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Man Runs Across Africa

Marathons are very long runs. They're about 42 kilometers long! Many people
never run a marathon. But one British man ran 385 marathons in less than a
year!
馬拉松是一種長跑的運動，全程差不多42公里。很多人從來沒有跑過馬拉松，但有一個人一年內跑了385場馬拉松!

This British man ran in Africa. He ran from the most southern place to the
most northern place. He ran through 16 countries.
這位英國男子從非洲的最南端跑到最北部，一共經過16個國家。

He had some problems during the run. Somebody stole his money and phone. He
got very sick from eating some bad food. In the Sahara desert, he ran in
sandstorms and... snowstorms!
跑步的過程遇到許多困難，有人偷了他的錢包跟手機，他也曾經吃壞肚子。在撒哈拉沙漠，他還遇到沙塵暴跟暴風雪。

The man ran for two charities. One charity helps young people who have no
homes. The other helps Indigenous people in the Sahara desert. People around
the world gave them money because he ran. They gave over one million British
pounds. That's over $42 million Taiwan dollars!
全世界的人都因為他捐款給兩家慈善機構，一家幫助無家可歸的青少年，另一家幫助撒哈拉沙漠的原住民，募款金額超過100萬英鎊，相當於4200多萬台幣。

This man ran across Africa to help people. What a great guy!
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Vocabulary
長跑一萬六千多公里，不只是挑戰自我，也是為了做善事募款。

1. sick 生病
Hey, there's a marathon in Taipei next month! 台北下個月有馬拉松!
Last time you ran a marathon, you came back on the MRT.
上次你跑馬拉松，是坐捷運回來的。
That's because I got sick.那是因為我生病了。

2. kilometer 公里
From running too hard.因為你跑太用力。
From eating too much. 因為我吃太多。
This time I'll join the beginner's group. 這回我要加入初學者那一組。
That's still 10 kilometers. 那還是有十公里。

3. less than 少於
No, it's less than that. It's 5 kilometers.不到那麼多，只有五公里。
Five?! You might as well walk. 五公里?乾脆用走的好了。

4. never 絕不
I'd never do that. I'd run all the way. 我絕不會那麼做。我會全部用跑的。

你還記得今天的單字嗎?
sick生病
kilometer公里
less than少於
never絕不

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Quiz
1. What did the man do?
a. Ran in South America
b. Ran in different marathons
c. Ran through 16 countries

2. Why did the man run?
a. To become rich
b. To write a book about running
c. To help people

3. What happened to the man?
a. He got lost.
b. He ran in snowstorms.
c. He broke his leg.









Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b
 

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Telling the Taroko People's Past

Have you been to Taroko Gorge? It's in Hualien. It's very beautiful.
你去過花蓮的太魯閣峽谷嗎?那裏很漂亮
。
Taroko Gorge's name comes from the Taroko people. The Taroko people are one
of the Indigenous Taiwanese peoples. Most live in Hualien.
太魯閣峽谷的名字來自一個原住民太魯閣族。

Some say the Taroko people first came to Taiwan's southwest coast. Tainan is
there now. But Hualien is on the east coast of Taiwan. How did they come so
far? And why?
傳說太魯閣族最早來到台灣的西南部，也就是現在的台南，但是現在他們住在台灣的東部花蓮，他們怎麼跑了這麼遠呢?

Not much was known about the Taroko people's past. Different people knew
different parts of the Taroko people's past. But no one knew all of it.
沒有人了解太魯閣族全部的歷史，不同的人知道不同的部分。

A new book has changed this! It took more than ten years to write. The writer
went to many Taroko groups. He talked with more than one hundred and eighty
people!
但現在有一本關於他們歷史的書! 作者花了10 年以上，訪問了 180
多個太魯閣族人才寫完。

This book is important. It tells how and why the Taroko people went from the
southwest to the east of Taiwan.
這本書很重要，它告訴我們太魯閣族搬到花蓮的原因還有過程。

