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News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2021-03-04 |
Taiwan's Electric Trains
I'm going to Taitung tomorrow. I'm so excited!
Taitung is on the east side of Taiwan, we call that the "East Coast."
我好期待明天要去台東!它在台灣的「東海岸」。
I'm going to take a train from Kaohsiung to Taitung!
And guess what?
The train ride from Kaohsiung to Taitung takes less than 2 hours now!
現在從高雄搭火車到台東,不用兩個小時。
It's faster now because it uses electricity.
And now all of the trains in Taiwan use electricity!
台灣現在所有的火車都電氣化,也更快了。
The old trains used a kind of gasoline... like a car. They are slower and
there is pollution!
The new electric trains are quiet, faster and there is no pollution!
現在的火車改用電,比較安靜、比較快更快而且不會有污染!
There are about 1,100 kilometers of rail lines in Taiwan…
They make a big circle around us! 鐵路繞台灣一圈,大約有1100公里長,so it
took a long time, more than 20 years, to make all of Taiwan's rail lines
electric, but now it's finished. 花超過20年,把鐵路全都電氣化!
Taking an electric train is faster and quieter and there's no pollution.
And, I can get to Taitung tomorrow in just under 2 hours! That's really fast!
The east coast of Taiwan is really beautiful!
Looking out of the train window, I'm going to see mountains and then... the
ocean!
I can't wait to take the electric train to Taitung!
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Vocabulary
現在台灣的火車,都使用電力。
1. Train 火車。I'm going to Matsu next week. 我下星期要去馬祖。So you'll take
the train? 所以你要搭火車去嗎? No, silly. There's no train going to Matsu.
別傻了,沒有火車到馬祖。
2. Electric 電的。This is an electric piggy bank. 這是個用電的撲滿。Wow, so
fancy! 哇,真豪華。 But why does it need electricity? 但是它為什麼需要電?
Because it talks.因為它會講話。It will tell you how much money you've put in.
它會告訴你,你存了多少錢。
3. Hour 小時。It takes five hours to travel to Taipei.
去台北需要五個鐘頭。Five hours?! That's too long! 五個鐘頭?! 太久了!
4. Fast 很快。Kevin is a fast runner. 凱文跑很快。He can join our running
club. 他可以加入我們的跑步社團。I run fast, too. 我也跑得很快。Can I join?
我可以加入嗎?
我們一起來讀單字.
train 火車 electric 電的 hour 小時 fast 很快
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Quiz
1. Where is the person in the story going?
A: Taipei
B: Taitung
C: Taichung
2. Why are trains in Taiwan faster now?
A: They use monkey-power
B: They use gasoline...like a car
C: They use electric power
3. What do we call the east side of Taiwan?
A: The west coast
B: The north coast
C: The east coast
Answers
1: B 2: C 3: C
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2021-03-05 |
A Mystery Metal Object
Hey, students!
Today we have a very strange story. It starts strange and then gets even
stranger.
It happened in a desert in America. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere!
That means 故事發生在美國的一個沙漠。
Anyway, one day people in a helicopter saw something shiny in the desert.
有一天,一個人從直升機上,看見沙漠裡有亮亮的東西。
When they went to see what it was, they found a huge metal… thing! Actually,
nobody really knows what it is... It's shiny and has three sides… and it's
big too! It's about 3 and a half meters tall.
是一個很大、亮亮的金屬,有三個面,大約3.5公尺高。
That's about the height of one adult... standing on top of another adult!
Nobody knows what it is or where it came from… Who put it there? How did
they put it there? And why did they put it there? It's so strange!
沒人知道那是什麼, 沒有人知道它從哪裡來、為什麼放在這裡、是誰放的?
Some people think the giant, mystery metal object is a piece of art. And some
people think it could be a prop leftover from a movie. Others think it might
have been put there by aliens!
有人覺得是藝術品,有人覺得是電影道具,還有人覺得是外星人放的!
And then, just 9 days after the metal thing was found… it just...
disappeared! It's gone! 9天後,它居然不見了!
Huh? Where did it go? I guess that's just one more question in this super
strange story.
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Vocabulary
你是不是也覺得這真是件怪事?
1. Strange 奇怪的。I haven't seen Kate for four
days.我有四天沒有看到凱特了。Don't you find it strange? 你不覺得很奇怪嗎?
