In today's news, with Paz and Nancy:
Taitung offers hotel subsidies, pets in a Japanese office, and the danger of processed foods.
Get ready to learn more about these news stories, coming up next!
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到台東旅遊每房享 500 元補助
Taitung Offers $500 NT Hotel Subsidy to Tourists
Taking a trip is a joy to many people.
Though many people have stopped traveling around since the pandemic happened.
Do you remember the last time you went on a trip?
It sure was a while ago, wasn't it?
Taiwan's tourism industry was facing a down time during the pandemic.
台灣的旅遊業在疫情時陷入了低潮。
But now, it seems to be changing.
Traveling around and road trips are making a comeback (捲土重來)!
The Taitung County Government has thought of a way to encourage people to travel there.
於是台東政府想了一個吸引遊客的方法。
They want people to visit Taitung and enjoy the tasty food there.
Taitung is one of the most popular tourist destinations (觀光勝地).
It's located on the southeast coast of Taiwan.
The Pacific Ocean (太平洋) is on its right-hand side.
Taitung is famous for its natural scenery (自然景觀).
And it's also known for its indigenous culture.
The government has planned to give a subsidy (補貼) to people who want to travel to Taitung.
They're offering to help people pay $500 NT per room per night for their accommodation (住宿).
So, if you're planning on visiting Taitung, you can save (省下) $500 NT on your hotel expenses (花費)!
Isn't that great?
The county government hopes the subsidy could attract more people to visit after last month's earthquake.
他們希望藉此振興震後觀光，吸引旅客人潮。
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日本公司允許寵物進入辦公室
A Japanese Company Allows Pets in the Office
Do you want to work or study with your pet running around near you?
你想要跟你的寵物一起工作或唸書嗎？
If you answered, "Yes!" or if you're an animal lover (動物愛好者), then you might be happy to hear this news.
Bringing pets to work is becoming more and more trendy (流行) these days.
Especially in Japan, where a lot of workers have changed their work style.
Many employees have gone from working in the office to working from home during the pandemic.
And now, many people are still choosing to work from home.
This is why a company in Japan decided they want their workers to bring their dogs to the office to keep them company at work!
In Kawasaki, near Japan's capital city Tokyo, a company called Fujitsu is exploring a new way of doing things.
在日本首都東京附近的川崎，一家名為 Fujitsu 的公司正在嘗試一種新的工作模式。
They set up a dog office in the company building.
Their executives (高階主管) want to see if that can help their staff (員工) want to come back to work in the office.
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超加工食品與癌症風險
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Cancer Risk
We have so many food choices these days.
How do you choose what to buy for a meal?
If you like frozen pizza, sausages, pickles, soda, or cookies…
You must pay attention!
要注意聽囉！
Evidently, there is some harmful food in our daily choices.
顯然，我們的日常選擇中存在一些有害的食物。
Those foods usually contain ingredients (成分) that are largely made in a laboratory (實驗室).
We call them ultra-processed food (超加工食品).
Researchers have discovered most of those ultra-processed foods contain things like preservatives, flavor enhancers, colorings, added sugar and fats.
研究發現大多數那種加工過的食品都含有防腐劑、增味劑、色素、添加糖和脂肪。
And those provide a lot of calories (卡路里) that our bodies don't need.
If we eat them too much or too often, it can lead to disease (致病).
People in the US have done a study on those who like to eat processed food.
在美國有個實驗專門研究那些喜歡吃加工食品的人。
They have tested over 200,000 people over 28 years.
他們花了28年，測試了超過20多萬人。
And the study tells us that the people who eat a lot of ultra-processed food are more likely to get sick.
They get diseases like bowel cancer, obesity and cardiovascular diseases (腸癌、肥胖和心血管疾病).
We can see a lot of ultra-processed food in the markets nowadays.
So, we really need to be careful when choosing what to eat.
We need to learn to keep a healthy diet (保持健康的飲食).
Eating stuff that's freshly made (新鮮出爐), and eating more natural fruit and vegetables are ways of eating healthy.
So, what's in your lunchbox today?
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Let's review the stories in today's News Bites:
The Taitung County Government wants more people to travel there.
They planned a budget to attract tourists.
So they're offering $500 NT per room per night for their accommodation.
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And,
Many people don't want to work in an office after working from home during the pandemic.
A company in Japan decided to let workers bring their dogs to the office to keep them company at work!
They set up a dog office in the building to see if that can help their staff to want to come back to work.
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And,
Ultra-processed foods contain many harmful ingredients.
They can cause diseases like bowel cancer, obesity and cardiovascular diseases.
We really need to be careful when choosing what to eat to stay healthy.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!