第 035 期 2026/05/07

Hi 早安 ☀️

這禮拜幫你選了 3 則值得一看的國際新聞：

😴 首爾睡午覺大賽

首爾舉辦一年一度的午覺比賽，看誰能在規定時間內睡得最熟。

🖥️ 蘋果執行長庫克將卸任​
​庫克將於九月卸下執行長的角色，象徵蘋果公司另一個階段的開始。
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👠《穿著 Prada 的惡魔 2》爆歧視​
​電影預告中亞裔角色的呈現引起歧視爭議。

哥倫布
​I just had a big lunch, and I’m in a serious food coma. I really need a nap. 🥱
​我午餐吃好飽，現在整個人陷入嚴重的飯後昏迷 。我非常需要睡個午覺。🥱

Lily
​Then you might love this — people now compete to see who can nap the best! Seoul recently held its third annual Power Nap Contest at a riverside park.
​那你可能會喜歡這個——現在連誰最會睡午覺都可以比賽了！首爾最近在一座河邊公園舉辦了第三屆的年度「高效午睡大賽」。

哥倫布
​Seriously? A nap contest sounds fun. What are the rules?
​真的假的？午睡大賽聽起來滿好玩的。規則是什麼？

Lily
​Participants had to sleep for 90 minutes, and judges used sleep data and heart rates to see who reached the deepest, most peaceful sleep. 🧘
​參賽者必須睡 90 分鐘，評審會利用睡眠數據和心率，判斷誰進入最深、最平靜的睡眠。🧘

哥倫布
​So it wasn’t just about falling asleep. They had to prove they could stay deeply asleep, right? ​
所以不是睡著就好，還要證明自己可以保持熟睡，對吧 ？

Lily
​Exactly. Staff created distractions, like tickling people with a feather and playing mosquito sounds. The contestants had to stay asleep through all of that.
​沒錯。工作人員還會製造干擾，像是用羽毛搔癢，或播放蚊子的聲音。參賽者必須一路保持熟睡。

哥倫布
​I would lose immediately. I sometimes toss and turn even in a quiet room, so mosquito sounds would ruin everything. I’d need some sleep magic. 🪄​
那我一定馬上就輸了。我有時候連在安靜的房間都會翻來覆去，蚊子聲一出現就毀了。我可能需要某種睡眠魔法。🪄

Lily
​It’s funny you say that. One woman came in a koala costume, hoping to borrow some koala sleep magic, and she won the best-dressed award. Others dressed as sleeping beauties, princes, or other fun characters.
​你這麼說還真巧。 有一位女生穿著無尾熊裝來參賽，希望借用一點無尾熊的睡眠魔法，結果拿下最佳造型獎。其他人則扮成睡美人、王子，或各種有趣的角色。

哥倫布
​That’s adorable! So who was the napping champion?​
也太可愛了吧！那午睡冠軍是誰？

Lily
​An 80-year-old man beat all the exhausted young students and office workers. I guess even in a nap contest, there’s no substitute for experience. 🤓
​一位 80 歲的老先生打敗了那些疲倦的年輕學生和上班族。我想就算是午睡大賽，經驗還是無可取代的。🤓

😵‍💫「food coma」是什麼意思？
​Food coma 指的是飯後覺得昏沉想睡的狀態。coma 是「昏迷」的意思。譬如：He’s been in a coma since that terrible accident.（他自從那場可怕的意外後就一直昏迷不醒。）如果要指吃了太多高醣類食物造成的昏沉，可以說 carb coma。carb 是 carbohydrate 的簡稱，就是「碳水化合物」。

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​🛌「翻來覆去」的英文要怎麼說？​
​因為睡不著在床上「翻來覆去」的動作叫 toss and turn。譬如：I tossed and turned all night because I was worried about the exam.（我因為擔心考試，整晚輾轉難眠。）其他表達「完全沒睡」的用語包括 stay up all night 或 not sleep a wink。譬如：She didn’t sleep a wink last night with all that noise.（她昨晚因為那些噪音完全沒睡。）

Apple is preparing for a major leadership change. Tim Cook, 65, will step down as CEO in September after 15 years in the role. John Ternus, 50, will take over.

Cook succeeded Apple’s co-founder, Steve Jobs, in 2011. Jobs was often seen as a product visionary, while Cook became known for calm leadership and strong operations. Under Cook, Apple strengthened its supply chain, expanded its services business, and saw its market value grow more than tenfold. Cook called the CEO role “the greatest privilege of my life.”

Ternus, Apple’s head of hardware engineering, has worked at the company for 25 years. He has helped develop major products including the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Seen as detail-oriented and focused on product quality, he once said it mattered that his team had “considered everything.”

