復原中的怪怪夢

潔西破病一整個星期都快瘋了,每天就是睡睡睡,永遠睡不夠,然後還要備課跟上課,生病上課真的超辛苦,頭重腳輕,整個人輕飄飄,還要很完整的把句子說好。昨天頭痛又來攪局,痛一整天,原本以為是感冒頭痛痛的,所以不為意,因為可能我痛習慣了,剛開始還沒注意到,等到晚點整個狂痛起來的時候,吃藥已經來不及了,吃了藥還是狂痛,然後一邊上課,覺得都快死掉了,唉,慘啊。生病的時候人生是黑白的。我自己常說,福無雙至,禍不單行,樂極生悲,屢試不爽。真的要多注意。

今天醒來總算有好點,雖然還事咳嗽,難過的很,但是比起前幾天來說算好很多了。昨天做了好多夢,而且歷歷在目,醒來的時候記得一清二楚。很少做夢這麼清晰的。夢中我阿母發燒了,我們要帶她去看醫生卻一直攔不到計程車,一直被別人攔走,最後就決定算了,阿母也沒燒了。很少夢到我已經走了的阿母,這次好清晰,而且夢中她非常的年輕呢。然後場景又轉換到跟一些朋友沿著溪水往下,坐著類似滑板的東西滑水順流而下,真的是很妙。然後呢居然連我出車禍的同事都來入夢了。想說不是骨折了嗎?可是夢中看不到他的腳,或許是腳骨折吧。然後另外一個看到我從來不打招呼的外師出現了。這外師還吃過我做的蛋糕,可見面從來不打招呼,我跟他笑過一次,沒回應,從此也把他當隱形人了。亂七八糟怪怪的夢。

早上上課,下午一對一臨時取消,回來修息備課,準備再出門了,啊,期待週末的來臨,明天在上一天課,加油。今天還要改一下上課的東西,改來改去,可能也沒比較好,真是愛改。出門去。

破病中

晚上聽到壞消息。剛新婚度蜜月回來的同事居然出車禍,骨折現在住院中。而且他聽說沒有保險。唉,我們這補習班,去年癌症一個老師走了,我去年也被車撞,今天這同事也出車禍,而且挺嚴重的。真的是…。大家要小心點,出入平安,多保重。尤其最近天氣變化大。

笨蛋潔西去成都前開始咳嗽,在成都的時候感冒就沒好,超嚴重,有一天還咳到失聲。回來後繼續咳,每天狂睡,找了一天看了醫生藥也沒吃完,總之時好時壞。結果這幾天開始嚴重起來,去看醫生,醫生說是支氣管炎,喔,那跟感冒有什麼差別?我呆呆的問。醫生說感冒不管它也會自己好,支氣管炎不管它的話會越來越嚴重,最後可能變成肺炎。才聽說朋友的哥哥肺炎住院,啊,還是小心點為妙。非常乖的吃藥,不知道是變嚴重,還是藥的關係,這幾天覺得快要死掉了,頭暈的要命,走路都輕飄飄,昨天早上還請假,真的完全不行了。剛剛下完課回來躺在沙發上一躺下去就起不來,買回來的宵夜一點都不想吃,最後把湯喝了。不吃也不行,下午也是勉強把麵吃了。越不吃越沒體力。今天早上起來還頭痛,真的是雪上加霜,整個人就覺得快掛掉了,頭痛還來參一腳,吃了藥還好有止住。

明天早上要上課,希望可以起得來。生病上課很辛苦,有時候自己在講什麼都不知道,常常說錯,同學辛苦了。然後很多東西要放上來要改也都沒有,說了半天。唉,等潔西狀況好一點。希望病毒快點遠離我。My eyes are closing. Take good care.

