(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
大家是否無視北韓危害人道？/前南韓領導人因貪污被判決/因美國和中國貿易對關稅亞洲股市動搖/法國人坦率或無禮嗎？/蔡總統會見美國國會代表團/台灣青少年在美國有手工槍/五個台灣連續劇在Netflix上架/高雄將舉辦2018世界電競錦標賽
II. News Vocabulary
1. humanity 人性
2.
dictator 獨裁者
3.
corruption 貪汙
4.
verdict
判決書
5.
disgraced 灰頭土臉
6.
tariffs 關稅
7.
intensifying 加強
8. frank 坦率
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
零垃圾——DIY 有機牙膏/救助更多性命是否會造成人口過剩？/為什麼美白產品的市場正在快速成長中？/原來是這個原因！為什麼國旗上沒有紫色？
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Don’t put limitations on yourself. Other people will
do that for you.”– James Cameron, Filmmaker
「別為自己設限，這點別人會幫你做。」–
詹姆斯·卡麥隆 (導演)
2. “Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention
and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to
love.”– Scott Peck, Psychiatrist
「愛是意願的實踐
– 換句話說，它同時是一個意圖和行為。意願也意謂著選擇，我們不一定要愛，我們選擇去愛。」–
史考特．派克 (精神科醫師)
3. “Plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead
of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”– Jorge Luis Borges, Writer
「栽種你自己的花園並修飾自己的心靈，不要等人給你花朵。」–
豪爾赫·路易斯·波赫士
(作家)
V.
Singing River–吟唱河流
Heaven / Havana
I.
News Path
Is the world ignoring North Korea’s
‘crimes against humanity’?
World
Thomas Bach held talks with Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator, during
a three-day visit to Pyongyang from March 29, with the North’s state-run media
playing up their discussions.
Former South Korean leader Park due
for corruption verdict
World
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court is set to issue a verdict
against disgraced former President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.
Park has been held at a detention center near Seoul since her arrest in March
2017, after she was removed from office amid months of massive rallies calling
for her ouster.
Asian shares waver as US and China
trade threats on tariffs
World
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets slipped Friday after Beijing vowed to
fight the Trump administration’s latest threats of yet more tariffs on Chinese
imports, intensifying investor fears about a brewing trade battle between the
world’s two biggest economies.
Are the French frank or rude?
World
Are the French impolite? Recently a French young man who worked as a waiter
in a restaurant in Canada was fired for being aggressive, rude and impolite
when working. However, the waiter accused that is a discrimination against
French’s straightforward way of expressing, and sued his former employer for
this. The French waiter took this issue to a level of the French personality of
treating people. The BBC wrote a special article to discuss the French daily
conversations to understand whether they are really rude or just straight.
Tsai meets U.S. congressional
delegation, lauds Taiwan Travel Act
National
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Monday during a meeting with
a U.S. congressional delegation that the Taiwan Travel Act that came into
effect last month marks a step forward in Taiwan-U.S. relations.
Taiwanese teen threatening school in
U.S. had handmade gun, ammo
National
Thornton, Pennsylvania, April 2 (CNA) A Taiwanese student who was arrested
in the United States last week for threatening to shoot up his school had built
a 9mm handgun with parts bought online and had over 1,600 rounds of ammunition
for various firearms, U.S. media reported Monday.
Five Taiwanese TV drama series make
it to Netflix
National
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Five Taiwanese TV drama series have made it to
Netflix, an international Internet TV network, Taiwan’s Public Television
Service (PTS) said Monday, expressing hope that the shows will allow the world
to see Taiwan’s culture and abilities.
Kaohsiung signs on to host 2018
Esports World Championship
National
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) Kaohsiung signed a contract Monday with the
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) to host this year’s annual Esports
World Championship in November.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. humanity 人性
2.
dictator 獨裁者
3.
corruption 貪汙
4.
verdict 判決書
5.
disgraced 灰頭土臉
6.
tariffs 關稅
7. intensifying 加強
8. frank 坦率
9. straightforward 直率
10. lauds 讚美
11. delegation 代表團
12. ammunition 彈藥
13. firearms 槍枝
14. series 系列
15. Federation 聯邦
III. VoiceTube
零垃圾——DIY 有機牙膏 (Trash is for Tossers: Zero
Waste Toothpaste)
初級
救助更多性命是否會造成人口過剩？ (Does saving more lives lead to
overpopulation?)
初級
為什麼美白產品的市場正在快速成長中？(Why the market for skin whitening is
growing)
中級
原來是這個原因！為什麼國旗上沒有紫色？ (Why Don't Country Flags Use The Color
Purple?)
