Mindy's English Diary 英文日記

I like my school

2006-07-03T08:40:00.000+08:00

I Like Qin-Hua Junior High
Jan. 2, 2006
I like my school – Qin-Hua junior high school. The reason is that I have a lot of buddies here and I think my classmates are really kind. When I was in the sixth grade, every time when I had a dance performance, my classmates would start laughing at me as soon as I stepped into the classroom. However, at Qin-Hua, after wearing a silly costume and performing in front of the whole seventh grade, no one has made fun of me.
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字彙加油站：
junior high：國中
buddy：n. 朋友
classmate：n. 同班同學
kind：a. 仁慈的
sixth grade：六年級
step into：踏進
wear：v. 穿
silly：a. 愚蠢的
costume：n. 服裝
make fun of：嘲笑
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我喜歡金華國中
我喜歡我的學校—金華國中，原因是我在學校裡有很多好朋友，而且我們班的同學真的很仁慈，以前我在國小六年級的時候，每次舞蹈表演完一踏進教室，同學就開始取笑我，今天，我穿著很愚蠢的服裝在全七年級學生面前表演，回到教室後，沒有一個人嘲笑我。

我生病了

2006-06-26T13:49:00.001+08:00

I was Sick
Dec. 26, 2005
I don’t feel very well today. Therefore, after class was dismissed I went to see a doctor. The ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor told me that I have sinusitis. The symptoms include nasal congestion. The medication for it makes me dizzy and nauseous. I feel terrible, and I am worried about the poetry recital competition on Thursday. I think I will have to stand on the stage with my stuffy nose. I think I should cross my fingers and wish myself luck!
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字彙加油站：
don’t feel well：不舒服
dismiss：v. 解散(指下課)
see a doctor：看醫生
sinusitis：n. 鼻竇炎
symptom：n. 症狀
nasal congestion：鼻塞
dizzy：a. 頭暈目眩的
nauseous：a. 令人作嘔的
terrible：a. 遭透的
worry about：擔心
poetry recital competition：詩歌朗誦比賽
stage：n. 舞台
stuffy：a. 塞住的
cross my finger：祈禱
wish myself luck：祝我好運
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我生病了
我今天覺得不太舒服，所以一下課就去看醫生，耳鼻喉科醫生告訴我，我有鼻竇炎，症狀是鼻塞，所以造成我頭昏和噁心的現象，我覺得情況遭透了，而我也很擔心星期四的詩歌朗誦比賽，我可能得帶著濃濃的鼻音上台，現在我能做的，只有祈禱，祝我好運了。

禍從天降

2006-06-19T14:28:00.000+08:00

Bad Luck
Yesterday, when my brother went to the school assembly, a branch of a coconut tree fell from the height of four stories onto his head. He said that it landed on him the moment he stepped out onto the field. There was no warning sign at all, so he had no time to avoid it. Immediately, he was sent to the health center. Luckily, there is only a big bump on his head and no serious damage was done. This kind of accident may happen anytime on campus. I just hope that everyone can be careful and no lives will be hurt.
小花線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
assembly：v. 集合
branch：n. 樹枝
coconut：n. 椰子
land on：落在…之上
field：n. 操場
sign：n. 徵兆
avoid：v. 避免
health center：健康中心
bump：n. 腫塊
damage：n. 損傷
accident：n. 意外
campus：n. 校園
hurt：n. 傷害

禍從天降
昨天，當哥哥參加朝會時，一支椰子樹的葉子從四樓高處掉下來，正好打到他的頭，他說當他一踏進操場，樹枝就掉下來了，一點兒徵兆都沒有，讓他閃避不及，他馬上被送到健康中心，很幸運地，除了頭上有一個腫塊外，沒有嚴重的傷害，這種意外事情可能隨時在校園裡發生，我希望每個人都能小心，沒有生命受到傷害。

大安森林公園

2006-06-13T16:35:00.000+08:00

Da-An Forest Park
It’s a beautiful day today. My brother and I rode our bikes to Da-An Forest Park to enjoy the warm weather this afternoon. In the park we enjoyed looking at many different kinds of gorgeous flowers. The handsomely decorated trees won the gazes of all the passersby. I really appreciated the beauty of nature and adding a touch of human creativity to it can make our lives more interesting.
小花線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
warm：a. 温暖的
gorgeous：a. 燦爛的
handsomely：adv. 漂亮地
decorate：v. 裝飾
win the gazes：贏得目光的
passersby：n. 行人,過路客
appreciate：v. 欣賞, 賞識
beauty of nature：自然之美
a touch of human creation：人類創意的風格
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大安森林公園
今天天氣很好，我和哥哥騎車到大安森林公園享受午後的溫暖，在公園裡我們欣賞各色各樣的花朵，精心裝飾後的樹木吸引了所有人的目光，我感謝大自然的美，加上人們的巧思與創意，使我們的生活更多采多姿。

