Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventures, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situatuins.
見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險，但馬克的個性十分害羞，對許多事情都感到害怕。不過，朋友都喜歡黏在一起，所以凱薩琳走到哪兒，馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候，他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
All shook up 天搖地動
One morning Kathleen was fast asleep when a book fell off a shelf and hit her on the head.
"Drats!" she yelled. "The whole house is shaking. It must be another earthquake."
Kathleen got under her desk and waited for the earthquake to stop. But it never did.
"What's going on?" she wondered aloud.
Kathleen decided to go ask Mark if he knew what was making the house shake. She went to his room and was surprised to see Mark doing jumping jacks.
"Good morning," Mark said. "I've decided to start doing aerobics every day before work."
"Why do you feel the sudden urge to exercise?" Kathleen asked.
"I read about an elephant named Maggie who has trouble getting up on her own. Sometimes when she falls down, firemen need to come help her stand up. If I don't exercise, I might end up the same way."
"It's good that you're exercising. But I'm worried about the house."
"Don't be a worrywart. A little shaking won't knock down this house."
Mark kept doing aerobics. Kathleen went downstairs and was about to make breakfast when she heard Mark shout out. The ceiling lamp in his room had fallen and hit him on the head … (Michael Kearney, Staff Writer)
某天早上，當凱薩琳正睡得香甜的時候，一本書從書架上掉下來，正好打在她的頭上。
「唉唷喂呀！」她大叫出來：「房子在搖晃，一定又是地震了。」
凱薩琳趕緊躲到她的桌子底下等地震過去，但地震卻一直都沒有停下來。
「到底發生了什麼事啊？」她大聲地問道。
凱薩琳決定去問馬克他有沒有感覺到房子在動。她走到馬克房間時，很驚訝地發現馬克正在玩跳跳樂。
「早安啊，」馬克說：「我決定以後都要在上班前做一些有氧運動。」
「為什麼你會忽然這麼積極地想要開始運動呢？」凱薩琳問。
「我讀了一篇關於大象梅姬的文章，她連自己站起來都有困難耶。有時候她如果跌倒，必須請消防隊員來協助她站起來呢。如果我不多做運動，也許我最後會落得和她一樣的下場。」
「你開始運動當然很好，但是我有點擔心我們的房子。」
「別那麼杞人憂天嘛，一點小小的搖晃不會把房子震垮的。」
說完馬克繼續跳他的有氧運動，凱薩琳下樓要開始準備早餐時，她聽到馬克大叫一聲。馬克房裡天花板吊燈掉下來正好砸在他頭上…
（翻譯：袁星塵）
A: Hard rock band Guns N’ Roses is touring Taiwan tomorrow. What about pop diva Lady Gaga? B: Unfortunately, Singapore has once again exclusively secured Gaga’s concerts in Asia, just like Taylor Swift’s exclusive Asian shows last year. A: The Singaporean government reportedly paid up to US$2.2 million to secure Swift’s shows. B: And the shows did boost its economy and tourism. A: But I’m angry about this approach, so I’m not going to Gaga’s shows this time. A: 硬式搖滾天團槍與玫瑰明天即將來台，流行天后女神卡卡呢？ B: 真可惜，新加坡再度取得卡卡亞洲巡演的獨家主辦權，就像去年泰勒絲的亞洲獨家演出一樣。 A: 據報導新加坡政府付出高達220萬美元，取得泰勒絲的亞洲獨家主辦權。 B: 而她的秀也的確提振了該國的經濟和旅遊業。 A: 但我對此還是很不爽，所以不去新加坡看卡卡了！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: Hard rock band Guns N’ Roses and pop diva Lady Gaga are finally touring Asia again. B: Are they also coming to Taiwan? A: The band will stage a show at the Taoyuan Sunlight Arena on Saturday. B: Wow, so this will be the band’s third visit. I really love its 1992 power ballad “November Rain.” The nine-minute hit was the Billboard chart’s longest song at one point. A: Let’s go celebrate the 40th anniversary of its release. A: 硬式搖滾天團槍與玫瑰、女神卡卡終於再度展開亞洲巡演了。 B: 他們也會來台巡演嗎？ A: 槍與玫瑰本週六即將在桃園陽光劇場開唱唷。 B: 哇這將是該團第三次來台演出，我超愛他們1992年強力情歌《November Rain》，全長近9分鐘還曾是告示牌排行榜最長神曲。 A: 那我們一起去慶祝該團出道40週年吧！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
If you could nominate any toys for the Toy Hall of Fame, what would they be? Iconic playthings like yo-yos, toy cars, or video games seem like obvious __1__. Classic toys such as jacks, playing cards, and board games like Chess, Monopoly, and Uno have brought endless joy to generations. Overall, there are countless toys that __2__ in the Toy Hall of Fame. The National Toy Hall of Fame was __3__ in 1998 at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The Toy Hall of Fame aims to __4__ items that have been cherished for generations, and several
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang However, not every toy has its moment. Some fans were __8__ that simple classics like balloons—a universal symbol of celebrations—haven’t made the cut yet. With their lightweight charms and transformative puffs of air, balloons have __9__ millions for decades and will have to wait at least another year for a chance to be inducted. As the Toy Hall of Fame continues to celebrate toys that __10__ creativity and joy, we can only wonder which treasures will earn a spot next. Will the widely adored balloon finally take its place in 2025? Only time will tell, but one thing is
RSS