剛剛做完了瑜伽了,耶!滿頭汗,洗澡去,然後最近聽新歌真的都無感,剛剛聽完 Billie Eilish 的 NDA,恩,完了喔? Ed Sheeran 的 Bad Habits 的吉他清唱 Accoustic 比較好聽,聲音真是好聽,但先前聽一般版本的時候也是無感,哈哈,我好機車。
週末了耶!祝大家週末愉快!
七月九日
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Japan has announced that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead under a state of emergency and without any spectators at events in the capital.
“We must take stronger steps to prevent another nationwide outbreak, also considering the impact of coronavirus variants," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Thursday at a task force meeting after finalizing the decision. — NPR
The European parliament has denounced a Hungarian law that bans gay people from appearing in educational materials or on primetime TV as “a clear breach” of its principles of equality. — The Guardian
Belgium is recalling its ambassador to Seoul “without further delay," after the envoy’s wife was accused of getting into a second physical altercation in four months. — CNN
Swiss voters approved a proposition Sunday banning facial coverings in public. Niqabs and burqas, worn by almost no one even among the country’s Muslim population, will be banned outside of religious institutions. The new law doesn’t apply to facial coverings for health reasons. — NPR
Face masks can be worn safely during intense exercise, and could reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading at indoor gyms, preliminary findings suggests. — the Guardian
口罩可以安全地在激烈的運動的時候戴,能夠降低新冠肺炎在室內的健身房的傳播,初步調查顯示。
1 intense 形,激烈的
2 reduce 動,降低
3 spread 動,傳播
4 preliminary 形,初步的
5 finding 名,調查結果
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C
Taiwan is working on a way to reopen borders for limited international travel through a system that would require confirmation that travelers had received a vaccine, tested negative for Covid-19 prior to their journey among other conditions, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said in an interview. — Forbes
今天要講得是長母音的 e ,不小心講好久,因為發音的規則想講得多一點,第一個是 e 子音 e,後面的子音不會發音,唸得是 e 的本音 /i/。規則一是 e-e /i/ eve,前夕,Christmas eve 聖誕夜,New Year’s eve 除夕夜。第二個規則,ee /i/ bee 蜜蜂,I’m as busy as a bee. 我忙得跟蜜蜂一樣忙。蜜蜂嗡嗡嗡很忙吧。第三個 ea /i/ tea 茶,green tea 是綠茶,但是紅茶其實英文是 black tea 喔。白天有做一隻猜國家的影片,tea 大家會猜哪個國家呢?第四個規則是只有兩個或三個子母的尾音是 e,其實大家都知道這些字,比方說 me, we, he, she, be 。最後一個規則是兩個音節的單字,有一個母音,字尾是 y,後面這個 y 就會念 /i/,比方說全世界都認識的 Hello Kitty 的 kitty 其實就是小貓。
思考要正面思考,人生態度就是積極的,對別人也會有好影響。影片有說到 He has a good effect/impact on me. 他對我有好的影響。影片中不太確定是不是對的,是對的,做影片時有時會有點不確定,請大家多見諒,最近在練習日文有時候就有點不確定起來了。上課還曾經把日文跟英文合起來用,笑死自己了。哈哈哈。
