English Angel 在師大 (鄭苔英老師)

Dear all, 將近年關了，很多公司企業都在辦尾牙慶祝，我們來看看尾牙怎麼說! 1. year-end banquet/party 年終盛宴 = 尾牙 2. end-of-year banquet/party 年終的盛宴 = 尾牙

 Dear all,  愛因斯坦 (Albert Einstein) 的名言! 你有印象深刻的嗎?  這句話說得非常貼切，非常適合努力向前的人。 Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.  Albert Einstein 人生就像騎腳踏車，為了要平衡，你必須要一直動一直往前。 *is like 就像  *keep your balance 保持平衡 *keep moving 繼續前進

 Dear all,  我們來看一下come near 是什麼意思? 有同學說come near 和come near to 是不是一樣? 請看以下的解釋:  *come near = come near to 接近，快要。 因為near 幾乎等於near to，可以互用。 不過如果是以用的頻率來看，near 會用的比near to 還要多很多，比較普通，比較容易看得見。 所以如以下舉例: 例句1比例句2常看到，但都沒有錯。  例句1: She comes near crying.  她快哭了。  例句2: She comes near to crying. 她快哭了。 Best,  鄭苔英

 Dear all,  我看影片的時候聽到一句話: You won fair and sqare. 這是甚麼意思呢?  *fair and square 光明正大 所以You won fair and sqaure 整句是你贏的光明正大。

 Dear all,   Why me?  為何是我?  Why is this happening to me? 這為何會發生在我身上?  這兩句英文是不是很耳熟....  

Dear all,  有沒有聽過這一句話，善有善報，惡有惡報。  也就是你對別人有善舉，這個善舉也一定會回到你身上的。 What goes around, always comes around.  出去的總是會回來的。

 Dear all,  你勇於冒險嗎? 還是你能夠嘗試新的事物?  今天的你害怕冒險，明天的你就沒有未來，漸漸的你去不敢改變，也就無法前進，當然也就會被淘汰了。 If you don't take risks, you can't create a future. 你不冒險，你就無法創造未來。 If you don't take risks, you will always work for someone who does. 你不冒險，你就永遠得未能冒險的人工作。

 Dear all,  炎熱夏天在泳池裡，你會看到的兩個重要的專業人員，游泳教練和救生員，你知道怎麼說嗎? 1. 游泳教練: swim instructors/teachers  (swim 游泳 + instructor 講師/教練)  2. 救生員: lifeguards (life 性命+ guard 守衛) 

Ｄear all,  我更新blogger/FB/粉絲頁和Podcastc會不會只是三分鐘熱度呢?  希望能繼續保持更新的熱度。 如果你要說別人只是三分鐘熱度，那你知道英文三分鐘熱度怎麼說嗎？不要直接翻譯，因為說英文的人，可能可以猜出你要表達什麼，但就是很不自然的英文說法，所以三分鐘熱度你可以用別的方式說。 你可以這樣用:  1. My interest wanes quickly.  我的興趣消退的很快。(三分鐘熱度)  2. I lose interest in everything quickly.  我對每件事興趣很快就不建了。(三分鐘熱度)   

 Dear all,  這個字kick 其實很好用，有常用的意思，kick off the meeting (開始會議) kick off the day (開始這一天) 。 不過，一想到這個字也會聯想到生氣的用語。生氣時想要揍別人一頓。 I will kick your butt. 我要痛扁你! (委婉一點) I will kick your ass. 我要痛扁你! (很粗魯的) 

  師大　線上同步課程 （鄭苔英老師)    1123G017 【線上同步】多益先修班(聽讀入門) (上)(目標350-450分) ( Google Meet 授課) 鄭苔英Angela Cheng 晚上 36 2023-09-21 四 需要了解多益 考試，但是程度非常 基礎　 1123G018 【線上同步】初級多益450分班 (目標450-600分) (周二晚上) (Google Meet 授課) 鄭苔英Angela Cheng 晚上 36 2023-10-24 二 實力低於450分或 需要考到450-600分 的同學 1123G021 【線上同步】中高級多益750分班 (目標750-900分)(週三晚上) (Google Meet 授課) 鄭苔英Angela Cheng 晚上 36 2023-09-20 三 實力低於750分 需要考750分至900分 或是900以上的同學 師大　 實體課程 （鄭苔英老師)  1123G019 【實體課程】初級多益450分班 (目標450-600分) (假日班) 鄭苔英Angela Cheng 上午 36 2023-11-11 六 實力低於450分或 需要考到450-600分 的同學 　 1123G020 【實體課程】中級多益600分班 (目標600-750分) (假日班) 鄭苔英Angela Cheng 下午 36 2023-11-11 六 實力低於450分或 需要考到450-600分 的同學 　

