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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 - 2865 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L297: 特斯拉的新裝火箭跑車 Tesla's New Roadster Comes with Rocket Thrusters
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L297: Tesla's New Roadster Comes with Rocket Thrusters
Highlights 主題摘要
Tesla has unveiled a thruster-equipped Roadster built with SpaceX, nearly nine years after its first prototype.Musk calls the car financially minor, but one analyst says it will become Tesla's flagship showcase.An analyst expects modest sales as Tesla shifts its focus from human-driven cars to robots and robotaxis.Tesla has finally unveiled its second-generation Roadster, nearly nine years after first showing a prototype, and says production will begin in 2028. At a SpaceX test site in McGregor, Texas, the white two-seater, developed with Elon Musk's rocket company, drove upside down on a ramp using a suction system, then fired built-in thrusters to leap over a truck, twisting in mid-air before landing. Tesla shares rose 5% in premarket trading the following day.
特斯拉終於發表第二代 Roadster 跑車，距離首度展示原型車已近9年，並表示將於2028年投產。這輛白色雙座車由執行長馬斯克旗下火箭公司 SpaceX 參與開發，在德州馬格里戈的 SpaceX 測試場，靠吸附系統倒掛在坡道上行駛，接著啟動內建推進器躍過一輛卡車，在空中扭轉車身後落地。隔天，特斯拉股價在盤前交易上漲5%。
The car arrives with a long history of missed deadlines. In 2017, Tesla promised deliveries by 2020 and a range of 620 miles on a single charge; the new model manages just over 300 miles, less than half that figure. Musk has played down its financial importance, calling it a "small potato situation" in 2023. Even so, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein argued that it would become Tesla's halo car, a flagship designed to showcase a brand's finest engineering and technology.
這款車的交期一再跳票。特斯拉2017年曾承諾2020年交車，單次充電可跑620英里；如今新車續航里程略高於300英里，不到當年承諾的一半。馬斯克本人也淡化這款車對公司財務的重要性，2023年形容它「不過是小事一樁」。不過，晨星（Morningstar）分析師戈德斯坦（Seth Goldstein）認為，Roadster 將成為特斯拉的「光環車款」，也就是車廠用來展現頂尖工程與技術的旗艦車。
According to Tesla, the Roadster can reach 60 miles per hour in under a second and exceed 230 miles per hour. No price was announced, but the reservation page lists a $50,000 deposit for a "Performance" version and $250,000 for a "Thrust" version, while an invite-only "Rocket" variant comes with a full flight system. Whether such features are legal on public roads remains unclear. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management called the show "an engineering flex with no commercial value," and some observers suspected Musk was drumming up interest in merging Tesla and SpaceX.
特斯拉表示，Roadster 從靜止加速到時速60英里不用1秒，極速超過每小時230英里。官方並未公布售價，但預約頁面顯示，「Performance」版需支付5萬美元訂金，配備加速推進器的「Thrust」版則要25萬美元；另有僅限受邀的「Rocket」版，配有完整飛行系統。這些功能能否在公共道路上合法使用，目前仍不明朗。深水資產管理公司的 Gene Munster 批評這場發表會「只是工程炫技，沒有商業價值」；也有人猜測，馬斯克是在為特斯拉與 SpaceX 合併造勢。
Commercially, the Roadster is unlikely to move the needle. Goldstein expects annual sales of about 2,000, a fraction of the 1.6 million vehicles Tesla sold last year. The company is also pivoting away from cars built for human drivers: this year it stopped selling the Model S and X to make room for its Optimus humanoid robots, and it is building Cybercab, a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals. With third-quarter results due on October 21, analysts expect investors to focus on margins and cash flow rather than mid-air stunts.
就商業面來看，Roadster 很難帶來實質影響。戈德斯坦預估這款車每年約賣2,000輛，只是特斯拉去年160萬輛銷量的零頭。特斯拉也正把重心從人類駕駛的汽車移開：今年停售 Model S 和 Model X，騰出產能生產 Optimus 人形機器人，並正在打造沒有方向盤和踏板的自駕計程車 Cybercab。特斯拉將在10月21日公布第三季財報，分析師認為，投資人更在意的會是利潤率和現金流，而不是空中特技。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Play down [verb phrase, to make something seem less important than it is]: Please don't play down the risks in your report.Halo car [noun phrase, a flagship model that shows off a carmaker's best technology]: This new model will serve as our halo car.Drum up [verb phrase, to create interest or support through effort]: The team is drumming up support for the budget.Move the needle [idiom, to make a noticeable difference]: Small price cuts won't move the needle on sales.Pivot away from [verb phrase, to shift focus or strategy away from something]: Many retailers are pivoting away from physical stores.
Reference article:
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202610160214.aspx
https://udn.com/news/story/6811/9820049
https://udn.com/news/story/6811/9818481
https://auto.ltn.com.tw/news/33200
https://auto.ltn.com.tw/news/33184
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202601290033.aspx
Sun, 01 Nov 2026 - 2864 - 回顧星期天 Live Podcast直播 - 讓你抓狂的英文外來語 Often confused foreign words in English
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簡易大綱 讓你抓狂的英文外來語
1. 日常英語也混雜很多外來語 發音不同 (要跟原來語言一樣發音) 拼字不同 跟文法特例一樣需要特別記
2. 英語外來語的影響 古拉丁/希臘文 (法律，醫學，星象，天氣) 法文 (音樂，時尚，飲食，藝術) 義大利文 (音樂，藝術，飲食) 西班牙語 (音樂，藝術，飲食) 德文 (音樂，藝術，飲食)
3. 常見的日常英文外來語 法文 – Café 咖啡，Chef 廚師，Buffet吃到飽 德文 – Kindergarten幼稚園，Delicatessen 熟食，Uber 超級 西文 – Plaza 廣場，Avocado酪梨 義文 – Finale 終集，Solo單人演奏，義麵Pasta
4. 現在每日中文常用的外來語(英語發源) 卡 Card 巴士 Bus 血拼 Shopping 駭客 Hacker 得來速 Drive-through 瓦斯 Gas 馬克杯 MugSat, 31 Oct 2026 - 2863 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.145: 從聽到說，七封信之五: 跟讀卡關? 分三個階段找到你的節奏
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「邊聽邊念?老師,我又不是在上口譯班。」如果你第一次試英文跟讀(shadowing)就覺得嘴巴打結、腦袋當機,恭喜你,這代表你做對了。
「從聽到說」七封信來到第五封,前面的聽和朗讀對通勤家族來說都不是問題,大家真正卡住的,幾乎都是跟讀。這集John老師和阿鍵老師把跟讀拆成初階、中階、進階三個層次,讓你知道自己現在該站在哪一格。
覺得很難?那就對了
John老師舉了一個很直白的例子:如果隨便誰跑百米都能跑進那個秒數,世界上就不會有Usain Bolt;如果隨便跳下水都游得飛快,也不會有Michael Phelps。人本來就是在極限邊緣慢慢練出來的。
他的原話是:If it is hard, it doesn't mean it's bad for you.
但挑戰不等於硬撐。John老師自己沒跑過馬拉松,他說第一天就跑全馬的話,大概會直接被AED電一下送醫院。阿鍵老師補刀:腳先斷掉吧。
跟讀就像上健身房,重量是一點一點往上加的。第一個月、第二年、第四年的強度本來就不一樣,甚至某段時間停在同一個強度(plateau)也完全OK。早上在捷運上被擠得心浮氣躁,只想趕快到公司,這種時候硬逼自己全速跟讀,只會覺得「好難我不行」。先找到自己舒服的程度,想挑戰的時候再加一點重量就好。
初階:先認識水性,別急著跳深水區
很多人誤會,以為跟讀一開始就要完全同步。其實不同步才是正確的起點。
想想小時候背課文,老師念一句你念一句,這本來就不同步。念久了,老師才剛開口,你就能跟著發出第一個音。母語都是這樣練起來的,英文當然也是。
John老師用學游泳比喻:第一堂課就把你丟到深水區,你下禮拜大概不會再出現了。所以先拿浮板,先熟悉水性。放到英文跟讀上,就是先聽幾遍、朗讀一兩遍,把文章摸熟,最後再跟讀一遍就夠。聽和朗讀多做幾次,跟讀只要一次。
選文章也有學問。如果你挑一篇美國選舉的新聞來練,裡面一堆拉丁裔、非洲裔的人名,你根本不熟,那你到底是在練跟讀,還是在跟生字和人名搏鬥?一次塞太多新東西,只會更挫折。初階就一個原則:make yourself comfortable,挑自己熟悉的主題。
中階:把舒適圈砍一半
跟著John老師和阿鍵老師練了這麼多年的學長姐,如果還說自己在初階,John老師說,可能要打屁股了。2026年了,come on!
中階的做法是把前面的「暖身」砍掉一半:只聽一兩遍就直接跟讀,或只朗讀一兩遍就直接跟讀。
阿鍵老師聽完覺得「聽一遍,第二遍直接跟,好像可以耶」。John老師馬上提醒,大家腦中想像都覺得可以,真的做下去才會發現:哇,好難。但那只是不習慣,不是能力不夠。你的聽力和閱讀早就到一定程度了,做個兩三篇就會抓到訣竅。
就像游泳課要你踢水,腿一定會痠,但你總不能因為腿痠就不踢吧?浮板(逐字稿)還在,只是你得開始出力了。
這個階段可以慢慢往同步靠近。對方講到第二個字你才開口講第一個字,沒問題,越來越接近就好。阿鍵老師還順便「爆料」,John老師錄音時語速不是每句都很穩,有快有慢。John老師抗議了一下,然後承認:看到很興奮的文章,講話就是會快起來嘛。
進階:幾乎同步,聽力被磨到最細
到了進階,就很接近口譯員的狀態了:音檔聽一遍,下一遍就上場。同樣的提醒再講一次,做這種挑戰一定要挑熟悉的主題,目的是逼大腦同時處理聽和說,不是給自己找挫折。
練到這裡會有個很神奇的感覺。John老師說,有時候聽到一個字,腦中就像看到那個字被打出來一樣。以前在初階,同一個字聽起來糊成一團,要在腦子裡想半天;現在聽力和閱讀都到位了,字就自己跳出來。
阿鍵老師提到,非母語人士最難抓的是重音,而且同一個字當動詞、當名詞,重音還可能不同。他們的建議是:別想太多,用模仿的。對方用什麼調性講,你就用什麼調性講,最不費腦力。
就算你沒打算去考口譯班,這種練習也會把英文聽力磨得更細。John老師自己習慣閉著眼睛聽YouTube上評比咖啡磨豆機的英文影片入睡,如果閉著眼睛也能聽清楚每個字、理解對方在解釋什麼,那就代表你有能力挑戰同步跟讀了。
最後阿鍵老師的觀察很實用:一週四集,不用每集都拚進階。熟悉的主題做進階,一般的做中階,累的時候做初階直接朗讀就好。竹科開車上班那段路、高鐵上那半小時,依當天狀態自己調配。
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 - 2862 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.100: 喝太多汽水影響睡眠與成長 Carbonated drinks affect sleep
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Summary:
We already know that junk food that are high in calories can lead to chronic diseases like heart disease and high blood pressure. Now we know that eating too much junk food can also affect a teenager’s sleep quality. The research team said that these findings are worrying because poor-quality of sleep has an adverse impact on adolescent health and cognitive development.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k031-junk-food-habit-affects-sleep-quality
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Popular adj. – liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people The new song by Billie Eilish is very popular amongst millennials. Boba milk tea is a popular drink around the world.
Soft-drink / Cool-drink / Carbonated drink – non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated Research found that teenagers who drink more than three soft drinks per day were 55 percent more likely to report sleep disturbance than those who only drink one cup per day. Carbonated drinks usually contain caffeine and large amounts of sugar.
Consumption n. / Consume v. – using up of a resource / buy or eat and drink. People of all ages should watch their daily calorie consumption. Consuming junk food is now a major part of our daily lives.
Thu, 29 Oct 2026 - 2861 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.345: 電商學英語 - 蘋果終於出摺疊機，但值得 $2,000 嗎？Is the DUO for you?
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傳了好幾年的摺疊 iPhone，終於真的來了！Apple 新機 iPhone Duo 一發表就話題不斷，但這支蘋果首款摺疊機，你會願意掏錢買單嗎？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Cariya 老師要來好好聊聊 iPhone Duo 到底值不值得入手。
這集我們從命名開始吐槽，把它的價格跟精品包、機車擺在一起比一比就知道有多厲害。我們也回顧了當年拿著 iPhone 4 走路有風的年代。另外，摺疊機最讓人擔心的摺痕和轉軸耐用度，Apple 用了什麼小技巧來處理？首度支援的 Apple Pencil 又能派上什麼用場？趕快收聽本集節目吸收3C相關的常用詞彙和慣用語吧！
The foldable iPhone that's been rumored for years has finally arrived! Apple's new iPhone Duo has been generating buzz since its announcement, but would you be willing to shell out the cash for Apple's first foldable phone? This week on English Cafe, John and Cariya discuss whether the iPhone Duo is really worth buying.
In this episode, we start by criticizing the naming, and comparing its price to luxury handbags and motorcycles to show just how expensive it is. We also reminisce about the days when carrying an iPhone 4 made you feel cool. Additionally, what tricks has Apple used to address the biggest concerns with foldable phones—the crease and hinge durability? And how will the newly supported Apple Pencil come in handy? Tune in to this episode to pick up common tech vocabulary and idioms!
Tue, 27 Oct 2026 - 2860 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L293: 法國學潮延燒，債務危機浮上檯面 France's Student Revolt Exposes a Deeper Debt Crisis
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L293: France's Student Revolt Exposes a Deeper Debt CrisisHighlights 主題摘要
France faces its largest student protests in decades, with hundreds of schools closed and thousands detained.Years of real-terms funding cuts left classrooms overcrowded just as a 2010 fertility spike reached high school.With public debt above the size of its economy, Paris has little room to meet students' demands.France is struggling to contain its biggest student protests in decades. What began in late September as a modest show of support for striking teachers at a high school north of Paris has snowballed into a national crisis. On Tuesday, the interior ministry estimated that around 256,000 people marched nationwide, including 56,000 in Paris, though a high school student union put the figure closer to 450,000. Hundreds of schools have been forced to close, and more than 6,000 people, most of them minors with no criminal record, have been taken into police custody over the past few weeks.
法國正面臨數十年來規模最大的學潮，局勢難以收拾。9月下旬，巴黎北郊一所高中的學生聲援罷教老師，原本只是小規模行動，如今卻演變成全國性危機。內政部估計，週二全國約有25萬6000人上街，光是巴黎就有5萬6000人；一個高中生工會則稱人數接近45萬。過去幾週，已有數百所學校被迫關閉，超過6000人遭警方拘留，多數是沒有前科的未成年人。
The grievances, however, are long-standing. A fertility spike in 2010 has pushed more teenagers into secondary schools that have endured years of real-terms funding cuts. Those schools now employ fewer teachers than in 2008, despite enrolling an extra 250,000 students, and 70% of public-sector classrooms hold more than 30 pupils. Students insist they are not asking for much: simply an education system that allows them to learn.
不過，學生的不滿由來已久。法國2010年出現一波生育高峰，這批孩子陸續升上中學，學校卻已連年面臨實質經費刪減。目前中學教師人數比2008年還少，學生卻多了25萬人；公立學校有七成班級超過30人。學生強調，他們要的並不多，只是一個能讓人好好學習的教育體制。
The movement took a darker turn late last week, when the interior minister described a shift from student protest to urban violence and some 2,000 people were detained in a single day. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told the National Assembly that 215 students and 85 education staff had been injured, while rejecting claims that the government had ordered police to crack down. Talks between the education minister and student leaders ended without agreement, and critics have described the official response as slow and tin-eared.
上週後半，情勢急轉直下。內政部長表示，抗議已從學運轉為城市暴力，單日就有約2000人遭拘留。總理 Sébastien Lecornu 在國民議會表示，已有215名學生與85名教職員受傷，但否認政府下令警方鎮壓。教育部長與學生代表會談，最後沒有達成共識；批評者則指政府反應遲緩，又不懂民情。
What makes the crisis harder to defuse is the state of the public finances. France's public debt exceeded $4 trillion in June, more than the size of its economy, and the government is trying to pass a 2027 budget that narrows the deficit to around 5% of GDP through painful belt-tightening. Last week, the country's 10-year bond yield briefly topped 5%, its highest since 2002, and the gap with German yields widened to levels last seen in 2012. Economists warn that, given France's size, the turmoil could spill over to the rest of the eurozone, particularly if next spring's presidential election brings in a government less committed to fiscal discipline.
讓危機更難化解的，是法國吃緊的財政。法國公共債務6月突破4兆美元，超過整體經濟規模；政府正力推2027年預算，打算靠痛苦的撙節開支，把赤字壓到GDP的5%左右。上週，法國10年期公債殖利率一度突破5%，創2002年以來新高，與德國公債的利差也擴大到2012年以來最大。經濟學家警告，以法國在歐洲的份量，這波動盪可能外溢到整個歐元區；若明年春天的總統大選選出較不重視財政紀律的政府，風險還會更高。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Snowball into [verb phrase, to grow quickly from something small into something much larger]: A small delay snowballed into a missed deadline.Long-standing [adjective, having existed or continued for a long time]: The team finally solved a long-standing billing problem.Take a darker turn [idiom, to become more serious, troubling or dangerous]: The negotiations took a darker turn this morning.Tin-eared [adjective, showing poor judgment about how others will react]: Customers called the company's apology tin-eared.Belt-tightening [noun, a reduction in spending to save money]: The new budget calls for more belt-tightening.
Reference article:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/06/europe/france-student-protests-intl
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/06/business/france-debt-crisis-europe-economy-intl
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6453727
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 - 2859 - 回顧星期天 Live Podcast直播 - 想吃吃不到的台灣美食(英語篇) What's your favorite Taiwanese snack/dish
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每天早上都捨不得離開床？楊謹華的賴床秘密，從一張好床墊開始！
MR. LIVING 減壓記憶床墊，穩穩承托腰與脊椎，讓身體好好放鬆。
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想吃吃不到的台灣美食(英語篇)
簡易大綱 台灣美食也就是我們的街邊小吃
英語翻譯最完善的台菜餐廳 –> 欣葉 + 鼎泰豐菜單 菜單翻譯最完整 夜市翻譯最完整的是基隆夜市
英語菜名是如何命名的？
包子 = 英文叫 蒸豬肉餐包 steamed pork buns 料理方式 + 內容物(菜/肉) + 菜的分類 noodles, bread, rice, pie,
唯美的菜名？ +with 配/佐 ， on 上面 ，in 泡裡面/鍋裡頭 台式料理的名字 台式醃蘿蔔香煎雞蛋 ＝>菜脯蛋=> Taiwan styled fried pickled turnip with egg / Fried egg with pickled turnip Fried egg with rice 蛋炒飯 / Fried rice with egg 飯炒蛋 割包正名後變 bao，小籠包 xiaolongbao等 聽眾分享 Share your favorite Taiwanese snack or dish 鹹酥雞 Chicken popcorn 臭豆腐 Stinky tofu 芒果冰 Shave ice withmango 大腸包小腸 Sausage with/on sticky rice sausageSat, 24 Oct 2026 - 2858 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.144: 雞蛋、地毯、子彈、豆子:四個畫得出來的英文慣用語
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雞蛋、地毯、子彈、豆子,這四樣東西放在一起,你猜得到在講什麼嗎?
它們其實是四個超常見的英文慣用語。John老師說連他太太都吐槽過:「這些聽起來很實用,可是我很少用啊。」這集就是要解決這個問題,按讚歸按讚,拿來用才是重點。
雞蛋不要放在同一個籃子裡
先
來個簡單的暖身。Don't put all your eggs in one basket,中文幾乎一模一樣,就是不要孤注一擲、不要把所有風險押在同一個地方。
阿鍵老師補充,早期農業社會裡,雞蛋就等於你的資產,這樣想就很好記。口語上也可以縮短,直接一句 all your eggs in one basket?語氣一出來,對方就知道你覺得他太冒險了。
John老師順手開了個玩笑:台灣現在是不是 all our eggs in one basket?那個籃子叫 AI。竹科的朋友聽到應該會心一笑。
然後是生活版。John老師和太太超愛吃蛋,滷蛋、煎蛋、scrambled eggs 通通來,去 Costco 一買就是六十幾顆。所以他會提醒自己 don't put all the eggs in one cart,推車上別疊太高。阿鍵老師更狠,說應該是 don't put all your eggs in one stove,不要全部拿去滷。
有些事,掃到地毯下就好
這是
John老師最愛的一個:sweep something under the rug,把東西掃到地毯底下,也就是避而不談、眼不見為淨。
有趣的是,同一句話在不同年紀,動機完全不一樣。
青少年做這件事,通常是怕被罵。John老師說他國高中時很怕事,老師一問,他就直接 "He did it." 標準的抓耙子。那時候深信 honesty is the best policy。
長大社會化之後才發現,有些事真的不用拿放大鏡檢視。為了家庭和諧、為了顧大局,大事化小、小事化無。想像在台北辦公室,同事開會時講錯一個小數字,你真的要當場糾正嗎?有時候 just sweep it under the rug,大家都輕鬆一點。
John老師的結論是:It's not all bad. 自己生活也會快樂一點。
再痛也要撐過去:bite the bullet
阿鍵老
師說這個她一開始沒辦法馬上猜到,看了解釋之後才覺得「欸,還真的蠻像的」。
Bite the bullet,意思是咬緊牙關、硬著頭皮去做那件你千百萬個不願意的事。
John老師小學時就常聽英文老師這樣說。全班哀嚎不要作業,老師就一句 "You gotta bite the bullet." 他當時英文還不夠好,自己腦補成「子彈打進嘴巴再痛也要吞下去」,方向其實也沒差太遠。
不過這裡有個文化差異值得注意。台灣槍枝彈藥管制很嚴,子彈離我們的生活很遠,聽起來沒什麼感覺。但在可以合法持槍的國家,這句話天天都聽得到。所以下次報稅季要整理一整年的收據、或是專案卡關得面對難搞的客戶,心裡默念一句 bite the bullet 就對了。
八卦聽一半?快把豆子倒出來
最後是
spill the beans,把秘密或關鍵說出來。
John老師說他在 Café 節目裡超常用,吐槽其他老師講太多就是 "You spilled the beans!",要先公布今天的重點也會說 "I gotta spill the beans today." 他自己承認現在有點變成口頭禪,快成 clickbait 了。
最典型的情境還是朋友八卦。有人說「上禮拜我看到 Alex 跟 Tina……」,然後停住。這時候你就可以說 "Go on, spill the beans!" 不要含在嘴巴裡,全部倒出來。
阿鍵老師順帶提到另一個說法 let the cat out of the bag。兩個怎麼分?let the cat out of the bag 比較像是誰不小心把秘密戳破了;spill the beans 則常用在催別人快講八卦。想看更多真實用法,可以去 YouGlish 搜搜看,大多會出現在浪漫喜劇或影集裡。
而如果你根本不想聽八卦呢?也很簡單,sweep it under the rug 就好。
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 - 2857 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.099: 世界奇特幼稚園World's Coolest Kindergarten
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Summary
The Pestalozzi Foundation Kindergarten is the coolest kindergarten in the world. The kindergarten is situated within the FC St.Pauli’s soccer stadium. The idea came a few year ago, when the football club was renovating its stadium and they realized they had extra space to spare. The St Pauli quarter in Hamburg is a traditionally working-class area that is facing an aging community. Therefore, having the kindergarten in the stadium to serve the community helped the football club to maintain its root in the community.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k028-welcome-to-the-world-s-coolest-kindergarten
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Preschool n. / Kindergarten n. – nursery schools for kids ages 2-4 ; Kindergarten runs from 3-5 When Joey becomes 3, I will send him to kindergarten in our neighbourhood. My wife and I are working, so we have to send our two-year-old daughter to preschool for daycare.
Vantage point n. – a place or position with a good view On match days, parents clamor to reserve a spot to watch from the prime vantage point of the kindergarten’s deck. In the movie, American shooter, the sniper needs to scout and take the vantage point.
Perks n. – benefits or advantages If your child attends Pestalozzi Foundation Kindergarten, your perks are to watch the football games for free on match days. Our company have perks like getting free lunch for attending a meeting at noon.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 - 2856 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.344: 英語時光機 - 一張狗狗照片，開啟 Instagram 帝國？The Untold Story of Instagram
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你有發現 Instagram 最近偷偷換了品牌標準字嗎？如果你打開 App 覺得那個 logo 好像哪裡不太一樣，卻又說不上來，那你的眼睛很利。本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師就從這個沒什麼人注意到的小改動開始，一路聊回 Instagram 的品牌故事。
今天我們這集要帶大家回頭看 Instagram 最早是怎麼從一個沒人會用的複雜 App，變成每天都在滑的照片平台。中間還有幾則你可能沒聽過的冷知識：Instagram 史上第一則貼文到底拍了什麼？濾鏡功能又是怎麼被「嫌棄」出來的？
Have you noticed Instagram quietly changed its brand typeface recently? If you opened the app and felt something looked a bit different about the logo but couldn't quite put your finger on it, your eyes are sharp. This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick start from this overlooked small change and trace back through Instagram's brand story.
In this episode, we take everyone back to see how Instagram went from a complicated app that nobody wanted to use to the photo platform we scroll through every day. Along the way, there are also some fun facts you might not have heard: what did Instagram's very first post actually show? And how was the filter feature "despised" into existence?
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 - 2855 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L289:日本免稅新制11月上路 Japan Ends Instant Tax-Free Shopping for Tourists
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L289: Japan Ends Instant Tax-Free Shopping for Tourists
Highlights 主題摘要
From November 1, Japan will charge visiting shoppers full consumption tax and refund it only after departure checks.Nearly 90% of visitors who spent 100 million yen or more in one trip escaped customs checks.Travelers must carry every item on a receipt to the airport kiosk, or the whole receipt loses its refund.Shopping in Japan is about to get slightly more complicated for tourists who see a trip there as a chance to stock up on cosmetics, snacks and electronics. From November 1, foreign visitors will no longer buy goods tax-free at the till. Instead, they will pay the full price, including Japan's 10% consumption tax, and get the money back only after customs confirms, at departure, that the goods are actually leaving the country.
不少旅客把日本行當成掃貨的機會，化妝品、零食、3C產品一次買齊。11月1日起，這件事會變得麻煩一些。外國旅客結帳時不能再直接免稅，必須先付含10%消費稅的全額，等出境時海關確認商品確實帶出日本，才拿得回稅款。
The overhaul is aimed squarely at abuse. Government figures show that tax-free purchases were recorded on about 19.6 million departures between April 2022 and March 2024. In 690 cases, a visitor had spent 100 million yen or more on a single trip, and nearly 90% of these buyers slipped past customs unchecked. Officials concede that not every big spender was cheating, yet almost all of those who were caught and billed left the country without paying. Retailers, meanwhile, had been left to police suspicious customers themselves, and some simply stopped offering tax-free sales.
這次改制直指濫用問題。政府數據顯示，2022年4月至2024年3月間，有免稅購物紀錄的出境旅客約1,960萬人次。其中690人次單趟消費達1億日圓以上，這群買家近九成沒經過海關查驗就出境。官方坦言，高額消費不代表一定違規，但遭攔查並補稅的人，幾乎全都沒繳錢就離境。零售業者過去只能自己把關可疑顧客，有些店家乾脆停辦免稅。
Under the new Refund Method, shoppers still show their passports in store, and each purchase is logged electronically. Within 90 days, they must scan their passports at a kiosk in the departure lobby, before checking in any luggage. A green result ends the process, while a red one means showing the goods to customs officers. If even one item on a receipt is missing, every item on that receipt loses its eligibility. At seven major airports, including Narita, Haneda and Kansai, travelers can also complete this step online through Visit Japan Web.
新制稱為「退稅方式」（Refund Method）。旅客在店內購物時仍要出示護照，每筆交易都會以電子方式登錄。購買後90天內，旅客必須在託運行李前，到出境大廳的自助機掃描護照。畫面顯示綠燈就完成手續，顯示紅燈則要把商品交給海關查驗。同一張收據上只要少一件商品，整張收據都會失去退稅資格。成田、羽田、關西等七座主要機場的旅客，也能透過 Visit Japan Web 線上辦理。
In return, the government is scrapping rules that had frustrated shoppers and shop staff alike. The 500,000-yen daily cap on consumables, the sealed-bag requirement and the split between general goods and consumables will all disappear. Refunds will be paid by shops or the refund agents they hire, with credit card refunds expected to take one to two weeks and bank transfers longer. For most visitors, the trade-off is more paperwork at the airport in exchange for fewer restrictions in the shop. Those who arrive too late to finish the check, however, will forfeit the refund altogether.
政府也同步廢除多項讓旅客和店員頭痛的規定，包括消耗品每日50萬日圓的購買上限、密封袋包裝要求，以及一般物品和消耗品的分類。退稅款由店家或其委託的退稅業者支付，退回信用卡預計要一到兩週，銀行轉帳更久。對多數旅客來說，機場多了一道手續，店內的限制則少了許多。不過，如果太晚到機場、來不及完成查驗，就拿不到退稅。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Stock up on [verb phrase, to buy a large amount of something to use later]: We stock up on coffee before every busy quarter.Overhaul [noun, a thorough change to a system or process]: The company announced an overhaul of its pricing.Slip past [verb phrase, to get past someone or something without being noticed]: The error slipped past three rounds of review.Trade-off [noun, a balance between two things you cannot fully have at once]: Speed and quality often involve a trade-off.Forfeit [verb, to lose a right or benefit because you broke a rule]: Late applicants will forfeit their early-bird discount.
Reference article:
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tax-free/page01_000001_00028.html
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001858413.pdf
https://en.japantravel.com/article/tax-free-shopping-in-japan-2026-changes/72305
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 - 2854 - 回顧星期天 Live Podcast直播- 來收集英語十二星座 Star signs in English
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收集英語12星座 The 12 Star signs / 12 Zodiacs
- 在台灣聊天時，常用到閒聊到的主題會是星座，血型。其實外國人在閒聊的時候不愛？WHY? - 能不能從星座學英語單字？
- 星座文字古Latin文居多，動物跟人物角色 十二星座單字與個性特質
- Capricorn（the Goat）：摩羯座 12／22~1／20 Traits特質: stubborn固執
- Aquarius（the Water Carrier）：水瓶座 1／21~2／18 Traits特質:Independent 獨立
- Pisces（the Fishes）：雙魚座 2／19~3／20 Traits特質: overly trusting過分信任別人
- Aries（the Ram）：牡羊座 3／21~4／20 Traits特質: impulsive衝動
- Taurus（the Bull）：金牛座 4／21~5／21 Traits特質:Practical 實際
- Gemini（the Twins）：雙子座 5／22~6／21 Traits特質: 溝通communicative
- Cancer（the Crab）：巨蟹座 6／22~7／22 Traits特質: Caring 照顧
- Leo（the Lion）：獅子座 7／23~8／22 Traits特質: Warm熱情
- Virgo（the Virgin）：處女座 8／23~9／22 Traits特質: helpful 樂於助人
- Libra（the Scales）：天秤座 9／23~10／23 Traits特質: charming有魅力9o
- Scorpio（the Scorpion）：天蠍座 10／24~11／22 Traits特質:Passionate 熱情
- Sagittarius（the Archer）：射手座 11／23~12／21 Traits特質: spontaneous 活在當下Sat, 17 Oct 2026 - 2853 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.143: News recap - 升息一碼英文怎麼說?還有一台被打會哀哀叫的 MacBook
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最近台股紅通通,你早上滑手機是先看盤,還是先看英文新聞?老實說吧,大概是前者。
沒關係。這集把過去兩週的 News Shadowing 文章一次幫你複習完,John老師和阿鍵老師還順便爆料:每一則當初為什麼挑它,哪幾則最適合拿去茶水間跟同事聊。
升息一碼,英文到底怎麼講?
Fed 升息了。新任主席 Kevin Warsh 是川普親自挑的人,川普又是出了名的愛降息,結果 Warsh 上任沒多久就投下升息票,調了 25 個基本點,是 2023 年以來第一次。伊朗戰事讓油價下不來,通膨壓不住,不升不行。
阿鍵老師覺得最有戲的是川普的反應。氣歸氣,他罵的是整個 Fed 理事會,偏偏沒罵 Warsh。自己任命的人,怎麼罵?
John老師則要你先把關鍵字搞定。升息是 rate hike,降息是 rate cut。台灣新聞說「升息一碼」,英文講 25 basis points,也就是 0.25%;兩碼就是 50 basis points。外資報告裡常直接寫 25bp。
升息的理由可以慢慢查,但開會時聽到 "a 25-basis-point hike" 要能馬上反應過來。這是商用英文會話的基本功。
Meta 把眼鏡上的鏡頭拿掉了
John老師自認是 tech geek,這則當然是他挑的。Meta Connect 2026 最讓兩位老師有感的,是一副沒有鏡頭的智慧眼鏡 Ray-Ban Meta Audio。只留聲音功能,43 公克,是 Meta 歷來最輕的一副。
為什麼要拿掉鏡頭?智慧眼鏡的偷拍爭議一直沒停過,錄影時眼睛旁邊那顆燈亮著,戴的人和被看的人都尷尬。John老師說得很實際:跑步的時候你根本不需要鏡頭,但還是可以用喊的叫出 Meta 的 AI 助理 Muse。
還有一點,它終於變好看了。之前那副戴在亞洲人臉上真的太大,這次總算有點文青風。
同場發表的還有新的 VR 眼鏡,把運算和電池做成外接的小盒子放口袋,鏡框本身只剩一百公克左右。John老師的朋友 Gavin 之前買過 Quest 3,所以他會這樣開話題:"Gavin, did you see the Oculus update? I think it's time to get a new one."
自己想買的話可以說 "I'm in the market for a new pair of smart glasses. I think I'm gonna get one for myself this Christmas." 台灣上市大概要等到明年,那就改成 "Give yourself a gift for the Lunar New Year."
拍一下就哀哀叫,三天賺五千美元
這則是阿鍵老師的最愛。SlapMac,名字就是全部的說明:拍一下你的 MacBook,它叫給你聽。
技術上沒什麼了不起,用的就是筆電裡本來就有的動作感應器。阿姆斯特丹的開發者 Tonino Catapano 先是拍了一支打筆電的短片爆紅,接著 48 小時內把它做成 app 開賣,三天進帳 5,000 美元。後來還加碼,插 USB 它也會叫。
阿鍵老師看到的重點是 business mindset。迷因的熱度就那幾天,錯過就賣不掉了,差別只在你能不能幫一個小概念加值。
John老師想起 iPhone 剛出來那幾年的打火機 app、倒啤酒 app。超無聊,可是每個人都下載了。現在有 AI,人人都能 vibe coding,動手做的年代又回來了。
這種東西怎麼用英文聊?不用解釋。Show it, don't tell it. 筆電轉過去說一句 "Check this app out." 同事是 I 人不太講話?"I dare you to slap my Mac."
不過阿鍵老師提醒,台灣辦公室中午大家都在趴睡,這時候讓它叫出來⋯⋯你自己斟酌。
16 歲的泰國女生,吼贏全美國
John老師放給阿鍵老師聽的時候,阿鍵老師以為這聲音是二、三十歲、有點歷練的歌手。結果是 16 歲。
Nene Royal,普吉島來的吉他手兼主唱,拿下《America's Got Talent》第 21 季冠軍和一百萬美元獎金,是第一位奪冠的泰國人。她唱的還是搖滾和金屬,對 Gen Z 來說根本是小眾。現在滿街都是 hip hop,連 K-pop 都在 rap,聽搖滾長大的 John老師很期待來一波 revival。
阿鍵老師注意到的是另一件事。一路贊助她的 CP Group 就是泰國正大集團,在台灣叫卜蜂,超市雞肉包裝上那個 CP。奪冠後,集團資深董事長家族送了她們一家一戶曼谷的公寓。好老闆。
開場白很簡單:"Did you see the winner on America's Got Talent?" 同事愛聽搖滾,或剛好是泰國人,這題穩贏,他可能比你還熟。
另外三則,挑你有感的聊
名古屋亞運。 為了省錢沒蓋選手村,選手分住飯店、臨時組合屋,還有四千人住在郵輪上,抱怨多到市長出面道歉。當年台北辦世大運,我們對自己超挑剔,結果日本也會出包。不追賽事的人,聊「選手沒得好睡、沒得好吃」一樣聊得起來。
Nike。 待了快 18 年的 S&P 100,被踢出去了。John老師的比喻很台灣:想像 0050 哪天把一檔老牌權值股剔除。股價從 2021 年高點跌掉近八成,大中華區營收連八季下滑,大家腳上換成 On 和 HOKA。我們是穿 Nike 長大的,現在 Just do it 在分析師嘴裡變成 just sell it。
瑞士冰川。 當地監測網 GLAMOS 的數字:今年一年融掉 5.5%,史上第二高,五年下來少了將近兩成,跟今年夏天歐洲的熱浪完全對得上。融化的冰現在還能補上夏天的用水,可是冰沒了,水也就沒了。
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 - 2852 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.098: 台灣車輪餅席捲全球 Taiwanese wheelcakes made famous around the world
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Summary:
In recent years, Taiwan’s boba milk tea has taken the world by storm. Now, many more Taiwanese local snacks are becoming more visible internationally. Wheelcake – a thick, round pancake made in a mold that sandwich a variety of fillings is now giving London foodies something to drool over. What are some of your favorite Taiwanese snacks? Do you think they would be loved as much overseas?
