【 第354期 】英文公園 第264期

  (台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

冬季風暴導致至少37人死亡,數千人停電/中國停止發布每日Covid病例數據/中國在台灣和日本附近進行“打擊演習”/為什麼阿根廷戰勝法國是有史以來最偉大的世界杯/中國在台灣舉行創紀錄的“罷工演習”/台灣警方擊斃男子襲擊其侄子/台灣對大陸水果市場依存度降至3%/台灣該全面禁止TikTok嗎?

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.Prolonged                    延長

2.brutal                            殘酷的

3.figures                          數字

4.authorities                    當局

5.strike                            罷工

6.drill                               訓練(尤指軍事)

7.curtain                          

8.conclusion                    結局

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

驚人發現!咖啡這樣喝才對!/為什麼喝咖啡會提神?看看背後的科學!

 

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

Is It Just Me? / less of you

 

I.               News Path

 

Prolonged winter storm causes at least 37 deaths and leaves thousands without power

World

CNN— The prolonged winter storm that brought heavy snow, high winds and brutal cold to most of the US this past week has killed at least 37 people and had hundreds of thousands without power on Christmas morning.Perhaps the worst impact was around Buffalo, New York, where 43 inches of snow fell as of Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-power-outages-sunday/index.html

 

China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar

World

CNN— China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that the true toll of the country’s ongoing outbreak is much worse than the official figures published by authorities.The National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday that “relevant outbreak information” would instead be published by China’s CDC, a sub-department managed by the NHC.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/asia/china-covid-cases-publishing-nhc-intl


China carries out military exercises near Taiwan and Japan, sending 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in ‘strike drill’

World

Taipei, Taiwan CNN— China sent 47 aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, its largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defense zone in recent months, as Beijing steps-up efforts to normalize aggressive military operations around the self-ruled island.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/25/asia/taiwan-china-aircraft-incursions-intl-hnk

 

Why Argentina’s win over France was the greatest World Cup final ever

World

CNN— It seems only yesterday that Enner Valencia was swatting aside Qatar in the 2022 World Cup’s curtain raiser.As the dust settles on an enthralling month of soccer action, fans have been treated to arguably one of the greatest ever World Cup tournaments in the sport’s history.In fitting fashion, Sunday’s final exploded like a firework display to provide the ultimate conclusion to Qatar 2022.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/football/argentina-france-best-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html

 

China launches record 'strike drills' around Taiwan on Christmas Day

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China announced on Christmas Day that it had conducted "strike drills" around Taiwan and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked the presence of 71 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around the country.The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced on Sunday (Dec. 25) it had organized "joint combat readiness patrols and joint firepower strike drills of all armed forces in the sea and airspace around Taiwan."

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4761905

 

Taiwan police kill man attacking his nephew

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two Kaohsiung City police officers on Friday night (Dec. 23) fired 15 shots at and eventually killed a man attacking his nephew during a dispute regarding family inheritance.Kaohsiung City Police Department’s Gangshan Precinct responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Ganshan District sometime after 8 p.m., CNA reported.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4761547

 

Taiwan cuts reliance on Chinese fruit market to 3%

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan has cut its reliance on the Chinese market for its fruit exports to 3%, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Saturday (Dec. 24).Over the past year, the country has had to deal with sudden bans by China on the import of products including pineapple and other fruits, beer and beverages, fish and seafood. As a result, the share of Taiwan fruit exports to China has dropped from 80% five years ago to 3% now, COA Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4761037


Should Taiwan completely ban TikTok?

National


TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) News broke Dec. 5 that Taiwans new Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) had banned public sector employees from having the social media video platform TikTok and the sister China-centric version of the software Douyin (抖音) installed on their devices.New Taipei City government announced it would follow suit. The U.S. federal government and many states have done something similar.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4760090


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.Prolonged                    延長

2.brutal                            殘酷的

3.figures                          數字

4.authorities                    當局

5.strike                            罷工

6.drill                               訓練(尤指軍事)

7.curtain                          

8.conclusion                    結局

9.launches                      啟動儀式

10.patrols                        巡邏

11.nephew                      侄子

12.inheritance                 繼承

13.reliance                      依賴

14.Agriculture                 農業

15.federal                       聯邦

 

III. VoiceTube

驚人發現!咖啡這樣喝才對!(The One Way You Should Actually Be Drinking Coffee)

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/24066

 

為什麼喝咖啡會提神?看看背後的科學!(The Science of Caffeine: The World)

中級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/21297


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.“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.”— Cynthia Heimel, Writer

「不確定的時候,出醜一下沒關係,出色的創造力和最白癡的舉止,有時只有極細微的差距,別管那麼多,衝一下就對了。」– 辛西亞·海默爾 (作家)

5.“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)

https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/4/


V. Singing River

 

Is It Just Me?” By Sasha Alex Sloan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOa3hrRD9mk

 

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

 

I hate holding babies

我不喜歡抱小嬰兒

And people tryna save me

與討厭試圖拯救我的人們

Think religion is a business

人們將信仰視為商業行為

Where you pay for God’s forgiveness

付錢即能得到上帝的原諒

Modern art is boring

現代藝術既枯燥又乏味

Politicians are annoying

滿口謊言的政客讓人作噁

I don’t think love lasts forever

我不認為愛能永久留存

And old music was better

老歌總是最扣人心弦

 

Am I just high or am I kinda right?

