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2025/1/4

上課: Idioms related to shopping and possessions

in mint condition: means pristine, undamaged since it was made.
less is more
collecting dust: hasn't been used for a long time
come in handy: useful for a certain purpose
- in bagpack
- portable charger, umbrella, water bottle
hard to come by: not common or easy to find
odds and ends: small things usually of little value
- like capsule vending machine
- key chains
I bought a lot books and they are collecting dust in the corner now.
My girlfriend like to collect odds and ends.
rip-off: something that is not worth the price
compare apples to orange: bad comparison. to compare unlink things
cut above: better than the rest
stand the test of time: still useful after many years
window shopping
- shopping holics 逛街狂人
to shop aound for something

2025/1/7

上課: New Year Celebrations

New Year's resolution
load trip
theme park / amusement park
- miniature
indulged in food/drink
- do something too much
eating healthys many gains
attainable / unattainable goal
weakness
lives aboard

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如何成為一名副主廚｜餐廳生意 (How to Become a Sous Chef | Restaurant Business) - VoiceTube 看影片學英語
- sous chef
【英語字彙】烹飪技巧：炒滷烤煮 (Cooking Vocabulary in English - chop, grill, saute, boil, slice...) - VoiceTube 看影片學英語
- culinary school
- what's cooking = what's happening
- recipe
- to saute 煎 / boil 滾 / simmer 燉 / broil;roast;grill 烤
- flat pan / oven 烤箱
- a little bit of oil
- chop / dice / slice / fry / deep-fry / stri 攪

2025/1/8

上課: Iterview with Chef Drolet

cuisine = food
street food venders / family restaurants / fine dining / restaurant chain
ingredients / grains(bread/rice/wheat)
powdered 粉狀的
medium / well done 9
decor
food court
cozy

【聽Podcast學英文】如何在 2025 年養成良好習慣？(How to Build Good Habits in 2025) - VoiceTube 看影片學英語

uncover the secret to
why do we struggle to stick to them
they often burn out quickly
overtime, these small improvement add up to big result

2025/1/11

上課: Idioms that use home Vocabulary

hit close to home:
have a skeleton in the closet
home away from home: a place where you feel as comfortable as you do in your own home
hit close to home:
home free: having successfully completed something
- I'm home free
bring home the bacon: make money
make oneself at home:
home stretch: the final/last part
- in the home stretch / finish the home stretch
nothing to write home about: not exciting
on the house: free; at no cost
homesick
a homebody: like to stay at home
wake up on the wrong side of the bed: in a bad mood
show someone the door: ask someone to leave
have a skeleton in the closet: have a secret that you don't want others to know
empty nester: a parent whose children have grown up and left home
feel comforatble in a new place

2025/1/13

想讓別人喜歡你嗎？其實擁有「魅力」一點都不難！

charisma / charismatic
resonate
shadow answer
told entertaining stories or cracked a few genuinely funny jokes
because people inherently value those things
everyday person
elevate the other person's experience
give nonverbal cues
with a blank face
vent their emotions

2025/1/14

上課: Iterview with Chef Drolet

culinary school
shepherd

2025/1/15

上課: Five things to do in Sydney

iconic / landmarks
hidden gem
off-the-beaten track
aborigines / aboriginal
coat hanger
Southern Hemisphere
get stuck in traffic
Manly Beach

澳洲東海岸介紹 (Introducing East Coast Australia) - VoiceTube 看影片學英語

hip cities
native critters
indigenous people

2025/1/18

上課: Common Idiomatic expressions

about to: planning to do something at the moment
- The plane is about to take off.
for good: forever
better off: to be in a better situation
- He was better off without her.
about time: finally
- it's about time [subject] [past tense]
up in the air: to be undecided
all of a sudden: suddenly
from scratch: from the beginning
for good: forever
benefit of the doubt
- I give a benefit of the doubt to stranger I met.
close call: a situation that is almost dangerous
- had a close call
benifit of the doubt: you believe someone is telling the truth
up in the air
for the best:
- was for the best

2025/1/20

上課: Plans

book accommodations/hotel
get some local currency
apply for a visa
buy a plain ticket online
pack your bag
tips for a cycling vacation

2025/1/21

get around
Sydney Opera house
Harbour Bridge
Manly Beach
- Bondi Beach
Watson's Bay
cosmopolian / international city
great climate / mild(not too hot, not too cold)

2025/1/22

上課: A day in the life of a surf instructor

instructor / teacher
- instructor: teach skill like drive car, surfing.
sink / tap / faucet
plumber / piping
welder
surfboard / fins / leash

2025/2/3

上課: Daily route

cafeteria
uniform

2025/2/4

上課: A day in the life of a surf instructor (2)

2025/2/5

上課: Five Healthy choices for breakfast avocado, cheese, donut, salami, honey, coffee, blackberries filling dairy(milk, cheese) process food

2025/2/8

上課: Weather and seasons slippery sweet bean soup windy / hot / cloudy / stormy / snowy / cold / rainly / sunny heat wave skate rink / ice skate / skiing / snowboard marine / marine creature / seals Drowning / salty Vancouver wild animal is aggressive wear scarf / muscle and tissue

2025/2/10

上課: Pets and animals Make-up day reptiles hamster yard / tail / tiny / tank水族箱 / fur毛

2025/2/11

oatmeal
you need to eat food with carbohydates and protein
scrambled eggs
really kickstart your morning
spinach
whole-wheat bread
keep you going until lunchtime
smoothies / fruit smoothies
nutrition

2025/2/12

上課: Places to see in Perth

In the west
mainland
vacation(traveling) / holiday
staycation
國家有s結尾的，前面要加the表示是很多組合成的

2025/2/15

上課: Multiword verbs with BACK

back down: stop todo something (停止爭執)
- arguement, stoping arguement
- someside need to back down
backed off: stop argument
back off: move away from danger
- situation is bad
- move away from the scene of the accident
- when I see the acciend, I back off
back up
- backed up so fast (car) 物理倒退
- have to repeat something
- provide proof or evidence
  - back it up
  - back [something/someone] up
- called for backup(help)
  - The army called for backup
- duplicate data / information
- backed up to the cloud
- the drains backed up and overflowed
- backed up the traffice for more than five miles 塞車/堵塞
  - The drain was backed up by the flooding
  - The line was backed up
- Deniz backed up the program every night before switching off her computer.
- Deniz ensured that she made a backup of the data daily
- my family backs me up
- there was a three-week backup of mail to clear
- we will need to take a backup because the phone battery will only last 48 hours

paramedics 醫護人員 temporary backup (second phone)

2025/2/17

上課: Holidays and celebrations

gatherings
Christmas / Halloween / Thanksgiving / birthday / New Year
Mid-Autumn Festival

2025/2/18

上課: Places to see in Perth

outback
hut
tour guide
a full-day tour / a half-day tour
used to be colony
Kings park
resident of
spectacular view
botanical garden
voyage on a ship
live entertainment: not recorded
sunbathing -> tan (most use)
cruises

2025/2/19

上課: Colombia: Getting There and Getting Around

spanish / Bogotá
Medellin (most famous city)
bus stations / stops
how do you get around
light rail / tram / metro / cable car
how will you move around the country

2025/2/24