(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
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II. News Vocabulary
1.executions 處決
2.tumultuous 喧鬧的
3.toting 攜帶
4.dystopian 反烏托邦
5.bionics 仿生學
6.estimated 估計
7.concrete 混泥土
8.Brutalist 野獸派
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube-不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
五個保證會正面改變你人生的習慣,一定要學起來!/我為什麼選擇「無聊」的生活?
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.“Be cheerful and hopeful.”
樂觀向上,充滿希望。
2.“Have the ability to love oneself, have the strength to
love others.”
有能力愛自己,有餘力愛別人。
3.“Spend your life in your own way.”
用自己喜歡的方式過一生。
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
we can't be
friends / WITHOUT YOU
I.
News Path
Raisi’s funeral is about a lot more than the late Iranian
president
World
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/23/middleeast/raisi-funeral-analysis-intl/index.html
China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs
World
It looks like something out of the dystopian show “Black Mirror,” but it’s
just the latest adaptation of robotics for the modern battlefield. During
recent military drills with Cambodia, China’s military showed off a robot dog
with an automatic rifle mounted on its back, essentially turning man’s best
(electronic) friend into a killing machine.
How AI and bionics are helping Ukrainian soldiers return
to action
World
Valera Kucherenko had already served a term in the Ukrainian army when Russia invaded in 2022. But he joined back up and, on a fateful October night in 2023, lost both hands in a grenade attack. It’s a story that’s all too common for Ukrainian soldiers. Since the start of the war, an estimated 20,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs.
Striking photos show nature reclaiming brutalist concrete
World
The common opinions about Brutalist architecture are a far cry from the
way we often describe the natural world: lush, colorful, verdant. But a new
photobook is exploring nature’s relationship with Brutalist architecture — from
a theater in Japan to a library in Canada — and finding beauty in the contrast.
https://edition.cnn.com/style/brutalist-plant-photos-c2e-spc/index.html
70,000 protest Taiwan
legislature's passage of controversial amendments
National
Over 70,000 citizens gathered outside the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday (May
28) to protest the passage of controversial measures to expand the parliament's
powers. At 5 p.m., the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the
amendments to the Law Governing the Legislative Yuan`s Power (立法院職權行使法). Civic groups gathered outside the legislature to express opposition to
the bills, and the crowd supporting the newly named "Bluebird
Movement" peaked in the evening, per CNA.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5878782
Heroes who subdued
Taichung metro attacker to ride MRT free for life
National
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) Wednesday (May
22) lauded the passengers who subdued a knife attacker on the Taichung metro as
“heroes” and said they can ride the city's
MRT free for life. At 11:17 a.m. on
Tuesday (May 21), a 20-year-old man surnamed Hung (洪) allegedly stabbed two passengers on a train near Taichung City Hall
Station on Wenxin Road in Xitun District.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5691871
Taiwan ladder trucks unable
to reach upper floors of high-rise apartments
A fire that broke out on a 28-floor high-rise residential complex in
Hsinchu on Sunday (May 26) not only took the lives of two firefighters but also
exposed firefighting deficiencies such as access to upper floors of tall
buildings.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5878843
Taipei to host Premier
12 tournament in November
National
The schedule for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier
12 tournament was announced on Tuesday (May 28), with round-robin Group B play
to be held in Taipei from Nov. 13–18. The tournament features the top 12
national teams from around the world, divided into two different categories:
Group A and Group B.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5878762
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.executions 處決
2.tumultuous 喧鬧的
3.toting 攜帶
4.dystopian 反烏托邦
5.bionics 仿生學
6.estimated 估計
7.concrete 混泥土
8.Brutalist 野獸派
9.controversial 有爭議的
10.measures 措施
11.subdued 壓抑
12.unable 無法
13.complex 複雜
14.tournament 錦標賽
15.categories 類別
III. VoiceTube
五個保證會正面改變你人生的習慣,一定要學起來!(5 Positive Habits That Will Change Your
Life ✨)
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/163524
我為什麼選擇「無聊」的生活?(Why I Choose a “Boring” Life)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/177768
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
樂觀向上,充滿希望。
2.“Have
the ability to love oneself, have the strength to love others.”
有能力愛自己,有餘力愛別人。
3.“Spend
your life in your own way.”
用自己喜歡的方式過一生。
4.“Life is short and you deserve to be happy.”
生命苦短,你應該過的開心點。
5.“Time is that we do not come loose.”
時光不老,我們不散。
https://tw.amazingtalker.com/blog/zh-tw/zh-eng/32479/
V. Singing River
“we can't be friends” By Ariana Grande
[Verse 1]
I didn't think you'd
understand me
我以為你永遠不會懂我
How could you ever even try?
你怎麼可能會嘗試呢?
