2026/01/06

• expire, lapse

連接副詞

• 因此: therefore, consequently, accordingly, thus, hence, as a result
• 然而: however, nevertheless, nonetheless
• 而且: in addition, additionally, moreover, furthermore, conversely, rather
• 相反地: on the contrary, instead, conversely, rather
• 同時: meanwhile, in the mean time
• 或: alternatively
• 為此: to this end / for this purpose
• 即便如此: even so
• 其實: actually, as a matter of fact, in fact
• 否則: otherwise

2026/01/06

• on your way to work
• I watch what I eat
• whole-wheat bread / white bread
• nutrition

2026/01/07

• draw up a new contract
• if a customer buy in bulk, we usually give them a discount

2026/01/13

• inhabitants (居民)
• see the sights

2026/01/14

• can you meet me halfway?
• let's agreee meet halfway
• it's a deal
• let's do it
• starting off on the wrong foot: make a bad start

2026/01/19

• intuition: 直覺 ; gut feeling
  • just felt right
• instincts: 本能
• although seemingly crazy; it seems crazy
• empathize, empathy
• psychologist 心理學家
• put yourself in someone else's shoes; put your self in their place
• subtle things 微妙的事物
  • subtle: b 不發音
• controversial
• compulsory = have to do it

noun phrases

compound nouns

• Noun + noun: coffee maker

• gerund + noun: washing machine

• adjective + noun: blueberry, software

• passerby 行人;過路人

• rental agreenment 租賃協議

  • landlady;

• cereal; grains

2026/01/20

• diet coke/soda
• pizza
  • toppings: 配料
• pizzeria: pizza restaurant
• prawn; shrimp

2026/01/27

Street

• Saint = St.
• At A road and B road

rush hour = peak hour

Sally is showing him around

2026/01/28

• discount (noun.) 重音在前面 (v.) 重音在後面

2026/2/2

work benefits

• annual bonus
• flexible hours
• unpaid time off
• company car
• paid vacation time
• gym membership
• pension plan
• mandatory break times

2026/2/3

serving: 一份(食物)

• serving for four people.

2026/2/4

• Bosses want you to account for your time
• opportunity for advancement
• cost of living
• I left work late
• I'd like to postpone our meeting.
  • put put off our meeting (not formal)

2026/2/9

• to lift weights / to weightlift
• subsidized childcare
• pensioner / pension plan
• collocations: 搭配詞
  • have: a problem, lunch, a look,
    • do: bussiness, favor, do, research
    • make: an appointment, progress, money, a point, a difference, a suggestion, a decision
    • take: take a look at, notes, a rest, a profit, a chance
    • get: promotion, a raise, opportunity
• staff turnover
• mandatory
• things are better now than they used to be.

2026/2/10 Columbia

• South America
• indigenous / original people
• Metro / Taxi / Taxicab(cab)
• travel abroad
• domestic
• connect flight

2026/2/11 Giving advice

• advice (noun) / advise (verb)
• Imperative sentence 祈使句

2026/3/7

• Stomachache
• flu
• medication
• prescription
• pharmacy / drug store
• pick up / Collect her medicine
• painkillers
• before meal / after meal
• drowsy (drowsiness) / speepy / drowsy driving
• symptoms 徵狀
• side effects
• nausea 噁心
• dizziness 頭暈
• constipation
• over the counter: no permission, no need percepection
• refill: more of a medicine
• what is the dosage ?
  • take on pill, two times a day.

2026/3/14 travel agentcy

• unwind 有點類似relax
  • 反義詞: wound up 興奮過頭/壓力過大
• vaccine / get a shot / inoculation
• locate money
• resorts 渡假村
• visa 簽證
• tour group / package tour
• deposit money
• itinerary / schedule for trip
• sight-seeing
• go on a trip / go on vacation
• motion sickness / car sick / seasick
• bus / coach (long distance)

2026/3/16

• blazer
• plush toy
• right now / as we speak / at the moment

2026/3/21

• death penalty / capital punishment

• heious 令人髮指的

• horrendous 可怕的/糟糕的

  • horrendous day

• capable / incapable

• we are better off without them

  • deterrent: to stop

• enormity / enormous 巨大的

• inmates

• psychological torture

• solitary = by your self = one

  • solitary confinement

• condemn

• to sentence someone 判刑

• indefinitely

• frightened

2026/3/23

• Mardi Gras / New Orleans, USA
• Tomb Sweeping Festival
• parade

2026/3/25

• customer service collocations
• 搭配詞(collocations)
  • gather information
  • requset a refund
  • deal with a complaint
  • vent one's frustration
    • I just need to vent.
  • guarantee quality
  • offer compensation
  • demand an explonation
• How can I made it up to you ? / How can I made it right ?
• put towards: part of money
  • My parants gave me some money to put towards buying a car.

