SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

Give it your best shot (2/5) 你就好好試一下吧 （二）

A: My colleague told me he needed a place to stay, and I offered him my spare room for a day. B: That was nice of you. It’s good to give people a helping hand. A: Yes, but then he said he would need longer than that, and also wanted the use of my living room as his office during his stay. B: Good heavens, give some people an inch and they’ll take a mile! A: 我同事跟我說他需要找地方借住，我就把我家的空房間借他住一天。 B: 你人真好。能夠幫助別人是好事。 A: 是啊，可是他後來又說他需要住久一點，而且還要用我家客廳，當做他的辦公室。 B: 天哪，他真是得寸進尺！ (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

Zookeeper to hand-raise orphaned koala cub 無尾熊急性白血病 動物園代養寶寶

When palpating — undertaking a hand examination of — Grace the koala at Taipei City Zoo on Nov. 18, a veterinarian found soft tissue measuring about 0.3 cm in the lymph in the animal’s left armpit. The next day, Grace was found resting on the ground by a zookeeper — her sharply deteriorating health had made her too weak to climb the tree. The zookeeper immediately notified the vet and removed the 201-day-old cub Joey from Grace’s pouch. A blood test revealed an abnormal increase of Grace’s white blood cells, and determined that a retrovirus had developed and caused acute leukemia. After discussions with the expert group in the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Australia, the zoo’s medical care team decided to euthanize the koala, and she was later put to sleep. In most cases, if the mother koala nursing a baby dies in the wild, the baby in her pouch will not survive. Fortunately, Joey was removed from the mother’s pouch to be hand-raised as soon as the zookeeper found that Grace was ill. This was done to reduce the burden on Grace, but also to allow Joey’s health to be closely monitored. Joey, an adorable female koala cub, is about to turn seven months old. As she currently needs to be fed with milk every three hours, the zookeepers sewed a small bag with cotton cloth to simulate the mother koala’s pouch, so that Joey could be swaddled in the bag in the zookeeper’s arms during feeding. The zookeepers also prepared a soft toy for Joey to hold onto to practice grasping and to be trained to live on a eucalyptus leaf diet. Joey is now gradually gaining weight. (Translated by Lin Lee-kai, Taipei Times) 台北市立動物園無尾熊「Grace」十一月十八日接受獸醫師觸診時，獸醫發現牠左邊腋下淋巴有一約零點三公分大的軟組織。十一月十九日，保育員發現Grace停留在地面休息，精神狀況急轉直下，沒有力氣自己爬到樹上。 保育員通知獸醫師，同時也趕緊將Grace育兒袋中日齡兩百零一天的小無尾熊Joey取出。Grace經獸醫師抽血檢查後發現白血球數量異常增加，研判為反轉錄病毒發病，引發急性白血病。動物園醫療照養團隊和澳洲庫倫賓動物保護區的專家群討論後，決定執行人道處理，讓Grace在沉睡中平靜地離開。 通常在野外，育幼中的無尾熊媽媽若不幸死亡，育兒袋中的寶寶也無法倖存。所幸動物園保育員發現Grace發病，就當機立斷趕緊把Joey取出來照顧，一方面希望能夠減輕媽媽的負擔，另一方面是為了即時監測Joey的健康情形。 Joey即將滿七個月大，是個可愛的小女生。現在Joey平均每間隔三小時就要餵奶，保育員因此用棉布縫製了一個小袋子，餵奶時間一到，保育員就把Joey放在棉布袋中，揣在懷裡模擬寶寶待在媽媽育兒袋內的環境。保育員也幫Joey準備了布偶，讓牠爬在布偶背上練習抓握能力，並開始學習採食尤加利樹葉。Joey的體重已慢慢增加。 （自由時報記者蔡思培）

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

Give it your best shot (1/5) 你就好好試一下吧 (一)

