杜學長和俐媽都是Roger Federer的粉絲，
除了學習英文，
我們也會談談四大網球公開賽的消息，
這次Federer宣佈退出法網，
我們遺憾🥺但是尊重。

「退出」賽事的英文該怎麼說？
以下感謝杜學長的整理提供👍🏼👍🏼
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🎾 俐媽新聞英文—網球篇：

*withdraw (v.) 撤退；退出
→ withdrawal (n.)
*seek to (ph.) 追求；力圖爭取
*operation (n.) 手術
*pull out of N. (ph.) 退出 (比賽/競選等)
*statement (n.) 聲明；敘述
*rehabilitation (n.) 復原；康復
*grand slam (n.) 大滿貫賽事 (網球)
*undergo (v.) 經歷；忍受(考驗/變化/檢修等)
*target (v.) 把…作為目標(at N)
*be thrilled to V. (ph.) 很激動/興奮去做某事
*tournament (n.) 錦標賽 (常簡寫tour)
*put up (ph.) 提供；建造
*quarterfinal (n.) 八強 (或稱半準決賽/四分之一決賽)
*reassess (v.) 再三考慮；再三評估
*curfew (n.) 宵禁
*stadium (n.) 體育場 (館)
*make N. debut (ph.) 首次亮相
*dominate (v.) 主宰；支配
*testament (n.) 確實的證明
*grueling (a.) 使人筋疲力盡的；艱辛的
*rule out (ph.) 排除；取消
*priority (n.) 優先
*singles title (n.) 單打冠軍
*Open era (n.) 公開化年代 (大寫為網壇專有名詞)
*serve (n.) 發球
*manage to V (ph.) 設法成功達成⋯
*unseeded (a.) 非種子(球員)的
*spectator (n.) 觀眾
cf. audience (n.) 聽眾(⚠️ 俐媽上課常提醒的不同「觀眾」，別搞混囉)
*session (n.) 場次
*revenue (n.) 利潤
*infrastructure (n.) 基礎設施
*turn out to be N. (ph.) 結果是…
*poignant (a.) 淒美的
*criticism (n.) 批評
*have an impact on N. (ph.) 對…造成影響/衝擊
*interest (n.) 利益；利潤
*involvement (n.) 涉及；介入；參與
*career (n.) 職業生涯
*devalue (v.) 貶低；降低…的價值
*walkover (n.) 輕易得勝
*sprain (v.) 扭傷
*adrenaline (n.) 腎上腺素
*demanding (a.) 要求高的；費力的
*inevitable (a.) 無可避免的
*exceptionally (adv.) 異常地；特殊地
*durable (a.) 持久的
*astonishingly (adv.) 令人驚訝地
*retire (v.) 退賽
*straight-sets (n.) 直落盤數
*sympathy (n.) 同情
*opponent (n.) 對手
*conserve (v.) 保存
*reassured (a.) 使放心的
*news conference (n.) 記者會
*fitness trainer (n.) 體能訓練師
*encounter (n.)(v.) 遭遇
*occasionally (adv.) 偶然地
*suggest (v.) 暗示
*on the cards (adv.) 可能
*sensible (a.) 明智的；合乎情理的
*make sense to V. (ph.) 對做某事是有道理的
*condition (n.) 條件；情況
*harbour (v.) 懷有 (心情/感覺)
🆙 harbour (v.) 為英式用法，harbor (v.) 則為美式
*agonizingly (adv.) 痛苦的；苦悶的
🆙 文中 agonisingly (adv.) 為英式用法
*convert (v.) 轉變；轉換
→ convert into N. (ph.) 轉變成…
🆙 常用於重大轉變，如信仰、意識形態、關鍵點 (俐媽上課常提點)
*sit out (ph.) 袖手旁觀 (文中衍伸為缺席的意思)
*successive (a.) 連續的；接連的
*edition (n.) 版次；集 (文中衍伸為屆次)
*semi-final (n.) 四強 (或稱準決賽/半決賽)
*appearance (n.) 出現；露面 (文中衍伸為出賽)
*stand (n.) 看臺
*eerily (adv.) 奇怪地；異常地
*restriction (n.) 限制
*farewell (n.) 告別；辭別

