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Topic: More ’Korean bananas’ to be harvested this year amid climate change Jeju Island was long considered the only warm-enough region in Korea for commercial banana farming, but climate change is now turning the mainland into a producer of the tropical fruit. 濟州島長久以來被認為是韓國唯一一個夠溫暖的地區，適合香蕉商業化種植。但氣候變遷現在正使韓國本土，變成這種熱帶水果的產地。 According to the agricultura…

Dear 通勤家族，歡迎一同上Clubhouse參與我們通勤學英語直播室。跟著大家一起開口練習用英語聊天，提升你的英語力！加入15mins通勤學英語直播室 主題: 職場系列 – 有禮貌的用英語打電話 Telephoning English Taking a call 接電話 Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon. [Company name], [your name] speaking, how may I help you? [Company name], [your name] speaking. Making a call 打電話 Hello, this is [your name] from [company name]. Hi, it’s [your …

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K260: A Scary Energy Winter Is Coming. Don’t Blame the Greens. Every so often the tectonic geopolitical plates that hold up the world economy suddenly shift in ways that can rattle and destabilize everything on the surface. That’s happening right now in the energy sphere. 有時候，承載世界經濟的地緣政治板塊會突然移動，把地表每樣東西搖得嘎嘎作響。這種事現在就在能源領域發生。 Several forces …

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K259: What is the metaverse? The metaverse is a virtual universe that blends aspects of digital technologies including video-conferencing, games like Minecraft or Roblox, cryptocurrencies, email, virtual reality, social media and live-streaming. Quite how these pieces will fit together is a work in progress, but some tech giants already s…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K258: The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide Olena Tyshchenko, a lawyer based in Britain, was facing years in a crowded Russian prison cell when a chance at freedom came via an unexpected source. 住在英國的律師奧萊娜．特先科在擁擠的俄羅斯牢房待了數年後，突然一個意想不到的來源帶來了重獲自由的機會。 An English lawyer named Chris Hardman, a partner at Hogan Lov…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K257: The Transformation of the Fitness Industry Like restaurants, retailers and other businesses normally conducted in crowded locations open to the public, the health and fitness industry in Europe is scrambling to recover and get its business back on track — as soon as it figures out what its business will look like. 就像餐廳、零售商等通常在人潮聚集處營…

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K256: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact? Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks of intense negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow, UK. 經過逾兩週的激烈談判，在英國格拉斯哥參與第二十六屆聯合國氣候變化大會的近兩百個國家，上週六通過了《格拉斯哥氣候協定》。 The agreement acknowledge…

Topic: Maybe This Time, the Bikes Won’t End Up in the River In 2013, Rome pulled the plug on its bike share program after it ran out of money and cars kept double-parking in front of its bike racks. Last year, a Hong Kong company gave up after many of its green bicycles ended up in the Tiber river. Months later, a Singapore company bailed after Rom…

主題: 換句話說系列 – 朋友跟好吃還有什麼說法? Other ways to say friend and tasty Other Ways to Say “Friend” Buddy We were great buddies and did many things together. Chum They were old school/college chums. Mate (British) We've been mates since our school days. Pal It's my old pal Pete! BFF (best friend(s) forever) I fell in love with my BFF's brother. Bestie One of m…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K255: Turning Pay Walls Into Welcome Mats You had to pay to get in. 你得買票才能進場。 Roughly 250 people paid $15 or $20 apiece to attend a party hosted by the staff of Defector, a subscription website started a year ago by journalists who had quit (or were fired from) the sports news site Deadspin after refusing to heed a request from their boss…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K254: The Revolt of the American Worker All happy economies are alike; each unhappy economy is unhappy in its own way. 所有幸福的經濟體都是一樣的，而每一個不幸的經濟體則有著自己的不快樂。 In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the economy’s problems were all about inadequate demand. The housing boom had gone bust; consumers weren’t spending enough to fill the gap;…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K253: Face It, Facebook Won’t Change Unless Advertisers Demand It Facebook has endured one of the most punishing stretches of corporate coverage in recent memory, exposing its immense power and blithe disregard for its deleterious impacts. 臉書遭受近期對企業最嚴酷的連篇累牘報導，暴露出臉書手握大權且毫不在乎自己對人們的危害。 But none of it really matters. 但這些統統無關緊要。 One overarchin…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K252: About COVID - 疫情期間降低的出生率或許已經好轉 While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births started rebounding. 儘管美國的出生率在疫情大流行期間一度降低，但美國人口調查與統計局週二發表的一份新報告顯示，出生率的降低問題或許已經好轉，因為3月出生率開始反彈。 "This trend sugg…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K251: What is COP26 and why does it matter? COP26 opened yesterday, with more than 120 world leaders gathered in Glasgow, UK. They will depart after a few days, leaving the complex negotiations to their representatives — mainly environment ministers or similarly senior officials. The talks are scheduled to end on Nov. 12. 第二十六屆聯合國氣候變化大會於昨…

