Tokyo & Autism & dwindling birth rate in Taiwan...@@

A. Error correction

*South Eastern Asia/South Eastern Asian

*I went there for 7 days→I went for 7 days/ I was there for 7 days

*To me, I feel...→For me, I feel...

*I lived in Japanese hotel→I stayed in Japanese hotel

B. Vocabulary

*racist/ sexist/ ageist

→a person with a prejudiced belief that one race/sex/age group is superior to others

*maternity leave/ parental leave

Dwindling Taiwanese birth rate causes worry

A. vocabulary
* abate [v]: to become less strong
e.g. the trend shows no sign of agating
* dubious [adj]: doubtful; not thought to be true, honest, or legal
* consolidate [v]:1. to make a position of power or success stronger so that it is more likely to continue; 2. can mean combining things together to increase strength
* asset [n]: a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody/something
* Opt for: to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action
* dearth [n]: when there are not many or enough of something
* incentive [n]: something that encourages you to do something
e.g. The policy doesn't provide any incentive for the people.

B. Phase
* think tank: a group of experts who provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues
(智囊團)

20091209 1. Art 2. Korean

A.Vocabulary or phase

*art show/ art exhibition (formal use)/ galley show/ galley art

*deity (觀音/菩薩)

*organizer (of an art show)

*MOCA: Museum of Contemporary Art

*TFAM: Taipei Fibe Arts Museum

*get some advantage form Sth/ Sb

*market share 市場占有率

*fight for the advantage/ fight for their own good

*sexist: person who evaluates man more than woman

B.Sentence

* it has good symmetry/ it is symetrical

* It's OK for me/ It's acceptable to (for) me/ It's all right to me

Wii workout

A. Vocabulary:

*wee: little

*prone to: likely to show a particular negative characteristic

*point blank: directly

*bemused: slightly confused

*console: a surface on which you find the controls for a piece of electrical equipment or a machine

*tight-rope walk

*opt: choose

B. Phrase

* spit out this nugget of information