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News For Kids
Hosted by ICRT · EN
News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan!
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
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The Kites of India
5d ago00:05:57Tap to summarizeIn India, people fly kites. They have been flying kites for hundreds of years. At festivals, thousands of colorful kitesfly. Some people fly them from the tops of buildings! Kites high in the sky are beautiful!印度人喜歡放風箏，這項活動已經有好幾百年的歷史。每到節慶的時候，就能看到成千上萬個彩色風箏在空中飛揚，非常美麗！ Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.
Transcribe →Do These Chimps Want New Jobs?
1w ago00:05:26Tap to summarizeOne day at a zoo in Kaohsiung, chimpanzees had newspapers and books! The chimps put them close to their faces. They looked and looked at them.有一天，高雄的某一座動物園裡有黑猩猩在讀報紙和書！Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →Man Runs to Help Scientists and Blind People
1w ago00:05:40Tap to summarizeNarrator: Scientists around the world worry about blindness. When people cannot see, their lives are not easy. So one blind man ran a marathon. That is more than 42 kilometers! People gave him money for running. He helps blind people and scientists with the money.當人們看不見的時候，生活會變得很困難。一位失明的男子決定挑戰馬拉松賽！許多人捐款給他，而他用這個錢來支持視障人士和科學研究。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →Taiwan has World’s Best Latte Art Maker
1w ago00:05:43Tap to summarizeSome people can make pretty pictures... in coffee! They make them with very, very small milk bubbles. The pictures are called latte art.有些人可以在咖啡的表面，用很小的牛奶泡泡畫出各種圖案，這叫做咖啡拉花。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →Rice Seeds Feel the Sound of Rain
2w ago00:05:24Tap to summarizeWhat makes seeds grow into plants?是什麼讓種子長成一棵一棵植物？ We put seeds in water or the ground. We do this when the weather is good for them. We water seeds in the ground. Then we wait. The seeds start to grow.天氣好的時候播種，把種子放進土裡或水中，並且替土裡的種子澆水。然後就等它發芽。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →A Little Dark Chocolate Might Be Good for You
2w ago00:05:30Tap to summarizeDid you know our bodies can be younger or older than we are? Maybe you are ten, but your body is twelve!你可知道，我們身體的年齡可能會比實際年齡年輕或者年老呢?Our bodies' age shows how worn out our cells are. How do scientists know they are wearing out?身體年齡從細胞衰退的程度可以看出來。那麼科學家怎麼知道細胞正在衰退呢？ Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →Man Makes News About a Road
2w ago00:05:33Tap to summarizeIn India, one place has big mountains around it. In the winter, there is one road to the place. This road is important. Every day, many trucks and cars use it. It is in the mountains. 印度有一個地方被高山環繞。冬天的時候，只有一條山間道路可以通往那裡。每天都有許多車輛行駛在這條重要的山路上。Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →A Long, Crazy Drive to South Africa
2w ago00:05:37Tap to summarizeDo you like to go for long drives? How long is your longest drive?Two men wanted to go for a very long drive. They wanted to start in the U.K. They wanted to drive to South Africa! How crazy!你喜歡開車長途旅行嗎？有兩名男子有個瘋狂的想法。他們想從英國出發，一路開車到南非！Click HERE for the full transcript!
Transcribe →TV for Dogs
2w ago00:05:39Tap to summarizeWho’s a good dog?! Dogs are great! When we come home, they show us love and happiness! They make us laugh. They make us walk! We play with them.回到家的時候，狗狗會用愛與快樂讓我們開懷大笑！我們和狗狗出門散步、玩遊戲，度過快樂的時光。 Click HERE for the full transcript
Transcribe →Two Brothers Make a Change
3w ago00:05:39Tap to summarizeTwo brothers lived in a big city in India. Lots of people burn trash there. That makes the air dirty. The dirty air made the older brother cough a lot.在印度，很多人燒垃圾，導致空氣變得很髒。有一對兄弟住在印度的大城市裡，髒空氣讓哥哥經常咳嗽。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
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