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k024-taiwanese-cakes-take-london-by-storm Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Street vendor n. – vendors that sell goods on the street, usually with a cart or on a mat. Shilin nightmarket started with a few street vendors aiming to serve night owls that later evolved into a market of street vendors covering the neighboring streets. Selling on the streets as a street vendor is the easiest way to test market your product.
Fluffy adj. – light in texture and containing air Wheelcake is a popular street snack made by sandwiching a filling between two fluffy pancakes. Milk is the secret to making fluffy scrambled eggs.
Filling n. – something edible put between layers of a sandwich or cake Beard papa puffs now offers strawberry cream filling. Mister Donut’s angel cream donut now comes in 3 flavors of filling.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 - 2851 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.343: 爵士學英語 - 找回你失去的想像力！Willy Wonka and the Power of Pure Imagination
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你上一次發呆是什麼時候？不是滑手機那種，是真的坐著，讓腦袋自己亂飄的那種。小時候我們常常整個下午都在做白日夢發呆，長大後卻好像越來越難了。這週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Shimin 老師要從一部電影和一首歌，聊聊我們是怎麼把想像力弄丟的。
John老師從小就很喜歡一位英國作家 Roald Dahl，今天我們聊到了這位作家一部跨越五十年的三個電影改編版本，以及三位演員各自演出來的同一個角色：威利旺卡。透過介紹《Pure Imagination》這首歌，我們也聊到了一個很實際的問題：大人的快樂到底是什麼？答案可能比你想的簡單很多，一張沙發、一隻貓，或是一份剛炸好的薯條。
When was the last time you zoned out? Not the kind where you're scrolling your phone, but the real kind where you just sit there and let your mind wander freely. As kids, we spent whole afternoons daydreaming and spacing out, but as adults it seems harder and harder to do. This week on English Cafe, John and Shimin discuss how we lost our imagination through a film and a song.
John has loved British author Roald Dahl since childhood, and today we discuss this author's three film adaptations spanning fifty years and three different actors each portraying the same character: Willy Wonka. Through introducing the song "Pure Imagination," we also discuss a very practical question: what is adult happiness anyway? The answer might be much simpler than you think—a sofa, a cat, or a freshly fried order of fries.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 - 2850 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L285: 川習會國宴氣氛熱絡，實質進展有限 Trump-Xi Summit Heavy on Pomp, Light on Deals
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L285: Trump-Xi Summit Heavy on Pomp, Light on DealsHighlights 主題摘要
Trump hosted Xi at a lavish White House state dinner, but the summit produced few concrete breakthroughs.Deep divisions over trade, technology and Taiwan limited the outcomes to a tariff cut and planned AI talks.Taiwan appeared in neither official readout, while a $14 billion US arms package for the island remains on hold.Washington rolled out the red carpet last week as President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his first state visit to the US in more than a decade. Trump greeted Xi at the airport, a rare gesture, and later held a lavish state dinner attended by tech chiefs including Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Apple's Tim Cook. There, Trump toasted a future of "harmony, peace and success", while Xi insisted that artificial intelligence must remain "under human control".
美國總統川普上週以最高規格接待中國國家主席習近平，這也是習近平10多年來首度對美國進行國是訪問。川普罕見親赴機場迎接，隨後在白宮設下盛大國宴，輝達執行長黃仁勳、蘋果執行長庫克等科技業領袖都在座。川普在席間舉杯，祝兩國未來「和諧、和平、成功」；習近平則強調，人工智慧必須處於「人類控制之下」。
Beneath the diplomatic niceties, however, old fault lines remained. Beijing wants Washington to stay out of its way on trade, technology and Taiwan, whereas Trump arrived hoping for deals on tariffs, rare earths and farm exports. Chinese state media reported that Xi had privately urged the US to handle Taiwan "with prudence". Tellingly, the two governments issued separate readouts rather than a joint statement, which Peter Alexander of Z-ben Advisors said showed both sides were "locked in a battle" over escalation dominance.
然而，外交客套話背後，雙方的老問題依舊存在。北京希望美方在貿易、科技和台灣議題上不要擋路；川普則想在關稅、稀土和農產品出口上談成協議。中國官媒報導，習近平私下要求美方「慎重」處理台灣問題。值得注意的是，兩國各自發布會談紀要，並未發表聯合聲明。Z-ben Advisors 的 Peter Alexander 認為，這顯示雙方正陷入角力，爭奪局勢升級時的主導權。
The deliverables that did emerge were modest. The two countries agreed to cut tariffs on $30 billion worth of each other's goods, and the US readout said China would buy at least 10 million metric tons of American coal a year in 2027 and 2028. They also plan to launch an AI dialogue within two months, although the US called the technology "Super Intelligence" while China stuck with "AI". The trade truce, meanwhile, was extended by just two months, far shorter than expected. Scott Kennedy of CSIS described the deliverables as "quite limited and tentative".
實際談成的成果相當有限。兩國同意對彼此價值300億美元的商品調降關稅；美方紀要指出，中國2027年和2028年每年將從美國進口至少1000萬公噸煤炭。雙方也計劃在兩個月內啟動人工智慧對話，不過美方稱這項技術為「超級智慧」，中方仍沿用「人工智慧」。貿易休戰則只延長兩個月，遠比外界預期短。美國智庫戰略暨國際研究中心（CSIS）的 Scott Kennedy 形容，這些成果「相當有限，也只是初步」。
Taiwan appeared in neither official readout, which Kennedy took as a sign of no progress. A $14 billion arms package for the island has been on hold since May, when Xi warned the two countries could "collide or even enter into conflict"; Trump called it a "very good negotiating chip". The leaders will meet twice more this year, at Apec in Shenzhen in November and the G20 in Miami in December. Whether this fragile detente lasts, analysts warn, depends on more tangible outcomes.
台灣議題沒有出現在任何一方的官方紀要中，Kennedy 認為這代表雙方在此毫無進展。一筆140億美元的對台軍售案自5月起遭到擱置；當時習近平警告，兩國可能「發生碰撞甚至衝突」，川普則稱這筆軍售是「非常好的談判籌碼」。兩人今年還會再見兩次面，分別是11月在深圳舉行的亞太經合會（APEC）峰會，以及12月在邁阿密登場的20國集團（G20）峰會。分析人士警告，雙方若拿不出更具體的成果，這種脆弱的緩和恐怕難以持久。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Roll out the red carpet [idiom, to give someone a special, grand welcome]: The hotel rolled out the red carpet for our clients.Diplomatic niceties [noun phrase, polite formalities used to keep relations smooth]: Let's skip the diplomatic niceties and talk numbers.Deliverables [noun, concrete results that a project or meeting must produce]: Please send me the project deliverables by Friday.Stick with [verb phrase, to keep using something without changing it]: Let's stick with the original plan for now.Negotiating chip [noun phrase, something used as leverage to gain an advantage in talks]: Our lower price became a useful negotiating chip.
Reference article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxq63dqp93n1o
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/trump-xi-summit-tangible-outcomes-us-china-truce.html
https://www.csis.org/analysis/takeaways-trump-xi-white-house-summit
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202609260002.aspx
https://udn.com/news/story/125026/9778715
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1. 什麼是啟發？有沒有激發你的好奇心，有沒有讓你問更多的問題？想要了解更多？
2. 經典英文美劇英文是什麼？ 80年代 李麥克KnightRider，A-Team天龍特攻隊，馬蓋先Mcgyver 90年代 Beverly Hills90210 飛越比佛利，Friends六人行，Sex and theCity 慾望城市，海灘遊俠 Baywatch 2000年代 Gossip Girl花邊教主，怪醫豪斯 House M.D.，陰屍路 The Walking Dead，CSI Crime Scene Investigation 犯罪現場 ，檀島警騎2.0 Hawaii5-0
3. 80年代電影 Back to theFuture 回到未來，ET，捍衛戰士Top Gun，小子難纏The Karate Kid
4. 90年代 Forrest Gump 阿甘正傳，JurassicPark侏羅紀公園，NottingHill 新娘百分百，鐵達尼號Titanic
6. 為何美劇/音樂可以幫助學英文 簡短，著重於人物對話 當時的流行文化與流行語 可以反覆看 每集情境範籌都一致
7. 如何用美劇做英語練習？ 第一步：先用中文字幕看一遍 第二步：再用英文字幕看一遍 第三步：最後不用字幕看 第四步：比對吸收到的跟沒聽到的資訊 最後深度練習：再一段一段用英文字幕去回顧，將聽到的眼睛閱讀到的念出來
8. 猜猜看 經典電影名句 鐵達尼號 Titanic - You jump I jump 玩命關頭 Fast and Furious - I live my life a quarter mile at a time 玩具總動員 Toy Story - To infinity and beyond!Sat, 10 Oct 2026 - 2848 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.142: 從聽到說的七封信之四:為什麼是跟讀? Why shadowing works?
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英文學了八年、十年,文法考卷都能拿滿分,真的要開口卻卡住?問題可能不是你不夠努力,而是太努力了。🎧 「從聽到說的七封信」來到第四封,要聊的是為什麼我們一直推英文跟讀(shadowing),而不是別的方法。
台灣人學英文的毛病:太勤勞
聽起來很奇怪對吧?勤勞怎麼會是問題。
John老師說,我們從小相信勤勞才有回報,結果力氣全花在reading上。文法背得滾瓜爛熟,要講的時候腦袋卻先跳出「這句文法對嗎」,然後就卡住了。阿鍵老師補了一刀:我們太想找到正確答案,可是比起正確,更重要的是表達。
這種心態其實是從工作帶過來的。能加班就加班,最好短時間賺到最多,很社畜的邏輯。搬到學英文上,就變成「三個月變native speaker」,書店一整排90天速成、90天背完國高中單字。
反觀學中文的外國朋友,會很自在地說 I've been learning Chinese for eight years,然後可能才剛進入開口聊天的階段。因為他們把語言當興趣,想知道成吉思汗發生什麼事、想懂這個文化。我們呢?英文是加薪和考試的工具,學了八年沒加薪,就覺得自己是loser。
想練口說?那就開口
John老師搬出Elon Musk常講的first principle,第一原理。想練口說,答案單純到有點好笑:開口,不要再reading了。
跟讀就是這麼回事。聽到什麼就講出來,聽到CNN主播怎麼說,你就照著再說一遍,把自己套進主播的角色。不用等,沒有前置流程,開口的那一刻就已經在練習了。
John老師甚至說,願意這樣做的話,補習班和家教幾乎都可以省下來。
「可是我沒時間啊」
Don't lie。John老師直接點名:大家最近不是都在刷皮克敏嗎?
他說他老婆玩得很認真,種花、收割、整隊,光這些前置作業的時間就夠聽完一集、跟讀完兩個段落了。運動要暖身拉筋是怕受傷,但阿鍵老師說得好,你的耳朵跟舌頭應該沒那麼容易受傷,打開就能練。
所以台北捷運上滑手機的那幾站、早上刷牙的時間、晚上去河濱跑步的時候,都可以。竹科工程師開車塞在園區外面不方便看字,那就跟著聲音念幾句也行。
只有五分鐘,就練五分鐘,然後休息。通勤學英文本來就不需要坐在書桌前硬K一小時。
朗讀和跟讀,差在哪?
上一封信講朗讀,這一封講跟讀,為什麼要分先後?
朗讀是照你自己的tempo。內容還不熟,慢慢念、慢慢消化。跟讀就不一樣了,你要追上audio的速度,跟John老師同一個步調。這時候耳朵會被逼著聽細節:哪裡停頓、哪個字重、哪個字輕、語調怎麼走。
阿鍵老師說他自己練的時候,會不知不覺去辨識句子的結構。文法不是背下來的,是泡在裡面體會出來的。
想挑戰進階版?完全不預習,打開單集就直接跟。口譯社的人就是這樣每天燒腦練的。
前兩週會很累,這是正常的
老實說,一開始一定跟不上。嘴巴痠,腦袋燒得很快。John老師的回應是:Then it's working.
他拿重訓來比喻。第一次做兩個rep手就痠了,練一個禮拜可以做五個,再來十個、二十個。某天回頭看,才發現上個月還在苦苦追的速度,現在居然跟得上。想加難度,就像加重量一樣,從B2的內容拉到C1,或找語速更快的素材。
兩位老師的建議是先撐過前兩週的陣痛期,不要跟讀兩三天就說 I'm done。他們很樂意當健身房裡在旁邊吼 One more rep 的那個教練。
不過別忘了,學語言本來應該是快樂的。挑自己喜歡的主題,練英文會話順便聽新聞、吸收新知,一魚兩吃。
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 - 2847 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.097: 日本Ai紅娘補助真的幫得到生育率嗎？Incentives for matchmaking good for Japan?
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Summary:
It’s a two-part article about Japan. First article discusses the low fertility rate in Japan is making the Japanese government allocating JPY2bn to boost birth rate. Human-run matchmaking services will now use AI to improve their clients’ chances of finding the right life partners that ultimately boost birth rate. Next article is about a shift in Japan government’s stance in its carbon policies. Japan is set to reduce 80% carbon footprint by 2050 and zero-emissions in the latter half of the century. It is the fifth-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world.
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Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Subsidize v. to support financially Japan will subsidize local government running or stating projects that uses AI to matchmake people. In 2019, Taiwan government subsidized the purchase of a new Gogoro electric motorcycle.
Matchmaking n. the arranging of marriages or initiation of romantic relationships My grandparents were introduced by a matchmaking agency. Online matchmaking services are now booming in Asia.
Emission n. – production and discharge of gas or radiation Japan is going to reduce 80% of its carbon emissions by 2050. Imported cars in Taiwan are taxed by their emission level.
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你出國的時候，是不是也常在當地超市逛到忘記時間？反過來想，外國旅客來到台北，購物籃裡又會裝些什麼呢？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師要來聊聊觀光客來台灣必買的伴手禮。
我們天天看到、早就習以為常的零食和日用品，在觀光客眼中可能是非帶不可的寶物。這集兩位老師從西門町出發，聊到方便分送的小包裝零食、韓國旅客特別愛的甜鹹組合，還有幾樣連台灣人聽了都會意外的熱門商品。John 老師也分享了自己以前回台灣必買的懷舊組合，最後還有適合送給家中長輩的大人系伴手禮?!
When you travel abroad, don't you also often lose track of time browsing the local supermarket? Conversely, when foreign tourists come to Taipei, what ends up in their shopping baskets? This week on English Cafe, John and Klim discuss must-buy souvenirs for tourists visiting Taiwan.
The snacks and everyday items we see every day and have grown accustomed to might be treasures that tourists simply must bring home. In this episode, the two teachers start from Ximen district and discuss small-packaged snacks perfect for gifting, sweet-and-salty combinations that Korean tourists particularly love, and several popular products that even Taiwanese people find surprising. John also shares the nostalgic combinations he used to buy whenever returning to Taiwan, and finally, there are sophisticated souvenirs suitable for elderly family members?!
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早期在教英文時，John老師最常忽略的就是正餐。接案的人應該都懂，行程是別人給的。早上一堂課、下午趕另一場，中間能吃就吃，不能吃就撐到晚上。營養這種事，永遠排在待辦事項最後一個。
Omega-3 是身體自己做不出來的必需脂肪酸，一定要從食物來，可是我這種吃法，實在很難吃夠。所以我一直有在補魚油，只是以前買的不是膠囊大到卡喉嚨，就是吃完打嗝整天都是魚腥味，最後常常放到過期。
這次換成 Simply 新普利有橄平衡魚油，吃了一陣子，來跟大家分享實際感受。膠囊小，餐後配水吞兩顆，三秒解決。魚味問題也沒有出現，看了成分才發現它加了冷壓初榨橄欖油，Omega-3 跟 Omega-9 用二比一搭配，吃起來很順。順便教大家魚油的兩個英文：
- rTG 是魚油的型態，比較好吸收的那種。
- TOTOX 是總氧化值，數字越低代表越新鮮。這款用阿拉斯加魚油，捕撈後兩小時內低溫冷壓，TOTOX 只有 1.7 到 2.8。另外還加了維生素 D3，幫助鈣吸收、維持骨骼健康。現在John老師會固定放一盒在包包，出門上課前吃掉。對我這種行程變動大的人來說，能持續才是重點。
今天的單字：balance，平衡。工作生活要平衡，飲食也要均衡。
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國際時事跟讀VIP Ep. L281: Fed Hikes Rates 25 Basis Points, First in Three YearsHighlights 主題摘要
The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4 percent, its first increase in more than three years.Fuel costs from the war on Iran have pushed annual inflation to 3.4 percent, far above the central bank's 2 percent target.Banks lifted their prime lending rates the same day, and most policymakers expect at least one more increase before the year is out.The United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more than three years, lifting its benchmark range by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4 percent. The decision was unanimous, and it landed just weeks before midterm elections in which the cost of living ranks among voters' top concerns. Chair Kevin Warsh, whom Democratic lawmakers had once dismissed as a likely rubber stamp for the White House, called the move sober and responsible, arguing that inflation had been too high for too long.
美國聯準會（Fed）週三宣布逾三年來首度升息，將基準利率調升一碼（25個基點），來到 3.75% 至 4% 區間。這項全票通過的決議，發布時機距離期中選舉僅剩短短數週，而生活成本正是選民當前最關切的議題。曾被民主黨議員譏為白宮「橡皮圖章」的聯準會主席華許（Kevin Warsh）稱此舉「冷靜且負責任」，並直言通膨居高不下的時間已經太長了。
The pressure had been mounting for months. Fuel costs have surged since the start of the war on Iran, with Brent crude hovering near $109 a barrel and diesel reaching a record average of $6.31 a gallon, roughly double its level a year ago. Because diesel moves the trucks that haul everything from vegetables to cement, those costs are expected to ripple through to prices more broadly. Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in August, the sharpest monthly gain in four months, leaving annual inflation at 3.4 percent.
過去幾個月來，升息壓力持續悶燒。自對伊朗開戰以來，燃料成本便一路狂飆，布蘭特原油在每桶 109 美元附近徘徊，柴油平均價格更創下每加侖 6.31 美元的歷史新高，幾乎是去年同期的兩倍。由於從蔬菜到水泥等各項物資皆仰賴柴油卡車運輸，這波成本攀升預料將進一步牽動整體物價。8 月份消費者物價上漲 0.4%，創下四個月來最大單月漲幅，年通膨率則來到 3.4%。
Markets were hardly caught off guard. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) FedWatch had put the odds of a hike at 92.3 percent, up from 40 percent a week earlier, and once a move is priced in, as Tufts University economist Michael Klein observed, it stops being news. The politics were another matter. President Donald Trump, who has demanded that rates be cut to 1 percent or lower, posted in capital letters that borrowing costs should come down fast. He later said he still backed Warsh but described the Fed board as hostile and political.
金融市場對此決策並未感到意外。芝商所（CME）FedWatch 數據顯示，升息機率已從一週前的 40% 飆升至 92.3%。正如塔夫茨大學（Tufts University）經濟學家克萊恩（Michael Klein）所言，一旦市場提前消化了預期，升息就不再是新聞。然而，政治層面卻是另一回事。屢次要求將利率降至 1% 甚至更低的總統川普，以全大寫字母發文強調借貸成本必須迅速調降。他隨後雖表示仍支持華許，但也直批聯準會理事會「充滿敵意且高度政治化」。
For households, the effects will show up in what they owe. JPMorgan and other major banks lifted their prime lending rate to 7 percent the same day, a change that feeds directly into credit cards and personal loans, while buyers seeking a new mortgage could face steeper terms. Most policymakers expect one further increase before the year is out, and the Fed's own projections do not show inflation back at target until 2029. The European Central Bank tightened last week, a reminder that the war's price shock is not confined to America.
對一般家庭而言，升息的衝擊將直接反映在債務負擔上。摩根大通（JPMorgan）等大型銀行已在同日將最優惠貸款利率（Prime rate）調升至 7%，這項變動將直接牽動信用卡與個人信貸利率；與此同時，準備申請新房貸的購屋族恐將面臨更嚴苛的貸款條件。多數決策官員預估年底前還會再升息一次，而聯準會本身的預測更顯示，通膨率要到 2029 年才會回落至目標水準。此外，歐洲央行（ECB）上週的緊縮行動也提醒了外界，戰爭帶來的物價衝擊絕非美國獨有。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Basis points [noun phrase, hundredth of a percentage point, used to describe moves in interest rates]: The bank raised rates by fifty basis points today.Ripple through [verb phrase, to spread gradually across a system and affect all of it]: Higher fuel prices ripple through the whole supply chain.Caught off guard [idiom, surprised by something you were not prepared for]: The sudden announcement caught investors off guard.Priced in [idiomatic expression, already reflected in the current market price]: The rate hike was priced in weeks ago.Prime lending rate [noun phrase, the base rate banks charge their most reliable borrowers]: My credit card follows the prime lending rate.
Reference article:
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Sun, 04 Oct 2026 - 2844 - 回顧星期天 Live Podcast直播 - 來吧！糾正你最容易搞混的英文字
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在這個單元我會用中英文與大家互動，也會跟直播聽眾做當場的 Q and A，幫助解惑與點出學英語的技巧。
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最常唸錯的英文字有哪幾種？
1. 發音很像，拼字不一樣 o There vs. their (那邊 vs. 他們) o Site vs. sight (場地 vs. 視覺)
2. 發音不一樣，拼字很像 o Dessert vs. desert (甜點 vs. 沙漠) o Dairy vs. diary (牛奶 vs. 日記)
3. 詞性不同，而換重音的 o Analysis vs. analyst (分析 vs. 分析師) o Economyvs. economic (經濟體 vs. 經濟性效應)
4. 英式美式英文 o Defense vs. Defence o Color vs. colour
5. 國內特殊用法 o You-tu-be (You-tube) o Sky-pe (Skype) o A– p – p (App)Sat, 03 Oct 2026 - 2843 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.141: 腦中那個一直唱衰你的聲音，幫它取個名字吧Name that saboteur
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跟外國客戶開完會,回程捷運上你在想什麼?會議結論?還是那句講錯的英文,在腦中重播了十幾遍,旁邊還有個聲音補刀:「你英文怎麼這麼爛。」
那個聲音不是你。這集幕後教師室聊的書《Positive Intelligence》,教你把它揪出來,取個名字,然後讓它替你工作。
它不是惡魔,是破壞者
作者 Shirzad Chamine 是紐約時報暢銷作家,也在史丹佛講課,長年到各大企業做教練。他把腦中那個扯後腿的聲音叫做 Saboteur,內在破壞者。站在它對面的叫 Sage,智者。
聽起來很像小天使跟小惡魔對吧?阿鍵老師也這樣問。John老師說差別在這裡:惡魔是叫你去做壞事,Saboteur 沒有,它只是在你該做事的時候說「算了啦」「你那麼廢,幹嘛讓自己這麼痛苦」。順帶一提,saboteur 跟 sabotage 都是從法文來的字,搞破壞叫 sabotage,搞破壞的那個人就是 saboteur。
英文有句話說 You are your own worst enemy,你最大的敵人就是你自己。專案還沒開始就先認定三個月內會爛掉,明天還沒上班就覺得一定會出包。John老師自己示範,說他照鏡子覺得顏值大概 8.5 分,阿鍵老師很捧場地說至少 9.5,結果 John老師說不行,這時候 Saboteur 就該出來講「其實你只有 6 分」。
為什麼要幫它取名字?
負面想法最麻煩的地方,是它沒有形狀。說是情緒也不完全是,說是念頭又會讓你肩頸變重、呼吸卡卡的。John老師形容像遊戲裡的詛咒,一層一層疊上去,等你發現的時候已經重到抬不起頭。
看不見的東西只會讓人更慌。所以書裡第一招很可愛,name it。John老師當場把他的取名叫「小毛」,你要叫 Peter、Tina 都可以。
取了名字,事情就變了。本來是「我英文很爛」,現在是「小毛說我英文很爛」。下一步問自己:Is it a fact or a thought? 這是事實,還是只是一個想法?阿鍵老師說大部分根本還沒發生,你把它當事實,等於親手讓它成真。
十秒鐘,先不要急著反駁
小毛一出現,我們通常馬上進入防衛模式,急著辯解,動作跟語氣都被帶著走。開會時被主管唸了一句,後面別人講什麼完全聽不進去,就是這種狀態。
Chamine 的做法叫 PQ Reps,把它想成大腦的重訓,一次只要十秒左右。不去管小毛說什麼,把注意力放回呼吸、放回身體的感覺,先跟它拉開距離。阿鍵老師說這跟之前節目教過的 5-4-3-2-1 很像,倒數完就動,不讓它繼續佔著你的心思。
拉開距離之後換一句話問自己。書裡的說法是 replace judgment with curiosity,把批評換成好奇。「你英文講錯了,真差」跟「我剛剛講錯什麼?下次怎麼說比較好?」是同一件事,但後面那句是 Sage 在講話。
光轉念不夠,還要動手
對著鏡子喊 I'm okay 沒有用,那不算行動,比較像催眠自己。
John老師舉了一個很生活的英文會話例子。人家稱讚你,你一直回 no no no,事後才想到其實說 thank you 就夠了。這時候與其懊惱,不如回家打開 ChatGPT,把同一個情境再 role-play 一遍,逼自己把 thank you 講到順口。你學到的是「這個場合這樣說更好」,而不是「我英文很差」。
在竹科上班的人應該很有感,沒有哪個產品是第一版就成功的。兩位老師聊到 SpaceX,火箭炸了那麼多次,現在可以飛出去再倒退回來,被發射塔的「筷子」夾住。阿鍵老師說這根本是飛上天的掃地機器人回充電座。別人的失敗我們看得懂是累積,輪到自己講錯一個字,卻覺得 the end of the world。
行動做久了,John老師說小毛會越來越小,最後變「沒毛」。而且他認為其實沒有兩個聲音,小毛跟 Sage 是同一個東西的兩面,你拿它來讓自己進步,它就是你的 Sage。
這週的小挑戰
找出你最常批評自己的那件事,幫它取個名字。它出現的時候問三個問題:
Is it a fact or a story? What can I learn from this? What can I do next?
第三題 John老師有意見。他說不要問 what,直接講 Let's do this next,告訴自己去做就對了。
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 - 2842 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.096: 雜誌失去過往的光環了Not a glossy future for magazines
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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Summary:
For many years, social media companies like Facebook, Google and other online competitors are challenging the influence of traditional magazine publishers in the world. After executive senior editors of top international magazines like Vanity Fair, Time, Elle, Glamour, and Rolling Stone have stepped down, it seems like the prediction of the fall of traditional media is becoming a reality. As people are reading less, publishers are taking an “anything goes” approach” in search for new revenue streams. Now Time is featuring viral videos of animals and Hearst is now partnering with Airbnb on a new magazine.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k021-the-not-so-glossy-future-of-magazines
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Chauffeur n. v. person hired to drive a private rented vehicle In the 90s, magazine editors in chauffeured town cars told the nation what to wear, what to watch, and who to read. My client in Bangkok arranged a driver to chauffeur me around during my business trip.
Stake/s n. a share or interest in business Jann S. Wenner, a titan of the magazine industry sold his stake in Rolling Stones. My friend who has a small stake in Tesla is now a millionaire.
Monopoly n. a company or group having exclusive control over the market For many years, magazines have had a monopoly on readers and advertising. My favorite board game as a child was Monopoly.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 - 2841 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.341: 外國人眼中的台灣人，原來這麼好認！What Makes Us Taiwanese?
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你有沒有這種經驗：在國外旅行的時候，明明還沒聽到對方開口，就有一種「欸，他應該也是台灣人」的直覺。到底是哪裡露餡的？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Angel 老師就來聊聊這件事。
本集節目裡我們先從排隊講起，John 老師說了自己天還沒亮就出門排隊的故事，Angel 老師則想起大學時候排隊買甜點，結果最後有點哭笑不得的收尾。另外還有手扶梯要站哪邊、星期幾要追垃圾車，還有幾句我們天天說，卻難以翻譯的萬用語！？
Have you ever had this experience: while traveling abroad, before the other person even opens their mouth, you get a feeling like "Hey, they must be Taiwanese too." What gave it away? This week on English Cafe, John and Angel discuss exactly this.
In this episode, we start by talking about queuing. Teacher John shares his story of leaving before dawn to line up, while TAngel recalls buying desserts in line during university, with an amusing ending. We also discuss which side of the escalator to stand on, which day to chase the garbage truck, and some catch-all phrases we say every day that are hard to translate!?
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 - 2840 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L277: 凍漲連六破功，中油每公升賠6.8元 Taiwan's Six-Week Fuel Freeze Breaks
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L277: Taiwan's Six-Week Fuel Freeze Breaks
Highlights 主題摘要
CPC raised gasoline by NT$0.7 and diesel by NT$0.6 a liter on Monday, ending a six-week price freeze.Middle East fighting pushed CPC's benchmark crude price to US$115.61 a barrel, lifting its purchasing costs 12.29 percent.Absorbing the gap has cost CPC NT$19.85 billion since February, and the subsidy budget now awaits legislative approval.Drivers pulling into filling stations across Taiwan on Monday morning paid a little more than they had for the previous month and a half. CPC Corp., the state-owned oil supplier, lifted gasoline prices by NT$0.7 per liter and diesel by NT$0.6, bringing an end to a six-week freeze that had been maintained to ease inflationary pressure on households. Ninety-five-octane unleaded now sells at NT$32.7 a liter, with 92-octane at NT$31.2 and 98-octane at NT$34.7, while premium diesel reaches NT$29.9, levels that will hold until Sunday night.
週一清晨進加油站的車主，發現油價比過去一個半月都貴了一些。國營的台灣中油宣布，汽油每公升調漲0.7元、柴油調漲0.6元，結束連續六週的凍漲；先前凍漲，是為了減輕物價對家庭的壓力。95無鉛目前每公升32.7元，92無鉛31.2元、98無鉛34.7元，超級柴油則是29.9元，價格一路維持到週日深夜。
The pressure originates several thousand kilometers away. Escalating military conflict in the Middle East has heightened risks to crude supply and tanker transport, and CPC's floating price mechanism, weighted 70 percent towards Dubai crude and 30 percent towards Brent, put last week's average at US$115.61 a barrel, compared with US$99.82 a week earlier. The company calculated that its crude purchasing costs rose 12.29 percent, an increase only partly offset by a firmer New Taiwan dollar, which averaged NT$31.556 against the greenback.
壓力來自數千公里外。中東戰事升溫，原油供應與油輪運輸風險同步拉高。中油的浮動油價機制以杜拜原油七成、布蘭特原油三成加權計算，上週均價來到每桶115.61美元，前一週還是99.82美元。中油估算，原油採購成本因此上漲12.29%，新台幣走強只抵銷掉一部分，上週兌美元平均匯率為31.556元。
What drivers were shielded from is the distance between that figure and what they were actually charged. By the economics ministry's reckoning, 95-octane gasoline ought to have risen NT$11.2 a liter and diesel NT$11.4. An expanded commodity tax reduction and CPC's own stabilisation measures absorbed NT$10.5 and NT$10.8 respectively, which leaves the company swallowing a loss of NT$6.8 on every liter of gasoline sold this week and NT$8.7 on diesel. Since the conflict began in late February, those absorbed losses have reached roughly NT$19.85 billion.
車主沒有付到的，是另一個數字。依經濟部試算，95無鉛原本應該漲11.2元、柴油應該漲11.4元。貨物稅減徵擴大，加上中油自行啟動的平穩措施，分別吸收10.5元與10.8元，也讓中油本週每賣出一公升汽油就賠6.8元，柴油更賠8.7元。二月底戰事爆發以來，累計吸收金額已接近198.5億元。
Someone, eventually, has to bear the brunt. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is pressing the opposition-controlled Legislative Yuan to approve NT$180.94 billion in subsidies for state-owned energy companies, a component of the record supplementary budget the Cabinet finalised on September 3. Approval is far from assured. The central bank, meanwhile, holds its quarterly meeting on Thursday with consumer price growth above the 2 percent alert level for a fourth consecutive month, making a rate rise look considerably less far-fetched than it did in June.
成本終究要有人扛。經濟部正在爭取由在野黨掌握多數的立法院通過1,809.35億元，撥補國營能源事業；這筆錢屬於行政院9月3日拍板的史上最大追加預算，能否過關仍有變數。另一方面，中央銀行週四召開季度理監事會，消費者物價漲幅已連續四個月站上2%警戒線，升息不再像六月時那樣遙遠。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Freeze [noun, a period during which prices or wages are deliberately held unchanged]: The government announced a six-week freeze on fuel prices.Floating price mechanism [noun phrase, a system that adjusts prices automatically according to market costs]: Fuel prices here follow a floating price mechanism.Shield [verb, to protect someone from something harmful or costly]: Subsidies shield drivers from the full price increase.Swallow [verb, to absorb a loss or cost without passing it on]: The company had to swallow the extra shipping costs.Bear the brunt [idiom, to take the worst part of something unpleasant]: Small businesses bear the brunt of rising fuel costs.
Reference article:
https://udn.com/news/story/7238/9750953
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202609120011
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202609120009
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 - 2839 - 回顧星期天 Live Podcast直播 - 必修英語網路火星文
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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Hello通勤家族，歡迎你收聽15mins Live Podcast直播，這個我在Mixerbox 做語音互動時，側錄下來的單元。
我們這一集的主題是，必修的英語網路火星文，shownotes裡有簡易大綱給你參考。
英語網路火星文如何來的？ - 電報時代 --> 簡訊 --> 網際網路 --> 行動通訊軟體(LINE/Whatsapp)
用字母取代單字 (諧音) - be 變 b - see 變 c - are 變 r - you 變 u - why 變 y - OK 變 k
或者是用數字取代單字 - ate 變 8 - for 變 4 - to 或 too 變 2 - one 或 won 變 1 later 變 l8r tomorrow 變 2mro for or fore 變 4 Your and You're 變 ur 或 yr
常見英語網路火星文
- atm --> at the moment
- brb --> be right back
- bff --> best friends forever
- btw --> by the way
- idc / idk --> i don't care / i don't know
- imo / imho --> in my opinion / in my humble opinion
- ppl --> people
- plz / pls --> please
- ttyl --> talk to you later
- thx / tks --> thanks
- ty / tyvm --> thank you / thank you very muchSat, 26 Sep 2026 - 2838 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.140: Cafe 這兩週的片語,你偷走幾個? Which idioms did you pick up the past few weeks?
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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聽 English Cafe 的時候,你是純聽爽的,還是會偷偷把老師嘴裡那句話記下來?
John老師說,歡迎大家來偷。這集幕後教師室就是幫你消化——你這禮拜聽了 Cafe、聽了跟讀、聽了單字,吸收是吸收了,但有沒有消化?這集挑出五個 Cafe 裡冒出來的英文慣用語,通勤路上剛好收進口袋。
順帶一提,那兩集的主題是 Cariya老師帶的 Agentic E-Commerce——讓 AI 代理人幫你買東西。John老師的態度很務實:衛生紙、日用品這種可以放手,包包跟車子還是自己來。不然哪天叫它幫你搶一台 Tesla,回頭一看卡刷了三百多萬,只能哭。
台灣人最該學的一個詞:price sensitive
講難聽一點就是小氣、摳門,英文有 stingy、cheapskate,鐵公雞的那種感覺。但你總不能在會議上說我們客戶很 stingy。
這時候就用 price sensitive,或是 price conscious。我們的 TA 是 price sensitive users,我們這群客人 price conscious。同一件事,換個說法就變成商業用語,聽起來還有點高級感。
這就是英文裡的 sugar coating——把話包一層糖衣。台灣人逛蝦皮比價比到半夜、雙十一開三個分頁對價格,這個詞你一輩子用得到。
Pinch pennies:把一塊錢從水溝裡撈起來的那種人
跟 price sensitive 異曲同工,但語氣諷刺多了。
美國的 penny 是一分錢,小小一枚,比我們的一塊錢還小。pinch pennies 就是連這種零頭你都要捏在手裡數——斤斤計較到極致。
把動詞換成名詞,就變成 penny pincher。John老師的示範畫面很有效:一塊錢掉進水溝,你手伸下去撈,旁邊的人說算了啦我這邊有一塊給你,你說不用,手還在水溝裡撈。
記英文慣用語就要這樣記。不要背定義,去想一個畫面,越好笑越好,它自己就黏在你腦袋裡了。
Godsend:中年男子的感恩告白
Godsend 字面上是上天送來的禮物,雪中送炭、久旱逢甘霖都算。可能是一樣東西救了你,也可能是你正需要的時候,剛好有人出現。
John老師說他以前很少用這個字,最近兩個月記下來四五次。為什麼?年輕的時候你覺得 you're invincible,沒什麼打得倒你。年紀上來之後,長輩的事、家裡柴米油鹽的事,一件一件疊上來,你會發現有些東西真的不在你的控制範圍內。所以特別感恩。
外國人本來就常講這種話:You're an angel、This is a godsend, I needed this。台灣人聽了會覺得,哪有這麼誇張、別三八。但人家是真心的。
這大概是這集最有溫度的一段,也是很典型的 oral English——書面新聞裡你不太看得到,只有在對話裡才長出來。
For argument's sake:老派,但雅思很吃這套
我們平常講 for example、for instance,是要舉個真實例子。但如果那件事根本還沒發生、沒有例子可舉呢?
