2007年11月9日 星期五
News Summary 3
1. News URL
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21568058/#storyContinued
2. News Summary
The rate of breast cancer has increased in a fast speed in few years in developing China. According to experts, there are a lot of factors causing this disease to occur, such as unhealthy lifestyle, poor diet, environmental pollution, increased stress, fragile and expensive care system, growing population, rising affluence, cost, cultural barriers and lack of awareness. And the phenomenon has become more and more common.
3. News Recording Site
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=recalbeba&book=4
2007年10月5日 星期五
News Summary 2
1. The News URL
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071005/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_firefight;_ylt=AioM5q2eYVHA2gNq0LhQEs5vaA8F
2. Questions and Answers
Q1. Why the conflict between U.S. and Shiite would break out?
A1. Because there was a group of men opened fire on the U.S. soldiers with many kinds of weapons.
Q2. What kinds of weapons did those people who attack U.S. soldiers use?
A2. They used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft weapons.
Q3. Where did the U.S. military target?
A3. The areas built up by locals to protect their Shiite neighborhood against attacks by al-Qaida gunmen.
Q4. Which group was described as "extremist" or "criminal" militiamen by the U.S. military?
A4. The group was called “Mahdi Army”.
Q5. Why did the U.S. military spokesman, Maj. Anton Alston’s statement change?
A5. Because what Mahdi Army done had humiliated the fame of U.S. the military.
3. Ten Key Words
Militia An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.
Assault A violent physical or verbal attack.
Ensuing To take place subsequently.
Crackdown An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.
Engaged To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
Splintered A splinter group.
Nominally Nominally
Factions A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
Extremist One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
Restraint The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained.
4. The News Summary
Since there were a group of men in Shiite launching an attack on the U.S.
soldiers and killed about 25 people, the U.S.military decided to strike back them.
Badly, where the military hit was not elsewhere but was areas built up by locals to
protect them against attacks by al-Qaida gunmen, and dozens of guiltless civilians
were harmed. It was said that the cause of this misery was Mahdi Army, which was
splintered from the U.S.military. And because of this, Maj. Anton Alston changed his
statement about treating those Mahdi Army’s extremist militiamen.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071005/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_firefight;_ylt=AioM5q2eYVHA2gNq0LhQEs5vaA8F
2. Questions and Answers
Q1. Why the conflict between U.S. and Shiite would break out?
A1. Because there was a group of men opened fire on the U.S. soldiers with many kinds of weapons.
Q2. What kinds of weapons did those people who attack U.S. soldiers use?
A2. They used assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft weapons.
Q3. Where did the U.S. military target?
A3. The areas built up by locals to protect their Shiite neighborhood against attacks by al-Qaida gunmen.
Q4. Which group was described as "extremist" or "criminal" militiamen by the U.S. military?
A4. The group was called “Mahdi Army”.
Q5. Why did the U.S. military spokesman, Maj. Anton Alston’s statement change?
A5. Because what Mahdi Army done had humiliated the fame of U.S. the military.
3. Ten Key Words
Militia An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.
Assault A violent physical or verbal attack.
Ensuing To take place subsequently.
Crackdown An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime.
Engaged To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
Splintered A splinter group.
Nominally Nominally
Factions A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
Extremist One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
Restraint The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained.
4. The News Summary
Since there were a group of men in Shiite launching an attack on the U.S.
soldiers and killed about 25 people, the U.S.military decided to strike back them.
Badly, where the military hit was not elsewhere but was areas built up by locals to
protect them against attacks by al-Qaida gunmen, and dozens of guiltless civilians
were harmed. It was said that the cause of this misery was Mahdi Army, which was
splintered from the U.S.military. And because of this, Maj. Anton Alston changed his
statement about treating those Mahdi Army’s extremist militiamen.
2007年9月29日 星期六
News Summary
NEW URL
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/flydreams/home.html
My Summery About The News
Michael Moshier’s idea about Solo Trek which would be likely to fly above the rooftops like an action hero was inspired by the fantasy of a la the Jetsons on t-v. What’s more, the developed jet belt and the rocket belt also stirred his desire of invention. Fortunately, Solo Trek even got NASA’s assistance to be promoted. Besides Moshier, Robert Fulton and Paul Moller have been pursued the new ways of flying in their own ways.
My Thoughts And Reflections
On my opinion, any of us have the right to pursue our own dreams. And no matter those goals are small or big, are easy or difficult, we should try to finish them as possible as we can and never give them up easily.
Among the language exercises in this website, I think its sequencing is the most useful part to me, because it will push me to go back the article again and again to find the actual event sequence of happening. By doing so, I can make myself understand the news article more deeply.
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/flydreams/home.html
My Summery About The News
Michael Moshier’s idea about Solo Trek which would be likely to fly above the rooftops like an action hero was inspired by the fantasy of a la the Jetsons on t-v. What’s more, the developed jet belt and the rocket belt also stirred his desire of invention. Fortunately, Solo Trek even got NASA’s assistance to be promoted. Besides Moshier, Robert Fulton and Paul Moller have been pursued the new ways of flying in their own ways.
My Thoughts And Reflections
On my opinion, any of us have the right to pursue our own dreams. And no matter those goals are small or big, are easy or difficult, we should try to finish them as possible as we can and never give them up easily.
Among the language exercises in this website, I think its sequencing is the most useful part to me, because it will push me to go back the article again and again to find the actual event sequence of happening. By doing so, I can make myself understand the news article more deeply.
2007年9月13日 星期四
Hello
My name is Beba. I come from Tainan, which is a wonderful place to live and the food there is very cheap and delicios. I granduated from Nation Tainan Chia-chi Girl's Senior High School. I enjoy listening to music, especially the songs of Avril and Linkin Park. Besides, I like reading comic books, watching movies and playing volleyball. I am glad that I can come to National Central Unveysity to study, and have chance to meet a lot nice classmates and teachers. Though my English is not better than many other excellent classmates, I will try my best to keep up with them. That's all. Thanks for your watching, bye.
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