艾蜜莉?奧斯蒙──迪士尼新秀Hannah Montana’s best friend is finding her own voice 艾蜜莉?奧斯蒙打響了自己的名號 Emily Osment is making her own name famous by Pamela Osment
In the past, those familiar with Emily Osment knew her simply as child star Haley Joel Osment’s little sister. These days, however, audiences know her as Lilly Truscott on Disney’s hit series Hannah Montana.
A family of actors
Having an actor for a father means Emily has acting in her blood. Not surprisingly, she landed her first acting role at the young age of 6 in a TV commercial. After appearing in several more commercials, Emily made her movie debut in the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls. However, it was the 2002 role of Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2 that brought her worldwide recognition. But if Spy Kids 2 made her famous, Hannah Montana turned Emily into a teenage superstar!
With success comes challenges
Fame and success have brought some changes into the young actress's life. She used to attend public school, but now she has a private tutor. According to Emily, constantly being in the limelight can sometimes be hard. But with a wide array of ongoing projects. Emily's not complaining too much!
Her home life
Emily comes from a close family. her parents had decided long ago to help her avoid the difficulties other teen stars have encountered. When Emily was 15, her dad decided that driving and dating should wait until later. This went against the norm as most of her friends were already doing both.
Her career
At 18, Emily is driving and dating a little too, but mostly she's focusing on her career. And to Emily's delight, it is a career that now includes music! She released her first EP, All the Right Wrongs, in the fall of 2009. Immediately afterward, she started working on her first CD, which debuted this spring and includes songs written by Emily.
As someone who loves being busy, Emily has a schedule that should keep her very happy. She has acting, singing, writing, touring and charity events lined up for the next year! Emily once said, "I'm trying to follow in my brother's footsteps, because I know he's really talented" But these days, rather than following, Emily is blazing a trail of her own!
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Fun Facts about Emily Osment: Emily likes to play soccer in her free time.
She describes herself as shy, Emily says she's not great at keeping secrets.
She hopes to someday swim with dolphins, Emily likes to cook and enjoys making breakfast for her family.
Her mother is an English teacher, and Emily's favorite subjects are English and literature.
Grammar
And to Emily's delight, it is a career that now includes music!
To someone's delight-to start a sentence that talk about someone is happy or delight on some facts.
To Wendy's delight, her children had cleaned up the house.
To Tanya's delight, she was upgraded from economy class to business class.
"to one's delight", changeable "to one's surprise", "or to one's horror"
"to one's surprise"- To everyone's surprise, the 4 -year old child played the piano beautifully.
"to one's horror" - To Stella's horror, her cat knocked over the 300-year-old antique vase.
Vocabulary
series-系列
*I missed the last episode of the TV series. Can someone tell me what happened?
*The writer's sci-fi series is simply classic. 科幻小说。。经典之作
recognition-认可，赏识，肯定recognize (v)认可
*He received recognition from his colleagues for his contribution to the project.
in recognition of something-因为某件事而表达肯定。
*He was given an award in recognition of what he did for the company.
array-一系列的，大批的，大量的，数量多的。
*A wide array of the most fashionable clothing is displayed for the VIP customers to choose from.
*The splendid array of gourmet food on the table looked so delicious.丰富又多种类的佳肴美食
encountered-遇见，遭遇到。en-有“使如何如何"的意思counter- "对抗”的意思
*We encountered a terrible snow-storm when we visited Washington D.C.
