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🌏 Article A book has been anonymously returned to a library in northeastern Pennsylvania, 50 years after it was borrowed. According to local newspaper The Citizens' Voice, the copy of Coins You Can Collect by Burton Hobson arrived in late July at the Plymouth Public Library in Luzerne County. The book came with a letter and a $20 bill. The letter, which was written as though t...

📢 對話 👩‍🦰:우천 씨, 저녁에 육회를 먹으러 갈까요? 右千，晚上要不要去吃‘肉膾’(生拌牛肉)。 👨‍🦱:육회요? 육회가 뭐예요? 肉膾? ‘肉膾’是什麼? 👩‍🦰:소고기를 익히지 않고 날로 먹는 요리예요. 是將牛肉不煮熟而生吃的菜 。 👨‍🦱:저도 먹고 싶지만 아직 속이 안 좋아요. 我也想吃，但是胃還不舒服。 👩‍🦰:아 참! 미안해요. 깜빡했어요. 啊，對! 對不起，我一時忘了 。 📢詞彙 V.A+지만 轉折: 雖然~ 但是 이 옷은 좀 비싸...

🌏 Article Do you feel like you've been looking at screens too much recently? If so, you're not alone. In a survey of 2,000 British adults, 64% of people said they spend far too much time looking at screens — and 73% said they can't imagine going a day without looking at one. Six in 10 people said they have probably been looking at screens more while working at home during the pandemic. ...

📢 對話 👩‍⚕️:안녕하세요! 어디가 편찮으세요? 你好! 請問您哪裡不舒服嗎? 👨‍🦱:죄송합니다. 좀 천천히 말씀해 주세요. 不好意思，請說慢一點。 👩‍⚕️:아, 어디가 아프세요? 喔，您哪裡不舒服? 👨‍🦱:소화가 안되는 것 같아요. 我覺得消化不良。 👩‍⚕️점심에 무슨 음식을 드셨어요? 您中午吃了甚麼(菜)? 👨‍🦱점심에 해물파전이랑 막걸리를 먹었어요. 我中午吃了海鮮蔥餅和瑪格利酒。 📢詞彙 V.A+(으)시 主體尊敬法 動詞、形容詞...

🌏 Article A study has found that cannabis may have been used by humans in China around 12,000 years ago. Researchers studied 110 genomes found in different types of cannabis and found that domesticated cannabis diverged from wild forms around 12,000 years ago. They also discovered that the plant was first domesticated in East Asia, with the first relatives of wild cannabis now found in...

📢 對話 👩‍🦰:왜 그래요? 어디 불편해요? 怎麼了? 哪裡不舒服嗎? 👨‍🦱:너무 많이 먹은 것 같아요. 好像吃太多了。 👩‍🦰:배가 아파요? 肚子疼嗎? 아니요, 그냥 속이 좀 더부룩해요. 沒有，只是胃脹脹的。 👩‍🦰:그럼 약국에 가서 약을 사 먹을까요? 那麼，要不要去藥房買藥吃? 👨‍🦱:네, 아무래도 약을 먹어야 겠어요. 好，還是應該要吃藥了。  📢 句型 V +아/어서 表示動作的前後順序 詞幹的母音為 「ㅏ」 和「ㅗ」 : 加...

🌏 Article From cereal with milk to sausages with eggs, people in English-speaking countries eat a huge variety of breakfast foods. But which are the best for you? Here are three healthy breakfasts to try. Oatmeal Studies have shown that oats may be good for your heart and blood pressure. Just mix oats with water — or better, milk — and warm them up to make a healthy breakfast.&nbsp...

📢 對話 👩‍🦰:이모,여기 해물파전이랑 막걸리 좀 주세요. 阿姨， 我們要點海鮮蔥餅和瑪格利(酒)。 👨‍🦱:막걸리가 뭐예요? 甚麼是‘瑪格利’? 👩‍🦰:쌀로 만든 한국 전통술이에요. 是用米做的韓國傳統酒。 🙋‍♀️:주문하신 해물파전 나왔습니다. 這是你們點的海鮮蔥餅。 👨‍🦱:와~ 맛있겠다. 哇，看起來好好吃! 👩‍🦰:뜨거우니까 조심하세요. 請小心，很燙! 📢 句型 V.A+ㄴ/은/는 N 冠形詞 (~的 N ) 形容詞詞幹-- : 加 (으)ㄴ 있다/...

