Around Half the World in 45 Days

A former student of mine is going on his trip with his girlfriend around half the world in 45 days. A 45-day trip! What's more amazing, the trip costs only NT$100,000 per person. He is setting out on July 7. Here's his itinerary:

First Individual Chinese Tourists/First FITs Touch Down in Taiwan

Here are two English news reports on the same topic from two different news agencies in Taiwan, followed by a Chinese news report from the UDN. You might like to compare the titles and the first paragraphs of the two English news stories. Then by reading the comments in the Chinese news article, take a look at Taiwan in a new light.

The China Post:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/06/29/307953/1st-individual.htm

1st individual Chinese tourists arrive

Do's and Don'ts in Taking the UEE--100年大學指考 考場注意事項

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=326945

100年大學指考 考場注意事項

【聯合新聞網／台北訊】2011/06/27

Parents vs. Teachers--老師不是保母，家長亦非督學

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI1/6419795.shtml

老師不是保母，家長亦非督學

【聯合報╱社論】2011.06.25 03:02 am

Checklist and Reminder for the UEE Examinees

Here is a checklist for the UEE examinees. I put it here not to "pamper" my students by taking care of such details, but to guide them to get organized.

Education is a Searchlight, Not a Rear Mirror--嚴長壽：教育是探照燈 非後照鏡

The title of the following news article is quite impressive.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=13&f_SUB_ID=34&f_ART_ID=326769

嚴長壽：教育是探照燈 非後照鏡

【聯合報╱記者陳瑄喻／台北報導】 2011/06/25

What's Wrong with Taiwan's College Education?--嚴震生：二十年目睹「台灣高教」之怪現狀

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6410925.shtml

嚴震生：二十年目睹「台灣高教」之怪現狀

【聯合報╱嚴震生】

2011.06.21 02:33 am

A Translation Column-Trusty Translation

Here is a sample page of the column "Trusty Translaiton" in the Student Post, which is intended to teach how to translate Chinese into authentic English.

http://www.studentpost.com.tw/samples/pdfs/l.pdf

A Translation Website-Trusty Translation

Here is a wonderful website to practice translation. It is the online version of the column "Trusty Translaiton" in the Student Post, which is intended to teach how to translate Chinese into authentic English.

http://www.studentpost.com.tw/samples/pdfs/l.pdf

The Last Seven or Eight Days--指考最後衝刺，應注意事項

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=325742

指考最後衝刺，應注意事項

2011/06/20

【聯合線上企劃／林清華老師 王啟民老師 陳湘老師 陳啟鵬老師 高守老師 蔡博適老師 高鴻老師 齊斌老師 共同撰文】

Happiness Expert Uncovers An Even More Vital Pursuit--from the New York Times

Guess what is more vital than happiness, according to Martin Seligman.

The following is an article from the New York Times.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=323768

快樂專家發現 光是快樂還不夠

【By JOHN TIERNEY／田思怡譯】 2011/06/09

For the UEE Examinees

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=325890

指考入闈 建議考生吃飽睡飽

【聯合報╱記者鄭語謙／台北報導】2011/06/21

Braised Pork Rice Is from Taiwan--滷肉飯 正港的台灣味

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6410912.shtml

滷肉飯 正港的台灣味

【聯合報╱梁幼祥／美食評論家（台北市）】

2011.06.21 10:01 am

What to Name It--幫滷肉飯正名 北市擬以台語英譯

Now this seems to have become a hot issue these two days.

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/6408638.shtml

幫滷肉飯正名 北市擬以台語英譯

【聯合報╱記者黃驛淵／台北報導】

2011.06.20 10:44 am

Lu Meat Rice

One day last semester, Class 309 asked me how we said 滷肉飯 in English. At that moment, I couldn't think of the right term. Yesterday, I bumped into the term in an article about Taipe Night Markets in This Month in Taiwan, Vol. 38 No. 6: braised pork rice. This morning when reading the United Daily News, I found the origin of this rice dish discussed. Now, could this make a good theis topic?

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT2/6407343.shtml

魯肉飯「祖籍」山東？ 米其林說的

【聯合報╱記者陳志豪／台北報導】

2011.06.19 03:26 am

What I Gradually Learn in the Process of Growing Up--洪蘭：我在成長中逐漸明白的一件事

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6397233.shtml

洪蘭：我在成長中逐漸明白的一件事

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2011.06.14 09:25 pm

2009 UEE Good English Essays

The attached file contains ten good 2009 UEE essays.

