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The 101-Year-Old Dancer

Today I'd like to tell you all about someone very special. She's called
Dinkie Flowers.

Dinkie lives in a sleepy town in the south of England. All her life, Dinkie
has loved to dance. She started dancing when she was just 3 years old, and
hasn't stopped!
Dinkie Flowers
住在英國南方一個純樸的村莊，她很喜歡跳舞，從3歲就開始，到現在仍然樂此不疲。

When she grew up, she became a professional dancer. As long as Dinkie was
dancing, she was happy.
她後來成為職業舞者。她跳舞的時候很快樂！

She even opened her own school. She teaches people all her best dance moves!
She calls it "The Dinkie Flowers Stage School".
她甚至創辦了自己的學校來教跳舞，叫做 Dinkie Flowers 表演學校。

A few years ago, Dinkie was on TV! She was in a competition called "The
Greatest Dancer".
幾年前，Dinkie 參加了一個叫做「最偉大的舞者」的電視比賽。

Incredibly, Dinkie is 101 years old! She's one of the oldest people in the
UK! When she was on TV, she was 98!
不可思議地，Dinkie 上電視的時候，她是 98
歲，今年已經101歲了！她是英國人瑞的其中一位。

Her friends and family all say she still looks super young! What's her
secret?! She says it's because she loves dancing so much!
她說她長壽的祕密就是愛跳舞。

Her favorite dance is ballet. She practices every day. She believes that as
long as you keep on moving, you can live forever! Keep on dancing, Dinkie!
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Vocabulary
很多人都說健康長壽的祕訣是多活動，Dinkie證明了這一點。

1. best 最好的
A dance teacher came to our school today. 今天有一位跳舞老師來我們學校。
What did she do? 她做了什麼呢？
It's he. 他是男生。
He's one of the best hip hop dancers in Taiwan. 他是台灣最棒的嘻哈舞者。

2. move 動作
Wow ! So he showed you his dance moves? 所以他表演舞步給你們看？
Yeah, and the kids loved him so much! 對啊，孩子們超喜歡他！

3. keep on 持續
They kept on dancing and moving. 他們一直蹦蹦跳跳。
I wish he could come back and teach us more. 我希望他能再回來教我們更多。

4. become 變成
And you'll all become cool hip hop dancers! 這樣你們都會變成很酷的嘻哈舞群！
We may stage a show someday! 我們有一天還會登台演出呢！

So what words have you learned today?
best 最好的
move 動作
keep on 持續
become 變成
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Quiz

1. Where in the south of England does Dinkie Flowers live?
A: A sleepy town
B: A spooky town
C: A silly town

2. What is Dinkie Flowers' school called?
A: The Dinkie Flowers Music School
B: The Dinkie Flowers Dance School
C: The Dinkie Flowers Stage School

3. How old was Dinkie Flowers when she was on TV?
A: 96
B: 97
C: 98

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. C
 

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Government Pays Families to Leave Tokyo

Do you live in a big city? If you do, you know it is crowded.
你住在大城市嗎？如果是，你應該知道它很擁擠。

More families are moving, and leaving the country for the city all the time.
They come from the countryside and from small towns.
越來越多家庭移動前往城市， 他們來自鄉下跟小鎮。

These families are looking for good jobs and good schools. They hope to find
these opportunities in big cities.
這些家庭希望有更多機會找到好工作跟好學校。

What's the biggest city in the world? It's Tokyo, Japan.
世界上最大的城市在哪裡？在日本東京。

Tokyo, in Japan, has almost 40 million people.
東京擁有近 4000 萬人口。

This is a problem for Japan. Nobody wants to live in the countryside. But
Tokyo is too crowded.
沒有人想留在鄉下，但是東京太擁擠了，這已經成為日本的難題。

Now the Japanese government is paying families to leave Tokyo. Each family
will be given one million yen for every child when they move to the
countryside.
現在日本政府要付錢讓更多家庭離開東京。他們會給每個家庭每個孩子一百萬日元讓他們搬走，相當於22萬台幣。

Families take that money and move to the countryside. The money is nice, but
families understand the countryside has good things too.
領到錢的家庭會搬到鄉下，當然除了金錢之外，他們也明白鄉村地區的優點。

There is more space to live. Plus, children can be closer to their families
who never left the countryside.
不但有更多的居住空間，孩子們也可以更親近還住在老家的家人。

Now, more and more families take the money and leave Tokyo. Would you?
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Vocabulary
日本政府為了紓解大都市的人口壓力，付錢讓人搬回鄉下。

1. leave for 前往
I'm leaving for Japan next week. 我下星期去日本。
Where in Japan? 日本哪裡？
Gifu, a little place in the countryside. 岐阜，在鄉下的一個小地方。

