(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
新加坡確診近八千人/日本奧運會 /韓國70％的冠狀病毒患者完全康復/泰國頂級酒店與送貨服務合作/台灣確診COVID-19總數達到422例/台灣參加五月份世界衛生大會的機會渺茫/台灣藥房將停止銷售口罩/誠品敦南書店將歇業
II. News Vocabulary
1. infections 感染
2. scientist 科學家
3. pessimistic 悲觀
4. recovered 恢復
5. novel 新奇
6. bid 出價
7. survive
生存
8. teamed 聯手
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢就能看影片學英語
來談談人生吧：小男孩與老爺爺的觀點有什麼不同？ /自己到底是內向還外向？ /是你聽錯還是我說錯？其實這些已是約定俗成的「誤聽詞」/被鬼壓床過嗎？帶你一窺清醒夢！
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he
undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, and all of his faculties say
amen to what he is doing, and give their unqualified approval to his efforts, –
this is happiness, this is success.”– Orison Marden, Writer
「當一個人因為有力量做他做的事及可能完成的事而心裡感到悸動，且所有的感官因他所做的事而感動的說阿們，並完全認同他所付出的努力 – 那就是快樂，那就是成功。」– 奧里森‧馬登 (作家)
2. “Don’t let others convince you that the idea is good when your gut
tells you it’s bad.”– Kevin Rose, Internet Entrepreneur
「如果你的直覺告訴你這不是一個好主意，別讓別人說服你它是好的。」– 奧里森‧馬登 (作家)
3. “If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this
second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”– Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM
「如果你想到達卓越，你今天就可以做到。就在這一秒，不要做不及卓越的事。」– 湯瑪斯‧華生 (IBM 創辦人)
V.
Singing River–吟唱河流
Say So/I’m Ready
I.
News
Path
Singapore reports a record 1,426 new
cases, total near 8,000
World
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore reported a record 1,426 new coronavirus cases
on Monday, mostly among foreign workers, pushing its total number of confirmed
infections to 7,984.
Japan scientist ‘very pessimistic’
Olympics go on next year
World
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very
pessimistic” the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months.
70% of coronavirus patients in South
Korea fully recovered
World
SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) — More than 70 percent of people who
have been infected with the novel coronavirus in South Korea are fully
recovered, and fewer than 3,000 remain in hospital, authorities said Sunday.
Thai hotels jump on food-delivery
bandwagon in bid to survive
World
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) — In a move to cash in on the work-from-home
trend, top hotels have teamed up with delivery services as well as the Tourism
Authority of Thailand (TAT) to provide customers savory delights in their very
homes.
Taiwan reports 2 new infections,
brings tally to 422
National
TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) on Monday reported 2 new imported cases of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number in Taiwan to 422.
Taiwan’s chances of attending WHA in
May slim: MOFA
National
TAIPEI (CNA) — Taiwan’s chances of receiving an invitation to attend the
World Health Assembly (WHA) in May are slim, but it will continue to do its
best to rally international support, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
official said Monday.
Pharmacies to stop selling face
masks on Sundays: CECC
National
TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情中心) on Friday announced
that NHI designated pharmacies can decide whether to stop selling face masks on
Sundays, effective on April 19 over pharmacy workers’ heavy workload.
