今天是補班日 make up working day ,潔西覺得這政策沒有很聰明,公司自己就算了,政府規定大家都要這麼做,已經都辛苦工作上課了五天,就為了要補連假多休的那一天 brdige holiday,星期六還要從早上到下午的工作,超級累的一個星期,就一定要把假期連在一起,有比較好嗎?真的所有的人都要利用連假出去玩嗎?不出去的人呢?也很開心這樣補班這樣休嗎?一次兩次就算了,今年超多的,多到潔西排星期六開課都要暈倒。
或許有人是覺得這是很棒的德政,潔西今天還是上課,為什麼?因為在外商公司的學生不用補班,似乎聽到的外商這樣子的補班都是不用上班的。查資料時還看到一個美國人說這樣補班的政策是落後國家的政策,潔西笑了,老外一定很不情願星期六去上一整天的班。那國外呢?好像蠻多是直接把假日移到星期一或五讓他變成 long weekend 長週末,連假,就不用補班了。
Make up working days compensate for bridge holidays during the year. Most businesses, stores, and workplaces have regular working hours.
年終公司辦的尾牙可以直接翻譯叫做 weiya party 或者翻意思叫做 year-end party。比方說潔西的補習班從前是暑假辦在飯店餐廳吃飯,飯後還可以跳舞變成舞會就叫做 summer party 。
單字尾牙的英文直翻 Weiya 外國人當然不懂,可以用英文解釋
如下,來源:維基百科
Weiya is a traditional annual celebration for Tu Di Gong (the earth god, also known as Fude Zhengshen, the god of wealth and merit) on the 16th of the 12th lunar month in Chinese society, especially in Taiwan.
Forty-seven lucky employees of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. each won NT$1 million (US$35,211) in a raffle at the company’s virtual year-end party on Saturday, while 10 of them drew the prize of a luxury car.
During the party, the top prizes announced in the lucky draw were NT$1 million in cash and Luxgen URX cars with a price tag of NT$1.119 million each. — Taiwan News
在尾牙時,摸彩大獎是一百萬元現金跟納智捷URX休旅車價值一百一十一萬九千元。
刈包 / 割包 gua bao:
割包英文直譯 gau bao,也有不同的名稱,比方說虎咬豬 tiger bites pig,外國人一定還是不懂,但是用解釋的方式說成豬五花肉包 pork belly bun 或者是台灣漢堡 Taiwanese hamburger 或中國漢堡 Chinese hamburger 就比較容易懂了吧。
情感淚水讓你覺得脆弱,可以增加人際關係,淚水可以把人連結在一起?比方說喪禮的時候大家一起大哭一場。情感淚水有更多的壓力賀爾蒙跟自然止痛的功能,比起其他種淚水,所以是有療癒的效果,a good cry 中文叫什麼呢?好好的大哭一場?所以拜託啦,潔西哭的時候不要叫潔西不要哭,流淚的時候或許就是需要療癒的時候?
Acknowledge their sadness, embarrassment, or pain and show compassion toward their feelings. 認可他們的悲傷,困窘跟疼痛,對他們的感受表達同情。
Respect their tears. Let them release their feelings and show them you care. 尊重他們的淚水。讓他們發洩他們的感受且讓他們知道你在乎他們。(不要叫人家不要哭啦!)
Don’t rush to offer advice or to say anything at all. Give them space to process and relieve their tears. 不要急著給忠告或說任何事情。給他們空間去處理緩解他們的淚水。
After they let you know they’re ready to talk, help them navigate their emotions. Stay compassionate as you listen to why they cried and how they feel now. 當他們讓你知道他們願意談話時,幫助他們調整他們的情緒。有著同情同理心當你傾聽他們為什麼哭泣跟他們的當下的感受。
Don’t talk too much. Let them think and organize their thoughts. 不要說太多。讓他們思考跟組織他們的思緒。
Accept the way they respond in the moment. Don’t push them to feel a different way. 接受他們當下的反應。不要想要讓他們有不同的感受。
put yourself in somebody’s shoes 穿別人的鞋子指的是有同理心,站在別人的角度想。不要說我每次心情不好都看韓劇就會心情好了。別人不是你,別人有別人提振開心的方式。很可怕的很多人自己沒察覺的一點就是要把自己的想法看法做法強加在別人身上,潔西偶爾也會發現到自己在做這樣的事,都會盡量避免,人是幾乎沒有辦法去改變他人的,也沒必要啦。
Helping customers, use cash register, make sandwiches, help keep Deli case filled, help in back when needed, must be able to lift 40lbs. Must be able to follow instructions. Job doesn’t require a lot of common sense just be able to use what you have.
