(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
東京排放經過處理的放射性水後，中國禁止從日本進口海鮮/艾達利亞如何極大地改變了它對佛羅里達州的影響並阻止更嚴重的災難/印度在歷史性登月後啟動首次任務/大英博物館館長因盜竊案調查辭職/颱風“海葵”導致台灣南部地區疏散和道路封閉/郭台銘辭去富士康董事會成員職務，尋求台灣總統職位/Tairroir、JL Studio 榮獲 2023 年台灣米其林指南3星/故宮博物院推出清代繪畫風格BE@RBRICK
II. News Vocabulary
1.radioactive 放射性
2.escalating 升級
3.altered 改變
4.evolution 進化
5.spacecraft 航天器
6.step aside/down 下台
7.thef 盜竊
8.evacuations 疏散
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
人生不難！前輩教會你人生道理 /為何人會失敗？該如何面對失敗？
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the
road which makes death a fulfillment.”— Dag
Hammarskjöld, Diplomat
「別尋找死亡，它自會來找你，尋找一條離開時已充分實現自我的道路。」–
道格·哈馬紹 (外交官)
2.“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we
are, the more leisure we have.”— William Hazlitt, Critic
「我們做的愈多，能做的就愈多；我們愈忙，就有愈多的悠閒。」–
威廉‧哈茲列特 (評論家)
3.“I will never give myself the luxury of thinking ‘I’ve
made it.’ I’m not the same as I was 20 years ago, but I always set the bar
higher.”— Zaha Hadid, Architect
「我絕不會讓自己陶醉在『我成功了』的想法裡，我不是
20 年前的我，我總是把目標訂的更高。」–
札哈·哈蒂 (建築師)
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
like strangers
do / Flower
I.
News Path
China bans seafood from Japan after Tokyo begins
releasing treated radioactive water
World
China announced Thursday it was banning all seafood from Japan in response
to Tokyo’s decision to begin releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the
Fukushima nuclear plant, dramatically escalating an already tense feud between
the two neighbors.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/23/asia/japan-fukushima-water-release-thursday-intl-hnk/index.html
How Idalia’s final moments dramatically altered its
impact on Florida and prevented a worse disaster
World
Hurricane Idalia caused “significant damage” after it ripped into
Florida’s Big Bend with 125 mph winds and record-setting storm surge. But the
storm’s evolution before landfall, and lucky timing with the tides, likely
prevented an even worse disaster.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/31/weather/hurricane-idalia-florida-climate/index.html
India launches first mission following its historic moon
landing
India launched its first spacecraft dedicated to studying the sun, building
on a month of historic successes for the country’s civil space efforts. The
spacecraft, called Aditya-L1, launched from Sriharikota, an island off the Bay
of Bengal, at 11:50 a.m. Saturday local time (2:20 am ET). And it’s headed to a
parking spot in orbit about 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/02/world/india-sun-probe-aditya-scn/index.html
British Museum director steps down amid theft
investigation
World
London CNN — The director of the British Museum has stepped down amid an
investigation into the alleged theft of gold and artifacts from the famous London
institution. artwig Fischer’s resignation has been accepted by the museum’s
board of trustees.
