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「為什麼我的提案總是無疾而終?」、「碰到英文面試,我就知道自己沒機會了。」學生說,每次都到這時才扼腕,學了十年的英文,卻無法說上十分鐘自己的觀點。其實,不是你英文不夠好,而是沒人教你用英文說出影響力,想要說服別人: 1.首先得先退一步緩和氣氛,解釋原因2.爭取認同感,以柔克剛3.提出有力證據或建議 現在,就讓我們來看看,如何用英文聊出影響力,說出感召力。 1.先說「為什麼」:To inspire people to take actions, always start with why instead of what. Before telling people your idea, give people a reason to listen to your idea.(要讓人行動,先講原因,不要直接介紹內容。開始講你的想法之前,先給人聽的理由。) 表達原因的方式: So(因此、所以) Due to/Owing to(由於.....) Because/Because of (因為.....) Therefore.....(因此) 例:People now are expecting a faster user experience. So we introduce our latest model that comes with 16GB of RAM.(人們現在都期望操作上能有更快速表現。所以我們最新的型號搭載了 16gb 的 RAM。) 例:There's a lot of traffic today due to the upcoming holiday.(因為即將到來的假期,所以今天交通很繁忙。) 例:Our company’s profits have increased 150% in the past year. Therefore, we’re going to invest in new equipment and training programs.(我們公司去年的獲利增加了150%,所以我們將會投資一些新設備跟教育訓練的課程) 2.爭取認同,建立共識:Show how you share the same values or experiences. Don’t just talk about what the product can, talk about how that translates into a better experience for the user.(展現你與對方有同樣的價值觀或經歷。不要只談產品的功能,談談這個產品將如何創造更好的使用者經驗。) 因此我們可以用下列幾種開場白: As we all know that......(我們都知道) It’s pretty clear that......(很顯然地) I believe we're all agreed that......(我相信大家都認同) I know we’ve all had some problems with....(我知道我們跟…有些問題) 例:I believe we're all agreed that this company is our best bet in South Asia.(我相信我們都同意該公司是我們在南亞最好的選擇。) 例:It’s pretty clear that XYZ company has the most market share in smartphones.(XYZ公司很顯然在智慧手機市場裡,擁有最高的市佔率。) 3.態度要熱情真誠:Always wear passion on your sleeve. It's like a magnet. We're naturally drawn to those who radiate with passion.(熱情像磁鐵,我們天生就被散發熱情的人吸引。) wear passionheart on sleeve 表露熱情/情感 讚同他人想法時只說Good、That’s true是不夠的,何不試著用下面的方式來表達你們是站在同一陣線的: Fabulous!(很讚!) That's a good idea./That’s not a bad idea.(這想法很好/這想法不賴) It might work!(這會有效!) I completely agree.(我完全同意) 4.激發他人想法:Encourage people to talk about themselves. And say what makes them tick and appeals to their interests.(鼓勵人談論他們自己。講話要讓人有動機做事。) what makes people tick(激發人們的原因) 徵詢對方意見: What do you suggest?(你會怎麼建議?) What are your thoughts?(你想法是什麼?) Do you think this will work?(你覺得這個會有成效嗎?) 5.客氣提出建議:Avoid giving orders; ask questions instead. Replace "You" and "I" with "Let's." Or try to propose ideas hypothetically. Give suggestions rather than orders.(避免建議像命令,可以用發問的方式。用「我們」取代「你」、「我」。也可以提出假設的想法討論。) 想讓別人心悅誠服聽你的話,雄辯或是發號施令絕對不管用,我們可以嘗試著用建議或提問的方式,幫別人保留面子,也贏得他們的尊重。 所以有求於對方或要麻煩他人時,我們可以用下列的方式來做開場: I think we should do.....(我覺得我們應該....) What if we.....(如果我們.....) Let's try.....(我們試試.....) Do you think.....(你認為.....) 例:Do you think you could email me details of your products by this afternoon?(你認為你今天下午前可以你們產品的規格寄給我嗎?) 例:What if we consider another venue for the launch?(如果我們考慮其他發表會的場地呢?) ...

