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The Kid Teacher

A young girl was inspired by her older brother and sister. They were doing
very well in school. She became excited about doing well in school too!
有一個小女孩她的哥哥姊姊在學校成績優異，她受到啟發，也很希望在學校有所表現。

The girl became the youngest student at her university. Her classmates didn't
know she was 13. She felt like a secret superhero! She studied hard to be a
teacher. She finished university when she was 15!
她後來成為大學裡最年輕的學生，同學都沒有發現她才13歲，她覺得自己像個隱藏版的超級英雄。她很用功，希望以後當老師，15歲就從大學畢業。

But… she wanted to teach. She didn't want her parents to drive her to work.
She wanted to drive. But she had to be 16 to get a driver's license.
她雖然想當老師，可是又不願意讓父母開車送她，只能等到16歲拿到駕照。

The girl got her driver's license and started teaching. At 16, she's the
youngest teacher in the U.S.!
女孩拿到駕照後就開始教書，成為美國最年輕的老師。

She teaches Grade 3. She makes her classes fun! She asks her students to try
new things. She tells them to think about what they can do, not what they
can't do.
她教小學三年級的學生，她的課很好玩。她也鼓勵學生嘗試新的事物，告訴他們要想想，他們能做什麼，而不是不能做什麼。

Her students don't think she's a kid. They see her talking with other
teachers. They see her driving.
她的學生不覺得她是個小孩，因為他們看到她跟其他老師聊天，也看到她開車。

This young teacher inspires her students. They try to do and be the best they
can. Who inspires you?
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Vocabulary
這個女孩從讀書到當老師，都是最年輕的。

1. student 學生
I told my students a joke. 我跟學生講了一個笑話。
But they didn't laugh. 可是他們都沒笑。
What was the joke? 什麼笑話?
"How does the ocean say hello? It waves." 海洋如何說哈囉? 它揮揮手。

2. teach 教學
Maybe you need to teach the word "wave" first. 也許你得先教「海浪」這個字。
I think so, too. 我也覺得。

3. youngest 最年輕
But Annie, my youngest student, asked me to explain.
不過我的年紀最小的學生安妮，有要我解釋。
She's only 9. 她只有九歲。

4. class 班級
A 9-year-old in your grade-6 class? 九歲上你六年級的班?
Yeah, and she's doing very well. 對，而且她表現很好。

今天學到的單字你還記得嗎?
student學生
teach教學
youngest最年輕
class班級
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Quiz
1. Who inspired the girl?
a. Her older brother
b. Her best friend
c. A superhero

2. How old was the girl when she became a teacher?
a. Thirteen
b. Fifteen
c. Sixteen

3. What does the teacher tell her students to think about?
a. What they can do
b. What they can't do
c. How to have fun

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. a

 

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This Election King Loses But Wins

This is the world's biggest election year! But what's an election?
今年是全球選舉年。那什麼是選舉呢?
An election is when a group of people say who they want for their leaders.
Maybe the leaders are for their city or country.
選舉就是一群人選出他們想要的領導者，像是一個城市或是國家的領導者。
People vote to say who they want. The person who gets the most votes is the
winner.
民眾投票表達他們想要什麼樣的人，得到最多票的人就是贏家。
This year, Taiwan had a big election. Some people wanted to be leaders. They
ran for election. People voted. Now we have a new president, President Lai!
想要成為領導者的人就會參選，再由人民投票。今年台灣也有大選，我們新選出賴總統。
India had a big election too. Many people ran for election! They wanted to
win! But one man didn't want to win…
印度也有大選，很多人參選，想要贏得選舉，但是有一個人不想贏。
A repairman has run for election 239 times. In India, people pay to run in an
election. This man has paid more than $3 million Taiwan dollars!
有一位修理工已經參選239次。在印度需要付錢才能參選，他已經付了超過300萬台幣。
He hasn't won. But that's okay! He wants people to see that anyone can run
for election. And he wants people to see that it's okay to lose.
他從來沒有贏過，但是沒有關係，他想要讓大家知道任何人都可以參選，而且輸了也不會怎麼樣。
People call this man the "Election King." Maybe he's the real winner!
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Vocabulary
選舉在許多國家都是一件重大的事。
1. vote 投票。
Have you made up your mind? 你拿定主意了嗎?
About whom to vote for? 要投給誰嗎?
Yes. 對。
Of course I have.我當然決定好了。I'll be voting for the youngest people.
我要投給最年輕的候選人。
2. election 選舉。
Not many young people run for elections. 年輕人競選的不多。
You're wrong. 你錯了。Many of them are interested in
politics.他們很多都對政治有興趣。
3. leader 領袖。
But look at those world leaders. 但是你看看那些世界領袖。Many are older, even
beyond 70。很多都老老的，甚至超過七十歲。
Wrong again. 你又錯了。
4. win 贏得。
Canada's Justin Trudeau is young and handsome. 加拿大總理杜魯道年輕又帥氣。
That's different! 那不一樣! His family was in politics.他來自政治家庭。
我們一起來讀單字。vote投票 election選舉 leader領袖 win贏得

