2023年1月1日 元旦 星期日 （토끼해 兔年 - 계묘년 癸卯年）

韓國如何慶祝元旦?

與中國人一樣，韓國人不過西曆新年，過農曆新年。每年西曆一月一號，韓國主要有兩大活動，一是除夜敲鐘，二是迎日出（해맞이/해돋이）活動。

(1) 除夜敲鐘在12月31號凌晨0時在首爾鐘閣舉行，一共會敲打鐘聲33次，迎接新的一年，祈求新一年國泰民安，無病長壽，電視台也會進行直播。

(2) 迎日出活動在1月1號日出之前，市民會到觀看日出的好地點，迎接新一年第一個日出，祈求新一年萬事如意。

特別的祈福文化...

HK vs Other Countries’ Christmas Traditions/Celebrations

Maggie - It’s Christmas soon do you have any plans?

- In HK, we just put up a tree and go out for a nice meal with friends. Everyone is always in good spirits and the weather is nice.

- Bac...

去海外

Abroad

登上

Aboard

適應

Adjust

融入

Fit in ; Blend in

學費

Tuition

校園

Campus

宿舍

Dormitory

思鄉

Homesick

情感價值

Sentimental value

Fertility 生育力 vs. Infertility 不育

Fertile - US/UK pronunciation - 肥沃的 (Fertile land)

If you are trying to get pregnant:

- Get a body check / check for abnormalities 異常

- Take folic acid 葉酸 (normally included in prenatal vitamins)

- Check ovula...

社會共融

Social Inclusion

失明

Visually impaired

失聰

Hearing impaired

專注力不足及過度活躍症

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

種族歧視

Racist

性別歧視

Sexist

性取向

Sexual orientation

出櫃

Come out of the closet

包容

Acceptance

軍事演習 Military exercise

局勢升溫Escalation

衝突 Conflict

入侵Invasion

反攻 Counter attack

災難性的Catastrophic

局勢降溫De-escalation

和談 Peace talks / Peace negotiation

停火Ceasefire

A lot of Hong Kong people love cats and dogs. But some have unusual pets.

● pythons - 巨蟒

● Chameleons 變色龍

● hedgehogs 刺蝟

● guinea pig 天竺鼠

● chinchilla 龍貓

● hamsters 倉鼠

● alpacas 羊駝

Pet Adoption 領養

● A lot of people are 三分鐘熱度 ( three-minute...

1. The world cup in Qatar is coming soon. Do you like soccer?

- Soccer = football

- My husband loves soccer. He reads and watches it all the time. He plays Fantasy Football.

- The world cup brings a country together, regardless of whether you l...

1. Hong Kong people love getting facials and massages.

○ They are not as popular in the US and they would be more expensive

○ US - manicures 修手甲 and pedicures 修腳甲

○ In Atlanta - most are owned by Vietnamese

2. What type of facial treatment do ...

1. Idioms 慣用語 are expressions. The individual words in the phrase don't mean anything, but together, they can be a vivid 生動的 way to describe something.

Idioms are figurative language 比喻語言. A metaphor 隱喻 to create an image in your head of what is happ...