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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Ryan Drillsma…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
A man spots a wild black bear, London welcomes back the Changing of the Guard, and Beyonce's Formation named Best Music Video.
All that and more, coming up next.
罕見的台灣黑熊現身 Man Spots Formosan Black Bear in the Wild
Do you know what the national animal of Taiwan is?
A national animal is a creature chosen by the government to represent its country.
國家動物就是政府選定的動物，用來代表國家，幾乎每一個國家都有。
You probably know that China's national animal is the panda.
And the national animal of the U.S. is the bald eagle.
Taiwan's national animal is the Formosan black bear.
It's a kind of bear that can only be found in Taiwan.
It is quite a small bear, with shiny black fur, a white V-shape near its neck, and a long nose.
Some experts think there are between 200 and 300 Formosan black bears in the wild, but no one really knows, because they live in the mountains and people rarely see them (很少見到牠們).
So one man got a big surprise when he saw one recently in Yushan National Park.
The man, who used to work at the park, was driving along a road towards Jade Mountain (玉山) when he saw a bear cross in front of his car.
He stopped and quickly called park officials (公園管理員) to let them know.
It was a rare sight indeed!
黑熊的確很少見!
Although they tend to stay away from humans, they can be dangerous if you get too close.
And they mainly move around during the day, but can come out at night, too.
That's why the national park says it's important to take garbage and waste food with you, and not dump it on the ground.
And if you spot a Formosan black bear, you should make noise to scare it away.
You should always visit the park in groups, not alone.
造訪國家公園的時候不要亂丟垃圾，假如你看到野生黑熊，可以大喊大叫來嚇跑牠。跟同伴一起遊玩國家公園，比獨自一人去安全喔。
倫敦恢復舉行 換衛兵儀式 Changing of the Guard Ceremony Returns in London
What's the first thing you think of when you imagine London?
It might be the Queen of England and her home Buckingham Palace (白金漢宮).
And if you know about Buckingham Palace, you probably know about the people that protect it (捍衛它).
These people are called guardsmen.
And the Queen's guardsmen are famous around the world because of the clothes they wear.
They have red jackets with buttons (鈕扣), and tall, black, furry hats.
One thing tourists like to do in London is watch the Changing of the Guard (換衛兵).
It's a ceremony (儀式) that happens when one group of guardsmen finishes their job and they are replaced by a new group.
白金漢宮的換衛兵，是一群衛兵站崗一段時間之後，換另外一批人上來接替的儀式。
The ceremony features music, and lasts around 45 minutes each time.
The Changing of the Guard ceremony hadn't happened for around 18 months, since the COVID-19 pandemic first struck the UK.
But that changed recently!
The ceremony returned on August 23rd, with the Guard band welcoming it back.
The Guard band played a special show, including covers of songs by famous artists like Spandeau Ballet and Whitney Houston.
The Queen, however, was not at Buckingham Palace at the time.
She was at her summer home in Scotland (蘇格蘭).
But there was a big crowd watching the band play.
If you go to watch the Changing of the Guard, remember to not get in their way!
If you stand somewhere you are not supposed to, and you are in the path of a guard, he will yell at you.
If you don't move, he might even push you away!
如果你要去看白金漢宮換衛兵的儀式，請不要擋住衛兵。要是你站錯了地方，衛兵會對你叫喊，假如你還是不動，他們甚至可能把你推開。
碧昂絲MV選為史上最棒的 Beyonce Music Video Named Best Ever
The best music video of all time has been chosen.
Officials of Rolling Stone magazine voted on which MV they considered the best.
They chose Beyonce's Formation video as the champion (冠軍).
Two other Beyonce music videos made the list of 100.
The other two were Single Ladies, and Telephone, which she did with Lady Gaga.
滾石雜誌選出一百部最棒的MV，碧昂絲的女力來襲MV是冠軍。
Number two on the list (名單，排名) was Johnny Cash's Hurt.
Madonna's "Vogue" and Childish Gambino's "This is America" were third and fourth, respectively.
Rounding out the top five was The Perfect Kiss, performed by New Order.
Rolling Stone last put out a best MV list in 1993.
這是第二次滾石雜誌列出MV排名，第一次是1993年。
So, in today's News Bites:
A man saw a Formosan black bear in Yushan National Park
He quickly called park officials to let them know.
It's important not to dump trash on the ground because it attracts bears.
And,
The Changing of the Guard ceremony returned to Buckingham Palace in London.
It's very popular for tourists.
But if you go, remember not to get in their way!
The best music video of all time has been chosen.
Officials of Rolling Stone magazine voted on which MV they considered the best.
They chose Beyonce's Formation video as the champion.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!