其實我是一個很少逛ptt的人，哈佛真的是比較傳統一些，當同行在此深耕不已時，我們連怎麼上ptt都不知道，不會推文，沒有足夠的次數寫文章….，會開始去爬文是因為暑假時高晴和陳弈這二個教學認真又有實力的老師都在ptt中箭落馬，雖然只有一則批評，但他們這種力求完美的人卻耿耿於懷。
可是今天我看到了一則文章，所有的回文我保證沒有一個是哈佛員工，真的都是學生自己主動去幫我們回的，真的超感動～（雖然不知道你們是誰，但真的很謝謝你們）尤其這樣的舉動真的愈來愈頻繁，老師們，你們這一年多來的努力改變和用心，真的都陸續結果了！
附文如下：
『昨天跟我朋友一起去問了這整個北車的托福補習班，我們對於哈佛跟時代比較有興趣，可是因為時代很貴，哈佛很便宜，家長比較偏金錢導向，可是我自己有幾個疑問，聽說時代的班都很小，而且口說都是外師帶，是不是值得多花一萬塊去上這樣的課程？因為哈佛好像比較少外師，加上看板上的資訊，感覺上有點像台灣老師在上英文的感覺(或許是我錯覺啦，歡迎指正，提供我們一個好的方向)，然後我也想問說，哈佛的課其實排的滿滿的，我是從桃園上台北補習，有沒有甚麼課程可以不一定要上的(例如四合一？因為我不太知道那在幹嘛)，時代一直催錢，哈佛則是讓我感覺人數很多，所以我跟我朋友都很猶豫~我的程度可以直接銜接托福課程，而我朋友可能需要三個月的銜接，如果以我們的程度，有需要報到四個月以上的班嗎？煩請板上各位大大給我們一些心得吧~因為價差太大，實在不知道該怎麼樣比較@@(有看到版上補時代的人較少，可是有推的都很推....而哈佛的就都中上的評價) 感謝大家了~
JLOPINKY:推哈佛,聽力跟閱讀還是以台灣人為王道,口說彭小班很讚喔
JLOPINKY:四合一是一個老外上的內容是TOEFL基本觀念的闡述,很值得
lovelyfafa:寫作是外師口說小班也有外師 四合一也是外師啊
mandylin0830:個人慘痛經驗不推時代!外國老師人不錯,但針對考試我覺得其他幾間老師比較專門
chiaxin:推哈佛！我覺得哈佛的老師都很認真，也都很親切的為學生解答，常常12:30下課，老師 都幫學生回答問題到一點或一點半，而且我反而還蠻喜歡上台灣老師的課，我自己覺得台灣人比較能理解台灣人英文的弱處 (個人自己覺得啦~)
windtc:個人也推哈佛 (剛補第四個星期),除了板上常出現的彭老師外，一些外籍老師幾乎著重在簡單而明瞭,其實對實質幫助滿大，老師上課的東西,回家在做實質練習,不會就做記號問老師，其實幾個月不能衝高單字量,但是最基礎的部分可以打很穩，能穩住不犯你常犯錯誤還有打好基礎,其實幫助反而不錯@@第二句好像少打東西,我是指簡單而明瞭的表達你的句子@@
peopleboss:推哈佛!高晴老師我愛你
jack72:推時代的老師,Nurdin人很好 mandylin0830:我上Nurdin會睡著 他的版書好潦草...
推 bigtreebig:哈佛高晴老師+1
lovelyfafa:高晴老師懷孕不舒服還硬撐在講台上 真的超感動的T^T
joymary:哈佛也有外師阿，JEFF TRUE DEREK都很讚阿!尤其是DEREK老師，可以感覺到他滿滿的用心~』
2010年1月26日 星期二
歐巴馬演講: 夢想與責任
歐巴馬是一名很出色的演講者，因此此篇文章可以作為聽力的訓練
除此之外裡面很多詞句也可以作為作文的好題材
先提一些單字
"This is no picnic for me either, buster."
在這裡的picnic指的是愉快的經驗 口語上常用
stay on track 中文常說的在正軌上 英文便是stay on track
You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills 每次談到知識 可以用insights來替換knowledge
好拼好記又比knowledge來的有深度
But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.
下定決心用的就是resolve這各字 而大家常說的新年新希望就是 New year's resolution.
Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do,that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.
這裡有兩各詞 如何用英文說挺身而出呢? stand up for someone
另外之前新聞常用的詞霸凌其實就是來自英文的bully
佳句
who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
太愛什麼而無法不全力以赴
我覺得這各句型可以用在談一些非常喜愛的事物時
例如
I love playing guitar too much to do anything less than my best.
這篇演講稿可以用在談教育 談成功的作文題材
為什麼需要接受教育
可以從I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every singleone of you has something ...這一段一直到 We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect ...中找到好題材
在這段文字 It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students whosat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat whereyou sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.
也可以用來談教育的重要性
也可以用在談怎樣才能成功
這一段
That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. Buthe once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. Andthat's why I succeed."
可以說明失敗為成功之母
在裡面舉了J.K. Rollins 還有 Michael Jordan作為例子是很好的寫作方式
其他還有 These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.也可以用來談成功重要性
這段文字No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your school work. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
可以用來談勤能補拙
以下為演講稿連結 以及中英文對照全搞
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZ6GrzWkw0
Obama's Speech to Students 9th Sept’09:
A Message of Hope and Responsibility for America’s Students
《夢想與責任》
Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right,everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield HighSchool in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from allacross America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so gladthat all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such anoutstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)
大家好！謝謝。謝謝。謝謝大家。好，請就坐。大家今天都好嗎？提姆史派塞不錯吧？我現在與維吉尼亞州阿靈頓郡威克菲爾高中的學生在一起。美國各地從幼稚園到中學12年級的學生正在收聽收看。我很高興大家今天都能參與。我還要感謝威克菲爾高中出色的組織安排。請為你們自己熱烈鼓掌。
I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for thoseof you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your firstday in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. Iimagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good rightnow -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what gradeyou're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and youcould've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.
我知道，今天是你們開學的日子。對於進入幼稚園、初中或高中的學生，今天是你們來到新學校的第一天，心裡可能有點緊張，這是可以理解的。我能想像有些高年級生現在很開心，還有一年就畢業了。不論是哪個年級，有些人可能希望暑假更長一點，今天早上還能多睡一小會兒。
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived inIndonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn't have the money to sendme where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it wasimportant for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided toteach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to
teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had togo to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
我了解這種感覺。我小時候全家生活在海外。我在印尼住了幾年。我媽媽沒有錢送我上其他美國孩子上的學校，但她認為必須讓我接受美式教育。因此，她決定從周一到週五自己給我補課。不過她還要上班，所以只能在清晨四點半給我上課。
Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. Butwhenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks andshe'd say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster." (Laughter.)
你們可以想見，我不太情願那麼早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡著了。但每當我抱怨的時候，我媽媽都會那樣看我一眼，然後說：「小子，我也並不輕鬆啊。」
So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. ButI'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I'mhere because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expectedof all of you in this new school year.
我知道有些人還在適應開學後的生活。但我今天來到這裡是因為有重要的事情要和你們說。我來這裡是要和你們談談教育的問題，以及在這個新學年對你們的期望。
Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education. And I've talked about responsibility a lot.
我舉行過很多次有關教育問題的演講。我多次談到過責任問題。
I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushingyou to learn.
我談到過教師激勵學生並督促他們學習的責任。
I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour infront of the TV or with the Xbox.
我談到過家長的責任，要確保你們走正路，完成家庭作業，不要整天坐在電視前或玩Xbox遊戲。
I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting highstandards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schoolsthat aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.
我多次談到過政府的責任，要制定高標準，支持教師和校長的工作，徹底改善不能為學生提供應有機會、教育品質差的學校。
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will makea difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you payattention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
然而，即使我們擁有最敬業的教師，最盡力的家長和全世界最好的學校。如果大家不履行責任，不到校上課，不專心聽講，不聽家長、祖父祖母和其他大人的話，不付出成功所必須的勤奮努力，那麼這一切都毫無用處，都無關緊要。這就是我今天講話的重點：你們每個人對自己的教育應盡的責任。
I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every singleone of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you hassomething to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.
我首先要講講你們對自己應盡的責任。你們每個人都有自己的長處。你們每個人都能做出自己的貢獻。你們對自己應盡的責任是發現自己的能力所在。而教育能夠提供這樣的機會。
Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a bookor articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that English paper -- that English class paper that's assigned to you. Maybe youcould be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.
