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朱利安尼時代的紐約警察局長Kerik發推，認定美國各地打砸搶燒等暴亂是謀劃組織的；因需大量人力、通訊、交通等，沒有幕後出錢者做不到。川普總統已直指騷亂背後的激進左翼Antifa是恐怖組織。中共也動用大量英文網軍在美國社交媒體煽動。全球左派和共產黨在聯手要摧毀美國。但他們會夢碎！
原推：Bernard B. Kerik @BernardKerik
Is there anyone that truly believes that this was not an organized event? How much do you think it would cost for communications and travel and manpower for an event like this. Who’s money is behind it?
🎥《布施福氣》英文版
To Give Is to Nurture Blessings
培福的方法非常多，像是布施便是其中一種。因為布施可以為他人帶來快樂、健康、平安，使人有安全感，這就是培福。
Giving is one of many ways to nurture blessings. We nurture blessings when we give for the benefit of others, as it can bring happiness, health, and peace to others, as well as make people feel secure.
佛法中的布施有三種方法，即：財施、法施與無畏施。
In terms of the Buddhist teachings, there are three types of giving: giving material help; giving the Dharma; and giving protection from fear.
財施包括付出人力、體力、智慧力，以及應用自己的各項資源；法施是運用佛法的觀念、方法，引導人離苦得樂，得到健康和幸福；無畏施不一定是採用武力去保護別人，只要能為社會與人們帶來安全的保障，讓大家不會感到畏懼、恐怖，就是無畏施。
Giving material help includes providing manpower, physical strength, wisdom, and various resources. Giving the Dharma applies to applying the Buddhist teachings and methods of practice to guide people to leave suffering behind and attain health and happiness. Giving protection from fear is not necessarily about protecting others by using force. Giving protection from fear is meant to bring safety and security to the general public in society, so that no one will live in fear.
所以，建立淨土，使得生活在淨土裡的人，沒有恐懼、怖畏，也是無畏施的一種方式。
有了福氣以後，還是要再培福，而培福的最好方法就是布施，如此福氣才會綿延不絕。
Therefore, building a pure land on earth where people can live without fear also constitutes giving protection from fear. Even with blessings coming to us, we still need to keep on nurturing blessings. The best way to nurture blessings is to practice giving, so that our blessings will continue without end.
選自聖嚴法師著作《人生，福氣啦！》
From Master Sheng Yen’s book, Live in Blessings!
Translated by Liu, Ping
Edited by Paul James, Elenda Huang, Keith Brown
#布施福氣
#英文版有聲書
#聖嚴法師著作
英文文宣 - 為何我們戴口罩 2.0
Why Asians are so radical in containment of this virus and why should everyone be doing the same?
Why do I write this post? Because as a healthcare professional, I had to do a COVID-19 test so that I can ensure I won’t be passing it to the patients I have contact with. And guess what? HALF OF THE PATIENTS waiting for COVID-19 test at the lab ARE NOT WEARING a mask and are coughing like crazy.
Previously I talked about the rationale of asian wearing masks in a public health point of view.
Today, I will talk a bit more from a humanity perspective, why you should wear a mask if you have one, perform social distancing as much as possible and minimize unnecessary outdoor activities.
Again, the beauty of history is for us to learn, so we don’t step on the same shit over and over again.
Yes, we had a huge shit in 2003 during SARS epidemic where hundreds of lives were lost, economy took a huge toll, millions of jobs and businesses are gone, countless people went bankrupt. And today, we don’t want to step on the same shit ever again. Here are what we learned and why we think you should not take this virus lightly.
It is not uncommon to see the following arguments from westerners, DESPITE the outbreak is imminent and uncontrolled currently in the UK, EU & USA.
1. Stop reporting number of cases, this is fear mongering
-> I wonder whether you should fear more if every country is not reporting cases and try to suppress all relevant information like what China did in Nov and Dec 2019.
A. Introduction to public health 1001 teaches us that it is incredibly important to remain high transparency between the health authority and public so that the public can ADJUST their LIFESTYLE according to the degree of outbreak. If there are many community transmission cases, one should refrain from attending and public events and minimize public exposure so that they can reduce the risk of infection and the risk of passing to other people should they be infected.
B. Reporting cases transparently is to allow other coutries to implement appropriate border control and screening measures to ensure that when you travel to other countries, you are not BRINGING THE VIRUS an INFECTING other people in those countries.
C. When someone says giving briefs and reports everyday or every few hours is fear mongering, it just reflects how inconsiderate and irresponsible you as a person in this society are. Because you NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT OTHERS, you only THINK OF YOURSELF that the news and reports are making you nervous. If you are responsible and considerate, you would have understood that, this COVID-19 is not small thing, it has the potential to wipe out a significant proportion of our population if not dealt with vigilantly. If you have thought about these repercussion, you wouldn’t say it’s fear mongering, you would be actively advocating for containment of the virus.
