【 第342期 】英文公園 第252期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

日本:10人確認死於失踪的旅遊船/馬克龍擊敗勒龐發誓要團結分裂法國/上海:綠色圍欄阻礙了被封鎖的居民/烏克蘭綜述:視頻似乎顯示馬里烏波爾鋼鐵廠的兒童/台灣 5 1 日動用巴士、高鐵 沒有 TRA 列車/新北男子在網上售賣假新冠疫苗卡被抓/台灣考慮將新冠隔離期縮短至7/中國戰機、反潛直升機進入台灣防空識別區

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.       tourist                 遊客

2.       sightseeing         觀光

3.       defeats               失敗

4.       unite divided       團結分裂

5.       fences                 柵欄

6.       residents             居民

7.       round-up             圍捕

8.       steelworks           鋼鐵廠

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

死了的人--英語解說員/”我認為這很棒'':英國人對疫苗新聞做出反應

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else’s projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle.”— Jack Canfield, Motivational author

「成功取決於善於拒絕別人而又不感到內疚。如果你總是答應配合別人的計劃方案,你自己的目標將無法得到進展。唯有把你的注意力放在可幫助你達到你理想生活的事情上,此生活方式才有機會實現。」傑克坎菲爾 (勵志作家)

2.“Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t necessarily enjoy. “— Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker

「成功的人養成做失敗的人不喜歡做的事情之習慣,他們藉由做他們不見得喜愛的事情來得到他們喜歡的結果。」厄爾南丁格爾 (勵志演說家)

3.“Dreams never hurt anybody if he keeps working right behind the dream to make as much of it become real as he can.”— Frank Woolworth, Entrepreneur

「夢想不會傷害任何人,只要一個人持續的在夢想背後努力,盡他所能讓夢想實現。」法蘭克伍爾沃斯 (企業家)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Treat You Better / lovely

 

I.                News Path

 

Japan: Ten confirmed dead from missing tourist boat

World

At least 10 people have been killed after a tourist boast went missing off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard says.They say the search is continuing in frigid waters for 16 others who were on board the Kazu 1 vessel.Contact with the boat was lost after it said it was taking on water at 13:15 local time (04:15 GMT) on Saturday.The Kazu 1 is believed to have been on a three-hour sightseeing voyage around the Shiretoko Peninsula.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61202599


Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France

World

Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected.The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower that now the election was over he would be a "president for all".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61209058

 

Shanghai: Green fences baffle locked down residents

World

Authorities battling Shanghai's latest Covid outbreak have installed fences to restrict the population's movement.Green barriers have appeared without warning outside buildings where those inside are forbidden from leaving.One resident told the BBC a green fence appeared inside his locked-up compound three days ago without any explanation.For weeks Shanghai's 25 million-strong population has been shut in their homes while officials try to contain the city's worst Covid surge to date.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61209761

 

Ukraine round-up: Video appears to show children in Mariupol steelworks

World

Ukraine's controversial Azov regiment has posted a video showing women and children purportedly sheltering underground at the Azovstal steel plant - the last part of the southern city of Mariupol not under Russian control.Women and children in a crowded room can be heard saying they are running out of food and water, and pleading to be evacuated. Some say they have seen no daylight for weeks, having been there from February.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61204273

 

Taiwan mobilizes buses, high-speed trains for May 1 without TRA trains

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — There will be no Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) train services on May 1 due to union action, prompting the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) to say Friday (April 22) it would arrange buses and high-speed trains for an estimated 358,000 travelers.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4515524

 

New Taipei man caught selling fake COVID vaccination card online

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A New Taipei man was arrested on Sunday (April 24) for allegedly selling fake COVID vaccination certificates online.That day, advertisements on online shopping platforms such as Shopee appeared, offering to sell Taiwan's "little yellow card" for NT$500 (US$17) and vaccination stickers for health insurance card for NT$40. The seller's card contained records of three completed vaccinations, while the name and ID number were left blank for buyers to later fill in.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4517982


