前幾天ptt上有人在尋問腦殘如何翻成英文，
隨手google了一下，
找到這樣的說法。
翻得很妙，
Your left brain has nothing right. 左腦沒半點東西是對的，
Your right brain has nothing left. 右腦空空如也。
罵人不帶髒字
XD
2009年3月31日 星期二
Studioclassroom_20090331
Globalization
Is globalization making the world better or worse?
Adam: You may be right in saying that these companies help create jobs, but this often happeds at the expense of the local industries. Besides, many countries are experiencing cultural genocide. Traditional values are nealy disappearing in some cultures. For example, in Bangalor, India, many young professionals are
more interested in American culture than thier own culture.
Beth: That may be one side effect, but it is a small price to pay for all of the benefits of more choices for consumers and investors. Globalization has really boosted the world economy.
Adam: I agree that globalization has led to economic growth, and ever higher employment and standard of living in many places. Unfortunately, this is not the case with every country.
Beth: Why not? Doesn't more trade mean a higher standard of living for everybody?
Adam: Maybe, but government regulations often can't keep up with the changes globalization makes. More trade may bring more jobs, but they may be low-paying or even dangerous. The movement of jobs from one country to another can even mean some workers will be unemployed.
Beth: While there are obviously a lot of problems with globalization, I'm still convinced it is effective, important and necessary.
at the expense of 以...為代價
expense n. 花費/損失/犧牲
eg: Jimmy is spending too much time playing video games at the expense of his studies.
eg: She got promoted at the expense of her family time.
eg: The factory maximized their productivity at the expense of quality.
side effect 副作用
eg: An upset stomach and a dry mouth are some of the sides effects of that cold medicine.
eg: The side effect of the treatment include nausea(噁心), dizziness(暈眩) and skin rash(皮膚疹).
eg: The establishment of the chemical factories might cause enviromental side effect.
standard of living n. 生活水準
eg: People in many northern European countries have to pay high taxes but enjoy a high
standard of living.
unemployed adj. -> It means you don't have a job. 失業的
unemployment n. 失業
un- 否定
eg: About 200 people have been unemployed since the only factory in his town closed.
eg: Geroge has been unemployed for over six month and he felt very frustrated with his situation.
eg: The unemployment rate decreased this month.
culture genocide n. -> culture is dying out 文化滅絕
genocide -> completely death
//== Grammer on the go ==//
You may be right in saying that these companies help create jobs,
but this often happeds at the expense of the local industries.
Sentence Pattern
You may be right in saying that..., but...
肯定別人觀點且表達出自己為什麼不苟同之處
//== Chat room ==//
beside prep. -> next to
besides 除了...之外/而且況且
而且況且
eg: I don't like the adress. Besides, it is too expensive.
eg: It's too late to go for a work and besides, it started to rain.
eg: I didn't go to John's party because I has to work late.
And besides, this party is usually boring.
eg: I don't want to go. Besides, I am too busy.
除了...之外
eg: Besides reading novels, I like to go to the movies.
Is globalization making the world better or worse?
Adam: You may be right in saying that these companies help create jobs, but this often happeds at the expense of the local industries. Besides, many countries are experiencing cultural genocide. Traditional values are nealy disappearing in some cultures. For example, in Bangalor, India, many young professionals are
more interested in American culture than thier own culture.
Beth: That may be one side effect, but it is a small price to pay for all of the benefits of more choices for consumers and investors. Globalization has really boosted the world economy.
Adam: I agree that globalization has led to economic growth, and ever higher employment and standard of living in many places. Unfortunately, this is not the case with every country.
Beth: Why not? Doesn't more trade mean a higher standard of living for everybody?
Adam: Maybe, but government regulations often can't keep up with the changes globalization makes. More trade may bring more jobs, but they may be low-paying or even dangerous. The movement of jobs from one country to another can even mean some workers will be unemployed.
