Video of Best Speaker for Meeting No.299, Michael Huang

Dear all,

Have you ever been to Maolin?
Do you know its history and beatiful sightseeing spot?

Best speaker of meeting no,299, Michael Huang, led us to Maolin as a tour guide.
Let's enjoy his speech video and know more about Maolin!

Project C3 Get to the Point
Speech Title: Welcome to Maolin

02/03/2009 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Lillian Tseng

Adverb(副詞) is not necessary to be used in the sentence, but using adverb can modify sentence to make the sentence meaning more clearly.
We divided into 5 situations to represent the usage of adverb.

1. represent "condition"
Ex: They danced "happily".
She took my advice "seriously".
She "quietly" came into the room.
He "carefully" arranged the pieces of puzzle.

2. represent "place"
Ex: My sister went "upstairs".
You can park your car "here".

3. represent "time"
Ex: We have a math test "tomorrow".
You should go the teachers' room immediately.
"Tonight" I have to do my homework.

4. represent "frequency"
Ex: I "always" go to school by bus.
He is "usually" in his office until six o'clock.
I "never" forget what you said.

5. represent "level"
Ex: I "hardly" knew him
I have "almost" finished my homework.

Timer's function or Ah counter's function -> mean to describe the job description of this job title.
Timer's rule or Ah counter's rule -> mean instructions that tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not allowed to do.
A day off -> mean you don't go to work even it is usually working day.
A vacation or holiday -> mean a period of time which you don't have to work, you can relax and enjoy your time.
An ordinal number(序數) ->First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth, tenth.

2009/01/20 Language Reprt

English Debug by: Roger Chen

QUESTION 1
Let me help you to do your work.
An:Let me help you with your work.

QUESTION 2
I recommend you to take a long vacation.
An:I recommend that you take a long vacation.

QUESTION 3
Come to here.
An:Come here.

QUESTION 4
The sun rises from the East.
An:The sun rises in the East.

QUESTION 5
Let's begin from page 10.
An:Let's begin at (on) page 10.

QUESTION 6
Please wait inside the white line.
An:Please wait behind the white line.

QUESTION 7
I have no house to live.
An:I have no house to live in.

QUESTION 8
What a dirty face! Look at the mirror.
What a dirty face! Look in the mirror.

QUESTION 9
This is the key of my room.
An:This is the key to my room.

QUESTION 10
It is not of only your business.
An:It is none of your business.

QUESTION 11
May I borrow your phone?
An:May I use your phone?

QUESTION 12
He becomes better.
An:He got better.

QUESTION 13
I forget my key in the house.
An:I left my key in the house.

QUESTION 14
She was first prize.
An:She took first prize.

QUESTION 15
Is this seat empty?
An:Is this seat taken?

12/16/2008 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Amanda Hsu

1. Please aware time. à Please be aware of time.

2. resist compression，compression為壓縮之意 à 抗壓應寫做resist pressure

3. When you’re emergency, …...à When you’re in emergency, ……

4. If you are possible, you can start to learn .…. à If it’s possible for you, you can start to learn …..

5. A girl I appreciated à A girl I admired / A girl I have a crush on

You are the most beautiful thing have ever happened in my life. (Write it down for your love letter!!)

6. do it hardly à do it harder / try it harder

7. Obama is the president of America. à Obama is the president-elect(總統當選人) of America.

8. do effort à make effort

9. bravo = great

10. fencing劍術

11. Morse code/ Morse alphabet摩斯密碼

12. raise [‘rez] , ex: I raised the flag.

rise [‘raІz] , ex : Sun rises from the east.

Things forgot to share with you:

It’s about the end of 2008. Do you want to know the top 10 everything of 2008?

You can visit the website of Time to check it out!

The following is the linkage of the website.

http:// www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/

2008/11/18 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Darlene Lu

considerable-> it's better to say "thoughtful"
benevolent<-> cruel.merciless.pitiless
very thanks(x) thanks a lot(O)
ah accounter(X) ah counter(O)
I am a chicken(x) I am a coward(O) or I am timid (cowardly)
house chores家事
accidentally無意中地

2008/10/21 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Lillian Chen

I have it at home or in the company= in the "office"

work in 24 hours= work "for" 24 hours

let you feel sick="make" you feel sick

why you don't use= why "don't you" use

each person= each "people"

follow him steps=follow "his" steps

cutting newspaper="dipping" newspaper

thanks for your coming= thanks for coming

you will success= you will "succeed"


From October to December we call it as "Holiday Season" Because in October we have Halloween, in November we have Thanksgiving, and in December we have Christmas

2008/10/07 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Lillian Tseng

Quotation = 引用,引證[U]; 引文;語錄[C]
a sentence or phrase from a book, speech etc which you repeat in a speech or piece of writing because it is interesting or amusing

Quotation mark = " "
one of a pair of marks (' ') or (" ") that are used in writing to show that you are recording what someone has said

Famous Quotation:
1. When there's a will, there's a way.
(有志者事竟成)

2. Have life not introspecting, worthy to be alive life.
(沒有經過反省的人生，是不值得活的人生)

3. Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.
(別問國家可以為你做什麼，要問你可以為國家做什麼)

4. No matter you believe you can or can't, you are right.
(不管你相不相信，你是對的)

5. Knowledge is power
(知識就是力量)

Reference Link: http://bsd.wkjh.tpc.edu.tw/~301/t_13.htm

2008/09/02 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Mayna Chien

Say: The company is closed down. Don't say: The company is closed. (closed down sounds like they are closed forever, not just for the day.)

