________________________________

Man Saves Many With Bulldozer

It is raining very hard. Streets and homes are flooded. The water is one
meter high!
下暴雨了！很多街道跟住宅都淹水了！

A man is sleeping. A friend's call wakes him up. Huh?! He asks for help! Two
older people cannot leave their flooded home!
一名男子半夜被電話叫醒，他的朋友打來向他求救！有兩位老人家裡淹水了，但他們逃不出去。

The man has a bulldozer. It is very strong. It has a scoop in front. The
scoop can move lots of dirt. But, it can carry people too!
這名男子有一台推土機。推土機前面的大鏟子除了可以鏟土，還可以載人！

The man drives his bulldozer through the flood. He sees people standing on
top of their homes! The scoop goes up. He shouts, "Jump in!" People jump in!
Ten people ride safely in the scoop! The man takes them to a safe place.
他看到很多人為了避難逃到自己家的屋頂上。他把推土機的鏟子伸長，把在屋頂上的人全部救了下來！

Then the man drives to the two older people. They jump into the scoop. They
are safe!
接著，他開推土機到求救的老人家身邊，用鏟子把他們送到安全的地方！

The man helps many more people. He works with firefighters too. Sometimes he
stops water with his scoop for them!
這名男子和消防隊員一起合作，他用他的推土機幫助了很多人 !

The flood pushes the bulldozer. But the man doesn't stop. He drives for
thirteen hours! He saves more than one hundred people!
水流都快把推土機沖走了，但他沒有放棄。他開了13個小時的推土機，救了一百多個人！

People call him the "Bulldozer Hero". One man can help many people!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vocabulary
說到在水災中救人，一般人不會想到推土機。但是這名駕駛做到了。

1. flood 淹水。
Did you hear about the flood last night? 你有聽說昨晚的水災嗎?
Hear about it? 聽說?
The street in front of my house was flooded !我家前面的路都淹水了!

2) firefighter 消防員。
I almost needed a boat to get to my car! 差點就需要船來送我去車子。
That was really bad! 那真的很慘!
Yeah, and even firefighters came around. 對啊，連消防員都跑來。

3) carry 揹著。
On a boat? 坐船嗎?
No, they walked by, carrying sandbags. 沒有，他們揹著沙包走過去。

4) wake up 叫醒。
How about you? 你呢?
I was fine.我很好。
The sound of the rain woke me up, but that was it.
雨聲把我吵醒，不過就只有那樣

你有看過水災嗎?
flood淹水 firefighter 消防員 carry揹著 wake up叫醒
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quiz

1. How long did the man drive?
a. Three hours
b. Ten hours
c. Thirteen hours

2. Who did the man work with?
a. Police officers
b. Firefighters
c. Doctors

3. What do people call the man now?
a. Bulldozer Hero
b. Dozer Hero
c. Flood Hero

Answers
1. c
2. b
3. a
 

________________________________
 

________________________________

Police Find Thousands of Unsafe Fake Toys

Narrator: Every year there are new toys to buy. But one is the newest,
coolest, cutest toy! Everyone wants it! They run to the stores!
每一年，都會有很多人搶著買最新、最酷、最可愛的玩具。

Some people pay lots of money for the newest, coolest, cutest toy. Then they
want people to see they have it!
有些人會花很多錢買到最新奇的玩具，再跟其他人炫耀！

Some people cannot find the toy! And some people do not want to pay lots of
money. So, some buy toys that look like the cool new toy. But these toys are
not the same. They are fake!
有人買不到最酷的玩具，或是不想花那麼多錢，就會去買盜版玩具！盜版玩具跟正版很像，但他們品質差很多。

This year, police in the U.K. found about 260,000 fake toys. Most are fakes
of this year's coolest toy. Sellers tried to bring the fake toys into the
country. They wanted to get lots of money.
今年，英國警察查獲二十六萬個盜版玩具！有黑心商人準備把仿冒玩具運送到國內，大賺一筆！

The police checked these fake toys. Almost two hundred thousand of them are
not safe. Some can break easily. Little kids might eat the small broken
parts!

Kid: Oh no!

Narrator: Some have bad chemicals. They can make you sick! Some smell bad.

Kid: Ewwww!

