作者，配音，編輯：(Trevor)
第二配音員：(Nancy)
Yo, what's up everybody?
It's me, Trevor Tortomasi…
And me, Nancy Sun.
Check out today's topics:
Is Taiwan too convenient?
Toys rain down on a football match…
And a little doggie goes on a big trip.
More on that, coming up in just a sec(ond)!
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台灣最後一個 沒有便利商店的小鎮
Taiwan's Last Township Without a Convenience Store
It's there when you're hungry…
And it's there when you need to mail a letter (寄信), or pay your bills (付帳單), or buy toilet paper (買衛生紙).
What is it?
It's a convenience store (便利商店)!
And in Taiwan, convenience stores are all over the place (到處都是).
Well, except for one…
Taitung's Jinfeng Township is now the last township in Taiwan without a convenience store.
台東的金峰是台灣最後一個沒有便利商店的小鎮。
So, does that mean it's inconvenient (不方便)?
Of course not!
Some people in Jinfeng say it would be nice to have a 7-11, or a FamilyMart, or an OK Mart, or a Hi-Life, or a Simple Mart, or a…
But other people say it would be bad for local businesses.
有人說有便利商店會讓附近的小生意不好做。
They say if you can buy everything at a convenience store, then you might not walk down the street to a fruit shop, or a restaurant, or a post office, or a toilet paper store, or a…
And other other people believe the convenience stores and local stores could find a way to work together.
Either way…
不管怎麼樣…
How convenient… is too convenient?
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足球賽觀眾 把玩偶丟到球場上
People Throw Toys at a Football Match
In Turkey, a recent football game was paused after 4 minutes and 17 seconds.
土耳其最近一場足球賽，才開始4分鐘17秒就喊暫停。
That's because Turkey and Syria (敘利亞) recently had a giant earthquake (強烈地震) on February 6th, at 4:17 AM.
In the earthquake, many people lost their homes, or their lives.
And because life is so difficult for the survivors (倖存者), many people want to help.
Some are donating money (捐錢), and others are donating food (捐贈食物).
So, why did Turkey pause that football game?
They paused it to let people throw toys onto the field!
土耳其暫停足球賽的原因，是讓觀眾丟一大堆玩偶到球場上！
All of these people were donating toys (捐贈玩具) to help the children who survived the earthquake.
Of course, they were all soft toys, like stuffed animals (填充玩具), dolls (娃娃), and colorful pillows (各種顏色的枕頭).
The crowd cheered (歡呼), and thanked everyone who had worked hard to help others.
So, think about all of the nice things you have…
What would you give to someone else?
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狗狗意外的旅程
Dog Accidentally Goes Traveling
Maybe you enjoy going on road trips (開車旅行)…
But if you're going on a long trip in a car, you probably want to plan it first (最好先有所計畫).
Not this dog, though!
有一隻狗並非如此！
This dog, named Ralph, was walking with his owner (主人) down the street.
And while his owner paused to talk with a friend, Ralph saw an open door, and jumped inside.
Ralph看到打開的車門，就跳進去了。
But it was the door of a taxi (計程車)…
And suddenly (突然), they were driving!
Ralph had no collar, so the driver could not call his owner.
因為Ralph沒有戴狗項圈，計程車司機沒辦法打電話給Ralph的主人。
And the driver still had to do his job… so he drove!
Ralph was in the car for 160 kilometers (一百六十公里) before the driver finally had time to drive him home.
Ralph was happy to see his owner again… but maybe he's still thinking about his next road trip!
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So, in today's News Bites:
Taitung's Jinfeng Township is now the last township in Taiwan without a convenience store.
Some people in Jinfeng say it would be nice to have a convenience store, but others say it would be bad for local businesses.
They say if you can buy everything at a convenience store, then you might not walk down the street to a fruit shop or a restaurant.
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And,
In Turkey, a recent football game was paused to let people throw toys onto the field.
The people were donating toys to help children who survived a recent earthquake, in Turkey and Syria.
Of course, they were all soft toys, like stuffed animals, dolls, and colorful pillows.
The crowd cheered, and thanked everyone who had worked hard to help others.
Life has been difficult for the survivors, and many people want to help.
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And,
A dog named Ralph jumped inside a taxi, when his owner wasn't looking.
But because Ralph had no collar, the driver could not call his owner.
Ralph was in the car for 160 kilometers before the driver finally had time to drive him home.
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That's all for today's News Bites… thanks for listening!
