(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
邦迪提醒美國，為什麼擔任川普的司法部長是華盛頓最糟糕的工作/更多家庭起訴 Character.AI 開發商，指控該應用程式在青少年自殺和自殺企圖中扮演了角色/Ben & Jerry's 聯合創始人傑瑞·格林菲爾德因品牌在社會問題上「沉默」而辭職/「當我走上樓梯時，我會上氣不接下氣：」尤塞恩·博爾特講述退休如何讓他重新感受到人性/台日誓言加強夥伴關係，維護地區和平/台灣聯發科採用台積電2奈米製程/台灣奪得U18棒球世界盃銅牌/全家便利商店今年將在台灣開設100家新店
II. News Vocabulary
1.
suppressing 壓制
2.
investigation 調查
3.
alleging 指控
4.
suicide 自殺
5.
brand 品牌
6.
curtailing 限制
7.
sprinter 短跑運動員
8.
ruptured 斷裂
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
不能不面對的真相—台灣可能的海嘯威脅｜如何在海嘯中逃生/為什麼在日本很少胖子？
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1. It is never too late to fall in love.
愛永遠不會嫌晚。
2. There is
no hiding from lover’s eyes.
什麼也瞞不過戀人的眼睛。
3. In love folly is always sweet.
戀愛中，幹傻事總是讓人感到十分美妙。
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
Be Someone/ lovely
I. News Path
Bondi is reminding America why being Trump’s AG is the
worst job in Washington
World
Pam Bondi’s self-inflicted storm over suppressing free speech is showing yet again that serving as Donald Trump’s attorney general is an impossible job. She spent Tuesday backtracking after threatening Monday to crack down on people deemed guilty of hate speech for celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk and warning of investigations into office supply firms if they refused to print posters of the assassinated MAGA hero.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/16/politics/bondi-kirk-trump-attorney-general-free-speech-analysis
More families sue Character.AI developer, alleging app played a role in teens’ suicide and
suicide attempt
World
The families of three minors are suing Character Technologies, Inc., the developer of Character.AI, alleging that their children died by or attempted suicide and were otherwise harmed after interacting with the company’s chatbots.
Ben & Jerry’s co-owner Jerry Greenfield quits over
claims brand ‘silenced’ on social issues
World
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the ice-cream brand amid a dispute with its British owner Unilever, according a post by the other co-founder Ben Cohen. Cohen shared a statement from Greenfield that said quitting was “one of the hardest and most painful decisions” he’d ever made, as he accused Unilever of curtailing the ice-cream maker’s ability to speak out on social causes.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/business/jerry-greenfield-quits-ice-cream-brand-intl-hnk
‘When I walk up stairs, I get out of breath:’ Usain Bolt
on how retirement made him feel human again
World
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is human just like the rest of us, admitting retirement sees the famed sprinter now getting out of breath after walking up the stairs. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, the 39-year-old – who still holds the world records for the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay – told reporters at the World Athletics Championships that due to a ruptured achilles, he no longer runs.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/16/sport/athletics-usain-bolt-stairs-retirement-intl
Taiwan and Japan vow
stronger partnership for regional peace
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday lauded Taiwan’s close ties with Japan during talks with Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Chair Sumi Shuzo, who took office in June.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6202158
Taiwan’s MediaTek adopts
TSMC’s 2 nm process
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — MediaTek announced Tuesday it has tapped TSMC’s 2 nm process for its upcoming flagship system-on-a-chip. MediaTek President Chen Kuan-chou (陳冠州) said adopting the advanced process demonstrates MediaTek’s ability to apply cutting-edge semiconductor technology to a wide range of innovative solutions, per CNA.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6201611
Taiwan wins bronze at
U18 Baseball World Cup
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan faced South Korea in Sunday's bronze medal match of the U18 Baseball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan. With the score tied in the top of the seventh and final inning, Taiwan pushed the go-ahead run on a single from Jiang Ting-yi (江庭毅), securing a 3-2 victory and a third-place finish in the tournament, per CNA.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6200365
FamilyMart to open 100
new stores in Taiwan this year
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan FamilyMart Co. Chair Yeh Jung-ting (葉榮廷) said the company will open 100 new stores in Taiwan this year as part of its initiative to reach 5,000 branches nationwide within the next four years. FamilyMart completed renovations of all its stores across Taiwan in the first half of the year.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6202202
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1. suppressing 壓制
2. investigation 調查
3. alleging 指控
4. suicide 自殺
5. brand 品牌
6. curtailing 限制
7. sprinter 短跑運動員
8. ruptured 斷裂
9. regional 地區的
10. lauded 讚揚
11. demonstrates 彰顯
12. semiconductor 半導體
13. bronze 銅牌
14. tournament 錦標賽
15. renovations 翻新
III. VoiceTube
不能不面對的真相—台灣可能的海嘯威脅｜如何在海嘯中逃生 How to Survive a Tsunami, According to
Science
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/168874
為什麼在日本很少胖子？ (Why is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?)
