Lucy 語言家教

Inside our bodies are hundreds of tubes that carry blood. These tubes are called veins [靜脈]. Inside the world of bodybuilding [健美運動], the term vascularity [血管畢露] describes how many of these veins are visible — of course from the outside of the body. A bodybuilder’s vascularity is good when he has many highly visible veins. As bodybuilders prepare for bodybuilding competitions, they reduce their body fat [身體脂肪] and as body fa...

According to a recent survey [調查], less than 1 in 10 Americans sleep in the nude. Nude or not, what’s it matter, as long as we sleep, right? Well, not exactly.  There are benefits to sleeping in the buff and most of those benefits are medical and worth learning about. Nevertheless, Americans prefer sleeping in clothes. This American habit hasn’t stopped curious doctors from studying sleepers, clothed and naked. L...

When people hear “Taiwan” do they think about rice and dumplings [水餃] or big bears? How about “Italy?” Do you think about pasta [意大利麵] or wolves [狼]? Most countries have a national animal [國家代表動物]. By now, you’ve guessed or already knew that Taiwan’s national animal is a bear — the Formosan black bear [台灣黑熊]. Italy’s national animal is the wolf [狼]. Five countries chose dragons for their national animal. Seventeen countries have li...

When people hear “Taiwan” do they think about rice and dumplings [水餃] or big bears? How about “Italy?” Do you think about pasta [意大利麵] or wolves [狼]? Most countries have a national animal [國家代表動物]. By now, you’ve guessed or already knew that Taiwan’s national animal is a bear — the Formosan black bear [台灣黑熊]. Italy’s national animal is the wolf [狼]. Five countries chose dragons for their national animal. Seventeen countries have li...

When people hear “Taiwan” do they think about rice and dumplings [水餃] or big bears? How about “Italy?” Do you think about pasta [意大利麵] or wolves [狼]? Most countries have a national animal [國家代表動物]. By now, you’ve guessed or already knew that Taiwan’s national animal is a bear — the Formosan black bear [台灣黑熊]. Italy’s national animal is the wolf [狼]. Five countries chose dragons for their national animal. Seventeen countries have li...

In front of the huge [很大的] Shibuya[澀谷] train station in Tokyo, there is a big statue [雕像] of a dog. The statue is very small compared to [和…相比] the train station, but it is not difficult to find. The dog statue has been used as a meeting place since 1934. ¶1S4 These days hundreds of people use the dog statue as a place to meet their friends. The dog is named Hachiko [八公] and was born [出生] in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. ¶2S2 ...

In front of the huge [很大的] Shibuya[澀谷] train station in Tokyo, there is a big statue [雕像] of a dog. The statue is very small compared to [和…相比] the train station, but it is not difficult to find. The dog statue has been used as a meeting place since 1934. ¶1S4 These days hundreds of people use the dog statue as a place to meet their friends. The dog is named Hachiko [八公] and was born [出生] in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. ¶2S2 ...

In front of the huge [很大的] Shibuya [澀谷] train station in Tokyo, there is a big statue [雕像] of a dog. The statue is very small compared to [和…相比] the train station, but it is not difficult to find. The dog statue has been used as a meeting place since 1934. These days hundreds of people use the dog statue as a place to meet their friends. The dog is named Hachiko [八公] and was born [出生] in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner...

Babette Jaquish began her battle with cancer [癌症] in 2009. It was that same year that she and her husband began raising money for cancer research [研究]. They planted hundreds of acres [英畝] of sunflowers [向日葵] around their property. Babette had the idea of growing the sunflowers then selling their seeds to raise money for cancer research. During the next nine years she had 22 different cancer treatments [治...

Babette Jaquish began her battle with cancer [癌症] in 2009. It was that same year that she and her husband began raising money for cancer research [研究]. They planted hundreds of acres [英畝] of sunflowers [向日葵] around their property. Babette had the idea of growing the sunflowers then selling their seeds to raise money for cancer research. During the next nine years she had 22 different cancer treatments [治...

Babette Jaquish began her battle with cancer [癌症] in 2009. It was that same year that she and her husband began raising money for cancer research [研究]. They planted hundreds of acres [英畝] of sunflowers [向日葵] around their property. Babette had the idea of growing the sunflowers then selling their seeds to raise money for cancer research. During the next nine years she had 22 different cancer treatments [治...

Many guys like to have tanned skin [曬黑的皮膚], but don’t go overboard! Protect [保護] your skin now so it will be healthy later. People come in all colors, like white, pink, black, and brown. Dark skinned people are less likely [不太可能] to have skin cancer [皮膚癌]. Nevertheless [雖然], everybody should protect themselves from the sun. It doesn’t look like much, but sun block [防曬乳液] can save your life. It’ll protect your s...

Many guys like to have tanned skin [曬黑的皮膚], but don’t go overboard! Protect [保護] your skin now so it will be healthy later. People come in all colors, like white, pink, black, and brown. Dark skinned people are less likely [不太可能] to have skin cancer [皮膚癌]. Nevertheless [雖然], everybody should protect themselves from the sun. It doesn’t look like much, but sun block [防曬乳液] can save your life. It’ll protect your s...

Many guys like to have tanned skin [曬黑的皮膚], but don’t go overboard! Protect [保護] your skin now so it will be healthy later. People come in all colors, like white, pink, black, and brown. Dark skinned people are less likely [不太可能] to have skin cancer [皮膚癌]. Nevertheless [雖然], everybody should protect themselves from the sun. It doesn’t look like much, but sun block [防曬乳液] can save your life. It’ll protect your s...

The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia). It is where the United States president [總統] lives and works. In 1792, an Irish–American architect [建築師], James Hoban was paid $500 to design [設計] the White House. Construction [建造] began on October 13th, 1792. Workers, including slaves [奴隸], lived nearby in temporary houses [臨時工寮]. When it was finished in 1800, it was the largest...

The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia). It is where the United States president [總統] lives and works. In 1792, an Irish–American architect [建築師], James Hoban was paid $500 to design [設計] the White House. Construction [建造] began on October 13th, 1792. Workers, including slaves [奴隸], lived nearby in temporary houses [臨時工寮]. When it was finished in 1800, it was the largest...

The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. (the District of Columbia). It is where the United States president [總統] lives and works. In 1792, an Irish–American architect [建築師], James Hoban was paid $500 to design [設計] the White House. Construction [建造] began on October 13th, 1792. Workers, including slaves [奴隸], lived nearby in temporary houses [臨時工寮]. When it was finished in 1800, it was the largest...

According to a survey [調查], 95 percent of young guys now manscape [男士修整理容] — it means trim [修剪] or shave [剃…毛] their back, crotch [胯部], or butts [屁股]. Not long ago, only the gay guys [同性戀者] trimmed their body hair. Straight guys [直男們] would have teased [嘲弄取笑; make fun of or attempt to annoy a person or animal in a playful way] any other straight guy who shaved or trimmed his body hair, but now even the straight guys are trim...

According to a survey [調查], 95 percent of young guys now manscape [男士修整理容] — it means trim [修剪] or shave [剃…毛] their back, crotch [胯部], or butts [屁股]. Not long ago, only the gay guys [同性戀者] trimmed their body hair. Straight guys [直男們] would have teased [嘲弄取笑; make fun of or attempt to annoy a person or animal in a playful way] any other straight guy who shaved or trimmed his body hair, but now even the straight guys are trim...