這次的周子瑜事件讓我想起一些在國外交流的經驗
不管是在美國當交換學生、在澳洲遊學、在日本參加國際會議、在北京以「中華台北」臺灣青年代表的身分參加APEC會議，都被問過我對兩岸關係的看法。
還記得在美國的時候，一位美國同學興致高昂的當著我和一群大陸朋友的面問我 "Are you Chinese or Taiwanese?" 期待著我和大陸同學進行一場激烈辯論，而我的大陸室友急忙說 "Let's not talk about this sensitive issue."
為了更了解國際關係，在美國交換的時候我修了International Relations 。在課堂上，老師邀請我分享臺灣的處境，我發現有些外國人支持臺灣、有些認為我們就是中國人， 更多人則是沒意見。
我想很多在國外待過的朋友都有過這樣的經歷
這種無奈和心痛是其他國家的人所無法體會的。
但是換個角度想，生長在臺灣這塊土地上讓我們有機會經歷這種特殊體驗，不也讓我們的思想更多元、更能包容來自各方的聲音嗎?
所以周子瑜事件除了看臺灣媒體的報導，也可以看看大陸、澳洲、英國的報導~順便學英文!:
第一篇節錄自澳洲媒體: The Australian Financial Review (我很喜歡作者下的標題，所以放第一篇XD)
As voters across Taiwan headed to the polls on Saturday, the public apology from a young pop singer who was accused of being an independence activist after waving the Taiwanese flag, has put the spotlight back on cross-strait relations as a key election issue.
head to: 前往
be accused of: 被指控
independence activist: 台獨激進份子 (independence獨力) (activist積極從事某事的人)
put the spotlight on: 聚焦在...上
cross-strait relations: 兩岸關係
Opposition presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, is expected to win the election in a landslide. The DPP could also wrest control of the parliament from the ruling Kuomintang Party for the first time.
independence-leaning: 傾向獨立 (lean 傾)
win the election in a landslide: 壓倒性勝利 (landslide是倒塌的意思，所以win in a landslide 就是大勝、壓倒性勝利)
wrest control of...from: 從...奪得控制權
parliament: 國會 (英國、澳洲說法)
The election campaign in Taiwan has been dominated by issues such as affordable housing and pension reform as Taiwan's economy struggled to grow one per cent last year despite the KMT's efforts to forge closer trade and investment ties with China.
dominated by: 被控制、主導
affordable housing: 合理房價
pension reform: 退休金改革
forge ties with: 加強、建立關係
However, the furor over Chou Tzu-yu's decision to wave a Taiwanese flag on a television show has catapulted the fraught relationship between Beijing and Taipei into the spotlight.
furor: 轟動
catapulted: 快速升起 (catapult 這個字是用在古代的戰爭，指「投石」；衍生到現在文章內變成使...快速升起)
fraught: 令人憂慮的
The South Korea-based pop singer, who is just 16, released a video clip late Friday apologising for waving the flag and insisting she adhered to the "one China" principle.
release: 釋出 (歌手發行CD也是用release. EX: Twice released a new album.)
adhere to: 堅持、依循
one China principle: 一中原則
Her management company also put out a statement clarifying that Chou has "has never made any remarks in support of Taiwan independence and online rumours that she supports Taiwan independence are groundless."
clarify: 澄清
made remark: 發言
groundless: 沒有依據 (ground=地板，所以groundless 缺乏地板=沒依據)
Some analysts said the video of Ms Chou's public apology, in which she read from a prepared statement and appeared visibly shaken, might prompt more people to go out and vote.
visibly: 很明顯得、顯而易見的 vision (N) visible (adj) visibly (adv)
shaken: 動搖 (在這裡應該也有嚇到的意思)
prompt... to: 促使、驅使
While all of the political candidates came out strongly in support of Ms Chou, the controversy is expected to favour the DPP. On social media websites, Taiwanese netizens criticised the KMT-led government for not protecting Ms Chou.
in support of: 支持
controversy: 爭議
favor: 偏愛、偏向
netizen: 網民 (1990年產生的新字: net+citizen=netizen 我覺得好有趣!)
