Hi there, it's time for another episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Hope Ngo.
In today's news:
The danger of an incoming report card, the danger of a coal mine, and the danger of soap?
All that and more, coming up next.
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高中生雇用徵信社攔截成績單
The Case of a Runaway Report Card
What would you do if you did badly in your exams, and the school is mailing your grades home?
Would you do everything you can to stop the report card from getting to your house?
This is exactly what a high school student tried to do.
A private detective posted the story on Facebook.
He was talking about bizarre (不尋常的) cases he had come across.
He wrote that an 18-year-old student wanted to hire him for a job.
The girl asked him to intercept (攔截) a report card that would be mailed to her home.
She said her grades were terrible.
The student said the mailman arrived at around 9 AM.
And she hoped the detective could take the report card out of the mailbox, so her mom wouldn't see it.
The detective was surprised that she would think of this idea.
This is obviously not a good way to solve the problem.
The detective tried to talk some sense into her.
He encouraged her to be honest with her mother.
這位同學想的辦法真的是很奇特，不過還是勇敢面對，找出誠實的解決方法比較好喔。
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澳洲拒絕在大堡礁附近設立煤礦場
Australia Rejects Plans for Coal Mine Near Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
It's one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.
The Australian government is trying to protect the reef.
Recently, they turned down a proposal for a coal mine (煤礦) near the reef.
The mining project would have been located less than 10 kilometers from the reef.
Australia's Environment Minister rejected the plan because of potential (潛在的) environmental dangers.
It's the first time a federal environment minister used her powers under environment laws to reject a mine.
The minister said the risk of pollution and irreversible (不可逆的) damage to the reef is very real.
She said the project was an "unacceptable risk".
Australia still uses a lot of fossil fuels for its energy.
Over the years, climate change has been a danger to the reef.
Rising temperatures have already caused mass coral bleaching (珊瑚白化) in the reef.
If things don't improve, the corals will die.
Last year, a team of UNESCO scientists even proposed that the reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are in danger.
聯合國教科文組織建議將澳洲大堡礁列為瀕危世界遺產，不過澳洲表明反對。
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研究指出肥皂可能會吸引蚊子
Is Your Soap Making You a Mosquito Magnet?
Are you the one that always gets bitten by a mosquito?
Some say it's the pH level (酸鹼值) of our bodies.
Others suggest it's the food that we eat.
Now, a new study suggests that soap might be why you're so attractive (有吸引力) to those blood sucking creatures.
When female mosquitos are not feeding on blood, they drink plant nectar (花蜜).
Nowadays, most soaps have fruity and flowery smells, just like nectar.
When we use these soaps, we're putting those smells on our bodies.
This means to the mosquitos, we would smell like humans and flowers together.
That's very attractive to mosquitos!
雌性蚊子不吸血時，也會攝取花蜜，而當我們把這些花和水果香味放在身上，就等於是同時發出人類與花朵的氣味，對蚊子非常具有吸引力。
But the study also says the effects of soap are different on different people.
So the scientists think that may be why even with the same soap, some people attract mosquitos, while others do not.
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So, in today's News Bites…
A private detective says an 18-year-old student asked him to intercept a report card that would be mailed to her home.
She said her grades were terrible.
The detective encouraged her to be honest with her mother.
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The Australian government turned down a proposal for a coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia's Environment Minister rejected the plan because of potential environmental dangers.
Rising temperatures have already caused mass coral bleaching in the reef.
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And,
A new study suggests that soap might be why you're so attractive to mosquitos.
When female mosquitos are not feeding on blood, they drink plant nectar.
Many soaps have fruity and flowery smells, just like nectar, and that's very attractive to mosquitos
But the study also says the effects of soap are different on different people.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!