I don't wanna tiptoe, but I
don't wanna hide
我不想躡手躡腳,但我也不想隱藏
But I don't wanna feed this
monstrous fire
但我不想繼續助長這場災難性的火
Just wanna let this story die
只想讓這段故事就此終結
And I'll be alright
我會沒事的
[Chorus]
We can't be friends
我們不能做朋友
But I'd like to just pretend
但我還是想假裝一下
You cling to your papers and
pens
你緊抓著你給的紙張和筆
(可能指的是待簽署的契約-如離婚協議之類)
Wait until you like me again
等到你再次喜歡我
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for your love
等待你的愛
My love, I'll wait for your
love
我的愛,我會等待你的愛
[Verse 2]
Me and my truth, we sit in
silence
我和我的真實,我們靜默坐著
Mm
嗯
Babygirl, it's just me and
you
寶貝,現在只有我和你
'Cause I don't wanna argue,
but I don't wanna bite
因為我不想爭吵,但我也不想咬人
My tongue, yeah, I think I'd
rather die
我寧願咬舌自盡,是的,我寧願死
You got me misunderstood
你誤解了我
But at least I look this good
但至少我看起來還不錯
[Chorus]
We can't be friends
我們不能做朋友
But I'd like to just pretend
但我還是想假裝一下
You cling to your papers and pens
你緊抓著你的紙張和筆
Wait until you like me again
等到你再次喜歡我
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for your love
等待你的愛
My love, I'll wait for your
love
我的愛,我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
My love, I'll wait for your
love
我的愛,我會等待你的愛
[Bridge]
Know that you made me
知道是你造就了我
I don't like how you paint
me, yet I'm still here hanging
我不喜歡你如何描繪我,但我還在這裡堅持
Not what you made me
不是你讓我成為的那樣
It's somethin' like a
daydream
這有點像白日夢
But I feel so seen in the
night
但在夜晚我感覺如此被理解
So for now, it's only me
所以現在,只有我
And maybe that's all I need
也許這就是我所需要的
[Chorus]
We can't be friends
我們不能做朋友
But I'd like to just pretend
但我還是想假裝一下
You cling to your papers and
pens
你緊抓著你的紙張和筆
Wait until you like me again
等到你再次喜歡我
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for your love
等待你的愛
My love, I'll wait for your
love
我的愛,我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
My love, I'll wait for your
love
我的愛,我會等待你的愛
[Outro]
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
I'll wait for your love
我會等待你的愛
https://www.music-cool.tw/2024/03/ariana-grande-we-cant-be-friends.html
“WITHOUT YOU” By The Kid LAROI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJOKlqJho8U
You
cut out a piece of me and now I bleed internally
你將一部分的我給切下,讓我血流不止
Left
here without you (No, no, no), without you (Ooh)
沒有你的我孤獨地在這一人承受 (不)
And it
hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
而光是想像沒有你的生活
Without
you (No, no, no), without you (No, no)
就讓我心碎萬分 (不)
I
can't believe that you would up and leave me
不敢相信你會起身離開我
Fuck
all of your reasons
我才不管你那些狗屁理由
I lost
my shit, you know I didn't mean it
我快抓狂了,你知道我從來都不是故意的
Now I
see it, you run and repeat it
現在我終於知道,你離開我,讓一切不斷重演
And I
can't take it back, so in the past is where we'll leave it, huh
我也無法收回我的所作所為,所以就讓一切停留在它應該在的地方吧,呵
So
there you go, oh
你就繼續這樣吧,噢
Can't
make a wife out of a hoe, oh
怎麼能能期望一個婊子成為我的妻子呢,噢
I'll
never find the words to say I'm sorry
我是永遠也不會和你示弱的
But
I'm scared to be alone
儘管我如此害怕獨自一人
*You
cut out a piece of me and now I bleed internally
你狠心地將一部分的我切下,讓我血流如注
Left
here without you (No, no, no), without you (Ooh)
接著放我在這獨自一人
And it
hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
光是想像沒有你在的日子就讓我
Without
you (No, no, no), without you (No, no)
心痛萬分 (不)
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢
Without
you, without you
沒有你在我身邊
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢
Without
you, without you
你不在我身邊
It's
gon' be hard here on my own
一切都是獨自一人實在是讓人難受
And
even harder to let you go
甚至比讓你走還讓人痛苦
I
really wish that we, could have got this right
我多麼希望我們能,如願以償
So
here I go, oh
所以我說,噢
Can't
make a wife out of a hoe, oh
怎麼能期望讓你這樣的風塵女子成為我的老婆呢,噢
I'll
never find the words to say I'm sorry
我想我永遠也不會和你道歉
But I'm
scared to be alone (Oh)
儘管我如此害怕孤單 (噢)
*You
cut out a piece of me and now I bleed internally
你將我的一部分狠心切下,讓我血流如注
Left
here without you (No, no, no), without you (Ooh)
接著放我一人在這殘喘 (噢)
And it
hurts for me to think about what life could possibly be like
光是想像你不在的日子就讓我
Without
you (No, no, no), without you (No, no)
心碎萬分 (不)
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢 哇喔
Oh-oh,
woah, oh-oh, woah
噢噢 哇喔
Without
you, without you (No, no, no)
你不在我身邊 (不)
https://ju880706.pixnet.net/blog/post/561122921
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