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The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists Have you heard of solar eclipses? The moon goes between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short time. 你聽過日蝕嗎? 當月球運行到太陽跟地球中間，太陽會被月球的陰影遮住一段時間。 During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks all of the sun. But we can see the sun’s corona. It's the fuzzy white circle around the dark moon. 日全蝕是月亮完全遮蔽太陽。但我們還是可以看到日冕，是暗黑的月球周圍一圈白白、模糊的光。 The sun’s wind, the solar wind, comes out of the corona. The solar wind is very strong. It affects the Earth! 太陽風從日冕射出，它是個很強的能量會影響地球。 There was a total solar eclipse on April 8th. People saw the eclipse in a line from Mexico to Canada. It was four minutes in each place on the line. 4月8號在橫跨墨西哥到加拿大一條線上的民眾可以看到4分鐘的日全蝕。 Scientists wanted to get pictures of the corona from many places on the line. But how? 科學家想要拿到從不同地方拍攝的日冕照片，怎麼做呢? They got help from citizen scientists. These people aren't scientists. But they get information for scientists. They took many pictures of the corona. 他們從公民科學家得到幫助，這些人不是科學家，但他們會提供資訊給科學家，他們拍了很多日冕的照片。 The scientists made a ninety-minute movie with these pictures. The movie shows them changes in the corona and the solar wind! 科學家用這些照片製作了一部長達90分鐘的電影，可以看到日冕跟太陽風的變化。 Thanks to citizen scientists, scientists are learning more about the sun's corona and the solar wind! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 碰到日全蝕這樣的天文奇觀，世界各地的人都可以幫科學家的忙。 1. dark 黑暗的 Hey, did you catch the solar eclipse yesterday? 你有看到昨天的日蝕嗎? How could I miss it? 我怎麼可能錯過? The sky was dark.天空都是黑的。 2. citizen 公民 I took lots of pictures.我拍了好多照片。 That’s great! You can be a citizen scientist helping NASA out. 真棒，你可以當幫忙太空總署的公民科學家。 Oh, I didn’t know NASA studied children.我不知道太空總署研究小孩。 3. picture 照片、圖片 What? I thought you took pictures of the sun. 什麼啊?我以為你是拍太陽的照片。 Where’s the fun in that? 那有什麼好玩的? 4. strong 強烈的 Children are the best. 小孩才是最好的。 They have a strong interest in the eclipse.他們對日蝕有強烈的興趣。 來一起讀單字。 dark黑暗的 citizen公民 picture照片、圖片 strong強烈的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. What is blocked during a solar eclipse? a. The moon b. The Earth c. The sun 2. What comes out of the corona? a. Fuzzy circles b. Solar winds c. Moon winds 3. How did citizen scientists help scientists on April 8th? a. Took pictures b. Saw changes c. Made a movie Answers: 1. c 2. b 3. a

Pet Food on the Move Do you like to go grocery shopping? It's easy for many people to do this. Then they go home and cook. 你喜歡去超市買東西嗎？很多人可以很容易做到，然後回家煮飯。 But some older people and people with disabilities need help. It's hard for them to shop. Some of them don't have much money. Some can't leave their homes. It's hard for them to cook, too. 但是有一些老人跟身障者需要幫助。他們不方便去購物，有一些沒那麼多錢或者沒辦法離開家，煮飯也有困難。 In many places in the U.S., a program makes food for them. Volunteers take the food to them. 美國有個送餐計畫在很多地方為老人、身障者做飯，志工再帶去給他們。 Some of these people also have cats or dogs. They love their pets very much. Their pets make them less lonely. But pet food costs a lot of money. Bags of pet food are heavy! 這些人也有陪伴他們的寵物，讓他們不那麼寂寞。但是寵物飼料很花錢又很重。 In one city, some programs are working together. They're getting pet food for these people! Now volunteers take food AND pet food to them. This helps the people and their pets be healthy and happy. 在一個城市有些不同的計畫互相合作，除了食物，志工也會帶寵物飼料給老人家跟身障者，讓他們跟寵物都健康、開心。 