【 第366期 】英文公園 第276期

(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park

 


I. News Path–新聞步道

 

儘管烏克蘭發生戰爭,俄羅斯仍尋求重新加入聯合國人權理事會/12,000名運動員和一座蓮花形的巨型體育場。亞運會來到中國/英國著名的Sycamore Gap樹“被故意砍伐”/瑞士冰川在兩年內就失去了「令人震驚」的冰量/台灣農業部對過期雞蛋銷毀明碼標價/台灣奪得亞運史上第一枚女子柔道金牌/柯文哲欲延長台灣義務教育一年/AI現代大師」沉浸式展覽在台灣開幕

 

II. News Vocabulary

 

1.council                                        理事會

2.suspend                                      暫停

3.mega                                           巨型

4.stadium                                       體育場

5.Sycamore                                   梧桐

6.deliberately                                 故意的

7.glaciers                                       冰川

8.Cryosphere                                 冰凍圈

 

III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台

VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語

 

一杯水的啟發!人生好難,但也不難 /賺多少錢,能定義我們多有價值嗎?

 

IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林

 

1.“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry, Architect

「建築應表達它所處的時間及地點,但嚮往永恆。」– 法蘭克·蓋瑞 (建築師)

2.“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.”— Marquis de Condorcet, Philosopher

「享受自己的生活,不要和別人比較。」– 馬奎斯·孔多塞 (哲學家)

3.“My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.”— Johnny Carson, Television Host

「我的成功來自每天努力把手邊的工作做好。」– 強尼·卡森 (節目主持人)

 

V. Singing River–吟唱河流

It'll Be Okay / f*ck, i'm lonely

 

I.               News Path

 

Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine

World

Russia is formally seeking to rejoin the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, nearly 18 months after it was suspended from the body following its invasion of Ukraine. The country is listed on the UN website as a candidate for the election of members of the council for the 2024-2026 term, with a vote due to take place on October 10.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/27/europe/russia-un-human-rights-council-application-intl/index.html

 

12,000 athletes and a lotus-shaped mega stadium. The Asian Games comes to China

World

Hong Kong CNN — China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof, consists of 28 large and 27 smaller petal-shaped structures. The stadium can hold 80,000 people, according to its operator.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/23/sport/asian-games-open-china-hangzhou-intl-hnk/index.html


Britain’s famous Sycamore Gap tree ‘deliberately felled’

World

A famous tree that has stood sentinel on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall for more than 200 years has been “deliberately felled” in what authorities have called an “act of vandalism. ”The sycamore tree, located in the Northumberland National Park in northern England, was made famous to millions around the world when it appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 blockbuster film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.”

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/sycamore-gap-tree-deliberately-felled-britain/index.html

 

Switzerland’s glaciers lose ‘mind-blowing’ volume of ice in just two years

World

Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. A total of 10% of their ice volume has disappeared over a period of just two years as a combination of low snowfall and soaring temperatures cause unprecedented melting, according to figures released Thursday. In 2023, the country’s glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, according to data from the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/28/europe/switzerland-glaciers-ice-loss-climate-intl/index.html

 

Taiwan Ministry of Agriculture puts price tag on destruction of expired eggs

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday (Sept. 27) that the destruction of 53.3 million imported eggs that reached their expiry date would cost NT$36 million (US$1.18 million).The government policy to import eggs to counter a shortage was met with sharp criticism after allegations that expiry dates and places of origin had been mislabeled.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5009158

 

Taiwan wins 1st women's judo gold in Asian Games history

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan's "Queen of Judo" Lien Chen-ling (連珍羚) won gold in the women's 57 kg category at the Asian Games on Monday (Sept. 25), making her the first Taiwanese female athlete to win gold in judo at the Asian Games. In the semifinals, the 35-year-old Lien fought a battle against China's Cai Qi that lasted eight minutes and 45 seconds.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5007712

 

Ko Wen-je wants to extend Taiwan's compulsory education by 1 year

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan Peoples Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Taiwans youth will be required to take one more year of compulsory education if he is elected in 2024. Ko made the announcement on Thursday (Sept. 28) as part of the TPP vision for education policy and said that there are 10 key points he would implement if elected, per CNA.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5010013


'AI Modern Guru' immersive exhibition opens in Taiwan

National

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An immersive exhibition titled "AI Modern Guru" will debut on Friday (Sept. 29) at the new Eslite Spectrum branch at the Yulong City mall in New Taipei's Xindian District. The exhibition, designed by Australian tech art studio ENESS, features four inflatable installations that incorporate artificial intelligence and real-time interaction with the audience.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5009932