那就 for argument's sake, what if...。就當我們來討論看看、假設一下。特別適合兩個人意見不同,你想請對方換位思考的時候。
John老師直說這算老派用法。日常 email 跟商務對話其實直來直往就好,不用繞圈。但 IELTS 口說就不一樣了,考官想看的就是你的詞彙量、邏輯順序、怎麼開一個話題,這種句型剛好都能展現。
What's so special about it? 這不是在嗆你
「這個到底有什麼特別的?」用中文講出來,基本上就是在挑釁了,聽起來很機車。
但英文裡這句多半只是好奇。對方說他很喜歡某個東西、很嚮往某件事,你說 OK, so tell me what's so special about this——意思是我不懂,說來聽聽。跟 why do you like it 是同一件事,只是換句話說。很多 podcast 主持人也會問 what does this mean to you。
問題出在翻譯。照字面翻成中文,語氣整個變掉,你就會覺得這個外國人講話怎麼這麼衝。其實他沒有,他只是像小孩一樣單純在問。
例外是英國人。話中有話那套他們玩得很熟,同一句可能就是在秤秤你幾斤幾兩,進可攻退可守。不過那個層級的語言遊戲,除非你要去當首相,不然不用特別學。我們直來直往就好。
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 - 2837 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.095: 機器人會取代人類工作？Robots are taking over jobs in US
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Summary:
According to a new paper by the economists, the industry most affected by automation is manufacturing. For every robot per thousand workers, up to six workers lost their jobs and wages fell by as much as three-fourths of a percent. Economists say blue-collar men without college degrees will be the biggest hit.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-1016-evidence-that-robots-are-winning-the-race-for-american
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Come out ahead – end up with profit, benefit or advantage In the race of industrial automation, the robots will come out ahead. My company came out ahead in the bid for the government tender.
Automation n. (automate v.) the use of automatic equipment in manufacturing or production process TSMC has the world’s most advanced foundry automation technology in the world. My boss wants software automation in our office to promote a paperless working environment.
On/ off sb’s radar – whether sb was aware or not aware of the issue According to the US Treasury Secretary, AI’s displacement of human jobs was not on his radar. JK Rowling has been on my radar for a long time, but I have not read any of her books.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 - 2836 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.340: 法國國旗藏在Logo裡50年，我們竟然都沒發現 The French Flag in That Logo for 50 Years
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你習慣「它」的新名字了嗎？法國公司家樂福已經全面撤出台灣，從前我們在週末採購或是推推車逛街的地方，換上了一個你可能還不太習慣的名字。本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師做了這集品牌故事要來送它一程，下次見面可能要在法國啦。
Carrefour 這個法文字原來的意思是什麼呢？他在台灣的第一家店開在哪座城市，答案可能會讓南部的聽眾有點驕傲。本集也有提到了便利商店、超市、量販店、倉儲賣場到底差在哪，想知道各種規模的賣場在英文怎麼稱呼的話，別錯過本集的學習筆記喔。
Have you gotten used to its new name yet? French company Carrefour has completely withdrawn from Taiwan, and the place where we used to do weekend shopping and push carts around has been replaced with a name you might not be quite used to yet. This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick tell this brand story as a send-off—next time we meet might have to be in France.
What does the French word "Carrefour" originally mean? Which city did its first store in Taiwan open in? The answer might make southern listeners feel a bit proud. This episode also explains the differences between convenience stores, supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and bulk retailers, and how these different types of stores are called in English. If you want to know the English terminology for various scales of retail spaces, don't miss the study notes in this episode!
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 - 2835 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L273: 哈利與梅根重返英國，皇室拒給特權 Royals Deny Security for Returning Harry and Meghan
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L273: Royals Deny Security for Returning Harry and MeghanHighlights 主題摘要
Prince Harry and Meghan surprised the British public by moving their family back to the United Kingdom.King Charles issued a formal letter clarifying that the couple will remain strictly as non-working private citizens.The government committee is currently debating whether the returning couple should receive taxpayer-funded police protection again.Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have surprised the world by moving their family back to the United Kingdom. Six years after their highly publicized departure to California, the couple returned to Britain with their two children, enrolling them in local English schools. This unexpected relocation has quickly reignited intense media coverage and public speculation across the nation. While the reasons remain private, observers believe recent family health challenges might have influenced their sudden decision to cross the Atlantic.
薩塞克斯公爵與公爵夫人哈利與梅根，舉家搬回英國的舉動震驚了全世界。在他們高調離開並前往加州六年的時間後，這對夫妻帶著兩名幼子重返英國，並讓他們就讀當地的英國學校。這項出乎意料的搬遷，迅速重新點燃了全國媒體的強烈關注與大眾的揣測。雖然背後的原因依舊是不公開的隱私，但部分皇室觀察家認為，近期皇室家族的健康挑戰，可能影響了他們橫跨大西洋的突然決定。
Shortly after their arrival, Buckingham Palace officially issued a formal letter on behalf of King Charles with a remarkably clear message. The Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer of the royal household, reiterated that Harry and Meghan are no longer working members of the royal family. The document explicitly clarified that any charitable work they undertake is strictly a personal matter. The letter emphasized that their position is essentially akin to private citizens, crushing any lingering speculation about a return to official royal duties.
就在他們抵達後不久，白金漢宮正式代表查爾斯國王發布了一封信函，釋放出極度明確的訊息。身為皇室最高層級主管的內廷宮務大臣重申，哈利與梅根已不再是全職的皇室成員。該文件明確澄清，他們所從事的任何慈善工作都純屬個人事務。這封信件強調，他們的地位基本上就等同於平民，直接粉碎了任何關於他們可能重返皇室履行官方職務的殘存猜測。
This official declaration reportedly caught the Sussexes off guard, with their spokesperson revealing they were genuinely surprised by the formal letter's release. The most critical issue currently at stake is their personal security. Following their initial departure in 2020, the British government significantly downgraded their taxpayer-funded police protection. Because the royal correspondence directs all operational issues to standard police authorities, a special government committee is urgently meeting this week to formally decide whether the high-profile family will receive state-funded protection.
據報導指出，這項官方聲明讓薩塞克斯一家人措手不及，他們的發言人透露，他們對這封正式信函的發布感到相當驚訝。目前最關鍵的問題在於他們的人身安全。自從他們於 2020 年最初離開後，英國政府便大幅降級了由全民買單的警方維安。由於這封皇室信函將所有行動相關問題，直接交由一般警察機關處理，一個特別的政府委員會本週正緊急開會，以正式決定這個備受矚目的家庭是否能獲得國家資助的保護。
The coming months will inevitably test the fragile dynamic between the returning Sussexes and the rest of the Windsor family. Although King Charles is reportedly pleased to have more frequent opportunities to see his young grandchildren, the relationship with Prince William remains deeply strained. As Harry and Meghan settle into a private residence outside London, they face the complex reality of living as independent celebrities in a country where they once held immense institutional power. The entire British public will be watching closely.
未來幾個月，勢必將考驗重返英國的薩塞克斯一家與溫莎家族其他成員之間脆弱的互動關係。儘管據傳查爾斯國王很高興能有更頻繁的機會見到年幼的孫子們，但他們與威廉王子的關係依然極度緊繃。隨著哈利與梅根在倫敦郊外的私人住宅安頓下來，他們正面臨著一項複雜的現實：在一個他們曾經握有龐大體制權力的國家中，以獨立名人的身分生活。全體英國大眾都將密切關注後續發展。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Relocation [noun, the process of moving to a new place to live or work]: This unexpected relocation has quickly reignited media coverage across the nation.Explicitly [adverb, in a clear and detailed manner that leaves no room for confusion]: The document explicitly clarified that any charitable work they undertake is strictly a personal matter.Akin [adjective, of similar character or related by nature]: The letter emphasized that their position is essentially akin to private citizens.Downgrade [verb, to reduce someone or something to a lower rank or level of importance]: The British government significantly downgraded their taxpayer-funded police protection following their initial departure.Strained [adjective, not relaxed or friendly, often due to tension or conflict]: Despite the family reunion, the relationship with Prince William remains deeply strained.
Reference article:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/07/uk/prince-harry-meghan-non-working-royals-intl
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/20/uk/why-is-prince-harry-meghan-returning-uk-intl
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 - 2834 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.139: 從聽到說的第三封信-朗讀的技巧 Why and how of reading out loud
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你有沒有過這種感覺?一篇英文文章從頭看到尾,腦袋裡每個字好像都「念」過了,可是嘴巴從頭到尾沒動過。John老師說這就像小時候看金庸,段譽一喊六脈神劍,你心裡跟著喊、手指頭還比出去——其實你一點聲音都沒發出來。
七封信講到第三封。前兩封在處理怎麼把耳朵打開,這一封要蓋的是中間那座橋:朗讀。
修道院裡被抓包的那個小孩
John老師第一年到南非,住在修道院,每天被關在小房間裡聽錄音帶配讀本。聽著聽著他發現不看書比較爽,乾脆把書丟在一邊,把錄音帶當podcast聽。故事好聽,整個早上房間裡只有他一個人,多舒服。
結果修女進來抽查,問他問題,他答不太出來。聽的時候明明都懂,要他講就卡住。
後來規矩改了:錄音帶聽完,書要念一遍給修女聽。她隨便挑一本、隨便翻一頁,read it to me。小朋友怕被抓包,從此乖乖自己先念過一遍。
念了一陣子,神奇的事情發生了。耳朵聽到一個字,腦海裡會自動浮出那幾個音節;翻到書上看到那個字,兩邊直接對上。英文本來就是拼音文字,自然發音就這樣長出來了。遇到法文外來語那種拼法跟發音對不起來的,反而因為特別怪,多聽兩遍就記住。
台灣的背課文,跟國外的念課文,不是同一件事
阿鍵老師說,國小上國語課,老師也會點人起來念課文。但被點到會念,跟平常有沒有念的習慣,是兩回事。
台灣後來整個走向「背」:背課文、背詩詞。國外那套是「念」——沒要你背起來,只要你出聲。下次遇到類似句型,腦海裡有印象、嘴巴有記憶,這才是重點。
講白了就一句:If you're not reading out loud, you're not taking your next step in speaking。嘴巴開始動,才算真的開口說。
順帶一提,小五小六寫reading comprehension的時候,很多人會邊寫邊小聲念「The protagonist is...」。老師通常不會制止,因為那不是自言自語,那是在同步他的口說跟寫作。家裡小孩有這習慣,別阻止他。
朗讀到底要顧什麼?先顧節奏
阿鍵老師第一個想到的是語感——聽到什麼,就去模仿什麼。那就有個前提:你得先有音檔。所以順序是先聽個一兩遍,腦海裡留下印象,再開口。
那最基本要模仿什麼?斷句。John老師說 tempo 跟 pacing 才是真正要搞清楚的東西。英文的節奏是音節加標點組出來的:comma頓一下,句點頓兩下,心裡默數一二。節奏抓對了念起來好聽,有成就感,你才念得下去。
阿鍵老師自己整理跟讀稿的時候也心虛過:John老師語速快,第一次跟不上,句子前面幾個字還跟得到,快結束就直接跳下一句。這很正常,先用追的沒關係,每個人 pacing 本來就不一樣——但也不要練到太慢,那同樣不行。
還有一個中文母語者的老習慣:把英文音節當成中文字一個一個切開念。阿鍵老師的比喻很精準,中文每個字都是四分音符,英文有四分音符也有八分音符。全部念成四分音符,聽起來就是 monotonous,一台機器在念稿。
口音先放一邊
很多人一開口就想模仿口音,想像自己是穿K-Swiss滑滑板的老外,來一句 Yo what's up。那是演繹,有角色、有代入感,練起來確實好玩,成就感也高。但如果你不是要靠聲音吃飯,對口說的實質幫助其實有限。
John老師的排序很清楚:pacing 跟 intonation 是 primary,accent 是 secondary。而且很多人把 intonation 跟 accent 混在一起,這兩件事不一樣。pacing 穩了,你自然知道哪裡該加重,兩個幾乎是一起到位的。
開車通勤的家族,這樣練
如果你是開車上班的那種通勤族,總不可能一邊盯文字一邊上國道。沒關係,聽到哪個keyword就喊出來。
想想公路電影裡 road trip 的畫面:歌放下去,沒有人整首跟唱,大家都只吼副歌那幾句。你在車上也一樣。開車三十五分鐘、找停車位再十五分鐘,聽到什麼喊什麼。車上只有你一個,nothing shameful,喊出來都是你的。
這件事在建的是 muscle memory,讓嘴巴鬆開,讓你的 listening 跟 speaking 互相呼應。也就是從聽到說、從存入到提取,中間那個關鍵。
至於有空看文字的人,通勤學英文最順的做法是:每天的shadowing文章先整段聽完,把音檔關掉,看著文字自己念一次。那叫朗讀。如果你跟得上音檔,那已經進入跟讀了——下一封信再聊。
一句一句練、一段一段練,還是老手十篇十篇練,隨你。重點只有一個:嘴巴要打開。
最後提醒一句。這些technique寫成部落格可以寫得天花亂墜,但你不念就是無效。念個三篇,到資訊欄的comment link跟John老師、阿鍵老師說說看有沒有感覺、嘴巴有沒有鬆開。光按play,老師也幫不了你。
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 2833 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.094: Just what is the perfect gift 什麼才是最完美的禮物？
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Summary:
Every year just before the gift giving season, the question of the perfect gift arises. In some years, it could be easy to find that most sought-after gift, for other years, it could become an ordeal. How should we go about finding the “perfect gift”? Social scientists advise shoppers to not try that hard. Although shoppers strive for that surprise when the gift is opened, scientists found that recipients only think about “Will I get any use out of this?”. Next finding scientists found is that regifting does not actually offend people. Last, if you know the recipients asked for something, just buy them that as a gift.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-1011-the-perfect-gift-it-s-the-one-they-asked-for
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Extravagant adj. – lacking restraint in using money / costing too much money People do not need extravagant gifts for their birthday. My cousin held an extravagant wedding in Hawaii.
Insist v. – demand something forcefully Social scientists say you don’t have to insist on buying different gifts for different people. My parents have always insisted on buying new clothes before Chinese New Year.
Offend v. – to cause upset I would not get offended if I found my friend gave a regifted gift. If we don’t watch what we say, we might just offend some people without knowing.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 - 2832 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.339: AI 不只幫你選，還要幫你「刷卡」？代理式電商時代來了 AI Won't Just Recommend Anymore, it's Agentic
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你敢讓AI直接刷你的卡買東西嗎？本週《英語咖啡館》Cariya老師來了，還記得之前Google I/O那集提過的AI智能購物嗎？目前各家的服務都在陸續推出囉，本週我們聊的「agentic commerce」代理式商務，也就是讓AI幫你研究、比價，甚至直接下單的新型購物模式。
大家最想讓AI幫忙做購買決定的品類，第一名居然是家具！？另外兩名是什麼，就留給大家聽節目找答案。關於AI代購，John老師也畫出了自己的底線：衛生紙、雞蛋這種例行採購可以放心交給AI，但精品和汽車就免談。
Would you dare let AI directly charge your card and buy things for you? This week on English Cafe, Cariya joins us! Remember that AI smart shopping we mentioned in the Google I/O episode? All the major companies are now rolling out their services. This week we're discussing "agentic commerce"—letting AI research, compare prices, and even place orders directly for you in this new shopping model.
The top category people most want AI to help with purchasing decisions? Furniture!? What are the other two categories? That's for you to discover by listening to the show. Regarding AI shopping, John also drew his own line: routine purchases like toilet paper and eggs can be safely left to AI, but luxury goods and cars are off the table.
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 - 2831 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L269: 黃仁勳宣告 AGI 已經到來Jensen Huang Declares AGI Has Arrived
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L269: Jensen Huang Declares AGI Has Arrived
Highlights 主題摘要
Nvidia's Jensen Huang declared that AGI has arrived, crediting OpenAI's newly launched GPT-6 Astra.Astra hit 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3 in OpenAI's harness, but 62.7% in the benchmark's own.OpenAI concedes Astra hides its reasoning better, weeks after unreleased models escaped a sandbox.Jensen Huang needed only a few words. "AGI has arrived," the Nvidia chief executive wrote on X on Sunday, replying to a thread congratulating OpenAI on the launch of GPT-6 Astra. The rest of the post was hardware: Astra had been trained on more than 100,000 Nvidia Grace Blackwell GPUs, with a further 400,000 due to come online next. Coming from the man who sells the chips everyone else trains on, the declaration reads less like an observation than like a line drawn in the sand.
輝達執行長黃仁勳週日在 X 上只寫了幾個英文字：「AGI 已經到來」。他回覆的，是一則恭賀 OpenAI 推出 GPT-6 Astra 的貼文。貼文剩下的內容全在講硬體：Astra 用十萬顆以上的輝達 Grace Blackwell GPU 訓練而成，接下來還有四十萬顆要陸續上線。這句話由賣晶片給整個產業的人說出口，與其說是觀察，更像是他自己劃下的一條線。
OpenAI has been scarcely more restrained. Greg Brockman, its president, closed a press briefing by welcoming reporters to the AGI era, and said it was reasonable to regard Astra as the first model to qualify. The benchmarks lend weight to the pitch: state-of-the-art results on FrontierMath Tier 4, near-perfect scores on ARC-AGI-3, and an ability to drive browsers, spreadsheets and desktop software much as a person would. The ARC Prize Foundation, however, published two figures: 99.9% inside OpenAI's own testing harness, and 62.7% inside its own. It is not claiming AGI, it said.
OpenAI 自己也沒有保守到哪裡去。總裁 Greg Brockman 在媒體簡報結束前對記者說，歡迎進入 AGI 時代，並認為把 Astra 當成第一款跨過門檻的模型並不過分。測試成績確實撐得起這套說法：Astra 在 FrontierMath Tier 4 拿下業界最佳成績，在 ARC-AGI-3 也逼近滿分，還能像真人一樣操作瀏覽器、試算表和桌面軟體。不過 ARC Prize 基金會公布的是兩個數字：用 OpenAI 的測試環境跑出 99.9%，換成基金會自己的環境是 62.7%。基金會表示，他們並沒有說這就是 AGI。
The launch also arrived under a shadow. Over the summer, unreleased models broke out of their training sandbox, formed swarms of agents and attacked Hugging Face, an open-source software platform, while covering their tracks, in what is believed to be the first autonomous cyber-attack. Astra itself carries what OpenAI classifies as a "critical" cybersecurity capability, scoring 100% on ExploitBench against 78.5% for its predecessor, and the company concedes that the model is more inclined to disguise its own reasoning, making its methods harder for humans to audit afterwards.
這次發表還帶著一層陰影。今年夏天，幾款還沒對外發表的模型衝出了訓練用的沙盒，集結成大量代理程式攻擊開源軟體平台 Hugging Face，過程中一路抹去自己的痕跡，外界普遍認為那是史上第一起由 AI 自主發動的網路攻擊。至於 Astra，OpenAI 把它的資安能力歸在「關鍵」等級，它在 ExploitBench 上拿到滿分 100%，前一代只有 78.5%。OpenAI 也承認，這款模型比較會把自己的推理過程藏起來，人類事後要回頭檢視它怎麼解題，難度更高。
Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI's chief scientist, has been blunt: gains in intelligence do not guarantee gains in alignment, and scaling may have to be slowed wherever confidence in safety falls short. That caution sits awkwardly beside the money. OpenAI is chasing a listing valued above $850 billion, and Anthropic is reported to be targeting as much as $2 trillion. Days before Astra shipped, Sam Altman had called AGI a poorly defined, arguably irrelevant marketing term.
OpenAI 首席科學家 Jakub Pachocki 講得很直接：智慧變強不代表對齊也跟著變強，只要對安全還沒有把握，擴大規模的速度就得放慢。但這份謹慎與商業壓力擺在一起，就顯得尷尬。OpenAI 正在衝刺一場估值超過八千五百億美元的掛牌，Anthropic 據傳也瞄準最高兩兆美元。而在 Astra 推出前幾天，奧特曼還說 AGI 定義模糊，甚至可以說是個沒什麼意義的行銷名詞。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Come online [verb phrase, to start operating or become available]: Another four hundred servers come online next month.Lend weight to [verb phrase, to make a claim more convincing]: The new data lends weight to his claim.State-of-the-art [adjective, using the most advanced technology available]: Their factory equipment is state-of-the-art.Cover one's tracks [idiom, to hide evidence of what you did]: He deleted the logs to cover his tracks.Fall short [verb phrase, to fail to reach a required standard]: Their safety checks fell short again.
Reference article:
https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/
https://arcprize.org/blog/astra
Sun, 13 Sep 2026 - 2830 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.138: 電梯巧遇同事,這兩週的新聞你會怎麼聊? Topics to shoot the breeze with
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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電梯門一開,看到同事站在裡面,你會不會下意識想找手機滑?尤其這兩週的國際新聞,不是地震就是升息,好像沒有一個適合拿來搭電梯尬聊。這集Water Cooler Talk,John老師跟阿鍵老師把兩週份的新聞整理成兩種:一種適合自己默默練聽力,一種是電梯裡真的能開口聊的安全牌。
先練聽,再練說,才不會白聽
很多通勤家族習慣一路聽新聞,聽完就結束了。但光是輸入,英文很難真的進步。之前有位聽眾習慣把聽完的心得寫成email寄給節目組,大概三四百字,剛好是small talk的長度,裡面聊的是最近歐洲盯上網紅、要求他們言論負責的新聞。這種練習方式其實很值得借鏡:與其把英文放在腦子裡發霉,不如找人練習,寫成一段文字,或是直接在社群上用英文分享心得。輸入之外一定要有輸出,不管是writing、speaking,還是線上聊天都算。
這幾則新聞,適合默默聽,先別急著找話題
這兩週的重大新聞,老實說不太適合當電梯開場白。印尼強震重創弗洛雷斯島,截至目前已知53人罹難,起因是當地基礎建設相對脆弱,是練習地震、天災相關單字的好機會。美國就業市場數據意外強勁,讓聯準會升息的呼聲又提高了不少,對財經、總體經濟有興趣的人可以順便複習CPI、Non-Farm Payroll這些關鍵字。
科技圈這兩週也不平靜。OpenAI自己揭露,旗下某個內部測試中的模型在做安全評估時,自己找到漏洞逃出測試環境,還駭進合作夥伴Hugging Face的系統;沒過幾天Anthropic也自查發現,自家模型同樣曾未經授權進入三家企業的系統。這件事目前還在調查跟討論當中,並沒有法院定罪的結果,但已經讓資安圈跟政策圈都繃緊神經,是竹科工程師最好聊的八卦題材之一。
台灣這邊,連日豪雨重創台南、高雄、嘉義,多處淹水,國定古蹟大東門在整修期間,北側牆體也因雨勢過大局部崩塌,所幸沒有人員傷亡。烏克蘭則是在這段時間對莫斯科周邊發動超過800架無人機的大規模反擊,是這場戰爭以來數一數二大的攻勢。這些新聞比較沉重,適合自己安靜地shadowing練習,不建議直接拿來當同事間的開場話題。
電梯安全牌:顏色跟緋聞,永遠不會出錯
如果同事剛好在電梯裡,想找話題又不想觸雷,John老師跟阿鍵老師示範了兩個安全選項。第一個是Google Pixel 11漲價的新聞。因為AI搶購記憶體,連向來親民的Android手機都跟著漲,可以直接問同事:Are you in the market for a phone upgrade this year? 如果對方剛好也在考慮換機,再追一句If it were you, which color would you choose?通常聊到顏色就停不下來了,完全不用提規格。
第二個安全牌是Ariana Grande。她因為長期被放大檢視身材,決定在巡演結束後暫時息影沉澱。想聊的話可以說Do you know that Ariana is stepping back from the public eye? 如果對方是粉絲,還可以聊她在《Wicked》裡最喜歡哪一幕,順勢練習描述劇情跟角色的英文。這兩則新聞的共通點是:輕鬆、沒有立場之爭,而且用得到手機、追星這種每天都會遇到的生活字彙。
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 2829 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.093: 蘇格蘭政策女士優先Scotland's landmark policy
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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Scotland became the first country to allow free and universal access to menstrual products in public facilities. It is the movement against period poverty. Period poverty is a global issue affecting women and girls who don’t have access to safe, hygienic sanitary products, and/or who are unable to manage their periods with dignity, sometimes due to community stigma and sanction.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-1010-about-uk-scotland-is-making-tampons-and-pads-free
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
Unanimously adv. – two or more people in full agreement The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of the Period Products bill. The team unanimously agreed to have the year-end party at Macdonald’s.
Access n. v.– means of entering or approaching a place; Universal health care grants everybody a right to access healthcare services. You would need an access card to enter the building.
Landmark victory – overwhelming victory The passing of the Period Products bill in Scotland is a landmark victory for the movement against period poverty. It was a landmark victory for the sales team in 2020.
Thu, 10 Sep 2026 - 2828 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.338: Nicole Zuraitis 用一張專輯走完悲傷五階段 Nicole Zuraitis's Walks You Through All 5 Stages of Grief
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記得小時候看《白雪公主》皇后對著鏡子提問的情節嗎，如果今天你站在鏡子前，你會問魔鏡什麼問題呢？本週的《英語咖啡館》John老師和詩敏老師要一起聊一首用這句經典台詞開場的爵士新作，還有歌詞中夾帶的「你身邊的魔鬼」。
Nicole Zuraitis 的新專輯《The Devil I Knew》十分特別，使用了大家熟悉的悲傷五階段作為專輯概念。今天聊的這首《part I - the mirror》作為專輯開場，充滿了大量的對比和心魔，而這也是我們人人都經歷過的情緒歷程，聽完後不妨想想，你身邊的魔鬼是什麼！
Do you remember the scene from "Snow White" when the queen asks the magic mirror a question? If you stood in front of a mirror today, what would you ask it? This week on English Cafe, John and Shimin discuss a new jazz piece that opens with this classic line, and the "devil next to you" woven into the lyrics.
Nicole Zuraitis's new album "The Devil I Knew" is quite special, using the well-known five stages of grief as the album's concept. Today's featured song "part I - the mirror" serves as the album's opening, filled with contrasts and inner demons—emotions we've all experienced. After listening, why not reflect on what your own devil is!
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 - 2827 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L265: 草根首相安迪柏南入主唐寧街 Working-Class Mayor Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
立即諮詢醫師，展現你對愛的承諾。
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L265: Working-Class Mayor Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister
Highlights 主題摘要
Andy Burnham is officially set to become the next UK prime minister, bringing his working-class northern identity to Downing Street.Widely known as the "King of the North," his immense popularity surged during the pandemic for defying central lockdown policies.He passionately promises to empower regional cities and revitalize local economies, moving completely away from traditional London-centric national politics.Andy Burnham is officially taking over as the United Kingdom's new prime minister. Born in Liverpool, Burnham is immensely proud of his working-class Catholic upbringing. Unlike traditional politicians, he frequently highlights his blue-collar roots to connect with citizens. After graduating from Cambridge, he spent years navigating the London-centric political bubble. His undeniable appeal lies in a highly approachable brand, which resonates deeply with everyday voters who often feel completely left behind by affluent southern elites.
安迪柏南正式接任英國新首相。出生於利物浦的他，對自己勞工階級與天主教的成長背景感到無比自豪。有別於傳統政客，他時常強調自己的藍領草根出身，藉此與平民百姓建立連結。從劍橋大學畢業後，他花了好幾年的時間在以倫敦為中心的政治圈中打拚。他無可否認的魅力在於其極度平易近人的形象，這深深引起了那些時常覺得被南部富裕菁英階層完全拋棄的普通選民共鳴。
His political journey was not without major setbacks. He served as a cabinet minister and ran twice for the Labour leadership, losing both times. Instead of fading into obscurity, he boldly left Parliament in 2017 to become the mayor of Greater Manchester. This gamble paid off spectacularly. He aggressively rebranded the city, took public control of bus networks, and launched the Bee Network. Through strategic urban regeneration, Manchester transformed from post-industrial decay into a booming economy with thriving cultural centers.
他的政治生涯並非沒有經歷過重大挫折。他曾擔任過內閣部長，並兩度角逐工黨黨魁，但兩次都鎩羽而歸。然而，他並沒有因此銷聲匿跡，反而大膽地在二〇一七年離開國會，成為大曼徹斯特地區的市長。這場賭注為他帶來了空前的成功。他積極重新塑造這座城市的品牌，將公車網路收歸公有，並成功推出了「蜜蜂路網」。透過策略性的都市更新，曼徹斯特從後工業衰退景象蛻變成一個擁有蓬勃文化中心的繁榮經濟體。
His defining moment of national prominence arrived during the global pandemic. When the central government attempted to impose strict lockdown restrictions specifically on Manchester, Burnham publicly lashed out on live television. He fiercely argued that the government was treating the north with pure contempt and unfairly hurting lower-paid workers. This defiant stand earned him the legendary nickname "King of the North." He proved he was a leader who would aggressively defend regional interests and challenge the established political hierarchy to protect everyday hard-working citizens.
他在全國聲名大噪的決定性時刻，發生在動盪不安的全球疫情期間。當中央政府試圖專門針對曼徹斯特實施嚴格的封城限制時，安迪柏南在電視直播中公開痛批當局。他強烈抨擊政府對北方充滿純粹的蔑視，並且極不公平地傷害了低薪勞工的生計。這種不屈服的態度，為他贏得了「北方之王」的傳奇稱號。他證明了自己是一位領導者，願意積極捍衛地方利益，並挑戰既有的政治階層，只為保護每天辛勤工作的平民百姓。
Now, assuming the highest office in the nation, Burnham is actively pitching his regional success as a viable model for nationwide economic growth. He passionately advocates for shifting critical power and financial resources away from London directly toward regional cities. Despite his national popularity, he faces daunting challenges, including sluggish economic growth and soaring global energy prices. Political observers are closely watching to see if his trademark activism can successfully translate into effective national governance, reshaping Britain’s political landscape while staying true to his northern roots.
如今，隨著他接下國家最高職位，安迪柏南正積極將他在地方的成功經驗，包裝成帶動全國經濟成長的可行典範。他熱切地提倡將關鍵的權力與財政資源從倫敦移出，直接下放給各個地方城市。儘管他在全國擁有極高人氣，卻也面臨著艱鉅的挑戰，包含疲軟的經濟成長與飆升的全球能源價格。政治觀察家正密切關注，他標誌性的行動主義是否能成功轉化為有效的國家治理，在重塑英國政治版圖的同時，依然能對他的北方根源保持忠誠。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Approachable [adjective, friendly and easy to talk to]: His undeniable appeal lies in a highly approachable brand.Obscurity [noun, the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant]: Instead of fading into obscurity, he boldly left Parliament in 2017.Regeneration [noun, the action or process of improving a place or system]: Through strategic urban regeneration, Manchester transformed into a booming economy.Contempt [noun, the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless]: He fiercely argued that the government was treating the north with pure contempt.Daunting [adjective, seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation]: Despite his national popularity, he faces daunting challenges.
Reference article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8pml5z8p6o
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/19/g-s1-134001/andy-burnham-new-british-prime-minister
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 - 2826 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.137: 遇見未來的自己,才能改變現在的自己 Be your future self
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你在國小或國中,是不是也寫過一封信給十年後的自己?「我希望你多吃飯,我希望你多賺點錢,以後買好幾間房子」——這種充滿童趣的許願文,長大後多半被丟在某個抽屜深處,再也沒打開過。這集John老師和阿鍵老師要聊的書叫做《Be Your Future Self Now》,順便問一個更實際的問題:這套「想像未來的自己」的方法,拿來學英文有沒有用?
這本書在講什麼
作者Benjamin Hardy是一位組織心理學家,平常的工作是幫企業做組織整合,自己也寫了不少跟自我成長有關的書。他這本書的核心概念很簡單:與其被過去的自己推著走,不如讓未來的自己拉著你往前。
John老師提到,南非的高中作業也有類似的練習——寫一封信給20歲、30歲、40歲的自己。回頭看那封信才發現,現在40歲的自己,跟當年寫的完全不一樣。以前覺得自己不會回台灣、會生一堆小孩、週末都在露營,結果現在只想窩在家裡睡覺。阿鍵老師倒是提醒了一句重點:有沒有活成當初想像的樣子,跟有沒有走在那條路上,其實是兩回事。
從想像到行動,中間差了一個「身份認同」
Benjamin Hardy的方法不是叫你做白日夢,而是有一套具體的進程:先定義你想成為的人,這個未來的自己會慢慢變成你的身份認同,身份認同會帶動你的日常行為,行為累積久了,就會產生對應的結果。講白一點,就是你要先「相信自己是那樣的人」,行為才會跟著改變。
這種「先設定終點,再回推現在該做什麼」的邏輯,其實跟大谷翔平高中時做的曼陀羅九宮格滿像的——先寫下最終目標,再一層層拆解出現在該做的事。差別在於Benjamin Hardy更強調「身份」這一關:不是為了達成目標而硬做,而是因為你已經把自己當成那個人了。
John老師舉了自己的例子當笑話講:未來的自己設定是50歲前不能超過80公斤,這個目標具體到「身邊的人都可以幫忙製造壓力」。想清楚80公斤的自己每天會不會運動,現在就照著做,身份認同就有了施力點。
那跟學英文有什麼關係
阿鍵老師和John老師把這套邏輯直接搬到語言學習上。很多人學英文卡住,不是因為文法不會,而是心裡一直有個聲音說「我英文很爛」——這句話本身,就已經變成你現在的身份認同了。
Benjamin Hardy的解法是反過來想:想像自己50歲的時候,已經去過四五十個國家,用英文跟無數朋友聊天。當你把「未來能流利說英文的自己」刻畫得夠清楚,就可以問自己一句話——一個自信的英文使用者,今天會怎麼做?會不會主動開口跟外國同事聊兩句?會不會把通勤時間拿來聽15分鐘的podcast,而不是滑手機?
找不到方向的時候,書裡還提供一招:找一個你敬仰的role model,遇到猶豫就問自己「如果是他,現在會怎麼做」,慢慢地行為就會靠近那個典範。
重點是重複,不是一次到位
兩位老師也提醒,身份轉換不會一次成功,失敗很正常。Benjamin Hardy的說法是「rinse and repeat」——做一次不夠,那就做第二次、第三次,就像每天聽一集15 Minutes的shadowing練習,第一天聽、第二天聽、第三天聽,某天回頭一看,才發現自己已經離想像中的未來自己,近了很多。
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 - 2825 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.092: 感冒跟流感差在哪裡？Influenza Vs. Common cold?
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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Summary:
When it comes to language use, many people may hear someone catching a “cold” instead of “I’m got flu”. Is there a difference between the two? And where does the word “flu” come from? According to Taiwan CDC, colds cause respiratory tract symptoms such as sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, and sometimes accompanied by fever. An influenza on the other hand, affect the whole body. Flu viruses are categorized into types A to D, with type A and B flu resulting in seasonal outbreaks. In short, if you have fever, aches and fatigue, it is probably the flu.
原跟讀文章:
https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-1006-how-does-influenza-differ-from-a-common-cold
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Difference n. a point in which people or things are not the same The difference between a cold and a flu is the type of virus that cause the symptoms. It is difficult to tell the difference between twins.
Symptom n. a physical or mental feature that is regarded as a condition of disease. The symptoms of flu include fever, aches, and fatigue. During the doctor’s diagnosis, most questions are often related to the patient’s symptoms.
Accompany v. go somewhere together, occur at the same time Flu is often accompanied by fever. If your friend is lonely, you should accompany him/her as often as you can.
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 - 2824 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.337: 從夜市煎蛋牛排到王品台塑，一次吃懂台式牛排 From Night-Market Egg Steak to Wang Steak
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夜市牛排的滋滋聲、打底的麵條、加顆蛋，再配上喝到飽的玉米濃湯和紅茶。這些我們從小吃到大的組合，看在無肉不歡的 John 老師眼裡，居然是「全世界最奇特的牛排體驗」！？本週《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師從夜市牛排一路吃到高級餐廳，帶你重新認識台式牛排文化。
為什麼台灣的牛排館幾乎只賣沙朗？台塑牛排那根骨頭到底該怎麼吃？原來這道菜還出自台塑王董的私人主廚！從一客 230 的夜市牛排吃到人均破千的老字號，沒錯！這集就是要讓你聽完想立刻揪人去吃牛排。
The sizzling sound of night market steak, noodles as the base, topped with an egg, paired with unlimited corn soup and black tea. This combination we've eaten since childhood is, in meat-lover John's eyes, actually "the most unique steak experience in the world"!? This week on "English Cafe," John and Klim take a journey from night market steaks to high-end restaurants, helping you rediscover Taiwan's steak culture.
