〈Pecado É Lhe Deixar de Molho 你沈溺在這罪惡世界〉
——Tribalistas 部落人

【關於這首歌 About the song】

我去年無意中在Spotify上面發現了一首來自巴西團 Tribalistas（部落人）的一首歌。當時覺得：「天阿，這個曲名怎麼那麼長？到底是什麼意思？」，所以去查了歌詞來了解意境。

I came across this song by the Brazilian group Tribalistas last year, and when faced with such a song title, I asked: "WHY so many words and what do they all mean?" So I promptly looked it up.

查的時候才發現：天阿，這些情境跟情感實在是太優美，而且翻譯成中文的話竟然還會有押韻？！所以我很快的寫了中文的歌詞，然後這首歌就默默的成為我非常心愛的一個東西。

Upon research, my thoughts were: "Okay this song is gorgeous and - huh, these things rhyme if I translate the lyrics into Mandarin." So I wrote Mandarin lyrics to it, and it has since become one of my most cherished songs.

【關於這支影片 About this video】

繼上次的創做跟編曲之後，我好像稍微摸索出了自己喜歡（跟不喜歡）還有擅長（與不擅長）哪些東西，所以這次又更挑戰了自己做出更複雜的編曲還有更不同的製片。

After my last endeavor, I've started to sort of figure out what works and doesn't work for me, so I pushed myself on this one to work with more complicated stuff, both in music and video production.

這次在音樂上不但多加了很多不同的「樂器」（慢的鼓刷其實是窗簾，然後牛鈴是我的水瓶）也嘗試了不通的後製。影片上除了將影像調整成統一的風格，也將歌詞非常認真的細寫然後自己挑戰從零開始的抽象動畫。

Musically, I added more "instruments" (The slow brushes were my curtains and the cowbell was my water bottle) as well as effects. Visually, I tied the videos together more stylistically and put more effort into neater handwritten lyrics as well as animating more ethereal things from scratch.

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希望大家喜歡。歡迎留言問任何問題，然後喜歡的話也幫忙按讚分享！

I hope you all enjoy. Please feel free to comment with any questions, and would appreciate likes and shares if you enjoy!

【「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

💕「愛台灣，我的選擇」系列第五發：高雄美國學校總校長卜傑明與太太來到台灣的甜蜜故事 💕💕

卜傑明：「多年前我曾經參加過美國和平志工團，過程艱辛但豐富有趣。我和睿宜剛開始交往時，她就有打算在海外定居工作，我百分之百支持她的決定。」

卜睿宜：「我畢業於航太工程學系，也曾經在波音公司實習了一段時間。大學畢業後，我到美國洛克達因公司工作，洛克達因公司是美國國家航空暨太空總署（NASA）的承包商，專門製造太空梭的主要引擎。」

卜傑明：「她可是真正的火箭科學家喔！」

卜睿宜：「我的公司在加州設計、製造引擎零件，再運到密西西比史坦尼斯太空中心進行組裝和測試，但我一直都想當個物理老師。我其實是在出差的時候認識傑明，我的同事當時和傑明的室友訂婚……結果我們現在也結婚了！」

卜傑明：「當我們在尋找海外工作機會時，台灣的機會就來了。當時我飛來台灣面試，我還記得第一次推開這扇門的時候，就有種特別的感覺。我在台灣待了兩天，上飛機的剎那，我就非常堅信這學校和台灣都是對的選擇！我那時跟睿宜說：『妳有想過去台灣嗎？』結果她從沙發上跳起來說：『有！台灣就是我的首選！』

卜睿宜：「我一直都想要學中文，我有很多高中和大學的同學都來自台灣。我喜歡溫暖的天氣，也喜歡旅遊。在這邊我結交了好多新朋友，台灣人非常友善開放！」

卜傑明：「我現在是高雄美國學校的總校長，我們有來自超過30個國家、800位學生。我們的美式教育哲學是強調批判性思考而非背誦，並著重發揮創意、創造新知 — 這不是教學法的一種，而是我們的信念。而且，我們身處高雄，就是屬於高雄的一份子。高雄美國學校的建築概念就是『透明』，就算坐在教室裡，我們的學生也能看到他們所屬的城市以及外面的世界。」

✅卜傑明博士於2017年接任高雄美國學校總校長，卜傑明先後取得美國哥倫比亞大學教育碩士及博士學位，並曾擔任過中學校長、副校長、數學及科學老師，他也曾加入美國和平志工團到萬那杜共和國從事海外服務。卜睿宜女士是火箭科學家。夫婦倆熱愛美食、聚會交流及旅遊。

Why I Chose Taiwan #５ 💞

Ben: I was a Peace Corps volunteer many years ago. It was a wonderful and difficult experience. Early in our relationship, Torey told me she eventually planned to live and work overseas. I was one hundred percent on board with that.

