(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
厄瓜多爾總統候選人費爾南多·比亞維森西奧在競選中遇刺身亡/中國降息以重振經濟增長/東北部和大西洋中部即將擺脫熱浪，但南部地區仍面臨風險/中國一所中學因告訴女孩不要“調情”以避免性騷擾而受到批評/美日韓重申台海和平的重要性/行人安全抗議前一天，巴士在路口撞死82歲老人/台灣隊奪得青少年棒球世界大賽冠軍/2023年台灣客家博覽會打破陳規
II. News Vocabulary
1.candidate
候選人
2.assassinated
被暗殺
3.trimmed
修改
4.loan
貸款
5.brunt
主力
6.choking
窒息
7.flirtatiously
調情的
8.harassment
騷擾
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
成功人士必備：高度自律人的 6 種好習慣！/超神奇！「睡姿」竟然能看出你的個性！
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining
qualities beneath a rough exterior.”— Juvenal,
Poet
「很多人像未雕琢的鑽石，在粗糙的表面下有發光的本質。」–
尤維納 (詩人)
2.“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all I
can borrow.”— Woodrow Wilson, Former U.S. President
「我不只用我全部的腦力，還有所有我能借的腦力。」–
伍德羅·威爾遜 (前美國總統)
3.“Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same
for all.”— Virgil, Poet
「愛產生愛，愛沒有規則，這適用於所有人。」–
維吉爾 (詩人)
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
blue / Modern Loneliness
I.
News Path
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio
assassinated at campaign event
World
Quito, Ecuador CNN — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential
election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the
capital Wednesday, as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South
American country. The bloody incident prompted Ecuador’s President Guillermo
Lasso to request help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
China cuts key interest rate in bid to revive economic
growth
World
China has cut one of its main benchmark lending rates for the second time
this year, in a bid to revive economic growth in the world’s second largest
economy. The People’s Bank of China trimmed on Monday its one-year loan prime
rate (LPR) by 10 basis points from 3.55% to 3.45% and did not change the
five-year rate, which stands at 4.20%.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/20/economy/china-economy-lpr-cuts-hnk-intl/index.html
Relief from heat wave is on the way for Northeast and
mid-Atlantic, but southern areas remain at risk
The brunt of extreme heat that has been choking the Northeast and
mid-Atlantic regions this week is expected to end late Saturday, but many in
the southern US are set to endure suffocating temperatures for a few more days
as heat-related deaths rise. More than 100 million people in more than 20
states – from California to Massachusetts – are under heat alerts, according to
the National Weather Service.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/29/weather/us-heat-wave-saturday/index.html
Middle school in
China under fire for telling girls not to ‘behave flirtatiously’ to avoid
sexual harassment
World
A controversial lesson on sexual harassment at a middle school in southern
China has stirred online debate about victim-blaming, with many criticizing
both the school and what they say is an inadequate response from officials. The
school, located in Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province, had held a “mental
health education” class – the equivalent of a sex education class in China –
last year, according to Chinese state media People’s Daily.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/14/china/guangdong-middle-school-victim-blaming-intl-hnk/index.html
US, Japan, South Korea
reiterate importance of peace in Taiwan Strait
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Leaders of the U.S., Japan, and South Korea
reaffirmed the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait, in a joint statement
issued on Friday (Aug. 18). Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are an
“indispensable element of security and prosperity in the international
community,” the document read. “There is no change in our basic positions on
Taiwan, and we call for a peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.”
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4975392
Bus kills 82-year-old on
New Taipei crossing day before pedestrian safety protest
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An 82-year-old man has died on a pedestrian
crossing in New Taipei after a bus failed to give way when turning, one day
before protestors take to the street to call for improvements to Taipei's poor
pedestrian safety record. The man was hit just before 10 a.m. on Saturday (Aug.
