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Zhongli Goat Runs Free on Streets

A goat ran this way and that way on the streets of Taoyuan!
有一隻山羊在桃園的路上跑來跑去！

It all began at the oldest temple in Zhongli. Renhai Temple was two hundred
years old! There was lots of music! There were many dancers from Taiwan and
Japan!
事情要從中壢最老的一間廟說起。仁海宮兩百週年那天，廟裡有音樂、也有來自台灣跟日本的舞者表演。

The temple also had a contest. It wanted to find the best goat in Zhongli!
廟方還辦了一場比賽，要選出中壢最好的山羊。

But that night, the winning goat ran away! It ran fast! It ran on the right
side of the street! Then it ran on the left side of the street! It ran across
other streets. It ran in front of cars!
但是當天晚上，得獎的山羊竟然逃跑了！牠一下跑到馬路右邊，一下又跑到左邊，甚至直接跑到車子前面。

The roads were dark. It was hard for drivers to see the goat! They had to
turn fast! They did not want to hit it! Luckily, no one was hurt!
因為天色很暗，駕駛很難看清楚那隻山羊，只能緊急轉彎避開牠。不過幸好沒人受傷！

The goat's owner looked for the goat. It took forty minutes to catch it. But
the goat did not want to go home. It wanted to keep running free!
山羊的主人花了四十分鐘才終於抓到牠。山羊好像不想回家，還想繼續在外面自由奔跑！

Renhai Temple's winning goat is home with its owner. And drivers in Taoyuan
are safe from the goat... for now.
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Vocabulary
一隻驚惶亂竄的山羊，讓主人追了好一陣子。

1. fast 快速地。
Slow down! You are driving too fast! 慢一點，你開太快了!
Relax, I'm a great driver. 放心，我很會開車。
I just don't always know which way I'm going. 我只是不見得知道該走哪裡。

2. left 左邊的。
You should stay on the left side. 你應該待在左邊。
We are turning left in a minute. 我們馬上就要左轉了。

3. right 右邊的。
Okay, okay, I'm turning left here. 好啦，我在這裡左轉。
Wait, the hotel is on the right side! 等一下，飯店在我們右邊!
No worries, we're parking across from it! 別擔心，我們要停在它對面。

4. hit 撞上。
Whew! We're finally here! 我們終於到了!
Yeah, without hitting anyone. 對啊，沒撞到任何人。

來一起讀單字。
fast快速地 left左邊的 right右邊的 hit撞上
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Quiz

1. How old is Renhai Temple in Zhongli?
a. 200 years old
b. 202 years old
c. 222 years old

2. What kind of goat did the temple want to find?
a. The fastest goat
b. The best goat
c. The most beautiful goat

3. When did the goat run away?
a. In the morning
b. At lunchtime
c. At night

Answers
1. a
2. b
3. c
 

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of News Bites!

I'm Allie Highsmith.

And I'm Jacob Ingram.

In this episode of News Bites: Taiwanese people love to travel during the
holidays

And, Not Scary Company helps Korean young people.

And in this episode's News Flash: support.

All that and more, coming up next!
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過年國內旅游 台灣人創新記錄了！
Taiwanese tourists love to travel during the Lunar New Year

Did you travel outside of Taiwan during the Lunar New Year?

If you did, you're not alone.

It turns out, Taiwanese people really love to travel to other countries
during the holiday.

The government says that Taoyuan International Airport had almost 170,000
passengers on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday.

That's a new record for that time period.

But many people also traveled around Taiwan during the holiday.

Last year, the average number of visitors every day to Taiwan's national
scenic areas, theme parks, and other tourist sites was 350,000.

去年過年期間，每日平均有35萬觀光客拜訪台灣的國家風景區。

But this year it was more than 730,000!

欸增加兩倍了！

The day that most people visited the national scenic areas was on the third
day of the Lunar New Year (初三)- that was February 19th.

843,096 people visited scenic areas around the country on that day.