TD L4 Reading Part 6 Vocabulary 補充單字

TD L4 Reading Part 6 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.1

P.154: 1. : Features of a business letter format: a. letterhead, sender’s address, return address  b. complete name, title, and address of the recipient, inside address, recipient’s address  c. date  d. salutation with a colon, to whom it may concern  e. body of the letter  f. closing, sincerely  g. signature & typed name  h. enclosure, attachment, enclosed, attached  2. apologize for, I owe you an apology.  3. acknowledge, acknowledgement, recognize, recognition  4. proposal, propose   5.  without merit, Each of these approaches to teaching has its merits               6. submit a proposal/an assignment/an application/a report  7. key pal, pen pal, digital friends  8. a table of contents  9. resume, CV curriculum vitae, cover letter, covering letter, biography, bio, autobiography, recommendation letter, reference letter, 10. position, post, vacancy, job opening  11. public, publication, publisher, publicity

P. 155: 1. valuable, invaluable, priceless, costly, valueless, worthless  2. be eligible for + N, be eligible to + V, be entitled to + V/N 2. purchase, goods, commodity, product, load, shipment  3. buy one get one free, three for two, good bargain/deal/buy

P.161: 1. help-line, toll-free call, customer service number, customer support       2 mechanic, technician, electrician, plumber, repairman, engineer  3. proceed, go on, continue, precede  5. requirement, requisition, requisite, prerequisite, necessity, must, qualification  6. register, sign up, enroll  7. Automated Fingerprint Identification System Verification

TD L4 Reading Part 6 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.2

P.163: 1. edition, issue, limited edition, special edition  2. best-seller, blockbuster, hit, debut  3. M.D.: Medicine of Doctor, M.A.: Master of Art, B.S.: Bachelor of Science, PH.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, doctorate, diploma, degree                        4. notice + O + V-ing, Did you notice him leaving the party early?  5. onset, beginning, start, origin, carbon offset  6. daylight saving time  7. trigger, spark, set off  8. physician, surgeon, house physician, resident physician, G.P.: General Practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, therapist, shrink

P.165: 1. administrative, administration, clerical position, executive assistant          2. a well-established company  3. minimum, maximum, minimize, maximize            4. candidate, applicant, job seeker, nominee  5. exclusive access/right/use, exclusive interview/coverage

P.86-89: 1. credit, debit  2. down payment, deposit, mortgage payment, installment  3. alternative medicine/therapies  4. physical fitness, mental disorder  5. equipment, facility, apparatus, tool, gear, electronic product, electronics market  6. economist, economy, economics, economic crisis, economical

Jessie’s Bakery

酒足飯飽,還兼笑到飽得不得了,真是開心的一晚。今天晚上到是潔西兩個朋友的生日,到其中一個朋友家吃飯,吃了小肥羊火鍋,大陸帶回來的鍋底,還有清蒸帝王蟹,超歐衣戲喔!當然飯後要有潔西昨天做的布朗尼跟起士蛋糕。一邊吃一邊聊天,好久沒見面了,聊的超開心的,潔西的朋友想當然爾都跟潔西一樣飽,所以呢笑聲不斷。然後呢蛋糕吃著吃著,突然呢,其中一個朋友突發奇想說要投資潔西賣蛋糕,他在西門町有個地方可以給潔西做蛋糕,然後呢投資十五萬,另一個在黑貓宅急便工作的朋友也跟進投資十五萬,而且還可以用他們的行銷通路。聽說出名的阿舍乾麵也是靠黑貓這樣小資本開始的。大家你一言我一語說的跟真的一樣,開始計算成本跟售價,連店名都幫我想好了:Jessie’s bakery。笑到我說不出話來。呵呵,真是承蒙大家抬愛。其實有了食譜大家應該都做的出來,不過呢,恩,潔西也覺得自己做的蛋糕真的還不錯吃。從前我每次這麼說都被主管唸,老王賣瓜,呵呵,因為我家賣的是好瓜所以可已自幾說說嘴,呵呵。主管先前也要我把蛋糕做成樣品拿去個咖啡店試吃,讓他們寄賣。學生要我說去網拍。我姊的古董店也可以開個小角,做古董咖啡店,不知道是誰說過的。呵呵。大家都非常的捧場呢。

