Cake appreciation post.

The final product was lopsided and imperfect. But we had loads of fun making it, and it was made with lots of love.

It was a rushed job. I baked and assembled it while Tien was in school or napping, and Tien added the finishing touches. I like to think that’s how we’ll approach all things #babykaypoh. I’ll do most of the heavy lifting- but Tien will always be there to help and make the experience more enjoyable. He’s a great big brother already 🥰 #babypohpiah

最近許多報導台灣的國際新聞都反覆提到 “Chipageddon” 這個字，是不是看起來很眼熟？同時又覺得怪怪的？

你沒猜錯，就是Armageddon喔！其實”Armageddon” 這個字的意思是《聖經》中所說的「世界末日善惡決戰的戰場」，而前面再加上晶片 (chip) 變成 “Chipageddon”，就是晶片的末日之戰！也可以當作我們最近常講的「全球晶片荒」的意思。
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📰 俐媽新聞英文—台灣晶片短缺篇：

- voluminous (a.) 大量的；龐大的
- churn out (ph.) 大量生產
- modest (a.) 不大不小的
- wafer-fabrication 晶圓加工，製造
- account for (ph.) 佔⋯百份比
- batter (v.) 衝擊
- automaker (n.) 汽車製造業 [美式用法]
- exempt from (ph.) 免除
- stoppage (n.) 停工
- stave off (ph.) 擊退；趕走
- pinch (n.) 緊缺，匱乏
- scarcity (n.) 匱乏；蕭條
- dearth (n.) 缺乏，不足
- halt (v.) 終止
- voracious (a.) 胃口很大的；狼吞虎嚥的
- wafer (n.) 電子晶圓；晶片
- etch (v.) 光刻
- rinse (v.) 沖洗
- think tank 智庫
- bloc (n.) 聯盟（常代指「歐盟」）
- shortfall (n.) 不足；差額；赤字
- jitter (n.) 恐慌；緊張不安
- linchpin (n.) 關鍵
- replenish (v.) 把⋯裝滿
- slash (v.) 大幅度削減
- foundry (n.) 鑄造廠
- lopsided (a.) 片面的；不對等的
- silicon (n.) 矽 [化學用語]
- reappear (v.) 再出現，重新顯露
- hydraulic (a.) 水力學

🗞 新聞來源：
《The Wall Street Journal》https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chip-shortage-is-bad-taiwans-drought-threatens-to-make-it-worse-11618565400

《BBC News》
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56798308
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缺水真的是個大危機，
大家一起努力好嗎？

以上感謝欒為學長整理提供🙏🏻

#俐媽新聞英文
#俐媽新聞英文晶片短缺篇
#俐媽新聞英文缺水篇
#台大明明的孩子一起保育水資源吧

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#文末挑戰多益選擇題📝
德國冠狀病毒援助計劃
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開啟「接收通知」和「搶先看」每天吸收雙語時事新知
來讀華爾街日報獨家
🔥Germany’s Second Coronavirus Stimulus Package Brings Total Support to €1.3 Trillion
德國第二次冠狀病毒援助計劃總額達到1.3兆歐元

💰BERLIN—Germany adopted its second economic-stimulus package since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing their total cost to €1.3 trillion ($1.5 trillion), by far the largest in Europe as a share of gross domestic product.
柏林-自冠狀病毒大流行開始以來，德國採取了第二個經濟刺激計劃，使總成本達到1.3兆歐元（1.5兆美元），是迄今為止歐洲在國內生產總值中所佔比重最大的國家。

-by far: 到目前為止

💶The new bundle, agreed to on Wednesday after extensive talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their junior coalition partner, the center-left Social Democrats, included measures worth €130 billion for 2020 and 2021.
在總理梅克爾的保守派與其下級聯盟夥伴，中左翼的社會民主黨人進行了廣泛的談判之後，新的協議於週三達成協議，其中包括在2020年和2021年價值1300億歐元的措施。

-bundle: 一捆，此指協議跟方案
-conservative: 保守黨黨員
-coalition: 聯盟

💶The package comes on top of €353.3 billion in direct payments and €819.7 billion in guarantees adopted shortly after Germany locked down its economy in response to the pandemic.
該計劃是在德國因大流行而鎖定經濟後不久採取的3,533億歐元直接付款和8,197億歐元擔保的基礎。

