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K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ Marathons are very long runs. They're about 42 kilometers long! Many people never run a marathon. But one British man ran 385 marathons in less than a year! 馬拉松是一種長跑的運動，全程差不多42公里。很多人從來沒有跑過馬拉松，但有一個人一年內跑了385場馬拉松! This British man ran in Africa. He ran from the most southern place to the most...

Dragon Boat Racing in Alabama, USA! Huh? What's that sound? That's right. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival! 那是什麼聲音?今天是端午節! That sound is a drum. The drum helps the people racing in a dragon boat. Those people are paddlers. They use paddles to move the boat. They paddle by listening to the drum on their boat. 那是龍舟上的鼓聲，龍舟上的鼓可以幫助選手比賽，他們會跟著鼓聲節奏划手裡的槳。...

Hey kids, the storyteller is here! It's story time! In Pakistan, many poor kids can't read. Many don't go to school. There’s nothing to do. Some kids get into trouble… 巴基斯坦很多家境貧窮的小朋友不會認字，也不去學校。平常沒有事情可以做，有一些小朋友就會闖禍。 In one city, some people want these kids to love reading. 其中有一個城市，有一群人想要讓小朋友愛上閱讀。 These people wrote fun picture boo...

Working at the Penguin Post Office Five people from the U.K. got amazing summer jobs. From November to March, they're going to work in Antarctica! 五個英國人得到一份很棒的暑期工作。從十一月到明年三月，他們要在南極洲工作。 The jobs are at the Penguin Post Office! It's the farthest post office to the south! One thousand five hundred penguins live outside it! 他們會在南極企鵝郵局工作，這間是全世界最...

Taipei 101 Stayed Strong During Earthquake In some places, earthquakes happen a lot. In these places, it's important for buildings to be safe during earthquakes. Engineers need to build strong and steady buildings. 有一些地區常常發生地震，所以這些地區的建築物必須堅固、穩定。 Taiwan had a strong earthquake on April third. Most buildings were fine! 台灣在4月3號發生大地震，但大部分的建築物都沒事。 Ta...

K*News for Kids 文字檔 (國小) ________________________________ 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!" Narrator: Huh? Where did the dogs come from? Well, in this shopping mall in China, there's a pet cafe?. That's where one hundred friendly huskies work. But one day, someone forgot to close the d...

These Astronauts Will Make History The universe is big. It's very, very big. And every day, every hour, every second, it gets bigger! 宇宙非常大，而且每天、每小時、每秒鐘一直在變大。 There's a lot to learn about the universe. There are millions and billions of places in it! Scientists are learning more about it all the time! 宇宙還有很多我們不知道的事，科學家一直學到新的宇宙知識。 Some scientists...

Saving Bananas How many bananas are eaten around the world every year? One billion? No. How about one hundred billion? Yes! 全世界每年會吃多少根香蕉呢?十億?不對喔，是1000億! Farmers grow many kinds of bananas. But they mostly send one kind to other countries. These bananas look good and taste good when they arrive. 農夫都會種不同品種的香蕉，但通常只出口一種香蕉到別的國家。這些香蕉又好看又好吃。 Ba...

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids And now for the weather forecast! It's going to rain. But it's a great day to come to this park. Believe it or not, it's going to rain marshmallows here! Yes, it's going to rain white, fluffy marshmallows! 今天的天氣狀況如何呢?雖然會下雨，但還是一個適合來這個公園的天氣，而且你信不信待會還會下棉花糖雨! Lots of kids are here at a park in Michigan, a state in the U....

Have you seen fish swimming in a river? A city in the Netherlands has a river where fish swim. From May to the end of June, they swim to find places to lay eggs. But there's a gate in the river. 你看過在河裡游泳的魚嗎?荷蘭有一條河從五月到六月底都會有魚通過，準備找地方產卵，但是這條河有個閘門。 The gate opens for boats. Fish can go through at the same time. But when there are no boats,* *they have...

Take a Train, Help the Earth Trains are so relaxing! Do you like to sleep on trains? 坐火車真舒服，那你會喜歡睡在火車上嗎? In Europe, more and more people are sleeping on trains. It's fun and exciting! And it's good for the Earth. 在歐洲越來越多人睡在火車上，很好玩、很有趣，又很環保。 Sleeping on trains?? Well, this isn’t about falling asleep on an MRT train! People are sleeping on sleeper trains...

Adventures Can Help Us Heal Do you like doing new things? One man loves this! When he was in the army, he did new things. He went to new places. He loved these adventures! 你喜歡嘗試新的事物嗎? 有一名男子非常喜歡，他以前在當兵的時候，經歷很多新的事情、去了很多地方，他很喜歡這些冒險。 But he lost the use of his legs in the army. He also can't feel them. Now he uses a wheelchair. 但是也在當兵的時候...

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild Foxes are wild animals. They live in forests and grasslands. But sometimes, they live in cities! 狐狸是野生動物，牠們住在森林跟草原。但有時候牠們也住在城市。 In one city in the U.S., someone found a baby fox on a street! A wildlife center is taking care of her now. 美國一個城市，有人在街上找到一隻狐狸寶寶。目前野生動物中心在照顧牠。 The wildlife center's workers don'...

