【 第358期 】英文公園 第268期

 (台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

以色列在黎巴嫩和加沙發動空襲後,火箭彈越界發射/“無處不在”教會了我們好萊塢的種族主義和代表性/世界棒球經典賽決賽:日本隊以3-2戰勝美國隊/美國人對TikTok禁令的看法/美國審查加快向台灣運送武器的政策/政府要求六福村完善防止動物逃跑措施/秀姑巒河漂流鐵人三項時隔3年再次舉辦/台灣春分6大禁忌

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.Israel                                          以色列

2.mosque                                      清真寺

3.racism                                        種族歧視

4.representation                            表示

5.slider                                          滑標

6.pitched                                       投球

7.testified                                      作證

8.persuading                                 說服

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

這些人都失敗過,你還怕什麼/如何畫下句點,重新開始?心靈雞湯

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I’m trying to do.”— Lewis Hamilton, Race Car Driver

「你只需接受你是怎樣的人,並為你是怎麼的人感到自豪,而那也正是我試圖做的事。」– 路易斯·漢米爾頓 (賽車手)

2.“I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.”— Mario Andretti, Race Car Driver

「我每天都數自己的幸事,真的,因為我不覺得它們是理所當然。」– 馬里奧‧安德烈蒂 (賽車手)

3.“Your career is your business, and you are its CEO.”— Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder

「你的職業如同你的公司,而你是執行長。」– 安迪·葛洛夫 (英特爾共同創辦人)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

Loved You Once / Older

 

I.               News Path

 

Israel launches strikes in Lebanon and Gaza after barrage of rockets fired across border

World

Jerusalem(CNN)— Israel said it struck targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza early Friday, amid rising tension days after Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.The launches came hours after dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory, a barrage the Israeli military blamed on Palestinian militants.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/06/middleeast/lebanon-rockets-israel-intl/index.html

 

What 'Everything Everywhere' has taught us about racism and representation in Hollywood

World

Throughout the awards season, the stars and creators of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" have shared their personal experiences with racism and representation in Hollywood.Many of them have noted how significant it is to receive this level of recognition in an industry that's been historically hard to break into for non-White actors, and they've also shared how their lives as immigrants and children of immigrants have shaped their work.

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-hyphenated-cec


World Baseball Classic final: Japan wins third title with 3-2 victory over Team USA

World

Japan won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, downing Team USA 3-2 in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami.The game ended in dramatic fashion with Japan’s Shohei Ohtani striking out his MLB teammate Mike Trout with a full-count slider to seal Japan’s third title. Ohtani, who batted .435 and pitched to a 1.86 ERA, was also named the tournament’s most valuable player.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/21/sport/world-baseball-classic-final-usa-japan-spt-intl/index.html

 

What Americans think of a TikTok ban

World

Washington(CNN)— Half of Americans support a US government ban on TikTok, while 22% oppose the idea and more than a quarter are unsure, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Friday.The survey results — collected in the days before and after TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress on March 23 — highlight the company’s challenges in persuading the public TikTok does not pose a national security risk.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/31/tech/tiktok-ban-pew-survey/index.html

 

US reviewing policies to speed up arms shipments to Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. is “actively reviewing” its weapons sales process to speed up arms shipments to Taiwan, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Thursday (April 6).Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. makes available to Taiwan defense articles and services necessary to enable and maintain a sufficient self-defense capability,” Patel said during a press conference.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4857459

 

Taiwan government demands Leofoo Village improve animal escape prevention measures

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After visiting the baboon enclosure at Leofoo Village on Friday (March 31), from which a baboon escaped, the Forestry Bureau demanded the theme park make improvements on animal escape prevention.In a press release, the Forestry Bureau wrote that it was accompanied by staff members from the Hsinchu County Government, three Taipei Zoo zookeepers, and experts in the field during the inspection.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4852538

 

Xiuguluan River Rafting Triathlon in east Taiwan resumes after 3 years

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Xiuguluan River Rafting Triathlon will resume at 6:30 a.m. on June 11 (Sunday) after having been canceled for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the scenic surroundings of Hualien County.The event, organized by the Tourism Bureau's East Coast National Scenic Area, is divided into four categories for participants to choose from: The triathlon, the triathlon mixed relay, the duathlon, and just rafting.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4855236


