Hope this is the last time I am doing all these things by myself.
The following is an article I found in the website.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Improve-Your-Spoken-English
The methods are very effective.
It is said that English is the window to the world. It is a global language. In today’s society the people who can’t speak English fluently are looked down upon by the people. Also the people who are weak in English speaking face problems during job interviews, social get-togethers etc. If you are one of them then you have come to the right place. In this article I will give some tips by which anyone can improve their English speaking ability.
- Sep 26 Sun 2010 13:56
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How to improve spoken English(English Speaking)
- Oct 04 Sun 2009 16:58
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A new way to get educated
When it comes to education, people always have different opinions. When I was young, I needed to memorize a lot of things, such as the year of a historical event, or the meaning of a special phrase in an article. Recently I read an article talking about recent technologies. Technology has advanced a lot in the past few decades, and it changed so fast. One thing the article mentioned is google. It's just a company's name, but it has influenced people's daily life so much. The word, google, even became a verb in the dictionary. Right now we google online when we get questions. As a researcher, I have used google as a way to get all the information I want.
One thing the article reminded me is that today the education in Taiwan is still very traditional. Students memorize a lot of things in textbooks. However, I don't think it a good way anymore. Students should change their way to let themselves get educated. Or I should say that the teachers should change their way to educate our children. But, I think that no teacher is going to take a risk to do that since the whole society have not prepared themselves for the new education method. The way I think is that students shouldn't spend a lot of time memorizing a lot of useless things. Maybe they are not so useless, but a lot of things I have learned before have never been used for a long time. I think our children should develop their ability to find the answers they want through new technologies, such as google. I know that our teachers can not make this decision to force them under risks. But our government can do that. It's really the time to change the way we used to use. Don't the government see the world has changed a lot.
Today Taiwan is not the same as before. The amount of our new born children has decreased a lot for years. Besides the thriving China and other emerging market countries have put us under competition. Thus, we shouldn't follow the way we used for a labor intensive society. We need to change our educational method in order to strengthen the abilities of our next generation. By the way, I am not saying the ability to memorize knowledge is not important. Also, I don't mean that students shouldn't memorize anything. Instead, I think they should memorize some basic knowledge for their studying.
- Jul 16 Wed 2008 14:23
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PHP入門 for win xp
第一部:如何使用PHP
下載Apache
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
如果是window xp系統選擇for win32
我是下載apache_2.2.9-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8h-r2.msi
- Jan 13 Sun 2008 14:10
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英文諺語 English sayings/proverbs
上星期的英語聽力會話課,老師教了一些英文諺語,有一些是我們常聽到的,也很容易瞭解,或許也也有中文對應的諺語,有一些諺語的引伸含意是沒有辦法從字面瞭解,我把這些諺語都列在下面,學習一些諺語不但對英文作文有幫助,還可以讓我們更瞭解西方文化,：
1. A watched pot never boils.
2. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
3. Stop beating around the bush.
4. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.
- Jan 12 Sat 2008 15:47
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英文聽力與閱讀
今天在網路上看到一個部落格,那個部落格連結一個網站還不錯,有很多不錯的文章，
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4564213 可以練閱讀,也可以練聽力,還可以好好想一下人生的意義。 Today as I was surfing on the internet, I found a good website with lots of good articles. These articles talk about people's beliefs. There may have plenty of things that we can take a look at and then think about the meanings of.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4564213 可以練閱讀,也可以練聽力,還可以好好想一下人生的意義。 Today as I was surfing on the internet, I found a good website with lots of good articles. These articles talk about people's beliefs. There may have plenty of things that we can take a look at and then think about the meanings of.