Chicken Pox

2006-06-09T14:05:00.000+08:00

Chicken Pox
Can you believe it? I am thirteen years old and I’ve just got chicken pox. Lately, I haven’t felt well and I found rashes all over my body. Today, when I went to see the dermatologist, he said that it is very bad to get this disease at my age. Usually, the complications are extremely serious. However, I had the vaccine when I was young. Therefore, my symptoms were really mild.
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字彙加油站：
chicken pox：水痘
rash：n. 疹子
all over：全身
dermatologist：n. 皮膚科醫生
disease：n. 疾病
complication：n. 併發症
extremely：.adv. 非常地
serious：a. 嚴重的
vaccine：n. 疫苗
symptom：n. 症狀
mild：a. 不嚴重的
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長水痘
你相信嗎?我今年十三歲，而現在才長水痘。最近我一直覺得不舒服，而且我發現全身長了很多的紅疹子，今天我去看皮膚科醫生，他說通常這個年紀才長水痘，情況會很糟，通常會引起非常嚴重的併發症，但是由於我小時候已經打過水痘疫苗，所以我的症狀不太嚴重。

Learning the Guitar

2006-06-06T10:13:00.000+08:00

Learning the Guitar
Since I started the sixth grade, I also started learning the guitar. I like to sing along as I play. However, my guitar is for “children.” It’s small. I’ve already grown up now, so I need a standard sized guitar. Today, my mother bought me a second-hand guitar. Even though there is a scratch on the handle, the quality of the sound is still as good as a new one. I’m very satisfied with it.
小花線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
guitar：吉他
sing along：邊彈邊唱
grow up：長大
second-hand：二手貨
scratch：刮痕
handle：把手
be satisfied with：滿意
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學吉他
我從小學六年級時，就開始學吉他，我喜歡自彈自唱，可是我的吉他是兒童的尺寸，它比一般的吉他要小，現在我已經長大許多，所以我需要一把標準大小的吉他，今天媽媽買了一把二手吉他給我，雖然把手上有一道刮痕，但是音色很好，我非常的滿意。

As a Little Star

2006-06-01T22:56:00.000+08:00

As a Little Star
One of my classmates told me that she works in her parents’ store to earn her own pocket money. I would like to earn my own money as well. I am an English actress at PTS TV station. I play many roles in the English TV programs, including “Let’s talk in English and E4Kids.” Sometimes they even ask me to record English songs for them. I think doing all this is very fun, so I enjoy my “work” very much.
花仙子線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
store：n. 店
pocket money：零用錢
PTS TV station：公共電視台
role：n. 角色
include：.v. 包括
record：v. 錄音
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小演員
班上有位同學跟我說，她在父母的店裡幫忙賺取零用錢，我也喜歡自己賺取零用錢，我是公視的英文小演員，在e4kids和大家說英語中演過不同的角色，有的時候我會幫他們錄英文歌，我認為做這些事情非常有趣，所以我非常喜歡我的“工作”。

我的生日

2006-05-29T17:47:00.000+08:00

My Birthday
Guess what? Today is my birthday. To celebrate it, my mother took me to a restaurant and the movies. For dinner, I had my favorite food, lasagna and waffles with ice cream. After dinner we went to see a movie. A friend had given us tickets for the movie – “Valiant,” an animation.
I think it was a bit childish for my age. However, it is a good animation. In the movie, “Squad F” bravely tried to save the world. It’s not the size of the wingspan that counts; it’s the size of their spirits.
美少女線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
celebrate：v. 慶祝
restaurant：n. 餐廳
lasagna：n. 千層麵
waffle：n. 鬆餅
animation：n. 卡通動畫片
childish：a. 幼稚的
wingspan：n. 翼展
count：v. 有重要意義
spirit：n. 精神
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我的生日
你知道嗎？今天是我的生日，為了慶祝我的生日，媽媽帶我上餐館，看電影，晚餐我點了我最喜歡的千層麵和鬆餅冰淇淋，晚餐後，我們去看電影，媽媽的朋友送我們動畫鴿戰總動員的電影票，我覺得這部電影以我的年紀而言有點幼稚，但是，這是一部好的卡通，電影裡的鴿子們勇敢的拯救了世界，他們的勝利並不是靠著誰的翅膀大，而是靠著他們堅定的毅力。

