A: I received a package from a job applicant. There was a resume and a shoe inside.
B: That sounds strange. What did you do with it?
A: Well, there was a note inside that said “I already have one shoe in your company, so please let my other foot in too.”
B: Wow. Now I get it. That’s really creative.
A: 我收到求職者的包裹，裡面有一份履歷跟穿過的舊鞋。
B: 聽起來很奇怪，你怎麼處理？
A: 裡面有一張紙條寫著『我的一隻腳已經進了貴公司，讓我的第二隻腳也進去吧！』
B: 原來如此，真是太有創意了！
A: Apart from the musical Sunset Boulevard, Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki is also touring Taiwan after a 17-year wait. She’s holding two concerts starting tonight. B: Ayu has the most No. 1 hits of any Japanese solo artist, with 33 total. A: “Time” magazine even crowned her as “The Empress of Pop.” B: She staged shows in Taipei back in 2007 and 2008, causing an “Ayu fever” across Taiwan. A: Unfortunately, the singer has been deaf in her left ear since 2008, and is gradually losing hearing in her right ear. I’m so excited to see her singing in Taipei again. A: 除了音樂劇《日落大道》，日本歌后濱崎步睽違17年，今晚起在台北熱唱兩場。
Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, announced that it would cease letter deliveries at the end of 2025 due to the impact of digitalization. As 95% of its residents now use the Digital Post service, Denmark has seen a 90% decline in letter volumes since 2000, from 1.4 billion to 110 million last year. On top of that, the Postal Act of 2024 removes the government’s obligation to provide universal mail service and puts an end to postal exemptions from value-added tax, raising the cost of a single letter to 29 Danish krone (US$4.20). As a result, PostNord is switching
Although sending you an SMS (Short Message Service) verification code provides some security, many apps now use code-generating apps and two-factor authentication instead. But more recently, passkeys now use a biometric approach to logging in. Biometrics can offer an even more secure alternative. Following this trend, Google is reportedly planning to replace SMS verification codes with “QR code” scanning. SMS codes are currently used to verify user identity and prevent fraudsters from creating fake Gmail accounts to distribute spam. However, these codes present several challenges. They can be phished through suspicious links, and users may not always have access
Dos & Don’ts — 想想看，這句話英語該怎麼說？ 1. 學習滑雪應當循序漸進。 ˇ To learn to ski, one must go step by step. χ To learn to ski is step by step. 註：「循序漸進」是指學習滑雪的方式，錯句中以 step by step 等於 to learn to ski，顯然是不合邏輯的。Step by step 是慣用語，只能作副詞片語用。 2. 那騙徒害老王丟了工作，差點淪為乞丐。 ˇ The con man made Mr. Wang lose his job and reduced him almost to beggary. ˇ The con man made Mr. Wang lose his job and almost become a beggar. χ The con man made Mr. Wang lose his job and almost became a beggar. 註：主詞 The con man 並沒有變為乞丐，所以要變更第二個述語，或把 became 改為原形，承受使役動詞（causative verb）made 的結果，維持全句統一的主詞。 3. 她的心往下一沉，簡直站不住了。 ˇ Her heart sank and she could
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