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常用錯的日常動詞 Bring vs. Take & Do vs. Make

Bring vs. Take

Bring與Take的兩個方向不同。Bring是將物品拿往講者的方向，Take是將物品拿任何非講者的方向。

bring: carry something towards the speaker

take: carry something away from the speaker OR to another place

Do Vs. Make

DO is used when talking about work, jobs or tasks. 在談論工作、工作或工作時，使用DO。

I wouldn't like to do that job.

DO is used when we refer to activities in general without being specific. 當我們提及一般活動時，使用 DO，但沒有具體說明。

Don't just stand there – do something!

Is there anything I can do to help you?

We sometimes use DO to replace a verb when the meaning is clear or obvious. 當含義清晰或明顯時，我們有時使用 DO來替換動詞。

Do I need to do my hair? (do = brush or comb)

I'll do the kitchen if you do the lawns (do = clean, do = mow)

Make is for producing, constructing, creating or building something new. 製作是生產、建造、創造或建造新事物。

It is also used to indicate the origin of a product or the materials that are used to make something. 它還用於指示產品的來源或用於製造某些產品的材料

His wedding ring is made of gold.

The watches were made in Switzerland

We also use Make for producing an action or reaction 我們還使用製造產生行動或反應：

Onions make your eyes water.

You make me happy.

You make before certain nouns about plans and decisions 您在某些名詞之前就計劃和決策做出:

He has made arrangements to finish work early.

They're making plans for the weekend.

You need to make a decision right now.

We use Make with nouns about speaking and certain sounds 我們使用關於說話和某些聲音的名詞:

She made a nice comment about my dress.

The baby is asleep so don't make any noise.

We use Make with Food, Drink and Meals 我們使用"與食物、飲料和餐一起製作":

I made a cake for her birthday.

She made a cup of tea.

小測驗時間

請造句：

A. 問你的朋友為何沒有帶他的媽媽去打疫苗

B. 告訴你的朋友，派對是明晚八點半，然後要他記得要帶一瓶酒

C. 告訴你的另一半，今晚要他煮麵給你吃

D. 問你聊天partner，他是做什麼行業的（互換問）

E. 你分派了一項重要案子給下屬，口頭叮嚀他要好好做

F. 告訴你小孩，他很讓你驕傲

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K220: With Australia-UK deal, Biden again shows China is paramount priority

Forging a new three-way alliance with Britain and Australia to the anger of the French, US President Joe Biden has again made brutally clear that his top international priority, overriding all else, will be facing China.

美國總統喬‧拜登不惜激怒法國，與英國及澳洲建立新的三方聯盟，再次殘酷地表明，他的國際事務首要目標，是面對中國。

Under the alliance christened with the acronym AUKUS, Australia will be the only country other than the UK to have access to US technology to build nuclear-powered submarines — which could deploy in contested waters where Beijing is assertively exerting its claims.

該聯盟名為AUKUS，為澳、英、美三國的首字母縮寫。根據其協議，澳洲將成為除英國之外唯一能獲得美國技術以建造核動力潛艇的國家——這些核子潛艇可部署在北京強勢主張所有權之爭議水域。

The announcement infuriated China, but also France, which lost a contract to build conventional submarines for Australia that was worth A$50 billion (US$36.5 billion) at the time of signing.

此消息公布，激怒了中國，卻也激怒了法國；法國丟了為澳洲製造傳統動力潛艇的合約，該合約簽署時之價格為五百億澳元（三百六十五億美元）。

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian denounced the “stab in the back” by the US, and Paris has recalled its ambassadors to the US and Canberra.AUKUS was unveiled weeks after Biden withdrew remaining US troops from Afghanistan, prompting unusually strong statements from European allies who decried the swift return to power of the Taliban.

法國外交部長尚-伊夫‧勒德里安譴責美國的「背後捅刀」，巴黎已召回其駐美國及坎培拉大使。拜登完成美軍撤出阿富汗後數週，AUKUS聯盟計畫公布，引起歐洲盟國發出異常強烈的聲明，譴責美國的撤軍讓塔利班迅速重掌政權。

Biden had long pushed to end the 20-year war and has repeatedly said that Afghanistan was a costly sideshow to China, which his adminstration has described as the primary US rival in the 21st century.“The world is changing. We’re engaged in a serious competition with China,” Biden said in a speech after the last US troops left.

