2012年8月30日 星期四

Buy a used car


Pitfall >>> To avoid getting into the pitfall , please compare to other vendors more.
when buying some products, if we don't watch out, we might be getting into the pitfall.

Mechanic >>> we trust our mechanic can repair our car.

Maintenance >>> make sure your car is safe, please maintenance regularly.

Caution >>> Caution !! your tea is so hot.

Underlying(hidden) >>> when you read this article , please pay attention more on the underlying words.

Lemon >>> the car was used for above 10 years, it might be turned to a lemon.

>>>Lemon : it is usually used to describe an car automobile that does not work properly.

There are many things to take into considered when you ready to buy a used car.

Besides, we will examine some steps you can take avoid the pitfall of buying a used car.

what are some reason people choose buy a used car.......
>>> it is cheaper than a brand new ones. have a budget .

Have you estimated the cost related to the maintenance.
before purchasing a car, you should consider something such as cost of insurance/ packing lot/fee / gasoline/ car tax/ maintenance regularly, finally is it necessary to you?
To drive your car may cost more than a public transportation.

If you choose to buy a used car, process with cautions.
one of the biggest mistake that car buyers make is underestimating the related expenses that accompany the purchase of buyer car - new or used.

Disadvantage of buying a used car.
1. depreciated vale 2. frequently trip to the auto mechanic 3. unknown underlying problems.




Do you run lot of  errand ???
>>> Yes, I usually use it to pick up my son , go to the market and to post office something like that.





2012年8月28日 星期二

vocabulary ---diet


gaining the weight
lose the weight

stick to >>>keep going not stop
splurge >>>> spend a lot something
it is okay splurge on the weekend like eating lots of junk food.

keep off 不接近
indulge in >>> my brother was overindulge in online game on the weekend
undo

destine >>註定(用於被動)
the girl was destined for a famous singer.

2012年8月27日 星期一

introduce yourself

awkward >>> when I got to party I felt awkward.
break the ice >>> break the ice is first step for making friend.
Unrelated >> Don't talk too much unrelated topic when Mary is calling.

First impression >>> Smile can be leave good first impression.
Aggressive >>> My supervisor is being a aggressive, she always judge a events that she thought.
Arrogant >>> self centered
personable
highlight


skip the school = play hooky >>翹課
skip the question to review the next question first.

flatter your stomach.


2012年8月24日 星期五

Money Money Money


Do you think that young people today care more about money and the things money can do for them than young people did twenty years ago?

>>Nowadays more and more people don't know how to use the money correctly. besides most of parents over spoil their child.
they provide the money to child what they needed.


Have you ever thought no money's life?
>>>Maybe I would have a hard life, I would not have anything.

Recently, a growing number of student drop out of school before graduation. In order to encourage these student to stay in school , the school is paying them give 5 dollars a day.

Recently, a growing number of student drop out of school before graduation.In order to encourage these student to stay in school , the school is paying them 5 dollars a day.

to receive the money, the student must attend class five days in a row and come to school on time.
to receive the money, the student must attend class five days in a row and come to school on time.

If it could be changed a another way to encourage them to get high score , the school is paying 5 dollars a day.

others believe that is not unfair to the majority of student who never had problem and so are not part of program.

rewarding bad behavior

the others might be start causing problem so they can be paid as well.
For the majority of student might be start causing problem and they can be paid as well.

do you thing paying student to go to school is a good idea?
>> no, it is not good way to reward them. they will never know the reason for going to school.

the company would offer you three times the salary your are presently getting.you would have to move a small town in a new country and terrible weather.
how would you do ?

take the chance and move there. if I would have to stay there for a long time, I would consider take my family to live there together.

If I were her parents , I prefer to let my child to be independent and advice her to spend more time on homework.

your friend is about to get married. she cant decide if she should open a joint bank account with her future husband. you advice her to ......

prenuptial agreement is a legal document which is allow the couple decide how money will divided after a divorce.
prenuptial agreement is a legal document which is allow the couple decide how money will divided after a divorce.

keep your money in a separate account 
open a joint account 
keep the money in a secret, separate account
sign a prenuptial agreement

take advantage of= trick >>> if have plenty money, you don't like to be take advantage of.

have this ever happened in your real life?
> yes , my window was broken and my purse was stolen after going into the clinic.

dilemma==== I am facing the dilemma of obeying my father or married the man she loved.

