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雞蛋、地毯、子彈、豆子,這四樣東西放在一起,你猜得到在講什麼嗎?
它們其實是四個超常見的英文慣用語。John老師說連他太太都吐槽過:「這些聽起來很實用,可是我很少用啊。」這集就是要解決這個問題,按讚歸按讚,拿來用才是重點。
雞蛋不要放在同一個籃子裡
先
來個簡單的暖身。Don't put all your eggs in one basket,中文幾乎一模一樣,就是不要孤注一擲、不要把所有風險押在同一個地方。
阿鍵老師補充,早期農業社會裡,雞蛋就等於你的資產,這樣想就很好記。口語上也可以縮短,直接一句 all your eggs in one basket?語氣一出來,對方就知道你覺得他太冒險了。
John老師順手開了個玩笑:台灣現在是不是 all our eggs in one basket?那個籃子叫 AI。竹科的朋友聽到應該會心一笑。
然後是生活版。John老師和太太超愛吃蛋,滷蛋、煎蛋、scrambled eggs 通通來,去 Costco 一買就是六十幾顆。所以他會提醒自己 don't put all the eggs in one cart,推車上別疊太高。阿鍵老師更狠,說應該是 don't put all your eggs in one stove,不要全部拿去滷。
有些事,掃到地毯下就好
這是
John老師最愛的一個:sweep something under the rug,把東西掃到地毯底下,也就是避而不談、眼不見為淨。
有趣的是,同一句話在不同年紀,動機完全不一樣。
青少年做這件事,通常是怕被罵。John老師說他國高中時很怕事,老師一問,他就直接 "He did it." 標準的抓耙子。那時候深信 honesty is the best policy。
長大社會化之後才發現,有些事真的不用拿放大鏡檢視。為了家庭和諧、為了顧大局,大事化小、小事化無。想像在台北辦公室,同事開會時講錯一個小數字,你真的要當場糾正嗎?有時候 just sweep it under the rug,大家都輕鬆一點。
John老師的結論是:It's not all bad. 自己生活也會快樂一點。
再痛也要撐過去:bite the bullet
阿鍵老
師說這個她一開始沒辦法馬上猜到,看了解釋之後才覺得「欸,還真的蠻像的」。
Bite the bullet,意思是咬緊牙關、硬著頭皮去做那件你千百萬個不願意的事。
John老師小學時就常聽英文老師這樣說。全班哀嚎不要作業,老師就一句 "You gotta bite the bullet." 他當時英文還不夠好,自己腦補成「子彈打進嘴巴再痛也要吞下去」,方向其實也沒差太遠。
不過這裡有個文化差異值得注意。台灣槍枝彈藥管制很嚴,子彈離我們的生活很遠,聽起來沒什麼感覺。但在可以合法持槍的國家,這句話天天都聽得到。所以下次報稅季要整理一整年的收據、或是專案卡關得面對難搞的客戶,心裡默念一句 bite the bullet 就對了。
八卦聽一半?快把豆子倒出來
最後是
spill the beans,把秘密或關鍵說出來。
John老師說他在 Café 節目裡超常用,吐槽其他老師講太多就是 "You spilled the beans!",要先公布今天的重點也會說 "I gotta spill the beans today." 他自己承認現在有點變成口頭禪,快成 clickbait 了。
最典型的情境還是朋友八卦。有人說「上禮拜我看到 Alex 跟 Tina……」,然後停住。這時候你就可以說 "Go on, spill the beans!" 不要含在嘴巴裡,全部倒出來。
阿鍵老師順帶提到另一個說法 let the cat out of the bag。兩個怎麼分?let the cat out of the bag 比較像是誰不小心把秘密戳破了;spill the beans 則常用在催別人快講八卦。想看更多真實用法,可以去 YouGlish 搜搜看,大多會出現在浪漫喜劇或影集裡。
而如果你根本不想聽八卦呢?也很簡單,sweep it under the rug 就好。

