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"不婚族" 的英文怎麼說? How to call those people who don't want to get married? (by Andy Lee) 

今天有人問我　"不婚族"　的英文怎麼說　沒有一個完美的答案　以下說法供你參考

Someone asked me how to say " 不婚族" today. I really don't know a perfect term for it and neither can I find an appropriate way to describe those people who do not want to get married for all kinds of reasons, but there are a couple of various ways to describe people in this situation ust for you reference:

(1) I saw a website that uses the term "marriagefree" to refer to people who have made a conscious decision not to get married, or are actively opposed to marriage. It includes single people and those in relationships.

Proverbs about Time (關於時間的諺語) ~Andy Lee
introducing you guys some saying/proverbs regarding "time"~~~enjoy!!!　介紹大家一些有關於時間的諺語

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事，今日畢。

學生聽到廣播　問到一個有趣的片語　cherry picking (採櫻桃謬誤) 是何意...??? 想想看cherry (櫻桃) 的嬌嫩...採起來可要小心僅慎....後來往負面衍生：　指刻意 挑選支持自己的人,論點, 資料來呈現，

而將重要但不支持論點的人, 論點, 資料忽略不計 ....pretty interesting, huh? 是不是覺得在政界很常用呢? Good science looks at all the evidence rather than cherry picking only favorable evidence. （良好的科學著眼於所有的證據，而不是刻意挑選有利的證據） Happy Friday, everyone.....!!!

Modals 語態助動詞 (by Andy Lee)

Our goal is to e able to define “modal” and related words. In my class, I will teach you how to explain words like may/might, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must and so on. Please be noted that the past terms of those words could have multiple meanings and functions.
 我們應學會定義甚麼是語態助動詞 及其這相關的詞彙。我的課會教你如何解釋 may/might, can/could, shall/should, will/would, must…等字及其使用時機。請注意: 這些字的過式是有很多不同的意義及功能。

以下就是一些我上課的內容大綱 below is the content to discuss in my classes...

著名中文成語的英文翻譯 Famous Chinese Proverbs in English

   
  到把英文翻譯先蓋起來 試試看自己可以翻對多少喔....:-)  Cover up the English translation to see how much you can make this out....:-) 

Clothes make the man.

今天來講個有趣的俚語: where the rubber meets the road  想想看: 車胎(橡膠rubber在此之意)一碰到地面, 行不行/管不管用馬上就知道! 簡單的說就是"事物真相揭曉的時刻" ( the moment of truth of something) 舉例而言:  An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they'll know how good they really are. 運動員成天都在訓練，但比賽成效優劣才見分曉。

  常見的英文文法用語

  以下是常見的英文文法用語以及通常我是如何在課堂中跟學員作介紹

Below are some common terms in English grammar and how I introduce those to my students in classes

Car rental租車 (by Andy LEE)

下裡拜上租車 (car rental) 基礎班及個別班的同學有興趣可以要求聽講此課程 這對於你未來的國際旅遊很有幫助喔
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你租過車嗎? Have you rented a car before? 租車有太多的陷阱及注意事項 too many tips & pitfalls to watch out when it comes to renting a car....!!!下次就來聊一聊租車這個話題吧...Let's talk about Car Rental next time.....see you guys soon....:-)))
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 Top World Taboos 《culture》世界著名禁忌《文化篇》  (by Andy LEE)

下週我們要講 Top World Taboos 《culture》世界著名禁忌《文化篇》 應該是個挺有趣的話題 基礎板班及個別班的學生可有要求選修此課
1. Chopsticks (筷子: 中國 日本)---There are many stories about chopsticks. In Japan, whatever any reason, you can’t stick chopsticks into the rice bowl and then leave away, because it’s an omen of unlucky and it makes Japanese associate as gravestones. By the way, using one end which you put into your month to pick up food into your bowl is though as a rude behavior, you should use the other end. In China and other countries, it’s impolite to point to other people with chopsticks.

 如何用英文寫出好文章

（1）提前做好計劃，然後再動筆-----千萬不要馬上提筆寫文章，想一想你的思想主題，然後再開始。

（2）寫下簡要的主要思路大綱，支持的論點-----先建立一個完整的架構，然後再填入細節。

這些 "鬼" 的英文怎麼講??? How do you say those "ghosts" in English??? (by Andy Lee)