你或許能成為一名出色的作家，甚至可能寫書或在報紙上發表文章，但你可能要在完成某篇英文課的作文後才會發現自己的才華。你或許能成為一名創新者或發明家，甚至可能設計出新一代iPhone或研製出新型藥物或疫苗，但你可能要在完成科學課的實驗後才會發現自己的才華。你或許能成為一名市長或參議員或最高法院的大法官，但你可能要在參加學生會或辯論社後才會發現自己的才華。
And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.
不論你的生活志向是什麼，我敢肯定你必須上學讀書才能實現它。你想當醫生、教師或警官嗎？你想當護士、建築師、律師或軍人嗎？你必須接受良好的教育，才能從事上述任何一種職業。你不能指望輟學後能碰上個好工作。你必須接受培訓，為之努力，為之學習。
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
這並非只對你個人的人生和未來意義重大。你們所受的教育將決定這個國家的未來。美國的未來取決於你們。你們今日在校學習的知識，將決定我們國家是否能夠迎接未來所面臨的最嚴峻挑戰。
You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.
你們需要利用在自然科學和數學課程所學到的知識和解決問題的能力來治癒癌症、愛滋病及其他疾病，開發新的能源技術和保護我們的環境。你們需要利用在歷史學和社會學課堂上所獲得的知識和獨立思考能力來對抗貧窮和解決遊民問題、打擊犯罪和消除歧視，使我們的國家更公平、更自由。你們需要利用在所有課堂上培養的創造力和智慧來創辦新公司，增加就業機會，振興我們的經濟。
We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don't do that -- if you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.
我們需要每個人發揮聰明才智和技能，以便幫助老一輩人解決我們面臨的棘手問題。如果你們不這樣做，如果你們輟學，你們不僅僅是自暴自棄，也是拋棄自己的國家。
Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.
我自然知道學業優秀並非易事。我知道你們許多人在生活中面臨挑戰，難以集中精力從事學業。
I get it. I know what it's like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.
我明白這一點。我有親身感受。兩歲時，我父親離家而去，我是由一位單親母親撫養成人的，母親不得不工作，並時常為支付生活費用而苦苦掙扎，但有時仍無法為我們提供其他孩子享有的東西。有時，我渴望生活中能有一位父親。有時我感到孤獨，感到自己不適應社會。
So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did somethings I'm not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have. And mylife could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
我並非總是盡到學生本分去專心學習，我也曾做過一些不光采的事情，我曾惹上不應該惹的麻煩。我的人生原本會輕易陷入更糟糕的境地。
But I was -- I was lucky. I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife,our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.
但是，我當年際遇不錯。我有過許多第二次機會，我有幸能上大學，上法學院，追求自己的理想。我的妻子，我們的第一夫人米歇爾歐巴馬，也有著類似的經歷。她的父母都未曾上過大學，家裡很窮。但他們非常勤奮，她也是如此，因此她得以進入一些美國最好的學校。
Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.
你們中有一些人可能沒有那些有利條件。或許生活中沒有成年人為你們提供所需要的支持。或許你們家中有人失業，經濟非常拮据。或許你們生活在不安全的社區，或有朋友逼迫你們去做不對的事情。
But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.
然而說到底，你們生活的環境、你們的膚色、你們的原籍、你們的經濟收入、你們家中的境況等等，這一切都不能成為不用功或不努力的理由。你們沒有理由不服從你們的老師、逃學、或輟學。沒有理由不付出努力。
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write yourown destiny. You make your own future.
你們目前的狀況並不決定著你們的未來。沒有人決定你們的命運，在美國，你們決定自己的命運。你們掌握自己的未來。
That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.
這就是像你們這樣的年輕人每天都在做的事情，全美各地都是如此。
Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas. Jazmin didn't speak English
when she first started school. Neither of her parents had gone to college.But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to BrownUniversity -- is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her wayto becoming Dr. Jazmin Perez.
來自德州羅馬城的賈茲敏佩雷斯就是一個例證，她剛開始上學時並不會說英文。她的父母都沒有上過大學。然而，她非常勤奮，成績優秀，獲得了布朗大學的獎學金，她如今正在讀研究所，攻讀公共衛生，不久將成為賈茲敏佩雷斯博士。
I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three. He's had to endure all sorts of treatment sand surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer-- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind.He's headed to college this fall. 我想起了加州洛斯阿爾托斯城的安多尼舒爾茨，他從三歲開始就一直與腦癌抗爭，他不得不忍受各類治療和手術帶來的痛苦，其中一項手術曾影響了他的記憶，因此他花在功課上的時間比一般人長得多，要多出數百個小時。然而，他從未落後。他今年秋季將邁進大他今年秋季將邁進大
學。
And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Evenwhen bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start aprogram to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduatehigh school with honors and go on to college.
我還想起家鄉伊利諾州芝加哥市的尚特爾史蒂夫。她曾在芝加哥最艱困的社區生活，流離於多個不同的家庭，但她最終在一家地方醫療中心找到工作，並開始了一項幫助年輕人遠離幫派的計劃，她即將以優異成績從高中畢業，緊接著將上大學。
And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you. Theyface challenges in their lives just like you do. In some cases they've got ita lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose totake responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals forthemselves. And I expect all of you to do the same.
賈茲敏、安多尼和尚特爾與你們都沒什麼兩樣。他們在生活中面臨種種挑戰。以某種情況來說，他們的處境比起你們許多人更差。但他們拒絕放棄。他們決定要為自己的一生、自己的教育負起責任，為自己設定各項奮鬥目標。我期待你們都會這樣做。
That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extra curricular activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do,that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, sowe can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.
因此，我今天呼籲你們每一個人為自己的教育設定目標，並盡自己的最大努力來實現這些目標。你的目標可以是一件十分簡單的事情，例如完成家庭作業、上課專心聽講、或每天花一點時間讀一本書。也許你會決定要參加課外活動或在社區當志工。也許你會決定挺身而出保護那些因為身份或長相而受人戲弄或欺負的孩子，原因是你和我一樣認為所有的年輕人都應該享有一個適合讀書和學習的安全環境。也許你會決定要更加照顧自己，以便有更充沛的精力來學習。順便提一下，除了這些事情外，我希望大家要勤洗手，身體感到不舒服的時候要待在家裡不要去上學，這樣我們才能防止有人在今年秋冬季節染上流感。
But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you toreally work at it.
但無論你決定做什麼，我希望你下決心去做。我希望你腳踏實地去做。
I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich andsuccessful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is throughrapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you're notgoing to be any of those things.
我知道有時候你會從電視上得到這樣的印象：不用努力就能發財致富並成功，唱饒舌、打籃球或成為真人秀明星是走向成功的途徑。但實際情況是：你可能不會成為其中的一種人。
The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.
事實上，成功不是輕而易舉的事情。你不會喜歡你學習的每一門課目。你不會與你的每一位老師都很投合。不是所有的家庭作業都與你眼前的生活完全有關。你第一次嘗試做每件事的時候，不一定成功。
That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. Buthe once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. Andthat's why I succeed."
這些都沒關係。世界上最成功的人士中有一些是遭遇失敗最多的人。作者羅琳所寫的系列小說《哈利波特》第一集在出版之前被退稿了12次。麥可喬丹曾被他的高中籃球隊除名。在喬丹的籃球生涯中，他輸過數百場比賽，有成千上萬個球沒有投中。但他曾說過：「在我的一生中，我失敗了一次又一次、一次又一次。這就是我成功的原因。」
These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get in totrouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid,it just means you need to spend more time studying.
