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[Cyberattack Shuts Down U.S. Fuel Pipeline]

Folks, we’re starting off today with a big news. A cyberattack has shut down America's largest fuel pipeline, and this has brought up multiple concerns from how vulnerable America's infrastructure is to how much this could impact fuel prices. Stockholders, beware. As far as those are concerned, the national average for 1 gallon of gasoline was $2.97 on Monday, May 10. That's 60% higher than it was at this time last year when Americans weren't driving as much during COVID-related shutdowns. The Colonial Pipeline Company transports about 45% of all the fuel consumed on the East Coast of the U.S., the company found out last Friday, May 7, that it had been hit by a cybersecurity attack. Colonial says the computer virus involves something called ransomware, which encrypts or locks up important information until a person or organization pays a ransom to get it back again. It’s kind of like the infamous wannacry virus that occurred a few years ago, many people lost their files on the computer and just made everyone wanna cry.

So, you might wonder who the attacker is, the FBI says it’s a criminal group that originated in Russia. Fortunately, Colonial says it was able to shut down its operations before the virus could impact its physical equipment systems, the ones that actually operate the oil pipelines. However, if Colonial's pipes stay closed through this week or longer, the problems this creates and the price rises it causes could be much greater.

[Schools, Open or not?]

According to the Education Week News Organization, two U.S. states currently have orders in effect that some schools must remain closed out of coronavirus concerns, 14 states currently have orders that schools must be opened, offering in-person learning. The remaining states don't have an order in effect, meaning the decision's up to individual school districts. To be opened or not to be opened—that has been an ongoing challenge for educators, students, and parents since almost all schools were closed last year after Covid reached America.

[Q: Ken wants to ask you...]

I’m sure a lot of you VoiceTubers are students, do you prefer in-person classes or online courses? I’m really curious. I used to think online learning is less productive and students might get distracted easily, but recently I was informed that this method actually elevates the efficiency for both teaching and learning, and apparently, students would have to be more focused during the class, especially when you don’t have to take as many notes now than before, is that true? And teachers could monitor how students perform in group discussion sessions with a simple click. I personally have not taken an online course before, which makes me an old man, so I would like to hear it from you guys, is it good or is it actually more troublesome? Let me know via recording and leave a comment down below!

And now, here’s our sentence of the day:

The US government's telling infrastructure providers to do all they can to protect themselves from cyberattacks.
美國政府告訴基礎設施供應商要盡其所能保護自己免受網絡攻擊。


Vocabulary words:

1. infrastructure
the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively

Ex: The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure. Railroads, power plants and hospitals were destroyed by enemy drone strikes.


2. provider
Someone, or some institutes, companies that provide something.

Ex: If your YouTube video or online gaming doesn’t run smoothly, it’s most likely a connection problem, contact your internet service provider like the CHT for assistance.

3. cyberattack
an illegal attempt to harm someone's computer system or the information on it, using the internet.

Cyber means something that relates to computers, especially the internet.
*cybercrime, cyberculture, cyberpunk.

Ex: A cyberattack was launched by anonymous hackers located in Taiwan. Internet users are advised to refrain from opening email ads with zip file attachments as they might contain malwares that could potentially harm your computers.


Alright, that’s all the time we have for today.
Don’t worry, the cyberattack sentence was just an example
But still, we are exposed to malwares and viruses any minute as we surf the internet.
Just like the pandemic, things have gotten a little worse here in Taiwan.
So please be extra cautious. Stop all public gatherings to save yourself and others.
This is Ken Miao, stay safe, and i’ll see you lovely people again next week.
Bye.

The US government's telling infrastructure(/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/基礎建設n.) providers(/prəˈvaɪ.dɚ/供應商) to do all they can to protect(防護v.) themselves from cyberattacks(/ˈsaɪ.bɚ.əˌtæk/網路攻擊n.).
美國政府要求基礎設施供應商要盡其所能做好防護，以免遭受網路攻擊。

【Cyberattack Shuts Down(關閉) U.S. Fuel(燃料) Pipeline(/ˈpaɪp.laɪn/管道n.)】
Folks, we’re starting off today with a big news. A cyberattack has shut down America's largest fuel pipeline, and this has brought up multiple concerns(引起關注) from how vulnerable (脆弱的) America's infrastructure is to how much this could impact(/ɪmˈpækt/影響v.) fuel prices. Stockholders(/ˈstɑːkˌhoʊl.dɚ/股票持有者), beware(/bɪˈwer/小心v.). As far as those are concerned, the national average for 1 gallon of gasoline was $2.97 on Monday, May 10. That's 60% higher than it was at this time last year when Americans weren't driving as much during COVID-related shutdowns. The Colonial Pipeline Company transports(運輸v.) about 45% of all the fuel consumed on the East Coast of the U.S., the company found out last Friday, May 7, that it had been hit by a cybersecurity(/ˌsaɪ.bɚ.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/網路安全n.) attack. Colonial says the computer virus involves something called ransomware(/ˈræn.səm.wer/勒索軟體), which encrypts(/ɪnˈkrɪpt/把...加密v.) or locks up important information until a person or organization pays a ransom(/ˈræn.səm/贖金) to get it back again. It’s kind of like the infamous(/ˈɪn.fə.məs/臭名昭著的) wannacry(加密性勒索軟體,電腦蠕蟲) virus that occurred a few years ago, many people lost their files on the computer and just made everyone wanna cry. So, you might wonder who the attacker is, the FBI says it’s a criminal group that originated in Russia. Fortunately, Colonial says it was able to shut down its operations before the virus could impact its physical(/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/實體的) equipment systems, the ones that actually operate the oil pipelines. However, if Colonial's pipes stay closed through this week or longer, the problems this creates and the price rises it causes could be much greater.

