11-Frog Prince

---------- The wheels on the bus go round and round ------------
wheel  輪子，車輪
horn  警笛，喇叭，角；觸角
beep 嗶嗶的聲音
wiper  汽車擋風玻璃的）雨刷
swish 作窸窣聲
signal   信號；暗號
blink  閃亮，閃爍
motor  馬達，發動機
zoom  發出嗡嗡聲
------------  Frog Prince  -------------------------------
frog  青蛙
prince  王子
it's time...... 該是....的時候了
in front of  在...前面
follow along  遵照，依照
follow  跟隨
flower  花
bow  彎腰
bend  彎曲，折彎
forward  向前
greet  問候，迎接
The Princess whose name was Elizabeth
loved to play and her favorite plaything was a golden ball
plaything  供玩耍的東西；玩具
tired of  厭煩 be + tired of
bounce  球）彈起，彈回
throw  投，擲，拋
so they started to play a new game
jump  跳；跳躍
catch  接住，抓住
well  井，水井
toward  向，朝
before the golden ball could see where he was going
fall  fell  fallen falling  落下；跌倒  --> fall vs fell
reply  回答，答覆
tear  眼淚
bright  明亮的；發亮的
sparkle  發火花；閃耀
jewel  寶石
crown  王冠
shine through   顯而易見﹐表現明顯
shine  發光；照耀
darkness  黑暗；陰暗
wake up  醒來
suddenly  意外地；忽然
weep  哭泣，流淚
fetch  （去）拿來；去拿……給
silk  蠶絲，絲
dress  女裝；連衣裙
necklace  項鍊
pearl  珍珠
supper  晚餐，晚飯
plate  盤子，盆，碟
pillow  枕頭
promise  承諾，諾言
with that  接著, 然後
disappear  消失，不見
pop up  出現, 發生
minute  分（鐘）
toy  玩具，玩物
chase  追逐；追捕
chase after rainbows  想入非非
castle  城堡
slam  猛扔，猛推
the frog had been waiting for Elizabeth all night
tire  1. 疲倦   2. 輪胎
hungry  飢餓的
knock  相撞，碰擊
Elizabeth got up to see who that could be.
command  命令 order
near  近的
the frog followed Elizabeth wherever she went that night
and sat next to her wherever she sat
certainly  無疑地；必定
Elizabeth had forgotten what the King had told her and she
had certainly forgotten her promises
get angry at
run over  跑過去
pick up 接起來
wall  牆，壁
against  倚；靠
rise  上升；升起 raise
its （it的所有格）它的
handsome  （男子）英俊的
Edward  愛德華
witch  女巫，巫婆
spell  咒語，符咒
faithful  忠實的；忠誠的
servant  僕人
take a fancy to  愛上
cast a spell  施法術
cheer  歡呼，喝采
bring brought
and never again did the Princess break her promises
---------------I've Got the Joy in M ---------
joy  歡樂，高興
Jesus  耶穌
peace  （心的）平靜，安詳；寧靜
heckle  詰問，激烈質問；
heathen  異教徒
far out  最新的
faith 信念；信任
freak out  暫時對自己失去控制, 發瘋,
glorious  光榮的，榮耀的
Redeemer  救主，耶穌基督
Messiah  （猶太人盼望的復國救主）彌賽亞
manifest  顯然的，明白的
baffle 使受挫折，阻撓
Buddhist  佛教徒
devil   魔王；撒旦
--------------- -Jack and Jill ---------
hill  小山；丘陵
fetch  去）拿來；去拿……給
pail 桶；提桶
tumbling   翻跟頭；翻滾
trot  小跑，快步
caper  雀躍，蹦跳
plaster  灰泥，灰漿
vinegar  醋
grin  露齒而笑
vex  使生氣；使痛苦
whip 鞭笞，抽打
disaster  災害，災難
--------------- Country Boy ----------------
if I was in your shoes   (用以引導出勸告某人的話)如果我處在你的位置
sand  沙地；沙灘
tan  曬成棕褐色
will  心願；目的
bill  帳單
wiggly 擺動的
worm  蟲，蠕蟲
squirm  蠕動，扭動
brook  小河，小溪
shaggy  長滿粗毛的，有粗毛的
hollow  空的，中空的
dew  露，露水
seed  種子，籽
weed  雜草；野草
hoe  鋤，鋤頭

SO + V + S

SO  +  V  +  S

so  後面要接倒裝句

I was tired , and so were the others .
我累了，其他人也一樣。

I like dancing ; so does my wife .
 我喜歡跳舞，我太太也喜歡。

前言

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Country boy

Johnny Cash(強尼凱許)

Country Boy

作詞：John R. Cash
作曲：John R. Cash

Country boy
Ain't got no shoes
Country boy
Ain't got no blues

Well you work all day while you're waitin' to play
In the sun and the sand, with a face that's tan
At the end of the day, when your work is done
You ain't got nothin' but fun

Country boy
Ain't got no wills
Country boy
You don't owe no bills

You get a wiggly worm and then you watch him squirm
While you put him on a hook and you drop him in a brook
If everything's gonna turn out right
You're gonna fry fish tonight

Country boy
You got a lot to lose
Country boy
How I wish I was in your shoes

Country boy
You got a shaggy dog
Country boy
Up a hollow log

Well he comes in a run, when you pick up your gun
And with a shell or two and your dog and you
When you get your rabbit, you'll skin his hide
He's gonna be good fried

Country boy
You got a lot to lose
Country boy
How I wish I was in your shoes

Country boy
You got work to do
Country boy
In the morning dew

You gotta plant the seed, you gotta cut the weeds
There's many a row you know you gotta hoe
When it's quittin' time, and your work is through
There's a lot of life in you

Country boy
You're lucky free
Country boy
I wish I was you and you was me

Jack and Jill went up the hill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after

Up Jack got and home did trot
as fast as he could caper
He went to bed and plastered his head
With vinegar and brown paper.

When Jill came in and she did grin
To see his paper plaster
Mother vexed did whip her next
For causing Jack's disaster

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy

There are many possible lyrics. The most common opening lyric and chorus is as follows:

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart (Where?)
Down in my heart (Where?)
Down in my heart
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart (Where?)
Down in my heart to stay
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart

Subsequent lyrics include:

I've got the peace that passes understanding down in my heart...
I've got the happy hope that heckles heathens down in my heart...
I've got the far out faith that freaks out farmers down in my heart...
I've got the glorious hope of my Blessed Redeemer way down in the depths of my heart...
I've got the mighty Messiah that manifests miracles down in the depths of my heart...
I've got the Bible Beliefs that baffle the Buddhist way down in the depths of my heart...
Well, if the devil doesn't like it he can sit on a tack...
I've got the Love Of Jesus Christ My Savior down in my heart...
I've got the wonderful Love of my Blessed Redeemer way down in the depths of my heart...
I've got the brightest light in the depths of my heart...