最後附上一篇由法網官方貼出關於Federer退賽的聲明!
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#你也是網球迷嗎
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🦠新冠病毒其實沒那麼可怕？
病毒表示：現在當我是塑膠囉？

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🔎New Data Suggest the Coronavirus Isn’t as Deadly as We Thought
新數據指出新冠病毒其實不如我們想的那麼致命

🔎A study finds 50 to 85 times as many infections as known cases—meaning a far lower fatality rate.
一項研究發現感染人數應為已知的50至85倍，意味者死亡率很低
-fatality rate: 死亡率

📖The Covid-19 shutdowns have been based on the premise that the disease would kill more than two million Americans absent drastic actions to slow its spread. That model assumed case fatality rates—the share of infected people who die from the disease—of 1% to 3%. The World Health Organization’s estimated case-fatality rate was 3.4%.
因新冠病毒而採取封城措施的前提是，若不採取有力的措施來延緩疫情蔓延，至少兩百萬個美國人會因此喪命，該模型預測的死亡率（感染病毒並因此喪生者）為1%至3%，世界衛生組織的預估死亡率則為3.4%。

-premise: 前提
-estimated: 估計的

📖A preliminary study by a Stanford team, released Friday. They conducted a seroprevalence study of Santa Clara County, Calif., on April 3 and 4. They studied a representative sample of 3,300 residents to test for the presence of antibodies in their blood that would show if they had previously been infected with the novel coronavirus.
史丹佛大學一研究小組週五發佈一項初步研究報告，該小組於4/3與4/4在加州的Santa Clara進行了血清陽性比例研究，他們採檢了當地3300位樣本居民的血液，藉此檢測血液當中是否存在抗體，抗體的存在可以證明他們過去是否已感染新冠病毒。

- preliminary: 初步的
-seroprevalence: 複合字，sero+prevalence血清盛行率或血清陽性比
-antibody: 抗體

🔬The researchers found that the percentage of infections was indeed vastly larger than the roughly 1,000 known positive cases in the county at the time of the study. The preliminary results—the research will now undergo peer review—show that between 2.5% and 4.2% of county residents are estimated to have antibodies against the virus. That translates into 48,000 to 81,000 infections, 50 to 85 times as high as the number of known cases.
研究人員發現在此研究進行時，該縣(Santa Clara)之感染數確實遠大於當時已知的約千例確診病例，初步結果顯示當地縣民估計有2.5%至4.5%的人已具有新冠病毒的抗體，意味者感染數約為48000至81000人，為已知病例的50至85倍，此研究結果也將開始接受同儕評閱。
＊當地約兩百萬人口
＊同儕評閱(peer review)：此為一專有名詞，經查為期刊出版的一種決策制度，為的是管控期刊品質與學術價值，主要由具同類學術背景的同儕或同業來進行，目的非為審核，而是希望研究可以在同儕間取得認同並得到專業交流之修正與意見。
可見此連結：http://terms.naer.edu.tw/detail/1678909/

-vastly: 非常、極大地
-undergo: 經歷、承受

❓Quiz: The country had just ＿＿＿ a drastic pandemic which caused an ＿＿＿ death toll of 50 thousand. 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️💁
該國家剛經歷一場慘烈的疫情，該疫情導致約五萬人死亡。
A. undergo, estimate
B. underwent, intimate
C. undergone, estimated
D. Winnie the Pooh, Tigger

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What Is The World's Most Relaxing Color? A New Survey Just Found Out

There is much more to color than meets the eye. Strangely enough, us humans have a close emotional bond with the visible ( ) light aspect of the electromagnetic spectrum, a bond so strong it can easily make us feel stressed out with a raised heart rate or leave us with a warm and fuzzy sense of satisfaction.

If you’re looking to cool your jets and relax, one of the most calming colors to be surrounded by, according to a global survey from paper merchant G F Smith and psychologists at the University of Sussex, UK is navy blue, closely followed by teal-like turquoise ( ), and soft pastel pink.

The World's Favourite Colour Project involved 26,596 participants from over 100 different countries, possibly the largest ever color study, to get some insights ( ) into the world's most beloved color. To do this, they asked the human guinea pigs to list attributes ( ) and emotions that they associate with certain colors in the hopes of also finding out what different hues mean to different people, and what may influence this.