Say: The show girl was hurt. or She was injured. Don't say: She was damaged. (damaged is more for things, not for persons.)

Say: Tks for the great speech. Thank you very much for the speech. Don't say: Very thanks the speech.

Say: Tks for coming. Don't say: Tks for your coming.

Say: Alex is an insurance broker. Don't say: He's a insurance salesman.

Say: She's my pen pal. Don't say: She's my letter friend.

Say: I wanted to become s super model when I was a sixth grader or when I was in my sixth grade. Don't say: I wanted to become a super model when I was sixth degree.

Say: Do you mind coming here? Don't say: Don you mind come here? ( mind always comes with Ving)

Say: I feel nervous whenever I stand behind the lecturn. Don't say: I feel nervous whenever I stnad behind the stage. (To see the difference between a lecturn, you can google it with images.)

2008/08/19 Lanuguage Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Wallace Hsu

1. 只有連接詞(conj)才能連接兩個句子.常見的連接詞有and,or,but,so,yet,for,nor。
其形式為 (1) conj + s + v+.......+ s + v......
(2) s + v +........,conj + s +v......
而常見的錯誤便是把連接副詞拿來當連接詞用,這是不可以的；請記住連接副詞不是連接詞，不能拿來連接兩個句子。常見的連接副詞如：however,due to , thanks to , owing to........
常見錯誤形式如：　s + v +,..........,therefore + s + v +......... (x)

2. it's = it is　(虛主詞 + 動詞)
its (為所有格，表它的)

3. do與make的分別　
do較偏向從有到無的感覺，而make則偏向從無到有的感覺
一些片語如下，順便提供一下自己的記法，或許對大家有幫助
　 1. do the research 做研究(有一個問題存在,經過研究後,被解決掉就沒有問題了) 　
2. do the job
3. do the dish 洗碗盤(本來有一堆髒東西要洗,洗完後就沒有髒的東西了)
　4. make bed 鋪床(本來床是一團亂,有經過鋪床的過程後,就有了一個整齊的床了)
　5. make a discovery (在經過辛苦的探索後,發現了一些原本不知道的事物)　
6. make love

2008/08/05 Language Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Lillian Chen
many people doubts (no "s")
in dangers (no "s")
I will very lucky (I will "be" very lucky
I no here for long time (I "not " here for long time)

"appreciate" should be "admire"
"strong our bone" should be "strengthen our bone
"now economics going down" should be "now economy going down"
"question time" should be " Q&A section"
"please tell me if you still have question" more formal way to say " please let me know if you still have question"

aflatoxin[]=黃麴毒素
casein[]=酪蛋白
osteoporosis[] =骨質疏鬆
calcium[]=鈣

2008/07/15 Language Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Jenny Chou
A simple sentence consists of one subject and one finite verb
X ○
Everyone yes Everyone said: yes
C10 speech is means that… C10 speech means that…

Make the subject and verb agree with each other

X ○
Save time and money is…. Save time and money are…
Our club have… Our cub has…
He like… He likes…
He know… He knows…
There is some suggestions There are some suggestions

After auxiliary verb, we use simple verb form

X ○
You must to go to… You must go to…
… have to works… … have to work…

We should use past verb in past tense

X ○
I’m late I was late
You are so nervous You were so nervous
He tell me He told me

Article error
X O
Like the Roger… Like Roger…

Others

X ○
They are… There are…
Two very important person Two very important people
Two photo Two photos
More better Much better
On the end In the end
Congratulation Congratulations

2008/07/01Language Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Darlene Lu
Bow 鞠躬 Rigid= Stiff 僵硬 Call a roll 點名 Recall 回想

2007/01/30 Language Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Lillian Tseng

溫室效應：
Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming

當你在講述一個故事或是過去的經歷，請注意到動詞的型態，要用過去式。
When you talk about a story or past experience, please be aware the use of verb.
Know / Knew
Go / Went
Come / Came

當你在說幾分之幾的時候，前面的數字是用one, two, three。 後面的數字是用third, fourth, fifth, ninth.
1/3 one third
2/3 two third
3/4 three fourth
4/5 four fifth
8/9 eight ninth

字的念法
Error
Wrong

Rule

Role

Re do the speech

Work over time

2006/10/03 Language Evaluator's Report

Grammarian: Jane Yang

1. When we use credit card, we are over the limit. We can say: I maxed it out.

Max is abbreviated from maximize.

