#3D英文筆記術分析
【真實語料】Elon Musk 很霸氣，但 Tesla 的實習拒信很「客氣」

「我看過 Netflix、Tesla、Airbnb、Salesforce、Google、Uber 等各大企業的求職拒絕信。沒有任何一家公司在 “rejection letter” 裡用了 reject 這個字。」

我的課堂中幾乎有 8 成都是上班族，因此這句話是我在課堂和企業內訓時，常常跟他們分享的。我自己在學習時，很喜歡用真實的語料。所以我在教書時，與其給學生看一堆英文書中「假的模板」、或是做個表格比較「refuse / reject / decline」，我常常厚臉皮去找在海外的前學生，請他們分享給我「#台灣留學生用血淚換來的」真實語料，用在課程當中。

日前學生跟我分享了一封 Tesla 的實習拒絕信。信件是由「最不祥」的 Thank you....開頭的。😂

► Thank you for taking the time to interview with Tesla and for being patient throughout this process.

真正拒絕的那句話，囉哩八囉（=客氣) 地說了：

►...competition for roles at Tesla is very tight and you have not been selected at this time to advance further in the recruitment cycle for the intern position.

大多的公司還會使用 "We have decided not to move forward at this time."

直接一點的公司會在一開始用出 #慣用句頭: We regret to inform you that...

回到剛剛的那句話。當我們運用 3D 英文筆記術來分析，根據前半段句我們可以抄下 Thank you for taking the time to… 這個含有一個 #詞義搭配 (take the time to) 跟一個 #文法搭配 (interview with) 的「#慣用句頭」。

・根據 #Linggle 語料庫 (筆記術課程會教怎麼用)，我們還可以看到:

► Thank you for taking the time and effort to V.

以及衍伸用法:
► Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to V. / for sth

而 Tesla 也特別用了 throughout the process （而不是 in the process)，來表達一種 #從頭到尾 的感覺。 這種徹頭徹尾感、不管是時間還是空間，都可以表現。

再次根據 #Linggle 語料庫 (筆記術課程會教怎麼用)，我們可以看到：throughout the year (通年、一整年)、throughout the city (整個城市)、throughout the process (一整個過程) 等等的延伸用法。

除了 Linggle 語料庫，課程當中也會教怎麼使用另外一個 Netspeak 語料庫輔助 3D英文筆記術的抄寫。 我很喜歡 Netspeak 的 slogan: One word leads to another. 我覺得學習英文就應該是如此。

3D 英文筆記術的課程的募資進入倒數階段囉！感謝大家的支持，已經超過 3300% 的募資率了！我會帶給你們這輩子最不一樣、最有效的學習英文體驗。#謝謝 那麼多願意把英語學習之路交給我的你和妳：）

► 3D 筆記術課程連結：https://hahow.in/cr/ntealex-3dnotetaking

► 如果你想要看看這封 email 詳細的內容，只要幫我留言「用3D英文筆記術分析 Tesla 實習拒信」我就會內信給你喔！

#Day28【全球聯署要求中共放人 —— Immediate Return of the 12 HK Detainees from Mainland China!】

Global Petition: https://bit.ly/save12youthspetitions

要求中共釋放十二手足的全球聯署，已被翻譯成十種語言，包括英文、德文、法文、西班牙文、日文、韓文、越南文、泰文，連波斯文都有！

在此，呼籲各位廣傳並參與其中，#目標是收集到超過五十萬人聯署，要求中國政府送返12名被捕港人，並讓政權知道，我們絕不會忘記這十二位身陷囹圄的手足。

We urge people to sign on the petition that translated into Deutsche, Français, Español, Italiano, にほんご, 한국어, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, فارسی.

🇩🇪Deutsche：Menschenrechte der Hongkonger*innen bewahren und die chinesische Regierung zur Freilassung von 12 inhaftierten Hongkongern auffordern!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268769677369344

🇫🇷 Français：Sauvegarder des Droits de l'homme des Hongkongais! Exiger le retour des 12 Hongkongais!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268773951414274

🇪🇸Español：¡Proteja los derechos humanos de Hong Kong! Pide al gobierno chino que devuelva a los 12 hongkoneses arrestados
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268771640299520

🇯🇵にほんご：香港人の人権を守れ！中国で逮捕された香港人12名の返還を求める
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268776132370435

🇰🇷 한국어：홍콩인의 인권을 보장하라! 체포된 12명의 홍콩인을 송환할 것을 요구한다.
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268778221170688

