News For Kids

Have you ever seen a lightning storm? It's weather that can be very scary. 你看過雷暴嗎？這種天氣感覺很恐怖。 First, you see dark clouds in the sky and lots of rain. Then the clouds make loud noises. This noise is thunder. 你會先看到烏雲密布、然後下起大雨，雲裡面還會有轟隆隆的雷聲。 Before you hear the thunder, you see a very fast white light. It comes down from the sky to the earth. This light is...

Hi students! Do you have a teddy bear? Teddy bears are really cute. Maybe you don't have a teddy bear. Maybe you have a stuffed animal like a rabbit or dog. Maybe it makes a sound when you touch it. 你有泰迪熊嗎？也許你沒有，也許你有其他的動物玩偶，像兔子或是狗狗？有的動物玩偶按下去還會發出聲音。 Teddy bears and other stuffed animals make kids feel happy. They make kids feel safe, too. 泰迪熊或是...

Let's pretend… It is 50,000 years ago. You are in Europe. You are a hunter! You are looking for food. You want to catch a deer. You need meat for your family. 想像一下你是五萬年前的歐洲獵人，想要獵一頭鹿來餵飽家人。 But deer are fast! What can you do? Throw a rock? No, that wouldn't work. 但是鹿跑得飛快，丟石頭也沒用，怎麼辦呢？ Ah! How about a bow and arrow? That would work, right? 用弓箭怎麼樣？...

Hm… think… think… think! I'm trying to think of some ways I can do something positive for the planet. After all, Earth Hour is tonight. Do you know about Earth Hour? 今天晚上是「關燈一小時」活動，你們有聽過嗎？ Every year, many people around the world celebrate Earth Hour. Today, Earth Hour will happen from eight-thirty to nine-thirty p.m. A lot of people turn off their lights during this time. Th...

Hi, students! I want to ask you a question. Do you know about pollution? Pollution means things like air or water are dirty. We get air pollution from many things, like cars. Pollution 就是汙染。很多東西都會汙染空氣，像是汽車。 Pollution is bad. It causes a lot of problems. One problem is big: air pollution hurts the ozone layer. The ozone layer is above the earth and the clouds. You can't see it,...

Have you been to Thailand? It's a great place to visit. Thailand has spicy food, hot weather, and beautiful beaches. 你有去過泰國嗎？泰國有辛辣的料理、炎熱天氣，還有美麗的海灘，很適合度假。 Everywhere in Thailand, there are lots of tuk-tuks. What's a tuk-tuk? It's a little car with only three wheels. 泰國到處都有嘟嘟車。嘟嘟車是一種只有三個輪子的小車。 They're an easy way to go anywhere fast. It's...

Today is World Water Day! What does that mean? Does it mean we should all go take a bath and splash water everywhere? 今天是世界水資源日！這是甚麼意思？叫我們去泡澡、到處潑水嗎？ Not really! In fact, World Water Day is about taking care of our fresh water. 不是喔！世界水資源日要我們好好珍惜淡水資源。 Where does freshwater come from? It can come from the ground, or it can fall from the sky. 淡水從...

Today is World Poetry Day! It's a great day to read your favorite poetry. 今天是世界詩歌日！ What is poetry? It's a special way of speaking. It is like a song, but you don't need to sing it. You can just say it. That's why poetry is kind of like music. 詩歌是一種特別的說話方式。它像一首歌，但你不用唱，只要念就好了。 In the USA, there's a big award for music. It's called a Grammy. Every year, the p...

Today is World Storytelling Day. It's a great day to get out your favorite book and read a story. Where do you keep your favorite books? Most people keep them on a bookshelf at home. 今天是世界說故事日，趕快拿一本最愛的書來讀吧。你最愛的書放在哪裡呢？大部分人放在家裡的書架上。 There's a man in Germany who collected 70,000 books! Where would you keep that many books? No bookshelf is that big! 有一...

Top o' the mornin'! It's St. Patrick's Day! Today is a very special day for Ireland. Ireland is a small country in Europe. 今天是愛爾蘭的大日子，愛爾蘭是歐洲一個小國家。 Many Americans have Irish grandparents or great-grandparents. Every year, all over America, Irish Americans like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with big parades and fun parties! 很多美國人的祖先來自愛爾蘭。他們每一年都會慶祝聖派翠...

Yes! I'm such a big basketball fan! My favorite basketball player is a man named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You might not know who he is… He stopped playing basketball 34 years ago! 我好愛看籃球！我最愛的NBA球員是賈霸，你可能不認識他，因為他已經34年沒有打球了。 For a long time, Abdul-Jabbar had the NBA all-time scoring record. He scored more points than any other NBA basketball player! Until now… 賈霸一...

Do you live in a big city? If you do, you know it is crowded. 你住在大城市嗎？如果是，你應該知道它很擁擠。 More families are moving, and leaving the country for the city all the time. They come from the countryside and from small towns. 越來越多家庭移動前往城市， 他們來自鄉下跟小鎮。 These families are looking for good jobs and good schools. They hope to find these opportunities in big cities. 這...