2. crowded 擁擠的
Taipei is too crowded for you? 台北對你來說太擠了？
Yes, I need space and Gifu has some cute small towns.
對，我需要空間，岐阜有一些可愛的小鎮。

3. town 鎮
We have many cute small towns here. 這裡也有可愛小鎮啊。
There's no such thing here. 這裡沒有那種東西。
Yes, there is! 有啊！

4. understand 了解
I understand you're trying to keep me here. 我明白你想讓我留在這裡。
But I won't stay. Not for a million NT. 但是就算給我一百萬我也不會留在這裡。

來一起讀單字。
leave for 前往
crowded 擁擠的
town 鎮
understand 了解
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Quiz

1. Where is the biggest city in the world?
A: Russia
B: America
C: Japan

2. How many people live in Tokyo?
A: 40 thousand
B: 40 million
C: 40 billion

3. Where is there more space to live?
A: The city
B: The countryside
C: The schools

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. B
 

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LeBron James Breaks NBA Record

Yes! I'm such a big basketball fan!

My favorite basketball player is a man named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You might
not know who he is… He stopped playing basketball 34 years ago!
我好愛看籃球！我最愛的NBA球員是賈霸，你可能不認識他，因為他已經34年沒有打球了。

For a long time, Abdul-Jabbar had the NBA all-time scoring record. He scored
more points than any other NBA basketball player! Until now…
賈霸一直是NBA得分紀錄的保持人，但現在不一樣囉。

There's another basketball player I like too. He's called LeBron James. He
plays for the LA Lakers. This year, James beat Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time
scoring record. Now he is the new highest scoring NBA basketball player!
另外一個我也很喜歡的球員是洛杉磯湖人隊的詹皇，他今年破了賈霸的紀錄！

When James beat the record, he was so happy! The whole game stopped. Everyone
stood up and clapped their hands! And guess who was watching him play, and
clapping the most? You guessed it... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
詹皇破紀錄的那一刻，整場比賽暫停，大家為他起立鼓掌。而拍手最用力的，就是賈霸。

Many people now call LeBron James the best basketball player ever! Do you
agree? Which player do you think is the best?
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Vocabulary
賈霸在退出籃壇多年之後，高興看到詹皇終於破了他的紀錄。

1. game 比賽
Let's watch a Lakers' game tonight. 我們今晚來看湖人隊比賽。
Lakers, I love them! 我喜歡湖人隊！
Who will they play against? 他們要對誰？
Golden State Warriors. 金州勇士隊。

2. player 球員
Oh, Stephen Curry, he's a great player! 有史蒂芬·柯瑞，他是很棒的球員。
Not as great as James, but good enough. 沒有詹皇那麼棒，不過也夠好了。

3. beat 打敗
I bet Curry will beat James by scoring 50 points. 我賭柯瑞得50分，打敗詹皇。
You're on! I'll buy you a hamburger and drinks if you win.
好啊，我買漢堡飲料，要是你贏的話。

4. score 得分
He did it! He scored 53! 他做到了，得 53 分！
I want my hamburger! 我要漢堡！
Just a little one. 只能一個小的。

你學到哪些單字？
game 比賽
player 球員
beat 打敗
score 得分
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Quiz

1. When did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stop playing basketball?
A: 54 years ago
B: 44 years ago
C: 34 years ago

2. Which NBA record did LeBron James beat this year?
A: The all-time snoring record
B: The all-time scoring record
C: The all-time storing record

3. Which NBA team does LeBron James play for now?
A: The Cleveland Cavaliers
B: The Miami Heat
C: The LA Lakers

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
 

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America's Oldest Parade Goes Online

Top o' the mornin'! It's St. Patrick's Day!

Today is a very special day for Ireland. Ireland is a small country in Europe.
今天是愛爾蘭的大日子，愛爾蘭是歐洲一個小國家。

Many Americans have Irish grandparents or great-grandparents. Every year, all
over America, Irish Americans like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with big
parades and fun parties!
很多美國人的祖先來自愛爾蘭。他們每一年都會慶祝聖派翠克節，舉辦盛大的遊行和好玩的派對！

At some St. Patrick's Day parties, everything is dyed green! All the food is
green, all the drinks are green… and in the city of Chicago, even the river
is green!
在一些聖派翠克節的派對，所有東西都染成綠色。所有食物、飲料，甚至在芝加哥還有一整條河都會變成綠色！

New York City has America's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade has
big bands playing traditional folk music.
紐約有全美國最大型的聖派翠克節遊行。隊伍中有樂隊演奏傳統民間音樂。

