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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:
Dali comes to Taipei, snowstorms hit the U.S., and Meghan and Harry share a photo of their daughter.
All that and more, coming up next.
中正紀念堂 主辦達利展 Salvador Dali Comes to Taipei
Have you heard of Salvador Dali?
Salvador Dali is thought to be one of the masters (師傅) of surrealism.
You might know some of his paintings… like the one with melting clocks (融化的時鐘).
Do you know what surrealism is?
你知道超現實主義是甚麼嗎?
No problem. It's a kind of art.
It's a kind of art that emphasizes (強調) thoughts we might have in our heads, or dreams.
It can be strange, spooky (恐怖), or surprising.
Surrealist art doesn't look real… because that's the point… it's surreal!
薩爾瓦多·達利是一個超現實主義的大師。超現實主義的藝術表達我們的思想或夢境，內容跟現實脫節，這就是超現實主義的重點!
Salvador Dali has come to Taiwan.
Not the artist, he died in the 80s, but his art!
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) in Taipei is hosting an exhibition (展覽) featuring over 100 of Dali's works of art.
Most of them are watercolor paintings that he created between 1959 and 1963.
They were inspired by an Italian poem.
But there are some oil paintings (油畫), too.
In fact the painting with the melting clocks, "In Search of the Fourth Dimension", will be there, too!
And an animated film (動畫) Dali made with Disney will be shown there.
That's right, Dali made a film with Disney!
The exhibition will run until April 13th, so you have plenty of time to go and check it out yourself!
美國遭受暴風雪侵襲 U.S. Hit by Severe Snowstorms
Brrrrrr… close the window, it's cold!
It can feel very cold in Taiwan in the winter.
But not as cold as a lot of countries… including the U.S.
In fact, it was so cold on the west coast (西岸) of the U.S. recently that several states were hit by severe snowstorms (暴風雪).
By December 28, Almost 76 centimeters of snow had fallen in California (加州).
For some of you… that would mean snow up to your waist!
對有的人來說，積雪達到腰部。
There were power cuts (停電) in the states of Oregon and Washington… so people had no electricity for a while.
And in the states of Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and California there were warnings (警報) there could be avalanches.
Avalanches (雪崩) are when snow falls down a mountain in a big wave.
They can be very dangerous. They can bury trees, houses and buildings under deep snow.
But avalanches weren't the only danger Americans faced.
The country's National Weather Service, or N.W.S., warned that extremely low temperatures could cause severe wind chills (很強的風寒效應).
"Wind chill" happens when wind blows away the warmer layer (層) of air we usually have above our skin. It makes the air feel much colder.
The N.W.S. said this could make it feel like minus 48 degrees.
And this could cause frostbite!
我們皮膚上面本來有一層暖氣 ，當寒風把它吹走就叫做Wind chill。美國國家氣象局說實際體感溫度可掉到攝氏零下48度 ，很可能造成凍傷。
I don't want my fingers to fall off… I'm glad I live in Taiwan!
Meghan跟Harry的女兒Lilibet首次露臉 Lilibet Appears in First Public Photo
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a photo of their newborn daughter, Lilibet.
They shared the photo on a Christmas card.
Lilibet was born in June.
But she had not been seen by the public until now.
Meghan跟Harry的女兒Lilibet出生於6月，他們印發的聖誕卡，裡面就有Lilibet首次露臉的照片。
The picture shows Meghan holding Lilibet in the air, while Harry holds their son Archie.
The photo was taken by British photographer Alexi Lubomirski at their home in California.
The card it's on contains a message that says "Archie made us a 'Mama' and a 'Papa', and Lili made us a family."
聖誕卡裡面有文字說Lilibet讓他們變成一個完整的家庭。
The Duke and Duchess wished everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
So, in today's News Bites:
Salvador Dali is thought to be one of the masters of surrealism.
Dali's art has come to Taiwan.
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei is display more than 100 of his works.
And,
Several states in the US were hit by severe snowstorms.
By December 28th, Almost 76 centimeters of snow had fallen in California.
The National Weather Service warned about avalanches and frostbite.
And,
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a photo of their newborn daughter.
Lilibet was born in June.
They shared a photo of her on a Christmas card.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!