一週大事04/05～04/18

●148 Registered for Local Elections
The Local Electoral Registration deadline of the tenth township councilors and village chiefs election (the eighth in Wu Qiu Village) in Kinmen County was on April 16. A total of 65 people had registered for township councilors and 83 people for villager chiefs. The vote and vote count for this two-in-one election are scheduled on June 12.
●基層選舉登記截止148人角逐
　 金門縣第十屆（烏坵鄉第八屆）鄉鎮民代表暨村里長選舉登記16日截止，鄉鎮民代表總計有六十五人登記參選，村里長則有八十三人登記。這項二合一選舉，並訂於六月十二日舉行投開票。

●New Medical Facility Added In Kinmen Hospital
Kinmen Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, held the ESWL Room opening ceremony on April 15. According to the description of Kinmen Hospital, the introduction of the extracorporeal(5) shock wave lithotripsy(6) (ESWL) system is for relieving the distress for patients going to Taiwan for further medical treatment.
●署金醫院醫療設備再添生力軍
　 行政院衛生署金門醫院15日舉辦「體外震波碎石室（ESWL Room）」啟用典禮。根據署立金門醫院的說明，署立金門醫院引進的體外震波碎石系統，一定程度可免除病患赴台就醫的困擾。
●42 people Strive(7) for One Pawn Shop License Drawing
County police bureau had been handling the applications for a new pawn(8) shop license. A total of 42 eligible(9) townspeople completed the registration. Casting lots ceremony is scheduled on April 30 to decide who the winner will be.
●42搶1 新增當舖抽籤僧多粥少
　 縣警局辦理新增一家當鋪申請，共有四十二位符合資格的縣民完成登記，預定30日舉行公開抽籤儀式，抽出一位幸運者。

●Magistrate Li Received China Students & Granted Scholarship
Thirty exchange students from Zhangzhou Institute of Technology in China, studying this semester at the National Kinmen Institute of Technology, visited the Kinmen County Government on April 14, and were warmly welcomed by County Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi. Li granted (10) a gift of 5,000 NT dollars to each student at their first meeting, and encouraged students to study hard, enjoy the natural conditions and hospitality of Kinmen. He also encouraged them to treasure good memories and be the seeds of Kinmen marketing after going back to mainland China.
●李縣長接見陸生致贈助學金
國立金門技術學院首批來自大陸漳州職業技術學院研修班交流的大陸學生30名，14日前往金門縣政府參訪拜會，受到縣長李沃士熱烈歡迎。李沃士並贈送每位陸生新台幣五千元的助學金紅包為見面禮，期許他們用功學習、品味風土人情、留下美好回憶，回到大陸後成為金門的種子推銷員。

●KMIT To Upgrade Into NKMU On August 1
Students and teachers of National Kinmen Institute of Technology have looked forward many years to the upgrade of the school from college to university. And it finally became a reality. The Ministry of Education (MOE) held its review meeting on April 13 and approved that KMIT be renamed "National Kinmen University" after August 1. This upgrade of KMIT to university status will make great strides (11) in Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi's county developing prospect, "Kinmen University Island."
●金技8月1日將升格國立金門大學
國立金門技術學院師生企盼多年的升格大學，終於成真。教育部13日上午開會審查通過，同意金技學院從今年八月一日起改名為「國立金門大學」。金技學院升格大學，也讓李沃士縣長建設「金門大學島」願景，跨前一大步。

●Minister of MOE Willing to Help Establish the Kinmen Branch of NCKUH
Kinmen County Magistrate, Li, Wo-Shi visited the Minister of MOE, Wu,Qing-Ji (吳清基) on the morning of April 13 and received the support from Minister, Wu for "Kinmen Branch of NCKUH". Wu, Qing-Ji said that there had been precedents (12) in taking over of general hospitals, Department of Health by the colleges of medicine of different national universities. Wu promised that the MOE will cooperate fully with establishing the Kinmen Branch of NCKUH.
●成大設金門分院 教育部長吳清基同意配合
金門縣長李沃士13日上午拜會教育部長吳清基，就延請國立成功大學至金門設置「成功大學醫學院附設金門分院」，爭取吳部長支持。吳清基表示，台灣的大學醫學院接管署立醫院經營有前例，教育部對成大醫院在金門設分院會「全力配
合」。
●Magistrate Li Requested Opening Historical Folk Museum Next Year
Kinmen County Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi listened to the presentation by related bureau of the county government, demanding total control of the progression of the Kinmen Cultural Park project, and instructed that the Historical Folk Museum to be opened to all visitors on January 1 of next year hoping that the museum would boost the economic tourism development and reproduce an old elegance (13) for the Jinsha area.
●李縣長要求歷史民俗博物館明年對外開放
　 金門縣長李沃士12日聽取一項簡報，要求全面管控文化園區工程進度，並裁示，歷史民俗博物館務必明年1月1日正式對外開放，盼重振金沙地區經濟觀光事業發展，再現昔日風華。

●1. host-(vt.；初級) 主持、主辦。亦可當名詞，指「主人、節目主持人」。
●2. trinity-(n)三個一組、三位一體。
●3. overlook-(vt.)眺望、俯瞰。此處以現在分詞形式作為形容詞，與platform和在一起稱為景觀平台。
●4. memorandum-(n)備忘錄；或指外交上的「照會」。
●5. extracorporeal-(adj.)體外的。
●6. lithotripsy-(n)震波療法。即shock wave therapy。
●7.strive-(vt.)努力、奮鬥。
●8.pawn-(n., vt.)典當、抵押。
●9. eligible-(adj.)法律上符合資格的；適合的、合意的。
●10. grant-(vt.；中級) 贈予；授予；同意、准予。
●11. stride-(n；中高級) 邁大步走。
●12. precedent-(n；中高級) 前例；先例。
●13. elegance-(n)優雅、典雅。此處指金沙鎮昔日的「風華」。