【2013/9/18節目內容】

English Corner 弋果新鮮事

今天弋果新鮮事要討論的主題是東西方在交通規則上的差異。Today we're going onto a subject which is sometimes offensive or controversial. 台灣人開車的習慣跟外國人有很大的不同，很多外國人剛到台灣時都會被嚇到。台灣人多、路又小，所以開車時要注意的事情也很不同。The traffic in Asia generally is one of the first thing that blows people away when they arrive here. I think Japan is the only country in Asia where it's been kind of Western but every other country was madness compared to what I'm used to. 今天會就幾個方面來聊聊: Culture Clash (文化上的衝擊); Stereotypes (刻板印象); Safety (安全)…..等。 (For more about this topic, please listen to the show.)




 

Question of the Day 弋果一點通

1. lose (v.): to misplace or fail to keep失去，弄丟了; to fail to win輸了
《Ex.》
I can’t believe you could lose your homework this quickly.
(我不敢相信你這麼快就弄丟了你的功課)
I’m trying to lose weight.
(我在試著減肥)
I hope we don't lose the game on Saturday.
(我希望我們星期六的比賽不要輸)

 

2. loose (adj.): not tight, free from constraint寬鬆的，鬆散的，鬆動的
《Ex.》
She was wearing a loose fitting pair of pants.
(他穿的褲子是寬鬆的)
Watch out walking on this path. The rocks are loose and you could fall over.
(走這條路時要小心，地上的石頭是鬆散的，很容易跌倒！)
I’ve got a loose tooth! (我有一顆牙鬆動了)

Eagle Pursuit 弋果腦筋急轉彎

• 1. If you mix together blue paint and red paint, which color will you get? Purple
  2. Which ocean is Taiwan next to? Pacific Ocean
  3. Which one of the following animals is famous in America? the Bald Eagle
  4. How do you say hello in Japanese? Konichiwa
  5. If you are in an orchestra, what are you doing? Playing Music
  6. A carnivore only eats meat, a herbivore only eats vegetables, what is an omnivore? someone that eats both meat and vegetables