week 3-Taoyuan fire

Fire in Taoyuan kills six firefighters

Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Six firefighters perished early Tuesday when the structure of a burning bowling center in Taoyuan collapsed on them, Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) said.

The incident occurred when nearly 100 firefighters went to put out the fire in the coastal Xinwu District in the northern city, Cheng said in a Facebook post.

The six firefighters, all in their 20s, were found trapped on the second of the three-story building, officials said. Two people were rescued from the fire and sent to a hospital with injuries.

Cheng promised the best possible compensation for the bereaved families and an investigation into the cause of the fire and the question of whether the bowling center has any illegally built structure.

In Taipei, the Cabinet issued a statement expressing deep condolences over the death of the firefighters.

The Cabinet also said it will instruct the Ministry of the Interior, which oversees the National Fire Agency, to review firefighting measures, including personal equipment and training to help prevent similar incidents.

Source: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201501200004.aspx

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-Food manufacturer Ting Hsin International Group

   WHEN- Jan. 20

   WHAT- Six firefighters perished early Tuesday when the structure of a burning bowling center in Taoyuan collapsed on them

   WHY- burning bowling center in Taoyuan collapsed on them

   WHERE- Taipei

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1. perish：死亡

   2. bowling：保齡球

   3. firefighters：消防員

   4. put out the fire：滅火

   5. trapped：困住

   6.compensation： 賠償

   7.bereaved：死了的

8.condolence：慰問

week2- National Taichung Theater

National Taichung Theater starts trial operations

President Ma Ying-jeou said Nov. 23 that National Taichung Theater will help attract more performing art groups to Taiwan and boost the country’s cultural profile.

“The theater is set to become a new landmark on the local cultural and creative landscape,” Ma said during a ceremony marking the commencement of trial operations at the facility in central Taiwan.

“Along with National Theater and Concert Hall in Taipei City and Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts under construction in Kaohsiung City, the facility will help usher in a new era for the performing arts in Taiwan.”

Taking five years to complete, the NT$4.36 billion (US$141.56 million) project features a beamless design and irregular curved walls. It is the brainchild of Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Toyo Ito from Japan, whose work on the Kaohsiung Main Stadium attracted worldwide praise.

Covering 57,024 square meters in downtown Taichung, the facility includes a 2,000-seat grand performing hall, an 800-seat theatre and a 200-seat experimental theater. It will officially open to the public in early 2015 under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture.

As part of the celebrations, Taichung City Government is staging dance and theater performances, as well as concerts and light shows, at the site.

The inaugural show was a production of “Cat Man” by traditional opera troupe Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group. It is to be followed by performances of “Don Quixote” by the Paper Windmill Theatre Nov. 27 and 28. (SFC-JSM)

Source: http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=224373&ctNode=445

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO- President Ma Ying-jeou

   WHEN- Nov. 23

   WHAT- National Taichung Theater will help attract more performing art groups to Taiwan and boost the country’s cultural profile.

   WHY-not given

   WHERE-not given

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1. boost：提升

   2. profile：形象

   3. landmark：地標

   4. commencement：開端

   5. beamless：無橫樑的

   6. irregular：不規則的

   7. Pritzker Architecture Prize：普立茲克獎

   8. inaugural：閉幕典禮