(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
拜登政府為貿易帶來變革/ 2020年美國投票，法律挑戰迫在眉睫/津巴布韋人在經濟危機中修補破舊的美元紙幣/美國10月份批發價格上漲0.3％/預測COVID-19疫苗將於2021年下半年在台灣上市/社交媒體將台灣稱為“中國省”感到惱火/新北耶誕城11月13日開城！「迪士尼光雕秀」/ 台灣同志大遊行「成人之美」籲理解與尊重
II. News Vocabulary
1. predecessor 前任
2. unilateralism 單邊主義
3.
protectionism 保護主義
4. pandemic 大流行
5.
paths 路徑
6.
feasible 可行
7. grimy 骯髒的
8. reject 拒絕
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
改變舞蹈/失去知覺 歐巴馬版/使用人工智能監控學生？/您希望知道的12個有趣且令人敬畏的心理學事實
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Apple at
the core, its core value is that, we believe that people with passion can
change the world for better.”– Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur
「蘋果的核心，它的核心價值是，我們相信有熱忱的人能讓世界變得更好。」– 史蒂夫‧賈伯斯 (企業家)
2.“Once you
make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”– Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Poet
「你一旦做了決定，全宇宙即會共謀來實現它。」– 拉爾夫‧愛默生 (詩人)
3.“Winners
don’t believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.”– David
Silva, Soccer Player
「贏者不像別人般相信命運，他們就是不會接受失敗。」– 大衛·席爾瓦 (足球員)
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! / C'Mon
I.
News Path
Biden administration to bring changes to trade
World
SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s trade policy is expected to mark a shift from his predecessor Donald Trump’s unilateralism and protectionism to a more conventional approach based on multilateralism.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201111-1838326
Election 2020 Today: America votes, legal challenges loom
World
AMERICA VOTES: Americans are making their choice between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people and cost millions their jobs. Nearly 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to Election Day voters to finish the job. Biden entered Tuesday with multiple paths to victory. Trump had a narrower but still feasible road to clinch 270 Electoral College votes.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201103-1837341
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
World
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered $1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection.“I don’t care how torn it is. All I want to see is the serial number being visible on both sides,” said Marombe. He’ll sell that shabby $1 note for 80 cents and it will get back into circulation. Many shops will reject it but market traders will take it, although at a reduced value.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201113-1839119
US wholesale prices up 0.3% in October
World
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose moderately in October as food costs jumped by the largest amount in five months.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201113-1839238
Experts forecast
COVID-19 vaccines to be available in Taiwan in late 2021
National
TAIPEI (The China Post) — Taiwan may be able to acquire between 200 to 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccines near the end of 2021 at the earliest, local experts forecast on Wednesday.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201111-1838384
Social media users
annoyed at email referring to Taiwan as China’s Province
National
TAIPEI (The China Post) — United Airlines recently announced an increase in the number of flights between San Francisco and Taipei to five flights per week starting on Dec. 5. Following the good news, a social media user received an email reminding him of a compulsory COVID-19 test before arriving in Taiwan.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201112-1838967
New Taipei City’s ‘Christmasland’ kicks off on
November 13
National
The annual “Christmasland” in New Taipei City will kick off on Nov. 13 and run until Jan. 3 at the City’s Civic Plaza. Held in collaboration with Disney, the exhibition area will feature 10 Disney fairy tales, Disney-themed 3D light projection shows, as well as 48 art installations.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201103-1837115
‘Taiwan LGBT Pride’ to
kick off on Saturday
National
Under the theme of “Beauty, My Own Way,” this year’s event goal is for the LGBTIQA+ community to not only be seen but also truly be understood and respected.“Everyone is the most beautiful being,” Taiwan Rainbow Civil Action Association, the organizer of the event, wrote on the official website.
https://chinapost.nownews.com/20201030-1836733
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.