2016.10.26

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來源:世界公民文化中心 「你夠了沒?」 當別人對你這麼說,你絶對知道他不是在問你「是不是足夠了?」而是在警告你:「停止吧!我受夠了!」 英文中許多口語用法也是一樣,乍聽之下像是個問句,但其實另有「弦外之音」。以下就是與人互動時常可能聽到的「假問句」,請務必Wise up(放聰明),聽出對方真正的想法,以便做出適當的回應。 What’s it to you?(關你什麼事?) 這句話可不是在問「給你的是什麼?」,而是在問「你為什麼在乎?」語氣強烈一點就是在教訓對方「不關你的事」,多半在不想回答對方的問題時會冒出來。例: A:Did you call Mary today?(你今天打電話給瑪麗了嗎?) B:What’s it to you?(關你什麼事?) What’s the point?(有什麼意義?) 聽到這個問句時要注意一下前後文,因為它有時真的是在問你:「What are you trying to say?」(你想說的重點是什麼?)除此之外,它很可能是在抱怨做某件事「不具意義、是無謂的掙扎」。 例:I wake up, go to work, come back home and go to bed, day in and day out….what’s the point of living?(我起床、上班、回家、睡覺,日復一日…生活有什麼意義?) Why bother?(為什麼要這麼麻煩?) 雖然有Why一字,但這個問句並不想問原因,而是間接告訴你「不用麻煩、不要多此一舉」,等同於「Don't bother」。 例:Why bother? I don’t have that much time.(為什麼要這麼麻煩?我沒有那麼多時間。) Guess what?(你知道嗎?) 如果你常覺得和老外沒話講,請多用這句話。 "Guess what?" 或是 "You know what?" 是加強語氣,用來吸引人注意,對我們接下來要說的事充滿期待,有一點像中文說,「你知道嗎?」。 例如,你剛找到一份工作,就可以說:Guess what? I got a job offer. You eat with that mouth?(你用那張嘴吃飯?) 當別人對你口出惡言、髒話時,你淡然地回敬他這句話,攻擊力道就很強,因為這背後的意思是在說:這麼髒的一張嘴,你還在用它吃飯,豈不噁心? 例:When Jimmy yelled at me, I just replied, “You eat with that mouth?” And he immediately kept his mouth shut.(吉米對我鬼吼時,我只回他說:「你用那張嘴吃飯?」然後他就立刻閉嘴了。) {DS_BOX_5593} 2014我的英語年!學生準備好了,老師就會出現!世界公民文化中心 ...

2013.11.29

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“I don’t know.” 這句英文因為太簡單、容易上口,變成了很多人的擋箭牌。但你知道嗎?它是最沒有用的一句話。不但阻礙溝通,也傳遞一種不負責任的印象。 “I don’t know.” 換一種方式聰明地說,會創造更大的商機! 美國公司Thinx是一個帶來革命性產品的新企業,它把「女性內衣」、「社會企業」、「創投」三個看起來很不搭的概念做完美整合,徹底改良女性內衣的品牌,不但在kickstarter上募足超乎預期的資金,更帶來億萬美元市場商機。它的創辦人Agrawal說,自己原本對高科技服飾一無所知: I'm not afraid to say 'I don't know. I think an investor is going to respect you a lot more if you say “I'll get back to you about that.” (我不是怕說「我不知道」, 但我想如果你說「我等(查)一下後會回你」,會獲得投資人更多尊重。) A smarter way to say I don’t know,你有很多更聰明的方式告訴別人,你不知道。一旦你腦中想著 “I don’t know”,溝通就喊卡了。職場上,聰明的I don’t know說法,都應該要能創造良好的下一步合作: 1、I'll get back to you about that ASAP. Get back to someone是回覆某人,還不清楚事情的細節或還沒辦法決定,都可以這樣告訴對方。加上ASAP也讓人覺得會得到有效率的回覆。 2、I’ll find out. 我會弄清楚、我會確認,同樣是不知道,這個說法積極多了。如果是對方想要釐清的情形,也可以說I’ll find out for you. 3、What would you suggest? 還不知道怎麼做並不會讓你不如人,運用對方的經驗也是很好的合作方式。 4、I’m not sure if I get what you mean. Are you saying….? 不懂對方的意思,說I don’t know what you mean其實很無禮。告訴他,我不太確定自己有沒有弄懂你的意思,再跟他確認你理解的部分,讓討論往下走。 5、I’m not sure about this, but I do know that…. 這一點我還不太確定,但我可以確定的是…。給出一些肯定的資訊或方向,還是可以幫助雙方做判斷、做出決定。也許就像Thinx這間公司,到頭來what you don’t know does not hurt at all. {DS_BOX_5593} ...

