Sunday, April 2, 2017

Studio Classroom_2014-6_#19

#19 The Amazing Azores_2
Portugal's Azores are one of Europe's hidden treasures

Article and extra vocabulary

highlight  使顯著,使突出;強調
highlighter  螢光筆
hold your horses = hold on = wait

mild  溫和的,溫柔的
mild spicy
Please, make my food mild.
The weather in California is very mild.
Someone soft spoken voice is very mild.
The little girl spoke with mild voice.

Grammar Tip
正式問句  Do you feel like going on a real adventure?
=> 口語  Feel like going on a real adventure?
Feel like + V-ing   想要去做某事
=> Feel like having a cup of coffee?

there is/was/are/were + 名詞,意指"有",
is/was接單數或不可數名詞,are/were接複數名詞。
此there為虛主詞,詞性為代名詞,並非地方副詞的there。
絕對不能寫成there has/have/had + 名詞,
除非has/have是現在完成式的"助動詞",
後面一定會有been:There has/have been ...

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Studio Classroom_2014-6_#18

#18 The Amazing Azores_1
Portugal's Azores are one of Europe's hidden treasures

Idiom
off-the-beaten-path  人跡罕至(引申為尋幽探密)

Emphasize inside phrases

Big things come in small packages.
有價值的東西放在小包裹裡
=> 比如訂婚戒指

Don't judge a book by its cover.
不要憑封面來判斷一本書
=>不要以貌取人

All glitter is not gold.
閃爍的東西未必是金子
=>表面上看起來很有價值,實際上毫無用處

Grammar Tip
But don't judge the Azores by their size.
don't judge + 某事物 + by its/their + 特性
別以(特性)來判斷(某事物)
=> Don't judge Amy's ability to play soccer by her gender!

Friday, March 31, 2017

My winter vacation

I had a memorable winter vacation.
I traveled to Malaysia with a Malaysian friend and an Indonesian friend. This is the first time I went abroad.
The journey was not only fun but also interesting. Of course, unpleasant things happened too. I was sick in Malaysia.
I am happy to travel this time. I'm thankful to my oversea friends and they helped me a lot.


I love you, Yee Fun and Cynthia.
Regards
Sophia