去年的暑假去了迪士尼樂園,當時潔西的頭髮好長。現在的頭髮半短不長,自然捲又翹,吹了也沒用,只好對不起大家的眼睛啊。跟潔西家人一起拍照的三眼怪的英文大家知道是什麼嗎?就是 Aliens ,上日文課老師問說那是什麼,潔西查了一下,日文叫做「エイリアン」,所以三眼怪的日文跟英文其實都是外星人的意思。
每次跟大家說可以試著寫寫英文日記,大家對於英文日記的回應通常是說跟本不知道要寫什麼,每天生活都差不多,沒有什麼好寫的。那就拿張照片來寫吧!英文的五個 W 跟一個 H,光回答就可以說很多廢話了喔!今天沒有出去玩?那就拿從前有出去玩的照片來說。
潔西今天說的是虎掌燒的照片,因為小寶先前有跟潔西說想吃,今天去環球百貨公司的時候剛好看到,就拍了張照給她看,下次可以一起吃。今天唯一拍的一張照片,就拿來用了。大家有興趣的話可以看看潔西今天發了什麼廢文,就不翻譯了,太廢了,覺得沒有翻譯的必要性,哈哈。影片有講解就是了。
姿勢很重要耶!潔西前陣子腰痛,當然是因為姿勢不正確,這兩天特別注意自己的姿勢,儘量不要用感覺很舒服但是很不正確的姿勢坐著或站著,才練習了兩天就有明顯改進呢!習慣很重要啊!養成良好的習慣不容易,但是真的是有益身心健康。
今天上課講的說話的重要性,學生說覺得工作太簡單了 It’s too easy for me. 潔西提醒了一下,這樣聽起來給人的感受會有點自大。同樣的說 It’s not challenging. 沒有挑戰性,聽起來是同樣的意思,但是感受不同。言者可能無意,但聽起來很容易被誤解的話就最好不要說。
做人就是這麼辛苦,人家不想聽到的話,沒有必要的話也不要說。潔西的主管跟潔西說過,在別人買了衣服前,問你說好不好看,假如你覺得不好看,可以直說。但是呢假如別人已經買了衣服,問你說好不好看,即便你覺得不好看,還是不要直說。誠實不是永遠最好的策略。英文說 Honesty is the best policy. 誠實為上策。潔西不這麼認為,潔西從前是買前買後都會直說不好看,慢慢地年紀大了,就學到主管所說的話的真諦,不說謊話,但是也不一定永遠說實話。有些人覺得我就是你的好朋友所以我才跟你說一些不中聽的話,但是假如這些事無關緊要的個人觀點,說出來會令人不愉快,還是考慮一下。
今天去很熱的圖書館借了兩本小說,喜歡看日本推理小說,歐美推理小說都好厚,目前心情沒有悠哉到可以看那樣的長篇小說。晚上去很熱的麵店吃了麵,沒吃完,實在太熱了。節能減碳不是不能理解,但是開了冷氣還是熱到讓人待不住的圖書館跟麵店,覺得在裡面工作的人也是很可憐啊!
英文廢文沒寫夠又寫了中文廢文,我的日文廢文呢?睡前用日文想想今天發生的事吧!今天很自然地把日文跟英文混用,日文沒用都快忘花了啊,雖然每天還是盡量看一點日文新聞。比方說最近山P,腦海是日文,翻譯一下中文是山下智久的新聞,強迫自己不要看中文的看日文的,反正都是八卦,不重要,大概知道就好了。下午睡了午覺,現在居然又想睡了,才十點,就睡覺去吧,晚安!
潔西用 What, Where, When, Why, Who, How 寫的照片日記。照片因為是別人商店所以就沒拿來當作封面照。
Where
1 This picture was taken in Global Mall, Chungho.
When
2 I took it this afternoon.
Who
3 I went to Global Mall by myself.
Why
4 I did not plan to go there, but the people who sat next to me on the bus talked loudly. I really could not stand it, so I got off the bus. It happened to be the stop that was close to Global Mall. Therefore, I just went inside. My niece mentioned to me that she wanted to eat the “tiger’s paw-shaped cake” earlier, and the stand is there only for weekends. I sent her the picture and told her that we could try it together next time. The ice cream looked yummy, but it is expensive. I said to myself, “You need to lose weight. Forget about it.” And then I walked away.
What
5 I just went window shopping. I did not find anything that was interesting or worth buying.
Because it was crowded, I did not stay for long.
How much, how often, how long, how far
6 Global Mall is only 15 minutes away from my apartment, but it was two in the afternoon, so I took a bus home. I like Global Mall, but I do not like to go there on weekends because it is too crowded.