows to the sound of the drum… dum, dum, dum… 有時候船上會有鼓，大家會跟著打鼓的節奏划船。 Did you know that the Dragon Boat Festival and dragon boat racing are getting popular all over the world? It's true! There are dragon boat races in 68 countries! 划龍舟比賽越來越受歡迎，現在68個國家都有比賽！ People saw the dragon boat races in Taiwan and they said "That looks like fun! We want to have dragon boat races, too!" Last year, dragon boat races in Taiwan were canceled because of COVID, and this year, we still have problems with COVID! Aiyah! 去年划龍舟比賽因為疫情停辦了，結果今年還是有疫情。 Some doctors say Covid will stop being such a big problem in Taiwan after a few more months. I hope they are right. 希望他們是對的。 This year, we should still be careful during the Dragon Boat Festival. It's probably not a good idea to go to places with a lot of people. And we should remember to wear a mask and wash our hands, before we eat those yummy sticky rice dumplings. 要記得戴口罩，吃粽子前也要洗手喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 端午節最重要的活動莫過於划龍舟，吃粽子了。 1) race 比賽 Let's go watch the dragon boat race tomorrow. 我們明天去看龍舟賽吧。 That sounds exciting! Where will it be? 聽起來很棒！在哪裡？ On Keelung River. 基隆河上。 We can watch it at the Riverside Park. 我們可以在河濱公園看。 2) boat 船 I love those long boats. 我很喜歡那些長船。 Yeah, they look like they're gliding on water. 它們看起來像在水面上滑行。 3) problem 問題 But there's a problem with my plan. 不過我的計畫有個問題。 What problem? 什麼問題？ It will rain tomorrow. 明天會下雨。 You don't know that for sure. 這你不能確定。 4) drum 鼓 Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎？ You mean the sounds of a drum? 你是說鼓聲嗎？ Right, it's coming closer now. 對，越來越近了。 Please read the words with me. race 比賽 boat 船 problem 問題 drum 鼓 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do people eat at the Dragon Boat Festival? A: Popcorn B: Fried rice C: Sticky rice dumplings 2. How many countries have dragon boat races now? A: 62 B: 680 C: 68 3. Why did Taiwan cancel dragon boat races in 2021? A: People didn't want to race B: It was raining C: Because of COVID-19 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

Can you throw a baseball really far? I can't. 打棒球的時候，你可以把球投得很遠嗎？我不行。 But, when I spin my arm around and around and then throw a baseball, the ball flies farther. 如果我先旋轉我的手臂，再把球丟出去，球會飛得比較遠。 Spinning around and around gives the ball more energy. This is called "momentum". 這叫做【動力】。 When something has a lot of momentum, it can be thrown really far! NASA is the American space agency. They want to try using lots of momentum to send rockets to space using no fuel! 現在美國太空總署想要用同樣的原理來發射火箭進入太空！ A machine with an "arm" will hold the rocket and start spinning. It will keep spinning and spinning and spinning, until it gets up to 5,000 kilometers per hour! Then… whoosh! The arm of the machine will let go! And the rocket will fly straight up from the earth. It will fly up into the sky and all the way into space! 太空總署的發射器有一隻機器手臂，會旋轉火箭，直到它的時速高達五千公里。手臂鬆開之後，火箭就會一飛沖天，一路飛進太空。 It's a really cool idea because it doesn't need any fuel. So it saves money and it doesn't cause any pollution. 這不需要用到燃料，很省錢也不會汙染環境。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 用甩球的方式把火箭甩進太空，真是神奇！ 1. rocket 火箭 How does a spaceship go into space? 太空船是怎麼進太空的？ The rocket pushes it into space. 火箭把它推進太空。 2. throw 扔 Come on, throw the ball to me. 來把球扔給我。 That's too high! 太高了！ Sorry about that. I'll throw better this time. 真抱歉，這次我會投好一點。 3. machine 機器 Name a machine that changed the world. 你說一個改變世界的機器。 An elevator? 升降機如何？ Yeah, without it we wouldn't have tall buildings. 對，沒有它我們就沒有高樓。 4. arm 手臂 That man has robot arms. 那個人有機器手臂。 Wow, he must be very strong! 哇，那他一定很強壯！ And he can get pizza right from the oven. 他也可以直接從烤箱裡拿披薩。 Let's read the words together. rocket 火箭 throw 扔 machine 機器 arm 手臂 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How will this new rocket get into space? A: By spinning really fast on earth and then shooting up into the sky B: By using a new, super big engine C: By going underwater and then shooting up in the sky 2. How fast will the machine "arm" spin before letting the rocket go? A: 5,000 kilometers per hour B: 50 kilometers per hour C: 450,000 kilometers per hour 3. What does spinning really fast do? A: It gives things more energy B: It makes you happy C: It makes things go slower Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

We use energy every day. We use energy for cars and scooters and for machines. 我們每天都會用到能源。 We get most of our energy from coal and oil. But coal and oil make a lot of pollution. Yuck! 這些能源大多來自煤炭跟石油，造成很多污染。 You guys know about solar energy and wind energy. But do you know about geothermal energy? 你聽過太陽能跟風力發電，但你知道地熱嗎？ Geothermal energy comes from the earth. The earth is really hot inside. When you go to a hot spring, you feel the earth's heat. 地球內部溫度很高。你去泡溫泉的時候，感受到的就是地熱。 People have to drill deep into the earth to get geothermal energy, which is expensive! 要使用地熱，就必須挖到地球深處，這樣很貴！ But now a university in America is saving money by using old oil wells, which already go deep into the earth. There is no more oil in them, so Scientists can use them to bring up the heat from the earth. 美國一所大學找到便宜的方法，他們要用乾掉的油井取得地熱。 Wow! That's a great idea! That will make geothermal energy much cheaper. This is exciting! Why? Well, because geothermal energy is like solar and wind energy. It's clean. Plus, you can get geothermal energy even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. That's because the earth is always hot inside! ________________________________ Vocabulary 地熱取之不盡用之不竭，是優良的能源。 1) coal 煤 We use coal to produce power. 我們用煤發電。 But that's not a good idea, right? 那不是個好主意，對吧？ Coal brings pollution. 煤會帶來汙染。 2) hot spring 溫泉 Hey, there are fish in the hot spring! 溫泉裡有魚！ I can't believe it! 真不敢相信！ Yeah, how can they live in a hot spring? 對啊，牠們怎麼有辦法住在溫泉裡？ 3) inside 在裡面 Scientists say it's always hot inside the earth. 科學家說地球裡面一直很熱。 That's why we have volcanoes? 這是為什麼我們有火山嗎？ Maybe.也許吧。 4) oil well 油井 Think about that. An oil well in the backyard! 想想看，後院裡有一口油井！ You have an oil well in your backyard? 你家後院有油井？ No, I don't even have a backyard. 沒有，我連後院都沒有。 Let's read today's vocabulary. coal 煤 hot spring 溫泉 inside 在裡面 oil well 油井 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does most of our energy come from? A: Sun and wind energy B: Geothermal energy C: Coal and oil 2. Which is an example of geothermal energy? A: Heat from the earth B: Heat from the sun C: Energy from the wind 3. What is true about the dry oil wells? A: They are not deep in the earth B: They don't have oil in them C: They are still making oil Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Be careful! Don't swallow your toothbrush! 不要吞掉你的牙刷！ What? You can't swallow a toothbrush! Well, one woman in Pingtung did! 屏東有一位婦人吞了一支牙刷！ The doctors at the hospital were very surprised. They said they never heard of someone swallowing a toothbrush before. 醫生從來沒聽過有人吞下牙刷。 She told the doctors, "Oh… I was super tired when I woke up and when I was brushing my teeth… I swallowed my toothbrush! It was an accident!" 那名婦女說，她刷牙的時候太累了，不小心把牙刷吞進肚子裡。 The doctors asked the woman the same question two or three times: "Toothbrush? Did you say toothbrush? You swallowed a toothbrush?" Then the doctors took an X-ray. And… yep! They saw the toothbrush inside the woman. 醫生問了好幾次確認，後來照X光，發現牙刷果真在她肚子裡。 They helped her and took the toothbrush out of her body. 他們幫婦人把牙刷拿出來。 The woman was very happy and said swallowing a toothbrush is no fun! It hurt a lot! It's important to remember to brush your teeth… but we should be careful! We shouldn't run or play when we are holding a toothbrush… because we might fall and get hurt. 刷牙的時候不要跑跳或玩耍，因為可能會跌倒而受傷。 And… if you feel really tired in the morning… maybe splash some water on your face and wake up a bit before you brush your teeth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 把牙刷吞進肚裡，這麻煩大了。 1) tooth 牙齒，teeth 牙齒 Why do we have to brush our teeth every day? 我們為什麼必須每天刷牙？ Tigers never do. 老虎從來不刷。 Well, tigers don't have a sweet tooth. 老虎不愛吃甜食。 2) accident 意外 My friend had an accident yesterday. 我的朋友昨天出了意外。 What happened? 發生了什麼事？ He fell from his bike and broke his leg. 他從腳踏車摔下來，折斷了腿。 3) tired 疲倦的 Was he hit by a car? 他是被車子撞到嗎？ No. I think he was too tired. 不是，我想他是太累了。 4) hospital 醫院。 So I sent him to the hospital. 所以我把他送到醫院。 He'll be there for a long time. 他要住院很久。 所以不要太累喔。來一起讀單字。 tooth, teeth 牙齒 accident 意外 tired 疲倦的 hospital 醫院 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did the woman swallow her toothbrush? A: She said it was an accident B: Because toothbrushes are yummy C: She said she forgot why she did it 2. Where did this story happen? A: Taitung B: Taichung C: Pingtung 3. What did the doctors do? A: They told her to go away B: They took an X-ray and helped the woman C: They swallowed their toothbrushes Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Hello! Sorry about all this water, my house is flooded! 我家淹水了！ A flood happens when there is too much water! So the water starts rising higher and higher, and going everywhere! Even inside people's houses, like mine… Don't worry, I'm safe! But floods can be very dangerous. If they are big they can really hurt people, or buildings, or crops, or all sorts of things. 洪水對人、建築物，或是農作物都很危險。 Floods are very hard to stop. And, as the planet gets hotter, scientists say there will be many more. 隨著全球暖化，洪水也會更常發生。 But, some students in the UK have now found a fun way to fight floods: with a new game called 'Rivercraft'! 現在英國的一些學生找到了有趣的抗洪方法：那就是用一種叫做"Rivercraft"的新遊戲。 Have you played it? In this game you live in a world made of boxes. You can use these boxes to build anything you like! Like Taipei 101, or your teacher! 這一款遊戲中，你住在方塊世界裡，你可以用這些方塊做出任何東西！ The students in the UK have to build things to help stop the river from flooding! Like a dam, or a ditch, or a big lake, or anything at all! 英國學生在遊戲中，必須要建造東西來阻擋洪水。 They say the game is really fun, they like all the crazy things they can build! And they like learning how to help us save the planet as it gets hotter. 這些學生說這個遊戲真的很有趣，他們喜歡學習怎麼拯救地球。 I hope they learn fast, this flood has made my house so wet! I think I need a bucket… ________________________________ Vocabulary 如何阻擋洪水，電玩可以提供靈感。 1. build 建造 We can build a bridge here. 我們可以在這裡蓋一座橋。 A bridge for cars? 給汽車走的橋嗎？ No, we can build a small bridge for bikes. 不，我們可以蓋一座給腳踏車的小橋。 2. river 河流 This is a beautiful river. 這是一條美麗的河。 Yeah, I love coming here to see the sunset. 是，我喜歡來這裡看夕陽。 Sunlight on the river is magic ! 陽光灑在河面上很魔幻！ 3. flood 洪水，淹水 Rivers are not always friendly.河流不見得都很友善。 Right, they can flood roads and houses. 沒錯，它們會淹沒道路和房屋。 4. fight 對抗 How can we fight floods? 我們要如何對抗洪水？ By stopping typhoons from coming here. 讓颱風不要來這裡。 That would be hard. 這有點難。 Okay, 我們來讀讀單字。 build 建造 river 河流 flood 洪水，淹水 fight 對抗 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'flood'? A: Lots and lots of lollipops B: Lots and lots of water C: Lots and lots of panda bears 2. When do scientists think there will be more floods? A: When the planet gets bigger B: When the planet gets colder C: When the planet gets hotter 3. What video game are UK students playing to help them fight floods? A: Mountaincraft B: Rivercraft C: Skycraft Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Do you guys like fishing? Lots of people like to go fishing for fun. And they like to eat the fish they catch. Some people earn money from fishing, too. They sell the fish to other people. Some people can earn a lot of money from just one big fish! 你們喜歡釣魚嗎？有一些人可以靠著釣魚賺大錢！ In Pingtung County, a fisherman made more than 2 million NT from one big fish. Wow, that's a lot of money! 屏東有個漁夫，因為一條大魚賺了兩百多萬台幣！ What kind of fish was it? It was a bluefin tuna. It was big, and very heavy. How heavy was it? It was 210 kilograms! 他釣到一條兩百一十公斤的黑鮪魚。 The fisherman took the fish to an auction. There, people made bids. As people bid on the huge fish, the price went higher and higher. In the end, someone bid more than 2 million NT for the fish. 在拍賣市場，買家喊價越喊越高，最後以兩百多萬成交。 That is a record. A record means it is the first time something is done. It is the first time a bluefin tuna has ever sold for so much money! 它的價格破了紀錄！ Who paid so much money for that fish? It was the owner of a seafood restaurant in Pingtung County. 一位屏東的海鮮餐廳老闆買下了這條魚。 I guess his customers really like to eat bluefin tuna! ________________________________ Vocabulary 漁夫釣到今年屏東黑鮪魚季的第一尾，賺到了大錢。 1. go fishing 去釣魚 Let's go fishing when bluefin tuna comes around. 黑鮪魚來時我們去釣魚吧。 What?! You don't know a thing about fishing! 什麼啊，你對釣魚一無所知！ 2. catch 抓到 Fishermen can make big money if they catch bluefin tuna. 漁夫要是抓到黑鮪魚，可以賺大錢。 Right, but you're not a fisherman. 對，但是你不是漁夫。 3. earn 賺錢 We can have somebody else do it. 我們可以請別人做。 Think of the money we can earn! 想想看我們可以賺到的錢！ We're already earning a lot by selling ice cream. 我們賣冰淇淋已經賺很多了。 4. price 價錢 No, that's not enough. 不夠的。 Our prices are too low. 我們的定價太低了。 You sell nothing if the price is too high. 價錢太高你什麼都賣不掉。 Do you like eating fish? Let's read the words. go fishing 去釣魚 catch 抓到 earn 賺錢 price 價錢 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much did the fish weigh? A: 220 kilograms B: 210 kilograms C: 230 kilograms 2. Who bought the big fish? A: A fisherman B: A salesman C: A restaurant owner 3. What did the man probably do with the big fish? A: Eat it all himself B: Serve it to customers C: Keep it as a pet Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Do you want to live to be 100? Or 120? Or 200? 你想要活到幾歲呢？ Did you know there was a person from France who lived to be 122 years old? It's true! We know for sure that a woman in France really lived for 122 years and 164 days! 法國有一個老奶奶活了122歲！ Amazing, huh? Most people, and most animals, don't live that long. Most dogs live for about 10 years. 10 years for a little dog is about 55 human years. 10 years for a big dog is about 65 human years. 大多數的狗可以活10年左右，10歲的小狗可以換算成人類的55歲，10歲的大狗可以換算成65歲。 Some dogs can live longer… like, maybe 15 years. 有一些狗可能可以活15年。 But, there is a dog in America that's now the oldest dog in the world! And, it's a chihuahua! 美國有一隻吉娃娃，是目前世界上最老的狗！ This chihuahua has a funny name… TobyKeith… and he was born in January 2001. That means TobyKeith the chihuahua is now 21 years old! Wow! 牠名叫TobyKeith，2001年出生，所以現在已經21歲了。 It's hard to say exactly, but if this chihuahua was a human, he would be about 100 years old! 他換算成人類的年齡，大概有100歲！ Wow! I hope I'm still full of energy if I live to be 100… I don't think I will be barking though! ________________________________ Vocabulary 世界最老的狗，高齡21歲，相當於人類的100歲。 1) live 活 My mom lived for a very long time. 我媽媽活了很長的時間。 Over one hundred years? 超過一百年嗎？ One hundred and 9 years. 一百零九年。 That's how long she lived. 她活了那麼久。 2) true 真實的 That's amazing! 真驚人！ I know, but it's true. 我知道，不過是真的。 It's also true that she was not happy. 她不開心也是真的。 3) oldest 最老的 Do you know Susan well? 你跟蘇珊很熟嗎？ Yeah, she's one of my oldest friends. 是，她是我最老的朋友之一。 4) born 出生 Do you know when she was born? 你知道她是哪一年生的嗎？ I do. She was born in 1999 in Yilan. 知道，她1999年出生在宜蘭。 Would you like to live to be very very old? live 活 true 真實的 oldest 最老的 born 出生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest dog? A: 250 years old B: 75 years old C: 21 years old 2. What kind of dog is the world's oldest dog? A: A chihuahua B: A Taiwan black dog C: A poodle 3. In the story, it says a woman in France lived for how many years? A: 122 B: 1035 C: 102 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Some people love going to museums… but other people think art museums are… um… a little boring. 有人喜歡，也有人覺得美術館有一點無聊。 What do you think? Do you like looking at art? Well, there's one art museum in Sweden I think almost everyone would want to go to. At this museum in Sweden, there is no art hanging on the walls. In fact, this museum has nothing on the walls! 瑞典有一座美術館，牆壁上什麼都沒有掛！ This museum has rooms filled with giant balls, huge pillows, and other cool things… like a room full of pink washing machines! 裡面每一個房間有不同東西，有大球，或是大枕頭。還有一間，它裡面都是粉紅色的洗衣機！ Why? Well, the museum wants you to take photos, or videos, or selfies in the rooms. The museum wants you to be the art. 這座美術館希望你照相、錄影，或是自拍，成為藝術的一部份。 You take pictures. And then, your selfie or video becomes art… your art. Art made by you…for you! 這些照片跟影片就變成你自己的藝術作品！ I think this sounds super fun. I like art museums… but, I have to say, sometimes they can be a little boring. 感覺很有趣！普通的美術館有時候真的有一點無聊。 It's a pretty interesting idea. Don't look at art… BE the art! 不要只敬佩藝術，要成為藝術的一部份。 What do you think? Should we build this kind of museum in Taiwan? Would you like to make art and BE art? ________________________________ Vocabulary 瑞典這座美術館，讓觀眾參與藝術。 1) art 藝術 Let's go to the art museum tomorrow. 我們明天去藝術博物館吧。 What kind of art is there? 它有哪一種藝術？ The best kind, movies. 最好的一種，電影。 2) museum 博物館 A museum about movies? 電影博物館？ That sounds interesting! 聽起來很有趣！ So we're going to watch a movie? 所以我們要看一場電影嗎？ We're going to watch many movies. 我們要看很多電影。 3) take photo 照相 Hey, we should take a photo here. 我們應該在這裡照一張相。 On the street? 在街上？ Yeah, we can take it right here. 對，我們可以就在這裡拍。 4) full of 充滿 But the street is full of people. 但是街上都是人呢！ That's okay. I don't mind. 沒關係，我不在意。 所以你喜歡逛美術館或是博物館? 來讀讀單字。 art 藝術 museum 博物館 take photo 照相 full of 充滿 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in the story? A: Switzerland B: South Korea C: Sweden 2. What is hanging on the walls of this museum? A: Old art from China and Japan B: Pictures of monkeys and pizza C: Nothing! 3. What does this museum want you to do? A: Take pictures, selfies, or videos in the museum B: Be quiet! C: Look at art for 10 hours Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Hi, everybody! Have you ever seen a volcano erupt? 你看過火山爆發嗎？ When a volcano erupts, it spits out very hot lava. 火山爆發，會噴出滾燙的岩漿。 But, there are lots of different kinds of volcanoes. One strange kind is a mud volcano. 火山有很多種，有一種奇怪的火山叫做泥火山。 They spit out… mud! 這種火山不會噴出岩漿，而是噴泥巴！ In April, a mud volcano erupted in Pingtung County. It happened at a temple. A lot of mud and water came out of the ground. The mud and water flew up as high as the second floor of the temple! 四月份，屏東有一座寺廟有泥火山爆發。水跟泥巴噴了兩層樓高。 Don't worry. Nobody was hurt. But there was a lot of mud and water around the temple and on the road! 沒有人受傷，不過寺廟的周圍跟路上，到處都是泥巴。 How does a mud volcano happen? It happens when gas meets water under the ground. They make big muddy bubbles that float up, and pop! 泥火山怎麼爆發的？天然氣跟水在地底下接觸後，會形成泥巴泡泡浮上來，然後爆開！ Sometimes people will light the gas in the mud to burn it. But, they didn't light the mud this time in Pingtung. They didn't want the temple to burn! 平常人們會在泥巴上點火，但是這次他們害怕波及到寺廟，沒有點火。 OK, kids. If you want to check out pictures or video from the mud volcano, just google "Pingtung mud volcano," and I'm sure you'll find it. ________________________________ Vocabulary 屏東泥火山再度爆發，噴出許多泥漿。 1. volcano 火山 Japan has 400 volcanoes. 日本有四百座火山。 That's amazing! 滿驚人的！ Yeah, but only 111 of them are active. 沒錯，不過其中只有一百一十一座是活火山。 2. mud 泥巴 We have mud volcanoes in Pingtung. 屏東有泥火山。 So they spit out mud? 所以它們噴出泥巴？ Right, no fire or lava. 對，沒有火也沒有熔岩。 3. gas 天然氣 But there's gas in the mud. 不過泥巴裡有天然氣。 Is it dangerous? 會不會危險？ A little. But farmers just burn it. 有一點，不過農夫就把它燒掉。 4. burn 燃燒 That's a smart idea. 這是個聰明辦法。 Gas burns quickly. 天然氣燃燒很快。 這些單字很容易記，你記住了嗎？ volcano 火山 mud 泥巴 gas 天然氣 burn 燃燒 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How does a mud volcano happen? A: An earthquake opens up the ground B: People dig too deep into the ground C: Gas and water meet under the ground 2. Where did the volcano erupt? A: On a mountain B: In the sea C: At a temple 3. What is NOT inside the mud of a mud volcano? A: Lava B: Gas C: Water Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

What color are flamingos? Pink, right? Well, actually, when they are born, flamingos are gray. The food they eat changes the color of their feathers to pink. 紅鶴剛出生的時候其實是灰色的，牠們吃的食物讓牠們有粉紅色的羽毛。 Another bird that changes color because of what they eat is called the Crossbill. It eats red berries and so its feathers also turn red. 交嘴雀吃的紅莓也會讓牠們的羽毛變紅。 But scientists in Spain looked at some crossbills and said, "Hey, why is that bird more red than that other Crossbill bird?" 但是，西班牙的科學家發現，有一些交嘴雀比其他同伴更紅。 So, they studied the birds and found out that only the male Crossbills got redder. 只有公的交嘴雀會變比較紅。 Then… the scientists saw that the male Crossbills that were flying the most… got redder than the other male Crossbills. 而且最常飛的公雀比其他的還要紅。 That means that the male Crossbills that exercise the most, become the most red! It's not only the food they eat that makes them red, but also how much exercise they do! 這代表最常運動的交嘴雀會變得最紅。 The male Crossbill shows how strong it is by flying more, and that exercise makes them redder. That's how they show they could be a good daddy! 越常飛的交嘴雀就越強壯，所以變紅代表他們會成為好爸爸。 Cool! Hmm… maybe I'm like a Crossbill! I turn red when I exercise too! 我運動的時候也會全身發紅！ Birds need exercise to stay strong… and so do we! Even if it also makes you turn a little red. ________________________________ Vocabulary 食物和運動，可以改變某些鳥類羽毛的顏色。 1) color 顏色 Pink and red are beautiful colors. 粉紅色跟紅色都是漂亮的顏色。 Are you going to change your hair color again? 你又要變頭髮顏色了嗎？ Yeah, how do you like red hair? 對啊，你覺得紅色頭髮怎麼樣？ 2) feather 羽毛 The bird has bright yellow feathers. 那隻鳥有亮黃色的羽毛。 It really looks amazing! 看起來真搶眼！ But it's only for this season. 但是只有這個季節才有。 3) most 最 The bird that flies the most is the strongest. 飛最多的鳥最強壯。 I don't fly, but I run. 我不飛，但是我跑步。 4) turn 變成 Shrimps are turning red! 蝦子變成紅色了。 That's because you're cooking them. 這是因為你在煮牠。 I know, but they're changing so fast. 我知道，但是牠們變得好快！ Let's read these words together. color 顏色 feather 羽毛 most 最 turn 變成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the bird in the story? A: The Crossfit B: The Crosseye C: The Crossbill 2. Why are these birds red? A: They eat red things, and their food turns their feathers red B: They paint themselves red C: They eat red birds, so they turn red too 3. Why are some of the male birds more red? A: They eat more red food B: They sleep more C: They exercise more Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Oooof! That looked like it really hurt! I'm watching a game of rugby, have you ever seen one before? They are crazy, but they look fun! You have to be very strong to play! 你看過橄欖球比賽嗎？你要很強壯才可以玩！ Every year there are two very big rugby games in Europe, called the Six Nations. One is for women to play, and one is for men. 歐洲每年都會有兩場大型的六國橄欖球錦標賽，分成男子跟女子組。 The women's Six Nations is only 20 years old, but the men's Six Nations is nearly 140 years old! Isn't that silly?! 女子組六國錦標賽只有20年歷史，男子組卻有140年！ It is because some people used to think that women should not play rugby. A long time ago in England there were even some big fights about it. 因為過去人們覺得女生不能玩橄欖球。 But now things are very different. Lots of women now love playing rugby all over the world! And in England the women's teams are now much better than the men's! 現在全世界很多女生都喜歡玩橄欖球，英國的女子組甚至比男子組還要厲害！ In 2014 England won the Women's Rugby World Cup! And this year they won the Women's Six Nations! England has now won it 12 times! 女子隊曾經贏得2014年女子世界盃冠軍，今年又在六國錦標賽女子組稱霸。英國已經拿過12次冠軍了！ So all those silly people were wrong: women can play rugby, really really well! The Women's Rugby World Cup is in November this year… I can't wait! ________________________________ Vocabulary 女生打橄欖球，這樣的比賽一定很好看。 1. game 遊戲，比賽 There's a baseball game this weekend. 這周末有棒球賽。 That sounds fun! 聽起來很有趣！ Are you going to the game? 你會去看那場比賽嗎？ I am. I'm a big fan. 我會，我是大球迷。 2. win 贏 Which team would you like to win? 你希望哪一隊贏？ The CTBC Brothers, of course. 當然是中信兄弟。 They won the title last year, didn't they? 他們贏得去年冠軍，對嗎？ Yeah. 對。 3. play 玩 Do you play baseball? 你打棒球嗎？ Only when I was little. 只有在我小時候。 I don't enjoy playing it now. 我現在不喜歡打了。 4. better 比較好 It's better to just watch it. 光是看比較好。 Because it's much easier. 因為容易多了。 Exactly. 正是這樣。 今天的單字有用又好記，我們來讀一遍。 game 遊戲，比賽 win 贏 play 玩 better 比較好 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the Women's Six Nations? A: 20 years B: 2 years C: 200 years 2. How many times has England won the Women's Six Nations? A: Sometimes B: One time C: 12 times 3. When is the Women's Rugby World Cup this year? A: August B: June C: November Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C

I used to have two dogs. Their names are Cheeto and Sandy. Sandy was very old though, then she became very sick, and she passed away. 我本來有兩隻狗：Cheeto跟Sandy。Sandy 後來生病過世了。 This made me very sad, but I think Cheeto is very sad as well. I think Cheeto misses Sandy. 我覺得Cheeto也很想念Sandy。 Some people think dogs do not feel sadness the same way people do. But I think they do. 我自己認為，狗跟人類一樣也會感到傷心。 In fact, there is a study that shows dogs probably do feel sadness like people do when a friend dies or goes away. 有研究發現，當狗的朋友去世或離開，牠們跟人一樣可能會感到難過。 And they might need a little help getting through it. In the study, eighty-six percent of dog owners said they saw their dogs act differently when their doggy friends died. 研究說，有百分之八十六的主人發現，他們的狗在牠們的狗朋友過世後，行為改變了。 Sometimes the dogs would want more attention. Sometimes they ate less and played less. In general, they were less active, which means they just did not want to do anything very much. 牠們會想要更多的關心，或者不太想吃飯，也不太愛玩遊戲。牠們變得什麼都不想做。 Doctors say dog owners can help their dogs feel less sad by continuing to do the things they usually do together. Owners should also try to spend more time with their sad dogs. 醫生說，主人在這個時候最好多陪陪他們的狗。 That's a good idea. In fact, I'm going to go spend time with Cheeto now! Come on, Cheeto, go fetch! ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗失去朋友時也會悲傷，跟人很像。 1) sad 悲傷的 My dog Buddy died last week. 我的狗狗巴弟上星期死了。 Oh, that's so sad! 好傷心啊！ It really is.真的是。 It's like losing a family member. 就好像失去了家人。 2) sick 生病的 Was Buddy sick? 巴弟是生病嗎？ He was. He got very sick and just died. 是的，病得很重，然後就走了。 3) miss 想念 I miss him so much. 我真想念牠。 Sure you do. Even I miss him. 當然啦，連我都想念牠。 He's quite a dog. 牠是隻好狗。 4) less 比較少 Maybe you can get another dog. 也許你可以再養一條狗。 No, I'm afraid I'll love him less than Buddy. 不了，我怕我會愛他比巴弟少。 Have you ever lost a pet? Let's read the words together. sad 悲傷的 sick 生病的 miss 想念 less 較少的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animal is mentioned in this story? A: Cats B: Dogs C: Gerbils 2. What does the study in this story say? A: Dogs probably feel sad like people do B: Dogs have no emotions C: Dogs are smarter than cats 3. What should people do to help dogs feel better? A: Spend more time with them B: Leave them alone C: People can't make them feel better Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Ahhh! Cockroach!! 有蟑螂！！ I hate cockroaches! But they're so hard to kill! I have tried every kind of bug spray, but they keep coming back! 蟑螂怎麼樣都殺不死！ That's because cockroaches are very good survivors. 蟑螂是很厲害的生存專家。 Dinosaurs lived on Earth 66 million years ago, but they all died when a giant asteroid crashed into our planet. 六千六百萬年前，恐龍住在地球上，直到一顆小行星撞到地球，讓牠們毀滅了。 Well, guess who survived that crash? That's right, cockroaches! 但是蟑螂活了下來！ Cockroaches are very good at staying alive. If you look closely at a cockroach, you can see their bodies are very flat. This means they can squeeze into smaller, tighter places. 蟑螂的身體很扁，可以擠進很小的地方。 This helps cockroaches hide almost everywhere, and protects them from things like asteroids… and my slippers! 牠們可以躲在任何地方，小行星沒有讓牠完蛋，我的拖鞋也沒有！ Cockroaches are also able to eat many different things. This includes plants, animal parts, even cardboard, clothing, and poop! Ewww! That's gross, but it helps them stay alive. 牠們會吃植物、動物遺體、厚紙板、衣服，甚至大便都吃，很噁心！但是這樣可以讓牠們活下來。 And this is how cockroaches are such great survivors, and it is how they lived even when all the dinosaurs died. Oh no, I see a cockroach now! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蟑螂雖然不討喜，卻是生存大師。 1. million 百萬 There are millions of ants in the world. 世界上有好幾百萬隻螞蟻。 I believe it's more than that. 我相信比好幾百萬多。 2. alive 活著 How do ants stay alive? 螞蟻如何維持生存？ By eating my bread? 靠吃我的麵包嗎？ No, they stay alive by eating almost everything. 不是，牠們幾乎什麼都吃來保持活著。 3. hide 躲藏 A fat cockroach is hiding in my coffee maker! 一隻胖蟑螂躲在我的咖啡壺裡！ Why is it hiding there?! 牠為什麼要躲那裏？！ Maybe it's a coffee drinker? 也許牠習慣喝咖啡？ 4. protect 保護 Protect your head during an earthquake. 地震時要保護你的頭。 Just my head? 只有頭嗎？ Okay, protect your neck too. 好吧，也要保護脖子。 我們來讀今天的單字。 million 百萬 alive 活著 hide 躲藏 protect 保護 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What killed the dinosaurs on Earth? A: Aliens B: An asteroid C: Cockroaches 2. Why can cockroaches hide in small spaces? A: They are very flat B: They are very fat C: They are very shy 3. Why are cockroaches good survivors? A: They will eat anything B: They can see the future and avoid problems C: They are stronger than dinosaurs Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Hey there! Today it is so easy to travel far away. We can go around the world very fast, using airplanes! But that's not how people have always traveled… A long time ago, people used wind power to cross the oceans. Those old ships had sails to catch the wind and push the ship forward. 以前的人靠著風力，開著帆船橫越海洋。 Now they're doing the same thing with ships in outer space! 現在，科學家做了太空帆船！ But… there isn't any wind in outer space. 可是，太空沒有風，太空帆船要怎麼動呢？ Space sails use sunlight! Sun power pushes the sails… 答案是太陽的力量！ The sun is a star. A huge, burning ball of fire! And the sun is always sending out waves of heat and light… sunlight! It takes about 8 minutes for the waves of sunlight from the sun to reach the earth. 太陽的光線傳到地球大約要八分鐘。 And… those waves of sunlight can push a space sail. 陽光可以推動太空帆船。 A spaceship from Japan used a small sun sail to go all the way to Venus in 2010! 日本的太空帆船在2010年到過金星。 Now, a French company wants to test a super big sun sail… it will sail around the earth… high up in outer space! 現在，法國有一家公司準備讓太空帆船環繞地球。 This test is really cool because it will help scientists learn more about sun sails. Maybe one day super huge sun sails will push spaceships with people far into space… then we could vacation on Mars! 未來有機會去火星度假囉！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空帆船運用陽光當作動力，在太空中旅行。 1) push 推動 Sunlight can push spaceships forward. 陽光可以推動太空船前進。 I find it hard to understand. 我覺得有點難懂。 I think it's possible only in space. 我想只有在太空中才能吧。 2) spaceship 太空船 Look, a spaceship! 你看，太空船！ That's not a spaceship, Jane. 那不是太空船。 That's a kite. 那是風箏。 3) sail 帆，航行 Sailing around the world must be fun! 航行全世界一定很好玩！ Yeah, if you have 3 to 5 years. 是，要是你有三年到五年的時間。 4) wind 風 Is it because the wind is slow? 這是因為風很慢嗎？ Well, it's because the world is big. 這是因為世界很大。 Let's read today's vocabulary. push 推動 spaceship 太空船 sail 帆，航行 wind 風 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How can the sun push a spaceship's sun sails? A: Waves of light and heat push the sun sails B: Waves of ice and water push the sun sails C: Waves of wind push the sun sails 2. What is the sun? A: A planet B: A star C: A moon 3. In 2010, where did a spaceship go using sun sails? A: Japan B: Venus C: Jupiter Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

Hey there! Have you ever wondered how to make a cartoon? 你知道卡通要怎麼做呢？ First, you need an idea for a story… 卡通要先有個點子… Next you need to draw your cartoon, which takes a loooong time! 接著開始畫畫，非常花時間。 And then you need to add some sounds, like this… And then you need some music, like this… And THEN you need to make the whole thing move! 還要加上聲音，最後讓畫面動起來。 Wow! That is a lot of work! Now, imagine doing all of that without being able to see anything! 你能想像在看不見的情況下做卡通嗎？ Well, there's a girl in Northern Ireland who can do that! 11 year-old Elodie has been blind ever since she was born, but that doesn't stop her from making great cartoons! 北愛爾蘭有個11歲女孩Elodie天生就看不見，但是她能製作卡通片！ Elodie loves computers. She has a special computer that speaks to her while she draws. It tells her what she is drawing, so she knows what her pictures look like without having to see them. Elodie有一台特別的電腦，會告訴她畫了什麼，所以就算看不到，她也可以畫畫。 Her first cartoon was of a ball bouncing up and down. Since then she has made lots of cartoons! 她的第一部卡通作品是一顆上下彈跳的球。從這個作品之後，他還做了更多卡通片。 What an amazing girl! I want to make a cartoon now, just like Elodie! I hope you make one too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一個雙眼全盲的小女孩，卻能畫出卡通影片。 1. draw 畫圖 Do you enjoy drawing? 你喜歡畫畫嗎？ Not really. I'm not good at drawing. 不算喜歡，我畫得不好。 Me either, but I like doing it. 我也是，不過我喜歡畫。 2. move 移動 It's very hard to draw moving things. 移動的東西很難畫。 You mean like people dancing? 你是說像跳舞的人嗎？ Yeah, I don't know how to draw them. 對，我不知道怎麼畫。 3. music 音樂 I've heard this music before. 我聽過這個音樂。 Of course you have. 你當然聽過。 It's the music from the 007 movies. 這是007電影音樂。 4. sound 聲音 What's that strange sound? 那是什麼奇怪聲音？ What sound? I didn't hear anything. 什麼聲音？我都沒聽到。 Do you know how cartoons are made? 我們來讀單字。 draw 畫畫 move 移動 music 音樂 sound 聲音 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the first thing you need when making a cartoon? A: A hot dog B: Lots of money C: An idea for a story 2. Why does Elodie find it hard to make cartoons? A: She is very busy B: She is scared of pencils C: She is blind 3. What was Elodie's first cartoon about? A: A cat chasing a mouse B: A ball bouncing up and down C: A fat dinosaur called Lawrence wearing yellow boots and a pink hat who loves eating blueberry ice-cream Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Yeah! I love this song! When the music is as good as this I just have to get up and dance, I can't stop myself! 我好愛這首歌，它讓我忍不住跳起舞來！ Some music is so good, it makes you want to jump up and down! But too many people jumping at the same time can be a big problem. It can even cause tremors. Tremors happen when the ground shakes, like an earthquake! 不過，如果太多人同時跳起來，會造成小地震。 This happened last month at an A-mei concert. A-mei sold all the tickets to her show very quickly, her fans really love her! So the Taipei Arena was full of people. 上個月，流行天后阿妹的小巨蛋演唱會門票全部賣完。 They were all having so much fun! They couldn't help it! At the end of her show they all started jumping up and down! 演唱會快結束的時候，大家隨著阿妹的歌開始站起來跳。 But everyone jumping at the same time made the ground shake, and all the people living nearby could feel the tremors in their homes! 大家一起同時跳躍會讓地面震動，附近的居民在家都可以感覺到。 A lot of people were very angry. Maybe they didn't like their houses shaking around, or maybe they just didn't like A-mei's songs! 有一些人對這樣的情形很不開心。 Now there are signs up in the Taipei Arena asking people not to jump up and down anymore… hopefully that will stop the tremors. 現在小巨蛋已經公告，希望大家不要蹦蹦跳。 Do you think the signs would stop you from jumping up and down at a concert? ________________________________ Vocabulary 張惠妹的表演會讓觀眾想隨歌起舞，但是有時候別人受不了。 1. dance 跳舞 Oh, I love this music! 我真喜歡這個音樂！ Come dance with me.來跟我跳舞吧。 No, I can't dance now. I'm too full. 我現在不能跳舞。我吃太飽了。 2. jump 跳 See, everybody is jumping around. 你看，大家都在蹦來蹦去。 They can jump all they want, but not me. 他們怎麼蹦跳都可以，但是我不跳。 3. up and down 上上下下 This jumping up and down is too loud for me. 這樣跳上跳下對我太吵了。 And the floor is shaking too. 而且地板也在震動。 4. earthquake 地震 Yeah, it's like an earthquake! 對啊，這跟地震一樣！ I hope this building doesn't fall. 我希望這棟建築不會垮掉。 So do you like dancing? Let's read today's vocabulary. dance 跳舞 jump 跳 up and down 上上下下 earthquake 地震 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where was A-mei performing her concert? A: In her kitchen B: In a 7-11 C: At The Taipei Arena 2. What happens when there are 'tremors'? A: The air gets really hot B: The ground shakes C: The clouds go red 3. How many tickets did A-mei sell for her show? A: None of the tickets B: All of the tickets C: 2 of the tickets Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Would you like to try a tiger steak? How about a lion burger? Or maybe you'd like a yummy bowl of elephant meat noodles! What? Eating tigers and lions and elephants? That's crazy! 吃老虎、獅子、大象？！太瘋狂了吧？ We need to save those animals… not eat them! 我們要保護這些動物，而不是吃掉牠們。 No tiger or lion or elephant is REALLY going to be eaten… but, with a special kind of science… we could eat animals without hurting them! 其實不用傷害動物，也可以吃到牠們的肉。 You see, every living thing is made of tiny 'cells'. There are dog cells, cockroach cells, flower cells… You have cells too! We are made from over 75 trillion cells! 生物是由細胞組成的，人也是。人身上有75兆個細胞。 So, scientists just take a few cells, copy them, and make meat! This isn't a crazy idea. Scientists have already done it with cow and pig cells without any animals getting hurt! 科學家已經試過用乳牛跟豬的細胞來製造牛肉和豬肉了。 So, one day someone said, "Hey! Maybe people would like to know what an elephant tastes like!" 有一家公司想到，人們可能會想吃大象、長頸鹿，或是其他野生動物。 What do you think? You could try lion, or tiger, or… any animal! Anyone want some Gorilla McNuggets? 想吃吃看嗎？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 生物科技日新月異，用細胞培養出動物的肉已經不是難事。 1) science 科學, scientist 科學家 Scientists can grow meat from a few cells ! 科學家可以用幾個細胞就種出肉來！ That's not new science. 這不是新的科學了。 They already made ears out of cells. 他們已經用細胞做出耳朵。 2) tiger 老虎。 I sure don't want a tiger steak. 我可不要吃老虎肉排。 Maybe it tastes great! 也許味道很棒呢! 3) lion 獅子。 Or you may want to try some lion meatballs? 也許你想嚐嚐獅子肉丸？ No, yew, that sounds terrible! 不了，聽起來真難吃！ 4) made of 組成，製成 Ice cream is made of milk, butter, and sugar. 冰淇淋是牛奶，奶油和糖做的。 These are fun words to learn. science 科學 scientist 科學家 tiger 老虎 lion 獅子 made of 組成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How can scientists make meat without hurting an animal? A: Take cells from the animal, copy them, and grow them B: They ask them nicely C: They take hair from the animal and copy it 2. What does one company want to do? A: They want to eat vegetables B: They want to copy lions C: They want to make meat without hurting animals. 3. Is the idea of making meat with cells possible? A: Yes. Scientists have already done it! B: No, but it's a cool idea C: Maybe, but we can only make hippo hamburgers Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

There are lots of rainforests in South America… not only the famous Amazon rainforest in Brazil. 除了亞馬遜叢林之外，南美洲還有很多雨林。 And scientists keep finding new animals in these rainforests! 科學家常常在雨林找到新的動物。 Usually, they don't find new big animals… usually they find amazing small animals that live in these rainforests. And recently, they found a new frog. 最近他們找到一種新的青蛙。 It's called a 'glass frog.' Can you guess why? Yep! You can see through parts of its body… just like glass! You can see its red heart beating! 牠叫做玻璃蛙，因為我們可以看透牠的身體，還可以看到牠的心跳！ There are many kinds of glass frogs, and this new one is tiny… but it can jump more than 3 meters! 這種玻璃蛙很小，但是可以跳三公尺高。 And, these newly-found glass frogs do something very different. Unlike most frogs … for these kinds of glass frogs… it's the daddy glass frog who watches the eggs and waits for them to hatch into tadpoles, not the mommy! 這種玻璃蛙，是由青蛙爸爸照顧蛙卵孵化成為蝌蚪，而不是媽媽。 We call a group of one kind of animals a 'species'. So far, scientists have found more than 150 different species of glass frogs in the South American rainforest! "Species" 就是物種。科學家已經在南美洲雨林發現超過150種的玻璃蛙。 Nature is so cool! And it keeps giving us new surprises! ________________________________ Vocabulary 玻璃蛙的肚子半透明，可以看到牠的器官。 1) animal 動物 The glass frog is an amazing animal! 玻璃蛙是很驚人的動物。 It really is. 真的是。 It's the only land animal with see-through skin. 牠是唯一有透明皮膚的陸地動物。 2) forest 森林, rainforest 雨林 Why does it live in rainforests? 為什麼牠住在雨林？ I think all frogs love rain. 我想所有青蛙都喜歡下雨。 And it lives in trees. 而且牠住在樹裡面。 3) frog 青蛙 I'm afraid of frogs. 我害怕青蛙。 Because of how they look? 因為牠們的長相嗎？ Yeah, they are ugly. 對啊，牠們好難看。 4) jump 跳 But frogs can jump very high. 不過青蛙可以跳好高。 And some people think they're cute. 有的人覺得牠們可愛。 I guess you're right. 我想你是對的。 今天的單字很有趣喔。 animal 動物 rainforest 雨林 frog 青蛙 jump 跳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why is this new frog called a 'glass frog'? A: Because it will break if you drop it B: Because it wears glasses C: Because you can see through parts of its body 2. Can this glass frog jump far? A: Yes! It can jump over 3 meters! B: Yes! It can jump from North to South America C: No. It can only walk slowly 3. What's something special about this glass frog? A: It's black and hides under the mud B: The daddy frog watches the eggs - not the mommy C: The daddy frog reads stories to the eggs every night Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Hi, kids. Today, I have a crazy story to tell you! It might seem like a movie, but it's a true story! This is about a pilot in California. In January this year, he took off. But while he was flying his plane, he had a problem. A big problem! His plane crashed! 今年一月份有一位加州的飛行員開著飛機，結果飛機意外墜機了！ But he had another very big problem: The pilot crashed right onto some train tracks. And there was a train coming right at him! 他受傷不嚴重，但是飛機墜毀在火車軌道上，而火車就要來了。 Luckily there were some police near where the pilot crashed his plane. 幸好附近有警察，立刻趕來幫忙。 They pulled the pilot out of his plane. They pulled him out just before the train hit the plane! 就在火車撞上飛機之前，警察把飛行員拖出來了。 He was taken to the hospital. But he only had some cuts and bruises, and he was bleeding. That guy was so lucky! 他被送到醫院，他身上只有一些割傷跟瘀青。 But he was basically OK. Wow! He could have been killed when his plane crashed. And he would have been killed if that train hit him! 他有可能死在墜機的時候，或是被火車撞上就必死無疑。 They should make a movie about this lucky guy. I would go see it. It would be so exciting! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個人實在太幸運，墜機沒有要了他的命，火車也沒有。 1. movie 電影 This guy's story is better than a movie! 這個人的故事比電影還精采！ And movies are fake, but this is real. 而且電影都是假的，這個卻是真的。 2. plane 飛機 Why did the plane go down? 那架飛機為什麼掉下來？ Maybe it lost power. 也許它失去了動力。 Or maybe it hit a bird. 也許它撞上了鳥。 3. crash 碰撞 A plane crash can kill many people. 飛機墜毀可以奪走很多條人命。 Oh yes, it's much worse than a car crash. 是的，比撞車多很多。 4. pull 拖拉 Would you pull me up? 你可以拉我起來嗎？ I'm so tired. 我好累。 You lazybones. 你這個懶骨頭。 Thank you! 謝謝！ Now let's read today's vocabulary. movie 電影 plane 飛機 crash 碰撞 pull 拖拉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about the story? A: It comes from a movie B: It is a true story. C: It happened many years ago. 2. Where did the plane crash? A: Near a train station B: On some train tracks C: On top of a train 3. How badly was the pilot hurt in the accident? A: He was killed B: He was hurt very badly C: He was hurt only a little Answers 1. B 2. B 3. C

