Reliability of Structures

This is a study of the structure and properties of compound verbs in Mandarin Chinese. By excluding separable structures such as Verb-Object phrases and resultative and directional constructions, we are able to establish that verbs, like nouns, are invariably right-headed, i.e. modifiers always precede what they modify; and also that compound verbs with relatively few exceptions are disyllabic...

Based on a close reading of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s extant films, this book provides insights into the ways the director created narrative structures and used symbolism to construct meaning in his films. Against critics’ insistence that Ozu was indifferent to plot and unlikely to use symbols, Geist demonstrates otherwise, revealing the director’s subtle iconographic paradigms. Her incisive understanding of the historical and cultural context in which the films were conceived amplifies her analysis of the films’ structure and meaning. Ozu: A Closer Look guides the reader through Ozu’s early, silent films and his sound films made during Japan’s wars in Asia and the subsequent American Occupation, then takes up specific themes relevant to his later, better-known films. These themes include religion, gender, and the influence of traditional Japanese painting. Geist also examines the impact that Ozu’s films had on specific directors in Europe, America, and Japan. Intended for f

Guide for Design, Installation, and Assessment of Post-installed Reinforcements sets out the installation, design, and assessment guidelines for post-installed reinforcements and fills a much-needed gap in the literature. The technology of post-installed reinforcement is growing increasingly important since reinforcing bars are being used frequently in horizontal, vertical, and overhead applications on the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing structures. Post-installed reinforcements are also used in specific situations in new construction to simplify construction procedures and provide flexibility in design and construction. This book has its main focus on Hong Kong but sets a standard that could be followed both in the Mainland and beyond.

This reader is designed for an intermediate-level Chinese course in which students not only develop proficiency in the Chinese language but also gain some knowledge of Chinese culture. It consists of twenty-two lessons, which are arranged according to their level of difficulty. Each lesson contains a core text and a reading text. The contents of the texts cover a wide variety of topics, including Chinese language structures and characters, Chinese customs, proverbs, holidays, social phenomena, religions, poetry and geography, as well as Chinese folklore. A list of questions for group discussion follows the text in each chapter to help students further explore issues related to Chinese culture and to their own lives. Grammar notes and exercises for relevant grammatical points are introduced after each core text to enhance students’ skills of reading, comprehension and writing. The grammar notes are all explained in English and illustrated through sample sentences in Chinese with Engli

In Painting Architecture: Jiehua in Yuan China, 1271–1368, Leqi Yu has conducted comprehensive research on jiehua or ruled-line painting, a unique painting genre in fourteenth-century China. This genre relies on tools such as rulers to represent architectural details and structures accurately. Such technical consideration and mechanical perfection linked this painting category with the builder’s art, which led to Chinese elites’ belittlement and won Mongol patrons’ admiration. Yu suggests that painters in the Yuan dynasty made new efforts towards a unique modular system and an unsurpassable plain-drawing tradition. She argues that these two strategies made architectural paintings in the Yuan dynasty entirely different from their predecessors, as well as making the art form extremely difficult for subsequent painters to imitate.

At the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories. The people of this remote and traditional corner of the Ching empire were not consulted about the annexation, initially resisted and long resented it. To placate them, the incoming authorities promised that little would alter and that their customs would be respected. The promise would not be fully kept but it became the source of the preservation of Chinese customary law in respect of rural land and the justification for privileges afforded to indigenous inhabitants. Their tenacious assertion of those rights and aversion to authority is detectible throughout the twentieth century and into the era of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it permeates almost every aspect of policy and law relating to rural land. The Unruly New Territories is an account of the annexed area and of its special place in Hong Kon

This book covers basic concepts of international trade and local trade practices. It addresses the evolution of electronic commerce and financial technology,including the use of blockchain technology letter of credit and Internet of Things.

In Lu Xun and World Literature, Xiaolu Ma, Carlos Rojas, and other contributors examine various aspects of Lu Xun, who is known as the father of modern Chinese literature. Essays in this book focus on Lu Xun’s works in relation to the notions of world literature and processes of literary worlding. The contributors offer detailed analyses of Lu Xun’s own literary oeuvre and of foreign works that engage with his writings. This volume also focuses on many facets of the publication and dissemination of Lu Xun’s works’, from printing and binding to the discussions and debates that followed their release in China and abroad. This book not only makes an important contribution to the field of Lu Xun studies, but also proposes a reexamination of the category of world literature.

