From today on I'm going to tune in to IVY LEAGUE ANALYTICAL ENGLISH radio program and note down some interesting points that I've heard.
2013.01.09
Title : Walking in a winter wonderland
今日筆記:
1. up to snuff (adj) 狀況良好的。
e.g. After having a sound sleep I'm feeling up to snuff now!
2. a plethora of + N 大量的~
e.g. Taiwan is country with a plethora of attractions.
3.build ice sculpture 做冰雕。 動詞是用Build~不確定是否能用make,但用build是最保險的安全用法。
4.sip on/at + 飲料。 啜飲。
5.concoction (n) 混合物。
6.caribou (n) 原意是北美馴鹿。但是在北美也是一種飲料,以往殖民時代時是以馴鹿血+威士忌作成,通常是樵夫或者獵人在喝的,以求在冬天保暖,現在沒那麼可怕,改用紅酒+威士忌+魁北克的名產--楓糖做成。換言之: It's a concoction of red wine, whiskey and maple syrup.
7. a joke from Wisconsin :
There are only two seasons in a year. One is winter, the other is construction.
8. beaver tails (n) a kind of doughy pastry/ a big flat donut 加拿大的一種美食,長的很像肥厚版的牛舌餅。在美國也有類似的食物,但美國人稱之為 elephant ear。