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Students Grow Their Own Lunch

Hi students, do you know what most students at school are thinking about in
the morning? Of course, it's lunchtime!
你知道學生早上到學校之後，都在想甚麼呢？當然是午餐要吃甚麼呢！

Every day, hungry students need to eat. Who makes your lunch? Maybe your
family makes it, or maybe the school's cook.
肚子餓的學生每天都得吃飯，可是是誰做他們的午餐？

In some elementary schools, children only eat fast food, like hamburgers and
french fries.
有一些學校的學生只吃速食，比如不健康的漢堡跟薯條。

Yuck! That's not good for you!

In other schools, students can make lunch by themselves, and eat healthy.
They are helped by a new program called "Chefs in Schools".
在其他的學校，有一個新社團幫學生自己做午餐，吃得健康。

The program helps elementary students plant vegetable gardens. The students
take care of their garden every day.
這個社團就是幫這些學生們自己種菜，每天照顧菜園。

After lots of sunlight, water, love and care, their vegetables are ready to
eat!

Students cook them into delicious meals. They even grow wheat, and use it to
bake bread. It makes the students happy and strong.
學生們把蔬菜煮成可口的飯菜。他們還種麥子，用它來做自己的麵包。

What they don't use, they give to others in the neighborhood.
學生也會把蔬菜給附近的鄰居。

When those children grow up, they will know how to feed themselves, their
families, and their friends.
孩子們長大以後，就知道如何養活自己、家人，還有朋友！

If children learn to make healthy food, they will also learn to help
themselves and others.
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Vocabulary
小學生吃自己種、自己烹調的食物，午餐變得更有趣。

1. garden 花園
My elementary school has a vegetable garden. 我的小學有一座菜園。
What do you grow? 你種什麼呢？
Tomato and green pepper. 番茄和青椒。

2. take care of 照顧
Do you know how to take care of the plants? 你知道怎麼照顧那些植物嗎？
Of course, they just need sunlight and water. 當然，它們只需要陽光和水。

3. hungry 飢餓的
All this talk is making me hungry. 所有這些話讓我餓了。
What should we have? 我們吃什麼好？
Hamburgers and fries? 漢堡薯條？
No! Let's have something healthy. 不行，我們要吃得健康。

4. meal 餐食
I can cook a meal of fish. 我可以做魚料理。
That sounds great! 聽起來很棒！

這些單字每天都用得上。
garden 花園
take care of 照顧
hungry 飢餓的
meal 餐食
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Quiz

1. What is "fast food"?
A: Hamburgers and french fries
B: Bread and water
C: Fruits and vegetables

2. How does the "Chefs in Schools" program help students?
A: It helps them make fast food
B: It helps them grow vegetables
C: It helps them get books

3. What do students do with the vegetables?
A: Sell them for money
B: Feed them to animals
C: Feed themselves and their community

Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
 

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People in Nairobi Make Small Gardens

At my grandma's house, there is a big garden, where she grows potatoes,
tomatoes and greens.
我奶奶家有一個大菜園，她會種馬鈴薯、番茄，跟蔬菜！

But I live in the city. My house is very small, so I don't have a garden.
What can I do?
但我住在城市，房子很小，家裡沒有菜園怎麼辦？

To solve this problem, let's look to Nairobi, a city in Africa. Every day,
lots of people come from the countryside to live in that city.

There are people everywhere. It's so busy, and there is not enough land to
grow food. What can all of these people eat?
非洲有一個城市叫奈洛比，很多人從鄉下到這個城市生活，但人這麼多，很擁擠、土地很少，不夠種菜，那這些人要吃甚麼呢？

Recently, many people in Nairobi have planted small gardens in their homes!
They might plant some potatoes on the balcony, or grow some tomatoes right by
the kitchen window.
最近，奈洛比很多人在家裡種了小菜園！他們會在陽台種馬鈴薯，或是在廚房窗戶邊種番茄。

These small gardens are very helpful. People say it's convenient, because
they don't have to go to the supermarket. They can save time and money.
這樣他們不用去超市了，很省錢又很方便！

What's more, growing food at home is cleaner. People with home gardens don't
have to worry about harmful chemicals on their vegetables.
而且還不用擔心蔬菜上面有農藥！

Let's take a lesson from Nairobi. We don't need lots of space to make a
garden. We can grow some healthy food right in our own homes.
其實不用很多空間，就可以在家裡種一些植物了。
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Vocabulary
多動動腦筋，自己家也可以有菜園。

1. countryside 鄉下
I hope I can live in the countryside. 我希望能住在鄉下。
You'll have no 7-11 or bookstore. 你會沒有便利商店或是書店。
But I can grow my own food. 但是我可以自己種食物。

