【 第344期 】英文公園 第254期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

孟加拉國大火:倉庫爆炸造成40多人死亡,數百人受傷/中國戰機攔截澳大利亞飛機/巴基斯坦塔利班武裝分子宣布與伊斯蘭堡無限期停火/天安門:六在香港舉行大屠殺週年紀念日/台灣反對暫時對遊客開放邊境/台灣端午節六大忌諱/失踪徒步者在台灣中部河谷被發現死亡/台灣台塑石化確認俄羅斯石油運輸

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.       depot                   倉庫

2.       blast                     爆破

3.       intercepts             攔截

4.       manoeuvre          機動

5.       announce            宣布

6.       ceasefire             停火

7.       Tiananmen          天安門

8.       massacre            大屠殺

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

最熟悉也最陌生!「the」到底怎麼用?/瘋了的瘋叔叔今年將使感恩節感覺正常

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.”— Ayn Rand, Writer

「沒有人的快樂,除了我自己的,是我能力範圍內可以獲得或破壞。」艾茵蘭德 (小說家)

2.“I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.”— Allen Klein, Record Label Executive

「我主張你不但可以笑看逆境,而且還是必要的,如果你想面對挫折而不被擊敗。」艾倫克萊恩 (唱片公司總裁)

3.“It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.”— Marilyn Kennedy, Leadership Coach

「寧可大膽果斷、冒險犯錯,而不要猶疑不定、正確的太晚。」瑪麗蓮甘迺迪 (領導學教練)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Happier / Youngblood

 

I.                News Path

 

Bangladesh fire: Over 40 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast

World

A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 49 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of shipping containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda.It is thought that chemicals were stored in some of the containers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61693778


China fighter jet intercepts Australian plane – Canberra

World

Australia has accused the pilot of a Chinese fighter jet of carrying out a dangerous manoeuvre near one of its aircraft over the South China Sea.It says the Chinese aircraft released flares and cut in front of the Australian surveillance plane.The Chinese jet then released "chaff" - an anti-radar device which includes small pieces of aluminium which entered the Australian plane's engine.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61696973

 

Pakistani Taliban militants announce indefinite ceasefire with Islamabad

World

The Pakistani Taliban has announced an indefinite ceasefire with Pakistan's government after talks brokered by the Afghan Taliban government.The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said substantial progress had been made at the talks in Kabul, and the truce extended until further notice.A Pakistani government official said the talks were moving in a positive direction, AFP news agency reports.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61681128

 

Tiananmen: Six held in Hong Kong on anniversary of massacre

World

Six people have been arrested in Hong Kong as authorities moved to restrict public commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre.Saturday was the 33rd anniversary of the highly sensitive incident in which China's rulers crushed peaceful protests with tanks and troops.Until recently, Hong Kong was one of the few Chinese territories which commemorated the event.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-61690523

 

Taiwan opposes opening borders to tourists for time being

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — While Taiwan was considering the loosening of COVID-19 border restrictions for business travelers in June, there were no plans at the moment to allow tourists into the country, reports said Friday (June 3).

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4559326

 

6 taboos to dodge during Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Friday (June 3) is Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) and like all festivals in Taiwan, there are a set of taboos to avoid in order to ensure good health, prosperity, and good luck for the rest of the year.

https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4558189


Missing hiker found dead in river valley in central Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A man reported missing by his family one day after he left home to climb Mount Tao (桃山) in central Taiwan was found dead in a river valley below the trail on Friday (June 3).

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4560709


Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical confirms Russian oil shipment

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Formosa Petrochemical Corp. (FPCC) confirmed that it had received a Russian oil shipment on Thursday (June 2).Environmental protection group Air Clean Taiwan on Wednesday (June 1) posted on Facebook that the tanker NS POINT had delivered up to 40,000 tons of Russian oil products to FPCC at Mailiao harbor in Yunlin County that night, according to CNA. 

