M:Hello?
F:Honey? Are you at the club ?
M:Yes.
F:I'm at the mall now, and I found this beautiful leather coat. It's only a thousand. Can I get it?
M:Well, sure....if you like it that much.
F:Okay....Um, I also stopped by the Mercedes delership, and saw the new model , you know, the one I really like.
M:How much?
F:A hundred and twenty.
M:Well, at that price I want it with all of the options .
F:Great! And, the house we wanted is back on the market. They're asking on point five.
M:Well, make them an offer . Come in at one point four .
F:(giggles) Okey. I love you, baby.
M:I love you too....Um, does anybody know whose phone this is?
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- Mar 28 Fri 2008 23:26
[英文影片]手機不要亂丟(3/31update)
- Mar 25 Tue 2008 01:00
[英文影片]看菜菜子學英文(3/27update)
看樣子大家好像都還蠻聽得懂的,唉唷,怎麼我都聽不懂啦~
接下來,來看看各位是不是真的都懂嘍~
以下是克漏字,也是我們上課時的方式。
快來填填看唷~
Staff: Today's special is the deluxe burger with your choice of toppings . Would you like to try that ?
Nanako:....Yes.
Staff: Would you like some fresh vegetable ? We have lettuce, tomato , onions, pickles , sauerkraut, avocado......
Nanako:......Yes.
Staff:Fried egg?
Nanako:Yes.
Staff: Bacon ?
Nanako:Ah, hai.
Staff: Extra cheese ?
Nanako:Ah, ah, yes.
Staff:......Really? Uh, would you like that for here or to go ?
Nanako:......Yes.
Staff: Enjoy .
Nanako:Ha..Thank you...
有些是單字,有些是片語,有些是一句話,快來填看看唷~
答案嘛,再讓我賣個關子吧!
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3/27 2:20更新
答案來嘍~
核對看看吧!
- Mar 20 Thu 2008 22:07
[PI]我愛‧這弧
從很久以前,我就很想將照片的四個角弄成弧形。
弄成弧形的照片看起來有一種圓滑的美~
而這股美,深深吸引著我。
但我用photoimpact一直試不出來,心中一直覺得:嗯~可能要用photoshop才做得到。
今天下午在公司上媒體課時,覺得主講人的powerpoint做的超讚、超專業。
而且裡面的每張照片,都有圓弧角,看了好舒服呀!
所以下課後就問了一下糬娘她會不會做照片弧角。
糬娘說應該是用圖層做吧!
一聽到做圖層我就沒力,因為我跟圖層很不熟。
回到家後,忍不住上網查一下究竟怎麼做照片弧角。
我說,Mobile01真是個人才濟濟的地方。
原本想在奇摩知識+找看看,結果找到一個答案,但連結網址卻失效。
後來靈機一動,不如到Mobile01找答案。
果然,真的有人教學呢!
我呢,應該不會在大師面前搬門弄斧。
所以教學篇應該不會寫,除非有人有需要。哈。
照片拍得普通,但弧角我愛,自製logo我也愛。
一定,還有比我更厲害的人,但我願意持續學習、成長。
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最近的我一定是壓力太大了,才會一直在photoimpact裡找樂子,娛樂自己。
- Jan 06 Sun 2008 22:19
一場觸動心靈深處的說明會
下午到世貿參加了一場招生說明會。
關於這個培訓中心,我從高中時就知道了。
當時,也頗有雄心壯志想進去受訓。
但後來發現,原來要進去還不是那麼容易的一件事後,它慢慢消失在我生涯規劃裡。
但是人生就是那麼奇妙~
曾經在你內心渴望企盼得到的東西,即使它曾經消失過,
在多年後,它會再度跳回到你的腦袋裡,然後讓你充滿熱情的感受到心臟跳動的真實。
這場說明會,讓我回到之前要考研究所時的那種激動與熱忱。
工作兩年多,我不諱言,曾經有的熱情已經一點一滴消失殆盡。
從IBM、華碩高階主管的談話中,我試圖尋回我曾經對工作的熱度。
也許考進培訓中心並不是容易的事;也或許進了培訓中心不見得能改變些什麼。
但至少,它又讓我在這個當下,重新審視自己,要的到底是什麼?
