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英語咖啡館 Ep.272: 英語時光機 - 當初你的畢業季是如何過的呢？How was your your first graduation? 41:39

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國際時事跟讀 Ep. K999: 時尚的政治抗戰：2025 年時尚慈善晚宴 Fashion's Political Defiance: Met Gala 2025 9:17

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep. K999: Fashion's Political Defiance: Met Gala 2025 Highlights 主題摘要： The Met Gala positioned fashion as political resistance by celebrating Black dandyism during a period of government pushback against diversity initiatives. Celebrities navigated cultural tensions through their fashion choices, with some embracing Black designers while others worried about cultural appropriation. High-profile figures like Lewis Hamilton used the platform to advocate for continued celebration of Black history despite political opposition. The 2025 Met Gala transformed into a cultural battlefield as it celebrated Black style during Trump's contentious second term. The exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" showcased how Black men throughout history have used clothing as powerful self-expression. This intellectually-driven celebration arrived precisely when the Trump administration has aggressively opposed diversity initiatives and intellectual discourse, creating palpable tension between fashion's progressive values and America's political reality. Opening to the public on May 10th, the exhibition honored immigrants and championed inclusive masculinity definitions while facing a government that has systematically dismantled diversity programs and promoted more traditional values. 2025 年的時尚慈善晚宴（Met Gala）在川普充滿爭議的第二任期間，轉變成一個歌頌黑人風格的文化戰場。「超凡風範：訂製黑人風尚」展覽展示了黑人男性如何將服裝作為有力的自我表達方式。這場以知識為驅動的慶典恰逢川普政府積極反對多元化倡議和知識論述的時刻，在時尚的進步價值觀與美國政治現實之間造成了明顯的緊張關係。展覽於 5 月 10 日向公眾開放，在面對系統性地拆解多元化項目並推廣更加傳統價值觀的政府之際，歌頌移民並倡導包容性的男性氣質定義。 The red carpet became a visual manifesto of resistance and celebration. Celebrities embraced the "tailored for you" dress code, featuring meticulous bespoke suits, elegant pocket squares, and sophisticated bow ties. Black designers received unprecedented prominence, with British Vogue editor Chioma Nadi sporting a striking Martine Rose creation. Some white celebrities reportedly experienced anxiety about appropriately honoring Black culture through their fashion choices. Pharrell Williams predicted Rihanna and A$AP Rocky would dominate attention, saying, "Those two, they come through with a blowtorch." Meanwhile, a parallel "no trousers" trend emerged as stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Lisa appeared in elegant tuxedo jackets paired only with stockings—a style that fashion historian Valerie Steele described not as shocking but rather a pragmatic interpretation of the tailoring theme that simultaneously celebrated female strength. 紅毯成為一場抵抗與慶祝的視覺宣言。名人們遵循「為你量身定制」的著裝要求，展示精緻的訂製西裝、優雅的口袋方巾和精緻的蝴蝶結。黑人設計師獲得了前所未有的關注，英國版《Vogue》編輯 Chioma Nadi 穿著 Martine Rose 引人注目的作品。據報導，一些白人名人對如何通過時尚選擇適當地尊重黑人文化感到焦慮。 Pharrell Williams 預測 Rihanna 和饒舌歌手 A$AP Rocky 將成為焦點，他說：「那兩個人，他們帶著噴槍出場。」同時，一種「無褲子」的趨勢也逐漸興起，像 Sabrina Carpenter 和 Lisa 這樣的明星只穿著優雅的燕尾服外套搭配絲襪——時尚研究者 Valerie Steele 形容這種風格並不令人震驚，而是對裁縫主題的務實詮釋，同時也頌揚女性力量。 Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour found herself at the epicenter of this cultural moment, having consistently supported Democrats during a period when Trump loyalty has become virtually mandatory in American public life. She hosted alongside prominent co-chairs including A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and LeBron James. Hamilton articulated the evening's significance, hoping it would "spark conversation and reconfirm the connection between fashion and self-expression, and how deep it runs in Black culture," adding that "particularly in the States, in terms of people pulling back on diversity... this Met Gala sends a really strong message that we must continue to celebrate and elevate Black history." 《Vogue》主編 Anna Wintour 發現自己正處於這個文化時刻的中心，在川普的忠誠度幾乎成為美國公共生活必須的時期，她一直支持民主黨。她與著名的聯合主席包括 A$AP Rocky 、 Colman Domingo 、 Lewis Hamilton 、 Pharrell Williams 和 LeBron James 一起主持。 Hamilton 闡明了這個晚會的重要性，希望它能「引發對話，重申時尚與自我表達之間的連結，以及它在黑人文化中根植多深」，他還補充說：「特別是在美國，在人們對多元化退縮的情況下……這次時尚慈善晚宴傳達了一個非常強烈的信息，即我們必須繼續慶祝和提升黑人歷史。」 The exhibition represents a collaboration between Costume Institute head Andrew Bolton and guest curator Monica L. Miller, whose 2009 book examined Black dandyism as both aesthetic expression and strategic resistance to oppressive social hierarchies. After previewing the exhibition, Domingo became emotional seeing "these dark, beautiful mannequins with wide noses and shiny dark skin," later explaining that style "has been key to our survival as people of color to imagine ourselves in a different situation. It's not just about clothes. It's about how we—men, women, people of color—sort through the world to find images that allow us to exist in spaces that aren't always available to us." 這個展覽代表了安娜溫圖服裝中心負責人 Andrew Bolton 和客座策展人 Monica L. Miller 之間的合作， Miller 2009 年的著作研究了黑人紳士風格既是美學表達，也是對壓迫性社會階層的戰略性抵抗。在預覽展覽後， Domingo 看到「這些黑色的、美麗的模特，有寬鼻子和閃亮的黑皮膚」而感動，後來解釋說，風格「對我們有色人種的生存至關重要，讓我們能夠想像自己處於不同的處境。這不僅僅是關於衣服。這是關於我們——男人、女人、有色人種——如何在這個世界中尋找圖像，讓我們能夠存在於那些並不總是對我們開放的空間中。」 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Masculinity [noun, ideas about how men should behave]: The exhibition honored immigrants and championed inclusive masculinity definitions while facing a government that promoted more traditional values. Manifesto [noun, a public statement of beliefs or intentions]: The red carpet became a visual manifesto of resistance and celebration. Tuxedo [noun, a formal suit for men]: Some stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Lisa appeared in elegant tuxedo jackets paired only with stockings. Meticulous [adjective, showing great attention to detail]: Celebrities embraced the "tailored for you" dress code, featuring meticulous bespoke suits, elegant pocket squares, and sophisticated bow ties. Interpretation [noun, a way of explaining or understanding something]: Valerie Steele described this style as a pragmatic interpretation of the tailoring theme that simultaneously celebrated female strength. Reference article: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/may/05/met-gala-vogue-diversity-fashion-trump-america 2. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/may/09/no-trousers-day-knicker-trend-growing-legs-met-gala…

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回顧星期天LBS - 科技業相關時事趣聞 All about tech industry 10:25

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當金曲歌后徐佳瑩發現在 Uber Eats 上（應該）都點得到，居然狂點一波！雖然點不到白馬和失落沙洲，但香水、辣椒或其他吃的用的都點得到～快上 Uber Eats 想要的都點點看 ⮕ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlf3g —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Topic: Australia battles Big Tech over news revenue-sharing law Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content. 備受歡迎的社群媒體臉書，將其澳洲平台上的新聞內容封鎖，不讓澳洲用戶查看及分享新聞內容。政府要求社群平台刊登新聞內容須付費給新聞發行業者，臉書此舉加劇了與政府間之爭端。 While Big Tech and media outlets have battled over the right to news content in other jurisdictions, Australia’s looming law represents the most expansive reform and is being closely watched around the world. 科技巨頭和媒體業者已在其他司法管轄區互相爭奪使用新聞內容的權利，但澳洲這項山雨欲來的法律代表著層面最廣的改革，全世界都在密切關注。 The so-called Media Bargaining Code has been designed by the government and competition regulator to address a power imbalance between the social media giants and publishers when negotiating payment for news content used on the tech firms’ sites. The proposed legislation has reached a crunch point, with widespread support in parliament, where it is expected to be voted into law within days. 澳洲政府及競爭監管機構規畫了所謂的「媒體議價法令」，以解決社群媒體巨頭與新聞發行業者談判時權力不平衡的問題，促使科技公司為其網站所使用之新聞內容付費。該立法提案已到了關鍵時刻，得到國會的廣泛支持，預計將在未來幾天內表決通過成為法律。 In recent years, traditional media companies operating in Australia have suffered huge hits to income streams, due to dwindling subscriptions and advertising. For every A$100 spent on online advertising in Australia, excluding classifieds, nearly one-third goes to Google and Facebook, the competition regulator has said. 近年來，由於訂戶及廣告量的萎縮，澳洲的傳統媒體公司收入大減。競爭監管機構表示，在澳洲，每一百澳幣的網路廣告費中（不包括分類廣告），有近三分之一是落入谷歌及臉書的口袋。 Facebook said that the law “fundamentally misunderstands” the relationship between itself and publishers and it faced a stark choice of attempting to comply with it or ban news content. It said its platform generates billions of free referrals to Australian publishers worth significant sums to the media companies. 臉書表示，該法律「從根本上誤解了」它與新聞發行業者間之關係，讓臉書面臨困難的選擇——不知該力圖遵循該法律，抑或封鎖新聞內容。臉書表示，其平台為澳洲新聞發行業者免費帶來數十億個推薦連結，這對媒體公司而言是一筆很大的收益。 Alphabet Inc-owned Google, however, has backed down from a threat to withdraw its main search engine from Australia if the laws go ahead, and has instead struck deals with some of the country’s major commercial publishers. They include a global deal with News Corp for an unnamed sum in one of the most extensive deals of its kind with Big Tech. 然而，Alphabet旗下的谷歌已不再威脅說，若該法案通過，便要撤出它在澳洲的主要搜尋引擎，而是與澳洲一些主要商業出版商談好了條件。其中包括與跨國新聞集團News Corp達成的一項全球性的交易，金額不詳，這是此類與科技巨頭所達成規模最大的交易之一。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/02/22/2003752624 Next Article Topic: A Wearable Technology That Fits Just Like Skin It is almost certain that the next era of computing will be wearables. But it is commensurately uncertain what these wearables will be and where on your body they will be worn. 我們幾可確定，電算的下一個年代會屬於穿戴型產品。至於這些產品會是什麼，又會穿戴在人體何處，卻同樣無法確定。 Apple and Samsung, for example, are betting on the wrist; Google, the face. Some tech companies believe clothing will simply become electronic. Yet there’s a whole new segment of start-ups that believes we humans will become the actual computers, or at least the place where the technology will reside. 例如，蘋果和三星押注手腕，谷歌則是臉部。有些科技公司認為衣服會電子化。但有全新一批新創公司認為，人類會變成實體電腦，至少會成為穿戴科技的居所。 These start-ups are working on a class of wearable computers that adhere to the skin like temporary tattoos, or attach to the body like an adhesive bandage. 這些新創公司正研發可像假刺青般附著於皮膚，或像黏性貼布般附著於身體的一系列穿戴型電腦。 Many of these technologies are stretchable, bendable and incredibly thin. They can also be given unique designs, to stand out like a bold tattoo, or to blend in to the color of your skin. 這些科技產品許多可延展、可彎曲，或薄到不可思議。他們也可能有獨特設計，如大膽刺青般醒目，或和膚色融合為一。 Attachable computers will be less expensive to make and provide greater accuracy because sensors will be closer to a person’s body (or even inside us) . 附著式電腦較不昂貴，也比較準確，因為感應器更貼身（甚至就在體內）。 MC10, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is testing attachable computers about the size of a piece of gum that can include wireless antennas, temperature and heartrate sensors and a tiny battery. 麻州劍橋的MC10公司正在實驗一種附著式電腦。約口香糖大小，內有無線天線、體溫和心律感應器，以及一個極小的電池。 Scott Pomerantz, head of MC10, said: “Ours are always on you. We have the smallest, most flexible, stretchable, wearable computer, and you can collect all sorts of biometric data tied to your motion.” MC10負責人波梅蘭茲說：「我們的產品永遠是穿戴在你身上。我們擁有最小、最具可撓性與延展性的穿戴式電腦。你可蒐集與你的動作有關的各種生理數據。」 MC10 recently teamed up with John A. Rogers, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who has been working for nearly a decade to perfect flexible devices that can be worn on the skin or implanted . MC10最近與厄巴納－香檳伊利諾大學教授羅傑斯合作。羅傑斯已投入近10年時間，讓穿戴於皮膚或植入體內的彈性裝置更為完美。 How would these gadgets work? Maybe you want to figure out which deodorant would be best for you. A sticker that tracks your sweat level would email you a few recommendations. Or if you want to monitor your baby’s breathing, a little sensor on the baby’s chest would alert you to any problems. 這些小裝置將如何運作？或許你想知道哪種止汗劑最適合你使用。可追蹤汗量的一張貼紙，會以電子郵件提供你一些建議。或許你想監測寶寶的呼吸，貼在寶寶胸前的一個小感應器會在出狀況時發出警示。 “We’ll eventually see a more intimate integration of electronics and biological systems,” Mr. Rogers said . “Without that kind of intimate physical contact, it’s going to be difficult, or maybe even impossible, to extract meaningful data.” 羅傑斯說：「我們最終會看到電子產品和生理系統更親密的結合。不靠這種與身體的親密接觸，蒐集到有用的數據會變得很困難，甚至不可能。」 The health applications are enormous. Over the past year, Mr. Rogers and his team of scientists have been working with patients with Parkinson’s disease to monitor their motions, with dermatologists to treat skin diseases, and with beauty companies like L’Oreal to develop digital stickers that track skin hydration. 在健康方面的應用可以無所不包。過去一年，羅傑斯和他的科學家團隊一直在與巴金森氏病人共事，監測他們的運動，也與皮膚科醫生合作，治療皮膚疾病，也和美妝公司如歐萊雅公司共同開發數位貼紙，追蹤肌膚水分。 Anke Loh of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has been experimenting with making the attachable computers look like body art. “You see these patches and you really want to put them on your skin, even without knowing what the function is,” Ms. Loh said . “There’s a lot of potential to combine fashion and technology.” 芝加哥藝術學院的羅安克正從事一項實驗，讓附著式電腦看來宛如人體藝術。羅女士說：「看著這些貼布時，你會真的很想把它往身上貼，即使不知道它有什麼功能。時尚與科技結合，潛力無窮。」 Scientists at the University of Tokyo have been working on an “e-skin,” which is an electronic skin that sits on top of real skin. It looks like a stretchable sheet of plastic wrap, yet contains lots of health-related sensors. 東京大學的科學家一直在研究「電子皮膚」，它是放在真皮膚上的一種電子皮膚。外表類似一片具伸縮性的保鮮膜，但內含許多與健康相關的感應器。 In another iteration of e-skin, scientists are working to add a layer of LEDs, turning it into a screen that sits on the body. 在另一個電子皮膚的反覆研究中，科學家正設法為電子皮膚添加一層LED燈，讓它變成人體上的一個螢幕。 Digital skins offer numerous applications, not only in monitoring a user’s health, but also as a visual user interface. They may even replace smartphones one day. 數位皮膚應用範圍十分廣泛，不僅可監測使用者的健康狀況，還可作為使用者的視覺介面。有朝一日，甚至可取代智慧手機。 But don’t throw aside your smartwatch or Google Glass just yet. It will be a while before our wearable future becomes known. 不過，暫時還別把你的智慧手表或是谷歌眼鏡扔到一邊。我們的穿戴未來還要一段時間才會明朗。 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/268839/web/ Next Article Topic: Facebook is making its own AI deepfakes to head off a disinformation disaster 防制假訊息災難，臉書積極產製人工智慧「深度偽造」影片 Facebook fears that AI-generated “deepfake” videos could be the next big source of viral misinformation—spreading among its users with potentially catastrophic consequences for the next US presidential election. 臉書擔心用戶散播由人工智慧生成、未來有望成為假訊息主要來源的「深度偽造」影片，對下屆美國總統選舉帶來具有災難性潛力的後果。 Its solution? Making lots of deepfakes of its own, to help researchers build and refine detection tools. 提出因應「深度偽造」的解決方案？臉書自己產製大量深偽影片，助力研究者創建及改善辨識工具。 The rise of deepfakes has been driven by recent advances in machine learning. Algorithms capable of capturing and re-creating a person’s likeness have already been used to make point-and-click tools for pasting a person’s face onto someone else. 機器學習的技術進展助長了深偽的崛起。能夠捕捉及重現人物肖像的演算法，已被應用在點擊式工具的製作，它能把人臉貼在另一個人身上。 Facebook will dedicate $10 million. Together with Microsoft and academics from institutions including MIT, UC Berkeley, and Oxford University, the company is launching the Deepfake Detection Challenge, which will offer unspecified cash rewards for the best detection methods. 臉書將貢獻1000萬美元。與微軟及學術機構麻省理工學院、加州大學柏克萊分校、牛津大學等，一起推出「辨識深偽挑戰賽」，該挑戰賽將頒發未指定金額的獎金給最優秀的檢測方法。 Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1327942 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1329588…

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幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.72: 本週的南北大對決與VIP專屬國際時事 Latest shadowing episode and Dragon Boat Festival English Cafe 30:22

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－挺你所想！與你一起生活的銀行－中國信託銀行APP超越大升級，眾多好用功能，力挺你的金融需求！趕緊註冊行動銀行，就送OPENPOINT100點。立即點擊連結看活動詳情～ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfdf —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 【15Mins Podcast】幕後教師室：端午節南北粽大戰！從媽祖遶境到寶寶命名趨勢全解析在端午連假前的最新一集「幕後教師室」中，John老師與阿鍵老師以輕鬆愉快的咖啡對談，帶領聽眾從端午節的南北粽文化談到媽祖遶境的國際關注，再深入探討當代寶寶命名的有趣趨勢。本集不僅充滿台灣在地文化特色，更提供豐富的英語學習素材，讓學習者能夠用英語分享台灣獨特的文化魅力。端午節特別企劃：南北粽文化大解析配合端午佳節，本週英語咖啡館English Cafe特別邀請美食家克寧老師製作「南北粽大挑戰」特集。John老師開玩笑地說：「不論你是喜歡南粽還是你是喜歡北粽，反正There's always a place for you。」兩位老師深入討論了粽子在英語表達上的有趣問題。對於海外華僑子弟來說，雖然能夠分辨水餃、粽子、包子和湯圓的差別，但在英語溝通時，這些食物通常都被歸類為「dumpling」，容易造成混淆。 John老師解釋了如何用英語精確描述粽子：「為什麼我講粽子是sticky rice dumpling？就會講sticky rice，這個是糯米做出來的，所以就用material嘛。」他進一步說明，可以透過材料（material）和煮法來區分不同的dumpling，讓外國朋友能夠更準確理解台灣的粽子文化。「南方粽北方粽，我們就一個蒸的一個是用水煮的嘛，所以這兩個沒有優劣之分呢。」John老師強調，好吃的粽子就是好吃，不需要分出高下。媽祖遶境：台灣文化的國際發光本集特別關注了今年引起廣泛關注的媽祖遶境活動。John老師觀察到：「今年特別多，我覺得我自己身邊就有一些學生跟客戶，他們就算不是信教，可是他們覺得去台中玩，然後跟著遶境。」兩位老師討論了媽祖遶境從宗教活動演變為社區文化活動的現象。John老師分析：「不論是什麼理由，這個呢都是促進人與人之間的良好互動，這都是好的。」無論是虔誠的信徒想要鑽轎底求保佑，還是將其視為community event來參與，都體現了台灣文化的包容性。有參與遶境的朋友分享，在這個群體中「可以感受到那個氛圍是完全不同的，可以感受到那個能量啊，非常正向啊，大家都很友善，然後東西都分享出來，感覺不到我們一般在大城市裡面人類的惡意。」對於外國朋友來說，媽祖遶境是一個fascinating的台灣文化體驗。John老師提到：「這個Mazu Pilgrimage其實在國際上有發光發熱，有一些外國人也會來參加，他也覺得說信不信不是重點，可是我要參加這個event。」錄製中的文化細節：地名發音的挑戰 John老師坦誠分享了錄製過程中遇到的有趣挑戰。原本媽祖的英文拼法是「MATZU」，今年改為「MAZU」，讓他在錄音時一時適應不過來。另外，「白沙屯」這個地名的英語發音也讓他思考台語tone language與英語表達的差異。「對外國人而言，這就是這樣子發音啦，他不太容易get這個我們台式的、我們在台灣使用的我們tone language。」這個分享讓聽眾了解到，即使是資深的英語教師，在處理中英文轉換時也會遇到實際的挑戰。當代寶寶命名趨勢：復古風回潮本集最受歡迎的話題之一是關於當代寶寶命名的趨勢分析。John老師興奮地表示：「這個禮拜是我最喜歡的這個episode，做這個我個人是蠻喜歡的。」兩位老師發現了一個有趣的現象：名字的流行趨勢呈現循環性。「前幾年覺得可能十幾、十五年前覺得很low很俗的，就是宜君、菜市場名的，最近又回來了，又覺得還不錯。」這種循環大約是40-50年一個週期。阿鍵老師舉例說明：「他有舉一個例子，是這個我們楊紫瓊，Evelyn。楊紫瓊不是叫Evelyn，但是他的戲裡面，Evelyn是阿公阿嬤的那一輩的名字，現在變流行的名字了。」名字選擇的現代考量談到現代父母如何為孩子選擇英文名字，兩位老師觀察到網路文化的巨大影響。John老師提到：「現在因為我們都很素食文化，網路文化就是很素食很快，當你在還在打字的時候，打你自己的名字的時候，人家都已經key完一個sentence了，所以名字還是簡短一點就好。」他們也討論了韓國文化對命名的影響。從早期幼稚園老師取的Lisa、Tina，到現在受韓國女團影響想叫Jenny、Rosé的現象。John老師特別解釋了Blackpink成員Rosé的名字由來：「他本名叫Roseanne，然後他就是大家念得很拗口，他就乾脆叫Rosé，所以其實人就是在哪一個市場，就要變成不一樣的東西。」命名的文化差異：台灣vs國外兩位老師特別強調了台灣與國外在改名文化上的差異。在台灣，英文名字可以隨意更換，「幼稚園老師幫你取的不喜歡，然後你到國高中的時候就換一個，然後你到了上班的時候，可能你不喜歡這個工作，然後你換工作的時候就換名字。」但在國外，改名會影響身分證和護照，「所以你這個爸媽就要好好思考，因為那跟passport有關。最好的是什麼呢？還是回到我們的這個台灣的本名，在passport上面用台灣的名字，然後你要叫John、叫Luke、然後叫Peter、叫Tina、叫Lisa，Whatever you like都隨你，可是passport上面不能改了。」 VIP會員專屬福利預告節目最後，兩位老師宣布了令人期待的VIP會員線上聚會活動——「英雄會」。John老師解釋：「這一次要來招募我們的通勤英雄，所以什麼是通勤英雄呢？那在我們這一次的信件裡面我們就有提到。」他們也預告年底可能會有更盛大的聚會活動，開玩笑地說可能叫「華山論劍」或「六大派圍攻光明頂」，但又擔心「六大口音攻擊」會讓參與者太過疲累。同時，通勤學英語的VIP內容已經累積了一年多的豐富資源，「不管是國際時事可以回頭收聽，或者是我們的英語咖啡館，總共已經邁入快一百集囉，所以超級豐富，各種各種主題，然後挑自己喜歡的就好。」文化學習的深度體驗這集節目完美展現了15Mins 通勤學英語的核心理念——將英語學習與台灣在地文化深度結合。從端午節的南北粽文化、媽祖遶境的國際魅力，到當代命名趨勢的有趣觀察，每個話題都提供了豐富的英語表達素材和跨文化溝通的實用技巧。想要用英語向外國朋友介紹台灣文化嗎？想了解更多關於名字背後的文化故事？立即收聽15Mins 的「幕後教師室」，讓John老師和阿鍵老師帶您探索台灣文化與英語學習的完美結合！…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.028: 夏季兜風很的風險 Summer- the joyriding season 16:13

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你吃的魚油有感嗎? 最美台長林書煒真心推薦「新普利有橄魚油」不只83%高濃度! 阿拉斯加真鱈來源Omega-3 搭配冷壓初榨橄欖油Omega-9 黃金比例3比1研究支持更健康讓你的魚油真有感新上市好評熱賣中 https://fstry.pse.is/7mlas7 —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: This article covers new measures to crack down on noise pollution from after-market exhaust systems, installed on scooters and motorcycles. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/633-cracking-down-on-noisy-scooters-during-joyriding-season Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Joyriding n.: the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually dangerously Is joyriding common in Taiwan? Do Americans consider joyriding a minor offense? Reinstate v.: return something to its previous position or status / give a person back their previous position Was the project reinstated as important? Was Mary reinstated as manager? Bane n. : something that makes people unhappy or causes trouble Are your neighbors the bane of your life? Is work the bane of your existence?…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.271: 粽子節又到了之南北大亂鬥 Where do you stand with the different styles of Zhongzi? 40:01

