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And tonight's podcast award goes to... News Bites!

Starring Paz Bueno...

And Trevor Tortomasi.

Thank you, thank you...

Okay, in today's news:

A bike race in Taiwan, this year's Oscars ceremony, and... chicken poo.

Stay tuned!
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國際自由車環台公路大賽
Tour de Taiwan

You can probably ride a bicycle (腳踏車)...

But maybe you don't have a safe place to ride (沒有安全的地方可以騎), because
of all those cars.

Well, there are 192 people who aren't scared!

These 192 people are in a bike race (自由車賽) from Taipei to Kaohsiung.
這 192 個人加入了這場大賽，從台北到高雄。

It's called the "Tour de Taiwan" (環台賽)!

The racers (參賽者) are divided into 23 teams (分成二十三個隊), from 31
countries (來自31個不同的國家).

For the first part of the race (比賽的第一部分), they rode around Taipei for
more than 80 kilometers (騎了八十多公里).

Every day after that, they rode around 100 more kilometers...

And the road was super steep (超級陡峭)!

And on the last day, they finished at the Kaohsiung National Stadium
(在高雄國家體育場結束比賽).

Of course, they were riding REALLY fast, and they needed to be very careful
(小心).

So they had cars driving in front and in back, to give them space to ride
safely.
他們的前後面都有汽車開道，幫他們維持騎腳踏車的安全空間。

So... who won?
到底是誰贏了比賽？

Well, as we're recording now, we don't know yet.
我們錄音的時候還不知道。

But when you hear this, you can go check!
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2023年奧斯卡金像獎
2023 Academy Awards

Every year, Hollywood's "Academy" holds an awards ceremony for the best
movies of the year.
每年，好萊塢的【影藝學院】都舉辦頒獎典禮給全年最佳的電影。

It's called the "Academy Awards", and the award is a little golden statue
named "Oscar" (【奧斯卡】小金人).

And this year, one movie won a lot of prizes (獲得很多獎)!

It was a movie called "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (媽的多重宇宙),
starring Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊).

And because of her performance, Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian person to
win the Oscar for "Best Actress"!
楊紫瓊以絕佳演技，成為奧斯卡歷史上第一個亞洲人贏得【最佳女主角】獎項的演員！

The movie's two directors (兩位導演) won the award for "Best Director"
(最佳導演)...

And two other people in the movie were named "Best Supporting Actors"
(最佳男女配角).

But there were so many other amazing moments (驚人的時刻)!

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (黑豹 2：瓦干達萬歲) won "Best Costume
Design" (最佳服裝設計).

The Indian action movie (印度動作片) named "RRR" got "Best Original Song"
(最佳原創歌曲), for its song "Naatu Naatu"...

And "Best Documentary" went to a movie about Alexei Navalny, a man fighting
for change in Russia (一個為改革而戰的俄羅斯人).

Many people say this year's Academy Awards felt very different than before,
and many people are happy about the change.

But one nice thing stayed the same...

Almost everyone who got an Oscar made sure to thank their mom and dad!
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雞糞的力量
Chicken Poo Power

Okay, our last story is pretty silly...

But it's really good news!

One man in Kenya (肯亞) has found a new way to get power (供應能源) for his
farm.

He uses chicken poop (雞的大便)!

Every morning, he collects the poopoo and puts it into a special machine
(放進一台很特別的機器).

This makes something called biogas (沼氣).

Of course, the biogas has to go through a filter, to remove all the bad stuff
and bad smells.
當然，這個沼氣要先過濾，濾掉所有不好的成分和味道。

But after that, it can be used for power (供應能源)!

He uses it for hot water, for cooking, and even to charge his electric car
(給他的電動汽車充電)!

He says it helps him to save money (省錢), and it doesn't hurt the
environment (不會傷害環境).

So, this poopoo is pretty useful (滿好用)!

Are you brave enough to use it?
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So, in today's News Bites:

The "Tour de Taiwan" is a bicycle race from Taipei to Kaohsiung.

192 people, from 31 different countries, are riding their bikes for five days.

Who won? I guess we'll find out!
________________________________

And,

Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian person to win the Oscar for "Best Actress",
thanks to the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once".

Many people say this year's Academy Awards felt very different than before,
and many people are happy about the change.
________________________________

And,

One man in Kenya has found a new way to get power for his farm.

He uses chicken poop to make biogas!

