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English in the News--Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣
English in the News

English in the News–Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣

by Jane Lee on Jun 6, 2019 • No Comments
Get a kick out of: 覺得好笑，有趣 To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from something. (If you get a kick out of something, you enjoy it very much.)  Examples: Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sand castles at the beach. She really...
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English in the News--In the Doghouse 打入冷宮
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English in the News–In the Doghouse 打入冷宮

by Jane Lee on Mar 21, 2017 • No Comments
In the doghouse 打入冷宮,遭遇麻煩,受到貶謫— in trouble; in (someone’s) disfavor; in a situation in which someone is annoyed with you because of something you did Examples: 1) He’s having troubles with his wife; that’s why he’s in the doghouse.  2) The President’s aide is in the doghouse over remarks she made to the press.   (Los Angeles Times, 7/16/2016) A South...Continue reading
English in the News--Wait for the other shoe to drop 等第二隻鞋子掉下來
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English in the News–Wait for the other shoe to drop 等第二隻鞋子掉下來

by Jane Lee on Mar 16, 2017 • No Comments
Wait for the other shoe to drop—to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion, to wait for something bad to happen 等第二隻鞋子掉下，等待無可避免的壞消息或是結論 Example: My company has already laid off half of the employees. Now the rest of us are just waiting for the other shoe to drop. (The Huffington Post, 2017/3/2) What...Continue reading
English in the News—Red meat 煽動且政治化的議題
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English in the News—Red meat 煽動且政治化的議題

by Jane Lee on Mar 13, 2017 • No Comments
Red meat 紅肉 — something substantial that can satisfy a basic need or appetite —> highly politicized issues or political speech that can give people instant satisfaction 煽動而政治化的話題或是說話方式(來討好群眾) (Washington Post, 7/27/2016) “He has no clue about what makes America great,” Biden said referring to Donald Trump’s slogan. “Actually, he has no clue.” And then: “No...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Political de-education
News / Taiwan This Week

Taiwan This Week: Political de-education

by Keith Menconi on Mar 12, 2017 • No Comments
Listen to the broadcast Friday March 3rd, during the 8 o’clock hour on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. The show begins about 15 minutes after the hour. Or, stream the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. ICRT News and commentators discuss this week’s top news including accusations of academic interference...Continue reading
English in the News--Man Up! 勇敢一點，做個男子漢
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English in the News–Man Up! 勇敢一點，做個男子漢

by Jane Lee on Mar 2, 2017 • No Comments
Man up—Be brave or tough, be responsible, do the things that good men are traditionally expected to do, such as providing for their families 要像個男子漢 (man is a verb here) Examples: 1) You need to man up and admit that you were wrong. 2) A: “I don’t want to go in there. They’d be staring...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: One flu over the cuckoo's nest
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Taiwan This Week: One flu over the cuckoo’s nest

by Keith Menconi on Feb 24, 2017 • 1 Comment
Listen to the broadcast Friday February 24th, during the 8 o’clock hour on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. The show begins about 15 minutes after the hour. Or, stream the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. In the first half of the show we discuss the latest bird flu news,...Continue reading
Limited Edition Pokemon Up For Grabs
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Limited Edition Pokemon Up For Grabs

by Nancy Sun on Feb 24, 2017 • No Comments
Get your Pokeballs primed for action, because a limited edition Pokemon will be available in Taiwan over the 228 long weekend. According to the Pokemon official website, February 27th marks the day in 1996 when the Pokemon game was first released in Japan. And to celebrate “Pokemon Day”, any Pikachu encountered “in the wild” in...Continue reading
New TWICE Single Breaks Records
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New TWICE Single Breaks Records

by Nancy Sun on Feb 21, 2017 • No Comments
South Korean girl band TWICE broke all kinds of records with their newly dropped single “KNOCK KNOCK” yesterday. The retro-style single topped 8 different music charts that track the popularity of songs and albums in South Korea within one day. The “KNOCK KNOCK” MV featuring the nine group members also hit 10,000,000 views within one...Continue reading
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Looking South Episode #9 – Malaysia

by Eric Gau on Feb 20, 2017 • No Comments
ICRT’s Eric Gau chat with Representative James Chang of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia about the impact the New Southbound Policy will have on ties with that country.  Continue reading
English in the News--Have Other Fish to Fry 有別的事要忙
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English in the News–Have Other Fish to Fry 有別的事要忙

by Jane Lee on Feb 15, 2017 • No Comments
To have other (bigger) fish to fry—to have other more important things to do 有別的要緊事要做 Example: I hope the boss will keep the meeting short. We all have other fish to fry. To have too many fish to fry—有太多事要忙 (Australia Financial Review, 2016/09/01) Hangzhou G20 meeting has too many fish to fry 杭州二十國高峰會心有旁騖 Next week’s...Continue reading
Pop singer Jay Chou's wife expecting second child
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Pop singer Jay Chou’s wife expecting second child

by Jane Lee on Feb 14, 2017 • No Comments
Pop star Jay Chou’s wife is expecting a second child – and its going to be a baby boy. Writing on his Facebook this morning, Chou said “On Valentine’s Day, it is time for Mommy’s lover in her previous life to arrive. Have a wonderful Valentine’s.” The post included a picture of a grinning Chou’s...Continue reading
English in the News--On the Rocks 觸礁
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English in the News–On the Rocks 觸礁

by Jane Lee on Feb 9, 2017 • No Comments
On the rocks—觸礁 in a state of ruin or bankruptcy Examples: 1) Their marriage is on the rocks. 他們的婚姻觸礁了。 2) Don’t put your money in that bank. It’s on the rocks. 那家銀行情況不佳。   (Los Angeles Daily News, 2017/01/19) With Obamacare on the rocks, LA “mega-clinics” could be in higher demand 隨著歐巴馬的健保計畫觸礁，更多人會需要洛杉磯的大規模免費診療計畫 (Celebrity Laundry, 2012/5/30) Brace...Continue reading

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