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| Attacks at U.S.-Based
Hotels in Amman Were Minutes
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Terrorist bombs ripped nearly
simultaneously through three popular hotels here
on Wednesday night, killing dozens and wounding
more than 100. The bombs tore through the lobby
of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, hit a wedding party at
the Radisson SAS Hotel down the street, and
exploded at the Days Inn Hotel, all within
minutes. The largest numbers of victims were at
the Radisson wedding, where numerous Jordanian
notables were in attendance. The Jordanian
cabinet said in a statement that the attacks,
which killed 57 people and wounded 110, appeared
to have been carried out by suicide bombers.
Amman, the capital, was placed under a severe
security lockdown late Wednesday with streets
closed and the police donning heavy armor.
Members of Jordan's secret intelligence police
force were also out in full force. (From : New
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Vocabulary
1. terrorist (n):
somebody who uses violence, especially bombing,
kidnapping, and assassination, to intimidate
others, often for political purposes恐怖份子
Example Sentence: The terrorists are
threatening to blow up the hijacked airliner.
2. rip
(vi/vt): to roughly tear something apart or off,
or become torn in this way (被)撕,扯,剝
Example Sentence: The tailor ripped
the hem and shortened the dress.
3. simultaneously
(adv.): done, happening, or existing at the same
time 同時發生地
4. explode (v):to blow up or
burst with a sudden release of chemical or
nuclear energy and a loud noise, or cause
something to blow up or burst in this way 爆炸
Example Sentence: The terrorists
exploded a bomb in a store.
5. suicide (n) :
killing oneself intentionally 自殺
Example Sentence: He attempted
suicide after his firm had gone bankrupt.
6. don (vt): to put
on (clothes, etc) 穿上, 披上
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| National News |
| Live e-Guide service
platform to help boost agri-business
opportunities |
| Taiwan's accession to the World
Trade Organization has countless challenges to
Taiwan's mostly small-sized farms. In a bid to
help them enhance their competitiveness, the
Council of Agriculture has been encouraging
those farms to cash in on the implementation of
the five-day workweek that has generated a
greater demand for weekend leisure activities.
"Recreational Agriculture" has become a favorite
weekend leisure activity for many in Taiwan. To
help farm owners and agricultural workers ride
this wave, the COA started the Live e-Guide
service platform to provide people with
information on relaxing ways to spend their
weekends. At the same time, this Web site helps
farm owners and workers discover business
opportunities. Since last November, this Web
site has recorded 180,000 hits. With an
estimated income of NT$4.5 billion, the COA
envisions Recreational Agriculture as having the
win-win scenario that would help agricultural
workers deal with the challenges of Taiwan's WTO
membership. (From Taiwan News
2005-11-10) |
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Vocabulary
1.
accession (n.): the assumption of an important
position, usually a position of power 達到某一級別或地位
Example Sentence: On his accession to the
throne, he inherited vast estates.
2.
enhance (vt): to improve or add to the strength,
worth, beauty, or other desirable quality of
something 提高, 增加
Example
Sentence: Those clothes do nothing to enhance
her appearance.
3. hit (n) : [computing]
single visit made by a user and recorded at a
Web site on the Internet 訪問 (網站紀錄下的用戶參閱次數)
Example
Sentence: This page has recorded 700 hits since
November 1.
4. estimate (vt): to
make an approximate calculation of something 估計
Example
Sentence: She estimated that the work would take
three months.
5.envision (vt): to form
a mental picture of something, typically
something that may occur or be possible in the
future 想像, 展望
Phrase
1. cash
in on : to exploit a situation in order to get
personal benefit, especially money
從某事物中獲得利益
Example Sentence: The shops are cashing in
on temporary shortages by raising prices.
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| Health
News |
| Eating uncooked soy
protein lowers cholesterol, study
says |
| Two servings a day of soy protein
- such as that found in tofu, soy milk or soy
powder - can lower cholesterol levels by as much
as 9 percent as long as the raw soy is uncooked,
a study said yesterday. Soy-fortified muffins,
cereals or nutritional bars in which the soy
protein was baked at high temperatures do not
provide the benefit, study author James Anderson
said. “Soy protein increases the activity of
low-density lipoprotein receptors primarily on
the liver that clears it from the body,” he
said. “Eating soy protein increases the activity
of these enzymes that break down the
cholesterol.” (From Reuters
2005-11-17) |
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Vocabulary
1.
cholesterol (n): fatty substance found in animal
fluids and tissue, thought to cause hardening of
the arteries 膽固醇
Example
Sentence: A high cholesterol level in the blood
can cause heart disease.