Oversleep, have no alarm clock, have no car, have court often, have no baby sister every day, have to give friends rides to work later than we start work, experience flat tires every week, have to hold on to cell phone all day, or become an expert at your job with no need to learn or take advice after the first day.
In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts what he says was a physical attack by his brother, William, now Prince of Wales, as their relationship fell apart over the younger prince’s marriage to the actor Meghan Markle.
Describing a confrontation at his London home in 2019, Harry says William called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”, which Harry calls a “parrot[ing of] the press narrative” about his American wife.
The confrontation escalated, Harry writes, until William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and … knocked me to the floor”.
衝突加劇,哈利寫說,一直到威廉「捉住我的領口,扯掉我的項鍊,然後…把我打倒在地上。」
The book’s title comes from an old saying in royal and aristocratic circles: that a first son is an heir to titles, power and fortune, and a second is therefore a spare, should anything happen to the first-born.
Early on, Harry recounts the story of how his father, now King Charles, supposedly said to his wife, Princess Diana, on the day of Harry’s birth: “Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an heir and a spare – my work is done.”
怎麼樣都找不出來玩的人,實在很沒誠意吧?在背後說他居然還被說造謠,冤枉啊,大人。也不用生氣,找不出來就算了啊,找別人,自己出去也可以。直接把 Line 的名稱改成找不出來玩的兔子。潔西無聊就開始改大家 Line 上的名字,比方說狂野型藝術家,還有一些其他不能放上來的,因為看到當事人會一看就知道是自己,潔西自己看了一直笑。讓自己開心是非常重要的事喔。生氣跟一笑置之,大家都知道要選哪一個,但是實際做的時候實在有點挑戰性的啊!
怎麼樣都找不出來玩的人,實在很沒誠意吧?在背後說他居然還被說造謠,冤枉啊,大人。也沒關係,找不出來就算了啊,找別人,自己出去也可以。直接把 Line 的名稱改成找不出來玩的兔子,其實找不出來抬槓也是很開心啦。人到一個年紀就會知道有各式各樣的朋友,有聊天的,有吃飯的,有做運動的,有聽音樂的,有看劇的,有看電影的,假如你不跟我出來吃飯我們就不是朋友?說這種話的人很容易沒有朋友的啦!
潔西無聊就開始改大家 Line 上的名字,比方說狂野型藝術家,還有一些其他不能放上來的,因為看到當事人會一看就知道是自己,潔西自己看了一直笑。讓自己開心是非常重要的事喔。生氣跟一笑置之,大家都知道要選哪一個,但是實際做的時候實在有點挑戰性的啊!
The serious injuries actor Jeremy Renner suffered while using a snow tractor to free a snowbound motorist on a private mountain road near Lake Tahoe appear to be the result of a “tragic accident," the sheriff in Reno said Tuesday. — NPR
(The serious injuries)
主詞
(actor Jeremy Renner suffered)
形容詞子句修飾 injuries
(actor Jeremy Renner) (suffered)
主詞 動詞
(while using a snow tractor to free a snowbound motorist on a private mountain road near Lake Tahoe) 副詞子句縮減的分詞片語
Jeremy Renner: Thank you all for your kind words. 🙏. Im too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all. 謝謝你們溫馨的話語。我狀況太糟了沒辦法打字。但是我獻上我的愛給你們所有人。
Chris Evans: Tough as nails. Love you buddy ❤️ 堅強的硬漢。愛你老兄。
Chris Pratt: Continued prayers your way brutha. ♥️ 為你送上祈禱,兄弟。
Chris Hemsworth: Speedy recovery buddy. Sending love your way! 早日康復兄弟。送上滿滿的愛。
Paul Bettany: Love you mate. Sending you love and healing. 愛你老兄。送上滿滿的愛與療癒。
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A Tesla driver has been arrested and charged with intentionally driving off a cliff in Northern California in an attempt to kill his family, law enforcement officials said. — NPR
執法官員說一位特斯拉的駕駛被逮捕且被控訴故意把車子開下懸崖企圖殺死他的家人。
1 arrest 動,逮捕
2 charge 動,控告
3 intentionally 副,故意地
4 cliff 名,懸崖
5 attempt 名,動,企圖
in an attempt to + V0 片,打算…
6 law enforcement 名,執法
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Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate.
