上週我買了一份Taipei Times報紙，讀到這個新聞。過了很多天，這新聞還是一直在我心頭上，忍不住找出報紙發個文跟大家分享一下。想看到全文英文報導的朋友可以Google "Taipei Times US senator praises Lithuania’s decision to support Taiwan"。 新聞沸沸揚揚，大家都已耳聞，天下雜誌在 2021年8月10日也出過一篇名為「設「台灣代表處」、送疫苗、支持入WHO，立陶宛為何挺台灣？」的文章，有興趣的朋友可以去看一下。我這裏就來分享英文報導以及我們可以從中學習的部份。 “It is important to support the right of the Taiwanese, as a fellow democratic people, to determine how they would like others to refer to them and to choose the appropriate name for their foreign missions that reflects the work that they do,” he said. （作為民主夥伴，讓台灣民眾有權決定他們希望如何被外界稱呼，對於自身駐外館處選擇能反映他們工作之合適名稱，是很重要的。） ... In his letter, Rubio said that the Chinese Communist Party does not represent Taiwan, and thus has “no right to dictate to the rest of the world how we must refer to, or engage with, the people of Taiwan.” （中國共產黨不代表台灣，沒有權利支配世上其他國家如何稱呼，以及與台灣人民來往。） 不過立陶宛也遭受到punitive diplomacy（懲罰性外交）: In response to Lithuania’s decision, China has recalled its ambassador (召回大使) from Vilnius and expelled (驅逐) Lithuania’s from Beijing. It has also introduced retaliatory sanctions (報復制裁) and halted direct freight train services to the Baltic state (中斷直達立陶宛的鐵路貨運). 不過聽說中方每年對立陶宛出口金額是立陶宛對中3倍多，此舉形同自斷生路，不知是不是真的。 我認為學英文最重要的一個目的之一就是「可以溝通與傳達個人想法」，除了說說自己的工作與興趣，small talk之外，能夠捍衞自己立場也是很重要的。所以，你從此貼文學會了什麼呢？ People have no right to dictate to the rest of the world how they must refer to the people of Taiwan. ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． #newsenglish #lithuania #taiwan #humanrights #learnenglish #vocabulary #speakenglish #britishenglish #studyinuk #englishpronunciation #ielts #新聞英語 #立陶宛 #人權 #學英文 #英文單字 #英文筆記 #英文學習 #雅思 #英國留學 #生活英文 #英文教學 #英文口說 #英文發音 #英式英文 #英式發音 #背單字 #學英文的正確方法

(Cantonese on the bottom • 廣東話喺下面) And that was it! 4.5 years of teaching at PURE yoga has finally come to an end. I can still remember my first day walking into Hutchison House…..heartfelt thank you to PURE for giving me the space to share my addiction and letting me expand and grow, both as a teacher and as a human. There were so many times when I was unsure about the tasks you gave but somehow you saw what I could potentially do and challenged me to trust myself. Huge love to the Hutchison / Starstreet team! Fellow teachers, CCR, sales and housekeeping team >> I know I am never easy to work with but you have all been really patient and supportive. I’m going to miss all those crazy moments together. I wish you all nothing but the goodest best. My fellow practitioners >> I don’t even know where to begin. Lol. I am humbled by all your energy. Thank you for trusting me and letting me guide you. To this day I still feel awkward to be called “teacher” as I am also learning from all my experience and from all of you. Without you, I would not be who I am today >> more confident, more knowledgeable, more curious, and more myself. Knowing my sharing has helped you in the way you needed (be it better sleep, able to do inversions, understand yoga in multi dimensions…) is truly my reward. Please remember this >> all of you are so much more able than you think you are. All your blessings, kind words, encouragements, gifts have been very well received. The honour is definitely mine. Ok! I’m gone~! Hahahahaa. Much love 🤍 (Btw the 2nd pic is REAL! I did do a photoshoot for pure that ended up being a poster in soho!) 