Oh boy, it's so hot. Let's go for a drive to cool down.
天啊，真的好熱。我們去開車兜風。

Ugh. There are so many cars on the road. Hey, we need to get some gas!
路上有好多車，而且我們還需要加油！

Summers are hot in Taiwan. We turn on air conditioners to cool down. Maybe we
go for drives and use gas. When we do these things, we use fossil fuels.
台灣的夏天真的很熱，我們都會開冷氣或是開車出去兜風，都會用到化石燃料。

What happens if our fossil fuel use doesn't change? Climate change will make
Taiwan's summers hotter and longer.
如果我們不減少化石燃料的使用，氣候變遷會讓台灣的夏天又長又熱。

By the year 2100, our summers will be 210 days long! Noooooo! Do you like
36-degree days? There will be 75 more!
到了2100年，台灣的夏天會長達210天！36度的天氣會多75天喔！

Climate change will also bring more heavy rain. More floods will happen.
There will be fewer typhoons. But... they'll be stronger!
氣候變遷還會帶來強降雨，就會更常淹水。颱風雖然會變少，但是颱風的強度會更強。

Longer, hotter summers, more floods, and stronger typhoons will make life
harder for everyone.
又長又熱的夏天、很多的水災以及強颱都會讓我們的日子不好過。
We need to do more to slow down climate change. We don't want longer, hotter
summers, right? Let's find ways to use less fossil fuels. Seven months of
summer is too long!
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Vocabulary
又熱又潮濕的夏天，讓人很難受，而這種日子以後會更多。

1. longer 比較長的
Working late today? 今天晚下班?
I'm not working. 我沒有在工作。
I just want to stay at the office longer. 我只想在辦公室待久一點。

2. hotter 比較熱的
To enjoy air conditioning? 享受冷氣嗎?
Exactly! 正是!
It's too hot at home. 家裡太熱了。
It feels like every summer is hotter than the last.
感覺起來每年夏天都比以前熱。

3. harder 更困難
That's so true! 真的是那樣!
And when it rains, it makes daily life harder. 下雨時也讓日常生活更麻煩。

4. change 改變
I used to love summer a lot. 我以前很喜歡夏天。
Not anymore. 現在不了。
Because summer has changed. 因為夏天變了。
Yeah, it has. 對啊，是變了。

Summertime is getting longer... 來一起讀單字。
longer比較長的
hotter比較熱的
harder更困難
change改變
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Quiz
1. If our fossil fuel use doesn't change, how long will Taiwan's summers be?
a. 7 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months

2. When will summers become that long?
a. 2075
b. 2100
c. 2121

3. How will typhoons change?
a. They'll be weaker.
b. They'll be shorter.
c. They'll be stronger.


Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Do your mom and dad say it's raining more? Because of climate change, it is.

Air holds more water in our warmer world.

你爸媽有說過雨越下越多嗎?沒有錯，因為氣候變遷的關係，

氣候暖化讓空氣中有更多的水分。

Scientists say it's raining much more during wet times, and much less during

dry times. And these changes are causing problems.

科學家說雨季的雨水越來越多，乾季越來越乾燥，這些變化都會造成問題。

Too much rain can cause floods. There's too much water everywhere. Heavy rain

and floods damage farmers' crops. They damage homes, roads, and bridges.

Floods keep us from leaving our homes or schools. Flood water is dirty and

can make us sick!

雨太大會造成水災，會破壞農作物、家園、道路跟橋梁，我們只能待在家裡或學校。水災的髒水還會讓人生病。

Too little rain can cause droughts. There's too little water for everything.

Droughts hurt farmers. They need lots of water to grow crops. In Taiwan,

droughts hurt some technology companies. They need lots of water to make

their products. And droughts hurt us! We need water for a healthy life!

雨太少會引起乾旱。乾旱讓農作物無法生長，也影響科技公司製作產品，還會影響我們的健康。

We can't stop floods or droughts. But we can all help Taiwan have a little

more water every day. We can take shorter showers. We can turn off the water

when we brush our teeth or wash dishes.

我們沒辦法阻止水災或乾旱，但我們可以每天為台灣省多一點水，洗澡洗快一點，刷牙、洗碗的時候把水關掉。

Can you think of more ways?

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Vocabulary

雨水太多會造成水災，不夠的話又變成旱災。

1. too much 太多

It's raining like crazy out there! 外面的雨下得真瘋狂!

Yeah, just yesterday I was worried about my tomatoes getting too much sun.

對啊，我昨天還在擔心我的番茄曬太多太陽。

2. too little 太少

Now it's too much water.現在是水太多了。

But when there's too little rain 但是雨水太少的時候…

I would be worried too.我又會擔心。

3. farmer 農夫

I really don't want to grow anything anymore. 我真的什麼都不想種了。

I'm not a good farmer. 我就不是好農夫。

4. problem 問題。

Hey, blame it on climate change. 要怪氣候改變吧。

It's the weather that's causing problems, not you. 是天氣造成問題，不是你。

Do you like rain? 一起來讀單字。

too much太多

too little太少

farmer農夫

problem問題

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Quiz

1. What can too much rain cause?

a. Snow

b. Floods

c. Hot weather

2. What can too little rain cause?

a. Droughts

b. Typhoons

c. More rain

3. What can we do to save water?

a. Take longer showers

b. Take hotter showers

c. Take shorter showers

Answers:

1. b

2. a

3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

It's back to school for you! But! It's also back to catching colds... More
sneezing and coughing are around you! But there are many ways to stay
healthy.
嘿!該是你們回學校上課的時後囉!
但是隨著開學，越來越多身邊的人咳嗽和打噴嚏，你們也更加容易感冒，不過，有很多保持健康的好方法哦。

Listen up! What's the first thing to do before you eat? Well, you wash your
hands! Using soap is important. You can't see the germs and viruses on your
hands. But germs and viruses can make you sick. Water doesn't kill them...
Soap kills them! When there's no soap and water, find some hand sanitizer.
聽著，吃飯前該做的第一件事情是什麼呢? 就是用肥皂洗手!
你看不到讓你生病的細菌和病毒，所以要用肥皂或是乾洗手消滅他們!

