The 2026 Race Around the World Show
2026年環球競賽節目
Introduction
The ABC show Race Around the World is in week five. Six filmmakers make short films in different countries.
ABC 節目《環球競賽》已進入第五週。六位電影製作者在不同國家拍攝短片。
Main Body
Six people are in the race. They must make ten films in ten countries in 100 days. They only have ten days to finish each film. All six people met in Japan to talk to the judge, John Safran.
有六個人參加這場競賽。他們必須在100天內，在十個國家拍攝十部電影。每部電影僅有十天時間可以完成。六位參與者在日本集合，與評審 John Safran 交流。
Experts watch the films. Jayden and Elliot make very good films. The judges want them to try new things. Lucinda and Mikaela are also getting better at making films.
專家會觀看這些電影。Jayden 和 Elliot 拍得非常好。評審希望他們嘗試新事物。Lucinda 和 Mikaela 在電影製作方面也有所進步。
Some filmmakers had problems. Kate cannot use one film because she used other people's work. Some judges did not like animals dying in Jayden's film. The filmmakers feel stressed and worried.
部分電影製作者遇到了問題。Kate 因為使用了他人的作品，導致其中一部電影無法使用。部分評審不喜歡 Jayden 的電影中出現動物死亡的畫面。電影製作者們感到壓力沉重且十分焦慮。
Conclusion
Elliot and Jayden have the most points now. But the other filmmakers are improving their art.
Elliot 和 Jayden 目前積分最高。但其他電影製作者的藝術造詣也在進步。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Right Now' Words
Look at how we describe people and feelings in the story. We use simple words to show the state of a person.
Feelings & States
- Stressed → worried
- Better → improving
- Good → great
The Pattern: [Person] + [is/are] + [Feeling]
- The filmmakers are stressed.
- Jayden is worried.
🕒 Counting Time
This text uses numbers to show limits. This is how you tell someone a deadline in English:
- 100 days (Total time)
- 10 days (Time per film)
Tip: When you see a number followed by a word like days, weeks, or months, it tells you how long something lasts.