(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
印度馬拉松選舉/澳洲選舉結果/哥倫比亞反叛領導人住院治療/龍捲風襲擊美國南部平原/台北爭取2030年亞運 /台灣成為第一個將同性婚姻合法化的亞洲國家/台北市長準備宣布總統競選/台北被評為亞洲最佳旅遊目的地
II. News Vocabulary
1. underway 進行
2. marathon 馬拉松
3. grueling 嚴懲
4. conservative
保守派
5. coalition
聯盟
6. polemical 爭議的
7. consciousness 意識
8. highly-politicized 高度政治化
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢就能看影片學英語
了解肩膀疼痛和如何緩解疼痛 /你需要追蹤你的食物！更高效的減肥方法：計算卡路里/凍漲大王！為什麼可口可樂的價格在過去 70 年都沒變？/疫苗的副作用 - 風險有多高？
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop
me.”– Ayn Rand, Novelist
「要問的不是誰會允許我，而是誰能阻止我。」– 艾茵‧蘭德 (小說家)
2. “He who fixes his mistakes and constantly moves forward will reach his
goals.”– Ernst Thalmann, Political Leader
「能改正自己的錯誤並持續前進的人，將可以達到他的目標。」– 恩斯特·台爾曼 (政治家)
3. “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”–
Albert Einstein, Physicist
「你的想像是你即將吸引到你人生的預覽。」– 愛因斯坦 (物理學家)
V.
Singing River–吟唱河流
2002/Stay
I. News Path
Final round of voting underway in
India's marathon elections
World
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Indians are voting in the seventh and final phase of
national elections, wrapping up a 6-week-long long, grueling campaign season
with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party seeking reelection
for another five years.
Morrison thanks Australians for
surprise election victory
World
SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked “all Australians”
for returning his conservative coalition to power in a shock general election
result, and has vowed to get straight back to work.
Ex-Rebel hospitalized in Colombia
day after polemical arrest
World
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former Colombian rebel leader has been
hospitalized with signs of altered consciousness a day after being freed from
jail and then rearrested in a highly-politicized drug case that has strained
relations with the U.S.
Tornadoes rake Southern Plains; more
severe weather expected
World
DALLAS (AP) — A spate of tornadoes raked across the Southern Plains,
leaving damage and causing few injuries, and parts of the region were bracing
for more severe thunderstorms and possible flooding.
Taipei to bid for 2030 Asiad: Ko
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Taipei is planning to launch a bid for the 2030 Asian Games
and may seek Beijing’s “understanding” of Taipei’s intentions, Mayor Ko Wen-je
(柯文哲) said on May 17.
Taipei has the ability to host the Asian Games, also known as Asiad,
following the success of the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Ko said on
the sidelines of the 2019 Taipei Tourism Exposition.
Taiwan becomes first Asian country
to legalize same-sex marriage
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Taiwan made history on May 17 as the first country in Asia
to legalize same-sex marriage, after most lawmakers of the ruling Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP) voted to pass a Cabinet-sponsored bill that gives gay
couples the right to get married.
Taipei mayor readies to announce
presidential bid
National
TOKYO (CNA) — Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said he is “preparing” to run in Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election,
but indicated that he has not yet made a final decision, Japan’s Asashi Shimbun
reported on May 15.
Taipei named best leisure
destination in Asia
National
LOS ANGELES (CNA) — Taipei has won the Leisure Lifestyle Award hosted by
U.S. Global Traveler magazine as the “best leisure destination in Asia” in
2019, according to a Tourism Bureau official stationed in Los Angeles.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. underway 進行
2. marathon
馬拉松
3. grueling 嚴懲
4. conservative
保守派
5. coalition
聯盟
6. polemical 爭議的
7. consciousness 意識
8. highly-politicized 高度政治化
9. Tornadoes
龍捲風
10. rake
掃射
11. bid 標
12. legalize
合法化
13. indicated 指示
14. Bureau
局
15. stationed 駐
III. VoiceTube
了解肩膀疼痛和如何緩解疼痛 (Understanding Shoulder Pain and How To Fix It)
初級
你需要追蹤你的食物！更高效的減肥方法：計算卡路里 (Why You NEED to Track Your Food! (New Science) Lose
Weight Effectively By Counting Calories)
初級
凍漲大王！為什麼可口可樂的價格在過去 70 年都沒變？ (Why The Price Of Coca-Cola Didn't Change For 70 Years |
Planet Money | NPR)
中級
疫苗的副作用 - 風險有多高？ (The Side Effects of Vaccines - How High is the Risk?)