〝有渴望就會有決心〞
希望此刻的我,能因為渴望而推動我的決心!
- Jul 08 Sun 2007 22:32
End & Start
Last Thursday was the last class for A2.
Many classmates didn't come to join the party.
What a pity!
Because we had a nice night~
We ordered pizza and bought KFC.
Everyone ate, laughed, talked, and took pictures.
I won't attend next session.
I need take a rest.
And I will study by myself, because I want to take a test.
Conversation is not enough, I sould read and listen more.
A2 class is in the end.
But, my English test lesson is starting now.
- Jun 23 Sat 2007 10:07
夏日讀書
6/22,是今年的夏至。
夏至,是一年裡日照最長的日子。
從新聞裡看到台灣各地要響應愛地球[夏至關燈]活動。
原本,是計劃著參與熄燈的活動。例如去拍一下大安森林公園熄燈前與熄燈後的照片。
原本,是想跟著科見的同學Amos去拍101熄燈前後的景像。
可是人算不如天算,我最後還是回歸原始的計劃-乖乖唸書。
自上個月開始,公司提供了一個小小的K書中心。
雖然很小,但還算整齊乾淨明亮;東西都是新添購的,用起來很舒服。
我喜歡的格局是一個個獨立隔間的空間。
因為我很容易受到別人的干擾而分心,所以一定要把自己逼到角落關起來才能專心。
之前,下了班後都還可以找到絕佳的位置。
可是昨天不知道為什麼,整個K書中心人好多。
是暑假要開始了嗎?還是學生們的考試要來了呢?
實在很不喜歡人多的感覺;還有,高中生真的很毛躁,不能靜一下好好唸書嗎?
沒有回家開燈用電,這能算是響應關燈嗎?
- May 21 Mon 2007 21:37
[吉他]初學
想再接觸音樂的念頭始終沒有消褪。
小時候,不懂爸媽給我的環境是多麼難得、珍貴。
能在那個時候,無怨無悔讓我學了七年的鋼琴,現在想想,覺得他們很偉大。
長大後,後悔自己當時不好好學習,不然搞不好教學成為我現在的職業。
能坐擁興趣與工作,竟是我現在的奢侈。
看完日劇《交響情人夢》,我愈加想再彈鋼琴。
雖然現在不太可能擁有像女主角一樣的琴藝,但至少在我心情不好時,可以找到個出口。
可是一問之下,現在一堂課的學費是700大洋。
想一想覺得對自己是個負擔,尤其在繳了學費學英文後。
原本是想去音樂教室租借琴房就好,畢竟我又不是不會彈琴。
重新練回熟悉的手感,應該還不需要老師。
然而因緣際會下,同事Lawrance說他有把沒在用的吉他,問我想不想學。
想一想,好像會彈吉他也很酷。
所以二話不說,就跟Lawrance借了吉他,還有教學用書。
湊巧前陣子看了《午夜の陽光》。
看完後頗有感觸,愛上女主角自彈自唱那種純真,就像陳綺貞一樣。
於是我勤奮了練習了幾天。
可是真覺得吉他不好學耶~
有人真的可以自學把它學很好的嗎?
看來,我應該要再認真點!
- May 16 Wed 2007 10:24
Cheer up!
I don't know why I feel so down.
Everything can't make me fascinated.
It should be there are too many things bother me, like work, life, future, etc.
It's like a cycle, and always make me feel confused.
Fortunately, I almost recovered yesterday night.
I start my new English session.
Make me surprised that our teacher is still Tyler.
And there are many old friends to join this class.
It's a great news for me, because I feel comfortable with that.
I had fun with my classmates yesterday.
Also, I got courage from Tyler, he is really a good teacher.
And I have bravery to face the future.
Everything will be OK, I believe.
- May 10 Thu 2007 23:13
Bye~A1
2 months passed very quickly.
We have finished A1 class.
It make me a little bit sad, because we just become friends each other.
