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臺大外語教學暨資源中心英語學習報第 414 期 發行日期 2021-08-15
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Malawi Begins Classes in World's First 3D-Printed School

全球首座 3D 列印學校在馬拉威開學

Adifu Maulana quit school in 2014 to escape punishment she often received for arriving late. She had to walk 7 kilometers to attend classes held under a tree because of Malawi's shortage of classrooms.

阿蒂芙.莫拉(Adifu Maulana)為脫離她經常遲到而遭到的懲罰,2014 年就輟學。由於馬拉威缺乏教室,她不得不步行 7 公里去參加在樹下舉辦的課程。

 

◎ 防疫三步驟

新冠肺炎疫情雖然趨緩,但是中央疫情指揮中心宣佈 8/10~8/23 維持疫情警戒標準第二級,故仍不厭其煩的提醒各位讀者進入本中心大樓時,確實遵守防疫三步驟,保護自己也保護他人!

◎ e 自學空間開放入館公告

讓各位讀者久等了!
e 自學空間即日起開放入館!
開放時間如下:
週一至週五:
上午: 9:00—12:00
下午:13:00—16:00
( 中午12:00—13:00 午休閉館可至指定地點自習,但館藏資料不外借 )
週六﹑週日及國定假日不開放
暑假期間,e 自學空間夜間開放暫停

因應新冠肺炎疫情,請入館讀者配合以下事項:
1.在外語教學中心大門量測體溫,並用酒精消毒雙手。體溫超過 37.5 度者(依額溫槍發燒標準),
   謝絕進入。
2.進入 e 自學空間採實名制並全程配戴口罩,以維護自身及他人的健康。
3.為避免交叉感染,座位採適當間距,並滾動式調整,請聽從館員指揮。

本中心 E-freeway 網站提供多種英檢,托福,多益,雅思的模擬試題,在家裡亦
可以準備考試。請讀者多加利用。網址如下:
https://efreeway.fltc.ntu.edu.tw/interactive.php

感謝您的配合

 

◎ 外語教學暨資源中心「進階英語課程免修自訂測驗」施測日期更改為 9 月 21 日(星期二)

(1)110 學年度「進階英語課程免修自訂測驗」,配合校方開學日變更至 9 月 22 日,原訂 8 月 22 日(日)施測日期將更改為 9 月 21 日(星期二)。
(2)報名日期延長至 8 月 27 日。原先已報名測驗的學生,如無法於 9 月 21 日應試,請逕至報名系統取消報名。
(3)測驗結果及成績公告時間:9 月 27 日(一)

原始公告更新如下:
一、 測驗日期:110 年 9 月 21 日星期二。本測驗採網路報名,免收任何費用。
二、 限本校尚未修習或正在修習「進階英語」課程,且未達該課程免修標準之本校學士班學生報名。
三、 網路報名時間:110 年 5 月 24 日星期一上午 9 時至 110 年 8 月 27 日星期五下午 5 時,
        期間不間斷,逾期不受理。報名網址: https://if190.aca.ntu.edu.tw/aet/index.aspx
四、 學士班學生在本校就學期間共可報名兩次,每次報名後不論是否到場參加測驗,
        均視為已報名參加測驗一次。開放報名期間報名後可自行取消報名紀錄,取消後亦可
        重新報名;但報名日期截止後則不得以任何理由要求補報名或取消已使用一次參加測驗
        的報名紀錄。
五、 測驗結果公告日期:110 年 9 月 27 日星期一。
六、 報名請注意事項請點擊,更多訊息請詳外語教學暨資源中心網站最新消息公告,
網址:http://fltc.fltc.ntu.edu.tw/

 

   

 
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初學發音時,自然發音法誠然極其方便、有效,不過,如要進一步細究發音,音標仍是不可或缺的工具。本書即扮演兩種發音法之間的橋樑,讀者能迅速且確實看音標、唸單字,除了學習道地音韻美感,更能精進拼字,一舉數得。

 

 

Malawi Begins Classes in World's First 3D-Printed School
VOA News|Africa
July 23, 2021 05:36 AM (source)

