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Jump the gun

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Have you jumped the gun before? Has anyone said that to you before? When you have jumped the gun, it means that you have done something early and prematurely.


A: Cindy looks unhappy this morning.
B: She must not finished her assignments last night.
A; Don't jump the gun to make that conclusion. She might just be tired.


In this example, A is tell B not to make the conclusion too early without understanding entire situation.

What is parallelism?

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Sample sentence: I recommend relaxing activities such as reading, watching TV, seeing a movie.

Rewrite:
swimming and running.
Relaxing activities can help people to forget their worries, handle mental pressure, and lower their stress levels.
Many people like relaxing activities because they want to forget their stressful day and because they want to feel relaxed.

Why do we write using this technique?
Using parallelism improves writing style and readability, and makes sentences easier to process.

孩子學了英文又不開口-給父母親的一句話

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常覺得你的孩子不敢開口說英文嗎?孩子們常常在面對學英文是一門學習科目的壓力下,他們會很抗拒開口的

如果,爸爸媽媽會說英文,在家時,多多在孩子面前說英文,由自己做榜樣 給孩子們看
如果,爸爸媽媽擔心自己的英文發音,也可以請孩子教,一起學習

最重要的是不要給孩子感覺一直要他們在別人面前表現,而越緊張越不願意開口,讓孩子們慢慢的養成講英文的習慣

還是那句老話,習慣另一種語言,不是幾天就可以成功的。。。

爸爸媽媽們,加油!

語言家Language Plus Summer Program

Submitted by Jenny on

就在七月
我們會讀故事書,讓我們的想像力飛翔
In July, we will read stories to let our imagination soar

就在七月
我們會學習烹飪,讓我們自己更加獨立
In July, we will learn how to cook to train us to be more independent

就在七月
我們會玩遊戲、作美勞、遊玩,讓我們有個難忘的暑假
In July, we will have game days, work on arts and crafts, and play, so we will have a fun summer

PS, we will do all of this in English.... ^^
PS, 我們將用全英文來做些事。。。^^