Space Junk Crashes into the Moon

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!
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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
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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. A volcano
b. The sun
c. The moon

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
 

Sofa Bikes for Old People and Disabled

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!
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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
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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
 

First Black US Supreme Court Judge

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!
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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
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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
 

Wild Meat You Can Eat

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？
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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
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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
 

New Marine Parks Protect Ocean

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!
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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
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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