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【中山站】 https://www.facebook.com/MRTfoodmap/videos/pcb.1691756914240084/1691756284240147/?type=3&theater ================ 【東區。忠孝敦化站】 ☀️☀️☀️再不吃冰我真的要被曬乾了！這家冰淇淋天然又好吃，還可以變成超美花花 🌸全文介紹與完整菜單  ⏩https://hsing16.pixnet.net/blog/post/35000164.  🌀諾曼第法式甜薄餅 $200（大推 👍）當天超驚豔第一名！手工熬煮的熱焦糖蘋果微苦不死甜，搭配一球冰淇淋簡直就是太滿足  ❤️ 💡貼心提醒：焦糖冷掉遇到冰淇淋會變硬建議趕快吃，除此之外覺得口味裡有焦糖的都非常推薦！🌀法式綜合鹹薄餅 $190鹹口味的薄餅也是一大特色，夾著起司、厚火腿與一顆半熟蛋，超有飽足感 🌀手工檸檬蛋白霜塔 $140（大推👍）檸檬餡非常細緻酸度也夠、塔皮酥脆。蛋白糖霜像是小火山一樣，適當的甜度與檸檬餡搭配的恰如其分  💕🌀提拉米蘇 $120我稱它為認真的提拉米蘇，因為使用真正的馬司卡朋起司，而非奶油魚目混珠，口感綿密濕潤，有酒香與肉桂香 🌀頂級西西里開心果拿鐵 $180我有一個看到開心果就非點不可的病～這一樣是非常認真的開心果拿鐵，不是香精不是色素，是加了真正的開心果的堅果香！除了它以外榛果也是認真榛果噢 👍.  📍O Rose café 🏠台北市大安區忠孝東路四段170巷6弄1-1號
https://www.facebook.com/MRTfoodmap/posts/1685650164850759 ==================== 費玉清想挑戰廣東歌《上海灘》眾人替他擔心，但一開嗓「費式唱腔」觀眾都聽到無法自拔啦！
http://www.story543.com/post02111721012969?u=123&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=dailyder ===================================== 爸爸給女婿的話 不愛她了跟我說，我帶她回家 https://www.teepr.com/969750/hsuanyi/%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8%E7%B5%A6%E5%A5%B3%E5%A9%BF%E7%9A%84%E8%A9%B1/ =========================================== 【東區。忠孝敦化】 https://www.facebook.com/MRTfoodmap/videos/vb.505038109578643/1694941620588280/?type=2&theater =========================== 2010年，他以57歲祖父級的年齡參加《荷蘭好聲音》 （Hollands Got Talent）並奪得冠軍，優雅的男高音令眾人驚艷，而他追求夢想的勇氣更令所有人佩服不已。 不過，Martin Hurkens在成名之前，原本只是一位麵包師傅，歐債危機後他失業兩年，其中一年更流浪巴黎，當時57歲的他對人生感到絕望，這時女兒替他報名了《荷蘭好聲音》，而他最終也以猶如天使般的歌聲獲得冠軍。 http://www.story543.com/post05029771009072?u=33&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=dailyder =========================== 最近看了大陸劇=>莫斯科行動=>好看~~ http://maplestage.com/show/%E8%8E%AB%E6%96%AF%E7%A7%91%E8%A1%8C%E5%8B%95 =========================== 梅艷芳一生未嫁，卻在生前最後的舞台上「披上婚紗」，唱哭了全世界...http://www.story543.com/post02140911013053?u=33&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=dailyder =========================== 免費加粥吃到飽！吃了會上癮的台北「鴉片粥」 https://travel.ettoday.net/article/1174181.htm?from=fb_et_yummy ==================== 壯觀「雨瀑布」倒灌瞬間被拍到 政府官員也讚嘆：值得一看再看https://www.omgtw.com/article/57336 ===================== 你跳我就跳！男童出招引注意 熊熊回應萌翻網友https://news.ebc.net.tw/news.php?nid=116744 ===================== https://today.line.me/TW/pc/article/整形變美當明星！她收1億聘金嫁富豪+遭控制淪「產子工具」- ====================== 到維也納參賽獲獎 嘉興國小合唱團返台 http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/6/9/n10469010.htm ====================== 美金匯率比較 http://www.findrate.tw/USD/#.Wy5zSVUzbIU 「現金買入」、「現金賣出」、「即期買入」、「即期賣出」這四種牌告利率 怎麼才能 便宜買到「外幣」？https://www.cmoney.tw/notes/note-detail.aspx?nid=56672 龍虎榜 https://www.moneydj.com/funddj/yp/yp306.djhtm?A=C =========== 關於外交的100個故事: 100 Stories of Diplomat
https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=kX8wDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA187&dq=%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1+%E6%94%BF%E7%AD%96+%E4%BC%8A%E6%8B%89%E5%85%8B%E6%88%B0%E7%88%AD&hl=zh-TW&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPhISIiuzZAhXGHpQKHWcPBLwQ6AEITjAG#v=onepage&q=%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%20%E6%94%BF%E7%AD%96%20%E4%BC%8A%E6%8B%89%E5%85%8B%E6%88%B0%E7%88%AD&f=false ==================== 【命運好好玩】2018.02.07 真性情女漢子 (楊琪、劉雨柔)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW2do8o9L_U ===================== 命運好好玩 20180612 夫妻談錢傷感情 ===================== http://sam.click108.com.tw/blog/?p=601 愛情有方：【主星十四】天同星的愛情特質====================== http://sam.click108.com.tw/blog/?p=659 支援型的職場性格與運勢解析http://sam.click108.com.tw/blog/?p=3568 支援型的順與逆：一言興邦，一言喪邦========================= https://24h.pchome.com.tw/prod/DMAG3Y-A9008858U 小太陽麵包機 ======================== http://www.mhgoodtimes.com/2018/66277 貓媽媽產寶寶，看到寶寶「沒呼吸」，喵星人「焦急求助眼神」惹哭上萬網友！======================== http://bear.umtalk.net/article/152941?ref=others