警察檢查這些盜版玩具，發現大部分都不安全。這些玩具的零件很脆弱，如果脫落可能被小朋友吃下肚。有些玩具氣味難聞，裡面的有毒物質還會讓人生病！

If you cannot buy the newest, coolest, cutest toy, do not buy a fake toy!
Stay safe, kids!
________________________________________

Vocabulary
品質優良的兒童玩具價錢比較高，而盜版玩具卻有風險。

1. store 商店。
I need to shop for Christmas gifts, 我需要買耶誕禮物，
but I really don’t know what to buy. 但是真不知道要買什麼。
Just go to a department store. 就去百貨公司啊。

2. same 一樣的。
It has lots of stuff that you may like. 那裏有好多你可能會喜歡的。
Department stores are all the same. 百貨公司都一樣。
If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. 逛一家等於都逛過了。

3. buy 買。
Fine, then just buy everyone chocolate. 好吧，那你就給大家都買巧克力。
People love chocolate even when they say they don’t.
人們喜歡巧克力，就算嘴巴說不，其實還是喜歡。

4. eat 吃。
You might be right. And I can eat the extras.
你也許說對了。而且我還可以吃多出來的。

今天的單字很簡單喔。
store商店 same一樣的 buy買 eat吃
________________________________________

Quiz

1. Where did police find the 260,000 fake toys?
a. The U.S.
b. The U.K.
c. The U.A.E.

2. Why do some people buy fake toys?
a. They don't want to pay lots of money.
b. They want toys that break easily.
c. They don't want safe toys.

3. Why are some fake toys not safe?
a. They are delicious.
b. They have bad chemicals.
c. They have cute parts.

Answers
1. b
2. a
3. b
 

________________________________

Power Bank Fire Safety from Experts

Many people use their phones a lot. They use them all day. Sometimes their
phones need more power.
很多人一整天都在滑手機，所以他們的手機需要時常充電！

So some people use power banks. Power banks give their phones power. But
sometimes power banks catch on fire!
有一些人會用行動電源幫手機充電。但行動電源有時候會起火，造成危險。

Be careful when a power bank is very hot. Be very careful when it has smoke
or a burning smell. Do not touch the power bank! Find a grownup fast! Your
mom, your dad, or a teacher!
行動電源假如變得很燙，就要提高警覺。要是有冒煙或燒焦的氣味，就更要小心喔！這個時候千萬不要去碰行動電源！應該要馬上告訴大人，像是爸爸、媽媽或老師。

But maybe the grownup does not know what to do! Tell them what experts say.
They say do not use a fire extinguisher. It will make more smoke!
如果大人也不知道該怎麼辦，你可以告訴他們專家的建議。專家說不要用滅火器，因為這樣會讓行動電源產生更多煙。

Experts say to take a smoking or burning power bank outside fast! Then put it
into water. The water will bubble. Experts say to keep the power bank in the
water for a week. Wait for no more bubbles.
專家說要趕快把冒煙或起火的行動電源拿到室外，然後泡進水裡。之後，水會開始冒泡。專家說要把行動電源泡在水裡一個星期，或是到完全沒有泡泡為止。

Then experts say to give the burned power bank to a sanitation worker. The
worker can safely throw it away.
最後，要把燒壞的行動電源交給清潔隊，讓他們安全的處理掉！

Power banks are helpful. But when a power bank has smoke or a burning smell,
tell a grownup fast!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vocabulary
行動電源用起來很方便，卻有起火燃燒的風險。

1. fire 火。
Hi, it’s Nancy. I’m going to be late. 嗨，我是南西，我會遲到。
Did something happen? 出了什麼事嗎?
Yeah, our train stopped because of a fire. 對，我們的火車停了，因為火災。

2. power 電力。
A fire? Are you okay? 火災? 你還好嗎?
I’m fine. 我很好。
But they’ve cut off the power so we’re stuck here.
但是他們切斷了電源，所以我們卡在這裡。

3. burn 燃燒。
Oh my god! Is the train still burning? 天哪，火車還在燒嗎?
No no, just smoke. 只有冒煙。

4. careful 小心的。
We’re all safe. 我們都很安全。
Good. Now you be careful, okay? 很好，你要小心喔。
Okay. Bye.

來一起複習今天的單字。
fire火 power電力 burn燃燒 careful小心的
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quiz

1. Where do experts say to take a smoking power bank?
a. Inside
b. Outside
c. To a grownup

2. What do experts say to use for a smoking power bank?
a. Water
b. Smoke
c. A fire extinguisher

3. What can a sanitation worker do with a burned power bank?
a. Find a teacher
b. Catch on fire
c. Safely throw it away

Answers
1. b
2. a
3. c
 

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi...