-guarantee: 保證，擔保
-in response to: 對……的反應，作為對...的答覆

💸Years of budget surpluses and negative borrowing costs have allowed Germany to rapidly deploy a vast protective shield to cushion the impact of the pandemic. Some economists have raised concerns about a lopsided recovery in the European Union, where many countries have been unable to mobilize funds on the same scale.
多年的預算盈餘和負借貸成本使德國能夠迅速部署巨大的防護罩，以緩解大流行的影響。一些經濟學家對歐盟經濟復甦不平衡提出了擔憂，因為歐洲許多國家無法動員同樣規模的資金。

-surplus: 剩餘額；盈餘
-deploy: 展開；部署
-cushion: 安上墊子，緩和……的衝擊
-lopsided: 傾向一側的；不平衡的
-mobilize: 動員，調動；使流通

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❓❓多益模擬題❓:
Years of budget ＿＿＿＿＿ and negative borrowing costs have allowed Germany to rapidly deploy a vast protective shield to ＿＿＿＿ the impact of the pandemic.
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A. supplementaries / past
B. supplies / stop
C. surpluses / cushion

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《daydream》
蝶々結び / Chouchou Musubi / 蝴蝶結 / A Butterfly Bow
作詞 / Lyricist：野田洋次郎（RADWIMPS）
作曲 / Composer：野田洋次郎（RADWIMPS）
編曲 / Arranger：野田洋次郎（RADWIMPS）
吉他&和聲 / Guitar & Chorus：ハナレグミ
歌 / Singer：Aimer
翻譯：澄野（CH Music Channel）
意譯：CH（CH Music Channel）
English Translation:Toria

背景 / Background - この蒼くて広い世界に - てる :
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中文翻譯 / Chinese Translation :
https://home.gamer.com.tw/creationDetail.php?sn=4885129

英文翻譯 / English Translation :
https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/lyrics/aimer/chouchou-musubi/

