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Woman Eats Hundreds of Hotpots

Hotpot is great fun. Everyone cooks together! And hotpot is traditional.
Taiwanese families eat hotpot on Lunar New Year's Eve for good luck.
吃火鍋很有趣，也是一種傳統。台灣家庭會在農曆新年圍爐吃火鍋。

Hotpot changes everywhere you go. Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, and Laos have
their own kinds of hotpot. Switzerland has a kind of hotpot too, made with
cheese! And China has two kinds of hotpot, one from the north and one from
the south.
各地的火鍋都不一樣。泰國、日本、柬埔寨跟寮國都有自己的特色火鍋。瑞士有起司鍋。中國也分南方火鍋跟北方火鍋。

Ms. Kong lives in China. She doesn't like hotpot… She loves it! Ms. Kong
loves hotpot very much. She likes to eat hotpot at one hotpot restaurant. She
went 627 times in nine years!
孔小姐很愛在同一間火鍋餐廳吃火鍋，九年她一共去了627次。

Eating hotpot is Ms. Kong's hobby. She doesn't have any other hobbies. She
doesn't like to cook. She likes to eat! And she likes to eat hotpot the most.
吃火鍋是她唯一的嗜好，她不喜歡煮但很喜歡吃，也最喜歡吃火鍋。

Eating so much hotpot is not healthy. And hotpot cost Ms. Kong a lot of
money. She spent 270,000 yuan on hotpot. That's more than a million Taiwan
dollars!
吃太多火鍋對身體不好，而孔小姐總共花了27萬人民幣吃火鍋，超過台幣100萬。

No more hotpot, Ms. Kong! Take care of your health and your money!
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Vocabulary
這名女士會不會吃太多火鍋了?

1. traditional 傳統的
Let's eat traditional hotpot tonight. 我們今晚吃個傳統火鍋吧。
What's that? 那是什麼呢?
It's a brass pot with a chimney. 就是有個煙囪的黃銅火鍋。

2. healthy 健康的
Oh, I know that one. 我知道那種。
But what's so special about it? 但是有什麼特別的?
I heard it's healthier. 聽說比較健康。
That's not true.不是真的吧。

3. spend 花費
Cooking it ourselves would be healthier.自己煮才會比較健康。
Okay, I'll buy vegetables and meat this afternoon.
好吧，那我今天下午去買菜跟肉。
Don't spend too much money, though.但是不要花太多錢。

4. more than 比較多
I won't spend more than 1,000 NT. 我不會花超過一千塊。
I'm running out of money! 我快沒錢了。

你喜歡火鍋嗎?來一起讀單字。
traditional傳統的
healthy健康的
spend花費
more than比較多

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Quiz

1. What is hotpot made with in Switzerland?
a. Cheese
b. Milk
c. Butter

2. Where did Ms. Kong eat hotpot 627 times?
a. At home
b. At a restaurant
c. In Japan

3. How much is 270,000 yuan in Taiwan dollars?
a. Under a million
b. More than a million
c. More than two million

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b


 

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0109
Red Hot Seat Surprises Man

Narrator: Let's go jogging. We're so full of energy!

Electricity is full of energy too. It moves. Think of water flowing in a
river. That's how electricity moves.
電力充滿能量，電力流動的方式就像水在河裡流動一樣。

Circuits start and end in the same place. Running tracks are circuits. Hey …
let's jog on a circuit! We can jog around and around and around… Circuits
help electricity flow safely around and around.
Circuit指的是環形的路線，像是操場跑道。Electric
circuits則是電路，讓電流穩定流動。

Electric particles: Oh, there's a shorter way to go! Let's take it!

Narrator: When electricity finds a shorter way to go, it takes it. This is
called a short circuit. Short circuits can be very dangerous. They make
electricity flow faster! This makes lots of heat. Too much heat can start a
fire!
當電力找到更短的路線的時候，就會發生短路，導致過熱而電線走火。

Anything electric can short circuit… Smart toilets can!
任何電器都有可能短路，智慧馬桶也會喔!