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop
me.”– Ayn Rand, Novelist
「要問的不是誰會允許我，而是誰能阻止我。」– 艾茵‧蘭德 (小說家)
2. “He who fixes his mistakes and constantly moves forward will reach his
goals.”– Ernst Thalmann, Political Leader
「能改正自己的錯誤並持續前進的人，將可以達到他的目標。」– 恩斯特·台爾曼 (政治家)
3. “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”–
Albert Einstein, Physicist
「你的想像是你即將吸引到你人生的預覽。」– 愛因斯坦 (物理學家)
4. “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of
others are often stiffened.”– Billy Graham, Evangelist
「勇氣是會傳染的，當一個勇敢的人站出立場，其他人的背脊通常也會硬起來。」– 葛理翰 (福音布道者)
5. “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work
hard at work worth doing.”– Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President
「生命所能提供的最好犒賞，就是努力於值得做的工作。」– 西奧多‧羅斯福 (美國第 26 任總統)
6. “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the
thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke
at any moment.”— Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor
「如果你因外在事物而苦，痛楚不是來自該事物本身，而是你對它的評估，因此你在任何一刻都有翻轉它的力量。」– 馬爾庫斯‧奧列里烏斯 (羅馬帝王)
7. “You can disagree without being disagreeable.”– Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
「你可以反對，但又不給人帶來反感。」– 露絲·拜德·金斯伯格 (美國最高法院大法官)
8. “If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get
anything done.”– Norman Vincent Peale, Minister
「如果你在確定前把每件事都延後，你將不會完成任何事。」– 諾曼‧文森特‧皮爾 (牧師)
9. “The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of
thinking.”– John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist
「傳統觀點讓我們省下痛苦的思考工作。」– 約翰·肯尼斯·高伯瑞 (經濟學家)
10. “You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to
help them fulfill their dreams.”– Jay Samit, Independent Vice Chairman of
Deloitte
「你有一個選擇：追求你的夢想，或受雇於他人並幫助他完成夢想。」– 傑伊·薩米特 (德勤獨立副主席)
V. Singing River
“2002”
BY Anne-Marie
I will always
remember
我永遠都忘不了 你在我嘴唇上輕輕烙下一吻的那天
我永遠都忘不了 你在我嘴唇上輕輕烙下一吻的那天
the day you kissed my
lips light as a feather
就像羽毛一樣輕柔地
就像羽毛一樣輕柔地
And it went just like
this
就那樣發生了
就那樣發生了
No, it's never been
better than the summer of 2002 (ooh)
沒有什麼比得上2002年那個夏天
沒有什麼比得上2002年那個夏天
Uh, we were only
eleven
那時我們不過是11歲的小孩
那時我們不過是11歲的小孩
But acting like
grown-ups
卻裝得像個大人似的
卻裝得像個大人似的
Like we are in the
present
就像我們現在一樣
就像我們現在一樣
Drinking from plastic
cups
用著塑膠杯，喝著酒
用著塑膠杯，喝著酒
Singing, "Love is
forever and ever"
歌頌愛會永存
歌頌愛會永存
Well, I guess that was
true
我想，我說對了
我想，我說對了
Dancing on the hood in the middle of the woods
我們在森林裡漫遊探險
On an old Mustang,
where we sang
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
Songs with all our
childhood friends
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
And it went like this,
say
就像我們那時候唱的那樣
就像我們那時候唱的那樣
*Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
就算人生有再多的疑難雜症，放聲唱著歌向他們道別
Hold up, if you wanna
go and take a ride with me
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
Better hit me, baby,
one more time, uh*
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
Paint a picture for you
and me
把那麼青澀年少的我們
把那麼青澀年少的我們
On the days when we
were young, uh
用紙筆繪下
用紙筆繪下
Singing at the top of
both our lungs
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
Now we're under the covers
現在的我們同床共枕
Fast forward to
eighteen
彈指之間我們已經十八歲
彈指之間我們已經十八歲
We are more than lovers
我們已經不單單只是彼此的愛人
我們已經不單單只是彼此的愛人
Yeah, we are all we
need
我相信我們彼此都是最好的選擇
我相信我們彼此都是最好的選擇
When we're holding each
other
當我們交握彼此的手心的時候
當我們交握彼此的手心的時候
I'm taken back to 2002
(ooh)
我感覺到我回到了2002年
我感覺到我回到了2002年
Yeah
Dancing on the hood in
the middle of the woods
我們在森林裡漫遊探險
我們在森林裡漫遊探險
On an old Mustang,
where we sang
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
Songs with all our
childhood friends
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
And it went like this,
say
就像我們那時候唱的那樣
Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
就算人生有再多的疑難雜症，放聲唱著歌向他們道別
就像我們那時候唱的那樣
Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye
就算人生有再多的疑難雜症，放聲唱著歌向他們道別
Hold up, if you wanna
go and take a ride with me
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
Better hit me, baby,
one more time, uh
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
Paint a picture for you
and me
把那麼青澀年少的我們
把那麼青澀年少的我們
On the days when we
were young, uh
用紙筆繪下
用紙筆繪下
Singing at the top of
both our lungs
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
On the day we fell in love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
On the day we fell in
