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01.14　20150114　【空英筆記】FIVE FUN-FILLED FESTIVALS（2）

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01.12　20150112　【空英筆記】TIPS TO HELP YOUR DOG STOP JUMPING ON PEOPLE

01.11　20150110　【空英筆記】THAT'S AN INTERESTING JOB!（2）

01.11　20150109　【空英筆記】THAT'S AN INTERESTING JOB!（1）

課文：

Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, February 27 – March 8

North America’s largest winter festival takes place in Anchorage, Alaska.

In the past, the fur trade was one of the state’s most important industries. The festival’s 80th anniversary this year will celebrate Alaska’s pioneer way of life. People can enjoy nearly 70 different activities.

Exciting events include the World Championship Sled Dog Races and Running of the Reindeer. Tourists come from around the world to attend the 10-day festival.

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Most of us consider winter a great time to stay inside with a good book. Yet the winter months offer great outdoor events, including many fun and unique festivals.

The Ice Festival at Lake Khövsgöl, March 2, 3

To get to this festival, you’ll need to travel to “the ends of the earth!” The remote region located in Mongolia is the perfect setting for cold-weather activities.

remote：遙遠的、偏遠的、遠距的、遙控的

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Dogs tend to jump up naturally to greet people because they’re eager and excited. While your dog’s intentions are harmless, some people might perceive this behavior as annoying. And it can be particularly dangerous if you have a large dog jumping up on a child or elderly person. The American Kennel Club (AKCⓇ) offers the following tips to help stop your dog from jumping on people.

greet：問候、打招呼
eager：熱切的、熱心的
intention：意圖、目的
intend：計畫、打算
harmless：無害的
perceive：理解、察覺
annoying：討厭的、惱人的
annoy：打擾、使人討厭
American Kennel Club (AKCⓇ)：美國畜犬協會

Ignore the jumping. The best way to teach your dog not to jump is to show him that jumping won’t get him any attention – positive or negative. Ignore your dog when he jumps on you. Don’t make any eye contact or speak until all four feet are on the floor. At that point, calmly praise your pup.

calmly：平靜地
praise：讚揚、稱讚
pup：幼犬

課文：

Ethical hacker

Ethical hackers spend their time attacking computer security systems to prevent data theft and fraud. Using the same techniques as their unethical counterparts who only want to steal, ethical hackers look for system weaknesses and report the problems. One needs certification, IT security experience and a college degree. But it can be very exciting!

ethical：合乎倫理道德的
prevent：防止、預防
theft：偷竊
fraud：詐騙
counterpart：在不同單位組織、國家或時代等扮演相同功能的人
weakness：弱點、缺點
certification：證明、檢定

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“What do you do?” This common question usually figures fairly quickly into a conversation with a stranger. The question is a good place to start looking for common ground, and there are some fascinating jobs out there that make for great conversation.

Personal shopper

What could be better than getting paid to shop? But the catch is – the shopping is for someone else. Busy people who lack fashion sense sometimes hire someone with fashion expertise to hit the stores for them. While there is no schooling required to be a personal shopper, a background in retail sales is an asset. And a personal shopper should have plenty of enthusiasm, energy and patience. In some cases, they may need to shop till they drop!

figure into：列入、包括進
fairly：相當
common ground：共同點
common：共同的、共有的
ground：基礎、範圍
fascinating：吸引人的
lack：缺少、沒有
expertise：專業知識、專長
expert：專家
expertise in：對…專精
retail：零售的
asset：優勢、優點、長處、有用的人
enthusiasm：熱心
shop till they drop：購物到腿軟

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The bank found 82 percent of those surveyed access their bank accounts at least once a week. Thirty-one percent log in at least once a day.

But the study is full of other findings:

* 28 percent of respondents said they could do without their phone for about a week. In contrast, 24 percent said they would feel naked without it after 24 hours.

* 45 percent would be willing to give up alcohol to get their phone back. And 34 percent would give up chocolate (more men than women, however, would give up the chocolate).

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How many days could you last without your mobile phone? According to a new report released by Bank of America, [not many]. Nearly half of the people surveyed (47 percent) said they wouldn’t last a day without their device.

Then need for access to a mobile phone ranks higher than access to TV or coffee. [This was] according to the survey, held by Braun Research. The phone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted May 6 to 13. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

survey：調查、進行民調
access：使用、取得、進入、存取
access to：取得…
conduct：實施、處理、帶領
margin of error：誤差幅度、誤差範圍

Thirty-five percent of people said they check their phones constantly. Twenty-six percent say they check it several times throughout the day. Thirteen percent said they hardly ever check their phone or only check it when they really need it.

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The majority of those who’d experienced confusional arousal were experiencing it regularly.

53.8 percent reported having at least one episode per week , and 24.7 percent reported two to five episodes per month.

For 37.6 percent of sufferers, the episodes were brief – less than 5 minutes. But 30.1 percent of them said the episodes could last 15 minutes or more after waking up.

majority：多數、過半數
sufferer：受害者
brief：短暫的