You're right. It's like she disappeared. 你說得對。她好像消失了。
2. Disappear 消失。Ice disappears so fast in my drink!
飲料裡的冰塊一下就不見了。It didn't disappear. 它沒有消失不見。It just
melted.它只是融化了。
3. Adult 成年人。The movie is for adults only.那部電影是給成人看的。That
means you can't go. 那表示你不能去。But I want to watch it! 但是我想看! No.
You're not an adult.不行,你不是成人。
4. Desert 沙漠。The Gobi is the biggest desert in China.
戈壁沙漠是中國最大的沙漠。And the Sahara is the world's largest desert.
撒哈拉沙漠是世界最大的。
Would you read the words with me?
strange 奇怪的 disappear 消失不見 adult 成年人 desert 沙漠
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Quiz
1. Where did people find the object?
a. At a beach in Brazil
b. On a mountain in Taiwan
c. In a desert in America
2. What was the object made of?
a. Wood
b. Metal
c. Sand
3. What happened to the object?
a. It got bigger
b. It broke
c. It disappeared
Answers
1: c 2: b 3: c
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2021-03-08 |
Burning Mountain of Coal
People use coal for many things. Old trains burn coal to make steam… that's
how a choo-choo-train works!
煤可以來拿做很多事,像蒸汽火車,需要燃燒煤炭才能動。
Coal is found deep in the earth. It looks like black rocks.
煤礦在地底深處,長得很像黑色的石頭。
Today we try not to burn coal because it's not clean. When you burn coal, it
makes the air dirty, and if we breathe the dirty air... it hurts our lungs.
燒煤炭會造成空氣汙染,也對肺有害。
But sometimes people don't burn coal … nature burns coal. Deep under the
ground, coal sometimes catches fire and burns. And, sometimes it burns for a
really long time. 大自然有時候也會自己燃燒煤炭,而且可以燒很久唷。
There is a mountain in Australia... where one natural coal fire has burned
for a crazy long time! This coal fire is inside the mountain, and scientists
say it has burned for more than 6,000 years! The mountain is called…
"Burning Mountain"! 在澳洲有一座火焰山,已經燒了6000年了! 6,000 years is a
really long time!
Nobody knows when it will stop burning...沒人知道什麼時候會停止燃燒。But
don't worry. This coal fire is far away and the smoke doesn't hurt people.
Burning Mountain is just another amazing thing about our amazing world! A
6,000-year-old fire! 真的很難以想像!
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Vocabulary
已經燃燒六千年的地底煤礦,真有點難以想像。
1. Burn 燃燒。Do you burn paper money on special days?
你們在特別的日子會燒紙錢嗎? No, not any more. 現在不燒了。
2. Fire 火。Look, that house is on fire! 你看,那棟房屋起火了! You're right!
It looks bad.你說得對,看起來很糟糕。 Let me call the fire department.
我來打電話給消防隊。
3. Mountain 山。Why is this mountain called Seven Stars Mountain?
為什麼這座山叫做七星山? I think it's because the mountain has 7
peaks.我想是因為那座山有七座山峰。
4. Old 老的, older 更老。I moved into my house when I was eight.
我八歲的時候搬進我的房子。It's a really old house now.
它現在真的是老房子了。My house back in London is older.
我在倫敦的家更老。It's more than 100 years old.它有一百多年了。
我們來一起讀單字。
burn 燃燒 fire 火 mountain 山 old 老的 older 更老
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Quiz
1. Where is Burning Mountain?
A: America
B: Argentina
C: Australia
2. What is burning in Burning Mountain?
A: Wood
B: Toilet paper
C: Coal
3. How long has the mountain been burning?
A: 60 years
B: 6 million years
C: 6,000 years
Answers
1: C 2: C 3: C
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2021-03-09 |
Lion Poop For Sale
Hi, students!
Today's story is about poop. 今天的故事是有關大便。 But not just any poop,
this is special poop.
This poop is lion poop.
And it's for sale! 是獅子的大便 還可以買!
Would you like to buy some? No? Well, that's okay.
But actually, some people really do want to buy it! Isn't that crazy?
很難相信真的有人想買!
This is happening at a zoo in Germany! They are selling jars of lion poop.
德國有一個動物園在賣裡面有獅子大便的罐子。
It costs about 150 Taiwan dollars. Is that cheap or expensive for lion poop?
價錢差不多150塊. 算貴嗎? I don't know!
But some people are really buying it!
They want to put it in their garden. 有的人想把獅子大便放在花園。
They say the smell of the lion poop scares away small animals or pests they
don't want in their gardens! 聽說獅子便便的氣味可以把小動跟海寵嚇跑!
