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*Vocabulary
柚子 a pomelo; a grapefruit
農藥 insecticides; pesticides

CNN Life article
Fishy Feet—Friendly Flesh Eaters Spell Relief for Tortured Toes

CNN Anchor
An Asian form of pedicure made its way all the way to American. It involves the world’s smallest pedicurists, and they’re called doctor fish or nibble fish, as reporter Derek McGinty found out first hand, or fist foot.

Unidentified female
It’s like having your feet in champagne.

Derek Mcginty, Wusa Reporter
Believe it or not, these friendly flesh eaters are giving these feet a pedicure, one bite at a time.
This isn’t like sticking your foot in with Jaws, right?

John Ho, Yvonne Hair Salon
Nope. You stick four toes in there, you come out with four toes—if you have four.

Derek Mcginty, Wusa Reporter
But you also come out without much of the callus and dead flesh you hate.

Unidentified Female
Feels pretty darn good.

Derek
But which these fish apparently can’t get enough of.

John
They’re actually nibbling on your feet.

Derek
Does this hurt?

John
No, it doesn’t hurt in any way. It tickles like hell, though.


Derek
John Ho traveled all the way to China to learn the art of using these tiny garra ruga, or doctor fish, to eat the dead skin off your feet. Smoother and more sanitary than a razor, these particular fish take their meals at Yvonne Hair Salon, run by Ho and his wife in Alexandria.

John
They loved it. I have people coming back many, many times to try it.

Derek
Ho insists the doctor fish have had their fill of thousands of local feet, and we found more than one customer coming back to offer second and third helpings.

Unidentified female
It’s starting to feel like a massage more than a pedicure.

Unidentified female
And this is my first time. It feels great.

Derek
I know you guys weren’t gonna be satisfied unless I took the plunge, so here we go. Oh! Oh! Oh, man.
But as these fish go to town on my battered tootsies, you gotta wonder…
Do the fish ever get full?

John
They never get full.

*Vocab
1. spell: produce as a result
2. tortured: inflict torture on
3. pedicurist: a person who cares or treats the feet and toenails
4. manicure: a person who takes care of hands
5. nibble: take small quick or gentle bites
6. callus: patch or hardened skin
7. darn: =damn=very much; completely
8. Garra Rufa: doctor fish 生長於中東 2006年被引進於亞洲度假村（resort）
9. tickle: touch or stroke lightly so as to cause a slight tingling刺痛的 sensation
10. sanitary: a. hygienic 衛生的
11. battered: hit hard and often 飽受風霜
12. tootsy: feet

Quiz 1—use the words above
1. The boy tickled the baby’s nose with a feather.
2. It’s more sanitary if you bring your own chopsticks.
3. The warm bath soothed James’ tortured muscles.
4. Louise may be a pedicurist as well.
5. The battered old bus pulled into the roadside station.

Phrases
1. take the plunge 豁出去
2. plunge into 使陷入某情況
3. go to town on 卯起來做
4. on the town 城裡尋歡
5. a one-horse town 窮鄉僻壤

Quiz 2—Use the phrases above, one can be used more than one time.
1. The war plunged the country into economic depression.
2. Before gaining fame, Carey grew up in a tiny one-horse town.
3. Hungry Vince went to town on the extra-large pizza.
4. Paul and Yeah took the plunge and got married.

Dear all,

No matter where we are, God always watches us.

It's time to Study English, Study and speak Enlish with us!
And welcome writing us in English!


Place: Dante for protecting our eyes when reading the paper and doing the quiz.

7:30-8:10 Read --two groups
8:10-8:20 a quiz of the articles

8:20-8:30 break time

Place: Maybe we can consider moving to the Democracy Ground.

8:40-9:10 Information Competition—Carey—two groups’ PK
9:10-9:30 Life Sharing and Autumn Trip sharing


Regards,
Joyce and Carey

Dear All:

We will have a dinner together on this Wed.
After dinner we will walk and chat at Tawian University.
Please share the most unforgetable events on our journy.

The restaurnat is 金三角小吃.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/happylife/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=279&f_SUB_ID=2735&f_ART_ID=84917

Map
http://maps.google.com.tw/maps?hl=zh-TW&q=%E5%8C%97%E5%B8%82%E7%BE%85%E6%96%AF%E7%A6%8F%E8%B7%AF%E5%9B%9B%E6%AE%B5108%E5%B7%B72%E8%99%9F1%E6%A8%93&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

Address：北市羅斯福路四段108巷2號1樓

It's near the MRT 公館站1號出口。

Good day
Shavia and Vince

10/15   Shavia + Vince

10/22   Joyce + Carey

10/29   Peggy + Gab

11/5     Sharon + Paul

11/12   James + Yeh

Dear All:
This wed. we will have a picnic!
Let's meet in the porch near the 大孝門 at 7:30。
Walk throgh the gate and turn right then that's it.

