One of Japan’s most iconic photo spots is to be blocked by authorities exasperated by badly behaved tourists. — BBC
因為不守規矩的遊客日本最受歡迎的拍照景點之一將要被非常生氣的當局用黑幕遮蔽。
1 iconic 形,受歡迎的
icon 名,偶像,圖示
2 spot 名,場所,斑點
3 block 動,阻擋,封鎖,名,街區
4 authority 名,當局
5 exasperate 動,使氣惱
exasperated 形,極厭煩的,被激怒的
6 behave 動,表現
7 tourist 名,觀光客
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B
At dawn on Wednesday 17 April, a small group of students pitched their tents at Columbia University, demonstrating against Israeli military action in Gaza and calling on their university to stop doing business with companies they see as supporting the war. — BBC
潔西昨天散步去好市多買菜,潔西家真的蠻方便的,兩分鐘就可以走到全聯,五分鐘到家樂福,十五分鐘可以走到環球的 Mia C’bon 跟 LOPIA,好市多走路也只要二十分鐘,只要買菜,所以沒有推推車,星期一人蠻多的,所以一堆推車擋住了路,潔西就穿越在推車中,突然間好像大家都在看潔西,因為潔西戴著降噪耳機,所以是聽不太到周遭的聲音,把耳機拿下來,聽到有人在破口大罵,撞到人都不會道歉嗎?你撞到人都沒有感覺嗎?
After months of stalling, the US House of Representatives finally approved more than $61bn worth of military assistance to help Ukraine in its desperate defense against Russia, as well as billions for other allies including Israel and Taiwan. — Guardian
He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.
2 Representative 名,美國眾議院議員
3 approve 動,核准,通過
approval 名,贊同,核准
4 assistance 名,協助
assist 動,協助
assistant 名,助理
5 desperate 形,非常需要的
6 defense 名,防衛
defend 動,防衛
7 ally 名,盟友
四月二十三日
earthquake, aftershock
A
Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air as they flew in formation during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing all 10 crew on board. — BBC
兩架馬來西亞的海軍直升機在做軍事遊行排練形成隊形時在空中相撞,造成機上十人死亡。
1 Malaysia 名,馬來西亞
Malaysian 形,馬來西亞的
2 navy 名,海軍
air force 名,空軍
army 名,陸軍
3 helicopter 名,直升機
4 collide 動,相撞
5 formation 名,形狀
in formation 片,以 …隊形
6 rehearsal 名,排練,彩排
7 military 形,軍隊的
8 parade 名,遊行
9 crew 名,全體機組人員
10 on board 片,在飛機上/在船上
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B
The Japanese navy is continuing its search for seven crew in the Pacific Ocean after the apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night, which killed at least one crewman. — BBC
日本海軍正持續在太平洋搜尋七名機上人員在星期六晚上兩架直升機明顯地相撞後,造成最少一個人員死亡。
1 the Pacific Ocean 名,太平洋
the Atlantic Ocean 名,大西洋
2 apparent 形,顯而易見的
3 crash 名,撞毀
C
Australia’s leader has called Elon Musk an “arrogant billionaire" in an escalating feud over X’s reluctance to remove footage of a church stabbing. — BBC
Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
法院判定亞利桑那州可能強制實行一條1864年的法律讓幾乎所有的墮胎都成為犯罪
1 Arizona 名,亞利桑那州
2 enforce 動,強制實行
3 criminalize 動,將…定為非法
4 nearly 副,幾乎
5 abortion 名,墮胎
6 court 名,法院
7 pro-life 形,反對墮胎的
8 pro-choice 形,主張人工流產為合法的
亞利桑那州的最高法院裁定必須遵守一條除非是拯救孕婦生命外,墮胎就是違法的。
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B
Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to 10 years in prison for not stopping a ‘runaway train’
密西根學校槍擊案的槍手的雙親被判刑坐牢十年因為沒有阻止「失控的火車」
1 Michigan 名,密西根州
2 shooter 名,槍手
3 sentence 動,判刑
4 prison 名,監獄
5 runaway 形,失控的
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Appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial
上訴法院拒絕了川普最近一次試圖要拖延四月十五日的封口費的刑事審判。
1 appeal court 名,上訴法院
2 reject 動,拒絕
3 latest 形,最新的
4 attempt 名,企圖
5 delay 動,使延遲
6 hush money 名,封口費
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There are calls to increase the penalty for possessing images that show child sex abuse in Taiwan after one of its top presenters walked away with a fine.