等了62年！70歲老伯終於找到「國中救他一命的好友」，2人擁抱那一刻萬人動容...========================== ７・１４ 這兩個禮拜都在追芸汐傳 男的帥女的美 剛剛終於看完了 在最後3集哭了3次 感人 哈哈
=========================== 开斋节：庆祝斋月结束开斋节来临之际，世界各地的穆斯林准备大量甜食庆祝斋月结束 舌尖上的斋月斋月其实是节制和修身养性的时间。不过，穆斯林们也让这个月成就了一种美食传统。在太阳落山后，人们会大快朵颐。 ============================= 赤裸裸的真理：德国的天体文化.据说，同其他国家的人相比，德国人更能接受一丝不挂地去海滩游泳或者去蒸桑拿。那么，德国的天体文化（Freikörperkultur）是如何兴起的呢？ 就像啤酒和古典音乐一样，裸体文化也是德国文化的一个组成部分。尽管年轻一代对裸体文化（FKK）的认同度已经大不如前。但很多海滩仍设有专门的裸体区，裸体文化者也可以在特定的公园和度假村里尽享不穿衣服的快乐。 柏林10大特色酒店除了慕尼黑、法兰克福、汉堡之外，柏林也是德国有名的旅游城市。这个城市中有哪些值得推荐的酒店呢？这几家都极具当地特色。 ===========================
德国十大最友好的城市无论住5星级酒店，还是下榻民宅，店家是否热情友好，都能给客人留下深刻印象。Airbnb对过去12个月住宿超过1000人次的城市作了问券调查。以下是城市友好度排行榜。 =========================== 欧洲5家最炫酷的酒店住宿是度假的重要组成部分，如果住的满意，绝对能提升假期质量。这几家酒店，就算不住，在外面看看也过瘾！ ============================ Airbnb在城市——资源共享的英雄，还是巨型非法酒店？Airbnb近年来蔚为风潮，为出门在外的游客提供了更多元化的住宿选择，并且价位往往也比酒店便宜。不过它对当地的住宅市场、房地产行业以及民众生活都带来影响。一些地方政府已出手开始整顿。 ================================ 欧洲最美的十大喷泉潺潺流水总有着治愈的魔力，尤其在炎炎夏日。来看看欧洲都有哪些最美的喷泉！ 孤独星球：欧洲今年最值得去的10个地方旅游指南《孤独星球》（Lonely Planet） 为旅游迷们评选出了今年欧洲最值得去的10个地方，也许这些地名你大多都没听说过，但现在知道还不晚。
人们最爱的旅行目的地是哪里？联合国旅游组织公布的数据显示，2017年来欧洲的国际游客高达6.71亿人次，创下纪录。 ========================== 贫穷在德国是什么模样？住得差、吃得省、无家可归又出不起门：在德国这样的富裕国家，也有不少人要面对贫穷。摄影师Shamsan Anders的这组照片展现了德国贫穷的“模样”。 https://www.dw.com/zh/%E8%B4%AB%E7%A9%B7%E5%9C%A8%E5%BE%B7%E5%9B%BD%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%A8%A1%E6%A0%B7/g-44147450?&zhongwen=simp ================================ 我在上海住了十年搬回台北，想請你別一昧歌功頌德上海的好2018/07/05
https://buzzorange.com/2018/07/05/shanghai-and-taipei-which-one-is-better/ ================================= 123 After marathon talks, EU leaders agreed the deal, despite emerging doubts on whether bloc partners would shoulder more responsiblity for migrants. Italian PM had vetoed joint conclusions for the entire agenda of the summit unil the demand were finally met before dawn. The 28 leaders agreed to consider setting up "disembarkation platforms" outside the bloc, most likely in North Africa, in a bid to discourage migrants from boarding EU-bound smuggler boats. Member nations could set up migrant processing centers- but only on a voluntary basis- to determine whether the arrivals should be returned home as economic migrants or admitted as refugeses in willing states. http://hk.on.cc/int/bkn/cnt/news/20180629/bknint-20180629124748324-0629_17011_001.html http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/30/2003695818 --------------------------------------- 有人稱他們為「移民」(Migrant)，有人用「難民」(Refugee)來稱呼他們，也有人說他們是一群尋求庇護的人(Asylum Seeker)， 1. 移民(Migrant)指為了找工作或是尋求更好的生活條件而從一地搬到另一地的人。 2. 難民(Refugee) 指因為戰亂、被迫害或是天災而被迫離開祖國的人。 3. 尋求庇護者(Asylum Seeker) 指以政治難民身分離開祖國到另一國尋求庇護的人。不過，聯合國難民署的定義是，自稱自己是難民但還沒有被明確評估的人。 https://dq.yam.com/post.php?id=4565 https://www.bbc.com/ukchina/trad/vert-cap-42919802
科學家宣稱找到了解決難民危機的辦法http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.xinhuanet.com/world/2018-01/16/c_129791610.htm 難民危機仍在“折磨”歐洲
國際小學堂／難民危機7年了 全球比慘棲身在巴黎一處體育場的阿富汗男子阿馬德，之前在德國停留一年，現在在法國待了兩年，總算拿到難民身分。可是他找不到工作。他說：「我身強力壯，可以工作，可是沒有人要雇用我。什麼都沒變，只有我變了，我變老了。」 不管走的路再長再凶險，不管拿到庇護身分的機會多渺茫，也不管在新的落腳處能否生存，對難民來說，只要能逃離原本的危險地方，到哪兒去都好，可是前方仍充滿荊棘，難民危機依舊是未解的問題。 https://udn.com/news/story/11320/3249648
防難民危機分裂歐盟 16國召開緊急峰會http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/6/26/n10515208.htm 歐洲難民危機 衝擊德國政府
http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/18/7/4/n10537020.htm https://www.dw.com/zh/%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF%E6%8A%A5%E5%AF%BC/%E9%9A%BE%E6%B0%91%E5%8D%B1%E6%9C%BA/s-32487?&zhongwen=simp ==========================
小女孩跟隨媽媽到膠園裡「工作」，不嫌「膠屎」味臭還邊笑邊「工作」！http://www.mhgoodtimes.com/2018/72319 ============================= 印地安傳統音樂的感動能量～http://life.bldaily.com/life/p-514747.html =========================== 7/15 感謝我工廠的工程師今天帶我去微風國賓影城看電影=>摩天大樓 我覺得那個"趙隆基"的腳色還滿帥的 哈哈 第一次去微風國賓 然後 看完電影我們去吃博多拉麵 也是我第一次去吃
