Rainbow Dress, Digital License Plates, a Filipino's Second World Record

In today's news, with Paz and Nancy: Amsterdam's Rainbow Dress, digital license plates, and a Filipino athlete with two world records. Stay tuned and don't go anywhere, these stories are coming up next! ________________________________ 阿姆斯特丹彩虹裙亮相台北 Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Displayed in Taipei The month of October is observed as LGBT History Month in many countries around the world. 10 月在世界許多國家被視為 LGBT 歷史月。 That includes Taiwan, too! On Saturday, the 20th Taiwan LGBT Pride Parade (第20屆臺灣同志遊行) took place at the Taipei City Hall Plaza. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. LGBT是女同性戀者、男同性戀者、雙性戀者與跨性別者的英文首字母縮略字。 The event featured many options for visitors to enjoy, including a Rainbow Market, stage shows, and speeches from advocacy groups (倡導團體). One of the special attractions was the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress. It's 16 meters wide, and is made up of flags from 68 countries where homosexuality is illegal. 它 16 米寬，由來自 68 個同性戀非法國家的國旗組成。 The dress' creators remove a country's flag when it legalizes homosexuality (同性戀合法化). They replace (取代) it with a rainbow flag when that happens. That means the dress is a "living" work of art, because it changes and evolves over time. 這件彩虹裙是一件"活"的藝術品，因為它會隨著時間而變化和演變。 Since 2016, only nine countries' flags have been removed. The dress has traveled around the world in the last six years. ________________________________ 美國加州批准電子車牌 California State Approves Digital License Plates Quick! What kind of information can you collect when you see a vehicle breaking the law? Why, you write down the license plate number (車牌號), of course! The US State of California has recently passed a law making it legal to use digital license plates on vehicles. 美國加州最近通過了一項法律，規定在車輛上使用電子車牌是合法的。 Right now, only one company makes these types of electric license plates. They're calling them "Rplates", and it has an e-ink screen (電子墨水屏). It looks like a regular tablet (平板), like an iPad, but the screen looks and feels like paper. E-ink screens can show images even without electricity! 即使沒有電，電子墨水屏幕也可以顯示圖像！ People with digital license plates can handle their paperwork (處理他們的證件) online, and manage the license (管理車牌) using an app on their phone. People who use these digital license plates can also customize (定制) the messages displayed on it. For example, if the car has been stolen, the owner can change the message to let other people know. The license plates can also track the cars (追?車輛)… Although some people feel that it could be a privacy problem (隱私問題). It's also quite expensive. The technologically-advanced (科技先進的) license plates cost almost 10-thousand NT a year! ________________________________ 菲律賓運動員打破另一項跳繩記錄 Filipino Athlete Breaks Another Jump Rope Record The Guinness World Records has a long list of incredible feats achieved by human beings. 金氏世界紀錄上有很多人類取得的令人難以置信的壯舉。 From making the biggest pizza in the world to becoming the fastest man alive, it's amazing what people can do when they set a goal and work hard. Most people might celebrate this kind of achievement (成就) and move on, but one Filipino athlete decided he wanted to go further (更進一步). Ryan Alonzo, who is also known as "Skipman," has set his second Guinness World Record in jump rope! Jump rope is a high-intensity activity that uses all the muscles in the body. 跳繩是一項高強度的活動，需要用到全身所有的肌肉。 There are different ways you can jump over a rope, including freestyle, crossover, and double -under skips. 可以用多種方式跳繩，包括自由式、交叉式和雙下跳。 And Alonzo broke world records in two jumping styles. He set a record in 2021 for performing 40,980 double-under skips in under 12 hours. That means the rope goes around the body twice in a single jump. 繩子在一次跳躍中繞著身體兩次。 And this month, Alonzo completed 3,371 consecutive crossovers (連續交叉式跳). That's done by crossing the arms in and out while skipping over the rope. 在跳繩時將雙臂交叉進出來完成的。 Alonzo says having endurance (耐力) was important for both records. It shows that practice and determination (練習和決心) are useful when you want to reach a goal. ________________________________ Now, let's quickly review today's stories: Taipei held the 20th LGBT Pride Month on October 29th. One of the special attractions was the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress. It's a "living" work of art made up of flags from 68 countries where homosexuality is illegal. ________________________________ The US State of California has recently passed a law making it legal to use digital license plates on vehicles. They're called "Rplates", and are made using an e-ink screen. People with digital license plates can conveniently handle their paperwork online. ________________________________ And, Ryan Alonzo is a Filipino athlete. He has set two Guinness World Records in jump rope. ________________________________ And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!