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News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2022-09-07 |
Hey there, and welcome to News Bites!
I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
And I'm Clifford Chu.
In today's news:
A thirsty Taiwan, underground schools, and Vitamin B.
Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next.
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台灣與全球的乾旱
Taiwan and the Worldwide Drought
2022 has been a very challenging year for climates all over the world, Taiwan
included.
2022年以來,世界各地的氣候造成許多困境,台灣也包括在內。
News of country-wide droughts have been heard from all over the world,
including the U.S., China, and many countries in Europe.
And at first (最開始), Taiwan began this year with plentiful rainfall
(豐沛的降雨), in the rainy season between May and June.
But by late August, the water in many of Taiwan's reservoirs (水庫) was very
low.
That's because rainfall (降雨) from July to August this year has been 60%
less than average.
Some of the reservoirs even dropped under 50% of the water storage capacity
(蓄水量).
Many reservoirs in northern Taiwan had already decided to save water, too, by
providing less water pressure (水壓) to homes.
Luckily (幸好), Typhoon Hinnamnor (颱風軒嵐諾) came just in time!
Typhoon Hinnamnor brought lots of water to reservoirs all over the country.
And through the cooperation of Taiwan's homes and water providers (水公司),
the country's water levels were finally able to recover (恢復).
Who knows how much worse things would have gotten if Typhoon Hinnamnor had
decided to bypass Taiwan?
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秘密學校 協助阿富汗女性就學
Secret Schools for Afghan Women
Since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, the majority of Afghan girls
haven't been to school in over a year.
自從美軍撤離阿富汗,多數阿富汗女孩已經超過一年沒踏進任何一間教室。
The U.S. military (美軍) left Afghanistan on August 30th, 2021, after 20
years of war (戰爭).
But that also left the country to the Taliban (塔利班), who now rule
Afghanistan (在阿富汗執政).
And according to Taliban tradition, many women are not allowed to have an
education!
That means many women and girls in Afghanistan have been banned (禁止) from
going to school.
In light of so much oppression (壓制), many people started to look for their
own ways of educating young women.
One such person is Sodaba Nazhand, who started an informal school with her
friends in Kabul (喀布爾), Afghanistan's capital (首都).
Sodaba and her friends secretly teach English, math, and science to girls and
young women.
Sodaba says they want to use education as a way to protest (反抗) against the
Taliban.
She says they are teaching girls and young women to stand up for their rights
(權利).
Going to school can be a lot of hard work... but not everyone has the chance
to learn new things every day.
So try to remember how lucky you are, to be getting an education!
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維他命B到底有幾種?
How Many Kinds of 'Vitamin B' Are There?
"Vitamin B" can be an important vitamin to help people focus... but which
kind is best?
維他命B可以加強注意力,可是到底要選哪一種呢?
There are a total of 8 different kinds of vitamin B, and they can each help
with different bodily functions (生理機能).
To improve energy levels, many people take vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and B7.
These can help with metabolism (代謝), and are also found in nuts, eggs, and
milk.
Meanwhile, vitamin B1, B3, B6, and B12 can help with protecting the nervous
system (神經系統).
These vitamins can be found in chicken, pig liver, and also most kinds of
fish.
There is also one more category of vitamin B, which helps keep red blood
cells healthy.
They are vitamins B6, B9, B12, and they are found in citrus fruits
(柑橘類水果), like oranges, grapefruit, and lemons, and also in spinach and
yogurt.
So vitamin B can be easily found in many of the foods we have for breakfast,
lunch, or dinner!
However, it's important to remember that it doesn't help to take more than
one vitamin B pill per day.
That's because our bodies can only digest and absorb (消化並吸收) a little
bit.
So before you take any vitamins, ask your parents and your doctor which ones
can help your body the most.
And remember, nothing is better than a well-balanced diet, so no matter which
vitamins you take, make sure to eat healthy food every day!
________________________________
So, in today's News Bites:
The water in many of Taiwan's reservoirs was very low this summer, after very
little rainfall from July to August.
Luckily, Typhoon Hinnamnor came just in time, and brought lots of water to
reservoirs all over the country.
And through the cooperation of Taiwan's homes and water providers, the
country's water levels were finally able to recover.
