一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS- Rosie Macleman chosen as Canada's Olympic flag bearer

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Full of Olympic fans gathered on Parliament Hill got to meet the Prime minister, but they were all there for the big announcement which Canadian athlete go carry the Maple Leaf in Rio next month.

“Rosie Maclean! Olympic gold medalist from London in 2012, competing trampoline again this year and representing Canada. “

Maclean was Canada’s only gold medalist in those games, now she is clearly ruled this new honor, leading Canada’s three hundred fourteen other athletes at the opening ceremony.

“Rosie! Rosie!”

“Standing here, going into my third games. I’m filled with so much prize and so much gratitude that towards even can begin to describe it.”

“For the 27 years’ old trampoline gymnast had the tough year getting to this point last summer at practice, she suffered concussion after hitting her head on the side of the trampoline. She recovered from that to compete and win gold at the Panan Games in front of her own home town crowd in Toronto. But then another hit the head, have to battling the headache, dizziness and lights sensitivity. Credits to coach’s and therapist are helping to her come back to competition.

“With the support of everyone around me, I was absolutely able to keep on pushing and there are definitely times when I didn’t know if this gonna to be possibilities.”

Canada’s Olympic chief Curt Hannett says, Maclean’s difficulties through make her those Olympics choice an excellent for flag bear.

“Her personal experience, her overcoming the diversity, injuries and concussions that had plain her, almost prevent her from compete at the 2015 Panan Games, where she shine so well. You know she just epitomize that you know what I think actually Canadians look for in their athletes.”

With flag waving tips from the Prime Minister Maclean got the practice the role she’ll play in two weeks.

一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS- Sidney Crosby brings Stanley Cup Home to N.S.

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A huge welcome to celebrate Cole Harbour’s hometown hero. Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby’s hoisting the Stanley Cup. This is all about the triumph and the trophy. The community came out. Fans lined to the drive way into Cole Harbour Place. While he held the summer hockey camp, all doing their best to score a moment with Crosby and the Cup.

“I love Pittsburgh Penguins and I’m here to see Sidney Crosby.”

“And how do you feel about seeing the Stanley Cup?”

“So excited!”

“I’m going to make him sign this jursey.”

“If they win the cup. I said I promise you I bring you down the parade. So we are here today, enjoying the day and this is great for everyone.”

“And how do you feel about that, Brent? Are you excited?”

“Yah, I’m really happy to be here.”

“He is such a sincere, genuine, nice, good person. He does so much for the kids, the community and hospital.”

“It’s great for Canada, great for Nova Scotia and he’s class asset, love him.”

And the feeling is mutual.

“I would want come back to this. And there’s a definitely special feeling, felling the pride. You know, sense of our community here.”

This isn’t the first time Crosby brought the cup to Cole Harbour. The last time was in 2009 and this crowds hoping for more parades. The road getting here wasn’t easy. Crosby and the team had sluggish start to the season, but in the end they climb to the top.

“The season has lots of up and downs. You know, you sat together as the teams for, before each other through it. You know you can win when it’s all settled down. So that’s what we do.”

The second time, it seems is sweeter.

“A lot of guys don’t get the chance to play for the Stanley Cup. So I think this time around, I appreciate even more. I appreciate sites like this, an especial day.”

So for fans here.

“Yes, next year. I’m casting on it.”

They are hoping it’s not in another 7 years for Crosby Stanley Cup hat trick.

一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS-“It makes me think that one day I can go to Wimbledon too” Milos Raonic’s young super fan

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Summer Curtis, Summer’s father was actually Milos Raonic’s old coach. He taught him for about ten years and Summer during that time was able to meet him as well.

“What was Milos like?”

“He was extremely kind, he would play games with me sometimes. And when my Dad was giving him a lesson and he was fighting, sometimes I would get to go to watch him.”

“Did you ever beat him?”

“No, I never beat him.”

“What is it like now, having played against him and seen him all of those years to see him in this finals today?”

“It’s really incredible seeing like he was, when he was training to how he is now. It’s really awesome and incredible. Seeing how he made all the way to the Wimbledon finals.”

“How was inspiring his by his journey been in tennis for you.”

“His journey is extremely inspiring. He trained with my Dad and I trained with him now. So that’s really awesome and it makes me thinks that one day I can go to Wimbledon too.”

“Yah, you have big dreams and what do you think he’s doing for tennis in this country?”

“He has certainly a big impact on tennis here in Canada. Everyone is here to cheering for him and I know many of my Mom and Dad’s friends are also cheering for him. Texting them say congratulations and everyone is really excited here in Canada.”

“OK, well. Thank you so much for talking with us. That’s Summer Curtis, just one of many people here who knows Milos Raonic personally and are extra curious and excited to see how this game ends.

咖啡有点难

来了加拿大这么多年，当有人问我 "Do you drink Coffee?" 我仍然会回答说："Not really"。虽然满大街的Starbucks多得就象上海当年的永和豆浆，办公室里的Coffee Machine永远安静得在那里Stand by。我从来就没有正真关注过咖啡这样东西。

昨天突然看到一个Email, Subject: New Coffee Machine 2nd Floor (TESTING)。接着就看到了一个有半人高的新Coffee Machine出现在了小厨房里。一个简单的触摸屏在中间,两个选项，Coffee Drinks和Hot Beverages。因为好奇我按了Hot Beverages, 然后就出现了vanila latte, vanilla mocha, long expresso ...

