Despite his full schedule, singer Jay Chou, also known as Chairman Chou, recently found the time to fly to the US to shoot a series of public service advertisements. As a global charity ambassador for WildAid, Chou recorded eight video messages, in both Chinese and English. He confessed that the biggest challenge for him was speaking in English, so he asked his wife, model Hannah Quinlivan, for some one-to-one instruction.
The music video (MV) for Chou’s new song, “Turkish Ice Cream,” was released recently, together with a special announcement in English, as he had invited NBA player Jeremy Lin to appear in the MV. The two danced and played not only the piano, but also a bit of basketball.
Chou was named the best-paid entertainer of the year in Taiwan, with an income estimated at over NT$790 million through concerts and advertisements. Rounding out the top five list are Chou, singers Leehom Wang, Jam Hsiao, Jolin Tsai and Show Lo.
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(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY EDDY CHANG)
「周董」周杰倫行程滿檔,日前仍抽空飛往美國拍攝公益廣告。他這次擔任野生救援的全球公益大使,拍了中、英文版本共八支影片,坦言最大的挑戰是說英文,趕緊找愛妻昆凌一對一練習。
周杰倫新歌「土耳其冰淇淋」近日首播,他特地用英文預告,原來是邀請到NBA球星林書豪跨刀。兩人除尬籃球,也一起比舞技、彈鋼琴。
周杰倫今年收入稱冠台灣演藝圈,靠演唱會、廣告等,推估進帳破七點九億台幣。他和歌手王力宏、蕭敬騰、蔡依林、羅志祥包辦了收入榜前五名。
(自由時報)
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
It’s another school day with the same ritual. You wake up to your smartphone’s alarm, scroll through messages during your commute, and listen to your favorite playlist with your wireless earbuds between classes. These devices, integrated smoothly into your daily routine, certainly make life more convenient. However, where do these devices end up after you replace them? In fact, the issue of electronic waste is a growing global concern. According to the United Nations, in 2019 alone, we generated an astonishing 53.6 million tons of e-waste—an average of 7.3kg per person. Projections hint at the figure soaring to 110