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These Forests Are Very Small

Forests are great. They have many trees. The air is clean. You can hear
birds. And forests are very big, right?
森林有很多樹，空氣也很新鮮，還能聽到鳥叫聲，而且森林都很大對吧?

Well, many forests are big. But some are small. How small? Some are the size
of a basketball court! They're very small!
很多森林都很大一片。但也有迷你的小森林。有多小呢? 居然只有一個籃球場這麼大。

The idea of very small forests is from Japan. Japan has thousands of these
forests! People in many countries like this idea. Now there are many of these
forests in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America - hey, that's almost
everywhere!
迷你森林的概念來自日本。其他國家的人也喜歡這個想法，現在世界各地都有迷你森林。

These forests are great for cities. They make places cooler in the summer.
They make the air cleaner. That's important in cities. Some of the forests
are also nice to walk in.
這種森林很重要，它可以讓都市在夏天的時候涼快一點，也能讓空氣更新鮮。

The forests are very small, but they're full of life. All of them have many
local trees and plants. Geckos, frogs, and other small animals live in the
forests. There are butterflies and other insects too!
雖然迷你森林面積很小，卻充滿生機。不但有原生的樹木花草，也有動物跟昆蟲棲息。

These very small forests help cities, people, animals, and insects. Does
Taiwan have any of these forests? I want one near my home. Do you?
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Vocabulary
迷你森林對於動物植物和人類，都很有貢獻。

1. hear 聽到
Did you hear that? 你聽到了嗎?
Yeah, some kind of bird? 有啊，是某種鳥類嗎?
No, they're squirrels. 不是，是松鼠。
I see them in this park all the time. 我經常在這公園裡看到牠們。

2. tree 樹木
So they like this park? 所以牠們喜歡這個公園?
Very much. 很喜歡。
There, can you see one in that tree? 在那裡，你看到有一隻在樹上嗎?
Yeah, so cute! 有啊，好可愛!

3. city 城市
Squirrels are very common in Taipei City, right? 松鼠在台北市很常見吧?
They are. In parks big and small. 沒錯，大小公園裡都有。

4. bird 鳥類
But I like birds better. 不過我比較喜歡鳥類。
Like sparrows? 比如說麻雀?
Sparrows and Japanese white-eyes. 麻雀和綠繡眼。

一起來讀單字。
hear聽到
tree樹木
city城市
bird鳥類

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Quiz

1. Where is the idea for very small forests from?
a. Europe
b. Japan
c. Africa

2. Where are these forests?
a. Many countries
b. Two or three countries
c. Only one country

3. How do these forests help cities?
a. They're warm in the winter.
b. They use basketball courts.
c. They make the air cleaner.

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c
 

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A Zoo's Bears: Bears or People?

There are different kinds of bears. There are brown bears, polar bears, panda
bears, and more. 熊有很多不同的種類。有棕熊、北極熊、熊貓等等。

Brown bears are brown. Polar bears are white. Panda bears are black and
white. Different bears look different. But all bears share some things.
不同的熊，外觀上有不同的顏色。但是所有的熊還是有共通點。

Bears have short, thick hair called fur. They are furry! Bears have long
noses and small, round ears. They have short tails. Bears have four paws.
Most bears have short, wide legs.
熊身上有厚厚的短毛，也有長長的鼻子，圓圓的小耳朵跟短短的尾巴。熊有四個熊掌，牠們的腿多半又粗又短。
People have long, thin legs. We have two feet. We can stand up. Bears can
stand up too. But they can only stand for a very short time.
In China, there's a zoo. This zoo has a kind of bear. They're sun bears. They
stand. Okay, sometimes bears do that. But their legs look long and thin! Are
they bears? Or... are they people?
中國一座動物園裡面有馬來熊。牠們的腿看起來長又細，也會站起來。牠們是熊，還是人類?

What? Yes, some people think these bears are people. That's strange... Do
they think they see furry people? No, they think they see people dressed as
bears!
沒有錯，有一些人覺得這些熊是人類扮演的。
The zoo says sun bears look different from other bears. They aren't people.
They're bears! They are! They are!
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Vocabulary
熊和人類應該不像吧，但是馬來熊卻不一樣。

1. look 看起來
Nancy, come here. 南西，你來一下。
What's that strange-looking cat on the roof? 屋頂上看起來很奇怪的貓是什麼?
That doesn't look like a cat to me. 我看不像貓。

2. fur 毛
It looks more like a bear to me. 我看像一頭熊。
You're kidding, right? 你開玩笑吧?
No, look at its fur. 不，你看牠的毛。

3. stand up 站起來
A bear in Taipei city? Come on! Nancy. 一頭熊跑來台北? 別鬧了!
Oh my God, now it's standing up! 老天爺，牠站起來了!
Should we call the police? 我們應該打電話給警察吧?

