Hotdogs Shorten Healthy Lifespan

Gosh, I love eating hot dogs.

They taste so good! And you can add lots of toppings to make them even
better!

Some people like to keep it simple with ketchup and mustard. Other people
like to add chili or onions or pickles.

No matter what you add, it's all delicious!

我超喜歡吃熱狗！不管你加什麼配料，都非常美味！

What was that?

What did you say?

Hotdogs are bad for you?

Who told you that? 什麼？吃熱狗會傷害身體？誰說的？

A university study?

Let me see that!

Hmm…okay, according to this report, hotdogs ARE bad for you! It says here
that each hotdog you eat takes away 36 minutes of healthy life!

It doesn't mean you'll die faster if you eat hotdogs, but you'll have less
healthy time.

某一所大學的研究顯示，如果你吃一個熱狗，你的健康壽命會縮短36分鐘！

Wow. If that's true…how many hot dogs have I eaten?

Uh oh…

Maybe that's enough hot dogs for now.

I think I'll go have a salad instead!

Wait! Let me see that study again!

It says here that a peanut butter and jelly sandwich adds 33 minutes of
healthy life!

等等！這個研究也說，一個花生醬加果醬的三明治， 可以增加33分鐘的健康壽命!

I'll eat those more often!
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Vocabulary

熱狗對身體不好，少吃為妙。

1. Delicious 美味的。This hamburger is delicious! 這個漢堡真好吃! You should
try the sushi. 你應該嚐一嚐壽司。 It's even more delicious! 它更好吃。

2. Taste 品嚐。You're right! This sushi tastes really good!
你說對了，這個壽司吃起來真不錯! Wait until you taste the sandwich I made.
等一下你嚐嚐我做的三明治。

3. Better 更好的。Is peanut butter better than hog dogs? 花生醬比熱狗好嗎? I
believe so. 我相信是的。Many snacks are better than hot dogs.
很多種點心都比熱狗好。

4. Healthy 健康的。 Hot dogs are not healthy because they're too salty.
熱狗不健康，因為它太鹹。What's healthy and delicious? 有什麼東西健康又美味?
Sweet potatoes. 地瓜。I love sweet potatoes! 我喜歡地瓜!

So let's eat healthy foods. Delicious美味的 taste品嚐 better更好的
healthy健康的

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Quiz

1. What food item is this story talking about?
A: Hotdogs
B: Hamburgers
C: Ice cream

2. How are hotdogs bad for you?
A: They shorten your healthy lifespan
B: They cost too much
C: They are food for real dogs

3. What is a healthier alternative to hot dogs?
A: Pizza
B: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
C: Beef noodle soup







Answers

1. A
2. A
3. B
 

Hey kids! Have you ever wanted something a lot? Maybe you really wanted a toy
or a video game.

Well, today I want to tell you a story about a woman in Canada named Daniele
who really wanted to buy a cute, green house. But the owner of the green
house she wanted said he wanted to tear it down.

Daniele很想買的一棟可愛的綠色房屋，房屋的主人卻是要把房子拆掉。

So, what did Daniele do? She bought the green house and moved it. 結果呢?
Daniele決定把整個綠色房子搬走!

Usually, when people move a house, they do it over land.. But they couldn't
move Daniele's green house over land.

通常是用陸運的方式搬房子，但是這次卻不能用這個方法移動這棟房屋，

So, they put it in the ocean and used boats to move it. Wow! They used six
boats to push and pull the house on water.

所以工人用海運的方式，總共用了六艘船，有的用推的，有的用拉的。

Daniele was really worried that the house would sink in the water, and it
almost did! One corner of the house fell in the water, but the boats saved
it. Finally, they moved the house safely and put it on the land again.

過程中Daniele非常擔心，房子會沉進海裡。它的一個角落的確進了水，但幸好船救了它，而且安全送上了陸地。
I wish I could have seen the house floating on the ocean!

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Vocabulary

用六艘船在海上搬整棟房屋，這可真不簡單!

