(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道印尼警方逮捕了與森林火災有關的人/以色列選舉後的僵局/沙特無法阻止石油襲擊/玻利維亞的考古學家發現了400年歷史物品/蘋果將與鴻海合作在印度投資/前副總統呂秀蓮參加總統競選/台灣與所羅門群島斷絕外交關係/著名配音演員49歲時去世II. News Vocabulary1. haze 陰霾2. unclear 不明3. post-election 選後4. deadlock 僵局5. defenses 防禦6. weaponry 武器7. vessels 容器8. ruins 廢墟III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台VoiceTube－不必花大錢就能看影片學英語成功者每天早上必做的是什麼？六分鐘改變你的自我觀感！/為什麼實體書仍比電子書熱賣？/你夠愛自己嗎？想要快樂過每一天，你必須先學會好好愛自己！/又跟另一半吵架了嗎？教你如何一句話秒和好！IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林1. “You go through the gate. If the gate’s closed you go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we’ll pole-vault. If that doesn’t work, we’ll parachute in.”– Nancy Pelosi, Politician「穿過那道門，如果門關上你就翻過柵欄，如果柵欄太高我們就撐竿跳，如果還是沒辦法，我們將使用降落傘。」– 南希·裴洛西 (政治人物)2. “Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn’t.”– Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the U.S.「絕不要因害怕而做任何決定，因希望或可能性來做決定，以什麼應該發生、不是不應該發生來做決定。」– 蜜雪兒·歐巴馬（前美國第一夫人）3. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.”– Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor「如果你能做你擅長的事同時又快樂，你在生命中已走得比大多數人還遠。」– 李奧納多·狄卡皮歐（演員）V. Singing River–吟唱河流Beautiful People/ I Don't CareI. News PathIndonesian police arrest hundreds linked to forest fires
World
Israel's political future unclear in
post-election deadlock
World
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis are coming to grips with an uncertain political
future two days after an election that left the country’s two main political
parties deadlocked and with no clear path to a coalition government.
Saudis couldn't stop oil attack,
even with top US defenses
World
WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia spent billions to protect a kingdom built
on oil but could not stop the suspected Iranian drone and missile attack,
exposing gaps that even America’s most advanced weaponry failed to fill.
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 400
year old Tiwanaku vessels
World
TIWANAKU, Bolivia (AP) — Pre-Hispanic vessels over 400 years old have been
found in the center of Bolivia’s Tiwanaku ruins, archaeologists said Wednesday.
Apple reportedly to team up with Hon
Hai to invest in India
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — American multinational technology company Apple Inc. is
planning to partner with Taiwan’s manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision
Industry Co. to invest about US$1 billion in India, according to the Times of
India.
Former Vice President Annette Lu
enters presidential race
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Former Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) announced Tuesday that she will
compete in the 2020 presidential election, and she formally registered her
candidacy a few hours before the deadline for independent contenders.
Taiwan breaks diplomatic ties with
Solomon Islands
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Taiwan has cut diplomatic ties with the Solomon Islands as
the South Pacific island-nation has decided to switch diplomatic recognition
from Taipei to Beijing, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) announced Monday.
Famous voice actor dies at 49
National
TAIPEI (The China Post) — Famous Taiwan voice actor Jiang Du-hui died on Sept.16 at the age of 49.
Jiang dubbed for many leading characters in the Taiwan edition of popular Japanese animations such as “Crayon Shin-chan,” “Naruto” and “Case Closed.”
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. haze 陰霾
2. unclear
不明
3. post-election 選後
4. deadlock 僵局
5. defenses 防禦
6. weaponry 武器
7. vessels
容器
8. ruins 廢墟
9. reportedly 據說
10. multinational 跨國
11. registered 註冊
12. candidacy
候選人
13. contenders 競爭者
14. diplomatic 外交
15. animations 動畫
III. VoiceTube
成功者每天早上必做的是什麼？六分鐘改變你的自我觀感！ (MORNING MOTIVATION - What Successful People Do In the
First 8 Minutes of Their Morning)
初級
為什麼實體書仍比電子書熱賣？ (Why physical books still outsell e-books | CNBC
Reports)
初級
你夠愛自己嗎？想要快樂過每一天，你必須先學會好好愛自己！ (The one step to self love)
中級
又跟另一半吵架了嗎？教你如何一句話秒和好！ (3 Magic Words To Fix a Fight)
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. “You go through the gate. If the gate’s closed you go over the fence.
