Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Ryan Drillsma…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
Pangolins for Prague, Pikmin for your phone, and Gaga in Vegas.
All that and more, coming up next.
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台北動物園 準備運送穿山甲到歐洲
Pangolins Ready to Travel to Prague
Taipei Zoo is getting ready to help send pangolins to Prague (布拉格).
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic (捷克的首都), a country in Europe.
Two Taiwan pangolins will travel there to live in Prague Zoo.
It's part of a breeding program (繁殖計畫), to help create more pangolins.
Because many kinds of pangolin are in danger around the world.
Pangolins are mammals (哺乳動物), but they have scales (鱗片) like an alligator.
They curl up into a ball when they feel threatened (被威脅).
They are known as "the world's most trafficked animal."
That means people hunt (獵捕), steal and sell them to other countries.
They are worth a lot of money, because people use their scales in traditional Chinese medicine (中醫).
Luckily, Taiwan has been so good at pangolin conservation, the number of pangolins in Taiwan is increasing.
台灣因為穿山甲保育行動做得很好，這種動物的數量一直在增加。
Although nobody knows exactly how many pangolins exist; they are mysterious (神秘).
But it's the only place in the world people think this is happening.
So Taiwan wants to share its success with other countries.
Last year, the Czech Republic's Senate president (參院議長) visited Taiwan.
It was a sign that relations between the two countries are getting even better.
China likes to lend pandas to countries it is friends with.
So perhaps by lending the Czech Republic two pangolins, Taiwan considers that country a good friend.
中國喜歡把大熊貓借給友善國家，所以台灣送穿山甲到捷克，也是表示兩國關係友好。
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最新的皮克敏電玩將登場
New AR Pikmin Game Coming Soon
A new Nintendo AR game is hitting phones around the world.
AR stands for augmented reality (擴增實境).
And augmented reality is when a game uses the real world, but also uses some fantasy (奇幻) elements, too.
Pokemon Go was an extremely popular Nintendo AR game.
But Nintendo's new AR game features Pikmin (皮克敏)!
Pikmin are colored characters with leaves and flowers sprouting from their heads.
皮克敏是彩色小玩偶，頭上會長出來花朵或是葉子。
There have been several Pikmin games across different Nintendo consoles.
The new game Pikmin Bloom is free to play.
But like Pokemon Go, you can spend money on game items (項目), if you want to.
And also like Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom encourages people to go on daily walks outside.
You can walk around and collect seeds (種子).
These can be planted, and then they bloom (開花) into Pikmin!
You can team up with other players and play together.
The AR feature makes it look like the Pikmin are in the real world.
One of the creators said it is about "transforming the mundane into a more beautiful world."
That means taking something every day and boring and making it into something fun.
Pikmin Bloom is currently available in Australia and Singapore.
It will be released worldwide soon!
皮克敏開花遊戲把平淡無奇的生活變成美麗新世界，目前只有澳洲跟新加坡才能下載，全球其他地方很快也可以玩得到。
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女神卡卡回到拉斯維加斯
Lady Gaga Returns to Vegas
A popular singer has headed back to Sin City.
Lady Gaga played a series of shows in Las Vegas in October.
She did nine performances of her Jazz & Piano show.
Lady Gaga had already done several of those shows in August.
女神卡卡十月回到拉斯維加斯，舉辦九場演唱會。
Reports say that Lady Gaga got paid over 1 million dollars per show.
She also got a significant (重大) cut from the profits from merchandise (商品) sales.
For the show, she had a wardrobe that cost over 10 million dollars put together.
Analysts say that while Lady Gaga's shows are expensive, they are well worth it (值得), and the casino makes a lot of money.
據說卡卡每場賺一百萬美金，但賭場覺得非常值得。
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So, in today's News Bites:
Taipei Zoo is getting ready to help send pangolins to Prague.
It's part of a breeding program to help create more pangolins.
Because many kinds of pangolin are in danger around the world.
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And,
A new Nintendo AR game is hitting phones around the world.
Pikmin Bloom encourages people to go on daily walks outside.
It will be released worldwide soon!
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And,
Lady Gaga played a series of shows in Las Vegas in October.
She did nine performances of her Jazz & Piano show.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!