A: Ah! I get that e-books have all those advantages, but from where I’m sitting they have a fatal flaw, and that is they don’t have the smell of books.
B: You mean they don’t have any gravitas?
A: You could put it like that. But don’t you just love the smell of books? Whenever I buy a new book, I love the smell of the paper, especially with a certain type of recycled paper, it just smells so nice! I just hold it close to me and smell it.
Photo: Pixabay 照片：Pixabay
B: Ha, I know what you mean, but I’m not quite that bonkers.
A: And another thing. Some catalogs are printed using heavyweight matt art paper. The colors and the texture are simply wonderful, you just don’t want to put them down!
B: Well, yes, but wait until you move house, then you will really understand what “heavyweight” means.
A: 唉！雖然電子書有那麼多優點，但是對我來說它有一個致命的缺點，就是它沒有書香！
B: 你是說很沒氣質嗎？
A: 也是啦，不過你不覺得書好香嗎？我每次買了新書，都好愛那個紙的味道，尤其是一種再生紙，好香喔！我就抱著書一直聞。
B: 哈哈我知道你的意思，可是我沒你那麼痴狂。
A: 而且啊，有些圖錄用重磅雪銅紙印刷，那個色彩、質感，真是太精美、太令人愛不釋手了！
B: 對啦，等你搬家的時候，就可以好好體會「重磅」的感覺了。
（Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱）
English 英文:
Chinese 中文:
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
As we bundle up in thick coats to stay warm during the winter, there is a population that has already adapted to extremely low temperatures. These people live in the remote city of Yakutsk, the coldest city on Earth. Yakutsk is situated in the heart of Siberia, which is the capital of the Sakha Republic in Russia. This historic mining city began to flourish in the 19th century following the discovery of gold deposits. Given its construction on permafrost, the average temperature in the city remains below 0°C for over half the year, with winter temperatures dropping to an astonishing -50°C.
A: Apart from 2NE1, Rain and Maroon 5, Japanese band Yoasobi is set to hold two shows in Taipei this weekend. B: Yoasobi? A: Yoasobi is a J-pop duo formed by Ayase and Ikura in 2019, and it’s loved by young people. Haven’t you heard? B: Oops, I’m feeling a little old. A: It sings the theme songs of “Oshi No Ko” (“My Idol’s Children”) and other TV series, leading it to gain popularity among young people. A: 除了2NE1、Rain、魔力紅，日本熱門樂團Yoasobi本週末也將連唱兩場。 B: Yoasobi樂團？ A: 這是由Ayase、Ikura在2019年組成的雙人團體，近年來大受年輕人歡迎！你沒聽過嗎？ B: 天啊我覺得自己老了。 A: 他們唱了《我推的孩子》等人氣影視作品主題曲，所以大受年輕人喜愛。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
本文由生成式 AI 協作，本刊編輯編修。 Have you ever wondered how an athlete who once performed flawlessly can unexpectedly struggle with the simplest tasks? Imagine an __1__ pitcher who suddenly can’t find the strike zone—this is the “yips” in action. This __2__ phenomenon primarily affects athletes in sports like baseball and golf. It is characterized by a sudden loss of motor skills, leading to difficulties with routine actions that were __3__ before, such as a pitcher’s throw or a golfer’s putt. For instance, American baseball pitcher Steve Blass, who had a stellar performance in the 1971 World Series, suffered a sudden inability
RSS