This is my favorite show! I can watch it on my TV, my computer, my phone, my tablet… *gasp* The battery's run out! 我可以用電視、電腦、手機，或是我的平板電腦??電池沒電，我就不能看我最愛的節目了！ Okay, I need to calm down. I know, I know. It's only a TV show. It's not a big deal. I have very bad self-control with electronic devices. I spend too much time on them. Do you too? It's really hard to pu...

Who's a good boy? You're a good boy! This dog looks happy. He is wagging his tail. But I wonder… Why do dogs have a tail? What does the tail do? 這隻狗狗正在搖尾巴，牠看起來很開心。 但為什麼狗狗有尾巴呢？ 尾巴有什麼功能？ Recently, some scientists in Germany asked the same question. They wanted to know what a dog's tail is for. They saw how other animals use their tails. Lizards use their tails to...

Today I'd like to tell you all about someone very special. She's called Dinkie Flowers. Dinkie lives in a sleepy town in the south of England. All her life, Dinkie has loved to dance. She started dancing when she was just 3 years old, and hasn't stopped! Dinkie Flowers住在英國南方一個純樸的村莊，她很喜歡跳舞，從3歲就開始，到現在仍然樂此不疲。 When she grew up, she became a professional dancer. As...

Whoa! Is that a cat? It looks like a cat. It has a lot more fur, though… And it looks really angry! It looks like a grumpy old man! 這個動物長得好像貓，但是毛比較多，而且看起來在生氣，好像一個生氣的老頭子。 Maybe we would be grumpy too if we lived in the same places as these wildcats… These wildcats are called Pallas's cats. They live in dry, cold, and windy places. But guess what? We now know the...

Today is International Women's Day: a day for women and girls everywhere, from your mother, to your sister, to the President of Taiwan! 今天是世界婦女節，是給全世界女性的節日！ So we're going to look at one very special woman. Her name is Dr. Peggy Whitson, and she's an astronaut. 今天我們要聊聊 Peggy Whitson 博士，她是一位太空人。 Did you know only a quarter of all science jobs in the world are d...

India is a HUGE country. Many people there live in a state called Uttar Pradesh, and lots of those people are Hindu. 印度很大，有很多人住在一個叫做「北方邦」的地方，裡面不少人都是印度教徒。 Today is the start of an ancient Hindu celebration, called "Holi". It's a festival that's famous for having lots of color. People run around throwing paint at each other, it's really fun! 今天是印度教侯麗節開始...

The beach is a great place to relax. You can sit on the sand and enjoy the warm sun, or go for a swim in the sea. 海灘是放鬆的地方。你可以坐在沙灘上曬太陽，或者去海裡游泳。 You can also find cool things on the beach. There are animals like crabs and starfish. You can even find seashells. But what would you do if you found an ancient shark tooth? 海灘上還可以找到很酷的東西，比如說螃蟹，海星，還有貝...

Today is World Wildlife Day! Let's talk about a wild animal that lives in a cold, icy place… the emperor penguin. 今天是世界野生動物日。我們來談談生活在冷冰冰地方的野生動物… 皇帝企鵝。 Emperor penguins live in Antarctica. It is their home, but it is too cold for people. How can we learn more about these wild animals? 皇帝企鵝生活在南極洲。這是他們的家，那裡對人類來說太冷了。我們要怎麼樣做才能更了...

Oh, hey there! Let me get out of here first so I don't bother anybody. 我先離開這裡，才不會吵到人家。 Okay, now I can speak more loudly. I was just in the library reading a book. Reading is one of my favorite things to do to pass the time. It's my favorite hobby. 我剛剛在圖書館看書，這是我最大的嗜好。 I love reading fantasy stories and imagining the characters' adventures in my head. 奇幻故事是我...

Let me tell you about the smallest rabbit in the world. It can actually fit in the palms of your mom or dad's hands! 你知道全世界最小的兔子，比你爸爸媽媽的手掌還要小！ Scientists say the smallest rabbit in the world lives in just one part of America, and about 20 years ago, scientists thought they were all gone. Yeah! They thought the tiny rabbit was extinct… Like the dinosaurs! Gone, forever! 科...

Do you like to fly in planes? They're a great way to travel. Planes can fly in the sky and go much faster than cars or trains. 你喜歡坐飛機嗎？飛機比汽車或火車快得多。 The person who flies the plane is called the pilot. They need to keep everyone on the plane safe. 駕駛飛機的人叫做飛行員。他們需要確保每一個旅客的安全。 Brock is a new pilot from California. He's 18 years old. Recently, Brock had th...

Fore! I love playing golf! It lets you walk outside and enjoy nature while you play. 我喜歡打高爾夫球。它讓我可以走出去享受大自然。 Golf courses are big outdoor spaces, with lots of grass and trees. But only golfers can use them. 高爾夫球場在寬廣的戶外，有很多花草樹木，但是只有去打球的人可以用這個場地。 Frodsham Golf Course in England used to be for golfers only. The golfers had to pay money to pl...

Almost got it… Oh no! Better luck next time. Do you like video games? Online games are my favorite. 我最喜歡玩線上遊戲。 With online games, you can play against gamers from around the world. Some gamers even play on professional e-sports teams. 線上遊戲的玩家可以跟世界各地的玩家對戰，有一些玩家甚至加入職業電競隊伍。 Most e-sports gamers are young. But recently, a new e-sports team was formed in Ta...