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Don’t put limitations on yourself. Other people will do
that for you.”– James Cameron, Filmmaker
「別為自己設限，這點別人會幫你做。」–
詹姆斯·卡麥隆 (導演)
2. “Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention
and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to
love.”– Scott Peck, Psychiatrist
「愛是意願的實踐
– 換句話說，它同時是一個意圖和行為。意願也意謂著選擇，我們不一定要愛，我們選擇去愛。」–
史考特．派克 (精神科醫師)
3. “Plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead
of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”– Jorge Luis Borges, Writer
「栽種你自己的花園並修飾自己的心靈，不要等人給你花朵。」–
豪爾赫·路易斯·波赫士
(作家)
4. “Don’t be so humble – you are not that great.”– Golda
Meir, Israel Prime Minister
「別那麼謙虛，你沒那麼偉大。」–
果爾達‧梅厄 (以色列總理)
5. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others,
use your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady
「用大腦處理自己，用心處理別人。」–
埃莉諾‧羅斯福 (前第一夫人)
6. “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”– Walt Disney,
Producer
「做不可能的事蠻有趣的。」–
華特‧迪士尼 (製作人)
7. “However difficult life may seem, there is always
something you can do and succeed at.”– Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist
「不管生活多麼困難，總是有你可以做及取得成功的事。」–
史蒂芬·霍金 (物理學家)
8. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when
it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really
counts. That’s what makes you a champion.”– Muhammad Ali, Boxer
「我不算我做了幾下仰臥起坐，只有痛的時候我才開始算。那時我才開始算，因為那才有意義，那才能讓你成為冠軍。」–
穆罕默德‧阿里 (拳擊手)
9. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we
have.”– Vince Lombardi, American Football Coach
「用本身的能力做了什麼，是我們衡量自己的標準。」–
文斯‧隆巴迪 (美式足球教練)
10. “If something is important enough, even if the odds
are against you, you should still do it.”– Elon Musk, Entrepreneur
「如果一件事情夠重要，即便成功的機率不高，你還是應該去做。」–
伊隆·馬斯克 (企業家)
V. Singing River
“Heaven”
BY Julia Michaels
[Intro]
Ooooh... ooooh...
Oooooh...
[Verse 1]
Love's my religion
愛情是我的宗教
But he was my faith
但他曾是我的信念
Something so sacred
有些神聖脫俗的事物
So hard to replace
難以被取代
Fallin'
for him was like fallin' from grace
為他傾心著迷就像從恩典的眷顧下墜落
All wrapped in one
全纏繞在一起
He was so many sins
他由千萬片罪惡組成
Would have done anything
使人想竭盡所能
Everything for him
為他付出一切
And if you ask me
倘若你問我一切重來
I would do it again
我也不會改變
[Chorus]
No need to imagine
不必去幻想
'Cause I know it's true
因為我知道這是真實而清晰
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
人們說“所有的好男孩都會上天堂”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但壞男孩讓你置身仙境
It's automatic
不需要你提口
It's just what they do
他們就會這麼做
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
大家說“所有俐落整潔的好男孩將步入天堂”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但那些壞男孩會將天堂帶到你身邊
[Verse 2]
You don't realise the power
they have
你不清楚他們所擁有的魔力
Until they leave you and you
want them back
直至他們的離去，直至你希望他們能回心轉意
Nothing in this world
prepares you for that
這世上未曾教導你如何去避免
I'm not a sinner;
我並非罪人
He wasn't the one
而他也不是那唯一
Had no idea what we would
become
渾然不知我們將成為彼此的最終毀滅
There's no regrets
卻不殘一絲後悔
I just thought it was fun
我只把這當趣事玩玩
[Chorus]
No need to imagine
不需去想像
'Cause I know it's true
我知道這是純粹的實體
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
他們說啊 “所有好男孩終將邁入天堂”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但壞男孩將天堂帶到你身旁
It's automatic
甚至不必開口
It's just what they do
他們就是會這麼做
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
世人說“完美無瑕的好男孩將步入仙境”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但那些壞男孩讓你身處仙境
[Bridge]
I still
remember the moment we met
腦海裡仍刻畫著初次邂逅的剎那
The touch
that he planted
觸碰上帝所種下的禁果
The garden
he left
他所離去的伊甸園
I guess
the rain was just half that effect
我猜雨滴不過是半瓶的催淚液
[Chorus]
No need to imagine
不必去幻想
'Cause I know it's true
因為我知道這是真實而清晰
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
人們說“所有的好男孩都會上天堂”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但壞男孩讓你置身仙境
It's automatic
不需要你提口
It's just what they do
他們就會這麼做
They say "all good boys
go to heaven"
大家說“所有俐落整潔的好男孩將步入天堂”
But bad boys bring Heaven to
you
但那些壞男孩會將天堂帶到你身邊
[Outro]
Ooooh... ooooh...
