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  • 英語咖啡館 Ep.270: 爵士學英語 - Bill Evans身邊的小公主 Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans

    英語咖啡館 Ep.270: 爵士學英語 - Bill Evans身邊的小公主 Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans
    May 20 2025

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    本週《英語咖啡館》迎回了闊別已久的詩敏老師，這集節目從她失去心愛寵物的經歷談起，聊到一個驚人的數據：台灣寵物的數量已超過了小孩的數量！

    而恰好的是，本集的歌曲同樣是寫給孩子的—我們先前介紹過的爵士鋼琴大師 Bill Evans 寫給姪女的《Waltz for Debby》爵士經典。這首只有80秒的短曲居然被翻唱超過300次！John老師和詩敏老師也沉浸在歌詞裡那個充滿玩具和想像力的童年世界，還有大人們看著孩子長大時那種又甜又苦的複雜心情 🥲

    This week, English Cafe welcomes back the long-absent Shimin. The episode begins with her experience of losing a beloved pet and transitions to a surprising statistic: the number of pets in Taiwan has now exceeded the number of human children!

    Coincidentally, this episode's featured song is also written for a child—the jazz classic "Waltz for Debby" by jazz piano master Bill Evans, which we've introduced before, written for his niece. This short piece, only 80 seconds long, has been covered more than 300 times! Shimin and I immerse ourselves in the lyrics' childhood world full of toys and imagination, as well as the bittersweet, complex emotions adults feel watching children grow up 🥲
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  • 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K991: 喀什米爾危機：血腥襲擊引發印巴新衝突 Kashmir Crisis: Deadly Attack Triggers New India-Pakistan Conflict

    國際時事跟讀 Ep.K991: 喀什米爾危機：血腥襲擊引發印巴新衝突 Kashmir Crisis: Deadly Attack Triggers New India-Pakistan Conflict
    May 18 2025
    國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 →https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstodayVIP訂閱常見問題 →https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptbVIP會員想許願哪些主題？ →https://forms.gle/xyHoPydBr6LLFL9q8 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程→https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube：https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信：15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K991: Kashmir Crisis: Deadly Attack Triggers New India-Pakistan Conflict Highlights 主題摘要：A terrorist attack killing 26 tourists in Kashmir has ignited severe diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan.India suspended the historic Indus Water Treaty, potentially threatening millions who depend on shared water resources.Military escalation risks between nuclear-armed neighbours echo dangerous parallels to the 2019 Balakot crisis. A brutal terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir has thrust nuclear-armed India and Pakistan toward dangerous confrontation. Last week, militants massacred 26 tourists including 25 Indians and one Nepali national in Pahalgam's remote valley. Gunmen specifically targeted male victims, with survivors reporting attackers accused some tourists of supporting Prime Minister Modi's policies. This horrific incident unfolded in an isolated area accessible only by foot or horseback, highlighting the catastrophic vulnerability of civilians caught in this territorial dispute. 在印度一側的喀什米爾發生了一場殘酷的恐怖襲擊事件，將擁有核武的印度和巴基斯坦推向危險對抗。上週，武裝份子在帕哈爾加姆偏遠山谷中屠殺了 26 名觀光客，包括 25 名印度人和 1 名尼泊爾人。槍手特別鎖定男性受害者，有倖存者報告稱，襲擊者指控某些遊客支持印度總理莫迪的政策。這起駭人聽聞的事件發生在僅能透過徒步或騎馬抵達的偏僻地區，凸顯了平民在此領土爭端中的災難性脆弱性。 New Delhi responded with unprecedented diplomatic aggression, accusing Pakistan of orchestrating cross-border terrorism. The retaliatory measures were severe: closing the crucial Wagah border crossing, implementing draconian restrictions on Pakistani visas, and forcibly expelling military attachés from Islamabad's embassy. Most alarmingly, India suspended participation in the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, a diplomatic achievement that has miraculously survived three major wars. Pakistan immediately denounced this move as potentially catastrophic, declaring that any interference with water resources would constitute grounds for war. This dispute threatens hundreds of millions dependent on the Indus River system flowing from Tibet through Kashmir to Pakistan. 新德里以前所未有的外交攻勢作為回應，指控巴基斯坦策劃跨境恐怖主義。報復措施十分嚴厲：關閉兩國至關重要的瓦加邊境，對巴基斯坦簽證實施嚴苛限制，並招回駐點首都伊斯蘭馬巴德使館的軍事武官。最令人震驚的是，印度暫停參與 1960 年《印度河用水條約》(Indus Water Treaty)，這項外交成就曾奇蹟般地度過三次大規模戰爭。巴基斯坦立即譴責此舉可能帶來災難，宣稱任何干預水資源的行為都將構成戰爭理由。這場爭端威脅著數億依賴印度河 (Indus River) 水系的人口，該河系從西藏流經喀什米爾再抵達巴基斯坦。 The contested Kashmir region has dominated India-Pakistan relations since 1947's partition created two nations from British colonial India. Both countries claim complete sovereignty over the mountainous territory while controlling different segments, having sacrificed thousands of lives in three devastating wars. The situation deteriorated dramatically in 2019 when Modi's Hindu-nationalist administration unilaterally stripped Kashmir's constitutional autonomy, triggering massive protests and militant resurgence. Despite government claims of reduced violence following this controversial action, the Pahalgam massacre brutally ...
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  • 回顧星期天LBS - 電影相關時事趣聞 All about movies