A judge is a very important person. A judge makes decisions about important things, like new laws. 法官要做出很多判決。 But there is one group of 9 judges in America called the 'Supreme Court'. They make all the final decisions. 美國最高法院有九位大法官，負責做最終的判決。 They are the top judges in America. For a long time, only men were Supreme Court judges. But that's not fair, right? Women should be judges too! 有很長一段時間，大法官都是男性。這樣不公平，女性應該也可以擔任這個職位才對。 And, for a long time, most of the men were white people. But that's not fair either! 而且這些法官都是白人，也不公平！ America has white people, black people, Asian people, Native American people… and lots of different people. So, the top court should have lots of different kinds of judges, right? Not just men… and DEFINITELY not just white men! 所以，最高法院也應該要有不同族群跟性別的法官。 Luckily, things are changing. In 2021, there were three women on the Supreme Court… but in 2022, a new woman judge joined the court. 去年最高法院有三位女性大法官。今年將有一位新的女性大法官加入。 And she is a black woman! Her name is Kentanji Brown Jackson, the first black woman Supreme Court judge! 她名字是Kentanji Brown Jackson，是第一位黑人女性大法官！ That's so cool! I think it's great that the court now has Kentanji Brown Jackson… the court needs all kinds of people… all colors of people… and both men and women! Welcome, Supreme Court Judge Jackson! ________________________________ Vocabulary 美國最高法院即將創造歷史，迎接第一位黑人女性大法官。 1) important 重要的 Come to the party tonight, Paz! 今晚來參加派對吧！ I can't. I have something important to do. 不行，我有重要事情要做。 2) fair 公平的 It's not fair! 真不公平！ What's not fair? 什麼東西不公平？ We did the same work, but he got 200 NT, and I only got 100. 我們做同樣的工作，但是他拿到兩百塊，我只拿到一百。 3) man 男人，woman 女人 That woman is walking a dog… 那個女的在遛狗… But the man is walking a cat. 而那個男人在遛貓咪。 What? Let me take a look. 什麼? 我來看看。 4) final 最後的 When is our final test? 我們的期末考什麼時候？ It's on Friday. 星期五。 Don't worry, your final test is not on Friday. important 重要的 fair 公平的 man 男人 woman 女人 final 最後的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the Supreme Court? A: America's top court B: A place to play basketball C: A police station 2. How many judges are on the Supreme Court? A: 9 B: 6 C: 906 3. Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson is the________? A: The first black woman Supreme Court judge B: The first child Supreme Court judge C: The first white man Supreme Court judge Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Aw… what a mess. I'm so bad with cards! I try to keep them ordered, but it's so hard. There are so many cards! I always drop them on the floor! 我根本不會洗撲克牌，每一次都撒了滿地。 Did you know there is a dog who is really good at keeping cards in order? 有一隻狗很會按照次序排撲克牌。 This dog lives in the USA. His name is Parks. He is very smart. His owner taught him many, many tricks! And he understands all of them. Parks住在美國，牠學會了很多主人教牠的把戲。 He knows easy commands. When his owner tells him to "sit" he sits. When his owner tells him to "stay" he stays. But he also knows how to turn on lights, open doors, and help with laundry! 牠也會開燈、開門，也會幫忙洗衣服。 But what is really cool is that he knows how to deal cards! 牠還會發撲克牌！ Well, he knows how to pick cards and give them to other people. This is very difficult for a dog, because dogs don't have fingers! So, he has to use his mouth! 牠會發牌給玩家，聽起來很簡單，但不要忘記，狗沒有手指，所以牠是用嘴！ Parks works in a hospital. He helps make sick children feel better by cuddling them, and walks with them around the hospital. Parks在醫院工作，牠會陪小朋友玩，跟他們一起散步。 Maybe he could help teach me how to keep my cards in order too! 也許牠可以教我洗牌！ OK, here I go… Arrgh! Hey, where's that dog?! ________________________________ Vocabulary 聰明的狗狗，會玩耍也會工作。 1. help 幫忙 Could you turn on the light? 請把燈打開好嗎？ Here, Buddy can help you. 來，巴蒂可以幫你忙。 Wow, what a dog! 哇，好棒的狗！ How did he learn to do that? 牠怎麼學會的？ I taught him. 我教牠的。 2. owner 主人 So you're the proud owner of Buddy. 所以你是芭蒂驕傲的主人。 I am, and I'm also the owner of three cats. 我是，並且我還是三隻貓的主人。 3. trick 把戲 Did you teach Buddy other tricks? 你有教巴蒂別的把戲嗎？ Yeah, he gets me my bag every day. 有，牠每天把我的包包拿給我。 4. hospital 醫院 He also helps out in a hospital. 牠也在醫院裡幫忙。 What does he do? 做什麼呢？ He plays with children. 牠陪小孩玩耍。 Would you like to have such a smart dog? 一起來讀單字。 help 幫忙 owner 主人 trick 把戲 hospital 醫院 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is Parks? A: A dog B: A bird C: A monkey 2. Where does Parks work? A: At a veterinarian's office B: At an animal shelter C: At a hospital 3. What can Parks do with cards? A: Choose cards to give to players B: Make a mess C: Count cards Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Hey, kids! Do you think it's healthier to live in a loud, busy city. Or is it healthier to live near a nice, quiet park? 你覺得住在城市裡面跟公園旁邊，哪裡比較健康？ If you guessed a park, you are right! Scientists in Spain say that people who live close to parks are healthier. 西班牙的科學家發現，住在公園附近的人比較健康。 They found that people are 16 percent less likely to have a stroke if they live close to a park. 他們中風的機率大大地降低。 What is a stroke? It is a very serious thing that happens to someone when they don't get enough oxygen in their brain. 當腦中氧氣不夠的時候，就可能中風。 Oxygen is in the air, so if you live somewhere where the air is clean you will have more oxygen. 如果住在空氣好的地方，氧氣就會充足。 How close to a park do you need to live? Yes, the scientists know that, too! The number is 300 meters. 需要住多近才可以呢？科學家說要在三百公尺以內。 So, people who live 300 meters or less from a park are healthier. They are less likely to have a stroke! It's healthier because the air is cleaner around a park. There are no cars in a park, and there are lots of trees around to help clean the air. 因為車子少，還有很多樹，公園附近的空氣比較乾淨。 I wish I could live in a park. Thinking about parks makes me feel so relaxed. 我好希望可以住在公園裡面。 Well, you don't have to live in a park to be healthy. But living near a park sure helps! 不用住在公園裡面，只要住在公園附近就很棒了！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 公園空氣清新，對健康大有幫助。 1. near 靠近 I run in the park every day. 我每天都在公園裡跑步。 You live near a park? Lucky you! 你住在公園附近? 真幸運！ 2. clean 乾淨的 Yeah, I love the clean air and beautiful trees. 是啊，我喜歡乾淨的空氣和美麗的樹。 Everybody loves that but we don't have enough parks. 每個人都喜歡，可是我們的公園不夠。 That's true. 這是真的。 3. tree 樹木 So what beautiful trees does your park have? 所以你的公園有哪些美麗的樹？ My favorite one is the cherry tree. 我最喜歡的樹是櫻花樹。 4. healthy 健康的 Come run with me! 來跟我一起跑吧。 Running in the park will keep you healthy. 在公園裡跑步會讓你維持健康。 You sound like my dad. 你聽起來像我老爸。 讀一遍單字，能不能記住？ near 靠近 clean 乾淨的 tree 樹木 healthy 健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the scientists do their research? A: England B: Spain C: Canada 2. How close must people live to a park to be healthier? A: 3 meters B: 30 meters C: 300 meters 3. Why is living near a park probably healthier? A: It is quieter B: It is cleaner C: It is prettier Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

I love looking up at the sky! When you look at the sky, what can you see? 看天空的時候，你們會看到什麼呢？ You might see an airplane, or a bird. What else can you see? Can you see the Sun? Or the Moon? Or the stars? Well, scientists can see a lot more than you and me! 科學家比我們可以看到更多東西！ When they are looking at the sky, scientists use a special tool called a 'telescope'. This helps them to see things that are really far away. The bigger the telescope, the more they can see! 科學家會用天文望遠鏡觀察外太空，望遠鏡越大就可以看得越遠。 The universe is super big, and it is made of lots of places. We call these places 'galaxies'. Our planet is in a galaxy too, called The Milky Way. We share our galaxy with the Sun, and the Moon. 太陽、月亮跟我們都在銀河系裡。 Using their very big telescope, scientists have looked far out into space. And now, they have found a new galaxy! They think it is the oldest and biggest galaxy they have ever seen! 科學家相信他們的新發現，是目前已知的最大、最古老的星系。 Isn't that cool?! But wait… if this galaxy is so big, how come no-one has ever seen it before? 為什麼以前沒有人看過這個大星系呢？ Well, because it is so far away it looks really tiny! We can only see it with a very big telescope. 因為這個星系太遠了，之前的望遠鏡根本看不到。 If the universe is that big, what else do you think they might find…? ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家用天文望遠鏡，在太空裡尋找宇宙的秘密。 1. far away 遙遠的 Will stars far away have planets like ours? 遙遠的恆星會不會有我們這樣的行星？ That's what scientists want to know. 這是科學家想知道的。 2. oldest 最老的 Is Earth the oldest planet? 地球是不是最老的行星？ No, I think Earth is still young. 不是，地球還很年輕呢。 3. biggest 最大的 Is our Sun the biggest star? 我們的太陽是不是最大的恆星？ No! There are many big stars in the universe. 不是，宇宙有好多很大的恆星。 4. find 找到 I've found them! 我找到了！ What did you find? 找到了什麼？ The two moons of Mars. 火星的兩個月亮。 Try to use these words more. far away 遙遠的 oldest 最老的 biggest 最大的 find 找到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How did scientists find a new galaxy in the universe? A: With a new pair of sunglasses B: With a very big telescope C: With a very small video camera 2. What is the name of our own galaxy? A: The Milky Way B: The Buttery Path C: The Creamy Road 3. What is exciting about this new galaxy? A: It is full of cake and ice-cream B: It is bigger and older than any other galaxy C: It is made of cheese and dreams Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Taiwan gets very hot in the summer. I like the summer, but it is so hot! Sometimes after just a short walk… I'm dripping with sweat! 台灣的夏天非常熱，走路幾分鐘就滿頭大汗！ Most of us use air conditioners at home in the summer. But what about when you go out for a walk? You could carry a small fan, or a bottle of water… but… I want an "air con", or air conditioner, I can wear! 在家有冷氣可以吹，在外面怎麼辦呢？ Does that sound silly? Well, guess what? A company has just made the world's first air conditioner you can wear! 有一家公司做出來世界第一個可以穿戴的冷氣機！ It looks a little like a dog collar. You wear it around your neck, and it blows cold air up to your head! 它長得像狗項圈，戴在脖子上，它會朝著你的頭吹冷風。 So when you are walking in the hot sun you can keep nice and cool… Ahhh! It is much smaller and lighter than the air-conditioner in your home… phew! That would be too heavy to carry on your neck! 當然，它比家裡的冷氣輕巧許多。 This air-con has a very strong, very tiny fan… but it's not just a fan. It really blows out cold air… it's a real air conditioner! And, it's a smart air conditioner too! 它不只是電風扇，它真的會吹出冷風！ The wearable air con has a small computer inside it. This computer knows how hot it is… so, it will blow out cold air on hot days… not-so-cold air on not-so-hot days… and super cold air on super hot days! 這台冷氣裡有一部小電腦，會根據氣溫調整風的溫度。 What do you think? Is a wearable air-con a good idea? Would you want to wear one? I think I like this idea! I want to wear it and go to the beach! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以戴在脖子上的冷氣機，很有創意吧？ 1) air 空氣 Can you feel the cold air? 你能感覺到冷空氣嗎？ Yes, I can! 有感覺到。 Did you turn on the air conditioner? 你開了冷氣機嗎？ Yeah, I'm testing it. 對，我在測試。 2) neck 脖子 What's that around your neck? 你圍在脖子上的東西是啥？ It's a fan. 是一台電扇。 A fan for your neck? 給脖子吹電扇？ Yeah, it's very hot. 對啊，天氣非常熱。 3) wear 穿戴 I would never wear a machine. 我絕不會穿戴機器。 But you are wearing a watch. 但是你戴著手錶。 That's totally different. 那完全不一樣。 4) blow 吹氣 The wind is blowing hard! 風好大! Yeah, I think it will rain soon. 就快下雨了。 I'm so glad I'm home now. 我真高興我到家了。 今天的單字很短卻很常用。 air 空氣 neck 脖子 wear 穿戴 blow 吹氣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's first fan for dogs B: The world's first wearable air conditioner C: The world's first computer you can eat 2. What does this new air-con look like? A: A dog collar B: A monkey tail C: A pencil case 3. What does 'wearable' mean? A: You can wash it B: You can see it C: You can wear it Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Today, I want to talk about frogs and toads. 今天的主題是青蛙跟蟾蜍。 Do you know the difference between a frog and a toad? 你知道牠們的差別嗎？ Well, frogs have smooth skin, like a tomato. Also, they look a bit slimy! Toads look dry. Their skin is not smooth, it is rough, like a melon! They look like they have many warts. 青蛙的皮膚很光滑，看起來有一點黏黏的。蟾蜍的皮膚又乾又粗糙，上面有小小的凸起。 Frogs have long legs, and like to jump. Toads have short legs, and they like to crawl. 青蛙的腿比蟾蜍長，所以青蛙會跳，蟾蜍比較喜歡爬。 Because their legs are short, toads move very slowly, so it is really difficult for toads to cross a busy road! 蟾蜍走得很慢，過馬路時很危險！ In England there is a town that helps toads cross the road safely every year. They close a whole road just for the toads! Cars have to stop to let the toads get to the other side! No cars can drive on this road for a long time. That's because many, many toads cross this road. It takes them all about a month to get across! 英國有個小鎮，每年都會封路，讓全部的蟾蜍過完馬路大概要一個月。 If the road weren't closed, the cars would kill a lot of toads Yew! Luckily, the people who live on the road are happy to help the toads. They don't want the toads to get killed by cars! I'm glad people in England are helping these toads! 如果沒有封路，車子很容易撞上蟾蜍！幸好這些居民很樂意幫忙。 And remember, toads are not the same as frogs. Their skin looks different, and they move differently. Anyway, see you guys later! And watch out for toads on the roads! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蟾蜍走得慢吞吞，只有封閉道路才能安全過街。 1. cross 穿越 Should we cross the road here? 我們應該在這裡過馬路嗎？ No, it's too dangerous! 不行，太危險了！ The cars are driving very fast. 車子開得非常快。 2. road 道路 But the toads were crossing the road here yesterday. 但是昨天蟾蜍就是從這裡過馬路。 That's because the police closed the road. 那是因為警察把路給封閉了。 3. close 關閉 I hope somebody will close it now. 我希望現在有人封路。 Just for the two of us? I don't think so. 就為了我們兩個人嗎？我想不會。 4. skin 皮膚 Babies have such nice skin! 嬰兒的皮膚真好！ I know. It's so smooth! 我知道，好光滑喔。 These are fun words to learn! cross 穿越 road 道路 close 關閉 skin 皮膚 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why do toads move so slowly? A: They are unfit B: They are lazy C: They have short legs 2. How long is the road closed for toads? A: A week B: A month C: About half a year 3. What is a frog's skin like? A: It is smooth, like a tomato B: It is rough, like a melon C: It is made of plastic, like a coca cola bottle Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Have you ever tried VR? VR means 'virtual reality.' You put a special mask over your eyes, and you can see a new world. A 3D virtual world! 你有嘗試過虛擬實境嗎？只要戴上特別的頭盔，就可以看到一個立體的新世界。 VR looks so real! You can play many different VR games… and you feel like you are inside the game! VR games can be really fun! VR感覺就像真的在遊戲裡面！ But, I don't like a new idea from one VR company. One VR company now has an armband that lets you feel pain! Ouch! 有一家VR公司發明了會讓你感覺到痛的手臂套。 So, if you are playing a VR game like VR baseball, if the VR ball hits you, the armband will give you a small electric shock, so that it feels like you got hit by a ball. 假如你在玩VR棒球賽的時候，一顆球打到你，手臂套就會放電，感覺就像被真的球打到一樣。 Hmmm, maybe that feels more real, but I don't like electric shocks! I like another idea. You wear special gloves, and the gloves make you feel like you are holding something or touching something. 另外也有一種手套，會讓你覺得握著東西或是碰到什麼。 The gloves are cool, but electric shocks? No, thank you! But, maybe other people will like the new armband VR idea. Maybe some people will like it because they want to make the VR game feel super real. 也許有人會喜歡手臂套，因為這樣遊戲就更真實。 But me? I'm going to say 'no' to electric shocks, how about you? ________________________________ Vocabulary VR遊戲用各種辦法讓人身歷其境。 1) real 真實的 This game is too real! 這個遊戲太真實了！ What happened? 發生了什麼事？ A woman was coming after me. 一個女的追殺我。 And? 然後呢？ And she hit me and it hurt! 然後她打我，很痛呢！ 2) inside 在裡面 So both of you were inside the game? 所以你們兩個人都在遊戲裡？ Yeah, and I wanted to get out. 是啊，我想要出來。 3) game 遊戲 That sounds like a fun game! 聽起來是很好玩的遊戲。 No, it's scary! 不，它很嚇人！ I had to run and run. 我得拼命跑。 4) glove 手套 If you wear these gloves… 要是你戴著這雙手套… You can hit her back. 你就可以反擊。 The gloves can do that? 手套可以那樣？ Let me wear them. 讓我戴吧。 Would you read the words with me? real 真實的 inside 在裡面 game 遊戲 glove 手套 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does 'VR' mean? A: Virtual Reality B: Violin Robot C: Very Rabbit 2. What is one VR company making now? A: An armband that lets you go underwater B: An armband that lets you feel pain C: A headband that lets you feel happy 3. Why do people like VR games? A: Because you feel like you are inside the game B: Because they like to feel pain C: Because they want to wear a mask on their eyes Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Hey, kids? Are you Harry Potter fans? He's a pretty cool character. 你們喜歡哈利波特嗎？ If you are a fan of Harry Potter, then you know about his cloak of invisibility. He wears this to become invisible. 如果你喜歡，一定會知道隱形斗篷。 It would be great if there really were a cloak of invisibility. You could do so many interesting things with it. It would be good for a game of hide-and-seek! 如果真的有隱形斗篷，捉迷藏就贏定了。 Well, one company in London, England, has made something that can make you invisible. It's not a cloak. It's a shield. But this shield is not made from metal, and it is not heavy. It's easy to carry. 倫敦有一家公司發明了隱形盾牌，但不是用鐵做的，而且重量很輕。 The way it works is a bit hard to understand. But it is all about the way it reflects light. The shield reflects light in a special way. It reflects light so that things behind it can't be seen. So, if people stand behind it, you can't see them. 這個盾牌會用特別的方式反射光線，讓我們看不到後面的東西。 The shield works best when there is a lot of light. So, it works best when the sun is shining brightly. 這個盾牌在晴天時效果最好。 It comes in two different sizes. The bigger one is almost a meter high. The other one is about 30 centimeters. 它有兩個尺寸，大的有一公尺高，小的有30公分。 There are so many ways you could use this. You could have fun hiding from your friends with it. But there are a lot of other ways people could use it, especially if they could make bigger shields. You could hide your car, or even your house! 如果盾牌夠大，還可以藏車子，甚至房子！ If you had an invisible shield, what would you hide with it? ________________________________ Vocabulary 隱形盾牌用反光的原理，讓人看不見它後面的東西。 1. hide 躲藏 Where did you hide my cell phone? 你把我的手機藏到哪了？ I didn't hide anything. 我沒有藏任何東西。 Then where is it? 那它在哪裡？ Right behind your books. 就在你那堆書後面。 2. behind 在之後 Here it is! 在這裡！ How did you know it was behind the books? 你怎麼知道在書後面？ It's easy to see if you're standing. 要是你站著，很容易看到。 3. easy 容易的 I love my phone. It's so easy to use. 我喜歡我的手機，它很好用。 Mine is not easy at all. 我的一點兒也不好用。 4. heavy 重的 That's because it's too heavy. 那是因為它太重。 Yeah, what can I say? It was a gift. 我能怎麼說？它是個贈品。 今天的字很容易，你記住了嗎？ hide 躲藏 behind 在之後 easy 容易的 heavy 重的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is true about the shield? A: It is made of metal. B: It is very heavy. C: It easy to carry. 2. How many sizes does the shield come in? A: 1 B: 2 C: 3 3. When does the shield work the best? A: When it is sunny B: On cloudy days C: At night Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

There's a new 'super skyscraper' in New York City! 紐約有一座新的超級摩天大樓！ A 'super skyscraper' is a building that's between 300 and 600 meters tall. Taipei 101 is about 508 meters tall… so Taipei 101 is a 'super skyscraper.' 超級摩天大樓300到600公尺高，像台北101就有五百零八公尺。 Many cities around the world are building super skyscrapers because there isn't any more room! The only place to build is up! 很多城市因為空間不夠，都在蓋摩天大樓。 There are about 8 million people in New York City, but New York City is quite small. So, what to do? Yeah! Build super skyscrapers! 紐約市不大，但是有八百萬居民，怎麼辦呢? 答案是超級摩天大樓。 And, they just finished building a new super skyscraper in New York… it's about 435 meters tall… so it's not as tall as Taipei 101. 這棟最新建築高度435公尺，比台北101矮一點點。 But, this new building in New York City is the skinniest super skyscraper in the world! Skinny is another way to say 'thin.' And yeah! This new super skyscraper is super skinny! When you look at it, you think, "Wow… is that going to fall over?" 但它是全世界最瘦的摩天大樓！看起來真的是弱不禁風。 The reason it's so skinny is there just isn't any more land in downtown New York City. 它會這麼窄，是因為紐約市區土地不夠了。 Wow! This new super skyscraper is really super! ________________________________ Vocabulary 在擁擠的城市，想要增加空間只能往上走。 1) sky 天空 Look, Taipei 101 is really touching the sky! 你看，台北101真的碰到天空了！ That's because of the thick clouds, Jane. 那是因為雲層很厚。 To me it's the sky. 在我看就是天空。 2) building 建築物 I don't like super tall buildings. 我不喜歡超高建築。 Me either. They're blocking the sun. 我也不喜歡。它們擋住陽光了。 3) land 土地 I'm buying this land. 我要買這塊地。 What do you want it for? 你買它做什麼？ To build a windmill. 來建一個風車。 For your children? 給你的小孩？ For all children. 給所有小孩。 4) skinny 纖瘦的 That's one skinny puppy! 真是一隻瘦巴巴的小狗！ I think it's going to fall down. 我想牠會倒地。 No, it's walking well. 不會呀，牠走得很好。 Let's read these words. sky 天空 building 建築物 land 土地 skinny 纖瘦的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How tall is the Taipei 101 building? A: About 1000 meters tall B: About 508 meters tall C: About 20 meters tall 2. What does 'skinny' mean? A: Tired B: Hungry C: Thin 3. Where is the world's skinniest new super skyscraper? A: Tokyo B: London C: New York Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

When you get your haircut, what do you do with the hair clippings? Your hair clippings are the pieces of hair that you have cut off. 剪完頭髮之後，你要如何處理剪下來的頭髮？ Well, most of the time, all that chopped off hair goes into the garbage. But leftover hair can actually be very useful! 這些被剪掉的頭髮通常進垃圾桶，但其實它很有用。 Did you know that hair can help clean up oil spills? 你知道頭髮可以清理海上的油汙嗎？ Oil spills happen when something goes wrong with big ships on the ocean. Sometimes these ships are carrying a lot of oil, and the oil leaks out into the water. This is an oil spill. 船隻如果在海上發生意外，就有可能會漏油。 Oil spills are very bad for animals. This is because oil makes everything dirty, and pollutes the water and makes sand on the beach slimy and dirty. Oil is also very, very difficult to clean up. 漏油不但傷害海洋生物，還會把沙灘弄得又黏又髒，並且很難清理乾淨。 But hair makes cleaning up oil a lot easier! Hair can be made into special material that can soak up oil, and this makes it easier for people to get oil out of the ocean. 頭髮可以做成可以吸附油汙的特殊材料，用來清除海面漏油很有效。 That's amazing! I didn't know the hair on my head was so useful. Hm … my cat has a lot of hair too, and he leaves a lot of furballs everywhere. I wonder if I can use that to help clean up the ocean too? 我家裡到處都是貓咪的毛球，也許那些毛球也可以派上用場？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 頭髮可以清理油汙，沒想到吧？ 1. Useful 有用的 Hair can be very useful. 頭髮可能會很有用。 Are you trying to tell me to get a haircut? 你是不是想叫我去剪頭髮？ No, of course not. 當然不是啦。 2. Oil 油 I dropped some oil on my shirt. 我襯衫上滴了一些油。 You can clean it up by using water and soap. 你可以用水跟肥皂把它清掉。 3. Difficult 困難的 It's difficult, you know. 有點難呢。 See, there's still a mark. 你看，還是有個汙點。 It'll come off after you wash it more. 你洗更多次它就沒了。 4. Beach 海灘 The weather is so nice. Let's go to the beach! 天氣真好，我們去海灘玩吧！ Sounds great. We can go to Bai-sha Bay in New Taipei. 真棒，我們可以去新北市的白沙灣。 Today's words are very useful! useful 有用的 oil 油 difficult 困難的 beach 海灘 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an oil spill? A: When we spill oil on the table. B: When we use oil while cooking. C: When oil spills into the ocean. 2. What does oil do to the environment? A: It makes everything dirty. B: It cleans everything up. C: It disappears on its own. 3. What is mentioned in this story to clean up oil spills? A: Hair. B: Towels. C: Soap. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Hey, kids! Has your mom or dad ever run out of gas? I hate running out of gas! 車子沒油了很討厭！ This is also a problem for electric vehicles, or EVs. But electric vehicles don't use gas. They use electricity. So, EVs don't run out of gas. They run out of power. 電動車也會有沒電的問題。 This can be a big problem for electric cars and scooters because they must often be recharged. 電動車常常會需要重新充電。 What happens when your EV runs out of power? One company called ZipCharge has the answer. They made a charger. This charger can recharge EV batteries. They call this charger the ZipCharge Go. 有一間叫做 ZipCharge 的公司做出了一個給電動車用的充電器。 The ZipCharge Go is heavy, about 22 kilograms. It looks like a small suitcase, with wheels! 這個充電器很重，它看起來像一個有輪子的小行李箱。 So, the charger is portable. People can put it in their car's trunk. So, if their car's battery runs out of power, they can charge it. 所以它可以帶著走，放在後車廂，當車子沒電的時候，它就會派上用場。 It takes just 30 minutes to one hour to charge the battery. Then, the car can travel about 50 kilometers. So, drivers won't have to worry so much about their car battery losing power. 用它來充電只要30分鐘，然後車子就可以跑50公里。 EVs are very quiet, and they are also better for the environment. They don't pollute the air like regular cars or scooters do. 電動車安靜又環保，不會汙染空氣。 I think EVs are great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 電動車需要充電，最新款的電池非常輕便耐用。 1. run out of 用完 We're running out of toilet paper. 我們的衛生紙就快用光了。 Let's go to the supermarket. 我們去超市一趟。 I'll get the car. 我去開車。 2. gas 汽油 But we're running out of gas too. 但是我們的汽油也快沒了。 Luckily, we still have the scooter. 我們很幸運，還有摩托車。 3. scooter 摩托車 What's wrong? 怎麼了？ I can't seem to start this scooter. 我好像發動不了這台摩托車。 Did you charge it yesterday? 你昨天有充電嗎？ No, I forgot. 沒有，我忘了。 4. battery 電池 Now what should we do? 現在我們怎麼辦？ That's okay. It only takes an hour to charge the battery. 沒關係，充飽電池只要一小時。 These are useful words. run out of 用完 gas 汽油 scooter 摩托車 battery 電池 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the company called ZipCharge make? A: A small electric vehicle B: A battery that lasts a long time C: A charger for EVs 2. What does "portable" mean? A: Something is easy to carry. B: Something is easy to use. C: Something is very quick. 3. Which is NOT true about ZipCharge Go? A: It is very light. B: It is convenient. C: It looks like a small suitcase. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Name some fruits and vegetables that are the color purple! Well, there are grapes, eggplants… And I've also seen some purple carrots… But have you ever seen a purple tomato? 葡萄、茄子、還有某一些胡蘿蔔都是紫色的，但你看過紫色的番茄嗎？ Probably not. 大概沒有吧？ That's because there is no such thing as a purple tomato, right? Well, you're wrong! A very smart farmer in the U.S. invented a purple tomato. This farmer did something special during the process of growing tomatoes, and ended up inventing a new kind of tomato! A purple tomato! 美國有個聰明的農夫發明了紫色番茄！ Don't worry, purple tomatoes don't taste any different. They taste just as delicious as regular red tomatoes. 它們吃起來跟普通番茄一樣。 The other thing that makes this purple tomato special is that it seems to stay fresh twice as long as regular red tomatoes. 但紫色番茄的保鮮時間是普通紅番茄的兩倍。 That's great! That means it won't go bad as easily as regular tomatoes. What's also really cool is that this special kind of purple tomato might be sold in the future. Which means you might be able to buy a purple tomato and eat it! 未來我們也許買得到這些紫色番茄。 I hope I will be able to buy these purple tomatoes in the future! I would like to make tomato sauce for pasta with it. 我想要做一道紫色番茄義大利麵！ Just think about it, purple pasta sauce! That would be fun to eat! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紫色番茄是新發明，想吃還吃不到呢。 1. invent 發明 What new food would you like to invent? 你會想發明什麼新的食物？ Crabs that are easy to eat. 容易入口的螃蟹。 You must love crabs a lot. 你一定很愛吃螃蟹。 2. purple 紫色的 I don't eat eggplants. 我不吃茄子。 Because you don't like the taste? 因為你不喜歡它的味道嗎？ No, because they're purple. 不，是因為它是紫色的。 3. delicious 美味的 How about grapes? 那葡萄呢？ They're purple but delicious. 它是紫色不過很好吃。 Grapes are fine. 葡萄可以。 4. buy 購買 Where can I buy carrots? 我在哪裡可以買胡蘿蔔？ At any supermarket. 任何超市都可以。 So would you like to taste purple tomatoes? Let's read today's vocabulary. invent 發明 purple 紫色的 delicious 美味的 buy 購買 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the new kind of vegetable mentioned in this story? A: Grapes B: Eggplants C: Tomatoes 2. What color is the new vegetable? A: Purple B: Yellow C: Pink 3. What else is special about this vegetable? A: It stays fresh longer B: It does not stay fresh as long C: There's nothing else special about it Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Not very many places in the world still have a king or a queen… but the United Kingdom, or the U.K. for short, has a queen. And guess what? She's been queen for 70 years! 英國女王已經在位70年！ Her name is Queen Elizabeth the Second… and today, April 21st, is her birthday! She's now 95 years old! WOW! Happy Birthday, your Majesty! 女王伊莉莎白二世今天生日，她95歲了。 Queen Elizabeth the Second became queen in 1952. 女王伊莉莎白二世1952年登基，也就是民國四十一年。 No king or queen in the history of the UK has ever been king or queen for 70 years before! 英國歷史上從來沒有國王或女王在位這麼久。 That's a really long time… and in June this year, they will have a big party in the U.K. to celebrate the Queen's 70 years… and to celebrate her birthday. It will be a 4-day holiday! 今年六月，英國會大肆慶祝，還會放四天假！ It's really cool that she's been Queen for so long! Queen Elizabeth the Second is very popular in the U.K…. Many people there say she has helped the country stay strong,even in bad times, like during a big war. 英國女王很受民眾愛戴，她帶領國家度過許多難關。 Of course, one day she will pass away, and her son will become the new king… but the people of the U.K. will always remember Queen Elizabeth the Second… a wonderful person, and a wonderful queen. ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國將在六月，慶祝伊莉莎白女王登基七十年。 1. celebrate 慶祝 British people celebrate the Queen's birthday every year. 英國人每年都慶祝女王的生日。 Of course, she's the Queen. 當然啦，她是女王啊。 2. queen 女王 She became a queen at the age of 25! 她25歲就成了女王。 That's very young. 很年輕呢。 That's too young. 太年輕了。 3. remember 記得 I remember when I was 25. 我還記得我25歲的時候。 Did you want to be a queen? 你那時候想當女王嗎？ Not at all! I wanted to see the world. 一點也不。我想看看世界。 4. wonderful 很棒的 Was it wonderful, seeing the world? 去看世界很棒嗎？ It was. I saw a lot of amazing things! 很棒，我看到好多驚人的東西。 Did you remember these words? celebrate 慶祝 queen 女王 remember 記得 wonderful 很棒的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What's the name of the Queen of the U.K.? A: Queen Elsa B: Queen Elizabeth the First C: Queen Elizabeth the Second 2. How long has she been the queen? A: 700 years B: 95 years C: 70 years 3. Why is the queen popular with many people? A: They think she helped the U.K. stay strong, even in bad times B: Because she is young and beautiful C: They think she has a nice son Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Do you hear that? That is the sound of monkeys. These kinds of monkeys are called Formosan macaques. 這是台灣獼猴的叫聲。 And there are a lot of them in Taiwan. Especially in the mountains. Formosan macaques have gray and light brown fur, and pink faces, and they're usually not afraid of people! This is why you need to be very careful if you ever see one close by. 台灣獼猴有灰色、棕色的毛，還有粉紅色的臉。而且牠們大多不怕人！ Because even though these monkeys might look cute, they can be a little dangerous! 也許牠們看起來很可愛，但是可能會有危險喔！ Especially when there is food. Monkeys love to take food from people! For example, a group of these Formosan macaques attacked a neighborhood in Yunlin County last month! 牠們喜歡搶人們的食物，還攻擊過雲林的居民。 About thirty monkeys broke into houses to take peoples' vegetables and fruits from their gardens. 三十多隻猴子偷了居民的蔬菜水果。 People were very scared! They were so scared that they protected themselves using sticks and bats. 居民只能用棍子跟球棒保護自己。 Some people even shot B-B guns to scare the monkeys away. But these monkeys were very tough, and they weren't scared at all! 還有人拿BB槍，想嚇跑猴子，但是猴子完全不怕！ Luckily, no people nor monkeys were hurt. But it must have been very scary to see monkeys attacking your neighborhood. 幸好沒有人受傷。 So be careful if you ever bring snacks with you while you're hiking in Taiwan. A monkey might try to take them from you! ________________________________ Vocabulary 獼猴搶食物的時候很兇，最好敬而遠之。 1. Attack 攻擊 Will that monkey attack us? 那隻猴子會不會攻擊我們？ Only if you take out your sandwich. 只有你拿出三明治才會。 2. Even though 雖然 Even though I'm going to eat it up in 3 seconds? 就算我三秒鐘吃完也會嗎？ Probably not. But let's just keep away from it. 也許不會，但我們和牠保持距離。 3. Scare 害怕 Now I'm scared. 現在我有點怕了。 No, monkeys are not that scary. 不用怕，猴子沒有那麼可怕。 You just need to be careful.你只需要小心一點。 4. Careful 小心的 You can eat your sandwich now. 你現在可以吃你的三明治了。 But you said I need to be careful. 但是你說我必須小心。 There are no monkeys here! 這裡沒有猴子啊！ 這些單字你記住了嗎？ attack 攻擊 even though 雖然 scare 害怕 careful 小心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal attacked people in this story? A: Monkeys B: Dogs C: Elephants 2. Where did this attack take place? A: Pingtung B: Yunlin C: Kinmen 3. How many were there? A: Two B: Three C: Thirty Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Hi, everyone. Do you like riding a bike for fun? I do. I really enjoy cycling. That's another name for bike riding… "cycling". "Cycling"也是騎腳踏車，我很喜歡騎車！ Lots of people like cycling. But some people can't do it. Some people are too old to ride a bike anymore. Some old people are very weak. Also, some people are not old, but they are disabled. 有一些人太老，也有一些人身體有障礙，騎不動腳踏車了。 It is hard for them to go anywhere. They might get lonely and sad. 很多老人跟行動不便的人因為出門困難，常常覺得寂寞難過。 There is a group that can help all these people. It's called Cycling Without Age. Cycling Without Age has many volunteers. These volunteers give old people and disabled people rides on bikes. 一個名叫「騎車無年齡」的團體有許多志工，會騎車載人去兜風。 This is a great, free service. 這個服務是免費的。 The volunteers can take them to a park. Or they can take them to a beautiful forest. 志工可以帶他們去公園或是森林逛逛。 The bikes they use are special. They have three wheels. They are like a "sofa bike." Two people can sit on chairs in front of the bike. They don't have to pedal. They just sit and relax. Another person sits behind them and does all the work. That is the volunteer. 他們用的腳踏車很特別，有三個輪子，前面的座椅可以坐兩個人，志工在後面負責騎車。 There is a Cycling Without Age group in about 50 countries around the world. 現在50個國家有這個團體！ Maybe Taiwan will have one someday. That would be great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 多麼可愛的團體，帶給人許多快樂！ 1. Group 團體 This group helps people go outdoors. 這個團體幫助人走出戶外。 It's a wonderful idea, isn't it? 真是個好主意，不是嗎？ 2. Enjoy 喜歡 I don't enjoy cycling when it's cold. 天氣冷的時候我不喜歡騎車。 Really? I enjoy it a lot! 真的？我很喜歡呢！ I just put on warm clothes. 我就穿上暖和的衣服。 3. Disabled 身體有障礙的 This hotel is very friendly for the disabled. 這家旅館對身體障礙人士很友善。 How so? 怎麼說？ It uses sign language for room numbers. 它用手語來表示房間號碼。 4. Volunteer 志工 Would you like to be a volunteer at the Taipei Zoo? 你想當台北動物園的志工嗎？ Can I? That would be great! 我可以嗎？那太棒了！ 我們來讀一遍單字。 group 團體 enjoy 喜歡 disabled 身體有障礙 volunteer 志工 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who is Cycling Without Age for? A: People who are old and weak. B: People who have problems with their body. C: Both A & B. 2. Who does all the work with a Cycling Without Age bike? A: People who sit in the front seats. B: Family members of old people. C: The person sitting in the back. 3. How many countries have Cycling Without Age? A: 15 B: 50 C: 150 Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Argh! Exercise is so tiring! I'm exhausted. 我快累死了！ I don't like working out. 我不喜歡運動。 It takes so much time, and I'm always so tired afterward. I wish there was an easier way I could get stronger, without spending all this time at the gym. 真希望有更簡單的方法變得更壯，而不用上健身房。 Actually, have you heard? There is new research that says if people flex their biceps as hard as they can, for just three seconds a day, they can get stronger. 你聽說了嗎？每天用力縮緊肱二頭肌三秒鐘，就可以更強壯。 Flexing is when you make your muscles tight. "Flex"就是收縮肌肉的意思。 And biceps are the round muscle in your upper arm. 上手臂圓圓的肌肉就是肱二頭肌。 This research showed that people who did this three seconds a day got stronger by as much as twelve percent after one month! Three seconds seems like such a short time to "exercise," but according to the research, it really works! 但是研究人員說，動動你的肱二頭肌真的有用！ That doesn't sound so bad! It's easier than going to the gym every day, and exercising for hours and hours! 比每天去健身房鍛鍊好幾個鐘頭要簡單多了！ All you have to do is spend at least three seconds every day flexing your muscles as hard as you can. And that's it! That's all you have to do. I'm going to try this, and I will find out after one month if my muscles are stronger! Wish me luck! ________________________________ Vocabulary 你想不想照著做做看，每天收縮上手臂的肌肉？ 1. Muscle 肌肉 Eating meat will help you build your muscles. 吃肉可以幫你增加肌肉。 I eat a lot of eggs and fish.我吃很多雞蛋跟魚。 Will that help my muscles grow? 那會幫助肌肉生長嗎？ Yeah. 會。 2. Work out 運動 I really need to work out. 我真需要運動。 I've eaten too much. 我吃太多了。 I know. The cheesecake is just too good! 我知道，那個起司蛋糕太美味了！ 3. Gym 健身房 I hate going to the gym. 我討厭去健身房。 Exercising there is not fun. 在那裡運動不好玩。 I don't like the gym either.我也不喜歡健身房。 4. Stronger 更強壯 But it can make you stronger. 但是它可以讓你更強壯。 I'm already strong. 我已經很壯了。 我們一起來讀單字。 meat 肉 work out 運動 gym 健身房 stronger 更強壯 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does "flexing" mean in this story? A. Tightening your muscles B. Loosening your muscles C. Massaging your muscles 2. How long should you flex your biceps every day to get stronger? A. 3 seconds B. 3 minutes C. 3 hours 3. How much stronger did people who did this get? A. 12% stronger B. 20% stronger C. They didn't get stronger Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Hey, there! You students probably know a lot about Christmas. There are presents, Christmas trees, lots of songs, and Santa Claus. But how much do you know about Easter? It's another big holiday in the West. It happens in March or April. This year, it is on April 17th. 今年的復活節在四月十七號。 Let me tell you a few things about Easter. First, you need to know about the Easter Bunny. Some kids eat Easter bunnies on Easter. 有一些小孩在復活節當天吃兔寶寶。 Oh, don't worry! These aren't real rabbits. They are made of chocolate. They are chocolate Easter Bunnies. Yummy! 不用擔心！不是真的兔子啦，是巧克力做成的復活節兔寶寶。 A fun thing people do around Easter time is paint Easter eggs. These are real eggs that are hard-boiled. After the eggs cool down, people paint them. 人們也會彩繪雞蛋，都是真正的喔！煮熟之後在上面作畫。 They can be really, really pretty. You can find pictures online of beautiful Easter eggs from all over the world. 你可以在網路上找到來自世界各地的復活節彩蛋的照片。 Easter is a religious holiday. The holiday is about Jesus Christ. 復活節是一個有關耶穌基督的宗教節日。 But you don't have to be religious to love Easter. You just need to love chocolate bunnies and pretty eggs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 想到復活節這個節日，就想到兔寶寶和彩蛋。 1. Holiday 假日，節日 Is the Dragon Boat Festival a big holiday? 端午節是大節日嗎？ It is for me because I love zongzi. 對我來說是，因為我很喜歡粽子。 2. March 三月 March has some cool holidays. 三月有一些很酷的節日。 Yeah, like what? 比如說什麼？ Like Women's Day. 比如說婦女節。 3. April 四月 I prefer April. 我比較喜歡四月。 Because of Easter? 是因為復活節嗎？ No, because it has days off like Children's Day. 不，是因為它有像兒童節那樣真正的假日。 4. Boil 煮 I'm boiling eggs for my salad. 我正在煮蛋準備做沙拉。 Would you like one? 你要吃一個嗎？ Sure. I love boiled eggs. 當然，我很喜歡煮蛋。 我們常常用到這些字。 holiday 假日，節日 March 三月 April 四月 boil 煮 ________________________________ Quiz 1. When does Easter happen? A: March B: April C: March or April 2. What do some parents buy for their kids for Easter? A: Chocolate bunnies B: Real rabbits C: Colorful baskets 3. What special thing do people do with Easter eggs? A: Throw the eggs at each other B: Paint the eggs C: Step on the eggs Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Have you ever gotten lost? Have you ever been in a place where you did not know how to get home? Well, let me tell you, it is a very scary feeling. It is even scarier if you're all alone. 迷路很可怕，尤其是只有你一個人的時候。 This is what happened to a three-year-old boy named Casey in the United States. He was playing outside his grandmother's house, when he went a little bit too far into the woods. 美國有個叫做Casey的三歲男孩，在外婆家外面玩，結果他跑進了森林裡面。 And he was lost for two whole days! That's a long time to be away from home. Casey's family was very worried about him. 他在森林裡走失了整整兩天！他的家人非常擔心。 Thankfully, somebody was there to protect Casey … a wild bear! 幸好，有一頭熊保護了Casey！ Casey met a wild bear while he was lost. Bears are usually very dangerous, and people should not go near wild bears if they see them. But this bear kept Casey warm and safe until people found him. 一般來說，野生的熊很危險，不可以靠近，不過這頭熊一直保護著Casey。 The bear did not hurt Casey. And even though Casey was very cold and very hungry, he was healthy when he returned home. Casey回到家時，雖然又冷又餓，但是沒有受傷。 I'm glad for Casey, but remember, even though his story turned out okay, you still shouldn't try to make friends with wild bears! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這真像個童話故事，一頭熊救了迷途的小男孩。 1. Lost 迷路 I think we're lost. 我覺得我們迷路了。 No, we're not lost. I know exactly where we are. 沒有迷路。我完全知道我們在哪裡。 Okay, so turn right or left? 好吧，那右轉還是左轉？ Uh…I'm not sure. 我不確定。 2. Bear 熊 I heard there are bears here. 我聽說這裡有熊。 I'm so scared! 我怕死了！ Don't be scared. I know how to handle bears. 別怕，我知道怎麼對付熊。 3. Dangerous 危險的 Bears are dangerous animals! 熊是危險動物！ They are not dangerous if we stay away from them. 只要我們保持距離就不危險。 4. Return 回到 I want to return to camp. 我要回露營區。 There's no way to return now. 現在回不去了。 These are fun words to remember. lost 迷路 bear 熊 dangerous 危險的 return 回到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the boy who got lost? a. Casey b. Cady c. Candy 2. What kind of animal protected him while he was lost? a. A bear b. A deer c. A gorilla 3. How long was he lost for? a. 2 hours b. 2 days c. 2 weeks Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Did you know Sweden has ice hotels? 你聽說過瑞典有冰旅館嗎？ It's now been 32 years since the first one was made. 它已經有32年歷史了。 Of course, what happens to ice in the summer? Umm hmm… it melts. So, every year… they build a new one. 夏天的時候，旅館會融化，所以他們每一年都會蓋一座新的冰旅館。 The ice hotel idea started after someone in Sweden showed some art in a huge igloo. That was back in 1989, when your mom and dad were young people. 冰旅館的點子開始在1989年，當時有人在很大的冰屋裡開展覽。 Some people then asked if they could sleep in the igloo. The artist said, "Um, yeah… but it's going to be cold!" The people said, "No problem! Sounds like fun!" 後來，有一些不怕冷的人，想要睡在冰屋裡。 And so, that's how they got the idea for an ice hotel. The ice hotel in Sweden is not cheap. A simple room costs more than $11,000 Taiwan dollars for one night. And a fancy room can cost more than $25,000 Taiwan dollars for one night! 不過這間旅館不便宜，普通的房間一晚要一萬一千塊台幣，高級豪華的房間要兩萬五千塊！ Plus, the rooms are cold, really cold! They never get warmer than minus 5 degrees! You have to snuggle up in special sleeping bags and wear warm clothes when you sleep. 而且，房間的溫度低於零下五度！你需要穿厚衣服，還要睡在睡袋裡面。 What do you think? Does an ice hotel sound fun, or would you rather go stay at the beach hotel in Kenting? ________________________________ Vocabulary 住在零下五度的冰屋裡，恐怕很難入睡呢。 1.Sweden 瑞典 Would you like to visit Sweden some day? 你想不想有一天去瑞典玩？ Sweden? It's in northern Europe. 瑞典? 在歐洲北部。 The weather there must be very cold.那兒的天氣一定很冷。 2) Melt 融化 We can go in spring time. 我們可以春天去。 The snow will have melted. 那時候雪已經融了。 You really want to do it? 你真的要這麼做？ 3) Sleeping bag 睡袋 I do. We can take sleeping bags. 真的，我們可以帶睡袋去。 No, I'm staying in a hotel. I'm not going camping. 不了，我要住旅館。我不去露營。 4) Cost 花費 But camping only costs 600 NT a night. 但是露營一個晚上只要六百台幣。 That cheap? Okay. 那麼便宜喔? 好吧。 Would you like to visit Sweden some day? Sweden 瑞典 melt 融化 sleeping bag 睡袋 cost 花費 ________________________________ Quiz 1.Where is the ice hotel in the story? A: Switzerland B: Somalia C: Sweden 2.How much does it cost to stay there for one night? A: $11,000 - $25,000 NT B: It's free! C: $500 - $5000 NT 3.How cold are the rooms at the ice hotel? A: Not bad… about 25 C. B: Cold! -5C! C: A little cold… about 10 degrees. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Ok, let's go to outer space! We're going to a super weird planet that scientists found in 2015. But… it is really, really far away from earth. Humans will never be able to go there. Even if we traveled at the speed of light, it would take more than 800 years to get there! 科學家發現一顆很遠的行星，就算我們用光速，也要800年才能到！ Scientists found the planet with a special telescope. The planet is called WASP-121b. 他們用天文望遠鏡找到這顆星球，名字叫做WASP-121b。 But… everything on this planet is weird! It's bigger and hotter than Jupiter… and scientists say it has clouds made out of metal… Metal clouds! 這顆星球比木星更大、也更熱，而且它的雲含有金屬！ And, when it rains on this huge, hot planet… the rain is probably made out of gems… like rubies and other precious stones! 下雨的時候，掉下來的可能是紅寶石之類的珍貴石頭！ Planet WASP-121b is like our moon in one way… it is "locked" to its sun. That means that one side always faces its sun and one side always faces space… So, one side is very hot… but the other side is not. 這顆行星跟我們的月球一樣，有半邊會永遠面對太陽，所以非常熱；另一半完全不會。 What an amazing universe! It's wonderful to discover new planets… like this one… with metal clouds that rain gems! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這顆距離我們八百多光年的行星，真是有夠奇怪！ 1. Speed of light 光速 How fast is the speed of light? 光速有多快？ It's 300,000 kilometers per second. 它一秒鐘跑三十萬公里。 That's fast! 那很快！That's very very fast. 那非常非常快。 2. Space 太空 Can we travel through space at the speed of light? 我們可以用光速在太空旅行嗎？ Scientists say we cannot. 科學家說不行。 3. Planet 行星 Earth is a planet, so is Jupiter. 地球是行星，木星也是。 Yes, there are 8 planets in the solar system. 是的，太陽系有八個行星。 4. Gem 寶石 I want to see gems falling from the sky! 我想看到寶石從天上掉下來！ Maybe in your dreams? 也許在你的夢裡？ That would be a beautiful dream. 那會是個美夢。 Let's read today's vocabulary. speed of light 光速 space 太空 planet 行星 gem 寶石 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How far away from Earth is the planet WASP-121b? A: 800 light-years away! B: 500 kilometers away! C: Just over by that 7-11 2. What are some interesting things about planet WASP-121b? A: It's made out of candy. B: It has metal clouds. C: It has alien dogs. 3. How is WASP-121b like our moon? A: One side always faces one direction B: They are both very cold places C: They are about the same size Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Hi, there! Today, I want to tell you a cool story and teach you an idiom. 我今天要跟你們講一個很有趣的故事，也要教你們一句諺語。 First, the idiom: Have you ever heard someone say "Better late than never?" It means that it is better to do something late than to never do it at all. 這一句話的意思是，遲到總比沒到好。 Why am I talking about the idiom, "Better late than never?" It's because I read a story about an old woman named Kuttiyamma. She is from India, and she is 104 years old. This old woman did something most people do when they are kids. She learned to read! 印度有一個104歲，叫做Kuttiyamma的老奶奶最近才學會閱讀！ Kuttiyamma lives in a small town in India, and is poor. In the past, it was not common for girls to go to school in some small towns in India. They would work hard cleaning, cooking and feeding the chickens. Kuttiyamma是住在印度的一個很小又很窮的小鎮。以前在印度女生很少有機會去上學。她們需要在家裡幫忙打掃，煮飯，餵雞等等。 Kuttiyamma always felt sad that she couldn't read newspapers. She didn't know what was happening in the world. 不會讀報紙一直讓Kuttiyamma覺得很難過，她不知道世界發生了什麼事。 So, she decided to learn to read. 所以她決定她要學會讀書。 Now, at 104 years old, she can finally read a newspaper every morning. 現在她能每天早上讀報紙了。 Better late than never! 晚做總比沒做好！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 老太太終於不再是文盲，此生沒有遺憾。 1. Better 更好 Your plan is good but mine is better. 你的計畫很好，不過我的更好。 You're wrong. Mine is better. 你錯了，我的才比較好。 2. Than 比 My plan takes less time than yours. 我的計畫花的時間比你少。 But yours costs more than mine. 但是你花的錢會比我多。 3. Read 閱讀 I'm so happy I can read! 我真高興我會閱讀。 Everybody can read. 每個人都會閱讀啊。 That's not true. 不是的。 Some people didn't have the chance to learn reading. 有的人沒機會學閱讀。 4. Newspaper 報紙 Do you read newspapers every day? 你每天看報紙嗎？ Not every day. 沒有每天。 I read Facebook every day. 我會每天看臉書。 今天的單字很有用，你記住了嗎？ better 更好 than 比 read 閱讀 newspaper 報紙 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does the 104-year-old woman live? A: India B: Canada C: America 2. What does, "Better late than never" mean? A: It is good to take a long time to do something. B: It is better to be safe than to take a chance. C: It is better to do something late than to not do it. 3. Why was the woman sad before? A: She couldn't read a newspaper. B: She was very poor. C: She was old. Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Today I'm going to talk about a frog. This is a special frog. It usually lives in Africa. And it is really small. This frog is about the size of a fingernail! 非洲有一種青蛙，跟指甲一樣小！ Wow! This frog is really tiny. But there is something else special about this frog. Remember that I said it usually lives in Africa? This frog was found a long way from Africa. 這種青蛙通常住在非洲，但是在距離非洲很遠的地方有找到一隻！ It was found in England! Some kids in England opened a package of bananas, and found the tiny frog! 英國有一群小學生，打開一包香蕉的時候，發現這隻青蛙。 I bet those students were surprised! You are probably wondering how those students knew the frog came from Africa. That's because the plastic package had a label. The label said the bananas came from Africa. 學生會知道這隻青蛙來自非洲，是因為包裝上的標籤寫著香蕉的產地是非洲。 So that means the bananas were put on an airplane and then flew to England. What happened after the kids found the tiny frog on the bananas? A teacher put it in a container with water. Frogs like water. 後來，老師把這隻青蛙放在裝了水的盒子。 Then they called some people to take the little frog away. These people knew how to look after animals really well. The people who took the frog think it is a tree frog. 他們請專家把青蛙帶走，專家覺得牠應該是一隻樹蛙。 I guess the frog likes banana trees! ________________________________ Vocabulary 小青蛙展開長途旅行，從非洲到了英國。 1. Tiny 非常小的 Do you want to see the tiny bee I found? 你要不要看我找到的非常小的蜜蜂？ A tiny bee? 非常小的蜜蜂？ Jane, this is not a bee. It's a ladybug. 這不是蜜蜂，是瓢蟲。 2. Package 包裹 You've got a package today. 你今天有一個包裹。 Oh, I hope it's the fish I bought. 我希望是我買的魚。 Fish in a package? 魚的包裹？ Yeah, it's frozen. 對，是冷凍的。 3. Come from 來自 You come from England, right, Ryan? 你來自英國對吧，萊恩？ I do, and I'm going back soon. 我是，而且我很快要回去了。 4. Look after 照顧 Are you going home to look after your parents? 你要回家去照顧父母？ Sort of. 算是吧。 這些單字和片語你記住了嗎？ tiny 非常小的 package 包裹 come from 來自 look after 照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1.How big was the frog? A: The size of a hand B: The size of a finger C: The size of a fingernail 2.Who found the frog? A: A teacher B: Some people who look after animals C: Some school children 3. What happened to the frog? A: A child ate it. B: People took it away. C: It went back home. Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

