Shownotes Transcript
Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Ryan Drillsma…
And I'm Nancy Sun…
In today's news:
A snowy mountain in Taiwan, a snowboarding baby in China, and a tennis player in a difficult situation.
All that and more, coming up next.
台灣玉山下雪 Snow Falls on Jade Mountain
What's that white, fluffy stuff falling from the sky?
Oh, it's snow!
If you live in a big city like Taipei, Kaohsiung or Taichung you might have never seen snow before.
It doesn't really snow in Taiwan's cities, because it's too hot!
But it does on Taiwan's mountains.
The tops of mountains are high in the sky.
The higher you get, the thinner the air is.
空氣越高越稀薄。
And when the air is thinner, it cannot absorb (吸收) heat as well, so there is less evaporation (蒸發).
The water in the air turns into snow and it falls on the mountaintop.
Taiwan's tallest mountain, Jade Mountain (玉山), saw its first snow of 2022 on January 7th.
Some people took videos, and in the videos you can see the whole place covered (整地覆蓋) in a blanket of white, fluffy snow.
Jade Mountain is exactly 3,952 meters above sea level, which is why it gets so cold. 玉山3952公尺高於海平面，因此會很冷。
But snow fell on another mountain recently that is not as high.
Hehuanshan in Central Taiwan also saw its first snow of 2022 on January 7th.
But there, snow fell for just a few minutes in the morning.
It didn't quite leave a white blanket like on Jade Mountain.
In fact, it melted (融化) very quickly!
If you decide to go to see the snow, you need to remember to wear very warm clothes, it's much colder than it is in the city!
去看雪要記得帶溫暖的衣服喔，山上比城市裡冷很多。
滑雪嬰兒變成網紅 Baby Snowboarder Impresses Fans
Speaking of snow…
Have you ever done any snow sports? Like skiing (雙版滑雪)… or snowboarding (單板滑雪)?
One snowboarder has broken the internet recently… that means she has become very popular and her videos have been shared a lot online.
What's so special about this snowboarder? She might be the youngest one ever!
Wang Yuji is just 11 months old.
She lives in China.
And she is impressing everybody (令人刮目相看) with her snowboarding skills!
Wang Yuji can't even walk yet. But she can balance (保持平衡) on a snowboard extremely well.
Videos show her spinning around as she boards down snowy mountains.
She first learned to snowboard while she was on vacation.
Her mother said, "At the beginning, we thought we'd just let her try…"
"Once she was on the board she would squat, pat her legs, and start giggling, so we could tell she's not afraid at all."
Wang Yuji的媽媽說當初想讓她女兒試試看，當她上滑雪板會蹲下來、拍拍腿再笑起來，明明她完全不怕。
Yuji cannot control the speed (控制速度) she goes at or the direction (方向) she goes in; she's still too young.
Her mom and dad always stand close by to make sure she is safe.
Yuji has been snowboarding at the place the 2022 Winter Olympics will take place.
People online have joked that she should compete in them.
Her parents think it would be great for Yuji to snowboard professionally in the future… if she still wants to.
網友開玩笑地說Yuji應該參加奧運比賽，她的父母說只要她還喜歡，未來可以成為專業滑雪選手。
網球冠軍Novak Djokovic可能無法參加澳洲網球公開賽 Novak Djokovic May Not Compete in Australian Open
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has been fighting deportation from Australia.
He went to the country to compete in the Australian Open, which is the country's biggest tennis competition.
But he may not compete because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Djokovic said he has a medical exemption from being vaccinated.
But the Australian government said the visa he was on does not allow medical exemptions.
Novak Djokovic去澳洲參加澳網，但是因為沒有接種疫苗有可能會被遣送出境。Djokovic說自己有醫療豁免，不過澳洲政府說他的入境簽證不允許醫療豁免。
The Australian public was not happy Djokovic was going to compete.
Lots of people thought he should get the COVID vaccine first.
Djokovic said he was "opposed to vaccines" in 2020, before they were available.
But later he said he was "not an expert" and would keep "an open mind".
Djokovic去年說自己反對疫苗，但後來說自己不是專家，願意聽取別人的想法。
The Australian Open begins Monday, January 17th.
So, in today's News Bites:
Taiwan's tallest mountain, Jade Mountain, saw its first snow of 2022 on January 7th.
And,
Wang Yuji may be the youngest snowboarder ever.
And,
The world number one tennis player has been fighting deportation from Australia.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!