🌏 Article American country music star Dolly Parton is a woman with many skills. She's a singer and songwriter, a successful actor and businesswoman. She's written several books, including two children's books, a cookbook — and now her very first novel. The novel is called Run, Rose, Run, and has been written with best-selling US author James Patterson. The story is about a gir...

📢 對話 🙍‍♂️:오늘은 비가 와서 거리에 사람들이 별로 없네요. 因為今天下雨，路上沒什麼人。 🙍:비가 오니까 갑자기 해물파전이 먹고 싶어요. 因為下雨，我突然想吃海鮮蔥餅。 🙍‍♂️:왜 비가 오면 해물파전을 먹고 싶어요? 為什麼下雨會想吃海鮮蔥餅? 🙍:그건 저도 잘 모르겠어요. 那是我也不知道。 🙍‍♂️:참 재미있네요. 真有趣。  📢 句型 V.A+(으)면 假設: 如果~的話 動詞、形容詞詞幹有收尾音 : 加 으면 動詞、形容詞詞...

🌏 Article When 11-year-old Max Woosey from the UK first set up a tent in his garden, he didn't expect to still be sleeping in it 500 nights later. But that's exactly what he's done — all to raise money for his local hospice. North Devon Hospice took care of Woosey's friend and neighbor, Rick Abbott, before he died. However, when the UK went into its first coronavirus lockdown in March 2...

📢 對話 🙍:그런데 왜 그렇게 많이 샀어요? 不過， 為甚麼買那麼多呢? 🙍‍♂️:세일을 해서 좀 많이 샀어요. 因為打折，所以買多了一點。 🙍:맞아요. 세일기간에는 물건을 싸게 살 수 있어요. 對，打折期間東西可以買到便宜。 🙍‍♂️:전 내일 또 쇼핑할 거예요. 明天我還要去逛街。 🙍:저도 시간이 없어서 오랫동안 쇼핑을 못했어요. 내일 같이 가요. 我也因為沒空，很久沒逛街。明天一起去吧。 📢 句型 V.A+아/어서 表示原因、理由(...

🌏 Article A royal fan has bought a piece of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cakes for $2,565 at auction, more than 40 years after the couple got married. The large piece of cake includes a royal coat of arms made from gold, red, blue and silver sugar. It was given to Moya Smith, who worked for the royal family. She preserved it with plastic wrap and dated it July 29,...

📢 對話 🙍:어제 쇼핑 잘 했어요? 昨天逛街順利嗎? 🙍‍♂️:네, 정말 좋았어요. 是，非常開心。 🙍:그래요? 뭐 샀어요? 真的? 買了什麼? 🙍‍♂️:신발이랑 옷이랑 과자랑 화장품을 샀어요. 我買了鞋子、衣服、餅乾，還有化妝品。 🙍:와, 대박! 정말 많이 샀네요! 哇!厲害! 賣真多啊。 🙍‍♂️:과자랑 화장품은 선물할 거예요. 餅乾和化妝品是要送人的。 📢 句型 V.A+았어요/었어요/했어요. 表示過去時態 詞幹的母音為 「ㅏ」 和「ㅗ」 :...

🌏 Article According to the World Tourism Organization, Mexico is one of the top 10 places in the world to go on holiday. It isn't hard to see why; whether you like to have fun in the sun, learn about history or enjoy local culture, Mexico has something for you. Here are three of the best places the country has to offer.   Chichén Itzá The Mayan city of Chichén Itzá was named one of the...

📢 對話 🙍:어때요? 신발이 마음에 드세요? 怎麼樣? 鞋子您喜歡嗎? 🙍‍♂️:좀 작은 것 같아요. 더 큰 사이즈 있어요? 我覺得有點小，有更大的尺寸嗎? 🙍:아, 네! 잠시만요. 有，請稍等。 🙍‍♂️:이 운동화 얼마예요? 這雙運動鞋多少錢? 🙍:오만원이에요. 是五萬塊錢。  📢 句型   A.V+ㄴ/은/는 것 같아요. 覺得~、好像~ 形容詞詞幹無收尾音 : 加 ㄴ 것 같아요 形容詞詞幹有收尾音 : 加 은 것 같아요 動詞 和있다/ 없다 :...