I'm sure you have seen electric cars and electric scooters on the roads in Taiwan, right? There are now lots of different electric vehicles. 現在有各式各樣的電動交通工具。 In Kaohsiung, there are quite a few electric buses. You can see them in other parts of Taiwan, too… but there are a lot in Kaohsiung. 高雄的電動巴士有很多台。 The electric buses in Kaohsiung are so quiet… they only make a small humming sound. But, those electric buses are not made in Taiwan. 高雄的電動巴士很安靜，但是它們不是台灣製造的。 People at a very big company in Taiwan said, "Hey! We should make electric buses here!" And now they have! Kaohsiung has already bought one… and the city is going to buy many, many more! 現在，台灣有一家公司推出自製的電動巴士，而且高雄要買很多台！ Now, every time a bus gets too old, Kaohsiung will buy a new electric bus! And now, these buses will be made in Taiwan! 每一次要汰換舊的公車，高雄就會買一台新的台製的電動巴士取代。 It's not easy to make an electric bus. They need very big and strong batteries to power such a big vehicle. But, the made in Taiwan electric bus is super strong! 這種車輛的製造不容易，因為它需要強又有力的電池。 It will take people back and forth from the High-Speed Rail Station in Zuoying to the new E Sky Land department store. 這些巴士在左營高鐵站和百貨公司之間接送乘客。 Soon, Kaohsiung will buy more electric buses… and one day, all the buses in the city will be electric! ________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄的電動巴士越來越多了。 1. Vehicle 交通工具 We now have many different electric vehicles. 我們現在有好多不同的電動交通工具。 Let me see… scooters, bikes, cars, and buses. 我看看，有機車，腳踏車，汽車和巴士。 2. Made in Taiwan 台灣製造 Are they all made in Taiwan? 它們都是台灣製的嗎？ Probably not. 可能不是。 I know some of them are made in Europe. 我知道有些是歐洲製。 3. Battery 電池 My cell phone doesn't work ! 我的手機都不動！ I think your battery is out. 我想是你的電池沒電了。 4. Department store 百貨公司 Can I buy the battery in a department store? 我可以在百貨公司買到電池嗎？ Of course. Just go to a place that sells cell phones. 當然。你只要去一家賣手機的地方就好。 你有坐過電動車嗎？一起來讀單字。 vehicle 交通工具 made in Taiwan 台灣製造 battery 電池 department store 百貨公司 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where are there a lot of electric buses? A: Hualien B: Kenting C: Kaohsiung 2. What is special about the new electric bus in the story? A: It is made in Taiwan! B: It can turn into a boat! C: It's super tiny! 3. What is the plan in Kaohsiung City? A: When a bus gets too old, they will buy a new, electric bus B: When a bus gets too old, they will push it in the Love River C: When a bus gets too old, they will buy an airplane Answers 1: C 2: A 3: A

In Taiwan, you can get a driver's license when you are 18. Driving a car isn't easy… but after lots of practice, young people can become good drivers. But can you imagine a 19-year-old woman flying around the world… by herself? All alone? In a tiny airplane? 你能想像19歲的女孩單獨開飛機嗎？ That's what our story is about today. Zara Rutherfield is 19-years-old. She started learning to fly small airplanes when she was in junior high school! Zara在國中的時候就開始學習開小飛機。 Zara had a dream… she wanted to become the youngest woman to fly all the way around the world solo. "Solo" means "alone"… no one in the airplane but Zara. "Solo"中文意思是「單獨一人」。Zara想要當自駕小飛機環遊世界最年輕的女生。 And in January 2022 - she did it! It took Zara 155 days. 她花了155天終於做到了！ She had to stop many times and get gas for the airplane and food for herself… It was super hard… but she never gave up. She is now the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Why did Zara want to fly solo around the world? She says we need more young women to become scientists, or pilots, or designers… and she hopes girls will see what she did and decide to follow her! Zara說，這個世界需要更多女性科學家、飛行員、設計師，也希望女生們會想要跟她一樣！ What do you think? Wanna fly around the world? ________________________________ Vocabulary 獨自一人環繞地球飛行，真是壯舉！ 1. World 世界 I'd like to travel around the world, but not all by myself. 我想要環遊世界，但可不想只有我一個人。 I understand. That would be lonely. 我懂。那會很寂寞的。 2. Fly 飛行 Flying a plane shouldn't be hard. 駕駛飛機應該不難。 If she can do it, I can do it. 要是她做得到，我也做得到。 You just need your glasses. 你只需要你的眼鏡。 That's right. 你說對了。 3. Pilot 飛行員 A pilot's job must be interesting. 飛行員的工作一定很有趣。 Yeah, you get to go to many places. 對呀，你可以去好多地方。 4. Young 年輕的，youngest 最年輕的 Who's the youngest in this class? 誰是這個班上最年輕的？ Cindy. She's 22. 辛蒂，她二十二歲。 That's not young. 那不年輕了。 今天的字很簡單喔。 world 世界 fly 飛行 pilot 飛行員 young 年輕的，youngest 最年輕的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old was Zara when she flew solo around the world? A: 5-years-old B: 14-years-old C: 19-years-old 2. How long did it take Zara to fly around the world? A: 4 hours B: 1000 days C: 155 days 3. Why did Zara fly around the world? A: She wants more girls to study math, science, and flying B: She doesn't like to walk C: She wants more boys to become pilots Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Hey there, I'm just cleaning up a little to prepare for Qing Ming Jie… Tomb Sweeping Day. Do you know about Tomb Sweeping Day? People in Taiwan mark this festival every year, usually on April 5th. 清明節通常在四月五號。 "Mark" here means to remember or celebrate a holiday or special day, like a birthday! It is a special day for everyone to honor their ancestors. Ancestors are the people in a family who have already passed on, and are no longer with the people who are alive. "Ancestor" 就是祖先。清明節是一個懷念祖先的日子。 If you don't know how to honor your ancestors, don't worry, I can tell you all about it! First of all, it's important to clean around where your ancestors are buried. It's important for everything to be clean when you are honoring your ancestors. 要怎麼做呢？首先，祖先的墓園一定要清乾淨！ Many people also eat green rice dumplings on Tomb Sweeping Day. Doesn't that sound delicious? 人們也會在那天吃草仔粿，好好吃！ If you want to give your ancestors some money, you can do it by burning joss paper. By burning joss paper, you are sending money to the afterlife for your ancestors. Joss paper 就是紙錢。人們只要燒金紙，就可以把錢送給祖先。 Isn't that nice? On Tomb Sweeping Day people honor their ancestors… oh, that reminds me, I better make sure I put out the fire from the joss paper before leaving. 記得把火熄滅才離開喔。 Well, I'd better get back to cleaning! ________________________________ Vocabulary 清明節英文就叫做掃墓節，因為很多人這天會去掃墓。 1. Tomb 墳墓 All the tombs here are old. 這裡的墳墓都很久了。 No new tombs? 沒有新的嗎？ No, because it's not allowed. 沒有，因為不准許。 2. Bury 埋葬 People don't bury the dead in tombs anymore. 人們不再把死者埋在墳墓中。 There's not enough land? 土地不夠嗎？ Right. 對。 3. Celebrate 慶祝，過節 How will we celebrate Children's Day? 我們如何慶祝兒童節？ How about going to the Zoo? 去動物園怎麼樣？ Wonderful! 太棒了！ 4. Burn 燃燒 Something is burning… 有東西在燒… Oh no, it's my fish! 糟了，是我的魚！ Now it's burnt. 現在它燒焦了。 Let's read today's vocabulary. tomb 墳墓 bury 埋葬 celebrate 慶祝 burn 燃燒 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Which festival is this story talking about? a. Children's Day b. Mid-autumn Festival c. Tomb Sweeping Day 2. What is the paper you burn for your ancestors called? a. Joss paper b. Gold paper c. Fake paper 3. What day is Tomb Sweeping Day celebrated in Taiwan this year? a. April 5th b. April 25th c. May 4th Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

You may have heard of space junk falling back to Earth, but have you ever heard of space junk crashing into the moon? 你有聽說過外太空的垃圾撞到月球嗎？ I hadn't… until recently! According to some reports, in early March, a leftover piece of junk from a space rocket crashed into the moon! 今年三月，有一塊火箭垃圾墜毀在月球！ Researchers say the piece of junk may have created a new crater on the moon that could be up to almost twenty meters wide. That is a very big crater. 研究員說，這塊垃圾可能在月球造成了一個20公尺寬的坑洞。 This, of course, was not supposed to happen… but there is so much human-made stuff in outer space now, some of it is going to crash into other things. Other things like… the moon! 外太空有太多人造垃圾，很常會撞到別的東西，比如說月球。 Some researchers think that the piece of junk that crashed into the moon is from a Chinese rocket, but… they can't say for sure. 有的科學家覺得這塊垃圾可能來自中國的火箭，但是很難確定。 It's really hard to keep track of the floating garbage in space. It's also hard to know where the hundreds of pieces originally came from. 外太空的垃圾很難知道那些垃圾原本來自哪裡。 But one thing is for sure, people are creating too much garbage… so much that we're not just creating pollution on Earth, but we're polluting outer space, and also polluting our moon! ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空垃圾有可能碰撞到月球，或是其他太空船。 1. Crash 撞擊，墜毀 The space junk will crash into the Pacific Ocean! 太空垃圾會撞進太平洋！ That's not too bad. 那不算糟糕。 Nobody lives in the ocean. 沒有人住在海洋裡。 But there could be a tsunami! 但是可能有海嘯！ 2. Human-made 人造的 What's that floating in the river? 那個浮在河裡的東西是什麼？ I think it's human-made garbage.我覺得是人造垃圾。 3. Create 創造 Humans create so much garbage! 人類創造好多垃圾！ They also create a lot of CO2. 他們也創造好多二氧化碳。 4. Sure 確定的 One thing is for sure. 有一點是確定的。 Humans don't want to change. 人們不想要改變。 I'm not sure about that. 這我不確定。 我們一起來讀單字。 crash 撞擊 human-made 人造的 create 創造 sure 確定的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of junk is mentioned in this story? a. Space junk b. Ocean junk c. Mountain junk 2. Where did the piece of junk crash into? a. 20 meters wide b. 20 kilometers wide c. 20 centimeters 3. How wide was the crater that this piece of junk created? a. 20 meters wide b. 20 kilometers wide c. 20 centimeters wide Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

In many countries, April 1st is a special day. It's not a holiday… you still have to go to school… but it's a day people do pranks. Yep! April first is April Fools' Day! A 'prank' is like a joke… but you don't 'tell' a prank… you do something! 四月一號是愚人節，通常有人在這一天對別人惡作劇。"Prank" 就是惡作劇。 Some April Fools' Day pranks try to make people believe something silly. Last year, a candy company in America told everyone that from now on… their candy would be made out of broccoli! Lots of people said "What? Broccoli candy? Yuck!" But then they remembered the date! It was April 1st… April Fools' Day. Haha! 去年美國一家糖果公司說，以後要用青花菜做糖果，大家都想，好難吃！結果發現是愚人節的玩笑。 Another company did something funny last year too… the company makes cheese. So, they told everyone they are making a new skincare cream… out of cheese! Haha! Can you imagine putting cheese on your face?! 有另一家公司宣稱要用起司做臉部保養品！ Pranks and tricks on April Fools' Day are fun… but we should never do anything dangerous. The idea is to have fun… not get hurt. 惡作劇是要好玩，不是要傷害別人。 Maybe you could change the time on your brother's watch… and then say, "Hey! It's 9:30 PM… why is the sun still shining?" 或許你可以把哥哥的手錶改時間，然後說：已經晚上九點半了，怎麼還有太陽？ Then, if he looks surprised… you say… "Haha, April Fools'!" Have fun! And Happy April Fools' Day! ________________________________ Vocabulary 愚人節是個好玩的節日，但是不能傷害人。 1. April 四月 I love April! 我喜歡四月！ Because of April Fools' Day? 是因為愚人節嗎？ That, too. But mainly because I was born in April. 也是，不過主要是因為我生在四月。 2. fun 好玩的事 So do you plan to have lots of fun? 所以你準備痛快的玩嗎？ Of course! I'm going camping in Yilan… 當然，我要去宜蘭露營… And also biking in Hualien. 還要去花蓮騎車。 3. candy 糖果 I'm so tired. I need candy. 我好累，我需要糖果。 Here, have some chocolate. 來吃一點巧克力。 4. face 臉 Did I get chocolate on my face? 我臉上是不是有巧克力？ Yeah, you look like a squirrel. 對，你看起來像松鼠。 Hey, that's not nice! 你很壞喔！ Okay, let's read the words. April 四月 fun 好玩的事 candy 糖果 face 臉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is April Fools' Day on? A: April 32nd B: April 13th C: April 2nd (Haha! April Fools! The answer is April 1st!) 2. What's another English word for a kind of joke? A: A frank B: A crank C: A prank 3. What pranks does the story talk about? A: A company telling people they would make broccoli candy B: A monkey throwing bananas at a pig C: A new kind of dog that can fly Answers 1. None of the above! The answer is April 1st 2. C 3. A

In 1997… 25 years ago… way, way, way before some of you were born… a container ship got hit by a huge wave! 25年前，有一艘貨櫃輪被大浪打中！ The ship was sailing near the UK when the wave hit. The ship was lucky. It didn't sink… but more than 60 containers fell off the ship and into the ocean. 這艘船當時很靠近英國海岸，它沒有沉沒，但是60多個貨櫃掉進了海裡。 One of the containers was full of Legos! Lots of Legos. There were about 5 million Lego pieces in that container. 其中一個貨櫃裡面裝了大概500萬個樂高積木！ Legos are made out of plastic… so they float. Every year since the Legos fell in the water in 1997, Lego pieces have been washing up on beaches in the UK. 從那時候開始，每年都有樂高積木被沖到英國的海灘。 Every year, some people in the UK like to go hunting for Legos… yup! They go to the beaches and try to find Legos. The hunters like to show each other what Legos they found… and hunting for Legos is kind of fun. 每年都會有人去海邊尋找，然後給同好看他們找到的積木。 But, of course, it's not so fun for the ocean. There is a lot of plastic in the ocean… and the problem is that plastic doesn't go away. 這些積木是塑膠做的，對海洋來說有一點不妙，因為它們不會被分解。 So… make sure you don't throw any plastic into the ocean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 樂高積木掉進海中，可以漂到岸邊！ 1. Hit 打 Our ship was hit by waves after waves. 我們的船被一波一波的海浪打到。 What happened then? 然後怎麼樣？ Then I fell into the sea! 然後我掉到了海裡！ 2. Beach 海灘 Wow! Were you washed up onto a beach? 你被沖到了沙灘上嗎？ Like in the movies? 像在電影裡那樣？ No, I wasn't! 我沒有！ I swam to the beach. 我游到了海灘。 3. Float 漂浮 Ice floats on water. 冰塊浮在水上。 Plastic floats too. 塑膠也會漂浮。 That's right. 對的。 4. Sink 下沉 Ice and plastic don't sink. 冰塊和塑膠不會下沉。 But coins always sink in the water. 但是硬幣總是沉在水裡。 Yeah, they are heavy. 對，硬幣很重。 今天的單字簡單又常用，我們來讀一遍。 hit 打 beach 海灘 float 漂浮 sink 下沉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did the Legos fall into the ocean? A: A kid threw them in B: A wave pushed containers off a ship C: An airplane full of Legos crashed into it 2. What do some people in the UK like to do? A: They like to hunt for Legos on the beach B: They like to play with Legos under the ocean C: They like to find huge waves of Legos 3. How long can plastic stay in the ocean? A: Not long. Maybe for one year B: Super long. Maybe for 1000 years! C: A little long. Maybe 25 years Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

Hey, students! Do you guys ever feel stress? Lots of things can make people feel stress. For example, loud noises make me feel stress. 很多事情可以給人壓力。 Did you know that monkeys also feel stress? 你知道猴子也會有壓力嗎？ Today, I'm going to talk about some monkeys in Kaohsiung. People noticed that these monkeys are losing hair. That's right - they are going bald! 有人發現，高雄的猴子在掉毛，正在慢慢變禿！ At first, scientists thought some disease was making these monkeys lose their hair. But they found out later that it wasn't because of a disease. It was because of stress. Poor monkeys! 科學家一開始以為他們生病了，但是後來發現是因為壓力！ Why are these monkeys feeling so much stress? It is too crowded. There are too many monkeys there because people were feeding them a lot. More monkeys came because of the food. 因為人們餵猴子吃東西，所以越來越多猴子到那裡。 But then the Kaohsiung government told people not to feed the monkeys. So, the monkeys don't have as much food to eat anymore. Guess what? That also makes the monkeys feel even more stress. 高雄市政府希望大家不要再餵猴子了，但是食物不夠讓猴子更有壓力了。 I really feel sorry for these monkeys. There are too many monkeys where they live. And, there is not enough food for them. That's why they feel stress. And that's why they are going bald. I hope they feel better soon! ________________________________ Vocabulary 餵猴子太多或是太少似乎都不好。 1. Too much, too many 太多。 That test gave me too much stress. 那個考試給我太大的壓力了。 I know. There are too many tests. 我知道，太多考試了。 2. Stress 壓力。 I know how to ease your stress. 我知道如何減輕你的壓力。 Yeah, how? 怎麼減輕？ Let's ride our bikes to the park! 我們騎車去公園吧！ Okay! 好啊！ 3. Crowded 擁擠的。 It's so crowded here! 這裡好擠喔！ Why do people like this crowded place? 為什麼大家喜歡這個擁擠的地方？ We are here, aren't we? 我們也在這裡，不是嗎？ 4. Feed 餵食。 I'd like to feed the birds. 我想要餵鳥。 That's not a good idea. 不是個好主意。 Feeding wild birds could spread bird flu. 餵食野鳥可能會散播禽流感。 Let's read the words. too much, too many 太多 stress 壓力 crowded 擁擠的 feed 餵食 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is happening to the monkeys in Kaohsiung? A: They have a bad disease. B: They are losing their hair. C: They are being hurt by visitors. 2. What has caused this problem? A: People are now feeding them too much. B: It is too noisy where they live. C: They feel too much stress. 3. What does "crowded" mean? A: Many people, animals, or things together B: Not enough food to eat C: Loud noise that causes stress Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

I really hope we can get rid of COVID soon! I really want my friends to come to Taiwan and visit me! 很希望疫情快點結束，我希望我的朋友來台灣找我玩！ But… it's not only you and me who miss visitors. Some penguins do, too! 有些企鵝也很想念遊客。 Ha… no, not penguins in the South Pole… they are just fine there by themselves. I'm talking about penguins at a zoo in Thailand. 不是南極的企鵝，而是泰國動物園裡面的企鵝。 Last year the zoo was closed because of COVID. And the penguins at the zoo missed seeing people! 這座動物園去年因為疫情關閉了，動物園裡面的企鵝都很想念遊客。 The zookeepers at the zoo in Thailand say when the zoo was closed because of COVID… every day… the penguins woke up and looked for people. 動物園的管理員說，園區關閉後，企鵝每天醒來都會到處找遊客。 When the penguins didn't see anyone… they walked around… looking and looking… and they seemed lonely. 當牠們發現都沒人時，就會走來走去，看起來很寂寞。 Aww… that's so cute. The penguins at the zoo wanted people to visit them. And, good news! The zoo in Thailand is open again! Now, every day… people come and visit the penguins. The zookeeper's say the penguins seem much happier! 好消息是，動物園重新開放，人們回來後，這些企鵝看起來開心多了。 Let's hope the whole world can say goodbye to COVID this year… maybe next year we can all go traveling and see our friends! But for now, don't forget to go to the zoo and visit the penguins! ________________________________ Vocabulary 動物園關閉了，讓企鵝不開心。 1. Visit 拜訪。 Let's go and visit the zoo. 我們去拜訪動物園吧。 Hurray! I love Taipei Zoo! 好棒！我喜歡台北動物園 ! When was the last time you visited there? 你上次去是什麼時候？ At least 2 years ago. 至少兩年前。 2. Miss 想念。 So you miss those animals? 所以你想念那些動物？ Oh yes, I miss the cute pandas! 對，我想念可愛的大熊貓！ 3. Look for 尋找。 What are you looking for? 你在找什麼？ The biggest turtle in the zoo. 動物園裡面最大的烏龜。 4. Because of 因為。 I want to see it because of what Kevin said.我是因為凱文說的話才想看。 He said it's big? 他說烏龜很大？ He said it's as big as a car! 他說跟汽車一樣大！ Let's read the words we learned today. visit 拜訪 miss 想念 look for 尋找 because of 因為 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the zoo in the story? A: In Tainan B: In Thailand C: In Muzha 2. Why was the zoo closed? A: Because the penguins don't like people B: Because of COVID-19 C: Because the South Pole is too cold 3. What did the zookeepers say about the penguins? A: They said the penguins missed people B: They said the penguins wanted to eat strawberries C: They said the monkeys were angry at the penguins Answers 1: B 2: B 3: A

Do you guys like steak? Lots of people love it. They even love hearing the sound of steak cooking in a frying pan. 你們喜歡吃牛排嗎？很多人喜歡，他們甚至喜歡煎牛排的聲音。 You know that steak comes from cows, right? But a university in Taiwan made a steak without a cow. How did they do that? They used a printer. 台灣的一所大學用印表機做出了牛排。 Well, not that kind of printer. They used a 3D printer. 3D printers are cool. You can make lots of things with them, like toys and even houses! 他們用的是3D印表機，這種印表機還可做出玩具，甚至是做房子！ A university in Taiwan used a 3D printer to make steaks. They put the eggs and peas and other ingredients into the 3D printer. Then, the printer made the steaks. 這所大學把雞蛋、豌豆，還有其他食材放進3D印表機裡面，牛排就做出來了。 So now, no cow was needed at all. That makes the steak vegetarian. I think that's great. 這種牛排不需要用到牛，它是素的。 The university can also change the steak's texture. They can make the steak harder. Or, they can make it softer. 牛排的口感也可以改變，讓它更硬或是更軟。 If the texture is hard, it's harder to chew. If the texture is soft, it is easier to chew. That is good for older people. Some older people have trouble chewing. They need to chew soft food. 如果牛排很軟，都咬得動，對老人家也比較好。 I'm glad the university in Taiwan made steaks with a 3D printer! What a great idea! I just hope it tastes as good as the real thing! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用印表機做的牛排，不知道味道如何。 1. Cow 牛。 Beef and milk are from cows. 牛肉和牛奶都來自牛。 Right, so is cheese. 對，起司也是。 Cows are useful animals. 牛是很有用的動物。 2. Ingredient 配料。 What are the ingredients in this cake? 這個蛋糕用了哪些配料？ Eggs, sugar, flour and nuts. 雞蛋，糖，麵粉和堅果。 3. Soft 軟的，softer 更軟。 I prefer softer food. 我喜歡比較柔軟的食物。 Then you'll like the pudding I made. It's soft. 那你會喜歡我做的布丁。它很軟。 4. As good as 一樣好。 Hmmm, this pudding is as good as the restaurant's. 這個布丁跟餐廳裡的一樣好吃！ I'm glad you like it. 我很高興你喜歡。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ Let's read them together. cow 牛 ingredient 配料 soft 柔軟的 softer 更軟 as good as 一樣好 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story mostly about? A: The most popular type of steak B: A steak that was made with no meat C: The problems with eating beef 2. Which ingredient did the university NOT use to make steaks? A: A vegetable B: Cow meat C: An egg 3. Which texture of food is best for very old people? A: Soft B: Medium C: Hard Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Here's a question for you. Can animals laugh? Many people think only people laugh. But animals can laugh, too! Well, not like that. They don't sound like humans. But at least 65 animals can laugh in their own way. 至少有65種動物跟人一樣都會笑，但是聽起來跟人不太一樣。 Some researchers from the USA found this out. They found out that dogs, seals, cows, monkeys and dolphins laugh. I wish I could tell you all of the 65 animals that laugh. But we don't have enough time. 美國的研究員發現，狗、海豹、牛、猴子，還有海豚都會笑。 Why do animals laugh? Researchers think they know why. Animal laughter usually happens when animals play. Many animals play. They often play fight. 動物為什麼笑呢？很多動物經常打打鬧鬧，牠們會在玩耍的時候笑。 They don't want to hurt the other animal when they play fight. They just want to have fun. The researchers think laughter is a signal. Laughter is a signal to other animals that says, "Hey, I'm only playing. I don't want to hurt you." 動物玩耍的時候，笑就成為訊號，告訴別人「我是在跟你玩，不想要傷害你。」 Maybe that's why we laugh, too. Laughter might be a signal to other people. What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 想到動物會哈哈大笑，我也要笑了。 1. Laugh 笑，laugher 笑聲。 Have you ever heard animals laugh? 你有聽過動物笑嗎？ Sure, my dog laughs all the time. 當然有，我的狗一天到晚笑。 How do you know it's laughing? 你怎麼知道牠在笑？ Its laughter is different from barking. 牠的笑聲跟叫聲不一樣。 2. Sound like 聽起來像。 What does its laughter sound like? 牠的笑聲聽起來像什麼？ It sounds like coughing. 像咳嗽。 3. Signal 訊號。 Your dog is playing with the bowl. 你的狗在玩牠的飯碗。 It's a signal that it's hungry. 這是牠餓了的訊號。 4. Human 人類。 Dogs are like humans in many ways. 狗狗在很多方面跟人類好像！ I think they're smarter than humans. 我覺得牠們比人聰明。 These are fun words to learn! laugh 笑 laughter 笑聲 sound like 聽起來像 signal 訊號 human 人類 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many animals can laugh? A: 16 B: 60 C: 65 2. When do animals usually laugh? A: When they are eating B: When they are playing C: When they are running 3. Why do animals laugh? A: To make themselves feel better B: To scare other animals away from them C: To tell other animals they won't hurt them Answers 1. C 2. B 3. C

My cat has a long tail. Sometimes we might see a cat without a tail, but usually, cats have tails, right? Well, in Japan there is one kind of kitty cat that doesn't have a long tail. Its tail is so short, it looks like the tail of a bunny rabbit! It's called the Japanese Bobtail cat. 日本有一種貓咪，牠們的尾巴跟兔子一樣短，牠們叫做日本短尾貓。 Scientists say there have been Japanese Bobtail cats in Japan for maybe 300 or 400 years. 科學家說日本短尾貓已經在日本生活三、四百年了。 A long time ago, these special cats with no tails had a special job. They helped protect Japan's silkworms from mice and rats. 很久以前，牠們的工作是保護蠶寶寶不被老鼠吃掉。 You can see old paintings in Japan that show the Japanese Bobtail cat, with its super cute tail that looks like a bunny rabbit tail! Awww! 古老的日本畫作裡就可以看見日本短尾貓。 Why does this cat have such a short tail? The answer is DNA. 為什麼這種貓的尾巴這麼短？因為基因。 Sometimes DNA makes small mistakes or changes when DNA is copied to make a new cat, or dog, or monkey, or person. Today, you can find lots and lots of Japanese Bobtail cats… but mostly only in Japan! ________________________________ Vocabulary 短尾巴的貓很少見，是珍貴的貓。 1. With 有，without 沒有。 Can you imagine a cat without a long tail? 你能想像沒有長尾巴的貓嗎？ How will it jump? 牠要怎麼跳呢？ I think it can jump with a short tail. 我想有短尾巴也可以跳。 2. Special 特別的。 The bobtail cat is so special! 短尾貓好特別！ Yeah, I'd sure like to have one. 對啊，我真想要一隻。 It's so cute! 牠好可愛！ 3. Protect 保護。 It can protect you from mice. 牠可以保護你免於老鼠。 But there are no mice in my house! 可是我家裡沒有老鼠！ 4. Answer 答案。 So what's your answer? 所以你的答案是什麼？ What's your question? 你的問題是什麼？ Do you want to buy a bobtail cat? 你要不要買短尾貓？ Yes! 要！ 我們一起來讀單字。 with 有 without 沒有 special 特別的 protect 保護 answer 答案 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was the name of the cat in the story? A: The Japanese Longtail Cat B: The Japanese Bobtail Cat C: Hello Kitty 2. How did these cats help people before? A: They helped protect silkworms B: They chased away dogs C: They made super cute paintings 3. Why does this Japanese cat have a short tail? A: The cats' DNA changed B: These cats are half rabbit C: The cats think short tails are 'kawaii'! Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Building a house is a lot of work. There are a lot of materials you need to use. You need heavy materials like wood, bricks, and steel! All of these things help make a house sturdy and strong. But they're so heavy! 蓋房子要用到木頭、磚塊，還有鋼鐵。這些材料可以讓房子更堅固，但是它們很重！ But if these materials were too thin and too light, they probably would not be very strong. Then, the house would fall down. 如果材料太薄或太輕，房子就很容易倒。 But hey, did you know that some really smart scientists invented a new material that is super strong, but also very light? These scientists say this new material they invented is as strong as steel, but as light as plastic. Isn't that amazing? 科學家發明了一種材料，跟鋼鐵一樣堅固，但是像塑膠一樣輕。 It can also be used for a lot of different things. It can be used in cars, to help make them strong and safe to ride in. It can also be used to build strong bridges. 它可以用來做車子或是造橋。 I can't believe something as light as plastic could be used to build a strong and sturdy bridge, but these scientists say it is possible! In fact, they say this material is so strong, it is actually stronger than bulletproof glass! 科學家說這種材料比防彈玻璃還要堅固！ Wow, I hope people start using more of this material soon. That would make building houses so much easier! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這究竟是什麼新材料，真讓人好奇! 1. Material 材料。 I'm going to buy materials for the tree house. 我要去買樹屋的材料。 A tree house? That's great! 樹屋？太棒了！ So what will you get? 所以你要買什麼？ Wood and nails. 木頭和釘子。 2. Build 建造。 Will you build the house up on the tree? 你要在樹上蓋樹屋嗎？ I'll build part of it on the ground first. 我會先在地上蓋一部分。 3. Steel 鋼鐵。 Are all cars made of steel? 汽車都是鋼鐵做的嗎？ Yeah, steel is the most common material in a car. 對，鋼鐵是汽車最普遍的材料。 4. heavy 沉重的。 But it's heavy too. 但是它也很重。 That's true. 這是真的。 But it's safer for people inside. 不過對坐在車子裡的人來說比較安全。 Let's read today's vocabulary together. material 材料 build 建造 steel 鋼鐵 heavy 沉重的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did scientists invent in this story? a. A new material b. A new color c. A new chemical 2. What is special about this material? a. It is very light but as strong as steel b. It is very heavy but very weak c. It is very heavy but it is very strong 3. What can this material be used for? a. Building bridges b. Making rope c. Cleaning the air Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

I haven't been on a vacation in a long time. How about you? Well, how would you like to stay at a brand new place in Switzerland for free!? 你想去瑞士免費住全新的房子嗎？ Sounds pretty sweet, right? But wait, there's a catch. The trip is free, the place is new, but… it's a jail. And you'll be an inmate. 聽起來很不錯，不用旅費、住的地方是新的，但是那是一座監獄，而且你要當犯人！ That's right. The Swiss jail wants volunteers to help them test out the jail before it opens for real in April. 這座在瑞士的監獄要在四月開始用，他們想先找人自願住看看。 The volunteers will even be treated like inmates in some ways. They'll enter the jail like inmates, eat the food that the jail serves and they'll be given exercise time. Oh, and they can't bring in any cell phones or other electronic devices either. 自願去住監獄的人，要吃監獄的食物，也會像犯人一樣有運動時間。他們也不能帶手機或其他的電子用品。 The stay will only last a couple of days and volunteers have a safe word that they can use to leave the jail if they've had enough of being locked up. 他們只需要住幾天，但是如果受不了，也可以說出密碼要求離開。 But who would want to do this? Well, lots of people. Over 800 people applied for this free stay in jail! 有誰會想要這麼做呢？其實還蠻多人的! 超過800個人已經提出申請，希望入住監獄！ Huh, I guess those people must REALLY need a vacation! ________________________________ Vocabulary 坐牢的滋味，有人迫不及待想嘗試。 1) Jail 監獄。 I can't believe people want to stay in jail! 我不相信有人願意待在監獄裡！ Why not? There's food, a bed and nobody can find you. 為什麼不？有吃的，有床，而且沒有人找得到你。 2) free 免費的。 And it's free! 還是免費的！ You're right, and it's free. 你說對了，並且是免費的。 I would see it as a vacation. 我會把它當作去度假。 3) Volunteer 志願人員。 They won't get any volunteers. 他們不會找到志願者的。 I've already applied for it. 我已經申請了。 Wow, you are serious about it! 哇，你很認真呢！ 4) Swiss 瑞士的。 Also, this is a Swiss jail. 而且，這是一所瑞士監獄。 So what? 所以呢？ So I'll get to eat Swiss chocolate. 所以我可以吃瑞士巧克力。 今天的單字比較特別。 jail 監獄 free 免費的 volunteer 志願者 Swiss 瑞士的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country is mentioned in the story? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Italy 2. What kind of place will people be staying in? A: A school B: A hotel C: A jail 3. How much does the stay cost? A: 900 NT B: It's free C: They pay you 5000 NT Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Have you ever put on a shirt and the collar was just way too tight? Eugh! My neck! It's pretty uncomfortable, isn't it? Now imagine wearing that shirt for six years! 穿著衣領很緊的衣服應該很不舒服吧！你能想像這樣穿六年嗎？ Oh, man! That would really put you in a bad mood! Well, that's what happened to an unlucky crocodile! Well, it wasn't wearing a shirt, but its neck was trapped, for six years! 有一隻很倒楣的鱷魚，牠的脖子被卡住長達六年。 Nobody knows how it happened, but in Indonesia, people first noticed the crocodile with a tire around its neck back in 2016! 在2016年，有人在印尼發現一隻鱷魚，牠的脖子被輪胎卡住了。 Why didn't anyone help the croc? Well, they tried, but it wasn't easy! You try to pull a tire off the neck of a four-and-a-half meter-long crocodile! 這隻鱷魚有四公尺半這麼長，要把輪胎從牠的脖子上拿下來非常困難！ Finally, an animal expert called Tili, and his two friends set up traps for the croc and eventually caught it. They pulled the huge croc out of the river and used a saw to cut the tire off. 最後，有一位叫做Tili的動物專家跟朋友抓住這隻鱷魚，用鋸子把輪胎切開。 Afterwards they let the croc go back into the river. It must have been very happy to finally have the tire off its neck. 之後，他們把這隻鱷魚放回河裡。這隻鱷魚一定很開心！ Well done Tili and friends, you are very kind, and brave too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 脖子被卡住，不管是誰都很痛苦吧。 1) Neck 脖子。 I have a neck pain. 我脖子痛。 What happened? 怎麼了？ I guess I slept too long. 我猜我睡太久了。 2) Crocodile 鱷魚。 There's a crocodile in the pond! 池塘裡有鱷魚！ Did you really see it? 你真的看見了嗎？ I did. It's a crocodile! 看見了，是鱷魚！ Let's call 1999. 我們來打熱線1999。 3) River 河流。 Crocodiles should live in rivers. 鱷魚應該住在河裡。 They can live in the sea too. 牠們也可以住在海中。 They are called saltwater crocs. 牠們叫做鹹水鱷魚。 4) Catch 抓住。 Can we catch the one in the pond? 我們可不可以抓住那隻在池塘裡的鱷魚？ Yeah, we can catch it with a net. 我們可以用網子抓住牠。 Let's read these interesting words together! neck 脖子 crocodile 鱷魚 river 河流 catch 抓住 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal had a problem? A: An alligator B: A chicken C: A crocodile 2. What was the animal's problem? A: Its foot was stuck in the mud B: Its neck was stuck in a tire C: It couldn't find its mom 3. How long did the problem last? A: Six weeks B: Six years C: Nine days Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

You would think mostly everybody knows that you shouldn't touch things at museums. And you especially should never, ever draw on the paintings! 大家都知道不可以碰美術館裡面的東西，更不該在藝術品上畫畫！ But somebody did that at a museum in Russia. And it wasn't a visitor to the museum, or a thief, it was… a guard at the museum who did it! Apparently, a guard decided to use a pen to draw on a painting that was hanging in the museum. 在俄羅斯，有一間美術館的警衛，用原子筆在藝術品上畫畫。 This painting was painted in the 1930s, which means it is very old, and it is worth about one-million U.S. dollars! 這幅畫價值大約一百萬美金。 That is a very, very expensive painting to draw on! According to some newspapers, they say the guard did it because he was… bored. 這個警衛會畫畫，竟然是因為太無聊！ I know that museums aren't always that interesting, and sometimes it can even be really boring… but that is still not a good reason to draw on any of the paintings! Thankfully, the experts at the museum say the pen marks are light enough that they can probably fix the problem. Fixing the painting will cost them about three thousand four hundred dollars though. 幸好，專家說畫的痕跡不明顯，還可以修復，大概要花3400塊美金。 Ouch, that's a very expensive pen mark to erase! Remember, no matter how bored you are at a museum, you are not allowed to draw on any of the artwork! 不可以唷！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 無聊的時候會想畫圖嗎？ 1. Bored 無聊的。 What do you do when you're bored? 你無聊的時候做什麼？ I go to the gym. And you? 我上健身房。你呢？ I open the refrigerator. 我打開冰箱。 2. Draw 畫圖。 What are you drawing? 你在畫什麼？ The sky. 天空。 But the sky should be blue. 但是天空應該是藍色。 I'm drawing the sky over a forest fire. 我在畫森林大火的天空。 3. Problem 問題。 We have a problem. 我們有問題了。 What? 什麼問題？ We forgot the key. 我們忘了鑰匙。 That is a big problem! 確實是個大問題！ 4. Painting 油畫。 This is a beautiful painting! 這幅畫真美！ Indeed. It's worth 200 thousand. 的確是。價值二十萬元。 這些單字很常用，我們來讀一遍。 bored 無聊的 draw 畫圖 problem 問題 painting 油畫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in this story? a. Taiwan b. South Africa c. Russia 2. What happened to one of the paintings? a. Someone drew on it b. Someone stole it c. Someone bought it 3. Who drew on the painting? a. A guard b. A visitor c. A thief Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Oh no, I've run out of doggie poop bags! I hate it when that happens. Whenever I walk my dog, I always forget to bring enough bags to pick up his poop! 我每一次遛狗，都忘記多帶一些塑膠袋裝狗的便便！ It's important to clean up after your dogs when you take them for a walk, otherwise there would be doggie poop everywhere outside! 遛狗的時候要幫牠們撿便便，不然會到處都會是。 A woman in Japan named Akari Tanaka actually had a great idea to fix this problem. 有個叫做Akari的日本人想到一個辦法。 Akari set up "poop posts" all over her neighborhood. The poop posts come with plastic bags. People can use these bags to clean up their dog's poop. 她在社區裡設了很多"便便站"，每一站都有塑膠袋讓狗主人使用。 There is also a trash can where they throw away the used bags. 那裡也有垃圾桶可以丟掉這些袋子。 That is so thoughtful and convenient! Akari hopes when people are walking their dogs, they will take bags from these posts to clean up after their pets, and this will help keep the neighborhood clean. Akari 希望遛狗的人可以多多利用便便站，讓社區變乾淨。 What a great idea! I have seen posts like these in dog parks in Taiwan. 我在台灣的公園裡面也有看過類似的便便站。 But it would be a great idea if we had something like this all over the cities in Taiwan too! 真希望全台灣都可以有這種站！ That will really help us keep the streets clean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 替狗主人準備的便便站，真是方便！ 1. Walk 走路。 Do you walk your dog every day? 你每天都去遛狗嗎？ No, I do it on Saturday only. 不，只有星期六才這樣。 2. Take a walk 散步。 Would you like to take a walk in the park? 你想在公園散散步嗎？ What a lovely idea! 真棒的主意！ Let me get my hat and coat. 我去拿我的帽子和外套。 3. Clean up 清理。 How's the dinner? 晚飯如何啊？ It's delicious! Thank you! 很好吃，謝謝！ Good, now can you please clean up the kitchen? 真好，現在可以請你清理廚房嗎？ I'm on it. 我就來做。 4. Convenient 方便的。 We should buy a dishwasher. 我們應該買個洗碗機。 I agree. It'll be very convenient. 我同意。會很方便的。 We use these words every day. walk 走路 take a walk 散步 clean up 清理 convenient 方便的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of posts is this story talking about? a. Poop posts b. Traffic posts c. Light posts 2. What do these posts come with? a. Bags b. Leashes c. Pet treats 3. In which country were these posts put up? a. The U.S. b. South Korea c. Japan Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C

Hey kids! Today I want to talk about a very important topic… sleep! Sleep is really important. Many people don't get enough sleep. 睡眠很重要，但是很多人都睡太少。 How much sleep is enough? Adults should get about eight hours of sleep. What about kids? Babies need a lot of sleep. They need 12 to 16 hours of sleep. Wow! That's a lot of sleep. 大人需要睡八個小時，嬰兒要睡12到16個小時。 What about you guys? Well, if you are 6 to 12 years old, you should get between 9 and 12 hours. If you are a teenager, you should get from 8 to 10 hours of sleep. 6到12歲，應該要睡9到12小時。青少年應該要睡8到10個小時。 So, do you get enough sleep? If you don't, you should go to bed earlier. I know you guys have to wake up early for school. 我當然知道你們要早起去上學。 There are many reasons why you should get enough sleep. First, it helps you to stay healthy. Second, it helps you to think well. 充足的睡眠會讓你更健康，想事情也可以更清楚。 It's hard to think if you are tired, right? There's also another interesting reason. People who don't get enough sleep eat more food. That's because people who don't sleep long enough are hungrier. 另外，睡不夠的人會吃得更多，因為他們更容易覺得餓。 So, if you sleep longer, you won't eat as much food. If you don't want to feel so hungry all the time, you should sleep more. Well, I think it's time for me to go. It's time for me to take a nap! ________________________________ Vocabulary 睡眠有益身心，你每天睡幾個鐘頭？ 1. Hour 小時。 I usually sleep 6 to 7 hours a day. 我一天通常睡六七個小時。 Lucky you! 你真幸運！ I can only sleep 4 hours. 我只能睡四個鐘頭。 2. Tired 疲倦。 Don't you feel tired? 你不覺得累嗎？ Of course I do. 當然會。 But I'm never too tired to have a good lunch. 不過從來不會累到沒辦法吃中飯。 3. Sleep 睡覺。 Why can't you sleep more? 你為什麼不能多睡一點兒？ I have too much work to do. 我有太多工作要做。 4. hungry 飢餓的。 And all this talk is making me hungry. 而且這些談話讓我肚子餓了。 Me too. Let's go out and eat. 我也是。我們出去吃吧。 Let's all get more sleep! 一起來讀單字。 hour 小時 tired 疲倦的 sleep 睡眠 hungry 飢餓的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story mainly about? A: Why people don't get enough sleep B: Why sleep is important C: Why people eat so much food 2. If you are between 6 and 12 years, how much sleep do you need? A: 6 to 8 hours B: 8 to 10 hours C: 9 to 12 hours 3. What happens if you don't get enough sleep? A: You don't eat as much food. B You don't eat healthy food. C: You are hungrier. Answers 1. B 2. C 3. C

