Chapter 20 English Sentences

Ch20 - 01

• Let me introduce myself.
• My name is Tom.
• Nice to meet me you. I'm Samuel Liaw.
• Glad to meet you. I'm Leo.
• What school do you go to? / Where do you go to school?
• I go to Taipei Elementary School.
• What grade are you in?
• I'm in first grade. / I'm a first grader.
• How old are you?
• I am 8 years old.
• What's your hoppy?
• I like playing the piano.
• Where were you born?
• I was born in Kaohsiung.
• What country are you from? / Where are you from?
• I'm from Taiwan.
• I'm a native of Taipei.
• What do you like to do?
• I like to play with my friends.
• I like to draw.
• What do you want to be in future?
• I want to be a pianist.
• I want to be a pianist when I grow up.

Ch20-2

Chapter 1 English Sentences (busy morning)

Ch01-01 Get up

• Time to wake up!
• Wake up, you sleephead!
• Rise and shine!
• Get up, please! Time to go to school.
• Still dreaming?
• I'll tickle you if you don't wake up.
• You should go to bed early to get up early.
• Want to sleep more?
• I'm so tired that I can't get up.
• Mom, I can't keep my eyes open!
• Just five more minutes.
• I'll count to three. Come on!
• Hurry up, or you will be late.
• I am awake.
• You don't have to wake me up. I'm already up.
• Wow! Did you get up by yourself?
• Did you not hear the alarm?
• Don't doze off. Sit right up.
• Let's see who gets up first.
• You're still sound asleep.
• Stretch your body.
• I'm not going to wakeyou up anymore.

Ch01-02 Morning greeting

• Good morning, Mom and Dad!
• Did you sleep well?
• Hey! Did you get a good night's sleep?
• Did you sleep tight, my sweetie?
• You slept in.
• Was it not chilly at night?
• You're already awake? Why so early?
• Whoa! I've never seen this before!
• My eyes just opened.
• Seems like you're in a good mood.
• You look happy after a good night's sleep.
• Why do you look grumpy this morning? 
• I'm still sleep.
• You should say hello first thing in the morning.
• You should say, "Good morning!"
• Let's kiss and say, "Good morning!"
• Did you have sweet dreams?
• Mom, want to hear about my dreams?
• Can you wake up your brother?

Ch01-03 Wash face

• Get up to wish your face. (Get up and wash your face.)
• Wash your face and brush your teteh. 
• Wash your neck, too.
• Who wants to wash up first?
• Want Mom to help you?
• Can you help me, zmom?
• If I do it by myself, I will get my clothes wet.
• I don't want to clean my face.
• I'll wash myself after I eat.
• Are yoou done?
• I'm working. Mommy.
• Get a clean towel.
• Mom' there's no towel.
• Mom, can there's no towel.
• You look pretty after cleanig.
• Watch out for the slippery floor.

Ch01-04 Brush teeth

• You should brush your teteh three times a day.
• Brush your teeth properly.
• Brush up and down.
• Don't forget to brush deep inside.
• Clean your teeth and gums thoroughly. (gum: 牙床, thoroughly:徹底的, roughly:大概、大致)
• Don't forget to brush your tongue. (tongue:舌頭)
• gargle and spit. (gargle:漱口, spit:吐)
• Put only a little toothpaste on your toothbrush.
• Mom, squeeze the toothpaste for me. (squeeze:擠)
• we're out of toothpaste.
• Brush for three minutes.
• Has it been three minutes yet?
• Don't leave the water running.
• I hate brushing my teeth.
• Brush my teeth for me, mom.
• Brush your teeth well, or they will turn black.
• If you don't take care of your teeth, you'll get cavities. (cavity:蛀洞)
• If you don't brush well, you'll have bad breath.
• Don't brush your teeth the wrong way.