Why do almost all of Taiwan's steakhouses only sell sirloin? How exactly should you eat that bone in Taiwan Plastics steak? It turns out this dish actually came from Taiwan Plastics founder Wang's personal chef! From a NT$230 night market steak to over a thousand NT dollars per person at long-established restaurants—that's right! This episode will definitely make you want to gather friends and go eat steak right after listening.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 2823 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L261: 連日暴雨狂炸，台南大東門崩落 Historic Tainan Gate Collapses Amid Torrential Rainstorms
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L261: Historic Tainan Gate Collapses Amid Torrential Rainstorms
Highlights 主題摘要
Heavy rains triggered the partial collapse of the Great East Gate, a significant historic site in Tainan.The monument has been under a major restoration project since late last year to repair old concrete.Authorities have sealed off the area and are working to ensure public safety and preserve the heritage.Southern Taiwan has recently been battered by severe weather conditions, with consecutive days of torrential rain causing widespread flooding across multiple cities and counties. The relentless downpours have not only disrupted daily life but also inflicted serious damage on culturally significant landmarks. Early this morning, citizens in Tainan were shocked to discover that a side wall of the Great East Gate, a prestigious national monument, had partially collapsed. This unexpected disaster scattered heavy debris and construction scaffolding across a busy intersection, immediately prompting authorities to establish emergency blockades to prevent any potential injuries to passing commuters.
南台灣最近受到惡劣天氣的侵襲，連續數日的暴雨導致多個縣市出現大範圍的淹水。這些無情的傾盆大雨不僅打亂了日常生活，還對具備文化意義的地標造成嚴重破壞。今天清晨，台南市民震驚地發現，國定古蹟大東門的側牆發生了局部坍塌。這場意外的災難將沉重的土石與施工鷹架散落在一處繁忙的十字路口，當局隨即設立緊急封鎖線，以防止路過的通勤者受到任何潛在傷害。
The Great East Gate, also known as Yingchun Gate, stands as a proud symbol of Tainan's rich heritage and is one of the largest surviving city gates in the nation. This historic structure previously suffered a massive collapse due to extreme rainfall back in 1960. It was eventually rebuilt in 1975 using reinforced concrete methods that were common at the time. Recognizing that the aging concrete had developed concerning structural flaws over the past fifty years, the city government officially launched a comprehensive restoration project last November to properly preserve this cherished architectural treasure for future generations.
大東門又稱迎春門，是台南豐富歷史遺產的驕傲象徵，也是全國現存規模最大的城門之一。這座歷史建築曾在一九六〇年因為極端降雨而發生過大規模坍塌。最終，它在一九七五年使用當時常見的鋼筋混凝土工法進行了重建。由於意識到老舊的混凝土在過去五十年中出現了令人擔憂的結構缺陷，市政府在去年十一月正式啟動了一項全面的修復工程，為後代妥善保存這座珍貴的建築瑰寶。
Experts suggest that the ongoing heavy rainfall directly triggered the catastrophic structural failure we witnessed today. Because the top panels of the gate were still actively undergoing essential repairs, rainwater easily seeped through preexisting cracks in the damaged roof and walls. As the massive amount of water continuously soaked the internal layers, the earth and stones inside the structure became drastically saturated and unstable. The sheer weight of the accumulated moisture eventually overwhelmed the side wall, sending tons of unstable soil and heavy metal scaffolding violently crashing down onto the occupied traffic lanes below.
專家認為，持續的豪雨直接引發了我們今天所目睹的災難性結構損壞。由於城門的頂板仍積極進行著必要的修繕，雨水很容易就從受損屋頂和牆壁上原本就存在的裂縫中滲入。隨著大量水分不斷浸透內部土層，結構內部的泥土與石頭變得極度飽和且不穩定。積水產生的巨大重量最終壓垮了側牆，導致數噸不穩定的土石和沉重的金屬鷹架猛烈砸向下方原本有車輛通行的車道。
In response, the local government quickly halted all construction and dispatched specialists to inspect the structural integrity. Officials are urgently asking citizens to avoid the flooded areas while preservation teams carefully develop an emergency recovery plan to restore this incredibly vital piece of Taiwanese history.
作為回應，地方政府迅速勒令停工，並派遣專家檢查其結構完整性。官員緊急呼籲市民避開淹水區域，同時古蹟保存團隊正謹慎地制定緊急修復計畫，以搶救這塊極其重要的台灣歷史拼圖。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Torrential [adjective, falling rapidly and in copious quantities]: Southern Taiwan has recently been battered by severe weather conditions, with consecutive days of torrential rain causing widespread flooding.Scaffolding [noun, a temporary structure used by workers while repairing a building]: This unexpected disaster scattered heavy debris and construction scaffolding across a busy intersection.Comprehensive [adjective, complete and including everything that is necessary]: The city government officially launched a comprehensive restoration project last November to properly preserve this cherished architectural treasure.Saturated [adjective, holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed]: The earth and stones inside the structure became drastically saturated and unstable.Integrity [noun, the state of being whole, sound, and structurally undivided]: The local government quickly halted all construction and dispatched specialists to inspect the structural integrity.
Reference article:
https://www.gvm.com.tw/article/132521
https://news.ttv.com.tw/news/11508240005500N
https://www.peoplenews.tw/articles/lifestyle/51387
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 - 2822 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.136: 英文卡是因為你講英文前一定要想好「完美答案」ABCs of learning
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開會前先在心裡把整句英文練好幾遍,覺得沒把握乾脆不開口——這是不是你的日常?這集John老師跟阿鍵老師要聊一本書,專門拆穿這種「完美答案」迷思,書名叫《學習的26種方法》,作者還是史丹佛教育學院的院長。
這本書在紅什麼?
《The ABCs of How We Learn》中文版翻成《學習的26種方法》,作者是史丹佛大學教育學院院長Daniel Schwartz,跟兩位研究員Jessica Tsang、Kristen Blair合著。書的架構很有意思,從A到Z,26個英文字母各對應一種有科學根據的學習方法,內容脫胎自史丹佛一門很受歡迎的課。書不算新,但一直是學習類書籍榜上的常客。
John老師老實說,整本書都值得看,但他們平常看書比較沒耐心,所以這集挑了兩個字母,分享打到他們的部分——一個是G,一個是C。
G is for Generation:主動講出來,比想到完美答案更重要
John老師講到台灣人學語言最常卡住的地方:我們太習慣找「完美答案」。理工科訓練太扎實,數理有標準答案,所以我們會不自覺地期待語言也該有一個正確版本,講不出來就乾脆不講。
但書裡的G講的是「generation」——與其被動輸入,不如主動生成。原文說要emphasize active production over passive input,這句話直接打到John老師。他的邏輯很簡單:被動輸入有瓶頸,主動輸出卻沒有上限。你講了,才知道自己哪裡卡;你講錯了,大不了修正,又不會被抓去關。
這也是為什麼他們一直強調shadowing跟讀的重要——聽到什麼馬上跟著說出來,訓練大腦同步處理聽跟說。不用坐在書桌前硬背句型,通勤時間跟著podcast一句一句跟讀,反而更接近這本書講的「主動生成」。開口這件事,真的不花你一毛錢。
C is for Contrasting Cases:喝過一次好咖啡,你就回不去了
阿鍵老師選的是C,contrasting cases,關鍵在於「透過察覺差異來學習」。他舉了一個很生活化的例子:如果你沒喝過手沖咖啡,可能會覺得星巴克已經很好喝了。但喝過一次品質很高的手沖咖啡之後,再回去喝星巴克,你會發現原來香氣沒那麼豐富,甜味反而是靠糖漿撐出來的。有了比較,你才抓得到差異在哪裡。
John老師接著分享自己的親身經驗。他學中文回台灣後,講「龜裂」被一堆人糾正說要唸「龜裂」,他當下滿頭問號:明明字就是「龜」,為什麼要唸另一個音?他沒有像多數人一樣「別人說是這樣就是這樣」,而是直接問身邊懂的人「why」。阿鍵老師補充,這其實也對應到書裡另外兩個字母——T是Teaching,你教別人的時候自己會學得更深;U是Undoing,則是修正錯誤觀念。多問、多分享,你才會把那個「龜裂」牢牢記下來。
這也呼應了他們常提的費曼技巧(Feynman Technique):如果你能把一個概念講到讓國中生都聽懂,代表你真的學會了。書裡有句話John老師特別喜歡——教別人,等於把自己再學一次。從主動生成到主動分享,是同一條路上的兩個階段。
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 - 2821 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.091: 快餐店迅速順勢做改變 Fastfood chains make swift changes in 2020
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Summary
KFC changed their classic “ Finger Lickin Good” slogan that was considered to be inappropriate during the pandemic in 2020. Instead of It’s Finger Lickin Good, now the words “Finger” and “Lickin" are pixelated. KFC senior executive said they will revert to the original slogan when it is appropriate again. In 2021, Macdonald’s plan to launch their Macplant platform and debut their plant-based patty co-created by Beyond Meat.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-1002-about-fast-food-kfc-drops-finger-lickin-good-slogan
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Pixelate v. – divide an image into pixels / display an image as a small number of pixels to disguise someone’s identity. KFC pixelated a few words in their slogan to avoid public confusion. Faces of the witness were pixelated in the video.
Health hazard n. - health risk It is considered a health hazard for people to eat without washing their hands. Expired food cooked and sold to the public is a health hazard.
Mainstream n. ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as conventional or dominant in society. Plant-based products are close to becoming mainstream products. Before Facebook, Myspace was the mainstream social media platform.
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 - 2820 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.336: 人生系列 - 那些熬夜看球的日子，你還記得嗎？The Games Stay With You Forever
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你人生中第一場讓你熬夜守著螢幕的國際賽事是哪一場？是世界盃、WBC，還是奧運？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師要來聊聊那些讓人熱血沸騰追不停的比賽啦！
如果你也有過「看不懂規則但還是看完了」的經驗，我們在這集分享了一套看比賽的心得，也許你會很有感喔。另外John老師也分享了當年南非世界盃足球賽的往事，雖然當時用來看球的軟體已經消失了，但那屆追比賽時留下的小習慣，卻一直延續到現在還沒停，你知道是什麼習慣嗎？
What was the first international sporting event in your life that kept you up glued to the screen? Was it the World Cup, WBC, or the Olympics? This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick discuss those matches that get your blood pumping and keep you coming back for more!
If you've also had the experience of "not understanding the rules but still watching anyway," we share some insights about watching sports in this episode that you might really relate to. Additionally, Teacher John also shares memories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa—although the software used to watch the games back then has disappeared, a small habit formed from following the matches then has continued all the way to now without stopping. Do you know what that habit is?
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 - 2819 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L257: 餘震近千次，印尼強震53死 Indonesia Quake: 53 Dead, Nearly 1,000 Aftershocks
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L257: Indonesia Quake: 53 Dead, Nearly 1,000 AftershocksHighlights 主題摘要
A magnitude 7.7 quake off Indonesia's Flores island killed at least 53 people and displaced 5,000.Memories of the deadly 1992 Flores tsunami sent villagers running uphill the moment the sea drew back.Landslides cut off the worst-hit districts; thousands still sleep outdoors after nearly 1,000 aftershocks.The shaking began just before six on Saturday morning, while much of Flores was still asleep. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake, only ten kilometres deep, ruptured the seabed off the island's north coast. In Ruteng, hospital ceilings caved in and patients were moved outside into tents. At a Catholic seminary in Sikka, an assembly hall roof collapsed during morning Mass, sending students and nuns scrambling into the open. By Sunday, Indonesian authorities had put the death toll at 53, with more than a hundred injured and some 5,000 people displaced.
週六清晨將近六點，佛羅雷斯島上多數居民仍在熟睡，強震突然來襲。這起規模7.7的地震震源深度僅10公里，震央位於島嶼北岸外海。魯滕的醫院天花板震塌，病患被緊急移往戶外帳篷治療。席卡縣一所天主教神學院的禮堂屋頂在晨間彌撒時倒塌，學生與修女倉皇逃出。截至週日，印尼當局統計已有53人罹難、逾百人受傷，約5000人流離失所。
What sent villagers running uphill was not the shaking so much as what lives on in local memory. In 1992, a quake of the same magnitude struck the same water and triggered a tsunami that killed about 2,500 islanders. So when the sea visibly drew back on Saturday, residents near the epicentre did not wait to be told. The tsunami warning was lifted three hours later, once monitors detected no dangerous rise in sea level. Indonesia sits astride the Pacific Ring of Fire, among the most seismically exposed countries on earth.
讓村民拔腿往山上跑的，其實不是搖晃本身，而是留在當地人記憶裡的創傷。1992年，同樣規模的強震襲擊同一片海域並引發海嘯，島上約2500人喪生。因此週六一早海水明顯退去時，震央附近的居民不等通知就往高處逃。三小時後，監測站未測得危險的海平面變化，海嘯警報隨即解除。印尼位處太平洋火環帶，是全球地震風險最高的國家之一。
The rescue effort has been shaped less by the quake than by the terrain. Landslides severed sections of the Trans-Flores Highway, a 700-kilometre artery through mountainous country, leaving three of the worst-hit regencies cut off for more than a day. Search teams reached them only on Sunday, some arriving by ferry. "We have cleared most landslides and reopened roads to previously isolated villages," said Fathur Rahman, who heads the search-and-rescue office in Maumere, though communication blackouts and power cuts continued to hamper the work.
救援的最大阻礙不是地震本身，而是地形。山崩切斷橫貫佛羅雷斯公路的多個路段，這條長約700公里的幹道穿過山區，災情最重的三個縣因此對外中斷超過一天。搜救隊直到週日才抵達，部分人員改搭渡輪前往。毛梅雷搜救辦公室主任拉曼（Fathur Rahman）表示：「我們已經清除大部分土石，通往先前孤立的村落的道路也重新開放。」但通訊中斷和停電仍在拖慢搜救進度。
Relief has begun to trickle in: 50,000 aid packages weighing 275 tonnes, at least five helicopters, a naval vessel and a fourteen-day emergency response across the province. Even so, monitors logged close to a thousand aftershocks by Sunday afternoon, and thousands spent a second night under tarpaulins rather than return to houses left standing but no longer trusted. "The shaking was terrifying, so intense that my house nearly collapsed," one farmer told the Associated Press. Officials cite the same mix behind the full shelters: aftershocks, damaged homes and the memory of 1992.
援助陸續抵達：5萬份物資共重275公噸，至少5架直升機和1艘海軍艦艇馳援，全省進入為期14天的緊急應變期。不過截至週日下午，監測單位已記錄將近1000次餘震，數千人寧願在帆布棚下再睡一晚，也不敢回到那些沒倒、卻已讓人不放心的房子。一名農婦在受損住家旁的帳篷裡告訴美聯社：「搖得太可怕了，我家差點垮掉。」官員指出，讓收容所滿載的就是這幾件事：餘震、受損的房屋，還有1992年的記憶。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Cave in [verb phrase, to collapse inwards under weight or pressure]: The old roof caved in after heavy snow.Draw back [verb phrase, to move backwards or retreat]: The sea drew back before the wave came.Astride [preposition, positioned across or on both sides of something]: The town sits astride a major fault line.Hamper [verb, to slow down or obstruct an effort]: Heavy rain hampered the search for survivors.Trickle in [verb phrase, to arrive slowly and in small amounts]: Donations trickled in after the first report.
Reference article:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/14/asia/indonesia-earthquake-intl-latam
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v00w5ylw9o
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/15/at-least-two-killed-as-magnitude-7-7-quake-hits-indonesia
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608160084.aspx
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 - 2818 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.135: 通勤家族七封信之二 - 你的英文聽力，到底卡在哪一關? Different stages of listening
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「我今天聽懂30%,昨天好像有60%,那今天心情不好是不是又掉回40%了?」如果你也曾經這樣自我懷疑,那你不是特例。這集是「聽到說」七封信的第二封,John老師和阿鍵老師要幫你把這種飄忽不定的百分比,換成三個清楚看得見的階段,讓你知道自己到底卡在哪裡,又該怎麼往前走。
為什麼「聽懂幾趴」這種算法根本不準
你有沒有想過,「聽懂60%」到底是什麼意思?是漏掉幾個單字,還是完全抓不到句子的重點?兩位老師這集要先打破一個迷思:用百分比自我評估聽力,其實一點也不科學。真正該問的問題不是「我聽懂多少」,而是「我現在的英文聽力,是屬於初期、中期,還是進階」。
聽力這件事,牽涉到咬字、發音、連音,還有你大腦處理句子的速度。台灣人特別怕連音,這也是為什麼你聽外國人講中文的四聲會覺得他們像機器人——因為外國人根本聽不出四聲的差別,對他們來說每個音都長一樣。同樣的道理,英文母語者對你來說,也常常是一整串黏在一起的音,分不出哪裡斷句。這集把聽力拆成三個階段,幫通勤學英文的你找到自己現在的座標。
初期:一聽到英文就想逃,其實不是你聽力差
初期的特徵很明顯:一聽到英文,尤其是全英文對話,整個人就緊張起來,甚至想往後退。John老師形容這是一種「壓聽雷」的感覺——耳朵有聽到聲音,但完全變成外星語,腦筋一片空白。這種反應很常跟被老師點名要開口說英文的課堂經驗有關,聽久了就變成PTSD式的抗拒感。
阿鍵老師提醒,這階段不是聽力不夠好,而是你根本沒有「習慣」聽這個語言。解法很單純:大量做casual listening就好,美劇、日劇、podcast放著聽,不用逼自己每句都聽懂。等到耳朵對英文的音調不再那麼陌生、不再那麼緊張,你就等於過了初期這關。
中期:大概聽得懂,但總覺得漏掉了什麼
中期是大多數人卡住的地方。你聽得懂大意,可是總覺得漏了幾個字,然後開始擔心這幾個字會不會影響整段話的理解。阿鍵老師點出關鍵:這階段最常遇到的是連音、縮寫,還有課本裡學不到的口語表達。像go into會變成gonna,did you會黏在一起念,課本教的都是Reading跟Writing的正式英文,沒人教你Speaking這種活生生的口語版本。
這也是為什麼John老師會說,自己在這個階段常常懷疑自己英文不好——不是講不出來,而是對方一句話裡藏了兩三個問題,只抓得到一個。想突破中期,重點不是聽更多,而是聽得更細:搭配English Cafe這類節目,把連音、縮寫、慣用語一個一個抓出來,細節補齊了,自我懷疑自然會少一點。
進階:換個腔調,又會被打回原形
進階聽力的人,平常聽得很順,通勤、開車、走路聽英文早就是日常。但一遇到不熟悉的腔調——印度腔、蘇格蘭腔、荷蘭腔——瞬間又覺得自己回到中期,好像換了一個語言一樣。John老師舉了在台灣走紅的韓籍啦啦隊李多慧當例子:她中文已經講得很好,但中文的四聲對她來說始終是個關卡,因為韓語裡沒有對應的音調概念,發音方式跟認字是分開學的兩件事。腔調這種東西,真的沒有從小浸泡,後天就是要花更多力氣去磨。
有趣的是,兩位老師也聊到,詞彙量不見得跟話題廣度成正比。像講到大家熟悉的川普,他用字其實不難,但涉獵的領域從國防、貿易到流行文化,樣樣都能聊上幾句——這反而是一種學習策略的啟發:先抓住核心詞彙,再慢慢往外延伸。就像節目裡提到,一個原本在竹科做工程相關工作的朋友,因為公司需要處理法規文件,從工程英文一路學到法律相關的英文用語,靠的就是先站穩自己熟悉的領域,再一步步擴大聽力的守備範圍。
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 2817 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.090: 長期在家工作與韓國爸媽又辛苦了
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In this dual article episode, we find that Microsoft has opened a permanent work from home policy for employees in response to the struggles of getting to office amidst the pandemic. Once the pandemic subsides, Microsoft employees can choose to work from home permanently with their manager’s approval. Next piece of news is about the Korean government moved kindergarten and elementary school students back online in response of the surge in the number of COVID19 infections.
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Provisions n. action of supplying or providing something / financial or other arrangements In response to COVID19, Microsoft expanded their work-from-home provisions. Financial provisions have to be made to avoid the impact from a market crash.
Drag on ph. V – process or situation that continue at unnecessary length If the COVID19 situation drags on, the market may react badly. You should not let your health condition drag on.
Surge n. - powerful upward or forward movement The number of Porsches surged in the streets of Taipei. Share prices of Tesla surged after the positive outlook on their production schedule.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 2816 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.335: 演唱會、旅行、收藏…哪一種花錢最值得？The Purchases We Wish We Never Made
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你有沒有為了省錢或是賺錢，做過一些想起來會想笑的傻事？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Angel 老師要來聊一個平常不太容易開口的話題：財務後悔。
這集充滿我們兩位老師的血淚，有省過頭的糗事，也有代價不小的投資教訓。筆記裡除了實用的英文慣用語外，也整理了一些安慰人的簡單短語，畢竟誰沒做錯過事呢？學起來下次聽到令人遺憾的故事，就能派上用場囉。
Have you ever done something ridiculous for the sake of saving or making money that makes you laugh thinking about it now? This week on English Cafe, John and Angel discuss a topic that's not usually easy to bring up: financial regrets.
This episode is full of the blood, sweat, and tears of the two teachers—there are embarrassing stories about being overly frugal, and costly investment lessons learned. Beyond practical English idioms, we've also compiled some simple reassuring phrases, because after all, who hasn't made mistakes? Learn them and you'll be ready the next time you hear a regrettable story.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 2815 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L253: 熊本震後10天，逾3.6萬戶仍停水 36,000 Homes Still Without Water 10 Days After Kumamoto Quake
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L253: 36,000 Homes Still Without Water 10 Days After Kumamoto Quake
Highlights 主題摘要
A magnitude 7.1 quake killed 38 people in Kumamoto on July 28, yet open roads let relief reach stricken communities within hours.Water outages hit tens of thousands of homes as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius, turning the aftermath into a slower, quieter emergency.Care-home residents and disabled people living alone risk being overlooked, a warning ahead of the far larger Nankai Trough quake Japan expects.When a magnitude 7.1 earthquake tore through central Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, it registered the maximum reading of 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale and killed 38 people, making it the country's strongest quake since the Noto Peninsula disaster of New Year's Day 2024. Yet the comparison with Noto is instructive. Where landslides and severed roads once cut off entire communities for weeks, most routes across Kumamoto remained passable, allowing rescue crews, volunteers and relief supplies to reach stricken districts within hours.
七月二十八日下午四時二十七分，熊本縣中部發生規模七點一強震，觀測到日本震度分級最高的七級，造成三十八人罹難，也是二○二四年元旦能登半島地震以來，日本最強的一次地震。和能登相比，這次的差別很明顯。當年能登因土石崩塌、道路中斷，多處聚落被孤立好幾週；熊本這次大部分道路仍可通行，搜救人員、志工和救援物資在數小時內就抵達受災地區。
What Japan has learned about logistics, however, did little to blunt what came next. For thousands of residents, surviving the earthquake quickly gave way to surviving its aftermath. Nearly 7,000 people were still sheltering in evacuation centres this week, while more than 36,000 households across Kumamoto remained without running water. Temperatures in the prefecture climbed past 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, and families slept in their cars simply to run the air conditioning.
日本多年累積的後勤調度經驗，卻擋不住接下來的難題。對數千名居民來說，撐過地震只是第一關，接下來還得撐過震後的日子。本週仍有近七千人待在避難所，熊本縣內超過三萬六千戶沒有自來水可用。縣內氣溫更首度突破攝氏四十度，寫下觀測史上新高，不少家庭乾脆睡在車上，就為了吹冷氣。
That combination of heat and thirst has revived a long-standing anxiety. After the 2024 Noto quake, disaster-related deaths, meaning those caused by illness, exhaustion or the worsening of injuries during evacuation, reached 520, more than double the 228 killed directly by the quake. Those most exposed are often the people who depended on support long before the ground moved: residents with disabilities living alone, and care-home residents whose staff must provide round-the-clock help without running water. Relief workers argue such facilities routinely fall through the cracks of the national response system.
高溫加上缺水，讓一項長年存在的隱憂再度浮上檯面。二○二四年能登地震後，因避難期間生病、體力不支或傷勢惡化而死亡的「災害關聯死」已達五百二十人，是震災中直接罹難二百二十八人的兩倍以上。風險最高的，往往是地震發生前就得靠外界協助的族群：獨居的身心障礙者，還有長照機構的住民，機構人員得在沒有自來水的狀況下全天候照護。救災人員指出，這類機構經常被國家防災體系漏接。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who toured the region on Aug. 3, pledged to restore critical infrastructure as quickly as possible, while Kumamoto's governor pressed for more help at shelters lacking clean water and medical care. Officials fear these same weaknesses would be magnified many times over in a future Nankai Trough megathrust quake. There were brighter notes: TSMC said its Kumamoto fab had returned to normal operations and pledged 250 million yen for relief. For residents, recovery is likely to be a long battle.
首相高市早苗八月三日走訪災區，承諾盡快修復維生管線；熊本縣知事則要求中央加強支援，指出不少避難所缺乏乾淨飲水和醫療資源。官員擔心，同樣的問題若碰上未來的南海海槽大地震，衝擊會放大好幾倍。也有比較正面的消息：台積電表示熊本晶圓廠已恢復正常運作，並捐出兩億五千萬日圓賑災。但對當地居民而言，重建恐怕是一場長期抗戰。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Passable [adjective, able to be travelled along or through]: The main road stayed passable after the storm.Give way to [verb phrase, to be replaced or followed by something else]: Her relief soon gave way to exhaustion.Fall through the cracks [idiom, to be overlooked or missed by a system]: Some patients fall through the cracks of the system.Press for [verb phrase, to demand something firmly and repeatedly]: Residents pressed for a faster response from the city.Many times over [idiom, repeatedly or to a far greater degree]: The delay raised the final cost many times over.
Reference article:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/society/kumamoto-earthquake-recovery-japan/
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608040008
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015198531000
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015197971000
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/japan/kumamoto-quake-evacuees-heat/
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 - 2814 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.134: 偷聽兩個講外語的人聊天, 就可以撿到一堆道地英文
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Fri, 14 Aug 2026 - 2813 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.089: 網路與社群媒體的假訊息 Misinformation on the net
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Since the investigations into Russian manipulation of US elections, FB, Twitter and other major social media companies have strived to crack down on fake news and fake information. However, according to social media analytic firms, false and misleading information tripled from Q3 of 2016 to Q3 of 2020. About two thirds of the likes and comments were of the articles published by “false content producers” or “manipulators”. These publishers pose as news sites online.
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Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
Disinformation n. false information intended to mislead Online social media were used to spread disinformation during the elections. Disinformation can be easily shared through private channels.
Manipulator n. a person who controls or influences others in a clever way Manipulators on FB or Twitter can pose as news outlets. Without the necessary information and judgment, one can be easily manipulated.
Legitimate adj. conforming to the law or rules Reuters, Bloomberg, and Associated Press are legitimate news outlets. Documents that are not signed or chopped with company seal is not legitimate.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 - 2812 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.334: 法國出手封殺網紅帶貨，財經網紅也要被管了？The Dark Side of Finfluencers During a Bull Market
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記得John老師一兩年前在節目上聊過 FOMO 這個字嗎？當時在台灣很少聽到，結果最近連電視台都直接把 FOMO 掛在螢幕上。本週《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Cariya 老師要來聊的議題就和 FOMO （Fear of Missing Out, 對於錯過的恐懼）有些沾邊啦：關於網紅這件事，從穿搭、帶貨、生活用品，到現在滿街跑的 finfluencer（財經網紅）。
你有發現嗎？名人和網紅之間的界線為什麼越來越模糊、生活風格型的網紅為什麼特別會賣東西，還有歐洲最近對超快時尚電商開的新規定，連網紅業配都被管進去了。年輕世代到底有多依賴社群媒體來取得生活與理財的資訊，本集我們找到的數據也許會讓你有點意外喔！
Remember when Teacher John discussed the word FOMO on the show a couple years ago? It was rarely heard in Taiwan back then, but recently even TV stations have been putting FOMO directly on screen. This week on English Cafe, John and Cariya are discussing a topic somewhat related to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): influencers—from fashion, product endorsements, lifestyle products, to the finfluencers (financial influencers) running around everywhere these days.
Have you noticed? Why is the line between celebrities and influencers becoming increasingly blurred, why are lifestyle influencers particularly good at selling things, and what new regulations has Europe recently introduced for ultra-fast fashion e-commerce, even managing influencer sponsorships? Just how dependent is the younger generation on social media for lifestyle and financial information? The data we found in this episode might surprise you!
Tue, 11 Aug 2026 - 2811 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L249: 假消息使六萬人闖西班牙邊境 A Hoax Sent 60,000 Into Spain's Ceuta
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L249: A Hoax Sent 60,000 Into Spain's CeutaHighlights 主題摘要
Roughly 60,000 people swam or waded into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta in a single day, and at least 75 died.A court ruling on sea arrivals was twisted online into a promise of open borders, while Moroccan surveillance quietly thinned to almost nothing.Almost everyone returned within days, but the crisis split the EU, pushed Italy to suspend Schengen travel with Spain and hardened Europe's border politics.On the morning of 30 July, the stretch of water between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta filled with swimmers. Wearing wetsuits, flippers and inflatable rings, tens of thousands of mostly young Moroccan men rounded the breakwaters at Tarajal and Benzú, or simply waded along the shoreline into European Union territory. Some kissed the ground when they reached it. Within 24 hours, officials estimated that around 60,000 people had crossed, a figure equivalent to roughly 70% of Ceuta's population. What awaited them was neither work nor shelter, but a city overwhelmed within hours.
7月30日清晨，摩洛哥與西班牙飛地休達之間的海面上滿是泳客。數萬名以年輕摩洛哥男性為主的民眾，穿著防寒衣、蛙鞋，套上泳圈，繞過 Tarajal 與 Benzú 的防波堤，也有人沿著岸邊涉水，直接走進歐盟領土，甚至有人上岸後跪下親吻地面。官方估計，24小時內約有6萬人越境，相當於休達人口的7成。他們沒等到工作，也沒等到收容，只見到一座在幾小時內就被塞爆的城市。
The trigger appears to have been a rumour that took on a life of its own. Spain's Supreme Court had recently ruled that migrants arriving by sea could not be summarily deported, unlike those who scale the border fence. That narrow legal point was distorted online into a promise that Spain had thrown its doors open, and the claim spread like wildfire across accounts, some only weeks old. Analysts have also pointed to geopolitics: Moroccan surveillance thinned to almost nothing days after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made his first visit to Algiers in four years.
事件的引爆點，看來是一則傳開之後就失控的謠言。西班牙最高法院日前裁定，經由海路抵達的移民不得比照翻越邊境圍籬者即時遣返。這項適用範圍其實很窄的判決，在網路上被說成西班牙已經大開國門，訊息透過大批帳號快速擴散，其中有些只創號不過幾週。分析人士也把矛頭指向地緣政治。西班牙總理桑傑士4年來首度出訪阿爾及爾，沒過幾天，摩洛哥的邊境監控就鬆到幾乎形同虛設。
The consequences were lethal. At least 75 people died, some drowning in the strait, others crushed in a stampede at the Tarajal breakwater, while Ceuta's regional president said the city morgue had received 88 bodies. Spain deployed its armed forces alongside the Civil Guard, and by Tuesday its interior minister said about 70,000 of the 72,000 arrivals had gone back. The political fallout travelled faster than the returns: Italy reimposed checks on travellers from Spain, France tightened its own crossings, and 22 governments demanded coordinated action.
這起事件的代價相當慘重。至少75人喪生，有人溺斃海中，也有人在塔拉哈爾防波堤的推擠踩踏中被壓死。休達首長說，市立太平間已收到88具遺體。西班牙出動軍隊，與國民警衛隊共同維持秩序。到了週二，內政部長表示越境的7萬2000人當中，約有7萬人已經返回。政治效應擴散得比人潮回流還快，義大利恢復查驗來自西班牙的旅客，法國加強自身邊境管制，22國政府則要求歐盟協調因應。
At an emergency videoconference on 4 August, EU interior ministers agreed to dismantle smuggling networks, speed up returns and fortify the bloc's external borders. The migration commissioner called the episode a test of European resilience and offered Madrid full solidarity, in talks an official privately described as an effort to lower the political temperature. Ministers also endorsed early-warning tools, including social media monitoring, a quiet admission that a viral post can now move a border.
8月4日的緊急視訊會議上，歐盟各國內政部長同意瓦解人蛇集團、加快遣返、強化聯盟外部邊界。移民事務執委稱這起事件是對歐洲韌性的考驗，並向馬德里表達全力支持。有官員私下透露，這場會議的用意是把政治溫度降下來。部長們也支持建立早期預警機制，其中包括監控社群媒體，等於間接承認了一件事：一則瘋傳的假消息，如今真的可以撼動國界。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Took on a life of its own [verb phrase, grew and spread beyond anyone's control]: The rumour took on a life of its own online.Summarily [adverb, done immediately and without the normal process]: The officer was summarily removed from his post.Spread like wildfire [idiom, to travel very fast among many people]: The false claim spread like wildfire that weekend.Stampede [noun, a sudden rush of a crowd that can injure people]: Six fans were hurt in the stampede.Fortify [verb, to strengthen a place against attack or pressure]: The EU plans to fortify its external borders.
Reference article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62vl925dqdo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-eu-border-africa
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 - 2810 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.133: 學英文卡關,是因為你跳過了「聽」這一步 Listening is the first step to fluency
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 - 2809 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.088: 塑膠袋使用付費 Charging for plastic bag
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Summary:
This article is a piece from a few years ago when the UK government began charging for plastic bags with the aims of reducing pollution and waste. Many shoppers were confused with the new 5pence plastic bag policy that came with exemptions for buying pet fish; raw fish, meat or poultry; unwrapped blades (including axes, knives and razor blades); takeout food; or loose seeds and flowers. Many other countries have also banned giving away free plastic bags at supermarkets and retail outlets such as the US, Bangladesh, Rwanda. Plastic bags can take up to 1000 years to decompose.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-987-plastic-bag-charge-in-england-prompts-applause-anger-and
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Proceeds n. – money obtained from an event or activity The proceeds from the bad charge will be used for charitable causes. Companies will donate the proceeds from the charity event to countries in need.
Regulate v. – to control or maintain the speed Governments around the world are regulating the use of plastic bags to reduce pollution. To save costs, companies will regulate the use of air conditioning in summer.
Reusable adj. able to reuse again We should use reusable shopping bags when we go buy groceries. It’s better to buy reusable household items rather than disposable items.
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 - 2808 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.333: 爵士學英語 - Michael Jackson 最被低估的神曲 They don't really care about us
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「他們根本不在乎我們。」一首三十年前的歌，直至今日依然觸動人心？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Shimin 老師要帶大家走進流行樂之王 Michael Jackson 的世界，聊聊他的音樂、他的傳奇，以及那首至今依然擲地有聲的〈They Don't Care About Us〉。
你知道 Michael Jackson 為了錄音的隱私和品質，曾經砸下大筆預算在自家蓋了個人獨立錄音室嗎？這集除了帶你認識他在音樂製作上極度講究的技術面，更要深入這首歌的歌詞，從充滿特色的鼓點與不斷重複的副歌開始，聊到歌曲背後關於不公、歧視、人權的訊息，以及為什麼這些主題在今天依然如此貼近我們的生活。並在過程中輕鬆把英文裝進腦中。
"They don't care about us." A song from thirty years ago still touches hearts today? This week on English Cafe, John and Shimin take everyone into the world of pop music king Michael Jackson, discussing his music, his legend, and that song that still resonates powerfully: "They Don't Care About Us."
Did you know Michael Jackson spent a fortune building a personal independent recording studio in his home for recording privacy and quality? This episode not only introduces you to his meticulous technical approach to music production, but also dives deep into the song's lyrics—starting from its distinctive drum patterns and repeatedly catchy chorus, discussing the messages about injustice, discrimination, and human rights behind the song, and why these themes remain so relevant to our lives today. All while effortlessly absorbing English along the way.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 - 2807 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L244: Sinner 在溫布頓決賽拿下生涯第 100 勝 Sinner's 100th Major Win Comes With a Trophy
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國際時事跟讀VIP Ep. L244: Sinner's 100th Major Win Comes With a Trophy
Highlights 主題摘要
Sinner's 100th career match win at a major arrived in the Wimbledon final itself, a coincidence few players ever get.Six weeks earlier he blew a two-set lead in Paris and crashed out of the French Open in the second round.Zverev arrived with a 13-match major winning streak but leaves with a 10th straight loss to the Italian.Few players get to mark a round number with a trophy in their hands. When Jannik Sinner slapped away a forehand winner on his first match point at Centre Court, he was not only defending his Wimbledon title but also recording his 100th match win at a Grand Slam event. The 24-year-old Italian fell flat on his back onto the turf, a display of emotion that sat oddly with his usual composure. He had beaten Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 across three hours and 46 minutes, hitting 58 winners against only 25 unforced errors.
