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Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
A lunchbox you can't eat, a book you can't burn, and hero who isn't.
All that and more, coming up next.
台鐵推出鐵路便當一卡通 TRA Sells Lunchbox-shaped iPass
Would you buy a lunchbox… that you CAN'T eat?
The Taiwan Railways Administration is selling a special new iPass (一卡通).
It's an iPass in the shape of the famous TRA lunchbox (鐵路便當).
The iPass lunchbox is much smaller than a real TRA lunchbox.
But it looks quite real.
It comes in the TRA lunchbox shape, an octagon (八角形).
And it has a pork cutlet, a soy egg, fried fish, and lettuce.
台鐵說「排骨便當造型一卡通」是八角排骨便當的縮小版，有主菜滷排骨，還有滷蛋、柳葉魚、和炒高麗菜。
It comes on a keychain (鑰匙圈).
This isn't the first time iPasses came in fun new shapes.
Last year, the TRA sold an iPass shaped like a train.
The EMU900 iPasses sold out (完售) very quickly.
"無法被燒毀的書"高價賣出 "Unburnable" Book Sells for Top Dollar at Auction
If you wrote a book that is famous around the world…
Would you try to set it on fire?
It sounds like a strange thing to do.
But that's what one author (作者) did with her book!
Canadian author Margaret Atwood wrote "The Handmaid's Tale" (侍女的故事) in 1985.
It's about an imaginary (虛構) place, where women and girls have no control over their lives.
They have to do what other people tell them to do.
"The Handmaid's Tale" has won many awards.
Many people call it a "classic" (經典、最優秀的).
But some people are against (反對) the book.
They think it teaches dangerous ideas.
They think "The Handmaid's Tale" should not be in schools and libraries.
And some places have actually banned (禁令、禁止) the book.
In fact, at many times in history, people have burned books that they think are wrong or dangerous.
Margaret Atwood thinks this is wrong.
So she has worked with a publishing company (出版公司) to make a special copy of "The Handmaid's Tale".
This special copy is "unburnable"!
The book looks like a normal book.
But it is made with stainless steel, aluminum, and fire-resistant ink. 這個無法被燒毀的書，是用不銹鋼、鋁箔、和耐熱油墨製成的。
The book can withstand (承受) temperatures up to 650 degrees Celsius!
The author of the book tested this herself.
And the publishing company posted a video of this online.
In the video, the 82-year-old Margaret Atwood puts on some gloves.
Then she picks up a flamethrower (噴火器)…
And sprays the book with fire.
And at the end, the book is just fine (毫髮無傷)!
Margaret said on Twitter, "I never thought I'd be trying to burn one of my own books… and failing".
This "unburnable" copy of "The Handmaid's Tale" has been sold at auction.
It sold for $130,000 U.S. dollars.
That's more than 3,800,000 NT!
The money will be donated to an organization that fights for free expression in literature (文學裡的表達自由).
巨石強森化身超級反英雄 "黑亞當" Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Stars as New DC Hero
A new hero is coming to movie theaters.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will play "Black Adam" in a new movie.
"Black Adam" is a character from DC comics.
He is very strong, and he can fly.
But The Rock says Black Adam isn't exactly a superhero.
He says Black Adam is more of an "antihero".
An antihero (反英雄) can still be the main character in a story.
But they do not always believe in doing the right thing.
And they do not always want to help people and "be good".
Antiheroes often still do good things, but they don't always follow the rules. 反英雄在文學、電影、戲劇中，感覺有點像反派角色，不過也會做出英雄的行為。
The Rock says when he was little, he wanted to be Superman.
But he was too rebellious (叛逆).
He says Black Adam is also rebellious.
The Rock says Black Adam will do the right thing, but will do it in his own way.
"Black Adam" will open in Taiwan in October.
So, in today's News Bites:
The Taiwan Railways Administration is selling a special new iPass.
It's an iPass in the shape of the famous TRA lunchbox.
It comes in the TRA lunchbox shape, an octagon.
And it has a pork cutlet, a soy egg, fried fish, and lettuce.
An "unburnable" book has been sold for more than 3,800,000 NT.
The copy of "The Handmaid's Tale" is made with stainless steel, aluminum, and fire-resistant ink.
And the author, Margaret Atwood tested it herself, by trying to burn it with a flamethrower.
At the end, the book was just fine!
And,
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will play "Black Adam" in a new movie.
"Black Adam" is a character from DC comics.
He is very strong, and he can fly.
But the Rock says Black Adam isn't exactly a superhero.
He says Black Adam is more of an "antihero".
And that's today's episode of News Bites!