拜登長期以來一直努力想結束這場長達二十年的戰爭，並一再表示與中國問題相較，阿富汗戰爭是一個代價高昂的枝節問題；拜登政府稱中國為美國在二十一世紀的頭號競爭對手。「世界正在改變。我們正與中國進行一場嚴峻的競爭」，拜登在最後一批美軍離開阿富汗時所發表的講話中說道。

Relations between Beijing and Washington look set to continue on their current tricky path, while the Western alliance has also been shaken.

北京與華盛頓之間的關係看來將繼續沿著目前棘手的道路前進，而西方聯盟也受到了動搖。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/09/27/2003765047

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K219: Fox-Style News Network Rides Wave of Discontent in France

It’s the news network that claims it tells viewers what the “woke” mainstream media won’t. It says it fights for endangered freedom of expression, even as it has been fined by the government’s broadcast regulator for inciting racial hatred.

這家新聞台聲稱，能告訴觀眾那些「警醒」的主流媒體不會說的事。它說它為瀕危的言論自由而戰，即便已因為煽動種族仇恨而遭政府廣播監管機構罰款。

It is CNews — which in four short years became France’s No. 1 news network for the first time in May by giving a bullhorn to far-right politicians, opponents of fighting climate change and a high-profile proponent of the discredited idea of using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19.

它就是CNews，短短四年，於今年5月首次成為法國第一名的新聞台。他們提供發聲管道給極右翼政治人物、反對應對氣候變遷人士，以及高調支持使用抗瘧疾藥物羥氯奎寧治療新冠的人，儘管這想法不被採信。

The model is Fox News — including the clashing talking heads and incendiary cultural topics — and it has worked. Owned by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré, former chairman of the media group Vivendi, CNews increasingly helps shape the national debate, especially on hot-button issues like crime, immigration and Islam’s place in France that are expected to sway next year’s presidential election.

福斯新聞是其榜樣，手法包括衝突性訪問內容與煽動性文化話題，且已收到成效。法國億萬富豪、媒體集團威望迪前董事長博洛黑擁有的CNews，愈來愈會塑造全國性辯論話題，尤其是犯罪、移民、伊斯蘭教在法國地位等料將影響明年總統選舉的熱門議題。

In a country where trust in the media is very low, CNews emerged at a time of particular discontent — in the aftermath of the Yellow Vest protests of 2018, which, like the U.S. election of Donald Trump, prompted much soul-searching among journalists.

在一個對媒體信任度非常低的國家，CNews的出現，正值2018年黃背心抗議後民眾特別不滿之時，就像川普當選美國總統一樣，這引起很多記者深刻反思。

“People were sick and tired of the politically correct, and, in France, for the past 30, 40 years, news was in the hands of newspapers, television and dailies that all said the same thing,” said Serge Nedjar, the head of CNews, explaining how his channel positioned itself in a nation with four all-news networks.

CNews負責人內德賈解釋自家頻道在一個擁有四家新聞台國家的定位時說：「人們對政治正確感到厭煩，在法國，過去30年、40年，掌握新聞的報紙、電視與日報說的都是同樣的事。」

Unlike its competitors, CNews focused on “analyses and debates” of topics that Nedjar said mattered most to the French but had been ignored or insufficiently covered by the media: “crime, lack of safety, immigration.”

不同於對手，CNews專注於「分析和辯論」內德賈所說對法國人最重要卻被忽視或報導不足的事：「犯罪、缺乏安全、移民」。

He added: “We created this network by telling ourselves we talk about everything, including topics that are explosive.”

他還說：「我們成立電視台時告訴自己，我們無話不談，包括爆炸性話題。」

Nedjar said that he was unfamiliar with Fox News when CNews was created and waved away comparisons.

內德賈說，CNews成立時他對福斯新聞台不熟悉，也拒絕做比較。

“There’s the word ‘news,’ and all the better if it works like Fox News,” he said, referring to his network’s name. “Fox News works really well over there, I hear.”

他提及他的電視台名字時說：「有『新聞』這個字，若它能像福斯新聞那樣運作就更好了。我聽說福斯新聞在那邊作得很不錯。」

But critics say the problem is not with CNews’ choice of topics but with the way it treats them. They say it emphasizes on opinion, often backed up with little reporting or fact-checking, propagates popular biases and deepens cleavages in a polarized society.

但批評者說，問題不在於CNews的話題選擇，而是它對待話題的方式。他們說，它強調觀點，很少以報導或查核事實來支持，這助長了偏見，加深兩極分化社會的裂痕。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5769927

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K218: What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?

若員工不想打疫苗，雇主可以採取哪些措施應對？

What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?

