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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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Judge Says Artist Can't Take the Money and Run

Hey, news fans! Two years ago we told you about an artist named Haaning.

Do you remember? 大家還記得藝術家 Haaning嗎?

You don't!? That's okay. Two years is a long time! Here, I'll help …

A museum asked Haaning to make art.

It wanted the art to show people's feelings about work.

Haaning是一位藝術家。博物館請他用畫來表達人對工作的想法。

People work to make money. So Haaning wanted money in his art.

He didn't want to use paint or pencils. He wanted to use real money!

人們工作是為了賺錢，所以Haaning想要把真的錢呈現在作品裡。

The museum lent Haaning money for his art. He got almost two and a half
million Taiwan dollars!

Haaning為了作品， 向博物館借了將近250萬台幣!

Then Haaning gave the museum his art. It showed... nothing! Where was the
money?!

Haaning寄了作品給博物館，但是……是空白的! 錢都到哪裡去了?

Haaning called his art "Take the Money and Run". That's what he did! He took
the money and ran!

Haaning把作品取名為「拿了錢就跑」，他還真的這麼做!

The museum put Haaning's art in a show. But it wanted its money back too.

This year, a judge said Haaning has to give the money back.

Haaning doesn't want to. He says taking the money was the art!

博物館仍然展出Haaning的作品，但他們想要把錢拿回來。法官說Haaning必須還錢，可是他覺得把錢拿走，就是那個作品的藝術!

Is the judge right? What do you think? Whose money is it? Haaning's or the
museum's?
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Vocabulary

拿錢就跑的藝術家，算不算是騙人?
1. art 藝術。
I went to this art show last night… 我昨晚去看了藝術展。
Did you buy any artwork? 有沒有買藝術作品?
No, but I did talk with some artists. 不過我有跟一些藝術家聊天。

2. make money 賺錢。
That's nice. 真不錯。
Yeah, and some of them told me they were making good money.
對，而且有些跟我說他們賺得不少。

3. dollar 元。
I thought most artists were poor. 我以為大部分藝術家都很窮。
I know, right? 我知道。But some could sell a painting at 500-thousand NT
dollars. 但是他們有人一幅畫可以賣到五十萬台幣。
Wow!

4. tell 告訴。
One artist told me she got one million NT. 一位藝術家告訴我她賺了一百萬。
Oh, why did I stop my drawing lessons? 我怎麼會停止我的畫畫課?
一起來讀單字。art藝術 make money賺錢 dollar元 tell告訴
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Quiz

1. What did Haaning want to make his art with?
A: Paint
B: Pencils
C: Money

2. What did Haaning call his art?
A: "Lots of Money"
B: "Real Money"
C: "Take the Money and Run"

3. Who said Haaning had to give the money back?
A: News fans
B: A judge
C: An artist







Answers
1. C
2. C
3. B
 

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Town's Art Project to Finish in 3183

A small town has a big art project called the Time Pyramid.
一座小鎮有個很盛大的藝術計畫，它叫做時間金字塔。

Pyramids take a long time to make. In Egypt, the Great Pyramid took 20 years.
In Germany, the Time Pyramid is taking about 1,200 years!?
建金字塔要花很長的時間，埃及吉薩大金字塔花了20年，德國的時間金字塔居然要花1200年才能完成。

But this pyramid will be about 7 meters tall. That's small! Why is it taking
so much time?
這個金字塔只有7公尺高，那為什麼需要這麼長的時間呢?

It's because the pyramid marks the town's 1,200th birthday. And the artist
wanted people to think about time long from now - 10 years, 100 years, 1,000
years! So one block goes on this pyramid every 10 years.
這麼做是為了慶祝小鎮建立1200周年。藝術家希望人們可以思考遙遠的未來。每十年才會放一塊混擬土。

The project started 30 years ago. This year, the pyramid has 4 blocks. It
needs 116 more blocks!
這個計畫從30年前開始，今年時間金字塔擺放了4塊混擬土，離完工還需要116塊。

Some people like this long art project. Some think it's crazy. But every 10
years, people go to see one new block go on the Time Pyramid. Maybe they
think about time too.
有一些人喜歡這個長遠的藝術計畫，也有一些人覺得很瘋狂，但是每十年還是有人去見證擺放新的混擬土塊。

In 1,200 years, how will the world change? How will people change? How will
the Time Pyramid change? Nobody knows. What do you think?

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Vocabulary
這個金字塔，還要一千多年才能完成。

1. artist 藝術家
Why are you still up? 你怎麼還醒著?
I'm working on this art project.我正在做這個藝術作品。
I didn't know you're an artist.我都不知道你是藝術家。

2. make 做
I'm not. That's the problem.我不是，這就是問題所在。
What do you plan to make? 你打算做什麼?
A time machine. 時光機器。

3. time 時間
For people to travel back in time? 是讓人回到過去的時間?
No, for them to travel to the year 3000. 不對，是讓他們去西元三千年。

4. crazy 瘋狂的
That sounds….crazy. 這聽起來有點...瘋狂。
That's what art is all about! 藝術就是這樣啊!
Use your imagination! 用一點妳的想像力!
I am, and your machine looks like a puppy. 我是在用，妳的機器看起來像小狗狗。

Do you like making art?
artist藝術家
make做
time時間
crazy瘋狂的

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Quiz
1. Where is the art project's pyramid?
a. Egypt
b. Germany
c. Mexico

2. How many years ago did the project start?
a. 4
b. 30
c. 116

3. What did the artist want people to think about?
a. Time
b. Blocks
c. Pyramids










Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. a
 

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Artist Fights to Save Art on Old Chewing Gum

