Mad for English

1. Robert Bly的生平

2.整理發音筆記、文法筆記
3.The final exam will be held on June 22 in AVC room 201 from 8:10 to 9:50am.

Please translate the following paragraph (contributed by Evelyn Kuo) into English. This is due Monday, June 4:

今年奧斯卡十分奇特，入圍最佳影片的五部電影中有四部是小成本電影，而其中唯一一部耗資超過7000萬美金拍攝的大成本片「慕尼黑」又因題材不討好而票房不高，向來口味十分大眾的奧斯卡評審似乎正在轉型中。 --78屆奧斯卡／評審口味變了？　入圍最佳影片4部小成本 (2006/02/26 10:01) 記者何瑞珠／編譯




英文官網：
http://www.munichmovie.com

故事大綱
　　1972年9月，一項恐怖份子攻擊事件史無前例地在全球九億電視觀眾面前活生生上演，從此揭開恐怖暴力行動的嶄新一頁。事件發生在西德慕尼黑舉辦的夏季奧運開始比賽的第二週，這一屆奧運會被稱為“一次代表和平與歡樂的奧運”，各項激烈的競賽開始之後，美國游泳名將馬克史畢茲以及前蘇聯女子體操選手奧嘉科爾布特便以傑出的表現奪下多面金牌，並擄獲全球觀眾的心。但是接下來在毫無預警的情況下，一群被稱為“黑九月”的極端巴勒斯坦組織闖進奧運選手村，當場殺死兩名以色列奧運隊隊員，並挾持另外九名隊員為人質。
　　一觸即發的對峙場面以及令人髮指的屠殺行為，透過電視衛星轉播，活生生在全球觀眾面前上演，而整起事件在事發21小時之後，終於以悲劇收場，而美國體育主播吉姆麥凱也在鏡頭前面沉痛地說出：「他們全都死了。」為這起悲劇劃下一個震撼人心的句點。雖然慕尼黑恐怖攻擊事件震撼了全世界，但是一連串的後續發展卻一直被嚴加保密、不為人知。
　　大導演史帝芬史匹柏執導的【慕尼黑】一片，就是關於慕尼黑事件以及之後以色列政府對恐怖份子展開的報復行動，故事描述以色列情報局在慕尼黑事件發生後，組成一個被稱為“天譴行動”的機密暗殺小組，進行近代史上最大膽及最積極的暗殺行動。這部力作以充滿人性的角度及詳盡的細節，讓觀眾體驗一段不為人知的歷史事件，並引起世人對於當今世局的共鳴。
　　故事描述一名年輕愛國的以色列情報局幹員艾夫納（艾瑞克巴納飾），仍然處於慕尼黑事件發生後的震驚及悲慟之時，被一位名為埃弗蘭（傑佛瑞羅許飾）的以色列情報局官員找上，要求他進行一項以色列史無前例的任務。他要艾夫納離開懷孕的妻子，放棄他原來的身份，進行一項機密行動，獵殺十一名被以色列情報局指控為密謀策劃慕尼黑屠殺事件的幕後主使。雖然艾夫納年紀輕輕、缺乏經驗，但是卻被指派為共有四名組員的暗殺小組組長，每一位組員都有不同的性格和專長：出生於南非的史帝夫（丹尼爾克雷格飾）負責開車接應；猶太裔德國人漢斯（漢斯史屈勒飾）負責偽造文件；比利時玩具工人羅伯（馬修卡索維茲）負責製造炸彈；沉穩冷靜的卡爾（西亞朗辛德斯）則負責清理善後。
　　艾夫納率領組員在日內瓦、羅馬、巴黎、賽普勒斯、倫敦和貝魯特活動，先找出他們鎖定的目標，然後執行計劃周詳的暗殺行動，一個一個將他們殺死。他們遊走在國際法邊緣，並遠離家鄉及家人，對方是唯一的同伴，但是他們在一一執行暗殺行動之後不禁自問：「我們殺的到底是什麼人？這一切具有正當性嗎？以暴制暴能夠抑止恐怖行動嗎？」替祖國同胞報仇雪恨、伸張正義的決心，以及對這些暗殺行動日益強烈的疑慮，讓他們的內心受到痛苦煎熬，而且最後發現在獵殺目標的同時，他們也成為被獵殺的對象。

「天賦常被形容為「與生俱來的特別能力或資質」，任何一種具有效益的重複性思想、感情或行為模式都可以稱為天賦。如果某人天生有強烈好奇心，這就是一種天賦。迷人，是一種天賦；有恆心，是一種天賦；有責任感，也是一種天賦。任何一種重複出現的思想、感情或行為模式都稱得上是天賦，只要這種模式可以帶來效益。」

畢業之後，就好像用一輩子的時間，來上一堂長長的，沒有人來評分的自修課。在這堂人生的自修課裡，人人都在替你評分數，困擾我的是，為什麼我既不欣賞卻又必須那麼在乎別人的評分標準？--截自《傷心咖啡店之歌》

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Talent, is often described as "to be born with special ability or intelligence" any repeatedly exist thoughts, feelings or behavior pattern that are beneficial can be called talent. If someone born with strong curiosity, this is a talent. Charisma, is a talent; Having perseverance, is a talent; Being responsible, is also a talent. Any thoughts, feelings or behavior pattern that appear repeatedly can be called talent, and only this pattern brings benefits.

