【 第323期 】英文公園 第233期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 

I. News Path–新聞步道

 

索馬里COVID-19案件激增，懷疑有變種/蘇格蘭的疫苗接種讓住院率急劇下降/ 埃特納火山的最新噴發令那些研究火山的人都敬畏/聯合國秘書長敦促全球計劃扭轉不公平疫苗的獲取/台灣：三天假期後台灣將取消火車，巴士上的飲食/台灣從3月1日起放寬對外國人的入境限制/工會呼籲鐵路工人死亡後要求國家賠償/台灣跨性別影響者聲稱她“懷孕”

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.     fragile                 脆弱的

2.     await                   等待

3.     infectious          傳染性的

4.     vaccination       預防接種

5.     boosting            提振

6.     volcano              火山

7.     seasoned          經驗豐富

8.     volcanologists   火山學家

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

我說謝謝你！/ Covid-19之後的城市未來

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“The value decade is upon us. If you can’t sell a top-quality product at the world’s lowest price, you’re going to be out of the game.”— Jack Welch, Executive

「我們正活在價值年代裡。如果你無法以世界最低廉的價格來行銷最高品質的產品，你將會很快出局。」 — 傑克‧威爾許  (奇異公司執行長)

2.“I believe you can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough people get what they want.”— Zig Ziglar, Motivational speaker

「我相信你可以得到生命中你所想要的一切，如果你幫助足夠的人得到他們所想要的。」– 吉格‧金克拉 (勵志演說家)

3.“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.”— Estee Lauder, Entrepreneur

「當我覺得我沒辦法再繼續時，我逼我自己繼續走下去。我的成功是基於堅持，並非運氣。」– 雅詩 · 蘭黛 (企業家)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

I Knew You Were Trouble / Closer

 

I.             News Path

 

As Somalia's COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected

World

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems, while officials await test results to show whether a more infectious variant of the coronavirus is spreading.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210226-2154735

Scotland vaccinations lead to sharp drop in hospitalizations

World

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s COVID-19 vaccination program has led to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, researchers said Monday, boosting hopes that the shots will work as well in the real world as they have in carefully controlled studies.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210222-2142509

 

Mt Etna's latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos

World

ROME (AP) — Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210223-2146054

 

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

World

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210217-2125277

 

Taiwan to lift ban on eating, drinking on trains, buses after 3-day holiday: MOTC

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC,中央流行疫情指揮中心) has given green light to relax the ban on food and beverages in public transportation and post offices from March 2, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC,交通部) said on Tuesday.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210224-2147813

 

Taiwan to ease entry restrictions for foreigners starting March 1: CECC

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) announced on Wednesday that foreign visitors entering Taiwan for non-tourism purposes will be allowed entry starting on March 1.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210224-2149082

Union clamoring for state compensation after death of railway workers

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — Taiwan Labor Railway Union (TLRU, 台灣鐵路公會) on Tuesday vowed to help the families of the three employees who were killed and injured on duty earlier that day obtaining state compensation.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210223-2145567

Taiwan trans influencer claims she is ‘pregnant’

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — A gynecologist at Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (高雄醫學大學附設中和紀念醫院) hit back at social media celebrity Wang Yao (罔腰) on Friday, saying that there is no medical record of her in the department of obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn).

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210219-2130614

II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.    fragile               脆弱的

2.    await                 等待

3.    infectious          傳染性的

4.    vaccination       預防接種

5.    boosting            提振

6.    volcano              火山

7.    seasoned          經驗豐富

8.    volcanologists   火山學家

9.   administered      管理

10.  transportation   運輸

11.  non-tourism       非旅遊

12.  purposes            目的

13.  obtaining            獲得

14.   gynecology        婦科

15.  uneven              不均勻的

 

III. VoiceTube

我說謝謝你！(I SAID THANK YOU!!)

初級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/133537

 

Covid-19之後的城市未來 (The Future of Cities After Covid-19)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/133646

IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“The value decade is upon us. If you can’t sell a top-quality product at the world’s lowest price, you’re going to be out of the game.”— Jack Welch, Executive

「我們正活在價值年代裡。如果你無法以世界最低廉的價格來行銷最高品質的產品，你將會很快出局。」 — 傑克‧威爾許  (奇異公司執行長)

2.“I believe you can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough people get what they want.”— Zig Ziglar, Motivational speaker

「我相信你可以得到生命中你所想要的一切，如果你幫助足夠的人得到他們所想要的。」– 吉格‧金克拉 (勵志演說家)

3.“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.”— Estee Lauder, Entrepreneur

「當我覺得我沒辦法再繼續時，我逼我自己繼續走下去。我的成功是基於堅持，並非運氣。」– 雅詩 · 蘭黛 (企業家)

4.“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.”— Maya Angelou, Poet

「如果你不喜歡某件事，去改變它。如果你不能改變它，改變你的態度。不要抱怨。」– 馬雅‧安哲羅，詩人

5.“As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can.”— Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

「一般來說，人們擔憂看不到的大於看得到的。」– 凱撒大帝 (羅馬帝王)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/

V. Singing River

 

“I Knew You Were Trouble” By Taylor Swift 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoKguSdy4Y

 

 Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago

從前從前 在犯下這些錯誤之前
I was in your sights, you got me alone

我曾在你的眼中 你約我私下獨處
You found me, you found me, you found me

你找到我 你找到我 你找到我

I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that

我猜你根本不在乎 而我猜我喜歡那樣
And when I fell hard, you took a step back

而當我深深墜入 你卻後退一步
Without me, without me, without me

遠離了我 退離了我 離開了我

And he's long gone when he's next to me

而他已成為過去 當他在我身邊
And I realize the blame is on me

而我明白 責任在我身上

Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in

因為我早該在你踏進我的生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從來沒遇過的窘境
Till you put me down

直到你讓我失望

Oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in

喔 我早該在你踏進我生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從沒遇過的窘境
Now I'm lying on the cold, hard ground

現在我自欺欺人 摔在又冷又堅硬的地面上

Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩 麻煩
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩 麻煩

No apologies, he'll never see you cry

沒有任何抱歉 他永遠不會看到妳哭
Pretends he doesn't know that he's the reason why

假裝他根本不知道他就是原因
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning

你沉沒 你沉沒 你沉沒
And I heard you moved on from whispers on the street

而我從街上的耳語中聽說你搬家

A new notch in your belt is all I'll ever be

你的皮帶上出現新的缺口是我從來沒看過的
And now I see, now I see, now I see

而現在我看到 現在我看到 現在我看到
He was long gone when he met me

他已成為過去 當他遇見我
And I realize the joke is on me

而我明白 我就像個笑話

Hey I knew you were trouble when you walked in 

嘿 我早該在你踏進我生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從來沒遇過的窘境
Till you put me down

直到你讓我失望

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

我早該在你踏進我生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從來沒遇過的窘境
Now I'm lying on the cold, hard ground

現在我自欺欺人 摔在又冷又堅硬的地面

Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩  麻煩
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩 麻煩

And the saddest fear comes creeping in

而最悲傷的恐懼向我襲來
That you never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything

你從來沒愛過我 或她 或任何人 或任何事

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

我早該在你踏進我的生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從沒遇過的窘境
Till you put me down

直到你讓我失望

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

我早該在你踏進我的生活時就知道你是麻煩
So shame on me now

現在這是多大的恥辱
Flew me to places I'd never been

將我推到我從沒遇過的窘境
Now I'm lying on the cold, hard ground

現在我自欺欺人 摔在又冷又堅硬的地面

Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩 麻煩
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

喔 喔 麻煩 麻煩 麻煩

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

我早該在你踏進我的生活時就知道你是麻煩
Trouble, trouble, trouble

麻煩 麻煩 麻煩
I knew you were trouble when you walked in

我早該在你踏進我的生活時就知道你是麻煩
Trouble, trouble, trouble

麻煩 麻煩 麻煩

 

https://jill880601.pixnet.net/blog/post/49016226-taylor-swift-i-knew-you-were-trouble-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C

 

“Closer” By The Chainsmokers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk

Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you

嘿 在遇到妳之前我也過得很好

I drink too much and that's an issue but I'm OK

雖然不小心喝得太多 但也沒什麼關係

Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them

嘿 妳告訴妳的朋友們 妳很高興能與他們相聚

But I hope I never see them again

但我真希望永遠不會再見到他們

 

I know it breaks your heart

我知道這傷了你的心

Moved to the city in a broke down car

靠著一輛破車搬進這座城市中

And four years, no calls

四年以來毫無音訊

Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

現在你光鮮亮麗的出現在飯店酒吧中

And I can't stop

我再也壓抑不住了

No, I can't stop

不 我再也壓抑不住自己的感情了

 

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

所以親愛的 快將我拉進你懷中

That I know you can't afford

就在這輛我知道你買不起的Rover後座上

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

輕咬一口你肩上的刺青

Pull the sheets right off the corner

把床單從角落拉起

Of the mattress that you stole

在那個從你室友那裡

From your roommate back in Boulder

偷過來的床墊上

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

 

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

 

You look as good as the day I met you

你看起來就像我第一次見到你那般耀眼

I forget just why I left you, I was insane

我早已忘了當初離開你的理由 我那時一定瘋了

Stay and play that Blink-182 song

留下來 重聽一次那首Blink-182的歌

That we beat to death in Tucson, OK

就是我們在那輛Tucson上熱情舞動的歌

 

I know it breaks your heart

我知道這傷了你的心

Moved to the city in a broke down car

靠著一輛破車搬進這座城市中

And four years, no calls

四年以來毫無音訊

Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

現在你光鮮亮麗的出現在飯店酒吧中

And I can't stop

我再也壓抑不住了

No, I can't stop

不 我再也壓抑不住自己的感情了

 

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

所以親愛的 快將我拉進你懷中

That I know you can't afford

就在這輛我知道你買不起的Rover後座上

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

輕咬一口你肩上的刺青

Pull the sheets right off the corner

把床單從角落拉起

Of the mattress that you stole

在那個從你室友那裡

From your roommate back in Boulder

偷過來的床墊上

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

 

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

 

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

所以親愛的 快將我拉進你懷中

That I know you can't afford

就在這輛我知道你買不起的Rover後座上

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

輕咬一口你肩上的刺青

Pull the sheets right off the corner

把床單從角落拉起

Of the mattress that you stole

在那個從你室友那裡

From your roommate back in Boulder

偷過來的床墊上

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

 

We ain't ever getting older

我們好像永遠不會變老

No we ain't ever getting older

不 我們永遠都不會變老

 

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