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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Nancy Sun…
And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.
In today's news:
A train-shaped card, a hailed-out fashion show, and actors making a fortune.
All that and more, coming up next.
台鐵立體造型一卡通 四十六秒完售 Train-shaped iPass Sells Out Fast
Most people swipe (刷、掃描) a card when they go into an MRT or train station.
How about swiping a "train"?
Lots of people use an iPass.
It's a small flat card that you can use to get into the Kaohsiung Metro, Taipei Metro, buses and TRA.
But the Taiwan Railways Administration made an iPass that looks a little different.
It looks like a train!
This new iPass is actually shaped like an EMU900.
臺鐵與一卡通公司特別合作推出「EMU900型立體造型一卡通」。
The EMU900 is a type of train.
It's been called the "Most Beautiful Local Train" by some people.
And the iPass looks just like it, with a silver body, and a green line down the side.
But the train-shaped iPass is very small.
It's about as long as a finger.
And when you swipe it to get into a station, the LED lights at the front of the "train" light up!
這個iPass是立體車型，嗶卡時或儲值時車頭還會亮燈。
The TRA says the first batch (第一批) that went on sale were sold out in 46 seconds.
And once the second batch sells out, they are not making any more.
臺鐵局與一卡通公司說這款最美區間車iPass限量售完為止，絕版不再製作。
冰雹襲威尼斯時裝秀 Fashion Show Pelted by Hailstorm
A famous designer once said, "Fashion never stops".
But it looks like fashion does stop for Mother Nature!
A very big fashion show happened in the Italian city of Venice.
It was for the fashion house Dolce and Gabbana.
Lots of famous people went to the outdoor show at St. Mark's Square.
Doja Cat, J.Lo, Vin Diesel, and Megan Thee Stallion were all there.
The models walked up and down the catwalk (伸展台).
And everyone clapped and talked about the beautiful clothes.
But when the show got to its big ending…
It suddenly started hailing (下冰雹)!
Hail is when balls of ice fall from the sky.
It happens when raindrops are carried very high by winds, and become frozen.
Then they fall down to earth as balls of ice.
The balls can be small, like the size of a pea.
But they can be much bigger.
The biggest piece of hail people know fell in South Dakota, in the U.S.
It was the size of a soccer ball!
Good thing no one was hurt when that happened.
The hail that fell on the Dolce and Gabbana show in Venice were not that big.
But they were big enough to hurt.
Many people started running to get inside, and many shouted "OW!" as the hail hit them.
But the models were very professional, and kept walking on the catwalk!
And when the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana came out at the end of the show, they had to use their hands to protect their head from the falling ice.
This is one fashion show that people will remember for a long time.
義大利品牌 Dolce & Gabbana在維尼斯舉辦戶外時尚大秀，沒想到突然下起冰雹，台下明星和時尚人士倉皇而逃， 伸展台上的模特兒努力保持專業繼續走下去，真是一場難忘的fashion show.
2021最賺演員名單出爐 List of Highest-Earning Actors Released
Variety Magazine has revealed the highest-paid actors of the year.
According to its estimates, Daniel Craig earned (賺了) the most out of any actor in 2021.
He made 100 million US dollars during this time.
That was for his work in the upcoming second and third movies in the Knives Out franchise.
綜藝雜誌估測丹尼爾·克雷格是今年最賺的演員，他大概賺了一億美元。
Number 2 this year was Dwayne The Rock Johnson.
He got 50 million dollars for his holiday movie, Red One.
Will Smith and Denzel Washington were tied (平分) this year, making 40 million each.
Jennifer Lawrence was the highest paid actress on the list, earning 25 million dollars to place sixth.
珍妮佛·勞倫斯是今年最賺的女演員，賺了兩千五百萬美元，排第六名。
So, in today's News Bites:
The Taiwan Railways Administration has made a new iPass shaped like an EMU900.
And when you swipe it to get into a station, the LED lights at the front of the "train" light up!
The TRA says the first batch that went on sale were sold out in 46 seconds.
Hail fell on an outdoor Dolce and Gabbana fashion show in Venice.
Many people started running to get inside, and many shouted "OW!" as the hail hit them.
But the models were very professional, and kept walking on the catwalk!
And,
Variety Magazine has revealed the highest-paid actors of the year.
According to its estimates, Daniel Craig earned the most out of any actor in 2021.
He made 100 million U.S. dollars during this time.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!