6 taboos for spring equinox in Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Tuesday (March 21) of the lunisolar calendar is Chunfen (春分), the spring equinox, and during this time traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) dictates that to balance yin and yang energy one should avoid extremes and excess by observing six taboos.In a Facebook post uploaded on Friday (March 17), numerology expert Hsiao Meng (小孟) pointed out this year's vernal equinox was at 5:24 a.m. on March 21.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4841850


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.Israel                                          以色列

2.mosque                                      清真寺

3.racism                                        種族歧視

4.representation                            表示

5.slider                                          滑標

6.pitched                                       投球

7.testified                                      作證

8.persuading                                 說服

9.articles                                       文章

10.capability                                 才能

11.measures                                  措施

12.inspection                                 檢查

13.Rafting                                     泛舟

14.equinox                                    春分

15.numerology                              命理學

 

III. VoiceTube

這些人都失敗過,你還怕什麼(The Best Motivation Video)

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/7252

 

如何畫下句點,重新開始?心靈雞湯(Wellcast - How to Move On and Find Closure)

中級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/16186 


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I’m trying to do.”— Lewis Hamilton, Race Car Driver

「你只需接受你是怎樣的人,並為你是怎麼的人感到自豪,而那也正是我試圖做的事。」– 路易斯·漢米爾頓 (賽車手)

2.“I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.”— Mario Andretti, Race Car Driver

「我每天都數自己的幸事,真的,因為我不覺得它們是理所當然。」– 馬里奧‧安德烈蒂 (賽車手)

3.“Your career is your business, and you are its CEO.”— Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder

「你的職業如同你的公司,而你是執行長。」– 安迪·葛洛夫 (英特爾共同創辦人)

4.“Those who tell the Truth love you. Those who tell you what you want to hear love themselves.”— Mother Mary Angelica

「說實話的人愛你,說你想聽的話的人愛他們自己。」– 安琪拉卡修女

5.“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.”— Jane Goodall, Ethologist

「唯有了解,我們才會關心;唯有關心,我們才會去幫忙;唯有去幫忙,我們才能得救。」– 珍·古德 (動物行為學家)

https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/7/


V. Singing River

 

Loved You Once” By Clara Mae

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N80d_UkQ-M

 

Back here in the same town, same bar

明明在同一個城市,同一間酒吧

 

But now I don't even know you

但我已經不再認識你了

 

It's like we look down, ignore

我們低頭忽略彼此的視線

 

Now nothing's like it used to

現在一切都跟以前不一樣了

 

 

Getting heavy to breathe in this room together

在同一個空間中連呼吸都變得沉重

 

It's so awkward, we can't seem to do it better

這樣好尷尬,但好像也沒別的辦法了

 

Can't we just fake a smile, put our shit to the side?

我們就不能假裝笑一下,暫時拋卻過往一會兒嗎?

 

 

We don't need to be best friends

我們不需要成為好朋友

 

We don't need to hang again

我們不用再像以前去廝混

 

But tell me why we have to be strangers?

但告訴我為什麼我們非得當陌生人

 

'Cause I loved you once

只因為我曾愛過你?

 

We don't need to act the same

我們不用像過往互動親密

 

But you act like you don't know my name

但你表現得好像完全不認識我一般

 

Tell me why we have to be strangers?

跟我說為什麼我們必須這樣疏遠

 

'Cause I loved you once

只因為我曾愛過你?

 

 

What would you say if I

你覺得

 

If I come over

如果我去找你,你會怎麼想

 

And stand face to face now

面對面的站著

 

Now that we're older

我們現在已經更成熟了啊

 

 

Getting heavy to breathe in this room together

處在同一個空間中,連呼吸都顯得沉甸

 

It's so awkward, we can't seem to do it better

我們好像沒別的方法相處了,這樣好尷尬

 

Can't we just fake a smile, put our shit to the side?

難道就不能假笑一下,暫時忘記我們的過去嗎?

 

 

We don't need to be best friends

我們不需要當最好的朋友

 

We don't need to hang again

我們不會再一同出遊

 

But tell me why we have to be strangers?

但告訴我為什麼我們非得如此陌生

 

'Cause I loved you once

只因為我曾經愛過你?

