【 第268期 】英文公園 178期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park


I. News Path–新聞步道

MacroTrump會談/韓國同意保留軍事/北卡羅來納州2人死亡/熊貓遊覽中國西南部的城鎮/歐洲議會通過關於台灣 - 歐盟投資談判的決議/Youtuber一起旅行和學習普通話/望遠鏡捕捉黑洞圖像/推廣台灣電子品牌

II. News Vocabulary

1.   tariffs                 關稅
2.   tensions            緊張
3.   reunions            聚會
4.   separated         分離
5.   leak                   洩漏
6.   landslide            滑坡
7.  excursion            短程旅行
8.  memorandum     備忘錄

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

為什麼入睡這麼困難?/改變你的想法並取得成功/哪國護照最好?/你知道嗎?這 5 件事情會讓你不快樂

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

1. “Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock.”– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Musician
「別人對待我,我也可以對待他們,如果有人瞧不起我或輕蔑的對待我,我也可以讓自己驕傲的像孔雀一樣。」莫札特 (音樂家)
2. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”— Ray Kroc, Entrepreneur
「一個領導者的本質,反映在他們為自己訂定的標準。」克羅克 (企業家)
3. “You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.”— Charles C. Noble, Major General
「你必須要有遠期目標,以讓你在短期失敗時不致感到受挫。」查爾斯諾伯 (少將)

V. Singing River–吟唱河流
Paris / Mama

I.             News Path

Macron talks to Trump, says tariffs illegal and a mistake

World
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has told U.S. President Donald Trump that the new U.S. tariffs on European, Mexican and Canadian goods are illegal and a “mistake.”

The Latest: Koreas agree to hold military, Red Cross talks
World
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on talks between North and South Korea (all times local): 6 p.m. North and South Korea have agreed to hold military and Red Cross talks later this month on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

The Latest: 2 dead in North Carolina when home destroyed
World
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the effects of Subtropical Storm Alberto (all times local): 7:50 a.m. Two people are dead in the North Carolina mountains when a home was destroyed by a gas leak following a landslide as several states continue to feel the effects of Subtropical Storm Alberto.

Panda takes excursion into town in southwestern China
World
BEIJING (AP) — A highly social giant panda out for a stroll has surprised and delighted residents of a town in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan

European Parliament passes resolution on Taiwan-EU investment talks
National
Brussels, May 30 (CNA) The European Parliament passed a resolution Wednesday, calling for the European Commission to start negotiations with Taiwan on a bilateral investment agreement.

“Mandarin 101, Take Me to the World,” Traveling and Learning Mandarin with Youtuber
National
Ministry of Education (MOE) held “Mandarin 101, Take Me to the World” press conference Thursday, a brand new online Mandarin learning model would be published, including “Mandarin 101” online learning material. MOE has also worked with a youtuber to recommend Taiwan’s culture and content of Mandarin learning.

Taiwan-U.S. telescope joins campaign to capture black hole images
National
Taipei, May 29 (CNA) The Greenland Telescope, a joint development project between Taiwan’s Academia Sinica and the U.S.’s Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), has officially joined the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observing campaign to produce the first image of a supermassive black hole.

TAITRA, Amazon sign MOU to promote Taiwanese electronics brands
National
Taipei, May 30 (CNA) The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and American e-commerce and cloud computing company Amazon signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday to promote Taiwan-made electronics products and brands in the global market.

II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.   tariffs                    關稅
2.   tensions               緊張
3.   reunions               聚會
4.   separated             分離
5.   leak                       洩漏
6.   landslide               滑坡
7.  excursion               短程旅行
8.  memorandum        備忘錄
9.   delighted               愉快
10.  resolution             決議
11.  bilateral                雙方
12.  Mandarin             普通話
13.  telescope             望遠鏡
14.  capture                 捕獲
15.  supermassive      超大

III. VoiceTube

為什麼入睡這麼困難? (Why Is It So Hard To Fall Asleep?)
初級

改變你的想法並取得成功 (CHANGE YOUR MIND AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL - Best Motivational Videos Compilation for 2017)
初級

