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Museum to Give Back Important Headdress

Indigenous people are the first to live in a place. Taiwan has many
Indigenous groups: Amis people, Paiwan people, Atayal people, and others.
原住民指的是最開始定居在一個地方的族群。台灣有很多原住民族，像是阿美族、排灣族、泰雅族等等。

Indigenous groups live all over the world. They have sacred traditions and
beliefs. These are very, very important things the groups do and think.
世界各地都有原住民。他們有神聖的傳統跟信仰，這對他們做事情或是思考的方式非常重要。

They have sacred things. Some are headdresses. These are beautiful head
coverings. They have important meanings.
他們有神聖的東西，例如頭飾，也就是戴在頭上的美麗裝飾，這些都有重要的意義。

The Siksika Nation is an Indigenous group in Canada. About one hundred thirty
years ago, a man from the UK took a sacred headdress from them. Then he took
it back to the UK. It was in a museum there for more than one hundred years.
西格西卡人是加拿大原住民。130年前，一名英國男子拿走族人的頭飾，帶回英國，收藏在博物館裡超過100年。

The Siksika headdress has eagle and hawk feathers. It has buffalo horns and
porcupine quills. Long ago, an important woman wore it to important religious
events.
這個頭飾有老鷹羽毛、水牛角跟豪豬的刺。很久以前，只有身分重要的女性才能穿戴去宗教場合。

Now the Siksika Nation wants it back!
現在西格西卡人想把它拿回來。

The museum is sorry they had the headdress. They know it's very important.
They're giving it back to the Siksika Nation next year.
博物館覺得很抱歉擁有這個頭飾，他們明白它的重要性，也會在明年歸還給西格西卡人。

Museums everywhere have sacred things. Let's hope these sacred things go home
to their people!
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Vocabulary
英國的博物館對這個原住民族群很抱歉，準備歸還多年前取得的頭飾。

1. tradition 傳統
Do Taiwanese women wear a white gown…台灣女子穿不穿白色禮服...
when they get married? 結婚時嗎?
Yeah, they do. It's a tradition.穿啊，那是傳統。

2. wear 穿著
People here love the color red, too. 這兒的人也喜歡紅色。
They do.是沒錯。
Brides often wear red dresses at the wedding
feast.新娘經常在喜宴上穿紅色洋裝。

3. long ago 很久以前。
Long ago my grandma told me red meant celebration.
很久以前阿嬤告訴我紅色表示慶祝。
That's right. 對。

4. hope 希望
Everybody hopes to get red envelopes on New Year's Day.
每個人都希望新年拿紅包。
I certainly hope so! 我當然這麼希望。

請來一起讀單字。
tradition傳統
wear穿著
long ago很久以前
hope希望

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Quiz

1. Where is the Siksika Nation?
a. The UK
b. Canada
c. Taiwan

2. What things are on the Siksika Nation's headdress?
a. Buffalo horns
b. Eagle quills
c. Porcupine feathers

3. When is the museum giving back the headdress?
a. This year
b. Next year
c. In one hundred years

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. b

 

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Pets Put On Kimonos for a Special Day in Japan

Japan has special days for kids. There's Girls' Day. There's Children's Day.
There's Shichi-Go-San. Kids think New Year's Day is their day too!
日本有很多兒童的特殊節日，像是女兒節、兒童節、七五三節，甚至是新年兒童也覺得是他們的節日。

On some special days, families go to a shrine. They pray for their kids'
health and happiness.
在特殊節日，父母會帶孩子去神社，祈求孩子健康幸福。

But Japan doesn't have many kids. Every year, fewer and fewer kids go to
shrines.
但是日本少子化，去神社參拜的兒童越來越少。

Many people have dogs and cats. More and more people take their pets to a
shrine. They pray for their pet's health and happiness. But Japan has no
special days for pets.
很多人養寵物貓或是狗，帶寵物去神社的人日漸增多，祈求牠們健康平安。
但是日本沒有寵物的特殊節日。

Now there's a special day at the Dog-Cat Shrine near Tokyo! It's
Shichi-Go-San for pets. This shrine makes human mommies and daddies of dogs
and cats happy.
鄰近東京的神社現在舉辦寵物的七五三節，讓毛小孩主人很開心。

Kids wear special clothes called kimonos for Shichi-Go-San. So pets wear
kimonos too!
兒童會在七五三節穿上和服，貓狗也會在這天穿上和服。

Kids have to be three, five, or seven years old for Shichi-Go-San. So pets
have to be three, five, or seven years old too.
兒童到了三歲、五歲或七歲就會在七五三節去神社參拜。寵物也是一樣。

For many people, their pets are their family. Now their pets share in a
special kids' day at the Dog-Cat Shrine!
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Vocabulary
寵物很像家人，也有屬於牠們的節日。