1. Move 搬動。I'll be moving next weekend. 我下周末要搬家。Moving? Where will
you move? 搬家? 你要搬到哪裡去? To Keelung. 去基隆。

2. Boat 船。You got a job in Keelung? 你在基隆找到了工作? No, I got a boat
there. 不，我在那兒弄到了一艘船。So you plan to live on your boat?
所以你打算住在船上? No, silly, I'll still live on land.
別傻了，我還是住在陸地上。

3. Ocean 海洋。My new house is close to the ocean. 我的新家離海洋很近。I can
go fishing on my boat anytime. 我可以隨時搭船去釣魚。

4. Land 陸地。I prefer to stay on land. 我比較想待在陸地上。I often get
seasick on the ocean. 我在海上經常會暈船。Not me.我不會。

Let's read the words together. Move搬動 boat船 ocean海洋 land陸地

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Quiz

1. What is this story about?
A: A woman who lives on a boat
B: A woman whose house was moved by boat
C: A woman who lost her home

2. What did the boats in the story do?
A: Move the house
B: Lift the house with big machines
C: Save Daniele from drowning

3. Why was Daniele worried?
A: She thought her new home might sink.
B: She thought the boats would crash.
C: She thought she couldn't buy the house.

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. A

The Barcelona Bike Bus

I was almost late! 我差一點遲到了！

My bus was late! 我的公車晚來了！

I take a bus to work. Do you take a bus to school? Or something else? It
doesn't really matter as long as you're not late for class!

It would be nice to go by bicycle, too. But sometimes there's a lot of
traffic and it's not safe for kids to cycle to school, especially in busy
cities.
騎腳踏車上學也很不錯，但是在車流量大的時候，對小孩就不安全。

One of Spain's busiest cities is called Barcelona. And there people had an
idea to help kids ride bikes to school safely.
西班牙大城市 巴塞隆納的居民想出了一個好主意，讓小朋友能安全騎腳踏車上學。

It's called the Bike Bus. It's really just a big group of people cycling
together to stay safe. It takes over the whole street! Anyone can join and
kids can cycle or skate or do whatever they want! Police cars go in front and
behind the Bike Bus to keep everyone safe!
這個主意叫做【腳踏車巴士】，它是很多人一起騎腳踏車或是溜冰，腳踏車巴士佔據了整條馬路!
而且誰都可以參加喔，警察會開車在前後保護大家！

Kids can just get off the Bike Bus when they get to their school.
到了學校…孩子們就【可以下車】了。

There's even music too! It's like a bicycle party!

The Bike Bus sounds like a lot of fun! And a great way to get to school!
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Vocabulary
大家一起騎車上學，安全又好玩！

1. Ride 騎。
Do you ride bikes? 你騎腳踏車嗎？
Yeah, I ride to school almost every day. 騎啊，我幾乎每天騎車上學。
I enjoy riding fast with my friends. 我喜歡跟朋友一起騎快車。

2. Safe 安全的。
Is the road safe? 路上安全嗎？
I think so. 我想安全吧。
There's not a lot of traffic. 路上車子不多。
And traffic police keep us safe. 交通警察也會保護我們安全。

3. Take 搭乘。
It's raining hard now. 現在正在下大雨。
I can't take the bus. 我沒辦法搭公車。
Take a taxi then. 那你就坐計程車吧。

4. Get off 下車。
That way you can get off in front of the store. 那樣你就可以在店門口下車。
The store doesn't let people get off there. 那家店不讓人在門口下車。

Please try to use these words in your conversation.
ride 騎
safe 安全的
take 搭乘
get off 下車
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Quiz

1. Why is it unsafe to cycle to school in some places?
A: Because it's too far
B: Because there is too much traffic
C: Because there are too many banana skins

2. What idea did people have to keep kids safe?
A: The Bike Bus
B: The Cycle Taxi
C: The Bicycle Train

3. Where is this happening?
A: Seoul
B: Hualien
C: Barcelona

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
 

The Ocean Cleanup's Latest Test a Success

Ah, what a beautiful day to be at the beach.

Ew! Why is there so much garbage?
海邊的垃圾怎麼這麼多？

Many beaches have a lot of garbage buried in the sand.
很多垃圾都被埋在沙裡面。

There is also a lot of garbage floating in the oceans.
海裡的垃圾也很多。

There is so much trash in the ocean that a lot of it has become a giant pile
of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. People call it The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch.
太平洋上有一堆垃圾聚集，叫做太平洋垃圾帶。

Scientists think this garbage patch is 1.6 million square kilometers in size.
That is about three times the size of France!
它的面積比法國大三倍！

Luckily, there is an organization called the Ocean Cleanup Project that is
trying to fix the problem. This organization invented a kind of net that can
scoop garbage out of the water.
還好有一個海洋清潔團體發明了打撈垃圾的網子。

They weren't sure if they could do it, but their latest experiments show the
net is working!