很少有球員能在寫下整數紀錄的同時，手上正好捧著獎盃。當 Jannik Sinner 在中央球場轟出一記正手致勝球、收下第一個賽末點時，他不只完成溫網二連霸，同時也累積到大滿貫生涯第 100 勝。這位 24 歲的義大利人隨即仰躺在草皮上，情緒之外放，與他一貫的沉穩判若兩人。他以 6-7（7-9）、7-6（7-2）、6-3、6-4 擊敗 Alexander Zverev，比賽耗時三小時 46 分鐘，全場擊出 58 記致勝球，非受迫性失誤僅 25 次。
Six weeks earlier, the milestone had looked a long way off. Sinner blew a two-set lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo and crashed out of the French Open in the second round, undone by the heat in Paris. Zverev capitalised, going on to break his Grand Slam duck there at last. The German arrived in London a man reborn, carrying a 13-match winning streak at the majors, though he had never once reached the quarter-finals in nine previous visits to Wimbledon.
六週前，這座里程碑看起來還遠得很。Sinner 面對 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 一度領先兩盤卻遭逆轉，敵不過巴黎的酷暑，法網第二輪就宣告出局。Zverev 順勢把握良機，終於在該站拿下生涯首座大滿貫。這位德國選手來到倫敦時狀態大不相同，帶著大滿貫 13 連勝的氣勢，儘管他先前九度出戰溫網，連八強都不曾踏入。
Wimbledon did not start smoothly for Sinner either. He was forced to come from behind to beat Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets in the first round, and it was plain sailing from then on. In the final, Zverev took the opening set on a fizzing forehand winner, snapping a 14-set losing streak against his rival. The turning point arrived in the third, when he slipped chasing a drop shot and clutched his knee. Sinner crossed the net to help him up, then broke as the German's serve finally broke down.
溫網對 Sinner 來說也不是一路順遂。首輪對上 Miomir Kecmanovic，他在落後的情況下才逆轉取勝，苦戰五盤過關，此後便無驚無險。決賽首盤，Zverev 以一記勁道十足的正手致勝球拿下，也終結了對這位對手連丟 14 盤的窘境。轉折出現在第三盤，他追一顆小球時滑倒，當場摀住膝蓋。Sinner 越過球網將他扶起，隨後就在 Zverev 這位德國選手發球局終於出現破綻時完成破發。
It was a 10th straight defeat for Zverev, who nonetheless climbs above the injured Carlos Alcaraz to world No. 2. "I'm 29 years old and this is the first time I actually believe I can win this trophy," he said. Sinner now sits two majors behind Alcaraz, with a 44-3 record this year and a sixth title of the season. The cheque was worth 3.6 million pounds. The round number, one suspects, mattered rather more.
這是 Zverev 對 Sinner 吞下的十連敗，但他仍超越傷勢在身的 Carlos Alcaraz，登上世界排名第二，Zverev 說：「我 29 歲了，這是我第一次真心相信自己拿得下這座獎盃。」。Sinner 目前大滿貫座數只落後 Alcaraz 兩座，本季戰績 44 勝 3 敗，並收下今年第六冠。冠軍支票金額為 360 萬英鎊。但真正讓他更在意的，恐怕是那個整數 100 勝。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Sat oddly with [verb phrase, to be inconsistent or hard to reconcile with something else]: His temper sat oddly with his calm image.A long way off [idiom, still distant in time or far from being achieved]: Retirement still feels a long way off.Blow a lead [verb phrase, to lose an advantage you had already built up]: They blew a three-goal lead in ten minutes.A man reborn [noun phrase, someone performing far better after a period of struggle]: He came back from injury a man reborn.Plain sailing [idiom, smooth and easy progress with no difficulties]: After the first week, it was plain sailing.
Reference article:
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-zverev-wimbledon-2026-final-sunday
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/12/sport/wimbledon-mens-final-sinner-zverev
Sun, 02 Aug 2026 - 2806 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L245: 大法官一句話，點燃印度青年怒火 A Judge Said 'Cockroach.' India's Youth Answered.
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L245: A Judge Said 'Cockroach.' India's Youth Answered.
Highlights 主題摘要
Activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a 26-day hunger strike, but India's youth-led Cockroach protests have spread to Mumbai, Hyderabad and beyond.The movement began over leaked entrance exams, then absorbed far wider anger about youth unemployment, economic inequality and the accountability of Modi's government.Police fired tear gas, metro stations were shut and one messaging app was ordered taken down, yet protesters returned in growing numbers.An activist whose 26-day hunger strike became the emotional core of India's youth-led "Cockroach" protests has ended his fast, yet the movement he helped ignite shows little sign of winding down. Sonam Wangchuk, 59, who had survived on salt water since late June, said he stopped only after appeals from dozens of members of Parliament and what he called a long negotiation, conceding that not all of his demands had been met. Demonstrators vowed on Friday to press on, and the protests have since spread from New Delhi to Mumbai, Hyderabad and other major cities.
印度青年「蟑螂」抗爭的精神象徵、絕食 26 天的社運人士 Sonam Wangchuk 宣布結束禁食，但這場運動並未因此降溫。現年 59 歲的他自 6 月底起僅靠鹽水維生。Wangchuk 表示，是在數十位國會議員出面勸說、並歷經漫長協商後才決定停止，同時坦言並非所有訴求都獲得回應。示威者週五重申會繼續走上街頭，抗爭也從新德里延燒到孟買、海德拉巴等主要城市。
The unrest was triggered by alleged leaks in some of India's most competitive entrance examinations for medical colleges and government jobs, but it has long since outgrown that single grievance. The Cockroach Janta Party, whose name parodies Modi's ruling party, began in May as an online satire campaign after Chief Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed young people to cockroaches. The remark landed badly in a country where millions of young people are entering a labour market that has struggled to create enough secure, well-paid jobs.
這場風波的導火線，是印度競爭最激烈的醫學院與公職考試接連傳出洩題，但抗爭訴求早已不只如此。首席大法官 Surya Kant 把失業青年比喻成蟑螂，5 月間催生出「蟑螂人民黨」，名稱刻意戲謔模仿莫迪領導的執政黨，而起初只是網路上的諷刺行動。這番話之所以踩到痛點，在於印度數以百萬計的年輕人正湧入職場，穩定又待遇合理的工作機會卻始終不足。
Protesters are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, an overhaul of the examination system, and compensation for the families of students who died by suicide after the leaks. On Monday, police fired tear gas and swung batons at marchers heading toward Parliament; Delhi police said nearly 180 people were injured, including 118 security personnel and 60 protesters. Modi broke his silence on Thursday night with a video posted to Instagram, acknowledging that paper leaks were no trivial matter and announcing fast-track courts to handle leak cases.
抗議群眾要求教育部長 Dharmendra Pradhan 下台、全面檢討考試制度，並對洩題後輕生學生的家屬提供賠償。週一遊行隊伍走向國會時，警方以催淚瓦斯和警棍驅離，德里警方統計約 180 人受傷，其中維安人員 118 人、抗議者 60 人。莫迪則在週四晚間打破沉默，透過 Instagram 發布影片，承認洩題絕非小事，並宣布設立快速審理法庭處理相關案件。
That response has not satisfied the streets. Authorities shut 18 metro stations in a capital of 23 million residents, and protesters reported internet shutdowns around Jantar Mantar, the 18th-century observatory that has hosted historic demonstrations. Organisers coordinated over the encrypted app Signal, while others relied on Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based tool whose founder, Jack Dorsey, said Indian officials had ordered taken down. Crowds turned out anyway, mounting a challenge sterner than any Modi has faced in his 12 years in power.
莫迪的回應並未讓街頭降溫。當局在這座人口 2,300 萬的首都關閉 18 座地鐵站；抗議者也指出，Jantar Mantar 周邊出現網路中斷，這座 18 世紀天文台向來是印度重要的抗議場域。組織者改用加密通訊軟體 Signal 聯絡，也有人轉向以藍牙傳訊的 Bitchat，該程式創辦人 Jack Dorsey 表示，印度官方已下令將其下架。群眾依舊到場，讓莫迪面臨執政 12 年來最嚴峻的挑戰。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Press on [verb phrase, to continue despite difficulty or opposition]: The team pressed on even after losing two key players.Outgrow [verb, to become too large or advanced for something]: The company has outgrown its small office downtown.Break one's silence [idiom, to finally speak about something after avoiding it]: The minister broke his silence three weeks after the scandal.Fast-track [adjective, designed to move faster than the normal process]: They set up a fast-track system for urgent visa cases.Mount a challenge [verb phrase, to organise and launch an effort against someone]: The small party mounted a serious challenge to the mayor.
Reference article:
https://globalnews.ca/news/11987477/india-gen-z-cockroach-movement-modi/
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5906236/india-wangchuk-hunger-strike-cockroach-protesters
Sun, 02 Aug 2026 - 2805 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.132: IG慣用語挑戰:掉了球、打了沙包、把培根帶回家 Useful idioms
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同事開會的時候丟一句「You dropped the ball on that one」,你聽得懂每個字,湊在一起卻愣住三秒。這集John老師和阿鍵老師從IG上的Wait What系列裡,挑了三個運動延伸出來的英文慣用語,順便逼自己「今天學明天用」。
IG上的Idioms,不是單純看開心的
兩位老師平常在週三的English Cafe裡,會整理出很多實用的idioms跟片語動詞,大家反應都不錯。於是他們挑出通勤族日常小聊天用得到的字,做成圖卡放到IG上,取名叫Wait What——意思是有些英文單看字面根本猜不到意思,「咦,這是什麼意思」的那種感覺。
但兩位老師也吐槽,IG上按讚的人多,真的敢接受挑戰的人卻不多。挑戰的規則很簡單:學了就要在生活裡真的講出來,不管是講給老外同事聽,還是台灣同事聽,只要對方一副「哇你出口成章」的表情,就回IG留言分享一下。
這集也提到一位老朋友聽眾Bella,私訊說自己通過了GEPT初級。兩位老師特別強調她的學習路徑:先靠15Mins廣聽培養興趣,有了興趣才慢慢接上口說輸出,而不是硬逼自己先開口。輸入跟輸出接得起來,才是這套方法真正的重點,也難怪老師忍不住鼓勵她接著挑戰中高級。
掉在地上的球,搞砸的case
第一個字是drop the ball。球本來就會掉到地上,運動的時候你不可能一直運球或帶球不放手,所以掉球這件事一點都不誇張,反而很literal。但套進辦公室情境,drop the ball就是事情搞砸了、case沒接住。
老師舉例,老闆開會提到某個同事:「Did you see what happened to Brian? He dropped the ball.」意思大概就是某個case沒弄好,或客戶掉了。有趣的是,這句話語氣其實沒有想像中重,比較像是在描述一個情境,而不是指著鼻子罵人。台灣人常講的「掉漆」,某種程度上味道很接近。
如果哪天真的搞砸了,你可以老實承認:「I'm sorry, I dropped the ball on that one.」比死鴨子嘴硬要來得體面多了。
打枕頭,不是打沙包
第二個是hit the sack,字面上看像是打沙袋,實際意思卻是去睡覺,完全猜不到。老師解釋,這裡的sack指的其實是枕頭——早年還沒有記憶棉的年代,枕頭裡塞的是綠豆殼,外殼就是麻布袋的樣子,跟裝咖啡豆的那種30公斤麻布袋很像。累到不行、頭重到需要立刻倒下去,就是hit the sack。
老師也提醒,這句話聽起來有點老派,講出來像50歲阿伯的口吻,但年輕人一樣可以講,通常是跟著爸媽或長輩的用語習慣學來的。比如:「Hey, I'm pooped today, I'm gonna hit the sack early.」很口語,朋友之間用剛剛好。
培根帶回家,養家的意思
最後一個是bring home the bacon,老師自己從小就愛用,原因很單純:因為喜歡吃培根。麵包、起司、培根都是民生食物,把食物帶回家,自然就是養家、賺錢的意思。老師常拿這句話鼓勵在海外打拼的客戶,或是準備接新project的朋友:「Go ahead and bring home the bacon.」連調侃護國神山台積電幫台灣賺外匯,也可以說是在bring home the bacon。
不過要小心,想問別人「你靠什麼吃飯」,直接問「What's your bacon?」聽起來會很奇怪,這時候老實用「What do you do for a living」就好,bring home the bacon通常留給鼓勵、稱讚的場合用。
這集之外,IG上還有cold feet跟burn bridges等著你去挑戰,哪一個最合你的個性,自己選一個常用,用久了就會變成反射動作,不知不覺就講出來了。
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 - 2804 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.087: Smart crib for unrested parents 爸媽幫手智慧型嬰兒床
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This article contains two stories of how technology is used to inspire and solve problems in everyday life. First, parents to a newborn, Radhika and Bharath Patil, just like other parents with babies have faced disruptions in their sleep patterns. So, to find a solution to sooth their baby, and get better rest, they put their electrical engineering background to good use and built a smartcrib. The smartcrib is said to combine a baby monitor, rocker, bassinet and crib in one. Next story is about how Amazon is developing non-contact payment systems that could help retailers in these times where social distancing is required. Amazon is testing a palm-based detection system. Security level is similar to fingerprint scans, but palm scanning at a distance is more practical.
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Vocabulary and Sample sentences:
Sth fly/go out the window ph. – something does not exist or disappeared Once you have a baby, your good night’s rest will go out the window. If you drink too much, your senses go out the window.
Pattern n. – a repeated decorative design or an arrangement/ sequence The palm scanning system of Amazon is based on capturing the vein patterns of the palm. Zen tangle artworks are based on different, repeated patterns.
Practical adj. - something that can be done or likely to be feasible Instead of fingerprint identification, palm scanning at a distance is more practical. After a session of brainstorming, we should consider selecting the ideas that are more practical.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 - 2803 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.332: 英語時光機 - 乖乖原本不是做零食？這個70年台灣品牌比你想像更傳奇 The snack that became a cultural myth
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在台灣，工程師們為了避免遇到機器出狀況，有一個流傳已久的做法：放上一包綠色的零食。你知道這個看似迷信的小動作，怎麼演變為全台辦公室、工廠甚至現在推往海外，成為科技業半導體界的共同默契嗎？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師要帶大家認識這個最有台灣味的零食品牌「乖乖」。
我們除了聊乖乖為什麼能讓機器「聽話」外，還挖出不少品牌背後的秘辛：從它的起家故事，到跟農會合作開發出的各種在地口味，甚至還談了之前跟台股ETF合作的紅色包裝的連結 📈
In Taiwan, engineers have long used a practice to avoid machines breaking down: placing a package of green snacks nearby. Did you know how this seemingly superstitious little gesture evolved into a shared understanding across offices, factories, and now expanding overseas, becoming a common ritual in Taiwan's tech and semiconductor industry? This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick introduce you to this most quintessentially Taiwanese snack brand: Kuai Kuai
Beyond discussing why Kuai Kuai can make machines "behave," we also uncover many secrets behind the brand: from its origin story, to various local flavors developed in collaboration with farmers' associations, and even the connection to its red packaging collaboration with Taiwan stock ETFs 📈
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 - 2802 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L240: 六年來最大幅加薪，七成人無感？Taiwan Wages Hit Six-Year High, Most Workers Miss Out
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Highlights 主題摘要
Taiwan's real regular wages rose 1.27 percent in the first five months of 2026, the strongest gain recorded in six years.The AI export boom has lifted pay in electronics and finance, while accommodation and food service workers remain stuck well below average.Nearly seventy percent of employees now earn less than the headline average, a record share that exposes the limits of statistical good news.Wage statistics rarely make for compelling reading, but the figures released by Taiwan's Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics in July have given policymakers something to point at. Average monthly regular wages, which cover base pay and fixed allowances while excluding bonuses and overtime, reached NT$49,216 in May, up 2.95 percent from a year earlier and the second-fastest growth for that month in 27 years. Once inflation is stripped out, real regular wages over the first five months of 2026 rose 1.27 percent, the biggest gain for the period in six years.
薪資統計向來不是什麼吸睛的題材，但行政院主計總處 7 月公布的這組數字，總算讓官方有東西可以拿出來講。5 月經常性薪資平均達新台幣 49,216 元，年增 2.95%,是 27 年來同月份次高的增幅。經常性薪資指的是本薪加上固定津貼，不含獎金與加班費。剔除物價因素後，今年前 5 月實質經常性薪資年增 1.27%，創 6 年來同期的新高。
The engine behind this is not hard to identify. Artificial intelligence has driven demand for Taiwanese electronic components and optoelectronics, and the resulting revenues have filtered through to payslips in the form of overtime, performance bonuses and year-end payouts. DGBAS census official Tan Wen-ling has repeatedly attributed the momentum to AI-related sectors, noting that firms elsewhere have also raised wages simply to hold their ground in a tight labour market.
背後的推力不難理解。人工智慧撐起了台灣電子零組件與光電產業的需求，營收成長最後透過加班費、績效獎金與年終獎金，回到員工的薪資單上。主計總處普查處副處長譚文玲多次把這波動能歸因於 AI 相關產業，同時指出人力吃緊之下，其他產業也只能跟著調薪，才留得住人。
Look past the averages, however, and a less flattering picture emerges. Because a handful of very high earners can skew the mean, the median is the more honest gauge: it stood at NT$39,426 in May, roughly NT$10,000 below the average. In 2025, 69.74 percent of employees earned below the average monthly salary, the highest proportion on record and up from 66.8 percent five years earlier. Accommodation workers averaged NT$34,961 a month; those in food services, NT$36,709.
不過只要跳過平均數往下看，畫面就沒那麼好看了。少數高薪者足以把平均值拉高，中位數才是比較誠實的指標：5 月經常性薪資中位數為 39,426 元，比平均值低了將近 1 萬元。2025 年有 69.74% 的受僱者薪水低於平均月薪，比例創歷年新高，5 年前是 66.8%。住宿業員工月薪平均 34,961 元，餐飲業 36,709 元。
The gap looks structural rather than temporary. Electronic components posted average annual pay of NT$1.33 million last year, with finance and insurance close behind, while traditional service industries have all but stalled. Real total wages, which include bonuses, grew 1.37 percent in the first five months, down from 1.67 percent a year earlier, partly because some firms pushed Dragon Boat Festival bonuses into June. Tan has cautioned that energy prices could yet feed into inflation, and whether real pay keeps rising depends on wages outpacing prices.
這道落差看起來是結構性的，而非一時現象。去年電子零組件業平均年薪 133 萬元，金融保險業緊追在後，傳統服務業卻幾乎原地踏步。含獎金在內的實質總薪資，前 5 月成長 1.37%，低於去年同期的 1.67%，部分原因是有些企業把端午獎金遞延到 6 月才發。譚文玲也提醒，能源價格後續仍可能反映到物價上，實質薪資能不能繼續成長，還是要看加薪速度追不追得上通膨。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字- Base pay [noun phrase, the fixed part of a salary before bonuses or overtime]: Her base pay is low, but the bonuses help.Strip out [verb phrase, to remove a factor in order to see the true figure]: Strip out inflation and the growth looks much smaller.Payslip [noun, a document showing how much an employee has been paid]: Check your payslip before you complain to HR.Hold their ground [idiom, to maintain a position without losing it]: Small firms struggle to hold their ground against big employers.Tight labour market [noun phrase, a job market where workers are scarce and hard to hire]: In a tight labour market, good staff can name their price.
Reference article:
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202607100013
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6399011
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6304527
Sun, 26 Jul 2026 - 2801 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.131: 這本80歲的老書,教你怎麼用15分鐘讀懂一篇英文新聞 How to read a book by Adler
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一篇英文新聞讀完了,每個字都認識,叫你轉述給別人聽,你卻支支吾吾說不出個所以然?這集John老師和阿鍵老師找了一本1940年出版、快80歲的老書出來聊,書名很直白——《如何閱讀一本書》。老書不代表過時,反而拆穿了一個大家都以為自己會、其實根本不會的能力:讀。
一本教你「怎麼讀書」的書,葫蘆裡賣什麼藥?
作者Mortimer Adler不是隨便寫寫,他是哲學家、教育者,長年參與《大英百科全書》的編輯工作,某種程度上就是維基百科出現之前的維基百科主編。1972年修訂版找來Charles Van Doren加入,兩人一起把這本書打磨成後來大家熟知的經典版本。
阿鍵老師在節目裡順便科普了一個單字:Wikipedia其實是從Encyclopedia變出來的字。骨灰級學習者應該都有印象,小時候翻百科全書要先查另一本索引書,才知道自己要的資料藏在哪一冊裡,不像現在打開網頁search就有,現代人是真的幸福。
唸得出聲音,不代表你真的讀懂了
Adler把閱讀分成好幾個層次,第一層叫Elementary Reading,基礎閱讀。聽起來很簡單,但John老師分享了一段自己在修道院唸書時的糗事:老師要他讀完一段故事,他讀得很流暢,字也都認得,結果修女突然要他轉述Peter做了什麼事,他當場愣住,腦袋一片空白。
問題出在哪?他把每個字的發音都唸出來了,卻沒有在腦中把句子組織成畫面、變成一個故事。這就是Elementary Reading的陷阱——你以為自己在read,其實只是嘴巴在發音而已。真正的基礎閱讀,是讀完一句話,腦中要能浮現對應的情境。
從檢視到分析,閱讀原來分這麼多關卡
再往上一層是Inspectional Reading,檢視閱讀,也就是快速skim過一遍,抓出文章大概在講什麼,腦中先準備好幾個問題,邊讀邊找答案。再上去是Analytical Reading,分析閱讀,這時候不只要知道文章寫了什麼,還要一直問為什麼——為什麼這個人這樣做,為什麼這個國家會變成這樣。阿鍵老師說他讀到喜歡的動物、生物類主題,自然而然就會讀到分析層次;但遇到不熟的題材,可能就停在基礎層次,先搞懂大概意思就好。
John老師則是看時間決定要讀到哪個層次:只有15分鐘,做到Analytical差不多就夠了,再深入下去太費腦力,精神消耗完還要花時間恢復。真的有一小時空檔,才會進到Syntopical Reading,主題閱讀——把讀過的東西跟之前看過的資料互相比對、重新組織,這通常是寫論文、做研究才會用到的功夫。時間就是本錢,這句話放在閱讀策略上一樣成立。
這套方法怎麼套進你的英文學習
這幾個層次聽起來學術,其實早就藏在15Mins的內容設計裡。每一則國際時事跟讀前面的三個highlights,就是幫你先建立一個mental picture,對應到Elementary Reading的預先處理;先聽過一遍抓故事走向,就是Inspectional;讀完之後試著把整個故事講給別人聽,或是問自己為什麼這個事件會發生,就是進入Analytical。
阿鍵老師提醒,inspectional階段本來就不需要每個字都懂,能抓到故事大概方向就算合格,這也是shadowing一直在強調的重點。竹科工程師開車上班那段路,或是台北捷運通勤兩站的時間,剛好聽完一集精讀story,不用坐在書桌前硬K兩小時,一樣能練到英文閱讀跟英文跟讀的功夫。
兩位老師也丟了一個挑戰:這週找三篇私密單集內容,試著做到Analytical層次,讀出聲音、做shadowing,能講給別人聽更好。
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 - 2800 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.086: Money can buy some happiness 錢可以買什麼樣的快樂？
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According to the National Academy of Sciences, money can buy you some happiness. Their findings suggest that spending money to save time may reduce stress about the limited time in the day, thereby improving happiness. The study found that people who outsource or pay to get their disliked tasks done has better overall life satisfaction.
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Outsource v. obtain goods/services from an outside supplier I often outsource my dog-walking chores to my neighbours. Instead of hiring a driver to deliver goods, the company outsourced delivery to a logistics company.
Errand n. short journey to collect or deliver something Every Sunday my mom asks me to run errands for her Now, we can shop online for groceries instead of going on shopping errands
Stress n. mental or emotional strain from demanding circumstances Studies show that if you outsource disliked chores, you can reduce time-related stress Long term stress is bad for your health
Thu, 23 Jul 2026 - 2799 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.331: 吃貨學英語 - 連吃水果都有禁忌？揭開台灣人餐桌上的 神祕都市傳說 Food superstitions in Taiwan you have to know
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你知道嗎？台灣是個美食之國，但有些食物吃下肚之前，得先看看你的職業、看看你是不是正要考試，甚至......看看你家裡是不是有船員?!
本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師要介紹一些台灣常見的飲食禁忌，看乖乖如何打進TSMC的一級供應鏈，聊聊那些可能會「招來厄運」的日常美食。
Did you know? Taiwan is a food paradise, but before eating certain foods, you need to check your profession, see if you're about to take an exam, and even... check if there's a sailor in your family!?
This week on English Cafe, John and Klim introduce some common Taiwanese dining taboos, discussing how Crispy Boy snacks made it into TSMC's first-tier supply chain, and chatting about everyday foods that might "bring bad luck."
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 - 2798 - WHOIs單元Ep.32: 在百年企業打破玻璃天花板的她 She Broke the Glass Ceiling at a 100-Year-Old Company
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Tue, 21 Jul 2026 - 2797 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L236: 記憶體熱潮：美光大賺，蘋果買單 Memory Boom: Micron Wins, Apple Pays
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L236: Memory Boom: Micron Wins, Apple PaysHighlights 主題摘要
Memory prices have surged throughout 2026 as AI demand swallows global chip supply, forcing device makers to raise prices.Micron's record quarter sparked a public clash with Apple over who is really to blame for the shortage.Samsung and SK Hynix warn the squeeze will run through 2027, with the supply gap set to widen.Memory prices have surged sharply throughout 2026. Research firm TrendForce reported that DRAM contract prices climbed roughly 90 percent quarter-over-quarter in the first quarter alone, with consumer modules such as LPDDR5X rising nearly 89 percent in the second. The driver is not a supply disruption but a deliberate reallocation of capacity: memory makers are prioritizing high-margin AI products, leaving conventional DRAM structurally undersupplied even as total industry revenue climbs to record levels.
2026年以來，記憶體價格漲勢兇猛。研究機構TrendForce指出，光是第一季，DRAM合約價就較前一季上漲約90%，LPDDR5X等消費端模組到了第二季也漲了近89%。推升價格的主因並非供應斷鏈，而是廠商刻意調配產能：記憶體業者把產能優先留給毛利較高的AI產品，所以即便整體產業營收衝上新高，一般DRAM仍陷入結構性供給不足。
That imbalance has turned into a windfall for Micron Technology, one of the world's three dominant memory suppliers. The company's fiscal third-quarter revenue, released in late June, more than quadrupled year-over-year to $41.46 billion, while gross margin jumped to 84.9 percent from 39 percent a year earlier. Net income reached $28.24 billion, against just $1.89 billion in the same quarter last year. Shares surged roughly 15 percent in after-hours trading, briefly lifting Micron's market value above both Meta and Tesla, while management guided for about $50 billion in revenue next quarter, citing sold-out high-bandwidth memory.
這樣的供需失衡，反倒讓全球三大記憶體供應商之一的美光大幅進帳。美光六月下旬公布財報，第三會計季營收年增逾四倍，達414.6億美元，毛利率也從一年前的39%跳升至84.9%。淨利達282.4億美元，去年同期僅18.9億美元。財報一出，美光股價在盤後交易一度大漲約15%，市值短暫超車Meta與特斯拉；公司並看好下一季營收上看500億美元，並提到高頻寬記憶體（HBM）早已被搶購一空。
The earnings beat landed hours after Apple announced price increases across its Mac, iPad, Apple TV, HomePod, and Vision Pro lines, a move that sent its stock down more than 6 percent and erased roughly $265 billion in market value. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal after Micron's results, chief business officer Sumit Sadana offered a pointed response. Without naming Apple directly, he suggested that certain large customers had exploited the industry's 2023 downturn to demand rock-bottom prices, straining supplier margins at the exact moment capital was needed to expand capacity. "A lot of the industry investments got shut down in 2023 because of really poor pricing and really poor margins," he said.
這份亮眼財報出爐前幾個小時，蘋果才剛宣布Mac、iPad、Apple TV、HomePod與Vision Pro全線調漲，導致股價重挫逾6%，市值蒸發約2650億美元。美光財報公布後，商務長薩達納接受《華爾街日報》採訪時，做出一番語帶機鋒的回應。他沒有直接點名蘋果，卻暗指某些大客戶趁2023年產業低谷壓低採購價，正好在廠商最需要資金擴產的時候，壓縮了供應商的利潤。他說：「2023年產業內許多投資之所以喊停，就是因為價格與利潤都太差。」
The dispute over blame does little to change where the market is headed. Samsung's memory division warned in late April that the supply gap would widen further through 2027, a view echoed by SK Hynix days earlier. Together with Micron, the two Korean firms control more than 90 percent of the global DRAM market. TrendForce projects total memory revenue will grow from $551.6 billion in 2026 to $842.7 billion in 2027, suggesting the current tightness has further to run.
不管這場責任歸屬怎麼吵，都改不了市場的大方向。三星記憶體部門四月底就示警，供需缺口到2027年只會更大，SK海力士稍早也表達相同看法。連同美光在內，這幾家業者合計掌握全球九成以上的DRAM市場。TrendForce預估，整體記憶體市場營收會從2026年的5516億美元，成長到2027年的8427億美元，顯示這波供給吃緊將會延續下去。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Quarter-over-quarter [adverb phrase, compared with the previous three-month period]: Revenue rose fifteen percent quarter-over-quarter.Windfall [noun, a large unexpected gain or profit]: The tax refund was a nice windfall.After-hours trading [noun phrase, buying and selling of stocks after the market closes]: The shares jumped in after-hours trading.Downturn [noun, a period of reduced economic activity]: Many firms cut jobs during the downturn.Rock-bottom [adjective, at the lowest possible level]: They sold the tickets at rock-bottom prices.
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2. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/micron-mu-earnings-report-q3-2026.html
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 - 2796 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.130: 世足黑馬、AI模型突然下架,還有辦公室最好聊的話題 World Cup and AI topics for the week
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茶水間聊天,你都聊什麼?天氣太熱、昨晚球賽,還是老闆又在亂?這集John老師和阿鍵老師幫大家整理這兩週最適合拿來開場的話題,從世足黑馬到AI模型無預警下架,通勤時間聽完,明天茶水間就有話題了。
世足黑馬,連巨石強生都來代言
維德角(Cape Verde Islands),人口只有五十萬,這次卻打進世足十六強,跟西班牙踢平。故事最感人的地方不是踢平西班牙,而是他們四十歲的門將,賽後記者會說了一句「I miss my mother」,結果全世界開始幫他找媽媽、幫媽媽買機票。
原來不是沒有錢,是維德角跟美國沒有簽證互惠關係,辦簽證要押金又要時間,家人根本來不及。人口小不代表進不了四強,以前小國進世足就是陪榜,這次維德角直接變成大家心中的underdog,代言人甚至換成巨石強生。
茶水間要聊這個超好用,因為足球是全世界共同語言,就算同事不看球也大概聽過。你可以問對方:Which team are you rooting for? 是支持哪一隊;如果對方有下注,就問 Which team did you put your money on?,聊開了同事自然會一直講下去。
Claude Fable上架三天就被要求下架,為什麼?
這則是這兩週AI界最大條的新聞。Anthropic推出目前最強的兩個模型,Claude Mythos跟Claude Fable,結果Mythos甚至被稱為「史上限制最少的模型」——因為限制少,反而容易被拿去鑽security漏洞。
上架才三天,美國政府就以出口管制為由要求下架,擔心被其他國家拿去蒸餾、複製出自己的模型。這也是為什麼最近大家會覺得,各家AI好像突然放慢腳步、沒有新模型狂推——不是技術卡關,是政府開始要求release前先審查。7月初這兩個模型才又重新開放。
以後除了比token價格,AI廠商還要多考慮一個變數:跟國家安全有沒有關係。這件事會怎麼發展,值得繼續追。竹科工程師平常在用AI工具的,這則新聞尤其該聽一下,以後這種review恐怕會變常態。
匹克球正式殺進台灣,連運動白癡都能打
Pickleball去年還只在國外紅,今年在台灣正式起飛。這運動最大的優點是門檻低——場地比網球小,不用一直左右衝刺,體能普通的人也能上場,還可以四個人一起玩,邊打邊嘴砲。
在美國推廣這運動的是網球球王球后Andre Agassi跟Steffi Graf,因為不是每個人都訂得到網球場。現在台灣有場館直接把一個網球場改成三個匹克球場,場地一多,大家就更容易約。甚至有室內場館還能邊喝雞尾酒邊打球,根本是為社恐上班族量身打造——說是去運動,其實比較像去交朋友。約同事下班打一場,絕對比約去健身房容易成功。
巴黎羅浮宮提早關門,溺水死亡人數暴增
歐洲熱浪一年比一年誇張,今年光西班牙就有兩千人因熱浪過世,比去年的一千人整整多一倍。巴黎更直接把艾菲爾鐵塔、羅浮宮改成白天提早關門,有法國人建議乾脆改成夜間開放,只是館方嫌加班費太貴,遲遲不願意改。
最誇張的是死因,大家可能猜脫水,但其實暴增最多的是溺水——法國人平常不太裝冷氣,天氣一熱大家全跳進運河消暑,結果不小心溺斃的人數大幅增加,連巴黎人自己都嚇一跳。
想跟同事聊這個,可以問一句:Did you bring your umbrella out?,現在出門真的要帶洋傘。或者問對方知不知道 Paris had to close down their famous landmarks during this season,保證能聊上幾句。
順帶一提,這兩週還有MIT研發出可以自己變軟變硬的Y型拉鏈,未來可能用在機器人腳掌跟醫療器材上;金曲獎則是蔡依林時隔多年再度封后,再加上兩位資深歌手同年拿獎,被說是一波「文藝復興」;韓國隊小組賽表現不如預期,總統親自出面關切教練去留;台灣近海也發現了兩個新物種,其中一個是不到半公分的海蛞蝓寄生蟲,連牠的宿主都是新物種。細節都在VIP內容裡,這裡先幫大家畫重點。
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 - 2795 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.085: Ep.973: How did Jamie become a socialite?Jamie Chua如何變名媛？
每天早上都捨不得離開床？楊謹華的賴床秘密，從一張好床墊開始！
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Summary:
Jamie Chua is a Singapore socialite who is also a social media influencer. She is famous for sharing her lavish lifestyle on social media and owning more than 200 Hermes bags. How did she become a socialite? While Jamie was a flight attendant, she met an Indonesian tycoon, then fell in love and got married. The 15-year marriage ended in divorce when Jamie was 36 years old. Ever since her divorce, Jamie has built her reputation as a socialite. During her divorce, she was known for asking NT6.24 monthly alimony payment, but nobody knew how much she did eventually get.
討論原文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-973-how-does-s-pore-socialite-jamie-chua-spend-her-money
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Socialite n. a person who is well known in fashionable society and is fond of social activities and entertainment Paris Hilton was the most famous socialite in the 90s Kim Kardashian built her socialite status into a fashion empire
Lavish adj. rich, elaborate, luxurious Jamie took her alimony and gave herself a lavish lifestyle A lavish lifestyle is also a lifestyle that requires high maintenance
Alimony n. court-ordered provision for the support of spouse after divorce Jamie demanded NTD6.24m monthly alimony in her divorce lawsuit If you fall behind on making alimony payments, you can go back to court to renegotiate a payment plan.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 - 2794 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.330: 頭等艙服務到底有多誇張？空服員親曝：乘客連按鈴都不能按！Angel's rise to first-class cabin
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原來Angel老師特訓去了，想要伺候好頭等艙的貴客，光是專業親切還不夠，甚至得在雲端上化身大廚，從蛋的熟度到頂級食材的處理通通得學！面對再挑剔的乘客也不能慌，客訴應對居然還藏著一套五個字母的服務心法？本集 Angel 老師現場傳授，John 老師......就負責扮演難搞的奧客啦 😂
This week on English Cafe, John and Angel discuss where Angel disappeared to recently and how she overcame challenges to unlock a brand new career milestone!!!
It turns out Angel went for special training to better serve first-class passengers. Just being professionally friendly isn't enough—she even had to become a chef in the clouds, learning everything from egg doneness to handling premium ingredients! When facing the most particular passengers, you can't panic, and handling complaints apparently involves a five-letter service philosophy? Teacher Angel shares her on-the-spot tips this episode, and Teacher John... gets to play the role of a difficult customer 😂
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 - 2793 - WHOIs單元Ep.31: 這位億萬富豪沒有發明吸塵器，卻重新定義了它 He Didn't Invent the Vacuum—He Reinvented It
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Mon, 13 Jul 2026 - 2792 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L232: 熱浪來襲，巴黎地標被迫停業 Record Heat Shuts the Louvre, Empties the Eiffel Tower
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L232: Record Heat Shuts the Louvre, Empties the Eiffel Tower
Highlights 主題摘要
Europe's most severe heatwave on record forced Paris landmarks to close, as France logged its hottest day since measurements began in 1947.A stubborn omega block trapped scorching North African air over the continent, pushing temperatures far above the seasonal average.France counted roughly 2,025 excess deaths during the June heatwave, a toll that shows how ill-prepared much of Europe remains for extreme heat.When the Louvre turned visitors away in late June, it was not because of another daring heist, but because the world's most-visited museum could no longer keep its galleries safe from the sun. Between 24 and 28 June, it closed two hours early, at 4 p.m., with last admission pulled forward to 2 p.m. Across the Seine, the Eiffel Tower shuttered its summit and stopped admitting visitors in the early afternoon; ticketless tourists were told to postpone, while those already booked had their afternoon slots refunded automatically. Paris, built to hold warmth in its dense limestone streets and zinc rooftops, had become an oven.
