News For Kids

2026年11月5日

Taipei had big parades on two nights. People came from all over Taiwan and the world. Musicians played music. Dancers danced on the street. Three big elephants walked on the street with them! The elephants' heads slowly went up and down. Their big ears slowly moved. A rider sat on each elephant! Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年11月5日

Dogs can do many things. They can play with us. They can make us happy. They can find things with their noses. And they can hear very well. Scientists found something else dogs can do. Dogs can understand the feelings we show on our faces! 你有養狗狗嗎？你的狗狗會陪你玩嗎？科學家居然發現，狗狗通人性，能讀懂我們的心情好壞！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年11月3日

What happens when it rains? Cars turn on their windshield wipers. Motorcycle riders put on raincoats. People open their umbrellas. Everyone tries to stay dry. But In Taipei, four junior high school kids got wet. 下雨天的時候，大家都不想淋雨，但在台北，卻有四名國中生在淋雨。發生了甚麼事呢？ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年11月2日

Last year, big typhoons came to Hualien. The heavy rain caused landslides. Rocks and dirt fell down the mountains. The landslides took away many trees and other plants. This is bad for the mountains. Trees and plants help hold dirt. They keep the mountains strong. 去年，一場很大颱風在花蓮造成土石流，帶走很多樹木和植物。山坡上的樹木和植物對水土保持很重要，要怎麼辦呢? Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年11月1日

Have you played tug of war? Two teams hold a big rope. There is a line between the teams. Both teams pull and pull! The team that pulls the other team across the line wins! 拔河是有趣的比賽，兩支隊伍握著繩子兩端，用力向後拉，把對方拉過中線就獲勝。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月29日

Bats fly at night. Many hang upside down. There are many kinds of bats. Taiwan has more than thirty kinds! Its biggest one is about 20 centimeters long. This bat's open wings are up to one meter wide! Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月28日

We do not know a lot about the ocean and its plants and animals. To learn more, scientists in the U.S. made a robot that can fly! It can also dive into water and swim. All of these are very hard for robots to do. 為了多多了解海洋和海洋生物，美國的科學家造了一個能飛行，潛水和游泳的機器人。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月27日

There is a new big park in Taiwan! It's in a very big old building in Kaohsiung! Yes, it is indoors! And it is the size of two soccer fields. Wow! 高雄一棟老建築裡，一座室內遊樂園最近開幕了，占地有兩個足球場那麼大！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月26日

Singapore wants its people to spend less time scrolling. It wants them to read more books. So now it has a fun new plan! 新加坡希望人民少滑手機、多看書，於是推出了一個有趣的計畫。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

2026年10月25日

In September, it rained... and rained... and rained. It was very wet in Kaohsiung! 九月的高雄下雨下個不停，整個城市都變得非常潮濕！ When it rains so much, the air in homes can get wet. That makes things in homes wet. When things stay wet, mold can grow. 一旦房屋裡的空氣和物品充滿濕氣，就可能造成發霉。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月22日

Chocolate is delicious. It can be sweet. It can be bitter. It can have fruit or nuts. And it can be Swiss. It can be Japanese! But did you know it can be Taiwanese? Taiwan has been making chocolate for a short time. About 25 years ago, some farmers started to grow cacao trees. Taiwan’s hot and humid weather made them easy to grow. Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月21日

Taiwan has robots in some restaurants. But it does not have them on sidewalks. In five cities in the U.S., new robots are moving on sidewalks. 台灣有些餐廳會僱用機器人，而在美國五座城市，新式的機器人卻出現在人行道上。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月20日

What can you do to pay less for something? You can look at the prices in two or three stores. You can wait for a big sale. And at one place, you can dance to pay less! 怎麼樣用比較少的錢買到東西？可以貨比三家、等待大減價，或是用跳舞來打折！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月20日

Long ago, some important people lived in a big castle. It is in Japan. It is made of wood and stone. It is VERY heavy. 在很久以前的日本，一座用木材和石材建造的城堡不只很重，還住了很多重要人物。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月18日

