#6 News English

 Cult members die

Kenyan police have uncovered 26 more bodies of suspected cult members linked to the Good News International Church, bringing the total number to 47.

Officials received a tip-off about dozens of shallow graves at a farm owned by the church’s leader, Makenzie Nthenge.

Nthenge has already been arrested, charged, and released on bail of 700 dollars; however, authorities are still searching for survivors of the cult as well as further bodies. Hussein Khalid of the rights group Haki Africa claimed that members of the church were still hiding in the nearby forest, calling on the government to send troops to assist in the search.

The interior minister, Kithure Kindiki, has pledged to investigate the movement and called for tighter regulation of all religious institutions.

vocabulary

1.cult 邪教:a religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people.

example: Their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult.他們的兒子離家出走，加入了一個邪教組織

2.troop 部隊/軍隊:soldiers on duty in a large group

example: All troops will be withdrawn by the end of the year.年底前所有部隊都將撤回

3.investigate (揭開真相)調查/審查:to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth.

example:We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred.我們當然正在調查發生此類錯誤的原因

#5 English Song

When You Believe

1.Lyrics

Many nights we prayed With no proof anyone could hear In our hearts a hopeful song We barely understood Now we are not afraid Although we know there's much to fear We were moving mountains long before we knew we could There can be miracles When you believe Though hope is frail ,It's hard to kill

Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe somehow you will You will when you believe In this time of fear When pray so often proves in vain Hope seems like the summer birds too swiftly flown away Yet now I'm standing here My hearts so full, I can't explain Seeking faith and speakin' words I never thought I'd say There can be miracles when you believe Though hope is frail Its hard to kill Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe somehow you will You will when you believe They don't always happen when you ask And it's easy to give in to your fears But when you're blinded by your pain Can't see your way clear through the rain A small but still, resilient voice says hope is very near There can be miracles when you believe Though hope is frail, Its hard to kill Who knows what miracles you can achieve When you believe somehow you will You will when you believe You will when you Believe You will when you Believe

2.Introduce

Singer

(1) Whitney Houston(惠妮．休斯頓)- an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress.

(2) Mariah Carey(瑪麗亞．嘉兒)-an American singer and actress

   

Inspiration of creation

From the movie''The Prince of Egypt", the main character recalls the scene of praying to God. At first,  they prayed for several nights, but God didn't answer and finally they firmly believe that as long as they believe in God, miracles will appear.

3.Three words

(1)miracle(n.) 奇蹟- I can't promise a miracle cure, but I think we can improve things.

(2)frail(adj.) 脆弱- I won't torment the emotionally frail.

(3)faith(n.) 信念- He always puts his faith in the future.

4.reason

When I heard this song for the first time, the lyrics that impressed me the most was ''When you believe, some how you will, you will when you believe. In life, when faced with some impossible or unsatisfactory things, even if you feel fear in your heart  you still believe that hope exists! Just believe and you can do it! There is hope for all things!

#4 Learn English happily

 All is Well-Good luck or Bad luck

summarize

This story is told of an old farmer who lived in a small village while his son was studying in the city.

When the old farmer encountered some problems, such as neighbors asked him when his son would return or his son fell off a horse, etc. The old farmer always answered 'Bad luck or good luck, who knows?' Just as the soldiers came to the village to find young men to fight with them, the neighbors finally understood the old farmer's words.

comment

In life, bad things don't necessarily bring bad luck, maybe the next second will bring you good luck. On the contrary, don't be happy when something good happens. We should always be thankful in every moment of life.

#3 Podcast:好想講英文

The etiquette of riding the MRT 搭捷運常見的禮節問題  

1. 出入困難

    Let everyone get off the train before you get on.(請先下再上)

    Let the passengers off first.(請先讓下車乘客離開)

2. 擠不進去

    Move to the back!(請往後移動)

    Everybody move in!(請大家往裡面移動)

3. 勿強行上車

    Please don't force your way onto the train.(請不要強行上車) 

    Just wait for the next train.(請等下一班車)

4.包包勿背在後

   Could you please wear your book bag on the front or hold it in your hand?

   (可以請你將背包放在胸前或是提在手上嗎?)

5.身體勿靠欄杆

    Please hold on to the MRT pole with your hand.(在捷運上請用手扶著把手)

    Could you please make some room so I can hold on to the pole?

   (麻煩給我空間，我要抓車桿)

6.手機音量過大

   Could you please turn down the volume on your phone?

   (可以麻煩您將手機音量調小一點嗎?)

   Could you please use headphones?(可以請您用耳機嗎?)

7.引導迷路乘客

   Your're on the wrong MRT line.(您搭錯路線了)

   You're on the brown line, but you should be on the green line.

   (您現在搭的是棕線，但應該搭綠線才對)

8.讓座

  Please have the seat.(請坐)

  No really, you can have my seat. I'm getting off the train soon.

  (沒事，您請坐，我快下車了)

  Excuse me, this person is feeling sick. Would you mind giving them your seat?

  (不好意思，這個人不太舒服，可否請您讓座呢?)

9.擋住車門

    Hey, coming through.(借過一下)

＃2 Greetings

  Hello!

 I'm Sara. I am from Tainan. I major in the department of Finance at National Taipei University of Business. 

I like to travel with my family, and I also like to listen to Chinese songs. Doing these two things can make me relax. My hobby is playing badminton. Although I'm not very good at playing it, I feel very happy in the process of playing.

Greetings!(Self introduction)

 Hello!

I'm Sara. I am from Tainan. I'm studying in department of Finance at National Taipei University of Business.

I like to travel with my family, and I also like to listen Chinese songs. Doing these two things can make me relax. My hobby is playing badminton. Although I'm not very good at playing it, I feel very happy in the process of playing.