Eslite to unveil location of next
24/7 bookstore on April 23
National
TAIPEI (The China Post) — Most people don’t know but Eslite Dunnan
Bookstore, which is open 24/7 since 1990, will close on May 31.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. infections 感染
2. scientist 科學家
3. pessimistic 悲觀
4. recovered 恢復
5. novel 新奇
6. bid 出價
7. survive
生存
8. teamed 聯手
9. imported 進口的
10. attending
參加
11. invitation 邀請函
12. Pharmacies 藥局
13. effective 有效
14. unveil
揭幕
15. bookstore 書店
III. VoiceTube
來談談人生吧：小男孩與老爺爺的觀點有什麼不同？ (57 Years Apart - A Boy And a Man Talk About Life)
初級
自己到底是內向還外向？ You Might Be an Introvert If........ Clean comedy by
Doug Hertle
初級
是你聽錯還是我說錯？其實這些已是約定俗成的「誤聽詞」(Have you been getting a phrase wrong all your life? |
BBC Ideas)
中級
被鬼壓床過嗎？帶你一窺清醒夢！(What is a lucid dream? [AnyStory])
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he
undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, and all of his faculties say
amen to what he is doing, and give their unqualified approval to his efforts, –
this is happiness, this is success.”– Orison Marden, Writer
「當一個人因為有力量做他做的事及可能完成的事而心裡感到悸動，且所有的感官因他所做的事而感動的說阿們，並完全認同他所付出的努力 – 那就是快樂，那就是成功。」– 奧里森‧馬登 (作家)
2. “Don’t let others convince you that the idea is good when your gut
tells you it’s bad.”– Kevin Rose, Internet Entrepreneur
「如果你的直覺告訴你這不是一個好主意，別讓別人說服你它是好的。」– 奧里森‧馬登 (作家)
3. “If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this
second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”– Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM
「如果你想到達卓越，你今天就可以做到。就在這一秒，不要做不及卓越的事。」– 湯瑪斯‧華生 (IBM 創辦人)
4. “If you start thinking you are good at something, that’s often the day
you stop trying to be better and open the back door for someone to come after
you.”– Drew Houston, Entrepreneur
「如果你開始覺得自己在某方面很強，通常那天會是你停止進步的時候，並開啟後門讓人追上你。」– 德魯·休斯頓 (企業家)
5. “Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that
it is not.”– Oscar Wilde, Writer
「人生從來就不是公平的，但或許對我們大部份人來說，這是一件好事。」– 奧斯卡‧王爾德 (作家)
6. “All my best successes came on the heels of failure. Every failure has
an equally big upside if you are willing to stay in the game.”– Barbara
Corcoran, Entrepreneur
「我最大的成功都是隨著失敗接踵而至，如果你願意待著，每個失敗都有其相對應的好處。」- 芭芭拉．柯克蘭 (企業家)
7. “Time is very slow for those who wait. Very fast for those who are
scared. Very long for those who lament. Very short for those who celebrate. But
for those who love time is eternal.”– William Shakespeare, Writer
「對於等待的人，時間過得很慢；對於害怕的人，時間過得很快；悲痛的人覺得時間很久，慶祝的人覺得時間很短，但對於心中有愛的人，時間則是永恆。」– 威廉‧莎士比亞 (文學家
8. “I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”– Jake
Nickell, co-founder and CEO of Threadless
「我試著不做不讓我感到興奮的決定。」– 傑克‧尼克爾 (企業家)
9. “You have to see failure as the beginning and the middle, but never
entertain it as an end.”– Jessica Herrin, co-founder and CEO of Stella &
Dot
「你必須把失敗當做是開始和中間，而絕不是結局。」– 潔西卡‧海靈 (企業家)
10. “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”—
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
「一個害怕痛苦的人已經在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。」– 蒙田 (哲學家)
V. Singing River
“Say So” BY Doja Cat
Day to night to morning, keep with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
Day to night to morning, keep
with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
It’s been a long time since
you fell in love
自從你上次墜入情網已經過了很長一段時間了
You ain’t coming out your
shell, you ain’t really been yourself
你不敢卸下你的防備 也不敢放心做自己
Tell me, what must I do?
告訴我 我該做什麼？
‘Cause luckily I’m good at
reading
幸運的是我很擅長解讀
I wouldn’t bug him, but he
won’t stop cheesin’
我不會打擾他 可是他卻一直感到煩悶
And we can dance all day
around it
與其這樣我們不如跳舞跳整天
If you frontin’, I’ll be
bouncing
如果你面對你的感情 我會欣然接受的
If you want it, scream it,
shout it, babe
如果你渴望 那就大聲喊出來吧
Before I leave you dry
在我等不下去只好離開你之前
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
Day to night to morning, keep
with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
Day to night to morning, keep
with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
Let me check my chest, my
breath right quick
讓我檢查一下我的心 我的呼吸漸漸急促
He ain’t ever seen it in a
dress like this
他從來沒有看過這麼美麗的洋裝
He ain’t ever even been impressed
like this
他從來沒有這麼驚豔過
Prolly why I got him quiet on
the set like zip
他大概是被震懾到說不出話了
Like it, love it, need it,
bad
喜歡我嗎 愛我嗎 需要我嗎 很渴望嗎
Take it, own it, steal it,
fast
那就趕緊得到我吧 擁有我吧 偷走我吧
Boy, stop playing, grab my
ass
男孩 不要再玩了 緊緊摟住我吧
Why you actin’ like you
shy?
