Higher Pay, Space Failure, Ancient Mystery Solved

News Bites

In today's news, with Trevor and Paz:

Migrant workers get a little more money, a satellite mission doesn't quite work, and one man solves an ancient mystery.

Stay tuned for more on those stories, coming up next!

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移工平均薪水增加

Migrant Workers' Average Pay Increased

If we want a comfortable life (舒服的生活), then we probably need some money.

And in order to make money, most people need to work (上班).

That sounds pretty simple, right?

聽起來蠻簡單，對吧？

Well, some people might work very hard, but still have a very low salary (很低的薪水).

For example, every year, tens of thousands of people (好幾萬個人) from the Philippines (菲律賓), Indonesia (印尼), and other countries come to live and work in Taiwan.

Many of these migrant workers (移工) find work in factories (工廠), in construction (建築工地), or as caregivers (看護).

It's very difficult work, and a lot of migrant workers don't make very much money.

But last year, Taiwan's migrant workers in factories and construction work saw an average pay increase (平均薪水增加) of more than 5 percent.

And migrant caregivers' pay went up by less (增加得比較少), but still saw an average increase of almost 2 percent.

It may not seem like a lot of money, but every little bit can help make their lives better.

Now, many migrant workers still have other problems, like having to work for 10 hours every day (每天工作十個小時).

Still, they are all here helping Taiwan to get work done…

So let's hope the government can give them more comfortable lives!

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英國太空署任務失敗

U.K. Space Agency Sees Mission Failure

We've told you many stories about outer space missions (去外太空的任務)…

And many of them have been stories of success (成功).

Unfortunately (不幸), they can sometimes end in failure (失敗).

And recently, one mission from the U.K. Space Agency (英國太空署) didn't go very well.

The mission planned to use a giant airplane to help a rocket send satellites into space.

這個任務原本的計畫是用巨大的飛機來幫一個火箭把衛星送上太空。

In this system, the plane carries a rocket (火箭) high up into the sky.

Then, it releases the rocket (發射火箭), which carries some small satellites (衛星) into space.

This time, though…

但是，這一次…

Something went wrong with the rocket's computer (火箭上的電腦).

Scientists said they couldn't save the satellites (救不了衛星), and had to let them go.

This system is still very new, and has only been flying since the year 2020.

They say it shows how difficult it is to get to outer space.

But they're not giving up!

科學家說他們不會放棄！

They say the system has been successful four times in the past, and they will be ready to try again soon.

No matter how smart we are (不管我們有多聰明), we can still fail sometimes.

Just remember to learn from your mistakes, and don't be afraid to try again!

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兩萬年前洞穴壁畫的謎被解開

20,000-Year-Old Cave Drawing Mystery Solved

Okay, we've talked enough about failure…

Let's talk about success!

For many years, historians have studied cave paintings

很多年以來，歷史學家在研究洞穴壁畫。

These paintings were made by people thousands and thousands of years ago.

And many of them show primitive art (原始的藝術) of animals.

But there were some things that historians just couldn't understand…

For example, some of the animal pictures had strange symbols (上面畫了一些奇怪的符號).

But what do they mean?

Well, some people in England have recently solved the mystery (破解了謎團), after studying cave paintings from 20,000 years ago.

They noticed (注意到了) that the symbols seemed connected to the moon (月亮) and birth cycles (出生週期) of different kinds of animals.

And they realized something important…

他們發現了很重要的事情…

These ancient humans were using the moon to talk about time!

That's like how many people today still use Lunar Calendars (農曆), which follow the moon's cycles (月亮的週期).

Scientists say this research can help us to understand the lives of ancient humans (古代的人類).

And it's just in time for the Lunar New Year!

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So, in today's News Bites:

Taiwan's migrant workers in factories and construction work saw an average pay increase of more than 5 percent.

And migrant caregivers' pay went up by less, but still saw an average increase of almost 2 percent.

It may not seem like a lot of money, but every little bit can help make their lives better.

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And,

One mission from the U.K. Space Agency has failed to send satellites to space.

Something went wrong with their rocket's computer, and they had to let some satellites go.

But they're not giving up, and they will be ready to try again soon.

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And,

Some people in England have recently discovered the meaning of some symbols in ancient cave paintings.

They say ancient humans were using these symbols and the moon to talk about time!

That's like how many people today still use Lunar Calendars, which follow the moon's cycles.

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And that's today's episode of News Bites!