有呼籲要增加在台灣持有兒童性虐待影片的懲罰在一個有名的主持人只被罰款後。
1 call 名,要求,呼籲
2 penalty 名,處罰
3 possess 動,持有
4 presenter 名,節目主持人
5 walk away 片,從困境中脫身
6 fine 名,罰款
Mickey Huang Tzu-chiao was ordered to pay a fine of 1.2 million NTD ($37,000; £30,000) and write an apology letter after seven videos featuring minors were found on his portable hard drive. — BBC
Stunning images of solar eclipse that transfixed North America
美麗的的日食影像北美震驚
1 stunning 形,令人震驚的,美麗的
2 solar eclipse 名,日食
lunar eclipse 名,月食
3 transfix 動,使不能動彈
Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent.
橫跨墨西哥,美國,加拿大,數百萬人在星期一看向天空目睹日全食柯畫出一條狹長的黑暗路徑跨越大陸。
4 witness 動,目擊,見證,名,證人
5 carve 動,雕刻
6 path 名,路徑
7 continent 名,洲
Its shadow first touched the surface of the Earth in the Pacific Ocean before travelling across Mexico, turning daylight into darkness as crowds watched on.
它的陰影首先在太平洋上接觸地球表面接著隨著種人的注視穿越墨西哥將白天變成黑暗。
8 shadow 名,影子
9 the Pacific Ocean 名,太平洋
the Atlantic Ocean 名,大西洋
The eclipse rolled over the border into the US and brought darkness to large areas of Texas, including the cities of Austin and Dallas.
日食穿越邊境朝向美國將德州大部分區域變成黑暗,包括了奧斯丁跟達拉斯。
10 roll 動,滾動
11 border 名,邊界
Total solar eclipses happen about every 18 months, but they’re often in unpopulated or remote areas whereas this one passed over several big cities across three countries.
全日食每十八個月發生一次,但是多半是在人口稀少或偏遠的地區,然後這次通過三個國家的許多大城市。
12 unpopulated 形,沒有人居住的
13 remote 形,偏遠的
14 whereas 連,但是
While neither Washington DC nor New York City were in the path of totality, both saw about 90% of the Sun covered by the Moon and plenty of people took to the streets – and skyscrapers – to catch a view.
Many of those watching were treated to a breathtaking display of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, which is usually obscured by its own intense glare.
許多觀看的人看到了一個美的驚人的日冕,通常都是被太陽的強烈光芒遮蓋住。
17 breathtaking 形,美得驚人的
18 atmosphere 名,大氣層
19 corona 名,日冕
20 obscure 動,遮蔽
21 glare 名,刺眼的光
Some were even lucky enough to see a phenomenon called solar prominences extending from the Sun while it was behind the Moon.
