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
 

Make Sure to Get Enough Sleep

Hey kids! Today I want to talk about a very important topic... sleep!

Sleep is really important. Many people don't get enough sleep.
睡眠很重要，但是很多人都睡太少。

How much sleep is enough?

Adults should get about eight hours of sleep. What about kids? Babies need a
lot of sleep. They need 12 to 16 hours of sleep. Wow! That's a lot of sleep.
大人需要睡八個小時，嬰兒要睡12到16個小時。

What about you guys?

Well, if you are 6 to 12 years old, you should get between 9 and 12 hours. If
you are a teenager, you should get from 8 to 10 hours of sleep.
6到12歲，應該要睡9到12小時。青少年應該要睡8到10個小時。

So, do you get enough sleep? If you don't, you should go to bed earlier.

I know you guys have to wake up early for school.
我當然知道你們要早起去上學。

There are many reasons why you should get enough sleep. First, it helps you
to stay healthy. Second, it helps you to think well.
充足的睡眠會讓你更健康，想事情也可以更清楚。

It's hard to think if you are tired, right?

There's also another interesting reason. People who don't get enough sleep
eat more food. That's because people who don't sleep long enough are
hungrier.
另外，睡不夠的人會吃得更多，因為他們更容易覺得餓。

So, if you sleep longer, you won't eat as much food. If you don't want to
feel so hungry all the time, you should sleep more.

Well, I think it's time for me to go. It's time for me to take a nap!
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Vocabulary
睡眠有益身心，你每天睡幾個鐘頭？

1. Hour 小時。
I usually sleep 6 to 7 hours a day. 我一天通常睡六七個小時。
Lucky you! 你真幸運！
I can only sleep 4 hours. 我只能睡四個鐘頭。

2. Tired 疲倦。
Don't you feel tired? 你不覺得累嗎？
Of course I do. 當然會。
But I'm never too tired to have a good lunch. 不過從來不會累到沒辦法吃中飯。

3. Sleep 睡覺。
Why can't you sleep more? 你為什麼不能多睡一點兒？
I have too much work to do. 我有太多工作要做。

4. hungry 飢餓的。
And all this talk is making me hungry. 而且這些談話讓我肚子餓了。
Me too. Let's go out and eat. 我也是。我們出去吃吧。

Let's all get more sleep! 一起來讀單字。
hour 小時
tired 疲倦的
sleep 睡眠
hungry 飢餓的
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Quiz

1. What is this story mainly about?
A: Why people don't get enough sleep
B: Why sleep is important
C: Why people eat so much food

2. If you are between 6 and 12 years, how much sleep do you need?
A: 6 to 8 hours
B: 8 to 10 hours
C: 9 to 12 hours

3. What happens if you don't get enough sleep?
A: You don't eat as much food.
B You don't eat healthy food.
C: You are hungrier.

Answers
1. B
2. C
3. C
 

Taiwan University Makes 3D-Printed Steak

Do you guys like steak? Lots of people love it. They even love hearing the
sound of steak cooking in a frying pan.
你們喜歡吃牛排嗎？很多人喜歡，他們甚至喜歡煎牛排的聲音。

You know that steak comes from cows, right?

But a university in Taiwan made a steak without a cow. How did they do that?
They used a printer.
台灣的一所大學用印表機做出了牛排。

Well, not that kind of printer. They used a 3D printer. 3D printers are cool.
You can make lots of things with them, like toys and even houses!
他們用的是3D印表機，這種印表機還可做出玩具，甚至是做房子！

A university in Taiwan used a 3D printer to make steaks. They put the eggs
and peas and other ingredients into the 3D printer. Then, the printer made
the steaks.
這所大學把雞蛋、豌豆，還有其他食材放進3D印表機裡面，牛排就做出來了。

So now, no cow was needed at all. That makes the steak vegetarian. I think
that's great.
這種牛排不需要用到牛，它是素的。

The university can also change the steak's texture. They can make the steak
harder. Or, they can make it softer.
牛排的口感也可以改變，讓它更硬或是更軟。

If the texture is hard, it's harder to chew. If the texture is soft, it is
easier to chew. That is good for older people. Some older people have trouble
chewing. They need to chew soft food.
如果牛排很軟，都咬得動，對老人家也比較好。

