ALE Actual Living English 實用生活美語
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EZ Basic基本美語誌
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Clean Your Closet 搶救衣櫃大作戰-5
Kurt: Honey, are you going to do the 1)laundry?
Sandy: I told you, Kurt. I'll be out of town for 3 weeks.
Kurt: Then you're gonna have to teach me. Laundry 101…
Sandy: OK, first your clothes are mostly cotton.
Kurt: What does that have to do with anything?
Sandy: It's about what setting you choose.
Kurt: I just see permanent press, normal, ultra delicate…
Sandy: Permanent press - for 2)causal clothes. It's a medium setting.
Kurt: I have a 3)newfound 4)respect for people who do laundry..
Sandy: Haha. Choose this wrinkle guard setting.
Kurt: So I won't have to 5)iron?
Sandy: Not as much. It keeps 6)wrinkling to a 7)minimum.
柯特：親愛的，你要洗衣服嗎？
珊蒂：我告訴過你了，柯特，接下來我有三個禮拜不在鎮上。
柯特：那你得教我衣服該怎麼洗……
珊蒂：好。首先，你的衣服大部分都是棉質的。
柯特：那跟什麼有關嗎？
珊蒂：那跟設定洗程選項有關。
柯特：我只看到免燙纖維、一般和超細緻……
珊蒂：免燙是給隨便洗無所謂的衣服。那屬於中間的設定。
柯特：我開始尊敬會洗衣服的人了。
珊蒂：哈哈。選擇這個防皺設定吧。
柯特：這樣我就不必燙了？
珊蒂：不用很用力燙。它能將衣服皺起來的情況減至最輕。
1) laundry (n.) 換洗衣物
2) casual(a.)（衣服）居家的，輕便的
3) newfound(a.) 新的，新發現的
4) respect (n.) 尊敬，敬意
5) iron(v., n.) 燙衣服；熨斗
6) wrinkle(v., n.) 起皺紋；皺紋
7) minimum (n.) 最小值
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there's a word for… ……的代名詞是……
有種文章的寫法叫做「破題法」又叫「開門見山法」，意思就是說一開頭即指出題目的精要所在，如同這個片語也有此功用，明明可以用一、兩個字解決的，有人就會說了半天還講不清楚，你就可以用這個當開頭要他清醒點。
A: Want to buy my computer? It's ten years old.
你想要買我的電腦嗎？它有十年之久囉。
B: There's a word for ten-year-old computers. It's ‘garbage.’
有十年之久的電腦還有另個名字，叫做「廢物」。
Sand and Sun in the City -1
Lin and Henri are chatting at a coffee shop near Taipei 101.
Lin: Have you heard of the city's plans to put a beach in over there? [Points]
Henri: A beach? Over there?
Lin: Yeah, it'll be done by September or October.
Henri: [1)Incredulously] A BEACH??
Lin: They'll put out beach chairs, and 2)parasols. They're bringing in the sand from Kenting or Fulong or somewhere.
Henri: There's a word for beaches that have no water. They're called deserts! And people die in them.
Lin: [Coldly] Funny. When you came back from Paris you couldn't stop 3)raving about the artificial beach there.
Henri: The one on the Seine? Yes, it was very nice. And romantic.
林和亨利正在台北一○一附近的一家咖啡店聊天。
林：你有聽說台北市打算在那裡設置沙灘的計畫嗎？（手比了比）
亨利：沙灘？在那裡？
林：是啊，可能九月或十月就會完工了。
亨利：（難以置信地）沙灘？
林：他們還會放置沙灘椅和陽傘。沙子會從墾丁、福隆或其他地方運來。
亨利：沒有水的沙灘有另外一個詞。那叫做沙漠！而人會死在裡面。
林：（冷冷地）不好笑。想當初你從巴黎回來的時候，你可是對那裡的人工沙灘讚不絕口呢。
亨利：塞納河畔的沙灘？是啊，那很美，而且浪漫。
1)incredulously (adv.) 不相信地
2)parasol (n.) 陽傘
3)rave (v.) 極力誇讚
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今日觀點
It might help city dwellers relieve a little stress if the beach environment was created in the city.