This Library Wants Cat Pictures Have you borrowed books from a library? Libraries have great books! 你跟圖書館借過書嗎?圖書館裡有很多好書。 It's important to return books on time. It's also important to take good care of them. If you lose a book, some libraries take your library card! Oh no! 準時歸還書籍很重要，也要保管好。如果弄丟了，有的圖書館會沒收你的借書證。 During the pandemic, many people l...

Exercise helps our bodies become stronger and healthier. It’s important to exercise! 運動可以讓我們的身體更健康、更強壯，所以運動很重要! One gym owner believes in the power of exercise.* *He loves helping people exercise. 有一位健身房老闆相信運動帶來的力量，他很喜歡鼓勵別人運動。 Every week, this man helps about thirty people exercise at his gym. He helps them for free. They are all older people a...

Art for the Paris Olympics Run! Jump! Throw! Do these things every day! Do them for four to eight years! That's how long athletes take to get ready for the Olympics. That's a lot of hard work! 跑、跳、丟!每天都做這些事，做 個四到八年看看! 運動員為了奧運就要準備這麼長的時間，需要很多努力。 France asked a famous artist and graphic novelist to make an artwork about the Paris Olympics. It took three y...

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints Dinosaurs have big footprints! We see these footprints in natural history museums. But have you seen one on a beach? 恐龍的腳印很大，我們可以在自然歷史博物館看到，但你有在海灘上看過嗎? A family was walking on a beach in England. The mother and her two kids were having fun. Then they saw eight big dinosaur footprints! 有個家庭在英國的海灘散步，玩得正開心的時候，看到...

The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists Have you heard of solar eclipses? The moon goes between the sun and the Earth. The moon blocks the sun for a short time. 你聽過日蝕嗎? 當月球運行到太陽跟地球中間，太陽會被月球的陰影遮住一段時間。 During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks all of the sun. But we can see the sun’s corona. It's the fuzzy white circle around the dark moon. 日全蝕是月亮完全遮...

Pet Food on the Move Do you like to go grocery shopping? It's easy for many people to do this. Then they go home and cook. 你喜歡去超市買東西嗎？很多人可以很容易做到，然後回家煮飯。 But some older people and people with disabilities need help. It's hard for them to shop. Some of them don't have much money. Some can't leave their homes. It's hard for them to cook, too. 但是有一些老人跟身障者需要幫...

The World's Fastest Ride-On Toy Car Vroom! Toy cars are great! There are many kinds. There are wind-up cars. You turn the knob …one, two, three times… and they zip away! 發條玩具車，只要發條轉幾圈，車子就會跑。 There are remote-controlled cars. You can make them go far away! 還有遙控車，你可以讓他們走很遠。 How about ride-on cars? Some ride-on cars help very young kids walk. They sit on the cars....

Gray Whale Swims to Another Ocean Whoa, what a splash! At 27,000 kilograms and 15 meters long, gray whales are big! 灰鯨的體型很大，牠們重達2萬7千公斤，長15公尺。 Gray whales swim more than 16,000 kilometers a year! That's more than other whales. Why do they swim so far? It's to look for food and have babies! 灰鯨一年游超過1萬6千公里，比其他鯨魚還要多，因為牠們需要覓食跟繁衍後代。 There aren't man...

Finding the French Fry Friend In a small town in the U.S., there's a barbecue restaurant. It has delicious French fries. One day, a little kid called. The kid wanted fries. But… the kid didn't give a name. 美國小鎮有一間烤肉餐廳接到一位小朋友的電話說要吃薯條，但是她沒有留下名字。 The kid called many times. But the kid never gave a name! The restaurant owners wanted to give the kid some fries! But...

Sunday is Mother’s Day! Let's talk about moms… and kids! 這星期日是母親節! 我們來談談媽媽跟小孩! A movie star in the U.S. has three kids. When her kids have problems, she doesn't always help them. 美國有一位電影明星有三個孩子。當他們遇到困難，她不會每次都幫忙。 Kid: Mommy, I dropped my toy! Waaaah! **Mom: **Honey, pick that up by yourself. Kid: Mommy, I can’t find my pencil! Waaaah! **Mom: **Sweet...

Bus Brings Banned Books To All Books are magical. They tell us new stories. They teach us new things. They open our minds and hearts. Books bring people together. With books, we can learn from different people from different places! 書籍告訴我們新的故事，教我們新的事物，也打開我們的心胸，讓我們可以從書裡學習不同地方的人。 But sometimes some people don't like the stories in some books. So they ban...

Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids Do you love screen time? There are screens on computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs… Maybe you watch videos! Maybe you play games! Screen time is fun! 你喜歡看螢幕嗎?像是用電腦、手機、平板跟電視看影片或打電玩。 But is it good for young kids? They don't know many words. Most kids need to learn how to talk. They learn how to talk from their families. 但...