[網站]Men's Talk&Women's Talk

這個網站裡蒐集了一些關於男和女之間的英文，對這方面有興趣的朋友可以前往一看，能令人會心一笑，更重要的是－能學英文。(呵)

[天下親子報]學好英語，從家庭出發——父母該做與不該做的事

學好英語，從家庭出發——父母該做與不該做的事

作者／顧景怡

不管英文好不好，父母的參與將會是影響孩子英語能力的關鍵。在孩子學習英語的過程中，父母可以扮演什麼樣的角色？

最好這樣︰

1.故事是最好的開始

聽故事人人愛，無論是你自己編的或者故事書寫的，都是不著痕跡學英文的最好辦法。再怎麼忙，睡前也可以為孩子唸本故事書，無論是你先睡著，或是他先睡著，都是很溫馨的時刻。若是擔心自己的英文唸得不夠好，可以事先查好單字，或者放有聲故事，與孩子一起聽。孩子喜歡上故事後，也會漸漸養成閱讀的習慣。而閱讀，也是深化英語學習內涵的好方法。

2.訂個家庭英文時間
在家若要用英語和孩子交談，難免彆扭，明明可以用中文講得很深刻，為何還要用英文？但可以訂個英文時間，親子一起看英文卡通、一起看英文電影。台師大人類發展與家庭學系副教授張鑑如的經驗是，有時也可和孩子玩玩角色扮演的遊戲，在角色扮演的同時，孩子覺得新鮮有趣，不會感覺和父母說英文有什麼奇怪。

3.以身作則
總不能老告訴孩子英文有多重要，叫孩子要好好學英文，自己卻顯得興趣缺缺吧？台北市志清國小老師徐澤佩說，父母至少在孩子面前要裝出對英文有興趣。例如，與孩子一起聽有聲英文故事書時，可以發出讚嘆說，「原來外國人說話是這個樣子的啊！」

4.Have fun!
無論你和孩子用什麼方式學英文，出國也好、玩遊戲也好，要記得享受其中的樂趣，千萬別弄得像上課一樣，正經八百。中央大學英美語文學系副教授林文淇也說，無論哪種學習，都要跟孩子強調有趣，不要再灌輸類似「十年寒窗無人問，一舉成名天下知」的觀念，這樣無法感同身受孩子的苦，只會覺得理所當然。

5.為孩子的童年留白
學英文的方式這麼多，重要的是，留些時間與機會與孩子相處，讓孩子接觸英語，而不是為他安排一堆補習，買一堆參考書要他練習，填滿他生活的每個空檔。

千萬不要：
1.不要扼殺興趣
引起孩子學英文的興趣或許很難，但至少別把火苗澆熄。知名作家、現任華視總經理小野的兒子李中，小時曾有痛苦的英文學習經驗。他向小野抱怨，不該在小四時就把他送進美語補習班，也不該在回家後，動不動就抽考他，罵他幾句，這都加深他對英文的恐懼，甚至看到馬路上的招牌有英文，也轉頭避而不看。小野說，兒子的經驗讓他對老么女兒採自然的態度，女兒即始沒補習，英文反而學得好、學得順利。做不成孩子學英文的推手不打緊，但萬萬不能當殺手。

2.不要懲罰
知道孩子哪裡不會，比苛責他做錯題目、處罰他考不好更重要。

3.不要套用自己的經驗
台灣師範大學英語系教授，也是文學院院長張武昌提醒，父母不要把自己過去學英文的經驗，帶進孩子的學習。例如孩子才剛唸完某個故事，或者看完某篇課文，就對他說，「這些單字全給我背起來，明天我要考你。」張武昌說，寧願與孩子討論某個故事的情節，也不要逼孩子討厭英文。

4.不要把態度教壞
孩子若提早學英文，那就要避免他提早把學英文的態度學壞或補壞了。不少老師反映，許多提早學英文的學生，容易在上課感到無趣，提早放棄，要不然就是雙臂在胸前交叉，擺出一副看老師能變出什麼把戲的態度，甚至自覺高人一等，岐視英文不如自己的同學。徐澤佩認為，孩子的態度比能力重要，態度對了，自然就能把能力表現出來。

（本文摘自天下雜誌出版《教出英語力》）

7 TOEIC TIPS

今天收到了englishclub寄來的標題為「多益七撇步」(7 TOEIC TIPS)的電子報，雖然本人並無在準備多益，但覺得這七撇步並未僅全然侷限於多益考試，一般英語檢定考試也可使用。


7 TOEIC TIPS

Test of English for International Communication TOEIC is a standardized test that measures your listening and reading skills. Unlike other tests, the TOEIC evaluates your ability to function in the business world rather than in an academic setting.

