On today's Fun Friday -

Make your OWN gin!!
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Not going to Discover Hong Kong? But craving their food?
https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/hong-kong-restaurants-cafes-singapore/

And a special #yumcha mention to Jade at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore!
https://www.fullertonhotels.com/fullerton-hotel-singapore/offers/jade-weekend-yum-cha

Feeling a little claustrophobic in the city? Head out to Sentosa (Official)!

FOC Sentosa
https://focsentosa.com/

Ola Beach Club
https://www.olabeachclub.com/

Rumours Beach Club
https://www.rumours.com.sg/rumours-beach-club.html

最近的美國不平靜⋯⋯
因為一位執法過當的白人警察，
非裔美籍的George Floyd在不斷哀求”I Can’t Breathe!”之中斷氣過世。

全美各州陸續出現抗議、衝突、暴動、甚至劫掠，
美國的政治情勢也因此有所改變。

各方針對該警官的行為嚴加譴責，
Nike罕見把自家的標語”Just do it!”改成”Don’t do it!”，
連對手Adidas也分享認同，
迪士尼發文呼籲抵制種族歧視(racism)，
TED talk及其他有影響力的媒體均團結立場，
捐款、簽名請願活動開始發起，
昨天世界各地也發起 #blackouttuesday 。

謝謝俐媽的學生品萱的整理🙏🏼，
我們來學一些相關新聞英文。
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◼️ 俐媽新聞英文—悼George Floyd：

George Floyd: what happened in the final moments of his life

▪️ convulse (v.) (因憤怒)抖動
▪️ arrest (v.) 逮補
▪️ footage (n. ) 影片
▪️ charge (v.) 指控
—> be charged with +罪名
▪️ account (n.) 描述
▪️ witness (n.) 目擊者
▪️ official statement (n.) 官方陳述
▪️ bill (n.) 鈔票
—> fake bill 假鈔
▪️ grocery store (n.) 雜貨店
▪️ counterfeit (adj.) 偽造的(counter-: against)
▪️ bouncer (n.) 看門保鑣
▪️ incident (n.) 事件
▪️ suspicious (adj.) 可疑的
▪️ protocol (n.) 原則
▪️ operator (n.) 經營者
▪️ demand (v.) 要求
▪️ transcript (n.) 筆錄；謄錄(-scribe/-script: write)
▪️ authorities (n.) 當局
▪️ prosecutor (n.) 檢察官
▪️ resist (v.) 抵抗(resist + Ving)(-sist: stand)
▪️ handcuff (v. )(n.) (上)手銬
▪️ compliant (adj.) 順從的
▪️ currency (n.) 貨幣
▪️ squad (n.) 小隊
▪️ ensue (v.) 隨後發生(sue/secu/sequ: follow)
▪️ stiffen (v.) 變強硬
▪️ claustrophobic (adj.) 幽閉恐懼症的(-phobia: fear)
▪️ attempt (n.) 企圖
▪️ distressed (adj.) 沮喪的
▪️ social media (n.) 社群媒體
▪️ restrain (v. ) 抑制
▪️ plead (v.) 懇求
▪️ bystander (n.) 旁觀者
▪️ urge (v.) 促使(urge sb. to Vr.)
▪️ pulse (n.) 脈搏
▪️ wrist (n.) 手腕
▪️ motionless (adj.) 一動也不動的(mot/mov/mob: move)
▪️ gurney (n.) (醫院用的)輪床
▪️ ambulance (n.) 救護車
▪️ pronounce (v.) 宣判(-nounce: report)
▪️ temporary (adj.) 暫時的
▪️ job agency (n.) 就業機構
▪️ forgery (n.) 偽造
▪️ be out of character for sb. 不符合某人個性
▪️ senseless (adj.) 不省人事的
▪️ lawful (adj.) 合法的
▪️ means (n.) 方法

🖊 Source of news:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726
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媒體人范琪斐對此事件的整理及結論，
俐媽十分欣賞，
送上連結：

https://www.facebook.com/fanamericantime/videos/281717229670189/

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#俐媽新聞英文
#俐媽新聞英文種族歧視篇
#俐媽新聞英文goergefloyd
#UntilWeAllWin
#blackouttuesday
#🤲🏻🤲🏼🤲🏽🤲🏾🤲🏿
#⚫️⚪️◾️◽️🖤🤍

【公告：暫時不接新客人】
NO NEW CLIENT INTAKE TILL AUG

阿彌陀佛，大家晚上好。🙏 我六月的檔期已滿，而五月頭時，我已接下為我師尊新書第278冊《相約在冬季》製作有聲書的企劃。

有聲書需要的時間和精力非常多，得在六月底交音檔，八月初再補上有音樂和音效的音檔。我以完成我師尊的有聲書為優先。

因此從前兩天起，我已拒收新客人。帶給大家的失望，真的很抱歉，也請大家諒解。🙏

有客人要求現在就為他們安排七月和八月諮詢的日期，但對不起，我不想讓大家等待，也不喜自己的檔期擠得密密麻麻的，這樣我會有幽闭恐惧症。😅 我喜歡活得自在一點。

如果新加坡政府在七月裡允許聚會，我的等候名單應該有40位以上的新加坡和馬來西亞的客人，想與我會面批八字。因此七月份是留給這些等待了數月的客人們。

間中，我還是會每個星期上影片。我有很多影片題材想拍，初剪和文字稿是我自己在做，字幕和特效則交給我在台灣的剪輯師。*分身乏術～

在此溫馨提醒：

一、如果客人在24小時內無法回覆電郵，敲定諮詢日期，原本安排給他們的諮詢日期會排給另外一位在等待的客人。

二、請勿三番四次要求我趕快、提前幫您看。每個客人的問題對他們來說都很重要，我無法讓您隨意插隊，請大家為別人著想，也為我著想。馬桶不會自己沖涼，李老師也需要時間做家務，整潔的家是好風水的基礎呀 ～ 😅💦