1. fewer and fewer 越來越少
There are fewer and fewer people keeping birds as pets.
養鳥當寵物的人越來越少了。
You may be right.也許你是對的。
I guess birds are too noisy. 我猜是鳥太吵鬧了。

2. clothes 衣服
When I was little, my mom loved to have birds at home.
我小時候我媽媽喜歡在家裡養鳥。
On cold days, she even put little clothes on them!
天氣冷時她甚至幫鳥穿上小衣服。

3. children 兒童
And we the children were responsible for feeding the
birds.我們這些小孩負責餵鳥。
Did they sing? 牠們會唱歌嗎?
Oh, yes, their sounds were sweet. 會啊，牠們的歌聲很好聽。
They made my family very happy. 讓我的家人很開心。

來一起讀一遍今天的單字。
fewer and fewer越來越少
clothes衣服
children兒童
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Quiz

1. What are more and more people taking to shrines?
a. Their kids
b. Their pets
c. Their mommies and their daddies

2. Where can people take their pets on Shichi-Go-San?
a. The Family Shrine
b. The Dog-Cat Shrine
c. The Pet Shrine

3. Which pet can wear special clothes on Shichi-Go-San?
a. A six-year-old dog
b. A seven-year-old cat
c. An eight-year-old rabbit






Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. b

 

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Club Reads One Book for 28 Years

(Reading) "… The end. …. Whoa… What a great book!

Books are adventures! When you read one, you can visit new places, meet cool
people, and do amazing things!

In a book club, everyone reads the same book. Friends talk about the places,
people, things, and more in the book.
讀書會是讓每一個人都讀一樣的書，討論書裡的人事物。

Some book clubs read one book every week. Many read one book every month. One
book club read one book... for 28 years!
有一些讀書會一周看一本書，或者是一個月一本。但是有個讀書會花了28年才讀完一本書。

The book is "Finnegan's Wake." People around the world love it! But it's very
difficult.
這本書叫做《芬尼根的守靈夜》。很多人喜歡這本書，但是這本書不好讀。

The writer used about 80 languages. He wrote many strange sentences. And he
made new words! That's why this book is very difficult!
作家用了80種語言，寫了很多奇怪的句子，又創了很多新詞，所以困難重重。

How difficult is "Finnegan's Wake"? Well, the people in the book club read
two pages every month! But that was too fast! So they read one page every
month! "Finnegan's Wake" has more than 600 pages...
這本書有多難呢? 這個讀書會每個月只看一頁，這本書超過600頁。

The people finished "Finnegan's Wake." Then they went back to... page one!
他們終於讀完這本書，但是要回到第一頁再看一次。

A book club read one book for 28 years. And they're reading it again! They're
on a great adventure!
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Vocabulary
一本書讀了28年，這個讀書會的會員很認真。

1. amazing 讓人讚嘆的
What are you reading? 你在讀什麼?
Lord of the Rings. 魔戒。
That's an amazing book! 那是一本很棒的書!
I know. It really is.我知道，真的很棒。

2. place 地方
The writer created different languages for different places.
作者給不同地方創造了不同的語言。
Yeah, and the actors in the movie talked in those languages!
沒錯，那部電影的演員也用那些語言講話。

3. year 年
But didn't you read the book last year? 但你不是去年就看過那本書了?
I did. And I'm re-reading it. 對，我現在再看一遍。

4. same 同樣的
Why read the same book? 為什麼要讀同一本書?
Why watch the same movie? 為什麼要看同一部電影?
Because you love it! 因為你就是喜歡它啊!

Do you enjoy reading? Let's read today's vocabulary.
amazing讓人讚嘆的
place地方
year年
same同樣的
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Quiz

1. What are book clubs for?
a. Running with friends
b. Writing with friends
c. Reading with friends

2. Which book took one book club 28 years to finish?
a. Finnegan's Cake
b. Finnegan's Wake
c. Finnegan's Snake

3. How many books do many book clubs read every month?
a. 1
b. 28
c. 52













Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a
 

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Town Gets Man's Big Secret

Are you generous? A generous person gives money or help in a kind way. Maybe
you're generous. But are you as generous as Geoffrey Holt was?
你是一個慷慨的人嗎? 你能像Geoffrey Holt一樣慷慨嗎?

