Robot Squid

Some people have another name for the Earth... they call our world the "Blue
Planet".

Why do they call it the Blue Planet? Because most of the Earth is water!
地球大部分是是水，所以被叫做「藍色星球」。

But, we don't know very much about the ocean. It's easy for scientists to
study mountains and land animals... but learning about the ocean is hard!
了解海洋比研究陸地生物還難！所以，目前對海洋認知並不多。

We can't swim deep in the ocean like a whale. We can go down in submarines...
but submarines are sometimes too noisy, and they scare away sea creatures.
人類早就用潛水艇探索海底，但它的聲音和形狀，會把海洋生物嚇跑！

So, scientists are now using a new robot to study the deep ocean.

It looks like a squid! That's really cool. 科學家用像烏賊的機器人來研究深海。

Yeah! The robot squid also moves just like a real squid moves. I think this
is a great idea. Other sea creatures will look at it and think, "Hmm... it's
just a squid". 其他的海洋生物看到，只會覺得那是一隻烏賊。

With this squid-robot, scientists can study the deep oceans and discover new
and amazing things.

Two-thirds of the Earth is water. We still have a lot to learn... and who
knows? Maybe the squid robot will find new kinds of fish or... old ships with
treasure! 地球有三分之二是水，說不定烏賊機器人會發現許多海洋知識以及寶藏！

Wow! Now I'm getting really excited! This squid robot could really teach so
much about our "Blue Planet."
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Vocabulary

地球經常被稱作藍色星球，因為它大部分面積都是海。

1. Planet 行星。There are now only 8 planets in our solar system.
我們的太陽系現在只有八顆行星了。You're right. One star and 8 planets.
你說得對，一顆恆星，八顆行星。

2. Sea 大海。Don't you just love the sea? 你很喜歡大海吧？ Yes, I love the
sand, the sounds and the water. 是啊，我喜歡沙灘， 海浪聲，還有海水。Come,
let's go swimming in the sea。來，咱們去海裡游泳吧。No, it's too cold.
不要，太冷了。

3. Ocean 海洋。Turtle Island is an island in the Pacific Ocean.
龜山島是位於太平洋的海島。

4. Learn 學習。What did you learn today? 你今天學到什麼？ I learned that fish
are not scared of squid.我學到魚不怕烏賊。Did you learn that at school?
你在學校裡學的嗎？

Please read the words with me.

planet 行星 sea 大海 ocean 海洋 learn 學習
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Quiz

1. What is another name for the Earth?
A: The Red Planet
B: Jupiter
C: The Blue Planet

2. How do scientists learn about the deep ocean?
A: They use motorcycles!
B: They swim really deep
C: They use robots

3. What animal does a new robot look like?
A: A giraffe
B: A squid
C: An octopus







Answers
1: C 2: C 3: B
 

No Fingerprints

Hi, everyone! Do you know what a fingerprint is? 你知道指紋是什麼嗎？

Try this: Put some ink on your fingers...then press your fingers onto some
white paper...what you see is your own fingerprint!
你用手指沾點墨水，然後按到白紙上，就可以看到自己的指紋喔！

Scientists say it's almost impossible for two people to have the same
fingerprint.

The police can sometimes match fingerprints to bad people. --Aha! Got you! --
You're going to jail!

But, in a country called Bangladesh…there's one family where the men don't
have fingerprints! 孟加拉有個家族，他們的男性成員，都沒有指紋。

Yeah! It's true.

These men's fingers are smooth...with no circles on the skin.
他們的手指皮膚上沒有紋路。

And this is a problem.

They're not bad guys, but they can't get passports or IDs because they don't
have fingerprints! 因為沒有指紋，所以沒有護照或身分證。

The men in Bangladesh are a little bit angry.

They say, "Hey! It's not our fault we don't have fingerprints!"

Scientists are finding new and better ways to make IDs and passports.

Soon, they won't need fingerprints.
科學家開始找辦法，讓他們不用指紋就可以拿到身分證或護照。

I'm sure those men in Bangladesh will be happy when that happens.

