(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.
duel 對立
2.
withdrawn 撤回
3.
entrepreneur 企業家
4.
thwart 阻饒
5.
spectrum 頻譜
6.
satellite 衛星
7.
heckler 打斷者
8.
silence 安靜
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
害怕用英文點餐嗎？別擔心！學會這些實用的片語讓你可以在咖啡廳輕鬆點餐！/【口說技巧】如何提高你的英語口語能力，獨自練習也行！
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.
Every man is a poet when he is in love.
每個戀愛中的人都是詩人。
2.
Love is like the moon, when it does not increase, it decreases.
愛情就像月亮，不增則減。
3.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
愛情跟咳嗽一樣是掩飾不了的。
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
River/ Wellerman
(Sea Shanty)
I. News Path
DNC panel fails to advance dueling resolutions on
Israel’s war in Gaza
Minneapolis — A Democratic National
Committee panel on Tuesday failed to advance dueling resolutions on the party’s
stance on Israel’s war in Gaza, after one proposal was voted down and a second
was withdrawn.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/26/politics/dnc-israel-gaza-resolution-vote
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI
competition, App Store rankings
World
Reuters — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/25/tech/elon-musk-xai-apple-openai-lawsuit-app-store-rankings
AT&T to spend $23 billion on wireless spectrum
licenses from EchoStar
World
Reuters — AT&T said on Tuesday
it will purchase key wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for about $23
billion, as the the US telecom provider seeks to boost its network in a
competitive market. In June, President
Donald Trump prodded satellite communications and Dish TV parent EchoStar and
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to reach an amicable deal
over the fate of the company’s wireless spectrum licenses, the company said.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/26/tech/att-echostar-wireless-spectrum-licenses-23-billion
Shohei Ohtani high-fives heckler after hitting 45th home
run of season
World
Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way
star Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in the top of the ninth to cap off Sunday’s
8-2 win against the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t the home run off Yuki
Matsui that had everyone talking; it’s what Ohtani did after rounding the
bases.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/26/sport/baseball-mlb-shohei-ohtani-high-fives-heckler-intl
Taiwan premier presents
NT$60 billion special budget for Typhoon Danas recovery
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Premier Cho
Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on Tuesday unveiled a NT$60
billion (US$1.96 billion) reconstruction budget for Typhoon Danas. Cho outlined
allocations by ministry: NT$20.3 billion for the Ministry of Agriculture, NT$18.7 billion for the Ministry
of Economic Affairs, NT$6.9 billion for the Ministry of Transportation, NT$4.6
billion for the Council of Indigenous Peoples, and NT$3.8 billion for the
Ministry of the Interior, per CNA.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6187120
Taiwan research predicts
AI data centers will shift to low-carbon power
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A new research report from Digitimes released
Tuesday warns that current energy infrastructure will be unable to meet the
massive power demands of future AI data centers. Analysts predict operators
will adopt decentralized, low-carbon power supply strategies, with facilities
beginning large-scale use of green electricity in 2026 and relying primarily on
it by 2030.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6186252
Taiwan stocks edge
higher as turnover tops NT$500 billion
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s stock market closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in robotics, defense, and plastics, while TSMC helped steady the broader index. The Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (TAIEX) rose 27.72 points to 24,305.1. Turnover reached NT$514 billion (US$16.8 billion), per CNA and CTEE.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6187281
Taiwan wins Asian
University Basketball League championship
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Perennial basketball powerhouse National Chengchi University won the first Asian University Basketball League tournament, defeating Beijing's Tsinghua University in the finals 82-79 on Sunday, per Liberty Times. The inaugural tournament brought together 12 university teams from across Asia for a week-long competition.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6186053
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. duel 對立
2. withdrawn 撤回
3. entrepreneur 企業家
4. thwart 阻饒
5. spectrum 頻譜
6. satellite 衛星
7. heckler 打斷者
8. silence 安靜
9.
allocations 撥款
10.
ministry (政府的)部門
11.
Digitimes 電子時報
12.
decentralize 分散管理
13.
stock 股本
14.
index 指數
15.
inaugural 首次的
III. VoiceTube
害怕用英文點餐嗎？別擔心！學會這些實用的片語讓你可以在咖啡廳輕鬆點餐！（Ordering at a café - Phrases
for English listening practice）
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/163637
【口說技巧】如何提高你的英語口語能力，獨自練習也行！ (How to improve your English speaking
skills (by yourself)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/18348
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. Every man is a poet when he is in love.
每個戀愛中的人都是詩人。
2. Love is like the moon, when it does not increase, it
decreases.
愛情就像月亮，不增則減。
3. Love and a cough cannot be hid.
愛情跟咳嗽一樣是掩飾不了的。
4. Love me
little and love me long.
