My new plan this year!

1.Growth mindset  成長型思維 If you have a growth mindset and think your abilities can improve, a challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow. 2.stratospheric : 平流層的；同溫層的 The housing boom has pushed property values to stratospheric levels. 3.Perspective  觀點 You must keep things in perspective. 4.stamina：耐力、耐性 Marathon runners need a lot of stamina. 5.Context  背景   環境 His heart bled over certain phrases taken out of context . Introduce the talk:  Hard work may not always result in success, but it will never result in regret. TED

  (A) Do you have a smart speaker at home?       No, I'm not that fashion. (B) What is a smart speaker?  A  smart speaker  is a type of  wireless speaker  and  voice command device  with an integrated  virtual assistant  that offers interactive actions and  hands-free activation  with the help of one "hot word" (or several "hot words"). Some smart speakers can also act as a  smart device  that utilizes  Wi-Fi ,  Bluetooth  and other wireless protocol standards to extend usage beyond audio playback, such as to control  home automation  devices. This can include, but is not be limited to, features such as compatibility across a number of services and platforms,  peer-to-peer  connection through  mesh networking , virtual assistants, and others. Each can have its own designated  interface  and  features  in-house, usually launched or controll...

1. Your thoughts about the topic we discussed today. You can comment on the Hyperloop system (strengths, risks, realistic or not), you can also comment on the transport system here in Taiwan (the problem and your suggestion). MRT is the usual transport I took. It is very  convenient. You can go to anywhere you want to go in Taipei by MRT. The only wealness is sometime there are a lot of people. So you might wait for the next MRT sometime. 

1. commonplace  平凡    happening or  existing  in many places, and therefore not special or  unusual   EX: Of course, stories of ex-smokers  drifting  back to the  fold  are  commonplace . 2. Far-fetched  牽強的  extremely  unlikely  to be  true  or to happen EX: All this may sound a bit far-fetched, but companies are already developing ‘intelligent’ homes. 3. Prototype  原型  the first form that a new  design  of a car,  machine  etc has, or a  model  of it used to  test  the design before it is  produced EX: Within a year, the company  expects  to have a  prototype  for  military  use. 4. Vacuum   真空  a space that is completely  empty  of all  gas , especially one from which all the air has been taken away EX: His  adolescence  and young  manhood  had  oc...

我的口說能力處於一個不上不下的尷尬位置。要說一竅不通嗎？還不至於。要說能巧言善道嗎？還有段距離。基本來說，我的口說能力是勉強能溝通的。像是一般外國人向我問路時，這我答得出來。阿如果今天是要問我經濟相關的東西，那很抱歉，以我目前的能力做不到。說到這次的口說測驗，我覺得最大的問題是回答整個文章。前面幾大題大都屬於照稿念，這部分問題不大。後面要我發表意見，這倒為難我了。我比較不擅長去統整我的想法，更何況是用英文呢！總結來說我目前最大的問題，要屬這大題了吧。

1. I want to improve my social skill.  2.  I want to prepare for the financial insurance related license and  TOEIC test.  3. I want to lose some weight, because  all my parents and my friends say that I'm too fat. And one day, when I'm sitting on my chair, my chair  ka boom. At that moment, I know I need to lose some weight.