口說英語通 – Details, episodes & analysis

👉🏻EXERCISE 實戰演練
■ athlete’s foot 是什麼意思？ (A) 香港腳。 (B) 很會跑。 (C) 強健的腳。

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS 學習焦點
香港腳，在英文裡是 athlete's foot，直翻是運動員的腳，是說悶熱潮溼的鞋子本來就特別容易中 香港腳，這是英語中最常見的講法。香港腳是俗稱，是足癬(tinea pedis)。香港腳這名稱的由來， 據說是 18 世紀時當時英國殖民香港。從歐洲來的英軍來到濕熱的香港，腳開始發癢，他們就把這 種情況稱為得了香港腳。




[Answer Key] (A) 

>>教材出自<Podcast英語通>第28講:https://channelplus.ner.gov.tw/api/files/617bb71465cfb100077ae45f
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👉🏻CONVERSATION
W: Hello, I am supposed to meet Mr. Chang today.
M: Let me check…Yes, you are on his list of appointments. You are ten minutes early.
W: I just wanted to make sure I get here on time.
M: It’s okay. You can wait for him in the lobby.
W: Yes, that would be nice.
M: He will be here shortly. If you have any problems, please let me know.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. be supposed to (phr.) 應該
2. meet (v.) 遇見；碰上
3. appointment (n.) (尤指正式的)約會
4. early (adj.) 早的；提早的
5. lobby (n.)[C] (劇場,旅館等的)大廳；門廊
6. shortly(adv.) 立刻，馬上，不久

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• If you have + N

《Examples》

1. If you have everything, let’s go.
2. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: _____ questions, raise your hand.
B: What is… A: You didn’t raise your hand.



《Answer Key》:If you have 

>>教材出自<超級英語通>第34講:https://channelplus.ner.gov.tw/api/files/5afc3e45581023000595a278
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#喜歡齊斌老師請給我們五星好評！
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👉🏻EXERCISE 實戰演練
衣物的「單一尺寸」英文怎麼說？
(A) all-in-one-size
(B) one-size-fits-all
(C) one-size-for-everyone

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS 學習焦點
one-size-fits-all 就是單一尺寸，有人中文翻譯成「均碼」，指在購買衣服時一個尺寸適合所有人，
一般情況下大家都可以穿。OSFA 是英語 one size fits all 的縮寫。另一個說法為 free size，簡寫 為 F。

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#喜歡齊斌老師請給我們五星好評！
#想學英語韓語越南語請上「世界咖啡館」新頻道每周二、四更新喔！
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—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: Now, we are running out of time. Any more motions? Or opinions?
W: I think everyone is very tired after the meeting. In fact, our meeting lasted 3 hours already.
M: If no one wants to speak, then the meeting is over.
W: Really? M: Yeah, that’s all for today. But make sure to have the computers ready before the meeting starts. Next week’s meeting might be longer than today.
W: Are you serious? I am going to have a meeting-phobia.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. run out of (phr.) 將(貯存的...)用完
2. motion [ˋmoʃən] (n.) (會議上的)動議，提議
3. opinion [ə'pɪnjən] (n.) 意見
4. last [læst] (v.) 經過
5. computer [kəm'pjutɚ] (n.) 電腦
6. phobia ['fobɪə] (n.) 恐懼症

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• That’s all for... 《Note》 Tha’s all for today. （今天就這樣啦。）
• 《Examples》 1. That’s all for now. 2. That’s all for this meeting.

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: Are we finished?
B: Yeah, _____________________.
(答案在下方唷)






💯《Answer Key》: that’s all for today
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—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: Can you elaborate on this month’s sale?
W: I am sorry to point out, but our sale has declined since we adopted the new strategy.
M: Are there any other reasons that might affect the sale?
W: According to the data, nothing really changed. If we need to stop the decline, I think we have to adopt new strategy.
M: So, we’ve decided to cancel the strategy.
W: Yes, I think that’s best for the company.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. elaborate [ɪ'læbərət] (v.) 闡述
2. point out [pɔɪnt aut] (phr.) 指出
3. decline [dɪ'klaɪn] (n.) 衰退
4. adopt [ə'dɑpt] (v.) 採用
5. strategy [ˋstrætədʒɪ] (n.) 策略

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• So, we’ve decided to...
• 《Note》 So, we’ve decided to cancel the strategy. （所以我們決定取消這次的策略。）一開頭的 So 可以 說是用來當轉折語。
• 《Examples》 1. So, we’ve decided to call it a day for now. 2. So, we’ve decided to change the color of the product.

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: _____________________.
B: Yes, that’s the best for the company.
(答案在下方唷)






💯《Answer Key》: So, we’ve decided to switch to a new market
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—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: I am glad that today’s meeting went well.
W: I think we all did a wonderful job today.
M: Is everyone clear on what the company will do next month?
W: We have to get an endorsement, exploring the proper market, questionnaires…
M: Can you put it in short? W: In summary, the new product will enter the market next month.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. wonderful ['wʌndɚfəl] (adj.) 完美的
2. endorsement [ɪnˋdɔrsmənt] (n.) 代言
3. explore [ɪkˋsplor] (v.) 探測；探勘
4. questionnaire [kwɛstʃə'nɛr] (n.) 問卷
5. put in short [put ɪn ʃɔrt] (phr.) 簡短的說
6. in summary [ɪn 'sʌmərɪ] (phr.) 總而言之

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• In summary, ...
• 《Note》 除了 In summary, 也可以用 In conclusion 或 All in all 來做總結的開頭。
• 《Examples》 1. In summary, the job has to be finished by next Tuesday. 2. In summary, evreryone did a wonderful job tonight.