predecessor 前任
2. unilateralism 單邊主義
3. protectionism 保護主義
4. pandemic 大流行
5. paths 路徑
6. feasible 可行
7. grimy 骯髒的
8. reject 拒絕
9. moderately 適度地
10. acquire 獲得
11. vaccines 疫苗
12. compulsory 必修
13. kick off 開始
14. installations 裝置
15. organizer 組織者
III. VoiceTube
改變舞蹈 (BTS and Jimmy Fallon Do the Fortnite
Dance Challenge)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/70353
失去知覺 歐巴馬版 (Barack Obama Singing Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/58301
使用人工智能監控學生？(Using Artificial Intelligence To Monitor
Students? )
中級
https://www.voicetube.com/videos/134142
你希望知道的12個有趣且令人敬畏的心理學事實(12 Fun and
Awesome Psychology Facts You Wish You Knew)
中級
https://www.voicetube.com/videos/129727
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Apple at the core, its core value is that, we believe
that people with passion can change the world for better.”– Steve Jobs,
Entrepreneur
「蘋果的核心，它的核心價值是，我們相信有熱忱的人能讓世界變得更好。」–
史蒂夫‧賈伯斯 (企業家)
2.“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to
make it happen.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet
「你一旦做了決定，全宇宙即會共謀來實現它。」–
拉爾夫‧愛默生 (詩人)
3.“Winners don’t believe in fate like others do. They
simply cannot accept defeat.”– David Silva, Soccer Player
「贏者不像別人般相信命運，他們就是不會接受失敗。」–
大衛·席爾瓦 (足球員)
4.“Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is
anything Godlike about God it is that, he dared to imagine everything.”– Henry
Miller, Writer
「想像力是大膽的體現，如果神有何像神之處，那就是，他敢於想像一切。」–
亨利·米勒 (作家)
5.“If the relationship can’t survive the long term, why
on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?”– Nicholas
Sparks, Novelist
「如果這關係不能長期維持下去，究竟為何在短期內值得我花時間和精力？」–
尼可拉斯·史派克 (小說家)
6.“Here is an essential principal of education: to teach
details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is
to bring knowledge.”– Maria Montessori, Educator
「教育的基本原則：教導細節會帶來困惑，建立事物之間的關係則會帶來知識。」–
瑪麗亞·蒙特梭利 (教育家)
7.“When you have a lot of confidence and you feel like
nobody can beat you, it’s game over for everyone else.”– Jason Day,
Professional Golfer
「當你充滿信心並覺得沒有人能擊敗你時，別人都玩完了。」–
傑森·戴伊 (高爾夫球手)
8.“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”— George
Herbert, Priest
「技能和信心是一支不可戰勝的軍隊。」–
喬治‧赫伯特 (牧師)
9.“I’ve always had confidence. It came because I have
lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.”– Eddie Murphy,
Comedian
「我一直都有信心，這是因為我很積極主動，我想使自己有所成就。」–
艾迪·墨菲 (喜劇演員)
10.“Optimists always picture themselves accomplishing
their goals.”– Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Philosopher
「樂觀主義者總是想像自己實現目標的情景。」–
塞內卡 (哲學家
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V. Singing River
“I Need Your Love” ByCalvin Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtKZKl7Bgu0
I got this feeling, inside my
bones
我骨子裡有某種感覺蠢蠢欲動
It goes electric, wavey when
I turn it on
當我引發，它電力四射，盡情擺動
All through my city, all
through my home
穿越城鎮及家鄉
We're flying up, no ceiling,
when we in our zone
我們振臂高飛，無拘無束，這是我們的國度
I got that sunshine in my
pocket
陽光隨手可得
Got that good soul in my feet
使我得腳不禁隨之起舞
I feel that hot blood in my
body when it drops, ooh
當此降落，我感覺熱血沸騰
I can't take my eyes up off
it, moving so phenomenally
目不轉睛，令人詫異無比
Room on lock the way we rock
it, so don't stop
我們被鎖於搖滾派對，別停下來
And under the lights when
everything goes
燈光下，所有事物皆擺動身軀
Nowhere to hide when I'm
getting you close
當我靠近，你無處可躲
When we move, well, you
