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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb. 6 — Muslim anger over Danish cartoons that satirized the Prophet Muhammad continued to swell across the Middle East and elsewhere in the world on Monday, turning violent in Afghanistan, where at least five protesters died and more than a dozen police officers and protesters were wounded.As the unrest gained momentum, European diplomats worked the telephones and fanned out across the Muslim world, urging their counterparts to issue statements that might help calm the unrest that had destroyed the Danish Consulate in Lebanon and the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Syria on Saturday.On Monday, protesters turned out in Turkey, Indonesia, India, Thailand and even New Zealand, where newspapers recently reprinted the cartoons. A teenager died in Somalia on Monday when the police set off a stampede by firing into the air to disperse protesters. (From New York Times)
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Vocabulary
1. satirize (vt) make fun of (sb/sth)by means of satire 諷刺或譏諷某人/某事/物
Example Sentence: Politicians are often satirized on TV and radio.
2. swell (vt) to cause to increase in volume, size, number, degree, or intensity (情緒等)高漲
Example Sentence: The governor's full public disclosure only swelled the chorus of protests.
3. violent (adj): Marked by, acting with, or resulting from great force激烈的;猛烈的;強烈的
Example: a violent attack
4. Unrest (n): An uneasy or troubled condition不安,不平靜;動亂;動盪
Example Sentence: There are signs of political unrest in this country.
5. momentum (n) the power to increase or develop at an ever-growing pace氣勢,衝力
Example Sentence: The project was in danger of losing momentum.
6. counterparts(n): somebody or something that resembles another or functions similarly in a different system or group互為補充的人(或物);對應的人(或物),配對物
Example Sentence: Their foreign minister is the counterpart of our secretary of state.
7. disperse(vt): to cause something to scatter in different directions, or scatter in this way驅散,解散;疏散
Example Sentence: The police dispersed the crowd.
Phrase:
1. fan out: to spread out in the shape of an open hand-held fan, or spread something out in this way成扇形散開
Example Sentence: The troops fanned out across the fields.
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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- The celebrity phenomenon dubbed "Brangelina" has triggered a media fever surrounding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie that some observers say has reached the point of insanity -- far overshadowing the hoopla that attended such couples as "Bennifer" and "TomKat."
The terse confirmation last month that Jolie was pregnant by her co-star Pitt was proof to the media of a love affair that neither star has publicly acknowledged.
Depending on which TV show you listen to or which celebrity magazine or gossip column you read, Jolie is expecting a girl, no! a boy, no! twins; the pair plans a Valentine's Day wedding in Malibu, or possibly at George Clooney's Italian villa, unless they have already married in a secret Buddhist ceremony.
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Vocabulary
1. lunacy (n): an offensive term for any psychiatric disorder that rendered patients legally incompetent and required them to be taken into care. 精神失常
2. celebrity (n): somebody who is famous during his or her own lifetime 名人,名流
Example: a national celebrity
3. dub (vi): give a descriptive nickname to somebody or something
授予...稱號;把...叫做;給...取綽號
Example Sentence: The press dubbed him the King of Chess.
4. trigger (vt/vi) to set something off, bring something about, or make something happen
觸發,引起
Example: memories triggered by the sight of old photos
5. insanity (n): legal incompetence or irresponsibility that results from a psychiatric disorder 瘋狂;精神錯亂
6. hoopla (n): a great amount of public fuss, commotion, or uproar with attendant publicity or media interest ( slang 俚語)
7. terse(adj): concise and economically phrased (文筆等)精練的,簡練的
Example: a terse reply, remark, comment, etc
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Taipei City opened 216 parking meters along Min Sheng East Rd. yesterday that allow motorists to pay with EasyCards rather than coins, a step the city believes will provide greater convenience to local drivers.
The new machines, installed between Min Sheng East Rd. sections one and three, comprised the first of three batches scheduled to be put in over the next three months. Another 884 of the devices should become operational in April and another 900 will come into service in May.
The Taipei City Government plans to have all roadside coin-operated parking meters in the city replaced with the new meters within the next two years.
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Vocabulary
1. meter (n): a device that measures and records the quantity or flow of something such as electricity, gas, water, distance, or time計量器,儀錶
2. install (vt): to put machinery or equipment into place and make it ready for use安裝,設置
Example: install a heating or lighting system in a building
3. comprise(vt) to be made up of something由...組成
Example Sentence: The medical team comprises five doctors and two nurses.
4. batch (n): a quantity of people or things treated or regarded as a group, especially when subdivided from a larger group一批生產量;一批投料量
Example Sentence: The second batch of sugar was better than the first.
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Preparing for the Chinese New Year （準備過新年） |
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Shelly: |
Hey, do you want
to see a movie?
嘿，你要不要去看場電影？ |
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Huihui: |
I can’t. My
mom wants me to stay home today.
不行耶。我媽要我今天留在家裡。 |
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Why? Did you do
anything wrong?
為什麼？你做錯了什麼事嗎？ |
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Huihui: |
No. It’s just that Chinese New
Year is coming, and it’s time for annual
cleaning and crazy shopping again.