Dear all,  自從鄭苔英老師沒有經營blog已經好幾年了，原來可以這麼久都沒有使用它，有好多新功能。 再來為廣大的學員服務一下。 👧😂😂

很多學英文的同學常會被介係詞所困擾，因為不知道怎麼用所以只好用直覺猜。有的人一猜就對，有的人怎麼猜都不會對，問題在哪裡呢? (A)看以下的文章: 你可以填寫正確的介係詞嗎？ Gary and Alma were having problems, again. "But you told me it was okay to call ____ Carol," said Gary. "I asked you if it was okay to talk to her, because it was her birthday and I've wished her a happy birthday every year ___ the last 10 years." "But you had already promised me that you would never call her again. You promised me that. So, you lied____ me." "But I had forgotten that I told you that. You know that I forget things. I'm not going to argue _____you; you have a memory like an elephant. But you've got to believe me, I completely forgot. And more important, Carol is just a friend." "No, she isn't. She's still____love with you." "But I'm not in love with her. She can love me all she wants, but I'm not in love with her. I never was!" "Well, you say that. Maybe it's true. Maybe i...

Human beings are very interesting creatures because their behaviors could be rather controversial. They want to change but they never do anything to make a difference. They want to have a different life but they never do things to get a new life.  I think it is because they are insane to some extent bu the funny part is they are not aware of their insanity. If you look at the quote from Einstein, you will understand why.  Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  Albert Einstein (1879 -1955)  發瘋的意思就是一直重複做著同樣的事情卻期望有不同的結果。

Dear all, Do you know the name of the fish? (A)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkfish (B)  http://animal.discovery.com/fish/stingray/ Answers:  (A) monkfish ( 鮟鱇魚，俗稱和尚魚)  (B) stingray (魟魚) 

Dear all, Do you think you might do better than a chimp? Here is a video for you.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVlJv7ZkvGA   Later, you can start your own test. The website you are about to visit is a Japanese website where you can do a lot of interesting training games. But now let's start from here and see how old your brain is. Put the numbers in the correct order.  Remember: you only have 0.7 seconds to remember all the numbers' correct positions. Ready? Go!   http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/e_brain.html

Dear all, Do you have problems learning vocabulary?  Do you want to make your vocabulary learning a bit more fun? Here are some websites for you to start with.  Click on the following links to find more information about vocabulary learning. Vocabulary learning websites 1. http://esl.fis.edu/learners/advice/vocab.htm   2. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm 3. http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ 4. http://www.myvocabulary.com/ (difficult) 5. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/opposites1.htm 6. http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/2008/06/animals-memory-game.html

Dear all, It's an interesting story so you might want to read it.   http://www.credosquare.com/story.php You can also watch this video.  http://www.credosquare.com/index.php

Hi all, A lot of you came to Angela's Summer Party 2011. I am sure you all had a great time there at the party. Please read the following transcript and then watch the video. You might learn something useful when you talk to people at the party.   http://www.ehow.com/video_4755929_talk-people-party.html Video Transcript ( 影片內容文字 ) Hi, my name is Reka Morvay. I'm a psychologist , and I'm going to talk to you about how to talk to people at a party. How to talk to people at a party really depends on what kind of party it is because if it's just a party where there are five people discussing, you know, Eastern philosophy , then the best way to talk to these people is to join in that conversation. Now, if you're at a party that's a rave party and the music's too loud to really even be able to hear what anybody else is saying, then talking will probably not be of vital importance and will usually be just very short sentences that you scream in t...

Dear all, If you are interested in reading short stories online. Here is a website for you. http://www.eslfast.com/ Read a story every single day and you can finish 365 stories a year. How's that? It sounds fantastic. Give it a try.