馥源の美妝教學試用天堂

In my time as senior English editor at EZTalk, I’ve always tried to keep in mind the days many years ago when I first began studying Chinese in college. How many years ago? Don’t ask! I’d previously taken a French class, but soon became bored when I found there were so many similarities between French and English.

It was time to try something completely different—and what could be more different than Chinese? The thrill of the unknown made learning Chinese so fun that I forgot I was in class. Of course, memorizing vocabulary and doing grammar drills was still a chore. But as soon as I’d mastered the basics, my new language skills opened a window onto a whole new world. We began reading original articles and stories, and even watching movies from Taiwan and China. From that point on, learning vocabulary and grammar was never boring, because I got to put it to use right away. I ended up making Chinese my major, and to this day I’ve never lost my passion for using language as a tool to better understand different cultures and ways of thinking.

Living in Taiwan, I’ve found that so many people see English as a means to an end, whether passing tests or getting ahead in one’s career. Those are worthy goals, of course, but the language can be so much more than that. English can provide insight into Western culture, help you communicate with people from other countries, and—because English is the international language—open up a whole world of knowledge.

So at EZTalk, we not only focus on vocabulary and grammar basics, but also provide readers with interesting articles on a wide variety of subjects to make the language come alive. As editor, I sincerely hope that our readers can develop the same passion for English that I developed for Chinese all those years ago.

EZ TALK 英文總編審 裴冑杰 Judd Piggott

• 05QUICK-FIX 一個燈
  美語快修小站
  l描述偵探推理電影、小說好用句
  
  14 NEWS WORDS 三個燈
  新聞英文
  l挪威殺人狂為屠殺自辯
  l美警將六歲孩童上手銬
  
  52I’M ALL EARS兩個燈
  NEW TOEIC 街景篇
  l易混淆字音、字義
  l英美用字大不同——服飾和街景
  
  06 MOVIE TALK 三個燈
  影劇新聞
  Snow White and the Huntsman 公主與狩獵者
  l黑暗恐怖的格林童話
  la change of heart跟心臟有什麼關係？
  
  08AMERICAN ONLINE 兩個燈
  Speaking CD 03~08MP3 07~21
  Getting Social with Social Media
  現代人的交際：網路社交
  網路社交，維繫友情一手包
  「靈光乍現」的英文怎麼說？
  
  17KNOW-IT-ALL 兩個燈
  Speaking CD 11~12MP3 27~31
  LEGO—Building Success One Brick at a Time
  堆疊出成功的樂高積木
  丹麥貧民銷售出世界最受歡迎的玩具
  Lego是什麼意思？
  到處要用everywhere還是anywhere?
  
  20TRAVEL TALK
  Reading 二個燈 +Speaking 兩個燈
  CD 13~19MP3 32~45
  Boulder, Colorado
  科羅拉多博爾德
  Part 1洛磯山之城
  Part 2野外露營趣
  年輕又活力充沛的美景小城
  露營、登山一把罩
  
  29HOLIDAY IN 兩個燈
  Reading CD 20~21MP3 46~50
  The History of Father’s Day—Honoring Fathers for Over a Century
  歡慶百年父親節！
  你知道父親節的由來嗎？
  各種父母的現代名稱
  
  32FILM EVERYTHING 一個燈
  Speaking CD 22MP3 51
  Like I care.
  甘我屁事！
  澆人冷水、粉碎別人美夢的英文電影對白
  
  34DISCOVERY 三個燈
  Reading CD 23~28MP3 52~66
  Mighty Ships—MV Solitaire
  船舶巨無霸
  全球僅有的超大型佈管船
  認識航海英文
  
  40TAIWAN FOLLOW ME 一個燈
  Speaking CD 29~32MP3 67~72
  Taichung
  台中──陽光及文化之城
  茶街文化
  介紹台中美食：珍珠奶茶、太陽餅、大麵羹
  
  
  44HALL OF FAME 三個燈
  Reading CD 33~38MP3 73~87
  Steven Spielberg
  史蒂芬史匹伯
  大螢幕的美夢成真
  做某件事情要注意的「眉角」英文怎麼說？