Crows are super smart birds! I mean… really, really smart! Scientists say crows are about as smart as 7-year-old children! 烏鴉超級聰明，智商大概跟7歲小孩一樣！ Crows love to play games and they can make tools! 牠們喜歡玩遊戲，也會製作工具！ And crows can be a little naughty, too - just like 7 year-old kids! They sometimes take things and fly away… and they sometimes find a way to get into garbage cans and they make a big mess! 他們喜歡偷東西然後飛走，有時候，烏鴉也會想辦法進到垃圾桶，然後弄得一團亂。 So, some people in Sweden had an interesting idea. They said, "Hey! Crows are super smart. They like to pick things up. Maybe we can teach them to pick up litter!" 瑞典有人想到，可以教烏鴉去撿垃圾。 "Litter" is the English word for garbage people throw on the ground."Litter" 和 "garbage" 中文的意思都是垃圾，但 "Litter" 是特別指丟在地上的垃圾。 It's not nice to litter, but… (sigh) people still do it… and there is too much garbage on the ground. So people in Sweden taught the crows to pick up litter and the idea worked! For the crows… picking up the litter is like a fun game! When the crow drops a piece of litter into the clean-up box… a little snack comes out. Yeah! 烏鴉只要把垃圾撿起來丟進盒子，就會有零食掉出來。 The crows love the game… and the streets are getting cleaner. The crows are really good at finding litter! 烏鴉很喜歡這個遊戲，而且街道也因為這樣變得更乾淨。 The idea is working so well, now other countries want to follow Sweden's example. Hmm… Maybe we should try that in Taiwan, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 人類製造垃圾，烏鴉幫忙撿。 1) Pick up 撿起來。 We should pick up the litter. 我們應該把垃圾撿起來。 No, I'm not doing that. 不，我不做。 Why not? 為什麼不呢？ I hate picking things up from the ground. 我討厭從地上撿東西。 2) Game 遊戲。 Just think of it as a game. 你就把它當作遊戲。 I can't, I'm not a crow. 我沒辦法，我不是烏鴉。 And besides, there's no snack. 而且也沒有零食。 3) Street 街道。 This street is so clean! 這條街道好乾淨！ Yeah, and there are lovely coffee shops on the sides of the street. 街道兩邊還有可愛的咖啡館。 4) Children 兒童。 Pigs are as smart as 4-year-old children. 豬跟四歲小孩一樣聰明。 Crows are even smarter! 烏鴉更聰明！ 今天學了哪些單字？ pick up 撿起來 game 遊戲 street 街道 children 兒童 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is "litter"? A: Something to send to Santa Claus B: A kind of bird C: Garbage people throw on the ground 2. Where are they teaching crows to clean-up the streets? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Swaziland 3. How smart are crows? A: As smart as a dog! B: As smart as the American president! C: As smart as a 7-year-old child Answers 1: C 2: A 3: C

Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the machines that people have sent into space? 你有沒有想過，人類送上外太空的東西，用完之後去了哪裡？ For example, the International Space Station, or ISS, is like a giant "building" in outer space that astronauts use. 太空人使用的國際太空站就像一棟很大的建築物。 But NASA, the U.S.'s space agency, say they need to shut it down soon. 美國太空總署說，需要盡快關閉它。 So what will they do? Leave it in space? Nope, they're going to let the station… crash back to Earth. 被關掉的太空站會被留在太空嗎？不會，它會墜毀到地球上。 But don't worry, it's not as dangerous as it sounds. Really smart space scientists know how to control the International Space Station as it comes back to Earth, and they will make it land in a spot far away from any people. 科學家會讓太空站落在無人地區。 The spot is about three-thousand miles from the coast of New Zealand in the ocean. This spot is called Point Nemo. 這個地方叫做尼莫點，在距離紐西蘭五千公里的大海中。 In fact, a lot of space junk has been dumped in this spot over the years. Over two hundred and sixty-three pieces of space junk has fallen back to Earth in this area since the year 1971. 從1971年開始，已經有260多個太空垃圾掉在那裡。 That's a lot of space garbage in the ocean. But until scientists can figure out a better way to bring things back to Earth, that's where they will all go. ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空垃圾不會永遠留在太空中。 1. Space junk 太空垃圾。 There's so much space junk up there! 天上有好多太空垃圾！ Really? How much? 真的喔? 有多少？ NASA says over 27,000 pieces! 太空總署說超過兩萬七千件！ 2. Dangerous 危險的。 Is it dangerous for Earth? 對地球來說那些垃圾會危險嗎？ It can be dangerous for satellites. 對人造衛星可能會危險。 3. Land 降落。 The spaceship will land in a desert. 太空船會降落在沙漠中。 When will it land? 它什麼時候降落？ At 7 tonight. 今晚七點。 4. Go 去。 Where are you going? 你要去哪裡？ To Yilan. 去宜蘭。 Didn't you go there last week? 你不是上星期去過了嗎？ I did. But I'd like to go again. 是去過了，但是還想再去。 These are fun words to learn. space junk 太空垃圾 dangerous 危險的 land 降落 go 去 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is NASA planning to shut down? a. The moon b. The International Space Station c. The Tiangong Space Station 2. Where is this thing from outer space going to land? a. In Taiwan b. At Point Nemo c. In New Zealand 3. How many pieces of space junk have fallen in this place? a. Over 200 pieces b. Over 2,000 pieces c. Over 2 million pieces Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Hi there! Excuse me; I was just eating some chicken nuggets. A lot of restaurants sell fried chicken nuggets… it's a very popular food! 很多餐廳都有賣雞塊。 But these days, lots of people don't want to eat meat. So one fried chicken restaurant tried something different. They made special chicken nuggets. 現在有很多人不吃肉，所以有炸雞餐廳做了特別的雞塊。 They took the chicken out of the nuggets. What?! That's right. They made chicken nuggets without chicken. Instead, they used plant-based ingredients. I think it's like tofu. But, I don't know if it is tofu for sure, because the chicken restaurant keeps the exact ingredients secret. They just say the nuggets are made from plants, and not animals. 這個餐廳不用雞肉，而是用植物類的食材來做雞塊。 People who ate the nuggets said they tasted similar to regular chicken nuggets. They also said they were similar to regular nuggets in texture. 大家說這種雞塊的口感跟味道跟一般的雞塊差不多。 But this was only a trial. The restaurant wanted to see if people like them. Maybe they will try it again sometime. Maybe other restaurants will try this, too. 餐廳還在測試，看看大家喜不喜歡吃，之後其他餐廳也有可能也會賣這種雞塊。 Would you eat plant-based chicken nuggets? I think I might. They say the flavor is close to real chicken nuggets. 你會想吃用植物做的雞塊嗎？ I think it might be a good idea. What do you think? 也許是個好主意，你認為呢？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 炸雞塊卻沒有雞，聽起來好像牛肉麵沒有牛肉。 1. Chicken 雞肉。 Do you like chicken nuggets? 你喜歡吃炸雞塊嗎？ Oh yes, last week I ate a lot of fried chicken too. 喜歡，我上星期也吃了好多炸雞。 2. Popular 受歡迎的。 They are popular among young people. 它在年輕人之間很受歡迎。 Well, the most popular snack is still French fries. 最受歡迎的還是炸薯條。 3. Plant 植物。 Tofu is made from plants. 豆腐是用植物做的。 From soybeans, right? 用黃豆，對嗎？ Exactly. 正是。 4. Similar 相似的。 Tofu and soybeans don't look similar at all. 豆腐跟黃豆看起來一點都不像。 No, they don't. They look very different. 是不像，它們看起來大不同。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ chicken 雞肉 popular 受歡迎的 plant 植物 similar 相似的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did a fried chicken restaurant do? A: Stop selling all chicken B: Change its name C: Introduce some new food 2. What did people say about the new chicken nuggets? A: They tasted like regular nuggets. B: They were very different from regular chicken. C: They didn't taste very good. 3. Which is true about the new chicken nuggets? A: This restaurant will sell them forever. B: They are not very healthy. C: The restaurant only sold them for a short time. Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Do you like soy milk? I do! I drink soy milk almost every morning! 我喜歡豆漿，幾乎每天早上都會喝。 But, there are now lots of other kinds of milk, too! There is oat milk… and almond milk… but here's a new one: potato milk! 現在有燕麥奶、杏仁奶，甚至還有馬鈴薯奶！ Really?? Potato milk? Sounds weird, right? But people who have tried it say it is delicious! Potato milk doesn't have as much protein as soy milk or almond mil … but potatoes are very easy to grow and don't need much water or land. 雖然馬鈴薯奶沒有很多蛋白質，但是種馬鈴薯很容易，不需要太多水和農地。 It's what we call a "sustainable" product… it means you don't need to use so much energy or water or land to get it. 這種農產品叫做「永續產品」，表示它消耗的能源、水跟土地都比較少。 Oat milk or soy milk is not as sustainable as potato milk… and these days, people are looking for sustainable food ideas. There are now almost 8 billion people living on this earth! 8 billion! That's a lot of people! It's already hard to grow enough food to feed all the world's people… so sustainable ideas for growing food are becoming very important. 地球現在有八十億人，要種這麼多食物給全世界的人吃很困難，所以糧食永續的概念越來越重要。 Hmm… potato milk… what do you think? Does it sound yummy? Yeah. I think I'd like to try some! ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 馬鈴薯奶聽起來不好喝，但是它對環境比較友善。 1. Potato 馬鈴薯。 I'm growing potatoes. 我在種馬鈴薯。 So that you can make French fries? 好來做薯條嗎？ No, I'm trying to make potato milk. 不，我要試做馬鈴薯奶。 2. A lot of 很多。 That doesn't sound delicious. 聽起來不好喝。 I know. But I heard that a lot of people like potato milk. 我知道，但我聽說很多人喜歡馬鈴薯奶。 3. People 人們。 Those people may be allergic to cow's milk. 那些人可能對牛奶過敏。 Or some people just want to try something new. 也有人只想試試新東西。 4. Look for 尋找。 I'm often looking for new places for my dinner. 我經常找新的地方吃晚飯。 What have you found? 你找到了什麼呢？ A noodle shop nearby. 附近一家麵館。 We use these words all the time. potato 馬鈴薯 a lot of 很多 people 人們 look for 尋找 ________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: Things cows like to eat B: A new kind of milk C: Ice cream made from flowers 2. What does 'sustainable' food mean? A: It doesn't need too much water or land to grow B: It comes from a cow or a horse C: It's a kind of food for tigers 3. How many people are there on earth today? A: Almost 8 billion! B: Almost 80 million! C: 5 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

A really big sea dragon has been found in England. And I mean a really, really, really big sea dragon. 有人在英國發現了一條非常大的海龍。 But of course I'm not talking about a real sea dragon. I'm actually talking about a dinosaur. 但它不是真的海龍，而是一隻恐龍！ And of course I'm not talking about a live dinosaur. I'm talking about one that has been dead for millions and millions of years! 這隻恐龍好幾千萬年前就死了。 A British scientist was taking a walk one day, when he found giant dinosaur bones in the ground. When scientists finally uncovered all the bones, they found out the dinosaur was over 10 meters long! 英國科學家在散步的時候發現了恐龍的骨頭，開挖之後發現，這頭恐龍有十公尺長！ They found out that this dinosaur could actually swim in the ocean when it was alive… about 180 million years ago. This is the biggest and most complete group of dinosaur bones that anyone has ever found in England. So scientists who study dinosaur bones are very excited! 這是在英國找到的最大最完整的恐龍化石，所以科學家都很興奮！ This kind of dinosaur is called an ichthyosaur. They had very long snouts… the snout is their nose area… and they looked very similar to the dolphins that exist in the world today. 這一隻恐龍鼻子的部分很長，看起來有一點像現在的海豚！ What an interesting discovery! I wonder what people millions of years in the future will say when they find stuff that we leave in the ground. ________________________________ Vocabulary 英國發現的這種恐龍有長鼻子，並且會游泳。 1. Nose 鼻子。 I like dogs that have long noses. 我喜歡有長鼻子的狗。 Like the German Shepherd? 比如說德國牧羊犬嗎？ Yeah, its nose makes it look smart. 對，長鼻子讓狗看起來很聰明。 2. Scientist 科學家。 Scientists say dogs have a keen sense of smell. 科學家說狗狗有敏銳的嗅覺。 I have a good sense of smell, too. 我也有很好的嗅覺。 I always know where the cookies are. 我總是知道餅乾在哪裡。 3. Dolphin 海豚。 Aren't dolphins cute? 海豚不是很可愛嗎？ They really are. 真的是。 They have cute smiles. 牠們有可愛的笑容。 4. Talk 談論。 How do dolphins talk to each other? 海豚如何交談？ I guess they use body language and sounds. 我猜牠們用身體語言和聲音。 Shall we read the words? nose 鼻子 scientist 科學家 dolphin 海豚 talk 談論 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did someone find big bones in the ground? a. Taiwan b. England c. Africa 2. What kind of animal did the bones belong to? a. Dinosaurs b. Dragons c. Sea monsters 3. What part of the animal was very long? a. Their snouts b. Their hair c. Their nails Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Have you ever seen a blue cow? Sure… in a cartoon, maybe. But would you believe me if I told you that there really are blue cows? It's true! 你有看過藍色的牛嗎？ In Europe, there is a county called Latvia. In Latvia, they have a special kind of cow that is blue! Some of them are light blue and some are dark blue. 歐洲有一個國家叫拉脫維亞，那裡就有藍色的牛，而且有深有淺。 When the blue cows are babies, they have curly fur on their bodies… and the fur is blue, too! 牠們剛出生的時候，身上有一層捲毛，也是藍色的。 So, how did they become blue? Don't worry… no one painted them… they are naturally blue! Why? Who knows? The cows in that part of the world are just… blue. 這種牛怎麼會是藍色的呢？沒人知道為什麼。 20 years ago there were only a few blue cows left. But today, there are lots and lots of them in Latvia. Some people in Latvia say the blue cow is their country's special animal… just like the special Taiwan Black Bear we have here. 二十年前藍色的牛很少見，現在拉脫維亞有很多，當地人說那是他們國家的特色，就像台灣黑熊一樣。 Do people eat the blue cows? Yes… sometimes… but the meat also looks kind of blue, so some people don't want to eat them. Blue cows… wow, that's cool! Moooo… I'm bluuuue! ________________________________ Vocabulary 拉脫維亞有藍牛，不是蠻牛喔。 1. Latvia 拉脫維亞。 Where is Latvia? 拉脫維亞在哪裡？ It's in Europe, right by Russia. 它在歐洲，就在俄羅斯旁邊。 It's a small country. 它是個小國。 2. Country 國家。 Is the country smaller than Taiwan? 那個國家比台灣小嗎？ Nope, it's bigger than us. 不，它比我們大。 But it only has 2 million people. 但是它只有兩百萬人。 3. Cow 牛。 There are more cows than people in New Zealand. 紐西蘭的牛比人口多。 It's a nice place for cows. 它是個養牛的好地方。 4. Special 特別的。 I made a special cake for you. 我替你做了一個特別的蛋糕。 Thank you! But why is it blue? 謝謝，不過它怎麼是藍色的？ I used milk from blue cows. 我用了藍牛生產的牛奶。 Would you read the words with me? Latvia 拉脫維亞 country 國家 cow 牛 special 特別的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find blue cows? A: Los Angeles B: Latvia C: Greenland 2. Why are the cows blue? A: Who knows? Nature does interesting things B: People painted them C: They are sad 3. What's one special animal we have in Taiwan? A: The Taiwan hippo B: The Taiwanese elephant C: The Taiwan Black Bear Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Most cats hate water. My cat hates bathing and swimming… So, can you imagine a cat that loves to go surfing? 大部分的貓咪都怕水，但你能想像喜歡衝浪的貓咪嗎？ No way! That's crazy. A surfing cat! Actually, there is such a thing! Hokule'a is a cat in Hawaii. He likes to go surfing. Hokule'a goes surfing with his owner… and the cat seems to like it! 夏威夷有一隻貓很喜歡跟主人一起衝浪。 You can watch a video about the surfing cat on YouTube. Hokule'a the cat is so cute! Hokule'a was a stray kitten… two people adopted him, and they said the cat was very shy… Hokule'a followed the people everywhere they went in the house… even into the shower! Hokule'a 是一隻被領養的流浪貓，個性非常害羞，會一直跟著主人，甚至一起進淋浴間。 Then his owners thought, "Hmm… I wonder if he likes the beach?" And Hokule'a did! Then they put him on their surfboard and went for a ride. Hokule'a loved it! Hokule'a 的主人帶牠去衝浪，發現牠很喜歡！ Hokule'a is an amazing cat who loves to swim and go surfing. Most kitty cats don't like swimming… or surfing. But everyone is different… even cats! 每一個人都不一樣，貓咪也是！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 這隻貓是真的愛衝浪，還是喜歡跟主人在一起？ 1. Owner 主人，擁有者。 Are you the owner of the store? 你是這家店的主人嗎？ No, I'm the manager, not the owner. 不是，我是經理，不是主人。 2. Go surfing 去衝浪。 The owner went surfing this morning. 主人今天早上衝浪去了。 Surfing? In the sea? 衝浪? 在海裡嗎？ Yeah, where else can you go surfing? 對啊，你還能在哪裡衝浪？ 3. Shy 害羞的。 I'll invite Kevin to sing. 我會邀請凱文來唱歌。 He won't do it. 他不會肯的。 He's very shy. 他很害羞。 4. Follow 跟隨。 Your cat is following you around. 你的貓到處跟著你。 I know. She loves me. 我知道。牠愛我。 Let's read today's vocabulary. owner 主人 go surfing 去衝浪 shy 害羞的 follow 跟隨 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does the surfing cat live? A: Hokkaido, Japan B: Penghu, Taiwan C: Hawaii, USA 2. What can Hokule'a the cat do? A: He can fly and drive a car B: He can swim and ride a surfboard C: He can jump higher than a kangaroo 3. What is true about Hokule'a the cat? A: He was adopted by 2 people B: He swam from Taiwan to China C: He can eat more than 12 pizzas in one day Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

When you think of pets, you probably think of dogs and cats first, right? But, what do you think is the third-most popular pet? 講到寵物，通常會先想到狗狗跟貓，那第三名呢？ It's fish! Fish are fun to look at and come in all different shapes and the most amazing colors! It might seem easy to have pet fish, but they actually need a lot of care. 養魚當寵物看起來很簡單，但其實需要花很多心力。 You shouldn't feed them too much, the tank needs to be kept clean and needs a filter too. 魚不能吃太多，魚缸也要保持乾淨，還需要裝過濾器。 And did you know, even the shape of the tank is important too? 你知道魚缸的形狀也很重要嗎？ That's right, you know those round fish bowls? They are actually really bad for fish! It's hard for them to breathe and the shape makes them crazy! 圓形的魚缸其實對魚很不好，會讓牠們很難呼吸, 甚至會發瘋耶！ Imagine it! Swimming round and round with curved glasses on, making everything look weird. I'd go crazy too! Some places have already stopped selling round fish bowls. 有的地方已經不再賣圓形魚缸了。 Maybe if you want to get a pet fish, try to get a big tank for them. After all, if you're going to have a pet, you want it to be happy, right? ________________________________ Vocabulary 養魚當寵物，需要重視很多細節。 1) Fish tank 魚缸。 I'm going to get a fish tank. 我要弄個金魚缸來。 For your turtles? 為了你的烏龜嗎？ No, for my frogs. 不，為了我的青蛙。 2) Swim 游泳。 I'm learning to swim like a frog. 我正在學習像青蛙一樣游泳。 So you want to watch them swim? 所以你想觀察牠們游泳？ Exactly. 正是如此。 3) Want 想要。 Don't you want to swim like a fish? 你不想要像魚一樣游泳嗎？ I do. But first, I want to learn from frogs. 我想啊，不過我要先學蛙式。 4) Round 圓形的。 Babies have round eyes and faces. 嬰兒有圓圓的眼睛和臉。 I have a long face. 我有一張長臉。 You're not a baby! 你又不是嬰兒！ Let's read the words. fish tank 魚缸 swim 游泳 want 想要 round 圓形的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the third-most popular type of pet? A: Dogs B: Fish C: Giraffes 2. Which of these does a pet fish need? A: A filter B: A bikini C: A towel 3. What should you not do to a pet fish? A: Put them in a fish bowl B: Feed them C: Give them water Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Dogs and donkeys are really different. They look different and they sound different. Dogs bark and… donkeys do donkey sounds. Okay… that might not be a good donkey sound, but there is a donkey in England that thinks it's a dog! 狗狗跟驢子很不一樣，但是英國有一頭驢子認為自己是一條狗！ This young donkey acts just like a dog. It runs like a dog. It follows people around like a dog. It sleeps on the sofa like a dog. It catches a ball like a dog, too. And it even chases cars like a dog. But it's a donkey. 這隻驢子像狗一樣追著人或是汽車跑，睡在沙發上，還會接球。 When the donkey was born, its mother didn't want it. 這頭驢子出生之後，牠的媽媽不要牠了。 So a farmer named John Nuttall saved it. He took it away from its mother, and he fed it milk every two hours. 農夫John救走了這隻小驢子，每兩個小時還餵牠喝一次奶。 Also, he had to use baby diapers. He put diapers on the donkey. He didn't want donkey poo in his house! I wouldn't want that, either! 農夫還幫驢子包尿布，因為他不希望驢子在家裡面排便！ Later, the donkey got stronger. John let the donkey run around with his dogs on his farm. That's when it started acting just like a dog. 小驢子比較大之後，農夫讓牠跟農場上的狗狗在一起，於是牠的行為開始很像狗。 But it can't bark like a dog. Why not? Because it's a donkey, not a dog! 但是驢子終究沒辦法學狗叫。 Hmm… do you think it eats dog food, too? ________________________________ Vocabulary 一頭被人飼養，又跟狗狗做朋友的驢子，處處模仿狗的行為。 1. Donkey 驢子。 The little donkey doesn't act like a donkey. 小驢子的行動不像驢子。 No, it acts like a dog. 不像，牠的行為像狗。 2. Like 像。 Some wolves look like dogs. 有的狼長得像狗狗。 Indeed, some birds look like dinosaurs, too. 的確是，有的鳥還看起來像恐龍。 3. Feed 餵。 What food do you feed your pet rabbit? 你餵你的兔寶寶吃什麼食物？ Hay and vegetables. 乾草和蔬菜。 My rabbit loves carrots. 我的兔子很愛吃胡蘿蔔。 4. Food 食物。 So do you need to prepare the food every day? 所以你每天都得準備食物？ Of course. I don't want my pet to go hungry. 當然啦，我不要我的寵物挨餓。 這些字每天都用得到。 donkey 驢子 like 像 feed 餵 food 食物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why did John take the donkey away from its mother? A: Its mother died B: The mother didn't want it C: He liked the donkey so much 2. How often did John have to give the donkey milk? A: Every hour B: Every two hours C: Every four hours 3. Why did the donkey think it was a dog? A: It lived around dogs. B: John taught it to be a dog. C: It ate dog food. Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Is that a bus? Um… yes… But it's also a train! It's a bus and a train… it's a BusTrain! 這台車是一輛巴士，同時也是一輛火車！ A bus and a train… no way… that's crazy! Some places in Japan, like Tokyo, are super busy, and many, many people live there. But very few people live in some places in the countryside of Japan… some towns only have around 100 people… but they need a way to travel. 在日本，有一些鄉下地方人口很少，但是他們一樣需要到處去。 That's why the bus-train is a good idea. It has 4 wheels with tires… like a bus, but when it drives on the railway tracks… 2 metal wheels come down… these two metal wheels are train wheels… so the bus can turn into a train! 這輛巴士有四個輪胎，但是開上鐵軌的時候，會有兩個金屬輪子從巴士底部降下來，巴士就變成火車了！ These new bus-trains can pick people up in very small towns, drive to a railway, and then go into a big city as a train. 小鎮的居民可以先搭這一台巴士到了有軌道的地方，然後巴士變成了火車，把他們送到大城市。 It's a pretty cool idea, yeah? Driving in a bus all the way from the countryside to the big city would take too long, but building a train line to a very small town is too expensive. 如果只坐巴士，從鄉下到大城市會太久，但是蓋鐵路又太貴了！ The answer is the bus-train… a vehicle that can be a bus or a train! What an interesting idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 巴士火車這個嶄新的主意，造福許多鄉下居民。 1. Railway 鐵軌。 Trains travel on railways, while cars travel on roads. 火車在軌道上走，汽車在路上走。 Yes, and trains run on wheels, but cars run on tires. 而火車用輪子跑，但是汽車用輪胎。 2. Wheel 輪子。 Who invented wheels? 誰發明輪子的？ That I don't know. 這我不知道。 But I know wheels appeared 2 thousand years ago. 但我知道輪子兩千年前出現。 3. Countryside 鄉下地方。 I enjoy living in the countryside. 我喜歡住在鄉下。 Not me. 我可不。 4. City 城市。 I prefer living in the city. 我比較愛住在城市。 There are movies to watch and stores to go to. 有電影可看，商店可以去。 Do you live in the countryside or city? 一起來讀單字。 railway 鐵路 wheel 輪子 countryside 鄉下地方 city 城市 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can you find a bus-train? A: In America B: In Japan C: In India 2. Why did they make the bus-train? A: To help people in the countryside B: To help people living in Tokyo C: To help animals get into town faster 3. How many wheels does a bus-train have? A: 11 wheels and 5 wings B: 4 bus wheels, and 4 train wheels C: None! The bus-train doesn't need wheels! Answers 1: B 2: A 3: B

Some dogs help us find lost people. Dogs can smell very well… and they use their noses to smell and find lost people. We call these dogs "search and rescue" dogs. 有一些狗狗會用嗅覺來幫忙找失蹤的人，這種狗叫做搜救犬。 But in the U.K., one search and rescue dog got lost… 在英國有一隻搜救犬失蹤了。 The dog's name is Juno. Juno was out for a walk one day, and she ran into some tall grass. Why? We don't know. Maybe she was playing. 狗狗的名字叫Juno，有一天在散步時，牠跑到草叢裡面。 The grass was near a river… and Juno got lost. People called her name "Juno! Juno!" but nothing! They couldn't find her for 5 days! 大家一直叫 Juno 的名字，但是花了五天還是找不到牠。 Finally, someone had a good idea. They used a drone. Drones can fly high in the sky and this drone has a camera. 有人想到可以用無人機來找牠，無人機會飛而且有攝影機。 After five days of searching… they saw her! She was near one side of the river, so people got into a boat and rescued her. Everyone was so happy! Usually, a search-and-rescue dog finds people, but this time a drone found a search and rescue dog! 通常是搜救犬幫忙找人，但這一次是無人機找到搜救犬！ Juno was hungry and tired, but she was okay. They brought her home and gave her some food and she took a nice long nap. Drones are cool. They can even help find and rescue people… and dogs! ________________________________ Vocabulary 無人機很酷吧？它們能到人類到不了的地方。 1. River 河流。 Children often play in this river in the summer. 夏天時小孩經常在這條河裡玩耍。 Rivers can be dangerous, you know. 河流可能很危險。 2. Search 搜索，尋找。 Police searched for a missing boy here last week. 警察上星期還在這裡尋找失蹤的男孩。 Did they use a search-and-rescue dog? 他們有用搜救犬嗎？ No, they didn't. 沒有。 3. Find 找到。 Did the police find him? 警察有找到他嗎？ Yeah, the boy was lucky. 有找到，那個男孩很幸運。 They found him after just one hour. 他們只找了一小時就找到他了。 4. Boat 船。 Police got into a boat and rescued him. 警察搭船去救了他。 He must be a very good swimmer. 他一定很會游泳。 一起來讀單字。 river 河流 search 搜索，尋找 find 找到 boat 船 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What does 'rescue' mean? A: To help and save B: To eat C: To fly high in the sky 2. How do some dogs help find lost people? A: They use drones B: They use their noses to smell C: They can see underwater 3. How did the drone help find Juno? A: People saw Juno with the drone's camera B: The drone got a boat to rescue Juno C: The drone knows how to talk to dogs Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

When people take trips, they often go on airplanes. Planes are very fast and convenient. 搭飛機旅行很快而且很方便。 But there is a big problem with them. They make a lot of pollution. This is because of jet fuel. Jet fuel creates a lot of pollution. 但是飛機使用的燃料會製造很多污染。 But there is some good news! Companies are making a special jet fuel from plants. 有公司用植物來做噴射機的燃料。 Last December, a plane used this special type of jet fuel. This jet fuel is made from corn. Yes, corn… the yellow vegetable a lot of people like to eat. 這些燃料是用玉米做的。 The plane flew from one city to another in America using this special jet fuel. It was the first time a plane used jet fuel made from a plant. 這是第一次有飛機使用植物做的燃料。 So, the plane made history. If something "makes history," it is the first time it is ever done. 這架飛機創造了歷史。 Jet fuel made from plants is very clean. This means it doesn't hurt the environment. 植物做的噴射機燃料乾淨又環保。 Let's hope that more planes can use this special jet fuel. If more planes can fly with this type of jet fuel, the world will be a cleaner place. That would be great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用玉米作為飛機的燃料，這可是聞所未聞。 1. Plane 飛機。 I'm going to Taitung by plane tonight. 我今天晚上搭飛機去台東。 By plane? Most people are taking trains now. 搭飛機？大部分人現在都坐火車了。 2. Fuel 燃料。 Is natural gas a clean fuel? 天然瓦斯是乾淨的燃料嗎？ Well, it's cleaner than gasoline. 這個嘛，它比汽油乾淨。 3. Plant 植物。 Fuels made from plants are even better. 用植物做的燃料更好。 What kind of plants? 哪種植物呢？ Like corn, sunflower and soybean. 例如玉米，向日葵和大豆。 4. Clean 乾淨的。 Clean fuels produce less greenhouse gases. 乾淨燃料產生的溫室氣體比較少。 Electricity is also a clean fuel, right? 電力也是乾淨燃料，對嗎？ Right! 對的。 我們一起來讀單字。 plane 飛機 fuel 燃料 plant 植物 clean 乾淨的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What was the special jet fuel made from? A: A drink B: A meat C: A vegetable 2. What country did the plane fly in? A: The United States B: Canada C: Mexico 3. What does "make history" mean? A: Study the past B: Do something for the first time C: Help the environment Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Can you imagine a cabbage that weighs 15 kilos? Many young children don't weigh 15 kilos! But there is a cabbage that was grown in Kaohsiung… and it's 10 times bigger than most cabbages… and weighs almost 15 kilos! 在高雄有一顆將近15公斤重的高麗菜，比一般的高麗菜大十倍！ How did the cabbage grow so big? The Kaohsiung farmers found some land that was very clean… no pollution… and they didn't use any chemicals when they were growing it. 農夫說他們找到一塊沒有汙染的土地，也不使用任何化學藥劑，才會種出這麼大的高麗菜。 And… the farmers played music to the cabbage! 他們還放音樂給高麗菜聽！ Some people think talking to plants and playing music to plants makes plants happy… and, well, it might be true! 有人認為對植物說話或放音樂，會讓它們高興，這有可能是真的。 Whatever the Kaohsiung farmers did… it worked! This huge Kaohsiung cabbage is amazing… And the farmers say if we use clean land with no pollution and don't use chemicals… we could grow better and bigger vegetables. 農夫說只要土地沒有污染，也不用化學藥劑，蔬菜就會長得又大又好。 Hmmm… Maybe we should think about how we grow our fruits and vegetables… not just to make them big, but to make them healthier for us! ________________________________ Vocabulary 碩大無朋的高麗菜，是因為生長環境很健康。 1. Cabbage 高麗菜。 I love cabbage. 我喜歡高麗菜。 It makes wonderful soup. 它可以做很棒的湯。 And your cabbage is growing big! 而你的高麗菜長好大了！ 2. Amazing 驚人的。 It's amazing that cabbages can be so big. 高麗菜能長這麼大，真驚人。 I know. I can't wait to eat it. 我知道，我等不及要吃它了。 I hope it tastes good. 希望它好吃。 3. Grow 種植。 I'm growing some roses. 我在種玫瑰花。 Wow! So colorful! 哇，真是色彩繽紛！ I'm also growing tomatoes and potatoes. 我也在種番茄和馬鈴薯。 4. Farmer 農夫。 So are you turning into a farmer? 所以你變成農夫了嗎？ Yeah, a farmer on the roof. 對，屋頂上的農夫。 Do you like cabbage? Let's read the words. cabbage 高麗菜 amazing 驚人的 grow 種植 farmer 農夫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How much does the big Kaohsiung cabbage weigh? A: Almost 150 kilos B: Almost 5 kilos C: Almost 15 kilos 2. What's one special thing the farmers did for the cabbage? A: They played music for it B: They played video games with it C: They screamed at it 3. What do the farmers hope we can learn? A: How to grow better vegetables with no chemicals B: How to swim C: How to listen to music Answers 1: C 2: A 3: A

There are some really amazing beaches in Hualien! Most beaches are sandy… but some beaches in Hualien just have stones! No sand… but lots and lots of stones! 在花蓮，有一些海灘沒有沙子，而是有很多很多的石頭。 Many people visit these beaches with stones every year. The stones are beautiful… but… we shouldn't take any stones home if we visit the beach, right? 這些石頭很漂亮，但是我們不應該把它們帶回家。 Well, every year some people do take the stones… and that's not right! If everyone takes just one stone… one day they will all be gone. 假如每個人都帶走一顆石頭，總有一天所有石頭都沒了。 But here's a nice story… Someone took a stone from the Hualien beach… but after a few months, they sent it back! 有人在花蓮把石頭撿走，幾個月之後，又把石頭寄回來。 They sent a letter with the stone. It said: "I'm very sorry for taking the stone. I made a mistake… and I'm sorry, so I'm sending this stone back. I will not take any stones again." That's great, right? The person made a mistake… but later, they felt sorry… so they did the right thing and sent the stone back. 他們犯了錯，之後覺得很不好意思，所以乖乖把石頭寄回來了。 City workers in Hualien say this isn't the first time someone has sent a stone back. That's nice. We all make mistakes… but if we do something wrong, we should try to say sorry and do the right thing. 大家都會犯錯，我們應該要學會說對不起，而且做對的事。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 花蓮海灘的美麗石頭，需要大家保護。 1. Beach 海灘。 Where can I find a long sandy beach? 我在哪裡可以找到長長的沙灘？ Penghu. It has the most beautiful sand beaches. 澎湖，那兒有最美麗的沙灘。 2. Stone 石頭。 The old house is made of white stones. 那棟老房子是白色石頭蓋的。 It's a pretty house. 是很美的房子。 3. Mistake 錯誤。 Oh no, I made a mistake. 糟糕，我弄錯了。 What did you do? 你做了什麼？ I put salt in the cake, not sugar. 我在蛋糕裡放了鹽而不是糖。 4. Sorry 抱歉。 Well, just tell your guests you're sorry. 你就告訴客人真抱歉。 And then serve them cookies. 然後請他們吃餅乾就好了。 今天的單字背起來嗎？ beach 海灘 stone 石頭 mistake 錯誤 sorry 抱歉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is special about some beaches in Hualien? A: There isn't any water B: There are lots of stones C: There is too much sand 2. What did a person send to Hualien in a letter? A: They sent back a stone B: They sent some sand C: They sent some bananas 3. What should we do when we make a mistake? A: Say "sorry" and try to make things right B: Stay home and eat a pizza C: Say nothing and go to sleep Answers 1: B 2: A 3: A

Many people like hamburgers and French fries… but we know too much fast food isn't healthy. 大家都知道吃太多速食很不健康。 But one fast food restaurant in China has a fun idea. They want to remind people that fast food is OK every now and then… if you remember to exercise! So, this fast-food store uses exercise bicycles for seats. 在中國的一家速食餐廳，把飛輪當座位。 You can come inside, buy a hamburger and fries… and then sit and pedal while you eat. And, pedaling can also charge your cell phone! 你可以一邊踩腳踏車一邊吃東西，同時幫手機充電！ Some people might say that exercising and eating at the same time will give you a stomachache, but the restaurant says the idea is just for fun… and to remind people to exercise. 餐廳說這個點子只是為了好玩而已，也提醒大家要多運動。 Not all the seats in the restaurant are exercise bicycles, just a few. And remember, you can also charge your phone by pedaling! Scientists say exercise is the key to staying healthy. 科學家說運動是保持健康的關鍵。 Running and jumping and playing are good for you. You can eat a hamburger every now and then, but we should try to get some exercise every day. 漢堡可以偶爾吃，但是運動應該要天天做！ What do you think? Pedaling while eating? Fun idea? Yeah! I think so too! Umm… Just don't bring your bicycle to the dinner table… I don't think your mom and dad would like that. ________________________________ Vocabulary 速食店鼓勵顧客多運動，對兩邊都有好處。 1. Fast food 速食。 Is fast food junk food? 速食是垃圾食物嗎？ Some of it is. 有些是。 Like French fries and coke. 比如說薯條和可樂。 2. Charge 充電。 Where can I charge my cell phone? 我可以在哪裡給手機充電？ Over here, you can ride your bike and charge the phone. 就在這裡，你可以騎車同時給手機充電。 3. Key 鑰匙，關鍵。 One of the keys to good health is your eating habits. 健康的關鍵之一是你的飲食習慣。 I know. I should eat more fruits and vegetables. 我知道，我應該多吃水果蔬菜。 4. Exercise 運動。 You're right. 你說對了。 And you need to exercise more, too. 也需要多運動。 My favorite way to exercise is walking. 我最喜歡的運動是走路。 These are useful words. fast food 速食 charge 充電 key 關鍵 exercise 運動 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did one fast food store in China do? A: They took away all the seats B: They made everyone stand on one leg C: They used exercise bicycles for seats 2. What can you do at the restaurant while you eat? A: Pedal the bike and charge your phone B: Play video games and see an elephant C: Sing a song and talk to scientists 3. What's an important thing we can do to stay healthy? A: Do more homework! B: Charge your phone! C: Exercise every day! Answers 1. C 2. A 3. C

Cooking shows are my favorite television shows to watch. 我最喜歡看做料理的電視節目。 All the food that chefs make on TV look so delicious! The only problem is… I can't taste it! 電視上的大廚做的料理都看起來很美味，但是吃不到！ I wish I could taste all the delicious things that I see on television. Well, that might be possible soon, because some people have invented a television screen that people can lick. 有人發明了可以舔的電視螢幕！ That's right, I said, lick! Some people in Japan have invented a TV screen that can copy different flavors, and viewers can lick the screen to taste them! 日本人發明了一種有味道的電視，舔一舔螢幕就可以嘗到味道。 This lickable TV screen has ten kinds of spray built into it. 有十種不一樣的香味噴霧。 These sprays combine to make different flavors on the screen, and when you lick it you can taste what's on TV! The inventors hope that this can help people learn to become better cooks, especially if you can't be in the same place as their teachers. 發明家希望這個機器可以幫助大家學習烹飪。 That's pretty cool! And… pretty gross too. I really want to taste all the delicious things I see on TV but… I'm not sure I want to lick my TV screen! 雖然我很想吃看看電視上看到的那些，可是我才不想舔我的電視！ What about you, do you want a TV screen that you can taste things through? ________________________________ Vocabulary 看電視可以品嘗味道，夠神奇了吧？ 1. Delicious 美味的。 This is really delicious! 這真的很好吃！ Did you make this yourself? 你自己做的嗎？ I wish. I bought it from a store. 我希望是。這是我從店裡買的。 2. Cook 烹煮，廚師。 The cook knows what she's doing. 這個廚子很有本事。 She does. She has cooked for the store for many years. 是的，她替這家店做菜很多年了。 3. Flavor 味道。 The flavors are just right. 味道剛剛好。 Not too salty and not too sweet. 不太鹹也不太甜。 Yeah, I agree. I like the flavor too. 我同意，我也喜歡它的味道。 4. Television 電視。 Did you watch the cooking show on television? 你有看電視上的烹飪節目嗎？ No, there were too many other things to watch. 沒有，有太多別的東西可看了。 Do you like cooking shows? Please read the words with me. delicious 美味的 cook 烹煮,廚師 flavor 味道 television 電視 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of device is mentioned in this story? a. Television b. Radio c. Cell phone 2. What do you do with this television? a. You sing to it b. You lick it c. You drum on it 3. How does this device get its flavor? a. From ten different sprays b. From magic c. From putting food on it Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Woah! That rain is really heavy! Some people might even say "it's raining cats and dogs''! But that's just a funny expression. It just means heavy rain. 意思是在下傾盆大雨，並沒有真的在下動物雨。 But there actually is a very strange and rare weather event called animal rain! Yep. And it happened not long ago in the state of Texas in the USA. 美國德州最近真的發生下動物雨！ On what seemed like just a normal rainy day, people suddenly noticed fish and frogs falling to the ground! How does this happen? Sometimes a swirling wind, like a tornado, happens over water. This is called a waterspout. 有時候龍捲風會在水上形成，叫做水龍捲。 Sometimes small animals like fish and frogs get pulled into the waterspout and carried away from the water. They then come back down to the ground with the rain. 魚或是青蛙這些小動物，有時候會被水龍捲捲上半空，然後隨著大雨掉回地上。 That's how it rains fish and frogs! That's so weird, right? There have even been reports of other animals coming down with rain. Birds, crabs, and even snakes and spiders! 也有人看過其他種類的動物，像是鳥、螃蟹、蛇跟蜘蛛，跟著雨從天而降。 Woaaaah! That sounds like a nightmare! And probably another reason to always bring an umbrella! ________________________________ Vocabulary 下雨時小動物隨著雨滴一起落下來，真會嚇人一跳！ 1) Rain 下雨。 Are you going out? 你要出門嗎？ It's raining hard outside! 外面在下大雨。 That's okay. I have a raincoat. 沒關係，我有雨衣。 2) Umbrella 雨傘。 You'll still need an umbrella. 你還是需要一把傘。 Here, take mine. 來吧，你拿我的。 But I don't like carrying an umbrella around. 可是我不喜歡拿著雨傘到處走。 3) Tornado 龍捲風。 Tornadoes are scary! 龍捲風很可怕！ Indeed. Tornadoes can pick up a person and throw them down. 龍捲風可以把人捲起來再扔下來。 4) Happen 發生。 What's happening? 發生了什麼事？ Why are you running downstairs? 為什麼你們往樓下跑？ A tornado is coming! 龍捲風要來了！ Let's read the words. rain 下雨 umbrella 傘 tornado 龍捲風 happen 發生 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of weird weather is the story about? A: Cake rain B: Animal rain C: Dry rain 2. Where did this kind of weather recently happen? A: Texas B: Paris C: Singapore 3. What came down with the rain? A: Fish and frogs B: Cats and frogs C: Bears and pigs Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Did you know there is an airport near Kenting? But no one is using it anymore. 你知道墾丁附近有一座現在已經沒有人在使用的機場嗎？ Many people thought building an airport near Kenting was a good idea. They said, "People from anywhere in Taiwan can fly to Hengchun Airport! That will be faster than driving!" 當年是希望大家可以坐飛機來墾丁玩，所以蓋了恆春機場。 But there were some problems. The wind in the Hengchun area is sometimes super strong. Airplanes tried to land at the airport… but the winds were too strong. It was too dangerous… so in the end, airplanes stopped using the Hengchun Airport. 恆春的落山風太強，飛機起降很危險，所以停止使用這個機場。 But… some people now have an interesting idea! They want to turn the airport into a place to race cars… a racetrack! 有人想到可以把機場改成賽車跑道！ People would come to watch the car races… and the people in Hengchun and Kenting could make money from the visitors. I like this idea! Car racing can be very exciting. But you need to be safe! You need a big open space… like… an old airport! 賽車比賽很刺激，但是要安全唷！空蕩蕩的機場就很適合。 If they build a safe racetrack, I think people will come to watch the races. What do you think? Should we turn the old airport into a racetrack? ________________________________ Vocabulary 寬闊的機場跑道沒有飛機，卻有汽車。這是不是個好主意？ 1. Airport 機場。 I'm going to the airport. 我要去機場。 My friend is arriving from Taipei. 我朋友要從台北來。 Relax. The airport is only 20 minutes away. 放心，機場離這裡只有20分鐘。 2. Car race 賽車。 Are there car races in Taiwan? 台灣有賽車嗎？ I don't think so. 我想沒有。 Car races take a lot of space. 賽車需要很大的空間。 3. Exciting 讓人興奮的。 Those races are exciting! 那些比賽很讓人興奮。 The cars were almost flying! 那些車幾乎飛起來了！ 4. Dangerous 危險的。 Aren't they dangerous? 不會很危險嗎？ Yeah, car races are always dangerous for the drivers. 會，賽車對駕駛來說都很危險。 These are useful words. airport 機場 car race 賽車 exciting 讓人興奮的 dangerous 危險的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the airport no one is using? A: In Shanghai, China B: In Hengchun - Pingtung County, Taiwan C: In New York City, USA 2. Why can't they use the airport? A: The wind is too strong B: They don't like the color C: The airport is on the beach 3. What's a new idea for using the old airport? A: Turn it into a museum B: Turn it into a zoo C: Turn it into a racetrack Answers 1: B 2: A 3: C

The ocean is beautiful, but there can be a lot of gross things in it. 大海很美，但裡面可能有髒東西。 Things like plastic, garbage, and… sea snot? Sea snot is what it sounds like: a gooey, slimy thing that is in the sea. Sea snot 是海裡黏糊糊的東西, 跟鼻涕一樣。 It's growing because of climate change. Climate change is causing a lot of areas in the ocean to become warmer. When this happens, tiny, little organisms that live in the water start growing out of control. 氣候變遷讓海水的溫度升高，有一些區域的有機體就大量生長。 Organisms are very, very, very small living creatures that you need a microscope to see. 有機體是很小很小的生物，用顯微鏡才看得到。 And sometimes these little organisms let out a sticky goo that gets all stuck together and this creates… sea snot. 這些微小生物有時候會分泌黏黏的液體，形成海洋鼻涕。 Even worse, sea snot traps all the garbage and gross things in the ocean in all of its stickiness. 海洋鼻涕還會黏住垃圾，變成更噁心的汙染物。 Right now, sea snot hasn't polluted all the seawater around the world, but that might change if we don't protect our planet. 目前海洋鼻涕還沒有汙染全部大海，但是不保護地球，遲早就會發生。 We need to work together to make sure we keep our Earth clean. ________________________________ Vocabulary 海洋鼻涕聽起來有點恐怖，怎麼游泳呢？ 1. Sea 海。 Seas are smaller than oceans. 海比海洋小。 For example, there's the South China Sea and the Java Sea. 比如說南海和爪哇海。 2. Ocean 大洋。 Right, and they are both part of the Pacific Ocean. 對，而它們都是太平洋的一部份。 I love the Pacific Ocean。我喜歡太平洋。 Taiwan is a big island in the Pacific. 台灣就是太平洋中的一個大島。 3. Sticky 黏黏的。 I need to take a shower. 我得去淋浴一下。 I'm all sticky. 我全身都黏黏的。 You were playing basketball? 你去打籃球了嗎？ No, I went swimming. 不，我去游泳了。 4. Garbage 垃圾。 In the river? 在河裡嗎？ There's so much garbage in the river! 河裡有好多垃圾！ I know, so I was swimming in the sea. 我知道，所以我去海裡游。 Can you use these words in your conversation? sea 海 ocean 大洋 sticky 黏黏的 garbage 垃圾 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the sticky thing in this story called? a. Sea snot b. Sea boogers c. Sticky snot 2. Where is this sticky thing found? a. On land b. In the air c. In the ocean 3. What is one cause of this sticky thing? a. Climate change b. People putting boogers in the ocean c. Stealing seashells from the beach Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a king or a queen? 你有沒有想過當國王或女王會怎麼樣呢？ Well, now you can be one, kind of… Piel Island is a tiny island in England. There isn't much there apart from a castle and a pub. 皮爾島是一個英格蘭的小島，除了一座城堡跟小酒館以外，那裡沒有什麼東西。 The island does get some visitors though, and someone needs to take care of the island and also serve customers in the pub. 不過確實有觀光客會去，所以需要有人管理小島，並且在小酒館招呼顧客。 There is an old tradition on the island that the boss of the pub is also King or Queen of Piel Island! And guess what? They need a new one! The king or queen even has a throne. 這個小島的傳統是讓酒館老闆當國王或女王，還有寶座喔！ When they first sit on the throne they have buckets of beer poured all over them. So, King or Queen of Piel Island! Your own castle, with beautiful nature and amazing views. Sounds pretty cool, right? 很棒吧！擁有自己的城堡和大自然的美景。 Well… actually, it's pretty inconvenient, there's no store on the island! Most of the island doesn't have electricity, and a lot of the time you'll be the only person there! 但是島上沒有商店，也大部分都沒電，還有你幾乎都是一個人！ Hmmm… Sounds lonely. Would you want to be King or Queen of Piel Island? ________________________________ Vocabulary 當皮爾島的國王或是女王，沒有想像中的好。 1) Castle 城堡。 What is a castle, Ryan? 城堡是什麼，萊恩？ A castle is a big house, with many rooms. 城堡是一棟有很多房間的大房子。 2) Inconvenient 不方便。 It must be inconvenient to live in a castle. 住在城堡裡一定不方便。 Very inconvenient. 很不方便。 It usually doesn't have electricity. 通常沒有電。 3) Pretty 相當。 I would feel pretty lonely there. 我會覺得相當寂寞。 No internet and no TV. 沒有網路也沒有電視。 So would I. 我也會。 Maybe I'd get a dog. 也許我會養一隻狗。 4) Lonely 寂寞的。 That's a good idea! 好主意！ When you have a dog, you won't feel lonely. 你有一隻狗就不會覺得寂寞。 Yeah, dogs are good friends. 對，狗狗是好朋友。 Would you like to live in a castle? 一起讀單字。 castle 城堡 inconvenient 不方便 pretty 相當 lonely 寂寞的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the name of the island in the story? A: Pear Island B: Piel Island C: Lonely Island 2. Where is the island? A: In France B: In England C: In South Korea 3. Which of these does the island have? A: A farm B: A castle C: A school Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

