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Will Taiwan Have Longer, Hotter Summers?
Oh boy, it's so hot. Let's go for a drive to cool down.
天啊，真的好熱。我們去開車兜風。

Ugh. There are so many cars on the road. Hey, we need to get some gas!
路上有好多車，而且我們還需要加油！

Summers are hot in Taiwan. We turn on air conditioners to cool down. Maybe we
go for drives and use gas. When we do these things, we use fossil fuels.
台灣的夏天真的很熱，我們都會開冷氣或是開車出去兜風，都會用到化石燃料。

What happens if our fossil fuel use doesn't change? Climate change will make
Taiwan's summers hotter and longer.
如果我們不減少化石燃料的使用，氣候變遷會讓台灣的夏天又長又熱。

By the year 2100, our summers will be 210 days long! Noooooo! Do you like
36-degree days? There will be 75 more!
到了2100年，台灣的夏天會長達210天！36度的天氣會多75天喔！

Climate change will also bring more heavy rain. More floods will happen.
There will be fewer typhoons. But... they'll be stronger!
氣候變遷還會帶來強降雨，就會更常淹水。颱風雖然會變少，但是颱風的強度會更強。

Longer, hotter summers, more floods, and stronger typhoons will make life
harder for everyone.
又長又熱的夏天、很多的水災以及強颱都會讓我們的日子不好過。
We need to do more to slow down climate change. We don't want longer, hotter
summers, right? Let's find ways to use less fossil fuels. Seven months of
summer is too long!
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Vocabulary
又熱又潮濕的夏天，讓人很難受，而這種日子以後會更多。

1. longer 比較長的
Working late today? 今天晚下班?
I'm not working. 我沒有在工作。
I just want to stay at the office longer. 我只想在辦公室待久一點。

2. hotter 比較熱的
To enjoy air conditioning? 享受冷氣嗎?
Exactly! 正是!
It's too hot at home. 家裡太熱了。
It feels like every summer is hotter than the last.
感覺起來每年夏天都比以前熱。

3. harder 更困難
That's so true! 真的是那樣!
And when it rains, it makes daily life harder. 下雨時也讓日常生活更麻煩。

4. change 改變
I used to love summer a lot. 我以前很喜歡夏天。
Not anymore. 現在不了。
Because summer has changed. 因為夏天變了。
Yeah, it has. 對啊，是變了。

Summertime is getting longer... 來一起讀單字。
longer比較長的
hotter比較熱的
harder更困難
change改變
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Quiz
1. If our fossil fuel use doesn't change, how long will Taiwan's summers be?
a. 7 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months

2. When will summers become that long?
a. 2075
b. 2100
c. 2121

3. How will typhoons change?
a. They'll be weaker.
b. They'll be shorter.
c. They'll be stronger.













Answers:
1. a
2. b
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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More Electric Scooters Deliver Mail

Electric scooters are great. They are better than gas scooters. Gas scooters
are loud. Electric scooters are quiet. Ah, that sounds so nice!
電動機車比一般燃油車好多了，它們不會發出很大的噪音。

Electric scooters are better for the air. Gas scooters make the air dirty.
Electric scooters don't. Using more electric scooters makes our air cleaner!
電動機車也對空氣比較好，不會像燃油機車汙染空氣，把一般機車換成電動車，會讓空氣變乾淨。

In Taiwan, gas scooters and electric scooters bring us many things. Companies
bring us food orders. And the post office brings us mail.
台灣很多工作需要用到機車，例如外送公司送食物，或是郵差送信。

The post office has about 8,000 scooters. About 3,200 are electric scooters.
郵政總局有大概 8 千台機車，其中 3 千 2 百台是電動機車。

The post office has been buying electric scooters for seven years. In this
year, 2024, it bought 500. It will buy more. It wants to stop using gas
scooters by 2039. All of its scooters will be electric then!
過去 7 年，郵政總局一直在買電動機車，光今年就買了 5 百台，他們希望在 2039
年把所有機車換成電動車。

That means we will hear less of this …

And we will hear more of this …

Our air will be cleaner.
這代表我們會聽到越來越少噪音，空氣也會變乾淨。

Can other companies use electric scooters too?

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Vocabulary

郵差天天送信，需要更環保的機車。

1. quiet 安靜的。
Do you need a ride? 你需要搭便車嗎?
On your scooter? No, thanks. 搭你的機車? 不了，謝謝。
I knew you'd say that. 我就知道你會那麼說。
I've bought a nice and quiet scooter. 我買了一台很好而且安靜的摩托車。

2. loud 大聲的。
Good for you! 真好!
Your old one is really too loud. 你那台舊的真的太吵。
I know. This new one is so much better.我知道，這台新車好多了。

3. air 空氣。
So it's an electric scooter? 所以是電動機車?
Yeah, no more air pollution. 對，不再有空氣汙染。

4. great 很棒的。
And no more noise pollution. 也沒有噪音汙染。
No. 沒有。
Now do you want to see how great it is? 現在你想不想看看它有多棒?
Of course! 當然想!

你搭機車上學嗎? 來一起讀單字。

quiet安靜的 loud大聲的 air空氣 great很棒的

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Quiz

1. Which is true about electric scooters?
a. They make the air dirty.
b. They are quiet.
c. They are loud.

2. How long has the post office been buying electric scooters?
a. 1 year
b. 7 years
c. 20 years

3. When will all of the post office's scooters be electric?
a. 2024
b. 2029
c. 2039









Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. c
 

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Taiwan to Be Green Fuel Station for Planes

Planes need fuel to fly. Now planes use fuel that makes the air dirty. It's a
fossil fuel. But did you know planes can use new, cleaner fuel? It makes less
dirty air!
飛機需要燃料才能起飛，這些燃料產生很多空氣污染。但是你知道嗎?現在飛機也可以選擇更乾淨的環保燃料!

