(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
美國沒有洪都拉斯總統的毒品證據/法國里昂嫌疑人忠誠於恐怖組織/新加坡總理對國際規則的想法/美國提議將墳墓島改建公園/台灣提出兩岸協議的門檻 /台電和美國電氣公司達成庭外和解/台灣今年被禁止參加世界衛生大會/鴻海在高雄建立智能工廠
II. News Vocabulary
1. federal 聯邦
2. incriminating 罪證
3. pledged 承諾
4. allegiance
忠誠
5. counter-terrorism
反恐
6. graves 墳墓
7. Council
政務會
8. cross-strait 兩岸
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢就能看影片學英語
歐盟那麼多成員國，歐洲議會選舉如何運作呢？/如何自律地過生活？餅乾怪告訴你，一點也不難/英國首相梅伊辭職演說/學習真正的英文：去醫院
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1. “Being a winner is never an accident; winning comes about by design,
determination and positive action.”– Bob Proctor, Motivational Coach
「成為贏者從來不是意外，贏來自規劃、決心與正面行動。」– 包柏‧普克 (勵志導師)
2. “Purpose drives the process by which we become what we are capable of
being.”— Lolly Daskal, Business Coach
「目的會引發一個過程，使我們成為我們能夠成為的人。」– 羅莉·妲斯卡爾 (商業教練)
3. “If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as
possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather than dull and
unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.”– Barbara Bush,
Former First Lady
「如果人們被視為有潛力而不是有問題、擁有力量而不是弱點、有無限的可能而不是單調及沒有反應的，那他們將成長茁壯並發展他們的能力。」– 芭芭拉‧布希 (第一夫人)
V.
Singing River–吟唱河流
Flashlight/Because Of You
I. News Path
Honduras: US has no drug proof
against Honduran President
World
NEW YORK (AP) — The Honduran government says that U.S. federal court
documents show no incriminating evidence against Honduran President Juan
Orlando Hernández, despite listing him as being a target of a Drug Enforcement
Administration investigation.
Lyon bomb suspect had pledged
allegiance to IS
World
PARIS (AP) — France’s counter-terrorism prosecutor says the main suspect
in the bombing last week in the French city of Lyon that wounded 14 people had
pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Singapore PM: Global rules could
change with China’s rise
World
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says countries
including the United States need to be willing to change international rules in
response to a stronger China.
NYC considers plan to turn island of
graves into city park
World
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials are considering a plan to turn an
island where poor and homeless people have been buried for 150 years into a
park.
The City Council held a hearing Thursday on a proposal to turn Hart Island
over to the Parks Department to be run as a park that would be reached by
ferry.
Taiwan raises cross-strait
agreements threshold
National
TAIPEI (CNA) – Any potential political accord with China will need not
only the approval of legislators but also of the people via a national
referendum, according to a new amendment passed on May 31 by the legislature
(Legislative Yuan).
Taipower, GE reach out-of-court
settlement
National
TAIPEI (CNA) – Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) and American company General
Electric Co. (GE) have agreed to settle a dispute out of court involving
payment for a reactor system used in Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant, the
state utility firm said on May 30.
Taiwan hoping for more progress on
WHA bid next year
National
TAIPEI (CNA) – Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) expressed hope on May 30 that more
progress will be made on Taiwan’s bid to participate in the annual World Health
Assembly (WHA) next year, as he listed the results of this year’s efforts.
