Native Trees

The personal stories of the Gao villagers demonstrate and are related to changes in China. This is a close study of Gao Village twenty years after the author, an anthropologist and native of Gao village, wrote his original ethnography Gao Village. It combines ethnographic analysis, personal vignettes, and a number of fascinating stories, which presents a convincing yet complex picture of how Gao villagers interact with the outside world. With his sympathetic and insider’s approach, the author argues that rural Chinese display great entrepreneurship and inner strength of self-improvement; they are active contributors to China’s economic boom. ~~~~~~~~ “This is a close ethnographic look at the world of Gao villagers twenty years after the author, an anthropologist and native of Gao village, wrote his original ethnography. Through a look at Gao villagers, including the ethnographer’s own family and extended kin, we are able to see the decline of agriculture and the integration of rural

From his court Jupiter keeps staying away, Missed by fellow gods; Atlas the culprit at large---- ----The Tower of Pisa: A Sequel Since the appearance of POTTY LITTLE MAN SELECTED POEMS OF BAI CHUAN III (《人渺小：白川詩選三》) in its original native language, there has been a demand for a serious attempt to transform its international outlook into an international readership. In response to this, the present English edition offers not a slavish translation. Instead, there is perhaps a true sense of creative effort, to say nothing of the venture itself being a rich and rewarding experience.

Since the appearance of Roads Range Far: Selected Poems of Bai Chuan (道路遠近：白川詩選) in its original native language, there has been a demand for a serious attempt to transform its international outlook into an international readership. In response to this, the present English edition offers not a slavish translation. Instead, there is perhaps a true sense of creative effort, to say nothing of the venture itself being a rich and rewarding experience.

Throughout the long-term evolution of global capital markets, stock markets, and crypto-asset markets have historically operated as two parallel systems: the former is built upon over a century of institutional accumulation and vast institutional networks, while the latter has thrived within the technological framework of blockchain. Today, with the ongoing implementation and application of new models—such as the tokenization of real world assets (RWAs), stablecoins, crypto-asset ETFs, and digital asset treasury (DAT) companies—the convergence of securities and crypto is emerging as the most disruptive transformation trajectory in capital markets. Traditional securities are stepping into the on-chain world, while native crypto-assets are making their way into the mainstream financial arena through compliant pathways. Capital markets are witnessing a historic convergence characterized by "mutual convergence."  This book presents a comprehensive overview of the convergence of securities

無聲的草木 綻放最好的香港 「胡秀英植物標本館」四代植物學家 翻山越嶺、精剖細描 為香港原生植物留下永恆的傳記 20個珍貴而稀有的名字，在遺憾失去它們前 認識它們越深，越能與它們共生 這些原生植物得以在香港這片土地上繁衍下去，不致滅絕 本書為《香港原生植物圖鑑》的第二冊。延續第一冊結合科學繪圖和植物藝術墨線圖的方式，詳細介紹了香港20種稀有及瀕危的原生植物。這些植物受到法例和名錄的保護，並在香港生態系統中扮演著重要角色。 標本館運用多種研究方法，包括文獻回顧、野外觀察、花果解剖結構研究和墨線圖等，去記錄每個珍貴的植物品種，豐富香港稀有及瀕危植物的基礎科學資訊，促進植物保育工作的進展。本冊更新增「掃描電子顯微鏡圖像」單元，把猶如萬花筒般的花粉和孢子的微物之美，清晰地呈現在讀者眼前。 This appealingly illustrated book is the second volume of Botanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants. It presents a meticulously curated collection of 20 rare and endangered native plant species found in Hong Kong, featuring scientific, detailed pen-and-ink illustrations and morphological descriptions. This volume introduces a new section showcasing ‘Scanning Electron Microscope Images’ that reveals the intricate beauty of pollen and spores. This guide provides essential reference materials for species authentication and is of particular significance for plant preservation efforts in Hong Kong. -----------------------------------

