Tuesday, April 28, 2009

#7 "Life after Death by PowerPoint." @ YouTube

Life after Death by PowerPoint (Chinese subtitles)


It's not searched by myself. I was shared by one of my friend about one year ago. This video is very funny that impressive me about the key point of making a powerpoint and let me barely forget at all. I think it's very useful for whoever want to get a good score of presentaion ppt while they don't know how to start. In addition, I hope that I won't make the same mistake in my presentation next week, though I'm actually not a good presenter after all. Ha ha!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

#6 Note of ESL Podcast 466

ESL Podcast 466 – Having a Good or Bad Bedside Manner

1. to be cut out to...
>>created to do sth/ It's intended to you./ with talent

2. patient
>>people who receive medical care from doctors

3. bedside manner
>>How doctors treat patients with communicate.

4. callous
>>telling without considerating to others

5. taking a turn for the worse
>>beginning worser/ to worsen

6. blurted it out
>>saying without thinking it first

7. diagnosis
>>the doctor's conclusion about the result

8. soften
>>make it nicer/ doesn't upset them

9. comfort
>>give sb confidence

10. reaasure
>>make them feel better

11. feel sorry for sb
>>understand someone's difficulty

12. didn't seem to faze him
>>didn't reaction as what he should reaction/ didn't feel surprised

13. hysterics
>>uncontrolled emotion/ can't stop feeling threaten

14. compassionate
>>be caring/ nice to sb

15. against your nature
>>doesn't hurt your personality

16. anything but
>>definitely

17. considerate
>>aware of someone's feeling

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

#5 Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

Topic 1.
Level:medium
Topic:emergencies
Type:telephone conversation
Speakers:two men
Length:01:08

1. explain what is happening.
2. I'm... about 15 miles from...
3. I have no idea about the woman. = I don't know.
4. She's in no condition to tell me. =She's too threaten to tell me
5. get someone else to stop. = have sb to stop here

Topic 2.
Level:medium
Topic:hair care
Type:conversation
Speakers:man - man
Length:02:50

1. get my hair trimmed a little.
trim (verb): cut just a little off
- He got his hair trimmed yesterday at a beauty salon.

2. You're in good hands.

3. what do you do for a living?

4. he left me in charge,
in charge (adjective): in control
- She is in charge of the new project.

5. How in the world am I ...