The Taroko people have a great past. Thanks to this book, they can share
their story with the world!
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Vocabulary
現在有一本新書，告訴讀者原住民太魯閣族人的歷史。

1. write 寫作。
If I write a book about birds, would you buy
it?假如我寫一本有關鳥類的書，你會買嗎?
No.不會。
Why not? 為什麼不?
I'm not interested in birds.我對鳥兒沒有興趣。

2. past 過去。
What are you interested in? 你對什麼有興趣?
Your past.你的過去。
My past? 我的過去?
Yeah, what you did and how you became who you are.
對，你做了哪些事，怎麼變成現在的你。

3. why 為什麼。
Why do you want to read a book about me? 為何你想讀關於我的書?
I like to hear people's stories. 我喜歡聽別人的故事。

4. different 不同的。
I've never done anything great.我沒有做過什麼了不起的事。
Well, you're different from anyone I know. 你跟我認識的人都不一樣。
So I'd like to find out more.所以我想多知道一點。

你今天學的單字有哪幾個?
write寫作 past過去 why為什麼 different不同的
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Quiz

1. Where is Taroko Gorge?
a. Miaoli
b. Yilan
c. Hualien

2. Where in Taiwan is Tainan?
a. The southeast coast
b. The southwest coast
c. The northwest coast

3. Where do most Taroko people live?
a. The north coast
b. The east coast
c. The west coast

Answers
1. c
2. b
3. b
 

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The Pasta'ay Festival Is About Something Serious

The Saisiyat are one of the Indigenous Taiwanese Peoples. Long ago, there
were many Saisiyat people. Today, there are around six thousand Saisiyat in
Taiwan.
賽夏族是台灣的原住民族，原本人口很多的他們，現在只有大約 6 千人。

But the Saisiyat have saved their traditions. One tradition is a very
interesting festival!
但是賽夏族保留了他們的傳統節慶，其中一個很有趣哦！

People usually have happy festivals. But the Saisiyat have a very different
one. It's not a sad festival. But it's also not a happy one. They have their
Pasta'ay Festival to say "sorry."
大部分的慶典都是歡樂的，但賽夏族有一個很不一樣的節慶，既不悲傷也不歡樂，為什麼呢？因為他們的矮靈祭，是為了道歉。

The Saisiyat have a story. A long time ago, there were some very short
people. They were about one meter tall. They taught the Saisiyat how to grow
food. But then the short people and the Saisiyat had a big fight. The short
people went away.
很久以前，矮人族教導賽夏族怎麼種植食物，但是之後他們有了紛爭，矮人族就生氣離開了！

Now the Saisiyat have this festival every two years. They dance and sing for
a long time. In the dances and songs, they say "sorry" to the short people.
現在賽夏族人每兩年舉辦一次矮靈祭，他們會唱歌跳舞，用音樂跟舞蹈，表達對矮人族的歉意。

The Pasta'ay Festival is this weekend in Miaoli and Hsinchu!
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Vocabulary

1. festival 慶典。
Have you ever been to any Indigenous people's festivals?
你有去過原住民的慶典嗎?
No. Have you? 沒有。你呢?
No, but I'd like to see one.沒有，不過我很想看看。

2. sing 唱歌，dance 跳舞。
I guess there would be lots of singing and dancing. 我猜有很多唱歌跳舞。Yeah,
and maybe some good food too. 對，也許還有好吃的食物。

3. people 人群。
But do you know what's the world's biggest festival?
但是你可知道世界最大的節慶是哪個?
Let me guess. Rio's Carnival? 我來猜。里約的嘉年華嗎?
You got it. 猜對了。
Two million people join it every year.每年有兩百萬人參加。

4. interesting 有趣的。
It must be a very interesting event. 一定是非常好玩的活動。
Must be. 肯定的。
Too bad Brazil is so far away. 可惜巴西那麼遠。