2. Why are you forcing people to do social distancing and limit their activities?
-> why? Because these are the most EFFECTIVE MEASURES that cost NO MONEY.
A. No one is telling you to hoard toilet paper or soap or hand sanitizer. We are only telling you to be vigilant, stop going out for bars, pubs, clubs, sports activities. Does that cost you an arm or leg to not go out? NO! It even save you a couple of hundreds if you do it for a few weeks. What does it bring us? LESS, A LOT LESS, A LOT A LOT LESS community transmission cases which are extremely difficult to contain in a public health point of view.
B. second, if you are now living in a deserted island by yourself, I honestly couldn’t give two shits whether you isolate yourself, perform social distancing and minimize social contacts or not. But you are LIVING in a HUMAN COMMUNITY where you are not the only one that want to survive and live happily ever after. Everyone has his responsibility in public health, you not doing your part is essentially putting other at risk of serious health repercussion which I don’t think anyone is entitled to do so.
3. This is just another flu, most young folks are in mild condition
-> Surely at-risk population such as elderly, patients with chronic diseases and cancers, immunocompromised patients don’t quite matter in this society. Might as well get rid of them? Are you seriously that selfish?
A. Sure, you probably can survive this virus if you are a young and fit individual. But guess what? Continue going out when you are asymptomatic it mildly symptomatic, thinking that it’s just a flu so not even wearing a mask, shaking everybody’s hands and kissing everyone’s cheek, you probably bring a few down to ICU if not the morgue. The mortality rate between ar-risk population is incomparable to the general population. You are just a selfish prick if you believe that this is just a flu because you never even thought about how other lives may be affected and love ones of others may be gone because of your actions. Yes, SELFISH PRICK.
B. I couldn’t reinforce enough on the importance of education and reading in this dreadful moment. Whoever believes this is just a flu, please spend an hour and read the publication in various medical journals such as Lancet and NEJM and for once in your life, read the mortality and complication rate of patients NOT YOUR AGE AND CATEGORIES, then we can talk again on the ridiculous perception of “this is just a flu”
C. Some people think that as long as they don’t die, it’s not serious. Ever heard of the term “complication” and “sequelae”? Again, spend an hour and go read, then you will know why it is not just a flu and how your inconsiderate choice of actions in this community can permanently damage someone’s lung +/- testicles. Yeh, go read if you don’t know, education is very important these days.
No, I personally am not super worried of COVID-19, because I consider myself young and fit and I perhaps exceptionally high standard of infection control. But I’m worried about the patients that we have in the hospitals, I’m worried about my parents who have chronic diseases, I’m worried about the general public who may not be able to access medical services should this outbreak continue to be uncontrolled because our medical system is heavily overloaded now.
Yes, mortality rate is not super high if we have hospital beds, if we can provide critical care services to patients with complication, if there are enough manpower to handle all severe cases so we don’t need to end up like Italy and make that painful decision to choose who to live and who to go.
Please, wake up and start preparing for it. Be a responsible and considerate person in this dreadful moment.
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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:42 第一遍英文朗讀
3:29 新聞 & 相關單字解說
14:07 額外單字片語
