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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:
Vegetables we love and hate, a treasure in the kitchen, and a new old song from Taylor Swift.
All that and more, coming up next.
台灣人最不愛的蔬菜竟是「它」 Taiwan's Least Favorite Vegetable
You know all about how important vegetables are for your health.
Eating vegetables helps our bodies get important vitamins (維他命), minerals (礦物質), and fiber (纖維).
But which vegetables do we like the best?
The government took a survey (調查).
They asked more than 170,000 people all over Taiwan about their favorite foods.
And it turns out…
Taiwan's favorite vegetable is Taiwanese cabbage.
And other popular vegetables are yam leaves, and bok choy.
調查結果顯示，台灣民眾最喜歡吃的蔬菜前三名是高麗菜、地瓜葉、與小白菜。
Are these your favorites too?
Of course, there were also some vegetables that were not popular (不受歡迎).
The least-liked vegetable is actually in a lot of dishes we eat.
It's garlic!
And other vegetables that many people do not like, are brown-cap white mushrooms and Okinawa spinach. 而大家最不喜歡的蔬菜第一名是料理中常見的大蒜，還有美白菇和紅鳳菜。
Ok, so maybe you don't like many of these vegetables too.
What about fruit?
The survey shows that Taiwan's most popular fruits are bananas, dragon fruit, and Asian pears.
And the fruit that was the least-liked?
Durian (榴槤)!
Even though we all have foods that we like and foods we don't like, experts say it is important to eat a variety (多樣化，各式各樣) of healthy foods.
They say you should make sure to eat enough vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
專家建議要多吃蔬菜、水果、和全榖雜糧。
Choosing healthy foods to eat is a very important part of keeping our bodies strong!
乾隆瓷瓶擺廚房角落 Emperor's Vase Found in U.K. Kitchen
We all have things in our house that are just… lying around (亂放，亂擱).
Sometimes, these things have been there for so long, we forget all about them.
But you never know… that thing might be a piece of treasure!
A man in the U.K. went to a friend's house for lunch.
He saw a vase (花瓶、瓷瓶) in his friend's kitchen.
It was sitting in a dark corner, close to the kitchen table.
The vase was a rich blue.
It had gold clouds and silver birds on it.
The man is an art expert, and he was sure that the vase was special.
He went back to the friend's house a few years later.
And he looked at the vase more closely.
The man saw a mark (標記) at the bottom of the vase.
The mark was six Chinese characters from the Qianlong period.
瓷瓶底部有乾隆皇帝的六字篆體方形印章。
The man knew the vase was "extraordinary" (非凡的).
He asked his friend about it.
His friend said his father bought it in the 1980s, for a few hundred US dollars.
The friend didn't know much about it, and kept it in the kitchen.
Now the vase will be sold at auction (拍賣) next week.
Experts think the rare (稀有的) 18th century vase could sell for over $180,000 U.S. dollars!
This isn't the first time a rare piece of art has been found in a home.
In 2014, someone in France wanted to fix a leaky roof (屋頂漏水).
And in their attic (閣樓), they found a 400-year-old painting.
The work was painted by Italian master Caravaggio (意大利文藝復興畫家卡拉瓦喬).
Experts say it's worth around $136 million U.S. dollars.
泰勒絲重錄"1989"專輯的"This Love" Taylor Swift Re-releases Another Song
Taylor Swift has re-released another of her songs.
The singer re-recorded a song from her album "1989".
She now calls it "This Love (Taylor's Version)".
Taylor has been re-recording her first few albums.
The singer is doing this so she can own the music that she wrote.
泰勒絲因不滿音樂版權被前經紀人收購，決定重新錄製過去的6張專輯。
Taylor said on Instagram that she's "always been so proud of this song".
So, in today's News Bites…
The government took a survey asking people about their favorite foods.
Taiwan's favorite vegetable is Taiwanese cabbage.
And the least-liked vegetable is garlic.
A man in the U.K. found a very special vase in his friend's kitchen.
The vase is from the Qianlong period.
Experts think the rare 18th century vase could sell for over $180,000 U.S. dollars!
And,
Taylor Swift has re-recorded a song from her album "1989".
She now calls it "This Love (Taylor's Version)".
Taylor said on Instagram that she's "always been so proud of this song".
And that's today's episode of News Bites!