助理有文件請我簽,小心地傳了一封簡訊來問我「是不是還活著?」看來我真的是因為疫情隱居太久了~哈哈哈
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最近到底在忙什麼呢?
Robbie和Blair學區已經早早宣布這學期全面遠距上課
彷彿已經可以預期這一年小朋友的進度一定會大幅落後
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(遠距上課真的是效率頗差,一個老師與27名學生,新學期新老師新同學大家都還在磨合、上起課來鬧哄哄一直有同學不關麥克風,家長在背景打電話客訴或洗盤子都聽得見,兩個小孩一起上課又會互相干擾偷看彼此班上在幹嘛.....🤬)
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我家一向沒有太熱衷補習
但說不擔心小孩的進度是騙人的
有些孩子比較能夠放手、可以獨立自主學習(我家Blair就比較能夠專注)
有些孩子比較需要盯著,不然容易分心神遊或忘東忘西,或是總選擇最輕(偷)鬆(懶)的方式完成作業(比如我家羅比.....攤手)
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所以我從暑假開始就拿起之前修幼教學分的筆記,想說超前部署幫小孩上課、減輕學校學習的壓力
萬萬沒想到,沒去學校當助教反而變成自己小孩的家教😭
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Blair幼稚園大班,所以先複習所有英文大小寫
接著教Phonics自然發音法、背100個sight words
數學則是從看時鐘、學美國的四種硬幣、到個位數再進位的加法與減法
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Robbie小學二年級
就是繼續練習閱讀以及寫作(最近在練習Exciting Ending、Conclusion、Opinion Writing、Personal Narrative、Problem & Solution)、文法、形容詞與副詞、標點符號
數學就是兩位數的加減法、閱讀量表、分數、2D/3D shapes、Place Value、丈量單位、Skip Counting、背九九乘法表,本週剛好進入到教月份/日期
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每天早上還要各教中文2個小時!
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別看這些學習內容好像很簡單,我這種土生土長的台妹學得跟他們這種小美國人完全不一樣,每天備課還得研究怎麼教才能和學校一樣。
舉個例子,我們以前學月份有30天/31天
就是拿出自己的手指背老師教的口訣:一月大、二月小、三月大、四月小、五月大、六月小、七月大、八月大、九月小、十月大、十一月小、十二月大。(多好記!#台灣的老師是天才!!)
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只是......美國的月份本來就不是像我們一樣1, 2, 3, 4....一路到12月
光是記月份的名字Jan. Feb.....對小朋友就有點難了
(事實上,對很多母語英文的人來說都很難!我的弟妹曾經和我分享,他和朋友連續兩次去店裡購物、遇到不同店員,要註冊會員的時候回答生日分別在July和April,店員都愣住10秒,很心虛的問說是Seven and Four嗎?😝)
所以美國小朋友學天數的方式另外有個押韻的口訣:
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November.
All the rest have thirty-one,
except February, it has twenty-eight we find,
unless it's leap year, then it has twenty-nine!
我讀完這串覺得蠢斃了,於是決定中英文兩種方法都教~
結果Robbie聽完之後,悠悠地回了一句:我覺得英文比較簡單.....
#想翻桌
#英文腦還是真的只能用英文教
#文章中很多中英夾雜不是故意是我真的不知道該怎麼用中文講
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遙想我2013年剛搬來美國的時候
不只是人生地不熟,整整一年認識不到3個台灣人
每天思念各種家鄉味
就連各種農曆節日(端午、中秋、七夕....)近了都是靠台灣親友團臉書洗版才那麼有一點過節感
這幾年一切都變了
台灣餐廳如雨後春筍般一家一家地開
手搖茶店「不要對我尖叫」、「茶湯會」、「一芳」、「Coco都可」、「歇腳亭」...走幾步路就有一間
各種台灣、日本、韓國正流行的排隊美食、美妝或老字號名店,只要想得到,全部都可以團購!動動手指送到家,完全零時差接軌
華人生鮮也都可以直送到府,疫情期間根本免出門就能買菜
不得不說,跟剛搬來的時候比起來
現在的確是方便多了!
