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Stolen and Found Bikes

In a city in Iceland, many people love cycling. But something bad was
happening. Some people were stealing bikes! This worried bicycle owners. Some
people stopped using their bikes.
冰島有個城市，居民都愛騎單車，但是單車容易失竊，一些人就不再騎單車了。

One man loves biking. He wanted more people to love it too. So he was very
angry. He looked for the stolen bicycles. They were hard to find. But he
didn't give up.
有個人很喜歡騎車，也希望更多人會喜歡。單車被偷走令他很生氣，他會到處找失竊的單車。

Sometimes he found stolen bikes where a group of people lived. He talked to
them. He didn't like them because they stole things. But now they're his
friends. They stopped stealing. Some help him find bikes now!
他找到失竊的車之後，也會跟小偷聊聊，請他們不要再偷車了。他們現在成為朋友，還會幫忙一起找失竊的單車。

The man returns bicycles to their owners. Now, after four years, he's famous.
People call him the "bike whisperer." He's very good at finding bicycles!
這個人會把單車歸還給失主。他很會找失竊的單車，大家都稱他為「單車救星」。

He uses social media to help people.
他會用社群媒體來幫助人家。

Are you in Iceland? Did someone steal your bicycle? Ask the bike whisperer
for help. Sometimes he finds bikes in two days!
你在冰島嗎?有人偷了你的單車嗎? 趕快找單車救星幫忙，有時候只要兩天就可以找到。

This man wants more people to love bicycling. He finds stolen bikes and he
stops people from stealing them. He makes having a bicycle safer. He's the
bike whisperer!

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Vocabulary
冰島這位單車救星，喜歡幫人尋找腳踏車。

1. bike 腳踏車
My friend just told me he stole a bike yesterday.
我朋友剛剛告訴我他偷了一輛腳踏車。
What did you say? 你怎麼說呢?
I asked him why he did it.我問他為什麼要那樣。

2. steal 偷竊
He said it's because he loves biking. 他說因為他喜歡騎車。
So he decided to steal it? 所以就決定用偷的?
Yeah, I know it's a bad reason. 對，我知道這是個糟糕的理由。

3. angry 生氣的
Did you get angry? 你有生氣嗎?
No, why would I get angry? 沒有，我怎麼會生氣?
He didn't steal my bike. 他又不是偷我的車。

4. return 歸還
I did tell him to return it to the owner.我有告訴他把車子還給主人。
But he didn't know who the owner was. 但是他不知道主人是誰。
He said he'll put the bike back where he found it.
他說會把車子放回原先的地方。

今天你學到哪些單字?
bike腳踏車
steal偷竊
angry生氣的
return歸還

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Quiz
1. Where does the man live?
a. Iceland
b. Finland
c. England

2. What do people call the man?
a. The bicycling whistle
b. The bike whisperer
c. The bicycle wheel

3. What is the man good at?
a. Selling bikes
b. Fixing bikes
c. Finding bikes

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c

 

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Sunshine Kettle

It's spring! The sun is shining. It makes flowers bloom. It makes the weather
warmer.

Electricity makes TVs and lights work. Fuel makes planes and cars move. What
makes the sun shine?
電視跟電燈靠電力運作，飛機跟汽車則依賴燃油推動。那太陽靠著什麼發光呢?

The sun is made of many very small things called atoms. These atoms like to
bounce around very fast. Sometimes, they hit each other hard and stick
together! When this happens, the atoms become one bigger thing!
太陽由很小的原子組成。這些原子會互相碰撞融合，成為更大的東西。

Lots of energy comes out. It makes the sun shine! This is nuclear fusion!
這就是核融合，這個過程會釋放很多能量，讓太陽發光。

We need this kind of energy. It's good energy. It won't make the environment
dirty. So scientists are trying to copy the sun. But it's hard!
我們需要這種能源，因為它不會汙染環境。

Scientists used many strong lights called lasers. They used lasers to shoot
at atoms. This made the atoms bounce around very fast and hit each other -
just like a mini sun!
科學家對著原子發出雷射光，讓原子產生反應互相碰撞，就像一顆迷你的太陽。

Some energy came out. The electricity from this energy can boil water in a
kettle. Scientists are trying to make better mini suns. The world needs lots
of energy!
釋放的能源還可以燒開水。科學家努力製造更好的迷你太陽，因為世界需要很多能源。

Scientists are working on nuclear fusion so we can have a better world!