這些人士成功，因為他們懂得：不能讓失敗來限制你，而必須讓失敗來開導你。你必須從失敗中找到解決辦法。因此，如果你遇到麻煩，那並不表示你是麻煩的製造者，而意味著你需要更加努力去把它做對。如果你有一門課分數低，那不表示你比別人笨，而只表示你需要花更多的時間學習。
No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your school work. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
沒有人天生擅長做各種事情。你要靠勤奮來變得擅長於各種事情。第一次接觸新的體育項目時，你不可能就是一位主力隊員。第一次唱一首歌時，你不可能就唱準每個音。你必須練習。同樣的道理適用於你的學業。你可能要把一道數學題做幾次才把它做對。你可能要把一些文章閱讀幾遍才能理解。在交出一篇優美的作文之前，你絕對需要打幾遍草稿。
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when youdon't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grand parent or teacher, a coachor a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
不要害怕提問。不要在需要幫助時害怕請求別人幫助。我天天請求別人的幫助。請求幫助不是軟弱的表現，它是力量的標誌，因為它表明你有勇氣承認自己對某些事情不懂，這樣做會使你學到新的東西。因此，請找到一位你信任的成年人，例如家長、祖父母或老師、教練或輔導員，請他們幫助你遵循既定計劃，實現你的目標。
And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
即使當你苦苦掙扎、灰心喪氣、感到其他人對你不抱希望時，也不要對你自己喪失信心，因為當你自暴自棄時，你也拋棄了自己的國家。
The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough. It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
在美國歷史留名的人不是在困難時刻退縮的人，而是堅持不懈、加倍努力的人，他們對國家的愛促使他們全力以赴。
It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students whosat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat whereyou sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.
在美國歷史留名的人250年前也是學生，他們後來打了獨立戰爭並創建了這個國家。還有75年前的學生，他們後來走出了大蕭條並打贏了一場世界大戰；他們為民權而奮鬥並把太空人送上了月球。至於20年前的學生，他們後來創辦了Google、Twitter和Facebook，改變了我們溝通的方式。
So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be?What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? Whatwill a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what allof you did for this country?
而今天，我要問問大家，你們將做出什麼貢獻？你們將解決什麼問題？你們將有什麼發現？ 20年、50年或100年後來到這裡講話的總統將會怎樣評價你們為這個國家所做的一切？
Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to makesure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you've got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. Sodon't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most ofall, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.
你們的家人、老師和我正在竭盡全力保證你們接受必要的教育，以便回答上述問題。我正在努力工作，以便你們的教室得到修繕，你們能夠得到學習所需的課本、設備和電腦。但你們也必須盡自己的努力。因此，我希望大家從今年起認真對待這個問題。我希望你們盡最大努力做好每一件事。我希望你們每個人都有出色的表現。不要讓我們失望。不要讓家人或國家失望。而最重要的是，不要辜負自己，並讓我們都能為你感到驕傲。
Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. God bless America. Thank you. (Applause.)
非常感謝大家。願主保佑你們。願主保佑美國。謝謝。
除此之外裡面很多詞句也可以作為作文的好題材
先提一些單字
"This is no picnic for me either, buster."
在這裡的picnic指的是愉快的經驗 口語上常用
stay on track 中文常說的在正軌上 英文便是stay on track
You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills 每次談到知識 可以用insights來替換knowledge
好拼好記又比knowledge來的有深度
But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.
下定決心用的就是resolve這各字 而大家常說的新年新希望就是 New year's resolution.
Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do,that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.
這裡有兩各詞 如何用英文說挺身而出呢? stand up for someone
另外之前新聞常用的詞霸凌其實就是來自英文的bully
佳句
who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
太愛什麼而無法不全力以赴
我覺得這各句型可以用在談一些非常喜愛的事物時
例如
I love playing guitar too much to do anything less than my best.
這篇演講稿可以用在談教育 談成功的作文題材
為什麼需要接受教育
可以從I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every singleone of you has something ...這一段一直到 We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect ...中找到好題材
在這段文字 It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students whosat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat whereyou sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.
也可以用來談教育的重要性
也可以用在談怎樣才能成功
這一段
That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. Buthe once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. Andthat's why I succeed."
可以說明失敗為成功之母
在裡面舉了J.K. Rollins 還有 Michael Jordan作為例子是很好的寫作方式
其他還有 These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.也可以用來談成功重要性
這段文字No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your school work. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
可以用來談勤能補拙
以下為演講稿連結 以及中英文對照全搞
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZ6GrzWkw0
Obama's Speech to Students 9th Sept’09:
A Message of Hope and Responsibility for America’s Students
《夢想與責任》
Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right,everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield HighSchool in Arlington, Virginia. And we've got students tuning in from allacross America, from kindergarten through 12th grade. And I am just so gladthat all could join us today. And I want to thank Wakefield for being such anoutstanding host. Give yourselves a big round of applause. (Applause.)
大家好！謝謝。謝謝。謝謝大家。好，請就坐。大家今天都好嗎？提姆史派塞不錯吧？我現在與維吉尼亞州阿靈頓郡威克菲爾高中的學生在一起。美國各地從幼稚園到中學12年級的學生正在收聽收看。我很高興大家今天都能參與。我還要感謝威克菲爾高中出色的組織安排。請為你們自己熱烈鼓掌。
I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for thoseof you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your firstday in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous. Iimagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good rightnow -- (applause) -- with just one more year to go. And no matter what gradeyou're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and youcould've stayed in bed just a little bit longer this morning.
我知道，今天是你們開學的日子。對於進入幼稚園、初中或高中的學生，今天是你們來到新學校的第一天，心裡可能有點緊張，這是可以理解的。我能想像有些高年級生現在很開心，還有一年就畢業了。不論是哪個年級，有些人可能希望暑假更長一點，今天早上還能多睡一小會兒。
I know that feeling. When I was young, my family lived overseas. I lived inIndonesia for a few years. And my mother, she didn't have the money to sendme where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it wasimportant for me to keep up with an American education. So she decided toteach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had to
teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday. But because she had togo to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.
我了解這種感覺。我小時候全家生活在海外。我在印尼住了幾年。我媽媽沒有錢送我上其他美國孩子上的學校，但她認為必須讓我接受美式教育。因此，她決定從周一到週五自己給我補課。不過她還要上班，所以只能在清晨四點半給我上課。
Now, as you might imagine, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. Butwhenever I'd complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks andshe'd say, "This is no picnic for me either, buster." (Laughter.)
你們可以想見，我不太情願那麼早起床。有很多次，我趴在餐桌上就睡著了。但每當我抱怨的時候，我媽媽都會那樣看我一眼，然後說：「小子，我也並不輕鬆啊。」
So I know that some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. ButI'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I'mhere because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expectedof all of you in this new school year.
我知道有些人還在適應開學後的生活。但我今天來到這裡是因為有重要的事情要和你們說。我來這裡是要和你們談談教育的問題，以及在這個新學年對你們的期望。
Now, I've given a lot of speeches about education. And I've talked about responsibility a lot.
我舉行過很多次有關教育問題的演講。我多次談到過責任問題。
I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring students and pushingyou to learn.
我談到過教師激勵學生並督促他們學習的責任。
I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour infront of the TV or with the Xbox.
我談到過家長的責任，要確保你們走正路，完成家庭作業，不要整天坐在電視前或玩Xbox遊戲。
I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting highstandards, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schoolsthat aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.
我多次談到過政府的責任，要制定高標準，支持教師和校長的工作，徹底改善不能為學生提供應有機會、教育品質差的學校。
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world -- and none of it will makea difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you payattention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.
然而，即使我們擁有最敬業的教師，最盡力的家長和全世界最好的學校。如果大家不履行責任，不到校上課，不專心聽講，不聽家長、祖父祖母和其他大人的話，不付出成功所必須的勤奮努力，那麼這一切都毫無用處，都無關緊要。這就是我今天講話的重點：你們每個人對自己的教育應盡的責任。
I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every singleone of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you hassomething to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide.
我首先要講講你們對自己應盡的責任。你們每個人都有自己的長處。你們每個人都能做出自己的貢獻。你們對自己應盡的責任是發現自己的能力所在。而教育能夠提供這樣的機會。
Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a bookor articles in a newspaper -- but you might not know it until you write that English paper -- that English class paper that's assigned to you. Maybe youcould be an innovator or an inventor -- maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine -- but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class. Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice -- but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.
你或許能成為一名出色的作家，甚至可能寫書或在報紙上發表文章，但你可能要在完成某篇英文課的作文後才會發現自己的才華。你或許能成為一名創新者或發明家，甚至可能設計出新一代iPhone或研製出新型藥物或疫苗，但你可能要在完成科學課的實驗後才會發現自己的才華。你或許能成為一名市長或參議員或最高法院的大法官，但你可能要在參加學生會或辯論社後才會發現自己的才華。
And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.