Taiwan mulls shortening COVID quarantine to 7 days

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Experts will discuss with government officials next week whether the COVID-19 quarantine period should be shortened from 10 to seven days, reports said Saturday (April 23).The proposal reportedly found a large degree of consensus during a video conference call Saturday between Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) chief Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) and the mayors and commissioners of the six cities and counties worst affected by the current COVID surge.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4516710


Chinese jets, anti-submarine helicopter enter Taiwan’s ADIZ

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four fighter jets and one anti-submarine helicopter from China entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) Saturday (April 23), the Ministry of National Defense said.Apart from four Shenyang J-16 jets, the itinerary of a KA-28 ASW airship showed a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship must be plying the waters southwest of Taiwan, the Liberty Times reported.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4516854


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.       tourist                 遊客

2.       sightseeing         觀光

3.       defeats               失敗

4.       unite divided       團結分裂

5.       fences                 柵欄

6.       residents             居民

7.       round-up             圍捕

8.       steelworks           鋼鐵廠

9.       mobilizes             動員起來

10.     high-speed          高速

11.     allegedly              據稱

12.     advertisements    廣告

13.     shortening            縮短

14.     quarantine            隔離

15.     anti-submarine     反潛

 

III. VoiceTube

死了的人--英語解說員 (Dead Chuffed - English Explainers)

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/v3/videos/160869

 

我認為這很棒'':英國人對疫苗新聞做出反應(I think it's marvelous': Brits react to vaccine news)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/v3/videos/143909


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else’s projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle.”— Jack Canfield, Motivational author

「成功取決於善於拒絕別人而又不感到內疚。如果你總是答應配合別人的計劃方案,你自己的目標將無法得到進展。唯有把你的注意力放在可幫助你達到你理想生活的事情上,此生活方式才有機會實現。」傑克坎菲爾 (勵志作家)

2.“Successful people form the habit of doing what failures don’t like to do. They like the results they get by doing what they don’t necessarily enjoy. “— Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker

「成功的人養成做失敗的人不喜歡做的事情之習慣,他們藉由做他們不見得喜愛的事情來得到他們喜歡的結果。」厄爾南丁格爾 (勵志演說家)

3.“Dreams never hurt anybody if he keeps working right behind the dream to make as much of it become real as he can.”— Frank Woolworth, Entrepreneur

「夢想不會傷害任何人,只要一個人持續的在夢想背後努力,盡他所能讓夢想實現。」法蘭克伍爾沃斯 (企業家)

4.“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. president

「人類的善良從來沒有使一個自由民族的耐力變弱或性格變軟,一個國家不需要藉由殘忍來顯的強硬。」富蘭克林羅斯福 (美國第 32 任總統)

5.“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.”— Abigail Van Buren, Advice Columnist

「如果我們能以付出的代價來銷售自己的經驗,我們都將成為百萬富翁。」范布倫 (專欄諮詢作家)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/

 

V. Singing River

 

Treat You Better” By Shawn Mendes 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY2yjAdbvdQ

 

I won't lie to you

我不會欺騙你

I know he's just not right for you

我知道他並不適合你

And you can tell me if I'm off

你大可在我離去時告訴我

But I see it on your face

When you say that he's the one that you want

但當你說他就是你所想要的男人時

我讀出你臉上浮現的謊言

And you're spending all your time

花費了你所有珍貴的時間

In this wrong situation

在錯誤的地方

And anytime you want it to stop

你希望這一切能夠停止...

 

[Chorus]

I know I can treat you better

我知道我能待你更好

Than he can

遠比他所做的

And any girl like you deserves a gentleman

任何一個像妳一樣的女孩理應得到好紳士

Tell me why are we wasting time

告訴我為什麼要浪費彼此的時間

On all your wasted crime

處理你揮霍我對你的愛之罪行

When you should be with me instead

你應該要待在我身邊

I know I can treat you better

我知道我能更加珍愛你

Better than he can

多於他所能做的

 

[Verse 2]

 

I'll stop time for you

The second you say you'd like me too

我能為你凍結當你說你也愛我的那一剎那

I just wanna give you the loving that you're missing

我只是想給予你所思念的愛情

Baby, just to wake up with you

親愛的,與你醒於晨曦

Could be everything I need and this could be so different

將是我全部的所需,這可以變化無窮

Tell me what you want to do

告訴我你想做什麼

 

