B*News Bites 文字檔 (國中)
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What's up everyone, it's time for a new episode of News Bites…
I'm Brody Halverson.
And I'm Paz Bueno.
Today's stories…
A new technology in Taiwan, and people glue their feet to the floor.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit, let's talk about cells!
Let's get into it.
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台灣在微發光二極管技術方面處於領先地位
Taiwan Leads in micro LED Technology
How often do you look at a screen?
You probably look at your phone screen all day.
We spend hours and hours looking at TV screens, computer screens, every kind of display.
我們花費大量時間觀看電視螢幕、電腦螢幕以及各種顯示器。
Can we make these screens… better?
That's what some companies in Taiwan want to do.
And they are using a new technology called micro LED (微發光二極管顯示器技術).
Imagine a transparent window that can also display images like a TV screen.
You could be looking out your car window, and the screen could show information about the things you see.
Or, imagine a little TV screen inside your glasses!
Micro LED technology is making these dreams possible.
What is micro LED?
"Micro" means small.
And LED means light-emitting diode.
"Micro"是微型的意思，"LED"是發光二極管的意思。
You have probably seen an LED light before.
Many shop signs, street lights and even traffic lights use LED lights.
So, a micro LED is just… a really small light.
How small?
Some micro LED lights are only 2.5 microns wide.
有些micro LED燈只有2.5微米寬。
That means you could fit 20 of them on the width of a human hair!
But when you put millions of these lights together…
They can create an amazing display (令人驚嘆的畫面), like a TV screen, a phone screen, or even an HD smartwatch screen.
Just a few years ago, this technology was impossible.
Scientists knew how to make such small LED lights.
But they did not know how to put them all together on the display!
Then, a few years ago, some Taiwanese companies figured out a way to do it.
They used a new method called "mass transfer".
So for now, Taiwan is the only country in the world with a micro LED production line.
台灣到現在是全球唯一擁有micro LED生產線的國家。
That means using this technology to make lots of new micro LED screens.
What's more, this technology works with even smaller LEDs.
So, smaller lights mean they can fit more lights on your display.
And that means the image on your screen will be better and brighter.
So keep an eye on this new technology…
It might be coming to your TV, your phone, or even your glasses!
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氣候抗議者將腳黏在地板上
Climate Protester Glues Feet to Floor
We all hear the same news every day, about climate change (氣候變遷).
We hear the climate is getting warmer!
It's easy to get used to this news, and ignore it.
But some people are serious about this news…
…and they won't let people ignore them!
They're the ones who glued their feet to the floor at the US Open.
What? They used glue… to stick their feet… to the floor?
That's right. And they did it at a big tennis tournament in New York City, the US Open (美國網球公開賽).
It started right in the middle of a game.
American tennis player Coco Gauff was playing hard.
Suddenly, she heard a loud noise.
Some people in the stands were shouting, "End Fossil Fuels!"
美國網球選手Coco看到站在看台上的一些人高喊「終結化石燃料！」
Coco looked up, and saw three people standing.
Their shirts also said "End Fossil Fuels!"
Coco thought, those are climate protesters.
Soon, the police came to remove the protesters
But, they couldn't do it…
….because one protester had glued their bare feet to the floor!
警察趕來驅逐抗議者，但做不到，因為抗議者將他們的光腳黏在地板上！
It took police almost an hour to remove the glue and take the protesters away.
Coco continued to play her match, and won.
In fact, she won the whole tournament.
What did she think about the protest?
Coco said, "It was done in a peaceful way, so I can't get too mad at it,"
Coco說，「這是和平進行的，所以我不能太生氣。」
She said, "Obviously I don't want it to happen when I'm winning. But hey, if that's what they felt they needed to do to get their voices heard, I can't really get upset at it."
So who were the protesters?
They belong to a group called the Extinction Rebellion.
They want people to stop using fossil fuels, like coal and gas.
The protesters want everyone to know that fossil fuels are heating up the climate.
They said that a hot climate will cause more problems than protesters.
他們說炎熱的氣候會比抗議者造成更多的問題。
So, they will keep protesting at games and other events, until their message is heard.
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So, in today's News Bites…
Some Taiwanese companies are using a new technology to make screens.
New micro-LED technology uses very small lights to make displays.
This technology can improve screens for phones, computers and other uses.
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And,
Climate protesters interrupted the US open.
They shouted "End Fossil Fuels", and one of them glued their feet to the floor.
Tennis player Coco Gauff said she wasn't mad about it.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
Every animal is made of lots of tiny things called "cells".
For example, scientists say the average mouse has around 3 trillion cells… In Chinese, that's 三兆個細胞!
But how many cells does each human have?
Well, to tell the truth… researchers say they haven't finished counting yet!
But we do know a few things:
Humans have more than 200 different types of cells in their body.
And even if you don't count the cells, there are still other things in many humans… like almost 40 trillion bacteria! 快四十兆細菌！
And finally, of course, many people can be bigger, or smaller, so it's hard to count for everyone.
Just remember… there are trillions of cells and bacteria, all working together to make YOU!
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!