I am facing the dilemma of sending my child to school or stay at home with him.













2012年8月23日 星期四

have you ever sat in front of your computer just wondering how could adverse your company online?
>>> In order to promote our product to everyone and avoid the extra cost that we choice the way to adverse our clothing and dressing on online.

what are some benefits of online advertising ?some of drawbacks?
save cost you don't need to be rental
drawbacks : too many competitor.

pay attention to the market., currently there is a trend toward digitization.
this can add great value to the product and service you are offering.

do you think this is a very good first step? or are there ways you can make it better?

it is a very good way to promote your product to others , you don't need to use much labor to do .

expenditure ===my expenditure today amount to 100.
trend.=== this is a trendy toward digitization.
digitization == digitization format is easier to understand.
merge ==  bed economic lead to many company were merged.

try to advertising on the internet , you need to find the people who are also in need of  product exposure for the least amount of expenditure and merge your advertisement along with their product.
this method give a definite as long as you differentiate your products well from the others.

Share advertisement is very common on the internet.
the more advertisement you shared, the greater the exposure of your product.
the more advertisement your shared, the greater the exposure of your product.

product exposure quickly could be appealing many people to attention.

what other areas of improvement do you think these guideline should be include?
>> differentiate product. catch your eyes on the page
interesting pitcher
good spot for your product (not on the bottom of page)

the spot is up or bottom of your advertisement depend on your pay for in Taiwan.

banner with designed can prove effective. well-designed banner can attract more attention from customer and can provide credibility to the product.

differentiate==== as well as differentiate your product well  from the others
banner==== well-designed banner can attract more customer and provide credibility to your product.
rotate=== job rotate was taken once a year.
webmaster===








2012年8月22日 星期三

how to write a thank you note


how to express your gratitude when someone does something nice for you?
>>last week I took three days off , my coworker was my backup
when I came back , I said thank you and gave the gift to her.

I tell this person that was not necessary to do that we are friend and we are supposed to help each other.

have you ever written a thank you note ?
Yes, I wrote a thank you note to my father this Father's Day....
I say: thanks for brought me up, Although there are many worried things in our family , I will try and solve problem by myself , Hope you keep the happiness like before. we always love you....

Have you ever received a thank you note? If so, how did you feel?
>>I have received a thank you note from one of my friend who got married and I played the piano for her at her wedding party.

A thank you note is better than a gift because it is touching.

kindness 好意
手寫的感恩字句己經快絕種的事了
handwritten message of gratitude have become something of an endangered species.
用手寫下感謝讓人知到你感謝他們的好意
thank you in writing is a special way to let people know that your appreciate their kindness.

handwritten message of gratitude become something of an endangered species.
thank you in writing is a special way to let people know that your appreciate their kindness.

kindness 好意 none
gratitude 感恩 none
appreciate 感激 Verb.
unkind  不客氣
thoughtful 貼心的

Has anyone showed you kindness lately? how did you do show your appreciated.
>>Last month one of my friend showed my kindness after I played piano at her wedding party. She showed me appreciated by sending me a box of ring/ necklace.

Why do you think it is so important to write a message of gratitude by hand instead of typing it out on a computer?
>>> It is more important to write a message of gratitude by hand because it sounds more sincere.

why do you think it is so important to surfing data from internet instead of collecting it from library .
It is more important to surfing the data on internet because it sound more convenience.

thanks for your generous gift.

it would be unkind to write: thanks for your toaster , it does not fit on my kitchen counter.
Thanks for your coffee machine , but i quit drinking coffee a month ago.

why are these aforementioned comments are unkind?
the comments are impolite and probably to hurt your friend's heart because you are supposed to be thankful even though the gift is not useful or you don't like it.

have you received the gift that you did not like or did not find practical?
when I moved to new apartment one of my friend sent me a table but i did not find practical because i had already one , so I gave it to my sister.

My dear friend Stacy,

thanks for your generous gift.
Since I am be a mother I have no time to












2012年8月20日 星期一

How to place an order over the phone

If we are face to face with someone, we are able to use our hands in a descriptive manner as well as appropriate facial gestures.
what are our option if we can not use gesture to communicate?
If we familiarize ourselves with format, maybe we can order our next pizza or even our favorite pair of shoes with confidence over the phone.

