几篇时尚口语

几篇时尚口语

几篇时尚口语

时尚口语：What’stheRush?

SometimesIthinkweneedtogetoffthiswildride__theridewecalllife__asweknowit.Asthesonggoes,“slowdown,you’removingtoofast,yougottomakethegoodtimeslast.”Whyhaveweeaddictedtofast,andstillit’snotgoodenough?Computersandgadgetsneedtobefasterandfaster.Fastfoodcan’tgetfastenough.Irecentlywenttoawedding,anditwasoversoquickly.Wedon’twanttowaitforothercars;wewanttheultimatefastlane,withtheultimatespeed.Heck,ifwecouldaffodrit.I’msurewewouldtakerocketsinsteadofplanes.

Buteventhat’snotfastenough.Untilthesciencefictionsdreamofmovingoneplacetoanotherinablinkofaneyeesreality,we’llbeunhappy.Perhapsspeedisnottheanswertohappinessallthetime.Onceinawhile,slowingdownistheanswer.Atleastenjoytheridewecalllife.It’snotjustaboutgettingtotheend__theendwille,butenjoyingthetrip.That’swhatIneedtodomoreof.Whataboutyou?Evenifyouwintheratrace,youarestillarat!

Talkaboutit.Areyouimpatient?Howoftendoyoueatfastfood?Areyouhappywiththespeedofyourputeroryourinternetconnection?Doyouwishcouldslowyourlifedownalittle?Whatdoyouthinkpeoplewhoarealwaysinahurry?Doyoutaketimeoutduringthedayandtrytoslowthingsdown?Whatcanpeopledotoslowingtheirlifedownandnotbeinsuchahurry?Doyouknowwhattheexpression“taketimetosmelltheroses”means?Dosethisexpressionapplytoyourlife?Areyouhappywiththecurrentpaceofyourlife?

时尚口语：Sonmat__MakingSomethingExtra-special

Imadesomekimchirecently.Okay.mymother-in-lawandwifemadekimchi,andIhelpalittle.

ButasIwaswatchingthekimchi-makingprocess,Igottothinkingabout“Sonmat"."Sonmat"isoneofthoseKereanwordsthatisimpossibletotranslateintoEnglish.

Sonmatisthehiddeningredient,thesymbolicthingyoudotheeffortandtheheartbehindwhatyoudo.Theingredientsarecrucialbutthatunseenelementaddstotheendproduct(finalresult).Literallytranslated,"sonmat"means"hand-flavor",butit'sNOTsomethingthatcanbemeasuredscientifically.Somefoodtastesbetterbecauseoftheloveandthatwentintothe

preparing...thatwentintothecooking.It'salsotheexperiencethatthecookhas.

Well,asIwasthinkingthisspecialingredientthatoftengoesintocooking,Ithoughtabouthowitcouldbeappliedtoprettymuchanythingyoudo...(Itcouldbeusedinmaydifferentsolutions)

Thecleaning.

Theworkyoudo.

Thestudying.

Thewriting.

The...__G.

Whyshouldthatmagicalingredientbelimitedtojustfood?Whynotallthingsthatwedo?

Talkaboutit

1.Whatdoes"sonmat"meantoyou?

2.Canyoupareyourmothercookingwiththatofarestaurant?

3.Whydoyouthinktheytastedifferent?

4.Howdoyoufeelafteryoumakeahomemademeal?

5.Doyoufeelgoodwhenpeopleplimentyouonyourcooking?

6.Doyougetasenseofsatisfactionindoingsomethingforyourself?

7.Howcouldyouapply"sonmat"tothingsnotrelatedtocooking?Useyourimagination.

8.Areweindangeroflosing"sonmat"duetoourbusylifestyles?

9.Whatcanwedotoensurethatweinclude"sonma"inourlives?

10.Howimportantis"sonmat"toyou?

11.Theamountofeffortinvolvediswhatgivesmeaningtoagift?Howimportantisthisefforttoyou?

时尚口语：Focus__tryingtoconcentrate

Afamousathleteoncesaid:Itisnotnecessarilytheamountoftimeyouspentofpracticethataccounts,it'swhatyouputintothepractice.Sowecanspendourtime,studying,orpracticing,ordoingwhatever,butifwearen'tabletofocus,thequalityisn'tthere.Andthetimecaneasilygetwasted.So,assumingthatyouareawake,butyoujustdon'tseemtobeabletofocuswell,whatdoyoudotoshiftgears?Whatdoyoudotomakeadifference?Sure,justrelaxingandgoofingaroundmaybeagoodideaonceinawhile,liketakingabreak.Butwhathelpsustofocus?When

youreallyneedtogetsomeworkdone,andyouneedtobeabletoconcentrate,whatdoyoudo?Doyouhavekids,orteachkids?Ifyoudo,youknowthattheyhaveplentyofenergyandashortattentionspan.Combiningthesetwothingsandfocusingisabig,bigchallenge.So,howdoyouhelpthekids?Carryastick?Bribethemwithcandy?Doyouhaveanygoodstrategiesyoucanshare?Whenitestothefocusingfortheself,ortryingtohelpothersfocus,it'sachallenge.

