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Last Sunday, I went fishing with my father. Once we got to the dock, we started preparing everything we needed. However, putting worms on the fish hooks was the last thing that I wanted to do. I thought worms were disgusting so I asked my father to do me a favor and put one on for me.
Later on, we walked over to the lake and started fishing. I waited and waited but my fishing rod stood still. Soon, I felt so bored that I actually fell asleep. My father woke me up and told me to be patient.
Suddenly, something tugged hard at my fishing rod and it almost slipped out of my hands. I finally got control of the rod and was surprised. What I caught was a toilet seat instead of a fish. At that moment, I realized how seriously the water had been polluted.
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Dan meets up with Kathy the next day during their coffee break, and asks about her possible new position.
Dan 隔天在休息的時候遇到 Kathy，於是問了她關於她可能得到的新職位。 |
Dan: Hey! How are you feeling today?
Dan：嗨！今天覺得如何？
Kathy: Hi! I feel a lot better. Thanks for asking. I've scheduled a meeting with the HR manager to discuss the possibility of transferring to the marketing department.
Kathy：嗨！我覺得好多了。謝謝關心。我已經和人事部的經理約了面談時間，討論是不是有可能調到行銷部門。
Dan: That's fantastic. I really hope that you get it. When will you meet her?
Dan：那太好了。我真的很希望妳會得到這個職位。妳什麼時候要去見她？
Kathy: Tomorrow at 11:00. I'm so nervous. She told me that I'm the only one that has shown an interest in transferring to the marketing department, so I think that I have a good chance.
Kathy：明天十一點。我好緊張哦！她說我是唯一有興趣調到行銷部門的人，所以我想我應該挺有機會的。
Dan: What about the salary? You won't be making any commission in the marketing department.
Dan：那待遇呢？你在行銷部門可沒有佣金可以拿哦！
Kathy: Yeah, I know. I'll ask her about the remuneration package tomorrow during our meeting. There is no commission for sure, but the salary will be higher and I won't have to worry about making enough to pay my bills.
Kathy：對啊，我知道。我明天和她談的時候會問她有關薪資的事。雖然是真的沒有佣金，可是薪水比較高，我不用擔心賺的錢不夠付賬單。
Dan: I guess that you're just not cut out to be a salesperson. I don't care about the base salary at all. I'm just here to make big money on commission!
Dan：我想妳不適合當業務。我一點都不在乎底薪，我當業務是要賺大筆的佣金。
Kathy: Then you should give me your base salary if you don't care about it!
Kathy：你要是不在乎底薪，那你應該把你的底薪給我。
Dan: Ha! You must be feeling better now. I see that you've gotten your sense of humor back!
Dan：哈！妳肯定是好多了，我發現你的幽默感又回來了！
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英文面試時，如何談論失敗經驗
面試官會很重視你對失敗經驗的說明。對方在意的不僅僅是你的失敗，還包括你如何描述這些經驗，因為藉由觀察你回答這個問題的恰當與否，面試官便能從中對你做出很大的判斷。所以，你應該對曾經經歷的失敗據實以告，但務必強調從中學到的教訓，才能為自己加分。
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本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (一項新挑戰)
It's six o'clock and everyone is leaving the office. Dan comes out of the boss's office and catches up with Cindy, who is just about to get in the elevator.
已經六點了，大家都要下班了。Dan 從老闆的辦公室出來，剛好趕上正要進電梯的 Cindy。 |
Dan: Hey! You'll never guess what just happened to me.
Dan：嘿！你絕不會猜到我剛發生了什麼事。
Cindy: Whoa! You startled me! Did you just win the lottery or something?
Cindy：喔！你嚇到我了！你是剛中樂透還是怎樣？
Dan: Not quite. I just got a promotion. As of Monday morning, I'll be the new sales director.
Dan：不完全是。我剛被升職啦！下禮拜一一早，我就是新任的銷售經理！
Cindy: Wow! That's great news. Congratulations!
Cindy：哇！真是個好消息。恭喜你！
Dan: It's just the challenge I've been looking for.
Dan：這剛好是我在尋找的挑戰。
Cindy: Well, I guess all of your problems are solved and the job hunt is off!
Cindy：嗯，我想你所有的問題都解決了，不用找工作了！
Dan: Yeah, this promotion has really killed two birds with one stone. Now, I have a more challenging job and a better salary!
Dan：是阿，這次的升遷真是一石二鳥。現在我有了一個比較有挑戰性的工作，而且薪水也提高了。
Cindy: I'm really happy for you. I'm sure that you'll do a fine job.
Cindy：我真的很替你高興。我相信你會做得很好的。
Dan: Thanks for your encouragement. I can't wait to tell my wife.
Dan：謝謝你的鼓勵。我等不急要跟我太太說了。
Cindy: I hope that I get promoted someday.
Cindy：真希望我哪天也可以升職。
Cindy: Because I'm happy with my job here. I don't find my work boring at all.