Beth: While there are obviously a lot of problems with globalization, I'm still convinced it is effective, important and necessary.
at the expense of 以...為代價
expense n. 花費/損失/犧牲
eg: Jimmy is spending too much time playing video games at the expense of his studies.
eg: She got promoted at the expense of her family time.
eg: The factory maximized their productivity at the expense of quality.
side effect 副作用
eg: An upset stomach and a dry mouth are some of the sides effects of that cold medicine.
eg: The side effect of the treatment include nausea(噁心), dizziness(暈眩) and skin rash(皮膚疹).
eg: The establishment of the chemical factories might cause enviromental side effect.
standard of living n. 生活水準
eg: People in many northern European countries have to pay high taxes but enjoy a high
standard of living.
unemployed adj. -> It means you don't have a job. 失業的
unemployment n. 失業
un- 否定
eg: About 200 people have been unemployed since the only factory in his town closed.
eg: Geroge has been unemployed for over six month and he felt very frustrated with his situation.
eg: The unemployment rate decreased this month.
culture genocide n. -> culture is dying out 文化滅絕
genocide -> completely death
//== Grammer on the go ==//
You may be right in saying that these companies help create jobs,
but this often happeds at the expense of the local industries.
Sentence Pattern
You may be right in saying that..., but...
肯定別人觀點且表達出自己為什麼不苟同之處
//== Chat room ==//
beside prep. -> next to
besides 除了...之外/而且況且
而且況且
eg: I don't like the adress. Besides, it is too expensive.
eg: It's too late to go for a work and besides, it started to rain.
eg: I didn't go to John's party because I has to work late.
And besides, this party is usually boring.
eg: I don't want to go. Besides, I am too busy.
除了...之外
eg: Besides reading novels, I like to go to the movies.
2009年3月30日 星期一
Studioclassroom_20090330
Globalization
Is globalization making the world better or worse?
Globalization - the international spread of products, ideas and information - is bringing the world closer together. But globalization is not a new concept. For thousands of years, nations have roamed the earth in search of new markets and new source of raw material for their own industries.
Today, the world is becoming more and more integrated, so the speed at which globalization is occuring has increased. Since 1950, the volume of world trade has increased 27 times, and now it accounts for more than 20 percent of economic activities.
Is globalization good or bad? Not everyone agrees.
Conversation
Beth: Did you know that this coffee shop chain serves coffees from all over the world? By serving these products, they are giving destitue farmers access to new markets and thus raising their living standards. The shops are also giving us a wider range of products to choose them.
Adam: True, but globalization has its downsides too. There is concern about multinational companies mistreating their workers in developing countries as well as damaging the enviroment there.
Beth: Perhaps, but the presence of multinational companies in these countries does
provide investment opportunities and create jobs.
globalization n. 全球化
globe -> the earth
eg: The impact of globalization on the world is both widespread and complex.
roam v. 漫步
eg: The lost child roamed around the playground, looking for her mother and crying loudly.
eg: The bored youngsters roamed around the mall.
eg: The adventures roamed about the world looking for treasure.
destitue adj. -> poor 貧窮的
impoverished adj. 貧窮的
eg: Many people in India are destitue, so they have to beg in the streets in order to survive.
eg: These destitue families don't even have food to feed thier children.
eg: The hurricane left thousands of people destitue.
downside n. 缺點 -> negative effect
eg: One downside to driving a big car is the high cost of fuel.
eg: The downside of using emails to communicate is the lack of real personal interaction.
eg: The downside of living in the city is the high living expense.
downside <-> upside n.優點
multinational company n. 跨國企業
//== Chat room ==//
do come to the party -> for emphasis
John was supposed to come to dinner, but he never came.
-> John was supposed to come to dinner, but He never did come.
Do tell me.
He never did come.
Is globalization making the world better or worse?
Globalization - the international spread of products, ideas and information - is bringing the world closer together. But globalization is not a new concept. For thousands of years, nations have roamed the earth in search of new markets and new source of raw material for their own industries.
Today, the world is becoming more and more integrated, so the speed at which globalization is occuring has increased. Since 1950, the volume of world trade has increased 27 times, and now it accounts for more than 20 percent of economic activities.
Is globalization good or bad? Not everyone agrees.
