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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Ryan Drillsma…
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
A full moon during Moon Festival, urban gardens on taxi roofs, and a new album breaks Apple Music records.
All that and more, coming up next.
中秋節的滿月 Taiwan Sees Full Moon during Mid-Autumn Festival
Every month, a bright, white, round button appears in the sky.
It's the full moon!
A full moon is when we can see the entire round surface of the moon…
And not just a crescent (月牙型) or half-moon.
滿月的意思是我們能夠看到整個圓圓的月亮，而不只是月牙或是半月。
We are able to see the moon because it reflects (反射) light from the sun back to Earth.
For the first time in eight years, people in Taiwan were able to see a full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday.
But if a full moon happens every month, why don't we see it every Mid-Autumn Festival?
It's because of how long it takes the moon to orbit, or go around, the Earth.
People say it takes the moon a month to orbit the Earth, but that's not exactly true.
It takes roughly 29.53 days.
And because there are a different number of days each month, we see a full moon on a different day each month, too.
But a full moon usually appears between the 14th and 17th of each month.
Of course, clouds can also block (阻擋) our vision of the moon.
But on Tuesday, September 21st, people in Taiwan were able to see the full moon bright and high in the night sky.
Did you manage to see it?
If not, there's always next month!
Don't forget to check if the weather conditions are good or not for your best chance to see the full moon.
不要忘記先查查天氣預報，才能把握最好的機會看到滿月。
泰國計程車頂種蔬菜 People Plant Vegetables on Thailand's Taxi Roofs
Have you ever seen plants growing from the roof of a car?
No? Then you probably haven't been to Thailand during the coronavirus pandemic.
People in Bangkok, Thailand's capital city, have started farming vegetables on car roofs.
泰國曼谷有些人開始在汽車頂上種蔬菜。
They do this by stretching black trash bags over the roofs.
And then they fill them with soil.
And then, as you would usually do to make plants grow, they sprinkle the soil with seeds and water.
他們會把黑色垃圾袋鋪在車頂上，填一層土壤，然後播種，再灑水。
But why are they doing it on top of taxis?
Well, places have formed in Bangkok, called "taxi graveyards" (計程車墓園).
The taxis have been parked there for a long time.
They aren't being used because tourists aren't going to Thailand due to the pandemic.
A lot of taxi drivers are finding it difficult to survive because they have lost their source of income (收入來源).
So they have decided to grow vegetables to eat.
And since they don't have land to do it in the city, they are doing it on top of the cars.
The drivers say the black trash bags stop the soil from damaging (損害) the cars.
People are growing spring onions, basil, chilies and even eggplants.
有人種青蔥、九層塔、辣椒，甚至還有茄子。
It might sound cool, but it's a difficult situation for a lot of people whose lives have been badly affected by the pandemic (因為疫情而遭受損失).
People who work in the tourism industry (旅遊業) have been especially affected.
A lot of taxi drivers even had to leave Bangkok and return to their villages in the countryside.
Hopefully, the pandemic will be over soon, and the taxi drivers can get back to earning money.
肯伊新專輯破紀錄 Kanye's New Album Breaks Apple Records
A new musical project has made history.
Kanye West released his newest album in late August.
Called Donda, it had been delayed (耽誤, 延遲) multiple times, starting in July.
When it finally came out, it jumped straight to the top of the charts.
肯伊·威斯特八月發行的專輯破蘋果音樂平台紀錄。
Donda became number one on Apple Music in 130 countries.
That makes Donda the biggest debut ever on the Apple Music platform.
Kanye was a bit unhappy (不滿) when it first came out, because it was missing one track that Kanye wanted to include.
The missing song was added soon after the release.
Donda 專輯馬上衝到蘋果音樂130個國家排行榜的第一名。
So, in today's News Bites:
Taiwan saw a full moon during the Mid-Autum Festival Holiday.
It was the first time in eight years.
A full moon happens every 29.53 days.
And,
People are growing vegetables on taxi roofs in Thailand.
Taxi drivers aren't earning money because of the coronavirus pandemic.
So they need to grow vegetables in order to survive.
And,
A new album has broken Apple Music records.
Kanye West's Donda became number one on Apple Music in 130 countries.
That makes Donda the biggest debut ever on the Apple Music platform.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!