Youth Orchestra, A Statue for Kindness, and Old Jewelry that Looks New

In today's news, with Nancy and Clifford: A search for young musicians, a statue for kindness, and old jewelry that looks new. All that and more, coming up next! ________________________________ 國家青年交響樂團2023年成立 National Symphony Youth Orchestra Looking for Young Musicians Are you a musician? The National Symphony Orchestra is going to set up a youth orchestra (青年交響樂團) next year. The orchestra says it wants to help young musicians grow and learn. The NSO will hold auditions for musicians between 12 and 25 years old. And the orchestra will pick around 70 people. These 70 young musicians will go through an education program. The program will be held at the Northern Miaoli Art Center (苗北藝文中心). Then the group will give its first concert there in July. The youth orchestra will also hold four or five concerts around Taiwan. 樂團將招募約70位全台各地的年輕音樂家，經過二週的樂團排練、課程後在各縣市舉辦4到5場音樂會。 They will play both classic (古典) and contemporary (現代) music. The NSO hopes the youth orchestra can become cultural ambassadors for Taiwan. ________________________________ 仁慈的雕像 A Statue for Being Kind There are many statues (雕像) around the world. Most of them are statues of famous people, like kings, queens, and presidents. But there is a new statue in the U.K. that honors (尊敬 ) a woman for being kind. The woman's name is Jo Newby, and she has been a volunteer for 20 years. During that time as a volunteer, she fostered 92 children. Jo在20年中照顧了92名寄養兒童。 But she's not just a foster mom. Jo Newby also started a special football club (足球俱樂部) in her town. All children are welcome, including those who have disabilities (身心障礙). Local coaches say the club is important. They say there is no other program like it in the area where they live. The new statue is four meters tall, and is made with recycled material (回收材料). The statue shows Jo holding football shoes in one hand. And in the other hand, she holds 92 balloons to symbolize (代表) all her foster children. Jo doesn't think she has done anything to deserve (該得到) the statue. She says all she thinks about is the children she helps, and making sure they feel happy, included (被接受) and safe. She also believes that any act of kindness makes a difference. ________________________________ 考古學家發現千年維京首飾 Scientists Find Ancient Jewelry that Looks New An archaeologist is a scientist that studies history by looking for, and discovering antiques and artifacts (古老文物). To do this, they have to travel to faraway places (遙遠的地方). So when they finally find things that show them how people lived hundreds of years ago, they get very excited. Archaeologists in Sweden made one such discovery recently (最近). They found treasure that they think is about 1,000 years old! The treasure was hidden in a pot. There are rings, pearls, and coins made of silver. The archaeologists were very excited because they said the jewelry looked almost completely new. 考古學家說這些古老的首飾看起來像是新的。 Some of the coins did not come from the area. Instead, they came from France, England, Bohemia and Bavaria. The French coin is important, because the archaeologists say it is very rare (稀有). They think the coin was made during the 10th century, A.D. The artifacts were buried under the floor of a building. The building is in an area where Vikings (維京人) lived for several hundred years. Scientists still don't know why such valuable things were buried like that. But they want to find out. ________________________________ So, in today's News Bites: The National Symphony Orchestra is going to set up a youth orchestra next year. The NSO will hold auditions for musicians between 12 and 25 years old. And the orchestra will pick around 70 people. ________________________________ A new statue in the U.K. honors a woman for being kind. Jo Newby has fostered 92 children over 20 years. She also started a special football club that welcomes all children. ________________________________ And… Archaeologists in Sweden found treasure that they think is about 1,000 years old! There are rings, pearls, and coins made of silver. The archaeologists were very excited because they said the jewelry looked almost completely new. ________________________________ And that's today's episode of News Bites!