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