B: Actually, John Lennon and Paul McCartney began playing together in 1957 after they were introduced at a church fete in Liverpool.
A: Oh, I think I once read about this: Lennon had already formed his own band.
B: That’s right. It was called The Quarrymen. McCartney played the Eddie Cochran song “Twenty Flight Rock” on that day. Lennon was impressed with his performance and later asked McCartney to join his band as a rhythm guitarist.
B: 其實，約翰藍儂和保羅麥卡尼早在一九五七年就開始一起表演了，他們是在利物浦的一場教會慶祝活動中認識的。
A: 哦，我記得曾經讀過這段故事：藍儂那時候已經組了自己的樂團。
B: 沒錯，團名叫做「採石工人」。麥卡尼那天演奏了艾迪柯克蘭的歌曲〈二十樓飛行搖滾〉。藍儂對他的演出印象深刻，後來就問麥卡尼要不要加入他的樂團當節奏吉他手。
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Most people enjoy the simple pleasure of creating bubbles using soap and water or a handy bubble gun, but have you ever wondered why these bubbles come out in such a uniform, spherical form? The answer delves into the fascinating realm of physics and the special behaviors of liquids. Soap bubbles are formed when air molecules become trapped inside a thin layer of soapy water, giving them a shimmering appearance. As a liquid, the soapy film takes up the smallest possible surface area—water molecules naturally do this to achieve the most stable state. And guess what shape has the least surface
A: Taiwanese athletes won two gold and five bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who has now become the World’s No. 1. B: Badminton duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin and boxer Lin Yu-ting won golds this time. A: But Taiwan lagged far behind neighboring Japan and South Korea, which won 20 and 13 golds, respectively. B: Plus, many top Taiwanese players are retiring after the games. A: Isn’t Taiwan planning to upgrade the Ministry of Education’s Sports Administration to a ministry for sports development? That will hopefully boost our national strength in sports. A:
A: Wow, a Taiwanese shooter has recently claimed the World’s No. 1 spot. B: Is it shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who won a bronze in Men’s Skeet Shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics? A: Yeah, according to the International Shooting Sport Federation’s rankings, Lee has made history by rising to the top. B: That’s so cool. And his bronze was Taiwan’s first Olympic medal for shooting. A: What a sharp shooter. A: 哇，台灣的射擊名將登上世界第一! B: 是不是在2024巴黎奧運射下「男子定向飛靶」銅牌李孟遠？ A: 對，根據「國際射擊運動聯盟」（ISSF）的排名，他最近創造歷史登上世界第一。 B: 真厲害，這也是台灣首面奧運射擊獎牌。 A: 他真是「神射手」。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organizations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2024 winners have been announced between Oct. 7 and yesterday, as follows. Medicine prize The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level, solving a decades-old mystery, and could lead to new ways of treating cancer. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, which awarded the prize,
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