是我太自負還是其實我說對了?

 

Is it just me or does anybody

只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Feel the way that I feel

雖然擁有和我相同的感受

They’re just not being real

但他們不願說出口

Is it just me or is anybody

只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Thinkin’ all the same shit

覺得世上充滿鳥事

They’re just not sayin’ it

他們只是不說出口

Or is it just me?

還是只有我這樣?

 

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

 

Weddings are outdated

舉辦婚禮已經落伍

The show friends was overrated

美劇《六人行》其實也被過譽

I think rich kids have it easy

富二代想做什麼都很容易

And PDA is creepy

公然放閃更是讓人雞皮疙瘩掉滿地

The internet’s obnoxious

網路讓人感到焦慮煩躁

People my age make me nauseous

與同輩相處更是讓我想吐

I think marijuana’s classy

我覺得大麻是時髦代表

And doing coke is trashy

而古柯鹼已無價值可言

 

Am I just high or am I kinda right?

是我太自負還是其實我說對了?

 

Is it just me or does anybody

只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Feel the way that I feel

雖然擁有和我相同的感受

They’re just not being real

但他們不願說出口

Tell me is it just me or is anybody

告訴我,只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Thinkin’ the all same shit

儘管世上一堆鳥事

They’re just not sayin’ it

但他們選擇不說出口

Or is it just me?

還是只有我這樣想?

 

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

 

I should probably bite my tongue but I can’t be the only one

或許我該保持沈默,但我知道一定有人跟我一樣

I should probably bite my tongue but I can’t be the only one or

或許我該保持沈默,但我知道一定有人跟一樣

Is it just me or does anybody

只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Feel the way that I feel

雖然擁有和我相同的感受

They’re just not being real

但他們不願說出口

Tell me is it just me or is anybody

告訴我,只有我這樣還是大家也是如此

Thinkin’ all the same shit

雖然世上一堆鳥事

They’re just not sayin’ it

但他們選擇不說出口

 

Or is just me?

還是只有我這樣?

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

Is it just me?

只有我這樣嗎?

I should probably bite my tongue but I can’t be the only one

或許我該保持沈默,但我知道一定有人跟我一樣

I should probably bite my tongue but I can’t be the only one

或許我該保持沈默,但我知道一定有人跟我一樣

 

https://shhhhbequiet.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/is-it-just-me-sasha-sloan/

 

less of you” By keshi

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


Hello

Are you awake right now?

你醒著嗎

God, I just need to hear the sound of you

天吶,我只是想聽聽你的聲音

Please, calm me down

拜託讓我冷靜下來

And I know that it's selfish, but

我知道這樣很自私,但

You are the only thing that's

你是唯一一件

Ever made sense to me, I

對我來說有意義的事

I don't wanna do this

我不想要繼續

I don't know how to do this without you

我不知道沒有妳該怎麼生活

 

Cling to your side

依戀著你

Voices at night

深夜的低語

Cover my eyes

閉上雙眼

I'm terrified

我好徬徨

No in between

沒有得選擇

A face on a screen

螢幕上的妳

Ain't an adequate replacement for your being with me

都比不上妳真的待在我身邊

 

 

Too much time in the limelight

花太多時間在聚光燈下

Gimme your all on the landline

而我只能透過電話跟妳聯絡

Want it so bad but I won't lie

渴望著你而無法隱瞞

And it just gets worse in the nighttime

在夜裡又更加的難耐

Never stays for long

從來不曾久留

And she's gone in the morning

清晨就不見她的身影

 

When you come home

每當妳回到家

I just got over being less of you

我早已習慣沒有妳的日子

When you leave me

但每當妳離開時

I'm in pieces

我又心碎不已

Maybe it's better if we cut it loose

也許我們還是分手比較好

 

Tell me how your day was

告訴我妳今天過得如何

No, I'm not okay

不,我過得一點都不好

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道,我不知道

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道,我不知道

Time never moved so slow

時間不曾走得這麼慢

Bedtime, hit your phone up

睡前打了電話給妳

Tell me where to go, where to go

告訴我該怎麼做

Tell me where to go, where to go

告訴我該怎麼做

 

 

Too much time in the limelight

花太多時間在聚光燈下

Gimme your all on the landline

而我只能透過電話跟妳聯絡

Want it so bad but I won't lie

渴望著你而無法隱瞞

And it just gets worse in the nighttime

在夜裡又更加的難耐

Never stays for long

從來不曾久留

And she's gone in the morning

清晨就不見她的身影

 

 

When you come home

每當妳回到家

I just got over being less of you

我早已習慣沒有妳的日子

When you leave me

但每當妳離開時

I'm in pieces

我又心碎不已

Maybe it's better if we cut it loose

也許我們還是分手比較好

 

 

I don't know how to do this without you

我不知道沒有妳該怎麼生活

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道,我不知道

I don't know how to do this without you

我不知道沒有妳該怎麼生活

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道,我不知道

I don't know how to do this without you

我不知道沒有妳該怎麼生活

 

https://skyblue0701.pixnet.net/blog/post/41454112-%E3%80%90%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E%E3%80%91keshi-less-of-you


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