2014年10月28日 星期二

【好站】20*20 Pecha Kucha


What is Pecha Kucha?

http://www.toastmasters.org.tw/d67web/ch/publication/2010-04/2010-04-07.htm

http://www.pechakucha.org/

一場簡報分享,準備20張投影片,每張投影片必須在20秒講完

這需要花費整理、精簡的個人能力

短短七分鐘的時間,能學到多少呢!!!

【好站】那些電影教我的事

http://lessonsfrommovies.net/?m=20141028

那些電影教我的事

There is a trailer in each movie.

You can find out some meaningful things from the movie.

Let's take a break to enjoy the movie time!

人生太短了,別讓重要的話來不及說。

推薦~ 命運好好玩

2014年10月27日 星期一

The taboos for Taiwanese

1. Do not use red ink to write letters or notes. It is O.K. for a teacher to correct the homework with a red pen, but a significant amount of writing in red should be avoided.
2. Clocks should not be chosen as gifts for others. In Chinese "clocks" sound the same as "termination", which has an implication of death. As a result, giving others clocks can be considered
bringing them mishaps.
3. Umbrellas are not good gifts for lovers, either. In Chinese "umbrellas" sound similar to "separation", 
which means "breaking up".
4. The period between July 1st and July 15th in the Lunar Calendar is considered the "Ghost Month" 
(Refer to "Chung-yuan Day" in question (C. 3) ). A lot of things should be avoided unless       
necessary, like marriage, moving, traveling and/or nonemergent medical operations.
5. Taiwanese people interpret things differently from the Western ones. That you say something implies it will happen even if you mean no offense. For instance, if you say "watch out for the knife or you will hurt yourself", it implies your friend might indeed hurt him/herself though you don't want this to happen. Such statements should be avoided especially during the Lunar New Year holidays.
6. The number "4" sounds the same as "death" in Chinese. When choosing gifts, don't give NT$400 or NT$4000, for instance. In some hospitals, you won't find the button for "4" in the elevators -- the 5th floor comes directly above the 3rd floor. On the other hand, the number "8" is considered lucky as it sounds similar to "prosper" in Chinese.
7. In Taiwan, the color "white" is related to death. It is O.K. to dress in white for ordinary lives, going to work or school, but it is not good for a joyful occasion like a wedding banquet as a guest (the bride and the bridegroom are obvious exceptions in the western style wedding banquets).

2014年10月12日 星期日

學習單字小撇步

http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_center.html


Ideas for Improving Your Vocabulary
1.     好的字典可以讓你更容易學新的單字
One good dictionary is The Newbury House Online Dictionary.


2.     將新字抄寫下來,查它的字義(meaning)並寫下來
 抄寫在筆記本、電腦、或單字卡,當在次看到這些字時利用
 你建立的單字庫查找

3.     查單字不能只看第一個定義,而是了解所有的定義
 看例句幫助你知道如何運用該字


4.     當你確認知道該字的意思,用這個新字造一個句子,請英文
 較好的老師或同事看

5.      Reader's Digest. 每篇讀者文摘會有單字小考  


6.     Word Power vocabulary game online

Australia network


http://legacy.australianetwork.com/learningenglish/

澳洲新聞網的英文學習連結

English bites:  shortcut 包含一些名詞解釋或文法講解

                         舉例時會搭配一些圖片或影片

Study English: 給要考ILETS的一些建議



2014年10月6日 星期一

是我太冷淡嗎?

今天Health~~~~看到我提醒說
Shir~~~~有找他,問他我人很好阿,Why???
到底又發生甚麼事了???
老師只提醒我要多去樓下和大家聚聚
...........................
是不是又怎麼了
一堆疑惑



索性打了電話給Crystal
直接問了Health~~~幸好是沒甚麼事
原來是我一直太安靜了
跟他們似乎不太有交流
這樣很可惜........

還好不是謠言的狀況!!!真是令人煩~
老師人真好,提醒了我~