A plus for attracting someone's attention - (Wed, 8/24)

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Flora
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A plus for attracting someone's attention - (Wed, 8/24)

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Dear All,

I am Flora and it is indeed my pleasure to give you guys a warm and fun night.

Nowadays most people are always busy with their work regardless of their personal life. It seems a trend to work overtime in office and the home is seen as a hotel, a place for sleep. Even if it is a beautiful sunny weekend, they may prefer staying at home or just hanging around with some close friends to exploring the excitement by all means, not to mention the opportunity of meeting their soul mate. As a result, matchmaking agents have been mushrooming in these years, especially those on Internet. Do not just stick to your folly and do nothing. The first step might be critical for your own happiness. How would you introduce yourself attractively whether on a match.com or in front of people? How do you describe yourself in an impressive way? If you are always charismatic, I would sincerely invite you to share your opinion and idea with us. If you consider it difficult to attract others’attention to your self-introduction, it is even a must for you to learn some experience from others!


- Session One -
Please give us a brief self-introduction in about 2-3 minutes. I would suggest you to compose a script beforehand and apply some adjectives below in your speech. Be yourself instead of being too exaggerative. Everyone will have others’ feedback.

- Session Two -
Play a game. Warm up for the next session!

~Take a Break for 15 minutes~

- Session Three -
The last part is not that kind of necessary in a romantic relationship, but it does help heat up your feeling somehow. It is so-called Love Letter. You may use some descriptive words from last session or just express your affection into words. Try your best to make a touching letter and show your sincerity.

Reference:
http://www.candlelightmessages.com/lill ... tters.html
http://www.americaninspirational.com/love_letters.htm

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Time: 7-9PM, Wednesday
Place: POSETOP (敦化南路一段233巷59號。捷運板南線忠孝敦化站3號出口, 從明曜百貨公司的巷子進入後第二個巷子摩斯漢堡左轉)

給新朋友的話:
1. 請準備簡單的英語自我介紹。討論完畢後可能會請你給我們一點感想或是你對我們的看法。
2. 來之前請先讀一下討論主題,思考一下如何回答及討論。
3. 在正式加入並繳交可退還之押金NT$1,000之前,可以先來觀摩三次。
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technobabel
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Memo from the Dept of Fundamental Sentimental
Ladies and gents...
it is never too late(or too early) to fine-tune this timeless art of self-promotion. But, isn't it almost unethtical to promote one'self too successfully? "Truth in advertising" does seem like an oxymoron...
The fire of marital crisis burns slowly but surely. The warning sign may seem small, far away and easy to ignore for now, but before you know it, it hits you right in the face and knock you senseless. Consider yourself warned.
I am not abandoning Yoyo, I am just dancing slowly away from it.
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Flora
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文章 Flora »

