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Bird Spikes Help Birds Make More Birds

Birds are beautiful in the sky! They have beautiful colors! They make
beautiful songs! 天上的鳥很漂亮! 牠們的叫聲也很優美!

Many birds live in cities. And every year, they make a nest. But some people
don't like birds. Why?
很多鳥類都會在城市築巢，但有一些人不喜歡牠們。為甚麼呢?

Well, birds are loud in the morning and at night. And they make places dirty.

People keep birds away with bird spikes. A spike is long and thin. The spike
end is sharp. OUCH! 人們用長而細的防鳥刺趕走鳥類，哎喔! 那些刺很尖銳。

People put bird spikes on top of walls and buildings. Birds can't sit on
spikes. They can't make nests on them.
人們在牆壁和屋頂上放防鳥刺，鳥類就不會在上面築巢。

Crows and magpies are strong birds. Some of these birds take spikes! They
like shiny things. Metal spikes are shiny.
烏鴉和喜鵲是強壯的鳥類。牠們有一些會叼走防鳥刺，牠們喜歡發亮的金屬。

But, that's not why they take them. Crows and magpies are smart. Scientists
say the birds use the spikes. They put the sharp ends outside their nests.
These bird spikes stop other birds and animals.
但是這不是烏鴉和喜鵲叼走的原因。牠們很聰明，會用防鳥刺築巢，阻止其他鳥類和動物靠近。

Taiwan has crows and magpies. They're strong and smart. Maybe you'll see a
nest with spikes one day!

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Vocabulary
這些喜鵲自己不怕尖刺，有夠神奇!

1. in the morning 在早上
I really need a vacation! 我真的需要度假!
I'd like to hear birds in the morning, and frogs at night.
我想要早上聽到鳥鳴，晚上聽到青蛙叫。

2. on top of 在上面。
Where can you find a place like that? 你哪裡可以找到那種地方?
A homestay in Taitung, perhaps. 也許台東的一家民宿吧?
I stayed one before. Next to the cafe?, on top of the hill.
我以前住過一家。在小山丘上面，一家咖啡館旁邊。
3. smart 聰明的
You can just sit in a cafe here and listen to birds and frogs on your cell
phone. 你可以就坐在這裡的咖啡館，聽手機上的鳥叫青蛙叫。
That's a smart idea, you know. 真是聰明主意呢。

今天的單字和片語都很好用喔。
In the morning在早上
on top of在上面。
smart聰明的

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Quiz

1. Why don't some people like birds?
a. They're loud.
b. They're strong.
c. They're smart.

2. Why do some people use bird spikes?
a. They're shiny.
b. They keep birds away.
c. They keep nests safe.

3. What birds use bird spikes?
a. Ducks and magpies
b. Crows and geese
c. Crows and magpies








Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c
 

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Cactuses Can't Stand the Heat

Scientists say climate change is making this year hot. This July was the
planet's hottest month in 120,000 years!
科學家說氣候改變讓今年變得很熱，今年七月是地球12萬年來最熱的月份!

Cactuses like hot weather. They don't need much water. They live in deserts.
Deserts are hot and dry.
仙人掌喜歡熱的天氣，也不需要很多水分，它們長在沙漠裡。

Phoenix is a city in a desert. This July, Phoenix was the hottest city in the
USA. Phoenix was very hot in August and it's hot now in September too.
今年七月鳳凰城是美國最熱的城市，八月和九月的天氣也非常炎熱。

Phoenix has many saguaro cactuses. Some are 12 meters tall! They have
branches called arms. These cactuses can live for 200 years!
鳳凰城有很多巨人柱，這種仙人掌可以長到12公尺高，它們還可以活兩百年!

But in Phoenix, saguaro cactuses are getting sick! They're turning yellow.
Their arms are falling off! Some cactuses are falling down!
但是鳳凰城的巨人柱生病了! 它們開始變黃，也開始倒塌。

People worry about their sick saguaro cactuses. What do these cactuses need?
They need water! The cactuses can't stand the heat! 連仙人掌都熱得受不了!
它們需要水!

Heavy rain comes to Phoenix every year. People hope the rain can save the
cactuses. But can it? 鳳凰城每一年都會下大雨，人們希望這些雨可以拯救仙人掌。

It's too hot for cactuses! Now we need to do more than hope. We need to fight
climate change together. We need to save the planet!
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Vocabulary
天氣太熱，連沙漠植物仙人掌都快活不下去了。

1. fall 掉落
I'm going to try riding a unicycle tomorrow. 我明天要試著騎獨輪車。
What? You'll fall off and hurt yourself.什麼啊，你會掉下來受傷。

2. arm 手臂
No, I won't. I'm good at riding a bike. 才不會，我很會騎腳踏車的。
A unicycle is different. 獨輪車不一樣。
You need to stretch out your arms. 你的手臂要伸出去。

3. hottest 最熱的
Wouldn't that be fun? 那不是很好玩?
You just like to do crazy things. 你就是喜歡瘋狂的事。Remember when you ate
chili in the hottest weather? 你記得你在天氣最熱的時候吃辣椒吧?

