Potato Milk

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 milk … 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!
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Vocabulary

馬鈴薯奶聽起來不好喝，但是它對環境比較友善。

o 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。

o 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。

o 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。

o 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
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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
 

Chicken Restaurant Tries Plant-Based Chicken

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？
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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
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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
 

The ISS is Going to Fall Back to Earth

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.
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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
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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
 

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
 

Portable Charger for Electric Vehicles

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!
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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
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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