Cindy：因為我對我這裡的工作很滿意啊。我一點都不覺得我的工作無聊。
Dan: Keep working hard and maybe one day you'll get promoted to sales manager. I've invited all the sales staff to come out for happy hour to celebrate. Wanna come? It's my treat.
Dan：繼續認真工作，或許有天你會被升到銷售經理的位置喔。我請了所有銷售部門的員工出來慶祝、歡樂一下。你要一起來嗎？我請客喔。
Cindy: Sure, sounds great! Let's go!
Cindy：當然，聽起來很讚！我們走吧！
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betcha是bet you的口語唸法，後來成為一種拼法，請勿用在正式寫作英文裡。You betcha.就是I will bet you.的意思，表示一口答應，「絕對沒問題」。
A: Will you help me with my presentation today?
今天的提案報告你願意幫忙我嗎？
B: You betcha! I love giving presentations.
沒問題！我喜歡做提案報告。
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本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (了解自我性向)
Cindy goes by Dan's office to drop off some paperwork. They begin discussing Dan's job hunt again.
Cindy 經過 Dan 的辦公室去放些文件。他們又開始討論起Dan找工作的事。 |
Cindy: So... did you send your resume to all of those companies you found on the Web site?
Cindy：那...你有寄你的履歷去給那些你在網站上找到的公司嗎？
Dan: I sent about ten. Like I said before, I'm just curious about what jobs are out there. I'll be more serious about looking for a new job after I receive my year-end bonus!
Dan：我寄了大概十封。就像我之前說的，我只是好奇外面世界有哪些工作。我會在我拿到年終獎金之後，更積極找新工作的！
Cindy: Chinese New Year isn't for another four months! Sometimes you have some strange ideas.
Cindy：農曆新年不到四個月了耶！有時候你的想法還真怪！
Dan: My wife told me the same thing last night.
Dan：我老婆昨天晚上也跟我說一樣的話。
Cindy: Well, you know what they say. All great minds think alike!
Cindy：嗯，你知道的。俗話說：英雌所見略同！
Dan: Whatever!!!! Anyway, I'll just wait and see if I get any responses from the ten resumes that I've already sent, and then decide what to do from there.
Dan：不管了！無論如何，我就等著瞧，看看我會不會從我已經寄的那十封履歷中得到任何回應。然後再從中做決定。
Cindy: It seems like you have everything planned. Oh, by the way. Did you see the job posted on the bulletin board in the lobby? There's an opportunity to transfer to the office in Shanghai.
Cindy：看來你都把一切計劃好了。喔，對了。你有看到大廳佈告欄上刊登的工作嗎？有一個轉調到上海公司的機會喔。
Dan: No, I didn't see it. I'll take a look at it on my way out the office.
Dan：沒有，我沒看見。我出辦公室的時候，會去看一下。
Cindy: It's a sales position selling the same products.
Cindy：那是一個賣同樣產品的銷售人員職缺。
Dan: Oh, forget about it then! Why don't you apply for it?
Dan：喔，別提了！你怎麼不去申請看看？
Cindy: Because I'm happy with my job here. I don't find my work boring at all.
Cindy：因為我對我這裡的工作很滿意啊。我一點都不覺得我的工作無聊。
Dan: Yeah, but wait until you've worked here for ten years like me!!!!!
Dan：是阿，就等你像我一樣在這邊工作超過十年再說吧！
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(陽光的日本主播)
因為文化的不同
所以多多少少用法習慣會不一樣
像是wasteful 浪費的
我們看到這個字就會不自覺得用到 某人 is wasteful
但其實這個字是用在名詞前
像是 wasteful expenditures 浪費的消費
記得下次看到 ful 結尾的形容詞
要注意喔
可能大部分用在名詞而不是人喔
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本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (了解自我性向)
Cindy meets up with Dan the next day during their coffee break. She asks him how his job search is going.
Cindy 隔天在休息時遇見 Dan。她問他找工作的事進行得如何。 |
Cindy: Good morning, Dan. Did you check out that Web site I told you about yesterday?
Cindy：Dan，早安！你有去看看我昨天告訴你的那個網站嗎？
Dan: Yeah, there were so many sales positions posted on it. I'm going to send my resume to about twenty companies.
Dan：有阿，上面刊登好多銷售人員的職缺。我要把我的履歷寄給將近二十家的公司。
Cindy: That's great! I'm sure that you can find a better paying job since you're the top salesperson in the office.
Cindy：那太好了！既然你在公司是頂尖的銷售人員，我確信你一定可以找到薪水更好的工作。
Dan: It's not only about the money. I also need something that is more challenging and not so boring. I'm just sick of doing the same thing day after day.
Dan：不只是錢的問題啦。我也需要一些比較有挑戰性、不那麼無聊的東西。我只是厭倦日復一日做相同的事情。
Cindy: But I think that all sales positions are the same. Is selling one product ever more interesting than selling another?
