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***英文報紙導讀***
資料來源 (Source)/China Post
剪報日期 (Date)/November, 02, 2000
報紙導讀製作/李旻宜 (Minyi Jo Lee) 英文科實習老師
導讀製作日期/November, 25, 2000
"cause of SIA crash still unclear" By Lau Mei-san and Agencies
Source from: China Post Nov. 2, 2000, Edition 1, Special to The China Post
The mishap of the Singapore Air-lines (SIA) plane has shattered not only the nearly perfect safety record of the flagship carrier in Southeast Asia, but also hearts of many family members of the deceased.
At least 79 people have been confirmed dead in the mysterious crash of the Boeing 747-400 jetliner bound for Los Angeles, according to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).
CAA's Deputy Director-General Chang Kuo-cheng, in giving the figures, said that of the 179 passengers and crew, 56 people suffering from burns and bone fractures were still in hospital.
However, 44 people including the pilot and two co-pilots, miraculously escaped from the crash with barely a scratch.
The fortunate survivors included a newly-married Taiwan couple who were planning to go to Los Angeles for their honeymoon by taking the ill-fated SQ006.
The casualties involved residents from 18 countries, including 55 from Taiwan, 47 Americans, 11 Singaporeans, 11 Indians, eight Malaysians, five Indonesians four Mexicans, four Britons, and others from Thailand, New Zealand, Vietnam, Australia, Canada, Cambodia, Germany, Japan, Philippines, Ireland and Spain.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed condolences to the victims and said help to the family members would be offered at the ROC offices in respective countries.
The accident happened at the Chiang Kai-shek Airport late Tuesday night. Witnesses said the plane fell from the sky shortly after takeoff and burst into flames upon hitting the ground.
A passenger on board another airplane recorded the collision with a viewcam which showed that parts of the ill-fated plane were still burning vigorously in heavy rains.
Initial reports said the plane had experienced some sort of windshear upon takeoff, and the fell flat to the ground, breaking into three parts and bursting into flames.
Another possibility, however, is that the flight might have hit construction equipment while taking off from a runway closed for repairs.
各位同學開始練習看英文報紙時，不妨參考一下徐薇老師所出的 『薇星連線 -- 新聞英文』。剛開始閱讀英文報的同學可能會覺得有點兒吃力，沒關係，這是很正常的現象，同學們不妨先看中文報，了解一下最近發生的新聞，再去閱讀英文報，就會比較容易看懂。此外，在閱讀英文報時，切記不要邊看邊查生字。最好是先將文章瀏灠過一遍，把不了解的字劃起來，等閱讀完整篇文章後，再去查字典。這樣比較能增進同學的閱讀理解能力。在查字典方面，同學們最好是使用英英字典或英漢字典，而儘量不要使用電子字典。朗文的英英或英漢雙解字典都是不錯的選擇。電子字典固然方便，但是錯誤比較多，因此我比較建議同學用一般的英英或英漢字典。
※ at least: 至少
※ confirm: (v.) 確定；確認 (n.) confirmation
※ cause: (n.) 原因 / (v.) 至使… cause + to V.
(ex.) The cement blocks caused the plane to crash. 水泥塊是造成飛機失事的原因。
※ crash: (v.) 失事 / (n.) 猛烈撞擊而毀壞某物之意
plane crush: 空難
shipwreck: 船難
car accident: 車禍
** 請不要與 "crush" 搞混
crush: (v.) 物品經擠壓後而破碎之意
have a crush on someone….. 對某人有好感……
※ unclear: (adj.) 不清楚的；不明的 (反義) clear
有許多字手與字尾都有「不」之意；也就是與原字有相反之意
1. "un + …" － unhappy（快樂）/ happy（不快樂）
2. "dis + …" － disappear（消失）/ appear（出現）
3. "in + …" － inappropriate（不適當）/ appropriate（適當）
4. "im + …" － impossible（不可能的）/ possible（可能的）
5. "il + …" － illegal（不合法的）/ legal（合法的）
6. "ir + …" － irregular（不規則的）/ regular（規則的）
7. "… + less" － meaning（意義）/ meaningless（無意義的）
※ mishap: 意外災難（原意為『沒有造成嚴重後果的小災難』，這裡可能指空難後尚有一半以上乘客生還，甚是大幸。）
※ Singapore Airlines（SIA）新加坡航空
※ shatter: 打碎；撞碎；碎成一片片
※ not only…….but also…… 不僅……還……
※ perfect: (adj.) 完美的
※ safety record: 安全記錄
※ record: (v.) re'cord 記錄；錄音 / (n.) 'record 記錄；唱片
※ flagship: the best and the most important product, building that a company owns or produces. 某公司名下所擁有最好或最重要的產品
carrier: a company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another flagship carrier: 最有名（最重要）的運輸公司
※ the deceased: (n.) 逝世者
※ mysterious: (adj.) 神秘的；未知的 (n.) 神祕
※ jetliner: (n.) 客機
※ bound for = head for: 前往
※ according to: 根據
※ Civil Aeronautics Administration（CAA）: 民航局
※ Deputy Director-General: 副局長
※ passenger: 乘客
* customer: 顧客
※ crew: 機組人員（請注意crew為不可數名詞）
※ suffer from: 承受（遭受）…的痛苦
She suffered from losing her dearest family.
