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Clean-Air Heroes on Wheels

Narrator: Around the world, millions of buses make lots of smoke. The smoke
makes air pollution. Countries are trying to make their air cleaner. How is
China fighting air pollution?
世界各地的公車排放很多廢氣。很多國家想要更乾淨的空氣，中國是如何對抗空氣污染呢?

China's cities are using many electric buses, or e-buses. E-buses don't make
smoke! They charge their batteries at their bus garage. Then they all drive
to their bus stops. They drive about two hundred kilometers a day!
中國用很多電動公車。他們先充電，再前往各個車站，每天大約行駛200公里。

China has the most e-buses in the world.

Voices: REALLY?!

Narrator: Shenzhen, a big city there, is the first city in the world to have
all e-buses!
中國有全世界最多的電動公車。深圳是第一個全面使用電動公車的城市。

E-buses are easy to use in China. They are everywhere! And in L?li?ng, a
small city, e-bus rides are free!
中國到處都是電動公車。在呂梁市還可以免費搭乘。

But e-buses also have problems. Making batteries and buses also makes
pollution. And batteries don't work well in cold weather.
但是電動公車也有缺點。製造電池跟公車會造成汙染。天氣冷的時候，電池也沒辦法運作。

China is working on these problems. Other countries are watching and learning.
中國正在改善這些問題，其他的國家都很注意，同時也在學習。

Here in Taiwan, all buses will be electric by 2030. Will Taiwan be the first
country to have all e-buses?
2030年所有本地公車都會變成電動，這會不會讓台灣成為世上第一個完全使用電動公車的國家?

Electric buses help us fight air pollution. Let's ride these clean-air heroes
on wheels!

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Vocabulary
越來越多城市，打算擴大使用電動公車。

1. electric 電動的
Oh, my, I can hardly breathe! 天啊，我幾乎沒辦法呼吸!
Yeah, it really smells bad. 對啊，好難聞喔。
They should switch to electric buses. 他們應該換成電動公車。

2. air 空氣
I agree. 我同意。
It would be so much quieter.會安靜好多。
And much cleaner air. 空氣也乾淨得多。

3. smoke 煙霧
Nowadays I don't take the bus any more.現在我都不搭公車了。
Because of the smoke from traffic? 因為汽車排出來的煙霧嗎?
Exactly! 正是!

4. drive 駕駛
Also because I've learned to drive. 也是因為我學會了開車。
Oh no, more pollution. 糟糕，更多污染了。

請跟我讀單字。
electric電動的
air空氣
smoke煙霧
drive駕駛
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Quiz
1. Why is China using e-buses?
a. For more smoke
b. For free rides
c. For cleaner air

2. Where do the e-buses charge?
a. Any charging place
b. Their bus garage
c. A big city park

3. When will Taiwan have all e-buses?
a. 2030
b. 2040
c. 2050

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a

 

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Sunshine Kettle

It's spring! The sun is shining. It makes flowers bloom. It makes the weather
warmer.

Electricity makes TVs and lights work. Fuel makes planes and cars move. What
makes the sun shine?
電視跟電燈靠電力運作，飛機跟汽車則依賴燃油推動。那太陽靠著什麼發光呢?

The sun is made of many very small things called atoms. These atoms like to
bounce around very fast. Sometimes, they hit each other hard and stick
together! When this happens, the atoms become one bigger thing!
太陽由很小的原子組成。這些原子會互相碰撞融合，成為更大的東西。

Lots of energy comes out. It makes the sun shine! This is nuclear fusion!
這就是核融合，這個過程會釋放很多能量，讓太陽發光。

We need this kind of energy. It's good energy. It won't make the environment
dirty. So scientists are trying to copy the sun. But it's hard!
我們需要這種能源，因為它不會汙染環境。

Scientists used many strong lights called lasers. They used lasers to shoot
at atoms. This made the atoms bounce around very fast and hit each other -
just like a mini sun!
科學家對著原子發出雷射光，讓原子產生反應互相碰撞，就像一顆迷你的太陽。

Some energy came out. The electricity from this energy can boil water in a
kettle. Scientists are trying to make better mini suns. The world needs lots
of energy!
釋放的能源還可以燒開水。科學家努力製造更好的迷你太陽，因為世界需要很多能源。

Scientists are working on nuclear fusion so we can have a better world!

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Vocabulary
科學家努力模仿太陽的作用，希望產生更多能源。

1. each other 彼此
Do you see that boy and girl? 你看到那個男孩跟女孩嗎?
Do you see how they look at each other? 你有看到他們怎麼看彼此嗎?

