Defeat Never Never Land

...Strong wind blew in their faces just like depression punching their faith.
Ken shouted: "why are we here?" Bo answered: "To strengthen our minds and bodies!" Ken shouted again: "bullshit!! i want to give up!" they had a quarrel with each other. After the fight they decided to split up. Ken ran eastwards with his upset mind while Bo ran westwards with his anger.

There was an extreme running race held every year. Thus Ken and Bo participated in the game. They had had huge confidence to win the race 3 days ago. Actually, they just won the "through the south pole" game 6 months ago. Would they fail this time?

3 days later, Ken dehydrated. he was in a dangerous situation. He thought he might die under the burning sun. He lay down in his simple camp without hope but despite their argument it seemed there was some telepathic bound between them. Bo felt something. He ran for 2days and found water. He knew he would finish the game and win the price. But Bo could not leave his partner. He decided to go back in order to find Ken because he had the strong feeling that Ken was suffering. He ran through endless desert and fought with the cruel sun. After hundreds of kilometres, he found Ken in a tattered dirty camp that was covered in sand and Ken was almost dead as well as dull and dry.

Bo kept on calling Ken:" Ken , are you there ? Are you alright?" and kept on digging for Ken who was buried under the hot heavy yellow sand. Ken could not believe that someone called his name. It was just like a weak light passing through a deep dark adyss. He used his last energy to yell:" Here!!...I...". He wanted to yell more and more words but he could not do it. Eventually, Bo heard that. Bo heard the sound which was almost blown away by the wind. He dug more and harder. When he saw Ken's face, he prayed that Ken was still alive. He dug Ken out and held him tightly. He whispered beside Ken's ear:"I am here, Ken!! We are alive!!!"

After he had given him first aid, Bo didn't expect that the situation was so terrible. He checked his backpack. There was only water for 5 days, a dozen chocolate bars, 11 fish cans and 2 emergency medication boxes. He had to decide which way was more safely. Was it safer to go to the destination of the game or to find an oasis? This difficult choice made him had a anxious. Ken saw Bo's worried face and said:" What's wrong, Bo?" Bo did not want Ken to Know that they had supply problems. Bo lied:" Nothing!! Everything is under control!!" To be honest, Ken knew it was just a friendly lie.

19. Feb Emphasize

A: Did you enjoy your holiday, then?

B: Yes, it was absolutely wonderful.

A: Great!

B: At the first hotel we stayed in, they put us in a room having a sea view, which was exactly what we wanted.

A: Nice, what about the little island you went to? That must have been absolutely quite and it’s supposed to be very beautiful, isn’t it?

B: That’s exactly what we thought before we went and we liked it. The beaches were absolutely amazing, and there was all beautiful sight in the evening. We were there just for a couple of days before we went back to the mainland and rented a luxury cottage.

A: Wow, was that other better?

B: Yes, there is anything you want just in the cottage.

A: Didn’t you go there for the bird sanctuary, though?

B: Yes, actually we spent a couple of days bird watching, and that was by far the most interesting part of the holiday.

A: Perhaps you should go there again next year.

Cottage – a small house, especially in the country

Loaf – an amount of bread that has been shaped and baked in one piece

Sanctuary – an area where birds or animals are protected and encouraged to breed

19. Feb Vocabulary: collocations (body)

1. Hold your breath when you are feeling anxious.

2. Drum your fingers when you are impatient.

3. Shrug your shoulders when you don’t care.

4. Wrinkle your nose when something smells bad.

5. Crack your knuckles to annoy other people.

6. Purse your lips when you are annoyed.

7. Clench your fist when you are angry.

8. Twist your ankle if you step awkwardly while walking on rough ground.

9. Pull a muscle while playing a sport e.g. football

10. Raise your eyebrows to show disagreement.

11. Shake your head in disbelief.

12. Lick your lips when something is tasty.

Anxious – feeling worried or nervous

Shrug – to raise your shoulders and then lower them to show that you do not know or care about sth

Wrinkle – to make the skin or your face tighten into lines or folds; to form lines or folds in this way

Knuckle – any of the joints in the fingers, especially those connecting the fingers to the rest of the hand

Annoy – to make sb slightly angry; to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax

Purse – a small bag made of leather, plastic, etc. for carrying coins and often also paper money, cards, etc. used especially by women; to form your lips into a small tight round shape, for example to show disapproval

Clench – when you clench your hand, teeth, etc. or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset

Fist – a hand when it is tightly closed with the finger bent into the PALM

Twist – to bend or turn sth into a particular shape; to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, bending it in an awkward way

Ankle – the joint connecting the foot to the leg

Awkwardly – make you feel embarrassed; difficult or dangerous because of its shape or design

Rough – having a surface that is not even or regular

Eyebrow – the line of hair above eye

Memory

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp
Seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun ...