AI助攻！搭配ChatGPT學習效率加倍！ ★提供用書教師相關的教學資源★ 【資料結構】(Data Structures)是資訊科學領域中的基礎課程，多數資訊相關科系的研究所入學考試會將之列入考科，而諸如高考三級、地方特考、司法特考、鐵路考試中的資訊類別考試亦會將之列入考科，因此選擇一本觀念正確、條理清晰且掌握命題趨勢的書籍是很重要的。 本書以實例演練為導向，漸進式的學習架構，詳盡解說各種資料結構，期能帶領讀者了解其中的精髓，進而具備開發大型程式的功力。此外，為了因應未來報考資訊相關科系的研究所或準備國家考試，本書精選題型多元的考題，並融入相關章節、隨堂練習與學習評量，建議讀者勤加練習。 AI助攻 *使用【ChatGPT】輔助學習資料結構，例如查詢理論與實作、上傳圖片解題、出題練習、撰寫程式、優化與除錯、與其它程式語言互相轉換等，這些技巧大多不限定於ChatGPT，也可以靈活運用在【Microsoft Copilot】、【Google Gemini】等AI助理。 *本書是以C語言進行實作，讀者可以自行使用ChatGPT轉換成Python、C++、C#、Java等程式語言。 *ChatGPT相關內容統一放在本書最後一章，希望讀者以學會資料結構為主，而使用ChatGPT為輔，同時不會干擾到學習或上課的節奏。 考題觀摩 收錄研究所入學考試與資訊類別國家考試的精選考題，增加實例演練經驗，提升即戰力。

The Tragedy of 228: Historical Truth and Transitional Justice in Taiwan is published by Memorial Foundation of 228. The book mainly explores eight different aspects of the 228 Incident, as shown in each of its chapter title: “What Caused the Incident: A Comparison of Government and Citizen Accounts from 1947,” “International Perspectives on the Legal Status of Taiwan during and after the Incident,” “Military Deployment and Suppression during the Incident,” “Taiwan's News Media under the Impact of the Incident,” “The Roles of Local Government Heads during the Incident,” “The Roles of Intelligence Agencies during the Incident,” “Historical Explorations of the Campaign to Redress Injustices of the Incident (1987-1997),” and “Presidential Attitudes towards the Movement for Transitional Justice (1988-2019).” Through the publication of the book, the Memorial Foundation of 228 attempts to set a new milestone in the study of 228 Incident by pursuing the transitional justice in international a

Sinoglossia places the terms of embodiment, mediality, and translation at the center of analytical inquiry into Chinese and Sinophone cultures. Converging in the rubric of Sinoglossia, the chapters in this volume introduce a theory defined by cultural formations not overdetermined by Sinitic linguistic ties. The concept of Sinoglossia combines a heteroglossic and a heterotopian approach to the critical study of mediated discourses of China and Chineseness. From the history of physical examinations and queer subalternity to the cinematic inscription of Chineseness-as-landscape, and from Sinopop to the translational writings of Eileen Chang and Syaman Rapongan, this book argues for a flexible conceptualization of cultural objects, conditions, and contexts that draws attention to an array of polyphonic, multi-discursive, and multilingual articulations. In this new horizon of understanding, place or topos necessarily constitutes the possibility of friction and source of innovation.

掌握大考關鍵句型 勇奪高分百分百 1. 介紹關鍵百大句型 將歷屆大考常見重要句型整合為14個單元，說明各句型重點及用法，並搭配例句與練習題，讓你不需強記，就能融會貫通，加以活用！ 2. 延伸關鍵百大句型 針對關鍵百大句型，再延伸補充200個形似或同義句型，讓你觸類旁通，輕鬆享有事半功倍之效！ 3. 附有單元複習評量 各句型皆有對應的練習題，且每單元末皆附複習評量，方便即時自我檢測，讓你真正掌握句型用法，駕輕就熟！ 作者簡介： 郭慧敏 學歷／美國喬治亞州立大學英語碩士 經歷／新北市立中和高中英文教師

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music and to place them in a context of books and images in American, British, and other Asian collections, Chinese Music in Print views the library as a repository not of information but of artifact, and then uses these artifacts as a means for generating scholarly narrative. It begins by assessing seminal texts in the Confucian canon set against the delicacy of the concubine and amanuensis Shen Cai’s calligraphy and poetry. Confucianism was itself a crucial aspect of courtly life, and an exploration of its ritual is the book’s second theme. Vernacular genres of opera and song are represented in the third chapter, while the Great Sage returns in the fourth for an exploration of the repertoire and richness of his favourite instrument, the qin. The final chapter ends the journey with discussion of the legacy of generations of Europeans who

