英文的學習不能等

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     Talented people and a lot of money have given Pixar an advantage, but their success has come from their creative ideas. Pixar is known for being at the forefront of innovation by using the latest technology to develop its concepts. While many other animators were still illustrating traditionally, Pixar was taking chances on young college graduates that were skilled in computer animation. They set up a base in San Francisco, far from California's animation capital, Los Angeles, and it didn't take long before the magic started happening.

　　Pixar's risks and business strategies paved the way for a new generation of animation. Their movies are made using CGI, a special type of computer graphics. Unlike regular movies, Pixar creates locations in computers instead of on land. Actors come into the studio to voice the characters, and the illustrators rely on them for inspiration when animating characters. Pixar movies have also inspired others to follow suit, such as DreamWorks Animation. Although their first release was in 1998, DreamWorks has released nearly double the movies compared with that of Pixar. Regardless, Pixar has changed the way children and adults all over the world watch movies and has consistently offered everyone something to enjoy.

      才華洋溢的人和大筆的資金給皮克斯帶來優勢，但他們的成就源自於自身有創意的點子。皮克斯藉著使用最新的科技來發展它的概念，使它處在創新的領先地位因 而聞名於世。許多其他的動畫師仍用傳統的方式畫插圖時，皮克斯則冒險任用精於電腦動畫的年輕大學畢業生。他們在離加州動畫重鎮 —— 洛杉磯 —— 很遠的舊金山設立總部，且沒有花很長的時間魔力就開始產生了。

(反服貿現場的美女帥哥)

let it go

這首歌是2013年動畫作品《冰雪奇緣》當中的歌曲
第86屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳原創歌曲獎
非常的朗朗上口

(愛心正妹)

With determination, anyone can do anything.

有時候光聽英文實在是很無聊

最好能有個影片

可以讓聽者更進入狀況

Voice Tube

結合了時事 預告片 廣告 等等的英文內容

Reformist priest praises pope’s new tone, but wants more

An Austrian priest who has stirred controversy in Europe with his challenge to Catholic teachings on taboo topics welcomed recent remarks by Pope Francis on gay rights, but said discussion could go further.Father Helmut Schuller, who has been banned by American bishops from speaking in Catholic churches while on a tour of the U.S. that began in mid-July, suggested that women should be allowed to become priests and said that gays need justice, not just mercy.

Schuller, in a telephone interview, said the pope's words were a "good opener" and that gay people seem to be happy that there's a friendlier tone from the Catholic Church than in the past.Schuller, leader of an Austrian priest group known as the "Call to Disobedience," which challenges church teachings on taboo topics such as the ordination of women and priests marrying, has been drawing enthusiastic crowds during a 15-city U.S. tour that began in New York in mid-July .

The pope raised hopes of a softening of Catholic Church opposition to gay rights when he spoke to reporters during his return from a recent visit to Brazil. Addressing the issue of gay clergy, Francis said, "Who am I to judge?" He also reaffirmed church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin.Responding to the pope's remarks, Schuller said, "I think it's not only a question of mercy, but it should also be a question of justice to respect gay people." On the issue of ordaining women, Francis had reaffirmed the church's ban on women priests, saying, "That door is closed." But Schuller said the question is, "Who closed the door?" adding, "It is not possible to think the discussion should be finished."

"We should not only knock on the door, but try to open it," Schuller said. The Catholic Church teaches that it cannot ordain women because Jesus willingly chose only men as his apostles. Advocates for women priests say he was only acting according to the customs of his time. Seventy percent of U.S. Catholics believe women should be allowed to be priests, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll earlier this year.U.S. bishops, including Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley and Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, have forbidden Schuller from speaking on church property. "Those who are not in harmony with Catholic Church teachings in what they speak about should not be given a venue," said Joe Kohn, spokesman for the Detroit archdiocese.

Uniquely UNIQLO 獨一無二的優衣庫

by Eryk Smith
What's the deal with a new store that has people lining up for hours?
　　The day the first UNIQLO store opened in Taiwan in 2010, a line of shoppers snaked around the department store building where the retailer was located. Inside the shop, the _(1)_ was a shopping frenzy as swarms of people buzzed about grabbing merchandise. In the two short years since the first store in downtown Taipei opened its doors, the company has _(2)_ to 17 locations in Taiwan.

Dating At Work-4　愛要大聲說
(The next day, Billy comes home from work.)
Billy: Jen. I think I know what`s going on with Linda.
Jennifer: So who`s the lucky one, me or you?
Billy: She`s definitely interested in me. And I hope not you also.

英文字典的選擇
英文讀到最後所用的字典一定是英英字典
而英英字典最主要共有四本
牛津、劍橋、朗文、Collins
一般人不太可能四本都買

In Hot Water　水深火熱

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Dialogue A
Laura: How was work today?
Ben: It was awful. I was very stressed.

Dating At Work-1　愛要大聲說
( Jen meets Billy outside his office for dinner.)
Billy: Hey, you`re early.
Jennifer: Yes, out of respect, of course.
Billy: So nice of you. Where should we eat?

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Body-Made Music　人體交響曲

by Jason Alloy
When we think of historical days that sum up the concept of freedom, many dates come to mind. One in _(1)_ was when Roman Emperor Claudius officially stated that all Roman citizens would be allowed to pass gas whenever it was necessary. Back then, _(2)_ one's gas was seen as a serious health risk.
To find out _(3)_ causes the fart, you have to start in the stomach. The stomach is _(4)_ your food is broken down into nutrients and then moved into the small intestine. However, some foods that are _(5)_ pass into the large intestine. Here, bacteria break down the material and create either odorless gases or the infamous _(6)_ gas.