好字不能只有我知道 🤣 什麼是「腦袋放屁？」 ✅ A “brain fart” is when someone suddenly forgets something simple, loses their train of thought, or makes a silly mistake. 例如 - Wow. I am having a brain fart. What am I trying to say?（哇我腦袋當機，我在說什麼？） - I had a brain fart and completely froze.（我腦袋當機，整個卡住） - I am having a brain fart. I can’t believe I forgot his name. （我腦袋當機，居然想不起他的名字） - How much is it? I can’t do math right now. I am having a brain fart. （多少錢？我算不出來，腦袋當機） 🔑注意：你會發現固定用法是 have a brain fart，當下發生的話用現在進行式 be having a brain fart。不會說🚫My brain farted 或是🚫My brain is farting. 這就鬧笑話啦！ 所以下次當你突然一時想不到、突然說不出來、忘記小東西或是說錯話，你就可以用 brain fart 當成台階下。 🗣️有人問我：「跟腦霧一樣嗎？」 Great question. No, a brain fart is not the same as brain fog. 腦袋放屁是遇到簡單的事情但是突然當機，當下、一時、短暫的；腦霧是較嚴重的認知能力問題，無法清晰思考、有記憶或理解事物的障礙。例如： - A common side effect of this medication is brain fog.（此藥物常見的副作用是腦霧） ✏️留言區來造句！ 記得：用過印象比較深刻喔！ - 👑 Brain fart 是我們在【會話GPS】中提到的用詞，它也是目前敲碗聲最大的課程。 每堂30分鐘的直播我教的不是「說對話」，是即使說錯了你也可以「自己找出口」，這對我來說是永續溝通能力的特質。 你也想加入行列嗎？➡️ 請這邊解鎖【會話GPS】

在 A.R.T.S 我們看到四種表達風格：主動、被動、被動攻擊與果斷/自信。 有同學問：在它們之間如何取得平衡？ Well, you're not gonna like my answer because ... it depends. 一切取決的說話對象、場合、語言和個性。但身為英文老師，我可以分享一個籠統的經驗法則，幫助你們辨別何時該站穩住自己的腳：分辨專業與非專業場合。 民情謙遜的我們，很怕用錯字、說錯話或太直接而冒犯他人，或想避免自己看起來太自以為是，I understand that you don't want to be a know-it-all，但在西方世界裡，尤其在職場，更尤其發生在女性身上，我們可能就吃虧了，靜默被誤認為無知，謙虛被看成內向。 在專業的場合，你要告訴自己一句話：就事論事＝ professionaliam。 說話時如果特別迂迴婉轉反而會模糊焦點，容易被 brushed over 敷衍或忽略。通常太多留白處或過度解釋，在會議上聽起來都是浪費時間。 範例：🚫 過度解釋 ➜ ✅ 自信果斷 - 過度解釋：I was wondering if it's okay to change the time from 1pm to 3 pm? It's actually not just me but Bob and I both think it just works better if people want to have a longer lunch break. You know what I mean? Anyway... ➜ 自信果斷：Hey, we are thinking about changing the meeting from 1 to 3 to have a longer lunch break. Are you alright with that? - 過度解釋：My team could do that if we have just a little bit more extra time before the deadline because there are extra calls we need to make this week to make up for the loss last year. ➜ 自信果斷：Is it regarding account management? If it is I would be happy to reach out and have them take a look. General rule of thumb: ⭕️ Speak matter-of-factly ⭕️ Don't over explain 職場是真正需要自信果斷表達風格的場合，在我們眼裡感覺很冷血無情，但就事論事對他們來說就是專業度。 這是不是應該開一堂【會話GPS】來討論一下？ 想法請丟留言區 ⬇️

分詞是什麼？它是動詞「分裂」出來的，單獨存在沒有意義，加到句子裡才有用途，例如動詞 excite 可以分裂成 excited 或是 exciting。 今天我們來看分詞當形容詞，來描述情緒！ 以下句子我「精挑細寫」，比較不直觀卻很實用的說法，唸的同時嘗試歸納何時用 -ing 何時用 -ed。 🗣️開口唸例句 - ing - I love my mom but she can be frustrating sometimes. （我很愛我媽但他有時候很讓我生氣苦惱） - Too much cheese can be upsetting for my stomach. （太多起司會讓我的胃不舒服） - She is not a very trusting person. （她不是個容易相信別人的人） - The way he spoke to me was very threatening. （他對我說話的態度很有威脅性） 上下例句比較一下，是可以換句話說的！ 🗣️開口唸例句 - ed - I love my mom but she makes me frustrated sometimes. - My stomach gets upset when I eat too much cheese. ＊upset沒有-ed喔＊ - She doesn't trust people easily. ＊此句的 trust 為動詞＊ - I felt threatened by the way he spoke to me. - 🦄 複習小撇步 frustrate、upset、trust 、threat 這五個動詞都可以在 A.R.T.S 第四堂課的「情緒輪子」中找到。當你在複習的時候，把輪子中的單字分類為： (1) -ed：infuriated, disrespected ... (2) -ful：powerful, thankful ... (3) 其他：guilty, optimistic ... (4) 以上單字可以變形成為 -ing 嗎？例如 guilty 和 optimistic 就無法 - 留言處請用輪子中任何一個形容詞來造句 ⬇️ （完整圖片請到教室自行下載） 有寫有 brownie points! 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

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It’s difficult to describe my job～because I’m not even sure what my job is! 😆 Today I chose an easy one to guess. 1. I don’t have regular work hours. I usually work after others get off work. 2. I work with all kinds of people, but what they have in common is that they care about their quality of life and body, mind, and spirit. 3. I focus on feelings and awareness, and the most important thing is that people never believe me when I say it's the last time!