News For Kids
533 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratingsNews 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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12-Year-Old Makes $400,000 USD Online
October 12, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI once drew a picture that a friend thought was very good. So my friend bought it for one-thousand NT dollars! 我的朋友花了一千塊台幣買了我畫的畫。 I was very happy because that's a lot of money! But one boy in England made much, much more from pictures he made. A 12-year-old boy named Benyamin sold his art, and made four-hundred thousand U.S. dollars! That is over 10 million NT dollars! 一個12歲的男孩把他的藝術作品賣了40萬美金，那是一千多萬台幣！ That is a very, very large amount of money! Benyamin made over three-thousand different ...
Mummies Found with Gold Tongues
October 11, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteDo you like stories and movies about mummies? No, I don't mean moms, like your mom or my mom. I mean mummies… Mummies are dead people. They are wrapped in pieces of cloth. A lot of mummies have been found in Egypt. The mummies are buried in the ground. So, people have to dig a lot to find them. 很多木乃伊是在埃及發現的。他們都埋在地下，所以要挖到很深的地方才找得到。 In 2021, 16 very special mummies were found. These 16 mummies had tongues made of gold! 這16具木乃伊個個都有黃金打造的舌頭！ Why did they have gold tongues? The reason is very ...
China Limits Kids' Video Game Time
October 10, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteThat's my alarm clock! 我的鬧鐘響了！ Oh no! I was playing video games for so long that I forgot to sleep! And now the sun is shining, the birds are singing… it's morning! I played video games all night! 天啊！我玩電動玩了一整個晚上！ I guess video games is a problem for a lot of kids in China, too, because a lot of parents in China say their kids are playing too many video games. The parents say too much time staring at screens is bad for their kids' health. 中國的父母說小孩玩太多電動遊戲，而且一直盯著螢幕看對身體很不健康。 I guess they want...
How Much Exercise You Need After Sitting All Day
October 07, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI have been sitting for too long. My back hurts, 我的背好痛，I need to stand up and walk around! Did you know that sitting too long is not good for your body? 你知道坐太久對身體不好嗎？ Sitting can be very relaxing, and it feels nice, but if you sit too long, it is bad for your health! Really! Scientists have done studies that prove if you sit for hours and hours, you are hurting your body. 科學家說坐太久會傷害身體。 But a lot of people need to sit for a very long time, for work, or for school. 但是很多人因為工作或是上課，需要一直坐著。 So...
New Taipei Gold Museum Launches Virtual Museum
October 06, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI am so bored… Because of COVID, I try not to go out that much. If I don't go to places where there are a lot of people, I may avoid getting sick. 因為COVID的關係，我現在都避免外出。 But I miss going out! I miss seeing different things. I miss going to department stores, I miss concerts, I miss museums. 我想念可以外出的時候，可以去百貨公司、音樂會，還有博物館！ Luckily, there is one museum that I can visit without even leaving the house! The New Taipei City Gold Museum has created a "digital museum," 新北市黃金博物館最近有了數位版本。 This means th...
River Turns On and Off
October 05, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteIn English, we say "turn on" and "turn off" for many things… like the TV, or the lights! We don't "open" the lights or "close" the TV, we 'turn on' the TV or 'turn off' the lights. There is a small river in America that is very strange. For a few months every year the river starts for 15 minutes and then the water stops for 15 minutes. 美國有一條小河很奇怪。每一年有幾個月的時間它會流動15分鐘，接著停止15分鐘。 It's almost like someone 'turns on' and 'turns off' the river! 好像有人打開或是關掉這條河。 But people don't do it, it just happen...
Walrus to get Floating Sofa
October 04, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHi everyone, today I want to talk to you about an animal called a walrus… Walrus… 海象。 They have long teeth called tusks, a bit like an elephant. 海象有長長的牙齒，有點兒像大象。 They love the water and swimming, and they can grow really big! 牠們非常的愛玩水，游泳，而且身體會長很大ㄛ！ One walrus called Wally the Walrus, likes to visit a harbor in Ireland. 有一頭名叫Wally的海象，喜歡去愛爾蘭的海港。 But big Wally is causing big problems. 但是大Wally造成大問題。 When Wally wants to take a rest, he sometimes crawls up onto peoples' boats. But Wally is re...