Writing task:

提示：如果你可以不用擔心預算，隨心所欲的度過一天，你會怎麼過？請寫一篇短文，第一段說明你會邀請誰和你一起度過這一天？為什麼？第二段描述你會去哪裡？做些什麼事？為什麼？

What I Want to Change About Myself--Writing Samples from the Student Post

On the following webpage you can find five prize-winning essays in the Student Post Challenge.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/guidepost/topics/default.asp?id=2421&pre=1&sub=1

[ The Student Post Challenge] Monday, November 15, 2010

What I want to change about myself

Reminders to the UEE Examinees

All the UEE examinees should read the following information carefully.

100指考考生應考注意事項--動漫版：

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/CeecMag/Articles/202/202-06.htm

Graduation Wishes--王文華：別再祝他們鵬程萬里

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6394806.shtml

王文華：別再祝他們鵬程萬里

【聯合報╱王文華】 2011.06.13 02:34 am

On English Listening Resources--英聽資源無限 家長學生別緊張

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6392199.shtml

英聽資源無限 家長學生別緊張

【聯合報╱李振清／世新大學英語系客座教授（台北市）】

2011.06.11 03:02 am

A Different Way of Teaching--法國的老師不一樣

http://udn.com/NEWS/READING/X4/6391654.shtml

法國的老師不一樣

【聯合報╱談開元】

2011.06.11 03:50 am

2010 UEE English Writing Samples

The following is my download of the 2010 UEE English writing samples.

2010 UEE English writing samples.pdf

Writing task:

提示：在你的記憶中，哪一種氣味（smell）最讓你難忘？請寫一篇英文作文，文長至少120字，文分兩段，第一段描述你在何種情境中聞到這種氣味，以及你初聞這種氣味時的感受，第二段描述這個氣味至今仍令你難忘的理由。

Preparation Tips for Biology on the UEE--生物／高三動植物學 出題比重高

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=323721

生物／高三動植物學 出題比重高

【聯合報╱記者陳幸萱／專題報導】2011/06/09

Go on to the Next Stop--青春名人堂／下一站

http://mag.udn.com/mag/reading/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=390&f_SUB_ID=4963&f_ART_ID=323313

青春名人堂／下一站

【聯合報╱朱學恒】 2011/06/06

Preparation Tips for Chemistry on the UEE--化學／小心，考題恐有塑化劑

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=323435

化學／小心，考題恐有塑化劑

【聯合報╱記者蔡永彬／專題報導】2011/06/08

Secrets of Long Life--"Long Live the Conscientious" from the New York Times

This is marvelous. I read this article in the New York Times the day before yesterday, and now the Chinese translation can be found online. Visit the webpage. Just click on the icon after each paragraph and you can read the Chinese translation of that paragraph. You can do a contrastive study of these two langauges at the same time.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=323767

有責任感的人 活得更久也更好

Long Live the Conscientious

【KATHERINE BOUTON／ESSAY／陳世欽譯】2011/06/09

The downloaded version is only in English.

Preparation Tips for Physics on the UEE--物理／熟記公式 勤練課本習題

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=29&f_ART_ID=323173

物理／熟記公式 勤練課本習題

【聯合報╱記者陳幸萱／專題報導】2011/06/07

Have Passion in Your Heart--賴英照勉台大生：在心中點燃熊熊烈火

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=322876

賴英照勉台大生：在心中點燃熊熊烈火 2011/06/04

【賴英照】

Preparation Tips for History on the UEE--從賓拉丹之死 回溯十字軍東征

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=322817Pre

從賓拉丹之死 回溯十字軍東征

【聯合報╱記者鄭語謙／專題報導】2011/06/04

Preparation Tips for Civics on the UEE--注意時事 奢侈稅、釋憲文要懂

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=611&f_ART_ID=323096

注意時事 奢侈稅、釋憲文要懂

【聯合報╱記者張錦弘／專題報導】2011/06/06

Preparation Tips for Geography on the UEE--日本強震 今年熱門考題

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=611&f_ART_ID=322978

日本強震 今年熱門考題

【聯合報╱記者沈育如／專題報導】2011/06/05

2011 NHSH Graduation Day--Slide Show

Congratulations on Your Graduation, My Dear Students

(At the end of the ceremony)

Preparation Tips for Math on the UEE--數甲決勝微積分、數乙統計

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=322554

數甲決勝微積分、數乙統計

【聯合報╱記者蔡永彬／專題報導】

English Writing on UEE--英文非選／熟記重要句型、詞彙 多練寫作

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=322310

英文非選／熟記重要句型、詞彙 多練寫作

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／專題報導】2011/06/02

Preparation Tips for English on the UEE--英文／別只是背單字 應多讀文章

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=322046

英文／別只是背單字 應多讀文章

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／專題報導】2011/06/01