沒有疫苗前大家就自己做好防疫措施，總是會過去的，看看美國人，去年的這個時候多慘，現在是開心的在準備過暑假，上個週末是他們的 Memorial Day Holiday 陣亡將士紀念日的長週末，度假勝區到處是人，聽新聞說 fireworks 煙火賣到缺貨，大家都是慶祝好不容易悶了一年可以出來玩了。機票聽說很貴，但是一樣一票難求。
Joe Biden said on Sunday he will press Vladimir Putin to respect human rights when the two leaders meet in June.
In a speech marking the Memorial Day holiday, Biden said: “I’m meeting with President Putin in a couple weeks in Geneva, making it clear we will not stand by and let him abuse those rights.” — The Guardian
Catholics, including members of the congregation at Westminster Cathedral, have questioned why the prime minister was able to be married in a Catholic church following his two previous divorces. — The Guardian
Among the many problems the Biden administration is facing is a surge in homelessness. More than 580,000 people in the U.S. were homeless at the beginning of last year, prior to the pandemic. The number is expected to grow this year, especially if a federal eviction moratorium ends on June 30 as scheduled. — NPR
World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open and future Grand Slams if she continues to refuse to speak to the media, organisers said. — BBC
今天雨下超大的。It was pouring this afternoon. 今天下午下大雨。做新聞的時候也有講到。大家是不是跟潔西一樣就在家裡窩一整天呢？今天校正回歸的人數有變少了，算是點好消息吧？照理說，三級整整兩個星期了，除了少數人外大家都算蠻乖蠻自動的，人數照理說應該會慢慢下降，實際上就不知道了，希望如此啊。
The remains of 215 children, including some as young as three, have been found in a mass grave on the grounds of a former residential school that was once part of a nationwide effort in Canada to separate Indigenous children from their families in an attempt to assimilate them. — NPR
Tens of thousands of protesters have poured on to the streets of Brazil’s largest cities to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro over his catastrophic response to a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly half a million Brazilian lives. — the Guardian
Vietnam has detected a Covid variant that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air, officials say. — BBC
越南測出一種新冠肺炎的變種病毒，似乎是一個印度跟英國變種病毒的結合，可以快速地由空氣傳播，官員說。
1 detect 動，測出
2 variant 名，變種
3 combination 名，混合，combine 動，混合
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, it has been reported. — BBC
A man in New Zealand hired a helicopter and had a meal of oysters with champagne before surrendering himself to the police after being on the run for five weeks. — Independent
一個在紐西蘭的男人雇用了一台直升機跟吃了有生蠔與香檳的大餐後才向警察自首，在他逃亡了五個星期之後。
1 helicopter 名，直升機
2 oyster 名，生蠔
3 champagne 名，香檳，sparkling wine 氣泡酒
4 surrender 動，投降
5 be on the run 片，躲藏
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Correos, Spain’s postal service, released four stamps meant to correlate with different skin tones as part of its “Equality Stamps" campaign. Backlash ensued, with critics accusing the campaign of perpetuating racism, and the stamps are no longer available to buy. — CNN
In what can only be described as a comedy of errors, an Argentinian TV news channel delivered a stunning, if slightly flawed, scoop on Thursday night when it reported that William Shakespeare, “one of the most important writers in the English language” had died five months after receiving the Covid vaccine. — The Guardian
A Canadian lawmaker has apologized after being caught urinating on camera during virtual parliamentary proceedings, just weeks after he appeared naked during a video call. — CNN
Japan said on Friday it would consider sharing its COVID-19 vaccines with other countries as a ruling party committee urged it to provide a portion of its AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) vaccine stock to Taiwan. — Reuters
A Vaccine Patch Could Someday Be An Ouchless Option
Scientists are working to develop patches that deliver vaccines through your skin via tiny, water-soluble needles — a painless approach that feels like velcro pressed firmly against your arm.
The technology could be used for a COVID-19 vaccine. — NPR
1 ouchless 形，不痛的
2 option 名，選項
3 patch 名，貼布
4 deliver 動，傳送
5 via 介，透過
6 water-soluble 形，可溶於水的
7 approach 名，方法
8 velcro 名，魔術貼，魔鬼氈
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Russia has retaliated against a ban on carriers entering Belarus’s airspace by refusing to grant permission to European planes flying to Moscow. — The Guardian
俄羅斯報復禁止飛機進入白俄羅斯的領空，藉由拒絕同意允許歐洲的飛機飛到莫斯科。
1 retaliate 動，報復
2 carrier 名，運輸工具
3 grant 動，同意
4 permission 名，許可
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Indian police have arrested a YouTuber for tying helium balloons to his pet dog “in an attempt to make it fly”.
Gaurav Sharma, 32, shot a video showing his dog attached to balloons, which he then lets go off as the pet starts to fly in the air. — BBC
Stargazers in a number of countries have been treated to a rare Super “blood" Moon as the Earth’s satellite turned orangey-red.
Such an event happens only when the Earth, the Moon and the Sun are very closely aligned, with the Earth in the middle and the Moon entirely in its shadow.
