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。
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興趣是培養出來的
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。
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
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。
: 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。
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21-The Wizard Of Oz sentence
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.”
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
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
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
2015-06-15
stick
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
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