In The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn, Rui Yang conceptualizes the cultural foundations of modern university development in Chinese societies. Instead of focusing on the uniqueness of the societies, this book aims to prove that one educational purpose could be fulfilled via many paths, and that most of the characteristics the university could be found in other institutions of higher learning. Citing the practices of four selected Chinese societies, Yang opposes the existence of an impassable chasm between Chinese and Western ideas of a university and argues that it is possible to combine Chinese and Western ideas of a university. Also, this book is one of the first in English to theorize the Chinese idea of a university. It links the historical events to the present, in a context of an enormous impact of Western academic models and institutions, from the beginning of modern universities in Chinese societies to the contemporary period.

The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong SAR (the “NSL”) promises to be the most important legal development in Hong Kong since the advent of the Basic Law. Many wondered in the aftermath of the NSL how the foundations of Hong Kong’s system might be changed and in what way the freedoms valued by Hong Kong may be affected. Supporters view the law as essential for the preservation of public order and the national security of China and for supporting the fundamental well-being of “One Country, Two Systems”, an arrangement that has been in place since the return of Hong Kong to China. Critics fear an adverse impact on the spirit of “One Country, Two Systems”. From a discussion initiated by the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, this collection of essays brings together leading experts on Hong Kong and Chinese law to offer an exploratory study of the NSL and its impact on the legal system and the principle of the rule of law in Hon

▎James C. Ma Mr. Chungliamg Ma or James C. Ma received his B.A. in English at the National Cheng Kung University in 1964. After his graduation, he was an English teacher at Nantou Senior High and later, teaching assistant at NCKU. He earned his Master’ degree from the University of Oregon in 1971 and taught English at the Taipei College of Business for two years. In 1978, he was conferred Doctor of Education from Southern Illiois University. Having returned to NCKU in 1979, he taught as associate professor and later as professor. Afterwards, he was appointed Head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dean of Discipline, Dean of Students, and Head of Graduate Institute of Education. After his retirement from NCKU in 1999, he was invited to start his second career at the Leader College of Management, a privately-funded institution of higher learning in Tainan. He set up the Department of Applied English and the Office of the Studen

Eros of International Relations: Self-Feminizing and the Claiming of Postcolonial Chineseness is a distinctive work that explores the much-neglected Chinese perspective in broader international relations theory. Using the concept of “self-feminizing”—adoption of a feminine identity to oblige and achieve mutual caring as a relational strategy—this book argues that postcolonial actors have employed gendered identities in order to survive the squeezing pressure of globalization and nationalism in their own ways. Sovereign actors who have historically claimed to act on behalf of Chineseness have taken advantage of the images of femininity thrust upon them by transnational capitalism, the media, or intellectual thought. Shih illustrates the feminist potential for emancipation through a range of empirical examples, showing that women of various Chinese characteristics, acting on behalf of their nation, city, and corporations, reject the masculinization of their groups of belonging as remedy

An indefatigable discoverer and preserver of lost traditions in the field of classical Chinese medicine, Liu Lihong has done it again—The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Transmission of Acupuncture features a passionate and clinically relevant synthesis of his discipleship with Yang Zhenhai, one of the last remaining master practitioners of Daoist acupuncture in mainland China. At the forefront of an international discourse on the definition and clinical significance of classical Chinese medicine, Yang and Liu promote yet another holistic medical system that radically contrasts the current penchant for symptom-oriented procedures. This English edition of their book lifts an important esoteric acupuncture lineage out of obscurity and presents it to us in complete and accessible form. The holistic approach has also defined Liu’s relentless search for the heart of Chinese medicine during the last three decades, driving his commitment to become the promoter of a diverse spectrum of healing tradit

“Without a clear idea of the history of the New Territories, the history of Hong Kong as a whole would be impossible to bring to any sort of satisfactory completion. ... Elucidating the development of a village, a clan, a temple, or a market-town is also, in and of itself, real and valuable history, and abundantly justifies the time and effort spent on it.” This book is a history of village communities in the New Territories of Hong Kong, including those in the areas of Ha Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, and Sha Tin as well as those on the islands of Lamma, Ma Wan, and Tung Ping Chau. Elaborating on primary interviews with village elders, government documents, and public information, this book places the individual histories of each area into the context of Hong Kong’s rich past. The introduction sets up the rest of the book, outlining common themes and highlighting the dangers of using the communal memories of village communities while, at the same time, showing the valuable information doing

