我把我的語言課拋諸腦後。
我中斷我的學習因為我忙於準備宣導。我必須提前準備。
主題包括戒菸以及正確用藥。每次演講的主題都差不多，但還是有一些細微的差別，尤其是聽眾的年齡。因此，我調整幻燈片並改變演示方式。另一個重要的原因是我很害羞，所以我私下會練習每張幻燈片並想像會發生的場景來練習我的口語技巧。
每次演講結束後，我都感到筋疲力盡。我通過看電影和小說來放鬆。這種現象持續了一周，直到我再次感到精力充沛。現在，我又可以再次接受挑戰了。
I left my English class behind for almost one month.
每個夜晚我都很規律的做我有興趣的事情。然而，九月，我被兩部歷史劇分心，一是臥薪嘗膽，另一部是江山風雨情。
I do the same thing regularly every single night. On September, i was distracted by two historical dramas, one is 臥薪嘗膽, another is 江山風雨情.
我瘋狂追劇追了快一個月，兩部分別是 42 集和 40 集。臥薪嘗膽的故事要追溯到春秋時代。由於趙王勾踐的傲慢和輕視，差點被吳國滅亡。失敗的君主經歷了戰敗後的屈辱過程。勾踐在服從吳王夫差的同時，也同樣改變了對待平民的性格和治國態度。他過著謹慎的生活，並秘密重組了他的軍隊。經過十多年的休養，趙王勾踐終於振興了他的國家，打敗了吳國，成為一個強國。
I went on almost a one month drama binge to watch 42 and 40 episodes respectively. The story of 臥薪嘗膽dates back to 春秋era. Due to 趙王勾踐whose arrogance and underestimations, which almost cause perish by 吳國. The failed monarch experiences the humiliated process after defeat. While 勾踐 is obeying 吳王夫差, he changes similarly his personality of treating his civilians and the attitude about governing the country. He lived carefully and reorganized his army secretly. By recuperating for over 10 years, finally 趙王勾踐 rejuvenate his country, defeating 吳國 and becoming a strong country.
這是一個悲傷但令人鼓舞的故事。趙王勾踐是多麼的有耐心。他怎麼會有強大的決心和毅力決定收復祖國？他的軍隊和平民必須多麼忠誠地支持他們的君主的野心。 我被這個故事深深打動了。
7年前我去美國度蜜月。由於懷孕，我在旅途中身體很不舒服。無論是美味的烤豬肋排還是美麗的風景，我都無法享受。當團員們忙於拍照和血拼時，我幾乎都是昏昏欲睡，筋疲力盡。儘管有一些不好的回憶，但蜜月之旅仍然有快樂的部分。
I went to the US for my honeymoon 7 years ago. I was under the weather during the trip due to pregnancy. Neither delicious roast pork steak nor beautiful landscape I could enjoy completely. When my tour members took pictures, I was vomiting and nauseous. When everyone was shopping at the outlet, I was sleepy and exhausted leaning against the bench in front of the store. Even though there were some negative memories, the honeymoon trip still had a happy ending.
California
*倫巴第街(舊金山九曲花街)
在加利福尼亞，我最喜歡的旅遊景點之一是倫巴第街(舊金山九曲花街)。這是舊金山的一條東西走向的街道，以陡峭的一個街區和八個髮夾彎而聞名。髮夾街非常酷。我很好奇當初到底為什麼蓋了這麼個有趣的道路？當車子開過這麼窄又彎的路時，司機們是怎麼想的呢？。
農曆 8 月 2 日是我公公的忌日。我先生的大哥、大嫂、大姐從台北回來拜拜，我夫家彼此的感情還不錯，對長輩也很孝順，感覺真的很好，或許也是很難能可貴的，在鄉下，大多數人都很遵循傳統文化，特別是和孝順有關係。祭祖是中國人最重要的事情，公公忌日祭拜的日子更是大日子。
On the 2nd day of the 8th month of the lunar calender, the day was the anniversary of my father-in-law’s death. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law came back from Taipei to worship their father. In the local country, villages tend to comply with the traditional cultures, especially the things about filial piety. Ancestor worship is the most important thing for Chinese people, the deceased father without exception.
自從公公去世後，每年的這個週年紀念日，幾乎全家人都會老家祭拜。我喜歡我們家庭成員之間很緊密的關係。婆婆準備了十多道菜的飯菜，新鮮的水果，公公生前最愛的高粱和香煙。今年我們還叫外匯，就是怕煮太多太累，但是仍一樣，東西多到滿出來，我們把食物和祭拜相關的線香、金紙，放在公公的牌位前、然後燒香拜拜。我們燒了很多金紙給他。
Since he passed away, every year on this anniversary date, almost all family members have come home. I loved the strong bond among our family members. My mother-in-law prepared over a 10-course meal, fresh fruits, a cup of wine and cigarettes for her loved one. We also ordered the cater to present the overload foods. Then, we put patters of food in front of his memorial tablet and burnt the incense sticks. We also burnt a lot of joss paper to our dad so that he could have money to use in his afterlife.
