這裡記載Owen和Ella自學和學英文的點點滴滴，也希望自學的朋友們和喜歡不同的學習方式的朋友們，互相交流和互動喔!
現在，終於要向自己的目標往前跨一步。自己想接一些跟英文有關的事情來做。不是自己吹牛的，很多教過的學生都說我教得很好。也有多說我英文文筆筆很多美國人還要好。 現在想一想，身為一位英文顧問，應該要提供以下的英文服務:
另外，我對美工還蠻熟悉的。所以有稿是需要美工製作，我是可以幫忙的。
如果您有這方面的需要，歡迎和我聯絡喔! jenny@albin.net
Care for和care about是英文中的phrasal verb. 意思是說，是用曩個字組的的動詞。那這兩個phrasal verb是什麼意思呢?我們先解釋care是什麼。care是小心，謹慎的意思。 "Please be careful." 請小心。 "You need to carefully remove the hot teapot." 你要小心的搬離那熱茶壺。
那care for呢?是指照顧。care about是指關心。
I care for you. 我照顧你。
I care about you. 我關心你。
照顧是行動上的表現，關心是一種想法。兩者是差很多的。
前一陣子在捷運上看到，＂ＭＲＴ cares for you." 捷運照顧你。在中文尚可能講的通，但是，英文上，是不行的。 這句話應該是，MRT cares about you.
I hear people say "Irregardless of the rain, I went to the market anyway" or "Irregardless of the cost, I bought the car anyway." And I always want to ask them, what does "irregardless" mean? If you look up this word in dictionary, it actually doesn't exist. The correct usage above should be "Regardless of the rain, I went to the market anyway" or "Regardless of the cost, I bought the car anyway."
What is the meaning of the word "thaw?" By definition, it is the action for something to defrost. So, what does "unthaw" mean? Yes, you guessed it, "unthaw" means to de-defrost. In another words, you are reversing the thawing action. So, can you unthaw a frozen chicken? Unless you just want it stay frozen, you can't really unthaw a frozen chicken.
What kind of environment do you think you would learn better? A stressful environment or a happy environment? A teacher who is breathing down your neck and yell at you or a teacher who is encouraging and help you out when you make mistakes?
Let's turn back time, thinking back when you were a kid, what kind of environment do you think you would like then? With the same criteria listed above, does your answer change?