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News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-10-25 |
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Submarine Finds New Golden … Thing
We live on Earth. Some people call it the "Blue Planet". From far away, the
earth looks blue. That's because the earth has so much water.
地球有很多水,遠看地球是藍色的,因此有人把地球叫做藍色星球。
Most of the earth's water is in the oceans. Oceans are very big! Many things
live in them. There are animals and plants we don't know about.
大部分地球上的水都在海洋,廣闊的海洋有很多我們還不知道的生物。
Some scientists get into submarines. The submarines take the scientists down
to the ocean floor. The scientists explore, looking for new animals and
plants to study.
科學家坐潛水艇到海底,探索新的動植物。
Scientists in a submarine were exploring the ocean near Alaska. They found
something very strange …
他們在阿拉斯加的海域到處探索,發現一個奇怪的東西。
It's smooth, gold, and shiny. And it has a hole. Maybe something came out of
it. Is it an egg? But it's soft, like people's skin! And it's very big …
這個金黃色的生物又滑又亮,還有一個洞,也許有東西跑出來了,是個蛋嗎?
但是它很軟,像人類的皮膚一樣。
Scientists don't know what it is! Is it a new kind of egg? Then what kind of
animal was inside? How big is it? Is it dangerous? And where is it now …?!
Watch out!
科學家不知道是什麼東西。是新物種的卵嗎? 那又是什麼樣的新物種呢? 牠多大?
很危險嗎? 牠現在在哪裡?
There's a lot we don't know about the Earth's animals and plants. We need to
keep exploring! Who knows what we'll find …
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Vocabulary
這個新發現的海底物種讓科學家十分困惑。
1. blue 藍色的
Where can I go diving in Taiwan? 台灣哪裡可以潛水?
Green Island is my favorite spot. 綠島是我最喜歡的地方。
The water is blue and clean, with lots of sea
animals.海水又藍又乾淨,還有很多海洋動物。
2. find 找到
Can I find sea turtles there? 在那裏可以找到海龜嗎?
I've found lots of fish, but no turtles.我有找到很多魚,不過沒有海龜。
3. far away 很遠
Is Green Island far away? 綠島很遠嗎?
It's not far away from Taitung. 它離台東不遠。
A ferry ride takes about 40 minutes. 搭渡輪大約四十分鐘。
4. look for 尋找
I'm going to look for turtles and sharks.我要去找海龜和鯊魚。
Good luck on that! 祝你好運囉!
這些英文字簡單好用。
blue藍色的
find找到
far away很遠
look for尋找
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Quiz
1. What do some people call the "Blue Planet"?
a. The ocean
b. Earth
c. Alaska
2. What were the scientists doing in the submarine?
a. Exploring
b. Flying
c. Climbing
3. What color was the strange thing in the ocean?
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Gold
Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-10-26 |
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Snails Change Vegetable Farmer's Life
Snails are small animals with a shell. They crawl very slowly. Snails leave
silver lines on the ground. They eat fruit, vegetables, and many other
things. Gardeners and farmers don't like snails.
蝸牛是個很小的動物,牠們吃水果、蔬菜等等,所以園丁跟農夫都不喜歡蝸牛。
But many people around the world like snails. They like to eat them. Some
people pay a lot of money to eat snails! Where are these snails from?
Sometimes they're from gardens. Many are from snail farms!
但是還是有人喜歡蝸牛,也喜歡吃牠們。那這些蝸牛來自哪裡呢?
這些蝸牛有時候是來自花園,很多是來自養殖場。
Mr. Chang was a vegetable farmer in Taitung. He grew vegetables for many
years. It was hard work. And maybe snails made his work harder.
張先生曾經是台東的菜農,種菜很辛苦,菜田裡的蝸牛讓他更辛苦。
He was getting older. He wanted an easier job.
Now Mr. Chang is a snail farmer. He has more than 80,000 snails! The snails
need a lot of care. Small changes can kill them! But for Mr. Chang, snail
farming is easier than vegetable farming.
現在張先生改養蝸牛。蝸牛需要呵護照顧,一點點的改變都會造成牠們的死亡。但是對張先生來說,養蝸牛比種菜簡單多了。
Mr. Chang also sells snails in cans. He sells sausages made of pork and
snails too. He sells them in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
張先生也賣蝸牛罐頭跟蝸牛香腸。除了國內,他還賣到香港跟澳門。
Snails changed this vegetable farmer's life. Hmmm....I'm hungry for snails
now! Are you too?
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Vocabulary
不種水稻而去養蝸牛,賺的錢還更多。
1. garden 花園
What a beautiful garden! 好漂亮的花園!
It reminds me of my days as a gardener. 讓我想起以前我當園丁的日子。
2. grow 種植
What did you grow? 妳種什麼呢?