A: I gave a lot of thought to your request for extended time off, and I’m afraid it’s a no. B: Can you not reconsider? This project has given me a huge amount of stress. A: I’ve given you all the support I can, but we simply cannot have people going on holiday at the moment. B: Given me support? Oh, give me a break! A: 你想要把休假延長，我考慮了很久，恐怕沒辦法批准。 B: 您可以再考慮一下嗎？這專案給了我好大的壓力。 A: 我已經盡我所能給你支持了，可是我們現在就是沒辦法讓同仁休假啊。 B: 給我支持？饒了我吧，不如給我休假！ (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

Collins Dictionary picks ‘NFT’ as word of the year 「NFT」獲選《柯林斯詞典》 年度詞彙

Collins Dictionary has chosen the term NFT as its word of the year after surging interest in the digital tokens that can sell for millions of dollars brought it into the mainstream. NFT is short for non-fungible token. Collins defines it as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that is used to record ownership of an asset such as an artwork or a collectible.” Most people didn’t know what an NFT was until this year, when sales boomed, sparked in large part by artist Beeple’s March auction of a digital collage NFT for nearly US$70 million (approximately NT$2 billion). Experts at Collins said they chose NFT because of its “meteoric rise in usage,” up 11,000 percent this year. “NFTs seem to be everywhere, from the arts sections to the financial pages and in galleries and auction houses and across social media platforms,” said Alex Beecroft, managing director of Collins Learning. But whether NFT will have a lasting influence is yet to be determined, he added. (AP) 《柯林斯詞典》於近日選出「NFT」為年度詞彙！該數位貨幣交易動輒高達數百萬美元，各界對它的興趣大增，並成功打入主流市場。。 NFT是「非同質代幣」的縮寫，《柯林斯詞典》將NFT定義為「一種基於區塊鏈的獨特數位認證，用於記錄藝術品或收藏品等資產的所有權。」 人們原本對NFT很陌生，但自從數位藝術家畢波今年三月以近七千萬美元（近二十億台幣）的天價，售出一件數位拼貼作品後，NFT熱潮隨即興起，人們紛紛將目光投向NFT市場。柯林斯的專家表示，NFT一詞的使用量「迅速竄升」，今年已增長一百一十倍。 「柯林斯學習」的總經理比克羅夫特表示︰「NFT似乎無所不在，從藝術領域到金融版面，並且在畫廊、拍賣會還有社交平台都有它的蹤影。」他補充︰「但NFT是否會產生持久的影響，仍有待觀察。」 (台北時報王姿云譯)

Photo News: 160,000 pots of chrysanthemums blooming at flower show 從照片看新聞: 士林官邸菊展 16萬盆菊花 爭奇鬥豔

Hong Kong student entrepreneur creates Taiwanese wine-infused coffee 美酒釀咖啡！香港博士生製作「酒漬咖啡」 發揮台灣本土咖啡之特色

Mok Tsz-ching, a doctoral student at Nantou County’s National Chi Nan University, is a coffee aficionado, who by chance stumbled across the exotic flavor and unique taste of wine-infused coffee. Mok experimented using a mixture of red wine and Aboriginal millet wine with premium coffee beans grown in Nantou County’s Yuchih Township to produce a wine-infused coffee that releases a heady, boozy aroma during brewing and has a fruity, honeyed flavor with notes of dried longan and a hint of charred wood. After the first sip, Mok was hooked on the curious flavor and embarked on a journey to develop the coffee into a future business opportunity. Originally from Hong Kong, Mok came to Taiwan to study tourism, leisure and hospitality management. She elected to study coffee-related modules at university and while studying took a part-time job at a coffee plantation in nearby Yuchih Township. During this time, Mok learnt about growing coffee, assisted with the running of the plantation and cultivated a foundational knowledge of product development. Benefiting from classroom-based learning and practical experience running in parallel, she amassed a rich body of knowledge about bean selection, roasting and brewing. In 2019, Mok participated in the Nantou National Coffee Brewing Competition for the first time, and scooped the top award, turning her into an overnight sensation. With assistance from the university’s Business Incubation Center, Mok wrote a business proposal and marketing strategy for Try Echo wine-infused coffee and qualified for the Ministry of Education’s U-start program “Manufacturing Technology Phase 2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.” Mok says that people who taste the unique flavor of wine-infused coffee are always keen to learn more about it. She hopes that Try Echo will break down preconceptions about coffee, allow for a more multifaceted imagination of what the caffeinated beverage can be, and bring the unique