Foxconn to build server plant in
Kaohsiung
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry
Co. will invest in the southern municipal city of Kaohsiung to build a smart
factory, the city government confirmed on May 27.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. federal 聯邦
2. incriminating 罪證
3. pledged 承諾
4. allegiance
忠誠
5. counter-terrorism
反恐
6. graves 墳墓
7. Council
政務會
8. cross-strait 兩岸
9. agreements 協議
10. threshold
門檻
11. settlement 沉陷
12. reactor
反應堆
13. utility
效用
14. progress 進展
15. server
伺服器
III. VoiceTube
歐盟那麼多成員國，歐洲議會選舉如何運作呢？ (How do European elections work? | CNBC Explains)
初級
如何自律地過生活？餅乾怪告訴你，一點也不難 (Cookie Monster Practices Self-Regulation | Life Kit
Parenting | NPR)
初級
英國首相梅伊辭職演說 (Prime minister Theresa May's resignation speech in
full)
中級
學習真正的英文：去醫院 (Learn REAL ENGLISH: Going to the hospital )
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. “Being a winner is never an accident; winning comes about by design,
determination and positive action.”– Bob Proctor, Motivational Coach
「成為贏者從來不是意外，贏來自規劃、決心與正面行動。」– 包柏‧普克 (勵志導師)
2. “Purpose drives the process by which we become what we are capable of
being.”— Lolly Daskal, Business Coach
「目的會引發一個過程，使我們成為我們能夠成為的人。」– 羅莉·妲斯卡爾 (商業教練)
3. “If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as
possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather than dull and
unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.”– Barbara Bush,
Former First Lady
「如果人們被視為有潛力而不是有問題、擁有力量而不是弱點、有無限的可能而不是單調及沒有反應的，那他們將成長茁壯並發展他們的能力。」– 芭芭拉‧布希 (第一夫人)
4. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the
light.”– Aristotle Onassis, Shipping Magnate
「正是在最黑暗的時候，我們必須聚焦在光亮之處。」– 亞里斯多德·歐納西斯 (船運大亨)
5. “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.”– James Lane Allen,
Novelist
「逆境不會塑造性格，而是揭發性格。」– 詹姆斯‧萊恩‧艾倫 (小說家)
6. “Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what
pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.”– Christian
Nestell Bovee, Writer
「比起道理，以身作則可以帶來更多的追隨者。我們不自覺的去模仿自己喜愛的、靠近我們最敬仰的人。」– 克里斯蒂安‧納斯特‧伯比 (作家)
7. “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the
other helps you make a life.”— Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady of the U.S.
「絕不要混肴知識與智慧，其中一個幫你維持生計，另一個給你有意義的人生。」– 埃莉諾‧羅斯福 (前美國第一夫人)
8. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of
possibility into flames of achievement.”– Golda Meir, Former Israel Prime
Minister
「讓自己能力最大化的方法，是把心中可能性的微弱火花，煸風為達成目標的火焰。」– 果爾達‧梅厄 (前以色列總理)
9. “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”— Eric Hoffer,
Social Writer
「軟弱的人透過無禮來模仿力量。」– 艾利克‧賀佛爾 (社會學作者)
10. “Stop holding your truth; speak your truth. Be yourself. It’s the
healthiest way to be. “— Tiffany Haddish, Actress
「不要保留你的真相，說出你的真相，做你自己，這是最健康的生活方式。」– 蒂芬妮‧哈戴許 (演員)
V.. Singing River
“Flashlight”
BY Jessie J
When tomorrow comes
當明日到來
I'll be on my own
我將會孤身一人
Feeling frightened of the things that I don't know
感受到那些未知的恐懼向我襲來
When tomorrow comes, tomorrow comes, tomorrow comes
所以我總是對明日感到不安
And though the road is long
而即使未來的道路如此漫長
I look up to the sky
我總會抬頭仰望天空
And in the dark I found, I lost hope that I won't fly
在黑暗中我發現自己失去了希望 已經無法再展翅飛翔
And I sing along, I sing along, and I sing along
所以我只能隨著心中的旋律開口高唱
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Cause you're my flash light (flash light)
因為你是我的希望之光
You're my flash light (flash light), you're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Ooh
I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
越高聳的山峰 倒影也會越漫長
I'm not afraid when the rain won't stop
但就算風雨交加我也不再害怕
'Cause you light the way, you light the way, you light the way
因為我知道你總會為我指引未來的路
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
(Light light light you're my flash light)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
Light light you're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light light light light, oh
你是只屬於我的希望之光
(Light light light you're my flash light)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
You're my flash, oh
你是只屬於我的希望之光
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
(You're my flashlight)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Cause you're my flash light
因為你是我的希望之光
Cause you're my flash light
因為你是我的希望之光
You're my flash light
你就是只屬於我的希望之光
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh oh oh
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light
為我照亮未來
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light ye-yeah
為我照亮未來
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
當明日到來
I'll be on my own
我將會孤身一人
Feeling frightened of the things that I don't know
感受到那些未知的恐懼向我襲來
When tomorrow comes, tomorrow comes, tomorrow comes
所以我總是對明日感到不安
And though the road is long
而即使未來的道路如此漫長
I look up to the sky
我總會抬頭仰望天空
And in the dark I found, I lost hope that I won't fly
在黑暗中我發現自己失去了希望 已經無法再展翅飛翔
And I sing along, I sing along, and I sing along
所以我只能隨著心中的旋律開口高唱
