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From: English Island    Ignore his fast talk. （Ｘ）別管他講話太快。 （Ｏ）別聽他的花言巧語。 Fast talk表面上看來是「講話很快」，其實是指人講話很快、語言浮誇，不太實在。 經常這樣講話的人，我們可以說他是fast talker。而fast talk更常用來當動詞： He fast-talked his way into a powerful job.  他靠誇誇其談謀了個要職。 They are fast friends.  （Ｘ）他們很快變成朋友。 （Ｏ）他們是很要好的朋友。  大家熟悉Fast意思是「快」，但它還有一個意思，是「牢固的、安穩的」。來看一例： He's fast asleep.  （Ｘ）他很快睡著。 （Ｏ）他睡得很熟。 Fast asleep  是熟睡，fast不是「很快」，而是「很安穩、很熟」。類似的還有，如果我們說一個規則是hard and fast，意思也是「很明確、很牢固、不能更改」： We have hard and fast rules for this procedure. 我們對流程規定非常明確。 Fast friend就是取這個意思，「牢固的朋友、可靠的朋友」。再看看例句： Do you have any fast friend in that company? 你在那家公司有可靠的朋友嗎？

From: Lingoda Class Report (Jessica), Cambridge Dictionary          There's a great page here on the Cambridge dictionary site with some           more info on when to use late, when to use lately and when it can be swapped with recently! https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/late-or-lately   Late:   Late   as an adverb means ‘not on time’: Well, I couldn’t find my classroom, so I got to the classroom a bit  late  and then I had to sing a song in front of the other students! Lately:   Lately is used for REPEATED events. Something that is recurring often.  We use   lately   for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect: She says she’s been feeling tired  lately . I think she’s working too much.     You asked me if you could interchange 'recently' and 'shortly,' and I said no. Here is why: Recently (adverb) m eaning - at a recent time;...

Leeds Mayi 推薦這個網站，非常地好用： https://youglish.com/getbyid/4156242/ground/english/uk  只要輸入關鍵字，例如「ground」，就可以找到US, UK or AUS三種地區，包含此字的英文發音影片。 我想針對英國發音，就點選UK，ground英國發音的影片就有4109支，我快速瀏覽到第27支，發現這支「Madagascar的Lemuria影片」很吸引我，於是開始進行較長時間跟讀。 （ＰＳ：我不贊成本片evolution的推斷，我是支持創造論creation的。不過本片製作優美，且動物真的是很可愛吸睛，讓我有意願跟讀。而且我超喜歡這旁白男聲，非常有吸引力！ ） 跟讀步驟： 先聽 >> 暫停 >> 模仿重複念 優點一：字很大，完全可以輕鬆看清楚。 優點二：沒有廣告打擾。 優點三：字幕在影片外，視線上反而不會互相干擾。 優點四：可調整速度。 缺點一：螢幕無法放到Full screen。 缺點二：最後幾個字跳很快，配合影片走速，有時來不及看，需要回上一頁，或是先記住。 結論： 很棒的工具網站，希望藉由跟讀練習，可以把我扭曲不標準的發音和聲調，調整到較接近母語人士。推薦給也想好好改善發音和口說的同學。

👀👉課程在此: 9比1學習網 課程創作：   里茲螞蟻 梅姨 課程適合地區：全球 課程影片總長度：  6.7小時 最後更新日期：2019-12-30 許多人一開始接觸英文時，通常是透過 KK 音標或是自然發音法系統來學習英文發音，但除了應付考試外，卻沒有真正學會正確的英文發音。甚至在使用英文溝通時，由於不確定每個英文的發音，只能用猜的方式講英文。有些人更有錯誤的概念，認為「口音有什麼關係，你聽得懂就好了」。  但問題就出在「口音」與「發音錯誤」是兩個完全不一樣的事情。所謂「口音」，就像是不同地區的人們講中文，由於風土民情的差異而有各自的口音，但並不影響聽者的理解。但「發音錯誤」則是發音與實際單字有很大的落差，例如把「confirm」讀成「conform」，把「taste good」讀成「test good」反而容易讓聽者一頭霧水，不知道你想表達什麼意思，也可能因此產生誤會。 感想： 我還有第二次跟讀作業要交。第一次小老師批改得很用心，梅姨本人的整體教學非常認真紮實，除了要咬緊牙關練習外，確實是物超所值，還有提供許多我以前不知道的免費學習英文網站。（學費大約為NT.2800) 自從三年 前搬到「新家（加）坡」，深感到自己的英文爛斃了，面對英式英文當道的國家，我講英文大家聽不懂，他們的用語我也霧煞煞。原來英式英文和美式英文有如此大之差別！我以前的美語武功都要廢了，加上ＫＫ音標不清不楚的後遺症，陰魂不散的糾纏我，使得學習英國發音成為一大挑戰。 英國發音確實有種美感，也能夠區別開許多單字的長短音和重音，我還在學習中，希望有一天我可以比較自由地使用英式英文，而不再卡來卡去。 推薦給也想更了解英文、改善英文的朋友。