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

Oh, no, you’re short-sighted! (5/5) 完蛋了，你近視了！（五）

A: Wow, you look really bookish in those glasses! B: Actually, they’re a bit of a pain, and I’m really sad about it: doesn’t this mean I won’t be able to train to be a pilot? A: If you’re not too short-sighted you should still be alright. What is your prescription? B: I am short-sighted 200 degrees, and I have a bit of astigmatism. A: If you look after your eyes starting now, your eyesight could recover. You need to rest your eyes for 10 minutes after using them for half an hour, and you should read at a distance of between 35 and 40cm. Also, go for walks outside, and look at distant objects. A: 哇你戴上眼鏡，看起來好有書卷氣喔！ B: 其實我覺得很不方便，而且很難過──我近視，以後是不是就不能考機師了？ A: 如果你近視不是很深的話，說不定還有機會。你幾度啊？ B: 我近視兩百度，還有一點散光。 A: 你如果現在趕快好好保護眼睛，搞不好可以回復視力。你用眼睛三十分鐘，就要休息十分鐘，看書要保持三十五到四十公分的距離。多到戶外走走、看遠的地方。 (Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

A: Wow, there are so many lenses in this box! This is hilarious, my eyes look so big when I put this on! B: That’s a convex lens, it’s for far-sighted people. For short-sightedness you need to wear concave lenses. A: These plastic frames are a little too thick; they make me look like a bookworm. B: Perhaps you could try these titanium alloy frames. They’re really light, and if you bend them, they won’t lose their shape. A: I’m also wondering whether I should wear contacts. B: You could. You can choose from soft ones or hard ones, and daily or monthly disposable ones. A: 哇，這箱子裡有好多鏡片喔！哈哈這個好好笑，戴這個眼睛會變好大！ B: 那是凸透鏡，是遠視才需要戴的。近視眼要戴的是凹透鏡。 A: 這個塑膠鏡框有點太厚重，我戴這個看起來很像書呆子。 B: 不然你也可以試試這副鈦合金鏡架，它很輕，而且你去折它也不會變形。 A: 我也在考慮是不是要戴隱形眼鏡。 B: 也可以啊！看你要軟式的還是硬式的，日拋還是月拋的。 (Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

Oh, no, you’re short-sighted! (3/5) 完蛋了，你近視了！ （三）

A: Do your eyes feel any better after using those eye drops I prescribed for you last time? B: It’s easier for me to see things now, but I still can’t see the words on the blackboard all that clearly. A: OK, so I think you should be wearing glasses. There’s an optician next door with professional optometrists, so you can go over there and see them. B: What do you think about me having laser surgery? A: Your short-sightedness is not that serious, it won’t have too much of an impact on your everyday life, so I don’t think you need to have laser surgery. A: 上次開給你的眼藥水，點過以後眼睛有沒有覺得好一點？ B: 我覺得看東西比較沒那麼吃力了，不過黑板上的字還是看不清楚。 A: 好吧，那你應該要去配一副眼鏡了。我們診所隔壁的眼鏡行有專業的驗光師，可以找他們。 B: 請問我可以做近視雷射手術嗎？ A: 你近視的度數並不深，對日常生活沒有太大影響，所以我認為沒有這個必要。 (Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