可惜潔西天生沒有什麼太大的野心。粉多年前潔西就遇過外師要跟潔西合夥開補習班的,還有幾個朋友要出資給我開補習班的,但是呢潔西,恩,真的覺得自己沒什麼做生意的天份,太麻煩了,這種時候就很有窮藝術家氣息,呵呵,只想做我想做的事,假如可以的話。做蛋糕是興趣,但是要我從早到晚都待在廚房我可能會瘋掉。不過還是很開心,大家喜歡吃我做的蛋糕。其實有食譜大家都做的出來。我覺得材料用的實在吧,自己做,可以用好一點的材料。朋友說他用同樣的材料可能就做不出來。或許潔西也有遺傳一點點天份吧。潔西媽媽,外公,外婆都是廚師,都煮的一手好菜,潔西菜是不太會煮,吃倒是很挑。還有一點呢就是任何事都是熟能生巧,潔西就每次都做同樣的蛋糕,做久了就比較捉的住口感。呵呵,感謝大家不嫌棄。要是有一點潔西教不動了,決定改行開始賣蛋糕了,還請大家多多捧場,Jessie’s Bakery歡迎訂購,呵呵。

該睡了,明天一早有籃球早午餐趴。還有欠同學的自然發音法的po文,還有好幾篇我想寫的,總之永遠忙不完的事,睡覺皇帝大,睡覺去。

忙盲茫

超級忙碌的一週。從成都回來就馬不停蹄的一直都很忙,不過呢我的印象中我好像也沒有什麼時候不忙的。

剛剛做完兩個布朗尼蛋糕。一點多開始做,動作算快,兩點進烤箱,然後開始洗洗刷刷,做蛋糕其實很好玩,但是呢洗那一堆鍋碗瓢盆就沒那麼好玩了。洗完,整理打掃一下,差不多剛好出爐,香噴噴的滿屋子的巧克力香味,恩,口水都快流下來了。明天是朋友生日,前幾天朋友就通知說晚上要去朋友家。我問說要帶什麼,帶個菜?還是禮物?還是蛋糕?回答說大家可能比較想吃蛋糕。恩,我就回答說,好啊,這星期比較忙,希望不要到時候熬夜做蛋糕。哎呀,不說還沒事,一說就一語成讖了,這個字唸ㄔㄣˋ,我從前都唸ㄑㄧㄢ,但是打字都找不到,託google大師的福,他剛剛糾正我了,呵呵。

其實今天下午已經做了起士蛋糕,因為很忙,忙著備課,又要整理我的豬窩。結果忙到連晚餐都又來不及吃,然後呢上星期跟同學約要提早去跟她說自然發音的書的用法也忘了,對不起同學。不過我今天其實根本來不及,連印講義都超趕,唉,太會摸又太多事要做。原本偷懶想說做起士蛋糕就好了,可是呢,恩,晚上看到原本不確定是否要去,今天生日的朋友留言說她要去吃我做的蛋糕,哎呀,那招牌布朗尼不做就太不夠意思了,有濃濃的巧克力,核桃,葡萄乾,還有藍姆酒,配個伯爵奶茶超正點。所以呢,回家後第一件事吃宵夜,第二件事幫我今天生日的小外甥慶生,然後再稍微準備一下明天的課,接著整理一下房間,就一點了,就是熬夜做蛋糕了。沒辦法啊,誰叫我十一點才回到家。昨天雖然一對一取消上課,比較有點空閒,可是呢蛋糕先做就不新鮮,所以呢就昨天去買材料今天做了。

可以讓我抱怨一下嗎?我自己的部落格,應該沒關係。原物料實在漲的太離譜了吧!昨天買的乳酪起士原本三百多,絕對不會超過四百,但是昨天付錢居然是四百九,誇張。奶油也是,我從六十五元開始買,這一兩年一百多上下不斷地跳,昨天付一百五,麵粉也是超誇張,二十五元都漲到四十元,巧克力也從一百三到一百六十五,所以呢我昨天去材料行隨便捉幾樣東西,還好有帶信用卡,兩千元!搶人耶,我覺得烘焙已經變成一個昂貴的嗜好了耶,窮人怎麼買的起啊。再說我的薪水從我開始做蛋糕到現在似乎是有退無進,唸個碩士回來薪水也沒有比較好,唉,什麼都漲就是薪水不漲,抱怨完畢。

