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The Old Music Player

Shhh… listen. Where is that beautiful music coming from? Oh! It is from a
music player!
噓??仔細聽！音樂是從哪裡傳出來的呢？阿，原來是從留聲機傳出來的！

About one hundred thirty years ago, a very important man went to Germany. He
got a new music player there. Then he took it to his palace in Indonesia!
一百三十年前，一位有錢有勢的男人去了德國。他在德國找到這台留聲機後，帶回他在印尼的宮殿！

This music player plays music with metal plates. They are almost one meter
wide! These round plates have music on them. One plate has Beethoven's music!
One plate has Mozart's!
留聲機要用一公尺寬的圓形大鐵片才能放音樂！音樂被保存在這些鐵片上，有貝多芬，還有莫札特的！

The music player does not use electricity. So how does it play music? Well,
you have to help it. First, put one of the metal plates onto the music
player. Be careful! One plate is five kilograms!
留聲機不需要靠電力就能運作。想放音樂的話，要先把一片鐵片放到留聲機上。小心喔，鐵片很重！

The music player has a handle. Turn the handle many times! That makes the
plate move. And then beautiful music comes out!
接下來，要轉動留聲機的握把，讓鐵片開始旋轉。這樣子就能聽到美妙的音樂了！

The music player is very old now. It plays music when important people come
to the palace. But it is mostly quiet.
只有重要的人物來到宮殿的時候才會放音樂。留聲機很老舊了，為了好好保存，不能太頻繁的使用！

That way, this music player can play music for many more years!
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Vocabulary
現在已經沒有人用留聲機了，它以前是很稀罕的。

1. careful 小心的。
Be careful of my old music player! 小心我的舊音樂播放器。
They don't make those any more. 他們現在已經不做那些東西了。

2. old 老的。
Why do you still keep it? 你為什麼還留著它?
I like old stuff. 我喜歡老東西。
Besides, it works well.何況它很好用呢。

3. quiet 安靜的。
Yeah, sometimes I wish I still had my old guitar.
對啊，有時候我希望我的舊吉他還在。
It's too quiet here. 這裡太安靜了。

4. play 玩樂器。
You? Playing the guitar?! 你...彈吉他?!
Well, I never said it would be good music. 我可沒說會很好聽。

今天你學到哪些單字?
careful小心的 old老的 quiet安靜的 play玩樂器
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Quiz

1. Where is the music player?
a. A palace in Indonesia
b. A palace in Germany
c. A palace in India

2. What are the plates made of?
a. Paper
b. Metal
c. Wood

3. What do you turn many times on this music player?
a. The plate
b. The handle
c. Electricity

Answers
1. a
2. b
3. b
 

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A Beauty Contest for Water Buffalo

Water buffalo look like very big dark cows. Maybe you have seen them in
Taiwan. Do you think they are beautiful? Well, one country has beauty
contests for them!
水牛看起來像顏色很深、很大隻的牛。你也許在台灣看過牠們！你覺得水牛漂亮嗎？有一個國家會幫水牛辦選美比賽喔！

The contests are in Thailand. There are small contests. And there is a big
contest at a water buffalo festival every year.
在泰國，有些地方會舉辦小型的水牛選美比賽。也有一年一度的大型水牛節選美大賽！

At this contest, some water buffalo wear beautiful hats and blankets. Others
have colorful skin. Judges look at them. Do they have big horns? Are their
feet nice? Are their bodies strong?
在比賽中，有些水牛會戴上漂亮的帽子或是披上毯子，也有一些水牛的皮膚塗上顏色。評審會仔細看這些水牛的犄角大不大？身體強壯嗎？

Farmers take good care of these water buffalo. Some get a bath every day.
They take vitamins. They eat nice food like corn and soybeans. Most other
water buffalo eat grass.
農夫平時會細心照顧這些要參賽的水牛，幫他們天天洗澡。跟一般只吃草的水牛不同，要去比賽的水牛會吃維他命、玉米跟黃豆！