 

We don't need to act the same

我們不用像過去那樣互動

 

But you act like you don't know my name

但你表現得好像連我的名字都不知道

 

Tell me why we have to be strangers?

跟我說為什麼我們要這麼地疏離

 

'Cause I loved you once

就因為我曾經愛過你?

 

 

Thinking after all this time

沉澱沉思了很長的時間

 

I just wanna meet your eyes

現在我只想凝視著你的雙眼

 

So I can remember why

這樣我才能回想起來

 

Why I loved you once

為什麼我曾經愛過你

 

Thinking after all this time

經過了這麼長時間的思考

 

We should leave it all behind

我們應該放下過去一切

 

So I can remember why

如此一來我才能記得

 

Why I loved you once

為什麼我曾經這麼愛你

 

 

We don't need to be best friends

我們不需要是最好的朋友

 

We don't need to hang again

不需要再像過去長相廝守

 

Tell me why we have to be strangers?

但我想知道為什麼我們非得要變成陌生人

 

'Cause I loved you once

只因為我曾經愛過你

 

https://serafinwanghaha.blogspot.com/2020/04/clara-mae-loved-you-once-translation.html

 

Older” By Sasha Alex Sloan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Fx0tqK5Z4


[Verse 1]

 

I used to shut my door while my mother screamed in the kitchen

從前當媽媽在廚房咆嘯,我總甩門當作對抗

 

I'd turn the music up, get high and try not to listen

將音樂聲開到最大,故意裝聾試圖忽略媽媽的話

 

To every little fight 'cause neither one was right

那怕是一個小小的爭執,我們也總要爭對與錯

 

 

[Pre-Chorus]

 

I swore I'd never be like them

那時我發誓,我長大絕對不要像他們那樣

 

But I was just a kid back then

我沒意識到當時的自己不過是個孩子

 

 

[Chorus]

 

The older I get, the more that I see

年齡漸長,越是發現

 

My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me

父母不是英雄,他們就跟我一樣

 

And loving is hard, it don't always work

愛這件事很困難,並不總是順遂

 

You just try your best not to get hurt

你只能盡自己所能,別太感到受傷

 

I used to be mad, but now I know

我曾忿忿不平,而我現在知道了

 

Sometimes it's better to let someone go

有時放過一個人才是最好的選擇

 

It just hadn't hit me yet

當時的我無法理解

 

The older I get

卻終是長大了

 

 

[Verse 2]

 

I used to wonder why, why they could never be happy

從前我總是困惑為何,他們從來無法獲得快樂

 

I used to close my eyes and pray for a whole 'nother family

那時我閉上雙眼祈禱,上天能賜予我另一個家庭

 

Where everything was fine, one that felt like mine

那樣一個一切都安好,能讓我是我的家

 

 

[Pre-Chorus]

 

I swore I'd never be like them

那時我發誓,我長大絕對不要像他們那樣

 

But I was just a kid back then

我沒意識到當時的自己不過是個孩子

 

 

[Chorus]

 

The older I get, the more that I see

年齡漸長,越是發現

 

My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me

父母不是英雄,他們就跟我一樣

 

And loving is hard, it don't always work

愛這件事很困難,並不總是順遂

 

You just try your best not to get hurt

你只能盡自己所能,別太感到受傷

 

I used to be mad, but now I know

我曾忿忿不平,而我現在知道了

 

Sometimes it's better to let someone go

有時放過一個人才是最好的選擇

 

It just hadn't hit me yet

當時的我無法理解

 

The older I get

卻終是長大了

 

 

[Chorus]

 

The older I get, the more that I see

年齡漸長,越是發現

 

My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me

父母不是英雄,他們就跟我一樣

 

And loving is hard, it don't always work

愛這件事很困難,並不總是順遂

 

You just try your best not to get hurt

你只能盡自己所能,別太感到受傷

 

I used to be mad, but now I know

我曾忿忿不平,而我現在知道了

 

Sometimes it's better to let someone go

有時放過一個人才是最好的選擇

 

It just hadn't hit me yet

當時的我無法理解

 

The older I get

卻終是長大了

 

https://beckyxmaggie.pixnet.net/blog/post/364144923-sasha-alex-sloan---older-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E

 


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