I grew a lot of tulips.我種很多鬱金香。
Just flowers? No fruit or vegetables? 只有花嗎? 沒有青菜水果?
No, tulips were trouble enough.沒有,鬱金香就夠麻煩了。
3. vegetable 蔬菜
Yeah, vegetables can be harder. 也對,蔬菜可能更難。
There would be snails and insects.會有蝸牛和昆蟲。
4. older 比較老的
I may grow cherry trees when I get older.
我年紀比較大時也許會種櫻桃樹。Cherries are delicious.櫻桃很好吃。
Let's review these words.
garden花園
grow種植
vegetable蔬菜
older比較老的
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Quiz
1. Where does Mr. Chang live?
a. Taitung
b. Hualien
c. Yilan
2. Why did Mr. Chang start farming snails?
a. They need a lot of care.
b. He loves to eat them.
c. They're easier than vegetables.
3. Where does Mr. Chang sell his snails?
a. France
b. Macau
c. Italy
Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-10-27 |
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These Scientists Saved the World
Katalin Kariko is a scientist. Some people say she saved the world. Maybe she
saved your life!
Katalin Kariko是一位科學家。有人說她拯救了世界,也許她還救了你一命。
Vaccines help stop people from getting sick. Dr. Kariko had an idea to make
better vaccines. She worked on her idea for many years.
疫苗可以防止人類生病。 Kariko博士想出辦法,讓疫苗更加有效。
Then Dr. Kariko worked with Dr. Drew Weissman. They worked in different ways.
He said, "from A to B you zigzag, zigzag, zigzag, zigzag! I [go]...
straight."
Kariko 博士跟Drew Weissman博士合作。他說Kariko會來來回回的思考,而他是直線前進。
Here, "zigzag" means she studied many kinds of new ideas and information. And
she had questions: What's this? How does this work? What's that? What does
that do? Can it help my idea? Can we try this?
Kariko研究很多新的想法跟資訊,也提出一大堆問題。
Maybe zigzagging helped! Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman found how to make better
vaccines using her ideas.
或許這種Z型的思考方式,讓他們找出更好的疫苗。
COVID-19 came. The world needed vaccines! Their work helped scientists make
two vaccines fast! It can make other vaccines too.
新冠肺炎的到來,讓全世界都需要疫苗,而這兩人的研究加快了疫苗的生產。
Every year, some people get a Nobel Prize. They did great things for the
world. This year, Dr. Kariko and Dr. Weissman got the Nobel Prize for
Medicine! They made her idea work and saved the world!
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Vocabulary
這兩位博士發明了新型的肺炎疫苗,榮獲今年的諾貝爾醫學獎。
1. sick 生病的
When I was a child, I really wanted to be a scientist.我小時候很想當科學家。
Yeah? Because you liked the sound of it? 因為科學家這個詞很好聽?
Because scientists can help sick people. 因為他們可以幫助生病的人。
2. can 能夠
And they understand space and stars. 他們還能懂太空和星星。
They can do so many things. 他們可以做好多事。
3. then 然後
But then you decided to study literature. 但是之後你決定讀文學。
Yeah, I found literature much more interesting.對,我覺得文學有趣多了。
4. life 生命、人生
It deals with life.它跟人生有關。
Science deals with life, too. 科學也跟人生有關。
來一起讀今天的單字。
sick生病的
can能夠
then然後
life生命、人生
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Quiz
1. What did Dr. Kariko do for many years?
a. Saved the world
b. Worked on her idea
c. Kept getting sick
2. What did Dr. Kariko do when she zigzagged?
a. Studied many things
b. Went straight
c. Took medicine
3. When COVID-19 came, what did the world need fast?
a. A Nobel Prize
b. Vaccines
c. Questions
Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. b
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-11-28 |
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Teacher Sets Social Studies Record
Do you know what "setting a record" is? It's doing something the most or the
best in the world.
你知道什麼是破紀錄嗎?就是將某一件事情做的最多或是最好。
Paul Durietz is a middle school teacher in the USA. He set a record for
teaching social studies the longest.
Paul Durietz是一所美國中學的老師。他創下教社會科最久的紀錄。
What's social studies? It's the study of history, people, and cultures.
什麼是社會科呢? 它是包含歷史、人文跟文化的領域。
And how long has Mr. Durietz taught social studies? Well, when he started he
was 23 years old. Now he's 76! Let's see... 76 minus 23 is 53!
Durietz先生教了多久的社會科呢?他從23歲開始教書,他現在76歲了。一共教了53年!
Wow! Mr. Durietz has been a social studies teacher for 53 years! And he has
been at one school for all these years!
他甚至是在同一間學校教書教了53年!
Why does Mr. Durietz teach social studies? He loves history. When he was a
boy, he listened to his father's stories about World War II.