2. “incase”

“Just in case” is used to insure against the unfortunate possibility that it might happen. The expression “in case” is two words not one.

3. “brain death” = vegetable 植物人

4. “Sales pitch” a technical expression language, for products promoting. 推銷商品的言辭,商品宣傳 sales talk

5. Time is going fast (X)

Time flew or Time went by fast.

6. take out an insurance policy insurance policy (保險單) or certificate of insurance

7. One head is better two heads.(x)

“Two heads are better than one.” It means same as Chinese proverb “三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮”

8. I am expecting. (X) I am exciting. (X)

I am anticipating. I am excited.

9. Put these money working.

Because “money” is uncountable noun and describe particular money, use “the money” instead of.

10. If I didn’t have enough money, I just could use my credit card.

When I went out and have fun, I didn’t need to worry someone would steal my money.

Both “if” and “when”,

When expressing the habit or fact, the condition clauses do not use past tense, instead, use present tense.

I’ve searched some information for your reference. As the following:

Present Unreal Conditional

The present Unreal Conditional is used to talk about what you would do in imaginary situations in general.

For present unreal events, we put the verb in the condition clause one step back — into the past:

Form

{If + S+ were /V-ed (simple past).., S+ should / would / might / could + base V}

Or

{S + would + verb….if + S + simple past….}

Example

If I won lottery, I would quit my job the next day. (But I don’t win the lottery.)

She would travel around the world if she had more money. (But she doesn’t have much money.)

If the Bulls won another championship, Roberto would drive into Chicago for the celebration.

I wish I had tickets. Note that wishing is always an unreal condition.

If they were available anywhere, I would pay any price for them.

If he were a good friend, he would buy them for me.

Present Real Conditional

The Present Real Conditional is used to talk about what you normally do in real-life situations.

Form

{If / When + S + Simple Present…., S + Simple present….}

Or

{S + simple present…if / when + S + simple present…}

If I go to a friend’s house for dinner, I usually take a bottle of wine or some flowers.

When I have a day off from work, I often go to the beach.

If the weather is nice, she walks to work.

Jerry helps me with my homework when he has time.

I read if there is nothing on TV.

Both “if” and “when” are used in the Present Real Conditional.

Using “if” suggests that something happens less frequently.

Or to use “if” for things that will possibly happen.

Using “when” suggests that something happens regularly.

Or to use “when” for things that are sure to happen.

When I have a day off from work, I usually go to the beach.

(I regularly have days off from work.)

If I have a day off from work, I usually go to the beach.

(I rarely have days off from work.)

When I go shopping, I’ll buy some food. (for sure)

If I go shopping, I’ll buy some food. (it’ possible)

Past Unreal Conditional

The past unreal conditional is used to talk about what you had not done in the past situations but you might also have imagined what you would have done.

For past unreal events — things that didn't happen, but we can imagine — we put the verb in the condition clause a further step back — into the past perfect:

Form:

{If + S + had + P.P, S + should / would / might / could + have + P.P.}

Or

{Had + S + P.P,………}

Example:

If she had seen the singer, she would have been very excited.

Had she seen the singer, she would have been very excited.

(But she did not see that singer.)

My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip had been longer, I would have visited my friends in Los Angeles.

If the Pacers had won, Aunt Glad would have been rich.

If she had bet that much money on the Bulls, she and Uncle Chester could have retired.

I wish I had lived in Los Angeles when the Lakers had Magic Johnson.

If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.

Future Conditionals versus Hypothetical Conditionals

When we want to predict something conditional about the future (what we think might happen), we can use the present tense in the if clause and will or be going + the base form of the verb in the result clause.

· If Jeffrey grows any taller, the basketball coach is going to recruit him for the team.

· If he doesn't grow more, the coach will ignore him.

If you want to practice more, here is a good web site that you can test yourself.

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html

2006/08/01 Language Evaluator's Report

Dear All, Thank God that we all survive the heat wave. Pls see the following to speak more impeccable English. Say: The thief broke into our house. Don't say: The thief run into our house. Say: I misplaced my key. Don't say: I put my key somewhere and can't find it. Say: The house was burgalized. Don't say: The house was robbed. There are some idioms to desdribe when a person dies. Eg: Kick the bucket, six feet under. When someone is dying, we can also say he's on deathbed. Jane, our good mother, used quite a few good expressions in her speech. Here are two of them. 1) I go extra miles to trake care of my kids. 2) The generation gap is creeping into our family. Finally, special thanks to the generosity of Maxwell, Keny, Amanda, Celine, Wade, Julia, Julie who patronized my suff, so that we raised NT1380 last night. The proceeds will go to our CTM fund. That means our future CTM will be able to get NT300 gift certificate. You know what they say: You reap what you sow. Peace & Love, Mayna