Taiwan is like a diamond in Asia: Veteran educator Doris M. Brougham

“Taiwan is like a diamond in Asia,” U.S. educator and the founder ( ) of “Studio Classroom,” Doris M. Brougham, said on Wednesday.

“The Diamond is very small, but diamonds shine all around,” she added.

Doris M. Brougham, who has been working in Taiwan for more than 70 years, gave a speech at the opening event of the exhibition ( ) “Foreigners Love Taiwan” organized ( ) by the Taipei City Archives on Wednesday at the West Benevent Square ( ).

Echoing ( ) the theme of the exhibition, Brougham, 95, said she has stayed in Taiwan for more than 70 years and recalled ( ) that when she first came to Taiwan, the land was still developing and many people were facing illnesses.

The veteran educator explained that “the great thing about Taiwan is that people are very willing ( ) to change and to learn.”

She added that Taiwan is a beautiful place and that although “there are many beautiful places around the world, the place is not the most important thing, the most important thing is the people.”

The 95-year-old who has dedicated ( ) several decades to English education in Taiwan amusingly ( ) shared that buffaloes ( ) could even be seen on Zhongshan Road when she first arrived in Taiwan.

She recalled that she learned to speak Mandarin, Taiwanese, and even some indigenous ( ) languages. Yet, she stressed ( ) that the most important thing is to be able to communicate no matter what language we speak.

And we all communicate with each other based on the connection that we are all part of this beautiful island, she remarked ( ).

Brougham ended her speech by stressing that Taiwanese people are very tolerant ( ), and those who have been here all agree that Taiwanese people are very friendly.

“No matter what languages we speak, we are all people living in Taiwan and we are all Taiwanese.”

The “Foreigners Love Taiwan’ exhibition will open from March 10 to April 8, between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

‘The exhibition features three major sections ( ): “Foreigners Who Love Taiwan,” “Sentiments Beyond 100 Years,” and “High-Five Love Taiwan,” featuring ( ) the stories of foreigners who have made selfless ( ) contributions to Taiwan, such as Mackay, Marjorie Ingeleiv, Robert Swinhoe, Sidney Barton and Marjorie Landsborough, Yoichi Hatta and more.

資深教育家彭蒙惠女士 讚許台灣如鑽石般瑰麗

「台灣就像顆亞洲的鑽石，雖然面積小，但各個角落都光彩奪目，散發耀眼光芒。」空中英語教室創辦人彭蒙惠女士形容道。

在台灣深耕超過70年的彭蒙惠於週三上午參加由台北市立文獻館所舉辦位在西本願寺廣場的「吾愛台灣－愛台灣的外國人特展」開幕式活動。

呼應此次特展主題，高齡95歲的彭蒙惠表示，自己待在台灣超過70年，她回想到剛來台灣時，這片土地還在發展中，許多人面臨著病痛，在二戰結束的大環境下，台灣相較於國外復甦的更快。

彭蒙惠直截了當地點出，「台灣最大優點就是人們非常願意改變、願意學習。」

她也提到，台灣是個美麗的地方，儘管「全世界有非常多很美的地方，但地方不是最要緊的，最重要的是人。」

彭蒙惠女士奉獻台灣英語教育超過一甲子的時間，她逗趣地分享道，在她初來乍到的時代，中山路上甚至還能看到水牛在逛大街。
她表示，自己不但會說中文、閩南語、甚至還會說原住民語，然而，不管講什麼語言，最重要的是我們要能溝通，而大家彼此之間溝通連結就建立在我們都是這個美麗島嶼的一份子。

最後，她強調，臺灣人包容度非常高，且來過寶島的人都一致認同台灣人非常友善。

「不管講什麼語言，我們都是住在台灣的人，我們都是台灣人。」
「吾愛台灣——愛台灣的外國人特展」即日起到4月8日早上十點到下午五點開放民眾前往參觀。展覽分為三大展區分別是「愛台灣的外國人們」、「超越百年的情感」、「High-Five愛台灣」，展出馬偕、白寶珠、斯文豪、巴爾敦、蘭大衛與連瑪玉、八田與一等等對台灣做出無私貢獻的外國人們的事蹟。

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#高中英文 #成人英文
#多益家教班 #商用英文
#國立大學外國語文學系講師

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Facing financial problems during the fighting periods against the pandemic

Dr Tan Chuan Hong: Welcome to free registration for attending 711 Mandarin Personal Financial Planning Forum.

The Chairman of the Malaysian Financial Planning Council Penang Chapter, Dr. Tan Chuan Hong urged the public to register to join the forum which will be held on July 11 (Sunday) at 2:30 pm. The forum “Knowledge, Attitude and Implementation of Personal Financial Planning during the Fighting Period against the Pandemic" is organised by Penang Chinese Town Hall Youth together with live broadcaster "Ling Listening to Your Heart".

He said that during the fighting period of more than a year against the pandemic, many people are facing financial pressures and suffering from mental illnesses such as depression, and there is a gradual increase in them.

Dr Tan Chuan Hong said that beside public hope that the government can give more assistance and revitalization packages to assist them, the council also hopes to provide more correct and positive financial management knowledge through this Personal Financial Planning forum. So that, the public can have a broader and long-term vision to deal with their own financial problems, whether it is to increase income and reduce expenditure, relieve debt pressure, prudent and smart investment or asset allocation and other arrangements as well as have a better understanding and wise decision-making.

