Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/22
1. Today’s topic is talk about it.
2. Today’s title is how much is that gift.
3. How does your family do to give gifts to each other?
4. We don’t like to have our houses filled up with lots of stuff.
5. eat it, throw it out, but you still enjoy the gift
6. draws names 抽名字
7. I give one gift for one sibling兄弟姊妹
8. take turns 輪流
9. It depends on the person.
10. study abroad and live with a local family 在國外讀書並住在寄宿家庭
11. Spanish-speaking family 說西班牙語的家庭
12. What are you giving your host family?
13. She seldom worries about these things.
14. They may feel embarrassed.
15. What are you giving your host family?
16. Christmas is coming.
17. Hurry, and finish these toys.
18. I go to the local library for books.
19. They are worried about the cold weather.
20. I’m worried about making mistakes again.
21. try to find the right gift
22. think about the culture 文化
23. host: when you have a party at home, you are the host
24. guest: if you are invited by the host, you are the guest
25. I was so embarrassed to see him there.
26. That’s so embarrassing.
27. they can’t afford that 付不起
28. I’m stuck in traffic. I need to be at the office now. I can’t afford this delay.
29. a certain way 某一種
30. In Taiwan, people like fruits.
31. In Costco Rico, people like stuffed animals. 填充玩具
32. She seldom worries about these things. (not often)
33. You’re sweet. (mean well 出自好意)
34. I have been in similar situations. 我也經歷過同樣的情況 (現在完成式)
35. She is trying to be careful with her family.
36. She should go with what she is feeling. 相信她的感覺
37. Who do you think is right? 誰是對的
38. local hotel 當地的旅館
39. expensive, cheap
40. Super sentence man
41. rollercoaster ride 雲霄飛車
42. I’m sweating 我流汗
43. How generous! 好仁慈
44. If I have some ice cream, I’ll cool down and wait in line. 排隊
45. star student 最好的學生
46. delicious treat
47. other ways to be generous
48. go to the movies, and pay for the movie, or buy groceries once in a while
 

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/23
1. Thanks for joining us.
2. a great week
3. I really enjoyed our bowling lesson.
4. You are in luck. 幸運
5. This is our review show.
6. You roll the bowling ball down the lane.
7. knock all the pins down
8. after work 下班後
9. this address isn’t correct
10. ZIP是英语：Zone Improvement Plan （地區改進計劃）的簡稱
11. You must enjoy it. 你一定很喜歡它
12. He might be interested. 他可能會有興趣
13. on Saturday mornings at 7 am.
14. No wonder he doubts if he has time in his schedule. 難怪
15. I’m giving you a hint (clue). 暗示，線索
16. mail the letter
17. spend too much money on their gifts
18. sentence pattern 句型
19. It doesn’t cost anything to review our features together. 不用花用什麼就可復習我們的特別報導
20. the exact place 精確的地點
21. Never be afraid to ask for help or for directions. 方向
22. I went bowling with my friends for the first time last weekend. 第一次打保齡球
23. What is the goal of bowling? 目標
24. Knock down as many pins as possible. 儘可能擊倒越多的瓶子
25. ride a rollercoaster 搭乘
26. have some ice cream for free 免費
27. get in line 排隊
28. Monday is Christmas Day.
29. I bet we will have a special Christmas show.
30. I can’t wait. 等不及了
31. We hope you’ll join us for it.