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/british-museum-director-theft-investigation-intl/index.html
Typhoon Haikui leads to
evacuations and road closures across southern Taiwan
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Typhoon Haikui brought strong wind and heavy rain
to southern Taiwan on Sunday (Sept. 3), leading to flooding, landslides and
blocked roads in some areas. Kaohsiung’s Taoyuan District Office issued a
"red alert" landslide warning and told residents to evacuate.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4988749
Terry Gou, seeking
Taiwan presidency, resigns as Foxconn board member
National
TAIPEI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major
Apple supplier Foxconn, resigned as a company board member, the Taiwanese
company said on Saturday, less than a week after announcing a bid to be the
island's next president. After months of speculation, Gou, who stepped down as
Foxconn's chairman in 2019, announced on Monday he would stand as an
independent candidate in a presidential election to be held in January.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4988150
Tairroir, JL Studio
receive 3 stars in Michelin Guide Taiwan 2023
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tairroir and JL Studio were upgraded to three stars
in the Michelin Guide Taiwan 2023, with the former being the first
Taiwanese-style restaurant in history to achieve three stars. In a press
release issued on Wednesday (Aug. 31), the selections for the Michelin Guide
for 2023 were announced. The latest guide comprises 321 eateries, including 148
in Taipei, 64 in Taichung, 56 in Tainan, and 53 in Kaohsiung.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4986123
Taiwan’s National Palace
Museum rolls out BE@RBRICK styled with Qing dynasty painting
National
TTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A limited-edition BE@RBRICK figure by Japan’s
Medicom Toy featuring a famed Chinese ancient handscroll painting was so
popular that all of the 100 units were snapped up shortly after they went on
sale on Tuesday (Aug. 29).
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4984011
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.radioactive
放射性
2.escalating
升級
3.altered
改變
4.evolution
進化
5.spacecraft
航天器
6.step
aside/down 下台
7.thef
盜竊
8.evacuations
疏散
9.landslides
山體滑坡
10.billionaire
億萬富翁
11.candidate
候選人
12.Michelin
米其林
13.Guide
指南
14.Qing
dynasty 清朝
15.roll
(sth) out 推出(某物)
III. VoiceTube
人生不難！前輩教會你人生道理(Senior Citizens Give Life Advice To
Millennials)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/66643
為何人會失敗？該如何面對失敗？(Why You're Failing & What To Do About
It)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/171888
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Do not seek death.
Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.”— Dag Hammarskjöld,
Diplomat
「別尋找死亡，它自會來找你，尋找一條離開時已充分實現自我的道路。」– 道格·哈馬紹
(外交官)
2.“The
more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.”— William Hazlitt, Critic
「我們做的愈多，能做的就愈多；我們愈忙，就有愈多的悠閒。」– 威廉‧哈茲列特
(評論家)
3.“I
will never give myself the luxury of thinking ‘I’ve made it.’ I’m not the same
as I was 20 years ago, but I always set the bar higher.”— Zaha Hadid, Architect
「我絕不會讓自己陶醉在『我成功了』的想法裡，我不是
20 年前的我，我總是把目標訂的更高。」–
札哈·哈蒂 (建築師)
4.“Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your
feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how
spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.”—
Samuel Ullman, Poet
「成熟就是在有尊嚴的範圍內，思考並將你的感覺化為語言與行為的能力。你在挫折之中展現出的心靈精神，是你成熟度的衡量依據。」–
塞繆爾．烏爾曼 (詩人)
5.“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which
in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”—
Horace, Poet
「逆境可以引出一個人的才能，它在富足的環境只是潛伏著。」–
賀拉斯 (詩人)
https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/12/
V. Singing River
“like strangers do” By AJ Mitchell
https://youtu.be/MDSzV2Ymq2A?si=dwPwzIIKXo3wCLpL
I miss the taste of your lips
on Sunday
想念起周日，你唇上的氣味
And the sound of your laugh
when I say something funny
和那因我而笑的笑聲
But nobody heard it, except
for you
但沒被任何人聽見，除了你
And my mom still ask about
you
我媽還是會問起你的事
I lie and say we friendly
我撒了謊，說我們依舊很好
Cause I don't have it in me,
to tell the truth
因為我沒勇氣，說出事實的真相
You and me, what are we if we
not together?
你和我，如果分開了會變得怎樣
It could be nothing 'cause
nothing last forever
應該什麼也不是吧! 因為沒有什麼是永遠的
If you saw me on the train
would you look the other way?