日文歌詞 / Japanese Lyrics :
片っぽで丸を作って　しっかり持ってて
もう片っぽでその丸の後ろを　ぐるっと回って

間にできたポッケに入って　出て来るの待ってて
出てきたところを迎えにきて　「せーの」で引っぱって

はじめはなんとも　情けない形だとしても
同じだけ力を込めて

羽根は大きく　結び目は固く
なるようにきつく　結んでいてほしいの

腕はここに　想い出は遠くに
置いておいてほしい　ほしいの

片っぽでも引っ張っちゃえば　ほどけちゃうけど
作ったもの壊すのは　遥かに　簡単だけど

だけどほどく時も　そう、ちゃんと　同じようにね
分かってるよ　でもできたらね　「せーの」で引っ張って

ほどけやしないように　と願って力込めては
広げすぎた羽根に　戸惑う

羽根は大きく　結び目は固く
なるようにきつく　結んでいてほしいの

夢はここに　想い出は遠くに
気付けばそこにあるくらいがいい

黙って引っ張ったりしないでよ　不格好な蝶にしないでよ
結んだつもりがほどいていたり　緩めたつもりが締めていたり

この蒼くて広い世界に　無数に　散らばった中から
別々に二人選んだ糸を　お互いたぐり寄せ合ったんだ

結ばれたんじゃなく結んだんだ　二人で「せーの」で引っ張ったんだ
大きくも　小さくも　なりすぎないように　力を込めたんだ

この蒼くて広い世界に　無数に　散らばった中から
別々に二人選んだ糸を　お互いたぐり寄せ合ったんだ

結ばれたんじゃなく結んだんだ　二人で「せーの」で引っ張ったんだ
大きくも　小さくも　なりすぎないように　力を込めたんだ

中文歌詞 / Chinese Lyrics :
將一端圍成一個圓，緊緊握住
再將另一端繞過那圓，轉一圈

穿進間隙中的洞口，等著它繞過來
在穿出來的洞口接住，念出「一、二」之後拉緊

即使剛開始，只能做出慘不忍睹的形狀
只知道兩手要用一樣的力氣

我希望翅膀能大一點、結能打得更緊一點
為了打出漂亮的蝴蝶結，希望你繫得更緊，越緊越好

希望你能為我握起繩結，而回憶則放在那方——
過去的回憶留在遙遠的那方就好

儘管只拉起一端，繩結便會輕易解開
儘管破壞總是遠比創造來得容易

但是在解開繩結的時候，是啊，也是同樣的道理
我明白的，但如果可以的話，希望能一同念出「一、二」之後拉開

若為使繩結不會鬆開，而用盡全力的話
只會對展開太大的翅膀感到不知所措

我希望翅膀能大一點、結能打得更緊一點
為了打出漂亮的蝴蝶結，希望你繫得更緊，越緊越好

希望你仍能抱持夢想，而回憶則留在那方——
一回過頭便能憶起的距離就好

別坑不作聲地拉緊、也不要綁出不好看的蝴蝶結
以為綁緊了卻不經意鬆開；以為鬆脫了卻不經意拉緊

在蒼穹無垠世界裡，數不清且散落各地的線繩中
兩人循著各自選下的繩線，向著彼此靠近

聯繫彼此的線並不是被迫牽起，而是由兩人綁上——由兩人一同念出「一、二」之後拉緊的
希望它不會太大、也不會太小，由兩人一起，共同將繩結繫緊

在蒼穹無垠世界裡，數不清且散落各地的線繩中
兩人循著各自選下的繩線，向著彼此靠近

聯繫彼此的線並不是被迫牽起，而是由兩人綁上——由兩人一同念出「一、二」之後拉緊的
希望它不會太大、也不會太小，由兩人一起，共同將繩結繫緊

英文歌詞 / English Lyrics :
Take one end, and make a circle—now hold it tight
Take the other end and wrap it around behind the circle

Pass it through the pocket formed in the middle, and wait for it to come back out
Go out to meet it—And with a one, two, pull the strings tight

At the beginning, it came out so pathetically
But even still, I put the same strength into it

I want to tie it tight
So that the loops would be big, and the knot would be tight

I want you, I want you
To put your arm here, and your memories far away

Even though if you pull on only one end, it’ll come untied
It’s so, so very easy to break what someone’s made

Yet that’s how it is when you untie it, it’s exactly the same
I know that’s how it goes, but once I finish it—With a one, two, I’ll pull the strings

Praying that it wouldn’t come untied, I put some strength into it
And became transfixed by the loops that I had pulled too far out

I want to tie it tight
So that the loops would be big, and the knot would be tight

So that your dreams are here, and your memories far away
If you realize it, I’m fine with you just being there

Just shut up, don’t pull on them; don’t make the strings into a lopsided butterfly
I meant to tie them, but they’re becoming loose; I meant to loosen them, but they’re becoming tight

From all the countless and scattered contents of this blue, wide world
The two of us chose the same thread independently and reeled each other in

We weren’t tied to each other, we tied ourselves to each other—With a one, two, we pulled the strings
So that they wouldn’t be too loose, or too tight, we put our strength into it

Allen Iverson keeps scoring and the
Philadelphia 76ers keep winning.


One night after a 41-point effort in Philadelphia's most
lopsided win of the season, Iverson scored an NBA season-high
and career-best 54 in a 107-103 victory over the Cleveland
Cavaliers.


"It was like he was playing horse tonight," said 76ers guard
Aaron McKie, who had 20 points and nine assists. "His jumper
was deadly."


Using mostly jump shots, Iverson went 20-of-30 from the field.
He also hit 10-of-13 free-throw attempts en route to his third
career 50-point game and first since February 6 against
Sacramento.


"When your jumper is on, the basket seems like an ocean and the
basketball seems like a rock," he said. "That is the way it
felt tonight.


"My teammates are the ones that set the screens for me and got
me the ball in spots where I need the ball. My coach calls the
plays and I wouldn't set a career high without those guys."


The 1998-99 NBA scoring champion, Iverson broke his own Gund
Arena record for points. He has fond memories of this building,
having scored 50 points in a 125-118 loss in April 1997 after
being named Most Valuable Player of the rookie game at All-Star
Weekend that same year.


"Coming here is something special because I remember I came in
here and won the MVP of the rookie game in 1997," he said. "All
I heard was boos and didn't understand it. I always look
forward to coming back here to play in front of these people."


The 76ers extended their winning streak to six games and
improved the league's best record to 24-8. They have won eight
straight on the road, three shy of a franchise record.


Theo Ratliff chipped in 12 points, nine rebounds and nine blocks
for Philadelphia, which was coming off Friday night's 121-89
home rout of Seattle.


Despite Iverson's 54 points, the Sixers could not shake
Cleveland, which closed within 103-99 on a three-point play by
Lamond Murray with 67 seconds left but could not get any closer.


"I thought our guys gave what they could," coach Randy Wittman
said. "They ran into a guy that had it going tonight. I
thought we gave a great effort but just couldn't overcome his 54
points."


Andre Miller had 22 points and 14 assists for the Cavaliers, who
have lost three straight and eight of nine after a six-game
winning streak.