三、六月期間，我並不會回覆電郵。

欲想聯絡我的客人，我們八月份再說！謝謝您們送給我的溫暖！我很嚴，但我愛您們！😁❤️

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Amitabha, everybody, good evening to you. 🙏 My June schedule is already full, and in the beginning of May, I had agreed to the project of producing an audiobook for my Grandmaster's new book #278 "Let's Meet in Winter".

Producing an audiobook is a time and effort-consuming task. Submission of the files are due in end June, and by early August, I have to hand up the files with music and sound effects.

It is my priority to complete the audiobook in time.

Hence since 2 days ago, I have already turned down new clients. I apologise for the disappointment caused and I hope you understand. 🙏

There are clients who wish to get dates in July/August now, but I'm sorry, I do not wish to keep you waiting, as my schedule is a bit volatile. Also, I do not fancy cramming my schedule. I will get claustrophobic looking at my to-do list. I like to live life a bit more carefree. 😅

If the Singapore government allows gatherings in July, my current waiting list has about 40 clients from Singapore and Malaysia, who wish to see me in person to get their Bazi read. Hence, my July is reserved for these clients, who have waited a few months.

In the meanwhile, I will still continue my weekly video uploads. There are many videos that I plan to shoot. All my videos are edited by myself. I also do the script and translation, and my Taiwanese video editor will add the special effects and subtitles. *more work

Gentle reminder here:

1. If clients do not reply to my email within 24 hours to confirm the given consultation date, the date will then be given to another waiting client.

2. Please do not repeatedly hurry me to slot you into an earlier slot. Every client's problems are important to him/herself. I cannot let you cut queue randomly. Please be considerate for them and for me. My toilet bowl doesn't know how bath itself, so Teacher Lee also needs time for house chores. A neat and clean house sets the foundation for good Feng Shui. 😅 💦

3. I will not be replying to emails in the month of June.

For clients who still wish to engage me, let's talk again in August. Thank you for the warmth you have given me. I'm very strict, but I love you too! 😁❤️❤️

In today's video, I'll be listing 12 reasons why I think Taiwan isn't a suitable place to make a move to. And as many of you already know, I absolutely love this country and what it's done for me. But I think after singing the country's praises in almost 300 different videos, it's about time for a little bit of balance. This video is my honest opinion of some of the negative aspects of life in Taiwan that people will face if they immigrate to Taiwan. Just my opinion. Don’t get too angry. I think it’s important to show all sides of life in Taiwan and not just highlight the beautiful parts that this country offers to new residents.

在今天的影片中，我將列出我認為台灣不適合搬家的 12 個原因。 正如你們許多人已經知道的那樣，我非常熱愛這個國家以及它為我所做的一切。 但我認為，在近 300 個不同的影片中唱響了國家的讚譽之後，是時候平衡一下了。 這個影片是我對台灣人移民台灣後會面臨的一些負面生活的真實看法。 只是我的觀點 。 不要太生氣。 我認為重要的是展示台灣生活的方方面面，而不僅僅是突出這個國家為新居民提供的美麗部分。

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I borrowed this video title from Abroad in Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfpWAqK0YZE&t=44s

James Wong also has a video with the same title ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJH7O3u0W04

Today’s Video Vocab:
Negligible
微不足道的，不重要的

Abysmal
極壞的；糟透的

Annihilate
徹底摧毀；毀滅

claustrophobic
導致幽閉恐懼症的

Penultimate
倒數第二的

Backlash
強烈反應；強烈反對

Hogwash
廢話，胡說八道，瞎話

Persuasion
信仰，信念

Music:
Flexy — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/STVCwZGLwr0
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/flexy

#taiwan #台灣 #lifeintaiwan

Stock footage from:
Videezy.com
pexels.com

Siapa yang claustrophobic jangan tengok video ni!

Semalam aku pergi McD untuk beli Prosperity Burger lebih kurang 12.30 malam macam tu. Ingatkan nak buat video review la kan.
Balik je dari beli McD tu boleh pulak aku tersangkut dalam lif rumah aku.

Dah la masa tu pukul 1 pagi macam tu. Sunyi sepi. Takde orang. Kebetulan aku baru lepas tengok horror movie dengan wife aku. Masa lif tu mula-mula sangkut, bunyi dia scary gila. Lepas tu bergegar. Perghh gugur jantung kejap la. Ini pengalaman aku tersangkut dalam lif yang sempat aku rakamkan :D

Korang layan je la video ni sampai habis ya :D

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