一些夠幸運的人看到一個叫做日珥的現象,這是太陽在月亮後面時延伸出來的現象。
22 phenomenon 名,現象
23 solar prominence 名,日珥
Stargazers in Canada were the last ones to catch a glimpse of the incredible event before the eclipse crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and out of view. — BBC
Jimmy Fallon 在脫口秀上寫感謝函時還說 Thank you, Earth, for switching your settings this morning this morning from “silent" to “vibrate." 謝謝你,地球,今天早上把你的設定從「靜音」調成「震動」超好笑。 地牛到處大翻身啊,最近台灣也很多餘震 aftershocks 的樣子,看大家都在說,但是潔西完全都沒有感受到。先前那個7.2級的大地震學生說當時他在搭捷運也沒有感受,在移動的交通工具中的確是感受不太出來吧,平常就那麼晃。
今天是連假 long weekend 的最後一天,大家有感受到 vacation blues 收假症候群嗎?問了一下 Gemini 收心愉快要怎麼表達好,Happy post-vacation reality! 就是放假後面對事實快樂,哈哈哈。潔西的六天假期今天也是最後一天了。
四月六日 New York and cities on the US East Coast are assessing the impact of a rare earthquake that swayed landmarks and cracked roads. 紐約市跟美國東岸城市正在評估使地標搖晃把道路震烈的罕見的地震帶來的影響。
兩點起床就睡不著,所以就做了昨天很想做但是沒力氣做的新聞,世界中央廚房 World Central Kitchen 的七名援助工作人員要把從海上來的救援物資運送給加薩的難民後返回的路上,三輛車上都有標示該慈善機構的車隊遭到無人機攻擊,剛剛我看到以色列說是意外,是在晚上,但是在晚上他們可以看得到攻擊目標卻看不到上面大大的慈善機構標誌嗎?而且這個慈善機構說他們跟以色列軍隊是有聯繫有告知以軍他們的行蹤,昨天創辦者出來說這是對人道主義 humanitarian 的攻擊,因為是車子是一台一台車有系統的被攻擊,哇,我剛剛看半島的新聞才發現,在2.4公里的車程中,第一台車是防彈車,被受到攻擊後,裡面的人爬進另外一輛防彈車,後來這台車跟另外一台不是防彈車都受到飛彈攻擊,無人生還。
福隆真的很棒,潔西搭了下一班10:15的車,快十二點到,因為還沒有開放海灘游泳,所以沒有很多人,又是正中午大太陽,不到十個人吧?然後看到沙雕已經開始準備了,去年是迪士尼,今年是 Line Friends,應該就是熊大,莎莉,我只說得出這兩個名字。星期二天氣超好,潔西有看星期四會開始下雨,所以特別提早去,那天三十幾度,有點熱,但是水是有點冰涼,潔西的腳碰到水時,慘叫一聲,旁邊的男生笑了出來。那個一直拍照的小男生很可愛,潔西的漁夫帽很多次被風吹著到處跑,有一次跑到他眼前,他本來打算幫潔西撿了,但是潔西衝到了撿起來了,還是感激!
一到更衣室門口就聽到 Get dressed! Hurry up! Get dressed! 一個光著身體的外國小帥哥在門口坐著,只用手遮住重要部分,不知道為什麼不肯穿衣服,可能剛洗完澡沖完水,媽媽一直催促他,他就是坐在那不動,潔西經過的時候也不出聲的跟他說了聲 Get dressed! 他還不好意思了一下,哈哈,快穿衣服啦!後來去火車站也又遇到他們。
Israel is facing mounting international pressure to justify its conduct in the war in Gaza as the bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a drone attack were repatriated to their families.
Seven members of World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed when a drone repeatedly hit their convoy of three cars, which were clearly identified as belonging to the charity, after it left an aid warehouse in the central town of Deir al-Balah on Monday night.
