0322 English Everyday

Although Sara works day and night, her composition is still sent back every time. She decides to pause, to take a stroll, and to release her anxiety.

雖然日以繼夜地努力，每次Sara的作品仍然都被退件。她決定暫停一下，散散步，釋放她的焦慮。

* day and night  日以繼夜

* composition  作品,文稿

* decide to do sth.  決定做…

* take a stroll  散步

* anxiety  焦慮、掛念

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0320 English Everyday

A great deal of the number of elderly increase in our society. Please bear in mind that we should treat senior citizens exactly how we want to be treated when we get older.

社會上的老人人口數大量增加。請銘記在心：我們應該以自己老的時候，希望被對待的方式，來對待年長者。

* a great deal of  + (n.)  大量的

* bear / keep in mind that + (clause)  牢記…

* senior citizen  (n)  (禮貌用法) 長者

* elderly  (adj.)  年長的.
** the + adj. = N.   ex. the poor=the poor people 窮人, the elderly=the elderly people 年長者

* exactly  (adv.)  完全地,精準地  ex. Louis knows exactly how I like my milk tea.

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺

0319 English Everyday

 

The editor had a fever for two days. Today, she is finally back and appreciates the readers who back her up. She hopes she doesn't let them down.

小編發燒了2天，而今天她終於回來了，多謝支持她的讀者們。她希望她沒有讓大家失望。

* have a fever  發燒

* back up  支持 (v.phr)

* let + one + down   讓某人失望

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺

0314 English Everyday

She realizes students won't listen to her and only dismiss her until she takes some time to walk in their shoes.

她發現學生並不會聽從她，而且只會應付老師，直到她花些時間設身處地為學生著想。

* walk in one's shoes.  站在某人的立場

* realize   發現,體會到

* exactly  精確地, 完全地

* dismiss + 人  打發,應付

* take some time  花點時間

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺

0313 English Everyday

My teacher once told me, "It is not so much how much one did, the question is whether one did one's best at all . "

我的老師曾告訴我，重點不在於一個人做了多少，而在於一個人是否盡力。

* at all  到底、究竟、一點也不（多半用於否定）

* whether  是否……、無論……（後加完整句子)  ex . She will do it whether you like it or not. (無論你喜不喜歡，她都會去做)

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺

0312 English Everyday

After hours of negotiating, we've finally reached a compromise.

在數小時的協商之後，我們終於達成共識。

* negotiate  協商,談判

* reach / come to a compromise  達成協議/共識

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺

0307 English everyday

Pause, when everything is confused.

困惑的時候，暫停一下吧。

~雀嘻, 英語小亭~ Tracy's English Corner ☺