From:  https://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/admin/assignments/1207594/take   Do not use the adverbs "when" or "where" to introduce adjectival clauses.  以when or where開始的副詞子句，是不能修飾名詞的。👀👻 1. Wrong: "Metro is the church where they go."   ( The adverbial clause "where they go" cannot modify a noun such as "church.") --> Right: "Metro is the church they attend." 2. Wrong: "This is the time when all good men should serve their country."   (The adverbial clause "when all good men should serve their country" cannot modify the noun "time.") --> Right: "This is the time for all good men to serve their country." Right: "God is near us when we pray to him." Right: " When we fail to pray, we cut ourselves off from the greatest source of power in the universe." 感想 ： 其實也是想當然爾，副詞子句當然是修飾「動詞、形容詞或副詞」嘛！但是在實際使用上，卻很可能不察而拿來形容「名詞」了。

From: https://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/admin/assignments/1183463/take Correlative Conjunctions Correlative conjunctions are used to join two, and no more than two , items of equal rank . Example: Wrong: "I like neithe r okra, broccoli, nor brussel sprouts." There are more than two items in this sentence; thus a correlative conjunction cannot be used. Right: "I don't like okra, broccoli, or brussels sprouts." 12: Correlative conjunctions should be placed as near as possible to the items they connec t . Examples: Wrong: "I neither like broccoli nor brussel sprouts." Here, the conjunction "neither" has become an adverb. Right: "I like neither broccoli nor brussel sprouts." Wrong: "We both are buried with Christ in baptism and are raised up with him to live a new life." Are two people buried and raised? Right: "We are both buried with Christ in baptism and raised up with him to l...

http://kwic.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/taiwan/ Enter the keywords in the keyword field on the upper left, and click on the search button. You can enter keywords in Taiwanese or English. When you click on one of the texts displayed as search results, its whole is displayed here. 很好用的中英文法律對照工具。

http://www.judicial.gov.tw/constitutionalcourt/p11.asp 節錄一小節 序號 中文 英文 提供單位 1 一、二審院長 Chief Judge 大法官書記處 2 一夫一妻婚姻制度 monogamy 大法官書記處 3 一次退休金 Lump-sum Retirement Payment 人事處 4 一行為重複處罰 double jeopardy ; Ne bis in idem 大法官書記處 5 一事不再理 res judicata 大法官書記處 6 一般非訟事件 Tally of General Non-contentious Cases 統計處 7 一般誹謗 slander 大法官書記處 8 七十九年特種考試台灣省基層公務人員考試規則 Regulations for Taiwan Province Basic-Level 1990 Civil Servants Specific Examination 大法官書記處 9 九二一震災重建暫行條例 Provisional Act Governing 921 Earthquake Post-Disaster Reconstruction 大法官書記處 10 二元訴訟制度 dual system of litigation 大法官書記處 11 人民之自由權利 people's freedoms and rights 大法官書記處 12 人民身體自由；人身自由 personal freedom 大法官書記處 13 人民陳訴案件 Private Citizen's Petition Cases 統計處 14 人民團體 civil association 大法官書記處 15 人民團體法 Civil Organizations Act 大法官書記處 16 人身自由 personal freedom; personal liberty; physical liberty 大法官書記處 17 人身保護令狀 habeas corpus 大法官書記處 18 人事保證 Employment Guaranty 統計處 19 人事室 Personnel Off...

法學知識與英文快易通 (5版) 作者：  鼎文名師群 ,  胡劭安 出版社： 鼎文 出版日期：2013/08/05 語言：繁體中文 JY:   The English vocabulary is harder than I think. It is good to learn English by this book. Notes: On hearing the bad news about his wife, the old man broke down (崩潰) and cried badly. Oil is essential for modern life -- apart from its use in transportation, it is also used in making fertilizers, plastics, and many other products. Water, soil, and the earth's green mantle (覆蓋物) of plants make up the world that supports the animal life of the earth.  I know my term paper is due on Monday. I'll get around to it over the weekend. * get around to 抽時間來做 My early effort did not meet with much success. No one encouraged me or raised my flagging 衰落的 spirits.  The actor blasted (咒罵) the newspaper for publicizing the story of his private life. When I am forced to speak up in class, I begin to blush (臉紅) , and my heart begins to pound faster and faster. ...

