【精英翻譯】的部落格

Groundbreaking for Music Center (2014/03/03)

Work is underway on the Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center in Kaohsiung. 

Later arrival of Lunar New Year means unusual schedule for local students (2014/03/03)

In 2015, Lunar New Year’s Eve will fall on the relatively late date of Feb. 18. This has led to unusual scheduling for schools. Many students will start their new semester for one week before going on a 27-day break. 

Japanese NGO cleans up Hsinchu community in response to Fukushima donations (2014/03/03)

Members of a Japanese NGO dressed in costumes today to clean a Hsinchu County street. It was their third visit to express gratitude for Taiwan’s generous donations in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami. 

BRIEFS  (2014/03/03)

Shaky 2nd Appearance
Taiwanese pitcher Yang Yao-hsun’s second spring training game didn’t go as well as his first. Appearing in relief for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Yang pitched one inning. Besides giving up a hit, he struck two batters and delivered a bases loaded walk. Despite the shaky appearance, the Pirates still beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1.

Cooler, wetter week ahead for north, northeast and east (2014/03/03)

Forecasters predict the arrival of another moisture-carrying cold weather system tomorrow. Conditions it brings will be a sign of the cooler, wetter weather to follow for northern, northeastern and eastern regions during the rest of the week. 

Man cycles around Taiwan distributing free red bean soup (2014/03/02)

Tonight we have an unusual story about a young man who undertook an unusual journey. Last summer Tang Da-ke唐大可 cycled around Taiwan on an electric-powered bike freely distributing red bean soup to people in schools, nursing homes, orphanages and other places. He overcame flat tires and mechanical failures to bring people a small bowl of happiness and show them that they too can live out their dreams. 

Ceremonies held to commemorate 228 Incident victims (2014/02/28)

Today was the 67th anniversary of the 228 Incident. On this day in 1947, KMT troops cracked down on protests of the party’s heavy-handed rule over Taiwan. In the following month, they proceeded to kill and arrest thousands of people to quell dissent. President Ma Ying-jeou appeared at ceremonies in Hualien and Taipei to remember the victims of the historical tragedy, while opposition party members marched in the capital. 

China’s top cross-strait negotiator visits Panda Pavilion (2014/02/28)

A trip by China’s lead negotiator to Taiwan concluded today with a visit to Taipei Zoo. An awkward moment occurred at the panda exhibit when Chen Deming compared his host Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin to the popular panda cub Yuanzai. 

Briefs (2014/02/28)

Panda-monium

Weekend Traffic (2014/02/28)

The 228 holiday was blessed with good weather, and many took the opportunity to get out of town. This resulted in traffic jams on national freeways.