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新聞英文解析 衛福部成立三AI中心助實現電子醫療
The MOHW has announced the establishment of three artificial intelligence (AI) centers which focus on responsible implementation, forensic verification, and impact research to help achieve its smart medicine (e-health) goals, adding that 16 “indicator hospitals” have been selected to test and demonstrate the technology. The AI canters cloud not only help educate doctors about AI, aid in the certification of AI products and help formulate NHI pricing standards but also lead to more advanced medical services. 衛生福利部昨天宣布成立三個專注於負責任的實施、法醫驗證和影響研究的人工智慧(AI)中心,以幫助實現其智慧醫療(電子醫療)目標,並補充說已選擇16家「指標醫院」來測試和示範該技術。這些人工智慧中心不僅可幫助醫生進行人工智慧教育,協助人工智慧產品的認證,並協助制定國民健康保險定價標準,也能帶來更先進的醫療服務。 MOHW:(n.)衛生福利部the Ministry of Health and Welfare的頭自語縮寫,是中華民國有關公共衛生、醫療與社會福利事務的最高主管機關,同時監督各縣市地方政府衛生局與社會局。 forensic :(a.)法醫的 verification:(n.)驗證程序 補充:法醫的「鑑識科學」forensic science是一種利用科學手段處理、解決與司法體系利益相關問題的科學。其主要針對刑事及民事案件。數位證據鑑識工作digital evidence forensic有時又被稱作數位鑑識科學或數位取證,是鑑識科學的其中一個分支,主要在針對數位裝置中的內容進行調查與復原,常與電腦犯罪有關。 indicator:(n.)指標 demonstrate:(v.)示範 certification:(n.)認證 NHI:(n.)國民健康保險National health insurance,是一種法定健康保險statutory health insurance,SHI,提供給民眾,用來支付醫療衛生的成本。 ────────────────── The health ministry first announced the subsidy plan in July and the applications from 30 medical institutions were received by 1 August. Among them, 16 hospitals, including National Taiwan University Hospital and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, were approved. They are set to be granted subsidies to establish three types of AI centers -those being responsible AI implementation centers, clinical AI verification centers, and AI impact research centers. The initiation of these centers will effectively solve concerns regarding the use of AI in clinical practice, and the move will help solve issues including medical manpower shortages, the optimizing of long-term medical care policies, and sustaining the national health insurance system, said the Health Minister Chiu Tai-Yuan. 衛福部於7月首次公佈了補貼計畫,截至8月1日,已收到30家醫療機構的申請。其中包括台大醫院、台北榮總醫院在內的16家醫院的申請已獲批准。衛福部擬發放補貼建立三類A-I中心-負責A-I的實施中心、臨床 A-I 驗證中心和 A-I 影響研究中心。衛福部長邱泰源表示,此舉將有助於解決包括醫療人力短缺,長期醫療優化政策,維持國民健康保險體系。 subsidy:(n.)補助金 veteran:(n.)退伍軍人;榮民 clinical:(a.)臨床的 concern:(n.)憂慮;關切 manpower:(n.)人力 optimize:(v.)使優化;完善 ────────────────── AI can be an assistive tool in generating electronic medical records, analyzing images, researching genetic data and monitoring the condition of patients. AI can also help doctors and nurses assess potential issues beforehand. Ranging from electronic medical records to specific applications at different specialties, the goal smart healthcare is to help hospitals use AI and big data collection to introduce technological applications to medical care. In the future, the AI imaging research center could be added into the health insurance system if it clears clinical assessments. 人工智慧可以成為產生電子病歷、分析影像、研究遺傳資料和監測病患狀況的輔助工具,也可以幫助醫生和護士提前評估潛在問題。涵蓋電子病歷到不同專業的特定應用,智慧醫療的目標是幫助醫院利用人工智慧和大數據收集將技術應用引入醫療保健。未來,AI影像研究中心如果通過臨床評估,可望納入健保體系。 assistive:(a.)輔助的 genetic:(a.)基因的 assess:(v.)估計 常見表示評估或估計的單字有estimate、assess 和 evaluate,estimate含有推測或猜測出一個大概數值的含義,比如推估成本或數量,而assess 和 evaluate則是指對於事物的數量、價值及重要性作出評價或評定。在大多數情況下,assess 和 evaluate 非常相似,可以互換,但如果談及稅務或稅款的話,通常會用assess,而不是 evaluate。 beforehand:(adv.)事先;預先 ────────────────── Chiu firmly believes that AI medical applications can help achieve the goal of net-zero emissions. Otherwise, he emphasized that the launching of the centers is not only an important milestone in smart medical development in Taiwan but also reflects the government's goal of advancing e-health and ensuring the international competitiveness in the global medical field. He also stressed that AI could assist in environmental impact, resources and manpower allocation, development of new drugs and technologies, and sustainable development of the national health insurance system, echoing President Lai Ching-De's vision of a healthy Taiwan. 邱堅信 A-I 醫療應用可以協助實現淨零排放目標。此外,他強調這些中心的啟動不僅是台灣智慧醫療發展的一個重要里程碑也反映了政府推進電子醫療並確保全球醫療領域國際競爭力的目標。他還強調,人工智慧可以協助環境影響、資源和人力配置、新藥和新技術的開發以及國民健康保險體系的可持續發展,並呼應賴清德總統的健康台灣願景。 net-zero emission:(n.)淨零排放 淨零排放簡稱為淨零,是減緩全球暖化的行動之一,指在一段特定時間內,全球人為排放的溫室氣體量和人為移除的量相抵銷後,其結果為零。全球已有130多國提出「2050淨零排放」的宣示與行動,台灣國發會於2022提出包含四大轉型、兩大治理及十二項關鍵戰略在內的臺灣2050淨零排放路徑及策略來逐步落實全球氣候目標。 echo:(v.)呼應
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新聞英文解析 審查會拍板一般碳費率每公噸新台幣300元
The MOENV convened its sixth carbon fee rate review council on Monday (Oct. 7), setting the standard rate at NT$300 (US$9.34) per metric ton of carbon emissions. Besides the basic rate, the council also established preferential rates for industries meeting specific reduction criteria: NT$50 per metric ton for Category A and NT$100 per metric ton for Category B. The fees, applied initially only to companies emitting more than 25,000 tones per year, are expected to be collected starting in 2026, based on actual emissions next year. 環境部週一(10月7日)召開第六次碳費率審議會,將標準碳排費率定為每公噸新台幣300元(美金9.34元)。除了基本費率,委員會亦對符合具體削減標準的行業制定了優惠稅率:A類每公噸新台幣50元,B類每公噸新台幣100元。這些費用最初僅適用於年排放量超過25,000噸的公司,預計將於2026年開始根據明年的實際排放量收取。 the MOENV :(n.)the Ministry of Environment環境部 convene :(v.)召開(會議) review council:(n.)審議會 metric :(n.)公制 preferential :(a.)優惠的 meet :(v.)符合 specific:(a.)特定的 reduction:(n.)減量 criteria :(n.)作出評判、決定或處理的標準或準則 initially:(adv.)起初;最初 emit:(v.)散發(光、雜訊、氣味或氣體) ────────────────── The council has met six times, examining global carbon pricing practices and assessing impacts on the CPI since its inception in March 2024. Estimates showed a carbon fee of NT$300 per metric ton would lead to a 0.12 percentage point drop in GDP. Based on the GDP last year, every 0.1 percentage point drop in GDP is equivalent to about NT$23.5 billion, the MOEA said, adding that some local companies are bracing for a negative impact from the upcoming charges on carbon emissions as they are facing higher preferential rates than their rivals, who are paying NT$64.7 per ton imposed in Japan and NT$5.7 per ton in South Korea. The ministry would continue to urge the carbon fee review committee to lower the bar, it added. 自2024年3月成立以來,該委員會已召開六次會議,審查全球碳定價實踐並檢視其對消費者物價指數的影響。評估結果顯示每噸300元新台幣的碳排放費將導致GDP下降0.12個百分點。