Too Many Verbs

It	is	look	like	a	hill.
	verb	verb ??	preposition
It	looked		like	a	hill.

在完整句子中，主要動詞只能得一個。除非引入了附句子或用連接詞加入了另一個完整句子。在主要動詞前的動詞叫輔助動詞。它們沒有字意，只是輔助性質，不要強加中文意思影響文法。也不要因為輔助動詞有時可作主要動詞 (有字意) 而被混淆。

1. 動詞有分 1 連接動詞 (表示主詞是什麼，最常見的有 'be'* )， 2 動作動詞 (表示主詞做什麼) 。要構成問句或否定句，主要動詞(只限動作動詞)前加輔助動詞 do。

       例句： Do you know how to do this? / I do not know.

2. can 是情態動詞 (輔助動詞的一種) 。注意：情態動詞後的主要動詞必須是原形 (跟簡單現在式一樣，而且不用加 s 協調主詞)。

       例句： I can help you do it.

3. 要構成某種時態：

       - 進行式 (現在/過去) ：(be) + verb-ing (present participle現在分詞)

          I am/was swimming.

       - 完成式 (現在/過去) ：(has/have/had) + verb (past participle過去分詞)

          I have/had swum.

4. 被動句式：(be)+ verb (past participle過去分詞)

       The work was done by someone else.

[* be 像孫悟空，多變： be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been]

Give it a try!  Correct the following sentences.

6. Tom's friend were go to his home.

7. At the Tom's party had four people were there.

       [除了五大洋及有'united'之國家，其他名字前無須有冠詞]

8. We can saw some foods, presents and drink on the table.

9. I think he will feel the birthday party is very funny, happy and exciting.

把句子裝飾起來吧！

慨要已有，就在寫之前必須選定兩件事：

1. 用什麼時式 tense ；
2. 以第一人稱 first person 或是第三人稱 third person 寫作;

然後必須貫徹始終！

The Five W's

Who	What	Where	When	why
I	bake cookies	in the oven	today	because I am hungry.

因為是 today 的關係，此句用現在式 (present tense)。

其實 I bake cookies 已是完成了完整的句構 subject + verb + object 。其他的資料，有的要膠水 (preposition 介詞)，有的就這樣附上句子上。

          in the oven .....> in 介詞

          today .....> 若是 Monday 便要用 on 作膠水

而 why 其實是以 because (conjunction 連接詞 ) 將另一句完整的句子加在一起。如 and ， or ， but 般。

          I am hungry .....> subject + verb + object

在英語中 prespositions 與 to-infinitives / gerunds 的用法都必須靠多用。因為規例多，例外亦不少。就是清楚所有規例，也不能每句說話都停下來想一想，算一算。

你也來試試：     今天我的狗在外有一條骨頭，因為她愛把它藏起來。

提示：找到 2 個主要動詞沒有？

資料 http://busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/5%20ws.pdf

英文寫作 無從著落

一 般同學，不論 reading 、listening 、speaking 還是 writing ，只要是英文便「嚇窒」。因此，不要說句構段落，連內容都不敢想。要克服對英語的恐懼，首先要用中文來想好內容，然後分好段落(一般都 5 段)。每一段段落分成 5 至 8 句簡單的句子：

        subject (主詞) + verb (動詞) + object (受詞) / complement (片語)

e.g.  I do not like English.  English is not easy.  I am not good at English.  I like maths.  It is easy.  It is interesting.  I use maths everyday.  English is important.  Maths is also important.

雖然有點笨拙，但文法上沒有錯，也能表達到意思。初學中文的外國人的中文作文都一樣粗陋。這是基本。要能變得更有趣便要把一些裝飾品 (why, when, where, how ... 及 adjectives 形容詞 + adverbs 副詞 ) 用適當的膠水 (prespositions: of, for, on, at, in ...) 裝上。

I really hate English since primary school.  English is too difficult and I am not good at it.  I love maths.  Not only is maths easier and more interesting, we use maths every single day.  However, English and maths are just as important.
(48 words; 48 X 5=240 words)

沒有深奥的字 (no big words) 亦能將句子精彩起來。但必須要有一定詞匯作基礎。請參考以下測測自已曉多少：

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Basic_English_ordered_wordlist