    回顧星期天LBS - 電影相關時事趣聞 All about movies
    May 17 2025
    國泰世華 CUBE Podcast 節目「解鎖從容理財」由主持人小詹與證券投資分析師薯哥分享財經情勢與理財小故事的與你一起創造「從容投資、品味理財」的態度生活。立即收聽 ➡️ https://fstry.pse.is/7l4wv8 —— 以上為 KKBOX 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Topic: A Fresh Take on a 1934 ‘Murder’ A gruesome murder has been committed on a train in the middle of the night. Only 13 occupants of the carriage could have committed the dastardly deed. Was it a) the Russian princess; b) the American widow; c) the English governess; or d) the Hungarian count? Or any of the nine other multinational posh people and their servants rubbing shoulders on the luxury locomotive, snowbound in the middle of Eastern Europe, with a brilliant Belgian detective inconveniently in their midst? 一宗可怕的謀殺案在夜半的火車上發生。只有13名旅客可能犯下這惡行。是ａ）俄羅斯公主；ｂ）美國寡婦；ｃ）英國女家教；或ｄ）匈牙利伯爵呢？抑或是其他9位來自各國的紳士淑女和他們的僕人，眾人在受困東歐中部大雪的豪華火車車廂裡摩肩擦踵，這其中還碰巧有個厲害的比利時偵探？ Chances are this sounds familiar. It’s the setup for one of the most famous detective stories in the world: Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” which has sold millions of copies. It was made into a sumptuous 1974 movie, directed by Sidney Lumet with the starriest of casts (Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman!). It has been adapted for television, stage and radio. There is a Japanese television version and a computer game. 這聽起來或許耳熟能詳。這是全球最著名偵探小說之一的場景：阿嘉莎．克莉絲蒂1934年的小說「東方快車謀殺案」，銷售數以百萬本計。導演薛尼·盧梅1974年翻拍成豪華版電影，有最耀眼的明星陣容（洛琳·白考兒、史恩·康納萊、英格麗·褒曼！），另並改編成電視劇、舞台劇和廣播劇，且有日本電視劇版本和一款電玩遊戲。 All this meant that Kenneth Branagh, the director and star of the new film version, which opened in the United States on Friday with the starriest of casts (Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench!), had his own mystery to solve. How do you reinvent one of the world’s best-loved whodunits for a new era? Branagh’s solution was to modify, and sometimes entirely change, character and plot details in ways that may dismay purists but that he felt would give the piece a more contemporary resonance. 這意味最新版本電影的導演兼主角肯尼斯·布萊納必須拿出一套解開謎團的獨到功夫，新片11月11日在美國上映，仍然有最耀眼的卡司（強尼·戴普、蜜雪兒·菲佛、潘妮洛普·克魯茲、茱蒂·丹契！）你要如何在新的世代詮釋最受世人喜愛的偵探小說呢？布萊納的方法是把角色與劇情細節進行修飾，時而甚至完全予以改變，這麼做或許會令純粹主義者沮喪，他卻覺得更能讓作品引起當代人的共鳴。 “There is always the thorny issue of who will know the plot and how can we divert them,” Branagh said in a telephone interview. “We knew we had to get people’s attention for a recalibrated character in Poirot,” Christie’s idiosyncratic Belgian detective. 布萊納接受電話訪問時說：「總會碰到有些人已經知道劇情，你該如何轉移他們的注意力，讓他們覺得有趣的棘手問題。我們知道，我們必須吸引人們注意經過修改的角色白羅（克莉絲蒂創造的怪異的比利時偵探）。」 To that end, Branagh and the scriptwriter, Michael Green, begin the movie with a showdown at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as the detective solves another mystery. “I wanted to embrace the exotic and worldly side of Christie, to come into the big, hot open skies and find a new Poirot, our ticket for an exotic adventure,” Branagh said. 為達此目的，布萊納與編劇麥可·格林以偵探在耶路撒冷西牆解開一個對決謎團的方式，揭開電影序幕。布萊納說：「我想擁抱克莉絲蒂奇異與入世的一面，進入那既大又熱的開放天空，找到一個新的白羅，這是我們奇異冒險的門票。」 With an opening that has Poirot tripping up an escaping villain in a positively James Bond-esque manner, Branagh immediately established the detective as a far more dashing man of action than the novel’s small hero “muffled up to the ears of whom nothing was visible but a pink-tipped nose and the two points of an upward curled mustache.” 這個開場讓白羅以絕對詹姆士·龐德的方式逼逃犯露出馬腳，布萊納也立刻將這位偵探塑造成遠比原著中小號英雄瀟灑的行動派男子漢；原著中的小號英雄「衣服直蓋到耳朵，...
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  • 幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.70: 讓你的聊天能夠從天到地的Conversation Starters

