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窮小孩也能搭遊輪 學馬術

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聽到問題的當下我停了一拍心跳
與其說驚訝 更多的是不捨和難過
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四月的一個週一早晨
我在高雄中學和一些學弟妹分享我的生活
我說要把握時間 活在當下
也說要無愧於心 逐己所愛
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我告訴其中一部分的音樂班同學
喜歡主修樂器的話請繼續享受 努力
根本不喜歡音樂的話
現在掉頭才不會誤了剩下的青春
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我相信學弟妹都有認真聽我的分享
才會在結束後提出對我的問題
而且有好幾個人提出類似的問題
令我錯愕又不捨的問題
「是不是因為學長的職業是牙醫師 收入不錯所以才能追逐自己的興趣？」
在他們的教育和認知中 收入竟優先於興趣
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感謝學弟在提問的時候有強調『提問時沒有冒犯的意思』 而不是酸溜溜的質疑
我執著於這個問題一週之久
然後請老師幫我向學弟妹轉達以下幾點：
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1.我看過很多快樂的人 成功的人 都是追求自己熱愛的事物 發光發熱 同時藉此賺取生活費 因應社會 該職業的社經地位 也許高 也許低 但都是滿足快樂的�.
２.高收入的人不在少數 就以牙醫為例 難道是所有牙醫都有追求自己喜歡的事物嗎？都幸福美滿？身體健康？我想告訴你們的是：我從興趣中找到快樂和滿足 所以分享給你們 若非為了向升學關口的你們分享職業特色 我根本懶得提牙醫這塊 因為那不是我熱衷的事情 應該由熱衷於牙科治療的誰向你們口沫橫飛地說�.
3.錢是我們生活中的一部分 就只是一小部分 不是全部 也不是必要的 我們一定比上不足比下有餘 我個人喜歡往下比 因為更容易讓我感到滿足 往上比的話我可真窮 買不起豪宅 沒有跑車 遊艇 也不能任性地說不上班就不上班 說買奢侈品就買奢侈品
如果我們的水很多 可能可以裝滿大碗公 如果我們的水很少 可以換成一個瘦瘦高高的玻璃杯 也可以有一樣的水位高度 那代表著快樂和滿足的程度 在自己的能力範圍 盡該盡的責任 享受能夠享受的舒適 公寓 大樓 豪宅 別墅 各有合適的住客 然而都是一個安全舒服的家�.
最後要提 如果你的夢想是搭豪華郵輪 除了先攢足船票的錢 也可以應徵船上服務生的工作
又例如我大學的時候沒錢學馬術 我願意刷馬 掃馬廄一個下午 換得半小時的騎乘機會
.�祝各位善良勇敢 不枉此生
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First of all, this article is too long for me to translate properly @@
So I will summarize it short and please forgive my grammar mistakes 😅
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I was in my alma mater, Kaohsiung Senior High School, to give a speech to the students.
I shared with them my philosophy of life and suggest them follow their hearts, live in the present moment, do not regret.
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I told students who majored in music, to keep enjoy in music and to work hard with their beloved musical instrument, but be brave to quit if this was not what they did enjoy in. Maybe they were forced by the society, parents or anything. Now is the most early time to save the rest of theirs youth from such a burden.
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I knew they did listen carefully, that’s why they asked me some questions.
Many of them got the same question, which made me astonished and a bit sad,
“Do you think being a dentist with high income is the key enabling you to be engaged in your hobbies?”
Does this question mean they believe one’s income is more important than what one is interested in?
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I cared about this question so much for one week after the speech.
And I asked their teacher to pass on to the cute and young, and maybe perplexed, students as following,
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1.I’ve seen many people who are happy and successful. They are devoted to what they love and get money for living from it. He or she might be rich or poor, upper class or lower class, depending on the definition of the society, but their contentment and joy cannot be defined�.
2. There are a lot of people with high income. Take dentists as an example, is every dentist looking for what he loves? Or happy? Healthy? I find my happiness from my hobbies, that’s why I share this with you. Dentistry should be shared by some dentist who are enthusiastic about dentistry, not me. I shared my occupation to you only because you are facing the college entrance timing.�.
3. Money is a part of our lives, a little part of our lives. Not the whole life, and not necessary either. We are richer than many people, and at the same time, poorer than many people. I would rather compare myself with those poorer than me, because that makes me feel better, and feeling is the most important thing for a person. When I compare myself with those rich men, I am nothing, I can’t afford a villa, a personal airplane, a yacht.
If we have a lot of water, we can fill a big pot. If we have little water, we can fill a thin glass and reach the same height of water level, which represents the degree of contentment.
Make clear who we are, and take our responsibility, and enjoy what we deserve.
There are different people for different places, apartments, condominium, mansion, villa, however, the common point of them are being a nice and safe cozy home.
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If you want to get on a cruise ship, you can earn enough money for the ticket or get the job as a waiter on the ship.
When I couldn’t afford the fee for equestrian class, I worked in the stable and took care of the horses for an afternoon to get the chance to ride the horse for half an hour
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May you kind and brave, enjoy the life with no regret

【美式生活口語辨析：Chew the fat】

A: I wonder why Louisa likes to chew the fat with her sister so much.
B: What? But Louisa is thin, not fat!
(A:我真好奇為什麼Louisa那麼喜歡跟她妹妹聊天。)
(B:什麼？Louisa很瘦，不胖啊！)

解說：這段英文片語，老師之前就曾經誤解過意思。理由很簡單，因為這片語，從字面上來看根本看不出它和實際上要表達的意思有何關係。但是在了解其用法與涵義後，就知道chew the fat其實是在描述用嘴巴去嚼一塊肥肉，而肥肉不好下嚥，因此在吃的時候得多動嘴巴去反覆地咀嚼。如果我們運用一點想像力，把嘴巴反覆動作的情況投射到人與人之間的互動，就會變成是對著人嘰哩呱啦講個不停的意思了！所以chew the fat的意思就和chat或是gossip一樣，指的都是「閒聊」。下次如果您要和外國朋友用英文聊天時，請試著用chew the fat來表示，說不定會讓外國朋友覺得您的英文程度很不錯喔。

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祝大家新的一年幸福滿滿
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#fauxcalligraphy
#loosefloral
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Faux Calligraphy, 意思是不用傳統的calligraphyェ具 (即calligraphy nibs) 而寫出書法字thick and thin strokes的效果.
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很多時, 如果寫字的area很大, 不能用nibs寫, 都會用到faux calligraphy的方法
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faux calligraphy要寫得靚, 就耍對字母字型有更深入的認識, 例如那些bold strokes 的修飾位.
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哩首係我聽過B餐出道以來既第一首歌，已經係好多年前～
果陣覺得佢把聲同唱腔都好特別，首歌都好有feel好有意思，非常喜歡～
雖然B餐d新歌都唔錯，但我覺得B餐既舊歌有味道d～haha老了lol
Enjoy！！；D

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