ou may know koala bears for being the cute little animals that eat leaves all day and carry their babies in a pouch. In fact, koalas' scientific name means "ash-colored pouch bear."
But did you know that koalas are not actually bears at all? They are more closely related to kangaroos than they are to bears. Koalas spend most of their lives in trees. In fact, they don't even come down very often to drink water because the leaves they eat hold most of the water their bodies need.
Koalas are excellent tree climbers because they have sharp claws and an extra "thumb" that helps them hold on to trees. Did you know koalas even have fingerprints? They are the only animal besides humans and primates, like monkeys and chimpanzees, that do. (Kayleen Hartman, staff writer)
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你或許知道無尾熊是終日食用樹葉、把寶寶放在育兒袋裡帶著走的可愛小動物。事實上，無尾熊學名的意思是「灰色的袋熊」。
不過，你知道無尾熊其實不是熊嗎？相較於熊類，牠們在血源上還比較接近袋鼠。無尾熊幾乎一輩子都待在樹上。事實上，由於無尾熊食用的樹葉含有牠們身體所需的大部分水分，牠們甚至很少下來喝水。
無尾熊爬樹的技藝高超，因為牠們除了有鋒利的爪子，還多了一根「姆指」，可以幫牠們牢牢抓緊樹木。你知道無尾熊甚至還有指紋嗎？無尾熊可是除了人類、猴子和黑猩猩等靈長類之外，唯一擁有指紋的動物。 （翻譯：賴美君）
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades. But since last summer, prices have soared as supplies have fallen short of demand. The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice acreage, and change to other crops to keep rice prices relatively high. To cope with shortfalls this year, the government has released rice reserves. But the grain has been slow to reach supermarket shelves. Anger over that was part of the reason the Agriculture Minister
Step into any corner of Turkiye, and you’ll likely encounter the iconic “Evil Eye,” known as “nazar boncu?u” in Turkish. This striking blue glass ornament is shaped like an eye with concentric circles of dark blue, white, and light blue. While its name in English suggests something threatening, it’s actually a charm designed to ward off misfortune. The origins of the nazar boncu?u can be traced back to ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern traditions. The word nazar comes from Arabic, meaning “gaze,” while boncu?u translates to “bead” in Turkish. Central to the nazar boncu?u’s mythology is the idea that
A: Wow, Les Miserables Staged Concert Spectacular is visiting Taiwan for the first time. B: Isn’t Les Miserables often praised as one of the world’s four greatest musicals? A: Yup. Its concert is touring Taipei from tonight to July 6, and Kaohsiung between July 10 and 27. B: The English version of the French musical, based on writer Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, has been a huge success throughout the four decades since its debut in 1985. A: The musical has never toured Taiwan, but going to the concert sounds like fun, too. A: 哇，音樂劇《悲慘世界》紀念版音樂會首度來台巡演！ B: 《悲慘世界》……它不是常被譽為全球四大名劇之一嗎？ A: 對啊音樂會將從今晚到7月6日在台北演出，從7月10日到27日在高雄演出。 B: 這部法文音樂劇的英文版，改編自維克多雨果的同名小說，自1985年首演以來，在過去40年造成轟動。 A:
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang In 1946, the company adopted the name 7-Eleven to reflect its newly extended __3__, from 7am to 11pm, a novel concept at the time. As a rapidly growing company, it began offering franchise opportunities in the 1960s. In 1974, the first 7-Eleven in Japan was opened by the supermarket company Ito-Yokado. The Japanese franchises were __4__ successful that by 1991, Ito-Yokado was able to acquire a 70 percent stake in Southland Corporation. Its investments eventually resulted in full ownership of 7-Eleven, which paved the way for the Japanese company to enter the international market. Since then, 7-Eleven
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