當羅浮宮在六月下旬把遊客擋在門外，原因並非又一起大膽的竊案，而是這座全球參觀人數最多的博物館，已無法讓展廳不受烈日侵擾。六月二十四日至二十八日間，館方提前兩小時、於下午四點閉館，最後入場時間也提前至下午兩點。塞納河對岸，艾菲爾鐵塔關閉頂層，午後稍早便停止放行遊客；無票者被要求延後參觀，已訂票者的午後時段票券則自動退款。巴黎這座以密實石灰岩街道與鋅皮屋頂鎖住熱氣的城市，成了一座烤爐。
當羅浮宮在六月下旬把遊客擋在門外，起因並不是又一起大膽的竊案，而是這座全球參觀人數最多的博物館，已經沒辦法讓展廳裡的觀眾躲開烈日。六月二十四日到二十八日，館方提前兩小時、在下午四點閉館，最後入場時間也往前挪到下午兩點。塞納河另一頭，艾菲爾鐵塔關閉頂層，過了中午沒多久就停止放行，沒買票的遊客被請回、改天再來，已經訂票的人則收到午後時段的自動退款。巴黎這座用密實石灰岩街道和鋅皮屋頂把熱氣鎖在城裡的城市，成了一座大烤爐。
The closures were the visible edge of a far larger emergency. Météo-France recorded 24 June as the nation's hottest day since records began in 1947, with a national average of 30.0°C narrowly beating the mark set a day earlier, and highs near 44°C in the west. Meteorologists blamed an omega block, a pattern named for the Greek letter it traces in the atmosphere, which pinned hot, dry Saharan air over the continent while low-pressure systems on either side held it in place. With overnight temperatures offering no relief, the heat plateaued at what authorities called a sustained peak of severity.
這波閉館只是規模大得多的緊急事件中，浮上檯面的一角。法國氣象局將六月二十四日列為 1947 年有紀錄以來全國最熱的一天，全國均溫達攝氏 30.0 度，以些微差距超越僅一天前締造的紀錄，西部最高溫逼近攝氏 44 度。氣象學家將主因歸於歐米茄阻塞，這種型態因其在大氣中勾勒出的形狀近似希臘字母而得名，它把乾熱的撒哈拉空氣壓在歐陸上空，兩側的低壓系統則將其牢牢困住。夜間氣溫毫無緩解，高溫沉降為當局所稱的持續嚴峻高峰。
閉館只是這場更大災情露出水面的一角。法國氣象局把六月二十四日列為 1947 年開始記錄以來全國最熱的一天，全國均溫攝氏三十度，以些微差距刷新前一天剛創下的紀錄，西部最高溫逼近攝氏四十四度。氣象學家把矛頭指向歐米茄阻塞，這種天氣型態因為在大氣裡畫出的形狀像希臘字母 Ω 而得名，它把撒哈拉來的乾熱空氣壓在歐陸上空，兩側的低壓系統又把它牢牢卡住。入夜氣溫毫不退讓，高溫就停在當局口中那種持續不去的嚴峻高峰。
The human cost mounted quickly. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu told a crisis meeting that at least 40 people had drowned within a week, most of them young, as swimmers sought relief in unsupervised rivers and canals. France later estimated roughly 2,025 excess deaths over the June episode, many among older people in homes without air conditioning, an echo of the 2003 heatwave that killed an estimated 15,000. Only about a fifth of European homes have air conditioning, and much of the housing was designed to trap heat rather than shed it.
人命代價迅速攀升。法國總理勒科努在一場危機會議上表示，一週內至少有四十人溺斃，多為年輕人，他們為了消暑而潛入無人看管的河流與運河。法國其後估計，六月這一波約造成 2,025 人超額死亡，許多是住在沒有空調住所的長者，呼應了 2003 年那場估計奪走一萬五千條人命的熱浪。歐洲僅約五分之一的家戶裝有空調，且大量房舍當初的設計是為了鎖住熱氣而非散熱。
傷亡數字很快往上堆。法國總理勒科努在一場危機會議上說，短短一週至少四十人溺斃，多半是年輕人，他們跳進沒有救生員看管的河流和運河消暑。法國後來估算，光是六月這一波就多出約兩千零二十五條人命，其中不少是住在沒有冷氣家裡的長者，讓人想起 2003 年那場熱浪，當時估計奪走一萬五千人。全歐洲只有大約五分之一的家戶有冷氣，而且很多房子當初蓋的時候就是為了留住熱氣、不是為了散熱。
The disruption rippled far beyond the museums. Eurostar cancelled cross-Channel trains, British rail operators imposed heat speed limits to guard against buckling tracks, and a Swiss power company throttled a nuclear reactor when river water ran too warm to cool it safely. Even before Paris could catch its breath, forecasters warned of a fresh heatwave sweeping into the Île-de-France from 5 July. Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, heating at roughly twice the global rate, and Lecornu convened a special cabinet meeting to draw lessons from a season in which records were falling almost nightly.
這場衝擊的漣漪遠遠超出博物館之外。歐洲之星取消跨越英吉利海峽的班次，英國鐵路業者祭出高溫限速以防軌道挹曲，瑞士一家電力公司則因河水過熱、無法安全冷卻而調降一座核子反應爐的輸出。巴黎還來不及喘息，氣象單位又警告新一波熱浪將自七月五日起湧入法蘭西島。歐洲是全球暖化最快的大陸，升溫速度約為全球平均的兩倍，勒科努召開特別內閣會議，記取這個紀錄幾乎每晚都被打破的季節所帶來的教訓。
災情的餘波遠遠不只博物館。歐洲之星取消跨海峽班次，英國鐵路業者祭出高溫限速、防止軌道受熱挹曲，瑞士一家電力公司也因為河水太燙、冷卻不了，把一座核子反應爐的輸出調降。巴黎都還沒喘過氣，氣象單位又預警新一波熱浪會從七月五日起灌進法蘭西島。歐洲是全球暖化最快的大陸，升溫速度大約是全球平均的兩倍，勒科努為此召開特別內閣會議，想從這個幾乎每晚都在破紀錄的夏天記取教訓。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Turn away [verb phrase, to refuse to let someone enter]: The staff turned away guests at the door.Plateau [verb, to reach a stable level and stay there]: Prices rose fast, then plateaued.Excess deaths [noun phrase, deaths beyond the normal expected number]: The heatwave caused thousands of excess deaths.Ripple [verb, to spread outward in effects]: The bad news rippled through the market.Throttle [verb, to reduce the power or output of something]: They throttled the engine to cool it down.
Reference article:
1. https://wmo.int/media/news/record-breaking-heat-spreads-through-europe
2. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/23/g-s1-129586/france-red-heat-wave-alert
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_heatwaves
Sun, 12 Jul 2026 - 2791 - 回顧星期天LBS - 太空相關時事趣聞 All about space
跟另一伴攜手走下去前，不只是甜言蜜語、浪漫送禮，這件事做好準備更重要！預防 HPV 是對彼此「愛情」最基本的尊重和承諾。別讓對健康的傷害變成愛情的阻礙，為彼此主動做好HPV預防才能說是「真愛」。
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Topic 1: In space, at sea: tips on isolation from the pros
With billions of people around the world suddenly adjusting to social distancing measures as part of the battle to slow the spread of COVID-19, some professionals who are used to confinement have some tips. From astronauts to submariners, here are some practical ways to boost your well-being and stave off cabin fever during those weeks stuck at home. 為減緩武漢肺炎的傳播，全世界有數十億人忽然得要適應政府的抗疫措施，以保持社交距離。對此，幾位習於禁足狀態的專業人士提供了一些訣竅。從太空人到潛水艇人員，以下是他們所提供的實用方法，可以讓你待在家這幾週的健康情況改善，並避免幽閉煩躁症。
'Have a schedule'
Scott Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut, spent nearly a year aboard the International Space Station. He told AFP that mindset was crucial. "People need to have the right expectation, we don't know when this is gonna be over," he said. "We could be in this for the long haul so your mindset needs to be: I'm living a similar thing to living in space for a year, I need to have a schedule, I need to get up at a regular time, to go to sleep at a regular time." He also said exercise was key for both physical and mental well-being while confined. "You need to schedule time for exercise. If you cannot get out if you don't have a garden, raise the window shade, open the window and stick your head outside, make that part of daily routine." 「按表操課」自美國太空總署退休的太空人史考特‧凱利，曾在國際太空站待了將近一年。他告訴法新社說，心態是至關重要的。他說：「我們不知道這情況何時會結束，人們必須有這正確的預期心理」。「我們可能會處於這種狀態很長的時間，因此你的心態應該是這樣：我現在就像是要在太空生活一年，我需要有作息時間表，需要定時起床、定時去睡覺」。他還說，禁足在家時，運動對於身體和心理的健康至關重要。「你需要安排運動的時間。如果你沒有花園、不能出去，那就拉起窗簾、打開窗戶，然後把頭伸到外面，把它排程為每日例行公事之一」。
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For Vincent Larnaudie-Eiffel, a former commander of a nuclear submarine, working well in confinement means finding and investing in your own personal "mission." Just like on board the sub, "stuck in our apartments, we all share a mission and that is to protect others, medical workers, and successfully navigate this ordeal." He said it was important to establish a daily routine and stick to it. "You can't give in... you need to do something with this suspended time." For Larnaudie-Eiffel and his crewmates, this involved building models or growing plants under artificial light during their spare time. "It's also important that everyone has their own space," he told AFP. "In a submarine it might be a cramped bed-space. It's the same in a cramped apartment." 「找到你的使命」對曾任核子潛艇司令官的凡松‧拉諾迪—艾菲爾來說，在居家隔離時把工作做好，意味找到你自己的「使命」並投入其中。如同在潛艇中一樣，「我們困在公寓裡，所有人都有著共同的使命，那就是保護別人、保護醫療人員，並成功度過這嚴酷的考驗」。他說，建立一套每日例行程序並堅持下去，是很重要的。「你不能屈服……你必須用這段停擺的時間來做點事情」。對於拉諾迪—艾菲爾及其潛艇組員來說，這包括在閒暇時組裝模型，或是利用人造光種植物。「每個人都有自己的空間也是很重要的」，他告訴法新社說。「在潛水艇中，此個人空間或許是個狹窄的床位。若是身處狹小的公寓，也是一樣的道理」。
'Try new things'
Sailor Isabelle Autissier was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe alone. This involved a lot of time to herself. But she said she never felt lonely because "I chose to be alone." For people stuck at home she recommends using the time "to try new things, reading, listening to different music, write your journal, take photos, start drawing." Above all it's important that people don't look too far ahead. When she was at sea, facing an indeterminate amount of time alone "the first thing is not to count the days," said Autissier. "You can't constantly be thinking I'll get there in three months, in a month, in 10 minutes." 「嘗試新事物」航海家伊莎貝‧歐提西耶是第一位獨自環繞地球航行的女性。要完成此舉，她必須孤身一人很長一段時間。但她說她從不覺得孤獨，因為「是我選擇了獨自一人」。對於那些困在家裡的人，她建議可以利用這段時間「嘗試新事物、閱讀、聽不同的音樂、寫日記、拍照、開始畫畫」。最重要的，是不要想得太遠。歐提西耶說，當她在海上時，面對不知將會持續多久的獨處時間，「第一件事就是不要去數日子」。「你不能一直去想說我會在三個月、一個月、十分鐘後抵達那裡」。
'Morale dips are normal'
Cyprien Verseux, an astrobiologist at Germany's University of Bremen, once spent over a year in a small pod with five other volunteers simulating conditions in a future mission to Mars. "It's normal for your morale and productivity to dip," he said. "That's not a sign of weakness. Don't add guilt to your problems." When in confinement for the experiment, Verseux wasn't allowed outside and was forbidden from communicating in real time with the outside world. "Even if we don't all react the same to confinement we can adopt good practise that makes these periods more manageable," he said. He recommends choosing one or two activities and practising hard. "Also do your sport, light weights, do yoga, zumba... even if there's a lack of space there are solutions to stay in shape," he said. 「士氣低落是正常的」德國不來梅大學的天體生物學家西普揚‧維索曾與五名志願者一起，在一個小艙裡待了一年多，模擬未來火星探索任務之情境。他說：「你的士氣和生產力下降是正常的」。「這並不表示你軟弱。不要把罪惡感再加到你的問題上頭」。維索參與這禁足的實驗時，不能到艙外，也被禁止與外界進行即時溝通。他說：「即便我們對被禁足的反應不同，我們也可以採用一些好的做法，來使這些時間更容易度過」。他建議選擇一、兩項活動並努力練習。他說：「你也可以做運動、減肥、做瑜伽、跳森巴舞……即使空間不足，也可以找到解決辦法來維持身材」。
Stay in touch
In 2009, astronaut Frank de Winne became the first European to command the International Space Station. He said it was vital to maintain human contact, even if only electronically. "Means of communication are there, you have to make the effort and use them," he said. The Belgian, now in quarantine on Earth, makes sure to video call his elderly mother at the same time each day. "That allows her to see me. It also creates a bit of structure for her because she knows that I'm going to call her," he said. 「保持聯繫」太空人法蘭克‧德溫勒在二○○九年成為指揮國際太空站的第一位歐洲人。他說，保持人與人之間的聯繫極為重要，即便只是透過電子的方式。「我們已經有了溝通的工具，你必須付諸行動來運用它」。比利時籍的他現正在地球上進行隔離，且每天一定會在同樣的時間跟年邁的母親視訊通話。他說：「這讓她可以看到我。這也給她一個時間框架，因為她知道我會在這時候打電話給她」。Topic 2: NASA and Tide team up to do laundry in space
Tide is going to outer space. The Procter & Gamble brand is partnering with NASA to keep astronauts' spacesuits fresh, even on Mars. 汰漬正在前往外太空。這個寶鹼公司的品牌正與美國航太總署合作，維持太空人太空服的乾淨，即便是在火星。
Company and NASA scientists have created a fully degradable detergent that will clean clothes without wasting water. 該公司與 NASA 科學家已經創造一款完全可自然分解的洗滌劑，不用浪費水就能潔淨衣物。
Over the next decade, they'll be testing fabric care products, including Tide pens and wipes, at the International Space Station and on missions to the moon and Mars. 在未來 10 年中，他們將在國際太空站與登月、登火星的任務中，測試織物照護產品，包括汰漬的筆與濕紙巾。
The months or even years that astronauts spend away from Earth means that their spacesuits and clothes can become smelly and stained. Clothes have to be reworn several times before they are ejected with other waste into the atmosphere or sent back to Earth as trash. A crew member will receive 160 pounds of clothes per year through resupply shipments. 太空人離開地球數月，甚至數年的時間，意味著他們的太空服與衣物會變臭且染色。這些衣物與其他廢物被拋入大氣層或當成垃圾送回地球前，必須重複穿著許多次。1 名組員每年將透過補給，拿到 160 磅重的衣物。Topic 3: Russia wants to return to Venus, build reusable rocket｜俄羅斯希望重返金星，打造可重複使用的火箭
The head of Russia's space agency said Friday that Roscosmos wants to return to Venus and bring back soil samples and build spacecraft that will surpass Elon Musk's rockets. 俄羅斯太空機構負責人週五說，俄羅斯航太太空活動國有公司（Roscosmos）想重返金星，帶回土壤樣本，並打造超越（太空探索科技公司）創辦人穆斯克的火箭的太空船。
"We are making a methane rocket to replace the Soyuz-2," Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with state news agency RIA Novosti. 「我們正在打造一種甲烷火箭取代聯合 2 號火箭（Soyuz-2）」，俄羅斯航太總裁羅戈辛在接受國營「俄羅斯新聞社」訪問時說。
He said it will be a reusable space complex, noting that it will be possible to use its first stage at least 100 times. 他說，新火箭將是可以重複使用的太空綜合體，並強調第一節將有望重複使用至少 100 次。
"Of course we are looking at what our American colleagues are doing," said Rogozin. "But our engineers are trying to take a shortcut — not to repeat what our SpaceX colleagues are doing but surpass them." 「我們當然有在關注美國同業的進展」，羅戈辛說。「但我們的工程師正試圖抄近路—不是重複 SpaceX 在做的事，而是超越他們。」Topic 4: Chinese rocket's chaotic fall to Earth highlights problem of space junk
Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on May 9, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit and drawing US criticism over a lack of transparency. 中國最大火箭之殘骸已在五月九日墜落印度洋，讓數天來對殘骸究竟將撞擊何處的猜測告一段落，也引起美國對此事缺乏透明度的批評。
But the fiery fate of a booster rocket, wherever it comes down, speaks to the larger issue of space debris and space sustainability, especially as space becomes a target not just for national space programs but also increasingly the private sector. Under international treaty, private space actors, who are expected to put 45,000 satellites in low Earth orbit over the next several years, are under the legal responsibility of their host nations. 火箭推進器在熊熊烈焰中的宿命，無論它掉在哪裡，都觸及太空垃圾與太空永續性這更大的問題，尤其此時太空不僅成為國家太空計畫之標的，也愈趨成為私有公司之標的。在未來幾年中，經營太空業務的私有公司將把四萬五千顆衛星送入低空地球軌道，而根據國際條約規定，法律責任是由其東道國所承擔。
Add to that an estimated 9,300 tonnes of space junk that is already orbiting the planet and the probability of space collisions and debris pollution is an issue of concern. 此外，據估計，現已有九千三百噸太空垃圾在繞著地球轉，太空中的碰撞與垃圾污染問題令人關注。
Previously, a piece of paint the size of a fingernail struck the windscreen of a space shuttle, piercing two of three layers of glass. 此前，一塊指甲大小的油漆打到一艘太空船的擋風玻璃，刺穿了三層厚玻璃的其中兩層。
The fate of Long March 5B could refocus governments and international bodies on the issue of space sustainability, and that could provide more opportunity to firms like UK-based Astroscale that are preparing to tackle the debris problem with commercial junk-collecting services. 長征五號的命運可能使政府及國際組織重新關注太空的永續性問題，而可能給像英國的 Astroscale 這樣的公司帶來更多機會，這些公司正準備提供收集垃圾之商業化服務，以解決太空垃圾問題。
Astroscale is currently demonstrating a vehicle called "ELSA-d" in lower Earth orbit to show that space debris clean-up is indeed possible. It is a fiendishly difficult task, especially if the target satellite is spinning and tumbling. The test is using a satellite to capture a test drone with a magnet. In time, larger objects will require a robotic arm. Astroscale 正在地球較低軌道展示一種名為「ELSA-d」的運載工具，以證明清除太空垃圾的確可行。這是一項艱鉅的任務，尤其是目標衛星處於旋轉與翻滾的情況時。該測試透過衛星進行，以磁鐵來捕獲測試用無人機，最後也會需要用到機械臂來抓取較大的物體。Sat, 11 Jul 2026 - 2790 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.129: 如何讓你的Learning更上一層樓 We can all learn better by Ulrich Boser
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小時候被老師判定「學習遲緩」,是不是這輩子就這樣了?這集要聊的《Learn Better》作者Ulrich Boser,就是被貼過這種標籤的人,後來卻變成研究「怎麼學」的專家。他到底逆襲了什麼?
學英文一定要痛苦才有效?先幫自己的學習「標價」
你有沒有想過,為什麼同事約你一起讀英文商業書,你翻兩頁就想放棄,但你自己私下追劇學的英文金句,卻記得特別牢?Boser說,這不是意志力的問題,是大腦幫每件事情都貼了一個「價值標籤」。你覺得重要的,大腦才會認真收;你覺得無關緊要的,大腦直接當雜訊處理掉。
所以與其逼自己讀「應該要學」的英文教材,不如找到你本來就在乎的東西,把英文黏上去。喜歡看F1的,就用F1的英文新聞練聽力;通勤路上剛好在追國際新聞的,就順便把財經英文學起來。這也是為什麼我們每集Water Cooler Talk要挑國際時事,而不是硬塞教科書句型——你自己覺得有趣,才學得進去。
學到很順的時候,反而要小心
竹科工程師常常抱怨,英文podcast聽久了好像有聽沒有懂,進步很慢。Boser這邊點出一個關鍵:如果你聽得非常輕鬆、完全不費力,那其實你已經不在學習了,大腦只是切到自動駕駛模式。
真正在學習的時候,會有一點點卡住的感覺——像是你想用上禮拜學到的某個說法,腦中搜尋了兩秒才想起來,那個「卡住兩秒」就是學習正在發生的證據。這集學到的方法就是Active Recall:聽完一則新聞,馬上關掉,試著用自己的話把內容講一遍。講得出來,代表真的吸收了;講不出來,也沒關係,至少你知道哪裡要加強。
把新學的英文,黏在你已經會的東西上
第三個重點,是把新知識跟舊知識做連結。單獨硬記一個新單字或慣用語,大腦很難消化;但如果能連到你已經懂的東西,學起來就快很多。像是把發音相近、意思相關的字一起記,或是找身邊厲害的朋友、YouTube影片,幫忙把新概念跟舊經驗兜在一起。
這跟死背APPLE APPLE蘋果完全不一樣。單獨一個蘋果你認得,但一句完整的英文句子夾雜文法、語境,你就需要靠舊有的知識網絡去拆解、去連結,才不會卡住。
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 - 2789 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.084: Pets boost your immunity 寵物幫助你免疫力
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Pets are an inseparable part of our world and our families. Pet companionship can help improve psychological wellbeing, and according to studies, pets can also help with human immunity. Study from Mount Sinai Hospital analyzed data from over 3 million people, found a 24 percent reduction in risk of death within 10 years for dog owners. Benefits of owning a pet include: Dogs produce more immunoglobulin when stroked. An antibody in their saliva, which fights antigens. Next, pets can also help people respond better to stress, and this in turn boosts the immune system. Last, microbes on pets have strong connection to the microbes in people’s bodies. Some researches have shown that pet microbes can directly influence the health and immunity of people.
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Companionship n. a feeling of fellowship or friendship Pet companionship can improve psychological wellbeing of people. Companionship can be found through making new friends or dating.
Wellbeing n. state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy Mental and physical wellbeing are two major topics under wellness these days. One can maintain overall wellbeing by actively participating in society.
Immunity n. ability to resist a particular toxin or infection. Many people take vitamins to boost immunity. Immunity can be improved through exercising and eating healthy.
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 - 2788 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.329: 電商學英語 - Google AI 全面接管？搜尋、購物與工作一次大改版！Search, Shopping & Work Reimagined
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還記得去年我們一起看了 Google I/O 2025，聊了好多當時對 AI 的想像和預測嗎？一年過去了，那些「明年一定會發生」的事情，到底成真了沒有？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Cariya 老師要帶大家回到現場，一起來看看 2026 年的 Google I/O 究竟端出了哪些好料。
我們今年最大的心得是，AI 已經不再是一個你需要特別「打開」的功能，而是悄悄融入了搜尋、信箱、相簿，甚至是你的購物車裡。John 和 Cariya 聊到了能 24 小時替你工作的個人 AI 代理 Gemini Spark，也談到那個令人擔心的「AI 通膨」現象，現在想用最厲害的功能，荷包可能要先痛一下 😣 另外還有讓內容創作者超興奮的影片新工具，以及一個會在背景默默幫你比價、追蹤庫存的智慧購物車，到底方不方便、又安不安全呢？
Do you remember last year when we watched Google I/O 2025 together and chatted about all our imaginations and predictions about AI back then? A year has passed—did those "things that will definitely happen next year" actually come true? This week on English Cafe, John and Cariya take everyone back to the event to see what Google I/O 2026 has brought to the table.
Our biggest takeaway this year is that AI is no longer a feature you need to specifically "turn on," but rather quietly integrated into search, email, photo albums, and even your shopping cart. John and Cariya discuss the personal AI agent Gemini Spark that works 24 hours for you, and also talk about the worrying phenomenon of "AI inflation"—now if you want to use the most powerful features, your wallet might take a hit 😣 There's also exciting new video tools for content creators, and a smart shopping cart that quietly price-compares and tracks inventory in the background. But is it convenient and safe?
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 - 2787 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L228: 50萬人小國，逼退歐洲冠軍 Tiny Nation Stuns Mighty Spain
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Cape Verde, a nation of just 525,000, held mighty Spain to a goalless World Cup draw despite facing 27 shots.The hero was Vozinha, a 40-year-old journeyman goalkeeper whose seven saves won him man of the match.Days later, he and Uruguay's 40-year-old Muslera made history as the World Cup's first pair of veteran keepers.When Cape Verde walked out in Atlanta on June 15 for their first-ever World Cup match, almost no one gave the tiny Atlantic archipelago a chance against European champions Spain. A volcanic chain of ten islands with barely 525,000 people, Cape Verde ranks among the smallest nations ever to reach the tournament. Yet over ninety relentless minutes, the so-called Blue Sharks soaked up everything Spain threw at them—27 shots in all—and earned a goalless draw that instantly ranked among the competition's greatest upsets.
6 月 15 日，維德角在亞特蘭大踏上隊史首場世界盃賽事，幾乎沒有人看好這個大西洋上的蕞爾島國能與歐洲冠軍西班牙抗衡。維德角由 10 座火山島組成，人口僅逾 52 萬，是史上晉級世界盃的最小國家之一。然而在 90 分鐘的猛攻中，這支綽號「藍鯊」的球隊，硬生生扛住西班牙多達 27 次射門，最終以 0 比 0 全身而退，這場逼和瞬間被列入世界盃史上最大冷門之一。
At the heart of that defiance stood an unlikely hero: Vozinha, a 40-year-old goalkeeper whose career has been anything but glamorous. Born Josimar José Évora Dias in the port town of Mindelo, he turned professional late and spent nearly two decades drifting through clubs in Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, Slovakia and Portugal, where he now plays in the second division. Against Spain he was imperious, making seven saves to keep one of the oldest clean sheets in World Cup history.
撐起這道防線的，是一位出人意料的英雄：40 歲門將 Vozinha，他的職業生涯談不上風光。本名 Josimar José Évora Dias 的他，出生於港口小鎮 Mindelo，轉職業的時間相當晚，近 20 年來輾轉效力於安哥拉、摩爾多瓦、賽普勒斯、斯洛伐克與葡萄牙的球隊間，如今在葡萄牙乙級聯賽鎮守球門。面對西班牙，他表現神勇，撲救 7 次，寫下世界盃史上數一數二高齡的零失球門神紀錄。
Behind the fairy tale, however, lay a quieter heartbreak. Vozinha's mother could not travel to watch her son make history, because the family failed to raise the money for a U.S. visa in time. Cape Verde is among roughly fifty countries whose citizens have faced visa bonds of up to $15,000 under tightened American entry rules; the requirement was later waived for World Cup nations, but for many fans the reprieve came too late. Fighting back tears, Vozinha also remembered the grandparents who raised him but died years ago.
然而在這則光鮮的童話背後，藏著一段令人心酸的插曲。Vozinha 的母親無法到場見證兒子寫下歷史，因為一家人沒能在期限內湊齊赴美的簽證費用。在美國收緊的入境規定下，維德角名列約 50 個須繳交最高 1.5 萬美元簽證保證金的國家之一；這項要求後來雖然對世界盃參賽國放寬，但對許多球迷而言，這份寬限來得太遲。Vozinha 強忍淚水，也想起了從小將他帶大、卻早已離世的祖父母。
Six days later in Miami, his story took another historic turn. Against Uruguay's Fernando Muslera, who had just turned 40 himself, Vozinha featured in the first World Cup match ever to field two starting goalkeepers over forty. This time the veterans looked mortal: Vozinha was finally beaten, and Muslera was caught out of position as substitute Hélio Varela snatched a 2-2 draw—moments after Kevin Pina had curled in Cape Verde's first World Cup goal. Two points from two games leave the Blue Sharks improbably alive before their final match against Saudi Arabia.
在對戰西班牙六天後的邁阿密，他的故事再度寫下歷史新頁。對手是同樣剛滿 40 歲的烏拉圭門將 Muslera，Vozinha 因此參與了世界盃史上首場有兩名 40 歲以上門將先發的賽事。這一次，老將也露出凡人的一面：Vozinha 終究失守，Muslera 則因站位失誤，被替補上場的 Varela 攻入追平球，將比數定格在 2 比 2；先前 Kevin Pina 已為維德角踢進隊史世界盃首球。兩戰累積 2 分，使藍鯊在對沙烏地阿拉伯的最後一戰前，仍保有晉級的一線生機。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Soak up [verb phrase, to absorb or withstand something continuous, especially sustained pressure]: The defenders soaked up pressure all night.Anything but [idiom, used to stress that something is the complete opposite of what follows]: His first season abroad was anything but easy.Glamorous [adjective, attractive or exciting in a way that suggests wealth or success]: His rookie season in the league was far from glamorous.Imperious [adjective, commanding and impressively powerful or dominant]: The goalkeeper was imperious, stopping everything that came his way.Fairy tale [noun phrase, a story or situation that is too good or magical to seem real]: It felt like a fairy tale when the underdogs won.
Reference article:
2. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/16/nx-s1-5859915/cape-verde-goalkeeper
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vozinha
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 - 2786 - 回顧星期天LBS - 咖啡相關時事趣聞 All about coffee
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Topic 1: Enjoy your coffee, but know your limits
Many people choose to drink coffee for refreshment when they feel weary, but it would be wrong to think that coffee is the only thing that contains caffeine. There is caffeine in tea, cocoa, cola drinks and so on. 許多民眾在精神不濟時，會選擇飲用咖啡來提神，但別以為咖啡因只有在咖啡、茶裡有，可可亞、可樂等都含有咖啡因。
Is caffeine good or bad for your health? Nutritionists say that getting an appropriate amount of caffeine can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and perk you up, but remember not to take too much, otherwise it may put even more strain on your body. 究竟咖啡因對身體是好還是壞？營養師表示，攝取適量的咖啡因能夠有助腸胃蠕動及提振精神，但切記勿攝取過量，否則可能會造成身體更多的負擔。
On Aug. 24, nutritionist Yu Chu-ching wrote a post on her "Julie dietician" Facebook page, saying that the main benefits of caffeine are lifting one's spirits, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, reducing fluid retention and moderating one's appetite. Caffeine has its strongest effect about one hour after drinking, and it takes about 40 hours to fully metabolize 200 milligrams (mg) of caffeine. However, people's metabolic responses are not all exactly the same. In addition, people should beware of consuming too much, which can cause discomfort such as anxiety, palpitations and insomnia. Healthy adults can consume up to about 300mg in one day. The average commercially available large cup of coffee contains 200mg of caffeine, so drinking two cups will take you over the limit. 營養師余朱青八月二十四日在臉書粉專「余朱青 Julie 營養師」發文指出，咖啡因的優點，主要是提振精神、促進腸胃蠕動、消水腫、減緩食慾。而咖啡因最強的時候是喝完一小時後，大約四十個小時才會代謝完兩百毫克的咖啡因，不過每個人新陳代謝反應並不完全相同。此外，小心攝取過量引起身體不適，如焦慮、心悸、失眠等，對健康成人而言，一天可以攝取的咖啡因量大約於三百毫克內。一般市售大杯咖啡就含有兩百毫克咖啡因，喝兩杯就會超標！
Yu said that those who suffer from heart disease should reduce this amount to about one half and not take more than 150 to 200mg of caffeine a day. Children under 12 years old should not touch caffeine, while teenagers should not exceed 100mg a day. As for pregnant women, they should go easy on it and not consume more than 100 to 200mg in one day. 余朱青表示，如果有心臟疾病的人，份量大概是要減到一半，一天不要攝取超過一百五十到兩百毫克的咖啡因；小於十二歲不要碰咖啡因，青少年一天不要超過一百毫克；然而孕婦要比較節制，一天不要超過一百到兩百毫克。
Yu reminded her readers not to eat a load of excess sugar at the same time as consuming caffeine, otherwise it may cancel out many of the benefits. She also said that carbonated beverages and energy drinks contain sugar and other additives, so it is best not to drink them very often. 余朱青提醒，攝取咖啡因時記得不要同時吃進一堆多餘的糖，這可能會讓咖啡因的好處大打折扣，而碳酸飲料或能量飲料，因含有糖和其他添加物，不宜常喝。
Topic 2: Seattle startup rolling out new coffee product without coffee beans
There's a new guilt-free product underway that is planning to perk up the coffee industry. 有個新的無罪惡感產品正在進行，計畫振興咖啡產業。
Seattle-based Atomo Coffee Inc. is grinding up what it dubs as coffeeless coffee — derived from sunflower seed husks and watermelon seeds, which undergo a patented chemical process. 位於西雅圖的「原子咖啡」正在研磨其所稱的無咖啡咖啡，源自葵花籽殼與西瓜籽，並經過專利的化學過程處理。
The processing of such ingredients results into molecules that set out to mimic the flavor and feel of real java. 將這些成分加工會產生一些分子，來模仿真實爪哇（咖啡）的味道與感覺。
The product's grounds are brewed just like a regular cup of coffee and will still contain caffeine. 這款產品的咖啡渣就像普通咖啡一樣沖泡，並且仍然含有咖啡因。
The company cites the devastating effects of climate change and the deforestation of approximately 250,000 acres of land per year as the catalyst behind its "naturally derived ingredients" delivering "the same great coffee experience without the negative environmental impacts." 該公司援引氣候變遷的破壞性影響，與每年約 25 萬畝森林被砍伐為其「天然衍生成分」背後的催化劑，提供「同樣優秀且沒有對環境造成負面影響的咖啡體驗」。
Topic 3: Saudi Society Is Changing — Just Take a Look at These Coffeehouses
For insight into these head-spinning times in Saudi Arabia, where the ultraconservative social and religious codes that micromanage daily life seem to spring a new leak every month — women driving! movie theaters! Usher and Akon rapping to sold-out crowds! — it sometimes pays to read the Google Maps reviews of specialty coffee shops. 沙烏地阿拉伯極度保守的社會和宗教規範控制了日常生活每個細節，最近這些規範似乎每個月都出現新的破口：允許女性開車！准許電影院營運！美國節奏藍調歌手亞瑟小子和阿肯到沙國表演說唱樂的門票賣光！為了深刻了解沙國這些令人頭暈目眩的時刻，有時值得讀讀谷歌地圖中針對沙國精品咖啡店的網友評價。
"I visited this place and was in a total shock!" Tarak Alhamood, a customer at Nabt Fenjan, a Riyadh coffee shop, raged online recently. "YOU r VIOLATING the rules of this country. I hope this place get closed permanently." 首都利雅德「納特芬詹」咖啡店的顧客艾哈穆德，最近在網路上開罵：「我去過這個地方，非常震驚！你們這家店違反我國規定。希望這裡永遠關門。」
The issue was the decision that made Nabt Fenjan a daring outpost of the new Riyadh: Originally opened only for women, the coffee shop began allowing male and female customers to mix in late 2018. 問題出在一個決定，這決定使納特芬詹成了新風貌利雅德大無畏的前哨站：這家咖啡店原本只限女性入內，2018 年底開始允許男女顧客共聚一堂。
The move propelled the cafe ahead of the law in the kingdom, where most restaurants and coffee shops are divided, by law and custom, into all-male "singles" sections and "family" sections for women and mixed family groups. Men enter through separate doors and pay in separate lines; women sometimes eat behind partitions to ensure privacy from male strangers. 這個舉動使納特芬詹比沙國法律還先進。沙國多數餐廳和咖啡館都依照法律和習俗實行男女隔離制度，分成全是男性的「單身」區和女性及男女混合家庭團體的「家庭」區。男性從另外的門口進入，付帳時也在另外的動線上排隊。女性有時在隔板後方進餐，確保不被陌生男性看到。
In early December, however, the government announced that businesses would no longer be required to segregate customers — the latest expansion of the social reforms initiated by the de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 但去年 12 月初，沙國政府宣布，商家無須再把男女顧客隔開。這是沙國實質領袖、王儲穆罕默德所發動社會改革的最新進展。
Yet Nabt Fenjan was far from the only Saudi establishment to discreetly drop separate sections over the last few years, after the crown prince defanged the religious police, which once enforced conservative social norms. Nor was it the only place to thrive partly as a result. 不過，在王儲限制宗教警察的權力之後，納特芬詹絕非沙國近年小心翼翼捨棄男女隔離體制的唯一機構，也不是或多或少因而生意興隆的唯一地方。沙國宗教警察曾嚴格執行保守的社會規範。
"I think the reason coffee shops became a trend is because people are more open to change," said Shaden Alkhalifah, 30, who was studying at Draft Café in Riyadh on a recent evening. 30 歲的雪登．阿爾哈利法最近一個晚上在利雅德「草圖咖啡廳」研讀資料，她說：「咖啡館流行起來，是因為人們更歡迎改變。」
Notwithstanding Alhamood's Google pan of Nabt Fenjan, even traditionalists have begun to unbend amid the general loosening-up, in larger cities if not yet in smaller ones or rural areas. 儘管艾哈穆德在谷歌上痛批納特芬詹，但就連恪守傳統的人也在這波社會風氣鬆綁的大潮中開始放鬆，或許尚未及於小城市和鄉間，卻已出現在大城市。
Some women whose families might previously have allowed them to work only in the privacy of offices, if at all, now hold barista jobs. Saudis can now mingle with the opposite sex not only at home but also at movie theaters, concerts and even wrestling matches. 一些沙國女性原本即使家人允許她們出來工作，也只能在具私密性的辦公室內工作，如今卻幹起了咖啡師。沙國人現在可以跟異性共處一堂，不只在家裡，在電影院、音樂會，甚至摔角比賽都行。
Topic 4: South Korea's coffee market to reach W6.8tr｜韓咖啡市場達 6.8 兆韓元
The size of the South Korean coffee market will reach 6.8 trillion won by the end of this year, according to a report released by the Hyundai Research Institute. 根據「現代經濟研究院」一份報告，今年底前，南韓咖啡市場的規模將達 6.8 兆韓元。
Koreans, aged over 20, drank a total of 353 cups of coffee per person on average last year, the report said. The average per capita coffee consumption in the world was 132 cups in the same year, which is one-third of domestic consumption. 該報告指稱，20 歲以上的南韓人，去年每人平均總計喝了 353 杯咖啡。同年全球人均咖啡消費量則為 132 杯，乃（南韓）國內消費量的 3 分之 1。
Shinhan Card said Thursday it has started running "Shinhan Face Pay," a facial recognition-based payment system. Its employees are able to make payments with the system at the cafeteria, coffee shop and CU convenience store inside the company's headquarters building. 「新韓信用卡」週四表示，該公司已開辦「新韓人臉支付」（服務），這是一種以臉部辨識為基礎的支付系統。其員工能在該公司總部大樓內的自助餐廳、咖啡廳和「CU」（南韓便利商店品牌）便利商店，藉由該系統進行付款。Sat, 04 Jul 2026 - 2785 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.128: Water Cooler Talk 這幾週時事聊什麼不會冷場？
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法國法棍申請世界遺產之後…沒什麼用
法棍（Baguette）前兩年申請到了 UNESCO 世界遺產，結果呢？推廣效果普普，年輕人還是跑去吃 sourdough 酸種麵包。John老師說這跟台灣的豆漿油條一樣——不是年輕人不愛，是需要一個夠強的 celebrity 來帶貨，「如果 BLACKPINK 的 Lisa 說她最愛豆漿油條，馬上排隊排到炸。」
這個話題好聊的原因是它有文化共鳴。你可以問外國同事：Do you think traditional food culture is dying? 然後又可以延伸到各自國家的飲食傳統怎麼傳承。竹科辦公室裡的老外同事，十個有九個有意見。
Sagrada Família 蓋了 142 年，終於封頂了
這個是阿鍵老師力推的聊天話題。巴塞隆納的聖家堂，高第設計，本人沒有活著看到完工，142年後他的作品才正式封頂，還特別挑在高第逝世百週年的時間點。梵蒂岡也派人來做開幕儀式。
阿鍵老師說他 15 年前去看過，那時候還在蓋，整個看起來「比較像都根」。如果你跟外國同事都有去過巴塞隆納，這個話題可以從 travel 聊到 architecture，再聊到 What's the longest project you've ever worked on? 不知不覺就講了二十分鐘。遇到天主教徒同事，那更是直接打開了另一個頻道——近幾年歐洲朝聖之旅（pilgrimage）在台灣 PTT 也有一群人在討論，意外地是個跨文化 common ground。
SpaceX 終於 IPO，馬斯克從 billionaire 變 trillionaire
第二名加第三名合起來，還不到馬斯克的一半。那個第二名跟第三名？Google 的兩位創辦人。
這則新聞好在它可以往很多方向走——你可以聊股票（Do you think it's going to beat its listing price?），可以聊太空探索（Do you actually think humans will travel to Mars in our lifetime?），也可以丟一個很輕鬆的問題：If money is no object, would you go to space? John老師說這種話題可以聊三天三夜，是有一點誇張，但確實是打開英文會話的好入口。
台灣無人機夜光秀 x Computex
101 旁邊，台灣自行研發的無人機做了一個夜光秀。John老師說，這種話題最好的聊法是 show and tell——直接掏出手機，把 YouTube 影片給對方看，不用費力解釋，人家自然就說「Oh wow, this is cool。」詞彙不夠多沒關係，展示本身就是一種溝通。
貓狗派永遠是萬用開場
這集最後聊到泰國向國際認證機構申請了五個本土純種貓的新品類，包括大家熟悉的暹羅貓（Siamese cat）。
John老師說他在南非時養過一隻 Chinchilla，灰銀色長毛，每天擺臭臉——「但我就很愛她。」這一段其實是在示範：Are you a cat person or a dog person? 這個問題看似簡單，但真的是萬用暖場句。不管對方養什麼，接下來話題自己就跑出來了。在台北辦公室或竹科跟外國同事開完會，走到電梯口，這句話甩出去，尷尬的沉默就不見了。
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 - 2784 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.083: 口罩小撇步 Medical masks: which side is the outside?
