http://202.39.225.133/e2001fes/12fes/E_index.htm

http://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/attractions/scenic_spots.jsp?id=R110

http://traveling.network.com.tw/taiwan/Miaoli/037-19/default.asp

http://www.rom.on.ca/visitors/

• Two places to visit in Miaoli county are the Huatao Kiln ( 華陶窯 ) and the Kuangsen Village of wood carvers in Sanyi ( 三義廣聲新城 ). At Huatao, local clay is worked into organic designs and wood-fired. Tours (available only in Chinese) allow visitors to make their own pottery, which is fired and sent to them later. A Hakka lunch is served. An individual ticket costs NT$683 and includes lunch and tax. Group discounts are available. For more information call (037) 743-611 or fax (037) 743-744.

• The wood carvers at Sanyi are among Taiwan's best, and mostly use the island's camphor wood. Temple gods, folk scenes, dragons, and even abstract sculptures are turned out in open workshops.

• http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/culture/1096_Hakka.html

• Hakka handicrafts especially reveal the Hakka stress on simplicity and practicality.

• By contrast, most of the Hakka clothing was made of cotton; their designs are straightforward, and the outfits tend to be monochromatic. A thrifty, tight-knit community with a strong work ethic, the clothes of the Hakka people reflect their different lifestyle and traditions.

http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/lang/hakka/english/c/c.htm

• Introduction• The "Hakkas", whose name means guest people, speak

the Hakka dialect. Coming mainly from Fujien, Jianxi and the basins of the East, North and Han rivers in Guangdong, they usually live in or near the hills in Taiwan. The practical and thrifty ways of the Hakkas can be best illustrated by their style of clothing which shows a high degree of simplicity and little adorement. The shanku is the outfit most commonly worn by both men and women. Plain colors, usually blue and black, were usually preferred.

• http://club.ntu.edu.tw/~hakka/edress/doc.htm

http://club.ntu.edu.tw/~hakka/food/snack1.htm

• The Hakka community should help preserve the Hakka culture

• http://www.sanyi.gov.tw/en/02.htm

• (a)    After eating the child left the table 乍看起來，好像是：「吃完那小孩以後…」。有了標點符號之後的句子是：• (b)    Inside the dog was growling 乍看起來，好像是：「那隻狗的肚子裡在咆哮」。有了標點符號之後的句子是：• (c)    What do you think I mend for nothing and gi

ve you two dollars 乍看起來，好像是：「我免費給你補 ( 鞋 ) 之外，還要送你兩塊錢，你以為如何？」。有了標點符號之後的句子是：

• (a)    After eating the child left the table 乍看起來，好像是：「吃完那小孩以後…」。有了標點符號之後的句子是：After eating, the child left the table. 「吃完之後，那小孩離開了餐桌」。

• (b)    Inside the dog was growling 乍看起來，好像是：「那隻狗的肚子裡在咆哮」。有了標點符號之後的句子是：Inside, the dog was growling. 「門裡面，那隻狗在咆哮」。

• (c)    What do you think I mend for nothing and give you two dollars 乍看起來，好像是：「我免費給你補 ( 鞋 ) 之外，還要送你兩塊錢，你以為如何？」。有了標點符號之後的句子是： What! do you think I mend for nothing and give you two dollars? 「什麼！你以為我免費給你補 ( 鞋 )之外，還給你兩塊錢嗎？」

• (a) Happily he died.• 他含笑而終。本句中 happily 修飾 died.• Happily, he died.

• (b) No tax will be imposed on foreign fruit trees.• 外國進口之果樹將不徵稅。• No tax will be imposed on foreign fruit, trees.• • (c) Dr. Johnson, our family doctor cannot come today.• 詹生醫師，我們的家庭醫師今天不能來。• 本句是向詹生醫師傳達一項訊息。• (d) Dr. Johnson, our family doctor, cannot come today.•

• 常用的英文標點符號有十二種，它們是：• Apostrophe 上標點 (') • Comma 逗號 (,) • Colon 冒號 (:)• Dash 破折號 (--)• Exclamation Point 驚嘆號 (!)• Hyphen 連字號 (-)• Parentheses 括號 ( )• Period 句號 ( ． )• Question Mark 問號 C?)• Quotation Marks 引號 ("…")• Semicolon 分號 (;)• Triple Dots 刪節號 (…)•  

上標點 (')• (l) 表示字母的省略。 Can't you read those roa

d signs?• (2) 表示數字的省略。 Today is Thursday, June

1, '89.• (3) 表示字母的複數。 There are five s’s in “sleepl

essness.”• (4) 表示單字的複數。 Our teacher told us not to

use so many so’s.• (5) 表示數字的複數。 Her 7’s and 9’s look alike.• (6) 表示所有格。 It’s Vice Burn’s umbrella.