Pavement – a flat part at the side of road for people walk on

Lamplight – light from a lamp

Withered – dried up and dead plants; looking old because they are thin and weak and have very dry skin

Moan – to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure

Lamp – a device that electricity, oil or gas to produce light

Beat – to defeat sb in a game or competition; to avoid sth; to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard

Fatalistic – showing a belief in fate and feeling that you can’t control events or stop them from happening

Mutter – to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth

Gutter – (of a flame or candle)to burn in an unsteady way

Give in – to admit that you have been defeated by sb/sth; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do

Dawn – the time of day when light first appears

TOEIC

My teacher, Junta, said that she will let me upgrade to higher level class about two days ago. I am glad that my English has been improved but I like those classmates in this class. If I go to the other class, I have to alienate those classmates gradually. This made me feel sad.
Because my English was improved, I want to challenge TOEIC. At the same time, one of my classmates, Hideki, invited me to join TOEIC course in the afternoon of every day. If I decide to join TOEIC course, I think I will not have enough time to maintain my blog.

English Note

syllables - How many times the intonation/sound changes when you speak.
deciphering - Hear some sentence. Wrote it down and understand.

a - indefinite article Not clearly defined

• She has a house in Cairns.
• Can I have a burger please.

an - used with vowels. a.e.i.o.u
except university, universe -> "Y - Sound"

the - definite article

• The flat (Her flat) is very nice
• The chicken sandwich is very tasty.
• The Thames, The times, The Lagoon -> only 1 of

No Article - thing in general

• I have sugar in my tea.
• Books are expensive.

At - time of Day, expression, as a point
On - for days & date, as a surface
In - longer periods(months,years,seasons,etc.)
- An area
- how long to do something(in 4 months, in 2 years, etc.)

• The baby arrived at 9 p.m. on December 25th
• I'll come in 5 minutes.

Don't use at/on/in before last/next/this/every
Time in the future. In a few minutes, in 6 months

go/come/travel to a place/event
go to American
Return to Cairns
Drive to the airport

Into - entering a room/building/a car

Comparatives - Comparing between 2.
.......er, bigger, sadder
Superlatives - 3 or more things.
.......est, biggest, saddest

- used to indicate the amount/quantity of something referred to by a noun.
- Uncountable : nouns don't have plural forms, You don't use a/an with uncountable nouns.
- Countable nouns can form into plural by adding ...s
- Comparative adjectives + than
- Superlative the most, highest, oldest, etc.

as__as, the same (as), like
as__as
- compare people/things that are similar in some way. "as" as an adjective/verb.

• You are as bad as your sister.

- make a negative comparison using "not as __ as" or "not so __ as"

• It wasn't as good as last night.
• He is not so old as I thought.

- use adverbs "almost, just, nearly or quite" in front of as __ as

• He was almost as fast as th winner.
• I was just as sick as my brother.
• I was nearly as tall as my mother.

- slightly = very little = a little bit
- much = a lot __ = a lot higher
- a bit
a little bit = size small
a bit bigger = size larger

• I have a lot of ideas.
• I have lots of ideas.

Classmates

四個亞洲學生，香港，韓國，韓國，台灣，前面的是我班級的老師。。
真不敢相信，我第一個星期，就做了一個大作業，大伙把澳洲相關資訊都找了出來，然後放在一張圖畫紙上，果真是外國的教學系統呀！對我來說蠻無聊的，因為太太太像小學生做的東西了啦。。
這兩個女同學都是韓國人。
大伙在努力做美勞作品。。
這位日本同學要畢業了，大家都跟他照 像，雖然我才認識他四天。。。。還是要不落俗套的跟他照個像。。

Australia Slang

Bring an esky on a picnic......................esky = Ice Box
Most Australians own a pair of thongs...............thongs = Rubber sandal
You can watch the telly in the living room.........telly = TV, television
Take a cozzie to the beach....................cozzie = Swimsuit
If a mossie stings you it's itchy...........mossie = Mosquito ; itchy = Scratchy feeling, itch
Take your togs to school if you want to swim....togs = swimsuit
Have some beaut tucker with your homestay family.....beaut, beauty = Great, Good, Excellent ; tucker = Food
Don't take a sickie!.............sickie = taking the day of work but you are not sick, but you tell your boss sick.
Invite some mates to barbie........mates = friends ; barbie = barbecue
You might buy a new pair of undies at the supermarket.....undies = under wear
We're all banana benders in Queensland.....banana benders = Queenslander, wh0 lives in Queensland
Blokes like the footy......blokes = s-men ; footy = Australia football
Girls put on lippie in the ladies......lippie = lip stick
In Australia some restaurants are BYO......BYO = Bring YourOwn alcohol
The outback is wild but beautiful......outback = desert ; never never = desert

G'Day=Hello,Hi,Good-day
Javagooweegen=Did you have a good weekend?
fair dinkum=really,honest
great=beautiful,excellent,good
snags=sausages
loo, dunny, thinking hole, outer house=toilet
Seeya=good bye
cops=polize
booze=grog,alcohol drinking
yukky=terrible
yummy=delicious
jwanna=Do you want to ?
yep!=yes, of course!
yea(h)=yes
ta=thank you!
a cuppa=cup of tea or coffee
arvo=afternoon
take a load of=sit down, have a rest
a tinny=can of beer
Ankle bitter=little children
too right!=definitely
No Worries!=He's alright!
boozer/water hole=pub
chuck=throw,toss
sanga=sandwich
Amber fluid=beer
brekkie=breakfast
rack off=go away, piss off
yakka=Hard work
stubbies=bottle of beer, work shorts
scorcher=very hot
you're game=brave
go for your life=go ahead without me
in the hols=in your holidays
take one for Ron=take one for later on
yapping=talking
dish-licker=dog