(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park
I. News Path–新聞步道
華盛頓接下來會發生什麼/白宮啟動人工智慧網路安全資訊交流中心/霍爾木茲海峽的保護是如何買賣的/世界盃四強名單出爐/台灣自主研發的潛水艇預計9月初準備就緒/台灣捷安特和美利達6月的表現顯示自行車市場正逐步復甦/台灣金融機構希望“以人工智慧對抗人工智慧”/台灣將派出482名運動員參加愛知-名古屋亞運會
II. News Vocabulary
1.poignant 令人痛心的
2.ubiquity 無處不在
3.coordinate 協調
4.vulnerability 漏洞
5.tome 厚重的大部頭書籍
6.demise 死亡
7.quarterfinal 四分之一決賽
8.advance 晉級
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
如何吐槽當今足壇的荒謬體制/從可可豆到頂級工藝，各種類型的巧克力一次看懂
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1.Beauty is found
within.
美，是由內而外散發出的。
2.You are braver than
you believe.
你比你以為的更勇敢。
3.Here’s the whole word
at your feet.
全世界都在你的腳下。
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
Right Here
Waiting/I Will Always Love You
I. News Path
Graham’s death highlights a power shift and a new
question: What’s coming next in Washington?
World
The death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and the long hospitalization of Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former majority leader, are poignant reminders that time conquers even political careers marked by great power and ubiquity.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/lindsey-graham-death-mitch-mcconnell-hospital-what-next
White House launches AI cybersecurity clearinghouse
World
The White House is establishing a new AI cybersecurity clearinghouse to help coordinate cybersecurity defenses across critical infrastructure. Industries and critical infrastructure are racing to catch up with new AI models with increasingly advanced abilities that can find and exploit (but also defend against) cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/14/tech/ai-cybersecurity-clearing-house-white-house
Quills and conflict: How protection in the Strait of
Hormuz is bought and sold
World
Inside a futuristic building in central London, leather-bound tomes contain quill-and-ink records of vessels lost at sea over the past 250 years. An entry in one of hundreds of such “Loss Books” details the demise of the Titanic in April 1912. More than 100 years later, entries are still handwritten using a quill pen by staff known as “waiters.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/business/lloyds-of-london-strait-of-hormuz-intl
The World Cup’s final four is set. Here’s what you need
to know before the final week
World
We’re going to miss this World Cup when it’s over next week. We were treated to two brilliant quarterfinals yesterday, which saw both England and Argentina advance to the last four at the expense of Norway and Switzerland.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/12/sport/the-beautiful-game-july-12
Taiwan indigenous
submarine estimated to be ready by early September
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine should be ready for commissioning by the Navy in late August or early September, with work on a second submarine starting by the end of the year, reports said Wednesday. The Narwhal had returned to a pier in Kaohsiung to prepare for trials during the night, the Liberty Times reported.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6401600
Taiwan's Giant, Merida
June results point to gradual bike market recovery
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Giant Manufacturing Co. and Merida Industry Co. reported June results that point to a gradual recovery in the global bicycle industry after more than two years of inventory adjustments. Giant reported June consolidated revenue of NT$5.76 billion (US$178.4 million), up 16% from the same period a year earlier and marking its second straight month of year-over-year growth.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6402943
Taiwan financial agency
wants to ‘fight AI with AI’
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Financial Supervisory Commission said Tuesday that a new AI model can rapidly identify cybersecurity weaknesses, urging financial institutions to strengthen defenses. The FSC said Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview, introduced in April, can rapidly identify cybersecurity weaknesses, increasing the risk of AI-driven attacks, per CNA.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6401615
Taiwan to send 482
athletes to Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
National
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of
Sports on Tuesday announced the roster of athletes participating in the
upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, beginning in mid-September. Taiwan
will send 482 athletes to compete in 34 sports. Including coaches and training
staff, the total delegation will number more than 700 people, according to a
Ministry of Sports press release.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6400681
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.poignant 令人痛心的
2.ubiquity 無處不在
3.coordinate 協調
4.vulnerability 漏洞
5.tome 厚重的大部頭書籍
6.demise 死亡
7.quarterfinal 四分之一決賽
8.advance 晉級
9.commissioning 服役
10.trial 測試
11.consolidated （金融方面的數據）整合的
12.inventory 庫存
13.urge 敦促
14.strengthen 加強
15.delegation 代表團
III. VoiceTube
商業化到走火入魔？看名嘴崔佛·諾亞如何吐槽當今足壇的荒謬體制（Trevor Noah Thinks Football Has Lost Its
Common Sense）
初級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/214462
巧克力百科全書：從可可豆到頂級工藝，各種類型的巧克力一次看懂（Every Chocolate Explained）
中級
https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/212896
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
美，是由內而外散發出的。
2.You are braver than you
believe.