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Vocabulary
科學家努力模仿太陽的作用，希望產生更多能源。

1. each other 彼此
Do you see that boy and girl? 你看到那個男孩跟女孩嗎?
Do you see how they look at each other? 你有看到他們怎麼看彼此嗎?

2. happen 發生
Yeah, what about it? 看到了，又怎樣呢?
Their eyes are shining. 他們的眼睛發亮。
So they're in love. 所以他們在談戀愛。
No, that's not what's happening. 不對，不是那樣。

3. energy 能源、能量
Then what do you think is happening? 那你覺得發生了什麼事?
There's this energy between them. 他們之間有一種能量。

4. light 光線
Right, the energy of love. 對，愛的能量。
No, it's the energy of light. 不對，是光的能量。
You're weird, you know that? 你是個怪人，你知道嗎?

這些單字很好用。
each other彼此
happen發生
energy能源、能量
light光線

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Quiz
1. What makes planes and cars move?
a. Electricity
b. Fuel
c. Wind

2. What are the scientists trying to copy?
a. Lasers
b. Electricity
c. The sun

3. What can the mini sun do now?
a. Light rooms
b. Cool food
c. Boil water

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c

 

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Helping Kids Sleep Better

Sleep is important. People need comfortable beds to sleep well. But some
people don't have beds. They don't sleep well.
睡眠很重要。人們需要舒服的床才能睡得好。

Two or three percent of kids in the USA don't have beds. Are you shocked?
美國有百分之二到百分之三的兒童沒有床，是不是讓人嚇一跳!

One man in the USA was very shocked. Sleep helps kids do well in school. He
wanted to help these kids sleep well. First, he built a bed for one kid. Then
he asked a good friend to help him. They built more beds for more kids.
有個美國人非常驚訝，他想要幫助兒童睡好，讓他們在學校有更好的表現。所以他跟朋友一起為兒童製作床。

The man started a group to make beds. Families can help build their own beds.
Sometimes young kids help build the beds.
他也成立團隊，孩子們的家人可以來做自己的床。有時候也有兒童會來幫忙。

The group has made beds for more than one hundred forty thousand families.
That's a lot of beds! But many more kids need beds. There's a lot of work to
do!
這個團隊幫助14萬個家庭，但是仍然有很多兒童需要床。

Why does this man help kids have beds? He doesn't do it to make money. It's
because he likes to help people. This makes him feel good.
為什麼這個人要幫助小孩有床呢?他並不是為了賺錢，而是因為他喜歡伸出援手，這樣讓他覺得很開心。

This man helps kids have beds. Now they can sleep well! Sweet dreams,
everyone!
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Vocabulary
故事裡這個人，希望每個小孩都可以躺在自己的床上睡覺。

1. feel 感覺
You look a bit pale. 你看起來有點蒼白。
Don't feel well? 不大舒服嗎?
No, didn't sleep well. 不是，沒睡好。

2. family 家人
Yesterday my sister and her family came to visit.
昨天我妹妹和她的家人來看我。 I love my nieces, but they wanted to sleep with
me! 我很愛我的外甥女，但是她們要跟我一起睡!

3. ask 請求
You could ask them to sleep on the sofa.你可以要她們睡沙發啊。
Well, I gave them my bed. 結果我給她們睡床。
I slept on the floor. 我睡地上。
That's tough! 這有點麻煩。

4. thousand 千
And then they asked me to tell them stories. 然後她們要我講故事。
From One Thousand and One Nights. 一千零一夜的故事!
That's a lot of stories! 那是很多故事呢!
Exactly. 就是啊。

今天這些單字很好記喔。
feel感覺
family家人
ask請求
thousand千
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Quiz
1. What percentage of kids in the USA don't have beds?
a. 2 or 3
b. 12 or 13
c. 20 or 30

2. Who did the man first ask to help him?
a. A group
b. A family
c. A friend

3. Why does the man make beds for kids?
a. To be shocked
b. To help people
c. To make money

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b

 

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Out of Gas But Unstoppable

People love ordering food online. Food delivery drivers are busy! In India,
one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it
needed gas. He went to the gas station.
人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。

At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So
everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long!
當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠，所以都去買油，讓加油站大排長龍。

The man waited... three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big
problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed
gas.
這位外送員一等就是三個小時，但是他有了新訂單，不能讓客人等。

The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the
red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the
customer's order.
他有個主意，他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。

The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly.
街道非常吵雜又擁擠，但是馬冷靜地向前走。

People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted
pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous!
路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單，有一些人上傳照片到網路上，讓他一炮而紅。

His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do
his job! Giddyap, horsey!

