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Tending to fire victims in the US

Concerns of non-native plants

Taiwan”s olfactory analyst



Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I”m Wendy Chen. Thank you for joining us.

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我是陳美瑾

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Coming up in today”s show, Tzu Chi volunteers in the United States are tending to victims of the recent Ponderosa Fire, in Northern California.

We start a new series of feature reports to learn how the growing non-native plants and vegetables in Taiwan, is a problem for our ecological system.

And, a group of olfactory analysts in New Taipei City, are ensuring our environment remains clean and refreshing.

今天的提要 美國慈濟志工

來到北加州龐德羅莎森林大火

受災區關懷

我們開始今天的專題報導

看看台灣外來種蔬果

造成當地生態的影響

接著 新北市一群聞臭師

他們要為我們居住環境空氣把關





1.美森林火勘災Ponderosa fire relief assistance

2.澳伊普發放Relief distribution for flood victims

3.入侵家園(1)Where are the plants from?

4.蟲蟲危機(5)埋葬蟲The carrion beetle amid global warming

5.360聞臭師1900Olfactory analyst

6.天府瑰寶(2)川武侯祠Part of Three Kingdoms history

END：曼谷茶會





1.美森林火勘災Ponderosa fire relief assistance



In the United States, on August 18th, a fire caused by lightning spread through Te-ha-ma and Shas-ta County of Northern California. The Pon-de-ro-sa fire destroyed 27,626 acres of land. In total, 52 residential homes, 81 outbuildings and 7 people were injured. Local government set up a disaster relief center, and Tzu Chi volunteers from Northern California visited the disaster area on Sept 2nd, to show support and provide needed assistance.



在美國8月18日，一場因閃電雷擊大火，焚毀北加州的特哈瑪郡，夏斯塔縣市，龐德羅莎森林大火，焚毀二萬七千多英畝的面積，被燒毀有52棟住宅，81棟外屋，還有七個人受傷，當地政府成立救助中心，9月2日時慈濟志工也前往勘災協助。







2.澳伊普發放Relief distribution for flood victims



Moving to Australia, severe flooding devastated several communities in Queensland last year, including the city of Ipswich. Since then, Tzu Chi volunteers have carried out relief work to help flood victims recover. On September 2nd, with the assistance from local volunteers and councilors, Tzu Chi held a large-scale distribution in a shopping mall for care recipients. Upon reading the news of the distribution in the newspaper, many care recipients went to pick up their aid supplies, while even more people who had received help in the past, arrived with their filled bamboo coin bank.



鏡頭轉到澳洲，去年澳洲發生嚴重水患，尤其是伊普市受災特別嚴重，慈濟志工的關懷沒有間斷，9月2日在當地志工和議員協助下，在購物商場針對照顧戶進行發放的工作，發放消息一見報，除了照顧戶來領物資，有更多居民帶著竹筒來到現場，捐助回饋。







3.入侵家園(1)Where are the plants from?



Have you ever questioned where the plants, fruits and vegetables you eat come from? In fact, many of the common vegetables we eat every day did not originate in Taiwan. For example, cabbage, water spinach, tomato, sweet potato and many more were actually all imported from other countries. These plants not native to Taiwan are called non-native plants and today, we start a new series of feature reports, to learn how these plants may cause problems in Taiwan”s ecological system. Here”s more.



您有沒有想過，我們身邊的植物吃的水果青菜是從哪裡來的？其實台灣許多蔬果像是高麗菜、空心菜、蕃茄、地瓜、等等，其實都是從國外引進的，這些植物則稱為外來種植物，今天到報導中我們來和看這些外來種植物，對台灣的生態帶來的問題，讓我們來看看。







4.蟲蟲危機(5)埋葬蟲The carrion beetle amid global warming



In our final report on the growing body of evidence, that global warming has already begun to have an effect on many species, we take a look at the one of nature”s many decomposers. Its name is the carrion beetle and, along with the better-known maggot, the beetle and its young will feed on rotting animal carcasses, thus helping nature clean up. Researchers are currently undertaking experiments, to discover just how increases in temperature will affect the beetle and its natural competitors. Although seemingly unconnected to our daily lives, the results can show how global warming, will perhaps affect humans” place, in the eco-system, and thus encourage more awareness of the dangers and changes, that global warming has in store on the horizon.



全球暖化的研究證實，許多物種已經受到影響，接著來看看大自然分解者，埋葬蟲以及蛆的生態，埋葬蟲和牠的幼蟲食用

腐敗的動物屍體，作為大自然的清道夫，研究人員目前進行的實驗，要研究溫度上升會如何影響埋葬蟲和蛆的生態，雖然這似乎跟我們的日常生活沒有關係，但這項實驗的結果，對人類受到地球暖化影響的生態環境，會有一定的啟示作用，讓人類對於全球暖化的危機意識升高，請看以下的報導。







5.360聞臭師1900Olfactory analyst



As more and more people are becoming environmental conscious, we are also more aware of the pollution created in our surrounding environment, such as air pollution. Unpleasant smells not only influence our quality of living, but can also be detrimental to our planet. This is when a professional analyst comes in, to collect samples and assess the air quality. However, the seemingly simple job cannot be done by just anyone. Taking the staff at the Environmental Protection Department in New Taipei City as an example, on the day of the assessment, only those who are in good health, without makeup or have not smoked cigarettes or eaten any heavy food are allowed to carry out the analysis. Let”s take a look.



現代人更注重生活品質，對於生活環境中的髒亂，例如怪味道意識大為提高，怪味道不但影響生活品質，還有可能是環境污染警訊，這個時候就需要專業的鑑定人員來採收樣品，並且評估空氣品質，不過這似簡單的工作，卻不是任何人都可以做的，就拿新北市環保局的員工來說，在聞臭的當天，只有身體狀況良好、沒有化妝或吸菸，或是吃重口味的人，才可以當聞臭師、做實驗，讓我們一起來看看。







6.天府瑰寶(2)川武侯祠Part of Three Kingdoms history



Next in China”s Sichuan; Chengdu is a historical city, where the local Martial Marquis Memorial Temple Museum not only houses the burial grave of the emperor Liu Bei(劉備), but also honors Zhuge Liang(諸葛亮), Liu Bei”s (劉備) trusted military advisor. Let”s take a look at the history of the ”Three Kingdoms”.



接下來，到中國四川成都，是一個人文氛圍濃厚的城市，當地的武侯祠，不但有蜀漢昭烈帝劉備的陵寢，裡頭也伺奉著丞相-諸葛亮，接下來就帶您了解這著三國遺跡博物館。







END：曼谷茶會



We go to Thailand at the end of our program, and join Tzu Chi volunteers in Bangkok, as they held a tea gathering where over 50 local residents arrived to participate. Volunteers seized the opportunity to promote Tzu Chi”s ideals, as well as the benefits of vegetarianism. We will leave you with these images. Thank you for watching Da Ai Headlines. Goodbye.



節目最後，我們帶大家到泰國，曼谷慈濟志工舉辦茶會活動，有五十多位民眾來參加，志工把握機會宣導慈濟理念，還有茹素的好處。一起來看看，感恩收看，再會。(2012.09.12)