A: Want to go to an amusement park together tomorrow?
B: It’s too cold at the moment, surely this is not the right time to go? We’d freeze to death on the roller coaster.
A: It’s the low season at the moment, tickets are quite cheap. Anyway, there’s nothing to say you have to go on the roller coaster.
B: But I only like to go on the exciting rides. Alright, if there’s a 4D movie showing, I’ll go.
A: 明天要不要一起去遊樂園玩？
B: 現在太冷了，不適合吧？坐雲霄飛車不是都要凍僵了？
A: 現在是遊樂園的淡季，門票比較便宜啊。而且誰說去遊樂園一定要玩雲霄飛車？
B: 但我只喜歡刺激的遊樂設施。好吧，如果有4D電影的話我就去。
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The Dutch introduced the Indian mango (Mangifera indica) to Taiwan in the 17th century. It is a green-skinned mango with thick fibers that get stuck in the teeth, but it boasts a rich aroma and a unique taste. In 1954, Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture introduced several mango cultivars from Florida, USA, including the Irwin, Haden, and Keitt varieties. After seven years of testing and domestication, the Irwin variety was chosen for promotion. Years later, the sample saplings started to bear fruit. These mangoes were large, with thin, vibrant red peels and golden pulp. The Irwin mangoes were mouth-wateringly sweet and
As the priest Antonius Hambroek stood in the dim chamber of Fort Zeelandia, his eldest daughter clung to him, her voice trembling. “Father, don’t go. They’ll kill you, and what will become of Mother and my sisters?” Outside, the sounds of Koxinga’s relentless canon siege boomed through the fortress. The defenders were on the brink of collapse. Starvation gnawed at their resolve, and the air carried the acrid stench of spent gunpowder and rotting flesh. Dutch reinforcements from Batavia had failed to arrive, leaving the garrison isolated and hopeless. Hambroek’s face was calm, though sorrow weighed heavily on his
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