This book presents the first in-depth analysis of a monumental scroll known as the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang, dated 1493, from the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art. Through images and text, this scroll documents the ordination of Empress Zhang (1470–1541), wife of the Ming-dynasty Hongzhi emperor (r. 1488–1505) by a Heavenly Master of Zhengyi Daoism. It is a key source in the study of the history of Daoist ordinations, and a rare surviving record of the relationship between a Ming empress and the Heavenly Masters. Through detailed analysis of different historical perspectives and the Ordination Scroll itself, this book offers new insights into Daoist practices, Daoist material and visual culture, and the lives of imperial women in Ming China. By combining a rigorous attention to the specific object with a broad awareness of cultural context, this important book marks a real advance in our understanding of the agency of imperial women in Ming China, and the role of

My Master of Laws Dissertation is about International Arbitration with focus on discussing the Autonomy of Arbitration by: (1) comparing Arbitration with Litigation and Mediation and discussing the involvement of the Court in these dispute resolution mechanisms; and (2) comparing the Arbitration Regimes of two Common Law Jurisdictions, namely, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, so as to have a glimpse of the future trend of the development of Arbitration.

Toward the end of his first term, President Barack Obama's election promise to reduce the American military presence in the Middle East and Afghanistan led to a general re-evaluation of priorities. What eventuated was a series of phrases to describe the new foreign policy posture. These included "rebalancing to Asia", the "pivot to Asia" and the "pivot to the Pacific". The two principal drivers of the new posture were identified by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a key November 2011 Foreign Policy article as winding down of the military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan the "new global realities" of the Asia-Pacific Century. The juxtaposition of the two elements gave the American policy objectives a balance of power orientation with a military emphasis. The logic of "rebalancing" the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific in the wake of the growing ascendency of China is basic International Relations 101. The repositioning of US military assets into the Pacific has all th

At a time when there is a developing ideological gap among generations and a degradation of trust between people and the institution of government, there are concerns whether young people’s political participation activities will continue to radicalize. This volume in 15 chapters serves as a useful overview of various significant aspects of the new trends of political participation in Hong Kong. Written by a team of experts who have been astute observers of Hong Kong Politics, the book covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from a conventional understanding of political participation (e.g., the activities of political parties and interest groups) to a more specialized form of participation (e.g., the relationships between government and legislators in policy-making). The study of the rise of new social movements by the Post-80s generation would be of particular interest to those who are keen to comprehend the sharpening inter-generational differences. There will be a readership am

At the end of June 2013, Professor Anton MJ COORAY retired from his position at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law after almost twenty-five years of loyal and productive service. During that time, he made a very substantial contribution to the success of the School, as well as to the study and practice of law both within and outside of Hong Kong. This Festschrift has attracted contributions from not only his colleagues, but also a number of world-renowned scholars, who wished to convey through their contributions their enormous respect for his scholarship, leadership and gentlemanly bearing. 'The Rule of Law: a Comparative Perspective' has been chosen the theme of this Festschrift because it is one of the most important topics in the area of constitutional and administrative law, about which Professor COORAY has researched and written extensively. Although the study of the 'rule of law' encompassed a very long list of fundamental legal principles or precepts, the thirteen

This volume first explores the transformation of Chinese Daoism in late imperial period through the writings of prominent intellectuals of the times. In such a cultural context, it then launches an in-depth investigation into the Daoist dimensions of the Chinese narrative masterpiece, The Story of the Stone—the inscriptions of Quanzhen Daoism in the infrastructure of its religious framework, the ideological ramifications of the Daoist concepts of chaos, purity, and the natural, as well as the Daoist images of the gourd, fish, and bird. Zhou presents the central position of Daoist philosophy both in the ideological structure of the Stone, and the literati culture that engenders it.