We have conversation in first hour.
And then, we have a small competition with other class.
It's so special for me.
Because I have joined other language centers before, but we haven't this kind of game.
The game make us more close, although we don't win the game.
In last 1 hour, we have a free talk like a party.
Also, we take some pictures.
We drink, eat, and laugh.
It make me feel relax.
I will miss everyone.
If someday I run into with you in Taipei, please give me a smile.
Bye~ Kojen A1's classmates~
- May 08 Tue 2007 09:09
很妙的經驗
深深覺得自己勇氣可佳。
因為自己英文那麼破,要如何帶一個韓國人品嚐道地台灣小吃,這可傷透我腦筋了。
幸好Puri的個性很活潑,所以整晚的用餐還算氣氛頗佳。
問了Puri想吃什麼。
不顧師大夜市裡眾多的韓式料理店,Puri想吃道地的台灣食物。
於是她選擇了〝滷味〞。
結果昨天燈籠滷味公休,只好到另一間也是高朋滿座的滷味用餐。
我深深覺得以滷汁來說,還是燈籠魯味比較優。
用完滷味,再續攤咖啡店,開始了我們的英文會話。
雖然不致雞同鴨講,但是兩人用非母語的英文聊天,還是頗吃力。
唯一值得慶幸的是,韓國也使用漢字。
所以當Puri用翻譯機查詢單字時,我可以從裡面的漢字知道她要說的是什麼。
(沒錯,韓國的漢字和在台灣的用法幾乎一樣)
就這樣,說著英文,教Puri中文,我們聊了3.5小時。
回到家後,我整個人虛脫。
腦袋運轉的有點累,但卻是滿滿的收獲。
希望我能把英文練更好,才能介紹更多台灣的人事物給Puri。
【本日單字】
榛果:hazelnut
- May 02 Wed 2007 22:06
Wonderful Day
I still want to share my feeling to you.
Do you remember I have ever talked about my classmate who came from Korea?
Yes, her name is Puri.
When you get along with her, you will find she is a nice person.
Last class, I got Puri's MSN.
And we had chat this afternoon.
It was an amazing thing for me.
Because she is my second foreign friend.
Of course, the first one is my teacher-Tyler.
We had a wonderful conversation.
We live very close, so maybe someday we can have dinner together.
And she also invited me to visit Korea.
I think I will visit Korea in the future, that because I like Korean drama, haha.
Another good thing was I received the photos which took from my classmate-Lence.
He is a photographer, and he can take good pictures.
I just received the letter from Tyler, there was two photos in it.
It's so cool.
Because they are my classmates.
Forgive me that I don't put the photos on my blog.
Because there are too many people on the photos.
If I want to share them, I need to ask my classmates.
It's too terrible!
So I feel so sorry that you guys can't see the photos.
Wow, today I study English and practice English more.
I hope someday I can use English fluently.
- Apr 26 Thu 2007 23:53
Progress
1.I borrowed the book "Harry Potter-And The Sorcerer's Stone" from my coworker-Lina for several weeks ago. But I even haven't done chapter one. In fact, I love this book which translate in Chinese. I just think I will have more passion in it, but I'm wrong. It's hard to me to read it, because when I open it, I feel so tired. Poor me.
2.I add my English teacher's hotmail address in my MSN. Tyler is my first foreign friend. I hope my English can be better, if I talk to him more often.
3.Ruffy is my coworker, of course, one of my best friends. Three weeks ago, she went to Angkor for trip. And she promised to me to sent a postcard from there. She did it. But how come I still not receive the postcard? Furthermore, she had sent the postcard for herself, and got it yesterday. It's so strange. Where is my postcard, Ruffy?
Actually, I just want to practice my English. So don't too mean for me. I will be glad that you can point out the mistakes in my article. It will be useful for my learning.
- Apr 17 Tue 2007 22:30
Happy Birthday to You, Tyler~
Although he won't see this, I still want to say to him:
Tyler, Happy Birthday!
I have already gone to English class for one month.
Learning many grammars which are helpful.
But I'm not a good studant student.
