Hello there! Welcome to a new episode of News Bites.
I'm Paz Bueno.
And I'm Jacob Ingram.
In today's news:
A different way to ring in the New Year, and a very old man in Italy.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…a bird that flies for years!
Keep on listening to find out more!
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哭泣迎接新年
Crying in the New Year
Crying.
Laughing!
Or even getting a little angry.
These are all normal ways to show how we feel (表達情感).
Emotions (情感) are part of being human.
Whether we feel super happy or a bit sad, it's okay to express those feelings.
Sometimes, crying can actually make us feel better.
Just like laughing with friends.
Or talking about what's bothering us.
In Taipei, a very different and special event happened on New Year's Eve.
A person on the internet made a plan called "Crying at Daan Forest Park While Ringing in the New Year."
一名網友推出「在大安森林公園一邊哭一邊跨年」活動。
This event was inspired by a famous movie called "Vive L'Amour."
這個活動受到一部著名電影《愛情萬歲》的啟發。
In the movie, the actress Yang Kuei-Mei (楊貴媚) cries on a park bench for seven minutes.
The idea of the event was to remember this scene from the movie (電影中的這個場景).
More than 10,000 people online said they were interested in this event.
And on New Year's Eve, hundreds of people actually went to Daan Forest Park to join in.
Some people cried because of sad things that happened in the past year.
But the mood was happy and friendly.
有些人因為過去一年發生不開心的事情而哭泣，但整體氣氛卻是愉快和友好的。
The person who thought of this event said it was just for fun (只是為了好玩).
They didn't expect many people to come.
They wanted people to be happy and enjoy the New Year in their own way.
The actress Yang Kuei-Mei heard about the event.
She was surprised and happy that people really care about the movie.
She even said she would like to go to this event next year if it happens again.
This unusual event turned a scene from a movie into a real-life event where people could share their feelings and start the New Year with a special memory.
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義大利最長壽男人辭世
Italy's Oldest Man Passes Away at 111
Staying healthy (保持健康) is really important.
Eating well, exercising, and staying happy are all things people around the world do to live very long lives.
In Italy, the oldest man in the country passed away (過世) at 111 years old.
His name was Tripoli Giannini.
He believed in living a simple life with less stress.
他的信念是簡單、沒有壓力的生活。
He lived in a small town called Cecina.
Giannini was almost the oldest man in Europe, just a little younger than a man from France.
His son, Tripoli Romano, shared that Giannini had hoped to live forever but passed away on New Year's Eve.
他的兒子Tripoli Romano分享說，Giannini曾經希望能永遠活下去，但在新年前夕離世了。
He was 111 years and 133 days old.
In Italy, there are many people who live to be over 100 years old.
In 2023, there were about 22,000 people in Italy who were 100 or older.
Most of them were women.
Giannini was born in 1912 and saw a lot in his life, including two World Wars and two major pandemics.
Giannini出生於1912年，他在他的一生中見證了許多事情，包括兩次世界大戰和兩次大流行病。
On his 111th birthday, he shared his lifestyle tips: eat simple food with some wine, don't get stressed or smoke, and be thankful for each day.
在他的111歲生日上，他分享了他的生活方式建議：吃簡單的食物，喝一點葡萄酒，不要壓力或吸煙，感謝每一天。
People often say the Mediterranean diet (地中海飲食), which includes lots of fruit, vegetables, and olive oil (橄欖油), is why many Italians live such long lives.
This diet is thought to keep people healthy and help them live longer.
I guess I should order more Italian pizzas!
我應該多點義大利披薩！
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So, in today's News Bites:
A netizen made a plan called "Crying at Daan Forest Park While Ringing in the New Year."
This event was inspired by a famous movie called "Vive L'Amour."
It turned a scene from a movie into a real-life event where people could share their feelings and start the New Year with a special memory.
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And,
In Italy, the oldest man in the country passed away at 111 years old.
He believed in living a simple life with less stress.
People often say the Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of fruit, vegetables, and olive oil, is why so many Italians live such long lives.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
Hey Jake, what's the longest flight you've been on?
I would have to say Amsterdam to Taipei.
It takes roughly 13 to 14 hours to get from Amsterdam to Taipei. What about you?
14 hours! Flying from New York to Taipei.
Did you know there's a bird that can fly even longer than that?
This incredible bird is called the sooty tern.
It spends most of its life in the air, over the open ocean.
So it does everything while flying? - Eating, drinking, and even sleeping?
Yes! But when it's time to start a family, the sooty tern comes down to land.
That's the only time it rests its wings, just to breed and take care of its young.
How fascinating!
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