Ch01-05 Eat Breakfast

• It's time for breakfast.
• Come and eat your breakfast.
• Sit at the table.
• Dad, come and eat with us.
• Can you call your brother, too.
• Who want to help me set the table?
• Can you put the spons on the table?
• Let's say grace before we eat.
• Let's have breakfast.
• How is it? Isn't it good?
• Don't you like it? (taste bad 不好吃)
• Don't you feel like eating? (feel like V-ing 想做~)
• Why aren't you eating?
• I don't feel like like much.
• I can't eat in the morning.
• Eating breakfast nakes you strong.
• Just take one more bite.
• Just try and see if it's good. (see if 看看是否)
• You'll be late. Hurry up and eat.
• Let's drink some water.
• Don't spill the milk. (spill 溢出、流出、灑出)
• I can't reach that dish. (reach 碰到~)
• There is too much rice.
• I'll feed you.
• It's too hot.
• Blow on your food to cool it off. (cool off 使變冷)
• Are you finished?
• Stop eating now.
• I can't eat anymore.
• I'm full.
• Can't I leave some?
• Is it okay if I don't finish it all?
• I'm almost done eating.
• Looks good. Thanks you!
• Thank you for the nice meal.
• The food was fabulous. Thanks. (fabulous 驚人的、難以置信的)

Ch01-06 Table etiquette and good eating habits

• Don't be picky with your food. (picky 挑剔)
• Don't walk around while you eat.
• Don't leave your food uneaten.
• You should eat by youself.
• Be careful not to drop your food.
• Oops! You dropped your food.
• It's okay. I'll clean it.
• Eat slowly and don't rush. (rush 急)
• Chew well. (chew 咀嚼)
• Use your chopsticks right.
• Don't spit out the food. (spit out 吐出來)
• Sit down and eat at the table.
• Sit properly at the table. (properly 恰當地，正確地)
• Don't talk with your mouth full.
• Put your bowl in the sink. (sink 洗碗槽)
• Help me clean up the table.

Ch01-07 Go to toilet

• I have to pee.
• I have to poop.
• I'm about to poop.
• Take off your pants first. (take off 脫下)
• Don't forget to flush.
• Don't use too much toilet paper.
• Phew! It stinks! (stink 發出惡臭)
• Tell me if you have to pee.
• Is it not coming out?
• Don't hold it. Go pee.
• It's not good to hold your pee.
• I don't want to sit on the toilet.
• Can you pee by yourself?
• Wash your hands after you poop.
• Flush the toilet only once.
• Call me when you're done.
• I'm done, Mom.
• Can you wipe my bottom?
• I keep farting. Hold your nose. (fart 放屁)
• Ugh, who cut the cheese? (cut the cheese 指放屁)
• Fart in my face, and I'll get you!
• Did you pee in your pants?
• It looks like you were in a rush. (rush 急)
• Does your tummy ache? (tummy 肚子 ache 痛)
• Don't hold it till you have to pee in your pants next time.

Ch01-08 Father goes to work.

• Daddy is going to work.
• Daddy is leaving. Say goodbye.
• Say bye-bye, Sweetie.
• Have a good day, Dad!
• Good luck, Dad!
• Give Daddy a kiss.
• Honey, want to polish Dad's shoes? (polish one's shoes 擦皮鞋)
• Let me get your shoes ready, Dad. (get XXX ready 把XXX準備好)
• Call us if you're going to be late.
• Are you eating out with your coworkers.
• Come home early.
• Don't be to too late, Dad.
• When are you coming back?
• I want to go with you, Dad!
• Come home early to play with me.
• Don't drink and come home early.
• See you later, Dad!
• Bring me some goodies when you get back. (get back 回來)
• Dad, you look great!
• Have fun all day, Sweetie.
• Dad will go to work.
• I'll miss you while I work.
• Dad will call you at lunch hour.
• Shall I bring you something good?
• Have fun with Mommy.
• I'll come back from work as fast as I can. (as fast as I can 盡可能早點)

Ch01-09 Choose wearing

• What do you want to waer?
• Choose what you want to wear.
• I want to wear a skirt today.
• What do you need to wear today?
• Today, you need to wear your school uniform.
• Today, you need to wear your school PE clothes. (PE = physical education 體育)
• Get me my gym clothes. (gym clothes 運動服)
• Shorts are not good for this weather.
• It's chilly, so you should wear a jacket. (chilly 寒冷)
• I don't want to wear those clothes.
• I don't want to wear this shirt. Give me another one.
• I will wear this coat tomorrow, too.
• When did you buy these pants?
• This jacket is too girish/boyish. (-ish 像~)
• I don't feel comfy in this shirt. (comfy 舒服 = confortable的兒童用語)
• This is too thin.
• It's very chilly out there.
• The pants don't match the shirt.
• We need to wash this shirt. Get another one.
• It's not fully dry yet. Wear it tomorrow.
• That dress looks perfect on my princess!