After graduation, it's like to be in a self-study class, without grading, for your whole life. In this self- study class of life, everyone is grading for you. What irritates me is that why I have to care so much about others' grading standards while I don't appreciate them at all?

1.

• International Student Travel Confederation

http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm

• ISTC在台灣

http://www.statravel.org.tw/

2.

• Hostel Traveler

http://www.hosteltraveler.com/

• Hostelling International

http://www.hihostels.com/openHome.do

3.

• Lonely Planet

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

4.

• Community College

http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_English

by QianHui

1.中文翻譯
2.聽力作業

partially:
To a degree; not totally

dyslexia:
A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
【醫】識字困難;誦讀困難

treacherous:
1. 背叛的;不忠的;奸詐的
2. 不牢靠的;危險的;變化莫測的

infringement:
1. 違反
2. 侵犯,傷害

Please translate the following paragraph into English. This is due Monday, May 21:

「天賦常被形容為「與生俱來的特別能力或資質」，任何一種具有效益的重複性思想、
感情或行為模式都可以稱為天賦。如果某人天生有強烈好奇心，這就是一種天賦。迷人，
是一種天賦；有恆心，是一種天賦；有責任感，也是一種天賦。任何一種重複出現的思想、
感情或行為模式都稱得上是天賦，只要這種模式可以帶來效益。」

This one is an easy one! "Pater et Filius" is Latin and means 'father
and son'. Do you know the word 'paternal'? It means of the father. So
your paternal grandfather is your father's father. A few people even
call their father Pater. We also have the word 'filial' which means of
the son or daughter. If you are filial it means you are a good son or
daughter.

This phrase is actually only part of one of two sentances. The first
reads "In n爅ine Patris, et F骴ii, et Sp鬳itus Sancti. Amen." (In the
name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit). The second should
read: "Bened駥at vos omnipotens Deus, Pater et Filius et spiritus
sanctus. Amen." This means "May almighty God bless you, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen." You guessed right. This is holy
language. Deus means God. The Father also means God. And the Son means
Jesus Christ. And I think you know of the Holy Sprit.

Latin was originally used in Italy and so was used by the Holy Roman
Church. Today it's called the Roman Catholic Church and is headed by the
Pope, who lives in the Vatican in the centre of Rome. And they still use
Latin, even though Latin is no longer spoken by anyone.

These two sentences are at the beginning and the ending of the Holy Mass
or Communion. This is where bread is broken and eaten by believers of
Christianity and wine is drunk. The bread represents the body of Christ
and the wine his blood and is in memory of his death upon the cross and
his resurrection. So it's especially important at Easter. I'm pretty
sure you must do this in your church, too. Only it's not in Latin and
maybe they say different things too. (By the way, in the Catholic church
they don't use bread, it's some kind of dry cracker!)

如果我們演JERRY跟GEORGE

總共還需要三名角色分別是:WOMAN(三句)、GUY(一句)、ELAINE(一句)

先找找看小又跟瑋瑋吧...看她們可不可以

那個只有一句話的男人應該可以當場請人演XD



Jerry: George, the phone's free.

George: Alleluia.

(as George reaches for the phone, a woman snatches it and starts dialing)

George: Excuse me, I was waiting here.

Woman at phone: Where? I didn't see you.

George: I've been standing here for the last ten minutes!

Woman: Well I won't be long.

George: That's not the point. The point is I was here first.

Woman: Well if you were here first, you'd be holding the phone.

George (yelling at her): You know, we're living in a society! We're supposed

to act in a civilized way.

(he goes over to Jerry and Elaine)

George: Does she care? No. Does anyone ever display the slightest sensitivity

over the problems of a fellow individual? No. No. A resounding no!

(guy on phone approaches George)

Guy: Hey, sorry I took so long.

George: Oh that's OK, really, don't worry about it.

Elaine: How do people fast? Did Ghandi get this crazy? I'm gonna walk around,

see what dishes look good.

Jerry: I told my uncle I had a stomach ache tonight. You think he bought that?

George: Yeah, well, he probably bought it.

Jerry: So what happened with Tatiana?

George: I shouldn't even tell you this.

Jerry: Come on...

George: Well, after dinner last week, she invites me back to her apartment.

Jerry: I'm with you.

George: Well, it's this little place with this little bathroom. It's like

right there, you know, it's not even down a little hall or off in an alcove.

You understand? There's no... buffer zone. So, we start to fool around, and

it's the first time, and it's early in the going. And I begin to perceive this

impending... intestinal requirement, whose needs are going to surpass by great

lengths anything in the sexual realm. So I know I'm gonna have to stop. And as

this is happening I'm thinking, even if I can somehow manage to momentarily...

extricate myself from the proceedings and relieve this unstoppable force, I know

that that bathroom is not gonna provide me with the privacy that I know I'm

going to need...