【Schools, Open or not?】
According to the Education Week News Organization, two U.S. states currently have orders(命令n.) in effect(/ɪˈfekt/實行,生效n.) that some schools must remain(維持v.) closed out of coronavirus concerns, 14 states currently have orders that schools must be opened, offering in-person(面授的) learning. The remaining(/rɪˈmeɪ.nɪŋ/其餘的) states don't have an order in effect, meaning the decision's up to individual(個別的) school districts(區域n.). To be opened or not to be opened—that has been an ongoing(/ˋɔn͵gəuiŋ/持續不斷的) challenge for educators, students, and parents since almost all schools were closed last year after Covid reached America.

【Q: Ken wants to ask you...】
Now, I wanna ask you a little something. I’m sure a lot of you VoiceTubers are students, do you prefer in-person classes or online courses? I’m really curious. I used to think that online learning is less productive(/prəˋdʌktiv/富有成效的) and students might get distracted(分心的) easily, but recently I was informed that this method actually elevates(/ˋeliveit/提高v.) the efficiency(/iˋfiʃənsi/功效,效率) for both teaching and learning, and apparently(明顯地), students would have to be more focused(專心的) during the class, especially when you don’t have to take as many notes(筆記n.) *now than before(相較於以前), is that true? And teachers could monitor(監控v.) how students perform(執行v.) in group discussion sessions(/ˋseʃən/時間n.) with a simple click. I personally have not taken an online course(課程) before, which makes me an old man, so I would like to hear it from you guys, is it good or is it actually more troublesome(/ˋtrʌblsəm/棘手的)? Let me know via recording and leave a comment down below!

1. infrastructure /ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/ n. 基礎建設；公共建設（如鐵路、公路、下水道等）
the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power(電力) supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively(有效率地)

The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure. Railroads(鐵路), power plants(發電廠) and hospitals were destroyed by enemy drone(無人機) strikes(襲擊n.).

2. provider /prəˈvaɪ.dɚ/ n. 供應者，供應商；（家庭的）供養人
Someone, or some institutes(機構n.), companies that provide something

If your YouTube video or online gaming doesn’t run smoothly, it’s most likely a connection problem, contact your internet service provider like the CHT(Chunghwa Telecom) for assistance(/əˈsɪs.təns/協助n.).

3.1 cyberattack /ˈsaɪ.bɚ.əˌtæk/ n.（由駭客發起的）網路攻擊
an illegal attempt(企圖n.) to harm someone's computer system or the information on it, using the internet.

3.2 cyber- /saɪ.bɚ-/ (prefix) 電腦的；與電腦有關的；網路 的（尤指網際網路）= something that relates to computers, especially the internet
cybercrime : 網路犯罪
cyberculture : 電腦文化
cyberpunk /ˈsaɪ.bɚ.pʌŋk/ n. 電腦幻想故事
cyberpunk science fiction : 電腦科幻小說

A cyberattack was launched by anonymous(/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/匿名的) hackers located in Taiwan. Internet users are advised to *refrain from(避免) opening email ads(廣告n.) with *zip file(電腦壓縮文件n.) attachments(/əˈtætʃ.mənt/附件n.) as(因為conj.) they might contain malware(/ˈmæl.weər/惡意軟體) that could potentially harm your computers.

Alright, that’s all the time we have for today. Don’t worry, the cyberattack sentence was just an example. But still, we are exposed to malware and viruses any minute as we surf the internet. Just like the pandemic, things have gotten a little worse here in Taiwan. So please be extra cautious(/ˈkɑː.ʃəs/謹慎的). Stop all public gatherings to save yourself and others. This is Ken Miao, stay safe, and i’ll see you lovely people again next week. Bye.

☺The US government's telling infrastructure providers to do all they can to protect themselves from cyberattacks.
美國政府要求各家基礎設施供應商要盡其所能自保，不要遭受網路攻擊。
【心得】網路和實體的病毒都很可怕!!!
■infrastructure [ˋɪnfrə͵strʌktʃɚ](n.C)公共建設(如鐵路、公路、下水道等)；基礎建設；下部構造
■provider [prəˋvaɪdɚ] (n.C) 供應商；供應者、提供者；(家庭的)供養人
■cyberattack [ˈsaɪ.bɚ.əˌtæk] (n. C) 網絡攻擊

The recent blackouts and newly confirmed Covid cases are definitely the attacks by China!

The US government's telling infrastructure providers to do all they can to protect themselves from cyberattacks.
美國政府告訴基礎設施供應商要盡其所能保護自己免受網絡攻擊。

cyberpunk! 聽說很好玩XD
喜歡線上課程可以重複撥放和沒有角度問題
也喜歡實體課程現場問老師問題的臨場感

So... nowadays we have to protect ourselves from cyberattacks and virus-attacks? hmm...

Day 1888-Thank Ken and every who listens to my recordings.