4. dress 穿衣服
Wait, it's a man! 等一下，那是個人!
A man dressed like a bear! 那人穿衣服像熊。
Let me call the police. 我來叫警察。

今天的單字有哪些?
look看起來
fur毛
stand up站起來
dress穿衣服

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Quiz
1. Which bears are white?
a. Brown bears
b. Polar bears
c. Sun bears

2. What do all bears have?
a. Big ears
b. Long tails
c. Short legs

3. What do some people think the zoo's bears are?
a. Furry people
b. Baby polar bears
c. People dressed as bears




Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c

 

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President Gives Awards to Teachers in India

Hey, guess what?! Today is Teachers' Day! 你知道嗎?今天是教師節!

I know … You love this day! Because you love your teacher sooooo much,
right?
我知道今天是教師節，大家都很愛你們的老師，對不對?

Let's give teachers everywhere a great big clap! 請為世界各地的老師用力鼓掌。
Wow! That was loud! You must love your teacher very much!
In Taiwan, Teachers' Day is on September 28th. Other countries have Teachers'
Days too. But they're on different days.
台灣的教師節在9月28號。其他的國家也有教師節，但是慶祝的日期不同。

In India, Teachers' Day is on September 5th. This year, India's president
gave awards to 75 teachers. These teachers worked hard for their students.
They did amazing things!
印度的教師節在9月5號。今年印度總統頒獎給75位老師，讚賞他們的努力。

One teacher made an online drama. It helps kids learn. They have fun watching
it at home! 其中一位老師在線上演戲，幫助小朋友學習，讓他們在家也看得開心。

Another teacher loves his job. He comes to school every day. He hasn't missed
a day of school... for eleven years!
有一位老師很愛他的工作，他每天都到學校，11年都沒有缺席。

One teacher loves his school so much, he cleans it every day! He cleans the
toilets too! He even uses his own money to help the school!
另外一位老師也非常愛護他的學校。他每天打掃學校以及廁所，還捐錢幫助學校。

The 75 teachers in India help their students in many ways. Maybe your teacher
does too. What can you give your teacher an award for?

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Vocabulary
老師們辛苦了!

1. award 獎項
I can't believe it! 真不敢相信!
They gave me an award! 他們給了我一個獎 !
Congratulations! What is the award for? 恭喜你，是什麼獎呢?

2. job 工作
For being a wonderful teacher! 因為我是很棒的老師。
Oh wow. But you don't even like your job! 哇，可是你甚至不喜歡你的工作。

3. every day 每天
I'm beginning to like it now. 我現在開始喜歡了。
It's a good job, you know. 這是個好工作。
Sure, you get to help children every day. 當然了，每天都可以幫助小朋友。

4. learn 學習
And I'm learning something new every day. 我每天也在學習新東西。
Like how to have fun when working. 比如說怎麼在工作時玩樂。

Let's learn something new every day! 一起來讀單字。
award獎項
job工作
every day每天
learn學習

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Quiz

1. When is Teachers' Day in Taiwan?
a. September 28th
b. September 5th
c. Every day

2. Who gave teachers in India their awards this year?
a. The President
b. The Prime Minister
c. The kids

3. How many teachers in India were given awards this year?
a. 28
b. 5
c. 75








Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. c
 

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Friends Clean Up Rivers

Wow, this park is nice. What's that?! And that?! Oh no, it's trash ... Yuck.

Hey, did you hear what five friends in Indonesia did?

They saw lots of trash. So they cleaned it up!

They cleaned up a river, but we can clean up this park!
你聽說過印尼一群朋友他們的事蹟嗎? 他們看到河裡有很多垃圾，就把河川清理乾淨。

The trash in this park is not very bad.

But the trash in the river was a big problem. It was dirty. It smelled bad.

There were plastic bags, water bottles, and old clothes. The trash stopped
the river!
河川裡的垃圾很多，而且又髒又臭，還有塑膠袋、寶特瓶還有舊衣服阻塞了整條河!

The friends wanted to help the river.

So they made a group. The group cleaned up the river.

They took away many bags of trash.

