【 第350期 】英文公園 第260期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 

I. News Path–新聞步道

 

至少125人在印度足球場的擠壓中喪生/伊朗逮捕女子，因在餐廳吃飯不戴頭巾/俄羅斯海底天然氣管道洩漏了/停賽兩年後慕尼黑啤酒節回歸/印度議員推動加強台印關係以對抗中國/台灣6.8級地震1死146傷/台灣士兵供應減少/台灣14個森林遊樂區雙十假期半價

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.     stadium                      體育場

2.     violence                     暴力

3.     forces                         部隊

4.     hijab                           頭巾

5.     Mystery                      神秘

6.     pipelines                     管道

7.     Oktoberfest                 慕尼黑啤酒節

8.     hiatus                          中斷

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

一個會改變你生活的習慣/超實用！如何和人搭話三大技巧

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act.”— Maxwell Maltz, Cosmetic Surgeon

「通常成功者與失敗者的不同，不是前者擁有較好的能力或想法，而是敢於測試自己的想法，冒計算過的險 – 並且行動。」– 麥斯威爾‧瑪爾茲 (整形外科醫師)

2.“Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, ‘I did that.”— Michael Josephson, Ethics Speaker

「不管你做什麼，創造一點不同，爭取回顧時可以說『那是我做的』的權利。」– 麥克‧喬瑟夫 (倫理講師)

3.“The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.”— Brene Brown, Scholar

「其實，歸屬感始於接受自己，你感到認同的程度，事實上，絕不會超過你接受自己的程度，因為相信自己夠好，會帶給你勇氣，展現真實、脆弱及不完美的一面。」– 布芮尼．布朗 (學者)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Bam Bam / I Ain’t Worried

 

I.               News Path

 

At least 125 killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush

World

CNN— At least 125 people are dead after chaos and violence erupted during an Indonesian league soccer match into the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia’s National Police Chief in what is one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters of all time.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/01/asia/indonesia-soccer-stadium-stampede-persebaya-surabaya-arema-fc-intl-hnk/index.html

 

Iranian security forces arrest a woman for eating at restaurant in public without her hijab, family says

World

CNN— Iranian security forces arrested a woman after a photo of her and another woman eating at a Tehran restaurant without their head scarves was widely circulated online, her family said Friday. The photo emerged Wednesday showing the two women having breakfast at a cafe that, like most coffeehouses in Iran, is traditionally patronized by men.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/30/middleeast/donya-rad-iran-hijab-arrest-intl/index.html

Mystery leaks hit Russian undersea gas pipelines to Europe

World

European countries on Tuesday raced to investigate unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea near Sweden and Denmark, infrastructure at the heart of an energy crisis since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Several European officials said sabotage appeared to be the likely cause, while Russia — which built the network — did not rule it out.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/27/energy/nord-stream-pipeline-leaks

 

Oktoberfest returns after two-year hiatus

World

The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, kicked off on Saturday for the first time since 2019, marking the end of a two-year hiatus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Thousands sporting "Lederhosen", or leather trousers -- a typical mainstay of Bavarian culture -- flocked to the event that usually attracts around 6 million visitors to Munich a year, including tourists from around the world.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/oktoberfest-returns-munich/index.html

 

Indian parliamentarian pushes for closer Taiwan-India ties to counter China

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Indian Parliamentarian Sujeet Kumar has called for India to strengthen ties with Taiwan given both nations are democracies.Kumar said that the Indian government should bolster political exchanges and send a parliamentary delegation to Taiwan to show its support at a time when China is bullying both India and Taiwan, according to CNA. The two countries should share intelligence and security expertise to counter China, he suggested.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4675558

 

1 dead, 146 injured from magnitude 6.8 Taiwan quake

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck southeast Taiwan on Sunday (Sept. 18) has caused one death and 146 injuries, with nearly 500 people still stranded in mountainous areas of eastern Taiwan due to landslides that blocked roads.At 2:44 p.m. on Sunday, a magnitude 6.8 temblor was detected 42.7 kilometers north of Taitung County Hall at a shallow focal depth of 7 kilometers.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4662076

 

Taiwan faces dwindling supply of soldiers

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The number of men reaching conscription age in Taiwan has hit a ten-year low, according to a survey on new recruits for 2022, presenting a challenge for the country’s defenses.A legislative report suggests that the number of men registered for compulsory military service in 2022 logged 118,000, the lowest in a decade.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4675430

14 of Taiwan’s forest recreation areas offer half-price admission for Double Ten Day holiday

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Fourteen of Taiwan’s national forest recreation areas will offer half-price admission during the three-day Double Ten Day holiday from Oct. 8-10, the country’s Forestry Bureau said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. 29).