If the fence is too high, we’ll pole-vault. If that doesn’t work, we’ll
parachute in.”– Nancy Pelosi, Politician
「穿過那道門，如果門關上你就翻過柵欄，如果柵欄太高我們就撐竿跳，如果還是沒辦法，我們將使用降落傘。」– 南希·裴洛西 (政治人物)
2. “Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope
and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what
shouldn’t.”– Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the U.S.
「絕不要因害怕而做任何決定，因希望或可能性來做決定，以什麼應該發生、不是不應該發生來做決定。」– 蜜雪兒·歐巴馬（前美國第一夫人）
3. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in
life than most people.”– Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor
「如果你能做你擅長的事同時又快樂，你在生命中已走得比大多數人還遠。」– 李奧納多·狄卡皮歐（演員）
4. “You can do anything if you put your mind to it, you work hard and you
take that responsibility.”– Marillyn Hewson, CEO
「你可以做任何你決心要做的事，努力並承擔那責任。」– 瑪麗蓮·休蔘（執行長）
5. “You can do anything if you put your mind to it, you work hard and you
take that responsibility.”– Marillyn Hewson, CEO
「你可以做任何你決心要做的事，努力並承擔那責任。」– 瑪麗蓮·休蔘（執行長）
6. “You build your own strategy. You don’t define it by what another
competitor is doing.”– Ginni Rometty, CEO
「創建自己的策略，而不是依競爭者做的事來定義。」– 吉妮‧羅曼媞 (執行長)
7. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to
give it away.”– Pablo Picasso, Artist
「人生的意義是找到自己的天份，人生的目的是把它貢獻出去。 」– 畢卡索 (藝術家)
8. “Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our
diversity and not be used to divide us.”— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 24th President
of Liberia
「種族應該豐富我們，種族的多元性應使我們獨特，而不是用來分化我們。」– 艾倫·強森·瑟利夫（賴比瑞亞總統）
9. “You can do anything, but not everything.”— David Allen, Productivity
Consultant
「你可以做任何事，但不是所有事。」– 大衛·艾倫 (生產力顧問)
10. “Do whatever you do intensely.”– Robert Henri, Painter
「極度熱切的做任何事。」– 羅伯特‧亨萊 (畫家)
V. Singing River
“Beautiful People” BY Ed Sheeran
[Intro: Ed Sheeran]
We are, we are, we are
[Verse 1: Ed Sheeran]
L.A. on a Saturday night in the summer
We are, we are, we are
[Verse 1: Ed Sheeran]
L.A. on a Saturday night in the summer
在洛杉磯的一個夏日夜晚
Sundown and they all come out
Sundown and they all come out
在日落之後他們全都蜂湧而出
Lamborghinis and their rented Hummers
Lamborghinis and their rented Hummers
開著藍寶堅尼和租來的悍馬車
The party's on, so they're headin' downtown
The party's on, so they're headin' downtown
派對開始熱鬧起來，所以他們都駛向了市區
Everybody's lookin' for a come up
Everybody's lookin' for a come up
大家都希望自己能夠被人們注意
And they wanna know what you're about
And they wanna know what you're about
他們也想要知道關於你的一切
Me in the middle with the one I'm lovin'
Me in the middle with the one I'm lovin'
我與我愛著的人處在派對之中
We're just tryna figure everything out
我們只想要了解到底發生了什麼事情
We're just tryna figure everything out
我們只想要了解到底發生了什麼事情
[Pre-Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
We don't fit in well 'cause we are just ourselves
我們並不適合這個派對，因為我們只想做自己
I could use some help gettin' out of this conversation, yeah
I could use some help gettin' out of this conversation, yeah
我需要一些幫助來讓我從這種談話中脫身
You look stunning, dear, so don't ask that question here
You look stunning, dear, so don't ask that question here
你看起來美極了，親愛的，所以不要再多問什麼問題了
This is my only fear, that we become
This is my only fear, that we become
我只害怕我們會變成那些
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
Beautiful people
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
Beautiful people
外表光鮮亮麗的人們
Drop top, designer clothes
Drop top, designer clothes
開著敞篷跑車，穿著名牌衣服
Front row at fashion shows
Front row at fashion shows
在時裝秀坐在前排
"What’d you do?" and "Who’d you know?"
"What’d you do?" and "Who’d you know?"