經濟部聲稱,以去年GDP計算,GDP每下降0.1個百分點,相當於新台幣約235億元,並補充說明部分本地企業正準備迎接即將到來的碳排放收費的負面影響,因其所面臨的優惠費率比競爭對手更高,日本每噸徵收新台幣64.7元,韓國每噸徵收新台幣5.7元。經濟部並表示將繼續敦促碳費審查委員會降低標準。 inception:(n.)成立;創立 CPI:(n.)消費者物價指數the Consumer Price Index的縮寫,在經濟學上,是反映與居民生活有關的產品及勞務價格統計出來的物價變動指標,以百分比變化為表達形式,是衡量通貨膨脹的主要指標之一。 GDP:(n.)國內生產毛額Gross Domestic Product,又稱國內生產總值,是一定時期內一個區域的經濟活動中所生產出之全部最終成果的市場價值。國內生產毛額在衡量一國或地區經濟狀況和發展水準具有相當重要性,是國民經濟核算的核心指標。 equivalent:(a.)等值的;相等的 the MOEA :(n.)經濟部the Ministry of Economic Affairs的頭字語縮寫 brace:(n.)之稱;做好準備 rival:(n.)敵手 impose:(v.)強制實行 ────────────────── The MOENV initially targets entities with annual emissions exceeding 25,000 metric tons threshold, inclusive of the power, gas supply, and manufacturing sectors, affecting approximately 500 emitters. To incentivize carbon reduction, the ministry offers a "voluntary reduction program" that allows entities to apply for preferential rates upon approval. It reflects Taiwan's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and aligning with international climate goals. 環境部首先針對年排放量超過25,000噸的實體,包括電力、天然氣供應和製造業,影響約500家工廠。為了激勵碳減排,環保部推出了「溫室氣體自願減量專案計劃」,允許企業經批准後申請優惠費率。反映了台灣致力於減少碳足跡並與國際氣候目標保持一致。 exceed:(v.)超過 threshold:(n.)門檻 emitter:(n.)排放者 incentivize:(v.)刺激;激勵 voluntary reduction program:(n.)溫室氣體自願減量專案。 溫室氣體Greenhouse Gas(GHG),依管理辦法第3條,應盤查之溫室氣體種類包含二氧化碳(CO2)、 甲烷(CH4)、氧化亞氮(N2O)、氫氟碳化物(HFCs)、全氟碳化物(PFCs)、六氟化硫(SF6)、三氟化氮(NF3)及其他經中央主管 機關公告之物質。易吸收太陽輻射的氣體,將太陽熱能保留在地球中,若大幅增加則會形成地球暖化現象。 溫室氣體減量額度在總量管制實施前,減量額度可運用於碳中和、環境影響評估承諾需求;總量管制實施後,減量額度可用於扣減抵銷其超額量,或可於碳交易市場進行交易。 approval:(n.)許可 commitment:(n.)保證;致力 carbon footprint:(n.)碳足跡,指的是一項活動或產品的整個生命週期中,直接與間接產生的溫室氣體排放量,盤查的標準依據是ISO14067。 align to:校準;與…一致。
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新聞英文解析 桃園一銀行員涉貪629萬
An employee at a Taiwan First Bank branch in Taoyuan's Bade District is under investigation for allegedly embezzling NT$6.29 million (US$194,574) in cash, the bank and local police said. 台灣第一銀行桃園八德區分行及當地警方稱該行一名員工因涉嫌挪用新台幣629萬元(194,574美元)現金而受到調查。 allegedly:(adv.)涉嫌地 embezzle:(v.)貪汙;侵吞;盜用;挪用錢款 ────────────────── A person with knowledge of the matter who wished to remain anonymous said that bank employees noticed that each bundle of cash was missing NT$2,000 to NT$3,000 while conducting an inventory on the cash in its vault on Friday. An audit had been requested after discovering a shortage of cash in reserves of Danan ranch, said Taiwan First Bank in a statement issued Saturday. 一位不願透露姓名的知情人士稱,銀行工作人員在週五清點金庫現金時發現每捆現金短少新台幣2,000元至3,000元。台灣第一銀行在周六發布的聲明中表示,其大南分行在發現其儲備現金短缺後已要求進行查帳。 anonymous:(a.)匿名的 bundle:(n.)捆;束 conduct:(v.)執行;實施 常見於表示「執行」的單字有 do、perform、conduct以及execute,do是最普通用於表示具體完成某個工作或任務的單字,也用於完成某個動作。perform用於表示完成困難度較大且複雜的任務,是較為正式的字。conduct與perform相似,也是正式的用字,差別在於perform含有領導、指導或監督的意思在內。conduct強調組織和管理,而execute則強調正式和有權威的執行。 inventory:(n.)盤點 vault:(n.)銀行的金庫;保險庫 audit:(n.)查帳;審計 reserve:(n.)儲藏量 ────────────────── A bank teller supervisor surnamed Lee at the branch has reportedly admitted to taking a few NT$1,000 bills from the bundles each time he conducted an inventory, accumulating NT$6.291 million in illicit gains. 據報導,分行一名李姓行員主管承認每次清點時,都會從捆紮中取出數張千元大鈔,累計違法所得629.1萬元。 teller:(n.)銀行出納員 supervisor:(n.)管理者;督導 a few:為數不多的;有一些 此篇新聞中的bill「紙鈔」是可數名詞,所以,一、兩張紙鈔,就是a few bills。英文中表示「一點點」的用法有:few、a few、little及a little,前兩者用來形容可數名詞,而後面兩個,則用於形容不可數名詞。另外這四者最大的差別在於,a few 和a little皆表示雖然少,但是還有「一些」,與some 相似,帶有肯定語氣。而few 和 little 皆表示「很少」,帶有否定語氣。比如說,我們想要表示,雖然少,但「他還有些朋友」用的是He has a few friends. 如果說想要表示,「他的朋友為數不多,寥寥無幾」。那就是He has few friends. accumulate:(v.)累積 illicit:(a.)非法的;違禁的;社會不容的 illicit和illegal 或 unlawful 很大程度上是一樣的,都表示「違法」,但是illicit這個字也用於表示沒那麼嚴重的違法行為或者是僅為違反道德的行為。比如說,What is considered illicit today is commonplace tomorrow.「今天我們認為是違法的,明天可能就司空見慣了」。在這個句子中的「違法」就只能用illicit,而不能用illegal,因為illegal單純就是指違反法律本身。 gain:(n.)獲利;尤指經過一段時間逐漸取得的收益 ────────────────── Saturday, Liang Chung-ming, deputy chief of the Taoyuan Police Department's Bade Precinct said his precinct opened an investigation after the bank branch reported the alleged financial crime on Friday(Oct. 4). Police have summoned the suspect Lee for questioning, and once all the missing funds are located, he would be turned over to prosecutors to be investigated on suspicion of embezzlement, Liang said. 桃園市警察局八德分局副局長梁仲銘週六表示,週五(10月4日)銀行分行通報涉嫌金融犯罪後,該分局已展開調查。梁說,警方已傳喚李姓犯罪嫌疑人進行訊問,一旦找到所有失蹤資金,犯罪嫌疑人將以涉嫌挪用公款罪移送檢察機關審查。 deputy:(n.) 代理人;副手 precinct:(n.) 管轄區;尤指警區 summon:(v.) 法院的傳喚 suspect:(n.) 嫌疑犯 fund:(n.) 資金 locate:(v.) 確定…的位置;發現…的位置 suspicion:(n.) 懷疑;猜疑 embezzlement:(n.) 貪污;盜用公款 ────────────────── The interests of its customer would not be affected by the theft, added Taiwan First Bank. It is looking at ways to tighten its internal procedures to ensure that such incidents do not happen again in the future. 台灣第一銀行補充道,其客戶的利益不會因盜竊事件而受到影響,並且該行正在研究如何加強內部程序,以確保此類事件不再發生。 interest:(n.)利益 internal:(a.)內部的 internal的反義字為的同義字為inside,反義字為external(外部的)或outside procedure:(n.)程序 表示「發生」的英文字有 happen 、occur 以及take place,這三者都沒有被動語態。基本上 happen 常指偶發事件,發生的事情對人事物會產生影響。occur是比較正式的字,而take place一般指「非」偶然事件的發生,通常是預先安排好、計劃過的事情。
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新聞英文解析 颱風屏東大火9人身亡
Another individual has been confirmed dead following a fire at An tai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in Pingtung County as the island was being battered by Typhoon Krathon, bringing the death toll to nine, eight patients and one employee. According to authority, a total of 324 patients who were staying in Block D of the hospital where the fire happened were rescued and 113 among them were transferred to other hospitals. 山陀兒颱風侵台期間,屏東縣安泰醫院大火又增一名死者,累計死亡人數達九人,包括一名員工及八名病人。據當局表示起火醫院D棟住院的324名患者已獲救,其中113名轉移至其他醫院。 batter:(v.)連續猛擊;搗毀 evacuate:(v.)撤退 ────────────────── Reportedly the blaze started in an electricity distribution room on the second floor after an air compressor caught fire while the cause is still unknown. The firefighters, police and other emergency response units arrived at about 7:40 a.m. to assist medical personnel to evacuate wheelchair-bound and bedridden patients from the hospital complex, with the rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Krathon which just made landfall in nearby Kaohsiung, adding to the difficulty of the operation. The blaze was extinguished around 1:08 p.m. with the help by the soldiers from a nearby military base. 