美國企業雇主可以要求全體員工打疫苗並開除那些不願意配合的人，或是取消公司福利、加收健康保險金等。

They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply or take other actions such as withholding company perks or charging extra for health insurance.

企業在過去數個月以來一直鼓勵員工打疫苗，有時更會祭出休假、發放禮卡等獎勵措施。不過，現在有更多企業採取強硬的立場要求還沒施打的員工完成接種，這種做法在輝瑞疫苗獲得美國食藥署（FDA）核准通過後變得更加普遍。

Businesses for months have been encouraging workers to get vaccinated, in some cases offering incentives like time off or gift cards. But more are taking a harder stance and requiring vaccinations for any remaining holdouts, a push that has gained momentum since Pfizer’s vaccine recently received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

美世諮詢公司（Mercer）的合夥人西蒙斯（Wade Symons）表示，「雇主認為除非公司採取重大的措施，否則這些員工不會去施打疫苗」。

Employers “feel like they’ve sort of hit that point where the unvaccinated are not going to do it unless there’s something significant making them do it,” said Wade Symons, a partner with Mercer, a benefits consultant.

目前，雇主要求員工打疫苗在美國是合法的，他們也有權開除不願意配合的員工。在一些企業裡，未接種疫苗的員工會被要求戴口罩並定期接受篩檢，有的公司則考慮提高未接種者的健康保險金額。

It’s legal for businesses to require the shots, and they could fire employees who don’t comply. In other cases, workers might be required to wear masks or get regular tests for the virus. Some companies also are considering making the unvaccinated pay more for their health insurance.

在達美航空，公司的健康計畫則針對未接種疫苗的員工加收一個月200美金的費用，以分擔未來可能染疫住院所需的開銷。

At Delta Air Lines, unvaccinated employees on the company health plan will be charged $200 a month to help cover costs for possible COVID-19 hospital stays.

西蒙斯表示，其他公司則多會從員工每個月的薪水中小額扣款20-25美金費用(約等同於新台幣600元至750元)，並在員工接種完疫苗後將款項退還。

Symons said other employers will more likely add smaller charges of $20 or $25 per paycheck that might be refunded once the employee is vaccinated.

雇主也可能限制公司的公共空間使用權，只允許打過疫苗的員工上公司健身房運動，或進行商務旅行。在拉斯維加斯，美高梅國際酒店集團（MGM Resorts International）則規定未接種疫苗的員工若被確診出染疫，公司將不會在其隔離期間給薪。

Employers might also restrict the use of office space, company gyms or business travel only for the vaccinated. In Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International has said unvaccinated employees will not be paid for time off to quarantine if they test positive for the virus.

西蒙斯也指出，這類強制員工打疫苗的規定大多來自需要員工在辦公室工作的企業。

Vaccine requirements will mainly come from businesses that need workers on a job site, Symons said.

不過，針對一些因醫療或宗教因素不打疫苗的員工，雇主必須提出豁免或調解方案。

Employers have to offer exemptions or accommodations from vaccine requirements for some who don’t get the shots for medical or religious reasons.

迪士尼和俄亥俄州立大學（The Ohio State University）是強制員工打疫苗的機構中規模較大的集團，他們表示輝瑞疫苗已經得到食藥署的完整批准，因此將強制要求員工施打。美國國防部長奧斯丁（Lloyd Austin）也表示，軍人必須立刻開始接種疫苗。

Walt Disney World and Ohio State University are among the large employers that said they’ll make vaccination mandatory since Pfizer’s shot was given the FDA’s full approval. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also has said that military troops must immediately begin to get the vaccine. Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210903-2749357

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K217: About the US - Shang-Chi actor’s past work as Shutterstock model goes viral

漫威最新電影《尚氣》近期在美國勞動節長假中於短短三日內榮登北美票房冠軍，而亞裔男主角劉思慕也憑藉精湛的演出獲得國際讚賞。

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川普小兒子準備上高中！超豪華私校開十年就爆醜聞 Barron Trump enrolls in prestigious but controversial private school, Oxbridge Academy

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K216: About Taiwan - Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers website goes live with one catch: No English

行政院近期正努力為10月即將發行的五倍券做最完善的準備，於週三首次推出全新五倍券官網(5000.gov.tw)，讓民眾可以事先預約和數位綁定消費券。

As Taiwan’s cabinet gears up for the distribution of Quintuple Stimulus Vouchers (五倍券) in October, the Executive Yuan debuted the new, designated website (5000.gov.tw) on Wednesday allowing the public to register and bind their vouchers to other payment devices.

