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.
Young Man Runs to Be the World’s Fastest
A sprint is a short, fast run. The world’s fastest sprinter is Usain Bolt. He has eight Olympic gold medals! He is the world's fastest in the 100-meter sprint. He is the world's fastest in the 200-meter sprint too!
短跑賽是緊張刺激的比賽，世界上最快的飛毛腿尤塞恩·波特，是八面奧運金牌得主，也是男子一百米和兩百米短跑的世界紀錄保持人！
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Grandma in the Baseball Game
What do you think grandmas do? Well, in Taiwan, one grandma went to a baseball game. But she did not watch it. She was the star!
阿嬤通常都在做什麼？ 在台灣，有一位阿嬤參加了一場棒球賽，但她不是觀眾，而是場上的球星！
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Big Umbrellas for Taiwan’s Cities
Summer is very hot in Taiwan! The sun is very strong. Walking outside is not fun. We get sweaty very fast!
台灣的夏天很熱，只要一出門就會全身是汗！
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Kind Man Finds Way to Make Rats Stay Away
A rat is in a warehouse. It is looking for food. It sniffs. It scratches. It chews. It bites! The rat thinks it is safe. But something is hunting it!
有一隻老鼠在倉庫裡東聞聞、西抓抓，還到處啃咬。 老鼠以為他很安全，但其實有東西正在準備獵捕牠！
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A Big Beautiful Balloon in a Backyard
Hot air balloons are very big balloons. They go high in the sky.
A big basket is under each balloon. A pilot and riders are in it.
熱氣球非常巨大，可以飛到高空。熱氣球下方有一個大籃子，搭載飛行員跟乘客。
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Boy Wins Taiwan’s First Skateboarding Medal
Taiwan has a new champion! He is a skateboarder. He won a silver medal! And he is eleven years old!
一名十一歲的台灣小男孩在亞洲錦標賽獲得了滑板銀牌！
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Fans Go to Temples for Concert Tickets
Do you like going to concerts? It is exciting to see your favorite singers!
你有去演唱會追星過嗎? 親眼看到喜歡的歌手會很開心!
But sometimes good tickets are hard to get. They sell fast! So some fans stay up late to get tickets online. Some learn to type fast. Then they can get tickets online fast!
熱門的票券經常很難搶，所以很多粉絲會想盡辦法弄到票。
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A VERY Hungry Ghost Festival
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。
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The Kites of India
In India, people fly kites. They have been flying kites for hundreds of years. At festivals, thousands of colorful kitesfly. Some people fly them from the tops of buildings! Kites high in the sky are beautiful!
印度人喜歡放風箏，這項活動已經有好幾百年的歷史。每到節慶的時候，就能看到成千上萬個彩色風箏在空中飛揚，非常美麗！
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Do These Chimps Want New Jobs?
One day at a zoo in Kaohsiung, chimpanzees had newspapers and books! The chimps put them close to their faces. They looked and looked at them.
有一天，高雄的某一座動物園裡有黑猩猩在讀報紙和書！
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Man Runs to Help Scientists and Blind People
Narrator: Scientists around the world worry about blindness. When people cannot see, their lives are not easy. So one blind man ran a marathon. That is more than 42 kilometers! People gave him money for running. He helps blind people and scientists with the money.
當人們看不見的時候，生活會變得很困難。一位失明的男子決定挑戰馬拉松賽！許多人捐款給他，而他用這個錢來支持視障人士和科學研究。
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Taiwan has World’s Best Latte Art Maker
Some people can make pretty pictures... in coffee! They make them with very, very small milk bubbles. The pictures are called latte art.
有些人可以在咖啡的表面，用很小的牛奶泡泡畫出各種圖案，這叫做咖啡拉花。
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Rice Seeds Feel the Sound of Rain
What makes seeds grow into plants?
是什麼讓種子長成一棵一棵植物？
We put seeds in water or the ground. We do this when the weather is good for them. We water seeds in the ground. Then we wait. The seeds start to grow.
天氣好的時候播種，把種子放進土裡或水中，並且替土裡的種子澆水。然後就等它發芽。
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A Little Dark Chocolate Might Be Good for You
Did you know our bodies can be younger or older than we are? Maybe you are ten, but your body is twelve!
