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Saving Bananas

How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes!
全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔，是1000億!

Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive.
農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉，但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。

Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it!
有一種疾病會讓香蕉死亡，這讓農夫很擔心，他們努力保護他們的香蕉，但如果香蕉感染疾病，他們也無法阻止。

Scientists are trying different ways to save these bananas. In Australia, scientists looked at the DNA of these bananas. DNA tells plants and animals how to grow. The scientists changed one part of the DNA. This made a new kind of banana. The disease can't kill it!
科學家用各種方法保護香蕉。澳洲的科學家改變香蕉一部份的基因，種出的新品種可以抵抗疾病。

Australian farmers aren't growing this new banana now. They're waiting to see if the disease comes…
澳洲蕉農還沒開始種新品種的香蕉，他們還在看香蕉會不會又感染。

In Taiwan, the disease came long ago. Taiwanese scientists look for bananas the disease doesn't kill. Their DNA is a little different. These scientists help farmers grow these bananas here and in other countries.
台灣很久以前就流行過這種疾病。台灣科學家找到可以抵抗的香蕉品種，發現它們的基因不太一樣，這些科學家幫助台灣跟外國的農夫種植。

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Vocabulary
台灣出產很多香蕉，對香蕉的疾病也有深入研究。

1. different 不同的
A banana plantation here! 這裡有個香蕉園!
What a surprise! 真讓人驚訝!
This is a different kind of banana. 這是不同品種的香蕉。

2. farmer 農夫
They are Japanese bananas. 它們是芭蕉。
How can you tell? 你怎麼看出來的?
Oh, my father was a farmer. 我爸爸曾經是農夫。

3. grow 種植
He grew bananas? 他種香蕉?
All kinds of fruit.各種水果。
Bananas, tomatoes, mangoes, papayas, and more. 香蕉番茄芒果木瓜，還有別的。

4. work 工作
Did you learn how to grow them? 你有沒有學會怎麼種?
Yeah, I worked for my father during my vacations. 有，我放假時都替我爸爸做事。

Do you like bananas? 來一起讀單字。
different不同的
farmer農夫
grow種植
work工作

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Quiz
1. How many bananas are eaten every year?
a. 100,000
b. 100,000,000
c. 100,000,000,000
2. What is worrying banana farmers?
a. A banana disease
b. Banana DNA
c. New bananas

3. What did Australian scientists do?
a. Found bananas the disease didn't kill
b. Made a new banana
c. Helped farmers in other countries

Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. b

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids

And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows!
今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨，但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣，而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨!

Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it!
這個位在美國密西根的公園裡有很多小朋友。現在有一台直升機飛過，機上的大袋子掉出了很多的棉花糖。

That's the marshmallow rain! Fifteen thousand marshmallows are dropping!
天空下起了棉花糖雨，1萬5千個棉花糖從空中掉下來。

This is the Great Marshmallow Drop! It happens every year. And you know what? It's for all kids up to twelve years old! And it's for people of all ages with disabilities!
這場棉花糖雨每一年舉辦一次，開放給12歲以下的小朋友以及各種年齡的身障人士。

Marshmallows are yummy. But don't eat these marshmallows! They fell onto the ground! They're dirty!
棉花糖很好吃，但不要吃地上的棉花糖，它已經髒了。

Now every kid is picking up one marshmallow. They're very excited! They need one marshmallow to get a prize! They get candy, a coloring book, AND a water park ticket.
現在每個小孩都在撿地上的棉花糖來換獎品，他們可以拿到糖果、著色本還有水上樂園的門票。

Come and see the marshmallow rain at the park! Then pick up a marshmallow and get your prize!

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Vocabulary
棉花糖日是大人小孩都喜愛的節日。

1. weather forecast 天氣預報
The sky looks so dark! 天空看起來好陰沉!
What did the weather forecast say? 天氣預報怎麼說?
It said heavy rain this afternoon. 它說今天下午會下大雨。

2. believe 相信
I can't believe it! 真不敢相信!
We had bright sunshine all morning! 我們整個早上都陽光燦爛呢!
I know.我知道。

3. candy 糖果
So should we still go out? 所以我們還是應該出門?
I suggest we stay at home. 我建議我們留在家。
I did bring marshmallows and candy.我帶了棉花糖跟糖果。

4. yummy 好吃的
And I can make popcorn and pizza.我可以做爆米花跟披薩。
Yummy stuff! 好吃的東西。

Please read the words with me.
weather forecast天氣預報
believe相信
candy糖果
yummy好吃的

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Quiz
1. Where is the Great Marshmallow Drop?
a. A park
b. A supermarket
c. A school