Five-Year-Old Super Hiker
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI like hiking… but I don't think I could hike for seven months! One young boy in America hiked on a mountain trail with his mom and dad… for 209 days! That's about seven months! 一個小男孩跟著父母在山上走了209天！ The boy's name is Harvey. When Harvey first started hiking on the trail, he was only four years old! His birthday came when they were hiking. And now he's five years old! 小Harvey開始登山健行時才四歲，現在五歲了。 Harvey and his family went hiking on a long trail in America. The trail is in the mountains and it's...
The Octopus with 9 Legs
September 30, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteEverybody knows that a person has two legs, a cat has four legs, and an octopus has eight legs, right? 章魚有8隻腳對吧？ Well, yeah, usually. But in Japan, a family got a little surprise before dinner one night. Their octopus had nine legs! 日本的一家人正在準備享用章魚，卻發現那隻章魚有9隻腳！ Instead of thinking "Mmmm… more dinner." They thought "Hmmm… This should go to a museum!" So they sent the octopus away. 他們決定送章魚到博物館。 An expert from the museum said the octopus can help people learn about the ocean. But why did th...
Girl Has a Bee for a Pet
September 29, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteMany people have pets. Some people have dogs… Others have cats… Some people even have snakes… There is a girl in England with a really strange pet. It's a bee… It's true! 英國有個女孩的寵物是蜜蜂！ In August, a girl named Lacey found a big bee on the road. It had a broken wing. Lacey picked it up and tried to help it. She put the bee in a safe place. She put it on some flowers in a park. Lacey 發現的這隻蜜蜂一邊的翅膀斷裂，她小心地把蜜蜂撿起來放在花上面。 But the bee crawled back on Lacey and wouldn't leave her. So Lacey decided to ...
Towers that Eat Pollution
September 28, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 BytePollution is a big problem around the world. It's really bad for your health. It can make you cough. Oh, excuse me. In some parts of India, the pollution is really, really bad. But India is trying to make its air cleaner. It built a tower that eats pollution. 印度空氣汙染嚴重，為了淨化空氣，他們建了一座可以大口吞下髒空氣的塔樓。 Well, it doesn't eat the pollution like that. It sounds more like this. The top of the tower has 40 huge fans. These 40 fans suck in the dirty air. The air is cleaned in the tower. Then, the tower b...
Flying Motorcycles are Coming
September 27, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteMotorcycles are cool! But I'm going to tell you about something even cooler… flying motorcycles. 飛天摩托車也太酷了吧！ Yep, I said FLYING motorcycles! A company in America has built one already. They tested the flying motorcycle in February… and it works. You can ride it on the road, and you can ride it in the sky. It's called The Speeder. 創造這種摩托車的美國公司，今年二月已經讓它試飛過，它可以在街上跑，也可以飛上青天。 The company is making three kinds of flying motorcycles. All three types of flying motorcycles will be called The Speed...
Pizza Vending Machine
September 26, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteWe talk a lot about pizza here on News for Kids. We can't help it, it's one of our favorite foods! 大家都很喜歡吃披薩吧！ Pizza tastes so good! But the bad part about ordering pizza… is waiting half an hour for it to arrive! 披薩超好吃，但每次都要等上半小時,太久了！ But what if you could get pizza whenever you want? Maybe with a vending machine! Someone has done that in Italy! The machine sells small pizzas for pretty cheap. And it only takes about 3 minutes! 義大利有人發明了披薩販賣機，只要三分鍾就可以吃到披薩！ And of course, you can choose wha...