如果能在都市中感受悠閒氣息，這也是為都市人減壓的方法。
Wouldn't it be nice to see women walking around in bikinis on the streets of Taipei?
台北市街頭出現比基尼女郎，不是很賞心悅目嗎？
This will be the second biggest attraction, right after Taipei 101.
這一定能在除了一○一大樓外，多添了一個觀光景點。
Sand and Sun in the City -2
Lin: So what's the difference.
Henri: For one, the Seine is a river. How can you pretend you're at the beach if all you see are cars, busses and skyscrapers? You need water. And what if there's a typhoon? There'll be a sandstorm in the city!
Lin: No, they've already looked into that. They'll just cover the sand up with plastic. I think it will be great. Hot summers, afternoon showers, girls in bikinis…it'll make a great beach.
Henri: Girls in bikinis?
Lin: Of course. I even bought a new one today.
Henri: You know what? I'm thinking maybe it's not such a terrible idea after all.
林：所以台北和巴黎的沙灘有何差別？
亨利：首先，塞納河是條河。如果放眼所及都是汽車、公車和摩天大樓，你怎麼可能假裝自己身在沙灘？水是一定要的。還有萬一颱風來襲怎麼辦？市裡會出現沙塵暴的！
林：不會啦，他們已經考慮到這點了。他們會用塑膠套把沙蓋住。我認為那樣很棒。炎熱的夏天、午后雷陣雨、比基尼辣妹……那會造就一個很棒的沙灘。
亨利：比基尼辣妹？
林：當然啊。我今天甚至買了一件新的呢。
亨利：你知道嗎？我想這個構想或許沒那麼糟。
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Tips on Writing Personal Letters (part 10 of 12)
寫個人書信的訣竅 (十二段中的第十段)
- Practice Your Letter Writing
1. Rewrite the following letter to make it more interesting.
Dear Sally,
Hi, How are you? I am fine. The weather in Taipei is still cool. I like it. I walk my dog every day in the park. He likes to go for walks. School is difficult this year.
I always study. I don't have time to watch TV. Every day I come home, eat dinner, study and go to bed. I can't wait for summer vacation. Well, I have to go now. Bye!
Sincerely,
Rita
- 練習你的寫信技巧
1.將下面的信重寫，使它更有趣。
Dear Sally,
Hi, How are you? I am fine. The weather in Taipei is still cool. I like it. I walk my dog every day in the park. He likes to go for walks. School is difficult this year.
I always study. I don't have time to watch TV. Every day I come home, eat dinner, study and go to bed. I can't wait for summer vacation. Well, I have to go now. Bye!
Sincerely,
Rita
A WORLD OF COLOR 色彩世界
What do red, black and other colors mean in different countries?
紅色、黑色和其他顏色在不同國家代表什麼意義？
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We get the day off because it's Double Ten Day. Happy birthday, ROC!
今天是雙十節，所以我們放假一天。中華民國，生日快樂！
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動名詞與不定詞—英文文法中的難關
◎ 主題句
1.To challenge oneself is extremely important.
2.Challenging oneself is extremely important.1
挑戰自己是非常重要的事。
如例句1和例句2所示，動名詞和不定詞都有「做……事情」的意思，兩句的意思相同，換言之，我們可以用不定詞來取代動名詞。
但在使用上有幾個注意事項。現在將它們整理如下。
◎ 大師提點
規則1：
● 句子的主詞，不管動名詞或不定詞都OK！
○ Playing tennis is fun. （打網球很有趣。）
○ To play tennis is fun. （打網球很有趣。）
● 句子的補語，不管動名詞或不定詞都OK！
○ My hobby is cooking. （我的嗜好是烹飪。）
○ My hobby is to cook. （我的嗜好是烹飪。）
規則2：
● Begin後面接動名詞或不定詞兩者都OK。
○ He began running. （他開始跑步。）
○ He began to run. （他開始跑步。）
● Enjoy後面只能接動名詞。
○ I enjoyed playing tennis. （我喜歡打網球。）
X I enjoyed to play tennis. （我喜歡打網球。）
● Decide後面只能接不定詞。
X I decided seeing him. （我決定見他。）
○ I decided to see him. （我決定見他。）
如上所示，動詞可分成能接受動名詞和不定詞兩者當受詞的動詞，和只能用其中一種當受詞的動詞。
規則3：
前置詞放在名詞前面，所以不定詞不能當前置詞的受詞。
規則4：
Remember to mail the letter.