Do you know why there is so much light during the day? It's because of the sun! 你知道為什麼白天那麼亮嗎?當然是因為太陽！ The light from the sun makes everything bright. But have you ever thought of what would happen if the sun… went out? 如果太陽不再發光發熱了該怎麼辦呢？ That is something that could happen, but don't worry. It won't happen for 5 billion years, which is a really, really, really, really long time from now. 這種事情有可能會發生，但不用擔心，是五十億年之後才可能發生。 We know that the sun will still be around for about 5 billion years because very smart scientists figured it out. However, the scientists say the sun won't just burn out, it will actually explode. 科學家說，太陽不只是熄滅，它會爆炸！ When the sun cools down, it will expand, which means it will keep getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger… until it swallows up all of the planets that are near it! 太陽冷卻之後會變得愈來愈大，會大到把它身邊的行星全部都吞掉！ That's scary! And it also doesn't sound like very much fun for anything that is still living on Earth. But good thing we don't have to worry about it, unless we live to be 5 billion years old! 除非我們活到五十億歲，不然我們其實不用擔心！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 沒有了太陽，人類可以存活嗎？ 1. Planet 行星。 Look at the moon! 你看月亮！ What a beautiful planet! 多美的行星！ Our moon is not a planet. It's a satellite. 我們的月亮不是行星。它是衛星。 2. Light 光線。 There's so much light in this room in the morning! 這個房間早上有好多陽光！ It's nice in winter time. 冬天時很好。 But it gets really hot in the summer. 但是到夏天會好熱。 3. Bright 光明的。 I like a room that's bright and colorful. 我喜歡光明而且色彩繽紛的房間。 Me too. I like bright colors like yellow and orange. 我也是，我喜歡亮色系的黃色和橘色。 4. Cool down 冷卻。 Don't drink the tea now. 現在別喝茶。 Let it cool down a little. 讓它冷卻一下。 Right. I'll try the cake first. 對，我先來嚐嚐蛋糕。 今天的單字很好用。 planet 行星 light 光線 bright 光明的 cool down 冷卻 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why is it bright during the day time? a. Because of the sun b. Because of the moon c. Because of candles 2. When will the sun go out? a. In 5 years b. In 5 million years c. In 5 billion years 3. What will happen when the sun goes out? a. It will run away b. It will just stop burning c. It will explode Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

What kind of animal or bug has the most legs? 哪一種動物有最多隻腳呢？ Let's see… people have two legs, dogs have four legs, cats also have four legs. 人類有兩隻腳，狗跟貓有四隻腳。 Cockroaches… ew, I hate cockroaches… they have six legs. 我討厭的蟑螂，有六隻腳。 And spiders have eight legs. 蜘蛛有八隻腳。 But have you heard of a bug that has over one thousand legs? It's true! The bug that has over one thousand legs is called a millipede. 你聽說過千足蟲嗎？這種蟲類就是馬陸。 There are a lot of different kinds of millipedes, but experts recently found a new kind of millipede that lives almost sixty meters under the ground. They found it in Australia. 科學家在澳洲發現，有一種馬陸生活在六十公尺深的地底。 This bug is less than ten centimeters long - that is shorter than the length of a pencil - but it actually has more than one thousand legs… it has one thousand and thirty-six legs. 這種馬陸不到十公分長，但一共有一千零三十六隻腳！ That is the highest number of legs anyone has ever found on a millipede. It also has no eyes. But experts say that's okay because if it lives underground, it doesn't really need them! 因為住在地底下，沒有眼睛也沒有關係！ How cool is that? I can't imagine having that many legs, I would probably trip over myself all the time! ________________________________ Vocabulary 有那麼多隻腳，會不會很難走路？ 1. Leg 腿，腳。 Can you walk faster? 你可不可以走快一點？ No, I can't. I have short legs, you know. 我沒辦法。我的腿短，你要知道。 2. Meter 公尺。 But you can run fast. 但是你可以跑很快。 Didn't you hit a school record in the 100-meter race? 你不是在100公尺賽跑破學校紀錄？ I did. But it's a 1,000-meter race, not one hundred. 對，不過是一千公尺賽跑，不是一百。 3. Underground 地底下。 Many animals live underground. 很多動物住在地下。 Yeah, like ants and mice. 對，比如說螞蟻和老鼠。 4. Kind 種類。 Scientists are trying to find a new kind of bug. 科學家正在尋找新種的昆蟲。 A bug that can live in space.可以住在太空的昆蟲。 Let's read the words together. leg 腿，腳 meter 公尺 underground 地底下 kind 種類 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of insect is mentioned in this story? a. An ant b. A centipede c. A millipede 2. How many legs does the new insect have? a. One hundred b. One thousand c. One thousand and thirty-six 3. What doesn't this new insect have? a. Eyes b. A mouth c. Legs Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Tiny Book Sold for Big Price Oh, hello. I'm reading a book. It's a really interesting story. But it's a big, heavy, and long book! It's taking a long time to finish. 我現在看的書又厚又重，已經看很久了。 I might try a shorter, smaller book next time. Not too small though. Not like a tiny book I heard about recently that's so small you can't even read it! 我聽說有一本書非常小，小到看不見寫什麼！ Made in Germany, this book is just 5 millimeters by 5 millimeters. That's the size of the end of a pencil! 這本書是德國做的，長跟寬都只有5釐米，像鉛筆的筆尖那麼小！ If you want to read it, you'll need a magnifying glass because the words are so small! 要用放大鏡才看得到字。 The book was recently sold for over 130,000 NT! Someone paid a lot of money for a teeny-tiny book that's really hard to read! Unbelievable! 有人用13萬台幣買了這本小小的書，真的很不可思議！ Not only that, but if you put the book down for a second, it could be gone! It's so small you could easily lose it! 那麼小的書應該也很容易弄丟吧！ I think I'll stick with my big book. Now, where was I? ________________________________ Vocabulary 一本書小到要用放大鏡才能閱讀，這有點辛苦。 1) Story 故事。 Toy Story is a fun story. 玩具總動員是很好玩的故事。 It's a story for children. 那是兒童故事。 I know, but I enjoy it too. 我知道，不過我也喜歡看。 2) Interesting 有趣的。 Many adults find children's books interesting. 很多成年人覺得童書很有趣。 You mean like the Harry Potter books? 你是指哈利波特那種書嗎？ Yeah, don't you find them very interesting? 你不覺得它們十分有趣嗎？ 3) Word 文字。 Those books are not easy. 那些書並不簡單。 You're right. There are many difficult words. 你說對了，它們有很多困難的字。 4) Tiny 很小的。 This is a really small hamburger. 這是個好小的漢堡。 Mine is tiny, too. 我的也很小。 It's only a mouthful. 只有一口就沒了。 Let's read the words together. story 故事 interesting 有趣的 word 文字 tiny 很小的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What item is the story about? A: A book B: A car C: A pencil 2. Where was it made? A: Germany B: Spain C: Canada 3. What is special about the item? A: It's huge B: It's tiny C: It glows in the dark Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

If you listen to ICRT, you can hear all the newest pop songs. ICRT can also tell you what the top ten pop albums are in Taiwan, Japan, America, the U.K., and lots of other places. ICRT可以告訴你世界各地最熱門的流行音樂專輯排名。 But, you will never guess what pop album was in the top ten in Australia just last month… actually, it was in the top 5! Do you know why you will never guess? Because it's not a pop album! One of the top five albums in Australia last month was an album of bird sounds! 上個月澳洲排行前五名的音樂專輯，有一張不是流行音樂，而是鳥叫聲！ Bird sounds! Yep! Cool, huh? The bird song album is special. It has the sounds of more than 50 birds in Australia that need help. 專輯裡面聽到的50幾種鳥，都是需要幫助的鳥類。 If people don't do more to help these birds, they might go extinct! Like the dinosaurs. 如果不幫助牠們，這些鳥可能會像恐龍一樣絕種。 No more bird songs from these Australian birds… ever! So, some scientists recorded the birds' songs and made an album. People in Australia saw the album and said, "Yeah! I want to hear those bird sounds. And, if I buy the album, the money will go to help the birds!" 澳洲人想要用買專輯的方式來幫助這些鳥類。 And then lots of people bought it! And pushed the bird song album into the top five! What a great story! ________________________________ Vocabulary 買一張CD不但可以聆聽鳥鳴,還可以幫忙拯救牠們。 1. Song 歌曲。 Listen to this song. 你聽這首歌。 This is not a song! 這不是歌！ It's birds chirping. 這是鳥的叫聲。 But it's like a beautiful song. 但是它就像一首美妙的歌。 2. Sound 聲音。 Well, I think they are the sounds that birds make. 我覺得是鳥在發出很多聲音。 Sounds that are like music. 好像音樂一樣的聲音。 3. Pop music 流行音樂。 I prefer pop music. 我比較喜歡流行音樂。 Like Jay Chou's songs? 比如說周杰倫的歌曲嗎？ Yeah, or Mayday's music. 是的，或者是五月天的音樂。 4. Extinct 絕種。 Many birds are going extinct. 很多鳥正走向滅絕。 Yeah, we may never see them again. 對啊，我們可能再也看不到牠們了。 今天的字很常用喔。 song 歌曲 sound 聲音 pop music 流行音樂 extinct 絕種 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is an 'album'? A: Songs or music B: A dinosaur C: A bird 2. What place does the story happen in? A: Australia B: The North Pole C: Canada 3. Why did so many people buy the bird song album? A: To hear the birds, and help save them B: Because they will give it to their cats C: Because they don't like pop music Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Guess what? Kaohsiung City's Shou Shan Zoo has welcomed a new baby! But not just any baby, a baby sloth. 是一個樹懶寶寶！ Do you know what a sloth is? It's a kind of animal that moves very… very… slowly. 樹懶的動作非… 常… 非… 常… 的… 慢。 The zoo says the baby sloth was born in October of last year, 樹懶寶寶去年十月出生的, and it seems to be doing great. It has a very protective mother who has been taking very good care of it. 牠的媽媽很照顧牠。 The zookeepers are also helping to make sure the baby sloth stays healthy. Unfortunately, people can't visit the baby sloth yet… The zoo is being renovated, which means they're improving some parts of the zoo. 動物園目前還在整修，所以遊客看不到樹懶寶寶。 The renovation is focused on upgrading the environments, to be more similar to the animals' natural habitats. 整修工作著重於改善環境，要接近動物的自然棲息地。 This will help the animals live happier and healthier lives. But good news, everything is ahead of schedule, which means the construction should be finished sooner than expected. 好消息是目前進度超前。 The zoo will probably reopen, at least partially, in April of this year. And it should be fully open by September of this year. 動物園四月會部分開放，九月應該就完全開放了。 When the zoo is finally reopened, I want to go visit the baby sloth. ________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄壽山動物園正在整修，所以看不到動物寶寶。 1. Born 出生。 A baby giraffe was born yesterday. 一隻長頸鹿寶寶昨天出生。 At Taipei Zoo? I'd love to see it. 在台北動物園嗎？我好想看看。 We can't see it until 2 weeks after it is born. 牠出生之後兩星期我們才能看牠。 2. Natural 天然的。 These rocks are a natural bridge. 這些石頭是天然橋梁。 3. Good news 好消息。 Good news! The rain will stop tomorrow! 好消息，明天雨就停了！ That's really good news! 那真的是好消息！ 4. April, September, October 四月，九月，十月。 The tree flowers in April. 這棵樹四月開花。 Then it grows fruit in September and October. 然後它九月十月結果。 Let's read today's words. born 出生 natural 天然的 good news 好消息 April 四月 September 九月 October 十月 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of baby was born? a. An elephant b. A sloth c. A monkey 2. At which zoo was it born? a. Kaohsiung City's Shou Shan Zoo b. New York City's the Bronx Zoo c. Taipei City Zoo 3. When will the zoo fully reopen? a. April b. September c. It's already open Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

I like to travel, but I hate how long it takes at the airport sometimes. There are so many people and it takes so long to show your passport and paperwork. 機場常常人很多，還要檢查證件，要等好久喔！ Well, hopefully there won't be any more long lines at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Because they are starting to try out their new "One ID" facial recognition system. 桃園國際機場開始使用新的臉部辨識系統，就不用排隊了！ This system is designed to try to make lines move along a little bit faster. With this new system, airport officials won't have to spend time looking through passports and documents… 海關人員不用再花時間檢查證件。 The One ID system can scan people's faces, which makes everything go a lot faster. 只要掃描旅客的臉就可以了。 When a machine scans your face, it makes a map of it. No one has the same face, so every map is different, and that's how the machine knows it is you when it sees your face! 沒有人有一模一樣的臉，所以這個機器一掃描就知道是你。 With the One ID system, travelers can go directly from getting their boarding passes to getting on the plane, and all they need to do in between is get their face scanned! 拿到登機證後，再經過臉部掃描，就可以上飛機了。 I'm glad they're trying out this new system, it should make getting through the airport a lot faster and a lot less stressful! That's convenient! ________________________________ Vocabulary 機場人臉辨識系統，可以減少排隊。 1. Long line長長的隊伍。 I hate waiting in a long line. 我討厭排好長的人龍等待！ It's not too bad. 這不算糟。 The line is moving fast. 隊伍動得很快。 2. Traveler 旅客。 They don't need to check travelers' passports now. 他們現在不需要檢查旅客的護照。 How nice! 真好！ Yeah, it's very convenient. 是啊，好方便。 3. Boarding pass 登機證。 Oh no, I can't find my boarding pass! 糟糕，我找不到登機證！ That means you can't get on the plane. 那表示你上不了飛機。 4. Scan 掃描。 Maybe I can just get my face scanned, 也許我只要把臉拿去掃描一下，and then they'll let me board. 他們就會讓我登機。 I don't think so. 我想不行。 Do you remember today's words? long line 長隊伍 traveler 旅客 boarding pass 登機證 scan 掃描 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the system in this story called? a. One ID b. Face Scanner Plus c. Taiwan Scan 2. What does the system do? a. Scan people's faces b. Scan monkey's faces c. Scan passports 3. Which airport has this system installed? a. Songshan Airport b. Taiwan Taoyuan Airport c. Tokyo Airport Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

I love going to the park with my dog. It's fun to see him run around with other dogs and enjoy the space outdoors. 看著我的狗狗在室外跑來跑去，真好玩！ I wish I could take my dog everywhere. Not just to parks and beaches, but to indoor places as well… Such as restaurants, museums … and school! 我也想帶狗狗到一些室內的地方，例如餐廳、博物館，還有學校。 But I guess most indoor places won't let dogs in. 但很多地方不准狗進去。 Most places aren't designed for dogs. They are designed for people. And if a place is designed to be better for people, it is probably not that comfortable for dogs. 很多設計給人使用的空間不太適合狗。 But guess what. There is a place in Spain that is designed for dogs. This place is actually a school for dogs. 不過在西班牙，有一所給狗狗上的學校。 Everything there is made to be good for dogs. For example, the floors are made of a material that is comfortable for a dog's feet. 學校裡面地板的材質，不會讓狗的腳不舒服。 Everything is lowered too so dogs can see better when they're walking around. 所有設備的高度都比較矮，讓狗看得更清楚。 Dogs like to bark, and they have very sensitive ears. So the building is also made of material to help make sure noise levels aren't too high. 狗狗很愛叫，聽覺也很敏感，所以他們使用可以減少噪音的材質。 There should be a comfortable school for dogs in Taiwan, I would take my dog there! ________________________________ Vocabulary 設計給狗上課的學校，這可稀奇了。 1. Design 設計。 Look at this little house I made. 你看我做的小房子。 Wow, is this designed for dogs? 哇，這是設計給狗狗住的嗎？ Yeah, I designed it myself. 對，我自己設計的。 2. Comfortable 舒服的。 Your dog will find it very comfortable. 你的狗會覺得它很舒服。 I find it comfortable! 我都覺得它很舒服了。 3. Lower 降低。 Would you please lower your speakers? 你可以把擴音器關小聲嗎？ I'm trying to sleep. 我想睡覺。 Sorry. I'll turn it off. 真抱歉，我來把它關掉。 4. Material 材質。 What material is this? 這是什麼材料？ It's glass. 是玻璃。 A glass T-shirt! How special! 玻璃做的T-恤！真特別！ Would you like to take your dog to school? design 設計 comfortable 舒服的 lower 降低 material 材質 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the school that is mentioned in the story? a. Taiwan b. Spain c. The U.S. 2. What is special about this school? a. It's designed for dogs b. It's designed for people c. It's designed for insects 3. The building is made of a special material to reduce… a. The level of noise b. The number of cats c. The amount of barking Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Ohhh, do you ever feel hungry, but also too lazy to actually cook anything? 你會不會有時候肚子很餓，但是懶得做一些東西來吃？ Wouldn't it be nice if you could push a button and your kitchen just made you something to eat? 只要按個鈕，廚房就幫你做飯，那該有多好？ Well, now you can! With robot chefs! They'll make your food, and even wash the dishes too! 現在有機器廚師, 不但做飯後還會洗碗！ It's very expensive to put these robot chef arms in your kitchen, but some restaurants are already doing it! Like at a pizza restaurant in Paris. They hired a pizza making world-champion to help make sure the robots made per fect pizzas. 巴黎的一家披薩店，請了一位世界冠軍來教機器手臂做披薩。 All the customer has to do is push a button and pay. From the pizza dough to the toppings, the robot arms can prepare a pizza in about 45 seconds. Then after a few minutes in the oven, your pizza is served! 機器手臂只需要45秒就可以準備好披薩，放進烤箱裡，幾分鐘之後就可以上桌了。 Soon we might see more robots in restaurants or even in people's homes! But until then, I guess I'll have to make my own lunch. Ohhhh, and right now pizza does sound pretty good. ________________________________ Vocabulary 做披薩的機器人，這可方便了。 1) Robot 機器人。 Would you like to have a pizza-making robot? 你想有一個做披薩的機器人嗎？ I make my own pizza. I don't need a robot. 我自己做披薩，我不需要機器人。 2) Button 按鈕。 But think about it. 但是你想想看。 Just push a button and a hot pizza is done. 只需要按一個按鈕，熱騰騰的披薩就做好了。 3) Kitchen 廚房。 No, I don't want a machine in my kitchen. 不了，我不要廚房裡有個機器。 So… the dishwasher in your kitchen is not a machine? 所以你廚房的洗碗機不是機器？ No, it's not. 不是。 4) Prepare 準備。 I'm preparing dinner. 我正在準備晚飯。 For me? How nice of you! 替我準備嗎？你人真好！ No problem. I just need to push some buttons. 沒問題的，我只需要按幾個按鈕。 Let's read the vocabulary together. robot 機器人 button 按鈕 kitchen 廚房 prepare 準備 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of robots are talked about in the story? A: Robot drivers B: Robot chefs C: Robot dancers 2. What are the robots making? A: Pizza B: Ice cream C: Snowmen 3. Where is this happening? A: Paris B: Taipei C: Kaohisung Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Hi kids! Do you know what I'm doing today? I'm going to have a special meal. It's a luxury meal. 我今天要去吃豪華大餐！ The meal is from a five-star hotel. But I'm not eating in a restaurant or a hotel. No; I'm going to it on a bus. Yes, that's right… a bus! It's a double-decker bus. 這是一輛雙層巴士。 Also, it is black. So, if you see this big, black bus, you will know it's special. The bus drives around Taipei. It drives by places like Taipei 101 and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. 它會經過台北101和國父紀念館。 People can have dinner on the bus. Dinner is a bit expensive… $1,800 NT. 在車上吃晚餐的價錢有點貴，一個人要1,800塊台幣。 Or you can have afternoon tea. Afternoon tea is cheaper. It's $1,000 NT. 下午茶比較便宜，一個人一千塊。 Now, you might think it's strange to eat a luxury meal on a bus. Doesn't the food fall off tables during the ride? 在車上用餐，盤子會不會打翻？ No. The food is kept on the tables with racks. These racks keep the glasses, plates, and bowls from sliding off the tables. That's a good thing! 別擔心，餐桌上有固定架可以固定餐具，不怕滑下去。 Well, here is my bus now. I'm going to have my luxury meal now. See you later! ________________________________ Vocabulary 一邊用餐一邊欣賞都市的景觀，真浪漫！ 1) Five-star hotel 五星級飯店。 I love staying at five-star hotels. 我很愛住五星級飯店。 Who doesn't? 誰不愛呢？ But I like any hotel with good food. 不過任何有美味餐點的飯店我都喜歡。 2) Meal 餐。 Most people eat 3 meals a day. 大部分人一天吃三餐。 Not me. I only eat one meal a day. 我不是，我一天只吃一餐。 That's not healthy. 那不健康。 3) Drive 駕駛。 Could you just drive around? 你可以駕車繞來繞去嗎？ I don't want to go home. 我不想回家。 Sure, but I can't keep driving all night. 當然。不過我沒辦法整晚一直開車。 4) Afternoon tea 下午茶。 Having afternoon tea is my favorite way to relax. 喝下午茶是我最喜歡的放鬆方式。 來一起讀單字。 five-star hotel 五星級飯店 meal 餐 drive 駕駛 afternoon tea 下午茶 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. How much is the most expensive meal on the bus? A: NT$1,000 B: NT$1,200 C: NT$1,800 2. What color are the special buses? A: Black B: Red C: White 3. What meals can people have on the special bus? A: Breakfast and dinner B: Afternoon tea and dinner C: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

I love the sound of the sea. 我喜歡海的聲音。 But I don't really like the sound of seagulls! They are very noisy birds! 可是海鷗真的很吵！ Sydney Harbour in Australia has a lot of seagulls. 澳洲的雪梨港有很多海鷗。 Sydney Harbour is very famous. Many people visit to see the Opera House, take pictures, go to restaurants and have fun. 很多人會去雪梨港看歌劇院跟觀光。 So lots of people, and lots of seagulls, right? The problem is that seagulls steal food! 海鷗會搶人的食物！ That's right! You could be standing on the harbor, enjoying the nice view and eating an ice cream or some fries when suddenly… A seagull could swoop down and take your food! This has been a problem for years. But now some people have finally had an idea to stop the seagulls from stealing food. 海鷗搶食物的問題，現在終於有人想出了解決的方法。 That's right! Dogs! 就是狗！ Trained dogs now walk around the harbor and if they see seagulls getting too close. They chase the seagulls away! 受過訓練的狗看到海鷗太靠近，會把海鷗趕走。 It's working really well! The dogs stop the seagulls from stealing food and everybody loves the dogs too! Now they are another one of Sydney Harbour's big attractions! 現在這些狗狗變成了雪梨港的新景點！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 狗狗果然是人類最好的朋友！ 1) Steal 偷竊。 The bird is stealing my food! 那隻鳥在偷我的食物！ I can't believe it! 真不敢相信。 We need to put the food away, or it'll steal again. 我們得把食物收起來，不然牠們會再來偷。 2) Problem 問題。 But my lunch is gone! 但是我的中飯沒了！ That's not a problem. 那不是問題。 Here, we can share my sandwich. 來，我們可以分享我的三明治。 3) Train 訓練。 I think those birds are trained by their mothers. 我想那些鳥是被媽媽訓練出來的。 Trained to steal food? 得到偷食物的訓練？ Yeah, they are so good at it. 對啊，牠們很厲害呢。 4) Chase away 趕走。 Look, the dog is chasing the birds away! 你看，狗狗把鳥都趕走了！ What a wonderful dog! 真棒的狗！ Please read the vocabulary with me. steal 偷竊 problem 問題 train 訓練 chase away 趕走 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of birds are talked about in the story? A: Parrots B: Seagulls C: Pigeons 2. Where are these birds causing problems? A: Sydney Harbour B: Taipei 101 C: The North Pole 3. What are they using to scare the birds away? A: Loud music B: Big spiders C: Trained dogs Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Sometimes, very old people live in places called care homes… special places with doctors and nurses to take care of them. 有一些人老了以後會住在安養院，接受醫生和護士的照顧。 Being very old can be hard. Some very old people can't walk very well and feel tired and bored. In England, one care home for old people had a fun idea. They said, "Hey! Let's bring some penguins to play with everyone… that way they won't feel so bored or lonely!" 在英國，有個安養院想到讓企鵝陪老人玩耍。 Yes! Penguins! Those little black and white birds that cannot fly. The penguins came from the zoo… and guess what? These penguins from the zoo are very friendly. They sit on the old people's laps and let them pet them. 這些企鵝來自動物園，很喜歡親近人，會坐在老人的腿上讓他們撫摸。 The great grandmothers and great grandfathers in this care home in England said the penguins were so cute. They said the penguins made them forget their problems and feel happy. 住在安養院的爺爺奶奶說，可愛的企鵝讓他們非常的開心！ What a nice story! We should be nice to old people. One day, we will be the old people! 大家都會變老，所以我們也要善待老人家。 Ha! Can you imagine being 100 years old? Well, one day you might be! And maybe you will get to pet a penguin, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 讓企鵝陪伴老人家，多麼有創意！ 1. Penguin 企鵝。 I didn't know that penguins are friendly animals. 我都不知道企鵝是友善的動物。 Me either. 我也不知道。 I only knew that penguins eat fish. 我只知道企鵝吃魚。 2. Friendly 友善的。 Why are you going to that restaurant? 你為什麼去那家餐廳？ The waiters there are very friendly. 因為那家的服務人員很友善。 3. grandmother 祖母，grandfather 祖父。 I've never met my grandmother or grandfather. 我從來沒見過我的祖父祖母。 I've met mine. 我有見過我的。 I like my grandfather a lot. 我很喜歡我的阿公。 4. Take care of 照顧。 Who takes care of your grandfather? 誰照顧你的阿公？ He can take care of himself. 他可以照顧自己。 So let's be kind to our grandparents. Let's read the words. penguin 企鵝 friendly 友善的 grandmother 祖母 grandfather 祖父 take care of 照顧 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did this story happen? A: China B: England C: Australia 2. What animal played with the old people? A: Giraffes B: Monkeys C: Penguins 3. Why is it hard for people to be very old? A: They feel tired and bored B: Some old people live with penguins C: Because they can't eat ice cream or pizza every day Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Do you guys like hiking? Hiking is great. But it can be dangerous, too. If you are not careful, you can fall. Or you might get too close to a strong river. 在野外健行有潛在的危險，可能會掉到山谷裡，或者碰到湍急的河流。 That's what happened to two men in Canada. They were hiking too close to a river and got trapped. 有兩個加拿大的登山客，因為河水上漲，就被困住了。 But they were lucky. Five other men saw them. These five men were going to look at a nice waterfall. There was just one problem. The two men were down by the river… The five other men were high above them. 幸運的是另外五個登山客看到了他們，但是他們的位置比困在山谷中的兩個人高了十公尺。 They didn't have a rope, so they did something very smart. Some of the five men were wearing turbans. Turban 是回教徒男子頭上的頭巾。 They took off their turbans and they tied them together. They also tied their jackets to the turbans. They made a rope from the turbans and jackets. 他們脫下頭巾，和夾克綁在一起，做成一條長長的繩索。 They lowered the turbans and jackets down to the two men. Then the two men climbed up the rock… Wow! Those guys are really smart! And they are heroes, too! 能想到用衣物做成繩子來救人，真的很聰明！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 動動腦筋，手邊的東西有時候也可以救人。 1. Hike 健行。 Do you enjoy hiking, Ryan? 你喜歡健行嗎？ Oh yes, I love hiking along the northeastern coast. 喜歡，我喜歡沿著東北海岸健行。 Let's go there this weekend. 我們這個周末就去那兒吧。 2. Smart 聰明的。 The five hikers made a smart move. 那五個登山客採取了明智的行動。 They're not only smart. 他們不只是聰明。 They are also quick. 他們反應也很快。 3. Tie 綁住。 Tie your ties together and you can make a rope. 把你的領帶都綁在一起，可以做一條繩子。 Right, "tie" also means 領帶。對，它也有領帶的意思。 4. Climb 攀爬。 Do you think you can climb up that mountain? 你覺得你可以爬上去那座山嗎？ Sure, if you climb with me. 可以，要是你跟我一起的話。 Let's read the words together. hike 健行 smart 聰明的 tie 綁住 climb 攀爬 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What happened to the two men in the story? A: They went hiking too close to a river. B: They fell into a waterfall. C: They fell from their boat into a river. 2. What did the five men want to look at? A: A strong river B: A nice waterfall C: A big mountain 3. How did the five men save the two men? A: They used a large rope. B: They used a special machine. C: They used jackets and turbans. Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

Many places have forest fires… but in Australia, they have bush fires. 很多地方有森林大火，但澳洲是叢林大火。 In 2020 there were some terrible bush fires in Australia. The bushland caught fire and it burned for many weeks! 2020年，澳洲發生叢林大火，連續燒了好幾個星期。 The firefighters in Australia tried to put out the fires. They even used airplanes and dropped water on the fires… but the fires were too big. 消防員從飛機上灑水滅火，但是火實在太大了。 Many koalas were trapped in the fires. But… 100 koalas were saved… by a hero dog! 有一隻英雄狗狗，救出了一百隻無尾熊！ The dog's name is Bear. 牠的名字叫小熊。 Bear has lots of energy and loves to play… so he became a koala rescue dog. A koala rescue dog goes into the bushland after the fire stops and finds koalas that need help. 搜救犬小熊會在火被撲滅以後進到叢林裡，尋找需要幫忙的無尾熊。 The ground is still very hot after a fire, so Bear wears special dog shoes to protect his feet. 地面還是很燙，所以小熊會穿特別的鞋子來保護腳。 Bear found 100 koalas that needed help. That's a lot! Firefighters gave Bear a medal because they say Bear is a hero. 消防隊頒發勳章給英勇的小熊。 Saving 100 koalas is amazing… What a good dog! ________________________________ Vocabulary 救難犬能夠幫忙救出上百隻的無尾熊，真是了不起！ 1. Koala 無尾熊。 Koalas are so cute! 無尾熊好可愛！ They are, but you have to go to Australia to see them. 是很可愛，但是你要去澳洲才看得到。 I saw koalas yesterday, at Taipei Zoo! 我昨天才看到無尾熊，在台北動物園！ 2. Firefighter 救火員，消防員。 Finally, firefighters are here! 消防隊終於來了！ Yeah, they need to put out this fire fast! 他們得趕快把火撲滅！ 3. Rescue 搶救。 Can they rescue the trees? 他們能搶救那些樹嗎？ I think they should rescue the animals first. 我想他們應該先救動物。 4. Forest 森林。 Animals can run, but the forest can't move. 動物會自己跑，但是森林動不了。 I guess you're right. 我想你是對的。 今天的單字很有趣喔。 koala 無尾熊 firefighter 消防員 rescue 搶救 forest 森林 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did the big bush fires happen in 2020? A: Australia B: Taichung C: England 2. What is the hero dog's name? A: Monkey B: Giraffe C: Bear 3. How many koalas did the hero dog save? A: 1,000 B: 100 C: 10 Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Ask your mom or dad about Taiwan before the high-speed rail, or "HSR", was built. 問問你的爸媽在還沒有高鐵的時候台灣是怎樣呢？ Back then, if you wanted to go from Taipei to Kaohsiung, you could take a bus or a train…but they were slow. It would take maybe 5 hours! If the traffic was bad… the bus could take 8 hours! 以前要從台北到高雄，搭巴士可能要花五到八個小時。 Now we have the HSR and… zoom! we can travel across Taiwan in just 90 minutes. Taiwan is lucky to have good transportation… many countries don't. 很多國家的交通不像台灣這麼便利。 Laos is a small country in Southeast Asia. But Laos has one big problem… it is "landlocked". 位在東南亞的寮國是一個內陸國家。 They don't have an easy way to get to the ocean. 到海邊很不方便。 It's hard to send things or get things from other countries if you can't use ships… but Laos now has a high-speed rail! It connects Laos to China. 寮國現在已經有高鐵，可以通到中國。 The new HSR train in Laos can go 160 kilometers per hour. 寮國高鐵時速可以有160公里！ That means it will only take a few hours to get from Laos to China… and guess how long it used to take? Many days! 去中國以前要很多天，現在只要幾個小時。 Before this HSR, Laos only had a few short train lines… everybody used slow buses! What a big change! ________________________________ Vocabulary 高鐵大幅改善了寮國的交通。 1. High-speed rail 高速鐵路。 I need to be in Taipei at 9AM tomorrow. 我明天早上九點就要到台北。 Take the early High-speed Rail train. 你坐高鐵車。 It'll get you there in time. 它會讓你及時趕到。 2. Train 火車。 Good, I love taking the train. 真好。我喜歡搭火車。 Yeah, it's fast and smooth. 對，火車又快又平穩。 3. Bus 巴士，公車。 But I still have to take a bus to the HSR station. 可是我仍然需要搭公車去高鐵車站。 Let me drive you there. 讓我開車送你去吧。 4. Country 國家。 I'd like to take a train across many countries. 我想要搭火車穿越很多國家。 You can do that in Europe. 在歐洲可以那樣。 You can go to almost all the countries there by train. 你可以坐火車到幾乎所有國家。 Please read the words with me. high-speed rail 高速鐵路 train 火車 bus 巴士 country 國家 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What country now has a new high-speed rail? A: Kaohsiung B: Laos C: China 2. What problem does Laos have? A: There is no easy way to get to the ocean. B: It is in the air. They float on clouds. C: It is underwater… there is no easy way to get to land. 3. From where does the new HSR go to? A: It goes from Laos to China B: It goes from Laos to Taipei C: It goes from Laos to the ocean Answers 1: B 2: A 3: A

Staying at a nice hotel is fun! But in just a few years … some people could be staying at a nice hotel… in space! Yeah! A space hotel is going to open in 2027! 2027年有一些人可能會去太空旅館度假。 You will be able to look out the window and see Earth far below you. 從窗戶看出去就會看到地球。 What a great view! The space hotel will look like a Ferris wheel. 這個太空旅館看起來就像一座摩天輪。 The hotel will spin like a Ferris wheel, and that will give the people inside some gravity so you won't fly away all the time. 它像摩天輪一樣旋轉產生引力，裡面的人才不會一直飄起來。 But not too much gravity… it will still feel a little like floating, and the hotel wants to set up fun things to do… like basketball! Can you imagine playing basketball with only a little gravity? You could jump super high and super far! 因為引力不大所以你會感覺輕輕飄飄，打籃球就可以跳得又高又遠喔！ But…. there is one thing not so cool about the space hotel. It's going to be very expensive to go there. The cost for flying in a rocket and staying at the space hotel for three days is $140 million NT dollars! 但是搭火箭去住太空旅館三天要1.4億台幣！ Wow, 140 million?! Woah! Well, let's hope someday it gets cheaper. ________________________________ Vocabulary 太空旅館聽起來很棒，但是一般人住不起！ 1. Expensive 昂貴的。 I'd really love to travel to space, but it's too expensive! 我好想去太空旅行，可是太貴了。 It's expensive and dangerous. 它很貴並且很危險。 2. Space 太空。 So you don't want to stay in a space hotel? 所以你不想住在太空旅館嗎？ No, I'll just stay here and watch the moon. 不想，我只想待在這裡賞月。 3. Gravity 地心引力。 Then you can't experience almost zero gravity. 那你就不能體驗幾乎沒有引力的感覺。 What's wrong with gravity? 地心引力有什麼不對？ I don't want things floating around! 我可不要東西飄來飄去！ 4. Hotel 旅館。 This hotel is very special. 這間旅館很特別。 You can feed giraffes from your window. 你可以從窗戶餵長頸鹿！ These are useful words to learn. expensive 昂貴的 space 太空 gravity 地心引力 hotel 旅館 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the space hotel going to look like? A: A swimming pool B: A Ferris wheel C: A rocket 2. How much is a 3-day stay going to cost? A: About NT$140 million! B: About NT$400! C: About NT$400,000! 3. What is one fun thing you can do at the space hotel? A: Play basketball in low gravity B: Ride a horse C: Shoot a bow and arrow Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

What would you do if you found a box of diamonds and rubies? 你如果找到一盒裡面有鑽石或是紅寶石之類的珠寶，你會怎麼做呢？ In English we call these stones "gems". They are very expensive. 在英文裡面，這種石頭叫做gems，價值很高。 A mountain climber in France found a box of gems on a mountain. The climber could have kept them and not told anyone, but this man was honest. 有一位法國的登山客在山上發現了珠寶盒。他可以留下來，不告訴別人。但他很誠實。 He went to the police and said, "Hi… uh… I found a box of gems on the mountain." The police tried to find out who lost the gems on the mountain. Finally, after a long search, the police say they think the box came from an airplane that crashed in the mountains more than 50 years ago! 但是他把盒子送到警察局，警察調查了很久，才知道它來自五十年前墜毀在山上的一架飛機。 Nobody knows who the gems belong to… so in the end, the police gave the climber half of them, and the government took the other half. Half of the gems are worth about 4 million NT dollars. That's a lot of money! 沒人知道珠寶盒是誰的，所以法國政府保留一半，一半給了登山客，相當於四百萬台幣。 How about you? Would you tell the police if you found a big box of treasure? Would you be that honest? 你會這麼的誠實嗎？ You would? 你會嗎？ That's great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 飛機墜毀在山區，珠寶盒卻保存了下來。 1. Crash 墜毀。 The plane crashed, but nobody died. 飛機墜毀了，卻沒有人死亡。 That's a miracle! 真是奇蹟！ 2. Treasure 寶物。 I found a box of treasure yesterday! 我昨天找到一盒寶貝。 Really? What's inside? 真的？裡面有什麼？ No diamonds or other gems. 沒有鑽石，也沒有別的寶石。 3. Worth 價值。 Then it's not worth much. 那它就不值什麼錢了。 You're quite wrong. 你錯了。 It's worth a lot to me. 它對我很有價值。 4. Honest 誠實的。 So what's inside the box? 所以盒子裡是什麼呢？ Please be honest. 請你誠實一點。 My old diaries! 我的舊日記！ Do you wish to find a box of treasure? 來一起讀單字。 crash 墜毀 treasure 寶物 worth 價值 honest 誠實的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the mountain climber find? A: A box of tissue B: A box of pizza C: A box of gems 2. What did the climber do after he found the box? A: He kept it all for himself B: He ate it C: He told the police 3. What do we call people who tell the truth? A: Naughty B: Hungry C: Honest Answers 1: C 2: C 3: C

Do you want to hear a funny story? In New Zealand, there is a potato called 'Doug.' Yes! The potato has a name! Doug. 紐西蘭有一顆馬鈴薯名叫道格。 Why does the potato have a name? Well, this potato is special. It may be the biggest potato in the world! 它有名字，因為它是世界上最大的馬鈴薯。 Two farmers in New Zealand found the potato when they were working on their farm. The potato is about the same size as a small dog! It weighs almost 8 kilos! 這顆馬鈴薯大得像一隻小狗，有八公斤重! That's a really big potato! The farmers will not eat the potato right away because they say it is so special. 兩位農夫目前不打算吃掉它，因為它太特別了。 A few years ago, some people in the UK found a potato that weighed 5 kilos… but Doug is even bigger and heavier! Doug might be the biggest and heaviest potato in the world! 幾年前在UK曾經有一顆5公斤的馬鈴薯，但是道格更大更重。道格可能是世界上最大最重的馬鈴薯。 What would you do if you had a potato as big as Doug? Make lots of French fries? Make a lot of potato salad? 如果你有像道格這麼大的馬鈴薯，你會拿來做甚麼呢? 薯條還是馬鈴薯沙拉？ Or would you give it a name and play with it? Ha… what would you call your potato? Hmmm… I think I'd call my potato Xiao Huang… or maybe Da Huang! Hmmm… now I'm hungry! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紐西蘭農夫種出來世界最大的馬鈴薯。 1. New Zealand 紐西蘭。 I hope to visit New Zealand some day. 我希望有一天去紐西蘭玩。 To see the Hobbits? 去看哈比人嗎？ No, to see the mountains and sheep. 不，是去看高山和綿羊。 2. Farmer 農夫。 Maybe you can visit a sheep farmer. 你也許可以拜訪牧羊人。 That'd be so cool! 那會很酷！ I'll ask the farmer to let me help with shearing. 我會請牧羊人讓我幫忙剪羊毛。 3. Heavy 重的。 Why is your bag so heavy? 你的包包怎麼這麼重？ It's not that heavy. 這不算重。 There's just a computer and my glasses in it. 裡面只有電腦和我的眼鏡。 4. Salad 沙拉。 What would you like? 你想點什麼菜？ I'm not hungry. I think I'll just have a potato salad. 我不餓，我只想吃個馬鈴薯沙拉。 我們來讀一遍。 New Zealand 紐西蘭 farmer 農夫 heavy 重的 salad 沙拉 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where did they find the potato called 'Doug'? A: In Australia B: In Taichung C: In New Zealand 2. How heavy is Doug the potato? A: About 8 kilos B: About 100 kilos C: About 80 kilos 3. Doug the potato is about the size of what? A: A small dog B: A small bus C: A big monkey Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Three… two… one! Happy new year! 新年快樂！ Are you excited for the New Year's countdown tonight? 你們很期待今天晚上的新年倒數嗎？ A New Year's countdown is when it is ten seconds away from midnight on New Year's Eve. 剩下十秒鐘的時候會開始倒數。 Then, you count the seconds backwards all the way to one, then it's the New Year! 數到一的時候就是新年了！ But not everyone celebrates the New Year at the same time. That's because we all live in different places around the world! 住在世界各地的人不會在同一個時間慶祝新年。 So who gets to celebrate the New Year first? The people in Tonga get to celebrate first! Tonga is a country in the Pacific Ocean, It is very small, and every year they are the first people to welcome the New Year. 東加王國是在太平洋的一個島國，是第一個慶祝新年的地方。 Who celebrates the new year last? American Samoa! American Samoa is a group of very small islands, and it is also in the Pacific Ocean. 美屬薩摩亞也位在太平洋上，是個群島國家。 People who live there will be the last people in the world to yell, "Happy New Year!" 它是最後一個慶祝新年的國家。 But it doesn't matter where you are, everyone gets to celebrate the New Year! How are you celebrating tonight? 你今晚要怎麼慶祝呢？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 2022年即將來臨，今晚就會進入倒數！ 1. Count 數，countdown 倒數。 We will begin the countdown 10 minutes before midnight. 我們會在午夜之前十分鐘開始倒數。 Then you'll have a lot of numbers to count. 那你要數好多數字！ 2. Midnight 午夜。 Yeah, it'll be fun. 會很好玩的。 Then at midnight, we'll yell together, "Happy New Year!" 然後到了子夜，我們會一起叫【新年快樂！】 3. Celebrate 慶祝。 That's a good way to celebrate. 這是很好的慶祝法。 Come celebrate with us! 來加入我們一起慶祝吧！ 4. Island 島嶼。 Taiwan is a big island. 台灣是個大島。 It's not as big as Iceland. 它沒有冰島那麼大。 No, but Taiwan is warmer. 是沒有，不過台灣比較溫暖。 Let's read the words together. count 數 countdown 倒數 midnight 午夜 celebrate 慶祝 island島嶼 Happy New Year! ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a New Year's countdown? a. A countdown to New Year's Day b. A countdown to my birthday c. A countdown after New Year's Day 2. Who celebrates the New Year first? a. Taiwan b. Tonga c. Congo 3. Who celebrates the New Year last? a. American Samoa b. American Samosa c. South America Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Oh, hello! Today I'm going up to the top of Taipei 101! Taipei 101 is famous for being one of the tallest buildings in the world, so the view up here is awesome! 台北101很高，風景也很漂亮！ What other famous buildings have you heard of? 你還知道哪些有名的建築物？ What about the Eiffel Tower in France? 法國的艾菲爾鐵塔？ Or the Pyramids in Egypt? 埃及的金字塔？ Or what about the Taj Mahal in India? 那印度的泰姬瑪哈陵呢？ The Taj Mahal was built almost 400 years ago when a heartbroken emperor decided to build it for his wife after she died. 400年前，一位印度皇帝因為太太死了很難過，所以蓋了泰姬瑪哈陵。 It took a lot of work and time to complete. The whole thing took 22 years and thousands of workers to build. 幾千個人花了22年才蓋好。 Now the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love. This gave another man the idea to build another Taj Mahal for his wife! 一位印度人也想蓋一座泰姬瑪哈給他的太太！ This one's for him and his wife to live in though! 不過這是要給他自己跟愛妻共同居住的。 The real Taj Mahal is in a city called Agra. The new Taj Mahal is in a place called Madhya Pradesh. It's not as big as the real one but it's still pretty special! 雖然比較小但還是很特別！ Well, I'm going to enjoy the view here on Taipei 101 some more. And maybe one day I'll visit one of the Taj Mahals! ________________________________ Vocabulary 四百年前的泰姬瑪哈，是一座陵寢。新的泰姬瑪哈則是可以居住的房子。 1) Special 特別的。 Isn't it special? 這不是很特別嗎? Building a Taj Mahal for love? 為了愛情蓋一座泰姬瑪哈? It sure is. 真的是。A bit too special. 有點兒太特別了。 2) Wife 妻子。 But the man's wife must love it. 不過那位男子的太太一定很喜歡。Yeah, he said it shows love. 對，他說那表示愛。 3) Heartbroken 心碎的。 She would be heartbroken if he leaves her. 要是他離開她，她會心碎的。Let's hope they stay together forever. 我們希望他們永遠在一起。 4) As big as 一樣大。 The new Taj Mahal is not as big as the old one. 新的泰姬瑪哈沒有舊的那麼大。I'm sure it's big enough. 我相信它夠大了。 Let's read the English first. special 特別的 wife 妻子 heartbroken 心碎的 as big as 一樣大 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What famous building is the story about? A: The White House B: Tokyo Tower C: The Taj Mahal 2. Who did the emperor build it for? A: His mother B: His best friend C: His wife 3. The famous building gave a man the idea to do what? A: Build a new one for him and his wife B: Knock down a building C: Paint his house Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