Next, eat healthy foods! Vegetables, fruits, and whole grains are good for
you. Don't be picky! Take a bite of broccoli. One bite is better than no
broccoli!
下一步就是要吃健康的食物啦! 蔬菜、水果還有全榖根莖類都會幫助你，不要挑剔!
咬一口花椰菜吧! 總比都沒有吃花椰菜來的好。

Finally, at the end of the day, it's bedtime. Thirty minutes before bedtime,
turn off your TV and your computer. Put away your phone. That can help you
sleep better. Get lots of sleep. Your body needs to rest and get ready for a
new day!
最後，到了睡覺時間! 睡前 30
分鐘要關上電視、電腦，還有把手機拿開，這可以幫助你睡得更好，讓身體休息並為隔天做準備。

Wash your hands, eat healthy foods, and get lots of sleep, okay? Stay healthy
out there, kids! Now, with clean hands, eat lunch!
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Vocabulary
開學了，正是培養健康生活習慣的好時機。

1. bite 咬。
Wow, what's this? 哇，這是什麼?
Shrimp cooked with peas.蝦仁炒豌豆。
Here, take a bite. 來吃一口。
Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真好吃!
Yeah? You like it? 是嗎? 你很喜歡?

2. healthy 健康的。
I sure do.我很喜歡。
Good! It's easy to cook, and very healthy too. 真好，它很容易做，又很健康。
Low in calories.熱量又低。

3. better than 比什麼好。
Can I have more? 我可以再多吃一點嗎?
Of course, you can have half of it.當然，你可以吃一半。
This is definitely better than hamburgers. 這絕對比漢堡好。

4. picky 挑剔的。
You're not picky, are you? 你不挑剔，對吧?
Not at all. I'll eat whatever dishes you make. 一點也不，你做什麼我都吃。

Do you eat vegetables every day? 來一起讀單字。
bite咬
healthy健康的
better than比什麼好
picky挑剔的

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Quiz
1. When is washing your hands the first thing to do?
a. Before you eat
b. When you eat
c. After you eat
2. What is good for you to eat?
a. Hand sanitizer
b. Vegetables
c. Viruses

3. What is good to do thirty minutes before bedtime?
a. Put away your phone
b. Eat lots of fruit
c. Wash your hands

Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

This year, the world came together for the Summer Olympics. It was in Paris.

全世界都在上個月為了巴黎奧運聚在一起 !

Many countries compete in many sports. Some sports are swimming and running.

Other sports use guns. Skeet uses guns.

許多國家都會參與各項比賽。有些運動是游泳和跑步，也有些運動要使用到槍。定向飛靶射擊比賽就需要用到槍。

In skeet, an athlete shoots two flying discs. They're eleven centimeters

wide. That's small!

定向飛靶射擊比賽，選手必須射中兩個飛靶，都只有 11 公分寬，非常的小 !

The athlete says "Pull!" Then the discs fly out very fast! One flies from the

left! One flies from the right! Then... Bang! Bang! The athlete shoots two

times. He tries to hit both discs. That's hard!

當選手說:「pull !放飛靶」時，兩片飛靶會很快地從左右兩邊飛出來，然後...選手發射兩次，要試著打中兩片飛靶，真困難!

Lee Meng-yuan is the first Taiwanese skeet athlete at the Olympics. He's 29

years old. He began shooting when he was six.

李孟遠是第一個參加奧運的台灣定向飛靶選手，他今年二十九歲，他從六歲就開始射擊。

Lee competed against 29 athletes first. He did very well! Then he competed

against five. He won a bronze medal!

李孟遠一開始和其他二十九個選手比賽，他表現得非常好，一路晉級，最後和五個選手競爭，他贏得了銅牌!

It's Taiwan's first shooting medal. And it's Taiwan's first Paris Olympics

medal!

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Vocabulary

定向飛靶射擊難度很高，而李孟遠奪得奧運銅牌。

1. sports 運動。

Of all those Olympic sports, which one would you choose?

所有那些奧運項目，你會選哪一種?

If I were to join the Games?假如我要參加的話嗎??

2. swim 游泳。

Definitely not badminton. 絕對不是羽球。I'll lose every

game.每場比賽我都會輸。I can't swim either. 我也不會游泳。

3. run 跑。

Maybe pole vault. 也許撐竿跳。Yeah, I can do that. 那個我可以。

You want to be a pole vault athlete? 你要當撐竿跳運動員?

Yeah, I like running and jumping.我喜歡跑和跳。

4. win 贏得。

And when I win, when I receive the gold medal, everyone will come to

congratulate me... 我贏的時候，拿金牌，大家都會來恭喜我。

Oh, cut it out, Nancy! 好啦，南西!

來一起讀單字。 sports運動 swim游泳  run跑 win贏得

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Quiz

1. What sport does Lee Meng-yuan do?

a. Swimming

b. Skeet

c. Running

2. Which medal did Lee Meng-yuan win?

a. Bronze

b. Silver

c. Gold

3. How many athletes did Lee Meng-yuan compete against first?

a. 5 athletes

b. 6 athletes

c. 29 athletes

Answers

1. b

2. a

3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

A young girl's love of books is changing lives! She loves to read. She wants
to help kids everywhere to read, learn, and grow.
有個女孩，她對書本的熱愛正在改變生命! 她要幫助世界各地的兒童閱讀和學習。

The girl found a group online. It helps kids to study. She volunteered. She
read books online with students in India. She had a great time!
這個女孩志願參加幫助兒童學習的線上團體，她很喜歡在網路上，和印度的學生一起唸故事!

Next, she started her own group. She worked with more than 70 schools in
Taiwan. She helped many students!
接著，她成立自己的團隊，跟超過 70 個台灣的學校合作，幫助很多學生!

