ho ho ho!

Background knowledge:
Rovaniemi: 芬蘭(Finland)北部的城市，在北極圈上，北歐人認為Santa Claus來自於此，建有Santa Claus village。
Vocabulary:
spare a thought for sb: remember someone sympathetically.
hectic: busy
backlog:累積的工作
head your way: 去你那Sentence:
While many are on their Christmas holidays, Santa Claus and his team will be working overtime. 

In the main post office, the year's most hectic period is underway. They receive around half a million letters from children all over the world.

English about the movie

電影是個很好打開話夾子的主題，但是要聊得盡興，除了熟悉劇情外，最好還能說出演員的名字、拍攝的時空背景、得獎與否，然而最重要的還是記住電影的"English name"，這樣才好與老外順利溝通。

Conversation:

A: What is the last move you saw? /or What is your favorite movie of all time?

B: Probably ______.

A: What's the plot in the movie? /or What is it about?

plot:情節
B: It's about______. /or This movie is a______.

A: Who's in it?

B: It starts______.

A: What TV shows do you usually watch?

B: I watch______.

How to describe a movie?

1. This movie is a______.

Comedy/Mystery/Fantasy/Documentary/Sci-fi/Rom-com/Thriller/Suspense/Animation/Action/Adventure/Kung fu

2. It is set______.

in the future/based on reality/New York city

3. The plot is about_______.

a man gets superpowers from a radioactive spider. 

4. In the end______.

the man kiss the girl.

Know more about movies you already saw.

Comedy:

The Replacements(十全大補男)

starring:
Gene Hackman-Enemy of the State(全民公敵)
Keanu Reeves-The Matrix(駭客任務)

The Parent Trap(天生一對)

Lindsay Lohan

Fantasy:
Harry Potter series
starring:
Emma Watson








Based on reality(drama):

Catch me if you can(神鬼交鋒, directed by Steven Allan Spielberg)

starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks-You've got mail(電子情書with Meg Ryan-When Harry Met Sally...), Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan(搶救雷恩大兵), The Terminal(航站奇緣 with Catherine Zeta Jones-The Mask of Zorro)(directed by Steven Allan Spielberg)

Si-fi:

Star Trek Into Darkness

Rom-com:
The Vow

starring:

Rachel McAdams-(Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr.-Iron Man, About Time)

Animation:

Wreck-It Ralph

Thriller:

Man On Fire

starring:

Denzel Washington(Training Day震撼教育)

Dakota Fanning

Action:

Kick-Ass

starring:

Chloë Grace Moretz(Hugo)

Croatia voters back same-sex marriage ban

Background knowledge:

Croatia:克羅埃西亞，人口約4百萬(台南約1千8百萬人)，觀光業比重高，人均GDP$15k(台$23k)，主要信仰天主教。

Vocabulary:

formalise: make official

petition:請願書，連署 多元成家我支持連署

constitution:憲法

a constitutional ban:

socially conservative: people who are traditional and who do not like change

記:conserved force保守力，conservation守恆

out of: from among，從...之中，之外

Sentence:

Around three-quarters of a million people signed it - out of a total population of just over 4 million.

在總人口4萬多之中，有約75萬(100萬*3/4)人署名。

Talking Sport Ep43

2016 Rio Games Rugby

影片

Learning point:
debut:a first public appearance.(word from French)
お目見え(おめみえ)

Background knowledge:
(1)Rio:里約(熱內盧)，葡萄牙語Rio de Janeiro，意為river of January，巴西Brazil第二大城(次於聖保羅)，城內基督像為世界新七大奇蹟之一，獲2016 Summer Olympics舉辦權。
(2)rugby 7:七人制橄欖球賽
Simple rule
each of first and second half is 7 minutes
the ways of obtainig scores:
1.達陣Try(3)→踢球Goal(2)
2.犯規罰踢Penalty Goal(3)
3.比賽中落踢Drop Kick-Drop Goal(3)

Vocabulary:

(1)common sight:常見的

(2)favela:貧民窟

(3)on the pitch:sports field,usually for football.

Sentence: 

Rugby sevens makes its Olympic debut here in 2016.
My friend made his theatre([ˈθiətə],=theater,劇院) debut this year.

役者などが初舞台でお目見えする

words from French
1.encore: 安可(演唱會)
2.chic
3.decor: the decor of the room is very chic.
4.faux pas: He made a big faux pas when he sent an email to the wrong person.

うぬぼれ刑事-ep1

1.
弱みに付け入るつもりわ　ありません
直：沒有利用把柄的打算
翻：我並沒有趁火打劫的打算

弱み(よわみ)：弱點
付け入る(つけいる)：take advantage of (佔便宜)，用於「人の弱みに付け入る」句。
つもり：「動詞辞書形＋つもり」：表示作某動作的意志，打算… 。
「動詞否定形（ない）＋つもり」，有變更的可能性。
「動詞辞書形＋つもりはない」，語氣強，完全沒有這種打算。
ある：用於無生命的存在，相對於いる。

例：教室の中に学生がいます。教室の中に椅子があります。 

2.

ほっとけなかった

直：不能置之不理/不管

翻：不忍心放你離開

ほっとく：五段動詞「放る」＋表示保持某種狀態的「～ておく」＝「放っておく」＝＞簡略「ほっとく」＝＞命令形「ほっとけ」＋ない。

3.
この辺りに　あります
辺り(あたり):附近、周圍

'Love test' predicts good marriage

words:
(1) newly-weds: 新婚夫妻
(2) unconscious: 無意識、無視的
(3) admitted to: 被承認、被接受為事實
(4) vice versa: 反之亦然
(5) follow-up: 後續

sentence:
1.The test involved showing /one of the couple/ a photograph of their partner/ for a third of a second.
2.If/ they had/ unconscious negative feelings/ towards/ their partner.
3.Researchers found/ that/ those with unconscious negative feelings/ had/ them gradually surface.

grammar:
1.To "make" someone do something implies a certain forcefulness. You compel the person to do something they would not otherwise do. 
ex:
The mother made her kid do his homework.
Did teacher make you memorize all the poem?