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/25
1. Merry Christmas.
2. feature 特別報導
3. the Christmas story
4. joy to the world
5. God sent an angel to Mary.
6. the baby would not have a human father 人類的
7. the town was crowded
8. Bethlehem
9. an angle appeared to them
10. Many angels sent praises to God
11. celebrates an event that happened over 2000 years ago
12. that event is the birth of Jesus Christ
13. People love Christmas.
14. give and receive gifts
15. God sent his son on earth was to teach us that God could actually could become father of every single person.
16. There is much more to Christmas. (much more than Santa Claus) 遠超過聖誕老人
17. the town in the middle east
18. the town was crowded
19. They looked for a place to stay but they couldn’t find one.
20. There in the stable Mary’s son was born. 馬廄
21. Mary had the baby and named him Jesus.
22. Does your family go to church during Christmas?
23. Every Christmas eve we go to a Christmas eve service. We light candles. 聖誕夜
24. It’s a tradition we do every year.
25. Another part of the story is that the shepherds heard the news. 牧羊人
26. working people, normal, ordinary people 尋常的工人
27. The cup had been broken in the kitchen. 完成被動式
28. The money had been taken from the classroom.
29. God, you are awesome because of your ideas.
30. We hurried to the hospital to see Jerry.
31. Pollution is a human problem.
32. Many sheep live on that farm.
33. The sun appeared after the rain.
34. a pony, a drum set, a banana tree
35. to forgive those wrong things
36. Jesus had a message of love. He had a mission. He fulfilled the mission perfectly.
37. a friend for life 一生的朋友 innkeeper: 小旅館老闆  humble: 謙卑 卑微
38. read the Bible 聖經
39. Jesus can save your life.
40. God sent his son on earth was to teach us that God could actually become our father, every single person.

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/26
1. around town
2. Let’s go shopping.
3. I’ll tell you what. 我來告訴你吧
4. fun saying 有趣的說法
5. Shop until you drop. 買到倒下
6. I’m looking at some after-Christmas sale ads.
7. too many ads
8. a new pair of shoes
9. the full price, the half price 全價 半價
10. winter vest and jacket 背心
11. have a big sale on T-shirts
12. Is this on sale? What’s on sale today?
13. There would be good deals. 好交易
14. We buy a lot of stuff. 東西
15. enjoy the gifts
16. walk around with our family
17. colorful scarf 圍巾
18. We wear a scarf around our neck.
19. Maybe you can return it.
20. How was your Christmas?
21. Very good. Thanks for asking.
22. shorten the question 縮短問題
23. How was yours?
24. emphasize 加強
25. What a fun song! What an amazing picture!
26. What a lovely day! What an easy grammar point!
27. Say, I like the hat. 唉呀，預告別人我要說話了
28. A rainbow is colorful 彩虹
29. It’s not my style. 這不是我的風格
30. In our culture, if a present does not fit, people go to exchange it right after Christmas. The mall is very full and crowded with people. 換東西
31. advertisement 廣告
32. People give gifts instead of money.
33. think of the person’s feelings
34. their feelings may be more important
35. It’s not worth it to me to hurt their feelings. 不值得
36. It is the thought that counts. 心意才是重要的
37. Maybe it was on sale,.
38. Jack’s file
39. People have the day off. 放假一天
40. on Christmas eve 聖誕夜
41. In England, the day after Christmas is also a holiday. December 26 is boxing day.
42. Some say the boxing day was a traditional day off for servants. 僕人休假一天
43. The servants receive a present box from their master.
44. The Christmas box might have food, clothes, money or other good things in it.
45. The servants would also go home on boxing day to give Christmas boxes to their families. It makes people think of giving to others and it makes the Christmas holiday one day longer.
46. I like giving presents even better.
47. Some people are not interested in your gifts. I think that is kind of rude. 粗魯
48. I am honestly happy that the person thought of me. 真心的高興