Then she started another group! It runs online reading clubs. It's for girls
all over the world!
然後，她又成立了第二個團隊! 這是給世界各地女孩參加的線上讀書會。

Last year, this girl won a Taishin Youth Volunteer Award. It's for junior
high and high school students who help others.
去年，這個女孩贏得了台新青少年志工菁英獎，這個獎項鼓勵那些幫助其他人的國高中生。

She got a medal. Her favorite charity got money. She went on study trips
abroad!
她得到了獎盃、為喜歡的公益團體募款，還出國遊學!

This year's awards are soon. Do you know junior high or high school students
in Taiwan who love to volunteer? They can sign up! Maybe they'll win! Sign up
ends on October 31st!
你認識喜歡當志工的中學生嗎?也許他們會得獎! 記得要在 10 月 31
號前，報名今年的獎項哦!

Are you too young for the award this year? Well, you're not too young to
volunteer. It will make you feel good!
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Vocabulary
當志工可以服務人群，增廣見聞。

1. volunteer 當志工。
Oh my God! I want to volunteer for this! 天哪，我要去當這個志工!
For… eating at Michelin restaurants? 吃米其林餐廳的志工?
No! For the World Masters Games! 不是! 壯年運動會的志工!

2. work 工作。
Masters in playing video games? 玩電腦遊戲的大師?
No, masters in sports! 不，運動大師。
Oh, I get it. 我懂了。
You like working with handsome athletes. 你喜歡跟帥帥運動員一起做事。
Who wouldn't? 誰會不喜歡?

3. all over the world 世界各地。
Plus I'll get to meet people from all over the world!
而且我還會遇見世界各地的人。

4. start 開始。
So what do volunteers do? 所以志工做些什麼?
I don't know. Starting a race with a gunshot? 我也不知道。鳴槍讓賽跑開始?
今天學到那些字?
volunteer當志工 work工作 all over the world世界各地 start開始

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Quiz

1. What does last year's award winner love?
a. Books
b. Bags
c. Balls

2. What do award winners get?
a. A book
b. A volunteer
c. A medal

3. When does sign up end for this award this year?
a. October 1st
b. October 21st
c. October 31st

Answers
1. a
2. c
3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Many people in Taiwan have dogs. And many people have cats.

Do you think there are more pet dogs in Taiwan? Or are there more pet cats?

很多台灣人都有養寵物，你覺得養小狗的人比較多，還是養貓咪的人?

Think about that for a few seconds. Time's up!

Did you say dogs? You are right! There are more than one million pet dogs in

Taiwan.

給你幾秒猜猜看，你的答案是小狗嗎 ? 那你猜對了 ! 台灣有超過百萬隻寵物狗。

But there are also more than a million pet cats, too. Are you surprised there

are so many cats here?

There were less than a million cats in Taiwan three years ago.

但也有超過百萬隻寵物貓咪，你很驚訝嗎？ 三年前，貓咪還不到100萬隻。

There were almost 900,000 pet cats then.

Last year, there were more than 1,300,000! Wow! That's a LOT more cats in a

short time!

那時候，台灣有差不多90萬隻貓咪，但去年，增加到130萬隻。短短時間多了這麼多貓咪!

Now there is a new rule about pet cats in Taiwan.

People who have cats must register them. To register, cats must get a

microchip.

People who don't register their cats might have to pay from three thousand to

fifteen thousand Taiwan dollars!

台灣有一個新規定，養貓咪需要先植入一個小小的晶片，然後去登記，沒有登記的人可能會被罰3千到1萬5千台幣!

Does your family have a cat? Make sure it is registered and has a microchip!

Tell your family!

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Vocabulary

養寵物貓狗很流行，但是要遵守規定。

1. there are 有。

One, two, three… five cats on this street.

一,二,三...五隻貓在這條街上。There are five cats on just one short

street!一條短短的街就有五隻貓!

2. surprised 驚訝的。

Why are you so surprised? 你為什麼這麼驚訝?

Cats love this street. 貓咪就喜歡這條街。

No, someone must be feeding them. 不，一定有人在餵牠們。

Some people don't like cats around their house.有的人不喜歡屋子附近有貓。

3. have to 必須。

But we have to help the kittens. 但是我們得幫忙小貓。

We need to help find homes for them.我們需要替他們找個家。

4. microchip 晶片。

When they have homes, they can get microchips. 牠們有了自己家就可以植入晶片。

And they'll have a safe place to live.也有安全的地方住。

我們今天學到哪些用法?

there are有 surprised驚訝的 have to必須 microchip晶片

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Quiz

1. How many pet dogs are there in Taiwan?

a. Nine hundred thousand

b. One million

c. More than one million

2. Which pets have to be registered now?

a. Bats

b. Rats

c. Cats

3. How do people register their pet?

a. Get a microchip for it.

b. Give it a nice name.

c. Pay $15,000 Taiwan dollars.

Answers:

1. c

2. c

3. a 

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Ghost Month is done.
農曆鬼月已經結束囉。

When a person's life is done, they might be put in a coffin. Then their
family and friends say goodbye to them.
人的生命結束的時候，他可能會被放進棺材裏面。他的親友會再跟他道別。

Most coffins are long boxes. Most are made of wood. But sometimes the person
has a very different coffin!
多數棺材是長長的木製箱子。不過有時候還是有特殊的棺材。

In Africa, Ghana makes fantasy coffins. They can look like something the
person loved: a superhero lunch box, a golden lion, or a cool sports car! Or
they can be about the person's job: a red pen for a teacher or bread for a
baker!
西非國家迦納很會製作一些特殊的、是這個人會喜歡的棺材。像是超級英雄的便當盒、金色的獅子、很酷的跑車，或是跟職業有關，比如說老師用的紅筆、麵包師傅的麵包。

A UK company makes fantasy coffins too. Some look like skateboards or ballet
shoes! Some look like trains, guitars, or cellphones!
英國有一家公司也會做特殊的棺材。有的像滑板、芭蕾舞鞋、火車、吉他甚至手機。