今天才九月初,根本還有一個月才中秋節
網路上各種中秋月餅、酥餅團購已經每天洗版挑戰我的體重極限
我已經持續兩個多月的生酮飲食了,實在不敢隨便亂吃耶
翻出舊食譜來過過乾癮好了
http://www.robbiemama.com/2013/10/blog-post_17.html
personal narrative中文 在 Eric's English Lounge Facebook 的最佳解答
[時事英文] 言論自由與冠狀病毒
在自由的社會中,每位公民都能依照個人的自由意志來行使權利。言論自由讓每位公民都能監督政府,要求政府改變不公不義的法規與政策。
In a free society, all citizens must be able to pursue their own paths, set their own goals, and think for themselves. The freedom of speech safeguards these rights as it enables us to challenge and change government regulations and laws we find oppressive and unjust.
歷史表明,在缺乏監督機制的情況下,政府的絕對權力將導致絕對的腐化。即便有些言論不合我們的心意,但禁止人們發聲不僅限制了言論自由,也剝奪了人們聽取他人意見的權利。禁止言論,並不能禁絕思想。唯有透過對話與協商,才能達成共識,而使社會進步。
History has shown that without the corrective mechanism of free speech, governments would consolidate their powers without regard for the rights and freedom of those whom they ought to serve. To deny people of free speech is a double wrong, because doing so would also deprive people of the right to listen, even though some speech would undoubtedly make us feel uncomfortable. Banning certain speech would not result in the elimination of ideas. It is through engagement and negotiation that we can reach consensus and progress as a society.
每個人都應享有批評政府的權利,而無需擔心遭受迫害。這也是當今公民得以贏得諸多權利的原因。言論自由是值得全體人類努力爭取的基本人權。
All people ought to have the right to criticize their government without fear of persecution, because it is how we have won the rights we have today. The freedom of speech is a fundamental human right and it’s worth fighting to protect.
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《紐約時報》報導:
Trevor Noah, the host of “The Daily Show,” has won praise on the Chinese internet for his searing criticism of the Trump administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. So has Jerry Kowal, an American who makes Chinese-language videos chronicling the dire situation in New York.
1. win praise 贏得讚賞
2. searing criticism 猛烈抨擊
3. mishandle (v.) 對⋯⋯處理不當
4. chronicle 記錄
5. a dire situation 可怕的情況
因為猛烈抨擊川普政府對新冠病毒疫情的應對不當,《每日秀》主持人特雷弗・諾亞(編按:中國網民給他取了一個暱稱叫崔娃)在中國的網路上備受讚賞。受到追捧的還有郭傑瑞,作為美國人,他製作的中文影片記錄了紐約的可怕情形。
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China’s response to the virus has its own sharp-eyed critics at home, and they have found a vastly different reception. One resident of the virus-struck city of Wuhan who writes under the name Fang Fang documented despair, misery and everyday life in an online diary, and has endured withering attacks on social media. Three citizen journalists who posted videos from Wuhan in the first weeks of the outbreak disappeared and are widely believed to be in government custody.
6. response to 回應
7. sharp-eyed 眼尖的;目光敏銳的
8. a vastly different reception 截然不同的對待
9. virus-struck 病毒侵襲
10. document (v.) 記錄
11. endure attacks 忍受攻擊
12. withering 令人難堪的;嚴厲的
13. be in government custody 被政府監禁(或拘留)
中國對疫情的應對在國內也引發了尖銳的批評,但這些批評者卻遭到了截然不同的對待。在病毒肆虐的武漢,一位筆名方方的居民用網路日記記錄了人們的絕望、痛苦和日常生活,結果她在社群媒體上遭到了猛烈的攻擊。在疫情暴發的前幾週,三位在武漢發布影片的公民記者失蹤了,人們普遍認為政府把他們抓走了。
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The pandemic unfolded dramatically differently in China from the way it has in the rest of the world — at least, if one believes state-run Chinese media. Chinese news outlets used words like “purgatory” and “apocalypse” to describe the tragic hospital scenes in Italy and Spain. They have run photos of British and American medical workers wearing garbage bags as protective gear. A lot of the same miseries happened in China, but those reports were called “rumors” and censored.