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Quiz
1. How do people say what they want in elections?
a. They vote.
b. They run.
c. They win.

2. Who is President Lai?
a. An Indian repairman
b. India's new president
c. Taiwan's new president

3. What does the Election King want to show people?
a. Anybody can run.
b. Losing is bad.
c. He has money.

Answers
1. a
2. c
3. a
 

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The AI Grandma Who Talks and Talks

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Superheroes Keep Carnival Safe

Brazil is a country in South America. It's famous for many things. Carnival
is Brazil's most famous celebration. Many cities there have big, big parties!
There's lots of music and dancing. Many people wear colorful costumes!
南美洲巴西最會辦派對! 他們的嘉年華有很多音樂表演、舞蹈，還有五彩繽紛的變裝!

Millions of people go to Carnival every year. But thieves go too. Thieves
want to take money, phones, and other things from people. Brazil's police try
to keep people safe from thieves. It's not easy. When thieves see the police,
they run!
每年有好幾百萬人去巴西朝聖，但小偷們也來了，錢跟手機他們都不放過，一看到警察就開溜!

Last year, police in one city did something new. They wore costumes to
Carnival too! No one knew they were police. It was easy for them to catch
thieves. So this year, they wore costumes again. They wore superhero
costumes, and other fun costumes!
從去年開始，警察們想到新花樣，他們跟著大家穿著華麗的衣服，就不會被小偷認出來!

Thieves like to take people's phones. Police wearing superhero costumes
caught one thief who had seven phones! In a few days, they caught six thieves
and found 23 phones! People cheered!
穿著超級英雄服裝的警察，好幾天內，一口氣抓 6 個小偷，找回 23 支手機，真過癮!

At this celebration, people see superheroes keeping them safe! How exciting!
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Vocabulary
里約嘉年華的大遊行裡面，假扮成超級英雄的警察，抓到好幾名扒手。

1. thief 小偷。
Oh my Gosh! Where's my wallet? 天哪，我的皮夾呢?
You lost it? 搞丟了嗎?
It was right here in my bag! 之前就在我包包裡。
Now it's gone! 現在不見了。
I can't believe we have thieves on the MRT. 我不敢相信捷運上有小偷。

2. police 警察。
We're about to arrive at the station. 我們就要到站了。
We can report it to the police there. 可以在那裏向警察報案。

3. costume 戲服。
Do you think it's the girl in the blue costume? 會不會是那個穿藍色戲服的女孩?
The one that stood close to you? 之前站得離你很近的那個人嗎?

4. find 找到。
Maybe. But I'm sure the police can find the right person.
也許。不過警察肯定會找到正確的人。

你今天學到哪些單字?
thief小偷 police警察 costume戲服 find找到
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Quiz

1. What is Brazil's Carnival?
a. A costume
b. A celebration
c. A superhero

2. When did police in one city do something new?
a. Last year
b. Last week
c. Last night

3. How many phones did the police find?
a. 7
b. 23
c. Millions

Answers
1. b
2. a
3. b
 

Good afternoon, and welcome to today's episode of News Bites!