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 端午節即將到來！你是北部粽派還是南部粽派？本週的《英語咖啡館》John老師和克寧老師為大家帶來一場能引起全民共鳴的激辯 - 「北部粽 vs. 南部粽」！節目中，克寧老師堅持南部粽「才是真正的粽子」，強調生米水煮的傳統工藝和口感。而John老師則覺得「根本沒有差」！除了南北之爭，這集裡我們還探討了湖州粽、鹼粽和原住民阿粨等特色粽子，讓你對端午美食有更全面的認識。這集不僅讓你學到各種粽子相關的英文表達，還能深入了解台灣的飲食文化！我們想知道：Which team do you stand for? 是熱愛南部粽的黏嫩口感，還是偏好北部粽的油飯風味呢？ The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching! Are you Team Northern Rice Dumplings or Team Southern Rice Dumplings? This week on English Cafe, Klim and I bring you a debate that resonates with everyone - "Northern Rice Dumplings vs. Southern Rice Dumplings"! In the episode, Klim insists that southern-style rice dumplings "are the only real rice dumplings," emphasizing the traditional craftsmanship and texture of cooking raw rice in water. Meanwhile, Teacher John feels "there's really no difference!" Beyond the north-south debate, this episode also explores specialty varieties like Huzhou dumplings, alkaline dumplings, and indigenous Abai dumplings, giving you a more comprehensive understanding of Dragon Boat Festival delicacies. This episode not only teaches you various English expressions related to rice dumplings but also deepens your understanding of Taiwan's food culture! We want to know: Which team do you stand for? Do you love the sticky, tender texture of southern rice dumplings, or do you prefer the flavored glutinous rice style of northern rice dumplings?…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K995: 音樂大佬受審：吹牛老爹的沒落 Music Titan on Trial: Diddy's Downfall 8:33

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你吃的魚油有感嗎? 最美台長林書煒真心推薦「新普利有橄魚油」不只83%高濃度! 阿拉斯加真鱈來源Omega-3 搭配冷壓初榨橄欖油Omega-9 黃金比例3比1研究支持更健康讓你的魚油真有感新上市好評熱賣中 https://fstry.pse.is/7mlas7 —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Highlights 主題摘要： Sean "Diddy" Combs' empire began crumbling when his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed abuse allegations, leading to multiple women coming forward with similar claims. Video evidence showing Combs assaulting Ventura in a hotel hallway forced him to publicly apologize and significantly damaged his defense position. Prosecutors allege Combs created a criminal enterprise spanning decades, involving exploitation of women through drug-fueled events called "Freak Offs." Sean "Diddy" Combs, once an entertainment industry powerhouse with three Grammy wins and numerous successful business ventures, now faces a stunning reversal of fortune in a Manhattan federal courtroom. The 55-year-old founder of Bad Boy Records, who transformed from music mogul into a cultural and business icon, stands accused of serious crimes that could result in a life sentence. Despite his emphatic not guilty pleas to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution, the evidence mounting against him has shaken the entertainment world. 曾經是娛樂產業強人的肖恩・康姆斯，藝名「迪迪」（舊名吹牛老爹），擁有三座葛萊美獎和眾多成功的商業投資，如今在曼哈頓聯邦法庭面臨命運的巨變。這位 55 歲的壞小子唱片公司創辦人，從音樂大亨轉變為文化和商業偶像，現在被控嚴重罪行，可能面臨終身監禁。儘管他強烈否認勒索共謀、性販賣和仲介賣淫等指控，但對他不利的證據已經震撼了整個娛樂圈。 The collapse of Combs' carefully constructed empire began unraveling in November 2023 when his former girlfriend, Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, filed a lawsuit alleging years of physical and emotional abuse. Though settled within 24 hours, this action sparked a wave of similar accusations from multiple women claiming sexual assault and misconduct. Combs initially responded with forceful denials on social media, but his defensive position weakened significantly in March 2024 when teams of federal agents conducted extensive searches of his luxury homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an expanding sex trafficking investigation. His legal team decried these searches as excessive, but worse developments were yet to come. 康姆斯精心打造的帝國於 2023 年 11 月開始瓦解，當時他的前女友凱西・溫德拉提出訴訟，指控他多年來的肢體和精神虐待。雖然訴訟在 24 小時內達成和解，但此舉引發了一連串類似指控，多名女性聲稱遭受性侵害和不當對待。康姆斯起初在社群媒體上強力否認，但他的辯護立場在 2024 年 3 月顯著削弱，當時聯邦特勤人員大規模搜查了他位於洛杉磯和邁阿密的豪宅，作為持續擴大的性販賣調查的一部分。他的法律團隊譴責這些搜查過度，但更糟的發展還在後頭。 The situation deteriorated dramatically in May 2024 when CNN published damning surveillance footage from 2016 showing Combs physically assaulting Ventura in a hotel hallway – kicking, dragging, and throwing objects at her. This visual evidence forced Combs to issue a public apology acknowledging his "inexcusable" behavior while claiming he had subsequently sought therapy and rehabilitation. By late May, federal investigators were assembling accusers before a grand jury, with many plaintiffs providing evidence from their civil cases to strengthen the criminal investigation. In an additional blow to his public image, New York City Mayor Eric Adams requested the return of the ceremonial key to the city that had been awarded to Combs just before the scandal erupted. 情況在 2024 年 5 月急遽惡化，當時 CNN 公布了 2016 年的監視錄影，顯示康姆斯在飯店走廊毆打溫德拉——踢她、拖拽她並向她丟擲物品。這個影像證據迫使康姆斯公開道歉，承認他「不可原諒」的行為，同時聲稱他後來接受了心理治療和復健。到 5 月底，聯邦調查人員開始召集指控者出席大陪審團，許多原告提供他們民事案件的證據來強化刑事調查。對他公眾形象的另一個打擊是，紐約市市長艾瑞克・亞當斯要求歸還在醜聞爆發不久前授予康姆斯的象徵性城市鑰匙。 The final descent came in September 2024 when Combs was arrested and indicted for allegedly creating a "criminal enterprise" engaged in numerous illegal activities spanning decades. Prosecutors painted a disturbing picture of systematic abuse, coercion, and drug-fueled exploitation of women through orchestrated events called "Freak Offs." Despite his legal team's efforts, Combs has remained in detention since his arrest, with additional charges filed in early 2025 extending allegations back to 2004. As jury selection began on May 5, 2025, Ventura is positioned as a key prosecution witness in a trial that represents the complete collapse of what was once considered an untouchable entertainment empire. 最後的一擊發生在 2024 年 9 月，康姆斯被逮捕並被控建立一個涉及多項非法活動長達數十年的「犯罪企業」。檢察官描繪了一幅令人不安的畫面：透過精心策劃被稱為「Freak Offs」的活動，對女性進行有系統的虐待、脅迫和毒品剝削。儘管他的法律團隊努力辯護，康姆斯自被捕以來就一直被羈押，2025 年初增加的指控將指控時間追溯至 2004 年。隨著 2025 年 5 月 5 日開始選任陪審團，溫德拉成為審判中關鍵的控方證人，而這場審判象徵著一個曾被視為堅不可摧娛樂帝國的徹底崩塌。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Racketeering [noun, a serious organized crime involving illegal business activities]: Combs faces serious charges of racketeering conspiracy in the federal court. Misconduct [noun, bad or wrong behavior that breaks rules or laws]: Several women have accused the music mogul of sexual misconduct over many years. Accusations [noun, statements saying someone did something wrong or illegal]: The accusations against Diddy began with his former girlfriend's lawsuit in 2023. Deteriorated [verb, became worse over time]: His public image deteriorated quickly after the hotel video was published by CNN. Arrest [noun, when police take someone and keep them because they may have done something illegal]: Combs' arrest in September 2024 shocked many fans who had followed his career. Reference article: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/10/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-timeline-trial…

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The new owners are wealthy and discerning, interested in new designs, upgraded comfort and sustainability. 在阿姆斯特丹，船屋已變得高檔了。新一批船屋主人富裕且有品味，對新設計、更高的舒適感和永續性都很感興趣。 Haverkate, a designer by trade, hopes his boat will inspire others to build on the water. He runs UrbanShips, a company that builds customized houseboats designed to look like ships. 哈福卡特以設計為業，希望他的船能激勵別人在水上蓋房子。他經營「都市船」公司，依照客戶需求打造看來像船隻的船屋。 After years of serving as a relatively cheap place to live in an expensive city, Amsterdam’s houseboats — or rather the spaces they float — have become popular and expensive, with prices increasing 30% to 40% over the past five years alone, according to Jon Kok, one of the city’s best known houseboat real estate agents. 阿姆斯特丹的船屋（更確切地說，是承載船屋的水面），原本的功用是在這昂貴的城市中作為相對廉價的住所，多年下來卻變得大受歡迎且價格高漲，阿姆斯特丹最知名船屋仲介公司之一「約翰科克」資料顯示，單單這五年來，船屋價格就漲了三到四成。 The whale’s share of the price increase comes from the value of the berth, not the ship. 船屋價格上漲，主要是因為船席變得更值錢，而不是船體本身。 A typical Amsterdam canal berth might be worth close to a half-million dollars, depending on its location and how big a ship it will allow; some of the older, unrenovated ships in those berths might be worth only $20,000 (building a new ship, of course, is much more expensive). 一個典型的阿姆斯特丹運河船席，可能就要近50萬美元，視地點和可容下多大船隻而定。停在這種船席上的一些老舊未翻新船隻，可能只值兩萬美元。（當然，造新船貴得多。） But in this gentrification debate, the cost of new berths is less important than the architecture of the ship — and whether they ever served as actual commercial ships. 不過，在討論船屋愈來愈高級的話題時，新船席的價格並不如船隻的設計美感和是否曾作為真正的商船來得重要。 Once populated by converted working boats, the canal now holds an increasing number of floating houses designed to look like oceangoing vessels but with hardly any of the working features of a real boat. 阿姆斯特丹的運河曾經滿是工作船改造後的船屋，現在有愈來愈多的水上房屋，設計成外觀像遠洋船，但實際上幾乎不具備真正船隻的功能。 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/348587/web/#2L-16188816L Next Article Topic: Japan has so many vacant homes it’s giving them away Four years ago, Naoko and Takayuki Ida were given a house in the small town of Okutama, in Tokyo prefecture. For free. 4年前，井田直子與孝之得到一棟位於東京都小鎮奧多摩的房子。不用錢。 A free house may sound like a scam. But Japan faces an unusual property problem： it has more homes than people to live in them. 免費的房子聽起來像是騙局。但日本正面臨一項不尋常的房地產問題：房屋數量多於入住人數。 In 2013, there were 61 million houses and 52 million households, according to the Japan Policy Forum. And the situation is poised to get worse. 「日本政策論壇」指出，2013年時有6100萬間房子與5200萬戶家庭。而且，這種情況還會日益惡化。 Japan’s population is expected to decline from 127 million to about 88 million by 2065, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security, meaning even fewer people will need houses. As young people leave rural areas for city jobs, Japan’s countryside has become haunted by deserted "ghost houses." 根據（日本）「國立社會保障、人口問題研究所」，預料日本人口到了2065年，會從1億2700萬減至約8800萬，意味需要房屋的人會更少。隨著年輕人為了在都市工作離開鄉間，日本鄉間已充斥遭棄置的「鬼屋」。 It’s predicted that by 2040, nearly 900 towns and villages across Japan will no longer exist － and Okutama is one of them. In that context, giving away property is a bid for survival. 預料到了2040年，全日本將近900座小鎮與村莊將不復存在—奧多摩便是其中之一。在此情況下，贈送房地產便成為一種求生之道。 Next Article Topic: Part Office Building , Part Homeless Shelter A year ago, when Amazon let a homeless shelter for families move into a former motel it owned, it was viewed as a nice but fleeting gesture. The motel was on a chunk of downtown property where Amazon planned to eventually erect yet another set of sparkling buildings to meet its insatiable need for office space in this city. The hotel would be torn down and the shelter kicked out when that time came. 一年前，亞馬遜公司讓一個遊民（無處可住）家庭收容所遷進該公司所有，曾為汽車旅館的一棟建築，當時被認為是好心，但僅屬暫時性的善舉。這家汽車旅館位於市中心的一大片地產上，亞馬遜最終計畫在這塊土地上興建另一批閃閃發光的建築，以因應該公司在這個城市對辦公室空間永難滿足的需求。當重建的時刻降臨時，旅館會被拆除，收容所也會被掃地出門。 Instead, Amazon has decided to let the shelter stay. In an unusual arrangement, the company has agreed to give the shelter, Mary’s Place, a permanent home inside one of the new office buildings for which it will break ground in the fall. Amazon will give roughly half of the six-story building to the shelter, providing it with 47,000 square feet of space with private rooms that can hold 65 families, or about 220 people and their pets. The facility, expected to open in early 2020, will have its own entrance and elevators. 然而事非如此，亞馬遜已決定讓收容所留下。在一項不尋常的安排下，該公司已同意在預定秋天動工興建的新辦公大樓中的某一棟裡，讓收容所「瑪麗之家」擁有一個永遠的家。亞馬遜準備大約將這棟六層樓大樓的一半提供給收容所，讓收容所擁有4萬7000平方英尺地坪，計有足可容納65戶家庭，或約220人和他們的寵物的私人房間。這項設施預計2020年年初啟用，將有自己的大門和電梯。 “I see it as this huge gift because everywhere we go, we end up leaving,” said Marty Hartman, the executive director of Mary’s Place, which runs seven transitional shelters around the Seattle area meant to house families until they can find permanent homes. “You come in and become a fabric of the neighborhood you’re in, and then you say goodbye. That’s a hard thing for a lot of people to do.” In an interview at the current Mary’s Place site owned by Amazon, which was bustling with families returning to the shelter for the evening, John Schoettler, Amazon’s vice president for global real estate and facilities, said the company would spend “tens of millions of dollars” on the design and construction of the shelter’s portion of the building. Amazon will pay the utilities for Mary’s Place, which will occupy the space rent free, although the organization will continue to pay its own staff. 「瑪麗之家」執行長馬蒂．哈特曼說：「我把它看成天大的一份禮物，因為無論我們到那裏，最終都得離開。」「瑪麗之家」在西雅圖地區經營七個中途之家性質的收容所，收容一些尚未找到固定住所的家庭。她說：「你住進來，成為你所加入鄰里的一份子，然後又得說再見。這對很多人來說是件困難的事。」「瑪麗之家」目前所在地產權為亞馬遜所擁有，此刻正因一些家庭返回過夜而顯得頗為熱鬧，亞馬遜主管全球房地產和設施的副總裁約翰．舒特勒在此處接受訪問表示，該公司將花費「數千萬美元」設計和建造這棟建築內的收容所部分。亞馬遜將支付「瑪麗之家」的水電費、讓「瑪麗之家」免租金使用空間，不過「瑪麗之家」將繼續支付他們自己員工的薪水。 Schoettler said Amazon originally allowed the shelter to stay in the motel because of the severity of Seattle’s homelessness crisis, which had prompted the city’s mayor to declare a state of emergency in 2015. Schoettler said Amazon was impressed by Mary’s Place, and he described its plan to give the shelter a permanent home as an investment in the neighborhood. In San Francisco, Google, Salesforce.com and others have funded a campaign to find permanent housing for homeless people. But Nan Roman, president of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C., said she was unaware of any other private corporation integrating a homeless shelter into its building. 舒特勒說，亞馬遜最初允許收容所搬進汽車旅館，是因西雅圖遊民危機十分嚴重。遊民危機2015年時促使西雅圖市長宣布進入緊急狀態。舒特勒說，亞馬遜被瑪麗之家給打動了，他把亞馬遜計畫給收容所一個長久的家這件事，稱為該公司對當地社區的一項投資。在舊金山，谷歌、Salesforce.com 和其他公司都在資助替無家可歸者尋找固定住處的一項運動。不過，華盛頓特區非營利宣導團體「終結無家可歸全國聯盟」總裁南恩．羅曼說，據她所知，沒有任何其他私人公司讓遊民收容所進住他們的大樓。 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/314016/web/…

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當金曲歌后徐佳瑩發現在 Uber Eats 上（應該）都點得到，居然狂點一波！雖然點不到白馬和失落沙洲，但香水、辣椒或其他吃的用的都點得到～快上 Uber Eats 想要的都點點看 ⮕ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlf3g —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 【15Mins Podcast】幕後教師室：澳洲口音登場！如何維持長期學習動力的三大秘訣在最新一集的「幕後教師室」中，John老師與阿鍵老師延續上週Ali Abdaal《Feel Good Productivity》的精彩討論，深入探討如何在英語學習路上維持長期動力。本集不僅為VIP會員帶來全新的澳洲口音訓練內容，更分享了三個關鍵策略：節能（Conserve）、充電（Recharge）和目標對齊（Align），幫助學習者建立可持續的學習模式。 VIP專屬內容：澳洲口音挑戰本週15Mins podcast為VIP會員推出全新的「多元口音」單元——澳洲口音版本。繼上次廣受好評的英式口音後，這次挑戰澳洲腔調，讓學習者體驗不同英語系國家的發音特色。 John老師解釋選擇澳洲口音的原因：「大家知不知道說，其實在多益跟雅思這種考試裡面，你聽到的都是多元口音，所以它是美國、加拿大、英國跟澳洲。」這種多元口音的訓練對於準備國際英語檢定的學習者來說格外重要。阿鍵老師分享了自己的感受：「我自己的話，我覺得澳洲的是對我來說比印度簡單啦，但在這幾個英美加澳裡面，算比較難的。」而John老師則從自己在南非的多元文化成長經驗出發，強調包容性的重要：「我不會覺得說哪一個accent就比較好或哪一個accent就比較不好，因為我遇到什麼人，我就要用什麼樣的方式跟他應對。」突破口音迷思：國際化的語言觀兩位老師特別討論了台灣學習者對於「標準」英語發音的過度執著。John老師提出了一個重要觀點：「我們在台灣也有一部分過分的在意說，一定要像美國人那樣子，那個才叫好的英文，或是一定要像英國人那樣子才叫好的英文。」他進一步以國際化的角度解釋：「如果是數位遊牧民族來說的話，大家就可以想想，其實有差嗎？你可能去一個hostel，然後你去住那個bunk bed，一個房間六個人，裡面有五個口音。」這種多元包容的語言觀念，對於現代國際交流環境來說更加實用和重要。維持學習動力的三大核心策略本集的重點是Ali Abdaal書中提到的維持長期動力的三個關鍵概念，這些策略不僅適用於自媒體創作，同樣能夠有效應用在英語學習上。 1. 節能（Conserve）：避免過度承諾「節能」的核心概念是避免overcommit（過度承諾）。John老師以減肥為例說明：「不要overcommit，有點像我們在減肥的時候，你不要想說我今天就要減掉一公斤，這其實不是很健康的想法。」在英語學習上，這意味著不要因為看到他人的學習進度而盲目追趕。「因為隔壁棚的誰誰誰，他英語練習，他可以看一個小時的影片，然後做一個小時的習題，You don't have to be this guy。」阿鍵老師補充道：「比較常聽到的是說，我們今天就是要背可能50個單字之類的，這種其實真的也是蛮消耗自己的精神的。」兩位老師強調，重點不在於背多少單字，而是「沉浸在英語多長的時間」。這種觀念轉換讓學習者能夠以更永續的方式進行英語練習，避免因過度逼迫自己而產生倦怠感。 2. 充電（Recharge）：找到能量回補的方式「充電」的概念與先前討論的「Play」元素相呼應。如果學習變得太像任務，就會持續消耗能量；相反地，如果能找到讓自己感到愉悦的方式，就能在學習過程中同時充電。 John老師建議：「如果15分鐘的drill exercise是你的routine activity，然後你要怎麼recharge呢？可能你的recharge是看YouTube video，就放著聽，或者聽podcast，那你就會覺得recharge。」阿鍵老師回憶起之前討論過的獎勵機制：「我們在安排練習的時候，在另外再安排一個練習後的這個獎賞，讓自己完成這一段練習之後可以做什麼事情。」重點是要確保這些活動能夠真正回補能量，而不是進一步消耗。如John老師所說：「重點是你要覺得你的能量在回補，不是能量在消耗。」 3. 目標對齊（Align）：讓學習與生活目標一致「目標對齊」可能是三個概念中最具挑戰性的，但也是最重要的。John老師分享了一個物理治療師學生的案例來說明這個概念的重要性。該學生喜歡看CSI影集，並詢問這是否能幫助他準備多益考試。John老師建議他改看ER（急診室的春天）這類醫療相關影集：「你要不要換成ER，可能跟你的自己的本業、專業的部分有關，然後你可以從中分類哪一些是專業的語言跟哪一些是非專業的語言。」更進一步，John老師質疑多益考試是否真的適合這位醫療從業人員：「其實TOEIC當目標可能不是一個很好的目標，會不會是比如說全民英檢，對你來說更有用？」這個案例突顯了一個重要原則：「從自己比較熟悉的領域出發，絕對沒有錯。我們不要跨領域，跨領域絕對會比較辛苦。」從專業領域出發的學習策略 John老師提出了一個實用的通用法則：「從自己的專業領域出發，絕對沒有錯，更容易培養興趣，更容易沉浸在英語的環境裡面。」他以生動的例子說明跨領域學習的困難：「就像我們要聽，比如說我們非engineer的，然後突然去看了很多YouTube有關引擎怎麼拆解，那個其實有一點點困難，有點硬。」相反地，如果從熟悉的領域出發，就像那些從小喜愛恐龍的孩子一樣，「他可能三四歲，所有的恐龍英文他都會念，連什麼侏羅紀啊、白堊紀恐龍都會。」阿鍵老師也分享了一個小學生研究月球背面的例子，說明當學習與興趣結合時，「他在做報告的時候，他可以直接講這個月面的岩石組成，他就說有什麼石英岩，他直接講出來也不用查字典。」建立可持續的學習循環整集節目的核心信息是建立「可持續的學習能量」（Sustainable Energy）。這不是要求學習者每天都保持最高強度的學習狀態，而是要建立一個能夠長期維持的學習循環。正如John老師總結的：「要Conserve your energy，Recharge when you can，And align your goals with your personal and professional goals together。如果個人的目標跟你的專業的目標可以連在一起，那是最好的。」這三個策略相輔相成，幫助學習者在英語學習的長路上不僅能夠持續前進，更能夠享受整個過程。節能讓我們避免倦怠，充電讓我們保持熱情，目標對齊則確保我們的努力真正有意義且能夠發揮最大效益。邀請互動與持續成長節目結尾，John老師鼓勵聽眾分享自己的學習心得：「有任何通勤家族跟我們今天分享的topic有共鳴，或者是你有什麼你的learning tips想要跟我們分享，歡迎用留言連結。」同時也提醒尚未加入VIP會員的聽眾：「我們有非常多的加值內容跟學習筆記都準備好給大家，幫助大家把耳朵跟嘴巴打開。」想要體驗澳洲口音的挑戰，學習如何建立可持續的英語學習模式？…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.027: 網路投訴如何處理 How to Counter Online Complaints (回顧) 18:40

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國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: The article suggests a strategy to combat bad reviews for businesses. Good reviews are vital for success in the modern world, so they must be combatted at all costs. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/623-how-to-counter-online-complaints Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Sustainable : using natural products that do not harm the environment and can be continued to be used due to management. Is the sustainable use of the oceans vital for our survival? Does bamboo offer a great sustainable alternative to wood? Tremendous : very great / huge Does Costco have a tremendous return policy? Do you have a tremendous amount of work? Persist : continue to exist Does climate change persist to be a tremendous problem? Do false reviews still persist in the online world? 更多跟讀練習單元，就在 http://www.15mins.today 用email訂閱就可以收到所有15mins.Today最新節目通知。…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.270: 爵士學英語 - Bill Evans身邊的小公主 Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans 26:04

