Hey you guys, it's time for a new episode of News Bites.
I'm Jacob Ingram.
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's episode: Two students find something amazing in Hualien, and Kobe the dog saves his neighborhood.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit: Fruit that's radioactive.
Stay tuned for more on these stories coming up next.
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花蓮發現古代珠寶
Students Find Ancient Jewelry in Hualien
Do you like to wear jewelry (珠寶)?
It can look beautiful when you put it on.
Sometimes I wear a necklace (項鍊) around my neck.
I also want to wear earrings (耳環).
But I'm afraid to get my ears pierced (穿耳洞).
People have been wearing jewelry like necklaces and earrings for a long time.
Have you heard about the students who found some mysterious (神秘的) jewelry in Hualien?
The two girls study at Tsing Hua (清華) University.
Recently, they went to help out at the Hualien Archeological Museum (花蓮縣考古博物館).
They had internships (實習) at the museum.
That means they got a chance to help the museum and gain some experience.
But on their first day, something incredible happened.
They were searching an archaeological site near Hualien, when they found something buried in the ground.
It looked like a piece of jade.
學生在考古遺址中發現了埋在地下的一塊玉石。
One of the students recognized the thing from her textbook.
It was a piece of jewelry, and it looked very old.
In fact, the jade jewelry was 2,700 years old.
It started as a jade earring.
The jade it was made of came from Taiwan.
The earring was carved into a shape that was half person and half animal.
Such a thing was rare and valuable.
耳環雕刻成半人半獸的造型，十分罕見，很有價值。
So the person who wore it must have been important.
But at some point, the earring was broken.
It also had a hole cut in it, to put a string through.
The students think that when the earring broke, it was attached to a string to become a necklace.
But that was all thousands of years ago.
I wonder how long it was in the ground before the students discovered it?
Good thing it was finally found.
還好終於被發現了。
Now anyone can see this ancient jewelry.
Just go to the Hualien Archaeological Museum to check it out.
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聰明狗狗 及時阻止瓦斯外洩
Dog Saves Neighborhood From Gas Leak
Have you ever smelled a gas leak (瓦斯外洩)?
You might smell it if you accidentally leave the gas stove on.
It's stinky, with a smell like rotten eggs (臭雞蛋的味道).
It's also dangerous.
Gas can catch fire easily.
If there's a lot of it, the gas can even cause an explosion (爆炸).
A gas leak can also come from a broken pipe (破損的瓦斯管).
That's what recently happened in the US city of Philadelphia.
It could have caused a serious disaster…
…but it didn't, thanks to one smart dog.
Woof! Woof!
So what's the story?
It started when a woman saw her dog Kobe digging a hole in her yard.
一位女士看到她的狗狗Kobe在院子裡挖洞。
The woman thought it was so strange.
Kobe was a good dog, and he didn't usually dig holes.
It turns out, there was a gas leak under the hole.
It was coming from a gas pipe underground.
If the gas leak caught on fire, it could have blown up the whole neighborhood.
如果瓦斯外洩著火，整個街區都可能被炸毀。
And Kobe was the one who smelled the leak.
Somehow, the dog knew something was wrong.
Philadelphia city workers came to fix the pipe, and the woman made a video for social media.
People from around the world loved the story of the hero dog Kobe.
女子在社群媒體上發布了一段影片，網友都愛Kobe的故事。
One person commented, "This is beautiful. Dogs are SO SMART and so is mom."
Another person said, "That dog saved lives. Give him a medal (獎牌)."
Now, the woman wants to spread the message to everyone.
If you smell a gas leak, let somebody know.
Remember, it smells like rotten eggs.
It could be a matter of life and death (生死交關).
You might save your neighborhood, just like Kobe saved his.
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So, in today's News Bites,
Two students found some ancient jewelry in Hualien.
They found it during their internship at the Hualien Archaeological Museum.
It was a piece of ancient jade that used to be an earring and a necklace.
And,
A dog in Philadelphia saved his neighborhood from a gas leak.
Kobe dug a hole to let people know where the gas leak was.
If not for Kobe, the whole neighborhood could have exploded.
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And in today's Tasty Tidbit,
Did you know that bananas are radioactive (放射性)?
Bananas contain a small amount of potassium (K/鉀).
Some of this is potassium-40, which is radioactive.
But don't worry.
It's not harmful in such a small amount.
In fact, you would have to eat thousands of bananas in a short time to receive a dangerous dose of radiation from them.
Even a greedy guzzler (貪吃的人) wouldn't be able to do that.
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