Solar flares

Solar flares 15:00 video clip w/ transcript, credit by NHK

Vocabulary 字彙

Solar flares 太陽閃焰

Sunspot 太陽黑子

Corona 日冕

Hydrogen 氫

Cosmic radiation 宇宙輻射

Solar wind, magnetic storm 太陽風

Ionosphere 電離層

Magnetic line 磁力線

X ray X光

Ultraviolet 紫外線

Radio waves 無線電波

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Part 1 （introduction) 

Quiz (introduction)

Words in the episode. Select one word in each item.

1. Disaster, catastrophe, devastation 
2. Shell, facade, surface 
3. Launch, initiation, commence 
4. Glitch, breakdown, malfunction 
5. Accident, incident, coincidence 

Robot speech

Disaster, dis + astro, ill + star (Greek)

Malevolent astral influence 

Accident, a+ cident, to+ fall

Incident, in+ cident, into+ fall

Malfunction 

Mal: bad, unpleasant , unsuccessful, imperfect 

Tremendously, tremere (Latin), tremble, terrible 

Forty percent of the population is suffering from malnutrition.

The animals were seriously maltreated.

Part 2

Quiz (observatory)

Words in the episode. Select one word in each item.

1. Enigma, mysterious, intriguing 
2. Enormously, exceptionally, tremendously
3. Astrology, astronomy, asteroid 
4. Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen 

Astronomy, Astro + nomos, star + law/arrangement 

autonomy, auto + nomos, self +  law/arrangement

Astrology, astro + logos, star + study

biology, bio + logos, life + study

Geology, geo + logos, earth + study

Tremendous, tremere (to quake) + ous

(Something) that is to be trembled at.

Hydrogen, hydro + gen, water + gen

Part 3

Quiz (monitoring)

Words in the episode. Select one word in each item.

1. Ionosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
2. Reject, inject, eject 
3. Corona, aurora, crown 
4. Outage, breakout, breakdown 
5. Infrastructure, facilities, civil

Ionosphere , 60-1000 km above earth, free electrons and charged particles 

Eject, e + ject , out + throw

Reject, back + ject, back + throw 

Subject, sub + ject, under + throw

Inject, in + ject, in + throw

Project, pro+ ject, forward+ throw

Trajectory, trans + ject+ ory , across + throw

IV injection, intravenous injection 

E as a prefix 

External

Exodus 

Exit

Paralyze, para+ lysis, besides+ loosening (Greek)

Analyze, ana + lysis, throughout + loosening (Greek)

Infrastructure, infra+ structure, under+ structure 

Destroy, de+ stroy, de+ structure 

Part 4

Quiz (physics)

Words in the episode. Select one word in each item.

1. Interrupt, disrupt, abrupt

2. Resolutions, reconnection, reconciliation 

3. Massive, huge, paramount

4. Correct, exact, accurate 

5. Vigilant, watchful, alert

Predict, pre + dict, before+ say

Dictate, say repeatedly 

Dictator 

Dictionary 

Disrupt, dis+ rupt, apart+ rumpere (break)

Interrupt, inter + rupt, between + rumpere ( break)

Erupt , e + rupt, out+ rumpere (burst)

The volcano erupted, sending ash and lava into the air.

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Tips for English conversation 2

我的母校是中原大學 英文怎麼說

My mother school is CYCU. 

Alma Mater

你做到了 英文怎麼說

You succeeded.

You did it.

You made it.

你辛苦了 英文怎麼說

You worked so hard.

Thanks for your great efforts. I really appreciate.

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這門課很好玩 英文怎麼說

The class is funny.

This class is interesting.

This class is fantastic.

This class is fun.

我對鋼彈有興趣 英文怎麼說

I take interest in gundam.

I am interested in gundam.

I am a fan of gundam.

演唱會票賣完了 英文怎麼說

No concert tickets any more. 對嗎

The concert is sold out.

The opera is fantastic. We have a full house tonight.

這款筆電賣完了 英文怎麼說

We did not this model any more. 

This model is out of stock.

This model is sold out.

台灣之光  英文應該怎麼說

Chien Ming Wang is a light oh Taiwan. 對嗎？

• Taiwanese athletes are the pride of Taiwan. 台灣運動員是台灣之光。
• The Taiwan High Speed Rail is the pride of Taiwan. 台灣高鐵是台灣的榮光。

在正式場合，建議使用「the pride of Taiwan」。

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 請人家借過一下

• 錯誤使用 "I am sorry" 來表達輕微的歉意，而不是更合適的 "Excuse me"

回應別人對你的感謝

• 錯誤使用 "No problem" 來回應 "Thank you"，而不是更常見的 "You're welcome."

小菜一碟 英文怎麼說

• **錯誤句子：** a small dish
• **正確句子：**a piece of cake

喝湯 英文怎麼說

• **錯誤句子：**I drink soup.
• **正確句子：**I eat soup.

開燈 英文怎麼說

• **錯誤句子：**Open the light.
• **正確句子：**Turn on the light.