B*News Bites 文字檔 (國中)
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Hey there! Let's dive into today's brand-new episode of News Bites!
I'm Paz Bueno…
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
A dorm for both boys and girls, and an expensive Bob Ross painting.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…Words… Words… Words… Words… Words…
Stay tuned to learn more about all that, coming up next!
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台灣首座男女合住宿舍
Taiwan's First Co-Ed Dorm
A dormitory (宿舍), or 'dorm' for short, is a type of housing where students live when they go to university.
Students get their own beds, and share common areas (公共區域) like kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms.
It's a fun way to make friends and live close to where you study.
In Taiwan, dorms are separated by gender.
宿舍是按性別來分的。
All male students would live in one building…
…and all female students would live in another building.
But there is one university that wants to try something different!
National Cheng-chi University (政治大學), or NCCU for short, has done something super cool.
They've opened a co-ed dorm (男女混合宿舍) where boys and girls can live together!
That's a first in Taiwan.
This new student dorm is in Taipei City's Muzha District, close to the NCCU campus (校園).
It used to be staff housing a long time ago, but it has been given a major makeover.
它以前是員工宿舍，但現在已經大翻新過。
Now, it has everything students need: beds, desks, fridges, and even washing machines.
Groups of students had to apply and then a lucky draw decided who got in (透過抽籤來決定誰能住進去).
Each unit, or house, can fit up to 8 or 10 students, depending on the number of bedrooms.
And it's super affordable!
價格超級合理!
Meanwhile, people in Taiwan seem to like this idea of boys and girls being together.
Not just in dorms, but also in schools.
Many top high schools in Taiwan are boys' schools or girls' schools.
台灣許多頂尖高中是男校或女校。
A big survey says that most Taiwanese people want to end separating boys and girls in high schools.
一項大型調查顯示，大多數台灣人希望高中不要再將男生和女生分開。
People say high school is a crucial time (關鍵時期) for boys and girls to get to know each other.
And they should be able to learn together.
The survey found that 80-percent of people encourage kids to not just stick to old-fashioned ideas about what boys and girls should do.
這項調查發現，有 80% 的人鼓勵孩子不要僅僅遵循關於男生和女生應該做什麼的老派觀念。
In fact, nearly 70-percent agreed that times have changed.
The old way of putting boys first is fading away.
過去重男輕女的舊觀念正在逐漸消失。
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首幅 Bob Ross 畫作要價近 1,000 萬美元
First Bob Ross Painting on Sale for Nearly 10 Million US Dollars
Have you heard of Bob Ross?
He was a super famous painter (畫家) with a TV show called "The Joy of Painting."
He made painting fun and easy for everyone!
But guess what?
The very first painting he did on his show is now up for sale for $9.85 million US dollars.
That's almost $10 million dollars!
So, who's selling this painting?
A guy named Ryan Nelson owns an art gallery (藝術畫廊) in Minneapolis, a city in the United States (美國明尼阿波利斯市).
He calls this painting, "A Walk in the Woods."
It's the first painting Bob Ross ever did for TV.
Nelson isn't in a hurry to sell it.
Nelson 並不急於賣它。
He wants people to see it and get inspired to paint!
他希望人們能看到它並受到畫畫的啟發！
Bob Ross started his show in 1983, and he made it super chill and easy (輕鬆和容易).
He wore a cool beard and a perm.
他留著酷酷的鬍子和燙髮。
And he showed people that anyone could paint, even without going to fancy art schools.
而且他讓大家知道，即使不去高級的藝術學校，任何人都可以畫畫。
His show was a big hit until he passed away in 1995.
Now, you might think $10 million US dollars is a lot for a painting.
And you'd be right!
No Bob Ross painting has ever been sold for that much money.
But Nelson believes this painting is extra special (非常特別) because it's Bob Ross's first.
And it shows what he was all about-making art for regular people (普通人) like you and me.
Would you like to see this expensive painting (昂貴的畫)?
Ryan Nelson hopes to show it in different museums so people can enjoy it.
Even if it's super costly (昂貴), the idea is to make art fun for everyone.
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So, in today's News Bites:
National Cheng-chi University has opened a co-ed dorm where boys and girls can live together!
That's a first in Taiwan.
This new co-ed student dorm is in Taipei City's Muzha District, close to the NCCU campus.
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And,
Bob Ross was a famous painter with a TV show called "The Joy of Painting."
The very first painting he did on his show is now up for sale for $9.85 million US dollars.
The owner, Ryan Nelson, hopes to show it in different museums so people can enjoy it.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
Words… Words… Words… Words… Words…
When you say one word over, and over, and over again, you might feel like the word starts to sound pretty weird.
Even if you know what the word means… if you say it a hundred times, you might feel like it loses meaning, and just becomes a sound.
In fact, researchers have found that after a person says a word just 30 times, they are slower to connect its meaning to other words.
Why does this happen…? Honestly… we still don't really know.
But try saying a word 100 times, and see how it feels!
Words… Words… Words… Words… Words…
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