14. pandemic 全球性流行病
15. unfold 展開;顯露
16. state-run 國營;國有
17. news outlet 新聞出處
18. purgatory 煉獄
19. apocalypse 末日(天啟)
在中國,這場大流行的展現方式與世界其他地方截然不同——至少,如果你相信中國官方媒體的話。中國的新聞媒體用「煉獄」和「末日」這樣的詞來描述義大利和西班牙醫院裡的悲慘情形。它們還登載了英國和美國的醫務人員把垃圾袋當防護服的照片。中國也有很多類似的悲劇,但那些報導被稱為「謠言」而遭到刪除。
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The death of Li Wenliang, the whistle-blowing doctor in Wuhan, on Feb. 6 galvanized many Chinese people into demanding freedom of speech. Online sentiment became much more skeptical, and many young people openly challenged the party’s message.
20. a whistleblower 吹哨者
21. galvanize somebody into… 激起;使震驚
22. freedom of speech 言論自由
23. online sentiment 網路輿情
24. skeptical 存疑的;持懷疑態度的
25. openly challenge 公開挑戰(或質疑)
2月6日,武漢吹哨醫生李文亮的去世激起了許多中國人對言論自由的要求。網路上的懷疑情緒更多,許多年輕人公開質疑黨的訊息。
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Then the United States and other countries bungled their own responses, and China’s propaganda machine saw an opportunity. Using the West’s transparency and free flow of information, state media outlets chronicled how badly others have managed the crisis. Their message: Those countries should copy China’s model. For good measure, the propaganda machine revved up its attacks on anybody who dared to question the government’s handling of the pandemic. For many people in China, the push is working. Wielding a mix of lies and partial truths, some young people are waging online attacks against individuals and countries that contradict their belief in China’s superior response.
26. bungle 弄糟;(笨手笨腳地)把……搞砸
27. propaganda machine 宣傳機器
28. see an opportunity 看見機會
29. manage a crisis
30. transparency 透明度
31. free flow of information 資訊的自由流動
32. chronicle (v.) 記錄
33. rev up sb/sth(使)活躍;(使)積極
34. dare to question 敢於質疑
後來,當美國和其它國家搞砸了各自的疫情應對時,中國的宣傳機器看到了機會。中國官媒利用西方媒體的透明度和資訊的自由流動,記錄了其它國家在應對危機時的糟糕表現。他們的訊息是:這些國家應該效仿中國模式。此外,宣傳機器還加大力度,攻擊那些敢質疑中國政府處理疫情方式的人。
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Many of the same people praising Mr. Noah have been slinging arrows and rocks at Fang Fang, whose real name is Wang Fang, for telling the truth about China. Her diary was moderate and personal, and a place where many of us turned for comfort during the darkest hours of China’s epidemic. But after Harper Collins announced plans to publish it in English, tens of thousands of online users descended on her Weibo account, saying she was a traitor for supporting the enemy’s narrative.
35. sling arrows and rocks 口誅筆伐
36. tell the truth about 說了關於⋯⋯的實話
37. moderate 溫和的
38. turn to comfort 尋求慰藉
39. the darkest hours 最黑暗的時刻
40. descend on 突襲;向⋯⋯湧來
41. a traitor 叛徒;賣國賊
在這些讚美諾亞的人中,有很多卻對真名為汪芳的方方口誅筆伐,就因為她說了關於中國的實話。她的日記是溫和而私人的,在中國疫情蔓延最黑暗的時刻,我們中的許多人都在這裡尋求安慰。但在哈珀柯林斯出版社宣布計劃出版該日記的英文版後,成千上萬的網民攻擊了方方的微博帳號,說她在支持敵人的敘事,是個賣國賊。
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The online backlash has been so severe, Fang Fang wrote on Weibo, that it reminds her of the Cultural Revolution, the decade of political violence and chaos that she saw as a child. The only comfort, she wrote, is that “this type of Cultural Revolution is only conducted in cyberspace.”
