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What makes a good life

The link of the TED talk: Click here . 1.hindsight 後見之明 the  ability  to  understand  an  event  or  situation  only after it has happened. With the benefit of hindsight , this is perhaps an obvious point. 2.downright 徹頭徹尾 ( especially  of something  bad )  extremely  or very  great She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive. 3.schizophrenia 精神分裂症 a  serious   mental   illness  in which someone cannot  understand  what is  real  and what is  imaginary . He was  diagnosed  with  paranoid   schizophrenia . 4.in the midst of 在...中間 in the middle of an event, situation, or activity. The new office center sits in the midst of a luxurious park. 5.glamorous 迷人的 attractive  in an  exciting  and  special  way. She was a glamorous woman. 6. call to account 被責令(對...) 作出解釋;受到追究 to be forced to explain something you did wrong, and usually to be punished. We must ensure that the people responsible for the violence are called to account .
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Thought on the talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

1. Do you procrastinate sometimes? I usually procrastinate. It's a very common things to everyone. If you don't , maybe you are the most strangest person in the world. 2. What are some of the things you procrastinate on? Everything . For example, homework, housework, preparing exam or something not emergency but important like exercising is the things I procrastinate on. Although I would plan schedule, I always broke it. And I knew it's a bad habit, but I can't change it.  There's a saying that goes "The best laid plans." 3. What are strategies you can use to combat procrastination. I tried to combat procrastination like writing the schedule down.  But it's not useful, I still put on till the deadline.  And now I change my mind, I don't need to be a perfect person like others.  I just need to complete things before deadline and it's an efficient way to me.  If something is enough important, I won't procrastinate, I will do it quickly.  And

COVID: One year on

 The link of the podcast:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210225 VOCABULARY 1.pandemic  (疾病)大規模流行的,廣泛蔓延的  adj.  (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants 👉In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic. 在世界上一些地區瘧疾仍在廣泛流行。 2.take hold  變強;確立地位  to become strong; to be established 👉The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now.  經濟復甦的趨勢剛剛開始穩定下來。 3.wimpy  虛弱的,懦弱的  adj. not strong, brave, or confident 👉I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing. 我太虛弱,無法去攀岩。 4.sheer  完全的,徹底的  adj. used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except 👉The suggestion is sheer nonsense.  這個建議純粹是胡言亂語。 5.kicks in  開始見效;起作用  v. to start to have an effect or to happen 👉It takes half an hour for the medication to kick in. 藥片的藥力在半小時後開始顯現。   6.genome  基因組,染色體組  n.  the complete set of genetic material of a human, animal, plant, or other living thi

English learning podcast

Today, I would like to share a podcast, Zero to Travel. You can discover new and different ways to travel the world no matter what your situation or experience.  The host is Jason.  He would invite travelers to share their travel experiences. I thought it was helpful for travel and also interesting about the story. You can find inspiration, lifestyles or travel jobs from the podcast. Here is the link of the podcast  and the link of the blog .

About me

Hi, I am Tippi. I am from Miaoli.  I graduated from the department of  international business of National Taichung University of Science and Technology, and majored in Finance of National Taipei University of Business now. I am independent, freedom-loving, optimistic person.  I like to try different things and make friends. I have been to the Philippines and Qinghai in China to be a international volunteer. I thought it was a wonderful experience. And I planned to work exchange in the Green Island in July this year. I had a part-time job in the Mister Donut. I tried to find a balance between work and study.  Hope everything will be fine!