Assignment 10

What is the different between big and large?
Can you anser me please?

They mean the same thing. There are matters of degree and opinion. There are no rules that govern which to use. In general, "large" is bigger than "big".

I ask this question because I want to know foreigner how to anser.

Radiohead - Creep

"Creep" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, written by vocalist Thom Yorke. Radiohead released "Creep" as their debut single in 1992, and it later appeared on their first album
Creep was written by Radiohead front man Thom Yorke while he was a student at Exeter University, apparently after a girl that watched them playing at a gig. According to Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood Thom started following her around campus for a while, and this song is pretty much written about the girl - lyrics such as "you're just like an angel" and "I wish I was special" are presumably about this girls beauty and how Thom wished she thought he was special.

college educationcollege education

Steve Jobs' talk



(A)

(1)You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.
(2)keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
(3)If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.
(4)Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
(5)Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
(6)Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
(7Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.
(8)And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
(9)Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.


(B)

Who is Steve Job? At frist, I don't know who he is. He is Apple's president. I can't understand the English's meaning , after I read and listen it for two times. So i read the Chinese's edition, oh It has been so long time since I think. Indeed, don't waste it living someone else's life. Recently I'm very confused. The problems are should I need to study research institute and should I need to care others's thoughts to me. From Steve Jobs' talk, let's me making clear more accurate. For studying, I think I need more specialized field, because I'm not attention to my college education. And the other problem, I always care about others looking, so I can't be myself. That let's me often unhappy. I decide to give a chance to myself to change my life.

This is my favorite paragraph

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Assignments4 Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

Easy

Christmas is Coming

chimney - noun- a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air

Santa is going to enter the house down the chimney

reindeer-noun-a large type of deer that lives in northern parts of the world

Santa's reindeer is so strong.

exciting-adjective-causing feelings of interest and enthusiasm

We went to an exciting besketball game last night.

First Date
science fiction-noun-stories about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future

A lot of movie is often base on science fiction.
library-noun-a place where books, magazines, and other materials are available for people to use or borrow

I borrowed the book from the school library


Medium

burned-adjective-to destroy or damage (something) by fire

I burned the letter when I had finished reading it.

pumpkin-noun- a large, round, orange vegetable used as food and sometimes as a decoration —often used before another noun

Pumpkin cake is delicious.

Let's me try- a sentence
The pie is seen to delicious, let' me try

Conclusion

It is a very useful listening website, I like it,because it is free resources. And it can practice the accent from it.But I just can understand esay level, tje medium is dfficult for me, not to mention the diffcult level. It is useful to improve our accent and make hearing good. I think it's speed can be slower.

Is there any rule governing the use of "big" and "large?

Is there any rule governing the use of "big" and "large?

Anser: YES

example for BIG

a big problem

a big difference

big old tree

example for LARGE

a large initial investment

large volume

a large trawler


SO I think it is very similar between big and large,but they are little different. Example from concordancer, I can find 'big' it is usually use of conversation, 'large' it is usually use to Describing quantity, and 'large' it is more formal than 'big'.

Assignment for five worlds

I choose the dictionary are yahookimo online dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Learners' Dictionary,than Ican get the Chinese and English meaning. And I think the best dictionary is Merriam-Webster's Learners' Dictionary.


jolt
2 entries found.

1. ¹jolt (verb)　使搖動，猛擊
2. ²jolt (noun)　搖動，震驚

¹ jolt

Pronounced:

/ˈʤoʊlt/

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

jolts; jolt·ed; jolt·ing

Meaning:

1 a [+ obj] : to cause (something or someone) to move in a quick and sudden way ▪ The explosion jolted the ship. ▪ He was jolted forward when the bus stopped suddenly. ▪ The loud bang jolted me awake. ▪ The attack jolted the country into action. b [no obj] : to move with a quick and sudden motion ▪ The car jolted [=jerked] forward when he let the clutch out too quickly.
2 [+ obj] : to surprise or shock (someone) ▪ She jolted the medical world with her announcement.

—jolting adjective [more jolting; most jolting] ▪ a jolting ride ▪ a jolting experience

organization

3 entries found.

1. organization (noun)　組織,機構,團體
2. Parent-Teacher Organization (noun)
3. preferred provider organization (noun)

or·ga·ni·za·tion also Brit or·ga·ni·sa·tion

Pronounced:

/ˌoɚgənəˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌɔ:gəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural or·ga·ni·za·tions

Meaning:

1 [count] : a company, business, club, etc., that is formed for a particular purpose ▪ She is the leader of an international organization devoted to the protection of natural resources. ▪ religious organizations ▪ a charitable organization
2 [noncount] a : the act or process of putting the different parts of something in a certain order so that they can be found or used easily ▪ He has been working on the organization of his notes into an outline. b : the act or process of planning and arranging the different parts of an event or activity ▪ She is responsible for the organization of the party.
3 [noncount] : the way in which the different parts of something (such as a company) are arranged ▪ The new president plans to make changes to the company's organization.
4 [noncount] : the quality of being arranged in a way that is sensible and useful ▪ You have a lot of good ideas in this paper, but there's no organization to your thoughts.

