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Huge Goldfish Found in France

Hi, students. Today, I want to talk about a special goldfish in France.
What's so special about this goldfish? It's really, really big!
法國有一條金魚，體積超級大！

Usually, goldfish weigh about half a kilogram or less. They are pretty,
small, and cute. Sometimes you see them in little fish bowls swimming around.
But not this goldfish named Carrot.

Carrot weighs 30 kilograms!
一般的金魚最多只有半公斤重，可以在小魚缸游來游去。但是有一條名叫胡蘿蔔的金魚，重達
30 公斤！
The fish was small when it was first put into a lake 20 years ago as a baby.

In those 20 years, it grew and grew. A man named Andy Hackett caught the
fish. I bet it was hard to catch! 這條金魚 20
年前被放進湖裡，然後就一直長大。後來被 Andy Hackett 抓到。

What did Andy do with the fish after he caught it? Did he chop Carrot up and
give some to his friends.

Did he put it on a big barbeque and eat it? Did he put Carrot in a zoo? Andy
怎麼處理這條魚？分給朋友吃嗎？烤來吃嗎？還是送進動物園？

No, he didn't do any of these things. So, what did Andy do with the giant
fish? He put Carrot back in the lake. He just caught the fish for fun.
都不是。Andy把 Carrot放回湖裡，他抓魚只是為了好玩。

I wonder how big Carrot will be the next time someone catches it?
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Vocabulary
特大號的金魚，已經活了二十年。

1. bowl 碗。
I'm going to get a fishbowl. 我要買個金魚缸。
Finally! I thought you'll use the bathtub forever. 終於!
我以為你會永遠用澡缸。

2. swim 游泳。
I do like seeing them swimming around in the
bathtub.我是很喜歡看牠們在澡缸裡游來游去。
But I'm tired of taking a bath in the kitchen. 但是我厭煩了在廚房裡洗澡。

3. catch 捕捉。
How do you plan to catch all the fish? 你準備怎麼抓那些魚?
I'm not sure. 我不確定。
I caught one yesterday but put it back. 我昨天抓到一隻，但是放回去了。

4. special 特別的。
Maybe you can use a special fishing net. 也許你可以用特別的漁網。
Is there such a thing? 有這種東西嗎?
Yeah, you can find it in any fishing store. 有啊，任何一家釣魚店都有。
我們來讀讀今天的單字。

bowl碗

swim游泳

catch捕捉

special特別的
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Quiz
1. What was the name of the big fish?
A: Goldie
B: Carrot
C: Orange

2. How old was the fish?
A: 10 years old
B: 20 years old
C: 30 years old

3. What did the man do after he caught the fish?
A: He had a barbeque.
B: He put it back in the lake.
C: He gave it to a zoo.

Answers

1. B
2. B
3. B
 

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A Washing Machine for Humans

Do you sometimes not feel like taking a shower?

Wouldn't it be nice if there was some kind of machine that could clean your
body?
你會不會有時候懶得洗澡呢？如果這時候有機器可以幫你洗澡，該有多好！

Imagine this: You get into a machine that looks like a big bathtub.

You turn it on, sit back and relax, and 15 minutes later, you're done.

Oh, and the machine also dries your hair and your body.
想像你有一個像大浴缸的機器，啟動它、坐下去，然後好好地放鬆。15分鐘後，就洗好了！機器還會幫你弄乾身體跟頭髮。

You don't have to do anything!

Doesn't that sound amazing?

Well, here's the best part: it's real!

A company in Japan is making washing machines for humans!
這個機器真的存在！日本有一家公司已經推出洗澡機！

It's going to be really high-tech!

The human washing machine will have a super smart computer that knows how to
heat water, so it's not too hot and not too cold…just perfect for you.
這個洗澡機很高科技，它有一個超級聰明的電腦，會把水加熱到不太冷也不太熱的溫度--對你來講就會剛剛好的溫度！

The company wants you to feel calm and relaxed when you are in the human
washing machine, so it plays music while it cleans you!
這家公司希望你洗澡的時候可以放鬆，所以這台機器還會邊洗邊放音樂。

What do you think?

Would you like a bath in a human washing machine?
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Vocabulary
想洗個澡嗎? 現在也有幫人洗澡的機器囉。

1. machine 機器。
I'm so tired today. 我今天好累。
If only I had a washing machine to wash me! 要是有機器來給我洗澡就好了!
There is such a machine, you know. 是有這種機器。

2. wash 洗。
So I just step in the bathtub and do nothing?
所以我只要踏進澡盆，什麼都不用做?
Yeah, the machine can even wash your hair. 沒錯，機器甚至可以幫你洗頭髮。

3. dry 吹乾。
And then it will dry your hair and body. 然後它會吹乾你的頭髮和身體。
Will it put on my pajamas for me? 它會幫我穿上睡衣嗎?
You're asking too much, Paz! 你要求太多了!