~ Adj. for Self-Description ~

adventurous
superstitious
dependant (on)
unfriendly
aggressive
clueless, innocent 愚鈍的
active
old-fashioned
anxious
adaptable 適應性強的
decent, moral 正派的
annoyed, irritated
arrogant, conceited 傲慢的
enlightened, 開明的
well-informed 見多識廣的
upset, excited
open, open-minded
sincere, honest
crazy, flipped-out
well-balanced, stable
shy, timid
outgoing
creative
critical 吹毛求疵的
moody 心情不穩的
slow 遲鈍的
boring
laid-back 閒散的
ill-tempered 易怒的
loud
lively, active; cheerful
shallow; careless, reckless 魯莽的
passionate, serious; enthusiastic
quiet,
soft 溫柔的 和藹的
eager to learn, studious
liberal, tolerant
dear, nice, kind, pleasant
kind, pleasant, genial
funny (witty, humorous)
melancholy, pensive
unusual, strange
talented, gifted
excited, enthusiastic
crazy, mad, demented
persevering, persistent; dogged 頑固的
helpful
well-known/famous
popular
modest, humble, self-effacing
possessive 佔有慾強的
spellbinding, fascinating 迷人的
silly, ignorant, stupid, dumb
spiteful, evil, detestable,
well-behaved, good
chaotic, disorganised
charming
miserable
mistrustful
wary 小心翼翼的
sympathetic
modern
fashionable, stylish, chic,
moral
alert 靈敏的
lively, upbeat 歡樂的
musical
courageous, gutsy; daring
careless, slack, sloppy 草率的;不嚴謹的
close to nature, fond of being outdoors
natural, genuine 純真的
envious, jealous
nervous
sweet, nice
curious
depressed
cute, likable
normal
superficial, shallow
thankful, grateful
dumb, stupid
self-centred
ambitious
honest
selfish
simple, plain
smug 沾沾自喜的
vain 愛慕虛榮的
unique, matchless
lonely, lonesome
mean
gross, disgusting
elegant, classy
touchy, sensitive (to)
sensitive, feeling
energetic
assertive獨斷的
committed, loyal
dedicated 奉獻的
optimistic
tidy, neat, orderly
partial (to) 偏愛的
biased, prejudiced (against) 偏見的
passive
pessimistic 悲觀的
phlegmatic, calm, unemotional
fussy, finicky 愛挑剔的
practical
punctual, on time
radical, revolutionary 激進的
refined, elegant, fine
rough, coarse, rude
rebellious 造反的
dogmatic, know-all, always must be right
honest, sincere, has integrity
rich
mature
religious
narrow-minded
successful
first-class
fair
fantastic
lazy
cowardly, fainthearted
firm, unchanging, solid
(eg ein fester Freund)
fit, feeling good
hard-working, industrious
progressive, progress-minded
saucy, cheeky 無禮 無恥的
kind, friendly
happy
cheerful, merry
thoughtful, considerate
hospitable, generous
correct, proper, downright 坦率的
romantic
inconsiderate, careless
calm, placid
sarcastic mocking, making fun of
clean
angry, sour, cross
messy, dirty
clever, tricky 機敏的
bad
in a bad mood, bad-humoured
fast
uncommunicative, reserved, taciturn
shy
weak, poor
clumsy 笨拙的
unselfish
educated, cultured
patient
dangerous
full-of-feeling, sentimental
witty, brilliant
stingy, tight
pleasant
brilliant, genius
just; fair; impartial
valued, dear, appreciated
clever, skillful
skillful, clever (at)
closed, reserved
chatty, talkative
sociable
healthy
conscientious 認真的 誠懇的
self-confident
independent
selfish, ego(t)istic(al)
strange, weird
sensitive
safe, secure, certainly
carefree, free of worries
careful
thrifty 節儉的
late
spontaneous 自發的
athletic 行動敏捷的
strong, cool
proud
quarrelsome, aggressive 愛爭吵的 好鬥的
tactless, indiscreet 不明智的
tactful, discreet
greedy
reliable, trustworthy
apathetic (towards), indifferent, unconcerned (about),
lucky
generous
good
well-dressed
in a good mood, good-humoured
well informed (on)
good-natured 溫厚的
half as ...as...
stubborn 頑強的
hard
hard-headed, stubborn
domestic, home-loving
cheerful
bright, clear-headed
uninhibited, 不受約束的
lively, high-spirited, has much character
fond of animals
foolhardy 有勇無謀的
lethargic, lazy, sluggish
sad
loyal, faithful
typical(ly)
exuberant 生氣勃勃
ebullient 興高采烈的
concerned for the environment
independent (of)
naughty
easy-going
inflexible, uncompromising
disobedient
enterprising,
unworried 鎮定自如的
wonderful, magnificent
heartless 冷酷的
helpful
cooperative
deceitful, tricky
haughty, proud,snobby, stuck-up
polite
hungry
idealistic
impulsive 易衝動的
intellectual, smart, intelligent
interested (in)
intolerant (of)
irascible 易怒的
keen to do things
irresistible 富有誘惑力的
responsible
glum, ill-humoured,
reliable
embarrassed, self-conscious
reasonable, sensible
crazy
trustworthy
confused
pampered, spoilt (brat)
desperate 鋌而走險的
careful
insane, crazy
warm hearted
repulsive, disgusting
wild
smart-alecky 自作聰明的
young
fond of children
childish, puerile, silly
childlike
great, super, terrific
petty 心胸狹窄的
clever, intelligent; smart
complicated
consistent
conservative 保守的
uncommunicative, reserved, taciturn
wonderful, great
absent-minded 心不在焉
single-minded, purposeful, determined 一心一意的
satisfied, content
reserved 含蓄的
cautious 謹慎的
dependable, reliable, trustworthy
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maggiewang
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文章 maggiewang »