love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Dancing on the hood in
the middle of the woods
我們在森林裡漫遊探險
我們在森林裡漫遊探險
On an old Mustang,
where we sang
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
在那台老舊的野馬引擎蓋上亂舞
Songs with all our
childhood friends
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
Oh, now
和我們童時的好友狂歡著歌唱
Oh, now
就是現在
Oops, I got 99
problems singing bye, bye, bye
就算人生有再多的疑難雜症，放聲唱著歌向他們道別
就算人生有再多的疑難雜症，放聲唱著歌向他們道別
Hold up, if you wanna
go and take a ride with me
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
等等！如果你想要和我來一場約會
Better hit me, baby,
one more time, uh
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
那你最好努力一點讓我動心、再試一次
Paint a picture for you
and me
把那麼青澀年少的我們
把那麼青澀年少的我們
On the days when we
were young, uh
用紙筆繪下
用紙筆繪下
Singing at the top of
both our lungs
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
在我們聲嘶力竭地歌唱的時候
On the day we fell in
love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
On the day we fell in
love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
On the day we fell in
love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
On the day we fell in
love
在我們墜入愛河的那一天
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
On the day we fell in
love, love, love
就在我們墜入愛河的那一天
“Stay”
BY Zedd, Alessia Cara
Waiting for the time to
pass you by
等待時光從你身上流逝
Hope the winds of change will change your mind
希望那變化無常能改變你的心意
I could give a thousand reasons why
我可以給出一千個理由說明原因
And I know you, and you've got to
我懂你，而且你也明白我
等待時光從你身上流逝
Hope the winds of change will change your mind
希望那變化無常能改變你的心意
I could give a thousand reasons why
我可以給出一千個理由說明原因
And I know you, and you've got to
我懂你，而且你也明白我
Make on you own, but we
don't have to grow up
由你自己下決定，但我們也不用非得成長不可
We can stay forever young
我們可以永遠都如此年輕
Living on my sofa, drinking rum and cola
躺在我的沙發上，喝著朗姆酒和可樂
Underneath the rising sun
在那升起的朝陽之下
I could give a thousand reasons why
我可以給出一千個理由說明原因
But you are going, and you know that
但是你決定前行，你知道的
由你自己下決定，但我們也不用非得成長不可
We can stay forever young
我們可以永遠都如此年輕
Living on my sofa, drinking rum and cola
躺在我的沙發上，喝著朗姆酒和可樂
Underneath the rising sun
在那升起的朝陽之下
I could give a thousand reasons why
我可以給出一千個理由說明原因
But you are going, and you know that
但是你決定前行，你知道的
All you have to do is
stay a minute
你需要做的只是多留下那一分鐘
Just take your time
你可以儘管慢慢來
The clock is ticking, so stay
而那時鐘仍然不斷滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is wait a second
你需要做的只是多等待那一秒鐘
Your hands on mine
讓你的手牽著我的
The clock is ticking, so stay
而那時鐘滴答作響，所以留下吧
你需要做的只是多留下那一分鐘
Just take your time
你可以儘管慢慢來
The clock is ticking, so stay
而那時鐘仍然不斷滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is wait a second
你需要做的只是多等待那一秒鐘
Your hands on mine
讓你的手牽著我的
The clock is ticking, so stay
而那時鐘滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is
你只需要
All you have to do is stay
你只需要留下
你只需要
All you have to do is stay
你只需要留下
Won't admit what I
already know
我將不會承認我已知的事物
I've never been the best at letting go
我從來就不擅長讓你離開
I don't wanna spend the night alone
我也不想獨自一人度過漫漫長夜
Guess I need you, and I need to
我猜我還是需要你吧，而我也需要去
我將不會承認我已知的事物
I've never been the best at letting go
我從來就不擅長讓你離開
I don't wanna spend the night alone
我也不想獨自一人度過漫漫長夜
Guess I need you, and I need to
我猜我還是需要你吧，而我也需要去
Make on my own, but I
don't wanna grow up
自己下定決心，但我並不想長大
We can stay forever young
我們可以永遠都如此年輕
Living on my sofa,
drinking rum and cola
躺在我的沙發上，喝著朗姆酒跟可樂
Underneath the rising
sun
在那升起的朝陽之下
I could give a million
reasons why
我可以給出一百萬個理由說明
But you are going, and
you know that
但你仍然前行，你明白的
All you have to do is stay a minute
你需要做的只是多留下那一分鐘
Just take your time
你可以儘管慢慢來
The clock is ticking,
so stay
那時鐘仍然不斷滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is
wait a second
你需要做的只是多等待那一秒鐘
Your hands on mine
讓你的手牽住我的
The clock is ticking,
so stay
而那時鐘還滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is
你只需要
All you have to do is
stay
你只需要留下
All you have to do is
stay
你只需要留下
So stay, yeah
所以留下吧
All you have to do is
stay a minute
你需要做的只是，留下那一分鐘
Just take your time
你可以儘管慢慢來
The clock is ticking,
so stay
那時鐘仍然不斷滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is
wait a second
你需要做的只是，等待那一秒鐘
Your hands on mine
讓你的手牽住我的
The clock is ticking,
so stay
而那時鐘滴答作響，所以留下吧
All you have to do is stay
我只要你留下
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