already know
當我們搖擺身軀，你早已心知肚明
So just imagine, just
imagine, just imagine
放縱去想像
Nothing I can see but you
when you dance, dance, dance
我只能看見你的舞姿
Feeling good, good, creeping
up on you
絕佳妙感不斷竄至你身
So just dance, dance, dance,
come on
恣意熱舞
All those things I should do
to you
我該對你俯首稱成
But you dance, dance, dance
但你的勁舞令我招架不住
And ain't nobody leaving
soon, so keep dancing
今晚沒人要走，放縱熱舞
I can't stop the feeling
我無法停止這感覺
So just dance, dance, dance
儘管扭腰擺臀
I can't stop the feeling
我無法停下
So just dance, dance, dance,
come on
縱情熱舞，來吧
Ooh, it's something magical
感到神奇的魔力
It's in the air, it's in my
blood, it's rushing on
充斥著四周及我的血液，不斷巑動
Don't need no reason, don't
need control
不須理由，不須約束
I fly so high, no ceiling,
when I'm in my zone
我展翅高飛，毫無限制，這是我的世界
Cause I got that sunshine in
my pocket
陽光唾手可得
Got that good soul in my feet
極佳的感覺由下攀升
I feel that hot blood in my
body when it drops, ooh
我感到熱血沸騰
I can't take my eyes up off
it, moving so phenomenally
定睛注視，ˊ這令人震驚的一課
Room on lock the way we rock
it, so don't stop
我們陷於搖滾派對，決不喊停
And under the lights when
everything goes
燈光下的所有事物蠢蠢欲動
Nowhere to hide when I'm
getting you close
當我向你逼近，你無處可躲
When we move, well, you
already know
當我們扭動，你已知道
So just imagine, just
imagine, just imagine
放縱去臆測
Nothing I can see but you
when you dance, dance, dance
我只能看見你的舞姿
Feeling good, good, creeping
up on you
絕佳妙感竄升
So just dance, dance, dance,
come on
只顧跳舞，毫無顧忌
All those things I should do
to you
我該對你卑躬屈膝
But you dance, dance, dance
但你卻放肆熱舞
And ain't nobody leaving
soon, so keep dancing
沒人要離開，只是儘管扭腰
{I can't stop the feeling
So just dance, dance, dance}
我無法停下，只能放肆勁舞
I can't stop the, I can't
stop the
I can't stop the, I can't stop the
I can't stop the feeling
不管怎樣就是無法停下
Nothing I can see but you
when you dance, dance, dance
我的目中無它物，只有你的體軀
(I can't stop the feeling)
就是無法停下
Feeling good, good, creeping
up on you
某種感覺由下爬升
So just dance, dance, dance, come
on
儘管扭腰擺臀就好
(I can't stop the feeling)
我無法停下這感覺
All those things I should do
to you
那些我該為你做的事
But you dance, dance, dance
但你卻放縱熱舞
(I can't stop the feeling)
我無法停下
And ain't nobody leaving
soon, so keep dancing
沒人要走，跳舞至天明
Everybody sing
大家一起唱
(I can't stop the feeling)
我無法停止
Got this feeling in my body
它鎖於我身
(I can't stop the feeling)
我無法止住
Got this feeling in my body
這感覺的攒動
(I can't stop the feeling)
就是無法停下
Wanna see you move your body
想看你擺動身軀
(I can't stop the feeling)
我無法停下
Got this feeling in my body
這東西控制了我
Break it down
打破束縛
Got this feeling in my body
這感覺控制了我
Can't stop the feeling
無法停止這感覺
Got this feeling in my body,
come on
某種感覺隨血液流至全身
https://www.music-cool.tw/2016/05/justin-timberlake-cant-stop-feeling.html
“The Water Fountain” By Alec Benjamin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ado75KpV9w
Saw you leaning against that
old record machine
看見你倚靠在那台老舊的唱片機
Saw the name of your band
written on the marquee
看見你的樂團即將登台演出
It's a full moon tonight so
we getting rowdy
讓我們在今晚滿月的時候狂歡一下
Yeah we getting rowdy,
g-g-getting rowdy
就讓我們狂歡一下吧
Feeling like I'm a high
schooler
感覺好像回到高中時代
Sipping on a warm wine cooler
啜飲一口溫熱的紅酒
Hot 'cause the party don't
stop
熱浪來襲正因為派對正high
I'm in a crop top
我帶著警帽
Like I'm working at hooters
假裝在波霸餐廳上班
We been keeping it PG
我們所散發出來的氛圍就像友達以上戀人未滿
But I wanna get a little
frisky
但我想玩大點
Come gimme some of that yum
like a lollipop
給我一些甜頭吧!就像棒棒糖那樣
Let me set you free
讓我解放你!
