News For Kids

Narrator: A woman and her friend are running. They are having fun. Her backpack is shaking. Something inside is moving. It is cream and a little salt.有一名女子跟她的朋友正在開心的跑步。她揹著一個後背包，包包裡的東西不停地晃來晃去。原來，背包裡面裝的是鮮奶油跟一點點鹽！Click HERE for the full transcript!

What is in the ocean in the south of England? They have big heads! They have eight arms! Aaaahhh! Octopuses are taking over! There are too many!英國南部的海洋裡有什麼生物呢？牠們有大大的頭，還有八隻像手臂的腕足！原來，是章魚正在佔領這片海域！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A 13-year-old boy in the U. K. likes to help people. He buys food for a foodbank. Some people cannot buy food. The foodbank gives them food.一名在英國的13歲男孩很喜歡幫助別人。他會捐食物給食物銀行，這種銀行是幫助救濟買不起飯吃的人。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: A woman in England had a dog. One day, the dog smelled the woman's mouth. Her dog smelled it again and again!英國有一位女士養了隻狗。有一天，這隻狗不斷的聞她的嘴巴，聞了一次又一次！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

What is going on? Is it a fight? Is it a game? Or is it something else?到底發生什麼事了？這兩隻鳥在打架嗎，還是他們在玩遊戲？ Click HERE for the full transcript!

One day, scientists looked at a star. Before, the star's light stayed the same. But then it went off and on many times!科學家們正在觀察一顆星星。這顆星的光以前都很穩定，但是最近它開始閃爍個不停！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Eh? There is someone at the door! Who is it?Delivery woman: How are you today, sir?Narrator: Ah! It is the delivery woman! She is smiling. She is wearing a uniform. And she is holding some very small drinks.有人按門鈴！打開門看，原來是送飲料的阿姨！她面帶笑容，穿著制服，手上拿著幾瓶小小的飲料。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

How does rain make you feel? Rain makes some people sad.下雨會讓你有什麼感覺？有些人在雨天心情低落。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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

It has sand and stairs. It has metal bars and puzzles. Happy kids are running around. Some are swinging up in the air! What is this place? It is a playground!公園裡有沙坑，有攀爬架跟益智遊戲！小朋友跑來跑去，有的盪鞦韆盪得好高。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Last summer, a young dolphin came to Venice,Italy. It is a bottlenose dolphin. Its nose looks like a bottle!去年夏天，一隻年輕的海豚來到了義大利的威尼斯。牠的鼻子跟嘴巴長長的，看起來就像瓶子，所以也叫做「瓶鼻海豚」。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

In Thailand, a man took some things from a house. It was not his house. And those things cost a lot of money! They cost almost two million Taiwan dollars!泰國一名男子從別人家裡偷走了東西，那些東西價值將近兩百萬台幣！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

A thirteen-year-old boy, his mom, and his younger brother and sister went to the beach. They had fun! They paddled a small boat. They rode two paddleboards.一個十三歲的男孩和他的媽媽跟弟弟妹妹去海邊玩。他們一起划小船，玩立式划槳，非常開心！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Many kids like cute characters. Some grownups like them too. Some characters are in comic books or video games. Some are on trading cards and stickers. Many are toys too.很多大人跟小朋友都喜歡可愛的角色。漫畫書或電玩裡的可愛角色會被印在卡片跟貼紙上，也會被做成玩具！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Parks are great places to learn about nature. Taiwan has many interesting parks.公園很適合學習有關大自然的一切，台灣有很多有趣的公園。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Someone in Japan gave gold to a city! No one knows who the person is. The gold was a big surprise. The person gave 21 kilograms of gold! 有人送了日本一座城市二十一公斤的黃金！贈送的人隱姓埋名，黃金是意外的驚喜。 Click HERE for the full transcript

Taiwan has all kinds of temples. It has big temples and small temples. It has old temples. It has temples in cities. It has temples in the mountains. And there, they stay.台灣有各式各樣的寺廟。寺廟有大有小，有新有舊，有在市區的也有在山林間的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like anime or comics? How about games or esports? Lots of teens like them very much. Some dream of jobs in anime, comics, games, or esports! But… where can they learn how to do these dream jobs?你喜歡動畫或漫畫，電腦遊戲或是競賽嗎？很多青少年喜愛這些東西，也希望做跟它們有關聯的工作！但是，要去哪裡學相關的技能呢？ Click HERE for the full transcript!