Conversation
Beth: Did you know that this coffee shop chain serves coffees from all over the world? By serving these products, they are giving destitue farmers access to new markets and thus raising their living standards. The shops are also giving us a wider range of products to choose them.
Adam: True, but globalization has its downsides too. There is concern about multinational companies mistreating their workers in developing countries as well as damaging the enviroment there.
Beth: Perhaps, but the presence of multinational companies in these countries does
provide investment opportunities and create jobs.
globalization n. 全球化
globe -> the earth
eg: The impact of globalization on the world is both widespread and complex.
roam v. 漫步
eg: The lost child roamed around the playground, looking for her mother and crying loudly.
eg: The bored youngsters roamed around the mall.
eg: The adventures roamed about the world looking for treasure.
destitue adj. -> poor 貧窮的
impoverished adj. 貧窮的
eg: Many people in India are destitue, so they have to beg in the streets in order to survive.
eg: These destitue families don't even have food to feed thier children.
eg: The hurricane left thousands of people destitue.
downside n. 缺點 -> negative effect
eg: One downside to driving a big car is the high cost of fuel.
eg: The downside of using emails to communicate is the lack of real personal interaction.
eg: The downside of living in the city is the high living expense.
downside <-> upside n.優點
multinational company n. 跨國企業
//== Chat room ==//
do come to the party -> for emphasis
John was supposed to come to dinner, but he never came.
-> John was supposed to come to dinner, but He never did come.
Do tell me.
He never did come.
Yushan a frontrunner for natural wonders list
from Student Post
Yushan (Mt. Jade), a major natural landmark in Taiwan and the highest mountain in northeast Asia, presently ranks among the frontrunners to make a list of the world's seven natural wonders.
The Yushan National Park Administration nominated the mountain to represent Taiwan in a selection by people around the world via the Internet.
The worldwide polls are held by a foundation based in Switzerland to select seven world wonders in the categories of landscape, sea view, island, mountain, cave, forest, and lake on earth.
Yushan has defeated more than 1,000 nominated natural wonders to rank among the top 261 places on the overall list in the first round of voting.
A total of 77 natural wonders — 11 in each of the seven categories — will be picked out of the 261 places in the second round of balloting that will conclude on July 7.
The Web site for the worldwide voting is http://www.new7wonders.com/.
Officials at the Yushan National Park Administration said about 40,000 people scale Yushan every year and close to 20 percent or 8,000 mountain climbers are from abroad.
They said people should give their ballots to the more friendly and reachable mountains rather than the inaccessible ones, on which most people have no chance to set foot.
to rank (v.) 排名；名列
The movie ranked among the top ten for box office earnings that week.
to nominate (v.) 提名；推薦
The class nominated Violet to be the secretary of the student council.
poll (n.) 投票；民調
The bank sent out a poll in the mail asking how satisfied their customers were with online banking.
cave (n.) 山洞；洞穴
The campers went into a cave to take shelter from the storm, not knowing that a bear lived in it.
category (n.) 項目；類別
A biography and a fantasy novel should not be judged in the same category.
to scale (v.) 攀爬；攀登
A reward was offered to the first person who could scale the dangerous mountain.
inaccessible (adj.) 無法到達的；無法得到的
Because of the fallen rocks from the avalanche, the path had become inaccessible.
natural wonder 自然奇景
Mt. Everest is often considered a natural wonder of the world.
to give one's ballot to 投票給；票選
Tom decided to give his ballot to Obama.
to set foot 登上；站上
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
Yushan (Mt. Jade), a major natural landmark in Taiwan and the highest mountain in northeast Asia, presently ranks among the frontrunners to make a list of the world's seven natural wonders.
The Yushan National Park Administration nominated the mountain to represent Taiwan in a selection by people around the world via the Internet.
The worldwide polls are held by a foundation based in Switzerland to select seven world wonders in the categories of landscape, sea view, island, mountain, cave, forest, and lake on earth.
Yushan has defeated more than 1,000 nominated natural wonders to rank among the top 261 places on the overall list in the first round of voting.
A total of 77 natural wonders — 11 in each of the seven categories — will be picked out of the 261 places in the second round of balloting that will conclude on July 7.