[Chorus]

 

Cause I know I can treat you better

Than he can

我知道我能盡我所能去對待你,大於他所能給你的

And any girl like you deserves a gentleman

任何一位像妳一樣的女孩應得一位好男孩

Tell me why are we wasting time

And all on your wasted crime

告訴我為什麼要浪費時間,處理你對我珍愛的揮霍

When you should be with me instead

我更適合你

I know I can treat you better

我知道我對你的愛

Better than he can   x3

與他天差地別

 

[Bridge]

 

Give me a sign

給我一個暗示

Take my hand, we'll be fine

緊握我手,我們可以撐過難關

Promise I won't let you down

向你保證我絕不離你而去

Just know that you don't

Have to do this alone

讓你了解不必獨自面對悲痛

Promise I'll never let you down

我保證絕不會放下你一個人

 

[Chorus]

 

Cause I know I can treat you better

因為我知道我能更加愛你

Than he can

遠超過他所能及

And any girl like you deserves a gentleman

任何一個像妳一樣的女孩值得一位好男士

Tell me why are we wasting time

And all on your wasted crime

告訴我為什麼要浪費時間

When you should be with me instead

其實你理應與我相戀

I know I can treat you better

我知道我能待你更好

Better than he can

遠過於他

 

https://lauren1209.pixnet.net/blog/post/108215489-shawn-mendes---treat-you-better--%E5%BE%85%E4%BD%A0%E6%9B%B4%E5%A5%BD-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E

 

lovely” By Billie Eilish, Khalid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Pl8CzNzCw


Thought I found a way

還以為自己找到了條道路

Thought I found a way, yeah (found)

還以為自己終於找到了方向 

But you never go away (never go away)

但你從來沒有離開過(未曾離去)

So I guess I gotta stay now

所以我猜想 我現在還是先留在這吧

 

[Pre-Chorus: Billie Eilish & Khalid]

Oh, I hope someday I'll make it out of here

我多渴望有天能離開此地

Even if it takes all night or a hundred years

就算需要花上幾晚 或又甚至是幾百年

Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near

 

需要個藏身之處 在這附近我卻無法找到

Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear

想感覺到自己是真正活著 面對自己的恐懼 與之對抗

 

[Chorus: Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish & Khalid]

Isn't it lovely, all alone

孤身一人 難道不惹人憐愛嗎 

Heart made of glass, my mind of stone

擁有著顆易碎的玻璃心 卻有著如鐵石般堅強的意志

Tear me to pieces, skin and bone

將我撕成碎片吧  骨肉分離

Hello, welcome home

哈嘍 歡迎回來

 

[Verse 2: Khalid, Khalid & Billie Eilish]

Walkin' out of town

走出這座城鎮

Lookin' for a better place (lookin' for a better place)

尋覓著更棒的地方留宿(尋找著更棒的地方)

Something's on my mind

腦海裡有些什麼

Always in my headspace

在腦內深處 蠢蠢欲動

 

[Pre-Chorus: Billie Eilish & Khalid]

Oh, I hope someday I'll make it out of here

我多渴望有天能離開此地

Even if it takes all night or a hundred years

就算需要花上幾晚 或又甚至是幾百年

Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near

需要個藏身之處 在這附近我卻無法找到

Wanna feel alive, outside I can fight my fear

想感覺到自己是真正活著 面對自己的恐懼 與之對抗

 

[Chorus: Billie Eilish, Billie Eilish & Khalid]

 

Isn't it lovely, all alone

孤身一人 難道不惹人憐愛嗎 

Heart made of glass, my mind of stone

擁有著顆易碎的玻璃心 卻有著如鐵石般堅強的意志

Tear me to pieces, skin and bone

將我撕成碎片吧  骨肉分離

Hello, welcome home

哈嘍 歡迎回來

 

[Outro: Khalid, Billie Eilish, Khalid & Billie Eilish]

Woah, yeah

 

Yeah, ah

 

Woah, woah

 

Hello, welcome home

歡迎回家

 

 

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