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The Beatles Make One More Song

Who are the Beatles? They're a band from the UK. Many people think the
Beatles are the best band in the world!
你知道披頭四嗎? 那是一個英國樂團。很多人覺得披頭四是世界上最棒的樂團。

The Beatles had four people: John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But they stopped
being a band in nineteen seventy. Sadly, John died ten years later…
披頭四有四位成員，約翰、保羅、喬治跟林哥，他們在1970就解散了。十年後約翰不幸地去世。

But now the Beatles have a new song. What? How can they have a new song?
Well, John wrote a song many years ago. It's called "Now and Then". He
recorded it on a cassette tape.
但現在披頭四要發行一首新歌 「這時候那時候」。他們怎麼會有新歌呢?
原來約翰很多年前寫了這首歌，並且錄在卡帶上。

But the recording was very bad. John's voice was hard to hear.
但是錄音品質很糟糕，聽不清楚約翰的聲音。

After John died, Paul, George, and Ringo took this old song and made it
better. But it needed more work. Then George died…
約翰死後，保羅、喬治跟林哥拿到這首老歌，提升了它的品質，但還需要修改。喬治後來也過世了。

This year, the Beatles made John's voice easy to hear. How did they do that?
They used AI.
今年他們用AI人工智慧，讓約翰的聲音更清楚地呈現。

All four Beatles worked on this song. Paul and Ringo finished it. "Now and
Then" is on the radio a lot now. Many people like the song. Many think "Now
and Then" is a sad song. But they also think it's a beautiful song.

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Vocabulary
所有披頭四的成員先後都參與了這首歌的製作，人工智慧也幫了忙。

1. best 最好的
July Sky is coming to town! 七月的天空要來這兒!
July Sky? What's that? 七月的天空? 那是什麼?
You've never heard of them? 你沒聽過他們嗎?
I think they're the best band in Taiwan. 我認為他們是台灣最好的樂團。

2. how 如何
How do you know they're coming? 你怎麼知道他們要來?
My friend told me. 我朋友告訴我的。
He works in a record company.他在一家唱片公司工作。

3. hard 困難的
Can he get tickets for you? 他可以幫你弄到票嗎?
He said it'll be hard. 他說有困難。
Do you want to go to their show? 你想去看他們表演?

4. song 歌曲
Sure, I'd like to hear their songs. 當然，我想去聽他們的歌。
You like joining in on the fun, don't you? 你滿喜歡湊熱鬧的嘛。

來跟我一起讀單字。
best最好的
how如何
hard困難的
song歌曲

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Quiz

1. What country are the Beatles from?
a. The UK
b. Canada
c. The USA

2. What is the name of the new Beatles song?
a. "Here and There"
b. "Today and Yesterday"
c. "Now and Then"

3. How many of the Beatles worked on this song?
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two





Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. a
 

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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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From Street Cleaner to Ballet Dancer

Dancing is an art. It's creative. It's beautiful. And it's very, very
difficult!
跳舞是一種藝術。它很優美但是也很難。

Liu Ziqing is from a small village in northern China. As a boy, he watched a
movie about ballet. He loved it. So he watched it again and again and again…
He watched the same movie more than ten times!
劉子青來自中國北方的小村落。他小時候看了一部關於芭蕾的電影，他非常喜歡，看了很多次。

Ziqing had a dream. He wanted to be a ballet dancer. But his family was very
poor. They had no money for ballet lessons. So Ziqing forgot about his dream.
他夢想成為芭蕾舞者，但是他家太窮了，沒有錢負擔芭蕾舞課。

Ziqing grew up. He fell in love and got married. He had a family. He became a
farmer. He also worked as a street cleaner.
劉子青長大成家，而他的工作是農夫跟清道夫。

Years went by. Then Ziqing was 53 years old. He saw a TV program. It was for
ballet lessons!
很多年之後，53歲的劉子青看到電視上有芭蕾舞課程。

That was ten years ago. Ziqing is 63 years old now. And he's living his dream!
十年過去了。劉子青現在63歲，他實現了他的夢想!

Ziqing is now a professional ballet dancer! He's very popular. His story has
gone viral online!
他現在是專業的芭蕾舞者，非常受大家歡迎。 他的故事也在網路上流傳。

It took Ziqing many, many years to follow his dream. Now he's very happy! Do
you have a dream?

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Vocabulary
63歲的芭蕾爺爺，非常高興終於能夠實現夢想。

1. dream 夢想
My dream is to write a book. 我夢想寫一本書。
I didn't know you're a writer.我不知道你是作家。

2. difficult 困難的
I'm not, and that's why I need time to practice.
我不是，這是為什麼我需要時間練習。
Writing is a difficult art. 寫作是一門困難的藝術。

3. creative 創造性的
It's a creative art. 它是創作的藝術。
I need to think of something that nobody has written before.
我得想一些沒有人寫過的東西。

4. online 在網路上
What about runaway lions? 逃走的獅子怎麼樣?
But I know nothing about lions! 但是我對獅子一無所知!
That's okay. I'm sure it'll go viral online.
沒關係。我敢說一定會在網路上爆紅。

So what's your dream?
dream夢想
difficult困難的
creative創造性的
online在網路上

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Quiz

1. Where is the small village Ziqing is from?
a. Southern China
b. Central China
c. Northern China

2. Where did Ziqing watch ballet lessons?
a. In a movie
b. On TV
c. On a bus

3. How old is Ziqing now?
a. 43
b. 53
c. 63

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. c

 

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Christmas Markets Make You Merry

At Christmastime, big street markets open in many countries. They're
Christmas markets!
聖誕節的時候，有很多國家都會辦聖誕市集。

Every Christmas market has a big, beautiful Christmas tree with twinkling
lights. Bright lights are everywhere you look! The lights can give you a
happy holiday feeling!
每一個聖誕市集都有一顆很大、很漂亮、閃閃發光的聖誕樹。

You can buy lots of things at Christmas markets! There are delicious
Christmas drinks, cookies, and breads.
你可以在市集買很多東西! 像是美味的聖誕餅乾、麵包跟飲料。

There are colorful puzzles, spinning tops, cute dolls, or other toys! There
are Christmas stockings, Christmas tree decorations, and …! Whoa, that's a
lot of shopping!
還有拼圖、陀螺、娃娃等玩具。也有聖誕襪、聖誕樹裝飾，有好多東西可以逛!

