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Dogs Ride a Bus Like Kids

Bye, buddy! Be good! See you later!

I want to be with my dog all day. But I can't take him everywhere. Is he okay
at home all day? He can't have fun. He can't go for a walk. Is he bored? Does
he want to play with other dogs?
我不能每天都把狗狗帶在身邊，牠在家會不會很無聊？牠會想跟其他狗狗玩嗎？

Many people are busy. They can't walk their dogs. What do they do? They get a
dog walker. Mo is a dog walker. She loves her job. Mo walks many dogs.
很多人太忙，沒有空遛狗，他們會請「遛狗人」幫忙。Mo 就是一位遛狗人。

Mo has a bus. Kids don't ride it. Dogs ride Mo's bus!

Mo picks up the dogs. The dogs sit on their own seats. They wear seat belts.
Are the dogs good in the bus? I think all the dogs are good! Why? It's
because good dogs get dog treats. Dogs love to eat treats!
Mo
還有一台狗狗專用的巴士！牠們上車坐好，還要繫安全帶。表現好的狗狗有零嘴可以吃，所以牠們在車上都很乖！

The bus goes to a walking trail. The dogs get off the bus. Mo takes them on a
long walk. They play. They have so much fun!
巴士會把狗狗送到步道，Mo 就帶著牠們走好長一段路。牠們會在路上玩耍！

These dogs are happy! They aren't at home all day. They aren't bored. They
ride a bus!

Do you love dogs? I do! Hmm … maybe I can be a dog walker too! Then I can
play with dogs all day!
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Vocabulary
這名專業遛狗人要照顧的狗太多，需要一輛小巴士來裝載。

1. pick up 接起來。
I've got to go. 我得走了。
I need to pick up my dog.我得去接我的狗。
Just like picking up a child. 就跟接小孩一樣。

2. seat belt 安全帶。
Yeah, only a child would wear a seat belt. 對，但是小孩會扣上安全帶。
But not your dog? 你的狗不用嗎?
No, he likes to play with a ball in the back seat. 不用，他喜歡在後座玩球。
Just take away the ball.把球拿走啊。

3. bored 無聊的。
I can't. He'll be bored and bark at me all the way
home.不行，他會覺得無聊，回家路上對著我叫。

4. all day 一整天。
Maybe you should just walk him home. 也許你應該就跟他走路回家。
That will take all day. 那要花一整天。
同學們，來一起讀單字。
pick up接起來
seat belt安全帶
bored無聊的
all day一整天

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Quiz
1. What is Mo's job?
A: dog talker
B: dog washer
C: dog walker

2. What do the dogs do on the bus?
A: Sit with a kid
B: Sit on their own seats
C: Sit under the seats

3. Why do the dogs go to the trail?
A: To be bored
B: To wear a seat belt
C: To go on a walk
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C

 

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Biggest Belly Wins

Hey, everyone! Look at the people around you. Some people are tall. Some are
short. Some are thin. Some have big bellies.

Some people think big bellies aren't healthy. But some think big bellies are
great.
我們身邊的人，高矮胖瘦都有。有一些人覺得大肚子不健康，但有一些人就欣賞大肚子。

The Bodi people live in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country in Africa.The Bodi
people like men with big bellies. They have a contest every year. The man
with the biggest belly wins!
博迪人住在非洲的衣索比亞，他們喜歡大肚子的男生，每一年還會舉辦比賽，肚子最大的人勝利！

A big belly isn't easy to get. It can take six months. The men eat and drink
all day. Do they eat hamburgers and pizza? No. They eat honey. What do they
drink? They drink a lot of milk and cow blood.
The men want to have the biggest belly very much. The men don't exercise.
They sit all day.
要有大肚子其實不簡單，每天要吃蜂蜜，喝牛奶跟牛血，而且整天坐著不運動。

The contest day comes. The men walk around. They show their big bellies. What
does the winner get? Money? A car? No. He wins respect.
That means everyone thinks the winner is great!

比賽當天，男士們會走秀，展示自己的腹圍，贏的人得到什麼呢?
沒有獎品，但是會得到大家的尊重！

After the contest, the men get thin. Next year, they'll try to get the
biggest belly again!
比賽後呢？他們會開始減肥，直到隔年再次養大肚子！

Big or small, you are great! Let's celebrate Eat What You Want Day today!