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: Can you put it in summary?
B: _____________________.
(答案在下方唷)





💯《Answer Key》: In summary, I love English very much
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👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: Our product sale has reached a stop lately.
W: Maybe we can have some sales promotion.
M: But we don’t have a proper sales promotion toward this product.
W: How about TV commercials?
M: I like that idea.
W: We can get the hottest pop idol to endorse our product.
M: TV commercials can push the product to sell more and even different markets could be explored.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. reach [ritʃ] (v.) 到達
2. sale promotion [sel prə'moʃən] (n.) 促銷
3. proper ['prɑpɚ] (adj.) 適當的
4. commercial [kə'mɝʃəl] (n.) 廣告
5. idol ['aɪdḷ] (n.) 偶像
6. endorse [ɪn'dɔrs] (v.) 代言

👉🏻 LANGUAGE FOCUS

• How about...?
• 《Note》 How about TV commericals? （那電視廣告如何?）
• 《Examples》 1. How about sale promotions? 2. How about using coupons?

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: Our product sales has reached a stop. What should we do?
B: _____________________?
(答案在下方唷)






💯《Answer Key》: How about TV commercials

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—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: We are not gaining any profit from the branch stores so far.
W: What do you think we should do about it?
M: We could either close it or sell it.
W: I think selling it to other companies would be nice.
M: Yeah, that’s what I thought. The customers can still use their membership cards.
W: I think it would be a win-win for the company and the public.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. gain [gen] (v.) 增加
2. profit ['prɑfɪt] (n.) 利潤
3. branch store [bræntʃ stɔr] (n.) 分店
4. membership card ['mɛmbɚʃɪp kɑrd] (n.) 會員卡
5. win-win [wɪn- wɪn] (n.) 雙贏

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• We could either...or...
• 《Note》 We could either close it or sell it. （我們可以關閉它或是出售它。）若是不可以做某兩件事，則 可使用 neither…nor…來表達。
• 《Examples》 1. We could either buy this or that. 2. We could either go home or stay here.

👉🏻EXERCISES
A: We are not getting any gain from the branch stores.
B: _____________________. (答案在下方唷)





💯《Answer Key》: We could either close it or sale it
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🎧聽武術教練巴士說：「媽媽認為我偷她錢、暴力威脅，但她唯一證據是『我有這個感受』」👉 https://fstry.pse.is/8y9c56   

照顧人生無法預期何時來！「先來一杯 我們再聊」聆聽照顧者、陪你預備長照未來！點擊連結，讓我們有機會不在照顧困境掙扎。 

—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: Everyone settle down. The meeting is about to start.
W: Shall we start with the agenda?
M: The first item on the agenda is taxation. Anyone got anything to say?
W: What kind of tax is it?
M: It’s government’s new policy. Our product is going to be taxed.
W: So our price has to go up again? M: I am afraid so.
W: But we have increased our price 15% since the last three months. I don’t think that’s a good idea.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. settle down ['sɛtḷ daun] (phr.) 安頓下來
2. agenda [ə'dʒɛndə] (n.) 議程
3. taxation [tæk'seʃən] (n.) 課稅
4. tax [tæks] (n.) 稅
5. policy ['pɑləsɪ] (n.) 政策
6. increase [ɪnˋkris] (v.) 增加；增大

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• The first item on...
• 《Note》 The first item on the agenda is taxation. （議程上的第一項目是課稅。）
• 《Examples》
• 1. The first item on the list is shopping.
• 2. The first item on the paper is recall your client.

👉🏻 EXERCISES
A: What is on the agenda?
B: _____________________.
(答案在下方唷)





💯《Answer Key》: The first item on the agenda is taxation 
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—— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 ——

👉🏻CONVERSATION
M: Is everybody here?
W: Yeah, everyone except our manager.
M: Where is he? Does anyone know where he is?
W: He’ll be here later. He is still on the airplane. He’s plane is arriving at noon.
M: Well, since our manager is not here yet. Let’s postpone the meeting until this afternoon.
W: Should we meet at 3 P.M.? I’ll send text message to our manager.
M: Yeah, 3 will be alright.

👉🏻WORDS & PHRASES
1. except [ɪk'sɛpt] (prep.) 除了...以外
2. airplane ['ɛrplen] (n.) 飛機
3. arrive [ə'raɪv] (v.) 抵達
4. postpone [postˋpon] (v.) 延期
5. text message (n.) 簡訊

👉🏻LANGUAGE FOCUS

• Let’s postpone...until... 《Note》 Let’s postpone the meeting until this afternoon. （將會議時間延到下午吧。）
• 《Examples》
• 1. Let’s postpone the party until everyone is here.
• 2. Let’s postpone the deadline until next Monday.

👉🏻 EXERCISES
A: _____________________.
B: I couldn’t agree more.
(答案在下方唷)





💯《Answer Key》: Let’s postpone the meeting until everyone is ready
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