Kaohsiung Zoo 2022
September 23, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteTaiwan has many zoos. One of our bigger zoos is in Taipei… the Taipei Zoo, 台北木柵動物園。 A smaller zoo is in Kaohsiung, 壽山動物園。 The Kaohsiung Zoo is almost 40 years old. Some of the places for the animals are too small… but… I have good news! 高雄的動物園已經有四十年了，一些動物的家太小了，但是我有好消息！ People in Kaohsiung City are fixing the old zoo. They will work for about one year. After one year, the old Kaohsiung Zoo will look very new … all the cages and spaces for animals will be bigger and nicer! 高雄壽山動物園開始整修了，一年之後...
Dogs are Human Whisperers
September 22, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteGood boy… good boy! We all know that dogs are people's best friends. They keep us company, help us with all sorts of jobs, and, well, just make us happy! 狗狗是人類最好的朋友，牠會讓我們開心！ Every dog owner says their dog is the smartest. And every dog owner says their dog really understands what they say. They say dogs know when you're happy or sad, and will respond. 養狗的人都認為他們的狗很聰明，聽得懂他們說的話。 A new study shows that this is actually true. Dogs can actually understand people's actions, much more than other a...
Bug Snacks
September 21, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteSome people call them "bugs"… but another word is "insects." Insects have six legs. Insects usually have wings. Do you like insects? 你喜歡昆蟲嗎？昆蟲有六條腿和翅膀。 And insects are really yummy… Huh? What?! Yeah! Many people think that some insects taste good! 有很多人覺得昆蟲吃起來的味道很好。 Lots of people all around the world eat insects… even here in Taiwan! Some people think insects are yummy snacks! There is a new vending machine in Japan. 日本現在有一種新型販賣機。 You can get drinks or food from regular vending machines...
Whistle Languages
September 20, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteCan you whistle? 你會吹口哨嗎? I can! Well… I'm not very good at it. It's not easy to learn how to whistle. Some people can't do it… they can't whistle. But other people can whistle very well… and some people even use whistling as a language! 有人把吹口哨當成一種語言。 It's true! There are people that sometimes whistle to talk to each other. Why? Well, whistling is louder than shouting 口哨比用喊叫還大聲。 And whistling is clearer. You can hear whistling more clearly than shouting. The whistles can mean different w...
Cuttlefish Memories
September 19, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHi, everyone! I've got another interesting story for you today, but first, I want to ask you a quick question. 講故事之前，我先問你們一個問題。 What did you have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day last week? Can't remember? That's okay. A lot of people would have trouble remembering all that. 你們上星期每天吃什麼? 忘記了嗎？沒關係。 But do you know what could easily remember all that? An animal called a cuttlefish. 但是烏賊就會記得喔！ Scientists gave cuttlefish a test. They wanted to see if they could remember what they ate...
Pop Cat Game
September 16, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHa! Pop Cat is a funny game! It's silly… but also funny. I think the Pop Cat game is funny because it's so silly. 這個遊戲傻呼呼的，很搞笑。 You press your finger on the phone and the cat opens its mouth and says "POP"… that's it! 你按一下你的手機，這隻貓就張嘴叫一聲[帕]，就只這樣。 It's super simple. People all around the world are playing it. People in Thailand and Finland and all over the world are playing the Pop Cat game. 泰國芬蘭甚至全世界都在玩這個遊戲。 Every country tries to be number one… by pressing the button and making a cat say ...
Super Shrimp
September 15, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteDid you know there is a shrimp that can punch as fast as a bullet?! 有一種蝦子 揮拳的速度跟子彈一樣快？ What? That's impossible, right? 怎麼可能？ No! It's true! There really is a shrimp with a super punch! 這種超級蝦我們把牠叫做蝦蛄。 This super shrimp lives at the bottom of the ocean… and when it is hunting for food… it punches really hard! In fact… this shrimp has the strongest punch of any animal in the world! It's not super big, but it is super strong! 蝦蛄的兩隻前腳長得就像拳頭，出拳的力量是所有動物裡面最強的。 When the shrimp gets hungry, it get...
