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Taiwan will likely miss its target to have a chunk of its population fluently speak the English language as it plans to achieve by 2030, according to a language professor from The National Taiwan University (NTU).
https://meet-global.bnext.com.tw/articles/view/47410
你的學校是GLOBE(全球學習與觀測裨益環境計畫)學校嗎?
上週六超過二十名高中自然老師從台灣各地來到中壢，參加AIT與中央大學合辦的「如何教授科學寫作工作坊」。前英語教育研究員Bob Powell以二十多年來在美國指導雙語學生的經驗，分享撰寫英語科學報告的核心元素，以及如何幫助學生一磚一瓦建立學術寫作的能力。此外他也以卡內基訓練技巧，傳授老師各種英語簡報技巧。
每年台灣GLOBE學生都會在國際科學線上研討會(IVSS)提交科學研究報告，並積極參加GLOBE學生科學研究展覽。今天的課程將幫助GLOBE教師和學生為這些GLOBE科學活動做更好的準備。GLOBE計畫使台灣師生能夠與全球共124個參與國交流並分享科學數據。立馬了解GLOBE計畫：https://www.globe.gov/de/about/overview #GLOBE #Environment #science
Are you studying in a Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) school? Last Saturday over 20 GLOBE Program teachers from across Taiwan came together in Zhongli to participate in a workshop co-hosted by AIT and National Central University! Drawing from over 20 years of experience teaching bilingual students in the U.S., former English Language Fellow Bob Powell focused on the essential elements in an English science report, as well as the essential building blocks to lay down a solid foundation for students to ultimately achieve successful academic writing. Additionally he shared a few English presentation skills by referring to Dale Carnegie’s methods. Each year, GLOBE students submit science research reports as part of the International Virtual Science Symposium and participate in GLOBE student research exhibitions. The class helps teachers better prepare their students for these GLOBE science activities. The GLOBE project enables Taiwan teachers and students to connect and share scientific data with GLOBE participants in 124 participating countries. For more information about GLOBE, please click https://www.globe.gov/de/about/overview
Taiwan Can Achieve More,
But It Takes Bilingualism
台灣可成就更高 但需要「雙語國力」
《作者從事與雙語教育相關的工作已斷斷續續30餘年。雙語已成國策，那就身體力行，開始用雙語發表意見吧。歡迎讀者對此形式提供您的意見及指教》
Among all sustaining forces, what Taiwan lacks most is the force of language. When people talk about a country’s competitiveness, most likely the main benchmarks are the military force, wealth force, technology force or even cultural force. The concept of“Force of Language”rarely came into mind. But in fact, linguistic capability is one of the key factors that can make or break a country in the long run , if not in the short.
在所有的可持續力量中，台灣最缺的就是語言的力量。當人們談論國家的競爭力時，通常主要的標竿都是軍事力量、財富力量、技術力量，甚至文化力量，而想都想不到「語言力量」這回事。但事實上，語言表達的能力，遲早也將是國家成敗的關鍵要素之一。
Examples are plenty. Take the tiny country of Singapore as a sample. Its existence and survival rests upon its capacity in applying and managing multi-lingual resources. Without that force of language, it can’t possibly thrive in a geographical setting as complex as this – with Malaysia on the north, Indonesia on the South-West, India to the West, and, particularly, the landmass of China up north. Geography is both a blessing and a curse to the country of Singapore, but its multi-linguistic capacity is a pure blessing. Without it, Singapore would still have been a trading center in that region and there is no way for it to have become one of the worldwide financial centers as today.