然而，新網站中卻隱含了一個極大的問題：目前尚無英文版！這對於剛來台灣的新住民來說非常困擾。

However, a big problem is presented in the launch of the new website: No English version yet!This spells bad news for the member of the foreign community in Taiwan, especially the ones who have just settled here.

那些對於中文還不是太熟悉，尚未學會閱讀中文字的外籍人士將無從得知如何預約五倍券，怎麼選取紙本或是數位券也無法馬上知道在哪些地方可以使用消費券。

Those who aren’t fluent in Mandarin and have not learned how to read Chinese characters will not be able to understand just where to register for the vouchers, how to choose between physical stimulus vouchers and digital ones, or even know when the vouchers can be used.

根據「數位部長」唐鳳昨(15)日的現場示範，民眾可以於9月22日可以開始進行五倍券的數位綁定。

According to a demonstration by Digital Minister Audrey Tang (唐鳳) on Wednesday, the public will be able to bind the digital vouchers to different payment devices starting on Sept. 22.

紙本的消費券也可以於9月25日先預約，預約成功後可在10月8日領取。

You can also register for physical vouchers on Sept. 25 and will receive them on Oct. 8.

另外，你也可以於10月4日起至中華郵政網站（www.post.gov.tw）或以電話預約（0800-700-199）紙本券，10月12日起可至所選擇的郵局領取。

In addition, you can register for physical vouchers through the postal service in Taiwan on Oct. 4, and will receive them on Oct. 12.

除了五倍券外，各部會也推出加碼券，其中包括好食券、藝Fun券、國旅券等。

Aside from the Quintuple Stimlus Vouchers, various ministries have also rolled out their own vouchers, including for food, art exhibits, travel, and more.

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內湖下班解憂新秘境曝！隱藏版景點成上班族最愛｜Hidden Neihu spot for office workers in search of breather unveiled

根據Taipei Walker報導，下班就想要躲進大自然中，好好的放鬆、享受難得的愜意時光。而內湖人都不一定知道的隱藏版秘境「大溝溪治水園區」，雖然現在沒有二月初的花海點綴園區，它依舊是是懂生活、喜愛踏青的人都愛的口袋景點。

Most would love to duck into the folds of nature after work to relax and enjoy some leisure time before continuing the daily grind the next day. Known for its technology park, Neihu is also home to a hidden relaxing spot — Dagouxi Waterfront Park (大溝溪生態治水園區). Though the picturesque sea of flowers may not be present at the moment, it’s still a desirable location for those looking for a chance of pace and is seeking an easy-to-access scenic area.

只要從捷運「大湖公園站」1號出口漫步10~15分鐘就能抵達入口，為台北下班族打造最解憂的散步景點。

The park is just a 10-15 minute stroll from MRT Dahu Park Station Exit 1, making it the most relaxing walking spot for off-duty Taipei residents.

將自然景觀和防洪工程融為一體的設計，用人工溼地生態池的環境達到防洪、保護生態、遊憩休閒三大功用。

The natural landscape and the flood control works are integrated into the design, and the artificial wetland ecological pond environment is used to achieve the three functions of flood control, ecological protection, and recreation.

漫步在有流水聲、小橋和輕鬆的步道，並串連到綠意盎然、老少咸宜的五指山系登山步道，在綠蔭下慢步至圓覺禪寺、碧山巖等地，讓人在防疫期間中被綠意療癒。

Strolling along the trail with the sound of flowing water, small bridges, and relaxing trails, you’ll find yourself in lush greenery and near the “Five Finger Mountain Hiking Trails” which are suitable for young and old alike. You can take a slow walk under the green shade to Fengbishan Yuanjue Temple and Bishanyan, and be healed by the greenery during the stressful epidemic-prevention period in Taiwan. Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210922-2783589; https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210917-2772485

Topic: Enjoy your coffee, but know your limits

Many people choose to drink coffee for refreshment when they feel weary, but it would be wrong to think that coffee is the only thing that contains caffeine. There is caffeine in tea, cocoa, cola drinks and so on.

許多民眾在精神不濟時，會選擇飲用咖啡來提神，但別以為咖啡因只有在咖啡、茶裡有，可可亞、可樂等都含有咖啡因。

Is caffeine good or bad for your health? Nutritionists say that getting an appropriate amount of caffeine can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and perk you up, but remember not to take too much, otherwise it may put even more strain on your body.