沒有。只不過新年要到了，現在又到了年度大掃除和瘋狂採購的時間。 |
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Annual
cleaning? Don’t you clean your room every week?
年度大掃除？你不是每星期都有打掃你的房間嗎？ |
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Huihui: |
I do, but for the Chinese New
Year, we need to make everything in the house
look like new again.
我是有，不過因為是過新年，我們必須將房子裡的每件東西都弄得看起來像是新的。 |
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Shelly: |
I see. What about
shopping? What do you need to buy?
我懂了。那採購呢？你需要買什麼？ |
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Huihui: |
Well, my mom and I need to go all
the way to Di Hua Street to get some holiday
foods like rice cakes, turnip cakes, Chinese
sausages, dried fruits, and lots of candy.
嗯，我媽和我必須特地到迪化街去買些應景的食物，像是年糕、蘿蔔糕、香腸、乾果、還有一堆糖果。 |
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Shelly: |
That sounds cool.
Why don’t you sound excited at all?
聽起來很酷。那你怎麼聽起來一點也不興奮？ |
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Huihui: |
Because Di Hua Street is usually
very crowded at this time of the year. It’s
really hard to move around in the crowds. And
you need to watch out for pickpockets when you
shop.
因為每年的這個時候，迪化街通常都超擠的。在人群中真的很難走動。而且買東西時你必須注意扒手。 |
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I see.
我懂了。 |
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Huihui: |
Besides, the New Year foods are
usually high in sugar and fat. I’m really
worried about my weight.
而且，新年的食物通常都很甜又很油。我真的很擔心自己的體重。 |
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Don’t worry.
I’ll go with you and help you pick something
light this year. I’ve always wanted to see the
New Year Market.
別擔心了。今年我和你一起去，幫你挑些清淡的。我一直都想去見識一下年貨市場。 |
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Huihui: |
That would be great!
那太棒了！ |
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Shelly: |
Or maybe I can
even talk your mom into having more fruits and
vegetables this year.
或許我還可以說服你媽多買些水果和蔬菜。 |
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Huihui: |
If you do that, I’ll be very
happy.
如果你這麼做，我會很高興。 |
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Shelly: |
Well, then, if I
do that, will you invite me to your family
dinner on New Year’s Eve?
那好吧，如果我這麼做，你會邀請我去你家的除夕夜晚餐嗎？ |
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Huihui: |
Only if you promise to help me
with cleaning.
除非你答應幫我打掃。 |
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Shelly: |
No problem. I’m
good at that.
沒問題。這我很在行。 |
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Vocabulary
1. annual：(adj.)
一年一次的，每年的
2. cleaning：(n.)
掃除；清洗
3. shopping：(n.)
買東西；購物
4. rice
cake：年糕
5. turnip
cake：蘿蔔糕
6. Chinese
sausage：（中式）香腸
7. dried
fruit：乾果
8. excited：(adj.)
興奮的
9. crowded：(adj.)
擁擠的
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move around：走動
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crowd：(n.)
人群；一夥人
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watch out：留心；注意
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pickpocket：(n.)
扒手
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fat：(n.)
脂肪；油脂
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light：(adj.)
輕的；清淡的
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talk… into：說服…
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only if：除非…
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promise：(v.)
承諾；答應
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good at…：對…
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速讀：您在( )分鐘內讀完本文(1390字)速度為每分鐘( )字。
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跟講：戴耳機一邊聽一邊同步跟講。
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摘要：用五十個英文字寫出本文的摘要。
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聽懂英語新聞的祕密：
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有些英語新聞，就算是翻成中文你也不一定看得懂，就算看得懂也不一定喜歡看。
b.想看懂英語就得多關心新聞，從有興趣及迫切或最簡單的新聞著手，先看相關的中文新聞，看懂且有興趣之後，再去看相關的英語新聞。
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看懂英語新聞與聽懂英語新聞還有一段距離，如何跨出成功的第一步呢？最好的方法是找有原文的新聞，先看懂原文之後再聽，因為你不可能聽得懂但是看不懂，但是看懂之後想聽懂就容易多了。
d.新聞都會有後續發展，而後續的新聞與之前的新聞用字及內容一定會相關，所以閱讀相關的新聞有助於聽懂新聞。
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總而言之，要聽新聞可以依照以下方法：找自己有興趣或最容易聽懂的新聞---à閱讀相關的新聞報導---à注意該新聞的發展---à聽新聞---à聽不懂沒關係照以上所教的方法不停的聽，總有一天你會聽懂大部份的英語新聞。
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I’m Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report.
Young people in more than one hundred countries can attend schools that offer International Baccalaureate programs.
The International Baccalaureate Organization in Switzerland was started in nineteen sixty-eight. It says the goal is to "create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect." The non-profit organization says about two hundred thousand students are in I.B. programs.
The first is the primary years program. This is for children ages three to twelve. They begin to learn about the ideas of people in other parts of the world.
The middle years program is for students between the ages of eleven and sixteen. They study languages, mathematics and science as well as arts, technology and physical education. This program is designed to help students make connections between the different areas of study. They are also urged to take part in local activities so they can be good citizens.