Here are 7 tips if you're planning to take TOEIC.

1. Set a goal

2. Understand the test

3. Make a study plan

4. Divide study time appropriately

5. Build a strong vocabulary

6. Isolate your weak points

7. Eliminate distractors

You'll find explanations of the above and many more tips at: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-tips.htm

You can also do a TOEIC practice session (with audio) at: http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice.htm

在快速瀏覽過共二十個撇步之後，我十分認同他所給的建議，因為真的很有用。就「建立強大的字彙量」(Build a strong vocabulary)這個撇步來說，他們建議考生準備個筆記本，最好是電話本，因為電話本是按照字母順序分類。然後將學到的生字記錄起來，變成一本自己的字典。較不建議背字彙表，因為有了上下文，你才較容易記起生字。最好儘量不使用英漢字典和電子字典，電子字典將一切都簡單化了，不費吹灰之力查到的生字，是不太會記得的。

再來就是「別試著翻譯」(Don't try to translate)。Why?　浪費時間嘛。

最後就是「練習大聲讀」(Practice reading aloud)，我舉雙手雙腳同意這個學習方法，真的很有效。我只要讀唸一些文章過後，在聽一些國外的英文節目時，我就瞬間覺得真的聽懂的句子變多了！"Reading out loud will help your listening and reading comprehension skills. In order to comprehend English more quickly, it is important that you understand the rhythm of the language. Read from textbooks, pamphlets, newspapers, and even children's novels. You might want to tape yourself and listen to how you sound."(大聲讀出來會對你的聽力和閱讀理解能力有幫助。為了能較迅速的理解英文，了解它的語言節奏是十分重要的。......)

Million Star Gang

The hottest topic among young adults--Million Star Gang
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POP STOP

It is amazing to see how the entertainment apparatus turns a nobody into a star and its efficiency to produce, consume and cash in on its creations is flabbergasting. Right now the machine is working its magic on Aska Yang (楊宗緯), its latest product. A local version of China's Li Yuchun (李宇春), Yang rocketed to stardom after participating in the singing contest One Million Star (超級星光大道), on national TV. Two months on, the college student-turned-household name keeps the nation enthralled with no more than a reasonably nice voice and a bent for getting teary eyed over defeated contenders.

Nicknamed cry baby for his tears and caveman for his rugged appearance, Yang has quickly become the gossip rag's new favorite as paparazzi digs out dirt saying the contestant once flunked out of college, subtracted five years from his real age and has developed a predilection for young, pretty assistants.

The show has been accused of deliberately eliminating Yang from the competition so that it can invite him back later in the game, adding a bit of suspense and drama to the show even as the star in the making ensures that gossip fodder is in ample supply.

The Aska craze is predicted to reach a climax in a couple of months as Yang and the nine other finalists, now dubbed as the Million Star Gang (星光幫), are working on their first compilation album slated to hit the market in the summer. Whether or not the gang are successful products like Hello Kitty or Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), only time will tell.

