Paul wakes up and finds that he is already late for class. He overslept because he had hung out with some friends until very late last night. Paul quickly has some breakfast and gets dressed. One of his reports is due before noon, so he has to rush t...
Benjamin Gates and his group of history-loving troublemakers enjoy a good mystery. Audiences were first introduced to Gates, who is played by Nicolas Cage, in the hit action movie National Treasure. Now, its sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets...
Dialogue A Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store. Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare? Woman 1:I'm sorry. No. Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out...
Candy signed up for a cooking class because she wanted to improve her cooking skills. After she browsed through the list, she chose a baking class. Candy had often thought that becoming a pastry chef would be fun. However, she had always been too hes...
Taiwan's National Palace Museum has been a place of wonder since it was built. Inside, it houses the treasure of the Chinese emperors. This collection of more than 600,000 objects is said to be the most important in Chinese history. Now, National Geo...
It was Valentine's Day, and Jenny and her boyfriend were hanging out in the night market. Every year they did the same thing. Even so, Jenny really enjoyed being together with her boyfriend. At first, it seemed like just an ordinary date. Jenny and h...
Taiwan is located on the Pacific Rim of Fire. This means there are many underwater volcanoes nearby, and the area suffers from many earthquakes and other disasters. Yet, there is one good thing about living on the Pacific Rim of Fire: there are plent...
Destination: Florida 前进佛罗里达 Dialogue A Dale and Becky are heading to the beach. Becky:It sure is a beautiful day today, Dale. Dale:You're right. It's perfect weather for riding a Jet Ski. Becky:Yes! That sounds fantastic. Can we get one w...
House Hunting 购屋大作战 Dialogue A Zoe and Burt are looking for a new house. Zoe:Look! I found some great houses in the newspaper we can visit. Burt:OK. I'll look at them later. Zoe:You agreed that we would move to a bigger house, but it seems...
For years, Barry Clifford has been trying to solve a 300-year-old riddle. It isn't an ordinary riddle, though. It is a clue to the location of the pirate Black Sam Bellamy's treasure. Piracy came alive in the 1720s and incredibly, 2,000 to 3,000 pira...
In the 1700s, a lot of German immigrants moved to the US. According to German folklore, certain animals have special powers on certain days. The groundhog is one of those animals. Its special day was previously on Candlemas, a holiday that was celebr...
Teenagers make a fortune on Chinese New Year. Not only do they get red envelopes that are stuffed with money, but they are too young to have to give any. During this time of year, stores everywhere have sales. They do this in the hope that teenagers...
St.1 Valentine's2 story started a short time before his death in AD 280. The emperor at the time was namedClaudius. He decided that none of the men in the army could be married. Saint Valentine, whose real name was Valentinus, was a Christian3 priest...
News about global warming is everywhere. There are a number of theories and ideas about this environmental crisis. Some of the information is true, some is false, and some is impossible to prove or disprove. Recently, Mark Lynas, a British scientist,...
Joey is nearsighted and he can't see anything clearly without his glasses. One Saturday, he had spicy hot pot for lunch, and then he went shopping in a department store. While Joey was looking around, he suddenly felt a pain in his stomach. He knew h...