Understanding how the Chinese writing system illustrates universal design features of writing and literacy learning, as well as how it differs from alphabetic literacy, has become one of the cutting edge areas of research in the cognitive sciences. A major part of this book is devoted to the presentation of a series of proposals for collaborative research with investigators working in East Asia on cross-writing system comparisons and bilingual literacy—Comparing alphabetic and morpho-syllabic literacy. The part that corresponds to "International perspectives" proposes new avenues in research on problems of bilingualism shared by speakers of all languages. With a broad survey of research advances drawing from recent investigations, this book will provide non-specialist readers with examples of how the relevant concepts might be applied to practical problems-age of acquisition effects in first and second language development; analysis of language attrition and asymmetries of different k

One of the momentous events of the world today is the emergence of China as an economic and political power. Unprecedented rates of economic growth have catapulted China into the forefront of the world arena. Malaysia took the bold step to establish diplomatic relations with China in 1974. This publication is a celebration of three decades of close ties between the two neighbours.

Evolution of language has evolved at multiple levels—from changes in the cognitive processes by which language is acquired in the individual, to language change by diffusion of acquired linguistic features across populations of individuals, to the emergence of linguistic features over phylogenetic time scales. Evolution of language at each of these levels interacts with that at each other level. This volume is a collection of essays by noted researchers from diverse fields that deals with a broad spectrum of issues in the study of language evolution. The principle topics addressed here include: the genetic and cognitive bases for the phylogenetic emergence of language; several distinct accounts of the underlying cognitive processes by which children learn to acquire language; a critique of the methods employed by historical linguists in the last century; the modeling of language evolution using mathematical and computational techniques; discussions on the complexity of language.

全球發燒烘焙經典！翻譯六國語言， 《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》都推薦的暢銷飲食專書，中文版隆重上市！ ★ 2025「詹姆斯‧比爾德書籍獎─烘焙與甜點類」（James Beard Foundation Book Awards） ★ 2024《星期日泰晤士報》年度飲食書（The Times and Sunday Times Food Book of the Year） ★ 2024「茱莉亞‧柴爾德首作獎」（IACP Julia Child First Book Award） ★ 2024「英國食物作家協會年度首作獎 」（Guild of Food Writers First Book Award） ★ 2024「安德烈‧西蒙飲食書獎」（André Simon Food & Drink Book Award） 這本由名廚作家妮可拉．蘭姆以「烘焙」為根柢， 所撰寫的「食材X技術X配方」百科， 不僅一出版就榮登英國Waterstones、WHSmith 等大型書店暢銷榜， 更拿下美國Amazon烘焙甜點類暢銷第1名！ 英國國寶級大廚奈傑‧史萊特（Nigel Slater）也讚譽： 「每一頁，都是一堂烘焙大師課！」 堂本麵包店創辦人陳撫洸 專文推薦 SEASON Cuisine Pâtissiartism主廚洪守誠 WUnique pâtisserie吳一無二法式甜點主廚吳宗剛 Quelques Pâtisseries某某法式甜點主廚賴卉雋Lai Bonheur Bonne Heure Pâtisserie創辦人Claire L. ── 一致強推！ 奶油如何化作酥脆的可頌？蛋白如何變成輕盈柔軟的蛋糕？ 為何僅僅兩度的差異，就可能讓卡士達從滑順變成結塊？…… 妮可拉．蘭姆憑藉多年專業廚房的實戰經驗與對烘焙的熱情， 將那些烘焙人困惑、不解，甚至只能憑直覺完成的麵包與甜點製作過程， 整理並轉化為一套邏輯化、系統化的烘焙知識，寫成這本深入淺出的作品。 她將帶領你探索烘焙魔法背後的科學原理，一步步理解每一個步驟的「為什麼」， 並幫助你培養屬於自己的「烘焙第六感」，真正消除對烘焙失敗的恐懼。 書中不僅完整解構烘焙理論── 從關鍵成分（油脂、麵粉、蛋、糖）與核心技術原理（質地、色澤、發酵與膨脹等）， 並透過精美插圖與圖表，讓你清楚理解烘焙每一個環節如何運作。 本書收錄超過10

013 第一回: 蝦咪！原來美國首都不在紐約 文法1：When it comes to (ph.) = Speaking of + n./ Ving 文法2：In the meantime + 完整句子 023 第二回: 嘿！先不要走，記得給小費哦！ 文法1：go the extra mile 盡心盡力 + for sb./ sth. 文法2：put sb./sth. in a plight 使某人身陷困境 之中 035 第三回：早餐時的閒聊，誰是露比？ 文法1：Let’s be honest = Let’s face it 文法2：What are you up to? 048 第四回: 麥當勞點餐遇到奧客 文法1：With all due respect 文法2：Get the hell out of + 地點 滾出去 062 第五回: Alanna Foxx 的健康正向肯定句 文法1：Wrap 的用法 文法2：Vibrate 的用法 074 第六回：意外成為梗圖 文法1：In order to 的用法 文法2：Of all time 的用法 087 第七回：Jimmy O. Yang 的脫口秀 文法1：Star 的用法 文法2：Ovation 的用法 100 第八回 : Slice n Rice 韓國與非洲的背景 文法1：Provide 的用法 文法2：Be about to do something 的用法