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4672117

II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.     stadium                       體育場

2.     violence                      暴力

3.     forces                         部隊

4.     hijab                           頭巾

5.     Mystery                      神秘

6.     pipelines                     管道

7.     Oktoberfest                慕尼黑啤酒節

8.     hiatus                          中斷

9.     parliamentarian          議會議員

10.   ties                              關係

11.   injured                        受傷

12.   magnitude                  幅度

13.   soldiers                       士兵

14.   conscription               徵兵

15.   half-price                    半價

 

III. VoiceTube

一個會改變你生活的習慣(One Habit That Will Change Your Life)

初級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/73546

 

超實用！如何和人搭話三大技巧(How To Make Small Talk)

中級

https://www.voicetube.com/videos/61620

IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one’s ideas, to take a calculated risk – and to act.”— Maxwell Maltz, Cosmetic Surgeon

「通常成功者與失敗者的不同，不是前者擁有較好的能力或想法，而是敢於測試自己的想法，冒計算過的險 – 並且行動。」– 麥斯威爾‧瑪爾茲 (整形外科醫師)

2.“Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, ‘I did that.”— Michael Josephson, Ethics Speaker

「不管你做什麼，創造一點不同，爭取回顧時可以說『那是我做的』的權利。」– 麥克‧喬瑟夫 (倫理講師)

3.“The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.”— Brene Brown, Scholar

「其實，歸屬感始於接受自己，你感到認同的程度，事實上，絕不會超過你接受自己的程度，因為相信自己夠好，會帶給你勇氣，展現真實、脆弱及不完美的一面。」– 布芮尼．布朗 (學者)

4.“If you don’t admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you’re bound to make the same one again.”— Pat Summitt, Basketball Coach

「如果你不承認錯誤並負起責任，你必將再犯同樣錯誤。」– 帕特·施蜜特 (籃球教練)

5.“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”— Gloria Steinem, Feminist

「沒有想像力的躍進、或夢想，就沒有其它可能給人的興奮。夢想終究也是計劃的一種形式。」– 葛羅莉亞·斯坦能 (女權主義者)

https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/5/

V. Singing River

 

“Bam Bam” By Camila Cabello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8VfKZCOo_I

You said you hated the ocean, but you’re surfin’ now

你說你討厭海洋，但你現在開始衝浪了

I said I’d love you for life, but I just sold our house

我說過我會愛你一輩子，但現在我賣了我們的房子

We were kids at the start, I guess we’re grown-ups now, mmm

我們開始時都像孩子，我猜現在我們是大人了

Couldn’t ever imagine even havin’ doubts

沒辦法想像存有疑慮

But not everything works out, no

但不是每件事都能順利的

 

Now I’m out dancin’ with strangers

現在我和陌生人共舞

You could be casually datin’

你也許在隨意地約會

Damn, it’s all changin’ so fast

該死，一切都改變得太快

 

Así e’ la vida, sí

這就是生活

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

這就是人生，寶貝

Yeah, love came around and it knocked me down

愛來到我身邊又讓我摔倒

But I’m back on my feet

但我重新站起來了

Así e’ la vida, sí

生活就是這樣

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

寶貝，這就是人生

I was barely standin’, but now I’m dancin’

我當時幾乎站不起來，但現在我正跳著舞

He’s all over me (Goza)

他已經放下了

 

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam (Así e’ la vida)

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam

 

It’s been a hell of a year, thank God we made it out

已經過了一年，謝天謝地我們度過了

Yeah, we were ridin’ a wave and trying not to drown

我們當時騎著浪，試著不要溺水

And on the surface, I held it together

在表面，我撐住了

But underneath, I sorta came unwound

但在底下，我卻過得不好

Where would I be? You’re all that I need

我該去哪裡呢?你是我所要的一切

My world, baby, you hold me down

我的世界，寶貝

You always hold me down

你總是掌控著我

 

Well, I’ve been a breaker and broken

我曾經破碎又不堪

Every mistake turns to moments

每個錯誤變成回憶

Wouldn’t take anything back

不會拿回任何一個

 

Así e’ la vida, sí

這就是生活

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

這就是人生，寶貝

Yeah, love came around and it knocked me down

愛來到我身邊又讓我摔倒

But I’m back on my feet

但我重新站起來了

Así e’ la vida, sí

生活就是這樣

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

寶貝，這就是人生

I was barely standin’, but now I’m dancin’

我當時幾乎站不起來，但現在我正跳著舞

He’s all over me (Goza)

他已經放下了

 

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam (Ahí, ahí)

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam

Ba-da, bam-bam-bam-bam

 