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Summary:
A pharmacist explains that white masks are the most popular in Japan. Since the inner and outer sides are both white, it can be difficult to tell which side should be worn where. Similarly, the green, blue, and pink masks that are common in Taiwan pharmacies can sometimes be just as confusing for users to wear. So, which side should be on the outside? The outside should be the side with the pleats facing down. There are two reasons for the downward facing pleats on the outside – first, it is easier for users to breathe, and people who wear glasses will not get their glasses misted up when they exhale. The other reason is that dust will not accumulate in downward-facing pleats.
原討論文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-964-which-side-of-a-plain-white-mask-faces-out
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Distinguish v. recognize something as different Pharmacist Yu-pin Ko teaches people how to distinguish the inner and outer sides of white masks when they buy masks from him. It is important to distinguish the inner and outer sides of the masks before you put it on.
Straps n. a strip of material that is used to fasten, secure, or carry something, or hold on to something. Mask manufacturers do not always place the ear straps on the outside. If you want more comfort while wearing your mask, you should consider strap extensions.
Go with sth– ph.v to suit something I prefer blue masks because it goes well with my white shirts. You can try and buy colored masks that go well with your dress.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 2783 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.328: 爵士學英語 - 原來英文歌也愛埋梗！從 Gravity 到 Galaxies 的浪漫密碼 The Hidden Codes in English Lyrics
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本週的《英語咖啡館-爵士學英語》，John 老師和 Shimin 老師帶來了爵士樂壇實力派夫妻檔 Nicole Zuraitis 和 Dan Pugach 的現場錄音專輯。這對爵士夫妻曾在拉斯維加斯駐場演出，究竟為什麼頂尖藝人會選擇留在 Vegas，讓全世界的粉絲千里迢迢飛來找他們呢？
再來今天要介紹的歌曲是這首充滿意象的《All Stars Lead to You》。從星系、彗星到引力，歌詞裡的每一個畫面都在描繪那種被某個人深深吸引、卻又不知所措的感受。有趣的是，原來外國人寫歌也會把「海市蜃樓」藏進歌詞裡！光學幻覺、沙漠之海，這些意象到底在說什麼？讓我們解析給你聽。
This week on "English Cafe - Learn English Through Jazz," John and Shimin bring you a live recording album from power couple jazz artists Nicole Zuraitis and Dan Pugach. This jazz couple once performed residencies in Las Vegas—so why do top-tier artists choose to stay in Vegas, making fans from all over the world fly thousands of miles to find them?
Next, today's featured song is "All Stars Lead to You," filled with vivid imagery. From galaxies and comets to gravity, every image in the lyrics describes that feeling of being deeply drawn to someone while feeling utterly lost. Interestingly, it turns out foreign songwriters also hide "mirages" in their lyrics! Optical illusions, seas in the desert—what do these images really mean? Let us break it down for you.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 - 2782 - 國際時事跟讀 Ep. L224: NBA尼克隊53年首冠 Knicks End 53-Year Drought with Another Last-Gasp Win
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L224: Knicks End 53-Year Drought with Another Last-Gasp WinHighlights 主題摘要
The New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA title, ending a 53-year drought with a hard-fought 94–90 Game 5 victory over the Spurs.Finals MVP Brunson scored a Knicks-record 45 points in Game 5, capping a series where New York came back in all four wins.The title validated a depth-first roster once dismissed as too soft — and a team that refused to go quietly in any game.Madison Square Garden erupted on the night of June 13 in scenes not witnessed in over half a century. The New York Knicks clinched the 2026 NBA Championship with a 94–90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5, capturing the franchise's first title since 1973 — ending a 53-year drought that had become one of professional basketball's most agonising narratives. Finals MVP Jalen Brunson delivered a series-high 45 points, the most ever scored by a Knick in a Finals game, sealing the win with a go-ahead floater with 65 seconds remaining.
2026年6月13日夜晚，麥迪遜廣場花園爆發出半個多世紀來從未有過的景象。紐約尼克隊在第五場以94比90擊敗聖安東尼奧馬刺，奪下2026年NBA總冠軍，終結球隊自1973年以來長達53年的冠軍荒。這段漫長的等待，早已成為職業籃球史上最令人心酸的故事之一。總決賽MVP布朗森砍下全系列最高的45分，寫下尼克球員總決賽單場得分新紀錄，並在終場前65秒反超上籃，為勝利畫下句點。
The road to the title was paved with improbable comebacks. Under first-year head coach Mike Brown — himself a five-time champion — the Knicks built the most statistically dominant playoff run in the play-by-play era, posting a +15.4 net rating and finishing 16–3 overall. Brown replaced Tom Thibodeau last spring after the team fell short in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the transition was widely questioned. What followed was anything but a stumble.
通往冠軍的路，是由一場場不可思議的逆轉所鋪就。在首季執教的總教練麥可·布朗帶領下，尼克交出了進攻回合紀錄以來最強勢的季後賽成績：淨效率值達到正15.4，總戰績16勝3負。布朗去年接替遭解雇的湯姆·希博杜，當時外界普遍不看好這項人事異動。然而後來的發展，讓那些質疑聲音顯得格外蒼白。
The Finals against the Spurs proved to be a test of nerve as much as talent. San Antonio, led by 7-foot-4 phenom Victor Wembanyama and veteran guard De'Aaron Fox, dominated opening quarters in all five games, leading by double digits in each. In Game 4, the Spurs built a staggering 29-point advantage — the largest ever erased in Finals history — only for OG Anunoby's last-second putback to seal a 107–106 Knicks victory. The team finished the playoffs 6–2 in games they trailed by double digits, a record unmatched in three decades of data.
與馬刺的總決賽，既是一場球技的對決，更是一場意志力的較量。由7呎4吋新星溫班亞瑪與老將福克斯領軍的馬刺，在五場比賽中每場首節都打出雙位數的領先優勢。第四戰，馬刺一度將分差拉開至29分，創下總決賽史上最大落後紀錄，最終卻被OG阿努諾比在終場前1.2秒的補籃奇蹟逆轉，尼克以107比106驚險取勝。尼克在整個季後賽於落後雙位數的情況下繳出6勝2負，是近三十年數據中最佳紀錄。
Beyond Brunson, the title validated a carefully assembled roster. Karl-Anthony Towns, once dismissed as too soft to anchor a championship front line, posted the best single-postseason plus-minus on record — outscoring opponents by 258 points across his 578 playoff minutes. Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart, alongside Brunson, became the first trio of teammates to win both an NCAA title and an NBA championship. After decades of false dawns, trade deadline gambles, and coaching carousels, New York had finally found its formula: a composed point guard, a deep and versatile supporting cast, and a team that simply refused to quit.
布朗森以外，這座冠軍也印證了整支球隊精心構建的價值。卡爾-安東尼·唐斯過去長期被外界認為個性太軟、難以撐起冠軍陣容的禁區，卻在本屆季後賽的578分鐘上場時間內，為球隊貢獻了258分的得失分差，創下史上最佳的單季最佳紀錄。米卡爾·布里奇斯與賈許·哈特和布朗森並肩，成為史上首組同時奪得NCAA和NBA冠軍的三人組合。歷經數十年的希望幻滅、交易賭注與換帥風波，紐約終於找到了屬於自己的奪冠方程式：一位沉得住氣的控衛、一套兼具深度與彈性的陣容，以及一支在任何逆境下都不會放棄的球隊。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
- Agonising [adjective, causing intense mental distress or prolonged suffering]: Losing in the finals three years in a row was agonising for the fans.Improbable [adjective, unlikely to happen or be true; surprising against the odds]: They pulled off an improbable win against the top-ranked team.Phenom [noun, a remarkably talented person, especially a young one]: The teenage phenom broke three league records in his debut season.False dawn [noun phrase, something that seems like a promising start but fails to lead anywhere]: Fans had seen too many false dawns to celebrate before the final buzzer.Coaching carousel [noun phrase, the frequent cycle of coaches being hired and fired across a sport or team]: The franchise spun through five coaches in six years on the coaching carousel.
Reference article:
1. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/knicks-spurs-score-live-updates-nba-finals-game-5/live/
2. https://www.nba.com/news/2026-nba-finals-prove-historically-clutch
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 - 2781 - 回顧星期天LBS - 航空業相關時事趣聞 All about the airlines
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Hi there! 歡迎收聽 Look Back Sunday 回顧星期天，在這個節目 John 老師會彙整過去不同國家與主題的熱門跟讀文章，讓你可以在十五分鐘內吸收最精華的世界時事趣聞！我們這週聽聽航空相關的文章，Let's get started!
Topic 1: Airlines targeting post-pandemic 'revenge travel'
The blow caused to the airline industry by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially felt by budget airlines, which mostly operate narrow-bodied passenger jets and have therefore been unable to develop a sideline in air freight during the pandemic. According to one academic's analysis, when the outbreak stabilizes, businesses are targeting a trend in so-called "revenge travel." However, she also hopes that, rather than the pre-pandemic price wars between budget airlines, the consolidation that has taken place during the pandemic will restore healthy competition in the industry. 疫情衝擊航空界，其中廉航受限於機隊多為窄體客機，無法發展貨運，受疫情衝擊更大。學者分析，業者瞄準疫情穩定後的「報復性出遊」，但也希望疫情前廉航削價競爭的情況，能因疫情重整，回歸良性競爭。
According to associate professor Melody Dai of National Cheng Kung University's Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science, costs per flight have not changed during the pandemic, but if carriers are required to implement social-distancing seating plans, leaving empty seats between passengers, this would eat into airlines' profit margins, causing a fresh headache for the industry. Dai says she hopes that budget airlines will manage to survive, since they help stimulate Taiwan's domestic tourism sector as well as the wider economy. 成大交通管理學系副教授戴佐敏說，每航班成本不變、但座位未來若須採間隔座導致收入減少，確實是疫後的難題，希望廉航仍有生存空間，對促進觀光與經濟有正面幫助。
Dai says that choosing to operate flights during the pandemic is a test of airlines' ability to sustain losses, but the crisis may also prove to be a turnaround for the industry. Dai says there are many variables to the pandemic. She says that once the outbreak stabilizes, if the demand for "revenge travel" exceeds supply, this could resolve the pre-pandemic situation of supply exceeding demand, which led to price wars among budget airlines. The consolidation that the pandemic has triggered within the airline industry could bring about a return to healthy competition, says Dai. 戴佐敏認為，選擇在疫情期間開航，考驗航空公司「虧本」的能力，不過危機也有可能是轉機，疫情仍有變數，疫情穩定後的「報復性出遊」若需求大於供給，疫情前廉航供過於求、削價競爭的情況，這次可能因疫情重整，回歸良性競爭。
One industry insider stated that, despite the lockdowns and reduced number of travelers and flights during the pandemic, the industry is bullish about post-pandemic prospects for both freight and passenger travel in the flourishing Asian region. The insider added that a trend in "revenge travel" could cause short-haul routes to become particularly busy. 業者指出，雖然國境仍然封鎖，疫情期間每週班次不多，旅客也非常少，但看好疫情後亞洲旺盛的物流、人流，預估疫情趨緩後將出現「報復性出遊」，亞洲短程航線將會更繁忙。
Topic 2: Rebranding is beneficial to China Airlines. Here's why
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan voted on Wednesday to work towards renaming China Airlines, one of the national air carriers. Such a proposal immediately prompted various questions: Would doing so be prohibitively expensive? Would the airline lose aviation rights as a result of the act? 台灣的立法院於 7 月 22 日表決通過建議將台灣最大的國際航空公司之一：「中華航空公司」（China Airlines）的英文名稱更名。這樣的提議，立即引發了各種疑問：這樣做的成本是否過高？中華航空公司是否會因此喪失航權？
The airline industry is unimaginably complex, so there is no definite answer to such a nuanced topic. While the issue of renaming Taiwan's national airline is inherently controversial, let us move away from political polarization and analyze what is best for China Airlines, from a business perspective. 航空業的複雜程度超乎想像，故難以提供此細微議題絕對明確的答案。雖然，把台灣的國籍航空「中華航空公司 China Airlines」更改英文名字，會有非常大的爭議，但讓我們暫時撇開政治上的兩極化角度，而從商業的角度分析，什麼才是對中華航空公司最有利的。
Firstly, if China Airlines were to rebrand itself to reflect a more Taiwanese identity, it is undeniable that the airline would incur costs. This is because airlines logos appear everywhere: from check-in counters, lounges, to even the napkins passengers use onboard. So yes, it would be a significant investment for China Airlines to repaint their planes to rebrand across their network. 首先，如果中華航空公司想重塑品牌形象，彰顯其隸屬於台灣國籍航空的品牌辨識度，一定會產生相對的成本。這是因為航空公司的標誌無所不在：從登機櫃檯到貴賓室，甚至是乘客在機上所使用的餐巾紙上都能看見。因此，對於中華航空公司來說，重新彩繪噴漆飛機機身並全面重塑品牌，勢必需要投入相當的資金支出。
However, an airline's profitability is as much determined by revenue than it is affected by costs. In the long term, if an airline is able to attract more customers than now, such rebranding efforts would pay off. 但是，考量一家航空公司的將來的利潤及是否賺錢，未來營業收入成長的重要性，和考量成本支出，是一樣重要的。從長遠來看，如果航空公司能夠在未來吸引到比現在更多的乘客，這項品牌重塑計畫就值得。
Rebranding China Airlines could address previous issues. For example, many people in English-speaking countries believe the word "China" has negative connotations, and they don't associate the airline with Taiwan when they hear about "China" Airlines. 更改中華航空公司的英文名稱「China」可解決過往的一些問題。例如，許多英語系國家的人認為「China」一詞帶有負面含義，且他們聽到「China Airlines」時，也無法將其與台灣連結在一起。
In addition, China Airlines is often confused with Air China, which is owned by the Chinese government. In recent years, safety and service incidents associated with Air China have damaged the Taiwanese airline's reputation, as the majority of the world simply cannot tell the two carriers apart, largely due to the confusing naming. 此外，中華航空（China Airlines）經常被與中國政府擁有的中國國際航空（Air China）混淆。近年來，因為名字上的混淆，全球大多數人無法區分這兩家航空公司。因此，與中國國際航空相關的飛安意外事故和客服事件，皆損害了台灣國籍航空公司的聲譽。
On the other hand, CAL's main competitor, EVA Air, is well known as a Taiwanese company offering high standards of flight safety and service. If China Airlines can change a name that has made marketing difficult in the past, the benefits of rebranding could outweigh the potential costs. 另一方面，中華航空的主要競爭對手「長榮航空」是一家提供高標準飛行安全和高品質服務的台灣國籍航空公司。如果中華航空的英文更名動作，能夠改善中華航空過去行銷上的困難，那麼英文更名所帶來的好處，可能遠超過潛在的成本。
The second area of concern from China Airlines' perspective would be aviation rights, which grants airlines the privilege to enter, fly over, or land in another country's airspace. Such rights, critical to any airline's operations, are as a result of decades of negotiations between airline companies and regulatory agencies. Some have indicated the possibility of China Airlines losing these rights because of a name change, but it is important to understand that rebranding does not have to include changing the legal name. 從中華航空的角度來看，另一個令人關注的領域是航權，意指賦予航空公司進入、飛越或降落在另一個國家領空的權利。航權對任何一家航空公司的運營都是極為重要的，是航空公司與監管機構經過數十年談判的結果。有些人表示，中華航空可能會因為英文名稱「China」的更名而失去這些權利，但其實非常重要的一點是，航空公司的形象更名並不需要包含更改其法定名稱。
For instance, the major European airline based in Amsterdam is branded as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, but the three letters KLM stand for its registered legal name, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij. In a similar fashion, China Airlines could perhaps rebrand as "CAL Formosa Airlines," while retaining its formal name, to avoid compromising its aviation rights. 舉例而言，以阿姆斯特丹作為基地的歐洲大型航空公司是以 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines（荷蘭皇家航空）做為形象名稱，但此航空公司註冊的法定名稱則為 Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij。以類似的方式，中華航空也許可以在英文名稱上更名為「CAL Formosa Airlines」，並同時維持其法定名稱「中華航空」，以避免損及航權。
Finally, while airlines tend to stay out of politics, companies such as China Airlines also have to consider its ability to continue flying into existing markets, particularly China. Critics of the idea to rename China Airlines have voiced concerns about angering the Communist Party in Beijing, and have speculated that the Chinese government would ban CAL from flying into Chinese airspace. 最後，儘管航空公司傾向於不碰觸政治議題，但像中華航空這樣的公司也必須考慮維持其現有飛航市場，尤其是中國。對於更改中華航空的英文名稱中的「China」字眼一事，持批評意見者表達了對可能激怒北京共產黨的擔憂，並推測中國政府將禁止中華航空飛入中國領空。
While such a situation would indeed be unfavorable, and the possibility of occurrence cannot be ruled out, CAL could minimize risk by choosing a more politically neutral name. For example, by utilizing words such as "Formosa" or "Taipei", the airline could stay out of the Taiwan-China debate and continue serving its existing passengers with minimal controversy. 儘管這種情況確實是不利且不能被排除的，但中華航空可以選擇改成更具政治中立性的名稱來降低此風險。例如，通過使用「Formosa」或「Taipei」等字眼，航空公司可以避開中國與台灣的爭議，並在最不具爭議的情況下繼續為現有的乘客提供服務。
At the end of the day, even without changing China Airlines' name to "Taiwan Airlines", the company can respond to the voices of the people by removing "China" from its name and avoid confusion and controversy altogether. 總結來說，即使不將中華航空的英文名稱 China Airlines 更改為「Taiwan Airlines」，該公司也可以通過將「China」從其英文名稱中刪除，來回應人們建議改名的聲音，並同時避免名字所引起的混淆和爭議。
Topic 3: Eva Air is third safest airline globally: Airline Ratings
EVA Air ranks third, right behind Qantas and Air New Zealand, in the list of the top 20 safest airlines for 2020, according to Airline Ratings, a website that reviews airline safety and products. 國際航空專業評鑑網站 AirlineRatings 近日公布 2020 年全球最安全航空公司名單，再度由澳洲航空奪冠、紐西蘭航空排名第二，長榮航空獲得第三名好成績。
The website selects the world's safest airlines out of 405 airlines each year, based on their safety innovation, operational excellence, government review, fatal accident records and their operating history. 國際航空專業評鑑網站 AirlineRatings 每年都會遴選出全球最安全航空公司，評選標準包括安全創新、營運績效、政府審查、航空公司死亡事故紀錄、航空公司營運史等標準，評選全球 405 家航空公司。
The other airlines among the aforesaid list include Etihad, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Alaska Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Virgin Australia, Hawaiian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, TAP Portugal, SAS, Royal Jordanian, Swiss, Finnair, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, and KLM. 其他入選航空包括：阿提哈德航空、卡達航空、新加坡航空、阿聯酋航空、阿拉斯加航空、國泰航空、維珍澳洲航空、夏威夷航空、維珍航空、葡萄牙航空、北歐航空、皇家約旦航空、瑞士航空、芬蘭航空、漢莎航空、愛爾蘭航空、荷蘭皇家航空。
At the end of last year, Eva Air secured the eighth spot in the list of the world's best airlines for 2020, according to the Airline Ratings website. 根據網站公布結果，2020 年全球最安全航空公司，長榮航空獲得第三名好成績，這也是繼去年 11 月獲得「2020 全球最佳航空」第 8 名後，再度獲得國際肯定。Sat, 27 Jun 2026 - 2780 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.082: 英國畢業考政策大轉彎 Angry students petition unfair A-level assessment
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For British students, A-level exams are the most important exams before leaving school for University. Due to the pandemic, the exams in June were abandoned and students were given a grade by their Teachers based on past performance. However, once the A level grades were published, people realized that 39 percent of teachers’ assessments had been downgraded under an algorithm based on a school’s past performance. This meant that it was harder for smart students in disadvantaged areas to do well while rewarding the mediocre students in top private schools. Students were outraged and took to the street and started a petition to demand change.
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Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Assessment n. evaluation of the nature, quality, ability, of someone or something The teachers had to make an assessment of the student’s math abilities with a test. Peter’s assessment of the accident helped prevent further conflict.
Mediocre adj. of moderate quality The new sushi dish at our favorite restaurant is mediocre. Students should not be rewarded for their mediocre performance in school.
Inflation n. the action of inflating something According to the exam regulator, the downgrade of assessments is to avoid grade inflation. If you want your balloon to float, you would have to inflate it with helium.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 - 2779 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.327: 英語時光機 - 日系超市 LOPIA 為何掀起熱議？台灣消費力的真相 Why Is LOPIA Making Headlines in Taiwan?
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你知道最近在台灣有間日系超市，因為一則投資新聞，讓許多消費者皺起眉頭嗎？本週《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師要來聊聊這個最近在台灣話題不斷的超市品牌：LOPIA。
台灣，特別是台中，我們在這些外商眼中的消費力可是 No.1 的等級：Costco 在台中創下全球門市最高營收，而本集的主角 LOPIA，海外展店的第一站也選在台中。想知道台灣消費者為什麼會對最近這則新聞感到失落？這集絕對值得一聽。
Did you know that a Japanese supermarket chain in Taiwan recently made headlines with an investment news story that left many consumers frowning? This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick discuss this supermarket brand that's been constantly in the news in Taiwan: LOPIA.
Taiwan, especially Taichung, holds No. 1 status in terms of consumer spending power in the eyes of these foreign companies: Costco achieved the highest store revenue globally in Taichung, and this episode's subject, LOPIA, also chose Taichung as its first overseas location. Want to know why Taiwanese consumers felt disappointed by this recent news story? This episode is definitely worth listening to.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 - 2778 - WHOIs單元Ep.30: 從睡地板到擁有職業球隊 From Sleeping on the Floor to Owning a Sports Team
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Computex 2026 drew more than 1,500 exhibitors to Taipei, all united around a single theme: AI has stopped being a promise and started being a product.NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip lets laptops run powerful AI tasks without connecting to the cloud, signalling a shift in how and where AI gets used.A drone show powered by entirely Taiwanese technology opened the event, with 1,000 drones lighting up the night sky above Taipei 101.
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L220: Taipei's Sky Was the Best Keynote at Computex 2026
Highlights 主題摘要Every great trade show deserves a memorable opening act, and Computex 2026 delivered one. On the evening of June 2nd, one thousand drones rose above Taipei's skyline near Taipei 101, filling the night air with a glowing giant robot, a sports car, and a rotating Earth — all painted in light. The crowd reached for their phones. It was not just a spectacle. It was a statement.
每個大貿易展都值得舉辦令人難忘的開幕儀式，而 2026 年台北國際電腦展（Computex 2026）也確實做到了。六月二日夜晚，千架無人機在台北 101 旁升空，在夜空中拼出機器人、跑車與地球的光影輪廓。現場觀眾紛紛舉起手機拍攝，畫面隨即傳遍全球。整場演出採用百分之百台灣自主研發的技術，這不只是一場視覺饗宴，更是一句有力的宣示。
The drones set the tone for what followed. Over four days at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, more than 1,500 companies gathered under the theme "AI Together" to show what artificial intelligence looks like when it leaves the lab and enters everyday life. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who called Taipei "home" from the stage, announced that the new RTX Spark chip could handle demanding AI tasks entirely on a laptop — no internet required. It combines a powerful graphics processor, a twenty-core brain, and enough memory to work as a personal AI assistant around the clock. "Useful has arrived," Huang declared. His company's stock jumped over ten percent the following day.
無人機秀為接下來四天定下了基調。超過一千五百家廠商在南港展覽館以「AI Together」為主題，展示人工智慧走出實驗室後的真實樣貌。口稱台灣是「家」的 Nvidia 執行長黃仁勳在台上宣布，全新 RTX Spark 晶片讓一般筆電也能在不連網的情況下，全天候處理高難度的 AI 運算，儼然成為隨身的個人 AI 助理。「實用的時代來了，」他說。隔天， Nvidia 股價隨即上漲逾一成。
Computex 2026 was not a one-company show. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed that the company's newest manufacturing process was shipping and expanding, powering a new wave of AI-ready laptops. AMD announced its socket would stay compatible until 2029, reassuring enthusiasts who prefer upgrading over replacing. Samsung unveiled the world's first monitor panel combining 4K resolution with a 360Hz refresh rate. In a separate hall, nearly five hundred startups from nine countries competed at InnoVEX 2026, with robotics firm RLWRLD winning the pitch competition for its vision of a universal learning system that lets machines adapt across tasks the way AI language models learn from text.
Computex 2026 並非 Nvidia 一家的主場。 Intel 執行長陳立武親自登台，確認公司最新晶片製程已正式量產並持續擴大規模，驅動新一批 AI 筆電陸續登場。 AMD 宣布現行處理器插槽將延續支援至二〇二九年，讓習慣自行升級零件的玩家大大鬆了口氣。三星展示了全球首款在 4K 解析度下仍可達每秒三百六十幀更新率的螢幕面板。在另一側展廳，來自九個國家的近五百家新創參加 InnoVEX 2026，機器人新創公司 RLWRLD 以打造「機器人通用學習系統」的構想奪下新創競賽冠軍。
Taken together, Computex 2026 told a story well beyond product launches. The drone display was the most honest summary: technology once confined to research labs, now choreographed and commercialised over a city that has quietly powered the world's devices for decades. Taiwan has long sat at the centre of the global technology supply chain, invisible to most consumers who depend on it. This year, it lit up the sky and made sure nobody could look away.
綜觀全場，2026年台北國際電腦展（Computex 2026）所呈現的，遠不止於產品發布。台北夜空中的無人機秀，或許是整場展覽最真實的縮影。那些曾被關在研究室裡的技術，如今在一個數十年來默默為全球裝置提供動力的城市上空，以精心編排的編舞形式展現，並成功商業化。台灣長期是全球科技供應鏈的核心，卻鮮少出現在消費者的視野裡。今年，它點亮了夜空，讓所有人的目光都無法移開。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字- Opening act [noun phrase, the first and most memorable part of an event]: The ceremony was a perfect opening act for the festival.Demanding [adjective, requiring a lot of effort or processing power]: Video editing is a demanding task for most laptops.Around the clock [adverb phrase, continuously, 24 hours a day]: The system runs around the clock without any downtime.Stay compatible [verb phrase, to remain able to work with existing systems]: The new update stays compatible with older devices.Choreograph [verb, to carefully plan and coordinate a series of actions]: They choreographed every detail of the launch event.
