Wash Your Eggs Before You Eat Them

I love eggs. I love eggs no matter how they are cooked. I like eggs fried,
scrambled, hard boiled, and soft boiled.
我喜歡吃雞蛋，不論怎樣的做法都喜歡。Do you like eggs as much as I do?

I eat a lot of eggs, that's why I make sure I prepare them correctly. Because
if you don't prepare eggs correctly, you can get very sick.
蛋沒有好好保存或是煮熟的話，吃了會生病。

You should wash eggs only right before you cook them. 雞蛋應該在煮之前清洗喔!
Don't wash eggs before you put them in the refrigerator!
放在冰箱前不要先洗。Only before you are about to cook them.

This is because eggs have a natural protection on their shells. If you wash
them too early, you wash the protection away, and germs can get into the egg.
太早洗乾淨，細菌反而會跑進去。

But if you wash eggs right before you cook them, germs don't have time to get
into the egg. This means you won't accidentally get sick.

Some people like raw eggs, but experts say that is probably not a good idea.
最好不要吃生的雞蛋，怕有細菌。 And you should always make sure eggs are
completely cooked before you eat them.

Oh well, at least I can still eat scrambled eggs! Yum!
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Vocabulary

雞蛋的料理方式有很多，並且應該在烹調之前才清洗。

1. Cook 做飯。
Cooking is difficult for me. 對我來說做飯菜很難。
Really? Even cooking eggs or noodles? 真的喔? 即使煮蛋煮麵也是嗎？
Yes. It takes a lot of time. 對啊，很花時間。

2. Boil 水煮。
Maybe you can just boil some eggs. 也許你可以就煮幾個蛋。
It's easy. 那很容易的。
But I hate boiled eggs. 但是我討厭水煮蛋。

3. Sick 生病的。
You will get sick if you keep eating so little. 你總是吃這麼少會生病的。
You know what? I never get sick. 你知道嗎？我從來不生病。

4. Wash 清洗。
My hands are itchy. 我的手好癢。
You've washed your hands too many times. 你洗手太多次了。

These are useful words to learn.
cook 做飯
boil 水煮
sick 生病的
wash 清洗
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Quiz

1. What kind of food is being talked about in this story?
a. Rice
b. Eggs
c. Vegetables

2. What should you do to eggs before you put them in the refrigerator?
a. Wipe them with a dry cloth
b. Wipe them with a damp cloth
c. Cook them

3. When should you wash eggs?
a. Before you cook them
b. Before you put them in the refrigerator
c. After you eat them

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. A
 

WaterPod Makes Seawater Drinkable

I love the sea… Blughh! But I hate getting seawater in my mouth! Eww! It
tastes horrible! 大海景色優美又好玩，但是海水的味道真的很糟糕。 Yuck!

Seawater is really salty. Not only does it taste really bad, it will actually
make you even more thirsty! There's just too much salt in it for our bodies.
So no matter how thirsty you are, never drink from the sea!
海水很鹹，不只難喝，還會讓你更口渴，因為我們的身體沒有辦法處理那麼多鹽。

We have so much water on earth, but 97% is salty seawater that we can't drink.
地球有很多水但是97%是不能喝的海水。

Now, some students from Malaysia have come up with a great idea. They
invented something really cool called a WaterPod.
馬來西亞一群學生發明了很酷的東西叫做WaterPod。

This WaterPod floats on the sea, sucks up water, and takes out the salt!
People can then come to the WaterPod and pump out fresh water!
這個WaterPod漂浮在海面上，過濾海水中的鹽分，變成淡水。

If they can make more WaterPods, they could help so many people that live
near the sea but don't have easy access to clean, fresh water that they can
drink.
要是能夠做出很多WaterPod,那些住在海邊的人就有乾淨淡水可以喝了。

This is a really great invention!
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Vocabulary
海水化為淡水的發明，可以造福人類。

1. Salt 鹽。
Why is there salt in seawater? 為什麼海水裡有鹽？
I think the salt comes from the stuff washed into the sea.
我想鹽是來自被沖進海水裡的物質。

2. Seawater 海水。
So we shouldn't drink seawater at all? 所以我們完全不該喝海水？
No, it's not a good idea. 對，那不是好主意。

3. Invent 發明, invention 發明。
The WaterPod is a useful invention. WaterPod是很有用的發明。
I hope I can invent something useful. 我希望我能發明有用的東西。