2026/3/31

• migraine =
• What seems to be the problem ?
  • How can I help you ?
    • What's the matter ?
• I will call your parent/guardian
• take a breather = calm down
• sore throat / tickly throat
• what are your symptoms
• musle cramp
• bring the pain down
• take plenty of fluids
• sick certificate
• I have a _______. (I've had a runny nose for _____.)
• My throat hurts/feels sore.
• If the symptoms don't get better, you can make a new appointment for next week.

2026/4/8

• get down to business
• meet half-way: compromise
• show of hands: raising hands to vote for or againist something
• stick to the point: stay focused on the main idea
• close a deal

prepositions: 介係詞

• insisted on
• is everyone here in favor of that ?
• can I have that offer in writing
• modal verb
  • seems rather / barely / hardly / fairly / rather / relatively
• We were thinking of a figure around $1000
• Actually, we were hoping for
• there seems to be a problem
• Let's take a break and reconvene after lunch
• tactics : strategy
• tactful : nice and careful way
• provisions
• contingency
• in our best interest
• consensus: reach a consensus
• unanimous
• binding contract

2026/4/10

• examine : check carefully
• a thing stress you out : gives you stress
• minor - adj(small, not that important)
• minor - noun(people under 18)
• health card: 健保卡
• cholesterol: the oil in your blood

2026/4/14

• dormitory (dorm)
• roommates / flatmates
• freshman / fresher = 1st year student
• tuition
• scholarship
• financial aid
• room and board: housing and food
• If I could go back, I would have done (instead of ...)

2026/4/20

• I'm very flexible
• eat light/heavy
• He is giving the impression of ...

2026/4/22

• What is your greatest strength
• What is your greatest weakness
• resourceful / punctual / cooperative / articulate (well-spoken) / meticulous
• I am very hands-on
• proactive: solving problem before somthing wrong happen
• initiative
• pragmatic
• fresh out of school
• job leads

2026/4/24

• armed conflicts
• World War II
• war commence
• invasion: entering or being entered by an attck
• decisive superiority
• futile: incapable of producing any result; useless
• treaty
• war-zone: where is the war taking place
• mediation: to reach agreement with help
• casualty: 傷亡
• death toll
• civilian
• totalitarianism
• conscription / mandatory military
  • do you get drafted ?

2026/4/27

• Each to their own = everyone has an opinion
• an electrian
• a care assiatant

2026/4/29 Resume

• CV = curriculum vitae
• personal statement
• Recent graduate students
• position in human resources
• versatile and creative
• to meet tight deadlines
• combine a background in journalisam and academeics with expertise in business
• analytical
  • With strong analytical skills and a broad range of computer expertise
• more than six years of software engineering experience
• lowest staff turnover rate: 員工流動率
• supervised a team
• overhauled the outdated employee database system
  • overhauled: big change
• streamlined company operations by removing layers of management
• chaired a committee to oversee the development of a new facility
• consulted
  • consulted on/about ...
• mediated: 調解衝突
• formulated
• addressed
• lectured : deliver an educational speech to a group of people
• negotiated : try to reach an agreement or compromise
• inspected + noun.
• critiqued 理性分析、評論（較中性/專業） / criticize 批評（可能帶負面）

2026/4/30

• lean into it

2026/5/2

• mitigate: 減輕、緩和
  • How to mitigate it ?

2026/5/4

• detrimental = harmful
• nephew 姪子 / niece 侄女
• black sheep
• run in the family 家族遺傳
  • Short stature runs in my family

2026/5/5

• consent 同意

2026/5/6

• impressed with + someone/something

• wish you the best in the future endavours

• gibberish: nonsense, meaningless talk

• vague

• hallucination

• factuality

• mitigation

• recollection

• Walk the dog / Take the dog for a walk

• lab coat / scrubs

• He examines children

• time fly

• pediatrician

• Once a week / every three months / in a while

• while (means long time)

  • It's been a little while

2025/5/7

• elucidative
  • He gave an elucidative explanation of the problem.
  • He clearly explained the problem.
• pervasive
  • This is a pervasive issue.
• vicinity
  • in the vicinity of my office

2026/5/8

• durable
  • This is a durable computer

2026/5/18

• Swings and roundabouts: pro and cons
• speak of the devil = talk about someone and they arrive
• traffic light colors: red, amber, green
• seatbelt
  • to buckle a seatbelt
  • to fasten a seatbelt (t不發音)
  • put on a seatbelt
• turn signal / blinker / indicator
• rearview mirror / sideview mirror
• brakes: 煞車
  • to push the brakes
  • to slam on the brakes 急煞
• gas pedal: 油門
  • to step on the gas / accelerator
  • "step on it"
• to run a red light = to go through a red light
• change lanes
  • weave through traffic
• pull over 路邊停車
  • police pull over a car
• cones 路障

Police Officer:

• Do you know why I pulled you over today?
• Do you know what the speed limit is here?
• You changed lanes, but you forgot to use your turn signal.
• Can I see your driver's license, please?