*He encountered many difficulties when he first started his business.
delight-欣喜，高兴
*My son, Samuel is the delight of my life. 生命中的喜乐
to someone's delight-让某人很开心
*To Mike's father's delight, he decided to follow in his (his father's) footsteps to become an engineer. 步他父亲的后尘。。
blaze a trail-登山时，沿路在树上作记号。意即“开路先锋”
*James Caeron blazed a trail in animation with his latest movie "Avatar". 动画片的开路先锋
Chat Room
I don't like to have people's attention on me-很中国话的表示自己不喜欢成为人们注意的目标。
若说“I don't like the limelight.”或“I don't like to be in the spotlight." 美式说法，较漂亮利落的多。
limelight-舞台上的石灰灯
spotlight-聚光灯
spot-焦点
to be put on the spot-有着背动的意思，是说一个人被临时抓出来在没有任何准备之下回答问题或是做某事。 使某人处于难堪的地位或是将某人放在有压力的情形下。
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peer-同侪，与你年龄相符的人。
peer pressure-同侪压力
fit in-融入，被接纳。
fit-合适，合身
don't fit in- feel excluded.不能融入，格格不入
I don't fit in.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Adventure
Tightening Ties: Small Quarters and Sailing Give a Chance to Bond 同舟共濟Living on a boat brings about big changes in the Bach family by Mark St. John Erickson / © 2009, Daily Press
Inside the Bach home in Hampton, VA, it’s just another late Wednesday afternoon – with mom Lauren taking a break and most of the kids busy in their rooms.
It could be a scene from any place in the neighborhood. Then there’s the indisputable movement of the wooden floor as their 75-foot-long seagoing home rolls up and down in the swells kicked up by a southwest wind. After more than 2,500 miles of sailing, however, no one pays much heed to the modest sway of the boat wintering in Hampton, VA, before continuing on a three-year, round-the-world journey. The Bachs and their kids have seen much worse. And they expect they’ll have to deal with many more challenges as they attempt to circle the globe together.
And they expect they'll have to deal with many more challenges as they attempt to circle the globe together.
"After their first sail. they were all ready to get off- and some of them still get a little seasick." Craig Bach says, "But with each new place we pulled into, it just kept getting better and better. And now they're all in it for the long haul.”
"My husband asked me if I wanted to do this with him .. we've always wanted to raise our kids to be independent, self-sufficient, global-minded citizens, " Lauren says. "We needed to do something more about the global part. And this was it."
Preparation to sail
Selling off their businesses as well as the family's farm, the couple started their endeavor with Craig leaving first to begin replanking the bull of a ketch in the Caribbean. Lauren and the kids followed later to lend a hand in a time-consuming overhaul that cost come $500,000 and stretched out over two years.
"The whole idea sounded cool and then-when I got there-it really looked like a lot of work,Alexis says. "Who's going to do it?" I thought-and we figured out pretty soon that it was going to be us. Moving aboard the gutted boat, the family put in 10 hours a day, 7days a week for months slowly reviving the decks and interior of the nearly 50 year old vessel. While Craig made major changes to the masts and sail plan, the girls focused on the woodwork, with Tracy learning how to use a table saw and Sara applying a 12-coat marine finish.
Inside the big cabin that Sara and Alexis planned to share, the two younger sisters added to their workload by building a dividing bulkhead. That gave each girl a semiprivate berth of her own.
"We knew that if we were going to keep the family together, we'd need a separate space for everyone." Craig says.
Bonding under stress
Those new family ties became stronger after the Bachs began testing themselves under sail in November 2007. Though their learning curve proved steeper than imagined. Craig says, they've become increasingly adept at handling the ketch in open water, where they've successfully weathered squalls of 40 to 60 knots. They've also learned to watch out for each other whenever they explore a new port. Other changes have taken place, too, as the family of six has adapted to living together in such tight, often inescapable quarters. In most cases, the kids have learned to give and take, and small annoyances have disappeared.
Equally dispensable is the lust for stuff that governed so much of the life they left. Pared down to a few square feet of living space, each of the Bachs has had to radically readjust their ideas about what they have to have. The impulse to simplify became even stronger after the family visited a struggling orphanage school in Haiti. The need for basic items convinced them to adopt the charitable venture as a fundraising mission. Even without the influence of their visit to Haiti, however, the unalterable lack of space aboard the boat has changed their attitudes for good.
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20 years ago, Craig Bach was a workaholic. In one seven-year stretch, Craig worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week, month after month-all in an effort to reach his dream of being a success. Then, one morning, Craig woke up and realized he had four children and a wife he hardly knew. From that moment on, Craig decided true success would come through making his family his number one priority.