Thanks to electricity, smart toilets have nice, warm seats. Smart toilets
wash your bottom. Some dry it too. Some can play your favorite songs!
智慧馬桶因為電力可以暖座、沖洗、烘乾，甚至可以播放你喜歡的歌。

In China, a smart toilet short-circuited. It started a big fire! A man was
surprised... but not hurt.
在中國，有個智慧馬桶因為短路而燒了起來，幸好沒有人受傷。

But don't worry. Short circuits in smart toilets almost never happen. This
toilet wasn't so smart, was it!
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Vocabulary
電力對現代人來說太重要了，但是也會有出錯的時候。

1. go jogging 去慢跑
I’m going jogging tonight. 我今晚要去慢跑。
At the stadium? 在體育場嗎?
Yeah, would you like to come along? 對，你想一起來嗎?
No, too many people. 不了，人太多。

2. around 環繞
Besides, it’s not fun. 而且不好玩。
You’re just running around and around. 你就是一圈又一圈地跑。
You can listen to music when running.你可以在跑步的時候聽音樂啊。

3. short 短的
Even a short run of 15 minutes would be good for you, you know.
即使只跑短短15分鐘也對你有益，你知道嗎。

4. energy 精力
No, it takes too much energy. 不要，太花力氣了。
I just want to stay nice and warm at home.我只想舒舒服服又暖和的待在家。

請注意，來讀今天的單字。
go jogging去慢跑
around環繞
short短的
energy精力
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Quiz

1. What helps electricity flow safely?
a. A running track
b. An electric circuit
c. Your favorite song

2. What can too much heat start?
a. A river
b. Electricity
c. A fire

3. What can short-circuit?
a. Anything short
b. Anything electric
c. Anything smart

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. b

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This Ferryboat Flies

People in Sweden made a flying ferryboat! Wait... what's a ferryboat?

Ferryboats are buses on water. They carry many people. People use them to go
to work or school. Some ferries carry cars too.
Ferryboat渡輪就像水上的公車，載人上班、上學，也可以載車子。

Ferries need to push lots of water so they can move. That takes a lot of
energy. All that water makes ferries slow. It also makes ferries move side to
side and up and down. Many people feel seasick.
渡輪需要很大的動力才能往前走。水流會讓渡輪的速度變慢，也會搖晃。很多人會因此暈船。

The flying ferry from Sweden can carry thirty people. It doesn't carry cars.
It starts in the water. Then it flies close above the water!
瑞典的飛行渡輪可以搭載30個人，它不載車子。它從海上起飛並在海面上飛行。

This flying ferry doesn't need to push water to move, so it doesn't use a lot
of energy. It's very fast. And it doesn't move side to side or up and down.
People don't get seasick.
這艘飛行渡輪速度非常快，而且不需要消耗很多的動力，也不會搖晃。

And this ferry is electric! That helps the Earth. Electricity costs ninety
percent less than the fuel for other ferries. What a huge saving! That helps
ferry companies.
這艘渡輪是電動的!
電力的花費比燃油便宜九成，所以電動飛行渡輪幫助地球也幫助渡輪公司。

Electric flying ferries are good for people, ferry companies, and the Earth!
Can we have them in Taiwan?
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Vocabulary
瑞典的飛行渡輪解決了許多問題。

1. seasick 暈船
A flying ferryboat. 一艘飛行渡輪。
What a good idea! 好棒的主意!
Yeah, I've never liked taking boats. 對啊，我從來就不愛搭船。
They make me feel seasick. 會讓我暈船。

2. carry 搭載
But this one seems different. 但是這艘好像不一樣。
I just hope it can carry my bike, too. 我只希望它也能載腳踏車。

3. need 需要
Why do you need your bike? 為什麼需要腳踏車?
I need it to go to school. 我需要騎車上學啊。

4. water 水
It lands on water… 它降落在水上...
So how do you ride your bike? 所以你要怎麼騎車?
It should get close to a dock. 它應該會靠碼頭。
Then I can ride it down the ramp. 然後我就可以騎車下坡道。

你有搭過渡輪嗎? 來讀單字。
seasick暈船
carry搭載
need需要
water水
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Quiz

1. What does the flying ferry carry?
a. Cars and people
b. Cars
c. People

2. What is good about the flying ferry?
a. It's very fast.
b. It moves side to side.
c. It makes people seasick.

3. What makes the flying ferry fly?
a. Water
b. Electricity
c. Wind

Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b

 

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Doctors Give Man New Eye

Doctors are always finding new ways to help people. Now, for the first time
ever, they've given someone a new eye! His name is Aaron …
醫生有史以來第一次成功移植一顆新的眼球給一個叫作Aaron的人。

Aaron works with electricity. Electricity is full of power. It's made in
power stations. Power lines take electricity to our homes.
Aaron在電力公司上班。發電廠生產電，電線再將電傳送到家庭。

One power line takes electricity to many homes. Touching a power line is very
dangerous! So power lines are high above the ground. This keeps people safe.
電線傳送電力到不同的家庭。碰觸電線很危險，所以電線都在高處防止人家不小心被電到。

Aaron's job was fixing power lines. One day, he touched a power line. It was
an accident. Aaron got a big, bad shock! Seven thousand two hundred volts hit
his body. That's electricity for 30 houses!
Aaron 有一天修理電線的時候，遭到7200伏特的高壓電擊中，相當於30間房屋的用電量。