Huh, what an interesting story. Everyone has different fingerprints! And some
people don't have fingerprints at all!
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Vocabulary

手指頭上面都有紋路，叫做指紋。

o Finger手指。Don't use your fingers to pick your nose. 別用手指挖鼻孔。I
didn't! See, my fingers are clean! 我才沒有! 你看，我的手指很乾淨!

o Print印刷。Okay, we're done! 好，我們做完了。We can now print out the
picture. 我們現在可以把圖片印出來了。Sorry, my printer is broken.
抱歉，我的印表機壞了。I can go to 7-11 to print it out.
我可以去小七把它印出來。

o Not at all完全不。I ran into a friend on the street.
我在街上碰到一個朋友。But I didn't remember her name at
all.但是我完全不記得她的名字。Now that's embarrassing. 那有點尷尬。It is! So
I just smiled and said nothing. 是很尷尬。所以我就微笑，沒有講話。Did she try
to talk to you? 她有想要跟你講話嗎? No, not at all. 沒有耶，完全沒有。

今天的單字和片語比較簡單。 Let's read them together. Finger手指 print印刷
not at all完全不
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Quiz

1. What is special about fingerprints?
A: Each person has their own special fingerprint
B: They look pretty and cool
C: They are yummy and good for you

2. How do police sometimes catch bad people?
A: They sing really loudly
B: They look under the bed
C: They match the person's fingerprints

3. What country are the men in the story from?
A: India
B: Pakistan
C: Bangladesh






Answers
1: A 2: C 3: C
 

Saving Water

This year, it hasn't rained very much in many places in Taiwan.

So far this year in Kaohsiung, it only rained a couple of times...and only
for a short time.

No rain means no water! Taiwan has to start saving water!
今年雨水太少，缺水問題嚴重，要節約用水。

But... how can we do that? Stop taking a shower? Stop brushing your teeth?
(laughs) Of course not! That's silly.

But there are some things we can do. When you wash your hands... you can turn
off the water while you scrub with soap... then turn the water back on.
省水的辦法很多，比如洗手要在洗肥皂後，再開水龍頭沖水。

Same with washing dishes. Turn the water on, get the dishes wet... turn the
water off... scrub the dishes... then turn the water back on and rinse them
off. 洗碗也不要一直開著水龍頭，等要沖的時候再開。

And actually, many people take too long in the shower.

Try this: The next time you take a shower... use a clock or a timer. How long
was your shower? 10 minutes? 15 minutes? That's too long!
很多人花十分鐘或十五分鐘洗澡，太久了！

If you can, try to keep your shower to about 5 minutes!
你洗澡需要多久呢？下次試試看只花五分鐘就好。
Yeah, I know... 5 minutes is not a long time... but we can try, right?

If everyone tries to save even a little water… that can make a big
difference. 每個人都節省一點點，就可以省下很多水！
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Vocabulary

It's very important to save water when there's not enough rain.

1. Save 節省。I'm saving money for my trip to
London.我正在為倫敦之行省錢。But you can't go to London or anywhere this
year. 但是你今年沒辦法去倫敦或任何地方。That's okay. I can save more money.
沒關係，那我可以省更多錢。

2. Take a shower 淋浴。There's a shower room on the
beach.海灘就有淋浴間。Great ! I'll take a shower after a swim in the sea.
真好。我在海裡游過泳就會去沖澡。

3. Turn off 關掉。Would you turn off your cell phone? 你可以關掉手機嗎? The
light is too bright.那個光太亮了。Sorry, but my cell phone can't be turned
off.抱歉，可是我的手機不能關機。

4. Turn on 打開。Let me help you turn it off. 讓我幫你把它關掉。No! I won't
be able to turn it on! 不行，我沒辦法把它打開。

Would you read with me?

save 節省 take a shower 淋浴 turn off 關掉 turn on 打開
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Quiz

1. What is one way to save water?
A: Stop brushing your teeth!
B: Stop taking really long showers!
C: Stop eating ice-cream!

2. How long should your shower be?
A: About 5 minutes is the best!
B: About 3 seconds!
C: Maybe 1 or 2 hours

3. Why is there no water in some places in Taiwan now?
A: Because people drink too much water
B: Because it has not rained
C: Because Kaohsiung has all the water







Answers
1: B 2: A 3: B
 

Origami Moon Base

America wants to send 2 astronauts to the moon in 2024.

The plan is for them to spend 7 days there.
2024年，美國打算送兩位太空人去月球待7天。

Humans have never stayed on the moon for so long before, and they will need a
little home to stay in.

A rocket needs to carry it up to space, so it can't be heavy… and it needs
to fit in a spaceship ... oh, and it needs to be
strong…在月球待這麼久，要有房子給太空人住，這個房子不能太重，要能放進太空艙，還要很堅固。
Hmmm… what to do?

Well, have you ever folded paper to make an animal...like maybe a bird?

Folding paper to make art is called "Origami" -- that's a Japanese name
because folding paper to make art is very popular in Japan.

"Origami"是日本流行的摺紙藝術。

So, some smart people in Holland had an idea: "Let's use the idea of origami
to make a moon base!"

