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-Nowhere near right

-Nowhere to be seen/found

-Middle of nowhere

-Out of nowhere

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Ten McDonald's Trivia

Q1: The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened in 1948 in which US state?

A: California

Q2: What did Mcdonald’s originally sell (very first item)?

A: Hot dog

Q3: Where is the busiest location of McDonald’s restaurants in the world?

A: Hong Kong. In fact, the top ten busiest McDonald’s restaurants are ALL in Hong Kong

Q4: Where is the only McDonald’s restaurant with turquoise arches?

A: Sedona, Arizona.

Q5: Which country is the largest market outside the US?

A: Japan, with over 3000 locations.

Q6: Where is the largest McDonald’s restaurant?

A: It’s in Beijing. Over 28000 square feet.

Q7: How many shapes does the McNuggets have officially?

A: 4 official shapes in tota. Bell, Bone, Boot, and Ball.

Q8: Who owns a McDonald’s Gold Card, and eats there for free?

A: Bill Gates

Q9: Which item on the menu is the best-selling in McDonald’s?

A: French Fries

Q10: Where in the world, you can’t order beef in McDonald’s?

A: India. Instead of having beef, they have all the meals in all-lamb version.

Fun fact:

In the US, there are more McDonald’s than hospitals.

【Vocabulary】

Trivia - details, or information that is not important.

冷知識；瑣事

Turquoise - 綠松石；綠松石色

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In the US, following nationwide protests against *police brutality, the company Nike is encouraging people to speak up about racism and not remain silent.

Nike posted the all-text ad on Friday, and it *twists the brand´s famous slogan "Just Do It" by urging people to "For Once, Don´t Do It."

In the past, Nike was criticized for supporting anti-racism causes. For example, the company supported the former NFL star, Colin Kaepernick, who famously knelt during the national anthem instead of standing, as a form of a protest against police brutality in the US.

Another sneaker brand, Adidas, responded to Nike´s ad in solidarity of the message. It said that only together people can make a change and move forward.

【Vocabulary】

Police Brutality 警察暴行

-Seeing this much brutality towards Asians, I feel disgusted.

Brutal 暴力的

-I can’t stand watching a hockey game, it’s very physical and brutal. I don’t understand why they need to fight.

Twist 扭轉；旋轉；扭傷；曲解

-I twisted my head when I heard someone called my name.

-I twisted my ankle

-Don’t twist my word, I don’t mean it that way.

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Common

1)Not your business

2)None of your business

3)Mind your own business

Rude

1)What do “you” care?

2)Nothing to do with you

3)You have no part in this

4)Keep your nose out of it

5)Fuck off.

Polite

1)it’s personal

2)It’s a private matter

3)I’d rather not to say

4)This is not something I talk to everyone about

✔️不能告訴你

If I tell you, I will have to shoot you.

Common

1)I don’t care.

2)Not my business

3)None of my business

4)Not in my concern

Rude

1)I don’t give a shit/I don’t give a fuck

2)I couldn’t careless

Polite

1)It’s not my place to say anything

2)This isn’t my concern

3)This is a very good question

✔️Irrelevant: 無關

✔️Personal Favorite

-Cool story, bro

-Oh really!?

-Cool

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Reading English books, articles, essays, and news possibly is one of the most terrifying activities for a lot of people, because you are going to face many English words. Sometimes, we don't feel that confident reading a foreign language. Here are something you can do. Pick up something you want to read, any news or articles, read it out loud. You might be thinking why do I need to read out loud? It will help you read it deep into your brain. If you get used to this sense, you can read quietly. Another way to help your reading is to preview the material. We all watch the movie trailers, right? We all read playbills for any show we are going to watch. It opens an opportunity for you to understand the material ahead of time. Once you get started, make sure you write a short summary for each paragraph. It doesn't have to be a long sentence, but try to be precise. Make it 2-3 words and simple. In the end, you can put all these words together, it will be much easier for you to comprehend.

Here is the last tip that many ESL students struggle with. We usually panic when we don't understand the context, specifically a word. Then, we will get carried away focusing on the translation of the word, which we shouldn't do. We should keep reading. We should figure the context out by reading the entire thing. Yes. Reasoning. Most of the time, translation doesn't work. Why? because it is a completely different language. The structure is different, culture is different and people are different. The translation is just basic. You need to work on your UNDERSTANDING, instead of translating.

Good luck!🤟🏻🤟🏻

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新聞出處：https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/03/sport/nba-jeremy-lin-racism-asian-american-spt-intl/index.html

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says he's seen a rise in racism across the US since the coronavirus pandemic started and says the country must address the issue of anti-Asian violence.