Ch01-10 Wear cloth

• Let's get changed. (get changed 換衣服)
• Can you get dressed by yourself? (get dressed 穿衣服)
• Do you want Mom to help you?
• Fold your sleeves. (fold 摺疊 sleeve 袖子)
• Put on your hat.
• Your socks don't match.
• Where is your other sock?
• Let's zip up your pants. (zip up 拉上~拉鍊)
• Let's button your shirt. (botton 扣鈕扣)
• You buttoned your shirt wrong.
• You put on your shirt inside out. (inside out 裡面反出來)
• Take off your underclothes.
• Let's change into some new underwear.
• Can you help me put this on?
• Can you unbotton my shirt? (unbutton 解鈕扣)
• Can you unzip me?
• This is too small/large.
• These pants are too small now.
• You have outgrown these clothes. (outgrow 長大後，衣服不能穿)
• Do I look good, Mom?

1. shirt
2. T-shirt
3. jacket
4. sweatshirt
5. pullover
6. tank top
7. hoodie
8. pants
9. jeans
10. slacks
11. shorts
12. overalls
13. skirt
14. dress
15. coat
16. trench coat
17. gym clothes
18. pajamas 睡衣
19. underwear
20. uniform

Ch01-11 Wear cloth by self

• Change your clothes.
• What should I wear?
• Look in your closet. (closet 壁櫃)
• Chage into some comfortable clothes.
• Wear what you want to wear.
• Chage into what you wear at home.
• Can I wear this?
• Isn't that too hot? Wear something else.
• I'll just stay in these clothes.
• That's dirty. Change now.
• Put your dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
• Change your underwear, too.
• Put on the clothes that are ready.
• Mom, where are the clothes ready to waer?
• What are you doing not getting dressed?
• You got dressed by yourself. Now you're a big boy(girl).

Ch01-12 Comb hair

 

 

Ch01-18 use elevator

• Go and call the elevator.
• The elevator is going up/down.
• Let me push the button.
• The elevator is here.
• Hold the elevator.
• Let's get on the elevator. (get on 坐上)
• Wait until every gets off. (get off 出來)
• Can you press the first floor? (press 按 floor 樓)
• What floor should we press?
• Press the open / close button.
• Be calm inside here. (calm 平靜、沉默)
• Don't lean on the elevator door. (lean on 靠在)
• Don't goof around in the elevator. (goof 搗蛋)
• Don't jump inside the elevator.
• Be careful! You might get stuck in the door.
• This elevator moves too slowly.
• Wow, it's moving fast.
• What floor are you going to?
• Let's get out.(get off)
• Get off when the elevator is completely open.
• Be careful when you get off.
• Always look at what floor you're leaving.
• Let's take the stairs.
• Let's have a race to the first floor.
• Don't ever run on the stairs.
• Don't hang on the handrail. (handrail 欄杆)
• Go down one step at a time. (step by step)
• Don't goof around on the steps. You might get hurt.

