Be Careful in the Mountains

Hiking is so much fun! And it's a good way to exercise. More and more people
in Taiwan are hiking in the mountains… Taiwan has so many mountains… and
there are so many places to go hiking! 台灣有很多山，有些很適合爬山、健行。

But… the Taiwan government says people need to be more careful when they go
hiking in the mountains.

Too many people are getting lost... and too many people are getting hurt.
因為有太多人在山裡迷路或是受傷，應該要小心注意。

If you get lost, a helicopter might have to come to find you… it's not easy
to find people with a helicopter. 而且出動直升機在山裡面找人不容易。

And if you get hurt… it might take a long time before they can take you to
the hospital.

The best way to go mountain hiking is with a guide. A guide knows all about
the mountains and can help you not get lost or hurt.
登山健行最好有嚮導，因為他們熟悉當地的狀況，不會讓你迷路或受傷。

Some people think they are smart enough to go all by themselves. "No
problem... I'll just start hiking... let's go...that way!"
有些人覺得自己可以的。

NO! That's a really bad idea!

You need to have the right kind of shoes, you need to have enough water, and
you need to know where you're going... because it's really easy to get lost
when hiking the mountains.
登山健行記得要穿適合的鞋子，帶足夠的水，還要認得路喔！

Hiking is great… but be careful!
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Vocabulary

Hiking on the mountains can be a lot of fun.

1. Hike 健行。I enjoy hiking on Yangmingshan. How about you?
我喜歡到陽明山健行，你呢? I often go hiking along the northeastern coast.
我常常到東北角海邊走路。The view there is amazing! 那兒的景色很棒！

2. Lost 迷路。I sometimes go hiking there at night.
我有時候晚上去那裡健行。You can get lost and fall into the sea.
你有可能迷路，掉進海裡。I never get lost because I have my dog with me.
我從來不迷路，因為我的狗跟我一起走。

3. Helicopter 直升機。I'll travel by helicopter. 我會坐直升機去。Wow, a
helicopter ride to Green Island? 哇，搭直升機去綠島嗎？ That's so cool!
很酷喔 !

4. Problem 問題。Water will be a big problem. 水會是個很大的問題。I agree.
The river is almost dry. 我同意。這條河都快乾了。

我們來讀單字。

hike 健行 lost 迷路 helicopter 直升機 problem 問題
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Quiz

1. Why should you be careful when hiking in the mountains?
A: Because it's easy to get lost or get hurt
B: Because there are lions
C: Because it's too hot

2. What's the safest way to hike in the mountains?
A: With a guide
B: With a parrot
C: With a smart dog

3. What do they use to find people lost in the mountains?
A: A train
B: A bicycle
C: A helicopter







Answers
1: A 2: A 3: C
 

Unique Basketball Card

Yes! My team won! Ah, I'm so happy! Yes!

Man, I really love watching basketball. It's my favorite sport! The games are
so exciting! 我超愛看籃球賽！

Did you know that they make collectible cards for basketball players? There
are many different kinds, some that are just normal cards, and some that are
really special. And those special ones can be worth a lot of money.
有些人喜歡收集球星卡，有些卡片可能很值錢喔！

One super valuable card was recently discovered. This card is one of a kind,
and is from Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James!
最近發現了一張超值錢的球星卡，是洛杉磯湖人隊詹皇的！

LeBron is one of the biggest NBA stars ever! LeBron James是知名的NBA球員之一
台灣叫他詹皇.

But what makes this card so special? Well, it has the NBA logo from the
uniform he wore during the season when the Lakers won the championship! They
actually cut the logo off the shirt and put it on the card!
這張卡片，有當年湖人隊贏得冠軍時，詹皇穿的球衣上的NBA標籤。他們將它剪下貼在卡片上！Wow!
Isn't that cool?

That card is one of a kind! That means there's only one of it in the entire
world! And that makes it very valuable. Experts say that it could sell for as
much as 100 thousand US dollars! Woah! That's a lot of money!
這張卡片全世界只有一張，可能價值十萬美金！

Maybe I should go buy some cards! Who knows, maybe I could get really lucky
and get a super valuable card too!
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Vocabulary

你也喜歡收集運動卡片嗎？

1. Sport 運動。l think football is the best sport for children.
我覺得對小孩來說最好的運動是足球。It's easy to learn, fun and good for
building muscles. 它容易學，很好玩，而且可以增強肌肉。That really sounds like
a good sport! 聽起來真是好運動！

2. Game 比賽。There's a football game tonight.今天晚上有一場足球賽。Are you
going to play? 你要上場踢球嗎？ No. I'm in tomorrow's game.
不，我是參加明天的比賽。