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========================= 1. Committee deemed three more foundations to be affiliated with the KMT 附屬, which decried (criticalize) the decision as political persecution 政治迫害. ( The committee passed a resolution naming ...as KMT-affiliated organizations. ) 2. The foundations estimated combined assets of NT$90 million are to be frozen. 資產凍結 3. The hearings are held attempting to determine whether the KMT controlled the foundations assets should be considered ill-gotten. 不當 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/30/2003695816 http://www.peoplenews.tw/news/22774b0a-7bc5-4e22-ae2e-fc5ef31911a1 ========================== 殊榮: Taiwan maintains classification in US trafficking report Taiwan has obtained a top-tier ranking for the nineth consecutive year in the annual trafficking in the report released by the US department of State. 台灣連續第9年名列最佳第一級國家。 (was listed in Tier 1) 原因: Because its authorities fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking. In the past year, Taiwan continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts, such as sharply increasing the number of trafficking prosecutions, identifying a significantly higher number of victims and providing improved services for trafficked people comapred with previous year. (did not pursue appropriate legal action)追求,進行 (lack of awareness and dissuasive performace evaluation systems in the judiciary) (continued to drive lenient senticing for traffickers) (Certain provisions of the nations child sexual exploitation law also appeared insufficient to criminalze all forms of the crime) http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/30/2003695820 ============================ 被判有罪: The Supreme Court found the warden里長 guilty the court ruled that 判定 Liao had breached .....Act 違法 判決: - and upheld his four-month jail sentence, which can be commuted to a NT$120,000 fine - the court stripped L of his position and barred him from holding office for a year, making him ineligible to run in this years election 原因 -of using violence to prevent people from conducting a recall campaign 罷免 - assulting an volunteer, who was campaigning to recall ... 攻擊 罷免 -using violence to impede a recall campaign 阻止 (the first ruling of its kind by the court) 最高法院審理後，將廖男依選罷法之「暴力妨害罷免案提議罪」判刑4月定讞，得易科罰金12萬元，成為我國首例依本罪判刑之被告；另外還宣告褫奪公權1年，廖男即刻失去里長職位。 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/30/2003695819 ============================= 1. A man is assassinated, and rescued. This emergency is terrorist attack. Huge blast continues and fear that more explosion imminent. This scale of damage will have enormous impact on supply of fuel and energy to homes and businesses throughout Britain. Interpol and intelligence service have joined forces to apprehend an Al-Qaeda terrorist. The cell is believed to be behind the attack. Cell based in Holland. We are having a war on terror, and if the government mishandle the crisis, they would like the PM to resign. They believe the prase is connected to the fuel bombing and depots. But this strikes discordant note to the standard Al. 2. A businessman died in the train with weeping blood- agonising death. This has led to speculation that biological warfare has already begun. But still waiting for the autopsy results. In the mean time, they are re-interrogating everyone picked up after the fuel attacks and also using back channels to rule out any possible foreign state involvement.秘密調查是否涉及國外勢力 Out of the hospital, the angry scene is unfolding. The anxious patients were turned away due to lack of resources. The is clearly an issue the people feel passionate about. 