Grammar
Inside the Bach home in Hampton, VA, it's just another late Wednesday afternoon...
just another=" ordinary" or "usual"
This card is just another piece of junk mail.
It's just another ugly picture with an expensive price tag.
Vocabulary
indisputable (adj)-毋庸置疑的，无可非议的，无可否认的。in-否定意思 dispute有讨论余地的。
It is an indisputable scientific fact that hot air rises.
*One fact is indisputable. This mistake cannot happen again.
*indisputably (adv)-Their product is indisputable the best.
heed (n)-不可数名词。-注意，当心。
Jack never paid any heed to his parent's advice about money and now is in big financial trouble.
"pay heed to something " or "take heed of something" 留意某件事。
*We didn't pay much heed to the warning sign and bumped into the roadblock's.警示标志，撞上路障
long haul (n)-漫长的旅程（时间） ，haul-距离，carry a load for some distance.
the long haul-a long period of time that not easy give up. a long haul-travel journey,
If people invest their money for the long haul, then they don't pay attention to the daily rate changes.
*The training is harsh, but he performed well over the long haul.严酷的，整个长期过程中，表现很好。
*It's a long haul traveling from Chile to Japan.很长的旅程。
global-minded (adj)- Coming into contact with different cultures helps people become more global-minded.
swell-
sail-"smooth sailing" (idiom)-water calm , no big wave, it means everything going well and smooth.
"sail through" (idiom)-passing through fast, quick go through. Test is really easy, I sail through. or I sail through my homework, it only takes me 10 minuets.
don't rock the boat-rock the boat can cause a boat go side by side, finally it turns over and gets into the water. means-don't so something that the result in something bad. -"don't cause trouble"
don't make waves-don't make trouble.-the boat sailing in the waves sea is more likely will turn over and gets into the water.
endeavor-
replank-plank is a long wooden board that lay down on the boat to make a floor for people walk on it.
hull-the body of the boat. a half of hull is in the water and a half of hull is above the water.
ketch-"e" not catch, is a small boat.
overhaul (n)-completely repair all the damages.拆开检修,大修,检修.地
My car engine needed an overhaul after I had driven it 100,000 km. Then I drove it another 100,000 km.
*Our old truck is in the garage for an overhaul.在修车厂大修
*The bus is scheduled for an overhaul next month.排定..定期检修
*The engine of the car was overhauled. (当动词)是检修过了.
gut (v)-内脏,此是毁损某东西的内部,内部装璜 all the old or original thing need to moved & replace.+tted
The war-torn town was full of gutted buildings and empty streets.
*The hotel was gutted by the fire.
*The car was gutted by the thief.
revive (v)-复兴,复苏,恢复,brought back. re-再一次, vive-生命.
Samuel's dream of reviving the family farm began to come true with his first sale of produce.
*The architect revived the chapel and many tourists come to visit now. 建筑师
*A hot bath can revive me instantly. 立即充满活力.
semiprivate (adj)-I stayed in a semiprivate room in the hospital with two other patients.
bulkhead-a wall or a dividing wall between two rooms or two compartments.
berth-a place that someone can sleep. we are use this word on ship, boat or train.
learning curve (n)-steep learning curve-learn the hard skill quickly in a short time.
Because she had no experience, Sally had a steep learning curve when she started teaching.
inescapable (adj)-无法避免的,免不了的.in-否定的escapable-可避免的
The consequence of robbing the jewelry store was inescapable. Same spent three years in jail.
*It seems inescapable that we have to move to a bigger house.
*Larry has to face the inescapable fact that he will be laid off.
dispensable (adj)-非必要的,不重要的. dispense (v)-免除或省掉.
The boss treats his employees as if they are dispensable, It's like he doesn't need them.
*The money can only be used on necessities, not on those dispensable things.
*He felt that he was a dispensable member of his team.
radically (adv)-very radical in extremely way. 澈底地,完全地.
Will's casual approach to work is radically different from Simon's serious approach.