The diploma program is for sixteen to eighteen year olds. It is two years of study to prepare for college or university. They study languages, a social science, an experimental science, mathematics and the arts.
They must pass six examinations to complete the program. Students who pass receive a special International Baccalaureate certificate. It is accepted by universities around the world. I.B. students also satisfy the requirements of their local and national educational systems. The International Baccalaureate Organization says about thirty universities offer financial aid to graduates of its programs.
More than one thousand five hundred schools offer I.B. programs. The number continues to grow. Last month, a school in Croatia began to offer the middle years program. And a school in the Philippines started to teach the diploma program.
Other nations that offer I.B. programs include Bangladesh, Britain, China, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Vietnam and Spain. In the United States, there are more than four hundred I.B. diploma programs. Also, there are forty-nine middle school programs and thirty primary school programs.
More details about I.B. programs can be found on the Internet at www.ibo.org. And our weekly reports can be found at voaspecialenglish.com.
This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy Steinbach. I’m Shep O'Neal.
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空閒的
What do you
usually do in your free time?
你有空的時候通常都做什麼？
2. game
n. [C]
遊戲
Today many
children are fans of computer games.
今天有很多小孩是電腦遊戲迷。
3. guitar
n. [C] 吉他
Do you know that
our teacher was a guitar player before?
你知道我們的老師以前是吉他手嗎？
4. hike
v. [I] 健行；徒步旅行
You can go hiking
with us on the weekend.
週末你可以和我們一起去健行。
5. hit
v. [T] 打擊
The player just
hit the ball, and it was a home run.
打擊者剛才打擊出去，是一支全壘打。
6. hobby
n. [C] 嗜好
Collecting train
tickets is one of Mr. Wang’s hobbies.
收集火車票是王先生的嗜好之一。
7. kick
v. [T] 踢
The player tried
to kick the ball, but he missed it.
球員試著要踢球，但卻漏失了。
8. kite
n. [C] 風箏
Father and I
enjoy kite flying in the park on Sundays.
父親與我喜愛星期日在公園放風箏。
9. jog v.
[I] 慢跑
Jogging is good
for your heart.
慢跑對你的心臟有益。
10. join
v. [T]
參加
What club at the
school did you join?
你在學校參加什麼社團？
11. jump
v. [I] 跳
The man jumped
very high in the game.
這個男子在比賽的時候跳很高。
12. lose
v.
[T;I] 失去；輸
Our team lost the
game last time.
上一次我們這一隊輸了。
13. movie
n. [C] 電影
Some of our
classmates often go to the movies together on
the weekend.
我們班上一些同學常常週末一起去看電影。
14. music
n. [U] 音樂
Listening to
music always makes me feel happy.
聽音樂總可以讓我使我快樂。
15. novel
n. [C] 小說
Lily enjoys
reading novels when she is not busy.
當莉莉不忙時，她喜歡讀小說。
16. paint
v. [T;I]
畫
Who painted the
picture on the wall?
誰在牆壁上畫畫？
17. piano
n.
[C] 鋼琴
Grace takes a
piano lesson once a week.
葛麗斯一星期上一次鋼琴課。
18. picnic
n.
[C] 野餐
If it is fine
tomorrow, we’ll have a picnic.
如果明天天氣好，我們就要去野餐。
19. play
v. [T] 玩；彈奏
The young man
became famous because he played the guitar well.
那年輕人因為吉他彈得好，變的很有名。
20. player
n. [C] 球員
Michael Jordon
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百年成之不足，一旦毀之有餘。
Rome was not built in a day.
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Mark
borrowed some money from Betty yesterday.
Donald borrowed some money from Betty yesterday,
too. |
Both
Mark and Donald/ Donald and Mark
borrowed some money from Betty yesterday.
Both of them borrowed some money
from Betty yesterday. |
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Ruth
washed the floor.
The TV show ended. |
Ruth
washed the floor when
the TV
show ended.
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比較級
(less than / more than)
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Laura's
piano cost NT$50000.
Kimberly's piano cost NT$55000. |
Laura's
piano is/was less expensive than
Kimberly's.
Laura's
piano cost less than Kimberly's.
Laura's piano didn't cost more
than Kimberly's. |
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The
cheese cakes were very delicious.
Jason ate eight of the cheese cakes. |
The
cheese cakes were so delicious
that Jason ate eight of them.
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Is the
answer correct?
Matthew
isn't sure.
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Matthew
isn't sure whether the answer is correct
or not.
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an interesting story / Angela /
her niece / is reading |
Angela is reading her niece an
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been raining / has / since |
It has been raining since
three o'clock. |
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(ask) |
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Scott ____________ when she got
into trouble.
Anna / to / offered / help |
Scott offered to help Anna
when she got into trouble. |
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動名詞片語
(finish) /
副詞子句
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Pamela has ____________.
finished / before / her mother
phoned her / doing the assignment |
Pamela has finished doing
the assignment before her mother phoned her. |
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We ____________ cried.
she / the reason / why / wanted
to know |
We wanted to know the
reason why she cried. |
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