4. water 水
Yeah, my tongue felt like it was burning! 記得，我的舌頭好像燒起來了。
I had to drink tons of water. 不得不喝大量的水。

我們來讀今天的單字。
fall掉落
arm手臂
hottest最熱的
water水
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Quiz

When was the planet's hottest month in 120,000 years?
a. This July
b. This August
c. This September

What is Phoenix?
a. A kind of cactus
b. A city in a desert
c. Heavy rain

What do the sick cactuses need?
a. Arms
b. Water
c. Climate change













Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b
 

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This Shop Turns Into a Turtle Tunnel

Many turtles live in a pond. There's a busy street next to the pond. Every
summer, female turtles cross the street.
池塘裡住著很多烏龜，旁邊有一條繁忙的馬路。每一年夏天，母龜都會穿越這條馬路。

There's a shop across the street. Some turtles walk into the shop. What?! Why?
街道對面有一間店，這些烏龜會爬進店裡。

They want to go to a wet, grassy marsh. It's great for turtle nests. It's
behind the shop. 因為那間店的後方有一片沼澤，適合烏龜棲息。

The shop workers are kind. They open the front door and back door all day.
The shop turns into a turtle tunnel! The turtles in the shop can walk to the
marsh. 店員會把前後門打開，讓這些烏龜能夠直接走到沼澤。

Every fall, baby turtles come from the marsh. Some walk into the shop.
They're the size of NT$10 coins. The workers walk very carefully! They pick
up the turtles.
每年秋天，烏龜寶寶會從沼澤裡爬出來。牠們只有十元硬幣大，店員都會注意不要踩到。

The turtles want to go to the pond. But the busy street is bad for baby
turtles. Drivers cannot see them. So the workers take them across the street.
They put the baby turtles down by the pond.
烏龜寶寶想要穿越馬路，但是這非常危險，所以店員會直接送牠們到池塘旁邊。

Pond to marsh, marsh to pond: that's what the turtles want. The kind workers
help the turtles safely go where they want. Great job, workers! Go, turtles!

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Vocabulary
烏龜過馬路，人類來幫忙。

1. pond 池塘
Isn't this a perfect spot for a summer picnic? 這可不是夏日野餐的完美地點?
The pond, the grass, and it's all so quiet. 有池塘，草地，而且這麼安靜。

2. carefully 小心的
Yeah, but what about mosquitoes and the heat? 是沒錯，但是蚊子跟熱氣呢?
It couldn't be that bad. 不會那麼糟的。
I'll plan carefully. 我會有縝密計畫。

3. next to 在旁邊
We can come here in the late afternoon. 我們可以下午晚一點來。
I'll bring bug spray. 我會帶防蚊噴液。
And we can sit next to this big tree.我們可以坐在這棵大樹旁邊。

4. want 想要
Yeah. 對啊!
Oh, I'm so excited! 我好興奮。
I want to invite everyone in my family to the picnic! 我要邀請所有家人來野餐!

這些單字很好用，你記住了嗎?
pond池塘
carefully小心的
next to在旁邊
want想要

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Quiz

1. Where do the female turtles want to go?
a. the pond
b. the shop
c. the marsh

2. Where do the baby turtles want to go?
a. the pond
b. the shop
c. the marsh

3. Why is the street bad for baby turtles?
a. Drivers pick them up.
b. Drivers cannot see them.
c. Drivers can see them.







Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b
 

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A Robot Sweats to Help People

Oh, it's hot! Hot weather makes us sweat. Sweat comes out on our faces, under
our arms, and on our backs. Sweat helps us to cool down. But in very hot
weather, we need more help to cool down.
天氣熱的時候，我們會流汗來讓身體降溫。

But many people don't have air conditioners. Many don't have electric fans.
They can't cool down. When they're too hot, they can get very sick.
可是很多人沒有冷氣，也沒有電風扇。他們的身體無法降溫，就會容易生病。

How do people feel heat in very hot weather? Scientists are studying this.
But it's dangerous for people to be too hot. So the scientists made a robot.
It breathes! It sweats! 人們天氣熱的時候會感到多熱呢?
科學家也在做研究，他們做了一個機器人，它會呼吸，還會流汗。

When the weather is hot and dry, hot and wet, or hot and windy, how does the
robot feel heat? The scientists can change the robot's settings. Young,
older, sick, or healthy - how does it feel heat?
這個機器人還可以切換不同設定，來感受天氣多熱，是不是很乾燥、有沒有風。

What can we learn from this robot's sweat? We can learn what to do in very
hot weather. We can make clothes that keep us cooler. Our cities can learn
how to keep people safe. 這個機器人能讓我們知道天氣很熱的時候應該要怎麼做。

One sweaty robot can help us live safely in a hotter world! Cool!