Taiwan wants to help! It's going to use cleaner fuel. This fuel is made from
old cooking oil, wood, and plants. It's better for the Earth.
台灣想做出改變，使用乾淨的燃料。它來自回收的食用油、木材和植物，對空氣比較好。

This year, Taiwan is buying this fuel from other countries. The fuel is mixed
with fossil fuel. Taiwan's airlines can use this fuel mix for their planes
that fly in Taiwan. Next year, Taiwan will make its own cleaner fuel. It's
trying ways to do this now.
今年，台灣從國外買回這種燃料，把它和舊的燃料混在一起使用。明年，台灣也將自己製造新的環保燃料。

Taiwan wants all planes to make less dirty air. By 2030, it wants Taiwan's
airlines to use the fuel mix in planes flying to other countries. By 2050, it
wants planes to make very little dirty air!
台灣希望飛機不再造成空氣污染。到2030年年底，台灣的所有飛機都會改用混和燃料，這樣
2050年的天空會很乾淨!

What about planes from other countries? Well, Taiwan wants them to refuel
here. It wants to become a green fuel station for planes!
那來自其他國家的飛機呢?
它們降落在這裡之後可以換上新的燃料，讓台灣成為各地飛機的環保加油站!

A cleaner sky is coming. And Taiwan is ready to help!
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Vocabulary
把飛機的燃料油，改成符合環保的燃料，對自然環境大有幫助。

1. country 國家。
Look at that plane! 你看那架飛機!
I wish I could fly to another country right now. 我希望現在就飛到另一個國家。
Me too! To a place that's nice and quiet. 我也是，去一個安靜的好地方。

2. sky 天空。
I thought you hate flying. 我以為你討厭飛行。
No, not really. 其實不會。
I like it when the sky is blue.我喜歡有藍天的時候飛。

3. next year 明年。
Where would you like to go? 你想去哪裡?
Maybe Bali.也許峇里島。
I like Bali! 我喜歡峇里島!
Let's go there next year. 我們明年去吧。

4. ready 準備好的。
Don't you want to go now? 你不是想現在就走?
You're right. I'm ready. 你說得對，我準備好了。
Give me a minute to buy tickets. 給我一分鐘來買機票。

在台灣，想去國外旅行就需要搭飛機。
country國家 sky天空 next year明年 ready準備好的
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Quiz

1. Why is the new fuel better for the Earth?
a. It is cheap.
b. It smells nice.
c. It makes less dirty air.

2. Where is Taiwan buying the new fuel from this year?
a. Taiwan
b. Other countries
c. Green fuel stations

3. What does Taiwan want planes from other countries to do?
a. Refuel in Taiwan
b. Use a fossil fuel
c. Buy cooking oil

Answers
1. c
2. b
3. a
 

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People Pedal for Power

Being out in the sun with friends feels good! Doing this when we're
exercising, having fun, and helping others feels GREAT!
在太陽下跟朋友玩很享受，如果可以同時運動跟幫助人，感覺更棒!

About three hundred people met one day. Some were adults and many were kids.
Schools sent lots of students! The people were meeting to exercise. There
were hundreds of exercise bikes!
有一天，300 個大人小孩聚在一起運動，還有學校派學生參加，現場有好幾百台腳踏車。

But these bikes are not like the bikes in gyms or sports centers. And they
are not like the bike in your living room … you know, the one your dad or
mom doesn't use anymore! These exercise bikes make electricity!
但這些腳踏車不是一般健身房那種，它們可以發電!

The people got on the bikes. They started pedaling! As they pedaled, the
bikes made electricity. The more the people pedaled, the more electricity
they made!
這些人坐上腳踏車猛踩踏板，這些踏板會發電，所以越多人踩踏板，就能製造越多電力!

Together the people made more than 10,000 watts of energy. That can give
electricity to two homes for 24 hours! They gave the electricity they made to
people who need it.
他們製造超過 1 萬瓦電力，可以供兩個家庭使用 24 小時，最後電力送給需要的人。

Everyone had a great day! Together with their friends, they exercised, had
fun, and helped others!
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Vocabulary
騎腳踏車可以發電，電力還可以供應住家呢!

1. exercise 運動。
That was lots of fun! 真是有趣!
Yeah, I forgot how much I enjoy biking. 對啊，我都忘了我有多喜歡騎車。It's
great exercise too! 它也是很棒的運動。
I hope I burned at least 500 calories. 我希望至少燒掉了五百卡路里。

2. gym 健身房。
And it's way better than the gym. 比健身房好多了。
Totally. Fresh air and sunshine win every time! 當然輸給新鮮空氣跟陽光。

3. together 一起。
We should do this every week. 我們應該每星期都來。
Good idea. Let's do it together with the kids. 好主意，來跟小孩一起騎。

4. pedal 踩踏板。
My 3-year-old has yet to learn how to pedal. 我的三歲小孩還沒有學會踩踏板。
No worries. He'll learn fast. 別擔心，他會學很快的。

來一起讀單字。
exercise運動 gym健身房 together一起 pedal踩踏板
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Quiz

1. What did schools send to the meeting?
a. Lots of exercise bikes
b. Lots of students
c. Lots of adults

2. How much electricity did the big group make?
a. One watt
b. Three hundred watts
c. Ten thousand watts

3. Where was the electricity sent?
a. To people who needed it
b. To a bike in a living room
c. Outside

Answers
1. b
2. c
3. a