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 本週《英語咖啡館》迎回了闊別已久的詩敏老師，這集節目從她失去心愛寵物的經歷談起，聊到一個驚人的數據：台灣寵物的數量已超過了小孩的數量！而恰好的是，本集的歌曲同樣是寫給孩子的—我們先前介紹過的爵士鋼琴大師 Bill Evans 寫給姪女的《Waltz for Debby》爵士經典。這首只有80秒的短曲居然被翻唱超過300次！John老師和詩敏老師也沉浸在歌詞裡那個充滿玩具和想像力的童年世界，還有大人們看著孩子長大時那種又甜又苦的複雜心情 🥲 This week, English Cafe welcomes back the long-absent Shimin. The episode begins with her experience of losing a beloved pet and transitions to a surprising statistic: the number of pets in Taiwan has now exceeded the number of human children! Coincidentally, this episode's featured song is also written for a child—the jazz classic "Waltz for Debby" by jazz piano master Bill Evans, which we've introduced before, written for his niece. This short piece, only 80 seconds long, has been covered more than 300 times! Shimin and I immerse ourselves in the lyrics' childhood world full of toys and imagination, as well as the bittersweet, complex emotions adults feel watching children grow up 🥲…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K991: 喀什米爾危機：血腥襲擊引發印巴新衝突 Kashmir Crisis: Deadly Attack Triggers New India-Pakistan Conflict 10:17

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國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb VIP會員想許願哪些主題？ → https://forms.gle/xyHoPydBr6LLFL9q8 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K991: Kashmir Crisis: Deadly Attack Triggers New India-Pakistan Conflict Highlights 主題摘要： A terrorist attack killing 26 tourists in Kashmir has ignited severe diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan. India suspended the historic Indus Water Treaty, potentially threatening millions who depend on shared water resources. Military escalation risks between nuclear-armed neighbours echo dangerous parallels to the 2019 Balakot crisis. A brutal terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir has thrust nuclear-armed India and Pakistan toward dangerous confrontation. Last week, militants massacred 26 tourists including 25 Indians and one Nepali national in Pahalgam's remote valley. Gunmen specifically targeted male victims, with survivors reporting attackers accused some tourists of supporting Prime Minister Modi's policies. This horrific incident unfolded in an isolated area accessible only by foot or horseback, highlighting the catastrophic vulnerability of civilians caught in this territorial dispute. 在印度一側的喀什米爾發生了一場殘酷的恐怖襲擊事件，將擁有核武的印度和巴基斯坦推向危險對抗。上週，武裝份子在帕哈爾加姆偏遠山谷中屠殺了 26 名觀光客，包括 25 名印度人和 1 名尼泊爾人。槍手特別鎖定男性受害者，有倖存者報告稱，襲擊者指控某些遊客支持印度總理莫迪的政策。這起駭人聽聞的事件發生在僅能透過徒步或騎馬抵達的偏僻地區，凸顯了平民在此領土爭端中的災難性脆弱性。 New Delhi responded with unprecedented diplomatic aggression, accusing Pakistan of orchestrating cross-border terrorism. The retaliatory measures were severe: closing the crucial Wagah border crossing, implementing draconian restrictions on Pakistani visas, and forcibly expelling military attachés from Islamabad's embassy. Most alarmingly, India suspended participation in the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, a diplomatic achievement that has miraculously survived three major wars. Pakistan immediately denounced this move as potentially catastrophic, declaring that any interference with water resources would constitute grounds for war. This dispute threatens hundreds of millions dependent on the Indus River system flowing from Tibet through Kashmir to Pakistan. 新德里以前所未有的外交攻勢作為回應，指控巴基斯坦策劃跨境恐怖主義。報復措施十分嚴厲：關閉兩國至關重要的瓦加邊境，對巴基斯坦簽證實施嚴苛限制，並招回駐點首都伊斯蘭馬巴德使館的軍事武官。最令人震驚的是，印度暫停參與 1960 年《印度河用水條約》(Indus Water Treaty)，這項外交成就曾奇蹟般地度過三次大規模戰爭。巴基斯坦立即譴責此舉可能帶來災難，宣稱任何干預水資源的行為都將構成戰爭理由。這場爭端威脅著數億依賴印度河 (Indus River) 水系的人口，該河系從西藏流經喀什米爾再抵達巴基斯坦。 The contested Kashmir region has dominated India-Pakistan relations since 1947's partition created two nations from British colonial India. Both countries claim complete sovereignty over the mountainous territory while controlling different segments, having sacrificed thousands of lives in three devastating wars. The situation deteriorated dramatically in 2019 when Modi's Hindu-nationalist administration unilaterally stripped Kashmir's constitutional autonomy, triggering massive protests and militant resurgence. Despite government claims of reduced violence following this controversial action, the Pahalgam massacre brutally demolished such narratives. Multiple militant organisations continue waging insurgency, demanding either complete independence or merger with Pakistan, while India maintains these groups operate with direct Pakistani state sponsorship. 自 1947 年英屬印度分裂成兩個國家以來，有爭議的喀什米爾地區一直主導著印巴關係。雙方國家雖控制不同地區，但都宣稱對這片山區擁有完整主權，為此在三場毀滅性戰爭中付出了數千生命的代價。局勢在 2019 年急劇惡化，當時莫迪的印度教民族主義政府單方面剝奪喀什米爾的憲法自治權，引發大規模抗議和武裝反叛。儘管政府聲稱此爭議行動後暴力行動減少，但帕哈爾加姆屠殺事件殘酷地粉碎了這些說辭。多個武裝組織持續發動叛亂，要求徹底獨立或與巴基斯坦統一，而印度則堅稱這些團體受到巴基斯坦國家直接支持。 The international community, led by United Nations representatives, has pleaded for restraint as both nuclear powers edge dangerously close to military confrontation. Pakistani leadership has categorically rejected involvement accusations while pledging cooperation with neutral investigations. Nevertheless, India has already demonstrated military readiness through naval missile exercises, while security forces intensify counterterrorism operations throughout Kashmir. Political analysts draw troubling parallels to 2019's Balakot crisis, when India conducted unprecedented airstrikes inside Pakistani territory following another Kashmir attack. 以聯合國代表為首的國際社會，在這兩個核武強國危險地走向軍事對抗時，懇請雙方保持克制。巴基斯坦領導層斷然否認涉入指控，同時承諾配合中立調查。然而，印度已透過海軍導彈演習展示軍事準備，同時安全部隊在整個喀什米爾加強反恐行動。政治分析家將當前情勢與 2019 年的巴拉科特 (Balakot) 危機相提並論，當時印度在另一起喀什米爾襲擊事件後，對巴基斯坦領土進行了前所未有的空襲。 The current escalation endangers not only regional stability but also crucial bilateral agreements like the water-sharing treaty that remarkably endured previous conflicts. Anti-Pakistan demonstrations have erupted across Indian cities, potentially fueling dangerous anti-Muslim sentiment nationwide. As public anger intensifies in both countries, the global community anxiously monitors developments for signs of military action. The stakes couldn't be higher: any miscalculation between these nuclear-armed neighbours could trigger catastrophic consequences far beyond South Asian borders. Experts emphasise that only diplomatic de-escalation can prevent this dangerous standoff from spiraling into full-scale war. 當前的情勢升級不僅危及區域穩定，還威脅到水資源共享條約等關鍵雙邊協議，這些協議曾驚人地挺過先前的衝突。反巴基斯坦示威在印度各城市爆發，可能引發全國性的反穆斯林情緒。隨著兩國民眾怒火升溫，全球社會焦慮地監控事態發展，尋找軍事行動的跡象。風險已到極點：這些核武鄰國間的任何誤判，都可能引發遠超南亞邊界的災難性後果。專家強調，唯有外交降溫才能阻止這場危險對峙演變成全面戰爭。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Confrontation [noun. a serious fight or argument between people or groups]: A brutal terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir has thrust nuclear-armed India and Pakistan toward dangerous confrontation. Catastrophic [adjective. extremely harmful or serious, causing great damage]: This horrific incident unfolded in an isolated area accessible only by foot or horseback, highlighting the catastrophic vulnerability of civilians caught in this territorial dispute. Deteriorated [verb. become worse or weaker]: The situation deteriorated dramatically in 2019 when Modi's Hindu-nationalist administration unilaterally stripped Kashmir's constitutional autonomy, triggering massive protests and militant resurgence. Counterterrorism [noun. actions taken to prevent terrorist attacks]: Nevertheless, India has already demonstrated military readiness through naval missile exercises, while security forces intensify counterterrorism operations throughout Kashmir. Miscalculation [noun. a mistake in judging or estimating something]: The stakes couldn't be higher: any miscalculation between these nuclear-armed neighbours could trigger catastrophic consequences far beyond South Asian borders. Reference article: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/24/india/pahalgam-india-pakistan-attack-explainer-intl-hnk…

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國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Topic: A Fresh Take on a 1934 ‘Murder’ A gruesome murder has been committed on a train in the middle of the night. Only 13 occupants of the carriage could have committed the dastardly deed. Was it a) the Russian princess; b) the American widow; c) the English governess; or d) the Hungarian count? Or any of the nine other multinational posh people and their servants rubbing shoulders on the luxury locomotive, snowbound in the middle of Eastern Europe, with a brilliant Belgian detective inconveniently in their midst? 一宗可怕的謀殺案在夜半的火車上發生。只有13名旅客可能犯下這惡行。是ａ）俄羅斯公主；ｂ）美國寡婦；ｃ）英國女家教；或ｄ）匈牙利伯爵呢？抑或是其他9位來自各國的紳士淑女和他們的僕人，眾人在受困東歐中部大雪的豪華火車車廂裡摩肩擦踵，這其中還碰巧有個厲害的比利時偵探？ Chances are this sounds familiar. It’s the setup for one of the most famous detective stories in the world: Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” which has sold millions of copies. It was made into a sumptuous 1974 movie, directed by Sidney Lumet with the starriest of casts (Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman!). It has been adapted for television, stage and radio. There is a Japanese television version and a computer game. 這聽起來或許耳熟能詳。這是全球最著名偵探小說之一的場景：阿嘉莎．克莉絲蒂1934年的小說「東方快車謀殺案」，銷售數以百萬本計。導演薛尼·盧梅1974年翻拍成豪華版電影，有最耀眼的明星陣容（洛琳·白考兒、史恩·康納萊、英格麗·褒曼！），另並改編成電視劇、舞台劇和廣播劇，且有日本電視劇版本和一款電玩遊戲。 All this meant that Kenneth Branagh, the director and star of the new film version, which opened in the United States on Friday with the starriest of casts (Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench!), had his own mystery to solve. How do you reinvent one of the world’s best-loved whodunits for a new era? Branagh’s solution was to modify, and sometimes entirely change, character and plot details in ways that may dismay purists but that he felt would give the piece a more contemporary resonance. 這意味最新版本電影的導演兼主角肯尼斯·布萊納必須拿出一套解開謎團的獨到功夫，新片11月11日在美國上映，仍然有最耀眼的卡司（強尼·戴普、蜜雪兒·菲佛、潘妮洛普·克魯茲、茱蒂·丹契！）你要如何在新的世代詮釋最受世人喜愛的偵探小說呢？布萊納的方法是把角色與劇情細節進行修飾，時而甚至完全予以改變，這麼做或許會令純粹主義者沮喪，他卻覺得更能讓作品引起當代人的共鳴。 “There is always the thorny issue of who will know the plot and how can we divert them,” Branagh said in a telephone interview. “We knew we had to get people’s attention for a recalibrated character in Poirot,” Christie’s idiosyncratic Belgian detective. 布萊納接受電話訪問時說：「總會碰到有些人已經知道劇情，你該如何轉移他們的注意力，讓他們覺得有趣的棘手問題。我們知道，我們必須吸引人們注意經過修改的角色白羅（克莉絲蒂創造的怪異的比利時偵探）。」 To that end, Branagh and the scriptwriter, Michael Green, begin the movie with a showdown at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as the detective solves another mystery. “I wanted to embrace the exotic and worldly side of Christie, to come into the big, hot open skies and find a new Poirot, our ticket for an exotic adventure,” Branagh said. 為達此目的，布萊納與編劇麥可·格林以偵探在耶路撒冷西牆解開一個對決謎團的方式，揭開電影序幕。布萊納說：「我想擁抱克莉絲蒂奇異與入世的一面，進入那既大又熱的開放天空，找到一個新的白羅，這是我們奇異冒險的門票。」 With an opening that has Poirot tripping up an escaping villain in a positively James Bond-esque manner, Branagh immediately established the detective as a far more dashing man of action than the novel’s small hero “muffled up to the ears of whom nothing was visible but a pink-tipped nose and the two points of an upward curled mustache.” 這個開場讓白羅以絕對詹姆士·龐德的方式逼逃犯露出馬腳，布萊納也立刻將這位偵探塑造成遠比原著中小號英雄瀟灑的行動派男子漢；原著中的小號英雄「衣服直蓋到耳朵，除了一個粉紅鼻子，以及上捲的兩綹髭鬚，什麼都看不見」。Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/320990/web/ Next Article Topic: The Actor Behind the Ape The leader of the troops walks slowly through the ranks of soldiers, who part respectfully, as he looks at them with an expression that combines anger, pain and grim intent. But this isn’t a human commander. It’s Caesar, the ape who is the principal figure in 20th Century Fox’s “Planet of the Apes” franchise. The scene comes from the latest in the series, “War for the Planet of the Apes,” which opens in the United States on July 14, and has generated laudatory reviews. 帶領部隊的長官慢慢走進士兵的隊伍中，士兵們尊敬地讓開，他仔細檢視他們，臉上的表情夾雜著憤怒、痛苦和不屈服的決心。但這位長官不是人類的指揮官。牠是「凱撒」，這頭猩猩是20世紀福斯公司「猩球崛起」系列電影的主角。這一幕出自此系列的新片「猩球崛起：終極決戰」，7月14日在美國上映，已經佳評如潮。 In “War,” the fragile truce between humans and apes has given way, and we discover the sinister Colonel (played by Woody Harrelson), whose early actions set in motion a series of devastating events for both populations. 在「終極決戰」片中，人類和猩猩之間脆弱的停火已維持不下去，而我們發現這位陰險的上校（伍迪哈里森飾演），他的初步行動開啟了一連串對人類和猩猩的毀滅事件。 Caesar, the ape whose expressions we are watching via digital transformation as he reacts to the Colonel’s murderous deeds and musters his forces, is played by British actor Andy Serkis. In BoxOfficeMojo.com’s ranking of actors by their ticket sales, Serkis is in the top 30, outflanking Brad Pitt and Daniel Radcliffe, among other far more famous names. His films average $125 million at the box office, more (by some distance) than those of Samuel L. Jackson or Tom Hanks. He has been acting professionally for nearly 30 years and has starred in numerous movies, some of them blockbusters like “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the 2005 “King Kong,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and the “Apes” reboot. 凱撒，我們正透過數位轉換看著牠的表情的這頭猩猩，牠在對「上校」的凶狠行徑做出反應並召集牠的部隊，牠是由英國演員安迪席克斯飾演。在票房網站BoxOfficeMojo.com的男演員票房排行，安迪席克斯排在前30名，勝過布萊德彼特和丹尼爾雷德克里夫，還有其他名氣大得多的演員。他的電影平均票房1.25億美元，比山繆傑克森、湯姆漢克還多（差距不小）。他從事專業演出近30年，主演過許多電影，其中不乏大賣片，像是「魔戒」三部曲、2005年的「金剛」、「星際大戰7：原力覺醒」和「猩球崛起」的重拍電影。 Yet, for most moviegoers, Serkis, 53, is probably neither a household name nor face, since he has specialized for more than a decade in creating roles through performance capture — a complex technology that records the movement and facial expressions of human actors and then painstakingly renders them digitally to create fantastical characters, like Caesar, Gollum and King Kong. 然而，對大多數電影觀眾來說，53歲的席克斯大概不是家喻互曉的名字或臉孔，因為他十多年來專精於透過動態捕捉科技創造角色─這是一種複雜的科技，記錄人類演員的動作和表情，再費力地數位化，創造出想像的角色，像是凱撒、咕嚕和金剛。 Caesar, wrote A.O. Scott of The New York Times in a review of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” is “a role that continues to redefine screen acting in the digital age. His facial expressions and body language are so evocatively and precisely rendered that it is impossible to say where his art ends and the exquisite artifice of Weta Digital, the special-effects company, begins.” 紐時影評人A.O.史考特在「猩球崛起：黎明的進擊」的評論寫道，凱撒是「數位時代繼續重新定義大銀幕表演的角色。他的臉部表情和身體語言如此生動和精準演出，不可能說他的演藝止於何處，特效公司Weta數位公司的精良技術又自何處開始。」Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/315730/web/#top Next Article Topic: Berlin Film Festival to make acting prizes gender neutral The organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival (aka Berlinale) said last Monday that they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and men beginning next year, and the performance awards will be defined in a gender-neutral way at next year’s festival, for which a physical event is planned. 柏林國際影展主辦單位上週一表示，自明年起，他們不再分別頒發男女演員獎項。明年的影展將會以性別中立的方式來定義表演獎項，並將舉行實體典禮。 The festival awards a Golden Bear for the best film and a series of Silver Bears, which until this year included best actor and best actress honors. Organizers said those prizes will be replaced with a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and a Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance. 柏林影展頒發金熊獎給最佳影片，以及銀熊獎給一系列項目，截至今年，銀熊獎均包括最佳男主角及最佳女主角獎。主辦單位表示，這些獎項將以最佳主角銀熊獎，及最佳配角銀熊獎兩獎項取代。 In a statement, the co-heads of the festival, Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian, said “not separating the awards in the acting field according to gender comprises a signal for a more gender-sensitive awareness in the film industry.” 柏林影展兩位總監瑪麗耶特‧里森貝克及卡洛‧夏堤安在一份聲明中表示：「不以性別來區分表演類獎項，所包含的信號是電影界對性別有更加敏銳的意識」。 The festival’s Golden Bear is one of the most prestigious awards in Europe, together with the Palme d’Or of the Cannes festival in France and the Golden Lion award of the Venice Film Festival. Cannes still singles out a best actor and actress, while Venice awards a Volpi cup to actors of each sex. 德國柏林影展的金熊獎為歐洲地位最高的電影獎之一，與法國坎城影展的金棕櫚獎，以及義大利威尼斯電影節的金獅獎齊名。坎城影展及威尼斯影展仍分別頒發男、女演員獎。 At the same time, the Alfred Bauer Prize, which is named after the festival’s founding director, will be permanently retired. The prize was suspended this year due to revelations about Bauer’s role in the Nazis’ moviemaking bureaucracy. 此外，以柏林影展創辦人命名的阿爾弗雷德‧鮑爾獎將永不再頒發。鮑爾被踢爆曾為納粹政府電影機構工作，因此今年該獎停頒。 Commenting on the decision to hold a physical event next year, despite uncertainties due to the coronavirus pandemic, the two directors stressed the need for a “lively relationship with the audience.” “In times of the corona pandemic, it has become even clearer that we still require analogue experience spaces in the cultural realm,” they said, noting that other festivals have also resumed holding physical rather than virtual events. The 2021 festival is scheduled for Feb. 11-21. 縱有冠狀病毒疫情所造成之不確定性，對於明年柏林影展舉行實體典禮的決定，兩位總監強調「與觀眾保持活生生關係」之必要性。「冠狀病毒疫情中愈發清楚顯示，在文化場域中，我們仍需要能提供類比經驗的空間」，他們表示，其他影展也已恢復舉行實體典禮。二○二一年之柏林影展訂於二月十一日至二十一日舉行。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2020/08/31/2003742547…

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國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 【15Mins Podcast】幕後教師室：從天主教教宗談到大阪萬博！國際時事話題全面解析在最新一集的「幕後教師室」中，John老師與阿鍵老師以輕鬆的咖啡對談方式，帶領聽眾深入探討本週引人注目的國際時事，從教宗方濟各的辭世到大阪世博會的準備情況，提供多元的英語話題素材，幫助聽眾在各種場合展開自然的英語對話。教宗方濟各與宗教領袖的社會意義本集節目首先討論了教宗方濟各辭世的新聞，John老師指出，無論是哪種宗教的領袖，他們對社會都有重大意義：「我們看到任何的宗教的領袖去天堂了以後，我們都覺得說很惋惜，因為這些領袖占我們社會的意義還蠻大的，他們有很多social responsibility。」阿鍵老師分享了一個有趣的發現，關於中文翻譯的特殊之處：「為什麼他就是我們中文翻譯叫他方濟各？就是我們很多關於天主教的翻譯，用的有點是古早時期的翻譯。」兩位老師從方濟各（Francisco/Francis）、保祿（Paul）到約翰（John）等名稱的多語言翻譯差異，展開了一段饒富趣味的語言文化探討。同時，節目也提到了新任教宗Leo的選舉，這次又再次選出非歐洲、非意大利人士擔任天主教精神領袖，顯示出天主教組織在國際化方面的進步。甚至有趣地討論到參與選舉的主教們，透過觀看好萊塢電影來「惡補」教宗選舉知識的趣聞。大阪世博會：全球文化交流的平台接著，兩位老師轉向了2025年大阪世博會的話題。阿鍵老師回顧了上一次在亞洲舉辦的2010年上海世博會：「上海那次每一個館、每一個國家的館都做得超級好、超級漂亮，那這次在大阪就沒有這麼誇張。」 John老師和阿鍵老師討論了在世博會這類國際活動中經常出現的地緣政治敏感問題，如烏俄衝突、巴勒斯坦與以色列的緊張關係等，同時也指出這類活動的初衷：「辦這些萬國博覽會或辦奧運，意思是unity，他們其實目標是讓大家可以更團結一致，讓所有人類更團結一致，地球只有一個嘛。」節目中也提到大阪世博會目前門票銷售情況不如預期，引起人們對於投資回報的擔憂，尤其是在東京奧運因疫情而造成巨大虧損後。不過，世博會的核心價值在於全球文化交流，而非純粹的商業收益。文化輸出與日本動漫的全球影響力談到日本文化，兩位老師特別提到了大阪世博會上展示的巨型鋼彈機器人，以及日本動漫文化的全球輸出成功：「動漫文化已經輸出全球了，」John老師分享了一個56歲的朋友如何被Netflix上的動漫吸引的故事，說明這種文化交流已經突破了年齡界限。這也引申出一個重要觀點：文化輸出和交流對國家形象和全球影響力的重要性。不僅是日本，韓國的漫畫作品如《Solo Leveling》也通過日本再輸出到台灣和全球，形成了豐富的跨文化交流網絡。西洋棋進入電競世界的新突破再來，兩位老師分享了西洋棋進入電子競技領域的最新發展。為了適應電競形式，西洋棋比賽採用了快棋模式，這種模式更適合直播和觀眾觀看。 John老師對比了中國象棋「觀棋不語真君子」的傳統觀念，指出在電競環境中，解說評論反而成為了不可或缺的部分：「到了eSports這件事情，沒有講評就不是eSports了，不夠熱血了。」這反映了傳統遊戲如何通過現代科技和表現形式獲得新生命的趨勢。為何選擇這些國際時事作為學習材料？最後，John老師強調了這些多元國際時事的實用價值：「不管是Pope Francis，就算你不是天主教的，那是不是也可以聊這件事情呢？也可以當conversation starter。」這正是15Mins podcast精選這些話題的原因——提供聽眾實用的英語對話素材，無論對象是年長者還是年輕人，國內人士還是國外人士，都能找到合適的話題切入點。「我們通勤學英語的宗旨在做些什麼？」阿鍵老師提到了他們在Instagram上發表的文章，解釋了節目的核心理念——讓英語自然融入日常生活。John老師也鼓勵聽眾在IG上留言「我要自然學英語」，即可獲取最新版的「自然學英語手冊」。聽眾互動與VIP會員特權 John老師在節目結尾邀請聽眾積極參與：「如果你有喜歡的文章，想要我們去挖掘出來，來分享給我們廣大的通勤家族，也歡迎使用我們的VIP Members Request Form。」同時，也鼓勵聽眾通過留言分享自己的故事和感受，有機會在幕後教師室中獲得特別提名。想獲取更多國際時事資訊，以自然方式提升英語能力？幕後教師室」，讓John老師和阿鍵老師帶您探索世界，同時精進英語！…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.026: 中國只能養一個小孩的困難 Chinese household cannot afford second child (回顧) 11:18

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【農民粒贊助播出】農民粒推出超貼心活動：雙款蛋糕一次下訂，怎麼安排慶祝都超方便！ ☑ 法式原味千層蛋糕 —— 綿密香甜，層層堆疊心意 ☑ 法式提拉米蘇千層蛋糕 —— 微醺大人感，經典不敗現在買就享：全台免運，購買兩顆 85 折！現在輸入通勤學英語專屬折扣碼【15mins】，再享4%折扣，趕快上農民粒下單，讓你的生活儀式感加分！手刀下單：https://www.eatsimply.com.tw/ ----------------------- Summary: In China, the affordability of a second child is under question. Using the example of a young couple in China, it takes at least of a third of the annual household income to raise a child of two years, compared to a fifth of the annual household income for families in the US. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/617-chinese-couples-can-t-afford-a-second-child Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Splash out (on) / Splurge on (informal) spend money freely on Chen used to be happy to splash out on skincare and cosmetic products for herself. Every Christmas, Chen would splurge on gifts for the family. Annual income – yearly income With Chen’s current annual income, she will not be able to afford a second child. James is earning an annual income of US$50,000. Middle class n. group of people between upper class and lower class. (segmented by income) Adj. characteristics of middle class, attaching importance to convention and material comfort. Ikea furnitures are targeted at the middle class who earn between USD20,000 to USD30,000 in annual income. Toyota Camry is considered a good middle-class sedan for families.…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.269: 英語時光機 - 人生系列之逃不過的Death and Taxes 你繳稅了嗎 Life is all about death and taxes 34:18