Ternus will now face big challenges. Apple has been criticized for falling behind in AI and has not introduced another industry-changing product like the iPhone for years.

你看得懂多少呢？試著回答以下題目吧：

1. 根據文章，庫克任內達成了怎樣的成就？​
   ​A. 推出蘋果首款平板電腦
   B. 減少業務種類提高利潤​
   C. 公司市值成長超過十倍
2. 關於蘋果新執行長特納斯，文中未提及下列何者？​
   ​A. 負責公司硬體部門​
   B. 注重細節與產品品質​
   C. 設計蘋果的 AI 演算法

1. 第二段提到庫克在任內 strengthened its supply chain（強化了公司的供應鏈）、expanded its services business（拓展了服務業務），而且公司的 market value grow more than tenfold（市值成長超過十倍）。文章沒有提到庫克在任內推出蘋果首款平板電腦。所以正確答案選 C。
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2. 第三段提到特納斯是蘋果公司的 head of hardware engineering（硬體工程的主管），也提到他被認為 detail-oriented and focused on product quality（細節導向且專注在產品品質）。沒有提到他負責設計公司的 AI 演算法。所以答案選 C。

蘋果公司正準備迎來重大的領導層交接。65 歲的提姆．庫克將在 9 月卸下執行長職務，結束 15 年的任期。50 歲的約翰．特納斯將接任。

庫克在 2011 年接替蘋果的共同創辦人史蒂夫．賈伯斯。賈伯斯常被視為對產品有願景的人，而庫克則以冷靜領導力和強大的營運能力聞名。在庫克任內，蘋果公司強化了供應鏈、擴大服務業務，而且公司市值成長了 10 倍以上。庫克形容擔任蘋果公司執行長是「我一生中最大的榮幸」。

特納斯是蘋果的硬體工程主管，已在公司工作 25 年。他曾參與 iPhone、iPad 和 Apple Watch 等重要產品的開發。他被視為注重細節、重視產品品質的人；他曾說過，對他來說最重要的是團隊已經「考慮到每一件事」。

特納斯接下來將面臨重大挑戰。蘋果公司被批評在 AI 發展上落後，也已經多年沒有推出像 iPhone 一樣改變產業的產品。

🟥 認為有歧視的人說：

The production team failed to avoid a name that could easily cause controversy, showing a lack of cultural sensitivity. In addition, the character’s name resembles Cho Chang from Harry Potter, raising questions about whether the writers are drawing on outdated stereotypes about Asian names.

製作方沒有避開容易引發爭議的名字，顯現出缺乏文化敏感度。而且角色名與《哈利波特》裡的張秋相似，讓人質疑編劇是否仍在從過時的亞洲姓名刻板印象取材 。

🟩 認為過度解讀的人回應：

Jin Chao could be a real Chinese name and carries no inherent negative meaning. Directly linking the name to racism may be the result of an excessive concern with political correctness, turning an ordinary naming choice into a much more complex issue.
​Jin Chao 是可能真實存在的華人姓名，本身沒有負面含意。直接把這個名字和種族歧視連結在一起，可能是對政治正確過度在意的結果，反而把一個普通的命名變成太複雜的爭議 。

🟥 認為有歧視的人又說：

The character reflects several Asian nerd stereotypes with a dull and conservative look. Compared with the assertive assistants from other ethnic backgrounds, this flat portrayal raises concerns that Asian characters are being treated differently.​
​這個角色呈現出多種亞裔書呆子的刻板印象，外型也顯得呆板又保守。相較於其他族裔的堅定自信的助理，這種扁平化描寫讓人質疑亞裔角色是否受到了不同對待。

🟩 認為過度解讀的人再回應：

The new assistant simply echoes the “unfashionable” portrayal of Andy, the protagonist, in the first film, serving as a contrast to highlight her growth rather than targeting any specific race. Accusing the film of discrimination based only on trailer clips overlooks the broader plot development.​
​這名新助理只是呼應第一集女主角「土氣」的設定，作為對照來凸顯 Andy 的成長，並非針對特定種族。僅憑預告片段便指控電影歧視，可能忽略了更完整的情節發展。

1. resemble (v.) 與⋯⋯相似
2. inherent (adj.) 本質上的、固有的
3. assertive (adj.) 堅定自信的
4. protagonist (n.) 故事主角

1. If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more ________.
2. There are dangers ________ in almost every sport.

1. If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.
   ​如果你真的想要升遷，就必須更加堅定有自信。​
2. Danger is inherent in almost every sport.
   ​幾乎每種運動本身都帶有危險。