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In today's news:

Taiwan's buses go electric, scientists study a creature that can live
forever, and tea helps prevent serious disease.

Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next.
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台北公車2030年實現全電動化
Taipei Buses to go All Electric by 2030

Electric vehicles have become more and more popular in recent years.
近幾年電動車越來越受歡迎。

They don't burn gasoline (汽油) or diesel (柴油), so they don't directly
produce any CO2 (二氧化碳).

In fact, many countries and local governments are banning the sale (禁止銷售)
of new gas or diesel vehicles in the future.

The Taiwan government is also getting in on the trend (趨勢).

This year they announced that all of the public buses on the island would be
electric by 2030!

So, to meet the goal, the Taipei government is adding even more electric
buses this year.

The city will increase (增加) the number of electric buses on the road from
336 to 400 by the end of the year.

However, there is a lot of work to do to prepare the roads for electric buses.

For example, electric buses need to charge their batteries (電池充電), so
many new charging stations (充電站) will need to be installed.

Besides being good for the environment, electric vehicles are also much
quieter.
除了環保，電動車也比較安靜。

Which means that in the future, there will be a lot less noise from traffic!
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科學家研究【永生】的海洋生物
Scientists Study 'Immortal' Sea Creature

Do you want to live forever?

Well, there is a kind of jellyfish that may be able to live almost forever!
有一種水母幾乎是永生的！

The word immortal means "to be able to live forever".

That's why this species (種類) of jellyfish is named the "immortal jellyfish!"

The secret (秘密) to the jellyfish being able to live almost forever is that
it can reverse its aging (逆轉老化).

After it becomes old enough to reproduce (繁殖), it can actually go back to
an immature state (不成熟的狀態).

It can change from being a child to an adult and then back again, nearly
forever!
就好像它可以從一個孩子變成一個成年人，然後又變回小孩，周而復始！

That's why scientists have been studying this unusual creature.

So, a team of researchers (一組研究人員) at a university in Spain (西班牙)
made a record of all of the jellyfish's genes (基因).

Scientists think that the jellyfish may have a special ability (特殊能力) to
copy and fix its genes.

And once they understand the secrets of the immortal jellyfish, they hope
scientists will be able to use that data to help people live longer,
healthier lives.

一旦科學家了解永生水母的秘密，他們就希望利用這些資訊來幫助人們過更長壽、更健康的生活。
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喝茶可以預防糖尿病
Drinking Tea May Prevent Diabetes

People in Taiwan drink a lot of tea.

In fact, tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and it is the
second most popular drink next to water!
茶是世界上最受歡迎的飲料之一，僅次於水的第二受歡迎的飲料！

Well, if you like drinking tea, there's some good news for you.

Researchers have found that people who drink four cups of black (紅茶), green
(綠茶), or oolong tea (烏龍茶) can have a lower chance of developing diabetes
(降低糖尿病的機率).

The researchers followed thousands of people for over 12 years to gather the
data.

Because these teas are high in antioxidants (抗氧化劑), scientists think it
might help reduce blood sugar (降低血糖) and provide other health benefits
(健康好處).

But some health experts think there might also be a connection between people
who drink a lot of tea and living a healthy lifestyle (健康的生活方式).

For example, people who drink a lot of tea may not drink many sugary drinks
(含糖飲料).

And unfortunately, if you like to drink sweet tea drinks like boba tea
(珍珠奶茶), you won't get many health benefits.

That's because boba tea contains a lot of starches (澱粉) and sugar, which
makes it quite unhealthy.

So, if you want to reduce your chances of getting diabetes, follow the advice
of health experts and get lots of exercise, eat lots of fresh fruits and
vegetables, and drink plenty of tea!

所以，如果你想減少患糖尿病的機會，多聽專家的建議，多運動，多吃新鮮水果和蔬菜，並且多喝茶！
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So, in today's News Bites:

The Taiwan government has announced that all of the public buses on the
island will be electric by 2030.

To help meet that goal, the Taipei government is adding even more electric
buses this year.
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And,

There is a kind of jellyfish that may be able to live almost forever, by
reversing its aging.

After it becomes old enough to reproduce, it can go back to an immature state.

Then, when it is ready to reproduce, it can become mature again.
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And,

Researchers have found that people who drink four cups of black, green, or
oolong tea can have a lower chance of developing diabetes.

Because these teas are high in antioxidants, scientists think it might help
reduce blood sugar and provide other health benefits.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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