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📰今天我們來讀讀【華爾街日報】
🖐🏽 五分鐘來關心國際時事— 美國奧勒岡大火 🇺🇸

📰 West Coast Fires Fueled by Winds as Dangers Continue
Blazes tear through small towns; ‘It looks like a bomb went off’

📌 這篇文章關於美國西岸 (West Coast)大火，這些大火是被風激起的 (fueled by winds)，危險持續存在 (dangers continue)。blaze (烈火) 是fire的同義詞。

TALENT, Ore.—Residents and officials have begun surveying the vast destruction in Oregon’s small towns while gusty winds and low humidity continue to propel wildfires that have burned millions of acres and displaced thousands of people across the Western U.S.
Conditions remain dire, and a top Oregon official said Tuesday that control of the conflagrations—two of which have been burning since mid-August—could still be weeks away.

📌 這兩段說明居民 (residents) 和官員 (officials) 已經開始調查(survey) 美國 Oregon 的小鎮 (small towns) 廣泛破壞 (vast destruction)。大風 (gusty winds) 和 低潮濕 (low humidity) 繼續推動(propel) 野火wildfires）。displace是常見的動詞。當地一位高級官員說還要幾個星期才可以控制大火災O (conflagrations)。

At least 34 people have been killed so far in the wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington state, part of a wider outbreak that has scorched more than 4.7 million acres in 11 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. In California alone, an area larger than the state of Connecticut has been burned this summer.
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning early Tuesday for parts of Northern California and Oregon, indicating extreme fire conditions exacerbated by wind and drier air.

📌 這兩段告訴讀者，在美國三個州的野火，到目前為止，至少奪走34條人命。這些野火是更大的爆發 (wider outbreak)，影響了美國11個州。國家氣象局 (the National Weather Service) 發出紅旗警告 (Red Flag Warning)，表示極端大火狀況 (extreme fire conditions)，會因為風和乾燥的空氣 (drier air) 而惡化 (exacerbate)。

On Tuesday, Sandra Spelliscy, Talent’s city manager, toured the streets, passing by whole neighborhoods and commercial areas that were destroyed last week. “Half of Talent is gone,” she said.
About 700 homes and businesses were leveled in the city of 6,400 people, and officials estimate that as many as 20% of them are now without a place to live. Ms. Spelliscy and her staff are still tallying up the financial losses. “I cannot even begin to wrap my head around what it’s going to take for the city to get through this, to recover financially,” she said.

📌 這兩段報導城市經理 (city manager) (即負責管理城市的官員) 參觀街道，經過上周被破壞的鄰近地區 (neighborhoods) 和商業區(commercial areas)。市内約7000個家 (homes) 和事業(businesses)被夷平 (leveled)，其中20%無家可歸 (without a place to live)。tally up (計算)、financial losses (財務損失) 和 wrap one’s head around something (明白某東西)是道地用語。

A day earlier, Michael “TonTon” Antonopoulos surveyed the twisted metal, charred beams and piles of ash that were the remains of TonTon’s Artisan Affections, his cafe known for its vegan Mediterranean food and lively parties.

“It looks like a bomb went off,” the 50-year-old Mr. Antonopoulos said.
The cafe was wiped out along with hundreds of other businesses in Talent and neighboring Phoenix by last week’s fast-moving Almeda Drive Fire, which also killed four people. A downtown stretch where TonTon’s once stood along with several other shops is now a smoky ruin. The bookstore, the antique store and another building that Mr. Antonopoulos was turning into an event space are all gone.

📌 這三段引述一家咖啡店 (cafe) 老闆一天前視察 (survey) 店的殘餘(remains)。他說破壞像炸彈爆發 (a bomb goes off)。wipe out (徹底摧毀)也是常見的片語。

未完待續...