A family could not find their little boy. No one could find him. Everyone was worried. The boy was three years old.有一家人的小孩不見了！大家都找不到他，小孩才三歲，讓人非常擔心。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: When people take a plane, they sit down. Then they wait for the plane to fly. But sometimes they have to wait and wait! 大家上了飛機之後坐好，等待飛機起飛。但有時候，可能要等了又等！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Inuit are Indigenous peoples. They have their own language. They have their own ways of doing things. They hunt. They fish. And they live in very, very cold places.因紐特人是原住民，他們有自己的語言和生活方式。他們住在天寒地凍的地方，以捕魚跟打獵維生。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like to do what your parents do? Many kids do. One six-year-old girl does. Her mom goes to the gym. So the girl goes, with her mom. Her mom does strength training. So, the girl does!很多小朋友喜歡模仿他們爸爸媽媽的行為。這個六歲的小女孩會跟她媽媽一起去健身房，並且跟媽媽一起做力量強化訓練！Click HERE for the full transcript!

New living animals are often found in Taiwan. But sometimes people find new animals from long ago here too.在台灣，人們常會新發現已經存在的動物。偶而也會發現很久以前存在，卻一直不為人知的種類。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Scientists in the U.S. made a very small robot. How small is it? Well, it's hard to see!美國的科學家發明了一種微小的機器人，小到連肉眼都很難看見！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Are you in Taipei? Ride on Buses 611 or 287. These buses can tell you good things that will happen to you. They tell fortunes!如果你在台北的話，可以去搭搭看 611 或 287號公車！這兩路公車會告訴你未來可能會發生的好事！Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Xindian River is in New Taipei. People cross this river every day. They go to school. They go to work. Many people drive on a bridge. But some ride the ferry.新店溪位於新北市，很多人每天上學、上班都要過這條河。有些人開車，也有人選擇搭渡船到對岸。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A baby monkey is famous online. His name is Punch.有一隻小猴子在網路上非常有名，名叫 Punch。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taroko National Park is in Xiulin Township. The park has many mountains! Twenty-seven are three thousand meters tall or taller! 位於秀林鄉的太魯閣國家公園內有很多高山，其中有 27 座山高達三千公尺以上。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Egg tarts are delicious. Millions and millions are eatenevery year! But a woman in Kaohsiung did not eat hers.蛋塔味道香甜，每年大家會吃掉好幾百萬個蛋塔！但是高雄一位女士卻沒有吃到。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

How much money have you spent today? It is more than you think!你今天花了多少錢呢？可能比你想的多喔！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Wetlands are land covered in water. Taiwan has many wetlands. Go for a walk in one. You will lose your boots in the mud! Wetlands are full of life! Many animals and plants livethere.濕地是被水覆蓋的土地，有很多動物跟植物住在那裡！走在濕地上，只要一不小心鞋子就可能會陷在泥巴裡！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Have you tried wasabi? It is a spicy green paste. The paste comes from the root of wasabi plants. Wasabi plants grow in humid, cold places. They can take two years to grow!你吃過芥末嗎？芥末是一種綠色的、很嗆的調味醬，它是用山葵的根做出來的。山葵喜歡濕冷的環境，生長期長達兩年！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Most dogs can learn some words like "sit," "stay," or "fetch." But for most dogs, learning the names of toys is hard.大多數的狗可以學會一些簡單的指令，聽得懂[坐下]、[別動] 或[撿回來]。但是要學會玩具的名字就困難了。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Puppets are dolls that people move. Some people love puppets! They have puppet shows. They tell stories and jokes with their puppets. 木偶是由人來操控的娃娃。有一些藝術家很喜歡木偶，用它們演戲，講故事、說笑話。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Taichung, there are two mango trees in front of a house. Some people driving or walking by see the trees. They stop. They look at the trees again. There is something strange around the bottom of the trees…台中有一戶人家門口種了兩棵芒果樹。大家經過的時候都會停下來看兩眼，因為芒果樹的底部有點怪怪的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Vietnam, some old trees grow high in the mountains. Some of the trees are more than one hundred years old! Going to these trees takes many hours.越南的高山上，有一些歲數超過百年的大樹，想見到這些樹要花好幾個小時才到得了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