II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)

1.council                                        理事會

2.suspend                                      暫停

3.mega                                           巨型

4.stadium                                       體育場

5.Sycamore                                   梧桐

6.deliberately                                 故意的

7.glaciers                                       冰川

8.Cryosphere                                 冰凍圈

9.criticism                                       批評

10.category                                    類別

11.semifinals                                  半決賽

12.extend                                       擴展

13.compulsory                               必修

14.immersive                                 沉浸式

15.incorporate                                合併

 

III. VoiceTube

一杯水的啟發!人生好難,但也不難(A Glass Of Water (Animated Story Time))

初級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/77470

 

賺多少錢,能定義我們多有價值嗎?(You Are Not What You Earn)

中級

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/55127


IV. Wisdom Woods

English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom

1.“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry, Architect

「建築應表達它所處的時間及地點,但嚮往永恆。」– 法蘭克·蓋瑞 (建築師)

2.“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.”— Marquis de Condorcet, Philosopher

「享受自己的生活,不要和別人比較。」– 馬奎斯·孔多塞 (哲學家)

3.“My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.”— Johnny Carson, Television Host

「我的成功來自每天努力把手邊的工作做好。」– 強尼·卡森 (節目主持人)

4.“If the present world goes astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.”— Dante Alighieri, Poet

「如果生活不如所願,起因在你,從心裡找尋原因。」– 但丁·阿利吉耶里 (詩人)

5.“One thing I’ve learned is surrounding yourself with inspiring people is now just as important as being talented or working hard.”— Drew Houston, Entrepreneur

「我學到的其中一件事,是和可以激勵你的人在一起,在今日跟才華與努力一樣重要。」– 德魯·休斯頓 (企業家)

https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/13/


V. Singing River

 

It'll Be Okay” By Shawn Mendes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrgJp7Z1Hv8

 

[Verse 1]

 

Are we gonna make it?

我們做得到嗎?

 

Is this gonna hurt?

會痛嗎?

 

Oh, we can try to sedate it

噢,我們可以試著冷靜一下

 

But that never works

但是沒有效果

 

Yeah

 

[Pre-Chorus]

 

I start to imagine a world where we don’t collide

我開始想起在這世界,如果我們不曾相遇

 

It’s making me sick, but we’ll heal and the sun will rise

這會讓我難受,但我們都會變好,然而太陽日常升起

 

[Chorus]

 

If you tell me you're leaving, I'll make it easy

It'll be okay

如果你告訴我你要離開,我會冷靜,沒事的

 

If we can't stop the bleeding, we don't have to fix it

如果我們不能止住傷痛,我們也不必修補

 

We don't have to stay

我們也不必停留

 

I will love you either way (Ooh-ooh)

我會用其他的方式愛你 (噢— 噢)

 

It'll be o—, be okay (Ooh-ooh)

會沒 沒事的(噢— 噢)

 

[Verse 2]

 

Oh, the future we dreamed of

噢,我們幻想過未來

 

Is fading to black, oh

從灰暗到黑暗,噢

 

And, oh, thеre's nothing more painful

然而,噢,再也不會有更加的疼痛

 

Nothing more painful, oh-woah

再也不會痛,噢嗚啊

 

[Pre-Chorus]

 

I start to imagine a world where we don’t collide

我開始想起在這世界,如果我們不曾相遇

 

It’s making me sick, but we’ll heal and the sun will rise

這會讓我難受,但我們都會變好,然而太陽日常升起

 

[Chorus]

 

If you tell me you're leaving, I'll make it easy

It'll be okay

如果你告訴我你要離開,我會冷靜,沒事的

 

If we can't stop the bleeding, we don't have to fix it

如果我們不能止住傷痛,我們也不必修補

 

We don't have to stay

我們也不必停留

 

I will love you either way (Ooh-ooh)

我會用其他的方式愛你 (噢— 噢)

 

It'll be o—, be okay (Ooh-ooh)

會沒 沒事的(噢— 噢)

 

[Bridge]

 

I will love you either way

我會用其他的方式愛你

 

It might be so sweet

或許會如此甜蜜

 

It might be so bitter

或許會如次苦澀

 

I will love you either way

我會用其他的方式愛你

 

