A: Hey, the world’s major dictionaries just unveiled their words of the year for 2025.B: Yup, the Cambridge Dictionary chose the word “parasocial,” which refers to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they don’t really know.A: One-sided parasocial relationships w
In English, “name idioms” are part of what makes English fascinating. Let’s put a few examples under the microscope.Doubting ThomasThis expression stems from the Bible. Thomas, one of Jesus’s disciples, refused to believe Jesus had been resurrected from the dead. He declared he wouldn’t accept it un
Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with people around the world. But despite their popularity as pets, the history of cat domestication has remained difficult for scientists to decipher.A new genome study is providing
對話 Dialogue清清：天氣變冷了，我想吃火鍋了。Qīngqing: Tiānqì biàn lěng le, wǒ xiǎng chī huǒguō le.華華：好啊！你想吃哪家？Huáhua: Hǎo a! Nǐ xiǎng chī něi jiā?清清：公司附近新開了一家火鍋店，你注意到了嗎？Qīngqing: Gōngsī fùjìn xīn kāi le yì jiā huǒguō diàn, nǐ zhùyìdào le ma?華華：沒有欸！那裡有鴛鴦鍋嗎？我不太能吃辣的。Huáhua: Méiyǒu ěi! Nàlǐ yǒu yuānyāng guō ma? Wǒ bútài
1. 事故在昨天下午發生。ˇ The accident happened yesterday afternoon.χ The accident was happened yesterday afternoon.註︰happen, belong, disappear, fail 是不及物動詞，不能用被動語態。詞組 to break out, to take place 也是如此。2. 在維多利亞時代，民主是有錢人的特權。ˇ In the Victorian Age, democratic privileges belonged to the rich only.χ In the Victoria
Scientists at Argentina’s Marambio Station in Antarctica have detected high levels of ammonia gas in the air near an “Adelie penguin” colony. The ammonia, released from nitrogen-rich penguin guano, reacts with sulfur compounds emitted by oceanic plankton to form aerosol particles. These particles bo
You’re half-asleep with your head resting on the desk during your lunch break. All of a sudden, your leg kicks violently, your head snaps up, and you’re wide awake in a split second. This __1__ sensation is called a “hypnic jerk,” a common phenomenon that strikes just as your body starts to relax, b
A: While year-end blockbusters hit cinemas, South Korea’s two-day 2025 Asia Artist Awards, known as “AAA,” is scheduled for this weekend in Kaohsiung.B: Saturday’s AAA award show will be co-hosted by IVE’s Jang Won-young and 2PM’s Lee Jun-ho.A: Apart from Park Bo-gum and IU from the K-drama When
A: I went to see Wicked: For Good on Thanksgiving Day last Thursday. It was so interesting.B: I went to see Zootopia 2. It was also pretty good. My friends say I look like one of the movie’s characters: Officer Benjamin Clawhauser.A: Now that you mention it, you do look like the cheetah. What oth
When people talk about fast delivery or logistics, most assume these are modern inventions. However, the need to convey messages and ship goods efficiently existed in ancient China. As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the governments implemented official systems to deliver orders and military
Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。“Sentence me to death! I beg you — I beg you!” He stood, thin from weeks in a cell, but steady. The courtroom was silent. Soldiers lined the walls. Reporters looked up, pens suspended above their notebooks. The judges shifted. Cameras clicked
對話 Dialogue清清：你知道嗎？今年臺北士林官邸的菊花展開始了。Qīngqing: Nǐ zhīdào ma? Jīnnián Táiběi Shìlín Guāndǐ de júhuā zhǎn kāishǐ le.華華：真的嗎？我想去看！要買門票嗎？Huáhua: Zhēnde ma? Wǒ xiǎng qù kàn! Yào mǎi ménpiào ma?清清：不用，是免費的。Qīngqing: Búyòng, shì miǎnfèi de.華華：太好了！怎麼去比較方便？Huáhua: Tài hǎo le! Zěnme qù bǐjiào fāngbiàn? 清清：先坐捷運到士林
1. 我離開香港前會來看你。ˇ I will come to see you before I leave Hong Kong.χ I will come to see you before I will leave Hong Kong.註：表示未來的時間副詞從屬句通常用一般現在時態，但用 when 引導的名詞從屬句，如表示未來，則必須用將來時態，試觀察下列各句： I will have finished my work by the time he returns. As soon as he comes, we will start working. I don’t know when
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langSpace-based telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope have detected chemicals in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. One intriguing case is K2-18b, a planet 120 light years away, which may contain dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a m
Space may be silent, but it isn’t scentless. According to Marina Barcenilla, a space scientist and fragrance designer, different celestial bodies give off a surprising range of smells. For example, Jupiter has cloud layers filled with chemicals like ammonia and sulfur, which could smell like cat uri
A: As Taiwan’s TOEIC scores continue to progress, a Chinese learning trend has swept across the world.B: Data shows that Mandarin, with 1.18 billion speakers, ranks second only after English, which has 1.49 billion speakers.A: Not long ago, the reality competition “Mandarin Monster” — produced by Fr
A: According to the 2024 TOEIC score statistics, Taiwanese scored an average of 315 points in listening and 265 points in reading. So the total average score rose by 13 points to a new high of 581 points.B: Taiwan’s total was slightly higher than Japan’s 564 and China’s 561, but much lower than Sout
With their round bodies, big ears, and cute name, pikas are often called the “real-life Pikachu.” Though often mistaken for rodents, pikas are actually close relatives of rabbits and hares. Pikas typically grow about to 20cm in length, with short limbs and no visible tail. They live in high-altitude
For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, “agentic AI” is the future. At least, that’s what the marketing pitches and tech industry T-shirts say.What makes an artificial intelligence product “agentic” depends on who’s selling it. But the promise is usually that it’s a step beyond today
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