Driver:

• I am so sorry, Officer! I forgot to put my lights on!
• I'm not drunk! I'm just blushing because I ate soup recently.
• Oh no! Is my seatbeat not fastened in?
• Sorry I'm a new driver and I'm really nervous!

You are speeding! You're over the limit Can you let me off this time

2026/5/20

• go to my friend's place/house
• hypothetical situations
• I don't know what I will do if I lose my passport 未來有可能發生
• I don't know what I would do if I lost my passport 幾乎不會發生且沒發生過(won't be true about the future)
• If she calls me, I will answer the call
• If she called me, I would be very surprised

2026/5/21

• a rack of lamb
• to peel vegetable skin
• It is rarely eaten in Taiwan.
• you can eat tomatoes on their own
• grocery store
• salmon with veggies

2026/5/25

• skewer 烤串 / grill
• pepper
• baking tray
• I heat pre-made foods.
• appetizig(adj.) = tasty / looks nice
• frying pan / wok
• cured in salt
• pickled cabbage
  • pickle (v.)
• It depends on the occasion
• to like what comes out of it
• meal prep (preperation)
• experimenting with Japanese dishes
• when it tastes underwhelming / average
• 別說so-so
  • alright / fine / meh / average / mediocre

2026/5/28

• Rose's ("iz") / James's
• students' book
• cutlery (forks, knives, spoons...)
• pillow / cushion
• pots and pans

The Customer Service Drama! You just arrived at an AirBNB, but there are many things wrong with it. Things are broken, dirty or missing! You need to call Customer Service right away to complain and get help!

Vocab:

• Fridge: leaking
• Washing Machine / Stove: Broken / won't turn on
• Plant: Dead
• Armchair / Couch / Bookshelf / Cabinet / Closet / Double Bed: Broken / damaged / stained
• Lamp: Flickering / won't turn on
• Mirror: Cracked

I just checked into the Airbnb, and I noticed that the XXX is broken.

2026/6/1

• duh = obviously (not formal)
• plumber 水電工(唸法"plummer")

Nationality

• The United States -> American
• Mexico -> Mexican
• Canada -> Canadian
• Thailand -> Thai
• Iceland -> Icelandic
• Switzerland -> Swiss
• Turkey -> Turkish
• England -> English
• Algeria -> Algerian
• Sudan -> Sudanese
• Sweden - Swedish

2026/6/3

• indigenous / aboriginal / tribe
• in the wild
• orchid
• hut 小屋

animals

• mammals (pronunciation: /ˈmæməl/)
• wild animal is aggressive
• domesticated / wild animals / strays animals
• fur 毛/ feather 羽毛 / scales 鱗
• hamster 倉鼠 / guinea pig 天竺鼠
• I need to walk my dog
• whiskers 鬍鬚
• beak / bills
• exotic / Unusal
  • exotic pets
• amphibian 兩棲動物
• reptile 爬蟲類
• aviary 鳥舍
• lizard 蜥蜴

2026/6/8

• How do you get to work ?
  • I get to work by...
• What do you do on your journey to work ?
• What do you like about the journey ?
  • I love / I like
• What don't you like about the journey ?
  • I don't like / I dislike / I hate / I'm not a fan of

1. How do you get to work?

• I get to work by... / (on foot)

2. What do you do on your journey to work?

• I (usually)... / I (sometimes)... , (sometimes) ...

3. What do you like about the journey?

• I love the (n.)
• I like/enjoy (V-ing)...
• I don't mind...

4. What don't you like about the journey?

• I don't like / I dislike...
• I hate...
• I'm not a fan of...

MRT = metro (subway/underground) eavesdrop to sneak a peek

2026/6/10

adjective 形容詞有分為fact和opinion，如果要連接兩個形容詞 順序通常是 option adject + fact adject + noun.

• fun English lession (fun是主觀意見, English是事實)
• beautiful silver necklace
• She is a kind old woman

順序調換的話，母語人士聽起來會覺得很奇怪 she has long black hair.

如果形容詞都是fact的話 what size -> what shape -> How old -> What color -> where from -> made of + noun.

• a small red metal box

2026/6/11 Countalbe/Uncountable

• a item of jewerly
• a stick of butter
• a tablespoon/teaspoon of sugar
• a blob (of toothpaste)
• would you like a cuppa ? (cup of)
• a loaf/slice of break
• a bill/coin of money
• a bar of soap

Questions:

1. How much money do you usually spend when you go to the mall on the weekend?
2. Do you have much free time during the week, or are you always busy with school or work?
3. How many burgers or hotdogs do you think you can eat in one single meal?
4. Think about the last time you had a barbecue. How many friends or family members came to eat with you? BONUS: If you were to make a pizza, what toppings would you put on it?

虛擬語氣 (subjunctive mood): If you were to V.

2026/6/17

red velvet cake

sense verbs look / feel / smell / taste / sound

get/become + adj

I get dressed in the morning

• get describle change

He got old (X 太直接不太禮貌) He has gotten older He is getting old