2. What are the marshmallows falling from?
a. A helicopter
b. A tall building
c. Fluffy clouds

3. What prize can you get with one marshmallow?
a. A teddy bear
b. A coloring book
c. An ice cream cone

Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. b

Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river.
你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過，準備找地方產卵，但是這條河有個閘門。
The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them.
有船要通過的時候，閘門就會打開，魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船，牠們就要一直等，中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。
So a scientist made a fish doorbell! But fish don’t ring the doorbell. People do!
於是科學家做了魚群專用的門鈴，魚當然不會按門鈴，人才會!
An underwater camera lets people see the gate. When people see fish there, they ring the doorbell. A worker opens the gate.
河裡還有水下攝影機讓大家看到閘門。只要有人看到魚在等，就可以按門鈴讓管理員開門。
Where's the doorbell?It's on the Internet! It's very popular. It lets people help fish. It teaches people about underwater life. They see many kinds of fish.
在哪按門鈴呢? 門鈴就在網路上，大家可以幫助魚又可以認識水生動物，還可以看到各種魚類。
Early morning and early evening are the best times to see fish. There aren't many hungry birds then…
每天清晨跟黃昏是看魚的最佳時機，這個時候也不會有太多飢餓的鳥類。
The fish doorbell is a fun way to help fish. Some people in Taiwan have helped! Do you want to help too?
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Vocabulary
只要有人看到魚兒在水中游，就會打開門讓牠通過。
1. lay eggs 產卵
Hey, there are fish in the river! 嘿，這條河裡有魚!
Yeah, they are salmon. 對啊，是鮭魚。
They swim upstream to lay eggs. 他們游到上游去產卵。
2. underwater 在水下
They swim all the way here to do that? 大老遠游過來生蛋?
Yup! It’s a big underwater trip.沒錯，是很長的水下旅行。
They are fish, after all. 他們畢竟是魚。
3. hungry 飢餓的
So what happens to the eggs? 所以那些卵會怎麼樣?
They hatch and grow. 牠們會孵出來，然後長大。
What do they eat when they’re hungry? 肚子餓的時候吃什麼呢?
4. life 生命
You can ask Google. 你可以問谷歌。
I’m sure it has the whole life cycle of salmon.一定有鮭魚的完整生命週期說明。
來一起讀單字。
lay eggs產卵
underwater在水下
hungry飢餓的
life生命
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Quiz
1. What do fish do in the river from May to June?
a. Exercise
b. Find birds
c. Lay eggs
2. What do people do when they see fish at the gate?
a. Feed them
b. Ring a doorbell
c. Say hello
3. What's the best time to see fish on the underwater camera?
a. Early morning
b. Late morning
c. Afternoon
Answers:
1. c
2. b
3. a

Take a Train, Help the Earth

Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains?
坐火車真舒服，那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎?

In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth.
在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上，很好玩、很有趣，又很環保。

Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train!

People are sleeping on sleeper trains in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some have dining cars too.
歐洲很多人都會睡臥舖列車，這種夜間火車有很多小房間，房間裡有床鋪，有的還有廁所。臥鋪列車就像有輪子的飯店，有的甚至還有餐車。
Sleeper trains in Europe cost more than planes*. *So why do people ride these trains? It's because they don't want to fly. Planes are bad for the environment. They use lots of fossil fuels. This makes the Earth warmer!
在歐洲搭臥鋪列車比搭飛機還貴，那為什麼還是有人要搭呢?因為飛機要用到很多燃油，會讓地球暖化。

Trains are much better for the environment. They're also good for sightseeing. We can see nature. We can see towns and cities too.
搭火車比較環保，也適合看風景，我們會看到大自然、城鎮跟城市。

Now, we have to go to another country to ride on a sleeper train. But in 2027, maybe Taiwan will have its own Formosa Sleep Express!
現在我們想要搭臥鋪列車，就只能到別的國家。但是到2027年也許台灣會有福爾摩沙寢台列車。

Would you like to try sleeping on a sleeper train?
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Vocabulary
在火車上過夜，是另外一種旅行的方式。
1. relaxing 讓人放鬆
I love traveling by train! 我真喜歡火車旅行!
Yeah, look at those green fields. 對啊，看那些綠色田野!
It’s so relaxing! 讓人好放鬆。
2. ride 搭乘
I wish I could ride a train to many other places. 我希望能搭火車去很多別的地方。
3. Europe 歐洲
You can easily do so in Europe.去歐洲就可以很容易做到。
It has extensive rail networks. 它的鐵道網路很完整。
You can travel from Rome to Berlin, or from Paris to Vienna by train.你可以坐火車從羅馬到柏林，從巴黎到維也納。
4. lots of 很多
Have you been there lots of times? 你去過那裏很多次?
Oh, yes, more than I can count. 多到我都數不清了。
大家多坐火車吧!
relaxing讓人放鬆的
ride搭乘
Europe歐洲
lots of很多
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Quiz
1. Where are more people sleeping on trains?
a. Europe
b. Taiwan
c. Formosa

2. Why are these people taking sleeper trains instead of planes?
a. Trains cost more.
b. Trains are better for the environment.
c. Trains have dining cars.

