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她是德國第一位女總理，也將成為第一位自願卸任的德國總理。在位十六年期間，Angela Merkel  經歷了各種危機，支持者說她是團結大家的務實領袖，批評者則爭論她缺乏了能讓德國與歐洲更強大的遠見卓識。梅克爾本人說，她已盡力，問心無愧。

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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:27 第一遍英文朗讀
4:41 新聞 & 相關單字解說
16:26 額外單字片語
23:33 第二遍英文朗讀

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臉書社團 (朗讀文字)：https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssyingwen/posts/303238204895759/

朗讀內容參考了
France24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210826-merkel-germany-s-eternal-chancellor-prepares-to-leave-the-stage
The Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/05/those-who-have-known-angela-merkel-describe-her-rise-to-prominence/
AP: https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-fb1b1e7e87232054548e7ab5d6a7d8a8
The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/merkel-germany-legacy/
DW: https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-angela-merkel-declares-yes-i-am-a-feminist/a-59127993

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本集提到的單字片語：
Standpoint (stand) 立場
Take a stand 表態立場、站出來
Angela Merkel 梅克爾
Chancellor of Germany 德國總理
Quantum chemist 量子化學家
Berlin Wall 柏林圍牆
Socialist 社會主義 
Communist 共產主義 的 
East Germany 東德
Soviet Union 蘇聯
West Germany 西德
German reunification 兩德統一
Eternal Chancellor 永久的總理
Popularity 受歡迎的程度
Baton 接力棒、指揮棒
Counterbalance 抗衡
Crisis manager
Steady 穩定
Pragmatic 務實的
Countless 無數的
Global crises 全球危機
Moderate 溫和不偏激的
Unifying figure  團結大家的人物
Visionary 有遠見的人
Muddle-through style
European Union (EU) 歐盟
Queen of Europe 歐洲女王
Pragmatist 非常務實
Dominatrix 母夜叉、女狂人
Hitler 希特勒
Mother Teresa  德蕾莎修女
Global financial crisis 全球金融危機
Debt crisis 債務危機
Bailouts  脫困救助金
Refugees 難民
Syria 敘利亞
Migrant 移民
Poll(s)
Bundestag 德國聯邦議會
Outgoing
Twilight
Dusk
Pomelo 柚子
Grapefruit 葡萄柚



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I was watching a video and in it, I saw a horse on a leash, and it really bothered me. I began to question if we truly love our pets, or we are merely using them from a selfish standpoint to ameliorate our own lives with no regard for their free will.

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The song in my intro and outro was done by Hyper Potions, and it is called Time Trials. You can check out the full song here: https://youtu.be/mnfNWe-HHsI.

Allen Iverson was trying to stay with his
man on defense when he slammed full-force into Rasheed Wallace and
went sprawling to the floor.

Picking himself up and shaking off the aftershocks, Iverson came
downcourt on Philadelphia's next possession and used a quick
dribble and deft stutter-step to drive the lane and draw two
defenders, leaving Andre Iguodala open at the 3-point line.

Iverson flicked him a pass and Iguodala's shot went in, giving
Iverson another of his 15 assists and putting the Sixers ahead by
double digits midway through the fourth quarter of a 115-104
victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

"A.I. was phenomenal," said Pistons coach Larry Brown, who was
apprehensive beforehand at the prospect of Iverson having a
breakout game.

Turns out he had good reason to worry.

Iverson played one of the better playoff games of his nine-year
career, scoring 37 points and handing out five of his 15 assists in
the fourth quarter as the Sixers defeated the defending champions
for the first time in their best-of-seven series, cutting Detroit's
lead to 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday.

Iverson led the way as Philadelphia overcame an early 13-point
deficit and then played its best ball in the fourth quarter.

Detroit center Ben Wallace scored a career-high 29 points and
grabbed 16 rebounds, but the Pistons got only two points from their
reserves on a night when they had another 50-percent shooting
effort from the field -- the third time in the series they've made
at least half their shots.

Despite that accuracy, the Pistons couldn't find a way to stop
Iverson after holding him to 35-percent shooting in the first two
games. He finished 15-for-26 from the field, including 2-for-4 from
3-point range, and his assists were one shy of his career-best.

"The same shots he took in Detroit and missed were the same
shots he made tonight," Detroit's Richard Hamilton said. "Every
game Allen comes out he plays with that demeanor. Since I've been
in the league I've never played against him when he's said 'I'm
just going to show up."

Chauncey Billups started as the primary defender on Iverson, and
Hamilton took over the job later in the game. But even when the
Pistons managed to get the ball out of Iverson's hands, he was able
to find open teammates who were able to knock down shots.

Chris Webber scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter,
Rodney Rogers added 15 points, Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and
10 rebounds and Iguodala had 13 points and seven steals for
Philadelphia, which shot 55 percent.

Before the game, Brown said his inside knowledge of Iverson's
tendencies from their many seasons together were of no benefit.

"From a personal standpoint, when you know what someone like
that is capable of, it's not a comfortable feeling," Brown said.
"We all know what he does, and I haven't seen anybody stop him.
The reason we've been successful is we've stopped other people."

Iverson's 15th assist came on a pass to Webber for a jumper that
gave Philadelphia a 105-96 lead with 3:04 left, and Iverson sank a
3-pointer with 1:33 remaining to lock up the victory.

The game was Brown's first postseason appearance in the building
where he coached Iverson for six seasons and took the Sixers to the
NBA Finals in 2001 -- the year Iverson won the MVP award.

"That doesn't seem like a long time ago. Most of those games I
really remember, and he had a remarkable year, but I still think
this is his best one."

No game was more critical to Philadelphia than this one, and
Iverson would not let the 76ers fall into a 3-0 deficit no NBA team
has ever overcome. His 37 points eclipsed his career postseason
average of 30.4, second in NBA history behind Michael Jordan's
33.4.

"This is one game. We've got to feed off it," Iverson said.
"We didn't just play defense, we played offense, too."