作者，配音，編輯：(Trevor)

第二配音員：(Brody)

Hey, Trevor, what time is it?

Oh, lemme check my watch… ah! It's just about NEWS BITES TIME!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi…

And I'm Brody Halverson.

In today's news:

Space vortexes, ocean protection, and too much TikTok.

More on those stories, coming up!

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台灣學生提問 太空人尋找答案

Taiwanese Student's Question Tested in Space

That's the sound of a vortex (渦流).

A vortex is when air or water swirls (漩渦) around and around, in a circle.

You can see a vortex in the air, when you look at a tornado (龍捲風).

Or you can see a vortex in water, when you flush a toilet (沖馬桶).

But, if there is no gravity (如果沒有地心引力的話)… can you still make a vortex?

Well, a Taiwanese student asked that question last year…

And an astronaut (太空人) helped him test it in outer space!

一個台灣學生去年詢問，如果在零重力的環境中，水還能形成漩渦嗎？這個月太空人就幫他在太空中測試！

A Japanese astronaut on the International Space Station (國際太空站) made a short video to answer the question, from Taiwan's Tsai Chih-chun (蔡志群)…

And the answer is yes!

The astronaut used a bottle of liquid (液體) to show what a vortex looks like in outer space.

Even though it was a simple test (儘管是簡單的測試), we can all be proud of Chih-chun.

No matter what you like to learn (不管你最喜歡學什麼)… it's really important to ask questions!

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聯合國決議保護更多海洋區域

United Nations Agrees to Protect More of the Ocean

We talk a lot about protecting the ocean (保護海洋) and everything in it.

But because of us, almost 10% of ocean life is endangered.

因為人類的關係，將近十分之一的全球海洋物種已經瀕臨危險。

We humans use a LOT of plastic (塑膠類), and after a while, a lot of it goes to the ocean.

Oceans can also be hurt (受傷害) by too much fishing (抓太多魚), too many ships (太多船), and climate change (氣候變化).

And what are we doing to stop it?

Well, right now, only 1.2 percent of the oceans are protected.

目前只有百分之一的海洋區域受到保護。

But here's the good news…

The United Nations has agreed to protect 30 percent of it, by 2030!

聯合國最近同意在2030年之前保護百分之三十的海洋區域！

That's a LOT more than 1.2 percent!

World governments (世界各國的政府) argued over ocean protection for 38 hours (辯論了38個小時).

But they finally agreed (終於同意了)!

There is still a lot of work to do, but this is a great start.

If we can protect 30 percent of the ocean… then why not 50?

And why not 100?

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斗音限制用戶看螢幕的時間

TikTok Sets Limits on Screen Time

Do you watch a lot of videos on your phone?

你會看很多手機上的影片嗎？

You might watch videos on apps like YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok (抖音).

They are some of the biggest apps for social media (社群媒體) in the whole world.

And they make it easy to swipe (滑一滑) through lots and lots of videos and pictures.

It can be fun, but then you look at the clock (看時鐘)… and one hour has already passed (瞬間就過了一個小時)!

It's very easy to spend too much time on the internet, so some apps are starting to set limits.

上網路有時候很容易花太多時間，所以有的APP開始設限制。

For example, TikTok says people 18 years old or younger (十八歲以下的人) will only be able to use the app for one hour each day (每天只能用一個小時).

Is one hour too short for you?

一個小時對你來說太短嗎？

Well, you can turn off the limits (關掉限制), but it will still give you reminders (小提醒通知).

Now, many people also want TikTok to change the kinds of videos people can see.

They say some videos are giving young people bad ideas (給年輕人不好的念頭).

We can still see a lot of videos in one hour…

But we should be careful what we learn from the internet.

And remember to look at the clock!

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So, in today's News Bites:

Last year, a Taiwanese student asked if water could create vortexes without gravity…

And an astronaut on the International Space Station helped him test it in outer space!

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And,

The United Nations has agreed to protect 30 percent of the ocean, by the year 2030.

That's a lot more than the 1.2 percent protected right now!

World governments argued over ocean protection for 38 hours, but finally agreed on the new plan.

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And,

The app TikTok is setting limits on how long young people can use it.

TikTok says people 18 years old or younger will only be able to use the app for one hour each day.

You can still turn the limits off, but remember to watch the clock!

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Okay, that's it for News Bites today… see you next time!