Jerry: This could only happen to you.

George: So I finally stop and say, "Tatiana, I hope you don't take this the

wrong way, but I think it would be best if I left".

Jerry: You said this to her after.

George: No. During.

Jerry: Oh, boy.

George: Yeah.

Jerry: Wow! So...?

George: So I'm dressing and she's staring up at me, struggling to compute this

unprecedented turn of events. I don't know what to say to reassure this woman,

and worst of all, I don't have the time to say it. The only excuse she might

possibly have accepted is if I told her I am in reality Batman, and I'm very

sorry, I just saw the Bat-Signal. It took me 3 days of phone calls to get her

to agree to see me again. Now she's waiting for me to call her, and she's

(gestures towards woman on phone) still on the phone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4938076.stm

erosion: being worn away or eroded.

revision: new version, rivising.

contraception: the use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

cardinal:
(Catholicism)
[Wikipedia]
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. The duties of the cardinals are to attend the meetings of the Sacred College and to make themselves available individually if the Pope desires their counsel. Most cardinals have additional duties either leading many of the church's dioceses and archdioceses or running the Roman Curia.

Upon a pope's death, the college runs the church during the sede vacante; those under 80 years old are also responsible for electing the next Pope.

Pope Sixtus V limited the number of cardinals to 70 (six cardinal bishops, 50 cardinal priests, 14 cardinal deacons). In 1975, Pope Paul VI created the age limit on electors and raised the limit to 120 cardinal electors. But the numerical limitations have been frequently disregarded in order to make the College of Cardinals a more representative body. Pope John Paul II elevated an additional 31 cardinals in a consistory on October 21, 2003, bringing the number of cardinals at that time to 194. As of John Paul II's death, 117 of the then-current 183 cardinals were young enough to be electors.

The term "cardinal" derives from the Latin cardo, or hinge, which in canon law referred to the cleric's incardination into the local church of Rome. Nowadays, the term also suggests metaphorically the fulcrum-like leadership role they play in the church at large. Because of the scarlet color of their vestments, cardinals are the namesakes for the bird of the same name.

Abstinence:
[Wikipedia]
Abstinence is a voluntary forbearance from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol, or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical considerations.
Abstinence has diverse forms. In its oldest sense it is sexual, as in the practice of continence, chastity, and celibacy. Commonly it refers to a temporary or partial abstinence from food, as in fasting. Because the regimen is intended to be a conscious act, freely chosen to enhance life, abstinence is sometimes distinguished from the psychological mechanism of repression. The latter is an unconscious state, having unhealthy consequences. Freud termed the channelling of sexual energies into other more culturally or socially acceptable activities "sublimation".

foofproof:
1.Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence, error, or misuse: a foolproof detonator; a foolproof safety lock.
2.Effective; infallible: a foolproof scheme.
3.Foolproof (2003) is a Canadian heist thriller/comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and David Suchet (who also acted alongside eachother in The In-Laws (2003). It focuses on a group of three young people who play a game they call 'Foolproof', planning heists in great detail (but not actually acting on their plans). Suchet's character is an infamous thief who blackmails them into planning and carrying out a heist for him.

bishop:
A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority.

undermine:
1.To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation: Water has undermined the stone foundations.
2.To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: Late hours can undermine one's health.
3.To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.

intercourse:
1.Dealings or communications between persons or groups.
2.Sexual intercourse.

imminent:
About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

papacy:
Papacy Roman Catholic Church. The system of church government headed by the pope.

Catholic:
Roman Catholic Church


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Use the Internet to find out a. about how many Catholics there are worldwide;

The Roman Catholic Church, or Catholic Church, is the largest Christian Church in the world. According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Church[1], the Church's worldwide recorded membership at the end of 2003 was 1,085,557,000, over half of the estimate at that time of the total number of Christians. It is led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, currently His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

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b. which ten countries have the largest numbers of Roman Catholics.

The number of Catholics in the world continues to increase, particularly in Africa and Asia, although the religion has lost much of its political influence in the "First World" (e.g. Europe, USA). The increase between 1978 and 2000 was 288 million. Protestant evangelicals have succeeded in making inroads into parts of Latin America, but remain a small percentage of the population. In most industrialized countries, church attendance has decreased since the 19th century, though it remains higher than that of other "mainline" Churches.

According to canon law, members are those who have been baptized in, or have been received into, the Catholic Church on making a profession of faith. They remain members, even if unfaithful to their obligations or even if excommunicated, unless they formally renounce membership by, for instance, joining another religion or denomination. However, in countries where a question on religion is included in the census, the number given in the Statistical Yearbook of the Church (see above) is that of the census returns; thus, for instance, in the case of New Zealand, where 27.5% of the population classified themselves in the 2001 census as being of no religion, the number of canonical Catholics is doubtless higher than the number appearing in the Statistical Yearbook of the Church.

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html