Oooooh...
“Havana” BY Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
[Intro: Pharrell Williams]
Hey
[Chorus: Camila Cabello &
Pharrell Williams]
Havana*,
ooh na-na (ayy)
哈瓦那啊哈瓦那
Half of my
heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
一半的心遺留哈瓦那久久不回
He took me
back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
他帶我到東亞特蘭大
All of my
heart is in Havana (ayy)
片片心瓣飄盪在哈瓦那
There's somethin' 'bout his
manners (uh huh)
他的舉動必定有暗藏些事
Havana,
ooh na-na
哈瓦那
[Verse 1: Camila Cabello]
He didn't walk up with that
"how you doin'?"
他並沒有邊走邊說著"你過得怎麼樣"
(When he came in the room)
當他走進房間
He said there’s a lot of
girls I can do with
他說自己對於女人要多少有多少
(But I can't without you)
但我離不開你
I'm doin' forever in a minute
我會化這剎那為永恆
(That summer night in June)
在那六月的夏夜
And papa
says he got malo* in him
而爸爸說他從他身上嗅到壞男孩的氣息
He got me feelin' like
他讓我覺得
[Pre-Chorus: Camila Cabello]
Oooh-oooh-ooh, I knew it when
I met him
我們一見如故
I loved him when I left him
分離時無法停止對他的思念
Got me feelin' like
讓我覺得
Oooh-oooh-ooh, and then I had
to tell him
我卻得告訴他
我必須離開
[Chorus: Camila Cabello &
Pharrell Williams]
Havana,
ooh na-na (ayy)
哈瓦那，我的故鄉
Half of my
heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
半部內心仍徘徊在哈瓦那不願回來
He took me
back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (uh huh)
他帶我到東亞特蘭大
All of my
heart is in Havana (ayy)
整顆心懸在哈瓦那天空
My heart
is in Havana
我的心在哈瓦那
Havana,
ooh na-na
哈瓦那，我的家鄉
[Verse 2: Young Thug]
Jeffery*
傑佛瑞!
Just graduated, fresh on
campus, mmm
才剛畢業，大一新鮮人
Fresh out East Atlanta with
no manners, damn
從東亞特蘭大出來見見世面，沒什麼禮貌的小夥子
Fresh out East Atlanta
從東亞特蘭大出城
Bump on her bumper like a
traffic jam (jam)
我們翻天覆地，搞得像塞車場片
Hey, I was quick to pay that
girl like Uncle Sam* (here you go, ayy)
我快速付錢了事，就像那些納稅人一樣(嘿拿了錢快走)
Back it on me, shawty cravin'
on me
回來換個姿勢，女孩渴望著更多
Get to diggin' on me (on me)
再深入一點
She waited on me (then what?)
她可等著我讓她興奮
Shawty cakin'* on me, got the
bacon on me (wait up)
那火辣女孩磨蹭著我下半身，準備再來場硬戰
This is history in the makin'
on me (on me)
我創造了歷史
Point
blank, close range, that be
有話快說，別拐彎抹角的
If it cost a million, that's
me (that's me)
要是有什麼要價百萬肯定是我
I was gettin' mula*, man they
feel me
我日進斗金，讓他們瞧瞧
[Chorus: Camila Cabello &
Pharrell Williams]
Havana,
ooh na-na (ayy)
哈瓦那啊哈瓦那
Half of my
heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
一半的心遺留哈瓦那久久不回
He took me
back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
他帶我到東亞特蘭大
All of my
heart is in Havana (ayy)
片片心瓣飄盪在哈瓦那
Havana,
ooh na-na
哈瓦那
[Bridge: Starrah & Camila
Cabello]
{Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na
Take me back, back, back
like} x4
帶我回去吧
Yeah, ayy
Oooh-oooh-ooh
Oooh-oooh-ooh
Take me back to my Havana...
帶我回到故鄉吧
[Chorus: Camila Cabello &
Pharrell Williams]
Havana,
ooh na-na (ayy)
哈瓦那，我的故鄉
Half of my
heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
半部內心仍徘徊在哈瓦那不願回來
He took me
back to East Atlanta, na-na-na (uh huh)
他帶我到東亞特蘭大
All of my
heart is in Havana (ayy)
整顆心懸在哈瓦那天空
My heart
is in Havana
我的心在哈瓦那
Havana,
ooh na-na
哈瓦那，我的家鄉
[Outro: Camila Cabello &
Starrah]
Uh huh
Oh na-na-na
Oh na-na-na (hey)
Oh na-na-na
No, no, no, take me back
快帶我回家
Oh na-na-na
Havana, ooh na-na
回到哈瓦那
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