E-Concussion

Hey、guys~

It's really amazing...
Microsoft is going to launch this new high-tech product in the near future!
Transfering files without cables will be a great convenience for us~
Check the video below:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid932579976?bclid=932

You can also find more information about this new tech at popularmechanics.com

Peggy :)

Dear all,

As we know the bar gathering next Wed. with Yenney,
I'm telling you the informations about this gathering.

Location: Cafe Bastille 泰順街40巷23號
Time: 8:00 pm Wed. 27th June

If you wanna ride MRT, we meet at 7:00 台電大樓station Exit 3.
We could have something in the Night Market first!
I'm thinking what gift we can present beside buy Yenney this time.
Do you have any advice?


about the bar:
http://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/nightlife/0512/0512BastilleTW.htm


James

I wanna know which one of the MRT TaiPower station or the GuTing station is closer to our destination? Maybe we could choose a closer one unless you guys want to have a walk.

Leo



Hi all,

Joyce is right!
I change the station we meet at Taipower(台電大樓) station Exit3!

James

The Three Wishes
A man and his wife were always wishing for luck. One night a fairy came to them and said, “You may have three wishes.” In the morning the woman went to a neighbor’s house to get some bread. She saw a nice pudding there. When she came back, she said, “I wish I had a pudding like that! She did not think of the three wishes, but there was a pudding beside her. “Silly!” cried the man, you have lost one of your wishes, and we have only a pudding. I wish it were on your nose!” At that, the pudding jumped up and grew fast to her nose. “Silly, yourself!” cried the woman, “you have lost another wish. We have only one wish more.” “What shall it be?” asked the man. “We must wish this pudding off,” said the woman. “I can’t have it on my nose.” So they wished it would go away, and away it went. They had had their three wishes, but they were on better off than when the fairy came to them.

Talking to a Fish
One day a Negro went to a fish shop to buy some fish for his dinner. He picked up a fresh fish, and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it. “Hey! What’s this?” cried the master of the shop. “Why do you smell that fish, do you think it,” answered the Negro. “Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the master. “I wasn’t smelling the fish; I was only talking to it,” answered the Negro. “Talking to it!” said the shopkeeper, why, what on earth did you say to it?” “I asked him if there was any Negro. “Well, and what did the fish say to that?” asked the shopkeeper. “He said he didn’t know the latest news, because he had been away from the sea or more than three weeks.”


** Vocabulary**

1. fairy [n.] 小妖精,仙女 [adj.] 小妖精似的,仙女似的
2. better off [ph.] 情況較佳
3. Negro [n.] 黑人 [adj.] 黑人的,黑色的


Carey 21-June-07

1. camp fire party 營火晚會

1. to sleep on one’s side 側睡
to sleep on one’s back 仰睡

Dear all,

I think everyone really had a great time tonight. It was so exciting to guess the vocabularies、and it was also a challenge to explain the words without mentioning any related words. The following is today's feedback.

Peggy

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1ST PART:(super guessing game)
Here I am posting all the words we guessed tonight~
hesitant(a):uncertain,nervous,umwilling
bathe(v):swim,immerse in liquid
lounge(n):sitting room
disgusting(a):sick、unpleasant
faithfully(adv):loyally、believably
greet(v):say hello to someone
thief(n):someone who steals things from others
flatter(v):
catch(v):to get
flavour/flavor(n):the tastes of food
feed(v):give food to
sympathy(n)
miner(n):the worker who digs out coals underground
sofa(n):a soft chair to sit
gate(n):a door
begin(v):start
survey(n)(v):look at,examine,investigate
excel(v):be or do better than
aspiration(n):desire,ambition
immediate(a):no delay
occupy(v):dwell in,take possession of
harass(v):wory or annoy,disturb
marvel(n):wonderful thing
minded(a):care about、interested
preparatory(a):preparing for something
sober(a):drink a little、not drunk
reach(v):extend
orderly(a):tidy,not unruly
religion(n)
incline(v):slope,bend,cause to have a certain influence
weep(v):tear,cry,sad
deceive(v):cheat,trick
gorgeous(a):attractive,beautiful
launch(v):start,open
previously(adv):before
combine(v):make things to be together
slient(a):quiet
sidewalk(n)
entry(n):the way to enter
sign(n)
miracle(n):good luck
encounter(v):experience,meet unexpectedly
bankruptcy(n):inslovency,have debts
glove(n):clothing wear on hands
negotiate(v):discuss to reach an agreement in business
shallow(a):opposite meaning of deep
reputation(n):opinion of someone or something

2ND PART:free talk (story teller)
Joyce、Shavia and Sharon told some love stories happened around their friends; James、Carey、Leo and Peggy told some ghost stories and stupid jokes. By sharing these stories、I believe Joyce's group can learn more from LOVE :P
As for my group、we just scared each other and then release the nerve by telling ghost stories and some funny but stupid stories :P
In brief、the point of this activity is to use past tense (or present tense) when telling a story. You just need to stick to the same tense when telling a story.

3RD PART: club affairs discussion
1.6/27(Wed.) 20:00-22:00: go to a bar with Yenney. James will inform us the location to meet.
2.7/3(Tue.): changing the gathering schedule from Wed. to Tue. and having dinner with Joyce’s Japanese friend at 放牛班 (市民大道四段183號、近敦化南路)、 I will make a reservation next week.
3.9/22-24(Sat.-Mon.): our Green Island trip. James will make a rough plan for us and discuss later.

New words & phrases:(these words will be posted in DICTIONARY too)
bed and breakfast (B & B) 民宿
milepost/a distance post 里程標
safe/coffer/safe deposit(box)/strongbox 保險箱, 保險櫃
pure/clean/stainless/innocent/sinless 清白
to sleep on one’s side 側睡
to sleep on one’s back 仰睡
scout 童軍: boy scout, girl scout
explore 探路, 勘查
camp fire party 營火晚會
to go out; to die out; to snuff out; to burn out; to put out (火)熄滅
mortgage 抵押
box 劇院包廂
vacuum (n) (v) 吸塵器; 吸塵