2017年3月16日 星期四

#2 Vocabulary Exercise

1.tension
  • A situation in which people do not trust each other, or feel unfriendly towards each other, and which may cause them to attack each other. 

The incident has further increased tension between the two countries.


2.rail
  • A wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide support. 
She leaned on the ship’s rail and gazed out to sea.


3.hold back
  • To prevent somebody/something from moving forward or crossing something. 

The police were unable to hold back the crowd.


4.manipulate
  • To control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it. 

As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.


5.transition
  • The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. 


We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one.


2017年3月10日 星期五

#1 Greeting

Hello, I'm Janice. Nice to meet you! I'm going to introduce myself.
My major is Information Management Department(IMD) in National Taipei University of Business(NTUB). I'm 19 years old now.Although my English is not very well, English is always my favorite course in school. I think English is important, because it is a common language that can be used in everywhere, so I want to improve my English, this is why I choose this class in this semester. Hope I can talk to the foreigners in English easily in the future.