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專題報導 Ambition and Adaptability 莉茲．特拉斯當選英國新任首相 面臨嚴峻考驗 Liz Truss Becomes Britain’s New Prime Minister 英國前外交大臣莉茲．特拉斯當選保守黨黨魁後，也接受任命成為新首相，是該國第三位女性首相。特拉斯甫上任即面臨經濟、能源以及戰爭問題的嚴峻考驗。 專題報導 The Merry Monarch 永遠的伊莉莎白女王 Looking Back at Queen Elizabeth’s Sharp Sense of Humor 在位70年的英國伊莉莎白二世女王9月8日於蘇格蘭行宮逝世，享耆壽96歲。女王的親民和藹深得人心，她的機智妙語也將永遠讓人懷念。 商業 Finding the Balance 一週工作四天可行嗎？英國企業展開試驗 Some UK Companies Trial a Four-Day Workweek 英國超過70家企業、逾3千名員工參與一週工作四天的試驗，員工每週工時為過往的百分之80，薪水不減，但他們必須承諾工作產能不打折。 科學 Traces of the Past 因「旱」得福 億萬年前恐龍足跡現蹤 Historic Drought Reveals 113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints 美國德州今夏遭逢十年來最嚴重的乾旱，但乾涸的河床卻讓長年隱沒在沉積物下方、有超過一億年歷史的恐龍足跡意外重見天日。 科技 Space Environmentalism 太空環保運動 不讓地球軌道變垃圾場 Tracking the Man-Made Objects Orbiting Earth 數十年來的太空發展使地球軌道上充斥著大小不一的廢棄物，若不加以控管，恐成為危害地球的不定時炸彈。 體育 Purple and Gold 紫金王朝——NBA洛杉磯湖人隊的輝煌歲月 Reliving the Showtime Era of the Lakers in a New Documentary 1980年代，在球團老闆傑瑞．巴斯和球星魔術．強森、卡里姆．阿布都– 賈霸等人的引領之下，洛杉磯湖人隊打出華麗進攻球風，開啟了NBA輝煌的「表演時刻」年代。 政治 Soviet Statesmanship 終結冷戰和蘇聯的推手——戈巴契夫 How Mikhail Gorbachev Bridged the Gap between the East and West 蘇聯最後一任領導人米哈伊爾．戈巴契夫企圖以改革和開放政策改變體制，雖未在國內帶來預期效果，卻促成了冷戰的終結和蘇聯的解體，獲諾貝爾和平獎肯定。 旅遊 Turkey’s Hidden Gem 悠遊土耳其西岸 造訪日落愛琴海的香草小鎮 Richard Quest Visits the Little-Known Town of Alaçatı 土耳其西部除了有遠近馳名的「棉堡」帕慕卡雷，濱海小鎮阿拉恰提也不容錯過。跟著在地人走進洋溢愛琴海風情的巷弄和阿拉恰提一年一度的香草節。 保育 Hard-Scaled, Soft-Hearted 全球走私最猖獗的動物——穿山甲 Protecting the Pangolin: The World’s Most Trafficked Mammal 傳統中醫和野味捕食的需求使得穿山甲成為全球走私數量最多的動物，為此賴比瑞亞成立了野生動物保護區，保衛這種全身布滿鱗甲卻很溫馴的動物。 科技 Art Meets Activism VR藝術結合環保運動 喚起海洋保育意識 Designing Undersea Sculptures with VR to Help Coral to Grow 一位社會生態學藝術家結合虛擬實境技術、藝術創作及生態保育，打造出「海洋活雕塑」，盼藉此讓大眾更加重視海洋保育。 焦點話題 CNN 全球瞭望 Britain Mourns the Death of Queen Elizabeth II 英國哀悼伊莉莎白二世女王辭世 Ukraine Pushes Russia Out of Kharkiv with Counteroffensive 烏克蘭大反攻 將俄軍逐出哈爾科夫 Steps to Decrease Insomnia 好習慣有助減少失眠 談天說地話英文 全方位理解CNN The Obamas Receive Their White House Portraits 歐巴馬夫婦白宮官方肖像揭幕 新聞片語通 單字聯想地圖 NBA英語 CNN主編教你唸 NBA西區聯盟隊名

04 Live關鍵時事新聞 09 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 Pyramus and Thisbe 〈皮拉慕斯與席絲比〉 14 節慶文化 Festa Junina: A Brazilian Festival That Lasts the Entire Month of June 歡慶巴西六月節 18 克漏字 Rolling Out Plate after Plate of Delicious Sushi 一盤接一盤：美味的迴轉壽司 20 英語聽力測驗1 21 主題式會話 At a Pharmacy 藥局英語 24 焦點人物 The True Grit and Talent of Hailee Steinfeld 海莉．史坦菲德：真正的勇氣和才華 28 健康知識 Do You Need to Reset Your Body Clock? 你需要重設生理時鐘嗎？ 32 生活科學素養 Why Oil and Water Don’t Mix 為什麼油水不相溶？ 35 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 38 運動趣聞 Row, Row, Row Your Boat 一起來划船吧！ 42 生活情境對話 Sip into Summer 夏日開懷暢飲 45 英語聽力測驗2 46 發現臺灣 The Magic of Yehliu Geopark 鬼斧神工的野柳地質公園 48 動物趣聞 Chipmunks: More Than Just a Cute Face 花栗鼠：不只有張呆萌的臉蛋 52 唱歌學英語 Stydying English with Songs: drunk text 亨利．莫迪：〈醉後亂訊〉 53 閱讀素養專欄 Stars of the Sea 海星：大海中最吸睛的明星 56 旅遊好去處 Enjoy Summer Fun in Croatia 在克羅埃西亞享受一夏 60 全民英檢中級模擬聽力試題 62 看預告片學英文 63 中文翻譯與解答 71 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答 77 單字卡