進大孝門 -丹提對面的大門- 後右轉相見於 白色迴廊。

7:30-9:00 Dinner time with game.
9:00-9:20 Discussing about Autum trip
9:20-9:30 Draw a lot for next round host.

We will prepare food for you so please come with your happy mood and appetite!

Good day
Carey and James.

(CBS) It may not be smart to retain your wisdom teeth, new research indicates.

Wisdom teeth are the molars that are farthest back in your mouth, Dr. Nancy Rosen told The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith. They come in between the ages of 17 and 25.

They're called "wisdom teeth" because people are said to get wiser during that time.

Smith asked Rosen, his personal dentist, why she hasn't suggested he have his wisdom teeth removed.

"Yours are fully erupted," she said, "meaning they are aligned, they are above the gum tissue, and they are clean as a whistle. So you can keep them."

But if they're not fully erupted, Rosen said, it can be a problem. "It can cause an opening around the tooth and bacteria can get around the tooth, cause swelling, infection, inflammation, and a lot of pain."

According to new research, Rosen says, if you can't keep wisdom teeth clean, "a lot of plaque is going to accumulate around them. This is going to cause infection, gum and bone disease, and this can increase the risk of premature birth or it can complicate other health problems, like heart problems or diabetes."

She advises asking your dentist whether you should have your wisdom teeth removed. "They just need to take an X-ray and evaluate the position and if there is any decay, or if you're able to keep them clean."
Removing them can be a pain. Literally.
"I'm not going to lie," Rosen said. "It is definitely a little uncomfortable. But I think if you need to have them taken out, the pros outweigh the cons."

Molars : any of the large teeth at the back of the mouth used for breaking up food

co-anchor: together with, the person that provides support and a feeling of safty

erupt: a teeth to come up through the skin of the gum

align: to bring, form, or arrange into a line or set of lines

gum tissue: gum: either of the two areas of firm pink flesh in which the teeth are fixed, at the top and bottom of the mouth
tissue: the material formed by animal or plant cells
口腔組織

swelling: to gradually increase in fullness and roundness to beyond the usual or original size

inflammation: swelling and soreness on or in the body, which is often red and hot to the touch

plaque: a substance that forms on teeth, and in which bacteria can live and breed
齒菌斑

premature birth: a baby or birth born or happening after less than the usual period of time inside the mother’s body

decay: fall to a lower or worse state

Literally: really

God and the man
A man visits God and says "God, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?" God says "No, ask me anything at all." So the man says "God, you've been around for a very long time,
so, for you, how long is a thousand years?"God replies "For me, a thousand years is only five minutes." The man then says "That's interesting God. And, for you,
how much is a million dollars?" God replies "For me, a million dollars is only five cents."
The man says "Really? Well then God, could you lend me
five cents please?" God looks at the man, smiles, and says "Of course my son.
Just wait five minutes!"
Genie joke
A woman is walking along a beach when she finds an old oil lamp.
She picks it up and rubs it, and out comes a genie.The genie says to the woman, "Thank you for freeing me from the oil lamp.I will grant you three wishes, but whatever you wish for, your horrible ex-husband will get twice as much. What is your first wish?"The woman says, "I'd like a million dollars in my bank account, please!" The genie says, "You now have a million dollars in your bank account, and your ex-husband now has two million dollars. What is your second wish?" The woman says, "I've always wanted a nice car. I'd like a brand new Rolls-Royce, please!"
The genie says, "You now have a new Rolls-Royce in your garage
at home, and your ex-husband now has two new Rolls-Royces.
What is your third wish?"The woman thought for a while and then said, "I'd like you to remove one of my kidneys, please!"
What's 3 x 2? A little boy returned home from school and told his father that he
had failed the maths test. His father asked him, "Why did you fail?" The boy replied, "The teacher asked me 'How much is 3 x 2?' and I said
'3 x 2 is 6'." "Well, that's right" said his father. The little boy continued, "Then she asked me 'How much is 2 x 3?" "What the hell is the difference?" asked the father. The son replied, "That's exactly what I said to my teacher and that's
why I failed the maths test.
2 x 11 Why is two times ten the same as two times eleven? Because two times ten is twenty, and two times eleven is twenty, too!
Long grass
One afternoon a wealthy laywer was sitting in the back of his ,
limousine being driven to work, when he saw two men eating grass
by the side of the road.He ordered his driver to stop, and then he got out to investigate. "Why are you eating grass?" he asked the men."Sir, we don't have any money for food," one of the men replied. "Come along with me," instructed the lawyer. The first man said, "But sir, I have a wife and two children. Theyare also hungry." "Bring them along too," replied the lawyer. The second man said, "Sir, I have a wife and six children. Can they
come as well, please?""No problem, bring them as well," answered the lawyer as he climbedback into his limo. Finally, they were all in the limo - the lawyer, the two men, their
two wives and eight children.One of the men said, "Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all
of us with you."
The lawyer replied, "No problem, there will be plenty to eat at my home.
The grass is almost half a metre tall."