你可知道，我們身體的年齡可能會比實際年齡年輕或者年老呢?
Our bodies' age shows how worn out our cells are. How do scientists know they are wearing out?
身體年齡從細胞衰退的程度可以看出來。那麼科學家怎麼知道細胞正在衰退呢？
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Man Makes News About a Road
In India, one place has big mountains around it. In the winter, there is one road to the place. This road is important. Every day, many trucks and cars use it. It is in the mountains.
印度有一個地方被高山環繞。冬天的時候，只有一條山間道路可以通往那裡。每天都有許多車輛行駛在這條重要的山路上。
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A Long, Crazy Drive to South Africa
Do you like to go for long drives? How long is your longest drive?
Two men wanted to go for a very long drive. They wanted to start in the U.K. They wanted to drive to South Africa! How crazy!
你喜歡開車長途旅行嗎？有兩名男子有個瘋狂的想法。他們想從英國出發，一路開車到南非！
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TV for Dogs
Who’s a good dog?!
Dogs are great! When we come home, they show us love and happiness! They make us laugh. They make us walk! We play with them.
回到家的時候，狗狗會用愛與快樂讓我們開懷大笑！我們和狗狗出門散步、玩遊戲，度過快樂的時光。
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Two Brothers Make a Change
Two brothers lived in a big city in India. Lots of people burn trash there. That makes the air dirty. The dirty air made the older brother cough a lot.
在印度，很多人燒垃圾，導致空氣變得很髒。有一對兄弟住在印度的大城市裡，髒空氣讓哥哥經常咳嗽。
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The Possum at the Airport
Many airports have gift shops. An airport in Australia has a gift shop. It sells cute stuffed animals and many other things.
很多機場都有禮品店。澳洲一座機場的禮品店內可以買到可愛的絨毛娃娃！
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The Smart Kumquat Farm
Do you know what kumquats are? They are a small orange fruit. They are sweet and sour.
你知道金棗嗎？金棗是一種酸酸甜甜的柑橘類水果。
Two farmers in Yilan grow kumquats. They grow them in very smart ways!
有兩位在宜蘭的果農用很聰明的方式種植金棗！
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Taiwan VR Movie with Indigenous Story Wins Awards
Have you seen a VR movie? You put on a headset. The movie starts. And… you are in the movie! You can walk around. You can go anywhere you want! Everything looks real. But it is not!
你有看過虛擬實境VR電影嗎？把裝置戴在頭上之後，就好像置身在電影裡面！你可以到處走，眼前所有的景色都超逼真！
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Hero Rat Gets Statue
Some countries have wars. Afterwards, people try to build their lives again. But in a few countries, many cannot. Landmines are everywhere.
有些國家在打完仗之後需要重建，但是到處都埋著地雷，讓重建變得非常困難。
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No More Running for Taiwan’s Little Green Men
Have you seen little green men? Some of them wear hats. They are everywhere!
你有看過小綠人嗎？小綠人隨處可見，有些頭上還戴著帽子！
These little green men are on crossing signals. They help us know when we can safely walk across the street.
小綠人會出現在十字路口，告訴我們什麼時候可以安全地過馬路。
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Pet Walks in Socks
One day in Kaohsiung, a car stopped at a red light. A woman was crossing the street. She was pushing a cart. She was walking with her pet. It was a big tortoise! And, it was wearing socks! Huh?!
高雄一位女子正在過馬路。她推著一台小推車，還帶著她的寵物，一隻穿襪子的陸龜！
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Dragon Boat World Records
Ready, set... Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
端午節快樂！龍舟比賽正式開始了！
Many dragon boat teams want a world record. They want their boat to be the fastest or the biggest. They want to be the best!
很多龍舟隊都想創下世界紀錄，讓自己的龍舟成為最快、最大，最厲害的龍舟！
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A Friend to Every Orangutan
One day, a scientist went to Borneo. She wanted to study orangutans. She studied them there for fifty years! Whoa!