你比你以為的更勇敢。
3.Here’s the whole word at your feet.
全世界都在你的腳下。
4.All it takes is faith and trust.
信念與信任，缺一不可。
5.If you
don’t try, you’ll never know.
如果不嘗試，你永遠不會知道結果。
https://tw.amazingtalker.com/blog/zh-tw/zh-eng/32479/
V. Singing River
“Right Here Waiting” By Richard Marx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_E2EHVxNAE&t=1s
隔著一片汪洋，日子一天天地過
And I slowly go insane
而我的思緒也一點一滴地走向瘋狂
I hear your voice on the line
在電話線的那一頭，我聽見妳的聲音
But it doesn't stop the pain
但這區區的聲音，根本治不了我心裡的痛
If I see you next to never
如果我們幾乎沒機會見面
Then how can we say forever?
那我們又要如何約定地久天長？
Wherever you go, whatever you do
無論妳去到哪裡，無論妳在做些什麼
I will be right here waiting for you
我都會在原處，死心塌地等著妳
Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks
無論要付出什麼代價，或是我的心會碎成幾片
I will be right here waiting for you
我都會在這裡，一直等著妳回來
I took for granted, all the times
過去我總把那些相聚的時刻當作理所當然
That I thought would last somehow
我總以為那些時光會莫名地延續下去
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
記憶中的笑聲還在耳邊，嘴裡卻嚐到了淚水的苦澀
But I can't get near you now
但現在的我，卻怎麼樣也無法靠近妳
Oh, can't you see it, baby
喔，寶貝，難道妳還看不出來嗎？
You've got me going crazy
妳已經把我整個人搞得失魂落魄了
Wherever you go, whatever you do
無論妳去到哪裡，無論妳在做些什麼
I will be right here waiting for you
我都會在原地，默默地等著妳
Whatever it takes or
how my heart breaks
不計任何代價，即便心碎了一地
I will be right here waiting for you
我就會在這裡，死命地等著妳
I wonder how we can survive
我常在想，我們該如何熬過這段艱難的考驗
This romance
這段辛苦的戀情
But in the end if I'm with you
但只要最後能與妳相守
I'll take the chance
我就願意賭上這一次
Oh, can't you see it, baby
喔，寶貝，妳難道還不懂我的心嗎？
You've got me going crazy
妳真的讓我快要瘋掉了
Wherever you go, whatever you do
無論妳去到哪裡，無論妳在做些什麼
I will be right here waiting for you
我都會在原地，一心一意等著妳
Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks
無論會面臨什麼難關，無論心有多痛
I will be right here waiting for you
我都會在這裡，堅定地等著妳
Waiting for you
就這樣一直等著妳
https://www.music-cool.tw/2018/11/richard-marx-right-here-waiting.html
“I Will Always Love You” By Whitney Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU&list=RD3JWTaaS7LdU&start_radio=1
If I should stay
如果我決定留下來
I would only be in your way
我想我只會礙著你的路，讓你礙手礙腳
So I'll go, but I know
所以我選擇離去，但我心裡清楚
I'll think of you every step of the way
往後的每一步路，我都會不停地想起你
And I
而我
Will always love you
會永遠愛著你
I will always love you
我會一直深深愛著你
You
就是你
My darling, you
我最親愛的你
Mm, mm
嗯，嗯
Bittersweet memories
那些帶著酸甘甜的回憶
That is all I'm taking with me
是我唯一能帶走的東西
So goodbye, please, don't cry
所以再見了，請別流淚
We both know I'm not what you, you need
我們都心知肚明，我並不是你生命中真正需要的那個人
And I
而我
Will always love you
會永遠愛著你
I will always love you
我會一直深深愛著你
You
是你
I hope life treats you kind
我希望生活能對你溫柔以待
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
也希望你能實現所有曾夢想過的一切
And I wish to you joy and happiness
我虔誠地祝你充滿喜樂與幸福
But above all this, I wish you
love
但在這所有的一切之上，我更祝福你能擁有真愛
And I will always love you
而我，會永遠愛著你
I will always love you
我會一直深深愛著你
I will always love you
我會永遠愛著你
I will always love you
我會一直愛著你
I will always love you
我會永遠愛著你
I, I will always love you, you
我，我會永遠永遠地愛著你
Darling, I love you
親愛的，我真的愛你
Ooh, I'll always
喔，我會永遠
I'll always love you
我也會一直愛著你
https://www.music-cool.tw/2012/09/whitney-houston-i-will-always-love-you.html
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