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* 教宗方濟各(Francis)將在伊拉克歷史性訪問的第三天,訪問由伊斯蘭國(IS)激進分子扣押的伊拉克北部地區。
2014年,武裝分子佔領了該地區,摧毀歷史悠久的教堂,並搶劫。自IS2017年被擊敗以來,基督徒陸續返回當地。
教宗將在埃爾比勒市一個足球場舉行彌撒,預計將有10,000人參加。
有些擔心儀式可能會成為冠狀病毒的超級傳播。
過去的一個月中,伊拉克的Covid-19感染急劇上升,加上對教宗來訪的安全擔憂。這是他迄今為止擔任教宗最冒險的一次旅行。
84歲的天主教會領導人及其隨行人員都已接種了疫苗,但伊拉克上週才收到了第一批疫苗。
Pope Francis to visit regions of Iraq once held by Islamic State https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56309779
* 拜登(Joe Biden)總統幫助美國人應對冠狀病毒大流行的影響的救濟法案,又清除了一大障礙。
儘管每位共和黨參議員都投票反對,但這項耗資1.9億美元(合1.4億英鎊)的計劃於美東時間週六在參議院獲得批准。
由拜登先生的民主黨人領導的眾議院預計將在下週二獲得批准。
拜登將參議院的投票描述為兌現幫助人民的承諾,是“向前邁出的又一大步”。
這是美國一個世紀以來最嚴重的公共衛生危機,已導致近523,000人死亡,2900萬人受到感染,目前的失業率為6.2%。
President Joe Biden's relief bill aimed at helping Americans deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has cleared a major hurdle.
The $1.9tn (£1.4tn) plan was approved in the Senate on Saturday despite every Republican senator voting against.
The House of Representatives - controlled by Mr Biden's Democrats - is expected to approve it next Tuesday.
Mr Biden described the Senate vote as "one more giant step forward" in delivering the promise to help people.
America's worst public health crisis in a century has left nearly 523,000 people dead and 29 million infected, with a current unemployment rate of 6.2%.
Coronavirus: US Senate passes major $1.9tn relief plan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56307889
* 巴拉圭總統解雇了三名部長,以回應不滿政府處理冠狀病毒大流行的民眾暴力抗議。
馬里奧·阿卜杜·貝尼特斯(Mario AbdoBenítez)說,教育和婦女事務部長及其幕僚長已被替換。
衛生部長周五辭職。
衛生工作者說,醫院已經用完了治療Covid-19患者的藥物。反對黨的希望是總統阿卜杜先生辭職並召集新的選舉。他們指責他的右翼政府腐敗。
巴拉圭超過165,000例冠狀病毒確診病例,約有3200例死亡。最近幾周病例數目持續增長,使該國的衛生系統瀕臨崩潰。此外,疫苗的推出進展緩慢,最新數據顯示,只有不到0.1%的人口接種疫苗。
The president of Paraguay has sacked three of his ministers in response to violent protests over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mario Abdo Benítez said the ministers for education and women's affairs, and his chief of staff, had been replaced. The health minister resigned on Friday.
Health workers say hospitals have run out of medicine to treat Covid-19 patients.
Opposition parties want Mr Abdo to resign and call new elections.
They accuse his right-wing government of widespread corruption.
Paraguay has registered more than 165,000 cases of coronavirus and about 3,200 deaths. A steady rise in cases in recent weeks has brought the country's health system to the brink of collapse. In addition, the rollout of vaccines has been slow with latest data showing that less than 0.1% of the population has received a jab.
Coronavirus: Paraguay president dismisses ministers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56309681
* 緬甸已要求鄰國印度返回拒絕執行命令後越境尋求庇護的幾名警察。印度官員說,這些官員及其家屬最近幾天已經越過邊界。
緬甸當局在一封信中要求他們返回,以“維持印緬友好關係”。
上個月發生軍事政變後,緬甸群眾抗議和罷工至今。
軍警對示威採取了強硬路線,據報至少有55人死亡。
星期六,示威者繼續在全國集結,抵抗軍隊。在最大的城市仰光,警察使用催淚瓦斯,橡皮子彈和眩暈手榴彈驅散人群。
Myanmar has asked neighbouring India to return several police officers who crossed the border seeking refuge after refusing to carry out orders.
Indian officials said the officers and their families had crossed the border in recent days.
In a letter, Myanmar authorities asked for their return "in order to uphold friendly relations".
Myanmar has been gripped by mass protests and strikes following a military coup last month.
Security forces have taken a hard line against the demonstrations and at least 55 deaths have been reported.
On Saturday protesters continued to defy the military, gathering across the country. In the largest city, Yangon, police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse crowds, reports said.