究竟咖啡因對身體是好還是壞？營養師表示，攝取適量的咖啡因能夠有助腸胃蠕動及提振精神，但切記勿攝取過量，否則可能會造成身體更多的負擔。

On Aug. 24, nutritionist Yu Chu-ching wrote a post on her “Julie dietician” Facebook page, saying that the main benefits of caffeine are lifting one’s spirits, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, reducing fluid retention and moderating one’s appetite. Caffeine has its strongest effect about one hour after drinking, and it takes about 40 hours to fully metabolize 200 milligrams (mg) of caffeine. However, people’s metabolic responses are not all exactly the same. In addition, people should beware of consuming too much, which can cause discomfort such as anxiety, palpitations and insomnia. Healthy adults can consume up to about 300mg in one day. The average commercially available large cup of coffee contains 200mg of caffeine, so drinking two cups will take you over the limit.

營養師余朱青八月二十四日在臉書粉專「余朱青Julie營養師」發文指出，咖啡因的優點，主要是提振精神、促進腸胃蠕動、消水腫、減緩食慾。而咖啡因最強的時候是喝完一小時後，大約四十個小時才會代謝完兩百毫克的咖啡因，不過每個人新陳代謝反應並不完全相同。此外，小心攝取過量引起身體不適，如焦慮、心悸、失眠等，對健康成人而言，一天可以攝取的咖啡因量大約於三百毫克內。一般市售大杯咖啡就含有兩百毫克咖啡因，喝兩杯就會超標！

Yu said that those who suffer from heart disease should reduce this amount to about one half and not take more than 150 to 200mg of caffeine a day. Children under 12 years old should not touch caffeine, while teenagers should not exceed 100mg a day. As for pregnant women, they should go easy on it and not consume more than 100 to 200mg in one day.

余朱青表示，如果有心臟疾病的人，份量大概是要減到一半，一天不要攝取超過一百五十到兩百毫克的咖啡因；小於十二歲不要碰咖啡因，青少年一天不要超過一百毫克；然而孕婦要比較節制，一天不要超過一百到兩百毫克。

Yu reminded her readers not to eat a load of excess sugar at the same time as consuming caffeine, otherwise it may cancel out many of the benefits. She also said that carbonated beverages and energy drinks contain sugar and other additives, so it is best not to drink them very often.

余朱青提醒，攝取咖啡因時記得不要同時吃進一堆多餘的糖，這可能會讓咖啡因的好處大打折扣，而碳酸飲料或能量飲料，因含有糖和其他添加物，不宜常喝。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/09/14/2003764311

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Topic: Seattle startup rolling out new coffee product without coffee beans

There’s a new guilt-free product underway that is planning to perk up the coffee industry.

有個新的無罪惡感產品正在進行，計畫振興咖啡產業。

Seattle-based Atomo Coffee Inc. is grinding up what it dubs as coffeeless coffee - derived from sunflower seed husks and watermelon seeds, which undergo a patented chemical process.

位於西雅圖的「原子咖啡」正在研磨其所稱的無咖啡咖啡，源自葵花籽殼與西瓜籽，並經過專利的化學過程處理。

The processing of such ingredients results into molecules that set out to mimic the flavor and feel of real java.

將這些成分加工會產生一些分子，來模仿真實爪哇（咖啡）的味道與感覺。

The product’s grounds are brewed just like a regular cup of coffee and will still contain caffeine.

這款產品的咖啡渣就像普通咖啡一樣沖泡，並且仍然含有咖啡因。

The company cites the devastating effects of climate change and the deforestation of approximately 250,000 acres of land per year as the catalyst behind its ’’naturally derived ingredients’’ delivering ’’the same great coffee experience without the negative environmental impacts.’’

該公司援引氣候變遷的破壞性影響，與每年約25萬畝森林被砍伐為其「天然衍生成分」背後的催化劑，提供「同樣優秀且沒有對環境造成負面影響的咖啡體驗」。

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Topic: Saudi Society Is Changing Just Take a Look at These Coffeehouses

For insight into these head-spinning times in Saudi Arabia, where the ultraconservative social and religious codes that micromanage daily life seem to spring a new leak every month — women driving! movie theaters! Usher and Akon rapping to sold-out crowds! — it sometimes pays to read the Google Maps reviews of specialty coffee shops.

沙烏地阿拉伯極度保守的社會和宗教規範控制了日常生活每個細節，最近這些規範似乎每個月都出現新的破口：允許女性開車！准許電影院營運！美國節奏藍調歌手亞瑟小子和阿肯到沙國表演說唱樂的門票賣光！為了深刻了解沙國這些令人頭暈目眩的時刻，有時值得讀讀谷歌地圖中針對沙國精品咖啡店的網友評價。

“I visited this place and was in a total shock!” Tarak Alhamood, a customer at Nabt Fenjan, a Riyadh coffee shop, raged online recently. “YOU r VIOLATING the rules of this country. I hope this place get closed permanently.”