C'mon 'cause I know what I
like
來吧!我知道我喜歡什麼
And you're looking just like
my type
你就是我喜歡的型
Let's go for it just for
tonight
今晚讓我們再進一步
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
放馬過來吧!
Now don't even try to deny
現在我們無須否認
We're both going home
satisfied
我們會一起回家玩瘋一整天
Let's go for it just for
tonight
讓我們為了今晚而努力
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
放馬過來吧!
Write our names on the wall
in the back of the bar
把我們的名字塗鴉在酒吧的後牆
Steal some bubblegum from the
corner Maxi-Mart
再跑到街角便利商店偷個泡泡糖
Yeah, we laughing like kids
causing trouble in the dark
摸黑使壞，我們笑得好傻好天真
Causing trouble in the dark, t-t-trouble
in the dark
摸黑使壞~
Feeling like a saber-toothed
tiger
這感覺是多麼的興奮
Sipping on a warm Budweiser
啜飲個潤潤喉的百威啤酒
Touch me and give me that
rush
摸摸我讓我什麼事都不在意
Better pack a toothbrush
最好帶著牙刷吧!
Gonna pull an all-nighter
瘋狂還會延續一整晚
We been keeping it kosher
然而我們太過拘束
But I wanna get it on for
sure
但我真的想要更多
Come gimme some of that yum
like a lollipop
給我一些甜頭吧!就像棒棒糖那樣
Baby don't be scared
可別被我嚇到喔!寶貝
C'mon 'cause I know what I
like
來吧!我知道我喜歡什麼
And you're looking just like
my type
你就是我喜歡的型
Let's go for it just for
tonight
今晚讓我們再進一步
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
放馬過來吧!
Now don't even try to deny
現在我們無須否認
We're both going home
satisfied
我們會一起回家玩瘋一整天
Let's go for it just for
tonight
讓我們為了今晚而努力
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
來吧!
I don't wanna go to sleep
我還不想睡
I wanna stay up all night
我想徹夜狂歡
I wanna just screw around
我想四處玩樂
I don't wanna think about
不想去思考
What's gonna be after this
這之後會是什麼
I wanna just live right now
我只想活在當下
I don't wanna go to sleep
我還不想睡
I wanna stay up all night
我想徹夜狂歡
I wanna just screw around
我想四處玩樂
I don't wanna think about
不想去思考
What's gonna be after this
這之後會是什麼
I wanna just live right now
我只想活在當下
C'mon 'cause I know what I like
來吧!我知道我喜歡什麼
And you're looking just like
my type
你就是我喜歡的型
Let's go for it just for
tonight
今晚讓我們再進一步
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
放馬過來吧!
Now don't even try to deny
現在我們無須否認
We're both going home
satisfied
我們會一起回家玩瘋一整天
Let's go for it just for
tonight
讓我們為了今晚而努力
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
來吧!
https://www.music-cool.tw/2014/04/keha-cmon.html
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