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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 University of Queensland in Australia has found that eating too much junk food can also have an impact...

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 Weather the storm 渡過難關 This one can be a little confusing. When we say “weather” in English, we’re usually talking about how hot or cold it is outside, or whether it’s rainy, snowy, windy or sunny. “Weather” can also be a verb (action word), though. This idiom means to survive a difficult challenge. Exa...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K379: About Finland - Finnish Baby Boxes: Scandinavian Tradition To Be Trialled In UK Hospital   The tradition is credited for decreasing Finland’s infant mortality rate. 芬蘭的嬰兒箱傳統以降低夭折率享譽國際。 A Scandinavian baby trend, that involves expectant mothers being given a ’starter kit’ baby box, is being piloted in the UK. 斯堪地那維亞的育嬰時尚，包括贈予待產母親「新手包...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K379: About Taiwan- Taiwanese flag on Tom Cruise’s bomber jacket in Top Gun: Maverick   It has been 36 years since Tom Cruise’s high-flying blockbuster Top Gun graced our screens, and its long-awaited sequel Top Gun: Maverick is now playing in theaters. However, when the trailer of the sequel was released three years ago, the Taiwanese flag patch stitched on the bomber jacket that...

Summary: 主題參考文章:  https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/female-innovators?vpid=p09v5xk8 As the professional gaming is growing in popularity, a new career path emerges. Casual gaming as a form of entertainment is now being built into a multi-billion dollar economy. Gone are the days where games are only for kids and leisure. In this episode, Angel and I talk about what it's like to be a gamer and...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K378: In Race for Tuition-Free College, New Mexico Stakes a Claim   As universities across the United States face steep enrollment declines, New Mexico’s government is embarking on a pioneering experiment to fight that trend: tuition-free higher education for all state residents. 隨著美國各地大學入學人數急劇下滑，新墨西哥州政府正著手進行一項開創性實驗來應對這一趨勢：為全州居民提供...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K377: Research Ties Aerosol Levels To Frequency Of Hurricanes   Global warming can affect hurricanes, in part because a warmer ocean provides more energy to fuel them. But it is not the only factor in play: A study confirms that, for the frequency of hurricanes, the effects of particulate air pollution are even greater. 全球暖化能影響颶風，部分是因為更溫暖的海水提供更多能量促進颶...

Topic: France bans plastic packaging for fruit and veg   A law banning plastic packaging for large numbers of fruits and vegetables has come into force in France as of New Year’s Day, to end what the government has called the “aberration” of overwrapped carrots, apples and bananas, as environmental campaigners and exasperated shoppers urged other countries to do the same. 法國一項於元旦生效的法律...

主題: 五大面試良句The best things you can say in a job interview   原參考文章： https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/best_things_to_say_in_job_interview   “I was so excited when I learned this position was open.” If you’re just “meh” about a job or a company, chances are you won’t make a lasting impression on an interviewer. To persuade an employer that you’re the best person for the job,...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K376: About odd news - Weber Grills says it didn’t know singer Meat Loaf died before it sent meatloaf recipe email   Outdoor grill maker Weber apologized on Friday for sending a recipe-of-the-week email earlier that day featuring instructions on how to prepare“BBQ Meat Loaf.”The email coincided with news of the death of Marvin Lee Aday, best known as rock superstar Meat Loaf. 戶外...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K375: About South Africa - South Africa launches the world’s biggest hydrogen-fueled truck   Mining giant Anglo American on Friday unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen-powered truck, a monster weighing in at 220 tonnes, at a platinum mine in northern South Africa. 礦業巨擘英美資源集團週五在南非北部一座白金礦場展示了全球最大的氫動力卡車，此一龐然巨獸重達220公噸。 Billed as the fir...

Summary:   Another important festival in Taiwan is upon us, and Angel and I chatted about our ways of celebrating the day growing up. What did you do on Dragon Boat Festival growing up? What was your best memories of the day? Leave us a comment or email us!   Vocabulary: Activities n. 活動 On Dragon Boat Festival, the overseas Taiwanese community would organize many cultural activities. 在端午節，...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K374: Scientists Find No Benefit to Time-Restricted Eating   The weight-loss idea is appealing: Limit your eating to a period of six to eight hours each day, during which you can have whatever you want. 減肥的方法很有吸引力：將你的飲食限制在每天六到八小時，在此期間你可以吃任何你想要的東西。 Studies in mice seemed to support so-called time-restricted eating, a form of the popular i...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K373: Truck Makers Face Choice: Go Battery or Hydrogen？   Even before war in Ukraine sent fuel prices through the roof, the trucking industry was under intense pressure to kick its addiction to diesel, a major contributor to climate change and urban air pollution. But it still has to figure out which technology will best do the job. 在烏克蘭戰爭導致燃料價格飆漲之前，卡車運輸業就...

