全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「紓壓」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下該如何在忙碌高壓的生活中放慢角度，好好放鬆。

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Foot massage Parlor 按摩館、
• Foot Massage 腳底按摩、
• Reflexology Massage 經絡按摩、
• Thai Massage 泰式按摩、
• Deep Tissue Massage 指壓按摩/深層按摩、
• Full Body 全身按摩
• Flower Essence 花精
• aromatherapy「香氛
• Essential Oil Diffuser 精油水氧機、香氛蠟燭 scented candle 

→ scent (n.) 香味；香水 (v.) 動物嗅到；預感到

• → scented (adj.) 香的；芬芳的
• 精油Essential Oil
• （Lavender 薰衣草、Chamomile 洋甘菊)
• Owning a pet 養寵物
• Companionship 陪伴
• 種植物 Growing Plants
• ME TIME 私人專屬時間
• Therapeutic 療癒的
• Calming 鎮定
• Soothing 舒緩的
• Relaxing 放鬆的

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「紓壓」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下該如何在忙碌高壓的生活中放慢角度，好好放鬆。

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Meditation 冥想
• Korean Dramas 韓劇(K-dramas)
• Sit coms 情境喜劇
• Lofi Music 低包真音樂
• Sip & Paint 畫飲
• Spending time outdoor 戶外走走
• byob(bring your own booze) 自備酒精
• binge eat 怒吃

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「紓壓」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下該如何在忙碌高壓的生活中放慢角度，好好放鬆。

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Cardio 有氧運動

• Yoga 瑜珈

• Aerial yoga 空中瑜珈

• Hot yoga 熱瑜珈

• Pilates 皮拉提斯

• Core 核心

• Jogging 慢跑

• Spinning 飛輪

• Spin class 飛輪課 （像是美國的 SoulCycle）

• Boxing 拳擊

• Hiking 爬山

• Rock climbing 攀岩

• Jump rope 跳繩

• Stretching 伸展、熱身

• Anaerobic 無氧運動

• Weight training 重量訓練

• Calisthenics 徒手健身、街頭健身

• Bodyweight exercise 徒手運動、不用器材運動

• Burpee 剝皮跳

• Plank 棒式、平板支撐

• Squat 深蹲

• HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) 高度間歇式運動

• Tabata 間歇訓練

• Do it for the gram 為了發Instagram而做某件事

• The only reason I go to the gym is to “do it for the gram” 我上健身房只是為了能上傳到社群媒體

• Gym rat 健身狂人

• Foam rolling/Foam roller 按摩滾輪

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「吃喝」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下生活的樂趣！這世界上，應該沒有人不愛「美食」吧！

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Grocery shopping 買菜
• Grocery store 雜貨店、超市、採買的地方 vs. supermarket 超級市場（在美國比較少用這個單字）
• Farmer’s market 農夫市集
• Recipe 食譜
• Meal prep 提前準備健康餐盒
• Make a mess (in the kitchen) 搞得一團亂
• Too many cooks in the kitchen 一件事太多人主導、人多誤事（廚房裡太多廚師）
• Dish washer 洗碗機
• Oven 烤箱
• Kitchen island 中島
• Food delivery 餐點外送
• Take out 餐點外帶
• Rituals 儀式感
• Plating 擺盤
• Hot Pockets 美國的一種微波食品，有餅皮、肉、起司、蔬菜
• Frozen food 冷凍食品
• Fridge 冰箱
• Freezer 冷凍庫
• Defrost 解凍
• Room temperature 恆溫、室溫
• Barbeque (BBQ) grill 燒烤爐、燒烤架
• Home bbq 家中烤肉
• Domesticated 宅、喜歡居家生活
• He is domesticated 他很宅
• Housewarming party 新居落成派對
• Throw a party 舉辦派對

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「吃喝」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下生活的樂趣！這世界上，應該沒有人不愛「美食」吧，提到美食，或許是全世界共通的語言。

