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Radio for Afghan Girls

Today is Public Radio Broadcasting Day.
今天是世界無線電日！

The radio has many programs: music, news, and education.
收音機會播放音樂、新聞，還有教育節目。

So, let's talk about some radio programs which do an important job in
Afghanistan.
我們來聊聊阿富汗的廣播節目！

Afghanistan is a big country in Asia. Recently, that country got a new law.
The law says girls can't go to school.
最近，阿富汗的新法律規定女孩不能上學。

Girls want to change this law, but for now they must stay home. If they can't
go to school, how can they keep learning?
女孩子們想推翻這項法律，但是現在她們必須待在家裡，但如果不去上學，要怎麼學習呢？

The answer is radio. Some radio stations in Afghanistan now give lessons
every day. Students can listen to the radio at home to learn math, science
and other subjects.
答案是收音機廣播！有一些阿富汗的電台開始每天開課，只要打開收音機就可以學數學、科學等等的科目。

Sometimes they read books out loud, to teach reading skills. Girls can even
call in to the stations to talk about their problems.
有時候會在節目中讀課文，教大家閱讀。這些女孩子們還可以打電話到電台問問題。

The women who run the stations say the future of girls is the future of
Afghanistan.
管理電台的女士們說，想要給女孩子們一個機會，因為她們的未來就是阿富汗的未來。

Today, on Public Radio Broadcasting Day, let's remember that radio can make a
difference.
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Vocabulary
阿富汗的女子不准上學，還好有一些收音機教學節目，讓她們繼續學習。

1. school 學校
Aren't you going to school today? 你今天不去上學？
No, I'm staying at home. 對，我待在家。

2. math 數學
What about your math lessons? 那你的數學課怎麼辦？
I can learn math myself. 我可以自己學數學。
How? By listening to yourself talk? 怎麼學? 你就自言自語嗎？
No, I listen to the radio. 不，我會聽收音機。

3. program 節目
There's no way you can learn math through radio programs!
你不可能從廣播節目學數學。
Are you kidding? Of course I can. 開玩笑，當然可以。

4. learn 學習
I think it's a bad idea to miss school. 我覺得錯過上學很糟糕。
Don't worry. I can learn anywhere, anytime. 別擔心，我不論何時何地都可以學習。

Let's read today's vocabulary.
school 學校
math 數學
program 節目
learn 學習
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Quiz

1. What country does not let girls go to school?
A: Australia
B: Argentina
C: Afghanistan

2. What do these radio stations want to give girls?
A: A house
B: An education
C: A rest

3. What day is today?
A: Public Radio Broadcasting Day
B: World Computer Day
C: Valentine's Day

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. A
 

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Boston's Brand New Bronze Statue

Have you ever seen a statue? It can be made of stone, or metal, or all kinds
of things!
你看過雕像嗎？你可以用各種材料製作雕像。

Yesterday, In Boston, Massachusetts, they got a brand new very special
statue. It's 20 feet tall and 40 feet wide. And it's made of a beautiful
shiny metal called bronze.
昨天，有一座新雕像在波士頓落成了。這座雕像是用青銅做的，高 20 呎，寬 40 呎！

It was made for a famous person from history, called Martin Luther King Jr.
In fact, today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day! He believed it was wrong to
treat someone differently because of how they looked, or what they believed,
or where they came from.
這座雕像為了紀念馬丁路德金恩博士而製作。其實，今天正好是馬丁路德金恩日！金恩博士認為人們因為外表、信仰，或是生長地而遭到歧視，是錯誤的。

Lots of people agreed with King. One time, 250,000 people marched with him
all the way to Washington D.C., the USA's capital city. There, he gave a very
famous speech, called "I Have a Dream".
很多人贊同金恩博士的看法。有一次在美國首都華府，總共有25萬人跟他一起遊行。當天金恩博士發表了知名的演說，叫做「我有一個夢」。

The next year, King was given the "Nobel Peace Prize" for helping so many
people. 60 years later, people still celebrate him!
隔年，金恩博士獲得了諾貝爾和平獎。60年之後，大家還在紀念他。
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Vocabulary
波士頓有一座新的銅像，紀念美國民權運動的領袖金恩博士。

1. famous 著名的
Michelangelo's David is the most famous statue in the world.
米蓋朗基羅的大衛像是全世界最有名的雕像。
Really? I thought it's the Statue of Liberty. 真的嗎？我以為是自由女神像。

2. metal 金屬
They are different. 它們不一樣。
David is made of stone. 大衛像是石頭做的。
And the Statue of Liberty? 自由女神像呢？
It's made of metal. 它是金屬做的。

3. agree 同意
I think David is more beautiful. 我覺得大衛像比較美。
I agree. 我同意。
It looks very much like a real man. 它看起來很像真人。

