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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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00:05:47

These Cool Farmers Battle Each Other

News For Kids ·

2026/10/05

In many places around the world, young people are farming. But they are not growing plants. They are aura farming. Aura is coolness. People say you can grow aura. That is why they call it "aura farming."現在年輕人的新流行叫做 “aura farming”，就是透過耍酷來製造氣場。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:43

A Big Pizza Surprise

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2026/10/04

A pizza shop was having a busy day. But it was going to get busier! Someone called the shop. The person ordered 18 pizzas! That is a lot of pizzas!美國一家忙碌的披薩店接到電話訂單，竟然點了18個大披薩！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:27

An Inside Night Market Open During the Day

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2026/10/01

Do you like night markets? They are loud. They have a lot of people. But they also have a lot of tasty food. You can have popcorn chicken, egg cake, and much more! There is food everywhere you go at night markets!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:06:05

Goodbye to Taipei Main Station’s Famous Floor

News For Kids ·

2026/09/30

Taiwan has some busy train stations. But the busiest one is Taipei Main Station. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people use it!台灣有好幾個繁忙的車站，其中又以台北車站進出的旅客最多。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:06:03

Metal Is Bad for Bees

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2026/09/29

Bees are important for nature. They fly from flower to flower. They get a yellow powder called p-p-p-pollen! The bees also bring pollen to flowers. This helps many fruits and vegetables grow. So bees are important for us too!蜜蜂在花朵之間飛來飛去傳遞花粉，幫助蔬菜水果生長，是很重要的昆蟲！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:42

Help Clean Up Taiwan's Beaches Every Day

News For Kids ·

2026/09/28

Beaches can look beautiful from far away. But when you go closer, maybe you will find trash! You might see bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, and more.台灣的海灘很美，但近看卻可能會發現海灘上垃圾很多。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:51

A Neighborhood for People

News For Kids ·

2026/09/27

Long ago, a man went to old towns in Europe. He saw the towns were made for people. People walked everywhere. They did not need cars.很久以前，有一名男子在歐洲小鎮旅遊，發現當地路上沒有汽車，對行人非常友善。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:34

A Big Job on a Roof

News For Kids ·

2026/09/24

In one part of New Taipei, people were very worried about a building. They called the city. City workers went to the building. They went up to the top. They looked at the roof.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:41

Time Capsule for a Big Birthday

News For Kids ·

2026/09/23

The U.S. had a big birthday this summer. It is now two hundred fifty years old! There were lots of parties. Fireworks went off! Cool planes flew in airshows!今年夏天，美國用煙火，飛行特技等等，盛大慶祝建國250周年!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:41

Yum or Yuck for Cilantro?

News For Kids ·

2026/09/22

What is small and green and has a strong smell? It is not soap. We do not wash with it. We can eat it. It is cilantro! 香菜有綠色的嫩葉，一小把就可以增添食物的香氣。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:39

Smart Trees Help Workers

News For Kids ·

2026/09/21

Many of Taiwan's roads have trees. These roadside trees are important. They make the air cooler and cleaner. They help make the roads quieter. They help keep people on sidewalks safe. And they give us something nice to look at!在馬路兩邊的樹木非常重要，不只讓空氣清新、保護行人安全，還能美化市容！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:52

Big Long Snakes on Trains

News For Kids ·

2026/09/20

King cobras are big, long snakes. They are three or four meters long. That is longer than two Taiwan cobras! Like Taiwan cobras, they are dangerous! Their venom is very strong and fast. It can kill! 眼鏡王蛇是毒蛇，體長可以到3公尺以上，比台灣眼鏡蛇長兩倍，非常危險!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:34

Taiwan's New Train Line

News For Kids ·

2026/09/17

Taiwan has a lot of train lines. Some go under the ground. Some go very fast. Some go through forests. Some go over rivers. And now, one line goes to places with lots of art! The Sanying Line is in New Taipei. The trains go to Sanxia. Hakka people have lived in Sanxia for a long time.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:49

Taipei Zoo Gets Cute Presents

News For Kids ·

2026/09/16

Taipei Zoo got two presents. They are two animals from Shanghai Zoo in China. Can you guess what kind of animals they are? Are they apes? How about lions? No, they are red pandas. Their names are Lele and Tiantian. Lele is a 3-year-old boy. Tiantian is a 2-year-old girl.臺北市立動物園獲得兩件禮物，是來自上海動物園的小貓熊，樂樂跟甜甜。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:42

Kids Are Hunting for Rocks in Parks

News For Kids ·

2026/09/15

In Taiwan's parks, kids are looking everywhere. They are looking under plants and trees. They are looking under benches where people sit. What are they looking for?最近，很多兒童在公園裡到處尋找，樹底下草裡面都找了。他們究竟在找什麼？Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:44

The Cat at the Station

News For Kids ·

2026/09/14

Have you been to Hualien Bus Station? A cute orange cat works there. But last year, he was a hungry kitten. A kitten is a baby cat! One night, station workers heard a cat meowing. Where was the cat? They looked and looked. But they did not find it.花蓮轉運站有一隻橘色的貓咪，牠是怎麼來的？之前一個晚上，車站員工聽見貓叫聲。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:50

Young Woman Learns How to Ride a Bike

News For Kids ·

2026/09/13

Do you know how to ride a bike? A young woman in South Africa knew how to do many things. But she did not know how to ride a bike. When she was a girl, she tried to learn how to ride.你會不會騎腳踏車? 南非有個年輕女孩，她會做很多事，就是不會騎腳踏車。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:30

Solar Eclipses Can Burn Your Eyes

News For Kids ·

2026/09/10

The sun is very big and very bright. We cannot look at it. Looking at it is bad for our eyes. The moon is small and bright. The sun makes it bright to us!We see the sun and the moon take turns in the sky almost every day. Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:46

Drinking Water from a Jacket

News For Kids ·

2026/09/09

You are hiking on a mountain. Your mouth is dry. You want some water. But there are no stores! Oh no! There is no clean water to drink! Hey! You need a jacket that makes drinking water! That sounds crazy, right? But scientists in the U. S. made a jacket that gets drinking water from the air!爬山的時候沒有乾淨的水喝怎麼辦呢？美國科學家發明了一件能利用空氣製造水的外套！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:05:38

Watermelons for Good Luck

News For Kids ·

2026/09/08

What can you do with a watermelon? You can eat it. You can make juice with it. Or... you can make it stand to bring good luck! What?西瓜除了拿來吃、打成西瓜汁之外，還能做什麼呢？Click HERE for the full transcript!

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