________________________________
Since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, many Afghan girls have been banned
from going to school.
So people like Sodaba Nazhand have started secret schools in Afghanistan to
teach English, math, and science to girls and young women.
She says this is a way to protest against the Taliban, and to teach young
women to stand up for their rights.
________________________________
There are a total of 8 different kinds of vitamin B, and they can each help
with different bodily functions.
They can help with energy levels, metabolism, protecting the nervous system,
and keeping red blood cells healthy.
But remember, no matter which vitamins you take, nothing is better than
eating healthy food every day!
________________________________
And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say
This week, we want you to have your say about coming back to school.
We're heading into a whole new year of school! Maybe it was a little bit hard
to get up early in the morning at first. But now that you've been back for a
while, you're getting used to the change in your daily routine again.
So, what have you enjoyed the most about coming back to school so far?
Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.
Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2022-09-27 |
Hey there, and welcome to News Bites!
I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
And I'm Clifford Chu.
In today's news:
Taiwan's lack of typhoons, making gems from plastic, and the city with the
most YouBikes in Taiwan.
We'll tell you more about these stories, coming up next.
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台灣今年獨有的【台】風困擾
Taiwan's Tai-phoon Dilemma
When was the last time you had a typhoon day off from school?
While some places in Taiwan had to take a few days off due to heavy rain and
strong winds, it's been a long time since the majority of Taiwan all had a
typhoon day off!
That's because there hasn't been a typhoon that has made landfall (登陸) for
a few years!
The most severe effects have only been from the periphery (外圍環流) of a
typhoon affecting Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds.
This trend has been noticed not only by people living in Taiwan, but also by
meteorologists (氣象學家) in Japan!
They discovered that typhoons in the months of July, August, September, and
October all swerved (急轉彎) right before they got to Taiwan and went to
Japan or Korea.
Also, typhoons in the months of June, November, and December all coasted by
(掠過) the southernmost tip of Taiwan and went straight into the South China
Sea.
When this report came out, many people shared the discovery all over the
internet and many others created memes (迷因) about this unique situation.
Some people said, "It should be called the power of tai-phoon with the
'T-A-I' from Taiwan, not the regular 'T-Y' from typhoon."
Luckily for Taiwan, despite having no typhoons making landfall, enough rain
has fallen over the years, saving Taiwan many times when water levels were at
a critical point.
幸運的是,台灣雖然沒有颱風登陸,但仍然帶來豐沛雨量,在水庫快見底時多次拯救台灣。
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科學奧秘:回收寶特瓶能製造奈米鑽石
Making Nanodiamonds out of Bottle Plastic
Have you ever heard of diamond rain (鑽石雨)?
If you've never heard of this, it's okay, it doesn't happen on Earth.
Diamond rain happens on the planets Neptune (海王星) and Uranus (天王星),
where the environment is very extreme.
鑽石雨發生在環境非常極端的海王星和天王星上。
Temperatures reach many thousands of degrees Celsius (攝氏數千度) and the
pressure is millions of times greater than the Earth's.
A German research team successfully recreated (模擬) the conditions needed to
create very tiny diamonds here on earth.
The scientists fired an extremely powerful laser at a very thin layer of
plastic and then they studied what happens to the plastic.
科學家對著非常薄的塑膠片發射極其強大的雷射光,然後研究塑膠發生了什麼變化。
During the laser blast, the plastic was heated to over 6,000 degrees Celsius,
and a shockwave (震波) was created that equals a million times our Earth's
atmospheric pressure (大氣壓力).
Although the entire recreation happens in just a few nanoseconds
(十億分之一秒), it is enough to create tiny diamonds that the researchers are
calling "nanodiamonds".
The plastic the researchers used is actually the same plastic you most likely
use every day, from plastic bottles!
The researchers chose this specific kind of plastic, also known as PET,
because it has a good combination and balance of carbon (碳), hydrogen (氫),
and oxygen (氧).
It makes it very similar to the atmosphere (大氣層) of Neptune and Uranus.
Because of this new discovery, scientists are trying to see how to produce
more nanodiamonds sustainably (永續發展的) and at scale (量產).
Diamonds can be used in many industrial (工業) areas and technologies.
