2026-04-30 LunchBox內容
Hi there, it's time for an all-new episode of News Bites.
I'm Jeffrey Mo.
And I'm Jacob Ingram.
In this episode, we'll be talking about a groundbreaking Taiwanese-American scientist …
… and about a man who proves that age is just a number, even in high-level sport!
And in this episode's News Flash, evidence.
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來自台灣的鑑識專家李昌鈺辭世
Forensic scientist Henry Lee passes away
Have you heard of the term "forensic science" (鑑識科學)?
Obviously, you know what science is: subjects like biology (生物學), chemistry (化學), and physics (物理).
Forensic science uses these methods to solve crimes.
It examines the objects that might have been involved in the crime.
For example, maybe a burglar (闖空門竊賊) broke into (闖入) someone's apartment last night.
He wasn't wearing gloves and left his fingerprints (指紋) on the door handle (拉手).
But fingerprints are unique.
Even identical twins (同卵雙胞胎) have different fingerprints!
So they can be used to identify someone (辨認人的身分).
Such pieces of evidence - fingerprints, footprints (腳印), handwriting (字跡), and your DNA - can say that person A committed a crime (犯罪), or that there's no way that person B committed a crime.
And that's important, because you don't want to send the wrong person to jail!
這很重要，因為不能錯把好人關進監獄。
A lot of these techniques in forensic science were developed by a man from Taiwan named Henry Chang-yuh Lee (李昌鈺).
Lee was born in China in 1938, in a city just northwest of Shanghai.
Lee, his mother, and Lee's twelve siblings all came to Taiwan in the 1940s.
He became a policeman after finishing high school and quickly became a captain (大隊長) in the Taipei City Police Department.
His sister, Sylvia, was already a professor at New York University, and she encouraged him to emigrate (移民).
Lee said that when he moved to America, he only knew four words of English.
But he studied criminology (犯罪學) and eventually got his PhD.
For more than twenty years, Lee was the chief (首要的) forensic scientist of the state of Connecticut!
他後來成為康乃狄克州的首席鑑識專家二十多年。
He became well-known when he was able to prove that a man killed his wife, even though they never found her body.
He was still able to find evidence (證據) of the husband's guilt (有罪)!
And later, he was a witness for the defence (辯護證人) in the case of OJ Simpson, a famous football player who was accused of killing his wife.
In that situation, he tried to show that the man didn't kill his wife; in the first case, he tried to show that another man did kill his wife.
Henry Lee was 87 when he passed away.
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四十九歲男子 贏得英國菁英游泳比賽資格
49-year-old man qualifies for Britain's top swimming meet
An athlete's career usually starts when he or she is still a child - so, at your age!
You'll then probably peak (達到頂峰) - be the fastest or strongest you'll ever be - in your late teens, your twenties, or maybe your early thirties.
But it's a fact of life that as we get older, our bodies usually start to break down (出故障).
One British man, though, is proving that you can delay aging!
His name is Martin Bennell, he's 49, and he's just taken part in the Great Britain Aquatics (水上運動項目) Championships.
He competed in the 50-metre breaststroke (蛙泳).
他參加五十米的蛙式游泳比賽。
That's the stroke where you're on your belly (腹部朝下), your legs do the whip kick (雙腿往外踢) - the one that looks like a frog's legs --, and your arms stay in the water, sweeping the water behind you.
These championships are where Britain's best swimmers get together and compete.
He had to qualify to participate (取得比賽資格) - in other words, he had to show, at another competition, that he had a time that was fast enough.
The last time he competed at these championships was in 2000 - 26 years ago!
Bennell took a long break from swimming, but returned with a masters club.
That's what you call competitive swimming (競技游泳) for those who are older than 25.
Bennell won three gold medals at the Masters World Aquatics Championships in Singapore last year.
He hadn't been thinking about competing in the British championships, but his teammates realised that his time was fast enough to qualify!
Bennell said that "age is just a number".
他說，年齡只是一個數字。
Bennell said that he was doing this for himself.
Now other parents are telling him that they want to get back into the pool themselves, too!
"The fact that it's inspiring other people (激勵別人) is great," said Bennell.
"Swimming is hard and a lot of swimmers do retire in their teens."
"Get back in - it's good for your health. It's a great sport, a great hobby," he said.
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Recap
So in today's News Bites,
- Henry Lee, a pioneering Taiwanese-American forensic scientist, has just passed away; and
- a 49-year-old British man has just qualified for Great Britain's Aquatic Championships, 26 years after he last made it!
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In today's News Flash, our vocabulary word is evidence.
Evidence refers to anything that can be used to prove that something is true.
In a police investigation, it might be a fingerprint or a trace of DNA.
But you can also use the word in more general contexts.
It doesn't have to be for crime - it can also be for any statement, like: "There is lots of evidence suggesting that humans are causing climate change".
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If you have a fun fact or a joke you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Bite-Sized Break to newsbites@icrt.com.tw, and you might hear it in a future episode!
That was it for this episode of News Bites. We'll see you next time for another exciting new episode of News Bites!