Thanks to these programs and volunteers, older people, people with disabilities, and their pets aren't hungry. Hello! Here's your food! And here's YOUR food! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 送食物的計畫可以幫助許多人和寵物。 1. shop 購買 Summer sales are next week.下星期有夏季大減價. I have to go shopping. 我得去買東西。 Shopping for what? 買什麼呢? Sundresses, swimsuits…夏天洋裝，游泳衣… 2. older 比較老的 You can borrow my dresses.你可以跟我借夏天洋裝。 Thank you, but your dresses are…for older people. 謝謝，但是你的洋裝是給年紀比較大的人穿的。 3. money 金錢 Ouch! 好痛喔! Don't get me wrong.別搞錯。 Your dresses look nice on you. 你的洋裝你穿很好看。 How much money do you need? 你需要多少錢? 4. cost 花費 Well, my stuff won't cost a lot. 我的東西花不了多少錢。 How about 20,000? 兩萬塊如何? TWENTY THOUSAND! 兩萬! No, two thousand would be fine. 兩千就可以了。 Do you go shopping by yourself? shop購買 older比較老的 money金錢 cost花費 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. Who does the program help with food? a. Working people b. Older people c. Students 2. Who takes the food to people? a. Workers b. Grocery stores c. Volunteers 3. What did some people also need? a. Clothing b. Books c. Pet food Answers 1. b 2. c 3. c

The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Vroom! Toy cars are great! There are many kinds. There are wind-up cars. You turn the knob …one, two, three times… and they zip away! 發條玩具車，只要發條轉幾圈，車子就會跑。 There are remote-controlled cars. You can make them go far away! 還有遙控車，你可以讓他們走很遠。 How about ride-on cars? Some ride-on cars help very young kids walk. They sit on the cars. They move the cars with their legs. 那兒童滑步車呢？幼兒坐在車上，用腳滑動，幫助他們學習走路。 Ride-on cars are bigger toy cars. Older kids can ride them, too! They race down hills! They wear helmets and knee pads. 這種滑步車是一種更大的玩具車。大孩子們會比賽誰先從坡上滑下來，他們戴著安全帽跟護膝。 Some grown-ups race ride-on cars too. They put engines in their cars. Now they're fast! One grown-up's ride-on car goes 148 kilometers an hour! Wow, that's fast! 大人也參加滑步車比賽，他們會裝引擎，讓車子跑得很快。有的時速還高達一個小時148公里，速度好快! Announcer voice: He's putting on his helmet and knee pads. He's starting the engine. He's holding the steering wheel. Off the car gooooeesss! He's on the world's fastest ride-on car! Now he's stopping the car… with his shoes! Kids, don't try this at home! Whew! That was fun! 很好玩! What kind of toy cars do you like? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 玩具車有很多種，有的可以跑得飛快。 1. helmet 安全帽 Going out? 要出門? Yeah, I'm going bike riding down Parkway. 對，我要去公園路騎車。 Don't you want to put on your helmet? 你不戴安全帽嗎? I'm thinking about that.我正在想。 2. fast 快的 But it's so hot out there. 可是外面好熱。 True. But you often go fast. 那是真的，不過你經常騎很快。 A helmet makes it safer. 戴安全帽比較安全。 You think I'm a fast rider? 你覺得我騎很快? Not faster than me. 沒有我快。 3. race 衝 Really? Come ride with me. 真的嗎?來跟我一起騎。 I like racing downhill. 我喜歡衝下山坡。 4. wear 穿戴 You're on. 就這麼辦! I'll wear my knee pads, gloves and everything. 我要戴護膝，手套，所有的。 這些單字簡單好用。 helmet安全帽 fast快的 race衝 wear穿戴 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What toy car has a knob? a. Wooden b. Wind-up c. Remote-controlled 2. What do ride-on cars help very young kids do? a. Walk b. Work c. Race 3. How does the grown-up stop the world's fastest ride-on car? a. Goes down hills b. Uses his shoes c. Moves it with his legs Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b

Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean Whoa, what a splash! At 27,000 kilograms and 15 meters long, gray whales are big! 灰鯨的體型很大，牠們重達2萬7千公斤，長15公尺。 Gray whales swim more than 16,000 kilometers a year! That's more than other whales. Why do they swim so far? It's to look for food and have babies! 灰鯨一年游超過1萬6千公里，比其他鯨魚還要多，因為牠們需要覓食跟繁衍後代。 There aren't many gray whales today. They live in the North Pacific Ocean. Gray whales also lived in the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago. But fishermen there caught too many… 灰鯨住在北太平洋，200年前也住在大西洋，但是過度的捕鯨導致現在沒有多少灰鯨。 So some scientists were very surprised this winter. They were flying in a plane over the Atlantic Ocean. They saw a whale below. Was that a gray whale?? 所以今年的冬天，科學家很驚訝在大西洋居然看到一隻好像是灰鯨的身影。 They took pictures to check. Yes! It was! Where did it come from? They say it came from the Pacific Ocean! 科學家照相確認，沒錯! 牠是灰鯨，是從太平洋游過來的。 The whale swam through the Northwest Passage. That's not easy. The passage is sixteen thousand kilometers long! 這頭灰鯨從西北航道通過，很不簡單! 因為這條航道長達1萬6千公里。 It's usually full of ice most of the year. But the world is getting warmer. Some of the ice melted. So this whale swam to the Atlantic Ocean! 這條航道大部分的時間都會結冰，但氣候暖化讓這頭鯨魚可以通過。 What other ocean animals will come through this passage? ________________________________________ Vocabulary 一頭太平洋的灰鯨，游過西北航道，進入大西洋。 1. kilogram公斤 The biggest animal on Earth is not a dinosaur.地球上最大的動物不是恐龍。 I know that. It's blue whales. 我知道，是藍鯨。 Yes, but do you know how big it is? 沒錯，但你知道牠多大嗎? One thousand kilograms? 一千公斤? 2. thousand千 No, guess again. 不對，再猜。 Ten thousand? 一萬? Okay, a blue whale can weigh up to 180-thousand kilograms! 一頭藍鯨可以重達十八萬公斤。 That's many times heavier than an elephant! 那比大象重好多倍! 3. swim 游泳 I'd really like to see blue whales. 我真想看到藍鯨。 I want to swim with them.我想要跟牠們一起游泳。 4. ocean 海洋 Where do you think we can do that? 去哪裡可以做到? In the Pacific Ocean. 太平洋。 今天學到哪些單字? kilogram公斤 thousand千 swim游泳 ocean海洋 ________________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of whales swim more than other whales? a. Blue whales b. Killer whales c. Gray whales 2. What ocean do most gray whales live in now? a. North Pacific Ocean b. South Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean 3. What passage did the gray whale swim through? a. Northwest Passage b. Southwest Passage c. West-East Passage Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a

Finding the French Fry Friend In a small town in the U.S., there's a barbecue restaurant. It has delicious French fries. One day, a little kid called. The kid wanted fries. But… the kid didn't give a name. 美國小鎮有一間烤肉餐廳接到一位小朋友的電話說要吃薯條，但是她沒有留下名字。 The kid called many times. But the kid never gave a name! The restaurant owners wanted to give the kid some fries! But who was their French Fry Friend? 這位小朋友打了很多通，餐廳主人很想給她薯條，但她沒有講名字，到底是誰呢? Hmmmm. Maybe a friend – or a friend’s friend – knew the kid. So they told their story on social media. 周圍的朋友可能認識，於是餐廳主人把這件事分享到社群媒體。 They were surprised! People in Australia, Canada, the U.K., Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Kenya, and other places saw the story! Everyone wanted the little French Fry Friend to get fries! 澳洲、加拿大、英國、葡萄牙、西班牙、墨西哥、肯亞以及其他地方的人居然都有看到這篇貼文，大家都想讓這個小朋友吃到薯條。 The kid called and called for a week. Then the owners found out that their French Fry Friend was… THREE little girls! They talked to the girls' mom. They met their French Fry Friends. The owners were happy. And the French Fry Friends finally had fries! 