WEEK 4: Leonardo Dicaprio

LEONARDO DICAPRIO WINS HIS FIRST OSCAR FOR BEST ACTOR

It was a big night at the 2016 Oscars for Leonardo DiCaprio, who joined the ranks of Oscar winners by the end of the telecast. Kicking off his night, Leonardo made headlines walking the red carpet with fellow Oscar nominee Kate Winslet, giving fans a Titanic reunion. The biggest highlight of the night for the six-time Oscar nominated actor: making history by finally winning his first Oscar! Leonardo won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Revenant, and his Oscar acceptance speech was certainly one for the record books.

"Making The Revenant was about man's relationship to the natural world. A world that we collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded history. Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow. Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. We need to support leaders around the world who do not speak for the big polluters, but who speak for all of humanity, for the indigenous people of the world, for the billions and billions of underprivileged people out there who would be most affected by this. For our children’s children, and for those people out there whose voices have been drowned out by the politics of greed. I thank you all for this amazing award tonight. Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take tonight for granted. Thank you so very much." Said by Leonardo DiCaprio.

http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/leonardo-dicaprio-wins-his-first-oscar-for-best-actor

WHO:  Leonardo DiCaprio

WHAT: He won his first Oscar for best actor and made a speech 

WHERE: on the ceremony

WHEN: 2016

telecast(n.) a programme that is broadcast on television

collectively(adj.) as a group

urgent(adj.) needing attention very soon, especially before anything else, because important

 procrastinate(v.) without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has

 indigenous(adj.) naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place

underprivileged(adj.) without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has

WEEK 3: Refrgees

Camerawoman Who Kicked Refugees in Hungary Is Charged With ‘Breach of Peace’

LONDON — A camerawoman who was captured on video kicking and attempting to trip migrants near the Hungary-Serbia border in the fall was charged on Wednesday with “breach of peace,” Hungarian prosecutors said, adding that her actions had not been motivated by bias or racism.

Footage of the camerawoman, Petra Laszlo, who was filming migrants as they were being chased by police officers, spread quickly on social media, adding to Hungary’s reputation for hostility toward the thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Asia.

The charge, breach of peace, is defined in Hungarian law as antisocial, violent behavior capable of inciting indignation or alarm, and it carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison unless there are aggravating circumstances.

Ms. Laszlo was carrying a camera and wearing a surgical mask in September 2015 when she kicked two migrants and then awkwardly threw out her leg toward a man later identified as Osama Abdul Mohsen, a Syrian refugee, who was holding his child.

According to an indictment released by the chief prosecutor in the county of Csongrad in southern Hungary, however, she did not make contact with Mr. Mohsen and he fell as he “wrenched himself out from the grip” of a police officer.

The evidence did not suggest that Ms. Laszlo could have caused injury, the indictment said, and there was nothing to indicate that she was motivated by “ethnic considerations” or “by the migrant status of the victims.”

Ms. Laszlo apologized but has maintained that she was used as a tool to vilify Hungary’s attitude toward migrants. She was also immediately fired by her employer, N1TV, a channel affiliated with the far right.

“We are faced with a modern European folk tale,” she told the weekly Heti Valasz after the incident. “On one side is the Nazi witch, on the other the anguished asylum seeker, who has a furnished home waiting for him in Spain and whose child is passing with Cristiano Ronaldo,” she said, referring to the welcome Mr. Mohsen received in Spain after the story spread. Ms. Laszlo also repeated unfounded accusations that Mr. Mohsen was a member of a terrorist organization.

It was unclear whether Ms. Laszlo, who has been avoiding publicity since the episode, would appear in court. A date for the trial has not yet been established.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/europe/hungarian-journalist-syrian-refugee.html?_r=0

WHO: a camerawoman

WHERE: near the Hungary-Serbia border

WHEN: September 2015

WHAT: a camerawoman kicked and attempted to trip migrants

attempt (v.)a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work
移民，遷徙的動物
migrant (n.) a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work
移民，遷徙的動物
reputation (n.) the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behavior or character
名譽；聲望；名望
prosecutor (n.) a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
檢察官；公訴人
wrench (v.) to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position
猛拉；猛扭；猛扯
affiliate (v.) to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger, group, or organization
使併入，使隸屬（較大的團體或組織）；使緊密聯繫
surgical (adj.) used for medical operations
（外科）手術用的
episode (n.)  a single event or group of related events
事件；（相關的）一連串事件；一段經歷
anguish (n.) extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
（肉體或精神上的）極度痛苦，劇痛，悲痛
indictment (n.) a sign that a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong
控訴；譴責