One man got an airplane coffin... before he needed it. He liked it very much.
He wanted his friends to see it. So he had a big party! Ten years later, when
his life was done, everyone remembered that happy party.
有個男子在他需要之前就拿到飛機棺材。他非常喜歡，也希望他的朋友都可以看到，所以舉辦了一場盛大的派對。十年後，他離開了，大家都還記得那個開心的派對。

Fantasy coffins make family and friends smile. People remember happy times
with the person. For some, they're a great way to say goodbye.
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Vocabulary
特殊形狀的棺木，可以彰顯往生者最大的特色。

1. look like 看起來像。
I think it's a great idea! 我覺得這真的是很棒的主意!
What? 什麼呢?
Coffins that look like animals, trains or sports cars.
模仿動物，火車或是跑車的棺木。
2. like 喜歡。
Sports cars, hmmm, that sounds a lot of fun! 跑車，聽起來真好玩!
Well, I like the idea too.我也喜歡這個主意。
Imagine having an elephant coffin! 想想看，一個大象棺木!
3. remember 記得。
Wouldn't it be great? 可不是很棒嗎?
It's a nice way to remember the people you love. 用這好方式來紀念你所愛的人。
4. say goodbye 道別。
And it can make saying goodbye less painful. 也可以讓道別比較不痛苦。Yeah, it
will make family and friends feel better. 對，會讓親友感覺好一些。

來一起讀單字。
look like看起來像 like喜歡 remember記得 say goodbye道別
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Quiz

1. What are most coffins made of?
a. Wood
b. Bread
c. Gold

2. What kind of coffins are there in Ghana?
a. Fancy Coffins
b. Fantasy Coffins
c. Fun Coffins

3. Where is the company that makes fantasy coffins?
a. Ukraine
b. UK
c. Uganda

Answers
1. a
2. b
3. b

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Stamps of a Taiwan Sports Star

We buy stamps at the post office. We put them on letters.

我們會在郵局買郵票，黏在信封上。

Stamps have pictures. Each picture shows what is important to Taiwan. There

are many kinds of pictures. There are animals and trains. There are fruits

and flowers. And there are people!

郵票上會有圖案，有時候是動物或火車，有水果跟花，有時候則是名人的照片，重點是他們對台灣很重要!

This year, a 30-year-old sports star is on Taiwan's stamps. Tai Tzu-ying is a

badminton player. At 22 years old, she was the number one women's singles

badminton player in the world!

今年， 30 歲的羽球明星戴資穎被印在郵票上。她在 22 歲那年榮獲女子單打世界冠軍!

The next year, Tai did not go to the international badminton games in the UK.

Taiwan was hosting a big international sports event at the same time. Tai

wanted to welcome everyone to Taiwan!

之後一年，小戴沒有去英國的比賽，因為台灣當時正要舉辦世大運，她希望吸引更多人來台灣!

Tai was the number one player for more than four years.

超過四年的時間裡，小戴一直維持世界冠軍。

Tai was busy. She got her Ph.D. She became a doctor! Dr. Tai said when you

have a hard time, "you can cry, you can be sad, but you must never give up."

她還是很忙碌，她拿到了博士學位! 戴博士說:遇到困難時可以難過，但絕對不能放棄!

Tai is important to Taiwan. Taiwan is important to Tai! What a great person

to put on Taiwan's stamps!

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Vocabulary

戴資穎是羽球女王，連郵票上也看得到她。

1. great 很棒的。

I watched a great movie last night.我昨晚看了很棒的電影。

It's about the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

講第一個泳渡英吉利海峽的女子。

That's really something! 真了不起!

2. sports star 體育明星。

Yeah, and she became a big sports star. 她成了體育大明星。

When did it happen? 什麼時候的事?

3. give up 放棄。

About 100 years ago, when most women didn't swim at all.

大約一百年前，當時絕大部分女性根本不游泳。

But she did.但是她游。

She did. 她游。

She never gave up.她從來沒有放棄。

4. have a hard time 遭遇困難。

I'm sure she had a hard time telling people she could do it.

她一定很難說服別人她做得到。

True. 沒錯。

來一起讀一遍。

great很棒的 sports star體育明星 give up放棄 have a hard time遭遇困難

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Quiz

1. What sport does Tai Tzu-ying play?

a. Volleyball

b. Badminton

c. Tennis

2. How old was Tai Tzu-ying when she became the number one player?

a. 22

b. 23

c. 30

3. What did Dr. Tai Tzu-ying say about when you have a hard time?

a. Never cry

b. Never be sad

c. Never give up

Answers:

1. b

2. a

3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Typhoons can be very strong. Their fast winds and heavy rain cause lots of
damage. Typhoons can kill people.
颱風有很強的威力，它帶來的強風跟豪雨可能造成很多破壞，甚至奪走人的生命。

That's why Taiwan has typhoon holidays. These holidays keep everyone safe.
Your parents don't have to go to work. And you don't have to go to school!
所以台灣有颱風假，來保護大家的安全，放假時你的爸媽不用去上班，你也不用上學!

Each city says when there's a typhoon holiday. But it's hard to know how
strong a typhoon will be. Maybe a typhoon gets weak when it leaves the ocean.
It's also hard to know where it will go! Maybe it will turn and go to another
place. Surprise!
每個城市的政府會自己決定要不要放假，不過颱風強度很難預測，可能一離開海就變弱，移動的路線也是，它一轉彎就可能跑到別的地方!

Sometimes there's a typhoon holiday, but the typhoon isn't strong. You and
your friends can have fun outside! Everyone is happy! But companies aren't
happy. They have to pay their workers for no work!
有時候放颱風假後，天氣沒有不好，你跟你的朋友就會開心地在外面玩!
但有公司不開心，他們要付錢給沒有工作的員工!

