大家早，我很喜歡這段訪談影片。我覺得蘇俄的Paris Hilton (Ksenia Sobchak) 實在機智過人），雖然我不知道是否有事先採排之類，但是她的回答真的很得宜，她的裝扮也一改她之前的辣妹作風，適合目前的身份。當主持人問到她這樣如何服眾時，她也承認自己的改變可能引起的質疑。新聞內引用她回答主持人問說他是否反對普丁，她說她不是反對普丁而是反對系統(引用新聞的最後一段)。我只能說她真是太厲害了，不愧是政治世家出身，未來的蘇俄新星！

新聞短播(20120920)-蘇俄的Paris Hilton

Russia's "1)Paris Hilton" turned political 2)reformer

這真是太美了，順便學學蜻蜓的英文叫做dragonfly,新聞裡還有出現corn fly 玉米蒼蠅（直譯）dew 露水

Courtesy of Daily Mail

Here's looking at dew: The dragonflies which pose for their picture as they take their daily shower

This stunning shot looks almost like a Pixar animation: The dragonfly peers back at the camera with large beady eyes

真的好可愛喔！多學點Panda的故事，是個不錯的與外國人聊天的話題喔！

The National Zoo’s female giant 1)panda 2)gave birth to a 3)cub Sunday night, 4)stunning and delighting zoo officials: http://wapo.st/S33RJn

1)panda n. 熊貓

Hello, 大家都好嗎？前兩天看到這個新聞真是百感交集，但礙於時間有限無法馬上貼上來。這位男孩成功的就了全家，但萬一他失敗了呢？又是另一種新聞。在危急的情況下，我們的反應為何？

 新聞短播(20120912)12歲男孩英勇救全家

12-Year-old 1)Steers Car to Safety After Dad Has 2)Seizure on Highway

The boy has been 3)hailed a hero for saving his family

By Samantha Grossman | @sam_grossman | September 9, 2012

新聞短播(20120906)今天的主題是關於中產階級，一共有三則：

 1.柯林頓出場為歐巴馬抬轎

繼Michelle Obama之後，Clinton出場，誠如Ray在上一則給大家的美國選戰update所言，柯林頓是為了未來鋪路。(他與歐巴馬的嫌隙主要在經濟上，以前課堂有討論過)。

Courtesy of The New York Times

大家好!今天還順利嗎？

看完了共和黨(Republican)Romney的Acceptance Speech，緊接著就是Democratic National Convention。剛上演的就是Michelle Obama 在DNC上的演講.。我們在此的目的是學習政治新聞英語，個人的政治立場先放一邊喔！ 並非個人喜好政治版，而是美國大選在即，難得學習的好機會，不要錯過囉！

(Article-Courtesy of The China Post)

Romney 接受提名的新聞Lead。

這幾週暫時不會再上政治的話題，但是我們不能錯過美國的大選進度，除了Obama外，一起來看看他的對手Romney接受提名的演講，看這些演講，真是讓人熱血沸騰阿！

新聞短播(20120902)為什麼我們還要再給歐巴馬四年的機會？

(article/photo-courtesy of Time Magazine)

MICHAEL SCHERER: What is your message for the 1)independent voter who supported you from Ohio or Iowa in 2008 because he thought you could 2)change the tone in Washington, change politics? Did you do something wrong? And why will the next four years be different?

新聞短播(20120902)歐巴馬說：我們已經盡力做到最好

(Courtesy of The Economist)

2008年競選口號：我們可以做的到

2012年競選口號：我們已經盡力做到最好

六項專利侵權，三星判賠蘋果10億5千萬美元 (USD1.05 bn)

分別關於外型設計、圖標的圓弧造型、螢幕觸擊的放大功能、單點與多點觸控功能，與顯示盡頭的彈回效果。

~ from the WSJ, 20120825

來看好奇號(Curiosity Rover)在火星(Mars)上拍的新照片，YA! 看起來，Robotic arm 的 brush 已經發揮了功效了，已經沒有灰塵(dust)囉。還是NASA照片處理過了呢？?

(好奇號拍來的新照片來囉，不看可惜喔！Panoramas from Mars

Panoramas  n. 全景畫，很像走馬燈的圖案喔 點Courtesy of TheWashingtonPost過去看全圖)

Scientists say the ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed has Earth-like similarities calling to mind the Mojave Desert inCalifornia.

上上週，在奧運開幕式(Opening Ceremony)提到Spice Girls 可能會在閉幕式(Closing Ceremony)出現，四金咧！好快地，奧運就結束了。

Courtesy of -The New York Times

The Spice Girls reunited at the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

London 2012: Ten 1)charged over Olympic 2)ticket touting -Courtesy of BBC

photo-Courtesy of MSN News

Ten people have been charged in an 3)inquiry into ticket touting at the Olympics, the Metropolitan Police said.

Hsu Shu-ching 1)claims weightlifting silver

Chinese Taipei's Hsu Shu-ching (許淑淨) won silver in women's weightlifting at the London Olympics late yesterday.

She 2)snatched 96 kilograms and lifted 123 kilograms in the 3)clean and jerk for a total of 219 kilograms, which placed her behind Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo but before Christina Iovu of the Republic of Moldova.

Earlier the Russian women's 4)archery team knocked out the Chinese Taipei 5)trio in a tense 6)quarterfinals shoot-off at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground.

Conditions were picture-perfect yesterday afternoon, as the sun broke out from overcast skies just before the round.

1)Protests as Clinton holds meetings in Egypt-Courtesy of CNN

From Elise Labott, CNN

July 16, 2012 -- Updated 2007 GMT (0407 HKT)

哇，大家有沒有看到這一期經濟學人的封面照片，埃及的金字塔火山不斷的冒著煙，眼看就要爆發了。

請一併複習我們這期上的敘利亞及中東局勢囉！

The Arab spring

Egypt in 1)peril-Courtesy of The Economist

哈囉，大家好嗎？我才剛跟鄰居討論核災感覺好像很久了，但很多日本的輻射仍然存在，馬上就有相關的新聞囉。

要去日本出差或者吃日本食物的朋友們，自己要多小心喔！

Fears 1)Accompany Fishermen in Japanese 2)Disaster Region-Courtesy of The New York Times

Kosuke Okahara for The New York Times

Spain sees 1)demand for 2)bonds, pays higher 3)rate-Courtesy of The China Post

Taipei rain response 1)vexes locals-Courtesy of Taipei Times

WAIT, SEE, WAIT MORE: Students and workers were unhappy with Hau Lung-bin’s decision to cancel work and classes at 10am, when they had already begun their day

等、看、再等:對於已經上路的學生與上班人士而言，郝龍斌十點取消上班上課的決定讓人郝氣。

By Mo Yan-chih  /  Staff reporter