A: Apart from the Taipei Dome Sogo, six other shopping malls are set to open soon.
B: Among them, the two in Taipei are set to open by the end of the year.
A: I know one of them is the Uni-President Group’s “Dream Plaza,” which will house the world’s largest Starbucks Coffee, measuring over 1,000 ping.
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B: Yup, and the other is the “Nankang Lalaport.”
A: The world’s largest Starbucks Coffee sounds cool. Let’s have coffee there when it opens.
A: 除了大巨蛋Sogo,聽說還有6家百貨商場將開幕。
B: 其中2家位在台北市,預計年底前就會開幕。
A: 我知道一家是統一集團的「Dream Plaza」,包括佔地千坪全球最大星巴克!
B: 沒錯,另一家則是「南港Lalaport」。
A: 全球最大星巴克聽起來好酷,到時候去喝咖啡吧。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: South Korean superstar Kim Soo-hyun is back in the spotlight again with his TV drama Queen of Tears. B: He has made it to the Global Instagram Chart for K-drama actors, ranking at No. 10 with 14.5 million IG followers. A: So who have topped the chart? B: The top three are Ji Chang-wook, with 26.71 million IG followers, Lee Min-ho, with 34.78 million IG followers, and Cha Eun-woo, with 42.18 million IG followers. A: Hopefully, they can also hold fan meetings in Taiwan. A: 南韓男神金秀賢最近演出《淚之女王》人氣看漲。 B: 他還登上韓劇男星全球IG人氣排行榜,IG粉絲數1,450萬,是今年第10名。 A: 前幾名是誰啊? B: 前3名分別是池昌旭:IG粉絲數2,671萬、李敏鎬:IG粉絲數3,478萬、車銀優:IG粉絲數4,218萬。 A: 大家快來台灣開粉絲見面會吧! (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun is finally visiting Taiwan again for a fan meeting. B: Wow, it’s been nine years since his last visit. A: He became a superstar after his TV drama “My Love from Another Star” caused a sensation across Asia in 2013. B: Where will the fan meeting take place? A: It’s scheduled for July 6 at National Taiwan Sport University’s stadium in Taoyuan. A: 南韓男神金秀賢終於來台灣開粉絲見面會了! B: 哇他已經9年沒來台灣啦。 A: 他因主演2013年神劇《來自星星的你》,而在亞洲爆紅。 B: 這次他會在哪裡舉辦見面會呢? A: 台灣場將於7月6日,在桃園國立體育大學舉行。你也想去嗎? (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere last week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe. Parts of China, India, the Middle East, southern Europe and the United States are bracing for the possibility of new record highs. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH RISKS? Heat affects health in several ways. Heat exhaustion, which can include dizziness, headaches, shaking and thirst, can affect anyone, and is not usually serious, providing the person cools down within 30 minutes. The more serious version is heatstroke, when the body’s core temperature goes above 40.6 degrees Celsius. It is a medical emergency
In the realm of fashion, we often label clothing as “for men” or “for women” in a gender-specific manner, but history tells a more complex story. Several items we now consider women’s clothing were deeply influenced by men’s fashion needs in earlier eras. Take high heels, for example. These shoes were initially worn by Persian cavalry in the Middle Ages to secure their feet in stirrups while riding a horse. European high society took notice centuries later, and the trend of men wearing high heels in order to look taller and more impressive reached its peak under French King