Have you ever wondered why a dartboard looks the way it does?
A long time ago, people used to use stumps of trees as their dartboards. When you cut down a tree and look at the stump, you can see that the wood has lots of dark rings in it. Long ago, the wood dried out and people kept throwing darts at the stump, the wood started to crack from the center to the sides. That is why modern dartboards have rings and lines.
The very center of a dartboard has a small red dot. This dot is called the bull's-eye. When you play darts, you want to hit the bull's-eye because you get a lot of points. You can also say that you "hit the bull's-eye" whenever you make the best choice or do something exactly right. For example, if you buy your mom exactly what she wanted for her birthday, you could say that you "hit the bull's-eye." (Marc Langer, staff writer)
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你可曾想過為何標靶長這樣?
很久以前,人們曾用樹樁當標靶。當你把一棵樹砍倒後,看看樹樁,就可以看到為數眾多的深色圓環,當時木頭乾掉,人們持續朝樹樁射飛鏢,木頭就會從中間向旁邊裂開,這就是為何現代標靶有圓環和線條。
標靶的正中心有個小紅點,這個點叫做「bull's-eye」,射飛鏢時要射中紅心才能得很多分。當你做出最佳選擇或是把一件事做到完全正確時,也能說「hit the bull's-eye」,例如,假如你買給母親的生日禮物正是她想要的東西,也能說「hit the bull's-eye」。 (翻譯:鄭湘儀)
A: Artificial intelligence technology has been causing controversy lately: a student was caught cheating with AI to win the grand prize in an art contest. B: That’s so absurd. Does this mean that AI paints better than humans? A: Maybe. Luckily, the student was later disqualified. B: And more absurdly, it’s becoming more and more popular to use AI technology to “resurrect” people. A: Yeah, some netizens even posted videos featuring the late singer CoCo Lee, who was “resurrected” by them with AI software. A: 人工智慧的爭議不斷,有學生違規使用AI參加美術展,甚至贏得首獎。 B: 真誇張,這是不是代表AI比人類還強大? A: 或許吧,幸好得獎資格被取消。 B: 還有更誇張的︰讓死者重現的「AI復活」技術越來越熱門。 A: 對啊,還有網友製作已故歌后李玟「復活」的影片呢! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
It’s no secret that Japanese people have a deep affection for noodles. Like in the rest of East Asia, noodles are an important staple food, second only to rice. Japanese people have enjoyed noodles for over 1,000 years. The first noodles came from China and were introduced around 800 CE. As time passed, noodles in Japan not only became widespread but also developed some unique Japanese characteristics. The three most popular types of noodles in Japan are ramen, soba, and udon. Ramen, typically made from wheat flour, is usually thin and firm. The dough is kneaded and left to
Rice is an essential ingredient in Taiwanese cuisine. Many foods are made of rice, adding more variety to our cooking, such as rice cake, or “gui.” Wagui is made by steaming rice flour batter in a bowl. The term “gui” refers to a type of food made from rice, while “wa” refers to a bowl. The pronunciation of “gui” in Taiwanese Hokkien is similar to the word for “nobility” in Chinese, so it is common for people to prepare various types of gui, including wagui, as offerings to the gods or ancestors,. 米是台灣重要的主食,用米製成的食品十分多元,豐富我們的飲食,如米做成的「粿」。粿的意思是米做成的糕點,碗粿是將在來米漿倒入碗中蒸熟,因而得名。粿因為音同「貴」,因此碗粿等粿食常用作供品祭拜神明和祖先。 nobility (n.) 高貴,高尚;貴族 offering (n.) 供品 While Taiwan may not be
Continued from yesterday(延續自昨日) https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang As with many aspects of Japanese culture, there is etiquette to follow when you enjoy noodles. To fully experience noodles like a local on your next visit to Japan, consider these simple guidelines. First, be careful where you put your chopsticks. Don’t leave them sticking up in the broth or set them at the side of the bowl. When you have finished eating or if you’re taking a break, place them on the chopstick rest next to the bowl. Also, it is impolite to wave chopsticks around or bring them above mouth-level. Second, don’t take too