World's Longest Water Slide

I love going to water parks! 我喜歡去水上樂園!

Water parks are fun! And I like to play in the water!

I like the beach and I like to swim...but my favorite place to play is a
water park!

我喜歡游泳、也喜歡玩水。我最喜愛的就是去水上樂園玩!

There are slides at a water park. --Water slides! 尤其是樂園裡的滑水道。

Some water slides are very tall … you climb up to the top and ....
wheeeeeeeee …. slide down very fast.
有些樂園的滑水道很高，你要爬到最上面，然後…速度很快滑下來。

There is a new water slide in Malaysia.

The new slide is very long.

It is more than 1,000 meters! 在馬來西亞，有一個長度超過一千公尺的滑水道!

The new water slide in Malaysia is the longest water slide in the world!
是世界上最長的滑水道!

You can ride on the water slide for 3-minutes! 滑下來要花3分鐘喔 -That's a
long ride!

Do you want to ride on the new water slide in Malaysia?
你會想玩看看這個新的滑水道嗎?

Climb up, up, up to the top of the slide...then WHEEEEE…. Down the water
slide you go!

And, remember: the ride is 3-minutes! Cool!

It's the longest water slide in the world! Here we go!
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Vocabulary

馬來西亞有世界最長的滑水道，需要整整三分鐘才能滑完 !

1. Water水。It's so hot! Let's go to a water park! 好熱，我們去水上樂園吧!
That's a great idea! 真是好主意 ! I love cooling in the water.
我喜歡泡在水裡涼快涼快。

2. Swim游泳。Do you often swim? 你常常游泳嗎? I do. I enjoy swimming in the
summertime. 我會游啊，我喜歡夏天去游泳。

3. Scary讓人害怕的。That's a scary movie! 那部電影好可怕! Indeed. I didn't
know it would be so scary. 的確是。我都不知道它那麼可怕。

4. Top頂端。Come, we can climb to the top. 來，我們可以爬到最上面。 No, the
top is too far. 不要，最上面太遠了。I'll stop right here.我就停在這裡吧。

Okay, let's read the words together. Water水 swim游泳 scary讓人害怕的
top頂端
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Quiz

1. Where is the world's longest water slide?
A: In Thailand
B: In Kenting
C: In Malaysia

2. How long is the water slide?
A: 111 meters long
B: 10,000 meters long
C: More than 1000 meters

3. How long does it take to ride this water slide?
A: 30 minutes
B: 300 minutes
C: 3 minutes






Answers
1: C 2: C 3: C

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi…

And I'm Ryan Drillsma.

In today's news:

The secret lives of zoo animals, a devil born again, and new music from a
singer.

All that and more, coming up next.
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「沒人氣動物園」看各種動物「吃播」秀
Animals Stay Busy at the Taipei Zoo

The Taipei Zoo has been closed for over a month now.

Since then, no one has visited the zoo except zookeepers.

But all the animals still live there.

Have you ever wondered what they're all doing now?

The Taipei Zoo has been posting videos online, showing what the animals are
up to every day.

台北市立動物園推出「沒"人"氣動物園」直播影片、讓大家近距離享受動物們療育的「閉園防疫日常」。

One video shows two pandas, sitting and eating bamboo.

Another shows the giraffe family enjoying an afternoon snack.

One video two weeks ago showed koalas eating eucalyptus leaves (尤加利葉) and
scratching an itch (抓癢).

Everyone seems to be very relaxed!

And, at the Taipei Zoo, there are some animals that are usually very hard to
see.

They hide in the trees, or far in the back, away from where the people are.

But since the zoo closed to visitors, these shy (害羞的) animals are coming
out.

The zoo says a hippo sat down in a pond for a bath.

Its face was pressed up against a glass window, where visitors usually stand.

A clouded leopard (雲豹) came down close to a visitors path, and even
threatened a zookeeper.

少了遊客，動物變得有些不一樣，河馬坐在水池裡消暑，臉還貼在玻璃窗上，難見一面的雲豹靠近遊客步道，還威嚇工作人員。

To make sure the animals don't get sick, keepers wear face masks and
disinfect (消毒)their hands and feet.

And even though we are mostly stuck at home, we can enjoy seeing these
animals in all new ways!
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澳洲隔3000年野生袋獾在本土出生
Wild Tasmanian Devils Born Again in Australia

What kind of animal would be named after a devil (魔鬼)?

Probably something that sounds like this...

The Tasmanian devil is an animal that lives in Australia.

It has black fur over most of its body, is about the size of a small dog, and
is very strong.

When European settlers (來自歐洲的殖民者) first came across the animal, they
heard strange and scary sounds.

They thought it didn't sound like an animal, more like the devil! And that's
how the Tasmanian devil got its name.

But Tassies aren't really evil. Actually, they make those sounds to protect
themselves, or scare away enemies.

Tasmanian devils used to be all over Australia, but most were killed by wild
dogs brought to Australia by people.

袋獾早年因澳洲引入野狗，在澳洲大陸幾乎滅絕。

And many devils also died because of disease (疾病).

They were listed as "endangered" by the United Nations in 2008.

But now, 7 baby Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland
Australia.

They're the first ones in more than 3000 years!

Scientists say the baby devils are in good health.

Experts will carefully watch over the babies to make sure they keep growing
in the next few weeks.

Tasmanian devils are marsupials (有袋動物).

This means they have babies like kangaroos and koalas.

When their babies are born, they are very small, the size of a peanut.

They stay inside their mothers pouch for more than 100 days, drinking milk
and growing strong.

And 3 months after they come out, they will go off to live their own lives.

The scientists say having devils back in the wild is good for the environment.

And they will keep working to help more and more Tasmanian devils return to
the wild.

澳洲本土隔3,000年後，終於再有野生袋獾出生，科學家希望他們可以繼續讓袋獾重返大自然。
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約翰·梅爾將發新專輯
John Mayer Releasing New Album

More music is coming soon from singer John Mayer.

He is expected to release his next album next month.

It is called Sob Rock, and will hit stores on July 16th.

To sob (嗚咽) is another way of saying 'to cry.'

約翰·梅爾的第八張專輯下個月就要上市。

Sob Rock will be John's first album in 4 years.

His previous album was 2017's The Search for Everything.

He has released three singles since then.

John is also preparing to host (主持) a new talk show, called Later with John
Mayer.

約翰將會主持一個新的脫口秀，目前不知道什麼時候開始播。
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So, in today's News Bites....

The Taipei Zoo has been posting videos online, showing what the animals are
up to every day.

The zoo has been closed to visitors for more than a month, because of
COVID-19.

The animals seem very relaxed.
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Seven baby Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia.

They're the first ones in more than 3000 years!

Scientists say the baby devils are in good health.
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And...

John Mayer is expected to release his next album next month.

It is called Sob Rock, and will hit stores on July 16th.

Sob Rock will be John's first album in 4 years.

And that's today's episode of News Bites.
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Have Your Say

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story every day.

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this school year.

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you've enjoyed the show.

And thank you to the K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of
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We hope to see you again in September, and in the meantime, stay safe and
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