A Big Beautiful Balloon in a Backyard

A big sports competition was in New Taipei for three days. Men's and women's teams came from ten countries! But…Typhoon Bavi tried to come too!新北市舉辦了一場為期三天的大型運動賽事，有來自十個國家的隊伍前來參賽。不過，颱風巴威也想來共襄盛舉！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

The Ganges is a river in India and Bangladesh. It is very important to many people. They say it is from heaven. They say the water is very clean.恆河是一條貫穿印度與孟加拉的河。有許多人仰賴這條河生存，他們認為恆河的水從天上來，是潔淨的水。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Taiwan loves baseball! The U.S. loves baseball! We’re friends. So some U.S. baseball teams have Taiwan Days!台灣人跟美國人都愛棒球，有些美國棒球隊會有「台灣日」！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A sprint is a short, fast run. The world’s fastest sprinter is Usain Bolt. He has eight Olympic gold medals! He is the world's fastest in the 100-meter sprint. He is the world's fastest in the 200-meter sprint too!短跑賽是緊張刺激的比賽，世界上最快的飛毛腿尤塞恩·波特，是八面奧運金牌得主，也是男子一百米和兩百米短跑的世界紀錄保持人！ Click HERE for the full transcript!

What do you think grandmas do? Well, in Taiwan, one grandma went to a baseball game. But she did not watch it. She was the star! 阿嬤通常都在做什麼？ 在台灣，有一位阿嬤參加了一場棒球賽，但她不是觀眾，而是場上的球星！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Summer is very hot in Taiwan! The sun is very strong. Walking outside is not fun. We get sweaty very fast! 台灣的夏天很熱，只要一出門就會全身是汗！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A rat is in a warehouse. It is looking for food. It sniffs. It scratches. It chews. It bites! The rat thinks it is safe. But something is hunting it!有一隻老鼠在倉庫裡東聞聞、西抓抓，還到處啃咬。 老鼠以為他很安全，但其實有東西正在準備獵捕牠！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Hot air balloons are very big balloons. They go high in the sky. A big basket is under each balloon. A pilot and riders are in it. 熱氣球非常巨大，可以飛到高空。熱氣球下方有一個大籃子，搭載飛行員跟乘客。 Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Taiwan has a new champion! He is a skateboarder. He won a silver medal! And he is eleven years old!一名十一歲的台灣小男孩在亞洲錦標賽獲得了滑板銀牌！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Do you like going to concerts? It is exciting to see your favorite singers!你有去演唱會追星過嗎? 親眼看到喜歡的歌手會很開心!But sometimes good tickets are hard to get. They sell fast! So some fans stay up late to get tickets online. Some learn to type fast. Then they can get tickets online fast!熱門的票券經常很難搶，所以很多粉絲會想盡辦法弄到票。Click HERE for the full transcript!