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歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K564: Mask Mandate on Public Transportation to End on April 17, CECC Announces The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has announced that masks will no longer be required on public transportation in Taiwan starting April 17, unless unforeseen circumstances arise. However, masks w...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K563: New Mexico Boosts Chili Production: Over 53,000 Tons Produced During Last Season New Mexico, famous for its chili peppers, produced over 53,000 tons of the crop during the last growing season, a higher amount than the previous year. The US Department of Agriculture and the New...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: 對現狀不滿拉美從傾右變傾左 Leftists Replacing Right-Wing Leaders Across Latin America In the final weeks of 2021, Chile and Honduras voted decisively for leftist presidents to replace leaders on the right, extending a significant, multiyear shift across Latin America. 在2021年的最後幾周...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Other ways to say: I THINK 1. In my (point of view) 就我的觀點 In my point of view the jedi are evil. 2. As I see it 在我看來 Thank you for that, but there are two steps here, as I see it. 3. As far as I'm concerned 對我而言 As far as I'm concerned, the issue is over and done with. 4. If you ask me...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K562: Protests in France over Pension Reform Protests erupted across France ahead of the ruling on President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform, with demonstrators marching against plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Trade unions called for the nationwide...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K561: Johnson & Johnson's Unit Denied Bankruptcy Stay in Talc Lawsuit Appeal Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has lost its bid to stay in bankruptcy during its Supreme Court appeal over the use of bankruptcy to resolve thousands of lawsuits regarding its talc products. The subsid...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 1. Not-worth-a-continental：不值錢的，沒有用處的；甚麼是Continental？ 18世紀初期，英國政府在北美殖民地的各項商品與用品上，實施嚴格的課稅制度，這替後來的美國革命埋下衝突的種子。隨著英法戰爭開打，英國打仗急需用錢，此時又逐漸調高稅率，這讓遠在北美地區的人苦不堪言，甚至生活都陷入困難。 當時英國議會中，...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K560: New Cooking Hack Reveals the Secret to Perfectly Crispy Bacon For crispy bacon lovers who struggle to achieve the ideal level of crispiness, a new cooking hack promises to revolutionize your breakfast game. The trick is a simple one and, best of all, you probably already have...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K559: Robot waiters: The future of the restaurant industry? A recent trend in the restaurant industry has been the introduction of waist-high robots that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, serve food and drinks, and transport dirty dishes back to the kitchen. Despite skept...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: Newspapers in New York, Like Their Readers, Are Vanishing Kenny Hospot is in some ways a typical reader of The Daily News. He’s a construction worker from Queens who’s lived in the city most of his life. He always liked reading the comics and the horoscope in The News. 就某些方面而言，肯尼．...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 即刻加入15Mins通勤學英語直播室，每週一9pm等你來說英文 :  https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/46hm8k 16 million people have collected NT$6,000 cash handouts Taipei, April 14 (CNA) More than 16 million individuals eligible for a NT$6,000 (US$197) cash handout from Taiwan's government have collected it,...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K558: Chinese Start-up Launches Long-Distance Kissing Machine for Remote Lovers Beijing-based Siweifushe has released the MUA, a long-distance kissing machine that collects and transmits users' kiss data through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips. The kissing machine captures and...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K557: Samsung to Cut Chip Production Amid 96% Drop in Profits Samsung Electronics, the world's largest memory chip maker, announced on Friday that it would make a significant cut to its chip production due to the sharp decline in global demand for semiconductors, which has sent pric...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: 討論文章:  https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/04/02/2003797166 Taiwan government collected tax surplus for the year 2021-2022 and decided to reimburse all Taiwan citizens NT6000. This week, Angel and I discuss where the NT6000 come from and how we are going to sp...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K556: Disney Fan Completes Global Ride Challenge Visiting All 12 Disney Parks in 12 Days Nathan Firesheets, a dedicated Disney fan, completed his ambitious project, The Disney Global Ride Challenge, by visiting all 12 Disney theme parks across the globe in just 12 days. This amazing...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K555: Vending Machine in Rural Japan Sells Meat from Trapped Bears A remote town in Japan is now selling bear meat from a vending machine. The town of Semboku, located 400 km north of Tokyo in Akita prefecture, sources its supply of meat from Asian black bears, a species listed as v...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground If you buy a product — a car, a smartphone, or even a tractor — and it breaks, should it be easier for you to fix it yourself? 如果你買了一個產品，例如一輛汽車、一部智慧型手機，甚至是一台拖拉機，結果它壞了，是不是應該讓你自己修理起來更容易些呢？ Man...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 即刻加入15Mins通勤學英語直播室，每週一9pm等你來說英文 :  https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/46hm8k Get the ball rolling 開始行動 Definition: This expression means to start a process or set something in motion, usually by taking the first step or action. It's often used when discussing the initia...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K554: Japan to Restrict Some Computer Chip-Making Exports as US-China Tech War Rages On Japan's government has announced plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, joining the US and the Netherlands in taking action against China in the ongoing t...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K553: Miami Seaquarium to return oldest captive killer whale, Lolita, to her natural habitat Lolita, the 56-year-old killer whale, who has been living in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida for more than five decades, will be released back into her home waters in the Pacifi...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: 討論文章:  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/unusual-airlines/index.html When talking about traveling internationally, post 2000s we only know of budget airlines and regular airlines that dominated the routes around the world. Now, for the ultra-rich people, we've also got private...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K552: Cultured Meat Company Unveils Giant Meatball Made with DNA of Extinct Mammoth Vow, an Australian cultured meat company, has revealed a giant meatball made with the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth at the Nemo Science Museum in the Netherlands. The meatball was made to encourag...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep. K551: Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome, revealing insights into his liver disease but not his hearing loss Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair has revealed new information about the composer's health. Using five locks of Beethoven's hair, researchers have sequenced...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: Traditional Toys May Beat Gadgets in Language Development 嬰兒筆電，嬰兒手機，交談農場，這些都是當前推出快速又先進的玩具，許多被當成激發嬰兒語言技能的工具行銷。 Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys of the moment, many of them marketed as tools...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 即刻加入15Mins通勤學英語直播室，每週一9pm等你來說英文 :  https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/46hm8k 在15Mins我們認為英語學習應該是： 用最自然的方式學習 在全英語，中文為輔的環境 Output 可以大於 Input 生活工作之餘都有機會學習 學到的明天就可以用 （從生活強關聯事物開始吸收） 英語學習解謎思 不是學科，是技...