Yesterday,afterseeingNewVoice’scomments,IreflectedonwhyIdidn’tquitelikethebookasmuchasIhadwanted.
Lastyear,apreviousco-worker,whoisfromElSalvadorandhasawriterfriend,recommendedthisbooktomeafterhearingmetalkabouttheshiftofmyinterestfrommycurrentjobtosomethingthat,thoughunclearyet,couldbewriting,publicspeaking,orsomethingtotallynew. NewVoicementionedthisbooktomeearlierthisyearandthattri...[阅读全文]
My Little English Corner
A new accent is an adventure. Be bold! Exaggerate wildly!
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(2012-03-20 11:43:44)
(2012-03-19 00:00:22)
IfinishedreadingTheAlchemistlastnight,feelingnotasinspiredasIhadexpectedmyselftobe.Today,wewenttothemall.Tomydismay,IlostthebookthatIhadbeenreadinglately.What'smore,thebookisonwritingandhasinspiredmetowritemoreandtotreatwritingasahobby.Hateitwhenthishappens,esp.afteralong,badweekatwork.Didn'tIloseenough?DidIneedthislastpunchtomyfacebeforeIstartthenewweek?ThenIthoughtaboutwhattheAlchemistsays:&qu...[阅读全文]
(2012-03-09 13:49:13)
Earlytonight,IfoundthatAmazonwasstreamingTheBodyguardforfreetoitsprimememebers.Smartmove,Amazon. Gettingallthepublicityforitsvideoservice.ButIdidn'tfallintotheirtrap.Howdepressingwoulditbetowatchthethen-stunningly-beautifulWhitneyinthemovieonthedayofherdeath?Soinstead,IwenttonetflixandwatchedadocumentaryonBillWithers,StillBill.SoooooooooGood!!!SuchabigcontrastbetweenthelivesofBillandWhitney...[阅读全文]
(2012-03-09 13:41:08)
受新声姐姐贴的MerylStreep的interview和京北的发音帖子启发，做得这个烤面包的speech，因为中间有acting，就一个speech两用，做了CC#5and6.
Godgaveustwoearsandonlyonemouth.Hehashisreason.Hewantsustolistenmoreandtalkless.Sotoday,Iwilltrytousetheleastwordstotalkabouthowimportantlisteningis.Ican’tcovereverythingaboutlistening.Iwillgoovertwoaspectsthatarenearanddeartomyheart:theimportanceoflisteningint...[阅读全文]
Godgaveustwoearsandonlyonemouth.Hehashisreason.Hewantsustolistenmoreandtalkless.Sotoday,Iwilltrytousetheleastwordstotalkabouthowimportantlisteningis.Ican’tcovereverythingaboutlistening.Iwillgoovertwoaspectsthatarenearanddeartomyheart:theimportanceoflisteningint...[阅读全文]
(2012-03-07 16:36:59)
按我听的原读标了标，感觉需要pitch升高的音节大写了一下。同学们看看我听得对不对，是按这个标的读的，但是还有很多时候拿不准。
LEsson43:MEmorablePEOple
631.JEFFwastheFUNniestguyinourclASS.
632.TheWHOLEtownthoughtJIMwasagoodMAYor.
633.I’mglADtoSEEthatyoustillREmemberme.
634.HowcouldIforGETmyFAvoriteCOllegeproFEssor?
635.ALfredwastheTALlestguyinourschOOL.
636.HEctorwas...[阅读全文]
(2012-03-07 16:13:09)
MyLeftFootisbasedonthetruestoryofChristyBrown(playedbyOscarbestactor:DanielDay-Lewis),anIrishpainterandwriterwhosufferedfromcerebralpalsyandcouldonlycontrolhisleftfoot.ThemoviecoversChristy'slifefromtheverybeginningofhislife,throughadolescence,tohismarriage. ChristyBrownwasborntoa1930sDublinworkingclassfamily,withmanysiblings.Hisdisabilitylefthimnotabletowalkandtalkearlyoninhislife,b...[阅读全文]
(2012-02-15 09:42:36)
Lesson41:UnforgetableExperiences
601.Ioncemetthepresident.
602.Swimmingwithdolphinswasunforgettable.
603.IalmostdrownedwhenIwasaboy.
604.LastyearIwenttotheGreatWall.
605.I’llneverforgetthedayImetmyhusband.
606.Thisisthemostmemorabledayofmylife.
607.Youonlygraduatefromcollegeonce.
608.Esterisatrulyunforgettableperson.
609.HowcanIforgetthedaymychildwasborn?<...[阅读全文]
(2012-02-15 09:42:13)
顺便请个假，最近花在读上的时间太多了，下周有个面试还没顾的上准备，结网两周。
Lesson42:SweetMemories美好的回忆
616.Doyourememberhowtheflowersusedtosmellonourfarm?
617.Youwerewearingthebluedressonourfirstdate.
618.Ilovedtositunderthatoaktreeasachild.
619.Someofmybestmemoriesarefromcollege.
620.Thesepicturesbringbacksomegreatmemories.
621.Freshgrassalwaysremindsmeofch...[阅读全文]
(2012-02-11 22:18:20)
IfIshouldstay,
Iwouldonlybeinyourway.
SoI'llgo,butIknow
I'llthinkofyouev'rystepoftheway.
AndIwillalwaysloveyou.
Iwillalwaysloveyou.
You,mydarlingyou.Hmm.
Bittersweetmemories
thatisallI'mtakingwithme.
So,goodbye.Please,don'tcry.
WebothknowI'mnotwhatyou,youneed.
AndIwillalwaysloveyou.
Iwillalwaysloveyou.
Ihopelifetreatsyoukind
AndIhopeyouh...[阅读全文]
(2012-02-09 21:30:58)
HappyNewYearWish
MyHappyNewYearwishforyou
Isforyourbestyearyet,
Ayearwherelifeispeaceful,
Andwhatyouwant,youget.
Ayearinwhichyoucherish
Thepastyear’smemories,
Andliveyourlifeeachnewday,
Fullofbrightexpectancies.
Iwishforyouaholiday
Withhappinessgalore;
Andwhenit’sdone,Iwishyou
HappyNewYear,andmanymore.
ByJoannaFuchs
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