The Maoris' langauge in Australia is a branch of Austronesian Systems (南島語系). Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning "southern". (Wikipedia) northern = boreal (aurora borealis = 北極光) eastern = oriental western = occidental 南島語系 地理分佈： 馬來群島、大洋洲、臺灣、馬達加斯加、海南省稱回輝話屬於南島語系。 譜系學分類： 世界主要語系之一；雖...

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Iris, Jason, Jason, JD (host), Kenney, Lawrence, Sabrina, Sherry Lin, Sherry Liao, Stacy, Steve, Tim (newcomer), Wayne & Wen-han

Speakers:
Session I: Iris, Wayne, Rock, Steve, Stacy, Lawrence, & Wen-han
Session II: Everybody

And, yes Iris, you're right! The old lady asks for repetition and says the interviewer has an accent. But why I feel her own accent is even thicker than the interviewer......haaa...... You bet. The lady sounds like she is eastern European, or Italian perhaps; she's definitely not a native English s...

I do not fully trust these so-called English teachers (in the two links of videos JD posted) for what they say and teach despite the fact that they are native speakers. For example, Americans do say supermarket,G-string, tap, service station, soft drink, holiday, and mobile. In Longman Dictionary, "...

That dress makes you look very feminine. {Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary} It's translated into 那件衣服你穿起來很有麗人風韻。 Here "feminine" is defined as "having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women. (指氣質或外貿)女性特有的 Therefore, I think it's safe t...

Rock, You are a kind of ROBOT, providing answers precisely and immediately and, without a doubt, living IN THE COMPUTER. Is a robot genrally known to be able to provide answers precisely and immediately and live IN THE COMPUTER? :roll: :roll: :roll: I need one to answer all my questions in English....

Thank you for your replies, Tina, Rock, Iris, Kat and Kooper. I've learned a lot. I remember several years ago Kooper and I discussed the usage of "Black Sheep", then, I used the idea and made a sentence with " White Sheep " in it. Kooper said he's never seen this usage before. Recently, I finally ...

Words & Expressions 0805 2014 三從四德：the three obediences and four virtues (of a Chinese woman) 母性社會：matriarchal society 乒乓球拍： table tennis paddle/racket/bat 君子：gentleman; a man of noble character 男兒有淚不輕彈：Men only wee when deeply hurt. A man does not easily shed tears until his heart is broken. 負氣出走： ...

Attendance: 22 Austin Hsu (newcomer), Carrie, Crystal (newcomer), Iris, Jason (host), Laura, Lawrence, Leon, Linda Fun, Li-wen, Luis, May, Morris, Rock, Sharon, Sherry Liao, Stephen, Steve, Tina, Vicky, Wayne, & Wen-han Speakers: Session I: Crystal, Laura, Lawrence, & Leon Session II: May, Rock, Sab...

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Amy, Cindy, David Jr., Gloria, Iris, Jason, JD, Johnie, Julian, May, Michael, Morris, Navi, Rock, Ryan, Sabrina, Sharon, Sherry Liao (hostess), Sherry Lin, Sherry #3, Shirley, Stacy, Steve, Tina, Tom, Wayne, & Wendy

Please allow me to revive the "Ask Kat" tradition but extend it to "Ask Kat and all." :wink: If you hear a man tell a woman (1)"That dress makes you look very sexy" (2)"That dress makes you look very feminine" (3)"That dress makes you look very ladylike," does it draw you different pictures in mind...

I want to feedback something. Maybe Kat is also interested in discussing Chinese learning? In the meeting, the sentence Kat used as an example, "你真的是這樣想我的嗎？" sounds a little odd to me. I wonder what you guys think about it. Let me make an example, 小英：「我受夠了，你這個笨蛋！」 小久：「不會吧！你真的是這樣想我的嗎？」 Does it sound...

Dear Wayne and Claire, I think you will join us if you have time, right? (please say "yes"on the forum) Hi Gloria. Thanks for the invitation. I had been prepared to attend th emeeting before I was informed by our neighbor that an engineer would come to our buiding to replace our intercom system and...

I have read closely the excerpts and felt like having a lot to say, and here they are. Article 1: The Wrong and Right Way to Learn a Foreign Language This regimen, he claims, put him in a position to develop high levels of competence in several languages... Eli is focusing on speaking.. We do not ma...

Dear all, We're going to 台啤346倉庫 (台啤建國啤酒廠內) for dinner after the meeting. :) For making reservations we're taking RSVPs (thanks, Sherry!) Please RSVP here by leaving a comment. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday! Kat This facebook page says they are permanently closed. I called at the number (2...