忙完拜拜，時間已經到中午了。隨後，發生了一件很有趣的事情。三個陌生人和兩個朋友們前來拜訪，他們帶著兩份水果禮盒，原來今天是來說媒的，對象是我大哥的女兒，他們倆家小孩認識交往十年了，雙方家長似乎是初次見面，一起吃午飯後，酒是很好打破沉默的工具。雖然雙方都露出幾分尷尬。不過今天當媒人的朋友，很努力想要帶氣氛，他講了我侄女和她男朋友的童年，還反覆自嘲。氣氛很隨意。但我知道兩方都很緊張。
我接到了一個任務，要帶學生參觀藥局。
I was assigned a mission to take students on a company tour.
以下是我對我所負責的部門的簡要介紹。
The following was a brief introduction to my department.
各位同學大家好，待會的9分鐘由我帶大家繞藥局一圈喔，下午的醫師看病的時間是1:30，所以待會藥師就會開始忙碌了! 今天帶稍微帶大家看一下藥局的藥師在做什麼?
露營是時下流行的戶外活動。生活在城市中的人們總是被噪音、空污和職場壓力環繞。為什麼不休息一下呢？對我來說Glamping 比露營更好。不用搭帳篷和準備露營裝備，我可以輕鬆地享受大自然。苗栗-山美學似乎是放鬆身心的絕佳選擇。
Camping is a popular outdoor activity in modern society. People who live in the city are always surrounded with noise, air pollution, and a stressful workplace. Why don't we take a break from them? Glamping is a better choice for me than camping in particular. Free from pitching tents and preparing camping gear, I could enjoy nature in an easy way. 苗栗, kids village seemed as the great choice to relax.
我們開車從台北出發花了約 4小時到達(不太確定)。我們帶了一些箱子，裡面裝有食材、爐子和毯子。我想知道為什麼我們要準備這麼多東西，甚至泡麵。
We took a 4 hours road trip away from Taipei to our destination (I was not sure). We carried some cardboard that included food ingredients, stoves, and blankets. I was wondering why we should prepare so many items , even ramen.
每個帳篷在周末(一泊二食)花費新台幣 9000 美元。我們預訂了 2 個蒙古包和 2 輛休閒車。我們在一月出遊。天氣很涼爽，但沒有結冰。山谷被薄霧包圍，開車時視線模糊。我們一再迷失在類似的小徑中。最後，我們找到了一個路標。儘管我們的汽車不得不停在與其他汽車相鄰的泥濘地段，但好消息是我們在露營地有鄰居。
最近我讀了一本書的摘要，叫做刻意練習。因為這本書，我終於明白了為什麼我一直無法脫離現在的水平。的確，舉個學習英語的例子，我幾乎每天都在空閒時間練習，但是我沒有感覺能有更大進步。為什麼？
Recently, I have read a summary of a book, called 刻意練習. Due to this book, I realized why I could not improve on my present level. Indeed, take an example of learning English. I practiced almost every day in my spare moment, but I didn't make a lot of progress. Why?
通過這本書，我意識到自己學習缺乏清晰的目標和厲害的方法。我待在舒適區練習中級課程並閱讀類似水平的教材，一直學習偏易的素材會讓我誤以為自己已經足夠厲害了，實際不然。沒有艱鉅的挑戰、競爭的對象和外在的壓力，我如何塑造自己成為理想的角色？
Through this book, I realized My weakness in learning was a lack of a clear goal and proficient method. I stayed in my comfort zone practicing in intermediate class and reading a similar level of material which cheated on me and made me misunderstand myself. without the difficult challenges and contestants and external stress, how do I shape the ideal role that I want to be?
其實，成功的背後絕對是努力。它可以解釋為什麼我們可以克服很多困難，包括通過考試、獲得執照、準備報告。我不能忘記和忽視任何學習過程中的努力和掙扎。而且，大多數時候，我們需要像老師來引導我們。有的家長會高薪聘請名師教來教小孩才藝。
我們在高雄進行了為期 3 天的家庭旅行。除了義大世界是孩子這趟畢業旅行的主要目的地之外，我們還計劃了其他的地方參觀。有趣的是，在這趟旅途中，我們使用各種交通工具，如飛機、捷運、輕軌、汽車租賃、船和步行。我們在 3 天內住了 3 家不同的酒店，分別是福容飯店, 義大皇家飯店,蓮潭國際會館。不同的飯店開箱也是我們旅行中有趣的部分。
We had family trip to Kaohsiung for 3 days. Except for the main destination, E-DA World, as my children's graduation trip, we also planned many places to visit. Interestingly, we use various transportations, such as flight, MRT, light railway, car rental, boat and by foot. We stayed 3 different hotels within 3 days. Relatively 福容飯店, 義大皇家飯店,蓮潭國際會館. Those were the amazing part of our trip as well.
