In today's news, with Trevor and Clifford…

A thirsty Taiwan, underground schools, and Vitamin B.

Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next.

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台灣與全球的乾旱

Taiwan and the Worldwide Drought

2022 has been a very challenging year for climates all over the world, Taiwan included.

2022年以來，世界各地的氣候造成許多困境，台灣也包括在內。

News of country-wide droughts have been heard from all over the world, including the U.S., China, and many countries in Europe.

And at first (最開始), Taiwan began this year with plentiful rainfall (豐沛的降雨), in the rainy season between May and June.

But by late August, the water in many of Taiwan's reservoirs (水庫) was very low.

That's because rainfall (降雨) from July to August this year has been 60% less than average.

Some of the reservoirs even dropped under 50% of the water storage capacity (蓄水量).

Many reservoirs in northern Taiwan had already decided to save water, too, by providing less water pressure (水壓) to homes.

Luckily (幸好), Typhoon Hinnamnor (颱風軒嵐諾) came just in time!

Typhoon Hinnamnor brought lots of water to reservoirs all over the country.

And through the cooperation of Taiwan's homes and water providers (水公司), the country's water levels were finally able to recover (恢復).

Who knows how much worse things would have gotten if Typhoon Hinnamnor had decided to bypass Taiwan?

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秘密學校 協助阿富汗女性就學

Secret Schools for Afghan Women

Since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, the majority of Afghan girls haven't been to school in over a year.

自從美軍撤離阿富汗，多數阿富汗女孩已經超過一年沒踏進任何一間教室。

The U.S. military (美軍) left Afghanistan on August 30th, 2021, after 20 years of war (戰爭).

But that also left the country to the Taliban (塔利班), who now rule Afghanistan (在阿富汗執政).

And according to Taliban tradition, many women are not allowed to have an education!

That means many women and girls in Afghanistan have been banned (禁止) from going to school.

In light of so much oppression (壓制), many people started to look for their own ways of educating young women.

One such person is Sodaba Nazhand, who started an informal school with her friends in Kabul (喀布爾), Afghanistan's capital (首都).

Sodaba and her friends secretly teach English, math, and science to girls and young women.

Sodaba says they want to use education as a way to protest (反抗) against the Taliban.

She says they are teaching girls and young women to stand up for their rights (權利).

Going to school can be a lot of hard work… but not everyone has the chance to learn new things every day.

So try to remember how lucky you are, to be getting an education!

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維他命B到底有幾種？

How Many Kinds of 'Vitamin B' Are There?

"Vitamin B" can be an important vitamin to help people focus… but which kind is best?

維他命B可以加強注意力，可是到底要選哪一種呢？

There are a total of 8 different kinds of vitamin B, and they can each help with different bodily functions (生理機能).

To improve energy levels, many people take vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and B7.

These can help with metabolism (代謝), and are also found in nuts, eggs, and milk.

Meanwhile, vitamin B1, B3, B6, and B12 can help with protecting the nervous system (神經系統).

These vitamins can be found in chicken, pig liver, and also most kinds of fish.

There is also one more category of vitamin B, which helps keep red blood cells healthy.

They are vitamins B6, B9, B12, and they are found in citrus fruits (柑橘類水果), like oranges, grapefruit, and lemons, and also in spinach and yogurt.

So vitamin B can be easily found in many of the foods we have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

However, it's important to remember that it doesn't help to take more than one vitamin B pill per day.

That's because our bodies can only digest and absorb (消化並吸收) a little bit.

So before you take any vitamins, ask your parents and your doctor which ones can help your body the most.

And remember, nothing is better than a well-balanced diet, so no matter which vitamins you take, make sure to eat healthy food every day!

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So, in today's News Bites:

The water in many of Taiwan's reservoirs was very low this summer, after very little rainfall from July to August.

Luckily, Typhoon Hinnamnor came just in time, and brought lots of water to reservoirs all over the country.

And through the cooperation of Taiwan's homes and water providers, the country's water levels were finally able to recover.

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Since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, many Afghan girls have been banned from going to school.

So people like Sodaba Nazhand have started secret schools in Afghanistan to teach English, math, and science to girls and young women.

She says this is a way to protest against the Taliban, and to teach young women to stand up for their rights.

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There are a total of 8 different kinds of vitamin B, and they can each help with different bodily functions.

They can help with energy levels, metabolism, protecting the nervous system, and keeping red blood cells healthy.

But remember, no matter which vitamins you take, nothing is better than eating healthy food every day!

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