"咦?难道latte和mocha不是Coffee?"

上网Google-What's the difference between Latte and Mocha?

这是Google的结果

Latte: An espresso drink that consists of espresso, steamed milk, and foam. In a latte there is a greater percentage of steamed milk than foam.

Mocha: An espresso drink that consists of espresso, steamed milk, foam, and chocolate syrup.

还有一张图

所以Latte和mocha都是Espresso+Steamed Milk+something else。而且这张图上的都是。而Espresso，就是那杯小小的超苦超苦的浓缩咖啡。

于是开始挨个尝试各个品种，知道自己到底在喝什么，感觉真好。。。。。。

一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS-Canada Post Strike

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In the past, in many industries, workers in Canada could count on defined benefit pensions. In recent year, the shifting economy and fudging stock markets encourage many private employers to drop those plans. A change that by large hasn’t hit the federal government sector. Marion Pottalac, after 37 years at Canada post says she enjoys the security that comes with the defined benefit pensions. “It’s knowing that every month I have money coming to my bank account.”

Now with Canada post, our federal found corporation seeking to eliminate defined benefit pensions for new hirers. Some believe it’s the time to exam all federal pensions. “So if we look at that example, what you gonna potentially see is in all these defined benefit pensions, Canada post probably the most the example you think of the pensions the highest risk being on the tax payers. These defined benefit pension plans are very large that tax payers have to cover.” Labour is watching closely but so far expressing little concern that what is going on the Canada Post is the beginning of a large scale battle. “No other concord operations comes to the bargain table seeking to get rid of defined benefit plan. So this is very troubling in regarding to their strategy. So I’m at the lost to understand their strategy.”

“We are probably not going to see much for pushing defined contribution in the public sector.” This professor thinks Canada post is unique in a tough spot in trying to reduce pension obligations because email is taking over. “If you look Canada post, you think where is going to be in ten years? Probably is going to have fewer employees.” Still some worry Canada post show down quick starts something you believe that putting workers later. “I want to tell these young workers that the pension worth fighting for.” How much the fighting will be over pensions Canada post, how serious management there there is about getting rid of defined benefit pensions that still will be decided.

一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS-Denture Lawsuit

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Class action lawsuit has just been filled in Canada over dental cream that hold force teeth in place. It’s ledge there’s enough zinc some creams cause brain damage. CBC’s Lisa Johnson has the details.


Amanda Deve’s remembered been healthy, able to job, ride a bike and work 12 hours a day, that end for her in May 2007.

“I was actually like I have a stroke. And it happened at work. And I lost all use of my voice and my wends, couldn’t walk or talk.”

For more than a year that she couldn’t walk or spend time with her grandkids. Treatment has helped he get back on the job, but her hands and voice still tremble and even the bright light from our TV interview triggered her symptoms.

“Just what a pain way, I had to stop.”

Deve’s blame her denture cream for making her sick. It contains zinc, which’s already been in the subjective several class action lawsuits in US.

“If you use fishing poly cream and other dental cream been diagnose with the zinc poisoning.”

This week the merchant law group filed class action lawsuit in three provinces including BC.

“We’ve been contacted by several hundred people. I think the estimation likely in the thousands of people that maybe effected.”

Now zinc is a mineral found in foods and lots of products. But it’s said high dose that can have serious side effects. The lawsuit claim the problem with these cream is that there’s no warning that contain zinc and no information on how much is safety use. Neither company will comment on the lawsuit. Classes make cline which make poly grain stop shipping product containing zinc last Feb. And when customers excessive zincing take would lead tingling, enormous and difficulty walking. Products in gamble makes fix dent which still contain zinc. The company says the product the safety use as directed as warning bout excessive use on some tooth.

“How’s your headache now?”

“Oh, it’s a lot better.”

Deve’s says the warning coming too late for her.

一起听新闻、学英语-CBC NEWS-Skytrain Troubles

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It was a rough morning commute today. Tens of thousands of commuters across metro Vancouver were late for work. After two sky train lines ground a hauled, official shut down on most of the system losing communication with the two trains. Here’s Debra Goble with what happened and why.


With school back in and most people’s summer vocation is just distant memory. The reality rush hour came back in, full forth this morning.

“Well, I’m not sure, if I’m going to make it anytime.”

It was just after 7:15, when the sky train went down, leaving tens of thousands of people scrambling to get where they were going.

“I’m from King George and I’m going to water front, but I have to like transfer here, so to other place.”

“I’m gonna be late for school.”

Extra buses were called in.

“I waited for like 15 minutes.”

“I say 45 minutes.”

For those already aboard, one of the 56 sky trains in service. It meant being stuck for anywhere between 2 and 30 minutes.

“Headache though and frustrating.”

“People get notorious?”

“Oh, no.”

It was a tough commute. All was because of a small piece of metal on the part of the track known as the loop.

“You see the thick wire running alone? That’s the loop and that communicates between train and the central computer. And what happened this morning is there was something in the railway didn’t belong there. It was picked up by the train and it took out one of those loops. When that happens the computer loses his contact with the train. And when that happens the automated system shuts down until we find out what the deal is with the train. Obviously, you don’t want trains bumping into each other.”

Translink says that didn’t and won’t ever happen because safety precautions like the one that was implemented today work. Still was about 4 hours before the sky train was completely back to normal.