A Short Walk Can Keep You Healthy

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What do you usually do after you eat? Sit down and read a book? Or maybe you
take a short nap.

Well guess what? Doctors say taking a short walk after eating helps your body
control your blood sugar.

醫生說，吃飽後走走路可以降低血糖。

When most people think about sugar, they think about candy or ice cream or
cake. -Sweet things have lots of sugar in them, right?

Well, actually, many foods have sugar in them. There is sugar in milk, in
tomatoes, in carrots, and even in onions!

不只是糖果蛋糕，牛奶、番茄、紅蘿蔔，還有洋蔥裡面也有糖！

Sugar from food gives us energy. We need sugar. But, too much sugar can be
bad for our blood.

我們需要糖分，但太多糖對身體不好。

Too much sugar in your blood can give you diabetes.

"Diabetes" 就是糖尿病，太多糖很容易造成糖尿病。

Doctors say people should take a short walk after eating, because it will
help control their blood sugar.

Doctors say you only need a short walk, it could be only 2 minutes! Just 2
minutes of walking around after you eat can help you stay healthy.

醫生說，只要吃飽後走兩分鐘就可以控制血糖，保持健康！

I think I'm going to try it! I'm going to take a 2-minute walk after I finish
my lunch today!
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Vocabulary

醫生說吃飽了不要坐著，要走一走。

1. control 控制。
I'd love to walk around after lunch. 我很樂意吃過午飯後走走。
But sometimes I can't control work. 但有時候我沒辦法控制工作。
I can't control my life. 我還沒辦法控制人生呢。

2. minute 分鐘。
Besides, it only takes 2 minutes. 而且只需要兩分鐘。
Right, I can at least stand up for 2 minutes. 對，至少我可以站起來兩分鐘。

3. blood 血液。
What did your doctor say? 妳的醫生怎麼說?
He will take my blood first. 他會先抽血。
And run some tests. 然後做一些檢驗。

4. healthy 健康的。
Don't worry. You're strong and healthy. 別擔心，你很健康強壯。
I'm only worried if I can still climb Jade Mountain.
我只擔心是否還能去爬玉山。


So let's get up and walk! 來讀讀單字。

control控制
minute分鐘
blood血液
healthy健康的
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Quiz

1. What is a good idea after eating?
A: Jumping on the bed
B: Swimming in Sun Moon Lake
C: Taking a short walk

2. What does sugar do for our body?
A: It gives us energy
B: It makes us cry
C: It makes us hungry.

3. How long do you need to walk after eating?
A: Maybe just 2-minutes!
B: Maybe 4 or 5 hours
C: About 90 minutes









Answers
1. C
2. A
3. A
 

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Taiwan Can Sing!

Oh, hello, everyone! Do you like to sing? Do you sing in a group at school?
That group is a choir. Taiwan has many great choirs!
你喜歡唱歌嗎？你知道台灣有很多很棒的合唱團嗎？

The Bao Lai Junior High School Choir is from Kaohsiung. The choir has many
indigenous Bunun children. It has students from Jianshan and Laonong
Elementary Schools and the Nibun Chorus. There are one hundred twenty
students in the choir!
高雄的寶來國中合唱團有120個團員，有尼布恩合唱團的團員，還有建山國小跟荖濃國小的小朋友，他們很多都來自布農族。

This year, the singers sang one song again and again. They danced that one
song again and again. They sang and danced on Saturdays and Sundays. They
sang and danced on holidays and hot days.
週末和假日他們都沒有休息，一直練習。

They sang Pasibutbut. It's a very important Bunun song. It's beautiful. But
it's not easy. It's a long song with eight parts. Why did the choir want this
song? 布農族的八部合音很優美但不好唱。

They wanted the world to see a beautiful part of Taiwan!
他們想讓世界看到台灣美麗的一面。

The choir got on a plane. They went to the World Choir Games. Choirs from
forty-six countries came. The Bao Lai Choir sang and danced Pasibutbut there.
他們坐上飛機參加世界合唱大會，準備表演八部合音。

The world saw Taiwan. And the choir won a gold medal! 他們獲得金牌!

Great job, Bao Lai Choir!

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Vocabulary
寶來國中合唱團把悅耳的原住民歌聲，帶到世界各地。

1. again and again. 一遍又一遍
Why are you singing the song again and again? 為什麼你一再地唱那首歌?
Oh, was I too loud? 歐，我太大聲嗎?

