每日口說挑戰【CNN10】武漢解封、運動經濟何時復甦 (Will Virus Force Baseball To Use Robot Umpires? | April 9, 2020)

早安大家!

今天的問題.
Q. Do you think China has any claim to the islands in the South China Sea or do they belong to Vietnam? Why?

時間
Intro 0:00 - 01:12

Baseball 01:12 - 03:02

Trivia 03:02 -04:20

The South China Sea 04:20 - 06:35

Graffiti Highway Interview - 06:35-08:20

Outro 08:20 - 09:35

謝謝你們!

Umpire （裁判）：a person who controls a game and makes sure that the rules are followed.

Dugout(運動員休息區）：A shelter where baseball players sit /hang out when they are not on the field.

Stance 某種站立姿勢
Batting stance 擊球姿勢

When something sinks(沉沒), it falls beneath the water.

Sink, sank, sunk.

I don’t want the ship to sink（沉船）.

The titanic sank （沉沒）after it hit the iceberg.

This Vietnamese ship might have been sunk by (可能已被擊沉）Chinese.

Under scrutiny 受到監查

China is under scrutiny because they built many artificial islands in the South China Sea.

She is under scrutiny for possibly stealing money from the company.

☺Since 2014, China has come under international scrutiny for building artificial islands there.
從 2014 年起，中國因為在南海填海造陸而受到國際上的審查。
【心得】這樣造出來的陸地是不是會飄移啊?!
■sink [sɪŋk] (使)沈沒；(使)陷入、下沉；(使)降低
墮落；減弱；衰落；消沉；垂下、(疲倦地)坐下、倒下[(+to/into/on)]
挖掘；刻、雕；把…埋進洞裡；使失敗、陷入麻煩；(尤指在高爾夫球或撞球運動中)擊(球)進洞；投資於…[(+in/into)]；抑制、摒除、隱匿
洗滌槽、水槽；洗臉槽；陰溝；(污水)坑、落水洞；藏污納垢的場所；{口語}海洋
■scrutiny [ˋskrutnɪ] 詳細的檢查；仔細的觀察；監視、監督
選票複查
■graffiti [grəˋfitɪ] (尤指寫畫在公共場合的牆或門上的幽默的、粗野的或政治性的)塗鴉 (亂刻亂畫於牆上或岩石上的畫或文字)

今天Likely不舒服，早上忙到現在才有空錄音。

謝謝Steve＆大家～
＃慢速～中速～快速～
＃今天早上忘了錄音～陪媽媽去完Costco來補個！
＃填海的不知道是不是叫精衛計畫.....
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Since 2014, China has come under international scrutiny for building artificial islands there.
從 2014 年起，中國因為在南海填海造陸而受到審查。

Since 2014, China has come under international scrutiny for building artificial islands there.

單字及影片例句:
1. dugout n. 防空洞，運動場邊的隊員座位 bullpen n. 牛棚 pitching mound n. 投手丘
-Players not in crowded dugouts but spread out in the empty stands.

2. nibble at phr. 對...保持謹慎
-Other pro sports are nibbling at resuming with similar plans to limit exposure but only tentatively.

3. playoff n. 延長賽、加賽
-Hockey's Stanley Cup playoffs should have started this week.

4. float v. 提出想法
-Instead ideas are being floated for returning to the ice maybe this summer in North Dakota.

5. cod n. 鱈魚
-For example, the UK and Iceland had no less than three disputes known as "Cod Wars" over the fish in what are now Icelandic waters.

6. ratify v. 簽署、使生效
-Although 168 parties have ratified UNCLOS, it has far from resolved maritime territory disputes.

7. frigate n. 護衛艦
-Even sending in navy frigate and seismic ship to test for oil in disputed waters before the two came to an agreement in 1992.

【think on one's feet】思維敏捷
to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly
- In this job you need to be able to think on your feet.
幹這份活兒，你得能夠隨機應變，機靈點吶！

Since 2014, China has come under international scrutiny for building artificial islands there.

Answer: B ( archipelago )

Archipelago is a group of islands, which is sometimes called island group or island chain.

Thanks, Steve and Winnie.
A large number of islands refer to one group is called archipelagos.