不論你的生活志向是什麼，我敢肯定你必須上學讀書才能實現它。你想當醫生、教師或警官嗎？你想當護士、建築師、律師或軍人嗎？你必須接受良好的教育，才能從事上述任何一種職業。你不能指望輟學後能碰上個好工作。你必須接受培訓，為之努力，為之學習。
And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. The future of America depends on you. What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
這並非只對你個人的人生和未來意義重大。你們所受的教育將決定這個國家的未來。美國的未來取決於你們。你們今日在校學習的知識，將決定我們國家是否能夠迎接未來所面臨的最嚴峻挑戰。
You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.
你們需要利用在自然科學和數學課程所學到的知識和解決問題的能力來治癒癌症、愛滋病及其他疾病，開發新的能源技術和保護我們的環境。你們需要利用在歷史學和社會學課堂上所獲得的知識和獨立思考能力來對抗貧窮和解決遊民問題、打擊犯罪和消除歧視，使我們的國家更公平、更自由。你們需要利用在所有課堂上培養的創造力和智慧來創辦新公司，增加就業機會，振興我們的經濟。
We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you don't do that -- if you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.
我們需要每個人發揮聰明才智和技能，以便幫助老一輩人解決我們面臨的棘手問題。如果你們不這樣做，如果你們輟學，你們不僅僅是自暴自棄，也是拋棄自己的國家。
Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.
我自然知道學業優秀並非易事。我知道你們許多人在生活中面臨挑戰，難以集中精力從事學業。
I get it. I know what it's like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.
我明白這一點。我有親身感受。兩歲時，我父親離家而去，我是由一位單親母親撫養成人的，母親不得不工作，並時常為支付生活費用而苦苦掙扎，但有時仍無法為我們提供其他孩子享有的東西。有時，我渴望生活中能有一位父親。有時我感到孤獨，感到自己不適應社會。
So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did somethings I'm not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have. And mylife could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
我並非總是盡到學生本分去專心學習，我也曾做過一些不光采的事情，我曾惹上不應該惹的麻煩。我的人生原本會輕易陷入更糟糕的境地。
But I was -- I was lucky. I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams. My wife,our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story. Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money. But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.
但是，我當年際遇不錯。我有過許多第二次機會，我有幸能上大學，上法學院，追求自己的理想。我的妻子，我們的第一夫人米歇爾歐巴馬，也有著類似的經歷。她的父母都未曾上過大學，家裡很窮。但他們非常勤奮，她也是如此，因此她得以進入一些美國最好的學校。
Some of you might not have those advantages. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.
你們中有一些人可能沒有那些有利條件。或許生活中沒有成年人為你們提供所需要的支持。或許你們家中有人失業，經濟非常拮据。或許你們生活在不安全的社區，或有朋友逼迫你們去做不對的事情。
But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home -- none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. There is no excuse for not trying.
然而說到底，你們生活的環境、你們的膚色、你們的原籍、你們的經濟收入、你們家中的境況等等，這一切都不能成為不用功或不努力的理由。你們沒有理由不服從你們的老師、逃學、或輟學。沒有理由不付出努力。
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write yourown destiny. You make your own future.
你們目前的狀況並不決定著你們的未來。沒有人決定你們的命運，在美國，你們決定自己的命運。你們掌握自己的未來。
That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.
這就是像你們這樣的年輕人每天都在做的事情，全美各地都是如此。
Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas. Jazmin didn't speak English
when she first started school. Neither of her parents had gone to college.But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to BrownUniversity -- is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her wayto becoming Dr. Jazmin Perez.
來自德州羅馬城的賈茲敏佩雷斯就是一個例證，她剛開始上學時並不會說英文。她的父母都沒有上過大學。然而，她非常勤奮，成績優秀，獲得了布朗大學的獎學金，她如今正在讀研究所，攻讀公共衛生，不久將成為賈茲敏佩雷斯博士。
I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three. He's had to endure all sorts of treatment sand surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer-- hundreds of extra hours -- to do his schoolwork. But he never fell behind.He's headed to college this fall. 我想起了加州洛斯阿爾托斯城的安多尼舒爾茨，他從三歲開始就一直與腦癌抗爭，他不得不忍受各類治療和手術帶來的痛苦，其中一項手術曾影響了他的記憶，因此他花在功課上的時間比一般人長得多，要多出數百個小時。然而，他從未落後。他今年秋季將邁進大他今年秋季將邁進大
學。
And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Evenwhen bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start aprogram to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduatehigh school with honors and go on to college.
我還想起家鄉伊利諾州芝加哥市的尚特爾史蒂夫。她曾在芝加哥最艱困的社區生活，流離於多個不同的家庭，但她最終在一家地方醫療中心找到工作，並開始了一項幫助年輕人遠離幫派的計劃，她即將以優異成績從高中畢業，緊接著將上大學。
And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you. Theyface challenges in their lives just like you do. In some cases they've got ita lot worse off than many of you. But they refused to give up. They chose totake responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals forthemselves. And I expect all of you to do the same.
賈茲敏、安多尼和尚特爾與你們都沒什麼兩樣。他們在生活中面臨種種挑戰。以某種情況來說，他們的處境比起你們許多人更差。但他們拒絕放棄。他們決定要為自己的一生、自己的教育負起責任，為自己設定各項奮鬥目標。我期待你們都會這樣做。
That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education -- and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extra curricular activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do,that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn. And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, sowe can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.
因此，我今天呼籲你們每一個人為自己的教育設定目標，並盡自己的最大努力來實現這些目標。你的目標可以是一件十分簡單的事情，例如完成家庭作業、上課專心聽講、或每天花一點時間讀一本書。也許你會決定要參加課外活動或在社區當志工。也許你會決定挺身而出保護那些因為身份或長相而受人戲弄或欺負的孩子，原因是你和我一樣認為所有的年輕人都應該享有一個適合讀書和學習的安全環境。也許你會決定要更加照顧自己，以便有更充沛的精力來學習。順便提一下，除了這些事情外，我希望大家要勤洗手，身體感到不舒服的時候要待在家裡不要去上學，這樣我們才能防止有人在今年秋冬季節染上流感。
But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it. I want you toreally work at it.
但無論你決定做什麼，我希望你下決心去做。我希望你腳踏實地去做。
I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich andsuccessful without any hard work -- that your ticket to success is throughrapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. Chances are you're notgoing to be any of those things.
我知道有時候你會從電視上得到這樣的印象：不用努力就能發財致富並成功，唱饒舌、打籃球或成為真人秀明星是走向成功的途徑。但實際情況是：你可能不會成為其中的一種人。
The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.
事實上，成功不是輕而易舉的事情。你不會喜歡你學習的每一門課目。你不會與你的每一位老師都很投合。不是所有的家庭作業都與你眼前的生活完全有關。你第一次嘗試做每件事的時候，不一定成功。
That's okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures. J.K. Rowling's -- who wrote Harry Potter -- her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. Buthe once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. Andthat's why I succeed."
這些都沒關係。世界上最成功的人士中有一些是遭遇失敗最多的人。作者羅琳所寫的系列小說《哈利波特》第一集在出版之前被退稿了12次。麥可喬丹曾被他的高中籃球隊除名。在喬丹的籃球生涯中，他輸過數百場比賽，有成千上萬個球沒有投中。但他曾說過：「在我的一生中，我失敗了一次又一次、一次又一次。這就是我成功的原因。」
These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you -- you have to let your failures teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get in totrouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid,it just means you need to spend more time studying.
這些人士成功，因為他們懂得：不能讓失敗來限制你，而必須讓失敗來開導你。你必須從失敗中找到解決辦法。因此，如果你遇到麻煩，那並不表示你是麻煩的製造者，而意味著你需要更加努力去把它做對。如果你有一門課分數低，那不表示你比別人笨，而只表示你需要花更多的時間學習。
No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song. You've got to practice. The same principle applies to your school work. You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right. You might have to read something a few times before you understand it. You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.
沒有人天生擅長做各種事情。你要靠勤奮來變得擅長於各種事情。第一次接觸新的體育項目時，你不可能就是一位主力隊員。第一次唱一首歌時，你不可能就唱準每個音。你必須練習。同樣的道理適用於你的學業。你可能要把一道數學題做幾次才把它做對。你可能要把一些文章閱讀幾遍才能理解。在交出一篇優美的作文之前，你絕對需要打幾遍草稿。
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when youdon't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new. So find an adult that you trust -- a parent, a grand parent or teacher, a coachor a counselor -- and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
不要害怕提問。不要在需要幫助時害怕請求別人幫助。我天天請求別人的幫助。請求幫助不是軟弱的表現，它是力量的標誌，因為它表明你有勇氣承認自己對某些事情不懂，這樣做會使你學到新的東西。因此，請找到一位你信任的成年人，例如家長、祖父母或老師、教練或輔導員，請他們幫助你遵循既定計劃，實現你的目標。
And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
即使當你苦苦掙扎、灰心喪氣、感到其他人對你不抱希望時，也不要對你自己喪失信心，因為當你自暴自棄時，你也拋棄了自己的國家。
The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough. It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.