"Many studies have investigated the link between color and emotion. Although not all of these studies agree, some consistent ( ) results can be extracted ( ) from the literature,” Professor Anna Franklin, a leading expert in color psychology at the University of Sussex, wrote in a blog post about the project.

"First, the more saturated ( ) the color is, the more it is associated with excitement and stimulation,” Franklin explained. “Second, the lighter the color, the more it is associated with calmness and relaxation. Many studies have found that blue and green are also associated with calmness and relaxation (fewer studies find no association).”

The findings also showed that orange is most often associated with happiness, while pink is viewed as the sexiest, and the colors people around the world most associated with luxury are white, purple, and orange.

In case you were curious, most people’s favorite color appears to be green or blue, although there was a lot of variety in the results. According to the ecological valence ( ) theory (just one of a handful of color preference theories), humans appear to be fond of these colors because they’re associated with environmental features we can benefit from and enjoy, such as clear skies, clean water, and vegetation. That also explains why we tend not to like murky brown colors, as we link them to dirty water, poop, and disease.

However, while certain colors seem to embody ( ) a universal characteristic – for example, red equates to anger – it’s worth remembering some interpretations of color can vary hugely between groups.

"Several studies suggest that color associations, particularly abstract ( ) concepts, can vary across cultures,” Professor Anna Franklin says. "For example, whereas white is associated with peace in some cultures, in others it is associated with death.”

新的研究調查提出最讓人感到放鬆的顏色

色彩，遠不止我們眼睛看上去的那麼簡單。但奇怪的是，我們人類與這些電磁波譜上的可見光，竟有著說不清講不明的情感聯繫，這種聯繫如此強烈，以至於它很容易能讓我們心率加快甚至感到壓力，又或者讓我們有一種溫暖而模糊的滿足感。

據造紙商G•F•史密斯以及英國薩塞克斯大學心理學家的一項全球調查，如果你想冷靜放鬆下來，海軍藍是最好的選擇，其次是藍綠色和柔粉色。

這次「世界上最受歡迎的顏色」實驗，研究對象涉及了100多個國家的26596名參與者，目的是瞭解最受人們喜愛的顏色。這可能是有史以來規模最大的色彩研究了。為了達到實驗目的，他們讓實驗對象列出特定顏色相關的屬性和代表情緒，既希望找出不同的顏色對不同的人意味著什麼，也希望弄明白這其中有哪些影響因素。

薩塞克斯大學色彩心理學領域的權威專家安娜•佛蘭克林教授在一篇關於此專案的部落格文章中寫道：「許多研究都調查了顏色和情緒之間的聯繫。雖然它們並非都得出了相同的結論，但從論文中也能找到一些共同點。」

佛蘭克林解釋說：「首先，顏色越飽滿，它就越能引起興奮和刺激；其次，顏色越淺，就越能讓你感到平靜和放鬆；再者，許多研究發現，藍色和綠色就是『放鬆色』的兩個典型代表。這一點，很少會有研究否認。」

研究結果還表明，橙色通常與幸福感有關，而粉紅色則是性感的代名詞。全世界的奢侈品都離不開白色、紫色和橙色。

即使你感到好奇，就算人各有別，各有所好，但大多數人最喜歡的顏色還是綠色或藍色。根據生態效價理論（為數不多的「顏色偏好理論」之一），人類之所以喜歡這些顏色，是因為它們與某些環境特徵有關，而我們既能享受這些環境特徵，更能從其中收益。晴朗的天空、乾淨的水流、翠綠的植被，不都是為我們所喜愛的嗎？這也解釋了為什麼我們不喜歡暗褐色，因為它們總讓我們想起髒水、糞便和疾病。

然而，儘管某些顏色的確已被賦予了普遍的意義（就好比我們提到紅色就會聯想到憤怒），但我們要記住，不同群體對顏色的解釋，可能存在巨大的差異。

安娜•佛蘭克林教授說：「因為還有一些研究表明，在不同的文化中，顏色代表著不同的意義，尤其涉及到抽象概念的時候，例如，白色在某種文化中意味著和平，而在另一種文化中，它卻和死亡有關。」

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