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Vocabulary
騎馬送餐去，真是使命必達。

1. famous 著名的
What's that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼?
Don't you know? That's the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。

2. wait 等待
People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?!
Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there.
對啊，我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。

3. amazed 驚訝的
I'm amazed you'd do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。
Well, you've never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。

4. deliver 運送
No, I'm amazed you didn't have it delivered to you. 不，我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。
For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。

今天學到哪些單字?
famous著名的
wait等待
amazed驚訝的
deliver運送

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Quiz
1. What is the man's job?
a. Camera operator
b. Horse trainer
c. Food delivery driver

2. How long did the man wait for gas?
a. 3 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 3 hours

3. What was the man's idea?
a. Order food
b. Ride a horse
c. Become famous

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b

 

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Scarves Warm Hearts

Something wonderful happens in cities in Canada and the U.S. every year. It
started long ago with a surprise! On a very cold day in a Canadian city,
fourteen statues of great heroes... wore scarves?!
每一年冬天，加拿大跟美國很多城市都會發生美妙的事。最開始是很多年前一個寒冷的冬日，加拿大城市的14座偉人雕像，脖子上都圍了圍巾。

The colorful scarves were handmade. Each scarf had a message that warmed
people's hearts. And the scarves were free!
這些色彩繽紛，手工做的圍巾都可以免費拿取，上面還有溫馨的小紙條。

Some people took pictures of the statues that day. They posted the pictures
online. Many people liked the idea of leaving scarves for anyone to take!
They called it "scarf bombing."
有人拍了雕像的照片並放到網路上。很多人喜歡用這樣的方式送愛心圍巾!

So who scarf bombed the statues? Some kind students did!
The kindness didn't stop. Lots of people need scarves. So scarf bombers in
many cities make scarves all year. They're making hats, gloves, jackets, and
blankets right now! Other people help by giving the scarf bombers yarn.
很多人需要圍巾，於是很多不同城市的人一整年都在做圍巾，搞不好現在正在做帽子、手套、外套跟被子。也有人提供他們的毛線，讓善意一直傳下去。

When cold weather comes, they make scarf bombs. They put the things they made
on fences, benches, and many other places.
天氣很冷的時候，他們會把圍巾跟其他做的物品綁在欄杆、長椅跟其他的地方。

Small acts of kindness are important. Leaving warm scarves for people makes
them happy. And it brings people together!

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Vocabulary
雕像圍上圍巾，目的是提醒大家，有溫暖的圍巾可以自由取用。

1. jacket 夾克
It's freezing today! 今天冷死了!
Where's your jacket? 你的夾克呢?
I didn't bring one. 我沒帶。
I didn't know it'd be so cold! 我不知道會這麼冷!

2. kind 好心的
Here, let me at least offer you my scarf. 來，至少讓我借你我的圍巾。
Thank you. You're so kind! 謝謝，你人真好!

3. wear 穿戴
How did you know to wear a heavy coat? 你怎麼知道要穿厚外套?
Yesterday was so warm.昨天那麼溫暖。

4. online 上網
I just happened to see an online weather forecast.
我只是剛好在網上看到氣象預報。
Don't worry. It'll warm up tomorrow. 別擔心，明天就會變溫暖。
That's good to know. 這是好消息。

我們來讀單字。
jacket夾克
kind好心的
wear穿戴
online上網

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Quiz
1. Where does scarf bombing happen?
a. Taiwan
b. Canada
c. Japan

2. Where can people find these scarves?
a. Fences
b. Desks
c. Libraries

3. What do people give to help scarf bombers?
a. Money
b. Yarn
c. Food

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. b