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Thailand's Tuk-Tuks Go Green

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!
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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
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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
 

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People Give Teddy Bears to Kids in Turkey

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!
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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
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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
 

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Floating Toilets for Floating Villages

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!
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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
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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
 

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Taiwan Ranked Happiest Country in East Asia

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!
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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
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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
 

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Cook Makes Cricket Ice Cream

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!
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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
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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