I'm glad the university in Taiwan made steaks with a 3D printer! What a great
idea! I just hope it tastes as good as the real thing!
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Vocabulary
用印表機做的牛排，不知道味道如何。

1. Cow 牛。
Beef and milk are from cows. 牛肉和牛奶都來自牛。
Right, so is cheese. 對，起司也是。
Cows are useful animals. 牛是很有用的動物。

2. Ingredient 配料。
What are the ingredients in this cake? 這個蛋糕用了哪些配料？
Eggs, sugar, flour and nuts. 雞蛋，糖，麵粉和堅果。

3. Soft 軟的，softer 更軟。
I prefer softer food. 我喜歡比較柔軟的食物。
Then you'll like the pudding I made. It's soft. 那你會喜歡我做的布丁。它很軟。

4. As good as 一樣好。
Hmmm, this pudding is as good as the restaurant's.
這個布丁跟餐廳裡的一樣好吃！
I'm glad you like it. 我很高興你喜歡。

今天的單字你記住了嗎？
Let's read them together.
cow 牛
ingredient 配料
soft 柔軟的
softer 更軟
as good as 一樣好
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Quiz

1. What is this story mostly about?
A: The most popular type of steak
B: A steak that was made with no meat
C: The problems with eating beef

2. Which ingredient did the university NOT use to make steaks?
A: A vegetable
B: Cow meat
C: An egg

3. Which texture of food is best for very old people?
A: Soft
B: Medium
C: Hard

Answers
1. B
2. B
3. A
 

You Can Get Stronger by Flexing 3 Seconds a Day

Argh! Exercise is so tiring! I'm exhausted.
我快累死了！

I don't like working out.
我不喜歡運動。

It takes so much time, and I'm always so tired afterward.

I wish there was an easier way I could get stronger, without spending all
this time at the gym.
真希望有更簡單的方法變得更壯，而不用上健身房。

Actually, have you heard? There is new research that says if people flex
their biceps as hard as they can, for just three seconds a day, they can get
stronger.
你聽說了嗎？每天用力縮緊肱二頭肌三秒鐘，就可以更強壯。

Flexing is when you make your muscles tight.
"Flex"就是收縮肌肉的意思。

And biceps are the round muscle in your upper arm.
上手臂圓圓的肌肉就是肱二頭肌。

This research showed that people who did this three seconds a day got
stronger by as much as twelve percent after one month!

Three seconds seems like such a short time to "exercise," but according to
the research, it really works!
但是研究人員說，動動你的肱二頭肌真的有用！

That doesn't sound so bad! It's easier than going to the gym every day, and
exercising for hours and hours!
比每天去健身房鍛鍊好幾個鐘頭要簡單多了！

All you have to do is spend at least three seconds every day flexing your
muscles as hard as you can.

And that's it! That's all you have to do. I'm going to try this, and I will
find out after one month if my muscles are stronger! Wish me luck!
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Vocabulary
你想不想照著做做看，每天收縮上手臂的肌肉？

1. Muscle 肌肉
Eating meat will help you build your muscles. 吃肉可以幫你增加肌肉。
I eat a lot of eggs and fish.我吃很多雞蛋跟魚。
Will that help my muscles grow? 那會幫助肌肉生長嗎？
Yeah. 會。

2. Work out 運動
I really need to work out. 我真需要運動。
I've eaten too much. 我吃太多了。
I know. The cheesecake is just too good! 我知道，那個起司蛋糕太美味了！

3. Gym 健身房
I hate going to the gym. 我討厭去健身房。
Exercising there is not fun. 在那裡運動不好玩。
I don't like the gym either.我也不喜歡健身房。

4. Stronger 更強壯
But it can make you stronger. 但是它可以讓你更強壯。
I'm already strong. 我已經很壯了。

我們一起來讀單字。
meat 肉
work out 運動
gym 健身房
stronger 更強壯
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Quiz

1. What does "flexing" mean in this story?
A. Tightening your muscles
B. Loosening your muscles
C. Massaging your muscles

2. How long should you flex your biceps every day to get stronger?
A. 3 seconds
B. 3 minutes
C. 3 hours

3. How much stronger did people who did this get?
A. 12% stronger
B. 20% stronger
C. They didn't get stronger

Answers
1. A
2. A
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