Farmers can sell contest winners for a lot of money. One farmer sold a
contest winning buffalo for 18 million Taiwan dollars!
如果水牛在比賽中得獎，就可以賣到很高的價錢。有一位農夫曾經把得獎水牛賣到一千八百萬台幣！

Long ago, water buffaloes helped farmers. They did a lot of very hard work.
Now, machines do this work.
很久以前，水牛會幫農夫耕田。現在，這些辛苦的工作都交給機器了！

And now there are water buffalo beauty contests!
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Vocabulary
要贏得泰國的水牛選美大賽，很不簡單。

1. winner 贏家。
Guess which country is the biggest winner in beauty contests.
猜猜看哪個國家是選美比賽最大贏家。
The United States? 是美國嗎?
No, it’s Venezuela. 不對，是委內瑞拉。

2. beautiful 美麗的。
I don’t know where it is. 我不知道它在哪裡?
It’s in South America. 在南美洲。
So the contest is about being the most beautiful? 所以選美比賽是看誰最漂亮?
I don’t know. 我也不知道。

3. take care of 照顧。
But I think being beautiful means taking care of your health.
不過我覺得好好照顧自己的健康就是美。
I do. 我都有喔。

4. every day 每天。
I eat well every day, and I take vitamins. 我每天都吃得很好，也吃維他命。

來一起讀單字。
winner贏家 beautiful美麗的 take care of照顧 every day每天
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Quiz

1. Where is the beauty contest?
a. Taiwan
b. Turkey
c. Thailand

2. How much did a farmer sell a contest winner for?
a. 8 million Taiwan dollars
b. 18 million Taiwan dollars
c. 80 million Taiwan dollars

3. Who did the water buffalo help long ago?
a. Farmers
b. Machines
c. Firefighters

Answers
1. c
2. b
3. a
 

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Fake Famous Singer Sings “Sorry”

Everyone likes to see famous people. We see pictures and videos of them. They
are everywhere! Some people see a famous person in real life. How exciting …
Maybe they see Taylor Swift at their supermarket!!
通常大家都喜歡巧遇只在照片和影片裡面出現的名人。假如在真實生活中碰到，多半會很興奮！泰勒絲的粉絲假如在超市看到她，一定會尖叫。

A DJ was playing loud music at a club. It was dark. Many people were dancing.
They were having fun!
一家暗暗的夜店正在大聲放音樂，很多人開心跳舞。

A man came in. He was wearing sunglasses and a big hoodie. His clothes were
like Justin Bieber's clothes. His tattoos were like Justin Bieber's tattoos.
Hey! Was he Justin Bieber?!
這時，一名男子走了進來。他戴著太陽眼鏡，穿著寬鬆的帽Ｔ。他的穿著跟身上的刺青都跟小賈斯汀一模一樣！他不會是小賈斯汀吧？

The man’s friends said he was Justin Bieber! They said he wanted to sing a
song. Yes! The DJ was excited!
那名男子的朋友說他就是小賈斯汀，還說他想演唱一首歌！夜店的DJ 好興奮！

The man sang a song called "Sorry." He sang like Justin Bieber. He moved like
Justin Bieber. Wow! People took pictures and videos. They were seeing a
famous person in real life!
那名男子唱了小賈斯汀的〈Sorry〉。他聲音就像本人一樣，而且連表演時的動作都一樣。大家紛紛拿出手機拍照。

But later, the DJ got bad news. The man was not Justin Bieber! He was a fake
Justin Bieber!
後來，DJ 聽到壞消息。那個男子根本不是小賈斯汀，而是假扮的小「假」斯汀！

Will this fake Justin Bieber say "Sorry" to the DJ?
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Vocabulary
撲朔迷離的小賈斯汀，讓人真假分不清。

1. sing 唱歌，dance 跳舞。
Are you going to the club tonight? 你今晚要去夜店嗎?
I am. How can I miss the singing and dancing? 要啊，我怎麼會錯過唱歌跳舞?

