Who says kids who love cartoons will turn into bad characters? A 35-year-old arts teacher at Ciao Sin Elementary School in Changhua County’s Yuanlin Township has been reading manga since childhood. He was a frequent failure in mathematics and science, but he found his true self through manga characters. He would use those characters to encourage himself to move forward in life and look at the world from a different perspective. He has won first place in the national arts contest for public servants and teachers for two consecutive years and is a good teacher in the eyes of his students.
When studying in senior high school, Lai Chung-yen often scored zero points in mathematics. However, he found an avenue to learning in the world of comics. He says he discovered positive attitudes toward life through reading volumes and volumes of manga, inspired by characters such as the justice-seeking Dragon Ball, the fervent Slam Dunk and the unrelenting One Piece.
Lai says his parents did not want him to read cartoons, but he liked manga because he liked drawing. He found his idols in life from manga stories. Since these stories had become a part of his world, he gradually began to look at human existence from the authors’ perspective and had hopes for life. Even if he failed senior high school mathematics, he could become successful in the world of drawing. He followed his passion and joined the Department of Fine Arts and Crafts at National Chiayi Normal University. After graduation, he also passed the examination to join the creative group of the Department of Visual Arts at National Chiayi University, and he has now been a teacher for 10 years.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
Photo: Wang Ying-chieh, Liberty Times
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誰說看漫畫的孩子會變壞?現年三十五歲的彰化縣員林鎮僑信國小美術班老師,從小看漫畫長大,數理經常不及格,但他從漫畫人物中找到自我,以漫畫人物激勵自己向前,經常另類思考看世界,連續蟬聯兩屆全國公教美展第一名,也是學生眼中的好老師。
賴仲彥高中數學經常抱鴨蛋,卻在漫畫世界找到學習的窗口。他說,追求正義的「七龍珠」,熱血沸騰的「灌籃高手」,永遠不服輸的「航海王」,他從一本又一本的漫畫中找到積極的人生態度。
他說,父母很不喜歡他看漫畫,而他因愛畫圖而喜歡漫畫,每每從漫畫的情節中尋找到「人生偶像」。由於情節已經進入他的世界,於是他不知不覺從作者的角度去看待人間世事,對人生抱持著期待。即使高中數理不及格,卻能從繪畫世界中闖出一片天,跟著興趣走,進入國立嘉義師範大學美勞教育系,畢業後又考上嘉義大學視覺藝術研究所創作組,目前從事教職已有十年。
(自由時報記者顏宏駿)
Photo: Yen Hung-chun, Liberty Times
照片:自由時報記者顏宏駿
The strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years killed at least 16 people and damaged dozens of buildings, but the destruction was largely contained thanks to decades of preparedness work. Taiwan sits on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity along the Pacific Rim, and — much like neighboring Japan — has a long history of catastrophic quakes. How does April 3 compare with other recent quakes? The April 3 earthquake, which measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, was felt across Taiwan. It was the most severe since a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999 killed
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)
Around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival in June, the streets of Taiwan are filled with the delightful aroma of zongzi, a traditional snack made of sticky rice wrapped in leaves. The leaves are folded into a cone and then filled with sticky rice and other ingredients such as braised pork belly, peanuts and salted duck egg yolks. The filled leaves are then tightly tied with kitchen twine and ready for cooking. 每到六月端午時節,街頭巷尾就會飄出粽子的香氣。粽子是將糯米包進粽葉的傳統美食,先將粽葉折成圓錐狀塞入糯米,以及紅燒肉、花生、鹹鴨蛋黃等配料,用棉線綁緊後即可烹煮。 Dragon Boat Festival (n. phr.) 端午節 aroma
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