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台灣的YouBike首都究竟是哪一個城市?
Which City is the YouBike Capital of Taiwan?
YouBike started in Taipei in 2012, and is a common form of transportation for
many people.
But surprisingly (讓人驚訝), Taipei is not the YouBike capital city of Taiwan.
That honor goes to Kaohsiung!
YouBike 2.0 was launched in Kaohsiung in 2019, and in the beginning, many
people had doubts that it would be a success.
YouBike 2.0 於 2019 年在高雄推出,一開始很多人都覺得它不會成功。
That's because motorbikes and scooters are so common in Kaohsiung.
Despite how common motorbikes are, YouBike has taken Kaohsiung by storm
(席捲高雄市) in the two years since its launch.
Now, people are calling Kaohsiung "the 15-minute city" because of it!
That means people living in Kaohsiung can get to almost anywhere they need to
in their daily lives within 15 minutes of walking or biking.
這表示高雄人可以步行或是騎自行車,在15分鐘之內抵達日常生活中所需要去的幾乎任何地方。
Many Kaohsiung citizens (高雄市居民) are replacing their cars, motorbikes,
and scooters with YouBike.
Not only is YouBike very convenient (方便) and available almost anywhere you
go, but it is also an eco-friendly and non-polluting option that has won the
hearts of many Kaohsiung citizens.
So, the next time you're in Kaohsiung, or if you already live in Kaohsiung,
remember to give YouBike a try!
________________________________
So, in today's News Bites:
There hasn't been a typhoon that has made landfall in Taiwan for a few years.
Meteorologists in Japan noticed this trend and made reports.
Many people shared the reports all over the internet and created memes about
this unique situation.
________________________________
And,
Diamond rain happens on the planets of Neptune and Uranus, where the
environment is very extreme.
A German research team successfully recreated the conditions to create very
tiny diamonds using PET plastic.
________________________________
And,
The YouBike capital of Taiwan is Kaohsiung!
People are calling Kaohsiung "the 15-minute city" because they can travel
anywhere within 15 minutes of walking or biking.
It makes visiting and living in Kaohsiung very convenient.
________________________________
And that's today's episode of News Bites!
________________________________
主播每周一問
Have Your Say
This week, we want you to have your say about being an animal.
Each of us is different in our own special way. We have different
personalities, and different likes and dislikes.
So, if you were an animal living at the zoo, what animal would you be?
Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.
Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2022-10-20 |
________________________________
Oh my gosh, what's this? It's another episode of News Bites!
I'm Trevor Tortomasi...
And I'm Paz Bueno.
In today's news:
Taiwan gets a new satellite, scientists get a giant camera, and phones get
thrown away.
We've got more on those stories, coming up next!
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台灣明年將發送新的衛星上太空
Taiwan to Launch New Satellite Next Year
Taiwan is getting ready to launch another satellite (衛星) into space!
The satellite's English name is "Triton", named after the god of the seas and
storms.
這台衛星的英文名字是Triton,名字就是從海洋之神特里頓來的。
And the satellite's Chinese name is 【獵風者】, which means "Wind Hunter" in
English.
Scientists are still in the process (過程中) of making sure it's finished and
working properly.
Then, they can launch it into space (發送上太空)!
As it orbits Earth (繞著地球), it will take pictures from space, to help
Taiwan's weather forecasts (天氣預報).
Scientists say this will make weather forecasts more accurate (準確).
Meanwhile, Taiwan's "National Space Organization" (國家太空中心), will be
changing its English name soon.
Next year, it will be called the "Taiwan Space Agency", or TSA.
It also plans to hire (雇用) many new people to work on important space
technology, like satellites and more.
And someday, maybe you could be one of them!
So, with a new satellite, new people, and new names, let's hope next year is
a good fresh start for Taiwan's work in space!
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天文學家製作世界上最大的數位相機
Astronomers Build World's Largest Digital Camera
If you have a smartphone (智慧型手機), its camera can probably take some
pretty high-quality pictures (高畫質的照片).
But what if your camera had a bigger lens (鏡片)?
Well, then it could take in more light (吸進更多的光)!
That means it could take pictures of things that are farther away (更遠).
So, how big could your camera get?
