Tony Blair described the summit as a significant turning point in the relations between the European Union and India. Speaking after talks with the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, Mr Blair said that Europe must have a relationship of equals with India for mutual benefit.

　　Just a decade or so ago at a summit like this, Indian leaders would have been asking Europe for a helping hand. But now India is emerging as an economic force with the fastest growth of any democratic nation. The new buying power was underlined by India's announcement to coincide with the talks that it will buy forty three Airbus planes made in Europe. The deal will be worth two-point-two billion dollars.

　　The two prime ministers also agreed to increase cooperation to tackle global warming and terrorism. Mr Blair said there would be better coordination between police forces in Europe and India to stop terrorist groups crossing borders and to prevent money laundering. (From BBC Learning English, September 7, 2005)

Vocabulary

1. summit (n.) 最高級會議 (adj.) 政府首腦間的
   important meeting between the leaders of different countries
2. turning point (ph.)轉折點,轉捩點
   time at which an important change occurs
3. relationship of equals 平等關係
   partnership where each party has the same rights and opportunities
4. mutual benefit 共享利益
   advantages shared equally by two parties
5. a decade or so ago 十年前
   about ten years ago
6. a helping hand 幫手
   support or aid given when it was needed
7. emerging as an economic force 成為具經濟實力國家
   beginning to become a wealthy country
8. buying power 購買能力
   ability to spend large amounts of money
9. underlined (v. ) 強調
   made more obvious
10. money laundering 洗錢
    transferring illegally obtained money to hide where it came from

　　Typhoon Talim made landfall in Taiwan’s Hualien County, battering its coastline with heavy rains and powerful category 14 winds. Some residents there lost power, but the county generally avoided any major disasters overnight.
　　Typhoon Talim made landfall just after 1am on Thursday morning near Hualien County’s Liwu River delta. Although the rain tailed off after daylight, the storm’s winds remained powerful, hitting a high of category 14. Even reporters on the scene had trouble standing still for the camera.
　　This FTV reporter described how hard it was to stand in place in the face of winds that were growing in strength.
　　As reporters were delivering first hand accounts of the storm’s force, they noticed some individuals were taking a close look at the massive waves. After wreaking havoc overnight, the storm’s winds left behind a trail of trees and signs that had been blown into Hualien’s desolate streets.
　　This resident said the winds were powerful and that electricity had been cut off in the area.
　　Although some Hualien residents were without power, the county itself managed
to avoid any major disasters. (From民視英語新聞, September 1, 2005)

Vocabulary:

1. landfall (n.) 登陸
2. tail off (phr.) 變小
3. category (n.) 範疇
4. on the scene (phr.) 在場的
5. wreak (vt.) 洩下
6. havoc (n.) 大破壞、浩劫
7. desolate (adj.) 無人煙的
8. resident (n.) 居民
9. disaster (n.) 大災難

　　You already know that recycling is important. It helps us make less trash and use less energy. Many countries are now recycling to make the world cleaner. One of the most common things to recycle is plastic. You can recycle bottles, shopping bags, CDs, and other things made of plastic. But do you know what happens to plastic when it is recycled? First, the plastics cleaned. Seconds, it is cut into small pieces. Finally, it is melted and then made into new products. In American, half of the recycled plastic soda bottles are made into new bottles. The rest of the bottles are made into things that we use every day. (From LiveABC, February 2004)

Vocabulary:

1. stuff (n) 物品

I have a lot of stuff in my backpack.

2. energy (n) 能源

Turn off the lights to save energy.

3. plastic (adj., n.) 塑膠(的)

The bottle is made of plastic.

4. melt (v.) 融化

The candle slowly melted.

5. product (n.) 產品; 產物

The company makes computer products.

Monica: Mmm. Smells good. What kind of food are you making? It does not look like the traditional Chinese noodles.

　　　　嗯！聞起來很香，你在煮什麼？看起來不像傳統的中國麵。

Niki: That’s right! I am making pasta with tomato sauce for my diet. However, my tomato sauce is different from others. This one has fresh tomatoes simmered with onion and basil into a rich tomato pasta. I am also having a salad with cherry tomatoes and golden tomato slices. There’s also tomato drinkable yogurt to start with. That sounds healthy…Yummy!

　　是呀！我正在做茄汁通心粉，但是，我的茄汁跟別人的不一樣，這是用新鮮蕃茄、洋葱跟羅勒煨成的濃稠茄汁通心粉。這邊則是聖女蕃茄跟黃金蕃茄沙拉。還有這種可以喝的蕃茄優格，聽起來很健康吧！好吃！

Monica: That’s right! I think the carotenoids in tomatoes are supposed to be good for your health. Well, I am sure it will all taste great. That’s a little heavy on the tomatoes, isn’t it? I like tomatoes, but isn’t this going overboard. What’s wrong with you Niki? You used to like meat so much!