最擔心的 -no petrol, supermarket run out of tood The press love this details, they keep whipping up the panic. 添亂 Hundreds may die. Because the panic is putting such pressure on health resources. The public has a right to be informed of the threat- make the situation worse. -not governments propaganda arm -not asking mislead, asking a little restraint -dont interfere with that Avoiding mass psychosis. -pass it on to the editors 3. each of hte victim had a tiny puncture mark on the lower half of their body. (this is about adding to the panic) (descending on the hospital) (scared out of their wits, die in agony, weeping blood) (the hospitals are close to collapse) (the mouth of the sewer) (media mogoul) (develop this syndrome) http://8maple.ru/264303/ ========================== 1. The G7 Summit ended in farce and disarray. 混亂荒唐 - and a renewed threat of a global trade war 2. T abruptly rejected the text of a consensus statement. 拒絕共識文件 -and bitterly insulted the Canadian host -launced a Twitter broadside 胡亂地 3. The US leader left the meeting early, en route for Singapore and a historic nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim. 去新加坡 -only to take exception to comments made by 對某事生氣 - acted meek and mild -instructed the US Reps not to endorse the Communique 公報 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/11/2003694687 ==================== The racial and ethnic breakdown of students in hte U.S.- makes it easier to understand where students from various groups may be under- or overrepresented. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/07/07/626500660/everything-that-s-going-on-with-race-ethnicity-and-school-admissions-right-now ====================== For their 16th birthday, they can be surgically altered to be a pretty. During the surgery, however, lesions are put on their brains. 痛苦 These can cause illness, or hinder thinking. Theres some dissent around that. 不滿意 https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/07/05/623292216/for-teens-dystopian-fiction-seems-pretty-real-and-thats-why-they-like-it# ========================== 1. The tariffs long threatened against billions of dollars in Chinese goods took effect. The new trade regulation imposed by the Trump administration. - levy a 25 percent tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports to the U.S. -have violated WTO rules and launched the largest trade war in ecnonomc history to date. 2. Chinese authorities quickly retaliated with equivalent tarrifs on $34 billion worth of imported U.S. goods . The rapid tit for tat follows weeks of anxious anticipation. Trump said the current U.S.-China economic relationship had grown to be "no longer sustainable." He has promised that Fridays package of economic penalties will not be the last. the president vowed to implement tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of imported Chinese goods within the month. China has promised at each step of the way to retaliate in kind. China is forced to strike back to safeguard core national interests and the interests of its people. The two countries increasingly have engaged in veral sparring in recent months. 以牙還牙（tit for tat）是一個用於博弈論的重複囚徒困境（reiterated prisoners dilemma）非常有效的策略。 https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626453571/china-says-u-s-has-begun-largest-trade-war-in-history-retaliates-with-tariffs ========================== 1. Vicki started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimers disease. 2. They meet every month in a conference room at a new memory care facility. 3. These women draw the shades and open up to each other in ways they cant with their lifelong friends. 