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China 1)devalues yuan nearly 2% for 2)economic 3)boost-Courtesy of The China Post
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
By Bill Savadove ,AFP

SHANGHAI -- Mainland China's 4)central bank on Tuesday devalued its 5)yuan currency by nearly 2 percent 6)against the U.S. dollar, as 7)authorities seek to push market 8)reforms and 9)bolster the world's second-largest economy.
1)devalue v. 貶值
2)economic adj. 經濟的 economy n.
3)boost v 提升、強化
4)central bank n. 中央銀行
5)yuan currency n. 人民幣 currency n. 貨幣
6)against prep. 在此是指對照美元。不能翻對抗喔。
7)authorities n. 當局
8)reform n. 改革☆☆☆
9)bolster v 支撐

South Korea says 1)MERS threat is over
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
SEOUL, South Korea, AP
South Korea said Tuesday it is now 2)virtually 3)free of the 4)deadly MERS 6)virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an 7)outbreak was declared in May.

1)MERS n. 中東呼吸症候群
Middle East respiratory syndrome
2)virtually adv. 實際上
3)be free of~ v. 免於、解除
4)deadly adj. 雖然字尾有ly,但是卻是形容詞喔。
同義字：lethal, fatal, deathly, devastating, destructive
6)virus n. 病毒
7)outbreak n. (疾病、疫情)爆發。同義字：epidemic

US, 1)Cuba 2)restore 3)ties, open 4)embassies after 54 years –Courtesy of The China Post
By Ramon Sahmkow and Jo Biddle
July 20, 2015, 2:50 pm TWN
WASHINGTON, AFP

Cuba and the United States formally 5)renewed 6)diplomatic ties Monday, as embassies reopened in their 7)respective capitals, a powerful move toward 8)burying decades of 9)enmity between the Cold War 9)foes.
1)Cuba n. 古巴
2)restore v. 恢復
3)tie n. 關係、邦交。新聞英語喜歡以tie代替下列同義詞：bond, relationship, connection等
4)embassy n. n. 大使館。 ambassador大使(注意字首拼法差異)
5)renew v. 恢復。若是用在借書是續借
6)diplomatic adj. 外交的 diplomacy n.
7)respective adj. 各自的
8)bury v. 埋葬(注意發音)
9)enmity n. 敵意。 比較enemy n.敵人
9)foe n. 敵人。新聞英語喜用短字。因此foe更短常勝過enemy.

1)Greeks 2)vote for their 3)destiny in 4)referendum-Courtesy of The China Post
Monday, July 6, 2015
By Marc Burleigh and Ella Ide ,AFP

ATHENS -- Greece voted in a tightly fought referendum Sunday that 5)Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said will determine its “destiny” in the eurozone, as the 6)EU country 7)teetered 8)on the brink of 9) financial 10)collapse.
1)Greek n./adj. 希臘人、希臘的 Greece n.希臘
2)vote for~ 投票 ＝cast a ballot cast 投 ballot 票
3)destiny n. 命運
4)referendum n. 公投 （☆☆☆☆☆）
5)Prime Minister n. 總理=PM
6)EU n. 歐盟European Union
7)teeter v. 搖晃、不穩定
8)on the brink of~ 瀕臨~之際
9) financial adj. 金融的、財務的
10 )collapse. n. 崩潰、倒塌

新聞短播(20150629)八仙塵爆新聞英語1
1)Color party 2)injured count rises to 524—Courtesy of the China Post
Monday, June 29, 2015
By Yuan-Ming Chiao ,The China Post

As the number of injured in yesterday's 3)colored powder fire 4)disaster in New Taipei rose to 524, government officials 5)banned the event organizer from leaving the country and focused on 6)determining the cause of the disaster. According to health officials, more than 200 are 7)suffering from 8)severe injuries.
The incident occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. Saturday in New Taipei's Bali District, where a fire 9)broke out among a packed crowd of hundreds, many of them young students and teachers. The immediate cause of the disaster is still under investigation.
1)color party n. 彩色派對
2)injure v 受傷 ；名詞為injury
3)colored powder n. 粉塵
4)disaster n. 災難
5)ban v 禁止。注意過去式是banned；同義詞：forbid/inhibit/prohibit
6)determine v 決定
7)suffering from v 蒙受，常用在疾病，為什麼病所苦。suffer from asthma 為氣喘所苦
8)severe injuries. adj/ n. 嚴重的傷勢
a fire 9)break out v. 突然發生/爆發
 

新聞短播(20150629)八仙塵爆新聞英語2

Water Park 10)Inferno: 11)Emergency 12)declared after 13)blaze—Courtesy of Taipei Times

NEARLY 500 INJURED:：The Shilin District 14)Prosecutors’ Office 15)seized equipment and other evidence, while police questioned five people. New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu said there was no date set for park operations to16) resume

By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter, with CNA
Mon, Jun 29, 2015 - Page 1

17)The Ministry of Health and Welfare has activated its emergency response 18)mechanism following the nation’s worst 19)amusement park disaster, in which a fire broke out atNew Taipei City’s 20)Formosa Fun Coast (八仙海岸) water park on Saturday night, leaving nearly 500 people injured.

10)inferno n. 火燒如地獄
11)emergency n. 緊急
12)declare v. 宣布
13)blaze n. 火災
14)prosecutor n. 檢察官
15)seized equipment 扣押設備
there was no date set for park operations to16) resume v resume是恢復。此句講的是不知何時可恢復營業(operation)。中文會翻成無限期停業
17)The Ministry of Health and Welfare n. 衛福部
18)mechanism n. 機制
19)amusement park n. 樂園 主題樂園叫做theme park
20)Formosa Fun Coast water park n. 八仙樂園的英文名稱

Turkey 1)ruling party loses 2)majority 3)in blow for Erdogan
-Courtesy of The China Post
Stuart WILLIAMS and Dilay GUNDOGAN, AFP
June 8, 2015, 2:31 pm TWN

S. Korea reports first 1)MERS 2)deaths-Courtesy of The China Post
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
By Jung Ha-won ,AFP

讓我們一起為往生的女童禱告，幫助她的家人走出傷痛，化為正面力量，期望類似的事件不再發生。請大家多關心身邊的親朋好友。

Schoolgirl dies after 1)brutal campus attack
Sunday, May 31, 2015
The China Post news staff

 
1)Cop 2)beaten to death outside Xinyi 3)nightclub-Courtesy of The China Post
Monday, September 15, 2014
By Ted Chen ,The China Post

Taiwan 1)tainted oil scandal spreads to Hong Kong
AFP September 9, 2014, 12:06 am TWN
Courtesy of The China Post

HONG KONG – 2)Pineapple buns and 3)dumplings have been 4)pulled from the shelves in Hong Kong as authorities investigate whether they contain 5)gutter oil from Taiwan, where concerns are growing over a 6)food safety scare, officials said Monday.
1)tainted oil 餿水油。Tainted被污染的。食品安全裡常出現像是毒奶粉tainted milk 等，都喜歡用這個字。
2)Pineapple buns n. 菠蘿麵包
3)dumplings n. 水餃
4)pulled from the shelves 下架
5)gutter oil 溝槽油，這次成為國際焦點 Gutter Oil Scandal
6)food safety scare 食安恐懼