*The company decided to take a radically different approach to sell the new product.完全不同的方法来卖这产品.
radical (adj)-澈底的,完全的. a radical shift of attitude-态度上澈底的改变.
unalterable (adj)-unable to be change. un-not, alterable-changeable.
Mr. Sparks had one unalterable rule in his classroom. You had to show respect to everyone.
squall- sudden and strong wind, fast wind.
governed- control.
ropes-sailing require a lot of ropes, sailor knows tie the knots, untie the knots, good sailor knows their ropes. someone knows the ropes means they have experience and skill. If you know the ropes, that means you know how to do the things. sea sick.
overboard-falling off the boat into the water. doing way too much,
Chat Room
to deal with it (something)-to handle something.处里，应付某件事情 can't deal with it=cant' handle itdeal- make a deal with someone. 交易，和某人作交易。deal (v)-及物动词deal the cards to everybody.发牌给每一个人。cut someone a deal-和某人交易，卖方cut买方a deal 是卖方给买方一些优惠的交易。
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lend someone a hand-Can you lend me a hand-借某人一支手，帮助某人，助人一臂之力。
hand-me-down-穿人家穿过的衣服，尤指小小孩承接大小孩穿不下的旧衣服。
used clothes,secondhand clothes-旧的衣服.
take something off someone's hand--把东西从某人手上拿去，即帮他处理掉他手中用不着的东西。
take them off my hands
hand it to you-承认某人的优点，长处，I have to hand it to you, you are a hard worker.
get out of hand-out of control 失控. The situation got out of hand.
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give and take (idiom)-相互让步,一方让步give,一方得到好处take what you want. compromise/cooperate.
give or take (idiom)-差不多,差的有限.差不倒那儿去.$25 give or take a couple of dollars 只有二元的差异.
take someone for --将某人误认为什么人.误以为他是小偷. He takes her for thief.
give up-放弃, 什么用"on" -give up on something-give up on English.
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Inside the Bach home in Hampton, VA, it’s just another late Wednesday afternoon – with mom Lauren taking a break and most of the kids busy in their rooms.
It could be a scene from any place in the neighborhood. Then there’s the indisputable movement of the wooden floor as their 75-foot-long seagoing home rolls up and down in the swells kicked up by a southwest wind. After more than 2,500 miles of sailing, however, no one pays much heed to the modest sway of the boat wintering in Hampton, VA, before continuing on a three-year, round-the-world journey. The Bachs and their kids have seen much worse. And they expect they’ll have to deal with many more challenges as they attempt to circle the globe together.
And they expect they'll have to deal with many more challenges as they attempt to circle the globe together.
"After their first sail. they were all ready to get off- and some of them still get a little seasick." Craig Bach says, "But with each new place we pulled into, it just kept getting better and better. And now they're all in it for the long haul.”
"My husband asked me if I wanted to do this with him .. we've always wanted to raise our kids to be independent, self-sufficient, global-minded citizens, " Lauren says. "We needed to do something more about the global part. And this was it."
Preparation to sail
Selling off their businesses as well as the family's farm, the couple started their endeavor with Craig leaving first to begin replanking the bull of a ketch in the Caribbean. Lauren and the kids followed later to lend a hand in a time-consuming overhaul that cost come $500,000 and stretched out over two years.
"The whole idea sounded cool and then-when I got there-it really looked like a lot of work,Alexis says. "Who's going to do it?" I thought-and we figured out pretty soon that it was going to be us. Moving aboard the gutted boat, the family put in 10 hours a day, 7days a week for months slowly reviving the decks and interior of the nearly 50 year old vessel. While Craig made major changes to the masts and sail plan, the girls focused on the woodwork, with Tracy learning how to use a table saw and Sara applying a 12-coat marine finish.
Inside the big cabin that Sara and Alexis planned to share, the two younger sisters added to their workload by building a dividing bulkhead. That gave each girl a semiprivate berth of her own.
"We knew that if we were going to keep the family together, we'd need a separate space for everyone." Craig says.
