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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:
Groups work together to save seabirds, the first private space crew returns to Earth, and the Queen of England celebrates 70 years on the throne.
All that and more, coming up next.
政府與動物保護機構一起拯救海鳥 Working Together to Save Seabirds
Do you like eating tuna fish (鮪魚)?
Well, Taiwan fishing boats catch a lot of tuna!
But unfortunately, when the fishermen are trying to catch tuna, they sometimes accidentally catch seabirds. 但不幸的是魚夫在補鮪魚時有時候會不小心抓到海鳥。
The tuna are caught with long fishing lines towed (拖) behind the boat.
On the lines are long hooks (鉤) and fishermen put bait (魚餌) on the hooks to catch the tuna.
But sometimes birds see the bait on the lines and they try to grab it.
Many of those birds will get hurt, and sometimes die.
So, the government's Fisheries Agency (漁業署) and bird conservation groups from Taiwan and England are working together to change this.
They want to find ways to save those birds.
They collected data (收集數據) from 5 fishing boats.
Two of the boats fish in the Indian Ocean (印度洋) and the other three boats fish in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋).
Researchers will look at the data and think of ways to help fishermen catch less seabirds. 研究人員將分析收集到的數據，並推薦減少捕獲海鳥數量的方法。
The three groups will also publish (出版) a handbook (手冊).
The book will help fishermen identify (辨認) different sea birds.
The groups also have some other ideas (辦法).
One idea is to add bright streamers (彩帶) to the lines.
The birds are afraid of the bright colors so they won't fly close to the fishing lines.
Another idea is to add a weight (硾) to the fishing line.
This way, the bait goes into the water, where the birds can't catch it.
史上首批私人太空團返回地球 First Group of Private Astronauts Returns to Earth from Space Station
On April 8-th, the first group of private astronauts visited the International Space Station.
The four people were only supposed to stay at the space station for one week.
But they had to delay (延後) their return because of bad weather.
They ended up staying over two weeks at the space station.
Finally, on April 25th, the team safely returned to Earth.
Before leaving, the four people thanked the seven astronauts who hosted them. 離開前，這四個人感謝了在國際太空站招待他們的七名太空人。
They landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) near the US state of Florida (佛羅里達).
They came back on the same spaceship (太空船) that took them into space.
The ship, called the Crew Dragon, is owned and operated (操作) by SpaceX.
After landing on Earth, the four men were assisted (協助) out of the ship.
They were then taken onto a boat and brought back to land.
On the boat, they were given a quick health check (健康檢查).
When they arrived back on land, they were flown to NASA for a more thorough (更徹底的) health check.
The mission director (任務主任) said that all four private astronauts are in good health and they are in good spirits (情緒穩定，心情好).
英國為女王登基70週年慶準備 The Queen of England Prepares for her 70th Anniversary on the Throne
Queen Elizabeth the Second is the Queen of England.
She became queen when she was only 25 years old after her father, King George the Sixth, died in 1952. 她年僅25歲就成為了英國女王。
This year she will celebrate her 70th anniversary as the queen.
The celebration of the English monarch's (君主) anniversary is called a jubilee(禧年).
And the 70th anniversary is known as the Platinum (白金) Jubilee.
This year's celebration will take place from June 2nd to the 5th.
Some highlights include a giant puppet (木偶) of the queen with corgis (柯基犬), her favorite dog.
There will also be a very big puppet of a dragon.
And musician Ed Sheeran will perform at a concert. Ed Sheeran將在音樂會上表演。
In total, 800 events will take place around the United Kingdom for the celebration. And people in the U.K. will get a 4-day long-weekend to celebrate!
So, in today's News Bites:
Researchers are trying to help fishermen catch less seabirds.
They may add bright streamers to fishing lines.
Another idea is to add a weight to the fishing line.
Hopefully, this will stop birds from trying to grab the bait on fishing hooks.
The first group of private astronauts have returned to Earth.
They went to the International Space Station on April 8th.
They came back to Earth on April 25th.
All four astronauts are in good health and good spirits.
And,
Queen Elizabeth the Second is celebrating her 70th anniversary as the queen.
This year's celebration will take place from June 2nd to the 5th.
In total, 800 events will take place around the United Kingdom for the celebration.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!