The wheels on the bus go round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round.
round and round.
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town!

The people on the bus go up and down.
up and down.
up and down.
The people on the bus go up and down,
all through the town!

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep.
beep, beep beep.
beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep.
all through the town!

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish.
swish, swish, swish.
swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish,
all through the town!

The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink.
blink, blink, blink.
blink, blink, blink.
The signals on the bus go blink, blink, blink,
all through the town!

The motor on the bus goes zoom, zoom, zoom.
zoom, zoom, zoom.
zoom, zoom, zoom.
The motor on the bus goes zoom, zoom, zoom,
all through the town!

The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa.
waa, waa, waa.
waa, waa, waa.
The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa,
all through the town!

The parents on the bus go shh, shh, shh.
shh, shh, shh.
shh, shh, shh.
The parents on the bus go shh, shh, shh,
all through the town!

The mummy on the bus says, I love you.
I love you, I love you
The daddy on the bus says, I love you, too.
All through the town.

cure heal

heal     治癒；使恢復健康  [（+of）]

: to become healthy or well again
: to make (someone or something) healthy or well again

cure  治癒  [（+of）]

: something (such as a drug or medical treatment) that
  stops a disease and makes someone healthy again
: something that ends a problem or improves a bad situation
: the act of making someone healthy again after an illness

cure  比較針對藥物的治療 可以當名詞用
heal  可用在傷口的治療，身體自然的復原，   只有當動詞

A physician ' s sacred duty is to heal the sick .
醫生的神聖職責就是治癒病人。

His shoulder healed , and he went back to his job .
他的肩傷痊癒了，於是他回去繼續工作。

Antibiotics help to cure many diseases that were formerly fatal .
抗生素有助於治療許多以前會是致命的疾病。

Penicillin cured him of pneumonia .
青黴素治癒了他的肺炎。

You cured me completely .
你完全治癒了我。

There ' s no known cure for a cold .
治療感冒尚無良方

She tried every means to cure her child of the bad habit .
她想盡一切辦法試圖改掉她孩子的這個惡習。

treat

treat  對待；看待

:to deal with or think about (something) especially in a particular way
: to think of and act toward (someone or something) in a specified way
: to pay for someone's food, drink, or entertainment

Do not treat this serious matter as a joke .
不要把這件嚴肅的事情當作笑料。

She treated me all right .
她對我還不錯。

This substance must be treated with acid .
這材料得用酸來處理。

The book treats some political problems .
該書論述某些政治問題。

The doctors were not able to treat this disease .
醫生治不了這種病。

We ' ll treat you to dinner .
我們請你吃飯。

This book treats of economic problems .
這本書探討經濟問題。

I ' ll treat today .
今天我作東請客。

It ' s my treat .
我請客。

It ' s a great treat for them to go to the theater .
他們去看戲真是樂事。

For dessert we had fresh strawberries - - a real treat .
飯後甜點我們吃鮮草莓--真是難得的享受。

Valentine, Oh, Valentine

Valentine, Oh, Valentine,
Curl your locks as I do mine;
Two before and two behind;
Good-morrow to you, Valentine.

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Valentine  在情人節（二月十四日）贈送給情人的禮物（或情人卡)

curl  捲曲

lock  鎖

morrow  翌日

good-morrow  早晨好！

一開始學習 a b c d 是有原因的

其實 英文26個字母的發音，有點像中文的注音符號
學會英文26個字母的發音，你就學會英文的基本發音

例如： R

          學會Ｒ的發音 你就學會捲舌的發音
          學會 x的發音  exercise  發音就會很容易

學好英文發音，從ABC開始
一旦ABC發音正確，會更像美國人發音。

YouTube  搜尋：

         " 標準英語發音從ABC開始！Regina教你標準發音 "
         " English Pronunciation - ABCDEFG - How to say letters "
         " How to pronounce the letter "N" "
       

學英文 聽力最難

學英文 聽力最難
聽英文時  請注意聽 仔細聽
聽出有哪些單字
有聽不懂得音  要把他聽熟
試想可能的拼法 字義
就算聽不懂 也要專心聽
請關掉螢幕的電源
不要讓電腦螢幕讓你分心

取自成寒部落格
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最後來講，為什麼要專注，不要聽那麼多遍？

　　1. 現實世界裡，每個人講話只會講一遍。（誰會重覆再重覆？）

　　2. 考聽力測驗時，題目和選擇題答案，它只會念一次。（不會一念再念）
           
如果您怕吵到別人那就戴耳機

＊我是一個非常專注的人

　讀書效率極高

　若我是你的話，我會在早上出門前聽

　晚上別人還沒睡覺前聽

　這樣就已經聽夠多了

＊一天到晚都在聽英文的人

　可能沒辦法做到 100% 專注

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有些人會認為 CD 的音質不好
我一開始也這樣認為
後來發現是自己的耳朵的問題
CD的音質是 ok 的

有本書把成功的因素定義為：

成功  =  對的方法 ( 教材 ) X 專注 X 投入時間＋原本的資產

05-Songs & Stories_5

----------For He's a Jolly Good Fellow-------
jolly  快活的，高興的
fellow  【口】男人；傢伙；人
deny  否定，否認
which nobody can deny
so say all of us  ->  so + V + S
--------Queen was in the parlour-------
Queen  皇后
parlour  起居室  客廳
bread  麵包
honey  蜂蜜
-------The Twelve Days of Christmas------
partridge  鷓鴣
pear  洋梨
turtle dove   斑鳩
French  法國人；法語
hen  母雞
rooster  公雞
goose  geese  鵝；雌鵝
lay  下蛋
swan  天鵝
swim  游，游泳
maid  女僕
piper  吹笛者；風笛手
lord  勳爵
leap  跳，跳躍
fiddler  【口】小提琴手
fiddle  拉提琴
violin  小提琴
---------Ride a-cock horse to Banbury Cross-------
---------Simple Simon met a pieman---------
fair  （定期）集市，廟會
ware  （構成複合字）……製品，……物品，……器皿
---------Little Drummer  Boy---------
drummer  鼓手
newborn  新出生的
fine finer  finest  美好的，優秀的；
honor  榮譽；名譽
Jesus  耶穌
nod  點頭
ox and ass kept time (?)
ox  牛
ass  驢子
drum  鼓
---------Up hill and down dale--------
hill  小山；丘陵
dale  山谷，谷
vale  谷；溪谷
spouse  配偶
anon
---------Little Miss Muffet----
tuffet  矮凳
curd  凝乳
whey  乳漿，乳清
great  大的，巨大的
giant  超巨大
spider  蜘蛛
frighten  使驚恐，使害怕
--------Knees Up Mother Brown-----
knee   膝，膝蓋
hop  人）單足跳
breeze  吹著微風
prance  昂首闊步，神氣活現地走
whirl  同一方向 一直旋轉
twirl  一下右轉圈 一下左轉圈