19), and suffered serious head injuries in the collision, per CNA. After
firefighters freed him from under the vehicle, he was sent to a Banqiao
hospital where he was pronounced dead.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4975659
Taiwan team wins Junior
League Baseball World Series
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After a week of tournament play, Taoyuan’s Hsin
Ming Junior High School beat a team from Michigan's D5 Region in the finals of
the Junior League Baseball World Series on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 20) by a
score of 6:0.Taiwan’s team benefited from a strong
outing by starting pitcher Huang Chih-hsu (黃智煦), who went seven
innings without surrendering a run, putting his team in an advantageous
situation in the final match of the Junior League Baseball Championship.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4976452
Taiwan's Hakka Expo 2023
breaks stereotypes
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hakka Expo 2023 features World and Taiwan
Pavilions, interactive displays, light shows, and markets. With a budget of
NT$1.5 billion (US$46 million), Hakka Expo was organized by the Hakka Affairs
Council and Taoyuan City Government. It is scheduled to run for 66 days in
Taoyuan city, until Oct. 15. The event comprises two exhibition halls, the
World Pavilion and the Taiwan Pavilion.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4974823
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.candidate
候選人
2.assassinated
被暗殺
3.trimmed
修改
4.loan
貸款
5.brunt
主力
6.choking
窒息
7.flirtatiously
調情的
8.harassment
騷擾
9.reiterate
重申
10.prosperity
繁榮
11.vehicle
車輛
12.pitcher
投手
13.surrendering
投降
14.Pavilions
展館
15.scheduled
預定
III. VoiceTube
成功人士必備：高度自律人的 6 種好習慣！(How to be Organized for School,
College or Life | The 6 Habits of Highly Organized People)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/51970
超神奇！「睡姿」竟然能看出你的個性！(What Your Sleeping Position Says about You)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/15879
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Many individuals have,
like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.”— Juvenal, Poet
「很多人像未雕琢的鑽石，在粗糙的表面下有發光的本質。」–
尤維納 (詩人)
2.“I
not only use all the brains that I have, but all I can borrow.”— Woodrow Wilson, Former
U.S. President
「我不只用我全部的腦力，還有所有我能借的腦力。」–
伍德羅·威爾遜 (前美國總統)
3.“Love
begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all.”— Virgil, Poet
「愛產生愛，愛沒有規則，這適用於所有人。」–
維吉爾 (詩人)
4.“If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.”—
Publilius Syrus, Latin Writer of Maxims
「你若想到達最高處，從最低處開始。」–
普布里利亞‧西魯斯 (拉丁格言家)
5.“Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal,
eloquence, or learning.”— Frederick William
Faber, Hymn Writer
「比起激情、雄辯及學習，仁慈使更多罪人改變。」–
弗雷德里克‧費柏 (聖歌詩人)
https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/11/
V. Singing River
“blue” By keshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3zVtbw0VDM
Impatient, just say it
不想等待了，就說出來吧
Still waitin', for another
round
我仍然在等待下一場
New faces, I'm racin'
以不同面貌競賽
I'm fine but I'll never make
it home
我很好，但我應該無法一個人回到家
Sixth street for the occasion
這個盛典在第六街上
Can't take all of the changes
我無法接受這些突如其來的變化
Blue moon, in different
phases
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
Blue moon, in different
places
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
Three hours, three months
away
三小時、三個月一下就過去了
Going back but not the same
回到原地，但此時我們的關係已經改變了
I don't want you to see me
我不希望你看見我
'Cause I'm not what I seem
因為我現在的狀態不是我應該展現的
Always there to relieve it
總是待在原地等著緩解心情
Do we say what we mean?