Cindy：不過我想所有的銷售工作都是一樣的。賣一項不同的產品會比賣另外一項有趣嗎？
Dan: Of course, it is. If you were a car enthusiast, then selling cars would be a lot more interesting than selling photocopiers.
Dan：當然會呀。如果你是一個汽車愛好者，那賣車子會比賣影印機有趣多了。
Cindy: Well...I guess you have a point there.
Cindy：嗯...我想你說的有道理。
Dan: I'll probably wait and look more seriously after Chinese New Year anyway.
Dan：我可能會先等等，然後過農曆新年以後，再認真的找找看。
Cindy: Why wait until then?
Cindy：為什麼要等到那時候？
Dan: Because I'm expecting a big bonus this year!!!!!
Dan：因為我在期待今年的年終獎金啊！
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(哈新聞新主播 曾之喬) 
Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven 動物們，我把身體變小了
In the jungles and deserts of Africa, people can take safaris and see wild animals in their natural habitat. This month, National Geographic Channel takes a safari in a place a lot closer to home—a backyard garden. Nigel Marven leads his crew on this expedition right outside the door. However, this is no ordinary journey. The three explorers have been shrunk with the help of CGI. Instead of watching animals in the wild, Nigel will be observing insects.
Humans encounter a lot of trouble when they are the size of a fingernail. Nigel weighs less than a pea and is in constant danger of becoming a meal for bigger insects. Normally, a millipede looks like a harmless creature to humans. However, for the micro-sized crew, a millipede is of great danger due to its deadly fluid.
During Safari: Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven, the team almost got attacked by ants and caught in spider webs. The three tiny scientists not only had to worry about giant bugs, but also monitor their own health conditions all the time.
在非洲的叢林和沙漠中，人們可以來趟觀獸之旅，欣賞自然棲息地中的野生動物。本月份，國家地理頻道要在離家非常近的地方觀獸－－後院的花園。奈吉爾‧馬文帶領他的隊員就在門外探險。但是，這並非一趟普通的旅程。藉由電腦繪圖之助，三名探險家被縮小。奈吉爾所要觀察的，不是野外的動物，而是昆蟲。
當人類和手指甲一樣大時，會遇到的麻煩可不少。奈吉爾的體重比豌豆還輕，而且經常身處被大型昆蟲獵食的危險中。平時，馬陸看起來像是對人類無害的生物。但對於微小的探險隊員而言，身懷致命毒液的馬陸可是危險至極。
在《動物們，我把身體變小了》節目中，探險隊差點遭蟻群襲擊，並身陷蜘蛛網中。三位迷你科學家不僅要擔心巨大的蟲族，還得隨時監測自己的健康狀況。
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本週話題焦點：退休與面試新人 (找工作Part1)
Dan and Cindy are taking their lunch break together at a small cafe close to their office building. Dan takes out the newspaper while they are waiting to be served.
Dan 和 Cindy 正一起在一間靠近他們辦公大樓的咖啡廳內午休。在他們等待服務生時，Dan 拿出報紙來。 |
Cindy: So…anything interesting in the newspaper today?
Cindy：嗯... 今天報紙裡有什麼有趣的新聞嗎？
Dan: I'm not reading the news. I'm looking at the classifieds.
Dan：我沒有在看新聞。我是在看分類廣告。
Cindy: Oh. Are you looking for something to buy?
Cindy：喔，你在找什麼要買的東西嗎？
Dan: No, I'm looking at the employment ads.
Dan：沒有，我是在看求職廣告。
Cindy: Why? Are you looking for a new job?
Cindy：為什麼？你在找新工作嗎？
Dan: Well, I'm just curious to see what's out there. I'm getting bored with my job and I'd like to find a job with a higher salary and better benefits.
Dan：嗯，我只是好奇想看看外面的世界有什麼。我對我的工作感到有點厭煩了，我想要找一份高薪一點、福利也比較好的工作。
Cindy: Have you tried searching for jobs on the net? I don't think that the newspaper is a good place to search for jobs.
Cindy：你有試過上網找工作嗎？我想報紙不是一個找工作的好地方。
Dan: You're right. I'll surf the net tonight when I get home.
Dan：你說的對。我今晚回家以後會上網看看。
Cindy: Have you ever searched on jobhunt.com? A lot of my friends have found jobs from that Web site.
Cindy：你有搜尋過 jobhunt.com 嗎？我有很多的朋友是從那個網站找到工作的。
Dan: No, I've never heard of that site before. I'll write it down and check it later tonight. Thanks a lot!
Dan：沒有耶，我之前從來都沒聽說過那個網站。我會把它記下來然後今天晚上查看看。謝啦！
Cindy: No problem. Let me know if you find anything interesting!
Cindy：別客氣。如果你有找到什麼有趣的東西，讓我知道喔！
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