A: Hard rock band Guns N’ Roses and pop diva Lady Gaga are finally touring Asia again. B: Are they also coming to Taiwan?A: The band will stage a show at the Taoyuan Sunlight Arena on Saturday.B: Wow, so this will be the band’s third visit. I really love its 1992 power ballad “November Rain.” Th
Every May 1, Hawaii comes alive with Lei Day, a festival celebrating the rich culture and spirit of the islands. Initiated in 1927 by the poet Don Blanding, Lei Day began as a tribute to the Hawaiian custom of making and wearing leis. The idea was quickly adopted and officially recognized as a holid
Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。Emma had reviewed 41 resumes that morning. While the ATS screened out 288 unqualified, she screened for AI slop. She could spot it a mile away. She muttered AI buzzwords like curses under her breath. “Team player.” “Results-driven.” “Stakeh
對話 Dialogue清清：華華，你身上這件衣服滿好看的，在哪買的？印象中好像沒看過這個品牌。Qīngqing: Huáhua, nǐ shēnshang zhè jiàn yīfú mǎn hǎokàn de, zài nǎ mǎi de? Yìnxiàng zhōng hǎoxiàng méi kàn guò zhège pǐnpái.華華：我上個月逛街的時候無意間發現了一間快閃店，覺得他的款式還不錯，就買一件來穿穿看。怎麼樣？不錯吧！Huáhua: Wǒ shàng ge yuè guàngjiē de shíhòu wúyìjiān fāxiàn le yì jiān kuàishǎn
1. 他走出門，左右看一下，就過了馬路。ˇ He walked outside, looked left and right, and crossed the road.χ He walked outside and looked left and right, crossed the road.註︰並列連接詞 and 在這句中連接三個述語。一般的結構是 x, y, and z。x and y and z 是加強語氣的結構，x and y, z 則不可以。2. 他們知道自己的弱點以及如何趕上其他競爭者。ˇ They saw where their weak points lay and how
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langAustralia has passed a landmark law banning children under 16 from using social media. With the aim of protecting minors from the mental health risks associated with social media use, the ban applies to social media platforms such a
In an effort to fight phone scams, British mobile phone company O2 has introduced Daisy, an AI designed to engage phone con artists in time-wasting conversations. Daisy is portrayed as a kindly British granny, exploiting scammers’ tendency to target the elderly. Her voice, based on a real grandmothe
A: Isn’t the Met Gala, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fundraiser, chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour? B: Yeah, the blockbuster “The Devil Wears Prada” is allegedly based on her story.A: This year’s four co-chairs are actor Colman Domingo, F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, rapper A$AP Rocky a
A: This year’s Met Gala, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fundraiser, is coming on the first Monday of May.B: The event, featuring a lineup of stars, is often praised as fashion’s Oscars.A: Some Asian stars, like Taiwanese pop diva Jolin Tsai, have also attended in the past.B: What are the the
As global travel rebounds following the COVID-19 pa ndemic, the longstanding issue of overtourism has returned stronger than ever. Throughout 2024, numerous popular destinations worldwide struggled with tourist numbers that far exceeded their infrastructural and environmental capacities. Not only d
Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11. “I have to be very quick and discreet,” said the Berlin-based artist who captures reflections of people walking past windows, t
對話 Dialogue清清：華華，今天我會早一點下班，要去醫院看一個住院的朋友。Qīngqing: Huáhua, jīntiān wǒ huì zǎo yìdiǎn xiàbān, yào qù yīyuàn kàn yíge zhùyuàn de péngyǒu.華華：她怎麼了？為什麼住院？Huáhua: Tā zěnmele? Wèishénme zhùyuàn?清清：她騎車發生車禍，撞斷了腿，送到醫院後，醫生很快就安排她開刀了。Qīngqing: Tā qíchē fāshēng chēhuò, zhuàngduànle tuǐ, sòng dào yīyuàn hòu, yīshēn
1. 錢已經用一半了。ˇ Half of the money is gone.χ Half of the money are gone.註：Half of ... 作主詞時，動詞與介詞 of 後面的名詞或代名詞相一致，即名詞或代名詞是單數時，動詞該是單數；若為複數，則動詞也該是複數，例如： Half of the story is interesting. Half of the stories are interesting. Half of it is interesting. Half of them are interesting.2. 許多人走過這條路。ˇ Many a man h
Dogs’ noses are incredibly keen. They can even detect changes in cortisol levels in human sweat and breath. Known as the “stress hormone,” cortisol increases when humans are under pressure. Recent research indicates that the smell of human stress can influence a dog’s behavior and emotions. In the
Picture a 45-foot-long animal with a 5-foot-long skull and 3-foot-long arms. It may not seem strange until you realize that a human with those proportions would be 6 feet tall with 5-inch arms. Although the Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct 65 million years ago, the mystery of its unusual body __1__ ha
A: Actually, Brazilian jiu-jitsu is particularly good for small people like you.B: Really? How so?A: According to Diana Wang, a US doctor of physical therapy, the BJJ’s purpose is to help smaller, weaker people defend themselves by using various techniques, such as leverage.B: That sounds interestin
A: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, known as “BJJ,” has become more and more popular. Even Hollywood stars like Halle Berry and Tom Hardy are obsessed with it. B: Some Asian stars, such as Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng and South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi, have also practiced this martial art.A: BJJ is not just a
When people listen to music today, they typically use streaming services like YouTube or Spotify. However, traditional formats like vinyl records have regained popularity in recent times. Vinyl records are circular discs that store music in grooves on their surfaces and are played on a turntable. As
Historians are rethinking the way the Holocaust is being presented in museums as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last Nazi concentration camps this month. Shocking images of the mass killings of Jews were “used massively at the end of World War II to show the violence o
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