起火原因尚未查明,據報導起火點是二樓配電室的一台空氣壓縮機起火。警消和其他緊急應變單位於上午7時40分左右趕到,協助醫護人員從醫院大樓內疏散坐輪椅和臥床不起的病人,而山陀兒颱風登陸鄰近高雄帶來的降雨和強風增加了行動的難度。下午1點08分左右,在附近軍事基地士兵的協助下撲滅火勢。 compressor:(n.)壓縮機 complex:(n.)由許多相關的不同部分所組成構造複雜的建築群;綜合大樓 landfall:(n.)登陸;著陸 extinguish:(v.)撲滅 ────────────────── Pingtung County Government later announcing eight had died and two were still missing. At around 2 p.m., one of the missing staff member, identified by his last name Wang, had fallen into cardiac arrest when firefighters pulled him from staircase between the first and second-floor in the hospital building, later pronounced dead after efforts to resuscitate him failed, authorities said, adding that the other missing one, a patient, had escaped the blaze and returned home on his own. 屏東縣政府後來宣布八人死亡,兩人仍失蹤。下午2點左右,王姓員工被消防隊員從醫院大樓一樓和二樓樓梯之間拉出來,心臟驟停。當局稱表示由於搶救無效,宣布該員死亡,並補充另一名失蹤者病患已獨自逃離了火災返回家中。 resuscitate:(v.)使甦醒;使恢復知覺 blaze :(n.)大火;火災 當我們要用英文表示火災發生,可以使用“a fire broke out”,一般來說“fire”是用來表示「火」最普遍的字,如果用來表示火花,火星,使用的是spark,如果冒起了火焰或火舌,就是flame,而瞬間竄起的火焰或火光,用的是flare,強調迅猛與突然,如果是熊熊大火,那就是blaze,這個字較為正式,尤其常用於新聞報導,而像是金門常發生的「火燒埔」,那就是野火wildfire。 ────────────────── Pingtung County Fire Department chief Lee Pin-cheng said that as the room housed many electrical appliances and high-voltage power lines, the fire quickly spread to the third and fourth floors where a large amount of medical equipment was stored, making the rescue mission more difficult. 324 patients had been evacuated safely, many of whom were treated for smoke inhalation and other minor injuries, and 113 people were transferred to other hospitals in Pingtung and Kaohsiung, Lee said. Su Ching-chyuan, the president of Antai Hospital, said Stack effect caused smoke and sparks to reach the upper floors, resulting in the deaths, and the eight deceased patients who were found on the building's 5th, 10th and 11th floors were bedridden elderly people staying in the hospital who were cared for by caregivers. He would provide assistances and financial compensation to the families of them and those who were injured, Su added. 屏東縣消防局長李彬正表示,由於房間內有大量電器和高壓電線,火勢很快就蔓延到存放大量醫療設備的三樓和四樓,使救援任務變得更加困難。目前已有324名病患安全疏散,其中許多人因吸入煙霧和其他輕傷而接受治療,並有113人被轉移到屏東和高雄的其他醫院。安泰醫院院長蘇清泉表示,蘇說,煙囪效應導致煙霧和火花到達高層,導致人員死亡;因吸入煙霧死亡的八名死者在大樓的五樓、十樓和十一樓被發現,皆是由護理人員照顧的臥床不起留院老人。蘇院長補充將對死者及火災傷者提供幫助與經濟賠償。 voltage:(n.)電壓;福特數 inhalation:(n.)吸入;吸氣 Stack effect:(n.)煙囪效應,是指戶內空氣沿著有垂直坡度的空間向上昇或下降,造成空氣加強對流的現象,因為熱空氣散溢而造成的氣流,將戶外的空氣抽入填補,令火爐的火更猛烈。 deceased:(a.)死的;去世的 bedridden:(a.)因病或受傷而臥床不起的 caregiver:(n.)看護者;護理員 compensation:(n.)賠償金;補償金 ────────────────── To determine the cause of blaze, including whether it was deliberately lit or due to negligence, and to verify legal liability and compensation, Pingtung prosecutors launched an investigation into the fire which was one of the worst in Taiwan in recent decades. Su said he suspected the fire could be linked to the typhoon currently affecting Taiwan, making the hospital's electricity supply on Wednesday night unstable. However, if the hospital were later found to be at fault, it would assume full responsibility, Su indicated. 屏東檢方對這起台灣近幾十年來最嚴重的火災之一展開調查,以確定起火原因,包括確定火災是故意點燃還是疏忽造成,並核實法律責任和賠償。蘇院長表示,鑑於週三晚上醫院的電力供應不穩定,他懷疑火災可能與目前影響台灣的颱風有關。然而,若事後發現醫院有過失,將負起全部責任。 deliberately:(adv.)故意地 verify:(v.)核實 liability:(n.)法律上對某事物的責任 decade:(n.)十年 fault:(n.)過錯 assume:(v.)承擔
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新聞英文解析 疫後廈門首發團經小三通抵金
The first post-COVID-19 pandemic tour group from China's Xiamen City arrived in Taiwan's outlying island county of Kinmen on Sunday for a two-day trip. The 22-member group reached Shui-Tou Pier around 10 a.m. via the “mini-three links” by a direct ferry connecting Kinmen County and Matsu Islands with China's Fujian Province and was greeted by a lion dance performance organized by the Kinmen County Government. COVID-19疫情後,來自中國廈門的首發旅遊團於週日抵達台灣離島金門縣,展開為期兩天的旅行。上午10點左右,一行22人透過「小三通」搭乘金門、馬祖與中國福建省的直達渡輪抵達水頭碼頭,金門縣政府組織了醒獅表演以表歡迎。 the “mini-three links”:(n.)小三通 小三通為海峽兩岸實施「通郵」、「通商」、「通航」的簡稱,通航部分自2001年1月2日起由金門開始逐步實施,2008年擴大小三通全面實施,由金門馬祖直航大陸,此前受疫情影響,暫停團體旅行。 ────────────────── Independent travel to Taiwan was halted by China on Aug. 1, 2019, which citing the poor state of cross-strait relations. Ferry services between Taiwan and China had been suspended since February 2020 for the COVID-19 epidemic, with cross-strait ferry travel partially re-opened for one month in January 2023. The tour group's arrival came after the China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Aug. 30 that Beijing would soon lift restrictions on group and independent travel for residents in Fujian Province to Kinmen. 中國以兩岸關係狀況不佳為由,於 2019 年 8 月 1 日停止赴台自由行。由於新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 疫情,台灣與中國大陸之間的渡輪服務自 2020 年 2 月起暫停,兩岸渡輪旅行於 2023 年 1 月部分重啟一個月。該團在中國文旅部8月30日宣布北京將很快取消福建省居民前往金門的團體旅遊和自由行限制之後抵金。 halt:(v.)停止;終止 cite:(v.)引……為證 suspend:(v.)暫停 partially:(adv.)部分地 一般來說,跟團旅行稱為escorted tour,全程有導遊領隊帶,而自由行則為independent travel,在自由行方面,很多旅行社都有推出自由行的機加酒 (Flight & Hotel Packages),這種套裝行程 package tour除了包含機票、住宿費用,還有可能涵蓋活動門票、機場接送等等。也有很多人採取半自助或半自由行semi-independent tour,在自己安排多數的行程下,同時享有套裝行程內的住宿、交通、短途旅行和部分餐點,保有一定的彈性、自由和隱私。背包客旅行為backpack,往往過於克難,所以現在有一種介於自由行與背包客中間的若預算較高的背包客旅flashpacking因應而生。 ────────────────── The first stop where the group arrived was the Shui Tou settlement in Jincheng township, famous for its traditional Southern Fukienese-style architecture. They also went to visit sites such as Chen Jing-Lan Western-style House and Southern Stone Tidal Weir Park later. The group is set to visit Ming Yi Old Street and the historic Mo Fan Street on the next day before returning to Xiamen via the direct ferry route that afternoon. 首發團的第一站是金城鎮以傳統的閩南風格建築聞名的水頭聚落,稍後又參觀了陳景蘭洋樓和南石潮堰公園等景點。隔日首發團遊覽明遺老街和歷史悠久的模範街,下午乘坐直達渡輪返回廈門。 settlement:(n.)聚落 閩南風格建築Southern Fukienese-style architecture通常指福建建築Hokkien architecture,亦被稱為河洛建築Hoklo architecture或閩南建築Minnan architecture。 stone tidal weir:(n.)石滬 『漁滬』可以定義為:一種設置於河流、河口或海濱地區的固定式捕魚陷阱,其材料可能是木頭、石材或人工材料所建構,其功能主要在於攔截水流、限制魚類行 動,進而加以捕捉,此類功能的結構稱為滬或堰(weirs),因材料差異也有魚陷阱(fish traps)、潮間帶陷阱(tidal traps)、柵欄(kraals、fish fences)以及壩(impoundments)等稱呼,但還是以fish weirs為多,本文之stone tidal weir即為潮間帶有捕魚公用的「石滬」。南石滬公園Southern Stone Tidal Weir Park素有「迷你張家界」之稱,位在金門東南角料羅村外海岸,過去是開挖地下花崗岩石的礦場,時至今日,洗石之窪地已積水成湖,故稱之。 ────────────────── The visit came days after a so-called three-day“familiarization tour”which was taken by a group of seven travel industry representatives from Xiamen to the outlying island last Wednesday. The two groups visiting Kinmen marked the results of joint efforts from multiple sectors, the county government said on Sunday, adding that it held several meetings with the local travel industry to enhance the quality of tourism services. According to the Kinmen County government, the applications of 27 independent Chinese travelers to visit the county on Wednesday for a two-day tour has also been approved. 此次訪問是在上週三來自廈門的七名旅遊業代表抵達離島進行為期三天所謂的「熟悉之旅」後成行。縣政府於周日表示,兩團金門之旅是多部門共同努力的結果,並補充縣政府與當地旅遊業召開了多次會議,以提高旅遊服務品質。據金門縣政府表示,已准許許27名中國自由行遊客週三赴金門進行兩日遊的申請 representative:(n.)代表 joint:(a.)連合的 multiple:(a.)複合的 sector:(n.)領域;行業部門