📰 全文請至
https://is.gd/YII4z8
📰 作者
Zusha Elinson and Alicia A. Caldwell
📰 訂閱請至
https://bit.ly/3j82Q3W

#EZTALK #你不知道的美國大小事
#佛洛伊德之死 #GeorgeFloyd

America Is Burning
🇺🇸 美國人民怒火沸騰

最近在全美沸沸揚揚的抗議行動，到底是怎麼回事呢？
進入文章之前，先來看看單字：

1. counterfeit「偽造的」
2. look on「站在一旁觀看」
3. bystander「旁觀者，路人」
4. unconscious「失去意識的」
5. pronounce「宣告」：也有「發音」的意思。
6. go viral「爆紅」：指某人事物在網路上迅速蔓延開來，眾人皆知。
7. protest「抗議；抗議行動」：可當名詞與動詞，另protester指「示威抗議者」。
8. loot「洗劫一空」
9. vandalize「破壞」

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On the evening of May 25th, an African-American man named George Floyd lost his life in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store, Floyd was arrested and placed inside a police car. After a short struggle, a white officer named Derek Chauvin pulled Floyd out of the car, causing him to fall onto the street, where he lay face down in handcuffs. Chauvin then restrained Floyd by kneeling on his neck.
五月25日晚上，一名叫喬治佛洛伊德的非裔美國人在明尼蘇打州的明尼阿波利斯市喪命。佛洛伊德疑似使用20元假鈔在便利商店買東西，因而被逮捕，並壓入警車內。經過一陣掙扎，一名叫德瑞克蕭文的白人警察將佛洛伊德拉出車外，讓已上手銬的他臉朝下倒在地上。接著，蕭文用膝蓋壓住他的脖子，限制他的行動。

Over the next eight minutes, Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck, while three other officers looked on. Despite the fact that the Floyd said “I can’t breathe” at least 16 times, and several bystanders expressed concern for his condition, Chauvin only removed his knee from the man’s neck when an ambulance arrived. For his last three minutes on the ground with a knee in his neck, Floyd appeared to be unconscious. And hour later, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
蕭文持續壓住佛洛伊德的脖子長達八分鐘，在此期間其他三名警察就站在一旁觀看。即使佛洛伊德說了十六次「我不能呼吸」，而且好幾名旁觀者也出聲關心他的狀況，但直到救護車到場時，蕭文還是持續壓住男性的脖子。在佛洛伊德被膝蓋壓住脖子伏在地上的最後三分鐘，他似乎已經失去意識。一小時之後，他在當地醫院被宣告死亡。

A video of Floyd on the ground repeating “I can’t breathe” and “Don’t kill me” taken by a bystander quickly went viral on social media, and the next day Chauvin and the other three officers were fired from the police department. That same day, protests against Floyd’s killing began in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. They started out peaceful, but later became violent as buildings were set on fire, stores were looted and vandalized, and some protesters clashed with police.
一名旁觀者拍下佛洛伊德被壓制在地上重複呼喊「我不能呼吸」「不要殺我」的影片，在社群媒體迅速延燒開來。隔天，蕭文和其他三名警察立即被解雇。同一天，多場佛洛伊德之死的抗議行動便在明尼阿波利斯聖保羅地區展開。他們一開始以和平方式抗議，但稍晚演變成暴動，許多大樓被縱火，商店被洗劫一空並遭破壞，部分示威者與警察發生衝突。

The demonstrations have now spread to over 75 cities around the country, and the news is filled with scenes of violence and destruction. Chauvin was arrested on May 29 and charged with third-degree murder, but the fires continue to burn.
示威行動至今已經延燒到全美超過75個城市，新聞充斥著暴力與破壞畫面。蕭文在五月29日以三級謀殺罪被逮捕起訴，但是這股怒火仍持續延燒。

【「水之呼吸」的英文怎麼說？
Netflix追劇第二彈《鬼滅之刃》】

繼上次推薦 #誰是被害者
如何看台劇學英文 https://bit.ly/3gH4pnZ
這次來聊聊 #Netflix 高人氣動畫
《鬼滅之刃》教我的英文

老實說
我對這類少年動漫並不熟
身邊卻很多好友超級推
而且想不到女性比例意外的高！

問起大家《鬼滅》好看在哪裡
男生們都說打鬥很帥氣
女生則一致讚嘆禰豆子好可愛～～～
（害我當下心想：豆子？什麼豆子？
What kind of bean are you talking about?😂）

