B*News Bites 文字檔 (國中)

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Hi there! It's time for another episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun.

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

Staying healthy in all ways, and giving back a piece of history.

And in today's Tasty Tidbit…

We've got something berry funny to share with you. Make sure to stay tuned!

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台大通過「心理健康假」

NTU to Have Mental Health Leave

We all know being healthy is important.

So we know we should try to eat healthy foods, get some exercise, and take care of our bodies.

But we are starting to learn that mental health (心理健康) is important too.

Many things in life can cause mental health problems.

So slowing down and getting rest is very important.

The National Taiwan University's Student Counseling Committee (輔導委員會) is trying something new.

They want to start letting students take "mental health leave".

This mean students can take up to 3 days off school each semester for mental health.

學生每一學期可以請三天的心理健康假。

They can use an online system to apply for this leave.

And the students do not need to show proof that they are sick.

But the second time that students take leave, the system would send a notification (通知) to the university's counseling center (心理諮商中心).

And the center would start taking steps to help the student.

Some other universities in Taiwan also let students take mental health leave.

Experts are reminding (提醒) the schools to keep student information private.

They say students should be able to take the leave online, without telling a teacher.

And the experts point out that it's still hard for high school students to take mental health leave.

High school students have to fill out a form (申請表).

Then they have to give it to the teacher for approval (許可, 批准)

The students also have many classes, which makes it hard for them to have time to visit the counseling office.

And they may be worried about how other people would react (反應) if they found out.

But all the experts agree that student mental health is important, and it should not be neglected (忽略).

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希臘要求歸還大理石雕

Greece Calls for British Museum to Return Parthenon Sculptures

The British Museum is one of the most famous museums in the world.

It houses countless (數不清楚) treasures.

But earlier in August, around 2,000 treasures were stolen from the museum.

Police found that it was an inside job (內賊作案).

And the stealing had been happening for over two decades.

These priceless artifacts were stolen because they were not properly cataloged (編入目錄) by the museum.

After this, many people questioned if the museum could handle taking care of all those artifacts.

Now, Greece is calling for the museum to return the Parthenon Sculptures.

The sculptures were taken from a famous temple in Athens, Greece hundreds of years ago.

被要求歸還的「帕德嫩石雕」，是在19世紀一位英國外交官從希臘「帶出」的文物。

Greece has asked the museum to return the sculptures many times.

But the museum says the sculptures were taken to protect them.

Other countries, like Nigeria and China, are also calling for the museum to return things.

Hundreds of years ago, the British Empire (大英帝國) controlled many parts of the world.

And some experts say many cultural treasures were taken from those places during this time.

They say many things in the British Museum were looted (被掠奪).

Over the years, some museums in Europe and the US have started returning artifacts taken from other countries.

But it remains to be seen (尚不確定) if the British Museum will do the same.

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So, in today's News Bites:

The National Taiwan University's Student Counseling Committee wants to start letting students take "mental health leave".

This mean students can take up to 3 days off school each semester for mental health.

Experts agree that student mental health is important, and it should not be neglected.

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And…

Greece is calling for the British Museum to return the Parthenon Sculptures.

This is after thousands of treasures were stolen from the museum.

Many people questioned if the museum could handle taking care of all those artifacts.

Over the years, some museums in Europe and the US have started returning artifacts taken from other countries.

But it remains to be seen if the British Museum will do the same.

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趣味小點

Tasty Tidbit

And before you go, here's a Tasty Tidbit to go with today's News Bites. Get ready…

What do you call a sad strawberry?

A blueberry!

And speaking of berries…

11-year-old Harley from Heping Elementary School has an interesting fact about one!

If you have a fun fact, a joke, or interesting news you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty Tidbit to [email protected], and you might hear it at the end of an episode!

Tune in again next time for an all new episode of News Bites!