首都利雅德「納特芬詹」咖啡店的顧客艾哈穆德，最近在網路上開罵：「我去過這個地方，非常震驚！你們這家店違反我國規定。希望這裡永遠關門。」

The issue was the decision that made Nabt Fenjan a daring outpost of the new Riyadh: Originally opened only for women, the coffee shop began allowing male and female customers to mix in late 2018.

問題出在一個決定，這決定使納特芬詹成了新風貌利雅德大無畏的前哨站：這家咖啡店原本只限女性入內，2018年底開始允許男女顧客共聚一堂。

The move propelled the cafe ahead of the law in the kingdom, where most restaurants and coffee shops are divided, by law and custom, into all-male “singles” sections and “family” sections for women and mixed family groups. Men enter through separate doors and pay in separate lines; women sometimes eat behind partitions to ensure privacy from male strangers.

這個舉動使納特芬詹比沙國法律還先進。沙國多數餐廳和咖啡館都依照法律和習俗實行男女隔離制度，分成全是男性的「單身」區和女性及男女混合家庭團體的「家庭」區。男性從另外的門口進入，付帳時也在另外的動線上排隊。女性有時在隔板後方進餐，確保不被陌生男性看到。

In early December, however, the government announced that businesses would no longer be required to segregate customers — the latest expansion of the social reforms initiated by the de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

但去年12月初，沙國政府宣布，商家無須再把男女顧客隔開。這是沙國實質領袖、王儲穆罕默德所發動社會改革的最新進展。

Yet Nabt Fenjan was far from the only Saudi establishment to discreetly drop separate sections over the last few years, after the crown prince defanged the religious police, which once enforced conservative social norms. Nor was it the only place to thrive partly as a result.

不過，在王儲限制宗教警察的權力之後，納特芬詹絕非沙國近年小心翼翼捨棄男女隔離體制的唯一機構，也不是或多或少因而生意興隆的唯一地方。沙國宗教警察曾嚴格執行保守的社會規範。

“I think the reason coffee shops became a trend is because people are more open to change,” said Shaden Alkhalifah, 30, who was studying at Draft Café in Riyadh on a recent evening.

30歲的雪登．阿爾哈利法最近一個晚上在利雅德「草圖咖啡廳」研讀資料，她說：「咖啡館流行起來，是因為人們更歡迎改變。」

Notwithstanding Alhamood’s Google pan of Nabt Fenjan, even traditionalists have begun to unbend amid the general loosening-up, in larger cities if not yet in smaller ones or rural areas.

儘管艾哈穆德在谷歌上痛批納特芬詹，但就連恪守傳統的人也在這波社會風氣鬆綁的大潮中開始放鬆，或許尚未及於小城市和鄉間，卻已出現在大城市。

Some women whose families might previously have allowed them to work only in the privacy of offices, if at all, now hold barista jobs. Saudis can now mingle with the opposite sex not only at home but also at movie theaters, concerts and even wrestling matches.

一些沙國女性原本即使家人允許她們出來工作，也只能在具私密性的辦公室內工作，如今卻幹起了咖啡師。沙國人現在可以跟異性共處一堂，不只在家裡，在電影院、音樂會，甚至摔角比賽都行。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/4414614

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Topic: South Korea’s coffee market to reach W6.8tr－韓咖啡市場達6.8兆韓元

根據「現代經濟研究院」一份報告，今年底前，南韓咖啡市場的規模將達6.8兆韓元。

Koreans, aged over 20, drank a total of 353 cups of coffee per person on average last year, the report said. The average per capita coffee consumption in the world was 132 cups in the same year, which is one-third of domestic consumption.

該報告指稱，20歲以上的南韓人，去年每人平均總計喝了353杯咖啡。同年全球人均咖啡消費量則為132杯，乃（南韓）國內消費量的3分之1。

Shinhan Card said Thursday it has started running "Shinhan Face Pay," a facial recognition-based payment system. Its employees are able to make payments with the system at the cafeteria, coffee shop and CU convenience store inside the company’s headquarters building.