8) :oops:

哇~~ 好多單字咩!! 非常有用,應該要趁機找些別的形容詞來形容自己..
不要每次都用shy... 呵呵!!

有個問題想請耶~~

http://www.americaninspirational.com/love_letters.htm

這個文章裡最後有句

an affair to remember

中文該怎麼說啊.... 有種好像懂又好像不是很懂的感覺耶!!

看完這些love letter ,很好奇大家會怎麼寫,可惜我不能參加..


有空的人一定要去咩!!
大家一起加油吧!
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Roger
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文章 Roger »

真是用心的host...:P :P
我想禮拜三將會是個有趣又知性的meeting
讓大家期待你精彩的遊戲吧!
遊英文 質人生 http://122.116.234.216
Former President of YOYO English Club
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austin
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文章 austin »

哇!!!
好長的list....哪去弄來的形容詞大全呀 :shock:
厲害!!!!
There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
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Flora
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文章 Flora »

今天 很感謝大家的熱情參與 雖然外面飄著小雨
雖然主持人自己也遲到 雖然時間延誤了很久 :oops:
Anyway, 看到大家認真的玩遊戲 寫情書 總算完美結束了8)

與會者:Austin, Ariel, Alex, Chris, Christine, Carrie, David Chen, David Liao, Jessica, Julian, Laura, Richard, Salina, Wei, Wayne
New comer: Allen, Iris, Maggie

另外 特別提供由Salina, Richard, Wei, David, Laura一起創作的Love Letter

My yummy darling,

In my heart, you are a sweet angel with innocent eyes standing at the rainbow to catch my soul. Everything you do completes my life. Every temptation and intimacy give me good memories forever. The most romantic moment in the world is to be with you. I desire giving you the most unbelievable dream. One day, you gave me a bundle of roses. It is so touching and adoring. Lover, your sweet smile seems like the sun rising from the ocean. I am so jealous of you because you own the most wonderful love, my Queen. When I get together with you, every day is a happy holiday.

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誠如Austin所言 有些時候 再多的形容詞也不足以表達個人形象
每個人散發出來的魅力 氣質 還是得靠自己多多培養
了解自己的特質 特性 接著加以擴大 便能成為獨特的個人
寫情書 當然也不是男性的特權了 更不需要正經八百 文情並茂
只要誠懇並用心 許多支末細微的瑣事 也能浪漫入文 更令人動容 :roll:
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文章 technobabel »

Additional vocabs:

Eccentric- same as "weird" but in a slightly more positive sense and less annoying.

Erratic- that which follows no predictable pattern and is the opposite of calm and serene. But not necessarily in a bad way. Some believe that one's mind is most creative in this state of uncertainty.

The bonus word of the day is...

"crock pot" = 悶燒鍋
(a descriptive word for emotional dimension not readily understood by native English speaker when applied out of context)

Also, the ultimate rhetorical question of the night is...

"Who do I have to sleep with to get into ASUS?" This is a good question to ask, if your interview with ASUS did not go as well as planned.
I am not abandoning Yoyo, I am just dancing slowly away from it.
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文章 AlteredEgo »

Just to go with the flow, here is a song lyric for this occasion.

The Rose

Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger,
an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower,
and you its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give,
and the soul afraid of dyin'
that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.
All I ask is the chance for me to prove that money does not make me happy.
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