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Russia-Ukraine War Updates

May 9th is Victory Day in Russia, a day that commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, and it typically features a huge parade of troops and military equipment in the Russian capital. This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said NATO, an alliance of European and North American countries, had been increasingly threatening Russia. Although he didn't mention Ukraine by name, President Putin described Russia's recent military actions as a preemptive strike against NATO expansion. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union in 1945, one of the allies that defeated Germany, so May 9th is also Victory Day in Ukraine. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would never forget what its ancestors did in World War II, adding that very soon, there would be two victory days in Ukraine and none in Russia.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden said another 150 million dollars worth of American weapons and field equipment was on the way to Ukraine, and he asked Congress to approve 33 billion in arms and aid for the Eastern European country, in addition to the 13.6 billion that the U.S. approved in March. Russia has accused the U.S. of fighting a proxy war in Ukraine. A proxy war is when a nation isn't directly involved in the battle but supports a side that is. A former U.S. ambassador denies that accusation, saying that America is merely helping Ukraine defend itself against a direct Russian attack.

Whales in New York

New York's waterways may be best known for skyline views, a view of the Statue of Liberty and crowded shipping lanes. Yet these busy waters also harbor a rich community of marine mammals. Local whale species include the iconic humpback, fin whales, and the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Wow, can you imagine? Whales and other sea animals are actually dodging the ships sailing on the waters, poor creatures! But don’t worry, conservationists are here to the rescue! The WCS, Wildlife Conservation Society, scientist Howard Rosenbaum studies the wild population here in the New York Bight, a bight is a coastal area similar to a bay or gulf, and here it means the area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast. And his mission is to use the latest research methods to protect the whales.

The WCS has deployed two acoustic buoys to detect whale calls in real-time. A buoy is a floating object on the top of the sea, used for directing ships and warning them of possible danger. With the acoustic buoys deployed, the Rosenbaum can get an alert on his cell phone, and when that happens at a certain level, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is requesting ships to slow down. In the future, Rosenbaum says this alert system could be used to mandate boat slowdowns or to directly alert developers and shippers near the whales so that they can pause noisy or potentially harmful activities. What a great tool and decent use of technology that we can begin to use and harness the power of that to help better protect sea animals, wouldn’t you agree?
Speaking of animals, check out today’s CNN10 video to meet the tallest dog in the world, Zeus, a two-year-old Great Dane living in Texas. How tall is Zeus? Well, let’s just say his water bowl is the kitchen sink. Woof!


[Sentence of the Day]

On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.


[Vocabulary words]

1. conservationist
someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity

i.e. Conservationists are concerned about the threat of global warming to the Arctic's unique ecosystems.
環保人士擔心全球變暖對北極獨特生態系統的威脅。

2. renewable
an energy form or a material that can be renewed or used again

i.e. Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power are considered eco-friendly.
風能和太陽能這類的可再生能源被視為是環保的。

3. disturb
to interrupt what someone is doing

i.e. I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but my car's broken down and I don't have my phone with me.
很抱歉這麽晚來打擾你，我的汽車壞了，而且我沒有帶電話。


Alright, that’s all we have time for today.
Please feel free to leave a comment down below if you have questions or simply wanna chit-chat.
This is Ken Miao with CNN10. I’ll see you guys again next week.

【Russia-Ukraine War Updates】May 9th is Victory Day in Russia, a day that commemorates([kəˋmɛmə͵ret]慶祝,紀念) the defeat(擊敗n.) of Nazi([ˋnɑtsɪ] 納粹黨的) Germany in World War II, and it typically features(以…為特色v.) a huge parade(遊行n.) of troops(軍隊) and military(軍事的) equipment in the Russian capital. This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said NATO(北約), an alliance(聯盟n.) of European and North American countries, had been increasingly threatening(威脅v.) Russia. Although he didn't mention Ukraine by name(沒有提到烏克蘭), President Putin described Russia's recent(現行的) military actions as a preemptive([priˋɛmptɪv]先發制人的) strike against NATO expansion(擴張n.).

◆ preemptive [priˋɛmptɪv] (adj.)先發制人的,先買的,優先權的
preemptive attack : 先發制人的攻擊

Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union in 1945, one of the allies(ally[ˈælaɪ]同盟國) that defeated Germany, so May 9th is also Victory Day in Ukraine. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would never forget what its ancestors(祖先) did in World War II, adding that very soon, there would be two victory days in Ukraine and *none in Russia(俄國不會有第二個勝利日). Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden said another 150 million dollars worth of American weapons and *field(野外) equipment(野戰裝備) was on the way to Ukraine, and he asked Congress(國會) to approve 33 billion in arms and aid(援助n.) for the Eastern European country, in addition to the 13.6 billion that the U.S. approved in March. Russia has accused(指控v.) the U.S. of fighting a proxy(
war in Ukraine.

◆ proxy [ˋprɑksɪ] (n.)(由個人委託的)代理人,代表;代理權,代表權
a proxy vote : 代投的一票

A proxy war is when a nation isn't directly involved in the battle but supports a side that is. A former U.S. ambassador([æmˋbæsədɚ]大使) denies(deny否認) that accusation(指控), saying that America is merely(僅僅adv.) helping Ukraine defend itself against a direct Russian attack.

☺On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.
在另一個美國海岸，開發商和環保人士正試圖在不干擾野生動物的情況下建造再生能源設備。
【心得】幾乎全世界對電子產品的依賴都越來越大，萬一有一天突然要停電很長時間真的就很悲劇了!!!
■conservationist [͵kɑnsɚˋveʃənɪst] (n.C)環保人士；環保主義者
■renewable [rɪˋnjuəb!] (adj.)(能源)可再生的；可更新的；可恢復的；可繼續的；可延長有效期的；可展期的
■disturb [dɪˈstɜ:rb] (vi.&vt.)妨礙、打擾
(vt.)擾亂、搞亂；使心神不寧；移動、挪動；改動、使變動

On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.

On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.

On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.

在另一個美國海岸，開發商和環保人士正試圖創造不會打擾野生動物的再生能源設施。

On another American coast, developers and conservationists are trying to build renewable energy facilities without disturbing wildlife.