Is it possible to express the packageso that it arrives by Dec. 24?
快遞這件包裹，有可能在十二月二十四日前送達嗎？
(kuai4 di4 zhe4 jian4 bao1 guo3, you2 ke3 neng2 zai4 shi2 er4 yue4 er4 shi2 si4 ri4 qian2 song4 da2 ma5)
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 of the Nazis,” historian Tal Bruttmann, a specialist on the Holocaust, told AFP. But in doing so “we kind of lost sight of the fact that is not normal to show” such graphic scenes of mass murder, of people being humiliated and dehumanized, he said. Up to this
A ‘Dutch angle’ is a classic camera technique that has been used in filmmaking since the 1920s, when it was introduced to Hollywood by German Expressionists. Why is it called the Dutch angle if it’s actually German? In fact, it has no __1__ to the Netherlands. The term “Dutch” is widely believed to be a misinterpretation of “Deutsch,” which means German in the German language. In any event, the name stuck, and the Dutch angle remains a popular cinematic tool to this day. This technique involves tilting the camera on its x-axis, skewing the shot to create a sense of
Dos & Don’ts — 想想看，這句話英語該怎麼說？ 1. 能做的事都做了。 ˇ All that could be done has been done. χ All that could be done have been done. 註︰all 指事情或抽象概念時當作單數。例如： All is well that ends well. （結果好就是好。） All is over with him. （他已經沒希望了。） That’s all for today. （今天到此為止。） all 指人時應當作複數。例如： All of us are interested in his proposal. All of us are doing our best. 2. 我們這麼做有益於我們的健康。 ˇ What we are doing is good for our health. χ What we are doing are good for our health. 註︰以關係代名詞 what 引導的作為主詞的子句，動詞用單數。如： What he said is true. 3. 大家都沿著步道跑。 ˇ Everybody runs along the trail. χ Everybody run along the trail. 註︰everyone 是指一大群人，但在文法上一般用單數。 4. 桌上有一本筆記本和兩支筆。 ˇ There were two
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang Though you probably don’t know it __3__ you’re a movie buff, the Dutch angle has been used by famous filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Tim Burton. For example, in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, there’s an intense scene __4__ one of the main characters confronts a captured Nazi soldier. The menacing posture of the character holding a baseball bat is emphasized by the tilted frame, which draws viewers into his mindset and __5__. The next time you find yourself enjoying a film, take a closer look at what exactly is happening on screen, and you’re likely to recognize
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