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/27
1. Shop, shop till you drop.
2. Let’s go shopping.
3. After Christmas, I like to rest.
4. It’s tiring to see family and get ready for Christmas.
5. It’s a relief when it is all over.
6. relax and enjoy all our presents
7. grab a meal after 然後找些東西吃
8. Tina paid cash.
9. She didn’t need to use her credit card.
10. James has a gift receipt. 收據
11. It’s across from Fashion House. 對面
12. The sale was terrific.
13. The deals were fantastic.
14. A deal is a good price on something.
15. cheap or expensive
16. less than 10 dollars
17. I spent less than twenty minutes to get to work every day.
18. I watched less than an hour of TV every day.
19. I usually pay with cash. But if I am spending a large amount of money or I’m paying for things on line, I am using a credit card.
20. A credit card can be dangerous when it comes to spending money. It’s easy to keep spending and spending with the card. Be careful, everyone.
21. check out: look around and see what sales are there
22. Traveling the day before the new year is crazy.
23. If my family want to go to the mall, I will go with.
24. I wouldn’t want to do it just for myself for fun.
25. I like to go to the store. Shopping on line is boring.
26. Which store did your hat come from?
27. Trendy means recent or popular. 流行
28. Thanks for practicing English with me every day.
29. help him find the store
30. Do you have a receipt? 你有收據嗎 (p不發音)
31. The school is over there across from the post office. 對面
32. The pencils are in a box on the shelf.
33. in fashion: popular right now
34. We use these words when we are talking about clothes.
35. How often do you return gifts?
36. Not very often, unless…. 除非
37. If it doesn’t fit, I will return it.
38. I think that’s when I’m most likely to return something if it doesn’t fit. 最可能退換禮物的情況是不合式
39. Carol knows a lot about fashion.
40. Boxing day is the day after Christmas. Some people like it even more.
41. Employers give their workers Christmas boxes that day. 僱主
42. It is more celebrated in Great Britain. 在大不列巓比較盛行
43. buy anything that has a good price
44. Yellow is my favorite color.
45. take off my jacket 脫下
46. When do you take down your lights and Christmas tree?
47. Not yet, in my family, we keep them up at least the first or second week into January. We just hate to say goodbye to Christmas.
48. But we are out of time. We’ll see you again tomorrow.

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/27
1. Shop, shop till you drop.
2. Let’s go shopping.
3. After Christmas, I like to rest.
4. It’s tiring to see family and get ready for Christmas.
5. It’s a relief when it is all over.
6. relax and enjoy all our presents
7. grab a meal after 然後找些東西吃
8. Tina paid cash.
9. She didn’t need to use her credit card.
10. James has a gift receipt. 收據
11. It’s across from Fashion House. 對面
12. The sale was terrific.
13. The deals were fantastic.
14. A deal is a good price on something.
15. cheap or expensive
16. less than 10 dollars
17. I spent less than twenty minutes to get to work every day.
18. I watched less than an hour of TV every day.
19. I usually pay with cash. But if I am spending a large amount of money or I’m paying for things on line, I am using a credit card.
20. A credit card can be dangerous when it comes to spending money. It’s easy to keep spending and spending with the card. Be careful, everyone.
21. check out: look around and see what sales are there
22. Traveling the day before the new year is crazy.
23. If my family want to go to the mall, I will go with.
24. I wouldn’t want to do it just for myself for fun.
25. I like to go to the store. Shopping on line is boring.
26. Which store did your hat come from?
27. Trendy means recent or popular. 流行
28. Thanks for practicing English with me every day.
29. help him find the store
30. Do you have a receipt? 你有收據嗎 (p不發音)
31. The school is over there across from the post office. 對面
32. The pencils are in a box on the shelf.
33. in fashion: popular right now
34. We use these words when we are talking about clothes.
35. How often do you return gifts?
36. Not very often, unless…. 除非
37. If it doesn’t fit, I will return it.
38. I think that’s when I’m most likely to return something if it doesn’t fit. 最可能退換禮物的情況是不合適
39. Carol knows a lot about fashion.
40. Boxing day is the day after Christmas. Some people like it even more.
41. Employers give their workers Christmas boxes that day. 僱主
42. It is more celebrated in Great Britain. 在大不列巓比較盛行
43. buy anything that has a good price
44. Yellow is my favorite color.
45. take off my jacket 脫下
46. When do you take down your lights and Christmas tree?
47. Not yet, in my family, we keep them up at least the first or second week into January. We just hate to say goodbye to Christmas.
48. But we are out of time. We’ll see you again tomorrow.

