月亮傑克的英文學習札記

感謝 today, 辰星 , 小淳, 老妍~@.@~, rikya, Ling, Rebecca, abllona.yang, Mandy, 小將, fang, ㄚ晶~，還有其他未署名的朋友給月亮傑克加油打氣，謝謝～

上次Grace報友問說，之前介紹的 http://www.dearreader.com 這個網站上面的電子報要不要錢，答案是不用哦，不過傑克訂了一份，都沒時間看 ^^||

相信喜歡Snoopy的朋友不少吧！雖然月亮傑克比較喜歡加菲 ^O^，不過每次看到製作精美的Snoopy週邊產品，還是忍不住心動... ^_^

本期要為大家介紹 Charles Schultz 這位Snoopy之父，他的人生哲學。想要多了解 Charles Schultz，可以上上這個可愛的Snoopy 官方網站： The Official Peanuts Website

真正會留在人心的，不會是那些豐功偉業，而是那些對人真正有幫助的事情.....

線上字典：奇摩雅虎 or Cambridge Dictionaries

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip.

You don't have to actually answer the questions.
你不需要去回答下列的問題

Just read the e-mail straight through,
只要讀完這封email

and you'll get the point.
你就會知道重點是什麼

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
寫出5個世界上最有錢的人名

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
寫出最近5個得到Heisman trophy的人名
(月亮傑克按：Heisman 原來是 NCAA 裏一個非常有名的教練，他曾在紐約市及 Georgia Tech 學校擔任教練一職 ，他輝煌的戰績讓人們在他死後用他的名字設立了一個獎項，也就是 Heisman Trophy，這是 NCAA 的最高榮譽之一，每年頒給一位最有價值的球員，所以 Heisman Trophy 會獎落誰家也是老美茶餘飯後非常熱門的話題 )

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
寫出最近5個得到美國小姐的人名

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
寫出最近10個得到諾貝爾獎或是普立茲獎的人名

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.
寫出最近6個得到奧斯卡金像獎最佳男女主角的人名

How did you do? 你會怎麼做

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies. Awards tarnish.
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
列出求學階段曾幫助過你的老師

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
寫下在你困難的時候幫助過你的朋友名字。

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
寫下五個教導你一些有價值的事情的人名

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
寫下幾個你覺得他們是值得感激或是對你而言很特別的人名。

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
寫下五個你喜歡跟他們相處的人名

6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
寫下六個你曾經從他們的事蹟中獲益的偉人名字

Easier? 簡單多了吧？

The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money,
or the most awards.
They are the ones that care.

Pass this on to those people who have made a difference in your life.

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." -Charles Schultz

感恩節剛過，我們來看一首關於感恩節的詩吧！

When all the leaves are off the boughs, And nuts and apples gathered in, And cornstalks waiting for the cows, And pumpkins safe in barn and bin, Then Mother says, "My children dear, The fields are brown, and autumn flies; Thanksgiving Day is very near, And we must make thanksgiving pies!"