「女仔館」一名，今日香港社會恐怕不知所指；但提起其英文全名Diocesan Native Female Training School，則不會太陌生―名校拔萃男書院（Diocesan Boys’ School）和拔萃女書院（Diocesan Girls’ School），關係皆與其千絲萬縷。甚至另一所名校協恩中學，也曾與其有過關聯。這所在香港歷史上存在了九年（1860—1869）的學校，對後來的雙語教育、女性教育模式產生了不可低估的影響。 本書作者搜羅大量罕見資料，以著名書院校史入手，聚焦於女仔館之興衰及其與社會之互動，具體而微地探析香港雙語教育史、香港早期女性教育，以及名校背後的歷史淵源一隅。此外，香港中西混血社群、宗教團體辦學歷史，乃至香港社會觀念的變化等重要領域，皆能從本書中有所發現。

…. to imagine a language means to imagine a form of life. ––Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigation, 1953) Whatever specific goal motivated people who study Chinese at first eventually dissolves into the larger Chinese world, and that world—its loves and joys, its stings and frustrations, in any case its incapability of being boring—takes over. This is a fascinating, insightful collection of essays by some of the world’s most renowned China experts, who share personal recollections of their time in China—often beginning in the 1970s, when foreigners were just beginning to navigate the linguistic and cultural terrain of that country—and reflect on what learning Chinese has meant to them in their careers and lives. These ten native English speakers share rare and, at times, humorous and intimate moments, of how learning and speaking Chinese has removed barriers, built rapport, opened doors and sometimes led them down entirely unexpected roads that have changed the course of th

《边学边用：华语听说教材》是针对以普通话为第二语言 / 外语人士的特点和需要编写的系列普通话口语教材。教材取材於普通话母语人士的口语对话，帮助学习者学习普通话，在日常生活或专业领域学以致用。 “Chinese (Putonghua) in Communication” is a series of spoken Putonghua textbooks designed for learners studying Putonghua as a second / foreign language. By drawing all examples and sample conversations from authentic speaking materials collected from native Putonghua speakers, this book series is suitable for learners aiming at learning practical Putonghua to be used in their daily as well as professional lives.

目錄 序 Foreword 一個人劇場一關於「李承亮路上的萬年站」的隨想。 Theater of One Thoughts on “Li Cheng－Liang－The Wannian Station On the Road” 宇宙原住民的科幻鄉愁：由漂浮到漂移的自覺與自轉。 The Sci－Fi Nostalgia of A Native of the Universe: Awareness and Rotation from Floating to Drifting. 作品圖版 Color Plates 工作室訪談錄 About Studio 「爬上萬年站唱一首歌」 “Climb up the Wannian Station to sing a song” 藝術家簡歷 Biographies of Artist

Having analysed the most common English errors made in over 600 academic papers written by Chinese undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, Steve Hart has written an essential, practical guide specifically for the native Chinese speaker on how to write good academic English. English Exposed: Common Mistakes Made by Chinese Speakers is divided into three main sections. The first section examines errors made with verbs, nouns, prepositions, and other grammatical classes of words. The second section focuses on problems of word choice. In addition to helping the reader find the right word, it provides instruction for selecting the right style too. The third section covers a variety of other areas essential for the academic writer, such as using punctuation, adding appropriate references, referring to tables and figures, and selecting among various English date and time phrases. Using English Exposed will allow a writer to produce material where content and ideas—not language mist

Hao Zhidong has provided essential background on the types of thinking that could create a unified island-mainland polity. Do the politicians in Beijing and Taipei want one enough to make the symbolic sacrifices that would be needed to bring their citizens peace with prosperity? The thinkers whom Hao analyzes in this book can show them ways to do this---Lynn White, Princeron University A tour de force survey of the dilemmas and possibilities facing intellectuals and policy makers in the Chinese-speaking world when dealing with Taiwan as a problem of Chinese nationalism.---Christopher R. Hughes, London School of Economics and Political Science A sane, thoughtful and thoroughly grounded study of what intellectuals are doing---and could do---to mediate the contentious patriotism in both Mainland China and Taiwan. Hao brings the sensibilities of a native to a rigorous comparative sociological analysis of the states and the intellectuals involved and what it would take to resolve this key

