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News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2022-09-16 |
Keeping Taiwan's Coastline Clean
The last time I was at this beach, it was covered in garbage! There was so
much garbage I couldn't even walk along the water.
上ㄧ次來海邊,有好多垃圾!這一次好多了。
There were glass bottles, old boxes, and a lot of plastic garbage. Those are
not things that should be on a beach.
上一次來這裡,有玻璃瓶、舊的箱子,還有很多塑膠垃圾。
Some experts say as much as 150,000 bags of garbage can be found on Taiwan's
coastlines every year.
That is about 650 tons worth of garbage. Do you know how much 650 tons
weighs? That's the weight of about 160 full grown Asian elephants!
每一年在台灣的海邊會找出十五萬袋的垃圾,有六百五十噸。
That's why it is so important for people to volunteer to clean all the
garbage up! If we don't help keep our coastlines clean, we won't be able to
go to the beach and play in the water.
大家要保持海邊乾淨,不然就不能在海邊玩水了。
Tomorrow, September 17th, is Coastal Cleanup Day.
明天是國際淨灘日。
And I am going to spend the day volunteering to pick up garbage that I see on
the beach!
我要去海邊幫忙撿垃圾!
If everyone helps out a little, it shouldn't be too hard for all of us to
keep Taiwan's coastlines clean.
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Vocabulary
白白淨淨的沙灘,讓人嚮往。
1. beach 海灘
Let's go to the beach on Sunday. 我們星期天去海灘吧。
No, it's too hot. 不去,太熱。
Let's leave at 5 PM. 我們五點出發。
And watch the sunset on the beach. 然後到海灘看夕陽。
2. clean 乾淨的
The beach is often dirty. 海灘常常很髒。
No, it's clean now. 不,現在很乾淨。
People picked up the garbage last weekend, remember?
大家上周末去撿垃圾,你記得嗎?
3. pick up 撿起來
See, it's so nice here! 看吧,這裡很舒服吧!
Yeah, if you pick up all these bottles. 是啊,要是你把這些瓶子都撿起來的話。
4. garbage 垃圾
I can't believe there's already so much garbage. 真不敢相信又這麼多垃圾了。
你有參加過淨灘活動嗎?
beach 海灘
clean 乾淨的
pick up 撿起來
garbage 垃圾
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Quiz
1. How much garbage ends up on Taiwan's coastline every year?
A: 150,000 bags worth
B: 1,500 bags worth
C: 150 bags worth
2. About how much does all that garbage weigh?
A: 650 kilograms
B: 650 grams
C: 650 tons
3. When is Coastal Cleanup Day?
A: Tomorrow
B: Today
C: It passed this year already
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2022-09-22 |
California Says No to Gas Cars
Today is World Car Free Day! It's a time when some people stop driving their
cars for a whole day.
今天是世界無車日!
Cars make a lot of pollution. There are lots of other ways to stop cars from
making so much pollution. Like in California… they want to stop selling gas
cars by 2035.
汽車製造了很多污染。美國加州想從2035年以後不賣燃油車了。
California won't stop selling all cars. They will just stop selling cars that
use gas, which make lots of pollution. They will still sell cars that use
electricity, of course.
不是所有車都不賣了,他們還會賣電動車。
Other states in America also want to ban the sale of gas cars. This means the
air in these places will be cleaner.
美國有一些地方也想要不賣燃油車,這樣空氣會比較乾淨。
And now, Taiwan says it wants to ban the sale of gas cars too! Wow! That's
great. Taiwan won't stop selling them as soon as California, though. Taiwan
plans to stop selling gas cars by 2040. That's five years later than
California.
現在台灣也想要這樣做,不過會從2040年開始,比加州慢五年。
Try walking home today, or taking the MRT! Have a happy and healthy World Car
Free Day everybody!
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Vocabulary
把汽車改成使用電力而不用汽油,空氣會乾淨很多。
1. sell 賣
Do they sell electric bikes here? 他們這裡有賣電動腳踏車嗎?
I think so. 我想有吧。
They're also selling cute little bikes for children.
他們也賣小孩用的可愛小腳踏車。
2. stop 停止
People really should stop driving gas cars. 大家真的應該停止駕駛用汽油的車。
I'm driving a scooter. 我是用摩托車。
An electric one? 是電動的嗎?
Oh, yes. 是的。
3. drive 駕駛
Do you enjoy driving? 你喜歡開車嗎?