10-The Little Red Riding Hood

----------10-01-Hey! Porter Johnny Cash------------
porter  （車站，機場等的）搬運工人，腳夫
Mason Dixon Line  梅森—迪克森線  --> Mason Dixon Line 
                                    美國賓夕法尼亞州與馬里蘭州之間的分界線
daylight  日光；白晝
puff  一陣陣地吹（或噴）
strain  拉緊；拖緊；伸張
strain eyes  盡力睜大（眼）
blow 吹
frost   霜
cotton  棉，棉花
scream  尖叫
Southern   （在）南方的；
breeze  微風，和風
Tennessee  美國田納西州  -->  Tennessee
lonesome   寂寞的；孤單的
steam  蒸汽，水蒸汽
 fare  （交通工具的）票價，車（船）費
 soil  土，泥土
breathe   呼吸；呼氣
------------------10-05-London Bridge is Fall---------
London  倫敦（英國首都）
bridge  橋，橋樑
fair  （皮膚）白皙的；
wood  木頭；木材
clay  黏土；泥土
wash away (用水)沖掉
silver  銀
gold  金
steal  stole  stolen  偷，竊取
-----------------Did you ever see a horse---------
board  木板；板
lace  繫帶子；用帶子縛緊
pin  （用別針等）別住
moth  蛾；蠹，蛀蟲
bawl  大喊，大叫  -->  cry vs shout yell scream shriek call
lash  急速揮動
stick  釘住；插牢
drum  打鼓
clam  蛤，蛤蜊
bake  烘，烤
---------- Little Red Riding Hood ------
classic  經典
coloring  book  著色簿
go  through
freckle  雀斑；斑點
basket  籃，簍，筐
goody  好吃的東西，糖果
started skipping  開始蹦蹦跳跳
cry out  大聲喊叫
lumberjack  伐木工人
bush  灌木，灌木叢
wolf  狼
peek  偷看，窺視
squirrel  松鼠
munch     咯吱咯吱地咀嚼；津津有味地嚼
nut  堅果；核果；堅果仁
scream  尖叫；放聲大哭  -->  cry vs shout yell scream shriek call
 no  match  比不過
match  比賽，競賽
tie up  綁住
scarf   圍巾；披巾
nightcap  睡帽
pretend  佯裝；假裝
arm  手臂
leap  跳，跳躍
roar  （獅，虎等）吼叫
lick  舔，舐
chops  下巴  顎
loud  大聲的，響亮的
leg  腿，足
ax  斧
flashlight  手電筒
hide  把……藏起來
hide hid hidden
closet  壁櫥；碗櫥  衣櫥
broom  掃帚
feast  盛宴，筵席
worry about  焦慮
---------Row, Row, Row Your Boat-------
row  划（船）
boat  小船
Gently  溫柔地 輕輕地
Merrily  快樂地，愉快地
dream 夢  幻想，空想
---------- Over the river and through the woods------------
drift  漂，漂流          -->  draft  草稿，草圖 【美】徵兵，徵集  （職業運動的）選拔制度
sleigh  雪橇
trot  （馬等的）小跑，快步
dapple  有斑點的，花斑的
hound  獵犬
dreadfully  可怕地，恐怖地
pudding  布丁
pumpkin 南瓜
pie  派 餡餅

Over the river and through the woods

Over the river and through the woods
To Grandmother's house we go.
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
Through white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow.
It stings the toes and bites the nose
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the woods
To have a full day of play.
Oh, hear the bells ringing ting-a-ling-ling,
For it is Christmas Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast my dapple gray;
Spring o'er the ground just like a hound,
For this is Christmas Day.

Over the river and through the woods
And straight through the barnyard gate.
It seems that we go so dreadfully slow;
It is so hard to wait.

Over the river and through the woods,
Now Grandma's cap I spy.
Hurrah for fun; the pudding's done;
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie.

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

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Did you ever see a horse fly

Did you ever see a horse fly,
a horse fly, a horse fly?
Did you ever see a horse fly,
a horse fly, fly, fly?

Did you ever see a board walk,
a board walk, a board walk?
Did you ever see a board walk,
a board walk, walk, walk?

Additional verses:

Shoe lace, hair pin, tooth pick, eye drop,
neck tie, moth bawl, eye lash, yard stick, ear drum, clam bake

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Tennessee

Tennessee  ( TN )

田納西州（英語：Tennessee），位於美國南方。首府納士維

(Nashville），是美國鄉村音樂的中心。其他著名城市還有曼非斯。美國

2012年人口估算顯示，田納西州共有人口645.6萬人。

田納西州下轄95個郡，請詳見:田納西州行政區劃

重要城市則有: 州首府是納士維，城市範圍最大。曼非斯人口最多，佔全州

的20%。查塔努加和諾克斯維爾是靠近大煙山的東部地區城市，有差不多

納士維或是曼非斯三分之一的人口。布利斯托、金斯波特、詹森城是由5個

重要的人口中心組成的，通常稱為「三角城市帶」，坐落在州的大東北。

納士維（Nashville）

曼非斯（Memphis）－

           藍調和鄉村音樂中心，馬丁·路德·金在此被暗殺，貓

           王（Elvis Presley）的故鄉。FedEx全球總部所在地。

三城區（Tri-City Area）

布利斯托（Bristol）－

             有重要的NASCAR（美國全國賽車聯合會）賽事。

金斯波特（Kingsport）

詹森城（Johnson City）

查塔努加（Chattanooga）

諾克斯維爾（Knoxville）

士麥那（Smyrna）－

             日產汽車系列產品的製造地。

斯普林希爾（Spring Hill）－

              像士麥那，是重要的汽車製作中心，通用汽車

              的土星製造工廠所在地。

NBA Basketball

               曼菲斯灰熊隊（Memphis Grizzlies）

London Bridge is falling down

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.

Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.

There is considerable variation in the lyrics of the rhyme.
The most frequently used first verse is:

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.[1]

In the version quoted by Iona and Peter Opie
 in 1951 the full lyrics were:

London Bridge is broken down,
Broken down, broken down.
London Bridge is broken down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.

Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair lady.[2]

歌詞中冒出的一句「我的女士」，
其實是倫敦市民在質問藉修橋而
中飽私囊的英王皇后。

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Mason-dixon-line

爲美國賓夕法尼亞州( Pennsylvania )與馬里蘭州( Maryland )之間的分界線，於1763年至1767年由英國

測量家查理斯·梅森（Charles Mason，1728年4月—1786年10月25日）和英

國測量家、天文學家傑里邁·狄克森（Jeremiah Dixon，1733年7月27日—

1779年1月22日）共同勘測後確定。美國內戰期間成為自由州（北）與蓄奴

州（南）的界線

10-01-Hey! Porter Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Hey Porter


Hey porter! Hey porter!

Would you tell me the time?

How much longer will it be till we cross that Mason Dixon Line?

At daylight would ya tell that engineer

to slow it down?

Or better still, just stop the train,

Cause I wanna look around.


Hey porter! Hey porter!

What time did ya say?

How much longer will it be till I can see the light of day?

When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer

to ring his bell?

And ask everybody that ain't asleep

to stand right up and yell.


Hey porter! Hey porter!

It's getting light outside.

This old train is puffin' smoke, and I have to strain my eyes.

But ask that engineer if he will

blow his whistle please.

Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves

and I feel that Southern breeze.


Hey porter! Hey porter!

Please get my bags for me.

I need nobody to tell me now

that we're in Tennessee.

Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream,

We're not so far from home

so take it easy on the steam.


Hey porter! Hey porter!

Please open up the door.

When they stop the train I'm gonna get off first

Cause I can't wait no more.

Tell that engineer I said thanks alot,

and I didn't mind the fare.

I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil

and breathe that Southern air.

04-Songs & Stories_4

--------Ring Little Bells------
enter  進入
bar  閂，橫槓
doorway  出入口，門口，門道
bless  祝福
maid  少女，（未婚的）年輕女子
infant  嬰兒
tender  柔軟
shelter  掩蔽，遮蔽
praise  讚揚，稱讚
steal  偷竊
mid  中央的，中間的
peal  宏亮而持續的響聲
holy  神聖的
----------Mistress Mary-----------------
Mistress  （大寫，用作稱呼，現已為Miss或Mrs.所替代）小姐；夫人
quite  完全，徹底
contrary  相反的，對立的
garden  花園；菜園
cockle  shell  貝殼
cowslip  黃花九輪草
-----------The Little Engine That Could
railroad train  鐵路火車
toy  玩具，玩物
start out  出發
chug  軋軋聲（引擎排氣聲）
engine  火車頭  引擎
up in front  前面上方  (火車頭)
clack  發出嗶剝聲
clickety clack  ?嗒?嗒響
reach  抵達，到達
roar  轟隆震響
moan  嗚咽聲  悲歎
groan  呻吟聲；哼聲
moan and groan  哀怨呻吟
huff and puff  氣喘吁吁
weary  疲倦的，疲勞的
in vain  無結果的; 無用的
alas  （表示悲痛、憐憫、遺憾、關切等）哎呀，唉
alack  【古】嗚呼！哀哉！（表示遺憾、悲痛、驚訝等）
alas alack  唉嗚呼
sneer  輕蔑地笑；冷笑
scornfully  瞧不起的、不屑的
reply  回答，答覆
bother  煩擾，打攪
mean  吝嗇的，小氣的
hitch  鉤住；拴住
though  雖然；儘管
take a lesson  學到教訓  上課
-------Needles---------
needle  針；編織針
pin  大頭針；別針
--------Wouldn't it be funny?----
cobbler  補鞋匠；製鞋匠
mend  修理，修補
half past two  半小時再過2分鐘
neat  整潔的；整齊的
whistle  （鳥）囀鳴聲  哨音；笛聲
----------Once I saw a little bird--------
hop  單足跳；蹦蹦跳；跳躍
far away  遠處
fly  flew  flown
---------Pease-pudding hot-------
Pease-pudding  豆粉布丁
Pease  豌豆
pudding   布丁
in  the  pot  在鍋子裡
nine days old  九天的時間

venture adventure

adventure ( 探險 )-----親歷險境的感受


        They set out on a daring space adventure.

        他們著手進行一項大膽的太空探險。

         No man would adventure it.

        無人會冒這個險。


venture ( 冒險的事業 \ 活動 )-----精神上的感受


         He has started a joint venture in Singapore.

         他已在新加坡辦起一家合資公司。

         He ventured large sums of money on speculative stocks.

         他將大筆的錢拿去做股票投機。

         He is too timid to venture upon a new undertaking.

         他太膽小,不敢從事新的事業。

stretch extend spread expend

reach  抵達，到達；達到  
           伸出（手）；伸手及到，夠到

           When  will  they  reach  Los  Angeles ?  
           他們什麼時候抵達洛杉磯？

           He  reached  his  hand  out  for  the  book  I  offered  him .  
           他伸出手來接我給他的書。
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stretch   伸直  用於自己的手或腳伸直或拉直

             She stretched out her hand for the dictionary .

             她伸手拿字典

             The little girl stretched her rubber band .

             小女孩拉長橡皮筋

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extend   延長  除了用於 自己的手或腳 也可用於時間 空間的延長

            Can ' t you extend your visit for a few days ?

            你們訪問的時間不能延長幾天嗎？

           The tourist season extends from May till October .

            旅遊季節從五月延續到十月

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spread   擴展

           I spread my arms as far apart as I could .

          我盡可能地將雙臂伸展開。

           Mom spread a new table - cloth on the table .
 
           媽媽在桌上鋪了一塊新桌布。

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expand  擴張

          The eagle expanded its wings .

         老鷹展開翅膀。

         In ten years the city ' s population expanded by 12 % .

        十年之中，該城人口擴張了百分之十二。


原文 :

stretch

    : to make (something) wider or longer by pulling it

    : to become longer or wider when pulled

    : to put your arms, legs, etc., in positions that make the muscles long and tight

extend

    : to cause (something, such as your arm or leg) to straighten out or to stretch out

    : to become longer or to be able to become longer

    : to continue in a specified direction or over a specified distance, space, or time

spread

     : to open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area

     : to place (things) over a large area

     : to become larger or to affect a larger area : to move into more places

expend

     : to increase in size, range, or amount : to become bigger

     : to cause (something) to increase in size, range, or amount : to make

       (something) bigger

     : to write (something) in full form

bother disturb

bother  打擾

        是對某事/物的感受.所以這詞事不能用在事物上. 原因是事物是無法” 感受”的

     
         I can ' t bother him with my little affairs .

         我不能因自己那點小事去打擾他。

        The way my brother talked to Mother bothered me .  

        我兄弟對母親說話的那副模樣惹我惱火。


disturb  妨礙  阻礙
 
         是對已有的順序,或計畫的干擾

                 
         I ' m sorry to disturb you so early .

