Shownotes Transcript
Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
The Taipei Zoo reopens a special area, camels hit the big city, and a Batman movie is back on track.
All that and more, coming up next.
台北動物園穿山甲館重新開放 Taipei Zoo's Pangolin Dome Reopens
When we see animals at a zoo, they are usually far away, or behind glass (離我們很遠，或是在玻璃的另一邊).
Of course, this is because many animals are dangerous (危險), so zoos try to keep everyone as safe as possible.
And it's also because many animals are scared of people, and need privacy (隱私).
But at the Taipei Zoo, there's one place you can get up close with animals, and it's completely safe!
It's called "The Pangolin Dome", and it's a place where you can see all kinds of animals, without any glass or walls between you. 這個地方叫做【穿山甲館】，就是要讓人沒有之間的玻璃或牆壁直接看動物。
The dome (圓頂建築) itself is very large, at about 24 meters tall in the middle.
And it has trees, rocks, and water inside, to create an environment just like the Amazon Rainforest in South America. 這座圓頂建築裡有樹，有石頭，還有水，來模仿南美洲亞馬遜熱帶雨林的環境。
The dome has little homes for sloths (樹懶), and lots of water for fish.
You can see cotton-top tamarins (棉頭絹猴) climbing around the trees and rocks.
And there are all kinds of birds flying around the treetops (樹頂).
This year, the Pangolin Dome was closed from May 15th, because of Taiwan's epidemic (疫情).
That's because earlier this year, eight gorillas (大猩猩) at a zoo in the U.S. became sick with COVID-19.
So the Taipei Zoo wanted to protect its tiny Tamarins (絹猴) from getting sick, too.
But now, Taiwan is much more safe from the pandemic, and the Pangolin Dome was reopened to all visitors on November 6th.
Of course, we still have to wear masks, and respect the animals…
But if you have time to get back to the zoo, then it's the perfect way to see some very special animals up close!
駱駝逃脫西班牙的馬戲團 Camels Escape from a Circus in Spain
Have you ever ridden a camel (駱駝)?
If you haven't, it's probably because they usually live only in very hot places, like deserts (沙漠).
And that's because they can survive (存活) for a long time without any water.
But, of course, you can see them in zoos, or in a circus (馬戲團)…
Or, if they escape (逃跑) from one of those places, you might even see them in a big city!
And this month, Spain's capital city of Madrid saw eight camels walking through its streets. 西班牙首都馬德里這個月有八隻駱駝在街上流浪。
The police (警察) in Madrid got a lot of very strange phone calls that night, and went out to see what was wrong.
And at 5 o'clock in the morning, they finally found the group of camels wandering (流浪) around the city.
They had escaped from a circus in Madrid called the "Gran Circo Quiros", and there was even a llama wandering with them! 這一群駱駝是從馬德里的馬戲團"Gran Circo Quiros"逃脫的，而且另有一隻美洲駝跟他們一起走！
Police guided (引導) the animals back to the circus, before they shared pictures of the very strange night.
Of course, the camels were safe and healthy, but we already know camels are resilient (適應性強).
If you have any pets (寵物), remember not to let them wander the streets…
They may be brave (勇敢) enough to go outside, but they're not as strong as camels!
新蝙蝠俠電影會有續集 New Batman Movie Getting Sequel
An unreleased superhero film will get a follow-up.
The new Batman movie was originally supposed to hit theaters (上映) this past June.
However, it was delayed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is currently scheduled for release next March.
新蝙蝠俠電影因為疫情被延後兩次，目前明年三月才會上映。
Reports say that a sequel for the film has already been approved.
Those reports claim that the entire cast and crew have been asked to return.
The Batman is also going to get at least (至少) two spin-off television series.
Both of those will air on the HBO Max streaming platform.
據說這部電影會有續集，主要演員應該都會重演。
So, in today's News Bites:
The Taipei Zoo's Pangolin Dome was reopened to all visitors on November 6th.
It had been closed from May 15th, because of Taiwan's epidemic.
After some gorillas in the U.S. got COVID-19, the Taipei Zoo wanted to protect its tiny Tamarins from getting sick, too.
And,
This month, Spain's capital city of Madrid saw eight camels walking through its streets.
They had escaped from a circus in Madrid called the "Gran Circo Quiros", and there was even a llama wandering with them!
Police guided the animals back to the circus, before they shared pictures of the very strange night.
And,
The new Batman movie was originally supposed to hit theaters this past June.
However, it was delayed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is currently scheduled for release next March.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!