News For Kids

Hi students! Today I want to talk about an invention. There have been some great inventions. Almost everything was an invention at one time, like the telephone and the car and the airplane. 今天我們來聊聊發明。世界上有很多大發明，像是電話、汽車，還有飛機。 Most inventions are made by adults. But today, I want to talk about a cool invention made by some kids in Canada. Their names are Liam and Fras...

Hi everyone! You guys know that pollution is a big problem around the world, right? It's in the air. It's on land, and it's in the water. That's bad! 環境污染到處都是，空氣、土地、河流都會被污染，很糟糕！ But, there is also some good news. Many people are working hard to clean up the environment. In England, scientists are helping to make a river called the River Mersey much cleaner. 但也有人努力...

People like to visit a mountain temple because it is peaceful. But to reach that place, they need to climb the mountain first. It's not easy. 因為氣氛寧靜，人們喜歡拜訪山上的寺廟，但是要到那裡需要先爬山，這可不容易。 That was the problem for a village in India. That village had a mountain with a Hindu temple on top. The temple was famous, and many people wanted to visit. 印度一個村莊有一座山，山頂...

There's a big party in Brazil this week! Called the Rio Carnival. It happens every year, in a city called Rio de Janeiro. 里約嘉年華來了！它每年會在里約熱內盧這個城市舉辦。 The biggest dance in Brazil is the samba. So, at the Rio Carnival, everyone is samba dancing! 巴西最熱門的舞蹈是森巴舞，嘉年華的時候大家都在跳森巴！ Samba is all about the lower body. The legs move really fast, while the upper...

Hey students! Do you have a pet? Maybe you have a dog. Or maybe you have a cat. Or maybe a bird. Or maybe you have a unicorn? What? Unicorns aren't real? Shhh! I know that, and you know that. But don't tell an American girl named Madeline. 你們有養寵物嗎？狗狗、貓咪、小鳥，還是獨角獸呢？我們都知道獨角獸不是真的，但可別跟 Madeline 講喔！ Madeline lives in California. She really wants a unicorn. But...

Hi, students! Have you ever heard of the phrase, "busy as a bee?" If someone is "busy as a bee", it means he or she is really busy. 你們有聽過「跟蜜蜂一樣忙」這種講法嗎？意思是這個人非常忙。 Bees are busy insects. They go to many flowers and collect pollen. That's good for flowers. Bees also build hives. The hives are their homes. And, of course, bees make honey. That's good for us. 蜜蜂是很忙碌的...

Today is Valentine's Day! A day for love. Some people love chocolate, they want to eat it all the time! Some people love their pets… but they don't want to eat them! 愛有很多種，有人愛巧克力，有人愛寵物。 Some people love helping others. A great way to do that is to donate. That means giving your stuff away for free. 還有人愛幫助別人。這些人會去捐東西。 Charity shops are where you can donate your...

Today is World Radio Day! The first radios were made over 100 years ago! 今天是世界收音機日！世界上第一個收音機出現在一百多年前！ Radios meant that, for the first time, people could sit in their homes and listen to someone talk miles away. We're used to it now with TV and the internet, but at the time it was all cool and new! 有收音機代表大家可以坐在家，就可以聽到遠方的人們在講話，這在當時是很新奇...

Happy New Year everyone! Next week will be the start of the Year of the Rabbit! 新年快樂！下星期就是兔年的開始。 Last year was the Year of the Tiger. Tigers are big, strong and brave! Rabbits are small, cute and fluffy! 老虎高大強壯而勇敢，兔子則嬌小可愛，還毛茸茸的。 In old Chinese stories, the tiger was the king of all the animals! So, in the Year of the Tiger, people are really brave! They make...

Do you have a goal? Most people have goals in life. That means they know what they want. 你有目標嗎？大部分的人都會有一些人生的目標。這意味著他們對自己想要的東西有想法。 The best goal is a clear goal. If you know exactly what you want, it is easier to get. 最好的目標就是清楚地知道你想要什麼，就更容易得到。 Recently, all the countries in the world had a big meeting called COP15 ("cop fifteen"). The...

I love eating popcorn! It's so delicious when I add some salt and butter. 我喜歡吃爆米花！加一點鹽跟奶油，真是美味。 I always eat popcorn at the movies. 我總是在看電影的時候吃爆米花。 When my family goes to the movie theater, we get a big bowl of popcorn to share together. 我們全家去電影院的時候，總會買一大桶的爆米花來分享。 In fact, did you hear what happened recently in Kaohsiung? 你有聽到最近在...

Have you ever seen a statue? It can be made of stone, or metal, or all kinds of things! 你看過雕像嗎？你可以用各種材料製作雕像。 Yesterday, In Boston, Massachusetts, they got a brand new very special statue. It's 20 feet tall and 40 feet wide. And it's made of a beautiful shiny metal called bronze. 昨天，有一座新雕像在波士頓落成了。這座雕像是用青銅做的，高 20 呎，寬 40 呎！ It was made for a famou...