Torey: So academically, my background is in aerospace engineering. I interned with Boeing for a while. Then after college, I went to work for Rocketdyne, which is a subcontractor for NASA, they made the space shuttle main engines.

Ben: She’s an actual rocket scientist!

Torey: My company would design and manufacture the parts for engines in California. And then we would ship them to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, where we would assemble and test engines. But I always wanted to be a physics teacher. When I met Ben, I was actually on a business trip. One of my coworkers was engaged to Ben’s roommate…and now we’re married!

Ben: So we were looking for overseas opportunities, and the opportunity in Taiwan came about. And I came out here to interview in person. And I remember when I walked in the front door of this place for the first time…it just felt different. I was here for two days and by the time, I got the plane to go back home, I was sold on the school. I was sold on Taiwan. I went to Torey and I said, “Torey, did you ever consider Taiwan?” She literally jumped up from couch and said, ”Yes, that’s at the top of my list.”

Torey: I always wanted to learn Mandarin and I have so many friends in high school and college who were from Taiwan. I love the heat. I love the travel. I’ve made so many new friends here. People are so nice and so open.

Ben: I now serve as the superintendent of the Kaohsiung American School. We have 800 students from a total of over 30 countries. There is a certain philosophy to American education that we apply here -\-\ an emphasis on critical thinking over memorization; the importance of creativity and creating new knowledge -\-\ we don’t identify them as part of our pedagogy. They are actually part of our beliefs. At the same time, we are in Kaohsiung. We are part of Kaohsiung. This school is designed to be transparent. Even when you’re sitting in the class, we want our students visually connected to the city they are part of and to the place they are part of and to the outside world.

✅Dr. Ben Ploeger joined the Kaohsiung American School community as Superintendent in 2017. He earned his EdD and MEd from Columbia University. Dr. Ploeger has worked as a head of school, principal, vice principal, math teacher, and a science teacher at the high school and middle school levels. He served in the United States Peace Corps in the island nation of Vanuatu. Mrs. Torey Ploeger is a rocket scientist. They enjoy good food, good company and conversation, and traveling together.

【I Dare U To】the leading song for this album, is also the commercial theme song for the latest range of products, Töush, inspired by the well-established electrical brand, Pensonic. The song was written especially for Natalia by renowned music producer Percy Phang inspired by the Western Pop genre that was made to suit her style and personality.

The MV is lively, visually rich and fashion forward with hints of futurism, which set designs and themes were largely inspired by the epic science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Directed by Stanley Kubrick. This MV’s aim was to take a playful twist on how the advance Töush technology is as good as 5 strong men completing household chores, every housewife’s dream. The cast that boasts international allurement introduces five talented and stunningly good looking models including Andy Oshima (ex-national volleyball player turned model of Belgian and Japanese descent), Henrique Fukuoka (supermodel of Japanese and Brazilian descent), Mason Roberts (Australian model turned artistic painter), Benjamin Hori (supermodel of Japanese and Canadian descent), and Sampei Okuno (Japanese model and musician). The cast flew in from cities across the globe; Shanghai, Australia, Taiwan, Canada, and Japan, for the filming of this music video.

On a deeper lyrical note, Percy and Natalia wrote this song with the idea that due to Natalia’s ambitious and confident demeanor, she tends to appear intimidating. The song was to encourage future prospects to dare to step up to the plate, break down her walls and fight for her, because behind all that strong exterior, she’s really just an easy-going goofball.

