- Oct 07 Fri 2011 01:46
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臉上永恆的淚
- Aug 04 Thu 2011 22:15
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2011 . 07 . 23（六） - 聖杯六（正）
今天的牌是聖杯六（正）。
這一日我跟龍來到鶯歌和三峽，其牌面的感覺實跟此地有所相像，像是鶯歌的陶瓷、磚瓦。他送我一組小花圖樣的茶杯組，就如牌中的兩個人物與裝著花朵的聖杯。
接著，我們來到鶯歌的另一邊－三峽，和他的同學見面，就像聖杯六主畫面旁的道路與陌生人（其朋友對我而言是陌生人，但對龍而言，即和此牌「長久、溫馨的友誼」的意涵相關）。
- Aug 04 Thu 2011 22:10
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2011 . 07 . 21（三） - 寶劍三（正）
「寶劍三!?」這是個驚心動魄的瞬間。
翻開寶劍三的當下，我疑惑並思索著周遭人事可能變動的種種情形，推測著悲傷情緒的來源，但實在想不出個所以然，當日觀察下來也無所對應之處,直到我收看那晚的「非關命運」後，才稍稍了解。
- Jul 17 Sun 2011 18:00
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2011 夏，我們在國境之南 - 1
- Jul 05 Tue 2011 20:44
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無價 (07/03)
- Jun 30 Thu 2011 08:25
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The Frankincense Trail 乳香之路
One of the world's oldest professions is selling
frankincense.
世界上最古老的職業之一是販售乳香。
In the story of Christmas as told in the Bible, the Three Wise
Men followed a star and found baby Jesus in a manger（馬槽） on December 25. Each of the Wise Men brought a
gift for Jesus—gold, frankincense（乳香）, and myrrh（沒藥）.
Everyone knows what gold is as it is used as
money and in making jewelry. But what are
frankincense and myrrh? Both of these are resin（樹脂）,
or tree sap（樹汁）, which is dried and used mostly as
incense（香、香氣）. It is acquired（取得） by cutting into the
bark of certain species of trees and then waiting a few days for the sap
to ooze out（緩緩流出）. The hardened sap is then harvested and mixed into products or made into
incense.
frankincense.
世界上最古老的職業之一是販售乳香。
In the story of Christmas as told in the Bible, the Three Wise
Men followed a star and found baby Jesus in a manger（馬槽） on December 25. Each of the Wise Men brought a
gift for Jesus—gold, frankincense（乳香）, and myrrh（沒藥）.
Everyone knows what gold is as it is used as
money and in making jewelry. But what are
frankincense and myrrh? Both of these are resin（樹脂）,
or tree sap（樹汁）, which is dried and used mostly as
incense（香、香氣）. It is acquired（取得） by cutting into the
bark of certain species of trees and then waiting a few days for the sap
to ooze out（緩緩流出）. The hardened sap is then harvested and mixed into products or made into
incense.
- Jun 29 Wed 2011 20:15
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Egyptian Civilization III
The 3000-year span（全長、跨度）of ancient Egyptian history is traditionally divided into thirty-one
royal dynasties, from the first, said to have been founded by Menes, the king
who originally united（統一）Upper and
Lower Egypt, to the last, established by Alexander the Great, who conquered（征服）Egypt in 332 B.C.E. Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s generals（將領）, founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty, whose last ruler was Cleopatra. In
30 B.C.E., the Romans defeated Egypt, effectively ending the independent existence
of a civilization that had lasted three millennia（千年期）.
royal dynasties, from the first, said to have been founded by Menes, the king
who originally united（統一）Upper and
Lower Egypt, to the last, established by Alexander the Great, who conquered（征服）Egypt in 332 B.C.E. Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s generals（將領）, founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty, whose last ruler was Cleopatra. In
30 B.C.E., the Romans defeated Egypt, effectively ending the independent existence
of a civilization that had lasted three millennia（千年期）.
- Jun 28 Tue 2011 23:21
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串珠DIY - 魚尾禮服
- Jun 28 Tue 2011 19:06
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日文初級一 初めまして!