"In terms of financial management attitude, we should handle financial crisis more carefully, and at the same time avoid overconfidence and fluke mentality to seek for opportunities of rapid gaining investment.”

Dr Tan Chuan Hong hopes that through this Personal Financial Planning forum, people can have a more rational attitude and strive to reduce emotional consumption when implementing their own money and avoid falling into investment scams with smarter financial management.

In addition, Penang Chinese Town Hall Youth YouTalk Online Bureau Chief said that the online live broadcast sharing session planned by Penang Chinese Town Hall Youth will mainly discuss about public welfare content related to citizens' awareness.

This is the sixth event which was also co-organized by the Penang Chapter of MFPC collaborated with famous artist Cindy Po 傅丽玲 ; and an interview will be carried out among Deputy President of Malaysian Financial Plaining Council Dr Chong Kok Fei who is also a Financial Education Manager of AKPK together with Chairman of MFPC Penang Chapter and Certified MFPC Trainer Dr Tan Chuan Hong.

Those who are interested in participating in this online Personal Financial Planning online forum can register for free (for the public) https://1st.mfpc.org.my/PublicEventRegistration/280, and (for MFPC members) through https://1st.mfpc .org.my and will get 2 CPDs points.

【浩爾電影院：
瘋狂《小丑》教會我們的善良】

看完沈重的電影《小丑》（Joker）
不知道大家覺得如何呢？

和之前的英雄電影不同
從社會底層看繁華的高譚市
《小丑》述說的
是每天都會真實發生
在你我周圍的暴力與黑暗

這部電影的小丑
不是擁有超能力的帥氣反派角色
而是一個每天都需要拖著店家廣告板
在街上受盡戲弄霸凌
的小丑演員 #亞瑟

以主角亞瑟為中心
想要帶大家了解
起源於歐美的 #小丑 文化
#單口喜劇 和脫口秀的差異
以及 #精神疾病
和我們的連結會是什麼

—

1. joker & clown 小丑

中文雖然都稱為小丑
但其實在英文裡有兩個不同的說法

#clown 是一種職業，為喜劇表演者
而 #joker 可以指撲克牌中的鬼牌
講笑話的人、和捉弄別人的人

這部電影《小丑》的英文是Joker
原義是講笑話的人
後來經過DC漫畫
和蝙蝠俠電影的塑造
已演變成當今最出名的反派角色

電影中
節目主持人戲稱亞瑟是Joker
其實帶有貶義
彷彿每天努力準備笑話的他
終究只是個跳梁小丑

這在他心中埋下被譏笑的怨恨
後來也是這角色「出道」的名字

#不要隨便說人家是Joker

2. Stand-up Comedy 單口喜劇

和大家所熟知
以 #談話 為主的
Talk Show（脫口秀）不同

電影中亞瑟想成為的
是在舞台上 #單人 演出的
Stand-up Comedy（單口喜劇）演員

一個段子由
#setup（鋪陳）和
#punchline（笑點）組成
兩者的拿捏難度極高

主觀的喜劇本質
再加上需要面對觀眾的最直接反應
成了亞瑟長期壓抑自我的原因之一

他在電影中也說道：
“Comedy is subjective. ”
「喜劇是主觀的。」

只要自己覺得好笑，喜劇就成立

但是有些人眼中的玩笑話
可能是別人心中的傷痛

#比較推薦自嘲式幽默
#self-deprecating humor

3. mental illnesses 精神疾病

除了追逐不到快樂的抑鬱
mental illnesses
更是將亞瑟逼出崩潰邊緣的一大重擊

他疑似罹患 #Schizophrenia（思覺失調症）
是思考能力和知覺功能的失調
患者會出現幻覺
分不清現實與幻想
以及因思緒混亂所產生的負面行為

其實Schizophrenia
和其他常見的精神疾病一樣
比如 #Depression (憂鬱症）
和 #AnxietyDisorder （焦慮症）
只要願意接受幫助，就有治癒的可能

但是過去被社會誤稱的「精神分裂症」
讓許多病友和家屬
受到汙名與標籤化的影響
因而不敢尋求外界與醫療的幫助

對於精神疾病的關懷
想和大家特別推薦
我也有參與創辦的 Live in Hope 活出希望
透過舉辦線下團體活動
希望能讓更多人了解
#心理和身體健康是一樣重要的

—

瘋狂亞瑟的故事像是社會縮影
讓我想到了這句話：
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle
you know nothing about.
Be kind. Always.”——Brad Meltzer

我們永遠不會知道
在生活中出現的每個人
都在為怎樣的難關奮鬥

現在能開始做的改變
就是 #善待 並 #理解他人
Be #Kind. Always.

如果你和小丑一樣
覺得現在正經歷人生中 #最糟的一天
（The worst day）

不妨試著想想
你過過 #最快樂的一天 是怎麼樣的
（Best day ever!）

來跟著浩爾一起
笑一個：）

#浩爾看電影新企劃
#還想看哪部快留言告訴我們
#按讚分享浩爾暖男笑容
#一起用笑容點亮每一天