And sometimes there's no typhoon holiday, but the typhoon is strong! Your
parents have to go to work. You have to go to school. And everyone gets wet
in the wind and heavy rain. Ugh! Nobody is happy then.
也有時候沒有放假，但是颱風非常強!
你跟爸媽都需要去上班上課，所以每一個人都淋得全身濕透，大家都不開心!

On your next typhoon holiday, stay safe!
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Vocabulary
颱風假有利有弊，不是大家都喜歡颱風假。

1. have to 必須。
Another day-off tomorrow! 明天又放一天!
No work and school! 不用上班上學。
Oh no, there are things I have to do! 糟糕，我有事情一定要做呢!

2. wind 風。
Do it at home. 在家做啊。
I can't! I must do it at the office! 沒辦法，一定得在辦公室。
Besides, the winds are not strong.而且風並不強。

3. outside 外面。
The rain is really heavy now. 現在雨真的很大。
Heavy rain never bothers me. 大雨從來不影響我。
Wait, are you going outside now?等等，你現在要去外面?

4. another 另一個。
Yeah, I can't wait for another day. 對，我不能再等一天。
I'll go and bring my computer back.我要去把我的電腦拿回來。

請跟我一起讀今天的單字。
have to必須 wind風 outside外面 another另一個
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Quiz

1. Why does Taiwan have typhoon holidays?
a. To pay your parents
b. To keep everyone safe
c. To cause damage

2. Who says when there is a typhoon holiday?
a. The city
b. The president
c. Teachers

3. What happens when there's a typhoon but no typhoon holiday?
a. Everyone is happy!
b. Everyone is safe!
c. Everyone gets wet!

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

A U.S. magazine chose a Kid of the Year! This 15-year-old boy plays music and

reads a lot. He plays basketball and chess. And he makes soap. It can help

people with skin cancer!

美國一份雜誌選出年度最有影響力的小孩，這個十五歲的男孩會彈奏音樂、讀很多書，他會打籃球跟下棋，他還會做特別的肥皂，幫助皮膚癌病人。

The boy started mixing soaps and other things when he was four. He wanted to

see what happened. When he was seven, he got a kids' science set. Then he had

an idea for something to help the world.

他四歲時，就開始把肥皂跟其他東西混在一起，看看會做出什麼。七歲那年他得到一組兒童科學套組，讓他想到了幫助世界的點子。

Millions of people get skin cancer. It costs about one million Taiwan dollars

to get better… But lots of people can't pay. The boy wants to make soap for

them. It has skin cancer medicine in it!

好幾百萬人有皮膚癌，但是治療費用需要上百萬台幣，很多人付不起。所以這個男孩把皮膚癌的藥混在肥皂裡，來幫助病人。

The boy worked on his soap at home. It was hard! He asked a company for help.

Now an engineer there helps him think about his soap. He asked university

scientists for help. Now this high school student works on his soap at a

university!

他曾經在家製作肥皂，但很困難，他向一間公司求助，現在有一位工程師在幫他，他向大學裡的科學家求助，現在這個高中生在一間大學裡面做肥皂。

The Kid of the Year is making his great idea real. He wants everyone to think

of ideas to make the world better!

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Vocabulary

這個少年的聰明主意，可以幫助數百萬癌症病人。

1. medicine 藥品。

I wish I could invent medicine that cures cancer. 我希望發明治療癌症的藥。

Yeah, if you were a scientist. 對，假如你是科學家的話。

2. hard 困難的。

It shouldn't be too hard, right? 那應該不難吧?

Being a scientist? 當科學家嗎?

No, as long as you're good at math.不難，只要你數學好。

3. help 幫助。

I was never good at math.我的數學從來就不好。

Well, we have AI now. 我們現在有人工智慧了。

It can help you learn. 它可以幫你學。

4. ask for 請求。

You can ask for help anytime, anywhere you want. 你可以隨時隨地請它幫你。

Really? I need it now. 真的嗎? 那我現在就需要。

I want to ask how to make more money. 我要問怎麼樣多賺點錢。

你今天學到哪些單字?

medicine藥品 hard困難的 help幫助 ask for請求

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Quiz

1. How old was the Kid of the Year when he started mixing things?

a. 4

b. 7

c. 15

2. What does the Kid of the Year's soap have?

a. Skin

b. Medicine

c. Cancer

3. Who did the Kid of the Year ask for help?

a. Scientists

b. Chess players

c. His friend

Answers:

1. a

2. b

3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

South Korea Doesn't Waste Food

Oh no! The kids didn't eat all their lunch! Did you know that food that is
not eaten is called "food waste"?
糟了，這些孩子們沒有把午餐吃完，你知道剩下的食物就會變成廚餘了嗎!

We make a lot of food waste! All the world's food waste in one day can make
one billion meals! Wow!
我們每天製造很多廚餘，全世界一天的廚餘量相當於一億份餐點!

We throw away a lot of food. When it goes to landfills, it makes gases that
make the Earth hotter.
廚餘被丟到垃圾掩埋場，會產生溫室氣體，讓地球的溫度升高。

But in South Korea, people don't throw away food waste. The country recycles
98 percent of it. That's five million tons of food recycled every year!
但是在南韓，人們不會把食物丟掉，這個國家回收百分之 98 的廚餘，一年回收 500
萬噸的食物!

Families pay to recycle their food waste. They pay about 200 Taiwan dollars a
month. They put the food in food waste bags or cans. If they don't, they may
have to pay up to twenty-five thousand Taiwan dollars!
南韓的家庭一個月會付相當於台幣 200
元的費用，回收廚餘，他們把廚餘放到專用的袋子或桶子裡，如果不這麼做，最高可能會被罰相當於兩萬五千台幣的罰款!

What happens to this waste? Some feeds animals. Some becomes fertilizer. It
helps vegetables grow better. A lot makes biogas. Biogas helps make
electricity.
這些廚餘有什麼用處呢?
有一些用來當作動物飼料，有一些變成種蔬菜的肥料，還有一些用來製造沼氣，沼氣可以發電。

South Korea is making good things with its food waste! That makes less bad
gases for the Earth. Can Taiwan do this too?