當我們的航班降落在小港機場時，我們感受到高雄炎熱多風的天氣，這與金門悶熱的感覺不同。我曾在這裡完成4年的大學教育。但自從8年前畢業後，我就再也沒有回來過。陽光和風，寬闊的道路和熱情的高雄人喚醒了我的記憶，讓我再次愛上了這座城市。
When our flight landed on 小港airport，we all enjoyed Kaohsiung hot and windy weather which was different from boiling hot and scorching feeling in Kinmen county. I had lived here for 4 years university education. But I have not come back since I graduated 8 years ago. The sun and wind, the broadening roads and enthusiastic people woke up my memories and let me fall in love with this city again.
我們乘坐地鐵到凱旋站，不同於擁擠的台北，站台上等車的人很少，我們在車廂裡有座位放鬆。接著，我們換站坐輕軌。幸運的是，那天是農曆七月七日。我們無意中參加了高雄蜜柑號告白列車活動。在中國，這一天被稱為中國情人節，女性和男性互相表達他們的感情，情侶們慶祝他們甜蜜浪漫的愛情。伴隨著這一天的美麗神話，不僅僅商店的促銷活動，高雄鐵路公司也推出了一些相關的產品和活動。於是，外車廂塗著可愛的蜜柑站長和動漫輕軌少女的蜜柑號誕生了。今天是蜜柑號的首航，輕軌公司也邀請部分市民乘坐這輛蜜柑號，欣賞高雄市區的美。
讀完了里茲螞蟻老師(Leeds Mayi)的忠告，我的想法...，你跟我一樣嗎?
After reading Leeds Mayi's advice, my thoughts...,How about you?
我真的不需要學習英語。因為我已經遠離了入學考試，我的工作不需要英文。說實話，我只是為了興趣而閱讀英語。當我將新單詞輸入我的詞彙庫時，我感到很滿足。此外，我正在嘗試閱讀英語故事，這種體驗非常棒。
I don’t really need learning English. Because I have been away from the entrance examination and I don’t rely on English abilities to support my cost of living. To be honest, I read English just for the sake of interest. I feel satisfaction when I get the new words into my vocabulary bank. Furthermore, I am trying to read English stories, this experience is incredibly great.
那麼，我真的需要強迫我的孩子學習英語嗎？令人驚訝的是，答案是肯定的。良好的英語學習是通向好大學和好工作的門票之一。但是，如果孩子們對這門學科沒有興趣，也許我會只要求把課本範圍內準備好就可以了!
最近覺得英文的idioms(成語或是慣用語)很有趣，就像中文常常用比喻法來描述事情，能使整段話更生動更有畫面感，學習idioms的過程中，發現用的巧的成語，能讓自己講話更像native speaker,更有趣的是，不同的語言，竟然有相同的物件來比喻同件事，語言和翻譯實在是太奇妙了!
Recently, I think idioms is very interesting. Just like Chinese lanuguage often use metaphor or simile to describe thing, it can make the whole paragraph more vivid and more picturesque. In the process of learning idioms, with accurate idioms that can make my speech more like a native speaker. What's even more interesting is that different languages using the same objects to describe the same thing. Language and translation are really amazing!
idioms 和slang 的差別是什麼呢?前者是諺語，後者是俚語，可以想像是較為口語或是方言，自從接觸idioms，我覺得很有趣，在我很小的時候，我也曾經下定決心要把日曆上的座右銘給背起來呢!
What is the difference between idioms and slang? The former is a proverb, and the latter is a dialect. Since I came into contact with idioms, I have found them very interesting. When I was young, I have made up my mind to memorize all the motto on the calendar!
Mymother-in-law has prepared some sacrifices (祭品) for tomb sweeping day in
advance. It included4 servings of金紙, a serving of 瑪老and粿, a few joss sticks, colorful joss paper., and floral tribute(祭品) for my father-in-law particularly
Two days before the day, we drove to the cemetery(墓園). It was easy to find the tomb of my father-in-law because we had visited here for 5 successive years. We presented the fresh lily in front of the tomb and burned the joss paper and incense to pay tribute to him. For a while, we continued to visit other graves.
In Chinese culture, for tomb sweeping festival, people must prepare 七餅菜，the process were so complicated that i could really memorize it well. This cuisine needs 7 ingredients and has to slices each ingredient into pieces, then fried them together. Finally we used a thin wrapper which was made of dough to wrap it and roll it into a cylinder. It tasted definitely delicious
On lunar April five, we had important worship for our ancestor at home. My mother-in-law had prepared whole sacrifices and joss-relative affairs.（it needed 7 chopsticks and bowls and 3 chairs in front of the joss table). Due to her unattended, she asked for me to host the worship.That what we would do on the busy tomb sweeping festival
