(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
監獄服務稱被監禁的俄羅斯反對派領導人去世/金正恩打破了幾十年來的北韓政策—這是否意味著他正在計劃戰爭？/儘管經濟衰退，日本股市仍像1989年一樣狂歡/龍年快樂—或者應該是「龍」？/中國對台灣的恐嚇是一個全球性問題/台灣召開會議討論禁用豬肉添加劑/兩名台灣主播因假綁架被柬埔寨判入獄兩年/台灣學生每學期可享最多3天的心理健康假
II. News Vocabulary
1.outspoken 直言不諱
2.critic 批評家
3.grinds 研磨
4.inflames 激起
5.stocks 股票
6.gloomy 陰鬱
7.Lunar 農曆
8.zodiac 十二生肖
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
為什麼老是忘記對方的名字？/16
件當女生最討厭的事
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like
an artist.”— Pablo Picasso, Artist
「像專家般學會規則，好讓你像藝術家般打破它。
」– 畢卡索
(藝術家)
2.“We make our world significant by the courage of our
questions and by the depth of our answers.”—
Carl Sagan, Cosmologist
「透過我們問題的勇氣以及答案的深度，我們為世界帶來改變。」–
卡爾·薩根 (宇宙學家)
3.“What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.”—
Jane Austen, Writer
「做對的事都不會嫌太早。」–
珍·奧斯汀 (文學家)
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
True/ My Love
Mine All Mine
I.
News Path
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies, prison service says
World
Jailed Russian opposition leader and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who made global headlines when he was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has died aged 47, the Russian prison service said. Navalny had long been a thorn in the side of President Vladimir Putin, exposing corruption in high places, campaigning against the ruling United Russia party, and orchestrating some of the biggest anti-government protests seen in recent years.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/europe/alexey-navalny-dead-russia-prison-intl/index.html
Kim Jong Un has broken with decades of North Korean policy – does it mean he’s planning for war?
World
As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle East, global security observers are keeping a close watch on another part of the world – North Korea, where Kim Jong Un’s latest provocations are raising questions about his military intentions.
Despite a recession, Japan’s stocks are partying like it’s 1989
Japan’s stock market defied gloomy economic data to rally Friday, lifting broader Asian shares and ending the week on a buoyant note. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed above 38,000 points for the second day in a row, just a whisker off its historic peak reached in December 1989.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/investing/japan-recession-asian-stock-gains-intl-hnk/index.html
Happy New Year of the Dragon - or should that be ‘Loong’?
World
Every Lunar New Year, China ushers in a new zodiac sign from a cycle of 12 auspicious animals. This year, it’s the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” says Chinese state media, using its preferred term for the mythical beast.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/china/happy-new-year-of-the-dragon-or-loong-intl-hnk/index.html
China's intimidation of Taiwan is a global issue
National
The international community should stand with Taiwan as it continues to face Beijing’s political and military intimidation, Taiwan Representative to Canada Harry Tseng (曾厚仁) said in an iPolitics opinion article published Tuesday (Feb. 13). “This unjustified aggression towards Taiwan, if left unchecked, will be felt far beyond Taiwan and China,” Tseng said. He pointed out that ahead of the presidential election China intensified its disinformation campaign to influence Taiwanese to back pro-Beijing candidates.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5096638
Taiwan calls meeting to discuss banned pork additive
National
The Taiwan Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) will call in experts next week to discuss the banned food additive cimbuterol found in one box of pork slices, reports said Friday (Feb. 16). The substance was detected by Taichung City food inspectors in a batch of frozen “pork Boston butt, sliced” from the Taiwan Sugar Corporation (Taisuco) last month. However, widespread tests since have failed to find the leanness additive in other boxes of pork.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5097049
2 Taiwanese streamers sentenced to 2 years in Cambodian jail for fake kidnapping
A Preah Sihanouk Provincial court ruled on Thursday that Chen and Lu were guilty of "incitement to disrupt social order" and handed them a sentence of two years in prison and issued a fine of four million Cambodian riels (US$984) each, reported The Cambodia China Times. TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Cambodian officials vowed to impose harsh penalties on two Taiwanese streamers after they staged a fake kidnapping.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5096619
Taiwan students to receive up to 3 days of mental health leave per semester