TOEIC Simulation Tests website:  http://www.english-test.net/toeic/ JY:  This website includes five simulation tests for free as I see so far. Take advantage of this website! However, like some other free mock exam websites, the answers seem to be wrong sometimes and it is hard to check your answer on the system. Notes: prawn 蝦子 arthritis 關節炎 ominous 不祥的 Word-of-mouth penthouse 高樓上的豪華公寓 raffle 獎券銷售 congenial 友善的 retention 保留 Calypso   “加力騷”即興歌曲〔起源於西印度羣島﹐以時事為主題〕 cubicle 小房間 versatile多功能的 cartridge 墨水筒 rectify 矯正 crate 裝貨箱 matrimony 婚姻 strenuous 費力的 TOEIC MINI Test website: http://thitoeic.com/mini-test JY:  It is a good place to practice Toeic mock exams. The problem is it is not easy to check out the answer you get wrong since you have to go one after another reviewing what you answered! Notes: retrospective 回顧展

2009－2011新 TOEIC聽力完全攻略（附3CD) 作者：  Jeff Santarlasci 出版社： 哈佛英語 出版日期：2009/06/26 語言：繁體中文 Comment: It is quite practical. 程度由淺而深，初學者可漸漸適應聽力問題。但是有些答案好像有問題。 Notes: trim hair  kick a habit 戒絕習慣 install the tiles 鋪磁磚 janitor 工友 fountain pen 鋼筆 coach 巴士 perk 津貼 produce 農產品 outset 最初 greasy 油膩的 setback 挫折 cholesterol 膽固醇 rollout 首次展示 pitches 情況

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening http://www.english-test.net/toeic JY : Oh, I love this one because it gives you clear answers and contexts! You can learn from your mistakes easily comparing with other free practice websites! So enjoy this! Notes: thermostat  自動調溫器, 恆溫器  soar    往上飛舞, 升騰 debris  殘骸; 破瓦殘礫  Listening Comprehension Transcript Hi, this is Mindy Rollins with your 4 p.m. front-seat traffic update. A couple of problems to report at this hour. A two-car collision is blocking the right lane of Interstate 12 near the Broad Street on-ramp, and traffic there is backed up for about two miles. On Highway 33, a milk truck has overturned near the junction of Holden Road, which has created a parking lot while work crews clear debris from the roadway. Other roads look normal for this time. Interstate 14 slows coming into Millburg, but picks up again near Smithport, and State Route 7 is slow off-and-on from the downtown S-curves th...

作者： 遠山顯 譯者： 陳焰輝 出版社： 如何 出版日： 2000/6/26 ISBN： 9789576074837 語言： 中文繁體 Comment :  This is a very fun and practical book! I read it every time with a smile. 我很推薦大家閱讀這本書，我自己就覺得受益良多。 Note : There is a skeleton in every closet. 家家有本難念的經 Go ahead, make my day. 放馬過來 There is a mother of all battles. 這是關鍵性的一戰

TOEIC多益聽力問題集-多益聽力測驗常考題型大全(1書 ＆ 3 Audio CDs) 作者： Rick Crooks & 江璞/合著 出版社： 知英文化 出版日期：2005/06/08 語言：繁體中文 Comment : This is a good book for training your listening skill. Notes : We've still got the edge in quality. (品質優勢) a new record will be set 創新記錄 She feels ambivalent about the transfer. 對於調職愛恨交加 I wonder what happened to my copy of this month's edition of Global Business Review. garage 修車廠 markdown 打折 personnel 人事部門 superb; fabulous; great; wonderful; prime show someone the ropes 指導別人 cotton garments (衣物) hearty n. 活力 complimentary snacks and soft drinks 免費點心和飲料 spokesperson 發言人 frontier = leading edge, cutting edge phase out 逐步淘汰 stick with = keep to ailing = troubled, sickly adolescent 青少年 wrap up 告一段落 benefactor 捐款人 at a fraction of the costs 價格的一小部分 legal guarantees 立法保障 botanical garden 植物園 stiff competition = tough competition market share 市占率 nothing short of amazing 驚人的成就 an across the board effort 全方位的努力 take great ...

美國老師教你寫出好英文 作者： Scott Dreyer、廖柏森 出版社： 眾文 出版日期：2008/09/01 Comments : 喜歡書中"Part A: What is a better writing"，尤其是作者修改台灣大學生英文作文的部分。目前還在閱讀中，已經覺得可以推薦給大家。 Notes :  ethnicity skyscraper conjure be accustomed to Ving devote themselves to Ving suffer from obesity garner attention deep-fried foods are loaded with fat nutritionist in the past Notes about THE : Europe the Middle East Southeast Asia Central America Southern Taiwan The Sahara The desert Germany Nantou County in the center of Taiwan The Republic of Korea The Philippines Vancouger The Vatican is both a city and a country. The British Isles  Orchid Island Green Island The Alps The Colorado Rockies Snow Mountain The Pacific Ocean The Panama Canal Sun Moon Lake The five Great Lakes Park Avenue Nathan Street the White House The Berlin Wall the Iron Curtain The Statute of Liberty The Great Wall of China The University of Virgi...

due          adjective                             Due 是一個形容詞。                     The deadline is due. due to       adjectival modifier                Du e to 帶出一個形容詞修飾語，用來修飾名詞。 可以緊接連綴動詞後！                     My lateness   is due to   the   traffic jam.  because of   an  adjectival modifier, but cannot follow a linking verb*                    Because of 不能緊接連綴動詞後作為一個形容詞子句。                     Because of the storm, he could not go to work. because       adverbial clause , cannot follow a linking verb*                   Becau...