4. As the numbers of Americans afflicted with Alzheimers disease continue to swell to an estimated 5.7 milion, so do the legions of loved ones caring for friends and family members. 5. As Foundation of Americas CEO: We have to do everything we can to educate a caregiver, to provide them with the best practices on caring for somebody. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/06/621110042/shared-tips-support-help-prevent-burnout-among-alzheimers-family-caregivers ============================== 1. The White House is withdrawng Obama-era guidance documents that encouraged schools and colleges to promote diversity through their admission process. 撤銷指導方針 促進多元化 透過招生過程 2. The department retracted several letter and momos that advised schools on how they could legally consider race in admission and other decisions. 3, T is undermining the benefits of diversity in schools and accelerating the socio-ecnomoiic divide. 4. The Justice Department has identified a total of 24 guidance documents to repeal this month, including not just a number of affirmative action documents but also guidances on home loans, fair employment, refugees right to work and the detention of juveniles, among other topics. 「積極平權措施」（Affirmative action）的政策 https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/625750918/trump-administration-rescinds-obama-era-guidance-encouraging-affirmative-action ========================= 1. US Assistant Secretary Marie arrived in Taiwan- a four-day visit - dedication ceremony for the AIT in Taiwans new complex in 內湖 2. Its her first visit to Taiwan since she took up her post in March. 3. She is quite familiar with Taiwan, and she and her husband- have been long-standing, immportant friends of Taiwan. 4. She is to visist government agencies during her visit - to shre views on issues including Taiwan-US replations, educational and cultural exchanges and building a good environment for start-ups. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/11/2003694685 ============================= 1. A majority of Taiwanse support the idea of the government adopting countermeasures against Chinas mounting pressure on Taiwan. (supports countermeasures against Chinese obstructionism) 壓迫 2. The poll aimed to gauage the publics response to the KMT interactions with Chinese officials. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/11/2003694688 ====================== A committee has asked the government not to issue a construction permit for a planned residential high-rise in 木柵 on grounds that the land on which it is to be built could have been illegally appropraited by KMT http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/11/2003694689 ===================== 1. DT landed in Singapore, joining J in the city state ahead of one of the most unusual and highly anticipated summits in recent world history. 2. A sit-down meant to settle a standoff over Pyongyangs nuclear arsenal. 3. a jet carrying K landed shaking hands with sped through the streets in a massive limousin flags fluttering on the hood vehicles with tinted windows and bound for the hotel (luxurious and closely guarded) http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/11/2003694686 =========================== 1. R has been the U.S. ambassador to Germany for barely a month, but already politicians on both sides of the Atlandtic are demanding he be recalled. 2. The uproar is over Gs recent commnets on Twitter that support (in support of) Europes conservative politiciaons. G and the U.S. politicians charge that the remarks could amount to meddling in Germanys political affairs. (be the same thing as) 3. But smoe current and former officials say G didnt violate any rules. Ambassadors have a right to express their opinion. Theyre representatives of the White House.