Because I don't memorize vocabularies.
It is hard to memorize, but necessary.
When I was a graduated school student, I studied English every day.
But now, I even not read the book every day.
It is not good for my English.
I think I need to let the study become a habit.
And I should give more passion for learning English.
Because I hope my dream will be come true, don't I?
- Mar 29 Thu 2007 23:06
Wow~Korean!
但上課後約10分鐘,進來了一位新同學。
沒想到,她竟然是韓國人耶~
很特別耶~
在台灣的英文會話班遇到韓國人。
她沒有英文名字,於是當場取了個名字:Suri。
這是不是Tom Cruise女兒的名字啊?
嚴重更正:(96/03/30)
難怪我一直覺得怪怪的,原來我記錯她名字啦!
人家叫:Puri啦!
唉唉,我老了,記性不好,請大家原諒。
以前在GVC和一群志同道合的朋友們一起學習英文。
現在換到了Kojen,我還是很愛醬子的學習風氣。
雖然還沒和同學們更進步認識,不過大家在課堂上的互動都頗優。
我想,雖然Kojen上課要點名,回家有homework,但我仍然很愛無壓力的學習模式。
跳脫填鴨式的教學,從對話裡來學文法,搭配Tyler生動的教學。
英文,變得簡單。
雖然上完班要趕去上課,但我卻甘之如飴~
- Mar 27 Tue 2007 23:54
Could you chat with me in English?
參加某英語演獎比賽得到前三名的學生,和大家分享她們如何練習英文,
沒想到,她們都說,在台灣要自己創造英文的環境,才有助學習。
我也很想擁有這樣的環境呀~
但真的很難!
同學小公主也開始英文課程;同事Ruffy也有準備出國進修的打算。
前幾天,我竟然分別和兩位用英文聊MSN。
那真是有趣的對話呀!
英文聊天不比中文。
中文隨便key便出現一大串的字;換成英文,就變得辭窮了。
但兩位都要我take it easy,畢竟我們只是隨口聊聊呀!
是啊,聊完後,我覺得興致高昂呢!
雖然無法像用中文聊一樣聊得很深入,但透過彼此間的學習,
交換字彙,無形中,也學到了更多單字及用法。
可惜醬子聊天太累了,所以玩了一天就作罷。
即使一週有兩天的時間會去上會話課,而每堂課也有2.5hrs,
但我還是覺得不夠,我的口說需要再加強。
Who will talk with me in English?
- Mar 20 Tue 2007 23:06
夢想,離我不遠
雖然才開始,但我感覺到腦袋裡有東西在轉,終於沒那麼空虛的感覺。
這樣的收獲,老實說,還不錯!
只不過這麼久沒有開口說英文,覺得很彆腳。
加拿大籍Tyler說的英文,我聽起來倒沒問題。
只是口說一直是我的障礙,一則是沒自信說的好,一則是常去思考文法結構。
導致我無法馬上直覺反應回答,就算可以直覺反應回答,也常文法用錯。
當然,我知道,會話課就是醬子,要不斷練習。
只要勇敢大聲的說出來,就算跨出成功的第一步了。
未來有兩個月的時間,希望能漸入佳境~
艾莉絲,加油~
ps.今天用走路去上課唷~為了運動及減肥,也要努力!
- Mar 23 Thu 2006 00:51
退步神速
沒想到,人算不如天算。現在已經三月底了,結果我的雜誌翻沒幾頁,單字背沒幾個(大概背的也都忘了),雜誌幾乎被我束之高閣。
如果依循著夢想,不應該是這樣的結果;明明是自己想要的未來,但是卻不去努力,到頭來,夢想不能實現,該怪的人是誰?
太久沒靜下心唸書,坐在書桌前,變得容易焦躁不安。我知道這樣不好,也知道讀書習慣是要培養的,但是惰性不斷啃食著我的良心,漸漸的,把書收到抽屜裡,我變成了一個縮頭鳥龜。
最近公司發了一個公文,說是今年每個分公司要達到百分之幾的員工需要考過英文檢定,並列入績效。很想認真理會這則公文,但是卻感到心有餘而力不足。當初,考GEPT的勇氣及努力,不知道現在跑哪裡去?