預見6G新通訊 ITU-R於2023年6月發布《6G框架建議書草案》，並於2023年11月更新針對6G技術框架的看法。在此次更新中，ITU-R表示，在6G的基礎框架確定後，下一階段是在2024~2027年定義6G相關的需求。2024年也是3GPP邁入R19標準制定的時間點，延續到2025年3月3GPP的6G工作坊(Workshop)期間，是6G標準初步發展的關鍵時期。 6G將接棒5G在人工智慧(AI)方面的應用研究，帶動更多元且深入的智慧功能。虛實整合的熱潮，與行動網路的發展相輔相成。沉浸式體驗以及NB-IoT在微型裝置的應用，都可望延續5G世代的技術進一步發展。同時數位分身(Digital Twin)與智慧城市等應用，未來都可能在6G世代快速發展。6G的AI原生(AI Native)網路，有助於基地台管控資源，達到省電的目的。整合感測與傳輸的技術，則可望應用於建立城市的數位分身，提升基礎建設效率。

★ 100+ 慣用語｜流行潮語｜口說語法｜美式文化｜台式英語糾錯 ★ a rain check ╳ 雨天支票 ◯ 改天再約 under the weather ╳ 天氣之下 ◯ 身體不舒服 ( ͒˃⌂˂ ͒) 老外說的每個字都懂，串在一起到底在供蝦米！ ✦ Idioms慣用語、Proverbs 諺語、Expressions 口語表達 ✦ 母語人士才會的道地說法，雅思／托福口說加分主攻項目 Band 7 / 26↑ ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ 隨便來一句：It’s not rocket science（簡單到爆的事） 講英文像個母語人士，秒讚口說測驗考官 流行潮語sick 不是生病？把某人放到別人鞋裡是怎麼回事？ 這裡只教最潮、最 dope 、學校不教的「活人英語」 ❤︎ 100天母語者養成計畫：口說考官的高分表達 講英文用艱澀單字聽起來超不自然！慣用語才是老外日常用語，且為檢定口說「詞彙豐富度」加分主攻項目——100+表達搭配詞，讓你100天說英文像個Native Speaker。 ❤︎ Shadowing 影子跟讀，出一張嘴學會高級文法 誰說學文法枯燥？文法融入實境對話， QR code 音檔跟讀，用真實情境學會假設語氣、過去完成式、情態動詞等高階句型文法。每十天並附有紮實練習題，迅速檢驗學習成效。 ❤︎ 終結“NG”台式英文，老外溝通不卡關 要一台筆電，結果拿到筆記本，notebook對老外來說是筆記本；Instagram不唸作「哀居IG」，Insta / the Gram 才正確。糾正奇異 “Taiglish”，說出道地 English。 ❤︎ 聽懂美式幽默，輕鬆打入老外社交圈 看影集永遠不知道笑點在哪，只能看別人笑，尷尬跟著裝笑☻。作者從小旅居美國十多年，集結美式文化諺語、流行語，各式情境擄獲外國人的英語話術。 好評推薦 Zoe無痛學英文｜人氣口說英文教學Instagram 練習英文口說就像上健身房一樣，必須常常訓練舌頭肌肉及發音，才能看見自己的進步。本書提供了有趣又道地的英文片語，以及MP3音檔，讓讀者能逐步跟讀，模仿練習，內化吸收道地的語料！ Claire倉庫的女人｜自媒體創作者、TESOL認證ESL教師 本書鼓勵讀者每天反覆練習，每次份量不求多，只要每天練習一點點，實力就會漸漸累積，加上跟讀shadowing的技巧，更能夠從書裡培養口語實

《邊學邊用：華語聽說教材》是針對以普通話為第二語言／外語人士的特點和需要編寫的普通話口語系列教材。教材取材於普通話母語人士的口語對話，幫助學習者學習普通話，在日常生活或專業領域學以致用。 “Chinese（Putonghua）in Communication” is a series of spoken Putonghua textbooks designed for learners studying Putonghua as a second／foreign language. By drawing all examples and sample conversations from authentic speaking materials collected from native Putonghua speakers, this book series is suitable for learners aiming at learning practical Putonghua to be used in their daily as well as professional lives. 本書特點： Features of this textbook: 1. 簡體中文和漢語拼音對照，並附繁體中文供參考。 Simplified Chinese characters and Pinyin（Romanization）are presented side by side, also with conventional Chinese characters attached for reference. 2. 豐富多彩的練習，還原日常生活場景，活學活用。 Providing various communicative tasks simulating real world scenarios or situations. 3. 隨書附課文及詞彙錄音。 Providing full recordings of text and vocabulary. 4. 本書在大學已經使用多年，特別適合短訓班，學習者可以在比較短的時間內，基本掌握學校課堂、交通詢問、邀約、留言、飲食購物、簡短講演等方面的語言運用。 This textbook has been used