文法白癡

2006-05-26T13:40:00.000+08:00

Grammar Idiot
Thank you dear teacher, for helping me correct my English diaries every day. What I look forward to most is getting my assignment notebook back, so I can see the mistakes you’ve corrected. Even though I know how to use English in my daily life, I don’t know a lot about grammar. Whenever I write, I always use my intuition. Therefore, there are always many errors in my journal entries. I am grateful for your help and I will keep going.
美少女線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
grammar：n. 文法
idiot：n. 白痴
dear：a. 親愛的
correct：v. 改正
diary：n. 日記
look forward to：期待
assignment：n. 功課
mistake：n. 錯誤
daily life：日常生活
intuition：n. 直覺
error：n. 錯誤
grateful：a. 感謝的
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文法白痴
謝謝您，親愛的老師，每天幫我改英文小記，我最期待的事就是當您發下聯絡簿，我可以看您幫我改正的錯誤，雖然我能應用英文在日常生活中，可是我並不了解文法，當我寫英文小記時，我總是憑直覺，所以文章裡經常有錯的地方，我非常感激您的幫忙，我會繼續努力的。

幻想未來學校

2006-05-22T13:47:00.000+08:00

Imagination of Future School
I wish there weren’t any schools in the future. There wouldn’t be any teachers, cram schools, tutoring or tests. Instead, all you would have to do is insert a chip into the back of your brain. The chip will teach you everything you need to know. For example, if you want to learn how to play the piano, all you have to do is insert a chip and you could play all the works of Beethoven. Just think about it! How wonderful the world would be for all the students.
小黑線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
imagination：n. 幻想
cram school：補習班
tutor：n. 家教
insert：v. 插入
chip：n. 晶片
brain：n. 腦袋
works of Beethoven：貝多芬的作品
wonderful：a. 極好的
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幻想未來學校
我希望未來是沒有學校的，沒有老師，補習班，家教或考試，取而代之的是，只要在腦後插入晶片，那晶片會教你所有想要知道的課程，例如，如果你想學鋼琴，只要插入一種晶片，你就能彈所有貝多芬的作品，想想看！這對所有的學生而言，是一個多棒的世界啊！

My Opinion on Movies

2006-05-18T08:47:00.000+08:00

My Opinion on Movies
I love movies. Some people like to see thrillers, science fiction, or action movies, but I prefer romance, fantasy, and comedy films. A number of people think going to a movie theater is a waste of time and money. However, I strongly disagree. I think going to a movie theater is a pleasure because the quality and sound effects are better than watching a movie at home. It is also great to laugh or scream with the crowd in the theater. For me, seeing a movie is a great way to spend time with my friends or family.
小黑線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
thriller：n. 恐怖
science fiction：科幻
action movie：動作電影
prefer：v. 偏好
romance：n. 浪漫
fantasy：n. 幻想
comedy film：喜劇片
strongly disagree：非常不同意
quality：n. 品質
scream：.v. 尖叫
crowd：n. 人群
theater：n. 電影院
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看電影之我見
我喜歡看電影，有些人喜歡看恐怖片，科幻片或動作片，可是我喜歡看愛情、奇幻和喜劇片，許多人認為去電影院看電影是浪費時間和金錢的，可是我卻不這樣認為，我覺得去電影院看電影是一種享受，因為劇院裡的音響效果比家裡更好，而且和群眾一起大笑大叫，感覺很棒，對我而言，和朋友或家人看電影是打發時間的好方法。

最棒的必讀童書

2006-05-15T08:46:00.000+08:00

The Best Must Read Books
There was an article in the evening newspaper. It was about the “Top 30 Must Read Books.” Guess which one was number one? It was “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.” This book is one of the seven books from The Chronicles of Narnia. I have read all these books and I agree with the reviews. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the best one in the series. I think this book is really magical. It’s full of fantasy and it is fun and exciting, which makes the readers want to keep reading it.
美少女線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
chronicle：n. 記事
series：n. 系列
review：n. 評論
magical：a. 有魔力的, 迷人的
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最棒的必讀童書
今天的晚報上有篇報導，那是關於30本必讀童書的書單，你猜猜看那一本排名第一？答案是獅子、巫師和魔櫥，這是那尼亞傳奇系列7本書中的一本，這些書我都讀過，我也同意書評的看法，我想這本書真的具有魔力，它充滿了幻想，樂趣和刺激，真叫人百看不厭，愛不釋手。