3. Valuable 很有價值的。Do you put your valuable things in a safe?
你把值錢的東西放在保險箱裡嗎？ Well, the only valuable thing I have is my
cell phone. 我唯一值錢的東西就是我的手機。

4. Sell 賣出。Are you selling your computer? 你要賣掉你的電腦嗎？ Yes. I'll
sell it for 5,500 NT. 是的，我開價五千五百塊。

Okay, let's review the words.

sport 運動 game 比賽 valuable 有價值的 sell 賣出
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Quiz

1. What is the speaker's favorite sport?
A. Basketball
B. Water skiing
C. Mountain climbing

2. Which basketball star is on the valuable card?
A. Michael Jordan
B. LeBron James
C. Shaquille O'Neal

3. How much is the card worth?
A. 100 thousand US dollars
B. 2 million NT
C. 5 million Japanese yen







Answers
1. A 2. B. 3. A
 

72 Hours with 72 Snakes

Snakesssss! Oooooooh... I'm so afraid of snakes. 我超怕蛇的！ And snakes can
be very dangerous. A bite from a venomous snake can kill people!

But… snakes aren't trying to bite you. Snakes don't eat people. They only
bite people when they feel afraid. 蛇只有在害怕的時候才會咬人。

Mr. Khaire (Ku-AR-eh) from India, thinks people don't understand snakes. To
show people they shouldn't be afraid, he even stayed in a cage with 72
venomous snakes for 72 hours!
印度有一個人，把自己跟72條毒蛇，關在一個籠子裡72小時！

Everyone said "don't do it!"... "It's too dangerous!"... "You could die!"

But Mr. Khaire likes snakes, he says "If you don't try to hurt them...they
won't hurt you!" he said. 他說只要你不惹牠們，就不會傷害你。And he stayed in
the cage for 72 hours.

Some of the snakes even crawled over him, but he gently picked the snakes up
and moved them away.
在籠子裡面，他會輕輕地把爬到他身上的蛇拿起來，然後放到別的地方。

And guess what? No bites!

Mr. Khaire became famous as "The Snake Man of India", and then he opened a
zoo that has a special "snake park" where people can learn about snakes.
這印度人後來開了一間動物園，裡面當然也有很多蛇！

Wow! Cool story! And I think he's right. Snakes don't want to hurt people;
they only bite when they feel afraid.
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Vocabulary

人類從老祖宗開始就怕蛇。

1. Afraid 害怕。Which animal are you most afraid of? 你最怕什麼動物? I'm most
afraid of spiders.我最怕蜘蛛。But they are so small! 但是蜘蛛很小。They are
big to me. 對我來說他們很大。

2. Bite 咬。Spiders don't bite.蜘蛛不會咬人。You're right. They don't.
你說得對，確實不會。

3. Famous 有名的。Yilan is famous for its hot springs.宜蘭以溫泉聞名。And
Tainan is famous for its food. 台南則是以美食著稱。

4. Cage 籠子。Why do animals stay in cages at the zoo?
為什麼動物園的動物都待在籠子裡? Many of them stay outside, like
zebras.也有很多待在室外，比如說斑馬。Cages are for smaller animals like
turtles. 籠子是給比較小的動物，例如烏龜。

So are you afraid of snakes, too? 一起讀讀單字吧。

afraid 害怕 bite 咬 famous 有名的 cage 籠子
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Quiz

1. Where is Mr. Khaire from?
A: Indonesia
B: India
C: Iceland

2. Why is Mr. Kharie famous?
A: He ate 25 hamburgers in 25 minutes!
B: He stayed in a cage with 72 snakes for 72 hours!
C: He played with 48 bears for 48 hours!

3. What do we call snakes that are super dangerous?
A: Venomous snakes
B: Silly snakes
C: Snakes and Ladders







Answers
1. B 2. B 3. A
 

Painting Lost at Airport Found in Trash

"Okay, sir. Your total comes to NT$285". ..

Okay. Oh no! I forgot my wallet! 我的皮夾呢?

Where did I leave it? I can't remember!

Oh, never mind, it's in my pocket!

Have you ever lost something that is very important?

Or have you ever lost something that is worth a lot of money?
你曾經弄丟很重要或是很有價值的東西嗎?

A man in Germany forgot something that was incredibly valuable at the
airport. It wasn't his wallet or a little bit of money.

He lost a very, very expensive painting!
有人在德國的機場，弄丟了一幅非常昂貴的畫！

How does a person forget a painting?!

The painting was very expensive. It was worth over 8.4 million Taiwan
dollars! 價值超過台幣850萬！

Of course, when the man arrived back home, he realized he forgot his very
expensive painting.

He tried to call the police to help him find it.

