The Kid of the Year

Man Saves License Plates After Typhoon A man in a yellow raincoat got off his scooter. He was holding a plastic bag. He walked into a police station. What was he doing there? 穿著黃色雨衣的男人，下了機車，提著一袋塑膠袋走進警察局。他在做甚麼呢? Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including the vocabulary list and a quiz to test your understanding!

South Korea Doesn't Waste Food Oh no! The kids didn't eat all their lunch! Did you know that food that is not eaten is called "food waste"? 糟了，這些孩子們沒有把午餐吃完，你知道剩下的食物就會變成廚餘了嗎! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including vocabulary and quiz!

Did you watch the Summer Olympics a few months ago? Paris was very hot. The hottest days were more than thirty-five degrees! That is hot for Paris! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Discover the ancient game of Go, a strategic board game played for over 4,000 years. In this episode, we'll explore its history, how it's played, and how 22-year-old Taiwanese player Lai Jun-fu made history by winning a major tournament in South Korea. J Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including vocabulary and a quiz!

The Moon Water Contest In this episode, we explore the exciting race to make moon water! Learn how scientists are trying to turn dirty moon ice into clean water with help from a contest hosted by the UK and Canadian space agencies. Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Stamps of a Taiwan Sports Star Taiwan's badminton champion featured on the country’s stamps. Learn about her journey to becoming a world champion and a role model for perseverance. Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Happy Double Ten Day   Today is Double Ten Day! Everyone has the day off! It’s a national holiday in Taiwan! 今天是雙十節! 全台灣的人都不用上班上課，一起慶祝國慶日 ! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Sea Otters Do Important Work Sea otters are cute, furry animals. They look like teddy bears. They eat a lot. They rest on their backs on the ocean. What a nice life! 海獺是一種毛茸茸的可愛動物，每天吃完東西就仰躺在海上休息，好休閒 ! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.

Teens' Machine Takes Microplastics from Water Plastic is everywhere. We drink from plastic bottles. We carry the items we buy in plastic bags. Even parts of our homes are made of plastic! 塑膠到處都有，我們用塑膠瓶喝水。我們買的東西裝在塑膠袋裡面，甚至房屋的一部份都是塑膠做的! Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including the vocabulary and quiz.

The Kid of the Year A U.S. magazine chose a Kid of the Year! This 15-year-old boy plays music and reads a lot. He plays basketball and chess. And he makes soap. It can help people with skin cancer! 美國一份雜誌選出年度最有影響力的小孩，這個十五歲的男孩會彈奏音樂、讀很多書，他會打籃球跟下棋，他還會做特別的肥皂，幫助皮膚癌病人。 The boy started mixing soaps and other things when he was four. He wanted to see what happened. When he was seven, he got a kids' science set. Then he had an idea for something to help the world. 他四歲時，就開始把肥皂跟其他東西混在一起，看看會做出什麼。七歲那年他得到一組兒童科學套組，讓他想到了幫助世界的點子。 Millions of people get skin cancer. It costs about one million Taiwan dollars to get better… But lots of people can't pay. The boy wants to make soap for them. It has skin cancer medicine in it! 好幾百萬人有皮膚癌，但是治療費用需要上百萬台幣，很多人付不起。所以這個男孩把皮膚癌的藥混在肥皂裡，來幫助病人。 The boy worked on his soap at home. It was hard! He asked a company for help. Now an engineer there helps him think about his soap. He asked university scientists for help. Now this high school student works on his soap at a university! 他曾經在家製作肥皂，但很困難，他向一間公司求助，現在有一位工程師在幫他，他向大學裡的科學家求助，現在這個高中生在一間大學裡面做肥皂。 The Kid of the Year is making his great idea real. He wants everyone to think of ideas to make the world better! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 這個少年的聰明主意，可以幫助數百萬癌症病人。 1. medicine 藥品。 I wish I could invent medicine that cures cancer. 我希望發明治療癌症的藥。 Yeah, if you were a scientist. 對，假如你是科學家的話。 2. hard 困難的。 It shouldn’t be too hard, right? 那應該不難吧? Being a scientist? 當科學家嗎? No, as long as you’re good at math.不難，只要你數學好。 3. help 幫助。 I was never good at math.我的數學從來就不好。 Well, we have AI now. 我們現在有人工智慧了。 It can help you learn. 它可以幫你學。 4. ask for 請求。 You can ask for help anytime, anywhere you want. 你可以隨時隨地請它幫你。 Really? I need it now. 真的嗎? 那我現在就需要。 I want to ask how to make more money. 我要問怎麼樣多賺點錢。 你今天學到哪些單字? medicine藥品 hard困難的 help幫助 ask for請求 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. How old was the Kid of the Year when he started mixing things? a. 4 b. 7 c. 15 2. What does the Kid of the Year's soap have? a. Skin b. Medicine c. Cancer 3. Who did the Kid of the Year ask for help? a. Scientists b. Chess players c. His friend Answers: 1. a 2. b 3. a -- Hosting provided by SoundOn