每日口說挑戰【CNN10】新冠病毒免疫、企鵝發源地、美大學學費爭議 (A Bit Of Hopeful News | August 19, 2020)

【Rundown】
00:00 - 00:32 Opening
00:32 - 01:31 News:【Covid-19 Immunity!?】
01:32 - 02:12 News:【New Theory for Penguin Species】
02:13 - 02:53 News:【College Tuition in the US】
02:54 - 03:23 Sentence of the Day
03:23 - 04:48 Vocabulary【team up / museum / tissue】
05:12 - 06:08 Question Time!【Share a song】
05:30 - 06:00 Epilogue
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【本集文稿】
Our first focus of the day, as usual, is an update on the coronavirus pandemic.
Finally, we are seeing some good news. A number of studies are looking into our immune system's response to the disease. It is observed that our bodies are learning to detect coronavirus and work to prevent people who've been infected from getting sick again. T-cells are important parts of our immune system that can attack and kill cells that are infected. One study of blood samples found that between 20 and 50 percent of Americans in some places may have T cells that recognize coronavirus, even if they've never been diagnosed with it. Scientists don't know why, they also don't know if recognizing COVID-19 means the cells are good at fighting it, but they're optimistic about the findings.

*look into 探究 (investigate / probe into / to study something carefully)
*detect 察覺、偵測 (to notice something)
*prevent 阻止 (avoid / stop something from happening)
*optimistic 樂觀 (to have a positive attitude or mindset)

Moving on, scientists have now come up with a new theory about one of the cutest animals in the world, penguins. For years, scientists have said the animals originated in Antarctica. But now, researchers at UC Berkeley say penguins first appeared in Australia and New Zealand. The research proposed that the predecessors of the king and emperor penguins we see today, split off from the rest for the food supply of Antarctic waters. That’s why today, different species of penguins can be found in very different environments.

*predecessor 工作上的前輩、前任
*the rest 其他的、剩下的 (文中指的是企鵝)

Our final story of the day is about college and university tuition. Students are outraged that they won’t be receiving a refund from their school for the online courses, the price of tuition fee stays the same as onsite classes. Many students and some professors believed that it just doesn't make sense to be paying such a high amount for something that's not being used to the full advantage. However, some school faculty said that every institution of higher education in the country has suffered losses, and that it is important for universities to balance their budget.

*tuition 學費 (the fee you pay to attend school)
**intuition 直覺 (instinct, hunch)
*outrage 憤慨 (fury, anger, irritation)

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【Question Time!】

1. Share one of your favorite songs with us and tell me how much the song means to you. Sing the chorus for us to show your beautiful voice!

小時候最愛看企鵝家族XD
既然KEN哥哥今天要我們唱歌
那就帶來一手自彈自唱的 飛鳥和禪~

PS 如果你有甚麼不錯的歌，歡迎推薦給我 最近在擴充自己的歌庫....

☺Scientists teamed up with international museums and universities to look at blood and tissue samples from 18 different penguin species.
科學家們與國際性的博物館及各個大學合作，共同研究 18 個不同種類企鵝的血液和細胞組織樣本。
【心得】原來企鵝本身就有那麼多種類了啊！
■team up 組成一隊；合作
■museum [mjuˋzɪəm] 博物館；展覽館
■tissue [ˋtɪʃʊ] (動物或植物的細胞)組織；紙巾、手巾紙、面紙；薄織物；薄紗/綢
(編造的)一連串、一整套[(+of)] a tissue of lies
薄紙、棉紙

忽然想到…企鵝台語要怎麼說啊？
有人知道嗎？

They teamed up (合作)for a charity performance.

Let’s visit the museum of modern art.

There’s brain tissues(組織）, lung tissues, muscle tissues and also fat tissues.

Tissue paper(衛生紙） is used when you have to clean something or you have a running nose.

Do you have a tissue paper? I need to blow my nose(擤鼻嚏）.

謝謝Ken＆大家～
＃慢速～中速～快速～
＃太久沒錄音 卡媽說我語感變差惹 QAQ 晚餐前補錄一下～
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
Scientists teamed up with international museums and universities to look at blood and tissue samples from 18 different penguin species.

科學家們與國際博物館和各個大學合作，研究 18 種不同企鵝的血液和組織樣本。

我認識2位今年入學美國大學的人。
一個在上個月終於趕在開學前辦好簽證飛去美國了。
另一個在台灣線上上課（日夜顛倒很可憐）。

Thank Ken and every friend who listens to my recordings.

回覆昨天的留言
Ｕ女神: 晚安啊

【panache】 瀟灑，氣派，神氣十足
- a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you
■ The orchestra played with great panache. 管弦樂團的演奏氣勢磅礴。
■ He dressed with panache. 他衣著十分瀟灑。
Scientists teamed up with international museums and universities to look at blood and tissue samples from 18 different penguin species.