【 第273期 】英文公園 第183期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park


I. News Path–新聞步道

德國政府不會因間諜而崩潰/安倍晉三表示將談論更多地和平條約/反普京抗議/2018年初選開始/台灣開始預售新款iPhone/台灣對慰安婦問題的立場不變/台灣恐怖電影/高雄九龍公寓

II. News Vocabulary

1. collapse                倒塌
2. dispute                  爭議
3. coalition              聯盟
4. treaty                    條約
5. proposal                提案
6. rallies                    集會
7. primary                 主要
8. brawl                   爭吵

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

失去過才懂!五招帶你走出分手後的痛苦/超實用!如何和人搭話三大技巧/一窺英國皇室如何籌畫婚禮/令人羨慕!巴黎萊雅的紐約辦公室

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

1.“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”– Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister
「有時候做對的事而輸,比做錯的事而贏還要好。」東尼·布萊爾 (前英國首相)
2. “Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.”– David Sarnoff, Entrepreneur
「成功,解釋為大家可理解的意思,就是有機會去體驗並最大化的實現我們內在的力量。」大衛·沙諾夫(企業家)
3. “We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.”– Jon Kabat-Ziin, Professor Emeritus Of Medicine
「把眼下的事處理好,是為未來做準備的最好方式。」卡巴金 (醫學榮譽教授)

V. Singing River–吟唱河流
Over My Skin / HOME

I.             News Path

Merkel: German government won't collapse over spy chief

World
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says a dispute over the future of Germany’s domestic intelligence chief won’t bring down her coalition government.

Abe says will talk more on peace treaty, islands with Putin
World
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will meet again this year for more talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Putin’s proposal for the two countries to sign a peace treaty and discuss the status of disputed islands

Young Russians taking the lead in anti-Putin protests
World
MOSCOW (AP) — When almost all the protesters at recent anti-government rallies across Russia went home, teenagers and young adults were the only ones left on the streets.

Takeaways from the 2018 primary season
World
The stage is set for a November brawl that could loosen President Donald Trump’s grip on Washington. Elections in New York Thursday marked the end of a long, dramatic and sometimes tumultuous primary season that reshaped both parties going into the midterm elections.

Taiwan Today: Pre-orders for new iPhones kick off in Taiwan
National
Pre-orders for new iPhones kick off in Taiwan. Apple Inc. will begin Friday taking pre-orders for two of its three new iPhone models in Taiwan, which has been listed by the U.S. high-tech giant among its first-wave markets for the new devices, according to Apple’s (Taiwan) official website.

Taiwan Today: Taiwan’s stance on comfort women issue unchanged
National
Taiwan’s stance on comfort women issue unchanged The government’s stance on seeking the rights and dignity of Taiwanese “comfort women” — women forced to work in wartime brothels for the Japanese military during World War II — remains unchanged, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reiterated Tuesday

Taiwanese Horror Movie: The Rope Curse
National
The Taiwanese scary movie “The Rope Curse”(粽邪) is in the theater since 31th August and it frightens its audience successfully. Creating more than thirty million NT dollars box office within just ten days, the story describes that a young man named Jia-Wei shoot a video of a mysterious Chinese popular custom called “sàng bahchàng”(送肉粽) in spite of opposition of his fiancée named Shu Yi.

The Haunted Houses: Kowloon condominium in Kaohsiung
National
Taipei, Aug. 31 – Kowloon condominium (九龍大樓) in Yan Cheng District (鹽埕區), Kaohsiung City recently was put on a white banner outside of the building, written “This is a haunted house currently holding Buddhist services praying for the deceased spirits (plenty),” reminding neighbors of the serious arson incident happened in May, 1989 which costing 24 lives. 19 victims were piled up in the stairwell. Since then, paranormal events start happening frequently and people hear doll weeping sounds very late at night.

II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. collapse                  倒塌
2. dispute                   爭議
3. coalition                  聯盟
4. treaty                      條約
5. proposal                  提案
6. rallies                      集會
7. primary                   主要
8. brawl                       爭吵
9. grip                         抓住
10. reshaped              重塑
11. kick off                  開始
12. stance                    姿態
13. mysterious             神秘
14. Haunted                鬧鬼
15.condominium          共管

