新聞來源: http://us.cnn.com/2012/03/06/living/cesar-millan-dog-adoption-tips/index.html?hpt=li_c1
- 10月 01 週一 201209:22
桃園 英文│'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan on adopting the right dog 「狗語者」西薩‧米蘭教你如何領養最棒的狗
新聞來源: http://us.cnn.com/2012/03/06/living/cesar-millan-dog-adoption-tips/index.html?hpt=li_c1
- 9月 12 週三 201216:59
桃園 英文│Argentine law lets people identify own gender 阿根廷新法讓人民自己認定性別
新聞來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/10/world/americas/argentina-gender-identity/index.html?hpt=ila_t3
- 5月 03 週四 201219:32
桃園 看CNN學英文│Six tips from your future self / 來自未來自己的六個建議
新聞來源: http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/living/six-tips-from-your-future-self/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
今日單字: Self [n.] = 自己、自我
今天的文章是要跟大家分享長者對現在的您的一些建議。
希望這篇文章能協助粉絲們適時的檢視自己。
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(一) 今日新聞導讀
The surveys addressed the question, what mistakes should younger people avoid ?
問卷所針對的問題是「年輕人該避免犯下那些錯誤？」。
According to America's elders, here are some of the biggest mistakes young people make :
根據美國的長者們，以下是年輕人易犯的最大錯誤：
1. Putting too high a priority on money.
把錢看的太重
2. Getting into debt.
陷入負債
3. Worrying too much.
擔心太多
4. Excessive drinking and drugs
濫用酒精及藥物
5. Rushing into marriage before you're ready.
未準備好就踏入婚姻
6. Passing up opportunities
放棄機會
(二) 延伸討論
Are you making any of the above mistakes right now ?
I am.
I think that I worry too much.
Sometimes I can't sleep at night because I worry about every little thing.
Possibilities of mistakes drive me crazy.
- 5月 03 週四 201219:28
桃園 看CNN學英文│The man who wants to translate the Web / 想翻譯整個網路的男人
新聞來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/08/opinion/von-ahn-translate-web/index.html?hpt=hp_mid
- 4月 07 週六 201215:07
桃園 看CNN學英文│Five joys of traveling solo / 獨自旅行的五個樂趣
新聞來源: http://us.cnn.com/2012/02/14/travel/solo-travel-benefits/index.html?hpt=tr_t3
- 11月 11 週五 201120:37
桃園 看CNN學英文│Thailand flooding: Fear brings people together / 泰國水災：恐懼使人們團結一心
菁英桃園校跟大家分享看CNN學英文！ 
新聞來源: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/14/world/asia/thailand-flooding-scene/index.html
今日單字: Fear [n.] = 害怕、恐懼
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(一) 今日新聞導讀
1. Monsoonal rains have flooded Thailand's plains and now the bursting river threatens to drown Bangkok.
雨季的豪雨已淹沒了泰國的平原，而潰堤的河川正向曼谷逼近。
2. In Bangkok and other deluged cities and towns, the strong carried the feeble on their backs. The young aided the old.
在曼谷及其他被淹沒的城市裡，強健的背起了衰弱的。年輕的也協助起年邁的。
3. It was hard to imagine that last year, Red Shirts battled Yellow Shirts in deadly political street protests that prompted a state of emergency in Thailand and left a nation deeply divided.
很難想像就在去年，紅衫軍與黃衫軍曾在一場場致命的街頭政治抗爭中大戰，導致泰國當時宣布緊急狀態以及留下嚴重分裂的國家。
4. The water was not raging. There weren't torrents. It just kept inching upward. Slowly, but surely.
水不兇猛。沒有洪流。水只是一吋吋的上升，緩慢但確實。
5. The military helped evacuate them, whisking them away by boat or carrying them through chest-high water.
軍隊幫忙疏散人民，用船載走，或抬著他們走過水深及胸處。
(二) 延伸討論
Have you been caught in a flood before ?
Luckily, I haven't been in a serious flood before.
But, during the typhoon season, flooding and mudslides are common in many parts of our country.
So, here is a website that teaches you how to survive a flood...
http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Flood
菁英桃園校跟大家分享看CNN學英文！
歡迎加入看CNN學英文Facebook粉絲團，
專業英文老師每週結合新聞動態，為您延伸英文學習的生動素材！
新聞來源: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/health/transgender-kids/index.html?npt=NP1
今日單字: Transgender [n.] = 跨性別、跨性別者
首先，要在這裡感謝大家對我們的支持。
在這一年多以來，受到粉絲們的很多幫忙及照顧。
為了要讓我們的網站更多元化，所以我們的團隊不斷的在求新求變。
每週的專欄篇也將加入新的寫法。
從今天起將會有些文章帶入導讀的部分，擷取新聞中的片段來跟著大家一起「看」新聞。
希望新的變化能提供給大家更多、更好的學習方法及資源。
還請粉絲們多多捧場
謝謝 !!