Bonding under stress
Those new family ties became stronger after the Bachs began testing themselves under sail in November 2007. Though their learning curve proved steeper than imagined. Craig says, they've become increasingly adept at handling the ketch in open water, where they've successfully weathered squalls of 40 to 60 knots. They've also learned to watch out for each other whenever they explore a new port. Other changes have taken place, too, as the family of six has adapted to living together in such tight, often inescapable quarters. In most cases, the kids have learned to give and take, and small annoyances have disappeared.
Equally dispensable is the lust for stuff that governed so much of the life they left. Pared down to a few square feet of living space, each of the Bachs has had to radically readjust their ideas about what they have to have. The impulse to simplify became even stronger after the family visited a struggling orphanage school in Haiti. The need for basic items convinced them to adopt the charitable venture as a fundraising mission. Even without the influence of their visit to Haiti, however, the unalterable lack of space aboard the boat has changed their attitudes for good.
More Information
20 years ago, Craig Bach was a workaholic. In one seven-year stretch, Craig worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week, month after month-all in an effort to reach his dream of being a success. Then, one morning, Craig woke up and realized he had four children and a wife he hardly knew. From that moment on, Craig decided true success would come through making his family his number one priority.
Grammar
Inside the Bach home in Hampton, VA, it's just another late Wednesday afternoon...
just another=" ordinary" or "usual"
This card is just another piece of junk mail.
It's just another ugly picture with an expensive price tag.
Vocabulary
indisputable (adj)-毋庸置疑的，无可非议的，无可否认的。in-否定意思 dispute有讨论余地的。
It is an indisputable scientific fact that hot air rises.
*One fact is indisputable. This mistake cannot happen again.
*indisputably (adv)-Their product is indisputable the best.
heed (n)-不可数名词。-注意，当心。
Jack never paid any heed to his parent's advice about money and now is in big financial trouble.
"pay heed to something " or "take heed of something" 留意某件事。
*We didn't pay much heed to the warning sign and bumped into the roadblock's.警示标志，撞上路障
long haul (n)-漫长的旅程（时间） ，haul-距离，carry a load for some distance.
the long haul-a long period of time that not easy give up. a long haul-travel journey,
If people invest their money for the long haul, then they don't pay attention to the daily rate changes.
*The training is harsh, but he performed well over the long haul.严酷的，整个长期过程中，表现很好。
*It's a long haul traveling from Chile to Japan.很长的旅程。
global-minded (adj)- Coming into contact with different cultures helps people become more global-minded.
swell-
sail-"smooth sailing" (idiom)-water calm , no big wave, it means everything going well and smooth.
"sail through" (idiom)-passing through fast, quick go through. Test is really easy, I sail through. or I sail through my homework, it only takes me 10 minuets.
don't rock the boat-rock the boat can cause a boat go side by side, finally it turns over and gets into the water. means-don't so something that the result in something bad. -"don't cause trouble"
don't make waves-don't make trouble.-the boat sailing in the waves sea is more likely will turn over and gets into the water.
endeavor-
replank-plank is a long wooden board that lay down on the boat to make a floor for people walk on it.
hull-the body of the boat. a half of hull is in the water and a half of hull is above the water.
ketch-"e" not catch, is a small boat.
overhaul (n)-completely repair all the damages.拆开检修,大修,检修.地
My car engine needed an overhaul after I had driven it 100,000 km. Then I drove it another 100,000 km.
*Our old truck is in the garage for an overhaul.在修车厂大修
*The bus is scheduled for an overhaul next month.排定..定期检修
*The engine of the car was overhauled. (当动词)是检修过了.
gut (v)-内脏,此是毁损某东西的内部,内部装璜 all the old or original thing need to moved & replace.+tted
The war-torn town was full of gutted buildings and empty streets.
*The hotel was gutted by the fire.
*The car was gutted by the thief.
revive (v)-复兴,复苏,恢复,brought back. re-再一次, vive-生命.
Samuel's dream of reviving the family farm began to come true with his first sale of produce.