2013.04.30

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銷售數字連兩季下滑,為此,新上任的老外主管Michael特別召開檢討會議,想要找出解決之道。正當大夥兒七嘴八舌地訴說競爭品牌如何強大、我方行銷預算多麼地少、公司內部有多少問題時,忽然,Michael伸出大手往桌面一拍,同時誇張地露出他一排潔白的牙齒,說:「Don’t worry, fellows. I’ll show my teeth.」 老外主管齜牙裂嘴的舉措看似唐突又搞笑,但他其實是想藉具體的表情,強化他亟欲展現魄力的信念。show one’s teeth這句慣用語有兩種意思,一是「藉權力、權威來嚇唬或懲罰某人」,另一就是指「拿出魄力」。 例:If you really want to solve this problem, you need to show your teeth.(如果你真的想要解決這個問題,你需要拿出魄力。) 有趣的是,除了露出牙齒是代表「展現魄力」,在英文慣用語中,還有露出臉、手和腳跟的用法:show one’s face意思較直接,就是「公開露面」;show one’s hand則是「表明自己的意圖或計劃」,也可簡單解作「攤牌」(注意hand用單數形);show one's heels表示「逃走、逃離」。 例:That super star hasn’t shown her face for quite a long time. People start to suspect that she is seriously ill.(那位超級巨星很久沒有公開露面了,人們開始懷疑她身患重病。) 例:Only after becoming the company’s CEO did he show his hand and reveal that he intended to invest in the futures market.(當上公司執行長後,他才表明意圖,透露他打算投資期貨市場。) 例:When walking into the meeting room, I saw the boss’ face and he looked angry. I smelled a rat. So I just showed my heels.(當我走進會議室時,看見老板的臉,他看來很生氣。因為有不祥的預感,我就逃之夭夭了。) {DS_BOX_5593} ...