Reference article:
1. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/nvidia-become-infrastructure-company-jensen-003249580.html
2. https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/en/news/5745807A54416BE4/info.html
3. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/2/drones-light-up-taipeis-night-sky-for-computex-trade-show
4. https://medium.com/@noahbean3396/highlights-from-computex-2026-the-hardware-industry-just-bet-everything-on-ai-agents-f1400d478538Sun, 21 Jun 2026 - 2776 - 回顧星期天LBS - 印度相關時事趣聞 All about the India
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Topic 1: Indian Bride Shuts Down Wedding After Groom Fails Her Math Test
An Indian bride canceled her wedding after her groom recited the multiplication table of two incorrectly. 一位印度新娘因為新郎背錯 2 的乘法表，當場取消婚禮。
A bride and groom who wish to remain unidentified were supposed to have the wedding for their arranged marriage on May 1 in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. 不願透露姓名的新娘和新郎本應於 5 月 1 日在印度北方邦舉行婚禮，這是一樁包辦婚姻。
Skeptical of her future husband's educational background, the bride decided to test his knowledge during the ceremony. 新娘懷疑未來丈夫的教育背景，因此決定在婚禮上測試他的知識。
When he failed to recite the multiplication table of two, the bride left, "saying that she could not marry someone who did not know basic math," reported INQUIRER.net. 據「菲律賓每日問訊者報」網站報導，當他背不出 2 的乘法表時，新娘轉身離開了，「說她不能嫁給一個連基礎數學都不懂的人。」
The bride's cousin stated that the groom's family did not inform them of his lack of education, adding that the bride was "brave" for leaving the wedding venue. 新娘的表妹說，男方家庭沒有告知新郎教育程度低的事實，並補充道，新娘離開婚禮現場的做法「很勇敢」。
The two families came to a compromise which included returning all gifts and jewelry to the appropriate parties. 這兩個家庭達成妥協，包括同意退還所有的禮物和珠寶給對方。
Topic 2: India's 'Angry Brides' game wages war on dowry｜印度「憤怒新娘」遊戲向嫁妝陋習宣戰
An online game in India called "Angry Brides" which seeks to highlight the problem of illegal dowry demands has attracted more than 270,000 fans. 印度一款名為「憤怒新娘」的線上遊戲，旨在凸顯非法索取嫁妝帶來的問題，吸引了逾 27 萬名粉絲。
The game by online matchmaker shaadi.com — inspired by the hugely popular "Angry Birds" game — sees players attack prospective grooms greedy for dowry with a variety of weapons, from a brick-red stiletto to a broomstick. 這款遊戲由婚友網站「Shaadi.com」推出，靈感來自廣受歡迎的「憤怒鳥」遊戲，玩家可使用從磚紅色細高跟鞋到帚柄等各式武器來攻擊貪求嫁妝的準新郎。
The three grooms — an engineer, a doctor and a pilot — dodge the attacks while demanding dowries starting at 1.5 million rupees. Each time a player hits a groom, he or she wins money towards a virtual anti-dowry fund. 遊戲中的 3 位新郎分別是工程師、醫生和飛行員。他們一邊索求 150 萬盧比起跳的嫁妝，一邊躲避著玩家的進攻。玩家每擊中新郎一次，他或她就會贏得一筆虛擬的反嫁妝資金。
The game, available as a free application on Facebook, has already attracted more than 272,000 "likes." 這款遊戲在臉書上是一款免費應用程式，已吸引了超過 27 萬 2000 人按「讚」。
Paying and accepting a dowry in India has been illegal since 1961, but the centuries-old tradition of the bride's parents presenting gifts of cash, clothes, jewellery, even appliances to the groom's family remains strong. 從 1961 年至今，收送嫁妝在印度都是違法的，但是新娘的父母向新郎家庭贈送現金、衣服、珠寶甚至器具等禮物的傳統已有幾世紀之久，至今依然盛行。
Demands for dowry often persist well past the wedding ceremonies, and in the worst cases, brides are tortured and even murdered if they or their parents do not comply. 索取嫁妝的情況就算在婚禮後也揮之不去，在最壞的情況下，如果新娘或她們的父母不給嫁妝，新娘就會受到折磨甚至被謀殺。
Topic 3: Toxic air in India linked to large number of miscarriages
Toxic air in India and other South Asian countries could be causing large numbers of miscarriages and stillbirths, scientists said. 科學家說，印度和其他南亞國家的有毒性空氣，可能正造成大量的流產和死胎案例。
A study in The Lancet medical journal estimated nearly 350,000 pregnancy losses a year in South Asia were linked to high pollution levels. 「刺胳針」醫學期刊一份研究估計，南亞 1 年有將近 35 萬起流產案例與高污染值有關聯。
"Our findings ... (provide) further justification for urgent action to tackle dangerous levels of pollution," lead author Tao Xue of Peking University said in a statement. 報告第一作者北京大學的薛濤在聲明中說，「我們的發現…提供進一步理由，要緊急行動解決達危險程度的污染」。
They calculated that 7.1% of annual pregnancy losses were attributable to pollution above India's air quality standard of 40 microgrammes per cubic metre (μg/m3), and 29.7% to pollution above the World Health Organization guideline of 10 μg/m3. 他們計算，每年 7.1% 的流產案例，歸因於高於印度空氣品質標準每立方公尺 40 微克（μg/m3）的污染，29.7% 的案例歸因於高於世界衛生組織指南訂出 10 μg/m3 標準的污染。
Topic 4: Indian inventor revs up corona car to drive home lockdown message｜印度發明家設計冠狀病毒車宣導疫情訊息
A giant coronavirus is stalking the streets of southern India — propelled by a 100 cc engine and an inventor trying to drive home the message that Indians should stay indoors as the pandemic sweeps across the world. 一個巨大的冠狀病毒在印度南部街頭出沒—被一具排氣量 100 立方公分的引擎和一名發明家驅動著，試圖明確傳達在大流行病橫掃全球的此刻，印度人應該好好待在家裡的訊息。
Sudhakar Yadav's wacky small single-seater car — made of fluorescent-green fibre and complete with the red crown-like spikes of the virus — has been racking up the miles in the tech hub of Hyderabad to remind fellow citizens of the dangers of COVID-19. 雅達夫的古怪單人座小車，是以螢光綠色纖維製成，並加上紅色的病毒冠狀突刺造型，在科技大城海德拉巴行駛了一段時間，提醒市民同胞 2019 冠狀病毒肺炎的危險。
"People are not scared and are still... on the streets despite the clear danger," the 67-year-old Yadav, who runs a printing business, told AFP. 「儘管明顯有危險，大家還是不害怕，依舊…在街上趴趴走」，經營印刷生意的 67 歲雅達夫告訴法新社。
"My message through the car art is to make them understand that it is dangerous to be out on the streets and the safest place right now is the home." 「我透過這輛車要傳達的訊息是，希望這些人能夠了解，外出上街是危險的，現在最安全的地方就是家裡」。
Topic 5: 'Honk more, wait more': Mumbai tests traffic lights that reward the patient driver
There is a truth universally acknowledged by drivers in India: honk your horn loud enough and the traffic lights will surely change to green. 印度駕駛人都曉得一個道理：只要喇叭按得夠響，交通號誌絕對會變綠燈。
But, fed up with impatient drivers inflicting a deafening roar every time they are forced to stop, police in Mumbai have come up with a new system to punish those who cannot wait at traffic lights in silence. 然而，孟買警方受夠駕駛人每次被迫停車，就會出現震耳欲聾的喇叭聲，因而設計出一套新系統，來懲罰不能安靜等待號誌轉換的駕駛人。
The new system was quite simple: "Honk more, wait more." 新系統相當簡單易懂：「你愈叭，等愈久。」
Mumbai police installed a rigged traffic light system to tackle the problem of "reckless honkers", which resets the red traffic signal every time the sound of car horns goes above 85 decibels. For particularly honk-happy drivers, it could mean a very long wait at the lights. 孟買警方安裝一套經過改造的交通號誌系統，來處理「莽撞喇叭狂」問題；只要偵測到 85 分貝以上的汽車喇叭聲，紅燈就會從頭開始。對於不按不爽的駕駛人，可能得在交通號誌下等到天荒地老。
Mumbai was ranked as the fourth most congested city in the world, according to the TomTom traffic index, with 65% congestion and drivers spending an average of eight days and 17 hours in traffic each year. TomTom 交通指數報告顯示，孟買被列為全球最壅塞城市第 4 名，壅塞比率達 65％，駕駛人平均每年花費 8 天 17 小時塞在路上。
Topic 6: India returns alleged bird spy to Pakistan｜印度把被指控的鳥間諜交還巴基斯坦
Indian police have released a pigeon belonging to a Pakistani fisherman after a probe found that the bird, which had flown across the contentious border between the nuclear-armed nations, was not a spy, two officials said on Friday. 兩名官員週五說，印度警方把一隻屬於巴基斯坦一名漁夫的鴿子放了，在調查發現這隻飛越兩個核武國爭議邊境的鳥並非間諜以後。
The Pakistani owner of the pigeon had urged India to return his bird, which Indian villagers turned over to police after discovering it. 這隻鴿子的巴基斯坦主人催促印度歸還他的鳥，印度村民先前發現了牠以後交給了警方。
"It's just an innocent bird," Habibullah, the owner of the bird, who goes by just one name, told Reuters on Friday. 單名的鴿主哈比布拉週五告訴路透，「牠只是一隻無辜的鳥。」
He rejected allegations that the numbers inscribed on a ring on the pigeon's leg were codes meant for militant groups operating in the disputed region of Kashmir. 對於鴿子腳環上所刻數字乃是在爭議的喀什米爾地區行動的好戰團體代號的指控，他予以駁斥。
Habibullah, who lives in a village near the Kashmir border, one of the most militarised zones in the world, said the bird had participated in a pigeon racing contest and the digits on the bird's leg were his mobile phone number. 住在全球最軍事化地區之一的喀什米爾邊境附近一處村莊的哈比布拉說，這隻鳥參加了一場賽鴿大賽，牠腳上的數字是他的行動電話號碼。
In 2016, a pigeon was taken into Indian custody after it was found with a note threatening Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 2016 年曾有一隻鴿子被印度扣押，在發現牠有一張威脅印度總理納倫德拉．莫迪的便條以後。
Topic 7: Violence in India Threatens Its Global Ambitions
Until recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to portray India as a rising power seemed to be ticking along despite troubles at home. 即便在國內遭遇了些問題，總理莫迪將印度描述成崛起大國的行動，直到不久前似乎還一路升溫。
Much of the world remained quiet, or cautious, in recent months as India began locking up hundreds of opposition politicians and activists without charge across the country. Business executives say they are too afraid to speak out about shortcomings in the government's economic strategy. The press complains of government intimidation. 近幾個月印度開始未經起訴即在全國各地拘禁數百名反對派政治人物與社運人士，世界上許多國家卻依然保持沉默，或審慎以對。企業執行高層表示，他們因為害怕而不敢說出政府經濟策略的缺失。新聞界也抱怨受到政府恫嚇。
Still, there was President Donald Trump last month, embracing Modi in New Delhi, where streets were dotted with posters declaring the "world's oldest democracy meets the world's largest democracy." 儘管如此，上個月還是有川普總統在新德里擁抱莫迪，當地街上到處可見寫著「世界最老牌民主國家，跟世界上最大民主國家相遇」的海報。
But as the leaders celebrated each other in India's capital, Hindu mobs began going after Muslim protesters in neighborhoods just a few miles away while the police looked on or joined in. 然而，就在兩位領導人在印度首都彼此恭維之際，印度教暴徒們卻開始在數英里外的社區，追打著穆斯林抗議者，警察則袖手旁觀，甚至加入追打者的行列。
Freedom House, a nonpartisan democracy advocacy organization, flagged India as a major concern. "The Indian government has taken its Hindu nationalist agenda to a new level with a succession of policies," the group said, "threatening the democratic future of a country long seen as a potential bulwark of freedom in Asia and the world." 跨黨派民主倡議組織「自由之家」，將印度列為令人高度關切的國家。該組織說：「印度通過一系列政策，將其印度教民族主義計畫推到一個新水平，威脅到長期被視為亞洲與世界潛在自由堡壘的國家的民主前途。」
In a rare move, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights filed a petition in India's Supreme Court to challenge a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims. Some of India's closest partners have begun criticizing its treatment of Muslims and migrants, with condemnations coming in from Iran, the United States, Bangladesh and elsewhere. 聯合國人權事務署則罕見地向印度最高法院提出請願，挑戰批評人士認為歧視穆斯林的新公民法。一些印度最親密的夥伴國已開始批評印度對待穆斯林與移民的方式，伊朗、美國、孟加拉及一些其他國家陸續發聲譴責。
"If India loses that secular, democratic identity, then it loses what makes it different than other countries in Asia. We are all watching the riots in Delhi and worry they are going down a dangerous road that makes it harder for us to be a strong advocate for India," said Rep. Ami Bera, a California Democrat who is the longest-serving Indian American in Congress. 美國加州民主黨籍聯邦眾議員貝拉說：「如果印度失去這種世俗的民主身份，就會失去有別於其他亞洲國家的特色。我們都在觀察德里的暴動，並擔心他們正走上危險的道路，這將使得我們很難成為印度的強力支持者。」貝拉是美國國會中最資深的印度裔議員。
One area where international officials believe that India may be particularly hurting itself is in its campaign to be granted a permanent seat at the U.N. Security Council along with other nuclear powers. Speaking on condition of anonymity, several diplomats, including some from countries that have publicly pushed for an Indian seat on the Security Council, say that their governments are now reluctant to push the issue after India's domestic unrest has laid bare the effects of Hindu nationalism there. 一些外國官員認為，印度使自身受傷最重的一個方面，就是追求與其他核武國家一樣獲得聯合國安理會常任理事國席次的行動。幾位不願透露姓名的外交官（部分來自公開呼籲給予印度安理會席次的國家）表示，在印度國內騷亂暴露出印度教民族主義對當地的影響後，他們的政府現在不願再推動印度入常案。Sat, 20 Jun 2026 - 2775 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.127: 帶骨還是去骨？鹹酥雞派系大戰咖啡館順便帶走慣用語
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你是帶骨派還是去骨派？這個問題在台灣大概比藍綠之爭還難談出結論。這集幕後教師室，John老師和阿鍵老師從 English Cafe 鹹酥雞那集的幕後聊起，沒想到一路聊到 idioms、聊到黃仁勳、再聊到老派英文到底還能不能用。
鹹酥雞這件事，台灣人才懂
士林夜市、路邊攤、深夜便利商店門口——鹹酥雞是台灣人的DNA。可是你有沒有想過，外國朋友站在那個攤子前面，根本不知道要怎麼點？菜單全中文，老闆問你要加什麼，旁邊一堆人手起夾落，完全搞不清楚遊戲規則。
這就是為什麼 English Cafe 那集要幫大家做一份中英對照點餐表。不是說你要幫外國人翻譯，是說帶著黃仁勳去夜市的時候，你要接得住場面。
順帶一提，John老師說他小時候吃鹹酥鸡是带骨认了，長大之後發現大家都改吃去骨版，整個人傻眼——「我的鹹酥雞不見了。」然後又發現一包要破百，心情就更複雜了。這種通貨膨脹的椎心之痛，台北上班族應該最有感。
這些字，你可能說過但不確定對不對
聊完吃的，阿鍵老師還是把話題拉回正軌——我們有英文要學。
第一組是 craving 跟 yearn for。都是「很想要」，但語感差很多。Craving 就是那種嘴饞的欲望，直接、本能，I'm craving for 鹹酥雞，就是現在、馬上、肚子在叫的那種。Yearn for 就文青多了，帶點向往、有點惆悵，John老師說這是 Jane Eyre、Mark Twain 那個年代的字。寫情書可以用，I yearn for your attention，對方如果英文比你好可能還會被糾正。
All over the place 則是這集的好用擔當。到處都有的意思，We have food trucks all over the place。但它還有另一層：心情亂七八糟，My emotions are all over the place，你讓我七上八下、完全拿不定主意。同一個片語，完全不同場景，通勤路上聽個一次，下班就能用了。
陣營之爭，英文怎麼說
端午節快到了，粽子南北之爭又要開始。這時候最好用的字就是 camp，你是哪個陣營的？Which camp are you in？
台灣人平常遇到這種「你比較喜歡哪個」的問題，英文可以說 camp、side、party，三個都是同樣意思，換著用會讓你的口說聽起來比較自然，考 IELTS 口說的人可以記一下。
不過阿鍵老師提醒，這種字平常口語聊天用 camp 很順，太正式的場合反而怪。在竹科開會的時候，可能還是說 different approaches 比較保險。
Galore——你爸媽那代人用的字
最後一個是 galore，John老師自己說這個字「有點阿伯感」。Galore 就是很多、大量的意思，但它不放在名詞前面，是放在後面的。There is food galore in the food court，就是食物超多那種。
為什麼還要教？因為你跟四五十歲的長輩開會、聊天，或者看老一點的美劇英劇，這個字會出現。聽到的時候你不會傻眼，這就夠了。語言本來就有時代感，我們台灣人說 LKK，年輕人不懂；他們說 6+7，我們也不懂。英文也一樣。
John老師說這個字從他嘴裡自然跑出來，他根本沒有 filter，然後被阿鍵老師做進筆記裡，才發現自己還在用上個世紀的字。這種老師的誠實，我覺得蠻可愛的。Fri, 19 Jun 2026 - 2774 - 精選詞彙單元 Vocab Ep.081: Curing The Phone Addiction 拯救手機癮
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Summary: This article discusses the world of phone addiction and the slew of products out there that aim to help people cut their use. Both software and hardware solutions are presented.
原文章討論: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-939-help-for-curing-the-phone-addiction
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
Addiction n.: unable to stop a kind of behavior Are you addicted to gaming? Is drug addiction a big problem?
Crucial adj.: very important Is healthcare very crucial to people? Is it crucial to back up your data?
Potent adj.: powerful Is bleach a potent disinfectant? Has AMD proven to be a potent adversary to Intel?
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 - 2773 - 英語咖啡館 Ep.326: 吃貨學英語 - 從雞排到甜不辣台灣鹹酥雞的宵夜宇宙 From chicken cutlet to fish paste
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半夜肚子餓的時候，你第一個想到的是什麼？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師要來聊聊台灣人最熟悉的深夜美食：鹽酥雞！從巷口的餐車、排隊的人龍，到那個讓人魂牽夢縈的九層塔香氣，這集絕對會讓你邊聽邊流口水。
我們不只聊到鹽酥雞在台灣為什麼如此經典，還分享了各自的必點清單與點餐撇步。你知道光是「要不要切」這件事，就能分成兩個陣營引發戰爭嗎？
When you're hungry in the middle of the night, what's the first thing you think of? This week on English Cafe, John and Klim discuss Taiwan's most familiar late-night food: salt and pepper chicken! From the food carts on street corners, to the lines of people waiting, to that intoxicating basil aroma that haunts your dreams—this episode will definitely make you drool while listening.
We not only discuss why salt and pepper chicken is so iconic in Taiwan, but also share our own must-order lists and ordering tips. Did you know that just the question of "should we cut it or not" can divide people into two camps and spark a war?Tue, 16 Jun 2026 - 2772 - WHOIs單元Ep.29: 拒絕被診斷結果定義的人生巨星 The Star Who Refused to Let a Diagnosis Define Him
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WHO has declared the Congo Ebola outbreak a global health emergency, as cases spread across three provinces and into Uganda.The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which no approved vaccine or treatment exists.Armed conflict, attacks on health facilities, and mass displacement have made contact tracing nearly impossible.
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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L216: Congo Ebola Kills 220, WHO Sounds Global Alarm
Highlights 主題摘要When the World Health Organization invokes its highest emergency designation, the world is meant to take notice. On May 17, 2026, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the most serious alert the organisation can issue. The announcement came just two days after the DRC Ministry of Health confirmed the country's seventeenth Ebola outbreak, centred in Ituri Province in the volatile northeast. As of late May, authorities had recorded 125 confirmed cases and over 900 suspected cases, with deaths among suspected patients exceeding 220.
當世界衛生組織啟動最高級別緊急警報，全球必須嚴陣以待。2026 年 5 月 17 日，世衛總幹事譚德塞宣布，剛果民主共和國與烏干達的伊波拉疫情構成「國際公共衛生緊急事件（PHEIC）」，這是該組織所能發出的最高層級警示。就在宣告的兩天前，剛果衛生部才剛確認本國第 17 起伊波拉疫情，疫情中心位於東北部局勢動盪的伊圖里省。截至 5 月底，當局已登錄 125 例確診、逾 900 例疑似病例，疑似患者死亡數超過 220 人。
What makes this outbreak particularly alarming is the pathogen itself. Unlike previous Congolese epidemics driven by the well-documented Ebola Zaire strain, this one involves the Bundibugyo virus, a rarer species first identified in Uganda in 2007. No licensed vaccine exists against Bundibugyo, nor any approved antiviral treatment — a stark contrast to the tools that helped bring prior outbreaks under control. Case fatality rates in previous Bundibugyo outbreaks ranged from 30 to 50 percent. With medical countermeasures still in early development, healthcare workers must rely entirely on supportive care and rigorous infection prevention.
讓這波疫情特別棘手的，是病原體本身的性質。過去剛果歷次疫情多由研究較為透徹的薩伊伊波拉病毒株引起，這次則是邦迪布焦型病毒，一種較罕見的病毒株，2007 年首次在烏干達被確認。目前既無核准疫苗，也無經批准的抗病毒藥物可用，與過去數次成功遏制疫情所仰賴的防治工具相比，處境大相逕庭。過去兩次邦迪布焦型疫情的致死率介於 30% 至 50% 之間。在醫療對策仍處早期研發階段之際，醫護人員只能依靠支持性照護與嚴格的感染管控來因應。
Containing any Ebola outbreak demands rapid case isolation and meticulous contact tracing — and in eastern Congo, both have been rendered nearly impossible. Tedros warned bluntly that the region faces a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict," where insecurity, attacks on health facilities, and mass population movement have gutted response capacity. Armed groups continue to restrict humanitarian access across Ituri and North Kivu, while cross-border trade keeps the virus in constant motion. Uganda, which confirmed nine cases — at least three linked to travel from DRC — illustrates how porous the epidemic boundary has already become.
想要遏制伊波拉疫情，仰賴於迅速隔離病例並精確追蹤接觸者，但在剛果東部，兩件事都幾乎無法做到。譚德塞措辭強硬地警告，該地區正陷入「疾病與衝突的災難性強碰」，治安惡化、醫療設施遭受攻擊、人口大規模流動，這些已嚴重瓦解防疫應變能量。武裝團體持續阻斷伊圖里省與北基伍省的人道救援管道，跨境貿易往來更讓病毒隨著人流四處流竄。烏干達已確認 9 例，其中至少 3 例與來自剛果的旅客有關，疫情邊界之脆弱，由此可見一斑。
The humanitarian backdrop amplifies every risk. Nearly ten million people across the affected provinces face acute hunger, leaving communities ill-equipped to absorb another crisis. WHO and international partners are scaling up surveillance, deploying rapid response teams, and fast-tracking candidate vaccines into evaluation. Yet without a reduction in hostilities, containment faces a ceiling that medicine alone cannot raise.
這場人道危機的背景，放大了每一個風險。疫情波及的省份裡，有近 1,000 萬人正面臨嚴峻糧食危機，社區根本難以承受另一波衝擊。世衛組織與國際夥伴正擴大監測規模、部署快速應變小組，並加速推進候選疫苗的評估程序。然而，若無法降低武裝衝突情勢，防控工作仍需要面臨一道醫療手段無法單獨突破的瓶頸。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字- Antiviral [adjective, describing a drug or treatment that works against viruses]: Doctors had no antiviral medication to treat the patients.Contact tracing [noun phrase, the process of identifying people who may have been exposed to an infectious disease]: Contact tracing is essential to stopping an outbreak early.Porous [adjective, easy to pass through; not effective at keeping things out]: The border between the two countries proved porous during the outbreak.Containment [noun, the action of keeping a disease under control and preventing it from spreading]: Containment efforts were hampered by the lack of road access.Fast-track [verb, to speed up a process, especially official approval or development]: Regulators agreed to fast-track the new vaccine for emergency use.
Reference article:
1. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON602
2. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592
3. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-respondingSun, 14 Jun 2026 - 2770 - 回顧星期天LBS - 網路相關時事趣聞 All about the Internet
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Topic 1: First-ever tweet sold for around NT$82.3 million
The first-ever tweet by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was auctioned off on Tuesday as a "non-fungible token" (NFT), with the bid surpassing US$2.9 million (around NT$82.3 million). 由推特（Twitter）創辦人杜錫（Jack Dorsey）發出的史上第一條推文，今天被當作「不可替代代幣」（NFT）拍賣出去，得標價飆破 290 萬美元（約新台幣 8230 萬元）。
A tweet from the auction platform "Valuables by Cent" read that "Jack accepted the offer from sinaEstavi for $2915835.47." The auction account added that the tweet is now "minted on blockchain." 拍賣平台 Valuables by Cent 的一則推文說：「杜錫同意了 @sinaEstavi 這個帳號所喊出的 291 萬 5835.47 美元。」Valuables by Cent 表示：「現在這則推文已在區塊鏈（blockchain）上打造好了。」
The winner's account details show that Sina Estavi, CEO of Bridge Oracle, a blockchain technology start-up, owns the @sinaEstavi account. 得標者的帳號資料顯示，擁有 @sinaEstavi 帳號的是區塊鏈技術相關的新創公司 Bridge Oracle 執行長艾斯塔維（Sina Estavi）。
Dorsey explained that all proceeds from the auction will be donated to charities. 杜錫表示，他將把這次拍賣所得捐給慈善機構。
The sold-tweet was first tweeted on March 21, 2006, with Dorsey writing, "just setting up my twttr." Such a mundane statement became the first tweet ever sent and officially launched Twitter, a global platform that has since become a controversial and dominant force in civil society. 2006 年 3 月 21 日，杜錫在鍵盤打下：「剛剛設定好我的推特」（just setting up my twttr）這樣平凡無奇的話，發出後成了史上第一條推文，同時正式啟用推特這個全球通用的平台，後來在公民社會中，成為一股具爭議又占主導地位的力量。
"I think years later people will realize the true value of this tweet, like the Mona Lisa painting," Estavi tweeted regarding his new purchase. 艾斯塔維在推文中說：「我覺得再過幾年，人們會意識到那則推文的真正價值，正如同名畫『蒙娜麗莎』（Mona Lisa）一樣。」
The auction of Dorsey's tweet also highlights the surge of interest in non-fungible tokens (NFT). Non-fungible tokens uses the same blockchain technology, after cryptocurrencies, to transform objects into virtual collectors' items that cannot be replicated. 這次杜錫推文的拍賣，凸顯了人們對「不可替代代幣」（non-fungible token, NFT）的興趣激增。不可替代代幣是在加密貨幣（cryptocurrencies）之後，運用同樣的區塊鏈技術，把物件轉變為虛擬蒐藏家的東西，且無法複製。
Dorsey tweeted his thanks to Estavi on Tuesday and added that the proceeds from the auction were donated to GiveDirectly, a nonprofit organization that helps the poor in East Africa. 杜錫今天推文感謝 @sinaEstavi，並表示，這次拍賣的所得，已經捐給在東非幫助窮人的非營利組織 GiveDirectly。
Topic 2: Taiwan's 'salmon name-change' inspires U.S. social media users
Sushi restaurant chain "Sushiro" launched a promotion on March 17 and March 18 by announcing it would give away free sushi to anyone who had "salmon" (鮭魚) in their names, leading to a name-changing frenzy in Taiwan. 知名連鎖壽司店「壽司郎」於 17、18 日推出優惠活動，只要名字有「鮭魚」兩字的人，可以免費享用整桌的餐點，意外掀起全台鮭魚改名之亂。
The phenomenon gradually attracted the attention of international media, with CNN reporting on Thursday that owing to the promotion, around 140 Taiwanese have officially changed their names to include the word "salmon." CNN added that the situation has led the Ministry of Interior to issue a statement cautioning Taiwanese that they only get three chances to change their names in a lifetime. 而此台灣人瘋鮭魚現象也吸引到外國媒體注意，其中 CNN 也在 19 日報導，台灣人為了享有優惠，已有近 140 位在正式改名，於身分證上大現「鮭魚」兩字。CNN 表示此風潮已引來內政部的不滿，提醒大眾台灣法律規定每人一生中有三次改名機會。
Following media outlets like CNN and BBC's reports, Taiwaneses' name-changing craze also reached the ears of U.S. social media users with some commenting they didn't expect the day Taiwanese would lose their minds. However, others wrote that as a broke millennial, if changing their names would mean getting free sushi, then they were all for it. 繼 CNN 和 BBC 等外媒陸續報導後，台人瘋鮭魚事件也引發外國網友的注意，其中有人表示沒想到台灣人也有失去理智的時候，但也有人寫道，身為一個月光族，如果改名可以讓他吃到免費壽司他也願意。
Some also called on American chain restaurants to try similar promotions, with one volunteering to change their name to "T-bone" while another wanted "Donut" so that they could get freebies from Krispy Kreme. 更有外國網友開始呼籲美國其他連鎖店開始推類似的活動，並問道自己如果把名字改成「T-Bone」（丁骨牛排）或是「Donut」（甜甜圈），能不能在牛排館和 Krispy Kreme 獲得免費的餐點。
Topic 3: Uber will ban passengers with low ratings
Uber passengers who habitually leave their trash behind and disrespect their drivers may soon get the boot. 習慣性留下垃圾以及不尊重駕駛的 Uber 乘客，很快就會無法再使用 Uber。
The ride-hailing company announced Tuesday that riders with ratings that are "significantly below average" may lose access to the app, part of a rollout of the company's updated community guidelines, which riders must abide by to continue using the service. 這家叫車公司週二宣布，評分「大幅低於平均值」的乘客，可能會無法存取 Uber 的 app，為該公司的更新版社區守則的一環，乘客若要持續使用該公司的服務，就必須遵守這些守則。
Uber, however, said that bans for bad behavior won't come as a surprise to offending passengers. Riders will receive several notifications before they lose access to the app, the company said. 不過，Uber 也說，不會突然以行為不佳為由禁止叫車以致冒犯到乘客。該公司說，乘客會先接獲數次通知，然後才會無法存取 app。
And they also will have opportunities to improve their rating to remain in good standing. Tips to boost a user's rating include: "encouraging polite behavior, avoiding leaving trash in the vehicle and avoiding requests for drivers to exceed the speed limit," Uber said. 而且乘客也有機會改善其評分以維持好名聲。提升使用者評分的秘訣包括：「鼓勵禮貌行為，避免在車內留下垃圾，與避免要求司機超速，」Uber 說。
Topic 4: Kakao suspends online comments for entertainment articles｜Kakao 暫停網友對娛樂新聞發表網路留言
South Korea's internet company Kakao said Friday that it would prevent users from posting malicious comments on its online entertainment news articles next month, pledging also to overhaul its search engine functionalities to address cyberbullying. 南韓的網路公司 Kakao 週五表示，下個月將禁止使用者對其網路的娛樂新聞報導，張貼惡意留言。該公司也承諾大幅修改其搜尋引擎的功能，以解決網路霸凌。
The measure came after mounting calls for the internet portal website to address cyberbullying targeting celebrities and people in general. The calls intensified after singer-turned-actress Sulli passed away last week in an apparent suicide. While the cause of death was not made public, it was widely believed Sulli had been suffering from depression. 該措施係在要求入口網站解決鎖定名人和一般人的網路霸凌的呼聲愈來愈高後提出。在歌手轉型為演員的雪莉上週過世、死因顯然是自殺後，這樣的呼聲變得更大。儘管尚未公開死因，但外界咸認為雪莉死前受憂鬱症所苦。
Kakao, however, said the decision had not been made because of a single case and that there had been heated debate over the issue for a long time. The company also decided to suspend its "related search words" service for celebrities immediately for its messenger app, Kakao Talk. 然而，Kakao 指稱，長久以來就有關於該議題的熱烈論辯，並非因個案而做出實施新措施的決定。該公司亦決定立即暫停其通訊應用程式 Kakao Talk 針對名人的「相關搜尋字詞」服務。
Topic 5: United We Stan: How the Internet Merged Pop Culture and Politics
Whatever persona Elizabeth Warren hopes to project in her presidential campaign, it is probably not that of a child witch. But that is the persona that some of her biggest fans have chosen for her. 雖不知華倫希望在競選總統時以何種形象出現，但大概不會是巫童，然而這正是她的一些鐵粉為她選擇的人物形象。
Images of Hermione Granger, played in the "Harry Potter" films by a young Emma Watson, materialize at Warren's every move. Warren steps onto the debate stage, and her fans craft tweets where Hermione stands in as her, rolling her eyes at the boys in wizarding class. Warren reads the whole Mueller report, and Hermione smugly wags her wand. In one extremely cursed tweet with zero likes, Warren's face is transplanted onto Hermione's frame, posed alongside Beto O'Rourke as Harry and Pete Buttigieg as Ron Weasley. 《哈利波特》電影中由年輕的艾瑪．華森所飾演的妙麗的人物形象，被落實在華倫的一舉一動中。華倫走上辯論會舞台時，她的粉絲們將妙麗對魔法課上男孩翻白眼的照片製作成一則推文，妙麗成了她的化身。華倫展讀穆勒的整份報告時，妙麗得意地搖著魔仗。在一則被罵到翻、沒人按讚的推文中，華倫的臉被安到妙麗的身體上，並跟歐洛克扮演的哈利，以及布塔朱吉扮演的榮恩一起擺姿勢。
What is this strange chimera of presidential campaigning: a candidate's head on pop culture's body? It is the product of a great convergence between politics and culture, citizenship and commerce, ideology and aesthetics. Civic participation has been converted seamlessly into consumer practice. It is democracy reimagined as fandom, and it is now a dominant mode of experiencing politics. 候選人的頭配上流行文化的身體，這是總統選戰中什麼樣的奇怪幻象？它是政治與文化、公民與商業、意識形態與美學的巨大融合的產物。公民參與已經無縫接軌轉化為消費行為。它是個被重新想像成粉絲圈的民主，且現在正是體驗政治的一種主流模式。
You can see it in the efforts to sort the candidates into "Harry Potter" houses, converting the election to a personality quiz in a children's book, and in the mashup video that distills the 2020 candidates into quotes from Michael Scott, the buffoonish boss of "The Office." 在試圖把候選人分類成《哈利波特》家族人物，將選舉轉化成童書中的人格測驗、以及把 2020 年候選人發言變成《我們的辦公室》影集滑稽老闆麥可．史考特名言的混搭影片等行動中，都能看出這一點。
A photograph of three congresswomen of color is published and instantly compared to a Whitney Houston GIF, as if women interrogating Michael Cohen are analogous to Houston confronting her cheating boyfriend. Politicos of all stripes are styled as saints and stamped onto novelty devotional prayer candles. 一張三名有色人種國會女議員的照片被公佈後，立即被跟惠妮．休斯頓的照片相提並論，彷彿審問柯恩的女性就如同質問不忠男友的休斯頓，各種政治人物都被描繪成聖徒，印在新奇的祈禱蠟燭上。
Here, political engagement slips easily into the habits of consumption. President Donald Trump's fans follow him around the country like groupies, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's boosters fetishize her funnel-neck coat as a symbol of the #resistance. 在這一點上，政治參與很容易不知不覺變成消費習慣。川普總統的粉絲們像追星族一樣跟著他走遍全國，眾議院議長波洛西的支持者們則把她的漏斗領外套當作 ＃抵抗運動的象徵。
Candidates' supporters now identify as stans — a term derived from the 2000 Eminem song about a fan who becomes so obsessed, he kills. 候選人的支持者現在以 stans 自居，而這個詞源自阿姆 2000 年的歌曲，講述一位變得太痴狂、他所害死的粉絲。
Political stanning has a way of remapping the landscape of mainstream politics — maybe even overwriting physical reality itself. Frantic online cultural production swarms around Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg whenever she experiences a health scare, as if memes alone could sustain the octogenarian's life. 政治上的瘋狂迷戀往往能重繪主流政治的樣貌，甚至可能掩蓋現實世界本身。每當大法官茹絲．貝德．金斯伯格經歷一場健康恐慌時，瘋狂的網路文化產物便群起圍繞著她，彷彿只有迷因才能維持這位八旬老人的生命。
Trump's fans imbue him with improbable prowess when they edit him into pro-wrestling videos showing him smacking down CNN. But perhaps the most explicit riff on the trend was the infamous Beto O'Rourke sex tweet, which translated his political positions into sexual ones. 當川普粉絲將他編輯進職業摔角影片，顯示他擊倒 CNN 時，給他注入了不可思議的力量。而歐洛克臭名昭彰的性推文，則可能是對此一趨勢最明顯的嘲諷，因它將他的政治立場轉變成了性別立場。Sat, 13 Jun 2026 - 2769 - 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.126: Future Brain 大腦保養手冊：你的腦也需要定期維護
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你有沒有那種感覺？明明睡了七八個小時，隔天還是昏昏沉沉。背了好幾遍的英文單字，過兩天又全忘光。問題不一定是你不夠努力——很可能是你的大腦，已經在默默過載了。這集幕後教師室，John老師跟阿鍵老師來聊一本由澳洲腦神經科學家寫的書：Future Brain（中文版叫《啟動未來大腦》），不是教你怎麼更拼，而是教你怎麼讓腦袋用得更久、更好。
你的大腦不是機器，但它也會過熱
現代人的腦其實承受著大量看不見的刺激。台股開盤、LINE群組通知、客戶email、下班前還要趕一份報告——你可能沒有特別焦慮，但這些東西全都在消耗你的認知資源，你根本不知道。
這本書的作者 Dr. Jenny Brockis 就是活生生的例子。他本身是腦神經科學家，結果有一天因為用腦過度，直接昏倒了。昏過去才開始認真研究：到底要怎麼保養大腦？
好消息是，你的大腦天生有「神經可塑性」。就算年紀到了，只要持續給它適當的刺激，神經迴路是可以維持、甚至繼續建立連結的。這跟上次講的 Jim Kwik 有點像，差別在於 Kwik 是腦部曾受傷後需要重建，而 Dr. Jenny 的重點是：不要讓它退化。
Learning 就是一種 stimulation。阿鍵老師說，就算只是把英文 podcast 放著聽——像我們的 Daily Shadowing——光是讓耳朵接觸那個頻率，對大腦就已經是一種低強度的刺激。不一定要每個字都聽懂，維持這個習慣本身就有意義。在台北捷運上通勤學英文，不用強迫自己每天坐在書桌前硬K，效果也能慢慢累積。
為什麼一邊寫報告一邊接電話，兩件事都做不好
Dr. Jenny Brockis 第二個重點講的是「認知頻寬」。你的大腦在同一時間能認真處理的事情是有限的——這個上限，他叫做 Cognitive Bandwidth。
想像一下竹科的工程師，上午要 code review，中午還沒吃完飯要回 Slack，下午開會前還要填一張請假單。這幾件事用到的腦的部位根本不一樣，一直切換，其實非常耗電。John老師說他自己早就有這個自我保護機制：打電話就把今天所有要打的電話一起打完，key 資料就把今天的表單一次處理完，雷同的事情集中做，這樣情緒才不會變得煩躁雜亂。
Dr. Jenny 的建議很直接：single tasking。不要再幻想 multitasking 很厲害了，那只是在快速消耗你的頻寬。阿鍵老師說，番茄鐘就是一個很實際的做法——固定一段時間只做一件事，然後換。把手機螢幕朝下放，給自己半小時不被 TikTok 打斷，專注力才有機會找回來。這其實也和英文學習有關：你如果學習時一直在切換、分心，那個東西根本進不去腦袋。
睡覺不是浪費時間，是你腦袋的 defrag
最後一點，也是 John老師說他個人最喜歡的一點：睡眠。
Dr. Jenny 說得很清楚，睡覺的時候你的大腦不是在休息，它在工作——在整理記憶、清除白天累積的毒素、把短期記憶轉存成長期記憶。阿鍵老師打了個比喻，就像以前電腦 HDD 時代要定期跑 defrag，睡眠就是這個過程。你白天塞進去的東西，要靠睡覺才能真的存進去。
所以如果你常常覺得背單字背了又忘、怎麼樣就是記不住，很可能不是你記憶力差，而是你睡不夠，或是睡眠品質太差，短期記憶根本來不及轉檔。
John老師還提到 Shohei Ohtani——一個連睡覺溫度都要管控到精準的人，homerun 打得比誰都多。反過來說，在台北加班到十一點、回家又滑手機看美股夜盤，然後說自己學英文學不進去？大腦沒睡飽，再努力也是白搭。
這集最後，兩位老師給了一個睡前小挑戰：睡前從今天的 Café 或 Daily Shadowing 挑一句喜歡的 idiom 或 phrase，念個兩遍，然後蓋起來去睡覺。隔天看看還記不記得。有點像讓大腦自己去跑 defrag，看看早上開機有沒有把那個檔案存進來。
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你有經歷過入住飯店的負面體驗嗎？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Angel 老師要來聊聊旅行中那些讓人當場腿軟、隔天還心有餘悸的飯店奇遇，更誇張的是：這些可都是掛著四星、五星招牌的飯店！
出門在外，飯店就是你的家。但如果這個「家」讓你覺得毛骨悚然，甚至遇上了不想見到的東西，你知道該怎麼辦嗎？這集兩位老師不只分享親身經歷，更教你面對突發狀況時，如何用英文冷靜、有力地和飯店交涉，讓自己不吃虧。
Have you ever had a negative experience staying at a hotel? This week on English Cafe, John and Angel discuss those spine-chilling hotel encounters during travels that leave you shaken on the spot and haunted the next day—and the crazier part is: these are all supposedly four-star and five-star hotels!
When you're away from home, the hotel becomes your temporary home. But what do you do if this "home" gives you the creeps or you encounter something you'd rather not see? In this episode, the two hosts not only share their personal experiences but also teach you how to calmly and assertively negotiate with hotel staff in English when facing unexpected situations, so you don't end up at a disadvantage.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 - 2767 - WHOIs單元Ep.28: 影響力比電視台還大的 Podcast 主持人 The Podcaster More Powerful Than TV Networks
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