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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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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？ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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！Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。Click HERE for the full transcript!

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。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Last summer, a young dolphin came to Venice,Italy. It is a bottlenose dolphin. Its nose looks like a bottle!去年夏天，一隻年輕的海豚來到了義大利的威尼斯。牠的鼻子跟嘴巴長長的，看起來就像瓶子，所以也叫做「瓶鼻海豚」。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

In Thailand, a man took some things from a house. It was not his house. And those things cost a lot of money! They cost almost two million Taiwan dollars!泰國一名男子從別人家裡偷走了東西，那些東西價值將近兩百萬台幣！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

A thirteen-year-old boy, his mom, and his younger brother and sister went to the beach. They had fun! They paddled a small boat. They rode two paddleboards.一個十三歲的男孩和他的媽媽跟弟弟妹妹去海邊玩。他們一起划小船，玩立式划槳，非常開心！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Many kids like cute characters. Some grownups like them too. Some characters are in comic books or video games. Some are on trading cards and stickers. Many are toys too.很多大人跟小朋友都喜歡可愛的角色。漫畫書或電玩裡的可愛角色會被印在卡片跟貼紙上，也會被做成玩具！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

Parks are great places to learn about nature. Taiwan has many interesting parks.公園很適合學習有關大自然的一切，台灣有很多有趣的公園。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Someone in Japan gave gold to a city! No one knows who the person is. The gold was a big surprise. The person gave 21 kilograms of gold! 有人送了日本一座城市二十一公斤的黃金！贈送的人隱姓埋名，黃金是意外的驚喜。 Click HERE for the full transcript

Taiwan has all kinds of temples. It has big temples and small temples. It has old temples. It has temples in cities. It has temples in the mountains. And there, they stay.台灣有各式各樣的寺廟。寺廟有大有小，有新有舊，有在市區的也有在山林間的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like anime or comics? How about games or esports? Lots of teens like them very much. Some dream of jobs in anime, comics, games, or esports! But… where can they learn how to do these dream jobs?你喜歡動畫或漫畫，電腦遊戲或是競賽嗎？很多青少年喜愛這些東西，也希望做跟它們有關聯的工作！但是，要去哪裡學相關的技能呢？ Click HERE for the full transcript!

A family could not find their little boy. No one could find him. Everyone was worried. The boy was three years old.有一家人的小孩不見了！大家都找不到他，小孩才三歲，讓人非常擔心。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Narrator: When people take a plane, they sit down. Then they wait for the plane to fly. But sometimes they have to wait and wait! 大家上了飛機之後坐好，等待飛機起飛。但有時候，可能要等了又等！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

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!