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新聞英文解析 陸籍男駕橡皮艇赴台投奔自由
A Chinese man was discovered on a rubber boat near the coast of Linkou District on Saturday (Sept. 14) and has been transported to the hospital for treating his severe dehydration. The man, surnamed Wang (王), was quoted by the CGA as saying that he had set sail from Niuweitang Beach in Ningbo, China, to flee from debt and “defected to freedom”. The CGA is handling the case and Wang has been transferred to judicial authorities for further investigation, it added. 一名中國公民在林口區海岸附近的一艘充氣船上被發現,已被送往醫院接受脫水治療。CGA引述這名王姓男子的話說,他從中國寧波牛尾塘海灘起航,前往台灣躲債且「為自由而叛逃」。海關總署正在處理此案,補充說明,王某已移送司法機關進一步調查。 CGA:(n.)Coast Guard Administration海洋委員會海巡署,亦做Ocean Affairs Council,簡稱為OAC dehydration:(a.)脫水 quote:(v.)引述 flee:(v.)因危險或恐懼而逃跑 defect:(v.)叛逃 judicial:(a.)司法的 ────────────────── According to reports,Wang,a 31-year-old man, was spotted on a rubber boat by anglers when he was about to set foot on the Houkeng Creek estuary, which around 100 meters offshore in Linkou District, New Taipei City, at around 6:30 am. Coast guard officers from Zhuwei Fishing Port and firefighters from the New Taipei City Fire Department responded to reports, and assisted the man onto shore at 7:04 a.m. Wang was wearing a surgical mask, long pants, and a long-sleeve jacket, and was badly sunburned. Paramedics from the New Taipei City Fire Department took Wang to Chang Gung General Hospital to be treated for severe dehydration.Wang claimed to have spent 5 days crossing the Taiwan Strait from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, saying that he was heavily in debt, and wanted to start a new life in Taiwan. The case has been referred to prosecutors for further investigation. 據報導,這名31歲王姓男子,於早上6時30分左右在新北市林口區離岸約100公尺處的後坑溪出海口附近準備登陸台灣時,在橡皮艇上被釣魚者發現。竹圍漁港海巡人員和新北市消防局消防人員接報後,於上午7點04分將男子救上岸。王戴著外科口罩,穿著長褲和長袖夾克,嚴重曬傷。新北市消防局急救人員將嚴重脫水的王某送往長庚醫院治療。王某自稱花了5天時間從中國浙江省寧波市穿越台灣海峽,表示自己負債累累,想在台灣開始新的生活。目前,該案已移送檢察機關進一步調查。 spot:(v.)認出;發現 angler:(n.)垂釣者 estuary:(n.)江河入海的河口 sunburn:(v.)曬傷 paramedic:(n.)非醫生或護士的護理人員,醫務輔助人員 prosecutor:(n.)檢察官 investigation:(n.)對犯罪問題等的調查 ────────────────── New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi urged the central government to beware of illegal entries like yesterday's incident and determine whether these are a new type of threat since the case was the second such incident in three months. People who admire Taiwan's freedom and democracy are welcome to enter the nation via legal routes, he added. Authorities would improve border control to prevent unlawful entry into Taiwan's waters and safeguard national security, the MAC also said. Chinese nationals may not enter Taiwan without permission from Taiwanese authorities as stipulated in Article 10 of the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. Those who enter or exit Taiwan without permission may face imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to NT$500,000, as required by Article 74 of the Immigration Act. It emphasized that the government does not encourage illegal entry into the country. 新北市長侯友宜敦促中央政府警惕如昨日事件般的非法入境,並確定這是否是一種新型威脅,因這是三個月內第二起此類事件,同時補充,歡迎欽佩台灣自由民主的人們透過合法途徑進入台灣。陸委會表示,當局將加強邊境管制,以防止非法進入台灣水域,維護國家安全。根據《台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例》第十條規定,中國公民未經台灣當局許可,不得進入台灣。根據入出國及移民法第七十四條規定,未經許可入出境者,處五年以下有期徒刑或新台幣五十萬元以下罰金。這強調了政府不鼓勵非法入境。 beware:(v.)小心 route:(n.)路徑 unlawful:(a.)非法的 the MAC:(n.)The Mainland Affairs Council陸委會 the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area:(n.)臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例 imprisonment:(n.)監禁;囚禁 Immigration Act:(n.)入出國及移民法 ────────────────── The CGA said human error was not responsible for yesterday's incident, as its radar system was not capable of detecting such small rubber boat —3.6m in length — and was made of rubber and drifting at low speed on the sea. It was undetectable without infrared thermographic cameras; even after reviewing radar data, no suspicious tracks were found. After the incident, the CGA highlighted ongoing efforts to strengthen their surveillance capabilities. It would obtain the UAV and advanced vessels to boost its detection capacity by installing more monitoring devices such as the TIC, it said. 海巡署表示,昨天的事件與人為錯誤無關,除非有紅外線熱像儀,其雷達系統無法偵測到如此小,長3.6m,由橡膠製成,在海上慢速漂流的橡皮艇。若沒有紅外線熱像儀,便無法探測到它。即使在檢查了雷達資料後,也未發現可疑的蹤跡。事件發生後,海岸防衛隊管理局強調會持續努力加強其監視能力,並表示將取得無人駕駛飛行器和先進船隻,安裝更多熱像儀等監控設備,以提高其偵測能力。 infrared thermographic cameras紅外線熱影像儀又稱為熱像儀等,是一種對物體散發出紅外線進行感光成像的裝置infrared thermal imaging equipment,這種裝置廣泛運用在軍事、消防、醫療、工業生產、海關檢查等領域。 surveillance:(n.)盯哨(尤指員警或軍隊的監視) the UAV:(n.)無人飛行載具Unmanned Aerial Vehicle的縮寫。 無人飛行載具俗稱drone,即無人飛機、無人機、蜂型機,最初於1970年代由美國國防部發展使用於軍事用途,簡單定義為沒有搭載飛行員的航空器,用途上分為軍用和民用。 boost:(v.)提高;改善;增強 the TIC:(n.)紅外顯像測溫儀Thermal Image Camera的簡稱。
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新聞英文解析 韓國telegram數位性犯罪事件爆發