99 Ways to Say 'Very Good'

給孩子或學生們一些鼓勵的話吧

99 Ways to Say 'Very Good'

by Arzella Dirksen

1. You're on the right track now!
2. You've got it made.
3. Super!
4. That's right!
5. That's good.
6. You're really working hard today.
7. You are very good at that.
8. That's coming along nicely.
9. Good work!
10. I'm happy to see you working like that.
11. That's much, much better!
12. Exactly right.
13. I'm proud of the way you worked today.
14. You're doing that much better today.
15. You've just about got it.
16. That's the best you've ever done.
17. You're doing a good job.
18. That's it!
19. Now you've figured it out.
20. That's quite an improvement.
21. Great!
22. I knew you could do it.
23. Congratulations!
24. Not bad.
25. Keep working on it. You're improving.
26. Now you have it!
27. You are learning fast.
28. Good for you!
29. Couldn't have done it better myself.
30. Aren't you proud of yourself?
31. One more time and you'll have it.
32. You really make my job fun.
33. That's the right way to do it.
34. You're getting better every day.
35. You did it that time!
36. That's not half bad.
37. Nice going.
38. You haven't missed a thing!
39. Wow!
40. That's the way!
41. Keep up the good work.
42. Terrific!
43. Nothing can stop you now.
44. That's the way to do it.
45. Sensational!
46. You've got your brain in gear today.
47. That's better.
48. That was first class work.
49. Excellent!
50. That's the best ever.
51. You've just about mastered it.
52. Perfect!
53. That's better than ever.
54. Much better!
55. Wonderful!
56. You must have been practicing.
57. You did that very well.
58. Fine!
59. Nice going.
60. You're really going to town.
61. Outstanding!
62. Fantastic!
63. Tremendous!
64. That's how to handle that.
65. Now that's what I call a fine job.
66. That's great.
67. Right on!
68. You're really improving.
69. You're doing beautifully!
70. Superb!
71. Good remembering.
72. You've got that down pat.
73. You certainly did well today.
74. Keep it up!
75. Congratulations. You got it right!
76. You did a lot of work today.
77. Well, look at you go.
78. That's it.
79. I'm very proud of you.
80. Marvelous!
81. I like that.
82. Way to go!
83. Now you have the hang of it.
84. You're doing fine!
85. Good thinking.
86. You are really learning a lot.
87. Good going.
88. I've never seen anyone do it better.
89. Keep on trying.
90. You outdid yourself today!
91. Good for you!
92. I think you've got it now.
93. That's a good (boy/girl).
94. Good job, (person's name).
95. You figured that out fast.
96. You remembered!
97. That's really nice.
98. That kind of work makes me happy.
99. It's such a pleasure to teach when you work like that.
100. I think you're doing the right thing.

句點點在哪？Does a full stop (period) go inside or outside quotation marks?

If the quoted words end with a full stop, then the full stop goes inside the quotation marks. If the quoted words do not end with a full stop, then the full stop goes outside the quotation marks:

He said: "I love you."
She has read "War and Peace".

Note that in US English, the full stop usually goes inside the quotation marks in all cases:美式用法中，任何情形之下句點都落在引號內。

He said: "I love you."
She has read "War and Peace."

However, US English adopts the British style for question marks and exclamation marks:

He said: "Do you love me?"
Have you read "War and Peace"?
Can you imagine? He has never read "War and Peace"!

番荔枝

「番荔枝」是「釋迦」的原名，今天我也才從我的第一本「長人」字典得知其原名，奇摩字典也是寫「番荔枝」。(我去年又買了新版的，雖然圖片印刷較好，字典後也歸類了很多東西，但怎麼一直找不到前一版有的世界地圖、中式房子種類，更重要的是它的水果目錄裡沒有了很多水果，如「波羅蜜」和「番荔枝」等等等。這驗證了一句話：舊愛還是最美。Sorry，扯遠了……)

若你利用奇摩知識＋去搜尋，很快就可以找到「釋迦」的英文，它的英文名字正如中文一樣有很多個，，我的字典只列舉了兩個：sweetsop和sugar apple。此外，波羅蜜的英文為jackfruit。

這是第二次談到水果，第一次介紹了「the fruit book」，不過水果種類真是太多了，光這兩樣外加蓮霧，那裡都沒有。

Grammar point: 進行式代替未來式

English, Baby!: Business Traveler(此連結有效期限一週，逾期需入會員才可瀏覽。)

The forms will and going to are used to talk about the future. In addition to will and going to, most native English speakers use the present continuous tense ( [be] + -ing) to talk about things happening in the future.

In the conversation between John and Taylor, John says: "I am going to Montreal." Though he is going to go to Montreal in the future, he uses the present continuous am going to talk about his trip.

Similarly, Taylor says: "I know that you're going to be meeting with business clients." He uses the going to form to talk about the future, but he could also say "I know that you are meeting with business clients," to talk about a future event.

Other examples include:

Tomorrow I am eating at my friend's house.

We are flying to Amsterdam this summer.

She is throwing a party on Friday night.

What's your hobby?