Topic: Why the Philippines Is a Hoops Haven Go to any street corner in the Philippines. Any village. Any beach. Even a church. You’re likely to see a basketball jersey. 在菲律賓隨便去到哪個街角，哪個村落，哪個海灘，甚至哪個教堂，你應該都會看到籃球衣。 “It’s often described as a religion,” Carlo Roy Singson, managing director of NBA Philippines, said in an interview. 美國國家籃球協會（NBA）菲律賓分會總監辛松…

Dear通勤家族，想要提升英語力，保持朗讀與跟讀習慣不能少！ 朗讀可以幫助你熟悉文章與句型以外，還可以點出你不熟悉，掌握不好的單字與句型喔。 還想聽/參與些什麼樣的英文應用相關的主題呢？歡迎來信ask15mins@gmail.com 主題: 短文朗讀挑戰 Read-out-loud challenge 魷魚遊戲 Squid Game is a South Korean survival drama television series on Netflix created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The series revolves around a contest where 456 players in deep financial debt put their live…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K250: Exclusive ‘cafe’ opens 3,858m above sea level on Yushan’s north peak Situated 3,858m above sea level, the Central Weather Bureau’s Yushan Weather Station has the twin distinctions of being the highest weather station in northeast Asia and the highest-altitude building in Taiwan. A hiker who recently climbed the north peak was both a…

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K248: About Tech - Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. 在全球營運的科技巨頭公司向來承諾在做生意的同時，會遵守當地的法律，保障公民權利。 But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposi…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K247: Can new variants of the virus keep emerging? 新的變種病毒會持續出現嗎？專家表示，只要病毒繼續感染人群，變種病毒會持續出現。但是這不代表這些變種病毒會定期的出現，也不代表它們傳染力會更強。 Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn’t mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly, or that they’ll be more…

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K246: Hon Hai, Gogoro set to help Indonesia with EV development 鴻海集團23日發布聲明表示，董事長劉揚偉與Gogoro創辦人陸學森22日下午在台北與印尼投資部長巴赫理（Bahlil Lahadalia）進行短暫會晤。三人就未來在印尼投資佈局進行討論，巴赫理積極邀約鴻海以及Gogoro到印尼投資電動車，並且祭出相關獎勵措施。 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) issued a statement on Saturday announcing …

About WFH - Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand work-from-home provisions prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. 美國媒體週五報導，軟體業巨擘微軟將允許讓員工選擇永久在家工作，在武漢肺炎（新型冠狀病毒病，Covid-19）大流行疫情下，微軟成為…

主題: 語音/線上會議用的句子Phrases for con-calls / Zoom meetings 如何開場 HOW TO START A CONFERENCE/ZOOM CALL? I would like to welcome everybody here today. Thank you (all) for attending. Let’s begin our meeting for today. Since everyone is here, let's get started 如何插入話題 HOW TO INTERRUPT A CONFERENCE/ZOOM CALL? Sorry, would you mind if I asked a question? Could I …