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Vocabulary
衣索匹亞這項比賽，是選出肚子最大的男士，認為這是榮譽。

1. exercise 運動。
I really need to exercise during summer vacation.我真的得在暑假時運動。
Why wait until summertime? 為什麼要等到暑假?
It's still one month away. 還有一個月呢。

2. month 月份。
Summer vacation is 2 months long.暑假有兩個月。
I know that. 我知道啊。
So I can try to walk two hours every
morning.所以我可以試著每天早上走兩個鐘頭。

3. walk 走路。
You can walk 20 minutes every day now. 你可以現在每天走二十分鐘。
That's different. 那不一樣。
I need to walk off my belly fat.我需要走路甩腹部脂肪。

4. fat 脂肪。
Belly fat is tough.腹部脂肪很麻煩。
And I have loads of it.而我有一大堆呢。

你有沒有每天運動的習慣?
exercise運動
month月份
walk走路
fat脂肪

Quiz
1. What do the Bodi men eat to get big bellies?
A: Hamburgers
B: Honey
C: Pizza

2. Why do the men walk around on the contest day?
A: To get bigger bellies
B: To get smaller bellies
C: To show their bellies

3. What do the Bodi people think of the winner?
A: He's great.
B: He's tall.
C: He's hungry.

Answers

1. B
2. C
3. A

 

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Kids Do Dragon Dance on Skates

Hi everyone! Do you know what that sound is? I think you do. It's the dragon
dance. This dance is great! It's one of Taiwan's traditions.
你知道這是甚麼聲音嗎？這是舞龍表演，是台灣的傳統之一。

Dragon dancing is very old. It started a long time ago in China. You can see
the dragon dance in many countries now. People do dragon dances during
special times like Chinese New Year.
舞龍表演起源於古時候的中國，現在很多國家都可以看到，有一些人會用舞龍來慶祝新年。

There is an interesting dragon dance in Taiwan. Kids at a school in Taoyuan
do a different dragon dance. What's different? They do the dance on skates!
Yes, on roller skates. That is a fast dragon dance!
桃園一所國小的學生，一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍！

The kids make their dragon. It is 40 meters long! It is red, white, blue,
yellow, and black. It has many teeth. It looks fierce!
他們自己做了 一條長40
公尺的龍，有紅色、白色、藍色、黃色、黑色，還有很多牙齒，看起來很兇惡！

The kids are proud of their dragon. They are proud of their dance. They carry
the dragon over their heads. They make it move. And they do this on skates!
Cool!
他們對這條龍，還有他們的舞龍表演很自豪。

People love this interesting dragon dance. The kids go to different places to
do their dragon dance. They go to temples. They go to festivals. The kids
have fun dancing! People have fun watching! Let's go and watch them!
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Vocabulary
一邊溜直排輪一邊舞龍，這個表演可不簡單！

1. festival 節日
There's a flower festival next week. 下星期有個花卉節。
I love flower festivals, but is it in Taipei? 我喜歡花卉節，不過在台北嗎？
No, in Miaoli. 不是，在苗栗。

2. long 長的
That's a long drive from here. 從這裡要開很長一段路呢。
No, it's okay, I'll do the driving. 還好啦，我來開車。

3. white 白色，blue 藍色
They have your favorite flowers-white, pink, and blue hydrangea.
他們有你最喜歡的花，白色粉紅色跟藍色的繡球花。
Oh, those are pretty! 那是很漂亮的花！

4. fun 樂趣
Yeah, we can see the flowers and eat delicious Hakka food.
我們可以賞花，吃客家美食。
That does sound like a lot of fun. 聽起來確實很好玩。

你喜歡各種節日嗎？
festival 節日
long 長的
white 白色
blue 藍色
fun 樂趣
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Quiz

1. Where did the dragon dance start?
A: China
B: Taiwan
C: Japan

2. Why is the dragon dance in Taoyuan different?
A: Kids use different animals
B: Kids do it on skates
C: Kids ride bicycles

3. Who made the dragon at the Taoyuan school?
A: The teachers
B: The parents
C: The kids

Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
 

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The 'Nest Man of India'

Have you ever been to Delhi? Delhi is in India. Lots and lots of people live
in Delhi!
你有去過印度的德里嗎？很多人住在那裡。

Many years ago, there were lots of sparrows in Delhi too. Rakesh Khatri gave
food to sparrows. He was a kid then.
德里很久以前有很多麻雀，Rakesh Khatri 小時候常常餵麻雀。

Sparrows are little brown birds. They like to live in cities. But sparrows
are leaving Delhi. They don't have many places to live. People are not making
space for sparrows in the city.
麻雀喜歡在城市裡生活，但是很多都飛走了，因為德里人口增加，留給麻雀的空間也一直縮水。

Rakesh Khatri wants to help sparrows live in Delhi. He has been making nests
for a long time. A nest is a bird's home. Sparrows live in nests. He puts the
nests all over the city. People call him the 'Nest Man of India'.
Rakesh Khatri
想要幫助麻雀，他特別為麻雀做鳥巢，放在城市每一個角落，人們都叫他「印度鳥巢人」。