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Avocado 酪梨
• Salsa 莎莎醬
• Açaí 巴西莓
• California roll 非常不日式的加州捲
• Chicken and waffles (Roscoe’s) 
• Soul food 療癒食物 黑人文化
• Soul music 靈魂音樂
• Tacos 小的墨西哥夾餅
• Burritos 墨西哥捲餅
• Quesadilla 墨西哥餡餅
• Dimsum 港式點心
• Boba 飲料店統稱、波霸 
• Tapioca 珍珠
• In-N-Out 來自加州的漢堡店
• Shake Shack 來自紐約的漢堡店
• Five Guys 來自東部的漢堡店
• Umami Burger 來自LA的漢堡餐廳
• Umami 日文表達美味的意思
• Philly cheesesteak 費城牛肉起司三明治
• Boston lobster 波士頓龍蝦
• Food truck 餐車
• The Halal Guys 曼哈頓街頭知名的清真雞肉飯
• Steakhouse 牛排館
• Laksa 叻沙
• Hawker center 新加坡的小販中心
• Michelin star restaurant 米其林餐廳
• Small portion 小份量
• Truffle 松露
• Caviar 魚子醬 
• F&B food & beverage 餐飲業

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這回，我們要以「吃喝」作為主題，和大家大聊特聊，彼此切磋一下生活的樂趣！而小酌一下其實是許多人都會選擇的方式，因此，這集我們就來談談「喝酒」這擋事吧

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Grab a drink 喝一杯
• Wanna go grab a drink? / Let’s grab a drink! 我們去喝一杯吧！
• Happy Hour 下班後晚餐前，酒吧特價的時間（美國的應酬時間）
• All you can drink 自助餐式的無限暢飲
• Open bar 無限暢飲（主辦方已付過錢：像是婚禮或一些活動）
• Mocktail 無酒精調酒
• Mock 嘲笑、模仿
• Cocktail 調酒
• Rooftop bar 高空酒吧
• I need a drink! 很累想放鬆或宣洩的時候可以這樣說「我需要喝一杯！」
• Do you need a drink? 安慰朋友時可以這樣說「你要喝一杯嗎？」
• Can I buy you a drink? 搭訕時可以這樣說「我可以請你喝一杯酒嗎？」
• Drinks on me （酒）我請客
• This round of drink is on me 這一輪的酒我請客
• Next round is on me 下一輪我請客
• Bartender 酒保
• On the house 酒吧或餐廳請客（可以是酒精或是餐點）
• Tips 小費
• Last call / Last order 打烊前最後可以點餐的時候
• Check ID 看身份證
• I got carded 我被要求看身份證
• Designated driver (DD) 指定司機（通常指不喝酒負責駕駛的人）

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

「辦公室政治」對某些人來說是天大的困擾，但有些人卻把這當作遊戲，總之，辦公室裡會發生的事情根本就可以拍成上百部影集，保證心有戚戚焉，所以這集就來聊聊這個無可奈何的事情吧！

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Office politics 辦公室政治 （職場潛規則）
• Water cooler 茶水間
• Water cooler talk 茶水間閒聊
• Open space 開放空間
• Suits 美劇：金裝律師

→女主角Rachel現為英國皇室成員

• Backstabbing 背後說人壞話、背後刺傷
• Sabotage 蓄意破壞、背後捅人一刀
• Gossip 茶餘飯後的八卦

→Gossip Girl 美劇：花邊教主

• Rumors 沒有證實的謠言、造謠
• Top-down 上對下的管理方式
• Smoke break 工作時到外面抽煙的休息時間
• Don’t shit where you eat 不要談職場戀情／不要把工作飯碗砸了

→Where you eat 工作的飯碗

• Clique(s) 小圈圈／派系
• Harassment 騷擾

→I feel harassed → 我感到被騷擾

• Report to HR 向人資部告發（壞事）
• Professional 專業的

→Ex: 儀容、溝通方式、辦公室環境

• Open-minded 開明的
• Skills 工作技能
• Open door policy 開放政策、鼓勵員工向主管或高層提出問題及意見
• Equal 平等的
• Transparent organization 透明化組織