2. song 歌曲
No, I just wondered why you love the song so much.
不會，我只是想知道為什麼你那麼愛那首歌。
Because I'll be joining a singing contest on Sunday.
因為我星期日要參加歌唱比賽。

3. sing 唱歌
So you'll sing in front of people? 所以你在大家面前唱?
Yes, a LOT of people! 對，很多人。
Wow, I can't do that. I'll be so nervous. 哇，我沒辦法，我會很緊張。

4. win 贏得
I believe you will win. 我相信你會贏。
You sing beautifully! 你唱得真美!
Thank you! I hope so. 謝謝，我也希望。

我們來讀單字。
again再一次
song歌曲
sing唱歌
win贏得

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Quiz

1. Where is the Bao Lai Junior High School Choir from?
a. Keelung
b. Taichung
c. Kaohsiung

2. What did the choir do on Saturdays?
a. saw Taiwan
b. sang Pasibutbut
c. went to the World Choir Games

3. How many countries' choirs were at the World Choir Games?
a. 8
b. 46
c. 120










Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b
 

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Man Takes Little Boat for Big Ride

It's fun to go to a lake. You can swim or ride in a boat. Some people use
kayaks.

A kayak is a very small boat. Only one person can use it.
去湖邊玩可以游泳、坐船。有一些人會划獨木舟，kayak這種獨木舟，只能容納一個人。

Do kayaks go far? No, they usually don't. Most people use them for a few
hours.

獨木舟可以划得很遠嗎？ 不會，大多數人只會划幾個小時。

But one young man likes to go to new places.

Zane and his kayak went very, very, VERY far. He used his kayak for many,
many, MANY hours. What?!?

Zane had a big idea. He wanted to ride his kayak around a lake.

He went to one of the biggest lakes in the world, Lake Superior!
Zane有個很棒的想法，他想要划著獨木舟繞湖一圈，他去了蘇必略湖，是世界最大湖之一。

Zane used a paddle to move the kayak. It was hard work.

His kayak moved slowly around the lake. 他用槳來划獨木舟，慢慢地繞湖一圈。

He saw many beautiful things. He saw islands, trees, and many birds and fish.

一路上他看到很多漂亮的風景，島嶼、樹木、還有許多鳥跟魚。

Zane came back two months later. How far did his kayak go?

It went 1,900 kilometers! How many hours did he use his kayak? Hmmm ... 63
days is… about 1,500 hours!

Zane兩個月後回來了，Zane坐獨木舟划了多遠呢?
一共划了一千九百公里!一千五百個小時!

Zane was happy. He went a long way in a little kayak!

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Vocabulary

Zane喜歡划船，他花了兩個月的時間划獨木舟。

1. month 月。
What's our plan for tomorrow? 我們明天的計劃是什麼?
For your first free day in one month? 你一個月來的第一天自由日嗎?

2. kayak 獨木舟。
Let's go kayaking on Sun Moon Lake. 我們去日月潭划獨木舟吧。
What a wonderful idea! 真棒的主意! That lake is beautiful! 那個湖很美呢!

3. hour 小時。
So we'll kayak for about 3 hours in the morning, and
then….所以我們上午划獨木舟三個鐘頭，然後....
Wait, 3 HOURS? 等一下，三個鐘頭嗎?

4. long 長的。
Why? Is that too long for you? 為什麼? 太長了嗎?
Yeah, I was thinking half an hour. 對啊，我想的是半個鐘頭。
You can't go anywhere in half an hour. 半個鐘頭你哪裡都去不了。
我們一起讀今天的單字。month月 kayak獨木舟 hour小時 long長的

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Quiz

1. What is a kayak?
A: A boat
B: A car
C: A lake

2. How far did Zane's kayak go?
A: 1,000 kilometers
B: 1,500 kilometers
C: 1,900 kilometers

3. How many days did Zane use his kayak?
A: 16 days
B: 63 days
C: 630 days










Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
 

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Taichung Man Gets Lots of Money Back

Where are my keys? Did I lose them again? Do you lose things? Sometimes
people lose important things. That feels bad!
你有弄丟過東西嗎？有時候人們搞丟重要的東西。那種感覺很糟糕！

How does it feel when you find the thing you lost? Ask Mr. Li. He was on a
scooter. Mr. Li was bringing money to someone in Taichung. But when he got
there, the money was gone! (SFX: Mr. Li: "Oh no! My money!") It was somewhere
on the road!
那麼…當你找回遺失的東西的時候，感覺怎麼樣？問李先生就知道了。李先生帶著錢去台中，但他發現錢掉在路上。

How much money did Mr. Li lose? He lost 180,000 NT$! That's a lot of money!
李先生損失了多少錢呢？ 答案是18萬台幣！

Mr. Li looked for the money. But he could not find it. So he went to the
police. He said he lost a bag of money. Then the police said something
amazing! 李先生找不到錢，只好去報警，但是警察說的話讓他大吃一驚！

Two people found the bag! And they did not keep the money! They gave it to
the police! The police made sure the money was Mr. Li's. Then they gave it
back to him. (SFX: Mr. Li: "Thank you! Thank you!") Mr. Li said "thank you"
to the two people and the police.
有兩個人發現了這一袋錢，不但沒有自己留著，還交給了警方。李先生向他們兩個人以及警察道謝。

He felt thankful to get it back! Mr. Li was lucky!

