Assignment 8 - ESL Podcast 528 – Negotiating Salary

Program Title : Negotiating Salary
Day/Date 2009/11/30
Time Begin : 21:30
Time ended : 21:50

      wage : paid by the hour

      constraint : limits what you can do

e.g. Perhaps we can give you an attractive compensation package
       if the salary isn’t quite what you’re looking for.

       including vacation, money plus and so on.
e.g. I’m certainly open to negotiations.
      willing to do something.

e.g. In this economy, it’s a salary that many people would jump at.
      decide to do something immediately.

e.g. That’s certainly true, and I don’t you to walk away from this job
       if there’s any way we can close the gap in salary.    
      to say no to something.

e.g. If you’re willing to up the offer to $60,000, then I think it may be doable. 
      to increase.

e.g. Well, $60,000 is really the ceiling for that position.
      the maxium for something.

Assignment 7 - Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address

My Thought after Reading Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address

In this speech, he told us about three personal stories. Each story is about his actual experience. I was very impressed by his sincerity to share his experience with students. From his legendary life, I learn his courage of being himself. His courage led him to disregard a sheet of academic certificate. He bravely chased what he was really interested and he made his interests show the splendid glamour in his future life.


He stressed “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” And finally he wished the students “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”. Regardless the difficulties in the process, eventually, he makes his dream come true.

Assignment 6 - Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

Day/Date : 11/14/2009
Time : 18:00 to 18:10
Method : Computer
Topic : Hiking Arches National Park 
Level : medium

1. Local and international visiters can enjoy breathtaking views.  adj. 令人驚嘆的
2. geology n. 地質
3. bandage n. 繃帶
4. A partner can help you in case of emergency.
5. Take nothing home with you except for pictures and memories.


Day/Date : 11/15/2009
Time : 19:10 to 19:20
Method : Computer
Topic : College Life
Level : easy

1. Landing a job in the computer industry shouldn't be as difficult.
    get a job.

2. Are you working your way through school?
    work while going to school to support yourself.
3. hectic adj. : very busy
4. So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?
5. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isn't bad.

Assignment 5

11/09/2009 20:00 to 20:30
Title: 10/22 Holiday Decorations!

DIY: do it yourself
grill out: 戶外燒拷
candy cane: 拐杖糖
extravagent: similiar as very fancy
von fire: 營火
particular 特別的

11/10/2009 19:10 to 19:40
Title: 10/23 Holiday Decorations!

if you ask me = in my opinion
lighten up = be relaxed
skiing: 滑雪
sled: n.雪橇  v.滑雪橇
sleding: 滑雪橇
build snow man: 做雪人
have snow ball fight: 打雪仗






































































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Assignment 4

I use OXFROD dictionary to look up for "big" and "large" English definitions, and I use WebCOLL to find which word can put behind them. 

  big adj.
1. large in size, degree, amount, etc.
e.g. It’s the world’s biggest computer company.

2. (informal) older
e.g.  You’re a big girl now.

3. important; serious
e.g. She took the stage for her big moment.

The followings are the words which people put behind of "big" and it's frequence in top 10.
 hit 1396
 brother 665
 band 647
 break 573
 city 552
 name 446
 success 401
 fan 334
 problem 331
 screen 317


large adj.
1. big in size or quantity
e.g. A large proportion of old people live alone.


2. wide in range and involving many things
e.g. Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously.

The followings are the words which people put behind of "large" and it's frequence in top 10.
 number 12617
 amount 4316
 part 3514
 city 2912
 scale 2135
 area 1714
 group 1622
 portion 1373
 quantity 1306
 population 925

According to the WebCOLL and OXFROD dictionary, I find that there is no obvious difference from "big" and "large". Their common meanings is similar, but which word can put behind of "big" or "large"? In my opinion, I think that people use them in the habit.

Assignment 3

I learned one idiom, three vocabularies and three sentences form Studio Classroom in this week.

sell like hot cakes  idiom.  熱銷；熱賣
e.g.  These colorful MP3 players are selling like hot cakes. You'd better buy one soon!

cord  n. 電線
e.g.  Does the TV cord reach across the room or is it too short?

durian  n. 榴槤

aggressive  adj.  有侵略性的；好鬥的
e.g. Shelly's dog is very aggressive. It tries to bite anyone it doesn't know. 

Assignment 2-Dictionary Exercise

Equestrian adj. 馬術
Connected with riding horses, especially as a sport: equestrian events at the Olympic Games


Hurdles n. 跨欄賽跑
A race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles


Shot‐put n. 擲鉛球
A sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can


Gymnastics n. 體操;體育
A sport involving difficult physical exercises designed to increase your strength and ability to bend and balance
EX: When she was young she practiced gymnastics


Archery n. 箭術
The sport of shooting arrows from a bow


Fencing n. 劍術
The sport of fighting with a light thin sword


Martial arts n. 武術
A sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting such as karate, judo, or kung fu


Field hockey n. 陸上曲棍球
A game played on a field by two teams of 11 players who use curved sticks to try to hit a ball into the other team’s goal in order to score points


Wrestling n. 摔角
A sport in which two people fight by holding each other in special positions and throwing each other


Javelin n. 擲標槍
A sports competition in which someone throws a javelin as far as they can


Water polo n.
A game played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal

That's 10 sports that I'm not quite familiar with,but I didn't find the Water polo's Chinese translation and   example sentences from the dictionary except Gymnastics.