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Mount Kinabalu's specialty lies in its location with a staggering 5,000 to 6,000 plant species (excluding mosses and liverworts but including ferns), which is more than all of Europe and North America (excluding tropical regions of Mexico) combined. It is therefore one of the world’s most important biological sites.
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📰 今天我們來讀讀【華爾街日報】
🖐🏽 五分鐘來關心國際時事 — 墨西哥治安 🇲🇽

📰 Mexico Reports Slight Decline in 2019 Homicides
Nation’s murder rate remained at highest level in decades despite fall in number of killings

MEXICO CITY—Mexico registered 209 fewer homicides in 2019 than a year earlier, the first decline in five years, though the murder rate remained at its highest level in decades, the National Statistics Institute said Wednesday.

📌 這篇文章討論墨西哥 (Mexico) 的殺人罪 (homicide) 數字的微小下降(slight decline)。nation是國家的意思，在這裡是指墨西哥，這是常用修辭方法之一。作者也用同義詞提高文章的可讀性： homicide vs murder vs killing。

The country registered 36,476 homicides last year, down from 36,685 in 2018, according to preliminary data based on death certificates. The homicide rate was unchanged from 2018 at 29 per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest level on records stretching back 30 years.

📌 這段交代有關數據，register (登記)、down from (從...下降)、according to preliminary data (根據初步資料) 和 unchanged (不變的)是常見用語。

“The important thing is that the government doesn’t rest on its laurels by saying we’ve slowed the rise in homicides,” said Cassius Wilkinson, a security analyst at political-risk consultancy Empra. “A plateau at historic highs still isn’t good for Mexico’s public security.”

📌 這段引述一位保安分析員 (security analyst) 的意見。rest on one’s laurels (不求進步) 是道地用語。plateau的原意是高原，在這裡引申指有關數字維持於高位不降。

Monthly police reports for 2020 show that homicides were up 1.5% in the first eight months of this year from a year earlier, although the numbers have been overshadowed by more than 74,000 deaths of people infected with the coronavirus.

The drop in the preliminary number of homicides for 2019 will likely become a small increase when final data are released at the end of October, said security analyst Alejandro Hope. “The good news is that it’s not growing, the bad news is that it’s not falling,” he added.

📌 這兩段繼續分析有關數字的走勢。overshadowed by (因為...失色的) 是生動的用語。preliminary 跟 final 是異義詞，the good news is that…the bad news is that… 是平行結構，也是很好的修辭方式。

Lowering the level of violence, much of it by organized-crime groups, is among the main concerns of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador whose strategy has been to reduce direct confrontation between security forces and heavily armed criminal gangs.

Since taking office at the end of 2018, Mr. López Obrador has disbanded the Federal Police and replaced it with a National Guard drawn mostly from the ranks of army and naval police. The National Guard has close to 100,000 members, and is expected to increase to 140,000.

📌 這兩段介紹墨西哥總統其中一項主要關注 (main concern) 就是降低暴力的水平 (lower the level of violence)。他的策略 (strategy) 是減少保安部隊 (security forces) 和犯罪集團 (criminal gang) 之間的直接對抗 (direct confrontation)。

Homicide rates last year fell in 15 of the country’s 32 states, including Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo—home to tourism hubs Los Cabos and Cancún—and Mexico City.

Among the most violent states was Guanajuato in central Mexico, which has been the site of fighting between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and a gang of fuel thieves called the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel. Authorities arrested José Antonio Yépez, the alleged head of the fuel theft gang, in early August.

While violence increased in Guanajuato, the homicide rate fell last year in neighboring Jalisco state. The number of murders could be masked by an increase in forced disappearances in the state as the Jalisco cartel consolidates its control of the area, said Mr. Wilkinson.

“A lot of the states that lead the rankings are leading for different reasons,” he added, noting increased killings in northern states such as Sonora and Chihuahua. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the 2020 numbers are much higher.”