WEEK 2: Paris Terror Attack

Paris attacks: What happened on the night


The attacks in Paris on the night of Friday 13 November by gunmen and suicide bombers hit a concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars, almost simultaneously - and left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded.
One of the attackers was said to have shouted "God is great" in Arabic. One witness heard a gunman blaming President Hollande for intervening in Syria. It was the first clear evidence that Paris was once again being targeted by Islamists.
"We thought it was fireworks but then there were men shooting in all directions. So we all lay on the floor and started crawling towards the stage," one woman said.
Some escaped via an emergency exit to the left of the stage. Others managed to find a route onto the roof.
By now, President Hollande was in crisis talks with Prime Minister Manuel Valls as well as Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Mr Hollande announced a state of emergency throughout France and a tightening of border controls.
The order was then given to send elite security forces into the concert hall. As the operation came to a head, at about 00:20, a police officer shot one of the gunmen, and his suicide belt detonated. The siege ended with the other two blowing themselves up.

The three attackers have since been identified as Omar Ismail Mostefai, 29, Samy Animour, 28, and Foued Mohamed-Aggad, 23.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34818994

WHO: Islamists
WHAT: Paris attacks
WHERE: Paris
WHEN: Friday 13 November
WHY: blamed President Hollande for intervening in Syria

suicide (n.) the act of killing yourself intentionally, or a person who has done this
自殺；自殺者
stadium (n.) a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances
體育場
simultaneously (adj.) happening or existing at exactly the same time

同時的

evidence (n.) one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true

證據；證明

throughout (adv.) in every part, or during the whole period of time

在各處；自始至終

detonated (v.) to (cause something to) explode

引爆，（使）爆炸

siege (n.) the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it

圍攻；包圍

intervene (v.) to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse

干涉，干預；調停

WEEK 1: Malala

WHY MALALA ISN’T ANGRY AT THE MEN WHO SHOT HER

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai grew up in the Swat Valley, located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan. In 2007, the Taliban, an extremist Islamic group, effectively took control of the region, banning dancing, music stores and parties, and preventing women from seeking an education. They destroyed more than 400 schools in the process.

Meanwhile, Malala, whose parents operate a chain of schools in the area, was speaking out for girls’ equal access to education. When she was just 11 years old, she wrote an anonymous blog for the BBC about her experiences under Taliban rule, focusing on the struggles in the education system. She eventually went public with her beliefs and became a de facto representative for equal rights in the region.

In 2009, the Pakistani military took control of the Swat Valley, but dangers remained for the residents. In October 2012, Malala was shot three times and was nearly killed by a Taliban gunman in an attempt to stop her from disseminating her beliefs.

They did not succeed. Malala survived and went on to become the youngest Nobel laureate in history. She continues to speak around the world.

Does she ever feel angry at the people who tried to kill her, even a little bit, Oprah asks Malala in their SuperSoul Sunday interview.

“I think that in order to go forward, it’s important that you have love in your heart. And I want to have love in my heart,” Malala says. ” I don’t want to have any hate, any bad feelings in my heart. And that’s what makes me more happy.”

http://www.supersoul.tv/supersoul-sunday/why-malala-yousafzai-has-never-been-angry-at-the-men-who-shot-her

WHO: Malala Yousafzai

WHAT: Malala got shot

WHERE: northwest Pakistan

WHEN: 2007, 2009, 2012

operate (v.) to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect
（使）工作，（使）運行；運作；操作；起作用

anonymous (adj.)made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public

匿名的；不知姓名的；名字不公開的
attempt (v.) to try to do something, especially something difficult
努力，嘗試（尤指做難事）
disseminate (v.) to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people
散佈，傳播，宣傳
representative (n.) someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people
代表；代理人