A: In the 2026 Time 100 list, besides TSMC chairman C.C. Wei in the Pioneers category, Blackpink’s Jennie also stands out in the Artists group.
B: What about the Titans and Icons?
A: The Titans include legendary fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Intel CEO Tan Lip-bu. The Icons include actor Wagner Moura, Olympic gold figure skater Alysa Liu and singer Victoria Beckham.
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B: What about the Leaders and Innovators? I bet US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are on the list.
A: You got it. Other Leaders include Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and Pope Leo XIV. The Innovators include female writer Li Yiyun and sprinting superstar Noah Lyles.
A: 《時代》雜誌「2026百大影響力人物」除了入選「先鋒」類別的台積電董事長魏哲家，今年入選「藝術家」的Blackpink成員Jennie也很吸睛。
B: 那「巨擘」和「代表人物」呢？
A: 「巨擘」有傳奇設計師雷夫勞倫、谷歌執行長孫達皮采、英特爾執行長陳立武…。「代表人物」有影帝華格納莫拉、花滑奧運金牌劉美賢、歌手維多利亞貝克漢…。
B: 那「領袖」和「創新者」呢？我猜美國總統唐納川普、中國國家主席習近平會上榜。
A: 你猜的沒錯，還有日本首相高市早苗、天主教教宗良14世等人。「創新者」則包括女作家李翊雲、短跑天王諾亞萊爾斯。（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
Taiwan Travelogue, the novel by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translated into English by Lin King, won the prestigious International Booker Prize in London on May 19. It marks the first time a Taiwanese literary work has received the International Booker Prize, setting a historic milestone both for Taiwanese literature and for the award itself. Prior to this achievement, Taiwan had only once appeared on the Booker radar, when Taiwanese author Wu Ming-yi was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2018 with The Stolen Bicycle. The International Booker Prize honors works of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.
As climate change and urbanization push city temperatures higher, walking outdoors is becoming increasingly uncomfortable in many parts of the world, especially when prolonged time spent in sunlight is involved. As a result, outdoor lovers are now seeking cooler, shaded walking routes. However, most mainstream map apps still do not __1__ shaded footpaths. Enter routing.osm.ch — a Swiss web-based route planner that introduces a novel solution to this problem. Its “Vampire mode,” named after the legendary creatures’ fear of being __2__ natural light, was developed by a Swiss research team led by Professor Stefan Keller. The platform combines open data from
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1. 該協會於全球九十個國家擁有逾一百萬名會員。 ˇ The association consists of over 1 million members in 90 countries. χ The association consists in over 1 million members in 90 countries. 註：consist of 是「由……組成」，而consist in是「在於」、「就是」，比較下列句子： Our department consists of three sections. Success consists in perseverance. Happiness consists in doing one’s duty. 2. 我們的任何錯誤將來都可能帶來麻煩。 ˇ Any mistakes on our part now may lead to problems later on. χ Any mistakes on our part now may lead into problems later on. 註：說「導致」、「引起」用lead to，如to lead to trouble，to lead to disaster，to lead to problems，to lead to something unpleasant等。表示「向某物內部的動向」可用into，如go into a room，to come into a building，to get into trouble等。 3. 這本書是E．M．福斯特的作品，不是喬治．歐威爾。 ˇ This book was written by E. M. Foster, not
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