李老師陪你探索英文世界 Exploring English with Ms. Lee

Once a long long time ago, a family grew famous for their happiness. Even though

aunts and uncles, cousins and grandchildren lived together, there was never a cross word or unhappy noise. Stories of their happiness spread like seeds in the wind, sprouting and blooming everywhere, until finally even young Magistrate Tiger heard of them.

When Magistrate Tiger first heard of the happy family, he scoffed, " Impossible. The stories are exaggerated. No family can be that happy.” Even so, he was curious and sent an emissary to the family to observe. The emissary returned, awed. He said, “The family circle is one of complete harmony.” At first the magistrate thought it was impossible. But as he thought about it, the more he began to wonder. What was the secret that the family had? He began to covet the family’s happiness. So he called his emissary to him and presented him with an empty, heavily encrusted chest. “Return to the family, and tell them that I want the secret of their happiness put in the box. If they do not do so, have the soldiers destroy their family.”

The jacket was multi-colored, made of large patches sewn together. As the family waved goodbye to her, she saw each of them had missing material in their sleeves. Her goodbyes froze in her throat as she realized her warm coat was made of pieces cut from the family’s own clothing. When Minli invited two of the kids from the family

to go with her to see the Old Man of the Moon, they just laughed and said, “Why would we want to change our fortune?” And when Minli finally got to see the Old Man of the Moon, she discovered another shocking fact- she was only allowed to ask one question. If she was only allowed to ask one question, she could not ask Dragon’s question for him. Minli felt like a fish gasping for air. As she was wondering what she should do, she saw the king’s borrowed paper, and there was a single line of words running down the entire page. The line was only made of one word, and that word was Thankfulness.

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

Like the Forbidden City, the City of Bright Moonlight is divided into the outer city and the inner city. The king lives in the inner part which is heavily guarded by soldiers. With the help of the buffalo boy, Minli manages to find the king and asks him for the borrowed line. At first the king says that he’s not sure what the borrowed line is that Minli is looking for but he thinks he can guess. Then the king tells Minli about the origin of the city. The city wasn’t always called the City of Bright Moonlight. The king’s great-great-great-grandfather changed the name. And as it turned out, Magistrate Tiger was his great-great-great-grandfather’s father.

The Magistrate Tiger’s biggest dream is to have his son marry to a member of the imperial family. One night as he travels through the mountain, he sees an old man sitting alone in the moonlight . The old man does not bow to the magistrate, and simply ignores Magistrate Tiger. his indifference infuriates The Magistrate. Finally Magistrate Tiger exists his carriage and goes to the old man, who is still engrossed in his book. Then the Old Man of the Moon tells him that he’s reading the Book of Fortune, which holds all the knowledge of the world-the past, present, and future. He also tells Magistrate Tiger that he can answer any question in the world. Naturally, the magistrate doesn’t believe him, but unable to contain his curiosity, the magistrate still asks the most important question in his heart. He wants to know who his son will marry when he is of age. The Old Man of the Moon flips the pages of his book and then announces that the magistrate’s son’s future wife is now the two-year-old daughter of a grocer in the next village. Upon hearing this, the magistrate flies into a rage. With both hands he grabbed the page and tears it from the book. The Old Man of the Moon just looks at him grimly, and says, “ Pages of the Book of Fortune do not tear easily, but that paper was being sent to you before I borrowed it. So take it. The Book has bestowed some extra qualities to it, though they will be as useless to you as the original paper would have been”.

It is the king’s great-great grandfather who realized that the words on the paper can only be seen in the bright moonlight. He renamed the city the City of Bright Moonlight as a reminder for the kings that followed him. From then on, whenever a king of the City of Bright Moonlight has had a problem, he consults the paper, and the paper will tell him what to do. And with that, the king looks down at the line. It says you only lose what you cling to. The king repeats to himself, “You only lose what you cling to, so by choosing to give you the line, I do not lose it. So perhaps it’s time for the paper to return to the book. “ And with these words, he places the paper in Minli’s trembling hands.

如果你覺得我的podcast對你的英文學習有幫助就請到Apple podcast 幫我按五顆星訂閱和分享。也可到李老師陪你探索英文世界的臉書和IG粉絲專頁按贊追縱或留言

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

Before they get to Never Ending Mountain, Minli needs to reach the City of Bright Moonlight, and once there, she’s supposed to find the Guardian of the City. When Minli finds him, she’s supposed to ask for the borrowed line, which is something she will need when she gets to Never Ending Mountain. But it’s not so easy to find the Guardian of the City, aka the king. When Minli and the Dragon reach the City of the Bright Moonlight, the streets are crowded and bustling; the city seems to be bubbling with people like boiling rice. Then someone in the city tells her the king lives in the Inner City, and you have to have permission to go into the Inner City.There are thousands of guards protecting the Inner City, making it impossible for Minli to see the king. Just when Minli doesn’t know what to do next, a Buffalo boy lends a hand. Because there’s no where for Minli to stay the night, Buffalo boy invites her to his shabby, rickety hut. His parents died four years ago, and ever since then it’s been him and the buffalo. But he speaks almost carelessly, without anger or self-pity. Suddenly Minli thinks about her own home-the wood floor always swept by Ma, the extra blanket Ba put over her when the wind blew cold-and she feels a strange tightness in her throat.