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/59674
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. It is never too late to fall in love.
愛永遠不會嫌晚。
2. There is no hiding from lover’s eyes.
什麼也瞞不過戀人的眼睛。
3. In love folly is always sweet.
戀愛中，幹傻事總是讓人感到十分美妙。
4. In the very smallest cot there is room enough for a loving
pair.
哪怕是最小的茅屋，對情人來說都有足夠的空間。
5. Don’t try so hard, the best things come when you least
expect them.
不要著急，最好的總會在最不經意的時候出現。
https://tw.amazingtalker.com/blog/zh-tw/zh-eng/32479/
V. Singing River
“Be Someone” By Benson Boone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9qxHs761Cg&list=RDI9qxHs761Cg&start_radio=1
[Verse 1]
Didn't know how much I would love
Santa Barbara
不曾預料到我會如此愛上聖塔芭芭拉
Never driven up, but I know that
it's gotta be so beautiful
雖未親臨，但我知道那裡必定美得令人屏息
If that's where you were born
如果那是你的出生地
Long brown hair that your mom
doesn't like
你有一頭媽媽不喜歡的長棕髮
You got a moon tattoo that you
don't even hide
你有一個連隱藏都不必的月亮紋身
You're so unusual
你是如此與眾不同
Haven't met someone like you
before
以前從未遇過像你這樣的人
[Pre-Chorus]
Wanna be that guy that's makin'
it hard for you to sleep at night
想成為那個讓你難以入眠的人
I want you to call me when it's
gettin' late
我希望在深夜時你能打電話給我
You could tell me anything
你可以告訴我任何事情
[Chorus]
From time to time, you give me
the smallest look
時不時，你傳遞給我一個微妙的眼神
Behind your eyes, and, baby, it's
almost like you need someone
而你的眼神中，寶貝，就像你需要一個人
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
From night to night, it's takin'
you longer
從夜到夜，你告別時花的時間越來越長
When you say,
"Goodbye," and, baby, it's almost like you need someone
當你說再見，寶貝，就像你需要一個人
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
[Verse 2]
I've been carried away tryin' to
get inside your brain
我一直被吸引著，想要深入了解你的內心
And what do you know? Do you live
alone?
你知道些什麼？你獨自生活嗎？
And do you pray?
你是否祈禱？
And do you believe there is a
life
你是否相信有一種生活
Where it's just you and me and I?