WCK’s founder, the chef José Andrés, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had targeted the convoy “systematically, car by car”, even though they were in touch with WCK and were aware of the aid workers’ movements. — Guardian
世界中央廚房的創辦人 José Andrés 說以色列國防部「有系統地,一台車一台車」瞄準車隊,雖然他們有與世界中央廚房有聯繫,知道援助工作人員的行動。
1 mounting 形,加劇的
2 justify 動,為…辯護
3 conduct 名,行為,舉止
4 aid worker 名,援助工作人員
5 drone 名,無人機
6 repatriate 動,將…送回原本的國家
7 convoy 名,車隊
8 identify 動,辨識
9 charity 名,慈善機構
10 warehouse 名,倉庫
11 founder 名,創辦人
12 target 動,以…為目標,名,目標
13 systematically 副,有系統地
14 movement 名,運動
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A 12-year-old boy suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls of the same age at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police have said, as flags flew at half-mast across the country. — Guardian
四月三日 What were you doing when the earthquake happened/hit? 地震發生的時候你在做什麼? I was sleeping. I was cleaning my room.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday, setting off tsunami warnings on the island and its neighbouring countries. 星期天七級的地震襲擊台灣東部海岸,台灣跟鄰近國家發出海嘯警報。
The epicentre is located about 18km (11 miles) south of Taiwan’s Hualien city, according to the US Geological Survey. 震央位於台灣花蓮市的南方約十八公里處,根據美國地質調查局。
Multiple buildings have partially collapsed in Hualien and are shown leaning at precarious angles. 在花蓮有多處建築物坍塌並且是嚴重傾斜。
It is Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years, said seismology officials. 地震官員說這是台灣二十五年來最強的地震。
Aftershocks could still be felt. 仍舊可以感受到餘震。
The Hualien County Government announced that school and classes would be suspended on Wednesday following the quake. 花蓮縣政府在星期三地震後宣布停班停課。
Train service was suspended across the island of 23 million people, as was subway service in Taipei. But things quickly returned to normal in the capital, with children going to school and the morning commute appearing to be normal. 在這有兩千三百萬人口的島嶼火車跟台北地鐵服務一度停駛。但是在台北很快就恢復正常,孩子們上學,早上的通勤似乎跟往常一樣。
要去放大假或是要放台灣有國外可能沒有的假期時,電子郵件要設定自動回覆的英文郵件 Out of Office Auto Responder Email Messages 要怎麼寫好呢?
先看兩個簡單的範例
Subject: Out of office for Tomb Sweeping Day
Hi there,
Thank you for your email. I will be out of the office from April 4 to April 7 because of a Taiwan public holiday, Tomb Sweeping day. During this period I will have no access to my email. I will reply to you as soon as I come back on April 8th.
Best regards,
Jessie Lin
Subject: Out of office
Hello,
Thank you for your email. I’m out of the office (on vacation) and will not have access to my email until April 8.
If you need immediate assistance while I’m away, please contact Peter at (email) or (phone number).
Otherwise, I will respond to your email as soon as possible when I return.
Best regards,
Jessie Lin
1 標題
清楚地寫出不在辦公室,無法回覆
Subject: Out of Office – Jessie 不在辦公室:潔西
Subject: On Vacation Until April 8 度假到四月八日
2 打招呼,謝謝對方來信
正式:
Dear Sir or Madam, 您好,先生或女士
非正式:
Hello, 哈囉
Hi there, 嗨
Thank you for your email. 謝謝您的來信。
3 告知休假的期間,何時能回覆
I will be out of the office from April 1 to April 30 and will have no access to my email. 我將在四月一日到四月三十日不在辦公室,無法使用我的電子郵件。
I am currently out of the office and will reply to you when I return on April 8. 我目前不在辦公室將會在我四月八日回來時回覆您。
Our office is closed on April 4 and April 5 due to a national holiday. 我們辦公室在四月四日跟四月五日因為國定假日休息。
I am currently on vacation and have limited access to email. I will do my best to check my inbox periodically, but please expect delays in response time. 我現在在度假只能有限地使用電子郵件。我會盡可能定期查看信箱,但是請明白回覆時間會延遲。
I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. 我會盡可能快速回覆。
Your email is important to me, and I will respond to your email as soon as possible when I return. 您的郵件對我而言是重要的,我回來時會儘快回覆。
4 緊急狀況可以聯絡誰
If you need immediate assistance while I’m away, please contact Peter at (email) or (phone number). 假如在我不在時您需要立即的協助請聯絡彼得,他的電子郵件跟電話如下。
If your matter is urgent, please contact …. 假如您的事是緊急的,請聯絡。
Please feel free to contact Peter for immediate assistance. 需要幫助的話請找彼得。
For immediate assistance please contact me on my cell at … 需要立刻的協助請撥打我的手機…
Twelve people drowned trying to get to aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities have said, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel’s military campaign. — Guardian
Twelve people (who were) drowned trying to get to aid (that were) dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities have said, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel’s military campaign.