在火車上看到我的你， 是不是也會撇頭而去
Like strangers do
像是陌生人一般
And if you passed me on the
street
如果我們在街頭擦肩而過
Would you look down at your
feet
你會低頭看著雙腳
And move on through
繼續向前走嗎
Like strangers do
就像陌生人一樣
I miss the way that you
looked in your sundress
我想你了，那個看著自己穿起夏裝的你
The way that you looked when
you undressed
和不著寸縷的你
The sound of your first steps
across the room
和你走過寢室的第一步腳步聲
Now my friends don't ask
about you
現在連我朋友也不再問起你了
Cause they think I'm fine
without you
因為他們以為，我就算沒有你也能過得很好
I say it's all good but it's
never true
我說沒事，一切都好，可惜從不曾是如此
You and me, what are we if we
not together?
你和我，如果分開了會變得怎樣
It could be nothing 'cause
nothing last forever
應該什麼也不是吧! 因為沒有什麼是永遠的
If you saw me on the train
would you look the other way?
在火車上看到我的你， 是不是也會撇頭而去
Like strangers do
像是陌生人一般
And if you passed me on the
street
如果在街頭擦肩而過
Would you look down at your
feet
你會低頭看著雙腳
And move on through
繼續向前走嗎
Like strangers do
就像陌生人一樣
(La-la-la, la la-la-la
La-la-la, la la-la-la)
(La-la-la, la la-la-la
La-la-la, la la-la-la)
Like strangers do
就像陌生人一樣
(La-la-la, la la-la-la
La-la-la, la la-la-la)
(La-la-la, la la-la-la
La-la-la, la la-la-la)
If you saw me on the train
would you look the other way?
在火車上看到我的你， 是不是也會撇頭而去
Like strangers do
像是陌生人一般
And if you passed me on the
street
如果在街頭擦肩而過
Would you look down at your
feet
你會低頭看著雙腳
And move on through
繼續向前走嗎
Like strangers do
就像陌生人一樣
https://fitinlyrics.weebly.com/aj-mitchell-like-strangers-do.html
“Flower” By Johnny Stimson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNkCrAhTGc
you
can open up to me
你可以為了我綻放
show
me what’s inside
給我看看你的內在
mother
nature made us to intertwin
大地母親使我們 糾纏
lavender
elixir so full of pheromones
薰衣草的不老藥 充滿費洛蒙
gimme
one taste and you’re gone
給我一種信號 你便走了
what
if i can’t get you out of my thoughts
如果我不能不要日夜都想著你
what
if my seasons don’t change
如果我的季節不會變化
what
if you forget to forget me not
如果你忘了 忘記了我
and we
fade away
我們將會凋零
you’re my little flower
你是我的小寶貝
blooming
in the night
在夜晚呈現
only
for an hour the northern lights
僅僅一個小時 的北極光
my
casablanca sweetheart
我卡薩布蘭的愛人
nectar
so divine
花蜜如此神聖
baby
you’re the best part of my life
寶貝你是我生命中最好的一部份
what
can i do what can i say
我該麼做 我該怎麼說
to
convince you to stay
才能說服你 留下
all i
see are tulips
在所有裡面 我眼裡只剩鬱金香
and i’m a hummingbird
並且我是隻蜂鳥
heavenly
ambrosia in every curve
在那曲線中有著如同神的佳餚的美味
honey
dripping over my imagination
蜜汁滴落在我的想像力
the
fragrance
散發香氣
keeps
flowing straight down to my soul
不斷直奔我的靈魂
what
if i can’t get you out of my thoughts
如果我不能不要日夜都想著你
what
if my seasons don’t change
如果我的季節不會變化
what
if you love me then you love me not
如果你忘了 忘記了我
and we
fade away
我們將會凋零
you’re my little flower
你是我的小寶貝
blooming
in the night
在夜晚呈現
only
for an hour the northern lights
僅僅一個小時的北極光
my
casablanca sweetheart
我卡薩布蘭的愛人
nectar
so divine
花蜜如此神聖
baby
you’re the best part of my life
寶貝你是我生命中最好的一部份
what
can i do
我該麼做
what
can i say
我該怎麼說
to
convince you to stay
才能說服你 留下
yeah
oh yeah oh
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