A : Why are there so many people at the office entrance this early?
B : They are all new employees reporting for duty.
A : Has anyone notified their supervisors?
B : Yeah. I just called them. They’re almost here.
A : 怎麼一大早，公司門口就這麼多人？
B : 他們都是今天新報到的同事。
A : 有人通知他們報到的主管了嗎？
B : 有，我剛打過電話了，他們的主管馬上就到公司了。
A: The Danjiang Bridge in New Taipei City is to open on May 12, and the MRT Sanying Line (Light Blue Line) will also open in June. Isn’t that great? B: Is that the bridge connecting the city’s Tamsui and Bali Districts? What’s so special about this new landmark spanning the Tamsui River? A: The Danjiang Bridge will become the world’s longest-span single-mast asymmetric cable-stayed bridge — with a total river-crossing section of 920 meters and main span of 450 meters. B: The news says there are sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides. Watching the sunset from the
A: Apart from the Danjiang Bridge in New Taipei City, the MRT Sanying Line (Light Blue Line) will open in June. B: Is that the new line leading to Yingge District, the ceramic town? A: Yup, the line will connect the Yingge Ceramics Museum and the Old Streets in Sanxia and Yingge Districts. B: The eastward extension of the Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Red Line) that goes through Taipei’s Xinyi District will also open in June. A: Plus, Taoyuan’s Aerotropolis Line (Green Line) will partially open by the end of the year. In the future, it will connect the
In the dense forests of Tanzania, a young researcher sat quietly among the trees, her gaze fixed on a troop of chimpanzees. It was 1960, and Jane Goodall, armed with nothing but a notebook and endless curiosity, was about to change science forever. Inspired by childhood stories like the Dr. Dolittle series, she had dreamed of Africa — and now, thanks to the encouragement of anthropologist Louis Leakey, she was there, face-to-face with the wild. What Jane discovered shocked the world. Chimpanzees weren’t mere creatures of instinct; they were individuals with emotions, families, and even the capacity for tool
The New England Aquarium in Boston, US, has set up a “retirement home” to offer a safe and supportive environment for aging penguins. With over half the aquarium’s penguins now older than the usual 10 to 15 years they reach in the wild, staff separated one island for closer monitoring. The space features flat ground and a carpeted path to the water, helping the older birds who don’t move as easily. A stand at the front also makes it simpler for them to hop out of the water. These changes allow the older penguins to avoid competing with younger,
RSS