    幕後教師室Teacher's Lounge Ep.70: 讓你的聊天能夠從天到地的Conversation Starters
    May 16 2025
    ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 →https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstodayVIP訂閱常見問題 →https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程→https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube：https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信：15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 【15Mins Podcast】幕後教師室：從天主教教宗談到大阪萬博！國際時事話題全面解析 在最新一集的「幕後教師室」中，John老師與阿鍵老師以輕鬆的咖啡對談方式，帶領聽眾深入探討本週引人注目的國際時事，從教宗方濟各的辭世到大阪世博會的準備情況，提供多元的英語話題素材，幫助聽眾在各種場合展開自然的英語對話。 教宗方濟各與宗教領袖的社會意義 本集節目首先討論了教宗方濟各辭世的新聞，John老師指出，無論是哪種宗教的領袖，他們對社會都有重大意義：「我們看到任何的宗教的領袖去天堂了以後，我們都覺得說很惋惜，因為這些領袖占我們社會的意義還蠻大的，他們有很多social responsibility。」 阿鍵老師分享了一個有趣的發現，關於中文翻譯的特殊之處：「為什麼他就是我們中文翻譯叫他方濟各？就是我們很多關於天主教的翻譯，用的有點是古早時期的翻譯。」兩位老師從方濟各（Francisco/Francis）、保祿（Paul）到約翰（John）等名稱的多語言翻譯差異，展開了一段饒富趣味的語言文化探討。 同時，節目也提到了新任教宗Leo的選舉，這次又再次選出非歐洲、非意大利人士擔任天主教精神領袖，顯示出天主教組織在國際化方面的進步。甚至有趣地討論到參與選舉的主教們，透過觀看好萊塢電影來「惡補」教宗選舉知識的趣聞。 大阪世博會：全球文化交流的平台 接著，兩位老師轉向了2025年大阪世博會的話題。阿鍵老師回顧了上一次在亞洲舉辦的2010年上海世博會：「上海那次每一個館、每一個國家的館都做得超級好、超級漂亮，那這次在大阪就沒有這麼誇張。」 John老師和阿鍵老師討論了在世博會這類國際活動中經常出現的地緣政治敏感問題，如烏俄衝突、巴勒斯坦與以色列的緊張關係等，同時也指出這類活動的初衷：「辦這些萬國博覽會或辦奧運，意思是unity，他們其實目標是讓大家可以更團結一致，讓所有人類更團結一致，地球只有一個嘛。」 節目中也提到大阪世博會目前門票銷售情況不如預期，引起人們對於投資回報的擔憂，尤其是在東京奧運因疫情而造成巨大虧損後。不過，世博會的核心價值在於全球文化交流，而非純粹的商業收益。 文化輸出與日本動漫的全球影響力 談到日本文化，兩位老師特別提到了大阪世博會上展示的巨型鋼彈機器人，以及日本動漫文化的全球輸出成功：「動漫文化已經輸出全球了，」John老師分享了一個56歲的朋友如何被Netflix上的動漫吸引的故事，說明這種文化交流已經突破了年齡界限。 這也引申出一個重要觀點：文化輸出和交流對國家形象和全球影響力的重要性。不僅是日本，韓國的漫畫作品如《Solo Leveling》也通過日本再輸出到台灣和全球，形成了豐富的跨文化交流網絡。 西洋棋進入電競世界的新突破 再來，兩位老師分享了西洋棋進入電子競技領域的最新發展。為了適應電競形式，西洋棋比賽採用了快棋模式，這種模式更適合直播和觀眾觀看。 John老師對比了中國象棋「觀棋不語真君子」的傳統觀念，指出在電競環境中，解說評論反而成為了不可或缺的部分：「到了eSports這件事情，沒有講評就不是eSports了，不夠熱血了。」這反映了傳統遊戲如何通過現代科技和表現形式獲得新生命的趨勢。 為何選擇這些國際時事作為學習材料？ 最後，John老師強調了這些多元國際時事的實用價值：「不管是Pope Francis，就算你不是天主教的，那是不是也可以聊這件事情呢？也可以當conversation starter。」這正是15Mins podcast精選這些話題的原因——提供聽眾實用的英語對話素材，...
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  • 精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.026: 中國只能養一個小孩的困難 Chinese household cannot afford second child (回顧)

