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下載解析版本請點我 這是今天晚上托福寫作課程，教練要示範論點的一篇時代雜誌範例文章。重新上傳也鼓勵有興趣的同學閱讀喔。 What The Hunger Games Can Teach Tweens Yes, it's violent — but The Hunger Games series   can lead to discussions about a number of important issues By Eliana Dockterman The films — both are rated PG-13 — are based on a young-adult fiction 青少年小說 series by Suzanne Collins in which a totalitarian regime 極權主義的統治 holds games every year in which children are forced to 被強迫 murder one another. Some have argued that no amount of good filmmaking or positive messaging should justify taking an under-13-year-old to films with such a violent premise 無論影片拍得多好，所傳遞的訊息有多麼正面，這部給青少女看的影片，也不該以如此的暴力方式呈現 . Others say that the link between violence in films and real violent behavior is shaky 站不住腳 , at best 可能 , and the films are actually far less violent than the books themselves. I’m not a parent ( nor do I plan to be anytime soon), so I can’t speak to whether I would take my own 8-year-old to see The Hunger Games ....

gif - Giphy 下載聲音檔Part 1請點我 下載聲音檔Part 2請點我 農曆春節是中國人重要的日子，一定要會用英語講點像樣的東西不是嗎？大家可以利用短篇的英語練習聽個幾遍，記下筆記然後複述幾次，拿來練習口說，效果非常好喔。 The Traditions of Chinese New Year 農曆新年習俗談   From 蘋果日報雙語天下 常春藤美語 About a month before the Lunar New Year , people start to prepare for the biggest holiday in Asia. This includes getting their fortunes read so that they know what the upcoming year has in store for them. Barbershops and beauty salons are booked many days in advance because it is bad luck to cut anything during Chinese New Year. Malls, stores, and markets all have sales leading up to the New Year. The hottest items before the start of the holiday are food and red clothing. Also before the New Year, people's homes get a thorough cleaning. All old furniture and belongings are taken out with the trash as well. This is so that during Chinese New Year, no one sweeps away any good luck. On the eve of the New Year, a family reunion is held, with a feast as the main focus. After the ...