When you say "scenic areas," what do you mean by that?

Well, some of the popular places to go were Alishan, the north coast, and Sun
Moon Lake.

Many people also went to the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan area.

It seems like many travelers wanted to hike, visit the coast (海岸), or take
a trip to Taiwan's many old streets.

In general, some of the most popular places to visit across Taiwan include-
of course- Sun Moon Lake and Alishan, as well as Taipingshan, Taroko Gorge,
and Yushan.
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不要怕！韓國公司幫年輕人重新適應正常的生活
Not Scary Company helps young people return to normal life

Have you ever heard the word "isolation (隔絕)?"

It's a word that's being used a lot to talk about young people in Korea.

The word "isolate" means to be alone or apart.

In Korea, there's a big problem where young people are isolating themselves.

There's one man named Lee Myung-san.

He says he was 27 when he started spending a lot of time inside and not
really going out.

He said that it made him too anxious to try to apply for jobs.

李先生說，他27歲的時候開始一直待在家裏，都不出去。想到申請工作就讓他非常焦慮。

Lee had a previous injury (受傷) at work that never got better.

He struggled with mental health problems (心理健康問題) during that time.

But one day he found out about an organization (組織) called Not Scary
Company.

One of Lee's friends suggested that they go to a meeting together.

Lee says that Not Scary Company is a group that says people like him are
"masters of isolation" (隔絕大師).

The organization wanted to turn their experiences into a form of
qualification, instead of a stigma.

Not Scary Company想要把這些隔絕大師的經驗轉成一種資格，去除污名。

People participate in Not Scary Company's Masters of Isolation program.

It helps train young people with experience living in isolation to support
others and their families.

It's part of a trend (趨勢) in Korea; the government thinks there are over
530,000 young isolated people.

Experts say these young people might spend a lot of time in what they call a
"trash room."

Maybe their rooms are very messy but they still stay in there for a very long
time and don't want to come outside.

Not Scary Company gets support from public and private support programs as
well as Kakao, which is like the Korean version of Line.

The organization runs a shared living community called Not Scary House.

Up to 10 people can live there at a time while they get help and rebuild
their lives.

While they do that, they have to do things like wake up on time, take
showers, get dressed, and talk about how they feel with others.

Lunch is prepared together, and people share work like laundry, cleaning, and
shopping.

待在Not Scary
House的時候，人們必須建立一些好習慣；像是準時地起床、洗澡、穿衣服之類的。住戶還會一起準備午餐，而且還要輪流洗衣服、打掃、買菜。

You might think it's strange that people need help doing simple things like
showering or getting dressed.

But it can be hard for people with mental health problems to do these things
sometimes.

Not Scary House also helps people to gain social skills by meeting together
to talk about their past experiences.

After the company helps to get people back into normal routines, they help
people find new jobs.

But to live in Not Scary House, people have to agree to live there for at
least a year.

The company says, that's because if they don't have enough time, they might
go back to being isolated.

Usually, they say, after they live there for a year and meet new people, many
residents make small groups to live with together after they move out.

Korean officials say that isolation is not an individual problem, it's a
challenge that society has to handle together.

And they say, isolation is something that can happen to anyone.

That means, it's important to be patient and "wait for those whose legs have
given out to stand again."
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So, in today's News Bites:

Taiwanese people traveled a lot during the Lunar New Year Holiday.

Taiwan's national scenic areas had so many visitors during that time.

People visited Alishan and Sun Moon Lake a lot.
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And,

A Korean company is trying to help young lonely people to get back into
society.

They provide support to people who have experienced isolation by helping them
form new connections and build healthy lifestyles.
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In today's News Flash, our word of the day is "support."

That's both a noun and a verb, and it's spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T.

As a noun it is like the word "help."

For example, in the news story we discussed how Not Scary Company gives
support to young people experiencing isolation.

But as a verb, it would be more like 支持.

And now you know!
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