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K245: Bicycle helmets can prevent injury and death While riding a bicycle in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District on Oct. 15, author Chen Ro-jinn was hit from behind by a scooter courier. Chen was alive when paramedics arrived but she was unconscious and had a fractured skull. After being taken to hospital, she died of her injuries on Monday…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K244: About business - Victoria’s Secret is overhauling its image Less than two years after Victoria’s Secret pulled the plug on its star-studded annual fashion show, known for runway looks that combined strappy lingerie with enormous wings, the brand is retiring its supermodel "Angels" for good. 眾星雲集、伸展台上以結合綁帶內衣與巨大翅膀（的天使）聞名的「維多利亞的秘密」年度時裝…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K243: When is the best time to ask for a raise? 如果你原先希望可以在今年年底前加薪，那你可能要再等一會兒了。 If you are hoping for a pay raise before the end of the year, you should brace yourselves for some bad news. 根據一家網路銀行最新調查，儘管台灣近年經濟狀況表現佳，大多數的台灣上班族收入卻沒有增加。 Most Taiwan workers haven’t seen their income increase in recent years despite Taiwan’s strong economic per…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K242: Done With Bond, Craig Will Play Macbeth on Broadway Daniel Craig is veering from James Bond to Shakespeare. 丹尼爾．克雷格要從詹姆士．龐德轉向莎士比亞了。 The 53-year-old actor, who has said that his tenure as Bond will come to an end with the release of “No Time to Die,” on Oct. 8, plans to return to Broadway next spring to star in the title role of “Mac…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K241: Top three must-visit destinations in Yunlin revealed! 身為農業首都的雲林縣，除了是各種營養好吃蔬果的原產地外，更藏有許多低調的美麗秘境呢。大家不妨利用中秋連假到雲林走走，認識這個時常被遺忘的地方，順便品嚐著名的朱丹灣柚子喔！ Yulin County, the so-called “capital of agriculture”, is home to miscellaneous grown products and plenty of off-the-radar travel hotspots. Haven’t got a plan for the coming Mid Autumn Festival? …

Topic: Chinese ready meals have more salt than 11 bags of potato chips Chinese takeaways and ready meals should carry compulsory health warning labels on menus and packaging to alert consumers to “astonishing and harmful” salt levels, UK health experts have recommended. 英國健康專家建議，外帶餐廳或是超市販售的即食中式料理，應該在菜單中以及包裝上強制加上健康危害警告標語，提醒消費者餐點中的含鹽量達到「令人驚恐而且有害」的程度。…

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 主題: 英文的數字 Vs. 中文的數字Numbers in English 英文用的數字單位： 10 ten 十 100 a hundred 百 1000 a thousand 千 1,000,000 a million 百萬 1,000,000,000 a billion 十億 1, 000,000,000,000 trillion 兆 中文用的數字單位 (英文裡沒有的): 10,000 ten thousand 萬 10,000,000 ten million 千萬 100,000,000 one hundred million 億 英文數字如何唸? 例如:…

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更多通勤學英語Podcast單元: 每日英語跟讀Podcast，就在http://www.15mins.today/daily-shadowing 精選詞彙 VOCAB Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/vocab 語音直播 15mins Live Podcast, 就在https://www.15mins.today/15mins-live-podcast 文法練習 In-TENSE Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/in-tense 歡迎到官網用email訂閱我們節目更新通知。 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K239: What are deepfakes – and how can you spot them? Have y…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K238: About Dementia - Having an ’interesting’ job cuts your risk of dementia, study claims Having an interesting job in your forties may slash your risk of getting dementia in old age, a study has suggested. 一項研究顯示，40多歲時從事有趣的工作，或可大大降低老年時罹患失智症的風險。 Researchers claim mental stimulation may stave off the onslaught of the memory-robbing condi…