National
The Ministry of Education (MOE) recommends that students in higher education can apply for up to three days of mental health leave per semester, reports said Friday (Feb. 16). An estimated 43 universities ha e already implemented a system of mental health leave, with the duration ranging from three to five days off per semester. Just before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, the MOE sent a letter to colleges presenting its ideas on the subject, while emphasizing they were not mandatory.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5097073
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.outspoken 直言不諱
2.critic 批評家
3.grinds 研磨
4.inflames 激起
5.stocks 股票
6.gloomy 陰鬱
7.Lunar 農曆
8.zodiac 十二生肖
9.intimidation 恐嚇
10.beyond 超越
11.additive 添加物
12.substance 物質
13.incitement 煽動
14.harsh 嚴厲的
15.semester 學期
III. VoiceTube
為什麼老是忘記對方的名字？(Why Do You Forget Their Name?)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/25808
16 件當女生最討厭的事(16 Annoying Things About Being A Girl)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/8262
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1.“Learn the rules like a
pro, so you can break them like an artist.”— Pablo Picasso, Artist
「像專家般學會規則，好讓你像藝術家般打破它。
」– 畢卡索 (藝術家)
2.“We
make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of
our answers.”—
Carl Sagan, Cosmologist
「透過我們問題的勇氣以及答案的深度，我們為世界帶來改變。」– 卡爾·薩根
(宇宙學家)
3.“What
is right to be done cannot be done too soon.”— Jane Austen, Writer
「做對的事都不會嫌太早。」–
珍·奧斯汀 (文學家)
4.“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop,
where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be
doing it better.”— Elon Musk, Entrepreneur
「我覺得回饋機制是非常重要的，它使你不斷思考做過的事，以及可以怎麼做得更好。」–
伊隆·馬斯克 (企業家)
5.“Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just
live differently. I prefer to live as an optimist.”—
Shimon Peres, President of Israel
「樂觀的人和悲觀的人都會死，他們只是生活方式不同，我寧可過樂觀的生活。」–
希蒙·佩雷斯 (以色列總統)
https://www.dailyenglishquote.com/page/17/
V. Singing River
“True” By Yoari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOh5B5R033E
Tell me the truth
告訴我真相
This is the end
這就是盡頭了對嗎
I feel like losing myself
我覺得已迷失了自我
Can't find my way to not lose
you
我找不到不失去你的方法
Why is it so complicated? (Complicated)
為何這一切是如此複雜
Nothing makes me confused
沒什麼迷惑得了我
No wonder why
這也難怪
I'm still in hell
因我仍身處地獄中
This is the moment, come
就是現在 來吧
Now, it's time to choose
是作出選擇的時候了
Ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo
Bring me to the dark
帶我走進黑暗
Can't find you in the end
要是我最後找不到你
Don't ever cry for me
也別為我哭泣
Ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo
So tell you all the truth (So
tell you all the truth)
所以我得告訴你所有真相
Tell me the truth
告訴我真相
This is the end
這就是盡頭了對嗎
I feel like losing myself
我覺得已迷失了自我
Can't find my way to not lose
you
我找不到不失去你的方法
Why is it so complicated?
(Complicated)
為何這一切是如此複雜
Nothing makes me confused
沒什麼迷惑得了我
No wonder why
這也難怪
I'm still in hell
因我仍身處地獄中
This is the moment, come
就是現在 來吧
Now, it's time to choose
是作出選擇的時候了
Ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo
Bring me to the dark
帶我走進黑暗
Can't find you in the end (In
the end)
要是我最後找不到你
Don't ever cry for me
也別為我哭泣
Ooh-ooh, hoo-hoo
So tell you all the truth (So
tell you all the truth, all the)
所以我得告訴你所有真相
Tell me the truth
告訴我真相吧
This is the end
這就是盡頭了對嗎
I feel like losing myself
我覺得已迷失了自我
Can't find my way to not lose
you
我找不到不失去你的方法
Tell me, what should I do
告訴我該如何是好
“My Love Mine All Mine” By Mitski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx4kLgnFexo&t=55s
[Verse
1]
Moon,
a hole of light
月亮，天空深邃的一束光
Through
the big top tent up high
照亮了整個穹頂
Here
before and after me
亙古至今、直至來世
Shinin’
down on me
囊括了我全部人生
Moon,
tell me if I could
月亮啊，我有個請求
Send
up my heart to you?
我對人生的這片心意，能向上傳達嗎？
So,
when I die, which I must do
這樣的話，當我的死終將到來，把所有足跡終止時
Could
it shine down here with you?
也能隨著祢的光線灑落人間（＊註）
[Chorus]
‘Cause my love is mine, all
mine
因為我的愛，是我唯一的所有了（＊註）
I
love, my, my, mine
我愛一切萬物的，我的愛
Nothing
in the world belongs to me
望盡世間，沒有任何事物是永遠屬於我的
But my
love, mine, all mine, all mine
除了我的愛，那是唯一，且全部的
[Verse
2]
My baby
here on earth
所有我愛的人們（＊註）
Showed
me what my heart was worth
都展示了，你們的存在讓我活的值得（＊註）
So,
when it comes to be my turn
所以啊，當我的時候到了
Could
you shine it down here for her?
可以請祢把月光照亮到他們身上嗎（＊註）
[Chorus]
‘Cause my love is mine, all
mine
因為我的愛，是我唯一的所有了
I
love, my, my, mine
我愛一切萬物的，我的愛
Nothing
in the world belongs to me
望盡世間，沒有任何事物是永遠屬於我的
But my
love, mine, all mine
除了我的愛，那是唯一且全部的
Nothing
in the world is mine for free
望盡世間，沒有任何事物是永遠屬於我
But my
love, mine, all mine, all mine
除了我的感情，那些全部、永遠都是我的
https://kirsvibelab.com/zhong-ying-ge-ci-lyrics-mitski-my-love-mine-all-mine-ai-shi/
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