🇹🇭ไทย：ร่วมลงนามพร้อมกันทั่วโลก: เพื่อพิทักษ์สิทธิมนุษยชนของชาวฮ่องกง ขอให้รัฐบาลจีนปล่อยตัวชาวฮ่องกงทั้ง 12 คนโดยทันที
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268780393857032

🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt：Bảo Vệ Nhân Quyền của Người Dân Hồng Kông! Yêu cầu trả lại 12 người dân Hồng Kông!
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268782784540678

فارسی：🇮🇷
‏دادخواست جهانی: بازگشت فوری 12 هنگ کنگی بازداشت شده از چین به هنگ کنگ
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1307268785141813249

12港人關注組 #save12hkyouths

．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．

12 Hongkongers were arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry on August 23rd. The arrest had caught global attention. One month had lapsed and still the families of the detainees had no word of their status and well-being. The Hong Kong government watched while the Chinese government lock up Hong Kong people in secrecy.

Ever since their arrest, the families had contacted the Hong Kong Police and the Immigration Department, all efforts in vain. They were unable to contact the detainees directly. The three Chinese lawyers had been barred from contact with the 12 detainees. Not to mention the families who had appointed these lawyers.

The appointed lawyers were told by officers at the detention center, that the detainees had “appointed” two other lawyers. This reveals the intention of the Government to assign Governmental Lawyers so as to deprive the legal right for the detainees and their families to seek their own lawyer.

There have been countless incidents of the CCP’s infringement on demising human rights. In this occurrence, contact with family members lawyers of the 12 detainees have been rejected. The situation is dire and desperate. As a result, we urge for global awareness, support and solidarity, giving strength to the arrested Hong Kong people. We demand the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to be answered for and follow up on the four demands of these Hong Kong people’s families:

1. Refuse the use “lawyers appointed by the government" and urge the Chinese authorities to immediately allow the lawyers entrusted by families to interview the 12 detained Hong Kong people.

2. Request for Chinese authorities to provide appropriate and adequate medication for detainees in need.

3. Request for the Chinese authorities in allowing detainees to call and contact their families.

4. We demand the Hong Kong government to protect the rights of Hong Kong people and immediately bring the 12 detainees back to Hong Kong from China.

．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．
💪支持我向世界展現香港人頑強抵抗的意志：https://bit.ly/joshuawonghk
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🐻really的用法整理
📙 really /rɪə.li/
💎[excl.]（用於表示感興趣、驚奇或惱怒）真的，是嗎，真是的
💎[adv.] 非常；很；事實上；的確；確實地
🖌e.g., "She's promised to shave her head for charity." "Really? Do you think she'll do it?"
🖌「她已經答應為慈善事業剃掉自己的頭髮。」「真的嗎？你覺得她會做嗎？」
🖌e.g., It's a really difficult decision.
🖌這確實是個很難做的決定。
🖌e.g., You don't really expect them to refuse, do you?
🖌你實際上並沒料到他們會拒絕，是不是？
🖌e.g., He's really going to do it this time.
🖌這一次他是真的要去做這件事了。
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網友K問：

字母Z幾時都讀Z音（例如 zebra，zoo），一看就知怎樣讀。但字母S有時讀S（assign），有時讀Z（design）。有規則可循嗎?

對不起，沒有。字母S有時讀S，有時讀Z，單看串字根本沒法知道讀音。

看到 assign 和 resign 兩字，串法相近，讀音也不會差得遠吧? 錯了，原來前者讀 S，後者讀 Z。Assist 和 resist 呢? Assist 讀 S，resist 讀 Z。Insist 又怎樣? 讀 S。可說是全無規則可言。要知道字母S的正確讀音，唯有逐隻字查字典。

幸好，字母S讀Z音的情況不多。我最近搜集了一些讀Z音的常用字，大家記著就可以：

1. Easy

2. Busy

3. Music

4. Husband

5. Visit

6. Design

7. Reason

8. Season

9. Result

10. Desire

11. Resist

12. Business

13. President

14. Position

15. Reserve

16. Preserve

17. Presume

18. Resolve

19. Resent

20. Cuisine

21. 所有 ~ise 或 ~ize 字尾的動詞：realise，utilise，critcize，etc

22. 所有 ~ism 字尾的字：realism，utilitarianism，criticism，etc

23. 還有部份 ~se 字尾的動詞：abuse，accuse，amuse，please，arise，refuse 等等。

24. 一系列文法字：is，was，does，those，these，whose，his，has

不肯定時，唯有查字典了。

蕭愷一

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