在美國歷史留名的人不是在困難時刻退縮的人，而是堅持不懈、加倍努力的人，他們對國家的愛促使他們全力以赴。
It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation. Young people. Students whosat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war; who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon. Students who sat whereyou sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.
在美國歷史留名的人250年前也是學生，他們後來打了獨立戰爭並創建了這個國家。還有75年前的學生，他們後來走出了大蕭條並打贏了一場世界大戰；他們為民權而奮鬥並把太空人送上了月球。至於20年前的學生，他們後來創辦了Google、Twitter和Facebook，改變了我們溝通的方式。
So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be?What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? Whatwill a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what allof you did for this country?
而今天，我要問問大家，你們將做出什麼貢獻？你們將解決什麼問題？你們將有什麼發現？ 20年、50年或100年後來到這裡講話的總統將會怎樣評價你們為這個國家所做的一切？
Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to makesure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you've got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. Sodon't let us down. Don't let your family down or your country down. Most ofall, don't let yourself down. Make us all proud.
你們的家人、老師和我正在竭盡全力保證你們接受必要的教育，以便回答上述問題。我正在努力工作，以便你們的教室得到修繕，你們能夠得到學習所需的課本、設備和電腦。但你們也必須盡自己的努力。因此，我希望大家從今年起認真對待這個問題。我希望你們盡最大努力做好每一件事。我希望你們每個人都有出色的表現。不要讓我們失望。不要讓家人或國家失望。而最重要的是，不要辜負自己，並讓我們都能為你感到驕傲。
Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. God bless America. Thank you. (Applause.)
非常感謝大家。願主保佑你們。願主保佑美國。謝謝。
2010年1月25日 星期一
免費練習托福的資源
http://ww3.free-english.com/english/Home.aspx
在這各網站
你只要註冊帳號密碼後
可以利用這各網站來
增加自己考試的臨場感
可以讓自己熟悉考試的感覺
除此之外 還有一些小遊戲可以增加自己的英文能力
在這各網站
你只要註冊帳號密碼後
可以利用這各網站來
增加自己考試的臨場感
可以讓自己熟悉考試的感覺
除此之外 還有一些小遊戲可以增加自己的英文能力
2010年1月21日 星期四
英文學習的好幫手
今天向大家介紹一個網站
可以幫助你的英文寫作
http://lang-8.com/
這是一個交換日記的網址
當你使用英文寫作時
網站會自動幫你找尋會員
來幫你修改英文
相同的你也可以幫其他人更改中文
大家可以使用資源 來增強自己英文能力
可以幫助你的英文寫作
http://lang-8.com/
這是一個交換日記的網址
當你使用英文寫作時
網站會自動幫你找尋會員
來幫你修改英文
相同的你也可以幫其他人更改中文
大家可以使用資源 來增強自己英文能力
2010年1月18日 星期一
聽英文歌訓練聽力
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EoukRWQ-ec
這首歌是Radiohead的歌 內容有些反諷
大家可以用這首歌訓練聽力
順便可以學些單字
歌詞如下
fitter happier
more productive
comfortable
not drinking too much
regular exercise at the gym (3 days a week)
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries
at ease
eating well (no more microwave dinners and saturated fats)
a patient better driver
a safer car (baby smiling in back seat)
sleeping well (no bad dreams)
no paranoia
careful to all animals (never washing spiders down the plughole)
keep in contact with old friends (enjoy a drink now and then)
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in wall)
favours for favours
fond but not in love
charity standing orders
on sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants)
car wash (also on sundays)
no longer afraid of the dark
or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate
nothing so childish
at a better pace
slower and more calculated
no chance of escape
now self-employed
concerned (but powerless)
an empowered and informed member of society (pragmatism not idealism)
will not cry in public
less chance of illness
tires that grip in the wet (shot of baby strapped in back seat)
a good memory
still cries at a good film
still kisses with saliva
no longer empty and frantic
like a cat
tied to a stick
that's driven into
frozen winter shit (the ability to laugh at weakness)
calm
fitter, healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage
on antibiotics
單字補充
productive 多產的
saturated fats 飽和脂肪
pragmatism正好與idealism互為相反詞
pragmatism為實用主義 idealism為理想主義者
frantic 發狂
antibiotics 抗生素
整首歌實際上是一首 諷刺為極重的歌曲
反諷的對象 則是所謂的中產階級
由一開始 Fitter Happier這句就可以知道了
實下所謂的雅痞 最喜歡的就是健身減肥了
若多聽幾次 細看歌詞便可以發現
舉例來說 no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants這句
便是對於保育動物的人反諷 在鏡頭前熱愛動物 不知對這些小蟲子又是如何
這句也十分有趣an empowered and informed member of society (pragmatism not idealism)
加入核心團體放棄你的理想吧
a pig in a cage
on antibiotics到頭來 只是一隻注射抗生素 在籠子裡的豬而已
結局也十分諷刺
這首歌是Radiohead的歌 內容有些反諷
大家可以用這首歌訓練聽力
順便可以學些單字
歌詞如下
fitter happier
more productive
comfortable
not drinking too much
regular exercise at the gym (3 days a week)
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries
at ease
eating well (no more microwave dinners and saturated fats)
a patient better driver
a safer car (baby smiling in back seat)
sleeping well (no bad dreams)
no paranoia
careful to all animals (never washing spiders down the plughole)
keep in contact with old friends (enjoy a drink now and then)
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in wall)
favours for favours
fond but not in love
charity standing orders
on sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants)
car wash (also on sundays)
no longer afraid of the dark
or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate
nothing so childish
at a better pace
slower and more calculated
no chance of escape
now self-employed
concerned (but powerless)
an empowered and informed member of society (pragmatism not idealism)
will not cry in public
less chance of illness
tires that grip in the wet (shot of baby strapped in back seat)
a good memory
still cries at a good film
still kisses with saliva
no longer empty and frantic
like a cat
tied to a stick
that's driven into
frozen winter shit (the ability to laugh at weakness)
calm
fitter, healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage
on antibiotics
單字補充
productive 多產的
saturated fats 飽和脂肪
pragmatism正好與idealism互為相反詞
pragmatism為實用主義 idealism為理想主義者
frantic 發狂
antibiotics 抗生素
整首歌實際上是一首 諷刺為極重的歌曲
反諷的對象 則是所謂的中產階級
由一開始 Fitter Happier這句就可以知道了
實下所謂的雅痞 最喜歡的就是健身減肥了
若多聽幾次 細看歌詞便可以發現
舉例來說 no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants這句
便是對於保育動物的人反諷 在鏡頭前熱愛動物 不知對這些小蟲子又是如何