逗號 ( ， )• (1) 用在以 and ,but ,for, nor ,or ,so ,yet 等連接詞連接的兩個主要子句之間。• My father is fond of fishing, but my mother prefers hiking. • (2) 在複合句中，如果附屬子句在前，主要子句在後，用在附屬子句之後。• While I was making a telephone call, someone knocked at my doo

r.• 注意：如果主要子句在前，則不用逗號。• (3) 用以分開非限制形容詞子句與主要子句。• Her father, who is a famous scholar, teaches English. • (4) 用以分開非限制同位語。• Kent Howard, my English teacher, is from America. • (5) 用在 yes, no ,well 等字之後。• (a) Yes, he is a hard-working student. • (b) No, it is impossible. • (c) Well, you may go if you insist. • (6) 向人說話時，用在對方名字或稱謂之後，之前或前後。• (a) John, come here. • (b) Open the door, John.• (c) It is, Sir, not my fault.

• (7) 用以分開引用句• (a) “You are beautiful,” he said.• (b) Our teacher said, “Freedom is not license.” • (c) “No,” she said, “I was just testing your patience.”• (8) 用以分開星期，月日，年份。• On Sunday, May 28, 1989, her first child was born.• (9) 用以分開地名、省名、國名、街道名、巷弄名等。• Candy lives at 4 Alley 10, Lane 76, Ching Hua Str

eet, Section 4, Taipei, Taiwan.• (10) 用以分開一系列的單字，片語或子句。• (a) Her mother sells tomatoes, potatoes, and peaches.• (b) She ran up the stairs, across the porch, and into the

house. • (c) We all agreed that she was beautiful, that she was int

elligent, and that she was ambitious.

• (11) 用以表示字的省略。• The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb, of m

eekness. (the lamb is the symbol of meekness).• (12) 用在 such as 及 especially 的前面。• (a) They enjoy outdoor sports, such as hiking and riding. • (b) He likes all extracurricular activities, especially basket

ball playing.• (13) 用以分開「乃此非彼」的結構。• He wanted to see Cliff, not Steve.• (14) 用在追問句之前。• It is warm today, isn’t it?

冒號 ( ： )• (1) 用在解釋或逐項列舉之前 ( 在 as follow

s, the following as these 或 given below 之後 ) 。• (a) I bought the following articles: sheets, t

owels, and blankets ．

• (b) The table lamp consists of three parts: a stand, a bulb, and a shade.

• (2) 用在正式或事務信函中稱謂之後。• Dear Sir: Dear Mr. Reagan: Gentlemen: • 注意 : 在非正式或交際信函中稱謂之後用逗號。• Dear Mary, Dear John,• (3) 用在數字之後，表示時間。• Our class starts at 8:10 a.m. and ends at 12:00 noon.

• (4) 用在較長的引用句或正式問句之前。• (a) This is my favorite quotation: “It is difficult to say what is i

mpossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and reality of tomorrow.”

• (b) The question is: What can we do for our country? • (5) 用在講釋第一個主要子句的第二個主要句子之前。• Her intention is obvious: she wants to marry him.

破折號 (--)• (1) 表示猶豫，句意的暫時中斷 , 或思想的突然中斷。• (a) I—I don’t know. You’d better ask her. • (b) The entire teaching facilities—console, tapes, earpho

nes, and tape recorders—were stolen last night.• (c) I’ll give—let’s see, what can I give?• (2) 用以強調同位語。• She has only one interest—food.• (3) 用在結語之前。• Ken collects postage stamps, coins, sea shells, matchbo

xes—in short, anything that interests him.• (4) 用在未完成句之後。• She said, “He was everything to me, but--”•  

驚嘆號 ( ！ )• (1) 用在以強烈情感說出的字句之後。• (a) What a surprise!• (b) How beautiful a girl she is!• (c) What a beautiful girl she is!• (2) 用在祈使句之後。• (a) Help! My house is on fire!• (b) Be quiet!

連字句 (-)• (1) 用以表示分數或連接由 21 至 99 中的十位數及個位數。• (a) Three-fourths of the freshman students are girl

s.• (b) There are twenty-two boy student and ninety-eigh

t girl students in the Department of English.• (2) 用在行末連接分寫的單字。• He is a graduate stu-• dent of National Central University.• (3) 用以連接複合字中的各字。• We had a heart-to heart talk last night.

括號 ( )• 用來在句中附加評論或解釋。• I saw the two students (they are lover

s) kissing each other.

句號 ( . )• (1) 用在敘述句，祈使句及禮貌問句之後。• (a) I wish to enter an ideal university.• (b) Turn in your papers, please.• (c) Will you please send me a copy of your university c

atalogue.• (2) 用在間接問句之後。• She asked if you would come to her birthday party.• (3) 用在縮寫名字和其他字的第一個字母之後，或縮寫字之後。• (a) Prof. W. W. Wang has returned to Taipei.• (b) Dr. Tang earned his Ph. D. degree from Georgetown U

niversity in Washington, D. C. (District of Columbia).