1 drown 動,溺死
2 aid 名,援助
3 off 介,靠近
4 authority 名,當局
5 amid 介,在…當中(正式)/among
6 famine 名,飢荒
7 campaign 名,活動
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Saudi Arabia has announced it will build a theme park based on the famed Japanese animated series Dragon Ball, sparking mixed reactions from fans.– BBC
沙烏地阿拉伯宣布它要蓋一座主題樂園,基於日本著名的動畫系列七龍珠,引起粉絲間不同的反應。
1 announce 動,宣布
2 theme park 名,主題樂園
3 famed 形,著名的
fame 名,名聲
4 animated 形,動畫的
animation 名,動畫
5 series 名,一系列
6 spark 動,引起,名,火花
7 reaction 名,反應
三月二十九日
BBC Most Read
A
Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45
公車落下南非的橋樑,造成四十五個人死亡
Forty-five people have died in South Africa after the bus they were in plunged some 50m (165ft) off a bridge into a ravine, authorities say.
官方說在南非乘客搭的公車從橋樑掉下五十公尺的峽谷造成四十五個人死亡。
An eight-year-old girl, the only survivor, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
唯一的倖存者是個八歲的小女孩受傷嚴重被送到醫院。
1 plunge 動,突然下降
2 ravine 名,峽谷
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B
What we know about accusations against Diddy
我們所知道有關 Diddy 的控訴
A string of sexual assault allegations have been made against Sean “Diddy" Combs, one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap.
一連串的性攻擊的指控針對饒舌樂上最成功的音樂大亨 Sean “Diddy” Combs。
Four women, including his long-time partner Casandra “Cassie" Ventura, have filed lawsuits against the musician, accusing him of sexual and physical abuse.
Nolan and Thomas to receive knighthood and damehood
諾蘭跟湯瑪斯將要獲頒爵士勳章
Film director Christopher Nolan and his wife, film producer Emma Thomas, are to receive a knighthood and damehood respectively.
電影導演克里斯多夫諾蘭跟他的老婆電影製片艾瑪湯瑪斯將要分別獲得爵士勳章。
1 knighthood 名,爵士身份(男生)
damehood 名,爵士身份(女生)
2 respectively 副,分別地
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D
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
FTX 的 Sam Bankman-Fried 被判刑二十五年
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm.
失敗的加密貨幣交換平台 FTX 的共同創辦者 Sam Bankman-Fried 被判刑坐牢二十五年,因為他詐騙了現在已經破產的公司的顧客跟投資者。
1 sentence 動,判刑
2 crypto/cryptocurrency 名,加密貨幣
3 defraud 動,詐騙
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Top UN court orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza
聯合國高等法院下令以色列允許救援物資到加薩
The UN’s top court has unanimously ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with six people still missing. They are believed to be part of a construction crew that was fixing potholes on the bridge at the time it collapsed
Two others have been rescued, one of whom is in hospital
兩個人已經被救起,其中一個人在醫院治療
A mayday signal was sent when the ship was approaching the bridge, Maryland governor Wes Moore said, which stopped cars coming on the bridge and “saved lives”
馬利蘭州州長 Wes Moore 說在船隻接近橋樑時有發出求救信號,這阻止了車輛上橋「拯救了生命」
He said the cargo vessel lost power in the moments before it struck the span
他說貨船在撞上橋前沒多久失去動力
The FBI says there is no credible link to terrorism
聯邦調查局說沒有可信的來源證明這與恐怖攻擊有關,
Federal emergency response funds will be released to aid the response
聯邦緊急救援資金將會被用來救災
The Port of Baltimore remains closed to ships, and officials say they are unsure when it will be reopened