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Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!
I'm Trevor Tortomasi…
And I'm Nancy Sun.
In today's news:
A Taiwanese player wins a tournament, a new machine gets ready to go to space, and a new superhero joins the Galaxy.
All that and more, coming up next.
日本將棋台灣玩家 榮獲國際大賽冠軍 Taiwanese Shogi Player Wins International Title
Have you ever played the game "Shogi" (日本將棋)?
Shogi is a Japanese board game (桌遊) for two players.
It's a lot like the game of chess, where both players move pieces to defeat their opponent's army. 這個遊戲類似象棋，兩個玩家要移動棋子來打敗對方的軍隊。
And this year's International Shogi Tournament (日本國際將棋大賽) has been won by a 16-year-old Taiwanese boy!
His name is Chang Ching-ting (張京鼎), and he won first place, in the tournament of 38 players from 35 different countries.
And after he won, he was able to play one more match (再比一場) against one of Japan's best players.
Chang (張) did not win that match, but he said it was an honor (光榮) to have that chance.
And that's not all…
Chang says he was inspired to learn the game Shogi after he saw it in Japanese comic books. 張說他是因為看了日本漫畫裡的將棋比賽，而想要學習怎麼下將棋。
And he taught himself to play it just by watching YouTube videos!
Then, he and his friends started a club (社團) to play Shogi together in a cafe every Saturday.
Chang says he tries to learn from the playstyle (風格) of his favorite Japanese player.
And he hopes he can one day be good enough to play a match against that player.
So, whether you like board games or not, remember that this Taiwanese Shogi champion learned to play all on his own. 這個台灣冠軍完全靠自己學會了下棋。
If you can't learn something in school, there are always other places to look!
詹姆斯·韋伯太空望遠鏡 準備上太空 James Webb Space Telescope Prepares For Launch
Scientists all over the world use telescopes (天文望遠鏡) in very dark places, where they can see all the stars in the sky.
Most telescopes are on Earth, but there are also some in space.
And one of the most famous space telescopes is called the Hubble Space Telescope (哈伯太空望遠鏡).
This space telescope has been orbiting Earth for 31 years, helping us to see the furthest stars in the sky. 哈伯太空望遠鏡已經環繞地球三十年，觀察天空中離我們最遠的星星。
But it's about time for an improvement (進步)…
And scientists are getting ready to send up the next one!
It's called the James Webb Space Telescope (詹姆斯·韋伯太空望遠鏡).
It will be able to see even further into space, with a lens (鏡頭) almost three times bigger than the last one!
Scientists say it will let us see the light of the first stars of the universe, from around 13.5 billion years ago. 科學家說，這個望遠鏡能讓我們觀察到一百三十五億年前，宇宙最早出現星星的光芒。
And it hasn't been an easy project (計畫).
Engineers have been developing (發展) this telescope for more than 30 years.
And it has cost almost 10 billion U.S. dollars (將近一百億美元，相當於兩千八百億台幣).
Scientists plan to launch it into space (發射進入太空) on December 18th of this year.
And soon after, we will have even better pictures of the world outside of Earth.
So, where should we look next?
新超級英雄加入漫威電影宇宙 New Hero Joining MCU
A new actor is playing a new superhero.
The Guardians of the Galaxy director has confirmed that Adam Warlock will appear in the third film.
He will be played by actor Will Poulter.
Adam's existence (存在) was hinted at in the second Guardians film at the end.
導演宣布亞當術士會加入第三部星際異攻隊電影。
In the comics, Adam Warlock first appeared way back in 1967.
He is an artificial (人為) being, created by scientists.
Production on the third Guardians film begins in November.
It is scheduled to hit theaters in May of 2023.
第三部電影十一月開始拍片，2023年五月才上映。
So, in today's News Bites:
This year's International Shogi Tournament has been won by a 16-year-old Taiwanese boy.
He says he was inspired to learn the game after he saw it in Japanese comic books.
And he taught himself to play it just by watching YouTube videos!
And,
Scientists are getting ready to send the James Webb Space Telescope into space.
They say it will let us see the light of the first stars of the universe, from around 13.5 billion years ago.
It is getting ready to launch on December 18th of this year.
And,
The Guardians of the Galaxy director has confirmed that Adam Warlock will appear in the third film.
In the comics, Adam Warlock first appeared way back in 1967.
Production on the third Guardians film begins in November.
And that's today's episode of News Bites!