Malawi Begins Classes in World's First 3D-Printed School

全球首座 3D 列印學校在馬拉威開學

July 23, 2021 05:36 AM

Lameck Masina 

  VOA News 搶先看 

14Trees 是瑞士水泥製造商拉法基豪瑞(Lafarge Holcim)以及英國發展金融機構 CDC 集團的合資企業。由於許多非洲國家基礎建設不足,教育面臨極度嚴峻的考驗,許多孩童無法正常上學,為了解決此問題,14Trees首先於馬拉威建立世界第一所完全採用 3D 列印打造的學校,他們未來還計畫將其技術推廣到肯亞及辛巴威。3D 列印技術不僅能加快建造速度,還符合永續發展的指標。

Adifu Maulana quit school in 2014 to escape punishment she often received for arriving late. She had to walk 7 kilometers to attend classes held under a tree because of Malawi's shortage of classrooms.

But thanks to what is being called the world's first 3D-printed school, constructed by joint-venture group 14Trees, Maulana has resumed learning. The Swiss-British group says the fast construction of computer-built schools could help alleviate a shortage of classrooms in countries like Malawi.

Maulana said she is happy because she can realize her dreams of becoming a teacher. The school is near now, she said, so she won't arrive late at school, and her lessons are going smoothly.

The aid project 14Trees is a joint venture between Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim and the United Kingdom's development finance institution, the CDC Group.

The project aims to quickly construct affordable housing and schools in African countries like Malawi, which has a shortfall of 36,000 classrooms according to the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF).

"Our estimate is that with conventional construction methods, it would take more than 70 years to build so many classrooms," said Francois Perrot, managing director for 14Trees. "And we think that 3D printing can bring a lot of speed to the construction process and reduce time needed to build those schools to 10 years or even less."

The 3D printing technology allowed the Malawi school to be built in just 18 hours; Perrot said building by hand would have taken about three weeks.

"The other advantage is that you can reduce drastically the quantity of the material that you need when you print," Perrot said. "And this has an effect on affordability; meaning that the building becomes more affordable and also [carbon emission] is reduced, which in Malawi is up to 70% that is emitted per building."

But even though 3D printing could transform construction around the world, its high cost is a challenge.

While the school cost about 15% less to print than to build, the 3D printing machine costs about 0,000.

"Now the other thing that we want to consider at this point will be: if this is a welcome development, who will own the 3D printing machine?" said Khumbo Chirwa, a representative of the Malawi Institute of Architects. "Will it be the local contractor, or the government will buy it and then start printing all these classrooms all over the place? Maybe that's the discussion for another day."

But the project implementers say costs will go down as materials begin to be locally produced.

Meanwhile, 14Trees plans to continue demonstrating the power of the technology by printing more schools and houses in Malawi as well as in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
 

Language Notes

註 1: joint-venture 為名詞,意指聯合企業,合資公司

註 2: alleviate 為動詞,意指減輕;緩和,緩解

註 3: shortfall 為名詞,意指不足之數;缺口;差額

註 4: drastically 為副詞,意指大大地;徹底地

註 5: affordability 為名詞,意指負擔能力

註 6: project implementer 為名詞,意指計畫執行者
 

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Check your comprehension!

Choose the BEST answer to each of the questions below. After you finish, highlight the parentheses to reveal the hidden answers.

1. ( D ) The word "alleviate" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
            (A) increase     
            (B) intensify
            (C) agitate  
            (D) relieve                       
2. ( B ) According to the article, the following are the benefits of 3D printing EXCEPT
            (A) Speed   
            (B) Cost                                                                         
            (C) Sustainability   
            (D) Accessibility                      
3. ( B ) In paragraph 11, why does the Khumbo Chirwa mention the 3D painting machine?
            (A) To illustrate how advanced the machine is.     
            (B) To explain the ownership of the machine.                                 
            (C) To give an example of the building produced by the machine.  
            (D) To express the cost of the machine is unaffordable.               

 

 

 

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