奧斯卡史上最尷尬!! 從威爾·史密斯毆人事件學英文
MAR.29,2022／Jerry Chang

相信大家都有關注到影帝威爾·史密斯(Will Smith)在第94屆奧斯卡頒獎典禮上，衝上台失控揮了克里斯·洛克(Chris Rock)一拳的勁爆新聞， 此事件受國外與國內各大媒體爭相報導，而在29日7點半左右，威爾·史密斯也在自己的IG發布了道歉信。今日就帶你從這個事件的相關英文報導與史密斯的IG道歉信中，學習幾個英文單字吧!

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愚人節知多少 Interesting Facts about April Fools' Day
APR.05,2022／Analytical Editors

　　How did this tradition start? There are no clear answers to this question, only good guesses and theories. Some historians believe that April Fools’ Day is linked to the decision to change calendars in the 16th century. The switch from one calendar, known as the Julian calendar, to another, called the Gregorian calendar, fixed the date of the New Year on January 1. However, some regions in France at the time were celebrating it at the beginning of April...
　　這個傳統是如何開始的？這個問題沒有明確的答案，只有合理的猜測和理論。有些歷史學家相信愚人節與十六世紀改變曆法的決定相關。從被稱為儒略曆的曆法換到另一個名為格里曆的曆法確定了新年的日期是一月一日。但是，當時法國有些地區在四月初慶祝新年...

• historian 　　n. 歷史學家
• be linked to / with... 　　與…有關聯
• be known as... 　　以…知名／為人所知，被稱為…

喜馬拉雅山腳下的神祕國度 ── 不丹 Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon
APR.07,2022／Enjoy Editors

Step inside this mysterious kingdom.

　　Until the 17th century, Bhutan was made up of several minor kingdoms, which fought with one another. A Tibetan military leader and lama, Ngawang Namgyal, united the country and built many strong fortresses to help protect the kingdom. To this day, these fortresses, called dzongs, serve as the centers of religion and government...

踏入這個神祕的國度吧。

　　到十七世紀，不丹由許多互相爭鬥的小國組成。一位來自西藏的軍隊首領兼喇嘛 ── 夏仲阿旺朗傑 ── 統一了不丹並建造許多堅固的碉堡以協助保衛國家。現今，這些被稱作「宗堡」的碉堡仍用作政教中心...

• kingdom 　　n. 王國
• be made up of... 　　由……組成
• unite 　　vt. 使統一；使團結

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