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Chemical admixtures are used in concrete mixtures to produce particular engineering properties such as rapid hardening, water-proofing or resistance to cold. Chemical Admixtures for Concrete surveys recent developments in admixture technology, explaining the mechanisms by which admixtures produce their effects, the various types of admixtures avail

"For the Military Enthusiast- an intriguing view of the war through the eyes of a contemporary Western Military Officer." — ARGunners.com On 24 February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, intending to overthrow the Zelensky government and bring the former Soviet republic back into the Russian sphere of control. Vladimir Putin clearly expected a quick victory and many in the West also predicted that Kiev would fall in a few days. But they hadn’t counted on the skilled, courageous and determined resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces, nor the degree to which Russian military might had been overestimated. The initial Russian dash for Kiev was thrown back and their advances in the east and south also slowed by a combination of fierce resistance and their own unpreparedness, inadequate logistical planning and incompetent command. While the Russians ground their way forward in the east and south of the country, devastating towns and cities, they paid a heavy price in casualties and equipment losses. A carefully planned Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer forced the invaders into a series of humiliating retreats. As winter approached, the Russians still held considerable territory but the initiative and strategic momentum had clearly swung to the defenders. The illusion of Russian invincibility was shattered forever. US Major General (retired) John S Harrel, a graduate of the US Army War College, trained with the Ukrainian army in the 1990s and in 2006, and commanded Ukrainian troops as part of the NATO force in Kosovo in 2005. His military expertise and detailed knowledge of the combatants informs this clear narrative and analysis of the course of the first 10 months of the war. He gives the reasons for the failure of the Russian invasion and, conversely, explains how the Ukrainian defense exceeded expectations, while acknowledging that strategic mistakes were made on both sides.

Years of surveillance-related leaks from US whistleblower Edward Snowden have fuelled an international debate on privacy, spying, and Internet surveillance. Much of the focus has centered on the role of the US National Security Agency, yet there is an important Canadian side to the story. The Communications Security Establishment, the Canadian counterpart to the NSA, has played an active role in surveillance activities both at home and abroad, raising a host of challenging legal and policy questions. With contributions by leading experts in the field, Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era is the right book at the right time: From the effectiveness of accountability and oversight programs to the legal issues raised by metadata collection to the privacy challenges surrounding new technologies, this book explores current issues torn from the headlines with a uniquely Canadian perspective.

The causes of the current Greek-Turkish rapprochement progress are explored in this book in relation both to the international environment, which is increasingly conducive to this progress, and significant domestic changes.

This book identifies the critical factors that shaped and influenced New Zealand's defence acquisition decision-making processes from the election of the Fourth Labour Government in 1984 and the subsequent ANZUS crisis, through to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the following 'war on terror'. It explores and analyses decision-making processes in relation to the ANZAC frigates, the military sealift ship HMNZS Charles Upham, the F-16 strike aircraft, the P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft upgrade, and the LAV IIIs.

The book focuses on policy-making at the highest levels of the United States government. Chapter contributors examine political, military, and foreign policy processes from micro and macro perspectives in documenting how President Bush personally dominated U.S. national security policy and was the driving force behind the United Nations-backed coalition of nations against Saddam Hussein. The authors place the president's actions into political and historical perspective and examine the consequences of the Gulf War in both military and diplomatic terms. Among the subjects discussed by experts are the president's political and constitutional roles in war-making; the foreign policy implications and military issues in the war; the domestic implications; and the postwar environment and planning for peace.

Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance and Strength, Second Edition, includes comprehensive sections on the role of nutrition in human health, various types of physical exercises, including cardiovascular training, resistance training, aerobic and anaerobic exercises, bioenergetics and energy balance, and the nutritional requirements associated with each. Other sections cover sports and nutritional requirements, the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building, an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, competition training, healthy cooking, physical training, and lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance. This updated edition includes new chapters on mood, alertness, calmness and psychomotor performance in sports, extreme sports, natural myostatin inhibitor and lean body mass, the benefits of caffeine in sport nutrition formulations, the role of vitamin D in athletic performance, probiotics and muscle mass. Provides a comprehensive appraisal of the nutritional benefits of exercise in human health Compiles chapters reviewing the nutritional prophylaxis in human health Addresses performance enhancement drugs and sports supplements Presents various types of physical exercises and addresses exercise and nutritional requirements in special populations Discusses sports nutrition and the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building Contains an exhaustive review of various food, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, small molecules and other ergogenic agents Highlights the aspects of healthy cooking, physical training, lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance