英文的學習不能等

      
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     Talented people and a lot of money have given Pixar an advantage, but their success has come from their creative ideas. Pixar is known for being at the forefront of innovation by using the latest technology to develop its concepts. While many other animators were still illustrating traditionally, Pixar was taking chances on young college graduates that were skilled in computer animation. They set up a base in San Francisco, far from California's animation capital, Los Angeles, and it didn't take long before the magic started happening.

      

 
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The Center of the Universe　宇宙的中心
by William Ryan

    
(反服貿現場的美女帥哥)
 

    
(愛心正妹)

Need Kidney 4 Wife　為愛走天涯
by Olivia Wycech

    
有時候光聽英文實在是很無聊
最好能有個影片

     
Reformist priest praises pope’s new tone, but wants more
An Austrian priest who has stirred controversy in Europe with his challenge to Catholic teachings on taboo topics welcomed recent remarks by Pope Francis on gay rights, but said discussion could go further.Father Helmut Schuller, who has been banned by American bishops from speaking in Catholic churches while on a tour of the U.S. that began in mid-July, suggested that women should be allowed to become priests and said that gays need justice, not just mercy.

   
Uniquely UNIQLO 獨一無二的優衣庫

by Eryk Smith
What's the deal with a new store that has people lining up for hours?
　　The day the first UNIQLO store opened in Taiwan in 2010, a line of shoppers snaked around the department store building where the retailer was located. Inside the shop, the _(1)_ was a shopping frenzy as swarms of people buzzed about grabbing merchandise. In the two short years since the first store in downtown Taipei opened its doors, the company has _(2)_ to 17 locations in Taiwan.
　　What makes UNIQLO so hot? After all, the company simply sells casual clothing at _(3)_ prices, much like its competitors. UNIQLO has that certain something, and its _(4)_ to success lies in following the template set by business champions from Ford Motor Company's founder Henry Ford to Apple's Steve Jobs. This means they take an _(5)_ product and improve on it by giving it a unique spin.
　　UNIQLO began as a men's clothing shop in Japan in 1949, and in 1985, a _(6)_ casual wear store was opened in the city of Hiroshima. Originally called Unique Clothing Warehouse, the name later morphed into a _(7)_ of the first two words and became UNIQLO. In 2001, the company expanded overseas, and today they are Japan's _(8)_ clothing retail chain, with outlets in over a dozen other countries as well as almost 800 stores in Japan.
　　Similar to other clothing retailers like The Gap, UNIQLO _(9)_ much of its manufacturing to cheaper locations in order to keep costs low and provide high quality apparel. A more important _(10)_ of UNIQLO's business success has been a merging of Eastern and Western aesthetics. Its clothing style is essentially modeled on the West's casual look, but it also has a certain Japanese style that gives it that all-important twist that is uniquely UNIQLO.
(A) leading　(B) outsources　(C) reasonable　(D) existing　(E) key
(F) scene　(G) expanded　(H) aspect　(I) unisex　(J) combination

      
 
Dating At Work-4　愛要大聲說

(The next day, Billy comes home from work.)
Billy: Jen. I think I know what`s going on with Linda.
Jennifer: So who`s the lucky one, me or you?
Billy: She`s definitely interested in me. And I hope not you also.
Jennifer: How do you know?
Billy: Check these out. [opens a bag and shows Jen a pair of silky 1)boxers]
Jennifer: My goodness! That`s pretty forward--silky heart underwear. And it`s not even Valentine`s Day yet.
Billy: Yeah, well, I think it`s a little too 2)aggressive for a work relationship if you ask me! If I did that, I`d get 3)sued!
Jennifer: Yep, for 4)sexual 5)harassment at the workplace.

    
英文字典的選擇
英文讀到最後所用的字典一定是英英字典
而英英字典最主要共有四本
牛津、劍橋、朗文、Collins
一般人不太可能四本都買
所以該買哪一本才好呢?
網友有作了一個簡單的分析
或許可以當作買字典時的參考

       
In Hot Water　水深火熱
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