Discover A Hobby 網站幾乎網羅了各式的休閒活動，藉由該網站我們也可以學一些活動的英文。一般的爬山若是說"mountain climbing"就不大對了，應該就是"hiking"。

會看到這個網站其實是因為lifehack的一篇文章，先前他們提到"十個關掉電視的理由"，但關掉電視後要做什麼咧？何不培養一個新的嗜好呢？故後來介紹了這個Discover a hobby網站。

New York Times: English as Langauge of Global Education

New York Times: English as Langauge of Global Education

上英文課教授老師用英文講是很自然的事，但是上一些非英語科的課程，聽的卻是英文，會不會有所阻礙呢？我聽過好像台灣某些大學有開設類似的課程，即老師上課使用英語來教學。在巴黎的大學裡，即便是普通課程也逐漸的以英語來教學，這樣的轉變，自然就有人覺得無法接受。為何轉用英語來上課呢？巴黎一所商業學校MBA課程主任Laurent Bibard解釋：

"It's the language for international teaching," he said. "English allows students to be able to come from anyplace in the world and for our students — the French ones — to go everywhere."

當然還有經費等一些因素，若以英語來上課不僅可吸引世界各地的學生，最主要的還可吸引來自英語系國家的學生。

"Revenue is very important, and in order to provide good services, we need to cover our expenses for the library and research journals. We need to cover all these things with a bigger number of students so it's quite important to attract international students."

以下的情況我很能體會。

But getting students to feel comfortable speaking English in the classroom is easier said than done. When younger French students at Essec start a required course in organizational analysis, the atmosphere is marked by long, uncomfortable silences, said Alan Jenkins, a management professor and academic director of the executive M.B.A. program.

"They are very good on written tasks, but there's a lot of reticence on oral communication and talking with the teacher," Dr. Jenkins said, adding that he used role-playing to encourage students to speak. He also refuses to speak in French. "I have to force myself to say, 'Can you give me that in English?'"

在韓國首爾的一所大學裡的部份課程也採全英語授課，當然開始時總會遭遇一些問題甚至質疑，但學生終究受益：

At the beginning, "teaching courses in English may have less efficiency or effectiveness in terms of knowledge transfer than those courses taught in Korean," said Anna Suh, program manager for the university's office of global affairs, who said that students eventually see the benefits. "Our aim for this kind of program is to prepare and equip our students to be global leaders in this new era of internationalization."

國際上的競爭無所不在，要與他國競爭，英語授課勢在必行。

"Internationally, the competition is everywhere," Dr. Bredillet said. "For a master's in management, I'm competing with George Washington University. I'm competing with some programs in Germany, Norway and the U.K. That's why we're delivering the curriculum in English."

woulda

woulda

(colloquial) would have

You woulda told him the truth.

Learning English BBC World Service:should and should have, would and would have, could and could have

網路翻譯家:語氣助動詞表示「推測」的用法

英中性愛辭典 性伴譯炮友 趣味口語 師批為次文化無助益

此篇文章列為『輔導級』內容。

【楊桂華╱台北報導】近日市面出現國內第一本英中對照《簡明性愛辭典》，收錄網路交友、夜店邂逅、談情說愛、上床等四百個常用英文字彙與解釋，顛覆一般人認為字典都是沉重且無趣的看法。但英文老師與外籍人士批評該辭典只是次文化，英文還是學校教的最正統，多學性愛英文俚語對英文程度並無太大助益。

國內首見

翻譯並出版《簡明性愛辭典》的大辣出版社指出，此書是以輕鬆幽默筆調撰寫，四百個字彙反映當代性愛文化與用語，適用各種性傾向、性癖好與性關係。該書售價三百六十五元。大辣指此書是十八歲以上才能購買的限制級，作者是兩名美國女作家艾瑪?泰勒（Emma Taylor）與洛樂萊?夏琪（Lorelei Sharkey），曾合作出版數本性愛書籍。為更符合台灣時下口語用法，大辣把性交翻譯成打炮，性伴侶翻譯成炮友。

大辣另行挑選部分有趣字彙做成字卡附在書中，如drive-thru從二十四小時開放的速食店快速購物車道「得來速」，引申成為方便又簡易的性愛；body count則指上過床的總人數；Samantha Jones原是電視劇集《慾望城市》中對性愛態度開放的女主角之一，現衍生為獨立自信、為享受性愛而性愛的女子。

民眾林欣儀翻閱辭典後說，部分字彙如booty call（打電話給炮友），是她在美國生活時常聽到的字眼，整本書趣味感十足。但現居台灣的美國人丹布隆（Dan Bloom）批評，此書凸顯西方文化低俗處，內容充滿歧視女性的態度，他並不希望台灣年輕人深入了解。

戰死人數成上床人數

丹布隆解釋，body count原意指美軍在越戰中的死亡人數統計，沒想到衍生成上床人數，他覺得很褻瀆原始涵義。成功大學外文系主任劉開鈴也說，性愛的確有許多英文俚語，乍聽會覺得這本書很有趣，但她擔心年輕人過度學習性愛詞彙，反而忽略英文正規用法。