Talkaboutit:

Doyouspendyourtimewisely?Whatpracticeorstudymethodsdoyouuse?Doyouloseyourconcentrationeasily?Or,canyoustayfocused?Howoftendoyoutakebreaks?Whatdoyoudowhenyoubreaks?Afteryoutakeabreak,doyouhaveadifficulttimegoingbacktowork?Howdoyoumotivateyourselftowork,study,orpracticeharder?Isthereacertaintimeofdaywhenyoufindeasiesttofocus?Whatkindofenvironmenthelpsyoutoconcentratethemost?Doyoufindthatyoucanconcentratebetterinaquietsetting?Whattypeofnoisesorsoundsdoyoufindextracting?

时尚口语：Wakingupandstayingup

Somepeoplefindgoingtosleepchallege.Butmanypeople

findgettingupandstayingalittleandwakeabigchallege.I’mnotanaturallymoringperson.HoweveryearsofTrainingmakemegetupearlypossible.ButIcan’tsleepin,it’simpossible.IhaveathreelumdsjustincaseIamattendtogetalittlemoresightOfcourse,it’salsohardformetosleepinduringthemoringBecausemychildren,whentheywakeup,togetreadyforschool.Theyoftenmakesomuchnoisethateatenpossibleformetogetmoresleep.iwantsI‘mup.Idon’tfeelI‘mawake.imaenmybodyismovingaroudbutmybraindoesn’tseemtobeworkingyet,it’slikemybrainstillasleepandI’mjustgoingthroughtthemotionsSomepeoplehatethistimebeforetheyacturallygetoutbed.ManypeopleTrytoGetsomecoffeeintotheirsystemastheycan.somepeopleturnonthetelevsionorRadiosomepeopleexicsie,somepeoplemusttakeashineinthemoringortheydon’tfeelawake.

Talkaboutit

Whatkindsofthingsdoyoudowhenyouwakeupinthemoring.

Whataboutinthemiddleofaday,perhapshavealunch,do

you

doseoff?

Whatdoyoudotostayalearn

Whatabout,whenyoudrivingalongdistance,doyoulookdownthewindowsorsingsongs

Whatestowakyouupforafightingatea,whatyou

Areyouaheavyoralightsleeper.

Howlongdoyoutaketowakeupinthemoring.

Areyouamoringpersonoranightperson.

Doyouevertakeanapsaday

Howlongistoolongforanaugh?

时尚口语：Thankyou...MoreMagic

Magicwords,Therearesomanyofthem.Let'stalkaboutanothermagicwordinEnglish.

Ifsomeonedoessomethingforyou,it'sconsideredpolitetothankhim.Asimple"Thankyou"or"Thanks"goesalongway(1).Inthebusinessworld,awordofgratitudefromyourboss,manager,orevenco-worker,meansalot.Itmeansthatyoucare...thatyouappreciatetheperson'swork.

Ithinkit'seasytotakethepeopleclosetousforgranted.It'seasytothink,"Iworkintheoffice,andmywifeworksathome.SheSHOULDmakemedinner."Butafterdinner,doyousay,"Thanksyou"?SometimesIforget.SometimesIforgettotellmykids,"Thanksforbeingsogoodtoday."SometimesIforgettotell

thebusdriverorthepersonwhocollectsmytoll,(2)"Thankyou!Haveaniceday."

Thanks

Thankyou.

Thanksalot.

Thanksamillion.(3)

Ireallyappreciateit.

I'mtotallygratefulforwhatyou'vedone.

Therearemanywaystosayit.

TALKABOUTIT

1Haveyoueverregrettednotusingthewords"Thankyou"?

2Whendoyoufeelitisn'tnecessarytothanksomeone?

3Whendoes"Thankyou"seemawkward?

4Doyousay,"Thankyou,"alot?

5Whatdoyouthinkofpeoplewhodon'tsay,"Thankyou"?

6Howdoyoufeelwhensomeoneforgetstothankyou?

7Isitpossibletothanksomeonetoomuch?

8Whatisanalternativemethodofexpressingyourgratitude

withoutactuallysaying,"Thankyou"?

9Haveyoueversentsomeoneathankyoucardornot?Ifyes,whatwereyouthankfulfor?

(1).goalongway:tohelpverymuch;tobeveryhelpful

(2).thepersonwhocollectsone'stoll:apersonwhoworksatatollboothandcollectsmoney

(3).Thanksamillion.Thankyouverymuch.

时尚口语：Routines

Igetupeverydayat5:30.

Ishaveandwashup.

Igetaquick-buytoeat.

I’montheroadby6:30.

Igettothestudioandhaveacupofcoffee.

Andonandon.

Weallhaveroutinethatwegothrougheveryday.

Thethingwedo,almostasarule.

Routinescanbewonderful,likecertainexerciseroutinethatwefollow,