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/28
1.  Do you like to play in the snow?
2. Today’s topic is winter fun.
3. That’s a very popular song about building a snowman.
4. Just wear warm clothes.
5. Burr. 好泠啊
6. Winter is not my favorite season.
7. Durian is not my favorite fruit. 榴槤不是我最喜歡的水果
8. That’s not the best way to do it.
9. make three balls of snow, the biggest ball stays on the ground, the medium size ball goes on top of that, then put the smallest on top
10. add rocks for eyes, a long nose with a carrot 胡蘿蔔
11. No wonder there are so many songs about it.
12. You just keep singing the same song over again. 一再地
13. It’s a special child experience for many although adults can enjoy building a snowman too. 特別的孩童經驗
14. It’s too hot. It’s too windy.
15. No, it’s not. 並沒有啊 (you don’t agree)
16. warm clothes: sweaters, pants, hats, gloves, scarves, coats
17. He does not seem to be excited about the snow.
18. When is the last time you made a snowman?
19. The last time I did that was in high school.
20. How often do you play in the snow?
21. How often do you drink coffee?
22. How often do you go to church?
23. I go once a week. 一星期一次
24. Can I throw snowballs at you?
25. We had rules about snowball fights. We were not allowed to throw snow at people’s heads. 規則
26. It’s too cold and it hurts. 很痛
27. Can you hit me? You can’t throw far.
28. I wear contacts. With contacts, I can’t read things far away like signs across the street. 隱形眼鏡
29. tease Tina about it 逗她
30. sneak up on Taylor, surprise Taylor, then she can hit Taylor with a snowball when she is close 偷偷靠近，嚇她
31. to run away: 跑開 Don’t run away.
32. I have to turn away. 轉頭
33. winter sports: ski, 滑雪 snowboard, 單板滑雪
34. balance 平衡
35. Jane was born on December 28, yet her birthday is always during the summer.
36. It sounds tricky. But it has a simple answer. She was born in the southern hemisphere. She was born south of the equator. She might be born in Australia or Brazil. These countries are south of the equator.南半球，赤道以南
37. northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere
38. igloo: snow house 雪屋，冰廬
39. There are plenty to do with snow. After the snowstorm, we built a snow house.
40. a tunnel 隧道

 Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/29
1. Today’s topic is activities.
2. winter fun
3. I drank a cup of hot chocolate and enjoyed the view of the snow from my window.
4. That is one of the best things about Christmas and the winter time.
5. We built a great snowman.
6. The snow is perfect for building a snowman.
7. It’s wet enough and there is a lot of snow on the ground. 濕度正好適合搭雪人
8. I like to go sledding. I like to slide down the hill.
9. James likes to stay inside out of the snow.
10. I’m staying out of the kitchen.
11. Make sure they stay out of fire.
12. Pauline got hurt sledding a couple of times when she was young. One time she ran into a tree. Another time she fell off the sled and cracked her rib. It really hurt.
13. She got snow down back on her neck. 脖子上都是雪
14. You can stop throwing snowballs, Taylor.
15. You can throw just fine. It’s fun to hit you with snowballs. 你真的能打雪球
16. No, you look just fine. 真的好，實在好
17. No, your English is just fine.
18. What are you doing on Saturday?
19. What are you doing after that?
20. Not much. 沒有什麼事
21. She suggests they go sledding.
22. making snow angels
23. snow angel 雪天使
24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_angel
25. dog sledding
26. special dogs can be trained to pull a sled 狗拉雪橇
27. you can travel far with them
28. I want to go Alaska to try it.
29. We had fun throwing snowballs.
30. amazing, stylish 時尚
31. We’re having a great photo shot today.

Let’s Talk in English on 2017/12/30
1. We’re happy you’re here to share the weekend with us. 共度周末
2. all those fun features 專題報導
3. What a great week! Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Are you doing anything special for New Year’s Eve? Will you go to a party or watch fireworks go off at midnight?你會不會去跨年晚會？會不會看煙火
4. It’s worth celebrating. 值得慶祝
5. There are a lot of sales the day after Christmas.
6. The hat was not his style. He was going to return it. 不適合他，要退
7. have a lot of fun playing in the snow
8. have a snowball fight 雪球戰
9. go sledding 滑雪橇
10. The shepherds saw angels in the sky when Jesus was born. 牧羊人看到天使
11. People often have a Christmas tree in the house. 聖誕樹
12. December 26 is Boxing Day. The servants go home to give boxes to their families. It makes people think of giving to others. 僕人回家給家人禮物
13. How do you like my scarf? 你喜歡我的圍巾嗎
14. Many people in Australia go to the beach on Christmas Day. 許多澳洲人聖誕節去海灘
15. We are going to have a great photo shot. 一張好棒的照片
16. We always review the lessons on Saturdays. 複習
17. Monday is next year. It’s a new Monday and it will be 2018. (two thousand eighteen)
18. Happy New Year.

