Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening to you! This right here is another episode of News Bites.
I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
And I'm Paz Bueno.
Let's look at today's news:
Computers translate Taiwanese, students make crazy hats, and the U.S. honors an Asian-American.
Stay tuned for those stories, coming up next.
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人工智慧首次翻譯台語
AI Translates Taiwanese for the First Time
Can you speak Taiwanese?
你會曉講台語無？
L? ?-hi?u k?ng T?i-g? b??
If you live in Taiwan, you have definitely heard people speaking Taiwanese.
It's part of a Chinese language family called "Hokkien", which is spoken by people in many countries.
台語這個語言屬於福建話的語系，很多國家都有人會講。
But in today's modern world (現代的世界), the Hokkien language has a special problem…
It's mostly oral (口語的), or spoken (用講的).
That means there aren't many people using Hokkien to write or type (打字), and that makes it much harder to translate (翻譯).
Fortunately (幸好), one man is finally working on a very powerful translation system (很強的翻譯系統) for Hokkien!
And the translator uses an artificial intelligence (人工智慧), or A.I., from the Facebook company "Meta".
It's difficult work, but he is working with many engineers (工程師) and native Hokkien speakers (以福建話為母語的人士).
He says his grandfather in Taiwan speaks Taiwanese, but has problems with Mandarin (國語).
So he wants to help his grandfather and other Hokkien speakers to break the language barrier (破壞語言障礙).
And an A.I. translator like this can also help keep records (紀錄) of how languages like Hokkien are spoken, so the world can keep these languages alive.
This is great news, right?
這是一個好消息，對無？
Che s? chi?t ? h? siau-sit, tio?h b??
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學生戴上【防止作弊】的帽子
Students Use 'Anti-Cheating' Hats
Hey. Hey you!
You'd better not be cheating in school!
你上學時最好不要作弊！
Of course, we all know that no matter where you do it (不管你在哪裡), cheating is bad.
It can seem like an easy way to win, or to get good grades (拿到好成績), but it's not fair to other people (對別人不公平).
So teachers are always trying new ways to encourage honest behavior (鼓勵誠實的行為).
That's why one teacher in the Philippines (菲律賓) came up with a crazy idea (異想天開的主意), before a big test.
She told her students to wear "headgear" (頭飾) to stop them from cheating.
And many students took this idea very far.
很多學生更進一步發揮創意。
At least, much further than the teacher expected!
遠超過老師原先的預期。
They came to school with helmets (安全帽), goggles (護目鏡), Halloween masks (萬聖節面具), and giant hats made of cardboard (紙板).
And when people saw pictures of these anti-cheating hats on the internet (在網路上), everyone else started making their own!
It might be a great example (很好的例子) of how to encourage students to be honest.
We all know cheating is bad… but good behavior should be fun!
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亞裔美國演員 變成硬幣上的人頭
U.S. Coins Feature Asian American Actress
All over the world, different countries (國家) have their own different kinds of money.
Most countries have paper money, (鈔票), and coins (硬幣).
And on most of that money, what do you see?
There's almost always a person's face!
Usually it's one of that country's leaders (領導人).
But sometimes, it's an important person from that country's cultural history (文化歷史).
And in the United States (美國), there are a lot of new faces on U.S. coins!
One of those faces is Anna May Wong (黃柳霜), who was a famous actor in Hollywood (好萊塢).
Anna was a Chinese American, and one of the only Asian actors in Hollywood in the early 1900s.
黃柳霜是華裔美國人，是二十世紀初極少數亞裔好萊塢演員中的一位。
That's because Asian Americans have faced a lot of racism (種族歧視) in the U.S.
Now, seeing her face on U.S. money has made a lot of people happy.
They say it's a step forward (進步) in recognizing Asian Americans and their contributions (貢獻) to American culture.
Do you think you'll ever see a foreign face on Taiwanese money?
If it ever happens, it'll be because they've helped Taiwan become a better place.
Who knows? It could be you!
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So, let's hear those stories again:
One man is working on an artificial intelligence, or A.I., to translate Hokkien.
Hokkien is more difficult to translate than other languages, because it is mostly spoken, not written.
He hopes the translator can help his grandfather and other Hokkien speakers to break the language barrier, and keep these languages alive.
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And,
One teacher in the Philippines told her students to wear "headgear" to stop them from cheating.
And many students took this idea much further than the teacher expected!
They came to school with helmets, goggles, Halloween masks, and giant hats made of cardboard.
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And,
The United States has put the face of an Asian American, named Anna May Wong, on U.S. coins.
Anna was a Chinese American, and one of the only Asian actors in Hollywood in the early 1900s.
People say it's a step forward in recognizing Asian Americans, and their contributions to American culture.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!