*The architect revived the chapel and many tourists come to visit now. 建筑师
*A hot bath can revive me instantly. 立即充满活力.
semiprivate (adj)-I stayed in a semiprivate room in the hospital with two other patients.
bulkhead-a wall or a dividing wall between two rooms or two compartments.
berth-a place that someone can sleep. we are use this word on ship, boat or train.
learning curve (n)-steep learning curve-learn the hard skill quickly in a short time.
Because she had no experience, Sally had a steep learning curve when she started teaching.
inescapable (adj)-无法避免的,免不了的.in-否定的escapable-可避免的
The consequence of robbing the jewelry store was inescapable. Same spent three years in jail.
*It seems inescapable that we have to move to a bigger house.
*Larry has to face the inescapable fact that he will be laid off.
dispensable (adj)-非必要的,不重要的. dispense (v)-免除或省掉.
The boss treats his employees as if they are dispensable, It's like he doesn't need them.
*The money can only be used on necessities, not on those dispensable things.
*He felt that he was a dispensable member of his team.
radically (adv)-very radical in extremely way. 澈底地,完全地.
Will's casual approach to work is radically different from Simon's serious approach.
*The company decided to take a radically different approach to sell the new product.完全不同的方法来卖这产品.
radical (adj)-澈底的,完全的. a radical shift of attitude-态度上澈底的改变.
unalterable (adj)-unable to be change. un-not, alterable-changeable.
Mr. Sparks had one unalterable rule in his classroom. You had to show respect to everyone.
squall- sudden and strong wind, fast wind.
governed- control.
ropes-sailing require a lot of ropes, sailor knows tie the knots, untie the knots, good sailor knows their ropes. someone knows the ropes means they have experience and skill. If you know the ropes, that means you know how to do the things. sea sick.
overboard-falling off the boat into the water. doing way too much,
Chat Room
to deal with it (something)-to handle something.处里，应付某件事情 can't deal with it=cant' handle itdeal- make a deal with someone. 交易，和某人作交易。deal (v)-及物动词deal the cards to everybody.发牌给每一个人。cut someone a deal-和某人交易，卖方cut买方a deal 是卖方给买方一些优惠的交易。
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lend someone a hand-Can you lend me a hand-借某人一支手，帮助某人，助人一臂之力。
hand-me-down-穿人家穿过的衣服，尤指小小孩承接大小孩穿不下的旧衣服。
used clothes,secondhand clothes-旧的衣服.
take something off someone's hand--把东西从某人手上拿去，即帮他处理掉他手中用不着的东西。
take them off my hands
hand it to you-承认某人的优点，长处，I have to hand it to you, you are a hard worker.
get out of hand-out of control 失控. The situation got out of hand.
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give and take (idiom)-相互让步,一方让步give,一方得到好处take what you want. compromise/cooperate.
give or take (idiom)-差不多,差的有限.差不倒那儿去.$25 give or take a couple of dollars 只有二元的差异.
take someone for --将某人误认为什么人.误以为他是小偷. He takes her for thief.
give up-放弃, 什么用"on" -give up on something-give up on English.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Sun Is Shining; The Winds Are Blowing
美國留學記：風和日麗Here I am in Southern California Los Angeles 洛杉矶开学记-
by Luke Wang
I still remember early last month when I said goodbye to my parents, stepped on the airplane, and started my journey to America. Of course, everyone gets excited when traveling around. For me, however, this trip was different — I was traveling for academic purposes.
Filled with an anxious excitement, I began my year with the new students’ orientation. Meeting all the freshmen from different parts of America was really exciting. Watching thousands of Americans walking around, speaking English, I finally realized that I was in America – a foreign country
During the orientation, I tried to make some new American Friends. Unfortunately. it is hard for me to make friends. My English skills were poorer than the Americans'. And my culture also made me different from the rest of the students here. On the other hand, my diverse background was a good thing as it made me unique. Some were interested to know that I am from Taipei. Many asked tons of questions about the differences between Taipei and Los Angeles.
