In today's news, with Paz and Nancy:
Taiwan makes jersey textiles, Germany's solar-powered town, and a future becoming reality!
Stay tuned and we'll tell you more about these stories, coming up next!
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台灣送紡織到世界杯
Taiwan Sends Fibers to World Cup
T-shirts, jeans, dresses, shoes…
All of these have something in common.
They're all made of textiles (紡織品)!
A textile is a kind of material that's made by weaving or knitting (編織或針織).
And in Taiwan, there are many companies that make textiles.
Major textile suppliers (供應商) are using advanced technology to make textile from recycled plastic.
And one company called Far Eastern New Century Corp is one of them.
The textile brand works with Adidas and an environmental organization called Parley for the Ocean.
紡織品牌與阿迪達斯和一個名為 Parley for the Ocean 的環保組織合作。
They make sports jerseys (運動衫) from marine plastic waste.
In this year's FIFA World Cup, seven teams are using Far Eastern-made jerseys!
Those teams are from Germany, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Belgium, and Wales.
這些球隊來自德國、日本、西班牙、阿根廷、墨西哥、比利時和威爾士。
Far Eastern has been part of the World Cup supply chain (供應鏈) for more than ten years.
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德國的太陽能小鎮
Germany's Solar-Powered Town
Countries in Europe are experiencing an energy crisis now (正在經歷能源危機).
This year, because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many people in Europe are worried about energy over the winter.
今年，因為俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭，很多歐洲人都擔心過冬的能源問題。
That's because Russia is a major supplier (主要供應商) of gas to Europe.
And because of the war, Russia cut the flow of gas (切斷了天然氣的供應).
In Germany, many communities are looking for ways to get energy without relying (依靠) on gas and oil.
One of those communities (社區) is Abensberg.
The town mayor says Abensberg is working with a larger energy company to make the town solar-powered (太陽能).
90 percent of the energy in the town comes from the sun.
Everywhere you look, you can see photovoltaic panels (光伏板).
Many families installed solar panels on their roofs (屋頂).
But sometimes, when it's dark or cloudy, the town needs to supplement (補充) its energy from the power grid.
The town mayor says they are working to be self-sufficient (自給自足) by 2030.
His goal is to produce 300 percent of electricity for the town using solar, wind, and water power.
The mayor says alternative energy production (替代能源生產) is getting more attention because of the energy crisis.
The townspeople of Abensberg say it's very important for Germany, Europe, and the whole world to think about cleaner energy sources.
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飛行汽車將成為現實！
Flying Cars Will Soon Be a Reality!
Imagine the future.
想像未來。
What do the buildings look like?
What kind of cars do you think people would drive?
If you're thinking of a flying car…you might not have to wait for the future.
Because they already exist (存在)!
A Chinese automobile company has made two flying vehicle models.
一家中國汽車公司製造了兩款飛行汽車模型。
They recently unveiled (揭幕) them in Dubai.
The electric vehicles, called Xpeng X2 and X3 models, completed their test flights successfully.
The X2 model is tear-drop shaped, and has an electric engine and produces no carbon emissions.
X2 型號為淚珠形，配備電動發動機，不會產生碳排放。
It's designed to drive autonomously (自動駕駛) and can go up to 129 kilometers per hour!
It has eight propellers (螺旋槳), two for each corner of the vehicle.
The X3, on the other hand, looks like a sports car with wings.
It can drive like a regular car in "ground mode" (地面模式).
When the driver needs to fly, they can shift to "flight mode" (飛行模式).
The company Xpend AeroHT is not the only one making flying cars.
Over 500 companies are working to make it come true.
Right now, there are about a dozen working models being tested.
目前，大約有十幾種工作模型正在測試中。
So the future with flying cars might be closer than you think.
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So, in today's News Bites:
Major textile suppliers are using advanced technology to make textile from recycled plastic.
In this year's FIFA World Cup, seven teams are using Far Eastern-made jerseys!
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In Germany, many communities are looking for ways to get energy without relying on gas and oil.
One of those communities is Abensberg.
90 percent of the energy in the town comes from the sun.
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And,
A Chinese automobile company has made two flying vehicle models.
The future with flying cars might be closer than you think.
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And that's all for today's episode of News Bites!