3. What do planes use?
a. Small rooms
b. Hotels on wheels
c. Fossil fuels

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c

Adventures Can Help Us Heal

Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures!
你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡，他以前在當兵的時候，經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方，他很喜歡這些冒險。

But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair.
但是也在當兵的時候，他的雙腿失去知覺，現在需要坐輪椅。

Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy.
離開軍隊讓他很難過，他想要再次去冒險，所以他嘗試冒險治療。

Bandages help cuts heal. Medicine heals a fever. Therapy helps our minds heal.
繃帶治療傷口，藥物控制發燒，治療可以幫助我們恢復健康。

Thanks to his therapy, the man found a new adventure! Now he gets in a plane. He flies high in the sky. And then he jumps out! He's skydiving!
接受這種治療讓他找到新的冒險，他搭飛機到高空跳傘。

The man loves skydiving! It makes him feel happier! But something very surprising happens then!
他很喜歡跳傘，這讓他更快樂，但神奇的事情發生了!

He falls at one hundred ninety kilometers an hour. And he can feel his legs again! He feels them a little… But he says that little feeling, for a few seconds, is enough for him!
他以時速190公里下墜，他的腳居然又有知覺，雖然只有幾秒中微微感覺到，但對他來說夠了。

Adventure therapy healed the man's mind. It helped his body too! Adventures can help us heal!
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Vocabulary
冒險帶來的刺激感受，可能有治療的效果。

1. fly 飛行
What kind of adventures would you really like to try? 你會真的很想嘗試哪一種探險?
Flying in a hot-air balloon! 坐熱氣球飛行。
Over the Hua-dong Rift Valley? 在花東縱谷上面?
Anywhere would be fine. 哪裡都可以。

2. in the sky 在天上
Just to be high in the sky is exciting enough.高掛在天上已經夠讓人興奮了。
Hmmmm, that does sound like a big adventure.聽起來確實是一個大冒險。

3. jump 跳
What about you? 你呢?
I dream about jumping from a high cliff into the crystal clear sea water! 我夢想從高高的懸崖跳進清澈的海裡!
Wow, and you can't even swim! 而你甚至不會游泳。

4. do 做
That's what makes it an adventure! 那才叫做冒險!
You do new things! 你做新的事情!

你想做什麼新的事情呢?
fly飛行
in the sky在天上
jump跳
do做
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Quiz
1. What did the man use to heal his mind?
a. Bandages
b. A fever
c. Therapy

2. What new adventure did the man find?
a. Healing
b. Surprising
c. Skydiving
3. How fast does the man fall through the air?
a. 190 miles an hour
b. 190 kilometers an hour
c. 190 meters a minute

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. b

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild

Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities!
狐狸是野生動物，牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。

In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now.
美國一個城市，有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。

The wildlife center's workers don't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes.
野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類，這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。

But foxes aren't good pets. They need lots of space… and fresh raw meat! It's better for baby foxes to stay wild.
狐狸不適合當寵物，因為牠們需要很多空間跟新鮮的生肉，最好還是讓狐狸寶寶待在野外。

But the workers are around this baby fox all the time. So… they wear fox masks! The workers want her to think they are foxes too!
但是工作人員整天跟這隻狐狸寶寶在一起，於是他們戴上狐狸面具，讓牠覺得他們也是狐狸。

A stuffed fox toy is her mother. When the workers feed her, she lies on the toy. It makes her feel safe.
牠的媽媽是狐狸外形的填充玩具。工作人員在餵牠時，都把牠放在媽媽身上，讓牠安心。

Soon she'll live with three other wild baby foxes. She'll learn how to find food. She'll learn how to stay away from danger. She'll learn how to be with other wild animals.
過不久牠就會和另外三隻野生狐狸寶寶住在一起。牠會學習如何覓食、如何遠離危險、如何跟其他野生動物一起生活。

One day, she'll live in a forest or grassland. That's where she belongs!

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Vocabulary
動物保育人員想出各種辦法，讓小狐狸以後能適應野外生活。

1. street 街道
Did you hear they found a fox on the street? 你有沒有聽說他們在街上發現一隻狐狸?
On the street? 在街上?
Foxes should be out in the wild! 狐狸應該在野外!

2. feed 餵食
Anyway, they're feeding him milk. 不管怎樣，他們在餵牠喝奶。
So it's a baby. 所以是幼獸。
Yeah, a baby that looks more like a kitten.對，看起來比較像小貓。

3. pet 寵物
I wonder if someone can keep it as a pet. 不知道會不會有人養牠當寵物。
I doubt it.我懷疑。

4. belong 屬於
I think it belongs to the wild. 我想牠屬於野外。
And yet it's here.然而牠卻在這裡。
Yeah. 是啊。

今天這些單字很簡單。
street街道
feed餵食
pet寵物
belong屬於

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Quiz
1. Where was the baby fox found?
a. A forest
b. A street
c. A grassland
2. What do the wildlife center workers wear?
a. Fox masks
b. Stuffed fox toys
c. Fresh raw meat

3. Why is it important for a wild animal not to get used to people?
a. It will be a good pet.
b. It will be easy to catch.
c. It will stay wild.

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c