- Nov 29 Thu 2007 14:38
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第二次作牛奶土司
有了第一次很失敗的經驗,這一次還是靠感覺,只是這次不用低溫冷藏發酵了,直接挖了一些麵粉(多一些,不然就少放一些鮮乳,以免太濕),倒入一個量杯的鮮乳,再加入約10g的奶油和約6g的instant yeast,然後努力的攪拌。攪拌到一種很黏稠,攪拌起來很費勁的地步,就放著發酵40分鐘。40分鐘後,倒半杯的鮮乳加入6g的鹽和25g的糖一起攪拌,因為用了很多麵粉,所以鹽和糖都多放一些。然後一起倒入先前發酵的麵粉團,用力攪拌均勻,這時的麵粉已經不能成團了,像是泥漿狀態,然後再加入約10g奶油,攪拌均勻。然後開始慢慢加入麵粉,先加一大湯匙,使麵粉成團,不斷的攪拌麵粉,使它均勻,可是還是很黏,黏到受不了,再加入一大湯匙的麵粉,這時外面是乾的,裡面水分還是很多,所以再攪拌麵粉團,它會變得比剛剛更黏,就一直重複加入麵粉,直到不會很黏為止,這時麵粉團的水份應該剛剛好,最後的時候慢慢加入麵粉,避免太乾,而且邊加要邊攪拌(揉)麵粉團,使裡面較濕的部分和外面乾麵粉混和。最後麵粉還是有點黏,所以加少許沙拉油在麵粉團的表面,然後用手搓揉麵粉團,使它看起來很均勻。最後放著發酵膨脹約一個半鐘頭,再將它分成三份,然後滾圓,靜置放鬆15分鐘,再壓平,捲成柱狀,再放鬆15分鐘,再壓平,然後從比較短的邊緣捲成柱狀,並將圓柱兩端(開口)封閉,最後放入loaf pan,如圖,靜置發酵膨脹。 發酵膨脹到八分滿至九分滿左右,放入烤箱,約300 F,烤35分鐘 烤好後 結論：這次做的還蠻成功的,只是在邊緣處麵粉有一點沒有膨脹開的樣子,其他部分都很好,很鬆很柔軟,表皮很好吃。這次和次的差別在於,這次麵粉團較乾,用的麵粉也比較多,上次發酵太久,膨脹太大,結果烤完後,整個都塌陷了,還有上次加了很多沙拉油,這次只加一點點。加沙拉油的好處可能是使表皮不會烤的太焦吧!這還要再研究。
- Nov 22 Thu 2007 12:26
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English Presentation (Trip to Baltimore) Nov 19 2007
Some of the students in Speaking/Listening class have been assigned to make a presentation in front of the class on Monday this week. The instructor recorded everybody's presentation and will give comments later. Everyone seemed to do this well except me. The following script is something I shared in the class.
Hi, everyone. Today I wanna share the experience of my tour in the eastern coast.
Last summer, I made a trip from New York to Philadaphia to Washington. I planned to call on a friend of mine in Baltimore. He is studying bioengineering in Johns Hopkins University. It was a lovely morning as I was moveing off Philadaphia and heading to Baltimore by coach. After two and half an hours riding, the coach driver drop me off at a plaza. Suddenly I found that there is nothing but a large parking lot. There are two highways surrounding and a building nearby. It looks like a hotel, but I am not so sure. Then I took my luggage and headed to the building. And then I was getting around near the building. About five minutes later, a cab came, and the driver asked me where do you wanna go? I said I wanna go to Johns Hopkins University. At that moment, a woman came and said she wanna go to the airport. And then the driver told me "sorry, I'm gonna take this woman to the airport". And then the cab was gone. At that monet, I felt helpless and I wonder if there is another cab coming to rescue me. Fortunately, a cab came, and unfortunately the driver is an indian. He put on a turban. And the driver asked me something but I didn't really understand what he said. But I guess that he asked me "where do you wanna go?" I said I wanna go to Johns Hopkins University. And then I entered the cab and was happy to leave this hell place. The driver keep asking me something but I don't know what he is getting at. Gradualy, I realize that there are two places called Johns Hopkins University. One is Johns Hopkins University, the other is the campus of Johns Hopkins University. And then I told him the campus of Johns Hokins University. On my way to Johns Hopkins University, the driver keep gossping something I don't understand. That's the whole story I wanna share.
- Nov 19 Mon 2007 14:18
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第一次做麵包
- Nov 13 Tue 2007 03:36
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英文口說句子/片語
在各種不同場合時候,可以找一些開頭語,以及有用的句子,套入你要說的主題,事物等。這樣在說英文時就不會無所適從,也不需要去想要如何翻譯。對話是即時的,絕對沒那麼多時間去慢慢想,跟作文不一樣,底下有一些常用的片語,可以用在不同的場合,我覺得蠻適合我的,但是不以此為限。也是一樣,最好把這些句子抄在小卡片上,每天背,想辦法練習,聽到別人的說法覺得很不錯也可以加入。
※To introduce an idea or opinion.