2.To "have" someone do something is more neutral, although it implies that you are in a dominant position that automatically gives you the right to give orders and tell others what to do. That "dominant" position could certainly be due to the fact that you are paying someone to do something for you. 
ex:
I had my sister do my exercises.
They had their mothers pick them at school.

3.To "get" someone to do something implies effort, convincing, patience, etc., and therefore a relation between equals. You are not in a position to simply tell the person what he must do. Instead, he has to agree to do it on his own terms. 
ex:
I got her to let me copy her homework.
He'll get them to arrive before 10 pm.

To "get" something done & to "have" something done are essentially synonymous in the context where they imply (but do not specify) the person who will do the work. The version with "have" sounds slightly more elegant (or snobby, depending on your perspective).

6 Minute English-Punctuality

"Punctuality"：Being on time for things,or Not being late.

How to do if you are late?
It's polite to call and let people know.

Example:
Joe: Joe smith speaking.
Sarah: Hi, Joe.It's Sarah, I am on my way to the meeting, but I'm afraid that the traffic's terrible. I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to be late.
Joe:OK, don't worry.What time do you think you will get there?
Sarah:To be honest,it's hard to say. I've been here for thirty minutes and the traffic is at a standstill. I think I will be about fifteenth minutes late. 
Joe:OK, thanks for letting me know. If you're going to be any later, call me again.
Sarah:OK, will do. Sorry again. See you soon.

There are three things you should do.
1.apologize
2.explain
3.say when do you think you will arrive

Apologize:
I'm sorry,but I think I'm going to be late.
Sorry again.
Explain:
I'm on my way to the meeting,but I'm afraid that the traffic is terrible. 
I've been here for thirteen minute,and the traffic is such stainstill.
Say when do you think you'll arrive:
I think I will be about fifteenth minute late. 

when you finally get the meeting,quick apologize is enough,calm down and don't be panicky.
Sorry I'm late everyone.

interesting reasons for lateness quoted from Dr. Keith Ablow (於福斯電視台擔任心理專家，多家雜誌的特約專欄作家，「基斯．亞洛醫師秀」的執行製作人兼主持人，曾上過《歐普拉秀》《今日秀》《早安美國》以及《賴瑞金脫口秀》，暢銷書作家。諮詢療程的價值每小時一萬元起跳)in the conversation:
(1) worrying about the appointment 
(2)a need to show power or superiority(優勢)
(3)they have a need to know they are loved

聽歌學日文第一首：息もできない

        沒錯，就是中華一番之滿漢傳奇的op(每次用小當家的音來念的時候都會High起來)。這首歌是ZARD演唱的，他還有另一首DAN DAN 心魅かれてく，是七龍珠GT的主題曲，FIELD OF VIEW演唱的，雖然坂井泉水也有唱啦，不過我個人還是比較喜歡FOV的主唱那種韻味，他臉部特寫我越看越上癮呢，後來又發現任賢齊有翻唱他們的突然 這首歌(跑題了)。

        開始是覺得這首歌詞很甜所以很喜歡，不過實際上中日歌詞有點對不上來，不過沒差，就慢慢google就好了。

首先當然是歌名啦

息(いき)もできない

1.息：呼吸、氣息

2.できない：できる(能夠、有能力做)的否定型

所以歌名直譯就是「連呼吸都不行」

第一句：息もできないくらい

表示狀態的程度，相當於中文的“……那樣地……” 

語法結構：

動詞―原形/否定形―ない・形容詞―い・形容動詞―な・名詞―の +くらい

超有愛的姊弟檔─Dipper and Mabel

        Disney channel裡一部可愛又奇怪的卡通─怪誕小鎮(Gravity Falls)，講述一對姊弟被送去great-uncle家，然後遇到許多奇妙、驚恐體驗的故事(就是期待他們能在某個荒山野嶺中的小鎮裡像summer camp般體會大自然的美好，卻反而碰到許多超自然的事)。

        Gravity Falls的劇情雖然單純無俚頭，不過劇中也不時展現生活現實的一面，讓小孩表現出大人的反應或談話但並不淪為說教，所以不會太幼稚無聊或像某公園那樣粗俗。
        但是對我來說，這部最大的亮點卻是，Dipper和Mabel這對姊弟間親暱的感情(話說我也很愛Friends裡的Geller兄妹)，有點娘氣的Dipper和傻妹Mabel 整個天生一對!!!不論是合作還是鬥嘴打鬧，都可愛到不禁讓人在床上打滾呢，戴牙套的Mabel超萌的，可惜只出了一季17集，根本不夠看啊!
        Gravity Falls一集22分鐘左右，裡面的英文都還蠻簡單的，而且主角是想裝teenager(13~19歲)的小孩(Pines姊弟12歲，剛好差1歲XD)，許多用詞或說法都很年輕有趣，我找了無字幕跟中英字幕版，可以拿來練一下聽力。

1.eyny中英字幕(只到14集)
http://video.eyny.com/index.php/video/index/GRJ5YWUW.html
2.dailymotion or watchcartoononline
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtxvgc_gravity-falls-episode-1-tourist-trapped_tv#.UY4xK7VkNi1
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/anime/gravity-falls/page/2

非常有愛的冏冏姊弟擁抱

更多溫馨片段

愛死這種默契

更多圖片可點

http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/Dipper_Pines/Gallery