（別忘了把信寄出去。）
I remember mailing the letter.
（我記得把那封信寄出去了。）
如例句所示，remember 這個動詞後面接動名詞或不定詞，句子的意思會隨之改變。這類動詞還包括 try、forget 等。
再多舉幾個例子來說明規則 1 到 4。
1.I sometimes enjoy fishing with my cousin.
我有時很喜歡和堂哥去釣魚。
2.I hated reading books when I was young.
我年輕時討厭看書。
3.I tried to push the door open but I couldn’t, so I pulled it instead.
我試著把門推開但推不開，所以我改用拉的。
例句 1 的enjoy 的受詞只能用動名詞，沒有enjoy to do這種說法。
例句 2 的 hate 的受詞用動名詞或不定詞兩者都OK。 因此，例句 2 可改寫成：I hated to read books when I was young.。
例句 3 的 try 的受詞也是動名詞和不定詞都OK。但是，句子的意思會依受詞是動名詞或不定詞而改變。在此例中，try to push是「試著去推……」的意思。但是，若是用動名詞try pushing的話，意思就變成「推推看」。
最後，再看幾句會話中常用的句子。
1.I like playing golf. = I like to play golf.
我喜歡打高爾夫球。
2.I enjoyed fishing yesterday.
昨天我釣魚釣得很開心。
3.I remember seeing you somewhere in Canada.
我記得在加拿大的某處見過你。
常春藤生活英語
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The Full Moon Effect 月圓效應
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ancestor ( 祖先 ) |
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"In Taiwan, many people worship their ancestors." |
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在台灣很多人敬拜自己的祖先。 |
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forefather ( 祖先 ) |
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My forefather came to the USA 200 years ago. |
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我的祖先在兩百年前來到美國。 |
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successor ( 繼承人 ) |
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"Let me introduce my eldest son and successor, Eric." |
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讓我介紹我的長子也是我的繼承人，Eric。 |
EZ Basic基本美語誌
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| EZ Basic |
Kurt: Honey, are you going to do the 1)laundry?
Sandy: I told you, Kurt. I'll be out of town for 3 weeks.
Kurt: Then you're gonna have to teach me. Laundry 101…
Sandy: OK, first your clothes are mostly cotton.
Kurt: What does that have to do with anything?
Sandy: It's about what setting you choose.
Kurt: I just see permanent press, normal, ultra delicate…
Sandy: Permanent press - for 2)causal clothes. It's a medium setting.
Kurt: I have a 3)newfound 4)respect for people who do laundry..
Sandy: Haha. Choose this wrinkle guard setting.
Kurt: So I won't have to 5)iron?
Sandy: Not as much. It keeps 6)wrinkling to a 7)minimum.
柯特：親愛的，你要洗衣服嗎？
珊蒂：我告訴過你了，柯特，接下來我有三個禮拜不在鎮上。
柯特：那你得教我衣服該怎麼洗……
珊蒂：好。首先，你的衣服大部分都是棉質的。
柯特：那跟什麼有關嗎？
珊蒂：那跟設定洗程選項有關。
柯特：我只看到免燙纖維、一般和超細緻……
珊蒂：免燙是給隨便洗無所謂的衣服。那屬於中間的設定。
柯特：我開始尊敬會洗衣服的人了。
珊蒂：哈哈。選擇這個防皺設定吧。
柯特：這樣我就不必燙了？
珊蒂：不用很用力燙。它能將衣服皺起來的情況減至最輕。
1) laundry (n.) 換洗衣物
2) casual(a.)（衣服）居家的，輕便的
3) newfound(a.) 新的，新發現的
4) respect (n.) 尊敬，敬意
5) iron(v., n.) 燙衣服；熨斗
6) wrinkle(v., n.) 起皺紋；皺紋
7) minimum (n.) 最小值
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| 每日 EZ Word |
there's a word for… ……的代名詞是……
有種文章的寫法叫做「破題法」又叫「開門見山法」，意思就是說一開頭即指出題目的精要所在，如同這個片語也有此功用，明明可以用一、兩個字解決的，有人就會說了半天還講不清楚，你就可以用這個當開頭要他清醒點。
A: Want to buy my computer? It's ten years old.
