藍芽英語電子報

Feb. 15, 2005

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學員的新年假期過得開心嗎? 昨天是西洋情人節，巧克力送給心儀對象了嗎? 和情人一起度過浪漫的夜晚了嗎? 還是你從來不過情人節，只是年假放完還沒收心呢? 不管如何，金雞年藍芽英語一定會幫助你學好英文。

　關於情人節，有一個傳說:
Legend has it that the holiday became Valentine's Day after a priest named Valentine. Valentine was a priest in Rome... <詳全文>


	take advantage of 佔便宜、利用 He always took advantage of good people. 他老是佔好人的便宜。


	have a talent for … 有…才能 She has a talent for negotiating with others. 她有與人談判的才能。

I need to change lines twice to get there.

我要換兩次車才能到。

transfer twice

轉兩趟車或飛機


	若要人不知除非已莫為
	If you don't want people to find out, you'd better not do it.


	Finders keepers (, loser weepers). 誰撿到就是誰的 Hey, there is a ten-dollar bill! Finders keepers, losers weepers. 嘿，這兒有一張十元鈔！誰撿到就是誰的。

Nations back UN's tsunami plan for the Indian Ocean
Nations rallied behind plans for a network to detect tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and warn coastal residents of the danger, and pledged millions of US dollars for the UN to lead the effort to build one. A tsunami alert system for the Indian Ocean has become a priority since the Dec. 26 tsunami, triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, killed an estimated 210,000 people in Asia and Africa.

多國支持聯合國印度洋海嘯計劃
許多國家計劃在印度洋建立海嘯警報網，警告沿海居民海嘯的危險，並承諾給予數百萬美元讓聯合國主導建立計劃。印度洋海嘯警報系統現在是第一優先計劃，因為12月26日印尼沿海的強震引發海嘯，造成亞洲和非洲約21萬人罹難。

Far Eastern announces extra flights
Taiwanese people in China now have another way to return home for the Lunar New Year holiday. The indirect flights by Far Eastern Air Transport Corp offer a cheap price tag as the carrier seeks an advantage in a head-to-head competition with several Taiwanese and Chinese carriers that are providing charter flights for Taiwanese businessmen and their relatives between Jan. 29 and Feb. 20.

遠東加開包機
中國的臺商現在有其它方式可以返鄉過年。遠東航空提供低價的中轉航線，顯然想在1月29日到2月20日臺灣和中國航空業者提供台商和家屬春節包機的競爭中奪得先機。