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 本週的《英語時光機》 John 老師和 Patrick 老師要為大家帶來全新的「The Life Series」系列，首集就是非常應景卻又痛苦的一個主題——我們成年後難以迴避的：報稅！本集節目中， John 老師和 Patrick 老師分享了我們從學生時代到成為職場人士的報稅心路歷程，以及面對稅務時的各種心情和挑戰。除此之外，當然還有一些歷史上令人驚訝的奇特稅種，還有與稅相關的英文慣用語，讓我們能在談論這個話題時更加道地流暢。 This week on English Cafe, Patrick and I bring you our brand new "Life Series," with the first episode covering a very timely yet painful topic that's unavoidable in adulthood: filing taxes! In this episode, we share our tax filing journey from student days to becoming working professionals, along with the various emotions and challenges faced when dealing with taxes. Additionally, they'll introduce some surprisingly strange taxes from history, as well as tax-related English idioms and phrases that will help us discuss this topic more naturally and fluently.…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K987: 方濟各：革新教會的教宗 Pope Francis: The Pope Who Revolutionized the Church 9:05

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－挺你所想！與你一起生活的銀行－中國信託銀行APP超越大升級，眾多好用功能，力挺你的金融需求！趕緊註冊行動銀行，就送OPENPOINT100點。立即點擊連結看活動詳情～ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfdf —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K987: Pope Francis: The Pope Who Revolutionized the Church Highlights 主題摘要： Pope Francis reformed the Catholic Church with his humble approach, choosing to live simply and focusing on serving marginalized communities rather than exercising power. Despite criticism from conservatives, Francis made significant changes including improving women's roles in the Vatican and revising Church positions on the death penalty. Francis's final wishes for a simple burial with minimal ornamentation reflect his lifelong commitment to humility and his vision for a less ostentatious Church. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff who led the Catholic Church for 12 years with his distinctive humble approach, died on 21st April at the age of 88. The Vatican announced that he passed away due to a stroke that put him into a coma and ultimately led to heart failure. His death came just one day after his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, where he blessed thousands in St. Peter's Square and met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis had suffered from chronic lung disease throughout his life and had recently spent 38 days in hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. 方濟各（Pope Francis），第一位拉丁美洲籍教宗，以其獨特謙遜作風帶領天主教會十二年，於四月二十一日辭世，享年八十八歲。梵蒂岡宣布，他因中風陷入昏迷，最終導致心臟衰竭而離世。他的離世僅在復活節星期日最後一次公開露面的隔天，當時他在聖彼得廣場為數千名信眾祝福，並會見了美國副總統范斯。方濟各出生於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯，本名 Jorge Mario Bergoglio ，他一生飽受慢性肺病之苦，最近因呼吸危機發展為雙側肺炎而住院三十八天。 From his first greeting of "Buonasera" ("Good evening") on the night of his election in March 2013, Francis signaled a dramatic shift in papal style. He opted to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the Apostolic Palace, wore his old shoes instead of the traditional red papal loafers, and traveled in compact cars - all reflecting his vision for a "poor church that is for the poor." His famous response "Who am I to judge?" when asked about a gay priest sent a powerful message of welcome to LGBTQ+ Catholics who had felt excluded by the Church. Throughout his papacy, Francis consistently chose to visit marginalized communities and poor countries rather than centers of global Catholicism, demonstrating his commitment to those on society's peripheries. 從二零一三年三月當選之夜的第一聲問候「晚安（Buonasera）」開始，方濟各就預示了教宗風格的巨大轉變。他選擇住在梵蒂岡旅館而非教宗座宮，穿著舊鞋而非傳統的紅色教宗便鞋，搭乘小型車輛出行——這一切都反映了他對「為窮人服務的貧窮教會」的願景。當被問及一位同性戀神父時，他那句著名的回應「我是誰能去評判？」向曾感到被教會排除在外的 LGBTQ+ 天主教徒傳達了一個強而有力的歡迎訊息。在其任期內，方濟各始終選擇訪問邊緣社區和貧困國家，而非全球天主教中心，展現了他對社會邊緣群體的承諾。 Francis made significant changes to Church positions on key issues without altering core doctrines. He declared the death penalty "inadmissible in all circumstances" and stated that even the possession of nuclear weapons was "immoral." He added women to important decision-making roles within the Vatican and allowed them to vote alongside bishops in periodic Vatican meetings. His outspoken criticisms of capitalism and urgent calls for action on climate change earned him praise from progressives but alienated many conservatives within the Church, creating tensions that persisted throughout his papacy. 方濟各在不改變核心教義的前提下，對教會在關鍵問題上的立場做出了重大改變。他宣布死刑「在所有情況下都不可接受」，並表示即使擁有核武器也是「不道德的」。他讓女性在梵蒂岡擔任重要決策角色，並允許她們在定期的梵蒂岡會議中與主教一同投票。他對資本主義的直言批評和對氣候變遷採取行動的緊急呼籲贏得了進步人士的讚賞，但疏遠了教會內的許多保守派，造成了在其任期內持續存在的緊張關係。 The pope's funeral will be held in the Vatican on Saturday, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend. Following his own instructions for simplicity, Francis will be buried in a single coffin at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, a church outside Vatican walls that he frequently visited. His tomb will be "in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation," with only the Latin word "Franciscus" written on it. This humble final resting place embodies the revolutionary approach of a pope who, according to Vatican correspondent Christopher White, "stripped down the funeral rites to ensure that in death he can offer one final lesson in symbolism for a church which, he hopes, will continue on a path toward humility." 教宗的葬禮將於週六在梵蒂岡舉行，預計將有數十萬人出席。依照他本人希望簡樸的指示，方濟各將被安葬在單一棺木中，安放於他經常訪問的梵蒂岡城牆外的聖母大殿（Basilica of St. Mary Major）。他的墓穴將是「簡單的地下墓穴，沒有特別的裝飾」，只刻有拉丁文「Franciscus」。根據梵蒂岡記者克里斯托弗・懷特（Christopher White）的說法，這個低調普通的最後安息所體現了這位教宗的革命性作風，「他簡化了葬禮儀式，確保在死亡中他能為教會提供一個最後的象徵性教訓，他希望教會能繼續走上謙遜之路。」 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Distinctive [adjective. having a special quality that makes something different and easy to recognize]: Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff who led the Catholic Church for 12 years with his distinctive humble approach, died on Monday at the age of 88. Respiratory [adjective. related to breathing or the system in the body that helps you breathe]: Francis had suffered from chronic lung disease throughout his life and had recently spent 38 days in hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. Outspoken [adjective. saying exactly what you think without being afraid of criticism]: His outspoken criticisms of capitalism and urgent calls for action on climate change earned him praise from progressives but alienated many conservatives within the Church. Ornamentation [noun. decorations that make something look more attractive]: His tomb will be "in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation," with only the Latin word "Franciscus" written on it. Humility [noun. the quality of not thinking you are better than others; being modest and not proud]: This humble final resting place embodies the revolutionary approach of a pope who stripped down the funeral rites to ensure that in death he can offer one final lesson in symbolism for a church which, he hopes, will continue on a path toward humility. Reference article: 1. https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-francis-dead-01ca7d73c3c48d25fd1504ba076e2e2a 2. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/23/what-we-know-about-the-funeral-of-pope-francis…

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回顧星期天LBS - 能源相關時事趣聞 All about energy 10:26

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Topic: A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer than two American football fields end to end. Later models will be taller than any building on the mainland of Western Europe. 鹿特丹港口一處狹長土地上，有座風力發電機在轉動，規模大到難以近距離拍攝，葉片旋轉直徑比兩座美式足球場接起來還長，日後更新版的風機將比西歐大陸上任何建物都高。 Packed with sensors gathering data on wind speeds, electricity output and stresses on its components, the giant whirling machine in the Netherlands is a test model for a new series of giant offshore wind turbines planned by General Electric. When assembled in arrays, the wind machines have the potential to power cities, supplanting the emissions-spewing coal- or natural gas-fired plants that form the backbones of many electric systems today. 這個位於荷蘭的巨型旋轉機器，是奇異公司所規畫新系列巨型離岸風機的測試模型，配備了收集風速、電力輸出及各零件所受應力數據的感應器。這些風機若以陣列布建，具備為城市供電的潛力，取代大量排放廢氣、組成當今許多發電系統骨幹的燃煤或燃氣發電廠。 GE has yet to install one of these machines in ocean water. As a relative newcomer to the offshore wind business, the company faces questions about how quickly and efficiently it can scale up production to build and install hundreds of the turbines. 奇異公司尚未在海上安裝此類機器。奇異在離岸風電業堪稱新兵，面臨的問題是，能多快、多有效地擴大生產規模，以建造並安裝數百座風機。 But already the giant turbines have turned heads in the industry. A top executive at the world’s leading wind farm developer called it a “bit of a leapfrog over the latest technology.” And an analyst said the machine’s size and advance sales had “shaken the industry.” 然而這種巨型風機已在業界引起轟動。全球頂尖風場開發商的一位高管稱其為「超越最新技術的一次飛躍」。一位分析師表示，這款機器的尺寸與預售量「撼動了整個產業」。 The prototype is the first of a generation of new machines that are about a third more powerful than the largest already in commercial service. As such, it is changing the business calculations of wind equipment makers, developers and investors. 這是新世代風機的第一個原型機，新世代風機功能比已在商業運轉的最大風機還要強三分之一左右。因此，它正在改變風力設備製造商、開發商與投資人的盤算。 The GE machines will have a generating capacity that would have been almost unimaginable a decade ago. A single one will be able to turn out 13 megawatts of power, enough to light up a town of roughly 12,000 homes. 奇異的風機將具有十年前幾乎無法想像的發電能力，一座就能產生13百萬瓦電力，足夠點亮約有1.2萬戶家庭的小鎮。 The turbine is capable of producing as much thrust as the four engines of a Boeing 747 jet, according to GE, and will be deployed at sea, where developers have learned that they can plant larger and more numerous turbines than on land to capture breezes that are stronger and more reliable. 奇異表示，這種風機能產生相當於波音747飛機四具引擎的推力，將部署在海上，開發商已經知道在海上能安裝比陸上更大也更多的風機，以捕捉更強也更可靠的風。 The race to build bigger turbines has moved faster than many industry figures foresaw. GE’s Haliade-X generates almost 30 times more electricity than the first offshore machines installed off Denmark in 1991. 建造更大風機的競賽步調比許多業內人士預測的要快。奇異的Haliade-X風機，發電量幾乎是1991年安裝於丹麥近海的第一座離岸風機的30倍。 In coming years, customers are likely to demand even bigger machines, industry executives say. On the other hand, they predict that turbines will reach a point at which greater size no longer makes economic sense. 業界高層表示，未來幾年顧客很可能要求更大的機器。另一方面，他們預測，風機遲早會來到再大就不合經濟效益的時刻。 Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5180307 Next Article Topic: A Scary Energy Winter Is Coming. Don’t Blame the Greens. Every so often the tectonic geopolitical plates that hold up the world economy suddenly shift in ways that can rattle and destabilize everything on the surface. That’s happening right now in the energy sphere. 有時候，承載世界經濟的地緣政治板塊會突然移動，把地表每樣東西搖得嘎嘎作響。這種事現在就在能源領域發生。 Several forces are coming together that could make Vladimir Putin the king of Europe, enable Iran to thumb its nose at America and build an atomic bomb, and disrupt European power markets enough that the upcoming United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, could suffer blackouts owing to too little clean energy. 有幾股勢力正在匯聚，能使俄國總統普亭成為歐洲之王，使伊朗有本錢不把美國放在眼裡，進而造出原子彈，並足以打亂歐洲能源市場，讓即將登場的英國蘇格蘭格拉斯哥聯合國氣候大會可能會因為潔淨能源太少而停電。 Yes, this is a big one. 沒錯，問題很大。 Natural gas and coal prices in Europe and Asia just hit their highest levels on record, oil prices in America hit a seven-year high and U.S. gasoline prices are up $1 a gallon from last year. If this winter is as bad as some experts predict — with some in the poor and middle classes unable to heat their homes — I fear we’ll see a populist backlash to the whole climate/green movement. You can already smell that coming in Britain. 歐亞兩洲的天然氣和煤價剛剛達到史上最高，美國原油價格創七年新高，而汽油價格每加侖比去年上漲1美元。如果今年冬天跟一些專家預測的一樣糟，一些貧窮和中產階級人家負擔不起取暖費用，我擔心會出現針對整個氣候和綠能運動的民粹反彈。在英國已經可以嗅到這個跡象。 How did we get here? In truth, it’s a good-news-bad-news story. 我們怎會走到這一步？其實，這是個好消息壞消息都有的故事。 The good news is that every major economy has signed onto reducing its carbon footprint by phasing out dirtier fuels like coal to heat homes and to power industries. The bad news is that most nations are doing it in totally uncoordinated ways, from the top down, and before the market has produced sufficient clean renewables like wind, solar and hydro. 好消息是，每個主要經濟體都已同意，透過逐步淘汰煤炭這類比較髒的燃料給家庭取暖和給產業供電，減少碳足跡。壞消息則是，多數國家這麼做的時候完全沒有互相協調，由上而下執行，而且市場還沒製造出足夠多的風力、太陽能和水力等清潔能源。 But how did the bad-news side of this story emerge so fast? 這個故事的壞消息面為何這麼快出現？ Blame COVID-19. First, the pandemic erupted and signaled to every major economy that we were headed for a deep recession. This sent prices of all kinds of commodities, including oil and gas, into downward spirals. 要怪新冠肺炎。首先，疫情爆發，對每個重要經濟體而言意味我們正走向深度衰退，使原油、天然氣等各類大宗商品價格走軟。 This, in turn, led banks to choke off investment in new natural gas capacity and crude wells after seven years of already declining investments in these hydrocarbons because of lousy returns. 這進而使銀行停止投資擴充天然氣產能和油井。銀行已減少投資這些碳氫化合物達七年，因為報酬率很差。 As Bill Gates points out in his smart book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” the only way to reach our climate targets is to shift production of all the big heavy industries, like steel, cement and automobiles, as well as how we heat our homes and power our cars, to electricity generated from clean energy. Safe and affordable nuclear power has to be part of our mix because, Gates argues, “it is the only carbon-free, scalable energy source that’s available 24 hours a day.” 就像微軟創辦人蓋茲在他那本睿智的書「如何避免氣候災難」指出的，達成氣候目標的唯一方法是，改變所有重工業如鋼鐵、水泥、汽車業等的生產方式，以及我們在家取暖和為愛車提供動力的方式，轉而用潔淨能源發電。蓋茲主張必須接納安全可負擔的核能，因為「這是唯一不產生二氧化碳又能擴增的能源來源，每天24小時供應」。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5820545 Next Article Topic: Londoners are better off returning to the office as bills soar City of London workers looking to save money may want to embrace the office over winter as the cost of working from home soars alongside energy bills. 在家工作的成本隨著能源費用的飆升一起上漲，因此到了冬天，想要省錢的倫敦城上班族可能會希望進辦公室上班。 Those prepared to go into the office every day could save about €50 (US$60) per week in January 2023 if they can walk, run or cycle into their workplace. That’s thanks to the money they’ve saved by not heating a home for the whole day, according to estimates by price comparison site Uswitch. 公室的人若可以走路、跑步或騎自行車到工作地點的話，在二○二三年一月，每週可節省約五十英鎊（六十美元）。根據價格比較網站Uswitch的估計，他們之所以省下這些錢，是因為家裡整天都不開暖氣。 Those working from home in January could expect to pay around €175 a week in energy costs and other incidentals included in Bloomberg’s calculations such as buying in your own coffee, a freebie in many offices. The combined cost of energy bills — factoring in the lower consumption expected — and five return trips on the Tube from London’s Zone 4 would be about €160 a week in January 2023, a €15 saving. 一月份在家工作的人預計每週要支付大約一百七十五英鎊的能源費用，以及彭博社所計算出的其他雜費，例如自費買咖啡——很多辦公室會免費供應咖啡。二○二三年一月能源帳單的總成本（以預期較低的花費計算），加上由倫敦第四區坐地鐵來上班來回五次，每週將花費約一百六十英鎊，因此跟在家工作相比，到辦公室上班節省了十五英鎊。 For those taking the bus, the total cost is about €140, a €35 weekly saving. In both cases, any rise in the cost of the commute will eat into those savings. 坐公車上班的人，總花費則約為一百四十英鎊，每週可節省三十五英鎊。在坐地鐵和公車這兩種情況下，任何通勤成本的增加都會消耗所省下的錢。 Uswitch estimates that the average monthly energy bill could hit €683 in January for home workers, compared to €492 for those heading to the office. It assumes remote workers use 25 percent more electricity and 75 percent more gas per day including from central heating. Uswitch估計，在家工作的人，一月份的平均能源費用可能會達到六百八十三英鎊，而到辦公室上班的人則為四百九十二英鎊。這是假設遠距上班的人每天多使用百分之二十五的電力，以及多百分之七十五的瓦斯，包括用於中央暖氣。 Coping Mechanism “People are going to be really struggling to heat their own homes and they are going to look for warmth in other places — we know that is a coping mechanism that people use, whether that is going to a public space, such as a library or a church maybe, or whether it’s going to work when you usually would work from home” Matt Copeland, policy officer at National Energy Action said. “Those are the options people will consider and people will take to actually find warmth.” 因應機制「要把自己家裡變暖將是難以負擔的窘境，所以人們會到其他地方取暖——我們知道這是一種因應機制，無論是去公共場所，比如圖書館或教堂，或是在你通常在家工作的時候到辦公室上班」，國家能源行動組織政策主管馬特‧科普蘭表示。「人們會考慮和採用這些選項，而實際上找到暖源」。 The incentive to come into the office is likely to be welcomed by some in the City of London, where finance bosses have been pushing for a return to the office. Right now less than half of workers in the UK’s banking sector go into the office on an average day, and just 18 percent of insurance sector employees do so, according to a survey by consultancy Advanced Workplace Associates. 準備每天去辦對於這進辦公室的動機，倫敦城某些人可能會樂見其成。這些金融業老闆一直在推動員工重返辦公室。根據諮詢公司Advanced Workplace Associates的一項調查，目前英國銀行業平均只有不到一半的員工進辦公室上班，而保險業只有百分之十八的員工這麼做。source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2022/08/23/2003783959…

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你不理財，財不理你！想學理財，玉山罩你！玉山銀行全新Podcast節目《玉山學堂》帶你深入淺出掌握每週市場脈動！還有知名主持人蔡尚樺領銜的跨世代對談，從不同的角度打好理財基本功！現在就點擊連結收聽 👉 https://fstry.pse.is/7nwaxf —— 以上為 FMTaiwan 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 【15Mins Podcast】幕後教師室：提升學習動力的三大關鍵！打造「Feel Good Productivity」在最新一集的「幕後教師室」中，John老師與阿鍵老師分享了來自Ali Abdaal的《Feel Good Productivity》一書中的核心概念，為正在學習英語或任何技能的聽眾帶來激勵人心的學習策略。如何在學習過程中保持動力？如何創造讓自己感覺良好的學習環境？這集節目將帶您探索提升效能的三大關鍵「Energizer」！告別「自我感覺良好」的誤解「Feel Good」在中文語境中常被翻譯為「自我感覺良好」，帶有負面的自戀色彩。然而，John老師解釋，真正的「Feel Good Productivity」並非自戀，而是如何讓自己保持高度效能的關鍵——創造一個能夠激發正向動力的環境，形成正循環而非消耗性循環。「不是叫大家依賴某種feel good，就是我買東西feel good，我吃垃圾食物才feel good這個狀況，而是要怎麼樣保持feel good的狀態，用這個feel good的狀態來boost我的productivity。」John老師如此闡述這個概念的精髓。三大Energizer：Play, People, Power Ali Abdaal在書中提出三個能夠讓人保持動力的「Energizer」面向，分別是Play（遊戲）、People（人際）和Power（掌控）。John老師和阿鍵老師詳細解析了這三個面向如何幫助我們在學習過程中保持熱情和動力。 1. Play：將學習遊戲化「Play就是要怎麼樣make it fun」，John老師解釋，當我們面對枯燥無味、心生阻力的任務時，最有效的方法就是把它變成一種遊戲。阿鍵老師補充道，這不僅限於遊戲化，也可以是「找到一個你覺得會有興趣的切入點」，用不同的方式讓任務變得有趣。 John老師分享了Ali Abdaal的一個有趣觀點：「如果有人把一支槍指著你的頭，你一定有辦法讓它變成play」。這個極端例子說明了我們常常低估了自己將任務遊戲化的能力。如果你認為自己不擅長「玩」，可以向那些天生會玩的朋友學習，請他們分享如何能夠把枯燥的任務變得有趣。 2. People：建立學習社群「People就很簡單，就是人嘛。」當我們獨自學習時，難免會感到孤獨和缺乏動力。找到志同道合的夥伴，建立學習社群，可以大大增強我們的學習動力。有人督促、鼓勵，甚至是良性競爭，都能讓學習過程更加充實有趣。阿鍵老師提出了東西方文化差異的觀察：「台灣的人裡面，好像不是這麼多人習慣一起讀書或者一起學習某件事。」John老師則分享了自己的經驗，從高中時與班長一起讀書，到大學加入社團，人際關係常常是強大的動力來源。兩位老師建議聽眾根據不同的學習需求，尋找適合的學習夥伴或社群：可以是一對一的「speaking buddy」或「listening buddy」可以是主題明確的小群組也可以是志趣相投的社團或線上社群「有哪一些人跟哪一些社群可以幫助大家，這個刺激動力的效果。」John老師強調，即使你不擅長社交，也可以請朋友帶你參加活動，慢慢融入。 3. Power：掌握主導權「Power這件事情是你要做事情之前，你要做這個practice，怎麼樣讓你覺得有feel good，是when you are in control。」John老師解釋，當我們感覺被迫做某事時，很難產生積極的心態。相反，如果我們能夠轉換心態，讓自己感覺是主動選擇，就能創造更好的學習狀態。 John老師從語言角度提供了一個實用的轉換方式：將「I have to」（我必須要）轉變為「I want to」（我想要）。這種微妙的語言差異，能夠徹底改變我們對任務的態度和感受。阿鍵老師補充了另一個有力的對比：「It's your duty（這是你的責任）」與「It's your right（這是你的權利）」。「當你有duty的時候，有責任，大家就想逃；你有這個right，你有這個權利的時候，怎麼不用一下呢？」三大Energizer如何相輔相成這三個Energizer並非互相排斥，而是可以相輔相成。如John老師所說：「三個都有的話，你可能不止事半功倍，對不對？人家花一年，你花半年，你就變成那個會刺激別人跟你一起行動的人了。」關於如何應用這些概念到英語學習中，兩位老師提供了一些具體建議：將英語學習變成遊戲，例如透過遊戲化的App或設定有趣的挑戰找到英語學習夥伴，互相督促和分享進步轉換心態，將「我必須學英語」變成「我想要學英語」 VIP會員專屬內容預告兩位老師也分享了近期為VIP會員準備的精彩內容，包括AI相關新聞、製藥科技發展，以及寵物產業分析等多元主題。John老師特別感謝幾位VIP會員的內容建議：Christine對AI話題的關注、JJYY對醫藥科技的興趣，以及Zona對動物相關主題的喜愛。另外，為慶祝母親節，聽眾Shower還特別設計了美麗的賀卡並分享了實用的列印小撇步，讓忙碌的聽眾也能在最後一刻準備一份貼心的禮物。結語：享受學習之旅 John老師和阿鍵老師在節目結尾鼓勵聽眾思考如何運用這三大Energizer來優化自己的學習過程：「在學習英語或學習任何東西的路程上面，我們都可以去思考一下，說不會困難，可是怎麼樣讓走路走得更順遂。」學習不應該只是為了速度，而是要「很有效率地，然後用自己的pace來去面對這些挑戰」。透過Play（遊戲）、People（人際）和Power（掌控）這三大面向，每個人都能找到適合自己的學習方式，建立持久的學習動力，享受整個學習過程。想了解更多提升學習效能的秘訣？不要錯過15Mins Today的「幕後教師室」，讓John老師和阿鍵老師帶你探索更多學習英語的智慧與樂趣！…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.025: 豬豬環保循環 Pigs are now big part of efforts to cut food waste (回顧) 17:58

