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Summary:
In this dual article episode, we find that Microsoft has opened a permanent work from home policy for employees in response to the struggles of getting to office amidst the pandemic. Once the pandemic subsides, Microsoft employees can choose to work from home permanently with their manager’s approval. Next piece of news is about the Korean government moved kindergarten and elementary school students back online in response of the surge in the number of COVID19 infections.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-997-about-wfh-microsoft-to-let-employees-work-from-home
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Provisions n. action of supplying or providing something / financial or other arrangements In response to COVID19, Microsoft expanded their work-from-home provisions. Financial provisions have to be made to avoid the impact from a market crash.
Drag on ph. V – process or situation that continue at unnecessary length If the COVID19 situation drags on, the market may react badly. You should not let your health condition drag on.
Surge n. - powerful upward or forward movement The number of Porsches surged in the streets of Taipei. Share prices of Tesla surged after the positive outlook on their production schedule.

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你有沒有為了省錢或是賺錢，做過一些想起來會想笑的傻事？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Angel 老師要來聊一個平常不太容易開口的話題：財務後悔。
這集充滿我們兩位老師的血淚，有省過頭的糗事，也有代價不小的投資教訓。筆記裡除了實用的英文慣用語外，也整理了一些安慰人的簡單短語，畢竟誰沒做錯過事呢？學起來下次聽到令人遺憾的故事，就能派上用場囉。
Have you ever done something ridiculous for the sake of saving or making money that makes you laugh thinking about it now? This week on English Cafe, John and Angel discuss a topic that's not usually easy to bring up: financial regrets.
This episode is full of the blood, sweat, and tears of the two teachers—there are embarrassing stories about being overly frugal, and costly investment lessons learned. Beyond practical English idioms, we've also compiled some simple reassuring phrases, because after all, who hasn't made mistakes? Learn them and you'll be ready the next time you hear a regrettable story.

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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L253: 36,000 Homes Still Without Water 10 Days After Kumamoto Quake

Highlights 主題摘要
A magnitude 7.1 quake killed 38 people in Kumamoto on July 28, yet open roads let relief reach stricken communities within hours.
Water outages hit tens of thousands of homes as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius, turning the aftermath into a slower, quieter emergency.
Care-home residents and disabled people living alone risk being overlooked, a warning ahead of the far larger Nankai Trough quake Japan expects.
When a magnitude 7.1 earthquake tore through central Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, it registered the maximum reading of 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale and killed 38 people, making it the country's strongest quake since the Noto Peninsula disaster of New Year's Day 2024. Yet the comparison with Noto is instructive. Where landslides and severed roads once cut off entire communities for weeks, most routes across Kumamoto remained passable, allowing rescue crews, volunteers and relief supplies to reach stricken districts within hours.
七月二十八日下午四時二十七分，熊本縣中部發生規模七點一強震，觀測到日本震度分級最高的七級，造成三十八人罹難，也是二○二四年元旦能登半島地震以來，日本最強的一次地震。和能登相比，這次的差別很明顯。當年能登因土石崩塌、道路中斷，多處聚落被孤立好幾週；熊本這次大部分道路仍可通行，搜救人員、志工和救援物資在數小時內就抵達受災地區。
What Japan has learned about logistics, however, did little to blunt what came next. For thousands of residents, surviving the earthquake quickly gave way to surviving its aftermath. Nearly 7,000 people were still sheltering in evacuation centres this week, while more than 36,000 households across Kumamoto remained without running water. Temperatures in the prefecture climbed past 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on record, and families slept in their cars simply to run the air conditioning.
日本多年累積的後勤調度經驗，卻擋不住接下來的難題。對數千名居民來說，撐過地震只是第一關，接下來還得撐過震後的日子。本週仍有近七千人待在避難所，熊本縣內超過三萬六千戶沒有自來水可用。縣內氣溫更首度突破攝氏四十度，寫下觀測史上新高，不少家庭乾脆睡在車上，就為了吹冷氣。
That combination of heat and thirst has revived a long-standing anxiety. After the 2024 Noto quake, disaster-related deaths, meaning those caused by illness, exhaustion or the worsening of injuries during evacuation, reached 520, more than double the 228 killed directly by the quake. Those most exposed are often the people who depended on support long before the ground moved: residents with disabilities living alone, and care-home residents whose staff must provide round-the-clock help without running water. Relief workers argue such facilities routinely fall through the cracks of the national response system.
高溫加上缺水，讓一項長年存在的隱憂再度浮上檯面。二○二四年能登地震後，因避難期間生病、體力不支或傷勢惡化而死亡的「災害關聯死」已達五百二十人，是震災中直接罹難二百二十八人的兩倍以上。風險最高的，往往是地震發生前就得靠外界協助的族群：獨居的身心障礙者，還有長照機構的住民，機構人員得在沒有自來水的狀況下全天候照護。救災人員指出，這類機構經常被國家防災體系漏接。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who toured the region on Aug. 3, pledged to restore critical infrastructure as quickly as possible, while Kumamoto's governor pressed for more help at shelters lacking clean water and medical care. Officials fear these same weaknesses would be magnified many times over in a future Nankai Trough megathrust quake. There were brighter notes: TSMC said its Kumamoto fab had returned to normal operations and pledged 250 million yen for relief. For residents, recovery is likely to be a long battle.
首相高市早苗八月三日走訪災區，承諾盡快修復維生管線；熊本縣知事則要求中央加強支援，指出不少避難所缺乏乾淨飲水和醫療資源。官員擔心，同樣的問題若碰上未來的南海海槽大地震，衝擊會放大好幾倍。也有比較正面的消息：台積電表示熊本晶圓廠已恢復正常運作，並捐出兩億五千萬日圓賑災。但對當地居民而言，重建恐怕是一場長期抗戰。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
Passable [adjective, able to be travelled along or through]: The main road stayed passable after the storm.
Give way to [verb phrase, to be replaced or followed by something else]: Her relief soon gave way to exhaustion.
Fall through the cracks [idiom, to be overlooked or missed by a system]: Some patients fall through the cracks of the system.
Press for [verb phrase, to demand something firmly and repeatedly]: Residents pressed for a faster response from the city.
Many times over [idiom, repeatedly or to a far greater degree]: The delay raised the final cost many times over.

Reference article:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/society/kumamoto-earthquake-recovery-japan/
https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202608040008
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015198531000
https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015197971000
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/japan/kumamoto-quake-evacuees-heat/

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Summary:
Since the investigations into Russian manipulation of US elections, FB, Twitter and other major social media companies have strived to crack down on fake news and fake information. However, according to social media analytic firms, false and misleading information tripled from Q3 of 2016 to Q3 of 2020. About two thirds of the likes and comments were of the articles published by “false content producers” or “manipulators”. These publishers pose as news sites online.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-994-on-facebook-misinformation-is-more-popular-now-than-in-2016
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
Disinformation n. false information intended to mislead Online social media were used to spread disinformation during the elections. Disinformation can be easily shared through private channels.
Manipulator n. a person who controls or influences others in a clever way Manipulators on FB or Twitter can pose as news outlets. Without the necessary information and judgment, one can be easily manipulated.
Legitimate adj. conforming to the law or rules Reuters, Bloomberg, and Associated Press are legitimate news outlets. Documents that are not signed or chopped with company seal is not legitimate.