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- My Story (Kero One)
curfew n. 外出禁止令，門限
emcee n. 司会者
dispersal n. 分散，ばらつき
smack v. 打って遠くにやる
juggle v. だまし取る，手品をする
- Relative Clauses 2
Non-defining relative clause (NDR)
NDR are not essential for understanding the sentence, they just give some extra information. They are a useful way to combine two short sentences into one long sentence.
(e.g.) This model, which reguires five parameters, was adapted from the one published by Mitchell et al..
We use commas with NDR. We use pronouns whether [...]
- Relative Clauses
Give more information.
Useful for writing long sentences. (Long Sentences is Need!! Too many short sentences are childish.)Two kinds:
Definitive relative clauses
DR tell us ‘which thing’. We cannot easily take the DR clauses out of a sentences.
(e.g.) The model that was used by Mitchell et al. …
(e.g.) The inventor of this device was a person who had [...]
- rooms facing the sea
海に面した部屋というとき”rooms facing the sea”と英語で言いますが、この時のseaについてるtheがなんでつくんだろうと思って質問しました。「その海」と特定の海を指してる訳ではないのに。。。でも、この時の海は海全体を指すのではなく、部屋の前の海を特定して示しているんだと説明してもらい納得。
- 未来の表現の仕方
英語で未来の表現の表し方には3つあると学びました。
will
be going to V
be Ving1は”decide now”、2は”personal plan”、3は”arrangement”と違いあるそうです。
- Paragraph types 3
99% of your paragraphs should fit one on these categories. However if you have a good reason for writting a different kind of paragraph, then that’s okay. If a paragraph doesn’t fit into one of these kinds then there’s probably a problem with the way it is written.
- Paragraph types 2
4. Compare and Contrast (C.C.)
Compare the similarities and differences of two or more things. Always discuss the different ‘things’ separately.
—– HTML —– CSS. —– HTML —– HTML —– CSS —– CSS —– CSS —– CSS —–.
NOT!!
—–HTML —– CSS. —– CSS —– HTML —– CSS —– HTML —– CSS —– HTML.
5. Cause and Effect (C.E.)
A C.E. [...]
- Paragraph types
1. General to Particular (G.R.)
[E.G.] The power of the Internet relies on finding information quickly through the use of search engines. Internet users — information request — search enngines — rely on a suit of algorithms.
2. Definitions
A definition paragraph explains the terms you will use.
[E.G.]A semantic-oriented search engine relies on the meaning of data [...]
- Writing structure (Paragraphs)
The most important writing skill is making good paragraphs.
There are rules:One paragraph, one topic
Write a good topic statement (1st sentence, sometime two sentences)
- Why do we publish?
Explain ideas to many people
Get comments from other people
Mutual benefit through sharing information
Institution (or professor) tells you to publish
GET RECOGNITION (Get citation, get a better job)For above purposes, people must read your publications.
To get your paper published, it must be passed by the referers. It must have good English.
To get people to read it, it [...]