總之,剛剛做完布朗尼,等它烤好,我再去洗個澡,吹個頭髮,就三點了,啊,明天又要掙扎起床了。剛剛做完蛋糕被巧克力的香味香的清神超好,在這兒碎碎念半天終於有些睡意了。好多東西想寫喔。昨天有個學生傳來的好消息。另外自然發音,泛讀,啊!太多想寫的東西了。先睡覺去。明天再說。晚安。

潔西散步驚魂記+U2-One

今天下了課肚子超餓,馬上衝去吃了碗甜不辣,吃飽撐著就開始走,想說散步去下一個站牌有比較多公車可以坐,但是因為天氣很好,涼涼的,風雖然有點大,所以呢一直走一走直就走回家了。一邊走還不能聽音樂,因為粉多年前潔西在板橋上課完後走同樣的路線回家被跟蹤過。

板橋後站到潔西家走路大概要三十五到四十分鐘,偶爾潔西心情好的時候就會開始散步回家,心情不好的時候也喜歡散步走走,缺乏運動,天氣很好,過分焦慮,需要冷靜,還有像今天這樣吃太飽的時候都會走路回家。

我真的還挺愛走的,不過呢因為下課通常都是十點多,有時候吃個東西摸一摸都十一點了。很久以前有一回走路回家的時候,覺得好像有車子在跟蹤我。板橋民族路接中和中山路那一段路是一直線一直走,馬路雖然不小條,但是到了十點半過後,車子並不多。因為店家都關門了,所以走裡面暗暗的我不喜歡,通常都走外面的紅磚道。有一回走著走著,覺得怪怪的,怎麼一直看到一臺黑色的BMW的車子在我旁邊,原先以為我多心,可是我開始觀察後,就發現其實它是一直跟著我走的,要嗎開慢慢地,不然就開前面一點,停下來,等我到了再往前走。多恐怖啊,三更半夜的被跟蹤,真的是嚇死我了。發現後趕快打電話給我朋友,問他怎麼辦。還能怎麼辦?我朋友要我就快攔一台計程車坐回家啊。我二話不說當然就馬上照做了。雖然只有剩一小段路,誰知道會發生什麼事。等下被黑道拿手槍押回去做山寨夫人怎麼辦?呵呵,我知道我想太多了。

還有一次也很恐怖,有了被跟蹤的經驗後我就很少走路回家了,不過呢人是健忘的,過了一陣子後,又開始散步了。而且那次印象中好像是喝了酒後的兩點多吧。這次是被一台機車跟。因為有被跟過,所以雖然喝了酒,警覺性還是有點,那台機車上有兩個人,感覺就是要搶錢的,不知道為什麼喝了酒的我警覺性還挺高的,呵呵。就覺得他們一直離我有點距離,但是就在附近。然後呢遇到了巷子時候,兩個人就騎車騎進去巷子裡。我原本是走在騎樓裡面,看到他們騎進去,我馬上往外面的紅磚道走,走到大馬路上去,走過去的時候看到兩個人就在巷子裡面等著,感覺像在埋伏,要等我走過去就要搶我的皮包然後騎車逃逸。後來怎麼樣我也忘了,似乎是我趕快往前走,然後他們就死心了,騎走了的樣子。當然這可能也是我自己的妄想,不過呢我可憐的老媽就有這樣的經驗,拿了幾十萬要去銀行存的時候被這種飛車歹徒搶劫,我跟她去報案的時候還被警察唸了一頓,說為什麼不找壯丁或找警察一起去,最好找他們他們會去,什麼人民的保姆嗎,只會說風涼話。

哎呀,我真的很會離題。總之呢,這就是我散步回家不聽音樂的原因,因為要保持點警覺心,所以呢就自己開始唱歌哼歌。今天上課嚇同學的 Don’t cry for me Argentina,剛剛放的Those were the days,還有今天下午大大感動的One。還好唱著唱著就順利平安地回到家了,希望沒有嚇到路人甲乙。其實路人真的很少那條路,也不知到為什麼。