Candles that Smell Like Meatballs
September 14, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteA candle that smells like a meatball? 嗄？一個聞起來像肉丸的蠟燭 Ha! That's really funny! I like candles… candles look so pretty. But… we need to be very careful. Children should never play with fire, and candles can be dangerous. 小朋友不要玩火，蠟燭有時候很危險的。 We have some candles at my home. They smell nice. My mom and dad light the candles… and the house smells nice! 我爸媽點蠟燭後， 家裡就很香。 Sometimes our candles smell like flowers. 有時候味道像花。 Sometimes our candles smell like the forest有時候像森林。 But one company is making n...
Man Skates Across Canada
September 13, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHi everyone! Do you like riding a bicycle? Or maybe a skateboard? What about in-line skating? Have you ever tried it? In-line skating 就是溜直排輪. It's fun. But be careful not to crash into anything! In Canada, there's a man called Zach, who must really like skating. 加拿大有個叫Zach的人超愛溜直排輪。 He skated from one side of Canada, all the way to the other side! From the west to the east! 他從加拿大西岸一路溜到東岸。 And Canada is a really big country! Zach's sister, Rachel, went with him, she was driving behind him ...
Video Games Can Be Good for Your Health
September 12, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteVideo games are so fun. I could play video games for hours! But my parents always tell me I shouldn't play video games for too long because it will make my eyes go bad and rot my brain. 我爸媽都說玩太多電動遊戲會傷害眼睛，對腦袋也不好。 Well, guess what? I can prove them wrong! Some very smart researchers from around the world found out that video games can actually be really good for your brain! 有一些研究員發現電動遊戲其實對你的腦袋很好！ For example, researchers found out that playing video games can actually help the brain remembe...
Robot Chameleon
September 10, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteWhich animals do you think are cool? I think a chameleon is pretty cool. Have you ever heard of a chameleon? It's a type of lizard that can change colors! 變色龍是一種蜥蜴。 Sometimes they can become really bright and eye-catching. Other times, you can hardly see them! 變色龍有時候顏色很鮮艷，有時候很難找到牠們。 Sometimes chameleons change colors to warm up or cool down. 換顏色有時候是為了調節身體溫度。 But chameleons usually change colors to show how they are feeling, and to communicate or "talk" to others. 通常是為了表達情緒或是想要溝通。 Some col...
Wash Your Eggs Before You Eat Them
September 09, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI love eggs. I love eggs no matter how they are cooked. I like eggs fried, scrambled, hard boiled, and soft boiled. 我喜歡吃雞蛋，不論怎樣的做法都喜歡。Do you like eggs as much as I do? I eat a lot of eggs, that's why I make sure I prepare them correctly. Because if you don't prepare eggs correctly, you can get very sick. 蛋沒有好好保存或是煮熟的話，吃了會生病。 You should wash eggs only right before you cook them. 雞蛋應該在煮之前清洗喔! Don't wash eggs before you put them in the refrigerator! 放在冰箱前不要先洗。Only before you are about to cook ...
Mount Etna in Italy Erupts
September 08, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteWhat do you think about when you think of Italy? 你想到義大利會想到甚麼呢? Pizza? Pasta? Olive oil? 披薩? 義大利麵? 還是橄欖油呢? What about volcanoes? 那火山呢? Yes, volcanoes! Did you know that there are volcanoes in Italy too? 你知道義大利有火山嗎? One special volcano in Italy is called Mount Etna. This volcano is special because right now it is very active! 埃特納火山正在噴發! Mount Etna has been erupting a lot lately, which means it has been shooting lava, rocks, and ash into the air. In fact, Mount Etna has already erupted over...
