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Black Soldier Flies Fight Climate Change

Many people eat pork and chicken. Pork comes from pigs. Chicken comes from… well, chickens! Pigs and chickens eat lots of corn, soy, and fish.
很多人會吃豬肉跟雞肉，而豬跟雞吃很多玉米、大豆跟魚。

We need lots of big corn farms, soy farms, and fish farms to feed them. But these farms are bad for our land, air, and water. They make climate change worse.
所以要餵豬跟雞，我們需要很多玉米田、大豆田跟魚類養殖場，但是這些農場對土地、空氣跟水都不好，讓氣候變遷惡化。

But a company in the UK is fighting climate change with soldiers … black soldier flies! The company helps farmers and others make fly farms. Fly farms are better for the environment than corn, soy, and fish farms. But, who eats flies? Yuck!
有一間英國公司想要用黑水虻 (m?ng ㄇㄥˊ)來對抗氣候變遷。他們幫農夫打造養殖場，因為它比種玉米、大豆以及養魚還要環保，但是誰要吃呢?

Pigs and chickens eat fly larvae. Larvae are good food for these animals. Scientists found that pigs grow better! Their pork is also better! Mmmmm!
豬跟雞會吃黑水虻的幼蟲，這些幼蟲對牠們是好的食物，科學家發現吃幼蟲的豬，長得比較好、肉質也比較好。

In fly farms, larvae eat lots of food waste. That's the food we don't eat. When it's thrown away, it makes gases. These gases make climate change worse. Larvae stop food waste from making bad gases.
黑水虻的幼蟲吃很多廚餘，這樣可以減少廚餘釋放的氣體，阻止氣候變遷惡化。

Black soldier fly farms can do so much to fight climate change!
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Vocabulary
科學家想出各種辦法來延緩氣候變遷。

1. pork 豬肉 。
What are you having? 你要吃什麼?
I think I'll go for the grilled pork chop with potatoes. 我想要選烤豬排加馬鈴薯。
Oh, that sounds great! 聽起來真不錯!
2. chicken 雞肉。
And I would like to have crispy chicken with tomato salad. 我想要脆皮雞加番茄沙拉。
Yours sounds even better. 你的聽起來更棒。
3. food 食物。
Good, then we can share some of our food.那好，我們可以分享食物。 You're not on a diet, are you?你不會在節食吧?
4. eat 吃。
No, I just don't want to eat too much.沒有，我只是不想吃太多。
With me around, you really don't need to worry about that。有我在，你真的不用擔心。
今天的單字經常用到。pork豬肉 chicken雞肉 food食物 eat吃
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Quiz

1. What do pigs eat a lot of?
a. Corn
b. Pork
c. Chicken
2. What makes climate change worse?
a. Black soldier fly larvae
b. Big corn, soy, and fish farms
c. The company in the UK
3. What is food waste?
a. Food cooked for us
b. Bad gases
c. Food we don't eat

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c

This Election King Loses But Wins

This is the world's biggest election year! But what's an election?
今年是全球選舉年。那什麼是選舉呢?

An election is when a group of people say who they want for their leaders. Maybe the leaders are for their city or country.
選舉就是一群人選出他們想要的領導者，像是一個城市或是國家的領導者。

People vote to say who they want. The person who gets the most votes is the winner.
民眾投票表達他們想要什麼樣的人，得到最多票的人就是贏家。

This year, Taiwan had a big election. Some people wanted to be leaders. They ran for election. People voted. Now we have a new president, President Lai!
想要成為領導者的人就會參選，再由人民投票。今年台灣也有大選，我們新選出賴總統。

India had a big election too. Many people ran for election! They wanted to win! But one man didn't want to win…
印度也有大選，很多人參選，想要贏得選舉，但是有一個人不想贏。

A repairman has run for election 239 times. In India, people pay to run in an election. This man has paid more than $3 million Taiwan dollars!
有一位修理工已經參選239次。在印度需要付錢才能參選，他已經付了超過300萬台幣。