013 第一回: 如何處理想家的心情？ 文法1：used to 文法2：as well 033 第二回: 找到了另一種賺錢的方式 文法1：how many和how much用法 文法2：thought、think of 049 第三回：你試過網路約會嗎？ 文法1：just 文法2：would rather not 065 第四回: 在日本生活有哪些樂趣？ 文法1：which 文法2：mind 080 第五回: 做了一個存錢的計劃表 文法1：be able to 和 can 文法2：wish 095 第六回：邦妮漢堡裡面有很多起司 文法1：關係代名詞 which-省略用法 文法2：當作受詞的 what 112 第七回：分享我最喜歡的動畫 文法1：強調語氣-do, does, did 文法2：附和他人- so do I, neither do I, me too, me either 132 第八回 : 找到想起美好回憶的物品 文法1：think 用法 文法2：once 用法

013 第一回: 語言卡卡被騙 文法1：Conditional Sentences 文法2：Present Perfect Continuous Tense 023 第二回: 國外租屋困境多 文法1：Direct Speech vs. Indirect Speech 文法2：Tag Questions 033 第三回：學校手續代辦費被騙 文法1：Present Perfect Tense 文法2：Past Simple with Adverbs of Time 042 第四回: 假投資真詐財 文法1：Past Perfect Tense 文法2：Should 050 第五回: 假借名義收水電費 文法1：過去完成式 文法2：will + 動詞 059 第六回：實習介紹費泡湯了 文法1：現在完成式 文法2：could 068 第七回：旅遊行程不如預期 文法1：一般過去式 文法2：現在完成式 077 第八回 : 人脈費大騙局 文法1：There is/there are 文法2：Modal Verb "can"

014 第一回: 太陽神海利歐斯與克莉緹的愛 情故事 文法1：動詞 tell 的用法 文法2：can’t help V-ing vs. can’t help but V. 027 第二回: 月亮女神與牧羊人的愛情故事 文法1：名詞子句 that 的用法 文法2：be fraught with = be full of 充滿 040 第三回：黎明女神厄俄斯與提索奧努斯的 愛情故事 文法1：as…as 句型 文法2：nor 的文法 054 第四回: 法厄同的墜落 文法1：doubt 文法2：Prove / proof 070 第五回: 伊底帕斯王 文法1：What & How 感嘆句 文法2：Be / feel sympathetic to / with… 088 第六回：羅馬詩人奧維德的《變形記》 文法1：Neither…nor… 既不...也不... 文法2：被動語態 Passive Voice 106 第七回：伊里亞德 文法1： 從屬連接詞 If 如果 文法2：從屬連接詞 Until 直到 121 第八回 : 奧德賽 文法1：as…as 和...一樣 文法2：分詞構句

014 第一回: Gray's Papaya 文法1：Would + 動詞 文法2：Not... until (直到...才) 024 第二回: La Grande Boucherie 文法1：Had + 動詞過去分詞 文法2：Given + 名詞/代名詞 036 第三回：Shake Shack 文法1："Not for everyone" 文法2："Considering" + 名詞/代名詞 048 第四回: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 文法1：The + 名詞 + is + 形容詞 文法2：Once + 子句 文法3：I feel the need to + 動詞 058 第五回: Central Park 文法1：With + 名詞 文法2：Depending on + 名詞 文法3：Best if + 句子 068 第六回：Broadway 文法1：Depending on + 時間/條件表達 文法2：Taking in + 名詞 078 第七回：Statue of Liberty 文法1： While + 子句 文法2：If not + 名詞 089 第八回 : Time Square 文法1：Apart from + 名詞 文法2：It’s a must + 動詞

This is the story of Blue, a T-Rex who navigates the life of being an investment banker. Blue adapts to the customs, lingo, and schedule of his workplace culture, offering humorous insights into the struggles of fitting in and changing. As time goes on, Blue finds that he misses the jungle he came from and his dinosaur friends, and questions the tedious cycle of meetings, overtimes, and early mornings, sparking a reflection on the true meaning of his dreams. This T-Rex’s story is meant to represent the sharp reality many young adults find when they actually achieve their dreams. Whether that is a dream career, college, or relationship, the magic of the dream is often not as it seems. This is not to discourage people from pursuing their dreams, but to show that dreams bend, change, and shift over time.