         對不起，我這麼早打擾你。

        They were charged with disturbing the public peace .

        他們被指控擾亂公共治安。

hug embrace

hug    抱  屬於外在形式的抱

         They hugged each other for the success .  

         他們為成功而互相擁抱

          She hugged her belief in ghosts .  

          她堅持相信有鬼。


embrace   擁抱 懷抱  還包括內心的情感

         They embraced each other warmly .  

         他們相互熱烈擁抱。

          People in this region embraced Christianity at the turn of the century .  

          這一地區的人在本世紀初開始信奉基督教。

原文 :

           

         They are both basically the same... but an embrace means to hold something close to you and your 

         heart.... you can embrace something that isn't physical... I.e. Embrace your religion..

09-The Tiger

walk in                        突然[擅自]闖入
mash                            糊狀物
potato                          馬鈴薯；洋芋
mashed  potatoes         洋芋泥
manner                        禮貌，規矩
napkin                         餐巾
lap                               大腿，膝部
take a nap                   小瞇一下, 小睡一下
nap                              午睡，打盹兒
bedroom                      臥室，寢室
snore                           打鼾
crawl                           爬，爬行
peep                            窺，偷看
starve                          餓得慌
bacon                          培根
juice                            果汁
toast                            土司
fuss                             忙亂；大驚小怪
toward                        向，朝
stop                            停車站
get off                         離開, 動身出發; 下車
popcorn                      爆玉米花
candy                        【美】糖果
wade                           蹚，涉水而行
wading pool                淺水池
row                            （一）列，（一）排
restless                        焦躁不安的，煩躁的
stage                           舞臺
screen                         銀幕；（電視的）螢光幕
scene                           戲劇的）一場
afternoon                    下午，午後
cartoon                       卡通電影，卡通
smile                          微笑；笑
step                             腳步
breakfast in bed          在床上用餐
get in                          上小車  get in the car
get on                         上大車 get on the bus
giraffe                        長頸鹿
serve                          服務
wave                          招手
raise                           舉起，抬起
beef  jerky                 美國牛肉乾

感覺英文進步 一位女建築師的夢想：尤利西斯旅店 Ulysses Hotel

from  成寒部落格  http://chenhen2013.pixnet.net/blog


回台灣後，趁著元旦假期努力惡補之前去美國遊玩時

delay 的教材。聽著聽著，我發現感覺與之前不同，彷彿

學武之人的任督二脈被打通一樣，我開始了解老師所說的

『英文理解力』這件事。



之前我聽教材做克漏字，是本著愚公移山的精神，對著

大半都聽不懂的內容，按照老師的進度表按表操課，數著我

聽了幾次、該做克漏字了、做完克漏字該對答案了、跟述要

做到7次才行（唯一的收穫是，當我念到〈第二集〉又回去

〈第一集〉階段做跟述，發現每個字、每段話都清清楚楚，

才開始覺得故事有趣極了）。



以前做苦工的成分居多，但是現在，我發現我做克漏字時，

就算有生字，也不影響我對每段句子的判斷。正確來說，我猜

懂了，我可以從前後文、帶子裡頭的聲音、背景音樂、人物的

對話中，了解到這個句子，這篇文章到底在說什麼？甚至我

不必去查單字也大概懂得單字的意義。瞬間，我做克漏字的

錯誤率降到3成以下（以前因為不懂句子的含意，常常填錯，

填成相近的音，其實那表示我還不懂這句話真正的意思）。




因為去了趟美國，在沒有字幕的情況裡，我必須硬著頭皮

猜意思（其實，那也要經過一段大量累積的苦工作為背景知識

才會猜對），猜習慣了，無形中把我大腦中那塊學習英文的連結

突觸組織起來了；除了這個進步，我覺得我突破了以往的學習

模式，從直線式學習（背→累積）變成面狀的學習方式（理解→

累積）。



這也讓我想到，當初我考建築師執照時，除了單科準備之外，

我會把所有考試範圍的東西畫在一棟房子裡，反而要比一點一點

破碎的東西記得牢，只是以前不知道這就叫做「做理解力」，

難怪我考了那麼多次，哈哈~~



當然，目前我對教材還不算是完全字字聽得清清楚楚，

但是，我卻覺得我腦中那片英文記憶，足夠讓應付一個一個

故事，這樣的吸收程度，絕對是以前只依靠一個故事，一個

單字的累積快上許多。我覺得我突破了一個很重要的關卡，

老師常提到的『英文理解力』原來這麼重要，並不是以前覺得

理解力不重要，而是 "I know, but I do not understand."

趁著有靈感時趕快把這些話寫下來，同時也讓這些收穫不要

跑掉。



一位女建築師的夢想：尤利西斯旅店 Ulysses Hotel

courageous audacity brave valiant boldness

courageous  膽量  有勇氣的能力 由內而外的勇氣
 
      He didn't have the courage to tell his mother that he had failed in the exam .
     他沒有勇氣告訴母親他考試不及格

audacity  大膽  膽大妄為，厚顏無恥

      Sky - diving takes both audacity and skill .   特技跳傘需要膽量和技巧
      He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary .   他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水。

brave  勇氣 表現出來的勇氣

        He was as brave as a lion .   他勇猛如雄獅。

valiant  英勇的  在過程中表現勇氣 即使最後失敗了 也堅持下去
   
        He made a valiant attempt to rescue the child .   他勇敢地試著去救那孩子。

boldness  大膽  比 audacity 正面 面對困難危險時 無懼的勇氣

       All admired his boldness in sailing into an enemy harbor to attack their ships .
      他駕船駛進敵人港口攻擊敵艦，大家對他的勇敢都很欽佩。


原文 :

Courageous
        the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear of being                   deflected from a chosen course of action.
Audacity
        daring or willingness to challenge assumptions or conventions or tackle something difficult or dangerous.
Brave  
         having or showing courage, especially when facing danger, difficulty or pain
Valiant
          brave and steadfast. Characterized by or performed with bravery but often ending in failure
Boldness
          courage combined with a willingness to take risks or attempt difficult or unconventional things.

mix blend combine merge mingle fusion

mix  使混和，攙和

: to combine (two or more things) to make one thing
  that is the same throughout
: to combine (two or more substances) to make a different substance
: to add (something) to something else
: to be combined and become one thing that is the same throughout

The workmen mixed sand , gravel , and cement to make concrete .
工人們把沙，石子和水泥混和成混凝土。

We can sometimes mix business with pleasure .
我們有時能把工作和娛樂結合起來。

She often buys some cake mixes on weekends .
她通常在週末買些蛋糕混合料。

blend  使混和，使混雜

: to mix (things) thoroughly and usually with good results
: to exist together as a combination

