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	【編輯小語】	討論造訪台灣的最佳時機
	【英語學習Plus】	Beatlemania 披頭熱
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討論造訪台灣的最佳時機

S: Hi, Lisa. After hearing you talk about Taiwan so much, I think I'd like to go there on holiday.
嗨，麗莎。聽妳講了這麼多台灣的事，我想去那裡度假了。

L: Great, I think you'll love it. When are you going to go?
很好啊，你一定會愛上那裡的。你什麼時候要去？

S: I don't really know. When do you think would be the best time of year?
我還不知道，妳覺得一年中哪個時候去最好？

L: That's a hard question to answer. Summer is nice and hot, but it's often humid and it can rain a lot, too.
這個問題很難回答。夏天很熱，但是通常也很潮濕，還可能很常下雨。

S: There are typhoons in the summer as well, right?
夏天還有颱風，對吧？

L: Yeah, Taiwan usually experiences a few typhoons every year.
是啊，台灣每年都會遇上幾個颱風。

S: OK, what about winter?
好吧，那冬天呢？

────── 節錄寂天講堂「討論造訪台灣的最佳時機」

Beatlemania 披頭熱

The Beatles is the name of a band formed in 1960. Its members were from Liverpool, England. The Beatles did a lot to change the music and culture of the 1960s. Even today, their music continues to inspire youth all over the world.

The band was made up of four young men: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They led the mid- 1960s musical British Invasion into the United States. The Beatles played rock and roll and pop music and sold more records in both England and America than any other singer or band of the 20th century. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr became some of the most famous people of the 1960s and 1970s, with millions of fans all over the world.

The Beatles fans demonstrated intense levels of hysterical screaming during the band's concerts and during their travels to and from cities around the world. Often during a concert, the screaming was so loud that the band's music was completely drowned out. Newspapers and magazines noticed how frenzied the band's fans became, and the term "Beatlemania" was born.

Not only did the Beatles inspire people through their music, but they also set trends with their clothing, hairstyles, behavior, and language.

Because of improvements in global transportation and communication during the 1960s, they could reach out to fans around the world. Their creative influence extended into the huge cultural and political changes of that decade. Some people even credit them with helping to make English the most popular foreign language in the world.

Although the band broke up in 1970, the Beatles' impact on pop culture is still evident today, and many people remain Beatles fans. Many of the Beatles fans believe that "Beatlemania" will live forever.

披頭四是一個在1960年成立的樂團，成員來自英國利物浦。披頭四對1960年代音樂和文化上的改變貢獻良多。甚至到了今日，他們的音樂仍然激勵著全世界的年輕人。

這個樂團由四個年輕人所組成：約翰•藍儂、保羅•麥卡錫、喬治•哈里遜和林哥•史達。他們引領了1960年代中期樂壇的「英倫入侵（美國）」。披頭四演唱搖滾樂和流行樂，並且在英美兩地發行了許多唱片，其數量超過20世紀其他歌手或樂團。約翰•藍儂、保羅•麥卡錫、喬治•哈里遜和林哥•史達於是成為1960年代和1970年代最著名的人士，在全世界擁有數百萬的樂迷。

在披頭四的演唱會和巡迴世界各大城的演出中，他們的樂迷總是發出強烈的歇斯底里尖叫聲。往往在一場演唱會中，樂迷尖叫聲可以大到將樂隊音樂完全壓過。報紙和雜誌注意到了披頭四樂迷的狂熱，「披頭熱」一詞於是誕生。

披頭四不僅透過他們的音樂影響人們，他們也在服裝、髮型、行為和語言上引領時尚。

1960年代全球交通與通訊的進步發展，使披頭四能夠接觸到來自世界各地的樂迷。他們極富創造力的影響，在那十年中也擴展到文化與政治上，造成巨大的改變。許多人甚至認為，披頭四幫助推動英語成為全世界最受歡迎的外國語言。

雖然這個樂團在1970年解散了，但披頭四對流行文化的影響仍然非常明顯，且仍有許多人是死忠的披頭四迷。眾多披頭四迷深信，披頭熱將會一直持續到永遠。

──選自《英語閱讀技巧完全攻略 1【二版】（加贈寂天雲Mebook閱讀學習APP）》


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