→Transparent 透明的

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

這集，我們將聊聊非常火紅的「數位民族」，當然，定義上或許很多人都已經有些概念，不過，要成為一個可以到處移地工作，把全世界都當成自己的行動辦公室前，有些事情你應該要知道……

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Work from home/WFH 在家工作
• Remote 遠端工作
• Digital nomad(s) 數位遊牧民族

→Nomad 遊牧民族、流浪者

• VPN (virtual private network) 虛擬私人網路
• Coworking space 共享辦公空間

→Ex: WeWork 美國一家新創公司、共享辦公空間創始者

全新一季《英文BJ4》預計將以三集為一單元，分別帶你輕鬆學英文，受夠枯燥無聊的英文學習法了嗎？比起英文，你的生活還好嗎？

現代人的生活往往脫離不了「工作」，究竟是禁錮還是選擇？自由工作者真的那麼自由嗎？

✓✓✓先試著用聽的，再回頭來看看重點整理：

• Intern 實習生

→(noun) I was an intern at Google → 我是Google的實習生

→(verb) I interned at Google → 我在Google實習

• Internship 實習

→I am starting my internship at Google → 我要開始在Google實習

• Finance intern 金融實習生
• U.S. Department of Treasury 美國財政部
• U.S. Department of Energy 美國能源部
• Elon Musk 馬斯克／特斯拉創辦人
• Test drive 試駕（汽車）
• Tesla Roadster 特斯拉第一代跑車 (2008-2012)
• Networking 拓展人際關係
• Freelancer 自由工作者
• Temporary hire／Temp 暫時員工、短暫約聘工作者

→Temporary 暫時

• Contractor 約聘工作者、（美國一般認知：工程承包商）

→Construction contractor 工程承包商

→Contract 合約

• Self-employed 自雇者

→Ex: 律師、會計師、老闆、自由工作者 (freelancer)

• Entrepreneur 創業家

Unlike other diet plans, the Victoria’s Secret Model Diet doesn’t have a single set of guidelines or rules. Most variations of the plan involve restricting refined carbs, processed foods, and added sugars while eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats, along with a good source of protein with each meal.

Some versions also require limiting your daily calorie intake. Others recommend intermittent fasting. Exercise is another key component of the plan. Activities such as yoga, hiking, boxing, indoor cycling, and Pilates are all highly encouraged.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/victoria-secret-model-diet

• Victoria's Secret Model Diet
• refined carbs
• processed foods
• daily calorie intake
• intermittent fasting
• on a diet vs. lose weight vs. put on weight
• ketogenic diet / keto / bulletproof coffee
• paleo diet
• military diet
• subway diet
• metabolism / boost your metabolism
• digestion
• meal prep
• whole foods
• high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol
• detox / detoxification

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https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/taiwan-opens-borders-to-palau-travel-bubble

• border control
• travel restriction
• quarantine
• restless vs. irritated
• honor system
• curfew
• shutdown vs. lockdown
• outbreak vs. epidemic vs. pandemic

Reminder ❣

1. Wash your hands
2. Wear your masks
3. Practice social distancing

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"You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds."

Having hobbies provides dimensionality in our lives. Dimensionality is good; it makes us feel like well-rounded humans who have more to live for than just a paycheck. Engaging with outside interests can also make us feel in control, challenged, and relaxed—which lets us be focused, energetic, and better able to handle difficulties at work. If you’ve been depleted or pissed off at work, a hobby can help you forget about it. That can be helpful for people experiencing some burnout or high stress.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/work-life-balance-hobbies-can-make-us-more-productive-on-the-job

• dimensionality
• well-rounded
• in control
• stay focused
• depleted
• burnout
• work life balance
• work from home (WFH)
• alone vs. lonely
• introversion
• extroversion
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• charismatic
• social interaction

Ways To Find Your "Me Time" ❣

1. Unplug
2. Create something
3. Indulge in a hobby
4. Clear your head
5. Treat yourself

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It’s been more than a month since California’s stay-at-home order was lifted, and we’re happy to report that a good amount of restaurants around the city have reopened for outdoor dining at limited capacity. Whether you’re looking for pizza and wings, a sit-down steak dinner, a full-blown omakase experience, dineL.A. will not disappoint.

