[時事英文] 台灣學子IEYI奪9金
超厲害的!
When you encounter a problem, don’t just give up. Think, collaborate, and solve the problem together! Truly a paradigm of a growth mindset!
1. a paradigm of... 一個...的典範，範例*
面臨問題時，絕不要立即放棄。而去思考，跟他人一起合作解決問題！這條新聞完全是成長心態的典範！
*paradigm: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paradigm
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Taiwan’s gold medal winners from International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI) 2019 were presented with awards by Chu Nan-shyan, chief secretary of the Ministry of Education, March 13 at MOE headquarters in Taipei City.
2. International Exhibition for Young Inventors (IEYI) 世界青少年發明展
3. be presented with 被頒發了
4. the Ministry of Education 教育部
3月13日，教育部主任秘書朱南錫在台北市教育部總部頒發了台灣國際青年發明展金獎。
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At the event held last year in Jakarta, Indonesia, Chu said, the Taiwan team submitted 43 inventions to the competition, nine of which won gold medals. Of the 140 entries from 11 countries, IEYI gave out 33 golds in total, Chu added.
5. entries from many countries 來自多個國家的參賽作品
6. give out 發出了
7. in total 總共
他說，去年於印尼雅加達舉行的比賽中，台灣隊提交了43項發明，其中9項獲得了金牌。他補充說，在來自於11個國家的140個參賽作品中，IEYI總共發出了33金。
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Among notable winners was a tilting suitcase, a collaborative effort by representatives from three schools in southern Taiwan. It was created to address the inconvenience of staying in a hotel room too small to accommodate luggage.
8. a tilting suitcase 一個傾斜的手提箱
9. a collaborative effort 共同的努力
10. address a problem 面對,處理問題*
11. accommodate 容納
在得勝者那麼多作品中,其中最引人注目的是一個傾斜的手提箱。這是來自台灣南部三所學校學生代表共同努力完成的參賽作品。同學發想的靈感來自於為了解決在飯店住宿時因空間太小而無法輕鬆開啟行李的問題。
*address (v.): https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/address
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An electrical socket designed by students from an elementary school in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County to protect outlets from flood waters also snagged one of the top prizes.
12. an electrical socket 電源插座
13. protect somebody/something/yourself (against/from something) 保護…免…
14. snag (v.) US informal 攫取，抓到
台灣東北部宜蘭縣一所小學的學生( 小學生喔!!!) 設計的一種電源插座，可以保護插座避免受到洪水的侵蝕，也得到其中一項大獎。
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Chu said IEYI encourages innovation through hands-on experimentation, a goal in line with new curriculum guidelines released by the MOE’s K-12 Education Administration in 2019. All entries to the competition were geared toward solving problems or catering to specific individual needs, Chu added.
15. encourage innovation 鼓勵創新
16. hands-on experimentation 親自動手做的實驗
17. in line with… 與…一致
18. curriculum guidelines 課程指導原則
19. entries to the competition 參賽作品
20. be geared toward… 被設定旨在/往…
21. cater for sb/sth 迎合；滿足某事件或某人的需要
22. specific individual needs 特定的個人需求
朱主秘說，「世界青少年發明展」鼓勵通過動手實驗來創新，這一目標與教育部在2019年發布的K-12課綱指導方向一致。Chu補充說，所有參賽作品都旨在解決問題或滿足特定的個人需求。 。
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Invention categories include disaster management, education and recreation, food and agriculture, green technology, health and safety, technology for special needs and art technology. Participants aged six to 19 are eligible to enter the competition.
23. disaster management 災害管理
24. green technology 環境科技, 綠色科技
25. health and safety 健康與安全
26. special needs 特殊需求
27. be eligible 有資格*
發明類別包括災害管理，教育和娛樂，糧食和農業，綠色技術，健康與安全，特殊需求技術和藝術技術。年齡在6至19歲之間的參賽者有資格參加比賽。
*eligible (for something)/eligible (to do something): https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/eligible
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IEYI is an annual event showcasing the creative powers of youths from Asia and Africa. Founded in 2004, it aims to boost ingenuity among younger generations. (TYT-E)
28. showcase talents 展示天分
29. boost ingenuity 提高獨創力
30. the younger generation年輕的一代
IEYI是一年一度的活動，展示了來自亞洲和非洲的年輕人的創造力。它成立於2004年，旨在提高年輕一代的創造力。
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圖片來源: https://bit.ly/2xC36Vh
A Growth Mindset (成長心態): https://bit.ly/2WBiUCi