問著「你的是做什麼行業的?」和「你認識那些了不起的人?」
Inside the world of beautiful people
Inside the world of beautiful people
在這充斥著光鮮亮麗人們的世界中
Champagne and rolled-up notes
Champagne and rolled-up notes
四周充滿著香檳，用捲起的鈔票吸著毒
Prenups and broken homes
Prenups and broken homes
簽了婚前協議書後卻仍有著破碎的家庭
Surrounded, but still alone
Surrounded, but still alone
儘管這些奢華的物質充斥在我的身邊，但仍然感到孤單不已
Let's leave the party
Let's leave the party
讓我們離開這場派對吧
[Post-Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
That's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
[Post-Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
That's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
這不是我們真實的樣子(我們的樣子，我們的樣子)
We are not beautiful
We are not beautiful
我們並不是外貌亮麗而內心醜陋的人
Yeah, that's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
Yeah, that's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
是的，那並不是我們真正的樣子(我們的樣子，我們的樣子)
We are not beautiful (Beautiful)
We are not beautiful (Beautiful)
我們並不是光鮮亮麗的那種人(光鮮亮麗的人)
[Verse 2: Khalid]
L.A., mmm, drove for hours last night and we made it nowhere
[Verse 2: Khalid]
L.A., mmm, drove for hours last night and we made it nowhere
昨晚在洛杉磯開了好幾小時的車但卻找不到一個去處
I see stars in your eyes when we're halfway there (All night)
I see stars in your eyes when we're halfway there (All night)
我在半路上看見了你的雙眼如同星辰般閃耀(整個晚上)
I'm not fazed by all them lights and flashin' cameras
I'm not fazed by all them lights and flashin' cameras
我並沒有讓那些耀眼的人們以及鎂光燈使我驚慌失措
'Cause with my arms around you, there's no need to care
'Cause with my arms around you, there's no need to care
因為只要我抱著你，什麼都不需要擔心了
[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
We don't fit in well, we are just ourselves
[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]
We don't fit in well, we are just ourselves
我們並不適合這種派對，我們就是最真實的我們
I could use some help gettin' out of this conversation, yeah
I could use some help gettin' out of this conversation, yeah
我需要一些幫助來讓我從這種談話中脫身
You look stunning, dear, so don't ask that question here
You look stunning, dear, so don't ask that question here
你看起來美極了，親愛的，所以不要再多問什麼問題了
This is my only fear, that we become
我只害怕我們會變成那些
This is my only fear, that we become
我只害怕我們會變成那些
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
Beautiful people
外表光鮮亮麗的人們
Drop top, designer clothes
Drop top, designer clothes
開著敞篷跑車，穿著名牌衣服
Front row at fashion shows
Front row at fashion shows
在時裝秀坐在前排
"What’d you do?" and "Who’d you know?"
"What’d you do?" and "Who’d you know?"
問著「你的是做什麼行業的?」和「你認識那些了不起的人?」
Inside the world of beautiful people
Inside the world of beautiful people
在這充斥著光鮮亮麗人們的世界中
Champagne and rolled-up notes
Champagne and rolled-up notes
四周充滿著香檳，用捲起的鈔票吸著毒
Prenups and broken homes
Prenups and broken homes
簽了婚前協議書後卻仍有著破碎的家庭
Surrounded, but still alone
Surrounded, but still alone
儘管這些奢華的物質充斥在我的身邊，但仍然感到孤單不已
Let's leave the party
Let's leave the party
讓我們離開這場派對吧
[Post-Chorus: Ed Sheeran, Both, Khalid]
[Post-Chorus: Ed Sheeran, Both, Khalid]
That's
not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
這不是我們真實的樣子(我們的樣子，我們的樣子)
We are not beautiful, yeah
We are not beautiful, yeah
我們並不是外貌亮麗而內心醜陋的人
Yeah, that's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
Yeah, that's not who we are (We are, we are, we are)
是的，那並不是我們真正的樣子(我們的樣子，我們的樣子)
We are not beautiful (Beautiful)
We are not beautiful (Beautiful)
我們並不是光鮮亮麗的那種人(光鮮亮麗的人)
[Outro: Ed Sheeran]
We are, we are, we are
[Outro: Ed Sheeran]
We are, we are, we are
我們的樣子，我們的樣子
We are not beautiful
We are not beautiful
我們並不是那種外表美麗而內心醜惡的人
“I Don't Care” BY Ed Sheeran &
Justin Bieber
[Verse 1: Ed Sheeran]
I'm at a party I don't
wanna be at
身在這場派對我並不樂於其中
And I don't ever wear a
suit and tie, yeah
穿西裝打領帶跟我一點也不搭嘎
Wonderin' if I could
sneak out the back
正躊躇著該如何脫身
Nobody's even lookin'
me in my eyes
其他人甚至都不想撇我一眼
Can you take my hand?