總之,今天因為又睡晚了,所以呢一起床後洗臉刷牙也沒吃東西就坐到電腦前準備上課的東西。太多東西要準備,一邊放著線上的音樂頻道NME radio,一邊瘋狂備課。突然間熟悉的歌曲傳來,然後呢在我發現之前眼淚就開始撲通撲通地掉下來。說不出來,其實忙的很,根本什麼都沒有在想,突然聽到這個音樂,非常熟悉的旋律,卻也說不出歌名,但是呢就是有種深深的感動。

看了一下,啊,原來是U2的One。U2是我最喜歡的樂團之一,他們的歌聽了超多年了,很多經典的歌,With or without you, Pride (In the name of love), Where the streets have no name, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for, Angel Harlem等等。這首One我當然聽過,但是呢其實歌詞的內容我從來沒有特別注意過,究竟在唱什麼偶也不知道。上YouTube把這個MV放到Facebook上分享的時候才發現,哇,原來真的是非常感人的歌,所以我的眼淚流得不是沒有道理的。

大腦真的是很好玩的東西,我沒注意不代表我的大腦沒注意到,或許我的大腦自己把它翻譯,恩,或者也不用翻譯,因為意思其實也不難懂就同時間輸入我的大腦。所以雖然我是在備課,沒有在專心聽歌,但是呢還是深深地感動。

又一點了,啊!再度想尖叫。時間永遠不夠用,為什麼?為什麼?頭又要痛起來的樣子了。一早起來有痛,一忙居然就不痛了,然後今天是瘋狂備課從頭到尾焦慮忙碌的一天。明天一早要上課,然後呢下午要去買做蛋糕的材料跟備課,晚上上課,後天要做蛋糕,上課,星期六要上課,朋友生日,星期天要打球,啊,充實的一個星期。睡覺去先。

Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days

潔西今天超愛唱歌的,上課的時候還嚇了一下同學,讓同學猜國旗的時候還唱了一句Don’t cry for me Argentina! 還好同學很捧場,沒有當場把晚餐吐出來,呵呵。

放歌放歌時間又到了,好久沒放歌了喔。這首是我前陣子聽三大男高音演唱會後就一直不斷地再哼的歌,唉,越唱覺得越老,不過呢真的是好聽。這是原唱Mary Hopkin,好好聽喔!歌詞也很棒呢!

從YouTube上面直接copy下來的歌詞,呵呵

Those Were The Days
Mary Hopkins
Music & Lyrics : Gene Raskin

Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And dreamed of all the great things we would do

Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la…
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I’d see you in the tavern
We’d smile at one another and we’d say

Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la…
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me

Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la…
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh my friend we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same

Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la…
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

How to Improve Your Conversation Skills 如何增加會話技巧

這是我明天要上課的一對一的部份上課內容,從一本叫Touchstone的書上摘要下來的,有一篇閱讀叫如何增加你的會話技巧,單字不太難,有空的時候可以參考一下。這可不只有跟外國人講話而已,台灣人也是一樣。有些人說起話來滔滔不絕但是講的都是自己,一點也不有趣。

上課因為課本的關係,所以很多想上的東西也不一定能上到,我還挺喜歡touchstone這本書,裡面很多很好用的東西,有機會我在慢慢放上來,有興趣的人也可以去誠品翻翻看,它是Cambridge出的。同學可以自己練習一下。這些問題都還挺實用的。

餓死了。今天又睡到中午,一起來就瘋狂備課,因為很多東西啊,今天晚上的課,明天早上的課,明天晚上的課。還要上去facebook上瞎掰一下。起來到現在只填了兩塊鄰居送來的起士蛋糕,然後現在又要趕上課去了,然後我的房間像颱風過境一樣。桌上堆了十來本的書,數十個講義,檔案夾堆滿地。暈倒。不出門要來不及囉,還要找時間找東西填肚子,六點半的課,現在五點二十,我還在這兒寫,啊!!!!尖叫中,快閃人。

 

How to Improve Your Conversation Skills                             P.1

                                                from Touchstone 2 Unit 1

 

A. Which of these are good suggestions for social conversations?

  1. Don’t look at the other person.
  2. Keep quiet when the other person is talking.
  3. Ask questions that start with what, where, how, or when.
  4. Have some good topics to discuss.
  5. Talk about yourself a lot.

