Hey there! Welcome to a brand new episode of News Bites.
I'm Paz Bueno.
And I'm Nancy Sun.
Today's stories…
Kaohsiung is very thirsty, legendary Amazons might be real, and a plant that grows ketchup and fries!
Keep on listening to find out more about these stories!
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高雄：台灣最愛喝飲料的城市！
Kaohsiung: The Thirstiest City in Taiwan!
Taiwan is known around the world for its delicious tea and unique tea culture.
Hand-shaken drinks (手搖飲) can be found all across the island!
But do you know which city spends the most money on these tea drinks?
Last year, Kaohsiung was the number one city in Taiwan for buying drinks.
People there spent a whopping $8.26 billion NT on them!
高雄人去年在這些飲料上花了整整82.6億新台幣！
According to the Ministry of Finance (財政部), there are a lot of places to buy hand-shaken drinks in Taiwan-
15,837 shops, to be exact!
And Kaohsiung has the most shops of any city, with 3,077 places, beating Tainan and Taichung.
In this competition of cities, after Kaohsiung, Tainan came in second place, and Taichung was third.
When we look at the whole country, from the north to the south, we notice more drink shops as we move southward.
當我們觀察整個國家，從北到南，我們會注意到越往南，飲料店的數量就越多。
New Taipei City, Taoyuan, and Taipei also love their drinks but have fewer shops compared to the southern cities.
When it comes to how much everyone spent on these tasty beverages, all of Taiwan spent $53.75 billion NT last year.
全台灣在這些美味飲料上的總花費，去年達到537.5億新台幣。
Kaohsiung wasn't just the city with the most drink shops; it also spent the most money on drinks.
Tainan was a close second in spending.
But, if we talk about how much money each person spends on drinks, Tainan's residents take the crown.
但如果我們講的是個人在手搖飲上的花費，台南的居民則是冠軍。
Each person in Tainan spent an average of $4,199 NT last year…
…while in Kaohsiung, each person spent about $3,015 NT.
So, whether it's a milk tea, a fruit shake, or something else entirely, it looks like the people of Kaohsiung and Tainan love their drinks a lot!
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古代女戰士或許是傳說中的亞馬遜人
Ancient Warrior Women Might be Legendary Amazons
Long ago, people believed in stories about the Amazons (亞馬遜人).
They were strong women warriors (女戰士) who were as fierce (兇猛) as any man in battle.
These women rode horses (騎馬) and used bows and arrows (弓箭).
The legends say they lived without men and were famous for their fighting skills.
While these tales seemed like just stories…
這些故事聽起來像是虛構的……
…archeologists digging up old graves have recently found clues that these warrior women might have been real!
…不過考古學家最近挖掘古墓時發現了線索，這些女戰士可能真的存在過！
In a place called Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan (在亞塞拜然的納希切萬), scientists found graves from 4,000 years ago.
They found women buried with weapons (武器) like sharp arrowheads (箭頭), a bronze dagger (青銅匕首), and even a heavy club (棍棒), as well as beautiful jewelry.
This made them think these could be the graves of the Amazons.
More discoveries support this idea.
In Russia (俄羅斯), they found four women buried with weapons.
In Armenia (亞美尼亞), there was a woman buried with an arrow in her leg from a fight.
And near Kazakhstan (哈薩克斯坦), they found a woman buried with a dagger.
What's fascinating is the evidence (證據) in their bones.
Some women had fingers shaped by using bows and arrows a lot, and their hips showed they rode horses often.
有些女性的手指因頻繁使用弓箭而變形，她們的臀部顯示她們經常騎馬。
They even found special jewelry, which suggests these women were important and respected.
他們甚至發現了很特別的珠寶，表示這些女性的重要身分。
These findings will be shown in a TV series, telling stories of these ancient warrior women.
The show will explore places where cultures mixed and traded (文化交融和貿易), and where these women might have lived.
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So, in today's News Bites…
Last year, Kaohsiung was the number one city in Taiwan for buying drinks.
People there spent a whopping $8.26 billion NT on them!
Tainan came in second place, and Taichung was third.
Kaohsiung also has the most tea shops of any city.
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And,
Archeologists digging up old graves have recently found clues that Amazon warrior women might have been real!
Scientists found graves in Azerbaijan from 4,000 years ago.
They found women buried with weapons like sharp arrowheads, a bronze dagger, and even a heavy club, as well as beautiful jewelry.
These findings will be shown in a TV series, telling stories of these ancient warrior women.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
Do you like eating French fries with ketchup?
In the UK, a company called Thompson & Morgan made a special plant.
This plant can grow cherry tomatoes up top and potatoes below.
They named it the "ketchup and fries plant!"
Experts put together a tomato and a potato plant because they are like family, so they grow well together.
They use a process called grafting (移植).
After planting, you'll get sweet tomatoes in the summer.
Then, in the fall, you can dig up tasty, smooth potatoes that are great for cooking!
If you have a fun fact, a joke, or interesting news you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty Tidbit to newsbites@icrt.com.tw, and you might hear it at the end of an episode!
We'll see you next time for an exciting new episode of News Bites!