2014.08.29

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有些人覺得發音很重要Some think pronunciation is important 有些人覺得不太重要,你們覺得呢?Some people don’t think it’s important. What do you guys think? 1.美國(男) Pronunciation is not that important as long as the other person generally gets the idea of what you are saying.只要對方大致上能懂你想表達的意思,發音就不是那麼重要 I think it’s more important that people you know, try to use new words, try to use new phrases.比較重要的是大家要敢用新詞彙和新片語 Rather than being overly concerned about whether or not they are saying a word correctly.而不是一直擔心有沒有發的很標準 I mean eventually yeah sure, you want to learn how to pronunce words correctly but但是當然學久了你還是要想辦法唸標準一點 As long as you can communicate, I think that’s what matters most.但我覺得能跟別人溝通才是最重要的 2.德國(女) I think pronunciation is important.我覺得發音很重要 Because it’s easier for the listener if he doesn’t need to think all the time about what you wanna say.因為聽的人就不用很辛苦的去猜你到底想要講什麼 3.愛爾蘭(男) Ireland and England, we pronunce a lot of words the same way where as Americans, a lot of words, they both pronunce and spell differently.愛爾蘭跟英國很多字的唸法一樣,但美國那邊就很多字的唸法跟拼法都不同 But then American English tends to be the English that’s taught internationally, including here in Taiwan.但偏偏美國英文又是全球英語教學的指標,包括台灣 4.拉脫維亞(女) Pronunciation is super important because that’s something Chinese has taught me. If you can’t pronunce it correctly, no one’s gonna understand you.發音超重要的!我學中文的時候發現如果發音不準,根本沒人聽得懂你講什麼 5.英國(男) We have so many different accents and some of the London dialect some of the northern dialects and some of the western dialects for example.我們有很多不同的口音和方言,比如倫敦方言和一些北方及西方的不同方言 It can be like talking to somebody who doesn’t speak the same language as you.反而覺得很像你在跟其他國家的人聊天一樣 So I... thoroughly believe that pronunciation matters.所以我完全相信發音非常重要 6.波蘭(女) The most important part is being understandable.最重要的部份是「能被了解」 Because sometimes people are so focused on speaking words the correct way因為很多人很想把字詞唸對 and it blocks them. They prefer not to speak at all because they are afraid of making mistakes.這種想法反而讓他們更害怕去講一些他們覺得會唸錯的字 And I think that’s the problem which Asian people have like you are so afraid of making mistakes.我發現很多亞洲人真的很怕發音不對 7.美國(男) When I was growing up, I actually grew up around a lot of non native English speakers我從小身邊就是圍繞很多英文不是他們母語的人 and I don’t think pronunciation is important at all as long as I can make out what you are trying to say.只要我能猜到他們想講的意思,我覺得發音準不準就不是那麼重要 I’m trying to understand your meaning; I’m trying to communicate with you.我會試著了解你的意思因為我想跟你溝通 Puzzle out or try to pick out mistakes you are making as you are speaking to me.並不是想要你用英文跟我溝通的時候挑你的錯誤 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 範例 “I’m hungry.”男:我很餓 See! He is not “angry”. He is “hungry”.女:你看!他其實不是「生氣」,他是「很餓」。 Because French people tend to not pronunce “h” in front of a word.因為有些法國不太會唸h的音 So like when he’s hungry, he’ll say I’m angry.所以當他說他很餓,聽起來像他很氣~ So this is why pronunciation is so important.(這也就是為什麼發音非常重要) {DS_BOX_14125} ...

