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精選詞彙播客 Vocab Ep.051: 切爾諾貝利核事故與量子電腦 How TV show changed Chernobyl tourism & Quantum computers

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Summary:

This article talks about how Chernobyl has become a tourist destination thanks to a HBO tv series. The tourists are mostly interested in taking selfies and not the actual history. The Ukraine government is fully willing to milk the interest. The next article discusses Russia investing in Quantum Computing in an effort to catch up to other countries.

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences

Eponymous: adj, the name given to a book, play, movie, etc. from a person, town, etc.

  1. Who is the eponymous character of the Iron Man movie?
  2. Is the eponymous show Chernobyl famous because of a tragedy? 

Initiative: a new plan to resolve something

  1. Is the new initiative to stop drunk driving effective?
  2. Are employees who display initiative valuable? 

Decree: an official order by the government that becomes law

  1. Did the decree regarding tax payments affect you?
  2.  Are too many decrees a good thing or a bad thing? 
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