簡明性愛辭典字彙舉例

body count 炮友計算，指上過床、有肌膚之親的總人數
booty call 打電話給炮友，booty原意屁股，引申為炮友
cheerleader 雜交時過度熱心旁觀者，從啦啦隊員加油打氣引申而來
drive-thru 方便簡易的性愛，從24小時開放的得來速引申而來
dejafuck 似曾相識的性愛，結合d?j? vu（似曾相識）與fuck（性交）
sampler 性愛試吃員，從超市試吃引申為把性愛當成試吃行為者

資料來源：大辣出版社《簡明性愛辭典》

為了不讓老師學者們擔心，我們看過就忘了吧，別太鑽研！

寫作時的一些小建議Some ideas for planning your next composition

1. Make an outline of what you want to say.(將你想要說的列大綱)

2. In your first paragraph, state clearly the problem you are trying to
solve.(第一段清楚陳述你要解決的問題)

3. In your last paragraph, summarize you essay and indicate your
conclusions.(在末段文章裡，總結並作結論)

4. Use concrete examples to illustrate your arguments, or the points you are tring to make.(用具體範例來闡明你的論點或重點)

摘於BelajarEnglish的一篇回應文章。BelajarEnglish是一個ESL的社群，Belajar是馬來語，意思為"learn"，但並非僅限於當地人的社群，只要是在學英文的，都可申請為成員。

「監獄」的幾種說法

prison/jail

correctional facility

houses of correction

graybar hotel

concrete Hilton

hoosegow

the hole

the Yard

lockup

資料來源:79期CNN雜誌

英文的各種『階梯』

ladder梯子: 兩側有長條的金屬、木頭或繩子，中間有橫檔(rung)，供攀爬用。

stairs樓梯: 由梯階(stair)組成，設在住所或工作的樓房，可步行上下樓。

staircase/stairway/stiarwell樓梯間: 建築物內部容納樓梯的部分，常包含欄杆扶手(banister)、牆壁、天花板等。

steps台階: 在室外或非住屋的梯階，例如門口、廟堂前的台階或步道的石階。

資料來源:78期CNN雜誌

[網站介紹]Open English World

免費的國外英語學習網站，主要著重在慣用語和會話上，會話附有聲音檔。網站還有論壇，可和世界各地的英語學習者交流哦！

A long road

剛看完了這一則「好苦的洋墨水」及回應文章(推)，心中雜感交集，雖然本人並沒喝過洋墨水。

沒錯，當我情緒低落時常會覺得我真的爬不上去了，原來還有好大一截。

本來要「精通」一個語言就是不容易，自己又不是長期處在英語環境之下，再來真正用英文對話的機會真的少之又少，英文程度怎可能一日千里。況且本人也並非勤勞的學習者，日日夜夜啃食著，儘管我還是喜歡學習英語。

學習外語是一漫漫長路，我想我還是會一路走下去。

[文法網站]English grammar

已脫離研讀文法的時代很久了，關於過去簡單式和過去完成式的差別也忘的差不多，這裡稍微提供了一些解釋，好像又有了些概念了。今天和外師們討論這兩個時態外加現在完成式的不同，光是"I forget,""I forgot,""I had forgotten,""I have forgotten"就可以花上五分鐘理解。

讓我們來複習一下這些時態吧。

Taiwanese light up 8.1-mile long firecracker string in world record bid

Taiwanese light up 8.1-mile long firecracker string in world record bid

Canadian Press

Monday, March 05, 2007

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Organizers lit up a 8.1-mile string of explosives in a southern Taiwanese county Sunday, hoping to create the world's longest firecracker in a record-setting attempt expected to last two hours.

TV footage of the Chinese New Year celebration in Tainan County, dubbed "Legend of the Fire Dragon," showed rapid flashes of bright red explosions that created huge wafts of white smoke.

Throngs that had gathered to witness the spectacle wore masks, goggles, and even motorcycle helmets to protect themselves from the pollution.

The firecracker was expected to take two hours to finish burning.

The record-breaking attempt needs to be verified by Guinness World Records.

Taiwanese newspaper United Daily News reported that Spain holds the current world record for the longest continuously burning firecracker at 7 miles.

The record wasn't listed on the Guinness World Records official Web site, which only contains partial listings.

