Fifth English Writing Diary

11:17 a.m. In Starbucks Coffee Shop.

　　But how should I balance my daily habit? I want to watch TV, play game, do recreational things…You need to solve with longly temper. Lots of things is boring, they can’t really satisfy your feeling all the time… Why do people still stay in library, even they have four successive rest? Do they have the same issues as me? Why are they so hardworking now?

　　OK, I recorded a video called “請先說你好” that I enjoyed in playing guitar with my favorite songs. I felt lots of happiness when I found what is my real joyful matters, e.g., singing, riding bicycle, reading spiritual books, pray, and etc. These things brought lot’s of gratification and release pressure in my entire body. I always take much expectation to myself, so it let me can’t breathe, and then I will forgive abandon the anticipation finally(= eventually). It’s a sad thing to hear that.

　　 I didn’t want to lose anybody( =anyone), but my mom sent a message via line, which told that you should let other win sometimes, because it didn’t have enough value to ruin relationship, just in order to benefit yourself in small thing. I could realize the sentence meaning, but it’s really hard to execute practically. I still a selfish man. Hmm… But I have will to change my defect now; nevertheless, I still need to make more efforts on lots of things.

　　 I need to finish some works today. Cheer up!

12:16 p.m. Friday, April.

Cost time: 1 hr (including examination time)

etc. means “et cetera” (= and so on, and so forth)

Joyful a.高興的，令人喜悅的 (elated)

Gratification n.喜悅，滿足，滿意，可喜的事物 (= satisfaction, pleasure, enjoyment)

Entire a.全部的 (= whole, complete, total, overall)

Myself pron. 我自己，我親自，我本人，我的情緒
e.g. I’m teaching myself again.
-> I myself wrote the report.
-> I’ll take to her myself.
-> I’m feeling myself again.

Tension n.拉緊，繃緊，緊張，張力，電壓
　　　　 v.拉緊
e.g. The tension was so great that the rope broke.
-> He is suffering from nervous tension.

Forgive v.原諒

Anticipate v.預期，期望，搶先
(Deriv.) Anticipation n.

Nevertheless conj. 但是(= yet, notwithstanding, however, unless)

But for conj. 要不是
e.g. But for your help, we would

Phrase n.片語，成語，慣用語，措辭，樂句
　　　　 v.用言語表達，分樂節
e.g. She phrased her refusal politely.
-> Try to learn by heart these English words and phrases.
-> The speaker certainly has a way with a phrase.

副詞連接詞( Adverbial conjunction): 是兼有副詞作用的連接詞，用來連接合句中的兩個對等子句。

Usage: 通常以分號和逗號加諸於副詞連接詞前後，並置於兩個獨立子句之中。

exactly adv.確切地，精確地，完全地，恰好地，完全正確
e.g. Tell me exactly where she lives.
-> That’s exactly what I expected.

Not exactly 根本不，並沒有，不完全
e.g. We’re not exactly driving fast.
-> That’s not exactly what I had in mind.

Slightly , rather, trifle, a bit, a little adv.稍微地，輕微地，瘦小，纖細地，嬌弱地
e.g. White wine should be slightly chilled.

Chill n.寒氣，風寒，掃興，
　　a.冷的，掃興的，冷淡的
　　v.使變冷，使掃興，使沮喪，冷凝
e.g. The chill of autumn is in the air.

Troop n.部隊
undergo v.經歷，忍受
　　　　v.接受(治療、檢查等)

e.g. You may have to undergo disappointment and failure before experiencing success.

-> All the freshmen will undergo a physical examination.