Taiwanese judoka Yang Yung-wei becomes world’s No. 1 東奧柔道銀牌楊勇緯 榮登世界第一

Taiwanese judoka Yang Yung-wei made history in July by winning a silver medal in the men’s 60kg judo at the Tokyo Olympics. Now, the sports hero made history again, becoming the first Taiwanese judoka to take the world’s No. 1 in the men’s 60kg category, according to the latest rankings released last month by the International Judo Federation. Yang has displaced 2021 World Judo Championships gold medalist Yago Abuladze of Russia, followed by Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Naohisa Takato of Japan at No. 3. Yang once said that becoming the world’s No. 1 and winning an Olympic gold medal are his biggest goals. When asked which one he wanted to achieve more, he answered that he was determined to accomplish both. With his outstanding performance in sports, the 24-year-old athlete of the Aboriginal Paiwan people was named one of the “10 Outstanding Young Persons” in Taiwan this year. The 59th 10 Outstanding Young Persons Awards ceremony took place in Taitung County last month. (Eddy Chang, Taipei Times) 台灣柔道男神楊勇緯於七月創下歷史，在東京奧運柔道男子六十公斤量級勇奪銀牌。現在這位體育英雄又再創歷史，根據國際柔道總會上個月新公布的積分排名，他已榮登男子六十公斤量級世界第一，成為台灣首位登上該寶座的柔道選手。 楊勇緯榮登積分榜首，也將今年柔道世錦賽金牌得主、俄羅斯名將亞布拉基擠到第二，東奧金牌得主、日本名將高藤直壽則排名第三。楊勇緯曾公開宣誓他的兩大目標，就是登上世界第一並奪下奧運金牌。當被問到比較想達成哪個目標，他當時回答兩個都要。 由於他在運動方面優異的表現，這位二十四歲排灣族青年更榮獲 「十大傑出青年」的殊榮，第五十九屆「十大傑出青年」頒獎典禮已於上個月在台東縣舉行。 （台北時報張聖恩 )

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

Oh, no, you’re short-sighted! (2/5) 完蛋了，你近視了！ （二）

A: Cover your right eye and look at the eye chart in front of you, then tell me which way the letter “E” I point to is facing. B: Up. That one is facing left. Erm… right. A: And how about this in the row below? B: It’s too small. I can’t make it out. A: Hmmm, then you are short-sighted. For now, I’m going to prescribe you some eye drops to help your eyes relax. Use them twice, five minutes apart, before you go to bed. B: OK, thank you, doctor. A: 你把右眼遮住，看前面這張視力檢查表，然後告訴我指的字母E開口朝哪邊。 B: 朝上。這個朝左。嗯……右邊。 A: 那下面這排這個呢？ B: 太小了，我看不清楚。 A: 嗯，那你有近視喔。我先開眼藥水給你，幫助眼球放鬆。睡前點兩次，間隔五分鐘。 B: 好的，謝謝醫師。 (Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

Cabbage plus high-calcium foods can prevent osteoporosis 高麗菜加高鈣食物　能預防骨質疏鬆症

Osteoporosis is a silent killer of middle-aged and elderly people, so how to save one’s “skeleton fund” is an important dietary consideration for seniors. Cabbage, which is sometimes called the “national vegetable,” is said to be able to prevent osteoporosis. In this regard, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has clarified that simply eating cabbage is not enough. The FDA says that cabbage does contain vitamin K, which can help the absorption of calcium and vitamin D, thus promoting bone metabolism, but to promote bone calcification you also need to get enough calcium. Foods that are rich in calcium include black sesame seeds, beans, nori seaweed, milk powder, milk and dairy products. The FDA says that to prevent and treat osteoporosis, people should boost their dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D and do regular exercise, especially weight-bearing exercises such as jogging, walking and weight training, so as to increase bone density, strengthen muscles and slow down the loss of bone mass. Apart from that, appropriate exposure to sunlight, avoiding behaviors that cause loss of bone mass, such as smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol and staying up late, and understanding nutrition are all necessary to keep your body healthy. If you have symptoms that you think might be caused by osteoporosis, you should promptly seek medical attention and follow your doctor’s advice to avoid missing the golden opportunity for treatment. (Translated by Julian Clegg, Taipei Times) 骨質疏鬆症是中老年人的無聲殺手，如何存「骨本」是銀髮族的飲食重點，而有「國民蔬菜」之稱的高麗菜便被傳說能預防骨鬆；對此，食品藥物管理署澄清，光是吃高麗菜還不夠。 食藥署指出，雖然高麗菜裡含有維生素K，可幫助鈣質、維生素D的吸收，因此可促進骨骼的新陳代謝，但還要補充足夠的鈣質，才可促進骨骼鈣化。高鈣食物包含黑芝麻、豆枝、紫菜、奶粉、牛奶及乳製品等。 食藥署說，針對骨質疏鬆病人補鈣，會先建議攝取奶類，如果是年長者，則以低脂牛奶補充較好，蔬菜部分以深綠色蔬菜為主。 食藥署提醒，骨質疏鬆症的防治應增加飲食中鈣質與維生素D的攝取，並且規律運動，特別是從事荷重運動如慢跑、健走、重量訓練，以增強骨質的密度，強健肌肉，減緩骨質的流失。 此外，適時日曬陽光，並避免抽菸、喝酒、熬夜等造成骨質流失的行為，建立正確的營養攝取觀念，才能維持身體健康。如有疑似骨質疏鬆症之症狀，應立即就醫並遵醫囑治療，避免錯過黃金治療時機。 （自由時報） LANGUAGE TIP Nori is a kind of dried seaweed that is eaten in Japan, and this originally Japanese word can be found in English dictionaries. A similar food called laverbread is eaten in Wales and Ireland. Many English speakers will not know either of these words, but they will get the idea if you call it “dried seaweed.”