The magistrate is very powerful and proud. He is so proud that he demands constant respect from his people. He is harsh with his subordinates, ruthless to his enemies, and pitiless to his people. All fear his wrath, and when he roars his orders the people tremble. Behind his back, they call him Magistrate Tiger. Magistrate Tiger’s most coveted wish is to be of royal blood. As soon as his son was born, he began to make trips and inquiries to gain influence. As soon as his son was born, he began to make trips and inquiries to gain influence, in hopes that he could marry his son to a member of the imperial family.

如果你覺得我的podcast對你的英文學習有幫助就請到Apple podcast 幫我按五顆星訂閱和分享。也可到李老師陪你探索英文世界的臉書和IG粉絲專頁按贊追縱或留言。那我們就下集見了。 Talk to you next time on Exploring English with Ms Lee. Goodbye

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

dull: 無趣的

dried mud: 乾的泥土

equally: 一樣的

bland: 無趣的

glossy: 有光澤的

eager for: 迫不及待做

flash from one’s face: 從臉中閃過

lively: 生動的

impulsive: 衝動的

spirit: 精神

suit one well: 很適合這人

barren: 光禿的

accompany with: 伴隨著

frown: 皺眉頭

rundown: 破舊的

meager: 很少的

fortune: 命運

come across: 巧遇

greedy: 貪心的

a school of fish： 一群魚

a pack of wolves: 一群狼

a troop of monkeys: 一群猴

a pride of lions: 一群獅子

a colony of ants: 蟻窩

process: 過程

spilled salt: 灑出的鹽

dried seaweed: 乾海苔

precious pearl: 珍貴的珍珠

如果你覺得我的podcast對你的英文學習有幫助就請到Apple podcast 幫我按五顆星訂閱和分享。也可到李老師陪你探索英文世界的臉書和IG粉絲專頁按贊追縱或留言。那我們就下集見了。 Talk to you next time on Exploring English with Ms Lee. Goodbye

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/opinion/sunday/cyrus-habib-jesuit.html

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/vox-conversations/id1081584611?i=1000476021065

重點單字

Democrat: 民主黨

elect: 選舉

lieutenant governor: 副州長

blind: 盲的

lose one’s sight: 失去視力

removal: 移除

retina: 視網膜

decade: 十年

set one’s mind to: 下定決心

Roman Catholic: 羅馬天主教

priest:神父

order: 宗教教派

Jesuit: 耶穌會

religious: 宗教的

intensive: 密集的

extensive: 廣泛的

ordination: 神職授任

vows of: …的誓言

poverty: 貧困

obedience: 服從

chastity: 貞節

be diagnosed with: 被診斷有

preserve: 保存

radiation: 電療

chemotherapy: 化療

ordeal: 痛苦

amass: 累積

catalog: 目錄

visual memory: 視覺記憶

a glass half full person: 樂觀的人

adulthood: 成人

elastic: 有彈性的

suburbs: 郊區

keep on the sidelines of: 被迫成為旁觀者

administrator: 行政者

march to: 大步走向

declare: 宣布

layout of the playground: 遊樂場的平面圖

give full access to: 給某人完全的管道

broken spirit: 受挫的靈魂

advocate for oneself: 替自己權力發聲

venture out: 投入

voice out: 講出

be uniquely positioned: 被放在獨特的位置

develop an appreciation for: 對..發出欣賞的感覺

constituent:選民

bid: 機會

federal lawmaker: 聯邦立法員

celebrity culture: 名人文化

have nothing to do with: 跟..完全沒關係

quest: 追求

platform: 舞台

affirmation: 肯定

mentality: 心態

nonnegotiable: 無法談判的

limit: 極限

naked eye: 肉眼

ravage: 蹂躪

apotheosis: 典範

pilgrimage: 朝聖

providence: 天意

uncertainty: 不確定

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

dump someone in: 把某人丟在..

