阿不思與他的快樂伙伴

Now here's something worth making a song and dance about...
At 13 metres long, this is the world's biggest playable guitar.
It's taking centre stage in an exhibition in the US about the instrument.
Who can resist strumming it?

Climate-the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.   氣候

Gravity-萬有引力

neat-巧妙

constant - 衡長不變

whether (adj

是否... 是不是... 無論...

http://goo.gl/4a38qo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/trad/elt/english_now/2014/09/140930_are_277_food_for_thought

canteen 

-a restaurant provided by an organization such as a military camp, college, factory, or company for its soldiers, students, staff, etc.. 食堂

afford 

-have enough money to pay for.負擔的起

http://tw.voicetube.com/videos/17375?ref=new

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  minimal

  (a.)最小的,極微的,最小限度的
   

http://tw.voicetube.com/videos/16330#video-container

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  breeze
   

http://goo.gl/vmWwEp

If you had a strange, buzzing sound in your ear, what would you do? One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999, the emergency services number in Britain.

And so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes. Could she make chips with them? Were they poisonous? She had no qualms about calling the local ambulance service to ask.

According to a recent report, more than 31,000 non-urgent calls were made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the last year.

http://goo.gl/kHdvzb

For many people commuting is a necessary evil. Most see going by car or van as the 'least worst' option. This study by the researchers at the University of East Anglia challenges that assumption.

It suggests walking, cycling or travelling by public transport can lift the mood. Crucially, it suggests those who switch from the car to an active commute feel better across a range of psychological measures, including concentration, decision-making and the ability to face up to problems.

The researchers say policies encouraging people to leave their cars at home could have a dramatic impact on public wellbeing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/trad/elt/english_now/2014/09/140917_sotw_message_in_a_bottle.shtml?

Nobody likes junk mail…

But this pile of rubbish might contain just what Nicola White is looking for.

She hunts for messages in bottles on the banks of the River Thames in England.