They designed a moon base that's not too heavy and can fit in the space
ship...it will be folded -- like origami -- to save space.
科學家用摺紙的方式來做月球基地，不佔空間也不會太重，還可以裝進太空船。

After the astronauts unfold it...there will be enough room for one man and
one woman to live inside it for seven days!
打開來，有足夠的房間給兩位太空人住。

Oh, and the outside has solar panels for energy!
基地外面還有太陽能板，提供能源！

Wow...a moon base that folds and unfolds...like origami! What a great idea!
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Vocabulary

誰會想到，連太空船也可以折起來?

1. Fold折起來。We need folding chairs for the
party.我們的派對需要折疊椅。What's wrong with these chairs?
這些椅子有什麼不對? They are not enough. 它們不夠。Folding chairs don't take
up much space.折疊椅不佔地方。

2. Space空間，太空。Stars and planets move through space.
恆星和行星在太空中運行。

3. Base基地。Welcome to our secret base! 歡迎來到我們的秘密基地! Wow, you
have so many toys here! 哇，你們這裡玩具好多! Yes, we bring new toys to the
base every week. 對啊，我們每個星期都帶新玩具到基地來。

4. Popular受歡迎的，流行的。Camping is very popular in Taiwan.
台灣很流行露營。It really is. 真的是。It's even more popular with young
people. 它在年輕人之間更受歡迎。

Let's read today's words together. Fold折起來 space空間，太空 base基地
popular流行的，受歡迎的
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Quiz

1. How long will the astronauts stay on the moon?
A: One month
B: Seven years
C: Seven days

2. What do we call the art of folding paper?
A: Origami
B: Oranges
C: Paper birds

3. In what country is folding paper to make art super popular?
A: Holland
B: Mexico
C: Japan






Answers
1.C 2. A 3. C
 

Music With No Headphones

I love listening to music and stories on the radio. I can use a speaker or
headphones. 我喜歡聽收音機，我會用喇叭放出來或戴耳機聽。

Some headphones go inside your ear. Some headphones go on the outside of your
ear. 有些耳機可以放進耳朵裡面或有些在耳朵外面。

With headphones... no one else can hear. I can listen at home or on a bus...
and the sound is only for me. 不管在哪裡，戴上耳機，只有我聽得到裡面的聲音。

But scientists now have a new way to hear sound... and you don't need
headphones... or a speaker!

It sounds like magic, but it's real. A company in Israel is making a machine
that sends a bubble of sound to you... no speaker or headphones needed!

With this new machine, only you can hear the sound in the sound bubble.
以色列有家公司製造了一個放送聲音泡泡的機器，不用耳機或喇叭，而且只有你能聽到泡泡裡面的聲音。

Some people don't believe it! They say: No way! You can't hear sound without
a speaker or headphones! But the company in Israel really did it! They can
send a sound bubble just to you.

That means your dad could watch TV, your mom could listen to music and you
could listen to the radio... all at the same time! In the same room!
和家人待在同一個房間裡，各自做不同的事，聽不同的東西，不會互相干擾。

Wow. This sound bubble idea sounds really cool! I want one!
太酷了，我也想要一個！
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Vocabulary

聲音泡泡這個主意，聽起來有點兒像武俠小說。

1. Sound 聲音。What's that sound? 那是什麼聲音? That's the sound of spring!
那是春天的聲音! It's spring thunder. 那是春雷啊！

2. Believe 相信。I don't believe these photos are
real.我不相信這些照片是真的。Because they are too perfect?
是因為它們太完美了嗎? Exactly. Do you believe they are real?
是啊，你相信它們是真的嗎? No, I don't. 我不信。

3. Radio 廣播電台。Are your students listening to an English radio program?
你的學生是不是在聽英語廣播節目? Yeah, they're listening to ICRT, the only
English radio in Taiwan. 是，他們在聽ICRT, 台灣唯一的英語廣播電台。

4. Hear 聽到。I sometimes hear owls hoot at
night.我晚上有時候聽到貓頭鷹叫。Really? I'd like to hear that too. 真的喔?
我也希望能聽到。

Believe me, English is very useful. Let's read together.

sound 聲音 believe 相信 radio 廣播電台 hear 聽到
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Quiz

1. What do we normally use to hear the radio?
A: Speakers or headphones
B: Spoons and forks
C: Our nose and our mouths

2. What can a new machine do?
A: Send sound to you...without headphones
B: Play loud music with speakers
C: Send headphones to your friend

3. Where is the "sound bubble" company?
A: In Japan
B: In Israel
C: In India







Answers
1: A 2: A 3: B