The biogas can be used for hot water, cooking, and charging his electric car.
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Okay... that's all for today's News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we asked you to have your say about meeting someone from history.

7-year-old Tara, from Zhongshan Elementary School, says she wants to meet an
artist named Eric Carle.

***

Thanks Tara... okay, that's it for this week's "Have Your Say"!

Remember, if your answer was used in the show this week, we'll be sending you
a gift in the mail.

Make sure to tune in again next week for an all-new question!
 

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Hello everyone! You're listening to another episode of News Bites!

I'm Paz Bueno…

And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.

In today's news:

BLACKPINK brings business to Kaohsiung, plastic rocks in South America, and
the world's youngest speed skating gold medalist.

Stay tuned and we'll tell you more about these stories, coming up next!
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人氣女團BLACKPINK刺激高雄經濟
BLACKPINK Boosts Kaohsiung's Economy

You probably already know that BLACKPINK came to Taiwan recently.

The popular South Korean girl group had two concerts in Kaohsiung City.

It was one of the many stops in their ongoing Born Pink World Tour.
這是他們正在進行的 Born Pink 世界巡演中的眾多站點之一。

The concerts drew (吸引了) over 90,000 people to Kaohsiung.

As a treat (作為款待), the city government gave NT$50 vouchers to
concertgoers (演唱會的觀眾).

They could use their concert ticket stubs (演唱會票) and use them to shop in
stores and restaurants.
觀眾可以憑演唱會門票，即可兌換面額 50 元的優惠券。

Many people visited the Liuhe Night Market and other shopping areas.

And night market vendors sold twice as much!
夜市攤販的業績是之前的兩倍！

The city government is expecting (預計) there will be more visitors next
month, thanks to other concerts and events.

That is great news for local businesses (本地商業).

The Kaohsiung Mayor thanked BLACKPINK and their fans (粉絲) in a Facebook
post.

He also thanked the workers who helped direct crowds at public transportation
facilities after the concerts.
他也對演唱會結束後，幫忙引導群眾搭公車捷運的人員表示感謝。

It looks like Kaohsiung is going to keep busy (忙個不停) with all these
concerts!
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塑膠汙染 成為大地的一部份
Plastic Pollution Goes Geologic

Some scientists have made a worrying discovery (令人擔憂的發現) on an island
(島) in South America called Trindade Island.

They found rocks made from plastic debris.
他們發現塑膠碎片形成的岩石。

Trindade Island is an uninhabited volcanic island (無人居住的火山島) on the
east coast of Brazil.

It's a protected area (保護區) for green turtles.

A geologist (地質學家) studying the island explained that the plastic on the
beaches comes from fishing nets (漁網).

The nets are dragged by marine currents (被海流帶到這裡) and accumulate on
the beach (堆積在沙灘上).

When the temperature rises, the plastic melts (熔化) and becomes embedded
(嵌進去) with the beach's natural material.

Environmental pollution will forever be preserved in the Earth's geological
records.
環境污染將永遠保存在地球的地質記錄中。

This is a reminder (提醒) for us to always dispose of our trash properly
(正確處理垃圾).

And to do our part (儘我們的一份力量) in keeping our planet clean.
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史上最年輕 世界競速滑冰金牌得主
Meet the World's Youngest Speed Skating Gold Medalist

A young speed skater named Jordan Stolz has just become the youngest person
ever to win a world speed skating gold medal.
滑冰選手Jordan Stolz 成為有史以來，最年輕的世界競速滑冰金牌得主。

He won gold in the men's 500 meters event at the World Single Distance
Championships in the Netherlands this month.
在荷蘭舉行的世界單人競速滑冰錦標賽男子 500 公尺比賽中，他榮獲金牌。

Not only that, he also won two other gold medals, beating Olympic champions
(擊敗了奧運冠軍) in each of those events!

Speed skating is a sport where athletes (運動員) race around an icy track
(結冰的跑道) at speeds as fast as 56 kilometers-per-hour (時速 56 公里).

18-year-old Stolz is from the US State of Wisconsin (美國威斯康辛州).

He's been winning national championships since fifth grade, and in high
school, he went to school online so that he could train for up to six hours a
day.
他從小學五年級開始就一直是全美國冠軍。高中時他用網路上學，這樣可以每天訓練六個鐘頭。

His coach (教練) says one of Stolz's greatest talents is the way he takes
corners on the curving track at high speeds.
Stolz 最了不起的天賦就是他在彎道上高速轉彎的方式。

Stolz's speed and strength have amazed many people (讓很多人驚嘆不已).