有一天，一位科學家想研究紅毛猩猩，所以她就去了婆羅洲。她在那裡總共研究了五十年！
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A Song for Taiwan’s Brave Firefighters
Firefighters keep us safe. They put out fires. They help when no one else can. They are very brave.
消防員撲滅火災，在沒有人能幫忙的時候伸出援手，保護我們的安全。他們非常勇敢！
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Woman Finds Good Use for Broken Glass
In the U.S., some glass is recycled. But most glass goes to landfills. Glass can take one million years to break down. That’s not good for the environment! But one woman is recycling glass.
在美國，有些玻璃會被回收，但大部分的玻璃最後都會出現在垃圾掩埋場。玻璃需要一百萬年才能被分解，這很傷害環境！但現在，有一位女子正在努力回收玻璃。
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Kids Are the Chess Pieces on this Chessboard
Qipan is a village in Yunlin. "Qipan" means chessboard. And yes, Qipan loves Chinese chess! The game is good for the brain. Players have to listen, think, and plan.
在雲林的棋盤村，很多村民都喜歡下象棋！這種遊戲對大腦很好，因為玩家必須懂得聆聽、思考跟做計畫。
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Making Butter Makes Running Better
Narrator: A woman and her friend are running. They are having fun. Her backpack is shaking. Something inside is moving. It is cream and a little salt.
有一名女子跟她的朋友正在開心的跑步。她揹著一個後背包，包包裡的東西不停地晃來晃去。原來，背包裡面裝的是鮮奶油跟一點點鹽！
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Octopuses Are Taking Over!
What is in the ocean in the south of England? They have big heads! They have eight arms! Aaaahhh! Octopuses are taking over! There are too many!
英國南部的海洋裡有什麼生物呢？牠們有大大的頭，還有八隻像手臂的腕足！原來，是章魚正在佔領這片海域！
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Boy Crushes Cans to Help People
A 13-year-old boy in the U. K. likes to help people. He buys food for a foodbank. Some people cannot buy food. The foodbank gives them food.
一名在英國的13歲男孩很喜歡幫助別人。他會捐食物給食物銀行，這種銀行是幫助救濟買不起飯吃的人。
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Dogs Show Scientists a Way to Save Lives
Narrator: A woman in England had a dog. One day, the dog smelled the woman's mouth. Her dog smelled it again and again!
英國有一位女士養了隻狗。有一天，這隻狗不斷的聞她的嘴巴，聞了一次又一次！
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These Birds Do Not Fly Away from a Fight
What is going on? Is it a fight? Is it a game? Or is it something else?
到底發生什麼事了？這兩隻鳥在打架嗎，還是他們在玩遊戲？
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Star’s Light Shows Scientists a Surprise
One day, scientists looked at a star. Before, the star's light stayed the same. But then it went off and on many times!
科學家們正在觀察一顆星星。這顆星的光以前都很穩定，但是最近它開始閃爍個不停！
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These Delivery Women Do More Than Deliver
Narrator: Eh? There is someone at the door! Who is it?
Delivery woman: How are you today, sir?
Narrator: Ah! It is the delivery woman! She is smiling. She is wearing a uniform. And she is holding some very small drinks.
有人按門鈴！打開門看，原來是送飲料的阿姨！她面帶笑容，穿著制服，手上拿著幾瓶小小的飲料。
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A Summer of Sports in Taiwan for Kids
This year, Taiwan has a great summer of sports for kids!
今年夏天，台灣會有很多很精彩的兒童運動活動喔！
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Sidewalk Art for Rainy Days
How does rain make you feel? Rain makes some people sad.
下雨會讓你有什麼感覺？有些人在雨天心情低落。
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Young Amis People Keep the Amis Ways Alive
In Hualien, there is a very old village. It's Taibalang Tribal Village. People of the Amis tribe live there.
花蓮的太巴塱（ㄌㄤˇ）部落中住著許多阿美族人。
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Pingtung’s Park of Playgrounds
It has sand and stairs. It has metal bars and puzzles. Happy kids are running around. Some are swinging up in the air! What is this place? It is a playground!
公園裡有沙坑，有攀爬架跟益智遊戲！小朋友跑來跑去，有的盪鞦韆盪得好高。
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