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Cause you're my flash light (flash light)
因為你是我的希望之光
You're my flash light (flash light), you're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Ooh
I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
越高聳的山峰 倒影也會越漫長
I'm not afraid when the rain won't stop
但就算風雨交加我也不再害怕
'Cause you light the way, you light the way, you light the way
因為我知道你總會為我指引未來的路
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
(Light light light you're my flash light)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
Light light you're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light light light light, oh
你是只屬於我的希望之光
(Light light light you're my flash light)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
You're my flash, oh
你是只屬於我的希望之光
I got all I need when I got you and I
當我們在一起時 我像是擁有了全世界
I look around me, and see a sweet life
我環顧四周 看見了夢寐以求的生活
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
我雖然身陷黑暗之中 但你總會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
當你的光芒耀入我雙眼時 也為我的心揭開了序幕
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
我無法說謊 因為這般人生是如此美好
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
即便身陷黑暗之中 你還是會照亮我的道路
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
(You're my flashlight)
(你是只屬於我的希望之光)
You're getting me, getting me through the night
你會在我身邊 陪我度過那些難熬的夜晚
Cause you're my flash light
因為你是我的希望之光
Cause you're my flash light
因為你是我的希望之光
You're my flash light
你就是只屬於我的希望之光
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh oh oh
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light
為我照亮未來
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
Light light ye-yeah
為我照亮未來
You're my flash light
你是只屬於我的希望之光
“Because
Of You” BY Kelly Clarkson
I will not make
我不會
The same mistakes that you did
重蹈你的覆轍
I will not let myself
我不會
Cause my heart so much misery
讓我自己心煩憂苦
I will not break
我不會潰退
The way you did, you fell so hard
像你一樣跌的那麼重
I've learned the hard way
我已學到教訓
To never let it get that far
不會讓情況惡化
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我只相信自己很難相信別人
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
I lose my way
我迷失了方向
And it’s not too long before you point it out
你很快的提醒我
I cannot cry
我不能哭
Because I know that’s weakness in your eyes
因為會成為你眼中的弱者
I’m forced to fake
我被逼著要擠出
A smile, a laugh, every day of my life
每一天裡的每個微笑,每個笑聲
My heart can’t possibly break
我的心不可以碎
When it wasn’t even whole to start with
反正一開始它就不完全
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我只相信自己很難相信別人
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
I watched you die
我看著你的生命褪去
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
我聽到你每晚在夢中哭喊
I was so young
當時我那麼年輕
You should have known better than to lean on me
你應該知道不應該太依賴我
You never thought of anyone else
你從不幫別人想
You just saw your pain
只在意自己的痛
And now I cry in the middle of the night
現在我也在半夜哭喊
For the same damn thing
為了同樣的原因
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I try my hardest just to forget everything
我竭盡心力要忘記一切
Because of you
因為有你
I don’t know how to let anyone else in
我不知要如何接納其他人
Because of you
因為有你
I’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
我的生命空虛讓我感到羞愧
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
Because of you
因為有你
我不會
The same mistakes that you did
重蹈你的覆轍
I will not let myself
我不會
Cause my heart so much misery
讓我自己心煩憂苦
I will not break
我不會潰退
The way you did, you fell so hard
像你一樣跌的那麼重
I've learned the hard way
我已學到教訓
To never let it get that far
不會讓情況惡化
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我只相信自己很難相信別人
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
I lose my way
我迷失了方向
And it’s not too long before you point it out
你很快的提醒我
I cannot cry
我不能哭
Because I know that’s weakness in your eyes
因為會成為你眼中的弱者
I’m forced to fake
我被逼著要擠出
A smile, a laugh, every day of my life
每一天裡的每個微笑,每個笑聲
My heart can’t possibly break
我的心不可以碎
When it wasn’t even whole to start with
反正一開始它就不完全
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我只相信自己很難相信別人
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
I watched you die
我看著你的生命褪去
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
我聽到你每晚在夢中哭喊
I was so young
當時我那麼年輕
You should have known better than to lean on me
你應該知道不應該太依賴我
You never thought of anyone else
你從不幫別人想
You just saw your pain
只在意自己的痛
And now I cry in the middle of the night
現在我也在半夜哭喊
For the same damn thing
為了同樣的原因
Because of you
因為有你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為有你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
我學會要注意安全才不會受傷
Because of you
因為有你
I try my hardest just to forget everything
我竭盡心力要忘記一切
Because of you
因為有你
I don’t know how to let anyone else in
我不知要如何接納其他人
Because of you
因為有你
I’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
我的生命空虛讓我感到羞愧
Because of you I am afraid
因為有你.我擔心害怕
Because of you
因為有你
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