#7 English Song

Taylor Swift - Love Story

Writer: Swift
　

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
　

See the lights
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say ''hello'', little did I know
　

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said
　

''Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there Is left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes''
　

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while
　

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said
　

''Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes''
　

''Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes''
Oh oh
　

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
　

''Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring''
　

And said, ''marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress''
It's a love story baby just say... yes
　

Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you,

Songfact─

Like most of Swift's song, this was based on a real experience. As a teenager, she had an argument with her parents over a boy - they thought he was a creep, and Taylor thought it was love. She told 60 Minutes that he was, indeed, a creep, but she thought he was amazing at the time. The pre-chorus of the song came into her head: "You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles, and my daddy said, 'stay away from Juliet." She grabbed her guitar and worked out the chords on her bedroom floor.

She added that the song was met with indifference from her record company and her parents, but she fought for it, which she says was a fun experience because she had something to prove.

My comment─

I seldom listen English songs, but Love Story really makes me impressed. This song is awesome, because it's melody is so beautiful. The following paragraph I prefer:

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said

it symbolizes a father's authority. The father doesn't allow they to fall in love due to a father's love, so he must confirm whether the man really love his daughter.

#6 Steve Jobs' Talk

  Everyone can't predict what will happen in the future, to do what you want to do without hesitation. The reason why we should follow our minds is that our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Then, just believe what we do and love them, they will be connected in our future.
  When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Don't be defeated by frustrations, overcome them and we will be stronger.

#5 Writing Excercise

How do I like ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab as a language learning resource?

    As English becomes the most common language all over the world, there are more and more English-learning websites. ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab is a well-known website to improve people's listening. So far, I learn English for exams, so I can't chat with foreigners smoothly. The website contains a large number of colloquial English. The exercises of the website include conversations or radio commercials. If I can't understand the conversations or the radio commercials, there are quiz scripts I can confirm what I listening. According to above reasons, ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab is very helpful to me.

#4 Listening Exercise

Homestay in the USA
make it (verb): arrive at

 I’m sorry I won’t be able to make it to the party on Saturday.

roomie (noun): informal for roommate

 Jean was my roomie during our first year at university.

laid-back (adjective): easy-going, casual, or relaxed personality

 I don’t know how you can be so laid-back about your exams.

get along with (verb): have a relationship with

 She never really got along with her sister.

dorm (noun): short for dormitory, a building usually at a college or university where students live

 Are you going to live in the dorms at college next semester?

Movie Show Times

finest (adjective): best, superior quality

 This 100-year-old restaurant is the finest in London.

valid (adjective): applicable, relevant, current

 Your return ticket is valid for three months.

patrons (noun): customers or attendees

 Patrons are asked to refrain from smoking.

buck (noun): informal for dollar

 They cost ten bucks.

up-to-date (adjective): current or latest

 We are keeping up-to-date with the latest developments

#3 Concordancer Exercise

粽子

1.(rice) dumpling
2.tzung-tzu or tsung-tzu
3.zong-zi

#2 Dictionary Exercise

cabbie
   definition: a person who drives a taxi
   for example: The cabbie wearing a black jacket is my uncle.

incognito
    definition: in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are
    for example: That night, Lenin travelled incognito to the party headquarters.

to moonlight
    definition: to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without 
                    the knowledge of the government tax department
    for example: She's been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings.

rusty
    definition: something as you used to be, because you have not practised it for 
                    a long time
    for example: My French is a bit rusty.

Norwegian
    definition: (a person) from Norway
    for example: My key pal is a Norwegian.

#1 Greetings !

  Hi, I'm Wade Zeng. I'm a student study in National Taipei College of Business, majoring in Department of Public Finance and Tax Administration. I am interested in watching TV, playing table tennis, playing computer games, watching comic books, listening and singing popular songs. Now, I'm very fond of Attack on Titan, because it is very exciting and reflects truly nowadays society.