2. protein (n.):
substance found in meat, eggs, fish, etc that is
an important body-building part of the diet of
humans and animals 蛋白質
Example
Sentence: Protein is essential to life.
3.
muffin(n): a small round cake for one person
made from a thick batter and often containing
fruit or nuts, eaten at breakfast or for a
snack小鬆餅
4. lipoprotein (n): a
complex of lipids and proteins that carries
lipids around the body 脂蛋白
5. enzyme (n):
organic chemical substance that is formed in
living cells and assists chemical changes(e.g.
in digestion) without being changed itself 酵素
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for the final準備期末考 |
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Mary: |
Are you ready for your final
in English reading? 你準備好你的英文閱讀期末考了嗎？ |
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Alice: |
No. I haven’t even started
reviewing. 還沒。我甚至還沒開始複習咧。 |
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Mary: |
What? There are so many
chapters to study. 什麼？有好多章要讀耶。 |
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Alice: |
I
know. I am the type of person who always
leaves things until the last minute.
我知道。我是那種事情要留到最後一分鐘再做的人。 |
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Mary: |
There is so
much to study. I started reviewing for my
final three weeks ago but I don’t think I started
early enough. 有好多要唸耶。我三個星期前就開始複習我的期末考，不過我認為還是不夠早。 |
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Alice: |
I
work better under pressure. So, I’ll just
have to pull a few all-nighters.
我在壓力下表現得比較好。所以我還是熬夜個幾天吧。 |
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Mary: |
I can never stay up all
night. I won’t be able to concentrate the
next day. 我永遠無法熬夜。我隔天會無法專心。 |
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Alice: |
My trick is to drink lots of
coffee. 我的秘訣是喝很多咖啡。 |
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Mary: |
Coffee makes me edgy so that
I can’t concentrate on
anything. 咖啡讓我易怒，這樣我就不能專心做任何事。 |
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Alice: |
Not for me! I’m used to burning the
midnight oil before the finals. I’ve done it
for many years. 我可不會！我早習慣在期末考前大熬特熬。我這麼做已經好多年了。 |
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Mary: |
I don’t think this habit is
good for your health.
這種習慣對你的健康不好。 |
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Alice: |
I
know. I tried to be prepared early but I
just don’t study as well if I know I have a lot of
time to study. 我知道。我曾經試過提早準備，只不過我若是知道自己還有很多時間可以唸書，我就不會唸得那麼好。 |
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Mary: |
I guess everyone has a
different study habit.
我想每個人都有不同的唸書習慣吧。 |
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Alice: |
I
guess I take after my Dad. My mom told me
that my dad was like this also when he was in
school. This will be my last final so I’ll
be able to get some rest after tomorrow.
我想我遺傳到我老爸。我媽說，我爸當年在學校時就是這德行。這是我最後一科期末考，所以明天過後我就可以休息了。 |
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Mary: |
Lucky you! I have three more exams
next week. I won’t be able to relax until
after next week. 你真好命！我下星期還有三科。我要一直到下下星期才可以輕鬆一下。 |
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Vocabulary
1. final：(n.) 期末考
2. review：(v.) 複習
3. chapter：(n.)（書籍）章
4. pressure：(n.) 壓力
5. all-nighter：熬夜
6. stay up：熬夜
7. concentrate：(v.)
專心；集中
8. trick：(n.) 技巧；戲法
9. edgy：(adj.) 易怒的
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burning the midnight
oil：熬夜
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habit：(n.) 習慣；習性
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health：(n.) 健康 13.
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I.聽力訓練 |
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速讀：您在(
)分鐘內讀完本文(1390字)速度為每分鐘( )字。
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單字：您今天學了那幾個單字？
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發音：每個字的發音您都會了嗎？
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跟講：戴耳機一邊聽一邊同步跟講。
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摘要：用五十個英文字寫出本文的摘要。
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有同學問到底要先看文章再聽MP3我的答案是初期可以先看文章再聽
MP3否則先聽MP3.
但是聽力訓練最終的目標是希望能夠不靠任何文章就聽懂MP3英文.
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睡眠學習法:我從十幾年前就推廣一種聽力學習法---睡眠學習法,
也就是在睡眠中靠聽的方式學習英文.但是先决條作是必須在睡前必須把每個字都看懂並且聽懂.