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國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Summary: In the city of Las Vegas, the abundant hotels and restaurants generate a large amount of leftover food and food scraps. Considering the environmental effects of disposing food waste, Las Vegas city has found innovative ways to deal with food scraps by sending them to pig farms, offer unserved banquet foods to food banks, and oyster shells to fill the sea. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/612-donations-pigs-part-of-las-vegas-efforts-to-cut-food-waste Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Leftover/s n. food remaining after being consumed. Leftover adj. surplus, extra Leftovers from the top Michelin restaurants are being sent to pig farms as animal feed. Would you like to take some of the leftover finger food from the conference? Compost n. decayed material as plant fertilizer There are many YouTube videos teaching people how to be environmentally friendly by making compost from food waste. You have to dry your grass clippings before you can make compost with it. Landfill n. a place to dispose waste by burying it or covering it with soil. If you don’t put your garbage out on time, you would have to take it to the landfill by yourself. It is not safe to build houses on land that used to be a landfill.…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.268: 怪奇禮物與分不清楚是幫買跟送禮 Is it still a gift if your friend asked you to buy it? 43:36

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 本週的《英語咖啡館》迎來了久違的Angel老師！Angel老師這次從澳洲的勤務歸來，分享了她在Rottnest Island見到「地球上最快樂的動物」Quokka的經歷。我們也自然地聊到了「送禮」這個與國際旅行密切相關的話題。在台灣的送禮文化中，有許多令人意想不到的禁忌和眉角，也有很多有趣的民間習俗。而當要跨越國境送禮時，更會面臨海關規定的各種挑戰！這禮拜就是母親節啦，John老師和Angel老師也分享了我們給媽媽準備的貼心禮物。如果你還沒準備的話，不妨收聽本集節目來獲得靈感。或是你也可以收聽我們去年的「英語咖啡館 Ep.216：Greetings, the American way」，用小小賀卡來表達大大心意！ This week on English Café, we welcome back the long–awaited Angel! Fresh from her duties in Australia, Angel shares her unforgettable encounter with the “happiest animal on earth,” the quokka, on Rottnest Island. Naturally, our conversation turns to gift–giving—a topic closely tied to international travel. In Taiwan’s gifting culture, there are many unexpected taboos and nuances, as well as fascinating folk customs. When it comes to giving gifts across borders, you also have to navigate all kinds of customs regulations! Since this week is Mother’s Day, both Angel and I share the heartfelt gifts we’ve prepared for our own moms. If you haven’t picked something out yet, tune in for some inspiration. And you can also revisit last year’s episode—English Café Ep. 216: “Greetings, the American Way”—to learn how a small card can carry a big message!…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K983: 太空史上的女性創舉 Women Make Space History 9:13

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 更多國際時事文章就在通勤學英語VIP訂閱方案： https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K983: Women Make Space History Highlights 主題摘要： Blue Origin's rocket carried the first all-female crew to space since 1963, making history with celebrities and professionals experiencing weightlessness together for ten minutes. Each crew member brought personal meaning to the mission, with Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen making history as the first space travelers from their heritage groups. The brief journey transformed the participants, especially Gayle King who overcame her fear of flying and felt empowered to face new challenges after returning. History was made on April 14, 2025, when Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carried the first all-female crew into space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963. The groundbreaking team included pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez, film producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. The mission, designated NS-31, marked Blue Origin's eleventh human flight and generated tremendous public interest due to its historic significance and celebrity passengers. 二○二五年四月十四日，藍色起源（Blue Origin）的「新雪帕德號」（New Shepard）火箭創造了歷史，搭載了自一九六三年蘇聯宇航員瓦倫蒂娜．捷列什科娃（Valentina Tereshkova）單獨太空飛行以來的首支全女性太空團隊。這支開創性的團隊包括流行歌星凱蒂．佩芮（Katy Perry）、記者蓋爾．金（Gayle King）、傑夫．貝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）的未婚妻勞倫．桑切斯（Lauren Sánchez）、電影製作人凱瑞安．弗林（Kerianne Flynn）、前美國太空總署（NASA）科學家艾莎．鮑伊（Aisha Bowe）以及民權活動家阿曼達．阮（Amanda Nguyen）。這次被稱為 NS-31 的任務是藍色起源的第十一次載人飛行，由於其歷史意義和名人乘客而引起了強烈的大眾關注。 The journey lasted just over ten minutes from launch to landing, with the fully autonomous vehicle reaching the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space at approximately 62 miles above Earth. After experiencing weightlessness for around four minutes, the crew returned safely to Earth, landing in the West Texas desert assisted by three large parachutes. During their brief time in zero gravity, the women floated freely inside the capsule, gathering at the windows to marvel at Earth and the moon. Perry, known for her chart-topping hits, spontaneously sang Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" as they gazed at our planet from above – a moment King later described as "really special." 從發射到著陸，整個旅程僅持續了十多分鐘，這艘全自動飛行器到達了卡門線（Kármán line）——國際公認的太空邊界，位於地球表面上方約六十二英里處。在經歷了約四分鐘的失重狀態後，機組人員安全返回地球，在三個大型降落傘的協助下降落在西德克薩斯沙漠。在短暫的零重力時間內，這些女性在太空艙內自由漂浮，聚集在窗戶旁驚嘆地欣賞地球和月亮。以熱門歌曲著稱的佩芮，在他們從太空俯瞰我們的星球時，自發地唱起了路易斯．阿姆斯壯（Louis Armstrong）的《多麼美好的世界》（What a Wonderful World）——記者蓋爾．金後來形容這一刻「真的很特別」。 Each crew member brought unique meaning to the mission. Bowe made history as the first Bahamian-American in space and conducted several research experiments during the flight. Nguyen, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, became the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman astronaut. Sánchez, who reportedly conceived the all-women mission concept shortly after Bezos' own space journey, described looking back at Earth as "profound," noting how "quiet" yet "alive" our planet appeared. King, who has battled a lifelong fear of flying, called the experience transformative, stating afterward, "I stepped out of my comfort zone in a way I never thought possible, and now I feel I can take on anything." 每位機組成員都為這次任務帶來了獨特的意義。鮑伊成為首位進入太空的巴哈馬裔美國人，並在飛行期間進行了數項研究實驗。獲提名諾貝爾和平獎的阿曼達．阮成為首位越南裔和東南亞裔女性太空人。據報導，桑切斯在貝佐斯自己的太空之旅後不久就構思了全女性太空任務的概念，她形容回望地球是「意義深遠的」，並指出我們的星球看起來是多麼「安靜」卻又「充滿生機」。一直與飛行恐懼症搏鬥的金稱這次經歷帶有改變的力量，事後表示：「我以一種我從未想過的方式跨出了我的舒適區，現在我覺得可以接受任何挑戰。」 After landing, the emotional crew members exited the capsule one by one, many dropping to their knees to kiss the ground in gratitude. Hundreds of supporters, including media mogul Oprah Winfrey, watched from below, many wearing matching yellow outfits in solidarity with King. Perry, who brought a daisy to symbolize both her daughter and Earth's beauty, confirmed she would "definitely" write a song about her experience. The historic flight highlighted both the increasing accessibility of space tourism and its profound impact on those who experience it. As King reflected during the post-flight press conference, "You look down on the planet and think: That's where we came from? It reminds us how we need to do better, be better." The mission represents a significant milestone for women in space exploration and inspires future generations of female astronauts. 著陸後，情緒激動的機組成員一個接一個地走出太空艙，許多人跪下親吻地面以表達感謝之情。數百名支持者，包括媒體大亨歐普拉．溫芙蕾（Oprah Winfrey），在下方觀看，許多人穿著配套的黃色服裝以表示對金的聲援。佩芮帶了一朵雛菊，象徵她的女兒和地球的美麗，並確認她「一定會」創作一首關於這次經歷的歌曲。這次具有歷史意義的飛行凸顯了太空旅遊的日益普及以及它對體驗者的深遠影響。正如金在飛行後的新聞發布會上所反思的：「你俯視這個星球思考：那就是我們來的地方嗎？它提醒我們需要做得更好，變得更好。」這次任務代表了女性在太空探索中的重要里程碑，並激勵了未來幾代的女性太空人。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Cosmonaut [noun. a Russian space traveler]: History was made on April 14, 2025, when Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carried the first all-female crew into space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963. Tremendous [adjective. very big, great, or a lot]: The mission, designated NS-31, marked Blue Origin's eleventh human flight and generated tremendous public interest due to its historic significance and celebrity passengers. Spontaneously [adverb. happening naturally without planning]: Perry, known for her chart-topping hits, spontaneously sang Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" as they gazed at our planet from above. Symbolize [verb. to represent or stand for something]: Perry, who brought a daisy to symbolize both her daughter and Earth's beauty, confirmed she would "definitely" write a song about her experience. Astronauts [noun. people who travel in space]: The mission represents a significant milestone for women in space exploration and inspires future generations of female astronauts. Reference article: 1. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5364460/blue-origin-launch-female-space-flight-katy-perry 2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gayle-king-space-launch-blue-origin-live-stream/…

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當金曲歌后徐佳瑩發現在 Uber Eats 上（應該）都點得到，居然狂點一波！雖然點不到白馬和失落沙洲，但香水、辣椒或其他吃的用的都點得到～快上 Uber Eats 想要的都點點看 ⮕ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlf3g —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Topic: Online scammer sold electronic gadgets, sent rotten bananas A man surnamed Fang has been charged with concocting several nicknames to sell consumer electronics goods on social networking platforms concerned with second-hand items such as cellphones and game consoles. After one of his victims remitted payment for a graphics card, the buyer actually received a bunch of bananas, while someone else bought a Sony Playstation 5 game console but instead received tubes of toothpaste. The Kaohsiung City Police Department Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) set up a task force, which traveled to Yilan County to search premises rented by Fang. Fang vehemently denied any involvement, but his denial was contradicted by evidence provided by the victims and a friend whose account had been used for the transaction. The police transferred him to the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office on suspicion of fraud and a court granted the prosecutors’ request to hold him in detention. 一名姓方的男子被指控編造多個綽號，在與手機和遊戲機等二手商品有關的社交網絡平台上銷售消費電子產品。在他的一個受害者支付了顯卡費用後，買家實際上收到了一堆香蕉，而其他人購買了索尼 Playstation 5 遊戲機，卻收到了幾管牙膏。高雄市公安局刑偵總隊成立專案組，前往宜蘭縣搜查方某租用的房屋。方極力否認與此事有任何牽連，但他的否認與受害者提供的證據以及賬戶被用於交易的朋友提供的證據相矛盾。警方以涉嫌詐騙罪將他移送宜蘭區檢察院，法院批准了檢察機關拘留他的請求。 Speaking on Feb. 17, a spokesperson for the Kaohsiung CIC’s Eighth Detective Team said that a chip shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a worldwide shortage of PS5 game consoles, and this has forced people to buy them from second-hand device sales platforms instead, where they may even have to pay more than the recommended retail price. Realizing that many gamers were seeking to buy these devices through certain Facebook groups, 36-year-old Fang cooked up Facebook identities with nicknames like “Chou Chieh-lun,” “Chou Yu-min” and “Yang Lai-kuo” and offered to sell PS5 consoles, hot-selling second-hand cellphones and other consumer electronics goods at 10 percent off the market price. This attracted many people to place orders, but they ended up getting swindled. 2 月 17 日，高雄刑大八組發言人表示，晶片短缺和 COVID-19 大流行導致全球 PS5 遊戲機短缺，這迫使人們從二手設備銷售中購買它們相反，他們甚至可能不得不支付超過建議零售價的費用。意識到許多遊戲玩家正在通過某些 Facebook 群組尋求購買這些設備，36 歲的方方在 Facebook 上編造了“周杰倫”、“周玉敏”和“楊來國”等暱稱，並提供以低於市價 10% 的價格出售 PS5 遊戲機、熱銷的二手手機和其他消費電子產品。這吸引了很多人下訂單，但最終都被騙了。 The CIC estimates that at least 60 people fell victim to this scam between July last year and February this year, and were defrauded by a total of at least NT$1.2 million. Fang denied everything. He said he did not know “Chou Chieh-lun,” “Chou Yu-min” and “Yang Lai-kuo” and claimed that these three Facebook accounts did not belong to him. 刑大估計，去年7月至今年2月間，至少有60人受騙，被騙金額至少新台幣120萬元。方否認一切。他說他不認識“周杰倫”、“周玉敏”和“楊來國”，並聲稱這三個臉書賬號不屬於他。 The police believe that the suspect used this technique not only to evade the law by throwing up a smokescreen of civil disputes, but also to make his victims believe that the items had been mistakenly sent to the wrong recipients. This would make it take longer for his account to be put on a watch list, thus giving him more time to make his ill-gotten gains. After being arrested, Fang claimed that the cellphone was not his, but the police still handed him over to the prosecutors’ office on suspicion of fraud. 警方認為，犯罪嫌疑人利用這種技術不僅通過引發民事糾紛的煙幕來逃避法律，而且還使他的受害者相信這些物品被錯誤地發送給了錯誤的收件人。這將使他的帳戶被列入觀察名單的時間更長，從而使他有更多時間來賺取不義之財。被捕後，方稱手機不是他的，但警方仍以涉嫌詐騙罪將其移交檢察院。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2022/03/05/2003774192 Next Article Topic: A Global Effort to Bring Rare Books In Rome to an Online Audience Modern-day church scholars may find the going easier. Some of the texts at the library of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, a graduate school in Rome dedicated to the study of the Eastern branch of Christianity, have just been digitized and will soon be at the fingertips of a global audience. 現代教會學者可能會發現這件事變得更容易。羅馬宗座東方學院（一所致力於研究基督教東方分支的研究生院）圖書館的一些文本剛剛被數位化，很快就會被全球觀眾所接受。 The first digitized versions will be available to the public in mid-2022, the product of a charitable initiative that connected the institute with technology companies in the United States and Germany. 第一批數位化版本將於2022年年中向公眾開放，這是一項慈善活動的產物，該計劃將該研究所與美國和德國的科技公司結合起來。 The companies, said the Rev. David Nazar, the institute’s rector, understood the project's value. Many of the books come from countries such as Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, where turmoil put entire collections at risk. Others come from countries where authoritarian censorship was equally threatening. 該研究所的校長大衛·納扎爾（David Nazar）牧師說，這些公司瞭解該項目的價值。許多書來自敘利亞、黎巴嫩和伊拉克等國，那裡的動盪使整個藏品處於危險之中。其他人則來自威權審查制度同樣具有威脅性的國家。 “We’re not a hospital, we’re not in the fields of Syria,” he said, “but we have students that come from there, who study here because our resources haven’t been destroyed by war.” "我們不是醫院，我們不是在敘利亞的田野裡，"他說，"但我們有來自那裡的學生，他們在這裡學習，因為我們的資源沒有被戰爭摧毀。 Although most of the institute’s titles are not recognizable to the general public, they are precious to scholars. They include volumes such as a Greek first edition of liturgies of John Chrysostom, an early church father, printed in Rome in 1526. 雖然該研究所的大多數頭銜不為公眾所認可，但它們對學者來說卻是珍貴的。它們包括一些卷，例如早期教會父親約翰·克裡斯托姆（John Chrysostom）的希臘語第一版禮儀，於1526年在羅馬印刷。 “The library is unique in the world,” said Gabriel Radle, a professor at the University of Notre Dame who studied at the institute. 曾在該學院研究的聖母大學教授拉德爾說：「這個圖書館在世上獨一無二。」 Its volumes cover the broad gamut that is Eastern Christianity, a term for the traditions and denominations developed in the first centuries of the church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, spreading through Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe, north to Russia, south to Egypt and Ethiopia, and as far east as India. 它的經典涵蓋了東方基督教的廣泛範圍，東方基督教是耶路撒冷和中東教會最初幾個世紀發展起來的傳統和教派的術語，傳播到希臘，土耳其和東歐，北到俄羅斯，南到埃及和衣索比亞，東到印度。 The first set of books to be digitized were scanned by an eight-member team from a Long Island, New York, company, Seery Systems Group, using scanning technology from SMA of Germany. 第一套數位化的圖書是由紐約長島公司Seery Systems集團一個八人團隊，使用德國SMA公司掃描技術進行掃描。 The digitized books will be managed via ShelterZoom, a New York company. Chao Cheng-Shorland, CEO of ShelterZoom, said she visited the library this past year and got very excited about the project. 數位化書籍將通過紐約公司ShelterZoom進行管理。ShelterZoom首席執行官Chao Cheng-Shorland表示，她去年參觀了圖書館，並對該專案感到非常興奮。 “It’s unique, not just in the technology sense but also in the sense of contributing to such a wonderful piece of history,” she said. "這是獨一無二的，不僅在技術意義上，而且在為這樣一段美好的歷史做出貢獻的意義上，"她說。 Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/6076914 Next Article Topic: Australia battles Big Tech over news revenue-sharing law Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content. 備受歡迎的社群媒體臉書，將其澳洲平台上的新聞內容封鎖，不讓澳洲用戶查看及分享新聞內容。政府要求社群平台刊登新聞內容須付費給新聞發行業者，臉書此舉加劇了與政府間之爭端。 While Big Tech and media outlets have battled over the right to news content in other jurisdictions, Australia’s looming law represents the most expansive reform and is being closely watched around the world. 科技巨頭和媒體業者已在其他司法管轄區互相爭奪使用新聞內容的權利，但澳洲這項山雨欲來的法律代表著層面最廣的改革，全世界都在密切關注。 The so-called Media Bargaining Code has been designed by the government and competition regulator to address a power imbalance between the social media giants and publishers when negotiating payment for news content used on the tech firms’ sites. The proposed legislation has reached a crunch point, with widespread support in parliament, where it is expected to be voted into law within days. 澳洲政府及競爭監管機構規畫了所謂的「媒體議價法令」，以解決社群媒體巨頭與新聞發行業者談判時權力不平衡的問題，促使科技公司為其網站所使用之新聞內容付費。該立法提案已到了關鍵時刻，得到國會的廣泛支持，預計將在未來幾天內表決通過成為法律。 In recent years, traditional media companies operating in Australia have suffered huge hits to income streams, due to dwindling subscriptions and advertising. For every A$100 spent on online advertising in Australia, excluding classifieds, nearly one-third goes to Google and Facebook, the competition regulator has said. 近年來，由於訂戶及廣告量的萎縮，澳洲的傳統媒體公司收入大減。競爭監管機構表示，在澳洲，每一百澳幣的網路廣告費中（不包括分類廣告），有近三分之一是落入谷歌及臉書的口袋。 Facebook said that the law “fundamentally misunderstands” the relationship between itself and publishers and it faced a stark choice of attempting to comply with it or ban news content. It said its platform generates billions of free referrals to Australian publishers worth significant sums to the media companies. 臉書表示，該法律「從根本上誤解了」它與新聞發行業者間之關係，讓臉書面臨困難的選擇——不知該力圖遵循該法律，抑或封鎖新聞內容。臉書表示，其平台為澳洲新聞發行業者免費帶來數十億個推薦連結，這對媒體公司而言是一筆很大的收益。 Alphabet Inc-owned Google, however, has backed down from a threat to withdraw its main search engine from Australia if the laws go ahead, and has instead struck deals with some of the country’s major commercial publishers. They include a global deal with News Corp for an unnamed sum in one of the most extensive deals of its kind with Big Tech. 然而，Alphabet旗下的谷歌已不再威脅說，若該法案通過，便要撤出它在澳洲的主要搜尋引擎，而是與澳洲一些主要商業出版商談好了條件。其中包括與跨國新聞集團News Corp達成的一項全球性的交易，金額不詳，這是此類與科技巨頭所達成規模最大的交易之一。 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/02/22/2003752624…

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幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.68: 多國口音VIP Bonus 內容你聽出差別了嗎？Can you tell the difference between British and American accents? 22:10

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.024: 愛水獺不見得要擁有他 Kill the otters by keeping them as pets (回顧) 13:33

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Summary: The popularity of otters as pets in Asians could spell their doom as they are poached from nature and face extinction. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/605-these-otters-are-popular-pets-in-asia-that-may-be-their-undoing Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Tattered adj. : old / torn Do we throw away tattered clothes? Do cats lead to tattered furniture? Bolted v. : suddenly run away Do horses bolt when they encounter snakes? Will a cat bolt if you spray it with water? Poacher n. : person who illegally hunts animals Are poachers driving rhinos to extinction? Are there poachers in Taiwan?…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.267: 電商學英語 - TEMU與SHEIN的新對手來了！Amazon Haul在歐洲駕到 Amazon's answer to bargain hunting 31:22

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 電商戰局再起！本週的《英語咖啡館》John老師、Lydia老師和Cariya老師將帶您一探 Amazon 最新的神秘武器：Amazon Haul！這個所有商品價格上限僅20美元的平台，究竟是如何挑戰Temu和Shein超低價的極速時尚平台？現代消費者的網購行為不斷地發生轉變，消費者們從價格的敏感度出發，搭配運用各種比價工具，我們的購物習慣與決策過程都與以往大不相同。而Amazon為何願意犧牲快速出貨的優勢來進軍超低價市場呢？想知道Amazon Haul會如何改變電商生態？它是否能成功吸引預算有限的消費者？賣家又該如何因應這波變革？別錯過本集節目啦！ This week on English Cafe, John, Lydia, and Cariya will explore Amazon's latest mysterious weapon: Amazon Haul! How is this platform, where all products are priced at a maximum of just $20, challenging the ultra-low-priced fast fashion platforms like Temu and Shein? Modern consumers' online shopping behaviors continue to evolve. Starting from price sensitivity and utilizing various price comparison tools, our shopping habits and decision-making processes have become dramatically different from before. Why is Amazon willing to sacrifice its quick shipping advantage to enter the ultra-low-price market? Want to know how Amazon Haul will change the e-commerce ecosystem? Can it successfully attract budget-conscious consumers? How should sellers respond to this wave of change? Don't miss this episode!…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K979: 祖克柏為維持 Meta 完整性而戰 Zuckerberg Fights to Keep Meta Intact 9:55