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Vocabulary
能夠感覺到天氣變化的機器人，可以教我們怎麼克服炎熱。

1. sweat 流汗
Wow, you're sweating all over! 哇，你滿身大汗!
I am. I walk too fast. 確實，我走太快了。
It's so hot out there! 外面好熱!

2. heat 熱度
Let me turn on the fan for you. 我來替你開電扇。
Thank you! Exactly what I need. 謝謝，正是我需要的。
This heat is killing me! 這種熱氣真要命!

3. change 改變
It's about to change. 天氣就要變了。
Change? A typhoon is coming? 變了? 有颱風要來嗎?
Yeah, the CWB says it will hit Taiwan soon.對，氣象局說很快就會侵襲台灣。

4. dangerous 危險的
But I'm traveling to Taipingshan tomorrow. 但是我明天要上太平山。
Driving on the mountain road will be dangerous. 在山路上開車會危險。

Can you remember these words?
sweat流汗
heat熱氣
change改變
dangerous危險的

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Quiz

1. What kind of weather makes us sweat?
a. Cold weather.
b. Hot weather.
c. Wet weather.

2. What can help people cool down?
a. Heat.
b. Danger.
c. An electric fan.

3. What can the robot do?
a. Eat.
b. Sweat.
c. Sleep.

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b

 

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Kaohsiung Students Build a Car That Runs on Sunlight

In Australia, there's a race. It's very tough. 澳洲有一場艱難的比賽。

The drivers drive 3,000 kilometers. They cross a hot desert. Not all cars can
do it. Only the toughest cars try.
賽車手要開3000公里跨越炎熱的沙漠，只有最堅固的汽車才有辦法。

A Taiwanese team is racing this year. They're National Kaohsiung University
of Science and Technology students!
台灣有一支團隊會參加今年的比賽。他們是國立高雄科技大學的學生。

These students want to help change the world. They built a special car. It's
called Apollo IX. ("nine")
這些學生想要改變世界。他們打造一台特別的車子，叫做阿波羅九號。

It's an electric car. That's nothing special, right?

Most cars run on gas, but some cars run on electricity. Well, this car has
solar panels. It runs on sunlight! 這是一台電動車，並不特別，對不對?
但它可是一台用太陽能發動的車子。

Apollo IX's hood and roof have solar panels. In sunny weather, they take in
sunlight. The solar panels turn sunlight into electricity.

The electricity fills the car's battery.
這台車的車頂跟前面的引擎蓋有太陽能板。晴天的時候，它可以吸收陽光轉化成電力。

The race is a big test for Apollo IX. It can go 518 kilometers with a full
battery. But it needs sunlight.
這個比賽是阿波羅九號的大挑戰。它充飽電可以跑518公里，但是它需要陽光。

The car needs to go 3,000 kilometers! In bad weather, can Apollo IX win the
race? 如果天氣不好，阿波羅九號能贏得比賽嗎?

These students are doing important work. Cars that run on sunlight can change
the world. Let's hope they win!
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Vocabulary
台灣學生製造的賽車，是否經得起澳洲沙漠的考驗?

1. desert 沙漠
Why would anyone want to drive a car across the desert?
為什麼有人會想開車橫越沙漠?
Why not? 為什麼不呢?
Didn't you want to challenge yourself when you were younger?
難道你年少時沒想過挑戰自己?

2. sunlight 陽光
I did try to stay in bed for 24 hours.我有嘗試躺在床上24小時。
Away from the sunlight.並且遠離陽光。
Wow. That's…uh, that's really something. 那真不簡單。

3. change 改變
It didn't change the world, I know.我知道那沒有改變世界。
But it helped me win a race. 不過有幫我贏得比賽。

4. race 比賽
The race of who can sleep longer? 看誰睡得比較久的比賽?
Yes! How did you know? 對啊，你怎麼知道的?

Let's read today's vocabulary.
desert沙漠
sunlight陽光
change改變
race比賽

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Quiz

1. How many kilometers in this race?
a. 9
b. 518
c. 3,000

2. What did the students name their car?
a. Sunny IX
b. Solar IX
c. Apollo IX

3. What does the car run on?
a. Gas
b. Sunlight
c. Australia
















Answers:
1. c
2. c
d. b