2. grow 種植
You're already growing tomatoes in your house! 你已經在自己家種番茄了！
That's not enough. 那不夠。
I want to grow more. 我想要種更多。

3. garden 花園
I'd like to have a big garden. 我想要有個大菜園。
There are vegetable gardens in the city, too. 城市裡也有菜園啊。

4. space 空間
You can rent a space in the garden. 你可以在菜園租一個空間。
It'll be a lot easier than living in the countryside. 那比住在鄉下容易多了。

你喜歡親手種菜嗎? 來讀讀單字。
countryside鄉下
grow種植
garden花園，菜園
space空間
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Quiz

1. Where is the city of Nairobi?
A: Asia
B: Africa
C: Australia

2. Where are people planting small gardens?
A: By the street
B: At the market
C: In their homes

3. Why are small gardens convenient?
A: They can make your house bigger
B: They can help you in school
C: They save time and money

Answers
1. B
2. C
3. C
 

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70% Fewer Animals Today

Today, I want to talk about animal conservation, or saving animals. Why?
Well, today is World Wildlife Conservation Day.
今天是野生動物保育日，我們來聊聊保育動物！

Conservation means saving something. Water conservation means saving water.
Energy conservation means saving energy.
"Conservation" 就是節約，或是保育。我們可以節約用水，或是節約能源。

Did you know that there are fewer animals today than ever before? An
organization called the World Wildlife Fund says there are 70% fewer animals
today than in 1970!
你知道，現在的動物數量，比以前少嗎？世界自然基金會說，現在比1970年少了百分之70！

That's terrible. Why is this happening? One reason is because people are
cutting down lots of trees, especially in the Amazon.
怎麼會這樣？原因之一是人類砍掉太多樹了，尤其是在亞馬遜雨林。

Animals that need the trees to live are in real trouble.
需要這個雨林才能生存的動物有麻煩了。

Another problem is pollution, and climate change.
其他的問題還有汙染跟氣候變遷。

Some animals have gone down even more than 70 percent. For example, the World
Wildlife Fund talks about a type of gorilla from Brazil that's down by 80%!
有一些動物的數量減少了更多！巴西的一種猩猩少了百分之80！

The animals need our help! Soon, it could be too late...
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Vocabulary
保護樹木是保護動物的好辦法，可以讓很多種動物活下去。

1. water 水
Jane, you're wasting too much water. 你用太多水了。
I'm brushing my teeth. I need water. 我在刷牙，我需要水。

2. trouble 麻煩
With so much rain, our water supply is not in trouble.
下那麼多雨，我們的自來水供應又沒有問題。
That's not the point. 那不是重點。
The Earth is in trouble. 是地球有麻煩了。

3. cut down 砍掉
Did you cut down my orange tree? 你是不是把我的橘子樹砍掉了？
What?! No! 什麼? 我沒有！
Why would I do that? 我為什麼要那樣？
Because it's not there now. 因為它現在不在那裏了。

4. another 另一個
Let me check. 我來瞧瞧。
You've put the pot in another place. 你把花盆放在另外一個地方了。
See, it's right here! 你看，就在這兒。

Let's read these words.
water 水
trouble 麻煩
cut down 砍掉
another 另一個
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Quiz

1. What does "conservation" mean?
A: Using something
B: Saving something
C: Wasting something

2. How much have animal populations gone down?
A: 7 percent
B: 17 percent
C: 70 percent

3. Which environmental problem is NOT mentioned?
A: Pollution
B: Cutting down trees
C: Plastic in the ocean

Answers
1.B
2. C
3. C
 

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Scientists Zap Clouds with Electricity

Summers in Taiwan can be very hot! When the sun comes out, everyone feels
warm. And sometimes, it's too dry. Isn't there any way to make it rain?!
台灣的夏天很熱，有時候也很乾！有沒有甚麼方法可以讓天空下雨呢？

In the past, we could not change the weather. But scientists have had an
idea. They have found a way to make it rain, using electricity.
現在，科學家發現一種用電讓天空下雨的方法。

We know where rain comes from. It falls from clouds in the sky.
我們知道雨水是從天上的雲落下來。

Clouds are made of water. When the water gets too heavy, the clouds start to
rain.
雲是水構成的，當這些水太重，就會開始下雨。

Sometimes there is not enough rain. That is not good. When the rain is too
little, people have no water to drink, and plants become too dry. So how can
we make it rain more?
如果雨水太少，我們就會沒有水喝，植物也會乾枯。

Recently, scientists did a test. They used a little robot to zap a cloud with
electricity. The electricity made the drops of water stick together.
科學家做了一個實驗，他們電擊一朵雲，讓雲層中的水滴黏在一起。