Yes, it is difficult to speak English over the phone, due to my sentence structure is not very well my customer usually can not understand my meaning right now.

Hello, this is Alice 's Clothing Company, my name is Alice , How may I help you?
Hi, this is Stan speaking, I need two dressing and one shirt, can you help me to quote.
ok, the totally amount will be $50. Will you pay it by cash or credit card?

Is that going to be here or pick up?
yes , please delivery to Lala lane. ok, it should be there about 20 min. Great, thanks.

If we familiarize ourselves with the format, we can order our next pizza or our favorite pair of shoes with confidence over the phone.

Do you difficult to speak over the phone in English?
my customer request I could meet with her in Taipei 101.
my answer: I would love to go , but I am going to get my boss approve it.
can you hold on for a moment?

As mentioned , we will be met with a greeting when calling, but it is polite to offer our own greeting in return.

As mentioned, we will be met with a greeting when calling, but it is polite to offer our own greeting in return.

After they offer their initial greeting, we would need to state our purpose.
if you were ordering food, perhaps you could write out beforehand what you would like to order.

假如你想訂食物, 你可以事先寫下你想要訂的.
if you were ordering food, you could write out beforehand what you would like to order.
However , there is nothing wrong with asking them to repeat themselves.

speak etiquette is very import over the phone.
suffice===verb, some bread and soup will suffice me.
residence=== need to delivery these food to your residence?
radius===to my house only within 5 radius.
format==== if we familiarize ourselves with format, we are able to order our next pizza with confidence over the phone.

follow these guideline...
be clear about purpose of your call
have a pen handy to jot down notes
speck slowly and articulate.
make sure there are no distraction when making a call.








2012年8月19日 星期日

entertain your clients means taking your clients to somewhere not connected with your business in order to develop your relationship.

It is very unique taste like mustard.
The salad is very fresh but there was too much lemon juice in the dressing( 調料) and it contained too little cheese.

According to the waiter, it contained four different kind of wild mushrooms and my client gave it ten out of ten(excellent)

My choice , however, was a mistake. the pasta was correctly cooked, but the sauce was ruined it.
there was too much of it and it contained too much salt.

It is a hot sauce made from a chili peppers.
would you like some sauce.


A whole new world

scuba diving open up a whole new world .
All strange sound , colorful, plants and fish under the water are new experiences.
The seabed is unexplored territory, if you are adventurous , this is really a thrilling experiences.==give you pleasure and excitment which delight you.

There are so many new creatures to see and places to explore.

Have you ever been asked to speech in front of a large audience but did not have the guts to do?

orator===become an excellent orator is not easy work.
alter====make sure the date has not altered.
navigate=== please navigate this project carefully.

How would you response if the crowed




what can you do by the sea?
once a year, I like go to the sea which is peaceful , blue and surrounding the island to relax that you can do many thing there, like scuba diving, snorkeling or jetski.
If I were younger , I will chose some exciting activities to do especially jetski.

what is the weather like today?
it is very hot in the morning, but in the afternoon its a bit cloudy.

mesmerizing==when you are mesmerize by something or someone you can not stop watching or listening them because they are so attract or have such a powerful effect.

turbulent===turbulent air or water move around a lot.
mystical===it has like a powerful that you can not understand.
frightening===afraid.
what is the sea like.
the sea is like turbulen, mesmerize

the sea is never ending stream of blue water.
it is deep, wet, salty and can be hot or cold. Different animals and creatures live in the sea.

what kind of water sports: sailing , waterski, jetski , ......dive(跳水).

Jet ski====small fast vehicle on which one or two people can ride over water for fun.

Like===quite like, be fond of , don't mind
dislike===detest, loathe, can't stand , hate, don't like at all.




2012年8月8日 星期三

動詞的使用---Dye and Apply

染頭髮的英文怎麼說:

Dye your hair to a youthful color

在你的臉上塗上乳液及保溼的英文怎麼說:

Apply special creams and moisturizers to your skin

字尾加上---ism的用法及意思

ageism---年齡歧視
sexism ---性別歧視
racism---種族歧視