    精選詞彙單元 Vocab EP.026: 中國只能養一個小孩的困難 Chinese household cannot afford second child (回顧)
    May 15 2025

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    Summary:

    In China, the affordability of a second child is under question. Using the example of a young couple in China, it takes at least of a third of the annual household income to raise a child of two years, compared to a fifth of the annual household income for families in the US.

    Full article: https://www.15mins.today/blog/617-chinese-couples-can-t-afford-a-second-child

    Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:

    Splash out (on) / Splurge on (informal) spend money freely on

    • Chen used to be happy to splash out on skincare and cosmetic products for herself.
    • Every Christmas, Chen would splurge on gifts for the family.


    Annual income – yearly income

    • With Chen’s current annual income, she will not be able to afford a second child.
    • James is earning an annual income of US$50,000.


    Middle class n. group of people between upper class and lower class. (segmented by income)
    Adj. characteristics of middle class, attaching importance to convention and material comfort.

    • Ikea furnitures are targeted at the middle class who earn between USD20,000 to USD30,000 in annual income.
    • Toyota Camry is considered a good middle-class sedan for families.
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  • 英語咖啡館 Ep.269: 英語時光機 - 人生系列之逃不過的Death and Taxes 你繳稅了嗎 Life is all about death and taxes

    英語咖啡館 Ep.269: 英語時光機 - 人生系列之逃不過的Death and Taxes 你繳稅了嗎 Life is all about death and taxes
    May 13 2025

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    本週的《英語時光機》 John 老師和 Patrick 老師要為大家帶來全新的「The Life Series」系列，首集就是非常應景卻又痛苦的一個主題——我們成年後難以迴避的：報稅！

    本集節目中， John 老師和 Patrick 老師分享了我們從學生時代到成為職場人士的報稅心路歷程，以及面對稅務時的各種心情和挑戰。除此之外，當然還有一些歷史上令人驚訝的奇特稅種，還有與稅相關的英文慣用語，讓我們能在談論這個話題時更加道地流暢。

    This week on English Cafe, Patrick and I bring you our brand new "Life Series," with the first episode covering a very timely yet painful topic that's unavoidable in adulthood: filing taxes!