B. Read the magazine article. What does it say about the suggestions above? Do you agree with all of the ideas in the article?

How to improve your conversation skills

Do you like to meet new people? Do you like to talk, or are you shy? Whatever your answers, this guide can help you improve your conversation skills.

1.  Have some topics ready to start a conversation.

Say something about the weather or the place you’re in. Talk about the weekend-we all have something to say about weekends!

2.  Make the conversation interesting.

Know about events in the news. Read restaurant and movie reviews. Find out about current music scene or what’s new in fashion sports.

3.  Be a good listener.

Keep eye contact and say, “Yes,” “Hmm,” “Uh-huh,” “Right,” and “I know.” And say, “Really? That’s interesting.” It encourages people to talk.

4.  Don’t be boring.

Don’t just say, “Yes” or “No” when you answer a question. Give some interesting information, too.

5.  Don’t talk all the time.

Ask, “How about you?” and show you are interested in the other person, too. People love to talk about themselves.

6.  Ask information questions.

“What do you do in your free time?” or “What kind of food do you like?” Use follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. But don’t ask too many questions-it’s not an interrogation!

7.  Be positive.

Negative comments can sound rude. And if you don’t want to answer a personal question, simply say, “Oh, I’m not sure I can answer that,” or “I’d rather not say.”

8.  Smile!

Everyone loves a smile. Just be relaxed, smile, and be yourself.

 

How to Improve Your Conversation Skills                             P.2

 

C. Friendly Conversations

1. Do you ever start conversations with strangers?

2. Do you think it’s odd when a stranger talks to you?

3. Are you a talkative person?

4. Do you think you talk too much?

5. Are you a good listener?

6. Are you usually the “talker” or the “listener” in a conversation?

7. What do you like to talk about?

8. What topics do you try to avoid?

Interests                                     from Touchstone2 Unit 2

  1. A.  Match the questions and answers.
    1. Do you have a lot of hobbies?
    2. Do you like making things?
    3. Are you interested in cooking?
    4. Are you into photography?
    5. Can you knit or crochet?
    6. Do you collect anything?
    7. Are you good at fixing cars?
  1. Um, no. I’m not really good with my hands.
  2. Not really. I’m not very mechanical.
  3. No, I don’t. A friend of mine collects coins, though.
  4. Well, no. I don’t even have a camera.
  5. No, not really. I don’t have a lot of free time.
  6. Not really, but I like to bake cakes and things.
  7. No, but my sister can. She makes her own sweater.
  1. B.  Hobbies and Interests
  2. Are you interested in sports?
  3. Are you into computers?
  4. Do you enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles?
  5. Are you good at doing crossword puzzles?
  6. Can you do anything artistic, like draw or paint?
  7. Would you like to learn a new skill, like carpenter?

 

  1. C.  Likes and Dislikes
    1. I enjoy watching ___________. (a sport)
    2. I can’t play ________. (a sport)
    3. I’m good at _________. (an activity)
    4. I think everybody loves ___________. (a type of music)
    5. I’d like to play the _____________. (a musical instrument)
    6. I want to learn (to) _____________. (a hobby)
    7. I’m interested in reading about ___________. (a topic)
    8. I can’t stand talking about ___________. (a topic)
    9. I hate watching ____________. (a type of TV show)
  1. D.   Favorite Web sites
    1. What’s your favorite Web site?
    2. What’s interesting about it?
    3. What other Web sites do you go to a lot?
    4. Do you ever use Web sites for shopping? banking? doing research?
    5. Do you have your own Web page or Web site?