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Vocabulary
在南韓，吃剩的東西不會進垃圾桶，必須回收。

1) throw away 扔掉。
Every time I cook, I throw away a lot of stuff. 我每次做菜都扔掉好多東西。
So do I. Things like vegetable leaves and eggshells.
我也是，比如說菜葉子跟雞蛋殼。

2) eaten 被吃掉。
Yeah, they can't be eaten, but I still feel bad about it.
那些不能吃，不過我還是不開心。
For producing too much food waste? 因為製造太多食物垃圾嗎?
Yeah.對啊。

3) month 月份。
Maybe we shouldn't cook that much. 也許我們不應該太常做菜。
Oh, I only do it once a month.我每個月只做一次。
Once a month?!一個月一次?

4) percent 百分比。
Then don't worry. 那你不用擔心。
The waste you produce is less than 1 percent of mine.
你製造的垃圾不到我的百分之一。

來一起來讀單字。
throw away扔掉 eaten被吃掉 month月份 percent百分比

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Quiz

1. When food is not eaten, what is it called?
a. Food trash
b. Food garbage
c. Food waste

2. How much do South Koreans pay a month to recycle food?
a. $25 Taiwan dollars
b. $98 Taiwan dollars
c. $200 Taiwan dollars

3. What does South Korea recycle food into?
a. Biogas
b. Bad gases
c. Landfills

Answers:
1. c
2. c
3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

The Sweetest Museum in Asia

What food is this? It can be sweet… It can be bitter… It can be sweet AND
bitter! You can eat it... You can drink it... You can wear it too!
猜猜這是什麼食物...
它可以是甜的，是苦的，它也可以又甜又苦，除了吃跟喝以外，你還可以穿在身上!

This food tastes great with ice cream... or toast… or bacon! It's one of the
world's favorite foods. People have enjoyed it for thousands of years. Can
you guess what it is?
千百年來人們都喜歡它，不管跟冰淇淋、吐司，或甚至跟培根一起吃，都很美味!

It's... chocolate! There are many fun things to learn about chocolate!
沒錯! 就是好吃又好玩的巧克力!

Did you know there's a chocolate museum in Taoyuan? It's Asia's first
chocolate museum! You can learn about chocolate. And you can learn about
Taiwan's chocolate, from its cocoa trees to its chocolate bars and snacks!
亞洲第一間巧克力博物館就在桃園!
你可以在那裏學到從可可樹到製作巧克力點心的知識。

You can see the world's tallest chocolate bar! You can see, smell, touch,
taste... and hear chocolate! Is that the sound of chocolate in your mouth?
也可以在那裏看到世界最高的巧克力棒，除了看到、聞到、摸到巧克力之外，還可以聽到吃巧克力的聲音!

This museum is easy to find. It's at the end of Chocolate Street! Look for a
big chocolate bar with white filling in the middle. That's the museum!
這個博物館很好找，就是在巧克力街的街尾，那棟很像夾心巧克力棒的建築!

Do you love chocolate? You'll love learning about, and eating, Taiwan's
chocolate at this museum!
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Vocabulary
有關食物的博物館，真是個好主意!

1. favorite 最喜歡的。
What are you cooking? 你在煮什麼?
Smells great! 太香了!
I'm baking bacon and potatoes. 我正在烤培根馬鈴薯。
Bacon! My favorite food! 培根是我的最愛!

2. taste 品嚐。
I know. You can enjoy it in 10 minutes.我知道，再十分鐘你就可以吃到了。
It's almost done. 就快好了。
Can I taste it now? 我可以現在嚐一嚐嗎?
No, not a good idea to open the oven now. 不行，現在打開烤箱不好。

3. hear 聽到。
Do you hear the sizzling sound? 你聽到滋滋聲了嗎?
That means we're almost there. 那表示就快好了。
Yoohoo!

4. eat 吃。
Okay, my bacon and potato dish with garlic and pepper!
好了，我的大蒜胡椒烤培根馬鈴薯!
Mmmm, I could eat this every day. 我可以每天都吃這個。

What's your favorite food?
來一起讀單字。favorite最喜歡的 taste品嚐 hear聽到 eat吃
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Quiz

1. Where is Asia's first chocolate museum?
a. Taichung
b. Taipei
c. Taoyuan

2. What can people do with chocolate at the museum?
a. They can make toys.
b. They can hear it.
c. They can wear it.

3. What does the museum look like?
a. A chocolate bar
b. A cacao tree
c. A chocolate drink

Answers
1. c
2. b
3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

A math teacher from Chiayi has won an excellent teacher award. She is the
first transgender person to win!
嘉義一位數學老師得到最佳教師獎，她是第一個得獎的跨性別老師。

When we are born, a doctor looks at us. The doctor says

(doctor's voice) "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl!"

But later, some boys feel like a girl. Some girls feel like a boy. The
feeling doesn't go away.
當我們出生時，醫生馬上就會說我們是男生或是女生。但有一些人覺得自己是其他性別，而這個感覺會一直存在。

When this teacher was born, her doctor said she was a boy. She looked like a
boy. But later, the teacher felt like a girl in a boy's body. That's because
the teacher is transgender.
出生時，醫生說這個老師是男生，但她一直覺得自己其實是女生，只是住在男生的身體裡，因為她是跨性別者。

As a child, the teacher didn't tell anyone how she felt. She worried people
would laugh at her. She worried they wouldn't believe her.
小時候，她不敢告訴任何人，她擔心其他人會嘲笑，或是不相信她。

As an adult, the teacher told everyone how she felt. Her friends and family
were happy for her! But she worried about her job. Then she found her
students and their parents were happy for her too!
長大後，這位老師才坦承自己的感受，家人朋友都很支持她!
她一度很擔心自己的工作，但她發現學生跟家長們也都替她開心!