🌏 Article Social media website Reddit has about 52 million daily users. With forums called "subreddits" on almost any topic you can think of, Reddit can be a good place to practice your English. You might already know that LOL means "laugh out loud" and TL;DR means "too long; didn't read," but there are a lot of other internet abbreviations you'll see on Reddit and other similar websites. Th...

📢 對話 🙍:어서 오세요! 뭐 찾으세요? 歡迎光臨! 您找甚麼? 🙍‍♂️:운동화를 사고 싶어요. 我想買一雙運動鞋。 🙍:종류가 많으니까 천천히 골라보세요. 種類很多，請慢慢挑選看看。 🙍‍♂️:신어 봐도 돼요? 可以試穿嗎? 🙍:그럼요. 신어 보세요.當然可以，請您試穿看看吧。 📢句型 1. V.A+(으)니까 因為 ~ (表示原因、理由) 動詞、形容詞詞幹有收尾音 : 加 으니까 動詞、形容詞詞幹無收尾音 : 加 니까 비가 오니까 우산을 삽시다....

🌏 Article Did you know that cigarette butts are the most littered items on the planet? About 4.5 trillion of them are thrown into the environment every year. Cigarette butts are full of chemicals that can kill fish, and they have been found in the stomachs of sea turtles, birds and other wildlife. But even though they're everywhere, they often aren't seen because they're so small. Now,...

📢對話 🙍:쇼핑하러 어디에 갈 거예요? 你要去哪裡逛街? 🙍‍♂️:아직 결정 못 했어요. 還沒有決定。 🙍:뭐 사고 싶은 거 있어요? 有甚麼想要買的嗎? 🙍‍♂️:운동화를 하나 사고 싶어요. 想買一雙運動鞋。 🙍:그럼 명동에 가 보세요. 那麼，去明洞看看吧。 📢詞彙 1. V+(으)러 가다/오다 為目的而來或去 動詞詞幹有收尾音 : 加 으러 가다/오다 動詞詞幹無收尾音 : 加 러 가다/오다 운동을 하 러 헬스클럽에 가요. 為了做用動去健身房...

🌏 Article Hemp company Vaay has tried to find the most and least stressful places in the world, looking at 100 cities across the globe. Vaay's study compared things like safety, traffic, weather, pollution, unemployment and even each city's response to COVID-19. It found that Reykjavik, Iceland, was the least stressful city in the world, getting perfect scores for gender equality, noise and...

📢 對話 🙍‍♂️:희선 누나, 오늘 같이 쇼핑할 수 있어요? 希鮮姊，今天可以一起逛街嗎?  🙍:미안해요, 오늘 약속이 있어요.   對不起， 我今天有約。  🙍‍♂️:아니에요, 괜찮아요. 沒事，沒關係。  🙍:혼자 갈 수 있어요?  你可以一個人去嗎?  🙍‍♂️:그럼요. 당연하죠.  當然囉!  📢 句型 1. V+(으)ㄹ 수 있어요/없어요   能夠/不能；可以/不可以&...

🌏 Article Amazon has announced that its new series inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's writings will be released on September 2, 2022. The date was announced on August 2 when filming in New Zealand finished for the series. A new episode will be released every week. Amazon also released an official first image from the series, showing a person dressed in white standing on a hill in front of a city....

📢 對話    🙍‍♂️:희선 누나는 주말에 보통 뭐 해요? 希鮮姊，周末一般都做甚麼?  🙍:친구를 만나거나 집에서 쉬어요.  우천 씨는요? 見朋友或在家休息。 你呢?  🙍‍♂️:저는 운동을 해요. 我做運動。  🙍:무슨 운동을 좋아해요? 你喜歡甚麼運動?  🙍‍♂️:주말마다 자전거를 타요. 每個周末都騎腳踏車。 📢 句型 1.V+아요/어요/해요. 表示現在時態 詞幹的母音為 「ㅏ」 和「...

🌏 Article A YouGov survey of over 22,000 people in 16 countries has revealed which professions are the most respected around the world. The survey asked people if they would be happy for their children to work in a number of different jobs. YouGov then gave each profession a score based on the percentage of people who said "yes," minus the percentage of people who said "no." The highest-scor...