The first total lunar eclipse since 2019 happened at the same time as the Moon was closest to Earth, with astronomers saying it was a once-in-a-decade event. — BBC
許多國家天文學家享受到一個稀有的超級「血」月當地球的衛星變成橘紅色。
這樣的景象只會在當地球，月球，跟太陽非常接近地成為一條直線，地球在正中央，月球完成在它的影子裡。
從2019至今的第一個完全月蝕發生在月球最接近地球，天文學家們說這是個十年一次的景象。
1 stargazer 名，天文學家
2 treat 動，款待
3 rare 形，稀有的
4 satellite 名，衛星
5 align 動，成一條直線
6 entirely 副，完全地
7 lunar eclipse 月全蝕，solar eclipse 日全蝕
8 astronomer 名，天文學家
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Brad Pitt has been granted joint custody of his children with Angelina Jolie following a lengthy court battle. — BBC
布萊德彼特被給予與安潔莉納裘莉的孩子的共同監護權，在一個冗長的法庭爭奪之後。
1 grant 動，同意
2 joint 形，共同的
3 custody 名，監護權
4 lengthy 形，冗長的
5 court 名，法庭
6 battle 名，戰爭，爭奪
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Amazon has made a deal to buy Hollywood studio MGM for almost $8.5 billion. It’s the second-largest acquisition for the company after purchasing Whole Foods. — NPR
Amy Cooper, the white woman who falsely told police that Black birdwatcher Christian Cooper had threatened her in New York City’s Central Park, is suing her employer for false dismissal. — The Guardian
Hong Kong has warned it could have to throw away vast stores of coronavirus vaccines because of people’s reluctance to have a jab.
The territory currently has around two million Pfizer shots that will be out of date in three months. — BBC
香港警告說它可能必須要丟掉大量地新冠肺炎疫苗的存貨因為人們不願意注射疫苗。
這個領域現在有兩百萬輝瑞疫苗將會在三個月內過期。
1 throw away 片，丟掉
2 vast 形，大量地
3 store 名，儲存量
4 reluctance 名，不情願，reluctant 形，不情願的
5 jab 名，注射
6 territory 名，領土
7 currently 副，現在地
8 out of date 片，過期的
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Several French social media influencers say they have received a mysterious financial offer to spread negative publicity about the Pfizer vaccine.
They say an agency claiming to be based in the UK has contacted them by email offering a “partnership”. — BBC
一些法國的社交媒體網紅說他們收到神秘的財務提供去散播有關輝瑞疫苗的負面宣傳。
他們說一個宣稱基於英國的機構用郵件接觸他們提供一個「合夥關係」。
1 influencer 名，有影響力的人，網紅
2 mysterious 形，神祕的
3 financial 形，財務的
4 offer 名，提議，報價
5 spread 動，傳播
6 negative 形，負面的，positive 形，正面的
7 publicity 名，宣傳
8 partnership 名，合夥關係
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A shepherd has been hailed as a hero in China after it emerged that he saved six stricken runners during an ultramarathon in which 21 other competitors died. — The Guardian
A Russian prosecutor has called for Dolce & Gabbana Instagram advertisements showing same-sex couples kissing to be banned in the country following a lawmaker’s complaint about them, the prosecutor’s office said on Monday. — CNN
The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist. — AP
Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. — NPR
A Florida high school is facing backlash for altering the yearbook photos of 80 female students to add clothing to their chests and shoulders. — BBC
一個佛羅里達高中面對強烈反彈為了修改八十位女學生的照片，加了衣服到他們的胸部或肩膀。
1 backlash 名，強烈反應
2 alter 動，修改
3 yearbook 名，畢業紀念冊
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Police in Catalonia are investigating the death of a man who is thought to have become trapped inside a large dinosaur statue while trying to retrieve his mobile phone. — The Guardian
下面是根據 101 American English Proverbs 所整理出來的一百個常見的諺語，比方說物以類聚，入境隨俗，熟能生巧，欲速則不達等中英文有可以對照的，但是也有很多中文沒有這樣的說法只能解釋的，比方說布丁的證據就是在於吃，好奇心殺死貓，這種直譯比較難懂的。所以潔西做了影片，每支影片講解五個諺語，先把英文字面的意思先解釋一次，然後再解說引申的意思。最後會每個句子再唸兩次，加強記憶。希望對大家學習英文有幫助。
1 Birds of a feather flock together.
1 (同樣羽毛的鳥聚集在一起) 物以類聚。
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2 It takes two to tango.
2 (要兩個人才能跳探戈) 兩個人都有責任。
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3 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
3 (太多廚師壞了肉湯) 人多壞事。
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4 Two’s company, but three’s a crowd.
4 (兩個人是伴侶，但是三個人是人群) 情侶不喜歡電燈泡。
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5 Two heads are better than one.
5 (兩個頭比一個好) 兩個人比一個人更能解決問題。
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6 Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
6 (不要數你的小雞在他們孵出來前) 不要過於樂觀。不要高興得太早。
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7 Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
7 (不要咬超過你可以咀嚼的) 不要太貪心，太自信。貪心不足蛇吞象。
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8 Don’t bite the hands that feed you.
8 (不要咬餵你的手) 不要傷害照顧你的人。不要不知好歹。
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9 Don’t judge a book by its cover.
9 (不要用一本書的封面來判斷他的好壞) 不要用外表來判斷一件事。勿以貌取人。
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10 Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his boots.