This teacher teaches math. But she also helps transgender people understand
their feelings. She helps students and other teachers too.
現在這位老師除了教數學，也幫助其他的學生、老師，以及跨性別的人了解自己的感受。

She really is an excellent teacher!
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Vocabulary
這位跨性別老師善於幫助學生，還獲得優良教師獎。

1. look like 看起來像。
Do I look like a panda? 我看起來像不像熊貓?
With the dark circles under your eyes? 因為你的黑眼圈嗎?
No, you have no fur. 不像，你沒有皮毛。

2. feel 感覺。
Good! I've only had 2 hours of sleep. 真好。我只睡了兩個鐘頭。
I feel like I could fall asleep any time. 我覺得隨時都會睡著。

3. understand 了解。
Watching TV series again? 你又在追劇?
Yeah, I just couldn't stop.對，就是停不下來。
I totally understand. 我完全了解。

4. girl 女孩。
I've been watching a program about a boy and two girls.
我在追一個男孩跟兩個女孩的劇。
I can't stop either. 我也停不下來。

今天的單字你記住了幾個?
look like看起來像 feel感覺 understand了解 girl女孩
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Quiz

1. What does the teacher teach?
a. English
b. Science
c. Math

2. What award did the teacher win?
a. An excellent teacher award
b. A best friend award
c. A family award

3. What is the teacher now?
a. A baby
b. A boy
c. A transgender person


Answers
1. c
2. a
3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Train Ticket Prices May Go Up

In Taiwan, many people use trains every day. They are easy and cheap. Trains
are a great way to go to school or work. They are a fun way to go to see
family and friends!
在台灣，每天都有很多人搭車上班、上課，或是見朋友跟家人，搭火車很便宜又方便!

Train ticket prices did not go up for 29 years! But the train company wants
to raise ticket prices. People may have to pay more soon!
火車票 29 年都沒有漲價，但是鐵路公司想要調高票價，大家可能要付更多錢!

A big group of train workers says ticket prices need to go up. Then trains
can run for many years.
很多鐵路員工說票價需要調漲，火車才能繼續運作。

The government doesn't want ticket prices to go up too much. They want people
to use trains. They don't want people to use cars. The roads have too many
cars!
但是政府不希望價錢改變，因為他們希望大家多搭火車，不要開車塞在路上!

The train company has to think. What prices are good prices? The prices need
to be good for the company. But the prices need to be good for people too.
That's not easy!
鐵路公司需要思考一個好的票價，讓公司賺錢，對人們來說又不會太貴，真不容易!

Then the company has new prices. It shows them to the government. The
government says the new prices are good … or not good!
之後公司會跟政府報告新的票價，政府再決定好或是不好。

Do you want to pay more for train tickets?
那你呢?你希望火車票漲價嗎?
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Vocabulary

火車票的票價，關係到很多通勤的人。

1. train 火車。
Can I borrow your car this weekend? 我這周末可以跟你借車子嗎?
Again? You can go by train, you know. 又要借? 你可以搭火車啊。

2. soon 很快地。
I'm going to Yilan with three friends.我跟三個朋友去宜蘭。
It's easier to go by car.開車比較簡單。
Okay, but please return it soon after you come
back.好吧，不過你回來之後快點還我。

3. work 工作。
I'll need it to go to work on Monday.我星期一需要車子去上班。
You got it! Thanks a lot! 知道了，感謝!

4. ticket 車票。
I'll take the train next time, I promise. 我保證下次搭火車。
Yeah, before the ticket prices go up.對啊，在火車票漲價之前。

你常常搭火車嗎? 我們一起來讀單字。

train火車 soon很快地 work工作 ticket車票
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Quiz

1. How many years ago did train ticket prices go up?
a. 1 year
b. 20 years
c. 29 years

2. What do the train workers say ticket prices need to do?
a. Go up
b. Go down
c. Stay the same

3. What does the train company have to think about?
a. Fast trains
b. Good prices
c. Fun friends

Answers
1. c
2. a
3. b

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Turkeys and Little Green Men Make Crossing Streets Safer

When you walk across the street, you look at the traffic light, right? It
tells you when it's safe to cross.
過馬路時，我們都會看交通號誌，它會告訴我們甚麼時候可以安全過馬路。

But many people look at their phones. They wait and look at their phones.
They cross the street and look at their phones. That's so dangerous!
但很多人會一直看手機，在過馬路時，眼睛也緊緊黏在手機上。非常危險!

In Chiayi, there are fun traffic lights! They're in five places. When the
light is red, you see... a turkey! When the light is green, you see a bowl of
turkey rice. That's a Chaiyi dish.
嘉義有一個很有趣的交通號誌。紅燈時我們會看到火雞!綠燈時則會看到嘉義最有名的火雞肉飯。

Taiwan has other places with fun traffic lights! In Taipei, a little green
man runs faster and faster.
很多地方都有特色的交通號誌。像是台北的小綠人就跑的超級快。

In Pingtung, the little green man crosses the street with his girlfriend.
When the light turns red, he asks his girlfriend to marry him. Some lights
show the little green man with a family.
在屏東，小綠人和女朋友一起走，紅燈時，他會跪下來向女朋友求婚。有一些地方的號誌則是小綠綠全家人。

The traffic lights are fun. But they have an important job. They help stop
people from looking at their phones. They make people want to look at the
lights!
這些好玩的交通號誌有個任務，就是讓人不要只盯著手機，而是注意看號誌。

Turkeys and little green men make crossing the street fun - and safe - in
Taiwan!
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Vocabulary

行人號誌越做越有趣，好吸引行人專心過馬路。

1. turn 變成。
The light is about to turn red! Let's run! 快變成紅燈了，快跑!
Oh, boy, that was close! 只差一點點。
Yeah, too close.對啊，太靠近了。

2. dangerous 危險的。
The green light is way too short. 綠燈時間太短了.
It's dangerous! 好危險。
I wonder if we can change the traffic lights.不知道我們能不能改變交通號誌。

3. traffic 交通。
Yeah, maybe traffic police can help us. 也許交通警察可以幫我們。

4. safe 安全的。
Yeah, let's ask them what we can do. 我們來問問他們我們可以做什麼。
They want to keep people safe too.他們也希望維護大家安全。

你今天學到哪些單字?
turn變成 dangerous危險的 traffic交通 safe安全的
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Quiz

1. What animal does Chiayi use for its traffic light?
a. A chicken
b. A cow
c. A turkey

2. What does the little green man do in Taipei?
a. Runs
b. Dances
c. Swims

3. What city's lights have a little green man and his girlfriend?
a. Pingtung
b. Taipei
c. Chiayi

Answers:
1. c
2. a
3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Taiwanese Wins the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." This means when you want
something very much, keep going! Never give up!
「如果失敗了，就要一直試到成功!」意思是如果你想要完成一件事的話，就要努力堅持下去!

