2016年7月20日星期三

圖坦卡門(Tutankhamun)，禿鷲(vulture)

DK Find Out! | Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and more!

圖坦卡門(Tutankhamun)黃金面具跟vulture(禿鷲)有甚麼關係呢? 意外發現DKfindout!網站的好處。

禿鷲又稱兀鷲、靈鷲、狗頭鵰、座山鵰或禿鷹

2016年7月18日星期一

良品0718一個主詞 + 一個動詞 (Rich Man, Poor Man)

1.單字
Quiz 含聽力、圖片、翻譯
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成寒印證遞減背誦法

Hot _____ include tea, coffee and hot chocolate.熱飲包括茶、咖啡和熱巧克力。
Shall we have a bottle of _____ with dinner?我們晚餐喝一瓶葡萄酒好嗎？
This _____ is brewed in Mexico.這種啤酒是在墨西哥釀製的。
Merriam-Webster
家徽?

2.句子
S+V 一個主詞 + 一個動詞
黃玟君的觀念英文閱讀──從看懂句子開始

3. Rich Man, Poor Man

PDF
Rich Man, Poor Man

Macmillan Readers

Macmillan Readers: Rich Man Poor Man Pack

T. C. Jupp Worksheet Answer Key

ISBN:: 9781405076364
English Type:: British English
Published Date:: 30 April 2005
Format:: Mixed media product
Level:: Beginner
Weight:: 0.0760kg
Pages:: 32

Old Adam gets a surprising gift. His son, who is working in England, sends him a money order. Adam wants to use the gift to give a party. But when he tries to cash the money order, he experiences many problems.

Rich Man Poor Man Worksheet - Macmillan Readers

2016年7月16日星期六

少，但是更好 X「精．簡．準」(Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less)

少，但是更好 (Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown)

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
First, use more extreme criteria.
Second, ask “What is essential?” and eliminate the rest.
Third, beware of the endowment effect.

SEASON 3, EPISODE 12: THE DISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF LESS [PODCAST]
An Interview with Greg McKeown, Author of ‘Essentialism’ (Read the Transcript)

【王牌憲櫻勤】No.7：時間無價，免費最貴

本集談談「時間無價，免費最貴」觀念，免費的事物，背後所帶來的意涵是如何？為了免費，而花費時間，這樣是值得的嗎？

以及介紹《少，但是更好》這本書，教您如何只做正確的事，在個人和專業領域中變得更有效率、更有生產力和更有影響力。就如同憲哥所說的「少，就是多」、「less is more」。

王牌憲櫻勤，周一好心情，一定要收聽喔!
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幸福課全 / Tal Ben-Shahar
幸福課第1堂：何謂積極心理學？(美國哈佛大學開放式課程)
幸福課第12堂：寫日記與目標設定(美國哈佛大學開放式課程)
更快樂：哈佛最受歡迎的一堂課（修訂版）譯者：譚家瑜
Happier:Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment by Tal Ben-Shahar

paradox
a situation or statement which seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics 自相矛盾的情況；似非而是的說法，悖論；詭論
[+ that] It's a curious paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty. 大量喝水經常會讓人感覺口渴，這是看似矛盾而正確的奇怪說法。

悖論的英文paradox一詞，來自希臘語παράδοξος ，paradoxos，意思是「未預料到的」，「奇怪的」。如果承認它是真的，經過一系列正確的推理，卻又得出它是假的；如果承認它是假的，經過一系列正確的推理，卻又得出它是真的。

concentrated
adj gathered together or made less diffuse
“their concentrated efforts”

kick the feeling

(transitive) (informal) to free oneself of (an addiction, etc) ⇒ to kick heroin, ⇒ to kick the habit
[WITH OBJECT] informal Succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction):I made a New Year resolution to kick the habitshe was trying to kick heroin
[TRANSITIVE] INFORMAL to stop doing something that is bad for youAmanda has finally managed to kick smoking.
kick the habit: Do you smoke and want to kick the habit?

tap my talent

tap

tap into

[TRANSITIVE] if you tap something such as someone’s ability or a supply of information, you use it or get some benefit from it

Are you tapping your staff’s full potential?