【I Dare U To】 是一首由知名音乐人彭学斌根据Natalia的风格量身打造的Western Pop 风格歌曲，是本次专辑的主打歌，也是Pensonic主推的新系列产品Töush的代言歌曲。

【I Dare U To】 MV可说是充满着满满的视觉享受，时尚感及未来感，因为场景及服装设计的主要灵感就是来自电影大师Stanley Cubrick的作品《太空漫游》。MV中一共五名壮男，以展示在Töush科技下的家电就如壮男般帅气且智能地完成家务，实现每一位家庭主妇的梦想。这无名壮男分别由五名名模所扮演，其中包括Andy Oshima（前排球选手，现为模特，日本比利时混血）；Henrique Fukuoka （名模，日本巴西混血）；Mason Roberts （澳洲名模，现为艺术画家）；Benjamin Hori（日本加拿大混血名模）；Sampei Okuno（日本模特，音乐家）。他们分别从上海、澳洲、台湾、加拿大及日本到来进行本次拍摄。在这强大的演员卡司下，可是大大提升了本MV的视觉享受。

在歌词方面，可看到Natalia希望未来的对方可勇敢地踏出那一步，打动她的心房并且为她战斗，因为在一切坚强的外表下，她也拥有一颗少女心。

【I Dare U To】 is available for stream or download 可在此下载:
1.iTunes / Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/my/album/i-dare-u-to-ep/1475467463
2.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5gcr43Mi3ABi3LTjax6ZiL?si=eju4QA4OSWikEyNXvssZPA
3.KKBOX : https://kkbox.fm/3U4TRz
4.JOOX: https://www.joox.com/my-zh_cn/album/pGVLequCylK0gWLYWsG29A==
5.MOOV: https://moov.hk/#/album/VATH00501125A
6.Friday音乐 : https://omusic.friday.tw/albumpage.php?album_id=1704880 (Taiwan platform)
7.QQ音乐：https://y.qq.com/n/yqq/album/002yCVIk1oWNPI.html#stat=y_new.singer.index.album_name (China platform)
8.千千音乐：http://music.taihe.com/album/664196818 (China platform)
9.网易云音乐：https://music.163.com/#/album?id=80831543 (China platform)
10. 酷我音乐：http://www.kuwo.cn/album_detail/10493891 (China platform)
11.微博音乐: https://weibo.com/p/10151501_65196845 (China platform)

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I Dare U To
词 : （中文词）彭学斌 / （英文词）Natalia
曲 / 制作：彭学斌 @ 口袋音乐 Percy Phang
编曲：帼航 Hanzz / 陈韦汐@口袋音乐

我不知道你的过去 是如何伤害你
我只知道你的现在 有我在陪伴你
想得太多 会变得 容易怀疑
难道你看不出 我眼神中的确定？

你不相信永远这事 到底有多可信
你不相信因为那些 不完美的结局
时间飞快 难道我那么用力
还无法动摇你

( I Dare U To ) Open Up Your Heart, Open Wide
( I Dare U To ) Say You’ll Fight For Me, Say You’ll Try
( I Dare U To ) Don’t Let Go, Don’t Let This Slip By
Break Down My Walls And Tell Me That You’ll Stay Through The Night

( I Dare U To ) 让爱再次为我澎湃
( I Dare U To ) 把你的真心掏出来
( I Dare U To ) 紧握了手就不放开
让我的等待一直在 幸福的路口徘徊

Presented by Pensonic and JN Entertainment
由Pensonic 及 JN Entertainment 呈现
Singer歌手 & English Lyrics 英文歌词: Natalia Ng 黄彩菱
Composed作曲 & Chinese Lyrics 华文歌词: Percy Phang 彭学斌
Director of Photography 摄影师: Carmen Lee
Creative Direction 创意指导: Leslie Kee
Line Producer制片人: TK Cheng
Executive Produced 执行制片人: Nelson Chew, Jamie Ng
Assistant Line Producer制片助理: Amber Ooi, Ariel Siow, Don
Art Director美术指导: Too Wen Huei
Gaffe灯光师r: Vincent Chai
Stylist造型师: Weechee
Wardrobe Stylist Assistant服装造型师: Jill
Natalia’s Makeup Artist Natalia’s化妆师: Kevin Lee
Natalia’s Hair Stylist Natalia’s发型师: Bibian Leong
Cyborg Makeup Artist特效化妆师: Kenji Sato
Cyborg Hair Stylist特效发型师: Tatsuya Suzuki
Editor剪辑: Carmen Lee
BTS Videographer幕后影片: Ryutaro Hori, View East Creative
BTS Photographer幕后照片: Carol Leong, Rinesh Timoga
Natalia’s Assistant Natalia’s 助理: Eunice Ng, Yuki Okuno
Music Arrangement 编曲 : Hanzz 陈韦汐
Harmony Singer/ Writter 和音编写/和音 : Irene Sow, Natalia Ng
Sound Engineer 录音师 : Hanzz 陈韦汐
Mixer 混音师: Billy Ong
Recording Studio 录音/混音室: Bosh Production Studio
Op: Pocket Music Production

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