He blended butter and sugar together .
他將奶油和糖混合在一起。

Animals ' protective coloring enables them to blend with their surroundings .
動物的保護色使它們能和環境融成一體而不被發現。

combine  使結合；使聯合

: a group of people or organizations that work together
: a machine that cuts crops (such as corn or wheat)
and separates the seeds of the plant from the rest of the plan

Some films combine education with recreation .
有些電影把教育與娛樂結合起來。

We are going to combine the three departments soon .
我們很快就要合併這三個部門了。

The two old schools are to combine to form one big new school .
這兩所舊學校將合併組成一所新的大學校。

merge  使（公司等）合併

: to cause (two or more things, such as two companies)
  to come together and become one thing
: to join or unite (one thing) with another
: to become joined or united
: to change into or become part of something else in a very gradual way

It was decided that the two businesses should be merged .
人們決定應把這兩爿商店合併起來。

Our bank merged with theirs .
我們的銀行與他們的合併了。

The two lanes merge going into the tunnel .
兩條車道會合後引入隧道。

mingle  使混合，使相混

: to combine or bring together two or more things
: to move around during a party, meeting, etc.,
  and talk informally with different people

It was a cry that mingled fright with surprise .
那是一聲夾著恐懼與驚訝的喊叫。

Near the bridge , the waters of the two streams mingled .
在橋的附近，兩條溪流的水匯合了。

He rarely mingles with persons of his own rank in society .
他幾乎不與和他身分相同的人交往。

fusion  融合；聯合

: a combination or mixture of things  physics
: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined
: a type of popular music that combines
  different styles (such as jazz and rock)

His work is a fusion of several different styles of music .
他的作品是幾種不同音樂風格的融合。

reunite
integrate
amalgamate  聯合
commix
consist  組成，構成
comprise  包含，包括
include  包括，包含
contain  包含；容納
make of  以……為材料製成

get dressed vs dress up

dress up   盛裝打扮

      She was dressed up in her Sunday best .

      她身著節日盛裝

get dressed   多穿衣服

      Helen got dressed quickly .

      海倫很快穿好衣服。

03-Songs & Stories_3

---------  Take  me  out   to  ball  game  ----------------
crowd                           人群
peanut                          花生；花生果
cracker jack                 爆米花的品牌
root                              打氣；喝采
shame                          可惜  羞恥（心），羞愧（感）
strike                           好球  打，擊，攻擊
inning                        【棒】局
stretch                          延伸
-----------   I     -----------------------------------
pint                              液量單位  品脫
pot                               罐；壺；鍋
bid                               命令  bid  bade  bidden  -->  bid order ask command demand
drum                            鼓
gallop                        （馬等的）疾馳，飛跑
bridle                           繫以韁繩；上馬勒
saddle                          給（馬背）裝鞍
garter                           吊帶褲
silk                               蠶絲，絲
handkerchief               手帕
wipe                             揩，擦
---------  Santa  Claus  is  comin'  to  town   -----------------------
pout                              噘嘴
find out                         找出; 發現
naughty                        頑皮的，淘氣的
for goodness  sake       看在上帝的份上, 做做好事吧
watch out                     注意, 當心
------------  J  -------------------------------------------------
fat                                 肥肉
lean                              1. 瘦肉  2. 傾斜
trick                              癖好
platter                           大淺盤
----------  Now  this  cabin  was  so  remote  ---------------------------
cabin                             小屋
remote                           相隔很遠的，遙遠的
noon                              正午，中午
swap                              交換
figure out                      想出, 理解
folk                               人們 (這裡指他的父母)
kind of                          有一點
sundown                       日落
come along                   一起
work out                        能夠解決
head out                        離開去某處；前往，向
by gollies                      天啊  golly
stay behind                    留下不走
chop                               砍，劈，斬
stump                             樹樁
plenty                            豐富；充足
garden                           花園的
patch                             小塊土地
grab                              攫取，抓取
ax                               （長柄）斧
nick                               槽口；刻痕
peel                                削去……的皮
bark                               樹皮
flake                              小薄片
in sight                           視線
bent                               彎曲的
lumberjack                    伐木工人
bushy                             灌木茂密的，灌木叢生的
pack                               包；捆；
icicle                              冰柱；垂冰
cling                               黏著；
branch                            樹枝；枝
frontiersman                   邊遠地區居民；拓荒者
buckskin                         鹿皮
jacket                              夾克，上衣
fringe                              穗狀物；（頭髮的）劉海
---------    K  ---------------------------------------------------
merry                              快樂
soul                                 靈魂  心靈
old soul                           老頭
call  for                           要求
pipe                                 煙斗
bowl                                酒  碗
fiddler                             小提琴手
fiddle                              小提琴
rare                                  稀有的，罕見的  
compare                          比較，對照
------------- The  night  before  Christmas  --------------------
creature                           生物；動物
stir                                   動；移動；搖動；撥動  攪拌，攪動
stocking                           長襪
hang                                 掛起 hang  hung  hanging
chimney                           煙囪
Nicholas                           聖尼古拉  指聖誕老人
reindeer                            馴鹿
leap                                   跳，跳躍
bound                               彈回
fur                                  （皮衣等）毛皮製品
belly                                肚子
jerk                                  猛地一拉
go straight                       直接
nod                                  點頭
exclaim                           呼喊；驚叫

people folk crowd

people  人們  這個世界的人

Who are these people ?  
這些人是誰？

The region is thickly peopled .  
這地區人口稠密。
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folk      （某一民族，種族或社會階層中的）廣大成員
               家屬，親屬；雙親

: people in general
—used to talk to a group of people in a friendly and informal way
: a certain kind of people

They are the best folks on earth .   他們是世上最好的人。
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crowd    群眾  

: to fill (something) so that there is little or no room
  for anyone or anything else : to take up much or most
  of the space in (an area or space)
: to push or force (something) into a small space
: to move into a small space

在一個小空間擁擠的人，動詞是  擠滿 塞進 的意思
例如： 演唱會 的人  ， 運動會的觀眾

There was a crowd of people in front of the town hall .  
市政大廳前有一群人。

Passengers crowded the platform .  
月臺擠滿了乘客
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數量：
            
       people  >  folk  >  crowd

Up hill and down dale

U
Up hill and down dale,
Butter is made in every vale;
And if Nancy Cock
Is a good girl,
She shall have a spouse,
And make butter anon,
Before her old grandmother
Grows a young man.