20:08 第二遍英文朗讀
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本集提到的單字片語：
Greece 希臘
Greek 希臘的
Unprecedented 史無前例
Fire brigade 消防隊
Pine forests 松樹林
Smoke 煙霧
Ash 灰燼
Apocalyptic 世界末日的
Jetties 碼頭
Ferries 渡輪
Boats 船
Evacuate 撤離
Athens 雅典
Chaotic 混亂
Prime minister 總理
Kyriakos Mitsotakis 希臘總理米佐塔基斯
Televised 有電視轉播的
Compensation 賠償
Reforestation 造林
Regeneration effort 重建復原工作
Planes 飛機
Helicopters 直升機
Vehicles 消防車輛
Manpower (消防)人力
Turkey 土耳其
North Macedonia 北馬其頓
Montenegro 蒙特內哥羅
Arsonist 縱火犯
Arson 縱火罪
Russia 俄羅斯
Siberia 西伯利亞
North Pole 北極
2015 Paris Climate agreement 巴黎協議
Methane 甲烷
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待了半輩子的辦公室，叫了半輩子的GM、RD、QAQC
到底是蝦咪挖糕？
本單元讓你知道這些常見的辦公室簡稱
真正的意思是什麼
本單元出現單字
OL/ office lady
Business girl
簡稱/ Abbreviation
R&D /RD /研發/ Research and development
GM / General Manager / 總經理
Assistant manager / 特助 / AGM / AM
Materials Manager 資材部經理 簡稱 MM
Regional Manager / 區經理 / RGM
Purchasing Manager / 採購部經理 / PM
Sales Manager / 業務部經理 / SM
Vice President/ 副總/ 副總統/ VP
公關/ Public Relations / PR
品質/ Quality
QA/ Quality Assurance / 品質保證
QC / Quality Control / 品質管控
人事部/ Human Resource / HR
人力/ Manpower
CEO / Chief executive officer / 執行長
COO / Chief operating officer / 營運長
CFO / Chief financial officer / 財務長
CMO / Chief marketing officer 行銷長
HQ / 總部/ Headquarters
分公司/ Branch office
母公司/ Parent company
子公司/ Subsidiary
FNG 新進人員/ Fucking New Guy
新手/ Rookie
蒟蒻學英文系列影片~
學英文到底有什麼用https://youtu.be/I83UIuX0wDs
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臉部英文大解析https://youtu.be/BCEwQgNtJLE
電影明星的英文念法https://youtu.be/pi06knRMkuI
跟數字有關的英文https://youtu.be/1K6LJdiIGjc
美國有幾個時區https://youtu.be/hZsZvlSRbCs
這些女鞋的英文怎麼說https://youtu.be/c5PI5lOmERM
跟天災有關的英文https://youtu.be/tz9hQADAkXo
跟身體有關的英文https://youtu.be/oX-rlkmpvCk
婚禮誓詞的英文https://youtu.be/VdHqMm7jnik
跟狗狗有關的英文https://youtu.be/O6_aDwO4Zho
跟廚房有關的英文https://youtu.be/QVtprVv1NjU
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跟雞雞有關的英文https://youtu.be/Q6iOZQChkQw
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跟死亡有關的英文https://youtu.be/nFIt6B6SooQ
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如何跟外國人聊天https://youtu.be/wBwVFrDXmb4
跟棒球有關的英文https://youtu.be/BD3wAN56fOM
軍事英文唸法https://youtu.be/3mmdlySlOXQ
亞洲國家的英文https://youtu.be/CZaAywriF-E
歐洲國家的英文https://youtu.be/BVoe1bcqBWM
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非洲國家的英文https://youtu.be/hbxFB5JLPxk
大洋洲國家的英文https://youtu.be/hW1uHKOyjf0
如何利用部位來搜A片https://youtu.be/lbwRlnpKg3g
各種性愛體位的英文https://youtu.be/3fgVnczCIYY
有碼無碼的英文https://youtu.be/KWYqyRAYnNE
SM和多P的英文https://youtu.be/3GRktd9_-T4
有關地標的英文https://youtu.be/yvUCuRvk7qU
有關星座的英文https://youtu.be/S2d1ZkuS3cc
有關姿勢的英文https://youtu.be/Y2XZphod3FA
那些年我們聽過的電影歌曲https://youtu.be/PYZWlkZJB70
2018年梗圖繞口令https://youtu.be/CKos1k7YxAA
跟名人偉人有關的英文https://youtu.be/k7bPK3TzS64
跟發明有關的英文https://youtu.be/1w79AZjDNlc
大聯盟有幾支球隊https://youtu.be/Nuxh_3VgtQY
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國務卿是什麼東西https://youtu.be/biyoj7f1ad8
美國的菸酒文化https://youtu.be/94hycBUDGn4
種族歧視背後的真相https://youtu.be/dpBo7NC1QDc
美國名字裡的秘密https://youtu.be/OqQzFJ_prvE
大家都誤解的美國歷史https://youtu.be/Z_Vc26-ao9g
感恩節的由來https://youtu.be/QkHq3_kfeag
可以合法嫖妓的地方https://youtu.be/13b4DcKmiTA
南北內戰的由來https://youtu.be/O4SwEfwSJy4
美國文化冷知識https://youtu.be/9F55jLPex_E
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何謂薪資透明化運動https://youtu.be/kFveqhy1qgw
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黑人白人犯罪率大車拚https://youtu.be/ZYNhLOLoimA
5分鐘讓你了解摩門教 https://youtu.be/fOqeKKJP1nM
蒟蒻聊感情系列影片~
如何找適合你的伴侶https://youtu.be/kDfshMFsoQ4
如何搞一夜情https://youtu.be/lQBiOZ7X2eU
如何讓他丟掉前女友的遺物https://youtu.be/PL0P9ns-Gkg
為什麼男人該去結紮https://youtu.be/KsdNS2oTm10
為什麼愛情有兩年魔咒https://youtu.be/qX0rX2ir0A0
老外在台灣怎麼把妹https://youtu.be/4Os-FXhBgJc
為什麼美女反而容易晚婚https://youtu.be/-7OF_NzU1QY
老外的審美標準在哪裡https://youtu.be/bQlkC9Aa7eg
什麼樣的男人會家暴https://youtu.be/8pzqnQq_8IE
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