聽歌學英文

本週的歌是
MUSE Supermassive blackhole

是最近很夯的電影暮光之城中的配樂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp3_a-PMTw

以下是歌詞

Oh baby dont you know I suffer?
Oh baby can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretences
How long before you let me go?
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
(You set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive

(You set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the 'supermassive'

I thought I was a fool for no-one
Oh baby I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth
You set my soul alight
You set my soul alight
(You set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (You set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the 'supermassive' Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive

Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive

(You set my soul alight)Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (You set my soul alight)Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole

單字補充
moan 呻吟
pretences=pretense 藉口
Glaciers 冰河
superficial 膚淺的

英文名言錄

‧承諾能鼓舞你發揮全力，也能保護及加強你在自己及他人心目中的可信度和聲譽，更能為你帶來熱忱的能量和無法阻擋的動力，並讓你充滿無價的自豪感。承諾很重要！——蓋瑞‧布萊爾

“Commitment inspires you to perform to the best of your abilities. It protects and strengthens your credibility and reputations with yourself and with others. It provides you with passionate energy and unstoppable momentum, and fills you with a sense of pride that’s priceless. Commitment counts!” --Gary Blair

‧品格端正的領導人，能透過反覆一再的善行，在人生中多種美德之間取得適當的平衡。因此，一如成功的運動員，正直善良的人士將屢創佳績。亞里斯多德說得對：『我們反覆做什麼，我們就是什麼。』——蓋瑞‧布萊爾

“Leaders who possess good character are those who, through repeated good acts, achieve an appropriate balance of the virtues in his life. Therefore, like a successful athlete, the virtuous person plays a consistently good game. As Aristotle rightly noted, ‘we are what we repeatedly do.’” --Gary Blair

‧焦點絕對至關重要，你將經歷的每一次成功，焦點會都是先決條件。在各種你必須塞進忙碌行程表的事項當中，管理焦點是最不容忽視的一環。——蓋瑞‧布萊爾

“Focus definitely counts, as it serves as an absolute precondition for every success you will experience. And of all the activities you must cram into your busy schedule, managing your focus is the one you can least afford to overlook.” --Gary Blair

‧一貫性成了一種凝聚人心的力量，能讓一切各就各位，也能幫助我們了解這個世界以及我們在這個世界上的角色，這就是一貫性重要的原因。——蓋瑞‧布萊爾

“Consistency becomes a form of human gravity. It holds everything in place and together. It helps us understand the world and our place in it, and that’s why consistency counts.” --Gary Blair

選校除了看排名還能看什麼?

一篇來自於美國USNEWS雜誌的報導
連結如下
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/college-rankings-blog/2010/02/04/students-say-college-rankings-arent-most-important-part-of-decision.html

