Communicate between manager and employee

Are you managing a lot of employee right now?

what is communication gap?
>>> Communication might be not connected , how do we try to improve it?
Boss will never know what the staff really need.

Input

assume= speculation

pick on = blame

Incompetent = lacking skill to do a job or task.

Initiative = a project which a company wants to begin.


communication gap?? how to improve?/
>> never assume they understand that everyone understand you.
you need to ask your staff  whether what you said was clear or if more explanation is necessary?

Look at the big picture

Picture >>> what something is really like

寫照/ 敍述

get a picture >>> understand>> I get a picture , you won't be able to attend this party.

Look at the big picture >>> 以大局為重

wandering >>> 漂泊的

associate + with = connect with = relate with

journey + to == this guy will journey to many different countries to perform.

pass down = 傳承 pass this to next generation

brief = very short.

tale = stroy

Is failure the mother of success?

if you fail a lot, you have to try harder until you will be success....

what kind of solution would you use the expression?
>>> face the bed economic , my sister was laid off and she was looking for a new job, but no one wanted to hire her

Do not pull your egg in the one basket.
>> My mother has an experienced stockbroker who claim to be a master of speculation.
it is wiser to divide her budget into many small groups instead of placing her bet entirely on the same company.

Venturing a small fish to catch great one.
my sister's coffee shop was on the verge of bankruptcy. she thought her budget no longer enough to sustain the operation of shop.A friend told her that she should let the public have a taste of her recipe by giving out free samples instead of insisting on selling her coffee for big buck.

Paralympic Ceremony

the article was post by http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/spectators/ceremonies/closing-ceremony/index.html

spectator >>> audience 觀眾
spectacular >>> 壯觀
flame >>>火焰
march >>> 遊行
producer >>> 演出者
extinguishing >>> 熄滅
delegation >> 代表團
intense >>> 強大的
Judo >>> 柔道
glory >>> 榮耀
respective >>> 個別的
feature >>> 特色
transformation >>> 轉變
approximately >>> 大約

March of the athletes

The flagbearers of the participating delegations enter the Stadium in single file, closely followed by the athletes – a show of unity after 11 days of intense competition.

After the Paralympic Flag has been lowered, the flag of the country hosting the next Summer Olympic Games (Brazil) will be raised. The Mayor of the Host City (London) then joins the President of the IPC on the rostrum and returns the Paralympic Flag to him. The President of the IPC then symbolically presents this to the Mayor of the next Host City of the Games (Rio de Janeiro).

Handover Ceremony

Extinguishing of the Flame

The Paralympic Flame, which has been burning in the Cauldron since the opening of the Games, is then extinguished – a poignant and moving moment for all those involved in the Games and the audience at large.

Creative team

A host of world-class British directors and producers are leading the artistic team to stage the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Games.

Artistic Director Kim Gavin is the creative force behind some of the biggest live events in recent years, including the Concert for Dian in 2007, the 2010 Help for Heroes concert and Take That’s critically acclaimed stadium tours – Circus in 2009 and Progress in 2011.

HIKE HIKE HIKE !!! How to cut down the utility bill for winter season

Vocabulary as following...

1. sufficient 效率
2. appliance 設備
3. cost- effective 成本效益
4. crevice 裂縫
5. ventilated 使通風
6. caulk 填細
7.radiator 暖熱機
8.thermostat 冷熱調節器
9.exclusively 唯一
10 in terms of >>> 就....方面 >>> 
the terms of money, he quit is rich, but  not in terms of happiness 


The winter gradually approach, the price of heating fuel and various utility has risen.

the reason alone is sufficient for us to start considering ways to cut down on our expenses on home utilities.

The advise in today's lesson will not only be useful in term of minimizing pollution on a globe scale, but it will also be useful for saving your money.

Which one of your appliance is costing you the most.
>>> The aircondition is costing me the most , in the summer, I have to turn it on to help me to do something.
If there is no air-conditioner , I will go crazy!!  Heat stoke (中暑)

what are some of major causes of higher than normal energy bill?
>>> if you leave rooms, we don't turn off the light , it add to our expenditures.

the three major cause of high energy bill are.....

1. Radiator or heater being left on for a long period of time. this usually happen because people tend to stay at home more often in the winter.

2. Increase of hot water usage ( who wants to take a bath in chilling water)

3. The number of family member staying in a house. (bill vary with the amount of people in a home)

How do you do in the winter to save on energy usage?
>>> To prevent , I turn off the heater and cover on my self with a lot of  blankets.
or lower down your heater by 2 degree , wear thick clothes.

The simple thing that you can do at home is to make sure you have proper insulation.
this can lower the cost of heating and cooling in your home.
1. caulking the crevice you can find in your home will also prevent from leaking out.
2. energy saving has become such a vital issue that grants from local government are new becoming more readily available for home improvement.

Solar energy is not common used in our home utility, because the expenditure of it is too high and then solar panel is not enough to offer the energy resource.

A programmable thermostat is a great way to make your home more energy efficient because it keeps the temperature lower when your away or asleep. it's more convenient because you don't need to adjust the temperature in your home manual.


make sure your appliances are unplugged , when they are not in use. be aware that even if your appliance are not turn on as long as they are plugged in, they are still using a small amount of energy.

shoot hoops

shoot hoops >>>投藍 >>> Let's shoot hoops on Sunday.

hand in the rim >>> 灌藍得分

swish >>> 空心球  >>> he swish.....

stop by >>> would you stop by when you are in the town?
open-air = outside

homemade >>自製的 >>>you can buy homemade cookie in the town.
buggy ride >>>馬車
route = path

take part in = 參加
bird in hand 掌中鳥
if you chest the rabbit both of  escape= 兩頭空

Money is the all roots of evil

Pressing >>> this project is pressing , it will be call a meeting right away.

Greed >>> His greed for money was his ruin.

Controversial >>> Everyone discuss the controversial topic in the office.

Change overnight >>> By engineer did a experiment the result was changed overnight.

Money makes the world go around

the love of money is roots of all evil
the sky's the limit

sell your soul

we can virtually buy anything we desire , as long as you have money.
but it sounds incredible , but people prepare to to sell the soul as long as they make a fast buck(fast dollars 容易賺來的錢/不擇手段)

our society has changed, in the past people would  help each other for free, if there is a pressing need. Nowadays people's need motivation is a big bank balance.

The downside is that greed override our moral judgement and genuine concern for a fellow human being.

do you think the writer is pessimist or realist?
>> I think the writer is being realist , everything that he said has happened around the world.