    In this episode, we share our tax filing journey from student days to becoming working professionals, along with the various emotions and challenges faced when dealing with taxes. Additionally, they'll introduce some surprisingly strange taxes from history, as well as tax-related English idioms and phrases that will help us discuss this topic more naturally and fluently.
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  • 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K987: 方濟各：革新教會的教宗 Pope Francis: The Pope Who Revolutionized the Church

    國際時事跟讀 Ep.K987: 方濟各：革新教會的教宗 Pope Francis: The Pope Who Revolutionized the Church
    May 11 2025
    ----------------------------------- 🎧 通勤學英語 VIP 專區 & 🚀 線上課程 ----------------------------------- 💡 想要更自然的提升英語力？加入VIP會員，獲得專屬內容與優惠！立即加入VIP方案 →https://open.firstory.me/join/15minstodayVIP訂閱常見問題 →https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/5cjptb 🔥 社會人核心英語有聲書課程→https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/554esm ------------------------------- 🌎 15Mins.Today 相關連結 ------------------------------- 💬 你的想法很重要！留言分享 → 留言連結 Web：www.15mins.today YouTube：https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/3rhuuy 商業合作/贊助來信：15minstoday@gmail.com 意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com -------------------------------------------- 📜 單集逐字稿 & 內容摘要（播放器字數有限，完整逐字稿請到官網查看） -------------------------------------------- 國際時事跟讀 Ep.K987: Pope Francis: The Pope Who Revolutionized the Church Highlights 主題摘要：Pope Francis reformed the Catholic Church with his humble approach, choosing to live simply and focusing on serving marginalized communities rather than exercising power.Despite criticism from conservatives, Francis made significant changes including improving women's roles in the Vatican and revising Church positions on the death penalty.Francis's final wishes for a simple burial with minimal ornamentation reflect his lifelong commitment to humility and his vision for a less ostentatious Church. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff who led the Catholic Church for 12 years with his distinctive humble approach, died on 21st April at the age of 88. The Vatican announced that he passed away due to a stroke that put him into a coma and ultimately led to heart failure. His death came just one day after his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, where he blessed thousands in St. Peter's Square and met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Francis had suffered from chronic lung disease throughout his life and had recently spent 38 days in hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. 方濟各（Pope Francis），第一位拉丁美洲籍教宗，以其獨特謙遜作風帶領天主教會十二年，於四月二十一日辭世，享年八十八歲。梵蒂岡宣布，他因中風陷入昏迷，最終導致心臟衰竭而離世。他的離世僅在復活節星期日最後一次公開露面的隔天，當時他在聖彼得廣場為數千名信眾祝福，並會見了美國副總統范斯。方濟各出生於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯，本名 Jorge Mario Bergoglio ，他一生飽受慢性肺病之苦，最近因呼吸危機發展為雙側肺炎而住院三十八天。 From his first greeting of "Buonasera" ("Good evening") on the night of his election in March 2013, Francis signaled a dramatic shift in papal style. He opted to live in the Vatican hotel rather than the Apostolic Palace, wore his old shoes instead of the traditional red papal loafers, and traveled in compact cars - all reflecting his vision for a "poor church that is for the poor." His famous response "Who am I to judge?" when asked about a gay priest sent a powerful message of welcome to LGBTQ+ Catholics who had felt excluded by the Church. Throughout his papacy, Francis consistently chose to visit marginalized communities and poor countries rather than centers of global Catholicism, demonstrating his commitment to those on society's peripheries. 從二零一三年三月當選之夜的第一聲問候「晚安（Buonasera）」開始，方濟各就預示了教宗風格的巨大轉變。他選擇住在梵蒂岡旅館而非教宗座宮，穿著舊鞋而非傳統的紅色教宗便鞋，搭乘小型車輛出行——這一切都反映了他對「為窮人服務的貧窮教會」的願景。當被問及一位同性戀神父時，他那句著名的回應「我是誰能去評判？」向曾感到被教會排除在外的 LGBTQ+ 天主教徒傳達了一個強而有力的歡迎訊息。在其任期內，方濟各始終選擇訪問邊緣社區和貧困國家，而非全球天主教中心，展現了他對社會邊緣群體的承諾。 Francis made significant changes to Church positions on key issues without altering core doctrines. He declared the death penalty "inadmissible in all circumstances" and stated that even the possession of nuclear weapons was "immoral." He added women to important decision-making roles within the Vatican and allowed them to vote alongside bishops in periodic Vatican meetings. His outspoken criticisms of capitalism and urgent calls for action on climate change earned him praise from progressives but alienated many conservatives within the Church, creating tensions that persisted throughout his papacy. 方濟各在不改變核心教義的前提下，對教會在關鍵問題上的立場做出了重大改變。...
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  • 回顧星期天LBS - 能源相關時事趣聞 All about energy

    回顧星期天LBS - 能源相關時事趣聞 All about energy
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