Myanmar coup: India asked to return police officers who crossed border https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56309338
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全新旅行連載系列《南美洲開箱文:哥倫比亞週末小旅行》
New series "Jerome's first trip to South America: a weekend in Colombia"
(There's English version on the bottom; please DO NOT translate the Mandarin text. Thanks!)
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這年頭很流行寫開箱文,彷彿什麼東西都可以開箱,連台北市議會都可以被網紅拿來開箱;既然如此,那我就來和大家分享一下最近「開箱」南美洲的心得——
10月上旬低調的去了一趟四天的「週末小旅行」,目的地是南美洲國家哥倫比亞的安第斯山區兩大城市,波哥大(Bogota)與麥德林(Medellin)。因為是第一次去南美洲,所見所聞都算是初體驗,稱之為「開箱」再適合不過。
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先來談談這個國家的有趣之處。
* 首先,哥倫比亞其實不是你以為的哥倫比亞。常見的哥倫比亞是Columbia,但是這個國家叫做「Colombia」,該國人士非常介意外國人拼錯,要注意。
* 哥倫比亞在地圖上看起來小小的,其實在美洲是個大國,人口4900萬排名第四,僅次於美國、巴西和墨西哥,還排在阿根廷和加拿大前面。
* 哥倫比亞目前算是拉丁美洲創新的領導者,該國的建築和景觀設計很常在雜誌上出現(那也是我多年前對這個國家的第一印象),有越來越多的新創公司,甚至知名共享辦公室WeWork都在此設點。我的公司也選擇在這裡開設拉丁美洲第一間辦公室(沒錯,我又利用這個機會去海外辦公室蹭飯了,科科)。
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一直到不久之前,哥倫比亞都還有內戰與販毒的問題,麥德林還一度被列為全世界最危險的城市;然而這個國家卻在短短幾年內脫胎換骨,麥德林更成為數位遊牧民族(digital nomads)在南美洲的首選城市。他們是如何辦到的?請期待後面的文章分享。
本系列預計寫7-8篇短篇,每篇保證閱讀時間少於5分鐘,敬請期待。
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So, what's cool about Colombia?
* It's Colombia, not Columbia. Be sure to get it right before you go.
* It's a BIG country in the Americas, ranked #4 after US, Brazil and Mexico. With a population of 49 million, it's more populous than Argentina and Canada.
* It's now the forerunner of innovation in Latin America. Numerous architecture and landscape projects can be found on magazines. The number of start-ups is increasing rapidly. Even the well-know co-work space WeWork exists here. It's also chosen by my company as the location of our first office in LatAm.
Until not too long ago, the country was still plagued by militia and drug dealing. Medellin was once named "the most dangerous city on earth". But now it's drastically different, and Medellin has become the top South American city for digital nomads. How did that happen? I'll share more in later posts.
There'll be 7-8 short posts in this series. Stay tuned!
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CÁC ĐỀ THI IELTS WRITING NĂM 2014
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Ngày 09/01/2014:
Writing Task 2: The best way for governments to solve the problem of traffic congestion is providing free public transport in 24 hours per day, and seven days a week. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 18/1/2014:
Writing Task 1: One line graph and one column about the average price ticket and the average percentage of tickets sale of a theatre
Writing Task 2: Many students find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention at school.
What are the reasons? What could be done?
Ngày 25/1/2014:
Writing Task 1: pie charts
Writing Task 2: International community must act immediately to ensure all nations to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels e.g. gas and oil. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 15/2/2014:
Writing Task 1: single line chart
Writing Task 2: Some people think success in life comes from hard work and determination. Others think money and appearance are more important. Discuss both sides and give your opinion
Ngày 22/2/2014:
Writing Task 1: Table
Writing Task 2: Children's education is expensive. In some countries, the government pays some or all of the costs. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?
Ngày 1/3/2014
Writing Task 1: Maps (Mô tả sự thay đổi về cấu trúc của 1 học viện sau khi thiết kế lại.)
Writing Task 2: Living in big cities is bad for people's health. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Ngày 8/3/2014:
Writing Task 1: Compare 3 diagrams describing 3 different recruitment procedures
Writing Task 2: Some people say that all young people should have full-time education until they are 18 years old. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Ngày 15/03/2014:
Writing Task 1: Bar chart.
Writing Task 2: It is important for all towns and cities to have large public spaces such as squares and parks. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Ngày 5/4/2014:
Writing Task 2: An increasing number of people change their career and place of residence several times during their life time. Is this positive or negative development?
Ngày 12/04/2014:
Writing Task 1: Line graph, transportation of goods in Europe via road, water, pipeline, rail from 1980 to 2015
Writing Task 2: Some people think the main purpose of education is to make individuals useful to society; others say education helps them to achieve personal ambitions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Ngày 24/04/2014:
Writing Task 1: Bar chart of comparing the number of males aged 16 to 26 watch different sports with the percentage of those participating in them.