如果能恢復那時的衝勁該有多好呀?不過人、事、物皆非,少了當時一起唸書GVC的伙伴們,我要找回當時的執著,好像難上加難了!
- Mar 28 Mon 2005 16:14
自作自受
這麼多paper看得我眼都花了,這時候再嘆英文能力不佳,好像已經來不及了。唉!本來一週看兩篇paper已經有點吃力了,若加上paper裡英文用字遣詞稍微深奧一點,就算查完單字,恐怕也要花一番功夫才看得懂作者所想要閳述的意思。上週偷懶只看了一篇,想說用力看一篇總比兩篇隨便看好吧!結果沒想到同學上台報告延誤了討論paper的時間,於是兩篇paper將延到這週再討論。
但悲情的是,老師又繼續發了兩篇paper。天吶!意思是,這週將討論四篇paper。四篇耶,我還剩下三篇沒看,其中一篇是上週該死沒看完的。稍微看了一眼,覺得這幾篇的文字艱澀難懂,嘖嘖嘖,死定了,我鐵定看到眼花昏、髮斑駁了。
這例子告訴我們,人言〝今日事,今日畢〞真是金玉良言吶!
- Mar 04 Fri 2005 17:11
馬不是馬
讀到一篇文章,文章名為《Horses for Courses:Organizational Forms for Multinational Corporations》。冒號後面那句話意思是:多國籍公司之組織型態,不難,在看了那麼多篇paper後,這幾個單字的意思易懂,但一直想不透什麼是Horses for Courses?我知道course有〝路、途徑〞的意思,但是horse不是馬嗎?這句到底怎麼翻譯啊?查了翻譯機﹝horse:馬、三腳架﹞,沒結果,依然霧裡看花,決定上網搜尋,遇到不會的英文上網查,常常到有意想不到的收穫。奇摩字典裡剛好有這個片語,﹝horses for coureses:跑什麼路,騎什麼馬;做什麼事,用什麼人﹞。乍看之下,還是翻譯的怪怪的,不過結合整句,意思就很容易懂了,簡單來說,就是視多國籍公司處在何種環境下,就使用適合的組織型態。
用管理學的角度切入,Chandler(錢德勒)曾說過:結構追隨策略,策略追隨環境。所以啊,企業體的組織結構會隨著公司策略而進行調整,而公司的策略又是視當時企業所面對的環境而施行。以這句話貫通整篇文章,其實,道理很簡單嘛!
這學期,增加不少看paper的機會,看來,我的英文學習之路還有好長一段要走...
- Jan 14 Fri 2005 17:42
暫停一下,喘口氣
去年年底(其實也才上個月,也就是十二月)開始,忙於學校課業,漸漸的少去GVC。其實也不完全是學校課業所影響,畢竟之前研一時還不是這樣撐過去,我想最大最大的原因,應該是幾個GVC的朋友們,一個個到不同班級上課,大家愈來愈少見面,害我有點不知道自己去GVC的目的是什麼。你一定會說我本末倒置對不對?是啊,我自己也覺得這種心態好像怪怪的,說不太通。但我偏要為自己找個爛藉口,這樣才有〝請假〞的好理由。
去年四月,Sharlene開始教授GEPT的課程,我也開始有個目標,為了證明自己英文程度而努力著。隨著拿到小小張的英文能力證明,我回復到會話班的課程,也嘗試著踏入foreign teacher的世界裡。然而,對於這片領域,我並沒有用心耕耘,每次去上課對老師都顯得有點不好意思,加上班上高手雲集,我失去了原有的自信...
年初,認真想想,既然沒時間去上課,沒心情做預習、複習的工作,倒不如暫時放下GVC的擔子,專心扛好學校的課業,等到這裡忙的告一段落,再重新拾起學語文之樂~當然啦,要繼續保持學英文的原動力,不過可想而知,屆時我的英文能力應該減弱不少!(幸好原來功力就不深,退無可退啦)