※ burn: (v.) 燒；燃燒 (n.) 燒傷
※ bone fractures: 骨折
※ however: (adv.) 然而
It's the method we decide to use now, however, it's not clear if the method is the best.
It's the method we decide to use now. However, it's not clear if the method is the best.
※ include: (v.) 包含；包括 including (prep.) 包括；包含
請參考內文例句
※ pilot: 機師
co-pilot: 副機師
※ miraculously: (adv.) 奇蹟式地 miraculous (adj.) miracle: (n.)
※ escape: (v.) 逃跑 + from
The prisoner escaped from the prison last night.
※ barely: (adv.) = hardly 幾乎不……（表否定）
※ scratch: (v.) 抓癢；抓傷；刪除 (n.) 傷痕
※ fortunate: (adj) 幸運的 （反義）unfortunate (adj.) 不幸的 fortune: (n.) 命運
fortune teller: 算命師
※ survive: (v.) 倖存（歷經大難後活了下來） survivor: (n.) 倖存者
※ newly-married: (adj.) 剛結婚的
※ couple: (n.) 一對（夫妻、戀人或其他伙伴）
※ honeymoon: (n.) 蜜月
※ ill-fated: (adj.) 不幸的；歹命的
※ casualty: (c.n.) 傷亡者
※ involve: (v.) 涉及在內 involvement: (n.)
※ resident: (n.) 居民
※ XXX國與XXX國人的說法:
xxx國名 xxx國人
台灣/台灣人 Taiwan Taiwanese
日本/日本人 Japan Japanese
越南/越南人 Vietnam Vietnamese
美國/美國人 America American
印度/印度人 India Indian
馬來西亞/馬來西亞人 Malaysia Malaysian
印尼/印尼人 Indonesia Indonesian
墨西哥/墨西哥人 Mexico Mexican
英國/英國人 Britain Briton
澳大利亞/澳大利亞人 Australia Australian
加拿大/加拿大人 Canada Canadian
柬埔寨/柬埔寨人 Cambodia Cambodian
菲律賓/菲律賓人 Philippines Filipino
德國/德國人 Germany German
愛爾蘭/愛爾蘭人 Ireland Irish
西班牙/西班牙人 Spain Spanish
泰國/泰國人 Thailand Thai
紐西蘭/紐西蘭人 New Zealand New Zealander
※ Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 外交部
※ express: (v.) 表達 expression (n.) 表達；用語措詞
※ condolences: （通常用複數）表達慰問之意 console: (v.) 慰問
※ victim: (n.) 受害者
※ offer: (v.) 提供
※ respective: (a.) 個別的
※ airport: 機場
※ witness: 目擊證人；目擊者
※ fall: (v.) 掉落（fall, fell, fell）
fall flat: if a joke or story falls flat, people are not amused by it；if something you have planned falls flat, it's unsuccessful 做…..失敗或不成功之意
※ takeoff: (n.) 起飛 take off: (v.) 起飛
※ burst into flames: 起火燃燒
※ hit: (v.) 撞擊
※ …on board: 在機上/在船上/在車上
passengers on board
※ collision: (n.) 撞擊
※ viewcam: (n.) view + camera 類似V8或是攝影監視器
※ vigorously: (adv.) 旺盛地（原指精力旺盛之意，這裡指燃燒猛烈之意）
※ heavy rain: 傾盆大雨
※ initial: (a.) 初步的
report: (v.) 報告；報導 (n.) 報告；報導
initial report: 初步的鑑定報告
※ experience: (v.) (n.) 經驗
experienced: (a.) 有經驗的
** 不要與experiment搞混
experiment: (v.) (n.) 實驗
※ sort of = kind of: 某種；有點…
※ windshear: 風切
※ break into: 裂成….
