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# 5 What makes a good life

Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness 1.millennials: Millennials have grown up with the internet and can't imagine a world without it. 千禧世代在網際網路環境中長大，無法想像沒有網際網路的世界會是什麼樣的。 2.impression: I didn't get much of an impression  of the place because it was dark when we drove through it. 我對這個地方印象不深，因為我們開車駛過時天已經黑了。 3.exceedingly : He was clever, handsome, and exceedingly  rich. 他聰明、英俊，且非常富有。 4.persistence: Most financial analysts have been surprised by the persistence  of the recession. 大多數金融分析師都對這種持續的衰退感到驚訝。 5.magnified : Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes. 我們的皮膚看上去很光滑，但放大後卻滿是坑坑窪窪。 6.brickering : They're always bickering  with each other about their personal problems. 他們總是...
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#4 My thought on the talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Sometimes I have procrastination. The things I will delay, such as reports, homework, housework. If my mother reminds me to clean the house, I might have to wait for her to get home soon before cleaning. There are also reports and homework. If I think I can finish it soon, I will choose to postpone this homework. On the contrary, if I encounter more difficult assignments, I will start preparing in advance. I think the best way to deal with procrastination is to prepare a calendar to record what to do every day. You don't need to record too much in a day, but it must be done!
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 COVID: One year on

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Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english 1. pandemic： In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic . 在世界上一些地區瘧疾仍在廣泛流行。 2. take hold： The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now. 經濟復甦的趨勢剛剛開始穩定下來。 3.wimpy： I was too wimpy to be a boxer so I decided to be a musician. 我太虛弱了，無法當拳擊手，所以我決定當音樂家。 4.sheer： It was sheer  coincidence that we met. 我們的相遇純屬巧合。 5.kicks in： I 've come to give a hand, but all i get is a kicks in  the pants . 我本意是來幫忙的。但是，得到的卻是意想不到的責備 6.genome： Repeated sequences are often present in the  genome  . 基因組內常常有重復性序列。
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English Learning Podcast

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Name of the podcast:Gordon Ramsay Link to the podcast: https://youtube.com/user/gordonramsay What is the podcast about? Its about  recipes tutorials,tips,techniques and the best bits from the archives. Why you recommend this podcast? Because this podcast teach not only the cooking tips but also techniques. And it shows recipes tutorials.  Every step is recorded in detail in the video. I think this is a good podcast to learn cooking.
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Greeting

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Hello, I'm Lucy. I graduated from National Taipei University of Business, majoring in Finance. I'm a open-minded person and doing things in an orderly or systematic way. I enjoy cooking in my leisure time. In this new semester, I hope I can read more foreign news to improve my reading ability and understanding of international current affairs.
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