III. VoiceTube

失去過才懂!五招帶你走出分手後的痛苦 (5 Ways to Deal With a Break Up)
初級

超實用!如何和人搭話三大技巧 (How To Make Small Talk)
初級

一窺英國皇室如何籌畫婚禮 (How British royals plan a wedding)
中級

令人羨慕!巴黎萊雅的紐約辦公室 (L'Oréal's New York office | Office Envy)
中級

IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”– Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister
「有時候做對的事而輸,比做錯的事而贏還要好。」東尼·布萊爾 (前英國首相)
2. “Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.”– David Sarnoff, Entrepreneur
「成功,解釋為大家可理解的意思,就是有機會去體驗並最大化的實現我們內在的力量。」大衛·沙諾夫(企業家)
3. “We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.”– Jon Kabat-Ziin, Professor Emeritus Of Medicine
「把眼下的事處理好,是為未來做準備的最好方式。」卡巴金 (醫學榮譽教授)
4. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”— Augustine of Hippo, Christian Philosopher
「這世界像是一本書,而不旅行的人只讀了一頁。」希波的奧古斯丁 (基督教哲學家)
5. “It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy.”– Flannery O’Connor, Novelist
「重要的不是你有多忙,而是你為何而忙。」弗蘭納里·奧康納 (小說家)
6. “There is no birth of consciousness without pain.”– Carl Jung, Psychologist
「沒有傷痛,就不會有醒覺。」- 卡爾·榮格 (心理學家)
7. “Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.”– Nathaniel Branden, Psychotherapist
「自尊是我們透過自己取得的信譽。」- 納旦尼爾.布蘭登 (心理治療師)
8. “Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable.”– Brenda Ueland, Writer
「因為你不像任何一開始到現在存在過的人,你無法與他人比較。」- 蘭達薇蘭 (作家)
9. “Endeavor to see the good in every situation.”– Anonymous
「努力在每個情況下看到好的一面。」- 無名氏
10. “To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula. It’s an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all and each person must look for that courage in their own soul.”— John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President
「展現勇氣不需要特別的性格,也不需要特異的方法,它是一個遲早會出現在我們每個人跟前的機會,而每個人都需要在自己的靈魂尋找那勇氣。」約翰甘迺迪 (美國第 35 任總統)

V. Singing River

“Over My Skin” BY Tiffany Young


I got this vision in my mind
我的腦海裡有這個光景
You got me sinning with desire
你讓我因慾望而犯了罪
You got my heart on double time
我再次將我的心交付於你
And I’m not putting out my fire
而我的愛火不再熄滅
Call me anytime that you want
無論何時 盡管呼喚我
Send for me you know I’ll come over
無論何地 我必到達
Hit me when you’re ready to go
你卻決定離開 讓我深受打擊
(love me)
(
愛我)
Love me cause I like and I want ya
我所需 我所愛的就是你愛我
(love me)
(
愛我)
Ooh put put put it on me
將你的雙手放在我身上
This woman woman woman
這個女人 女人 女人
Wants you bad
需要壞壞的你
(I want you over my skin)
(
我要你恣意地撫摸我)
‘Cause I like it when you touch me
只因我享受你觸碰的每一秒
(I don’t know where to begin)
(
我不知從何開始)
Do nasty things and you don’t judge me
(
就算我挑逗你 你也不會評論我)
(Say it again and again)
(
請再多說一點)
You got that something that undoes me
你就是能解放我的那個人
(I want you over, over, over and over)
(
我要你接近我 探索我 撫摸我 )
There’s nothing wrong with being bad
就算壞壞的也無可厚非
You know that’s what you like about me
你也明白你喜歡的就是這樣的我
Just run your fingers down my back
用你的指尖輕拂下我的背
Go head and feel up on my body
繼續往下直到你感受我的嬌軀
Because I’m owning what’s mine
因這時刻專屬於我
Confident I know I look good babe
充滿自信的美麗大方
Hope that you can handle my shine
渴望你能掌握我的光彩
(love me)
(
愛我)
Love me in the way that you should babe
盡你所能的愛我 寶貝
(love me)
(
愛我)
Ooh put put put it on me
將你的雙手放在我身上
This woman woman woman
這個女人 女人 女人
Wants you bad
需要壞壞的你
(I want you over my skin)
(
我要你恣意地撫摸我)
‘Cause I like it when you touch me
只因我享受你觸碰的每一秒
(I don’t know where to begin)
(
我不知從何開始)
Do nasty things and you don’t judge me
(
就算我挑逗你 你也不會評論我)
(Say it again and again)
(
請再多說一點)
You got that something that undoes me
你就是能解放我的那個人
(I want you over, over, over and over)
(
我要你接近我 探索我 撫摸我 )
I want you over my skin
我要你恣意地撫摸我
Say it again and again
再多說一點挑逗人的話語
(I want you over my skin)
(
我要你恣意地撫摸我)
‘Cause I like it when you touch me
只因我享受你觸碰的每一秒
(I don’t know where to begin)
(
我不知從何開始)
Do nasty things and you don’t judge me
(
就算我挑逗你 你也不會評論我)
(Say it again and again)
(
請再多說一點)
You got that something that undoes me
你就是能解放我的那個人
(I want you over, over, over and over)
(
我要你接近我 探索我 撫摸我 )

  “HOME” BY Diana Wang


Well I've seen the aurora lights
我曾看過 美麗的極光
I passed out in Shibuya st night
也曾迷失在 夜晚的澀谷
I broke my arm yeah but now it's fine
曾經遍體鱗傷 但現在完好如初
I keep moving on and on
我不斷的向前尋找自己

And I've had a broken heart
我曾經傷透了心
Put it back together, watched it fall apart
慢慢的拼湊起來 又看著它碎落一地
I started over from the start
一再的從頭開始
I keep moving on and on
我不斷的向前尋找自己

So tell me what it means when
告訴我這代表什麼
Everything I see is grey and I can't believe
眼前的一切都失去了色彩 我不敢置信
I'm just going through the motions
只能不斷的經歷這些過程
Hoping to feel something
希望能找到些什麼

Cause baby life is tired when you're on the road
親愛的 在人生的道路上 或許令人疲憊
There's lots of pretty faces that I don't know
卻有許多未知的精彩旅程
I could have a million people at my show
可以讓你我的人生更加璀璨
I'd rather come home
但我要找到我自己

Now time is flying fast and I'm getting old
然而時光飛逝 我們漸漸長大
Dont wanna venture fort into the unknown
已不想在未知的世界繼續冒險
I'd be too afraid to be all alone
更害怕最後什麼都沒有
I'd rather come home
所以 我要找到自己

I'm coming ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-home
我正在找尋自己
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-home
I'm coming ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-home
我正在找尋自己
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