Wednesday, January 25

cat 貓

when touch is wrong
the bite is strong
when touch is right
I still might bite
cat 貓

Sunday, February 14

date

• date 日期 / 約會 / 約會對象 / 棗
• Valentine's Day 情人節 (每年2月14日)

Boy: Do you have a date for Valentine's Day?
Girl: Yes, February 14th.
date 日期 約會 約會對象

Boy: Would you like a date on Valentine’s Day?
Girl: I think I’d rather have some chocolate.

a_e 發“長母音a”的音
a_e:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第22張第1個字母組合發音

Long a sound: a_e
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #22 (22-1: a_e)

related post (相關連結): history & dates

Thursday, February 11

you & ewe

What did the sheep say to his girlfriend? “I love ewe.”
you ewe homophones 同音異義
homophones (同音異義): you, ewe

Wednesday, February 10

Tuesday, February 9

crush

What did the boa constrictor say to the mouse?
I have a crush on you!
crush 壓碎 迷戀
boa constrictor 大蟒蛇; crush 壓碎 / 迷戀

cr:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#7第2個拼字字群
cr:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第5張第2個字母組合發音

sh:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#9第2個拼字字群
sh:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第14張第1個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #7 (7-2: cr)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #5 (5-2: cr)

Jumble Spelling #9 (9-2: sh)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #14 (14-1: sh)

Monday, January 25

uppercase O & lowercase l

檔名避免用“大寫的 O”,“大寫的 I” 和 “小寫的 l”
大寫的O看起來和數字0很像;大寫的I和小寫的l看起來和數字1很像。

The uppercase letter O looks like the numeral 0, and the lowercase letter l looks almost exactly like the numeral 1.

uppercase O lowercase l

Tuesday, January 19

be kind

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. —Mark Twain
仁慈是聾子聽得到、盲人看得到的語言 —馬克吐溫
kind 親切的 仁慈的

Jumble Spelling #5 (5-1: nd)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #6 (6-4: nd)

related post (相關連結): cool & kind

Monday, January 11

kind word

kind 親切的 仁慈的 word 話 言辭 一句話

One kind word can warm three winter months. —Japanese proverb

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nd:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第6張第4個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #5 (5-1: nd)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #6 (6-4: nd)

related post (相關連結): cool & kind

Saturday, January 9

cool & kind

kind 親切的 仁慈的
kind 親切的 / 仁慈的

nd:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#5第1個拼字字群
nd:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第6張第4個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #5 (5-1: nd)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #6 (6-4: nd)

related post (相關連結): kind word
related post (相關連結): be kind

Sunday, December 27

chill out

chill 寒冷; chill out 冷靜下來 (to calm down)
chill out 冷靜下來

Thursday, December 10

snowman (雪人) & cool

cool 涼快的 / 冷靜的 / 沉著的 / 酷
snowman 雪人

Wednesday, December 2

temperature 溫度

temperature 溫度

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em:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第9張第2個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #11 (11-2: em)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #9 (9-2: em)

space heater 電暖器

space 空間 / 宇宙 / 太空
space 空間 宇宙  太空 space heater 電暖器

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sp:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第16張第3個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #10 (10-4: sp)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #16 (16-3: sp)

ce:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#17第1個拼字字群
ce:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第15張第1個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #17 (17-1: ce)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #15 (15-1: ce)

Monday, November 30

epidemic vs. pandemic

韋氏詞典將 pandemic 列為 2020 年度單字。('Pandemic' is the Word of the Year for Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com)

epidemic 和 pandemic 都是流行病的意思
• epidemic 指可以感染眾多人的疾病。
• pandemic 感染的人更多,範圍更大,例如全球性的流行病。
(字首 pan 是全部/到處的意思)

新冠肺炎 COVID-19 在武漢蔓延時,是 epidemic;當它蔓延到其它國家時,是 pandemic 。

A disease can be declared an epidemic when it spreads over a wide area and many individuals are taken ill at the same time. If the spread escalates further, an epidemic can become a pandemic, which affects an even wider geographical area.

Wednesday, November 18

turkey 火雞

What key won’t open any door?
A turkey. (turkey: 火雞, 無用的東西; Turkey 土耳其)

key turkey 火雞 無用的東西

ur:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#16第5個拼字字群
ur:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第19張第5個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #16 (16-5: ur)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #19 (19-5: ur)

ey:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#11第6個拼字字群
ey:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第22張第6個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #11 (11-6: ey)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #22 (22-6: ey)

related post (相關連結): monkey & key

Wednesday, November 11

tiger 老虎

tiger stripes 老虎 條紋

老虎(tiger)有條紋(stripes);豹(leopard)有斑點(spots)
stripe 條紋
spot 斑點(名詞);認出/發現(動詞)

俚語:A tiger can't change its stripes.

str:「麻辣拼盛 Spelling」編號#24第2個拼字字群
str:「麻辣字母拼讀卡」(小卡大卡)第17張第5個字母組合發音

Jumble Spelling #24 (24-2: str)
• ABC Fun Cards (small) (large) #17 (17-5: str)

Tuesday, November 10

seahorse 海馬

海馬游泳速度是魚類中最慢的。
seahorse 海馬

Monday, November 9

waste not want not

waste not want not 勤儉節約 吃穿不缺
recycle 循環 再利用 waste not want not 勤儉節約 吃穿不缺

Sunday, November 8

Earth 地球

Earth 地球 環保 節能 減碳

If many little people, in many little places, do many little things, they can change the face of the Earth. —African Proverb