In the U.S., many black bears live in forests. But one bear lived under a house!美國有很多黑熊住在森林裡。但有一頭熊竟然住在一棟房子的底下！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some singers do not write their songs. But pop star Taylor Swift writes her songs. She is a songwriter!有些歌手不會自己作曲，但流行歌曲巨星泰勒絲，是自己寫歌的創作型歌手！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A rocket stands on a launch pad. That is where rockets take off. The rocket is 100 meters tall. NASA made it. NASA is the U.S. space agency.火箭矗立在發射台上，準備發射升空。這枚火箭高達100公尺，是美國太空總署製造的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Do you like going to museums? How about libraries? Well, how about a museumbrary? Hm? What?!你喜歡參觀美術館或是圖書館嗎? 假如兩個合併在一起呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

On a mountain in Keelung, there is a stinky tofu shop. One man runs it. His name is A-hsing. Many trees are around the small shop. It has lots of signs outside. A-hsing wrote them. 基隆山上有一家臭豆腐店，老闆兼廚師，名叫阿興，他的小店外面有很多樹叢，大大的標誌都是他手寫的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A company makes cars. But now it wants to make robots! These robots have a head, two arms, and two legs. They look a little like humans. They move like humans. 一家汽車製造公司想做機器人，有頭，有四肢，看起來像人，動作也像人。Click HERE for the full transcript!

How does your school day start?你每天的上學日怎麼開始？Click HERE for the full transcript!

In South Africa, an elephant lives in a forest. Long ago, the forest was full of elephants. Now she is the last elephant there.在南非的森林裡住著一頭大象。很久以前，森林裡有很多大象，但如今只剩下她。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A man walked down a street in Yilan. He was holding an umbrella over his head.一名男子撐著傘走過宜蘭的街道。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Seven astronauts were living on the International Space Station. It is four hundred kilometers above Earth!有七位太空人住在距離地球大約四百公里的國際太空站。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Formosan sika deer are cute. Taiwan is lucky to have them. The last wild one was seen about sixty years ago! 台灣很幸運，擁有可愛的梅花鹿。但是最後一隻野生的梅花鹿，生活在六十年前。之後就沒有再看見了。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: What did you eat for lunch? Some people say:Auntie: You are what you eat.Narrator: Does that mean if you eat a sausage, you are a sausage?! No, no, no. 你今天午餐吃什麼呢？有些人說「吃什麼像什麼」，但這不代表我們吃香腸就會變成香腸了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A farm in Nantou has many cherry trees. Every year, the trees have many pink flowers. They are called cherry blossoms. Spring is the best time to see these beautiful blossoms.南投有一個農場有很多櫻花樹。春天是最適合賞櫻的季節，春天一到，樹上都會開滿粉紅色的櫻花。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Kenya, a boy lived near a lake in a big park. Many birds lived there too.在肯亞，有個小男孩住在湖邊，這個湖在大公園裡。Click HERE for the full transcript!

The weather is getting warmer all over Taiwan. But sometimes it is cold. What do you wear then? Hmmmm. Clothes with fleece inside are soft and warm…天氣變涼的時候，穿有刷毛的衣服既柔軟又保暖！Click ⁠HERE ⁠for the full transcript!