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Topic: World’s biggest plant discovered off Australian coast   The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia. 地球上已知的最大植物－大約是曼哈頓面積3倍大的一種海草－已在澳洲海岸外被發現。 Using genetic testing, scientists have determined a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant. 使...

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 – 夏天相關慣用語 Summer related Idioms A fish out of water 不自在/難適應 Meaning: Someone who feels awkward or unhappy because they are not in their usual environment Example: Since he had no experience swimming in the ocean, he swam like a fish out of water. Ray of Sunshine 一縷陽光...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K412: About woman - A woman’s finger length may determine how strong they are, study says   Researchers found that women who have an index finger that’s shorter than their ring finger could actually have more strength. 研究人員發現，食指比無名指短的女性力氣可能更大。 The Austrian study looked specifically at handgrip strength and people’s 2D:4D ratios. 奧地利這項研究特別分析手掌握...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K411: About Philippines - Filipino salon owner uses own hair to create portraits   Every few months when Jesstoni Garcia takes electric clippers to his head, he’s not just giving himself a haircut, he’s also harvesting art materials. 每隔數月，當傑斯托尼‧賈西亞拿電剪推自己的頭時，不僅在為自己理髮，也在收集藝術材料。 Using a thin brush and clear, sticky resin, the co-owner of a Man...

Summary: Sleep means different things to different people. If you are not aware of your sleeping patterns, it may hinder your mental and physical health. In this episode, Angel and I talk about what sleep means to us and how we put ourselves to sleep.   Vocabulary: Refreshed adj. 恢復了精力 Doctors recommend 8 hours of sleep to stay refreshed. 醫生推薦八小時睡眠來保持精力。 Binge (watch) v. 狂做的...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K410: What is the BA.5 variant and why does it seem to be reinfecting so many people with COVID-19?   BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally. BA.5是最新的冠狀病毒變種，屬Omicron的一支，可在全球廣泛引起一波波感染。 According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) most recent report, it was behind 52 perc...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K409: Once Again, Tennis Is Disrupted by Politics   If he had it to do over, Brad Gilbert would never have played a professional tennis tournament in South Africa while the country was embroiled in apartheid. 假如美國職業網球選手吉爾伯特能夠重來，他不會在南非還實施種族隔離制度時，參加那裡的職業網球錦標賽。 Martina Navratilova has never regretted challenging Czechoslovakia’s Commun...

Topic: Sellout Culture Is a Problem for Pro Golf   Even if you don’t play or follow golf — which I don’t — you’re probably aware of the controversy now engulfing the game. A number of the world’s top-ranked pro players, notably Phil Mickelson, made extremely lucrative deals to play in a new tour, the LIV Golf International Series, sponsored by Saudi Arabia. The PGA Tour, which has traditionally do...

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   Expressions About Work Responsibilities 工作權責相關語句   Here are some great expressions to talk about you responsibilities and skills. I’m in charge of  ________ I’m responsible for  ________   If you want to talk about your skills and what you are good at, you can say, My forte is  _____  I excel at  ...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K408: About aviation - World’s fastest passenger jet goes supersonic in tests   The race to resume supersonic passenger flights nearly two decades after the retirement of Concorde was offered a glimmer of excitement on Monday when plane manufacturer Bombardier revealed high speed achievements while confirming the launch of its new business jet. 飛機製造商龐巴迪週一揭露其最新商務噴...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K407: About SKorea - South Korean toilet turns excrement into power and digital currency   Cho Jae-weon, an urban and environmental engineering professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology（UNIST）, has designed an eco-friendly toilet connected to a laboratory that uses excrement to produce biogas and manure. 南韓國立蔚山科學技術研究院的都市和環境工程教授趙...

Summary:   It's been a while since Jay Chou released any music. This week, Jay chou released his new single, paying tribute to the greats in history. It is reported that Jay Chou spent NTD13m on this new music video. In this episode, Angel and I talk about the first time we listened to Jay and his musical influence.   Vocabulary: King of Mandopop 華語流行歌王 Jay Chou has been named the King of Ma...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K406: The Hands-Off Tech Era Is Over   It’s clear more than ever that governments will no longer leave technology alone. 情況比過去明顯，政府不會再對科技業放手不管了。 Europe mandated standard phone chargers for portable electronics while Texas passed a contested law to restrain social media companies’ policing of online speech. Tech companies can count on more changes like those...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K405: Shinzo Abe - Japan’s longest-serving prime minister   Shinzo Abe smashed records as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, championing ambitious economic reform and forging key diplomatic relationships while weathering scandals. 安倍晉三打破了日本首相任期的最長紀錄，他支持雄心勃勃的經濟改革，並在經歷醜聞的同時建立了關鍵的外交關係。 Nearly two years after poor health forced...

