(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
中國是否擊倒基督教/金正男謀殺案/第一位黑人奧斯卡得主/世界五大特別節日/荷蘭貿易投資署在2018年概述了與台灣進行交往的三個主要領域/第一次在台北舉辦的思辨之夜/畢加索的畫作在台北展出價值5000萬美元的作品/台北推出新的垃圾車
II. News Vocabulary
1. evangelical 福音
2.
province 省
3.
bulldozer 推土機
4.
dynamite 炸藥
5.
bizarre 奇異的
6.
ccost 搭訕
7.
smear 汙衊
8. omination 提名
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
6 個既簡單又能讓英文進步的好方法！/【金融時報】企業受到人工智慧與機器人的挑戰/為什麼我們只會被某些特定的人吸引呢？/什麼？！過期的食物還可以吃？
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“I’m hopeful they (my kids) will do things like
engineering, or write books, or just, in some way, add more than they take from
the world.”– Elon Musk, Entrepreneur
「我希望我的孩子可以做像是工程、寫作等的工作，或只是用某種方式，給予這世界的，能夠超出他們所拿走的。」–
伊隆·馬斯克 (企業家)
2. “If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted
as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.”– Orville
Wright, Inventor
「如果我們假設，被接受的事實真是事實的話，那進步就沒什麼希望了。」–
奧維爾·萊特 (發明家)
3. “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be
heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better
to speak.”– Audre Lorde, Writer
「當我們說話時，我們可能害怕所說的話不被接納或不受歡迎，但我們如果沉默，我們仍會害怕，因此還是說出來比較好。」–
奧瑞德·洛德 (作家)
V. Singing
River–吟唱河流
Don't Let Me Down / Sign of the Times
I.
News Path
In Xi
we trust – Is China cracking down on Christianity?
World
The
Kim Jong Nam murder trial: Who’s who?
World
It was a bizarre, brazen attack in broad day light. Two
women – 25-year-old Indonesian Siti Aisyah and 29-year-old Vietnamese
Doan Thi Huong – are accused of accosting and smearing the deadly VX nerve
agent onto the face of a male passenger in a crowded departure hall of the
Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13, 2017.
The
first black Oscars winner Hattie McDaniel #OscarSoWhite
World
The Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced on Tuesday
morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. It’s not
strange to have black people on the list of Oscar nominations today; however,
it was really rare that a black man or woman was nominated by the Oscar and
even won the prize about 80 years ago. She is the first one with black skin to
win the Oscar. She is the black nanny help Scarlett to dress in the classic
film Gone with the Wind. She is Hattie McDaniel.
2018
New travel plan, five special festivals in the world
World
Holi Festival, India
“Happy Holi!” Holi is an ancient Hindu religious festival celebrated in
the Indian subcontinent, also known as the “festival of colours” or the
“festival of love”. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the
arrival of spring and end of winter. To play and laugh, forget and forgive, and
repair broken relationships are the spirit of Holi, and generally, the people
of lower caste can sprinkle with colorful powder and paint to high caste, for
the time being, to forget the differences between classes.
Dutch
trade and investment office outlines three main areas of exchanges with Taiwan
in 2018
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The Netherlands Trade and Investment Office (NTIO)
has lined up a series of activities to further foster the exchanges between the
Netherlands and Taiwan in 2018.
The
Night of Ideas held in Taipei for the first time
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The 2018 Taipei Night of Ideas ('La Nuit des
idées'), a global event which features discussions around the subject “Power to
Imagination,” is slated to take place at Chiang Kai Shek Memorial
Hall Auditorium on Thursday.
Picasso
work worth US$ 50 million on display in Taipei for 2 days
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Pablo Picasso painting, Femme au béret et à
la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter), will show in Taipei Feb. 6-7.
Taipei
launches new garbage trucks
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taipei City sent 69 new environmentally-friendly
garbage trucks on to its streets Wednesday as part of a plan to replace more
than 200 such vehicles.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. evangelical 福音
2.
province 省
3.
bulldozer 推土機
4. dynamite 炸藥
5.
bizarre 奇異的
6.
accost 搭訕
7.
smear 汙衊
8. nomination 提名
9. subcontinent 次大陸
10.sprinkle 撒
11. Netherlands 荷蘭
12. Imagination 想像力
13. Auditorium 禮堂
14. display
陳列
15. eplace 替換
III. VoiceTube
6 個既簡單又能讓英文進步的好方法！ (06 Tips To
Improve Your English Today! - Free English speaking tips.)