 

Prefix(字首) --- (1)

* uni -- one, 表「單一的； 一致的」
uni + form = uniform
uni + it = unit
uni + vers = universe → university
uni + corn = unicorn
uni + cycle = unicycle
uni + on = union
uni + que = unique
uni + anim = unianimous
uni + lateral

*bi -- two, 表「兩個」
bi + weekly = biweekly
bi + monthly = bimonthly
bi + yearly = biyearly
bi + cycle = bicycle
bi + lingual = bilingual
bi + cephal = biceps
bi + annual = biannual
bi + plane = biplane
bi + million = billion
bi + sexual = bisexual
bi + centennial = bicentennial
bi + lateral = bilateral

*tri -- three, 表「三」
tri + color = tricolor
tri + cycle = tricycle
tri + ply = tryple
tri + angle = triangle
tri + monthly = trimonthly
tri + yearly = triyearly
million - billion - trillion
tri + pod = tripod
tri + athlon = triathlon

*oct -- eight, 表「八」
oct + gon = octagon
oct + pus = octopus
oct + vo = octavo
oct + (g)ena + rian = octgenarian

*deca -- ten, 表「十」

*hyper -- over, beyond, 表「在上面；超越...之上」、(a)表示「過度亢奮的」。
hyper + sensitive = hypersensitive
hyper + tension = hypertension

Farewell examples

Farewell example 1(For team members):

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Dear friends and colleagues:

 

    As many of you already know today was my last day with XXXXX(Company name). For personal reasons, I will be exploring other opportunities and challenges for my career. During my time here, I have really enjoyed working with and knowing all of you. Also you have all given me countless encouragement and  opportunities to learn and grow in my career and as a person. I really appreciate the support you have all give me.

    Even though I will be moving on, I hope we can keep in touch. You can reach me at my personal email: XXX@XXX.XXX.

 

Sincerely

XXXXX
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Dear colleagues and friends,

     As you may have already known, today is my last day at XXXXX(Company name). Due to personal reasons, I decided to leave the XXXXX(technology name) area and explore new challenges for my career. When I look back the past XXX years, I feel very fortunate to work here and grow professionally and personally. I want to thank everyone that I have worked with and known here, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Keep in touch!

email: XXX@XXX.XXX.

xxx-xxx-xxx
 

Sincerely

XXXXX
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Selling online

2.1
A: You set up the online book-selling company which became Amazon.co.uk.(亞馬遜) What do you need to do to create a successful online business?
B: Well, there's really, erm, two big questions here, and it relates to sales and to profits.



2.6
A: Now, the design of the website. Will we have book covers on it?
B: Absolutely. I'd like



absolutely: (ad)絕對地，完全地

5. Stress:

5.1 I think the major causes of stress at work today are firstly, increasing job insecurity, and what I mean by that is that many people these days feel they could lose their jobs, they don't feel their jobs are safe. They feel they may not have a job next month or next year. Secondly, working long hours is becoming common across the whole of Europe. There are problems with how much time people are spending at work compared to the time they spend at home - what is called the work - life balance, and how to get this balance right. In many countries, both in Europe and around the world, the typical family is a working family, with both members working, which causes problems for those families. So, working people really are experiencing problems which maybe 40 or 50 years ago they didn't have.

5.2 For people to manage stress successfully, they first have to find out the main reason for it. For example, are they stressed because the company they work for has a habit of working long hours which is causing problems in their personal life? Or is it that they have a boss who gives them orders all the time, a boss who checks their work all the time and doesn't given them freedom or independence to organise their own work? Or is it that they are a woman and they work for a company which makes it difficult a woman to make progress in their career, or to get promoted because the company is not flexible in its working arrangement? Each of these problems needs a different solution, so it's important for people find out what their particular problem is and then once they've done this to think about the possible solutions.

 

10 Conflict:

10.1

I can quote is one that I personally was involved in where a colleague at work and I had certain problems with each other. She had a way of working that I wasn't comfortable with and I was showing my frustration by being aggressive and assertive and we sorted the conflict out in a very constructive way because she addressed it with me directly. She asked me what was wrong, she listened to me carefully. She played back that she really understand my problems and concerns and then constructively we worked out a way together quickly.

 

11 New business:

11.3 You need a really good business plan. Again, you need to make sure that whatever you put on your business plan, you need to check it on a regular basis, whether it's weekly, monthly, six months or every year and you need to gauge where you are with what your business plan says. You need a very good relationship with your bank and your bank manager. But to me the most important thing is a really good marketing campaign, because if you don't have a marketing campaign that ensures that your customers know where you are, you won't have a business for very long.

That's how to speck english.