Some scientists in the U.S. have built the world's largest digital camera
(數位相機).
But it's not just large... it's gigantic (巨大的)!
For the most part (大致上), the giant camera works just like smaller ones.
But the camera's lens has a diameter of 1.57 meters (直徑1.57公尺).
That's even taller than a lot of people!
And this giant lens is so strong that it could focus on a golf ball from 24
kilometers away.
這個鏡片強到它可以聚焦在24公里遠的高爾夫球上。
But the camera also has many pieces that are very fragile (脆弱的) and super
expensive (超級貴), so scientists had to build it VERY carefully.
The camera's first test (測試) was to take a picture of broccoli.
And scientists say they will continue testing the camera for five months.
Then, in the year 2024, it will be moved to an observatory (天文台), in the
country of Chile (智利).
After that, it will be used to look at billions of galaxies (數十億個銀河),
for the next ten years.
But of course, we don't have room in our pockets (口袋不夠大) for big
machines like this.
So just try to be happy with whatever camera you have in your phone!
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今年手機的報廢量高達數十億
Billions of Phones Thrown Away This Year
After our last story, you might be thinking about how many people have phones
in their pockets.
It's definitely a lot!
In fact, researchers estimate that there are about 16 billion mobile phones
worldwide.
研究者估計世界上有差不多一百六十億支手機。
But when someone gets a new phone, what happens to the old one?
Many people still keep their old phones, just in case they need them again
(萬一之後還需要).
But after a while, most old phones just get thrown away (被丟掉).
Researchers estimate (估計) that about 5.3 billion phones will be thrown away
this year.
And many people say this means we are wasting valuable technology and
electronic equipment.
很多人說這代表我們在浪費很多有價值的科技和電子零件。
That's because many phone parts can be used for other technology, like
electric cars (電動車), solar panels (太陽能板), and even wind turbines
(風力發電機).
So what can we do about these wasted phones?
Well, right now, only 17% of phones are recycled (回收).
But environmental organizations (環保組織) want to make sure 30% of phones
are recycled next year.
They are asking people to research where their old phones can be recycled.
So if you're not using your old phones... try to think about who could use it
better!
________________________________
So, in today's News Bites:
Taiwan is getting ready to launch another satellite into space.
The satellite, called "Triton", will take pictures to help Taiwan's weather
forecasts.
Scientists say this will make weather forecasts more accurate.
________________________________
And,
Scientists in the U.S. have built the world's largest digital camera.
The camera's giant lens is so strong that it could focus on a golf ball from
24 kilometers away.
Scientists plan to use the camera to look at billions of galaxies in the
future.
________________________________
And,
Researchers estimate that more than five billion phones will be thrown away
this year.
They say we are wasting valuable electronics, because phone parts can be used
for other technology.
So environmental organizations want to make sure more people can recycle old
phones next year.
________________________________
And that's today's episode of News Bites!
________________________________
主播每周一問
Have Your Say
This week, we want you to have your say about the best jobs.
If you remember, we asked you about hard jobs last week. So now we're
flipping things around. What do you think is the best job in the world?
Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.
Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2022-10-24 |
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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Paz Bueno…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
Taiwan's oldest residents, a fire on Easter Island, and NASA shoots an
asteroid to change its orbit.
Stay tuned and don't go anywhere, these stories are coming up next!
________________________________
台東出土6000年前遺骸
Skeletal Remains Dating Back 6,000 Years Unearthed in Taitung
Taiwan is a very diverse (各樣的) country, where you can find many people
from around the world living together.
There are Indigenous, Chinese, and many new residents from Southeast Asia too!
有原住民、華人、還有很多來自東南亞的新住民!
When we think about Taiwan's oldest inhabitants (居民), we might think of the
Austronesian Indigenous people (南島原住民).
But did you know, many Indigenous tribes in Taiwan have legends (傳說) about
a group of people who lived here even before they got here?
This group, known today as "negritos," are described as small-bodied,
dark-skinned, and living in forested mountains or remote caves.
在今日,這群人被稱為"黑矮人",他們被描述成身材矮小、皮膚黝黑、捲髮、,習慣住在深山叢林裡的森林或偏遠的山洞。
The legends are different depending on who you ask (取決於你問誰), with some
stories saying they are aliens and enemies (外星敵人) of the Austronesian
Indigenous groups, while others saw them as their ancestors (祖先).
