【 第334期 】英文公園 第244期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

尼泊爾崎嶇地區發生公交車相撞事故,造成28人死亡15人受傷/飛行員被判綁架,殺害門諾教派教師/帕梅拉在擊中墨西哥後減弱,前往德克薩斯/聯合國調查員:朝鮮兒童和老人有挨餓的風險/準備好,準備好……開始吧!台灣生日快樂!/台灣2022年最低月薪上調5.21%/哈佛語言項目從中國遷往台灣/如何在您附近的便利店領取免費五倍券

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.       crash                     碰撞

2.       district                  

3.       kidnapping            綁架

4.       convicted             被定罪

5.       toward                  朝向

6.       Mennonite           門諾派

7.       investigator         研究者

8.       starving                挨餓

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

這就是為什麼您拖延…以及如何解決它/煩人的橘子-實戰玩具挑戰

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.”— Jackson Brown Jr., Writer

「不要說你時間不夠,你每天被付予的小時數和海倫凱勒、巴士德、米開朗基羅、達文西、傑弗遜、及愛因斯坦完全一樣。」傑克森‧小布朗 (作家)

2.“No matter how good an idea sounds, test it first.”— Henry Bloch, H&R Block co-founder

「不管一個想法聽起來有多好,先測試一下。」亨利布羅 (公司創辦人)

3.“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”— Peter Drucker, Management Expert

「我們必需時常改進、挑戰、及增加我們的知識,否則它將不復存在。」彼得杜拉克 (管理學專家)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Unsteady / Look What You Made Me Do

 

I.                News Path

 

Bus crash in rugged Nepal district leaves 28 dead, 15 hurt

World

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At least 28 people died on Tuesday in western Nepal after the bus they were on skidded off a mountain road and fell hundreds of meters (yards) into a gorge, authorities said. The accident in the remote and rugged Mugu district also left at least 15 injured, local administrator Rom Bahadur Mahat said.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211012-2823294


Airman convicted of kidnapping, killing Mennonite teacher

World

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Sasha Krause loved words. She loved learning and translating them into different languages. She loved reading them in nursery rhymes and assembling them into poetry.

She wrote about her purpose in life, her unwavering faith, the possibility of dying young and the glories of heaven — all of which have taken on new meaning to her family after her death last year, said her father, Bob Krause.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211014-2826868

 

Pamela weakens after hitting Mexico, heads toward Texas

World

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Pamela weakened to a tropical depression Wednesday after slamming into Mexico’s coast as a hurricane, though forecasters warned that its rainy remnants could cause flooding in parts of Texas and Oklahoma in the coming days.Pamela made landfall early Wednesday on Mexico’s Pacific Coast about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of the resort and port city of Mazatlan, where civil defense officials said wind and rain caused minor flooding but did little damage.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211014-2826623

 

UN investigator: North Korea kids and elderly risk starving

World

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Koreans living under strict pandemic restrictions are facing a growing food crisis and the most vulnerable children and elderly people in the isolated Asian nation are at risk of starvation, a U.N. investigator said in a report released Wednesday.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211014-2826538

 

Ready, get set … go! Happy birthday Taiwan!

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — The last rehearsal for Taiwan’s Double Tenth Day celebration unfolded Thursday, highlighting a complex performance featuring some honor guards, a flyby, and some indigenous vehicles and weapon systems.Some foreign residents might not know but the Republic of China (Taiwan) is celebrating its 110th birthday on Sunday (Oct. 10) — the country’s National Day.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211009-2814425

 

Taiwan to raise minimum monthly wage by 5.21% in 2022

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — Taiwan announced Friday its plans to raise the minimum monthly and hourly wage by 5.21 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2022.The decision of the Minimum Wage Review Committee under the Ministry of Labor (MOL) will have to be approved later this month by the Cabinet which almost invariably follows its recommendation.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211008-2814139


Harvard language program relocates from China to Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (AP) — An intensive summer language program hosted by Harvard University in Beijing will relocate to Taiwan in the summer of 2022, as the U.S.-China relationship remains strained.

The program is moving to Taipei and will kick off next summer with about 60 students who will take eight weeks of classes, National Taiwan University confirmed Wednesday.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211013-2825221


How to collect your free vouchers at convenience store near you

National

TAIPEI (The China Post) — You can finally pick up your Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers just in time for the three-day Double Ten holiday in Taiwan.According to data provided by the Executive Yuan, around 11.9 million have registered for physical vouchers and can pick them up at specific businesses including convenience stores, pharmacies, and markets between Oct. 8 and Oct. 21.

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211008-2814069


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.       crash                   碰撞

2.       district                  

3.       kidnapping           綁架

4.       convicted             被定罪

5.       toward                  朝向

6.       Mennonite            門諾派

7.       investigator           研究者

8.       starving                 挨餓

9.       rehearsal              排演

10.     unfolded               展開

11.     minimum              最低限度

12.     Committee           委員會

13.     relocates              搬遷

14.     vouchers             代金劵

15.     convenience       方便

 

III. VoiceTube

這就是為什麼您拖延…以及如何解決它(This Is Why You're ProcrastinatingAnd How To Fix It)

初級

 

煩人的橘子-實戰玩具挑戰(Annoying Orange - Real vs Toy Challenge)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/v3/videos/143938


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.”— Jackson Brown Jr., Writer

「不要說你時間不夠,你每天被付予的小時數和海倫凱勒、巴士德、米開朗基羅、達文西、傑弗遜、及愛因斯坦完全一樣。」傑克森‧小布朗 (作家)