It might be so sweet

或許會很甜美

 

It might be so bitter (Ooh-ooh)

可能會很苦澀 (噢— 噢)

 

[Outro]

 

Oh, if the future we’ve dreamed of is fading to black

噢,如果未來我們幻想的是從灰暗到黑暗

 

I will love you either way

我也會用其他方式愛你

 

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f*ck, i'm lonely” By Lauv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cmORZMgv6I


[Verse 1: Lauv]

 

I call you one time, two time, three time

我打給你一次兩次三次

 

I  can't wait no more

我等不下去了

 

Your  fingers through my hair, that's on my mind

想記得你手穿過我的頭髮

 

I know it's been a minute since you walked right through that door

我知道你走過那扇門已經過了一分鐘

 

But I still think about you all the time

但我無時無刻都想著你

 

 

[Pre-Chorus: Lauv]

 

I  don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道

 

How  I'm gonna make it out

我要怎麼實現他

 

I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道

 

Now  you got me sayin'

現在你讓我說

 

 

[Chorus: Lauv]

 

Fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely as

*,好我孤單,我好孤單,我好孤單

 

Fuck, come hold me, come hold me, come hold me

來抱緊我,來抱緊我,來抱緊我

 

It's been me, myself, and why did you go, did you go?

我一直是我,我自己,那你為什麼離開?

 

Oh,  fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, lonely, I

我好孤單,好孤單,好孤單

 

 

[Verse 2: Anne-Marie]

 

Yeah, I still watch the shows you showed me

我依然看著你給我看的那些節目

 

I still drink that wine

喝著你介紹我的酒

 

But these days it tastes more bitter than sweet, hmm

但這幾天喝起來更苦了

 

And all my friends are way too drunk to save me from my phone

我的朋友都喝得太醉不能阻止我打給你

 

So sorry if I say some things I mean

所以我很抱歉如果我說了什麼東西

 

 

[Pre-Chorus: Anne-Marie & Lauv]

 

I  don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道

 

How  I'm gonna make it out

我要怎麼實現他

 

I don't know, I don't know

我不知道,我不知道

 

Now  you got me sayin'

現在你讓我說

 

 

[Chorus: Anne Marie & Lauv, Anne-Marie]

 

Fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely as

*,好我孤單,我好孤單,我好孤單

 

Fuck, come hold me, come hold me, come hold me

來抱緊我,來抱緊我,來抱緊我

 

It's been me, myself, and why did you go, did you go?

我一直是我,我自己,那你為什麼離開?

 

Oh,  fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, lonely, I

我好孤單,好孤單,好孤單

 

 

[Bridge: Lauv with Anne-Marie, Anne-Marie]

 

I miss those nights when you would come over

我想念你會過來與我度過的這些夜晚

 

Spent all night just tryna get closer

花整個晚上就為了更靠近一點

 

That was June and now it's October

那時候是六月但現在是十月

 

I don't want, don't want to get over

我不想,我不想結束

 

I miss those nights when you would come over

我想念你與我共同度過的夜晚

 

Spent all night just tryna get closer

花整個晚上就為了更靠近一點

 

That was June and now it's October

那時候是六月但現在是十月

 

I don't want, don't want to get over you

我不想,我不想結束

 

Oh, get over you (Oh)

不想結束

 

 

[Chorus: Lauv & Anne-Marie, Lauv]

 

Fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely as

*,好我孤單,我好孤單,我好孤單

 

Fuck, come hold me, come hold me, come hold me

來抱緊我,來抱緊我,來抱緊我

 

It's been me, myself, and why did you go, did you go?

我一直是我,我自己,那你為什麼離開?

 

Oh,  fuck, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, I'm lonely, lonely, I

我好孤單,好孤單,好孤單

 

 

[Outro: Lauv & Anne-Marie, Lauv]

 

I miss those nights when you would come over (Yeah)

我想念你陪我的這些夜晚

 

Spent all night just tryna get closer

花整個晚上就為了更靠近

 

That was June and now it's October

那時是六月但現在已經十月了

 

I don't want, don't want to get over

我不想,我不想結束

 

I miss those nights when you would come over

我想念你會陪我的那些夜晚

 

Spent all night just tryna get closer

花整個晚上就會了更靠近一點

 

That was June and now it's October

那時是六月但現在已經十月了

 

I don't want, don't want to get over you

我不想,我不想要結束

 

(Hmm, hmm)

 

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