2018-06-03

#10 EdX


What I learned on the edX is the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is a recent industrial revolution. The Internet of Things means that the Internet not only collects and distributes information, it can automate things, and it can make our lives easier.
The Internet of Things collects a large amount of data that humans can't really understand. In addition, we can use it to predict what we need to do in the future and the future trends. We can also take action before a failure occurs so that we can do our job better.
We can now see that more and more products are evolving, such as being able to send recipes to the microwave, and telling us how it is done during the cooking of the device.
Many changes are taking place on how to truly use the Internet of Things, which will cause great differences in the future.




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2018-05-20

#8 TED Talk



1.        mindset (n.) 思維方式、觀念模式
a person's way of thinking and their opinions
It's extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press.
要改變公眾和媒體的思維模式是極度困難的。
2.        Challenge (n.) 挑戰、難題、考驗
something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person's ability
You know me - I like a challenge.
你了解我——我喜歡挑戰。
3.        Intuitions (n.) 直覺
an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts
Often there's no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.
很多時候,往往沒有這樣或那樣的確鑿證據,你只好憑直覺進行判斷。


There are many ways to achieve success. They are willing to fail, willing to make mistakes, willing to learn lessons and start from scratch. The most important thing is to persevere, and success is not far behind.


2018-05-13

#7 English song


Reflection 倒影
演唱:克莉絲蒂娜/美國女歌手

Look at me 看著我,
You may think you see who I really am你也許以為你看到了真正的我
But you’ll never know me但你永遠不會瞭解我
every day每一天
It’s as if I play a part似乎我真的扮演一個角色,發揮著我的作用。
Now I see現在我明白,
If I wear a mask如果自我掩飾,
I can fool the world我可以愚弄這個世界,
But I cannot fool my heart 卻無法欺騙自己的內心。
Who is that girl I see,我見到的那女孩是誰,
Staring straight back at me?兩眼直直地望著我。
When will my reflection show何時我的倒影才能顯示出
Who I am inside?真正的自我。
I am now in a world我此時身在一個世界,
Where I have to hide my heart在這裡我不得不掩飾我的內心世界。

And what I believe in 以及我所信仰的。
But somehow但無論如何,
I will show the world我將告訴這世界,
What’s inside my heart 我心中的秘密,
And beloved for whom I am我愛這樣的我。

Who is that girl I see,我見到的那女孩是誰,
Staring straight back at me?兩眼直直地望著我。
Why is my reflection someone為何我自己的倒影
I don’t know?我自己卻都不認識?
Must I pretend that難道我必須
I’m someone else for all time?一直都扮演一個非我的角色?
When will my reflection show何時我的倒影才能顯示出
Who I am inside?真正的自我。
There’s a heart that must be free to fly有一顆心需要自由飛翔,
That burns with a need
To know the reason why它迫切地需要知道
Why must we all conceal what wethink, how we feel?為何我們都得隱瞞自己在想什麼,自己的真正感受

Must there be a secret of me難道有一個秘密,
I’m forced to hide?必須要我隱藏?
I won’t pretend that I’m someone else For all time我不會一直去扮演另一個身份角色。

When will my reflection show Who I am inside 何時我的倒影才能顯現出真正的自我
When will my reflection show Who I am inside 何時我的倒影才能顯現出真正的自我

1.         Reflection (n.)
Ø  映射、反射
the image of something in a mirror or on any reflective surface
       He put silver foil around the fire to increase heat reflection.
       他用銀箔圍住火爐來增加熱的反射。
Ø   a reflection on sb/sth 給…帶來(尤指不好的)影響的事情;招致對…非議的事情
something that makes other people have a particular opinion about someone or something, especially a bad opinion
       Low test scores are a sad reflection on our school system.
       學生考分低,這使我們的學校系統遭受非議。
2.         Straight
Ø  (adj.) 直的(地)、筆直的(地)
continuing in one direction without bending or curving
       She has straight blonde hair.
她有一頭金色直髮。
Ø  (adv.) 徑直、立即
immediately
       I got home and went straight to bed.
我回到家就立即上床睡了。
3.         Pretend
Ø  (v.) 偽稱、裝扮
to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game
       The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs.
孩子們裝扮成恐龍。
Ø  (n.) 想像的、不真實的
imaginary or not real
       They knew the argument was only pretend, but they still got upset.
他們知道這些爭執是假裝的,但還是覺得難過。


²  Why you likes the song?
The song Reflection is an episode of the Disney movie "Mulan." Mulan is a movie I like very much when I was a child. I often watch this movie repeatedly, and this song is the favorite song in the whole movie.






