News For Kids
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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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Firefighter Donkeys
This summer had many big fires in the news. They were all around the world. From January to August, more land than 31 Taiwans burned.
今年世界上...
Scientists Find a Surprise in Very Cold Water
The biggest park in the world is in Greenland. The park is bigger than 27 Taiwans! It has many small seas. They open to a big sea. They have tall wall...
Taiwanese Pilot Flies Around the World
A pilot from Taiwan had a big dream. He wanted to be the first pilot from Taiwan to fly around the world in a small plane. Why? He wanted the world to...
Typhoon Takes Time from Sports Competition
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!
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Man Makes Big Mistake with Water
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.
US Baseball Teams Have Taiwan Days
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...
Young Man Runs to Be the World’s Fastest
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-mete...
Grandma in the Baseball Game
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...
Big Umbrellas for Taiwan’s Cities
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...
Kind Man Finds Way to Make Rats Stay Away
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!<...
A Big Beautiful Balloon in a Backyard
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...
Boy Wins Taiwan’s First Skateboarding Medal
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...
Fans Go to Temples for Concert Tickets
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 sometime...
A VERY Hungry Ghost Festival
Every year, Taiwan has many Hungry Ghost festivals. It’s a very big, very old festival. Some say it’s more than two thousand years old! People honor t...
The Kites of India
In India, people fly kites. They have been flying kites for hundreds of years. At festivals, thousands of colorful kitesfly. Some people fly them from...
Do These Chimps Want New Jobs?
One day at a zoo in Kaohsiung, chimpanzees had newspapers and books! The chimps put them close to their faces. They looked and looked at them.
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Man Runs to Help Scientists and Blind People
Narrator: Scientists around the world worry about blindness. When people cannot see, their lives are not easy. So one blind man ran a marathon. That i...
Taiwan has World’s Best Latte Art Maker
Some people can make pretty pictures... in coffee! They make them with very, very small milk bubbles. The pictures are called latte art.
有些人...
Rice Seeds Feel the Sound of Rain
What makes seeds grow into plants?
是什麼讓種子長成一棵一棵植物？
We put seeds in water or the ground. We do this when the weather is goo...
A Little Dark Chocolate Might Be Good for You
Did you know our bodies can be younger or older than we are? Maybe you are ten, but your body is twelve!
你可知道，我們身體的年齡可能會比實際年...
Man Makes News About a Road
In India, one place has big mountains around it. In the winter, there is one road to the place. This road is important. Every day, many trucks and car...
A Long, Crazy Drive to South Africa
Do you like to go for long drives? How long is your longest drive?
Two men wanted to go for a very long drive. They wanted to start in the U.K....
TV for Dogs
Who’s a good dog?!
Dogs are great! When we come home, they show us love and happiness! They make us laugh. They make us walk! We play with them...
Two Brothers Make a Change
Two brothers lived in a big city in India. Lots of people burn trash there. That makes the air dirty. The dirty air made the older brother cough a lot...
The Possum at the Airport
Many airports have gift shops. An airport in Australia has a gift shop. It sells cute stuffed animals and many other things.
很多機場都有禮品店...
The Smart Kumquat Farm
Do you know what kumquats are? They are a small orange fruit. They are sweet and sour.
你知道金棗嗎？金棗是一種酸酸甜甜的柑橘類水果。
Two...
Taiwan VR Movie with Indigenous Story Wins Awards
Have you seen a VR movie? You put on a headset. The movie starts. And… you are in the movie! You can walk around. You can go anywhere you want! Everyt...
Hero Rat Gets Statue
Some countries have wars. Afterwards, people try to build their lives again. But in a few countries, many cannot. Landmines are everywhere.
有些...
No More Running for Taiwan’s Little Green Men
Have you seen little green men? Some of them wear hats. They are everywhere!
你有看過小綠人嗎？小綠人隨處可見，有些頭上還戴著帽子！
These...
Pet Walks in Socks
One day in Kaohsiung, a car stopped at a red light. A woman was crossing the street. She was pushing a cart. She was walking with her pet. It was a bi...
Dragon Boat World Records
Ready, set... Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
端午節快樂！龍舟比賽正式開始了！
Many dragon boat teams want a world record. They want their b...
A Friend to Every Orangutan
One day, a scientist went to Borneo. She wanted to study orangutans. She studied them there for fifty years! Whoa!
有一天，一位科學家想研究紅毛...
A Song for Taiwan’s Brave Firefighters
Firefighters keep us safe. They put out fires. They help when no one else can. They are very brave.
消防員撲滅火災，在沒有人能幫忙的時候伸出援手...
Woman Finds Good Use for Broken Glass
In the U.S., some glass is recycled. But most glass goes to landfills. Glass can take one million years to break down. That’s not good for the environ...
Kids Are the Chess Pieces on this Chessboard
Qipan is a village in Yunlin. "Qipan" means chessboard. And yes, Qipan loves Chinese chess! The game is good for the brain. Players have to listen, th...
Making Butter Makes Running Better
Narrator: A woman and her friend are running. They are having fun. Her backpack is shaking. Something inside is moving. It is cream and a little salt....
Octopuses Are Taking Over!
What is in the ocean in the south of England? They have big heads! They have eight arms! Aaaahhh! Octopuses are taking over! There are too many!
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Boy Crushes Cans to Help People
A 13-year-old boy in the U. K. likes to help people. He buys food for a foodbank. Some people cannot buy food. The foodbank gives them food.
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Dogs Show Scientists a Way to Save Lives
Narrator: A woman in England had a dog. One day, the dog smelled the woman's mouth. Her dog smelled it again and again!
英國有一位女士養了隻狗。...
These Birds Do Not Fly Away from a Fight
What is going on? Is it a fight? Is it a game? Or is it something else?
到底發生什麼事了？這兩隻鳥在打架嗎，還是他們在玩遊戲？
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