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News For Kids

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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Tires on Two Taichung Trees

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!...

Apr 23, 20266 min

Miaoli Man’s Vietnamese Tea

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!

Apr 22, 20266 min

Bear Lives Under House

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!

Apr 21, 20266 min

Taylor Swift in the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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!...

Apr 20, 20265 min

Old Vehicle Carries New Rocket

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!...

Apr 19, 20265 min

The Green Museumbrary Is Open

Narrator: Do you like going to museums? How about libraries? Well, how about a museumbrary? Hm? What?! 你喜歡參觀美術館或是圖書館嗎? 假如兩個合併在一起呢? Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 16, 20265 min

Stinky Tofu on a Mountain in Keelung

On a mountain in Keelung, there is a stinky tofu shop. One man runs it. His name is A-hsing. Many trees are around the small shop. It has lots of signs outside. A-hsing wrote them. 基隆山上有一家臭豆腐店,老闆兼廚師,名叫阿興,他的小店外面有很多樹叢,大大的標誌都是他手寫的。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 15, 20265 min

Company Says Its Robots Will Do Our Work

A company makes cars. But now it wants to make robots! These robots have a head, two arms, and two legs. They look a little like humans. They move like humans. 一家汽車製造公司想做機器人,有頭,有四肢,看起來像人,動作也像人。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 14, 20265 min

The Last Elephant in the Forest

In South Africa, an elephant lives in a forest. Long ago, the forest was full of elephants. Now she is the last elephant there. 在南非的森林裡住著一頭大象。很久以前,森林裡有很多大象,但如今只剩下她。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 12, 20265 min

A Man and His Umbrella

A man walked down a street in Yilan. He was holding an umbrella over his head. 一名男子撐著傘走過宜蘭的街道。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Apr 09, 20265 min

Surprise in Space

Seven astronauts were living on the International Space Station. It is four hundred kilometers above Earth! 有七位太空人住在距離地球大約四百公里的國際太空站。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 08, 20265 min

Deer Cowboys to Help Kenting

Formosan sika deer are cute. Taiwan is lucky to have them. The last wild one was seen about sixty years ago! 台灣很幸運,擁有可愛的梅花鹿。但是最後一隻野生的梅花鹿,生活在六十年前。之後就沒有再看見了。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 07, 20265 min

Free School Lunches in Taiwan

Narrator: What did you eat for lunch? Some people say: Auntie: You are what you eat. Narrator: Does that mean if you eat a sausage, you are a sausage?! No, no, no. 你今天午餐吃什麼呢?有些人說「吃什麼像什麼」,但這不代表我們吃香腸就會變成香腸了! Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 06, 20266 min

Sheep Find Beautiful Snack

A farm in Nantou has many cherry trees. Every year, the trees have many pink flowers. They are called cherry blossoms. Spring is the best time to see these beautiful blossoms. 南投有一個農場有很多櫻花樹。春天是最適合賞櫻的季節,春天一到,樹上都會開滿粉紅色的櫻花。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Apr 05, 20265 min

Man Wants Big Home for Birds

In Kenya, a boy lived near a lake in a big park. Many birds lived there too. 在肯亞,有個小男孩住在湖邊,這個湖在大公園裡。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Apr 02, 20265 min

Some Warm Clothes Can Make Kids Itch

The weather is getting warmer all over Taiwan. But sometimes it is cold. What do you wear then? Hmmmm. Clothes with fleece inside are soft and warm… 天氣變涼的時候,穿有刷毛的衣服既柔軟又保暖! Click ⁠ HERE ⁠ for the full transcript!...

Apr 01, 20266 min

Small Crabs Do a Big Cleanup

Mangrove forests grow where the land and the sea meet. They are muddy! 紅樹林生長在陸地與海的交界處,那裡都是泥巴地。 In Colombia, the mud in a mangrove forest is dirty. It has many very small pieces of plastic in it. Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 31, 20266 min

Watch and Do in Miaoli

Have you been to Mingde Reservoir in Miaoli? It has fun things to watch and do. 你去過苗栗的明德水庫嗎?那裡以後會有很多好玩的新活動喔! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 30, 20265 min

Man Carries Dogs in His Backpack to Help Them

Dogs are great pets. Many people have dogs. They take their dogs for walks. But a man in the U.S. also does something else with dogs. 狗是很棒的寵物,很多人喜歡帶狗出門散步!美國有一名男子帶狗散步的理由很特別。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 29, 20265 min

Kids Help Big Festival Continue

There's a big festival in Neimen in Kaohsiung. It is the Song Jiang Battle Ritual! 在高雄內門區,有一個盛大的活動叫做宋江陣。 Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 26, 20265 min

Koala Rides Bus to Safety

Oh no! A wild animal is in danger in the city. Would you help it? 一隻野生動物在城市裡碰到危急情況了!如果是你,會幫忙嗎? Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 25, 20266 min

Cow Uses Tools to Scratch Her Back

We use tools every day. Tools help us do things more easily. We use rakes to clean up leaves in gardens. We use brooms to clean floors. 我們每天都會用工具做事,讓生活更輕鬆!我們會用掃把掃地或是鐵耙清理樹葉。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 24, 20265 min

Teens Make Chopstick Robot Kits for Kids Everywhere

Kids learn by doing. Sometimes doing things is not easy. This is good! Kids learn how to solve problems then. 小朋友可以動手做來學習。親自動手的過程中遇到困難,他們就能學會解決問題。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 23, 20266 min

Flood Brings Clean Water to a Town

In South Sudan, there is a town. Getting water was very hard work. They filled big yellow cans with water. Water is heavy. It took a long time to walk home. 在南蘇丹,有一個小鎮。那裡的人用黃色的大水罐裝水。水很重,把水弄回家是辛苦工作,而且回家的路又很漫長。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 22, 20265 min

Taiwanese Workers Make New Home in America

A Taiwanese company is building factories in America. The company needs about one thousand of its Taiwanese workers to work there. So the workers went to America with their families. 台灣一家大公司在美國設立了工廠,一千多名台灣的員工於是帶著家人移居美國。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 19, 20265 min

A 17-Year-Old Boy May Save Elephants with AI

Rainforests have insects, birds, frogs, monkeys and more. Some rainforests in Africa have African forest elephants. They eat fruit. This helps new trees grow. 雨林裡有很多動物,例如昆蟲、鳥、青蛙、猴子等等。有些非洲的雨林還住著大象。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 18, 20265 min

Families Cannot Eat Jollof Rice Every Week in Nigeria

In Nigeria, many people love jollof rice. This food is red. It is spicy! It tastes very good. 在奈及利亞,很多人都喜歡吃加羅夫飯。這道紅色的菜餚又辣又美味! Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 17, 20265 min

Working Together to Catch Salmon

In the Pacific Ocean near Canada, dolphins swim. They swim in groups. They hunt for food. 海豚在靠近加拿大的太平洋中,成群結隊地尋找食物。 Click HERE for the full transcript!...

Mar 15, 20265 min
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