你想要買我的電腦嗎？它有十年之久囉。
B: There's a word for ten-year-old computers. It's ‘garbage.’
有十年之久的電腦還有另個名字，叫做「廢物」。
| 今日會話 EZ Talk |
Lin and Henri are chatting at a coffee shop near Taipei 101.
Lin: Have you heard of the city's plans to put a beach in over there? [Points]
Henri: A beach? Over there?
Lin: Yeah, it'll be done by September or October.
Henri: [1)Incredulously] A BEACH??
Lin: They'll put out beach chairs, and 2)parasols. They're bringing in the sand from Kenting or Fulong or somewhere.
Henri: There's a word for beaches that have no water. They're called deserts! And people die in them.
Lin: [Coldly] Funny. When you came back from Paris you couldn't stop 3)raving about the artificial beach there.
Henri: The one on the Seine? Yes, it was very nice. And romantic.
林和亨利正在台北一○一附近的一家咖啡店聊天。
林：你有聽說台北市打算在那裡設置沙灘的計畫嗎？（手比了比）
亨利：沙灘？在那裡？
林：是啊，可能九月或十月就會完工了。
亨利：（難以置信地）沙灘？
林：他們還會放置沙灘椅和陽傘。沙子會從墾丁、福隆或其他地方運來。
亨利：沒有水的沙灘有另外一個詞。那叫做沙漠！而人會死在裡面。
林：（冷冷地）不好笑。想當初你從巴黎回來的時候，你可是對那裡的人工沙灘讚不絕口呢。
亨利：塞納河畔的沙灘？是啊，那很美，而且浪漫。
| 今日EZ單字 |
1)incredulously (adv.) 不相信地
2)parasol (n.) 陽傘
3)rave (v.) 極力誇讚
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| 每日 EZ Word |
It might help city dwellers relieve a little stress if the beach environment was created in the city.
如果能在都市中感受悠閒氣息，這也是為都市人減壓的方法。
Wouldn't it be nice to see women walking around in bikinis on the streets of Taipei?
台北市街頭出現比基尼女郎，不是很賞心悅目嗎？
This will be the second biggest attraction, right after Taipei 101.
這一定能在除了一○一大樓外，多添了一個觀光景點。
| 今日會話 EZ Talk |
Sand and Sun in the City -2
Lin: So what's the difference.
Henri: For one, the Seine is a river. How can you pretend you're at the beach if all you see are cars, busses and skyscrapers? You need water. And what if there's a typhoon? There'll be a sandstorm in the city!
Lin: No, they've already looked into that. They'll just cover the sand up with plastic. I think it will be great. Hot summers, afternoon showers, girls in bikinis…it'll make a great beach.
Henri: Girls in bikinis?
Lin: Of course. I even bought a new one today.
Henri: You know what? I'm thinking maybe it's not such a terrible idea after all.
林：所以台北和巴黎的沙灘有何差別？
亨利：首先，塞納河是條河。如果放眼所及都是汽車、公車和摩天大樓，你怎麼可能假裝自己身在沙灘？水是一定要的。還有萬一颱風來襲怎麼辦？市裡會出現沙塵暴的！
林：不會啦，他們已經考慮到這點了。他們會用塑膠套把沙蓋住。我認為那樣很棒。炎熱的夏天、午后雷陣雨、比基尼辣妹……那會造就一個很棒的沙灘。
亨利：比基尼辣妹？
林：當然啊。我今天甚至買了一件新的呢。
亨利：你知道嗎？我想這個構想或許沒那麼糟。
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Tips on Writing Personal Letters (part 10 of 12)
寫個人書信的訣竅 (十二段中的第十段)
- Practice Your Letter Writing
1. Rewrite the following letter to make it more interesting.
Dear Sally,
Hi, How are you? I am fine. The weather in Taipei is still cool. I like it. I walk my dog every day in the park. He likes to go for walks. School is difficult this year.
