Dance Floor Turns Body Heat Into Energy

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Oh yeah! I love dancing! Feel the beat, woo! Do you like to dance? It's a lot of fun, but you use a lot of energy, too.
跳舞很好玩，但也是很花體力。

When we dance, our bodies make more heat. If lots of people dance together, the dance floor will also warm up!
我們跳舞的時候，身體會變熱。如果大家一起跳舞，地板的溫度會升高！

Now, a dance club in Scotland wants to use all that heat. They have invented a dance floor that turns body heat into energy.
蘇格蘭的一家舞廳發明了一種地板，可以把身體的熱變成能量。

How does it work? Under the dance floor there are pipes to suck up the heat. Those pipes send the heat deep down into the earth. There, they put the heat into a battery.
怎麼做到的呢？地板下面會有管子可以吸熱，然後把熱送到地下的電池裡面。

Later, the dance club can use that heat to warm up on a cold day. They can even use it to heat water.
這個舞廳會用這些熱當作暖氣，或是把水加熱。

This technology helps the dance club save money. They don't need to buy heat, because they have this battery. What's more, it is good for the environment.
這樣可以幫舞廳省錢！他們就不用去買瓦斯了。而且，這樣對環境很好。

That's great news. It makes me want to dance some more. If we keep dancing, we can make more heat, and this technology can use that heat energy.

Everybody get onto the dance floor!

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Vocabulary
跳舞可以發電，你可知道？所以來跳舞吧！

1. dance 跳舞
   Listen to that music! 你聽這個音樂！
   It just makes me want to stand up and dance. 讓我真想站起來跳舞！

2. heat 加熱
   That's a good idea. 好主意。
   Dancing can heat up this place. 跳舞可以讓這裡熱起來。
   It's so cold here. 這兒好冷。
   Now I feel hot! 現在我覺得好熱！
   It's a lot of fun, isn't it? 很好玩吧？

3. energy 能源
   Scientists can even turn this heat into energy. 科學家甚至可以把這些熱氣變成能源。
   Energy that powers our heater? 可以供應我們暖氣機的能源嗎？
   I think so. 我想是的。

4. club 俱樂部
   Then let's invite more people to dance here. 那我們邀請更多人來跳舞。
   We can even turn our house into a club! 我們甚至可以把房子改裝成俱樂部！

今天我們學到哪些單字？
dance 跳舞
heat 加熱
energy 能源
club 俱樂部

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Quiz

1. What do we call the place where people dance?
   A: Dance door
   B: Dance floor
   C: Dance wall

2. Where in the world is this dance club?
   A: Scotland
   B: Sweden
   C: Singapore

3. How can the dance club use the heat?
   A: To sell to other clubs
   B: To make people dance more
   C: To warm up on a cold day

Answers

1. B
2. A
3. C