Assignment 9

Is there a short-term or long-term goal that you want to achieve in your life?

My short-term goal is to obtain a license related to tax.
In order to achieve my goal, I need to study harder

Assignment 8

What do you think is the key to success? 

I think is self-discipline and grit.

1. stratospheric 極高的；非常的

• very high or great

ex: It's an amazing camera, but the price is stratospheric! 

2. drop out 停止；退出；中斷

• to not do something that you were going to do, or to stop doing something before you have completely finished

ex: He dropped out of the race after two laps.

3. context （事情存在、發生的）背景，環境

• the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it

ex: It is important to see all the fighting and bloodshed in his plays in historical context.

4. grit 勇氣，毅力

• courage and determination despite difficulty

ex: It takes true (=real) grit to stand up to a bully.

5. stamina 耐力；耐性；持久力

• the physical and/or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time

ex: The triathlon is a great test of stamina.

 

Assignment 7

1. procrastination 拖延

• the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

ex: This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.

2. perplex 使困惑，使茫然；使擔憂

• to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve

ex: The disease has continued to perplex doctors.

3. hypothesis 假設，假說

• an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

ex: Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested.

Introduction 

Tim Urban talked about his experience of procrastination. 

Both brains have a Rational Decision-Maker in them, but the procrastinator's brain also has an Instant Gratification Monkey.

Rational Decision-Maker will make the rational decision to do something productive, but the Monkey doesn't like that plan, so he actually takes the wheel.

The fun you have in the Dark Playground isn't actually fun, and the air is filled with guilt, dread, anxiety, self-hatred.

There is two kinds of procrastination, first is there's deadlines, the second kind in situation when there is no deadline.  

Assignment #6

I prefer to work from home with my colleagues.Because working from home can save a lot of time. You don’t have to spend time on commuting. You can use time more flexibly. Saving commuting time and saving money for commuting. Working at home allows you to have more time for yourself. You don’t have to go to work according to the inflexible hours set by the company. When you finish your job, you have more time to deal with other things.

Do you use AI in your everyday life?

I often use Siri in my life.Now everyone often uses smartphones whether to read the news or pass time. When I want to go to places I don’t know much about, I will ask Siri how to go and Siri will tell me the direction and time. Let me reach my destination more efficiently.

Is technology harmful to me?

I think technology is harmful to me. Because now is the internet age, everyone uses technology frequently. Even a small thing will use technology. We use technology for a long time. This may hurt our eyes. We should learn how to use technology effectively. Use technology in the right way can improve our life.

BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

1. accessible: able to be reached or easily got

    ex: The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air.

2. passively: in a way that allows other people to be in control

    ex: He tends to wait passively for his boss to tell him what to do.

3. manipulate: to control something or someone to your advantage

    ex: The opposition leader accused government ministers of manipulating the statistics to suit themselves.

4. recap: to repeat the main points of an explanation or a description

    ex: Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

5. immersive: seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something

    ex: The new game is more immersive. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210906

Self introduction

Hello everyone. I am Winnie.

I major in Public Finance and Tax Administration at National Taipei University of Business.

My hobbies are playing piano and watching South Korean variety show.

Hope we can strengthen our English skills and improve our weaknesses in this new semester.