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Teenager Becomes Lawyer

Last year, a teenager became famous. Why? He became the youngest lawyer in
California. He was seventeen years old!
去年有一位青少年爆紅了，因為他成為加州最年輕的律師，他才十七歲!

Lawyers help people with problems about laws. Laws say what we can and cannot
do. Becoming a lawyer isn't easy. There are a lot of laws to study!
律師幫人處理法律問題。要成為一名律師很不容易，要讀很多法律方面的知識。

This lawyer says he isn't smarter than other teenagers. But from when he was
a child, he studied a lot. Studying was important in his family. He had to
study for one hour first when he wanted to play for one hour.
這名律師說他並沒有比別人聰明，但是從小就念很多書。他的家庭很看重讀書，必需用功一個小時才能夠玩一個小時。

He played with cube puzzles. He became very good at them. He played so much
that his hands hurt! In eighth grade, he wrote a book to help other players.
他也很會玩魔術方塊，還寫過一本魔術方塊指南指點其他玩家。

He likes helping people. He wanted a job that lets him do that. Doctors help
people, but he doesn't like blood! He wanted to be a lawyer. So in ninth
grade, he also went to law school!
他很喜歡幫助別人，希望可以找到幫助人的工作。當醫生雖然可以做到，但是他不喜歡看到血。他想成為一名律師，所以他九年級的時候也進了法學院。

Now this young man is a lawyer for his city. He does good things for the city
and its people. He loves his job!
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Vocabulary
十七歲的少年，已經展開他想要的律師工作。

1. become 成為
I can never understand why people want to study law.
我永遠搞不懂為什麼有人想要讀法律。
To become a rich lawyer? 好變成有錢的律師?

2. smart 聰明的
There are many other ways to become rich. 有好多別的方法可以變有錢。
Like what? 比如說什麼?
Like making smart investments.比如說聰明投資。

3. study 研究、用功
How would you know if it's smart? 你怎麼知道那是不是聰明?
I would study it, of course. 當然我會先研究。

4. easy 容易的
Law is boring. 法律很無聊耶。
Making investments can be boring, too. 投資可能也很無聊。
No, it would be easy. 不會，它很簡單。
You stop when you lose money. 你損失錢就停止。

Let's read the vocabulary.
become成為
smart聰明的
study研究、用功
easy容易的
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Quiz
1. What job does this teenager have?
a. Lawyer
b. Doctor
c. Student

2. What was important in his family?
a. Being famous
b. Studying
c. Writing

3. What does he like to do?
a. Read books
b. Help people
c. Go to law school

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b

 

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Out of Gas But Unstoppable

People love ordering food online. Food delivery drivers are busy! In India,
one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it
needed gas. He went to the gas station.
人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。

At that time, everyone was worried about gas. Was there enough? Maybe not! So
everyone wanted to buy gas. The line at the gas station was very long!
當時大家都很擔心汽油不夠，所以都去買油，讓加油站大排長龍。

The man waited... three hours! Then he got a new food order. This was a big
problem. He didn't want his hungry customer to wait! But his scooter needed
gas.
這位外送員一等就是三個小時，但是他有了新訂單，不能讓客人等。

The man had an idea. He used his friend's horse! He got the food. He put the
red delivery bag on his back. Then he rode the horse to deliver the
customer's order.
他有個主意，他可以騎朋友的馬送餐! 他騎著馬、揹著紅色外送袋去送客人訂的餐點。

The road was busy and noisy. But the horse walked calmly.
街道非常吵雜又擁擠，但是馬冷靜地向前走。

People were amazed to see a delivery driver riding a horse! Some posted
pictures online of this unstoppable food delivery driver. He became famous!
路人都很驚訝看到外送員騎馬送訂單，有一些人上傳照片到網路上，讓他一炮而紅。

His scooter was out of gas, but this delivery driver found a cool way to do
his job! Giddyap, horsey!