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4558957


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.       depot                    倉庫

2.       blast                      爆破

3.       intercepts              攔截

4.       manoeuvre           機動

5.       announce             宣布

6.       ceasefire              停火

7.       Tiananmen           天安門

8.       massacre             大屠殺

9.       opposes               反對

10.     taboos                  禁忌

11.     dodge                   閃避

12.     valley                    山谷

13.     central                  中央

14.     Petrochemical      石油化工

15.     confirms               確認

 

III. VoiceTube

最熟悉也最陌生!「the」到底怎麼用? (3 Facts about 'The': English In A Minute)

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/v3/videos/70427

 

瘋了的瘋叔叔今年將使感恩節感覺正常(The Blow-Up Crazy Uncle Will Make Thanksgiving Feel Normal This Year)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/v3/videos/143898


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.”— Ayn Rand, Writer

「沒有人的快樂,除了我自己的,是我能力範圍內可以獲得或破壞。」艾茵蘭德 (小說家)

2.“I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.”— Allen Klein, Record Label Executive

「我主張你不但可以笑看逆境,而且還是必要的,如果你想面對挫折而不被擊敗。」艾倫克萊恩 (唱片公司總裁)

3.“It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.”— Marilyn Kennedy, Leadership Coach

「寧可大膽果斷、冒險犯錯,而不要猶疑不定、正確的太晚。」瑪麗蓮甘迺迪 (領導學教練)

4.“Difficulties are things that show a man’s nature.”— Epictetus, Philosopher

「困難可以顯示一個人的本性」愛比克泰德 (哲學家)

5.“Hope is a vigorous principle; it sets the head and heart to work, and animates a man to do his utmost. It makes a seeming impossibility give way.”— Jeremy Collier, Critic

「希望是一個有力的想法;它使一個人的頭腦及心智開始工作,並給予一個人活力來做最大的努力。它使一個看似不可能的事情讓步。」傑瑞米科利爾 (評論家)

http://www.dailyenglishquote.com/


V. Singing River

 

Happier” By Ed Sheeran 



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWZmdoY1aTE

 

Walking down 29th and park

遊走在29街以及公園中
I saw you in another's arms

我看見你身處另一人的懷中
Only a month we've been apart

我們兩人才只不過分手一個月而已
You look happier

你看起來就更快樂了

Saw you walk inside a bar

看到你走進酒吧中
He said something to make you laugh

他說了些令你莞爾一笑的話
I saw that both your smiles were twice as wide as ours

你的笑顏比我當時逗你笑時還要更燦爛
Yeah you look happier, you do

是的,你看起來的確比以往更快樂了

Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

沒有人會像我一樣讓你體會到心如刀割的痛苦
But ain't nobody love you like I do

但卻也沒人和我一樣需要你
Promise that I will not take it personal baby

親愛的,我發誓我不會太在乎
If you're moving on with someone new

如果你和你的新歡繼續長相廝守

'Cause baby you look happier, you do

因為寶貝,你現在真的看起來比以往快樂多了
My friends told me one day I'll feel it too

我的朋友們和我講總有一天我也會感到相同快活
And until then I'll smile to hide the truth

而到了那時我將會以微笑來隱瞞事實
But I know I was happier with you

但我知道我與你相處時的確更快樂

Sat in the corner of the room

獨自坐在房間的角落
Everything's reminding me of you

一切事物都勾起我對你的種種回憶
Nursing an empty bottle and telling myself you're happier

飲盡了整瓶酒,自己告訴自己你現在已經更快樂了
Aren't you?

難道沒有嗎?