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K979: Zuckerberg Fights to Keep Meta Intact Highlights 主題摘要： Mark Zuckerberg is defending Meta against claims that buying Instagram and WhatsApp created an illegal monopoly that hurts competition. Court evidence shows Zuckerberg once worried about Instagram and WhatsApp as competitors before buying them for billions of dollars. Meta makes $160 billion yearly from advertising across its platforms, with Instagram expected to generate over half of US revenue by 2025. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand this week in a high-stakes antitrust trial that could reshape the social media landscape forever. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that Meta has built an illegal monopoly through strategic acquisitions of potential competitors. If the government prevails, the tech giant could be forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, platforms that have become fundamental to its business empire. Meta 執行長馬克・祖克柏本週出庭，面對一場可能永遠改變社群媒體格局的高風險反壟斷審判作證。聯邦貿易委員會指控 Meta 透過策略性收購潛在競爭對手，建立了非法壟斷。若政府勝訴，這家科技巨擘可能被迫分拆 Instagram 和 WhatsApp，這兩個已成為其商業帝國基石的平台。 The trial, which began in Washington DC, has already revealed fascinating insights into Meta's acquisition strategy. Court documents show that Zuckerberg was acutely aware of competitive threats years ago. In a 2011 email, he wrote that "Instagram has become a large and viable competitor to us on mobile photos, which will increasingly be the future of photos." Another memo discussed "neutralizing" Instagram, which the FTC lawyer dramatically called "a smoking gun." When questioned about WhatsApp, evidence showed Zuckerberg told executives he worried the messaging app could "start winning in the US and other markets," while another executive admitted having "sleepless nights" over WhatsApp being "the real deal." Meta ultimately purchased Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014. 此案在華盛頓特區開庭，已經揭露了關於 Meta 收購策略的精彩內幕。法庭文件顯示，祖克柏多年前就已清楚意識到競爭威脅。在 2011 年的一封電子郵件中，他寫道：「Instagram 已成為我們在手機照片領域的強大競爭對手，而手機照片將越來越成為照片的未來。」另一份備忘錄討論「消除」Instagram 的威脅，被聯邦貿易委員會律師戲劇性地稱為「鐵證」（還在冒煙的槍）。當被問及 WhatsApp 時，證據顯示祖克柏曾告訴高管他擔心這款通訊應用可能「開始在美國和其他市場獲勝」，而另一位高管則承認因為 WhatsApp 是「真正的威脅」而「徹夜難眠」。Meta 最終在 2012 年以 10 億美元收購了 Instagram，並在 2014 年以 190 億美元收購了 WhatsApp。 Perhaps most surprisingly, Zuckerberg once contemplated voluntarily breaking up his company. In a 2018 email to executives, he acknowledged "a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp in the next 5-10 years anyway" and noted that "most companies actually perform better after they've been split up." This prediction now looks prophetic as Meta fights to maintain its corporate structure. Zuckerberg also made revealing admissions about Facebook's evolution, confirming that traditional "friending" activities have declined significantly while messaging features have surged in popularity. "The amount that people are sharing with friends on Facebook, especially, has been declining," he testified. "Even the amount of new friends that people add has been declining." 或許最令人驚訝的是，祖克柏曾考慮過自願拆分他的公司。在 2018 年給高管的一封電子郵件中，他承認「我們在未來 5-10 年內被迫分拆 Instagram 甚至可能 WhatsApp 的機會並非微不足道」，並指出「大多數公司在被拆分後實際表現更好」。這一預測在 Meta 為維持其企業結構而奮戰之際，顯得頗具先見之明。祖克柏還就 Facebook 的演變做出令人深思的供詞，證實傳統的「交友」活動已顯著減少，而通訊功能則大幅增長。他作證說：「特別是在 Facebook 上，人們與朋友分享的內容正在減少。甚至人們新增的朋友數量也在下降。」 The financial implications of this case are enormous. Meta relies on its massive user base—3.3 billion daily users across all platforms—to drive its advertising business, which generated more than $160 billion last year. Instagram alone is projected to account for over half of Meta's US advertising revenue in 2025. The company argues there is robust competition in social media, pointing to rivals like TikTok, YouTube, and X. However, the FTC maintains that Meta's dominance reflects a lack of genuine alternatives for consumers, not simply business success. 這個案件的財務影響非常巨大。Meta 依賴其龐大的用戶群體——所有平台上每日 33 億活躍用戶——來推動其廣告業務，該業務去年創造了超過 1,600 億美元的收入。僅 Instagram 一項，預計到 2025 年將佔 Meta 在美國廣告收入的一半以上。該公司辯稱社群媒體競爭激烈，指出 TikTok、YouTube 和 X 等競爭對手。然而，聯邦貿易委員會堅持認為，Meta 的主導地位反映了消費者缺乏真正的替代選擇，而非簡單的商業成功。 The trial continues with additional testimony from former Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg and is expected to last approximately two months. Legal experts suggest the FTC faces a challenging battle, as the social media market appears more competitive than other recently contested domains like online search. 隨著前 Meta 高管雪柔・桑德伯格（Sheryl Sandberg）的額外證詞，審判繼續進行，預計將持續約兩個月。法律專家表示，聯邦貿易委員會面臨艱難的戰鬥，因為社群媒體市場似乎比最近受到爭議的其他領域（如線上搜尋）更具競爭性。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Acutely (A-cute-ly) [adverb. in a very strong or severe way]: Court documents show that Zuckerberg was acutely aware of competitive threats years ago. Neutralizing (Neu-tral-iz-ing) [verb. stopping someone or something from being effective or dangerous]: Another memo discussed "neutralizing" Instagram, which the FTC lawyer dramatically called "a smoking gun." Admitted (Ad-mit-ted) [verb. said something that is true but not good for you]: Another executive admitted having "sleepless nights" over WhatsApp being "the real deal." Dominance (Dom-i-nance) [noun. having power and control over others or in a situation]: However, the FTC maintains that Meta's dominance reflects a lack of genuine alternatives for consumers, not simply business success. Testimony (Tes-ti-mo-ny) [noun. the statements made by a witness in court]: Zuckerberg also made revealing admissions about Facebook's evolution during his testimony. Reference article: 1. https://us.cnn.com/2025/04/14/media/zuckerberg-meta-monopoly-trial/index.html 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2z80e2kjo 3. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/16/tech/mark-zuckerberg-testimony-meta-ftc-trial/index.html…

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回顧星期天LBS - 氣候變遷相關時事趣聞 All about climate change 8:19

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Topic: More ’Korean bananas’ to be harvested this year amid climate change Jeju Island was long considered the only warm-enough region in Korea for commercial banana farming, but climate change is now turning the mainland into a producer of the tropical fruit. 濟州島長久以來被認為是韓國唯一一個夠溫暖的地區，適合香蕉商業化種植。但氣候變遷現在正使韓國本土，變成這種熱帶水果的產地。 According to the agricultural technology center in North Chungcheong Province, the number of people investing in banana farming has surged in recent years. 根據忠清北道農業技術中心，投資香蕉種植的人數近年來已急遽增加。 About 99.7 percent of all bananas consumed here are imported, mainly from the Philippines, and most of the rest is produced on Jeju. But with more farmers exploring the field, this soon could change. 南韓吃掉的所有香蕉中，約99.7%為進口，主要來自菲律賓，其餘大多數產自濟州島。惟隨著更多農民探索這片領域，這種情形不久就可能有所改變。 Next Article Topic: Climate change exposes future generations to life-long health harm A child born today faces multiple and life-long health harms from climate change, growing up in a warmer world with risks of food shortages, infectious diseases, floods and extreme heat, a major global study has found. 一項大型全球研究發現，今日出生的孩童，面臨著氣候變遷帶來多項終生的健康危害──他們在暖化的世界長大，伴隨著糧食短缺、傳染性疾病、洪水，以及極端高溫等風險。 Climate change is already harming people’s health by increasing the number of extreme weather events and exacerbating air pollution, according to the study published in The Lancet medical journal. And if nothing is done to mitigate it, its impacts could burden an entire generation with disease and illness throughout their lives. 根據這份發表於醫學期刊《刺胳針》的研究指出，氣候變遷造成極端天氣事件不斷增加，空氣汙染持續惡化，早已開始傷害人類健康。而且，如果不採取任何行動來緩和情況，氣候變遷的影響將帶來疾病和病痛，加重一整個世代終生的負擔。 “Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate. Their bodies and immune systems are still developing, leaving them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants,” said Nick Watts, who co-led the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change study. He warned that health damage in early childhood is “persistent and pervasive,” and carries lifelong consequences. “Without immediate action from all countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, gains in wellbeing and life expectancy will be compromised, and climate change will come to define the health of an entire generation,” he told a London briefing. 《刺胳針健康與氣候變遷倒數計時》的研究共同主持人尼克‧沃茲指出：「孩童面對變遷氣候的健康風險特別脆弱。小孩的身體和免疫系統仍然在發展階段，使得他們更容易受到疾病和環境污染物影響。」 Yet introducing policies to limit emissions and cap global warming would see a different outcome, the research teams said. In that scenario, a child born today, would see an end to coal use in Britain, for example, by their sixth birthday, and the world reaching net-zero emissions by the time they were 31. The Lancet study is a collaboration by 120 experts from 35 institutions including the WHO, the World Bank, University College London and China’s Tsinghua University. 不過，研究團隊表示，推出政策限制氣體排放，並控制全球暖化程度，則會出現不同的結果。在那樣的情況下，舉例而言，今天出生的孩童會在六歲生日那天看到英國停止使用燃煤，並在三十一歲時看到全球達成淨零碳排放的目標。《刺胳針》這項研究是一百二十位專家的合作成果，他們來自三十五個機構，其中包括世界衛生組織、世界銀行、倫敦大學學院，以及中國的清華大學。 On a “business-as-usual” pathway, with little action to limit climate change, it found that amid rising temperatures and extreme weather events, children would be vulnerable to malnutrition and rising food prices, and the most likely to suffer from warmer waters and climates accelerating the spread of infectious diseases such as dengue fever and cholera. 研究發現，如果照著「一切照常進行」的路徑發展，只採取少許行動限制氣候變遷，除了持續攀升的氣溫和極端天氣事件之外，孩童容易受到營養不良以及食物價格上漲的影響，也最可能面臨暖化的水源和氣候，加速登革熱和霍亂等傳染性疾病的傳播。 Among the most immediate and long-lasting health threats from climate change is air pollution, the researchers said. They called for urgent action to reduce outdoor and indoor pollution through the introduction of cleaner fuels and vehicles, and policies to encourage safe and active transport such as walking and cycling. 研究人員表示，氣候變遷帶來最立即且持續最久的健康威脅就是空氣汙染。他們呼籲各國政府採取緊急行動，藉由引進較乾淨的燃料和交通工具，以減少室外和室內的污染，並推出政策鼓勵大眾採取安全且自主性較高的通勤方式，包括步行和騎腳踏車。 The WHO says that globally in 2016, seven million deaths were due to the effects of household and ambient air pollution. The vast majority of these were in low and middle-income countries. “If we want to protect our children, we need to make sure the air they breathe isn’t toxic,” said Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, a global health specialist at Britain’s Sussex University who worked on the Lancet study. 世界衛生組織表示，二○一六年全球有七百萬人的死亡原因來自於家庭和周遭環境中的空氣汙染。這些人絕大多數都居住於中低收入國家。英國薩塞克斯大學的全球健康專家索妮雅‧阿耶布─卡爾森參與了這份研究，她表示：「如果想要保護我們的孩子，就必須確定他們呼吸的空氣是無毒的。」 Source article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2019/11/17/2003725971/2 Next Article Topic: Physics Nobel rewards work on climate change, other forces Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday last week for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change. 致力於在看似無序中找到秩序的三位科學家，上週二獲得了諾貝爾物理學獎。他們的研究有助於解釋及預測複雜的自然力量，包括增進我們對氣候變化的理解。 Syukuro Manabe, originally from Japan, and Klaus Hasselmann of Germany were cited for their work in developing forecast models of Earth’s climate and “reliably predicting global warming.” The second half of the prize went to Giorgio Parisi of Italy for explaining disorder in physical systems, ranging from those as small as the insides of atoms to the planet-sized. 原籍日本的真鍋淑郎與德國的克勞斯‧哈斯曼，因研發地球氣候預測模型，以及「可靠地預測全球暖化」而獲獎。獎金的另一半，則是授予義大利籍的喬吉歐‧帕里西，因他解釋了物理系統──小至原子內部，大至行星大小──其中的無序。 Hasselmann told the Associated Press that he “would rather have no global warming and no Nobel Prize.” Calling climate change “a major crisis,” Manabe said that figuring out the physics behind climate change was “1,000 times” easier than getting the world to do something about it. 哈斯曼對美聯社表示，他「寧願沒有全球暖化，也沒有諾貝爾獎」。真鍋稱氣候變化為「一場重大危機」，並說弄清楚氣候變化背後的物理學，要比促世界採取行動容易「一千倍」。 All three scientists work on what are known as “complex systems,” of which climate is just one example. But the prize went to two fields of study that are opposite in many ways, though they share the goal of making sense of what seems random and chaotic so that it can be predicted. 這三位科學家都在研究所謂的「複雜系統」，氣候只是其中一個例子。獲獎的兩個研究領域，在許多方面都大相逕庭，雖然其共同目標皆為理解看似隨機與混亂的事物，以便能夠預測。 The research of Parisi, of Sapienza University of Rome, largely centers around subatomic particles, predicting how they move in seemingly chaotic ways and explaining why. It is somewhat esoteric, while the work by Manabe and Hasselmann is about large-scale global forces that shape our daily lives. 羅馬大學的帕里西，其研究主要圍繞次原子粒子，探究它們如何以及為何以看似混亂的方式運動，並加以預測。帕里西的研究有時深奧難解，而真鍋及哈斯曼的研究，則是有關型塑我們日常生活的大規模全球力量。 Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics, biology, neuroscience and machine learning. 帕里西「建立了一個深刻的物理及數學模型」，使得理解數學、生物學、神經科學和機器學習等不同領域的複雜系統成為可能。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/10/11/2003765868…

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幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.67: 好好鋪床就可以造就偉大的事 Inspirations from Make Your Bed by Admiral McRaven 22:06

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－挺你所想！與你一起生活的銀行－中國信託銀行APP超越大升級，眾多好用功能，力挺你的金融需求！趕緊註冊行動銀行，就送OPENPOINT100點。立即點擊連結看活動詳情～ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfdf —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 幕後教師室：從軍事紀律探索學習英語的堅持力在最新一集的「幕後教師室」中，我與阿鍵老師分享了一本啟發人心的書籍《Make Your Bed》，探討如何將軍事紀律應用於日常生活和英語學習中。本集節目透過輕鬆對談的方式，為那些可能正在「掉隊」或失去學習動力的通勤家族們帶來振奮人心的建議。當兵經驗與人生智慧的連結我作為僑民一男雖沒有當兵經驗，但他透過美國海軍上將William H. McRaven的著作《Make Your Bed》分享了軍事訓練中值得我們借鏡的生活哲學。這本書的副標題「小事情可以改變你的人生，甚至改變世界」（Little things that can change your life and maybe the world），點出了本集節目的核心信息：從小事做起，累積成就感，建立自律的生活態度。從「鋪床」開始的自律人生書中提出的第一個核心觀念便是「以完成任務開始新的一天」。每天早上起床後的第一個任務——鋪好自己的床，看似微不足道，卻能為一整天奠定積極的基調。這種「晨間儀式」（Morning Ritual）的重要性在於，即使當天遇到各種挫折，晚上回到家時，至少還能看到自己完成的一件事。阿鍵老師也補充，這種簡單的儀式能夠讓我們在每天開始時獲得小小的成就感，使一整天能夠過得更順利。這也提醒我們學習英語時，或許可以設定一個簡單的晨間學習任務，為自己的語言學習之旅奠定積極的基礎。團隊支持的力量節目中還分享了書中另一個重要觀念：「你不能獨自完成一切事情」。無論你是獨立工作者還是企業領袖，都需要尋找能夠支持你的人。這些人可能是在工作上給予你幫助的同事，也可能是在生活中給你能量的朋友或家人。我強調了不同類型朋友在我們生活中扮演的角色：有些是能理解你內心掙扎的靈魂伴侶，有些則是能與你一同享受美食的夥伴，還有一些則是能激發你競爭意識的對手。在學習英語的過程中，找到志同道合的學習夥伴或支持系統也同樣重要。接受生活不公平，勇往直前「生活並不公平」是書中另一個核心觀念。阿鍵老師指出，接受這一點能幫助我們在努力時不容易受到打擊。當我們看到他人似乎毫不費力就取得成功時，不應浪費精力在抱怨上，而是專注於自己的進步。我在這集分享了一個高中時期表現優異但大學卻頻繁換系的同學故事，說明有時看似順利的人生也會遇到挑戰。這提醒我們，不要因為別人看起來學得比我們快而放棄，每個人都有自己的學習節奏和挑戰。用行動激勵他人節目最後，我們強調了「通過自己的行動來鼓舞他人」的重要性。他回顧了15Mins podcast五年前起步時幾乎沒有聽眾的日子，但持續製作內容的堅持最終不僅建立了「通勤家族」社群，也激勵了其他podcaster，包括阿鍵老師。這正是McRaven上將書中的核心理念之一：當我們堅持做對的事情時，我們的行動會傳遞能量給周圍的人。希望鼓勵聽眾們可以養成記錄學習心得的習慣，例如在社群媒體上分享每天從15Mins學到的句子，加上#15min標籤，隨著時間累積，這不僅能看到自己的進步，也可能激勵他人一同學習。堅持到底，見證成長「堅持到底」是本集的最後忠告。我們想提醒家族們，只有對自己有耐心，才能看到成長。對於那些正在猶豫是否要「掉隊」的通勤家族成員，兩位老師熱情邀請大家隨時透過留言分享困惑，他們願意伸出援手，協助大家重拾學習動力。想體驗更多學習英語的樂趣和激勵？別錯過每週六的幕後教師室，讓John老師和阿鍵老師陪伴你，一起在英語學習的道路上堅持不懈！…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.023: 超級素肉當紅 Beyond Meat double in IPO 11:13

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114年度租金補貼受理申請自114年1月1日上午9時至12月31日下午5時止，隨到隨辦，還可以線上申請超方便詳情請上內政部國土管理署網站查詢： https://pip.moi.gov.tw/Publicize/Info/B1020 以上廣告由內政部國土管理署提供 —— 廣告由播客煮企劃上架 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Summary: Vegan meat companies are doing great globally and are set to keep growing, improving the health of people and the environment. Source article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/604-beyond-meat-fattens-up-as-shares-more-than-double-in-ipo Vocabulary and Sample Sentence: Purveyor n. : person/company that supplies something Is Apple the purveyor of the iPhone? Do purveyors of cars have to work hard? Predict v. : say something will happen in the future Can people predict the future? Do people believe fortune tellers? Appeal v. : a quality that makes something attractive Do new products appeal to people? What is the appeal of big televisions?…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.266: 爵士學英語 - 五座葛萊美的天籟「快樂」姊 Grammy studded Samara Joy 42:49

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb VIP會員想許願哪些主題？ → https://forms.gle/xyHoPydBr6LLFL9q8 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 「猜猜我今天看到誰了？」這句話背後隱藏著怎樣的故事呢？本週的《英語咖啡館》John老師和詩敏老師為您帶來一首扣人心弦的爵士經典《Guess Who I Saw Today》，由備受矚目的25歲新星Samara Joy演繹，這位年輕才女和之前介紹過的林冰 Laufey 相似，甚至更加驚人，僅25歲就已獲得五座葛萊美獎！而今天這首自1952年以來已被翻唱23次的經典歌曲《Guess Who I Saw Today》，以其獨特的敘事風格和故事性聞名，絕對會讓你印象深刻。 “Guess who I saw today?” What kind of story is hidden behind this simple question? In this episode of English Café, John and Shimin bring you a soulful jazz classic — “Guess Who I Saw Today”, performed by the incredibly talented Samara Joy. At just 25 years old, Samara has already won five Grammy Awards, and she’s often compared to Laufey, whom we’ve featured before — but some say she’s even more extraordinary! Originally released in 1952, this song has been covered 23 times and is known for its unique storytelling and emotional depth. Don’t miss this moving musical journey and the chance to learn English through its beautiful lyrics and rich narrative.…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K975: 致命地震重創緬甸 Deadly Quake Rocks Myanmar 12:43

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本集節目由【 zZSLEEPER 忘憂枕】贊助播出「忘憂枕」為物理治療師與醫師設計製作，為涼感親水棉聚氨酯材質，集結市售常見三大枕頭的優點，記憶枕支撐度、乳膠枕柔軟度、羽絨枕透氣度。忘憂枕上下兩邊以不同弧度設計，以符合男女不同的肩寬，左右兩邊適合側睡，不管是正躺、側睡及男女不同體型，都能讓您的頸椎在最舒適角度，是一顆集結各種優點的全方位枕頭。 💤忘憂枕是涼感親水棉聚氨酯材質 💤集合支撐、柔軟和透氣度3大優點 💤通過最嚴格歐盟檢驗標準197項 💤兼具男女不同體型設計的枕頭粉絲 52折專屬優惠： https://s.add.one/7d3a42 （品牌限定優惠，請使用 Fb、Line、手機號碼登入，即可看到專屬優惠價 ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K975: Deadly Quake Rocks Myanmar Highlights 主題摘要： Myanmar's position at the intersection of four tectonic plates makes it extremely vulnerable to powerful earthquakes with devastating consequences. The "super shear" earthquake traveled faster than normal seismic waves, causing destruction even 1,000km away in Bangkok. The earthquake has worsened Myanmar's humanitarian crisis, with millions affected and international aid efforts complicated by ongoing civil conflict. The catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 has claimed over 3,000 lives and devastated communities across Southeast Asia. Centered near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, this shallow earthquake occurred just 10km below the surface, allowing intense seismic activity to spread far beyond the immediate impact zone. 這場於3月28日襲擊緬甸的7.7級災難性地震已奪走超過3,000條生命，並摧毀了東南亞多個社區。震央位於緬甸第二大城市曼德勒附近，這次淺層地震發生在地表下僅10公里處，使得強烈的地震活動得以擴散至遠超即時衝擊區域的地方。 Myanmar's unique geological position at the intersection of four tectonic plates—the Eurasian, Indian, Sunda, and Burma microplate—makes it extraordinarily vulnerable to seismic events. The earthquake originated along the Sagaing fault, a massive 1,200km crack running north-south through the country. Scientists have classified this as a rare "super shear" earthquake, where the rupture traveled at approximately 5km per second—faster than seismic waves can move through the earth. This phenomenon created a buildup of energy that propelled southward, explaining why tremors were felt with such intensity in Bangkok, over 1,000km from the epicenter. The Thai capital's soft soil foundation further amplified these seismic waves, intensifying the ground movement and causing the dramatic collapse of an unfinished high-rise building. 緬甸位於四個板塊交會處的獨特地質位置—歐亞板塊（Eurasian）、印度板塊（Indian）、巽他板塊（Sunda）和緬甸板塊（Burma microplate）—使其極易受到地震事件的影響。這次地震起源沿著實皆斷層（Sagaing fault）發生，這是一條貫穿該國南北長達1,200公里的巨大裂縫。科學家將此歸類為罕見的「超剪切」地震，破裂以約每秒5公里的速度在其中傳播—比地震波在地球中移動的速度更快。這種現象造成能量積累並向南推進，解釋了為何在震央以外超過1,000公里的曼谷仍能感受到如此強烈的震動。泰國首都的軟土基礎進一步放大了這些地震波，加劇了地面運動並導致一座未完工的高層建築物戲劇性地倒塌。 The humanitarian crisis continues to escalate daily as recovery efforts reveal more victims. Myanmar's Information Minister reports 4,589 injuries and 221 people still missing. According to UN assessments, over 17 million people across 57 townships have been affected, with more than 9 million facing severe impact. The healthcare system has been crippled, with four hospitals completely destroyed and another 32 partially damaged. International medical teams, including mobile hospitals from India and a joint Russian-Belarusian facility, have begun operations in Mandalay, but access to healthcare remains nearly impossible in many devastated areas. 隨著救援工作發現更多受害者，人道主義危機每天持續升級。緬甸新聞部長報告有4,589人受傷，221人仍然失蹤。根據聯合國評估，超過57個鎮區的1,700多萬人受到影響，其中900多萬人面臨嚴重影響。醫療系統已經癱瘓，四家醫院完全被摧毀，另有32家部分受損。國際醫療隊伍，包括來自印度的移動醫院和俄羅斯-白俄羅斯聯合設施，已經在曼德勒開始運作，但在許多受災嚴重的地區，獲得醫療服務仍然幾乎不可能。 The earthquake has compounded Myanmar's existing humanitarian emergency. Since the military seized power in 2021, the country has been embroiled in civil conflict, with over 3 million people already displaced before the disaster. In response to the crisis, the military government has announced a temporary ceasefire until April 22, with several opposition groups declaring similar pauses in fighting. However, local media reports suggest clashes continue in some regions, particularly in Kachin state. 這次地震加劇了緬甸現有的人道主義緊急情況。自從2021年軍方奪取政權以來，該國一直捲入內戰，災難發生前已有超過300萬人流離失所。為應對危機，軍政府宣布暫時停火至4月22日，數個反對組織也宣布類似的戰鬥暫停。然而，當地媒體報導顯示，某些地區，特別是克欽邦（Kachin state），衝突仍在繼續。 As temperatures reach 40°C, emergency shelters are being hastily constructed in open fields to house those displaced. International aid is arriving, with supplies and rescue teams from 17 countries now operating alongside local efforts. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed special envoys to assess the situation and has urgently appealed for increased international funding, warning that "the earthquake has supercharged the suffering" in a country already facing extreme challenges, with the approaching monsoon season threatening to further complicate recovery efforts. 當氣溫達到 40°C 時，緊急避難所正在開闊地帶匆忙搭建，以安置那些流離失所的人。國際援助正在抵達，來自17個國家的物資和救援隊伍現在正與當地努力共同運作。聯合國秘書長安東尼歐・古特瑞斯已任命特使評估情況，並緊急呼籲增加國際資金，警告「地震已經加劇了痛苦」，在一個已經面臨極端挑戰的國家，即將到來的雨季威脅則進一步使恢復工作複雜化。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Catastrophic (Cat-a-stroph-ic) [adjective. causing terrible damage]: The catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 has claimed over 3,000 lives and devastated communities across Southeast Asia. Rupture (Rup-ture) [noun. a break or burst]: The rupture traveled at approximately 5km per second—faster than seismic waves can move through the earth. Humanitarian (Hu-man-i-tar-i-an) [adjective. connected to improving people's lives and reducing suffering]: The humanitarian crisis continues to escalate daily as recovery efforts reveal more victims. Devastated (Dev-as-tat-ed) [verb. completely destroyed or damaged]: The healthcare system has been devastated, with four hospitals completely destroyed and another 32 partially damaged. Constructed (Con-struct-ed) [verb. built or made]: Emergency shelters are being hastily constructed in open fields to house those displaced. Reference article: 1. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d4dn18nzgo 2. https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-71d51dfc7339e017b1d116c105effab4…