They looked everywhere, but couldn't find the painting.
他打電話給警察，請他們幫忙找，結果還是沒發現。

Finally, someone in the man's family went to the airport themselves to try to
find it.

They spoke to the police there, and together, they found the painting!
家人後來回到機場和警察一起找，最後終於找到畫了！

Guess where it was?

Someone put the painting in a recycling dumpster!
猜猜看在哪裡找到的？答案是在回收箱裡面！

Thankfully, the painting wasn't ruined, and it was sent back to the man who
lost it. Lucky him!
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Vocabulary

遺失的東西能找回來，最讓人高興了。

1) Lost遺失的。I've found my lost cell phone! 我找到掉了的手機! Where did
you lose it? 你在哪裡搞丟它的? On MRT. Somebody sent it to the Lost and
Found.在捷運上。有人把它送去了失物招領。Wow, you're lucky! 哇，運氣真好!

2) Worth價值。How much is the phone worth? 你的手機價值多少? My mom bought it
for 10,000 NT. 我媽媽花了一萬塊買它。It's not worth that much now.
現在不值那麼多錢了。

3) Look看，尋找。Did you try to look for the phone? 你有試著找手機嗎? I did!
I looked everywhere. 我有啊，我到處找。But I couldn't find it. 但是我找不到。

4) Together一起。Can we do math homework together? 我們可以一起做數學功課嗎?
Sure, we can do it after school. 可以啊，我們放學以後做。

I enjoy doing things together with my friends. 來一起讀單字吧。Lost遺失的
worth價值 look看，尋找 together一起
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Quiz

1. What did the man in this story forget?
a. A painting
b. His wallet
c. His luggage

2. Where did he forget it?
a. At a cafe
b. At the airport
c. On the street

3. What country did he forget it in?
a. Germany
b. The United States
c. Taiwan




Answers
1. A 2. B 3. A
 

Chubby Boy Band

Do you like K-pop? 你喜歡KPOP嗎？

I have a friend who loves BTS… but I have another friend who says BTS are
old!

Hahaha! She likes Purple Kiss... and can't wait for new music from CIIPHER.

I have to tell you the truth… I don't know this group.

I guess... I'm too old! But, I do know one thing about pop groups: all of the
girls and all of the boys have perfect-looking bodies.
老實說我不認識他們，但不管是男團還是女團，他們的身材都很好。

Umm... They all have perfect-looking bodies, but I don't.

I'm a little chubby and I have some pimples on my face… my body isn't
perfect... but I don't care!

Because I'm happy to be me!
我的身材也是肉肉的，臉上也痘痘，但我不在乎，因為我喜歡我自己。

And guess what?

There's a new pop group from China called "ProducePandas"... and they are all
a little chubby!

They don't have perfect bodies!

They look like... well... normal people!
"熊貓堂"，這個團體裡的團員都有點肉肉的。

ProducePandas say, "You don't need a perfect body to be a star! You just need
to love music and dancing... and... love yourself!"
他們覺得身材不是重點，需要的是愛音樂、愛跳舞跟愛自己。

Wow. That's great!

You don't have to be perfect to be a dancer or singer.

Just love music, love dancing, and love yourself!

Hey, maybe I can be a star… Um... or maybe not.
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Vocabulary

大部分人天生就會唱歌跳舞。

1. Dance 跳舞。Did you know that bees can dance? 你知道蜜蜂會跳舞嗎? Like
breakdancing? 跳霹靂舞嗎? No. They dance in circles.
不是，牠們的舞是繞圈圈。They use dancing to tell others where the flowers
are. 蜜蜂用跳舞告訴同伴花朵在哪裡。

2. Sing 唱歌。I know birds can sing.我知道小鳥會唱歌。Yeah, especially in the
morning in spring time. 特別是在春天的早晨。That's right, and they sing so
beautifully! 對啊，牠們的歌聲真美!

3. Chubby 胖嘟嘟的。Look at that puppy! 你看那隻小狗! Chubby face, short
legs. Very cute! 胖胖臉，小短腿，真可愛!

4. Perfect 完美的。It's the perfect pet dog. 牠是最完美的寵物狗了。For me the
perfect pet would be goldfish. 對我來說金魚才是完美的寵物。

Please repeat after me.

dance 跳舞 sing 唱歌 chubby 胖嘟嘟的 perfect 完美的
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Quiz

1. What's an English word that means: "a little bit fat"?
A: Stingy
B: Jumpy
C: Chubby

2. Where is 'ProducePandas' from?
A: India
B: Korea
C: China

3. What do ProducePandas say?
A: Dance all the time
B: You need a perfect-looking body
C: You don't need a perfect-looking body to be a star







Answers
1:C 2:C 3:C