He hasn't won. But that's okay! He wants people to see that anyone can run for election. And he wants people to see that it's okay to lose.
他從來沒有贏過，但是沒有關係，他想要讓大家知道任何人都可以參選，而且輸了也不會怎麼樣。

People call this man the "Election King." Maybe he's the real winner!
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Vocabulary
選舉在許多國家都是一件重大的事。

1. vote 投票。
Have you made up your mind? 你拿定主意了嗎?
About whom to vote for? 要投給誰嗎?
Yes. 對。
Of course I have.我當然決定好了。I'll be voting for the youngest people. 我要投給最年輕的候選人。
2. election 選舉。
Not many young people run for elections. 年輕人競選的不多。
You're wrong. 你錯了。Many of them are interested in politics.他們很多都對政治有興趣。
3. leader 領袖。
But look at those world leaders. 但是你看看那些世界領袖。Many are older, even beyond 70。很多都老老的，甚至超過七十歲。
Wrong again. 你又錯了。
4. win 贏得。
Canada's Justin Trudeau is young and handsome. 加拿大總理杜魯道年輕又帥氣。
That's different! 那不一樣! His family was in politics.他來自政治家庭。
我們一起來讀單字。vote投票 election選舉 leader領袖 win贏得

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Quiz

1. How do people say who they want in elections?
a. They vote.
b. They run.
c. They win.
2. Who is President Lai?
a. An Indian repairman
b. India's new president
c. Taiwan's new president
3. What does the Election King want to show people?
a. Anybody can run.
b. Losing is bad.
c. He has money.
Answers
1. a
2. c
3. a

A New Kind of New Teacher

There's a new teacher at a school in the UK. She has short dark hair and kind eyes. She helps the headmaster. But she's different from the other teachers there. She's a chatbot, not a person!
英國有一所學校來了一位新老師，她有一頭短髮跟一雙和善的眼睛。她是來幫校長的忙，但是她不是真人，而是聊天機器人。

A chatbot thinks and acts like a person. But it doesn't have a body. It's not a robot. It's a computer program. It uses AI. AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.
聊天機器人的行為和思考方式像真人，它利用 AI 人工智慧的電腦程式，但是沒有人類的身體構造。

This chatbot was made to help the headmaster. The headmaster can ask her questions. He can ask her how to help teachers and students. She looks at LOTS and LOTS of information VERY quickly. She answers his questions very quickly too.
這個聊天機器人是為了校長而開發的，校長可以問她問題，她會很快搜尋大量資訊，做出回答。

The students at this school are four to thirteen years old. They have teachers AND they have their own chatbots! The students can ask their chatbots questions. The chatbots always know the answer!
這所學校的學生是4到13歲，他們有老師也有自己的聊天機器人，讓他們問問題，並且很快就能得到答案。

The headmaster's chatbot and the students' chatbots are important at this school. They help the headmaster, the teachers, and the students. These chatbots show how AI can help make learning easier and faster!

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Vocabulary
聊天機器人是學校裡的好幫手。

1. computer 電腦
Hey there, I see you're working on the computer. 我看到你在用電腦。
Need any help? 需要幫忙嗎?
Yes, could you teach me how to make this robot move faster? 要。可不可以教我怎麼讓這個機器人動作快一點?

2. information 資訊
Sure! 當然可以。
You need to change its program.你得變更它的程式。
Here, let me show you some information first. 來，我先給你看一些資訊。

3. question 問題
This is cool! Now can I ask my robot questions? 真酷! 現在我可以問機器人問題嗎?
So you want it to talk? 所以你要它會講話?
Yeah.對。

4. can 能夠
I don't think you can make it do that.我覺得你沒辦法讓它做到。
But it's moving faster now! 但是它現在動作快多了!