I do. 喜歡。
I feel free when driving. 我開車的時候覺得很自由。
4. ban 禁止
In Saudi Arabia, they ban women from driving. 沙烏地阿拉伯禁止女性開車。
Not anymore. 現在不會了。
The ban is over. 禁令結束了。
這些單字簡短好用。
sell 賣
stop 停止
drive 駕駛
ban 禁止
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Quiz
1. What happens on World Car Free Day?
A: Some people stop selling cars
B: Some people stop buying cars
C: Some people stop driving cars
2. Where do they want to stop selling gas cars?
A: California
B: France
C: India
3. When do they want to stop selling gas cars?
A: By next August
B: By 2035
C: By 2040
Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2022-09-26 |
Green Iguanas Invade Pingtung
I'm in Pingtung today! It's sunny and… Wow! What is that? It's a Green
Iguana!
是一隻綠鬣蜥耶!
Wow! It's huge! It looks like a little dinosaur!
Listen, I like iguanas, but they are not supposed to live in Taiwan.
These kinds of iguanas live in South America, and it's never a good idea to
take animals to a place where they don't come from.
綠鬣蜥是南美洲的動物,不應該帶進來台灣。
These iguanas in Taiwan are invaders!
牠們是入侵者! It's true!
Someone probably brought baby iguanas to Taiwan to be pets, but then the
iguanas grew up and became super big lizards!
一開始應該有人把牠當寵物養,但是牠長大以後變成太大隻了!
Some owners said "Aiyah! This iguana is huge! It's scary!" So they let them
go out into the wild.
然後牠的主人有可能覺得「怎麼這麼大!好可怕!」,就把牠丟到野外。
The iguanas like Pingtung because it's hot and sunny. But the iguanas are bad
for the environment in Pingtung. They are hungry eaters!
但是綠鬣蜥對環境很不好。
The farmers won't be able to make money if iguanas keep eating their fruit
and veggies.
牠們會吃農夫種的蔬菜跟水果!這樣農夫都賺不到錢。
So, now in Pingtung, people are trying to catch these invaders and take them
out of Taiwan.
Sorry, iguanas. You're cool, but you don't belong in Taiwan.
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Vocabulary
綠鬣蜥是外來物種,對本土農業造成很大的損害。
1. live 居住
Where do iguanas usually live? 綠鬣蜥平常住在哪裡?
They usually live in South America. 牠們通常住在南美洲。
But some of them live in Pingtung now. 但是有些現在住在屏東。
2. invader 入侵者
Scientists say they are invaders. 科學家說牠們是入侵者。
That means they shouldn't be here. 那表示說牠們不應該來這裡。
No, they shouldn't. 是不應該。
3. eat 吃
They eat too much stuff. 牠們吃太多東西了。
Yeah, like what? 是嗎?比如說什麼?
Like a lot of leafy veggies. 比如說大量的葉菜。
4. bad idea 糟糕的主意
So it's really a bad idea to set the iguanas free.
所以把這些蜥蜴放生是個壞主意。
Very bad. 很壞。
一起來讀讀單字。
live 居住
invader 入侵者
eat 吃
bad idea 糟糕的主意
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Quiz
1. Why are iguanas "invaders"?
A: Because Taiwan is not their home
B: Because iguanas like fighting
C: Because of the weather in Pingtung
2. Why is it bad to bring animals to a place they don't belong?
A: Because the animals will miss their mommy
B: Because these animals can hurt the environment
C: Because they look like little dinosaurs
3. Where do iguanas come from?
A: China
B: India
C: South America
Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2022-10-03 |
Milestone in Ocean Clean Up
Do you know what a "milestone" is? In Chinese, it's 【里程碑】.
There are many kinds of milestones. When you become 18 years old, that's a
milestone. When you get your first job, that's a milestone. And, if you get
married or have a baby, those are milestones, too.
18歲成年、第一份工作、或是結婚生小孩,每一個都是一種里程碑。
Today, I want to talk about a different kind of milestone. This one is about
plastic. The milestone is about cleaning up a lot of plastic in the ocean.
現在,有一個清理海洋塑膠垃圾的里程碑!
First, I need to tell you about something called the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a really big pile of plastic
floating in the ocean. Most of that plastic is in very small pieces. It can
hurt fish and other animals in the ocean.
太平洋垃圾島是一堆在海上飄的垃圾推起來的,這些垃圾會害魚跟其他的動物受傷。
Some people are trying very hard to clean up the plastic from the ocean. One
of these people is a man named Boyan Slat. He made a special type of machine
to clean up plastic from the ocean.
