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Inuit are Indigenous peoples. They have their own language. They have their own ways of doing things. They hunt. They fish. And they live in very, very cold places.因紐特人是原住民，他們有自己的語言和生活方式。他們住在天寒地凍的地方，以捕魚跟打獵維生。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like to do what your parents do? Many kids do. One six-year-old girl does. Her mom goes to the gym. So the girl goes, with her mom. Her mom does strength training. So, the girl does!很多小朋友喜歡模仿他們爸爸媽媽的行為。這個六歲的小女孩會跟她媽媽一起去健身房，並且跟媽媽一起做力量強化訓練！Click HERE for the full transcript!

New living animals are often found in Taiwan. But sometimes people find new animals from long ago here too.在台灣，人們常會新發現已經存在的動物。偶而也會發現很久以前存在，卻一直不為人知的種類。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Scientists in the U.S. made a very small robot. How small is it? Well, it's hard to see!美國的科學家發明了一種微小的機器人，小到連肉眼都很難看見！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Are you in Taipei? Ride on Buses 611 or 287. These buses can tell you good things that will happen to you. They tell fortunes!如果你在台北的話，可以去搭搭看 611 或 287號公車！這兩路公車會告訴你未來可能會發生的好事！Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Xindian River is in New Taipei. People cross this river every day. They go to school. They go to work. Many people drive on a bridge. But some ride the ferry.新店溪位於新北市，很多人每天上學、上班都要過這條河。有些人開車，也有人選擇搭渡船到對岸。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A baby monkey is famous online. His name is Punch.有一隻小猴子在網路上非常有名，名叫 Punch。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taroko National Park is in Xiulin Township. The park has many mountains! Twenty-seven are three thousand meters tall or taller! 位於秀林鄉的太魯閣國家公園內有很多高山，其中有 27 座山高達三千公尺以上。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Egg tarts are delicious. Millions and millions are eatenevery year! But a woman in Kaohsiung did not eat hers.蛋塔味道香甜，每年大家會吃掉好幾百萬個蛋塔！但是高雄一位女士卻沒有吃到。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

How much money have you spent today? It is more than you think!你今天花了多少錢呢？可能比你想的多喔！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Wetlands are land covered in water. Taiwan has many wetlands. Go for a walk in one. You will lose your boots in the mud! Wetlands are full of life! Many animals and plants livethere.濕地是被水覆蓋的土地，有很多動物跟植物住在那裡！走在濕地上，只要一不小心鞋子就可能會陷在泥巴裡！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Have you tried wasabi? It is a spicy green paste. The paste comes from the root of wasabi plants. Wasabi plants grow in humid, cold places. They can take two years to grow!你吃過芥末嗎？芥末是一種綠色的、很嗆的調味醬，它是用山葵的根做出來的。山葵喜歡濕冷的環境，生長期長達兩年！Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Taichung, there are two mango trees in front of a house. Some people driving or walking by see the trees. They stop. They look at the trees again. There is something strange around the bottom of the trees…台中有一戶人家門口種了兩棵芒果樹。大家經過的時候都會停下來看兩眼，因為芒果樹的底部有點怪怪的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Vietnam, some old trees grow high in the mountains. Some of the trees are more than one hundred years old! Going to these trees takes many hours.越南的高山上，有一些歲數超過百年的大樹，想見到這些樹要花好幾個小時才到得了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

In the U.S., many black bears live in forests. But one bear lived under a house!美國有很多黑熊住在森林裡。但有一頭熊竟然住在一棟房子的底下！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some singers do not write their songs. But pop star Taylor Swift writes her songs. She is a songwriter!有些歌手不會自己作曲，但流行歌曲巨星泰勒絲，是自己寫歌的創作型歌手！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A rocket stands on a launch pad. That is where rockets take off. The rocket is 100 meters tall. NASA made it. NASA is the U.S. space agency.火箭矗立在發射台上，準備發射升空。這枚火箭高達100公尺，是美國太空總署製造的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: Do you like going to museums? How about libraries? Well, how about a museumbrary? Hm? What?!你喜歡參觀美術館或是圖書館嗎? 假如兩個合併在一起呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

On a mountain in Keelung, there is a stinky tofu shop. One man runs it. His name is A-hsing. Many trees are around the small shop. It has lots of signs outside. A-hsing wrote them. 基隆山上有一家臭豆腐店，老闆兼廚師，名叫阿興，他的小店外面有很多樹叢，大大的標誌都是他手寫的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A company makes cars. But now it wants to make robots! These robots have a head, two arms, and two legs. They look a little like humans. They move like humans. 一家汽車製造公司想做機器人，有頭，有四肢，看起來像人，動作也像人。Click HERE for the full transcript!

How does your school day start?你每天的上學日怎麼開始？Click HERE for the full transcript!

