In today's news, with Trevor and Jane:

Hearing noise, tasting bitterness, and the next halftime star.

All that and more, coming up next.

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台北市噪音最高的地方

The Noisiest Places in Taipei

Think about where you live.

You know what it looks like.

But what does it sound like?

If you live in the city, it might sound a little like this…

If you have lived in the city for a long time, you might be used to this.

But scientists say too much noise is not healthy.

Researchers from Academia Sinica (中央研究院) made a map.

The map shows Taipei City.

And it shows how noisy the city is.

這張地圖顯示台北市各區噪音的高低。

Each place on the map has a color.

And the colors show the decibels of noise.

A "decibel" (分貝) is how we measure sound.

Higher decibels mean the sound is louder.

Lower decibels mean the sound is quieter.

The World Health Organization says outdoor noise levels during the day should be less than 53 decibels.

But the map shows 30 percent of places in Taipei are louder than that.

And the WHO says noise levels during nighttime should be less than 45 decibels.

The map shows 25 percent of places in Taipei are louder than that at night.

The scientists say the city's Daan District (大安區) and Zhongshan District (中山區) are especially noisy at night.

And places close to Songshan Airport and the Taipei Flora Expo Park (台北花博公園) are noisy during the day.

Experts say too much noise can make people feel discomfort (不舒服).

And too much noise long-term (長期的) can be unhealthy for our bodies and minds.

They say noise is becoming more of a problem in cities.

And now the world is thinking more about noise pollution.

They say the problem of noise needs to be solved so people can live healthy lives.

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寶寶心裡苦？胎兒表情透露食物喜好

Fetuses Smile for Carrots, Cry for Kale

Do you like vegetables?

Is there one vegetable that just makes you go, "BLEH"?

Well, it seems like babies do this too, even before they are born!

Some scientists wanted to learn more about fetuses (胎兒).

A "fetus" is a baby still in the mother's womb (子宮).

Scientists wanted to understand if a fetus can taste things even in the womb.

They looked at fetuses of 100 women.

The women were in their last 3 months of pregnancy.

The scientists had some of the women eat carrots.

And some of the women ate kale (羽衣甘藍).

They chose carrots because many people would say carrots have a "sweet" taste.

And they chose kale, because many people say kale has a "bitter" taste (苦的味道).

Then the scientists took 4D ultrasound scans.

接下來，研究人員讓這100名孕婦做了4D超音波掃描。

These scans would take pictures of the baby's face.

Here's what they found…

If the mother ate carrots, many of the babies showed faces that looked like a smile.

The corners of their lips went up (嘴角上揚).

And if the mother ate kale, many of the babies showed faces that looked like they wanted to cry.

Their lips pulled down.

Scientists say they are still trying to understand what this means.

They say eating healthy food is very important.

But they know many healthy vegetables have a bitter taste, like kale.

They hope they can find ways to help children and adults eat more healthy vegetables.

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蕾哈娜登上超級盃中場秀舞台

Rihanna to Star in Super Bowl Half-time Show

The Super Bowl halftime show is a big event.

The Super Bowl is the final game, between the two best American football teams in the NFL.

Many people in the U.S. go to the game in person.

Even more people watch the game on TV.

The halftime show happens every year at the Super Bowl.

It takes place during a break, in the middle of the game.

Many famous stars, like Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and Michael Jackson have starred in the show.

能在美式足球超級盃中場表演的藝人幾乎都是超級巨星，包括女神卡卡、威肯、和麥可傑克森。

Now, the NFL has announced that Rihanna will be the star of the next halftime show.

The 57th Super Bowl, and Rihanna's halftime show will take place in February of next year.

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So, in today's News Bites:

Researchers made a map showing noise in each part of Taipei City.

They say noise is becoming more of a problem in cities.

And too much noise long-term can be unhealthy for our bodies and minds.

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Scientists wanted to understand if a fetus can taste things even in the womb.

They found if a mother ate carrots, many of the babies showed faces that looked like a smile.

And if the mother ate kale, many of the babies showed faces that looked like they wanted to cry.

The scientists hope they can find ways to help children and adults eat more healthy vegetables.

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And,

Now, the NFL has announced that Rihanna will be the star of the halftime show this year.

The halftime show happens every year at the Super Bowl, during a break in the middle of the game.

The 57th Super Bowl, and Rihanna's halftime show will take place in February next year.

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