Today is Public Radio Broadcasting Day. 今天是世界無線電日！ The radio has many programs: music, news, and education. 收音機會播放音樂、新聞，還有教育節目。 So, let's talk about some radio programs which do an important job in Afghanistan. 我們來聊聊阿富汗的廣播節目！ Afghanistan is a big country in Asia. Recently, that country got a new law. The law says girls can't go to school. 最近，阿富汗的新...

We get most of our heat and light from electricity. The problem is, electricity can be expensive! 我們的熱能以及光都是靠電力。但是電費很貴喔！ Thousands of years ago, in England, owning an oven was expensive too. Most people didn't have one in their home. 好幾千年以前，大多數的英國人家裡沒有窯，因為窯太貴了。 Instead of lots of little ovens, most villages had just one that was really big. They cal...

Ohhh… I hear an owl. 我聽到貓頭鷹的聲音。 Shhh… let's listen… Owls live in the forest, right? But did you know they can fly super far? Sometimes owls fly very far away from their home in the forest. But, one owl in Scotland flew too far! 貓頭鷹住在森林裡面，牠們有時候還會飛得離家很遠。但有一隻蘇格蘭的貓頭鷹不小心飛太遠了！ This owl flew far, far out over the sea. The poor owl was being attacked by...

Do you like to eat guava? It's a green fruit that grows on a tree. I'm eating some right now. Delicious! Guava is popular in Taiwan, but people in India also eat it. 你喜歡吃芭樂嗎？芭樂不只在台灣很有名，印度人也吃芭樂。 In fact, an Indian farmer named Kapil is thankful for Taiwanese guava. This fruit has made his farm successful. 有一位叫 Kapil 的印度農夫很感謝台灣的芭樂，因為芭樂讓他的農場大獲成...

We can use the power of water to make clean energy, without any smelly smoke or dirty pollution. 我們可以用水力製造乾淨的能源，還不會製造汙染跟濃煙！ That's why, high in the mountains of Switzerland, they've just built the world's biggest water battery! 現在瑞士在一座高山上，蓋了世界最大的水電池！ It's made of two huge lakes, one high above, and one down below. To make electricity, water moves sup...

Last month in America, an airline flight was cancelled. 上個月美國有一架班機被取消，不能飛。 Everyone thought they were going to be late! Until one very clever traveler, called Renee, had a very clever idea… 大家都以為他們將會晚到目的地，但名叫 Renee 的旅客想了一個好點子。 Instead of flying, Renee thought she and her daughter could drive home! Renee 覺得她跟她女兒可以開車回家！ Just then, Renee ha...

Ah! The violin. So beautiful, so peaceful, so… expensive! 小提琴聲音好好聽，可是好貴！ The most expensive violin ever made cost 20 million U.S. dollars, that's nearly 615 million NT dollars! A new violin for a beginner costs about 15,000 NT. But that's still a lot of money! 世界最貴的小提琴要兩千萬美金，將近六億一千五百萬台幣！ 初學者的小提琴大概一萬五千元台幣，但這樣還是很貴！ Do you know what th...

Do you like to play with plastic bricks? They are fun toys we can use to build things. You can use plastic bricks to build cars, houses, even castles and spaceships. 你喜歡玩塑膠積木嗎？我們可以用它蓋很多東西，像是汽車、房屋、城堡，甚至是太空船。 Now, a man named David is using these toys to build arms. 現在，一個名叫 David 的男生用塑膠積木做了一條手臂！ When David was born, his right arm was much...

A river is very strong. It takes water from the mountains to the ocean, and it's always pushing forward. A river is full of power! 河流的力量很強，可以把水從山上一路帶到海裡。 How can people use that power? On many rivers, people build a dam. A dam is a wall across the river. The dam can hold back the water, and use the river's power to make electricity for people. 人們會在河川上蓋水壩，把水攔住，...

Do you sometimes not feel like taking a shower? Wouldn't it be nice if there was some kind of machine that could clean your body? 你會不會有時候懶得洗澡呢？如果這時候有機器可以幫你洗澡，該有多好！ Imagine this: You get into a machine that looks like a big bathtub. You turn it on, sit back and relax, and 15 minutes later, you're done. Oh, and the machine also dries your hair and your body. 想像你有...

Birthdays are great! I can't wait until my birthday, when I will turn one year older. My birthday is in August. What month is your birthday? On that special day, you can add one year to your age. 每過一次生日，我們又大一歲了！我的生日在八月，你的呢？ Actually, there's one place where everybody gets older on the same day. That place is South Korea. How can this be? In South Korea, there is an old w...

For many people around the world, tomorrow is the end of the year! So, it's "Bye Bye, 2022!", and a big "Hello!" to the year 2023! Tomorrow, December 31st, is called "New Year's Eve". Because it's the last day of the year, there's always a big party! Everyone counts in the New Year together… When the New Year begins, so do the fireworks! 明天是12月31號，大家都會一起倒數新年。新年一到，就會開始放煙...

Have you ever played chess? It's a fun game. One person uses black pieces, and the other uses white pieces. Each person wants to take the other's pieces and win the game. 你有玩過西洋棋嗎？一個人拿黑棋，另一個拿白棋，兩邊會吃對方的棋子。 We can have a good time playing chess, but it can also improve our lives. Just ask Grace. She is a ten year old girl from Zimbabwe, and a star chess player. Grace...