2013年10月3日 星期四

Capitalism With a Conscience


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本週課文介紹 Capitalism With a Conscience
The War on Sugar
英語達人 英語達人
Vocabulary Focus vogue, fodder, dicey...
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Capitalism With a Conscience
TRENDS / 2013 October 7—9

Doing good deeds is good business, as corporations

court a generation that values kindness

有良知的資本主義

企業界迎合看重善行的世代,透過善行締造商機

At a handful of Panera locations, down-and-out folks pay only what they can afford. Nordstrom recently opened a test store where all profits go to charity. Starbucks

has three coffee shops where a big chunk of the money made helps the needy…

Topic Talks for this article!

 
The War on Sugar
HEALTH / 2013 October 10—12

That sweet treat tastes great, but it's wreaking havoc with your health

反糖戰爭

甜食雖然美味,但卻有害健康

Topic Talks for this article!

 

英語達人
Q1: eradicate (v)
a) eliminate
b) enhance
c) excite
d) enlighten

Q2: exalted (adj)
a) hidden
b) faulted
c) superior
d) brief

 

vogue, fodder, dicey...

vogue

(n) the state of being popular or fashionable for a period of time流行的;時髦的

The dress she is wearing is so vogue right now. All the top models are wearing dresses like that one.

fodder

(n) people or things that are useful for the stated purpose素材;題材;材料

(n) people or things that are useful for the stated purpose素材;題材;材料

dicey

(adj) not certain or safe; risky冒險的;結果未明的 (引申為不確定的)

The narrow bridge hanging over the river seemed dicey. It looked like it could fall apart at any moment.

talk the talk … walk the walk

(idiom) when someone acts in a way that agrees with

the things they say 說到做到

When it comes to forgiveness, Hannah talks the talk, but she doesn't walk the walk. She has been mad at Ben for weeks.

(be) a far cry from (something)

(idiom) to be completely different from something

完全不同的事物

The popular music today is a far cry from popular music 40 years ago.

 

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英語達人解答:

Q1: a Q2: c

 

吃了「莓」問題 揭露8大強效莓果
莓果的多種營養價值是幫助身體傷口癒合,或是自我修復的重要營養素,加上類黃酮化合物又具有抗氧化功能,因此在日常飲食中適量補充莓果就能延緩老化,保持青春!

銀髮族的需求
瑞典的百貨業,在上班時間改陳列適合銀髮族的商品;公車司機也在尖峰上班時間過後,改由不會緊急煞車、態度溫柔的女性駕駛員,貼心照顧銀髮族的需求。那台灣呢?

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