In today's news, with Nancy and Paz:
A green university, a disappearing beetle, and an "impossible" stunt.
All that and more, coming up next!
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世界綠色大學評比 屏東科技大學榮獲全球第27
Pingtung University is One of the Greenest in the World
A university in Pingtung is one of the greenest in the world!
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) has been ranked the 27th most sustainable (環保,永續) university worldwide.
The list is put together each year by a university in Indonesia.
The list checks what the universities do with their waste, how they use energy, and much more.
The universities also got points for how they use water, and how students and teachers get around the campus (校園).
More than 1,000 universities from 85 countries applied to be on the list this year.
And a total of 30 Taiwan universities made the list.
2022世界綠色大學評比成績出爐,台灣共有30所大學入榜。
NPUST was the highest Taiwan university on the list.
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尋找消失的聖誕甲蟲
Australians Search for Christmas Beetles
When you think of the sounds of Christmas, what do you hear?
Christmas carols?
Bells?
Or… beetles?
For many Australians, the sounds of Christmas include the sound of the Christmas beetle.
Christmas beetles are big shiny (閃閃發亮的) beetles found in Australia.
They grow up to 3 centimeters long.
And they are mostly a beautiful golden brown or green color.
They don't bite or sting.
And some people say they are very clumsy (不靈巧) when they fly.
They come out of the ground in the summer.
And that's also Christmas time in Australia.
So many people in Australia think of Christmas when they see these beetles.
But these beautiful beetles are facing a problem.
Christmas beetles used to be everywhere in Australia.
But now many people say these beetles are disappearing (消失).
Scientists think many natural places are now being taken over by humans, and the beetles have less places to live, and less to eat.
昆蟲學家認為棲息地破壞可能造成聖誕甲蟲的數量減少。
But they need help to know more.
Scientists in Australia are launching the "Christmas beetle count project".
They are asking Australians to take pictures of any Christmas beetles they see this year, and upload it to a special app.
The scientists can use this information to get an idea of how many Christmas beetles there are left.
They say the Christmas beetle is very important to Australia's environment.
The beetle's larvae (幼蟲) grow underground and help the soil stay healthy.
And the beetles are food for many other animals like lizards and birds.
The scientists hope that all Australians can help make sure that the Christmas beetle is around for many more Christmas seasons to come.
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Tom Cruise完成【不可能的"特技】
Tom Cruise Takes on "Impossible" Stunt
Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer.
He is famous for many things, like doing some dangerous stunts (特技) for his movies.
But his latest stunt is really mind-blowing (令人驚奇的,讓人難以置信).
In the stunt, Tom rides a motorcycle off a cliff!
Then he flies through the air…
And finally opens his parachute, before floating on to the ground.
Tom says this is the most dangerous stunt he has ever done.
He worked very hard to get ready.
The actor had a team of experts helping him.
He practiced jumping from an airplane and opening a parachute more than 500 times.
And he practiced jumping a motorcycle more than 13,000 times!
Tom Cruise 特地完成一年的跳傘訓練,跳傘次數超過 500 次,還完成超過 13,000 次的機車飛躍。
The stunt is for his next "Mission Impossible" movie.
"Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" opens in theaters summer next year.
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So, in today's News Bites:
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) has been ranked the 27th most sustainable university worldwide.
The list is put together each year by a university in Indonesia.
NPUST was the highest Taiwan university on the list.
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Scientists in Australia are launching the "Christmas beetle count project".
They are asking Australians to take pictures of any Christmas beetles they see this year, and upload it to a special app.
The scientists can use this information to get an idea of how many Christmas beetles there are left, and help protect the insect.
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And,
American actor Tom Cruise took on a dangerous stunt for "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One".
In the stunt, Tom rides a motorcycle off a cliff, flies through the air, and opens his parachute to float on to the ground.
Tom says this is the most dangerous stunt he has ever done.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!