The festivities in Taiwan Sunday marked the last day of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration. Other locals set aloft lanterns in the sky.

To teach or not to teach English grammar

這個問題想必是很多英文老師最想問的問題，對較年幼的學生來說，不用太著重於文法上的解釋，而對成人學生來說，文法就是個重要課題了。但不管答案為何，任何一位英文學習者，都該儘量讓自己多接觸英文並創造使用英文的機會。

By Shih-Fan Kao 高士凡

Sunday, Mar 04, 2007, Page 8

About three months ago, a colleague told me that she just spent two hours teaching students the different usages of the English word "as."

I then asked her if she thought, after her dedicated efforts, her students could then use the word accurately in day-to-day conversations. Her answer, interestingly, was that she didn't think so, because it all depended on how much exposure to English the students would get outside the classroom.

I began to wonder if it is worth spending so much time teaching English grammar to students because a number of empirical studies have demonstrated that the critical factor for students' proper use of English grammar is more the result of real-life exposure than learning in the classroom. Only if grammatical structures are used in an authentic context do they have meaning.

For this reason, EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers have to create situations in which the students feel a need to utilize grammar in order to communicate properly in English. In other words, the students learn grammar more effectively when grammar is contextualized -- not singled out as a separate "skill" or "course."

From the 1950s through the 1980s, the manner in which grammar was taught in countries like Taiwan was not put into question, owing to a grammar-centric teaching of the language.

During this period, teaching English and teaching grammar were virtually synonymous. Questions on whether and how to teach grammar arose during the mid-1980s, as communicative language teaching, which emphasized the use of English as a means to communicate, came into fashion.

Today, only a few researchers and teachers advocate "no grammar at all" in the teaching of English, while most experts think that appropriate attention to grammar can speed up learning.

Research has shown that variables such as age, proficiency level, language skills, needs and goals can help teachers determine the role of grammar in teaching.

Note that grammar is important to some extent in all variables, depending on the continuum of each. In terms of abstraction capabilities and levels of cognition, the focus on grammar is more important to adults, whereas it is less important to young children and somewhere in between to teenagers.

Thus, to teach or not to teach English grammar may not be a question anymore; how to teach it is now the real issue and this is where teaching professionals can't seem to agree.

One of the most frequently asked questions is: should English grammar be taught explicitly or implicitly? Many of those who were born before the early 1980s in Taiwan had to experience the explicit (or deductive) method of grammar instruction, with direct teacher explanations followed by related exercises tailored to reflect entrance exams.

By contrast, implicit (or inductive) teaching occurs when students are exposed to various language forms and are left to discover grammar rules on their own. Advocates of this approach argue that students can acquire English naturally if they are provided with an adequate amount of comprehensible input.

Most students prefer the explicit approach because it requires less mental effort.

Many researchers think that in most contexts, the implicit approach is more appropriate because it goes with natural language acquisition. For this reason, one of the most important homework assignments for EFL learners is to get English input outside the classroom.

It is language use -- not the conscious focus on grammar -- that accounts for effective communication and interaction between human beings.

Shih-Fan Kao is an assistant professor at Jin-wen University of Science and Technology.

天下雜誌

Monica，台灣英語網顧問之一，在她的台灣英語網部落格中這一篇"What do I usually read? And why? 我常讀哪些東西？又為什麼讀那些呢？ "文章裡，分享她常閱覽的網站。我覺得”天下雜誌”真的不錯，感謝她的介紹！

英式和美式英語的差異

English Feed最新的內容談的是英式英語和美式英語的不同處，主持人在播客裡約略提及了一些，如拼字上的不同，用法上的不同，還有文法上的不同。其中，他提到了一直潛浮在我腦海裡但又不那麼積極去解開的一個疑惑，那就是"He has just gone to the bank"和"He just went to the bank."在使用上的差別。我知道這兩者的用法皆可，但現在更進一步的知道前者是英式的用法，後者是美式的用法。

此外，該篇文章還有提供相關的兩個連結，一是美式腔調訓練(圖一)，另一個是美式和英式英文字彙的不同，有興趣的朋友可以看看哦。

如何用英文表達你想要的薪水數目？

此文章取自：http://edu.163.com/06/1212/11/324VVJOS00290165.html

由於該網站全為簡體文，以下的文字用轉碼的方式轉成繁體文，轉繁體後其中有些許的錯字，在此不再做任何修正，造成不便，請包涵。

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薪金待遇常常是面試到最後考官後問你的問題之一。如何表達你想要的薪水數目？下面是一些表述薪金待遇常用的句子，不妨借鑑一下。

