[時事英文] 今天的頭條新聞
什麼是「 a heavy hand」?
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1. America’s Friends Express Horror and Shock as Capitol Attack ‘Shakes the World’
美國大廈暴動事件,美國盟友深感震驚
•express horror 表達恐懼;驚恐
•shock 令人震驚的事件(或經歷);驚愕,震驚
•attack on the Capitol 對美國國會大廈襲擊
•shake the world 震動世界
英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3bgPC3d
中文報導: http://bit.ly/2MB3OJX
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2. With Mass Arrests, Beijing Exerts an Increasingly Heavy Hand in Hong Kong
香港大規模逮捕後,北京政府強硬施壓
•mass arrests 大規模逮捕
•exert 運用;行使(權威、權力等);施加(影響等)
•a heavy hand (n.) 高壓手段,強硬措施 ; heavy-handed (adj.) 嚴厲的,粗暴的,高壓的*
中英報導: http://nyti.ms/35gYfqJ
*a heavy hand: http://bit.ly/38lQ921
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3. A Quarantine Nightmare: Three Weeks in a Hotel, if You Can Find One
隔離夢魘:住在旅館三個禮拜,如果找得到的話
•quarantine (n./v.) 隔離
•nightmare 惡夢
英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3oomf2y
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4. After Quick Vaccine Success, Israel Faces New Virus Woes
疫苗的快速成功之後,以色列卻迎來新病毒困境
•a quick success (n.) 迅速的成功
•face (v.) 面對,面臨,必須對付(難題)
•woes [ plural ] 困難;災難;不幸
英文報導: http://nyti.ms/3bkzBt1
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📣 In times of crisis, we must come together. Rather than succumb to cynicism and mistrust, let us maintain faith and embrace reason, truth, and love.
📣 我們應該要團結,讓我們維持信心、保持理性、真理並且用愛克服當前危機,而非被自私、相互不信任所屈服!
•in times of crisis 在危機時期
•come together 團結; 一起來; 合作完成*
•rather than 而不是**
•succumb to 屈服於
•cynicism and mistrust 憤世嫉俗和不信任
•maintain faith 維持信心
•embrace (v.) 欣然接受; 抱,擁抱
*come together: http://bit.ly/35iXfCj
**rather than: http://bit.ly/3qwPsd4
圖片出處: https://www.nytimes.com/section/world
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faith adj 在 魯曼英文 Facebook 的最佳貼文
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loneliness n. 孤獨 sigh n. 嘆氣
recall v. 回憶
in company with 陪伴 pray for 祈禱
crystal n. 水晶 adj. 清楚的 tear n. 淚水 v. 流(淚)
faith n. 信念 turn a blind eye to 對...視而不見
existence n. 存在 accident n. 意外
would rather..than...寧願...而不願...
light up 照亮 embrace v. 擁抱
faith adj 在 Eric's English Lounge Facebook 的最讚貼文
[翻轉視界]The Dodo
Do you enjoy watching videos of cute animals?
你喜歡觀賞可愛動物的影片嗎?
If so, then I highly recommend the Dodo.
如果你喜歡的話,我非常推薦渡渡鳥。
If you are feeling stressed or need a quick pick-me-up, check out the DoDo.
如果你的心情低落,或者需要提提神,去看看渡渡鳥吧。
https://www.facebook.com/thedodosite/
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The Dodo is an American media brand focused on telling animals' stories and animal rights issues. The Dodo was launched in January 2014 by Izzie Lerer, the daughter of media executive Kenneth Lerer. The Dodo has become one of the most popular Facebook publishers, garnering 1 billion video views from the social network in November 2015.The Dodo is headquartered in New York, New York.
1. media brand 傳媒品牌
2. animal rights 動物權益
3. most popular publisher 最受歡迎的出版者
4. garner video views 獲得影片觀看數
5. social network 社群網站
渡渡鳥是美國一家訴說動物故事、關注動物權益的傳媒品牌。該傳媒品牌由媒體主管肯尼斯・萊雷的女兒伊希・萊雷於2014年1月推出。渡渡鳥已是臉書上最受歡迎的貼文者之一,僅僅是2015年11月就於社群網站中獲得十億次的觀看數。渡渡鳥的總部位於紐約市。
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The company—named after the first recorded species that humans drove to extinction— was founded by Lerer out of "a personal passion for the subject matter..." Lerer has a PhD in animal studies with a focus on animal ethics and human relationships from Columbia University, and launched the website after noticing the viral success of animal videos online.
6. first-recorded species 首個有紀錄的物種
7. drive to extinction 導致滅絕
8. a personal passion 個人的熱愛
9. subject matter 主題,題材
10. animal studies 動物研究
11. animal ethics 動物倫理
12. human relationship 人際關係
13. viral success (網路)爆紅
該公司——以人類導致滅絕的首個有記錄的物種來命名——由萊雷創立,乃出於她「個人對專業類別的熱情」。萊雷擁有哥倫比亞大學的動物研究博士學位,其研究重點為動物倫理與人際關係,並在動物影片於網路上爆紅後,推出渡渡鳥網站。
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The brand expanded into longer-form storytelling with its first TV series, "Dodo Heroes" on Animal Planet in June 2018, which went on to become the network's top-performing freshman series and was picked up for a second season in 2019. In June 2018, The Dodo held its first ever "Best Dog Day Ever" pop-up event in New York City, which attracted over 1400 dogs and their owners.
14. storytelling 說故事;說書;故事講述;敘事
15. top-performing (adj.) 表現最佳的
16. freshman series 新劇
17. be picked up for a second season 被選定播出第二季
18. a pop-up event 快閃活動
該品牌於2018年6月在動物星球上推出首部電視劇《多多愛動物》,從而擴大其敘事範圍,隨後成為該頻道表現最佳的新劇,並被選定於2019年播出第二季。2018年6月,渡渡鳥在紐約市舉辦首次「有史以來最好的狗日」快閃活動,吸引了1400多隻狗及牠們的主人。
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Whenever you are feeling down, watch the way people and animals interact and bond on the Dodo.
Faith in humanity restored ☺
Text to speech reader (文字轉音檔): https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/
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