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－挺你所想！與你一起生活的銀行－中國信託銀行APP超越大升級，眾多好用功能，力挺你的金融需求！趕緊註冊行動銀行，就送OPENPOINT100點。立即點擊連結看活動詳情～ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfdf —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Topic: Alleviate dry eyes with massage and good nutrition If you are an office worker who sits in front of a computer screen all day, and after work swipes away on your mobile phone, plays on a Nintendo Switch or other electronic devices, you are at risk of “diseases of affluence,” including tired and sore eyes. To avoid dry eye syndrome, in addition to resting your eyes, you can use eye massage techniques and eat nutritious foods to alleviate the symptoms. 上班時常常看電腦螢幕工作，下班又滑手機、玩switch等3C用品，現代文明病「眼睛疲勞、痠痛」，就這樣無聲無息進入生活。如果想擺脫眼睛乾澀的症狀，除了讓眼睛多休息，跟著眼科醫生教學的眼部按摩法減緩不適，營養師也分享對眼睛乾澀有幫助的食物。 Smartphone addicts and office workers glued to screens all day often go for long periods without blinking; this can lead to tiredness, dry eye syndrome and sore eyes. According to ophthalmologist Wang Meng-chi, getting a good night’s sleep and using a steam eye mask can help. However, Wang also recommends massaging acupressure points around the eye area, including the eyebrows, between and at the tips of the eyebrows, the temples, below the eye sockets and the corners of the eyes near the bridge of the nose. Wang advises massaging each of these areas in turn to relieve discomfort. 低頭族、上班族久看螢幕，眼睛時常會忘記眨眼，造成疲勞、乾澀或痠痛的症狀，眼科醫師王孟祺說：「充足的睡眠、熱敷可以幫助減緩痠痛。」並教學如何按摩眼部穴道，包括眉頭、眉心、眉毛尾端、太陽穴、眼眶下緣中間，還有內眼角的位置，輪流按壓這些部位，可以減緩眼睛不適。 In addition to massaging the eye area, nutritionist Kao Min-min also recommends eating certain foods, such as seasonal watermelon, which contains 90 percent water, and vegetables such as gherkin, cucumber and winter melon to relieve dry eye syndrome. Kao also recommends eating deep-sea fish such as salmon, tuna, Pacific saury and mackerel, which are rich in fish oils and can reduce inflammation, one to three times a week. Vegetable oil-containing foods such as nuts are also beneficial to eye health, Kao adds. 除了眼部按摩方法能舒緩疲勞症狀，營養師高敏敏也分享幾個對眼睛乾澀有幫助的食物，像是現在夏天當季的西瓜有百分之九十的含水量，蔬菜的話像是小黃瓜、大黃瓜、冬瓜。油脂的部分，建議大家一周可以吃一至三次的深海魚，包含鮭魚、鮪魚、秋刀魚、鯖魚，裡面的魚油可以降發炎。植物性的油脂，如堅果，對眼睛也有益處。 Kao says a lack of vitamin A can increase the severity of dry eye syndrome so, in addition to taking in more oil-rich foods, she recommends supplementing the diet with starchy foods such as sweet potato or pumpkin, vegetables such as red and yellow peppers, fruits such as papaya, watermelon or cantaloupe melon and berry fruits such as blueberries. All of these foods contain anthocyanin, says Kao, which has antioxidant properties and is excellent at reducing inflammation. 除了油脂的攝取，高敏敏也補充：「維生素A的低下，有可能會讓眼睛的乾澀更加嚴重，所以可以補充像是澱粉類的地瓜、南瓜，蔬菜類的紅椒、黃椒，或者是木瓜、西瓜、哈密瓜以及藍莓等莓果類，這些含有花青素的食材，對於抗氧化能力、降低發炎的反應也很強。」 Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2020/07/15/2003739918 Next Article Topic: Thai mangosteens a gigantic hit in Taiwan 泰國農業部主任Surmsuk Salakpetch表示，台灣自2003年禁止山竹進口，15年後終於在今年九月開放進口，泰國山竹一進口就在台灣造成轟動，對於泰國水國出口商無疑是一大福音。 It’s the sweet smell of success for Thai fruit exporters: Thai mangosteens have become an instant hit among Taiwanese consumers after the fruit went on sale there for the first time in 15 years, Department of Agriculture director-general Surmsuk Salakpetch said. Surmsuk說道：「台灣媒體報導，台灣人排隊搶購泰國山竹。而且第一批980公斤重的山竹30分鐘就被掃購一空。」 “The Taiwanese press reported that consumers queued up to buy mangosteen from Thailand,” she said. “The first lot of 980 kilogrammes was sold out in only 30 minutes. 另外，Surmsuk補充：「一箱裡面四個山竹賣200泰銖（約台幣203元）。」 ”Each box of four mangosteens was sold at Bt200 (NT$203),” Surmsuk added. 她說道：「市場出乎意料的熱烈反應顯示這是泰國出口商的大好機會。自從九月五日起，泰國公司已經出口價值2千萬泰銖（約台幣2034萬元），逾10萬公斤的山竹到台灣。」 “The unexpected positive response has proved a good opportunity for Thai exporters,” she said. “Since September 5, Thai entrepreneurs have exported 100,533kg of mangosteens to Taiwan, worth more than Bt20 million.” 她進一步指出，在過去十五年來台灣禁止進口山竹，是因為來自東南亞的山竹帶有害蟲果實蠅，因此，這次重新開放進口山竹，台灣要求所有來自泰國的山竹必須經過蒸汽消毒，以除去所有的果實蠅。 According to the director-general, Taiwan’s import standards require Thai mangosteens to undergo a steam treatment for decontamination and eradication of fruit flies – the latter being the reason why Taiwan had been rejecting fruits from Thailand for the past 15 years. Surmsuk表示：「我們已經發展了一套消毒山竹的技術，以攝氏46度高溫持續58分鐘蒸熟果實核心，這樣不僅能夠維持山竹最佳品質，也能夠符合台灣動植物防疫檢疫局的檢疫條件。」 “We have developed a technique to treat mangosteens at 46 degrees Celsius for 58 minutes, which is the optimal temperature and time so the taste of the fruits is not ruined, while meeting the requirements of the Taiwan Plant and Animal Disease Prevention and Quarantine Office,” said Surmsuk. 「我很開心雖然台灣人過去長達15年都沒辦法嚐到泰國山竹，但他們依然記得這個「果后」的甜美滋味。這讓我對於想要抓住台灣市場的泰國水果商感到非常有信心。」她說道。 “I am glad that although Taiwanese people haven’t been able to enjoy Thai mangosteens for 15 years, they still remember the exquisite taste of this ‘queen of fruit’,” she said. “This makes me confident that there’s a bright future ahead for Thai fruit exporters, who are aiming to capture the Taiwanese market.” Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20190924-761271 Next Article A Race Against the Sun It was a long, hot summer, like most in the San Joaquin Valley. The pistachio trees planted in orderly rows — and the growers who nurture them — are accustomed to harsh conditions. With their deep roots and tough, gnarly branches, pistachio trees are hardy, tolerant of salty soils and brutal heat waves. Some can live for centuries. 美國加州聖華金谷這個夏天又熱又長，跟以往大多時候一樣。成排種植的開心果樹和果農都已習慣嚴苛的環境。開心果樹根札得深，枝幹粗壯扭曲，耐得住寒冷、含鹽土壤和逼人的熱浪。有的能活好幾個世紀。 But while sweltering summers are the norm in this part of central California, there’s a new, existential threat to these trees, one that scientists warn could spell the end of the pistachio harvest: warmer winters. Many crops are facing similar threats as agricultural regions across the world experience previously unseen extremes in heat, rain and drought. 雖然加州中部這塊地方夏天本就悶熱，這些果樹卻面臨一種新的生存威脅，科學家警告說，這種威脅可能意味再也沒有開心果可以收成，那就是冬天變暖。世界各地農業區正經歷前所未見的熱浪、暴雨及乾旱，許多其他作物面臨類似危機。 Chilly winters are critical to nut and fruit trees, particularly pistachios. To break their slumber and spread their pollen, pistachios need to spend about 850 hours, or five weeks, at temperatures below 45 degrees. 寒冷的冬天對堅果和水果樹十分重要，尤其是開心果。為了打破休眠狀態並散播花粉，開心果必須有850小時，亦即五周左右，處在華氏45度（攝氏7.2度）以下。 So as the San Joaquin Valley warms and its cooling fogs retreat, growers have found their orchards out of sync: Many male trees are no longer producing pollen when the females need it. 所以當聖華金谷逐步回暖，冷霧消退時，農民發現果園出了狀況：雌樹需要雄樹授粉時，許多雄樹卻不再產生花粉。 After suffering a billion-dollar loss from a recent warm winter, California pistachio growers don’t need much convincing that their livelihoods are endangered by climate change. Heeding warnings that the industry may not survive past the middle of the century, they are among the world’s earliest adapters. Scientists are wrangling and crossing genes to breed trees that can survive a warmer world, and growers are hedging their bets by planting experimental trees that need fewer chilly days. 加州開心果農因為最近一次暖冬而損失十億美元後，無需勸說也明白生計受到氣候變遷威脅。他們把這個產業可能撐不到本世紀下半的警告聽了進去，成為世上最早開始調整的群體之一。科學家把植物聚合在一起並使之雜交，以培育更能適應高溫的樹種，果農也同時種植需要寒冷天數較少的實驗樹種，藉以避險。 “There’s a lot to be said about traditional knowledge. But this is new territory,” said Rebecca Carter of the World Resources Institute, a nonprofit research group that is working with growers around the world to adapt to the threats of climate change, including warmer winters, dried-up aquifers and record-breaking heat waves. 非營利組織世界資源研究所的麗貝卡．卡特說：「傳統知識有很多好處，不過這是新領域。」這個研究所與世界各地農民合作，幫助他們應對氣候變遷的威脅，包括冬天變暖、地下蓄水層枯竭與熱浪空前。 Scientists in 2013 urged “immediate adaptation” by farmers to ensure that they can feed the 10 billion people expected to inhabit the planet by 2050. They warned in a study that world hunger would worsen as crop yields declined, pests and diseases increased, water demand skyrocketed and highly vulnerable crops vanished. “The whole food system needs to change,” according to the report published in the journal Science. 科學家2013年就呼籲農民「立刻調整作法」，以確保料將在2050年前達到100億的地球人口都有得吃。他們在「科學」期刊上發表一篇研究報告示警說，隨著作物產量減少、病蟲害增加、水資源需求高漲和高度脆弱的作物消失，全球飢餓問題將惡化，「整個食物系統都得改變」。 Coping, Carter said, would “require fundamental changes in how food is produced, how land is used, who lives where and what economic activities occur in specific areas.” 卡特說，處理這個問題「必須在食物生產、土地利用、居住範圍和特定區域的經濟活動等方面徹底改變」。 Those changes are already happening worldwide. After growing coffee for generations, farmers in parts of Costa Rica are switching to oranges. Kenyan herders, facing intense droughts, are raising camels instead of cattle. In China’s drought-prone Fujian province, farmers who grew wheat and corn have switched to apples. 這些改變已在全球各地發生。哥斯大黎加部分地區的農民在種植咖啡幾個世代後，改種柑橘。肯亞的牧人面對嚴重乾旱，從養牛改為養駱駝。在中國大陸容易發生乾旱的福建省，原本種小麥和玉米的農民改種蘋果。 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/345636/web/#2L-15722568L…

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Summary: This article describes the popularity of botox. It is the No. 1 aesthetic procedure since 1999, according to according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery —were up 16.3% from the year before. Fillers were up 12% in the same time frame. Both procedures require regular top-ups. Previously, these injectables were administered through closed doors, but now, to improve the overall image of getting botox, and also to associate it with beauty salons, the interior design has changed, and clients are separated by curtains. Vocabulary and Sample Sentences Aesthetic adj. – concerned with beauty Botox is the no.1 aesthetic procedure since 1999. Top-up n. – the act of filling up My easygo card needs a top-up. Botox and fillers require regular top-ups. Blow-dry n. v. – to dry your hair using a hairdryer My mother goes to the salon every week for a blow-dry. You need to blow-dry your hair after wash. Atmosphere n. – the mood or situation or work of art People prefer the atmosphere of the salons instead beauty clinics.…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.265: 吃貨學英語 - 台灣辦桌文化與你愛吃的桌菜 Formal banquets and culture in Taiwan 34:25

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 你參加過傳統的台式辦桌嗎？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師要來探索台灣特有的辦桌文化，從婚宴、喪禮到廟會，一起了解這些場合如何透過美食凝聚人與人之間的連結！這集節目中，John 老師以西方文化長大的視角分享他第一次體驗台灣辦桌的文化衝擊，而 Klim 老師則帶我們認識辦桌中各種具有特殊意義的傳統菜餚。節目也介紹了「流水席」這種獨特的宴席形式，展現台灣人的熱情好客精神。 Have you ever attended a traditional Taiwanese banquet, known as "ban-do"? In this week's episode of English Café, John and Klim chat about the unique cultural tradition of Taiwan's banquest feasts. From weddings and funerals to temple festivals, discover how these gatherings use food to strengthen social bonds and community ties. I n this episode, John shares his initial cultural impressions of experiencing a banquet from a Western perspective, highlighting the surprises and differences he encountered. While Klim introduces various traditional dishes served during bando events, explaining their cultural significance and the symbolism behind them. The episode also explores the concept of "flowing banquets" (流水席), a distinctive style of hosting large-scale outdoor feasts that exemplify Taiwanese hospitality and communal spirit. Whether you're familiar with Taiwanese customs or new to them, this episode offers an insightful look into how food and tradition intertwine to bring people together in Taiwan.…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K971: 川普關稅戰開打，全球價格動盪 Global Price Shock: Trump's Tariff War Begins 11:40

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— 小額贊助支持本節目： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s 留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb VIP會員想許願哪些主題？ → https://forms.gle/xyHoPydBr6LLFL9q8 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K971: Global Price Shock: Trump's Tariff War Begins Highlights 主題摘要： Trump has started a trade war by putting high tariffs on goods from almost all countries, which could cost American families about $2,100 more each year. China will face the highest tariff rate at 54%, with other major suppliers like Vietnam and Taiwan also facing steep increases on important consumer products. Products like electronics, shoes, toys, and clothing will likely become much more expensive once current store supplies run out in the coming months. President Donald Trump has ignited an unprecedented trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country worldwide. The controversial move, announced on Wednesday, establishes a minimum 10% tariff on all imported goods with significantly higher rates for 60 countries deemed "worst offenders" in trade practices. These measures are set to take effect almost immediately, leaving American consumers and businesses bracing for substantial price increases across numerous product categories. 美國總統川普透過對全球幾乎所有國家實施全面性關稅，引發了前所未有的貿易戰爭。這項於週三宣布的爭議性措施，對所有進口商品設立最低 10% 的關稅，而對被視為「嚴重違規國」的 60 個國家則實施更高稅率。這些措施將立即生效，讓美國消費者和企業必須為眾多產品類別的大幅漲價做好準備。 China faces the harshest treatment with a staggering 54% tariff on virtually all Chinese imports starting April 9. This rate could climb even higher to 79% if Trump follows through with his threat to impose an additional 25% tariff on nations purchasing oil from Venezuela, which includes China. Other major trading partners receiving severe tariff rates include Vietnam at 46% and Taiwan at 32%. According to calculations by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, these measures could cost the average American household an additional $2,100 annually for consumer goods. 中國面臨最嚴厲的待遇，從 4 月 9 日起，幾乎所有中國進口商品將被徵收高達 54% 的關稅。如果川普兌現對購買委內瑞拉石油的國家額外徵收 25% 關稅的威脅，這個稅率甚至可能攀升至 79%，而中國正是其中之一。其他受到嚴重關稅影響的主要貿易夥伴包括越南（46%）和台灣（32%）。根據無黨派色彩的美國稅務基金會（Tax Foundation）計算，這些措施可能使美國家庭每年在消費品上平均多支出 2,100 美元。 The impact will be felt most acutely across products heavily imported from the targeted countries. Consumer electronics like laptops, tablets, and smartphones — primarily sourced from China, Vietnam, and Taiwan — will likely see significant price increases. The footwear and toy industries will also be hard hit, with China and Vietnam supplying nearly 70% of all shoes and 77% of toys sold in the United States. Industry experts predict price hikes of at least 30% for Chinese-made toys once current inventories are depleted, with noticeable increases expected by late summer. Clothing will similarly be affected, as China and Vietnam each shipped approximately $14 billion worth of apparel to the US last year. 這些影響將在從目標國家大量進口的產品上最為明顯。主要從中國、越南和台灣採購的消費型電子產品，如筆記型電腦、平板電腦和智慧型手機，可能會出現顯著漲價。鞋類和玩具產業也將受到嚴重打擊，中國和越南供應了美國近 70% 的鞋類和 77% 的玩具。產業專家預測，一旦目前庫存耗盡，中國製造的玩具價格將至少上漲 30%，預計到夏末將出現明顯增幅。服裝也將受到類似影響，因為中國和越南去年各自向美國運送了約 140 億美元的服裝。 Trump's tariff calculations have stunned economists with their unorthodox methodology. Rather than matching actual tariff rates imposed by other countries as suggested by the term "reciprocal," the administration has used a formula based on trade deficits: a country's trade deficit divided by its exports to the United States, then halved. This approach targets countries with large trade surpluses relative to their exports to America, regardless of their actual tariff policies. This resulted in some surprising outcomes, including Lesotho receiving the highest tariff rate of 50%, despite having a trade deficit with the US of only $234 million compared to China's $295 billion. 川普的關稅計算方式以其非正統的方法震驚了經濟學家。行政部門並未如「互惠」一詞所示匹配其他國家實施的實際關稅稅率，而是使用基於貿易赤字的公式：一個國家的貿易赤字除以其對美國的出口，然後減半。這種方法針對的是相對於對美國出口而言貿易順差較大的國家，而不考慮其實際關稅政策。這導致了一些令人意外的結果，包括賴索托（Lesotho）獲得了 50% 的最高關稅稅率，儘管其與美國的貿易赤字僅為 2.34 億美元，相較於中國的 2,950 億美元。 Only goods from Mexico and Canada have a chance of avoiding these new tariffs, though existing 25% tariffs will remain on their exports that don't comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. As businesses determine how much of these increased costs to absorb or pass on to consumers, Americans are left wondering not if prices will rise, but when and by how much as the effects ripple through supply chains in the coming months. 只有來自墨西哥和加拿大的商品有可能避免這些新關稅，但對於不符合《美墨加協定》（United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement）的出口品，現有的 25% 關稅仍將保留。隨著企業決定吸收多少增加的成本或將其轉嫁給消費者，美國人不禁疑惑，價格上漲不是「是否」的問題，而是「何時」以及「上漲多少」的問題，因為這些影響將在未來幾個月內波及整個供應鏈。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Substantial (Sub-stan-tial) [adjective. very large in amount or importance]: The tariffs will cause substantial price increases for American consumers buying imported goods. Calculations (Cal-cu-la-tions) [noun. the process of using numbers to find an amount or value]: According to calculations by the Tax Foundation, these tariffs could cost each American household an extra $2,100 per year. Noticeable (No-tice-a-ble) [adjective. easy to see or recognize]: Industry experts predict noticeable increases in toy prices by late summer once current supplies run out. Reciprocal (Re-cip-ro-cal) [adjective. given or done in return; mutual]: Trump called the tariffs "reciprocal," but they don't actually match the rates other countries charge on American goods. Ripple (Rip-ple) [verb. to spread gradually through something]: The effects of these new tariffs will ripple through supply chains in the coming months, affecting prices across many products. Reference article: 1. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/business/trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-countries-list-dg/index.html 2. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/economy/what-more-expensive-price-increase-new-tariffs/index.html…

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回顧星期天LBS - 旅行相關時事趣聞 All about travel 7:04

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－挺你所想！與你一起生活的銀行－中國信託銀行APP超越大升級，眾多好用功能，力挺你的金融需求！趕緊註冊行動銀行，就送OPENPOINT100點。立即點擊連結看活動詳情～ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfdf —— 以上為播客煮與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- About Japan - Asia Welcomes Travelers, but Japan Says, Not Yet In a normal year, this would be peak season for tourism to Japan. But as the cherry blossoms burst into bloom along Kyoto’s ancient, temple-lined alleys and boat tours ply the waters of Tokyo’s flower-lined rivers, Japanese tourists largely have the spectacular display to themselves. 在正常情況的年份，此時正是日本旅遊旺季。但隨著櫻花盛開於古剎林立的京都巷弄，以及遊覽船往返花卉夾道的東京河川的水域，這些盛況大抵上僅限日本的遊客獨享。 The country sealed its borders to most foreign travelers early in the pandemic and has only recently begun to allow a slow drip of students and business people to return. 該國在武漢肺炎疫情大流行之初就對大多數外國旅客封鎖邊境，直到最近才允許留學生與商務客慢慢回流。 Those hoping to visit Japan for fun, shouldn’t hold their breath. Despite the national tourism organization’s wishful thinking, Koichi Wada, the head of Japan’s tourism agency, told parliament last month that“it’s exceedingly difficult to forecast the long-term trends for inbound tourism.” 那些希望能赴日觀光旅遊的人可有得等了。儘管日本國家旅遊局想得很美，日本觀光廳長官和田浩一上個月告訴國會，「很難預測入境觀光的長期趨勢。」 Next Article Topic: Vietnam plans border reopening, includes Taiwanese among list of potential travelers 越南因應疫情暫停國際觀光客到訪已逾一年半，慶和省近日研擬重新恢復國際旅遊，並將台灣旅客視為潛在目標族群。越南知名渡假景點芽莊市就位於慶和省。 Taiwan is on the list of potential countries allowed to send travelers to Vietnam as the nation’s Khanh Hoa Province (慶和省) recently released plans to reopen borders for international travelers. 網路媒體越南快訊（VnExpress）引述越南政府網報導，慶和省（Khanh Hoa）政府昨天向越南文化體育旅遊部遞交兩階段的疫苗護照計畫草案，歡迎外國旅客搭乘包機前來旅遊。 According to VnExpress, Khanh Hoa’s local government submitted a draft of a two-stage vaccine passport program to the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (越南文化體育旅遊部) on Oct. 5 hoping to welcome foreign travelers into the region. 第一階段從11月起至年底，外國旅客須搭乘包機抵達，並待在金蘭市（Cam Ranh）的渡假村裡。第二階段則是明年初至明年3月，屆時旅客將能造訪更多景點與芽莊市的渡假村。 The first stage is scheduled to begin near the end of November, and travelers need to take charter flights to the country and stay at the resort at Cam Ranh (金蘭市), the proposal stated. The second stage is planned to start from January to March 2022, during which visitors will be able to visit more attractions and resorts in Nha Trang (芽莊市). 慶和省將鎖定來自COVID-19（2019冠狀病毒疾病）疫情防範得宜且疫苗施打率高的國家與地區的旅客，例如中國、日本、韓國、台灣、俄羅斯、澳洲、法國、德國以及部分北美國家。 Khanh Hoa Province currently welcomes travelers from countries whose COVID-19 situation has been successfully controlled and have a high vaccination rate for its population. As of Tuesday, countries that fit both categories according to the local government include China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, France, Germany, and some areas in North America. 旅客必須要持有完整的疫苗接種證書，且所施打的疫苗廠牌必須獲越南核可。 Travelers need to show vaccination proof and the vaccine manufacturers need to be recognized by the Vietnamese government. 目前越南共計核准8款疫苗緊急使用，包括阿斯特捷利康（AstraZeneca，AZ）、嬌生（Johnson & Johnson）、莫德納（Moderna）、輝瑞BNT（Pfizer-BioNTech）、俄羅斯衛星-V（Sputnik V）、中國國藥（Sinopharm）、Hayat-Vax、阿布達拉（Abdala）。 As of press time, Vietnam has authorized 8 types of vaccines, including AstraZeneca (AZ), Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, Sinopharm, Hayat-Vax and Abdala. Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211008-2813742 Next Article Topic: 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。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/09/12/2003764205…

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幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.65: 拖延其實不是你的原罪 The Now Habit - It's not you, it's your fear and resistance 33:51

