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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 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 主題: 英語慣用語系列 – 年底感恩相關的慣用語 Thanksgiving Related Idioms 1.To be stuffed – To be full and can’t eat anymore. 撐了 Example: The meal was absolutely delicious. I’m afraid I can’t eat one mo...

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. K485: About US - ’Guard cat’ credited with preventing would-be robbery 68-year-old Fred Everitt from Mississippi said his pet cat Bandit helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life. 來自密西西比的68歲弗雷德‧艾弗里特說，他的寵物貓班迪...

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. K484: About Russia - Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent A chess-playing robot fractured the finger of its 7-year-old opponent during a tournament in Moscow. 一台下棋機器人在莫斯科錦標賽折斷它7歲對手的手指。 Video of the incident, which occurred at the Mos...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: With the weather becoming ever more erratic, fluid intake is something we should all be concerned of. Water has long been the best form of fluid for your body, but what if the water you drink contains too little of the minerals you need? In this episode, Angel and I discuss our water drinki...

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. K483: Rocketing Prices Of Foods Elevate Company Profits A year ago, a bag of potato chips at the grocery store cost an average of $5.05. These days, that bag costs $6.05. A dozen eggs that could have been picked up for $1.83 now average $2.90. A 2-liter bottle of soda that cost $1.7...

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. K482: CEOs Are Talking More About Recession Despite a surprisingly resilient labor market, talk of an economic downturn is on the lips of corporate leaders. 儘管勞動市場意外展現韌性，企業領導人仍在談論經濟衰退。 James S. Tisch, CEO of Loews, the hotel, insurance and industrial congl...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: Apple Feels the Sting From an Oscar Slap Apple has a Will Smith problem. 蘋果有個威爾史密斯的麻煩。 Smith is the star of “Emancipation,” a film set during the Civil War era that Apple envisioned as a surefire Oscar contender when it wrapped filming earlier this year. But that was before Smith...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments See vs. Look vs. Watch 看見/看/觀看 See  is a verb of perception, it is a sense. It is automatic and doesn't require a decision to use this sense. It is associated with things that we can't avoid. Look  and  Watch  are action verbs that require a decision for you to use...

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. K481: About Golf - Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M to play LIV Golf Tiger Woods turned down an offer worth approximately $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to the tour’s CEO Greg Norman. 根據利夫高球巡迴賽首席執行長格雷格．諾曼表示，老虎伍茲拒絕...

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. K480: About School - Italy’s oldest student graduates again aged 98 Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy’s oldest graduate - again. 98歲的朱塞佩‧帕特諾成為義大利最年長的畢業生，這是他第二次創紀錄。 Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: Toward the end of the year, the growing workload made Angel and I adjust the way we used to record. For the past couple months, we've been recording remotely. During this time, we noticed the changes in the way we record our sessions and the little things we care about. In this episode, Ang...

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. K479: Could India Help Broker Peace in Ukraine? In July, when a critical deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to free up millions of pounds of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, India played an important behind-the-scenes role in helping sell the plan to Russia, which...

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. K478: Who will pay for climate ‘loss and damage’? The COP27 summit of nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to set up a “loss and damage” fund to support poorer countries that are being ravaged by climate impacts, overcoming decades of resistance from wealthy nations whose historic...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: Junk food habit affects sleep quality French fries and hamburgers are popular with teenagers. Everyone knows that these high-calorie foods can lead to chronic illnesses such as heart disease and high blood pressure, but, according to a report published by Medical Xpress, a study led by the Un...

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 Points to remember about initiating small talk It’s not about gossip in the workplace 不是八卦 Your response need not be exact or specific 無需太認真 It’s about warming up to the other person 讓互動慢慢...

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. K477: About the UK - One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis One in seven people in the UK are skipping meals or going without food, according to new polling data released by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). 英國工會大會（TUC）發布的最新民調數據顯示，7分之1的英國人...

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. K476: About Science - Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon Scientists grow plants in lunar dirt, next stop moon 科學家從月球土壤中種出植物 下一步登月種植 For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. 科...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: As of October 13th, the CDC has eased the border controls for arrivals in Taiwan. Now that the pandemic is over, airlines are scrambling to meet the travel demands around the world. Until the airline industry returns to its glory days, the ticket prices remain high and out of reach for cert...

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Music makes you lose control, Missy Elliott once sang on a hit that is almost impossible to hear without bopping along. Now scientists have discovered that rats also find rhythmic beats irresistible, showing how they instinctively move in time to music. 音樂讓你情不自禁，蜜西艾莉特唱紅的一首歌，便是...

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. K474: French Strike May Presage a Winter of Discontent Across France, a third of the gas stations are fully or partly dry, victims of a fast-widening strike that has spread to most of the country’s major oil refineries, as well as some nuclear plants and railways, offering a preview...

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Topic: About space - NASA and Tide team up to do laundry in space Tide is going to outer space. The Procter & Gamble brand is partnering with NASA to keep astronauts’ spacesuits fresh, even on Mars. 汰漬正在前往外太空。這個寶鹼公司的品牌正與美國航太總署合作，維持太空人太空服的乾淨，即便是在火星。 Comp...

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： 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 主題：笑與懶惰還有什麼其他說法 Other ways to say “Laugh” and “Lazy” Other ways to say: LAUGH (v.) 1. Giggle 痴笑 Stop that giggling in the back row! 2. Roar 爆笑 He threw back his head and roared with laughte...

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. K473: About the US - Texas woman’s Goodwill find turns out to be 2,000-year-old Roman relic A Texas woman got a bang for her buck when her purchase of a $34.99 marble bust from a Goodwill thrift store turned out to be a relic from ancient Rome. （美國）德州1名婦女日前挖到寶，她在Goo...

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. K472: About Japan - Asakusa-based gang decides to call it quits after a century An organized crime syndicate in Tokyo with roots dating to around a century ago has finally decided to call it quits, a victim of changing times and social mores, police crackdowns and a membership that...

Summary: Since Costco introduced soft and tender USDA beef to Taiwan, the Taiwanese shoppers are now after the next best thing - Wagyu beef. Wagyu beef is now making its way to hotpot and bbq restaurants. In this episode, Angel and I talk about how we feel about Wagyu beef and steaks in general. Do you like Wagyu beef? Comment down below! Vocabulary: 1. Cost an arm and a l...