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Vocabulary
騎馬送餐去，真是使命必達。

1. famous 著名的
What's that long line for? 那麼長的隊伍在做什麼?
Don't you know? That's the famous pancake store. 你不知道嗎?那是有名的鬆餅店。

2. wait 等待
People are lining up for pancakes? 大家為了鬆餅排隊?!
Yeah, I once waited one hour standing there.
對啊，我有一次站在那兒等了一個鐘頭。

3. amazed 驚訝的
I'm amazed you'd do something like that. 我很驚訝你會做那種事。
Well, you've never tasted their pancakes. 因為你沒吃過他們的鬆餅。

4. deliver 運送
No, I'm amazed you didn't have it delivered to you. 不，我是驚訝你沒有叫外送。
For pancakes, you have to eat it nice and hot. 鬆餅一定要吃熱呼呼的啊。

今天學到哪些單字?
famous著名的
wait等待
amazed驚訝的
deliver運送

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Quiz
1. What is the man's job?
a. Camera operator
b. Horse trainer
c. Food delivery driver

2. How long did the man wait for gas?
a. 3 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 3 hours

3. What was the man's idea?
a. Order food
b. Ride a horse
c. Become famous

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b

 

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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
 

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Saving Blue Crabs and Their Mangrove Forests

Women in one part of Ecuador love blue crabs. The crabs' top shell is blue.
But their bottom shell is orange. Eight legs are red. Their claws are white!
How colorful!
厄瓜多的女性喜歡藍螃蟹。這種螃蟹有藍色的殼，橘色的腹部，牠們的八隻腳是紅色的，螯是白色的。

The delicious blue crabs are food for the women's families. Selling crabs
gives the women jobs. Blue crabs are very important to them. They sing about
the crabs!
這種美味的螃蟹對這些女性很重要。不僅是她們家庭的食物，還以賣這種螃蟹維生。

The crabs live in mangrove forests. They eat mangrove leaves. But many
mangrove trees were cut down. Their home became much smaller. Then there
weren't many crabs.
這些螃蟹住在紅樹林，吃紅樹林的樹葉。但是有太多樹被砍伐，讓牠們的數量越來越少。

The crabs help the women. Now the women help the crabs. The women follow
strict rules.
這些螃蟹對當地婦女大有幫助，現在換她們遵守嚴格的規定來幫螃蟹的忙。

One rule says don't catch crabs during two important times every year. During
the first time, the crabs find mates. During the second time, the crabs move
into bigger shells.
首先，不可以在每年交配期跟換殼期抓藍螃蟹。

Another rule says don't cut down mangrove trees. The women are planting
mangrove trees too. Now there are more blue crabs!
另一個規定是不可以砍紅樹林。她們也培植紅樹林，現在才有了更多藍螃蟹。

The women are saving the blue crabs. They're saving the mangrove forests for
the crabs too. Now their children and grandchildren will enjoy both!

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Vocabulary
在厄瓜多，藍螃蟹跟人類可說是互相幫忙。

1. colorful 多色彩的
We're having crabs for dinner. 我們晚飯吃螃蟹。
Crabs! I love crabs! 螃蟹! 我很愛螃蟹!
Yeah, I know. 是啊，我知道。
Look at these little creatures. 看看這些小東西。
They're so colorful! 好多顏色!

2. catch 捕捉
I've never seen them before. 我從沒看過這種。
They don't come from here, right? 他們不是本地產的吧?
No. Fishermen in South America catch them and sell them here.
對。是南美洲的漁夫抓到運來這裡的。

3. delicious 美味的
Wow, they must be delicious and expensive! 哇，一定很好吃，也很貴。
You're right. 你說對了。

4. enjoy 享受
Ummm, this tastes really good! 這味道真好!
Don't you want one? 你不要一個嗎?
No, I enjoy watching you eat. 不了，我喜歡看你吃。

這些單字你記住了嗎?
colorful多色彩的
catch捕捉
delicious美味的
enjoy享受

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Quiz
1. Where do the blue crabs live?
a. Leaves
b. Forests
c. Claws

2. What happened to the mangrove trees?
a. They were eaten.
b. They were burned.
c. They were cut down.

3. What do the women do to save the blue crabs?
a. Follow rules
b. Build roads
c. Catch more crabs

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a

 

Scooter Helmets, Pancake Race, Mila Kunis

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

I'm Ryan Drillsma...

And I'm Clifford Chu...

In today's news:

Scooter helmet as art, a pancake race, and an actress helps refugees.