2.“No matter how good an idea sounds, test it first.”— Henry Bloch, H&R Block co-founder

「不管一個想法聽起來有多好,先測試一下。」亨利布羅 (公司創辦人)

3.“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”— Peter Drucker, Management Expert

「我們必需時常改進、挑戰、及增加我們的知識,否則它將不復存在。」彼得杜拉克 (管理學專家)

4.“We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn’t get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn’t get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now – this moment, this day – to perform effectively and win.”— Joe Torre, Baseball Manager

「我們可以從過去的失敗和錯誤中學習,但我們不應該停留在那裡。我們可以把未來的目標放在心裡,但我們也不應該停留在那裡。唯一發揮我們潛力的方法是集中注意力在現在此時此刻,這一天需要做的事情,有效的執行且獲得勝利。」喬‧托瑞 (職棒教練)

5.“All men who deliberate on controversial matters should do it free of hate, friendship, anger and pity.”— Sallust, historian

「在商討具有爭議性話題時,所有人都應在沒有仇恨、友誼、氣憤、及憐憫的情況下進行。」薩盧斯特 (歷史學家)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/


V. Singing River

 

Unsteady” By X Ambassadors 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0lw3qylVfY

 

Hold
抱緊

Hold on
把我抱緊

Hold on to me
不要讓我溜走

Cause I'm a little unsteady
因為我有點情緒不穩

A little unsteady
難以平伏的心情

 

Mama, come here
媽媽,快過來

Approach, appear*
給我抱抱,笑容展露

Daddy, I'm alone
爸爸,我感到很孤獨

Cause this house don't feel like home
因為這個家再沒有家的感覺

 

If you love me, don't let go
假如你愛我,請不要放手

If you love me, don't let go
假如你還愛我,不要留我孤獨一人

 

Hold
牽起我手

Hold on
把我抱緊

Hold on to me
不要放開我

Cause I'm a little unsteady
因為我有點情緒不穩

A little unsteady
殘破的心靈

 

Mother, I know
媽媽,我知道

That you're tired of being alone
你已經厭倦了孤獨的痛苦

Dad, I know you're trying
爸爸,我知道你在嘗試

To fight when you feel like flying
與悲傷和困難對抗,就算感覺如此不實

 

If you love me, don't let go
假如你愛我,請不要放棄

If you love me, don't let go
假如你還愛我,不要留我孤獨一人

 

Hold
抱緊

Hold on
把我抱緊

Hold on to me
不要離開我

Cause I'm a little unsteady
因為我的心情接近崩潰

A little unsteady
傷心欲絕

https://oscarbat09.pixnet.net/blog/post/205481443-x-ambassadors---unsteady-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E%E7%BF%BB%E8%AD%AF

 

Look What You Made Me Do” By Taylor Swift 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA


I don't like your little games
我不喜歡你那些小把戲
Don't like your tilted stage
不喜歡你那傾斜飄浮空中的舞台
The role you made me play
你讓我演的角色
Of the fool, no, I don't like you
像個白癡,喔,我不喜歡你
I don't like your perfect crime
我不喜歡你自以為完美的犯罪
How you laugh when you lie
還有當你說謊時的笑容
You said the gun was mine
你說這槍是我的
Isn't cool, no, I don't like you
說真的,一點都不酷,我不喜歡你


But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
但在最後一刻我變得更聰明,我更努力
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
親愛的,我從死亡中升起,我一直都在努力
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
我手上有一些名單,包括你的,畫著紅線
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
一次又一次的檢查校對著

Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼

I don't like your kingdom keys
我不喜歡你王國的鑰匙
They once belonged to me
它們曾經屬於我
You ask me for a place to sleep
你向我乞求一個能睡覺的地方
Locked me out and threw a feast (what?)
卻將我鎖在外頭,吃著大餐?
The world goes on, another day, another drama, drama
世界不斷前進,或許只是不同天,不同的演出
But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma
但對我來說不是,對我來說不是,我所想只剩因果輪迴
And then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure
世界依然在走,但有一件事是確定的
Baby, I got mine, but you'll all get yours
寶貝,我有我的輪迴,你也會找到你自己的

But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
但在最後一刻我變得更聰明,我更努力
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
親愛的,我從死亡中升起,我一直都在努力
I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined
我手上有一些名單,包括你的,畫著紅線
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
一次又一次的檢查校對著

Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼

I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
我不相信任何人,也沒有人相信我
I'll be the actress, starring in your bad dreams
我將會成為一個女演員,主演你的惡夢
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
我不相信任何人,也沒有人相信我
I'll be the actress, starring in your bad dreams
我將會成為一個女演員,主演你的惡夢
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
我不相信任何人,也沒有人相信我
I'll be the actress, starring in your bad dreams
我將會成為一個女演員,主演你的惡夢
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
我不相信任何人,也沒有人相信我
I'll be the actress, starring in your bad dreams
我將會成為一個女演員,主演你的惡夢
(Look what you made me do)
看看你對我做了什麼
(Look what you made me do)
看看你對我做了什麼

"I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now."
抱歉,舊的泰勒斯現在沒辦法接電話
"Why?"
什麼?為什麼
"Oh 'cause she's dead!"
喔,她死了

Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Ooh, look what you made me do
喔,看看你讓我做了什麼
Look what you made me do
看看你要我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼
Look what you just made me do
看看你對我做了什麼

http://hjk897456321.pixnet.net/blog/post/343633754


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