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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Paz Bueno…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
Taiwanese dancers win the top prize in Spain, getting your mail by drone, and what is a blood moon?
All that and more, coming up next.
台灣舞者在西班牙奪冠 Taiwanese Dancers Win the Top Prize in Spain
A Taiwanese dance group called "Genio Dance Group" won first place at a flamenco competition (比賽) in Spain.
Flamenco is a popular style of dancing in Spain and around the world.
It has guitar music, singing, clapping, and castanets (響板).
The dance can be fast or slow.
Usually a man and a woman dance together in traditional Spanish costumes (服裝).
The dance group won in the group category and they surprised the judges.
The dance group's leader has been dancing since she was a little girl.
She founded (創立) the group in 2000 because she wants more and more people to dance flamenco in Taiwan.
This year, they had to send an online video of their performance (表演).
Only the teams that were accepted were invited to compete (競爭) in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
She was really happy when her team won the event.
The Ministry of Culture congratulated her and the team.
They said the dance performance combined different cultural traditions of Taiwan and Spain.
The group shined on the stage of an important Spanish dance event.
皇家郵政使用無人機送郵件 Royal Mail Plans to Use Drones to Deliver Mail
Would you like to receive your mail by drones?
The Royal Mail in the UK says they plan to use drones (無人機) to deliver mail in the next three years.
The postal service is building 50 new routes (路線), which, they say, will provide a faster and better service, especially for people who live far away from the city.
They tested the drones in Scotland.
The drones are autonomous (自主的) which means they'll be traveling all on their own without the help of humans.
The postal service hopes to use up to 200 drones.
The first planned routes include the many islands in the UK.
Drones can carry 100 kilograms of mail to the islands two times a day.
Then the letters and parcels (包裹) are delivered to houses by the local postwoman or man. 由當地的郵差把信件和包裹送到收件人家。
It's good for the environment, too.
The drones will help reduce Royal Mail's carbon emissions (碳排放量).
什麼是血月？ What is a Blood Moon?
A special natural phenomenon (自然現象) is happening tonight, called the 'Blood Moon'!
But only people in Europe, South America, North America and Africa are able to see it.
A blood moon happens when the Moon turns red because of a total lunar eclipse (月食).
This happens when the Moon is completely covered by Earth's shadow.
Because the Earth has moved between the Moon and the Sun - blocking (擋住) the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. 因為地球在月球和太陽之間-擋住太陽光到達月亮。
When this happens the Moon looks a red color - that's why it's called a "blood moon."
Even though we cannot see tonight's Blood Moon in Taiwan, we will be able to see one this year!
Another Blood Moon will happen on November 8th.
That one will be visible (可以看到的) from Asia!
So, in today's News Bites:
The Taiwanese "Genio Dance Group" won at a flamenco competition in Spain.
Flamenco is a popular style of dancing around the world.
It uses guitar music, singing, clapping, and castanets.
The dance performance combined different cultural traditions of Taiwan and Spain.
And,
The Royal Mail in the UK says they plan to use drones to deliver mail in the next three years.
They can carry 100 kilograms of mail and make two trips every day.
It will provide a faster and better service, especially for people who live far away from the city.
It's good for the environment, too!
And,
A special phenomenon is happening tonight, called the 'Blood Moon'!
A blood moon happens when the Moon turns red because of a total lunar eclipse.
The Earth's shadow covers the sunlight, making the moon look red.
We will be able to see a blood moon in November.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!