否則不可能在睡眠中把它聽懂, 至於使用計麼設備?我以前教學生用MP3和小型耳機聽,
不過最近我在Google查到有一種骨傳導的耳機枕頭,很明顯的好處是你的頭怎麼滾動都聽得到.聲音開小一點也不易吵到同床異夢的人,
只可惜價錢貴了一點. 而且它是否會危及聽覺和健康就沒有人知道了.
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I’m Barbara
Klein with the VOA Special English Health Report.
New research
has found no link between the use of cellular
telephones and tumors in the head. The study is
one of the largest ever done on the possible links
between brain cancer and cell phone radiation
(幅射).
British
researchers looked for a possible link between
cell phone use and a rare tumor called acoustic
neuroma. Acoustic neuromas develop on the nerve
linking the brain and the inner ear.
Researchers
also investigated links between cell phones and
other kinds of cancers. But they say acoustic
neuromas would be the most likely because they
grow close to where people hold cell phones.
Scientists at
the Institute of Cancer Research in London
gathered information from studies done in Britain,
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Cell phones
have been widely used in those countries for more
than ten years.
The
researchers questioned more than four thousand
people. Six hundred seventy-eight of them had
developed acoustic neuromas. The researchers then
compared their cell phone use over a ten-year
period. The results were published in the British
Journal of Cancer.
Anthony
Swerdlow led the study. He said the results
suggest there is no major risk of acoustic
neuromas in the first ten years of using cell
phones. But he said the technology is still too
new to know about long-term effects. He also
warned that young children who use cell phones
could be at higher risk. The results of a recent
Swedish study also found no link between cell
phone use and brain tumors. In two thousand, a
British study found no serious health effects from
the use of cell phones. However, it warned that
children should use them only in emergencies.
Some
investigations have found a cancer risk. A study
by the World Health Organization last year found
that people who have used cell phones for at least
ten years may be at greater risk for a rare brain
tumor.
Other studies
have suggested radiation from cellular phones can
cause heating in the brain, headaches and stomach
problems. Some scientists suggest that the
increased number of cases of brain cancer is
likely linked to the use of cell phones.
Almost two
thousand million people use cell phones around the
world.
This VOA
Special English Health Report was written by
Cynthia Kirk. Our reports are online at
voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Barbara Klein.
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black
adj.黑色的；黑暗的
n. [U] 黑色
People who
work in the office have to wear black
pants.
在這個辦公室工作的人，必須穿黑長褲。
2.
blue
adj.藍色的；憂鬱的
n. [U] 藍色
My mother
bought me a blue skirt last
Sunday.
上星期天，我的媽媽買給我一件藍裙子。
3.
brown
adj.棕色的；咖啡色的
n. [U] 棕色；咖啡色
You can see
brown bears in the Taipei City
Zoo.
在台北市立動物園，你可以看到棕熊。
4.
color
n. [U;C]
顏色
What color
do you like best? I like green
best.
你最喜歡什麼顏色？我最喜歡綠色。
5.
golden
adj. 黃金般的
That
American girl has golden hair.
那位美國女孩有著一頭金髮。
6.
gray
adj.灰色的
n. [U] 灰色
The sky
turns gray when it is going to
rain.
要下雨時，天空轉為灰色。
7.
green
adj.綠色的
n. [U] 綠色
Mail
carriers in Taiwan usually wear
green.
台灣的郵差通常穿綠色。
8.
orange
adj.橘黃色的；橙色的
n. [U] 橘黃色；橙色
Put on the
orange coat. It will make you look
bright.
穿上這件橘外套，它將會使你看來明亮。
9.
pink
adj.
粉紅色的；淡紅色的
n. [U] 粉紅色；淡紅色
Pink is the
favorite color of Hello Kitty.
粉紅色是Hello
Kitty最喜歡的顏色。
10.
purple
adj.
色的
n. [U] 色
Sharon
believes that purple is her lucky
color.
雪倫相信紫色是她的幸運色。
11.
red
adj.
紅色的
n. [U] 紅色
Chinese
think that dressing in red can bring good
luck.
中國人相信穿著紅色可以帶來好運。
12.
white
adj.
白色的；蒼白的
n. [U] 白色
Most white
people live in Europe and
America.
多數白人住在歐洲和美國。
13.
yellow
adj.
黃色的
n. [U] 黃色
My art
teacher looked young when he wore a yellow
tie.
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