20130927

cAmP

vocabulary:

  • camper: a person who stays in a tent or in a hoiday camp 
  • camper van: a motor home
  • retro: similar to styles, fashions from the past
    inside, the decor is very retro. 
  • foreign money
  • stall: a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place
    in the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
  • tent: a shelter made of canvas and supported by poles and ropes that you can fold up and carry with you.
  • caterpillar
  • costume: a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone or something else, especially for a party.
    our host was wearing a clown costume.
  • sort: to deal with something by repairing or organising it
    to get everything sorted
    We've sorted out the computer system's initial problems. 

Okey-FOkEY

vocabulary and phrases:

  • omnivore: an animal that is naturally be able to eat both plants and meat
  • omnipresent: present or having an effect everywhere at the same time
    the singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.
  • foul: to do something against the rules of a sport, often causing injury to another plater
  • lad: a boy or young man
    a group of young lads were standing outside the shop
    lads and lasses (boys and girls)
  • renowned: famous for something
    the region is renowned for it outstanding natual beauty.
    renown: a state of being famous
    her renown spread across the country.
  • Absence makes the heart grow fonder. : when people we love are not with us, we love them even more. 
  • bring it on. : said to show that you are prepared and willing to compete in a competition or to do something difficult. 
  • stag party / hen party : a party for a man/woman who is going to get married, to which his only male friends/her only female friends are invited  
  • yep: yes
  • yap: short, high sounds made by a small dog
    yappy
    a yappy little dog
  • okey-dokey: ok
  • footy: football

20130924

eXPRessioNs


expressions:

  • are you being served? 
  • what are you having?
  • can i take your order, please?
  • can i get you anything else?
  • I'll just get your order for you now.
  • like mother, like daughter. 
  • i've got to say....
  • i'm just worry about ....
  • How are you coping without her. 
  • let her down.
  • I've gone through this relationship.
  • what are you up to?
  • are you up for it?
  • How are you doing?
  • how do you spend your day? 
  • off the top of my head...:
    I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but i could go and look it up. 
  • i'm chuffed with his present.
  • i'm delighted with it.
  • i'm please with it.
  • only time would tell. 
  • i got quite a shock.
    i was in shock.
  • It's not rocket science.
  • the weather turns really bad.
  • at busy time, queuing may be necessary
  • I've never ever seen that before. 
  • long story short,...
  • it happens all the time.
  • shall we start?
  • as cool as a cucumber: calm
    she walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
  • good for you / good to hear. 
  • how did you find it?




dReamArKER

When I listen to some gothic music, it always gets me thinking about you, my dear friend.
I miss you.

20130920

IntAnGIbLe waSTe

after moving to windsor, i saved lots of time on commute to work. However, i didn't manage my time better. that's a huge problem. I've got to change it! there are several things i need to sort out. 

first, the banking thing! I reckon i'm running out of taiwan dollars in my taiwan account soon. secondly, the GP. since i've already been staying here for more than 6 months, i should and have to register GP in case i need any medical service here. apart from that, i did sort out some things, like the rental house problem. I'm lucky that the B&B host seems to welcome me to rent the house for longer term. that's exactly a good thing to me. first of all, i don't need to give deposit so that i can use my money more flexible. on top of that, the host is really kind that she's willing to give me discount for renting the room. how lucky i am! 

as to the inner things of me, i am very unsatisfied with my time management. I didn't spend quality time studying english, instead, i spent too much time working, from 9am to 7 pm or later. it's funny that when i was living in Putney, i'd got to force myself to watch TV less so that i could have more time studying english on my own. now, since the family i'm living with watch films on TV a lot, i don't really watch TV. however i hardly remember what i've done actually. that's horrifying that i waste my immense time intangibly. 

let's see. 24 hours - 8 hours (sleeping) - 9 hours (working & lunch) - 2 hours (breakfast & cooking & dinner)   = 5 hours! how can i waste the 5 hours without doing anything! 

set the goals and just do it! think before you leap. once you decide it, do it without thinking! 

YoRK

vocabulary:

  • chord
  • daunt: to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something
    she was not daunted by the size of the problem.
    nothing daunted: still confident and enthusiastic despite a failure or problem
    she was rejected the first time she applied to the university, but, nothing daunted, reapplied the following year and was accepted.
    daunting: making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something.
    the country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.
  • archaeology
  • brooch: a small piece of jewellery with a pin at the back that is fastened to a woman's clothes
    she wore a small silver brooch. 
  • toga: a piece of clothing wore by people in ancient rome
  • cloak: a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves.
  • authentic: if something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is.
    an authentic 1920 dress
    an authentic viking shopping
    authentic italian food

20130916

KitCHeNWarE

vocabulary learnt from shopping!

  • shed: a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things
  • colander: a bowl with small holes in it, used for wash food or for emptying into when it has been cooked in water
  • oven tray / roasting pan
  • saucepan 
  • frying pan
  • mould: a hollow container with a particular shape in which soft or liquid substances are pored, so that when the substances become hard it takes the shape of the container
    a cake mould 
  • tin: a closed metal container in which food is sold
    a tin of beans
    a biscuit tin
    we used two tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.
  • mill : a small machine for crushing things into power
    a pepper mill
    a coffee mill
  • froth: small white bubbles on the surface of liquid
    i like the froth on the top of the coffee
  • turner
  • toothpick
  • serviette: a squire piece of cloth or paper used while you are eating
  • kettle
  • chopping board
  • zest: fruit skin 
  • grater: a small device with holes surrounded by sharp edges used to cut food into small pieces
  • coaster: s small piece of wood, plastic or other materials that you put a glass or cup on to protect surface from heat or liquid
  • mug
  • cloth: a small piece of material used to cleaning
    a washing-up cloth
  • airer
  • mat: a small piece of strong material that covers ad protects part of a floor
    a bath / door mat
    a small piece of cloth, cardboard or plastic that is put on the table surface to protect it
    a bear / sink mat
  • cutlery: knifes, forks and spoons
  • bottle opener
  • scoop
  • knifes and forks
  • tongs


20130911

lEARning FROm DOinG

Vocabulary learnt from hiking:

  • spring / sprang / sprung : to move quickly
    those deer sprang. 
  • barn: a large building on a farm in which animals or hay and grain are kept
    we saw a large barn. 
  • straw: the dried yellow stems of crops
    a bale of straw
    a straw hat 
  • flint: a kind of stones
  • elderberry: a kind of berries
  • cock: an adult male chicken
  • vane: a flat narrow part of a fan which turns because of the pressure of air 
  • windmill: a building or structure with large blades on the outside that provide the power for getting water out of the ground or crushing grain when turned by the force of the wind
    Windmill
  • wind turbine: a tall structure with blades that are blown round by the wind and provide power to make electricity
    Wind Turbine

  • maize (UK) / corn (US.)
  • lone (adj): alone
    a lone tree
    a lone survivor
    lone parent
    he was a lone voice arguing against a reduction in resources.
  • doing sb's head in: to make someone feel confused and unhappy; annoying
    Getting up at four o'clock every morning was doing my head in.
    He's really doing my head in.
  • in the middle of nowhere: describes a place far away any towns and cities and where few people live.
    he lives in a tiny cottage in the middle of nowhere.