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Summary
The Pestalozzi Foundation Kindergarten is the coolest kindergarten in the world. The kindergarten is situated within the FC St.Pauli’s soccer stadium. The idea came a few year ago, when the football club was renovating its stadium and they realized they had extra space to spare. The St Pauli quarter in Hamburg is a traditionally working-class area that is facing an aging community. Therefore, having the kindergarten in the stadium to serve the community helped the football club to maintain its root in the community.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k028-welcome-to-the-world-s-coolest-kindergarten
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Preschool n. / Kindergarten n. – nursery schools for kids ages 2-4 ; Kindergarten runs from 3-5 When Joey becomes 3, I will send him to kindergarten in our neighbourhood. My wife and I are working, so we have to send our two-year-old daughter to preschool for daycare.
Vantage point n. – a place or position with a good view On match days, parents clamor to reserve a spot to watch from the prime vantage point of the kindergarten’s deck. In the movie, American shooter, the sniper needs to scout and take the vantage point.
Perks n. – benefits or advantages If your child attends Pestalozzi Foundation Kindergarten, your perks are to watch the football games for free on match days. Our company have perks like getting free lunch for attending a meeting at noon.

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你有發現 Instagram 最近偷偷換了品牌標準字嗎？如果你打開 App 覺得那個 logo 好像哪裡不太一樣，卻又說不上來，那你的眼睛很利。本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Patrick 老師就從這個沒什麼人注意到的小改動開始，一路聊回 Instagram 的品牌故事。
今天我們這集要帶大家回頭看 Instagram 最早是怎麼從一個沒人會用的複雜 App，變成每天都在滑的照片平台。中間還有幾則你可能沒聽過的冷知識：Instagram 史上第一則貼文到底拍了什麼？濾鏡功能又是怎麼被「嫌棄」出來的？
Have you noticed Instagram quietly changed its brand typeface recently? If you opened the app and felt something looked a bit different about the logo but couldn't quite put your finger on it, your eyes are sharp. This week on English Cafe, John and Patrick start from this overlooked small change and trace back through Instagram's brand story.
In this episode, we take everyone back to see how Instagram went from a complicated app that nobody wanted to use to the photo platform we scroll through every day. Along the way, there are also some fun facts you might not have heard: what did Instagram's very first post actually show? And how was the filter feature "despised" into existence?

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國際時事跟讀 Ep. L289: Japan Ends Instant Tax-Free Shopping for Tourists
Highlights 主題摘要
From November 1, Japan will charge visiting shoppers full consumption tax and refund it only after departure checks.
Nearly 90% of visitors who spent 100 million yen or more in one trip escaped customs checks.
Travelers must carry every item on a receipt to the airport kiosk, or the whole receipt loses its refund.
Shopping in Japan is about to get slightly more complicated for tourists who see a trip there as a chance to stock up on cosmetics, snacks and electronics. From November 1, foreign visitors will no longer buy goods tax-free at the till. Instead, they will pay the full price, including Japan's 10% consumption tax, and get the money back only after customs confirms, at departure, that the goods are actually leaving the country.
不少旅客把日本行當成掃貨的機會，化妝品、零食、3C產品一次買齊。11月1日起，這件事會變得麻煩一些。外國旅客結帳時不能再直接免稅，必須先付含10%消費稅的全額，等出境時海關確認商品確實帶出日本，才拿得回稅款。
The overhaul is aimed squarely at abuse. Government figures show that tax-free purchases were recorded on about 19.6 million departures between April 2022 and March 2024. In 690 cases, a visitor had spent 100 million yen or more on a single trip, and nearly 90% of these buyers slipped past customs unchecked. Officials concede that not every big spender was cheating, yet almost all of those who were caught and billed left the country without paying. Retailers, meanwhile, had been left to police suspicious customers themselves, and some simply stopped offering tax-free sales.
這次改制直指濫用問題。政府數據顯示，2022年4月至2024年3月間，有免稅購物紀錄的出境旅客約1,960萬人次。其中690人次單趟消費達1億日圓以上，這群買家近九成沒經過海關查驗就出境。官方坦言，高額消費不代表一定違規，但遭攔查並補稅的人，幾乎全都沒繳錢就離境。零售業者過去只能自己把關可疑顧客，有些店家乾脆停辦免稅。
Under the new Refund Method, shoppers still show their passports in store, and each purchase is logged electronically. Within 90 days, they must scan their passports at a kiosk in the departure lobby, before checking in any luggage. A green result ends the process, while a red one means showing the goods to customs officers. If even one item on a receipt is missing, every item on that receipt loses its eligibility. At seven major airports, including Narita, Haneda and Kansai, travelers can also complete this step online through Visit Japan Web.
新制稱為「退稅方式」（Refund Method）。旅客在店內購物時仍要出示護照，每筆交易都會以電子方式登錄。購買後90天內，旅客必須在託運行李前，到出境大廳的自助機掃描護照。畫面顯示綠燈就完成手續，顯示紅燈則要把商品交給海關查驗。同一張收據上只要少一件商品，整張收據都會失去退稅資格。成田、羽田、關西等七座主要機場的旅客，也能透過 Visit Japan Web 線上辦理。
In return, the government is scrapping rules that had frustrated shoppers and shop staff alike. The 500,000-yen daily cap on consumables, the sealed-bag requirement and the split between general goods and consumables will all disappear. Refunds will be paid by shops or the refund agents they hire, with credit card refunds expected to take one to two weeks and bank transfers longer. For most visitors, the trade-off is more paperwork at the airport in exchange for fewer restrictions in the shop. Those who arrive too late to finish the check, however, will forfeit the refund altogether.
政府也同步廢除多項讓旅客和店員頭痛的規定，包括消耗品每日50萬日圓的購買上限、密封袋包裝要求，以及一般物品和消耗品的分類。退稅款由店家或其委託的退稅業者支付，退回信用卡預計要一到兩週，銀行轉帳更久。對多數旅客來說，機場多了一道手續，店內的限制則少了許多。不過，如果太晚到機場、來不及完成查驗，就拿不到退稅。

