Words, Expressions, and Collocations: 背著背包的自助旅行 backpacking [n] go backpacking [v] backpacker [sb] a backpacking trip 性騷擾: [n]: sexual harassment [v]: to sexually harass someone 用光現金: to use up all the cash 觀光勝地: tourist attraction 度假勝地: resort 破紀錄的: record-breaking ex: The temperature reached a re...

dry run 跟 rehearsal有差別嗎? 字典上看不太出來, 不過工作中同事都用dry run, 不知是何故?

Wordl expression補充:

pajamas: 男人的睡衣褲
淑女的: ladylike
手牽手: hand in hand
停電斷電: power outage / power cut / power failure

Kooper 報名

Attendants:
Kooper, Lydia, Debbie, Rock, Michael, Amizi, Kate, Tina, Jing, Hubert, Allen, Rico, Hanphy, Chris, Peter, Anne

Speakers (1st session): Kate, Rock, Peter
Speakers (2nd session):Rico, Hanphy, Anne

Visitors: Colulu

New Commers: Michael Liu

Descriptions of 921 earthquake quoted from Wikipedia: Ji-Ji earthquake (Traditional Chinese: 集集大地震), also known as 921 earthquake) occurred on September 21, 1999 in central Taiwan at 1:47 am local time and measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was at 23.87° N latitude, 120.75° E longitud...

Words you might use tonight: 地震波: seismic wave 地殼: crust 板塊: tectonic plate 震源: focus 震央: epicenter (指震源在地表的投影位置) 深源地震: deep focus earthquake 地震檢測站: seismic station 餘震: aftershock 海嘯: tsunami 地震強度: the magnitude of an earthquake 芮氏地震級數: Richter scale 與earthquake有關的詞語搭配: 地震發生: An earthquake struke /...

Hi Wayne Ni,

You recommended a forum discussing English last time.
Would you like to post its link?

thanks for something: 為...而謝
ex: Thanks for your advice.

thanks to something: 幸虧 / 由於...
ex: It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game.

For kooper, please email me the note you made your solution for stress. I think it's good advice for all people. Or can you post it?? Thank you. My tips on stress management: [Warning: May endanger your career life. Perform them at your own risk!] :wink: 1. Lower your expectation for yourself (posi...

Kate 寫:Dear Lynn,

You have done a good job!
I really enjoyed the meeting although it was stressful to create a play! (eustress )

Kate

I agreed, although stressful ...

A little quiz: Do you know what's wrong with below sentences and correct them? [quoted from "細說如何精通英文" written by 簡清國] 1. In my impression, he was a good student. 2. I have graduated for ten years. 3. I sold the house for three months, but I still couldn't sell it. 4. He criticized that the story ha...

technobabel 寫:This might be of interest to you.

http://www.booktv.org/

For example:
http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?Prog ... yMedia=Yes

Kate and Wayne,

Thanks for sharing. I found both of them are very informative and suitable to me.

I just recalled that I used to listen to news at VOA website.
Some of them have transcripts, although not very accurate, and
is of great help to me.