【 第328期 】英文公園 第238期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

巴基斯坦火車相撞死亡人數升至63/最新消息:2 個月後印度每日病例降至 10 萬以下/新英格蘭對抗 COVID-19 的成功可能是一個典範/放棄針對TikTok的川普政策, 計劃自己的審查/蔡總統感謝日美向台灣提供疫苗/台北、新北發布1級洪水警告/CECC宣布監控超市人流的新措施/台灣學生AST延期至728

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.     Pulled                

2.     Crumpled            皺巴巴的

3.     Province            

4.     Below                 以下

5.     Daily                   日常的

6.     Success             成功

7.     Pandemic           大流行病

8.     far-right               最右邊

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

如何開始減輕悲傷/10種跡象表明不安全感正在摧毀您的生活

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.”— Mary Kay Ash, Cosmetics Pioneer

「一個好的目標就像是一種費力的運動,它會拓展你的潛能。」– 玫琳凱‧艾施 (化妝品先驅)

2.“One often hears the remark “He talks too much.” But when did anyone last hear the criticism “He listens too much?””— Norman Augustine, Aerospace Executive

「我們常聽到別人說:「他話太多」,但有誰聽過「他聽太多」的批評。」– 諾曼‧奧古斯丁 (航太公司執行長)

3.“Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.”— Thomas Paine, Statesman

「我們最大的敵人,我們最常遇到的敵人,就在我們的心裡。」– 湯瑪斯‧潘恩 (政治家)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

You Are The Reason / Breathe

 

I.             News Path

 

Official: Death toll rises to 63 in Pakistan train collision

World

GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a horrific collision of two trains in southern Pakistan rose to 63 on Tuesday after rescuers pulled 12 more bodies from crumpled cars a day after the crash, officials said.The collision took place on a dilapidated railway track in Ghotki, a district in the southern Sindh province, when an express train barreled into another that had derailed minutes earlier before dawn on Monday.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210608-2564331


The Latest: Indian daily cases dip below 100K after 2 months

World

NEW DELHI — India’s daily coronavirus infections have dipped below 100,000 for the first time in more than two months as an overall downturn prompts some states to ease restrictions.The 86,498 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India’s total past 29 million on Tuesday, second only to the United States, which has more than 33 million. The Health Ministry also reported 2,123 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, raising the overall death toll to 351,309. Both figures are believed to be vast undercounts.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210608-2564323

 

New England's success against COVID-19 could be a model

World

BOSTON (AP) — For Dr. Jeremy Faust, the moment he realized the pandemic no longer dominated his workday came over Memorial Day weekend, when he didn’t see a single coronavirus case over two shifts in the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210605-2555004


US drops Trump order targeting TikTok, plans its own review

World

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, officials said Wednesday.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210609-2569537


President Tsai thanks Japan, U.S. for providing vaccines to Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Friday thanked the U.S. and Japan for providing vaccines to Taiwan.During a live stream posted on her Facebook page, Tsai confirmed that the 1.24 million vaccines from Japan arrived in Taiwan that day, and thanked both officials and non-government staff from Taiwan and Japan for their help.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210604-2550632

 

Level 1 flood warning issued in Taipei and New Taipei

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB, 中央氣象局) issued storm warnings for Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei, and Yilan on Friday as Typhoon Choi-wan (彩雲) approaches.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210604-2550238


CECC announces new measures to monitor flow of crowds in supermarkets

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) announced three new epidemic control measures on Monday in response to recent crowds in markets and other public spaces.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210607-2560568


Taiwan students’ ASTs postponed until July 28

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) announced on Monday that the Advanced Subjects Test (AST, 大學指考) will be postponed until July 28 and schools will continue to take place remotely until July 2.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210607-2560572


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

9.     Pulled                   

10.  Crumpled              皺巴巴的

11.  Province                

12.  Below                    以下

13.  Daily                     日常的

14.  Success                成功

15.  Pandemic             大流行病

16.  far-right                  最右邊

17.  targeting             瞄準

18. attempted to       嘗試做

19.  flood                      洪水

20.  announces            宣布

21.  monitor                 監視器

22.  postponed             推遲

23.  continue               繼續


III. VoiceTube

如何開始減輕悲傷(How Can You Start Feeling Less Sad?)

初級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/131559

 

10種跡象表明不安全感正在摧毀您的生活(10 Signs Insecurities Are Ruining Your Life)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/131448


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.”— Mary Kay Ash, Cosmetics Pioneer

「一個好的目標就像是一種費力的運動,它會拓展你的潛能。」玫琳凱‧艾施 (化妝品先驅)

2.“One often hears the remark “He talks too much.” But when did anyone last hear the criticism “He listens too much?””— Norman Augustine, Aerospace Executive

「我們常聽到別人說:「他話太多」,但有誰聽過「他聽太多」的批評。」諾曼‧奧古斯丁 (航太公司執行長)

3.“Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within.”— Thomas Paine, Statesman

「我們最大的敵人,我們最常遇到的敵人,就在我們的心裡。」湯瑪斯‧潘恩 (政治家)

