Edited by Yu Yuhua (游玉華) the U.S.-led war on Iraq March14 & 19 2003 News Guided Post Edited by Yu Yuhua (游玉華) Dictionary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

President Chen Shui-bian maintained that "black gold" politics would be revived if the two major opposition parties manage to wrest back rule of the nation.  陳水扁總統表示，如果兩大在野黨奪回政權，黑金政治將會復辟。 to wrest 搶奪 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Vice Economics Minister Yiin Chii-ming yesterday denied that power rationing may be imposed because of the impact of the U.S.-led war on Iraq. 經濟部次長尹啟銘昨日否認，將因美國主導的美伊戰事而採取限電措施。 to ration 分配 to impose  將…強加於 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Media reports quoted Taiwan Power Company as saying that the war might stall many of the island's thermal power plants. 媒體引用台電的說詞表示，戰爭有可能導致全台多座火力發電廠停擺。 to stall 使…熄火 thermal 熱的；熱量的 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

The energy problem, worsened by the ongoing water shortage, may force Taipower to impose electricity rationing, the reports said. 這則報導指出，加上目前缺水問題嚴重，能源問題可能會迫使台電進行限電作業。  to impose 將…強加於 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

A sharp increase in enterovirus cases this year has forced at least 18 kindergarten and elementary school classes in Taipei to be suspended. 今年腸病毒案例急速增加，至少有十八所台北幼稚園與國小被迫停課。   enterovirus 腸病毒 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

　 Former Democratic Progressive Party(DPP) Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung yesterday staged a sit-down protest in front of the Cabinet building, demanding a referendum on the fate of the fourth nuclear power plant project, which he sees as an environmental threat to Taiwan. 前民進黨主席林義雄昨日在行政院前靜坐抗議，要求以公投來決定核四命運，他認為核電廠將是我國環境的一大威脅，另外有八十多名反核人士也參加這場抗議活動。 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Lin, who quit the ruling party over the nuclear row, was joined by some 80 anti-nuke activists. 林義雄因核四紛爭退出民進(執政)黨。 to stage舉行 nuclear power plant核電廠 row  爭吵 Anti-nuke 反對核子武器  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Jerry Stackhouse scored 37 points, and the Washington Wizards rediscovered defense in the second half to gain control of a close game and beat the Miami Heat 89-82. 史塔克豪斯全場獨得卅七分，華盛頓巫師隊在下半場加強防守，掌控原本比數接近的比賽，終場該隊以八十九比八十二擊敗邁阿密熱火隊。 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Christian, Buddhist and Shinto's representatives each pours clean water into one vessel during the opening of the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

Christian, Buddhist and Shinto's representatives each pours clean water into one vessel during the opening of the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, 第三屆世界水資源論壇在日本京都舉行，開幕儀式上，基督教、佛教與神道教的代表各自將清水倒進一個水瓶中 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

A Taiwanese businessman who returned from mainland China and his wife are confirmed to have contracted the atypical respiratory disease suspected to have killed seven in Hong Kong and which is spreading rapidly in the region. to contract   感染 atypical    非典型的 respiratory 呼吸的 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

The couple is currently under intensive care at National Taiwan University Hospital. 此對夫妻目前正在台大醫院的加護病房中。 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

With keepers sitting on their necks, elephants eat various kinds of fruit during a buffet at the Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand to mark the country's Elephant Day. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom

With keepers sitting on their necks, elephants eat various kinds of fruit during a buffet at the Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand to mark the country's Elephant Day. 在泰國清邁的美沙大象營裡，脖子上騎著管理人的大象在一場盛宴中大吃各樣的水果，以紀念該國的「大象日」。 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Yuyu English Classroom