【 第325期 】英文公園 第235期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

東京奧運會取消水球測試項目/紐約州將COVID-19疫苗的資格擴大到16歲及以上/華爾街因經濟樂觀而反彈後,亞洲股市漲跌不一/新西蘭將於419日開啟與澳大利亞的旅行泡沫/台灣檢察官調查火車墜毀事件,造成50人死亡/我不會迴避責任:交通運輸部長/第二批199,200AZ疫苗到達台灣/五月天結束了24週年音樂會

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.     wrapped up               包起來

2.     gathered                   聚集

3.     communications        通訊

4.     submitted                  已提交

5.     unmanned                 無人

6.     disaster                    災難

7.     probe                       探測

8.     long-anticipated       期待已久的

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

表演破壞球2017/好友:喬伊的可怕錯誤(第3季剪輯)

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal.”— Victor Hugo, Writer

「未來有幾個名字;最軟弱的人來說,未來叫做不可能;對游離不定的人來說,未來叫做未知;對於深思熟慮且有勇氣的人來說,未來叫做理想。」雨果 (作家)

2.“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.”— Charles de Gaulle, Statesman

「商討審議是眾人的事;行動,卻是一個人的事。」夏爾‧戴高樂 (政治家)

3.“I might have been born in a hovel, but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.”— Jacqueline Cochran, Aviator

「我可能是之前是出生於一個骯髒簡陋的地方,但我已下定決心要與風及星星一起旅行。」賈桂琳 · 科克倫,飛行員

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Symphony / How Do You Sleep

 

I.             News Path

 

Reports: Tokyo Olympics to call off water polo test event

World

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers have called off a water polo test event set for this weekend, Japanese media reported Tuesday.National broadcaster NHK and national news agency Kyodo both cited unnamed officials. Organizing committee officials declined to confirm the reports.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210406-2325419


COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and over in NY

World

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seeks to immunize as many people as possible.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210406-2324858

 

Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rally on economic optimism

World

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a Wall Street rally that reflected some optimism about the economy recovering from the pandemic.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost early gains and fell nearly 0.2% to 30,038.44 in morning trading. South Korea’s Kospi edged up 0.1% to 3,125.19. The Shanghai Composite slipped 0.1% to 3,479.84. Hong Kong trading was closed for Easter.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210406-2324712

 

New Zealand to open travel bubble with Australia on April 19

World

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand announced Tuesday it will open a long-anticipated travel bubble with Australia on April 19.

The start of quarantine-free travel between the neighboring nations comes as a relief to families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to struggling tourist operators.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210406-2324836

 

Taiwan prosecutors probe train crash that killed 50

National

HUALIEN COUNTY (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan said Saturday they questioned the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track and caused the country’s worst train disaster in decades that killed 50 people and injured 178, though no charges have been filed.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210403-2316438

 

I won’t try to dodge responsibility: Transportation minister

National



TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) — Minister of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) again stressed on Sunday that he “won’t try to dodge responsibility” for the Taroko Express train crash amid reports that he submitted his resignation to the premier.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210404-2318997


Second batch of 199,200 doses of AZ vaccine arrives in Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) — The second batch of 199,200 doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心).

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210404-2319004


Mayday wraps up 24-year anniversary concert

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — Popular Taiwanese band Mayday wrapped up their 24-year anniversary concert “Mayday Fly to 2021” on Monday in Tainan.Fans of the band gathered at the concert to sing “Happy Birthday” for Mayday to celebrate their decades-long success.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210331-2301372

II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.     wrapped up                包起來

2.     gathered                     聚集

3.     communications        通訊

4.     submitted                  已提交

5.     unmanned                 無人

6.     disaster                     災難

7.     probe                        探測

8.     long-anticipated        期待已久的

9.     neighboring               鄰接

10.    reflected                   反映的

11.    eligibility                   合格

12.    immunize                 免疫

13.    broadcaster             廣播公司

14.    agency                    機構

15.    officials                    官員

 

III. VoiceTube

麥莉·賽勒斯(Miley Cyrus)表演破壞球2017(Miley Cyrus Performs Wrecking Ball 2017)

初級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/98567

 

好友:喬伊的可怕錯誤(第3季剪輯)| TBS(Friends: Joey's Awful Mistake (Season 3 Clip) | TBS)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/131501


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal.”— Victor Hugo, Writer

「未來有幾個名字;最軟弱的人來說,未來叫做不可能;對游離不定的人來說,未來叫做未知;對於深思熟慮且有勇氣的人來說,未來叫做理想。」雨果 (作家)

2.“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.”— Charles de Gaulle, Statesman

「商討審議是眾人的事;行動,卻是一個人的事。」夏爾‧戴高樂 (政治家)

3.“I might have been born in a hovel, but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.”— Jacqueline Cochran, Aviator

「我可能是之前是出生於一個骯髒簡陋的地方,但我已下定決心要與風及星星一起旅行。」賈桂琳 · 科克倫,飛行員

4.“Imagination grows by exercise and, contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.”— Paul McCartney, Musician

「想像力會因練習而進步,且與世俗的想法相反,成人的想像力比小孩更強大。」保羅‧麥卡尼 (音樂家)

5.“If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do.”— Jackie Collins, Novelist

