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I want to have a drink at this cafe. But people are sitting … and sitting. Many are using their phones or laptop computers. Some are working. Some are studying. Some are watching videos. Hey, there's a seat! Ahhhh…這間咖啡廳客滿了。店裡的人都在用手機或電腦工作或是讀書。他們在咖啡廳的時間很長很長！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Mmmmmm! Taiwan loves pork belly! It is the meat in lu rou fan, gua bao, and other dishes. It is delicious! Pork belly looks delicious too. Under the pork skin, you can see fat, meat, fat, and meat. Ooohh!台灣人超愛五花肉，滷肉飯、刈包裡面都有！豬皮下面可以看到一層瘦一層肥的肉！Click HERE for the full transcript!

It is raining very hard. Streets and homes are flooded. The water is one meter high!下暴雨了！很多街道跟住宅都淹水了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A young man loves planes. He became a pilot three years ago. He was 17. A child in his family has cancer. It makes people very sick. The young man wanted to help fight it.一名熱愛飛機的青少年，十七歲那年成為飛行員。 他的家族中有個小孩得了癌症，他決心要幫忙抗癌。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A family had a turtle. She lived in their garden. But one day, they could not find her! They looked everywhere in the garden. They looked again and again!有一家人在他們的花園裡養了一隻烏龜。有一天，烏龜不見了！大家怎麼找都找不到他！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oh! This cafe looks good! But everyone here has old plastic bags. They have old plastic bottles too. Why? 咦? 這間咖啡館的顧客，手上都拿著舊塑膠袋跟寶特瓶欸！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Everyone in a small town in Spain is excited. Big trucks are coming! They are full of tomatoes! It's time for a big tomato fight!載著番茄的大卡車正在開往西班牙的一個小鎮。他們要舉辦一場盛大的番茄大戰！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Eels look like snakes. They move like snakes. But they live in water! Eels are very long fish.鰻魚長得像蛇，動作也像蛇，但牠們其實是水生動物！Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Maya people have lived in Central America for thousands of years. These smart people made many new things.住在中美洲好幾千年的馬雅人十分聰明。他們發明了很多東西！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Most bears are strong and dangerous. But some bears need help.大部分的熊強壯而兇猛，但有時候也需要別人幫忙！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Today is Halloween. Maybe you'll see pumpkins with scary faces! BOO!今天是萬聖節！你也許會在路上看到可怕的南瓜燈喔！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan's high-speed rail trains are great. They are very fast. And now, these trains are better! Why? They are quieter.台灣高鐵變得更好、更安靜了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: When we hear "You did a great job" or "You look nice," that feels good! It can make us smile all day!每個人受到稱讚時，心情都會變好！Click HERE for the full transcript.

Traveling is fun. You can travel by plane. You can travel by train or boat. And you can travel around the world! One man travels a lot. He traveled around the world two times! 旅行的方式有很多種，每一種都很有趣！有一名男子已經環遊世界兩次了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like to see fish and other ocean animals? Well, there's a great new aquarium in Taichung!台中現在有一座新的水族館！ Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz. 

There's something old and new in Taipei! It's the new National Railway Museum. You can learn about Taiwan's old trains. Go and see it with your family!國家鐵道博物館要開幕囉！你可以在那邊看到早期的火車。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In sunny Taitung, a farmer is working. He loves to work on his farm!The farmer grows rice. It is called "Ugly Beauty." Well, this kind of rice is not pretty! But he likes it a lot. It tastes good!有一個農夫在台東種植稻米，他種的米叫做「醜美人」。這種米不好看，但很好吃！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mushrooms love rainy and humid weather. Taiwan is often rainy and humid. Wild mushrooms grow everywhere here! You might see them in the mountains, on farms or fields, at school, or in your backyard.台灣氣候潮濕，非常適合野生菇類的生長。這些菇類會長在山上、農場上、也可能從你家後院的泥土中冒出來！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Every night near a small town in the U.K., some mama ducks and baby ducks go for a walk.在英國的一個小鎮，每晚都有鴨媽媽帶著一群寶寶出來散步。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Nature is everywhere! There are oceans, mountains, forests, animals, and much, much more. When you learn about nature, you can help keep it safe.大自然無所不在，你要是對海洋，山脈或是動物有更多了解，就可以保護它們。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you ride the bus? Many people ride the bus. Some ride every day. But, sometimes, bus riders get a surprise.你平常會搭公車嗎? 有些人天天搭公車，但車上偶爾會發生意外！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Everyone wants an umbrella on rainy days. But did you know umbrellas can have magic? They do in Japan!你知道在日本雨傘是有魔法的嗎？Click HERE for the full transcript!

This summer, six robots ran to a soccer field. They looked like people. They were soccer players!足球場上有六個機器人，它們是足球選手！Click HERE for the full transcript!

We use many things that need electricity. There are computers, smartphones, TVs, and many more things. When we don't use them anymore, they become e-waste.我們每天都會用到很多電子產品。電子產品被丟棄就成了電子垃圾。Click HERE for the full transcript!