Writing Task 2: An increasing number of advertisements on TV aim at children. What are the effects of television advertising? Should television advertising be controlled?
Ngày 10/05/2014:
Writing Task 1: Process
Writing Task 1Nowadays, as women and men have to work full time, household duties should be equally divided. Do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 17/05/2014:
Writing Task 1: Comparison in a city map, between 1950 and current
Writing Task 2: Some children can learn more efficiently by watching TV. Therefore, children should watch TV regularly both in school and at home? Do you agree or disagree?.
Ngày 24/05/2014:
Writing Task 2: Many young people who leave school hold a negative attitude towards learning. Why does this happen? What are the solutions?
Ngày 07/06/2014:
Writing Task 2: Some people believe that if a police force carries guns, this encourages higher level of violence in that society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Ngày 28/06/2014:
Writing Task 1: Bar chart and table combination.
Writing Task 2: With the increasing demand for energy sources such as oil and gas, should people be looking for sources of oil and gas in remote and untouched places? Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages of damaging such areas?
Ngày 10/07/2014:
Writing Task 1: Process: How the sand dunes are formed.
Writing Task 2: Some countries achieve international sports by building specialized facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development?
Ngày 19/07/2014:
Writing Task 1: Process để tái chế battery
Writing Task 2: Some people think that the government have the duty to ensure its citizens have a healthy diet, while others argue it is the responsibility of each individual. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Ngày 26/07/2014:
Writing Task 1: (Table) Data about development of high speed rail networks
Writing Task 2: Some people think that environmental problems are too big for individuals to solve. Others believe individuals can also do some things to solve these problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Ngày 02/08/2014:
Writing Task 1: Two bar charts that compare Germany, USA, Japan, and China's worker ratio in Agriculture and Services industries.
Writing Task 2: In many parts of the world, children and teenagers are committing more crimes. Why is this happening? How should they be punished?
Ngày 09/08/2014:
Writing Task 1: Table.
Writing Task 2: Some people think that governments should ban dangerous sports, while others think people should have freedom to do any sports or activity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Ngày 16/08/2014:
Writing Task 1: Maps about fire escape plan for a student accommodation in a college (2 exits, 7 bedrooms)
Writing Task 2: In some countries, governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move out of the cities and into regional areas. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Ngày 06/09/2014:
Writing Task 1: Bar chart
Writing Task 2: As major cities in the world are growing today, so do their problems. What are problems for young people who are living in the cities as the result of continued growth? How problems might be solved?
Ngày 20/09/2014:
Writing Task 1: Map
Writing Task 2: Some people think that introducing new technology can improve people’s quality of life in developing countries. However, others believe that free education should be offered. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Ngày 27/09/2014:
Writing Task 1: Table
Writing Task 2: In recent years, more and more people tend to live individually. What are the causes of this trend? Does this have a positive or negative effect on society?
Ngày 02/10/2014:
Writing Task 1: 2 bar charts, 1 chart illustrate the number of people per square km (của 6 quốc gia năm 2003), 1 chart show change in urban population from 2003 to 2005 (của 6 nước đó.)
Writing Task 2: Dạng To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Government funding in university should only be provided for scholarship for the best student. all other funding can find from student fees and private organizations. To what extend do u agree or disagree?
Ngày 11/10/2014:
Writing Task 2: Today more and more people are using mobile phone and computer. Thus, the communication ability is losing. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 18/10/2014:
Writing Task 1: Process of making smoked fish?
Writing Task 2: Some people think that it is not necessary to go to other countries to study other culture. We can learn from books, films and the internet. Do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 25/10/2014:
Writing Task 1: Map Mô tả 1community centre 10 years ago (đến bây giờ)
Writing Task 2: Some people think that job satisfaction is more important while other people think that a stable job is more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Ngày 01/11/2014:
Writing task 1: Two bar charts. The first is comparison of Australia and China’s imports and exports. The second is Australian goods imported from China
Writing task 2: It is better for people to be unemployed than people to be employed but they do not enjoy. Do you agree or disagree?
Ngày 8/11/2014:
Writing Task 2: Some people believe that a crime is a result of social problems and poverty, others think that crime is a result of bad person's nature. Discuss and give your opinion.
Ngày 22/11/2014:
Writing Task 1: 2 tables about international student ở Canada and the US.
Writing Task 2: In some countries, shopping online is replacing shopping at store. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Ngày 06/12/2014:
Writing Task 1: Line graph
Writing Task 2: Some people think that it is best to live in a horizontal city while others think of a vertical city. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
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