「如果你想完成你的夢想,你必須去追求它們,而追求夢想最好的方式不是想變的非常有錢,而是想去做你真正想做的事。」傑克‧科林 (小說家)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/


V. Singing River

 

“Symphony” By Clean Bandit 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatr_2MstrI

 

I've been hearing symphonies

絕美的樂章總浮現在我耳畔
Before all I heard was silence

但在那之前我的世界是如此寂靜
A rhapsody for you and me

屬於你我的狂想曲
And every melody is timeless

動人旋律會永久停留
Life was stringing me along

我的人生曾向緊繃琴弦
Then you came and you cut me loose

直到你將我解放出來
Was solo singing on my own

過去的我認為人生是場獨奏
Now I can't find the key without you

現在沒有你我就找不到調子

 

And now your song is on repeat

現在你譜寫的歌曲不斷響起
And I'm dancin' on to your heartbeat

我迎合著你的心跳翩翩起舞
And when you're gone, I feel incomplete

而當你離開,我總覺得不完整
So if you want the truth

如果你想知道我的真心話

 

I just wanna be part of your symphony

我只想成為這首交響樂的一部份
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抓我不願放手嗎?
Symphony

共譜樂章
Like a love song on the radio

就像電台裡常播的情歌
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抱我不放我離開嗎?


I'm sorry if it's all too much

如果這份愛太沉重,我很抱歉
Every day you're here, I'm healing

你陪著我的每一天,我就像被治癒
And I was runnin' out of luck

過去的我充滿了不幸
I never thought I'd find this feeling

我從未奢想能有這種感覺


'Cause I've been hearing symphonies

因為你我沉浸在這華美樂章中
Before all I heard was silence

但在那之前我的世界是如此寂靜
A rhapsody for you and me

屬於你我的狂想曲

And every melody is timeless

動人旋律會永久停留

 

And now your song is on repeat

現在你譜寫的歌曲不斷響起
And I'm dancin' on to your heartbeat

我迎合著你的心跳翩翩起舞
And when you're gone, I feel incomplete

而當你離開,我總覺得不完整
So if you want the truth

如果你想知道我的真心話

 

I just wanna be part of your symphony

我只想融為這首交響樂的一部份
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抓我不願放手嗎?
Symphony

共譜樂章
Like a love song on the radio

就像電台裡常播的情歌
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抱我不放我離開嗎?

 
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah ah, ah


And now your song is on repeat

現在你譜寫的歌曲不斷響起
And I'm dancin' on to your heartbeat

我迎合著你的心跳翩翩起舞
And when you're gone, I feel incomplete

而當你離開,我總覺得不完整
So if you want the truth

如果你想知道我的真心話

(Oh, oh, oh)

 

I just wanna be part of your symphony

我只想化為這首交響樂的一部份
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抓我不願放手嗎?
Symphony

共譜樂章
Like a love song on the radio

就像電台裡常播的情歌
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

你願意緊抱我不放我離開嗎?

https://sam06711.pixnet.net/blog/post/214869686-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-clean-bandit---symphony-feat.-zara-larsson-%E4%BA%A4

 

How Do You Sleep?” By Sam Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPg62hNlat0

I'm done hating myself for feeling

不願因愛著你而討厭自己

I'm done crying myself awake

不願整夜不成眠而默默哭泣

I've gotta leave and start the healing

我要開始療傷並與你分離

But when you move like that I just want to stay

而你的一舉一動卻還讓我鍾情於你

 

What have I become

看我已經變成什麼樣子

Lookin' through your phone now

不停看著你的手機

Oh now, love to you is just a game

愛對你而言彷彿是一場遊戲

Look what I have done

看我做了什麼事情

Dialing up the numbers on you

不停撥著你的號碼

I don't want my heart to break

我已經不願聽到心碎的聲音

 

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that shame and all that danger

就這樣不顧所有的恥辱和所有的危險

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that fear and all that pressure

就這樣帶著那些恐懼和所有壓力

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

但願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

 

(Tell me, how do you—)

你怎能安心入睡

Love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

(Tell me, how do you—)

你怎能安心入睡

 

Oh no how did I manage to lose me

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

I am not this desperate, not this crazy

本以為不會這麼瘋狂地想要擁有你

There's no way I'm sticking around to find out

我再不能尋求答案留在原地

I won't lose like that, I won't lose myself

不願迷失自己不願再這樣下去

 

Look what I have done

看我做了什麼事情

Dialing up the numbers on you

不停撥著你的號碼

I don't want my heart to break

j我已經不想聽到心碎的聲音

 

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that shame and all that danger

就這樣不顧所有的恥辱和所有的危險

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that fear and all that pressure

就這樣帶著那些恐懼和所有壓力

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

但願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

 

(Tell me how do you—)

你怎能安心入睡

Love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

(Tell me how do you—)

你怎能安心入睡

Love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

 

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me ?

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that shame and all that danger

就這樣不顧所有的恥辱和所有的危險

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

只願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

Baby how do you sleep when you lie to me ? (Oh)

親愛的你怎能入睡 背負著無數的謊言

All that fear and all that pressure (Oh)

就這樣帶著那些恐懼和所有壓力

I'm hoping that my love will keep you up tonight

但願你牽掛我的愛意難以入眠

Tell me how do you

你怎能安心入睡 

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