2015.12.31

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很多人都覺得吃麥當勞一定會變胖,你們覺得呢?而世界各國的麥當勞,跟台灣又有什麼不一樣的地方呢?「不要鬧工作室」邀請三位老外,分享他們眼中台灣麥當勞和各國的差異點。 1.美國 I eat at McDonald’s at least once a day, sometimes twice a day, 7 days a week.我一天至少吃一次麥當勞,有時候兩次、一星期吃七天 I’m not fat!但我不胖 It’s all about just keeping a healthy life style I think, you know? Working out.主要關鍵我想還是要常常運動 It’s not about the food. McDonald’s...it’s good!不是食物的問題,麥當勞好吃 2.俄羅斯 There are not so many McDonald’s in Russia.俄羅斯沒有很多麥當勞 A huge different is that the price is much cheaper here in Taiwan.最大差異就是台灣麥當勞比俄羅斯的便宜很多 In general, the taste is absoulutely the same.基本上兩國麥當勞味道都一樣 3.韓國 我第一次來到台灣吃到幾條薯條After I had my first McDonald’s french fries experience. 唉呀~吃得津津有味It was fabulous! 突然覺得:「喔!就是美食啊~」“I’m lovin’ it.” 「好吃!就是好吃!」“Delicious!” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (美國) Actually I’ve eaten McDonald’s all over the world.我吃遍很多國家的麥當勞 And Taiwan by far has the best McDonald’s. I don’t even eat McDonald’s in America, very rarely. Only eat the breakfast sometimes,台灣的麥當勞真的超讚!我在美國都不太吃,偶爾吃他們的早餐 but in Taiwan...Everyday!但在台灣每天吃 So McDonald’s in America is actually a lot different than McDonald’s in Taiwan.美國跟台灣的麥當勞差很多 In America, the sizes are a lot bigger, the portion, the hamburgers and the fries are a lot bigger在美國份量比較大,漢堡薯條都比台灣大和多 and the price is also a lot more expensive. Taiwan’s McDonald’s is pretty cheap, it’s a pretty good deal.美國麥當勞也比較貴!台灣的算是蠻便宜的了 I’ll eat everything on the McDonald’s menu expect one thing…麥當勞所有東西我都吃!除了一樣...... ”the Mc fish!”就是「麥香魚」 Worst thing that ever happened to McDonald’s right there.麥當勞最失敗的商品就是麥香魚 But Taiwan’s McDonald’s is really good like the meat here is way better than the States, the french fries are amazing.台灣麥當勞用的肉比美國好吃、薯條也比較好吃 The best however is this bad boy但是最強大的是這個 “The apple pie!”「蘋果派」 In a America it’s not near as good, I don’t know why. But here “IT”S AMAZING!”美國蘋果派沒有台灣的好吃,台灣的超好吃! Everyday, one at least. One apple pie a day, keeps the doctor away.一天最少吃一個,「一天一蘋果派,醫生遠離我」 Why do I eat at McDonald’s everyday?我為什麼每天都吃麥當勞? Number 1 cuz it’s cheap I mean, $89 bucks for a meal, it’s pretty cheap.第一是因為很便宜!他們有89超值全餐,很划算 2 it’s convenient, everywhere in Taiwan has McDonald’s.第二就是很方便!台灣到處都有麥當勞 3, they won’t disappoint you. I mean it’s the same everywhere you go.第三是不會有落差,因為味道全部都一樣 {DS_BOX_14125} ...