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/los-angeles/best-deals-dinela-restaurant-week-2021

• fine dining, prix fixe, a la carte
• appetizer/starter, hors’ d’oeuvres, entree, side dishes, desserts
• stay-at-home order 居家令
• outdoor dining
• capacity
• FOODIE 🐷
• food critic, movie critic, self proclaimed foodie
• Yelp, Yelp Elite
• service, quality of food, ambiance, tidiness, cost/price
• comfort food
• food coma
• pocket list
• pay homage to 朝聖
• Michelin Guide
• instagrammable
• chef, head chef, sous chef, executive chef
• gastronomy
• omakase
• patio
• ocean view restaurants

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Here’s a tweet from Bumble’s Founder and CEO, Whitney Wolfe Herd on February 11.

She tweeted: Today, @Bumble becomes a public company. This is only possible thanks to the more than 1.7 billion first moves made by brave women on our app — and the pioneering women who paved the way for us in the business world. To everyone who made today possible: Thank you. #BumbleIPO

• IPO: initial public offering
• pioneering
• hashtag #
• make the first move
• do you guys vibe?
• Coffee Meets Bagel, Bumble, Tinder, Hinge, The League, eHarmony, Match.com… etc.
• first dates, talking, seeing, dating, in a committed relationship
• talking to someone 曖昧
• DTR: define the relationship
• "Can we talk?"
• exclusive relationship
• catfish 照騙

The Five Love Languages ❤️

1. Quality Time
2. Physical Touch
3. Acts of Service
4. Words of Affirmation
5. Receiving Gifts

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The hype over the chat app Clubhouse has reached inside China’s walled internet garden, where an invitation to use the service is being sold for $20 online. The invite-only app, which allows users to post voice messages in chat rooms, saw a spike in interest in the country this week, after billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk joined a session on Tuesday. For the same reason that long lines at a restaurant get attention, Clubhouse has attracted a growing number of Chinese users interested in tech and media.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7ayqe/clubhouse-fomo-reaches-china-with-invites-sold-at-dollar20

• clubhouse
• laundry room
• buzz, hype
• FOMO: fear of missing out 😯
• invite-only, by invitation only
• Cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to and passionate about either an artist, a brand or a product.
• emotional attachment
• community
• exclusivity and intimacy
• Nekter, juice cleansing, juicing

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哈利王子和梅根接受歐普拉的訪談。歐普拉 Oprah Winfrey - American talk show host and philanthropist

Meghan revealed that she struggled with thoughts of self-harm and sought help amid tabloid headlines that she and her husband, Prince Harry, described as “character assassination.” The couple both expressed that the pressure of royal life had a harmful effect on their mental health, ultimately leading to them stepping back from their duties as senior members of the monarchy.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/meghan-s-candor-race-mental-health-hit-home-black-women-n1260051

"Slow down and enjoy the moment."

"Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body."

• revealed
• struggled with thoughts of self-harm
• amid tabloid headlines
• seek help, sought help
• character assassination
• pressure
• mental health
• harmful effect
• ultimately
• stepping back from (something)
• monarchy
• sexual assault, sexual harassment
• philanthropist, philanthropy
• charity
• suicidal thoughts
• self discipline
• deist, atheist, theist
• overdose
• therapist vs. psychologist vs. psychiatrist

Meditation 冥想

1. Breathe naturally
2. Recognize your emotions
3. Be present
4. Concentrate

Mental Health Problems:

1. Anxiety disorder 焦慮症, panic 恐慌, panic attack 驚恐症, phobia 恐懼症, claustrophobia 密集恐懼症, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 強迫症
2. Depression 沮喪或是憂鬱症, bipolar 躁鬱症
3. Eating disorder 飲食失調, anorexia 厭食症, bulimia 暴食症
4. Personality disorder 人格障礙
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 創傷後壓力症候群
6. Psychotic disorder 精神性失常
7. Postpartum depression 產後憂鬱症

Remember to check in with yourself daily ☺

1. What are 3 words that describe how I feel right now?
2. What is the biggest problem or hurdle in my life right now?
3. What is going really well for me in my life right now?
4. What is one thing I can do to improve my life for today?
5. What things do I love about myself?
6. What is the most important focus of my life right now?