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(一) 今日新聞導讀
(1) The 3-year-old had learned sign language because he had apraxia, a speech impediment that hindered his ability to talk. The toddler pointed to himself and signed, "I am a girl."
這三歲的孩子因為患有失用症，一種影響他說話能力的言語障礙，而去學了手語。幼童指著自己比出了「我是女生」。
(2) When children insist that their gender doesn't match their body, it can trigger a confusing, painful odyssey for the family.
當孩子們堅持自己的性別與身體不同時，可能會使家人經歷一段混亂、痛苦且漫長的探索過程。
(3) Gender identity often gets confused with sexual orientation.
人們常把性別認同與性傾向弄混。
(4) These children are not intersex -- they do no have a physical disorder or malformation of their sexual organs.
這些孩子們並非陰陽人。他們並沒有任何的身體疾患，也沒有異常的性器官.
(5) When they're forced to conform, some children spiral into depression, behavioral problems and even suicidal thoughts.
當被強迫要身心一致時，有些小朋友會陷入憂鬱或出現行為問題，甚至出現自殺的想法。
(6) Girls who feel more like boys take hormone-suppressing medications so they will not develop breasts and start menstruating.
覺得自己是男生的女孩們可以吃抑制荷爾蒙的藥物，這樣就不會發育乳房或來月事。
(7) No one knows whether a child's gender dysphoria will continue forever or if it istemporary.
沒有人知道兒童的性別焦慮症是永久的或短暫的。
(二) 延伸討論
Quiz Time: What does the word " transman" mean ??
If you know the answer, please tell us below........
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- 10月 24 週一 201119:28
桃園看CNN學英文│Hayao Miyazaki: The world's greatest animator / 宮崎駿: 世上最棒的動畫師
菁英桃園校跟大家分享看CNN學英文！
歡迎加入看CNN學英文Facebook粉絲團，
專業英文老師每週結合新聞動態，為您延伸英文學習的生動素材！
新聞來源: http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/11/hayao.miyazaki/index.html?iref=allsearch
今日單字: animator [n.] = 製作動畫的人、製作動畫的軟體
(一) 今日單字的其他意思 及 變化
animator [n.]
1. 賦予生氣、生命者
animate [v.]
1. 繪製動畫片 ( e.g. You can animate your own movies with software. )
2. 賦予生命、使...有生命、使...栩栩如生 ( e.g. His skills animate the puppets. )
3. 使...活潑、使...有活力 ( e.g. Her jokes animate the parties. )
4. 激勵、鼓舞
5. 驅動、推動
animated [adj.]
1. 卡通片、動畫的 ( e.g. Animated movies are very popular. )
2. 模擬生命的、活生生的、栩栩如生的 ( e.g. The animated displays at the museum are well-liked. )
3. 活躍的、活潑的、歡快的 ( e.g. They had an animated conversation about their hobbies. )
animating [adj.]
1. 有生氣的
2. 賦予生氣的
animation [adj.]
1. 卡通片、動畫片 ( e.g. I really enjoy animation movies. )
2. 卡通片繪製 ( e.g. Animation is an important film technique.)
3. 活ˊˊˊ著的狀態
4. 生氣、活潑、熱烈 ( e.g. She talked with animation about her plans for the future. )
anime [n.]
1. 動漫畫
**這是animation的簡稱。日本常用的講法。**
(二) 相關字及片語
因為板工我還蠻喜歡宮崎駿老師的片子，所以今天想要介紹一下他幾部較出名的片子的英文名稱。
1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind = 風之谷
2. Castle in the Sky = 天空之城
3. My Neighbor Totoro = 龍貓
4. Kiki's Delivery Service = 魔女宅急便
5. Princess Mononoke = 魔法公主
6. Spirited Away = 神隱少女
7. Howl's Moving Castle = 霍爾的移動城堡
(三) 延伸討論
Do you like watching animation movies ?
I love them.
Which is your favorite Hayao Miyazaki animation ? Why ?
Mine is Spirited Away.
I've always liked dragons a lot, and one of the main characters in this movie is a dragon.
What do you think of his films ?
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- 8月 06 週六 201115:05
桃園 看CNN學英文│Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'? / 美國為何是「沒假放」的國度 ??
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