Stolz's wins mean that he's the first person to win both the junior
championships (青少年錦標賽) and adult championships (成人錦標賽) in three
separate events in the same year.

It's incredible to see someone so young achieve (成就) so much!
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So, in today's News Bites:

The popular South Korean girl group BLACKPINK had two concerts in Kaohsiung
City recently.

The concerts drew over 90,000 people to Kaohsiung.

It was a huge boost to local businesses.
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Some scientists have made a worrying discovery on a remote island in South
America called Trindade Island.

They found rocks made from melted plastic debris.

Environmental pollution will forever be preserved in the Earth's geological
records.
________________________________

And,

A young speed skater named Jordan Stolz has just become the youngest person
ever to win a world speed skating gold medal.

The 18-year-old is the first person to win both the junior championships and
adult championships in three separate events in the same year.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we asked you to have your say about your favorite part of the day.

14-year-old Penny from Hong Jen Junior High School in Nantou County tells us
about her daily routine, and what she looks forward to the most.

***

Thank you for sharing with us, Penny!

That's all for this week's "Have Your Say"...

Remember, if your answer was used in the show, we'll be sending you a gift in
the mail.

Tune in again next week for an all-new question!
 

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Hi there, it's time for a new episode of News Bites...

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's episode...

The latest first, lilies in Lego, and a record for "Careless Whispers".

All that and more, coming up next!
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玉山最晚初雪
New Record for Yushan's Latest First Snowfall

Every year, we all get excited about snow on Taiwan's mountains.

It's fun to see photos and videos of everything covered in white.

Many people like to go up the mountains to enjoy the snow.

They build snowmen, and write words in the snow.

But something was a little different this season.

Yushan (玉山) got its first snow of the season last week.

The snow fell from 7:05am until 7:15am.

Experts say strong wind and wet air moved in from the west.

And this led to low temperatures of around minus 0.2 degrees Celsius.

And the cold wet air was perfect for snow!

But this was the first time it snowed on Yushan this season...

That means there was no snowfall on Yushan from December to February, all
through winter!

This is the latest first-snow on the mountain in 80 years.

氣象局預報員說這是玉山從去年12月入冬後第一場雪，也是80年來最晚降雪。

The average temperature on Yushan this winter was 3.03 degrees.

That's the third highest in history.

中央氣象局說玉山今年冬季溫度平均3.03度，創下史上第3高紀錄。
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樂高版的莫內【睡蓮】
A Monet Made of Lego

French painter Claude Monet had many famous paintings.

Some of the most famous Monet paintings are his water lilies.

Around 100 years ago, the artist painted the lilies in the pond at his home
near Paris.

Monet made around 250 water lily paintings.

And now an artist has recreated (重現) these paintings.

But he didn't use paint.

This artist used Legos!

This Lego artwork is made by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

The artwork is 15 meters long.

Ai Weiwei used 650,000 Lego blocks!

And he used 22 different colors.

藝術家艾未未用65萬塊樂高積木拼出莫內的"睡蓮"油畫作品。

The art is full of bright blue, green, and orange.

But there is something a little different about Ai Weiwei's water lily
artwork.

On one side of the colorful artwork, there is a patch (一塊、一區) of dark
Legos.

The dark Legos represent a door.

It's the door of an underground cave that he and his father lived in back in
China.

They had to live in the cave because his father did not agree with the
government at the time.

They had to live in exile (流放，流亡).

Ai Weiwei's childhood, and other experiences are a big part of his art.

He often uses his artwork to make people think about politics (政治), and
human rights.

Ai Weiwei's Lego artwork will be shown at London's Design Museum next month.
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【無心的呢喃】超過10億次 YouTube 播放次數
"Careless Whisper" Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube

If you're a student, music from the 1980s might be a little before your time.

But I bet you've heard at least a part of this song before...

Was I right?

It's "Careless Whisper", sung by UK popstar George Michael.

It was the number one song in 25 countries around the world.

And now it has hit a new milestone (里程碑).

The official "Careless Whisper" music video on YouTube has passed 1 billion
views.

英國歌手喬治麥可的經典單曲【無心的呢喃】在YouTube上超過10億次播放次數。

YouTube says so far this year, the MV was watched more than 400,000 times
every day.

Some other famous '80s songs that are in the YouTube Billion Views club are
"The Final Countdown", "Every Breath You Take", and Michael Jackson's "Billie
Jean".
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So, in today's News Bites:

Yushan got its first snow of the season last week.

