Good vocational skills can be the ticket to a rewarding career. But did you know, they might also win you a medal at an international competition? Join ICRT’s Hope, Jane and Tim as they chat with Nick and Samuel, two medalists at this year’s WorldSkills competition held at various cities around the world. Not only will you learn more about this competition, but also how good English skills gave them an upper hand.
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ICRT BreakDown is a fun and relaxing podcast to help you build your English vocabulary, and improve your understanding of common expression in the news. So, join us with a cup of your favorite coffee or tea. Just sit back, relax, and listen!
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擁有優秀的職業技術，對於自己的職涯發展有極大助益。但是你可知道，還可以靠著這些技術贏得國際大獎？本次的「新聞說分明」節目，兩名獲獎者 Nick 和 Samuel 來到台北社區廣播電台，跟 Hope, Jane 還有 Tim 談到國際技能競賽，他們分享參加比賽的經過，並且都表示英文能力給了他們優勢。
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ICRT「新聞說分明」是輕鬆有趣的播客節目，不但增進對某項新聞事件的了解，同時順便學一點英文表達方式。
端一杯咖啡或是好茶，來聽聽新聞說分明。
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Vocabulary — 2022 WorldSkills
Competition/compete 競賽
A World Cup is a global sporting competition in which the participants compete for the title of world champion.
世界盃是全球性的體育競賽，參賽者都要爭取世界足球冠軍的頭銜。
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Ravage 造成嚴重傷害
After 8 months of war, physical and mental scars have ravaged generations of people across Ukraine.
八個月的戰爭下來，身心雙方面的瘡疤對烏克蘭好幾代的人都造成了傷害。
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Talent 人才，才華
Leading high-tech companies are establishing colleges to help cultivate talents for the semiconductor industry.
居於領導地位的高科技公司，都在建立專科學校來培養半導體業的人才。** **
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Health care 醫療
The health care industry is the largest single industry in the U.S., comprising 700,000 physicians and 5,000 hospitals.
醫療業是美國規模最大的單一產業，包括七十萬名醫生和五千所醫院。
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Stroke 中風
When an area of the brain is damaged from a stroke, the loss of normal function of part of the body may occur. This may result in a disability.
腦部因為中風而部分受損時，身體也可能失去部分的正常運作，造成失能。
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Dementia 失智症
In the early stages of dementia, a person might forget things easily and constantly lose things around the house.
失智症患者早期很健忘，並且老是搞丟家裡的東西。
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Scenario 場景
**Imagine the scenario of you lying in the emergency room of a hospital with doctors and nurses all around, but you have no idea why you’re there. **
**想像這個場景，你躺在一所醫院的急診室，旁邊都是醫生護士，但是你完全不懂你怎麼會在那裏。 **
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Full-fledged 羽翼豐滿的
She worked as a nurse for several years before entering the medical school. Now she’s a full-fledged doctor.
她在進醫學院之前當了好幾年的護士，現在她是經歷完整訓練的醫生。
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Practical 實際的，theoretical 理論的
Theoretical thinking can be really helpful when you're trying to imagine something or problem-solve, but your theories should always be tested out in the practical world.
當你在想像某件事，或是想要解決某問題時，理論方面的思考會很有幫助。但是這些理論一定要在真實世界中測試。
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