4. history 歷史
And it has a long history of 500 years. 而且它有五百年的歷史了。
A 500-year-old man? Still very handsome. 五百歲的人？還是很帥呢！

我們來讀讀單字。
famous 著名的
metal 金屬
agree 同意
history 歷史

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Quiz

1. Where is Martin Luther King Jr.'s new statue?
A: Boston, Massachusetts
B: Boston, Ontario
C: Boston, Lincolnshire

2. How big is the new statue?
A: 30 feet tall, 20 feet wide
B: 20 feet tall, 40 feet wide
C: 40 feet tall, 30 feet wide

3. How many people marched with King to Washington DC?
A: 250,000
B: 10,050
C: 50,200

Answers
1. A
2. B
3. A
 

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Young People Share Huge Bucket of Popcorn

I love eating popcorn! It's so delicious when I add some salt and butter.
我喜歡吃爆米花！加一點鹽跟奶油，真是美味。

I always eat popcorn at the movies.
我總是在看電影的時候吃爆米花。

When my family goes to the movie theater, we get a big bowl of popcorn to
share together.
我們全家去電影院的時候，總會買一大桶的爆米花來分享。

In fact, did you hear what happened recently in Kaohsiung?
你有聽到最近在高雄發生的事嗎？

Some young people went to a new movie theater. There, they filled a huge
bucket with popcorn. 1600 liters of popcorn! That bucket is so big, you could
swim in it.
幾個年輕人去一家新開張的電影院，用爆米花裝滿了一個1600 公升的水桶。
那個水桶大到可以在裡面游泳。

How could they get so much popcorn? Since the movie theater was new, they had
a special deal. The theater would fill any bowl with popcorn for only 50 NT
dollars, no matter how big.
他們怎麼能弄到這麼多爆米花呢？
因為電影院有開幕特價，只要50元，觀眾拿來的碗不管多大都可以裝滿爆米花。

The theater did not expect anyone to bring a 1600 liter bucket. But they
filled it anyway. The bucket was so huge, they needed a truck to carry it
away.
電影院沒想到有人會帶1600公升的水桶來，
不過還是把它裝滿了，年輕人必須用卡車才能把爆米花運走。

Did the young people eat all the popcorn? Actually, they shared it with the
people of Kaohsiung. They handed out the popcorn to homeless people on the
street.
最後，年輕人把爆米花分發給街上無家可歸的人。

Those young people took the chance to help others. As a result, lots of
people shared the tasty popcorn!
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Vocabulary
一群年輕人拿到超大桶的爆米花，讓街上遊民共享。

1. salt 鹽
Let me get the tickets. 我去買票。
And I will get popcorn and drinks. 我去買爆米花跟飲料。
A bucket of popcorn for you, right? 你要一桶爆米花對吧？
Right, with salt and butter. 對，要加鹽跟奶油。

2. huge 巨大的
Wow, this is a huge bucket! 哇，好大一桶！
I know. Are you sure you're not eating too much popcorn?
我知道。你確定你不會吃太多爆米花嗎？

3. share 分享
Not if you're sharing it with me. 假如你跟我一起吃就不會。
That's the response I'm waiting for. 我就在等妳這句話。

4. tasty 好吃的
Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真的很好吃呢！
Now who's eating too much popcorn? 現在是誰吃太多爆米花？

一起來讀讀看。
salt 鹽
huge 巨大的
share 分享
tasty 好吃的
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Quiz

1. How much popcorn did the young people get?
A: 6100 liters
B: 16000 liters
C: 1600 liters

2. How did they carry the popcorn bucket away?
A: With their hands
B: With a truck
C: With a helicopter

3. Who did the young people give the popcorn to?
A: Their family
B: Their classmates
C: Homeless people

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
 

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Government Pays Families to Leave Tokyo

Do you live in a big city? If you do, you know it is crowded.
你住在大城市嗎？如果是，你應該知道它很擁擠。

More families are moving, and leaving the country for the city all the time.
They come from the countryside and from small towns.
越來越多家庭移動前往城市， 他們來自鄉下跟小鎮。

These families are looking for good jobs and good schools. They hope to find
these opportunities in big cities.
這些家庭希望有更多機會找到好工作跟好學校。

What's the biggest city in the world? It's Tokyo, Japan.
世界上最大的城市在哪裡？在日本東京。

Tokyo, in Japan, has almost 40 million people.
東京擁有近 4000 萬人口。

This is a problem for Japan. Nobody wants to live in the countryside. But
Tokyo is too crowded.
沒有人想留在鄉下，但是東京太擁擠了，這已經成為日本的難題。

Now the Japanese government is paying families to leave Tokyo. Each family
will be given one million yen for every child when they move to the
countryside.
現在日本政府要付錢讓更多家庭離開東京。他們會給每個家庭每個孩子一百萬日元讓他們搬走，相當於22萬台幣。