例子不勝枚舉，小小的新加坡就是一個樣本。它的生存，基於它運用、管理多重語言資源的氣度和能力。若缺少了這種「語言國力」，新加坡不可能在如此複雜的地理環境下茁壯 – 北有馬來西亞，西南有印度尼西亞，西有印度，尤其遠遠的北方還有中國這樣一塊大陸。地緣對新加坡這個國家既是祝福也是詛咒，但其多語能量則是百分之百的祝福。若非掌握語言國力，新加坡或許還能成為區域的貿易中心，但沒有可能變成今日的世界金融中心之一。
Hong Kong, in the past tense, also benefited tremendously from its bilingualism. By comparison, the mighty city of Shanghai in China will never replace the economic role Hong Kong used to play for China. I remember a sharp comment made by the past Premier of Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Many years ago when visiting Taiwan, he was asked this question by a reporter : “Can you foresee Shanghai replacing Hong Kong one day“? “Never!”was Lee’s reply. “Why?” Here comes the issue of the force of language, “Because I simply can’t see that the Shanghainese can speak better English than the Hong Kong people”. End of discussion.
香港在過去，也大大得利於它的雙語能力。相較之下，中國上海這個巨型城市，永遠也無法取代過去香港對中國的經濟角色。我猶記得新加坡前總理李光耀的一針見血評論。多年前在造訪台灣時，記者問他：「你能預見上海有一天取代香港嗎」？「絕不可能！」李光耀回答。「為什麼呢」？這裡就看出語言的力量了，「因為我根本看不到上海人的英文能力有超過香港人的一天」。討論就此結束。
Taiwan is good at technology as well as in many other aspects. It produces over 50% of the high-end semiconductor chips for the world’s high-end industrial and military uses, and it also designs at least 25% of the chips for world’s daily electronic devices. Which means, should Taiwan’s economic activities be disrupted by a hostile party , or even worse, should the island country fall under a hostile party’s control, as a consequence, the entire world would be affected severely, even to the point of functionally inoperative.
台灣在科技上很行，其他方面也不錯。在世界的高端工業及軍事應用中，台灣生產的高端半導體晶片佔比超過50%。在日常生活的電子設備上，台灣設計的晶片也至少佔比25%。這意味著，若台灣的經濟活動被某個敵意方擾亂，或在更糟情況下台灣這個島嶼國家落入敵意方的控制，後果將嚴重波及整個世界，甚至導致世界在功能上無法運作。
On top of that, Taiwan is ingenious in meeting unconventional demands for outlandish components. The most apparent case would be that of the birth of Tesla. When Elon Musk couldn’t get designers and factories from other parts of the world to risk making his non-heard-of components, he came to Taiwan and found willing and capable suppliers. Without the ingenuity of Taiwan’s able engineers, Tesla’s EV could have been delayed for many more years and might even have missed its first-to-market timing.
此外，台灣在非傳統、奇思妙想的零組件領域也很高明。最顯著的例子就是特斯拉的誕生。當伊隆馬斯克在世界其他地方碰壁、沒有工廠和設計師願意為他冒險製造那些聽都沒聽過的零組件的時候，他來到台灣找到了出路和供應商。沒有台灣的這份高明和工程師，特斯拉的電動車可能延誤多年，甚至失去市場首發的時機。
In the political arena, Taiwan has been firmly placed in the first tier among countries of democracy. To be fair, Taiwanese citizens still stand eager for eliminating the residual, inherited authoritarian elements in its political system; however, from a global standpoint, the mere presence of this remaining endeavor, by itself, proves that Taiwan has already passed the point of no return of an evolving democratic country.
在政治競技場，台灣已經被牢牢放在了民主國家的前列。但還是得公平地說，台灣公民還在熱切得期待把自己政治體制中那些殘留的、繼承來的威權成份加以剷除。然而從全球眼光來看，這種熱切現象的本身，就足以證明台灣作為一個民主還在演化的國家，在道路上已經沒有回頭餘地了。
In any aspect, Taiwan should have received a much higher level of acknowledgement from the international community than what it gets now. It makes people wonder why it didn’t.
無論哪個角度，台灣都應該得到比現在更高的國際認可和關注。這讓人感到奇怪，為什麼不是這樣呢？
Sure, one can blame the “Cut-Taiwan-off-the-World” program that the neighboring CCP (Chinese Communist Party) exercised. But blaming is not productive, not in everyday life nor in politics. We need self-assertive solutions much more than airing complaints.
