Several flights and some ferry services in Taiwan were canceled Friday due to inclement weather caused by #Typhoon #InFa.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202107230013

Repair work on the damaged section of track between Ruifang and Houtong stations in New Taipei, which was expected to be completed on Tuesday, did not go as smoothly as expected due to the inclement weather.
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202012050012

พวกเขาเลือกไม่ได้ แต่คุณเลือกได้! ไม่มีใครอยากให้บ้านตัวเองสกปรกหรอกนะ สัตว์น้ำก็เช่นกัน 8 มิถุนายน วันทะเลโลก
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ท้องทะเลมหาสมุทร มีความสำคัญต่อโลกเราอย่างมาก ทั้งพืชที่ให้ออกซิเจน พืช สัตว์น้ำ ทรัพยากรต่างๆที่สำคัญต่อสิ่งมีชีวิตและมนุษย์ ในหลายๆด้าน
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แต่ปัจจุบันทะเลเสื่อมโทรมไปมาก ทั้งจากการท่องเที่ยว การล่าผลาญทรัพยากร มลพิษ สารเคมีต่างๆที่ลงไปในน้ำ รวมถึงอุณหภูมิที่สูงขึ้น
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ที่ส่งผลกระทบต่อสัตว์สิ่งมีชีวิตในรูปแบบต่างๆ ที่ทำให้หลายสายพันธุ์ใกล้สูญพันธุ์ หรือสูญพันธุ์ไปแล้ว บางปัญหาอย่างพลาสติกส่งผลกระทบต่อระบบนิเวศและห่วงโซ่อาหาร
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วันที่ 8 มิถุนายน ของทุกปีเป็นวันทะเลโลก (World Ocean Day) เพื่อให้ประชาชนทั่วโลกช่วยกันปกป้องและรักษาทะเล เพื่อสิ่งมีชีวิตในรุ่นหลังโดยทุกคนต้องตระหนักถึงปัญหาขยะและการทำลายแนวปะการังอย่างจิงจัง
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และควรหยุดพฤติกรรมดังกล่าว พร้อมทั้งเป็นการเตือนสติว่าขณะนี้ทั่วโลกกำลังเผชิญปัญหาผลกระทบทางทะเลอย่างหนัก เช่น ผลกระทบจากสภาวะอากาศแปรปรวน การใช้และทำลายทรัพยากรทางทะเลจนหมดไป ความเสื่อมโทรมของสิ่งแวดล้อมและความปลอดภัยในทะเล รวมถึงขยะ และมลพิษในทะเล
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ควรถึงเวลาที่เราต้องอนุรักษ์ทะเล เปลี่ยนแปลงพฤติกรรมเพื่อคงความสวยงามของหลากสายพันธุ์เพื่อนร่วมโลก ให้อุดมสมบูรณ์ไปตราบนาน
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ร่มธรรม ขำนุรักษ์
environman
They can't choose but you can choose! Nobody wants to get their house dirty. So is the aquarium. June 8th World Sea Day.
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The ocean is important to our planet, plants that provide oxygen, plants, animals, resources that matter to many beings and humans in many aspects.
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But now the sea is deteriorated, from tourism, hunting, pollution, chemical pollution, and rising temperatures.
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It affects animals in various ways that causes many species to be endangered or extinct. Some of the problems like plastic impacts the ecosystem and food chain.
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June 8th is World Sea Day (World Ocean Day). For people around the world to protect and preserve the sea for the latter generations, everyone must be aware of the garbage and destruction of coral reefs.
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And let's stop that behaviour, as well as a reminder that the world is facing heavy maritime impacts such as impact from inclement weather, usage and destruction of marine resources until depletion, environmental decadence and safety in the sea, including rubbish and sea pollution.
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It should be time that we conserve the sea, change behavior to maintain the beauty of the world's species to be fruitful forever.
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Dharma Umbrella. Laughing Narak.
aboutmanTranslated

第一個單字是 long live、l-o-n-g 空格 l-i-v-e、long live 萬歲，例句是：Netizens in Brazil have expressed their dissatisfaction with Beijing by starting a "Long live Taiwan“ campaign on Twitter.

巴西不甩中國，狂 po「台灣萬歲」！

中國大使館寄信給巴西的國會議員，說「識相點兒，不准給台灣新總統祝賀兒！」結果巴西議員讀了「奇摩吉恩賀」，到推特發起 #VivaTaiwan 的貼文標籤，意思是「台灣萬歲」，給蔡英文總統祝賀，結果超多巴西網友響應，大洗版。這個「萬歲」，可以說 long live。

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3940533

第二個單字是 tally、t-a-l-l-y-、tally 總計，例句是：The tally of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. has surpassed 100,000.

武漢肺炎全球肆虐，最嚴重的是哪個國家呢？答案是美國。美國目前總計有 10 萬人，因為武漢肺炎而死，非常嚴重。但是，美國政府卻一步步解除封城，搞得人民人心惶惶。這個「總計」就是 tally。

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/coronavirus-live-news-updates.html

第三個單字是 victimize、v-i-c-t-i-m-i-z-e、victimize 加害，例句是：India should refrain from victimizing innocent birds.