Several other companies were already tapping this market.

1. You have to come up with a question for discussion.

2. Explain and make a sentence:

l tap me talent

l diffused efforts

l paradox

l endowment effect

l kick the feeling

3. Teach the attendees how you prioritize your life

4. What are the three elements of the highest point of contribution?

5. What can we do to avoid the clarity paradox and continue our upward momentum? What are the three suggestions?

If You Don’t Prioritize Your Life, Someone Else Will

檢視桌上的行事曆，發現所做的事很多都跟書中提倡的「更少但更好」背道而馳，有點後悔時間就這麼浪費了，就像忙於移動卻不曾到達任何目的地。往後要更嚴格篩選，不要只是為了填滿行事曆上的空格或是待辦清單上的項目，就胡亂塞進各式各樣的活動。閱讀越清醒的一本好書，至於要怎麽運用自如，則還在摸索，從實踐中深度體驗。

你的人生值得這樣過下去嗎？知道該做什麼，永遠比拼命做還重要

良品0711英英字典

跟各國人都可以聊得來：語言大師教你如何掌握三大關鍵快速精通各國語言，學了就不忘！ FLUENT FOREVER 作者：Gabriel Wyne

1.自我介紹3分鐘
(年齡、工作、興趣......)
My name is Ashley. I have a pet turtle.

英文社團: 台南快樂英語讀書會 Tainan Happy English Club
國際貿易輕鬆學２面試須知／頁５－１３
埃及夢幻白沙漠露營

2.英英字典 -- beverage
前625個常用單字之beverage
發音+圖片+個人經驗/故事情節
間隔重複複習
例: atrium, crest, chandelier
發音: Merriam-Webster
定義、例句: 劍橋免費英語詞典和同義詞詞典

3.複習考試
指派作業: 熟悉並應用英英字典+Google圖片+發音，記憶單字，下次考試。
一個主詞+一個動詞
The girl likes me.
She is a teacher.
Birds fly.
I gave him a pen.
He keeps his room clean.

玩玩看

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How to use Anki - Fluent Forever
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Q&A
High-heeled footwear (often abbreviated as high heels or simply heels)

Wearing High Heels

film

a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story

電影；影片

What's your favourite film?你最喜歡哪部電影？

movie

[ C ] mainly us for a cinema film

電影，影片

ride a bicycle

[ I or T ] to sit on a horse or a bicycle andtravel along on it controlling its movements

騎（馬或腳踏車）
I ride my bicycle to work.我騎腳踏車去上班。

cycle

to ride a bicycle

騎單車／腳踏車

cycling uk us /ˈsaɪ.klɪŋ/ noun [ U ]

We did a lot of cycling in France last year.去年在法國我們常騎腳踏車去兜風。

How to Get Off Your Spin Bike and Start Cycling Outside

marketing
a job that involves encouraging people to buy a product or service

Our marketing people have come up with agreat idea for the launch of the new model.我們的行銷人員為新型號的上市想出了好點子。
drink[uncountable and countable] liquid that you can drink:

They sell soft drinks (=non-alcoholic drinks).

food and drink companies

Quiz
American English a short test that a teacher gives to a class:

a biology quiz

家徽?

beverage
a drink of any type
Hot beverages include tea, coffee and hot chocolate.熱飲包括茶、咖啡和熱巧克力。

coffee
If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep.要是咖啡喝得太多，我會睡不著覺。

tea
How do you like your tea - strong or weak?你喜歡喝甚麼樣的茶——濃的還是淡的？

wine
Shall we have a bottle of wine with dinner?我們晚餐喝一瓶葡萄酒好嗎？

beer
This beer is brewed in Mexico.這種啤酒是在墨西哥釀製的。

juice
a carton of apple juice一盒蘋果汁

water
mineral water礦泉水

milk
a milk bottle奶瓶

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2016年7月20日 星期三