And the best part is, the net doesn't hurt any sea animals. The net is
designed so that sea animals don't get trapped in it.
海洋動物也不會被困在網子裡。

That's great, but do you know what the best way is to protect the oceans?
Don't put garbage in it in the first place!
最能夠保護海洋的方法，就是不要把垃圾丟進海裡！
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Vocabulary
想要用網子清除百萬平方公里的垃圾，恐怕很難。

1. Net 網子。
My poor cat is trapped in the net! 我可憐的貓被網子困住了。
This is one big net! 這個網子超大的！
Yeah, it's a mosquito net. 對，這是個蚊帳。

2. The best way 最好的方法。
The best way to get your cat out is to cut the net open.
把你的貓弄出來最好的辦法是把網子剪開。
I guess that's the only way. 我想那是唯一的辦法。

3. Protect 保護。
We need to protect the ocean from pollution. 我們需要保護海洋不受汙染。
It's already polluted. 它已經被汙染了。
That means we must protect it more. 這表示我們必須更保護它。

4. Problem 問題。
Garbage is a big problem. 垃圾是個大問題。
It sure is. 確實是。

Let's read the words together.
net 網子
the best way 最好的方法
protect 保護
problem 問題
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Quiz

1. What is the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean called?
a. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
b. The Great Atlantic Garbage Patch
c. Garbage Mountain

2. How big is it?
a. Three times the size of Taiwan
b. Three times the size of the U.S.
c. Three times the size of France

3. What is the organization mentioned in this story called?
a. The Ocean Cleanup Project
b. The Ocean Avengers
c. Aquaman's Super Cleanup Crew

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. A
 

Meteorite Almost Hits Woman While Crashing to Earth

Argh! Okay, okay, stop! That is not a pleasant way to wake up.

But do you know an even worse way to wake up? A giant rock falling into your
bed! 有人睡覺時被砸下來的石頭嚇醒！

Yep, that is something that has really happened! A woman named Ruth in Canada
was woken up one day when a large rock fell through her roof, and landed
right in her bed.
事情發生在加拿大，一塊大石頭穿過屋頂，掉到一位女士的床上。

Ruth didn't know right away what happened. She woke up and saw there was a
hole in her ceiling, and a lot of dust on her face.
她醒來發現臉上都是灰塵，還有天花板破了一個大洞。

But when she looked around, she saw there was a rock between her pillows.

The rock weighed 2.8 pounds, and was about the size of a small cabbage.
石頭的大小像一顆高麗菜。

And guess what else? It came from space!
它是從外太空來的!

A smart scientist found out that the rock was part of a meteor shower that
had passed by.
有一位科學家發現石頭是流星雨的一部分。

Ruth is keeping the rock for now. And experts say if she wants to sell it in
the future, she could probably make a lot of money!

Wow, that sounds great. But I think I would still rather not have space rocks
falling into my home!
聽起來不錯，但是還是不要有石頭砸到我家比較好！
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Vocabulary
醒來發現床上有大石頭，這可不好玩！

1. Rock 石頭。
A rock fell into the woman's bed! 一顆石頭掉在那個女子的床上！
Isn't that the strangest thing? 這真是最奇怪的事了。
There must be an earthquake. 一定是有地震。

2. Wake up 醒來。
There's no earthquake. 沒有地震。
The woman woke up when the rock hit her bed. 女子在石頭砸到床上的時候醒來。
That's a bad way to wake up! 那樣子驚醒真糟糕。

3. Look around 看一看四周。
Look around and tell me what you see. 你四周看看，然後告訴我你看到什麼。
Lots of trees and rocks? 很多樹木跟石頭嗎？
No, look again. 不對，你再看。

4. Fall 落下。
Something is falling from the sky! 有東西從天上掉下來！
It's snow! Ha ha, it's snow! 是雪，是在下雪！

So how do you like to wake up in the morning?
rock 石頭
wake up 醒來
look around 看一看四周
fall 掉下來
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Quiz

1. What fell through Ruth's roof?
a. An apple
b. A rock
c. A bird

2. Where did the rock land?
a. In Ruth's bed
b. In Ruth's toilet
c. In Ruth's kitchen sink

3. Where did the rock come from?
a. The neighbor's house
b. Outer space
c. Her attic

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B