Presenter：黃蔚兒﹑洪肇賢
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- 最近在社交媒體上有一則故事流傳，就是瑞典出現了烏鴉清潔工，不少人對此表示感興趣和驚歎 expressed their intrigue and awe.
- 這是一個已經進行了幾年的試驗計劃，就是由烏鴉撿起地上的垃圾，特別是煙頭，再放進特別為此而製造的「售賣機」(custom-designed / bespoke machine) 去換取牠們喜愛的食物，例如是花生或某些種子。
- 有網媒指這是一個動物智慧、市區創新和解決環境難題之間互為作用的引人入勝的例子（“It is a compelling example of leveraging animal intelligence, urban innovation, and environmental problem-solving.”）。
- 不過，雖然試驗已經進行了幾年，但仍未更廣泛地全市及市外其他地方推行或推出（a wider rollout for the entire city and beyond）。 其中一個原因是大家關注煙頭含有有毒的化合物（toxic compounds），會否影響烏鴉的健康呢？
- 相關報道引用了瑞典的項目創辦人的一句 “From the perspective that we can teach crows to pick up cigarette butts but we can’t teach people not to throw them on the ground. That’s an interesting thought.” （「我們可以教烏鴉撿煙頭，卻未能教曉人類不要掉煙頭，這是個有趣的思考。」）
Intrigue - 陰謀 / 興趣和好奇
Awe - 驚歎, 驚奇, 敬畏
Custom-designed, bespoke - 特別訂製的
Compelling - 扣人心弦, 引人入勝, 令人信服
Rollout (noun), Roll out (verb) - 推出, 推行
Toxic - 有毒的
Presenter：黃蔚兒﹑洪肇賢
Summary of the Speech:
- Nixon concluded that he no longer had "a strong enough political base in the Congress" to make it possible for him to complete his term of office.
- He had never been a quitter, and to leave office before the end of his term "is abhorrent 深惡痛絕 to every instinct 本能 in my body.”
- He mentioned he must put the interests of America first.
Some Important Parts of the Speech:
“I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so. But the interest of the Nation must always come before any personal considerations.”
- Agony （肉體或精神的）極度痛苦
My aunt has cancer and she has been in agony.
- Unanimously 一致地
The Board voted unanimously to terminate his three-year contract.
董事會全票通過決定終止他為期三年的合同。
- Urge 敦促; 驅策
We were urged to wash our hands frequently to prevent the spread of germs.
To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication 辯護; 證明正當 would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home.
Absorb 吸收
- I need to a tissue to absorb the water on the table.
- Absorb the time and attention (耗盡時間及精神)
