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

I'm Nancy Sun…

And I'm Hope Ngo.

In today's news:

A presidential sleepover, a bird's point of view, and goodbye to the Phantom.

All that and more, coming up next.

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再「來去總統府住一晚」

Sleepover at the President's Office

How would you like to sleep over at the President's office?

The government is restarting its special project for people from other countries.

The project is called "Spend a Night at Taiwan's Presidential Office Building".

It started in 2019.

The project stopped in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But now it is restarting again!

People from other countries, who are at least 20 years old, can stay in rooms in the Lixing Building.

It's a building that's next to the president's office.

Up to 20 people will have the chance to spend one night in the Lixing Building.

And they will also be served breakfast the next morning.

The guests will make a video about their stay.

And they will post the video onto social media.

This project will run from September to December.

「來去總統府住一晚」免費體驗活動歡迎全球旅客報名，入選者9至12月之間入住。

People can sign up online before June 30th.

And judges will choose the winners in August.

The government hopes this will help other countries learn more about Taiwan.

「來去總統府住一晚」今年回歸， 政府將總統府開放給國外旅客入住，希望可以讓世界各地認識台灣。

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英國動物園招聘驅趕海鷗團隊

UK Zoo Seeks Seagull Scare Squad

People say trying something new can help you see things in a new way.

And this job is sure to give you a "birds-eye view"!

A zoo in the UK is trying to find new workers.

These workers will have a very special job.

They have to scare away seagulls.

The Blackpool Zoo is close to the ocean.

And lots of seagulls fly around the zoo every day.

The zoo says these seagulls steal food from visitors and from zoo animals!

這個動物園靠近海邊，常有野生海鷗搶遊客手中的食物，連園區裡動物的食物也遭殃。

So the zoo needs workers to scare away the seagulls.

The zoo says these workers will wear bird costumes (便裝，裝扮).

And the workers in bird costumes will walk around places where people eat at the zoo.

And hopefully, seeing these giant "birds" will keep the seagulls away.

The zoo says it is looking for someone who is friendly.

And this person should also have lots of energy.

The zoo says it loves all animals.

But it needs to keep visitors and zoo animals safe too.

This isn't the first time hungry seagulls have caused problems.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia also had seagull problems.

The seagulls would steal food from people sitting outside at restaurants close by.

The opera house now has a team of dogs, to chase away the seagulls.

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最長壽音樂劇 告別百老匯

Curtain Comes Down on Phantom of the Opera

It's the longest-running show on Broadway.

And it's come to an end.

The Phantom of the Opera held its last show this month.

百老匯史上最長壽的音樂劇"歌劇魅影"，這個月正式告別百老匯了。

The musical had been showing on Broadway since 1986.

That's before many of you were born!

Since it opened, The Phantom of the Opera has played almost 14,000 times.

And more than 20 million people have seen it around the world!

Many people are fans of the show.

In fact, these people call themselves "phans".

They say they love the music.

And the show is magical, like an escape to another world.

Some have seen the show more than 100 times!

Even though it has ended, The Phantom of the Opera is definitely an important part of Broadway history.

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So, in today's News Bites:

The government is restarting its special project "Spend a Night at Taiwan's Presidential Office Building".

People from other countries, who are at least 20 years old, can stay in rooms in the Lixing Building.

The government hopes this will help other countries learn more about Taiwan.

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The Blackpool Zoo is looking for workers to scare away seagulls.

The zoo says these seagulls steal food from visitors and from zoo animals!

The workers will wear bird costumes, and hopefully, seeing these giant "birds" will keep the seagulls away.

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And,

The Phantom of the Opera held its last show this month.

The musical had been showing on Broadway since 1986.

More than 20 million people around the world have seen the show.

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