• 單字充電站
  在我們的日常生活中, 一些日用品的英文說法, 就是借用其出產公司名稱, 這一些都是很 in (時髦)的說英文說法, 要學起來喔!

  Band-Aid	OK 繃	Levi's	牛仔褲
  Scotch Tape	隱形膠帶	Q-Tips	棉花棒
  Coca-Cola / Coke	可樂	Vaseline	凡士林
  Kleenex	衛生紙	Jeep	吉普車
  Ping-Pong	乒乓球	Xerox	影印機
  Kodak	小型照相機	Jell-O	果凍
  Frisbee	飛盤	Walkman	隨身聽

• 看笑話學英文Humor
  有天老師請小明用“Green”,”Pink”,”Yellow”三種顏色造句，小明想了老半天，終於開口說話了：“Green…Green…Green…, I pink the phone and say “yellow”.

(正確應為”Ring….Ring…Ring…, I pick the phone and say “hello”.)

 

• Mother's Day is on the 2nd Sunday of May. What about Father's Day?
• 母親節是5月的第二個星期日，那父親節呢 ?
  In Taiwan, Mother's Day is on the 2nd Sunday of May and Father's Day is on August 8th. However, Americans celebrate their Father's Day on the 3rd Sunday of June. The idea of Father's Day was proposed by a daughter of William Smart. William raised up six children by himself after his wife died in childbirth with their 6th child. His daughter realized his father's strength and selflessness as a single parent, so she proposed such a day for all fathers.
  在台灣，母親節是5月的第二個星期二，父親節則是8月8日。然而，美國人是在每年6月的第三個星期二慶祝父親節。父親節的這個想法是由威廉史密斯的女兒所提出的。在威廉的太太死於第六胎分娩之後，威廉獨自扶養起六個小孩。威廉的女兒感受到他父親身為一個單親父親的力量和無私，所以提出這一天來獻給天下父親。
  
• 故事中提到了兩種日期的寫法
  1. the 2nd Sunday of May – 五月的第二個星期天
  the 3rd Sunday of June – 六月的第三個星期天
  2. August 8th – 8月8日
  所以，如果要用第一種方法寫日期的話，August 8th = the 8th of August
  
• propose an idea 提出一個想法
  propose 也有另一個意思，就是 求婚 。可以看看以下的這個用法
  Linda: Let me tell you a secret, George proposed to me yesterday.
  Kathy: Oh my God! Did he? Congratulations! So, did you accept his proposal?
  Linda: I think I need more time.