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Hi everyone, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
Pokemon on the MRT, mysteries from space, and sweet treats for bees.
All that and more, coming up next.
北捷板南線 寶可夢列車亮相 Pokemon MRT Train Running in Taipei
A part of the Taipei MRT is now looking a little different.
One train that runs along the blue line is now covered with Pokemon.
The MRT train is a special train that's being called a "Smart Display Metro" (數位列車).
Inside the train, there are lots of screens (螢幕).
The screens can show pictures, videos, and all kinds of different ads (廣告).
And a screen shows what stop the train is at.
數位列車內的傳統平面海報換成彩色電子紙，還有液晶顯示器提供動態運行路線圖、還有預估到站時間等資訊。
Both the inside and outside of the train are covered in pictures of Pokemon.
Some of the MRT train doors are covered with a picture of a giant Poke Ball.
In some of the cars, the walls, floors, and even the ceilings are full of different pokemon.
You can spot Eevee, Snorlax, Charmander, Jigglypuff, and many others.
And the very front of the train shows a big picture of Pikachu's face.
Officials say people who want to ride the Pokemon MRT can check where the train is, on the Metro Taipei app (台北捷運Go).
Using the app, you can see exactly which station the train is stopped at.
And the officials say there are already more ideas for other themes (主題) on MRT trains.
世界最大 555克拉黑鑽石拍賣 Huge Black Diamond Up for Sale
We know that diamonds cost a lot of money.
How about a huge black diamond… maybe from outer space?
The large black diamond has been named the "Enigma".
The word "enigma" (謎) means something that is a mystery, or is hard to understand.
And that sounds like a good name for a black diamond.
The Enigma weighs 555.55 carats.
It also has 55 facets.
這顆黑鑽石達到555.55克拉，還擁有55個切面。
It is the largest cut black diamond in the world.
And it is up for auction.
The auction house (拍賣行) thinks it will sell for around $7 million U.S. dollars.
The auction house also thinks the diamond is from space.
They believe the Enigma came from an asteroid (小行星), or was made when a meteor (流星) hit Earth.
But some scientists say this might not be true.
They say there are black diamonds right here on Earth too.
The diamonds have that dark color because there are lots of minerals in the stone.
The experts say black diamonds have been found in Brazil and the Central African Republic.
Some of those black diamonds did come from outer space.
But some were also formed (形成) in the ground on Earth, billions of years ago.
拍賣行說這顆黑鑽石可能來自外太空，也許是隕石撞擊地球後產生的，或者本來就是隕石的一部分，不過有些專家說地球上也有天然的黑鑽石。
The scientists say no one knows for sure exactly where such black diamonds come from.
It seems like such gems really are an enigma.
迪士尼世界薑餅屋成蜜蜂大餐 Disney World Gingerbread Houses Become Bee Food
What plan does Walt Disney World have for its giant Christmas gingerbread houses?
聖誕節結束以後、美國佛羅里達州的迪士尼世界會怎麼處理裝飾用的聖誕薑餅屋呢？
Every Christmas, Florida's Walt Disney World decorates (裝飾) the park by building many beautiful gingerbread houses.
But now that Christmas is over, what does the park do with all of the sweet houses?
The houses aren't thrown away.
Instead, the houses become bee food (蜜蜂的食物)!
The park used social media to explain that after it takes down the houses, park staff bring the cookies and candies to a tree farm.
Then, bees living around the farm get to feast (盡情享用) until every piece is gone.
Disney says this helps the bees during winter, when food is harder to find.
So, in today's News Bites:
An MRT train that runs along the blue line in Taipei is now covered with Pokemon.
The MRT train is a special train that's being called a "Smart Display Metro".
Both the inside and outside of the train are covered in pictures of Pokemon.
The world's largest cut black diamond is up for auction.
The Enigma weighs 555.55 carats.
It also has 55 facets.
The auction house thinks it will sell for around $7 million U.S. dollars.
And,
Walt Disney World turns its Christmas decorations into bee food.
After the holidays, the park takes down its gingerbread houses, and brings the cookies and candies to a tree farm.
Bees living around the farm get to feast until every piece is gone.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!