2016.05.27

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Hi, these are the things that we only find in Taiwan. 你好!這些都是只有台灣才有的東西 (日本1) 日本沒有溫的飲料,只有冰的或者熱的,只有台灣可以去冰In Japan, there are no mildly warm drinks. Only cold or hot. You can ask for no-ice drinks in Taiwan. 在日本去冰的話,服務員可能給你剩一半的飲料In Japan, if you don’t want ice in your drink. They won’t fill it up. 然後如果台灣的話,服務員可能會幫你加滿In Taiwan, they fill up the gap for your drink. (荷蘭) In almost every restaurant I’ve been to in Taiwan, at least within my price range.我在台灣去過的大部份平價餐廳 People don’t come and take your order.不會有人來幫你點餐 You get a piece of paper, you write down what you want and then you give it to the staff.你得自己填菜單,然後再拿給店家 (美國) Themed cafes restaurants, sexy-cute and people that talk down about Taiwan.主題咖啡館和餐廳,性感可愛風和唱衰台灣的人 (香港) 花生捲冰淇淋Like peanuts with ice cream. 還有在街上你會看到很多店在賣檳榔,也是只有台灣才有You always see a lot of stores that sell betal nuts in Taiwan. 蓮霧也是我非常喜歡的水果,也是只有台灣才可以吃得到Wax apple is also my favorite Taiwanese fruit, only in Taiwan. (日本2) 在日本沒有Ubike,也沒有臭豆腐,然後沒有蛋餅、蘿蔔糕加蛋There is no Ubike in Japan, no stinky tofu, no Chinese omelet, no radish cake with egg. 順便告訴你們,我很喜歡喝豆漿!By the way, I really like soy milk. 但是在日本,豆漿比牛奶貴,而台灣剛好相反In Japan, soy milk is more expensive than milk. It’s the opposite in Taiwan. (美國) So it’s really weird to me as an American, coming here to go to a country where everyone always talks badly about Taiwan.對我這個美國人而言,我發現很多台灣人都在講台灣的壞話 You know we have patriotism like we always love America, we love America.你知道我們都有愛國主義,我們很愛美國 But in Taiwan, everyone always wants to leave Taiwan!但是在這,好像很多台灣人都想離開! I have so many Taiwanese friends who just want to go to like Australia or Canada or New Zealand or America or even Singapore.我有很多朋友都在講,他們想去澳洲、加拿大、紐西蘭、美國或是新加坡 Here I see princess restaurants. I’ve seen the cafes that’s like people dress like maids?!另外我還看過公主餐廳,也去過女僕餐廳 And I have been to a toilet restaurant, toilet themed food.還去過「廁所」主題餐廳,有廁所主題相關食物 And you can’t bring animals into restaurants in America. Here I’ve seen birds, I’ve seen dogs, I’ve seen cats.還有在美國你不可以帶動物進餐廳,在台灣我看過有人帶鳥、帶狗、帶貓! And then number 3 is what I call sexy-cute.最後一個就是「性感混可愛」風 In America, you can be sexy, or you can be cute. You don’t be both.在美國,你可以走性感風,或者你走可愛風,你不會混合這兩種風格 So you can be Victoria’s Secret, or you can be Dora the explorer, but we don’t try to combine both.要嘛就是「維多利亞祕密」,或是「朵拉大冒險」風格,但你不會混合這兩種! In Taiwan, it’s like they don’t if they’re trying to do sexy or they’re trying to do cute, so they have like a cute little girl, she won’t be wearing a lot of makeup but you will have her on sexy clothes.在台灣,我常常看到他們會把可愛的女生搭上很性感的衣服,來結合兩種不同的風格 (香港) 還有...「不要鬧」,也只有台灣才有的!STOP KIDDIN’ STUDIO. Only exists in Taiwan. {DS_BOX_14125} ...

2015.08.07

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「如果S.H.E解散,我就不姓任。」知名女子天團S.H.E成員Selina日前向媒體與歌迷喊話,表示該團體成員絶不會分道揚鑣。你知道「如果…,我就不姓X」這種口語常見的保證用語,在英文裡也有相同的說法嗎? 有的,那就是:…or my name is not…(…否則我的名字就不叫…) 例:I’ll keep my promise, sir, or my name is not John Smith.(我會信守承諾的,先生,否則我就不叫約翰史密斯。) 當然,以上屬於比較日常的用語,若是碰到較為正式的場合,想要向對方保證「說話算話」、「確認無誤」,還可以多加利用以下這五種說法: You can rest assured(你可以放心) 例:You can rest assured that no efforts are being spared to provide you with the best service.(你可以放心,我們會傾盡全力提供您最好的服務。) You can depend on it(你儘管放心) 例:We’ll find someone who fits the bill, you can depend on it.(我們會找到符合要求的人,你儘管放心好了。) And no mistake(毫無疑問) 例:This is the greatest job I’ve ever had, and no mistake!(這是我所做過最棒的工作,毫無疑問!) And I don’t mean maybe(我是認真的) 例:I need this work to be done by Friday, and I don’t mean maybe!(我要這項工作在周五前完成,我是認真的!) Make no bonesmistake about it(不用懷疑) 例:I shall be coming to the party, make no bones about it.(我會來參加宴會,不用懷疑。) 三個月英文脫胎換骨的一對一:http:goo.gl5eIOmf {DS_BOX_5593} ...