That means there was no snowfall on Yushan from December to February, all
through winter!

This is the latest first-snow on the mountain in 80 years.
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Artist Ai Weiwei has recreated Claude Monet's paintings of water lilies.

But he did it with Legos.

The artwork is 15 meters long, and is made of 650,000 Lego blocks!
________________________________

And,

"Careless Whisper", sung by UK popstar George Michael, has hit a new
milestone.

The official "Careless Whisper" music video on YouTube has passed 1 billion
views.

YouTube says so far this year, the MV was watched more than 400,000 times
every day.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about spring.

Spring is associated with new beginnings and growth. What is your favorite
thing about this season? Explain why you enjoy it and any activities you like
to do during this time of year.

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear your message
on our show on Friday!
 

________________________________

Hi there, it's time for another episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun…

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's news:

What's a landline, how small can a sculpture get, and how many things do
museums have?

All that and more, coming up next.
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台灣市話用戶數逐年下降
Landline Use Falls in Taiwan

When was the last time you used a landline (市話)?

A landline is a traditional telephone.

It's connected to wires (電線).

Government data shows that landline use is going down in Taiwan.

That means people are using traditional phones less often.

The data shows that on average, people use landlines for less than seven
minutes a day.

And the number of people who have a landline is also falling.

The data shows that more people are now using smartphones.

Or, they use messaging apps to talk to each other.

The government says many people are choosing to cancel their landline service.

And these people often say that they are making calls with their cellphone
instead.

許多人選擇取消市話的原因，是因為行動電話可以直接取代。

But officials say some people still prefer (比較喜歡) landlines.
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針孔裡的雕像
An Ant-man Smaller than Ant-man

Art comes in all shapes and sizes.

Sometimes it is big, like the ceiling (屋頂) of the Sistine Chapel.

Or sometimes, art can be tiny.

A museum in the UK is showing some tiny art.

It will show 20 sculptures (雕像).

They are made by a famous artist named Willard Wigan.

These sculptures are very small.

They are so small, that they fit into the eye of a needle.

這些雕像非常小，小到可以放在針孔中。

Some of these sculptures show famous people, like William Shakespeare and
Albert Einstein.

Some show story characters (角色), like Pinocchio and Robin Hood.

There's also a sculpture of Ant-man.

A sculpture of one person that fits in the eye of a needle is already amazing.

But how about 13 people?

The museum will also show Willard's sculpture of "The Last Supper"
(最後的晚餐).

The sculpture shows Jesus and his 12 disciples (門徒) sitting together at a
table...

And they all fit in the eye of a needle!

To make his tiny art, Willard uses needles, and pieces of broken diamonds
(鑽石).

And he uses an eyelash (睫毛) as a paintbrush.

He uses a microscope (顯微鏡) to do his work.

And Willard says he works on his sculptures "between heartbeats".

That's because every heartbeat makes his fingers move.

And that could cause him to make a mistake!

Willard once made a motorcycle sculpture that fit into a hollowed-out hair
(挖空的毛髮) from his neck.

But that's not his smallest sculpture.

His record (紀錄) is a sculpture of a baby that he made from a fiber (纖維)
from his carpet.

And he put that sculpture inside a hollowed-out piece of his hair.

That sculpture holds the Guinness world record for "smallest handmade
sculpture".
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全球自然史博物館有逾十億件珍藏品
Natural History Museums Have 1.1 Billion Things

Museums hold many amazing things.

And there are museums all over the world.

Have you ever wondered how many things are held in museums?

It turns out more than a billion things!

73 natural history museums (自然歷史博物館) in 28 different countries counted
the things they show or hold.

That's not exactly all the museums in the world...

But it's quite a lot.

And, they learned that together, the museums hold 1.1 billion things!

世界各地的73個自然歷史博物館總共擁有11億件物品。

There are big things, like T-rex skeletons.

And there are small things, like mosquitoes, or even grains of pollen (花粉).

Knowing this helps museums plan (計畫).

It helps them know what things they can share, and what they should collect
(收集).
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So, in today's News Bites:

Government data shows that landline use is going down in Taiwan.

That means people are using traditional phones less often.

The data shows that more people are now using smartphones.
________________________________

A museum in the UK is showing some tiny sculptures.

They are made by a famous artist named Willard Wigan.