4. Thirsty 口渴的。
Eating hot dogs always makes me thirsty. 吃熱狗總是讓我覺得口渴。
That's because there's too much salt in it. 那是因為它裡面太多鹽了。

這些字很重要也很常用。
salt 鹽
seawater 海水
invent 發明
invention 發明
thirsty 口渴的
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Quiz

1. What is the invention called?
A: A Sea Drinker
B: An Ocean Swimmer
C: A WaterPod

2. Who invented it?
A: Students from Malaysia
B: Kids from South Korea
C: Fishermen from Australia

3. What does the invention do?
A: It turns seawater into drinking water
B: It makes seawater saltier
C: It turns seawater pink

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. A
 

The Ocean Cleanup's Latest Test a Success

Ah, what a beautiful day to be at the beach.

Ew! Why is there so much garbage?
海邊的垃圾怎麼這麼多？

Many beaches have a lot of garbage buried in the sand.
很多垃圾都被埋在沙裡面。

There is also a lot of garbage floating in the oceans.
海裡的垃圾也很多。

There is so much trash in the ocean that a lot of it has become a giant pile
of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. People call it The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch.
太平洋上有一堆垃圾聚集，叫做太平洋垃圾帶。

Scientists think this garbage patch is 1.6 million square kilometers in size.
That is about three times the size of France!
它的面積比法國大三倍！

Luckily, there is an organization called the Ocean Cleanup Project that is
trying to fix the problem. This organization invented a kind of net that can
scoop garbage out of the water.
還好有一個海洋清潔團體發明了打撈垃圾的網子。

They weren't sure if they could do it, but their latest experiments show the
net is working!

And the best part is, the net doesn't hurt any sea animals. The net is
designed so that sea animals don't get trapped in it.
海洋動物也不會被困在網子裡。

That's great, but do you know what the best way is to protect the oceans?
Don't put garbage in it in the first place!
最能夠保護海洋的方法，就是不要把垃圾丟進海裡！
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Vocabulary
想要用網子清除百萬平方公里的垃圾，恐怕很難。

1. Net 網子。
My poor cat is trapped in the net! 我可憐的貓被網子困住了。
This is one big net! 這個網子超大的！
Yeah, it's a mosquito net. 對，這是個蚊帳。

2. The best way 最好的方法。
The best way to get your cat out is to cut the net open.
把你的貓弄出來最好的辦法是把網子剪開。
I guess that's the only way. 我想那是唯一的辦法。

3. Protect 保護。
We need to protect the ocean from pollution. 我們需要保護海洋不受汙染。
It's already polluted. 它已經被汙染了。
That means we must protect it more. 這表示我們必須更保護它。

4. Problem 問題。
Garbage is a big problem. 垃圾是個大問題。
It sure is. 確實是。

Let's read the words together.
net 網子
the best way 最好的方法
protect 保護
problem 問題
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Quiz

1. What is the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean called?
a. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
b. The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch
c. Garbage Mountain

2. How big is it?
a. Three times the size of Taiwan
b. Three times the size of the U.S.
c. Three times the size of France

3. What is the organization mentioned in this story called?
a. The Ocean Cleanup Project
b. The Ocean Avengers
c. Aquaman's Super Cleanup Crew

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
 

Climate Change is Creating 'Sea Snot'

The ocean is beautiful, but there can be a lot of gross things in it.
大海很美，但裡面可能有髒東西。

Things like plastic, garbage, and… sea snot?

Sea snot is what it sounds like: a gooey, slimy thing that is in the sea.
Sea snot 是海裡黏糊糊的東西, 跟鼻涕一樣。

It's growing because of climate change. Climate change is causing a lot of
areas in the ocean to become warmer. When this happens, tiny, little
organisms that live in the water start growing out of control.
氣候變遷讓海水的溫度升高，有一些區域的有機體就大量生長。

Organisms are very, very, very small living creatures that you need a
microscope to see.
有機體是很小很小的生物，用顯微鏡才看得到。

And sometimes these little organisms let out a sticky goo that gets all stuck
together and this creates… sea snot.
這些微小生物有時候會分泌黏黏的液體，形成海洋鼻涕。