2. happen 發生
Yeah, what about it? 看到了，又怎樣呢?
Their eyes are shining. 他們的眼睛發亮。
So they're in love. 所以他們在談戀愛。
No, that's not what's happening. 不對，不是那樣。

3. energy 能源、能量
Then what do you think is happening? 那你覺得發生了什麼事?
There's this energy between them. 他們之間有一種能量。

4. light 光線
Right, the energy of love. 對，愛的能量。
No, it's the energy of light. 不對，是光的能量。
You're weird, you know that? 你是個怪人，你知道嗎?

這些單字很好用。
each other彼此
happen發生
energy能源、能量
light光線

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Quiz
1. What makes planes and cars move?
a. Electricity
b. Fuel
c. Wind

2. What are the scientists trying to copy?
a. Lasers
b. Electricity
c. The sun

3. What can the mini sun do now?
a. Light rooms
b. Cool food
c. Boil water

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c

 

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Green Electricity in Taitung

Deep in the earth, it's very, very hot.

In Taiwan, under Taitung, it's very, very, very hot! The water there is hot
too. It's so hot that it makes lots of steam!
台東地底下的溫度非常高，地下水也很燙，會產生很多的蒸氣。

The hot water and steam come out of the earth. The hot water makes hot
springs. Many people go to Taitung's hot springs. They sit and relax … ahh!
Clouds of steam go up and away.
熱水跟蒸氣從地底下冒出來就變成溫泉。很多人會到台東泡溫泉放鬆。

Some companies had a big idea. They helped the Bunun people with a hot spring
park. The companies will also use the steam in the earth. They will make
green electricity. Green electricity means it's good for the earth!
有一些公司想到不錯的主意，他們幫布農族建了溫泉園區。這些公司也利用地熱發展綠能，對環境友善。

First, they made a deep hole. They are testing it now. The steam will try to
get out. You can see this with a kettle at home.
首先他們鑽了一個很深的洞，試著讓蒸汽冒出來，就像是在燒開水。

In Taitung, when the steam gets out, it will spin a big wheel. The spinning
wheel will make electricity. It can make electricity for 2,500 houses!
冒出來的蒸氣會讓渦輪轉動產生電能，可以讓 2500個家庭使用。

The heat deep in the earth can make lots of good things happen in Taiwan! Go,
steam, go!
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Vocabulary
地熱可以發電，也會產生溫泉。

1. relax 放鬆。
Ah, it's so nice to soak in the hot spring! 泡溫泉真好!
Yeah, what a way to relax! 對啊，讓人放鬆的好辦法!
2. deep 很深的。
Does all this water come from deep underground? 這些熱水都從地底深處來的嗎?
I believe so.我相信是。
You can smell the sulfur. 你可以聞到硫磺味。
3. house 房屋。
I hope to live in a house with a hot spring. 我希望住在有溫泉的房子裡。That
would be wonderful! 那太好了!
Can I go and visit? 我可以去拜訪嗎?
4. at home 在家。
I may not be at home. 我可能會不在家。
Why not? 為什麼呢?
Because it'll be too hot there. 因為那裡太熱了。

你喜歡泡湯嗎?來一起讀單字。
relax放鬆 deep很深的 house房屋 at home在家


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Quiz

1. Where will the companies make electricity?
a. Taichung
b. Taitung
c. Taipei

2. Where does the water from the hot spring come from?
a. The moon
b. The ocean
c. The earth

3. What will the companies use to make electricity?
a. Green water
b. Steam
c. Clouds

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b

 

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Bikes Make Electricity at Keelung Port

Riding a bike is very good exercise. But, did you know you can make
electricity doing this?
騎腳踏車是一項很好的運動，但你知道騎腳踏車可以發電嗎?
Bike riders can make about 100 watts of electricity in one hour. That can
charge a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, or a TV!
騎腳踏車一小時能產生100瓦的電力，可以充手機、平板、電腦或電視機。
But the bikes stay in the same place. And they need some equipment to make
electricity. This is not easy to do at home.
但是腳踏車要停在同一個地方，而且需要一些設備才能發電。想要在家做可不容易。
But... do you want to try making electricity on a bike? You can do this at
Keelung Port. They have new bikes that make electricity!
想不想試試騎腳踏車發電呢? 你可以在基隆港做，他們有能夠發電的腳踏車!
When you ride one, you can charge your phone or tablet. A screen shows how
much electricity you are making on the bike.
當你騎在發電腳踏車上，可以給自己的手機或平板充電。車上的螢幕會顯示你發了多少電。
People are excited about Keelung Port's new bikes! On the first day, more
than one hundred twenty people tried them.
大家對基隆港這種腳踏車都很興奮! 第一天推出時，超過 120 個人去使用。
People love making electricity on these bikes! They say riding these bikes is
healthy. They say these bikes are good for the environment.
人們很喜歡騎這些腳踏車發電! 他們說這不但有益健康，對環境也很有幫助。
Now Keelung Port is going to have more of these bikes!
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Vocabulary
騎腳踏車來發電，一舉兩得!
1. charge 充電。
Oh no, the power is out! 糟糕，停電了!
Now how am I going to charge my laptop? 我現在要怎麼給筆電充電?
And how can I cook without power? 沒電我怎麼煮飯?
2. ride 騎。
I've got an idea.我有個主意。
Let me move my exercise bike here. 我把運動腳踏車搬來這。
What for? 為什麼呢?
Riding it can create power! 騎車可以發電啊!
3. try 嘗試。
You can certainly try. 你當然可以試試看。
But I don't think it'll create enough. 但是我想它的發電量不夠。
4. hour 小時。
I've been riding for an hour. 我已經騎了一個鐘頭了。
Yeah, and all it does is light up this little
bulb.沒錯，但是只點亮了一個小燈泡。
今天的單字簡短好記。
charge充電 ride騎 try嘗試 hour小時

