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Teenager Becomes Lawyer

Last year, a teenager became famous. Why? He became the youngest lawyer in
California. He was seventeen years old!
去年有一位青少年爆紅了，因為他成為加州最年輕的律師，他才十七歲!

Lawyers help people with problems about laws. Laws say what we can and cannot
do. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy. There are a lot of laws to study!
律師幫人處理法律問題。要成為一名律師很不容易，要讀很多法律方面的知識。

This lawyer says he isn't smarter than other teenagers. But from when he was
a child, he studied a lot. Studying was important in his family. He had to
study for one hour first when he wanted to play for one hour.
這名律師說他並沒有比別人聰明，但是從小就念很多書。他的家庭很看重讀書，必需用功一個小時才能夠玩一個小時。

He played with cube puzzles. He became very good at them. He played so much
that his hands hurt! In eighth grade, he wrote a book to help other players.
他也很會玩魔術方塊，還寫過一本魔術方塊指南指點其他玩家。

He likes helping people. He wanted a job that lets him do that. Doctors help
people, but he doesn't like blood! He wanted to be a lawyer. So in ninth
grade, he also went to law school!
他很喜歡幫助別人，希望可以找到幫助人的工作。當醫生雖然可以做到，但是他不喜歡看到血。他想成為一名律師，所以他九年級的時候也進了法學院。

Now this young man is a lawyer for his city. He does good things for the city
and its people. He loves his job!
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Vocabulary
十七歲的少年，已經展開他想要的律師工作。

1. become 成為
I can never understand why people want to study law.
我永遠搞不懂為什麼有人想要讀法律。
To become a rich lawyer? 好變成有錢的律師?

2. smart 聰明的
There are many other ways to become rich. 有好多別的方法可以變有錢。
Like what? 比如說什麼?
Like making smart investments.比如說聰明投資。

3. study 研究、用功
How would you know if it's smart? 你怎麼知道那是不是聰明?
I would study it, of course. 當然我會先研究。

4. easy 容易的
Law is boring. 法律很無聊耶。
Making investments can be boring, too. 投資可能也很無聊。
No, it would be easy. 不會，它很簡單。
You stop when you lose money. 你損失錢就停止。

Let's read the vocabulary.
become成為
smart聰明的
study研究、用功
easy容易的
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Quiz
1. What job does this teenager have?
a. Lawyer
b. Doctor
c. Student

2. What was important in his family?
a. Being famous
b. Studying
c. Writing

3. What does he like to do?
a. Read books
b. Help people
c. Go to law school

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b

 

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Dolls Made for All Kids

Playing with dolls is fun. You can make dolls dance, jump, and fly!

One girl loves dolls. And she has a dream. When she was younger, she was
sick. She was in the hospital a lot. She met kids with disabilities there.
有一個女孩喜歡玩娃娃，她小時候常常生病跑醫院，在醫院遇到很多有身心障礙的小朋友。

Some kids used wheelchairs. Some had arms without hands. Some had a new leg.
But they didn't have dolls that looked like them.
有一些小孩需要坐輪椅。有一些孩子沒有手，有一些有義肢。但是他們都沒有一個像自己一樣的娃娃。

She wants kids to have dolls that look like them... and move like them! She
wants dolls with disabilities and without disabilities! She thinks they can
help all kids play together.
這個女孩想要那些兒童能玩到像自己模樣的娃娃。她覺得身障娃娃跟普通娃娃可以讓所有的孩子玩在一起。

Well, meet Evie and Max. They're dolls! Evie and Max can move in many ways.
Their elbows and knees can bend. Their fingers and toes can move!
新推出的娃娃 Evie
跟Max可以做各種動作。他們可以彎曲手肘跟膝蓋，也可以動手指跟腳趾頭。

Because of the girl's dream, a company makes dolls with and without
disabilities! Every kid is different, so every doll is different.
因為這個小女孩的夢想，有一家做普通娃娃的公司，也推出身障娃娃。每個小孩都不一樣，每個娃娃也都不一樣。

The company uses 3D printers to make many different dolls. 3D printers turn
the girl's dream into real dolls!
這間公司使用 3D 列印製作不同的娃娃，實現女孩的夢想。

Now all kids can play together with dolls that look and move like them!