I'm Jeffrey Mo.
And I'm Jacob Ingram.
In this episode, we'll be talking about a groundbreaking Taiwanese-American scientist …
… and about a man who proves that age is just a number, even in high-level sport!
And in this episode's News Flash, evidence.
________________________________
來自台灣的鑑識專家李昌鈺辭世
Forensic scientist Henry Lee passes away
Have you heard of the term "forensic science" (鑑識科學)?
Obviously, you know what science is: subjects like biology (生物學), chemistry (化學), and physics (物理).
Forensic science uses these methods to solve crimes.
It examines the objects that might have been involved in the crime.
For example, maybe a burglar (闖空門竊賊) broke into (闖入) someone's apartment last night.
He wasn't wearing gloves and left his fingerprints (指紋) on the door handle (拉手).
But fingerprints are unique.
Even identical twins (同卵雙胞胎) have different fingerprints!
So they can be used to identify someone (辨認人的身分).
Such pieces of evidence - fingerprints, footprints (腳印), handwriting (字跡), and your DNA - can say that person A committed a crime (犯罪), or that there's no way that person B committed a crime.
And that's important, because you don't want to send the wrong person to jail!
這很重要，因為不能錯把好人關進監獄。
A lot of these techniques in forensic science were developed by a man from Taiwan named Henry Chang-yuh Lee (李昌鈺).
Lee was born in China in 1938, in a city just northwest of Shanghai.
Lee, his mother, and Lee's twelve siblings all came to Taiwan in the 1940s.
He became a policeman after finishing high school and quickly became a captain (大隊長) in the Taipei City Police Department.
His sister, Sylvia, was already a professor at New York University, and she encouraged him to emigrate (移民).
Lee said that when he moved to America, he only knew four words of English.
But he studied criminology (犯罪學) and eventually got his PhD.
For more than twenty years, Lee was the chief (首要的) forensic scientist of the state of Connecticut!
他後來成為康乃狄克州的首席鑑識專家二十多年。
He became well-known when he was able to prove that a man killed his wife, even though they never found her body.
He was still able to find evidence (證據) of the husband's guilt (有罪)!
And later, he was a witness for the defence (辯護證人) in the case of OJ Simpson, a famous football player who was accused of killing his wife.
In that situation, he tried to show that the man didn't kill his wife; in the first case, he tried to show that another man did kill his wife.
Henry Lee was 87 when he passed away.
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四十九歲男子 贏得英國菁英游泳比賽資格
49-year-old man qualifies for Britain's top swimming meet
An athlete's career usually starts when he or she is still a child - so, at your age!
You'll then probably peak (達到頂峰) - be the fastest or strongest you'll ever be - in your late teens, your twenties, or maybe your early thirties.
But it's a fact of life that as we get older, our bodies usually start to break down (出故障).
One British man, though, is proving that you can delay aging!
His name is Martin Bennell, he's 49, and he's just taken part in the Great Britain Aquatics (水上運動項目) Championships.
He competed in the 50-metre breaststroke (蛙泳).
他參加五十米的蛙式游泳比賽。
That's the stroke where you're on your belly (腹部朝下), your legs do the whip kick (雙腿往外踢) - the one that looks like a frog's legs --, and your arms stay in the water, sweeping the water behind you.
These championships are where Britain's best swimmers get together and compete.
He had to qualify to participate (取得比賽資格) - in other words, he had to show, at another competition, that he had a time that was fast enough.
The last time he competed at these championships was in 2000 - 26 years ago!
Bennell took a long break from swimming, but returned with a masters club.
That's what you call competitive swimming (競技游泳) for those who are older than 25.
Bennell won three gold medals at the Masters World Aquatics Championships in Singapore last year.
He hadn't been thinking about competing in the British championships, but his teammates realised that his time was fast enough to qualify!
Bennell said that "age is just a number".
他說，年齡只是一個數字。
Bennell said that he was doing this for himself.
Now other parents are telling him that they want to get back into the pool themselves, too!
"The fact that it's inspiring other people (激勵別人) is great," said Bennell.
"Swimming is hard and a lot of swimmers do retire in their teens."
"Get back in - it's good for your health. It's a great sport, a great hobby," he said.
________________________________
Recap
So in today's News Bites,
- Henry Lee, a pioneering Taiwanese-American forensic scientist, has just passed away; and
- a 49-year-old British man has just qualified for Great Britain's Aquatic Championships, 26 years after he last made it!
________________________________
In today's News Flash, our vocabulary word is evidence.
Evidence refers to anything that can be used to prove that something is true.
In a police investigation, it might be a fingerprint or a trace of DNA.
But you can also use the word in more general contexts.
It doesn't have to be for crime - it can also be for any statement, like: "There is lots of evidence suggesting that humans are causing climate change".
________________________________
If you have a fun fact or a joke you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Bite-Sized Break to newsbites@icrt.com.tw, and you might hear it in a future episode!
That was it for this episode of News Bites. We'll see you next time for another exciting new episode of News Bites!
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