熬夜睡睡念的老人

老人又不小心熬夜了,啊!!!!!!事情太多忙不完,又要備課,被起課來又無止盡。明知到絕對不可能上完的,還是想把它整理完。自己的個性缺失,無話可說,無人可怨,改進中。備完課精神超好,因為在很不對的時間動腦吧,所以來這兒唸一下,希望等等能順利睡著。

收到同學要請我幫忙改作文,真的沒有時間跟精力,很抱歉。坊間有不少幫忙改作文的,但是都要收費,稍微google一下就有。改作文對所有的老師都是ㄧ大苦差事,不論是中籍外籍老師都一樣。從前我們一群老師有時候還會苦中作樂,分享一下同學的作文,大家笑笑,沒有惡意喔。我忘了有沒有在新手入門那兒說,從前我上課都會說,我頂多可以幫同學看一下大綱,有什麼大原則方向或問題可以加強或修正,但是沒辦法幫同學修改作業或自傳。而且原則上要是我抽的出空的時候。因為學生常常會拿作業,作文,自傳來要求我們老師改,還有請我們幫忙寫作業或寫自傳的喔,有點誇張,不過真的發生過。

其實我覺得同學要能訓練出自己挑出自己的錯誤並修正的能力。同學一定會說,哪有那麼厲害,假如能那樣就可以去當老師了吧!恩,我覺得我改作文最常見的錯誤反倒都是這些自己可以找出來的粗心大意的錯誤占了第一名。真的。再來呢就是用字錯誤。我們學習英文或任何第二外語的方法我一直覺得不太正確,在台灣。很多人都以為學了句型文法,再背一堆單字,就可以把語言學的好,語言可不是一加一等於二這麼簡單的東西呢!很多人在寫或說英文的最大錯誤是中式英文,中翻英,直接把學到的句型跟單字代換下去,根本不管人家英文裡面是否有這樣的句型。我很想寫一篇叫如何改進工程師英文,一直在想,跟我的泛讀一樣,還沒時間生出來。我這幾年教了很多的工程師,發現呢他們在英文上有些特點,其實不只是他們,有不少人也都這樣。恩,有點想寫出來,但是體力不支,夜深了。明天早上九點半的課,九點要到學校印講義,八點要出門,七點半要起來,但是還要在家把今天準備好的講義先從電腦印出來,所以呢,啊,不用睡了啦。沒有,還是要來去睡一下。

恩,對了,今天晚上跟醫生聊完天後,頭又痛了起來。先是噁心,其實今天早些就開始對光源很敏感,一直覺得周遭非常的暗,不知怎麼回事。晚上噁心原本以為是暈車,但是下了車也沒比較好,後來頭就跟著痛了,不太嚴重,所以先沒吃藥,拖了一下,結果晚一點變得比較嚴重的時候,吃藥也沒能馬上生效,又痛了好幾個小時,唉,整個脖子也很僵硬,找時間來去給人家按摩一下應該會好一點。先決條件是要找出時間來。啊,好好地排一下優先順序吧,小姐。現在的優先順序是睡覺去!!!!!!

TD L3 Listening Part 2 Vocabulary 補充單字

絕對上不完的,但是呢還是把它整理出來,有不少都是在C本有講過的,因為是D本,有新同學,所以又把它們重覆一下。好晚了,明天早上要上課,啊!!!該睡覺去囉。希望明天起得來,第一堂課就遲到就…睡覺去。

TD L3 Listening Part 2 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.1

P.340, Exercise 1 Who: 1. I’m off, get on/off, take a day off                2. take charge of, be in charge of, free of charge, charge a battery         3. tournament, championship, competition, contest, season, game, match, champion 4. available, Is the girl available?  5. expedition, explorer, expedite, speed up  6. opening address  7. featured speaker, guess speaker, spokesman, spokesperson

P.341, Exercise 2 What: 1. mustache, beard, goatee, sideburn               2. effect, affect  3. salary, wage, pay, commission, bonus, benefit, perk    4. produce(n), produce(v), production(n), productive(adj), productivity(n)  5. You deserve it. 6. including tax, tax included  7. evidently, apparently, obviously, clearly  8. stubborn, pigheaded, obstinate  9. politically expedient, politically correct PC  10. sales/unemployment figures, the number of cars, statistics show that…, death toll, She has a good figure, a seven-figure salary, a six-digit salary