印度抓了一隻鴿子，說它是間諜！

印度在邊界看到一隻鴿子，這鴿子腳上綁有一組數字，印度人就覺得，太可疑了！這是什麼密碼，想傳達什麼訊息？抓起來！結果鄰國巴基斯坦的村民就說話了：欸抖，那隻鴿子是我的，它不小心飛過去了，可以還我嗎？其實，這不是第一次，印度常常說小鳥是間諜。欸印度怎麼這麼緊張啊？背景是這樣，印度跟巴基斯坦都在爭取同一塊土地，叫作「克什米爾」。目前，他們各佔有一半的「克什米爾」，不過還是吵不停，討厭對方。所以一隻鳥飛過，也可以氣噗噗。鴿子無辜被加害，這個加害，就是 victimize。

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52820119

第四個單字是 standoff、s-t-a-n-d-o-f-f、standoff 僵持不下，例句是：India and China have engaged in a border standoff.

印度跟中國，在兩國邊界發生小衝突，僵持不下。

剛剛才說，印度跟巴基斯坦不合，現在要看另一位鄰居中國，跟印度吵什麼。先給你一點畫面，想像你面前有一張世界地圖，印度左上角的鄰居是巴基斯坦，他們不合；印度的右上角鄰居是中國，他們也在吵架。印度跟中國吵什麼呢？印度跟中國的邊界，有些部分是高山連綿，國界那條線要畫在哪裡，雙方意見不同，所以他們總覺得，對方又在吃豆腐、自己好吃虧。這樣僵持不下的狀況，就是 standoff。

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/tense-india-china-standoff-himalayan-border-escalate-200527120501581.html

最後一個單字是 scrub、s-c-r-u-b、scrub 取消，例句是：NASA's SpaceX launch was scrubbed due to inclement weather.

美國本來要在 5 月 27 號禮拜三發射火箭，送人上太空！結果天候不佳，只好取消，最快這周六會再試一次。取消就是 scrub。

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/live-updates-nasa-spacex-launch-astronauts-iss/story?id=70902209

恭喜你！今天學了 5 個新單字，還聽了 5 則國際大事！如果喜歡我們的 podcast，希望你可以訂閱，然後為我們留 5 顆星的評價。如果有什麼意見，歡迎留言，也可以到 IG 搜尋賓狗單字，私訊我聊聊喔～謝謝收聽，下次通勤見 ❤️

George Karl couldn't have drawn up his 800th win any better -- playing short-handed, making up plays on the fly in timeouts, inclement weather outside.

This was his kind of game. That's why the Nuggets coach was all smiles after getting his milestone victory in Denver's 112-98 win over the Seattle SuperSonics -- his former team -- on Thursday night.

Karl was handed a Denver jersey with No. 800 on it along with the game ball after beating the Sonics to become only the 12th coach in NBA history to reach the 800-win mark.

"Tonight's game was fun because I thought from the minute they went on the court they thought they were going to win the game," said Karl, who's 800-555 in 19 seasons. "Coach (Dean) Smith told me a long time ago that if you can't accept that players win and coaches lose, then don't get into coaching. You can be the greatest coach in the world, but if you don't have players, you aren't going to win in the NBA."

Karl has a superstar in Allen Iverson, who finished with 44 points and 10 assists. Iverson had his highest-scoring game since being acquired by Denver in a trade with Philadelphia on Dec. 19. His season high is 46 against Chicago on Nov. 24.

"He's good," Karl said. "He's better than I thought and I thought he was (darn) good."

After coming out of the lineup with 1:04 remaining, Iverson and Karl had a brief conversation and then a quick hug.

"To be a part of something like that is something to cherish," Iverson said. "It was an honor to help him get that win."

Nothing the Sonics did worked against Iverson. He's now scored 40 or more points in 77 career games, which ties Oscar Robertson for fourth in NBA history.

"He was something," Seattle coach Bob Hill said.

Karl doesn't take any added satisfaction that the win came against a Seattle team that ran him off after the 1997-98 season. Karl said he no longer has any bitterness toward the franchise he helped lead to the NBA finals in 1996.

"This win against Seattle is special because Seattle was a big part of my career," Karl said.

He even improvised a couple of times during the game, making up plays and watching them work to perfection.

"This team just thinks it's going to win even being undermanned," he said.

Karl's first win was Nov. 15, 1984, against Atlanta when he was coaching Cleveland. He'd started the season 0-9 and never thought he'd reach this type of accomplishment.

"When I first started, I thought 250 (games) would be great," he said. "I thought 250 and you'd retire into a college job and coach into the sunset."

Earl Boykins added 24 points, and Reggie Evans had a season-high 18 rebounds for the Nuggets.

Damien Wilkins matched his career high with 26 points, and Luke Ridnour finished with 16 points for the Sonics.

"We just wanted to get out of here tonight," Wilkins said.

Both teams did. Another major snowstorm blanketed Denver on Thursday and the Nuggets and Sonics both made dashes for the airport after the game to get out of town for their road games Friday night. The Nuggets will play in Oklahoma City, and Seattle will travel to Minnesota.