When the drops of water come together, they get heavier. Then they fall to
earth. So when the cloud is zapped with electricity, it turns into rain.
水結成大水滴之後會變得更重，然後變成雨，落到地面。

What a useful idea. Scientists think it can help people. When the weather is
too hot or dry, people can use this technology to make rain. All it takes is
a cloud and a little electricity!
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Vocabulary
給雲層通上電，就有可能製造出雨水。

1. cloud 雲
How's the weather? 天氣怎麼樣？
A gray sky with lots of thick clouds. 灰色天空，有很多厚厚的雲。
Uh oh, that doesn't sound good. 糟糕，聽起來很不好。
No. I think it's going to rain very soon. 是不好，我想很快就會下雨。

2. rain 下雨
It rained all day yesterday. 昨天就下了一整天的雨。
But it's better than a hot and dry day. 但是總比又熱又乾好。
I prefer a dry day. 我比較喜歡乾燥的天氣。

3. electricity 電力
What's happening? 怎麼回事？
The light won't come on. 電燈不亮。
Because there's no electricity. 因為停電了。

4. in the past 從前
What should we do? 我們怎麼辦？
In the past we would light candles. 以前我們會點蠟燭。
No, I don't want to stay here. 不了，我不要待在這裡。

一起來讀讀單字吧。
cloud 雲
rain 下雨
electricity 電力
in the past 從前
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Quiz

1. Where does rain come from?
A: The sun
B: The moon
C: The clouds

2. How can we make clouds rain?
A: Burn them with fire
B: Tell them "more rain please"
C: Zap them with electricity

3. When do clouds become rain?
A: When they get too heavy
B: When they get too light
C: When they get too sad

Answers
1. C
2. C
3. A
 

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Plastic Pyramid Protests Pollution

Egypt is a country in the north of Africa. It has sandy deserts, a big river
called the Nile, snappy crocodiles, and lots of huge pyramids!
埃及有沙漠、尼羅河、鱷魚，還有超大的金字塔！

Most of their pyramids were made long ago, in ancient times, out of big stone
bricks.
金字塔是古時候的埃及人用大石塊建造的。

But now, a new pyramid has been built in Egypt. One that is quite different…
現在，埃及蓋了一座新的，很特別的金字塔！

The bricks are big, but they're not made of stone. Instead, they're made of
trash! It's taller than a three-story building!
蓋這座金字塔的磚塊很大，但不是石頭，而是由垃圾做成的！高度比三層樓還高！

It weighs 20 tons… that's the same as three elephants!
它有 20 噸重，跟三頭大象差不多！

All the trash used to make these bricks was taken from the river Nile. Sadly,
the Nile is filled with trash. It's very polluted.
這些垃圾都是從尼羅河裡面撿來的。尼羅河現在污染很嚴重。

The pyramid's builders don't just want to clean the Nile, they want to clean
the whole planet…
蓋金字塔的人不只是想要把尼羅河清乾淨，還想要把全世界清乾淨！

They hope to put teams of cleaners all over the world. Their job will be to
clean the earth five days a week, every week, every year, for the next 100
years!
他們希望派清潔隊伍到世界各地，每一個星期花五天，持續一百年清理環境！

A huge pyramid made of trash, and cleaners for 100 years! I wonder if they'll
clean my bedroom for me too…
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Vocabulary
埃及蓋了寶特瓶金字塔，來提醒世人污染的嚴重。

1. trash 垃圾
I used to swim here. 我以前在這裡游泳。
But look how dirty it is now! 但是你看它現在多髒！
Yeah, it's filled with trash. 對啊，滿滿都是垃圾。

2. clean 清理
I wonder if anyone will come and clean it up. 不知道會不會有人來清理。
I doubt it. 我很懷疑。
Would you clean it? 你會清理嗎？
Me? No! I didn't grow up here. 我？不會。我又不是在這裡長大的。

3. building 建築物
Who built this house? 誰蓋了這棟房子？
I think Norman Foster did. 我想是 Norman Foster 蓋的。
He built many famous buildings. 他蓋了很多有名的建築。

4. made of 用某種材料做。
Is it made of steel? 是用鋼鐵做的嗎？
I believe so. 應該是的。

今天學到哪些單字？
trash 垃圾
clean 清理
building 建築物
made of 用某種材料做
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Quiz

1. What is Egypt's big river called?
A: The Vile
B: The Nile
C: The Style

2. How much does 20 tons weigh?
A: The same as three elephants
B: The same as three crocodiles
C: The same as three pyramids

3. How long do they want teams cleaning the earth?
A: 100 days
B: 100 months
C: 100 years

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C