I'm Philip Brossard, and I'm Eric Gau

First up, we talk about how a sweet fruit brought a herd of customers to a
store in Taipei over the weekend.

Then we learn about Mexicans standing up to fight for the safety of women in
their country.

And finally, we hear of an idea here in Taiwan to make some train cars into
spaces where people can bring their pets along for the ride.

Stay tuned to hear all about it.

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Customers Rush to Buy Imported Mangosteens 人潮湧向市場買山竹

Customers in Taipei lined up Sunday morning to buy the first mangosteens 山竹
imported into Taiwan in 16 years.

To import, 進口, means to buy products or materials from another country.

The government stopped imports of Thai mangosteens in 2003 because of fruit
fly 果蠅 problems.

But after meeting related quarantine 隔離檢疫 requirements, that import ban
was lifted in April this year.

Quarantine is when you keep something away from other things to protect them.

The first batch 第一批 of mangosteens was sold only at one store in Neihu
District.

Even before the store opened, a long line of over 100 customers had formed
outside.

People were given numbers and each one was limited 受限 to two boxes of
mangosteens.

"To be limited" means to have only a certain amount of power to do something.

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Mexicans March to Demand Justice for Violence Against Women
墨西哥人為婦女伸張正義

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets 走上街頭 of Mexico City to demand
justice for themselves.

"To take to the streets" is an expression that means to gather in protest.

They are fighting for young girls and countless 無數 women who have been
attacked, murdered, or gone missing.

"Countless" means there are so many of something that it is hard to know the
exact number.

Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a female.

The coordinator of a Mexican group against femicide 殺害婦女 says Sunday's
march was to point out the government's inability 無能 to prevent, to attend
to or to punish this violence.

"Femicide" is a special word that means to kill women. "Fem" means women and
"-icide" means to kill.

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Petition for Pet-Friendly Train Cars Takes Off 開放寵物友善車廂連署

A petition in support of pet-friendly train cars is taking off.

Thousands of people have signed on to the proposal on a government suggestion
website.

Friendly, 友善, means to be good to someone or something.

Pet friendly, 寵物友善, generally refers to stores or public spaces that
allow people to bring their pets, or that have special services for pets.

The proposal lays out several suggestions, including allowing small pets on
trains as long as they are in strollers, that pets be charged half-price or
have a special pet ticket, and that the owners must carry their pet's
registration and rabies vaccination information on them.

The cars should also be clearly marked as pet-friendly ones so that people
who don't like animals or are allergic to them will know not to enter.

The petition has gathered nearly 3 thousand signatures in ten days.

It requires 5 thousand within 60 days to get an official response.

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Now to review what we've learned today.

Taiwan's first mangosteens 山竹 in over 10 years caused a massive line up at
a store this weekend.

The tropical fruit from Thailand were banned after it was found they had
problems with fruit flies 果蠅.

But they started importing 進口 mangosteens again after meeting requirements
for quarantine 隔離檢疫.

"To import" means to buy things from another country.

Quarantine is when you keep something away from other things to protect them.

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Second, women in Mexico took to the streets 走上街頭 to protect women.

"To take to the streets" means to gather in a group to say an opinion on
something.

Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a women.

These women want the government to do more to protect women from femicide
殺害婦女.

"Femicide" is a special word that means to kill women.

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Lastly, people in Taiwan are calling for pet-friendly train cars.

Friendly, 友善, means to be good to someone or something.

So here, "pet-friendly" means to make trains that are suitable for pets.

They want train cars where people can bring their pets with them if they meet
certain requirements.

If enough people sign up for this idea, the government will have to talk
about it and make a decision.

And that's it for today!

Catch you all again tomorrow for another episode of News Bites.

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主播每周一問Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about school uniforms.

School uniforms have been part of the Taiwan education system for a long
time.

Some believe they help students feel like a part of the school, but some say
they are more harmful than helpful.

Do you think schools should have uniforms for students?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you like, the name of your school.

And you might hear your message on our show on Friday.