Let's have a look at today's stories, with Trevor and Paz:

Taiwan's weather gets healthier, a tall man is taller for a moment, and two people ride one bicycle around the world.

Stay tuned for more, coming up now!

________________________________

台灣2022年 空氣汙染有所改善

Taiwan's Unhealthy Air Lower in 2022

There are many kinds of weather (天氣).

The weather can be sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, or foggy (有霧的).

But more and more cities (城市) are also seeing a different kind of weather, called "smog" (霧霾).

The word "smog" comes from the two words "smoke" (煙) and "fog" (霧) put together.

And smoggy weather comes from pollution (汙染).

You might see smog in Taiwan sometimes, especially (尤其) in big cities, or nearby lots of factories (工廠).

Smog is unhealthy to breathe, and can hurt your lungs.

呼吸煙霧是不健康的，並對你的肺有害。

But there is good news!

有好消息了！

Weather scientists in Taiwan can measure (測量) the amount of smog in the air.

And they say Taiwan's smog levels (霧霾程度) were much lower last year.

In fact, the number of smoggy days here in 2022 was 75% less than in 2021!

台灣2022年有霧霾的日子比2021年少了百分之七十五！

It's partly because (部分是因為) many companies in Taiwan were able to save energy.

Many old motorcycles (摩托車) were also taken off the roads.

And less pollution (較少的汙染) came to Taiwan from China!

Scientists say it was also because Taiwan got so much rain in 2022.

So even if the smog problem isn't gone… at least we're doing a little better!

________________________________

加納男子 有紀錄以來最高的高個子

Man in Ghana Reported to be World's Tallest

How tall are you?

Well, the tallest man ever recorded (有紀錄以來最高的) was 272 centimeters tall (兩百七十二公分), in 1940.

That's about half as tall as a giraffe (長頸鹿高度的一半)!

So people were very surprised when they heard that a man in Ghana recently broke the record.

很多人聽說有位加納男人打破了之前的紀錄，都有點驚訝。

He is called "Awuche", and he was recently measured (測量) at 290 centimeters (兩百九十公分).

But here's the bad news (壞消息)…

The person who measured him made a mistake (犯了錯).

Awuche is actually only 224 centimeters tall.

But wait… that's still almost as tall as Yao Ming (姚明), the NBA's tallest-ever basketball player!

So Awuche is definitely still one of the tallest people alive.

His height (高度) is still very difficult for his body, and he needs to see doctors often.

But with his new fame (名聲), he might get some more help!

Even Awuche is optimistic (樂觀) about his life, saying he is happy to accept the way he is (很樂意接受自己的樣子).

We can all learn something from his good attitude (好的態度), no matter how tall we are!

________________________________

雙人腳踏車環繞世界

Two People Ride One Bicycle Around the World

For many people, riding a bicycle (騎腳踏車) is pretty easy.

But it's much more difficult to ride a tandem bicycle (雙人腳踏車).

It's still a bicycle, because it has two wheels (輪子)…

But "tandem" means two things moving forward together, so a tandem bicycle has two sets of pedals (雙人腳踏車有兩雙踏板).

On a tandem bicycle, the person in front gets to steer (控制方向), and the person sitting in back helps with pedaling (踩踏).

Usually, we just ride them for fun…

But two people from England recently set a world record (破了世界紀錄) by riding a tandem bicycle around the whole world in 180 days!

They cycled together for a total of 29,000 kilometers (兩萬九千公里).

And it wasn't easy…

Along the way (在路上), they got sick, they were hit by a car, and they even had visa problems (簽證問題).

But they have finally finished their journey, and are resting safely!

________________________________

So, in today's News Bites:

The word "smog" comes from the two words "smoke" and "fog" put together.

Weather scientists say the number of smoggy days in Taiwan last year was 75% less than 2021.

They say it's because many companies were able to save energy, old motorcycles were taken off the roads, and less pollution came to Taiwan from China.

________________________________

And,

A man in Ghana, called "Awuche", was recently measured at 290 centimeters tall.

But the person who measured him made a mistake, and Awuche is actually only 224 centimeters tall.

Awuche is still optimistic about his life, and says he is happy to accept the way he is.

________________________________

And,

Two people from England have recently set a world record, by riding a tandem bicycle around the whole world in 180 days.

They cycled together for a total of 29,000 kilometers.

Along the way, they got sick, they were hit by a car, and they even had visa problems.

________________________________

And that's today's episode of News Bites!