Hsu Wen-erh is an open water swimmer. This means she swims in lakes, rivers,
and seas!
許汶而是一個開放水域游泳員，她是在海洋、河流或湖裡游泳。

Hsu is the first Taiwanese to get the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming!
She finished a famous event. It's very long and very hard… It has three long
swims!
她是第一個泳渡三大開放水域的台灣運動員，她要游你想像不到的超遠距離!

First, Hsu swam from England to France. She took 12 hours! Second, Hsu swam
from a small island to California. She took 13 hours! Third, Hsu swam around
an island in New York City. That was the hardest swim.
首先，許汶而花了12個 小時，從英國游到法國，再來，她用 13
個小時，從一個小島出發游到加州，最後，她環繞紐約的一個小島游了一圈，那是裡面最難的一項任務!

On her first try, she couldn't finish. The swim was too hard. She had to
stop. But Hsu didn't give up! The next day, she tried again! She took 9
hours. And this time, she finished!
她第一次嘗試的時候，因為太困難，沒辦法完成，但她沒有因此放棄!
許汶而隔天再試了一次，這一次她花了 9 個小時，終於成功了!

The swims were hard, but Hsu kept trying. She worked hard, tried again, and
got the Triple Crown of Open Swimming! So when you want something very much,
be like Hsu and never give up!
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Vocabulary
許汶而以堅忍不拔的精神，贏得三冠王的殊榮。

1. swim 游泳。
What's the matter? 妳怎麼了?
You look pale.你臉色發白。
I'm so tired! 我好累!
I ran 3,000 meters and then swam for an hour. 我跑了三千公尺，還游泳一個鐘頭。
In one day? That's too much. 在一天之內嗎? 那太多了。

2. give up 放棄。
Didn't you tell me not to give up? 你不是告訴我不要放棄?
So I decided to finish it. 所以我決定做完。

3. stop 停止。
You did. 你是做到了。
But too much exercise can hurt you. 但是運動太多也有可能造成傷害。You need to
know when to stop.你得知道什麼時候叫停。

4. finish 完成。
Just finish 40 minutes of swimming tomorrow. 明天完成四十分鐘游泳就可以了。

Do you know how to swim?
swim游泳 give up放棄 stop停止 finish完成
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Quiz

1. Where do open swimmers swim?
a. Pools
b. Baths
c. Seas

2. What was Hsu's fastest swim time?
a. 9 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 13 hours

3. Which swim was from England to France?
a. The first swim
b. The second swim
c. The third swim
Answers
1. c
2. a
3. a

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️

Where Millions of Tons of Plastic Waste Go

Plastic makes our lives easier. We use a lot... and we throw away a lot.
我們使用很多塑膠產品，也扔掉很多。

Some goes into water or on land. Scientists looked at this kind of plastic
waste. They say there's 57 million tons of it every year. They found where it
goes.
每年有5700萬噸，會跑到水裡或是留在地面！

This plastic goes everywhere on Earth. Then it becomes microplastics. They
are very small. Most are too small to see. They are in the air, our food, our
water, and our bodies!
它們到處都是，會變成小到幾乎看不見的塑膠微粒，跑進空氣、食物、水，甚至我們的身體裡！

Taiwan is good about recycling plastic. But we use lots of plastic too.
Taiwan says everybody here uses 700 plastic bags every year!
雖然台灣塑膠回收做得很好，但我們每一個人一年會用 700 個塑膠袋。

Plastic and microplastics hurt us and the Earth. We know this. But we keep
using plastic and throwing it away. So more plastic is made. Now more than
400 million tons is made. Twenty-five years from now, more than one billion
tons will be made!
因為我們用完就丟，所以塑膠生產量一直增加。現在世界每年製造超過 4 億噸塑膠，25
年後，會超過十億噸！

We can help the Earth. Let's use less plastic and recycle more. That's good
for us too!
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Vocabulary
雖然大家回收很多塑膠製品，流落在外面的還是太多。

1) water 水。
Yuck, so many cups in the water! 好噁，水裡那麼多杯子!
People are so careless. 大家太粗心了。
Yeah, they drank up their drinks, 對啊，他們把冷飲喝完，
and just threw the cups into the river. 就把杯子扔進河裡。

2) recycle 回收。
Somebody should invent cups that fish can eat.應該有人發明魚會吃的杯子。
Everybody should bring the cups home and recycle them.
應該每個人把杯子帶回家回收。

3) everywhere 到處。
Who would do something like that? 誰會那麼做?
I would. 我會。
Not me. I would toss the cups right away. 我可不。我會把馬上把杯子扔掉。
No wonder there's garbage everywhere.難怪到處都是垃圾。
Hey, that's unfair. 這麼講不公平。

Do you recycle plastics? 請跟我一起複習單字
water水 recycle回收 everywhere到處

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Quiz

1. How much plastic goes in water and on land every year?
a. 57 tons
b. 57 million tons
c. One billion tons

2. What does plastic in water and on land become?
a. Microplastics
b. Hard plastics
c. Burned plastic

3. How many plastic bags a year does each person use in Taiwan?
a. 7 bags
b. 70 bags
c. 700 bags

Answers:
1. b
2. a
3. c

🎤English Song For this Week🎙️