My opinion is that...
Let me explain.
I'm sure that...
- Nov 10 Sat 2007 11:41
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口說入門-常用對話
口說很難,卻也很簡單,怎麼說呢? 其實很多非native speaker,尤其是台灣人,通常會用翻譯的方式來對話(我就是這樣),這樣的話,在說的時候會變的比較慢,爾且也怕錯,通常不敢常開口說,怎麼會有機會練習。通常到美國很多年口說才會慢慢進步到一定的程度,這可能是因為無形中記了許多對話句子,已經不需要用翻譯的方式,就可以直接脫口而出。但對於沒有在美國呆過的人,可能沒有這種機會可以在無形中把句子記下來,補救的方法就是強記,開口說,練習,練習,再練習。對初學者而言,可以記一些有用的句子和片語,然後把它用出來,可以記在小卡片上,每天背。
打招呼的用語很基本,當然要記。
初次見面
Nice to meet you.(這是最基本)
How do you do?
- Nov 10 Sat 2007 11:01
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英文發音-子音s和z
最近學到英文子音,英文子音沒有雖然沒有母音(a,e,i,o,u)重要,但是要把每個子音的發音方法記熟,才能把ㄧ些字說清楚,例如bus和buzz。s和z的發音位置一樣,但是一個是有聲,一個是無聲。d和t也是發音位置一樣,但是一個是有聲,一個是無聲(之前有提到tt在一起要發/d/,其實只是有聲跟無聲的差別,例如pretty, ninety)。
s和z在發音上很像,所以有時候某些s發/z/,有時候卻是發/s,而z也是一樣。
1.eyes的s要發/z/,不然跟ice很像,可是最主要的原因是s前面是有聲的母音,所以這時候s自然就會轉成有聲的/z/,而不發s,其他例子如rise, shoes, cars, because, has等。
2.s接在有聲子音的尾巴,發音的時候也都發成有聲的子音/z/,因為在發音時突然從有聲變成無聲是很困難的,所以通常會連貫成有聲的子音,例如legs, leaves, beds, dogs等。若前面是無聲子音則依然發/s/,例如cats。
3.相反的z如果接在無聲子音前面,同常也會轉成無聲的/s/,例如pretzel,waltz等。
- Nov 02 Fri 2007 14:04
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英文口說練習
英文口說是我覺得最難的,其實大部分在台灣學英文的人都是這樣覺得,口說要好第一個是發音要正確,從小時候學英文,中小學英文老師並不太注重發音的正確性,或許他們發音也不太正確,以致於只是模仿某個音,但是舌頭擺的位置和嘴形其實都不太對,這樣從小學習的結果,造成一種發音習慣,長大了要改善,卻是很不容易,這也是我們發音不能像美國人那樣的原因,會保有一些口音,很多台灣來的人講英文的腔調都很像,這其實是一種系統性的錯誤,就像從印度來的口音都很像。所以口說要好,第一部先把發音矯正好,再來練其他的。
要改善發音除了找native speaker糾正外,另一個有效的方法就是聽一段美國人的談話,然後重複他話,並且錄音起來,然後比較自己的講話跟美國人的講話的不同,然後加以改進。但是前提是發音的要先改進,最有效的方法是找專業的native speaker,因為雖然有時候是美國人,但是有的人發還是很奇怪。如果不想發大錢找native speaker家教,那就看看有沒有語言交換的機會,如果都沒有,就只好買一本英文發音(English Pronunciation)的練習的書,然後跟著它附的CD練習,但發音正確性不得而知。不過錄下自己的講話,然後跟native speaker比對,這樣是很有幫助的。這裡有一個發音分辨的網站
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
口說要好,光是把發音練正確還不夠,還有一個部分是很重要的,那就是重音和腔調,有時候一句話的意思是必須靠腔調來輔助,例如疑問句結尾音調要提高,有時候直述句結尾音調提高也有不確定的意思。另外一般的句子主詞,動詞和受詞通常會強調,而輔助性的字就快快帶過。其實句子腔調的練習是很難的,大概只能抓一些大原則,其他需要透過大量的聽力來熟悉,像是看英文電影或影集時,注意對話的腔調。