4.“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that’s a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.”— Rob Reiner, Director

「每個人都說他想改變事情,想幫忙,想改造什麼,但到最後你唯一能做的就是改造你自己。而這就已經很多了,因為如果你可以改變自己,它將產生漣漪效應。」羅勃‧萊納 (導演)

5.If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie, Motivational Expert

“Character is built daily by the way one thinks and acts – thought by thought, action by action.”— Helen Douglas, Legislator

「你每天的思考及行為將會決定你的性格經由你一個個的思想,你一個個的行為。」海倫.道格拉斯 (國會議員)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/


V. Singing River

 

You Are The Reason” By Calum Scott 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZ978fBl6Y

 

There goes my heart beating

我的心不再悸動
‘Cause you are the reason

那都是因為你
I'm losing my sleep

我因為失去你而輾轉難眠
Please come back now

拜託你快回到我身邊


[Verse 2]
There goes my mind racing

我不再感到快樂
And you are the reason

那都是因為你
That I'm still breathing

儘管我現在仍在呼吸
I'm hopeless now

但沒有了你,我等同失去了希望
 
[Chorus]
I'd climb every mountain
我願意翻山越嶺

And swim every ocean
並游過汪洋大海

Just to be with you

只為了與你在一起
And fix what I've broken

好讓我彌補我所搞砸的一切
Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

噢,因為我想要你知道
That you are the reason

你就是我付出一切的理由
 
[Verse 3]
There goes my hands shaking

我的手不再因興奮而顫抖
And you are the reason

那都是因為你
My heart keeps bleeding

我的仍然感到心如刀割
I need you now

我現在就需要你


[Verse 4]
If I could turn back the clock

如果我可以讓時間倒轉
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

我會確保光明能戰勝黑暗
I'd spend every hour, of every day

我會把我的每分每秒都花在你身上
Keeping you safe

好確保你能安然無恙


[Chorus]
I'd climb every mountain
我願意翻山越嶺

And swim every ocean
並游過汪洋大海

Just to be with you

只為了與你在一起
And fix what I've broken

好讓我彌補我所搞砸的一切
Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

噢,因為我想要你知道
That you are the reason

你就是我付出一切的理由


[Outro]
I'd climb every mountain
我願意翻山越嶺

And swim every ocean
並游過汪洋大海

Just to be with you

只為了與你在一起
And fix what I've broken

好讓我彌補我所搞砸的一切
Oh, ‘cause I need you to see

噢,因為我想要你知道
That you are the reason

你就是我付出一切的理由

 

https://a0925316085.pixnet.net/blog/post/144413142-%E3%80%90%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E%E7%BF%BB%E8%AD%AF%E3%80%91calum-scott---you-are-the-reason

 

Breathe” By Lauv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFDB57T_5BM


I've watched those eyes light up with a smile

我凝視你閃爍著笑意的雙眼

River in the not good times

在時間無涯的荒野裡

Oh, you taught me all that I know

噢親愛的你已然教會我一切

I've seen your soul grow just like a rose

我看到你的靈魂如一朵玫瑰般成長

Made it through all of those thorns

通過所有的荊棘

Grow into the woman I know

蛻變成為我所了解的那個女人

And it's killing me, me to say "I'm fine," "I'm fine"

心如刀割,口上卻仍在說"我沒事""我沒事"

When I really mean, mean to say.

我話中真正想表達的意思是

You're my all and more

你是我願傾盡所有的一切

All I know you taught me, yeah

你讓我明白的所有事情都在說著

You're my all and more

你就是我生命中的全部

But I need room to breathe, yeah

但我需要一個喘息的空間

I found New York laying in your arms

想起在紐約我枕在你的雙臂

We'll melt into the bedroom floor

我們在臥室的地板上纏綿

Never knew I'd stay for so long

從未想過我竟會停留如此久

And this truth cuts not through one, but both

然而現實我們早就應該明白

Not through one, but both of us

並不只是一個人,我們都應該明白的

But it's deeper if I hold on

假若我堅持下去結局理應會更美滿

And it's killing me, me to say "I'm fine," "I'm fine"

心如刀割,口上卻仍在說"我沒事""我沒事"

When I really mean, mean to say

我話中真正想表達的意思是

You're my all and more

你是我願傾盡所有的一切

All I know you taught me, yeah

你讓我明白的所有事情都在說著

You're my all and more

你就是我生命中的全部

But I need room to breathe, yeah

但我需要一個喘息的空間

Gotta breathe for me, it's now or never

我現在需要喘口氣,或直至永遠

Gotta breathe for me, it's now or never

我將要離開了,或直至永遠

I should leave, 'cause you deserve better, better

我應該轉身的,因為你值得擁有更好的人

Gave my all and more

我願為你傾盡所有

But I need room to be me

但我需要看清我自己

You're my all and more

你是我願傾盡所有的一切

All I know you taught me, yeah

你讓我明白的所有事情都在說著

You're my all and more

你就是我生命中的全部

But I need room to breathe, yeah

但我需要一個喘息的空間

Breathe...

我累了

 

https://rapzh.com/songs/151743


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