Who was Geoffrey Holt? Geoffrey was a nice, quiet man. People liked him. He
lived in a small town in America called Hinsdale.
他是誰呢? Geoffrey是個安靜又友善的人，他住在美國一個叫 Hinsdale的小鎮。

Geoffrey knew a lot about cars. But he didn't drive a car. He rode a bicycle
around town. That's because Geoffrey didn't like to spend much money.
Geoffrey很了解車，但是他沒有開車。Geoffrey不喜歡花很多錢，他都在小鎮裡騎腳踏車。

When he was 82, he died. But Geoffrey had a big secret. He kept the secret
for a long time.
但是Geoffrey有個秘密，大家一直到他在82歲過世的時候才發現。

Geoffrey was rich! He had about four million dollars. Wow! That's more than
125 million Taiwan dollars!
他其實很有錢，他有大約400萬美金，超過1億2500萬台幣。

Geoffrey gave all his money to Hinsdale when he died. He wanted to help his
town.
Geoffrey死後把他所有的錢留給這個小鎮，希望可以有所幫助。

The people of Hinsdale are very happy about the money. They will use
Geoffrey's money to help their town. Their schools and other things in their
town will be better.
Hinsdale的人非常高興，他們打算讓小鎮裡的學校跟其他的設備變得更好。

Geoffrey Holt was a very generous guy!
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Vocabulary
這位低調的富翁，把他所有的財富都留給他所住的地方。

1. die 死亡
How do you want to be remembered when you die? 你死的時候希望人們記得你什麼?
That's a very big question! 好大的問題!

2. kind 仁慈的
No, I'm serious.我是認真的。
Okay, I'd like people to say I love my friends.
好吧，我想要大家說我愛朋友。That I'm nice and kind.人很好很和善。

3. happy 快樂的
What about you? 你呢?
I'd like to be remembered as a happy person.我想要別人記得我是個快樂的人。

4. better 更好的
Are you happy now? 你現在快樂嗎?
I try to be.我在努力。
I believe I can do better.我相信可以做得更好。
I'll help you. 我會幫你。
Thank you! You are nice and kind. 謝謝，你真的是又好又和善。

你今天學到哪些字?
die死亡
kind仁慈的
happy快樂的
better更好的
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1. Which one did Geoffrey do?
a. Spent a lot of money
b. Drove a car
c. Rode a bicycle

2. How old was Geoffrey when he died?
a. 62
b. 82
c. 102

3. How much of Geoffrey's money did Hinsdale get?
a. Half of it
b. Most of it
c. All of it













Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. c
 

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Kaohsiung's Countdown Will Be a Blast!

In Taiwan, people love staying up late on New Year's Eve and watching
fireworks. People countdown to midnight and then... kaboom!
在台灣，我們很喜歡熬夜跨年看煙火秀。

Most fireworks shows are not long. Kaohsiung City's 2023 fireworks show was
three minutes long.
煙火秀通常不會維持很長的時間。高雄2023年煙火秀只有三分鐘長。

This time, Kaohsiung City is making their fireworks show one minute longer.
People will see four minutes of fireworks. Four minutes is short. But in
those four minutes, more than 7,000 fireworks will go off!
這一次高雄的煙火秀會多一分鐘，大家可以看到四分鐘的煙火秀，會發射超過7000支煙火。

The Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel's colorful lights will make the show more
beautiful! The fireworks will make the Port of Kaohsiung's waters sparkle!
高雄之眼摩天輪的燈光讓整個表演更漂亮。煙火將照亮整個高雄港。

Kaohsiung's mayor is excited. His city will shine! Big stars will be at the
New Year's Eve countdown party before the fireworks!
高雄市長很期待他的城市發光。眾多明星也會在跨年倒數派對上表演。

Another fireworks show in Kaohsiung will be 999 seconds long. Kaohsiung's
midnight sky will be bright! People are going to have a blast!
高雄另一個煙火秀長達999秒。高雄的跨年夜會很明亮，絕對可以享受跨年。

The New Year's Eve countdown is in two days. I can't wait to see the firework
shows. Happy New Year everybody!
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Vocabulary
高雄的跨年晚會很精彩，會有燦爛的煙火和各種表演。

1. party 派對
What's your plan for New Year's Eve? 你跨年夜有什麼計畫?
I'm going to a friend's party. 我要去朋友的派對。

2. minute 分鐘
We can see the Taipei 101 fireworks from her house.
我們可以從她家看台北101煙火。
But that show only lasts three minutes! 但是那場秀只有三分鐘!

3. watch 看
That's good enough for me. 對我來說夠好了。
I've never been so close to it before.我從來沒有那麼靠近過。
I always watch it on YouTube, if at all. 我要是要看，都在YouTube上面看。

4. count down 倒數
It's totally different! 那完全不同!
You get to count down to the New Year with a lot of people!
你跟一大群人一起倒數迎新年!
But New Year's Day is just like any other day. 但是元旦就跟任何一天一樣。

一起來讀單字。
party派對
minute分鐘
watch看
count down倒數

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Quiz

1. How many fireworks will go off in four minutes in Kaohsiung City's show?
a. 10
b. 999
c. 7,000

2. What does the Kaohsiung Eye Ferris Wheel have?
a. Colorful fireworks
b. Colorful lights
c. A midnight sky

3. What will make the Port of Kaohsiung's water sparkle?
a. The party
b. The fireworks
c. The city








Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b