"This has been something that's really blowing up or boiling up for a little bit for me," Lin told CNN's Don Lemon on Tuesday.

Currently playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors, the G League affiliate for the Golden State Warriors, Lin says he was recently called "coronavirus" during a basketball game and shared his experience on social media. The 32-year-old hasn't named the perpetrator, insisting he only wants to raise awareness of a more widespread problem.

The guard had been playing for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for much of 2020 and was shocked to witness such racism on his return to the US. "I was removed for about five, six months, and then when I came back, it seemed like things in the US had got even more hostile," he added.

He says he was targeted multiple times with racist slurs during his college basketball career but never revealed who those players were. And he believes Covid-19 has simply exposed an underlying problem. Former President Donald Trump received criticism for referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese virus" during his presidency and Lin said such discourse hasn't helped the bigotry against Asian Americans.

"It definitely empowered or exacerbated an issue that was already there," he added.

"I think at the end of the day, what I would love to see, is that people spend more time listening and hearing than judging and condemning.

"I would love to see cross-cultural solidarity. I would love to see people supporting anti-racism, not just in one people group, but across the board." He said.

【單字片語解釋】

Perpetrator 行兇的人；犯案的人

I was "removed" 我離開了…(後面接地方)

Racist slurs 種族歧視主義的毀謗

Underlying 潛在的；原本就存在的

At the end of the day 無論如合；不管怎麼說；最終

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【See eye-to-eye】be in full agreement

Ex.

1) My parents and I do not always see eye to eye on everything.

2) My client and I don’t often see eye to eye, but what else can I do?

【Give the cold shoulder】to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

Ex.

1) I had an argument with Kerry yesterday, and he gave me the cold shoulder this morning.

2) It was very rude to give me the cold shoulder that morning.

【Play it by ears】to decide what to do when you know what is happening, rather than planning in advance

Ex.

1) Don’t know what they expect us to do, let’s just play it by ears.

2) My acting coach didn’t give me a chance to prepare, so I decided to just play it by ears.

3) Hey, I have been very busy lately, we will just play it by ears tomorrow?

【To have sticky fingers】to be likely to steald

Ex.

1) We don’t want to hire a new cashier who could have sticky fingers.

2) A lot of things have gone missing lately in my classroom, do you think any student have sticky fingerd?

【Off the top of my head】if you answer something off the top of your head, that means you answer immediately, without thinking carefully, and research it

Ex.

1) Do you know all 45 American presidents? I don’t know off the top of my head, but I can research it.

2) One of my friends, Richard, always does thing off the top of his head.

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【Rain on my parade】Spoil someone’s pleasure

【Blow it】To fail at something; to make a mistake

可以替換的字

-Mess up

-Screw up

-Fuck up

【Kill the mood】Ruin the moment

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1) Attractive

I like Roy, but I don’t find him attractive physically

I only met Maggie once, she was super attractive.

2) Charming

A smile is the most charming part of a person.

Lizzie plays a charming piece of music.

3) Lovely

Her smile was lovely.

Your baby is lovely.

You have a lovely garden

4) Kind

Thomas is such a kind person, he drove me home last night because I didn’t catch my train.

Say something kind to Robert, he’s in such pain.

5) Gracious

The other day, I went on a film shoot, I bumped into Tom Hanks, I thought it was very gracious of him not to get angry.

Nick is always gracious to everyone, smiling and thanking them.

6) Polite

In our culture, It wasn’t very polite to leave the classroom without the teacher’s permission.

He is always polite, always a gentleman.

7) Delightful

It has been a delightful evening.

I had a delightful time hiking on the mountain with my friends this weekend.

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新聞出處：https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/coffee-coca-cola-level-2/

COFFEE Coca-Cola

Last week, the Coca-Cola company introduced two new products to the US market. The products were Coca-Cola with Coffee and Coca-Cola with Coffee Zero Sugar.

According to the brand director Brandan Strickland of Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola with Coffee is a perfect drink for the afternoon. Many people love coffee and many people love Coca-Cola, and sometimes, they cannot decide what to drink. Now, they will be able to enjoy both drinks in one product. It is a perfect business for Coca-Cola because people who prefer coffee will buy Coca-Cola.

The new drinks contain Brazilian coffee. and they have three signature flavors: dark blend, vanilla, and caramel.. Coca-Cola sells Coca-Cola Coffee in many countries. and the taste can be a little different in each country. The reason is that people in different countries have different tastes.

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