The New Year series of holidays

Cause the New Year's holidays are in the next week, the Englisg vocabulary will be postponed to the second week.Is that ok to your guys??

Hoa Hoa Hoa~Merry Christmas來點應景音樂吧

You better watch out 你最好小心點

You better not cry 你最好不要再哭了

Better not pout 你最好不要再板著臉生氣了

I am telling you why 我來告訴你為什麼不要這樣

Santa Claus is Coming to town 聖誕老公公快進城了

(Repeat & Fade out)

He's making a list 他會列出小朋友的名單

And checking it twice 並且確認兩次

Gonna find out who is naughty and nice 他就會知道誰是搗蛋鬼誰是乖寶貝

Santa Claus is coming to town 聖誕老公公快進城了

He sees you when you're sleeping 他知道你何時睡著

He knowswhen you're awake 他知道你何時醒著

He Knows if you've been bad or good 也知道你是壞小孩還是乖寶貝

So be good for goodness sake 所以要乖喔! 這樣才能得到他仁慈的祝福

Oh!You better watch out!你最好小心點

You better not cry!你最好小心點

You better not pout 你最好不要再板著臉生氣了

I'm telling you why 我來告訴你為什麼不要這樣

Santa Claus is coming to town 聖誕老公公快進城了

Day4-5

Right before I left I had a dinner with one of the professors from my department. During this meeting I received the best advice about living abroad and life in general. "Be you, dress like yourself, act like yourself, and the rest will follow," was his advice to me. At that point I wasn't sure what to think or who to believe. I was too busy packing everything that I would need for my year stay in Spain and worrying about boarding and flying on only the third airplane in my life (the first two only being puddle jumpers between West Virginia, Washington D.C., and Kentucky)
When I arrived in Spain I was jetlagged, disoriented, and generally overwhelmed. The long trip through customs, the train stations, and locating my new apartment complex was a blurry haze. Once I arrived and got settled in I was forced to decide whose advice to follow.
Well, after phrasing that question to myself in those words, it didn't take long to realize what the answer should be. I took the advice of my professor and as Robert Frost once said, "and that has made all the difference." I found out that my new friends were American, Spanish, Indonesian, French, Irish and we all wore white socks, went to McDonalds, and were ourselves.
1.department---部門 13.located---位於
2.meeting---會議 14.complex---複雜的
3.in gereral---一般而言 15.blurry---污斑的
4.packing---包裝 16.haze---使模糊
5.boarding---上(船,飛機) 17.settle in---定居...
6.puddle-jumper---小型飛機 18.be forced to---被逼著做...
8.jetlagged---時差 19.phrase---用言語表達
9.disoriented---使...失去方向,迷惘 20.find out---找出
10.gererally---廣泛地,普遍地
11.overwhelmed---使不知所措
12.customs--- 海關

Day3(續上篇)

I spoke to many of my family, friends and fellow students about how to "fit in." I received a barrage of advice. For example, I was told not to wear white socks, not to wear any of my WVU t-shirts, not to frequent places associated with Americans like Mc Donald's. I was told to steer clear of hanging out with other Americans and to keep quiet about my own nationality as much as possible. For some reason or another, this series of helpful hints didn't sit well with me. Was I really going to have to go to all this trouble to live in Europe? Couldn't I just be the same guy that I had always been?

1.fellow---同事,伙伴
2.barrage---彈幕, 阻攔,阻塞, 齊射式攻擊;猛烈的攻擊
3.advice---建議
4.frequent---常到,常去,時常出現於
5.associated---相關的,關聯的
6.steer---指導,帶領,遵循,建議
7.hang out---(口語)玩耍
8.nationality---國籍,民族
9.series---一連串的
10.hint---暗示

Day 2

I select the article from http://thisibelieve.org/index.php

Be Yourself and the Rest Will Follow
I believe that throughout humanity as a whole, our similarities greatly outweigh our differences. Being only 23 years old and having never lived outside of my native West Virginia, I had no idea of what to expect when I took a job teaching English in Valladolid, Spain. I had gotten my bachelor's degree in Spanish from WVU in Morgantown, and had taught a couple of classes as a grad student. It wasn't the language difference or the responsibility of teaching that filled my thoughts on my first journey away from North America. It was a fear of somehow being inherently different. I couldn't explain it, but I tried to research as much as possible to keep my imaginary fears from becoming realities.

1.humanity---人性,人道
2.similarity---類似,相似
3.outweigh---比...更重要(更有價值)
4.expect---期待,期望
5.bachelor---學士
6.grad---研究生
7.inherently---天性地
8.research---研究,調查
9.imaginary---想像的,幻想的
10.reality---現實

DAY 1

1.postage---the money charged for carrying a letter,parcel etc by post
Ex.Please enclose US$9.99,including US$1 for postage.

2.previously---before the present time
Ex.The car was now worth twice what we paid for it six months previously.

3.outskirts---the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the certre
Ex.They live on the outskirts of Paris.

4.occasion---a time when something happens an important social event or ceremony
Ex.I'm saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion.

5.occupation---a job or profession
Ex.Please state your name,address and occupation.

6.state---to formally give a piece of information or your opinion,especially by saying it clearly
Ex. The witness satated that he had not seen the girl before.

7. witness---to see somthing happen,especially a crime accident,because you are present when it happens

8. present---to be in a particular place

9.particular---special or important enough to mention separtely

10.partake---to eat or drink something that is offered you
Ex.Will you partake this glass of wine?

Philippe Day-5 "Milk Gets Mixed Reviews"

Milk Gets Mixed Reviews
牛奶有益健康嗎？看法褒貶不一
Is the dairy industry just "milking" us?
by Steve Marth

Milk is so healthy that it's been described as the "perfect food." It has nine vitamins and essential minerals, including a powerful dose of calcium. And everyone knows that milk has lots of protein; it's just what humans need to grow big and strong. That's why it's been a part of the government-backed American school lunch program for some 60 years. China saw results and has since been working with America's dairy industry to help Chinese children grow healthy and strong – with milk. Sure, the same nutrients can be found in other foods, but not in such a simple and delicious package as milk.

1. described KK: []
   描述
   
2. essential KK: []
   必要的
   
3. minerals KK: []
   礦物
   
4. calcium KK: []
   鈣
   
5. dairy KK: []
   酪農場
   
6. industry KK: []
   企業；業界
   
7. nutrients KK: []
   營養的