Diamond Market, Cruise Life, Weeknd Spotify

作者，配音，編輯：(Nancy) 第二配音員：(Hope) Hi there, it's time for a new episode of News Bites… I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Hope Ngo. In today's episode… A diamond from the vegetable market, life on a cruise ship, and a new Spotify record. All that and more, coming up next! ________________________________ 菜市場還有鑽石？ Man Finds Diamond at Vegetable Market We go to traditional markets (菜場) for a lot of things. We can buy fruits and vegetables there. We can also get meat there. But how about a diamond (鑽石)? A man in Kaohsiung went to the market one day. He says he went to buy a drink. And something shiny caught his eye (吸引他的目光). He says he passed by this same place for three days. And every time he passed by, he saw something sparkling (閃亮) on the ground. He thought it was glass (玻璃). And finally, on the fourth day, he decided to see what it was. When he picked it up, he found out it was a diamond! He was shocked (震驚). He put the diamond in a plastic bag. And he took it to a police station. Police say the diamond is about 0.5 carats. And if it is a natural diamond (天然鑽石), it would be worth around $20,000 NT. People who live close by say they have not seen anyone looking for the diamond. And police say anyone who says they are the owner must show proof. 警方也說如果要來認領鑽石，需要提供相關的證據，而警方也會釐清。 ________________________________ 住郵輪環遊世界 Live on a Cruise Ship Many people enjoy going on cruises (郵輪) for vacation. They stay on a huge ship for days. They enjoy delicious food, and fun shows on the ship. It's a great getaway (放假、小旅行). But what if you could LIVE on the cruise ship? A company is offering a chance to live on a cruise ship for years. The MV Gemini has 400 rooms. It can carry around 1,000 passengers. The cruise ship sets sail from Istanbul in November this year. And it will go on a round-the-world trip. The trip will be 3 years long. The company says the ship will take passengers (乘客) to 135 countries. The ship will visit all seven continents of the world. And passengers will be able to see many famous sites (觀光景點). They would visit India's Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu, and many other sites. 這三年內，遊客可以搭著郵輪去世界各地的觀光聖地，包括泰姬瑪哈陵、吉薩金字塔群、和馬丘比丘。 The ship will also stop at more than 100 tropical islands (熱帶島). And if passengers get tired of being on land, they can enjoy fun on the ship itself. The company says the ship has many restaurants and shows. There's also a library, and offices with meeting rooms. There's even a hospital that's open 24 hours a day. Sounds like an amazing trip right? How much will a ticket cost? $30,000 US dollars for each person, each year. That's about $900,000 NT (九十萬台幣). ________________________________ 威肯又創Spotify新紀錄 The Weeknd Breaks Spotify Record The Weeknd has broken a Spotify record. The singer and songwriter is the first to hit 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. That's compared with (和…比較) The Beatles with 27 million monthly listeners. Madonna has 23 million, and Michael Jackson has 34 million. The musician with the second-most monthly listeners is Miley Cyrus. She has 82.5 million monthly listeners. And The Weeknd also has the most-played song of all time on Spotify. "Blinding Lights" has been played 3.4 billion times on the music-streaming service. 威肯的 "Blinding Lights"是Spotify上播放次數最多的歌曲。 ________________________________ So, in today's News Bites: A man in Kaohsiung went to the market one day, and found a diamond on the ground. He took it to a police station. Police say the diamond is about 0.5 carats, and could be worth around $20,000 NT. ________________________________ A company is offering a chance to live on a cruise ship for 3 years. The cruise ship will take passengers to 135 countries to see many famous sites. Tickets cost $900,000 NT for each person, each year. ________________________________ And, The Weeknd has broken a Spotify record. The singer and songwriter is the first to hit 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The musician with the second-most monthly listeners is Miley Cyrus, with 82.5 million monthly listeners. ________________________________ And that's today's episode of News Bites!