是否發現懂的不少，但要用時卻記不起來？那你便需多用，多接觸囉！可不要廢了它們啊！

學英文要扮埋鬼佬？

點解要學英文？想揾份好エ？想嫁鬼佬？想攪掂個會考？

無論邊到嘅語言都包含著嗰個語言濃厚嘅文代。如果你鐘意認識以英語為母語嘅地方文化，你就會愛上英文。正如好多妹妹仔鐘意日本嘢，唔多唔少都會學翻一兩句 ga 文。但系唔一定要著晒 cosplay 呀，八晒字腳呀咁架！

同樣地，只要唔妨礙理解，帶少少口音很有 特色呢！而且對方立即知道英文唔系你母語，你說錯佢唔緊，佢講時又會就著講。幾好呀。不少 Hollywood 影星都有口音。(因為他們可能來自其他國家。不同省的英語口音也不同啊！) 只聽 George Bush (Jr.) 與 Tony Blair 已大有不同。

但系如果讀 "learn" 讀成 "噒" 又離譜咗啲。當然口音相近，用詞相似，溝通自然順利得多。學英文啫，唔使扮埋鬼佬咁嘅。

我又講學英文

你想學打網球。球到時你又閃開。你想學游水，又唔肯落水。你要學菲律賓話，坐響皇后象廣場齋聽。比你聽足一年都學唔到啲乜。

你重記得你嘅母語系點學嘅？日文嘅多謝係咪學寫先再學講？

學乜都好，第一唔可以對佢有恐懼。第二要有目的，咁先可以再定目標。第三，學語言就一定系學講先。圖象可輔助記憶，但系不能不講。

雖 然英文系全球最普及，但系唔同地區依然有佢唔同嘅口音同用詞。英國、美國、澳洲、星加坡、加拿大，以及新西蘭，佢地都有佢哋獨特嘅口音。法國人(蘇菲瑪 素)、意大利人、奥地利人(阿諾舒華)、希臘人、印度人、日本人、泰國人、印第安人......通通講英語時都有很重嘅鄉音(即使系大學教授)。

如果明明可以改善嘅咁就緊系改好啦。但唔妨礙理解嘅又計較啲乜呢？好多香港人講普通話時咪一樣咁攪笑。好多國語人講廣東話時咪一樣得到我哋嘅寬容

Are We Ignorant or Too Many Things Going On?

I've been trying to find some clips on a Chinese mummy, miraculously preserved after 3,000 years. So I tried YouTube and come across a bunch of "stupid americans" clips. Let's see how stupid we are (there may be some English terms that EFL people may not be familiar with but that doesn't mean you don't know the answer. So don't be too upset if you don't have everything right.):

1. Name a country that begins with U.
2. Who is the coalition of the willing?
3. What's the religion of Israel?
4. What religion are Budhist monks?
5. Who won the Vietnam war?
6. Who is Fidel Castro?
7. How many sides does a triangle have?
8. What is the currency used in the United Kingdom?
9. Kofi Anan is a drink, true or false?
10. Who is Tony Blair?
11. Which countries are in the axis of evil?
12. Who was the first man on the moon?
13. What is a mosque?
14. How many kidneys does a person have?
15. What is a collateral damage?
16. How many World Wars have there been?
17. Which state does KFC come from?
18. Stars War is based on a true story. True or false?
19. What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki famous for?
20. How many Eiffel Towers are there in Paris?
21. What is Al Qaeda?
22. Where was the Berlin Wall?
23. The language they speak in Latin-America is Latin. True or false?

Allow me to add one question: 24. How many stomach does a cow have? (If you don't know this one, you should be upset.)
And then there's a test of countries in a world map (atlas). The American were pointing everywhere but the right place. Some can't even find their own country. Maybe they just can't read map. Trust me, even the grade 10 kid whom I'm teaching doesn't know some of them. Pathetic!
Then watch "20/20 Stupid America". (Reminds me of the knowledge contest between Al Gore and Bush.) The teacher union set up a system that even a pervert can't be fired. These people fiercely defend themselves with, of course, stupidity. I'm really curious where [school] these people send their kids to. Afterall, Hong Kong stupid education system isn't so bad. ...Mm...

