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News 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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Thursday · 5 min
Did This Snake Start a Fire?
At a junior high school in the U.S., teachers teach. Kids learn. Everyone eats lunch. Later, everyone goes home. At the end of the day, no one is at the school. Click HERE for the full transcript!
Wednesday · 5 min
Clean Air Helps Kids’ Lungs
Dirty air is not good for our lungs. Lungs are the parts of our body that help us breathe air in and out. Dirty air can make our lungs weak. Weak lungs can make running and playing hard. Weak lungs can make breathing hard! 肺是人體的呼吸器官，而髒空氣會讓肺變得虛弱，影響呼吸和日常活動。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
Tuesday · 5 min
This Temple in Taiwan Rains Money
What can fall on you like rain and snow? At a temple in Gukeng in Yunlin, money can! 除了下雪和下雨，還能下什麼呢？在雲林古坑鄉的一間宮廟，會下鈔票雨！ Click HERE for the full transcript!
Monday · 5 min
These Cool Farmers Battle Each Other
In many places around the world, young people are farming. But they are not growing plants. They are aura farming. Aura is coolness. People say you can grow aura. That is why they call it "aura farming." 現在年輕人的新流行叫做 “aura farming”，就是透過耍酷來製造氣場。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
October 4 · 5 min
A Big Pizza Surprise
A pizza shop was having a busy day. But it was going to get busier! Someone called the shop. The person ordered 18 pizzas! That is a lot of pizzas! 美國一家忙碌的披薩店接到電話訂單，竟然點了18個大披薩！ Click HERE for the full transcript!
October 1 · 5 min
An Inside Night Market Open During the Day
Do you like night markets? They are loud. They have a lot of people. But they also have a lot of tasty food. You can have popcorn chicken, egg cake, and much more! There is food everywhere you go at night markets! Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 30 · 6 min
Goodbye to Taipei Main Station’s Famous Floor
Taiwan has some busy train stations. But the busiest one is Taipei Main Station. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people use it! 台灣有好幾個繁忙的車站，其中又以台北車站進出的旅客最多。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 29 · 6 min
Metal Is Bad for Bees
Bees are important for nature. They fly from flower to flower. They get a yellow powder called p-p-p-pollen! The bees also bring pollen to flowers. This helps many fruits and vegetables grow. So bees are important for us too! 蜜蜂在花朵之間飛來飛去傳遞花粉，幫助蔬菜水果生長，是很重要的昆蟲！ Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 28 · 5 min
Help Clean Up Taiwan's Beaches Every Day
Beaches can look beautiful from far away. But when you go closer, maybe you will find trash! You might see bottles, fishing nets, plastic bags, and more. 台灣的海灘很美，但近看卻可能會發現海灘上垃圾很多。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 27 · 5 min
A Neighborhood for People
Long ago, a man went to old towns in Europe. He saw the towns were made for people. People walked everywhere. They did not need cars. 很久以前，有一名男子在歐洲小鎮旅遊，發現當地路上沒有汽車，對行人非常友善。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 24 · 5 min
A Big Job on a Roof
In one part of New Taipei, people were very worried about a building. They called the city. City workers went to the building. They went up to the top. They looked at the roof. Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 23 · 5 min
Time Capsule for a Big Birthday
The U.S. had a big birthday this summer. It is now two hundred fifty years old! There were lots of parties. Fireworks went off! Cool planes flew in airshows! 今年夏天，美國用煙火，飛行特技等等，盛大慶祝建國250周年! Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 22 · 5 min
Yum or Yuck for Cilantro?
What is small and green and has a strong smell? It is not soap. We do not wash with it. We can eat it. It is cilantro! 香菜有綠色的嫩葉，一小把就可以增添食物的香氣。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 21 · 5 min
Smart Trees Help Workers
Many of Taiwan's roads have trees. These roadside trees are important. They make the air cooler and cleaner. They help make the roads quieter. They help keep people on sidewalks safe. And they give us something nice to look at! 在馬路兩邊的樹木非常重要，不只讓空氣清新、保護行人安全，還能美化市容！ Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 20 · 5 min
Big Long Snakes on Trains
King cobras are big, long snakes. They are three or four meters long. That is longer than two Taiwan cobras! Like Taiwan cobras, they are dangerous! Their venom is very strong and fast. It can kill! 眼鏡王蛇是毒蛇，體長可以到3公尺以上，比台灣眼鏡蛇長兩倍，非常危險! Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 17 · 5 min
Taiwan's New Train Line
Taiwan has a lot of train lines. Some go under the ground. Some go very fast. Some go through forests. Some go over rivers. And now, one line goes to places with lots of art! The Sanying Line is in New Taipei. The trains go to Sanxia. Hakka people have lived in Sanxia for a long time. Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 16 · 5 min
Taipei Zoo Gets Cute Presents
Taipei Zoo got two presents. They are two animals from Shanghai Zoo in China. Can you guess what kind of animals they are? Are they apes? How about lions? No, they are red pandas. Their names are Lele and Tiantian. Lele is a 3-year-old boy. Tiantian is a 2-year-old girl. 臺北市立動物園獲得兩件禮物，是來自上海動物園的小貓熊，樂樂跟甜甜。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 15 · 5 min
Kids Are Hunting for Rocks in Parks
In Taiwan's parks, kids are looking everywhere. They are looking under plants and trees. They are looking under benches where people sit. What are they looking for? 最近，很多兒童在公園裡到處尋找，樹底下草裡面都找了。他們究竟在找什麼？ Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 14 · 5 min
The Cat at the Station
Have you been to Hualien Bus Station? A cute orange cat works there. But last year, he was a hungry kitten. A kitten is a baby cat! One night, station workers heard a cat meowing. Where was the cat? They looked and looked. But they did not find it. 花蓮轉運站有一隻橘色的貓咪，牠是怎麼來的？之前一個晚上，車站員工聽見貓叫聲。 Click HERE for the full transcript!
September 13 · 5 min
Young Woman Learns How to Ride a Bike
Do you know how to ride a bike? A young woman in South Africa knew how to do many things. But she did not know how to ride a bike. When she was a girl, she tried to learn how to ride. 你會不會騎腳踏車? 南非有個年輕女孩，她會做很多事，就是不會騎腳踏車。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

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