日本提供要付錢給搬出它的過分擁擠的首都,為了要振興鄉村跟增加下降的生育率。
Starting in April, families in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including those headed by single parents, will be eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they move to less-populated areas across the country, according to a spokesperson from the central government. — CNN
Avengers star Jeremy Renner is being treated for serious injuries that happened while he was plowing snow, the actor’s representative said Sunday.
演出復仇者聯盟的傑瑞米雷納正在接受治療在剷雪時受的傷,他的發言人在星期六發布消息。
Renner, 51, is in critical condition although he is stable, the actor’s representative said. No further details on the extent of Renner’s injuries were available. — NPR
Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, in the days leading up to his funeral this week. — Guardian
lose weight 減重,exercise more 多運動,stay fit and healthy 保持健康,這大家都想要,但是呢要設立比較具體的而且是可能達成的計劃。比方說潔西今年不貪心,瘦個四公斤,可以擠下先前買了還沒穿過下水的泳裝就很開心了,哈哈。運動呢瑜伽跟游泳還有走路,合起來一星期三次就是可以接受的範圍了。take the stairs 走樓梯,搭捷運的時候少用手扶梯 take the escalator,改走樓梯是今年的目標!
2 Eat healthier 吃健康一點
潔西非常需要 drink less coffee 喝少一點咖啡,胃潰瘍的潔西喝中杯拿鐵半杯胃就會開始抗議,所以現在都改點小杯。還要 eat less junk food 吃少一點垃圾食物,潔西多得可怕的零食應該都是垃圾食物,恩,吃健康一點的零食,愛吃的芒果乾應該要去買不加糖的,海苔可以接受,巧克力吃黑巧克力,核果都算健康。最愛吃的不健康的就是霜淇淋,還有雪糕,剛剛去全家沒有巧克力霜淇淋,晚上才會有,To eat or not to eat, that is always the question. 吃不吃永遠兩難啊!
3 Stop Procrastinating 不要再拖了
應該不是只有潔西惰性堅強吧?大家應該都會有一拖再拖,拖到不能再拖或出事了才去做的事吧?有個兩分鐘法則 the 2-minute Rule,假如一件事情花你不超過兩分鐘就可以做到的,就馬上去做吧!所以基本上潔西都會盡快回訊息跟郵件,不然很容易就忘了。今年要開始做的是每天睡前寫下來隔天最緊急跟重要的十件事在 to do list 待辦事項上,做完會很有成就感。
4 Earn More Money 賺更多錢
這好難喔,要有 side jobs 副業,做 freelancer 自由工作者,用網路來賺錢,當 YouTuber?沒有那麼容易啦,賺不了更多錢只好省錢存錢跟投資了吧?所以呢學會投資是很重要的啦,Take a part of your paychecks and put it in savings or investments. 把一部分的收入存款或投資。潔西也應該要來動腦投資,然後 create a budget 制定預算,每個月賺多少,用多少,存多少,投資多少,不過光想就頭痛了呢。
5 Work as much or as little as you want to 想要多工作就多做,想要少做就少做
每個人都不同,想要創業賺大錢還是要躺平,想好自己的工作目標,要不要 change jobs 換工作,要不要 ask for a raise 跟老闆要加薪,怎麼跟同事相處,工作也很多想改進的地方吧?潔西一直覺得工作就是要開心,三分之一的時間都在工作,潔西去年大概是醒著的一半以上都在工作,不開心實在不行。但是工作太多生活沒有品質健康犧牲也都不行,所以先前算了一下,大概有算出每個星期大概工作多少小時,多留點時間給自己是很重要的。所以不是潔西不想多上課,是生命要緊啊!
