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「我辭職就只是辭職。我不是為了寫小說而辭職。我只是不想再上班了。」
──唐德里羅
#DonDeLillo
（圖片來源：https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/don-delillo-the-super-bowl-and-the-fragile-language-of-the-game）
🏳️🌈震驚！原來青蛙和蟾蜍是同性愛？？？？
昨天沒發文（其實常常沒發文），是因為我莫名其妙超委屈被FB審查，禁止24小時發文留言或按讚。剛剛在床上軟爛滑手機，我妹突然傳一張截圖來問：青蛙和蟾蜍是same sex love？我第一個反應是怎麼可能！！！他們是好朋友。然後立刻查了一下英文文獻，覺得事情好像不大妙，立刻從床上翻下來打開電腦認真看一下文獻，嗯，好像是真的。
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首篇文章是2016年Colin Stokes發佈的“Frog and Toad”: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love。我必須坦白，其實我到現在還沒看過青蛙和蟾蜍的故事，只是大概知道故事大綱，所以這篇文章提到的細節我有點get不到。然後我找到另外一篇Are Frog and Toad Gay? Beloved Children's Books Were 'the Beginning of Coming Out' for Author Arnold Lobel, Daughter Says
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羅北兒的女兒阿德琳娜（Adrianne）在他去世後為已故作者的兩本書繪製插圖，她向《紐約客》表示，這對可能是同性戀。「[他們]是同性，他們彼此相愛。」阿德里安在採訪中說。「在這方面，它非常超前。」羅北兒於 1974 年向阿德里安和他的家人出櫃——在第一本書《青蛙和蟾蜍是朋友》出版四年後。「我認為《青蛙和蟾蜍》真的是他出櫃的開始」她解釋道。
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雖然患有愛滋病的羅北兒在證實阿德里安娜的說法之前於 1987年死於心臟病發作，但阿諾羅北兒此前表示他將自己的個人生活融入了他的故事中。「你知道，如果一個成年人有不愉快的戀情，他會寫出來。」他在 1977 年接受兒童圖書雜誌《獅子與獨角獸》採訪時解釋說。「好吧，如果我有一段不愉快的戀情，我必須以某種方式利用所有的痛苦和苦難，將其變成兒童的作品。」
然後這麼久之前發生的事居然是我妹告訴我，真是太慚愧了。
參考資料
🌈https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/frog-and-toad-an-amphibious-celebration-of-same-sex-love
🌈https://people.com/celebrity/are-frog-and-toad-gay-arnold-lobel-came-out-after-writing-childrens-book
🌈https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/06/how-frog-and-toad-author-arnold-lobel-explored-gay-intimacy-in-his-work.html
TỪ VỰNG & Ý TƯỞNG IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC CHARACTERS & PERSONALITIES
Gì thì gì, cứ học IELTS mà muốn nói tốt viết hay thì luôn cần phải có từ vựng các bạn nhé. Chia sẻ với bạn nhóm từ vựng về chủ đề Characters & Personalities đặc biệt áp dụng trong Speaking Part 2 dạng Describe a Person nhé!