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 歡迎回到《Teacher's Lounge 幕後教師室》！本週 John 老師和阿鍵老師要跟你分享學習路上最常見的心理挑戰。 **拖延背後的真相** 拖延並非來自懶惰，而是與完美主義和對失敗的恐懼有關。當我們總是要求自己達到不切實際的標準，或害怕面對失敗時，清理房間、滑手機似乎就成了更「安全」的選擇。這在華人社會的教育環境中尤為普遍，畢竟我們從小就被教導不能犯錯。 **《The Now Habit》的智慧啟發** 在本集中我們分享了Neil Fiore的著作中「無罪惡感的玩樂」概念，提醒我們：把休閒活動納入日常計劃，反而能降低壓力、提高效率。試著先安排休閒時間，再填入工作，這樣的逆向思考可以減輕「必須完成」的心理負擔。 **實用技巧分享** 將大任務拆解成小任務，根據時間、空間和具體行動來安排學習，搭配積極的自我對話，都能幫助我們跨越心理障礙。記住，學習不只是內容本身，也是與自己的和平相處！想了解更多學習技巧和實用策略，歡迎訂閱我們的VIP會員，享有更多專屬內容！期待下集與你分享更多精彩話題～社會人核心英語線上有聲書課程： https://www.zhizhiplus.com.tw/courses/businessenglishessentials/…

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精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.021: 星巴巴的勁敵 China's Luckin coffee chain (回顧) 17:41

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你不理財，財不理你！想學理財，玉山罩你！玉山銀行全新Podcast節目《玉山學堂》帶你深入淺出掌握每週市場脈動！還有知名主持人蔡尚樺領銜的跨世代對談，從不同的角度打好理財基本功！現在就點擊連結收聽 👉 https://fstry.pse.is/7nwaxf —— 以上為 FMTaiwan 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Summary: This article discusses China’s failing coffee chain and how copying a successful business, this time Starbucks, is not always a recipe for success. Over-expansion and ignoring profit in favor of growth is a recipe for disaster. Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/599-viewing-china-through-the-coffee-cup Vocabulary and Sample Sentences: Acclaimed: to welcome / praise somebody/something Is Roma an acclaimed movie? Did Mozart garner much acclaim? Rival: a competitor Are Apple and Samsung rivals? Does Youtube have a viable rival yet? Collateral: something valuable used to secure a loan Do banks require collateral to secure loans? Can a reputation serve as collateral? Burn through: use up Did you burn through your allowance last weekend? Is it easy to burn through your holiday budget?…

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英語咖啡館 Ep.264: 你認為的健康習慣可能是不健康的 Healthy habits that are actually unhealthy 38:47

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----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb VIP會員想許願哪些主題？ → https://forms.gle/xyHoPydBr6LLFL9q8 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 本週的《英語咖啡館》Angel老師和John老師要來談一個有趣的話題：那些可能騙了我們好多年的健康好習慣！！！ Angel老師是健康飲食的代表，主張吃乾淨食物、少吃碳水化合物；而John老師則是「YOLO」派，享受美食不設限！在今天的節目裡，我們討論了幾個令人驚訝的健康迷思，例如：過度嚴格的「乾淨飲食」可能有什麼問題？每天喝紅酒真的能讓人更年輕嗎？週末「補眠」是否真的有助於恢復體力？如此不同的兩個人，最後居然還能達成健康共識？ In this week's English Cafe, Angel and I will discuss an interesting topic: those supposedly healthy habits that may have been deceiving us for many years!!! We all know, Angel represents healthy eating, advocating for clean foods and reduced carbohydrate consumption; while I belong to the "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) camp, enjoying food without limitations! In today's podcast, we discuss several surprising health myths, such as: What problems might arise from overly strict "clean eating"? Does drinking red wine daily really make you younger? Is "catching up on sleep" on weekends truly effective for restoring energy? With such different perspectives, can these two people ultimately reach a consensus on health?…

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國際時事跟讀 Ep.K967: 太空漂泊之旅：地球上空的九個月Space Odyssey: 9 Months Above Earth 11:21

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當金曲歌后徐佳瑩發現在 Uber Eats 上（應該）都點得到，居然狂點一波！雖然點不到白馬和失落沙洲，但香水、辣椒或其他吃的用的都點得到～快上 Uber Eats 想要的都點點看 ⮕ https://fstry.pse.is/7nlf3g —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web： www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K967: Space Odyssey: 9 Months Above Earth Highlights 主題摘要： NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams spent 286 days in space due to technical problems with their Boeing spacecraft, traveling 121 million miles around Earth. The astronauts adapted excellently to their extended mission, with Williams setting a record for most spacewalking time among female astronauts at 62 hours. Despite missing important family events, both astronauts maintained positive attitudes throughout their ordeal before finally returning safely to Earth in March 2025. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally returned to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, March 18, concluding what was originally planned as a mere week-long mission. The seasoned astronauts traveled an astonishing 121 million miles and orbited Earth 4,576 times during their extended stay, which lasted 286 days – 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched on June 5, 2024. 美國國家航空暨太空總署（NASA）的太空人巴奇・威爾莫 (Butch Wilmore) 和蘇尼・威廉斯 (Suni Williams) 在國際太空站上意外停留九個月後，終於返回地球。他們的太空探索科技公司 SpaceX 太空艙於 3 月 18 日星期二降落在墨西哥灣，結束了原本計劃僅為期一週的任務。這些經驗豐富的太空人在延長停留期間行駛了驚人的 1.21 億英里，繞地球軌道飛行了 4,576 次，歷時 286 天——比他們在 2024 年 6 月 5 日發射時預期的時間長了 278 天。 The prolonged space mission began as a routine test flight of Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule. However, technical problems emerged shortly after reaching the space station, including malfunctioning thrusters and concerning helium leaks in the spacecraft's propulsion system. Engineers spent months investigating these issues, conducting various tests both in space and at NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. After extensive analysis, NASA made the difficult decision to send the Starliner back to Earth empty and transfer Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX capsule for their return journey. The original complications with the Boeing spacecraft, combined with subsequent issues with SpaceX capsules, repeatedly delayed their homecoming until March 2025. 這次延長的太空任務原本是波音 (Boeing) 新型星際飛機 (Starliner) 太空人太空艙的例行測試飛行。然而，抵達太空站後不久就出現了技術問題，包括推進器故障以及太空船推進系統中令人擔憂的氦氣洩漏。工程師們花了數月時間調查這些問題，在太空中和 NASA 位於新墨西哥州的白沙測試設施 (White Sands Test Facility) 進行各種測試。經過廣泛分析後，美國國家航空暨太空總署做出了艱難決定，讓星際飛機空艙返回地球，並將威爾莫和威廉斯轉移到 SpaceX 的太空艙進行返程。波音星際飛機的原始問題，加上隨後 SpaceX 太空艙的問題，使他們的歸期一再延遲至 2025 年 3 月。 Despite their unexpected extension in space, both astronauts adjusted admirably to their situation. They transitioned seamlessly from temporary visitors to essential crew members, conducting scientific experiments, repairing equipment, and performing critical spacewalks. Williams, who assumed the role of station commander three months into their stay, set a remarkable record with 62 hours spent spacewalking across nine excursions – the most time spent spacewalking among any female astronaut in history. Both Wilmore and Williams maintained remarkably positive attitudes throughout their ordeal, expressing unwavering support for NASA's decisions and comparing the extended deployment to their previous experiences as Navy captains. 儘管在太空中意外延長停留時間，兩位太空人都令人欽佩地適應了他們的處境。他們從臨時訪客順利過渡為必不可少的機組成員，進行科學實驗、修復設備，並執行關鍵的太空漫步。威廉斯在停留三個月後擔任太空站指揮官，創下了令人矚目的紀錄，在九次太空漫步中總共花費了 62 小時——這是任何女性太空人花在太空漫步上的歷來最長時間。威爾莫和威廉斯在整個艱難過程中都保持著非常積極的態度，對 NASA 的決定表達了堅定的支持，並將這次延長部署與他們作為海軍艦長的先前經驗進行比較。 The astronauts' return captured worldwide attention, with people across the globe following their extraordinary journey. Upon splashdown, dolphins were spotted circling their capsule as recovery teams approached. Once safely aboard the recovery ship, they were quickly evaluated by medical personnel. Their remarkable saga has highlighted both the unpredictable challenges of space exploration and the extraordinary resilience of those who undertake such missions. For Wilmore, 62, the extended mission meant missing most of his younger daughter's senior year of high school, while Williams, 59, relied on internet calls to stay connected with family. Now safely back on Earth, these space veterans can finally reunite with their loved ones after an unplanned but historic odyssey in space. 太空人的歸來吸引了全球關注，世界各地的人們都在關注他們非凡的旅程。在降落後救援隊接近時，人們發現海豚圍繞著他們的太空艙游動。而安全登上救援船後，他們立即接受了醫務人員的評估。他們非凡的傳奇突顯了太空探索中不可預測的挑戰，以及執行此類任務的人所展現出的非凡韌性。對 62 歲的威爾莫來說，延長的任務意味著錯過了小女兒高中最後一年的大部分時光，而 59 歲的威廉斯則依靠網路通話與家人保持聯繫。現在安全回到地球，這些太空老手終於可以在這次計劃外但具有歷史意義的太空漫遊後與他們的親人團聚。 Keyword Drills 關鍵字： Astronauts (As-tro-nauts) [noun. people who are trained to travel and work in space]: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally returned to Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Malfunctioning (Mal-func-tion-ing) [adjective. not working correctly or properly]: However, technical problems emerged shortly after reaching the space station, including malfunctioning thrusters and concerning helium leaks in the spacecraft's propulsion system. Remarkably (Re-mark-a-bly) [adverb. in a way that deserves attention because it is unusual, special, or surprising]: Both Wilmore and Williams maintained remarkably positive attitudes throughout their ordeal, expressing unwavering support for NASA's decisions. Unpredictable (Un-pre-dict-a-ble) [adjective. impossible to know what will happen in the future]: Their remarkable saga has highlighted both the unpredictable challenges of space exploration and the extraordinary resilience of those who undertake such missions. Veterans (Vet-er-ans) [noun. people who have a lot of experience in a particular area or activity]: Now safely back on Earth, these space veterans can finally reunite with their loved ones after an unplanned but historic odyssey in space. Reference article: 1. https://apnews.com/article/nasa-stuck-astronauts-spacex-boeing-419f98f239a25cfb54f970b8522dc1d2 2. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-spaceship-what-went-wrong-nasa-astronauts-rcna167163…

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回顧星期天LBS - 運動相關時事趣聞 All about sports 13:48

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你在忙碌的生活中，找不到時間閱讀？前往台灣最受歡迎的 Podcast 說書節目「下一本讀什麼」，每週認識兩本好書，快速吸收好書精華。主題包含個人成長、投資理財、商業職場。一起透過閱讀，成為更好的自己。 https://fstry.pse.is/7nlfjq —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 → https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstoday VIP訂閱常見問題 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程 → https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube： https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信： 15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- Topic: Mom Sells Tomatoes as Her Son Seeks Tennis Titles It should have been one of the happiest times of Yu Te Tseng’s life. But Tseng, the father of the world’s best male junior tennis player, lowered his head and put his right hand to his eyes, trying to stem the flow of tears. 這本該是曾育德一生中最幸福的時刻之一。但這位世界最佳青少年男子網球手的父親，卻低下了頭，把右手放到眼睛上，努力想要止住淚流。 He was sitting in a garden at the United States Open in September after his son, Chun Hsin, had won another big match. But while a friend patted him on the back, Tseng needed more than a minute to compose himself and explain his sadness. 那是9月在美網的球場，兒子俊欣又贏了一場大賽之後。當一位朋友拍了拍他的背時，曾育德用了不止一分鐘來收拾情緒，解釋他為何傷心。 For years, Tseng has coached his son, 17, who plans to turn professional at a tournament in Hong Kong at the end of the month. For years, father and son have traveled the globe while Chun Hsin, also known as Jason, soared from a working class background in Taipei, Taiwan, to the top of the junior tennis rankings. 多年來，曾育德一直給兒子當教練，17歲的他計劃在那個月底的香港錦標賽上轉為職業球員。多年來，父子二人輾轉世界各地，兒子俊欣（英文名Jason）從台北的工薪階層背景，躍至青少年網球排名的冠軍。 He tore through the competition in 2018, reaching the final of the Australian Open junior singles tournament in January and winning the French Open junior title in June and Wimbledon’s in July. He was also a semifinalist in the U.S. Open boys event, and finished the year as the No. 1 junior. 2018年的賽事他一路過關斬將，1月份殺進澳洲網球公開賽青少年組男單決賽，6月份贏得法國網球公開賽青少年組男單冠軍，7月份溫布頓奪冠。他還是美國網球公開賽青少年組的半決賽選手，年終成為世界排名第一的青少年選手。 But while he was achieving all that with his father by his side, Tseng’s mother remained in Taipei, running the family’s small food stand and looking after his 15-year-old brother, Yun Di Tseng. 在父親的陪伴下取得所有這些成績的同時，他的母親仍在台北，一邊料理家裡的小吃攤，一邊照顧他15歲的弟弟曾允帝。 For his mother, Chung Han Tsai, the heavy workload has taken a toll.The family owns a stall at the Lehua night market in Taipei, where they sell tanghulu, a treat made of glazed fruit and tomatoes on a stick. They stay on their feet from 4 p.m. until 1 a.m., with hardly a moment to spare for a break. 對母親蔡仲涵來說，工作的重擔讓她付出了代價。一家人在台北樂華夜市有個小攤位，他們在那裡賣糖葫蘆，這是一種用蜜餞和串在棍子上的番茄製成的小吃。他們從下午4點一直站到凌晨1點，幾乎沒有片刻的休息。 Tseng first played tennis at age 5 with his father, who likes to be called Ed. Within a few years, Jason had demonstrated unusual talent, and his father discovered that his night job was suddenly an advantage. It enabled him to train his son during the day. 曾俊欣第一次打網球是5歲時和父親，後者喜歡別人叫他埃德(Ed)。短短几年裡，曾俊欣就展現出了不同尋常的天賦，他的父親發現自己的夜間工作突然成為了優勢。這份工作能讓他白天訓練兒子。 On a typical day, Ed Tseng would work at the night market and get to sleep around 2 a.m. He would wake up three and a half hours later for early-morning practices, after which he and his son would return home, shower and prepare for school. The father would then sleep a bit more before rejoining his son for afternoon practice. Then it was back to work with his wife. 通常，曾育德晚上在夜市上班，然後凌晨兩點左右上床睡覺。三個半小時後，他要起床去進行晨練，之後他和兒子回家，洗澡、準備上學。曾育德會再補一點覺，然後下午再和兒子一起練球。之後就和妻子再回去上班。 On some nights, Jason and his brother would make the five-minute walk from their home to join their parents at the market, doing their homework there or pitching in by peeling tomatoes. But Jason’s focus and dreams were always on tennis.“In that moment, I don’t have a lot of time to go out with friends and do relaxing things,” he said. “I was always working, working. That is how the professional player has to do it.” 在有些晚上，曾俊欣和弟弟會從家裡走路五分鐘，去夜市和父母在一起，他們在那裡做功課，或是幫忙給番茄剝皮。但曾俊欣的關注點和夢想一直都是網球。「在那一刻，我沒有很多時間和朋友出去玩、放鬆，」他說。「我一直都在練球、練球。這就是職業球員必須要做的。」 Jason Tseng said he does not really like the treats his parents sell. He prefers ice cream, although he eliminated it from his training diet. He indulged in his favorite treat twice recently, though: to celebrate winning the French Open and Wimbledon junior titles. 曾俊欣說，他不怎麼喜歡父母賣的那些小吃。他更喜歡冰激淋，儘管他把它從訓練飲食裡去掉了。但近期，他放縱地吃了兩次自己最愛的零食：為了慶祝自己獲得法國公開賽和溫布頓青少年冠軍。 Tsai could not make those trips. She remained in Taipei, selling tanghulu. But when Jason plays, Ed sends her updates. In a recent email, he said his wife told him that Jason’s victories buoyed her spirit, making her stand stronger in the moment. 蔡仲涵不能一起前往巡迴賽。她得留在台北賣糖葫蘆。但每當曾俊欣打球時，埃德會發給她最新情況。在近期的一封郵件裡，他說妻子告訴他，曾俊欣的勝利激勵了她的精神，讓她變得更堅強。 But the arrangement is no longer tenable with her physical condition. Tsai needs rest to recover, and Ed said this week that in the spring, the family plans to shutter the business. Legally, it cannot be sold, just closed. But now that Jason will be earning some money on tour, the investment in his future may pay off and the financial burden eased. 但她的身體狀況無法應付這種安排了。蔡仲涵需要休息才能恢復身體，曾育德本週說，明年春天的時候，他們計劃關掉攤位。從法律層面來說，它不能被賣掉，只能關張。但如今曾俊欣會在巡迴賽上賺到些錢，對他未來的投資可能會有回報，也能減輕家裡的經濟負擔。 Source article: https://cn.nytimes.com/sports/20181227/chun-hsin-tseng-taiwan/zh-hant/dual/ Next Topic: Gaming’s New Lifestyle:Less Pizza, More Yoga The squats and leg lifts were harder than they looked, and after a few sets, Alfonso Aguirre Rodriguez placed his hands on his knees and attempted to compose himself. 深蹲和抬腿動作比看起來要困難，做了幾組後，阿方索．艾吉瑞．羅德里蓋茲把手放在膝蓋上，試著讓自己放鬆。 In November, Aguirre, a 24-year-old professional video game player from Spain, joined the five-man roster of Origen, a League of Legends team that competes in the game’s top European league. The players — all signed in late fall — were told at the time that the team might be run a bit differently from what they were accustomed to. 24歲的艾吉瑞是西班牙的電子競技（電競）職業選手，去年11月加入五人組成的奧里根戰隊，這是一支在電玩「英雄聯盟」歐洲頂尖聯盟中競賽的隊伍。該隊選手－全於去年秋季末尾簽約加入－當時即被告知，這支隊伍的運作方式也許會和他們習慣的有些不同。 Now here they were, five young men who make their living sitting almost completely still in front of desktop computers, sweating through an hourlong workout in a cramped gym. 現在，眼前就是這麼五個靠著坐在桌上電腦前幾乎全不移動來維生的年輕男子，他們正在一間狹窄的健身房裡汗流浹背地鍛鍊一小時。 “I think I’m going to puke my oatmeal,” said Aguirre, who is known in the gaming community as Mithy. “I’m dying.” 「我覺得我快把燕麥片吐出來了。」艾吉瑞說，他在電玩社群中被喚作米西。「我快死了。」 Some years ago, traditional sports leagues were revolutionized by young analysts wielding computers. The way things had always been done, it turned out, was not always the best way to do things. Now echoes of that transformation have arrived in the growing world of professional e-sports, where gamers are being shepherded toward a new frontier, oddly, by the old, corporeal wisdom of traditional sports. 數年前，傳統運動聯盟被使用電腦的年輕分析家給顛覆了。事實證明，人們一向用來做事情的方法，並非永遠是最好的方法。現在這項轉變的迴響已觸及成長中的職競世界，說也奇怪，選手們竟被傳統運動的古老、肉體智慧引向新的領域。 The debate about whether competitive gamers can be considered athletes may never end. In the meantime, though, gamers are increasingly acting like them. 關於電競選手能否被視為運動員的爭論，恐怕永遠不會停止。而於此同時，玩家的作為卻越來越像運動員了。 Origen is one of two teams owned by Rfrsh Entertainment, an e-sports company based in Copenhagen. Two years ago, the organization hired Kasper Hvidt, a former captain of Denmark’s national handball team, to be its sporting director. Hvidt, 43, had no previous exposure to gaming. But that was the point. 奧里根是以哥本哈根為據點的電競公司「更新娛樂」旗下兩支隊伍之一，兩年前，這家公司雇用丹麥手球國家隊前隊長卡斯伯．赫維特為運動總監。43歲的赫維特以前不曾接觸過電玩，但這正是重點。 E-sports in recent years have crept into the mainstream, attracting new fans, new sponsors and new investment. The top professionals now make six-figure salaries and earn even more with endorsements and prize money. And yet, Hvidt observed, their approach to performance remained amateurish. 近年電競已打入主流，吸引新粉絲、新贊助商和新投資。頂尖職業選手現在可賺進六位數薪水，而且靠代言和競賽獎金還能賺更多。不過赫維特說，選手優化表現的方法仍然很不專業。 Eating right, sleeping right, exercising, cleaning up for sponsors — these ideas have undergirded traditional sports for generations. In e-sports, they are regarded as almost radical. 吃得對、睡得好、做運動、為贊助商打理好門面－這些想法數個世代以來支撐著傳統運動。但在電競界，卻被視為近乎激進。 “They don’t look at themselves as physical human beings,” said Hvidt, who won the European handball championship with Denmark in 2008. 「他們並未視自己為活生生的人類。」2008年帶領丹麥隊贏得歐洲手球錦標賽冠軍的赫維特說。 “It’s common sense, in a way. But with them, it was not.” 「這多少可算是常識了，對他們來說卻並非如此。」 Next Topic: Why the Philippines Is a Hoops Haven Go to any street corner in the Philippines. Any village. Any beach. Even a church. You’re likely to see a basketball jersey. 在菲律賓隨便去到哪個街角，哪個村落，哪個海灘，甚至哪個教堂，你應該都會看到籃球衣。 “It’s often described as a religion,” Carlo Roy Singson, managing director of NBA Philippines, said in an interview. 美國國家籃球協會（NBA）菲律賓分會總監辛松受訪時說：「大家常說，籃球就是菲律賓人的宗教。」 Indeed, basketball is ingrained in Filipino culture and has been for more than a century. The sport’s permeation of a country of about 105 million began in the late 1800s, when Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. 的確，籃球在菲律賓文化扎根已超過一個世紀。籃球於19世紀末傳入這個目前有一億零五百萬人口的國家，終至遍布每個角落。1898年西班牙在美西戰爭中戰敗，把菲律賓割讓給美國。 A large facet of the introduction of the fledgling game was Christian missionaries, who were part of the YMCA, or Young Men’s Christian Association. The game’s inventor, Dr. James Naismith, conceived of the sport at what was then known as the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. 籃球這個新興運動傳入菲律賓，很大一部分是靠基督教傳教士，這些傳教士是基督教國際社會服務團體「基督教青年會」（YMCA）的成員。籃球發明人奈史密斯博士就是在美國麻州春田市當時名為「國際YMCA訓練學校」的地方，想出籃球這種運動。 To take a round object and throw it into a peach hoop, as Naismith pictured it, could be a character-building endeavor. Soon after he invented it, missionaries began spreading it around the world, particularly in the Far East and the Philippines, in U.S.-controlled areas — a kind of sports imperialism. 奈史密斯設想，拿起一個球形物並將它丟進一個桃木筐，這種努力過程可以培養品格。在他發明籃球後不久，傳教士開始把這種運動傳布到世界各地，尤其是美國控制的遠東地區和菲律賓，算是一種運動殖民。 The NBA and its players, recognizing the sport’s popularity in the Philippines, have invested time there in recent years. In 2013, the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers played a preseason game there. According to a spokesman for the league, the NBA’s Facebook page has 7.3 million followers from the Philippines, the largest of any country outside of the United States. NBA及其運動員認識到籃球在菲律賓大受歡迎，近年在菲律賓投入許多時間。2013年，休士頓火箭隊和印第安納溜馬隊在菲律賓打了場季前賽。根據NBA發言人的說法，NBA臉書專頁有730萬名粉絲來自菲律賓，菲律賓是美國之外最大的粉絲來源國。 This all began in the early 1900s, when basketball was introduced into schools in the Philippines. In 1913, the first Far Eastern Championship Games — an early version of what is now known as the Asian Games — took place in Manila, featuring several East Asian countries taking part in Olympics-style competitions, including basketball. 這一切全始於20世紀初，當時籃球傳入菲律賓各級學校。1913年，亞洲運動會前身、第一屆遠東運動會在馬尼拉舉行，幾個東亞國家參與奧運式的競賽，包括籃球。 It was the first of 10 biennial events, before disagreements between the countries disbanded the games. The Philippines won gold in nine of them. 遠東運動會兩年一次，總共辦過十次，後來因為各國意見不合而停辦。菲律賓在其中九次贏得籃球金牌。 The country’s population took to the sport en masse. In 1936, its national team made the Olympics and finished fifth. At the 1954 FIBA World Championship, the Philippines won a bronze medal, the best finish for an Asian country. 菲律賓舉國上下都愛上籃球。1936年，菲律賓國家隊打進奧運並拿下第五名。在1954年世界杯男籃錦標賽中，菲律賓贏得銅牌，寫下亞洲國家最佳成績。 Two decades later, in 1975, the Philippine Basketball Association, Asia’s first basketball league, was created. These games kept the sport at the forefront of Filipino culture and helped grow interest throughout the 20th century. 20年後，1975年，菲律賓職業籃球聯賽開打，是亞洲第一個職業籃球聯賽。這些比賽讓籃球處在菲律賓文化的重要位置，並在整個20世紀激發菲律賓人對籃球的興趣。 Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/341713/web/#2L-15029994L…

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