這個小孩打電話打了一個星期。後來餐廳主人發現，其實是三個小女孩打的電話! 於是找到了她們的媽媽，讓孩子們終於吃到薯條。 These three little girls wanted fries VERY much. They got fries… and new friends. And they made many people around the world smile! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 想吃薯條的小孩，終於如願以償。 1. restaurant 餐廳 I’m having lunch with some friends on Saturday. 我星期六要跟朋友吃中飯。 Oh, at a fancy restaurant? 在很貴的餐廳嗎? At a barbecue restaurant.在一家烤肉餐廳。 2. call 打電話 Hmmm, I love barbecues.我喜歡烤肉。 Would you like to join us? 你想加入我們嗎? I can call the restaurant. 我可以打電話給餐廳。 3. very much 非常 I’d like that very much! Thank you! 我很想去，謝謝你! Do I know your friends? 我認識你的朋友嗎? 4. meet 見面 Yes, you met them before. 認識，你以前見過他們。 Ken, Kevin and Kelly. They are very friendly people. 肯恩，凱文和凱莉。他們都是很友善的人。 Good, I remember them. 真好，我記得他們。 Do you like going to a restaurant? 我們來讀單字。 restaurant餐廳 call打電話 very much非常 meet見面 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Which food did the restaurant have? a. Pizza b. French fries c. Hamburgers 2. How did the kid try to get food? a. Calling b. Ordering online c. Going to restaurants 3. Who was the kid? a. A teenager b. A little boy c. Three little girls Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c

Sunday is Mother’s Day! Let's talk about moms… and kids! 這星期日是母親節! 我們來談談媽媽跟小孩! A movie star in the U.S. has three kids. When her kids have problems, she doesn't always help them. 美國有一位電影明星有三個孩子。當他們遇到困難，她不會每次都幫忙。 Kid: Mommy, I dropped my toy! Waaaah! **Mom: **Honey, pick that up by yourself. Kid: Mommy, I can’t find my pencil! Waaaah! **Mom: **Sweetie, look for it yourself. 玩具掉了，她就叫孩子把玩具撿起來。找不到鉛筆，就讓他們去找出來。 Is this movie star a good mom? Scientists say*** ***yes, she is! If you're not a baby, you can learn how to do some things by yourself! 這位電影明星是不是好媽媽?科學家覺得是的! 只要你不是小寶寶，就可以學習自己怎麼動手做。 Moms usually run to help when kids have problems. But scientists say moms can let kids take care of some problems by themselves. 通常媽媽都會解決小孩的問題。但科學家說媽媽們可以讓小孩自己處理某一些事情。 You don't always need to say, “Mommy!!!! Help me!!!” You’re not a baby, right? 你不用一直喊媽媽，你已經不是小娃娃了。 Moms work so hard every day. That’s why they have a special day: Mother’s Day! You can show your mom how much you love her. How? You can do more things by yourself! 媽媽每天辛苦地工作，這就是為什麼有母親節，你可以自己多動手做，表達你有多愛媽媽。 On Sunday, you can say "Happy Mother's Day" to your mom by yourself! Let's all try now. Are you ready? One, two, three… Happy Mother's Day! ________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary 科學家認為媽媽應該多多鼓勵孩子自己做事情。 1. look for 尋找 Did you buy these? 這些是你買的? Yeah, anything wrong? 對，有什麼不對嗎? There’s too much sugar in them. 這些含有太多糖了。 You need to look for better snacks. 你需要找比較健康的點心。 2. always總是 I can’t do that by myself. 我自己沒辦法那樣。 Why not? 怎麼沒辦法? Because I’m always attracted to sweet stuff. 因為我總是被甜食吸引。 3. yourself你自己 It’s not that hard. 沒有那麼難。 Just tell yourself, “I can do this. Yes, I can!” 只要告訴自己，「我可以的! 是的，我可以!」 4. try 嘗試 Come to the store with me next time.下次跟我一起去店裡。 No, no. Try to do it yourself. 不了，你試試看自己做。 請注意，讀單字時間。 look for尋找 always總是 yourself你自己 try嘗試 ________________________________________________________________ Quiz 1. Who helps when you're doing things by yourself? a. Nobody b. Mom c. Dad 2. How often do kids need to ask for help? a. Always b. Sometimes c. Never 3. What day is Sunday? a. Kids' Day b. A sunny day c. Mother’s Day Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. c