42. online backlash 網路上的強烈反對
43. the Cultural Revolution 文化大革命
44. remind sb of sth 使⋯⋯想起⋯⋯
45. political violence and chaos 政治暴力與混亂
方方在微博上寫道,這種網路叫罵是如此嚴重,令她回想起兒時目睹文化大革命的政治暴力和混亂的十年。唯一的寬慰是「這種文革只在網路空間進行著」,她寫道。
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May everyone in the world have the freedom to criticize their governments without fear. May we, no matter what our opinions are, speak out to safeguard human rights.
願世人都能享有言論自由,批評政府時無須擔驚受怕。即便意見相左,都能為捍衛人權而奮鬥。
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《紐約時報》完整報導:https://nyti.ms/35aI90l
圖片出處:https://bit.ly/2y6iN7X
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時事英文大全:http://bit.ly/2WtAqop
如何使用「時事英文」:https://bit.ly/3a9rr38
#疫情英文
personal narrative中文 在 VOP Facebook 的精選貼文
新書抵達編輯室,今晚我們在台南,周六在台北,現場見 !
謝謝已訂購的朋友,我們會盡快寄出 ! 💪
莊吳斌《東南亞攝影概論》
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#認識東南亞攝影文化與歷史的入門讀本!
#中文版現由VOP影言社發行
本書費時十年踏查研究,勾勒東南亞自殖民時期以來的攝影發展軌跡。
書中包括十個國家——馬來西亞、印尼、汶萊、泰國、緬甸、寮國、柬埔寨、越南、菲律賓與新加坡,以獨立章節呈現各地文化、社會、政治與攝影的歷史連結,並引介眾多在地攝影工作者與藝術家的影像實踐,擴展世界攝影史的亞洲視野。
作者莊吳斌是影像研究者、策展人和藝術家,同時是攝影評論期刊《環亞攝影評論》的編輯委員。曾獲多項國際研究獎助並參與駐地研究計畫,長期關注東南亞的攝影實踐,以及攝影與民族主義和冷戰的關連。
本書原英文版由新加坡國立大學出版社出版,現由VOP影言社出版中文版。由新加坡國立大學社會科學所亞洲文化研究課程博士許芳慈審訂。
=====|新書講座 Book launch & talk|=====
● 影溯群島 : 東南亞攝影概論
時間|11/29(五)19:00-21:00
地點|成功大學光復校區國際會議廳B1第三演講室 (台南)
主講|莊吳斌
與談|王雅倫、陳佳琦、李威儀
● 《東南亞攝影概論》新書分享會
時間|11/30(六)15:00-16:30
地點|誠品R79 Underground書店藝文沙龍 (台北)
主講|莊吳斌
Photography in Southeast Asia: A Survey is a comprehensive attempt to map the emergence and trajectories of photographic practices in Southeast Asia. The narrative begins in the colonial era, at the point when the transfer of photographic technology occurred between visiting practitioners and local photographers. With individual chapters dedicated to the countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam, the bulk of the book spans the post-WWII era to the contemporary, focusing on practitioners who operate with agency and autonomy. The relationship between art and photography, which has been defined very narrowly over the decades, is re-examined in the process. Photography also offers an entry point into the cultural and social practices of the region, and a prism into the personal desires and creative decisions of its practitioners.
#東南亞攝影概論 #莊吳斌
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Voices of Photography 攝影之聲
www.vopmagazine.com
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