* All that glitters is not gold. (= Pretty things are not necessarily useful.)
A: The watch looks good.
B: All ttat glitters is not gold.

* (Someone should) be tactful (= be diplomatic)
A: I screwed up the case again.
B: Give you a tip: When you talk to a customer, be tactful.

* Behave yourself(= Act right)
A: Officer, get your hands off.
B: Hey, behave yourself, or I'll put you in jail.

* Don't be so sure! (= Are you sure?)
A: Allen will marry Kate.
B: Don't be so sure!

* Don't impose your opinions upon others. (= Don't force your opinions upon others.)
A: I think you should save money and invest it on stocks and funds.
B: Don't impose your opnions upon others. You're not my mom.

* Don't push your luck. (= Don't rely on your luck.)
A: I got away with the cops again.
B: Don't push your luck. There's no "always".

* Don't take any chances. (= Don't take a risk.)
A: John said he would finish the last part of the paper.
B: Don't take any chances. He's very busy with his new girlfriend at the moment.

Fasten your seat belt.
A: Fasten your seat belt. We're rolling.
B: Hey, don't drive so fast.

* Don't get too excited. (= Calm down)
A: Do you know Helen will come next minute?
B: I know you're in love, but don't get too excited, OK?

* get off one's back(You'd better not bother sb.)
A: It seem that Mom is in a bad mood.
B: You'd better get off her back.


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* Don't be modest! (= You rock it, really!)
A: It's a wonderful work. Don't be modest!
B: Thanks!

* Good for you.
A: I'll take you advice and work hard.
B: Good for you.

* good taste (in something)
A: Do you think Sam is suitable for the job?
B: Yes. He has good taste in investment.

* I'm happy for you.
A: I will go to Taiwan University.
B: I'm happy for you.

Suffix(字尾部首)

able -- (可以...的/易於)表「有能力」做某事，但也指易受某事物的影響，因此它被大量地用在形容詞上。注意：ablility是-able的名詞性。
ade -- (行動/果汁)會使人聯想到「動作」，因此它被大量地用在名詞上，常與一些戲劇化的動作有關，但奇怪的是它也被用果汁上。
age -- (行為/過程/結果)有許多用法，但會使人聯想「過程」或不同「階段」，例如最初的動作、發生的方式、一個狀態或最後的結果。
ance/ence -- (表名詞)被用在將形容詞變成名詞型，會使人聯想到「某事物的特性」、「動作」或「趨勢」等廣泛含意的名詞型。
ant -- (某事物/人)被用在將名詞變成形容詞型，會使人聯想到「某事物」或「某人」因有能力而提供之服務或做某事。
ard -- (規律從事某活動者)會使人聯想到「某人例行性地用某種方式做某事」，也可以用來描述某人的本質。因此它可被用在職業上，但它也有貶低的意謂。

guard

wizard

drunkard

coward

bastard

cowardly

bodyguard

coastguard

steward

dullard

sluggard 

ary -- (與...連結/為了...目的)這個字尾被廣泛地使用，會使人聯想到「與某事物結合」或「為某目的而服務」。用在形容詞、人、儲藏所、設備、地方等上。注意：-arial為形容詞型。cle -- (小物/地方/方法)常被用在名詞上，意旨「小的事物」、「一個地方」或「一個行為被完成的方式」。
dom -- (範圍/階級/聚集/狀態)被用在名詞上，會使人聯想到「範圍」、「階級」、「某事物的聚集」、「某狀態」。
ed -- (形容詞)是一個「將名詞變成形容詞」的字尾。
ee -- (受惠者/人)有「受惠者」或「某行為或某情況下的對象」的含意，因此常被用在一個卑屈的地位。
eer -- (處理者/製造者)會使人聯想到「某人處理某事」或「某人製造某事」，因此常用於職位較高的人。
ent -- (做...動作者)會使人聯想到「某人執行某行為」，因此常被用在許多職業或職位上，但也會使人聯想到「某人在某一狀態」。
er -- (人)會使人聯想到「某職業或某代理人代表某人執行某事」，它也可指「某地方的人」。