📌 這四段詳細分析墨西哥不同州的殺人罪率 (homicide rate)去年的情況。the rankings的意思就是排名。在旅游樞紐 (tourism hub)的州殺人罪率下降，個別州份因爲幫派的打鬥變得最暴力的。

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我們享受完了Mole、並且聽了Dr. Shu 敘述美墨戰爭，當中在Puebla 的戰役造就了許多南北戰爭的將領。
而除了Mole Poblano之外，墨西哥另外一項美食 Chiles en Nogada 也源自該地。
此外當今是墨西哥以及美國重要節慶的Cinco de Mayo，以及墨西哥傳統服裝China Poblana，也都發源於Puebla。
而作為鰐梨（Avocado，又稱為牛油果、酪梨，英文也稱為Alligator Pear 或是Butter Fruit）的原生地，Puebla 對於人類飲食文化的貢獻自然也不在話下。我們對這三項都會一一介紹。

與番茄、馬鈴薯、可可等作物一樣，鰐梨也是美洲植物，而且主要就分佈在墨西哥。
今天墨西哥提供了世界45% 的鰐梨生產。
Puebla的考古證據顯示，人類在一萬年前就開始種植鰐梨。
鰐梨的好處在今天已經廣為人知，尤其歐美吹起素食風，鰐梨成了桌上嘉賓。

據研究，鰐梨是含有豐富的單元不飽和脂肪酸（monounsaturated fatty acids，MUFA），而MUFA可以提升胰島素敏感度（因此降低糖尿病風險）、降低LDL膽固醇（low-density lipoprotein cholesterol，因此降低心血管疾病風險）、提高HDL膽固醇（high-density lipoprotein cholesterol，因此抑制心血管疾病）、降低易怒體質。

此外鰐梨含有20種維生素與礦物質，其中維生素K可以幫助維持良好骨質、避免骨質疏鬆症。
葉酸（Folate，維生素B6，或是folacin）可以預防癌症，尤其是子宮頸癌、胰臟癌、大腸癌、胃癌。
甚至接受化療的病人使用鰐梨可以抵銷抗癌藥物環磷酰胺（Cyclophosphamide）對染色體的破壞。
葉酸同時也可以抗憂鬱、增進胎兒健康。

鰐梨還含有特別的β-谷固醇（beta-sitosterol），可以幫助維持體內好膽固醇濃度。
它所含有的葉黃素（Lutein）與玉米黃素（zeaxanthin）對眼睛十分有益，而後者則是中藥材枸杞子能夠提升視力的來源。
此外鰐梨雖然吃起來像是奶油，但卻富含纖維。

我們今天參觀的是Puebla另外一項重要文化遺產：Templo de Santo Domingo 的 Chapel of the Rosario – 玫瑰經小教堂。
玫瑰經是天主教禱詞的一種，用來敬禮聖母。
天主教當中道明會（Dominican order）的修道院或是教堂很多都是用來尊奉玫瑰經的。
我們有機會再來說明道明會以及它所屬的托钵修會（Mendicant orders）。
而 Puebla 就是道明會建立的城市，它的教堂叫做Santo Domingo、小教堂叫做Rosario就是自然而然了。

Chapel of the Rosario是墨西哥巴洛克（New Spanish Baroque）的代表性建築。
這從它華麗的雕飾可以清楚理解。
它華麗到被認為是世界第八大奇觀。
如同許多宗教建築、尤其是基督教建築，許多雕刻與壁畫都是聖經故事、或代表某種隱喻。
在小教堂最頂端的穹頂，大家可以看到白鴿。
讀過 Dr. Shu 捷克專輯的朋友也許還記得，白鴿象徵聖靈，聖靈周圍是橄欖葉象徵和平與勝利。
橄欖葉經常出現在天主教的藝術當中，這與希臘羅馬傳統有關，因為橄欖是地中海常見的植物。
不過這兒的橄欖葉與“Rosary”相得益彰，因為Rosary也表示勝利。

在橄欖葉外圍有一圈神采各異的天使。
我們就不一一細說，他們代表聖靈的七（八）種恩賜，但為了避免翻譯失真，我們只寫出英文。
從最下方順時針分別是：Divine Grace, Wisdom, Counsul, Science, Fear of God, Piety, Fortitude, Understanding。

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#墨西哥 #摩蕾 #旅遊 #旅行 #深度旅遊 #教堂 #巴洛克 #rosario #santodomingo #baroque #dominicanorder #avocado #鰐梨 #酪梨