The Cavs got within four points five times before Miller capped
the scoring with a dunk, but the trio of Iverson, McKie and
Ratliff foiled them each time.


Murray's three-point play with 67 seconds left got Cleveland
within four points but Ratliff followed with a 15-footer and
Iverson added two free throws for a 107-99 lead with 22 seconds
to play.


Playing for the second straight night, the Sixers trailed 15-4
less than five minutes into the game. But Iverson scored eight
points and Ratliff added six during an 18-6 run that gave
Philadelphia a 27-25 lead after one period.


The Sixers never trailed again, leading by as many as 11 points
three times.


Iverson, McKie and Ratliff combined for 26 of 29 Sixers points
as they turned a 15-4 deficit into a 33-29 lead 3:15 into the
second quarter.


The lead hovered between five and 10 points until a layup by
Rodney Buford made it 55-44 with 73 seconds to play in the first
half. The Sixers took a 56-48 lead into the locker room behind
Iverson's 28 points.


Iverson scored Philadelphia's first 13 points of the third
quarter on a trio of jumpers, a 3-pointer, a three-point play
and a free throw for a 69-61 lead with 6 1/2 minutes left in the
period.


"He was amazing," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "He shot the
ball as well as you can shoot it because there weren't a lot of
easy shots. People had a hand in his face."


"What a Larry Brown team does really well is spread the floor
well for Allen," Cleveland guard Jim Jackson said. "It's really
hard to stop a guy like that on the perimeter."

After ripping his team for having no heart,
Allen Iverson showed they still have a pulse.

Iverson played one of his better offensive games of the season
Thursday night, scoring 39 points to lead the struggling
Philadelphia 76ers past the weary and depleted Los Angeles Lakers
96-73.

In a game that stayed competitive for only a few minutes,
Iverson had his way against defender Derek Fisher and repeatedly
freed himself for mid-range jumpers and drives.

Iverson shot 15-for-29 from the field -- missing his final four
shots -- and added six assists in one of the 76ers' most lopsided
victories of the season and the Lakers' largest margin of defeat.

"I tried to make sure I led by example," Iverson said. "I saw
guys were trying to get things done the right way."

The Lakers, playing their fourth road game in five nights and
extra tired after arriving in Philadelphia around 4 a.m., lost Gary
Payton to an ejection in a first quarter in which they scored just
10 points -- matching their season low set earlier this week at
Indiana.

Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 of 13 foul shots in the first half,
finishing 3-for-15 from the line with 17 points.

"We just had dead legs tonight. It was just obvious we didn't
have any zip out there at all," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said.
"This is not a low point. They're not depressed about it. They
just had a bad game. Shaq couldn't make any free throws, they lose
Gary ...

"We're not going into the woods to fight a bear with a switch.
That wasn't going to happen out there tonight."

The Lakers were supposed to be joined by Kobe Bryant, who is on
the injured list with a lacerated finger. But Bryant defied coach
Jackson and did not show up, leaving the team wondering about his
whereabouts until shortly before gametime.

Bryant's agent told the Lakers that Bryant would join them in
Orlando on the fifth stop of their seven-game road trip.

Glenn Robinson added 26 points for the 76ers, who were ripped by
Iverson two nights ago following a loss to Toronto -- their ninth in
11 games.

"We don't play with no heart, we don't take a challenge,"
Iverson said during a 10-minute rant. "Guys don't take pride and
compete."

After shooting off his mouth, it became clear early that Iverson
might be capable of shooting the Sixers out of their slump.

He scored six points over the final 1:05 of the first quarter to
help Philadelphia to a 25-10 lead.

"I hope it didn't take that," Iverson said of his public
outburst. "If it did, I'm happy that it worked. Guys came out and
played hard.

"I haven't seen that energetic flavor from us in a while."

The opening 12 minutes featured the quick ejection of Payton by
referee Joey Crawford for arguing while Iverson shot free throws.

Payton did not comment after the game, nor did O'Neal.

"I'm not going to talk about it. It's too irritating to talk
about it," Jackson said of Payton's ejection.

The Sixers led 44-29 at halftime behind 20 points from Iverson,
and he reached 30 points with 3:35 left in the third quarter by
losing Fisher with a crossover dribble and hitting a 21-footer.
Samuel Dalembert followed with a dunk off a pass from Robinson to
give Philadelphia a 71-44 lead.

Iverson sat down for good with 4:02 remaining and the 76ers
ahead 89-66.