主要內容是在說

根據UCLA針對新鮮人做的問卷

發現學校排名對於新鮮人已經不再是最重要的選擇了

以下是新鮮人考慮因素依照排名列給大家

可以作為大家選校的參考

1.此所大學有很好的學術聲譽

2.畢業生都找到很好的工作

3.學校提供學生財務支援

4.就讀這所學校的花費

5.參觀後學校的感覺

6.學校的校地寬闊

7.學校在社會運動上有好聲譽

8.畢業生進入好研究所

9.離家近

10.網路上的資訊

11.家長決定

12.雜誌上的學校排名

13.學校提前寄發錄取函

14.負擔不起首選學校

15.高中導師的建議

16.首選未錄取

16.校隊選拔

18.宗教因素

18.老師的建議

20.親戚的期望

21.私立學校的諮詢員建議

22.可線上上課

一系列關於英文寫作的文章

http://tinyurl.com/y8hksal英文研究論文寫作－搭配詞指引
http://tinyurl.com/yl4a84p什麼是「搭配詞」？ http://tinyurl.com/y9mf4h5「搭配詞」是一種語言能力
http://tinyurl.com/yh9rs8f高頻學術搭配詞theoretically
http://tinyurl.com/yfgusd2高頻學術搭配詞cause http://tinyurl.com/yzkx3r4高頻學術搭配詞proposal
http://tinyurl.com/yhb7eov高頻學術搭配詞－literature
http://tinyurl.com/y8p5ptc高頻學術搭配詞－impact
http://tinyurl.com/27vdjb英文論文寫作1》常見研究方法
http://tinyurl.com/yzgcmy3英文論文寫作2》如何找題目？
http://tinyurl.com/yg5yv6d英文論文寫作3》寫作格式
http://tinyurl.com/ybelt2r英文論文寫作4》表達「評論」的句型
http://tinyurl.com/ykdoue3英文論文寫作5》表達「如下所述…」的句型
http://tinyurl.com/yd5buol英文論文寫作6》表達「與…比較」的句型
http://tinyurl.com/y8zx5ho英文論文寫作7》表達「組成、包含」的句型
http://tinyurl.com/ykacmeq英文論文寫作8》學術搭配詞
http://tinyurl.com/ycapuut英文論文寫作9》研究論文的文體特色
http://tinyurl.com/ylrtfvd英文論文寫作10》情態助動詞 Modal Auxiliary
http://tinyurl.com/ybefgfy英文論文寫作11》倍數的比較
http://tinyurl.com/yf6foby英文論文寫作12》介系詞 Prepositions／At
http://tinyurl.com/ygnalmc英文論文寫作13》 對等連接詞 Coordinate Conjunctions
http://tinyurl.com/ybnl7aw英文論文寫作14》連接副詞 Conjunctive Adverbs
http://tinyurl.com/ylr4sh7英文論文寫作15》研究方法 Method

聽歌學英文

大家知道生命是苦樂參半的交響樂要如何用英文說嗎?

聽了下面這首歌你就知道了

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3m4e45bTo

附上中英文對照歌詞

另外介紹一些片語

make ends meet 使收支平衡

Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
生命就像是苦樂交織的交響樂曲
Try to make ends meet
總想要追求圓滿
You're a slave to money then you die
一生為錢賣命 然後死去
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
就讓我帶你走過我唯一走過的路
You know the one that takes you to the places
就是你所知道的那個
where all the veins meet yeah,
體驗一切悲歡交集的所在
No change, I can change
改變 我可以改變
I can change, I can change
我可以改變 我可以改變
But I'm here in my mold
我卻被框在這裡
I am here in my mold
被框在這裡
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
但每過一天 都有千萬個不同的我
I can't change my mold
改變不了如此束縛
No, no, no, no, no
不 不 不 不 不
Well I never pray
不曾祈求過什麼
But tonight I'm on my knees yeah
但今晚我虔誠跪下
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
我需要聽見這樣的聲音 感受我悲痛的聲音
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
旋律會發光 洗竄入腦 讓我得到解脫
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
卻發現 沒有人在唱歌 只有自己的呼吸
No change, I can change
改變 我可以改變
I can change, I can change
我可以改變 我可以改變
But I'm here in my mold
我卻被框在這裡
I am here in my mold
被框在這裡
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
但每過一天 都有千萬個不同的我
I can't change my mold
改變不了如此束縛
No, no, no, no, no 不 不 不 不 不
I can't change
無法改變
I can't change
無法改變

SUBMIT後你要做什麼 提高你的錄取率

http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2010/01/11/how-to-get-in-after-you-apply.html
來自USNEWS的新聞
整理來自評審委員的建議

1.確認要寄出的文件都寄出
尤其在線上申請後 更要確認
2.如果有機會的話 參加學校的面試吧
藉此來行銷自己
3.向學校問重要的問題 而且有禮貌

4.多跟審查委員連絡 關心自己的申請狀況

5.如果有某些事件影響你的成績 就照實向學校解釋吧

6.寫三到五個重要問題 EMAIL給審查委員吧

你會用英文說符號嗎?

&　Ampersand (And 符號)
*　Asterisk (星號)
@　At sign, at (At 符號，At)
\　Backslash (反斜線)
[　Open bracket (左中括弧)
^　Caret (插入號)
]　Close bracket (右中括弧)
(　Open parenthesis (左括弧)
)　Close parenthesis (右括弧)
:　Colon (冒號),　Comma (逗號)
$　Dollar sign (錢符號)
--　Double dash (雙破折號)
...　Ellipsis (省略符號)
'　Single quote (單引號)
"　Quote (雙引號)
=　Equals (等號)
+　Plus, plus sign (加，加號)
!　Exclamation point (驚歎號)
>　Greater than (大於)
<　Less than (小於)
#　Pound sign (井字號)
?　Question mark (問號)
.　Period, dot (句號，點)
;　Semicolon (分號)
-　Hyphen (連字號)
—　Dash (破折號)
_　Underscore (底線)
　Vertical bar (垂直線)
{　Open brace (左大括弧)
}　Close brace (右大括弧)
%　Percent, percent sign (百分比，百分比符號)
/　Slash (斜線)
//　Double slash (雙斜線)
~　Tilde (取代符號，毛毛蟲)