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我用輕鬆聊天的方式教你英文,每週三、五早上更新。
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Aug 6, 2024 • 20min
#441 澳洲鴕鳥大戰
In the early 1930s, Australia was dealing with the aftermath of World War I and the Great Depression. Many Australian soldiers who returned from the war were given land in Western Australia to farm. However, they faced numerous challenges, including an overpopulation of emus.
語塊 dealing with
單字 aftermath
They are working hard on dealing with the aftermath of the war.
語塊 Faced numerous challenges
She faced numerous challenges in her new job.
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Jul 25, 2024 • 8min
#440. 美國總統拜登退選
President Biden is ending his run for a second term in office, a bombshell decision just 107 days before Election Day, due to pressure from his party after a disastrous debate at the end of June where he seemed to lose his train of thought.
片語 someone’s run for something 競選某職位
John’s run for student council was unsuccessful.
搭配詞 bombshell decision 震驚的決定
搭配詞 train of thought 思緒
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Jul 23, 2024 • 10min
#439. 一個籃球選手的故事
When Leroy was a teenager, he had a really close group of friends. There were five of them, and they hung out all the time.
語塊 close group of friends 一群密友
I had a really close group of friends in high school, but unfortunately we don’t keep in touch anymore.
It was a group called The Dude Crew.
單字 crew 一夥人、死黨、團隊
The Dude Crew was big into sports. And at their high school, the varsity basketball team was the thing everyone wanted to be on. Back in the 10th grade, Leroy and one other guy, one of his best friends in The Dude Crew, decided they were going to try out. Even though Leroy had just started playing basketball only a couple of years earlier. The tryout happened, and a few days later, while he was in class, the list of who made the team was finally posted. Leroy looked frantically for his name.
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Jul 16, 2024 • 15min
#438. 美國歷任總統與候選人遇襲紀錄
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 16th president
Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending a performance at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Lincoln died the next morning, and his assassination is believed to have been motivated by his support for Black rights. Booth was killed 12 days later.
assassinated 暗殺
Be assasinated 被暗殺
Be motivated by 受某東西刺激、啟發
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Jul 11, 2024 • 10min
#437. 一位單親媽媽的書改變了世界
In a small city in England, there was a woman named Joanne. Joanne loved to write stories. She would spend hours writing in coffee shops, and she dreamed of becoming a famous author. But life was not easy for Joanne. She faced many challenges and disappointments.
文法 would… 過去經常重複做的事情
When I was a boy, I would visit my grandparents every summer.
On weekends, we would play soccer in the field behind our house.
語塊 life was not easy 生活不容易
語塊 face many challenges and disappointments
We faced many challenges when we first started our company.
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Jul 9, 2024 • 13min
#436. 怎麼用英文問「你為什麼進入 XX 領域工作?」
1. 你做什麼工作?
問句:
What do you do for work?
What do you do for a living?
(X) What do you do for job?
回答:
I work as an engineer.
I’m an engineer.
work in + 領域
I work in finance / sales / marketing.
(x) I’m a sales. (x) I’m a marketing.
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Jul 4, 2024 • 19min
#436 英國人 Ash 在台灣經營美食部落格 EatingInTaipei.com
歡迎參考 Ash 的部落格
https://eatingintaipei.com/
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Jun 27, 2024 • 7min
#435. 丹麥牛、豬要收甲烷稅
Denmark will start taxing farmers for the greenhouse gasses their cows, sheep, and pigs emit from 2030. This makes Denmark the first country to do this to reduce methane emissions, which are very harmful to the environment. Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus said the goal is to cut Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70%.
單字 emit 釋放
The company emits 200 tons of CO2 every year.
單字 methane emissions 溫室氣體排放
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Jun 25, 2024 • 7min
#434. 在青年旅社的故事
On one of my solo backpacking trips, I stumbled upon a British man who was in the same hostel as I was. He had been living illegally in Tel Aviv for a few months after traveling through several countries. He told me of a time when he lived in Rio and got involved in some gang stuff and got caught by the cops selling cocaine.
搭配詞 stumbled upon 巧遇、撞見
I stumbled upon a beautiful park while walking downtown.
Vs. run into 巧遇(人)I ran into my brother on my way to work.
Hostel 青年旅社
Rio, Rio de Janeiro 里約熱內盧
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Jun 20, 2024 • 8min
#433. 社群媒體 X(Twitter)要開發新市場
Elon Musk's company X, previously known as Twitter, is making big changes because it's not making as much money from ads as before. To fix this, the company plans to introduce peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, allowing users to send money directly to each other through the platform. This could open up new ways for the company to make money.
搭配詞:
Making big changes 進行重大變革
The company is making big changes to its product line.
**Open up **開放
The city decided to open up the park to the public after renovations.
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