Ain't nobody hurt you like I hurt you

沒有人會像我一樣的讓你感到痛不欲生之感
But ain't nobody need you like I do

然而卻也沒人會像我一樣需要你
I know that there's others that deserve you

雖然我明白仍有其他人能夠配得上你
But my darling I am still in love with you

但親愛的,我仍然深陷你設下的愛情囹圄中無法自拔


But I guess you look happier, you do

但我猜想你看起來的確更快樂了
My friends told me one day I'll feel it too

我的朋友們皆告訴我有一天也能夠完全走出傷痛
I could try to smile to hide the truth

我可以用笑容去掩飾真相
But I know I was happier with you

但我深深明白你才是我快樂的泉源


Baby you look happier, you do

親愛的,你的確看起來更快樂了
I knew one day you'd fall for someone new

我知道有一天你會再次墜入愛河的
But if he breaks your heart like lovers do

但倘若他又向其他愛人般地傷了你的心
Just know that I'll be waiting here for you

只要知道,我將會一直在此守候著你

 

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Youngblood” By 5 Seconds of Summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJSbO8UZVY


Remember the words you told me, "Love me 'til the day I die"?

是否記得妳曾說過那句:我會愛你直到永遠

Surrender my everything 'cause you made me believe you’re mine

為妳放棄所有,只因為我深信妳屬於我

Yeah, you used to call me baby, now you're calling me by name

曾經相愛,現在卻恍若陌生人

Takes one to know one, yeah, you beat me at my own damn game

我們沒什麼不同,在這場該死的愛戀裡妳我皆是輸家

 

[Bridge]

You’re pushing, you're pushing

不斷將我推開

I’m pulling away, pulling away from you

讓我遠走高飛

I give and I give and I give

我不停給妳妳所要的

And you take, give and you take

妳視為理所當然,就這麼一直重蹈覆轍

 

[Chorus]

Young blood

血氣方剛的我們

Say you want me, say you want me out of your life

妳要我滾出妳的人生

And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

今晚我像個死人在街上遊魂

But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time

但這就是妳所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh

Young blood

熱情的心

Say you want me, say you want me back in your life

妳卻要我重回妳的生命

So I’m just a dead man crawling tonight

所以同一晚我又再次回到妳身邊

'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time

因為這是我所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh

 

[Verse 2]

Lately, our conversations end like it’s the last goodbye

最近我們的話題搞得越來越像是最後的道別

Yeah, one of us gets too drunk and calls about a hundred times

一定有個人爛醉,為同一件事爭吵不下千次


So who you been calling, baby? Nobody could take my place

那妳都找誰抱怨這些?寶貝?沒人能取代我

When you looking at those strangers, hope to God you see my face

當妳試著搞外遇,我祈求上天讓妳看看我的狼狽

 

[Chorus]

Young blood

血氣方剛的我們

Say you want me, say you want me out of your life

妳要我滾出你的人生

And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

今晚我像個死人在街上遊魂

But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time

但這就是妳所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh

Young blood

熱情的心

Say you want me, say you want me back in your life

妳卻要我重回妳生命

So I’m just a dead man crawling tonight

所以同一晚我又再次回到妳身邊

'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time

因為這是我所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh  

 

[Bridge]

You’re pushing, you're pushing

不斷將我推開

I’m pulling away, pulling away from you

讓我遠走高飛

I give and I give and I give

我不停給妳妳所要的

And you take, give and you take

妳視為理所當然,就這麼一直重蹈覆轍


You’re running around and I’m running away

當妳靠近,我卻離去

Running away from you, from you

離妳遠去

 

[Chorus]

Young blood

那是我熱情的血液

Say you want me, say you want me out of your life

妳要我滾出你的人生

And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

今晚我像個死人在街上遊魂

But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time

但這就是妳所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh

Young blood

熱情的心

Say you want me, say you want me back in your life

妳卻要我重回妳的生命

So I’m just a dead man crawling tonight

所以同一晚我又再次回到妳身邊

'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time

因為這是我所要的

Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh

 

[Bridge]

You’re pushing, you're pushing

不斷將我推開

I’m pulling away, pulling away from you

讓我遠走高飛

I give and I give and I give

我不停給妳妳所要的

And you take, give and you take

妳視為理所當然,就這麼一直重蹈覆轍

 

Young blood

血氣方剛的我們

Say you want me, say you want me out of your life

一下要我留下,一下要我滾開

And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

我就似死人般在夜晚來來回回

 

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