P.341, Exercise 3 When: 1. consult, counsel, advise, consultant, counselor, advisor, consulate, embassy, consul, ambassador, envoy, delegate  2. flood, drought, famine, typhoon, hurricane, cyclone, twister, tornado, earthquake, natural disaster  3. due date, overdue, expire, expiration date, deadline, valid, invalid

TD L3 Listening Part 2 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.2

P.341, Exercise 3 When: 4. increase, go up, rise, grow, climb, expand, escalate, appreciate, depreciate, decrease, come down, go down, fall, drop, cut, decline, slash, havle, slump, plummet, plunge, low, high

P.342, Exercise 4 Where: 1. permit, license, certificate  2. human resource office, personnel department  3. rubber stamp, postage stamp  4. fill in/out the application form/request

P.342, Exercise 5 Why: 1. asset, property, intellectual property, lost property, lost-and-found, The hotel is not responsible for any loss or damage to guests’ personal property., personal possessions, personal belongings  2. virtually, almost, practically, virtual office, virtual world, avatar  3. present(adj/n/v),  “The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it is called the present.”, Time and tide wait for no man.  4. spoiled, go rotten, go bad, go moldy, a spoiled child  5. causal, formal, informal, causal Friday

P.343, Exercise 6 How: 1. resort, tourist destination, tourist attraction, camp, holiday home, timeshare, youth hostel  2. estimate, estimation, appraisal, evaluation, assessment, rating, G, general, PG, Parental Guidance Recommended, R, Restricted, X, Explicit Sex, Extreme Violence, Pornography

TD L3 Listening Part 2 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.3

P.343, Exercise 6 How: 3. break down, down, broken, out of order, out of work, on the blink, isn’t working, there is something wrong with.., repair, fix, maintenance  4. banquet, luncheon, reception, feast  5. error, fault, mistake, slip, slip of the tongue, typo, miscalculation, trial and error, inaccurate, incorrect  6. go over, look over, review, examine, inspect

P.343, Exercise 7Auxiliaries: 1. central office, headquarters, head office, umbrella organization, affiliate, subsidiary, branch, department, division, section  2. inventor, invent, invention, innovate, innovation, novelty  3. manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer  4. resign, quit, leave, hand in your notice/resignation,  be eliminated, be terminated, be fired,  be sacked, suspend, lay off, give someone their notice, lose your job, relieve someone of their duties/post  5. pursue, pursuit  6. make an offer, accept/take up an offer, turn down/refuse/decline an offer, I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse. Do as I say, or I’ll kill you., Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.  7. trainer, trainee, employer, employee, interviewer, interviewee, attender, attendee  8. An employee is…, Employees are…, The staff is…, The personnel are…  9. running late, arrive late, The bus doesn’t run on Sunday., The software doesn’t run on Mac. 10. one-way ticket, round-trip ticket, return ticket

TD L3 Listening Part 2 Vocabulary  補充單字     Jess Lin         P.4

P.344, Exercise 8 Statements: 1. I’m expecting you., think someone will arrive, be expecting a baby, Snow is expected next week.

HP.1-3: 1. office supply, supply room, stationary, filing system, filing cabinet scissors, knife, stapler, calculator, printer, ink cartridge, projector, stamp  2. colleague, coworker, fellow worker, workmate, partner, companion, buddy, pal  3. pay raise, promotion  4. advantages and disadvantages, the pros and cons, the pluses and minuses, strength, weakness, drawback

HP. 7-10: 1. give someone a ride/lift, pick someone up  2. Are you done/finished?  3. less expensive, cheap, reasonable, competitive, affordable, economical, be good value, be a bargain  4. comment, review, remark, criticism, critic, criticize, critical, No comment. 5. recruit, new recruit, rookie  5. return someone’s call, I’ll get back to you soon.