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Hi everyone, welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Kelly Kimura…
And I'm Nancy Sun.
Coming up next in today's news:
Taiwan's J&G Fried Chicken is opening their first shop in the US, and the floating door frame from the movie "Titanic" sells for over $700,000 US dollars.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…you can't get too much sugar from fruit!
Stay tuned for more on those stories!
繼光香香雞美國第一家分店開幕 Taiwan's J&G Fried Chicken Will Open Its 1st shop in the US
Where do you go when you crave (渴望) fried chicken?
Do you go to KFC, McDonalds or maybe somewhere local?
When it comes to fried chicken, other than the traditional popcorn chicken (鹹酥雞), many choose American fast-food franchises (快餐連鎖店).
These fast-food restaurants are famous around the world.
Currently, there are over 400 McDonalds and 180 KFCs in Taiwan.
But did you know that some Taiwanese restaurants are also popular overseas?
One of them is J&G Fried Chicken.
It has only 70 branches (分店) in Taiwan.
However, the company has 430 shops in countries such as Canada, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The restaurant has chosen Southern California for its first branch in the US.
It will work with 85°C Bakery Caf? (85度C), another Taiwanese restaurant, to open three branches in the US this year.
The company wants to have 150 stores in the US, and 1,000 around the world in 10 years.
The CEO of J&G Fried Chicken says the company wants to combine Taiwanese snacks and American dining culture.
Therefore, in addition to its usual menu (菜單), the restaurant will also serve fried chicken sandwiches.
J&G is not the only successful Taiwanese restaurant abroad.
The famous xiaolongbao restaurant Din Tai Feng has around 175 restaurants around the world.
Other restaurants, like Bafang Dumpling and MWD (麥味登) are also doing well overseas.
And of course, we mustn't forget the famous drink that everyone loves, bubble tea.
Famous Taiwanese bubble tea shops are also popping up around the world.
Taiwan is a country famous for its variety of food.
Now more and more people can enjoy Taiwanese food wherever they live!
經由飲食推廣台灣文化是最簡單，也最直接的方式
"鐵達尼號"女主角救命門框高價拍賣 Floating Door Frame from Movie 'Titanic' Sells for Over $700,000 US Dollars
If you have seen the movie "Titanic," you've seen the door frame that saved Rose. When the ship sank into the icy water, Rose climbed onto the wooden door frame.
Jack clung (抓緊) onto the edge, his body mostly in the ice-cold water.
The door frame is one of the most iconic (具代表性) Hollywood (好萊塢) movie props (道具) in cinema history.
People debated (辯論) whether Jack and Rose could have sat on the door frame together while they waited for help. Titanic's movie director even did an experiment on this.
The result was not clear, but that's not what we're here to talk about today.
A while ago, there was an auction (拍賣會) of 1,600 Hollywood movie props.
The famous door frame was among the movie props that people paid high prices for.
The bidding (出價) started at $60,000 US dollars and went up quickly to $700,000 US dollars in just a few minutes.
The final price was over $700,000 US dollars, but the auction company did not say who the buyer was.
According to the movie director, the design (圖案) of the door frame was based on (根據) a piece of debris (碎片) from the original Titanic.
The debris was part of a door frame from the entrance to the first-class lounge (休息室) on the ship.
There were also other famous movie props sold at the auction.
Indy's whip (皮鞭) from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" sold for over half a million US dollars.
Princess Leia's blaster (雷射槍) from "Return of the Jedi" sold for $150,000.
There are people who are really interested in movie props!
The most expensive movie prop ever sold is 007's car from the 1964 James Bond movie, "Goldfinger."
The Aston Martin DB5 sold for over $6 million US dollars. Wow!
或許擁有電影裡的道具能夠滿足人們的幻想。
Wouldn't it be cool to drive around in Batman's Batmobile?
So in today's News Bites:
Taiwan's J&G Fried Chicken will open its first shop in the US.
J&G's American menu will also have fried chicken sandwiches.
Taiwan is famous for its food.
Now more people can enjoy Taiwanese food wherever they live!
And…
The floating door frame from the movie "Titanic" sold for over $700,000 US dollars.
The iconic movie prop and other famous movie props were sold at an auction.
People are really interested in movie props!
趣味小點 Tasty Tidbit
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…
Some parents worry about their kids eating too much sugar.
Sugar?
Yes, candy and sweet drinks usually have lots of sugar.
Oh! Sugar! I love sugar!
Well, maybe it's better to eat fresh fruit then.
We can't get too much sugar from fresh fruit.
Really?
Uh-huh. Fresh fruit has sugar, but it also has lots of fiber (纖維) and water.
Fiber and water make the fruit move more slowly in your body.
They make you feel full for a longer time.
Cool! So let's go and enjoy all the delicious fresh fruit that Taiwan has! Yum!
And that's it for today's episode of News Bites!
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