「新韓信用卡」週四表示，該公司已開辦「新韓人臉支付」（服務），這是一種以臉部辨識為基礎的支付系統。其員工能在該公司總部大樓內的自助餐廳、咖啡廳和「CU」（南韓便利商店品牌）便利商店，藉由該系統進行付款。

主題: 英文諺語 – 辦公相關的常用諺語 Proverbs for the office

1. Strike while the iron is hotThis proverb means that you should take advantage of a favourable situation before it changes.

2. Rome wasn’t built in a dayTime is needed to do great or important things.

3. Actions speak louder than wordsA person’s true character can be seen by what he does, not by what he says. A person can talk as much as he wants, but he may not actually do anything to back up his words.

4. It’s no use crying over spilt milkDon’t waste time crying or complaining about something bad that has happened that cannot be changed

5. You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggsIt is impossible to do something good or accomplish an important task without encountering some problems or making some sacrifices.

6. If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yoursIf you do something to help me, I will do something to help you.

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K215: Myanmar's Monks, Leaders of Past Protests, Are Divided Over the Coup

Day after day, despite a raging pandemic and the threat of snipers’ bullets, a small band of Buddhist monks in burgundy robes gathers in the city of Mandalay in Myanmar. Their acts of dissent last only a few minutes, hasty candlelight vigils or flash-mob protests in the shadow of a monastery with gilded eaves.

一天又一天，總有一小群穿著酒紅色僧袍的僧侶，不顧新冠肆虐和子彈威脅，聚集在緬甸瓦城。他們表達異議的行動只持續幾分鐘，在一座金屋簷的寺院附近舉行短暫燭光守夜或快閃抗議。

The clerics’ demand is lofty: men in uniform, men who protest a bit too loudly that they are pious Buddhists, must exit politics. The military has dominated Myanmar for the better part of 60 years, most recently by staging a coup against an elected government and killing more than a thousand people for daring to oppose its power grab.

這群僧侶訴求很大：穿軍服的男人，抗議得有點大聲以致不能算虔誠佛教徒的男人，應退出政治。軍方在過去60年裡大部分時間統治緬甸，最近一次是藉由發動政變推翻民選政府，並殺害千餘名反對軍方奪權的民眾。

“In the future, there should be no dictatorship at all,” read one sign held aloft by a monk Monday.

一名僧侶周一高舉標語「未來根本不該有獨裁者」。

In an overwhelmingly Buddhist nation where monks are seen as the supreme moral authority, the political chaos since the Feb. 1 coup has laid bare deep divisions within Myanmar’s clergy. While a minority of monks have openly joined the protest movement, and hundreds have been imprisoned for it, clerics have not taken the leadership role that they were known for in past bouts of resistance to the military. Some prominent monks have even given the generals their blessing.

在佛教徒占壓倒性多數、僧侶被視為最高道德權威的緬甸，從2月1日政變開始的政治亂局，暴露出緬甸佛教僧侶內部嚴重分歧。雖然少部分僧侶公開加入抗議，其中數百人因此入獄，但僧侶並沒擔負起領導抗爭的角色，跟他們在過去幾波反軍政府示威潮中不同。有些知名僧侶甚至祝福軍方將領。

This split in the monastic community, Buddhist clerics say, is partly due to the military’s assiduous courting of influential monks, luring them with donations and promises that soldiers, more than civilian leaders, are the true defenders of the faith. Harder-edged tactics have also been used to discourage monks from protesting, as armed security forces occupy monasteries — potential centers for resistance — and order clerics to return home, citing the pandemic.

佛教僧侶說，僧侶界對軍方態度不一，部分是因軍方籠絡具影響力的僧人，捐獻香油錢取悅他們，並保證軍人而非文人領袖才是佛教真正捍衛者。軍方也採用較強硬手段阻止僧人抗議，如武裝部隊占領可能成為反對運動核心的僧院，並以疫情嚴重為由命令僧侶回家。

The relative absence of monks from the protests, particularly in the first weeks after the coup, has not matched the broader mood in Myanmar. Millions marched in the streets after Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the army chief, ordered the jailing of elected leaders. Even today, as security forces shoot protesters on sight and the coronavirus rips through the country, pockets of democratic rebellion have endured.

僧侶參與反政變示威相對不踴躍，在政變發生頭幾周尤其如此，與緬甸廣大人民心聲不合。緬甸國防軍總司令敏昂萊大將下令關押民選領袖之後，數百萬人上街遊行抗議。就算是現在，安全部隊當場對示威者開槍和疫情蔓延全國之際，仍有少部分民主人士持續抗爭。

For centuries, Myanmar’s monks have taken bold political stands, from hunger strikes demanding independence from Britain to street protests against the army’s rule in 2007. And although the government-run national clerical council mostly capitulated to the new order imposed in February, some monks have defied it.