今天的單字很重要喔。
computer電腦
information資訊
question問題
can能夠

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Quiz
1. What does AI stand for?
a. Artificial Imagination
b. Artificial Intelligence
c. Advanced Intelligence

2. What is AI?
a. A student's computer
b. A way to teach
c. A computer program

3. What do the chatbots do at the school?
a. Answer questions
b. Teach classes
c. Watch the students

Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a

Keeping Quiet in Schools

In our big oceans, there's lots of space. But fish swim together in groups!
魚都會成群結伴在大海裡游泳。

Do you know what a group of fish is called? It's called a school! Being in a school helps fish stay safe from bigger fish.
那你知道魚群英文怎麼說嗎? 就是school。魚群結伴同行可以預防其他大魚靠近。

Fish move together in schools. They turn and swim the same way. Some scientists studied more about how fish move in schools.
魚群移動的時候，牠們會游相同的方向。有一些科學家研究魚在魚群中怎麼移動。

Scientists learned some amazing things! We know one fish swims very quietly. But they learned that schools of fish swim very quietly too! One school sounds like one fish!
我們知道一隻魚可以靜靜地在海裡游，但是科學家發現魚群也可以跟單獨移動的時候一樣安靜。

How do fish swim quietly together? When the tails of all the fish move the same way, the school is loud. But when the tails DON'T move the same way, the school is quiet.
魚怎麼安靜地一起游呢? 如果所有的魚都用同樣的頻率、方向擺動尾巴就會很吵，反而用不同的頻率、方向擺動比較安靜。

Something else also happens. The water around the fish moves more strongly. That makes them swim faster! They use less energy, but they go faster!
而且魚群周圍的水流比較大的時候，可以讓牠們游得又快又省力。

Being in a school makes fish safer. Scientists found that schools make fish quieter and faster too! That makes fish safer! School is the best place to be for fish!
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Vocabulary
魚類喜歡成群結隊在海裡游，不但安全也節省體力。

1. quietly 安靜地
We need to move quietly if we want to see the fish up close. 要是我們想靠近欣賞魚，動作就得安靜。
I'm not a good swimmer. I'll just follow you. 我游得不是很好，我就跟著你。

2. safer 比較安全
Just remember, the quieter we are, the safer the fish feel. 你只要記住，我們越安靜，魚兒就越覺得安全。
Okay, that makes sense. 好，有道理。

3. loud 大聲的
But what if I make a loud noise? 可是如果我弄出噪音來呢?
Then all the fish will be gone! 那所有的魚就全跑了。

4. stay 保持
But they'll come back, so don't panic.但是牠們會回來的，所以別恐慌。
Stay quiet and they'll be back.你保持安靜牠們就回來了。

今天的單字請你來複習。
quietly安靜地
safer比較安全
loud大聲的
stay保持
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Quiz
1. What is a group of fish called?
a. An aquarium
b. A school
c. A pack

2. Why do fish swim in a group?
a. To be safe
b. To eat
c. To play

3. What makes a group of fish swim quietly?
a. Tails don't move
b. Tails move the same
c. Tails don't move the same

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c

Taiwan's Little Hero Finds People

Dogs are good friends to people. Some dogs also do important work for us. For one job, they work at airports. They use their noses! They sniff for drugs.
狗狗是人類的好朋友，有一些狗狗也會為人類工作，像是在機場工作的狗狗會用鼻子聞有沒有毒品。

The Kaohsiung police tried to teach a dog to sniff for drugs. But he wasn't good at it. He had too much energy! He's too friendly! Down, boy!
高雄的警察試著教一隻狗狗成為緝毒犬，但是牠太有活力而且又太親近人。

But having energy and being friendly are very good for another very important job. This dog became a rescue dog!
有活力又親近人也可以做一項很重要的工作，這隻狗可以成為搜救犬。

Rescue dogs look for people after earthquakes or other bad things happen. This dog's first job was six years ago. Taiwan had a big earthquake.
地震或是類似的事情發生後，就會出動搜救犬找人，六年前台灣發生大地震的時候，這隻狗首次執行任務。

This year, Taiwan had a bigger earthquake on April 3. That earthquake made some buildings fall down. It made rocks on mountains fall down. This dog looked for people on a mountain. He found one person.
今年4月3號台灣發生更大的地震，造成山崩、建築物倒塌，這隻搜救犬成功在山上找到一個人。

This dog is Taiwan's little hero now. He has too much energy to sniff in airports. Now he uses his energy to find people. Good boy! Oh! Down, boy! Hey! That's my microphone! Come back here!
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Vocabulary
狗是人類重要的幫手，可以做各種工作。

1. sniff 聞
What a cute dog! 好可愛的狗!
No, don't play with him! 不要跟牠玩!
Why not? 為什麼不要?
It's a sniffer dog. 那是偵探犬!
It's sniffing your suitcase! 牠在聞你的行李箱!

