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The class： Conversational English Skills, from  National Tsing Hua University My feelings in attending MOOCs： I think MOOCs are very helpful to me because I am a very easy distracted person, often distracted by all kinds of things,like the teacher is speaking too slow to make me feel boring, or the teacher is speaking too fast, so I can't understand what he is saying, or even suddenly I think of funny jokes, etc. These will make me unable to concentrate... It's only about 20 minutes for a class to really take classes seriously. However, MOOCs can solve this problem. It has the advantage of not being limited to time and space. As long as you are connected to the Internet, anyone can learn at any time. Even if you are tired, you can pause the movie. If you can't understand it, you can listen to it repeatedly. If the teacher is speaking to fast, you can adjust the voice speed. Then, MOOCs can also be heard when you have time, even during meals or on the way ...

Episode 7 ：The Wish &  Episode 25 ：There Are No Shortcuts The episode 7 is talking about that s ometimes we are always eager to get a lot of things, but one day you will know that sometimes the best wish is for nothing to change. Another is talking about "No pain, no gain". You have to work hard so that you can be what you want to be. My thoughts ： Reading English comics makes me feel that I can learn English more efficiently and avoid wanting to sleep. Comics have interesting pictures and dialogues that will make us curious and continue reading.There are more daily conversations in comic dialogues, and learning these can help us strengthen our daily conversations in English.

The King's Secret The words I  learned ： ashamed  ( adjective )羞愧的   feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about aquality in your character          EX：You've got nothing to be ashamed   of . seclude ( verb) 使...不與..接觸  to keep someone or something away from other people or things          EX： Typically, the  bride  would seclude her self  in another  room . barber ( noun) 理髮師  a man whose job is cutting men's hair           EX： He used to  work   as a barber. summon ( verb)命令..到(某地)   to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people           EX： We were summoned   to...

Skylar Grey- Everything I Need Lyrics ： Born on the wrong side of the ocean  誕生 於海洋錯誤的另一端 With all the tides against you   滔天巨浪都反抗著你 You never thought you'd be much good for anyone   你從不覺得自己比別人好 But that's so far from the truth   但事實並非如此 I know there's pain in your heart   我知道你心中有著痛苦 And you're covered in scars   而且你身上佈滿傷痕 Wish you could see what I do   願你能看見我為你做的一切 'Cause baby, everything you are   因為親愛的，你所擁有的一切 Is everything I need   就是我所需要的一切 You're everything to me   你就是我的一切 Baby, every single part   寶貝，你的每個部分 Is who you're meant to be   就是你存在的意義 'Cause you were meant for me   你在我心中無可替代 And you're everything I need   而且你是我一切所需 You can say I'm wrong   你可以說我錯了 You can turn your back against me   你可以回頭離我而去 But I am here to stay   但我仍會留在原處 (I am here to stay)   我仍會留在原處 ...

TED Talk Topic ： Inside the mind of a master procrastinator Speaker's name ： Tim Urban Duration ：   14：04 Link  ：    https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_urban_inside_the_mind_of_a_master_procrastinator/transcript?language=zh-tw#t-50460 --------------------------------------------------------------------- The word  perplex verb     to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve            Example sentence： The  disease  has  continued  to perplex  doctors . hypothesis noun   an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved            Example sentence： Several hypotheses for global warming have been  suggested. gratification noun   pleasure or satisfaction            Example sentence： ...

debut     the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time           Example sentence ： She  ma d e   her   professional   stage   debut in Swan Lake . gadget    a small device or machine with a particular purpose           Example sentence： Have you seen  this handy  little gadget - it's  for  separating egg  yolks from whites. morph  to gradually change, or change someone or something, from one thing to another           Example sentence： He grew  up watching  his elder brother  Joe  morph from a difficult  to a drug addict. rival  a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area ...