A: The Golden Melody Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award will go to both musician Bruce Wong and late singer Jeff Ma.
B: Some superstars also won this honor in the past, such as late singer Teresa Teng.
A: Speaking of Teresa, have you heard that an unreleased Japanese song of hers was found recently?
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B: Really? Will the song be released?
A: Yes, her track Love Song in the Night Fog is set to be released this month, marking the 30th anniversary of the legendary singer’s death.
A: 本屆金曲獎特別貢獻獎頒給樂手翁孝良、已故歌手馬兆駿。
B: 以往有不少超級巨星,像是已故歌后鄧麗君也曾獲此殊榮唷。
A: 說到鄧麗君,你有聽說她生前未發布的日文歌曲被發現了嗎?
B: 真的嗎?新歌會公開嗎?
A: 這首歌《情歌最愛夜霧時》預計本月發布,正好紀念傳奇歌后去世30週年!
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world’s busiest waterway for international trade. WHAT IS THE MALACCA STRAIT? The 900km long Malacca Strait, bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It carries nearly 22 percent of the world’s maritime trade, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). This includes oil and gas shipments from the Middle East to the energy-hungry economies of China,
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對話 Dialogue 華華:欸,你最近有沒有發現,路上很多人背的包包上還有一個透明的小包包? Huáhua: Èi, nǐ zuìjìn yǒu méiyǒu fāxiàn, lùshàng hěn duō rén bēi de bāobāo shàng hái yǒu yí ge tòumíng de xiǎo bāobāo? 清清:我上次去逛街,也注意到了。我看到好多人把吊飾、照片或娃娃什麼的放進小包裡,掛在包包上。那叫什麼啊? Qīngqīng: Wǒ shàngcì qù guàngjiē, yě zhùyì dào le. Wǒ kàndào hǎo duō rén bǎ diàoshì, zhàopiàn huò wáwa shénme de fàng jìn xiǎo bāo lǐ, guà zài bāobāo shàng. Nà jiào shénme a? 華華:聽說有兩種,一種叫「痛包」,一種叫「娃包」或「曬娃包」。 Huáhua: Tīngshuō yǒu liǎng zhǒng, yì zhǒng jiào “tòngbāo”, yì zhǒng jiào “wábāo” huò “shàiwábāo”. 清清:「痛包」這個說法我聽過,就是在包包上大量展示自己喜歡的東西。但「曬娃包」還是第一次聽到。為什麼叫「曬娃包」? Qīngqīng: “Tòngbāo” zhège shuōfǎ wǒ tīng guò, jiù shì zài bāobāo shàng dàliàng zhǎnshì zìjǐ xǐhuān de dōngxi. Dàn “shàiwábāo” háishì dì yí cì tīng dào. Wèishéme jiào “shàiwábāo”? 華華:因為很多人會把自己喜歡的娃娃放進透明包裡,帶出去拍照,曬給大家看。 Huáhua: Yīnwèi hěn