英文的學習不能等

    
(愛心正妹)

Need Kidney 4 Wife　為愛走天涯
by Olivia Wycech

     
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.

      
Dating At Work-1　愛要大聲說

( Jen meets Billy outside his office for dinner.)
Billy: Hey, you`re early.
Jennifer: Yes, out of respect, of course.
Billy: So nice of you. Where should we eat?
Jennifer: I was thinking Mexican. What about you?
Billy: Sounds fine to me. I`d love a margarita tonight.
Jennifer: Hey, who`s that girl? She keeps staring at me.
Billy: That`s Linda, my coworker. Maybe she thinks you`re pretty.
Jennifer: You always know the right thing to say…

     
(越南拳擊正妹)
podcast　是什麼？

podcast (v., n.) 播客（製作並播放聲音電台，供iPod使用者收聽的廣播型態）
podcaster (n.) 製播「播客」的人
podcasting (n.) 播放播客
自從iPod問世以來，許多與iPod相關的新詞也相繼出現，例如iPodder就是「使用iPod電子音樂產品的人」；podcast這個字更被美國方言協會(American Dialect Society)選為二○○六年Word of the Year之一。

    
Tech-savvy Taxis　高科技計程車


In the near future passengers in New York City taxis will be able to watch the news, read bar and restaurant 1)reviews, and 2)access a 3)database of other location-4)specific information. This will be made possible by a system of new, interactive touch-screens which will soon be 5)mandatory equipment in all of the city's 13,000 cabs.
The plan sounds great to nearly everyone, except the drivers. They complain the system is an expensive 6)imposition-- they pay for it themselves-- and that its GPS functions will 7)enable others to track their position.

   
 
When Making Appointments

Conversation
Mom: Eddie, it's time for you to visit the dentist.
Eddie: Is it already time for a checkup?
Mom: Yes. Call Dr. Moeller's office and make an appointment.
Eddie: But you always set up appointments for me.
Mom: Well, it's time that you did it by yourself.
(telephone rings)
Receptionist: Good morning, Dr. Moeller's office, may I help you?
Eddie: Yeah, um, this is Eddie Hastings. My mom said I need to make an appointment with Dr. Moeller.
Receptionist: OK, Eddie. When was your last appointment?

   

The Ass in the Lion's Skin

    
Foreign client visit -1　國外客戶來訪-1

[Mack meets Hank at the airport, holding a sign saying “Hank Parker.”]
Hank:　　Hi, I`m Hank—are you from Shoex?
Mack:　　Yes, I`m Mack. Welcome to Taiwan! Did you have a good flight?
Hank:　　Well,it was pretty long. I had to fly from Dallas to Los Angeles, then from Los Angeles to Tokyo, then from Tokyo to Taipei.
Mack:　　Weren`t there any direct flights from LA to Taipei?
Hank:　　I was trying to use up my frequent flyer miles, and that`s all that was available.
Mack:　　Were you able to sleep on the flight at all?
Hank:　　Yes, and I had a 1)bulkhead seat, so I had plenty of 2)legroom.
Mack:　　How about meals—did they feed you?
Hank:　　I think I slept through breakfast, but I had lunch on the way over from Tokyo. Do we have any meetings scheduled today?
Mack:　　You have the rest of the day free. Why don`t I just take you to your hotel so you can get 3)settled in and have a rest.
Hank:　　That sounds great!