hill  小山；丘陵

dale  山谷，谷

vale  谷；溪谷

spouse  配偶
anon 

08 sandwich

potato                  馬鈴薯；洋芋
gravy                  肉汁
meat                  （食用的）肉
peanut  butter     花生醬
jelly                    果凍；果醬
candy                  糖果
banana                香蕉
cereal                  穀類加工食品；玉蜀黍薄片；麥片
wheat                  小麥
hot dog               熱狗
vendor                小販；叫賣者
carrot                  胡蘿蔔，又稱紅蘿蔔
radish                 小蘿蔔
beet                    甜菜根
pizza                   披薩；義大利肉餡餅
hamburger          漢堡牛排
treat                    請客 對待  ->  treat
verse                   詩；韻文
green broccoli    花椰菜
pickle                  小黃瓜
onion                  洋蔥
draw                   劃，畫，繪製  -->  draw
menu                  菜單
meal                   膳食；一餐
refrigerator         冰箱，雪櫃；冷藏室；冷凍庫
spaghetti             義大利麵條
lettuce                 生菜

Little Red Riding Hood

Little  Red  Riding  Hood

Once  upon  a  time  there  was  a  dear  little  girl  who  was  loved  by  everyone  who  looked  at  her,  but  most  of  all  by  her  grandmother,  and  there  was  nothing  that  she  would  not  have  given  to  the  child.  Once  she  gave  her  a  little  riding  hood  of  red  velvet,  which  suited  her  so  well  that  she  would  never  wear  anything  else;  so  she  was  always  called  'Little  Red  Riding  Hood.'

          One  day  her  mother  said  to  her:  'Come,  Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  here  is  a  piece  of  cake  and  a  bottle  of  wine;  take  them  to  your  grandmother,  she  is  ill  and  weak,  and  they  will  do  her  good.  Set  out  before  it  gets  hot,  and  when  you  are  going,  walk  nicely  and  quietly  and  do  not  run  off  the  path,  or  you  may  fall  and  break  the  bottle,  and  then  your  grandmother  will  get  nothing;  and  when  you  go  into  her  room,  don't  forget  to  say,  "Good  morning",  and  don't  peep  into  every  corner  before  you  do  it.'

          'I  will  take  great  care,'  said  Little  Red  Riding  Hood  to  her  mother,  and  gave  her  hand  on  it.

          The  grandmother  lived  out  in  the  wood,  half  a  league  from  the  village,  and  just  as  Little  Red  Riding  Hood  entered  the  wood,  a  wolf  met  her.  Red  Riding  Hood  did  not  know  what  a  wicked  creature  he  was,  and  was  not  at  all  afraid  of  him.

          'Good  day,  Little  Red  Riding  Hood,'  said  he.

          'Thank  you  kindly,  wolf.'

          'Whither  away  so  early,  Little  Red  Riding  Hood?'

          'To  my  grandmother's.'

          'What  have  you  got  in  your  apron?'

          'Cake  and  wine;  yesterday  was  baking-day,  so  poor  sick  grandmother  is  to  have  something  good,  to  make  her  stronger.'

          'Where  does  your  grandmother  live,  Little  Red  Riding  Hood?'

          'A  good  quarter  of  a  league  farther  on  in  the  wood;  her  house  stands  under  the  three  large  oak-trees,  the  nut-trees  are  just  below;  you  surely  must  know  it,'  replied  Little  Red  Riding  Hood.


                                                                                                                        <    2    >


          The  wolf  thought  to  himself:  'What  a  tender  young  creature!  what  a  nice  plump  mouthful  -  she  will  be  better  to  eat  than  the  old  woman.  I  must  act  craftily,  so  as  to  catch  both.'

          So  he  walked  for  a  short  time  by  the  side  of  Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  and  then  he  said:  'See,  Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  how  pretty  the  flowers  are  about  here  -  why  do  you  not  look  round?  I  believe,  too,  that  you  do  not  hear  how  sweetly  the  little  birds  are  singing;  you  walk  gravely  along  as  if  you  were  going  to  school,  while  everything  else  out  here  in  the  wood  is  merry.'

          Little  Red  Riding  Hood  raised  her  eyes,  and  when  she  saw  the  sunbeams  dancing  here  and  there  through  the  trees,  and  pretty  flowers  growing  everywhere,  she  thought:  'Suppose  I  take  grandmother  a  fresh  nosegay;  that  would  please  her  too.  It  is  so  early  in  the  day  that  I  shall  still  get  there  in  good  time.'

          So  she  ran  from  the  path  into  the  wood  to  look  for  flowers.  And  whenever  she  had  picked  one,  she  fancied  that  she  saw  a  still  prettier  one  farther  on,  and  ran  after  it,  and  so  got  deeper  and  deeper  into  the  wood.

          Meanwhile  the  wolf  ran  straight  to  the  grandmother's  house  and  knocked  at  the  door.

          'Who  is  there?'

          'Little  Red  Riding  Hood,'  replied  the  wolf.  'She  is  bringing  cake  and  wine;  open  the  door.'

          'Lift  the  latch,'  called  out  the  grandmother,  'I  am  too  weak,  and  cannot  get  up.'

          The  wolf  lifted  the  latch,  the  door  sprang  open,  and  without  saying  a  word  he  went  straight  to  the  grandmother's  bed,  and  devoured  her.  Then  he  put  on  her  clothes,  dressed  himself  in  her  cap,  laid  himself  in  bed  and  drew  the  curtains.

          Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  however,  had  been  running  about  picking  flowers,  and  when  she  had  gathered  so  many  that  she  could  carry  no  more,  she  remembered  her  grandmother,  and  set  out  on  the  way  to  her.

                                                                                                                              <    3    >

          She  was  surprised  to  find  the  cottage-door  standing  open,  and  when  she  went  into  the  room,  she  had  such  a  strange  feeling  that  she  said  to  herself:  'Oh  dear!  how  uneasy  I  feel  today,  and  at  other  times  I  like  being  with  grandmother  so  much.'  She  called  out:  'Good  morning,'  but  received  no  answer;  so  she  went  to  the  bed  and  drew  back  the  curtains.  There  lay  her  grandmother  with  her  cap  pulled  far  over  her  face,  and  looking  very  strange.

          'Oh!  grandmother,'  she  said,  'what  big  ears  you  have!'

          'All  the  better  to  hear  you  with,  my  child,'  was  the  reply.

          'But,  grandmother,  what  big  eyes  you  have!'  she  said.

          'All  the  better  to  see  you  with,  my  dear.'

          'But,  grandmother,  what  large  hands  you  have!'

          'All  the  better  to  hug  you  with.'

          'Oh!  but,  grandmother,  what  a  terrible  big  mouth  you  have!'

          'All  the  better  to  eat  you  with!'

          And  scarcely  had  the  wolf  said  this,  than  with  one  bound  he  was  out  of  bed  and  swallowed  up  Red  Riding  Hood.