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Vocabulary
這家公司做出各種各樣的娃娃，讓小孩選擇。

1. jump 跳
Why are you jumping around like that? 你做什麼跳來跳去?
I'm trying out new dance moves. 我在試跳新的舞步。

without 沒有
It's all about using my knees and toes. 主要是用膝蓋跟腳趾。
Ha, you look like you're trying to fly without wings!
你看起來在做沒有翅膀的飛行!

knee 膝蓋
You've got to use your imagination! 你得用一點想像力 !
Come join me. 來跟我一起跳吧!
No, no, no, I can't bend my knees like that. 不不不，我不能那樣彎膝蓋。

dance 跳舞
Yes, you can! 你可以的。
Anyone can dance.任何人都可以跳舞。
Let's do it together. 我們來一起跳。
Okay, but don't laugh if I look
funny.好吧，但是如果我看起來很可笑，你不可以笑。

Do you dance?
jump跳
without沒有
knee膝蓋
dance跳舞

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Quiz
1. What does the girl love?
a. Dancing
b. Dolls
c. Elbows

2. What can Evie and Max do?
a. Sing short songs
b. Drink milk
c. Bend their knees

3. What is the girl's dream for all kids to do?
a. Play together
b. Use 3D printers
c. Move in many ways

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a
 

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A Happy Day for Kids! Yea!

Are you a kid? Congratulations! Today is Children's Day! It's your day! Make
sure to tell your parents that it's Children's Day!
你是兒童嗎?那恭喜你! 今天是兒童節，是你的節日喔!

So what do you want for Children's Day? Do you want a new toy? How about a
new video game?
兒童節你想要什麼樣的禮物呢，想要新玩具還是新的電玩?

Well, a new toy or a new video game is cool. It will make you happy… for
about two months. That's right! Scientists say something new makes us happy
for about two or three months. After that, it's nothing special.
新玩具或電玩的確會讓你感到快樂。但是科學家說新的東西只會讓我們快樂兩到三個月，之後就沒有什麼特別了。

If you want something to make you happier every day, there's a way.
如果你想要每一天都更快樂的話，有一個方法可以做到!

Take a bath in the forest. No, no, no … you don't need a bathtub or a towel
or soap. "Forest bathing" is just looking at trees and nature. Scientists say
just a few minutes of forest bathing can make you happier.
洗個森林浴吧! 你不需要浴缸、毛巾或肥皂。Forest bathing
森林浴是看看樹跟大自然。科學家說幾分鐘的森林浴就可以讓你更快樂。

And don't worry if you live in a city. Find a park with some trees and look
at them. Look at nature. Take a deep breath…
如果你住在都市裡，找一個公園看看大樹、看看大自然，然後深呼吸。

Try it! You might like it! Have a happy day every day with forest bathing!
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Vocabulary
多看看天空花草樹木，會讓人覺得很開心。

1. bathe 洗澡
I'm so tired! Life is tough! 我好累，人生好苦喔!
I know the answer for you-forest bathing. 我給你的答案是，森林浴。
I'm in Taipei! Where can I find a forest? 我在台北耶，到哪裡找森林?

2. tree 樹木
That's easy. 這很容易。
How about Da-an Forest Park? 大安森林公園怎麼樣?
It has many flowering trees.它有很多會開花的樹。
Like what? 比如說什麼樹?
Like Yulan magnolia.比如說玉蘭花。

3. take a deep breath 深呼吸
It's the right season for it.現在就是季節。
Take deep breaths when you're there.你在那裏要深呼吸。
So it smells good? 所以它很好聞?
It smells very good! 很好聞。

Have you ever walked in a forest? 來一起讀單字。
bathe洗澡
tree樹木
take a deep breath深呼吸
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Quiz

1. How long do new things make us happy?
a. Two or three minutes
b. Two or three months
c. Two or three years

2. What is "forest bathing"?
a. Bathing outside
b. Looking at nature
c. Washing trees

3. How does "forest bathing" make people feel?
a. Hungry
b. Tired
c. Happy

Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. c
 

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No Phones in England's Schools
Are mobile phones the most important thing kids have?
手機對小朋友來說很重要嗎?