Aaron almost died! Half of his face was gone! One of Aaron's eyes was gone
too. Aaron took a selfie. He saw inside his skull!
Aaron 差一點死掉，他不僅半張臉毀容，也失去了一隻眼睛。

One hundred forty doctors and nurses worked 21 hours in one day to help
Aaron. They saved his life! And, they gave him a new eye too!
140位醫生跟護士花了21個小時，救了他的性命，也給他一顆新的眼球。

A team of over 100 doctors and nurses saved Aaron's life, and his eye!
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Vocabulary
Aaron雖然身受重傷，在醫護人員全力搶救之下撿回一條命。

1. power 電力
Oh no, the power's out! 糟糕，停電了!
Get the candles! 快去拿蠟燭。
No, you have your cell phone, remember? 不用啦，你記得你有手機吧?
But without electricity, my cell phone won't last
long.但是停電，我的手機也維持不了多久。

2. fix 修理
Maybe they can fix the power line fast. 也許他們很快就會把電線修好。
No, I don't want people to go out in this weather.
不，我不想要人們在這種天氣出門。

3. dangerous 危險的
It's too dangerous. 太危險了。
That's true. 那是真的。
You're right. 你說得對。
We don't want accidents.我們不想要出什麼事。

4. help 幫忙
I'll get the candles then. 我去拿蠟燭。
And I can help cook dinner. 我可以幫忙做晚飯。

你的家裡有停電過嗎?
power電力
fix修理
dangerous危險的
help幫忙
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Quiz
1. Where is electricity made?
a. Power lines
b. Power points
c. Power stations

2. How big was Aaron's electric shock?
a. 30 volts
b. 140 volts
c. 7,200 volts

3. What did Aaron see in his selfie?
a. Inside his skull
b. Inside his eye
c. Inside his home

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. a

 

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Space Tomato, Where'd You Go?

Do you remember the astronaut who got stuck in space? Dr. Rubio was stuck in
space for 371 days. What did he do there?
你還記得被困在太空的Rubio博士嗎? 他被困在那裡371天，都做了什麼呢?

When astronauts go to space, they do a lot of work. They study. They repair
things. And they do experiments - which means trying new things!
太空人在外太空需要做很多的工作。他們讀書、修理東西、還會做實驗!

Dr. Rubio wanted to try something new. He tried to grow a tomato in space!
And he did it! He grew the first tomato in space!
Rubio博士試著在外太空種番茄，他在外太空種出第一顆番茄!

This tomato was very special. Everyone was excited about it. But then... Dr.
Rubio lost the tomato!
這個番茄很特別。每個人都很期待，但是Rubio博士把它弄丟了!

Dr. Rubio looked for the tomato. But it wasn't anywhere. How strange! Some
people said maybe Dr. Rubio ate it. But he said he didn't eat it.
Rubio博士到處都找不到他的番茄，有人說被他吃掉了，但是他說他沒有。

Months and months later, Dr. Rubio went back to Earth. Then one day, some
astronauts found the tomato in the spaceship! They said, "Dr. Rubio didn't
eat it! We found it!"
幾個月之後，Rubio
都回地球了，有人在太空站上找到了那顆番茄，證明Rubio確實沒有吃它。

The tomato may not be good for dinner anymore. Nobody wants to eat it! But
the astronauts are happy. They finally found the lost tomato in space!
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Vocabulary
太空站上消失的番茄，過了好久才找到。

1. stuck 受困
Jane, you won't believe what happened to me yesterday.
你不會相信昨天我發生了什麼事!
I got stuck in an elevator for an hour! 我困在電梯裡一個鐘頭!
No way! What did you do? 不會吧! 那你怎麼辦?

2. do 做
What could I do? 我能做什麼?
I called 119.我打電話給119。
But it was no use. 但是沒有用。

3. repair 修理
Why not? 為什麼沒用?
They could at least tell someone to repair it.他們至少可以告訴人去修理。
No, because I was stuck in the basement! 沒有，因為我被困在地下室。

4. finally 最後
So there was no signal? 所以沒有訊號?
Right. Finally it was my dog that saved me.對，最後是我的狗救了我。
How? 怎麼救的?
He kept barking at the elevator doors. 他一直對著電梯門叫。

今天的單字你記住了嗎?
stuck受困
do做
repair修理
finally最後
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Quiz

1. Why did Dr. Rubio grow the tomato in space?
a. He was stuck in space.
b. He was hungry.
c. He was trying something new.

2. Who found the tomato?
a. Dr. Rubio
b. Some astronauts
c. Space museum workers

3. Where was the tomato found?
a. The spaceship
b. Dr. Rubio's house
c. A space museum

Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a