2. happen 發生
Ma'am, please open your suitcase. 這位女士，請打開你的行李箱。
What's happening? 發生了什麼事?
What did I do? 我做了什麼?
Sorry, ma'am, you have to throw away your pork pies. 真抱歉，女士，你得扔掉豬肉派。

3. nose 鼻子
That dog's nose is really amazing! 那隻狗的鼻子真驚人!
I hate his nose! 我討厭牠的鼻子!

4. job 工作
He's just doing his job. 牠只是在做牠的工作。
But that's my favorite pork pie! 可是那是我最喜歡的豬肉派!

What words have you learned today?
sniff聞
happen發生
nose鼻子
job工作

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Quiz
1. Why isn't the dog good at sniffing for drugs?
a. He has too much energy.
b. He can't smell well.
c. He is too tired.

2. When was the dog's first job as a rescue dog?
a. Two years ago
b. Six years ago
c. Ten years ago

3. What is the dog good at?
a. Moving rocks
b. Finding people
c. Having earthquakes

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b

Swimming in the Seine River

Summer is here! It's the best time to swim! Where do most people swim? That's right! They go to swimming pools or beaches.
夏天來了!夏天最適合游泳，大家通常去游泳池或海邊游泳。

But some swimmers are going to a river. At the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, athletes are going to swim in the Seine River!
有一些人也會去河邊游泳。這一次參加奧運跟帕奧的選手就要在塞納河游泳。

Paris is getting the Seine River ready for the athletes. People are cleaning it right now. What?! Well, for 100 years, it was too dirty for people to swim in. It was too dirty for a lot of fish too…
巴黎政府派人清理塞納河，好讓選手在河裡比賽。因為100年來，塞納河的水質太髒了，不適合游泳也不適合魚類生存。

Cleaning the river has taken lots of work and money. It cost almost forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars! A billion has nine zeroes!
清理塞納河花了很多人力，還有將近490億台幣的錢。

But now more fish swim in the river. And Olympic and Paralympic swimmers will swim in it for the first time. How cool is that?
現在塞納河裡的魚越來越多。之後奧運跟帕運的游泳選手也會首次在塞納河游泳。

Olympic marathon swimmers and triathlon swimmers will swim in the Seine in July and August. Paralympic triathlon swimmers will swim there in September.
奧運馬拉松游泳跟鐵人三項的選手七、八月會在塞納河比賽，帕運鐵人三項的選手會在九月比賽。

Get ready to watch great athletes swim in the Seine!

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Vocabulary
塞納河現在可以讓奧運選手在裡面游泳。

1. dirty 骯髒的
Someone is swimming in the river! 有人在河裡游泳!
Yew! Isn't it dirty? 不是很髒嗎?
All that rainwater washing into it? 所有雨水都流到河裡?
I guess so. 也許吧。

2. clean 清理
But the city is cleaning it up.不過市政府正在清理。
I do hope they do a good job. 真希望他們把事情做好。

3. best 最好的
A clean river where people can have a picnic by the riverside 一條乾淨的河，人們可以在河邊野餐
…and go swimming in it under the sun. 豔陽下去河裡游泳。
That would be the best place to be! 那會是最好的地方!

4. time 時間
Yeah, having a good time by the river, just like in the movies! 對啊，就跟電影裡面一樣，在河邊享受美好時光!

你喜歡游泳嗎? 來讀單字。
dirty骯髒的
clean清理
best最好的
time時間

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Quiz
1. Where is the Seine River?
a. Prague
b. Phuket
c. Paris

2. How much did it cost to clean the river?
a. Nine billion Taiwan dollars
b. Forty billion Taiwan dollars
c. Forty-nine billion Taiwan dollars

3. When will the Paralympic athletes swim in the river?
a. July
b. August
c. September

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. c