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N orth Korea 's elite are outwardly expressing their discontent towards Kim Jong-un and his government as more outside information trickles into the isolated nation, the country’s former deputy ambassador to London has said. 前北韓駐倫敦副大使表示，隨著外面世界的訊息漸漸傳入北韓這個與世隔絕的國度，現在北韓政府高層正公開表達他們對於金正恩及其執政政府的不滿。 Thae Yong-ho defected to South Korea in August last year and since December has been speaking to media and appearing on television to discuss his defection and his life as a North Korean envoy. 在去年的八月，（前北韓外交官）太永浩叛逃到南韓，從十二月開始他就公開與媒體交流，並上電視談論他對國家的背叛以及其在擔任北韓外交官的生活。 “ When Kim Jong-un first came to power, I was hopeful that he would make reasonable and rational decisions to save North Korea from poverty, but I soon fell into despair watching him purging officials for no proper reasons,” Thae said during his first news conference with foreign media on Wednesday. 「當金正恩剛上任時，我對他充滿希望，我當時認為他會用合理且理性的方式幫助北韓脫離貧困，但是看著他用不正當的理由肅清其他的官員，讓我很快就陷入失望。」 “ Low-level dissent or criticism of the regime,...

1. The Guinness Book of World Records holds the record as the most frequently stolen library book. 1. 驚世世界紀錄中有一個項目是最常被偷走的圖書館藏書。 2. As of 2014, 95% of American libraries offered ebook usage. 2. 2014 年，有百分之 95 美國圖書館提供電子書的服務。 3. Public libraries feature prominently in famous scenes from many well-known movies, including Ghostbusters, The Day After Tomorrow, Philadelphia, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Citizen Kane. 3. 許多著名電影都是在公共圖書館中拍攝，其中包括《魔鬼剋星》、《明天過後》、《費城》、《第凡內早餐》和《大國民》。 4. The lions that lounge outside the beautiful New York Public Library’s main building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd Street are named Patience and Fortitude. 4. 坐落在位於第五大道與 42 街的美麗紐約公共圖書館外的獅子名叫「忍耐」 (Patience) 與「堅強」 (Fortitude) 。 5. America’s first lending library was established in 1731, Philadelphia, by Benjamin Franklin. It was a paid subscription-based service, but paved the way for the library systems we use in North America today. 5. 美國第一間借閱圖書館由班傑明·富蘭克林於 1731 年成立，位於費城，是採取付費訂閱服務，但也為今日北美所使用的圖書館系統鋪了路。 ...

A majority of the country thinks it's time for Donald Trump to log off, and never tweet -- at least not from his personal Twitter account. 美國多數人認 為是時候請川普刪除推特帳號，並且永遠不要再發推特了 – 至少不是使用他個人的推特帳號發文。 According to the latest national survey from   Quinnipiac University   released Tuesday, 64% of Americans want the president-elect to shut down @realDonaldTrump, the Twitter account that he has maintained since 2009, which has amassed more than 19 million followers. 根據昆尼皮亞克大學在星期二發表的最新全國調查， 64% 的美國人希望總 統 當 選人關掉他從 2009 年開始經營，已經累積超過一千九百萬追蹤者的推特帳戶（ @realDonaldTrump ）。 The poll found that an even larger majority of Americans aged 18-34, 71%, are in favor of shutting down the account. Republicans are virtually split on the question: 49% say Trump should keep the account, while 45% say it should be shuttered. 這項民調顯示年齡 層介在 18 至 34 歲（ 71% ）的美 國人多數支持 把這個帳號關掉，共和黨內部對這個問題的看法分歧： 49% 的成員表示川普應該要繼續留下帳號，然而有 45% 的成員表示這個帳號應該關閉。 Trump has fired off more than 34,000 tweets from the acco...