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本集學習內容: “While genetics plays a role in the personality of any individual dog, a specific dog breed is not a good predictor of those traits,” said Elinor Karlsson, director of the Vertebrate Genomics Group at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The team sequenced the DNA of 2,155 purebred and mixed-breed dogs to search for common genetic variations that could predict behavior, and combin...

本集學習內容: Study finds personality for a dog is not a matter of breed People usually have stereotypes about different breeds of dogs: Rottweilers and pit bulls are aggressive, while Labradors and golden retrievers are extra friendly. However, a genetic study published recently in the journal Science involving more than 2,000 dogs and paired with 200,000 survey answers from owners demonstrates t...

本集學習內容: premiere 首映會 showtime 放映時間 box office 售票處/票房 advance movie ticket 電影預售票 action movie 動作片 science fiction movie 科幻電影 fantasy movie 奇幻電影 horror movie 恐怖片 comedy 喜劇 animated feature 動畫片 Let's go to the earlier showing so that we can have dinner with Mike afterwards. ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  英文學習方案介紹： https://y...

本集學習內容: High-speed rail, buses to provide backup on May 1 Additional transportation capacity from Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp and bus companies across the nation will cover any shortfall in transportation capacity on May 1, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday, as it presented its contingency plan in response to the Taiwan Railway Labor Union’s plan to strike on W...

本集學習內容: license plate 車牌 driver's license 駕照 vehicle registration 行照 left-hand drive 左駕 automatic 自排 manual 手排 steering wheel 方向盤 dashboard 儀表板 dashboard camera 行車記錄器 windshield 擋風玻璃 GPS navigation system gps導航系統 car stereo 車內音響 parking sensor 倒車雷達 ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  英文學習方案介紹： https://youtu.be/YSsGDEDqL8g...

本集學習內容: Hollywood strikes back against Russian invasion Hollywood is taking action against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with actor Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively encouraging people to make donations. “Countless Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes. They need protection,” Ryan Reynolds wrote online. “When you donate, we’ll match it up to US$1 million (about NT$28 million), creatin...

本集學習內容: front desk clerk 櫃台服務人員 housekeeper 打掃人員 single room 單人房 double room 雙人房 honeymoon suite 蜜月套房 family suite 家庭套房 penthouse suite 頂樓套房 banquet room 宴會廳 key card 房卡 I booked a room with a city view in a 4-star hotel. We ordered room service for dinner. ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  英文學習方案介紹： https://youtu.be/YSsGDEDqL...

本集學習內容: Musical ‘Cats’ is touring Taiwan again in six cities Long-lived musical “Cats” has now returned to Taiwan for the sixth time. And this time, the tour will be staging as many as 36 shows in six cities, more than on previous occasions. After opening at the Taipei Arena, the tour then moved to Taichung last week and Hualien County this week, before heading to Kaohsiung, Tainan and Hsinc...

本集學習內容: lens cap 鏡頭蓋 wide-angle lens 廣角鏡 camera strap 相機帶 tripod 三腳架 screen protector 螢幕保護貼 flash 閃光燈 USB cable 傳輸線 selfie stick 自拍棒 It was a photo finish! 以照片定勝負名次 ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  英文學習方案介紹： https://youtu.be/YSsGDEDqL8g 贊助方案頁面： https://bit.ly/3lPNYdP ------------------------------------------ 喜歡我的...

本集學習內容: ‘Baby Shark’ becomes first video with 10 bn views Hit children’s song “Baby Shark Dance” has set a new record by becoming the first YouTube video with 10 billion views. The catchy singalong by Pinkfong, a South Korean educational brand, was uploaded in June 2016. The song is so popular that it has inspired celebrity singalongs around the world and been adapted into an animated presch...

本集學習內容: motion sickness medicine 暈車(機)藥 toiletries 盥洗用具 cosmetics 化妝品 cell phone charger 手機充電器 adaptor 轉接插頭 folding umbrella 摺疊傘 suitcase 行李箱 on the road 在旅途中 His father is on the road this week. I'm trying to fit everything in my suitcase. You should pack for the trip. ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  英文學習方案介紹： https://youtu.be...

本集學習內容: Cast celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Harry Potter’ film series The “Harry Potter” film series that consists of eight blockbusters has swept the world since the release of its first movie in 2001. To celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary, HBO launched a show titled “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” on New Year’s Day, as the lead actors and filmmakers were reunited....

本集學習內容: window seat 靠窗座位 aisle seat 靠走道座位 overhead compartment 艙頂置物櫃 call button 服務鈴 seat belt 安全帶 armrest 座位扶手 seat-back screen 椅背螢幕 seat-back pocket 椅背置物袋 in-flight magazine 機上雜誌 airline meal 飛機餐 headphones 頭戴式耳機 eye mask 眼罩 pillow 枕頭 blanket 毛毯 Please fasten your seat belts and turn off all electronics during takeoff. --------------------...