Y sigue bailando, hey

繼續跳舞吧

Y sigue bailando, a-ha

繼續跳舞吧

(Keep dancing, yeah)

(繼續跳舞吧)

Y sigue bailando

繼續跳舞吧

(Keep dancing, yeah)

(繼續跳舞吧)

Y sigue bailando (Hey), a-ha (Hay amor en todos lados)

繼續跳舞吧

Y sigue bailando (Keep dancing, yeah) (Sigue, sigue, sigue bailando)

繼續跳舞吧(繼續跳舞吧)

Y sigue bailando (Hey) (Hay amor en todos lados)

繼續跳舞吧

Y sigue bailando, woah (Sigue, sigue, sigue bailando)

繼續跳舞吧

 

Así e’ la vida, sí

這就是生活

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

這就是人生，寶貝

Yeah, love came around and it knocked me down

愛來到我身邊又讓我摔倒

But I’m back on my feet

但我重新站起來了

Así e’ la vida, sí

生活就是這樣

Yeah, that’s just life, baby

寶貝，這就是人生

I was barely standin’, but now I’m dancin’

我當時幾乎站不起來，但現在我正跳著舞

He’s all over me (Goza)

他已經放下了

 

Now I, now I’m dancin’ (Keep dancing, yeah)

現在我正跳著舞(繼續跳舞吧)

Now I, now I’m dancin’ (Keep dancing, yeah)

現在我正跳著舞(繼續跳舞吧)

Now I, now I’m dancin’ (Keep dancing, yeah)

現在我正跳著舞(繼續跳舞吧)

(Ba-da, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam)

And now I’m dancin’ (Keep dancing, yeah)

現在我正跳著舞(繼續跳舞吧)

Now I’m dancin’ (Keep dancing, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

現在我正跳著舞(繼續跳舞吧)

 

https://meliceherworld.com/%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E%E7%BF%BB%E8%AD%AF-camila-cabello-bam-bam-ft-ed-sheeran/

 

“I Ain’t Worried” By OneRepublic

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

[Verse 1]

I don't know what you've been told

我不知道妳究竟聽了什麼

But time is running out, no need to take it slow

但沒時間慢慢來了

I'm stepping to you toe-to-toe

我要慢慢的對妳出手了

I should be scared, honey, maybe so

我是該害怕，親愛的，或許吧

 

[Chorus]

But I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

但我現在完全不會煩惱

Keeping dreams alive, 1999, heroes

繼續做著90末的英雄夢

I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

我現在完全不會煩惱

Swimmin' in the floods, dancing on the clouds below

看我在洪水中游泳，在雲端下跳舞

 

[Post-Chorus]

I ain't worried 'bout it

我壓根就不煩惱

I ain't worried 'bout it (Hey)

一點也不

 

[Verse 2]

I don't know what you've been told

我不知道妳究竟聽了什麼

But time is running out so spend it like it's gold

可目前時間如同金錢般不能浪費

I'm living like I'm nine-zeros

我活得像在90年代般無憂無慮

Got no regrets even when I am broke (Yeah)

縱使搞到破產我也沒差

I'm at my best when I got something I'm wanting to steal

當我有目的去守株待兔時，我會竭盡所能

Way too busy for them problems and problems to feel (Yeah, yeah)

因為這樣常疏忽掉麻煩已經找上我

No stressing, just obsessing with sealing the deal

不過只要目的達成，壓力自然舒緩

I'll take it in and let it go

我就會接受結果與放手

 

[Chorus]

But I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

但我現在完全不會煩惱

Keeping dreams alive, 1999, heroes

繼續做著90末的英雄夢

I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

我現在完全不會煩惱

Swimmin' in the floods, dancing on the clouds below

看我在洪水中游泳，在雲端下跳舞

 

[Post-Chorus]

I ain't worried 'bout it

我壓根就不煩惱

I ain't worried 'bout it (Hey)

一點也不

 

[Bridge]

Ooh, I ain't worried

我壓根就不煩惱

Ooh, oh, no, no

 

[Chorus]

But I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

但我現在完全不會煩惱

Keeping dreams alive, 1999, heroes

繼續做著90末的英雄夢

I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)

我現在完全不會煩惱

Swimmin' in the floods, dancing on the clouds below

看我在洪水中游泳，在雲端下跳舞

 

[Post-Chorus]

I ain't worried 'bout it (Ooh, hey)

我壓根就不煩惱

I ain't worried 'bout it (Ooh, hey)

我壓根就不煩惱

 

[Outro]

I ain't worried 'bout it

這些我一點都不擔心

 

https://www.music-cool.tw/2022/05/onerepublic-i-aint-worried.html