2020/11/18

【 第318期 】英文公園 第228期

(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1113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

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/

 

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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