幾百年來，緬甸僧侶一直採取大膽的政治立場，從絕食抗議要求脫離英國獨立，到2007年上街反對軍方統治。雖然政府組織的全國僧侶委員會成員大多屈服於2月起軍方的新秩序，但也有僧侶反抗。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5739954

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K214: It's Election Season in Germany. No Charisma, Please!

The most popular politician who would like to be chancellor isn’t on the ballot. The leading candidate is so boring people compare him to a machine. Instead of “Yes, We Can!” voters are being fired up with promises of “Stability.”

可能成為總理的最受歡迎政客，不在選票上。居於領先的候選人太無趣，人們將他和機器相比。沒有「是的，我們能！」選民對各種「穩定」的承諾感到激憤。

Germany is having its most important election in a generation but you would never know it. The newspaper Die Welt recently asked in a headline: “Is this the most boring election ever?”

德國正舉行一個世代中最重要的一次選舉，但你可能不會知道。《世界報》最近在標題這樣問，「這是歷來最無聊的一次選舉嗎？」

Yes and no.

是，也不是。

The campaign to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years of her dominating German and European politics is the tightest in Germany since 2005, and it just got tighter. The Social Democrats, written off as recently as a month ago, have overtaken Merkel’s conservatives for the first time in years.

在總理梅克爾主導德國和歐洲政治16年後，這場準備取代她的競選是2005年以來最激烈的，且會更緊繃。直到一個月前都還很邊緣的社會民主黨，已超前梅克爾的保守派系，是近年首見。

But the campaign has also revealed a charisma vacuum that is at once typical of postwar German politics and exceptional for just how bland Merkel’s two most likely successors are. No party is polling more than 25%, and for much of the race the candidate the public has preferred was none of the above.

不過這次競選也顯露領袖魅力的真空狀態，這是戰後德國政治的常態，尤其顯示最有可能接替梅克爾的兩個人有多平淡。沒有政黨在民調中支持率超過25%，而競選中大多數時間，大眾偏好的候選人也非上述兩位。

Whoever wins, however, will have the job of shepherding the continent’s largest economy, making that person one of Europe’s most important leaders, which has left some observers wondering if the charisma deficit will extend to a leadership deficit as well.

然而，不論誰會勝出，將負責帶領歐陸最大經濟體，成為歐洲最重要的領袖之一，這也讓一些觀察家想知道，欠缺領袖魅力是否也會延伸為欠缺領袖能力。

While the election outcome may be exciting, the two leading candidates are anything but.

選舉結果也許令人興奮，兩名領先的候選人卻不讓人這麼覺得。

Less than a month before the vote, the field is being led by two male suit-wearing career politicians — one balding, one bespectacled, both over 60 — who represent the parties that have governed the country jointly for the better part of two decades.

距離投票日不到一個月，選舉由兩個穿西裝男性職業政客領先，一個禿頭，一個戴眼鏡，兩人都年過60，他們代表的政黨在過去20年中大部分時候聯合治理國家。

There is Armin Laschet, the governor of the western state of North-Rhine Westphalia, who is running for Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats. And then there is Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat who is Merkel’s finance minister and vice chancellor.

北萊因–西伐利亞邦邦總理拉謝特，代表梅克爾的保守派基督教民主黨參選。社會民主黨的蕭茲，是梅克爾的財政部長及副總理。

The candidate of change, Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old co-leader of the Greens, has a bold reform agenda and plenty of verve — and has been lagging in the polls after a brief surge before the summer.

代表改變的候選人，是40歲的綠黨共同黨魁貝爾伯克，提出大膽的改革政見並充滿活力，她在夏季之前支持度短暫上升，目前落後。

It’s a nail-biter, German-style: Who can most effectively channel stability and continuity? Or put another way: Who can channel Merkel?

這是德式的緊張：誰能最有效引領穩定與延續，或者說，誰能複製梅克爾？

For now it seems to be Scholz — a man Germans have long known as the “Scholz-o-mat” or the “Scholz machine” — a technocrat and veteran politician who can seem almost robotically on message. Where others have slipped up in the campaign, he has avoided mistakes, mostly by saying very little.

目前看來似是蕭茲，德國人認識已久的「蕭茲機器人」或「蕭茲機器」，一名技術官僚及資深政客，傳達訊息時像是機器人。其他候選人在選戰中不小心失言時，他避免犯錯，大多數是因說得很少。Source article: https://udn.com/news/story/6904/5739953