(台北校區/通識教育中心) English Park CXLIII
I. News Path–新聞步道
美軍探測器遭陸軍強行擄走/ 韓國抗議者焦點切換到法院/「美國掰掰」菲律賓總統要求美國撤離/委內瑞拉爆現金危機 廢鈔引爆動/歐巴馬談台 不改變現狀維持台海和平/傳中共軍機拍下玉山 國防部否認/ Uber更新APP程式，曝隱私？/慶祝移民節 總統蔡英文︰繼續打開國門
II. News Vocabulary
1.drone 無人機
2. seize 搶佔
3.protester 抗議者
4.court 法庭
5. permanent 常駐
6. terminate 終止
7. currency 貨幣
8. warn 警告
III VCR Observatory–影像觀景台
VoiceTube－不必花大錢 就能看影片學英語
別再落入選擇的迷思！告訴你所謂思考的魔力/你有男子氣概嗎？男人們坦承自身的焦慮/「直覺」真的存在嗎？/記得小時候最愛的動物玩偶嗎？他比你想的還更重要！
IV Wisdom Woods–智慧森林
1. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” – Mary Pickford, Actress
「你在任何時刻都可以選擇一個嶄新的開始，因為所謂的『失敗』並不是倒下，而是留在地上。」– 瑪麗·畢克馥 (演員)
2. “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain, Writer
「讓我們過一種生活，死時連殯儀員都會感到惋惜。」– 馬克‧吐溫 (作家)
3. “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” – Denis Waitley, Motivational Speaker
「人生的主要兩種選擇是：接受現狀，或接受改變它的責任。」– 丹尼斯‧魏特利 (勵志演說家)
V. Singing River–吟唱河流
Fight Song /Blank Space
I. News Path
Trump says US should let China keep the drone
World
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday on Twitter the United States should let China keep the U.S. Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea.
South Korea protesters switch focus to court
World
SEOUL--Tens of thousands of protestors turned out in Seoul for the eighth straight week Saturday, pushing for the swift and permanent removal of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
'Bye-bye America': Philippines' Duterte responds to US threat to scrap aid
world
MANILA, Philippines--President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying "bye-bye America" as he reacted with rage to what he thought was a U.S. decision to scrap a major aid package over human rights concerns.
Venezuela delays removing currency bills amid crisis, protests
World
CARACAS -- With protests rocking his unpopular government, embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday pushed back to next month taking Venezuela's highest denomination bill out of circulation.
Obama warns Trump against changing US' Taiwan policy
National
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- U.S. President Barack Obama warned that any abandonment of the "one China" policy by President-elect Donald Trump may jeopardize peace across the Taiwan Strait.
Media allege PLA bomber spotted near Yushan
National
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Mainland China's People's Liberation Army Air Force posted a photo Saturday on its microblog allegedly showing a Xian H-6K jet bomber flying within visible range of Yushan (Jade Mountain, 玉山), Taiwan's highest mountain.
Uber reassures users over data privacy after update
National
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Uber Taiwan has played down privacy fears following an update to the location tracking abilities of its ride-sharing app.
Tsai celebrates immigrants' contributions to nation
National
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Tsai Ing-wen stressed Saturday the important role that immigrants play in the government's "New Southbound Policy," as the country marked the upcoming International Migrants Day.
II. News Vocabulary(上述新聞標題與短文的單字補充)
1.drone 無人機
2. seize 搶佔
3.protester 抗議者
4.court 法庭
5. permanent 常駐
6. terminate 終止
7. currency 貨幣
8. warn 警告
9. policy 政策
10. media 媒介
11. allege 宣稱
12. data 資料
13.privacy 隱私
14. immigrants 移民
15. upcoming 即將來臨的
III. VoiceTube
別再落入選擇的迷思！告訴你所謂思考的魔力 (THE PARADOX OF CHOICE BY BARRY SCHWARTZ | ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW)
初級
你有男子氣概嗎？男人們坦承自身的焦慮 (Men Reveal Insecurities In Their Masculinity)
初級
「直覺」真的存在嗎？(Do Gut Feelings Actually Exist?)