England's government doesn't think they are. With phones at school, many kids
can't study well. They don't talk very much to others. They sit and use their
phones.
英國很多小孩帶手機上學，讓他們沒辦法專心上課。他們也不怎麼一起聊天，都坐著滑手機。

So England's government will have a new rule: kids cannot use phones at
school! They cannot use phones in class! They cannot use them during breaks!
This means no phones between classes and no phones at lunchtime!
英國政府有了新規定，小朋友不可以在學校用手機，上課、下課跟吃飯時間都不可以用。

Schools can decide what to do with phones. They can tell kids to leave their
phones at home. Or they can take kids' phones every day. Or they can let kids
have their phones. But kids cannot use them. And they cannot let their phones
ring!
學校可以決定怎麼處理手機。他們可以沒收，也可以要求學生把手機留在家裡。有的學校讓學生留著手機，但是不可以用，手機也要靜音。

Can this new rule help kids study better? Some teachers say no. Many schools
have rules about phones now. And teachers say kids use their phones when they
are not at school.
現在很多學校都有手機規定。這個新規定可以讓兒童更認真上學嗎?
有一些老師不這麼認為，覺得小朋友還是會在學校以外的地方用手機。

Soon kids in England won't be using their phones at school. What do you
think? Can this rule help you study better?
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Vocabulary
英國的學校對於手機有新的規定。

1. use 使用
Ms. Lee, can I use my cell phone now? 李老師，現在可以用手機嗎?
Why do you need it, Lisa? 為什麼你需要用呢，麗莎?

2. well 好好的
Because my mom is not feeling well. 因為我媽媽身體不舒服。
I want to check on her.我想要問問看她的情況。

3. tell 告訴
Okay, tell me how she is after you call her.
好，你打過電話之後告訴我她怎麼樣。
Ms. Lee, my mom said she's much better. 老師，我媽媽說她好很多了。
That's good news! 那是好消息呢!

4. cannot 不能
But she also said she cannot go to work tomorrow.
但是她也說她明天不能上班。Can I stay at home too? 我也可以待在家裡嗎?

今天的單字都很簡單好記。
use使用
well好好的
tell告訴
cannot不能
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Quiz

1. Where can't kids use phones at school?
a. England
b. Ireland
c. Scotland

2. What happens when kids use phones at school?
a. They can't study well.
b. They go home.
c. They eat lunch.

3. What can schools tell kids to do with their phones?
a. Throw them away
b. Sell them
c. Leave them at home

Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. c

 

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Snow for Kids

Have you seen snow? Every year, in winter, many places around the world get
cold. Some places get so cold, it doesn't rain. It snows. Cold white fluffy
snow falls. It makes everything white!
你看過雪嗎?很多地方每年冬天都會下雪，白雪讓所有的東西都變成白色。

In the north of China, winter gets very, very cold. Everything is white with
snow. But in the south, it doesn't get cold. Kids don't see snow there.
中國北方冬天非常寒冷都會下雪，但是在南方就沒有那麼冷，南方的小朋友都看不到雪。

Some nice people in the north wanted to take snow to a school in the south.
The school is for kids with disabilities. Many kids there have a hard time
learning or moving.
有些北方人想要把雪送到南方一間特別學校，那裏的小朋友有學習障礙。

The people put snow into three big trucks. These trucks keep things very
cold. Then they drove for three days!
這些北方人用三個大貨車把雪裝起來，他們足足開了三天。

Three thousand three hundred kilometers later, they opened the trucks. The
kids were very excited! It was the first time they saw snow!
他們一路開了3300公里到南方，把貨車後門打開。小朋友非常興奮，這是他們第一次看到雪!

They touched the snow. It was fluffy and very cold! They played with the
snow! They made snowmen and snowballs! The kids were very happy!
雪又軟又冰，小朋友堆雪人又打雪仗，非常開心!

The snow melted, but the kids will remember it. They had a fun and exciting
snow day!

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Vocabulary
從北方千里迢迢運白雪到南邊，只為了讓兒童看看雪。

1. north 北方
It's snowing in Hokkaido! 北海道在下雪!
Can you believe that? 你相信嗎?
Now? It's almost summer! 現在喔? 馬上就要到夏天了!
It's in the far north, so… 那裏在遙遠的北方，所以...

2. white 白色的
I'd love to see it, 我好想看看雪，to lie down on the white and fluffy snow.
躺在白色鬆軟的雪地上。
No, you wouldn't want that. 你不會想要那樣。

3. cold 冷的
It's very cold when it snows. 下雪時很冷的。
I can wear a heavy coat and gloves. 我可以穿厚外套，戴手套。

4. the first time 第一次
Yeah, I guess so. 我想也是。
The first time I saw snow, I was very excited, too. 我第一次看到雪也好興奮。

我們來讀單字吧。
north北方
white白色的
cold冷的
the first time第一次

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Quiz
1. What part of China was the snow from?
a. North
b. South
c. West

2. How did the people deliver the snow?
a. By train
b. By car
c. By truck

3. What did the kids do with the snow?
a. Took it home
b. Cleaned it
c. Made snowmen

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. c