Topic: The Magazine Business, From the Coolest Place to the Coldest One I miss magazines. It’s a strange ache, because they are still sort of with us: staring out from the racks at supermarket checkout lines; fanned wanly around the table in hotel lobbies; showing up in your mailbox long after the subscription was canceled, like an ex who refuses to accept the breakup. 我懷念雜誌，這是一種奇怪的痛...

Other ways to say: NERVOUS Tense 緊繃 There was a tense silence as everyone waited for his reaction. Uneasy 不安 He looks distinctly uneasy in interview situations. Shaky 動搖的 The news left me feeling a little shaky. Jittery 緊張不安 I always become jittery the morning before an exam. Agitated 激動 She became so agitated as the interview proceeded. Edgy 煩躁 She acted kinda edgy. Uptight 緊張 Do...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K404: About software - Internet Explorer gravestone goes viral in South Korea   For Jung Ki-young, a South Korean software engineer, Microsoft Corp’s decision to retire its Internet Explorer web browser marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology. 對南韓軟體工程師鄭其永（譯音）來說，微軟公司讓它的「網際網路探險家（IE）」網路瀏覽器退休的決定，代表...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K403: About heat waves - Heat Wave Killed Marine Wildlife en Masse   An early estimate points to a huge die-off along the Pacific Coast, and scientists say rivers farther inland are warming to levels that could be lethal for some kinds of salmon. 一項初步估計顯示，（美國）太平洋沿岸海洋生物大量死亡；科學家則說，更內陸的河川的水溫，正升高到恐令某些鮭魚致命的程度。 Dead mussels and...

Summary:   主題文章： https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220614-why-your-voice-assistant-might-be-sexist   GPS navigation systems are becoming more and more ubiquitous in our daily lives. Now bundled with AI, the use case for voice assistants are also becoming more diverse. In certain countries and cultures, male voices are preferred, however, it seems like female voices are more widespread. In...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K402: How abortion became a divisive issue in US politics   The US Supreme Court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the US, upending the landmark Roe v Wade case from nearly 50 years ago in a rare reversal of long-settled law that will fracture reproductive rights in America. 美國最高法院裁定，墮胎權不受美國憲法保障，推翻了近五十年前具里程碑意義的「羅訴韋德...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K401: The Magazine Business, From the Coolest Place to the Coldest One   I miss magazines. It’s a strange ache, because they are still sort of with us: staring out from the racks at supermarket checkout lines; fanned wanly around the table in hotel lobbies; showing up in your mailbox long after the subscription was canceled, like an ex who refuses to accept the breakup. 我懷念雜誌...

Topic: How the Wealthy World Has Failed Poor Countries During the Pandemic   Like much of the developing world, Pakistan was alarmingly short of doctors and medical facilities long before anyone had heard of COVID-19. Then the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals, forcing some to turn away patients. As fear upended daily life, families lost livelihoods and struggled to feed themselves. 跟許多開發中國家...

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   Top Gun: Maverick 捍衛戰士: 獨行俠   After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself train...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K400: Sellout Culture Is a Problem for Pro Golf   Even if you don’t play or follow golf — which I don’t — you’re probably aware of the controversy now engulfing the game. A number of the world’s top-ranked pro players, notably Phil Mickelson, made extremely lucrative deals to play in a new tour, the LIV Golf International Series, sponsored by Saudi Arabia. The PGA Tour, which has...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K399: Unequal Toll From Climate Change’s Effects   India has contributed little to climate change: Home to 18% of the world’s population, it has emitted just 3% of planet-warming greenhouse gases. 印度在促成氣候變遷方面幾乎沒做什麼：人口占全球18%，卻只排放3%使地球變暖的溫室氣體。 But India is suffering from climate change. Over the past three months, a heat wave has devastated nor...