就係咁，4年半喺PURE做老師嘅日子就過咗啦！仲記得第一日行入去和記開工嘅心情。衷心感謝PURE俾呢個空間俾我去分享我嘅愛同埋俾我無論係當老師或個人去成長。其實有好多次擺喺我面前嘅事我真係冇乜信心，但你又睇到我嘅potential, 放膽俾我去試。好彩最後效果都不錯。 致和記/星街嘅同事 >> 老師們, CCR, sales, 清潔姐姐們 >> 你們是最好的～ 唔使講咁多因為知大家咩料。愛你們喔！ 同我一齊練嘅同學仔 >> 嘩！真心冇諗過會有咁多嘅你哋。好感謝你哋每一位對我嘅信任。去到今時今日我仍然唔覺有我係一個「老師」因為其實我都係從我自己嘅經歷同埋從你哋身上學緊嘢。冇你哋今日嘅我會不一樣。唔會好似而家咁咁有自信，識咁多嘢（mmmmm 點解用英文好似冇咁自大嘅?🤔) 咁好奇同埋咁忠於自己。知道我嘅分享幫到你達到你需要嘅嘢（無論係瞓得好咗，做到倒立，明白到瑜伽嘅不同層面) 我真係好_開心。要記住 >> 你比你覺得嘅強大好多。好多。仲有，多謝你哋包容我嗰啲奇怪嘅廣東話😅有時我都唔知講咗啲乜🤪 你哋嘅每一個祝福，說話，心意我全收到。冧冧豬晒🥰 愛你哋每一位🤍 完！ (第二張圖係堅㗎！唔係P㗎！我啱啱入去PURE時真係幫公司影過相最後放到咁大掛咗喺soho㗎！不過嗰陣時冇人去打咭啫🤪)

Paiwan Warrior wins Olympic silver for Taiwan 排灣戰士替台灣奪得奧運銀牌！ Taiwan’s Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯)* took the silver medal in Judo’s 60 kilogram category, marking the country’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics and its first ever Olympic medal for Judo, on the first day of competition, Saturday, July 24. • mark 象徵；標記 • first ever Olympic medal 有史以來第一枚奧運獎牌 • Judo 柔道 *Yang: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yang ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Twenty-three-year-old Yang, of the Paiwan indigenous people, and from Taichung City, previously won silver medals at the 2019 Asian Pacific Judo Championships held in the United Arab Emirates, the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan, the 2020 Judo Grand Slam in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the 2021 Judo World Masters in Doha, Qatar. • the Paiwan indigenous people 排灣族原住民 • be held in... 在...舉辦 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ While a gold medal would have broken a long streak of silver, and Yang was visibly disappointed at the end of the bout with 28-year-old Takato, Yang’s youth puts gold well within his reach in the future. By the time Yang reached the podium he had overcome his upset to Takato. After being awarded the silver medal, Yang picked it up and rubbed it on his cheek. “I wanted to feel it, this is the Olympic medal,” Yang said. • break/end a … streak 打破／終止～以來的紀錄 • streak (n.) 一陣好運；一陣黴運 https://bit.ly/3x8fxRL • visibly disappointed 明顯感到失望的 • bout 回合 • within his reach 他可以達到的範圍 • overcome his upset 克服敗局(的失落) • upset (n.) 混亂；麻煩；爆冷門； 翻倒；傾覆 https://bit.ly/3iWSX9W ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Yang’s achievement drew praise from all quarters in Taiwan with President Tsai Ing-wen taking to social media to say “Congratulations to Yang Yung-wei on your silver medal in judo! You’ve made your fellow Taiwanese proud, & won Team Taiwan’s first medal at Tokyo 2020.” • draw praise from 獲得～的好評 • all quarters 各界、各處、四面八方 • take to social media 使用社交媒體、在社交媒體上說 • make sb proud 使～驕傲 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ 完整英文報導: https://bit.ly/2TBtSIY #EEL時事英文 #體育時事英文