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Quiz
1. How much electricity can a bike rider make?
a. 100 watts
b. 1,000 watts
c. 1,000,000 watts

2. What can a bike's electricity charge?
a. A smartphone
b. An electric car
c. A big house

3. Where in Keelung are these bikes?
a. At a port
b. At a shop
c. At a park













Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. a
 

Hi and welcome to News Bites!

I'm Philip Brossard, and I'm Eric Gau!

Today we have an exciting story about how Taiwan is moving forward with
making electric buses that don't need any drivers.

We hear about how China now has its first high-level Catholic teacher with
approval from the pope.

And we learn about a new app that will make it even easier to ride Taiwan's
buses that run from city to city.

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MOEA Unveils Driverless Electric Minibus 經濟部推出無人駕駛電動公車

The Ministry of Economic Affairs 經濟部 has unveiled 推出 a new kind of bus.

An economy is the total of all business done in a certain place.

A veil is a piece of cloth that hangs over the face, so to unveil means to
remove the veil from something.

The new bus is Taiwan's first domestically 國內 made driverless 無人駕駛
electric minibus.

"Domestic" actually means "home" in English, so here it means made in the
country and not in another country.

The new vehicle is called the "WinBus."

It is equipped with three positioning systems 定位系統 to find the best route.

A position is a location, but here it is used as a verb.

According to the government, the "WinBus" is scheduled for mass production
大量生產 in 2021.

The self-driving 自動駕駛 minibus can carry six passengers and the government
hopes to begin exporting it to overseas markets.

The "WinBus" is scheduled to undergo a trial 試辦 before the end of this year.

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First Chinese Bishop Consecrated with Pope's OK 教宗首次任命中國的主教

China has its first official Catholic bishop 主教.

A bishop is a high-level person in the Christian church.

The Chinese bishop was consecrated 任命 with the approval of Pope Francis.

"To consecrate" here means to give a person the duties that come with being a
bishop.

This is the first time the pope 教宗 has consecrated a Chinese bishop since
the Vatican 梵蒂岡 and China signed an important deal last year.

The Vatican is where the head of the Catholic Church lives and does most of
his duties.

The Vatican hoped the deal would end years of tension with China and bring
all of China's Catholics together.

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Bus Services Launching New App 客運公司合作出APP

Taiwan's long-haul bus operators are teaming up to improve business.

Passenger numbers on commuter buses have dropped by about 10 percent in
recent years, as train and high speed rail services become more popular.

Commuter buses, 客運, are buses that operate longer routes, usually between
different cities, and have to travel on highways.

To drum up more riders, the country's four major bus operators have jointly
launched a new app that will let passengers buy their tickets online.

The app also allows users to share tickets with family members, and will have
a search function for the closest station.

The app is undergoing testing with the Taipei Bus Depot, and 13 more major
stations will be added before the end of the year.

Incentives will be offered for passengers to start using the app during the
first several months.

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And now to look back at what we learned today!

First, Taiwan's government has unveiled 推出 its new self-driving 自動駕駛
bus.

"To unveil" means to remove a piece of cloth that covers someone's face, but
here it means to show for the first time.

The bus is Taiwan's first driverless 無人駕駛 minibus made domestically 國內.

"Domestic" means "home," or here in the country.

The government says it will start mass production 大量生產 in two years.

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China now has its first official Catholic bishop 主教.

A bishop is a high-level person in the Christian church.

The Chinese bishop was consecrated 任命 by the pope 教宗.

"To consecrate" here means to give someone the duties of a bishop.

This is the first time the Vatican 梵蒂岡 has approved a Chinese bishop since
the two sides reached an agreement.

The Vatican is where the pope lives and does most of his work.

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And there's a new app to make it easier to take buses between Taiwan's cities.

Four of the country's major bus operators made the app so people could buy
tickets for the buses online.

These commuter buses 客運 have been losing business as Taiwan's trains become
more convenient.

A commuter bus is a bus that takes longer trips than city buses, usually
between cities.

The companies hope the new app will help them make more money.

And that's it for today's edition of News Bites!

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