The Korean National Police, which last week announced a crackdown on sexually abusive deepfakes, said Monday that they had launched an investigation into Telegram over potential charges of aiding and abetting the spread of sexually explicit deepfakes on its platform. Local media and crowdsourced efforts recently uncovered large numbers of chat rooms on the messaging app Telegram that distribute fake sexual images and videos made with artificial intelligence. An overwhelming majority of deepfake victims in South Korea are women and teenage girls, according to journalists and activists who have monitored some of the chat rooms. Last Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had instructed authorities to "thoroughly investigate and address these digital sex crimes to eradicate them". 韓國國家警察上周宣布打擊性虐待「深度偽造」,週一表示,已開始對 Telegram 展開調查,因為該公司可能被指控協助和教唆在其平台上傳播露骨的深度偽造。當地媒體和眾包最近在訊息應用程式 Telegram 上發現了大量聊天室,這些聊天室散佈人工智慧製作的虛假性圖片和視頻,據監控聊天室的記者和活動人士稱,韓國絕大多數深度偽造受害者是婦女和少女。上週二,韓國總統尹錫烈指示當局「徹底調查和解決這些數位性犯罪,以根除它們」。 crackdown:(n.)鎮壓;制裁 abusive:(a.)虐待的 deepfake:(n.)深度偽造,簡稱「深偽」 deepfake是英文「deep learning」(深度學習)和「fake」(偽造)的混成詞,專指基於人工智慧的人體圖像合成技術的應用,合成某個不一定存在的人的圖像或影片、甚至聲音。常用來偽造名人性愛影片和復仇式色情等等媒體。 launch:(v.)積極投入;猛力展開 abet:(v.)教唆 crowdsourced:(a.)群眾外包的 crowdsourcing群眾外包是個數位時代的新名詞,是由群眾(crowd)加上外包(outsourcing)合成的,於2006年首次被Jeff Howe提出,是一種特定的取得資源的模式。在該模式下,個人或組織可以利用大量的網路使用者來取得需要的服務和想法。簡單的說就是將以往外包給企業的行為,轉而透過特定平台外包給大眾。 overwhelming:(a.)巨大的;極大的 eradicate:(v.)消除;根除 ────────────────── More and more ordinary South Korean women including students of all ages, teachers, soldiers and now journalists are finding out they are targets of a fast-growing form of digital sex abuse: deepfakes. Deepfakes are generated using artificial intelligence, and the majority of which often combine the face of a real person with a fake sexually explicit body. The recent deepfake crisis has been met with outrage in South Korea, after journalists discovered police were investigating deepfake porn rings at two of the country's major universities. 越來越多的普通韓國女性,包括各個年齡層的學生、教師、士兵,現在還有記者等發現她們成為了一種快速增長的數位性虐待形式的目標:深度偽造。深度偽造是使用人工智慧生成的,其中大部分將真人的臉部與露骨的假身體結合。最近的深度造假危機在韓國引起了憤怒,因為記者發現警方正在調查該國兩所主要大學的深度造假色情團夥。 generate:(v.)產生 explicit:(a.)明確的;詳盡的 crisis:(n.)危機 outrage:(n.)憤慨;義憤 porn:(n.)色情刊物、照片或影片 ring:(n.)(尤指與性或毒品有關的)犯罪團夥 ────────────────── Two days earlier, South Korean journalist Ko Narin had published what would turn into the biggest scoop of her career in the Hankyoreh newspaper has shocked South Korea. Ms. Ko was convinced there must be more than the two deepfake porn rings of the country's major universities so that she started searching social media and uncovered dozens of chat groups on the messaging app Telegram where users were sharing photos of women they knew and using AI software to convert them into fake pornographic images within seconds. What's more, these groups were not just targeting university student; there were rooms for specific high schools and even middle schools as well. If a lot of content was created using images of a particular student, she might even be given her own room. Broadly labelled “humiliation rooms” or “friend of friend rooms”, they often come with strict entry terms. 兩天前,韓國記者 Ko Narin 在《韓民族日報》上發表了一篇後來成為她職業生涯中最大的獨家新聞,同時震驚了韓國。因高女士確信一定有比該國兩所主要大學的深度偽造色情團夥外更多的犯罪團夥,故開始搜尋社交媒體,並在訊息應用程式 Telegram 上發現了數十個聊天群組,其中用戶正在分享他們認識的女性的照片,並使用人工智慧軟體在幾秒鐘內將它們轉換成假色情圖片,而且這些團體不僅僅是針對大學生也有特定的高中房甚至國中房。如果很多內容是使用特定學生的圖像創建的,甚至會有自己專屬的房間。這些房間被廣泛地貼上「羞辱室」或「朋友的朋友室」的標籤,通常有嚴格的准入條件。 scoop:(n.)獨家新聞 convince:(v.)說服 convince用於表示用邏輯、數據、證據...等使某人在心理上相信、信服某事 uncover:(v.)發現;揭露 convert:(v.)使轉變 pornographic:(a.)相片的 dedicate:(v.)奉獻出時間或精力;獻給 humiliation:(n.)羞辱;丟臉 ────────────────── In the first seven months of this year, 297 cases of crimes involving sexually explicit deepfakes have been reported, up from 180 in all of 2023, said the police. Perpetrators grab victims' images from social media without their knowledge or consent or secretly take pictures of women around them at home or in school, then altering the pictures using artificial intelligence and share the results on Telegram with strangers or users who know the victim. Those found guilty of creating sexually explicit deepfakes in South Korea, can be jailed for up to five years and fined up to 50 million won ($37,500; NT 1,196,500). 據警方稱,今年前 7 個月,共接報了 297 起涉及色情深度造假的犯罪案件,而 2023 年全年為 180 起。犯罪者在受害者不知情或未同意的情況下從社群媒體上獲取受害者的照片,或他們在家裡或學校偷偷拍攝周圍女性的照片。然後,他們使用人工智慧更改圖片,並在 Telegram 上與陌生人或認識受害者的用戶分享結果。在韓國,那些被判犯有露骨色情深度偽造罪的人最高可被判處五年監禁,並處以最高 5000 萬韓元(37,500 美元;119.65萬台幣)的罰款。 perpetrator:(n.)肇事者;犯罪者;行兇者 consent:(n.)同意;許可 won:(n.)韓元
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新聞英文解析 賴清德八二三訪金
President Lai Ching-te visited Kinmen on Friday (Aug. 23) to preside over the commemoration ceremony of the 66th anniversary of the 823 Artillery Battle. At the event, Lai honored the veterans who participated in the battle and the families of the fallen soldiers at the event and urged the people to "stay united" and maintain their determination to protect Taiwan from China, stressing that Taiwan does not want to be ruled by the PRC. 總統賴清德週五(八月二十三日)抵金主持823砲戰第六十六週年紀念儀式。活動中,賴向參戰老兵和陣亡將士家屬表示敬意,同時敦促人民團結起來,保持保護台灣免受中國侵害的決心,並強調台灣不想被中華人民共和國統治。 preside:(v.)主持;負責 常用於主詞會議的動詞有四個,分別為host、hold、chair以及preside,host跟chair強調主持者,hold則多為主辦者,preside為主導者,此二者未必主持人;前三者可以直接加上受詞,只有preside必須要加上over或at之後再接受詞。 commemoration:(n.)紀念活動 Artillery Battle:(n.)砲戰 veteran:(n.)老兵;退伍軍人 the PRC:(n.)中華人民共和國the People's Republic of China的縮寫 中華民國官方英文為the Republic of China (ROC),而中華人民共和國官方英文則為the People's Republic of China(PRC),前者就是我們通稱的「台灣」,後者為「中國大陸」。 ────────────────── On the 66th anniversary of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, President Lai Ching-te personally traveled to Mount Taiwu in Kinmen to preside over a memorial. The 1958 crisis was the last time Taiwanese forces battled with China on a large scale. According to Taiwan's historical records, 475,000 artillery shells were fired at Kinmen over the next 44 days, most heavily on Aug. 23. The crisis is thus referred to as the“823 Artillery Battle”in Taiwan. It was Lai's first trip as Taiwan's president to the outlying county, which lies less than 10 kilometers off the southeast coast of China for commemorating the anniversary, since assuming office in May. 第二次台海危機66週年之際,賴清德總統親自前往金門太武山主持紀念活動。1958年的危機是台軍最後一次與大陸大規模交戰。根據台灣歷史紀錄,在危機爆發的四十四天內,總共有47萬5千枚炮彈落在金門,其中8月23日最為嚴重,故以「823砲戰」稱之。這是賴清德自5月上任以來首次造訪這個距離中國東南沿海不到10公里的外縣市離島。 the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis:(n.)第二次臺灣海峽危機 第二次臺灣海峽危機指1958年到1979年發生於金、馬及其他中國大陸東南沿岸與島嶼的一系列戰役總稱。由1958年8月23日解放軍首先發起砲戰,故世以「八二三砲戰」稱之。砲戰初期,解放軍攻擊島上軍事目標,後期著重封鎖海運線,以圍困金門。 memorial:(n.)追悼活動 scale:(n.)規模 artillery:(n.)砲彈 assume:(v.)