6 Spend More Time with People That Matter 多跟值得的人花時間相處
對你來說誰是重要的人,是值得一起花你寶貴的時間的人?比起給孩子更好的物質環境,或許孩子需要的是更多的相處跟關懷?say goodbye to toxic friends 跟有不良影響朋友說再見,toxic 是有毒的,酒肉朋友算不算呢?讓你心情不好,給你壞影響的都需要保持距離啦
Call one friend you didn’t see enough of in 2022. 記得打個電話或者2022沒有見夠,或沒有見到的朋友出來聚聚了啦。出來吃飯了啦,同學們,等潔西電話喔,恩,是訊息啦,要回喔!
7 Travel More 更常旅行
計畫個小旅行或大旅行 plan a vacation,不然的話到處隨意走走,沒有目的地 take more trips with no destination in mind。潔西還蠻會臨時起意的,應該蠻適合的。go someplace you’ve never been 去個沒有去過的地方也不錯,總之就是走出去,不要再宅了啦!
8 Learn to Cook 學做菜
做菜誰都會,只是好吃不好吃,cook something new each week 每星期做一道新料理有點多,每個月好了,隨便訂幾個廚師的 YouTube 頻道,一個月試做一道,十二個月就可以過年辦一桌了!潔西去年學會而且做最成功的是自己很愛吃的糖醋雞丁,開心,好吃。
9 Find a Significant Other 找到另外一半
想要的人就要用方法,另外一半不會天上掉下來啦。多出去走走認識不同人 meet new people,還有呢 get over an ex 忘了前男女友情人也是很重要的啦。還記得前任是找不到 Mr. Right 對先生或 Ms. Right 對小姐,或是 soulmate 靈魂伴侶的。no pain no gain 沒有付出就沒有收穫 nothing ventured nothing gained,人出來混沒有不受傷的,怕受傷就找不到真愛,人生也沒有太難?
10 Learn to Control Your Emotions 學著控制自己的情緒
潔西脾氣太差了,除了 have a bad temper 之外加上 have a short temper 個性太急了,難怪胃潰瘍。 Talk less, listen more. 多聽,少說。embrace bad moods 接受不好的心情,跟它共處。人生不如意十之八九,珍惜那一兩分,不開心的話要怎麼處理情緒,而不是任意發洩在別人身上很重要喔。
潔西家樓上非常吵,一直把像鐵球一樣的東西摔到地上,先前還半夜三點多,每天一早,晚上不斷,剛剛潔西真的很火大,跑去按門鈴抗議,回應的人說會跟家人說,結果變本加厲,又跑又跳又摔東西,保持冷靜。Stay calm and call the police. 打電話給警察也沒用,遇到惡鄰真的是磨練自己的脾氣跟耐心,深呼吸深呼吸。Take a few deep breaths. 大家會怎麼辦呢?
11 Take Good Care of Yourself 好好照顧自己
Ease stress with kindness. 用寬容來減輕壓力。原諒別人也就是原諒自己。forgive and forget 原諒,忘記,前進 move on。Talk to yourself with kindness. 善待自己,犯了同樣錯誤,假如是朋友做錯的話你會怎麼安慰他呢?同樣地安慰自己,對自己好一點。give yourself more compliments 多讚美自己,肯定自己。我們沒有辦法控制別人,所以要 learn to shrug things off 學著忘掉不開心的事。Let go of grudges. 不要記恨。Remove negativity or anything that makes you feel lousy. 把負面的東西,讓你不開心的東西都拋開。Write down one thing you’re grateful for every night. 每天晚上寫下一件讓你感恩的事。Go to bed happy each night. 每天上床睡覺時都要有快樂的心情。這樣子一定健健康康又長壽的啊!