當然，我們可以歸咎於中共的「切斷台灣的世界聯繫」招數。但是，歸咎往往是不起積極作用的，在生活中如此，在政治上也一樣。自我斷然提出解決方案，遠比時時抱怨要重要的多。
Citizens in Taiwan need to be able to speak out for Taiwan, not waiting for others to speak for it. To speak out to the world, you need languages! Presently, over 90% of the citizens on this island write and speak in just one language : the written Mandarin Character and the spoken Mandarin plus dialects.
台灣公民有必要自己為台灣發聲，而不是只等待第三方替台灣發聲。既然要自己對世界發聲，那就需要語言（國力）！當前，90%的台灣公民只會用單一的語種書寫和表達：書面的華文系方塊字，和華語加上數種方言。
This causes consequences in two-folds. On the political side, when Taiwan citizens shout in Mandarin, only people who understand Mandarin in other parts of the world can know what Taiwan is shouting for. Sadly, 96% of those who understand are under the firewall enclosure in China. Furthermore, Taiwanese messages are being censored, twisted and manipulated by the CCP in order to prevent its subjects from hearing it.
這造成了雙重後果。在政治面，當台灣公民用華語呼喊時，世界上只有聽得懂華語的人知道台灣在呼喊什麼。遺憾的是，96%聽得懂華語的人被鎖在中國的防火牆內。更糟的是，中共為了防止其控制的人民聽懂，持續不斷得堵絕、扭曲、操弄來自台灣的訊息。
On the economy side, although the top-layer of the academics, businessmen and technical elites are all quite proficient with a second language, mostly English or Japanese, the majority of the able engineers and middle managers in Taiwan cannot communicate efficiently enough to bring out their personal or organizational potentials.
在經濟面，雖然頂端的學術工作者、企業家、技術精英都有不錯的外語能力，例如英文或日文，但是大多數的能幹工程師和中層管理者，還無法有效的通過外語溝通以展示他們自身或組織的真實潛力。
It’s such an obvious yet ignored national issue : Taiwan needs bilingualism for its political sustainability and economic prosperity. A thriving bilingualism in Taiwan can be achieved by flipping its mentality towards education, or by changing its attitudes towards “outsiders” and installing a more open-minded immigration policy.
如此明顯的國家級議題卻遭到忽視：台灣的政治可持續及經濟的繁榮，非需要「雙語國力」不可。若想如火如荼的推動雙語國力，有兩條路可走，一是翻轉其對教育之心態，或改變對「外來者」的態度、建立一套更開放的移民政策。
Either way, Taiwan must implement a bold and innovative approach to this “force of language” challenge. And that approach can start today. Are you ready? Yes, I meant YOU！
不論採哪一種方式，台灣對這「語言國力」的挑戰，必須實施一種既大膽又創新的路數。今天就可以開始，你準備好了嗎？沒錯，說的就是你！
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Dumb Ways to Die is the theme song of the public service announcement campaign released by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to promote railway safety. Both the song and the campaign went viral briefly in November 2012 and received worldwide acclaim for its effectiveness, endearing and engaging quality. The song and campaign have grown so well-loved that the characters continue to be recognisable and have come to be featured in a video and mobile games including Dumb Ways to Die, Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games, and Dumb Ways to Die 3: World Tour.
This video contains the parody I've created for the song Dumb Ways to Die, cover on Dumb Ways to Die, Dumb Ways to Die parody, Dumb Ways to Die cover. My cover and parody have been inspired by the recent global health emergency, global health crisis caused by the rise of coronavirus, the spread of coronavirus in 2019, the spread of coronavirus (also called the Wuhan virus) in 2020 that is said to have originated from Wuhan, China.
Dumb Ways to Die was written by John Mescall with music by Ollie McGill from The Cat Empire, who also produced it. It was performed by Emily Lubitz, the lead vocalist of Tinpan Orange, with McGill providing backing vocals. The band on the recording consists of Gavin Pearce on Bass, Danny Farrugia on drums and Brett Wood on guitar. It was released on iTunes, attributed to the artist "Tangerine Kitty" (a reference to Tinpan Orange and The Cat Empire). I do not own any legal right to the song, I am simply covering it for entertainment and education purposes.