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Vocabulary

搞丟了18萬，最後卻失而復得，這不是太高興了?
1. again 再一次。
Oh no, I lost my money again! 糟糕，我又搞丟錢了!
Didn't you say it won't happen again? 你不是說不會再這樣?
2. how much 多少。
I know. But I keep losing more. 我知道，但是我繼續搞丟。
How much did you lose this time? 你這次損失了多少?
Five hundred, I think.我想是五百塊。
3. lose 遺失。
That's not a lot. 不算多。
Maybe not for you, but it's a lot for me. 對你也許不多，對我很多。
But how did you lose it? 但是你怎麼丟的? What happened? 出了什麼事?
4. look for 尋找。
I don't know. But now I must look for it. 我也不知道，但是現在我得去找了。
Make sure you check every pocket. 你要確定每個口袋都看看。

今天你學到哪些單字?
again再一次 how much多少 lose遺失 look for尋找
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Quiz

1. Where did Mr. Li lose the money?
A: At the park
B: On the road
C: At the police station

2. How much money did Mr. Li lose?
A: 180,000 NT
B: 18,000 NT
C: 800,000 NT

3. How did Mr. Li feel when he got the money back?
A: Angry
B: Scared
C: Thankful
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C

 

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Mr. Fritz Flies to Teach Birds

Can you teach birds where to fly? One man in Europe does that. But why does
he do that? 你能教鳥類往哪裡飛嗎? 歐洲有個人就這麼做，為什麼呢?

Mr. Fritz worries about one kind of bird. There are not many of them. They
live in Europe in the spring and summer. But the winter is cold there. So the
birds fly to warm countries in the fall.
Fritz先生很擔心一種數量不多的鳥類。這種鳥在春天跟夏天住在歐洲，秋天會飛往溫暖的國家避冬。

But Europe is getting hotter. The birds stay one month longer. Then they fly
to warm countries. They fly over tall mountains.
但歐洲現在越來越熱。那些鳥會多待一個月才會越過高山，飛往溫暖的國家。

But winter is coming. There's snow on the mountains. The birds can't find
much food in the snow.
但冬天就快到了。高山上都是雪，牠們沒辦法找到足夠的食物。

The birds need to fly to warm countries. But they need to eat too! So Mr.
Fritz teaches them where to fly. How does he do that? He flies a very small
plane. The birds fly after him. But why do they do that?
牠們需要到溫暖的國家，但也需要食物!
所以Fritz先生開著一台小飛機，讓這些鳥跟著他。

Well, these birds know Mr. Fritz. They think he's their dad! The new way is
long. But it doesn't go over mountains. The birds can find food!
這些鳥把Fritz先生當作鳥爸爸。雖然新的飛行路線很長，但不需要飛過高山。牠們就可以找到食物了!

Mr. Fritz flies to teach birds where to fly! Good job!
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Vocabulary

Fritz先生當鳥爸爸，帶領稀有鳥類飛越不同的路線。
1. winter 冬天
Winter is the best season for traveling! 冬天是旅行最好的季節。
That's true if you're going to warm countries. 真的，假如你是去溫暖國家的話。
Like Thailand. 比如說泰國。

2. snow 雪
Why? I like to see snow up on the mountains. 為什麼? 我喜歡在山上賞雪。
It's fun to dress in warm clothes in cold weather. 在冷天氣穿厚衣服很好玩。

3. Europe 歐洲
So you're thinking about Europe? 所以你在考慮歐洲?
Maybe. I've always wanted to see Iceland. 也許吧，我一直想去看看冰島。

4. cold 寒冷的
Iceland is too cold! 冰島太冷了!
It would be a good place to be in summertime. 它夏天時會是個好地方。

Do you like winter? Let's read the words.
winter冬天
snow雪
Europe歐洲
cold寒冷的

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Quiz

1. What does Mr. Fritz teach the birds?
a. How to fly
b. Where to fly
c. When to fly

2. Which is true about Mr. Fritz?
a. He doesn't like birds.
b. He lives in the U.S.A.
c. He flies a small plane.

3. What is true about the new way?
a. It is long.
b. It goes over mountains.
c. It has no food for birds to find.












Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a