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News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) | Posted on 2023-02-20 |
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British River Brought Back to Life
Hi everyone! You guys know that pollution is a big problem around the world,
right? It's in the air. It's on land, and it's in the water. That's bad!
環境污染到處都是,空氣、土地、河流都會被污染,很糟糕!
But, there is also some good news. Many people are working hard to clean up
the environment. In England, scientists are helping to make a river called
the River Mersey much cleaner.
但也有人努力清理環境。英國的科學家想讓一條叫做梅西河的河流變乾淨。
That river was famous for being one of the most polluted rivers in Europe.
Scientists even said the river was "dead", because it had so much pollution.
梅西河是全歐洲最骯髒的河流之一,科學家甚至說這條河流已經死了。
Why was the River Mersey so polluted? For a long time, factories put
dangerous chemicals into the River Mersey.
為什麼它污染這麼嚴重呢?因為工廠一直把廢棄化學物排進河裡。
Also, the river had a lot of sewage. So, it smelled really, really bad. Yuck!
很多下水道也把汙水排進去,所以很臭,很噁心!
Since 1985, the government has spent lots of money to make the River Mersey
cleaner. And it is working!
英國政府從 1985 年以來,花了大錢清理梅西河,結果奏效了!
About 20 years ago, in 2002, there were only 15 kinds of fish in the river.
But last year, there were 37! That's a lot more fish!
20 年前河裡只有 15 種魚,去年已經有 37 種了!
That's great, but the scientists aren't finished yet. They want to keep
working to make the River Mersey even cleaner.
Let's all wish those scientists good luck, it sounds like they are doing a
great job!
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Vocabulary
汙染嚴重的梅西河經過一番努力,已經脫胎換骨。
1. dangerous 危險的
Hmmm, I didn't know that there's a beach nearby. 我不知道這附近有海灘。
That's because nobody goes there. 那是因為沒有人去。
Because it's dangerous? 因為它很危險嗎?
2. polluted 受到污染的
Yeah, it's very polluted.對,它汙染得很厲害。
Yuck, that's bad. 好噁喔,真糟糕。
It is. 是很糟。
3. clean up 清理
Why didn't anyone try to clean it up? 為什麼沒有人試著清理它?
Are you kidding? That's a lot of work! 開玩笑,那是多大的工作!
I don't even want to clean my room! 我甚至不想清我的房間!
4. year 年
You're right, it'll take at least half a year to clean it.
說得對,打掃你的房間至少需要半年。
I'd say a year. 我會說要一年。
我們一起來讀單字。
dangerous 危險的
polluted 污染的
clean up 清理
year 年
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Quiz
1. Where is the River Mersey?
A: America
B: England
C: Germany
2. Why did scientists call the River Mersey "dead"?
A: It had too much pollution
B: It was too dry
C: It had no fish
3. How many kinds of fish were in the River Mersey last year?
A: 15
B: 37
C: 55
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
News Bites 文字檔 (國中) | Posted on 2023-02-20 |
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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....
Buses drive themselves, fish spend money, and Rema breaks a record.
All that and more, coming up next!
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台中無人自駕公車 最快6月上路測試
Automated Buses to Run in Taichung
Self-driving buses could soon be running on the streets of Taichung!
Taichung will have a test run for automated buses in June.
The test will run for 7 months.
The driverless buses will take riders from the Taichung Public Library Dajia
Branch, to the Port of Taichung.
The route (路線) is 12 kilometers long.
這些無人自駕公車將在開放場域台中大安圖書館到台中港,進行七個月的實際載客測試。
The medium-sized bus carries around 10 riders.
The automated bus has already been tested on roads not open to the public.
The city government hopes the buses will help students and workers get to
where they need to go.
If this first test goes well, the route will be extended (加長).
The driverless buses will go all the way to Changhua County's Lugang Township
(鹿港).
This will make the route 44 kilometers long.
Taichung officials say these buses could be very helpful for people living in
the countryside (郊外).
And they hope using smart buses will also help Taiwan's smart transportation
industry.
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金魚玩Switch還會刷信用卡?
Pet Fish Playing Nintendo Switch Runs Up Credit Card Bill
Many people use credit cards (信用卡).
Credit cards can be used to buy things in stores or online.
Users have to be responsible with how they use credit cards.
They may accidentally (一個不小心) spend more money than they really want.
Recently, a person in Japan got a surprise in his credit card bill
(信用卡帳單).
He didn't spend the money...his pet fish did!
The man named Mutekimaru has pet fish that "play" video games.
He set up special machines in the fish tanks.
When the fish move, they remotely (遠距離地) control a Nintendo Switch.
Mutekimaru shows his fish "playing" games on the Switch on his YouTube
channel.
One day, he live-streamed (線上直播) his fish playing a game of "Pokemon".
The game crashed (當機), so Mutekimaru took a break and went somewhere else.
But his pet fish kept swimming, and they were still controlling the Switch.
And people were still watching the live-stream.
Over the next seven hours, Mutekimaru's fish were very busy!
They changed the name of his Switch account.
They sent an email to Mutekimaru.
Then they logged into the Nintendo store.
It's an online store where players can buy games and other things.
And that's what the fish did!
The fish spent about $115 NT in the store.
It may not sound like a lot of money.
But people also saw all of Mutekimaru's credit card information on the
livestream.
This is dangerous because someone could use that information to steal
Mutekimaru's money.
Mutekimaru says he has asked Nintendo for the money back.
But it is a hard story to explain!
Mutekimaru說他有向任天堂申請退費,不過他說這個狀況實在不容易解釋!
Many people who watched the livestream thought the story was hilarious
(非常好笑的).
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奈及利亞歌手刷新YouTube紀錄
Nigerian Musician Sets YouTube Record
A Nigerian musician has set a new YouTube record.
Rema's hit song "Calm Down" is now the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on
YouTube.
It's been watched at least 358 million times so far.
It's also the fastest Afrobeats song to reach 100 million views.
Afrobeats is a type of music.
It often mixes West African music styles with jazz, funk, R&B, hip hop, and
more.
The songs often combine English, and local languages from Nigeria and Ghana.
Afrobeats 歌曲裡常常出現英文,還有奈及利亞和迦納的當地語言。
Rema has put out a new version (版本) of the song.
His remix (重混、混音) features American singer Selena Gomez.
That video has at least 266 million views so far.
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So, in today's News Bites:
Taichung will have a test run for automated buses in June.
The driverless buses will take riders from the Taichung Public Library Dajia
Branch, to the Port of Taichung.
The city government hopes the buses will help students and workers get to
where they need to go.
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A man in Japan found out that his pet fish spent his money while playing
video games.
Mutekimaru says his fish controlled his Switch, logged into the Nintendo
store, and spent about $115 NT using his credit card.
Mutekimaru says he has asked Nintendo for the money back, but it is a hard
story to explain!
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And,
A Nigerian musician has set a new YouTube record.
Rema's hit song "Calm Down" is now the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on
YouTube.
It's been watched at least 358 million times so far.
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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 using money.
Money can't buy everything… but it can buy some things! You can use money to
buy something for yourself, you can use it to help other people, or you can
do both.
So, if you had a lot of money, what would you do with it?
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, March 2nd, at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday, March 3rd!
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