中級
記得小時候最愛的動物玩偶嗎？他比你想的還更重要！(The Importance of Soft Toys)
中級
IV. Wisdom Woods
English proverbs and sayings full of humor and wisdom
1. “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” – Mary Pickford, Actress
「你在任何時刻都可以選擇一個嶄新的開始，因為所謂的『失敗』並不是倒下，而是留在地上。」– 瑪麗·畢克馥 (演員)
2. “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Mark Twain, Writer
「讓我們過一種生活，死時連殯儀員都會感到惋惜。」– 馬克‧吐溫 (作家)
3. “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” – Denis Waitley, Motivational Speaker
「人生的主要兩種選擇是：接受現狀，或接受改變它的責任。」– 丹尼斯‧魏特利 (勵志演說家)
4. “Worrying about things that might never happen increases their chances of happening.” – Mike Dooley, Motivational Writer
「擔心可能永遠不會發生的事，將增加它發生的機率。」– 麥克‧杜利 (勵志作家)
5. “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epictetus, Philosopher
「別藉由渴望你沒有的，來糟蹋你所擁有的；要記住你現在擁有的，也曾只是你希望得到的。」– 愛比克泰德 (哲學家)
6. “A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.” – Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker
「好的態度不僅僅照亮我們的世界，它還神奇的連結我們至各種意想不到、但先前不存在的機會。」– 厄爾‧南丁格爾 (勵志演說家)
7. “Love is Progress, Hate is Expensive.” – Esau Jenkins, Human Right Activist
「愛即是進步，恨的代價高昂。」– 以素‧詹金斯 (人權領袖)
8. “You are today where your thoughts have brought you: you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” — James Allen, Author
「你的思維把你帶到今天的位置，你的明天也將取決於今天的思維。」– 詹姆士‧艾倫 (作家)
9. “Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” — Friedrich Schiller, Writer
「有耐心圓滿完成簡單工作的人，才可容易地完成困難的工作。 」– 弗里德里希·席勒 (作家)
10. “Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level.” — Eileen Caddy, Spiritual Teacher
「期待每個需求被滿足，期待每個問題的答案，期待每個層面的富足。」– 愛琳‧凱蒂 (心靈導師)
V. Singing River
“Fight Song ” By Rachel Platten
Lyrics
Like a small boat
On the ocean
On the ocean
就像在無垠大海上的小紙船
Sending big waves
Into motion
Into motion
隨著大風大浪浮浮沉沉
Like how a single word
一句簡單的話
Can make a heart open
卻能解開一個人的心結
I might only have one match
也許我只僅存一支火柴
but I can make an explosion
但那也足以發生爆炸
And all those things I didn't say
所有我未曾說過的事
Wrecking balls inside my brain
像是腦中重沉沉的鐵球
I will scream them loud tonight
今晚我要放聲尖叫
Can you hear my voice this time
這次你聽見了沒？
This is my fight song
This is my fight song
這是我的戰鬥之歌
Take back my life song
我的自由之歌
Prove I'm alright song
我絕對沒問題的
My power's turned on
我的力量已經開啟
Starting right now I'll be strong
從現在起我要變得堅強
I'll play my fight song
我會唱著我的戰鬥之歌
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
我不在乎有沒有人相信
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me
因為人生的路上還有許多仗要打呢
Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
我失去了朋友，每天與睡眠時間賽跑
Everybody's worried about me
每個人都好擔心我
In too deep
執迷不悟
Say I'm in too deep
都說我陷得太深
And it's been two years
兩年過去
I miss my home
我很想家
But there's a fire burning in my bones
但現在有一把火正在我骨子裡燃燒著
And I still believe
而我仍相信著
And all those things I didn't say
所有我未曾說過的事
Wrecking balls inside my brain
像是腦中重沉沉的鐵球
I will scream them loud tonight
今晚我要放聲尖叫
Can you hear my voice this time
這次你聽見了沒？
This is my fight song
This is my fight song
這是我的戰鬥之歌
Take back my life song
我的自由之歌
Prove I'm alright song
什麼也無法阻撓我
My power's turned on
我的力量已經開啟
Starting right now I'll be strong
從現在起我要變得堅強
I'll play my fight song
我會唱著我的戰鬥之歌
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
我不在乎有沒有人相信
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me
因為人生的路上還有許多仗要打呢
Like a small boat
On the ocean
On the ocean
就像在無垠大海上的小紙船
Sending big waves
Into motion
Into motion
隨著大風大浪浮浮沉沉
Like how a single word
一句簡單的話
Can make a heart open
卻能解開一個人的心結
I might only have one match
也許我只僅存一支火柴
but I can make an explosion
但那也足以擦出令人驚豔的火花
This is my fight song
這是我的戰鬥之歌
Take back my life song
我的自由之歌
Prove I'm alright song
我絕對沒問題的
My power's turned on
我的力量已經開啟
Starting right now I'll be strong
從現在起我要變得堅強
I'll play my fight song
我會唱著我的戰鬥之歌
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
我不在乎有沒有人相信
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me
因為人生的路上還有許多仗要打呢
“Blank Space ” By Taylor Swift
Lyrics
Nice to meet you, where you been?
很高興認識你 以前怎麼沒見過?