The Web site for the worldwide voting is http://www.new7wonders.com/.
Officials at the Yushan National Park Administration said about 40,000 people scale Yushan every year and close to 20 percent or 8,000 mountain climbers are from abroad.
They said people should give their ballots to the more friendly and reachable mountains rather than the inaccessible ones, on which most people have no chance to set foot.
to rank (v.) 排名；名列
The movie ranked among the top ten for box office earnings that week.
to nominate (v.) 提名；推薦
The class nominated Violet to be the secretary of the student council.
poll (n.) 投票；民調
The bank sent out a poll in the mail asking how satisfied their customers were with online banking.
cave (n.) 山洞；洞穴
The campers went into a cave to take shelter from the storm, not knowing that a bear lived in it.
category (n.) 項目；類別
A biography and a fantasy novel should not be judged in the same category.
to scale (v.) 攀爬；攀登
A reward was offered to the first person who could scale the dangerous mountain.
inaccessible (adj.) 無法到達的；無法得到的
Because of the fallen rocks from the avalanche, the path had become inaccessible.
natural wonder 自然奇景
Mt. Everest is often considered a natural wonder of the world.
to give one's ballot to 投票給；票選
Tom decided to give his ballot to Obama.
to set foot 登上；站上
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
2009年3月28日 星期六
Studioclassroom_20090328
The World's Best Train Trips
Southeast Asia: Eastern & Oriental Express
The luxurious Eastern & Oriental Express offers traveller glimpses of Southeast Asia's past and future. On the three-night journey from Bangkok to Singapore, the city skyline changes from rices fields and ater buffalo. Off train excursions include a boat ride on the beautiful Kwai Yai River. Before arriving in modern Singapore, the train stops in Penang, Malaysia.
There, passengers can explore colorful shops, elaborate temples and colonial churches.
Russia, Mongolia and China: Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway stretches across nearly 10,000 km -- roughly one-third of the globe. The route from Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia, one of the most popular, takes six days.
On the way, travlers pass by Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake. In the Gobi Desert, passengers see camels and yurts, circular Mongolian tents. Various restaurant cars -- Russian, Mongolian and Chinese -- are added to the train at different points in the journy.
As those vacations prove, train rides are'nt only about getting from place to place.
They are a journey of discovery!
oriental adj. 東方的國家的/東方人特有的 (用來形容事物用)
Orient n. 東方/東方國家
eastern adj. 東方的/東部的
-> when we talk about oriental, we are talking about parts of Asia,
-> something is oriental is referring to different things of the culture of Asia
-> not use this term to descibe people but to describe things
eg: Eastern Europe 東歐
eg: The store carries a large variety of oriental spices.
glimpse n. -> a short look
eg: Fans waited outside the hotel for hours just get a glimpse of the famous actor.
skyline n. 由建築物行成的天際線
-> the shape of the building of that city
eg: For a great view of the Chicago skyline take a boat ride on Lake Michigan.
eg: The skyline of Hong Kong is so beautiful and unique.
eg: You can get a clear view of the city's skyline from the top of the hill.
globe n.
the globe 地球/世界
global adj. 全球的
eg: In the 1800s, ships travled across the globe carrying people and goods.
eg: This band performed cocerts all around the globe.
eg: The recession(經濟蕭條) has become a global economic problem.
and needs our immediate attention.
various adj.
eg: I spent the afternoon in the library looking at various magazines.
colonial adj. 殖民時期的
trans -> across
yurts n.
->(遊牧地區用獸皮或毛毯所蓋的)圓頂帳篷蒙古包
-> Mongolian tents 蒙古包
//== Grammer on the go ==//
500-mile route = a route that is 500 miles long
27-hour trip
300-mile line
seven-hour journey
three-night journey
For using a norm to describe another norm,
there are numbers before the first norm.
There are some rules.
Rule #1: always connect the number with the first norm with a "-".