1. The starting salary I require is HK$6,500 per month.

待遇方面，本人希望月薪六千五百港幣起薪。

2. I require a salary of $4,500 a month to begin with.

本人希望，月薪四千五百元起薪。

3. The salary I require would be $60,000 a year, plus one percent commission on all sales.

關于薪金，本人要求年薪六萬元，同時希望獲得銷售額1％的分紅。

4. My desired starting salary is 10,000 yuan.

本人希望起薪10,000元。

5.I require a monthly salary of 12,000 yuan, plus housing.

希望待遇月薪一萬二千元，提供宿舍。

6. I require a commencing salary of 9,600 yuan a month.

本人希望，月薪九千六百元起薪。

7. I am quite willing to start at a small salary.

起薪少一點，本人並不計較。

8. In regards to salary, I'll leave it to you to decide after you have seen the kind of work I can do.

關于薪金，請考驗本人的工作後再作定奪。

9. However, the matter of remuneration will take care of itself, as it always does, if other things are all right.

不過，如其他條件具備，薪水問題自會解決。

10. I am willing to work on a trial basis for a small salary for several months, if necessary.

試用期內，本人願意薪水低一點。

爆笑：一封寫給英語系女生的情書

曾經看過相似文章，在瀏覽該網站時，無意間又看到，覺得很逗趣，貼於此分享之。文章取自：http://edu.163.com/06/1120/13/30CJBU4P002922C9.html

由於該網站全為簡體文，以下的文字用轉碼的方式轉成繁體文，轉繁體後其中有些許的錯字，在此不再做任何修正，造成不便，請包涵。

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Dear wang litte girl:

親愛的王小姐：

（翻譯這句，我可費了不少心思，中文直接用”親愛的”未免顯得肉中有肉，麻中有麻，還是老外開放，一般朋友也可以用dear，這樣自己的賊心可以得到滿足而又不唐突。“姐”想譯成sister吧，怕她理解成小妹，一開始就叫人小妹，我好意思開口，人家還不一定好意思應呢，把小姐譯成little girl吧，又怕她理解成小丫頭，這樣“wang little girl”變成了王小丫，上天作證，我可沒有喜歡這個漂亮的主持人，其實主要知道喜歡了也白搭，就象明知是垃圾股又何必再投資進去呢？最後採用考試時常用的方法-----丟硬幣決定還是譯成litte girl。）

From see you one eye, I shit love you.

（本想寫”自從見你第一眼，我便對你魂牽夢繞”，可魂牽夢繞我實在譯不出，只好寫成”我便愛上你”，”便”譯成shit是鄰居小孩告訴我的，他說VCD裡老有人說：”shit”，這個shit就是”便”。）

your eyes close,I die;your eyes open ,I come back olive.Your eyes close and open again and again ,I die again and again. 你的眼睛閉上，我就死了，你的眼睛睜開，我又活過來了，你眼睛眨呀眨，我就死去活來。

Maybe you do not know me ,no matter.one see clock emotion is pop.

“也許你還不認識我，沒有關系，一見鐘情很流行。”

（譯一見鐘情頗費了一番功夫，一、見、情都會，但鐘字怎麼譯呢，一抬頭，見鬧鐘上寫著呢：clock，pop這個詞是從電視中學來的，最流行的音樂唱片就是top of thepops，呵呵，處處留心皆學問呀。)

I think I should introduce myself to you.

我想應該介紹一下自己。

(事實證明我的英文啟蒙老師很有遠見，她說要是哪天你到了國外，要找外國MM套磁，就要用這句。不過，不知她有沒有想到我現在是用這句話來唬中國MM。)

I call Li old big. toyear 25.

我叫李老大，今年25. （今天是today，那麼今年是toyear，沒有錯的吧。）

My home four mouth people:papa,mama,I and DD.

我家有四口人：爸爸、媽媽、我和弟弟。

（還好，幸虧在網上混了這麼多年，知道GG，JJ，MM，DD怎麼寫的。）

I beat letter very fast,because I am a computer high hand.Ievenact as black guest.

我打字很快，因為我是電腦高手，我甚至還當過黑客呢。

I do early fu*ck every day,so that I can have strong body to protect you.