初級
【金融時報】企業受到人工智慧與機器人的挑戰 (AI and robotics challenge businesses)
初級
為什麼我們只會被某些特定的人吸引呢？(Why You’re Attracted To Certain People)
中級
什麼？！過期的食物還可以吃？ (Expiration Dates Don't Mean What You
Think)
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“I’m hopeful they (my kids) will do things like
engineering, or write books, or just, in some way, add more than they take from
the world.”– Elon Musk, Entrepreneur
「我希望我的孩子可以做像是工程、寫作等的工作，或只是用某種方式，給予這世界的，能夠超出他們所拿走的。」–
伊隆·馬斯克 (企業家)
2. “If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted
as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.”– Orville
Wright, Inventor
「如果我們假設，被接受的事實真是事實的話，那進步就沒什麼希望了。」–
奧維爾·萊特 (發明家)
3. “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be
heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better
to speak.”– Audre Lorde, Writer
「當我們說話時，我們可能害怕所說的話不被接納或不受歡迎，但我們如果沉默，我們仍會害怕，因此還是說出來比較好。」–
奧瑞德·洛德 (作家)
4. “One must need to be strong; otherwise, one never
becomes strong.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
「一個人必須堅強，否則他永遠不會變堅強。」–
弗里德里希‧尼采 (哲學家)
5. “Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the
boat.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
「只有沒在划船的人有時間搖船鬧事。」–
尚-保羅·沙特
(哲學家)
6. “I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that
fate and character are the same conception.” – Novalis, Writer
「我時常覺得，且深切的體認到，命運與個性是同一件事。」–
諾瓦利斯 (作家)
7. “Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances
you miss when you don’t even try.”— Jack Canfield, Motivational Author
「別擔心失敗，擔心你若不試的成功率。」–
傑克‧坎菲爾 (勵志作家)
8. “Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who
did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”– Thomas
Edison, Inventor
「很多人失敗，因為他們不知道他們放棄時，距離成功是多麼的近。」–
湯瑪斯‧愛迪生 (發明家)
9. “You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you,
then you try again.”– Mario Andretti, Race Car Driver
「盡力處理人生丟給你的難題，然後再試一次。」–
馬里奧‧安德烈蒂 (賽車手)
10. “As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see
than about what they can.”— Julius Caesar, Roman Leader
「一般來說，人們擔憂看不到的大於看得到的。」–
凱撒大帝 (羅馬帝王)
V. Singing River
“Don't
Let Me Down” BY The Chainsmokers ft. Daya
Crashing, hit a wall
停滯不前使人崩潰
Right now I need a
miracle
我現在需要點奇蹟
Hurry up now, I need a
miracle
趕快，我需要奇蹟
Stranded, reaching out
在進退兩難時伸手求援
I call your name but
you're not around
我喊著你的名字，但卻沒有回應
I say your name but
you're not around
我說著你的名字，但卻沒有回應
I need you, I need you,
I need you right now
我現在就須需要你
Yeah, I need you right
now
沒錯我正需要你
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
I think I'm losing my
mind now
我想我正失去理智
It's in my head,
darling I hope
寶貝我在我深深的腦海裡一直想著
That you'll be here,
when I need you the most
當我最需要你的時候你就會出現
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
down, down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
don't let me down, down, down
別讓我失望
Running out of time
逐漸耗盡時間
I really thought you
were on my side
我原本以為你跟我站在同一線
But now there's nobody
by my side
但現在卻發現沒人挺我
I need you, I need you,
I need you right now
我現在就須需要你
Yeah, I need you right
now
沒錯我正需要你
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
I think I'm losing my
mind now
我想我正失去理智
It's in my head,
darling I hope
寶貝我在我深深的腦海裡一直想著
That you'll be here,
when I need you the most
當我最需要你的時候你就會出現
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
down, down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
down, down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
down, down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
don't let me down, down, down
別讓我失望
Oh, I think I'm losing
my mind now, yeah, yeah, yeah
我想我正失去理智
Oh, I think I'm losing
my mind now, yeah, yeah
我覺得我正失去理智
I need you, I need you,
I need you right now
我現在就須需要你
Yeah, I need you right
now
沒錯我正需要你
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
I think I'm losing my
mind now
我想我正失去理智
It's in my head,
darling I hope
寶貝我在我深深的腦海裡一直想著
That you'll be here,
when I need you the most
當我最需要你的時候你就會出現
So don't let me, don't
let me, don't let me down
所以別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Yeah, don't let me down
別讓我失望
Yeah, don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down, oh
no
別讓我失望
Said don't let me down
說別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down
別讓我失望
Don't let me down,
down, down
別讓我失望
“Sign
of the Times” BY Harry Styles
Just stop your crying
止住你的眼淚吧
It’s a sign of the times
這是一個劃時代的標誌
Welcome to the final show
歡迎來到人生的終場秀
Hope you’re wearing your best clothes
希望你已經裝扮成最好的模樣
You can't bribe the door on your way to the sky
畢竟通往天堂的路，是無法用金錢買通的
You look pretty good down here
也許你在這世界扮演得有模有樣
But you ain't really good
但其實這都是假象
止住你的眼淚吧
It’s a sign of the times
這是一個劃時代的標誌
Welcome to the final show
歡迎來到人生的終場秀
Hope you’re wearing your best clothes
希望你已經裝扮成最好的模樣
You can't bribe the door on your way to the sky
畢竟通往天堂的路，是無法用金錢買通的
You look pretty good down here
也許你在這世界扮演得有模有樣
But you ain't really good
但其實這都是假象
If we never learn, we been here before
假如未曾學到教訓，又怎麼算是經歷過
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
又為什麼我們總是困在歷史的輪迴裡，為求和平而不斷爭鬥？
The bullets
抗爭不休
We never learn, we been here before
我們不曾真的領悟，只是一再地重蹈覆轍
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
為何我們總是滯留在過往，忙著逃離舊有的傷痕？
The bullets
逃離傷害......