—or·ga·ni·za·tion·al also Brit or·ga·ni·sa·tion·al /ˌoɚgənəˈzeɪʃənl̟, Brit ˌɔ:gəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃənl̟/ adjective ▪ She has strong organizational skills. [=she is very skillful at arranging things in a sensible and useful way] ▪ an organizational chart [=a chart that shows how all of the jobs in a large company relate to each other]

journey

1. ¹journey (noun)　旅行[(+to
2. ²journey (verb)　旅行

¹ jour·ney

Pronounced:

/ˈʤɚni/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural jour·neys

Meaning:

[count] : an act of traveling from one place to another : trip ▪ a long journey across the country ▪ a journey by train/bus ▪ She's on the last leg of a six-month journey through Europe. ▪ We wished her a safe and pleasant journey. —often used figuratively ▪ the journey from innocence to experience ▪ a journey through time ▪ a spiritual journey

concern

4 entries found.

1. ¹concern (noun)　關心的事,關係
2. ²concern (verb)　涉及,關係到　使擔心
3. going concern (noun)
4. whom (pronoun)

¹ con·cern

Pronounced:

/kənˈsɚn/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural con·cerns

Meaning:

1 a : a feeling of worry usually shared by many people [noncount] ▪ They have expressed/voiced concern about the cost of the project. ▪ There is much/great concern among voters about/over the economy. = The economy is a matter of much/great concern to/for many voters. ▪ There is some concern that the economy might worsen. ▪ I share your concern about these problems. ▪ Their friend's health is a constant source/cause of concern. ▪ There is no cause for concern. [=there is no reason to worry] [count] ▪ The governor needs to address voters' concerns about/over the economy. ▪ They have raised concerns about the cost of the project. b [count] : something that causes people to worry ▪ The economy is one of our main concerns. [=the economy is one of the things that we are most worried/concerned about] ▪ Their friend's health is a constant concern.
2 : a feeling of being interested in and caring about a person or thing [noncount] ▪ His concern with/for the well-being of his family is obvious. ▪ She has always shown genuine/deep concern for the poor. ▪ I appreciate your concern, but there's really nothing you can do to help. [singular] ▪ She has always shown a genuine/deep concern for the poor.
3 [count] : something that is regarded as important ▪ She articulated the major concerns of the administration. ▪ Our main/primary/principal concern is to assure that these problems do not occur again.
4 [count] : something that a person is responsible for or involved in —usually singular ▪ Paying for the tickets is your concern [=responsibility], not mine. ▪ It's not our concern. = It's none of our concern. = It's no concern of ours. [=it's not our business; it doesn't involve/concern us]
5 [count] formal : a business or company ▪ a banking concern ▪ a going concern [=a successful business]

monitoring

2 entries found.

1. ¹monitor (noun)　 (學校的)班長，監聽器
2. ²monitor (verb)　監控;

¹ mon·i·tor

Pronounced:

/ˈmɑ:nətɚ/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural mon·i·tors

Meaning:

[count] 1 : a device that is used for showing, watching, or listening to something: such as a : a device that shows information or images on a screen ▪ a computer monitor ▪ a television monitor ▪ They watched the press conference on a video monitor in a back room. —see pictures at camera, computer b : a device that is used to listen to sounds being made in another room ▪ We put a baby monitor in the nursery. c : a device that shows and records information about a condition or function of the body ▪ a heart monitor
2 : a student who helps the teacher at a school ▪ (US) He was chosen to be a hall monitor. [=a student who watches the hallways for bad behavior]
3 : a person who has the job of checking or watching some activity or behavior ▪ U.N. weapons monitors and inspectors

Frist

This is my frist time have own blog，so it is liitle difficult for me，like Operating mode、arrangement，and it have to write with English，This makes its degree of difficulty to increase，and I must face this difficulty，otherwise I will lose my credit﹒

Let’s start my blog to write something，I introduce myself frist，I’m a student of mechanical of NTUST，and I come from Zhanghua，I like playing basketball and computer game in my free time，sometimes I always watch the movie in the weekend﹒So welcome classmate who have the same interest can invite mutually﹒Thanks everybody﹒