不求情意綿綿，但求天長地久。
5. Being with you is like walking on a very clear
morning.
https://tw.amazingtalker.com/blog/zh-tw/zh-eng/32479/
V. Singing River
“River” By Bishop
Briggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5jz8xdpR0M&list=RDh5jz8xdpR0M&start_radio=1
[Intro]
Like a river,
like a river, sh-
像條河，像條河流，噓-
Like a river,
like a river, sh-
像條河，像條河流，噓-
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴然後再像條河奔向我
[Verse 1]
How do we fall
in love? Harder than a bullet could hit you
我們是如何相愛的?比子彈打到你還艱難
How do we fall
apart? Faster than a hairpin trigger
我們是如何分開的?比手槍被搬開還快
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you say,
don't you say it
你不要說，你不要說
Don't say, don't
you say it
不要說，你不要說
One breath,
it'll just break it
一次喘息,它將會擊碎它
So shut your
mouth and run me like a river
所以閉上你的嘴然後像條河奔向我
[Chorus]
Shut your mouth,
baby, stand and deliver
閉上你的嘴，寶貝，站著然後傳遞
Holy hands, oh,
they make me a sinner
聖潔的雙手，喔，他們使我成為罪人
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴然後像條河奔向我
Choke this love
'til the veins start to shiver
使這個愛窒息直到血管開始顫抖
One last breath
'til the tears start to wither
最後一次喘息直到眼淚開始乾涸
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
[Verse 2]
Tales of an
endless heart, cursed is the fool who's willing
內心深處的故事，被詛咒是誰愚蠢的承諾
Can't change the
way we are, one kiss away from killing
不能改變我們在乎的方式，一個吻遠離謀殺
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't you say,
don't you say it
你不要說，你不要說
Don't say, don't
you say it
不要說，你不要說
One breath,
it'll just break it
一次喘息，它將會擊碎它
So shut your
mouth and run me like a river
所以閉上你的嘴再像條河奔向我
[Chorus]
Shut your mouth,
baby, stand and deliver
閉上你的嘴，寶貝，站著然後傳遞
Holy hands, oh,
they make me a sinner
聖潔的雙手，喔，他們使我成為罪人
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
Choke this love
'til the veins start to shiver
使這個愛窒息直到血管開始顫抖
One last breath
'til the tears start to wither
Like a river,
like a river
最後一次喘息直到眼淚開始乾涸
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
[Bridge]
Like a river,
like a river, sh-
像條河，像條河流，噓-
Like a river,
like a river, sh-
像條河，像條河流，噓-
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
Hey! Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh!
嘿！喔，喔，喔，喔，喔！
Hey! Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh! (like a river)
嘿！喔，喔，喔，喔，喔！(像條河)
Hey! Oh, oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh!
嘿！喔，喔，喔，喔，喔！
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh! (like a river)
嘿！喔，喔，喔，喔，喔！(像條河)
Like a river
像條河
[Chorus]
Shut your mouth,
baby, stand and deliver
閉上你的嘴，寶貝，站著然後傳遞
Holy hands, oh,
they make me a sinner
聖潔的雙手，喔，他們使我成為罪人
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
Choke this love
'til the veins start to shiver
使這個愛窒息直到血管開始顫抖
One last breath
'til the tears start to wither
最後一次喘息直到眼淚開始乾涸
Like a river,
like a river
像條河，像條河流
Shut your mouth
and run me like a river
閉上你的嘴，然後像條河奔向我
https://t5u8wu6.pixnet.net/blog/post/223809191
“Wellerman (Sea Shanty)” By Nathan Evans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-7GNoDJ5c&list=RDqP-7GNoDJ5c&start_radio=1
There once was a
ship that put to sea
從前有艘船要出海
The name of the
ship was the Billy of Tea
他的名子叫Billy of Tea
The winds blew
up, her bow dipped down
狂風呼嘯 船首低垂
Oh blow, my
bully boys, blow (huh)
吹吧 使勁吹吧兄弟們
Soon may the
Wellerman註1 come
補給船很快就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
當有天等到一切都結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們就將離開
She'd not been
two weeks from shore
他離開海岸還不到兩星期
When down on her
a right whale bore
正好有隻露脊鯨在他下方鑽來鑽去
The captain
called all hands and swore
船長叫來所有船員並發誓
He'd take that
whale in tow (huh)
他要將這隻鯨魚帶上岸
Soon may the
Wellerman come
很快補給船就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
將給我們帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
有天當這一切都結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們就將離開這個地方
Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Before the boat
had hit the water
在船即將下水之時
The whale's tail
came up and caught her
鯨尾擊中了它
All hands to the
side, harpooned and fought her
所有船員都到一側用魚叉反擊
When she dived
down low (huh)
只是她又深深地潛入海中
Soon may the
Wellerman come
補給船或許很快就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
當有天這一切都結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們將離開
No line was cut,
no whale was freed
釣索斷裂前 鯨魚並不會自由
The captain's
mind was not of greed
船長也並非貪得無厭
And he belonged
to the Whaleman's creed
只是遵守著捕鯨信條
She took that
ship in tow (huh)
鯨魚拖著船緩緩前行
Soon may the
Wellerman come
很快補給船就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
等到這些都結束後
We'll take our
leave and go
我們將離去這一切
Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
For forty days
or even more
在四十多天的日子裡
The line went
slack then tight once more
釣索鬆弛後又緊繃
All boats were
lost, there were only four
只有四艘船還未迷失
But still that
whale did go (huh)
但鯨魚仍在海中前進
Soon may the
Wellerman come
很快補給船就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
帶給我們糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
等到有天這一切都結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們將一起離去
As far as I've
heard, the fight's still on
據我所知 這場奮鬥還在進行
The line's not
cut, and the whale's not gone
釣索未斷 鯨魚就不會自由
The Wellerman
makes his regular call
補給船會和他們定期聯絡
To encourage the
captain, crew and all (huh)
並鼓舞船長和船員們
Soon may the
Wellerman come
很快補給船就要來了
To bring us sugar
and tea and rum
帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
等到一切要結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們就會離開
Soon may the
Wellerman come
很快補給船就要來了
To bring us
sugar and tea and rum
給我們帶來糖、茶還有蘭姆酒
One day, when
the tonguing is done
等到有天這些都結束時
We'll take our
leave and go
我們就會離去
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