I guess the other animals can smell the lion poop and think "uh-oh!"
I don't want to be here when this lion comes back!" And they run away.
小動物聞到獅子大便,害怕獅子會回來,趕快跑掉了!
Lions are scary, especially for small animals and pests.
So using their poop is pretty smart, right? Probably smelly, but smart!
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Vocabulary
你會想買獅子的便便嗎?
1. Crazy 瘋狂的。That's a crazy idea! 真是瘋狂的想法! No, it's a smart idea!
不會,是很聰明的主意。I don't think the zookeeper is crazy.
我覺得那個動物園管理員並不瘋狂。
2. Cheap 便宜的,expensive昂貴的。A 50-NT hamburger is very
cheap.五十塊錢的漢堡很便宜。But a 50-NT coke is
expensive.但是可樂五十塊就很貴了。
3. Garden 花園。Wow, you have a lovely garden! 哇,你有個漂亮花園! Thank you.
It's nice to have a garden on the rooftop. 謝謝你,有個花園在屋頂上很好。
4. Run away 跑掉。What's happening? 發生了什麼事? Why are people running away
from the station? 為什麼大家從車站跑出來? Maybe there's a lion in the
station. 也許車站裡有獅子。 That's crazy, Ryan! 太扯了,萊恩!
Please read the words with me.
crazy 瘋狂的 cheap 便宜的 expensive 昂貴的 garden 花園 run away 跑掉
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Quiz
1. What strange item is for sale in the story?
a. Tiger hugs
b. Lion poop
c. Chicken eggs
2. Where is it for sale?
a. A zoo in Germany
b. A supermarket in Italy
c. A toy store in Japan
3. Why do people want to buy it?
a. It smells great
b. It scares away animals and pests
c. It's cheap
Answers
1: b 2: a 3: b
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2021-03-12 |
Monkeys Invade Taiwan School!
Sometimes you need to watch out for monkeys… even at school!
A school in Taiwan had a very interesting problem recently. It was attacked
by a bunch of monkeys! 最近有個問題,台灣有學校被一堆猴子攻擊了!
This school, which is in Yunlin County, sometimes gets visits from monkeys.
Usually, it's only a few monkeys. A few monkeys don't really cause a problem.
But when a lot of monkeys show up, that is a huge problem!
幾隻猴子來....還好,但是,很多的猴子就變成大問題!
Especially if the monkeys are mean to people! 尤其對人很凶的時候。
One day, teachers and students at the school found thirty monkeys at the
school! 有三十隻猴子進到校園!
And they were creating all sorts of trouble.
The monkeys were bothering students and trying to steal their breakfast.
這些猴子騷擾學生,還想偷他們的早餐。
They were also breaking things.
They broke things like some of the school's windows and security cameras.
並且把窗戶跟攝影機都弄壞了。
Nobody knew what to do! Those monkeys were not afraid of people!
Finally, people had to light firecrackers.
The firecrackers made a lot of noise, and scared the monkeys away.
後來,大家點鞭炮把這些猴子嚇跑。
For now, the school will keep lighting firecrackers to keep the monkeys away.
But they really hope they will find a better way to solve their monkey
problem soon!
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Vocabulary
猴子有時候對人很兇。
1) Mean 很兇的。My English teacher asked me many questions today.
我的英文老師今天問我好多問題。Why is she so mean to me? 她為什麼對我那麼兇?
She's not mean. 她不是兇。She just wants your attention. 她只是要你多注意。
2) Noise 噪音。(鳥鳴) Listen to the birds! Isn't it nice?
你聽那些鳥叫,是不是很好聽? No, that's noise to me. 對我來說是噪音。
3) Problem 問題。Is there any way we can solve this problem?
我們有什麼辦法可以解決這個問題? The problem of too many monkeys?
太多猴子的問題嗎? Right! It's a big problem! 對啊,是個大問題。
4) Afraid of 害怕。Are you afraid of dogs, Jane? 你怕狗嗎? Yes, I am. Very
much so.怕,我很怕。How about you? 你呢? No, I'm more afraid of monkeys.
我不怕狗,比較怕猴子。
我們來讀單字。
mean 很兇的 noise 噪音 problem 問題 afraid of 害怕
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Quiz
1. What kind of animal attacked the school?
a. Horses
b. Bears
c. Monkeys
2. How many of the animals were there?
a. 3
b. 30
c. 300
3. How did the school get rid of the animals?
a. By lighting firecrackers
b. By shouting loudly
c. By clapping their hands
Answers
1. C 2. B 3. A
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