How Does a Breadwinner Earn His Keep?

Teaching Topic: How Does a Breadwinner Earn His Keep?
教學主題： 養家活口的人

make a living 謀生
earn one's living 謀生

earn one's keep (生計)

bread (廣義的生計) --> bread winner 家中負擔家計的人

Relive 和 Relieve 的差異

relive (live again) : 再體驗,再感受

relieve 緩和.減輕

想像
imagine(v) = have a image in your mind
image(n)

Vacation 和 Holiday 的區分

渡假

vacation : personal leave

go on vacation 渡假 美式用法

as a verb
i want to vacation.
vacation in Hawaii

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go on holiday 渡假的英式用法(或其他英語系國家)

holiday : (美)政府定的假日
美國人認為holiday 是節日、國定假日

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去購物
I'm going to go shopping on my vacation.
go shopping

Asparagus Stalks and Spears

Asparagus 蘆筍

Stalks 植物的莖

Spears 芽

Pay Off 的多重涵義與用法

pay off (v.)
1.償清 : It took three years to pay off the debts.
2.有報償 : Hard work pays off.

payoff (n.) 重音在前面
ex : Improving English can bring you a payoff.

pay up 全部付清
ex: Pay up! ( 命令句，要求對方還錢)

冠詞與樂器名稱 Playing What Piano?

I played a piano. 我彈某一台鋼琴

我會彈鋼琴
I play the piano. 英國人會加the
I play piano. 美國人省略the

Affect 和 Effect 的差別

affect(v.) 影響。動詞
ex: Smoking can affect health.
ex: The crowd doesn't affect her.


effect(n.) 結果。多用在名詞
前面加冠詞 an effect, the effect
前面加形容詞 positive effect,special effect