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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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Rocking Confidence

Do you want to be a rock star? Imagine... you're on a stage. The lights are
bright. You're playing a guitar. How scary! But how exciting!
你想成為搖滾明星嗎?
想像一下你站在台上彈吉他，燈光又很刺眼，感覺好嚇人但又讓人好興奮!

That's what happened to some women. They joined a women's rock camp. People
join camps to learn things. At this camp, the women learned how to play rock
music and sing rock songs!
有一群女性就遇到這樣的事。因為她們參加女子搖滾營，學習如何彈搖滾樂、唱搖滾歌!

Some women were shy. But they tried many new things! They became brave!
她們有的很害羞，但是嘗試新的東西後，就變得很勇敢!

They did these things again and again. They helped each other. They became
good at these things. They became confident!
她們互相幫忙，不斷地練習。她們越來越厲害，變得很有自信。

On the last day, they gave a big concert! One woman was a little scared at
first. But she knew she was good. She was confident! She went on the stage.
She sang very well!
搖滾營最後一天會舉辦盛大的演唱會。有一個女子一開始有點害怕，但是她知道自己很厲害，自信地走上台，還唱得非常好!

The camp taught the women how to play music and sing. They did new things and
became brave and confident! You can do new things too! Be brave! Be
confident! And one day, you can be a rock star... or anything you want!

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Vocabulary
想玩搖滾樂嗎?沒有那麼困難喔!

1. play 彈奏
Do you know how to play music? 你會彈奏音樂嗎?
Like playing the piano? 比如說彈鋼琴?
No, I don't.我不會。

2. sing 唱歌
Do you sing? 你唱歌嗎?
Sometimes.有時候。
Good, I need you to join our concert. 很好，我需要你加入我們的音樂會。
Me? I sing like a frog! 我?我唱歌像青蛙叫!

3. learn 學習
That's okay. Just move your mouth. 沒關係，你只要動動嘴巴。
You can learn that, right? 那你學得會吧?
Yeah, but why me? 可以，但是為什麼找我?

4. brave 勇敢的
I need someone that's brave enough.我需要夠勇敢的人。
To stand on the stage? 好站在舞台上?
To sing and dance with us.好跟我們一起唱歌跳舞。
But I can't dance! 可是我不會跳舞!

Do you play the guitar or drums? 我們來讀單字。
play彈奏
sing唱歌
learn學習
brave勇敢的

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Quiz
1. What kind of camp did the women join?
a. Rock
b. Star
c. Dance

2. What did the women become at the camp?
a. Shy
b. Scary
c. Confident

3. What did they do on the last day?
a. Play with rocks
b. Study stars
c. Give a concert

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. c

 

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Gambian Photographer Works for Her Dreams

Narrator: One, two, three, say cheese! Do you like taking photos? You can
take photos of people, places, food … anything you want! People who take
photos are photographers.
你喜歡拍照嗎?不論是人、物或地方都可以拍，專業拍照的人叫做攝影師。

A young photographer loves taking photos of soccer games. She's from the
Gambia. Her dream is to be a sports photographer for the Gambia.
一位甘比亞的年輕攝影師很喜歡拍足球比賽。她的夢想是成為甘比亞的運動攝影師。

One day, she got a big chance. There was a men's soccer competition in
another country. Teams from many African countries were playing. The Gambian
team wanted her to work at the competition. For a short time, she was a
sports photographer for the Gambia!
有一天，她的機會來了。有一場男子足球賽在另一個國家舉行，非洲有很多隊伍會參賽。甘比亞球隊請她當隨隊攝影師。

A few women photographers and many men photographers were there too. But she
was easy to see.

Photographer: I need my light pink headscarf and all of my brightest clothes.

Narrator:
場邊有很多男性攝影師，也有一些女性攝影師，但是她穿鮮豔的衣服，綁粉紅色頭巾，很容易就看到她。

She worked hard. She took amazing photos. Everyone loved them!
她努力工作，拍出很多精彩的照片，大家都很喜歡。

Now she has a bigger dream. She wants to go to the world's biggest soccer
competition! She wants to be the Gambia's sports photographer there!
她現在有更大的夢想，她希望可以到全世界規模最大的足球比賽，為甘比亞球隊當攝影師。

This young photographer works hard to make her dreams come true. If you work
hard, you can make your dreams come true too!

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Vocabulary
這位甘比亞女孩，夢想總有一天會實現。

1. come true 實現
What's your dream, Paz? 你的夢想是什麼?
Opening up a bakery! 開一家麵包店!
Wow, that sounds great! 聽起來真棒!
When do you think it will come true? 你覺得什麼時候會實現?

2. hard 辛苦地
Maybe in five years.也許五年之內。
You'll have to work hard. 你得努力工作。
Yeah, I'll need to get up early every day. 是啊，我需要每天早起。

3. bright 鮮豔的
But you'll make bright, beautiful and delicious
cakes.但是你會做鮮艷漂亮又好吃的蛋糕。
I'll make nice and soft bread too.我還會做柔軟的麵包。

4. biggest 最大的
My biggest dream is to have my own big room. 我最大的夢想是有自己的大房間。
With books, plants, and a big globe! 裡面有書，植物跟一個大地球儀。

What's your dream, everyone?
come true實現
hard辛苦地
bright鮮豔的
biggest最大的

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Quiz
1. What does the young photographer like taking photos of?
a. Food
b. Clothes
c. Soccer

2. Where is the Gambia?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Europe

3. What does the photographer wear that makes her easy to see?
a. Green shoes
b. A pink headscarf
c. A yellow hat

Answers:
1. c
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.