He makes nests from coconut shells, cotton, or other natural things. He
recycles too. Sometimes he makes nests from old juice boxes.
他會用椰子殼、棉花等等的自然界物品做鳥巢。他也回收，有時候他用舊的果汁盒來做。

Rakesh Khatri has made 250,000 nests! He made them with no help! Now he
teaches students how to make nests too. He has been to 3,500 schools! Now
100,000 students can make nests!
他一個人做了 25 萬個鳥巢！他還拜訪過 3500
間學校，教學生怎麼做鳥巢，已經有十萬個學生學會了這個技巧。

Today is a day for helping animals. So thanks, Rakesh Khatri, the Nest Man of
India!
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Vocabulary
為了讓更多麻雀留在德里，這位印度人做了25萬個鳥巢。

1. little 小的
Look at those birds! 你看那些鳥！
Yeah, aren't they beautiful? 可不是，很美吧？
They're little egrets. 牠們是小白鷺。

2. nest 鳥巢
They come here in the spring, build a nest and breed. 他們春天來築巢繁殖。
And then they fly away? 然後就飛走了？

3. leave 離開
Right, they often leave in the summer or autumn.
對，通常在夏天或是秋天就走了。
Where do they go? 去了哪裡呢？
I'm not sure. 我不確定。

4. place 地方
A place that's cooler than Taipei, I guess. 我想是去比台北涼快的地方。
So you've watched them for a long time? 所以你觀察牠們很久了？
Yeah, I come here once a month. 對，我每個月來一次。

今天你學到哪些單字？
little 小的
nest 鳥巢
leave 離開
place 地方
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Quiz

1. What color are sparrows?
A: Blue
B: Brown
C: Black

2. What is the Nest Man of India's name?
A: Rakesh Khatri
B: Delhi
C: Nest Man

3. How many students can make nests now?
A: 250,000
B: 3,500
C: 100,000

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
 

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From Old Prison to Comics Museum

People all over the world like comics. In the USA, they like superhero
comics. Some of these comics are now big Hollywood movies!
你喜歡看漫畫嗎？美國人喜歡超級英雄漫畫，有一些漫畫還被改編成電影。

In Europe they like comics too. Belgium has streets named after famous comic
artists. Art schools in Belgium even teach comic art!
歐洲人也喜歡漫畫，比利時還有一些街道以漫畫家命名，藝術學校還會教畫漫畫！

The most famous comics in Asia are from Japan and Korea. But Taiwanese
artists have been making comics for 100 years.
亞洲最有名的漫畫是日本跟韓國漫畫，但是台灣的漫畫已經有超過100年的歷史。

Taiwan's government wants people all over the world to like Taiwanese comics
too. So they're making a national comics museum!
政府希望大家認識台灣漫畫，所以設立了台灣漫畫博物館！

The museum will be in a big arts space in Taichung. They do lots of art
there. They do painting and tea-making. They do martial arts too, like kendo!
這個博物館設在台中的一個藝文空間，還提供茶道、劍道等活動！

The Taichung arts space is in an old Japanese building. Long ago, it was a
prison! People were sent there for breaking the law. Now it's a happy place.
People learn how to draw and paint there!
這個藝文空間是以前的日式建築，曾經是一座監獄，但現在是個有趣的地方。

Taiwan's national comics museum will open soon in Taichung. I can't wait!
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Vocabulary
漫畫博物館讓人可以進一步認識台灣的漫畫作品。

1. comic book 漫畫書。
Reading Japanese manga, Paz? 在看日本漫畫嗎？
Yeah, this one is really good. 這本真的很好看。
Better than the comic book you read yesterday? 比你昨天看的漫畫書還好？

2. artist 藝術家
They are very different. 他們很不一樣。
But both artists draw very well. 但是兩個藝術家都畫得很好。

3. art 藝術
Oh, I've never thought about it as art. 我從沒想過漫畫是藝術。
I just read the story. 我只讀故事。
You should. Don't you find the drawings attractive?
你應該想想。你不覺得這些圖畫很吸引人？

4. draw 畫圖
I don't draw. That's probably why. 我不畫圖。這也許是原因。

你喜歡漫畫嗎? 我們來讀今天的單字。
comic book 漫畫書
artist 藝術家
art 藝術
draw 畫圖
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Quiz

1. Which country teaches comic art in art schools?
A: Japan
B: The USA
C: Belgium

2. How long have Taiwanese artists been making comics?
A: 100 years
B: 100 months
C: 100 days

3. What are people sent to prison for?
A: Learning to draw
B: Breaking the law
C: Making tea

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B