我每天都做早操，這樣我會有強壯的身體來保護你。

(“操”譯成fu*ck也是鄰居小孩告訴我的，他還說VCD裡就是這麼譯的，人家外國電影不會用錯的。)

Please come to eat and sleep with me, or I will cut myhair to be a monk , and find a place where many monkslive in to over mylife.

請嫁給我吧，否則我將削發為僧，找個廟來了此一生。

（實在想不起嫁字怎麼譯了，好在我腦袋靈光，嫁過來不就是和我吃住在一起嗎？禍不單行，廟字我又忘記怎麼譯了，不過這也難不倒我，好多和尚住的地方不就是廟嗎？為自己的聰明鼓掌！至于了此一生，打遊戲時最後不是gameover吧，over當然就是結束啦。）

your old big

你的老大

（為了表示親切，署名時我省去了姓，不過你的老大聽起來有點象黑社會的感覺，算了，不管它啦。）

明天有空嗎？--脫口而出的100個經典句子

此篇文章取自：http://education.163.com/06/0928/10/2S3N7DIJ00290165.html

Any day will do? 哪一天都可以？

Any messages for me? 有我的留言嗎？

Are you by yourself? 你一個人來嗎？

All right with you? 你沒有問題吧？

Are you free tomorrow? 明天有空嗎？

Are you kidding me? 你在跟我開玩笑吧？

As soon as possible! 盡可能快！

Back in a moment! 馬上回來！

Believe it or not! 信不信由你！

Better luck next time! 下次會更好！

Boy will be boys 本性難移！

Come to the point! 有話直說！

Do you accept plastic? 收不收行用卡？

Does it keep long? 可以保存嗎？

Don't be so fussy! 別挑剔了！

Don't count to me! 別指望我！

Don't fall for it! 不要上當！

Don't get me wrong! 你搞錯了！

Don't give me that! 少來這套！

Don't let me down! 別讓我失望！

Don't lose your head! 別樂昏了頭！

Don't over do it! 別做過頭了！

Don't sit there daydreaming! 別閒著做白日夢！

Don't stand on ceremony! 別太拘束！

Drop me a line! 要寫信給我！

Easy come easy go! 來得容易去得也快！

First come first served! 先到先得！

Get a move on! 快點吧！

Get off my back! 不要嘲笑我！

Give him the works! 給他點教訓！

Give me a break! 饒了我吧！

Give me a hand! 幫我一個忙！

Great minds think alike! 英雄所見略同！

I'll treat you to lunch. 午餐我請你！

In one ear, out the other ear. 一耳進，一耳出！

I'm spaced-out! 我開小差了！

I beg your pardon! 請你再說一遍！

I can't afford that! 我付不起！

I can't follow you! 我不懂你說的！

I can't help it! 我情不自禁！

I couldn't reach him! 我聯絡不上他！

I cross my heart! 我發誓是真的！

I don't mean it! 我不是故意的！

I feel very miserable! 我好沮喪！

I have no choice! 我別無選擇了！

I watch my money! 視財如命！

I'll be in touch! 保持聯絡！

I'll check it out! 我去看看！

I'll show you around! 我帶你四處逛逛！

I'll see to it! 我會留意的！

I'm crazy for you! 我為你瘋狂！

You make me jump! 你下了我一跳！

Make up your mind. 作個決定吧！

Make yourself at home! 就當在家一樣！

My mouth is watering! 我要流口水了！

Never heard of it! 沒聽說過！

Nice talking to you! 很高興和你聊天！

No doubt about it! 勿庸置疑！

No pain no gain! 不經一事，不長一智！

None of your business! 要你管？

There is nothing on your business! 這沒你的事！

Now you are really talking! 說得對！

Please don't rush me! 請不要吹促我！

Please keep me informed! 請一定要通知我！

She looks blue today. 她今天很憂鬱！

She is under the weather. 她心情不好！

So far, so good. 過得去。

Speaking of the devil! 一說曹操，曹操就到！

Stay away from me! 離我遠一點！

Stay on the ball! 集中注意力！

That makes no difference. 不都一樣嗎？

That's a touchy issue! 這是個辣手得問題！

That's always the case! 習以為常！

That's going too far! 這太離譜了！

That's more like that! 這才象話嘛！

The answer is zero! 白忙了！

The dice is cast! 已成定局了！

The same as usual! 一如既往！

The walls have ears! 隔牆有耳！

There you go again! 你又來了！

Time is running out! 沒有時間了！

We better get going! 最好馬上就走