2) music 音樂。
And the good food. 還有美食。
Exactly 正是。
I’ll bring earplugs too. 我也會帶耳塞。
The music can be very loud! 音樂有可能太吵。
Good idea! 好主意。

3) sunglasses 太陽眼鏡。
I also plan to wear sunglasses, to look cool. 我也打算戴太陽眼鏡，看起來才酷。
So people might think you’re a secret star? 這樣大家就會以為你是祕密明星?
Yeah. 是。

4) picture 照片。
Just don’t trip when you’re dancing; the picture won’t look cool.
可別在跳舞時絆倒，相片就不酷了。

來一起來讀單字。
Sing 唱歌 dance 跳舞 music 音樂 sunglasses 太陽眼鏡 picture照片
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Quiz

1. Where was everyone dancing?
a. A supermarket
b. A club
c. Everywhere

2. What was the man wearing?
a. Justin Bieber's clothes
b. Sunglasses and a big hoodie
c. A black T-shirt

3. Who said the man was Justin Bieber?
a. His friends
b. The DJ
c. Tay Tay

Answers
1. b
2. b
3. a
 

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Art Shows All Skin is Beautiful

Long ago, there were no cameras. But there were portraits. Portraits are art.
They show people.
很久以前沒有照相機，但是有人像畫。人像畫是重要的藝術。

One artist draws portraits. He draws with a pencil. But his portraits look
like photos!
有一位藝術家使用鉛筆作畫。但是他的作品簡直就像照片。

For one show, the artist drew portraits of eight people. All of them have
skin conditions. Some have scars. Some have no hair. Some have skin with no
color. This artist saw beauty.
這位藝術家有一次為了畫展，替八個人作畫。他們都有皮膚問題，疤痕啦，沒有頭髮啦，有白化症啦，不一而足。但是藝術家眼中只看到美。

The artist drew fourteen hours every day! Each portrait took about two months
to draw. He drew a singer, a supermodel, a TV host and others!
他每天工作14個小時，完成一幅人像畫需要兩個月。那八個人裡面有歌手，超級名模，電視節目主持人等等。

Many people are not comfortable with their skin conditions. The artist wants
them to see the portraits. The portraits show other people have skin
conditions too. And the portraits show these people are comfortable with
their skin.
他們對自己的皮膚覺得不是很自在。這位畫家期望那些擔心自己外貌不夠完美的人，看到他的畫作會改變想法。

The artist wants everyone to know about skin conditions. He wants us to see
the beauty of all skin. And he wants us to be comfortable with our own skin.
他希望大家了解各種顏面都有美麗的地方，並且學會接納自己。

Let's see the beauty of the skin each person is in!
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Vocabulary
這位藝術家希望他的作品能彰顯人人都有美麗之處。

1. artist 藝術家。
Hey, can I ask you to be my model? 我可以請你當我的模特兒嗎?
Your model? For what? 你的模特兒?要做什麼?
Well, I'm trying to become an artist, remember? 我想當藝術家，你記得吧?
Yeah, I know. 對，我知道。

2. draw 畫畫。
And I'm learning how to draw human faces. 我正在學怎麼畫人臉。
And you like my face? 而你喜歡我的臉?
Of course. 當然。

3. take 花時間。
I like anyone who's willing to sit still for me.
任何人願意為我好好坐著，我都喜歡。
So how long will it take? 要花多久時間?

4. look like 看起來像。
About four hours a day for a week. 大約一個星期，每天四小時。
Just don't make me look like my mom. 只要別把我畫得像我媽媽就好。

你喜歡畫圖嗎?
artist藝術家 draw畫畫 take花時間 look like看起來像
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Quiz

1. What do portraits show?
a. People
b. Places
c. Things

2. How many hours a day did the artist draw?
a. 2 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 14 hours

3. Who did the artist draw?
a. A portrait
b. Another artist
c. A supermodel

Answers
1. a
2. c
3. c
 

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

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Hope Ngo.