Can you tell when someone is lying? Scientists say people are not very good at guessing who is lying and who is telling the truth. 科學家說，人類不太會分辨別人是不是在說謊。 But computers are very good at finding liars. 但是電腦就有辦法。 One new computer uses a special sticker. You put the sticker on a person's face, and the sticker can feel very small movements on their face. 有一種新的電腦用特別的貼紙可以感覺臉上細微的動作。 The sticker sends the info to the computer and… BOOM. Caught you! 就被抓到了。 And the computer is correct more than 70% of the time! 電腦抓到你說謊的正確率有百分之七十這麼高 70%。 That's a lot! The clues the computers find are too small for you and me to see… but the computer catches them. 這些細微的動作人類看不出來，但是電腦可以。 Maybe in the future, your mom and dad will have a computer that can check to see if you are lying! Maybe in the future, it will be very hard to lie because a computer will always catch you! 未來說謊可能會很難，因為電腦都知道。 Well, that's okay. There's a simple solution. Don't lie! 最簡單的方法就是別說謊！ Always tell the truth! Easy, right? ________________________________ Vocabulary 這種電腦可以知道人們是否在講真話，不過也並非百分之百正確。 1. Correct 正確的。 You got this wrong. 你這個弄錯了。 The correct answer is one thousand. 正確答案是一千。 No, I'm sure it's correct. 不，我很確定這是對的。 2. Truth 真實。 Please tell me the truth. 請你跟我說實話。 I am telling you the truth. 我是在跟你講實話。 I didn't eat your chocolate, just the ice cream. 我沒吃你的巧克力，只吃了冰淇淋。 3. Catch 抓到。 A computer can catch me lying. That's scary. 電腦能抓到我在撒謊。這很恐怖。 Why do you want to lie to a computer? 你為什麼要對電腦說謊？ It's just a test to see if it can catch me. 這只是個測驗，看它能不能抓到我。 4. Good at 擅長。 So you're not good at lying. 所以你不擅長說謊。 No, I never was.從來就不擅場。 你記住了今天的單字嗎？ correct 正確的 truth 真實 catch 抓到 good at 擅長 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Do people always know when someone is lying? A: Yes! People always know. B: No, but moms and dads usually know. C: No! Scientists say no one is good at knowing when someone is lying. 2. What does a new computer use to catch liars? A: A sticker you put on someone's face B: A hat you put on someone's head C: A fish you put on someone's shoulder 3. How often can the computer catch a liar? A: More than 70% of the time B: More than 10% of the time C: More than 100% of the time Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Brrr… It's a little cold out there. No snow though. We don't get much snow here, but some places get a lot of it. 台灣不太下雪, 但是有一些地方會下很多！ Snow can be pretty, but it can also cause problems! In Denmark recently, some customers were doing some shopping when heavy snow trapped them and staff inside a couple of stores all night! 最近在丹麥，有一些顧客跟員工被大雪困在兩家店裡一整晚！ Luckily, they were pretty good stores to get stuck in! One was a furniture store, and the other was a toy store! 好險那兩家店一家賣傢俱，另一家賣玩具。 Those in the furniture store could sleep in any bed they wanted! And getting trapped in a toy store could be pretty fun! 被困在傢俱店的人愛睡哪一張床都可以，另外，被困在玩具店應該也很有趣！ In England, a similar thing happened! The snow there trapped customers in a pub! 在英國，有人因為大雪被困在酒館！ The pub had a band to play music, they had quizzes and movies, and of course food and drink, too! 酒館裡有現場樂團、還可以看電影、吃吃喝喝！ They were stuck for three days! But they had a pretty good time! One lady said she didn't want to leave! 他們在那裡待了三天，但是過得很開心！ Nobody wants to be stuck anywhere, but being stuck in a furniture store, a toy store, or a pub is not too bad, right? Which would you prefer to be stuck in? ________________________________ Vocabulary 因為天氣而受困，運氣好的話，可能是有趣的經驗！ 1) Furniture 傢俱。 Let's go to a furniture store on Saturday. 我們星期六去傢俱行吧。 What do you need? 你需要什麼？ Chairs and a coffee table. 椅子和咖啡桌。 Okay, I know a good furniture store on Spring Road. 好，我知道春天路上一家不錯的傢俱行。 2) Trap 困住。 Look at this rain! We're trapped! 你看這個雨 ! 我們被困住了。 Don't worry. We can wait there. 別擔心，我們可以在那裡等。 3) Store 商店。 See, this is a nice store. 你看，這家店很不錯。 Yeah, I like a store that sells coffee and books. 對啊，我喜歡賣咖啡也賣書的店。 4) Snow 雪。 There's a lot of snow on Jade Mountain! 玉山上有好多雪！ That's strange. It's not even cold. 真奇怪，天氣並不冷啊。 Let's read the vocabulary together. furniture 傢俱 trap 困住 store 商店 snow 雪 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why were the customers trapped? A: They couldn't find the key B: Because of snow C: Because it was too hot 2. Customers in Denmark were trapped in what places? A: A shoe store and a candy store B: A supermarket and a school C: A furniture store and a toy store 3. Where were customers stuck in a pub? A: In England B: In South Africa C: In Germany Answers 1. B 2. C 3. A

Have you ever gone camping? 你有去露營過嗎？ Camping can be fun. It's great to sleep in a tent and hear the sounds of nature. 睡在帳篷裡，聽大自然的聲音，感覺很棒。 Often, people go camping in the mountains or near a nice lake. Some people in England go camping in a very different place. They go camping in a church. Yeah, a church! 在英國，有的人會去教堂露營。 There are lots of old churches in England. Many of them were built hundreds of years ago. Some of the churches are so old they have bats in them. 有一些很老的教堂裡甚至有蝙蝠。 Well, maybe sleeping in a church with bats wouldn't be so great. There's even a name for camping in a church. It's called "champing." Champing is two words put together: church and camping. So, champing is a new word. Champing這個新的英文字，是把教堂church和露營camping兩個字拼在一起。 When you go champing in England, there are beds in the church. 在英國去champing的時候，教堂裡面有床。 There are chairs and candles, too. But the candles aren't real ones. They have batteries. 也有椅子和蠟燭，但是蠟燭不是真的，是用電池的。 There is also a toilet, but no shower. 也有馬桶，但是沒有地方洗澡。 What do you think? Would you like to try "champing?" ________________________________ Vocabulary 在教堂裡面過夜，跟真正的戶外露營，感覺一定大不同。 1. Camping 露營。 Let's go camping next weekend. 我們下周末去露營吧。 Again? We just returned from camping in Penghu! 又去？我們才剛從澎湖露營回來！ This will be different. 這次會不一樣。 2. Church 教堂。 We're going camping in a church. 我們要去教堂露營。 Inside a church? 去教堂裡面？ No, that's a bad idea. 這是個壞主意。 I won't be able to sleep before God. 我在神的面前會睡不著。 3. Sleep 睡覺。 Come on, it'll be fun. 去啦，會很好玩的。 You sleep well everywhere you go. 你到哪裡都睡得很好啊。 No, not in a church. 不，教堂裡不行。 4. Tent 帳篷。 Let's still sleep in a tent on the mountains. 我們還是睡在山上的帳篷裡吧。 You're right. I prefer a tent, too. 你說得對，我也比較喜歡帳篷。 Do you like camping? Please read these words. camping 露營 church 教堂 sleep 睡覺 tent 帳篷 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where can people go camping in a church? A: In America B: In England C: In Canada 2. What can you NOT do when you go camping in a church? A: Go to the toilet B: Sleep on a bed C: Take a shower 3. What is camping in a church called? A: "Church Camp" B: "Champing" C: "Churching" Answers 1. B 2. C 3. B

Wow! It's Christmas. I love to open gifts! 我喜歡打開耶誕節禮物！ Kids get some great presents at Christmas time. They might get a toy train set. Or, they might get a cool video game. But, around Christmas, children can get a bit greedy. 有些小孩會變得有點貪心。 They ask for a lot of presents! A toy company did a survey. The toy company asked parents how many presents their kids ask for. The survey also asked how much all of those presents cost. 有一家玩具公司做調查，兒童向爸媽要了多少禮物，還有買禮物花了多少錢。 I have the answers for you! On average, kids in England tell their parents they want about 16 things for Christmas. 英國小孩平均跟爸媽要求16個耶誕禮物。 Sixteen… wow, that's a lot! That sounds greedy! 這聽起來很貪心！ All those presents cost more than $11,000 NT dollars. 禮物加起來平均花費超過一萬一千台幣！ The survey by the toy company also found something else interesting. Almost half of the kids didn't like some presents they got from their parents. 更有趣的是將近一半的小孩不喜歡爸媽送的一些禮物。 Those kids are hard to please! Well, I hope all of you students, and your parents, and teachers have a great Christmas! Merry Christmas! ________________________________ Vocabulary 跟爸爸媽媽要16個禮物，會不會太多？ 1. Present 禮物。 How many Christmas presents did you get when you were a boy, Ryan? 你小時候得到幾個耶誕禮物？ Not many. 不多。 My favorite present was a toy train set. 我最喜歡的禮物是一組玩具火車。 2. Children 兒童。 Children often want many things from their parents. 兒童經常跟父母要很多東西。 Yeah, parents find it hard to say no. 對，父母很難說不。 3. Parents 父母。 My parents said no to me all the time. 我爸爸媽媽總是對我說不。 Because you wanted toys? 因為你想要玩具？ No, because I wanted new clothes. 不是，因為我想要新衣服。 4. Greedy 貪心的。 I want ice cream, mango pudding and honey cake. 我要冰淇淋，芒果布丁和蜂蜜蛋糕。 Am I too greedy? 我太貪心了嗎？ Not if you share them with me. 你跟我分享就不會。 請跟我一起讀單字。 present 禮物 children 兒童 parents 父母 greedy 貪心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did the toy company ask parents? A: What they want for Christmas B: If their children like Christmas C: How many gifts their kids want 2. What does greedy mean? A: Feeling a little unhappy B: Wanting too much C: Being sad 3. What else did the toy company find out? A: Many kids didn't like some presents they got. B: Kids in England get the most gifts C: Trains and video games are the most popular Christmas gifts. Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

December 26th is the day after Christmas… But December 26th is also a special day for some people! It's a holiday in many places, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. 在很多國家，耶誕節過後的12月26日也很特別。 December 26th is called "Boxing Day." Boxing Day? Does that mean a day for boxing? 禮物日，跟拳擊有關係嗎？ No… no boxing on Boxing Day. Boxing Day is almost like a second Christmas. 禮物日不打拳。Boxing Day就像第二個Christmas。 The tradition comes from a really nice idea. Many years ago, on the day after Christmas, people would give gifts or a little money to their workers or to poor people. 很久以前，人們會在耶誕節的第二天，給他們的員工或是窮人小禮物。 They would put the gifts or the money in small boxes. 這些禮物或是錢都放在小盒子裡。 So, people started calling the day, "Boxing Day." But today, Boxing Day is mostly just a day for shopping… yeah… more shopping! 到了今天，禮物日變成大減價日。 Hmm. Maybe we should go back to the old Boxing Day idea and give gifts to people who need them. 也許我們應該跟以前一樣，把錢拿去幫助需要的人。 What do you think? ________________________________ Vocabulary 禮物日其實指的是商店大減價。 1. Box 盒子。 I'm going to give our teacher a gift box.我要送我們老師一個禮物盒。 What did you put in the box? 你在盒子裡放了什麼？ A beautiful pair of socks. It's winter time! 一雙漂亮的襪子。現在是冬天啊！ 2. Second 第二。 You'll be the second one to give the teacher a gift. 你是第二個送禮物給老師的人。 What? Who's the first? 什麼？那誰是第一個？ Me! 是我。 3. Gift 禮物。 What will you give her? 你要送她什麼？ I'm not telling you. 不告訴你。 It's something special… 它很特別… and I already gave the gift to her. 而且我已經把禮物送給她了。 4. Tradition 傳統。 Boxing Day is a tradition in many countries. 禮物日在很多國家是個傳統。 It's a good tradition. 它是個好傳統。 I love sales. 我喜歡大減價。 今天的單字很有趣喔，來一起讀一遍。 box 盒子 second 第二 gift 禮物 tradition 傳統 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What day is Boxing Day on? A: December 25th B: December 26th C: December 32nd 2. What's the story of Boxing Day? A: On the day after Christmas, people gave gifts to poor people B: On the day after Christmas, people went to watch boxing C: On the night before Christmas, people looked at boxes 3. What do many people do on Boxing Day now? A: They play with boxes B: They go to church C: They go shopping Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Did you know, we have two sets of teeth over our lives? We sometimes call the first teeth: 'baby teeth.' 人的一生有兩組牙齒，第一組叫做乳牙。 Kids have 20 baby teeth. As you grow up, you lose your baby teeth and get new 'adult' teeth. 成長過程中，牙齒會慢慢掉光，長出來的新牙齒叫做恆齒。 Do you have all your adult teeth yet? Adults have 32 teeth… well, most of the time. Some animals have many teeth, some have a few, and some have none. But I know about a fish that has 555 teeth! 有一種魚有555顆牙齒！ Yeah! Really! 555! This fish is about 50 centimeters long, and it lives in the North Pacific Ocean. 這種魚長50公分，生活在北太平洋。 It can catch and eat lots of other big fish. Scientists wanted to learn more about this fish… so they caught some and looked inside their scary mouths… and found 555 teeth! But that's not all! Scientists found that the fish is always growing new teeth! 科學家還發現，這種魚會一直長新牙齒！ Every day, the fish loses 20 teeth and starts to grow new teeth. And… they can grow new teeth in just about one day! 牠們每天會掉20顆牙齒，一天之內新牙齒就長出來了！ The scientists were quite surprised… one day is really fast! It takes us years to grow all our adult teeth! 我們長出所有恆齒要好幾年呢！ But this fish is losing and growing teeth every day! Cool, yeah? ________________________________ Vocabulary 有五百多顆牙齒的魚，真是驚人！ 1. Teeth 牙齒。 Doctors say teeth help us smile and speak. 醫生說牙齒幫助我們微笑和講話。 Really? I thought they only help me chew food. 真的喔？我以為牙齒只幫我咀嚼食物。 2. Hundred 百。 This strange fish has hundreds of teeth! 這種奇怪的魚有數百顆牙齒！ Hundreds of teeth? 數百顆嗎？ It must have a big mouth! 它一定有很大的嘴巴！ 3. Adult 成年的。 Most people have 32 adult teeth. 大部分人有32顆恆齒。 When do children's adult teeth come in? 兒童什麼時候長恆齒？ Around 6 or 7. 大約六,七歲的時候。 4. Lose 失去。 Kevin is losing his baby teeth! 凱文在掉乳齒！ My mom is beginning to lose her adult teeth. 我老媽開始掉恆齒了。 When did you lose all your baby teeth? 一起來讀單字。 teeth 牙齒 hundred 百 adult 成年的 lose 失去 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How many teeth does the fish in the story have? A: 5,555 B: 2 C: 555 2. What is special about these fish teeth? A: About 20 fall out every day B: The teeth are blue and yellow C: The tooth fairy really likes these teeth 3. About how many teeth do kids and adults have? A: Kids have 9 and adults have 50 B: Kids have 20 and adults have 32 C: Kids have 234 and adults have 555 Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

What's the fastest thing you can do with your body? Run? Ehhhh, you can run fast, I guess. 你的身體最快的動作是甚麼呢？跑步嗎？ What about blinking? 眨眼呢？ Yeah! The blink of an eye happens really fast! 眨眼睛的動作很快。 But there's something many people can do that's even faster than blinking! Twenty times faster! 有一個動作比眨眼睛快20倍。 It's something you can do… just like that! Have you got it? Yep. it's a finger snap! 就是彈指頭。 Learning to snap your fingers can take a little practice. 不會的話需要練習。 First push your middle finger into your thumb; this is where the energy of the snap comes from. 先把中指和拇指壓在一起 產生力量。 Then slide your thumb away, and let your middle finger slap against your hand. 把拇指滑開後 讓中指彈到手上。 Scientists have tried to make the finger snap even faster. They put material between the fingers to add or take away friction. But both experiments just slowed down the finger snap. 為了讓彈指頭速度更快，科學家把東西放在手指之間來增加或是減少摩擦.，但是這兩個實驗只會讓速度慢了下來。 The finger snap has just the right amount of friction and energy! 我們彈指的時候產生的摩擦力跟能量恰恰好。 And if you practice… it's easy! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家說人體能做的最快的動作就是彈指。 1) Finger 手指。 There are so many things our fingers can do. 我們的手指可以做好多事。 My fingers are for using my cell phone only. 我的手指只用在手機。 2) Fast 很快, faster 更快。 Do you think you can walk faster? 你可以再走快一點嗎？ We're late. 我們遲到了。 I'm going as fast as I can. 我已經盡可能的快了。 3) Energy 能量，力量。 You need an energy drink. 你需要機能飲。 No, I don't need more energy. 不，我不需要更多能量。 I only need to sit down. 我只需要坐下來。 4) Practice 練習。 I'm going to practice playing golf. 我要練習打高爾夫。 Golf? Where will you practice? 高爾夫？你去哪兒練習？ In the classroom. 在教室裡。 So can you snap your fingers while reading the words? finger 手指 fast 快的 faster 更快的 energy 能量 practice 練習 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the fastest action the human body can do? A: Jump B: Blink C: A finger snap 2. What effect did the scientists' experiments have on the action? A: They made it slower B: They made it faster C: They had no effect 3. The action has just the right amount of what? A: Snap power B: Energy and friction C: Salt and pepper Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Brrrrrrrurrr! Winter is here! 冬天到了！ Some people don't like winter, but I do… because that's my favorite time to go to hot springs! 我喜歡冬天，因為很適合去泡溫泉！ And, I have good news. A new hot spring area has opened in a park in Yilan. 宜蘭一座公園的溫泉區新開幕了！ Yilan is famous for hot springs. This hot spring area is really nice! It's called the Qing Shui Springs or in Chinese. 清水泉湯屋。 The Qing Shui Springs has 8 pools, 4 for boys and men, and 4 for girls and women… and each pool can fit 100 people! 一共有8個大池，每個池子可以容納100個人！ There is also a hot spring pool you can cook food in… and another you can soak your feet in. Ahhh… nice! 有的池子可以煮東西，還有可以泡腳的。 Hot springs use hot water that comes from deep underground. The water has minerals in it that can be good for your health. 溫泉是來自地底下的熱水，水裡的礦物質對身體很好。 Hot spring water is special. You can only find it in some places in Taiwan, and Yilan is one of the best spots! What's better than a nice, hot bath on a cold day? Ha… Nothing! 在冷冷的天氣，泡溫泉最棒了！ Sit back, relax, soak in the water, cook a few eggs, and feel happy and healthy! Ohhh yeahhh! I think I'll go to Qing Shui Springs this weekend! ________________________________ Vocabulary 宜蘭的溫泉讓人喜歡冬天。 1. Winter 冬天。 Winter in Taipei is not much different from other seasons. 冬天的台北跟其他季節沒什麼不同。 Because there's no snow. 因為不下雪。 Right. Snow in winter changes everything. 對，冬天下雪會改變一切。 2. Hot spring 溫泉。 Don't you just want to soak in a hot spring? 你不會很想泡湯嗎？ I do. Let's go to Yangmingshan. 想啊，我們上陽明山吧。 They have nice hot springs there. 那兒有很好的溫泉。 3. Spot 地點。 Yangmingshan is a good spot. 陽明山是個好地點。 It's also close to Taipei city. 距離台北市也很近。 4. Soak 浸泡。 I got chocolate on my dress! 我把巧克力弄到洋裝上了。 Just soak it in water. 就把它浸泡在水裡。 Then use some soap. 然後用一點肥皂。 Do you like soaking in hot water? 來一起讀單字。 winter 冬天 hot spring 溫泉 spot 地點 soak 浸泡 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What place in the story is famous for hot springs? A: Pingtung B: Italy C: Yilan 2. What's the name of the park's hot spring area? A: Qing Shui Springs (清水地熱公園) B: The Taipei Zoo Hot Spring Park (臺北動物園地熱公園) C: The Hakka Hot Spring Park (客家文化地熱公園) 3. What can you do at the hot spring park? A: See fish and play on jet skis! B: Take a bath and cook food in hot spring water! C: Go roller-skating and rock climbing! Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

Go number 7! Come on lucky number 7! Yeah! My horse won! In some countries, people enjoy watching horse races. 有些國家的人喜歡看賽馬。 In Japan, horse racing is super popular! One horse in Japan is getting very famous… and yes, the horse is a winner… But it is famous because it has a super long name… I mean… super long! 這匹馬有一個超長的名字！ The horse's name is … Sumomomomomomomomo! It's a great name, right? Come on Sumomomomomomomomo… you can do it Sumomomomomomomomo!" The name comes from a Japanese 'tongue twister'. 這個名字的由來是日本的繞口令。 A tongue twister is something hard to say… like 吃葡萄要吐葡萄皮。 The Japanese tongue twister means, "plums and peaches are both peaches." Sumomomomomomomomo, easy, yeah? Ha! Some people on the radio or TV are having a hard time saying the horse's name. 轉播賽馬的主播，唸牠的名字唸得很辛苦。 Can you imagine having to say the name many times in a row? Okay, one more time… Sumomomomomomomomo… Sumomomomomomomomo, coming around the track… Sumomo… 真難欸… ________________________________ Vocabulary 日本賽馬冠軍的名字非常有趣。 1. Race 比賽。 Have you ever been to a horse race? 你有沒有去看過賽馬？ Yes I have! The Kentucky Derby many years ago. 有，很多年前有看過肯塔基州賽馬。 Wow, that's one of the biggest horse races in the U.S.! 那是美國最大的賽馬之一！ 2. Horse 馬。 You can see many beautiful horses at a horse race. 你在賽馬時會看到很多漂亮的馬。Nice. I like horses. 真好，我喜歡馬。 3. Peach 水蜜桃。 Japanese people love peaches. 日本人很喜歡水蜜桃。 So do I. 我也喜歡。 Peaches are pretty and delicious. 桃子好看又美味。 4. Have a hard time 有困難。 I had a hard time learning chess. 我學西洋棋學得好累。 I have a hard time with it even now. 我到現在都覺得它很難。 我們一起來讀單字。 race 比賽 horse 馬 peach 水蜜桃 have a hard time 有困難 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a tongue twister? A: A sentence or sounds that are hard to say B: A kind of tornado C: A kind of horse race 2. What country is mentioned in the story? A: Thailand B: Indonesia C: Japan 3. What's the name of the horse in the story? A: Sumomomomomomomomo B: Sumeeeetooobooomoomooo C: Superhorse Answers 1: A 2: C 3: A

Playgrounds are fun! 遊樂場真好玩！ Everyone loves slides, swings, and monkey bars. But in Kaohsiung, some of the playgrounds are very old… The swings are broken… the slides are broken… and the monkey bars are broken. 高雄有些遊樂場很老舊，設備都壞了。 But… good news! Kaohsiung will soon open new parks… with new playgrounds! 不過馬上就有新的公園和遊樂場了！ All the swings, slides, tunnels and monkey bars are new… and they look like fun! One big new playground park is now open in the Auzidi Park. 新的遊樂場在凹子底公園。 The Auozidi Playground looks really cool! There are some small slides and one really big slide! 有小溜滑梯，也有超大的溜滑梯！ You have to climb up a tower of ropes to get to the big, tall slide! And there are swings… 還有鞦韆… and tunnels for children to play in. And of course, lots of monkey bars and other things for exercise and play! 有好多遊樂器材可以玩！ Kids in Kaohsiung will soon have many new places to play! And all the playground equipment is new! 高雄的小朋友，未來有好多新的地方可以玩，設備也都是新的。 I'm so happy for Kaohsiung! Maybe I'll go visit! It's wet and cold in Taipei in the winter, but it's usually warm and sunny in Kaohsiung! 台北的冬天濕冷，但高雄溫暖又晴朗。 Perfect weather for going to the park! ________________________________ Vocabulary 高雄凹子底公園，會成為孩子們的新樂園。 1. Park 公園。 What's your favorite park in Taipei, Ryan? 台北你最喜歡哪個公園？ It would be the Riverside Park. 是河濱公園。 I can go biking there, 我可以去那裡騎車， and the view is wonderful. 而且景觀很棒。 2. Broken 損壞的。 What's going on? 這是怎麼回事？ All the slides and swings are broken! 所有的溜滑梯跟鞦韆都壞了！ Yeah, why didn't they fix these broken things? 對啊，他們怎麼沒有修這些壞掉的東西？ 3. Sunny 有太陽的。 It'll be a sunny day tomorrow. 明天是晴天。 Let's go out and have some fun! 我們出去玩兒吧！ 4. Open 打開，開幕。 Great idea. 好主意。 A new water park has opened in Nantou. 南投有一家水上樂園新開幕。 Then what are we waiting for? 那我們還在等什麼？ Shall we read the words? park 公園 broken 壞的 sunny 有太陽的 open 打開 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a 'playground'? A: A videogame B: A place to park your car C: A place to play on swings, slides, and monkey bars! 2. Why are they opening new playgrounds in Kaohsiung? A: Things in the old parks are broken B: It's wet and cold in Kaohsiung C: The city wants children to stay home 3. What was one park in the story? A: Auozidi Park B: Monkey Park C: Lala Park Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Hey, kids. Today, I'm going to talk about the biggest animal on land. Yup, it's the elephant. The coolest thing about an elephant is its trunk. 大象最酷的地方，就是牠的長鼻子。 Elephants use their trunks for a lot of things. They use them to smell, of course. But they also use them to lift heavy things. And, they use them to suck water. 不但能聞東西，還能搬重物跟吸水！ But their trunks are not like straws. They don't drink the water through their trunks. They put the water from their trunks into their mouths. 可是牠們的長鼻子不像吸管喔！牠們是用鼻子把水放進嘴巴裡喝。 Some scientists in America are really interested in elephant trunks. They studied an elephant named Kelly to find out more about her trunk. One thing they found was that Kelly uses her trunk to suck up food, not just water. Kelly還會用鼻子吸食物。 She sucks up the food with her trunk and then puts it into her mouth. Kelly can even pick up a chip without breaking it! Kelly還可以吸起整片的洋芋片，都不會弄破！ Why do scientists want to study elephant trunks? One reason is they think it can help them make robots better. Maybe they can make robots suck things like elephants can. This could help robots do more things. 也許科學家希望機器人也能吸東西，就跟大象一樣，這樣就可以做更多事情。 Elephants are great, aren't they? ________________________________ Vocabulary 大象長長的鼻子不但有特色，並且用處無窮。 1. Pick up 撿起來。 Elephants can use their trunks to pick up chips. 大象能用長鼻子把洋芋片撿起來。 Well, I can use my fingers to pick up an ant. 我可以用手指捏起螞蟻。 2. Mouth 嘴巴。 The baby is putting something in his mouth. 嬰兒把什麼東西放進了嘴裡。 I think it's a grape. 我想是一顆葡萄。 I'll get it out of his mouth. 我來把它拿出來。 3. Find out 發現，知道。 He wants to find out how grapes taste. 他想知道葡萄的滋味。 He can find that out when he has teeth. 他可以等有牙齒之後再去發現。 4. Interested in 有興趣。 Babies are very interested in things around them. 嬰兒對周圍的東西很有興趣。 Yeah, they like to learn. 對，他們想要學習。 這些單字每天都用得到。 pick up 撿起來 mouth 嘴巴 find out 發現，知道 interested in 有興趣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do elephants drink water? A: They drink it through their trunk like a straw. B: They suck it into their trunk and put it in their mouth. C: They blow into the water and catch it with their mouth. 2. What is the name of the elephant that scientists studied? A: Kelly B: Sally C: Betty 3. Why are scientists interested in elephant trunks? A: To make elephants more healthy B: To make better robots C: To help elephants drink water better Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

I love a good cup of coffee. 我好喜歡喝咖啡。 It smells delicious, tastes delicious, and it helps me wake up in the morning. But every time I make a pot of coffee, I have a bunch of coffee grounds that I have to throw away afterward. 但每次煮咖啡後都留很多咖啡渣。 Well, guess what? There is a Taiwanese company that has come up with a great way to reuse coffee grounds, so they don't go to waste. This company turns coffee grounds into shoes! 有一家公司把咖啡渣變成鞋子！ Experts at this company studied for many, many years to come up with a way to reuse the waste that comes from making coffee. 專家花了很多年研究再利用咖啡渣的方法。 And they realized coffee waste is a good material to put into different kinds of shoes! Five cups of coffee grounds can be put into a pair of sneakers. 五杯的咖啡渣可以做一雙球鞋。 Two cups of coffee grounds can be used to make slippers. 兩杯可以做拖鞋。 And waste from fifteen cups of coffee can make a pair of rain boots! 煮十五杯咖啡剩下的咖啡渣可以做雨鞋！ That's so cool. It would be so great if all the grounds that come from the coffee I drink could be turned into something useful. 不浪費咖啡渣，真的很棒。 I wonder if these shoes smell like coffee, too. 這種鞋子會不會有咖啡香味呢？ Would you like a pair? ________________________________ Vocabulary 廢物再利用，是最環保的辦法。 1. Come up with 想出來。 I've got to come up with a plan. 我一定要想出辦法。 For what? 要做甚麼呢？ For winning the race. 贏得賽跑勝利。 Just get up and practice every day. 你就每天早起練習啊。 2. Useful 有用的。 Old newspapers can be useful. 舊報紙可以很有用。 Yeah, I often use them to clean my oven. 對啊，我經常用它們來清理烤箱。 3. Shoes 鞋子。 Would you wear shoes that are made of waste? 你會穿用廢物做的鞋子嗎？ Probably not. Would you? 大概不會。你會嗎？ I'm already wearing eco-friendly shoes. 我已經在穿環保鞋。 4. Reuse 再利用。 I think it's great to reuse things. 我覺得把東西重複利用很棒。 I agree. 我同意。 I'm using your water bottle as my vase. 我正在用你的水瓶當花瓶。 Please read the words with me. come up with 想出來 useful 有用的 shoes 鞋子 reuse 再利用 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of waste is mentioned in this story? a. Coffee grounds b. Disposable cups c. Plastic straws 2. What is made out of the waste in this story? a. Shoes b. Shirts c. Pants 3. Where is the company mentioned in this story based? a. Taiwan b. Japan c. South Korea Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

World's Largest Chocolate Box Opens in Belgium Mmmm… I love chocolate. It tastes so good. Chocolate might be my favorite kind of candy. 巧克力大概是我最喜歡吃的糖果。 I wish I could visit a chocolate factory and see how people make chocolate. That would be so much fun! 我很想去參觀巧克力工廠，一定很好玩！ The chocolate factory I really want to visit is called The Barry Callebaut Chocolate Box in Belgium. Belgium 就是比利時, and it is a country in Europe. And this chocolate factory is very special because it is the largest chocolate factory in the world. 比利時這家工廠是全世界最大的巧克力工廠。 It's as big as 12 soccer fields! 有十二個足球場那麼大！ That is huge! If you had to run from one end of the factory to the other that would take you a long time. And you would be very, very tired! This factory also makes a lot of chocolate. They make so much chocolate because they send it to 140 countries around the world. 這一家工廠的產品送到世界各地的140個國家。 The building even looks like a box of chocolate! I would love to visit this chocolate factory in Belgium. Maybe I'll become a chocolate maker, and I can go there to learn how to make chocolate. 或許我可以成為巧克力師傅。 Then I can eat all the chocolate that I want, all the time! Yum! ________________________________ Vocabulary 世界最大的巧克力工廠在比利時。 1. Largest 最大的。 What is the largest city in the world? 世界最大的城市是哪個? Let me guess. 我來猜一猜。New York? 紐約? No. 不是。 Shanghai? 上海? No. It's Tokyo! 不對， 是東京。Tokyo is the largest city. 東京最大。 2. World 世界。 The world will be watching the 2022 World Cup. 全世界明年都會看世界盃比賽。So will I. 我也會。I love World Cup games. 我喜歡世界盃足球賽。 3. Factory 工廠。 They have a coke factory here. 這裡有個可樂工廠。 But I want to see a toy factory. 可是我想看玩具工廠。 4. Visit 訪問。 So would you like to visit this place? 所以你想看看這個地方嗎? No, not now. 現在不想。Maybe I'll visit next year. 我也許明年來拜訪吧。 Have you ever seen a factory? 我們來讀今天的單字。 largest 最大的 world 世界 factory 工廠 visit 訪問 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of candy is this story about? a. Gummy candy b. Bubble gum c. Chocolate 2. Where is the biggest chocolate factory in the world? a. The Bahamas b. Belgium c. Botswana 3. How big is the factory? a. As big as 12 soccer fields b. As big as 12 ping pong tables c. As big as 12 swimming pools Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A

Hi, everyone! You guys know Tom Cruise, right? You've seen him in the Mission Impossible movies. You know that movie, right? 大家知道阿湯哥吧? 他是電影[不可能任務]的男主角。 Tom Cruise wants to make a movie in space. That's right. He wants to take a rocket into space and make a movie. Tom Cruise wants to be the first person to make a movie in space. 他想要成為第一個在太空拍電影的人。 But, guess what? The Russians are going to do it first. 但是俄羅斯人搶先了一步。 The Russians have already shot a movie in space. When we talk about a movie being made, we say the movie was shot. A Russian actor and a director went into space to shoot a movie. They blasted off in October. 十月份有俄羅斯的演員跟導演已經飛到太空拍電影。 The Russian actor and director spent 12 days in space in October. They spent 12 days on the International Space Station. Then they came back to Earth. 他們在國際太空站待了十二天才回到地球。 The movie is about a doctor who saves an astronaut in space. 電影是有關一個醫生在外太空救了一個太空人。 Usually, movies about space aren't really shot in space. But this movie really was! 太空電影通常在地球拍，但這部電影真的是上太空了！ This is so cool! I hope I can see that Russian movie. But I hope Tom Cruise makes a movie in space, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 俄國人搶先在太空拍了電影。 1. Space 太空。 Have you ever dreamed about traveling to space? 你有夢想過上太空嗎？ No, I prefer staying on earth. 沒有，我想待在地球。 But I love space movies. 不過我很愛看太空電影。 2. Rocket 火箭。 I enjoy seeing rockets blasting off. 我喜歡看火箭發射升空。 Rockets can be used as weapons too. 火箭也可以用來當武器。 3. Shoot a movie 拍電影。 Tom Cruise wants to shoot a movie in space. 阿湯哥想要在太空拍電影。 He has shot many movies in strange places. 他在很多奇怪地方都拍過電影。 4. Russia 俄國，Russian 俄國人。 Russia is a very big country. 俄國是個好大的國家！ Yeah, but you don't often meet Russians here. 對，但是你在這裡很少遇到俄國人。 Let's read the vocabulary. space 太空 rocket 火箭 shoot a movie 拍電影 Russia 俄國 Russian 俄國人 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story mostly about? A: Mission Impossible B: A station in space C: A movie shot in space 2. When did the actor and director go into space? A: In September B: In October C: In November 3. How long did they spend in space? A: One week B: 12 days C: 20 days Answers 1. C 2. B 3. B

Done! I finally finished my drawing. 終於畫完了。 I think it's pretty good! I drew a picture of a dog because I like dogs. 我畫了一隻狗。 But I like drawing pictures of all kinds of other animals too… 我也喜歡畫別種動物， like cats, elephants, donkeys, or bears. Did you know that humans have been drawing pictures of animals for a very long time? And by that I mean, a very long time. When people first started drawing things, they drew a lot of animals. And humans from a very long time ago would often draw their pictures on cave walls. 人類很久以前，就開始在山洞裏面的牆壁畫畫。 Whenever experts find art on cave walls made by people, we call them "cave paintings". 這叫作石洞壁畫。 And guess what? Experts have found what they think is the world's oldest known cave paintings made by humans. They found them in Indonesia. 專家在印尼找到最古老的壁畫。 And the picture they found is a picture of a wild pig. 畫的是一頭野豬。 These experts think this picture of a wild pig was drawn 45,500 years ago. 這可能是四萬五千五百年前畫的壁畫。 Wow! That is a very, very old painting. I wonder if anyone will find the picture I drew of a dog 45,500 years from now. That would be pretty cool! ________________________________ Vocabulary 最古老的洞穴壁畫，可以追溯到四萬五千多年前。 1. Painting 油畫，圖畫。 This painting was done a long time ago. 這幅畫是很久以前畫的。 It still looks new. 看起來還很新。 Yeah, I kept all my paintings in the basement. 是的，我把所有的畫都放在地下室。 2. Draw 畫。 Did you draw this one yourself? 你自己畫的這幅畫嗎？ I wish. 我希望是我。 A friend of mine drew it for my birthday. 是我一個朋友為了我的生日畫的。 3. Wild 野生的。 Cave painting is often about wild animals. 洞穴壁畫經常都是畫野生動物。 I guess wild animals were the easiest to draw. 我猜野生動物是最容易畫的。 4. Indonesia 印尼。 Many workers here are from Indonesia. 這裡很多勞工來自印尼。 My mom comes from Indonesia, too. 我媽媽也來自印尼。 So did you draw any picture today? painting 油畫，圖畫 draw 畫 wild 野生的 Indonesia 印尼 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is artwork found on cave walls called? a. Cave paintings b. Caveman language c. Cave doodles 2. In what country did experts find a very old cave painting? a. Taiwan b. The U.S. c. Indonesia 3. What was the cave painting a picture of? a. A dog b. An elephant c. A wild pig Answers 1. A 2. C 3. C

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I was almost late! 我差一點遲到了！ My bus was late! 我的公車晚來了！ I take a bus to work. Do you take a bus to school? Or something else? It doesn't really matter as long as you're not late for class! It would be nice to go by bicycle, too. But sometimes there's a lot of traffic and it's not safe for kids to cycle to school, especially in busy cities. 騎腳踏車上學也很不錯，但是在車流量大的時候，對小孩就不安全。 One of Spain's busiest cities is called Barcelona. And there people had an idea to help kids ride bikes to school safely. 西班牙大城市 巴塞隆納的居民想出了一個好主意，讓小朋友能安全騎腳踏車上學。 It's called the Bike Bus. It's really just a big group of people cycling together to stay safe. It takes over the whole street! Anyone can join and kids can cycle or skate or do whatever they want! Police cars go in front and behind the Bike Bus to keep everyone safe! 這個主意叫做【腳踏車巴士】，它是很多人一起騎腳踏車或是溜冰，腳踏車巴士佔據了整條馬路! 而且誰都可以參加喔，警察會開車在前後保護大家！ Kids can just get off the Bike Bus when they get to their school. 到了學校…孩子們就【可以下車】了。 There's even music too! It's like a bicycle party! The Bike Bus sounds like a lot of fun! And a great way to get to school! ________________________________ Vocabulary 大家一起騎車上學，安全又好玩！ 1. Ride 騎。 Do you ride bikes? 你騎腳踏車嗎？ Yeah, I ride to school almost every day. 騎啊，我幾乎每天騎車上學。 I enjoy riding fast with my friends. 我喜歡跟朋友一起騎快車。 2. Safe 安全的。 Is the road safe? 路上安全嗎？ I think so. 我想安全吧。 There's not a lot of traffic. 路上車子不多。 And traffic police keep us safe. 交通警察也會保護我們安全。 3. Take 搭乘。 It's raining hard now. 現在正在下大雨。 I can't take the bus. 我沒辦法搭公車。 Take a taxi then. 那你就坐計程車吧。 4. Get off 下車。 That way you can get off in front of the store. 那樣你就可以在店門口下車。 The store doesn't let people get off there. 那家店不讓人在門口下車。 Please try to use these words in your conversation. ride 騎 safe 安全的 take 搭乘 get off 下車 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why is it unsafe to cycle to school in some places? A: Because it's too far B: Because there is too much traffic C: Because there are too many banana skins 2. What idea did people have to keep kids safe? A: The Bike Bus B: The Cycle Taxi C: The Bicycle Train 3. Where is this happening? A: Seoul B: Hualien C: Barcelona Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

Do you know that scientists are trying to talk to whales? 你知道科學家正在試著跟鯨魚說話嗎？ Really, I'm not joking! Some whales sing… but some whales use clicking sounds. Scientists are using a super-powerful computer to record and listen to the clicks. The computer listens to thousands and thousands of hours of clicking sounds… and maybe soon, the computer will figure out what the clicks mean! 鯨魚會發出像打字一樣的聲音。科學家把那些聲音錄下來輸入電腦，希望電腦能夠找出它們的意義。 It's not going to be easy. We don't know if the whales in one part of the ocean use the same clicks as whales in a different part. Maybe whales have different languages! 這是很困難的工作。而且大海中不同地區的鯨魚，可能講不一樣的語言。 New computers are using A.I. - artificial intelligence - to try to understand the whales! The A.I. computers are working hard right now… and scientists say they think we might soon be able to understand what the whales are saying! Cool! 電腦運用人工智慧來分析鯨魚的聲音，科學家說應該很快就能了解鯨魚想表達什麼。 And, if we can understand what the whales are saying… maybe we can learn to talk with them! Wow… talking to whales?! Amazing! Hmm… what would you talk to a whale about? ________________________________ Vocabulary 鯨魚會發出聲音，科學家很想知道牠們倒底在講什麼。 1. Whale 鯨魚。 Scientists know that all whales make sounds. 科學家知道所有的鯨魚都會發出聲音。 So they talk to each other? 所以牠們會交談？ Yes, they also make sounds to find each other. 是的，而且也用聲音來找到對方。 2. Listen to 注意聽。 I listened to whale sounds online. 我有在線上聽鯨魚的聲音。 It's interesting. 很有趣。 Listen carefully, and you'll find different groups make different sounds. 你仔細聽就會發現不同鯨魚族群聲音也不同。 3. Different 不同的。 Let's order pizza. 我們來訂披薩。 I have a different idea. Let's go out to eat. 我有個不同的主意，我們出去吃。 4. Understand 了解。 I've been at home too long. 我在家待太久了。 I understand. 我懂。 Have you ever heard a whale talk? whale 鯨魚 listen to 注意聽 different 不同的 understand 了解 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of sounds do whales make? A: Clicking noises B: They bark like dogs C: They say 'cock-a-doodle-doo' 2. How are scientists trying to understand what whales are saying? A. They are using a super-computer B. They are screaming into the ocean C. They are showing the whales cartoons, like Finding Nemo 3. New computers have a special tool called AI. What does AI mean? A: Artificial intelligence B: Apple igloo C: Airplane ice-cream Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

Hey kids! Have you ever wanted something a lot? Maybe you really wanted a toy or a video game. Well, today I want to tell you a story about a woman in Canada named Daniele who really wanted to buy a cute, green house. But the owner of the green house she wanted said he wanted to tear it down. Daniele很想買的一棟可愛的綠色房屋，房屋的主人卻是要把房子拆掉。 So, what did Daniele do? She bought the green house and moved it. 結果呢？Daniele決定把整個綠色房子搬走！ Usually, when people move a house, they do it over land… But they couldn't move Daniele's green house over land. 通常是用陸運的方式搬房子，但是這次卻不能用這個方法移動這棟房屋。 So, they put it in the ocean and used boats to move it. Wow! They used six boats to push and pull the house on water. 所以工人用海運的方式，總共用了六艘船，有的用推的，有的用拉的。 Daniele was really worried that the house would sink in the water, and it almost did! One corner of the house fell in the water, but the boats saved it. Finally, they moved the house safely and put it on the land again. 過程中Daniele非常擔心，房子會沉進海裡。它的一個角落的確進了水，但幸好船救了它，而且安全送上了陸地。 I wish I could have seen the house floating on the ocean! ________________________________ Vocabulary 用六艘船在海上搬整棟房屋，這可真不簡單！ 1. Move 搬動。 I'll be moving next weekend. 我下周末要搬家。 Moving? Where will you move? 搬家？你要搬到哪裡去？ To Keelung. 去基隆。 2. Boat 船。 You got a job in Keelung? 你在基隆找到了工作？ No, I got a boat there. 不，我在那兒弄到了一艘船。 So you plan to live on your boat? 所以你打算住在船上？ No, silly, I'll still live on land. 別傻了，我還是住在陸地上。 3. Ocean 海洋。 My new house is close to the ocean. 我的新家離海洋很近。 I can go fishing on my boat anytime. 我可以隨時搭船去釣魚。 4. Land 陸地。 I prefer to stay on land. 我比較想待在陸地上。 I often get seasick on the ocean. 我在海上經常會暈船。 Not me.我不會。 Let's read the words together. move 搬動 boat 船 ocean 海洋 land 陸地 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story about? A: A woman who lives on a boat B: A woman whose house was moved by boat C: A woman who lost her home 2. What did the boats in the story do? A: Move the house B: Lift the house with big machines C: Save Daniele from drowning 3. Why was Daniele worried? A: She thought her new home might sink. B: She thought the boats would crash. C: She thought she couldn't buy the house. Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Hi, students. Today, I'm going to tell you a story about a cat named Piran. Piran helped save its owner's life. The cat's owner is an old woman. She is 83 years old, and she lives in England. One day, the woman was walking near her house. Then, she fell down a ravine. The ravine was very steep. She fell about 20 meters down the steep ravine! 有一位83歲的英國老太太掉下20公尺深的陡峭山谷。 People found out the old woman was missing. But they didn't know where she was because they couldn't see her. 人們知道老太太失蹤了，但是不知道她在哪裡。 Later, someone saw the woman's black cat near the ravine. Piran kept meowing. The person who saw the cat was the old woman's neighbor. The neighbor knew that Piran belonged to the old woman. So, she called for help. 後來有人看到她的黑貓坐在山谷附近，不停的喵喵叫，於是打電話給救難人員求救。 People then climbed down the ravine and saved the woman. They put her in a helicopter and took her to a hospital. 救難人員發現了老太太，把她送上直升機去醫院，救了她一命。 Some people think black cats bring bad luck. They think if a black cat walks in front of you, you will have bad luck. Piran was not unlucky at all. He saved his owner's life! 有人認為黑貓不吉利，但是黑貓Piran對老太太來說，是個吉祥物！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 貓咪也懂得愛護主人，甚至救人一命。 1) Save 拯救。 The cat saved the old lady's life! 那隻貓救了老太太的命！ Maybe I should raise a cat. 也許我應該養一隻貓。 It might save me someday. 也許有一天牠會救我。 2) Bad luck 厄運。 I had a day of bad luck yesterday. 我昨天運氣很糟糕 。 I was late for school, and I forgot my lunch box. 我上學遲到，還忘了帶便當。 That's not bad luck. 那不是厄運。 That's bad habits. 而是壞習慣。 3) Unlucky 運氣不好的。 Do you believe Friday the 13th is an unlucky day? 你相信十三號星期五是壞運氣日嗎？ No, it's just another day on the calendar. 不相信，那只是日曆上的一天。 4) Neighbor 鄰居。 You're lucky to have good neighbors. 你有好鄰居很幸運。 Yeah, I like my neighbors. 對，我很喜歡我的鄰居。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ save 拯救 bad luck 厄運 unlucky 運氣不好的 neighbor 鄰居 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What happened to the old woman? A: She fell down outside. B: She lost her cat. C: She got sick in her home. 2. Who found the old woman? A: The cat's owner B: A policeman C: Her neighbor 3. What do some people think about black cats? A: They make people fall. B: They are not lucky. C: They make good pets. Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Gosh, I love eating hot dogs. They taste so good! And you can add lots of toppings to make them even better! Some people like to keep it simple with ketchup and mustard. Other people like to add chili or onions or pickles. No matter what you add, it's all delicious! 我超喜歡吃熱狗！不管你加什麼配料，都非常美味！ What was that? What did you say? Hot dogs are bad for you? Who told you that? 什麼？吃熱狗會傷害身體？誰說的？ A university study? Let me see that! Hmm… okay, according to this report, hot dogs ARE bad for you! It says here that each hot dog you eat takes away 36 minutes of healthy life! It doesn't mean you'll die faster if you eat hotdogs, but you'll have less healthy time. 某一所大學的研究顯示，如果你吃一個熱狗，你的健康壽命會縮短36分鐘！ Wow. If that's true… how many hot dogs have I eaten? Uh oh… Maybe that's enough hot dogs for now. I think I'll go have a salad instead! Wait! Let me see that study again! It says here that a peanut butter and jelly sandwich adds 33 minutes of healthy life! 等等！這個研究也說，一個花生醬加果醬的三明治， 可以增加33分鐘的健康壽命! I'll eat those more often! ________________________________ Vocabulary 熱狗對身體不好，少吃為妙。 1. Delicious 美味的。 This hamburger is delicious! 這個漢堡真好吃！ You should try the sushi. 你應該嚐一嚐壽司。 It's even more delicious! 它更好吃。 2. Taste 品嚐。 You're right! This sushi tastes really good! 你說對了，這個壽司吃起來真不錯！ Wait until you taste the sandwich I made. 等一下你嚐嚐我做的三明治。 3. Better 更好的。 Is peanut butter better than hog dogs? 花生醬比熱狗好嗎？ I believe so. 我相信是的。 Many snacks are better than hot dogs. 很多種點心都比熱狗好。 4. Healthy 健康的。 Hot dogs are not healthy because they're too salty. 熱狗不健康，因為它太鹹。 What's healthy and delicious? 有什麼東西健康又美味？ Sweet potatoes. 地瓜。 I love sweet potatoes! 我喜歡地瓜! So let's eat healthy foods. delicious 美味的 taste 品嚐 better 更好的 healthy 健康的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What food item is this story talking about? A: Hotdogs B: Hamburgers C: Ice cream 2. How are hotdogs bad for you? A: They shorten your healthy lifespan B: They cost too much C: They are food for real dogs 3. What is a healthier alternative to hot dogs? A: Pizza B: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches C: Beef noodle soup Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Do you hear that? It's the sound of waves on the beach. How does it make you feel? Pretty good, right? Let's listen to another sound. Oh, I love the sound of birds singing. It makes me feel so relaxed. Why am I playing you these sounds? It's because I want to tell you about a survey. The survey was done by a company that sells mostly glasses. The company also sells things to help people hear better, called hearing aids. The company wanted to know the sounds that make people feel happy. 一家眼鏡公司，他們也做助聽器，最近完成了一項調查，想了解什麼樣的聲音會讓人覺得開心。 One of the sounds was a waterfall. 瀑布的水聲。 Another sound that made people feel happy was trees blowing in the wind. 樹葉在風中搖曳的沙沙聲。 Another was the sound of rain on a window. 雨滴打在窗戶上的叮叮咚咚。 People also liked fish jumping out of water. 還有魚跳出水面。 Some people get happy when they hear the sound of a train. 火車的聲音。 Others like the sound of a drink being poured… 倒飲料… …Or an airplane. 飛機的聲音。 Do you know what sound makes people the happiest? It's a song they like. 最能讓人開心的聲音，還是他們喜愛的歌曲。 So, if you want to be happy… listen to music on ICRT! ________________________________ Vocabulary 聲音可以影響人的心情，大自然的聲音更會讓人愉快。 1. Play 播放。 Would you play some Disney songs for me? 你可以幫我放幾首迪士尼的歌嗎？ Sure. I can also play "Toy Story", your favorite. 當然，我還可以放[玩具總動員]，你最喜歡的。 2. Music 音樂。 That movie has lovely music. 那部電影有美妙的音樂。 All Disney movies have good music. 所有迪士尼電影都有好聽音樂。 3. Sounds of nature 大自然的聲音。 What sounds of nature do you like, Jane? 你喜歡哪些大自然的聲音？ I like birds' singing and crickets' sounds. 我喜歡鳥叫聲，還有蟋蟀的聲音。 4. Hear 聽到。 So you feel happy when you hear it? 所以你聽到時會開心？ Sometimes I feel sad. 有時候會覺得悲傷。 So what music do you like? Let's read today's vocabulary. play 播放 music 音樂 sounds of nature 大自然的聲音 hear 聽到 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What sound was NOT played? A: An airplane flying B: Dogs barking C: Birds singing 2. What kind of company did the survey? A: A company that sells glasses B: A company that sells music C: A company that helps nature 3. What sound makes people the happiest? A: Waves of the ocean B: Rain on the window C: A song they like Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C