SPEAK UP ! 雙語會話

A: Why do you always squint when you look at the blackboard? Is it blurry? B: Yes. Why is the teacher’s writing so fuzzy? It wasn’t like that before. A: Oh, no, you’re short-sighted! B: I think you’re right. I’ve been doing lessons from home these past few months, staring at the computer screen all day. A: And I suppose you’ve been playing computer games after class, too. You should go and see an eye specialist as soon as possible. A: 你為什麼看黑板一直瞇著眼睛啊？是看不清楚嗎？ B: 對呀！老師寫的字怎麼都一片模糊？以前不會這樣的。 A: 完蛋了，你近視了！ B: 我猜也是。前幾個月在家上課，眼睛一天到晚都盯著電腦螢幕。 A: 更不要說你下課以後還打電動了。你應該趕快去看眼科醫師。 (Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.

24-year-old black-faced spoonbill spotted in Tainan　24歲高齡黑面琵鷺　台南現蹤

Many black-faced spoonbills fly to the coastal areas of Tainan for winter every year, attracting many bird-watchers. On Tuesday morning last week, Chen Kuo-chung, the chairman of the Chenghsi Community Development Association of Tainan’s Annan District, spotted a black-faced spoonbill at his fish farm. Intrigued by the band around the bird’s leg, Chen consulted a friend, who is a member of the Taiwan Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Association, and learned that the bird was numbered “T18,” which was tagged in 1999 in Tainan. The bird is therefore estimated to be as old as 24 years of age. Chiu Jen-wu, chairman of Tainan Ecological Conservation Society, said that a sighting of T18 was reported in Tainan in January this year. In November, the bird was again seen wintering in the Black-faced Spoonbill Reserve in Tainan’s Cigu Distric. Last Tuesday was the third time this year that T18 has been spotted and recorded. Chiu said that black-faced spoonbills migrate between their breeding place and winter habitats each year, and have to cope with many difficult challenges and harsh environments. It is very rare that a bird lives to 24 years old and T18 is currently the oldest black-faced spoonbill recorded in Taiwan, said Chiu. Chiu added that a series of activities for the 2021 Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Season are currently ongoing and encouraged bird lovers to grasp the opportunity to visit Tainan and learn more about the ecology of the black-faced spoonbill. (Translated by Lin Lee-kai, Taipei Times) 每年冬季有不少黑面琵鷺飛抵台南沿海地區度冬，吸引不少賞鳥人潮。 安南區城西社區發展協會理事長陳國忠今天上週二上午在自家魚塭發現一隻黑面琵鷺，因為繫有腳環，覺得相當特別，經詢問黑面琵鷺保育學會的友人後，得知是一九九九年在台南繫放的黑琵T18，推估這隻一九九九年繫放的黑琵已高齡二十四歲。 台南市生態保育學會理事長邱仁武表示，T18曾於今年一月在台南被通報發現，十一月在七股黑面琵鷺保護區又被通報發現來台度冬，上週二是今年第三次通報發現。 邱仁武說，黑面琵鷺每年往返於繁殖地及度冬棲地，面臨許多環境挑戰，要活到二十四歲相當不容易，T18則是台灣目前記錄到年齡最大的黑面琵鷺。 他說，二○二一黑面琵鷺保育季系列活動持續中，喜愛賞鳥的民眾可把握機會到台南一遊，進一步了解黑面琵鷺生態。 （中央社）