這句也十分有趣an empowered and informed member of society (pragmatism not idealism)
加入核心團體放棄你的理想吧
a pig in a cage
on antibiotics到頭來 只是一隻注射抗生素 在籠子裡的豬而已
結局也十分諷刺
2010年1月17日 星期日
成績與申請的相關性
成績與申請的相關性
開始申請學校後，有些人可能會浮出一個問題：我大學的時候很混，成績很差，還有救嗎、可以申請上學校嗎？答案是，還是有機會的！那要如何提高自己的優勢呢！
首先，當送件至學校時，學校評斷標準不會如此單面向，既然寄出的文件如此多，自然希望可以由很多面向來了解學生。所以如果成績不好，便要從其他方面來著手。比方說，在撰寫讀書計畫時，可以用一些篇幅來交代自己成績不佳的理由，當然必須是合理的理由：例如，時間花在實驗室幫忙...等等。除此之外，還能在讀書計畫張顯一些個人特質、創意…等等，如果曾經有獲得學術相關的獎項，自然能彌補本身成績不足的缺點。如果所申請的科系為藝術設計類的科系，那麼一本好的作品集，便可以大大提升自己被錄取的機會。
而在推薦信上，若是與自己十分熟識的老師、上司，可以先向他們告知自己成績不佳的事實，請推薦人可以花一些篇幅幫自己修是這各缺點，例如：這位學生雖然成績表現不是十分理想，但相當有學術熱忱。如果是上司自然可以在自己的工作表現多多著墨，此外也可以與讀書計劃搭配，在讀書計畫中寫出：雖然大學成績不是很理想，可是自己在工作方面十分努力。在搭配上推薦信老闆的稱讚，自然也能表現出自己的優點。還有機會可以改變的，就是其他留學考試，想辦法讓自己的GRE、TOFEL或是GMAT的成績好一點，也可以提升自己的競爭力。
最後，要提醒大家成績單絕對不是世界末日，如果都決定要出國了，便要下定決心，盡自己一切努力增加自己的優勢。也不要讓舊觀念侷限自己，不要因為大學成績爛就放棄了自己。
開始申請學校後，有些人可能會浮出一個問題：我大學的時候很混，成績很差，還有救嗎、可以申請上學校嗎？答案是，還是有機會的！那要如何提高自己的優勢呢！
首先，當送件至學校時，學校評斷標準不會如此單面向，既然寄出的文件如此多，自然希望可以由很多面向來了解學生。所以如果成績不好，便要從其他方面來著手。比方說，在撰寫讀書計畫時，可以用一些篇幅來交代自己成績不佳的理由，當然必須是合理的理由：例如，時間花在實驗室幫忙...等等。除此之外，還能在讀書計畫張顯一些個人特質、創意…等等，如果曾經有獲得學術相關的獎項，自然能彌補本身成績不足的缺點。如果所申請的科系為藝術設計類的科系，那麼一本好的作品集，便可以大大提升自己被錄取的機會。
而在推薦信上，若是與自己十分熟識的老師、上司，可以先向他們告知自己成績不佳的事實，請推薦人可以花一些篇幅幫自己修是這各缺點，例如：這位學生雖然成績表現不是十分理想，但相當有學術熱忱。如果是上司自然可以在自己的工作表現多多著墨，此外也可以與讀書計劃搭配，在讀書計畫中寫出：雖然大學成績不是很理想，可是自己在工作方面十分努力。在搭配上推薦信老闆的稱讚，自然也能表現出自己的優點。還有機會可以改變的，就是其他留學考試，想辦法讓自己的GRE、TOFEL或是GMAT的成績好一點，也可以提升自己的競爭力。
最後，要提醒大家成績單絕對不是世界末日，如果都決定要出國了，便要下定決心，盡自己一切努力增加自己的優勢。也不要讓舊觀念侷限自己，不要因為大學成績爛就放棄了自己。
2010年1月14日 星期四
High and Dry
今天介紹英國天團
Radiohead藉由他們的歌來介紹這各片語
High and Dry
先來聽歌吧
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPDiEz-GcE&feature=player_embedded
歌詞如下
high and dry
two jumps in a week
i bet you think that's pretty clever
don't you boy.
flying on your motorcycle.
watching all the ground beneath you drop.
you'd kill yourself for recognition.
kill yourself to never ever stop.
you broke another mirror.
you're turning into something you are not.
don't leave me high
don't leave me dry
drying up in conversation
you will be the one who cannot talk.
all your insides fall to pieces.
you just sit there wishing you could still make love.
they're the ones who'll hate you
when you think you've got the world all sussed out.
they're the ones who'll spit at you.
you will be the one screaming out.
it's the best thing that you ever had.
the best thing that you had has gone away...
High and dry 原本意指小船擱淺 後來引申為孤立無援之意
其中還有一個有趣的片語 Dry up原本指小河枯涸了
在這首歌裡 Drying up in the conversation
指的是 突然無話可說
也就是我們常說的好乾喔 沒話題了
以上是簡單的英文分享
Radiohead藉由他們的歌來介紹這各片語
High and Dry
先來聽歌吧
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPDiEz-GcE&feature=player_embedded
歌詞如下
high and dry
two jumps in a week
i bet you think that's pretty clever
don't you boy.
flying on your motorcycle.
watching all the ground beneath you drop.
you'd kill yourself for recognition.
kill yourself to never ever stop.
you broke another mirror.
you're turning into something you are not.
don't leave me high
don't leave me dry
drying up in conversation
you will be the one who cannot talk.
all your insides fall to pieces.
you just sit there wishing you could still make love.
they're the ones who'll hate you
when you think you've got the world all sussed out.
they're the ones who'll spit at you.
you will be the one screaming out.
it's the best thing that you ever had.
the best thing that you had has gone away...
High and dry 原本意指小船擱淺 後來引申為孤立無援之意
其中還有一個有趣的片語 Dry up原本指小河枯涸了
在這首歌裡 Drying up in the conversation
指的是 突然無話可說
也就是我們常說的好乾喔 沒話題了
以上是簡單的英文分享
2010年1月13日 星期三
聽歌學英文
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5mmtDfd0uY&feature=related
又是Coldplay
這次介紹這首饒富詩意的歌
歌詞如下
Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I will cross
Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get
what I deserve
No better and no worse
I just got lost
Every river that I've tried to cross
And every door I ever tried was locked
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off...
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one
And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the firing starts
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off…
這首歌用字簡單 卻玩了許多文字遊戲
大家再寫文章也可以考慮此種手法 簡單的字卻表達很深的意涵
像歌曲一開始 I'm losing 用的是lose這各字迷失的意思
接下來又用了同一個字 卻用了失敗的意思 讓人驚艷
可以翻成一句 頗有哲思意味的句子
我現在雖然正在迷失 可是並不代表我輸了
第二段也用了相同的手法
同樣式簡單的字 hurt
可是第一個hurting代表生理所說的傷 第二個hurt是心裡受的傷
同樣也是一句漂亮 深沉的句子
雖然我正在承受傷害 我卻未曾心傷
而第四段也是很有趣的小故事
You might be a big fishIn a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one
And you'll be lost
頗有我們常說的強中自有強中手的味道
這句不段重複的歌詞
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off...
卻是有十分多的意味 不同心境來看時或許會有不同想法
為什麼要等陽光逐漸消逝呢
或許是如同歌詞不段說的不能迷失
因此當一切外界援助消失時 才能更確定自己的心
又是Coldplay
這次介紹這首饒富詩意的歌
歌詞如下
Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I will cross
Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get
what I deserve
No better and no worse
I just got lost
Every river that I've tried to cross
And every door I ever tried was locked
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off...
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one
And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the firing starts
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off…
這首歌用字簡單 卻玩了許多文字遊戲
大家再寫文章也可以考慮此種手法 簡單的字卻表達很深的意涵
像歌曲一開始 I'm losing 用的是lose這各字迷失的意思
接下來又用了同一個字 卻用了失敗的意思 讓人驚艷
可以翻成一句 頗有哲思意味的句子
我現在雖然正在迷失 可是並不代表我輸了
第二段也用了相同的手法
同樣式簡單的字 hurt
可是第一個hurting代表生理所說的傷 第二個hurt是心裡受的傷
同樣也是一句漂亮 深沉的句子
雖然我正在承受傷害 我卻未曾心傷
而第四段也是很有趣的小故事
You might be a big fishIn a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one
And you'll be lost
頗有我們常說的強中自有強中手的味道
這句不段重複的歌詞
Ooh-Oh, And I'm just waiting till the shine wears off...