其實自己做自己吃的不多,大部分都是別人肥,呵呵呵。今天講的是自然發音的長母音,a-e 念/e/,記住 cake 蛋糕這個字,就可以記住發音規則了。ai 請記住 rain 下雨這個字 Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. 雨啊雨啊走開,改天再來,這是有點像繞口令那樣的,叫雨走開,很可愛吧!最後一個 ay 請記住 day 日子這個字。today 今天, yesterday 昨天,大家喜歡的 Saturday 星期六,跟 Sunday 星期天。以後看到同樣的發音規則就以此類推。
潔西的心得嗎?潔西上的是吃到飽的課程,目前沒有,因為某些原因現在沒有這樣的課程,以後還會不會有,補習班還在評估中,不知道。可以自由選一些課程,包括了 NHK 的課程,聽解課程,初級,中級,上級會話課程,商務實用會話,商務企業會話等,潔西通通上過。老師還不少,每天開的課也都不少,所以想認真上課的人可以每天去上,進步會很快。
英文的自我介紹感覺很難,有人跟你說 Tell me about yourself. 跟我說說你自己,這超難的。Tell me about your family. 跟我說你的家庭也是。台灣人不太會這樣說。可是面試的時候,主考官是外國人的時候可能就跟你說 Tell me about yourself. ,先前看 Reddit 的時候有人說這是最討厭聽到的一句話,哈哈,我想也是。
I was born in Taipei, grew up in Banqiao, and live in Chungho now. 我在台北出生,在板橋長大,現在住在中和。
I’m from Puli, Nantou. Puli is a small town in central Taiwan. 我來自南投,埔里。埔里是個在台灣中部的小鎮。
在國外的話講彰化,台南等城市可能不知道,就說來自台灣,不然也可以用地理位置來介紹自己的故鄉。
Birthday 生日
My birthday is on July 25th. I’m a Leo. My blood type is A. 我生日是七月二十五日。我是獅子座。我的血型是 A 型。
I was born on July 25th, 1971. 我在1971年七月二十五日出生。
I was born in 1971. 我在1971年出生。
外國人比較不講血型星座,但是台灣人的會話課的話也不是不能提一下。年跟日期的介係詞不一樣要特別注意。
Job 工作
I’m an English teacher. I’ve taught English for about 20 years. 我是英文老師。我教英文大概二十年了。
I had quite a few part-time jobs when I was a student. I worked in fast-food restaurants as a waitress, and I sold shoes, clothes, and umbrellas in the department stores. 我唸書的時候做過很多打工。我在速食店當服務生,我在百貨公司賣鞋子,衣服跟雨傘。
I also worked in a record store for three years before I went to college. 我唸大學前也在唱片行工作過三年。
I’m single. I have an older sister, who is a businesswoman. I have a nephew and a niece, and we are close. My younger brother is a talented designer. My father is retired, and my mother passed away seventeen years ago. 我單身。我有一個姊姊是做生意的。我有一個外甥跟外甥女,我們蠻親的。我的弟弟是個有才華的設計師。我的爸爸退休了,我媽媽十七年前走了。
There are five people in my family. My parents, my older brother, my younger sister, and me. 我家有五個人。我爸媽,我哥哥,我妹妹跟我。
請大家在數家裡有幾個人的時候千萬不要忘了把自己數進去。然後不要說 My family have five people. (X) 要用前面的句型才對啦 。也不要說 I have a father and a mother. 這個意外的還蠻多人會說,大家都是一個爸爸一個媽媽啦,所以這個不用說。另外 I have a husband/wife. 我有個老公/老婆也沒人會這樣說。大家都沒有三妻四妾啦!可以說結婚了。有沒有小孩,像下面的例句。
I’m married. I have two daughters. My wife is a nurse. 我結婚了。我有兩個女兒。我老婆是護士。
Hobbies 嗜好。
My hobbies are cooking, reading, and listening to music. I like watching Japanese dramas, American TV series, and movies. I also enjoy traveling. I’ve been to Canada, France, and some other countries. My favorite country is Canada. 我的嗜好是做菜,閱讀跟聽音樂。我喜歡看日劇,美劇,跟電影。我也喜歡旅遊。我去過加拿大,法國跟其他國家。我最喜歡的國家是加拿大。
嗜好或有空的時候喜歡做什麼事都是大家會比較想聽到的事情。假如有什麼特別的嗜好也可以提出來,大家都會非常有興趣,或者一般性嗜好也很好,大家可以找到共同點。潔西其實是喜歡做菜的,覺得做菜很好玩,又可以完全按照自己的口味。拿手菜?My best dish is sesame oil chicken soup. 我的拿手菜是麻油雞湯。前兩天煮,結果吃了四餐。真的自己一個人好難煮東西喔。接下來要煮咖哩雞也是一樣又要吃很多餐。潔西吃到後面或做成咖哩焗飯,甚至咖哩麵等等。烘焙也很喜歡。下星期要來做起士蛋糕,自己生日蛋糕自己做,ㄟ,怎麼這麼省?因為自己做的最符合自己的口味最好吃,潔西就是個老王,自賣自誇。但是真的不錯吃啦,從前做給外國同事吃時,一個美國茱莉亞學院畢業很挑的老師都說好吃喔。