問號 ( ？ ) • (1) 用在直接問句之後。• Do you find English writing difficult?• (2) 用在括號中表示存疑。• Chaucer was born in 1340(?) and died i

n 1400.•  

引號 (“ ”)• (1) 用在引用句的前後。• (a) Our teacher said, “All work and no play makes Jack a

dull boy.”• (b)“I don’t like her, ” she explained, “because she is far to

o proud.”• (2) 如果引用句本身是敘述句而且位在一個問句之後，必須先用引號，再用問號。• － Did he say, “I am going to college next year”?• 如果引用句本身是問句，則必須先用問號，再用引號。• － Did he say, “Are you going to college next year?”• (3) 引用句中另有引用句時 , 用單引號表示• － She said, “ I quite agree to the saying ‘To love and to

be loved is the greatest happiness on earth’.”• 注意：美式英文中，雙引號在外，單引號在內，英式英文中恰好相反。

分號 (； )• (1) 用以連接兩個或兩個以上的主要子句。• (a) The singular form is mouse; the plural form is mice.• (b) she made up her mind; she laid her plans; she began he

r trip.• (2) 用在連接兩個主要子句的連接副詞 (consequently, howe

ver, moreover, nevertheless, so, still, then, therefore, thus, etc.) 之前。

• － He did not pass the examination; therefore, he was unhappy.

• (3) 用在連接兩個主要子句的連接詞 (and, but, or, nor, for)之前，當主要子句本身有逗號時。• － Henry, a freshman, lives at home; but Karl, his broth

er, does not.

刪節號 (…)• 用以表示引用句中省略的文字。如刪節號用在句尾，另加原句句尾的標點符號。• － In his essay LUCK Winston Churchill wrote: “

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that everything depends upon chance… a man’s own contribution to his life story is continually by an external superior power.”

• ※英文中表示「等等」用 etc. 而不是用刪節號 (…) 。

• everyday life, everyday dialogue, everyday clothes(便服 ), etc.

• The meeting ended at 10:05 p.m. • The meeting ended at 10:05 p.m..

beginnings and endings

• *At first, you need to prepare boiled water. *At last, put some cheese on the noodle; then the spaghetti is done.*Eventually, it will be a perfect dish if you enjoy it with some wine.事情的先後順序，或者是表達清單中開頭跟結尾的說法有好幾種，但是都不是上面例句裡的那些。開頭的用法：First, (比較美式的用法 )Firstly, (比較英式的用法 )In the first place,First of all,To begin with,“At first” 則是用來描述 “一段時間當中最開始的時候”At first, I’m not used to life in Hsinchu; now I really enjoy it here in Tsing Hua.

• 結尾的用法（作文或寫信時用來當作結語）：Thus,Therefore,In conclusion,Finally,Lastly,

• “At last” 是表示某個你期待的時間終於來到After practicing for three months, the premiere of our final performance comes at last.“Eventually” 是指因為某一件事情而最終導致一個結果，好壞都有可能。If you read English every day, eventually you will find improvement in your listening, speaking, and writing.

• *Although I have very bad eyesight, but I have very sharp ears.*Because I got a cold, therefore I didn’t go to school yesterday.這種錯誤多半是因為中文的直接翻譯『雖然…但是』、『因為…所以』所造成的。英文裡 although 不會跟 but 一起出現； because也不會跟 therefore 或 so 一起出現。Although I have very bad eyesight, I have very sharp ears.Because I got a cold, I didn’t go to school yesterday.I got a bad cold; therefore, I didn’t go to school yesterday.注意最後一個句子的標點符號，因為前後兩句都是獨立的句子，所以 therefore（副詞）之前用分號隔開。

• 另外注意 because跟 although 之後接的都是不獨立的子句*Although I have very bad eyesight.*Because I got a cold.這樣的句子不可以獨立存在於正式的作文或商業信函中的。

• "besides" 的意思是「除 ... 之外還有」，亦即將其後的人事物「包括在內」，例如： "Five of us passed the exam besides John." (除了約翰通過考試之外，我們還有五人通過 ) -- 通過考試的人包括約翰在內，即約翰也過關。

• “except (for)” 的意思是「不包括 ... 在內」，亦即「除去 ... 」，例如：“ All of us passed the exam except John.” (除約翰外，我們都通過考試 ) -- 通過考試的人不包括約翰在內，即約翰未過關。

• 在寫作時，一般 in addition 用的比 besides多，如果你仍然不清楚何時用 besides ，何時用 in addition ， in addition 是最保險的選擇。

• *The book/story is talking about…The book/story is about…

• Everytime when 每當*Everytime when I see her, I can hear my heart pounding.幾本上， *everytime 其實是兩個字 every time ，不是一個字。而且， every time從不會跟 when連接在一起。另一個正確的用法是用 whenever取代 every time 。Every time I see her, I can hear my heart pounding.Whenever I see her, I can hear my heart pounding.

• On the contrary/in contrast/on the other hand

• On the contrary『相反的』是用來反對前面的說辭，而不是用來比較的。In contrast才是用來比較兩者的。On the other hand 表示用別的角度來看事情，所以並沒有對立或比較的意味。

On the contrary/In contrast• My roommate said that the movie “Harry Potte

r---The Chamber of Secret” was quite boring. __________, we thought it was quite interesting.

• The Lord of the Ring---The Two Towers” was so brilliantly shot. __________, the movie “Harry Potter---The Chamber of Secret” was plain and dull.

• No matter 後面往往跟著 who, what, when, where, how跟 which 。No matter what he tells you, don’t believe him.No matter 後面 ? 對不可以接 whether 。