補了那麼多年,孩子就是對英文沒興趣!

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有位媽媽告訴我:從小班上全美語幼稚園到現在小五,花了

不只兩百萬。可是,孩子就是對英文沒興趣。



  媽媽到處想方設法,送孩子到不同的地方上課,就是為了培養

孩子對英文產生興趣。



  這位媽媽為小孩報名講座,上了一兩堂後,孩子依然沒興趣。

  其實比起坊間的英文教學,成寒講座深入探討英語文化,不是

只學英文的表面,應該不致於「無聊、沒趣」。當然,我還是先

檢討我自己,要怎麼樣讓孩子覺得更有趣?繼續努力中。



  然而,我也不得不提醒父母正視一件事實:孩子對英文沒興趣,

最主要的原因是「進步太少,沒有成就感」。要先有進步,才會有

興趣啊!



  請問:誰會天生喜歡英文?



  問題是,為什麼補那麼多年,進步卻不多?

  我想了很久,可能情況跟我當年一樣,語文一開始若沒跟上,

後面急起直追,怎麼樣也追不上,程度比同學落後,而老師又不可

能特別等你



  我跟這位媽媽建議,孩子如果已經換了各種方式,又花了那麼

多錢,我想只剩下最後一個方式。家長自己親自帶小孩,以正確的

方法,加上「少量多餐」的方式,不要急,每天聽一點英文,看一點

英文,背一點英文,雖緩慢,但天天有進步



  而且,這樣的進步是看得到的。(就算沒興趣,每天強迫做一點,

比較沒那麼困難



  不過,我知道有錢的家長大部分是不會這樣做的,因為大家

都想花錢了事。至於經濟狀況比較沒那麼好的家長,大部分也

懶得陪孩子學英文──因為學英文是一條漫長的路,大部分人走

一小段就想休息......然後太陽就下山了。

興趣是培養出來的

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        偶爾遇到家長對我說:「我的小孩就是對英文沒興趣。」

  他們甚至還說:「孩子因為沒興趣,所以不想念。」



  我覺得大家對「興趣」這兩個字太「高估」(overrated)了。

  輕易就有興趣的,那是天生的天才型;一般人,想要

        獲得深刻的興趣,是要投入,經過努力得來的



  你覺得我天生對英文有興趣嗎?

  當年,我再努力也念不好,怎麼可能有興趣呢?我所以

        不願意放棄自己,是因為我了解到:如果我的英文不好,

         這輩子我就完了...... 套用底下的題目:

         享受學習的過程,人生才過得有意義

beneath under

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beneath  在下;向下

: in or to a lower position

The sun is now beneath the horizon .
太陽此刻落到地平線下了。

As we flew over the mountains we could see
that there were snowy peaks beneath .
我們飛過群山時看到了底下被雪覆蓋著的山巔

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under  在……下面,在……下方;在……裡面

: in or into a position that is below or beneath something;
 especially : in a position that is below the surface of water
: in a forward direction that passes below something
: less than an expected or stated number or amount

What are you wearing under your coat ?   你外套裡面穿什麼?

They were playing chess under the tree .   他們在樹下下棋。

The plan is still under discussion .   這個計畫尚在討論中。
















21-The Wizard Of Oz sentence

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this is the story about the adventures of a little girl named Dorothy.

She lived in the midst of the great,great Kansas prairie with her Aunt Em and
Uncle Henry, who was a farmer.

Their house was one room with a small hole in the ground beneath the floor, which
was a cyclone  cellar, where the family could be safe in case one of those
great whirlwinds arose.