Seattle star Ray Allen didn't make the trip to Denver after his fiancee gave birth to a boy Wednesday, but may rejoin the team Friday night in Minnesota. Allen has been bothered by a right ankle injury that's kept him out of three of the last five games.

Denver's Marcus Camby missed his third straight game with a fractured right finger on his shooting hand. With Nene out as well with a right knee injury, the Nuggets gave Jamal Sampson his third career start. He finished with seven points and nine rebounds.

Denver used its fourth different lineup in four games since Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith were suspended for their roles in a brawl against the New York Knicks on Dec. 16. Denver is 3-1 without Anthony and Smith.

"There's not a whole bunch of pressure," Iverson said of being short-handed. "I just feel like all of us are going to have to do it together. It's going to be a team effort."

For three quarters, Penny Hardaway was
too big. In the fourth quarter, Clifford Robinson was too much.


Hardaway used his height to score a season-high 27 points and
Robinson scored nine of his 19 points in the final period as the
Phoenix Suns held on for a 93-87 victory over the Philadelphia
76ers.


Remarkably, the Suns held NBA scoring leader Allen Iverson to 18
points, none in the final quarter. Averaging 31.3 points per
game, Iverson often was funneled toward Phoenix's big men and
made only 7-of-28 shots. He was 0-of-6 from 3-point range and
had his shot blocked three times.


"I missed shots I usually make," said Iverson, who had seven
assists. "I was getting by them. I just wasn't making my
shots."


Defended by Jason Kidd, the lightning-quick Iverson was 0-of-7
in the final period as he was held to his lowest total since
managing just 11 against Charlotte on December 11. Phoenix also
limited Iverson to 11 on November 4.


"I just made him work," Kidd said. "I was gonna make it tough
for him. He still played a great game. He had his looks. It
just didn't fall for him."


"He just followed him all over the court," Suns coach Scott
Skiles said. "In the first game Iverson was 4-for-20. You've
just got to make him work for his shots. You know he's gonna
get his shots. You just hope you can make him miss."


In that game, the Suns held on for an 84-80 win, withstanding a
furious fourth-quarter rally by the 76ers. It was more of the
same tonight but Phoenix beat Philadelphia for the 14th time in
the last 16 meetings.


Tom Gugliotta scored 17 points and Kidd pulled down 13 rebounds
for the Suns, who are 1-1 on their five-game road trip. They
lost at Indiana by the identical score on Tuesday and did not
travel until this morning due to inclement weather.


Iverson was not the only Sixer who struggled. Philadelphia shot
less than 37 percent (33-of-90) and made only 19-of-35 free
throws. The Sixers were 30-of-32 from the line in Saturday's
win over Indiana.


"The free throws helped us vs. Indiana," Iverson said. "They
killed us tonight."


Theo Ratliff had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Larry Hughes
added 13 and 10 for the Sixers, who had won five of their last
six games.


While Iverson had a pair of shots blocked, Hardaway had a jumper
and 3-pointer to close the third quarter and give the Suns a
70-63 advantage. Hardaway scored 11 points in the period.


"I try to win a basketball game without having to shoot 27
times," said Hardaway, who was 12-of-21 from the field. "But I
made up my mind after the Indiana game that I was going to be
aggressive because the shots were there for me and I had to take
advantage of them."


A 3-pointer by Robinson and layup by Luc Longley gave Phoenix
its largest lead at 77-64 with 9:15 to go before Philadelphia
rallied with some help from the officials. The Sixers were not
called for a team foul until the final minute.


Hughes and George Lynch scored five points apiece in a 13-2 run
that cut the deficit to 79-77 with 4:57 remaining. The Sixers
had a chance to tie, but Aaron McKie split a pair of foul shots
with three minutes to go and Phoenix's Rex Chapman drilled a
3-pointer for an 86-82 lead.


An acrobatic reverse layup by Hughes halved the deficit before
Robinson got behind the defense for a breakaway layup with 1:54
left. He answered McKie's jumper with one of his own and, after
a steal by Chapman, dunked for a 92-86 lead with 40 seconds to
go.


"I didn't get my shot down early in the game but I was able to
make some key shots down the stretch," Robinson said. "I made
an easy layup, a little jumper in the lane and a dunk. I kind
of caught them sleeping and took advantage of the fact that they
weren't keeping an eye on me."


"We tried to do everything right at the end," Iverson said. "We
just couldn't do it."


Kidd missed his first 10 shots but handed out eight assists for
the Suns, who shot 43 percent (33-of-77) and made 20-of-26 free
throws. Phoenix was outrebounded, 53-46.


Working against 6-3 Eric Sbow, the 6-7 Hardaway repeatedly went
into the post and scored on spin moves or jumpers. He scored
eight points in the first quarter, which ended with the Suns
holding a 22-17 lead.


"In the past, they've been successful (defending the post),"
Hardaway said. "Today, coach Skiles got me into a position where
I can get the ball without them fronting me and I was able to
shoot over them. It was a great deal for me to get the ball in
key spots and to knock them down."