All that and more, coming up next.
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安全帽變成藝術品
Man Turns Scooter Helmets into Art

It's always important to remember that safety comes first when you're out on
the road.

Lots of people in Taiwan drive scooters (機車) to get to places.

You may have ridden one with your parents or grandparents.

But what's one thing you should always remember when riding a scooter?

That's right! You need to wear a helmet (安全帽).

Helmets are important because they can protect your head if you have an
accident.

安全帽十分重要，如果遇到車禍，可以保護頭部。

They have an important purpose (目的), but…I think they can look pretty
cool, too!

You can buy helmets in lots of different colors and designs (款式).

But have you ever thought of them as art?

Well, one man called Lee An in Taichung does.

He makes custom helmets for people using his skills as an artist.
他運用自己身為藝術家的本領，替顧客量身打造安全帽。


Lee An has his own studio (工作室) where he does lots of custom painting work.

If something is custom-made, it means it is made especially for one person,
and they chose how they wanted it to be made.

Lee An paints both motorcycles and helmets.

But neither come cheap!

He painted a picture of Harley Quinn (哈莉·奎茵) from the DC Comic world on
a helmet for one customer… and that customer paid 30 thousand NT!

But having Lee paint your motorbike might cost 100 thousand dollars, or even
more.

Hmm… maybe in the future…when I have more money… and I can drive.

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美國女生 贏得英國鬆餅賽跑冠軍
American Woman wins British Pancake Race

Ready… set… go!

I love a good race.

Competition (比賽) is exciting!

But what are these competitors (參賽者) holding?

Well, they're frying pans (煎鍋). And do you know what's in the frying pans?

Bacon?

Close! It's… pancakes (鬆餅)!

But why?

March 1st this year was a special Christian holiday known as Shrove Tuesday.

It's the day before many Christians sacrifice (犧牲) something in the six
weeks before Easter. Usually this means giving up eating something they
enjoy…like chocolate.
今年的三月一號是特殊的基督教節日，叫做懺悔星期二。從這天開始到復活節，很多基督徒會放棄他們喜歡吃的東西，比如說巧克力。

And on Shrove Tuesday, it's tradition (傳統) to eat pancakes.

But one town in the UK called Olney has a slightly different tradition… they
race with the pancakes first!

People must carry pancakes in a frying pan in a 380 meter race - the fastest
person wins!

But the contestants must also flip (翻) their pancake in the air at the
beginning and end of the race.

This year, the winner was actually a woman from the US.

She won with a time of one minute and seven seconds.

The Olney pancake race has been happening for over 600 years but it became an
international competition in 1950.

有600年歷史的鬆餅賽跑，1950年變成國際比賽。

Both kids and adults join it!

Hmm… maybe if I'm in England next Shrove Tuesday, I can try, too!
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美國女星蜜拉·庫妮絲 為祖國出力
American actress Mila Kunis helps her home country

Did you know that American actress Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine?

It should be no surprise then, that she is helping her home country by
raising money (募款) to help Ukraine's refugees (難民)

Kunis and her husband Aston Kutcher are trying to raise (募集) $30 million
dollars.

美國女演員蜜拉·庫妮絲跟她的先生想替烏克蘭的難民募款。

They donated (捐獻) 3 million dollars out of their own pocket (自己掏腰包) -
which is about 10 percent of the total.

When she announced the campaign (活動) to raise money, Kunis said she sees
herself as American.

But she said she has never felt more proud to be Ukrainian.

After three days, Kunis raised more than $16 million dollars.

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So, in today's News Bites:

Lee An in Taichung makes custom helmets for people using his skills as an
artist.

Lee An paints both motorcycles and helmets.

He painted a picture of Harley Quinn on a helmet for one customer… and that
customer paid 30 thousand NT!
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And,

On the Christian holiday of Shrove Tuesday, it's tradition to eat pancakes.

But one town in the UK called Olney has a slightly different tradition… they
race with the pancakes first!

This year, the winner was actually a woman from the US.

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And,

Actress Mila Kunis is helping her home country by raising money to help
Ukraine's refugees.

Kunis and her husband Aston Kutcher are trying to raise $30 million dollars.

She said she has never felt more proud to be Ukrainian.

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And that's today's episode of News Bites!

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