          When  the  wolf  had  appeased  his  appetite,  he  lay  down  again  in  the  bed,  fell  asleep  and  began  to  snore  very  loud.

          The  huntsman  was  just  passing  the  house,  and  thought  to  himself:  'How  the  old  woman  is  snoring!  I  must  just  see  if  she  wants  anything.'  So  he  went  into  the  room,  and  when  he  came  to  the  bed,  he  saw  that  the  wolf  was  lying  in  it.

          'Do  I  find  you  here,  you  old  sinner!'  said  he.  'I  have  long  sought  you!'  But  just  as  he  was  going  to  fire  at  him,  it  occurred  to  him  that  the  wolf  might  have  devoured  the  grandmother,  and  that  she  might  still  be  saved,  so  he  did  not  fire,  but  took  a  pair  of  scissors,  and  began  to  cut  open  the  stomach  of  the  sleeping  wolf.

                                                                                                                                          <    4    >

          When  he  had  made  two  snips,  he  saw  the  little  red  riding  hood  shining,  and  then  he  made  two  snips  more,  and  the  little  girl  sprang  out,  crying:  'Ah,  how  frightened  I  have  been!  How  dark  it  was  inside  the  wolf.'

          After  that  the  aged  grandmother  came  out  alive  also,  but  scarcely  able  to  breathe.  Red  Riding  Hood,  however,  quickly  fetched  great  stones  with  which  they  filled  the  wolf's  belly,  and  when  he  awoke,  he  wanted  to  run  away,  but  the  stones  were  so  heavy  that  he  collapsed  at  once,  and  fell  dead.

          Then  all  three  were  delighted.  The  huntsman  drew  off  the  wolf's  skin  and  went  home  with  it;  the  grandmother  ate  the  cake  and  drank  the  wine  which  Red  Riding  Hood  had  brought,  and  revived.  But  Red  Riding  Hood  thought  to  herself:  'As  long  as  I  live,  I  will  never  leave  the  path  by  myself  to  run  into  the  wood,  when  my  mother  has  forbidden  me  to  do  so.'



It  is  also  related  that  once,  when  Red  Riding  Hood  was  again  taking  cakes  to  the  old  grandmother,  another  wolf  spoke  to  her,  and  tried  to  entice  her  from  the  path.  Red  Riding  Hood,  however,  was  on  her  guard,  and  went  straight  forward  on  her  way,  and  told  her  grandmother  that  she  had  met  the  wolf,  and  that  he  had  said  'good  morning'  to  her,  but  with  such  a  wicked  look  in  his  eyes,  that  if  they  had  not  been  on  the  public  road  she  was  certain  he  would  have  eaten  her  up.

          'Well,'  said  the  grandmother,  'we  will  shut  the  door,  so  that  he  can  not  come  in.'

          Soon  afterwards  the  wolf  knocked,  and  cried:  'Open  the  door,  grandmother,  I  am  Little  Red  Riding  Hood,  and  am  bringing  you  some  cakes.'

          But  they  did  not  speak,  or  open  the  door,  so  the  grey-beard  stole  twice  or  thrice  round  the  house,  and  at  last  jumped  on  the  roof,  intending  to  wait  until  Red  Riding  Hood  went  home  in  the  evening,  and  then  to  steal  after  her  and  devour  her  in  the  darkness.  But  the  grandmother  saw  what  was  in  his  thoughts.

                                                                                                                            <    5    >

          In  front  of  the  house  was  a  great  stone  trough,  so  she  said  to  the  child:  'Take  the  pail,  Red  Riding  Hood;  I  made  some  sausages  yesterday,  so  carry  the  water  in  which  I  boiled  them  to  the  trough.'

          Red  Riding  Hood  carried  until  the  great  trough  was  quite  full.  Then  the  smell  of  the  sausages  reached  the  wolf,  and  he  sniffed  and  peeped  down,  and  at  last  stretched  out  his  neck  so  far  that  he  could  no  longer  keep  his  footing  and  began  to  slip,  and  slipped  down  from  the  roof  straight  into  the  great  trough,  and  was  drowned.  But  Red  Riding  Hood  went  joyously  home,  and  no  one  ever  did  anything  to  harm  her  again.

Taffy was a Welshman

T

Taffy was a Welshman,
  Taffy was a thief,
Taffy came to my house,
  And stole a leg of beef.

I went to Taffy's house,
  Taffy was not at home;
Taffy came to my house,
  And stole a marrow-bone.

I went to Taffy's house,
  Taffy was in bed;
I took the marrow-bone,
  And broke Taffy's head.

keywords :

Welshman  威爾斯人

thief  賊，小偷

beef  牛肉

marrow-bone  動物髓骨

Simple Simon met a pieman

S

Simple Simon met a pieman,
  Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
  "Let me taste your ware!"

keywords :

fair  （定期）集市，廟會
ware  （構成複合字）……製品，……物品，……器皿

infant vs baby

infant 是哪種剛出生不到一歲的新生兒 常常被抱在懷裡被保護著
baby 是出生兩歲以前的小孩整在學走路說話
但是baby其實也可以用在任何人身上就是了

spring jump hop skip leap bound vault

spring  突然跳出來
jump = 原地跳
hop = 單腳跳
skip = 小跳躍(越過某東西)
leap = 大跳躍
bound = 蹦蹦跳跳
vault  撐物跳躍；撐竿跳

spring  突然跳出來
jump = jump with both feet simultaneously
hop = little jump on one leg (one foot)
skip = little jump from one foot to the other one repeatedly
leap = big jump starting with one foot and ending with the other one
bound = run or walk in a series of jumps or leaps
vault  撐物跳躍；撐竿跳

stove vs oven

 oven  爐  有門  可以把食物放進去煮熟
           例如  烤箱  microwave oven

stove  靠別的東西加熱  或 在上方可以烤食物
          例如  火爐，暖爐 小爐子，爐灶  窯；烘房

Oven

The definition of oven from the Merriam Webster dictionary is "a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying." Based on the word chamber, it is safe to assume that an oven is something like a room (as-in bed chamber), which would have a door. We know that when it comes to baking, a door is involved to retain the heat in the chamber. An oven, therefore, is the place where you open a door to place a food item on a rack to surround it with heat. An oven may also include a microwave oven or a countertop toaster oven.

Stove

Pulling again from the Merriam Webster dictionary, the definition of stove is "a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)." That definition would indicate that the whole kitchen appliance, from the burners on the top to the broiler on the bottom, is a stove. Not to complicate things, but for the people who use the term range,Merriam Webster's dictionary defines that as "a cooking stove that has an oven and a flat top with burners or heating elements." So a range and a stove are the same thing.