本集學習內容: Taiwan Railways Administration announces booking info for LNY TRA will operate 309 additional train services during LNY period The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has announced when it will be possible to book tickets for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Bookings for the east lines (including the Yilan Line and the South Link Line) and for the west lines covering the period...

本集學習內容: What is the metaverse? The metaverse is a virtual universe that blends aspects of digital technologies including video-conferencing, games like Minecraft or Roblox, cryptocurrencies, email, virtual reality, social media and live-streaming. Quite how these pieces will fit together is a work in progress, but some tech giants already see it as the future of human communication and inter...

本集學習內容: terminal 航廈 check-in counter 登機報到櫃台 flight information board 航班資訊佈告板 carry-on bag 隨身行李 checked baggage 托運行李 security check 安全檢查 boarding pass 登機證 baggage claim area 行李提領處 currency exchange 外幣兌換處 customs 海關 customs declaration 海關申報 lost and found office 失物招領處 My flight boards at gate 13 in 30 minutes. ---------------------------------...

本集學習內容: Taiwan discusses travel bubble with Japan CECC head says 'active bilateral discussions' underway The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head said Taiwan and Japan are discussing relaxing border restrictions between the two countries as COVID cases subside. Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC’s medical response division, recently suggested the decrease could be due to bett...

本集學習內容: waiting room 候診室 examination room 診療室 X-Ray X光 operating room 手術室 surgery 手術 nurse's station 護理站 ward 病房 IV drip 點滴 prescription 處方籤 pharmacy 藥局 back on one's feet 病後康復、痊癒 She will be back on her feet very soon. ------------------------------------------ MixerBox  贊助方案介紹： https://youtu.be/YSsGDEDqL8g 贊助方案頁面： https://bit.ly/3lPNYdP ---...

本集學習內容: The Singles' Day, or Bachelors' Day, originated at Nanjing University in 1993. 11/11, consisting of four 1's, was chosen as it represents four singles. There are several ideas explaining the creation of the Singles' Day festival. The most widely accepted idea is that the holiday grew out of Nanjing University's dorm culture. One origin story is that in 1993, four male students of Nan...

本集學習內容: school gate 學校大門 statue 雕像 hallway 走廊 locker 置物櫃 nurse's room 保健室 teacher's office 教職員辦公室 principal's office 校長室 auditorium 禮堂 playing field 操場 cafeteria 自助餐 Introduction to Science meets in classroom 301 科學導論課在301教室上 brush up on 複習某語言 I'm brushing up on my Spanish for tomorrow's meeting. ------------------------------------------ MixerBox...

本集學習內容: Taiwan's Summer Formosa steam train trips arrive in autumn Three COVID delayed tours to be powered by ‘king of steam locomotives’ Tickets are now available for Summer Formosa express trips along the eastern coast of Taiwan in autumn, previously put off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) announced Friday (Oct. 15) the well-received Summer Formosa st...

本集學習內容: receptionist 前臺接待/總機 reception desk 前臺 time clock 打卡鐘 to punch in/out 打卡 partition 隔板 cubicle 辦公室個人小隔間 conference room 會議室 pantry (room) 茶水間 supervisor 主管 subordinate 下屬 colleague 同事 Check with the receptionist when you arrive. 到的時候跟前台人員報到 keep something on file 存檔 We will keep your resume on file. --------------------------------------...

本集學習內容: New Taipei to host fireworks at Tamsui every weekend in October Shows will start at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until end of month As COVID-19 has slowed considerably in Taiwan, New Taipei will stage fireworks displays at Fisherman’s Wharf in Tamsui District every Saturday and Sunday for the next four weeks, beginning this Saturday (Oct. 9). Despite the Central Epidemic Command...

本集學習內容: hairstylist 髮型設計師 catalog 型錄 trim 修剪頭髮 perm 燙髮 perm rod 髮捲 dye 染髮 straight hair 直髮 curly hair 捲髮 hair spray 定型液 She does her son's hair. get a haircut get one's hair done ------------------------------------------ 喜歡我的節目嗎？可以從這裡請我喝杯飲料喔！ https://open.firstory.me/join/englishcoffeeshop 歡迎留言分享和評分 <3 喜歡與你們分享所帶來的喜悅！ --J...

本集學習內容: Baby tapir greets Taipei Zoo visitors for first time Now 40 days old, Mo Huadou is the fifth tapir born at Taipei Zoo The newborn tapir Mo Huadou (貘花豆) will be roaming her outdoor enclosure with her mother Molly (貘莉) on sunny days starting on Monday (Sept. 20), Taipei Zoo announced in a press release. Mo Huadou is 40 days old and sports a black coat decorated with white dots and...