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617799840/german-lawmakers-call-for-u-s-ambassador-to-be-replaced ============================= 1. Th superintendent says hes being forced out of his job. 2. Im feeling like i devoted 43 years of my life, i think i have a record of achievement with the Park Serve. 3. so extremenly disappointd is probably a mild way to explain it. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617936487/yellowstone-national-park-superintendent-i-m-no-longer-wanted ========================= 1. He made a career out of playing colorful cranks. (most notably,..) 2. But now, in the new film, he has a chance to play a more nuanced charactor. 3. Its been an opportunity to explore vulnerabilities and relationships in a way he hadnt previously been able to as an actor. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617865266/i-could-never-fake-it-nick-offerman-on-striving-for-nonchalance ========================== 1. A former restaurant manager admitted taht he used physical violence, threats and intimidation to compel(force) an intellectually disabled black man to work for more than 100 hours a week for years. (pleaded guilty )承認 2. He pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor and faces up to 20 years in prison. He also will have to pay a fine and restitutition to the victim. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617911813/s-c-man-pleads-guilty-to-enslaving-mentally-disabled-man ============================ 1. Facebook is embroiled in a snafu that exposed users private postings and made them public. 2. They tested a new feature that inadvertently (unintentially) switched the default setting for 14 million users from private to public allowing anyone on the Internet view status updates that were intended only for private audiences. 3. Its a bug that automatically suggested posting publicly when some people were creating their Facebook posts. 4. Probably not so mortifying for the extroverts out there, but it is terrible news for others who only try to share valuable private information intended for a specific recipient. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/618076844/facebook-to-users-you-may-want-to-update-your-privacy-settings-again =========================== 1. He is facing legal peril (great danger), including an FBI raid of his home and office-and involvement in a civil lawsuit with adult film star. 民事訴訟 2. In the past, it was C who sought to put legal pressure on others to solve problems for his boss. 3. Its a previously little-noticed claim regarding Daniels. (allegation) She was coerced into signing the nondisclosure agreement to buy her silence. 強迫 https://www.npr.org/2018/05/31/615843930/listen-how-michael-cohen-protects-trump-by-making-legal-threats ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● ======================= 1. The Congress approved giving $380 million to states to bolster the security (support, improve) of their elections. State officals were caught off guard but extremely grateful. 2. Elections are notoriously underfunded and havent seen a winfall (意外之財) like this from the federal government in more than a decade. 3. Its a difficult propostion to getting that money to all the states, and then into the hands of localities that run the elections, with enough time to have a meaning effect on the 2018 midtern elections.
catch (sb.) off guard 冷不防；乘其不備
【說明】 off guard 是「沒有防備」的意思，catch (sb.) off guard 則是指當事情發生時，某人完全沒有防備因而被「嚇了一大跳」，或感到「很驚訝」，常以被動形式 be caught off guard 出現。
【例句】 Donna was caught off guard by Jacks marriage proposal. 唐娜被傑克的求婚嚇了一跳。 https://www.facebook.com/notes/liveabc互動英語/片語加強班-catch-sb-off-guard-冷不防乘其不備/224685210883002/ https://www.npr.org/2018/06/18/617874348/bureaucracy-and-politics-slow-election-security-funding-to-states ================= 1. headed to..for a grilling_about the inspector generals scathing report_on FBIs mishandling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2016 2. HC got the kid-glove treatment. The contrast to the Russia probe is very stark. 3. There would be new training for FBI personnel about the appearance of political bias, as well as how they should interact with the news media. http://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/201806180203-1.aspx https://www.npr.org/2018/06/18/620835080/doj-inspector-general-fbi-director-testify-monday-about-ig-report ==================== 1. A mother had a double mastectomy 乳房切除 in her 40s because she had so many lumps in her breasts. Her first cousin died of breast cancer. And her sister is going through chemotherapy for the disease now. (sometimes you feel like you beat the odds) 2. She jumped at the chance when she heard about a company offering an inexpensive and easy new way to get her DNA tested for genetic mutations that sharply increase the risk for breast cancer. 3. Genetic testing used to be uncommon and ordered only by docturs. They used it maninly to diagnose rare conditions, to find out whether preospective parents are carrying genetic diseases, or to determine whether patients are at risk for diseases in the future. 4. But others find the trend troubling. The tests have limitations and can be hard to interpret without a doctor or genetic counselor to weigh in 評估. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/18/609750963/results-of-at-home-genetic-tests-for-health-can-be-hard-to-interpret =============== 1. The teacher detail the 3-year-olds difficulty socializing and his tendency to chatter endlessly about topics his peers showed no interest in. Her son might be on the autism spectrum. (spelled out) 2. The doctor eventually confirmed he had an autism spectrum disorder, the diagnosis came with a suggestion: Perhaps the boy would benefit from Prozac when he turned 7. (was in tears) (i was devastated) (the mind fast-farwarded to a distressing future) (affectionate nature) 3. The fear of psychotropic drugs led the family to pursue alternative treatments for autism. 