News Bites

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Taipei gets a new performing arts center, saving Indonesia's mynah birds, and what is a "sharkano"? Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 台北有座新的表演藝術中心 Taipei Gets a New Performing Arts Center How long does it take to finish building a performing arts...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: A lunchbox you can't eat, a book you can't burn, and hero who isn't. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台鐵推出鐵路便當一卡通 TRA Sells Lunchbox-shaped iPass Would you buy a lunchbox… that you CAN'T eat? The Taiwan Railways Administration is selling a sp...

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Paz Bueno… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Changhua gets its eighth national monument, a British cheese rolling sport, and a tennis player's recipe for success. Stay tuned for all these stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 彰化扇形車庫 成為彰化第八座國家古蹟 Changhua Roadhouse Becomes Changhua's Eighth...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: Taiwan celebrates Beach Cleanup Day, dolphins can recognize each other, and a woman gets to celebrate her birthday in a special way. Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣慶祝淨灘日 Taiwan Celebrates Beach Cleanup Day May 28th was an important day for...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Hope Ngo. In today's news: How much are your school notes worth? A new way to use a historic castle moat, and "Top Gun" wins big in the box office. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 你的課堂筆記值多少錢？ How Much Are Your School Notes Worth? When you're a student it is important to take...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A man gets rescued, a robot gets small, and a painting gets messy. Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 電動機車 高山上拋錨 E-Scooter Rider Becomes Stranded in the Mountains Have you ever gotten lost (迷路了) in a city? How about getting lost in the moun...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: The smallest sundial, the biggest plant, and a top Kpop group goes to the White House. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 毫芒藝術家陳逢顯製作世界最小【日晷】 Taiwan Craftsman Makes World's Smallest Sundial Most of the time, when we think of world records...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Paz Bueno… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: The maker of popular 3D face masks, rare ponies born in the UK, and bees learn odd and even numbers. We'll tell you more about that, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣學者熱心助人 創造時尚口罩 A Taiwanese Academic's Passion to Help Creates Fashionable Face Masks...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi. And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: The gadget that keeps Taipei 101 steady, something coral reefs and older people have in common, and why the name "Josh" caused a fight. Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next! ________________________________ 保持台北101穩固的關鍵裝置 The Gadget that Keeps Taipei 101 Steady Now that typhoon season...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: Computex Returns as a hybrid event, Coldplay powers a concert with help from fans, and dogs in Japan ride a special bullet train. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ Computex以混合活動的形式回歸 Computex Returns as a Hybrid Event "Hybrid" is a word that means the combinat...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: A musical trio wins big in Poland, what is monkeypox? and Scotland releases some special kittens. More on those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 小提琴三重奏在波蘭獲得大獎 A Musical Trio Wins Big in Poland If you don't listen to classical music (古典音樂), you might not know wha...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Taiwan through Street View, electricity through gravity, and Abba returns. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣登Google街景熱搜國家第8名 Taiwan is the 8th Most Searched Country on Google Street View Do you ever use Google's Street View (Google街景) to...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Paz Bueno… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: A musician wins an award despite his condition, a secret forest is found in China, and a space rock passes by Earth! All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 藝術家克服逆境贏得音樂獎 An Artist Overcomes Adversity to Win a Music Award A Tainan musician (...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: Pangolins at the Prague Zoo, glasses for every language, and iPods head off into history. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣穿山甲布拉格動物園首度亮相 Taiwan Pangolins Are Introduced at the Prague Zoo Taiwan is home to a very special animal. But very few pe...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Taiwan joins a paper plane competition, a dessert fit for a Queen, and would you cross this bridge? Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣在紙飛機大賽中獲獎 Taiwan Wins at a Paper Plane Competition Making paper planes (紙飛機) is something many of us do when...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Paz Bueno… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A Ukrainian folk tradition day in Taipei, a rhino wears a fitness tracker, and a Paralympian wants more people to walk to school in the UK. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台北維希萬卡日提高了對烏克蘭的認識 Vyshyvanka Day in Taipei Increases Ukraine Aw...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: Taiwan has a packaging problem, a boy finds a very old tooth, and Patron gets a medal. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣的包裝問題 Taiwan has a Packaging Problem The next time your parents go to the supermarket, you might want to go with them. When you're...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Money with lucky numbers, flying upside-down rhinos, and a new PSY song makes history. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ "發發發" 央行特殊號碼鈔券開放競標 Lucky NT Bills Up for Auction Money comes in coins (硬幣) and dollar bills (紙鈔). If you look on a...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Paz Bueno. In today's news: Scientists take pictures of black holes, people climb the world's highest mountain, and one country's performance wins Eurovision 2022. Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 黑洞照片 台灣也貢獻心力 Taiwan Collaborates on Black Hole Photograph For many years, scie...

Hey there, and welcome to News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi. And Paz Bueno. In today's news: Taiwan reopens an old highway, scientists find pieces from an amazing object, and where do hamburgers come from? Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣重新開放舊公路 Taiwan Reopens an Old Highway Taiwan's Southern Cross Island Highway is famous. In fact, some peo...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Star Wars fans celebrated May the 4th, a violin may sell for millions, and a couple donates over 100 stuffed toys. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 粉絲慶祝星際大戰日 Fans Celebrate Star Wars Day Do you like the Star Wars movies, TV shows, video games (...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Paz Bueno… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Taiwanese dancers win the top prize in Spain, getting your mail by drone, and what is a blood moon? All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣舞者在西班牙奪冠 Taiwanese Dancers Win the Top Prize in Spain A Taiwanese dance group called "Genio Dance Gro...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Taiwan gets a new pizza flavor, a robot chef can now taste food, and Earth gets its first Space Hotel. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣出現新的披薩口味 Taiwan Gets a New Pizza Flavor Some of us like our pizza plain (簡單), with just cheese a...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Tiny cells remake themselves, scientists make a discovery, and one human pushes herself to a new limit. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣科學家發現新的細胞分裂方式 Taiwanese Scientists Discover New Kind of Cell Division Each living thing (生...

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Vegetables we love and hate, a treasure in the kitchen, and a new old song from Taylor Swift. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣人最不愛的蔬菜竟是「它」 Taiwan's Least Favorite Vegetable You know all about how important vegetables are for your health...