在那裡只有你和我和我？
We don't need a way, we don't
need a sign
我們不需要方法，我們不需要跡象
It's only you and me and I
只有你和我
[Pre-Chorus 2]
From time to time, you give me
the smallest look
時不時，你傳遞給我一個微妙的眼神
Behind your eyes, and, baby, it's
almost like you need someone
而你的眼神中，寶貝，就像你需要一個人
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
[Chorus]
From time to time, you give me
the smallest look
時不時，你傳遞給我一個微妙的眼神
Behind your eyes, and, baby, it's
almost like you need someone
而你的眼神中，寶貝，就像你需要一個人
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
From night to night, it's takin'
you longer
從夜到夜，你告別時花的時間越來越長
When you say,
"Goodbye," and, baby, it's almost like you need someone
當你說再見，寶貝，就像你需要一個人
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
[Bridge]
Someone to have, someone to hold
有個人可以擁有，有個人可以抱緊
Somewhere to go when nights get
cold
當夜晚變冷時有個溫暖的地方可以去
Somebody to love, somebody to be
有個人可以愛，有個人可以成為
Someone to sweep you off your
feet
有個人可以將你從情感低潮中拯救出來
Someone to have, someone to hold
有個人可以擁有，有個人可以抱緊
Somewhere to go when nights get
cold
當夜晚變冷時有個地方可以去
Somebody to love, somebody to be
有個人可以愛，有個人可以成為
Someone to sweep you off your
feet
有個人可以將你從情感低潮中拯救出來
(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
（哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦）
(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) That
someone is me
（哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦）那個人就是我
(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
oh-ohh) That someone is me, yeah
（哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦）那個人就是我，是的
[Chorus]
From time to time, you give me
the smallest look (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
時不時，你傳遞給我一個微妙的眼神（哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦）
Behind your eyes, and, baby, it's
almost like you need someone (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh,
oh-oh-oh-oh)
在你的眼神中，寶貝，就像你需要一個人（哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦，哦-哦-哦-哦）
I promise I can be someone
我承諾我可以成為那個人
https://vocus.cc/article/662bc5a7fd897800011b1f23
“lovely” By Billie Eilish, Khalid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Pl8CzNzCw&list=RDV1Pl8CzNzCw&start_radio=1
Thought I found
a way
我以為我找到了一條新路
Thought I found
a way, yeah (found)
我以為我找到了一條新路
But you never go
away (never go away)
但你卻從沒離開過
So I guess I
gotta stay now
所以我猜，我現在依舊要留在這
Oh, I hope some
day I’ll make it out of here
喔，我多麼希望有一天，我能離開這裡
Even if it takes
all night or a hundred years
即使花了無數的夜晚上百個日子
Need a place to
hide, but I can’t find one near
需要一個能讓我躲藏的地方，但我在這附近卻怎麼也尋不到
Wanna feel
alive, outside I can fight my fear
想要認真的活著，走出外面打敗自己的恐懼
Isn’t it lovely,
all alone
完全的孤單，難道不是種美嗎
Heart made of
glass, my mind of stone
即使心是玻璃做的，但我的意志像石頭
Tear me to
pieces, skin and bone
將我化為煙滅，屍骨分離
Hello, welcome
home
嘿，歡迎回家
Walkin’ out of
town
走出了這座城
Lookin’ for a
better place (lookin’ for a better place)
尋找著更好的安居
Something’s on
my mind
有個東西總是縈繞著我的心思
Always in my
headspace
總在我腦海中浮現
Oh, I hope some
day I’ll make it out of here
喔，我多麼希望有一天，我能離開這裡
Even if it takes
all night or a hundred years
即使花了無數的夜晚上百個日子
Need a place to
hide, but I can’t find one near
需要一個能讓我躲藏的地方，但我在這附近卻怎麼也尋不到
Wanna feel
alive, outside I can fight my fear
想要認真的活著，走出外面打敗自己的恐懼
Isn’t it lovely,
all alone
完全的孤單，難道不是種美嗎
Heart made of
glass, my mind of stone
即使心是玻璃做的，但我的意志像石頭
Tear me to
pieces, skin and bone
將我化為煙滅，屍骨分離
Hello, welcome
home
嘿，歡迎回家
Woah, yeah
Yeah, ah
Woah, woah
Hello, welcome
home
嘿，歡迎回家
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