認為;承認 ────────────────── Prior to the luncheon, President Lai laid a wreath and bowed in respect to commemorate victims of the 823 bombardment at Taiwushan Cemetery in the morning. Upon seeing the president Lai greet them, the family members of the fallen soldiers were moved to tears. Lai also took the time to shake hands with each of the nearly seventy veterans who had participated in the battle. He expressed his gratitude for their role in defending Taiwan's freedom and democracy. The event was also attended by Minister Wellington Koo and Kinmen's local leaders, including Kinmen Magistrate Chen Fu-hai, Kinmen's deputy legislative speaker, Ou Yang Yi-hsing , the head of the Kinmen Defense Command Defense and other high level military personnel. 午宴前,賴總統於上午時間在太武公墓向823砲戰罹難者獻花圈並鞠躬致敬。見到賴總統向他們致意,陣亡將士的家屬感動落淚。賴並花時間與近七十名與役的老將們一一握手,對他們在捍衛台灣自由民主方面所扮演的角色表示感謝。國防部長顧立雄以及金門當地領導,包括金門縣縣長陳福海、金門副議長歐陽儀雄,金門防衛司令部司令等高層軍事人員也出席紀念活動。 prior to:在…之前 commemorate:(v.)紀念;緬懷 bombardment:(n.)連續砲擊 cemetery:(n.)公墓 participate:(v.)參與 deputy legislative speaker:(n.)副議長 attend:(v.)出席 ────────────────── The president delivered a speech for expressing condolences to members of the armed forces who died during the crisis. In his speech, Lai said that all must show determination to defend the nation to resist China's threats and enforced that this determination was shown by soldiers and others who died during the crisis. He said as Taiwan's president and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, it was an honor to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the country and its people. He also called on people to protect Taiwan and its outlying islands of Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. Taiwanese people must carry on the spirit of the soldiers who fought against Chinese forces in the 823 bombardment so that their sacrifice will not be lost in vain, he said. 總統發表講話,向在危機中犧牲的武裝部隊成員表示哀悼。賴在演講中表示,所有人都必須展現保衛國家的決心,並強調這種決心是由在台海危機中喪生的士兵和其他人所表現出來的。他說,身為台灣總統和三軍統帥,很榮幸能向那些為國家和人民獻出生命的人們致敬,也呼籲人民要保護台灣及其澎湖、金門、馬祖等離島。他表示,台灣人民必須繼續823戰役連砲轟下將士對抗中共武力的精神,這樣他們才不會白白犧牲。 condolence:(n.)哀悼;慰問 resist:(v.)反抗 常見與resist 同義的字有withstand、fight、oppose、combat跟defy,雖都翻成「抵抗」或「反抗」,但程度與方式有所差異。基本上withstand表示必須得承受或經受住某種壓力、影響或攻擊,而fight則表示用力量或行動來反對或抵抗。oppose表示反對或抵制某人或某事。combat表示與某人或某事爭鬥或對抗,常用於形容對抗疾病、問題等抽象概念,而defy則有不遵從,或挑戰對方的權威或能力的意思。 sacrifice:(v.)犧牲 本段中有兩個sacrifice,前者是(v.),後者是(n.),兩者同形 commander:(n.)指揮官 tribute:(n.)敬意;尊崇 carry on:繼續
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新聞英文解析 拳擊手林郁婷出任反霸凌大使並於文大讀博任教
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) yesterday announced that she has accepted an invitation from Sports Administration to be the nation’s anti-bullying ambassador and would also teach as an assistant professor of the Department of Physical Education in Chinese Culture University starting in the upcoming semester. 台灣拳擊手林郁婷昨天宣布,她接受國家體育總局邀請,擔任國家反霸凌大使,並於下學期開始擔任中國文化大學體育系助理教授。 anti-bullying:(a.)反霸凌 anti-當前綴,有表示「反」、「反對」、「敵對」、「逆」、「抗」、「對抗」、「抵消」後面所接名詞的意思,例如:antiabortion(反對墮胎)、antibacterial(抗菌)、反托拉斯法(Antitrust)、antibiotic (抗生素)、antidepressant (抗抑鬱劑)等 ambassador:(n.)大使;特使 ────────────────── Lin, the Olympic champion, who won a gold medal in the women's 57kg (featherweight) division, and other Taiwanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics returned to Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug. 13) and was welcomed warmly by fans and government officials at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Their EVA Airways Flight BR88 was accompanied by three F-16 jets, which also fired thermal bombs to salute them. 獲得女子羽量級57公斤拳擊金牌的奧運冠軍林郁婷和其他參加巴黎奧運的台灣運動員週二(8月13日)返回台灣,在台灣桃園國際機場受到粉絲和政府官員的熱烈歡迎。他們所搭乘的長榮航空BR88航班由三架 F-16噴射機陪同,並施放熱焰彈向他們致敬。 featherweight:(n.)羽量級 featherweight原指體重輕的人,在拳擊中,指的是次輕量級的選手。職業拳擊最初的有8個量級,分別是:Flyweight (蠅量級)、Bantamweight (雛量級)、Featherweight (羽量級)、Lightweight (輕量級)、Welterweight (次中量級)、Middleweight (中量級)、Light Heavyweight (輕重量級)以及Heavyweight (重量級),隨著時代演進,現代拳擊量級劃分得更細,增加到的 17 個,命名上是在傳統的8個量級命名加上 super或是light/ junior (jr.)作為區分。 division:(n.)體育運動的「級」 accompany:(v.)伴隨 thermal bombs:(n.)熱焰彈 salute:(v.)致敬(例如鳴禮炮之類的動作) ────────────────── Upon Lin's triumphant return to Taiwan, Deputy Education Minister Chang Liao Wan-Chien (張廖萬堅) announced that Lin will be appointed an anti-bullying Public Welfare Ambassador to help promote a national anti-bullying campaign. Lin will also serve as an assistant professor at Chinese Culture University's Department of Physical Education, where she will teach boxing and specialized sports training in the coming semester, said university president Wang Tzu-chi (王子奇), who greeted Lin on her arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Lin would also begin pursuing a doctoral degree in sports next month and the university also plans to support her continued participation in competitions as an athlete, he revealed. 林凱旋返回台灣後,教育部副部長張廖萬堅宣布任命林為反霸凌公益大使幫助推動全國反霸凌運動。校長王子奇在林抵達台灣接桃園國際機場接機時表示,下學期,林將擔任中國文化大學體育系助理教授,教授拳擊和專項運動訓練。他也透露,林也將在下個月開始攻讀體育博士學位,學校並計劃支持她繼續作為運動員參賽。 triumphant:(a.)取得巨大成功的;歡欣鼓舞的 campaign:(n.)運動;活動;(尤指政治、商業或軍事的)專門活動 participation:(n.)參與 competition:(n.)競賽 ────────────────── Lin has progressed from undergraduate to master's studies and joined the faculty. She is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and will begin her doctoral studies in August. Lin's gold medal is Taiwan's first Olympic boxing gold medal and that she is the fifth Olympic medalist from the university. With her Olympic gold medal, she could be promoted to associate professor as early as the next academic year. “We will fully support Lin in her pursuit for another gold at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028,”Wang said. 林郁婷已從本科升任為碩士且已加入教師團隊,現為體育系全職助理教授並將於八月研讀博士。她的金牌是台灣首枚奧運拳擊金牌,也是該校第五位奧運獎牌得主。憑藉奧運金牌,她最早可以在下個學年晉升為副教授。「我們將全力支持林郁婷在2028年洛杉磯夏季奧運會上再奪一枚金牌,」王說。 undergraduate:(n.)大學生 undergraduate student或college student通常指還在就讀大學的學生,若已經完成學士學位的人稱為bachelor,而學士學位可以稱為bachelor’s degree、undergraduate degree或college degree。研究生通常通稱為graduate student,正在就讀碩士的學生是 master’s student,碩士學位稱為 master’s degree,而完成碩士學位的人則稱為 master,如果已經完成碩士課程,但尚未交出論文,則可以稱作 master’s candidate。博士學位可稱作doctor's degree、doctoral degree或doctorate degree,正在攻讀博士的學生則可以稱為doctor 或是PhD student。同樣,已經完成博士課程,但還未交出論文的人,稱作 PhD candidate 或是 doctoral candidate,意思為博士候選人。 doctoral:(a.)博士的;博士學位的。 faculty:(n.)