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首先片名英譯就很有趣：Demon Slayer
簡潔有力、帥氣好懂
而非逐字翻成 Blade of Demon Destruction😅

這裡的「鬼」用Demon而不用Ghost
是因Ghost基本上專指人死後變成的鬼魂、亡靈
Demon則包括妖魔鬼怪、能附身人的邪靈
最接近動畫裡「鬼」的概念

Slayer指殺手，動詞Slay表示殘殺、殺戮
英文片名翻回中文就是「殺鬼者」或「弒鬼者」
故事中的「鬼殺隊」則被翻成 The Demon Slayer Corps

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如果上網查《鬼滅》的英文介紹
會發現它的類型被歸類成Shonen Anime

Shonen就是日本的「少年」動漫
因爲其特色自成一種類型
西方人便直接沿用這個外語詞彙
同樣的，少女動漫直接稱作Shoujo

Anime則是日文的「動畫」發音
其實就是Animation一詞傳入日本時
日本人取前三個音節，泛指任何動畫
但當西方人用Anime這個字眼時
卻只專指「日本動畫」

漫畫方面也相似，都叫Comics
但「日本漫畫」叫Manga，源自日文發音
而「中文漫畫」就直接叫Manhua
都搞不清楚是在教英文還是日文了！？
但這也是語言學習有趣的一部分😆

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若覺得動畫裡的英文太簡單
可以上網搜尋歐美觀眾給《鬼滅》的reviews
能學到不少優美句型，適合任何影評用，例如：

One of the best Shonen adaptions of our time and by far the best show to air in 2019. The heart and soul of amazingly talented staffs at Studio Ufotable translated into this emotionally charged and visually stunning series, creating a roller coaster ride filled with breathtaking moments.
《鬼滅之刃》是這個時代最棒的少年漫畫改編作、以及2019最佳動畫影集之一。才華洋溢的Ufotable公司員工們的心血，變成了這部熱血澎湃、視覺驚人的影集，彷如滿載歎為觀止場面的雲霄飛車之旅。

-emotionally charged 情緒激烈、澎湃，或許翻成「熱血」最接地氣
-visually stunning 視覺效果驚人
-breathtaking moments 令人歎為觀止的場面

The Ukiyo-e style splash action sequence and seamless 3D incorporation further enhance the intensity of critical decisions in this Dark Fantasy, taking viewer immersion to a whole new level.
浮世繪風格的精彩動作橋段，跟3D電腦動畫結合得天衣無縫，更加深了這部黑暗奇幻作裡關鍵抉擇的戲劇強度，將觀眾的沈浸度提升至全新層次。

-Ukiyo-e style 浮世繪風格。附帶一提，角色的「招式」也叫style
-seamless 3D incorporation 這裡的3D是指立體的電腦動畫
-viewer immersion 觀眾的沈浸度

Excellent overall execution and cinema level quality production down to every last detail. This is a Must Watch.
整體表現出色，每個細節都具電影水準的製作品質。這一部，非看不可。

-execution 執行、表演
-Must Watch 最後一句還特別大寫，強調不能不看😮

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啊對了，差點忘記～
「水之呼吸」的英文直譯成Water Breathing
因為是專有名詞，頭一個字母要記得大寫
然後故事焦點的禰豆子叫Nezuko
（都是在聊動畫以外用不到的專有名詞😅）

你也在看《鬼滅》嗎？
你覺得《鬼滅》的魅力是什麼呢？
歡迎跟我分享喔！

#浩爾好奇問
#鬼滅之刃 #炭治郎 #禰豆子 #我妻善逸 #嘴平伊之助 #鬼殺隊
#追劇學英文 #卻都不追英文劇
#只要有心追什麼劇都能學英文
#是說這會變成系列企劃嗎