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News For Kids

News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan! Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.

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5:21

From Wild Goats to Pet Goats?

News For Kids ·

2024/06/13

From Wild Goats to Pet Goats? A small Italian island has about 100 people. It also has about 600 wild goats! 義大利的一座小島有差不多100位居民跟600多隻的野生山羊。 That's too many wild goats! They are a ‘biiiig’ problem. There isn't enough food for them! Now they go into people's gardens.* *They eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner there! Goodbye, beautiful flowers, fruits, and vegetables… 野生山羊真的太多了，島上沒有足夠的食物，牠們只好跑進居民的後院吃三餐，漂亮的花、蔬菜水果都沒了。 The mayor is asking for help! He wants people to take 500 goats from the

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5:20

Space Junk Zooms Over California

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2024/06/11

Space Junk Zooms Over California Do you look at the sky at night? Well, one night in California, people saw a big, bright light. It zoomed across the sky. Maybe it was a plane or a shooting star. But… it was falling to the Earth! 你會抬頭看晚上的天空嗎? 加州有一天晚上，民眾看到一道很亮的光，劃過天空。那可能是飛機或是流星。但是它卻掉到了地球上! Later, scientists said it was a piece of a rocket. Pieces of broken or old rockets and satellites are space junk. 後來科學家說那是火箭的碎片。舊的火箭、衛星的碎片都是太空垃圾。 Millions of pieces of space junk zoom around the

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5:15

Man Runs Across Africa

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2024/06/10

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 northern place. He ran through 16 countries. 這位英國男子從非洲的最南端跑到最北部，一共經過16個國家。 He had some problems during the run. Somebody stole his money and

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5:06

Dragon Boat Racing in Alabama, USA!

News For Kids ·

2024/06/09

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。 But this isn't in Taipei. Taichung? Nope. Kaohsiung? Nope. Yilan, Hualien, Pingtung, Hsinchu, or Penghu? Nope, nope, nope, nope, and nope

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5:18

Storytelling Can Change Lives

News For Kids ·

2024/06/06

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 books.* *They also got some old ice cream bikes. These bikes have a big, strong box to hold ice cream. But now they hold lots of books. The bikes are cute, colorful little

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5:14

Working at the Penguin Post Office

News For Kids ·

2024/06/05

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，這間是全世界最南邊的郵局，還有1500隻企鵝在周圍生活。 About 18,000 people visit every summer! They're cruise ship passengers. They send 80,000 letters and postcards

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5:20

Taipei 101 Stayed Strong During Earthquake

News For Kids ·

2024/06/04

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。 Taipei 101 was fine too. It's one of the tallest buildings in the world! It was built to be very strong, even during earthquakes

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5:06

One Hundred Dogs Run in Shopping Mall

News For Kids ·

2024/06/03

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 door! 這些狗從哪裡來的呢?這座中國的購物中心有一間寵物咖啡廳，裡面有100隻喜歡跟人親近的哈士奇。但是有一天，咖啡廳的門忘了關。 The dogs left their jobs

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5:23

These Astronauts Will Make History

News For Kids ·

2024/06/02

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 explore the universe with telescopes. Others use robots that take photos. And some brave scientists travel to space! These brave scientists

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5:26

Saving Bananas

News For Kids ·

2024/05/30

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。 Banana farmers are worried. A disease can kill these bananas. Farmers work hard to protect their bananas. But if the disease comes, they can't stop it

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5:13

It's Raining Marshmallows for Kids

News For Kids ·

2024/05/29

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.S. A helicopter is flying over the park. Someone in the helicopter has a very big bag! And… marshmallows are dropping from it

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5:21

Ring the Fish Doorbell

News For Kids ·

2024/05/29

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 to wait… and wait… and wait. Sometimes hungry birds find them. 有船要通過的時候，閘門就會打開，魚這時可以跟著通過。但是如果沒有船，牠們就要一直等，中途可能就會被鳥吃掉。 So a scientist made a fish

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5:28

Take a Train, Help the Earth

News For Kids ·

2024/05/27

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 in Europe. These night trains have small rooms. The rooms have beds. Some have bathrooms! Sleeper trains are hotels on wheels! Some

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5:29

Adventures Can Help Us Heal

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2024/05/26

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，他的雙腿失去知覺，現在需要坐輪椅。 Leaving the army made him very sad. He wanted to have adventures again! So he tried adventure therapy. 離開軍隊讓他很難過，他想要再次去冒險，所以他嘗試冒險治療。

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5:30

Keeping a Fox in the City Wild

News For Kids ·

2024/05/23

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't want the baby fox to get used to people. Foxes that are used to people can't live with wild foxes. 野生動物中心的工作人員不想要狐狸寶寶熟悉人類，這樣牠才能跟其他野生狐狸生活。 But foxes

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5:18

This Library Wants Cat Pictures

News For Kids ·

2024/05/22

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 lost books. Their libraries took their cards. But in one American city, the library wants these people to enjoy the library again

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5:22

Helping People Exercise from the Heart

News For Kids ·

2024/05/21

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 and people with disabilities. Many have health problems. 他每星期都會讓30多人免費在他的健身房裡運動。這些人都是年長者跟身障者，大部分都有健康問題。 They can't move easily. But they try very hard

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5:24

Art for the Paris Olympics

News For Kids ·

2024/05/20

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 years to make the artwork! That's almost as many years as some athletes take to get ready for the Olympics! It was a lot of hard work

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5:25

Family Finds Dinosaur Footprints

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2024/05/19

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，看到八個恐龍的大腳印。 They were very excited. They were walking where dinosaurs walked! 他們非常興奮，因為他們就走在恐龍走過的地方。 If we walk on a beach today, our footprints

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5:31

The Solar Eclipse and Citizen Scientists

News For Kids ·

2024/05/16

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蔽太陽。但我們還是可以看到日冕，是暗黑的月球周圍一圈白白、模糊的光。 The sun’s wind, the solar wind, comes out of the corona. The solar wind is very strong. It affects the

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