Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi…

And I'm Nancy Sun.

In today's news:

Kaohsiung gets ready for more music, scientists make a new way to give vaccines, and Squid Game might get a second season.

All that and more, coming up next.

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高雄流行音樂中心開幕了

Kaohsiung Music Center Now Open

A new music center has opened in the city of Kaohsiung!

It's called the Kaohsiung Music Center (高雄流行音樂中心).

It opened on October 31st, after about 10 years of planning (計畫).

The center will host (舉辦) big music performances, with enough space for up to five thousand people!

Its first event was the Golden Indie Music Awards (金音創作獎) on November 6th.

And it will hold its next big event next year.

The music center was designed by a team of architects from Spain.

這個音樂中心是由一個西班牙的建築團隊設計的。

The building is gigantic and white-colored, and a big part of it looks like a honeycomb (蜂巢).

The architects say the honeycomb represents the balance between the city of Kaohsiung and the nature around it.

建築師說，這個蜂巢代表高雄市跟周圍自然環境的平衡。

President Tsai Ing-wen spoke to everyone at the launch ceremony (開幕典禮) to talk about this year's plans for the music center.

She says the center can help more young local artists (當地藝人) to have bigger performances.

She adds that Taiwan's democracy (民主) helps keep it open to creativity (創意).

And she hopes that can bring more success to Taiwan's entertainment industry (娛樂產業).

Music in Taiwan may be getting a brighter future… keep your ears open!

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科學家發明 不用打針的疫苗

Scientists Developing Needle-Free Vaccine Patches

Are you afraid of going to the doctor to get a shot (打針)?

Many people are afraid of needles (針)…

But we may have a way around that problem soon.

Scientists are developing a new way to give people vaccines (給人打疫苗).

They want to make a patch, that people can put on their skin, to get the vaccine into their body.

他們想要製作貼布，直接貼在皮膚上，慢慢釋放疫苗進入人體。

The patch is only one square centimeter (一平方公分) in size, and has thousands of tiny bits of vaccine that can go through your skin.

Scientists say it feels like a flick on the skin, but it doesn't hurt.

感覺就像輕輕彈一下皮膚，也不會痛。

Right now, they are still testing (測試) the patches on mice, before they get ready to try it on humans.

And there are also other advantages (好處)!

Usually, most vaccines are liquids that have to be stored in a cold place, so they don't expire.

正常來說，大部分的疫苗是液體，必須存放在冰箱裡，免得它們很快過期。

But patches don't have to be stored in cold places, so they can be ready to go whenever and wherever doctors need them.

Scientists hope this will help hospitals to be more prepared (準備) as the pandemic continues.

And they hope this will help people who are too scared of needles, to get the medicine they need.

科學家希望怕痛的人有貼布可以選，一樣能完成疫苗接種。

Either way, don't worry… science is still here to help you!

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魷魚遊戲可能會有第二季

Squid Game May Get Second Season

A popular television show could be getting more content.

Squid Game was a surprise success for Netflix.

It broke records when it first came out on the streaming platform.

With the show's popularity, the creator of the show is now considering (考慮) a second season.

魷魚遊戲電視節目非常受歡迎，創作者說他願意做第二季。

The director and writer of Squid Game had originally said he was not interested in doing a season 2.

Now he is considering it, with a story about issues with police officers (警察).

It could also be a prequel, with the events leading up to what happened in the first season.

However, the director has other projects to work on, and probably won't be available for a second season for a long time.

第二季可能是前傳，但創作者很忙，不知道什麼時候才有時間去拍。

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So, in today's News Bites:

The Kaohsiung Music Center is now open.

The center will host big music performances, with enough space for up to five thousand people.

Taiwan's government hopes the center can help more young local artists to have bigger performances.

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And,

Scientists are developing a new way to give people vaccines.

They are making a patch that people can put on their skin, to get the vaccine into their body.

And these patches don't have to be stored in cold places, so they can be ready to go whenever doctors need them.

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And,

Netflix's new show "Squid Game" could be getting a second season.

The director and writer of Squid Game is considering a story about issues with police officers.

It could also be a prequel, with the events leading up to what happened in the first season.

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