I like my school

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

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

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

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

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.
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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

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.
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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

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

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

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

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.
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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

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

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.
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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

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”。