And I'm Nancy Sun.

In today's news:

A Taiwanese movie wins an award, NASA gets ready to hit an asteroid, and lots
of new Marvel shows are coming soon.

All that and more, coming up next.
____________________________Taiwan Animation Wins Award At Chicago Film Fest

A Taiwanese movie has just won an award! The movie is called "City of Lost Things ", and won first place for animated films at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. This film, called "Abandoned City", won first place for animated films at the International Children's Film Festival in Chicago, USA! The movie's director was Yee Chih-yen, and the main characters were voiced by Joseph Chang, Kwai Lun-Mei and River Huang. The movie tells the story of a young boy named Leaf, who doesn't have much confidence (confidence) in himself. Leaf finds his way to a place called the City of Lost Things, which is filled with things that people don't want anymore. And he soon finds The boy finds some new friends and goes on a journey with them, while learning about self-worth . The movie's achievement at the film festival was the first time in 22 years that a Taiwanese film won the prize. That's after the movie "Grandma and Her Ghosts" won the prize, in the year 1999. And City of Lost Things had already won the award for Best Animation Feature at the Golden Horse Awards last year. It was a tough project to complete... Director Yee says it took about 10 years to finish making the movie, and it cost around 100 million NT. But he refused to give up, and says he is ready to move forward with confidence. So while you go on your own journey of self-worth, remember that it's not about the awards that you win... It's about finishing the journey. ____________________________NASA To Launch World's First Planetary Defense Mission You probably know why there aren't any real dinosaurs (dinosaurs) still living today... It's because 65 million years ago, Earth was hit by an asteroid. This killed all of the biggest dinosaurs, and most of life on Earth. Of course, nobody wants this to happen again! So, scientists all over the world are doing their best to think of ways to protect Earth from any asteroids that might hit us in the future. So scientists are now racking their brains to find ways to protect the earth from being hit by asteroids in the future.






























































Because they're so small, and because outer space is so big, it's a
tough job just to find any asteroids.

But it's a tougher job to stop them, or even just to push them away!

Right now, scientists have found one specific asteroid, and are planning a
mission to hit it.

The mission uses a small rocket called DART, or "DART", which stands for
"Double Asteroid Redirection Test".

The DART rocket is planning to slam into an asteroid called "Dimorphos",
which is about 170 meters long.
This small spacecraft will hit an asteroid 170 meters in diameter to see if it can change its direction.

Scientists will use this test to learn as much as they can about redirecting
asteroids.

The DART mission was launched this month by NASA, in the United States.

And it's expected to hit the asteroid in October of 2022.

The DART mission is part of an even bigger mission, which will get help from
the European Space Agency, or ESA

Scientists say our planet should be safe from large asteroids for the next
100 years...

But even then, they say they can't see every single one.

So until then... this is the best we can do!
____________________________

Many new Marvel TV shows
More Marvel Shows Coming

Fans of Marvel content have a lot to look forward to.

Disney recently celebrated its Disney Plus Day , and announced several new
shows for the streaming platform.

A total of 12 Marvel projects were revealed then.

This includes both animations and live-action (live-action) projects.

Disney announced that many new Marvel TV shows will be streaming on DISNEY PLUS Platform release.

There will be live action shows for both new characters as well as spin-offs
from existing (existing) content.

The animated shows include continuations of previous projects, prequels, and
entirely new franchises.

Some of these shows will start streaming in 2022 or 2023, while others do not
have a release date yet.

Disney Plus recently became available here in Taiwan.

The new programs are available in animation and live action, and will be released starting in 2022.
____________________________

So, in today's News Bites:

The Taiwanese movie "City of Lost Things" has won an award in a film festival
in the US

The movie tells the story of a young boy named Leaf, who doesn't have much
confidence in himself.
____________________________

And,

NASA scientists have launched a small rocket called DART, which is planning
to slam into an asteroid that is about 170 meters big.

The DART mission was launched this month, and is expected to hit the asteroid
in October of 2022.
____________________________

And,

A total of 12 Marvel projects, both animations and live-action, have been
revealed.
____________________________

And that's today's episode of News Bites!
____________________________ Have Your Say This

week , we asked you to have your say about feeling thankful. 13 -year-old Marjolaine, from Nanshan Senior High School in New Taipei City, says she is thankful for her mother. *** And that does it for this week's "Have Your Say"! Remember, if your answer was chosen for the show this month, we'll be sending you a gift in the mail. Make sure to tune in again next week for an all-new question!