These days, the trains in Taiwan are very nice. They have air conditioning, and they are very fast… But when your mommy and daddy were young people, the trains in Taiwan were very different. 你爸爸媽媽小時候坐的火車，跟現在的火車很不一樣喔。 The old trains were painted blue. The old trains were slow… and guess what? They didn't have air conditioning! But, you could open the windows on the train! 老火車是藍色的，速度很慢，而且還沒有冷氣! 但是旅客可以打開窗戶。 If your mommy and daddy tell you they miss the old trains, I have good news for them… The old blue trains are coming back! They will only be used for special trips. So, if mommy and daddy want to feel young again, they can get a ticket and go ride on the old blue trains. 好消息，藍皮老火車要回來了! 雖然是特別的班次，但只要買了票就可以搭乘。 How about you? Would you like to ride on a train with no air conditioning? Although, remember… you can open the windows. 你想去坐一下沒有冷氣的火車嗎? 記住可以打開窗戶喔！ Hmm… I say, sure, why not? Maybe it would be fun. But not every day! I like air conditioning, and open windows let smoke and bad air come in! Taiwan's new trains are much more comfortable. ________________________________ Vocabulary 老火車重出江湖，滿足人們對過去的懷念。 1. Train 火車。 Would you like to ride on the old blue trains? 你會想搭藍皮老火車嗎？ No, not really. I prefer fast new trains. 不會，我比較喜歡快捷的新火車。 2. Air conditioning 冷氣。 I don't like trains with no air conditioning. 我不喜歡沒有冷氣的火車。 You can open the window! 你可以打開窗戶啊！ Well, there's air pollution outside. 外面有空氣汙染。 3. Miss 想念。 So you don't miss the old times. 所以你不想念舊日的時光。 I miss some of it, like riding a bike everywhere. 我會想念一部份，比如說到哪裡都騎腳踏車。 4. Young 年輕的。 People often miss the time when they were young. 人們經常想念自己年輕的時候。 Not me. I was poor when I was young. 我可不。我年輕時很窮的。 我們來讀讀單字吧。 train 火車 air conditioning 冷氣 miss 想念 young 年輕的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What color were the old trains in Taiwan? A: Pink B: Purple C: Blue 2. What DIDN'T the old trains have? A: They didn't have wheels B: They didn't have air conditioning C: They didn't have windows 3. What are the new trains in Taiwan like? A: They are fast and have air conditioning. B: They are pink and yellow. C: Taiwan doesn't have trains anymore! Answers 1 C 2 B 3 A

I love the sea… Blughh! But I hate getting seawater in my mouth! Eww! It tastes horrible! 大海景色優美又好玩，但是海水的味道真的很糟糕。 Yuck! Seawater is really salty. Not only does it taste really bad, it will actually make you even more thirsty! There's just too much salt in it for our bodies. So no matter how thirsty you are, never drink from the sea! 海水很鹹，不只難喝，還會讓你更口渴，因為我們的身體沒有辦法處理那麼多鹽。 We have so much water on earth, but 97% is salty seawater that we can't drink. 地球有很多水但是97%是不能喝的海水。 Now, some students from Malaysia have come up with a great idea. They invented something really cool called a WaterPod. 馬來西亞一群學生發明了很酷的東西叫做WaterPod。 This WaterPod floats on the sea, sucks up water, and takes out the salt! People can then come to the WaterPod and pump out fresh water! 這個WaterPod漂浮在海面上，過濾海水中的鹽分，變成淡水。 If they can make more WaterPods, they could help so many people that live near the sea but don't have easy access to clean, fresh water that they can drink. 要是能夠做出很多WaterPod,那些住在海邊的人就有乾淨淡水可以喝了。 This is a really great invention! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海水化為淡水的發明，可以造福人類。 1. Salt 鹽。 Why is there salt in seawater? 為什麼海水裡有鹽？ I think the salt comes from the stuff washed into the sea. 我想鹽是來自被沖進海水裡的物質。 2. Seawater 海水。 So we shouldn't drink seawater at all? 所以我們完全不該喝海水？ No, it's not a good idea. 對，那不是好主意。 3. Invent 發明, invention 發明。 The WaterPod is a useful invention. WaterPod是很有用的發明。 I hope I can invent something useful. 我希望我能發明有用的東西。 4. Thirsty 口渴的。 Eating hot dogs always makes me thirsty. 吃熱狗總是讓我覺得口渴。 That's because there's too much salt in it. 那是因為它裡面太多鹽了。 這些字很重要也很常用。 salt 鹽 seawater 海水 invent 發明 invention 發明 thirsty 口渴的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the invention called? A: A Sea Drinker B: An Ocean Swimmer C: A WaterPod 2. Who invented it? A: Students from Malaysia B: Kids from South Korea C: Fishermen from Australia 3. What does the invention do? A: It turns seawater into drinking water B: It makes seawater saltier C: It turns seawater pink Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Hey kids! Let's talk about money. Do you know what a euro is? A euro is money that people use in many countries in Europe. One euro is equal to about 32 NT dollars. 一歐元等於32塊台幣左右。 You can't buy much with a euro. I guess you can buy some candy or gum at 7-Eleven. But in Italy, there is a town where you can buy a house for just 1 euro, or 32 NT! 義大利有個地方，你用一歐元就可以買一棟房子。 The town is called Maenza, and it is close to Rome. The houses are very old. They were built hundreds of years ago. No one has lived in them for a long, long time. 這個靠近羅馬的小鎮叫做Maenza, 那裡的房子非常古老，有好幾百年的歷史，而且很久很久沒有人住了。 But there is one thing people must do. They must agree to repair the houses. It might cost a lot of money to fix them up. After people fix up the buildings, they can live in them. Or, they can use them for a business, like a restaurant or a store. 想住在那裡的話要先整修房子，整修費用有可能是天價喔。不過修理好了之後可以住在那裡或者開店開餐廳。 What do you think? Would you like to buy a home for 32 NT in Italy? Why not? I think Italian food is great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 義大利的古老房屋只要一歐元就可以擁有。 1. Old 老的。This house looks so old! 這個房子看起來好古老! It's more than one hundred years old. 它已經超過一百歲了。One hundred years! That's really old. 一百歲，那真的很老。 2. House 房屋。But it's still a beautiful house.不過它仍然是很美的房子。Yeah, it's the kind of house you'd like to live in. 沒錯，它就是你想住的那種房子。 3. Fix 修理。Just fixing it will cost a lot of money. 光是整修它就要花好多錢。And it'll be hard to find the right people to fix it. 而且要找到恰當的人來修也很難。 4. Restaurant 餐廳。I'm hungry. Let's find a restaurant and eat. 我餓了。我們找一家餐館吃飯吧。That's always a great idea! 很棒的主意! I just saw a restaurant over there. 我剛剛就看到那裏有一家餐館。 這些字你記住了嗎？ old 古老的 house 房屋 fix 修理 restaurant 餐廳 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a euro? A: A type of money B: A city in Europe C: An old building 2. What country are the cheap houses in? A: Germany B: Turkey C: Italy 3. What must people do with the cheap houses? A: Repair them B: Live in them C: Use them for a business Answers 1. A 2. C 3. A

Woah! Look what I found! What an interesting seashell! I like digging in the sand and dirt, because you can find interesting things buried in the ground. 我喜歡挖泥土，因為地底下可以找到有趣的東西。 And sometimes the things you find can be old and special. For example, some researchers in England recently found something very interesting in the ground… dinosaur bones! These bones are extra special because they are from dinosaurs that experts have never seen before. 專家從來沒有看過這種恐龍的化石。 They found bones that belonged to two new kinds of dinosaur. One of the dinosaurs had a face like a crocodile. It also had horns and bumps around its forehead. 其中一隻的臉像鱷魚，頭上還長了角。 The other dinosaur also had a very long face, and it had many teeth. 另外一隻的臉很長，有很多牙齒！ And both were very large… about 9 meters long. 兩隻都有九公尺長。 That is about the size of a bus! 跟中型巴士一樣大！ It took the experts a few years to dig up all of these bones. 把這些骨頭挖出來花了專家好幾年的時間。 If you want to see these bones, you can! You just need to go to England to the Dinosaur Isle Museum. The Dinosaur Isle Museum has around 30 thousand things people found digging in the ground. What do you think? Do you want to go and see the dinosaur bones? 你想去看看嗎？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 這兩種新發現的恐龍種類，都在英國。 1. Kind 種類。 I wonder how many new kinds of dinosaurs there are. 我想知道還有幾種新種類的恐龍。 I hope to see a new kind of T-rex. 我希望看到新種的暴龍。 2. Dig 挖。 Maybe scientists will dig one up someday. 也許有一天科學家會把它挖出來。 They need to dig in the right place. 他們需要在對的地方挖。 3. Belong to 屬於。 Do these bags belong to you? 這些包包是你的嗎？ Yes, this red one belongs to me. 對，這個紅色包包屬於我。 But the blue one belongs to my sister. 但是藍色包包是我妹妹的。 4. Bone 骨頭。 Kevin has broken three bones. 凱文斷了三根骨頭。 Ouch! I've broken a bone before. It hurts! 我也斷過骨頭。很痛的！ Please repeat after me. kind 種類 dig 挖 belong to 屬於 bone 骨頭 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did experts find buried in the ground? a. Seashells b. Rocks c. Dinosaur bones 2. Where were these bones found? a. Taiwan b. Australia c. England 3. About how big were the animals mentioned in this story? a. The size of a house b. The size of a bus c. The size of a bicycle Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B

Elephants are very big! What does a big animal need a lot of every day? Food! Elephants need a lot of food. But, in some places in Africa, elephants come into villages to find food. This is a problem because a big hungry elephant can smash things and take all the farmers' food. People can get hurt when elephants come looking for food and elephants can get hurt too… 非洲有一些地方的大象，會跑進村莊裡找東西吃。這是一個大問題，而且人類也可能受傷。 Can they build a fence? Hmm… no… elephants are too big and too strong. But… you can use bees! Yes! Really! Bees! Elephants are afraid of bees! The bees sting them in the mouth or even inside the trunk. Ouch! So elephants try to stay far away from bees. 因為蜜蜂會叮大象的嘴巴，甚至跑進牠的長鼻子。所以大象很怕蜜蜂。 One day the people had an idea. Get boxes full of bees and hang them on a fence. Maybe that can stop the elephants from coming into the village. And… it worked! The elephants hear the sound of buzzing bees and they run away! 有一天，村民把蜂窩掛在村莊外的欄杆上，結果大象聽到蜜蜂的聲音，就趕快跑了。 Bees are very small, but they can stop elephants! Cool, huh? ____________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 大象怕蜜蜂，因為生氣的蜜蜂會螫咬大象。 1. Stay away 保持距離。 Let's stay away from those bees. 我們跟那些蜜蜂保持距離。 Yeah, I'm very afraid of bees, too. 對，我也很怕蜜蜂。 2. Run away 跑開。 Can I stay at your house tonight? 我今晚可以住你家嗎？ Why? Are you running away from home? 為什麼？你要逃家嗎？ No, I'm running away from school. 不是，我是要逃學。 3. Work 有用。 It won't work. 沒有用的。 Your teacher will find you. 你的老師會找到你的。 It will work. Just don't tell anyone I'm at your house. 有用，你只要別告訴任何人我在你家。 4. Food 食物。 I'll get some food since you're coming. 既然你要來，我會買一些吃的。 You don't need to buy a lot of food. 你不需要買很多食物。 I don't eat much. 我吃得不多。 常常讀單字可以幫助你記憶。 stay away 保持距離 run away 跑開 work 有用 food 食物 _________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Why do elephants come into some villages in Africa? A: They want to say 'hello.' B: They are looking for other elephants C: They want to find food 2. Why are elephants afraid of bees? A: They don't like that buzzing sound B: The bees take the elephants' food C: The bees sting them…sometimes in their trunks! 3. How did people stop elephants from coming into villages? A: They made a fence with boxes of bees on it B: They screamed really loudly C: They put up a sign saying, "No Elephants!" Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A

What is the most interesting piece of art you have ever seen? 你看過最有趣的藝術品是甚麼呢？ The Mona Lisa? A sculpture by Ju Ming? What about… nothing? A museum in Denmark is not happy with an artist named Jenns Haaning because of what he did. 丹麥有一個博物館對藝術家Haaning很不高興。 Actually, they're unhappy with him because of what he didn't do. 對他不開心不是因為他做了什麼，而是因為他甚麼都沒做。 The museum paid Jenns Haaning eighty-three-thousand U.S. dollars to make art. That is a lot of money! That is over two million NT dollars! 博物館付給他超過兩百萬台幣！ The museum wanted him to use this money to make something. Then they wanted to show this art at their gallery. 他們希望他用這筆錢創作藝術品，然後放在他們的博物館展示。 But when the museum looked at the canvases he sent back… they were blank! 但是這個藝術家交回去的兩張畫布，都是空白的！ The artist didn't draw, or paint, or create anything! 他什麼都沒有做！ He said the blank canvases are his art. Now the museum wants their money back, of course. 博物館當然希望把錢拿回來。 But… it doesn't look like Jenns Haaning is going to give it back! ________________________________ Vocabulary 這位丹麥藝術家，也許認為空白的畫布本身就是藝術吧。 1. Art 藝術。 I'm planning to study art in Paris next year. 我打算明年去巴黎學藝術。 Wow, you plan to study painting? 哇，你打算學油畫嗎？ Body painting. Body painting is a very interesting art form. 人體彩繪是很有趣的藝術形式。 2. Artist 藝術家。 I didn't know you're an artist, Ryan. 我不知道你是藝術家呢。 I'm not an artist yet. 我還不是藝術家。 I hope I can be one in the future. 我希望將來是。 3. Draw 畫。 I'm not good at drawing pictures. 我不大會畫圖。 Well, faces are hard to draw. 人臉很難畫。 Try flowers or trees next time. 你下次試試看畫花草樹木。 4. Museum 博物館。 Museums are not fun. 博物館不好玩。 This museum is great. It's about dinosaurs. 這個博物館很棒，它講恐龍。 我們一起來讀單字。 art 藝術 artist 藝術家 draw 畫 museum 博物館 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where does this story take place? a. Switzerland b. Denmark c. The U.S. 2. How much money did the museum give the artist? a. 83,000 U.S. dollars b. 83,000 NT c. 83,000 kroner 3. What did the artist do? a. He made nothing b. He painted two big pictures c. He bought art Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Polly want a cracker? Have you ever heard of a talking parrot? 你聽過鸚鵡說話嗎？ Of course you have. Parrots are famous for being able to speak. Parrots know how to copy the way humans talk. 鸚鵡會學人類說話。 But have you ever heard of a talking duck? 但是你聽過鴨子說話嗎？ According to experts, there's a kind of duck that can make sounds like people, too. This kind of duck is called a musk duck. Musk ducks are from Australia. 科學家說澳洲有一種鴨子也會學人類講話。 Musk ducks are special, because if they spend enough time around people, they learn the way people sound. After they learn these sounds, they can make similar noises. They sound like they are repeating the words that people say! 這些鴨子跟著人類久了，就熟悉了人講話的聲音，會發出相同的聲音。 Musk ducks can copy the sound of other things, too. They copy the sounds of other animals, and even noises. There is even a recording of one musk duck copying the sound of a car door closing. 牠們也可以模仿別的動物或是東西發出來的聲音，甚至連關車門的聲音也會。 That's pretty impressive! 不簡單吧？ Are you good at copying sounds like a musk duck? 你有辦法模仿別人或是別種動物的聲音嗎？ I think that is very difficult! I don't think I could make the sound of a closing car door with my voice! Nope… I can't. Do you know of any other animals that sound like people? ________________________________ Vocabulary 鴨子跟鸚鵡一樣會學人類講話，這實在很有趣。 1. Learn 學習。 I'm learning to speak like a chimpanzee. 我在學黑猩猩講話。 Why do you want to learn that? 為什麼你要學那個？ I may need it someday. 也許有一天我要用到。 2. Copy 模仿，複製。 Can you copy a duck's sound? 你能模仿鴨子的聲音嗎？ No, but I can copy my dog's barking. 不行，但是我可以模仿我的狗狗叫聲。 3. Sound 聲音。 Some birds can make beautiful sounds. 有的鳥會發出很好聽的聲音。 I know. I like the sounds of Taiwan hua-mei. 我知道，我喜歡台灣畫眉的叫聲。 4. Duck 鴨子。 Look at those baby ducks crossing the street! 你看那些小鴨子過馬路！ Oh, so cute ! 真可愛。 They are all following their mom. 牠們都緊緊跟著媽媽。 That's what baby ducks do. 小鴨子都是那樣。 Today's words are fun! learn 學習 copy 模仿，複製 sound 聲音 duck 鴨子 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is mentioned in this story? a. Ducks b. Dogs c. Deer 2. Where is this animal from? a. Taiwan b. Australia c. The U.S. 3. What is the name of this animal? a. Musk duck b. Devil dog c. Deranged deer Answers 1. A 2. B 3. A

Do you like looking up at the sky at night? You might see the moon and pretty stars all the way out in space! 晚上看天空很美吧。 It's not just beautiful to look at though, there's a lot to learn from space. People who study space are called astronomers. 研究太空科學的人叫天文學家。 Usually it takes many years of school to become an astronomer. But one little 8-year-old girl in Brazil could become the world's youngest astronomer! 巴西一個八歲女孩，可能會成為世界最年輕的天文學家。 The girl's name is Nicole. And she has been interested in space since she was about two years old! For Nicole's fourth birthday, she even asked her parents for a telescope! 妮可兩歲開始就對太空非常有興趣，四歲的時候她就想要一具天文望遠鏡！ If you look into a telescope you can see a long way away, all the way into space! 天文望遠鏡可以看得很遠，看到太空的深處。 While looking into space, Nicole has already found 18 asteroids. If they are confirmed to be real asteroids, Nicole will become the world's youngest astronomer! People who discover asteroids, can also give them names! Nicole says she'll name the asteroids she finds after Brazilian scientists and her family! 妮可到現在已經找到18顆，要是那些真的是小行星，妮可就會成為世界上最年輕的天文學家，還可以替那些小行星取名字。 Well done, Nicole! Keep doing what you love! ________________________________ Vocabulary 喜歡研究太空的妮可，已經找到許多小行星。 1. Space 太空。 People now can live in space. 人們現在可以住在太空中。 Yeah, like on the International Space Station. 對啊，可以住在國際太空站上面。 2. Telescope 天文望遠鏡。 With a telescope, you can see the spots on the moon. 你用天文望遠鏡可以看到月球上的斑點。 I would love to see them. 很想看呢！ 3. Astronomer 天文學家。 I wanted to be an astronomer when I was little. 我小時候想要當天文學家。 An astronomer? That sounds so serious. 天文學家？聽起來好嚴肅！ 4. Young 年輕的，youngest 最年輕的。 The youngest student in my class is 7. 我班上最小的學生是七歲。 That's too young! 太年輕了！ 今天的字比較長。 space 太空 telescope 天文望遠鏡 astronomer 天文學家 young 年輕的 youngest 最年輕的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the little girl in the story from? a. Brazil b. Mexico c. France 2. What might she soon become? a. The world's youngest astronomer b. The world's tallest doctor c. The world's oldest farmer 3. What can you use to help you see far into space? a. A mirror b. A rolled up piece of paper c. A telescope Answers 1: a 2: a 3: c

Have you ever burned ghost money? You know what ghost money is, right? This kind of money is not real money. It is fake. 紙錢不是真的錢。It is money you burn for people who are no longer alive. People believe that if you put ghost money in fire, dead people can use it. 人們燒紙錢是給過世的親人用的。That's pretty cool! But you don't want to accidentally burn things you don't want to burn! For example, you don't want to burn real money along with the fake ghost money! 但是要小心，不要把真的錢也給燒了！ Well, that's what happened to some people in Taiwan. They were burning a lot of ghost money. But they accidentally burned some real money too! They burned two hundred thousand NT dollars-worth of real money! 他們燒掉了二十萬台幣的真錢！ That is a lot of money. When they found out about their mistake, they tried to take out the real money, but a lot of it burned up already. 他們發現錯誤的時候有試著把鈔票撈出來。但很多已經燒光了！ So sad! It is important to be very careful when putting things into fire. Because once it is all burned up, it's gone! 想救也救不回來。 So if you're burning ghost money, make sure to put the right things in the fire! You don't want to burn real money like these people did! ________________________________ Vocabulary 紙錢跟真正的錢混在一起，會容易出錯。 1) Ghost 鬼魂。 Did you watch that movie about ghosts? 你看了那部鬼片了嗎？ No, I don't like scary movies. 沒有，我不喜歡恐怖片。 So you're afraid of ghosts? 所以你怕鬼？ No, I'm more afraid of people. 不會，我比較怕人。 2) Real 真正的。 Because ghosts are not real? 因為鬼不是真的？ Right, ghosts are not real, but people are. 對，鬼不是真的，人卻是真的。 3) Burn 燃燒。 Do you smell that? Something is burning! 你有沒有聞到？有東西燒起來了！ I think somebody is burning paper money. 我想有人在燒紙錢。 4) Mistake 錯誤。 Oh no, I made a mistake! 糟了，我搞錯了！ The tickets are for tomorrow! 這個票是明天的。 Well, let's go home. 那我們回家吧。 Okay, let's review the words. ghost 鬼魂 real 真正的 burn 燃燒 mistake 錯誤 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is this story about? a. Burning ghost money b. Burning clothes c. Burning bread 2. Who is the ghost money for? a. People who are no longer alive b. Animals c. Aliens 3. How much real money was accidentally burned in this story? a. NT$200 b. NT$2,000 c. NT$200,000 Answers 1. A 2. A 3. C

It is already fall, and the summer is over, but that doesn't mean you can't still pretend! The Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Station in northern Taiwan, is decorated like it's still summer! 雖然現在是秋天，淡水漁人碼頭車站仍然被裝飾得像夏天。 The entire place is decorated so visitors feel like they're at the beach! There are fun things to look at and take pictures with. There are ice cream shops, shower rooms, and swimming equipment stores! All of these things are fake, of course. 整個車站都讓人覺得像在海邊，有冰淇淋店，泳衣店跟淋浴間。當然, 這些東西都是假的。 But do you know what is real there? Popsicles! 冰棒！ You can get popsicles at the station. There are four flavors, so you can try them all to see which one is your favorite. 有四種口味，看看你最喜歡哪一個。 The station is on the Danhai light rail transit line. So if you live in New Taipei or Taipei City, you can easily ride that line all the way to the station to see all these fun things. 這個車站就在淡海輕軌旁，要是你住在大台北地區，可以很容易地來這裡玩。 Don't worry if you can't visit the station right away. These decorations will be there all through December. 這些裝飾會維持到年底。So you can pretend that it is still summer for the rest of this year! ________________________________ Vocabulary 如果你想念夏天，可以去淡水輕軌漁人碼頭車站逛逛。 1. Summer 夏季。 Do you miss summer, Ryan? 你想念夏天嗎，萊恩？ Not really. Summer in Taipei is too hot. 不會，台北的夏天太熱了。 2. Fake 假的。 This fake puppy is amazing! 這隻假小狗太驚人了！ I know, and it's ice cream. 我知道，而它卻是冰淇淋。 How can anybody really eat it? 怎麼會有人真的吃它？ Well, it's fake so I'm going to eat it. 它是假的，所以我要吃了。 3. Run out 快用完。 I'm running out of money. 我的錢快花光了。 Don't look at me. I don't have enough for two. 別看我。我的錢也不夠兩個人。 4. Station 車站。 Please meet me at Tainan Station tomorrow. 請你明天跟我在台南車站見面吧。 Where at the station? 在車站哪裡？ Inside. 在裡面。 Please read the words with me. summer 夏天 fake 假的 run out 快用完 station 車站 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What station is mentioned in this story? a. Beitou Station b. Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Station c. Zhongxiao-Fuxing Station 2. What does the station look like right now? a. Like you're at the beach b. Like you're in the mountains c. It looks the same as always 3. How many popsicle flavors are there? a. Four b. One c. Ten Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Would you like to be a member of a royal family? For example, would you like to be a king or queen? 你想當國王, 還是皇后嗎？ What if it meant you could not be with the person you loved? Well, there was a princess in Japan who did not want to be a princess anymore. Princess Mako was a real princess in the Japanese royal family. 真子公主本來是日本王室一位真正的公主。 She married a man who is not a part of the royal family, 她跟平民男子結婚了。 But this is a big problem in Japan. This is because in Japan, princesses are not allowed to marry people who are not royal. 在日本, 公主不可以嫁給非皇家的人。 Princess Mako decided to give up being a princess, so she could marry the man that she wants. "give up" 就是放棄的意思，她決定不當公主了！這樣她才能嫁給她愛的人。 After marrying a non-royal, she is no longer a part of the royal family. 從她嫁給平民之後，她不再是王室的成員。 A lot of people think that if Princess Mako loves somebody outside the royal family, she should be allowed to marry them. A lot of people think it is very brave of Princess Mako to give up being a princess. 很多人認為她這樣做很勇敢。 What do you think? 你認為呢？ Do you think you would give up being royalty for love? ________________________________ Vocabulary 很多日本人關心真子公主的婚事。 1. Princess 公主。 Princess Mako finally got married last week. 真子公主上星期終於結婚了。 So she's not a princess now? 所以她現在不是公主了？ Right. 對的。 2. Marry 結婚。 I asked Katie to marry me yesterday. 我昨天向凱蒂求婚。 Wow, that's great! What did she say? 太棒了，她怎麼說？ She said she's marrying Kevin. 她說她要嫁給凱文。 Oh, no! 糟糕了。 3. Japan 日本，Japanese 日本人，日語。 Do you speak Japanese, Ryan? 你會講日語嗎，萊恩？ No, and I've never been to Japan. 不會，我也沒有去過日本。 4. Royal family 王室。 Both Britain and Japan have a royal family. 英國和日本都有王室。 Yes, and so does Denmark. 對，而且丹麥也有。 我們來讀一遍單字。 princess 公主 marry 結婚 Japan 日本 Japanese 日語，日本人 royal family 王室 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the princess from in this story? a. Taiwan b. England c. Japan 2. What has the princess done? a. Stopped being a princess b. Became the queen c. Married a prince 3. What is the princess' name? a. Mako b. Mika c. Maiko Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

Oh, hi kids! I'm just eating some vegetables. Vegetables are plants. Fruits are plants, too. We eat lots of plants. Do you know what other things we can do with plants? Make things! We can make houses with trees, for example. First, you cut the trees down. Then you can make a house. 蔬菜水果都是植物。植物可以吃也可以用來製造東西，很多房子就是木頭做的。 There is an American company that uses plants to make face masks. 一家美國的公司開始用植物來做口罩。 That is great! Do you know why? Well, because of COVID-19, there are a lot of face masks these days. When people throw them away, it makes a lot of garbage. 使用過的口罩被丟掉造成很大量的垃圾。 Have you ever seen face masks on a sidewalk? Yes, I really hate that, too! Face masks are usually made from a type of plastic. Plastic takes a very long time to disappear from the environment. So all those face masks are a big problem. They take up space in landfills. "Take up" means "uses." 這些垃圾占用了很大的空間。 But one company named G95 makes masks from plants. These masks fully disappear from the environment in 90 days after they are thrown away! When people have used the masks, they can mail them back to the company. G95 then recycles the old masks! That is so great! 這家公司用植物做成的口罩，丟掉90天之後就分解不見了。要是你把用過的口罩寄回去，這家公司還會把它回收利用。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 用植物做成的口罩，可以自行分解。 1. Disappear 消失。 My pretty face masks have disappeared! 我的漂亮口罩不見了！ Face masks don't just disappear. 口罩不會就這樣消失。 Here, they are in the garbage can. 在這裡，在垃圾桶裡。 2. Throw away 扔掉。 But I didn't throw them away. 可是我沒有把它們扔掉啊。 I think they fell off from the desk. 我想是從桌上掉下去的。 3. Environment 環境。 This is a really nice environment. 這是個很好的環境。 There are so many trees around. 周圍有好多樹。 Yeah, I hope we can live here. 是啊，真希望我們可以住在這裡。 4. Company 公司。 The biggest company in the world is an American company. 世界最大的公司是一家美國公司。 Is it McDonald's? 是麥當勞嗎？ No. 不是。 今天學了哪些字，還記得嗎？ disappear 消失不見 throw away 扔掉 environment 環境 company 公司 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: What is this story about? A: Making masks from plants B: Using wood to make houses C: Growing different kinds of plants Q2: What are most face masks made from? A: From plants B: From wood C: From plastic Q3: What is G95? A: A mask B: A company C: A plant Answers 1. A 2. C 3. B

Woahh! Oh, that's right! It's almost Halloween! Will you dress up for Halloween? 萬聖節快到了!你那天會換裝嗎？ Maybe become a witch or a vampire? 要變成巫婆還是吸血鬼？ Or what about the monster from one of my favorite scary stories, Frankenstein! 還是科學怪人？！ Frankenstein is a story about a crazy scientist who wanted to create life. He made a big green man from… ewww… other body parts… An arm here… A leg there… He put the body together… and somehow… brought the monster to life! 科學怪人的故事是在講一位瘋狂的科學家，做出了一個怪物， 還給他生命！ Lots of people like to dress up as Frankenstein's monster on Halloween! And did you know? The story of Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley over 200 years ago! Mary Shelley寫的科學怪人已經有200多年歷史。 Recently, one of the first Frankenstein books ever printed sold for over 32,000,000 Taiwan Dollars! 其中一個最早出現的版本，最近被賣了超過3千2百萬台幣！ Woah! That's a world record for a printed work by a woman! Wow! What a price for an old book! It's a great story though, check it out… if you dare! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學怪人的故事舉世聞名，所以它的最初版本很值錢。 1. Monster 怪物。 Why do people like monster movies? 為什麼人們喜歡怪物電影？ You mean like "Jurassic Park?" 你是說像侏儸紀公園嗎？ That's dinosaurs. That's not a monster movie. 那是講恐龍。它不是怪物電影。 2. Story 故事。 Have you read the story about Frankenstein's monster? 你讀過科學怪人的故事嗎？ No. But I know many stories about monsters. 沒有，不過我知道很多怪物的故事。 3. Crazy 瘋狂的。 Amy is planning to climb Jade Mountain on her own. 艾咪準備一個人去爬玉山。 That's crazy! 那太瘋狂了！ She can't go alone! 她不能一個人去。 4. Dress up as 打扮成。 So you are dressing up as a… giraffe? 所以你要打扮成長頸鹿？ No, silly. I'm dressing up as a horse! 別傻了，我要打扮成一匹馬。 這些單字你記住了嗎？ monster 怪物 story 故事 crazy 瘋狂的 dress up as 打扮成 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What special day is talked about in the story? a. Christmas b. Halloween c. New Year's Eve 2. What is the story of Frankenstein about? a. A friendly dog b. A vampire c. A scientist who made a monster 3. How long ago was Frankenstein first written? a. 10 years ago b. 55 years ago c. Over 200 years ago Answers 1: b 2: c 3: c

Did you know some police officers in Pakistan use rollerblades! These police officers learn how to rollerblade so they can chase and catch people who break the law. 有一些巴基斯坦的警察穿直排輪去追犯人。 Some cities in Pakistan are super, super crowded. The traffic is super bad! The police say they can't use a police car… and they can't use a police motorcycle. The roads are too crowded! So, they use rollerblades! 這是因為巴基斯坦的城市過於擁擠，街道塞滿車輛，警察不能開車或是騎摩托車。 In Taiwan, sometimes you can see police officers riding horses. But usually, the police in Taiwan ride on scooters or drive police cars. 在台灣，有時候你會看到騎馬的警察，但大部分的警察是開警車或騎摩托車。 But the cities in Pakistan are different. The roads are crowded with people and cars, and buses and motorcycles… it's so busy, sometimes everyone gets stuck and can't move! That's why the police there are using rollerblades. 但是在巴基斯坦的大都市，道路太擁擠，有時候根本動不了，這是為什麼警察穿直排輪的原因。 Have you ever tried rollerblading? It's not easy! You need to practice for a long time. With rollerblades, you can ride on the sidewalk or the road… The rollerblade police in Pakistan don't have to worry about traffic… they can just roll on their rollerblades and catch people who break the law! What a good idea! ________________________________ Vocabulary 警察穿著直排輪鞋在街上飛跑，還真想看看呢！ 1. Crowded 擁擠的。 This road is so crowded! 這條路好擠喔！ It happens every time before a long holiday. 每次放長假之前都會這樣。 2. Traffic 交通。 There's just too much traffic. 車子太多了。 I hate it when we have to worry about traffic before taking a vacation. 我真討厭度假之前得先擔心交通問題。 I know. 我懂。 3. Catch 抓到。 Did the police catch the man? 警察抓到那個人了嗎？ I don't think so. 我想沒有。 But they did catch his friend. 不過他們確實抓到了他的朋友。 4. Chase 追逐。 Should we chase away that cat? 我們應該把那隻貓趕走嗎？ Why? It's not doing anything to us. 為什麼？牠沒有對我們做什麼啊。 今天的單字很常用，我們來讀一遍。 crowded 擁擠的 traffic 交通 catch 抓到 chase 追逐 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do some police officers use rollerblades? A: India B: China C: Pakistan 2. Why do these police officers use rollerblades? A: Because they need more exercise B: Because they don't have police cars C: Because the roads are too crowded 3. What do police in Taiwan use? A: Cars, scooters… and sometimes, horses! B: Birds, bicycles, and trucks C: They hop on one foot Answers 1: C 2: C 3: A

Gardens are great! They are places people grow vegetables. They can be on the ground and on people's roofs. They can even be on balconies. 蔬菜可以種在地上，陽台或是屋頂上。 But, did you know there is also a garden under the sea? 連海底也可以種蔬菜。 It's called Nemo's Garden. It's under the ocean near Italy. 尼莫的菜園在義大利附近的海中。 How do you grow vegetables under the sea? That's a good question. People put the plants inside balls. They call these balls "pods." Inside the pods are vegetables, like lettuce, tomatoes, peas, and mushrooms. 把蔬菜的種子放進圓球狀的容器裡面，可以種生菜，番茄，豌豆，還有蘑菇。 The pods are tied to the bottom of the sea with chains. They are about eight meters under the ocean. People say the vegetables grow faster underwater and taste better, too. 圓球用鐵鍊固定在海底，距離海面大約八公尺。 There are not many pods right now. Nemo's garden is an experiment. People want to see if growing vegetables underwater is a good idea. 這個菜園是一個實驗，人們想知道是不是個好主意。 Growing vegetables under the sea is a lot of work. People need to wear scuba equipment. I hope the Nemo's Garden experiment works well. Maybe it can help us grow lots of vegetables in the future. That would be great! ________________________________ Vocabulary 海裡種蔬菜，是種在容器裡面，而不是種在海水中。 1. Vegetable 蔬菜。 Do you like eating vegetables? 你喜歡吃蔬菜嗎？ Yes, I like salad. 喜歡，我愛吃沙拉。 Tuna and egg salad is my favorite. 我最愛鮪魚雞蛋沙拉。 But there's no vegetables in that. 可是它裡面沒有蔬菜。 2. Grow 種植。 My mom grows a lot of tomatoes in her garden. 我媽媽在園子裡種好多番茄。 How fast do they grow? 它們長多快？ Very fast. 很快。 3. Inside 在裡面。 There's something inside the box. 盒子裡面有東西。 Let's open it. 我們來打開它。 No, we can't. It's locked. 沒辦法，它上鎖了。 4. Experiment 實驗。 Let's do an experiment. 我們來做個實驗。 What experiment? 什麼實驗？ One with frogs.青蛙的實驗。 Please try to use these words in your conversation. vegetable 蔬菜 grow 種植 inside 在裡面 experiment 實驗 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: What is this story about? A: A man named Nemo B: A special garden under the ocean C: The importance of eating vegetables Q2: What do people say about the vegetables? A: They grow faster and taste better. B: They don't grow very well. C: They look like balls. Q3: What is true about Nemo's Garden? A: People live there in plastic balls. B: It is a kind of experiment. C: It is near the United States. Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

There is a five-year-old kid in Egypt who drives a race car! That's amazing. Many kids can ride a bicycle… but drive a race car? How is that possible? 五歲小孩開賽車，怎麼可能？ Well, in Egypt there are lots of deserts. Deserts are big, open, and sandy … so you won't really crash into anything. 埃及有廣大的沙漠，寬廣的空間讓汽車駕駛不會撞上東西。 The desert race cars have special wheels and they look like the cars you see on the beaches in Taiwan. 這種沙漠賽車很特別，輪胎比較像台灣的沙灘車。 The young race car driver doesn't race by himself. His dad sits in the seat next to him. They wear helmets when they race in the desert. Sounds like fun, yeah? 這個小孩開車的時候爸爸會在旁邊，兩個人都戴頭盔，在沙漠裡開快車。 Racing in the desert is not easy. There are no trees to crash into… but your car can sink into the sand and get stuck! You have to learn how to not get stuck! 雖然沙漠裡沒有樹木，但是汽車有可能陷進沙子裡。 The five-year-old boy has his dad next to him to help him. And his daddy is also a race car driver! No wonder the boy loves racing! 小孩的爸爸也是賽車手，難怪他喜歡賽車。 If you remember to be safe and find an adult to help you, kids can try lots of interesting adventures… like riding a horse, or rock climbing… or maybe, even desert race car driving! What sports adventure would you like to try? ________________________________ Vocabulary 在沙漠開快車一定很好玩。 1. Desert 沙漠。 I've never been to a big desert. 我從來沒有去過大沙漠。 I've read a lot of stories about the desert. 我讀過很多關於沙漠的故事。 2. Race 比賽。 We're having a car race this Sunday. 我們這星期天要舉辦賽車。 A car race?! Where can you do that? 賽車嗎？你們可以去哪兒賽車？ At the children's park. 去兒童樂園。 3. Crash 撞車。 Wow, what was that? 哇，那是什麼？ It looks like the car crashed into a wall! 看起來是那輛汽車撞到牆了。 4. Adventure 冒險。 We're having a family adventure next year. 我們明年要來一趟家庭冒險。 Sounds cool! What will you do? 好酷喔! 你們要做什麼？ We're going swimming in Sun Moon Lake! 我們要去日月潭游泳！ 我們一起來讀單字。 desert 沙漠 race 比賽 crash 撞車 adventure 冒險 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is a desert? A: A big, hot, open area with lots of sand B: A place with lots of trees and elephants C: A place in the sky, near the moon 2. What country is the young race car driver from? A: India B: South Africa C: Egypt 3. Who helps the race car driver? A: His father. B: His mother. C: His neighbor. Answers 1: A 2: C 3: A

Would you like to ride on a unicorn? I know, I know… unicorns aren't real. But one company in China wants to make robot unicorns! They want to make robot unicorns for kids to ride on! 中國有一家公司準備推出機器獨角獸讓小孩騎。 The company in China says their robot unicorn will have a supercomputer inside it, so it will be very smart. 這些機器獨角獸內建超級電腦，所以是非常聰明的獨角獸。 The robot unicorn will have cameras to help it 'see' what's around it… so, it won't fall over if it's walking up a hill. This robot will almost be like one of those fancy cars that don't need a driver. 獨角獸還有眼睛，走路或是爬山的時候，它不會跌倒。 And… they say the unicorn will be able to talk to you… so it can be … your friend! 而且它還能跟你講話！ The first robot unicorns will be very expensive… but after a few years, maybe they will be cheap enough for lots of kids to get one! 機器獨角獸剛開始會很貴，但是以後也許會降價，讓很多小孩都可以有。 Wow! Pretty cool! Can you imagine riding to school on a robot unicorn? 你能想像騎著獨角獸去上學嗎？ But… hey… what about me? I want to ride a robot unicorn to work! But… I'm not a kid… can they make a big one for adults? ________________________________ Vocabulary 聰明的機器獨角獸，可以跟小孩做朋友。 1. Robot 機器人。 I want a robot that can talk to me. 我要一台會跟我講話的機器人。 My robot has to know how to cook. 我的機器人一定要會做菜。 2. Talk 談話。 My father doesn't talk much. 我爸爸不大講話。 So what does he do? 那他都做什麼呢？ He watches TV and sleeps. 他看電視，睡覺。 My dad talks a lot! 我爸爸很愛講話。 3. Expensive 貴的。 A robot is expensive. 機器人很貴。 Like a million NT for one? 一台賣一百萬嗎？ I think it's more than that. 應該比那個還貴。 4. Cheap 便宜的。 That's too expensive! 那太貴了。 But you don't want cheap robots. 但是你不會想要便宜的機器人。 Cheap robots don't talk. 它們不會講話。 So do you plan to buy a robot? robot 機器人 talk 講話 expensive 貴的 cheap 便宜的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the company that wants to make robot unicorns? A: India B: Japan C: China 2. Why will the robot unicorn be "smart"? A: Because it went to school for a long time B: Because all unicorns are super smart! C: Because it has special computers and cameras inside 3. What else might the robot unicorn be able to do? A: Fly B: Swim C: Talk Answers 1: C 2: C 3: C

Do you know what animal makes that sound? That's a whale call! 那個聲音就是鯨魚。 Whales are the world's biggest animals. But it's funny, many of the biggest whales only eat tiny things. 很好玩的是，體型最大的鯨魚，只吃最小的東西。 Some whales rush forward with their huge mouths wide open, so lots of water, and any food in the water, rushes in! It's pretty cool. But one man found out you shouldn't get too close to a whale that's eating.有人發現鯨魚在吃東西的時候不要太靠近。 The man is a lobster diver. One day, when he was catching lobsters, he suddenly felt a big bump and everything went dark. 有一天他下海抓龍蝦時，周圍突然一片黑暗。 At first he thought he had been eaten by a shark! He felt around, but there were no teeth! That's when he realized he was in a whale's mouth! 他以為自己被鯊魚吃掉了！但是他摸索了半天發現沒有牙齒. 原來他在鯨魚的嘴裡！ After about 30 seconds the whale decided it didn't want to eat the diver. So the whale shook its head and spat the diver back into the sea. 大概30秒之後，鯨魚覺得這個人不好吃.，就把他吐回海裡！ The lucky diver escaped with just a few bumps and bruises! And the whale escaped with just a bad taste in its mouth! ________________________________ Vocabulary 到鯨魚嘴巴裡走一遭，真是特別的經驗！ 1. Whale 鯨魚。 Why do whales have big mouths? 鯨魚為什麼有大嘴巴？ Maybe because they need to eat a lot of food? 也許是因為牠們需要吃很多食物？ 2. Mouth 嘴巴。 Please don't talk when you have food in your mouth. 嘴裡有食物時請不要講話。 But there's nothing in my mouth.可是我嘴裡沒東西。 3. Eat 吃。 Would you like to eat here? 想在這裡吃東西嗎？ Okay. I know they have good hamburgers here. 好，我知道這裡有好吃的漢堡。 4. Catch 抓。 How many lobsters did you catch? 你抓到幾隻龍蝦？ Only three. 只有三隻。 Today is not a good day. 今天收穫不多。 今天的單字應該比較簡單，我們一起來讀。 whale 鯨魚 mouth 嘴巴 eat 吃 catch 抓 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What almost swallowed a man? a. A shark b. A whale c. An octopus 2. Who was almost swallowed? a. A diver b. A sailor c. A teacher 3. What was the person doing when they were almost swallowed? a. Catching lobsters b. Swimming c. Rowing a boat Answers 1: B 2: A 3: A

Here, kitty kitty kitty! I love my cat! She's so cute! Did you know that my kitty cat and a lion are part of the same family? It's true! The cat family has big cats, like lions and tigers, and small cats, like my cat. 大型貓科動物包含獅子老虎，小型的就是家貓。 Many people think the lion is the "king" of the cat family… but the lion isn't the best hunter in the cat family. And nope, it's not the tiger either. It's a small wild cat that hunts birds, and mice, and well… any small animal they can catch. 牠是野貓，什麼小動物牠都吃。 The best hunter in the cat family is called the "black-footed cat". 貓科裡面最厲害的獵人是黑足貓，牠的腳是黑色的。 It's only about 25 centimeters tall… that's just a little bigger than my cat! They live in the southern part of Africa. The black-footed cat is always hungry… so every night, it goes hunting… and every night it catches lots of small animals! The black-footed cat is a much better hunter than a lion! 黑足貓每天晚上都出去獵殺很多小動物，比獅子還要猛喔！ The Black-footed cat is the best hunter in the whole cat family! Cool, huh? You don't have to be the biggest to be the best. Now, come here, kitty kitty… good kitty… you eat cat food, ok? No hunting for you… good kitty! ________________________________ Vocabulary 貓科裡面的高明獵人黑足貓，習慣晚上出門打獵。 1. Hunt 打獵，hunter 獵人。 Only the best hunters go hunting in the jungle. 最好的獵人才去叢林裡打獵。 Why? What's in the jungle? 為什麼? 叢林裡有什麼？ Big cats like tigers. 大型貓科動物，比如說老虎。 2. Night 夜晚。 Some animals move around at night. 有的動物晚上活動。 I don't go out until night time. 我也是晚上時間才出門。 So you live like a bat? 所以你的生活像蝙蝠？ 3. Better 更好的。 Cats or dogs, which do you like better? 貓咪跟狗狗，你比較喜歡哪個？ Cats. 貓咪。 4. Best 最好的。 The best hunter in the sea is the shark. 海洋中最棒的獵人是鯊魚。 I thought killer whales are the best. 我以為殺人鯨是最棒的。 Let's read the words together. hunt 打獵 hunter 獵人 night 夜晚 better 更好 best 最好的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What animals are part of the cat family? A: Dogs, rabbits, and ducks B: Hippos, eagles, and turtles C: Lions, tigers, and cheetahs 2. What's the name of the best hunter in the cat family? A: The black-footed cat B: The green-finger cat C: The yellow mountain bear 3. How big is the best hunter in the cat family? A: About the same size as an elephant B: About the same size as a tiger C: About the same size as a big pet cat Answers 1: C 2: A 3: C