The New York City St. Patrick's Day event is America's oldest parade. It
started 261 years ago, in 1762!
這是美國最古老的遊行，它在1762年就開始了，已經 261 歲了！

This year they're putting the whole parade online. For the first time, people
all over the world can watch the party and join in!
今年的遊行在線上直播，所以全世界可以一起看！
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Vocabulary
愛爾蘭的節慶，以聖派翠克節最著名，是大家都喜歡參加的節日。

1. celebrate 慶祝
Wow, you're all green today! 哇，你今天全身綠。
Green hat, green shirt, even green shoes. 綠色帽子，綠襯衫，綠鞋子。
Because I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day! 因為我在慶祝聖派翠克節。

2. grandparents 祖父母
My grandparents lived in Ireland once. 我的阿公阿嬤住過愛爾蘭。
They did? 是嗎？
Yeah, my grandpa studied there. 對，我阿公在那裡讀書。

3. music 音樂
He was a student? 他在當學生？
Right, he studied music. 對，他學音樂。
He was a musician. 他是音樂家。

4. parade 遊行
So will you go to a party? 所以你要參加派對嗎？
No, I'll watch New York's parade on TV and dance.
不，我要看電視紐約遊行並且跳舞。

歡迎參加聖派翠克節！
celebrate 慶祝
grandparents 祖父母
music 音樂
parade 遊行
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Quiz

1. Where do Irish people come from?
A: America
B: Ireland
C: Iceland

2. Which American city dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day?
A: Chicago
B: New York
C: Europe

3. In what year did America's oldest parade start?
A: 1772
B: 1762
C: 1672

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
 

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70,000 Books Found in Hidden Library

Today is World Storytelling Day. It's a great day to get out your favorite
book and read a story. Where do you keep your favorite books? Most people
keep them on a bookshelf at home.
今天是世界說故事日，趕快拿一本最愛的書來讀吧。你最愛的書放在哪裡呢？大部分人放在家裡的書架上。

There's a man in Germany who collected 70,000 books! Where would you keep
that many books? No bookshelf is that big!
有一個德國人擁有七萬本書！這麼多書要放哪裡？

Bruno was an engineer who lived in a small village. He was a quiet guy who
loved one thing. He loved collecting books. Every day, Bruno would buy a few
more.
Bruno 是工程師，喜歡收藏書本，每天都會買幾本新書。

Soon there were too many books. They were everywhere, filling up his whole
house! His wife told him to do something.
家裡很快就推滿了書，他的太太叫他想想辦法。

So Bruno used his engineering skills. He built bookshelves everywhere in his
home. From down in the basement to up in the attic, every room had books.
於是 Bruno 用他的工程師專業，把家裡從地下室到閣樓都做了書架。

Now there are books on the walls and books on the doors, books by the windows
and books on the floor. Bruno even made special shelves. Why? There are books
on the ceiling too! His home is like a library!
牆上，門上，窗戶邊，地上都有書，Bruno
甚至在天花板上製作了特別的書架來放書！他的家就像一個圖書館。

Sadly, Bruno has now died. Where should his books go? His wife doesn't want
them. He had no kids. Nobody knows what to do with them.
可惜Bruno 已經過世了。
他的書要怎麼辦？妻子不想要，他也沒有孩子。沒有人知道怎麼辦。

Do you know anyone who wants 70,000 books?
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Vocabulary
Bruno家裡書本堆積如山，造成很大的問題。

1. library 圖書館
Where are you going? 你要去哪兒？
I'm gonna get a book. 我要去弄一本書。
From a library? 從圖書館嗎？
No, library books are used. 不是，圖書館的書都用過了。

2. bookshelf 書架
What's wrong with that? 那有什麼不對？
Nothing, but I like the smell of new books. 沒有不對，不過我喜歡新書的香味。
Your bookshelves are all filled up. 你的書架都滿了。

3. room 房間
I know. I'll get a new shelf tonight. 我知道，我今晚會買個新的。
You'll put it in your room, right? 放在你房間，對吧？

4. wall 牆壁
No, by the wall over there. 不，靠著那邊牆壁。
Then I can buy another 50 new books. 然後我就可以再買50本新書。
You can't read so many! 你看不了那麼多！

你喜歡看書嗎？來一起讀單字。
library 圖書館
bookshelf 書架
room 房間
wall 牆壁
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Quiz

1. What day is today?
A: World Engineering Day
B: St. Patrick's Day
C: World Storytelling Day

2. Where did Bruno live?
A: Germany
B: Japan
C: Jamaica

3. Where did Bruno keep his books?
A: His office
B: His home
C: His school

Answers
1. C
2. A
3. B