2018-04-20

# 6 ESL Cyber Listening Lab

1.       trim
Ø  (v.) 修剪、修整
to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
My hair needs trimming.
我的頭髮需要剪一剪。
Ø  (v.) 消減、減少
to reduce the amount or size of something
They're trying to trim their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced.
他們正試圖降低成本,所以沒有安排填補離職員工的空缺。
Ø  (adj.) 苗條的
approving thin in an attractive and healthy way
You're looking very trim - have you lost weight?
你看起來很苗條——你減肥了嗎?
Ø  (n.) 修剪、修整
an act of making something, especially someone's hair, tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
I asked the hairdresser for a trim.
我請理髮師給我修剪一下頭髮。

2.       specialize (v.) 專攻、專門從事
to spend most of your time studying one particular subject or doing one type of business
She hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.
她請了個專打離婚官司的律師。

3.       accident (n.) 意外、事故
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone
Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
喬希不小心把作業上灑得都是水。
Ø  by accident 偶然地意外地
without intending to, or without being intended
I deleted the file by accident.
我不小心刪掉了那個檔案。

4.       prank 
Ø  (n.) 胡鬧、玩笑、惡作劇
a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
I've had enough of your childish pranks.
我受夠了你孩子般的胡鬧了。
Ø  (v.) 對…胡鬧、對…惡作劇
to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage
He finally realized he'd been pranked.
他終於明白自己被人惡作劇了。

5.       satisfied (adj.) 滿足的滿意的
pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted
Some people are never satisfied!
有些人永遠不會滿足!





2018-04-16

#5 Free writing


A place that is special to you

I have a very special place, that is my grandma's home. My grandma's home is in Kinmen. I have to go by plane and boat to cross the Taiwan Strait before I arrive. Because of the long distance, I have visited very few times.
In Kinmen, what I like to do most is sit on the balcony every afternoon. Enjoy the warm sun and cool winds. Occasionally, I will chat with my grandmother, or relax and discard my worries. Enjoy the hard-won leisure time.



Tools:
    1.googletranslate

    2.Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary

2018-04-01

#4 Collocation

1.        scandal (n.) 醜聞、反感
corruption scandal 貪污醜聞
His flight came as a major corruption scandal was enveloping his already controversial administration.

2.        exploit (v.) 利用、開發
fully exploit 充分利用
British military spokesman Lieutenant Peter Darling tells VOA he has no information about the scale or scope of this apparent uprising, but says British forces are firing on " targets of opportunity " from the outskirts of the city in what he calls an attempt to fully exploit the situation.

3.        breach (n.) 破壞、違反
material breach 重大違反
The Iraqi envoy called the military campaign " a flagrant material breach of international law ".

4.        strengthen (v.) 增強,加強、鞏固
further strengthen進一步地增強
A White House spokeswoman said they expressed a desire to further strengthen the United States-Japan alliance.

5.         assure (v.) 向…保證、讓…放心
can assure 可以保證

I can assure you that at least my students have done a lot in this.





2018-03-25

#3 Collocation


1.    attend (v.) 出席、參加
The conference was attended by 65 countries.

2.    slur (v.) 含糊地說、口齒不清地說
You love a prof who hurls racist slurs at students?

3.    depressed (adj.) 憂鬱的、消沉的、沮喪的
Often these individuals are clinically depressed or have another mental disorder.

4.    accomplish (v.) 完成、實現
I am happy to say mission accomplished!

5.    diagnosis (n.) 診斷
The diagnosis is confirmed by genetic analysis.