2015.05.06

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字尾有沒有“s”,可不一定是「單、複數」的問題喔!有些單字少了“s”,意思就會差很多。我們一起來看看,你是不是都用對了呢? 1. sometime vs. sometimes sometime adv. 某個時候 想要和好朋友約聚時,可以說: We should get together sometime.(我們應該找個時間聚聚。) 想要約「特定的時間」,則可以說: We should get together sometime next week.(我們下個禮拜應該找個時間聚聚。) sometimes adv. 偶爾、有時候 這個字大家常常用,但卻會忘記 sometimes 後面的“s”喔! Sometimes I like to go to the library to read.(我偶爾喜歡去圖書館讀書。) 2. beside vs. besides beside prep. 在旁邊 Someone is beside you, but I’m the only one who can see him.(有個人在你旁邊,但只有我看得到他。) 再分享一個實用短句:That’s beside the point.(那不重要。)在重點旁邊的東西當然就是指不重要、不相關的事情囉! besides prep. 除……之外 adv.而且 這裡可以分成三個語意來看: 1 in addition to 除了......Besides studying English, what else do you like to do?(除了學英文,你還喜歡做什麼?) 2 an afterthought 事後的想法I can’t talk to you right now. I’m tired. Besides, I’m studying English.(我現在不能和你說話。我很累。而且我在念英文。) 3 except 除了Everyone went to the party, besides me.(每個人都去派對了,只有我沒去。) 還有一個常見短句:beside yourself with griefjoy,猜得出來是什麼意思嗎?來聽聽親切的 Emma 老師解說一遍就知道囉! 3. leave vs. leaves leave v. 離開、留下;n. 放假 這個字大家一定不陌生,如:Please don’t leave until you finish reading this article.(你沒讀完這篇文章前請不要離開!)Don’t leave me here alone!(不要留我一個人在這嘛!) leave 當名詞用時,就是大家最愛的「放假」,如:I wish I were on leave right now.(真希望我現在是放假的狀態)要注意是 on leave, 不是 in leave 喲! leaves n. 放假樹葉 什麼?放假和樹葉?沒錯喔!leaf (樹葉)的複數型就是 leaves,是複數型的不規則變化之一。通常名詞為 f fe 結尾,變成複數時要去 f fe,加上 ves。 loaf (單數)→loaves(複數)wife (單數)→wives (複數)knife (單數)→knives (複數) 小提醒!名詞單複數變化的規則只適用於可數名詞。 4. mean vs. means mean v. 表示……的含意 What do you mean ?(你是什麼意思?)(通常用來表示不同意或是有被惱怒的感覺) means n. 方式、方法 常用片語: by no means,就是不論任何方法,絕對不…….。You are by no means a lazy person.(你絕對不是懶惰的人。) 文:Ali ※本文獲「VoiceTube看影片學英語」授權轉載 ...