一個叫做 Boyan Slat 做了一台清理塑膠的機器。
This year, his machine hit a milestone. It cleaned up 220,000 pounds of
plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That's almost the same weight
as a blue whale, the biggest animal on earth!
今年這台機器達到了一個里程碑,清了好多垃圾,重量幾乎跟一頭藍鯨一樣重!
Wow! Congratulations!
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Vocabulary
環保人士清除了大量海洋垃圾,達成新的里程碑。
1. get married 結婚
Tom says he's getting married when he's 21. 湯姆說他要21歲時結婚。
But he's only 10 now! 但是他現在才十歲!
2. try 努力
Well, he says he'll try hard to save money. 他說他要努力存錢。
How much has he saved? 他存了多少了?
About one hundred NT. 大約一百塊吧。
He has to try harder. 他得再努力一點。
3. milestone 里程碑
I think for him, 1,000 NT would be a milestone.
我想對他來說,一千塊就是個里程碑。
That shouldn't be too hard. 那應該沒那麼困難。
4. job 工作
Maybe he can get a job. 也許他可以找個工作。
He's too young to have a real job. 他太小了,不能真的去工作。
He can water my plants. 他可以幫我的植物澆水。
These are very useful words.
get married 結婚
try 努力
milestone 里程碑
job 工作
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Quiz
1. What is a milestone?
A: An important day
B: A heavy rock
C: A kind of shoe
2. What is 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch'?
A: A small pile of floating trash
B: A breed of dog
C: A big pile of floating trash
3. What did Boyan Slat do?
A: Made a machine to clean the ocean
B: Named 'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch'
C: Weighed a Blue Whale
Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2022-10-12 |
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Leather from Mushrooms
Mushrooms are part of a group of amazing living things that are not really an
animal and not really a plant.
香菇不是動物也不是植物,它們是菇類!
You can eat some mushrooms, and they're super yummy. But you can also make
leather from them.
它們不只很好吃,還可以做成皮革!
We use leather for many things. I have a leather belt and leather shoes.
皮革可以做成很多東西,像是我自己有皮帶或跟皮鞋。
But some people say we should try to stop making things with leather.
有人說我們不應該再用皮革做東西。
Why? Well, two big reasons…
One, to make leather you need a lot of chemicals. Those chemicals can be bad
for people, and they are bad for the earth. They cause pollution.
第一個原因是,做皮革要用很多化學藥劑,對人跟地球都不好。
And number two: Leather comes from animals, mostly cows. Many people think we
need to stop eating so much meat and stop using things made from animals.
第二個原因是,很多皮革都是用牛做的。有人覺得我們不要再吃這麼多肉,也不要再用動物做東西!
That's why scientists are making leather from mushrooms! It looks almost
exactly like leather from animals, and it's strong too.
所以科學家要用菇類做皮革!它很像用動物做的皮革,也是很堅固!
Many companies are interested in this new mushroom leather.
Using mushroom leather means we can say goodbye to bad chemicals, and it
means we don't need to use animals.
這樣子我們可以遠離化學藥劑,也不用動物做東西。
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Vocabulary
生活中有哪些東西是皮革做的,你可知道?
1. leather 皮革
I don't wear leather shoes any more.我不再穿皮鞋了。
Why not? 為什麼不呢?
Because I'm wearing cotton shoes now. 因為我現在都穿棉布鞋。
They are light and comfortable. 它們很輕,又很舒服。
2. strong 堅固耐用
But they are not as strong as leather. 但是它們沒有皮革堅固。
That's true. So I don't wear them on rainy days. 這是真的,所以我雨天不穿。
3. use 使用
You use cotton for your bags too? 你也用棉布做包包嗎?
Yeah, look at my book bag. 對啊,你看我的書包。
Very cute! 很可愛呢!
Yeah, I use cotton for many things. 我用棉布做很多東西。
4. company 公司
A lot of companies are making these products. 很多公司也在做這些產品。
I know. But I prefer to do it myself. 我知道,不過我喜歡自己動手。
這些字簡單好用,來一起讀一遍。
leather 皮革
strong 堅固耐用
use 使用
company 公司
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Quiz
1. How does animal leather hurt the earth?
A: Making it uses bad chemicals
B: Making it takes 100 years
C: Making it means bigger typhoons
2. What are scientists using to make new leather?
A: Mushrooms
B: Fried rice
C: Frogs
3. Where does leather come from?
A: Mostly cows
B: Mostly clouds
C: Mostly clowns
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. A
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