　　　　是呀！我想蕃茄裡面的胡蘿蔔素是對你的健康很有益處，嗯，我相信一定也很好吃，但是，會不會用了太多蕃茄了？我喜歡蕃茄，但這樣不會太多了嗎？你是怎麼了？你以前很喜歡吃肉的說！

Niki: Yes! However, I have decided to keep my body fit and healthy! That’s why I am eating more and more tomatoes. You know it’s a kind of less in calorie and low in fat food.

　　 是呀！但是，我決定要保持健康以及好身材，那就是為什麼我吃這麼多、這麼多的蕃茄，你知道的，蕃茄熱量少、油脂也少。

Monica: YA! Maybe! I heard that tomato is one kind of low Cholesterol food to take while you are trying to keep yourself fit. But, it sounds too much…….tomatoes.

　　　　是呀！也許吧！我聽說蕃茄是一種膽固醇含量低、可以幫助你保持好身材的食物，但是儘管這樣，你還是放了太多的番茄了吧！

Niki: Yes! I think so! But how can I do to make myself fit and healthy?

　　 是呀！沒錯啦！不然，我要怎樣才能保持健康及好身材呢？

Monica: If I were you, I would rather have good eating habit and balanced diet. Maybe, you should exercise more instead of eating a lot of tomatoes. How do you think?

　　　　假如我是你的話，我寧可養成良好的飲食習慣和均衡的飲食，或許，你應該多做運動而不是吃這麼多的蕃茄，你認為呢？

Niki: I am really lazy for working out! Isn’t there any other better and easier way to keep fit and healthy?

　　我真的很懶得運動，難道沒有別的既簡單又容易的方法可以保持健美的呢？

Monica: How about an easy health diet?

　　　　那就來個簡單的健康飲食吧！

Niki: How easy?

　　 多簡單？

Monica: You only need to be careful about the colors of the food you eat.Sufficient and even amount of red, yellow, black, white and green food every day will keep you healthy. For example, tomato is red, spinach is green, rice is white, agarics are black and sweet pepper is yellow and so on.

　　　　你只需要看好你吃的食物的顏色就可以了；充足及均衡的攝取紅色、黃色、黑色、白色、和綠色的食物，會讓你每天都很健康。舉例來說：紅色的蕃茄、綠色的波菜、白色的米飯、黑色的木耳以及黃色的甜椒等等。

Niki: It sounds really easy and workable for me.

　　 聽起來真的很簡單，又做得到。

Monica: Also, remember less fat, less calorie and less sodium is good for you.And most important of all, don’t eat too much.

　　　　還有，記得少油、少熱量、少鈉對你有益處，最重要的是，不要吃太多。

Niki: All right. I’ll try whatever you say.

　　 好啦！我聽你的就是了！

Vocabulary

1. traditional (adj.) 傳統的
2. basil (n.) 羅勒
3. pasta (n.) 麵團
4. simmer (vt.) 嬒、墩
5. cholesterol (n.) 膽固醇
6. work out (phr.) 運動
7. sodium (n.) 鈉

簡單的介系詞也可以充分的描繪很難用其他詞類表達情境：

• Who’s in? 誰要參加？
• What’s in you?你在想甚麼？
• He’s not in at the moment. 他現在不在座位上。
• The 3G cell phone is in. 現在正流行3G的手機
• Are you with me?你有在聽嗎？
• You’re out.你出局了。
• Are you for or against the project?你贊成還是反對這個方案？
• Where are you up to?你從那兒來？
• I’m on it. 我這就去辦。
• We can talk about it over dinner.我們可以邊吃晚餐邊談。

　　一般人求職常把重心放在如何撰寫出令人印象深刻的履歷表(resume)，殊不知，真正給人第一印象的求職信(cover letter)，早在雇主翻閱應徵者的履歷資料前，就已經提前打了個印象分數。所以，如何寫出好的求職信是很重要的。建議求職者把握書寫求職信的機會，凸顯個人特質及長處, 強調對求職單位可能作出的貢獻, 提高獲得雇主面試(interview)的機會。此外，在撰寫履歷表之前，應先分析並根據求職者本身的長、短處，選定適合的工作，然後收集該求職單位的資料，如營業項目、工作時間及內容、公司沿革與發展、或相關領域的資料，依循適當的履歷表格式，第一種：按時間先後順序編排履歷表 (Chronological)，這種履歷表格式較適合學經歷或其他專長項目繁多,並未曾轉業的求職者，或第二種：功能性履歷表(Functional)，這種履歷表格式較適合學經歷較淺或工作經歷曾間斷或意圖轉換工作領域的求職者。最後，須注意正確的書信打字及編排格式、文法及拼字，才算是完成求職的第一歩。