12 Learn More about Music, Art, and Culture 學更多關於音樂,藝術跟文化的東西
Play upbeat music. 放讓自己振奮的音樂。潔西的播放清單還是一團亂,今年要分門別類整理出來。沒時間看書?用聽的 Listen to novels. 聽小說也很不錯,YouTube 上有不少,有聲書是個很不錯的學習方式呢。多去美術館,博物館走走,看看戲,沒時間或懶惰,在家也可以上世界各大美術館或看歌劇音樂劇喔。
13 Spend Less Time on Social Media 少花時間在社交媒體上
社交媒體的設計就是要讓你上癮,手機有詳細的你花多少時間在每一個 app上,所以看一下就知道自己有沒有上癮。Head outside without your phone. 沒帶手機就出門吧!潔西大概只有去游泳不會帶手機,因為其他都用手機支付,而且有時可以拍照,算了,藉口太多,下次就別帶吧!Go a whole day without checking your email. 一整天都不要看郵件,恩,台灣人是不要看 Line 吧?潔西每天工作不看實在不行,不過週末還好,大致上不會有什麼是,放假也是,還是有事情要聯絡,上課不要偷看啦,哈哈哈。
太晚了,太多了,不整理了,下面也提供給大家做參考
Be current about the news. 知道目前世界上發生什麼大事
Do random acts of kindness. Pay it forward. 隨機做善事。讓愛傳出去。
Give one compliment a day. 每天都讚美別人。
Do one thing at a time. Stop multitasking. 一次做一件事。不要多工。
Wishing you a Happy New Year, bursting with fulfilling and exciting opportunities. And remember, if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. 祝你新年快樂,有著滿滿刺激的機會。記得,假如機會沒有來敲門,自己蓋一座門。
倒數計時中,再兩個多小時2022就要結束了。大家在哪跨年呢?有學生要到阿里山,看第一道曙光,不過是工作,學生是音樂家,樂團要去表演。也有學生要到花蓮去跟朋友一起,順便寫下新年新希望 New Year’s resolution,也有可憐的學生說今天晚上下完班明天一早七點又要上班,忙跟累。
假如看懂了,聽懂了,講不出來怎麼辦?跟讀是最基本的,他講一句你跟一句,常練習的話發音會變漂亮,跟很多學生說過,但是也不知道為什麼,大家都不想要這麼練習。句子的腔調很難說得明白,但是呢其實大家都知道,一個小孩一出生,不論國籍,你把它放在什麼語言的環境下成長他就是說什麼語言,因為有那個環境,相對的,小朋友放在講台灣國語的爺爺奶奶家長大的話也很容易講台灣國語,有樣學樣 monkey see monkey do。所以愛英國腔的就去找英國腔的來跟讀,久了就算畫虎不成也成犬?
最近看不到了,嗚嗚嗚。看雲有種莫名的放鬆感,先前在公園看著天上的雲,究竟有沒有在動啊,找一個建築物作為指標就知道了,然後突然風吹來,風在身邊吹過的動感加上雲也在動,很妙的感覺,很開心地找 sliver lining 銀邊,好冷。英文說 Every cloud has its silver lining. 每朵雲都鑲雲邊指的是每件事都可以找到正面積極的地方。
昨天不小心又太累了,對,潔西就是那種常常不小心太累的人。看到手機的 app,走了一萬兩千步,也太誇張了,去哪裡走的?開始回想,啊,早上上健身房,下午為了要買明治的 Melty Kiss 的巧克力,明明平常就很多,想吃在家裡附近超商全聯家樂福通通都找不到,跑到遙遠的全聯還是沒有,最後在遙遠的小七找到兩盒,然後晚上走路去上課。所以昨天回到家吃完宵夜就昏迷了。
新聞也是昨天做的,當兵四個月變成一年,可以搶先去當四個月的嗎?應該不行吧?然後中國要開放,全世界都很緊張,股票都跌了,日本馬上先說從中國來的要驗PCR,台灣也接著說,今天新聞美國也跟進。美國暴風雪也很可怕,紐約水牛城今天志工要去每家每戶敲門確認大家的安危。有一些人居然是在鏟雪時心臟病發,好可怕,天氣冷,大家要注意保暖喔!Have a nice day!
十二月二十八日
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Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday, as the self-ruled island faces China’s military, diplomatic and trade pressure. — NPR
The massive winter storm that has affected much of the country has claimed at least 49 lives so far – more than half of them in western New York.
影響全國的暴風雪目前為止造成四十九個人死亡,超過一半的人是在紐約州西部。
Bodies have been discovered in cars, homes and snowbanks. Of the 31 dead in Erie County, 17 were found outside, seven died from lack of heat, three died from cardiac issues from shoveling, three were found in a vehicle and another died due to a delay from emergency medical services, according to the health department. — NPR
Apple and Tesla stocks have tumbled over growing concerns about delays in their production lines in China.
蘋果跟特斯拉的股價大跌,因為人們擔心這兩家公司在中國的生產線延誤。
China announced that it will lift its strict quarantine rules for travellers on 8 January, a positive sign for many investors who are seeing an ease in supply chain movement in 2023.