Let’s Talk in English on 2018/01/01
1. culture 文化
2. Happy new year.
3. Time flies. Time goes quickly. 時光飛逝
4. Jump into our lesson
5. I’m looking forward to learning more about him today. 期待多認識他一些
6. Mat is the new reporter at the station. 電台的新記者
7. Where are you from? Where is he from? Where are they from?
8. They are from Japan.
9. I understand. 我能理解
10. A: I want to see the world.  B: I understand.
11. coworker  同事
12. Taylor is easy to get along with. 好相處
13. Sorry to bother you.  It’s a nice way to say “hello.” 禮貌的打招呼
14. Do you like working here?
15. Actually, the job is interesting. actually 表示下面所說的是真的
16. My last job was not interesting. 上一個工作
17. It’s nice to meet you. 第一次見到時用的招呼語
18. Meeting and getting to know new people is one of the most important skills to have in another language.
18. I have a challenge for you. Want to play? 挑戰
19. Time is almost out. 時間快沒了
20. Take a look at today’s news. 看一下今天的新聞
21. I’m from the jungle. 我來自叢林
22. Most importantly, I miss my family. 我想念家人

Let’s Talk in English on 2018/1/2
1. Today’s title is Happy New Year.
2. It’s not New Year’s Day anymore.
3. It’s strange to write 2018 instead of 2017. I often write the year wrong. 寫錯了
4. Pauline went and watched the fireworks. That was her favorite part of the celebrations. 看煙火
5. You seem kind of quiet today. Are you OK? 你今天好安靜，你還好嗎
6. He’s feeling stress. He’s feeling pressure. 壓力
7. Can you keep a secret? 保密
8. I’m not sure about joining the team. 不確定要不要加入團隊
9. He’s not sure about the price.
10. That is a hard decision. 那是很難下的決定
11. make a good decision
12. This job is a blessing. 這工作是個福氣 a great thing in one’s life
13. move to a new place, learn new things, do different things
14. This house is bigger than that house. 比較級
15. Motorcycles are bigger than scooters.
16. a position is your specific job 職位
17. He has to decide by next week. 最晚不能超過下星期
18. Send in your reports by the end of the day. 放學前交報告
19. Rob might take a new job in Chicago. 支加哥
20. pilot 飛行員 waiter 服務員 mechanic 機械師
21. What are your plans for 2018?  Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Many people want to lose their weight, quit smoking, or get more exercise. Unfortunately, most people are not able to keep those resolutions very long. In Japan, people clean their homes and send thank-you cards that wish a happy new year and give thanks to friends and relatives. 新年新希望
22. Not everyone celebrates the new year on January 1. Chinese celebrate the new year at lunar new year. In 2018, that’s February 16 this year. 農曆
23. Jewish people celebrate in the fall. But whenever you celebrate, it’s nice to have a new beginning and start something new. 猶太人
24. make a New Years' resolution 下決心 What's your New Year's resolution?

Let’s Talk in English on 2018/01/03

1. going to the hospital

2. My friend went to the hospital for surgery. Now she recovered.

3. Are you sick?  Do you feel sick?

4. I don’t have a fever. I feel weird. 發燒 我覺得怪怪的 神秘詭異的

5. When was the last time you were sick?

6. I was coughing, sneezing a lot. I had a bad cold. 咳嗽 打噴嚏

7. If you are very sick, you should go home and rest.

8. You need to prepare for the test. 需要準備考試

9. A sore throat 喉嚨痛

10.  throw up 嘔吐

11. lying on the couch all day 整天躺在沙發上

12. Are you free later? 你待會兒有空嗎  Are you free now?

13. I went iceskating once but I fell many times. 溜冰 摔跤

14. He was hurt (killed) in a car accident. They had a car accident. 車禍

15. Have you ever been hurt? 受傷過嗎

16. Peter was bleeding a lot. 流血

17. Pauline twisted her ankle. 腳踝扭傷

18. go to a clinic 診所

19. take you to a grocery store 帶你去雜貨舖

20. Pauline likes playing the doctor. pretending to be a doctor

21. This eye is getting blurry. 這隻眼眼模糊不清