封面故事 CNAPP就位 資安向左移 整合平台守護雲原生應用　安全向左延伸涵蓋開發週期前段 文◎洪羿漣 隨著越來越多的企業應用開發改以雲端優先，相關的安全與合規性議題也逐漸成為關注焦點。近年來興起的雲端原生應用保護平台（Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform，CNAPP）提供了整合式的解決方案，涵蓋雲端安全態勢管理（CSPM）、雲端工作負載防護平台（CWPP）、雲端基礎架構權限管理（CIEM）等功能項目，把安全性「左移」延伸到開發的最前期，建構以風險控管為核心，讓雲原生應用的整個生命週期，從開發、發布到運行皆具備的安全防護。現代化企業可藉由CNAPP單一平台，確保應用服務的合規性與降低資安風險。 專題報導 迎戰減排衝擊　碳盤查先行 數位工具搞定追蹤與確信管理　SaaS訂閱免部署簡易上手 文◎余采霏 歐盟碳邊境調整機制（CBAM）、美國清潔競爭法案（CCA）即將陸續上路，台灣碳權交易所也於日前在高雄成立，碳盤查資訊揭露已成為企業亟須正視的課題。依據金管會公布上市櫃公司永續發展路徑圖，到了2027年全體上市櫃公司須完成溫室氣體盤查，未來資本額50億以下的上市櫃公司也難以置身事外。然而，根據開發金近期發布「中小企業減碳調查」顯示，近四成企業對淨零轉型尚未採取行動，顯見企業在認知與行動之間的落差。隨著碳有價時代來臨，碳盤查儼然已成為企業生存的基本要件，唯有先盤查，才能遵循及訂定減碳目標，在本期專題報導中，也將邀請專家分享企業現今企業碳盤查進度與面臨困境，以及如何藉由雲端訂閱制的商業工具來達到碳盤查與碳管理目標。 產業趨勢 因應伺服器訂閱制擴散　公有雲服務模式加速變化 硬體月租月付搶市　伺服器品牌商正面對決公有雲業者 文◎郭思偉 傳統伺服器銷售模式為買斷銷售，然面對公有雲服務的競爭，全球伺服器品牌商陸續提供伺服器訂閱制，允許用戶以契約月租月付方式使用伺服器。伺服器訂閱制使公有雲業者也必須變化發展以因應競爭，例如加強發展差異化的平台服務，以及拉攏更多軟體開發商加入其應用程式市集，減少齊頭式的運算力費率競賽。 在品牌伺服器業者中，慧與科技最

本研究為一學期跨文化電子郵件交流計畫,其目的在使英語學習 者透過電子郵件寫作的溝通,學習到不同的文化經驗。除此之外,本研 究亦讓英語學習者有不同的機會來學習英語。本研究受試者為三十位台 灣大學生及三十位韓國大學生,他們的英語程度背景相似。其受試者在 電子郵件中的表達方式將由情意,行為,認知三方面來分析。此外,台 灣學生的態度,英語學習動機,遇見的困難及解決方式將透過質性與量 化的方式來探討。所收集的資料包含有學生的背景調查問卷,電子郵件 文件,文化態度問卷,事後回饋問卷,及訪談資料。其結果顯示在電子 郵件中,台灣與韓國大學生皆最常使用認知能力,代表兩組學生皆對彼 此的文化表達高度的好奇心。此外,台灣學生對於本次交流抱持積極參 與的態度,同時也增進了英語學習動機。對於所面臨到的困難與解決方 式,台灣學生除了忽略問題之外,亦會尋求同儕及教師的幫助。從以上 研究結果發現,電腦科技可以協助教學與學習更有意義並且可以提供學 習者不同的方式來 學習語言。