there was a low wail of wind.
you and Dorothy get in the cellar there.
there was a great shriek from the wind and the house shook so hard that Dorothy
fell down on floor.
she is coming up here.
we can find out where we are.
see her two silver shoes?there. she's gone.
i thought there were no more witches.
Oz himself is the Great Wizard.
He is more powerful than all the rest of us together.
can you help me find my way ?
a great desert surrounds the whole land of Oz
As Dorothy sobbed,the little old woman took off her pointed cap and
bounced the point on the end of her nose.
at once the cap changed to a blackboard on which was written in big,white chalk.
Follow the yellow brick road.
it is long journey and sometimes very dangerous. but if you get to the City of Emeralds,
the Great Oz may be able to help you.
won't you please go with me?
I will mark your brow with my kiss.
no one would ever dare to injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North.
she is the most powerful of us all,except Oz. but she is lives a long way off.
I advise you possess a powerful charm, perhaps they can do you good.
Dorothy put on the silver slippers which fit perfectly
then she and toto set out on a long journey to the City
of Emeralds and the Great Wizard of Oz along the yellow
brick road.
she saw a Scarecrow high on a pole in a cornfield.
That Scarecrow winked at me!
This pole is stuck up my back.
If you will please take me off the pole I shall be greatly
obliged to you.
if I go to the Emerald City with you, that the Great Oz would gice me some brains ?
I don't want people to call me a fool ,
with no brains,how am i ever to know anything ?
they picked their way along until, in a clearing,
they saw a little cottage.but there seemed to be no one around.
what on earth is that?
it sounds like somebody's in terrible trouble.
I've been groaning for more than a year but nobody's ever heard me,
because my jaws are rusted shut.
there's an oil can by my cottage.
I might have stood there for always if you had not come along.
The tinsmith forgot to put a heart in my breast, and I truly miss it.
if you'll allow me to join your party, I'll also go to the Emerald Ciry,
and I'll ask Oz for a heart.
Don't you dare bite Toto!
you are nothing but a big coward!
I'll put you on your feet again.
how can that be?
it's my great sorrow.
my life is simply unbearable without a bit of courage.
Dorothy and her friends found themselves in a wonderful place.
the eyes were fixed on her.
I am Dorothy , the small and meek.
I will send you back to Kansas,but not before.
Now, what do these others want?
Now go, and do not ask to see me again until the Witch is dead.
Now the Wicked Witch of the West had only one eye,but that was as powerful as a telescope,
and could see everywhere.
so as she sat in the door of her castle, she spied Dorothy and her friends coming into her land.
The sky got dark, there was a low rumbling in the air and the rushing of many wings.
I want him for my slave.
Get away from me, you beasts.
Other Monkeys caught the Scarecrow and ripped him open.
The Lion the tied with ropes and took him to the Witch's castle.
All we can do is carry her to the castle and leave her there.
which they did. they flew into the air and were soon out of sight.
The Wicked Witch was worried when she saw the mark on Dorothy's
forehead,for she knew well that neither the Winged Monkeys,
nor she,herself,dare hurt the girl in any way.
keep that nasty little dog away from me.
so she used her magic art to make Dorothy trip and fall,
and one of the slippers came off.
she scared me half to death.
they pounded out the dents in the Tin Woodman, and
stuffed the Scarecrow with new straw.
And standing in the spot the screen had hidden was a little
old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face.
I'm just an ordinary man.
I've given you a big helping of bran-new brains.
Then Oz called in the Tin Woodman and gave him a new heart
of red silk and sawdust.
it'll take more than imagination to get Dorothy back to Kansas.
Toto, I had a feeling that we’re not in Kansas any more
Ding Dong!  The witch’s dead.”

21-The Wizard Of Oz

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witch  女巫,巫婆
wizard  男巫;術士
witchcraft  女巫使用巫術,魔法
wizardry  男巫使用巫術;魔法
adventure 冒險
Dorothy  桃樂絲
midst   中央  當中
in the midst of   在....中央
aunt 伯母;嬸母
kansas    堪薩斯州
prairie     草原
beneath    在...之下
cellar 地窖
whirlwind    旋風
arise  arose  arisen   升起  上升
cyclone 旋風  氣旋
twister 【氣象】【美】【口】旋風;卷風
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
laugh  笑;嘲笑
narrator 解說員
anxiously     憂心地
greyer 人由於疲倦﹑害怕或生病而〕臉色蒼白的
wail 慟哭,嚎啕  長呼聲
look after  照顧, 照看
cattle 牲畜  牛群
wiggle     扭動  擺脫
run after   追趕
shriek    哀嚎  尖叫
shake  shook  shaken shaking  搖,搖動;震動;抖動
fell down 摔下
balloon     氣球
get  over 克服
fright    驚駭
after  a  while   過了一會兒
crawl    爬行
sleepy  想睡的;瞌睡的;困乏的
asleep  睡著的
scream   尖叫
yipping  (小狗等)尖叫
land   著陸
pear  洋梨
hill  小山;丘陵
somewhere  在某處;到某處
noble 高貴的,高尚的
sorceress 女魔法師
munchkin 芒虛金  永遠長不高的人
grateful 感激
north  北,北方
east  東,東方
south  南;南方
west  西;西方
wicked    邪惡的
fall  on   落在
indeed   真的  確實
no more  不再
rest  剩餘部分;其餘的人;其餘[
emerald 翡翠
anxious  渴望的  焦慮的,掛念的
desert   沙漠
surround   圍繞  環繞
sob 嗚咽;啜泣
cap  無邊便帽;制服帽;(表示職業,等級等的)帽子
at once 立刻, 馬上, 立即
blackboard   黑板
bounced   彈起  彈跳
chalk  粉筆
brick 磚;磚塊
journey  旅行
be able to 能夠
brow   額頭
injure    傷害
dare  敢;竟敢
except   除 了...之外
advise   忠告 通知,告知 建議採取
slipper   拖鞋  便鞋]
possess   vt.  擁有
charm    魔力  法力
set  out 啟程
pole   竿
cornfield   玉米田
stuff  with   充滿
straw   稻草
wink   眨眼示意
nod   點頭
scarecrow 稻草人
stick  stuck  stuck  卡住  刺穿
oblige   感激  感謝
at all  根本, 到底; 完全
awfully    非常地
hurt  使受傷
fool  蠢人,傻瓜;白痴
lighted   點燃的
match   火柴
brain  腦,腦袋
trudge   以沉重的步伐前進
pick one's way   小心前進
clearing  森林中的空地
cottage   小屋
groan    呻吟聲
earth  (常大寫)地球
tin   錫
jaw   下顎
rust   生鏽
oil   油
can  罐頭
joint   關節
squirt   噴出  射出
woodman      樵夫;獵人
on  one's way to   在前往....途中
appear  顯得,看起來
tinsmith 錫匠;白鐵工
breast   胸部
scary  引起驚慌的
leap  跳,跳躍
coward  懦夫,膽怯者
cowardly   膽小
ashamed   感到羞愧的
beast   野獸
mystery    神秘的
the king of beasts   萬獸之王
sorrow  悲哀
courage    勇氣
simply  完全地,徹底地
unbearable     難以忍受的
glow 光芒  光輝
studded  with   鑲崁著
find found finding  找到,尋得
throne   王座 寶座
marble    大理石
enormous    碩大的  偉大
fix on  使(目光、注意力等)集中於
terrible    可怕的
seek   尋覓
meek   溫和的
destroy      毀滅
telescope  (單筒)望遠鏡
spy  間諜;密探
cupboard        櫥櫃
rumble  (雷,砲等)隆隆響
rumbling       隆隆響
rush    急衝
rushing  急衝的;急流的
wish  願望
stranger  陌生人
slave   奴隸
obey   服從
command   命令
stand  watch   守衛  站哨
seize   抓住
rip    扯裂
rope 繩,索
capture   擄獲
bind  捆,綁
harm  傷害
carry  搬運
castle  城堡
out  of  sight   消失  看不見
neither...nor  既非...也非
Ma'am  夫人
nasty    討厭的
art  技術,技藝;技巧
trip   絆倒
creature    生物
mad   生氣 發怒的
pail  一桶的量
splashing   潑水聲
melt  融化
set ....loose   解開  放掉
pound   重擊  猛打
dent  凹痕
keep one's promise  履行承諾
come in handy   派上用場
Throne room 寶座廳
empty  空的
presently    不久  很快地
dome   圓頂  圓屋頂
bucket  (一)桶;滿桶
plenty of  大量的
screen   屏風
startle   驚嚇
roar (獅,虎等)吼叫
wrinkled   有皺紋的
overhear  無意中聽到
ruin    毀滅;崩潰
ordinary  通常的,平常的
humbug   騙子
exactly  確切地,精確地
in secret  秘密地
bran  flakes  麥片
bald    禿頭
hereafter 此後;今後
brand new   全新的
silk   絲綢
sawdust   鋸屑
insist  堅持
liquid   液體
grin from ear to ear 咧著嘴笑
absolutely   絕對地
circus  馬戲團
palace   皇宮
realized    了解
stake  樁   柱
strain  用力拉  拉緊
heel   鞋跟
spot    斑點,斑塊
for the last time  最後一次
hug  擁抱
clap  碰撞
glad  歡喜的

21-The Wizard Of Oz sentence


stick

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1. ( n )  枝條;柴枝

Grandpa still walks without a stick .
 爺爺走路仍不拄柺杖

I bought the child some sticks of candy .  
我給孩子買了幾根棒棒糖。

2. ( v ) 卡住,伸出

我喜歡想成 " 卡住 " 會比較好理解

They stuck the notice on the wall .  
他們把通知貼在牆上

Don ' t stick your head out of the train window .  
不要把頭伸出火車窗外面。

Are you stuck over your algebra ?  
你的代數題做不下去了吧?

This stamp won ' t stick .  
這張郵票貼不上

A fish - bone stuck in his throat .  
他喉嚨裡卡了一根魚刺