In this song, you’ll learn some useful tips on how to maintain good personal hygiene and avoid contracting the coronavirus / wuhan virus.
Dumb Ways to Die （笨笨的死法 或 蠢蠢的死法）是一首2012年由澳洲都市鐵路推出的一首廣告歌，在2012年這首歌一炮而紅，網民瘋狂分享這段影片，因為歌曲好聽，動畫也非常可愛。這首笨笨的死法的改歌是我受最近武漢肺炎時間啟發而創作的，推出除了希望幫助我的學生透過歌詞學習英文外，也能提高公眾的衛生意識，同心抗疫。
Lyrics 歌詞:
Cover up that toilet seat 把廁所蓋起來
Pour water in the bathroom drain 把水倒進廁所去水渠
Wear facial masks when you go out 出外時戴口罩
Change to a different one the second time around 第二次戴就要換個新的
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Rub your two hands with alcohol 用酒精搓手
Stay at home n watch videos 留在家看影片
Keep your household sparkling clean 保持家居清潔
Don’t hang around in any overcrowded place 不要在人多擠逼處流連
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the Coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Take a walk in the hospital 到醫院走一轉
Share a lift with a feverish man 和發燒的人乘同一架電梯
Take your face mask off in public space 在公眾地方除口罩
Use a steamed mask as if it's just unboxed 把蒸過的口罩當成全新的使用
If you’ve done them all 如果你都做過以上的每一件事
You might as well catch the virus 你很可能會染上冠狀病毒
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Get plenty of good sleep 要有充足睡眠
Stay updated with the news on Internet 在網上留意最新消息
Stuff yourself with vitamin C 多吃維他命C
I wonder if the vaccine’d work? 我在想，那疫苗有效嗎？
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Don’t catch the coronavirus 別染上冠狀病毒
Stop the high-speed train from Wuhan, China 別讓中國武漢的高鐵列車進來
Stop the flood of tourists from coming in 別讓旅客擁進來
Never Eat beavers, porcupine, and wild bats 不要吃河狸，刺蝟和野蝙蝠
Wash your two hands with soap for 20 seconds 洗手洗足二十秒
Wash them after you go to the loo 去完廁所後要洗手
They may not rhyme, but they quite possibly 這些方法也許不押韻，但它們很可能可以⋯⋯
Will help you stay alive 幫助你生存下去
Will help you stay alive 幫助你生存下去
Stay healthy and alive 幫助你健康生存下去
So many ways, so many ways to stay alive 有很多方法，有很多方法生存下去
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Dan Lok is a Chinese-Canadian business magnate and global educator known for being the founder and chairman of Closers.com - the world’s #1 virtual-closers network, Copywriters.com, and SalesCalls.com. Beyond his businesses, Mr. Lok has led several global movements to redefine modern education where he has taught individuals from 150+ countries to develop high income skills and financial confidence.
Beyond his success in business, he was also a two time TEDx opening speaker. An international best-selling author of 12+ books. A member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) - a private group of global chief executives whose companies employ 22 million people and generate 9-trillion USD in annual revenues. He also hosts The Dan Lok Show - a series on elite business tycoons and world-leading entrepreneurs.
Today, Mr. Lok continues to be featured in thousands of media channels and publications every year and is widely seen as one of the top business leaders by millions around the world.
If you want the no b.s. way to master your financial destiny, then learn from Dan. Subscribe to his channel now.
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Please understand that by watching Dan’s videos or enrolling in his programs does not mean you’ll get results close to what he’s been able to do (or do anything for that matter).
He’s been in business for over 20 years and his results are not typical.
Most people who watch his videos or enroll in his programs get the “how to” but never take action with the information. Dan is only sharing what has worked for him and his students.
Your results are dependent on many factors… including but not limited to your ability to work hard, commit yourself, and do whatever it takes.
Entering any business is going to involve a level of risk as well as massive commitment and action. If you're not willing to accept that, please DO NOT WATCH DAN’S VIDEOS OR SIGN UP FOR ONE OF HIS PROGRAMS.
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