 

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi...

And I'm Ryan Drillsma.

In today's news:

Gender equality in Taiwan, a volcano in the Pacific Ocean, and thoughts on
the internet.

All that and more, coming up next.
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立院女性出頭天 42.5%立法委員是女性
Taiwan's 42.5% Female Legislature Sets Record

For a lot of human history, the leaders (領袖) of many countries have been
men.

But nowadays, many countries around the world are seeing a lot more gender
equality (男女平等)...

Especially Taiwan!
尤其是台灣！

Last month, a woman named Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) won an election to join
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (立法院).

With her joining, the Legislative Yuan is now 42.5% women.

That means Taiwan has broken its own record for gender equality in its
legislature!
這代表台灣破了它自己的男女平等紀錄。

We call people working in the Legislative Yuan "lawmakers", because they make
laws (法律) for everyone in the country.

And if all the people making laws are the same, it can make life harder for
people who are different.

So the proportion of men to women is very important in government!
所以，政府裡面的男女比例的確很重要！

Of course, there is still a lot of inequality (不平等) around the world.

We need to work together on making sure all kinds of people are represented
(代表) in governments and society.

The good news is, starting with Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is a great first
step!
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東加火山爆發
Tonga Volcano Erupts

Last month, our planet Earth saw its biggest volcanic eruption (火山爆發) in
more than 30 years.

The volcano is on a small island in the country of Tonga (東加), which is an
archipelago (群島).

Okay... here's the bad news first.

Because the volcano is surrounded (被包圍) by water, it caused a lot more
problems than just a loud noise.

The eruption caused an earthquake so big that it caused a giant tidal wave to
move out in all directions.
火山爆發造成地震，大到海嘯往四面八方推進。

The tidal wave moved for thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean
(海嘯掃過太平洋).

And it hit the beaches of countries all around the Pacific, like Japan, New
Zealand, and Peru.

But most importantly, it hit the islands of Tonga, and destroyed (摧毀) many
people's houses.

It even washed mud (泥土) into Tonga's clean water, so many people didn't
have enough to drink.

After the tidal wave's waters were gone, the volcano's smoke came back down
and filled the air with ash (火山灰).

On top of all these problems... the volcanic earthquake broke a very
important internet cable (網路海底電纜), deep under the ocean.

That cable was one of the only things letting many people in Tonga connect to
the rest of the world!
那條電纜是讓東加跟外面世界聯繫的唯一方式！

Okay, finally... here's some good news!

Many countries moved quickly to help Tonga recover (恢復).

Planes flew and ships sailed to Tonga from all around the world, bringing
clean water, food, and medical supplies (醫療設備) to help as many people as
possible.

And this month, even more people are going to Tonga, to fix the cable and
connect its islands to the world again!

If we can learn anything from this story, it's that we can't control how
dangerous Earth can be...

But we can control how many people we help!
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癱瘓男子動動腦 推特留言傳心聲
Paralyzed Man Makes Post With His Thoughts

Have you ever wanted to talk to someone using only your mind?

It might be possible sooner than you think!

One man from Australia has recently made a "tweet" (推特網站上留言), using
only his brain!

This man is paralyzed (癱瘓), so he can't move very much of his body.

That's why scientists wanted to create something for people like him, to help
them communicate (溝通) more easily.

Thanks to science, this man can now use a "brain chip" to send signals to a
computer, and write words on the internet.
這個人現在可以經由裝在腦袋裡面的晶片，傳訊號給電腦來寫字。

The brain chip is only about the size of a paperclip (迴紋針), but took four
hours to carefully put into the man's head.

And we may see even more tests with brain chips later this year!

It may sound weird or scary, but this man can now communicate more easily
with his family, and even play some simple games.
這種作法聽起來也許有點恐怖，但是他現在能夠跟家人溝通，還能玩一些簡單的遊戲。

Let's be happy for him, and hope this is a step in the right direction for
the rest of us, too!
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So, in today's News Bites:

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is now 42.5% women.

That means Taiwan has broken its own record for gender equality in its
legislature!

If all the people making laws are the same, it can make life harder for
people who are different, so the proportion of men to women is very important
in government!
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And,

Last month, an island in Tonga had Earth's biggest volcanic eruption in more
than 30 years.

The eruption created an earthquake, a giant tidal wave, and clouds of ash,
and even cut Tonga off from the internet.

Thankfully, countries all around the world have already started to help Tonga
recover.
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And,

One paralyzed man in Australia can now use a brain chip to send signals to a
computer, and write words on the internet.

The brain chip is only about the size of a paperclip, but took four hours to
carefully put into the man's head.

Scientists wanted to create something for people like him, to help them
communicate more easily.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

Welcome back!

We hope you've had a good Lunar New Year holiday...

Since this is everyone's first day back to school, we won't ask any Have Your
Say questions until next week.

Still, we'd like to thank the K-12 Education Administration 國民及學前教育署
of the Ministry of Education 教育部 for their incredible support.

If you have any comments or questions about the show, please send us an email
at newsbites@icrt.com.tw.

We hope to hear from you again next week!