Do you like chewing gum? Some sugar-free chewing gums can be healthy! They
make your teeth whiter, calm you, and stop bad breath.
你喜歡嚼口香糖嗎?
有一些無糖口香糖很健康。它們可以美白牙齒、防止口臭，也可以安撫情緒。

When you finish chewing your gum, do you eat it? Don't do that! It's CHEWING
gum! It isn't EATING gum! It goes in the trash, not in you!
嚼完口香糖，你會吞下去嗎? 不可以喔! 你是嚼口香糖，不是吃它!
它應該要進垃圾桶，而不是進到你的身體。

Some people spit their chewing gum onto the ground. It becomes litter. Old
chewing gum is sticky, ugly, and bad for the environment.
有一些人把口香糖吐在地上，成了垃圾。嚼過的口香糖又黏又難看，而且破壞環境。

Ben Wilson is an artist from the UK. He paints old chewing gum! He uses
bright colors. His pictures are very small. Some have fun messages. Many
people ask for special chewing gum pictures.
英國藝術家Ben Wilson 用鮮艷的顏色在口香糖上作畫!
他的作品很小，也很有趣。很多人都跟他要他的藝術作品。

The Millennium Bridge is in London. Thousands of people use this bridge every
day. Hundreds of Wilson's bright chewing gum pictures are on the bridge! Kids
like to jump from picture to picture!
每天有上萬人走倫敦的千禧橋。橋上有上百件Wilson的作品。

But the bridge needs cleaning. Many of Wilson's chewing gum pictures will go
in the trash! He's fighting to keep them safe.
但是千禧橋需要清理，許多Wilson的作品都會被丟進垃圾桶，所以他正在爭取保留。

Wilson takes ugly litter and makes pictures people love. Let's hope he can
save them!
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Vocabulary
藝術家用吃過的口香糖，黏在橋面上，然後塗上顏色，變成一幅幅小小的畫作。

1. picture 圖畫
You have so many pictures at home! 你家裡有好多畫!
Believe it or not, I painted all of them. 信不信由你，它們都是我畫的。
That IS hard to believe! 真難以置信。

2. artist 藝術家
I never knew you were an artist. 我從不知道你是藝術家。
No, I only tried to be one. 沒有啦，我試著做個藝術家而已。

3. color 顏色
So you like bright colors, don't you? 所以你喜歡鮮豔的顏色，對吧?
Yeah, yellow and orange are my favorite colors. 對，黃色跟橘色是我最喜歡的。

4. every day 每天
Do you paint every day? 你每天都畫畫嗎?
No, I paint when I feel bad. 不，心情不好的時候才畫。

Do you like painting? Let's read the words.
picture圖畫
artist藝術家
color顏色
every day每天
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Quiz

1. Where should old chewing gum go?
a. In you
b. In the trash
c. On the ground

2. What is the chewing gum painter's name?
a. Bright Wilson
b. Art Wilson
c. Ben Wilson

3. What needs cleaning in this story?
a. London Bridge
b. The Litter Bridge
c. The Millennium Bridge

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c

 

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Scientists Make a Strong and Weak Glue

What's glue? It's sticky stuff. It holds things together. Glue is useful.
When we make something, sometimes we glue things together. When we break
something, sometimes we can glue the parts together again.
膠水很實用。我們做東西用得到，或是打破東西要黏起來，都用得到。

But there's one bad thing about glue. It's hard to take things apart again.
但是膠水有個缺點，一旦把東西黏在一起就很難再分開。

Scientists in Japan made a new glue. It's strong. AND it lets us take things
apart! We can use it again and again too.
日本科學家發明了一種新的膠水。它很黏，但是要拆開也可以，就能反複使用。

This glue uses two lights. One light makes it strong. Then it holds things
together very well. The other light makes it weak. Then we can take things
apart.
這個膠水利用兩種光，一種可以讓膠水變黏，另一種可以讓它失去黏性。

Sometimes we can use these things again. Sometimes our city can recycle them!
This glue helps us waste less.
這樣我們就能重複利用東西，也可以回收，減少浪費。

This glue makes changes easy too. Maybe you glued your favorite singer's
picture onto a wall. But now you have a new favorite! Use one light. Goodbye,
old favorite! Use the other light. Hello, new favorite!
這種黏膠讓人容易變來變去。你之前可能在牆上貼了某一位歌星的照片，但現在喜歡別的歌手。那就用光照射。再見，舊照片。然後用另外一種光照射，新照片，你好。

We can change this glue from strong to weak and weak to strong. This helps us
to waste less. That's great for the earth!

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Vocabulary
神奇的黏膠，該黏的時候黏，也可以讓它不黏。

1. take apart (金屬聲)拆開
Are you taking that old toy apart? 你在拆那個舊玩具?
Yeah, I'd like to see if I can make something new. 我想看能不能做成新東西。

2. together 一起
But I like that plane very much! 但是我很喜歡那架飛機!
I'm sorry. I didn't know that. 真抱歉，我不知道。
I can put it back together again. 我可以再把它黏回去。

3. glue 膠水、黏
No, you can't! It won't be the same. 你做不到，它就是不一樣了。
Yes it will. 是一樣的。
All I need to do is glue the wings back.我只需要把翅膀黏回去。

4. strong 堅固的
You see, this glue is strong. 你看，這個膠水很牢。
I don't think it can hold the wings for long. 我覺得它沒有辦法黏住翅膀多久。

Do you like to take things apart?
take apart拆開
together一起
glue膠水
strong堅固的
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1. What does glue do?
a. Holds things together
b. Takes things apart
c. Recycles things

2. Who made the new glue in Japan?
a. Teachers
b. Glue companies
c. Scientists

3. What makes the new glue strong?
a. A light
b. Water
c. A picture

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. a