I believe that my greatest strength is the ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently. 我覺得我的最大的優點是能夠快速又有效地解決問題。
About my strengths, I am a good/quick learner and hard-working person. I can work under pressure. I’m a good observer. 關於我的優點,我是個很好的/快速的學習者,又努力工作。我可以在壓力下工作。我是個好的觀察者。
My weaknesses are that I trust people easily, and sometimes I’m too emotional. 我的缺點是我太容易相信別人,有時候我會太情緒化。
缺點又更難寫,還要寫成感覺是優點。比方說 I pay too much attention to details. 我太注重細節。潔西的缺點當然很多了,很愛抱怨東抱怨西,很機車,很多事很注重細節,房間亂七八糟。對於時間管理有點差,對於事情的先後順序的決定也很糟。每天都只想做自己喜歡的事,人生沒有這麼簡單啦。這個部分也可以打 weakness self introduction 看看裡面有什麼可以參考的。今天寫太長很多人應該早就看不下去了吧。快結束了。
Future/Dreams 未來/夢想
My dream is to write an English grammar book. I’m working on it, and I hope I’ll be able to finish it by the end of year. 我的夢想是要寫一本英文文法書。我正在努力中,我希望我能在今年底前完成。
很多人會說 My dream is to travel around the world. 我的夢想是要環遊世界。也沒什麼不好,但是好像大家都這樣說就覺得,恩,好像也沒那麼有趣。潔西自己上日文話會課的時候有時候覺得大家都說一樣的答案很無趣的時候也會開始瞎掰。從前學生這麼做的時候潔西嚇了一跳,後來學生說,只是舉例而已。自己當學生就體驗到了,啊,原來如此。
It’s my pleasure to study with you. I’m sure we’ll have a good time together. Thank you. 這是我的榮幸跟大家一起學習。我想我們會一起有短美好的時光。謝謝大家。
最後可以看場合,類似這樣說點客氣話。自我介紹完後記得說謝謝。That’s it. 以上,也沒有不好,潔西自己覺得說謝謝比較好,大家都知道你講完了,該拍手了,哈哈哈。
One thing I have to mention is that I have bipolar disorder. 有件我要提的事是我有躁鬱症。
放上我最可愛的 Macbook Air 鏡子,在日本精品店買的,不便宜,好幾百台幣的樣子,可是他連電腦背後的中國製造等小字都印出來。一個人的錢花在哪裡其實蠻明顯的,不過我不會去買一隻三萬的 iPhone,哪天我中樂透再說,不過我是不會中的,因為我都不買,哈哈。從前我都不會覺得有錢有什麼好,年紀大了才比較體會到錢的好用之處。我擁有最貴的東西就通通在我桌上了。這樣不錯,都有在用,表示沒浪費,哈哈。看劇寫講義睡覺去。
大MacBook Air跟小 MacBook Air
have 與 have got 的用法
have 跟 have got 可以用來表達擁有,關係,外表個性,或身體感受等。
have got 現在簡單式中跟 have 有同樣的意思,但是比較口語,英式常用 have got 來代替 have
縮寫
have 跟 got 可以跟主詞 I, you, we, they 縮寫成 ‘ve got, has 跟 got 可以跟主詞 he, she, it 縮寫成 ’s got。肯定句的時候 I have a problem. 時,I 跟 have 不能縮寫。但是用 have got 時,I have got a problem. 可以用 I’ve got a problem.
1 Have 或 have got可以用來表達擁有
We have a house in Japan. / We’ve got a house in Japan.
Paul doesn’t have a car. / Paul hasn’t got a car.
Do you have any money? / Have you got any money?
2 講家庭
He has three brothers. / He’s got three brothers.
She doesn’t have any sisters. / She hasn’t got any sisters.
Does he have a son? / Has he got a son?
3 描述人的外表
She has blue eyes. / She’s got blue eyes
I don’t have long legs. / I haven’t got long legs.
Does your mother have long hair? / Has your mother got long hair?
4 描述身體感受
I have a headache. / I’ve got a headache.
She doesn’t have a toothache. / She hasn’t got a toothache.