4. perfect 完美的。
No, I just want a perfect machine. 不，我只是想要個完美的機器。
All I need to do is lie down and sleep. 我就只需要躺下來睡覺。

你想買個洗澡機器嗎? 來讀讀單字。
machine機器
wash洗
dry吹乾
perfect完美的

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Quiz

1. Where is the human washing machine company based?
A: Iran
B: Kazakhstan
C: Japan

2. How long will the machine take to wash a human?
A: 50 minutes
B: 115 minutes
C: 15 minutes

3. What does the human washing machine look like?
A: A big bicycle
B: A big fishbowl
C: A big bathtub












Answers
1. C
2. C
3. C

 

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Saving Fish by Removing Dams

A river is very strong. It takes water from the mountains to the ocean, and
it's always pushing forward. A river is full of power!
河流的力量很強，可以把水從山上一路帶到海裡。

How can people use that power? On many rivers, people build a dam. A dam is a
wall across the river. The dam can hold back the water, and use the river's
power to make electricity for people.
人們會在河川上蓋水壩，把水攔住，用河流的力量發電。

More dams make more power, and more electricity for us to use. That sounds
good... but actually, people have decided to remove the dams from a river in
California.
越多水壩，就有越多電，聽起來不錯吧？但最近，加州的人決定把他們一條河上的水壩都拆掉。

That's because people are not the only ones who use the river. Fish also need
to live there.
因為不只是人類需要河流，魚類也需要生活空間。

For the salmon, the river is like a road. Every year, the salmon swim up the
river to lay their eggs.
對鮭魚來說，河流就像一條路。鮭魚每一年都會逆流而上去產卵。

When the eggs hatch, the baby salmon swim back down the river to reach the
ocean. It's the circle of life.
卵孵化之後，鮭魚寶寶會順流而下游回大海。

But those fish can't swim up and down the river if there is a dam! To help
the salmon live, people in California will take the dams away.
但如果有水壩擋路，那些魚就不能在河裡游上游下，所以人們決定把水壩拆掉。

Even though dams are useful, they also harm the environment. Let's respect
the fish and take those dams down!
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Vocabulary
移除水壩，救了鮭魚，而人類最好節約用電。

1. lay eggs 產卵
My goldfish has laid many eggs! 我的金魚生了好多蛋！
Come take a look. 你來看看。
Wow, how wonderful! 哇，好神奇！

2. hatch 孵化
What are you going to do with them? 你要拿這些蛋怎麼辦？
I'll just let them hatch. 就讓它們孵化。
No, you can't do that. The other goldfish will quickly eat them.
不能那樣，別的金魚很快就會把它們吃掉。

3. decide 決定
You need to decide if you want to see baby goldfish.
你得決定是不是想看到金魚寶寶。
And if I do? 要是我想呢？
Then you must take away the other fish. 那你得把別的魚拿走。

4. live 居住
They can live in your bathtub for a while. 它們可以在你的澡盆裡住一陣子。
What? No! 什麼啊，我才不要！
You have a fish tank, right? 你有水族箱，對吧？

今天學到哪些單字？
lay eggs 產卵
hatch 孵化
decide 決定
live 居住
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Quiz

1. What is a dam?
A: A wall
B: A boat
C: A fish

2. Why are people removing dams?
A: To build even bigger dams
B: To make more power
C: To help the fish

3. Where are people removing dams?
A: Canada
B: California
C: Korea

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
 

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The World's Biggest Water Battery

We can use the power of water to make clean energy, without any smelly smoke
or dirty pollution.
我們可以用水力製造乾淨的能源，還不會製造汙染跟濃煙！

That's why, high in the mountains of Switzerland, they've just built the
world's biggest water battery!
現在瑞士在一座高山上，蓋了世界最大的水電池！

It's made of two huge lakes, one high above, and one down below. To make
electricity, water moves super-fast from the high lake down to the low lake,
through big long tunnels!
這個電池由兩座湖構成。水會從比較高的湖，通過隧道流到比較低的湖裡面，這樣就可以發電！

Inside the tunnels are huge turbines. They look like the blades of a fan, but
much, much bigger!
隧道裡面有很大很大的渦輪，長得很像電風扇的葉片。