自閉症 (i welled up with all of this emotion) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/18/616805015/cutting-edge-program-for-children-with-autism-and-adhd-rests-on-razor-thin-evide ===================== 1. Nielsen is continuing to defend the T as controversial "zero tolerance" policy that results in separating children from their parents who enter the U.S. illegally. (appeared at the press brefing) 2. arguing that the impetus is on Congress to pass a law to close legal loopholes 3.we no longer exempt entire classes of people who break the law https://www.npr.org/2018/06/18/620972542/we-do-not-have-a-policy-of-separating-families-dhs-secretary-nielsen-says ======================== 1. The College Board announced in May that it was removing early world history from the nationally taught high school course. Starting in 2019, the AP world history exam will only assess content from 1450 to the present. 2. Educators and students expressed their opposition to the College Boards decision to cut out parts of the history curriculum. The flood of support for teaching early world history started after outraged teachers vocalized their concerns at an during an open forum with College Board members. So far it has more than 8000 signatures. 3. Schools will have the option to offer a Pre-AP world history course instead, but it will not count for college credit. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/16/619522863/more-colleges-go-test-optional-google-launches-college-search-tool ================= 1. The number of men in the US who are full-time, stay-at-home parents has risen steadily in recent decades, but thats still much smaller than the number of stay-at-home moms, 2. Many of the challenges these dads face are universal to parenting.普遍的 Its a tough job. Theres no break. Its 24/7. Theres no vacation. You cant get sick. 3. The amount of work entailed is crazy. Youre on your feet constantly. EX: shopping, laundry, errands and running kids here and there. Its very demanding. Its very hands-on. (child rearing) 4. Some people still arent comfortable with a man being the caregiver full-time. He didnt feel completely welcome there in the moms group in his neighborhood. He tries to shrug it off. 5. Researchers who study stay-at-home parents say that difficulty in making social connections seems to be one of the biggest obstacles dads face. In many parts of the country there are so few men doing this that they have a tough time finding each other. Hands-on 意思是「實際的」 https://www.businessweekly.com.tw/article.aspx?id=1552&type=Blog https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/17/619557786/stay-at-home-dads-still-struggle-with-diapers-drool-stigma-and-isolation ====================== Every other year, thousands of teens in public and private high schools across the country take this nationally representative survey. 1. Sex Teens experiences with sex are changing, and the news is almost all good. But one thing is not happy about is a recent decline in condom use. 2. Drugs When it comes to illicit drugs- like cocaine and heroin- teen use is way down. 14% said they have ever misused prescription opioids. CDC has more work to do to understand what these new data say about the crisis and teens role in it. 3. Violence They survey asked high-schoolers about bullying and violence at school. One in 5 said theyd been bullied at school. 15% said theyd been bullied electronically. The rate of students been threatened or injured with a weapon at school had droped significantly. But students of colors are still far more likey than white students to say they missed school because of safety concerns at school or in their communities. 4. Mental health The biggest red flags were in the section devoted to mental health. Roughly a third of theens surveryed said theyd experienced persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. I think thats really significant, and certainly not what we want to see if were trying to send our kids into adulthood in the most healthy way. In fact, in every category, LGB teens were at higher risk than their heterosexual classmates. They were twice as likely to report being bullied in school or electronically, three times as likely to seriously consider suicide and four times as likely to attempt suicide.
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/16/620278545/what-teens-really-say-about-sex-drugs-and-sadness ================= 1. The journey to those documents was long. It took her almost 20 years to feel safe, and she couldnt have done it without a network of volunteers working with survivors of domestic abuse. 2. She carried a backpack with a stack of papers inside it, and th backpack is her shield. Theyre proof that she has a court order protecting her from her ex-husband. 3. Human rights defenders are building along with specialized police forces, hospitals and shelters. When it works, it means that abuse survivors have someone to go to. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/06/617265314/for-survivors-of-domestic-abuse-in-papua-new-guinea-volunteers-offer-safe-havens =========================== 1. For the first time, scientist say they have clear evidence that th chemical building blocks of life exist on Mars. 2. The new evidence comes from a pair of rocks. NASAs six-wheeled rover drilled into the planet in late 2014 and early 2015. 3. Powder from the rocks went into an analyzer on the rover called SAM that can determine what they were made of 4. But the SAM results were hard to interpret- there were a lot of extraneous signals that didnt make any sense. 5. So NASA astrobiologist spent the intervening years figuring out which signals were clearly junk and revmoving them. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617235884/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-chemical-building-blocks-for-life-on-mars =========================== 1. A no-confidence vote in parliament unseated Spanish Prime Minister. 2. S and his party are staunch supporters of the EU and the euro. 3. The first ouster of a serving leader by parliament. more than six-year reign as prime minister 4. The reputation of his part was badly damaged by a court verdict that identified it as a beneficiary of a large kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/02/2003694163 ============================= 1. US Senator on a whirlwind visit to Taiwan expressed the hope that Taiwan and the US would face their common challenges through exchanges and cooperation. -made the remarks during a morning meeting -in his hours-long visit to Taiwan 2. The purpose of his visit was to "listen and learn" about the state of affair in Taiwan, particularly the political, economic and military environments in which Ts administration is operating. 