What Time Is It on the Moon?

What time is it in New York? I know that's a hard question.
你知道現在紐約幾點嗎？

New York is 12 hours behind Taiwan. When it's noon here, it's midnight in New York. You're eating lunch. But kids in New York are sleeping.
紐約比台灣慢 12 個小時，現在這裡是中午，所以紐約那裡是半夜。你吃午餐的時候，紐約的小孩在睡覺。

Japan is one hour ahead of Taiwan. It's noon here. But it's 1 PM there. Kids in Japan are finished with lunch.
日本比台灣早一個小時，那裡現在是下午一點，日本的小孩已經吃完午餐了。

New York, Japan, and Taiwan are in different time zones. The world has 24 time zones. Here's a very hard question. What time is it on the moon?
紐約、日本跟台灣都在不同的時區，全球有24個時區。但你知道月球上現在幾點嗎？

Well, no one knows. Different countries say different times! Astronauts from different countries want to work together. But they need to use the same time.
不同國家的太空人要一起工作，但是他們需要一致的時間。

There is a problem. The moon's gravity and the earth's gravity are different. Clocks are faster there.
這是個大問題，因為月球上的重力跟地球不一樣，時鐘在月球上跑得比較快。

Scientists want to make a moon time zone. Then everyone will know what time it is on the moon.
科學家想要創造一個月球時區，這樣大家就知道月球上現在幾點了。

A moon time zone is a great idea!
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Vocabulary
月球時間要怎麼計算? 科學家正在研究。

1. midnight 半夜
You should go to bed. 你應該上床了。
It's already midnight. 已經半夜三更了。
Midnight is still early, you know. 半夜其實很早，你知道。

2. finish 結束
Yeah, for people across the Pacific. 是啊，對太平洋那一頭的人來說。
I mean it. 真的啊。
Some people are just starting their day, but I have finished my work. 有的人才剛開始一天，我卻已經結束工作了。

3. work 工作
I want more time to sleep and less time at work. 我要的是多一點時間睡覺，少一點工作。
Same here. 我也一樣。

4. hard 困難的
But what about more money for more work? 但是多工作就多賺錢如何？
That's a hard one. 這個問題有點難。

來讀讀單字。
midnight 半夜
finish 結束
work 工作
hard 困難的
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Quiz

1. It is 1:30 p.m. in Taiwan. What time is it in New York?
A: 1:30 AM
B: 1:30 PM
C: 2:30 PM

2. What is the problem with time on the moon?
A: Gravity
B: Too many astronauts
C: Slow clocks

3. What do scientists want to make?
A: A moon time zone
B: More gravity
C: A new moon

Answers
1. A
2. A
3. A