我們所說的真的是我們內心想表達的嗎
Got the numb fight within the
bloodline
和家人的爭吵我已經麻木
Better dress up for the date
night
我還是為了約會趕緊盛裝打扮
For the date night
為了那美好的夜晚
Don't hit my cell
別打電話給我
There's an unknown number on
my phone
有個未知號碼打了電話給我
I don't need your help
我不需要你的幫助
Just let me lay down on the
floor
就讓我躺在地板上
I don't know myself
我現在不太了解我自己
Not like the time I did
before
和我之前不同
No, no
不該是這樣
Impatient, just say it
不想等待了，就說出來吧
Still waitin', for another
round
我仍然在等待下一場
New faces, I'm racin'
以不同面貌競賽
I'm fine but I'll never make
it home
我很好，但我應該無法一個人回到家
Sixth street for the occasion
這個盛典在第六街上
Can't take all of the changes
我無法接受這些突如其來的變化
Blue moon, in different
phases
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
Blue moon, in different
places
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
Tear me to pieces
這使我的心被撕成粉碎
I won't even feel it
我甚至已經感受不到
You know what I'm needing
你知道我現在需要什麼
Move on with the seasons
心情需要跟隨時間調適
Impatient, just say it
不想等待了，就說出來吧
Still waitin', for another
round
我仍然在等待下一場
New faces, I'm racin'
以不同面貌競賽
I'm fine but I'll never make
it home
我很好，但我應該無法一個人回到家
Sixth street for the occasion
這個盛典在第六街上
Can't take all of the changes
我無法接受這些突如其來的變化
Blue moon, in different
phases
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
Blue moon, in different
places
就像藍月在不同時期的陰晴圓缺
“Modern Loneliness” By Lauv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDidwMxir4o
[Verse
1]
I've
been thinkin' 'bout my father lately
我最近一直想起我的父親
The
person that he made me
那位造就了
The
person I've become
我今天的樣子的那個人
And I've been
tryna fill all of this empty
而我不斷想要填補我心中的空虛
But,
fuck, I'm still so empty
但該死的，我仍感到無盡的虛無
And I
could use some love
但我想我可以用愛來彌補
[Pre-Chorus]
And
I've been trying to find a reason to get up
我不斷找尋著讓我自己覺醒的理由
Been
trying to find a reason for this stuff
不斷地想要解釋
In my
bedroom and my closet
在我的房間以及我的衣櫥裡的混亂
The
baggage in my heart is still so dark
我仍無法放下自己心中陰鬱的包袱
[Chorus]
Modern
loneliness, we're never alone
現代的孤獨感，我們從不孤單
But
always depressed, yeah
心情卻總是低落
Love
my friends to death
即便深深地愛著我的朋友們
But I
never call and I never text, yeah
卻從不打電話或傳訊息給他們
La-di-da-di-da
You
get what you give and give what you get, so
你能夠在為人奉獻後得到回報，也能夠飲水思源
Modern
loneliness, we love to get high
現代的孤獨感，我們都喜歡活得過癮
But we
don't know how to come down
卻不知道該如何讓自己冷靜下來
[Verse
2]
If I
could break my DNA to pieces
如果我可以重新脫胎換骨
Get
rid of all my demons
如果我能夠擺脫我心中的惡魔
If I
could cleanse my soul
如果我能夠淨化我的靈魂
Then I
could fill the world with all my problems
那麼我就可以將我的一切麻煩丟給這個世界了
But,
shit, that wouldn't solve them
但該死的，那才不能解決這些問題
So,
I'm here left alone
所以我只能孤立我自己
[Pre-Chorus]
And
I've been trying to find a reason to get up
我不斷找尋著讓我自己覺醒的理由
Been
trying to find a reason for this stuff
不斷地想要解釋
In my
bedroom and my closet
在我的房間以及我的衣櫥裡的混亂
The
baggage in my heart is still so dark
我仍無法放下自己心中陰鬱的包袱
[Chorus]
Modern
loneliness, we're never alone
現代人的孤獨感，即使我們從不孤單
But
always depressed, yeah
心情卻總是消沉不已
Love
my friends to death
即便深深地愛著我的朋友們
But I
never call and I never text, yeah
卻從不打電話或傳訊息給他們
La-di-da-di-da
You
get what you give and give what you get, so
你能夠在為人奉獻後得到回報，也懂得飲水思源
Modern
loneliness, we love to get high
現代人的孤獨感，我們都喜歡放縱自己
But we
don't know how to come down
卻不知道該如何讓自己冷靜下來
[Bridge]
x4
Down,
down, down, down, down
We
don't know how to come down
我們不知道該如何讓自己冷靜下來
[Chorus]
Modern
loneliness, we're never alone
現代人的寂寞感，即使我們從不孤單
But
always depressed, yeah
心情卻總是消沉不已
Love
my friends to death
即便深深地愛著我的朋友們
But I
never call and I never text, yeah
卻從不打電話或傳訊息給他們
La-di-da-di-da
You
get what you give and give what you get, so
你能夠在為人奉獻後得到回報，也懂得飲水思源
Modern
loneliness, we love to get high
現代人的寂寞感，我們都喜歡縱情狂歡
But we
don't know how to come down
卻不知道該如何讓自己冷靜下來
[Bridge]
x4
Down,
down, down, down, down
We
don't know how to come down
我們不知道該如何讓自己冷靜下來
[Outro]
Modern
loneliness, we're never alone
現代人的寂寞感，即使我們從不孤單
But
always depressed, yeah
心情卻總是低落不已
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