為什麼Durietz 先生喜歡教社會科呢?
因為他很喜歡歷史,在他小的時候,他喜歡聽爸爸講第二次世界大戰的故事。
So when he was 11 years old, he wanted to be a social studies teacher when he
grew up. Now one of his old students is a social studies teacher too!
所以在他11歲的時候,就立志成為社會科的老師。現在有一位他的學生也成為了社會科老師!
Mr. Durietz set a world record for teaching social studies. He loves history,
and he loves teaching!
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Vocabulary
這位社會科老師教同一門學科,教了五十多年,樂此不疲。
1. war 戰爭。
When did World War II end? 二次世界大戰什麼時候結束的?
Let me guess. In the year 1900? 我猜猜看。1900年嗎?
2. history 歷史。
No! Too early. 不對,太早了。
Then I don't know. I'm bad at history. 那我就不知道了,我的歷史不好。But
history is the most interesting! 但是歷史最有趣了!
3. most 最。
I think soccer is the most interesting. 我覺得足球才是最有趣的。
That's because you're a big fan of Messi! 那是因為你是梅西的大球迷。
4. grow up 長大。
What can I say? I grew up watching Messi play. 我能說什麼?
我是看梅西踢球長大的。Now tell me when World War II
ended.現在告訴我二戰何時結束的。
來一起讀單字。war戰爭 history歷史 most最 grow up長大
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Quiz
1. What does "set a record" mean?
A: Do something the most or best
B: Teach social studies well
C: Study history and cultures
2. How many years has Mr. Durietz been a social studies teacher?
A: 23
B: 53
C: 76
3. Who made Mr. Durietz interested in history?
A: His teacher
B: His old student
C: His father
Answers
1. A
2. B
3. C
News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-11-29 |
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Moving Stairs for Mountain Views
Walking for thirty minutes every day is good for you. It can help you be
strong and healthy. It's cheap too. All you need are comfortable shoes. Then
you can walk anywhere!
每天走30分鐘有益身心健康。而且你只需要一雙舒適的鞋子,就可以到處走走!
Many people like walking a long way on mountains, in forests, and other
natural places. This is called "hiking". Taiwan has many beautiful hiking
trails. Many of them go up mountains.
很多人喜歡爬山,也會在森林或是其他自然景點走路。這叫做健行,台灣有很多健行步道,大多都通往山上。
But hiking is harder than walking. Some people can't hike. So they can't see
beautiful mountain views.
但是健行比走路困難,無法健行就看不到美麗的山景。
Tianyu Mountain in China is beautiful. But it's very hard to hike. Hikers
hike three mountains to get there!
中國的天嶼山很漂亮,但是它非常難爬。登山客需要翻越三座山才能到達。
A tour company put long escalators on Tianyu Mountain. These moving stairs
take people up the mountain. People stand on them and enjoy the view! These
escalators are great for older people, families, and people with
disabilities.
有一家旅遊公司在天嶼山蓋了一座電動手扶梯,可以直接載人到山上。人們可以搭手扶梯享受美景,對老人、兒童跟身障人士很有幫助。
But some people don't like them. They say the escalators are ugly. They say
enjoying the mountain is not only about the views. It's also about moving
your body and feeling healthy.
但是也有人不喜歡,他們覺得這個手扶梯很難看。還說爬山不只是享受美景,還包括運動,讓人身體健康。
Escalators on mountains are good for some visitors, but bad for others!
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Vocabulary
到野外健行,除了賞景,也是讓身體強健。
1. feel 感覺
I can't sleep well these days.我這幾天都睡不好。
I feel tired all the time.我總是覺得累。
2. enjoy 喜歡
Maybe it's because you watch too much TV? 也許你看太多電視了?
But I enjoy watching TV! 可是我很喜歡看電視!
Well, come hiking with me in the mountains in Keelung Saturday.
好吧,星期六跟我去走基隆的山。
3. mountain 山
Is it a high mountain? 是高山嗎?
No, but it does take some climbing. 不是,但確實需要爬山。
I don't like climbing. 我不喜歡爬山。
It'll help you sleep better.會讓你睡得比較好。
4. view 景觀
And the view is beautiful! 而且景觀很棒!
Do we get to see the ocean? 看得到大海嗎?
The ocean and vast grasslands. 大海,還有大片綠草。
今天的單字你記住了幾個?
feel感覺
enjoy喜歡
mountain山
view景觀
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Quiz
1. What is "hiking"?
a. Walking every day
b. Walking a long way
c. Walking in Taiwan
2. Where is Tianyu Mountain?
a. Chad
b. Chile
c. China
3. What are "escalators"?
a. Comfortable shoes
b. Mountains
c. Moving stairs
Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c
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