New Taipei Getting New YouBike Service in October

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Guess what? New Taipei City is getting a new YouBike system. It's already in Taipei City, but the new YouBike system will be ready in New Taipei City at the end of this month! 新北市新的微笑單車，月底就可以用了。

It is called YouBike 2.0, and there will be new bikes and new stations. The colors are a little different too. 顏色有一點不一樣。 The original was orange and yellow. The new version is white and yellow.

There will be seven hundred places in New Taipei City where people can borrow these bicycles… 有七百個地方可以租腳踏車。

These rental stations will be in places where it is convenient for a lot of people. 會放在方便的地方。 For example, near MRT stations!

Another place you can rent them is at New Taipei City Hall in Banqiao.

And in the future, the government plans to add even more stations for YouBikes… as many as one-thousand-five-hundred! 還會增加一千五百個租腳踏車的地方。

This is great! I really like riding bikes, and I'm excited to try the new bikes. I think they're very convenient to use to get around the city.

They are also better for the environment than driving cars, and it helps you get very good exercise! 我覺得腳踏車很方便，也比開車環保，而且你還可以運動！
Will you be using the YouBike 2.0 bicycles?

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Vocabulary

大台北地區，要騎YouBike越來越方便。

1. System 系統。
   We have a new YouBike system. 微笑單車現在有新的系統。
   So I don't need to bring my EasyCard? 所以我不需要帶悠遊卡？
   That's right. You only need your cell phone. 對的。只需要手機。

2. Ride a bike 騎腳踏車。
   I feel bored. 我覺得好無聊。
   Let's go and ride bikes at the riverside park. 去河濱公園騎車吧。
   Great idea! 好主意！

3. Excited 興奮的。
   I'm so excited about tomorrow's School Day! 我好興奮明天的學校日！
   Me too. I'm excited to see my old friends. 我也是。我很興奮會跟我的老朋友碰面。
   Are they coming? 他們會來嗎？
   Yes they are! 會來。

4. In the future 未來。
   There will be more bike trails in the future. 未來會有更多自行車道。
   I can't wait. 我簡直等不及了。

Do you ride a bike every day?
system 系統
ride a bike 騎腳踏車
excited 興奮的
in the future 未來

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Quiz

1. What kind of transportation is this story about?
   a. Cars
   b. Trains
   c. Bicycles

2. What are the new bicycles called?
   a. YouBike 2.0
   b. YouTube 2.0
   c. Moovo

3. What city is mentioned in this story?
   a. Taipei City
   b. New Taipei City
   c. Taichung City

Answers

1. C
2. A
3. B