Workers March on Labor Day

How much money have you spent today? It is more than you think!你今天花了多少錢呢？可能比你想的多喔！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Wetlands are land covered in water. Taiwan has many wetlands. Go for a walk in one. You will lose your boots in the mud! Wetlands are full of life! Many animals and plants livethere.濕地是被水覆蓋的土地，有很多動物跟植物住在那裡！走在濕地上，只要一不小心鞋子就可能會陷在泥巴裡！Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Have you tried wasabi? It is a spicy green paste. The paste comes from the root of wasabi plants. Wasabi plants grow in humid, cold places. They can take two years to grow!你吃過芥末嗎？芥末是一種綠色的、很嗆的調味醬，它是用山葵的根做出來的。山葵喜歡濕冷的環境，生長期長達兩年！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Most dogs can learn some words like "sit," "stay," or "fetch." But for most dogs, learning the names of toys is hard.大多數的狗可以學會一些簡單的指令，聽得懂[坐下]、[別動] 或[撿回來]。但是要學會玩具的名字就困難了。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Puppets are dolls that people move. Some people love puppets! They have puppet shows. They tell stories and jokes with their puppets. 木偶是由人來操控的娃娃。有一些藝術家很喜歡木偶，用它們演戲，講故事、說笑話。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Taichung, there are two mango trees in front of a house. Some people driving or walking by see the trees. They stop. They look at the trees again. There is something strange around the bottom of the trees…台中有一戶人家門口種了兩棵芒果樹。大家經過的時候都會停下來看兩眼，因為芒果樹的底部有點怪怪的。Click HERE for the full transcript!

In Vietnam, some old trees grow high in the mountains. Some of the trees are more than one hundred years old! Going to these trees takes many hours.越南的高山上，有一些歲數超過百年的大樹，想見到這些樹要花好幾個小時才到得了！Click HERE for the full transcript!

In the U.S., many black bears live in forests. But one bear lived under a house!美國有很多黑熊住在森林裡。但有一頭熊竟然住在一棟房子的底下！Click HERE for the full transcript!

Some singers do not write their songs. But pop star Taylor Swift writes her songs. She is a songwriter!有些歌手不會自己作曲，但流行歌曲巨星泰勒絲，是自己寫歌的創作型歌手！Click HERE for the full transcript!

A rocket stands on a launch pad. That is where rockets take off. The rocket is 100 meters tall. NASA made it. NASA is the U.S. space agency.火箭矗立在發射台上，準備發射升空。這枚火箭高達100公尺，是美國太空總署製造的。Click HERE for the full transcript!