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In today's news:

A woman takes charge in the military, and the world's new superlatives!

And in today's Tasty Tidbits…how many bones do animals have?

Keep on listening to find out!

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台灣首位女性擔任國防部政戰局長

Taiwan's First Female Political Warfare Bureau Chief

Taiwan's military is making history.

For the first time ever, a woman is leading the Political Warfare Bureau (政戰局).

The bureau focuses on special strategies to protect Taiwan and its people from outside influences.

政戰局專門制定策略來保護台灣和台灣人民免受外界的影響。

Lieutenant General Chen Yu-lin (陸軍中將陳育琳) is known as the "big sister" in the army.

She is Taiwan's first female two-star lieutenant general (第一位掛二顆星的女將軍) and has held many important roles.

She led military work on Matsu Island, served at the 6th Army Corps, and even became the first female dean at the National Defense University's Fu Hsin Kang College (國防大學政戰學院院長).

Taking over her current role will be Major General Shih Shun-wen.

接替她的是少將史順文。

He will also receive a promotion (晉升) because the job he's moving into is quite important.

This change is a big deal.

It shows that leadership roles are for everyone, regardless of whether they are male or female.

這顯示，無論男女，都有可能擔任領導角色。

But the new job is challenging (很具挑戰性).

Lieutenant General Chen has to protect Taiwan from fake news from China (來自中國的假消息).

The plan is to mix different parts of the army to make a "Military News Center."

This new center could help Taiwan be even better at protecting itself.

Lieutenant General Chen is a role model (楷模), showing that girls can also be strong leaders (領導者).

It proves that anyone can break through old rules and traditions (打破陳舊的規則和傳統) to do something amazing.

So, it's an exciting time for Taiwan's military and an inspiration (靈感) for future leaders.

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全新的金氏世界紀錄

New Guinness World Records Unveiled!

The famous Guinness World Records book has released its 2024 edition (2024年版), and it's full of amazing new records!

There are 2,638 different records in the book from all over the world.

這本書裡有來自全球的2,638個不同的紀錄。

Craig Glenday, the main editor, said this year they reviewed nearly 30,000 applications but only the very best made it to the book.

主編Craig Glenday說，今年他們審查了將近30,000份申請，但只有最棒的才能進入這本書。

There are records about the fastest animals in the sea, super-talented people, and even records set by mermaids (美人魚)!

Let's talk about some stars from the U.S. who made it into the book:

Tommy is a super-tall cow.

He's 6 feet and 1 inch tall, and lives in Massachusetts.

牠有6呎1吋高，相當於185公分，住在馬薩諸塞州。

He's been with his family since he was a baby cow and now he's a "gentle giant" (溫和的巨牛).

Ginny MacColl, 71 years old, is the oldest ninja athlete (忍者運動員).

She got into fitness (健身) watching her daughter on TV, and now trains really hard.

Amir Menendez has the largest afro hairstyle (最大的爆炸頭髮型).

He's only 14 years old and started growing his hair about four years ago.

Grace Good spins hula hoops (呼拉圈)-lots of them.

She can spin 28 hula hoops while balancing on a big ball and can also spin 8 hula hoops that are on fire!

她可以站在一個大球上保持平衡，同時旋轉28個呼拉圈，而且還能旋轉8個著火的呼拉圈！

The new book has different chapters (章節), like one about water animals, one about human achievements (人類成就), and even one about history and pirates (海盜).

Plus, it features young talents like drummers (鼓手) and yoga experts (瑜伽高手) from around the world.

So, if you want to be amazed, this is the book to read.

It's full of surprises and proves that anyone can do something record-breaking (任何人都有可能創造紀錄)!

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So, in today's News Bites:

For the first time ever, a woman will lead the Political Warfare Bureau.

Lt. Gen. Chen Yu-lin was Taiwan's first two-star female general and has held many important roles.

It shows that leadership roles are for everyone, regardless of whether they are male or female.

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And,

The famous Guinness World Records book has released its 2024 edition.

There are 2,638 different records in the book from all over the world.

There are records about the fastest animals in the sea, super-talented people, and even records set by mermaids!

It's full of surprises and proves that anyone can do something record-breaking!

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趣味小點

Tasty Tidbit

How many bones do you have in your body?

Well, all together, every human has around 206 bones. That's a lot!

But what about other animals?

A sheep has only 110 bones… and an elephant has around 282!

So if a whale is the biggest animal on Earth, it should have the most bones, right?

Nope! Some whales have around 180 bones… that's less than humans, mainly because they don't have legs or feet!

And which animal has the most bones? Sssssss… Snakes!

Because snakes can keep growing, and growing, and growing… some of them can have more than 800 bones in their whole body.

That's crazy. I'm okay with 206!

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