3. Taiwan and the US share some of the same problems, citing retirement issues, an aging population and slow economic recovery. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/02/2003694162 ============================= Justice commission prioritizes CKS Hall will either be relocated, destroyed or stay in the hall as part of a negative heritage site 1. Removing the halls statue of CKS has been prioritized as the first step toward enacting the commissions 制定 mandate stipulated in the Act on.. to remove all symbols of authoritarianism and preserve the sites of injustice. -the move are under way 2. The commission is mulling there options for the change: relocating the statue, designating the hall as a negative heritage site or destroying the statue. 3. However, destroying the statue would create the risk that younger generations would not recognize C, let alone see him as the authoritarian figure that he is. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/06/02/2003694161 ================== 1. Ta chan and its affiliate BBI are considering options to set up their ownfactory or buying a US production site for the investment. 2. TC, the largest stainless steel distributor in the US, is to join forces with an affiliate to invest US$1 billion in the US, eyeing rising demand for aluminum products there. 美國最大進口鋼鋁通路商 與子公司合資10億美元設美國子公司 -produce aluminum coils and plates in the US in response to USs "American first" policy, which includes attracting investments to and crating jobs in the US. -acquired an aluminum company in the US 3. The supplies in the US market are tight after W limited Chinese imports late last year, accusing Chinese firms of selling their products at unfairly low prices. 4. However, demand in the US remains solid, so prices have been rising, which prompted TC and BB to study the possibility of producing the products there. 5. The companies are considering options to set up their own aluminum plant or acquire a US production site for the investment. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/05/13/2003692977 =================== 1. It was an act of unbelievable presicience(foresight) for psychologist HL to dedicate her latest book to the art of apologizing. 2. Prescience, because nealy every day brings another apology from yet another high-profile man accused of serial sexual harassment. 3. Humans are wired for defensiveness. And its very hard for us to take clear and direct responsibility for specific things we have said or done. 4. When it comes to apologizing publicly for sexual harrassment, thats morphed (changed) into something of an apologia subgenre- one substantially different from apologies made privately. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/22/565913664/how-to-apologize-for-sexual-harassment-hint-it-takes-more-than-sorry ============================== 1. they had been present for two secret briefings about the investigation but didnt stayed for the substances. 2. relay(tell) the presidents desire for as much openness as possible under the law 3. After making their brief comments they deaprted(left) before the meetings officially started. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/24/613952919/justice-department-will-conduct-bipartisan-briefing-on-secret-russia-probe-docum ========================= 1.美: Ts abrupt (sudden) announcement he was calling off a June 12 summit with North Koreas leader was met Friday. Ts decision was delivered in a letter directed to K - prompted(cause) questions and dismay(disappointment) from world leaders 2. 南韓: M had called an emergency meeting just before midnight local time to try to "figure out" the meaning of the presidents letter. - we are trying to figure out what his intention is and exact meaning of it -he was "very perplexed" by the decision, which he called "very regrettable" -Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the permanent peace are historic tasks that can neither be abandoned nor delayed. 去核化 與永久的和平 3. 北韓: A statement relesaed to news service- We are always willing to provide time and opportunity to the US with a generous and open mind. 開放的心 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/24/614082389/very-perplexed-international-confusion-concern-after-trump-cancels-summit ======================== 1. A top congressional Democrat is urging the Justice Department and the FBI to launch a criminal investigaton into how a confidential informants name made its way into media coverage. 催促開啟犯罪調查- 機密情報提供者 - the identity of an FBI source was conveyed to reporters -urge/demand 2. The intentional disclosure of the identity of covert agent is a crime under the IIPA. And the leak could violate other laws and guidelines designed to protect confidential sourcs. -disclosure/violate/breach 3. The exposure is unacceptable. Its a breach of the duty we owe to these men and women, who serve our country at great risk and trust us to protect their identities. 4. The demand for a criminal investigtion into the outing of a confidential government source could echo loudly in Washionton. https://www.npr.org/2018/05/24/614200958/top-house-democrat-requests-probe-into-how-fbi-sources-name-was-leaked =============== 1. A Pakistani exchange student was one of the 10 people shot dead in... 2. She came from a country where militants have attacked schools and killed students, so her death- in a country that once seemed so much safer than Pakistan-shocked many in her home country. 3. She was in a program that is meant to foster better unerstanding of Muslim culture. Her participation in the program reflected her ambition: she wanted to be a diplomat. 4. He never imagined a Pakistani student would be a victim of a school shooting in America. It seems like it wouldnt happen to people who go to the U.S. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/21/613119185/we-were-expecting-that-she-will-return-alive-family-mourns-slain-pakistani-stude |
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