A: How about the entertainment world? Is there anything to look forward to in 2023 there, too?
B: Yeah, events such as Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show, Eurovision 2023 and movies like “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake are all highly anticipated.
A: I’ve heard the long-running musical “The Phantom of the Opera” will finally bid farewell to Broadway this year.
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B: Well, the show first opened on Broadway in 1988. When it closes later in April, it will have played 13,981 performances.
A: 今年的娛樂圈,也有什麼令人期待的事物嗎?
B: 蕾哈娜的超級盃大秀、2023年歐洲歌唱大賽、《小美人魚》真人電影等強片……這些都將是今年的大事!
A: 聽說長壽歌舞劇《歌劇魅影》,終於要告別百老匯了。
B: 該劇1988年在百老匯開演,四月落幕時演出將達到一萬三千九百八十一場。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A festive time of light 元宵佳節知多少 Occurring on the 15th day of the initial month of the Lunar New Year, when the first full moon appears, the Lantern Festival is a festive time that continues the good cheer and celebration sparked by Chinese New Year. It also simultaneously marks the end of that annual event. It’s a time when lanterns and other colorful lights and decorations adorn stores, businesses, and streets in Chinese communities around the globe. Aside from honoring ancestors, the festival is also meant to foster peace, forgiveness, and harmony. Lantern displays are the center of attention during the Lantern Festival in Taiwan. Parks across
Eating glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival Lunar New Year celebrations traditionally conclude with the Lantern Festival, which is on the 15th day of the first lunar month. With every household decorated with lanterns and streamers, the Lantern Festival can be seen as an extended New Year celebration. Lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival can be traced to the Western Han Dynasty in China. The 15th day of the first lunar month is the first full moon of the year, and has the significance of a new start. People light lanterns to pray for a bumper harvest in the coming
你叫什麼名字? What’s your name? 對話 Dialogue 馬可:你好!你叫什麼名字? Make: Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? 小實:我叫小實,你呢? Xiaoshi: Wǒ jiào Xiǎoshí, nǐ ne? 馬可:我叫馬可。 Make: Wǒ jiào Mǎkě. 小實:馬可,你是美國人嗎? Xiaoshi: Mǎkě, nǐ shì Měiguó rén ma? 馬可:我是美國人,你也是美國人嗎? Make: Wǒ shì Měiguó rén, nǐ yěshì Měiguó rén ma? 小實:不是,我是臺灣人。很高興認識你。 Xiaoshi: Búshì, wǒ shì Táiwān rén. Hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ. 馬可:我也很高興認識你。 Make: Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ. 翻譯 Translation Mark: Hello! What’s your name? Xiaoshi: My name is Xiaoshi, and you? Mark: My name is Mark. Xiaoshi: Mark, are you American? Mark: Yes, I am. Are you American too? Xiaoshi: No, I’m Taiwanese. Nice to meet you. Mark: Nice to meet you too. 單字片語 Vocabulary 1. 叫(jiào) to be called 2. 什麼 (shénme) what 3. 呢 (ne) a (question)
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