So, in today's stories...

It's cats versus dogs, a shapeshifting robot, and Ed's new album.

All that and more, coming up next.
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喵星人大崛起
Cats Take Over Northern Taiwan

Are you a dog person, or a cat person?

你是汪星人還是貓奴？

This is asking if you like dogs or cats more.

Many people think you can learn a lot about a person by asking this question.

Some think people who love dogs more are fun and full of energy.

And some think people who love cats more are independent (獨立) and creative.

This might not be true all the time.

But it's still a fun question.

Here in Taiwan, lots of people have pet cats or dogs.

But which is more popular (受歡迎)?

New government data shows that there are about 2.2 million pet cats and dogs
in Taiwan.

1.4 million are dogs.

And 820,000 are cats.

政府的新統計顯示，111年底，犬貓合計登記數量已達222萬隻，其中犬為140萬隻、貓為82萬隻。

So it looks like dogs are still more popular for now.

But the number of cats is slowly going up.

And that's especially the case in northern Taiwan.

The data shows that in Keelung City, 64 percent of pets are now cats.

And in Taipei City, 61 percent of pets are cats.

Overall, the city that has the most pets, is Taichung City.

There are more than 33,200 pets there!

Kaohsiung City has the most pet dogs.

And Taichung City has the most pet cats.
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變型機器人是真的？
Shapeshifting Robot

Robots can do many jobs.

They can build cars.

They can help us grow food.

They are even used for surgery (手術).

But soon, they may be able to do even more.

Scientists have made a new type of robot.

It's a shapeshifting robot (變形機器人).

This robot can be hard...

And it can be soft, like a liquid (液體)!

The robot is made of a special metal, called gallium.

Gallium melts (融化) when the temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius.

This means you could melt gallium, just by holding it in your hand.

And scientists also added in tiny pieces of magnets (磁鐵).

They control the magnets, to move the metal robot.

And they can also use the magnets to make the robot hot.

When the robot gets over 30 degrees, it melts and becomes a liquid.

科學家利用質地柔軟的金屬鎵，成功做出了變型機器人。

Why do we need a robot that can be hard or liquid?

When the robot is liquid, it can get into very small spaces.

Then it can turn hard to hold something, or fix something.

They could turn liquid and go into a person's body to take out something
dangerous.

Or they could turn liquid to get into a machine, and turn hard to hold
something together.

The scientists also put the robot in a cage (籠子).

Then they had the robot turn liquid, and get out of the cage by moving
between the bars.

The scientists posted videos of the robot doing these things online.

They say there is still a lot of work to be done.

But they hope the shapeshifting robot can be useful in many ways in the
future.
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英國歌手紅髮艾德準備發行新專輯
Ed Sheeran Announces New Album

Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran has a new album coming.

Ed has been making music since he was very young.

The 32-year-old singer has won 4 Grammy awards, and is famous for songs like
"Thinking Out Loud".

He says the new album "-", is pronounced "subtract".

紅髮艾德準備發行新專輯【-】(減法).

Ed says it's about some personal things (私人的事情) in his life recently.

The singer says the songs come from his "deepest, darkest thoughts".

He says writing songs is therapy (心理治療 ) for him.

And he wanted to put out an album that's "honest" and "true".
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So, in today's News Bites:

New government data shows that there are about 2.2 million pet cats and dogs
in Taiwan.

1.4 million are dogs, and 820,000 are cats.

But the number of cats is slowly going up, especially in northern Taiwan.
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Scientists have made a shapeshifting robot.

This robot can be hard...

And it can be soft, like a liquid!
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And,

Singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran has a new album coming.

He says the album "-", is pronounced "subtract".

Ed says it's about some personal things in his life recently.
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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 travel.

The world is slowly starting to open back up after the pandemic. Some people
are starting to travel to other countries again.

So, if you could go anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would you go?

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!