高等院校中院系的「全體教師」或高等院校的「系、院」 大學的教師分為:教授professor、副教授associate professor、助理教授assistant professor以及講師lecturer四種。 ────────────────── Lin told the press she was honored to be called "daughter of Taiwan" and aspires to be a good role model for everyone and "be my own light to shine on others and in places where it has been dark. I hope to share strength and warmth in those places." The university also mentioned Lin has spent many years to nurture boxing talent in New Taipei Municipal Yingge Junior High School and New Taipei Municipal Yingge Vocational High School. With Lin's addition, the university will strengthen its partnership with these schools which collaborated with Lin, hoping to cultivate more outstanding Taiwanese boxers. 林郁婷告訴媒體,她很榮幸被稱為「台灣女兒」,並渴望成為每個人的好榜樣,「成為自己的光,照亮他人和黑暗的地方。我希望與大家分享力量和溫暖」。校方也表示,林多年來已在新北市立鶯歌國中與新北市立鶯歌職業高中培育拳擊人才。隨著林的加入,學校將與加強這些與林合作學校的夥伴關係,希望培養出更多優秀的台灣拳擊手。 aspire:(v.)渴望;追求;有志於 collaborate:(v.)合作 nurture:(v.)培育 cultivate:(v.)栽培;養成;培育 nurture 和cultivate都有「培育」的意思,差別在前者強調「培養生活」,後者強調「培養環境」,所以教育養成多用cultivate這個字。
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新聞英文解析 九月起飲料店全面禁用一次性塑膠杯
Starting in September, beverage shops are to be banned from serving drinks in single-use plastic cups to customers, the MOENV said on July 29, adding that it's also considering subsidizing the use of reusable cups at professional baseball games and other enclosed venues. 環境部七月二十九日表示,9月份將禁止飲料店提供一次性使用的塑膠杯飲料給顧客,並補充說明該部亦考慮為職業棒球比賽和其他封閉場地使用可重複使用的杯子提供補貼。 beverage:(n.)飲料 深度知識面學習:常見用於表示「飲料」的字有beverage 跟drink,其差異在beverage 是正式用詞,較常在菜單、書面上看到,所有可飲用的飲品都能統稱為 beverage;而drink是較口語的字眼,只要能被喝下去的液體都可以稱為 drink,因此水也包含在內。一般來說,soft drink 軟性飲料指不含酒精的飲料non-alcoholic beverage,而酒精飲料hard drink即alcoholic beverage。 the MOENV:(n.)環境部Minister of the Ministry of Environment的縮寫 subsidize:(v.)給予…津貼或補貼 enclosed:(a.)封閉的 venue:(n.)公共事件發生場所;舉行地點 ────────────────── Beverage shops in 21 cities and counties have already stopped using single-use takeaway plastic cups since the implementation of “Parties Subject to and Means for Single-use Takeaway Beverage Cups Restrictions” on July 1, 2022, the ministry said in a statement. Ministry data indicates that the regulations have helped reduce the use of single-use beverage cups by 17% all over the country since then, replacing about 790 million disposable plastic cups with reusable cups or non-plastic alternatives. 該部聲稱自2022年7月1日起實施《一次用飲料杯限制使用對象及實施方式》以來,已有21個市縣的飲料店停止使用一次性外帶塑膠杯。據其數據顯示,自實施起,該法規已助減少全國17%一次性飲料杯的使用量,用可重複使用或非塑膠替代品取代了約7.9億個一次性塑膠杯。 takeaway:(a.)外賣的;外帶的 implementation:(n.)實施 indicate:(v.)暗示;顯示 disposable:(a.)一次性的;用完即丟的 alternative:(n.)可供替代的選擇 ────────────────── In December 2022, Taipei became the first municipality in Taiwan to ban drinks shops from providing single-use plastic cups and outlying Kinmen is the last one to ban single-use plastic cups of Taiwan's 22 cities and counties. Starting Sep.1, no beverage shops in the country would provide single-use plastic cups. However, drink shops will still be able to offer single-use cups made of other materials, such as paper. Aside from banning single-use plastic cups, the rules also require shops to offer reusable cups for customers to borrow and mandate a rebate of at least NT$5 for customers who bring their own reusable cups. According to data from convenience stores and fast-food chain operators, 160 million drinks were sold using consumers’ cups last year. The percentage of customers who brought their cups was 2.8 times higher than before the rules were implemented. “This shows how government policy has changed consumer habits,” the ministry stated. 2022年12月,台北成為台灣第一個禁止飲品店提供一次性塑膠杯的直轄市,而外島金門縣是台灣 22 個縣市中最後一個禁止使用一次性塑膠杯的。自九月一日起全國飲料店將不再使用一次塑膠杯;然而,飲料店仍然可以提供由其他材料所(例如紙)製成的一次性杯子。除了禁止使用一次性塑膠杯外,該規定還要求商店提供可重複使用的杯子供顧客借用,並為自備可重複使用的杯子的顧客提供至少新台幣 5 元的折扣。該部指出,根據便利商店和速食連鎖店業者的數據,去年使用消費者杯子銷售的飲料有1.6億份。與法規實施前相比,自備杯子的顧客比例增加了 2.8 倍。該部表示,「這顯示了政府政策怎樣改變消費者的習慣」。 municipality:(n.)市政府 mandate:(v.)作出強制性的要求 rebate:(n.)折扣;貼現;尤指政府返還的「部分退款」 字詞用法深入說明:與「優惠」或「折扣」相關的常見用字有concession、sale、discount、off、deduction 和 rebate。其中,商品在一段時間內降價出售、促銷的sale(拍賣)跟discount(打折),以及off(折扣優惠)等字為大家所熟知,而文中的rebate是指因超額付款而退還的部分款項,常用於談論賬單和稅款類,尤其指政府返還的「部分退款」,像退稅,而concession指特定人群可以享受低於普通票的價格,比如老年人、學生買旅行票或活動門票時的優惠,通常不表示臨時的優惠。deduction則常指 扣除賬單中個別項目或事物的花費,也可以用來談論從服務或收入中扣除的金額。 The cup rental program unveiled last year by the MOENV targeting convenience stores and fast food chains allows people to borrow reusable cups from kiosks at participating locations. People can return the cup to any of them for cleaning when they are done using it within three days. According to ministry statistics, as of last year, 1,763 retail stores and restaurants from seven large convenience store chains and eight fast food chains nationwide participated in the program to provide, which accounted for 12 percent of all the retail sales venues they owned. Collectively, they provided about 198,000 reusable cups for customers to borrow in 2023. 環境部去年針對便利商店和快餐連鎖店推出的杯子租賃計劃,讓人們可以從參與地點的機台借用可重複使用的杯子。人們可以在三天內使用完杯子後將其返回任機台進行清潔。根據環保部統計,全國7家大型連鎖便利商店和8家快餐連鎖店共1763家零售店和餐廳參與該計劃,佔其擁有的全部零售場所的12%。2023年總共提供了約19.8萬個可重複使用的杯子供顧客借用。 unveil:(v.)揭幕 target:(v.)將目標放在…. kiosk:(n.)自助服務機器 kiosk原指涼亭、後做售糖果、飲料、報紙等的小亭或公共電話亭,現今則多指自動化的電子自助服務機器,比如超商的ibon或Famiport等,百貨公司或者是展館的多媒體互動機台也是kiosk的一種。 collectively:(adv.)全體地;共同地 ────────────────── Besides continuing to promote its existing reusable cup rental program, the MOENV said that with the purpose to further reduce the use of single-use plastic cups, it is considering subsidizing reusable cups at professional baseball games and other enclosed venues. The purpose is to give those who have not yet experienced using reusable cups the opportunity to access the service hoping they would consider using them again. According to the ministry, the subsidies range from NT$300,000 (US$9,129) to NT$3 million per operator, depending on the number of participating locations. 除了繼續推廣現有的可重複使用杯子租借計劃外,環境部表示為了更進一步減少一次性塑膠杯的使用,正考慮提供職業棒球比賽和其他封閉式場所補助。目的是讓那些沒有體驗過使用可重複使用杯子的人有機會獲得這項服務,希望他們會考慮再次使用他們。據該部稱,補貼範圍為每個運營商 30 萬新台幣(9,129 美元)至 300 萬新台幣,具體取決於參與地點的數量。 access:(v.)途徑;接近某人或某事的機會或方法 subsidy:(n.)補助金;津貼 participate:(v.)參與
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新聞英文解析 台灣倒數第二個核反應爐關閉