I always study. I don't have time to watch TV. Every day I come home, eat dinner, study and go to bed. I can't wait for summer vacation. Well, I have to go now. Bye!
Sincerely,
Rita
- 練習你的寫信技巧
1.將下面的信重寫，使它更有趣。
Dear Sally,
Hi, How are you? I am fine. The weather in Taipei is still cool. I like it. I walk my dog every day in the park. He likes to go for walks. School is difficult this year.
I always study. I don't have time to watch TV. Every day I come home, eat dinner, study and go to bed. I can't wait for summer vacation. Well, I have to go now. Bye!
Sincerely,
Rita
| Introduction to Today's Studio Classroom Article |
A WORLD OF COLOR 色彩世界
What do red, black and other colors mean in different countries?
紅色、黑色和其他顏色在不同國家代表什麼意義？
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| The Day's Phrase |
We get the day off because it's Double Ten Day. Happy birthday, ROC!
今天是雙十節，所以我們放假一天。中華民國，生日快樂！
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| 偷看大師的英文筆記-英文文法比你想的還簡單 |
動名詞與不定詞—英文文法中的難關
◎ 主題句
1.To challenge oneself is extremely important.
2.Challenging oneself is extremely important.1
挑戰自己是非常重要的事。
如例句1和例句2所示，動名詞和不定詞都有「做……事情」的意思，兩句的意思相同，換言之，我們可以用不定詞來取代動名詞。
但在使用上有幾個注意事項。現在將它們整理如下。
◎ 大師提點
規則1：
● 句子的主詞，不管動名詞或不定詞都OK！
○ Playing tennis is fun. （打網球很有趣。）
○ To play tennis is fun. （打網球很有趣。）
● 句子的補語，不管動名詞或不定詞都OK！
○ My hobby is cooking. （我的嗜好是烹飪。）
○ My hobby is to cook. （我的嗜好是烹飪。）
規則2：
● Begin後面接動名詞或不定詞兩者都OK。
○ He began running. （他開始跑步。）
○ He began to run. （他開始跑步。）
● Enjoy後面只能接動名詞。
○ I enjoyed playing tennis. （我喜歡打網球。）
X I enjoyed to play tennis. （我喜歡打網球。）
● Decide後面只能接不定詞。
X I decided seeing him. （我決定見他。）
○ I decided to see him. （我決定見他。）
如上所示，動詞可分成能接受動名詞和不定詞兩者當受詞的動詞，和只能用其中一種當受詞的動詞。
規則3：
前置詞放在名詞前面，所以不定詞不能當前置詞的受詞。
規則4：
Remember to mail the letter.
（別忘了把信寄出去。）
I remember mailing the letter.
（我記得把那封信寄出去了。）
如例句所示，remember 這個動詞後面接動名詞或不定詞，句子的意思會隨之改變。這類動詞還包括 try、forget 等。
再多舉幾個例子來說明規則 1 到 4。
1.I sometimes enjoy fishing with my cousin.
我有時很喜歡和堂哥去釣魚。
2.I hated reading books when I was young.
我年輕時討厭看書。
3.I tried to push the door open but I couldn’t, so I pulled it instead.
我試著把門推開但推不開，所以我改用拉的。
例句 1 的enjoy 的受詞只能用動名詞，沒有enjoy to do這種說法。
例句 2 的 hate 的受詞用動名詞或不定詞兩者都OK。 因此，例句 2 可改寫成：I hated to read books when I was young.。
例句 3 的 try 的受詞也是動名詞和不定詞都OK。但是，句子的意思會依受詞是動名詞或不定詞而改變。在此例中，try to push是「試著去推……」的意思。但是，若是用動名詞try pushing的話，意思就變成「推推看」。
最後，再看幾句會話中常用的句子。
1.I like playing golf. = I like to play golf.
我喜歡打高爾夫球。
2.I enjoyed fishing yesterday.
昨天我釣魚釣得很開心。
3.I remember seeing you somewhere in Canada.
我記得在加拿大的某處見過你。
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