News For Kids ICRT

Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事，做 個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間，需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work! 法國邀請知名的藝術家跟漫畫家製作和巴黎奧運相關的藝術作品。他們花了三年的時間才完成，將近是運動員準備奧運的時間。 The colorful artwork has three panels. They are like panels in a graphic novel! The panels show athletes playing sports by the Eiffel Tower. 這個色彩豐富的作品分別掛在三個看板上，就像是漫畫裡的分格。作品呈現運動員在艾菲爾鐵塔旁運動。 On the middle panel, a man and woman are running to each other! They're touching the Olympic flame! 中間的看板是一男一女朝向對方跑去，他們的手觸碰奧運聖火。 On the left panel, a woman is throwing a javelin! The moon and stars are shining! 左邊是有一個丟標槍的女子，作品上方的星星跟月亮閃閃發光。 On the right panel, a skateboarder is doing a trick! A breakdancer is breaking! And a big yellow sun is shining on the Paris skyline! 右邊的看板有個滑板玩家在表演特技，也有個霹靂舞選手在跳舞，還有一顆太陽在天際照耀巴黎。 In this artwork, we can see the joy that hard work can bring. Let's watch the Paris Olympics! Vocabulary 巴黎奧運這幅藝術作品，結合了運動和美感。 Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 I'll be very busy this summer. 我這個夏天會很忙。 Oh, with your work? 忙著工作嗎? No. I'll be watching the Olympics every day. 不是，我要每天看奧運。 sports 運動 Wow! So you're going to Paris!? 哇，所有你要去巴黎!? I wish. 我真希望是。 No, I'll just watch it on TV. 不，我只會看電視。 I didn't know you're a sports fan. 我不知道你是運動迷。 run 奔跑 You didn't know I can run, swim, breakdance, and box? 你不知道我會跑會游泳，跳霹靂舞跟拳擊? That's real news to me! 這可真是新聞了。 athlete 運動員 Oh yes, I'm quite an athlete. 沒錯，我可是厲害的運動員。 You're full of hot air! 你是吹牛大王! Will you watch the Olympics in July? Olympics 奧林匹克運動會 sports運動 run奔跑 athlete運動員 Quiz 1. How many years do athletes take to get ready for the Olympics? a. 1 b. 2 to 3 c. 4 to 8 2. Where will the Olympics be? a. Paris b. London c. Beijing 3. What is on the middle panel? a. The Olympic flame b. A graphic novel c. A big sun Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大，我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到，但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步，玩得正開心的時候，看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮，因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints are very soft. These footprints are not soft. Dinosaurs made these footprints millions of years ago. The footprints became very hard. Now they're as hard as rocks. 我們在海灘上留下的腳印是軟的，但這些幾千萬年前的腳印，現在硬的跟石頭一樣。 These hard footprints were under the sand. But heavy rain and waves took the sand away. That's why the family found them. 原本這些腳印被埋在沙子底下，但是海浪跟大雨把砂礫沖走了，才會被發現。 The rocks under the beach are 140 million years old. Lots of dinosaurs used to walk there. In 2018, people found about 85 dinosaur footprints near that beach. They were from seven kinds of dinosaurs! 這些化石有1400萬年的歷史。很多恐龍曾經走過當地。2018年民眾發現的腳印就有85個，來自7種不同的恐龍。 The next time you go to a beach, look down! You might find something interesting too! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 在沙灘上走一走，居然發現恐龍的腳印! 1. beach 海灘 Somebody found dinosaur footprints on a beach.有人在海灘找到恐龍腳印。 Yeah, I heard.我有聽說。 For me, I'd like to find dinosaur fossils. 我的話想找到恐龍化石。 2. museum 博物館 You know you can see fossils at the National Taiwan Museum, right? 你知道國家台灣博物館可以看到化石吧? But museums are boring! 但是博物館很無聊耶! 3. million 百萬 No, there are animal fossils from millions of years ago. 不會，那裏有好幾百萬年前的動物化石。 Like what? 比如說什麼? Like turtles and birds.比如說烏龜和鳥。 4. interesting 有趣的 That doesn't sound interesting. 聽起來很沒趣。 Okay, let's go to the beach this weekend and start digging. 好吧，我們這周末去海灘開始挖掘。 YEAH!! 你今天學的單字記住了嗎? beach海灘 museum博物館 million百萬 interesting有趣的 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where did the family find the dinosaur footprints? a. A natural history museum b. Their garden c. A beach 2. How many footprints did the family find? a. eight b. eighteen c. eighty five 3. How did the family feel when they found the dinosaur footprints? a. Excited b. Soft c. Hard Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. a

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