It was late at night. Somewhere in Taichung, people were sleeping. P.U.!!There was a new, strong, bad smell. People woke up! They smelled it in their houses. They smelled it out on the street. The smell was everywhere! 某一天晚上，一群台中居民從睡夢中驚醒。他們聞到一股奇怪的臭味！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Big whales swim very far. Every year, they go from cold places to warm places.鯨魚每年都會從冷的地方游到溫暖海域。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Everyone was excited about game day in Taoyuan! A VERY important guest came. She had her own seat. Who do you think she was?在棒球比賽當天，有一位重量級人物出現了！猜猜他是誰？Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Guangfu Township in Hualien, there is a very old village. It's Taibalang Tribal Village. People of the Amis tribe live there.花蓮光復的太巴塱（ㄌㄤˇ）部落中住著許多阿美族人。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Barbershops Stop Boredom with BooksBarbers cut people's hair. They work in barbershops. Many people like barbershops. They talk with the barber. They see their friends. They relax and have fun. Oh, and they get a haircut!很多人喜歡理髮店，可以跟師傅聊天，見見朋友，當然也是為了剪頭髮。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

People love ordering food online. Food delivery drivers are busy! In India, one delivery driver uses his scooter to deliver food orders. But one day, it needed gas. He went to the gas station.人們喜歡線上點餐，讓外送員都很忙碌。印度有一位外送員騎機車送訂單。有一天他的機車需要加油，就去了加油站。Click HERE for the full transcript!

What happens in an earthquake? Under our feet, the ground shakes - on the Earth! What about moonquakes? Yup, the ground shakes on the moon!發生地震的時候，我們腳下的地球震動。那月震呢? 沒錯，就是月球的地面發生震動!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

What's an allergy? It's when your body touchessomething and your body doesn't like it. Your body tries to fight it. People can have allergies to many things - plants, animals, and more.什麼是過敏? 當你的身體接觸到不喜歡的東西時，它會反抗，產生過敏反應。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Narrator: Space is so big. There's always something new to learn.外太空很大，還有很多新知可以去探索。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you sometimes not feel like taking a shower? Wouldn't it be nice if there was some kind of machine that could clean your body?你會不會有時候懶得洗澡呢？如果這時候有機器可以幫你洗澡，該有多好！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Sammie helps lonely kids. They feel sad… They need a friend. Sammie helps them find friends!Sammie幫助孤單的孩子交朋友。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A small Italian island has about 100 people. It also has about 600 wild goats!義大利的一座小島有差不多100位居民跟600多隻的野生山羊。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Long ago, people had no cellphones. There was no social media. There was no Internet! In Taiwan, there were no TV stations!很久以前，人們沒有手機、網路跟社交媒體。那時候，台灣也沒有電視台。Click HERE for the full transcript!

PA System: "Attention shoppers. One hundred dogs are running everywhere in the mall! We're very sorry. We're catching them as fast as we can!"Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Pacific Ocean is Earth's biggest ocean. But there is something big and bad there. It is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It has a lot of trash. It is as big as forty-four Taiwans!太平洋是世界上最大的海域，垃圾也特別多。垃圾形成的大片漂流物，有四十四個台灣那麼大！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Four and a half billion years ago, Venus and Earth were born together. They looked almost the same. They both had blue oceans and green mountains. They were twin planets!45億年前，金星跟地球一起誕生。兩個星球看起來幾乎一樣，都有藍色的大海和綠色的山，簡直是雙胞胎!Click HERE for the full transcript.

Do you know someone who lives in Arizona? It's in the U.S. Thirty thousand people from Taiwan live in Arizona. And Arizona loves them! 你可聽過美國的亞利桑那州? 台積電在美國的工廠就設在那裡，有三萬多名台灣人住在那裡。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Every year, Taiwan has many Hungry Ghost festivals. It's a very big, very old festival. Some say it's more than two thousand years old! People honor the ghosts of family and friends who died.台灣很多地方都會過中元節。 他大概有超過兩千多年的歷史。每年的中元節，大家會緬懷過世的親人。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。Click HERE for the full transcript!

I want to buy a new sweater. But I don't want to buy a cotton one. Cotton needs chemicals to grow faster. It needs chemicals that kill bugs. These chemicals are bad for the Earth.我想買新的毛衣，但我不要棉花做的。棉花需要化學物質才能除蟲、長得快，可是化學物質對地球有害。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: There's a brave dog in Peru. He is a hero at a gas station! 祕魯的一個加油站裡，有一隻勇敢的狗狗英雄! Click HERE for the full transcript!

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!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Guys! Be careful… That's an African clawed frog! That thing's a killer! RUN!!! …Click HERE for the full transcript!

What did you do when you got your first smartphone? Did you read about how to use it? Did you ask someone for help?第一次有智慧型手機時，你做了什麼？有人教你嗎?Click HERE for the full transcript!

"Eight, nine, ten… phew!" Exercise is hard work! But kids in Taiwan need more exercise. It's very important for good health.呼! 運動很辛苦，但台灣的小孩需要做更多運動，這對健康非常重要。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Space looks empty! What's out there? Well, there are planets, moons, stars, and more. Are there aliens? Hmmmm ...Are there diamonds? Yes, you heard that right: diamonds! 太空看起來空蕩蕩的，有些什麼東西呢? 有行星、衛星、恆星等等。會有外星人嗎?還是鑽石?Click HERE for the full transcript!

I'm at an arcade! They have lots of driving games! But they make me carsick. 我人在遊樂場，這裡有好多賽車遊戲，但我會暈車。Click HERE for the full transcript!