2017.06.29

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圖片來源:Nomads Hostels@flickr, CC BY 2.0 Why would hostels be illegal? I don’t understand. They are great! 為什麼青年旅館不合法?我不懂...它們很棒! 1.澳洲 Like I’m traveling for a long time and I don’t have a job so between hostels or couchsurfing.我一個人長年旅行,又沒工作!就只能待在青年旅館或當沙發客 Tourists are definitely less inclined to come...if there’s no, no hostels.台灣如果沒有青年旅館,那遊客可能就不一定會想來 2.西班牙 Obviously it’s cheaper than hotels青旅明顯比飯店便宜 And after, you can even go alone, you can meet people. I don’t know, it’s another kind of experience.你在青旅可以選擇自己去玩,或和新朋友結伴,會是個不同的體驗 3.德國 You meet so many people from different countries and you will get to know so many different cultures and hotels want hostels to be closed, but I didn’t know.你可以碰到超多不同國家的人,和見識各國不同的文化!但我不知道台灣飯店業要青年旅館倒 Some hostels are illegal.我也不知道很多青旅不合法 “Do you think that’s a great idea to shut down all the hostels?”(問:你覺得讓非法青旅倒光好嗎?) No! It isn’t! Because it’s so important to have those places for travelers or backpackers who can’t pay that much.當然不好!台灣必須要有這樣的地方給經費有限的旅客和背包客來住 4.法國 You can discover the culture of the country but also the culture of other people, like you meet people from all over the world.你不但可以了解當地城市的文化,還可以認識來自世界各地的文化 The hostels are usually in the center of the city or in some interesting places.通常青年旅館都會在城市裡面或是一些有特色的地點 I know illegal things are not good, but come on it’s a youth hostel. It’s not…that bad.我知道非法的就是不對!但是這只是青年旅館,有這麼嚴重? 5.澳門 Taiwan is cheaper, plus we use the same language.台灣比較便宜啊!而且語言比較容易溝通 So I came to Taiwan to be a backpacker.也當一下背包客,就來這邊住一下 To experience different hostels and make new friends.感受一下不同地方的旅社的分別,也可以認識一下新的朋友這樣子 6.英國 It’s really bloody cheap.青旅就是超便宜,不然要幹嘛? You also meet people who are doing the similar thing as well, I guess this is one of those things that developes when everyone’s trying to save money.在青旅你很容易碰到跟你想法一致的人,比如大家都為了省錢去住 You tend to meet up with people with similar mindsets as you in hostels and you make friends really quickly.因為想法差不多相同,常常很快就可以交到朋友 I mean if you got the choice between staying at a hostel and a hotel. I’d choose hostel every single time.如果住飯店跟青年旅館讓我選,我一定每次都選青旅 Because, although it’s not as comfortable. It’s more fun, that’s what matters when you are traveling.雖然青旅沒有那麼舒服,但卻很好玩!這不就是旅行的重點嗎? 7.美國 There’s nowhere else in the world where you can really sit down in a room, with 12 different people.只有在青年旅館可以讓你一次跟12國不同的人 All 12 are from different countries, you get different perspectives on the world and on culture.用12種不同的觀點來看世界和不同文化的差異 8.馬來西亞 I do! I think it’s very vital for a country to have hostels, because not everyone comes here with a lot of money they can spend on.我覺得一個國家有沒有青年旅館很重要,因為不是人人都很有錢 As a student, you want to cut cost in every way.身為學生都是能省則省 Choosing a hostel I can really cut cost and I could save money and I could spend it on shopping.選住青年旅館省下的錢我可以拿去購物 9.德國 So I’m doing this one-year trip right now, all of the nights I’ve stayed in hostels, almost all of them.我花了一年到處旅行,我幾乎每晚都住在青年旅館 The other people in hotels, they are not there to meet people maybe they are on their business trips.其他會住在飯店的人,通常不是來交朋友的,部分都是來出差的 If you go to a hostel, you can be sure that people actually are interested in you. They want to talk as much as you want to talk to them.如果你去住青旅,你肯定會碰到很多樂意跟你聊天做朋友的人 If Taiwan wants to have a good image in the world, wants to get the reputation it actually deserves.如果台灣想要在世界舞台上增加辨識度 It needs hostels; it needs backpackers because those are the ones actually explore the country, and actually come here to discover the culture.那台灣就更需要青旅和背包客!因為背包客才是一群會到處探索美景和分享各地文化的最好媒介 10.愛爾蘭 They don’t want hotels, they can’t afford hotels.背包客不會住飯店,他們也住不起 They specifically want hostels and that’s not necessarily just the price, it’s the experience of staying at a hostel.他們會選青年旅館不光只是價格考量,還有青旅的附加價值 But, if Taiwan didn’t have hostels.如果台灣沒有青年旅館 More than 50% of the people who come here, as tourists not necessary for business but as tourists. They would evaporate, they’d be completely, completely gone.可能超過一半以上的背包客都不會再來了! Cuz it’s not the case of, oh well there’s no more hostels, I will stay at a hotel.因為這不是「我們沒青旅住我們就會去住飯店」 It’s the case of...there’s no more hostels, we will go somewhere else instead.而是「台灣沒青旅,我們只好去其他有青旅的國家」 {DS_BOX_14125} ...

2015.10.23