Even worse, sea snot traps all the garbage and gross things in the ocean in
all of its stickiness.
海洋鼻涕還會黏住垃圾，變成更噁心的汙染物。

Right now, sea snot hasn't polluted all the seawater around the world, but
that might change if we don't protect our planet.
目前海洋鼻涕還沒有汙染全部大海，但是不保護地球，遲早就會發生。

We need to work together to make sure we keep our Earth clean.
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Vocabulary
海洋鼻涕聽起來有點恐怖，怎麼游泳呢？

1. Sea 海。
Seas are smaller than oceans. 海比海洋小。
For example, there's the South China Sea and the Java Sea.
比如說南海和爪哇海。

2. Ocean 大洋。
Right, and they are both part of the Pacific Ocean.
對，而它們都是太平洋的一部份。
I love the Pacific Ocean。我喜歡太平洋。
Taiwan is a big island in the Pacific. 台灣就是太平洋中的一個大島。

3. Sticky 黏黏的。
I need to take a shower. 我得去淋浴一下。
I'm all sticky. 我全身都黏黏的。
You were playing basketball? 你去打籃球了嗎？
No, I went swimming. 不，我去游泳了。

4. Garbage 垃圾。
In the river? 在河裡嗎？
There's so much garbage in the river! 河裡有好多垃圾！
I know, so I was swimming in the sea. 我知道，所以我去海裡游。

Can you use these words in your conversation?
sea 海
ocean 大洋
sticky 黏黏的
garbage 垃圾
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Quiz

1. What is the sticky thing in this story called?
a. Sea snot
b. Sea boogers
c. Sticky snot

2. Where is this sticky thing found?
a. On land
b. In the air
c. In the ocean

3. What is one cause of this sticky thing?
a. Climate change
b. People putting boogers in the ocean
c. Stealing seashells from the beach

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
 

Airplane Uses Plants to Fly

When people take trips, they often go on airplanes. Planes are very fast and
convenient.
搭飛機旅行很快而且很方便。

But there is a big problem with them. They make a lot of pollution. This is
because of jet fuel. Jet fuel creates a lot of pollution.
但是飛機使用的燃料會製造很多污染。

But there is some good news! Companies are making a special jet fuel from
plants.
有公司用植物來做噴射機的燃料。

Last December, a plane used this special type of jet fuel. This jet fuel is
made from corn. Yes, corn... the yellow vegetable a lot of people like to
eat.
這些燃料是用玉米做的。

The plane flew from one city to another in America using this special jet
fuel. It was the first time a plane used jet fuel made from a plant.
這是第一次有飛機使用植物做的燃料。

So, the plane made history. If something "makes history," it is the first
time it is ever done.
這架飛機創造了歷史。

Jet fuel made from plants is very clean. This means it doesn't hurt the
environment.
植物做的噴射機燃料乾淨又環保。

Let's hope that more planes can use this special jet fuel. If more planes can
fly with this type of jet fuel, the world will be a cleaner place. That would
be great!
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Vocabulary
用玉米作為飛機的燃料，這可是聞所未聞。

1. Plane 飛機。
I'm going to Taitung by plane tonight. 我今天晚上搭飛機去台東。
By plane? Most people are taking trains now. 搭飛機？大部分人現在都坐火車了。

2. Fuel 燃料。
Is natural gas a clean fuel? 天然瓦斯是乾淨的燃料嗎？
Well, it's cleaner than gasoline. 這個嘛，它比汽油乾淨。

3. Plant 植物。
Fuels made from plants are even better. 用植物做的燃料更好。
What kind of plants? 哪種植物呢？
Like corn, sunflower and soybean. 例如玉米，向日葵和大豆。

4. Clean 乾淨的。
Clean fuels produce less greenhouse gases. 乾淨燃料產生的溫室氣體比較少。
Electricity is also a clean fuel, right? 電力也是乾淨燃料，對嗎？
Right! 對的。

我們一起來讀單字。
plane 飛機
fuel 燃料
plant 植物
clean 乾淨的
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Quiz

1. What was the special jet fuel made from?
A: A drink
B: A meat
C: A vegetable

2. What country did the plane fly in?
A: The United States
B: Canada
C: Mexico

3. What does "make history" mean?
A: Study the past
B: Do something for the first time
C: Help the environment

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B