News Bites

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A Taiwanese player wins a tournament, a new machine gets ready to go to space, and a new superhero joins the Galaxy. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 日本將棋台灣玩家 榮獲國際大賽冠軍 Taiwanese Shogi Player Wins International Title Have you ever...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy. In today's news: Farmers feed fish yoghurt, Harry Potter sells a Harry Potter book, and Amazon links up with Prince Charles. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 養魚業者給魚吃優格 Farmers Feed Fish Yoghurt What do fish eat? An organization in Taiwan has found they can make...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Eric Gau. In today's news: Food delivery from a gibbon, white gold from a camel, and a Marvel star settles a deal. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 長臂猿暖心兼外送 動物園傷腦筋 Kind Gibbon Causes Headache for Zookeepers We all know that being kind (有愛心) is a good thing, right?...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A teacher adopts a squirrel, Lego adopts a hard stance against stereotypes, and a classic music group returns. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 國小老師領養一隻松鼠 School Teacher Adopts Squirrel If you have a pet, what kind of animal is it? Is it 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: Taipei warns against phubbing, a man makes tiny art, and an actor gets a special honor. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台北捷運提醒乘客不要邊走邊看手機 Taipei MRT Reminds People To Look Up From Phones Have you ever heard the word "phubbing"? It...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Ryan Drillsma. In today's news: A different kind of volcano, a very different turtle, and a change of plans for a pop group. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 萬丹泥火山爆發 Pingtung Mud Volcano Erupts A volcano has erupted in southern Taiwan. It's actually a mud volcano (泥火山)....

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Ice-cream puppies in Pingtung, a travelling dog in Turkey, and Drake makes music history. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 屏東開賣小狗冰淇淋 Ice-Cream Puppies Land in Pingtung To most of us, dogs are cute, fluffy pets. We could never imagine eating...

Hi everyone, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Ryan Drillsma. In today's news: An old school gets a new life, NASA gets ready for an asteroid, and Britney's ring gets a lot of attention. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 廢棄國小變身夢幻海邊露營地 Abandoned Penghu School Turned into Campground A school that closed years ago is star...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: International dancers, Nobel Prize winners, and the future of James Bond. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣雲門舞集將參加世界芭蕾舞節日 Taiwan's Cloud Gate Theater to Join World Ballet Day Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theater is home to some of...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Batteries get better, bears get bigger, and a famous cartoon is still going strong. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 工程師發明用水來發電的行動電源 Engineers Invent Power Bank Energized By Water Does your phone often run out of batteries? 你的手...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Ryan Drillsma. In today's news: A bear returns to the wild, a boy finds a tooth, and a singer gets new shoes. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣黑熊Mulas返抵山林 Mulas Returns to the Wild A young black bear is taking us on a journey through the wild. Mulas is a Formosan black b...

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 builds an underwater mailbox, birds have a special sense, and a video game movie is in the works. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 綠島設置海底郵筒 Taiwan's Green Island Installs Underwater Mailboxes Even though we use computers and phones...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Mask-free running in the Taipei Marathon, an oil spill of the U.S. coast, and a big star postpones a tour. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 跑台北馬拉松不用戴口罩 Taipei Marathon Runners to Go Mask Free Ready, set, go! That's the sound of the start...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Batik Day in Taiwan, a clown shortage in Northern Ireland, and record-breaking music sales in the UK. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 印尼在台的蠟防染布日 Batik Day Celebrated in Taiwan Colorful costumes, happy music, dancing, and art… it must be B...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Macro photography, microchips, and a superhero television show… All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 昆蟲生活影片 贏得生態環境影展獎 Film About Bugs Wins Award In Ecological Film Festival Are you afraid of bugs? Could you watch them for a whole hour?...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Recycling after you eat, investing by a hamster, and a lead actress leaves a new show. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 內用紙餐具要開始做回收囉 Time to Start Recycling Paper Tableware Everyone in Taiwan has worked hard to stop COVID-19. And we 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: A man makes broken things into art, NASA plans a moon rover mission, and The Expendables makes a comeback. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 陶瓷碎片化為藝術 Man Turns Broken Ceramics Into Art Some of the most beautiful things we see, can be very...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: Breakdancers get ready for a big performance, humans continue to change, and a new actor plays an old character. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 著名街舞團隊 國慶日亮相 Famous Dance Crew to Breakdance on Taiwan's National Day Breakdancing (街舞)...

Hi everyone, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Animals cross the road, bugs turn into gummies, and a pig gets the last laugh. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 可愛路標讓野生動物安全過街 Animal Crossing Made Safer "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To get to the other side!" Have you heard thi...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: A snake with two heads, cows learning to use the bathroom, and a very pricey video game. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 國小生遇上雙頭蛇 Two-Headed Snake Spotted in Chiayi Have you ever seen a snake in the wild? 你有看過野生的蛇嗎？ Are you...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Seeds come back to earth, a bird goes on a long journey, and Taylor Swift joins TikTok. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台灣學生研究 去太空旅行的植物種子 Students Study Space Seeds One small step for a man, and one giant leap for… plantkind?...

Hi everyone, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Trevor Tortomasi. In today's news: Kids help the police, a monkey starts a craze, and JB sets another record. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 小朋友用2年零用錢 買防疫工具送警 Kids Use Allowance to Buy Medical Equipment for Police It has been many months since the COVID-19 outbreak st...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A man makes his bicycle faster, scientists make some crazy discoveries, and the Mandalorian plans its final season. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 台南男子 騎噴射引擎腳踏車 Man in Tainan Rides Jet-Powered Bicycle How fast can you ride a bicycle...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Ryan Drillsma… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A full moon during Moon Festival, urban gardens on taxi roofs, and a new album breaks Apple Music records. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 中秋節的滿月 Taiwan Sees Full Moon during Mid-Autumn Festival Every month, a bright, white, round button appe...

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! I'm Trevor Tortomasi… And I'm Nancy Sun. In today's news: A Tainan museum gets new skeletons, an Australian boy is lost and found, and one of the Beatles is publishing a book. All that and more, coming up next. ________________________________ 人類骷髏 搬到台南博物館 Human Skeletons Moved To Tainan Museum Skeletons (骷髏) can be scary, o...