News For Kids

Every year, Taiwan has many Hungry Ghost festivals. It's a very big, very old festival. Some say it's more than two thousand years old! People honor the ghosts of family and friends who died. 台灣很多地方都會過中元節。 他大概有超過兩千多年的歷史。每年的中元節，大家會緬懷過世的親人。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oh boy, it's so hot. Let's go for a drive to cool down. 天啊，真的好熱。我們去開車兜風。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

I want to buy a new sweater. But I don't want to buy a cotton one. Cotton needs chemicals to grow faster. It needs chemicals that kill bugs. These chemicals are bad for the Earth. 我想買新的毛衣，但我不要棉花做的。棉花需要化學物質才能除蟲、長得快，可是化學物質對地球有害。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: There's a brave dog in Peru. He is a hero at a gas station! 祕魯的一個加油站裡，有一隻勇敢的狗狗英雄! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oh no! The kids didn't eat all their lunch! Did you know that food that is not eaten is called "food waste"? 糟了，這些孩子們沒有把午餐吃完，你知道剩下的食物就會變成廚餘了嗎! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Guys! Be careful… That’s an African clawed frog! That thing’s a killer! RUN!!! … Click HERE for the full transcript!

What did you do when you got your first smartphone? Did you read about how to use it? Did you ask someone for help? 第一次有智慧型手機時，你做了什麼？有人教你嗎? Click HERE for the full transcript!

"Eight, nine, ten… phew!" Exercise is hard work! But kids in Taiwan need more exercise. It's very important for good health. 呼! 運動很辛苦，但台灣的小孩需要做更多運動，這對健康非常重要。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Space looks empty! What's out there? Well, there are planets, moons, stars, and more. Are there aliens? Hmmmm ... Are there diamonds? Yes, you heard that right: diamonds! 太空看起來空蕩蕩的，有些什麼東西呢? 有行星、衛星、恆星等等。會有外星人嗎?還是鑽石? Click HERE for the full transcript!

I'm at an arcade! They have lots of driving games! But they make me carsick. 我人在遊樂場，這裡有好多賽車遊戲，但我會暈車。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Orangutans are smart apes. Sadly, there aren't many of them. Their rainforest homes are getting too small. They live in Indonesia and Malaysia. These countries are south of Taiwan. 紅毛猩猩是聰明的人猿。可惜牠們越來越少，因為居住的雨林越來越小。牠們住在東南亞國家印尼跟馬來西亞。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Good Health for Back to School   It's back to school for you! But! It's also back to catching colds... More sneezing and coughing are around you! But there are many ways to stay healthy. 嘿!該是你們回學校上課的時候囉! 但是隨著開學，越來越多身邊的人咳嗽和打噴嚏，你們也更加容易感冒，不過，有很多保持健康的好方法哦。   Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Scientists say something is flying in space. And it's near Earth. It's not a spaceship. It's not a plane. It's a rock! Huh? 科學家說地球附近有物體在飛，不是太空船或飛機，是一顆石頭！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Maybe your school has swings. Two long chains hold a seat. You hold the chains. The seat is behind you. You move back a little. Then you sit and put your feet out! Whee! 你應該玩過學校的鞦韆，手抓緊鍊子，坐在椅子上，雙腳往前伸，然後往後彎，就可以飛好高！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some dogs work at airports. Some dogs work for the police. Why? Dogs have good noses. They can smell things very well. They smell things much better than we can. They can smell things we cannot smell! 有的狗狗在機場工作，有的是警犬，因為牠們的鼻子靈敏，可以聞到我們聞不到的氣味。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan loves sports! We won the WBSC Premier12 last year! The World Masters Games were here this year. 台灣很喜歡運動，我們去年贏得世界棒球十二強，今年還舉辦世狀運! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Joss paper is burned for gods and people who have passed away. It's also called ghost money. 紙錢是活人燒給神明和已經過世的人使用，又叫做冥紙。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Playing with hula hoops is fun. You move your waist backward and forward fast. The hoop spins around and around your waist. It doesn't fall down! Do you know why? 搖呼拉圈很好玩，你有好奇過為什麼只要前後搖擺，呼拉圈就會繞著腰旋轉嗎? Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan is a great country for birdwatchers. We have about seven hundred kinds of birds. We have ducks and geese! We have pigeons and doves! We have owls! 台灣是很適合賞鳥的國家，我們有七百種不同的鳥、鴨子、鵝、鴿子跟貓頭鷹！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

People use AI every day. It writes words and makes pictures. It finds information online. And soon, it will help teachers in New Taipei City and Hsinchu City! 大家每天用 AI 寫文章、做圖片或找資料，很快地，新北跟新竹的老師也會用 AI 幫忙 ! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Antarctica is at the bottom of the world. It's a cold and windy place. A red and white bus called Ivan worked there. He took people from planes to research stations. 南極是風大寒冷的地方，那裏有一台紅白相間的依凡巴士，依凡巴士負責載科學家到研究站。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Ground control: All systems are ready... Ten... nine... eight ... Narrator: Taiwan is getting its first rocket launch site! Rockets going to space will be launched from there. 台灣將要蓋第一座火箭發射場，之後可以從這裡發射火箭到太空。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

No one knows when an earthquake might happen. But there are three things we must do when an earthquake happens: drop, cover, and hold on. Dropping to the floor can keep us safe. 地震不能預測，但我們知道怎麼應對，要趕快蹲到地上，找東西掩護並抓緊! Click HERE for the full transcript!

What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to be a chef, a police officer, or an artist? Or do you want to be a teacher, a musician, or a doctor? 你長大想做什麼? 廚師、警察、藝術家嗎?或是老師、音樂家跟醫生呢? Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taipei knows milk is good for kids. It makes bones and teeth strong and healthy. 牛奶對小朋友很重要，能讓骨頭跟牙齒更強壯。 Click HERE for the full transcript!