These sculptures are so small that they fit into the eye of a needle.
________________________________

And,

73 natural history museums in 28 different countries counted the things they
show or hold.

And, they learned that together, the museums hold 1.1 billion things!

There are big things, like T-rex skeletons, and small things, like
mosquitoes, or even grains of pollen.
________________________________

And that's today's episode of News Bites!
________________________________

主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about spring.

Spring is associated with new beginnings and growth. What is your favorite
thing about this season? Explain why you enjoy it and any activities you like
to do during this time of year.

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear your message
on our show on Friday!
 

________________________________

Hi there, it's time for another episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun…

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's news:

New Taipei using less plastic, Netherlands airports going to the cats, and
Harry Potter heads over to TV.

All that and more, coming up next.
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新北飲料店禁用塑膠杯
New Taipei to Ban Single Use Plastic Cups

There are lots of drink shops in New Taipei.

There are 2,704 drink shops in the northern city.

And a big change is coming for them.

Soon, these drink shops will not be allowed to use disposable plastic cups
(塑膠一次用飲料杯).

The New Taipei City government says the change starts May 1st.

從5月1日開始，新北市的飲料店不可提供塑膠一次用飲料杯

The city says this will cut the use of plastic cups by 368 million each year.

環保局預計1年後，新北市可以減少3億6800多萬個塑膠杯使用。

Officials told drink stores about this change last year.

They asked the stores to start buying paper cups instead.

The city government says shops that do not follow these rules could be fined
(罰款).

They could be fined up to $6,000 NT.

And if the shops still do not follow these rules, they could be fined many
times.

Taipei City made this change starting December of last year.
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荷蘭海關「緝毒貓」上工
Netherlands Sniffer Cat on the Job

Many airports around the world use sniffer dogs (緝毒犬).

These dogs usually work with a handler (訓練員).

The handler will ask the dog to smell things.

And the dog uses its nose, to check for dangerous things, like drugs (毒品).

Dogs are great for this job.

They have a very keen (敏銳的) sense of smell.

And they like working with people.

But in the Netherlands, a new animal is on the job.

The Netherlands Customs (海關) says it now has sniffer CATS.

Officials say the customs cats have gone through special training.

These cats can also use their noses to look for dangerous things, or
dangerous people.

Why cats?

Officials say cats also have a very good sense of smell.

And they are more agile (敏捷) than dogs.

These cats can get into smaller spaces that some dogs can't get into.

The cats are also very quiet.

They can check suitcases without people noticing.

荷蘭海關指出，貓可以在不被乘客發現的情況下進行緝毒檢查。

Officials say the first sniffer cats will start work soon.

They say they've already had some sniffer cats practice working at airports.

And they say so far, the cats have done very well.

The cats have already helped catch dangerous people.

And they've helped find dangerous things that people have tried to hide in
their suitcase.

Netherlands officials say the cats help make sure airports and travelers stay
safe.
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【哈利波特】影集版籌備中
Harry Potter TV Show Coming

Have you read the Harry Potter books?

They're all about a young boy who finds out that he is a wizard.

And he goes on many adventures in a world of magic.

The seven Harry Potter books are some of the best-selling (暢銷) books of all
time.

More than 600 million copies have been sold around the world.

These books have also been made into many movies.

And now, the wizarding world of Harry Potter is going to be a TV show.

The show will have seven seasons, one season for each book.

劇版"哈利波特"預計會有7季，每一季演出一本原著小說的內容。

And they will star a whole new cast (全體演員).

The first Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", came
out in 1997.

Aside from books and movies, parts of the Harry Potter Wizarding World have
also been made into toys, games, even rides at theme parks (遊樂園).

There's also a Harry Potter video game, and even a Broadway show.
________________________________

So, in today's News Bites:

Starting May 1st, drink shops in New Taipei City will not be allowed to use
disposable plastic cups.

The city says this will cut the use of plastic cups by 368 million each year.

The city government says shops that do not follow these rules could be fined.
________________________________

The Netherlands Customs says it now has sniffer CATS.

These cats use their noses to look for dangerous things, or dangerous people.

The officials say cats are more agile, and are also very quiet.
________________________________

And,

The wizarding world of Harry Potter is going to be a TV show.

The show will have seven seasons, one season for each book.

And they will star a whole new cast.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about the weather.

April is known for unpredictable weather. Can you describe the weather in
your area during this month? How does it affect your daily activities?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you'd like, the name of your school.

Send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear your message
on our show on Friday!