卻是有十分多的意味 不同心境來看時或許會有不同想法
為什麼要等陽光逐漸消逝呢
或許是如同歌詞不段說的不能迷失
因此當一切外界援助消失時 才能更確定自己的心
2010年1月12日 星期二
讀書計畫該如何寫
通常來說，所有的學校在你提出申請時，一定會要求你附上一樣東西：
讀書計畫，也就是俗稱的SOP－Statement of Purpose或是。那麼該如何寫這份讀書計劃呢？
首先，我們必須要了解學校為什麼要大家撰寫這份讀書計畫，學校希望借這各機會瞭解你，因此你必須要能夠展現自己的特色，讓學校覺得這位學生是非錄取不可的人才。接下來分析一下通常學校的讀書計畫裡面會要求包含什麼資訊呢！以普渡大學（Purdue University）為例：學校要求的項目有，為什麼要繼續學習、為什麼選擇我們學校、研究興趣還有自己在專業上的計畫，未來的展望。或者可以交代自己特殊的背景或是學術成就。
針對這些可以歸納一些撰寫原則：
1. 雖然學校說可以交代背景，但通常應該是交代在學習上的背景，如果轉換領域的最好能表現出自己為什麼想轉換領域，是什麼誘發自己的興趣。切勿將自己從小到大，家庭背景都寫入讀書計畫，因為審查委員想知道的是身為學生的你，對學術的熱忱、以及潛力。
2. 理由：無論是繼續升學的理由，或是選擇該校的理由要充分而非廣泛不夠精準的理由。舉例來說：曾經看過有人寫自己想出國唸書的原因是學習獨立生活，這各理由就可說是非常差的理由：因為不必出國也能學習到如何獨立生活，要能夠說服審查委員必須更特殊。例如：非出國不可的理由，可以是體驗不同文化使自己的思考能更寬闊，或是有更好的設備等等。因此，筆者建議如果時間允許應該針對每一家學校做出不同的研究，研究該校系與其他校系不同處，或是針對系上的教授是如何吸引你，他們在學術上的成就等等。
3. 在來就是自己研究的興趣，通常在申請時系所都是比較大範圍的，例如：英美文學、傳撥或是物理學……等等。因此，必須要對學校說出更小的範圍，一方面可以展現自己對這領域的研究及專業知識，另一方面來說，也是學校評估這位學生的專業是否適合學校的研究走向。因此撰寫時，能研究一下學校的專攻領域、研究範圍可以大幅提升自己錄取的機會。
4. 關於未來的展望，必須要能提出攻讀這學位，與你未來發展的相關聯。舉例來說：不能申請物理系，卻說自己日後要當一位小說家。要讓學校感受到這各學位是對學生的未來有幫助，也是展現自己未來發展的潛力。
以上簡單敘述了一篇讀書計畫該寫什麼不該寫什麼，希望對大家有所幫助。
讀書計畫，也就是俗稱的SOP－Statement of Purpose或是。那麼該如何寫這份讀書計劃呢？
首先，我們必須要了解學校為什麼要大家撰寫這份讀書計畫，學校希望借這各機會瞭解你，因此你必須要能夠展現自己的特色，讓學校覺得這位學生是非錄取不可的人才。接下來分析一下通常學校的讀書計畫裡面會要求包含什麼資訊呢！以普渡大學（Purdue University）為例：學校要求的項目有，為什麼要繼續學習、為什麼選擇我們學校、研究興趣還有自己在專業上的計畫，未來的展望。或者可以交代自己特殊的背景或是學術成就。
針對這些可以歸納一些撰寫原則：
1. 雖然學校說可以交代背景，但通常應該是交代在學習上的背景，如果轉換領域的最好能表現出自己為什麼想轉換領域，是什麼誘發自己的興趣。切勿將自己從小到大，家庭背景都寫入讀書計畫，因為審查委員想知道的是身為學生的你，對學術的熱忱、以及潛力。
2. 理由：無論是繼續升學的理由，或是選擇該校的理由要充分而非廣泛不夠精準的理由。舉例來說：曾經看過有人寫自己想出國唸書的原因是學習獨立生活，這各理由就可說是非常差的理由：因為不必出國也能學習到如何獨立生活，要能夠說服審查委員必須更特殊。例如：非出國不可的理由，可以是體驗不同文化使自己的思考能更寬闊，或是有更好的設備等等。因此，筆者建議如果時間允許應該針對每一家學校做出不同的研究，研究該校系與其他校系不同處，或是針對系上的教授是如何吸引你，他們在學術上的成就等等。
3. 在來就是自己研究的興趣，通常在申請時系所都是比較大範圍的，例如：英美文學、傳撥或是物理學……等等。因此，必須要對學校說出更小的範圍，一方面可以展現自己對這領域的研究及專業知識，另一方面來說，也是學校評估這位學生的專業是否適合學校的研究走向。因此撰寫時，能研究一下學校的專攻領域、研究範圍可以大幅提升自己錄取的機會。
4. 關於未來的展望，必須要能提出攻讀這學位，與你未來發展的相關聯。舉例來說：不能申請物理系，卻說自己日後要當一位小說家。要讓學校感受到這各學位是對學生的未來有幫助，也是展現自己未來發展的潛力。
以上簡單敘述了一篇讀書計畫該寫什麼不該寫什麼，希望對大家有所幫助。
2010年1月11日 星期一
推薦信如何準備
一般人常會問的問題：申請學校要找推薦人幫我寫信，應該要找誰呢？
在這邊要破除幾個迷思：
第一：是不是越有名，職位越高的人寫出的推薦信就越有效果呢？答案是，
不一定。一般來說，學校要推薦信的原因，在於想借由其他人的眼，
來觀察你是否具備有學術研究的潛力，而MBA的推薦信則是希望可
已知道你有沒有具備一個經理人的能力。有
些人或許會找自己公司的總經理來推薦自己，雖然總經理的位階比較
高，感覺起來說話比較有份量，可是如果總經理與你不熟識，能寫的
也只是一些泛泛之言，或是樣板的推薦信，學校每次申請時會收到多
少學生資料，會看到多少這種樣板的推薦信，你認為這樣的推薦信能
表現出自己的潛力嗎？因此，與其找高階主管，不如找與你熟悉的直屬
長官。因為，他更了解你、更能展現你的優點。當然，如果你跟高階主管
很熟識，這樣的推薦信是更好的。相同的如果是找老師寫推薦信的話，不
一定要找系主任，反而可以找跟自己熟悉的老師，並且在該科有良好表現
的老師來寫推薦信。當然，如果能跟日後要申請的專業領域有關的科目是
更好。
第二：校友推薦有加分嗎？答案應該是否定的。或許很多人會想找該校的校友
來推薦自己，可是實際上成效卻是不多，因為學校一年畢業幾千名學生，
如何能奢望學校記得某些學生，並看重他的推薦呢？因此，除非你找到
的是該校的傑出校友，或是這位校友剛好與你十分熟識，否則並不十分推
薦特別去找該校校友寫推薦函。
既然知道要找誰來寫，那該準備什麼資料給推薦人呢？以下提供一些小小的
建議：
學號、姓名
你的聯絡方式(E-mail 電話 手機)
各式不同算法的GPA
得過的獎
發表過的論文
畢業名次
T G成績
修過他什麼課 成績多少
列一張表整理出每一所學校你申請的系所名稱、Deadline、
以及你希望能拿到推薦信的時間
寫一篇小文章提醒老師一些你們之間發生過的事、
你希望他能強調你哪些方面的優點等等
在這邊要破除幾個迷思：
第一：是不是越有名，職位越高的人寫出的推薦信就越有效果呢？答案是，
不一定。一般來說，學校要推薦信的原因，在於想借由其他人的眼，
來觀察你是否具備有學術研究的潛力，而MBA的推薦信則是希望可
已知道你有沒有具備一個經理人的能力。有
些人或許會找自己公司的總經理來推薦自己，雖然總經理的位階比較
高，感覺起來說話比較有份量，可是如果總經理與你不熟識，能寫的
也只是一些泛泛之言，或是樣板的推薦信，學校每次申請時會收到多
少學生資料，會看到多少這種樣板的推薦信，你認為這樣的推薦信能
表現出自己的潛力嗎？因此，與其找高階主管，不如找與你熟悉的直屬
長官。因為，他更了解你、更能展現你的優點。當然，如果你跟高階主管
很熟識，這樣的推薦信是更好的。相同的如果是找老師寫推薦信的話，不
一定要找系主任，反而可以找跟自己熟悉的老師，並且在該科有良好表現
的老師來寫推薦信。當然，如果能跟日後要申請的專業領域有關的科目是
更好。
第二：校友推薦有加分嗎？答案應該是否定的。或許很多人會想找該校的校友
來推薦自己，可是實際上成效卻是不多，因為學校一年畢業幾千名學生，
如何能奢望學校記得某些學生，並看重他的推薦呢？因此，除非你找到
的是該校的傑出校友，或是這位校友剛好與你十分熟識，否則並不十分推
薦特別去找該校校友寫推薦函。
既然知道要找誰來寫，那該準備什麼資料給推薦人呢？以下提供一些小小的
建議：
學號、姓名
你的聯絡方式(E-mail 電話 手機)
各式不同算法的GPA