Christmas markets have other fun things to do! At some markets, you can go up
high in a Ferris wheel. Or you can go around and around in a merry-go-round!
聖誕市集也有好玩的設施，你可以坐摩天輪或是旋轉木馬。

At one market in Hungary, you can go ice-skating around a twinkling Christmas
tree. At another market in Singapore, you can visit a very big gingerbread
house! At a market in Taiwan and at many other Christmas markets, you can
visit Santa Claus!
匈牙利的市集還可以繞著聖誕樹溜冰。新加坡的則是有一個巨大的薑餅屋。台灣跟很多國家的市集還可以遇到聖誕老人。

Christmas markets are happy places. You can eat, shop, and have a Merry
Christmas!
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Vocabulary
耶誕市集世界各地都有，花樣很多。

1. fun 有趣的、好玩的
Don't you just love Christmas markets? 你很喜歡耶誕市集吧?
Yeah, so many fun things to do. 對啊，可以做好多有趣的事。
And so much food to eat! 好多食物可以吃。

2. bread 麵包
I love apple cinnamon bread.我喜歡蘋果肉桂麵包。
It smells so wonderful! 它好香!

3. colorful 色彩繽紛的
And look at those colorful lights! 妳看那些五顏六色的小燈!
I could stay on the merry-go-round all night.我可以在旋轉木馬上待整晚。

4. decoration 裝飾
Wow, that's a huge Christmas tree! 哇，好大一棵耶誕樹!
The decorations are just beautiful! 上面的裝飾真漂亮!
I wish everyday was Christmas Day.我希望每天都是耶誕節。

你有去過任何一種市集嗎?
fun有趣的、好玩的
bread麵包
colorful色彩繽紛的
decoration裝飾

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Quiz

1. What can you see at Christmas markets?
a. Bright lights
b. Movies
c. A happy feeling

2. What can you buy at Christmas markets?
a. Toys
b. Ferris wheels
c. Merry-go-rounds

3. Who can you visit at many Christmas markets?
a. Cute dolls
b. Santa Claus
c. Gingerbread men










Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. b
 

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A Day for the World's Readers

Scientists found a new kind of giant worm. They were thirty centimeters long!
They swam in the ocean more than five hundred million years ago. Many ocean
animals were small then. These giant worms ate lots and lots of them!
科學家找到一種新的巨大蠕蟲。牠們長30公分，生活在5億多年前的大海，當時的海生動物都很小，這些巨大蠕蟲掠食其他動物。

But today isn't World Worm Day. It's World Book Day! It's a day for
bookworms! What are bookworms? Are they worms that eat books? No! Bookworms
are people who love reading. Bookworms read lots and lots of books!
但是今天不是世界蠕蟲日，是世界閱讀日!
是書蟲的日子，不是啃書的蛀書蟲，而是指愛看書的人，他們讀很多很多書。

This funny name wasn't nice. People said, "Oh, she's a bookworm." But now,
bookworms are cool! Reading helps us know about things. When scientists find
something new, they write about it.
閱讀幫助我們學習新知。當科學家有新發現的時候，他們就會紀錄下來。

Now we know about those giant worms. Why? It's because a bookworm scientist
wrote about them.
現在我們能知道這些巨大蠕蟲，就是因為有一位書蟲科學家把牠寫了下來。

World Book Day is a special day for bookworms! You can be a bookworm too!
世界閱讀日對書蟲來說是特別的日子! 你也可以成為書蟲!

Today is World Worm Day!! Uh… Wait… That's not right. It's World Book Day!
Read more books!

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Vocabulary
世界閱讀日鼓勵大家多看書。

1. read 閱讀
Are you reading again? 你又在看書了?
Did you go to the Book Fair? 你有去書展嗎?
Of course I did. How could I miss it? 當然有啦，我怎麼可能錯過?

2. interesting 有趣的
So you found something interesting? 所以你找到一些有趣的東西?
Oh yes, I found lots of fun books. 有，我找到很多好玩的書。
Like this one.比如說這一本。

3. learn 學習
Let me see. 我看看。
"How to Learn More without Trying?" 《如何不費力卻學更多》?
Do you really believe this? 你真的相信這個喔?
Don't know. I haven't finished reading it yet. 不知道。我還沒看完。

4. kind 種類
But it's my kind of book. 不過這種書很適合我。
Learning without trying. 不用努力就學會。

一起來讀單字。
read閱讀
interesting有趣的
learn學習
kind種類

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Quiz

1. What are people who love reading called?
a. Earthworms
b. Book hippos
c. Bookworms

2. What kind of new worm did scientists find?
a. A very small worm
b. A giant worm
c. A worm that eats books

3. What is today?
a. World Water Day!
b. World Book Day!
c. World Worm Day!












Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. b