Fun times always pass by quickly. After a few days of orientation, school started and that was when the real battle began.
Grammar
Many ask tons of questions about the differences between Taipei and Los Angeles.
tons-"a lot" or "many"
plenty: plenty of choices.
loads: loads of fun.
masses: masses of people
piles: piles of cloths.
heaps: heaps of junk. Try use different word to describe something, avoid a word repeat and repeat.
Vocabulary
academic (adj)-学术上的，学业上的。。
Does Michael have the academic qualifications that are necessary for this job?
*The professor's academic achievement was not fully recognized until recently. 学术上的成就
* You need to have excellent academic record in order to be accepted by this university. 纪录
orientation (n)-introduce to the new students about the school works.
orient- 使适应，孰悉. orientation 帮助新生，新进的人适应的课程训练。
All new employees must attend a two-day orientation before they begin to work here.
*Freshmen orientation day will be on September 1st.
*New employees need to attend our 3-day orientation.
freshmen (n)-All of the freshmen at our university must take a class in cultural studies.
unique (adj)-Every person in the world is unique, no two people are exactly alike.
*His unique directing style is well received in Europe.
*This kind of butterfly is a species unique to Taiwan.
anxious-nervous but happy to looking for about something happen.
diverse (adj)-多元化的 variety, several difference.
Chat Room
language barrier- 语言障碍 barrier 障碍。 克服语言障碍的方法事有耐心的不断练习。
overcome the barrier of language is practice and learning English as much as possible.
cultural barrier- 文化障碍。 克服文化障碍的方法是多接触当地的人。
overcome the barrier of cultural is go with the people of culture and learn from them.
by Luke Wang
I still remember early last month when I said goodbye to my parents, stepped on the airplane, and started my journey to America. Of course, everyone gets excited when traveling around. For me, however, this trip was different — I was traveling for academic purposes.
Filled with an anxious excitement, I began my year with the new students’ orientation. Meeting all the freshmen from different parts of America was really exciting. Watching thousands of Americans walking around, speaking English, I finally realized that I was in America – a foreign country
During the orientation, I tried to make some new American Friends. Unfortunately. it is hard for me to make friends. My English skills were poorer than the Americans'. And my culture also made me different from the rest of the students here. On the other hand, my diverse background was a good thing as it made me unique. Some were interested to know that I am from Taipei. Many asked tons of questions about the differences between Taipei and Los Angeles.
Fun times always pass by quickly. After a few days of orientation, school started and that was when the real battle began.
Grammar
Many ask tons of questions about the differences between Taipei and Los Angeles.
tons-"a lot" or "many"
plenty: plenty of choices.
loads: loads of fun.
masses: masses of people
piles: piles of cloths.
heaps: heaps of junk. Try use different word to describe something, avoid a word repeat and repeat.
Vocabulary
academic (adj)-学术上的，学业上的。。
Does Michael have the academic qualifications that are necessary for this job?
*The professor's academic achievement was not fully recognized until recently. 学术上的成就
* You need to have excellent academic record in order to be accepted by this university. 纪录
orientation (n)-introduce to the new students about the school works.
orient- 使适应，孰悉. orientation 帮助新生，新进的人适应的课程训练。
All new employees must attend a two-day orientation before they begin to work here.
*Freshmen orientation day will be on September 1st.
*New employees need to attend our 3-day orientation.
freshmen (n)-All of the freshmen at our university must take a class in cultural studies.
unique (adj)-Every person in the world is unique, no two people are exactly alike.
*His unique directing style is well received in Europe.
*This kind of butterfly is a species unique to Taiwan.
anxious-nervous but happy to looking for about something happen.
diverse (adj)-多元化的 variety, several difference.
Chat Room
language barrier- 语言障碍 barrier 障碍。 克服语言障碍的方法事有耐心的不断练习。
overcome the barrier of language is practice and learning English as much as possible.
cultural barrier- 文化障碍。 克服文化障碍的方法是多接触当地的人。
overcome the barrier of cultural is go with the people of culture and learn from them.
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