In South Africa, an elephant lives in a forest. Long ago, the forest was full of elephants. Now she is the last elephant there.在南非的森林裡住著一頭大象。很久以前，森林裡有很多大象，但如今只剩下她。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A man walked down a street in Yilan. He was holding an umbrella over his head.一名男子撐著傘走過宜蘭的街道。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Seven astronauts were living on the International Space Station. It is four hundred kilometers above Earth!有七位太空人住在距離地球大約四百公里的國際太空站。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Formosan sika deer are cute. Taiwan is lucky to have them. The last wild one was seen about sixty years ago! 台灣很幸運，擁有可愛的梅花鹿。但是最後一隻野生的梅花鹿，生活在六十年前。之後就沒有再看見了。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: What did you eat for lunch? Some people say:Auntie: You are what you eat.Narrator: Does that mean if you eat a sausage, you are a sausage?! No, no, no. 你今天午餐吃什麼呢？有些人說「吃什麼像什麼」，但這不代表我們吃香腸就會變成香腸了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A farm in Nantou has many cherry trees. Every year, the trees have many pink flowers. They are called cherry blossoms. Spring is the best time to see these beautiful blossoms.南投有一個農場有很多櫻花樹。春天是最適合賞櫻的季節，春天一到，樹上都會開滿粉紅色的櫻花。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Kenya, a boy lived near a lake in a big park. Many birds lived there too.在肯亞，有個小男孩住在湖邊，這個湖在大公園裡。Click HERE for the full transcript!

The weather is getting warmer all over Taiwan. But sometimes it is cold. What do you wear then? Hmmmm. Clothes with fleece inside are soft and warm…天氣變涼的時候，穿有刷毛的衣服既柔軟又保暖！Click ⁠HERE ⁠for the full transcript!

Mangrove forests grow where the land and the sea meet. They are muddy!紅樹林生長在陸地與海的交界處，那裡都是泥巴地。In Colombia, the mud in a mangrove forest is dirty. It has many very small pieces of plastic in it. Click HERE for the full transcript!

Have you been to Mingde Reservoir in Miaoli? It has fun things to watch and do. 你去過苗栗的明德水庫嗎？那裡以後會有很多好玩的新活動喔！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Dogs are great pets. Many people have dogs. They take their dogs for walks. But a man in the U.S. also does something else with dogs.狗是很棒的寵物，很多人喜歡帶狗出門散步！美國有一名男子帶狗散步的理由很特別。Click HERE for the full transcript!

There's a big festival in Neimen in Kaohsiung. It is the Song Jiang Battle Ritual!在高雄內門區，有一個盛大的活動叫做宋江陣。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Oh no! A wild animal is in danger in the city. Would you help it?一隻野生動物在城市裡碰到危急情況了！如果是你，會幫忙嗎？Click HERE for the full transcript!

We use tools every day. Tools help us do things more easily. We use rakes to clean up leaves in gardens. We use brooms to clean floors.我們每天都會用工具做事，讓生活更輕鬆！我們會用掃把掃地或是鐵耙清理樹葉。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Kids learn by doing. Sometimes doing things is not easy. This is good! Kids learn how to solve problems then.小朋友可以動手做來學習。親自動手的過程中遇到困難，他們就能學會解決問題。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In South Sudan, there is a town. Getting water was very hard work. They filled big yellow cans with water. Water is heavy. It took a long time to walk home.在南蘇丹，有一個小鎮。那裡的人用黃色的大水罐裝水。水很重，把水弄回家是辛苦工作，而且回家的路又很漫長。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A Taiwanese company is building factories in America. The company needs about one thousand of its Taiwanese workers to work there. So the workers went to America with their families.台灣一家大公司在美國設立了工廠，一千多名台灣的員工於是帶著家人移居美國。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Rainforests have insects, birds, frogs, monkeys and more. Some rainforests in Africa have African forest elephants. They eat fruit. This helps new trees grow.雨林裡有很多動物，例如昆蟲、鳥、青蛙、猴子等等。有些非洲的雨林還住著大象。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Nigeria, many people love jollof rice. This food is red. It is spicy! It tastes very good.在奈及利亞，很多人都喜歡吃加羅夫飯。這道紅色的菜餚又辣又美味！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like milk, yogurt, or cheese?你喜歡牛奶、優格、或是起司嗎？Click HERE for the full transcript!

In the Pacific Ocean near Canada, dolphins swim. They swim in groups. They hunt for food.海豚在靠近加拿大的太平洋中，成群結隊地尋找食物。Click HERE for the full transcript!

When was the last time you mailed a letter? Some people have never mailed a letter!你上一次寄信是什麼時候呢？有一些人甚至從來沒有寄過信！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A goat ran this way and that way on the streets of Taoyuan! 有一隻山羊在桃園的路上跑來跑去！Click HERE for the full transcript!

In a small town in the U.S., there is a restaurant near a train station. The restaurant has four tables. But it is not small. The tables are big and round.美國一個小鎮的火車站旁，有一間餐廳。這間餐廳有四張圓形的大桌子。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A Swedish musician bought a live octopus. He did not take it to his kitchen. He took it to his music studio! He put it in a big fish tank.一位瑞典的音樂家買了一隻活章魚。他沒有把章魚拿去廚房，而是把牠帶到工作室，放進大水族箱裡。Click HERE for the full transcript!

A man from Ethiopia lives in England. He was bored. He missed his family. So he tried something new. He learned how to ride a bike. 一名來自衣索比亞的男子現在居住在英國。他覺得很無聊，很想家，所以他學會騎腳踏車後，決定試著做一點不一樣的事情。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Have you seen U.S. money? Like Taiwan's money, U.S. money is called "dollar." One U.S. dollar has 100 cents.你有看過美國的錢幣嗎？美國錢叫做美元，一美元等於一百美分。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Clean clothes make us feel good. They smell good. They make us look good. And they feel good on us!穿著乾淨的衣服會讓人心情變好。乾淨的衣服既舒服又好看！Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Dongnan Night Market is in Yunlin. Many food stalls there sell delicious snacks on bamboo sticks.在雲林的東南夜市裡，很多攤販會賣插在竹籤上的美味小吃。Click HERE for the full transcript!