Have you been to any big festivals?
festival慶典 sing唱歌 dance跳舞 people 人群 interesting 有趣的
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Quiz

1. Which people have a festival every two years?
a. The Saisiyat
b. The short people
c. The Amis

2. What do people say at this festival?
a. Thank you
b. Hello
c. Sorry

3. What did the short people teach the Saisyat people?
a. How to grow food
b. How to sing
c. How to dance

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. a
 

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Parks and Indigenous People Help Taiwan's Salmon

Taiwan has its own salmon! You can see them on the $2,000 Taiwan dollar bill.
台灣有種特別的鮭魚，叫做櫻花鉤吻鮭，你可以在兩千元鈔票上找到牠們。

The Formosan landlocked salmon are from the Ice Age! They live in mountain
rivers. They cannot go to the ocean. That means they're landlocked.?
櫻花鉤吻鮭從冰河時期就存在！因為牠們只生存在陸地的高山河川裡，不能游到大海，所以牠們被稱為陸封鮭魚。

They're endangered too. Thirty years ago, there were 200 of these salmon!
Their rivers were dirty. The dirty water was killing them!
這些鮭魚瀕臨絕種，三十年前只有兩百隻，當時的河水非常髒，所以鮭魚很難生存。

But... in 2023, there were 18,630 salmon! What happened?
不過在2023年，櫻花鉤吻鮭竟然增加到一萬八千六百三十隻，這中間發生了什麼事呢?

Shei-Pa National Park helps the fish. It cleaned the water in the rivers. It
took things out of them too. Salmon can swim far now.
雪霸國家公園一直在幫忙這些魚繁殖，清除掉水中的垃圾跟障礙物，現在魚群可以在乾淨的水裡游很遠!

People help too. Many are Indigenous. They look for changes in the rivers.
They keep these fish safe. They move baby salmon to higher, cooler rivers.
Why? Climate change is making rivers too warm for salmon.
當地的原住民也有幫忙，他們觀察河水的變化、保護魚群安全，還把鮭魚寶寶移到水溫更低的河流，避免太溫暖的水傷害鮭魚。

Taroko National Park also helps. Now salmon swim in two rivers there!
太魯閣國家公園也加入這項工作，現在櫻花鉤吻鮭可以在兩座國家公園生活。

National parks and Indigenous people are working hard. They're saving
Taiwan's endangered salmon!
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Vocabulary
櫻花鉤吻鮭是國寶魚，在高山溪流中可以見到。

1. river 河流。
There's fish in the river! 河裡面有魚!
Yeah, they are salmon. 沒錯，是鮭魚。
Wow, salmon in Taiwan? 哇，台灣有鮭魚?
Yeah, isn't it wonderful? 是啊，很棒吧?

2. swim 游泳。
Do you know what I'm thinking? 你知道我在想什麼嗎?
You want to eat the fish. 你想要吃魚。
Spot on! 答對了!
You can't. They swim fast. 你吃不到，牠們游很快。

3. Ice Age 冰河時期。
They're from the Ice Age, you know. 你要知道牠們來自冰河時期。
Well, I prefer to eat hot, cooked fish. 我喜歡吃煮熟的，熱的魚。

4. go to 去。
Let's go to the eatery over there. 我們去那裡的小吃店吧。
They should have hot, cooked noodles.他們應該有煮熟的熱麵條。
Have you ever seen Formosan salmon?

river河流 swim游泳 Ice Age冰河時期 go to去
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Quiz

1. Why are these salmon landlocked?
a. They cannot go to the ocean.
b. They live on land.
c. They live in the ocean.

2. How many salmon were there thirty years ago?
a. 100
b. 200
c. 500

3. What is one way Indigenous people help these salmon?
a. Eat fewer salmon
b. Put things in rivers
c. Move baby salmon

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c
 

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's news:

A different kind of race, a different kind of camel rider, and one of the
coolest streets in the world.