I could show you incredible things
我可以秀給你看 什麼叫不可思議的愛情
Magic, madness, heaven sin
宛如魔法 瘋狂 與幸福的讓人罪惡
Saw you there and I thought
看到你 我心想著
Oh my God, look at that face
我的天 看那帥哥
You look like my next mistake
你看起來像 我的下個美好的錯誤
Love's a game, want to play?
愛情是場遊戲 想不想參一局?
New money, suit & tie
衣冠楚楚 物質享受
I can read you like a magazine
不需太多了解 隨意翻閱你
Ain't it funny, rumors, lie
不 這些都只是可笑的流言蜚語
And I know you heard about me
我知道 你大概聽過那樣的我
So hey, let's be friends
那好吧 我們先從朋友做起
I'm dying to see how this one ends
我期待看看結局如何
Grab your passport and my hand
拿好你的護照 我們環球冒險
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
我可以讓壞男孩 安份地度過週末
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
Cherry lips, crystal skies
桃色蜜唇 透徹的天際
I could show you incredible things
我可以秀給你看 什麼叫不可思議的愛情
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
偷偷親吻 甜蜜的謊言
You're the King baby I'm your Queen
你是國王 那我就是你的皇后
Find out what you want
你想要什麼
Be that girl for a month
我都會為你改變
Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no
最糟的還沒來呢 噢不
Screaming, crying, perfect storm
尖叫 痛哭 愛情風暴
I can make all the tables turn
氣得我 大翻桌
Rose gardens filled with thorns
愛情玫瑰園 裡頭充滿的荊棘
Keep you second guessing like
猜你的反應會是
"Oh my God, who is she?”
我的老天 那女孩是誰?
I get drunk on jealousy
我被嫉妒 灌得醉醺
But you'll come back each time you leave
但每次分開後 你又會回頭
Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
因為親愛的 我是披著美好夢寐的夢魘
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
Boys only want love if it's torture
男孩只想要 麻煩的愛情
Don't say I didn't say I didn't warn ya
可別說我 沒事先警告你
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
很高興認識你 以前怎麼沒見過?
I could show you incredible things
我可以秀給你看 什麼叫不可思議的愛情
Magic, madness, heaven sin
宛如魔法 瘋狂 與幸福的讓人罪惡
Saw you there and I thought
看到你 我心想著
Oh my God, look at that face
我的天 看那帥哥
You look like my next mistake
你看起來像 我的下個美好的錯誤
Love's a game, want to play?
愛情是場遊戲 想不想參一局?
New money, suit & tie
衣冠楚楚 物質享受
I can read you like a magazine
不需太多了解 隨意翻閱你
Ain't it funny, rumors, lie
不 這些都只是可笑的流言蜚語
And I know you heard about me
我知道 你大概聽過那樣的我
So hey, let's be friends
那好吧 我們先從朋友做起
I'm dying to see how this one ends
我期待看看結局如何
Grab your passport and my hand
拿好你的護照 我們環球冒險
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
我可以讓壞男孩 安份地度過週末
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
Cherry lips, crystal skies
桃色蜜唇 透徹的天際
I could show you incredible things
我可以秀給你看 什麼叫不可思議的愛情
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
偷偷親吻 甜蜜的謊言
You're the King baby I'm your Queen
你是國王 那我就是你的皇后
Find out what you want
你想要什麼
Be that girl for a month
我都會為你改變
Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no
最糟的還沒來呢 噢不
Screaming, crying, perfect storm
尖叫 痛哭 愛情風暴
I can make all the tables turn
氣得我 大翻桌
Rose gardens filled with thorns
愛情玫瑰園 裡頭充滿的荊棘
Keep you second guessing like
猜你的反應會是
"Oh my God, who is she?”
我的老天 那女孩是誰?
I get drunk on jealousy
我被嫉妒 灌得醉醺
But you'll come back each time you leave
但每次分開後 你又會回頭
Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
因為親愛的 我是披著美好夢寐的夢魘
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
Boys only want love if it's torture
男孩只想要 麻煩的愛情
Don't say I didn't say I didn't warn ya
可別說我 沒事先警告你
So it's gonna be forever
我們會攜手度過一生
Or it's gonna go down in flames
又或是 在火花中落幕
You can tell me when it's over
當一切都結束 再把你的謊言說出
If the high was worth the pain
瘋狂愛戀後的痛苦 總是值得的
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
Cause you know I love the players
但你要知道 我愛上的都是玩咖
And you love the game
而你也是其中之一
Cause we're young and we're reckless
因為我們年輕氣盛 做事魯莽
We'll take this way too far
我們進展太快
It'll leave you breathless
它會變成 嬌羞的愛情
Or with a nasty scar
又或是 一道傷疤
Got a long list of ex-lovers
大串的清單 滿滿都是前任
They'll tell you I'm insane
人們說著我瘋了
But I've got a blank space baby
但永遠會有個空位
And I'll write your name
而我會填上你的名
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