Keyword Drills 關鍵字
Stock up on [verb phrase, to buy a large amount of something to use later]: We stock up on coffee before every busy quarter.
Overhaul [noun, a thorough change to a system or process]: The company announced an overhaul of its pricing.
Slip past [verb phrase, to get past someone or something without being noticed]: The error slipped past three rounds of review.
Trade-off [noun, a balance between two things you cannot fully have at once]: Speed and quality often involve a trade-off.
Forfeit [verb, to lose a right or benefit because you broke a rule]: Late applicants will forfeit their early-bird discount.

Reference article:
https://news.immigration.gov.tw/NewsSection/Detail/95691AB3-68A3-4F28-8CED-4513EDC07BC3?lang=EN&topic=onetouch
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/tax-free/page01_000001_00028.html
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001858413.pdf
https://en.japantravel.com/article/tax-free-shopping-in-japan-2026-changes/72305

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Hello通勤家族，歡迎收聽15mins Live Podcast直播，在這個新單元可以聽到直播過程中，我的主題分享以及聽眾互動。

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收集英語12星座 The 12 Star signs / 12 Zodiacs
- 在台灣聊天時，常用到閒聊到的主題會是星座，血型。其實外國人在閒聊的時候不愛？WHY? - 能不能從星座學英語單字？
- 星座文字古Latin文居多，動物跟人物角色 十二星座單字與個性特質
- Capricorn（the Goat）：摩羯座 12／22~1／20 Traits特質: stubborn固執
- Aquarius（the Water Carrier）：水瓶座 1／21~2／18 Traits特質:Independent 獨立
- Pisces（the Fishes）：雙魚座 2／19~3／20 Traits特質: overly trusting過分信任別人
- Aries（the Ram）：牡羊座 3／21~4／20 Traits特質: impulsive衝動
- Taurus（the Bull）：金牛座 4／21~5／21 Traits特質:Practical 實際
- Gemini（the Twins）：雙子座 5／22~6／21 Traits特質: 溝通communicative
- Cancer（the Crab）：巨蟹座 6／22~7／22 Traits特質: Caring 照顧
- Leo（the Lion）：獅子座 7／23~8／22 Traits特質: Warm熱情
- Virgo（the Virgin）：處女座 8／23~9／22 Traits特質: helpful 樂於助人
- Libra（the Scales）：天秤座 9／23~10／23 Traits特質: charming有魅力9o
- Scorpio（the Scorpion）：天蠍座 10／24~11／22 Traits特質:Passionate 熱情
- Sagittarius（the Archer）：射手座 11／23~12／21 Traits特質: spontaneous 活在當下