And those legends might be more than just stories…
An international team of researchers has discovered 6,000-year-old human
skeletal remains in Taitung which belong to an adult (成人) "negrito" woman.
Her skull and femur bone were excavated from the Xiaoma Caves.
他們從小馬洞裡挖出了她的頭骨和大腿骨。
They confirmed her origin through DNA analysis, and the researchers estimate
(估計) she could have been 139 centimeters tall (139公分).
They say the new discovery brings attention to how older hunter-gatherer
(狩獵族群) communities and the newer immigrant Austronesian farmers
co-existed (共存) in Taiwan thousands of years ago.
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大火燒毀了復活節島的摩艾石像
Fire Damages Easter Island's Famous Statues
Easter Island is home to about 900 large stone statues called moai (摩艾石像).
The moai are carved (雕刻的) stone statues with extremely large heads.
They are normally (一般) around four meters tall, and the tallest is ten
meters tall.
The statues were created over 500 years ago by the people who lived on the
island.
They were Polynesians called the Rapa Nui people.
他們是被稱為拉帕努伊人的波利尼西亞人。
Even today, we still have many questions about how they created and moved
such large stone statues.
It's hard to imagine (很難想像) when you see them in person.
On October 4th, a wildfire (野火) burned through the Rapa Nui National Park
(拉帕努伊國家公園).
Nearly 400 moai were burnt near the Rano Raraku volcano (拉諾拉拉庫火山).
The park says because there weren't enough volunteers (義工) to help put the
fire out, around one square kilometer of land (一平方公里的地) has burned
down.
Experts are still checking to see how much damage the moai received.
Chile's government says the stones would have expanded in the heat first, and
then shrunk as they got cooler.
智利政府表示,這些石像先在高溫時炎熱的時候膨脹,然後在冷卻時收縮。
That means the stone could be cracked (破裂).
Officials think the fire did not start naturally.
The park has been closed so experts can learn more about the damage caused by
the fire.
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NASA DART 航天器擊中小行星
NASA's DART Spacecraft Crashed into an Asteroid
Some scientists believe an asteroid caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs.
一些科學家認為,一顆小行星導致了恐龍的大規模滅絕。
This means that at any moment, an asteroid (小行星) could fly towards our
planet, and destroy a large part of Earth!
How could we prevent (防止) this from happening to us?
Scientists and engineers at NASA have thought of a solution.
They could try to shoot the asteroid and change its path.
嘗試射擊小行星並改變其路徑。
That way, it wouldn't be able to reach Earth!
On September 26th, NASA launched a spacecraft to crash into a distant
asteroid.
9 月 26 日,NASA發射了一艘宇宙飛船,撞向一顆遙遠的小行星。
The collision (碰撞) is part of NASA's plan to protect Earth from a space
rock.
The spacecraft (宇宙飛船) is called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or
DART, and the mission cost $325 million US dollars.
They shot DART into a small asteroid called Dimorphos that's about seven
million miles away from Earth.
Because Dimorphos is in the orbit (軌道) of a larger asteroid, NASA's team is
going to study how the crash affected their path around each other.
This will give them an idea on how to protect our planet from future possible
collisions with rocks from outer space.
________________________________
So, in today's News Bites:
An international team of researchers has discovered human skeletal remains in
Taitung.
The bones belong to a "negrito" woman who lived in Taiwan 6,000 years ago.
________________________________
A wildfire burned through the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island.
Nearly 400 moai were burnt, and many might be cracked.
The national park is closed while experts assess the damage.
________________________________
And,
Scientists and engineers at NASA launched a spacecraft to crash an asteroid.
It's part of NASA's plan to protect Earth from a mass extinction.
They shot DART into a small asteroid called Dimorphos that's about seven
million miles away from Earth.
________________________________
And that's today's episode of News Bites!
________________________________
主播每周一問
Have Your Say
This week, we want you to have your say about pizza toppings.
Some people like to eat pizza. There are savory and sweet pizzas. And pizzas
can come with many different things on top. If you could put anything on top
of a pizza, what would you pick?
Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.
Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2022-11-02 |
Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of News Bites!
I'm Paz Bueno,
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
Taiwanese language inputs, a Halloween tragedy in South Korea, and playful
bees.
Stay tuned and don't go anywhere, these stories are coming up next!
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電腦輸入本土語言即將推出
Taiwanese Language Input Methods Coming Soon
Taiwan has so many different national languages, and one official script
(字體).
This makes it hard for people to use their native dialects (本地方言), like
Hakka and Hokkien (客家話和閩南話), when they use their phone or computer.
That's because some rare characters (稀有的字) are not available on
electronic devices.
Taiwan has been working hard to promote (推動) its national languages.
The Hakka Affairs Council says people will be able to type (打字) using
Taiwanese dialects on their phones next year!
The council has been working (一直在努力) to add special characters for Hakka
and Hokkien dialects on computers and mobile phones for the last three years.
They say phonetic and vocabulary databases have already been organized.
他們說語音和詞彙數據庫已經組織好了。
The Hakka and Hokkien language input methods (語言輸入法) will be completed
before July 2023.
Around 200 rare characters used in Hakka will be added for the Windows
operating system (操作系統).
And, speech-to-text functions (語音轉文本功能) for the dialects will be
developed in the second half of 2023.
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韓國萬聖節踩踏事件
South Korea Halloween Stampede
Participating in a large crowd may seem like a fun event, but tight crowds
(擁擠的人群) can be dangerous.
On October 29th, around 100,000 young people were celebrating Halloween in
South Korea.
It was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that people were allowed to
gather in groups (成群聚集).
City officials did not prepare for so many people to gather in Itaewon
District.
Itaewon is known to have small, narrow streets with many turns.
梨泰院區的街道很小而狹窄,有許多轉彎。
Police are still investigating (調查) why so many people started gathering in
a narrow alley (巷子).
The crowd was so tight, people in the front could not move, and the people in
the back kept pushing forward.
人群擠得很滿,前面的人動彈不得,後面的人不停地往前推。
This caused many people to die.
Because there were so many people, emergency personnel (急救人員) could not
help everyone right away.
The South Korean president declared a week of mourning after the tragedy.
悲劇發生後,韓國總統宣布哀悼一周。
Some people blamed (責備) the police for not preparing any crowd control
measures (人群控制措施).
Police apologized to the public for not having a plan for the large
gathering.
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科學家說蜜蜂會玩耍
Scientists Say Bees Can Play
Did you know bees like playing as much as you do?
Scientists from Queen Mary University in London, England, conducted
experiments (進行了實驗) on some bumblebees using wooden balls.
The 45 bumblebees were given a choice between eating and playing.
他們讓 45 隻大黃蜂在吃和玩之間做出選擇。
The scientists found out that younger bees liked playing with the wooden
balls more than the older bees did.
They also found out that male bees liked playing for longer periods
(更長的時間) than the female bees.
Scientists also say that bees actually played with the wooden balls between 1
and 117 times!
To make sure the experiment actually proved (證明) that the bees enjoyed
playing, scientists made it a bit more difficult for the bees to play.
42 more bees were allowed (被允許) to go into two small areas -- one with
balls, and the other without.
The balls were then taken out, and the bees were allowed back in.
When the bees were given a choice between both areas, the bees went to the
chamber (房間) that used to have the toys.
Scientists say the experiment changed the way they looked at bees.
科學家們說,這個實驗改變了他們觀察蜜蜂的方式。
They say this goes to show (這表明) that the bees are more than small robots
and in fact, they are more advanced (先進的) than we think they are.
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Now, let's quickly review these stories:
Taiwan has been working hard to promote its national languages.
The Hakka Affairs Council says people will be able to type using Taiwanese
dialects on their phones.
They will add special characters for Hakka and Hokkien on electronic devices
before July 2023.
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And,
On October 29th, around 100,000 young people were celebrating Halloween in
South Korea.
City officials did not prepare for so many people to gather in Itaewon
District.
The crowd became dangerously tight and caused many people to die.
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And,
Scientists from London found out bees like to play.
They conducted experiments with wooden balls.
They say the experiment changed the way they looked at bees.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!
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