藍燈書屋20世紀百大英語經典小說，首度繁體中文版 現代主義先驅康拉德代表作之一 歐美小說中最早開始探討恐怖主義的小說之一 BBC四度改編為電視劇集、希區考克改編為電影，曾多次改編為舞台劇與電影 故事發生於1886年的倫敦，關於一個秘密探員維洛克的生平。 維洛克平時是個商人，擁有一家銷售情趣用品、避孕藥具和各種小玩意的商店。他和妻子溫妮、岳母以及低能的小舅子史蒂夫一起生活，溫妮如同照顧兒子般地照顧著弟弟。維洛克雖然受雇於外國駐倫敦使館當密探，卻有一群無政府主義者的朋友奧西彭、麥凱里斯和「教授」。他們的小組以《無產階級未來》（The Future of the Proletariat）的縮寫「F. P.」的小冊子形式出版無政府主義文獻。 維洛克應雇主外國駐倫敦使館第一秘書瓦迪米爾的要求，如果要證明自己是個好探員，必須炸毀格林威治天文台。後來格林威治公園果然發生了爆炸案，有一人遇害，於是警方開始調查。原本麥凱里斯被列為嫌疑犯，而助理處長想要找他的線民維洛克來幫忙，但在陰錯陽差之下，督察長錫特根據爆炸現場遺留的大衣找到了維洛克的商店，發現受害人是史蒂夫。維洛克對溫妮承認了爆炸案是他所為，溫妮驚嚇之餘，在痛苦中刺死了維洛克，並逃離現場。 溫妮逃離之後，巧遇奧西彭，乞求他協助，奧西彭協助溫妮並搞出曖昧，不過真正的目的其實是維洛克的銀行存款。他們計畫逃亡，他幫助她乘船去歐洲大陸。然而，溫妮不穩定的情緒加上維洛克被謀殺的公告愈來愈讓奧西彭擔心，於是他丟下了溫妮，帶著維洛克的存款逃逸無蹤。 後來，奧西彭看見一則新聞報導，有個符合溫妮外貌的女人從渡輪上失蹤了，她留下了一枚結婚戒指，溺斃於英吉利海峽中……。 【導讀推薦】 康拉德小說高妙之處便在於，這樣一個犀利的觀點，卻是由一個動機猥瑣的小人來提陳。小說家對於政治現實的論斷、他對人性的好惡，也因之難以黑白分明。《密探》一方面說了一個戲劇張力十足的故事，也拋給讀者一道關於作者道德曖昧性的難解之題。 ──臺大外文系教授　陳春燕

☆榮獲読書メーターOF THE YEAR 2022年第一名 ☆由獲得本屋大賞第六名、直木賞等多項文學獎項作者——伊與原新呈獻 ☆給在生活中迷惘的人們，一顆照亮前路的星星 在我們的青春歲月裡，總有那麼一段會為了追逐夢想而全力以赴的時代。那時的努力、揮灑的青春，讓我們感覺到這才是人生的意義所在，也是我們成就感的泉源。 但如今我們長大成人後，你能否還想起當時的夢想？能否像當初那樣為了夢想燃燒自己？又或者一切在轉瞬之間，都成為了只能訴說的回憶？ 這是一部講述著在人生方向上各自產生了迷惘，為了要幫助高中同學完成夢想而再次聚在一起，再一次挑戰自己極限、直面自己的困境、燃燒自己的中年人們所譜出的另類青春成長故事。 ｜故事簡介｜ 人生不如意，覺得疲憊之時，願你能舉目望向遠方。 儘管現在不見其光，幸福的繁星，仍會無數次閃耀。 「只有那年夏天，值得我稱之為『回憶』。」 「帚子」，也就是山際彗子，回到了故鄉。 她想在故鄉親手建造一座天文台，尋找太陽系盡頭的星星。 種村久志以及一幫老友在協助彗子的時候，也被勾起了二十八年前的青春年華回憶；但同時，高中最後的夏天，那誰都不願去觸碰的真相即將揭曉…… 一群迷惘的大人，能否跨越感傷過往，打破死胡同般的日子，再次向前邁進？

