Facebook effect --- 臉書效應

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今天,我同事跟另一個同事說,你兒子是不是失戀了? 因為他兒子在臉書上寫一段文字,感覺上有點難過,我這個同事說,她覺得難以接受,兒子居然談戀愛,她都不知道,而且也沒透露出他心情不好,居然是同事在臉書上發現,才得知這個消息,當下,她覺得她這個母親很失敗,我覺得這是很特殊的現象,在臉書上,你可以加你周遭的人,不管他是認識或不認識的,其至暢所欲言,但是面對最近的親人,反而隔著一道牆...

My co-worker asked another co-worker today, "did your son fall out of love?". My co-worker asked this because she saw a sad post on Facebook. The mother said she felt that it's hard accepting this news. My co-worker didn't know when the son fell in love and she couldn't tell from his facial expression. My co-worker was informed by another co-worker that unexpectedly found this post on Facebook. Therefore, my co-worker suddenly thought that she was a failure of a mother. I think that this is a special situation. On facebook, you can add everyone that you like whether you know them or not, and you can say whatever you want. However, when you face the closest family members of these people, it feels like there's a wall...

Stunning sunset --- 令人驚嘆的日落

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這是一個平凡的日子,天氣很舒服,我突然瞥見日落時,粉紅色的天空,上前一看,
天空中居然出現了彩虹,太棒了! 這種美景,我從未見過,尤其在公寓的陽台前,這是城市裡完美的邂逅:)

It was just an ordinary day with comfortable weather when suddenly, I glanced over to see the sunset with a pink sky! I really enjoyed looking at the sunset. There was a rainbow showing in the sky and it was amazing! I've never seen this sort of scene before, especially from the front balcony of my apartment. This was a perfect experience for me in the city. :) 

Smart Phone---智慧型手機

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我們通常在買了智慧型手機後,就會犯以下的錯誤,例如,在用餐中一直看著它,確認每個Facebook的留言,並且即時回覆它,有時不知不覺,你忽略了跟你在一起的人,你被它控制了時間,相對的也像上癮般,沈溺在網路的世界!

We usually make mistakes after we buy a smart phone. You may stare at your phone and check every message from Facebook while you're having a meal with friends. You will feel the urge to reply to everything immediately. Sometimes you will subconsciously ignore the people who are with you. Your phone will control your time and your phone will even make you addicted to the world of the internet!

Traditional chinese medicine---中醫

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今天早上,當我蹲下脫鞋子時,突然感覺到我的大腿疼痛了起來,所以我決定下班後,我要去看中醫,首先,他放熱毛巾在我腿上,然後在我腿上的穴位,作了針炙治療,推斷是姿勢不良,導致肌肉拉傷,最後,他幫我用草藥及繃帶包紮我的大腿,看來這幾天,我不能走太快也不能去運動了....真難過

This morning when I took my shoes off I suddenly felt a pain in my thigh. I decided to go and see a Chinese doctor after work. The doctor first put a hot towel on my thigh and then he used acupuncture on my pressure points. The doctor assessed that I must have twisted my muscle due to improper posture. Lastly, the doctor used an herb medicine and he wrapped bandages aroung my thigh. It seems that I now can't walk too fast or participate in any sports which is very sad.

You are the apple of my eye---那些年,我們一起追的女孩

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你是我眼中的蘋果,原來是一句西方諺語,最早出現於聖經裡.
跟東方一樣,在西方,人們也一直都把蘋果視為一種吉祥的水果.
所以"apple of one's eye"就是指「珍貴的東西」，也常被引申為
「珍愛的人或物」。


"You are the apple of my eye" ...this is an old western saying which 
first appeared in the Bible. An apple is regarded as a fruit of fortune in both the east and the west. Therefore, the "apple of one's eye" means something precious, and you can also expand the meaning into cherishing someone or something that you love.

By the way, are you curious how I hears about this saying? I heard this saying from a movie that's popular in Taiwan now. If you want to see a clip from this movie, please check the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWzlwGVQ6_Q

Right after exams, I took a taxi from the school gate. This taxi was yellow in color and the driver wore a uniform. As soon as I got in, I told the driver where I was going. 

On the way to my destination, I almost couldn't keep my eyes from closing. Suddenly, the driver asked me, “are you sick?”. I nodded my head, it was summertime but I was wearing clothes and a mask.

The driver then started talking to me about how weird the recent weather was and also how his daughter had a cold too. I didn't pay much attention to what he was saying and I often looked out the window even though he was chatting a lot. I remember that when we arrived at the destination he undercharged me and he told me to take care myself and look after my health.


那天考完試，我在校門口叫了一輛計程車。那輛計程車是黃色的，上面的司機穿著制服，我一上車就告訴司機我要去哪裡。
在途中，我幾乎無法克制眼睛閉上，突然，那個司機問我”妳病了嗎?” 我點點頭，那時候是夏天，我卻穿著外套和口罩。司機開始跟我說話，例如最近的天氣很奇怪和他的女兒也生病了，他說了很多，但是我沒有注意聽，並且偶爾看向窗外。我記得到了目的地後，他少收我錢，並告訴我注意健康。

My introduction.

Hello everyone, my English name is Emma. I'm majoring in the Department of Music Education in a Master's class. When I was a university student, my major was flute and my minor was piano.
I hope to go aboard to learn music and to experience different cultures.
Currently I'm doing my best to learn English. I hope I can remember twenty new words, read two articles and see one English film everyday!

哈囉，我的英文名字是Emma。我現在是音樂教育科系的碩士生。在大學的時候，我主修長笛，副修鋼琴。
我希望我能夠出國學習音樂、體驗不同的文化。
現在，我盡全力去學習英文！我希望我每天都能夠背20個單字、看閱讀篇文章，還有看英文短片。