得過的獎
發表過的論文
畢業名次
T G成績
修過他什麼課 成績多少
列一張表整理出每一所學校你申請的系所名稱、Deadline、
以及你希望能拿到推薦信的時間
寫一篇小文章提醒老師一些你們之間發生過的事、
你希望他能強調你哪些方面的優點等等
2010年1月10日 星期日
留學如何規劃時間準備
相信很多人都有留學夢
那該如何準備及規劃時間呢
以下由PTT STUDYABORD版 轉入fushi的文章
將給大家一個基本概念
要如何準備留學
想要出國 （準備時間一年）
↓
決定考試類別： TOEFL+ GRE OR GMAT（視個人狀況決定先考哪一項）
（在這邊以GRE為例）
↓
三月開始準備GRE （視個人狀況提早3-6個月背單字）
目標考六月GRE（考不好還有10月）
（GMAT一個月一次，考個兩三次的不少）
↓
考完休息一個禮拜，準備TOEFL視狀況準備2-3個月，預計九月考，最遲在11月以前考完
（一次考不好也不要灰心，台灣人平均要考兩次以上才有好成績）
↓
九到十月開始瀏覽學校、開始找推薦信人選首先找到自己領域的排名（USNEWS、南陽街走一
趟）然後上網瀏覽各學校網站（看多了就會了）第一次去找寫推薦信的人時，可以順便請教該申
請什麼學校、各個學校狀況
↓
決定申請學校開始寫SOP、ESSAY、準備財力證明、申請中英文成績單（瀰封蓋章）
拿推薦信表格給老師或老闆
看個人狀況，準備這些文件要花上約一二個月
↓
拿到推薦信這部分是最難掌握的，
整個申請過程只有這部分不是自己操控的
申請完以後也別忘記老師
↓
開始申請美國明星學校多半在12/1-12/15申請截止
第一級的學校多半在1/1-1/15申請截止
MBA有三ROUND的，
多半在10-11月、12-1月、2-3月
加發TOEFL、GRE、GMAT成績都是需要5-10天工作天申請人一多的時候，
ETS效率會更慢，可能會花上15-20天
寄快遞也需要3-5天才會到達，同樣的，申請旺季時，
人一多文件容易延遲。
↓
持續注意文件是否到達、完整 （12月-3月）等待的過程可以繼續念英文、
彌補之前只為了考試而比較弱的部分或是去兼差打工等等、
讓自己忙一點會比較好過
↓
決定去哪一間學校 三到四月
----- 半年準備過程：-----
7月開始準備考10月GRE考完馬上準備11月底TOEFL，
考不好12月再考然後把上面準備申請文件、推薦信、瀏覽學校、找學校的事
通通壓縮在11月考完TOEFL後辦完看看能不能趕上12月截止的學校重心放在準備1月截止的學校2-3月的還可以繼續申請
-------------------------
大致就是如上所述準備出國第一件事要搞清楚：出國的目的是什麼？有了清楚的目的，
就有動力念英文、也很清楚自己SOP要寫什麼
然後有人會卡在托福、GRE、GMAT若是考不好，千萬不要灰心～一旦下定決心要出國，
這就是一條不歸路
自認英文不好就早一點念英文、平常累積實力不然辭職以後再來念，雖然時間很充裕，
但是壓力也比較大一旦考不好也容易患得患失
一個申請者的申請條件，在進入上面的申請程序前，幾乎已經決定一大半了能改變的只有TOEFL、GRE、GMAT但這三項成績通常也是決定能不能出國的關鍵凡努力必有收穫
那該如何準備及規劃時間呢
以下由PTT STUDYABORD版 轉入fushi的文章
將給大家一個基本概念
要如何準備留學
想要出國 （準備時間一年）
↓
決定考試類別： TOEFL+ GRE OR GMAT（視個人狀況決定先考哪一項）
（在這邊以GRE為例）
↓
三月開始準備GRE （視個人狀況提早3-6個月背單字）
目標考六月GRE（考不好還有10月）
（GMAT一個月一次，考個兩三次的不少）
↓
考完休息一個禮拜，準備TOEFL視狀況準備2-3個月，預計九月考，最遲在11月以前考完
（一次考不好也不要灰心，台灣人平均要考兩次以上才有好成績）
↓
九到十月開始瀏覽學校、開始找推薦信人選首先找到自己領域的排名（USNEWS、南陽街走一
趟）然後上網瀏覽各學校網站（看多了就會了）第一次去找寫推薦信的人時，可以順便請教該申
請什麼學校、各個學校狀況
↓
決定申請學校開始寫SOP、ESSAY、準備財力證明、申請中英文成績單（瀰封蓋章）
拿推薦信表格給老師或老闆
看個人狀況，準備這些文件要花上約一二個月
↓
拿到推薦信這部分是最難掌握的，
整個申請過程只有這部分不是自己操控的
申請完以後也別忘記老師
↓
開始申請美國明星學校多半在12/1-12/15申請截止
第一級的學校多半在1/1-1/15申請截止
MBA有三ROUND的，
多半在10-11月、12-1月、2-3月
加發TOEFL、GRE、GMAT成績都是需要5-10天工作天申請人一多的時候，
ETS效率會更慢，可能會花上15-20天
寄快遞也需要3-5天才會到達，同樣的，申請旺季時，
人一多文件容易延遲。
↓
持續注意文件是否到達、完整 （12月-3月）等待的過程可以繼續念英文、
彌補之前只為了考試而比較弱的部分或是去兼差打工等等、
讓自己忙一點會比較好過
↓
決定去哪一間學校 三到四月
----- 半年準備過程：-----
7月開始準備考10月GRE考完馬上準備11月底TOEFL，
考不好12月再考然後把上面準備申請文件、推薦信、瀏覽學校、找學校的事
通通壓縮在11月考完TOEFL後辦完看看能不能趕上12月截止的學校重心放在準備1月截止的學校2-3月的還可以繼續申請
-------------------------
大致就是如上所述準備出國第一件事要搞清楚：出國的目的是什麼？有了清楚的目的，
就有動力念英文、也很清楚自己SOP要寫什麼
然後有人會卡在托福、GRE、GMAT若是考不好，千萬不要灰心～一旦下定決心要出國，
這就是一條不歸路
自認英文不好就早一點念英文、平常累積實力不然辭職以後再來念，雖然時間很充裕，
但是壓力也比較大一旦考不好也容易患得患失
一個申請者的申請條件，在進入上面的申請程序前，幾乎已經決定一大半了能改變的只有TOEFL、GRE、GMAT但這三項成績通常也是決定能不能出國的關鍵凡努力必有收穫
留學需要準備的東西
又到了申請的旺季了
對於懷抱出國夢的大家
是不是已經知道要準備什麼了呢?
不知道也沒有關係
哈佛在這裡將與大家分享
1.大學 / 研究所 英文成績單一份
通常可以向所就讀的學校申請成績單
要記得要求學校提供學校信封 並且彌封蓋章
2. 各種留學考試的成績
要記得向ETS要求加發你的考試成績:如GRE GMAT 托福等
至你所申請的學校
3.財力證明(向銀行申請存款證明)及財力支持信
向銀行申請財力證明 如果所申請學校沒有制式表格
記得寫一封cover letter給學校 證明你的家人願意資助你
4.介紹信三封 (須彌封)
這部份有時會比較複雜 因為各各學校要求不同
有些學校採取線上申請 那麼就不需再另外寄信
有些學校有制式表格 需要下載表格 依照規定
通常則是請老師上司寫推薦信 使用公司或學校的信封 並且需要彌封
以上是一些留學基本所需文件
之後會在詳細解說會遇上的問題
請大家繼續FOLLOW
對於懷抱出國夢的大家
是不是已經知道要準備什麼了呢?
不知道也沒有關係
哈佛在這裡將與大家分享
1.大學 / 研究所 英文成績單一份
通常可以向所就讀的學校申請成績單
要記得要求學校提供學校信封 並且彌封蓋章
2. 各種留學考試的成績
要記得向ETS要求加發你的考試成績:如GRE GMAT 托福等
至你所申請的學校
3.財力證明(向銀行申請存款證明)及財力支持信
向銀行申請財力證明 如果所申請學校沒有制式表格
記得寫一封cover letter給學校 證明你的家人願意資助你
4.介紹信三封 (須彌封)
這部份有時會比較複雜 因為各各學校要求不同
有些學校採取線上申請 那麼就不需再另外寄信
有些學校有制式表格 需要下載表格 依照規定
通常則是請老師上司寫推薦信 使用公司或學校的信封 並且需要彌封
以上是一些留學基本所需文件
之後會在詳細解說會遇上的問題
請大家繼續FOLLOW
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