The power of the rushing water makes the turbines spin really fast. As the
turbines spin, they make electricity!
水沖過渦輪，渦輪會開始高速轉動，就可以產生電力！

This water battery is so big it took 14 years to build, and it can make
enough electricity to power 900,000 homes! That's more than they need in
Switzerland, so they want to share it with the rest of Europe.
蓋這個水電池一共花了14年，生產的電力可以供應九十萬個家庭使用。因為自己用不完，瑞士打算跟其他國家分享！

Lots of clean energy for folks all over Europe, for years, all thanks to the
world's biggest water battery!
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Vocabulary
瑞士的水電池，是利用水位的高低差來發電。

1. Switzerland 瑞士
Have you ever been to Switzerland? 你有沒有去過瑞士？
No, have you? 沒有，你去過嗎？
No, but I'd sure like to visit. 沒有，很想去看看。

2. lake 湖泊
They have lots of beautiful lakes and high mountains.
他們有很多漂亮的湖和高山。
Yeah, and lots of snow too. It must be very cold there.
對，還有很多雪。那裏一定很冷。

3. biggest 最大的
And Lake Geneva is the biggest high-mountain lake in Europe.
還有，日內瓦湖是歐洲最大的高山湖。
Bigger than Sun Moon Lake? 比日月潭大嗎？
Much bigger. 大多了。

4. clean 乾淨的
It uses clean energy too. 它也用乾淨能源。
It all sounds great. 聽起來都很不錯。
But I prefer a warm place. 可是我喜歡溫暖的地方。

今天學到哪些單字？
Switzerland 瑞士
lake 湖泊
biggest 最大的
clean 乾淨的
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Quiz

1. Where is the world's biggest water battery?
A: Sweden
B: Swaziland
C: Switzerland

2. What's inside the water battery's big long tunnels?
A: Smelly smoke
B: Huge turbines
C: Dirty pollution

3. How long did this water battery take to build?
A: 43 years
B: 14 years
C: 40 years

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
 

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A Goal to Protect 30% of Earth

Do you have a goal? Most people have goals in life. That means they know what
they want.
你有目標嗎？大部分的人都會有一些人生的目標。這意味著他們對自己想要的東西有想法。

The best goal is a clear goal. If you know exactly what you want, it is
easier to get.
最好的目標就是清楚地知道你想要什麼，就更容易得到。

Recently, all the countries in the world had a big meeting called COP15 ("cop
fifteen"). Their goal was to solve a problem.
一百多個國家的代表最近聚集在一起，參加 COP15聯合國生物多樣性大會。
他們的目標是解決一個問題。

Every year, more kinds of plants and animals are lost forever. It is one of
Earth's biggest problems. We need to act soon.
每一年都有更多種類的植物跟動物永遠消失。這是地球上最大的問題之一。我們需要盡快採取行動。

To deal with this problem, the countries set a clearer goal. They call it
"Thirty by Thirty". That means they want to protect 30% of Earth's nature by
the year 2030.
為了解決這個問題，各國設定更清楚的目標。他們稱之為「三十乘三十」。
意思是他們希望2030年之前保護地球30%的自然環境。

That sounds like something we can really do! Now we only have a few years to
reach the goal, so all the countries on Earth must work together.
這聽起來是我們真的可以做的事情！
現在我們只有幾年的時間來實現這個目標，所以地球上的所有國家都必須共同努力。

They have a clear goal... do you have one?
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Vocabulary
保護動植物，也是愛護地球的方法。

1. life 人生
Do you know what you want in life? 你知道你的人生想要什麼嗎？
Yes, very clearly. 知道，很清楚。

2. want 想要
I want to always eat good food, live in a nice house and have lots of
clothes. 我想要總是吃美食，住好房子，有很多衣服。
You're right. 你說對了。
You do know what you want. 你確實知道想要什麼。

3. easier 比較容易的
How about you? 你呢？
Well, I'd like to have an easier job. 我想要有個比較輕鬆的工作。
That sounds like a good idea. 聽起來是個好主意。

4. together 一起
But what kind of job? 但是哪種工作呢？
A job like watching TV together with my family. 比如說家人一起看電視。
What?! 什麼啊？！
You can't make money that way! 這樣賺不到錢！

你的人生想做什麼呢？
life 人生
want 想要
easier 比較容易的
together 一起
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Quiz

1. What kind of goal is best?
A: A big goal
B: A clear goal
C: A fast goal

2. What did the countries in COP15 want to protect?
A: Cops
B: Money
C: Nature

3. How much of Earth did they set a goal to protect?
A: 15%
B: 30%
C: 60%

Answers
1. B
2. C
3. B