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เปิดตัว All-New Toyota Hiace / Commuter / Ventury 2019 - 2020 ( โตโยต้า ไฮเอซ / คอมมิวเตอร์ / เวนจูรี่ ) โฉมใหม่ล่าสุด ที่ประเทศฟิลิปปินส์

ในที่สุด Toyota ก็ได้ทำการเปิดตัว All-New Hiace โฉมใหม่ ที่ประเทศฟิลิปปินส์ หลังจากที่มีภาพถ่าย หลุดออกมาเป็นระยะก่อนหน้านี้ สำหรับ Hiace รุ่นที่เห็นอยู่นี้ ถูกออกแบบมาเพื่อทำตลาดในต่างประเทศโดยเฉพาะ ในกว่า 150 ประเทศทั่วโลก รวมถึงไทย

โดยมีการชูจุดขาย ด้วยการปรับปรุงในเรื่องสมรรถนะ ความสะดวกสบาย ด้วยการใช้แพลตฟอร์ตใหม่ รวมถึงมาตรฐานความปลอดภัยระดับ 5 ดาวจาก euro NCAP อีกด้วย สำหรับคลิปนี้ขอพาทุกท่านไปชมกันก่อนว่า รูปร่างหน้าตาทั้งภายนอกและภายในของรถตู้ใหม่รุ่นนี้ จะเป็นอย่างไร สำหรับรายละเอียดอื่นๆโปรดติดตามได้ที่นี่ เร็วๆนี้



On February 18th, TOYOTA unveiled the world's first high-series overseas series in the Philippines.
Based on a renewed dedicated platform, the new series dramatically improves comfort and safety, and it has excellent basic performance and high durability that can be used for your daily life and business.

In recent years, in emerging countries and regions where the automobile market continues to expand, demand for passenger transport such as minibuses for sightseeing and buses for buses is expanding, in addition to logistics. A new series of Hiace was developed to respond flexibly to such diverse needs.
After the release in the Philippines this time, next year, we will gradually introduce it to countries / areas centered on emerging countries.
In Japan, where the market environment is different, we will continue the Hiace of conventional models.

Ishikawa Takuo Ishikawa of Chief Engineer (CE), who is in charge of development in the world in the Philippines, said, "Hiace puts the word" Hiace Pride "as a key word," Have a sense of security, satisfaction and pride "Hiace aims to be an irreplaceable partner for owners, drivers, and everyone to get on."

Hiace is one of the representative global cars of Toyota, which has been sold for over 150,000 countries, cumulatively 6.24 million units worldwide since launching the first generation in 1967. For many years, it has been used as a van, a mini bus, a private means of transportation, with strengths of high durability and reliability, and is currently being sold mainly overseas mainly in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Mexico and Latin America.

Main features Specifications may differ depending on destinations.
Exterior
"Short standard roof", "Long · High roof" two body types are set.
While taking advantage of the semi-bonnetized package, we succeeded and evolved "reliability, powerfulness, functional beauty", which is the biggest feature of Hiace, realize the outline style which reminds comfortable and advanced space.
interior
Depending on the application, prepare the layout of the plurality of seats and luggage compartment ※ . In "commuter" for the bus bus, set the maximum number of passengers in the class to 17 people.
In the newly set "tourism", comfort equipment and dedicated interior are adopted.
Van secured a luggage room that can hold pallets from all over the world.
Adopting a comfortable interior design that gives people a sense of security while responding to the needs of drivers and passengers, such as large door trim pockets and large seat under storage, while enhancing functionality.
※ For details of seat layout, please click here . (English Only)
Driving performance
Adopting the All New body based on TNGA's design philosophy such as excellent body rigidity by adopting a cyclic skeleton structure greatly improves ride comfort, quietness, safety performance. High durability that you can feel secure and safe in various road environments of each country and a comfortable interior that does not get tired even over long distances is realized.
Engine set 1 GD (2.8 liters, diesel), 7 GR (3.5 liters, gasoline).
Safety equipement
Adopted Toyota Safety Sense, realized performance equivalent to Euro NCAP 5