In Uganda, a young girl helped in her family’s shop. She picked out tomatoes that were no good anymore. No one could eat them. She had to throw them away. Every morning, the girl did this. Lots of tomatoes went bad. It made her sad. 烏干達一個年輕女孩在自家的店裡幫忙，她每天都要丟掉好多爛番茄。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月15日

Barcelona is one of the most famous soccer teams in the world. It is in Spain. Some of the world’s best soccer players have played on this team. Barcelona has a soccer school. It looks for young soccer players around the world. It asks these kids to come to the school. This school is free! Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月14日

In many countries, many, many dogs and cats do not have a home. Taiwan also has too many stray dogs and cats. 在很多城市都可以看到貓狗在街上流浪，台灣也有類似的問題。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月13日

Indigenous people have lived in Taiwan for thousands of years. But not all of them stayed here! About four thousand years ago, some Tao people built boats. These boats were for long trips. 原住民在台灣生活了幾千年，但並不是一直定居在這裡。大約四千年前，達悟族人建造了可以航向遠方的船。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月12日

A woman in Kaohsiung has a small dog. The woman and her family often told him not to go outside. They worried that he would get lost. So the dog stayed inside. 高雄有位女子養了一隻小狗。因為怕小狗走丟，平時都讓牠待在家裡。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月11日

Robots are everywhere. They build cars. They clean floors. They help doctors. And they can work all day and night! Some pizza shop owners want robots. They do not want them to sell pizza. They do not want them to deliver it. They want robots to make it! 機器人會做很多事，並且不會累。有些披薩店老闆也想雇用機器人來做披薩。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月8日

At a junior high school in the U.S., teachers teach. Kids learn. Everyone eats lunch. Later, everyone goes home. At the end of the day, no one is at the school. Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月7日

Dirty air is not good for our lungs. Lungs are the parts of our body that help us breathe air in and out. Dirty air can make our lungs weak. Weak lungs can make running and playing hard. Weak lungs can make breathing hard! 肺是人體的呼吸器官，而髒空氣會讓肺變得虛弱，影響呼吸和日常活動。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月6日

What can fall on you like rain and snow? At a temple in Gukeng in Yunlin, money can! 除了下雪和下雨，還能下什麼呢？在雲林古坑鄉的一間宮廟，會下鈔票雨！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月5日

In many places around the world, young people are farming. But they are not growing plants. They are aura farming. Aura is coolness. People say you can grow aura. That is why they call it "aura farming." 現在年輕人的新流行叫做 “aura farming”，就是透過耍酷來製造氣場。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月4日

A pizza shop was having a busy day. But it was going to get busier! Someone called the shop. The person ordered 18 pizzas! That is a lot of pizzas! 美國一家忙碌的披薩店接到電話訂單，竟然點了18個大披薩！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年10月1日

Do you like night markets? They are loud. They have a lot of people. But they also have a lot of tasty food. You can have popcorn chicken, egg cake, and much more! There is food everywhere you go at night markets! Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年9月30日

Taiwan has some busy train stations. But the busiest one is Taipei Main Station. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people use it! 台灣有好幾個繁忙的車站，其中又以台北車站進出的旅客最多。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年9月29日

Bees are important for nature. They fly from flower to flower. They get a yellow powder called p-p-p-pollen! The bees also bring pollen to flowers. This helps many fruits and vegetables grow. So bees are important for us too! 蜜蜂在花朵之間飛來飛去傳遞花粉，幫助蔬菜水果生長，是很重要的昆蟲！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年9月28日

Beaches can look beautiful from far away. But when you go closer, maybe you will find trash! You might see bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, and more. 台灣的海灘很美，但近看卻可能會發現海灘上垃圾很多。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

2026年9月27日

Long ago, a man went to old towns in Europe. He saw the towns were made for people. People walked everywhere. They did not need cars. 很久以前，有一名男子在歐洲小鎮旅遊，發現當地路上沒有汽車，對行人非常友善。 Click HERE for the full transcript!