為了補充進度、加強實力，即使是外師授課，依然前往一試。
（當然，聽說老師會中文是少不了的前提 … XD）
這般計畫之下，我昨天就買了新課本預習，準備今日的戰役（?）
在完結早晨的基礎課程後，我詢問了周邊同學有關外師的消息：
「老師的中文不是很 … 」
「課本很少用到，多是練習造句，同學彼此練習對話。」
「需要懂較多單字 … 」
「新學生要自我介紹喔」
等等之類的消息，加上我又有點「越級」（基礎有一兩課沒上完整，新課本因中途插班而少上四課），
內心便開始猶疑：
一方面，不禁想打退堂鼓，靜待七月底的新班和國人老師；
另一方面，好奇心使然，到底是怎麼樣的上課情形？怎麼樣的「可怕」？
如果是自己能適應並可加強實力的機會呢？
靜於座位，再次翻閱著新課，看來 … 我的臉皮真是越來越厚了，
但也是種可佳的勇氣，是吧：P
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終於，老師來了，聲音很日文、很輕細。
準備好教材後與大家相覷一陣子，最後目光落在我這隻菜鳥身上，討論我是新來與否後便開始自我介紹。
其方式是由老師先問我的姓氏，之後班上同學再各問一個問題，如：
是大學生嗎？哪所學校？什麼學科？參加什麼社團？有沒有男朋友？幾歲？出身？… 等等，
問答的同時，老師則在黑板上書寫著單字，
如此讓大家多一個練習日文對話的機會，十分新鮮有趣。
結束我的自我介紹後，老師又出了一道很生活問題，
先由一個同學回答，再由每個人提問相關問題。如：
老師：「周末做了什麼？」（引導）
A：「去了板橋」（開啟主題）
B：「做了什麼事？」 A：「吃了牛排。」
C：「為了什麼去板橋吃牛排，基隆也有？」 A：「去找親戚，順便去。」
一直到大多數同學都有開口之後才結束，再開新主題。
如此讓我想到 Anthony 的 Free talk ：D
就如剛剛打聽到的一樣，課本之後才用到，但溝通的部分尚無問題，大家也都有說有笑的，
雖然我的日文能力還不足能完整表達，不過很有趣很喜歡，甚至感到非常過癮，
所以 … 就決定是這堂課了。
- Jun 27 Mon 2011 12:22
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Egyptian Civilization II
The Nile alone made agriculture possible in
Egypt’s desert environment. Each year the rains of central Africa caused the
river to rise over its floodplain（洪泛區）, cresting（到達頂點）in September and
October. In places the plain（平原）extends several
miles on either side（每一方）; elsewhere
the cliffs slope down to the water’s edge. When the floodwaters receded（退去）, they left a rich layer on organically（有機耕作地）fertile silt（泥沙）. The construction（建造）and maintenance（維修）
of canals（渠道）, dams, and irrigation ditches（灌渠）to control
the river’s water, together with careful planning and organization（組織）of planning and harvesting, produced an agricultural prosperity（繁榮）unmatched（無與倫比的）in the ancient world.
Egypt’s desert environment. Each year the rains of central Africa caused the
river to rise over its floodplain（洪泛區）, cresting（到達頂點）in September and
October. In places the plain（平原）extends several
miles on either side（每一方）; elsewhere
the cliffs slope down to the water’s edge. When the floodwaters receded（退去）, they left a rich layer on organically（有機耕作地）fertile silt（泥沙）. The construction（建造）and maintenance（維修）
of canals（渠道）, dams, and irrigation ditches（灌渠）to control
the river’s water, together with careful planning and organization（組織）of planning and harvesting, produced an agricultural prosperity（繁榮）unmatched（無與倫比的）in the ancient world.
- Jun 23 Thu 2011 23:46
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Egyptian Civilization I
As Mesopotamian civilization arose in the valley（流域） of the Tigris（底格里斯河）and Euphrates（幼發拉底河）, another great civilization emerged in Egypt, centered on the Nile
River. From its sources in Lake Victoria and the Ethiopian highlands, the Nile
flows north some 4000 miles to the Mediterranean（地中海）. Ancient Egypt
included the 750-mile stretch of smooth, navigable（可航行的） river from
Aswan to the sea. South of Aswan the river’s course（方向） is interrupted by several cataracts-rocky areas of rapids（急流） and whirlpools（漩渦）.