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歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K236: LeBron James Laughs at Your ‘Old’ Lakers Memes. After His Nap. LeBron James has seen the memes and read the punch lines. 詹姆斯看過那些迷因且讀了笑哏。 “The narrative about our age,” he said, “I kind of laugh at it. I actually do really laugh. I’m not just saying that.” 「這些內容都在嘴我們的年…

更多通勤學英語Podcast單元: 每日英語跟讀Podcast，就在http://www.15mins.today/daily-shadowing 精選詞彙 VOCAB Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/vocab 語音直播 15mins Live Podcast, 就在https://www.15mins.today/15mins-live-podcast 文法練習 In-TENSE Podcast，就在https://www.15mins.today/in-tense 歡迎到官網用email訂閱我們節目更新通知。 Topic: In space, at sea: tips on isolation from the pros With billions…

歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 主題 - 鼓勵(祝人好運)與讚賞人可以如何說? Other Ways to Say “Good Luck” Best of luck! Finger crossed! I hope it all goes well! Break a leg! You’ll do great! Knock ‘em dead. You’ll do great. Let me know how it went. Blow them away. Ways to Say GOOD JOB or VERY GOOD You’re on the right track now! I’m ve…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K235: The Masked Professor vs. the Unmasked Student Matthew Boedy, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition, sent out a raw emotional appeal to his students at the University of North Georgia just before classes began: The COVID-19 delta variant was rampaging through the state, filling up hospital beds. He would teach class in t…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K234: Physics Nobel rewards work on climate change, other forces Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday last week for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change. 致力於在看似無序中找到秩序的三位科學家，上週二獲得了諾貝爾物理學獎。他們的研究有助於解釋及預測複…

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K233: The Winners of Remote Work Who wins and who loses when companies can hire from anywhere? 當企業能從任何地方雇用人才時，誰是贏家，誰又是輸家？ Some employees and freelancers who can work remotely will have vastly expanded opportunities and the possibility of significant increases in pay, but remote workers in general figure to face more competition and have a…

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歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K231: Young couple trapped on mountain road after blindly following GPS navigation system In yet another case of reliance on satellite navigation leading to trouble, a 28-year-old man surnamed Lai from Miaoli County drove his girlfriend to the Lushan hot spring resort area …

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歡迎通勤家族 週一晚上9pm，在Clubhouse上跟我與Peddy一同閒聊、練習英語！快加入 15Mins 通勤學英語直播室吧~ 原哈佛商業評論文章: https://hbr.org/2017/10/7-tricky-work-situations-and-how-to-respond-to-them Situation #1: Someone takes credit for your idea. 有人搶走你的功勞(想法)。 What you should say: “Thanks for spotlighting my point.” Situation #2: You’re asked to stay late when you’re about to leave the offic…

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K229: What is the mu variant of the coronavirus? What is the mu variant? 這是今年1月在哥倫比亞最初發現的一種新冠肺炎變異毒株，已經在南美洲、歐洲和美國分別造成獨立疫情。 It’s a version of the coronavirus that was first identified in Colombia in January and has since caused isolated outbreaks in South America, Europe and the United States. 世界衛生組織擔心此毒株將降低疫苗和療法的有效性，於上個月將Mu變種病毒列為「觀察變異毒株」，儘…

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K227: ‘Free chips with your bag of air’ is good for you, says FDA Have you ever felt like you have been conned when you joyfully open a bag of potato chips, only to find a mere handful of chips inside? The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) says that storage in a sealed bag filled with nitrogen is necessary to keep the chips fresh…

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Hi there!歡迎收聽Look Back Sunday回顧星期天，在這個節目John老師會彙整過去不同國家與主題的熱門跟讀文章，讓你可以在十五分鐘內吸收最精華的世界時事趣聞！我們這週聽聽日本相關的文章，Let's get started! Topic: New mayor seeks 100-yen tax on visitors to Miyajima island Taro Matsumoto campaigned in the mayoral race in Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on a pledge to institute an entrance tax for visitors to Miyajima island, …