500-mile route
Rule #2: The first norm is usually in the singular form
27-hour trip (O)
27-hours trip (X)
Rule #3: The numbers is spelled out when it's smaller than 20
three-night journey
27-hour trip
//== Chat room ==//
regular plural forms 規則複數型
irregular plural forms 不規則複數型
eg:
one mouse/ two mice -> changed from German
one goose/ two geese
The same form in both singular and plural (單複數同型):
These norms don't have normal plural ending
because historically they have been thought as a group
not coutable individual animals.
They are collect norm.
eg:
one dear/ two dear
sheep/ two sheep
one moose/ two molsoe/
one swine/ two swine
buffalo / two buffalo
當表示不同種類時，才會寫成buffaloes
20 fishes 二十種魚
twelve fish 十二隻魚
//== related link ==//
http://www.trans-siberia.com/
http://www.expresstorussia.com/russian_train_tickets.html
Southeast Asia: Eastern & Oriental Express
The luxurious Eastern & Oriental Express offers traveller glimpses of Southeast Asia's past and future. On the three-night journey from Bangkok to Singapore, the city skyline changes from rices fields and ater buffalo. Off train excursions include a boat ride on the beautiful Kwai Yai River. Before arriving in modern Singapore, the train stops in Penang, Malaysia.
There, passengers can explore colorful shops, elaborate temples and colonial churches.
Russia, Mongolia and China: Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway stretches across nearly 10,000 km -- roughly one-third of the globe. The route from Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia, one of the most popular, takes six days.
On the way, travlers pass by Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake. In the Gobi Desert, passengers see camels and yurts, circular Mongolian tents. Various restaurant cars -- Russian, Mongolian and Chinese -- are added to the train at different points in the journy.
As those vacations prove, train rides are'nt only about getting from place to place.
They are a journey of discovery!
oriental adj. 東方的國家的/東方人特有的 (用來形容事物用)
Orient n. 東方/東方國家
eastern adj. 東方的/東部的
-> when we talk about oriental, we are talking about parts of Asia,
-> something is oriental is referring to different things of the culture of Asia
-> not use this term to descibe people but to describe things
eg: Eastern Europe 東歐
eg: The store carries a large variety of oriental spices.
glimpse n. -> a short look
eg: Fans waited outside the hotel for hours just get a glimpse of the famous actor.
skyline n. 由建築物行成的天際線
-> the shape of the building of that city
eg: For a great view of the Chicago skyline take a boat ride on Lake Michigan.
eg: The skyline of Hong Kong is so beautiful and unique.
eg: You can get a clear view of the city's skyline from the top of the hill.
globe n.
the globe 地球/世界
global adj. 全球的
eg: In the 1800s, ships travled across the globe carrying people and goods.
eg: This band performed cocerts all around the globe.
eg: The recession(經濟蕭條) has become a global economic problem.
and needs our immediate attention.
various adj.
eg: I spent the afternoon in the library looking at various magazines.
colonial adj. 殖民時期的
trans -> across
yurts n.
->(遊牧地區用獸皮或毛毯所蓋的)圓頂帳篷蒙古包
-> Mongolian tents 蒙古包
//== Grammer on the go ==//
500-mile route = a route that is 500 miles long
27-hour trip
300-mile line
seven-hour journey
three-night journey
For using a norm to describe another norm,
there are numbers before the first norm.
There are some rules.
Rule #1: always connect the number with the first norm with a "-".
500-mile route
Rule #2: The first norm is usually in the singular form
27-hour trip (O)
27-hours trip (X)
Rule #3: The numbers is spelled out when it's smaller than 20
three-night journey
27-hour trip
//== Chat room ==//
regular plural forms 規則複數型
irregular plural forms 不規則複數型
eg:
one mouse/ two mice -> changed from German
one goose/ two geese
The same form in both singular and plural (單複數同型):
These norms don't have normal plural ending
because historically they have been thought as a group
not coutable individual animals.
They are collect norm.
eg:
one dear/ two dear
sheep/ two sheep
one moose/ two molsoe/
one swine/ two swine
buffalo / two buffalo
當表示不同種類時，才會寫成buffaloes
20 fishes 二十種魚
twelve fish 十二隻魚
//== related link ==//
http://www.trans-siberia.com/
http://www.expresstorussia.com/russian_train_tickets.html
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