Topic: In Amsterdam, Floating Homes That Only Look Like Ships   When Karen Bosma first moved her boat to the Borneokade, northeast of Amsterdam’s bustling city center, in 1999, the neighborhood was barely more than a cluster of commercial docks and underused warehouses. 凱倫．博斯馬1999年剛把她的船移到荷蘭首都阿姆斯特丹熱鬧市中心東北方的波諾卡德時，這一帶幾乎只有成排商船船席和不常使用的倉庫。 “It...

主題: 換句話說系列 – 跑跟走還有什麼其他說法Other ways to say “walk” and “run”   Other ways to say: RUN (v)   Rush 急速行進/趕緊 - Someone inside the building rushed out. Jog 慢跑 - He could scarcely jog around the block that first day. Dash 猛衝 -Maria came dashing down the stairs. Race 賽跑 - I excused myself and raced back to the telephone. Hurry 加快 - Claire hurried along the road. Sprint 衝刺...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K372: About Japan - Asia Welcomes Travelers, but Japan Says, Not Yet   In a normal year, this would be peak season for tourism to Japan. But as the cherry blossoms burst into bloom along Kyoto’s ancient, temple-lined alleys and boat tours ply the waters of Tokyo’s flower-lined rivers, Japanese tourists largely have the spectacular display to themselves. 在正常情況的年份，此時正是...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K371: About the US - ’Worst house on best block’ of San Francisco sells for $2M   In a deal that one Instagram user called "peak San Francisco," a 120-year-old home sold in mid-January for just shy of $2 million. 一名Instagram用戶稱為「舊金山之巔」的屋齡一二○年房產交易案，在一月中旬以近二○○萬美元售出。 According to its listing, the property has one bathroom, and a kitchen that app...

Summary:   Elon Musk is speaking to investors who could partner with him on a bid for Twitter, sources close to the matter told The Post. A new plan that includes partners could be announced within days, those sources said. One possibility, the sources said: teaming with private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, which was planning to co-invest with him in 2018 when he was considering taking Tesla...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K370: 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. 人們通常對不同品種的狗有刻板印象：羅威納犬和鬥牛犬具有攻擊性，而拉布拉多犬和金毛獵犬則更加友好。 However, a genetic study published recently in the jour...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K369: What Twitter could do as a privately held company   If Elon Musk and Twitter get their way, the company will soon be privately held and under his control. The most obvious immediate change would likely be Twitter’s stock being taken off the New York Stock Exchange. But the company would also likely get freed from having to give regular updates about its business to US regula...

Topic: Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain   There is no such thing as a "safe" level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study. 根據一項新研究，沒有所謂的「安全」飲酒量，飲酒量增加與大腦健康狀況較差有關。 In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from the University of O...

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: 跟讀挑戰 – Dyson 空氣清淨耳機 與 舒壓泡泡玩具 Dyson purifying headphones and Bubble pop fidget toy   Dyson 空氣清淨耳機   Dyson has announced its most unusual product yet; a wearable air purifier with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones built in. 戴森宣布了其最不尋常的產品。內置一副降噪耳機的可穿...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K368: About Germany - German firefighters ‘free’ high-school exam from locked safe   Firefighters in the western German town of Bocholt received an unusual distress call Friday from a local high school after teachers were unable to open a safe containing the questions for a final-year exam that students were due to take. 德國西部博霍爾特鎮的消防員週五接到一通來自當地一所中學的不尋...

每日英語跟讀 Ep. K367: About Japan - Japanese robot can peel bananas cleanly   Robots in Japan are found on factory floors carrying out simple tasks or delivering food to restaurant patrons but researchers have now unveiled a robot capable of executing the delicate task of peeling a banana without squashing the fruit inside. 日本的機器人常見到在工廠裡執行簡單的工作或是分送食物給餐廳顧客，但研究人...