Looking dazed and sunburned, US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked ashore on Sept. 2, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.
The 64-year-old Nyad swam up to the beach just before 2pm EDT, about 53 hours after starting her journey from Havana. As she approached, spectators waded into waist-high water and surrounded her, taking pictures and cheering her on.
Nyad’s previous try was cut short amid boat trouble, storms, unfavorable currents and jellyfish stings that left her face puffy and swollen.
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President Barack Obama was among a flurry of public officials and celebrities who tweeted congratulations. The president’s tweet read, “Never give up on your dreams.”
Although she had some swelling of the lips, tongue and the airway near the mouth, Nyad would not need a long recovery, the doctor said, calling her stable and “very healthy.”
Nyad first garnered national attention in 1975 when she swam the 45km around the island of Manhattan in just under eight hours. In 1979 she swam the 164km from North Bimini, Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida, in 27.5 hours.(Liberty Times)
看起來頭暈目眩、嚴重曬傷，美國耐力長泳健將黛安娜．奈雅德九月二日走上岸，成為史上未使用防鯊籠從古巴游到佛羅里達的第一人。
六十四歲的奈雅德在美國東部夏令時間下午兩點抵達目的地，離其從哈瓦那啟程已經過了五十三個小時。當她靠岸時，在岸上等待的觀眾跳進及腰的水裡圍著她拍照、為她歡呼。
奈雅德之前的嘗試因為遇上船故障、暴風雨、亂流，還有水母把她的臉叮腫了而失敗。
政府官員和名人紛紛推文祝賀，包括歐巴馬總統。歐巴馬推文說：「永遠別放棄你的夢想」。
醫生說，即使奈雅德的雙唇、舌頭與氣管有點腫脹，但不需多久時間即可復元，說她情況穩定且「非常健康」。
奈雅德在一九七五年首次獲得全國關注，當時她以不到八小時環繞曼哈頓島游了四十五公里。一九七九年，她費時二十七點五小時游了一百六十四公里，從巴哈馬北比米尼島游到佛羅里達州棕櫚灘。（自由時報／翻譯：詹立群）
A: It’s a pity that I can’t go to Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue’s concert. B: Why not? A: Hit Japanese singer Kenshi Yonezu is staging two shows at the Taipei Arena this weekend, and I already bought tickets long ago. B: Wow, isn’t he one of the most popular Japanese singers in recent years? A: And Yonezu’s megahit “Lemon” topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100’s year-end chart in 2018 and 2019 consecutively. A: 我不能去澳洲歌后凱莉米諾的演唱會真可惜。 B: 為什麼？ A: 日本人氣歌手米津玄師週末將在小巨蛋熱唱兩場，我早早就買票啦。 B: 哇他可是日本近年來最紅的歌手之一。 A: 米津的神曲《Lemon》甚至還在2018、2019年連續稱霸告示牌日本單曲榜年度冠軍！ (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪)
A: Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue is set to visit Taiwan for the third time on Saturday. B: I remember that her Taipei concerts in 2008 and 2011 caused a sensation, and I love her megahit “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” A: This will be her first time performing in the southern city of Kaohsiung. B: Many music critics praise Kylie’s show as “a must-see in your lifetime.” A: Let’s go to Kaohsiung this weekend. A: 澳洲歌后凱莉米諾週六即將三度訪台。 B: 她曾在2008、2011年兩度在台北開唱都造成大轟動，我超愛她的神曲《Can’t Get You Out of My Head》。 A: 這次可是她首度唱進南台灣的高雄呢。 B: 許多樂評家說她的演唱會是「此生必看」！ A: 那我們週末去高雄吧。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
The Lemon Festival is a fun annual celebration in Menton, France. This festival began in 1934 and honors the region’s exceptional lemons. __1__ in February during the lemon season, the festival features beautiful floats and sculptures covered with dazzling lemons and oranges. These citrus creations are on display in the bright sunshine throughout the day, while at night, they are lit up and turn the town into a __2__ spectacle. The festival’s origins can be traced back to the late 19th century, when Menton was a major lemon producer. __3__, hotels would decorate their spaces with lemons and oranges
中國海關總署突然發布通知，指台灣輸入的釋迦及蓮霧檢出介殼蟲「大洋臀紋粉蚧」，決定暫停輸入。 In September 2021, China’s customs administration announced that it would suspend imports of sweetsop and jambu from Taiwan, citing discoveries of Planococcus minor, a type of mealybug. 蓮霧 (jambu/champoo, Syzygium samarangense) ，又名洋蒲桃，是桃金孃科熱帶水果，原產於印尼和馬來西亞，在星、馬稱作水蓊，中、港、澳稱作天桃。 蓮霧學名中的種小名 samarangense，係因模式標本採自印尼的Semarang (三寶瓏) 而得名。 蓮霧馬來語稱為 jambu air，第二個字 air讀作 /?a??(r)/，是水的意思，荷蘭人從印尼引進台灣，台語音譯為蓮霧 ian-b?。 以往蓮霧常見譯為 wax apple，聽起來好像素描靜物用的蠟製水果 (Wax Fruit)，曾有人問美國朋友要不要吃蓮霧? Care for a wax apple? 對方回一句：Why not a real one? 近來美國市場流行泰語的講法 champoo。蓮霧果實長得像鈴鐺，因此又稱為 bell-fruit。 Syzygium samarangense is a tropical fruit in the family Myrtaceae, native to the Greater Sunda Islands and the Malay Peninsula. Common names in English include champoo, jambu, bell fruit, rose apple, Java apple, and wax apple. In Taiwan, the dark red cultivars are nicknamed “Black
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