Tiny Cow Superstar
September 07, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHey, everyone! Today I want to talk to you about a very cute new superstar. 今天要跟你介紹一個新的明星。 Thousands of people have already been to see this superstar at a farm in Bangladesh. 好幾千人已經跑去孟加拉這個農場追星。 What kind of superstar lives on a farm? 是什麼樣的明星會住在農場？ Well, a cow superstar, of course! 就是一頭牛明星！ The cow is getting famous because of its size! It's tiny, and also really cute! 這頭牛會出名，因為牠體型超小，又很可愛。 The cow's name is Rani, and she is 2 years old. 這隻牛叫 Rani, 牠2歲了。 The farmer says Rani is just 51 c...
Pizza Chain Using AI to Make Recommendations
September 06, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI'm hungry! Oh no… but it's raining outside! 我很呃，但是在下雨！ I guess I'll order some food and have it delivered to my house. 我想吃一點東西，最好送到家裡來。What do I feel like eating? Hmm… pizza might be a good idea! 吃披薩應該不錯吧！ Wouldn't it be great if restaurants knew exactly what you wanted to eat before you even knew? In fact, that is what one pizza restaurant is trying to do. They're trying to gather information on customers to guess what people feel like eating before they even order anything! 你還沒有點餐，餐廳已經知...
Plant that Eats Bugs
September 05, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteCan you think of some things that eat bugs? Well, frogs eat bugs. Spiders eat bugs. Lizards also eat bugs. But did you know that there are certain plants that also eat bugs? 你知道植物也能吃昆蟲嗎？ In fact, there are a lot of different plants that eat bugs, and scientists just discovered a new one! 科學家又找到了一種會吃昆蟲的植物! Don't worry, this plant doesn't have legs, so it can't chase you. 不用擔心，它沒辦法追你。It also does not have a mouth, so it doesn't bite. 它也沒有嘴巴，所以沒辦法咬你。 This new plant actually has sticky hairs...
Wandering Elephants in China Heading Home
September 02, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteI'm so tired. That was a very long walk! I think I walked 10 kilometers! But guess what? That distance is very short compared to the journey some elephants went on in China. In China, there is a group of Asian elephants who became famous for going on a very, very long walk! 中國有一群大象很紅喔。 There are a total of 14 elephants in the group. 總共有十四頭。There are older, bigger elephants, and smaller, younger elephants. 牠們老少都有，體型也有大有小。 And they all went on a long walk together across China for 17 months...
Taiwan's Best Ever Olympics
September 01, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteHey! Did any of you watch the Olympics this summer? 你們有沒有看奧運？ The Olympics has many different events and many of the world's most amazing athletes go to compete for medals. 世界上最強的運動員，都想參加奧運比賽，爭取獎牌。 People that win events get gold medals. People that come second get silver medals. And people that come third get bronze medals. 第一名會得到金牌, 第二名銀牌, 第三名銅牌。 Winning an Olympic medal must be an amazing feeling. And guess what? This summer's Olympics was the best ever for athletes from Taiwan! 本屆奧運，是...
How Planets Support Life
August 31, 2021 22:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteWe live on the planet Earth. And Earth goes around the sun with other planets. This is our solar system. 太陽系中的行星都繞著太陽轉。 Earth can support life because the conditions are just right. 地球上有生命，因為各種條件都剛剛好。 But why don't the other planets have life? Some are too close to the sun, making them too hot. Some are too far from the sun, making them too cold. Things need to be just right. Earth also has water which is really important for life. 水也很重要！ We haven't found any other places in our solar sy...
Mushroom Clothes
August 18, 2021 09:44 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteNews Bites is currently scheduled to release its first episode on September 1st. Stay tuned! Here's an episode from last semester, as we prepare our new scripts. ________________________________ Mushroom Clothes Oh, hi everyone! I'm chopping mushrooms for my lunch later. 我正在切蘑菇做我的午餐。 Mushrooms are a type of fungi. 蘑菇是一種菌類。 There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of mushrooms and fungi! People are still discovering new kinds. 菌菇類種類成千上萬，陸續還在發現新的。 Some are tasty and safe to e...