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Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Ryan Drillsma.
In today's news:
Fireflies say hello, cups say goodbye, and a hit song performed live.
All that and more, coming up next.
高雄那瑪夏螢火蟲季開跑 Firefly Season Begins in Kaohsiung
You aren't likely to forget fireflies (螢火蟲) if you've seen them before.
These special insects light up the skies at dusk (黃昏), just before nighttime.
National Geographic says there are about 2,000 different kinds of fireflies.
They live in parts of Asia and the Americas which are very humid (潮濕).
Fireflies use their lights to communicate (溝通) with each other, and to find a mate.
Each firefly uses a special pattern to communicate with other fireflies.
If he sees a female he likes, he flashes his light every six seconds.
Fireflies aren't an endangered species (瀕危物種), but the scientists who study them are getting very worried.
They say fewer fireflies are coming out during the summer
They are difficult to keep track of (追蹤、確保瞭解), since they are very small.
Another problem is that a firefly's lifespan (壽命) is very short.
They only live between one to three weeks.
If you live in an area where there are plenty of electric lights, it will be very difficult to spot fireflies.
Scientists say our lights are a problem for fireflies, because the lights make it difficult for the insects to see each other.
If you haven't seen these beautiful insects before, you might want to go to Kaohsiung's Namasia District, where fireflies appear every year.
台灣有許多地方可以看到螢火蟲，其中之一就是高雄的那瑪夏區。
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai says firefly season happens in March every year, and 15 different species of firefly that can be found there.
To make it easy to travel to the area, the city government plans to use shuttle buses that will take visitors to a trail in Namasia District for 30 minutes of firefly viewing.
But you'll need to tickets to join the tour.
不過想去那瑪夏觀看螢火蟲必須購買賞螢券喔。
Firefly viewing season will end on April 30th.
星巴克將淘汰一次性杯子 A Big Change Comes to Starbucks
Starbucks wants to reduce (減少) waste from its shops by 50 percent.
Each year, the coffee chain uses up to 7 billion disposable cups (一次性飲料杯)!
It's no wonder then, that whether or not you drink coffee, you'll recognize a Starbucks cup when you see it.
But Starbucks hopes that by the end of next year, those paper and plastic cups will become a thing of the past.
星巴克希望明年年底前，這些紙杯就要走入歷史了.
The company says it won't be using these disposable cups anymore.
The company says that by the end of next year, customers in the United States and Canada will be able to use their own cups for every Starbucks visit.
星巴克說 美國跟加拿大的顧客可以帶著自己的杯子到店裡喝咖啡和消費.
But what if someone forgets to bring their own cup?
Starbucks has an answer for that too.
The store will ask you to pay a deposit (押金).
Then you can borrow a cup, and bring it back next time.
This program is also being tested in Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
The company hopes to make reusable (可重複使用的) cups widely used by 2025.
As a result, we may not be seeing too many paper or plastic Starbucks cups in a few years.
魔法滿屋歌曲在奧斯卡首次現場表演 Oscars to Feature First Live Performance of Encanto Hit Song
This year's Oscars has a special treat for "Encanto" fans. Have you heard the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno?" If you haven't - the 94th Academy Awards, also known as Oscars (奧斯卡獎), will show "We Don't Talk About Bruno" performed live (現場表演) for the very first time. The movie Encanto is up for an Oscar for Best Animated Film (最佳動畫片). 動畫電影「魔法滿屋」被提名第94屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳動畫片，典禮現場也會表演電影中的歌曲 But the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" wasn't nominated for Best Song. That's because Disney decided it wanted to choose another song from the same movie instead. They chose a Spanish song: "Dos Oroguitas" or "Two Little Caterpillars" instead.
So, in today's News Bites:
Firefly season has started in Kaohsiung's Namasia District.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai says 15 different species of firefly that can be found there.
Shuttle buses will take visitors to a trail in Namasia District for 30 minutes of firefly viewing.
But you'll need tickets to join the tour.
Starbucks wants to reduce waste from its shops by 50 percent.
The company says it won't be using disposable cups anymore.
By the end of next year, Starbucks says customers in the United States and Canada will be able to use their own cups for every Starbucks visit.
And,
This year's Oscars has a special treat for "Encanto" fans. The 94th Academy Awards, also known as Oscars, will show "We Don't Talk About Bruno", performed live for the very first time. The movie "Encanto" is up for an Oscar for Best Animated Film.
And that does it for today's News Bites!