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The Great Gatsby 大亨小傳 🎩

In 1920, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution went into effect, making the sale, production, and transportation of 'intoxicating liquors' illegal. The requirements of this law are known as prohibition.

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published in 1925, at the height of the prohibition era. Despite its illegal status at the time, alcohol was an integral part of the social lives of the characters in The Great Gatsby. Wealth, status, fine clothing, expensive cars, mansions with maids and butlers - and alcohol: these things seemed to go hand-in-hand.

• prohibition era 禁酒令時期
• illegal
• integral part
• speakeasy (Please Don't Tell in New York; Laundry Co. in Shanghai)
• cocktail base (Vodka, Rum, Gin, Tequila, Whisky, Brandy)
• garnish with (something)
• "shaken not stirred"
• "green fairy" = Absinthe 苦艾酒
• sober 清醒 → buzzed → tipsy 微醺 → drunk → wasted → blacked out 斷片
• happy drunk vs. angry drunk 酒品
• alcohol tolerance 酒量, high tolerance, low tolerance, build up tolerance
• I have a hangover; I'm hungover

1. What is a speakeasy? 地下酒吧
2. Cocktail names 🍸 (Mojito, Margarita, Bloody Mary, Martini, Lemon Drop, Old Fashioned, High Ball, Sex on the Beach, Screwdriver, Manhattan, Moscow Mule, Long Island Iced Tea, Sidecar, Singapore Sling, Piña Colada)
3. Movies with bar scenes 🎥 (007, Lost in Translation, Good Will Hunting, Coyote Ugly, Crazy Stupid Love)
4. Drinking games 🃏 (Beer Pong, Kings, Indian Poker, Flip Cup, Never Have I Ever, Truth or Dare)

Production | Bijou Media

Recording | SoundOn 聲浪

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Bling Empire 璀璨帝國

Selling Sunset 日落豪宅

Christine Chiu is fully aware of what some viewers of "Bling Empire" think about her. She is one of the stars of Netflix's latest binge-worthy docuseries, which revolves around an insanely wealthy group of Asian friends in Los Angeles. Chiu’s frenemy status with fellow cast member Anna Shay is on full display in several scenes, including one in which Chiu shows up to Shay's party rocking the same piece of "high jewelry" Shay owns.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/entertainment/christine-chiu-bling-empire/index.html

• binge worthy drama, binge watch, binge eat
• insanely wealthy, insane
• frenemy = friend + enemy
• reality show
• Netflix = net + flix (flicks)
• chick flicks
• chill, chilling
• hooking up, having casual sex
• "come up for coffee"
• intimate

Production | Bijou Media

Recording | SoundOn 聲浪

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Jennifer’s sweet broadcast voice is attributed to her musical and vocal training. Greatly influenced by classical music, she started learning piano when she was 4, and violin when she was 10. Jennifer has also won countless awards from English and Mandarin speech contests. As a freshly minted podcast host, Jennifer quickly gained a sense of achievement from helping others tell the greatest stories and giving back to the community.

Production | Bijou Media

Recording | SoundOn 聲浪

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Boy is not only passionate about music, but also pitch perfect. Ask him about any song, and he will sing it as if he’s a walking CD! His sensitivity to melody formed the foundation of his solid production skills. As a philosophical individual, Boy enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with others and seeing those around him succeed. Boy wishes to leave a profound impact on the community and there is no better way to accomplish this than being a podcast host.

Production | Bijou Media

Recording | SoundOn 聲浪

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