Families take that money and move to the countryside. The money is nice, but
families understand the countryside has good things too.
領到錢的家庭會搬到鄉下，當然除了金錢之外，他們也明白鄉村地區的優點。

There is more space to live. Plus, children can be closer to their families
who never left the countryside.
不但有更多的居住空間，孩子們也可以更親近還住在老家的家人。

Now, more and more families take the money and leave Tokyo. Would you?
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Vocabulary
日本政府為了紓解大都市的人口壓力，付錢讓人搬回鄉下。

1. leave for 前往
I'm leaving for Japan next week. 我下星期去日本。
Where in Japan? 日本哪裡？
Gifu, a little place in the countryside. 岐阜，在鄉下的一個小地方。

2. crowded 擁擠的
Taipei is too crowded for you? 台北對你來說太擠了？
Yes, I need space and Gifu has some cute small towns.
對，我需要空間，岐阜有一些可愛的小鎮。

3. town 鎮
We have many cute small towns here. 這裡也有可愛小鎮啊。
There's no such thing here. 這裡沒有那種東西。
Yes, there is! 有啊！

4. understand 了解
I understand you're trying to keep me here. 我明白你想讓我留在這裡。
But I won't stay. Not for a million NT. 但是就算給我一百萬我也不會留在這裡。

來一起讀單字。
leave for 前往
crowded 擁擠的
town 鎮
understand 了解
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Quiz

1. Where is the biggest city in the world?
A: Russia
B: America
C: Japan

2. How many people live in Tokyo?
A: 40 thousand
B: 40 million
C: 40 billion

3. Where is there more space to live?
A: The city
B: The countryside
C: The schools

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
 

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Thailand's Tuk-Tuks Go Green

Have you been to Thailand? It's a great place to visit. Thailand has spicy
food, hot weather, and beautiful beaches.
你有去過泰國嗎？泰國有辛辣的料理、炎熱天氣，還有美麗的海灘，很適合度假。

Everywhere in Thailand, there are lots of tuk-tuks. What's a tuk-tuk? It's a
little car with only three wheels.
泰國到處都有嘟嘟車。嘟嘟車是一種只有三個輪子的小車。

They're an easy way to go anywhere fast. It's easy to find a tuk-tuk, and the
driver will take you anywhere you want.
嘟嘟車讓旅客來去方便快速，它很好找，而且司機會帶你去任何你想去的地方。

Tuk-tuks are super useful. But they have two big problems...
嘟嘟車很有用，但它們有兩個大問題。

One, they're loud! They always make a loud noise, like "tuk tuk tuk tuk".
That's why they're called "tuk-tuks".
第一，他們很吵！它們會發出「嘟嘟嘟」的噪音，所以才叫嘟嘟車。

Two, they make a lot of pollution. The tuk-tuk's gas engines cause these two
problems. These engines are noisy and dirty.
它們會污染環境。 因為嘟嘟車的引擎又吵又髒，才會有這些問題。

But now, tuk-tuks are going green. These tuk-tuks use electricity, not gas.
但現在嘟嘟車變環保了，它們不再用汽油，而是電動的！

The green tuk-tuks are cleaner and quieter. Now people enjoy cleaner, fresher
air, and they can enjoy the quieter sounds of Thailand, too.
有了新的環保嘟嘟車，大家現在可以在泰國享受更新鮮的空氣，以及更安靜的環境了！

More and more tuk-tuks are going green. If you visit Thailand, give one of
their new green tuk-tuks a try!
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Vocabulary
泰國的嘟嘟車是當地特色，改換電動引擎之後更大幅減少汙染。

1. beach 海灘
Wow, sandy beaches, spicy food, parks everywhere…
哇，沙灘，辛辣的美食，到處都有公園...
Are you talking about Vietnam? 你在講越南嗎？

2. problem 問題
No, Thailand. I'm looking at this ad about Phuket.
不，泰國。我在看普吉島的廣告。
Just go! 你就去吧！
The problem is I'm too busy to take time off. 問題是我太忙了，沒時間休假。

3. air 空氣
You're not always busy. 你又不是一直忙。
That's true. 這是真的。
So go and enjoy the sea air. 所以去享受海風吧。

4. anywhere 任何地方
But I can go anywhere in Taiwan for that. 不過我在台灣可以去任何地方追海風。
Hey, you're right, I'll go with you! 說得對，我跟你一起去。

你想度假嗎？先來記住單字。
beach 海灘
problem 問題
air 空氣
anywhere 任何地方
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Quiz

1. How many wheels does a tuk-tuk have?
A: Two wheels
B: Three wheels
C: Four wheels

2. What are the new green tuk-tuks like?
A: Clean and quiet
B: Dirty and loud
C: Big and slow

3. What do the new green tuk-tuks use instead of gas?
A: Pollution
B: Spicy food
C: Electricity

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C