Taiwan Lantern Festival achieves recognition at World Night View Summit 世界夜景峰會 台灣燈會獲認證「世界夜景遺產」

The World Night View Summit took place on Friday last week, hosted by the Yakei Convention and Visitors Bureau in Nagasaki, Japan. With a decade since the previous one, the international summit selects three new spectacular night vistas from around the world. Last Friday’s summit saw the establishment of a new “World Night View Heritage” certification, with the Taiwan Lantern Festival selected as one of 10 heritage night vistas. The summit was attended by 150 representatives from the tourism industries of 10 countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Spain, Monaco and Hungry. The “World Night View Heritage” certification was established to recognize places or events with beautiful night views. In addition to the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the certification was also awarded to nine other nightscapes outside of Japan, including Gellert Hill in Hungary and the historic ruins of Ayutthaya in Thailand. Taiwan Tourism Interchange Association consultant Chiang Ming-ching told attendees of the summit that the Taiwan Lantern Festival is Taiwan’s largest celebratory event. Chiang said that the 2019 Taiwan Lantern Festival, which was held in Pingtung County, featured thousands of brightly-colored decorative lanterns which studded the night-time sky with beautiful illuminations. Chiang explained that the lantern festivals were originally held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year to celebrate the end of the Spring Festival. People traditionally let off firecrackers and fireworks to bring good luck and avoid calamity, said Chiang. During the1990s, temples across Taiwan began to combine their individual decorative lanterns displays in a single location, forming lantern festivals. The displays gradually increased in scale and began to feature innovative “main lantern” designs, said Chiang. (CNA, translated by Edward Jones) 由日本一般社團法人「夜景觀光」主辦的世界夜景峰會上週五在長崎市舉行，時隔十年選出世界新三大夜景，也新設世界夜景遺產，包括台灣燈會在內十處入選。 這場世界夜景高峰會有日本及海外國家包括台灣、西班牙、摩納哥、匈牙利等十國的觀光相關人士約一百五十人出席。 主辦單位特別創設認定夜景美的景點或活動之「世界夜景遺產」，結果台灣燈會、匈牙利布達佩斯的蓋勒特山丘、泰國大城的古蹟遺址夜景等日本以外的十處入選。 台灣旅遊交流協會顧問江明清在世界夜景高峰會上，以屏東的台灣燈會舉例說明指出，台灣燈會是台灣規模最大的慶典活動，有好幾千個色彩豔麗的花燈裝飾，將夜空點綴得璀璨亮麗。原本燈會是在農曆正月十五日滿月、也就是元宵節的慶祝活動，民眾會施放爆竹、煙火趨吉避凶，一九九○年代各寺廟開始將花燈集中於一處，形成燈會，後來燈會規模擴大，主燈設計極富巧思。 （中央社）

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B: You know, you’re right. It was all about the journey. It’s been a great trip. A: We’ve seen all kinds of scenery, from craggy coastlines to tranquil fishing ports to wonderful vistas in the mountains. B: So now we can just sit back and enjoy this beautiful scenery as the sun goes down. A: We can’t stay too long. This might be the symbolic end to the trip, but we still have to ride down from the mountain, and the light is fading fast. B: 你知道嗎，你說的沒錯，重要的是過程。這趟旅程真的很棒。 A: 我們看遍了各種景色，從崎嶇陡峭的海岸，到安靜的漁港，還有山間的美麗景色。 B: 那我們現在就可以好好坐下來，享受夕陽美景。 A: 我們不能待太久啦。這雖然是象徵性的終點，可是我們還得要騎下山，天色很快就要暗了。 (Paul Cooper, Taipei Times ／台北時報林俐凱譯) Audio recordings for Speak Up! dialogues will be suspended until further notice due to the pandemic.