能牽著我的手嗎？
Finish my drink, say,
"Shall we dance?" (Hell, yeah)
一杯黃湯下肚，『要跳支舞嗎？』
You know I love ya, did
I ever tell ya?
你知道我愛上你了，我說過了嗎？
You make it better like
that
你使這場派對變個更加美好
[Pre-Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
Don't think I fit in at
this party
在這場派對裡我顯得格格不入
Everyone's got so much
to say (Yeah)
每個人都滔滔不絕
I always feel like I'm
nobody, mmm
我總感覺魂不守舍
Who wants to fit in
anyway?
不過誰真心想參與其中啊？
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
'Cause I don't care
when I'm with my baby, yeah
因為只要能和我的寶貝一塊兒，我什麼都不在乎呀
All the bad things
disappear
壞事通通消失不見
And you're making me
feel like maybe I am somebody
你讓我感到也許我真的能成為可靠的另一半
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
當我和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
'Cause I don't care as
long as you just hold me near
因為當你將我拉近你時，我什麼都不在意了
You can take me
anywhere
你能帶我去天涯海角
And you're making me
feel like I'm loved by somebody
你讓我感受到深愛一個人是什麼滋味
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
只要能和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
[Verse 2: Justin
Bieber]
We at a party we don't
wanna be at
我們並不想待在這場派對
Tryna talk, but we
can't hear ourselves
試著說話卻聽不見對方說了什麼
Press your lips, I'd
rather kiss 'em right back
制止你的吻，我想熱烈的吻你
With all these people
all around
人們鬧鬧轟轟圍繞我們身邊
I'm crippled with
anxiety
我焦躁的不知所措
But I'm told it's where
we're s'posed to be
我會告訴你我們屬於哪裡
You know what? It's
kinda crazy 'cause I really don't mind
知道麼？我或許瘋了吧，因為我還真不介意
And you make it better
like that
因為你讓今晚變得不再糟糕
[Pre-Chorus: Justin
Bieber]
Don't think we fit in
at this party
我們顯然與這派對格格不入
Everyone's got so much
to say, oh yeah, yeah
每個人滔滔不絕，噢
When we walked in, I
said I'm sorry, mmm
當我進門時，我彬彬有禮的說抱歉
But now I think that we
should stay
然而此刻我想我們應該留下
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran
& Justin Bieber]
'Cause I don't care
when I'm with my baby, yeah
因為只要能和我的寶貝一塊兒，我什麼都不在乎呀
All the bad things
disappear
壞事通通消失不見
And you're making me
feel like maybe I am somebody
你讓我感到也許我真的能成為可靠的另一半
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
當我和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
'Cause I don't care as
long as you just hold me near
因為當你將我拉近你時，我什麼都不在意了
You can take me
anywhere
你能帶我去天涯海角
And you're making me
feel like I'm loved by somebody
你讓我感受到深愛一個人是什麼滋味
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
只要能和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
[Bridge: Justin Bieber
& Ed Sheeran]
I don't like nobody,
but it's like you're the only one here
我從不喜歡這裡的任何一個人，此刻彷彿只有你在這兒
I don't like nobody but
you, baby, I don't care
我不喜歡任何人，除了你寶貝，我一點兒也不在意
I don't like nobody but
you, I hate everyone here
我不喜歡任何人，除了你，我恨透了這裡的每一個人
I don't like nobody but you, baby, yeah
I don't like nobody but you, baby, yeah
我不喜歡任何人，除了你寶貝
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran
& Justin Bieber]
'Cause I don't care
when I'm with my baby, yeah
因為只要能和我的寶貝一塊兒，我什麼都不在乎呀
All the bad things
disappear
壞事通通消失不見
And you're making me
feel like maybe I am somebody
你讓我感到也許我真的能成為可靠的另一半
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
當我和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
'Cause I don't care as
long as you just hold me near
因為當你將我拉近你時，我什麼都不在意了
You can take me
anywhere
你能帶我去天涯海角
And you're making me
feel like I'm loved by somebody
你讓我感受到深愛一個人是什麼滋味
I can deal with the bad
nights
再也不必亂糟糟的度過每一晚
When I'm with my baby,
yeah
只要能和我的寶貝在一起
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh
噢
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