※ construction: 工地；施工處
※ equipment: (n.) 設備
equip: (v.) 配與….設備 be equipped with…..
※ runway: 跑道
※ repair: (c.n.) 修理 (v.) 修理 (ex.) to repair a broken fence
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***Headline News*** 英文科實習教師 李玫玲
October 8, 2001 China Post ： "U.S., UK launch attacks on Afghanistan"
中國時報：美英轟炸阿富汗
聯合報 ：空襲 美英攻擊阿富汗
中央日報：美英空襲阿富汗
Vocabulary:
1. launch (v.)
（1） 使（某事物）運動，送上軌道
launch a blow, a missile, a torpedo, a satellite
發出一擊、 發射導彈、發射魚雷、發射衛星
（2） 使（某人【某事物】）行動，使開始
launch an attack (against the enemy)
（向敵人）發動攻擊
2. attack
（1） （v.）（n.）（用武力）攻擊，進攻
attack on sth /sb
attack on the enemy, bridge, town
向敵人、橋樑、城鎮進攻
（2） （v.）（n.）（以語言文字）評擊，非難
attack on the government policies
an attack on the government's policies
評擊政府的政策
（3） （n.）（疾病的）發作
a heart attack 心臟病發作
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資料來源：空中英語教室 九十年十月
資料整理：英文科實習教師 李玫玲
主 題 ：English Study Tips
Do's and Don'ts of Learning English
l DO have a positive attitude each time you study or listen
or speak. You can do it; it just takes time!
l DON'T just listen---your tongue won't get any exercise
that way. Talk too!
l DO practice short conversation in English with friends,
even if they are the same simple questions and answers.
l DON'T say you can't learn because there are no opportunities to practice. Find one and talk.
l DO speak out, even if you can't say it perfectly. Communication
is your main goal.
l DON'T worry too much about grammar and trying to
speak perfectly. If you make a mistake, you'll learn something
that will make you better next time!
Tips for Improving Your English
l When learning new vocabulary, don't just memorize a list of
Words. Instead, try to make five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can the first day you learn it. This way you will remember new words much longer.
l Practice sounds you know are difficult--- the "th" sound for
example. Choose words that begin with "th" and repeat them over and over again until you are comfortable with them. Let's try! This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin, thick.
l When someone is talking in English, listen for the main point. If you hear a word you don't understand, ignore it and keep listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will miss everything else the person is saying!
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"圖書館趣味數學A"
1. 有十個袋子，每袋有十枚金幣，每金幣重10公克，但有一袋是假的金幣，假的金幣每枚重11公克，現在有一個只能秤一次的秤，而且完全不知道是哪一袋才是假的，那該用什麼方法才能只秤一次就知道假金幣是在哪一袋呢？
2. 某人到橘子園採了橘子若干個，當他離開果園時，需經過6到門，每經過一到門，他必須將手中的橘子數加1個的一半分給守門人，最後他出了第6到門時，手中只剩下1個橘子，問他們共採了多少個橘子？
3. 假設有一棟二十五樓的高樓大廈，若乘電梯從一樓到五樓花費5秒鐘，那在同樣的速度下，從一樓到五樓將花費多少時間？
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"圖書館趣味數學題B"
1． 阿拉丁的哥哥，阿拉丙有一天走到了義大利，突然在地上撿到一張藏寶圖。喜歡冒險的阿拉丙於是跑到古老的中國去找寶藏，並找到兩個奇怪的大箱子和一條字條。
字條上面寫著，"這是我生前珍藏的黃金寶物，我將黃金裝在其中的一個箱子，我希望將黃金寶物傳給有智慧的人。如果你的IQ有130以上，相信這個問題難不倒你，不過如果你沒有，你還是趁早離開吧，否則開錯箱子，你將永遠與我為伴了…哈！哈！哈！" 黃金老人留
阿拉丙接著看到兩個箱子上也有留字條：
甲箱："乙箱上的字條是真的，而黃金在甲箱。"
乙箱："甲箱上的字條是假的，而黃金在甲箱。"
阿拉丙馬上找來他得力的助手（就是你），你決定打開哪一個箱子呢？
黃金試裝在：□甲箱 □乙箱
2． 九根火柴排成如圖的４個全等三角形，
要怎麼做，才能只用６根火柴，做成４
個全等的三角形呢？
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