Từ vựng:
* a great sense of humour (noun phrase): khiếu hài hước
ENG: humorous
* the life and soul of the party (idiom): trung tâm của bữa tiệc
ENG: someone who is energetic and funny and at the centre of activity during social occasions
* a wide circle of somebody (noun phrase): một nhóm người
ENG: a big group of people
* crack somebody up (phrasal verb): khiến ai cười
ENG: to make somebody laugh a lot
* extroverted (adj): hướng ngoại
ENG: lively and confident, and enjoying being with other people
* hang out (with somebody) (phrasal verb): ra ngoài với ai
ENG: to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone
* chit chat with somebody about something (verb): nói chuyện phiếm với ai về vấn đề gì
ENG: to talk informally about matters that are not important
* unapproachable (adj): khó gần
ENG: (of a person) not friendly or easy to talk to
* make friends with somebody (verb phrase): kết bạn với ai
ENG: to become a friend of somebody
* immerse yourself in (doing) something (verb phrase): chìm đắm trong việc gì
ENG: to become or make somebody completely involved in something
* a real page-turner (noun phrase): cuốn sách thú vị
ENG: a book that is very exciting
* engage in (doing) something (phrasal verb): tham gia vào hoạt động gì
ENG: to take part in something
* supportive (adj): ủng hộ
ENG: encouraging somebody or giving them help or sympathy
* a faithful friend (noun phrase): một người bạn trung thành
ENG: staying with or supporting a particular person
* a fair-weather friend (noun phrase): một người bạn chỉ làm bạn với bạn khi mọi việc dễ dàng và tốt đẹp và sẽ bỏ mặc bạn khi gặp khó khăn
ENG: somebody who stops being a friend when you are in trouble
* stand by somebody (phrasal verb): bên cạnh ai
ENG: to help somebody or be friends with them, even in difficult situations
* through thick and thin (idiom): khi gặp khó khăn
ENG: even when there are problems or difficulties
* give somebody a helping hand (idiom): giúp đỡ ai đó
ENG: to help somebody
* be in trouble (noun phrase): gặp khó khăn
ENG: have difficulty
* trustworthy (adj): đáng tin cậy
ENG: that you can rely on to be good, honest, sincere, etc.
* count on somebody (phrasal verb): có thể dựa dẫm vào ai
ENG: to trust somebody to do something or to be sure that something will happen
* divulge something to somebody (verb): tiết lộ điều gì bí mật với ai
ENG: to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret
* gossip about something (verb): bàn tán về việc gì
ENG: to talk about other people’s private lives, often in an unkind way
* a good listener (noun phrase): người biết lắng nghe
ENG: somebody who you can rely on to listen with attention or sympathy
* lend an ear to somebody (idiom): lắng nghe ai đó một cách kiên nhẫn
ENG: to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody
* feel down in the dumps (idiom): buồn
ENG: to feel sad
* sympathetically (adv): một cách cảm thông
ENG: in a way that is kind to somebody who is hurt or sad, and that shows that you understand and care about their problems
* develop a mutual understanding (verb phrase): phát triển sự thấu hiểu lẫn nhau
ENG: to develop the understanding of two or more people have for each other equally
* forgiveness (uncountable noun): sẵn lòng tha thứ
ENG: the act of forgiving somebody; the quality of being willing to forgive somebody
* hold a grudge (verb phrase): giữ một mối thù
ENG: to keep a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past
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本集 timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:56 第一遍英文朗讀
3:28 新聞 & 相關單字解說
16:58 額外單字片語
23:09 第二遍英文朗讀
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臉書社團 (朗讀文字)：https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssyingwen/posts/294398892446357/
朗讀內容參考了
CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/elizabeth-holmes-one-time-billionaire-and-ceo-finally-goes-on-trial.html
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/30/tech/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial/index.html
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58336998
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031314018/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-trial
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本集提到的單字片語：
Silicon Valley 矽谷
Page-turner
Binge-read
Elizabeth Holmes
Theranos
Company valuation 公司估值
Turtlenecks 高領上衣
Lofty 崇高的
Mission 使命
Blood tests 血液檢查
Blood sample 血樣
Tube 樣本管
Cancer 癌症
Diabetes 糖尿病
HIV 愛滋病毒
Nanotainer
Slogan 標語
John Carreyrou
Billionaire 億萬富翁
Media darling 媒體寵兒
Heyday 最風光的時候
Prime 鼎盛期
Peak 頂峰
Pinnacle 巔峰
Trial 審判
San Jose 市
Jury 陪審團
Fraud 詐欺
Prosecutors 檢察官
Scam
Con
Swindle
defraud
Rip off
Investors 投資人
Whistleblower 吹哨者
Testify 作證
Strategy 戰略
Jurors 陪審員
Patients 患者
Miscarried 流產
Fake it until you make it 假裝它直到你成功
Wake-up call 警示
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
Chief Operating Officer (COO) 營運長
Mental state 精神狀態
Outrageous 離譜
Corporate governance 公司治理
White collar crime 白領犯罪
Intent 意圖
Seams 線縫
Come / Fall apart at the seams
Fret not
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional
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