predicate on: 基於,宣稱或斷言(某事物)

in part: 部分為

notion: 想法

affluent: 有錢的

vacationer: 渡假人

lounge: 閒晃

infinity: 無限

specialize in: 專門在

client: 客戶

desolate: 荒蕪的

steppe: 大草原

desert: 沙漠

enthusiastic: 熱情的

long for: 渴望

indicate: 顯示

mountain terrains: 山的地形

tracker: 追蹤器

expedition: 探險

riverbed: 河床

occasionally: 偶而

greeting: 招呼

resident: 居民

destination: 目的地

unbearable: 無法忍受的

decline: 婉拒

revel in: 享受在

simplicity: 簡單化

disconnect: 切斷(電話、電源等)

illusion: 幻覺

customized for: 為某人量身定做

fitness: 健康

monitor: 監控

be endangered: ,使遭到危險

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyA

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

will: 遺囑

raise: 扶養

vicious: 惡毒的

ruler: 統治者

mercy: 憐憫

exceeding: 非常的

pneumonia:肺炎

drop a bombshell on: 跟某人丟下惡訊

risk: 冒險

coast: 海岸

disguise as: 偽裝成

wipe out: 除掉

fill: 裝滿

magic formula: 神奇處方籤

be transformed: 被變成

eradicate: 根除

tragically: 不幸的

conference room: 會議室

shrink: 縮小

furry: 有毛的

appearance: 外表

sneak into: 偷偷進入

supply: 供給

basin: 盆子

unscrew: 打開瓶蓋

consume: 食用

entertain: 娛樂

miserable: 不快樂

fantastical tale: 奇異的

fighter pilot: 戰機飛行

喜歡我的節目嗎？歡迎在李老師的FB或IG留言，告訴我你的想法，或提問相關的英語問題，我會在下週的節目與大家分享問題內容哦！

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

fairy tale: 童話故事

ordinary: 平凡的

plot: 計謀

get rid of: 除掉

particular territory: 特定的領土

do away with: 除掉

get caught: 被逮到

devilry: 惡魔的

blood: 血液

misogynistic: 仇女的

be criticized: 被批評

in large: 主要是

due to: 因為

unnamed: 沒被命名的

tremendously: 非常的

wrinkled: 有皺紋的

witchophile: 巫婆專家

Norwegian: 挪威人

be enthralled: 被吸引

recognize: 辨識

gloves: 手套

fingernail: 指甲

claw: 爪

bald: 光頭的

baldness: 光頭

wig: 假髮

ghastly: 可怕的

stench: 惡臭

如果你覺得我的podcast對你的英文學習有幫助就請到Apple podcast 幫我按五顆星訂閱和分享。也可到李老師陪你探索英文世界的臉書和IG粉絲專頁按贊追縱或留言

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

excel in: 在..很傑出

obsession: 偏執

alpine ski: 高山滑雪

mountaineer: 登山者

Academy Award: 金像獎

documentary: 紀錄片

filmmaker: 製片家

capture: 捕捉

extraordinary: 非凡的

high-risk: 高風險的

expedition: 探險

summit: 山頂

sponsor: 贊助

set something/someone apart: 讓某人或某物跟其他不一樣

fit: 體能好的

flee: 逃離

Communist Revolution: 共產黨革命

immigrate: 移民

typical: 典型的

expectation: 期待

competitively: 競賽地

ethos: 精神

pound into: 烙印入

credit something with: 歸功某物

expand: 擴展

ignore: 忽視

address someone: 稱呼某人

internship: 實習

do odd jobs: 打零工

mow lawn: 割草皮

wait tables: 當服務生

homeless: 無家的

get lost along the way: 在路程中迷失

vagabond: 流浪漢

super: 超級

supportive: 支持的

misconception: 誤解

doubt: 懷疑

guilty: 有罪惡感的

let someone down: 讓某人失望

throw the towel: 放棄

be committed: 投入在一樣事裡

craft: 專業

sheer: 純粹的

joy: 喜樂

external: 外在的

validation: 認可

reconcile with: 跟某人合解

packed: 坐滿了的

auditorium: 大廳

recognition: 認同

Dropping Off a Cliff With 'Free Solo' Director Jimmy Chin | GQ

https://youtu.be/FSdim3HDlOo

喜歡我的節目嗎？歡迎在李老師的FB或IG留言，告訴我你的想法，或提問相關的英語問題，我會在下週的節目與大家分享問題內容哦！

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn

let the matter rest: 讓事情塵埃落地

unaware： 沒意識到

remarkable: 非凡的

talent: 天份

convince: 説服

permission: 許可

tuition: 教學

prospect: 願景

bright: 聰明的

appeal to: 吸引

enormously: 非常的

instinct: 本能

inconvenient: 不方便的

rotten: 爛爆的

sit on one’s Fanny: 一屁股坐下來

attractive: 吸引人的

slave away: 像奴隸般的工作

custom: 習慣

never try to be funny: 不要開玩笑

nauseating: 令人作嘔的

wart: 疣

vomit: 嘔吐

put up with: 忍受

hairpin: 髮夾

extend one’s hand: 伸出手

tennis racquet: 網球拍

helpless: 無助的

hold one aloft: 把人舉到半空中

bellow: 大吼

mean: 惡劣的

determined: 有決心的

sneak around: 偷偷摸摸

play prank: 惡作劇

喜歡我的節目嗎？歡迎在李老師的FB或IG留言，告訴我你的想法，或提問相關的英語問題，我會在下週的節目與大家分享問題內容哦！

Facebook: shorturl.at/gmnDM

Instagram: shorturl.at/eyAKU

--

Hosting provided by SoundOn