A: I’ve been thinking of joining Airbnb and becoming a host.
B: Are you sure you have enough space in your apartment?
A: I’m not thinking of having guests here. We have a spare apartment out in Tamsui that’s just sitting empty. We might as well put it to good use.
A: 我最近一直在考慮加入Airbnb,然後當房東。
B: 你確定你的公寓裡有足夠的空間嗎?
A: 我沒有考慮在這邊接待客人啦。我們在淡水有一間空的公寓,乾脆把它好好運用一下。
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A: Several Japanese and South Korean acts, such as BigBang, are participating in this year’s Coachella Music Festival. Have any Mando-pop singers ever performed at Coachella? B: Yup, K-pop group GOT7’s Hong Kong member Jackson Wang, and Taiwanese band Sunset Rollercoaster, which primarily performs in English, attended the festival before. A: It’s a pity that we didn’t fly to Coachella. But in fact, Taipei has also gradually become an Asian music hub in recent years. B: That’s true. K-pop sensation Twice just held three concerts at the Taipei Dome, followed by Hong Kong singer G.E.M., who is going
Concertgoers know the rush all too well — the moment the first notes play, your heart races, and nothing else seems to matter. For many, the excitement doesn’t end when the lights come back on. Some fans try to relive the performance by listening to the same songs for days afterward. __1__ A few days after an amazing show, they begin to feel unexpectedly low. Psychologists have coined a term for this phenomenon: “post-concert depression,” or “PCD.” PCD is primarily related to hormone levels. When you’re at a concert, the excitement causes your brain to release feel-good chemicals like
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1. 明天她將談法國環境保護的情形。 ˇ Tomorrow she will speak on environmental protection in France. χ Tomorrow she will speak environmental protection in France. 註︰speak 作「談論」解時,是不及物動詞,按照不同的意義,後面接 on, of 或 about。一般說 to speak on a subject ( / a point); to speak of / about a person or thing; to speak to / with a person。 在下列句中,speak 當及物動詞用: His father can speak English, French and German. He is speaking the truth.(他說的是真話。) 2. 我們不應瞧不起經濟弱勢者。 ˇ We should not look down on/upon those who are financially weak. χ We should not look down those who are financially weak. 註︰look down on 是慣用語,用 on 或 upon 均可,但決不可省去。 3. 請不要打擾我工作。 ˇ Don’t interfere with my work. χ Don’t