Just stop your crying
止住你的眼淚吧
It’s a sign of the times
這是時光飛逝的痕跡
We gotta get away from here
我們得離開這裡
We gotta get away from here
我們得遠離此地
Just stop your crying
擦去眼淚吧
It will be alright
一切都會好轉的
They told me that the end is near
他們說盡頭就在不遠處
We gotta get away from here
我們將高飛遠走
Just stop crying
拭去淚水吧
Have the time of your life
好好享受生命中的每一刻
Breaking through the atmosphere
突破曾經桎梏你的種種
And things are pretty good from here
換個角度看，世界總是美麗的
Remember everything will be alright
記得最後總能安然無恙
We can meet again somewhere
我們終究會再度重逢
Somewhere far away from here
在某個遙遠的以後
If we never learn, we been here before
假如未曾學到教訓，又怎麼算是經歷過
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
又為什麼我們總是困在輪迴裡，為求安身立命而不斷閃躲？
The bullets
逃避受傷的可能........
We never learn, we been here before
我們不曾真的領悟，只是一再地重蹈覆轍
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
為何我們總是滯留在過往，忙著逃離舊有的傷痕？
The bullets
逃離傷害......
Just stop your crying
止住你的眼淚吧
It's a sign of the times
這是跨越時代的徵兆
We gotta get away from here
我們得離開這裡
We gotta get away from here
我們得遠離此地
Just stop your crying
擦去淚水吧
Baby it will be alright
親愛的，一切都會沒事的
They told me that the end is near
他們說盡頭就在眼前
We gotta get away from here
我們將高飛遠走
止住你的眼淚吧
It's a sign of the times
這是跨越時代的徵兆
We gotta get away from here
我們得離開這裡
We gotta get away from here
我們得遠離此地
Just stop your crying
擦去淚水吧
Baby it will be alright
親愛的，一切都會沒事的
They told me that the end is near
他們說盡頭就在眼前
We gotta get away from here
我們將高飛遠走
If we never learn, we been here before
假如未曾學到教訓，又怎麼算是經歷過
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
又為什麼我們總是困在歷史的輪迴裡，為求和平而不斷爭鬥？
The bullets
抗爭不休
We never learn, we been here before
我們不曾真的領悟，只是一再地重蹈覆轍
Why are we always stuck and running from the bullets?
為何我們總是滯留在過往，忙著逃離舊有的傷痕？
The bullets
逃離傷害......
We don't talk enough
話語已經無法表達想法
We should open up
也許我們該敞開心房
Before it's all too much
在無法挽回以前
話語已經無法表達想法
We should open up
也許我們該敞開心房
Before it's all too much
在無法挽回以前
Will we ever learn?
這次能學到教訓嗎？
We've been here before
我們曾面臨相同的困境
It's just what we know
這是彼此都心知肚明的
這次能學到教訓嗎？
We've been here before
我們曾面臨相同的困境
It's just what we know
這是彼此都心知肚明的
Just stop your crying
止住你的眼淚吧
Baby , it’s a sign of the times
親愛的，這只是時光飛逝的痕跡
We gotta get away, we got to get away
是該離開這裡，把一切拋到腦後
We got to get away, we got to get away
是啟程的時候了，是該邁開步伐
We got to get away
我們該高飛遠走
We got to, we got to run
我們必須用盡全力的狂奔
We got to, we got to run
別無選擇，只能向前邁進
We got to, we got to run
一刻也不停歇地到達盡頭
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