All that and more, coming up next.
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瘋狂有趣的西拉雅趣飛車
Off to the Races! At the Siraya Go Soapbox Derby

Tainan is hosting a special race.

One part of the race is just for children.

And the children must build their own "cars"!

The Siraya Go CreCar soap box derby will take place November 6th.

A soap box derby is a fun race that gets a bit crazy sometimes.

Racers must drive a "car" that they made themselves.

These "cars" do not have an engine (引擎).

And most of the time, only one person can sit in the car.

The racers drive their homemade car down a downhill race track (賽道).

This year is the ninth year the Siraya Go CreCar race has been held.

The race for adults will take place on November 6th, at the Tsou Ma Lai Farm
in Danei District.

Racers start at the top of a ramp (坡道).

They will also face many challenges.

There are jumps on the track.

And there's even a parking challenge at the end.

There's also a race for kids age 6 to 12.

That race will be held in October.

10月還有「趣味造車暖身賽」，讓6至12歲的小朋友打造無動力小車。
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女騎師成立杜拜騎駱駝學校
Women Lead Dubai's First Camel Riding School

The United Arab Emirates, UAE for short, is a country in the Middle East.

阿拉伯聯合大公國是中東七個大公國組成的國家。

When you think of the Middle East, what do you see?

Tall cities, dry desert, and maybe camels (駱駝)?

Camel-riding is a big part the UAE.

People sometimes ride camels to get around, and it's a big part of UAE
culture.

But here's something that might surprise you...

The UAE just got its first school for camel-riding.

Last month, the "Arabian Desert Camel Riding Center" got its official license
(執照).

And here's another surprise...

One of the people who started the school is a woman.

The UAE has lots of traditions (傳統) for women and men.

For example, most of the time, only men ride camels.

A woman can work, but only if a male guardian (男性監護人), like her father
or husband, gives permission (同意).

This is why it's surprising that the camel-riding school was started by a
woman.

30-year-old Linda Krockenberger comes from Germany.

She moved to the UAE in 2015 for work.

Linda wanted to try riding camels.

But she couldn't find someone to teach her.

She says some said they would teach her, but only if they ride at night, in
the dark.

Some even asked her to dress like a boy.

Finally she found an Emirati man who would teach her.

52-year-old Obaid Al Falasi has worked with camels all his life.

And together Linda and Obaid decided to open a camel-riding school.

Linda是阿拉伯沙漠騎駱駝中心的共同創辦人。

And the school would teach anyone who wanted to learn.

Linda says the licensed school is the only way women can ride camels.

Otherwise (否則), women riding camels would not be acceptable (不可接受的) in
UAE culture.

Now, Linda says the school has around 30 students.

She says most of them are women.

And the women have even formed the UAE's first women's camel racing team!
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全球最酷街道 台北永康街奪第4名
Taipei Street Named 4th Coolest in the World

A street in Taiwan has been named one of the coolest streets in the world.

A company called Time Out asked 20,000 people around the world this
question...

"What is the coolest street in your city?"

文化通訊周刊「Time
Out」用問卷調查的方式，問了世界各地的居民「你所在城市最酷的街道是哪條？」

33 streets around the world are on the list.

And Taipei's Yongkang Street (永康街) was listed as number 4!
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So, in today's News Bites:

Tainan is hosting the Siraya Go CreCar soap box derby on November 6th.

A soap box derby is a fun race that gets a bit crazy sometimes.

Racers must drive a "car" that they made themselves.
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The UAE just got its first school for camel-riding.

Last month, the "Arabian Desert Camel Riding Center" got its official license.

One of the people who started the school is a woman.
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And,

A company called Time Out asked 20,000 people around the world, "What is the
coolest street in your city?"

And it came up with a list of 33 coolest streets around the world.

Taipei's Yongkang Street was listed as number 4!
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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Going out into space is a dream for many people. The idea of going to other
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and dangerous to others.

If you were asked to volunteer to go out into space and explore another
planet, would you go?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
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Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
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