Many people in Wutai are sad. Wutai is a small village in the mountains of Pingtung County. 霧台是屏東山區的小村落。 The people there are sad because a big cherry tree died. The tree was about 60-years-old. But why is this cherry tree so special? Well, a long time ago, this cherry tree was the only big cherry tree in Wutai. In the spring, the tree's cherry flowers were so pretty, people from many places would come to see the tree's flowers. 櫻花盛開時，人們會從四面八方來這裡欣賞。 Then, the people in Wutai had an idea! "Hey! Maybe we should plant more cherry trees! Then more people will visit!" 霧台居民得到靈感，開始種更多櫻花樹來吸引遊客。 It worked! Now, every spring, many, many people go to walk in the mountains and look at all the beautiful cherry trees and cherry flowers. The people in Wutai can make money from the visitors and that helps them. 遊客帶動經濟，改善霧台人的生活。 But, now the first old big cherry tree has died. So the people are going to have a special day to say "goodbye" to the tree. They want to say, "Thank you, old cherry tree! You gave us a good idea! You helped Wutai! Xie Xie ni!" 大家想紀念這棵最老的櫻花樹。 Aww… that's nice. Now I want to go to Wutai next spring and see the cherry flowers, too! ________________________________ Vocabulary 霧台的櫻花吸引很多觀光客，但是最老的櫻花樹已經凋零。 1. Spring 春天。 What flowers can we see in the spring? 我們春天時會看到什麼花？ Cherry and peach flowers and azaleas. 櫻花和桃花，還有杜鵑花。 Nice, I like spring! 真好，我喜歡春天！ 2. Special 特別的。 Yeah, spring is very special. 對，春天很特別。 It means winter is over, 它表示冬天結束了，and we will begin a new semester at school. 我們要開始新學期。 3. Sad 悲傷的。 What's the matter? You look sad. 怎麼了？你看起來很悲傷。 I am sad. 我是很難過。 There's no ice cream in the refrigerator! 冰箱裡沒有冰淇淋了！ 4. Pretty 美麗的。 I need a pretty dress for the party. 我需要一件漂亮洋裝參加派對。 Then let's go shopping tomorrow. 那我們明天去買吧。 今天的單字你能記住幾個？ spring 春天 special 特別的 sad 悲傷的 pretty 美麗的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the cherry tree in this story? A: In Yangminshan, Taipei B: In Wutai, Pingtung County C: In Chiayi City 2. Why is the cherry tree special? A: The tree helped the people think of a good idea B: The tree can talk and sing C: The tree doesn't have any flowers 3. Why do people visit Wutai in the springtime? A: To see the cherry trees and flowers B: Because Wutai has yummy chou dou fu C: To see the monkeys and elephants there Answers 1: B 2: A 3: A

Thanks, Mr. Taxi Driver! Taxis are pretty convenient, right? They take customers to places they want to go. In big cities you can often see lots of taxis. 大城市通常有很多計程車。 Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand and it's a big city. It has a lot of people, a lot of tourists, and a lot of taxis. 曼谷是一個大城市，人多，觀光客也多，還有很多計程車。 But since the coronavirus has happened, there are not many tourists going there. That means there are a lot of taxis that don't have any customers. 但是自從疫情開始，觀光客大減，計程車多半沒客人。 There are now car parks full of unused taxis. 停車場停滿用不到的計程車。 So now one taxi company had the bright idea of growing vegetables on top of the taxis! 一家公司想出來好主意，決定在車頂上種菜！ The taxi vegetable garden makes food for taxi drivers with no work. And if there are any vegetables left over, the drivers can sell them at a market! 失業的計程車司機可以自己吃，也可以把菜拿去市場賣！ That's pretty smart! The drivers can now grow some food, make some money, they don't waste space, and it's good for the environment! ________________________________ Vocabulary 汽車車頂變成菜園，至少沒有浪費空間。 1. Vegetable 蔬菜。 We should grow some vegetables. 我們應該來種一點蔬菜。 On top of the house? 在屋頂上嗎？ Yeah, why not? 對啊，為什麼不呢？ Vegetables need sunlight. 蔬菜需要陽光。 2. Space 空間。 That's good use of space. 那可以好好利用空間。 You're right. 你說對了。 And vegetables don't need a lot of space. 蔬菜也不需要很大的空間。 3. Tourist 遊客。 Many Taiwanese tourists travel to Bangkok. 很多台灣遊客去曼谷旅行。 They can't go there anymore. 他們現在沒辦法去了。 4. City 城市。 Do you like big cities, Jane? 你喜歡大城市嗎？ I like Taipei. It's not really a big city but it has everything. 我喜歡台北，它不算大都市，不過什麼都有。 Let's read today's vocabulary. vegetable 蔬菜 space 空間 tourist 遊客 city 城市 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Bangkok is the capital city of what country? a. France b. China c. Thailand 2. Bangkok now has a lot of unused what? a. Motorbikes b. Schools c. Taxis 3. What are some of them now being used for? a. Cooking b. Growing vegetables c. Driving Answers 1: C 2: C 3: B

Guess what? New Taipei City is getting a new YouBike system. It's already in Taipei City, but the new YouBike system will be ready in New Taipei City at the end of this month! 新北市新的微笑單車，月底就可以用了。 It is called YouBike 2.0, and there will be new bikes and new stations. The colors are a little different too. 顏色有一點不一樣。 The original was orange and yellow. The new version is white and yellow. There will be seven hundred places in New Taipei City where people can borrow these bicycles… 有七百個地方可以租腳踏車。 These rental stations will be in places where it is convenient for a lot of people. 會放在方便的地方。 For example, near MRT stations! Another place you can rent them is at New Taipei City Hall in Banqiao. And in the future, the government plans to add even more stations for YouBikes… as many as one-thousand-five-hundred! 還會增加一千五百個租腳踏車的地方。 This is great! I really like riding bikes, and I'm excited to try the new bikes. I think they're very convenient to use to get around the city. They are also better for the environment than driving cars, and it helps you get very good exercise! 我覺得腳踏車很方便，也比開車環保，而且你還可以運動！ Will you be using the YouBike 2.0 bicycles? ________________________________ Vocabulary 大台北地區，要騎YouBike越來越方便。 1. System 系統。 We have a new YouBike system. 微笑單車現在有新的系統。 So I don't need to bring my EasyCard? 所以我不需要帶悠遊卡？ That's right. You only need your cell phone. 對的。只需要手機。 2. Ride a bike 騎腳踏車。 I feel bored. 我覺得好無聊。 Let's go and ride bikes at the riverside park. 去河濱公園騎車吧。 Great idea! 好主意！ 3. Excited 興奮的。 I'm so excited about tomorrow's School Day! 我好興奮明天的學校日！ Me too. I'm excited to see my old friends. 我也是。我很興奮會跟我的老朋友碰面。 Are they coming? 他們會來嗎？ Yes they are! 會來。 4. In the future 未來。 There will be more bike trails in the future. 未來會有更多自行車道。 I can't wait. 我簡直等不及了。 Do you ride a bike every day? system 系統 ride a bike 騎腳踏車 excited 興奮的 in the future 未來 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of transportation is this story about? a. Cars b. Trains c. Bicycles 2. What are the new bicycles called? a. YouBike 2.0 b. YouTube 2.0 c. Moovo 3. What city is mentioned in this story? a. Taipei City b. New Taipei City c. Taichung City Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B

What's that sound? Sounds like an insect… like a fly, maybe? 蒼蠅？ Or a mosquito, 蚊子？ Or a… hornet!! 大黃蜂!! Argh! I hate hornets. They scare me. I have been stung by a hornet. 我被大黃蜂叮過。It really hurt! I don't want to experience that ever again! Do you know what the scariest kind of hornet is? 你知道最可怕的黃蜂是哪一種嗎？ The Asian giant hornet. 那就是大虎頭蜂。 The Asian giant hornet is the largest kind of hornet in the entire world. 大虎頭蜂是全世界最大的黃蜂。 An Asian giant hornet nest was recently found in the U.S., and people quickly got rid of it. "Got rid of" 的意思就是把它除掉。 People were scared the hornets would hurt the local insects, like bees. And bees are very important! 蜜蜂很重要！ They help make more flowers, and of course, they make delicious honey! Asian giant hornets can kill bees! 大虎頭蜂會殺死蜜蜂！ They kill other kinds of hornets too! 其他種類的黃蜂也不放過! It is also very painful when an Asian giant hornet stings you. Thankfully, Asian giant hornets don't usually attack people. 還好大虎頭蜂不常攻擊人類。 Of all the insects, I am most afraid of hornets. What kind of insect are you afraid of? ________________________________ Vocabulary 大虎頭蜂有可能攻擊人類，最好避開。 1. Scare 害怕。 Are you scared of hornets? 你怕不怕黃蜂？ Of course. But I'm most scared of spiders. 當然怕，不過我最怕蜘蛛。 2. Scary 讓人害怕的。 Spiders are not that scary. 蜘蛛沒那麼可怕。 They don't attack people. 牠們不會攻擊人。 You're wrong. They are very scary. 你錯了，牠們非常可怕。 3. Attack 攻擊。 Have you ever been attacked by spiders? 你曾經被蜘蛛攻擊過嗎？ No, not really. 並沒有。 But they're so ugly! 但是牠們長得好醜！ 4. Honey 蜂蜜。 Would you like some honey cake? 想要來一點蜂蜜蛋糕嗎？ Oh yes, I love honey cake. 要，我喜歡蜂蜜蛋糕。 It's just delicious, isn't it? 很好吃，不是嗎？ Let's read these useful words. scare 害怕 scary 讓人害怕的 honey 蜂蜜 attack 攻擊 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of insect is this story about? a. Bees b. Hornets c. Mosquitoes 2. What does the Asian giant hornet do? a. Bite b. Sting c. Punch 3. What do these hornets do to other insects? a. They make friends with them b. They kill them c. They ignore them Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

Do you like art? Today, I'm going to tell you about a very interesting artist. She makes art from trash. You know what trash is, right? You could call it junk, or garbage. It's something you just throw away. 美國有一個很有趣的藝術家，她利用垃圾做藝術品。 Stephanie Hongo lives in America. She makes beautiful art with things people don't want anymore. She turns the trash into animals. She uses ping pong balls for eyes. She uses plastic forks to make feathers for owls. And she used the leg of a Barbie doll for the horn of a unicorn. Is a unicorn an animal? Well, maybe. 她把別人不要的東西挑出來，做成動物的樣子。像是乒乓球當作眼睛，塑膠叉子變成貓頭鷹身上的羽毛，芭比娃娃的腿變成了獨角獸頭上的角。 Stephanie started using trash to make art after she quit her job. She didn't have enough money to buy art supplies. So, she used junk. It sounds dirty to use garbage. But Stephanie only uses clean trash. She gets the trash from her family and friends. Sometimes, people on Facebook give her junk, too. 這位藝術家在離職之後沒錢買藝術作品的材料，於是想到利用垃圾。聽起來有點不衛生，不過她只用乾淨的，從親朋好友那裏收集來的垃圾。有時候臉書上的好友也會把不要的東西給她。 It's great that Stephanie uses trash to make art. She can help the environment. She can also make money by selling her art! ________________________________ Vocabulary Stephanie把垃圾變成藝術作品，真是化腐朽為神奇！ 1. Garbage 垃圾。 Did you throw away your bag? 你把包包扔掉了嗎？ Yeah, it's in the garbage can now. 扔掉了，它現在就在垃圾桶裡。 Are you sure you don't want it? 你確定你不要它了？ I'm sure. 我確定。 2. Junk 垃圾。 You're eating too much junk food, Nancy. 你吃太多垃圾食物了，南西。 No, I'm not. Fried pork chop is not junk food. 我沒有，炸豬排不算垃圾食物。 3. Use 使用。 I don't know how to use this can opener. 我不知道怎麼用這個開罐器。 Here, let me show you.我來做給你看。 4. Artist 藝術家。 My mom is an artist. 我媽媽是藝術家。 Wow, so she paints pictures? 哇，所以她畫畫？ No, she makes salad that looks like art. 不是，她做的沙拉看起來像藝術品。 今天的單字你記住了幾個？ garbage 垃圾 junk 垃圾 use 使用 artist 藝術家 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: Which is NOT another name for trash? A: Stuff B: Garbage C: Junk Q2: What does Stephanie make with trash? A: Toys for pets B: Art that looks like animals C: Ping pong balls Q3: Where does Stephanie get the trash? A: From garbage cans B: From her friends C: From stores Answers 1. A 2. B 3. B

I once drew a picture that a friend thought was very good. So my friend bought it for one-thousand NT dollars! 我的朋友花了一千塊台幣買了我畫的畫。 I was very happy because that's a lot of money! But one boy in England made much, much more from pictures he made. A 12-year-old boy named Benyamin sold his art, and made four-hundred thousand U.S. dollars! That is over 10 million NT dollars! 一個12歲的男孩把他的藝術作品賣了40萬美金，那是一千多萬台幣！ That is a very, very large amount of money! Benyamin made over three-thousand different pictures of whales on the computer, 他是用電腦創作超過三千張鯨魚的圖案，and then he sold them through a special system on the internet. This system lets people make money online. 他是用特殊的網路系統來買賣圖案。 In this system, people can buy and sell things online with a special kind of money. This special money only works through the internet! Benyamin has always been very interested in computers and the internet. 這個男孩 一直都對電腦跟網路的東西很有興趣。 That is how he learned about people selling things using special online money. I'm going to start paying more attention to computers. Maybe I can sell things on the internet to make more money, too! Have you ever sold anything? 你有賣過東西嗎？ ________________________________ Vocabulary 這個英國男孩在網路上賺大錢，成了全球新聞。 1. Make money 賺錢。 It's not easy to make money. 賺錢很不容易。 I knew that long ago. 我很久以前就知道了。 I also know that spending money is easy. 我還知道花錢很容易。 2. Sell 賣。 Maybe I should try to sell something. 也許我應該試試看賣東西。 Like what? 賣什麼呢？ Like my facemask designs. 比如說我的口罩設計。 3. Picture 圖畫。 So you'll draw pictures of the masks. 所以你會畫出口罩的圖樣。 Yes, and the masks will have mouths or eyes on them. 對，而且口罩上是嘴巴或是眼睛。 4. Attention 注意。 A facemask with a picture of a mouth? 口罩上面有嘴巴的圖案嗎？ That will get people's attention. 那會引人注意的。 That's the idea. 就是要那樣。 So do you plan to make some money? make money 賺錢 sell 賣 picture 圖畫 attention 注意 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Benyamin made pictures of what animal? a. Whales b. Dolphins c. Turtles 2. Where did Benyamin sell his artwork? a. Through the internet b. At an art store c. At school 3. What has Benyamin always been interested in? a. Whales b. Computers and the internet c. Art Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B

Do you like stories and movies about mummies? No, I don't mean moms, like your mom or my mom. I mean mummies… Mummies are dead people. They are wrapped in pieces of cloth. A lot of mummies have been found in Egypt. The mummies are buried in the ground. So, people have to dig a lot to find them. 很多木乃伊是在埃及發現的。他們都埋在地下，所以要挖到很深的地方才找得到。 In 2021, 16 very special mummies were found. These 16 mummies had tongues made of gold! 這16具木乃伊個個都有黃金打造的舌頭！ Why did they have gold tongues? The reason is very interesting. People in ancient Egypt believed gold tongues could help people talk after they died. How can people talk after they die? Well, Egyptians believed in an afterlife. 古時候的埃及人相信人死了之後會有來生，黃金舌頭可以讓人再來生也可以講話。 It's like burning ghost money, I think. People in Taiwan and China burn ghost money for dead people. The dead people can spend the money. The ancient Egyptians didn't burn ghost money. They tried to help dead people by giving them gold tongues. 也許這就像燒紙錢，很多人都會燒紙錢給過世的家人，讓他們在陰間也有錢可以花。有的古埃及人不燒紙錢，而是給死去的親人黃金舌頭。 Egypt is so cool! I wonder what they will find next? ________________________________ Vocabulary 埃及的木乃伊非常有名，黃金舌頭可就是新聞了。 1. Egypt 埃及。 Egypt has a long history, just like China. 埃及跟中國一樣，有悠久的歷史。 I'd sure like to visit Egypt someday. 我真希望有一天去埃及玩。 2. Tongue 舌頭。 I find the gold tongue a very strange idea. 我覺得黃金舌頭真是個奇怪的想法。 Yeah, why not give the mummies gold eyes? 對啊，為什麼不是給木乃伊黃金的眼睛？ 3. Dead 死亡的。 Well, I think it's all the same to the dead. 對死人來說應該都一樣吧。 And maybe dead people just want to rest. 也許死去的人只想休息。 4. People 人們。 Many people burn paper money for their dead family members. 很多人會給去世的家人燒紙錢。 Right, people believe money is useful everywhere. 是的，人們相信到處都用得到錢。 Let's read today's words together. Egypt 埃及 tongue 舌頭 dead 死亡的 people 人們 ________________________________ Quiz Q1: What was special about the mummies? A: They were wrapped in gold cloth. B: They had gold tongues. C: They were buried with gold coins. Q2: How many mummies were found? A: 6 B: 16 C: 60 Q3: What did people in Egypt believe about dead people? A: They needed money. B: They could talk. C: They weren't dead. Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

That's my alarm clock! 我的鬧鐘響了！ Oh no! I was playing video games for so long that I forgot to sleep! And now the sun is shining, the birds are singing… it's morning! I played video games all night! 天啊！我玩電動玩了一整個晚上！ I guess video games is a problem for a lot of kids in China, too, because a lot of parents in China say their kids are playing too many video games. The parents say too much time staring at screens is bad for their kids' health. 中國的父母說小孩玩太多電動遊戲，而且一直盯著螢幕看對身體很不健康。 I guess they want their kids to spend more time playing outdoors. 他們大概想要小孩多多到戶外去玩。 The government in China is planning to do something about this. They are going to stop kids who are younger than 18 years old from playing video games on weekdays. Weekdays are Mondays through Fridays. 18歲以下的人，星期一到星期五不能打電動。 Kids can play video games on the weekends, but only for three hours. 到了週末小孩可以玩，但只能打三個小時。 I don't think anything like that will happen in Taiwan… 台灣應該不會發生這種事情。 But we should really try to control ourselves… don't be like me and forget to go to sleep. 要去上班了，我完蛋了。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 兒童打電動太入迷怎麼辦? 中國的做法是規定只有週末才能玩。 1. Weekend 週末。 Weekends are my favorite time! 週末是我最喜歡的時間。 They are not mine. I prefer weekdays. 對我來說不是。我比較喜歡平日。 2. Weekday 平日。 I have too much housework to do on the weekend. 我週末有太多家事要做。 Maybe you should do some of it on weekdays. 也許你應該在平日做一些。 3. A lot of 許多。 A lot of students go to cram schools on the weekend. 很多學生週末去補習班。 I don't. I play video games. 我不去，我打電動。 4. Go to sleep 去睡覺。 You do go to sleep at night, right? 你晚上還是會睡覺，對吧？ Yes, but usually after midnight. 對，不過通常在午夜以後。 We use these words all the time. weekend 週末 weekday 平日 a lot of 許多 go to sleep 去睡覺 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What do parents say kids in China are doing too much? a. Eating junk food b. Playing video games c. Sleeping 2. What is the Chinese government going to do? a. Stop kids from playing too many video games b. Tell kids to play more video games c. Tell parents to play video games 3. Will kids be allowed to play on weekdays? a. Yes b. No c. Yes, but only if they finish their homework first Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B

I have been sitting for too long. My back hurts, 我的背好痛，I need to stand up and walk around! Did you know that sitting too long is not good for your body? 你知道坐太久對身體不好嗎？ Sitting can be very relaxing, and it feels nice, but if you sit too long, it is bad for your health! Really! Scientists have done studies that prove if you sit for hours and hours, you are hurting your body. 科學家說坐太久會傷害身體。 But a lot of people need to sit for a very long time, for work, or for school. 但是很多人因為工作或是上課，需要一直坐著。 So scientists say you should try to exercise for about thirty to forty minutes a day. 每天花三到四十分鐘動一動。This will help keep your body healthy, even if you are sitting a lot. Some good ideas for moving around are going for a walk or riding a bike. 去走走路，或是騎腳踏車。 These aren't very hard things to do, but it will keep you healthy! 這樣可以保持健康。 Doing things like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, 選擇走樓梯, 不要搭電梯， or doing more chores around the house, 多做一點家事， are also good ways to keep moving. All of these activities keep your body strong. That reminds me, I've been so busy talking that I forgot I need to get up and move around! I'm going for a walk! ________________________________ Vocabulary 每天動一動，跑跑步打打球，對身體很好喔！ 1. Move 動作。 You have a bike in your room! 你房間裡有腳踏車！ Yeah, I think better when I'm moving 是的，我動來動去時腦筋比較清楚。 2. Healthy 健康的。 It can certainly help keep you healthy. 對你保持健康一定會有幫助。 Actually it's not enough, 其實這不夠，because I eat a lot of junk food. 因為我吃很多垃圾食物。 3. Body 身體。 Junk food can hurt your body. 垃圾食物可能傷害身體。 But you already knew that. 不過你早就知道這一點。 I do. Don't worry. 我知道，別擔心。 My body is strong. 我身體強壯。 4. Around 周圍。 Where's Emily? Emily在哪裡？ Somewhere around the house. 就在房子附近吧。 She really likes to move around. 她就喜歡到處跑來跑去。 Please read the words after me. move動作 healthy 健康的 body 身體 around 周圍 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What shouldn't you do for hours and hours? a. Sit b. Sing c. Stare 2. Scientists say people should do how much exercise every day? a. 3-4 minutes b. 30-40 minutes c. 1 minute 3. What is a good way to exercise? a. Sit some more b. Sleep c. Take a walk Answers 1. A 2. B 3. C

I am so bored… Because of COVID, I try not to go out that much. If I don't go to places where there are a lot of people, I may avoid getting sick. 因為COVID的關係，我現在都避免外出。 But I miss going out! I miss seeing different things. I miss going to department stores, I miss concerts, I miss museums. 我想念可以外出的時候，可以去百貨公司、音樂會，還有博物館！ Luckily, there is one museum that I can visit without even leaving the house! The New Taipei City Gold Museum has created a "digital museum," 新北市黃金博物館最近有了數位版本。 This means they put the things in their museum online. This way people can see the things inside the museum through their computers, phones, and tablets. 用電腦、手機, 跟平板電腦就可以看到博物館裡面的東西。 Their system also lets people explore the museum using virtual reality technology, 透過虛擬技術，就可以走進博物館！ Virtual reality technology makes it seem like you're really there. You can also look very closely at some of the things inside the museum by clicking on them. 只要點一點滑鼠，就可以近距離觀看。That is so convenient! More museums should do this. 更多博物館應該要這樣做。 ________________________________ Vocabulary 只要有電腦，坐在家裡就可以欣賞博物館裡面的寶貝。 1. Convenient 方便的。 You can buy so many things online! 上網可以買好多東西！ It's very convenient, isn't it? 真方便，不是嗎？ 2. Digital 數位的。 Everything is digital now. 現在所有東西都數位化了。 Not everything. 並不是所有的東西。 For example, we can't eat digital food. 比如說我們就不能吃數位食物。 3. Look 看。 But you can look at the food and order what you like. 但是你可以上網看菜色，然後訂你喜歡的。 You don't have to go out. 都不必出門。 That's true. 這是真的。 4. Gold 黃金。 I love gold. 我愛黃金。 Who doesn't? 誰不愛呢？ Let's visit the Gold Museum this weekend. 我們這周末去拜訪黃金博物館吧。 Alright. 好啊。 So what have we learned today? convenient 方便的 digital 數位的 look 看 gold 黃金 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where is the museum in this story? a. New Taipei City b. Taipei City c. Tainan City 2. What is the museum called? a. The Gold Museum b. The Rock Museum c. The Virtual Reality Museum 3. What can you use to visit this museum online? a. Computers, phones, and tablets b. Computers, phones, and glasses c. Computers, video games, and earphones Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

In English, we say "turn on" and "turn off" for many things… like the TV, or the lights! We don't "open" the lights or "close" the TV, we 'turn on' the TV or 'turn off' the lights. There is a small river in America that is very strange. For a few months every year the river starts for 15 minutes and then the water stops for 15 minutes. 美國有一條小河很奇怪。每一年有幾個月的時間它會流動15分鐘，接著停止15分鐘。 It's almost like someone 'turns on' and 'turns off' the river! 好像有人打開或是關掉這條河。 But people don't do it, it just happens! 它會打開或是關掉，但並不是人類控制的。 Scientists think that a big bubble of air stops the water from coming up from underground. The air underground makes a bubble. Then, the big bubble of air stops the water, making the river 'start' and 'stop'. 科學家認為是從地底下冒出來的巨大空氣泡泡擋住了河流，就好像關掉一樣，接著又開始流動。 There are very few rivers like this around the world. 這樣子的河流在全世界非常地少見。 It's very strange, yeah? But also very interesting. A river that turns on and off! ________________________________ Vocabulary 河流會自己打開或是關上，原來是空氣泡泡造成的。 1. Turn on 打開。 It's so hot! Let me turn on the air conditioner. 好熱，我來打開冷氣機。 Remember to turn it off before you go to bed. 你睡覺之前要記得把它關掉。 2. Turn off 關上。 Did you turn off the fan last night? 你昨晚有關掉電扇嗎？ I didn't turn it on. 我沒有打開它。 But I did turn off the air conditioner. 但是我有關掉冷氣機。 3. Underground 地下。 Spring water is rising up from underground. 泉水從地下冒出來。 No wonder plants here are so green. 難怪這裡的植物都很綠。 4. Start 開始。 Come quick, Ryan! The game starts in 2 minutes! 趕快來，萊恩，比賽再兩分鐘就開始了！ Why do they start so early? 他們怎麼這麼早開始？ I have no idea.不知道呢。 唸單字可以幫助我們記憶。 turn on 打開 turn off 關掉 underground 地下 start 開始 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is strange about one river in America? A: The water turns on for 15 minutes, then turns off B: The water is purple and sweet C: The water makes a funny sound 2. Why does the river turn on and turn off? A: A big bubble of air stops the water B: A person turns it on and off C: Elephants drink all the water 3. How long does the river 'turn off' each time? A: 15 minutes B: 30 minutes C: One hour Answers 1. A 2. A 3. A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can you whistle? 你會吹口哨嗎? I can! Well… I'm not very good at it. It's not easy to learn how to whistle. Some people can't do it… they can't whistle. But other people can whistle very well… and some people even use whistling as a language! 有人把吹口哨當成一種語言。 It's true! There are people that sometimes whistle to talk to each other. Why? Well, whistling is louder than shouting 口哨比用喊叫還大聲。 And whistling is clearer. You can hear whistling more clearly than shouting. The whistles can mean different words… a high whistle sound means one thing… and a low whistle sound has a different meaning. 口哨有高低不同音階，可以傳達不同的含意。 After a lot of practice, people can learn to understand this new language… a whistle language. Cool! They can say "I can speak English, I can speak Japanese… and I can speak Whistle!" Ha! 多加練習，有一天你也可以說 "我還會說口哨語言！" Whistling is fun… and some people use it to talk… it can be a language! ________________________________ Vocabulary 不同的口哨聲，可以表達很多意思，甚至成為一種語言。 1. Language 語言。 I think whistling is a kind of body language. 我覺得吹口哨是一種身體語言。 Maybe, but it's not a language for me. 也許吧，不過對我來說它不是語言。 I don't whistle.我不會吹口哨。 2. Speak 說。 What languages can you speak, Ryan? 你會講什麼語言，萊恩？ I can speak English and Chinese. 我會說英文跟中文。 3. Loud 大聲的，louder 更大聲。 I can't hear you. 我聽不到。 Please speak louder. 請講大聲一點。 I think I'm loud enough. 我已經夠大聲了。 4. Shout 叫喊。 You don't have to shout. 你不必大喊大叫。 I'm shouting because your music is too loud. 我喊叫是因為你的音樂太大聲。 今天的單字你記住了嗎？ language 語言 speak 說，講 loud 大聲的 louder 更大聲 shout 叫喊 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How do some people talk? A: By screaming B: By whistling C: By jumping up and down 2. Why do some people use whistling to talk? A: They can't speak English B: Whistling is louder and clearer C: They think they are birds 3. What are English, Japanese, and Chinese? A: Languages B: Places C: Animals Answers 1. B 2. B 3. A

Hi, everyone! I've got another interesting story for you today, but first, I want to ask you a quick question. 講故事之前，我先問你們一個問題。 What did you have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day last week? Can't remember? That's okay. A lot of people would have trouble remembering all that. 你們上星期每天吃什麼? 忘記了嗎？沒關係。 But do you know what could easily remember all that? An animal called a cuttlefish. 但是烏賊就會記得喔！ Scientists gave cuttlefish a test. They wanted to see if they could remember what they ate, where they ate it, and when they ate it. And guess what? They could! Cuttlefish have great memories! 科學家測驗烏賊記不記得，之前吃過什麼，在哪裡吃的，還有什麼時候吃的.烏賊都答得出來! 牠們的記憶力很強！ People will often forget things. Do you ever forget things? I know I do! And I've got bad news, kids. Our memories usually get worse as we get older. 人類老化，記憶力通常會減退。 Anyway… What were we talking about? Oh, yeah! Cuttlefish! The other cool thing about cuttlefish is their memories stay strong. In the test the scientists gave them, the older cuttlefish did just as well as the young cuttlefish! 但是烏賊不論年老還是年輕，記憶力一樣好！ Cuttlefish have great memories! So don't forget it! ________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家實驗證明，烏賊有超強記憶力，想不到吧？ 1. Memory 記憶。 I didn't know that cuttlefish have great memories. 我不知道烏賊有超強記憶力。 I know that elephants' memories stay strong. 我知道大象可以維持很強的記憶。 2. Remember 記得。 Do you remember your old friends' names? 你記得老朋友的名字嗎？ I can only remember some of them. 我只記得其中幾個。 3. Ask 問。 Why do you ask? 你為什麼問？ Because I can't remember any of my old classmates. 因為我記不起來任何老同學。 4. Question 問題。 Scientists often ask many questions. 科學家經常提出很多問題。 Right, and they try hard to find the answers. 沒錯，他們也很努力尋找答案。 Would you read the words with me? memory記憶 remember記得 ask問 question問題 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of animal is the story about? a. Cats b. Goldfish c. Cuttlefish 2. What did scientists do with these animals? a. They gave them a test b. They talked to them c. They gave them cool hairstyles 3. What did they find out about these animals? a. They can run really fast b. They can eat a lot c. Their memories stay strong even when they are old Answers 1: C 2: A 3: C

Ha! Pop Cat is a funny game! It's silly… but also funny. I think the Pop Cat game is funny because it's so silly. 這個遊戲傻呼呼的，很搞笑。 You press your finger on the phone and the cat opens its mouth and says "POP"… that's it! 你按一下你的手機，這隻貓就張嘴叫一聲[帕]，就只這樣。 It's super simple. People all around the world are playing it. People in Thailand and Finland and all over the world are playing the Pop Cat game. 泰國芬蘭甚至全世界都在玩這個遊戲。 Every country tries to be number one… by pressing the button and making a cat say "pop" more times than everybody else. 世界各地的玩家拼命的按，大家都等著看哪一國讓貓咪叫最多次。 Some people say we should not waste time on silly games. Some people say… "Hey! Go read a book… or go outside and play… don't waste your time on an internet game that makes a cat say "pop!" 有人覺得這種遊戲浪費時間，讓一隻貓叫[帕]，這有什麼意義？ Hmm… maybe they are right. It is a waste of time. But it's also fun. Maybe it's OK if we don't do it too much. Silly games can be fun… but we shouldn't waste too much time on computer games, right? 玩這種傻呼呼的遊戲也許很好玩，但是不要花太多時間喔！ ________________________________ Vocabulary Pop Cat遊戲最近風靡全球，你可有玩過？ 1. Waste 浪費。 Ryan, are you wasting time again on computer games? 萊恩，你又在浪費時間打電動嗎？ I've wasted some money, but not time. 我浪費了一些錢，沒有浪費時間。 2. Time 時間。 Time is more important than money. 時間比金錢重要。 Well, I have all the time in the world. 我有大把的時間。 3. Silly 傻傻的。 These games seem so silly! 這些遊戲似乎都很笨！ No, they're not silly. 不會，它們不笨。 They're fun and good for young children. 它們很好玩，也很適合小小孩。 4. Number one 第一。 I want to be number one in tomorrow's race. 明天的比賽我想跑第一。 Have you practiced? 你有練習嗎？ No. 沒有。 Well, good luck. 那祝你好運！ 我們來讀單字。 waste 浪費 time 時間 silly 傻傻的 number one 第一 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the Pop Cat game? A: A game to try to catch cats in the park B: An internet game C: A game you can play with your cat 2. What countries does the story talk about? A: Thailand and Finland B: Korea and America C: Japan and South Africa 3. Some people don't like the Pop Cat game. Why not? A: They don't like cats B: They don't like the internet C: They think the game is a waste of time Answers 1: B 2: A 3: C

Did you know there is a shrimp that can punch as fast as a bullet?! 有一種蝦子 揮拳的速度跟子彈一樣快？ What? That's impossible, right? 怎麼可能？ No! It's true! There really is a shrimp with a super punch! 這種超級蝦我們把牠叫做蝦蛄。 This super shrimp lives at the bottom of the ocean… and when it is hunting for food… it punches really hard! In fact… this shrimp has the strongest punch of any animal in the world! It's not super big, but it is super strong! 蝦蛄的兩隻前腳長得就像拳頭，出拳的力量是所有動物裡面最強的。 When the shrimp gets hungry, it gets ready to punch. Maybe the shrimp sees a crab… "Hmm, yum … dinner is here!" Then the shrimp gets close… and… The shrimp's punch is as fast as a bullet! 牠的揮拳可以跟子彈一樣快！ Isn't that amazing? Some people like to keep a super shrimp as a pet… but be careful! Sometimes they punch so hard… They break the glass of the fish tank! Wow! 假如你想飼養蝦蛄當寵物，要小心，因為牠們甚至能打破金魚缸的玻璃！ That's one super strong shrimp! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蝦蛄在海裡獵捕食物，會用強有力的前腳，把獵物打昏。 1. Ocean 海洋。 The shrimp live at the bottom of the ocean. 這種蝦住在海底。 Yes, and it only leaves home when hunting. 對，而且只有在打獵的時候才離開家。 2. Hunt 打獵。 What food does it hunt for? 牠獵捕什麼東西當食物？ It hunts for fish, crabs or shellfish. 牠會獵捕魚，螃蟹或是貝殼。 3. As fast as 一樣快。 You go ahead. 你先走吧。 I can't walk as fast as you. 我沒辦法跟你走一樣快。 Oh, I'm sorry. 真抱歉。 I'll slow down. 我來放慢腳步。 4. Careful 小心的。 You want to be careful when on a boat. 你在船上時要小心。 I know. I'll be careful. 我知道，我會小心。 Okay, let's read the words together. ocean 海洋 hunt 打獵 as fast as 一樣快 careful 小心的 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is special about the shrimp in the story? A: It's super big! B: It can eat a whole elephant! C: It has a super-strong punch! 2. How fast can the shrimp punch? A: As fast as a bullet. B: As fast as a train. C: As fast as a horse. 3. Why should you be careful if you keep this shrimp as a pet? A: It can break the glass of a fish tank! B: It can eat you! C: It likes to sing very loudly! Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A

A candle that smells like a meatball? 嗄？一個聞起來像肉丸的蠟燭 Ha! That's really funny! I like candles… candles look so pretty. But… we need to be very careful. Children should never play with fire, and candles can be dangerous. 小朋友不要玩火，蠟燭有時候很危險的。 We have some candles at my home. They smell nice. My mom and dad light the candles… and the house smells nice! 我爸媽點蠟燭後， 家裡就很香。 Sometimes our candles smell like flowers. 有時候味道像花。 Sometimes our candles smell like the forest有時候像森林。 But one company is making new candles… that smell like meatballs! Ah! That's so funny. They hope people smell the candles… and buy more meatballs! 這家公司希望人點了這種蠟燭之後，會買更多的肉丸。 I don't think I want my candles to smell like meatballs! Maybe they could smell like candy… or ice cream… but not meatballs! 我希望聞到的蠟燭味是糖果味或是冰淇淋的氣味。 I like things that smell good. Meatballs smell good… but I don't think I want my house to smell like meatballs. 肉丸很香，但你會想整個家有肉丸的味道嗎？ How about you? What smells do you like? Hmm… A candle that smells like meatballs? So funny! ________________________________ Vocabulary 蠟燭點燃之後散發像肉圓一樣的香味，你會喜歡嗎？ 1) Candle 蠟燭。 Candles are so romantic, don't you think? 蠟燭好浪漫，你不覺得嗎？ Indeed. They give light and a sense of warmth. 確實是，蠟燭會發光，給人溫暖的感覺。 2) Company 公司。 I hope to work in a big company. 我希望在大公司工作。 A big company like Google? 就像谷歌那樣的大公司？ Yeah, like that. 對，就像那樣。 3) Nice 很好的。 What a nice day! 天氣真好！ Let's go to Yangmingshan! 我們去陽明山吧。 It'll only be nice in the morning, 只有上午天氣好，it'll rain this afternoon. 今天下午會下雨。 4) Want 想要。 But I really want to do some hiking. 可是我真的想要去健行。 Ok, then let's go. 好吧，我們就去吧。 這些單字很有用喔！ candle 蠟燭 company 公司 nice 很好的 want 想要 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Why should you be careful with candles? A: Because fire is dangerous! B: Because candles smell like meatballs C: Because candles are funny 2. What does "smell like" mean in Chinese? A: Hen Hao Wen 很好聞 B: Bu Hao Wen 不好聞 C: Wen Qi Lai Xiang 聞起來像 3. What do some new candles smell like? A: The zoo B: Meatballs C: A wet dog Answers 1: A 2: C 3: B

Hi everyone! Do you like riding a bicycle? Or maybe a skateboard? What about in-line skating? Have you ever tried it? In-line skating 就是溜直排輪. It's fun. But be careful not to crash into anything! In Canada, there's a man called Zach, who must really like skating. 加拿大有個叫Zach的人超愛溜直排輪。 He skated from one side of Canada, all the way to the other side! From the west to the east! 他從加拿大西岸一路溜到東岸。 And Canada is a really big country! Zach's sister, Rachel, went with him, she was driving behind him in a van. Zach 的家人開車跟在後面。 From start to finish, their journey took almost 3 months, and was over 10,000 kilometers! 他們這趟旅行全程超過一萬公里，花了3個月。 That's a new world record for skating! 那是世界新紀錄！ They did it for two reasons. The first was to have fun! 他們想這麼做，原因之一就是為了好玩！ The second reason was to raise awareness for the environment and for bees. 第二個原因是提升大家對環境保護和蜜蜂的認知。 Zach says bees are so important for the environment. If we can help bees, we can help everyone! Great job Zach and Rachel. And congratulations on breaking the skating record! ________________________________ Vocabulary 溜直排輪從加拿大西岸到東岸，這真是一場壯遊！ 1. Journey 旅行。 The journey took Zach 90 days. 那一趟旅行花了札克九十天。 It's actually shorter than I thought. 其實比我想像的少。 Me too. I thought the journey would take at least half a year. 我也是。我以為那趟行程至少要半年。 2. Reason 理由。 Zach's reasons are interesting. 札克的理由很有趣。 What are his reasons? 他的理由是什麼？ For fun and for raising awareness for bees! 為了好玩，也為了提升大家對蜜蜂的意識。 3. West 西邊，East 東邊。 There's a lot more air pollution in the west than in the east. 西部的空氣汙染比東部多好多。 That's true. 這是真的。 I think it's because all the big cities are in the west. 我想是因為大城市都在西邊。 大家一起來讀單字。 journey 旅行 reason 理由 west 西邊 east 東邊 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What did Zach use to break a world record? a. A big car b. In-line skates c. A bicycle 2. What journey did Zach make? a. He went from one side of Canada to the other side b. He went from Taipei to Kaohsiung c. He went all the way around Hong Kong 3. Why did he make the journey? a. Because he doesn't like skating b. To help bees and the environment, and to have fun c. Because he didn't have a car Answers 1: B 2: A 3: B

Video games are so fun. I could play video games for hours! But my parents always tell me I shouldn't play video games for too long because it will make my eyes go bad and rot my brain. 我爸媽都說玩太多電動遊戲會傷害眼睛，對腦袋也不好。 Well, guess what? I can prove them wrong! Some very smart researchers from around the world found out that video games can actually be really good for your brain! 有一些研究員發現電動遊戲其實對你的腦袋很好！ For example, researchers found out that playing video games can actually help the brain remember more things. 可以幫助記憶。 They can actually make you smarter, too! Researchers found out that some people were actually able to think better after playing video games. 研究顯示，打過電動之後，頭腦也會比較清楚。 And guess what else? Some studies showed that people's brains actually got bigger after playing a lot of video games! 有一些人的腦容量變大了! All the parts of the brains that are in charge of memory, planning, and how you move your body… all got bigger! Isn't that amazing? The next time my parents tell me to stop playing video games, I'll just tell them that I should keep playing, because it will make my brain bigger, better, and smarter! It still might not be very good for my eyes though… Hmm… ________________________________ Vocabulary 研究人員說，打電動對腦袋是有好處的。 1. Researcher 研究人員。 Researchers are people who study things. 研究員就是研究東西的人。 What things? 什麼樣的東西？ Like what's good for the brain. 比如說什麼對頭腦比較好。 2. Brain 腦袋。 Sleep is important for the brain. 睡眠對腦子很重要。 Yeah, I know. 我知道。 But you only sleep 4 hours a day. 但是你一天只睡4小時。 How does your brain still work? 為什麼你的腦袋還是有用？ 3. Better 更好。 I can think better after taking a shower. 我洗過澡之後比較能想事情。 For me, walking is better. 對我來說走路比較好。 4. Smarter 更聰明。 My computer is getting smarter! 我的電腦越來越聰明了。 What do you mean? 怎麼說？ It just said I should take time off tomorrow. 它剛剛說我明天應該請假。 Please read after me. researcher 研究員 brain 腦袋 better 更好 smarter 更聰明 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What part of the body is talked about in this story? a. The face b. The brain c. The hands 2. What did studies show playing video games did to the brain? a. Made them bigger b. Made them smaller c. Made them dumber 3. What didn't researchers say in the story? a. Video games make your eyes bad b. Video games make some people smarter c. Video games make some people think better Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

Which animals do you think are cool? I think a chameleon is pretty cool. Have you ever heard of a chameleon? It's a type of lizard that can change colors! 變色龍是一種蜥蜴。 Sometimes they can become really bright and eye-catching. Other times, you can hardly see them! 變色龍有時候顏色很鮮艷，有時候很難找到牠們。 Sometimes chameleons change colors to warm up or cool down. 換顏色有時候是為了調節身體溫度。 But chameleons usually change colors to show how they are feeling, and to communicate or "talk" to others. 通常是為了表達情緒或是想要溝通。 Some colors might mean: Hi, how you doin'? Come over to my tree. Other colors might mean: Hey! This is my tree! Get outta here! The ability to change colors is pretty special. 這種變顏色的能力很特別。Not many things can do that. But now scientists have made a robot that can. They made a robot chameleon! 科學家已經發明出機器變色龍！ In the future, the color changing technology could be used for other things, like clothes! Maybe we could wear a shirt that's blue in the morning and red at night! 未來這個科技可能會讓我們的衣服 變色！ Wouldn't that be cool! ________________________________ Vocabulary 變色龍可以很快變顏色，甚至可以用不同膚色來溝通。 1. Change 改變。 I'd like to change the color of my hair. 我想變一變頭髮顏色。 Your hair looks fine to me. 你的頭髮我看很好啊。 No, I want to change it to blue. 不好，我想把它變成藍色。 2. Color 顏色。 Blue is a strange color for hair. 頭髮藍色怪怪的。 Then pink. Don't you like the color pink? 那就粉紅色。你不是喜歡粉紅色嗎？ 3. Warm up 熱起來。 The chameleon is warming up under the sun. 變色龍正在曬太陽讓身體變熱。 I can easily warm up by drinking coffee. 我喝咖啡就可以熱起來。 4. Cool down 冷下來。 Could you turn on the air conditioner? 你可以開冷氣嗎？ I need to cool down. 我需要涼快一下。 Of course. It's on now. 當然，現在打開了。 今天的單字很好玩。 change 改變 color 顏色 warm up 熱起來 cool down 冷下來 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What type of lizard is mentioned in the story? a. Crocodiles b. Chameleons c. Geckos 2. What special thing can this lizard do? a. Fly b. Change colors c. Roar like a lion 3. What have scientists made? a. A robot that can change colors b. A square ball c. A car with no wheels Answers 1: B 2: B 3: A

I love eggs. I love eggs no matter how they are cooked. I like eggs fried, scrambled, hard boiled, and soft boiled. 我喜歡吃雞蛋，不論怎樣的做法都喜歡。Do you like eggs as much as I do? I eat a lot of eggs, that's why I make sure I prepare them correctly. Because if you don't prepare eggs correctly, you can get very sick. 蛋沒有好好保存或是煮熟的話，吃了會生病。 You should wash eggs only right before you cook them. 雞蛋應該在煮之前清洗喔! Don't wash eggs before you put them in the refrigerator! 放在冰箱前不要先洗。Only before you are about to cook them. This is because eggs have a natural protection on their shells. If you wash them too early, you wash the protection away, and germs can get into the egg. 太早洗乾淨，細菌反而會跑進去。 But if you wash eggs right before you cook them, germs don't have time to get into the egg. This means you won't accidentally get sick. Some people like raw eggs, but experts say that is probably not a good idea. 最好不要吃生的雞蛋，怕有細菌。 And you should always make sure eggs are completely cooked before you eat them. Oh well, at least I can still eat scrambled eggs! Yum! ________________________________ Vocabulary 雞蛋的料理方式有很多，並且應該在烹調之前才清洗。 1. Cook 做飯。 Cooking is difficult for me. 對我來說做飯菜很難。 Really? Even cooking eggs or noodles? 真的喔? 即使煮蛋煮麵也是嗎？ Yes. It takes a lot of time. 對啊，很花時間。 2. Boil 水煮。 Maybe you can just boil some eggs. 也許你可以就煮幾個蛋。 It's easy. 那很容易的。 But I hate boiled eggs. 但是我討厭水煮蛋。 3. Sick 生病的。 You will get sick if you keep eating so little. 你總是吃這麼少會生病的。 You know what? I never get sick. 你知道嗎？我從來不生病。 4. Wash 清洗。 My hands are itchy. 我的手好癢。 You've washed your hands too many times. 你洗手太多次了。 These are useful words to learn. cook 做飯 boil 水煮 sick 生病的 wash 清洗 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of food is being talked about in this story? a. Rice b. Eggs c. Vegetables 2. What should you do to eggs before you put them in the refrigerator? a. Wipe them with a dry cloth b. Wipe them with a damp cloth c. Cook them 3. When should you wash eggs? a. Before you cook them b. Before you put them in the refrigerator c. After you eat them Answers 1. B 2. A 3. A

What do you think about when you think of Italy? 你想到義大利會想到甚麼呢? Pizza? Pasta? Olive oil? 披薩? 義大利麵? 還是橄欖油呢? What about volcanoes? 那火山呢? Yes, volcanoes! Did you know that there are volcanoes in Italy too? 你知道義大利有火山嗎? One special volcano in Italy is called Mount Etna. This volcano is special because right now it is very active! 埃特納火山正在噴發! Mount Etna has been erupting a lot lately, which means it has been shooting lava, rocks, and ash into the air. In fact, Mount Etna has already erupted over 50 times this year! 它今年已經噴發了50多次! Thankfully, it is not a very strong volcano, so there isn't a lot of lava coming out of it. This means people who live nearby don't need to be afraid they will be burned by lava. 還好它不算太強烈，附近的居民不用害怕被岩漿灼傷。 However, the volcano is shooting out a lot of ash. 但是有很多火山灰! A lot of the ash is falling out of the sky! It must be very hard to keep things clean if ash is always falling out of the sky! 那麼多的火山灰，一定很難清理吧！ Have you ever seen a volcano up close? ________________________________ Vocabulary 義大利的埃特納火山最近很活躍，不斷噴出熔岩和火山灰。 1. Volcano 火山。 Mount Da-tun is a volcano. 大屯山是火山。 There are many hot springs in the area. 那個地區有好多溫泉。 Yes, you often find hot springs near a volcano. 火山附近常常有溫泉。 2. Ash 灰塵。 I have never seen Da-tun shooting ash or lava. 我從來沒有看過大屯山噴出灰塵或是熔岩。 Yes. I think it's sleeping. 對啊，我想它在休眠。 3. Sky 天空。 Ash is falling out of the sky! 灰塵從天上掉下來! Yeah, what's happening? 是啊，發生了什麼事? Maybe an earthquake. 也許是地震。 4. Burn 燃燒。 Do you smell that? 你聞到了嗎? Something is burning! 有東西在燒。 Oh no, it's my fish! 糟糕，是我的魚! 讀一讀單字可以幫助記憶。 volcano 火山 ash 灰塵 sky 天空 burn 燃燒 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the volcano in this story called? a. Mount Fuji b. Mount Rushmore c. Mount Etna 2. Where is this volcano? a. Taiwan b. Hawaii c. Italy 3. What do the people near the volcano have to worry about? a. A lot of rocks b. A lot of lava c. A lot of ash Answers 1. C 2. C 3. C

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

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

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

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

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

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