完整報導: http://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/taiwan-election-pop-singer-rocks-the-vote-
第二篇節錄自BBC
第三篇節錄自大陸媒體: Shanghaiist
不管是在美國當交換學生、在澳洲遊學、在日本參加國際會議、在北京以「中華台北」臺灣青年代表的身分參加APEC會議，都被問過我對兩岸關係的看法。
還記得在美國的時候，一位美國同學興致高昂的當著我和一群大陸朋友的面問我 "Are you Chinese or Taiwanese?" 期待著我和大陸同學進行一場激烈辯論，而我的大陸室友急忙說 "Let's not talk about this sensitive issue."
為了更了解國際關係，在美國交換的時候我修了International Relations 。在課堂上，老師邀請我分享臺灣的處境，我發現有些外國人支持臺灣、有些認為我們就是中國人， 更多人則是沒意見。
我想很多在國外待過的朋友都有過這樣的經歷
這種無奈和心痛是其他國家的人所無法體會的。
但是換個角度想，生長在臺灣這塊土地上讓我們有機會經歷這種特殊體驗，不也讓我們的思想更多元、更能包容來自各方的聲音嗎?
所以周子瑜事件除了看臺灣媒體的報導，也可以看看大陸、澳洲、英國的報導~順便學英文!:
第一篇節錄自澳洲媒體: The Australian Financial Review (我很喜歡作者下的標題，所以放第一篇XD)
Taiwan election: Pop singer rocks the vote
(不覺得這個標題很有趣嗎XD)
(不覺得這個標題很有趣嗎XD)
As voters across Taiwan headed to the polls on Saturday, the public apology from a young pop singer who was accused of being an independence activist after waving the Taiwanese flag, has put the spotlight back on cross-strait relations as a key election issue.
head to: 前往
be accused of: 被指控
independence activist: 台獨激進份子 (independence獨力) (activist積極從事某事的人)
put the spotlight on: 聚焦在...上
cross-strait relations: 兩岸關係
Opposition presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, is expected to win the election in a landslide. The DPP could also wrest control of the parliament from the ruling Kuomintang Party for the first time.
independence-leaning: 傾向獨立 (lean 傾)
win the election in a landslide: 壓倒性勝利 (landslide是倒塌的意思，所以win in a landslide 就是大勝、壓倒性勝利)
wrest control of...from: 從...奪得控制權
parliament: 國會 (英國、澳洲說法)
The election campaign in Taiwan has been dominated by issues such as affordable housing and pension reform as Taiwan's economy struggled to grow one per cent last year despite the KMT's efforts to forge closer trade and investment ties with China.
dominated by: 被控制、主導
affordable housing: 合理房價
pension reform: 退休金改革
forge ties with: 加強、建立關係
However, the furor over Chou Tzu-yu's decision to wave a Taiwanese flag on a television show has catapulted the fraught relationship between Beijing and Taipei into the spotlight.
furor: 轟動
catapulted: 快速升起 (catapult 這個字是用在古代的戰爭，指「投石」；衍生到現在文章內變成使...快速升起)
fraught: 令人憂慮的
The South Korea-based pop singer, who is just 16, released a video clip late Friday apologising for waving the flag and insisting she adhered to the "one China" principle.
release: 釋出 (歌手發行CD也是用release. EX: Twice released a new album.)
adhere to: 堅持、依循
one China principle: 一中原則
Her management company also put out a statement clarifying that Chou has "has never made any remarks in support of Taiwan independence and online rumours that she supports Taiwan independence are groundless."
clarify: 澄清
made remark: 發言
groundless: 沒有依據 (ground=地板，所以groundless 缺乏地板=沒依據)
Some analysts said the video of Ms Chou's public apology, in which she read from a prepared statement and appeared visibly shaken, might prompt more people to go out and vote.
visibly: 很明顯得、顯而易見的 vision (N) visible (adj) visibly (adv)
shaken: 動搖 (在這裡應該也有嚇到的意思)
prompt... to: 促使、驅使
While all of the political candidates came out strongly in support of Ms Chou, the controversy is expected to favour the DPP. On social media websites, Taiwanese netizens criticised the KMT-led government for not protecting Ms Chou.
in support of: 支持
controversy: 爭議
favor: 偏愛、偏向
netizen: 網民 (1990年產生的新字: net+citizen=netizen 我覺得好有趣!)
完整報導: http://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/taiwan-election-pop-singer-rocks-the-vote-
第二篇節錄自BBC
第三篇節錄自大陸媒體: Shanghaiist
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