作者，配音，編輯：(Paz)

第二配音員：(Trevor)

Hello everyone! You're listening to another episode of News Bites!

I'm Paz Bueno…

And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.

In today's news:

BLACKPINK brings business to Kaohsiung, plastic rocks in South America, and the world's youngest speed skating gold medalist.

Stay tuned and we'll tell you more about these stories, coming up next!

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人氣女團BLACKPINK刺激高雄經濟

BLACKPINK Boosts Kaohsiung's Economy

You probably already know that BLACKPINK came to Taiwan recently.

The popular South Korean girl group had two concerts in Kaohsiung City.

It was one of the many stops in their ongoing Born Pink World Tour.

這是他們正在進行的 Born Pink 世界巡演中的眾多站點之一。

The concerts drew (吸引了) over 90,000 people to Kaohsiung.

As a treat (作為款待), the city government gave NT$50 vouchers to concertgoers (演唱會的觀眾).

They could use their concert ticket stubs (演唱會票) and use them to shop in stores and restaurants.

觀眾可以憑演唱會門票，即可兌換面額 50 元的優惠券。

Many people visited the Liuhe Night Market and other shopping areas.

And night market vendors sold twice as much!

夜市攤販的業績是之前的兩倍！

The city government is expecting (預計) there will be more visitors next month, thanks to other concerts and events.

That is great news for local businesses (本地商業).

The Kaohsiung Mayor thanked BLACKPINK and their fans (粉絲) in a Facebook post.

He also thanked the workers who helped direct crowds at public transportation facilities after the concerts.

他也對演唱會結束後，幫忙引導群眾搭公車捷運的人員表示感謝。

It looks like Kaohsiung is going to keep busy (忙個不停) with all these concerts!

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塑膠汙染 成為大地的一部份

Plastic Pollution Goes Geologic

Some scientists have made a worrying discovery (令人擔憂的發現) on an island (島) in South America called Trindade Island.

They found rocks made from plastic debris.

他們發現塑膠碎片形成的岩石。

Trindade Island is an uninhabited volcanic island (無人居住的火山島) on the east coast of Brazil.

It's a protected area (保護區) for green turtles.

A geologist (地質學家) studying the island explained that the plastic on the beaches comes from fishing nets (漁網).

The nets are dragged by marine currents (被海流帶到這裡) and accumulate on the beach (堆積在沙灘上).

When the temperature rises, the plastic melts (熔化) and becomes embedded (嵌進去) with the beach's natural material.

Environmental pollution will forever be preserved in the Earth's geological records.

環境污染將永遠保存在地球的地質記錄中。

This is a reminder (提醒) for us to always dispose of our trash properly (正確處理垃圾).

And to do our part (儘我們的一份力量) in keeping our planet clean.

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史上最年輕 世界競速滑冰金牌得主

Meet the World's Youngest Speed Skating Gold Medalist

A young speed skater named Jordan Stolz has just become the youngest person ever to win a world speed skating gold medal.

滑冰選手Jordan Stolz 成為有史以來，最年輕的世界競速滑冰金牌得主。

He won gold in the men's 500 meters event at the World Single Distance Championships in the Netherlands this month.

在荷蘭舉行的世界單人競速滑冰錦標賽男子 500 公尺比賽中，他榮獲金牌。

Not only that, he also won two other gold medals, beating Olympic champions (擊敗了奧運冠軍) in each of those events!

Speed skating is a sport where athletes (運動員) race around an icy track (結冰的跑道) at speeds as fast as 56 kilometers-per-hour (時速 56 公里).

18-year-old Stolz is from the US State of Wisconsin (美國威斯康辛州).

He's been winning national championships since fifth grade, and in high school, he went to school online so that he could train for up to six hours a day.

他從小學五年級開始就一直是全美國冠軍。高中時他用網路上學，這樣可以每天訓練六個鐘頭。

His coach (教練) says one of Stolz's greatest talents is the way he takes corners on the curving track at high speeds.

Stolz 最了不起的天賦就是他在彎道上高速轉彎的方式。

Stolz's speed and strength have amazed many people (讓很多人驚嘆不已).

Stolz's wins mean that he's the first person to win both the junior championships (青少年錦標賽) and adult championships (成人錦標賽) in three separate events in the same year.

It's incredible to see someone so young achieve (成就) so much!

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So, in today's News Bites:

The popular South Korean girl group BLACKPINK had two concerts in Kaohsiung City recently.

The concerts drew over 90,000 people to Kaohsiung.

It was a huge boost to local businesses.

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Some scientists have made a worrying discovery on a remote island in South America called Trindade Island.

They found rocks made from melted plastic debris.

Environmental pollution will forever be preserved in the Earth's geological records.

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And,

A young speed skater named Jordan Stolz has just become the youngest person ever to win a world speed skating gold medal.

The 18-year-old is the first person to win both the junior championships and adult championships in three separate events in the same year.

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