─────────────────── 有時情感就像迴轉壽司。 當下看到鮪魚肚想吃，想說等一下繞過來再拿， 可是再繞過來時，只剩布丁。 ─────────────────── 有結果的一見鍾情叫緣分， 沒有結果的，只能說是剛好經過。 /// 受命運牽引的王桑， 誤入一場沒有科學根據的相親，又意外成為一見鍾情的俘虜── 謎樣的金澤女人，清透如雨，卻也飄忽似雪…… /// 正逢鮮美的螃蟹季，王桑應日本友人之邀造訪金澤，未料美酒佐蟹宴竟混搭了一場相親會。偏偏女主角雨結不飲酒，且語鋒帶劍，這怎麼有戲！ 甫脫身鴻門宴，王桑與一名女子錯身而過，零點四秒對視卻攫住他的心。王桑恍惚失魂，情不自禁地追著這個叫雪里的女子，迴轉了大半個能登半島。 慧黠的雨、高冷的雪，教人左右為難。然而女人似清酒，真正的風貌豈是一眼能看透…… 若論以美酒與美食為基底、情感描繪細膩之最，當屬食旅小說家王琦玉。 繼《北山時雨》的京都之後，此行王桑登上美味的仙境能登半島，大啖日本第一的冰見鰤魚湯、幻之極品瓦斯蝦、珍稀的能登牛，品啜純米大吟釀「Kiss of Fire」、清新醇香的生原酒、熟成名酒隧道藏…… 王琦玉的筆下，沒有一滴好酒被浪費，沒有一口美食被錯過，唯獨女人──是那百轉千迴的無法參透。 ─────── 「活在現實中的永遠是女人，作夢的倒是男人。」──德田秋聲（金澤三大文豪之一） ▍本書特色： ●「台灣頂級餐飲推手」與「食旅小說家」王琦玉，也是日本知名清酒「獺祭」首度引進台灣的重要推手。 他極善於完美揉合精妙的感情環節與好酒、美食，「看了會餓，讀了會醉」是他寫小說的核心價值。這回更是將「用聞的就會胖兩斤」的金澤及能登半島作為故事的舞台。 在他筆下，沒有一滴好酒被浪費，沒有一口美食被錯過。 ● 王琦玉（摘自《雪雨金澤》後記）： 「看了會餓，讀了會醉」是我寫小說主要的核心價值，這次更是將「用聞的就會胖兩斤」的金澤及能登半島作為故事的舞台。 故事裡的店家及人物實實虛虛。倒是在路上看到大長腿的別亂跟，還是多與螃蟹和「天狗舞」交朋友就好。 唯有美食與美酒不會辜負人生哪。 ▍強力推薦： ．于美人（知名主持人） ．李承宇（飲食評論人） ．栖來光（旅台日本作家） ．歐子豪（酒武士） ．蔡亦竹（蔡桑／文化人類學博士、熱門Youtuber） ．羅毓嘉（詩

Noel Croucher was a legend in his own time – a raconteur, yet a recluse, conventional yet eccentric, extremely rich yet mean to himself. And all the while, he had a secret penchant for philanthropy. From simple beginnings in England, he arrived in Hong Kong at the turn of the century to live through eight decades of change on the China Coast. Mystery surrounded Noel Croucher. Seen as tightfisted by some yet loved by others, he endowed Hong Kong with its richest academic charity in the Croucher Foundation. He became Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Chairman of the Stock Exchange. To many, he was a throwback to the glory days of empire. Yet he battled prejudice to get ahead in the colony. That era has now passed. This fresh look at the lives lived on the Coast – through Noel Croucher’s life story – brings out the realities of those times. Hundreds of interviews, thousands of letters and extensive research in Britain and Hong Kong, together with access to the unique Carl

The Sublime Object of Orientalism proposes that globalised Asian physical cultural practices such as taiji, qigong, yoga, and meditation can be understood by examining the intimate connection between Western orientalism and the Romantic aesthetic notion of the sublime. The book recasts ‘orientalist physical culture’ as practices animated by the sublime and argues that this relationship is stronger than has hitherto been recognised by commentators. Bowman combines new readings of philosophers and cultural critics such as Slavoj Žižek and Jane Iwamura with analyses of film, media, and Asian physical practices and their entrepreneurial forms to shed light on the quest to articulate a philosophy of orientalist physical culture. He also explores ways to make sense of orientalist physical culture in the contemporary world and evaluate the often-problematic ideologies that circulate around these cultural practices without either uncritically accepting their value or rejecting them outright.