What If

Doctor told the wife, “I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we have to amputate his leg.”
The wife tried very hard to resist that that was the only way, “But what is he without a leg? How could he ... No, he needs his legs.”
Doctor rationalised, “Without a leg, he has his life, family and you.”
So the husband survived as a cripple. He held a grudge against the wife. The wife tried very hard to let him see this was his sake.  Feeling guilty, she compensated by not complaining.
Some girl found the husband a hero -- how he kept doing what he wanted to do even without a leg. The husband gained his confidence back from this angel. So, there was a divorce and this angel who had no history of him to compare with. A brand new life started.
The wife helped him live just that he could divorced her for this other girl. But what was to be blamed. Perhaps, that was the best she could do for having his leg removed. She stepped out of his life, the torture and pain; looking from a distance at someone she had loved so much; someone she would rather split up with than to let him die.
What if she insisted to keep that leg?

我的最...話

最常說－「得未呀？」

最討厭聽到－「算啦」

最愛說－「哼」/「pt!」

最多講－「九唔答八」

最常聽到－「正死八婆」/「bitch!」

最怕聽到－「大檸樂」/「shit!」

最荒謬－「睇相避孕」

最攪笑－「請你一半」

最無聊－「出街呀？」 

 

最互動－「你究係咯」

Let's Talk About Toilets Again

They have different names: lavatory, washroom, restroom, ladies and men, W.C., loos, John, bathroom, …
Did you notice there're small pool and big pool toilets? When dumping in a small pool, you just need to cover the water with toilet paper so water doesn't splash to your butt. If you're using big pool, sit near to the front (shallow point) and try to glide in your dump.
It's absurd people still wet the door knob when there's plenty of paper towel. If they are too lazy to wipe dry, will they bother to use soap?
Those auto-flush in the HK International Airport splashes my butt while giving birth to shit -- no escape. Maybe they're testing their toilet-bidet duet.
To enjoy a warming toilet seats is like enjoying subway seats humanly warmed up.
I can tell how unhealthy those OL are when they pee around 4 p.m. with the sound of water jets. Like me, they are all procrastinating the reply to nature's call so as to finish this task, and maybe that one too, one more one more ...
The longer you linger in the toilet, the more shit particles you breath in. Get out fast! Flush with the lid closed, for heaven's sake!

Chinese Book Review: 我討厭的10種好人 (10 Good People I Hate)

只是書名已夠給引。作者是日本人！這就更給引了。哪十種？

1. 笑容不絕的人
2. 不忘心存感謝的人 3. 喜歡看大家喜悅表情的人
4. 總是以積極態度生活的人
5. 對自已的エ作「為榮」的人
6. 重視「黑白分明」的人
7. 一有爭執就想立刻阻止的人
8. 不清楚交代事物的人
9. 會說「因為我笨呀」的人
10. 認為「我的人生沒有遺憾」的人

總括就是虛偽得自欺欺人的人。很可惜沒有「家婆」呀，「外母」呀之類。作者中島義道該是個男的。

光看目錄已夠好笑便不用出書，出明信片就賺夠了。但我只看了最前一個及最後一個。把最「抵死」的 highlight 出來吧！


笑容不絕的人 － 說到女人喜歡怎麽笑的男人: ...女人拖著疲憊身軀回到家門口，看到了「笑容不絕的男人」在門口迎接，絕對不會感到慰藉，反而想把包包往他臉上砸上去吧。 香港人稱這種笑容為「熠熟狗頭」。

認為「我的人生沒有遺憾」的人 － 副題目： 趕快滿足後去死吧！

哈 哈 哈 哈 哈 ...

Just the title is already funny enough. The author is a Japanese. That makes it more interesting. Which 10?

1. people that always smile
2. people who never forget to appreciate
3. people who love to see other people happy faces
4. people always take a positive attitude towards life
5. people who are "proud" of their jobs
6. people who value "distincting right and wrong"
7. people who would stop any dispute immediately
8. people who like clear explanations of things
9. people who always say "because I'm dumb"
10. people who think that "their lives have no regrets"

Conclusion: people who are so hypocritical that they deceive themselves. It's a pity mum-in-laws not included. The author is probably a guy.

It's funny just with the content. If they're postcards, the author must have earned a lot. I've just finished the first and last chapters. Let me highlight the gags.

people that always smile － about what kind of men that always smile women like
...Woman, goes home exhausted and sees a smiling-face-man waiting at the door, will not be comforted. Instead, she would like to throw her handbag over to his face. Hong Kongers call this kind of facial expression "a well-boiled dog's head" (meaning idiotic smile)

people who think that "their lives have no regrets" －subtitle:
Get satisfied and go to die!

Hahahahaha...