A: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, known as “BJJ,” has become more and more popular. Even Hollywood stars like Halle Berry and Tom Hardy are obsessed with it.
B: Some Asian stars, such as Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng and South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi, have also practiced this martial art.
A: BJJ is not just a martial art, but also a combat sport.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: I’ve always wanted to try it, but I’m worried about getting injured.
A: Diana Wang, a US doctor of physical therapy, is holding a BJJ seminar at PMA Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Taipei Friday night. Let’s go check out how we can do this exciting sport safely.
A: 簡稱「BJJ」的巴西柔術越來越熱門，連好萊塢明星荷莉貝瑞、湯姆哈迪等人都熱衷此道。
B: 不少亞洲明星像台灣的彭于晏、南韓的李準基也在練這種武術。
A: 巴西柔術不只是武術，還是一種格鬥運動唷。
B: 我一直想嘗試，但又怕會受傷。
A: 明晚在「台北巴柔運動館」，剛好有美國理療醫師王幼瑞博士的巴柔研討會，我們去聽聽看要如何安全做運動吧！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A ‘Dutch angle’ is a classic camera technique that has been used in filmmaking since the 1920s, when it was introduced to Hollywood by German Expressionists. Why is it called the Dutch angle if it’s actually German? In fact, it has no __1__ to the Netherlands. The term “Dutch” is widely believed to be a misinterpretation of “Deutsch,” which means German in the German language. In any event, the name stuck, and the Dutch angle remains a popular cinematic tool to this day. This technique involves tilting the camera on its x-axis, skewing the shot to create a sense of
A: After “God of Songs” Jacky Cheung sang for late singer Khalil Fong recently, music streaming service KKBOX also paid tribute to Fong by releasing his greatest hits online. B: The 20th KKBOX Music Awards ceremony is taking place at the K-Arena in Kaohsiung tomorrow. Fong performed at the ceremonies in the past. A: Who are the performers this year? B: The performers include Taiwanese groups 911, Wolf(s), Ozone, Singaporean pop diva Tanya Chua, and K-pop group Super Junior. A: South Korean stars actually took four spots among KKBOX’s 2024 Top 10 singles, showing that K-pop is still
Historians are rethinking the way the Holocaust is being presented in museums as the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last Nazi concentration camps this month. Shocking images of the mass killings of Jews were “used massively at the end of World War II to show the violence of the Nazis,” historian Tal Bruttmann, a specialist on the Holocaust, told AFP. But in doing so “we kind of lost sight of the fact that is not normal to show” such graphic scenes of mass murder, of people being humiliated and dehumanized, he said. Up to this
Dos & Don’ts — 想想看，這句話英語該怎麼說？ 1. 能做的事都做了。 ˇ All that could be done has been done. χ All that could be done have been done. 註︰all 指事情或抽象概念時當作單數。例如： All is well that ends well. （結果好就是好。） All is over with him. （他已經沒希望了。） That’s all for today. （今天到此為止。） all 指人時應當作複數。例如： All of us are interested in his proposal. All of us are doing our best. 2. 我們這麼做有益於我們的健康。 ˇ What we are doing is good for our health. χ What we are doing are good for our health. 註︰以關係代名詞 what 引導的作為主詞的子句，動詞用單數。如： What he said is true. 3. 大家都沿著步道跑。 ˇ Everybody runs along the trail. χ Everybody run along the trail. 註︰everyone 是指一大群人，但在文法上一般用單數。 4. 桌上有一本筆記本和兩支筆。 ˇ There were two
RSS