哪國護照最好? (These Are The Most Powerful Passports In The World)
中級


你知道嗎?這 5 件事情會讓你不快樂 (5 Things You Do That Make You Unhappy)
中級

IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. “Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock.”– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Musician
「別人對待我,我也可以對待他們,如果有人瞧不起我或輕蔑的對待我,我也可以讓自己驕傲的像孔雀一樣。」莫札特 (音樂家)
2. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”— Ray Kroc, Entrepreneur
「一個領導者的本質,反映在他們為自己訂定的標準。」克羅克 (企業家)
3. “You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.”— Charles C. Noble, Major General
「你必須要有遠期目標,以讓你在短期失敗時不致感到受挫。」查爾斯諾伯 (少將)
4. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”– Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
「我的一切,以及我渴望成為的那個人,都拜我仁慈的母親之賜。」亞伯拉罕林肯 (美國第 16 任總統)
5. “Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”– Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
「人生宛如一場牌局,拿到什麼牌,那是命中注定,但如何出牌,卻操之在己。 賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯 (印度總理)
6. “Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.”— Herodotus, Greek Historian
「有些人在幾乎要達成目標時會放棄他們的設計; 而另一些人則相反,在最後一刻比以往更積極努力地去獲取勝利。」希羅多德 (歷史學家)
7. “From error to error one discovers the entire truth.”– Sigmund Freud, Psychotherapist
「經由一次次的犯錯,我們得以發現整個真相。」佛洛伊德 (心理學家)
8. “The goal is not always meant to be reached, but to serve as a mark for our aim.”— Joseph Joubert, Essayist
「目標不一定永遠都會達到,但可以當我們瞄準的方向。」儒貝爾 (散文家)
9. “Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.”– Leonard Cohen, Singer
「以你想要的方式行動,很快的你就會成為那個樣子。」李歐納·柯恩 (歌手)
10. “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”– John Buchan, Political Leader
「領導者的工作不是把卓越注入人類,而是把它引發出來,因為卓越原本就在。」約翰·布肯 (政治家)

V. Singing River

“Paris” BY The Chainsmokers


We were staying in Paris
我們曾待在巴黎
To get away from your parents
遠離妳的父母
And I thought "Wow, if I could take this in a shot right now
當時我想:「哇,如果我可以現在拍下這一幕
I don't think that we could work this out"
但我不覺得我們能成功」
Out on the terrace
在外面的露台上
I don't know if it's fair but I thought "How could I let you fall by yourself
我不知道這是否公平,但我想,我該如何使妳愛上我
While I'm wasted with someone else"
當我正與別人調情之時
If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
They'll say you could do anything
他們會說妳可以做任何事
They'll say that I was clever
他們會說,我很聰明
If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
We'll get away with everything
我們能夠在任何事上成功,闖過難關

Let's show them we are better
讓我們向他們展示我們的合適
Let's show them we are better
讓我們向他們展示我們的合適
Let's show them we are better
讓我們向他們展示我們的合適

We were staying in Paris
我們曾待在巴黎
To get away from your parents
為了遠離你的父母
You look so proud standing there with a frown and the cigarette
當妳眉頭深鎖拿著煙時是如此的驕傲有風
Posting pictures of yourself on the internet
在網路上發布著自己的照片
Out on the terrace
在外面的露台上
We breathe in the air of this small town
我們呼吸著小鎮的空氣
On our own couldn't pass for the thrill of it
憑著我們自己不能顯現它的快樂刺激
Getting drunk on the past we were living in
過去我們常常喝得爛醉
If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
They'll say you could do anything
他們會說妳可以做任何事
They'll say that I was clever
他們會說,我很聰明
If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
We'll get away with everything
我們能夠在任何事上成功,闖過難關

Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
We were staying in Paris
我們曾待在巴黎
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合

Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are
向他們展示我們
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合

If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
They'll say you could do anything
他們會說妳可以做任何事
They'll say that I was clever
他們會說,我很聰明
If we go down then we go down together
如果我們一直一起走下去
We'll get away with everything
我們能夠在任何事上成功,闖過難關
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)
我們曾待在巴黎(如果我們一起走下去)
We were staying in Paris (If we go down)
我們曾待在巴黎(如果我們一起走下去)
We were staying in Paris (If we go down)
我們曾待在巴黎(如果我們一起走下去)
We were staying in Paris (If we go down)
我們曾待在巴黎(如果我們一起走下去)
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
We were staying in Paris
我們曾待在巴黎
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
If we go down
如果我們一起走下去
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
If we go down
如果我們一起走下去

Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
If we go down
如果我們一起走下去

Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合
Let's show them we are better
向他們展示我們的適合


“Mama” BY Jonas Blue ft. William Singe


Where should we run to?
We got the world in our hands and we're ready to play
世界在我們的掌握之中,而且我們打算大玩一場!
現在只該思考,我們該先往哪奔馳而去?
They say we're wasted
他們說我們在浪費時間,
But how can we waste it if we're loving every day?
但如果我們如此地熱愛每一天,又怎麼能說是浪費呢?
Okay, I got the keys to the universe
Okay
,我有通往宇宙的鑰匙,
So stay with me 'cause I got the keys, babe
所以待在我身邊吧,我可以帶妳到任何妳想去的地方,寶貝。

Don't wanna wake up one day wishing that we'd done more
不想要在某天起床後才後悔,當時我們應該要做的更多,
I wanna live fast and never look back, it's what we're here for
我想要把握生命的分秒鍾,全力地活著,不回頭貪看過去,這就是我們在這裡的原因啊!
Don't wanna wake up one day wondering where'd it all go
不想要在某天起床後才驚覺,我的青春年華在無所作為間眨眼即逝,
'Cause we'll be home before we know, I wanna hear you singing
因為尋求安穩、想要返巢歸根的天性,在意識到之前就已在支配著我們。所以我想要聽到你唱:

Hey, mama, don't stress your mind
嘿,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。
Hey, ma, we're gonna be alright
嘿,媽,我們會注意安全的,
Dry those eyes
別哭了,擦擦眼淚吧,
We'll be back in the morning when the sun starts to rise
我們會在清晨太陽升起時回來的,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點吧。

Mama, mama, mama, yeah
媽媽,媽媽,媽媽,耶!
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。
Mama, mama, mama, yeah
媽媽,媽媽,媽媽,耶!
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。

Where should we run to?
首先我們來決定該往哪兒去吧?
We got a ticket that takes us wherever we like
任何地方都不是問題,五彩斑斕的春青就是我們的入場卷。
We got our problems
我們也各自有著煩惱,
But just for the minute, let's push all our troubles aside
但就這幾分鐘,我們先把困擾的事情擺到一邊,
Alright 'cause we got the keys to universe
Inside our minds, yeah, we got the keys, babe
因為在腦海中,我們可是擁有通往宇宙的鑰匙呢!我們擁有鑰匙,寶貝。

Don't wanna wake up one day wishing that we'd done more
不想要在某天起床後才後悔,當時我們應該要做的更多,
I wanna live fast and never look back, it's what we're here for
我想要把握生命的分秒鍾,全力地活著,不回頭貪看過去,這就是我們在這裡的原因啊!
Don't wanna wake up one day wondering where'd it all go
不想要在某天起床後才驚覺,我的青春年華在無所作為間眨眼即逝,
'Cause we'll be home before we know, I wanna hear you singing
因為尋求安穩、想要返巢歸根的天性,在意識到之前就已在支配著我們。所以我想要聽到你唱:

Hey, mama, don't stress your mind
嘿,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。
Hey, ma, we're gonna be alright
嘿,媽,我們會注意安全的,
Dry those eyes
別哭了,擦擦眼淚吧
We'll be back in the morning when the sun starts to rise
我們會在清晨太陽升起時回來的,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點吧。

Hey, mama, don't stress your mind
嘿,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。
Hey, ma, we're gonna be alright
嘿,媽,我們會注意安全的,
Dry those eyes
別哭了,擦擦眼淚吧
We'll be back in the morning when the sun starts to rise
我們會在清晨太陽升起時回來的,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點,
So mama, don't stress your mind
所以,媽媽,放輕鬆點吧。

Mama, mama, mama, yeah
媽媽,媽媽,媽媽,耶!
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。
Mama, mama, mama, yeah
媽媽,媽媽,媽媽,耶!
We ain't coming home tonight
我們要出去high一場,今晚不會回家。

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