「好奇心是愛的語言」...嗎？ 這篇文章呼應的我們三月的主題「想像力」，在人跟人之間的互動，想像力會被認為是「關心、在意」. Personally, I couldn't agree more. 程度中高級 ★★★☆☆ 部分精選單字看文末解釋 語氣自然不做作（雖然用了太多的『because』），相當適合開口朗讀！這個禮拜還沒開口說英文的你，跟我一起唸唸看吧！ 全篇文章 ⬇️ I was in a relationship for 6 years and he loved me in all the ways you could see. We went on dates, we bought each other gifts, we talked every single day. For a long time, I thought that was all you needed, but what was missing was the depth. He just wasn’t really curious about me. And it sounds silly but he as really into planes so I’d always ask him about them. Every time he picked up a new hobby, I’d ask him what drew him to it but I didn’t realize how much I needed that back until I made a bid for connection. A while ago, my dad and I went to Boston to see this artist I admire. When I came back, I was excited to tell mu boyfriend about it and he said, “oh cool, when you gonna be back?” That was it. It was always like that and I remember thinking “maybe this is something we can work on”. So I’d make more bids for connection, but he never changed. Then one day, around 6 months after we broke up, and I became friends with this girl and one day we were just hanging out. I casually mentioned that I liked this artist, and then she caught me off guard with “what is that you actually like about these paintings?” And I was surprised and said “Oh well it’s the strategy. Impressionism is harder than realism because realism is just copying.” She thought for a second and then she just said, “why do you think that?” And I just froze. It was such a simple question and we barely knew each other then. But I felt oddly seen and heard in that moment because it wasn’t just “oh she wanted to know more about art”. It was that this girl I barely knew was still curious to know more about who I really was and in that moment, I felt more sense than I felt in my past 6 years of relationship I was in. Because talking, dates, and gifts are all rituals of love but being curious was the actual intimacy and making someone feel seen requires a level of genuine interest in who they are. Because love is more than just rituals. It’s remembering that the person in front of you is deeper than the version you already know. And being curious enough to keep discovering because if I love you, I just want to know who you are.

根據前後文推論出「can only do so much」的意思。 🗣️ 情境一 -I spent so much money on supplements but I don't see any difference. （我花那麼多錢在保健食品上，但是都沒看出什麼效果。） -Well, supplements can only do so much. You also need good exercise, sleep and a healthy diet. （恩，＿＿＿＿，你也需要好好的運動、睡眠和健康的飲食習慣。） 🗣️ 情境二 -Did the plumber come in to fix the toilet? （水電工來修馬桶了嗎？） -He did, but he could only do so much. He said we need to get a new toilet within a week or it may break again. （有，但是＿＿＿，他說我們必須一週之內買新馬桶，不然很有可能又要壞了。） Someone "can only do so much" 代表什麼呢？ ⬇️

恭喜來到了尾聲！準備好來收驗成果了嗎？ 根據提示的動詞填空 答案可能是「過去簡單式」或「過去進行式」 ⬇️ It was a cold day and people _____（walk）at the park. I was _____ (read) the newspapers on the bench and _____（enjoy）my coffee when a little girl _______（come up）to me. She said, “I really like your hat.” I ___（put）the papers and coffee down, _____（lean）forward and _____ （smile）at her. I said, “Thank you. I like your hat, too.” Suddenly we heard a loud bang in distance. We _____（look up）and saw something in the sky. It was Iron Man! He ____（fly）towards us and ____（stop）right in front of the little girl. “My coffee ____（get cold）”, I thought. Iron Man took his helmet off and ____（hand）it to the girl. He ____（whisper）something in her ears and I couldn’t hear. In a second, he flew away. The girl ＿＿（hold）the helmet. We looked at each other, speechless. When I reached down to grab my coffee, it ____（be） still hot. 一共15個空格 把你的答案放在留言區 過幾天會公佈正解

大家好~ 我是Pei(珮) 雖然我做自由接案的英翻中筆譯師20+年了 但這份工作所需的還是英文閱讀能力+中文作文能力為主 平日即使有需要說英文的機會 但總覺得會話的部份 似乎還是在"能通就好" 我希望可以在口說用字上 更靈活道地與精準一些 尤其我 8 歲和 11 歲小孩 是上美國制的線上自學學校 學校只負責三成教學 家長要負責七成教學 我會希望在和小孩用英文溝通課業或觀點理念的探討時 能更有效的表達所想 我追蹤巴奈老師的IG應該有至少一年多的時間 最近才發現原來老師有Skool平台 很開心可以來到這裡 😁

過年結束來回歸正習拉，讀完後文末有作業，留言區繳交的人都會被批改，加油！ Let’s kick things off with the explanation to “continuous vs. simple” tense. 過去一個月我們看了五種應用方法， 顯示「進行 vs 簡單」是共存且互相襯托的時態。 EP1：兩個動作一起進行 ⤷ I was taking a shower while he was watching the TV. EP2：描述故事的場景 ⤷ People were walking around the park and the winds were strong. EP3：事件Ａ進行中但被事件Ｂ干擾 ⤷ While my girlfriend was playing the video games, the door bell rang. EP4：過去特定一個時間點持續的動作 ⤷ I was washing my hands. EP5：過去暫時的狀態 ⤷ My family and I were living in Taoyuan when I was a student. 結論： 📌 進行式：持續的、被放大、放慢的動作，如電影的慢動作畫面（slow mo），即使此動作可能只花一秒的時間。可以用來描述一個場景、背景或狀態，如電影的開場畫面（opening scene）。常常跟「while」連用。 📌 簡單式：被縮小、發生且結束、突然、瞬間的，常用在接二連三的一串動作。 📌 兩時態可以一起使用（EP3），也可單獨存在（如EP4），同一個句子也可以疊用同一個時態（如EP1）。 更多情境例句： ✿ 皆二連三：I woke up, brushed my teeth and went out the door. （我起床、刷牙後就出門。） ✿ 同時一起發生且沒有結束：While I was talking on the phone, I was walking my dog. （我講電話的時候在遛狗。） ✿ 背景場景：It was snowy but the sun was shining. （有下雪但是太陽很大。） ✿ 過去暫時狀態：I was singing in bars in my 20s. （我20幾歲的時候都在酒吧唱歌。） ✿ 進行中的動作被干擾：I was reading a book when my dog got up and ran to the door. （當我在看書的時候，我的狗突然起來跑去門邊。） ✿ 當下發生且結束：I met Amy in 2015. - ✏️ 作業：根據上述的應用方法，結合以下動詞造句 ⤷ walk, rain, watch, find, see, look for, ride, drive, sit 我會在留言區直接批改，有問題直接丟過來 ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️