The first reactor at Nuclear Power Plant No. 3, the Ma-Anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung has been shut on Saturday as its 40-year license expires. This marks the first step to decommissioning Taiwan's last active nuclear power plant. Taiwan poised to become the first non-nuclear country in East Asia after the last reactor's license expires in May next year. 位在屏東的核三廠馬鞍山電廠一號反應爐,運轉40年,於本週六關閉。這標誌著台灣最後一座運作中核電廠退役的第一步。在最後一個反應爐許可證於明年 5 月到期後,台灣有望成為東亞第一個無核國家。 reactor:(n.)反應器;反應爐 補充知識面:目前台灣共有四所核電廠,各有兩台反應爐,其中位於北海岸的核一廠(石門)、核二廠(萬里)皆已除役,今年七月除役的是目前唯一運轉的核三廠(恆春)第一反應爐,該廠第二反應爐將於明年五月除役,而核四廠(貢寮)目前仍處於資產管理,尚未營運階段。 decommission(v.)關閉或停止使用設備或武器;使軍艦、飛機退役 poise:(v.)蓄勢待發 ────────────────── Before the closing of the No. 1 reactor, nuclear power accounted for about 5 percent of the nation's energy use, which is dominated by coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). With the closure of the No. 1 reactor, the total percentage of power generated by nuclear sources would fall to 2.8 percent, said the state-run Taiwan Power Company yesterday. 在一號反應器關閉之前,核電約佔國家能源使用量的5%,而國家能源使用量以煤炭和液化天然氣(LNG)為主。國營台灣電力公司昨天表示,隨著一號反應爐的關閉,核能發電的總百分比將下降至2.8%。 dominate:(v.)在……中佔主要地位;支配 generate:(v.)產生,發生熱,電,光等能量 ────────────────── To assuage public concern regarding power stability, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said it has negotiated with Sun Ba Power Corp (森霸電力) to use the power generated from its No. 3 LNG unit, which can generate 1,100 megawatts to buttress the power generation shortfall from the closure and could generate more power than Ma-Anshan Nuclear Power Plant's No. 1 reactor, by which the 951 megawatts put out. However, industry observers said that phasing out nuclear power generation and replacing it with LNG would bring other challenges about power prices and carbon emissions. 經濟部表示,為緩解民眾對電力穩定的擔憂,已與森霸電力協商,使用其發電量為1100兆瓦的三號液化天然氣裝置發電,以緩解因關閉反應爐產生的發電缺口。該機發電量超過產電951兆瓦的馬鞍山核電廠一號反應爐。然而,產業觀察家表示,逐步淘汰核電並用液化天然氣取代將帶來電價和碳排放等其他挑戰。 assuage:(v.)緩和;減輕;平息 negotiate:(v.)就…磋商 Sun Ba Power Corp:森霸電力公司,位於台南,為台灣汽電共生公司所屬電廠。 補充知識面:台灣電力公司台灣在1995年1月實施電業自由化,目前共有九家獨立發電廠,分別是:長生電力公司、和平電力公司、新桃電力公司、麥寮汽電、星能電子、森霸電力、嘉惠電力、國光電力公司以及星元電力公司。獨立電廠的監管單位是國營電力公司台電。 megawatts:(n.)百萬瓦特,簡寫為MW buttress:(v.)以扶壁加固;支持 shortfall:(n.)不足之數;缺口 phase out:逐步淘汰;分階段停止使用 ────────────────── The use of nuclear energy has long been a source of contention between the ruling and opposition parties. Lawmakers this month debated for hours over whether to reverse course on the government's plan to completely phase out nuclear power, although no vote was taken.The closure of the No. 1 reactor comes amid a continuing debate among them about whether to extend the service life of the nation's existing atomic energy facilities. 核能的利用長期以來一直是朝野爭論的焦點。儘管沒有進行投票,立法委員本月就是否改變政府完全淘汰核電的計劃進行了數小時的辯論。核電廠一號反應爐關閉之際,他們仍在爭論是否延長國家現有原子能設施的使用壽命。 contention:(n.)爭論;口角 reverse:(v.)推翻;翻轉 amid在…當中 補充單字用法:常見用於表示「在…之中」的字有amid、amidst以及among,前兩者拼字很像,差別僅在amid是美式拼法,而amidst是英式寫法,兩者同義,與among相較,屬於正式用字,常在新聞中出現。通常,amidst或amid後面會不接完整句子,且多接名詞片語,用來形容一件事情在某種氛圍或情況之下發生,而among通常會接上複數態可數的名詞,表示處於某些人、事、物當中。
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新聞英文解析 海基會在金門縣設立新服務中心
The SEF on Saturday(Jul.20)announced it will assign personnel to work at a local service center in outlying Kinmen County to promote cross-strait ties. 台灣海峽交流基金會週六(7月20日)宣布,將派員到偏鄉金門縣的當地服務中心工作,以促進兩岸關係。 The SEF:(n.)財團法人海峽交流基金會Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation 的頭字語縮寫。 延伸學習:財團法人海峽交流基金會,簡稱海基會,成立於1990年,於1991正式運行,Supervised by the Mainland Affairs Council, the SEF is a semi-official organization set up by the government to handle technical matters with China.海基會受陸委會監督,是政府設立的半官方組織,負責處理與中國的技術事務。海基會的對口機構是中國大陸海峽兩岸關係協會Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits,縮寫為ARATS,簡稱海協會。 assign :(v.)派遣;指派 personnel:(n.)員工;人員 outlying:(a.)偏遠的;遠離中心的 tie:(n.)關係;連結 延伸學習:tie當作動詞使用是「綑綁」、「打結」的意思,當名詞來使用可以當作「領帶」、「結」或者是「關聯」,而關聯強調的是「連結與綑綁」的程度。比如說,我們的人際關係可分成兩大類:強連結(Strong Tie)與弱連結(Weak Tie)。 ────────────────── The SEF Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia, attends the opening ceremony of a service center of the agency in Kinmen County on Saturday. At the service inauguration ceremony, he said that this move signifies the government is 100 percent committed to promoting healthy cross-strait exchanges. Citing his planned attendance at the Xiamen-Kinmen relay swimming contest scheduled for Sunday as an example, Luo said that resuming equal and reciprocal cross-strait exchanges has always been a policy promoted by the Taiwanese government. 海峽交流基金會副理事長兼秘書長羅文嘉週六出席該機構金門縣服務中心開幕儀式。在服務啟動儀式上,他表示此舉表明政府百分之百致力於促進兩岸健康交流。 以參加週日舉行的廈門-金門接力游泳比賽為例,羅表示恢復兩岸平等互利的交流一直是台灣政府推動的政策。 inauguration:(n.)正式啟用 signify:(v.)表明;意味著 commit:(v.)致力於;投入(時間或金錢) attendance:(n.)參加 relay:(n.)跑步或游泳的接力賽 resume:(v.)中斷後繼續;重新回到 reciprocal:(a.)互惠的;對等的 ────────────────── Starting on Saturday, personnel from the SEF would be stationed at a local service center in Kinmen to handle ferry-related services between the county and the nearby Chinese city of Xiamen, Luo said. Cross-strait ferry services, part of the “small three links” that cover direct trade, postal and transportation exchanges between limited administrative areas of Taiwan and China, were resumed in January last year after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 羅說,從週六開始,海基會的人員將駐紮在金門當地的服務中心,處理金門縣和鄰近的中國廈門市間的渡輪相關服務。海峽兩岸渡輪服務是「小三通」的一部分,涵蓋台灣與中國大陸有限行政區域之間的直接貿易、郵政和運輸往來,因新冠肺炎(COVID-19)疫情中斷三年,於去年1月重啟。 station:(v.)駐紮;安置 administrative:(a.)行政的 hiatus:(n.)中斷;間隙 ────────────────── Luo said he hopes that the SEF's new operations could encourage a positive response from China, adding that "if goodwill continues to be extended but remains unanswered, it would be a pity if the opportunity is missed." He also commented on China’s detention of a 25-year-old Taiwanese noncommissioned officer who was rescued by the Chinese coast guard after drifting into Chinese waters off Fujian Province during a fishing trip in March and has since been held due to his "sensitive status" as an active-duty soldier, saying he expects the serviceman's safe return. 羅說,他希望海基會的新行動能夠得到中國的積極回應,並補充說,“如果繼續表達善意卻得不到回應,錯過機會就太可惜了。”他還對中國今年三月拘留一名台灣25歲士官一事發表評論,該名軍官因海釣落海漂流至福建沿海被中國海警救起,後因現役士兵的「敏感身份」而被拘留。羅稱他希望這名軍人安全返回。 goodwill:(n.)善意 detention:(n.)拘留 noncommissioned officer:士官(縮寫為N.C.O.,NCO) drift:(v.)漂流 active-duty:(a.)現役的