戶外教學

2006-05-11T22:32:00.000+08:00

The Field Trip
Today, we went on a field trip. All the seventh graders voted and decided to go to Leo-Foo Village Theme Park. Even though I am a scaredy cat and don’t dare to ride any of the exciting rides, I still think it was a good choice. Since all the people played by the rules, no one cut in line, became rowdy, or littered. It is a good place to learn good manners and socialize.
美少女線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
field trip：戶外教學
vote：v. 投票
scaredy cat：易受驚嚇的人
ride：v. 騎, 乘坐
exciting：a. 令人興奮的
cut in line：插隊
rowdy：a. 吵鬧的
good manner：好的舉止, 禮貌
socialize：v. 交際
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戶外教學
今天是戶外教學日，全七年級的同學投票決定要去六福村主題樂園，雖然我是個膽小鬼，不敢玩任何刺激的遊樂設施，但是我還是認為這是一個好選擇，因為所有的同學都很守規矩，沒有人插隊，也沒有吵鬧或亂丟垃圾。這是一個學習禮儀及交際的好地方。

段考成績的期待

2006-05-08T22:32:00.000+08:00

Expectation of the Midterm Test
Today was the most flustering day of my life. Do you know why? It is because the teacher handed out our test answer sheets. After I found out my Chinese, Math, English, and Biology grades, I was very satisfied. However, the result of one subject, Social Studies, is still unknown. I have a feeling that I didn’t do too badly and I am looking forward to getting my social studies answer sheet back.
乖乖虎線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
fluster：v. 慌亂
handed out：發回
answer sheet：考卷
Biology：n. 生物
Social Studies：n. 社會學
looking forward to：期待
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段考成績的期待
今天真是有生以來最心慌的一天，你知道為什麼嗎?因為老師發下幾科段考的答案卷了，我已經知道成績的有國文、數學、英文、和生物。對於這幾科的成績，我覺得非常滿意，但是還有社會科還沒公佈，我覺得我應該考得不差，我期待能趕快拿到社會科的考卷。

週末逛街

2006-05-08T22:31:00.000+08:00

Shopping on the Weekend
On Friday, when I just finished my tests, I went straight to Gong-Guan with my friends to take sticker pictures. On Saturday, I went to Xi-Men-Ding with my mother to buy a pair of uniform pants and to see the movie, “Just Like Heaven.” Tonight, I also went to see a dance performance. All in all, it was a fantastic holiday.
乖乖虎線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
straight：a. 直接的
uniform pants：製服褲子
all in all：總之
fantastic：a. 很棒的
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週末逛街
星期五一考完試，我就和同學直接殺到公館逛街、拍大頭貼，星期六我媽又帶我去西門町買了一條製服褲子，還看了一部電影「出竅情人」，今天晚上我去看了一場舞蹈表演，總而言之，這個週末簡直太棒了。

期中考試

2006-05-08T22:28:00.000+08:00

Midterm Test
Time flies in the wink of an eye, in a few more days I will have my midterm test. Since I didn’t do as well as expected on my first test, I learned my lesson and I am working harder than before. Therefore, after working hard for more than one month, I hope I will improve.
乖乖虎線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
wink：v. 眨眼
expected：.a. 期望的
learned my lesson：學到教訓
improve：v. 改進
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期中考試
時光飛逝，再過幾天就要段考了，由於第一次段考考得並不理想，我已經學到教訓了，所以這一次我比以前用功，經過這一個多月的努力，我希望能有所進步。

中國民族舞蹈

2006-05-05T14:06:00.000+08:00

Chinese Folk Dance
Tonight, I went to see a Chinese Folk dance performance. The theme involved the immigration of the Hakka to Taiwan, a wild and isolated island, also known as Formosa. They experienced floods and disasters, overcame many hardships, and also harvested many years of hard work. I enjoyed this performance very much, since I am learning Chinese Folk dance myself. I think watching this performance was a really good chance for me to improve my dancing skills. My dancing teacher encourages me to see as many performances as possible. Therefore, when the people were dancing on stage, I paid attention to every movement.
小圓圓線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站:
folk dance：n. 民俗舞
performance：n. 表演
isolate：v. 隔離、使孤立
disaster：n. 災難
hardship：n. 困境
harvest：v. 收獲
encourage：v. 鼓勵
pay attention to：v. 專心、注意
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中國民族舞蹈
今天晚上我去看了一場中國民俗舞蹈表演，內容是關於早期客家子弟移民到台灣的故事。他們如何在荒蕪的孤島上，經歷了洪水等天災，最後克服萬難，多年來的努力，總算有了收成。我非常喜歡這個表演，因為我自己也在學習中國民俗舞蹈，我認為這是改進我的舞技的好機會，而且我的舞蹈老師也鼔勵我，儘可能地多觀賞這一類的表演，所以我非常專注台上舞者的肢體動作。