Then they cleaned up more rivers! They cleaned up beaches!
這群朋友組成的小組清理出很多袋的垃圾，他們也繼續清理別的河流跟海灘。

The group made many videos of their work. They shared their videos online.
他們把整個過程拍成影片，上傳到網路上。

Millions of people saw the videos!

Now many people help the group.

They clean up rivers and beaches all over Indonesia!
很多人看到他們的影片，也加入他們一起清理印尼的河川跟海攤。

Five friends cleaned up one river. Now they clean up many rivers and beaches
with their new friends.

Oh, look! Our park is clean. What's next?

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Vocabulary
這群朋友不但清理家附近的河川，也擴大到其他地方。

1. trash 垃圾
What smells so awful? 什麼東西這麼難聞?
Sorry, I forgot to take out the trash. 真抱歉，我忘了倒垃圾。

2. bag 袋子
You have 5 bags of trash? 你有五袋垃圾?
That's a lot for one person! 一個人有這麼多垃圾!
I know. I can't wait to get rid of them. 我知道，我也等不及要把它們扔掉了。

3. friend 朋友
Some of my friends came here on the weekend.一些朋友周末來這裡。
They brought lots of food. 他們帶了一堆吃的。

4. share 分享
We shared 6 pizzas, 3 bottles of coke and lots of
fruit.我們分享六個披薩，三瓶可樂還有好多水果。
Hmmm, why was I not invited? 怎麼沒有邀請我?

你今天學到哪些單字?
trash垃圾
bag袋子
friend朋友
share分享

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Quiz
1. Where do the friends clean up rivers?
a. Indonesia
b. India
c. Japan

2. Where did the friends share their videos?
a. At school
b. In a river
c. Online

3. How many people saw the videos?
a. Hundreds
b. Millions
c. Billions









Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b

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Nuts About Planes

What's an allergy? It's when your body touches something and your body
doesn't like it.

Your body tries to fight it. People can have allergies to many things -
plants, animals, and more.
什麼是過敏? 當你的身體接觸到不喜歡的東西時，它會反抗，產生過敏反應。

Some allergies are not bad. They make you itch. They make you sneeze.

But they won't kill you! Some allergies can be very dangerous! People with
bad allergies need to be very careful!
有一些過敏反應會讓你皮膚癢、打噴嚏，但是嚴重的過敏反應有一些人要很小心，會很危險。

Many people have nut allergies. That's why many foods have a special stamp.

It says "May Contain Nuts". It's very easy for nuts to get into food. People
with nut allergies need to be very, very careful!
有一些食物都有標示含有堅果，對堅果過敏的人要特別小心。

A woman was on a plane. She had a very bad nut allergy.

The crew was selling snacks. Then she saw WHAT the snacks were … peanuts!!!
飛機上有一位女士對堅果嚴重過敏，她發現空服員販賣的點心都是花生。

The woman was scared. Her allergy was very bad. She didn't want people on the
plane to have peanuts.

So she bought all of them! She bought every peanut on the plane!
這個女士很害怕，她不要飛機上的乘客吃到花生，所以把它們全部買下來。

The woman spent 6,000 Taiwan dollars on peanuts! But she was safe. If you
have allergies, be careful!
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Vocabulary

對花生過敏的女士，買了飛機上所有的花生。
1. sneeze 打噴嚏
Oh, my, this is really bad! 這真是糟糕!
I just can't stop sneezing. 我打噴嚏打個不停。
Is it because of the cold air? 是因為冷空氣嗎?
Probably.可能是。

2. itch 癢
My nose itches and I've got red eyes. 我鼻子癢，還有紅眼睛。
You need to take some medicine. 你需要吃一點藥。

3. spend 花費。
I did. I just spent 600 NT on allergy medicines.
我吃了，剛剛才花了六百塊買過敏藥。
That should take care of it. 那應該可以對付了。

4. fight 對抗。
I wish I could fight it without medicine. 我希望不吃藥就可以對抗。
Get more sleep. That usually helps. 多睡一點，通常很有幫助。

These are useful words.
sneeze打噴嚏
itch癢
spend花費
fight對抗

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Quiz

1. What does the special stamp on food say?
a. "May Contain Nuts"
b. "Every Peanut"
c. "Be Very Careful"

2. What was the crew selling?
a. Plants.
b. Animals
c. Snacks

3. How much did the woman spend on peanuts?
a. 6,000 dollars
b. 66,000 dollars
c. 666,000 dollars








Answers
1. a
2. c
3. a