為什麼要表現得好像很害羞呢？
Shut it, save it, keep it
pushin’
閉上嘴 省下廢話 只管讓我歡愉吧
Why you beating ’round the
bush?
不要再浪費時間了
Knowin’ you want all this
woman
我知道你渴望我的全部
Never knock it ’til you try
在嘗試之前不要放棄
All of them bitches hating I
have you with me
其他女人都羨慕我能跟你在一起
All of my niggas sayin’ you
mad committed
那些男人都說你一定是瘋了才會跟我在一起
Realer than anybody you had,
and pretty
我比你認識的任何人都還真實 也更漂亮
All of the body-ody, the ass
and titties
我全身上下都託付給你了
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
Day to night to morning, keep
with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
Day to night to morning, keep
with me in the moment
從白天到夜晚再到隔天清晨 跟我一起享受當下吧
I’d let you had I known it,
why don’t you say so?
我知道我會讓你更靠近一點 你為什麼不主動一點呢？
Didn’t even notice,
no punches left to roll with
根本沒注意到 我們的酒杯都已經空了
You got to keep me focused
你必須緊抓住我的注意力
You want it? Say so
如果你想要得到我 那就開口告訴我吧
“I’m Ready” BY Sam Smith, Demi Lovato
It's a cold night in my bed in the heat of the
summer
儘管正值炎炎夏日 我的床上仍是寒冷深夜
I've been waitin' patiently
for a beautiful lover
我一直耐心地等待美麗的愛人出現
He's not a cheater, a believer
他不是背叛者 而是信念者
He's a warm, warm-blooded
achiever
他很溫暖 有一腔熱血的成就者
It's a lonely night in my bed
in the heat of the summer, uhh
炎炎夏日我在床上熬著孤獨的夜
It's so hard when you're with
someone
看見你與別人在一起是多麼難熬
Your heart breaks and it
ain't no fun
你心碎無比 一切都索然無味
But I gotta take that risk
tonight
但我今晚一定要賭這一次
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me (For
someone to love me)
準備好了接受別人的愛
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me, for
someone to love me
準備好了接受別人的愛
Ooh, yeah
It's a hot night in my head
in the chill of the winter
儘管正值酷寒 我的腦海正經歷著熱烈的夜晚
No, I've been lookin' hard
for a lover disguised as a sinner
不 我正苦苦找尋著一位罪人模樣的愛人
No, not a cheater, a redeemer
不 不是個背叛者 而是個救贖者
He's a cold, cold-blooded
defeater
他冷血且歷經滄桑的失敗者
It's a hot night in my head
in the chill of the winter, no
儘管正值酷寒 我的腦海正經歷著熱烈的夜晚
It's so hard when you're with someone
看見你與別人在一起是多麼難熬
Your heart breaks and it
ain't no fun
你心碎無比 一切都索然無味
But I gotta take that risk
tonight
但我今晚一定要賭這一次
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me (For
someone to love me)
準備好了接受別人的愛
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me, for
someone to love me
準備好了接受別人的愛
Ooh-yeah
It's a cold night in my bed
in the heat of the summer
儘管正值炎炎夏日 我的床上仍是寒冷深夜
No, I've been lookin' hard
for a lover disguised as a sinner
不 我正苦苦找尋著一位罪人模樣的愛人
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready, I'm ready
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me (For
someone to love me)
準備好了接受別人的愛
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
I'm ready (I'm ready), I'm
ready (I'm ready)
我準備好了 準備好了
For someone to love me, for
someone to love me
準備好了接受別人的愛
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