牙齒校正檢查

2006-04-28T14:12:00.000+08:00

Dentist Checkup
Last summer, I got braces and tonight I had to get a checkup at the dentist. This isn’t the first time though, since I have to get a checkup every three weeks. Normally, Dr. Guo just changes the rubber bands around the transparent brackets. As usual, he just did that. However, when I arrived home, my teeth were aching very badly. It seemed that Dr. Guo used a stronger kind of rubber band than before. I thought “why do I have to check my teeth before my midterm?” Nevertheless, all I could do was hope that my teeth would not affect my spirit and make me all grumpy, which is definitely not good for my preparation for the upcoming tests.
小圓圓線上陪讀 [下載]

字彙加油站：
checkup：v. 檢查
brace：n. 牙套
rubber band：n. 橡皮筋
transparent：a. 透明的
brackets：n. 牙套方形固定器
ache：v. 疼痛
midterm：n. 期中考
affect：v. 影響
spirit：n. 精神
grumpy：a. 性情乖戾的
definitely：adv. 一定地
upcoming：即將來臨
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牙齒校正檢查
暑假時，我裝了牙套，今天晚上，我去牙醫那兒做例行性檢查，這並不是第一次了，因為我必須每三個禮拜檢查一次，通常郭醫師是把透明方形牙套固定器周圍的橡皮筋換新，今天也跟往常一樣，但是當我一回到家，我的牙齒却痛的很厲害，好像郭醫師用了更強的橡皮筋綁著牙套似的，我心想「我為什麼要在段考前去檢查牙齒呢?」然而我現在所能做的就只有祈禱，希望我的牙痛不會影響到我的精神，使我的心情低落，這樣對我準備即將來臨的段考，是沒有一點幫助的。

心中永遠的故事書

2006-04-25T15:49:00.000+08:00

A Story Book in Mind
When I was very young, I read a really stimulating book. The title of the book is called “The Trumpet of the Swan”. Although it has been a long time since I first read it, I decided to take it off of the bookshelf, blow off the dust from its cover, and read it again. This book states how difficult it is for a cygnet named “Louis” to live without a voice. However, he never gave up. Instead, he faced his problems bravely. I think the theme and idea of the book is relevant to our daily lives. Therefore, we should follow in Louis' steps and overcome our obstacles.
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stimulate：v. 激勵
trumpet：n. 喇叭
swan：n. 天鵝
blow off：v. 吹掉
cygnet：n. 小天鵝
theme：n. 主題
deal with：v. 處理
obstacle：n. 障礙
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心中永遠的故事書
當我年紀很小時，我讀了一本能激勵人心的書，書名是「天鵝的喇叭」。雖然那是很久以前讀的，但是我還是決定把它從書架上拿下來，吹掉上面沉積已久的灰塵，再看一次。
這本書陳述一隻名叫路易士的聾啞小天鵝，如何勇敢面對人生的困境，永不氣餒。我認為這本書的主題與劇情，與我們生活週遭息息相關，所以我們應該追隨路易士的腳步，排除萬難，向光明的前程邁進。

哈利波特電影

2006-04-11T08:24:00.000+08:00

The Harry Potter Movie
Last Sunday, I went to Warner Village to see the movie “ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. I think it is a very good piece of work, better than the third movie, because the third movie wasn’t in order and it skipped many parts (compared to the book).
Even though the movie is not as exciting as the book, I still like it very much. In my opinion, Harry is brave, Ron is a loyal friend, and Hermione is very smart and a good friend as well.
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a good piece of work：一件好的作品
compare：v. 和...相比
brave：a. 勇敢的
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哈利波特電影
上星期天我去華納威秀看哈利波特電影—火盃的考驗，我認為這是一部很好的電影作品，比第三集好看，因為第三集的電影沒有按照書中順序拍，而且省略了許多部份。
雖然這部電影並沒有書中精彩，但是我還是非常喜歡它。我覺得哈利非常勇敢，榮恩是一位忠心的朋友，而且妙麗非常聰明，也是哈利的益友。